bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Liquidity and Profitability Ratios on Growth of Profits of Listed Oil and Gas Firms in Nigeria
Authors: E. Appah , J.U. Onowu , Y. Tonye
Published: August 2021

This study empirically examined liquidity and profitability ratios on the growth of profit of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The study employed ex-post facto and correlational design and the data was obtained from the annual reports of sample companies for the period 2014 to 2019. The secondary data obtained from the published financial statements of the sampled firms were analysed with descriptive, correlation matrix and multiple regression. The results obtained from the multivariate analysis suggested that current ratio, acid test ratio, gross profit ratio, net profit ratio, net working capital, return on assets, return on equity and return on capital employed do positively and significantly affect the growth of profit of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The study concluded that liquidity and profitability ratios influence the growth of companies. The study therefore made the following recommendations amongst others that firms should use financial ratios to measure the level of corporate profit growth to comprehend the conditions of firms which may eventually affect the investment decisions.
Ecology and Community: The Role of Community Performance in Re-telling and Enshrining Brecon’s Theatrical Heritage
Authors: Gold Jayne
Published: August 2021

This article introduces the Heritage Lottery Funded project, Brecon Little Theatre’s A Time Traveller’s Guide to Theatrical Brecon. It outlines the project and provides an overview of the process of sharing archival research through a community-led promenade performance, reflecting on the strengths of this way of working and briefly exploring how this practice might fit within the wider discourses around community, heritage and ecology.
Impact of Perceptions of COVID-19 Related Risks on Partner “Social Undermining” of Healthcare Workers Through the Spillover Theory
Authors: Sarwar Somia , Sarwar Aisha , Mujtaba Bahaudin G. , Rehman Sarwar Zia Ur
Published: August 2021

The health emergency and pandemic at the global level was announced in the early months of 2020 due to the Covid-19 corona virus, and healthcare workers have had to perform their duties in risky circumstances. Consequently, the healthcare professionals are more vulnerable to being infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus. Hence, through the lens of the spillover theory, this study investigates the effect of perceptions of Covid-19 related risks on partner (spouse) “social undermining” via emotional exhaustion. Data was collected in two periods with one-week time lag from 237 healthcare professionals and their partners.Results revealed that perceptions of Covid-19 related risks increased partner undermining via employee emotional exhaustion. This study contributes to the literature of the current pandemic by investigating the impact of perceptions of Covid-19 related risks on healthcare workers’ close relatives. Hospital administrators and policymakers need to develop timely interventions to mitigate or minimize this negative spillover effect. Therefore, practical implications are suggested accordingly.
Psychological Determinants and Consequences of COVID-19 Anxiety: A Web-Based Study in Iran
Authors: Shabahang Reza , Aruguete Mara S. , Rezaei Sajjad , McCutcheon Lynn E.
Published: August 2021

Pandemic illnesses such as COVID-19 can provoke negative emotions, including anxiety and depression, in addition to compulsive behaviors. Clarifying the psychosocial antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 anxiety can inform successful psychological support and treatment. This study investigated psychological predictors and consequences of COVID-19 anxiety during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran. University students (N = 398) completed a web-based survey measuring COVID-19 anxiety, general health anxiety, uncertainty intolerance, interpersonal trust, depression, and COVID-19-related panic shopping. The participants also responded to two additional questions: “Do you personally know of anyone who was suspected of having been infected with COVID-19?” and “Did you get sick in the past year?” Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis, multivariate regression analysis, and 2 × 2 factorial ANOVA were used to analyze data. Health anxiety, uncertainty intolerance, and interpersonal trust were significantly associated with COVID-19 anxiety. COVID-19 anxiety was a significant predictor of depression and panic shopping. Participants who knew someone with COVID-19 and those who reported being sick in the past year experienced more COVID-19 anxiety. COVID-19 anxiety appears to be more severe among people with a low tolerance for uncertainty and low interpersonal trust. Understanding these risk factors can inform individualized therapeutic approaches to address the maladaptive outcomes of depression and false safety behaviors, such as panic buying.
Use of Marine Sulfated Polysaccharide as an alternative to antibiotics in the diet of broilers
Authors: Che Tung M.
Published: August 2021

The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the efficacy of Marine Sulfated Polysaccharide enhanced by a blend of organic acids (AseaD) as an alternative to colistin in the diet of broilers. A total of two hundred and sixteen one-day-old male chicks (Ross 308, initial body weight: 42.25 ± 0.42 g/bird) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatments each represented with 12 replicate cages of 9 birds. The dietary treatments included (1) basal diet with antibiotic (Control, basal diet + 20 ppm colistin) and (2) basal diet without antibiotic + 0.3% AseaD (AseaD). Birds in the control were fed a basal diet containing colistin from 1 to 28 days of age only. There were no differences in ADG and ADFI between the 2 treatments at any phases or for the overall period (P > 0.05). Similarly, no differences in FCR were found during d 1-28 or the overall period (P > 0.05). Nevertheless, the FCR of broilers fed AseaD (1.893) was lower than that of broilers fed the control diet (1.991) from 29 to 42 days of age (P = 0.016). No differences in the survival rate of birds were found between the 2 treatments (P > 0.05). These results confirm the potency of AseaD in broiler diets as a potential alternative to colistin used at a concentration of 20 ppm, with significant benefits and interest during the finishing period when colistin is withdrawn from a diet.
Invisible and Visible Hands in Uganda’s Secondary Education Market
Authors: Musisi Badru , Musoke Genza , Sessanga Joyce
Published: August 2021

In this article we analysed market and government mechanisms in Uganda’s Secondary Education Market (USEM) using Adam Smith’s invisible hand of economic rationality preposition. We highlighted: the rationale for USEM and the distinction between education industry and market, the market concept in relation to USEM, relationship between visible and invisible hands in USEM, accountability measure in USEM, and examples of market and government failure. We concluded that since all successful markets are subject to effective regulation, the visible hand must superintend its invisible counterpart more effectively. Finally, we recommend the need for the visible hand to strengthen its oversight role, mobilize more resources and improve accountability measures; otherwise, expansion of secondary education will be a misspent investment if the invisible and visible hands are left to fail.
Hemşirelerde Presenteeism Davranışı: Bir Özel Hastane Örneği
Authors: GÜNEŞ Sevim , BAYER Nükhet , BULUT Sinan
Published: August 2021

Bu araştırmada, hemşirelerin presenteeisme yönelik davranışlarını belirlemek ve bu davranışlarda etkili olan faktörleri ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini özel bir hastanede görev yapan, çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden hemşireler oluşturmuştur (n=201). Araştırma verileri bireysel ve mesleki özellikleri belirleme formu ve Stanford Presenteizm Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmada yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde KMO 0.623, Cronbach's Alpha 0,641 olarak bulunmuştur. Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin %30,3’ü erkek, %69,7’si kadındır. Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin %53,2’si hasta olsalar dahi işlerindeki zor görevleri tamamlayabildikleri, %50,7’si görevlerini yerine getirmeye odaklanabildikleri görülmüştür. İşlerini tamamlayabilecek kadar kendilerini enerjik hissetme oranı %23,9, iş stresiyle başa çıkmada zorlanırım oranı %18,9, görevimi tamamlama konusunda umutsuzluğa kapılabilirim oranı %17,9, işimi yapmaktan zevk almam sorusunun katılıyorum oranı ise % 42,8’dir. Bu oranların düşük düzeylerde çıkması hemşirelerin hastayken işlerini yapmakta zorlandıklarından, presenteeism sorunu yaşadıkları görülmektedir. Cinsiyet, medeni durum, yaş, çalışma süreleri, gelir düzeyleri gruplarının bazılarıyla presenteeism ölçek soruları arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı farklılıklar görülmüştür.
PRODUCT QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND THEIR EFFECT ON CONSUMER LOYALTY
Authors: Ernest Grace  , Rosita Manawari Girsang  , Sudung Simatupang  , Vivi Candra  , Novelyn Sidabutar
Published: August 2021

The results of this study are to see whether the influence of product quality and customer satisfaction on consumer loyalty is found at Mandiri Jaya Mobil Pematangsiantar whose business is engaged in buying and selling new and used cars, with a total of 130 consumers and using validity, reliability, normality test, and analysis instruments. the coefficient of determination, as well as simple and multiple regression equations as well as the t hypothesis test and F test. Then a conclusion is generated that for the partial hypothesis answer it is found that the influence of product quality variables has a positive and significant effect on consumer loyalty then consumer satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on consumer loyalty and for the simultaneous test to produce answers to the hypothesis that simultaneously there is a positive and significant influence on product quality and consumer satisfaction on consumer loyalty. This shows that when product quality is getting better, and satisfaction is achieved, loyalty will persist.
EFFECT OF NATURE SOUNDS MUSIC THERAPY DURATION ON BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG PRIMIPAROUS POSTPARTUM WOMEN
Authors: Yulinda Laska  , Erika Fariningsih  , Sherly Mutiara
Published: August 2021

Background: Postpartum blues rate for Asia is between 26-85%, while the prevalence in Indonesia is 50-70%. All postpartum women can experience stress, almost 80% of primiparous women experience feelings of sadness after childbirth. Stress can stimulate the sympathetic nerves to trigger the work of the heart and can trigger increased blood pressure. Music raises changes in brainwave status, stress hormones and affects the cardiovascular system. Nature sounds music is music that has a slow tempo and may cause relaxed and comfortable feelings.

Objective: To prove the effect of natural music therapy duration on blood pressure among primiparous postpartum women.

Method: This study used a true experimental design (pretest-posttest control group design). The sampling technique used Simple random sampling. The respondents of this study were primiparous postpartum women amounted to 39 mothers. The samples in this study were divided into three groups namely the treatment group of music therapy with 15 minutes duration, the treatment group of music therapy with 30 minutes duration and the control group. Analysis to test the effect of duration of nature sounds music on primiparous postpartum women used One-way ANOVA and Kruskall Wallis test

Results: The result of study analysis showed that there was differences between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure with p-value 0,010 and 0,009 (p value <0,05)  

Conclusion: There was an effect of duration of natural music therapy on blood pressure
Actitudes hacia las matemáticas en los estudiantes del 7mo a 9no de educación básica de Honduras
Authors: Gutiérrez-Perdomo Carlos Alberto , Castro-Hernández Orlando , Hernández-Carrasco Ronald Xavier
Published: August 2021

En esta investigación se ha analizado las actitudes que los estudiantes del tercer ciclo de educación básica presentan hacia las matemáticas. Es un estudio cuantitativo con un diseño “Ex Post Facto” a partir de la aplicación de una escala de actitud hacia las matemáticas a una muestra de 247 estudiantes de tres departamentos de Honduras: Lempira, La Paz y El Paraíso. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo e inferencial de los datos con ayuda del Sistema Estadística para las Ciencias Sociales. Los resultados muestran que los estudiantes poseen una actitud positiva hacia las matemáticas, principalmente en los factores confianza, utilidad y agrado. Cabe destacar que el nivel de ansiedad es bajo, sin embargo, los estudiantes se encuentran desmotivados. Los factores con la correlación más alta son confianza-agrado, lo que significa que los estudiantes se sienten bien cuando están aprendiendo matemáticas y provoca satisfacción resolver problemas matemáticos. Es importante mencionar que cuando los factores confianza y agrado se correlacionan con la motivación, se obtiene un coeficiente negativo, lo que conduce a resultados inversamente proporcionales. La desmotivación conlleva a disminuir el agrado y la confianza. Se concluye que en las variables cualitativas género, lugar de procedencia y dispositivos inteligentes para conexión a clases virtuales utilizados por los estudiantes, no presentan diferencias significativas de la actitud hacia las matemáticas. Igualmente, los estudiantes pertenecientes a los grados séptimo, octavo y noveno tienen el mismo nivel de confianza y desmotivación; y el séptimo grado tiene mayor agrado y utilidad, y menor ansiedad.
Actitudes hacia las matemáticas en estudiantes de Honduras
Authors: Pineda-Ramírez Daniel Enrique , Palma-Martínez Sayda Patricia , Pérez-Dubón Carlos Roberto
Published: August 2021

Esta investigación ha analizado las actitudes hacia las matemáticas de estudiantes de Educación Básica y Secundaria de Honduras. Se trata de una investigación cuantitativa sustentada en un diseño Ex Post Facto, donde se suministró una escala de actitud hacia las matemáticas a 597 estudiantes. Los principales resultados muestran diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las variables demográficas en relación con el factor percepción de incompetencia matemática. Además, al analizar cada uno de los factores se ha encontrado de forma general que los estudiantes tienen una actitud positiva hacia las matemáticas en los factores percepción de incompetencia matemática, percepción de utilidad y autoconcepto matemático, al contrario, con el factor gusto por las matemáticas en el cual se ha observado una actitud negativa al respecto. Se concluye que los estudiantes de zonas urbanas tienen mejores actitudes que los estudiantes de zona rural, esto se debe al acceso a los servicios y destreza tecnológica de los estudiantes urbanos en tiempos de COVI-19.
El desafío de repensar la universidad en la era digital
Authors: Alvarez Silvia Milagro
Published: August 2021

En este artículo se analizan los impactos que el COVID-19 produjoen las organizaciones en general y en particular en las universidades,especialmente en la Argentina. En este contexto de contingenciaglobal la gran mayoría de las instituciones universitarias se ha vistofuertemente impactada al tener que adaptar y redefinir sus procesosy herramientas para enfocarse en una modalidad masiva de clasesvirtuales, acelerando en muchos casos procesos de digitalización queya se venían gestando con anterioridad, impulsados por la crecienteglobalización y el uso de nuevas tecnologías. Estos procesos estántransformando los principios sobre los que las instituciones educativasvenían trabajando y brindando servicios. Se presentan algunaspropuestas acerca de cómo se deberían definir los pasos necesarioshacia la transformación digital universitaria y cuáles deberían ser lasconsideraciones para tener en cuenta con el fin de avanzar en el diseñode un nuevo modelo educativo que se adecue a los nuevos tiempos.

 

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La importancia de las pericias informáticas en el ámbito del derecho
Authors: Fleming José Aráoz
Published: August 2021

El presente trabajo se enmarca dentro las investigacionesdesarrolladas por el equipo a cargo de la doctoraIng. Beatriz Parra de Gallo, que integráramosjunto a la magíster Bibiana Luz Clara, entre otros,en el ámbito de la Universidad Católica de Salta. Elobjeto de estudio de este equipo era, precisamente,la importancia de las pericias informáticas en el ámbitodel derecho.En esta oportunidad, buscamos resaltar la importanciadel trabajo del perito, en particular, del peritoinformático en el marco de la prueba. Esta es unainstancia fundamental en todo proceso, especialmenteen la actualidad, donde muchas de nuestrasactividades convergen a un lugar común: internet.Este proceso se ha visto potenciado por la irrupción del covid-19, la pandemia que azota a la humanidad.Además de ratificar y resaltar la importancia de estetipo de trabajo, se busca abordarlo desde una miradainterdisciplinar, puesto que, consideramos, todoslos actores del sistema judicial, tanto internos comoexternos, deben hablar un lenguaje común.

 

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Cambio climático y pobreza
Authors: Casanova Maria Paula
Published: August 2021

El hombre necesita estar en armonía con la naturalezaque le otorga lo necesario para vivir y, desde unpunto de vista teológico, tiene además la responsabilidadde comportarse como un buen administradorya que de ello depende la posibilidad de vida tantode los seres humanos como de las demás criaturas.El consumo desmedido de los recursos de la tierranos ha llevado a la situación actual: hay una aceleracióntal del cambio climático que supone un riesgode vida para muchos de nuestros contemporáneos,pero especialmente para las futuras generaciones.Las repercusiones de estos cambios generados porlas sociedades de consumo afectan especialmente alos más pobres que dependen, en su gran mayoría,de la agricultura y de la pesca para su supervivencia,y que no tienen la capacidad de adaptarse al nuevoescenario que el clima les presenta.

 

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Gobernanza política en Latinoamérica en tiempos del covid-19
Authors: Torcoletti Carla
Published: August 2021

Este trabajo aporta una mirada sobre Latinoamérica,y presta especial atención al concepto de gobernanza,especialmente en el contexto de la pandemia decovid-19. El virus ha traído innumerables efectos negativosen la región que deben tratar de mitigarse apartir del acuerdo y la toma de decisiones eficacesde los gobiernos. Antes de la pandemia, la regiónmostraba una complicada situación de gobernanzaen muchos de sus países, por lo que la explosión delvirus no hizo más que acentuarla.En este trabajo, definiremos el concepto gobernanza,para luego hablar de sus diferentes aspectos yver cómo se traducen empíricamente en los Estadosque conforman esta región. Abordaremos el indicadordel juego de poder entre los actores y la calidaddel sistema, y analizaremos cómo la pandemia havenido a plantear —al menos— enormes interrogantessobre los modos de los gobiernos para conduciry direccionar sus sociedades.

 

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n. 34 - PESQUISAS EM POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS: CARACTERIZAÇÃO E CATEGORIZAÇÃO DOS FUNDAMENTOS TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICOS
Authors: Chimel Luciane , Lima Michelle Fernandes
Published: August 2021

A presente pesquisa pode ser caracterizada como metapesquisa, considerada Pesquisa sobre pesquisas (MAINARDES, 2018b). A metapesquisa visa a analisar os fundamentos teóricos e metodológicos empregados em uma determinada amostra de textos. A amostra consiste nas 56 dissertações da Linha 1 - Políticas Educacionais, História e Organização da Educação, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Estadual do Centro-oeste (PPGE/UNICENTRO). Este artigo tem por objetivo categorizar os aspectos teórico-metodológicos das 56 dissertações da Linha 1 a partir dos conceitos da metapesquisa em política educacional (MAINARDES, 2017, 2018a, 2018b). O trabalho consiste numa tentativa de empregar e aperfeiçoar conceitos da proposta da metapesquisa em política educacional. Portanto, trata-se de uma amostra com limitações. As categorias de análise constituem-se em: (1) tipo de pesquisa; (2) abordagem; (3) instrumento de pesquisa; (4) sujeitos da pesquisa; (5) abrangência e (6) lócus da pesquisa. O resultado dessa classificação foi de acordo com o enunciado dos próprios pesquisadores em suas pesquisas; logo, a análise fundamentou-se no conceito da explicitação das categorias elencadas. Entretanto, aponta-se que a explicitação dos pressupostos teóricos e metodológicos utilizados não assegura que eles foram operados pelo pesquisador no conteúdo do texto. Afirma-se a necessidade de estudos voltados à verificação dos trabalhos já formulados, tanto em programas de Pós-graduação quanto em cursos de Graduação. Assim, possibilitará formular um diagnóstico da formação oferecida ao pesquisador, em relação ao emprego dos aspectos teóricos e metodológicos.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 13, No. 8
Authors: Grey Erica
Published: August 2021

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2021.
Technological Innovation and Strategic Leadership Axis on Competitive Advantage of Telecommunication Enterprises
Authors: Wanaswa erpetua S. , Awino Zachary B. , Ogutu Martin , Owino Joseph
Published: August 2021

The study conceptualized a relationship between technological innovation and strategic leadership on competitive advantage. Technological innovation has been posited to influence performance competitive advantage however; this position has been largely tautological and hence required more empirical testing. Although implied, the role of strategic leadership in the relationship between technological innovation and competitive advantage has been largely lacking. The study, therefore, specifically sought to determine the moderating role of strategic leadership on the relationship between technological innovation and competitive advantage of large telecommunication enterprises (LTEs) in Kenya. Significant transformations have been evident in Kenya’s telecommunication industry for the last two decades, which has resulted in intense competition, and technological innovation has become the new face of competition among these firms. The target population comprised all 83 large telecommunication enterprises in Kenya and census was used. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in data analysis. Strategic leadership was found to have a positive and significant influence on the relationship between technological innovation and competitive advantage. It is deduced from the findings that strategic leadership would affect the strength of the relationship between technological innovation and competitive advantage. This can be attributed to the importance of organizational leadership’s role as decision makers and key enablers of technological innovation among large telecommunication enterprises. The study presented notable implications on the policy framework, the strategic management practice, and theory implications in the telecommunication industry and beyond. At policy level, the Government of Kenya would benefit from the study by ensuring that policy makers and regulatory authorities in the telecommunication sector formulate policies that would promote technological innovation and strategic leadership for enhancing competitive advantage. Managerial practitioners may consider institutionalizing innovation and leadership by creating the requisite direction and controls that enable the emergence of innovation and value creation for sustainable competitive advantage. The study findings’ implications further extended, supported, and added value on the theories adopted by the study.
Analysis of the Determinants of Domestic Savings in the WAEMU
Authors: Seraphin Prao Yao , Cesar Konan Yao
Published: August 2021

This article analyses the determinants of domestic savings in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), except for Guinea-Bissau. Members of the WAEMU are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. WAEMU member countries are working toward greater regional integration with unified external tariffs. The economic dynamism sought by each country could be beneficial to the mobilization of savings. Research into the determinants of savings is therefore of crucial importance for countries with a financing gap. The study covers the period from 1982 to 2017. The data used for this study come mainly from the World Bank (WDI). Using Dynamic Least Squares (DOLS), the study finds that domestic saving behavior is positively influenced by gross domestic product per capita, investment, life expectancy at birth, and the lending rate. On the other hand, primary school enrolment, trade openness, and inflation negatively affect domestic savings.
KNOWLEDGE AND INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES’ INFLUENCE ON ARAB IMMIGRANT MOTHERS’ INITIATION AND EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING
Authors: Dorri Roqaia Ahmad , Donnelly Tam Truong , McKiel Elaine , Bouchal Shellely Raffin
Published: August 2021

Breastfeeding is known to provide health benefits for newborns and breastfeeding mothers. The World Health Organization and Health Canada recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life. However, the rates of exclusive breastfeeding practices among Arab immigrant mothers are lower when compared with rates for non-immigrant Canadian mothers and mothers in the immigrants’ countries of origin. Critical ethnography was used to explore the contextual factors that influence the initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices by Arab immigrant mothers in Canada. Critical ethnography, using individual in-depth interviews was employed to explore the breastfeeding practices among immigrant Arab mothers in Alberta, and factors influencing the mothers’ decision or ability to breastfeed exclusively. Exploratory and open-ended questions were used. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with ten women for 1 and 1 and ½ hours . Participant selection criteria included Arab mothers who were within six months postpartum, aged 18–49 years, and who have resided in Canada for less than five years. An analysis of the qualitative narrative data indicated that knowledge and traditional infant feedingpractices primarily influenced Arab immigrant mothers’ initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices. The findings from this study have the potential to facilitate supportive culturally safe and sensitive interventions that are tailored to address Arab mothers’ breastfeeding concerns and needs, so that exclusive breastfeeding might be promoted within this population in Canada. Further, the research will provide information needed for addressing some key challenges relating to culture, religion, and the healthcare system. Key words: Arab immigrant mothers, exclusive breastfeeding,
BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL AND SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN CANCER PATIENTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Mohamed Layla Mahmoud , Stirling Bridget , Benjamin Kathleen , Johnson Jessie
Published: August 2021

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common acquired infection during hospitalization and a major cause of morbidity, mortality, increased health care costs and delays in treatments for cancer patients. Objective: The objective of this literature review was to gain a better understanding of the relationship between uncontrolled blood glucose and the odds of developing a SSI among cancer patients. Interventions / Methods: A database search (which engaged PubMed, Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) was completed using the key words: ‘surgical site infection’ or ‘surgical wound infection’ OR ‘SSI’ AND cancer or neoplasms OR oncology OR tumor OR malignancy AND diabetes OR hyperglycemia AND risk factors. Twenty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria to be included in this review. Results: The odds ratio for history of diabetes or hyperglycemia and SSI following cancer surgery varied across studies. This is likely explained in part by the fact that some types of surgery are more invasive than others, are more lengthy, and involve areas of the body that are more prone to infection. The study with the highest rate of SSI (62.1%) was among patients with oral cancer and the study with the lowest rate of SSI (3.1%) was among patients with spinal cancer. Conclusion: The literature review results suggested an association between SSI and patients with a history of diabetes mellitus or hyperglycemia. Key Words: Diabetes, cancer, literature review, surgical site infections, surgery, glucose
Paralelização do Algoritmo Floyd-Warshall usando GPU
Authors: Gaioso Roussian R. A. , Jradi Walid A. R. , Paula Lauro C. M. de , Alencar Wanderley de S. , Martins Wellington S. , Nascimento Hugo Alexandre D. do , Cáceres Edson N.
Published: August 2021

Este artigo apresenta uma implementação paralela baseada em Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) para o problema da identiﬁcação dos caminhos mínimos entre todos os pares de vértices em um grafo. A implementação é baseada no algoritmo Floyd-Warshall e tira o máximo proveito da arquitetura multithreaded das GPUs atuais. Nossa solução reduz a comunicação entre a Central Processing Unit (CPU) e a GPU, melhora a utilização dos Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs) e faz um uso intensivo de acesso aglutinado em memória para otimizar o acesso de dados do grafo. A vantagem da implementação proposta é demonstrada por vários grafos gerados aleatoriamente utilizando a ferramenta GTgraph. Grafos contendo milhares de vértices foram gerados e utilizados nos experimentos. Os resultados mostraram um excelente desempenho em diversos grafos, alcançando ganhos de até 149x, quando comparado com uma implementação sequencial, e superando implementações tradicionais por um fator de quase quatro vezes. Nossos resultados conﬁrmam que implementações baseadas em GPU podem ser viáveis mesmo para algoritmos de grafos cujo acessos à memória e distribuição de trabalho são irregulares e causam dependência de dados.
Avaliação de Desempenho de Redes-em-Chip Sem Fio Single-Hop com NAS Parallel Benchmarks
Authors: Amorim Amanda Maria P. , Freitas Henrique C.
Published: August 2021

Em arquiteturas tradicionais de redes-em-chip, há inﬂuência do ﬁo que pode reduzir a escalabilidade, rendimento e eﬁciência. Redes-em-chip sem ﬁo (Wireless Networks-on-Chip WiNoCs) são alternativas para fornecer comunicação entre núcleos de processadores many-core com alta largura de banda e baixo consumo de energia. Em aplicações paralelas há comunicações entre vários núcleos demandando um projeto de rede-em-chip eﬁciente. Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho é projetar e avaliar uma arquitetura WiNoC single-hop usando cargas de trabalho paralelas. A metodologia é baseada em simulações através do simulador de rede NS-2 (Network Simulator) e aplicações do NAS Parallel Benchmarks (NPB). A arquitetura WiNoC é baseada na topologia mesh 2-D com tecnologia de rádio UWB (Ultra Wide Band). A transmissão entre núcleos é avaliada com base nas comunicações unicast (1:1 e N: 1) e broadcast (1: N e N: N). A arquitetura WiNoC Single-hop tem alto desempenho nas comunicação broadcast, alcançando no máximo 2,21 % de perda de pacotes. Nas comunicações unicast, a WiNoC single-hop tem alto desempenho atingindo no máximo 0,02 % de perda de pacotes e 0,2 ms de latência. A maior taxa de perda de pacotes e latência ocorrem nas comunicações N:1, devido a concorrência dos pacotes pelo nó destino. A WiNoC Single-hop alcançou até 63,12 J de consumo de energia. É possível concluir que a arquitetura WiNoC Single-hop apresenta alto desempenho, mas precisa de melhorias para reduzir o consumo de energia aumentando a sua eﬁciência.
Presternal Scrofuloderma: Tip of the Iceberg Unveiling Multifocal Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis - A Rare Case Report
Authors: Chavan Ravindranath Brahmadeo , Belgaumkar Vasudha Abhijit , Deshmukh Nitika S. , Joshi Vijay Deepak
Published: August 2021

Introduction: Scrofuloderma, a type of secondary cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) commonly arising from the underlying cervical or axillary lymph node foci via contiguity, is frequent in the pediatric population. The origin of scrofuloderma from the underlying sternal tubercular osteomyelitic focus is exceptionally unusual. It can rarely be a part of the convoluted riddle of multifocal TB, particularly in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Case Presentation: We hereby report a 16-year-old immunocompetent female who presented with chronic, sinus-like lesions with bridging scars on the upper chest, clinically confounded with infected keloid and deep fungal infection. She was later diagnosed with scrofuloderma arising from sternal osteomyelitis compounded with multifocal tuberculosis (sternal, mediastinal, cutaneous, lumbar vertebral) and received antitubercular treatment. Conclusions: This case highlights the importance of harboring clinical scepticism supported by thorough systemic investigations while diagnosing these innocuous mimickers occurring at rare sites, even in immunocompetent individuals.
The Politics of Protest Policing
Authors: Smith William ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: August 2021

The dramatic fallout from the siege of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump has included extensive debate about the role of law enforcement before and during the events. The apparent lack of adequate preparation and deployment fits with disturbing trends in protest policing, reflecting pervasive discrepancies between police responses to protests by right-wing or white supremacist movements and their responses to Black Lives Matter (BLM) or left-wing movements. This article addresses the ethical and political implications of these discrepancies by making the case for impartiality rather than neutrality in protest policing. The principle of impartiality is preferred because of its comparative advantages in expressing and encouraging rights-respecting forms of protest policing. The case for impartiality is also related to calls for a broader overhaul of protest policing, including a reversal of trends that pose a serious threat to the rights of assembly and protest.
Christianities and the Culture (Wars) of Victimhood
Authors: Alvis Jason W. ,   DePaul University
Published: August 2021

Some of the most powerful persons today are those most successful at convincing others they have the greatest claim to victimhood. This new, socio-political shift marks the rise of what recently has been called “victimhood culture.” This article addresses how certain Christian theological views on God’s wrath, along with differing appropriations of the church’s collective victimhood both have played significant roles in generating a “culture war of victimhood”—a mode of conflict in which individuals and parties fight for the status of being the most socially oppressed and marginalized, especially for the purpose of gaining power. To better understand this collective intentionality of victimhood, the article provides a multidisciplinary exploration into recent works in sociology of religion (Froese and Bader), anthropology (Campbell and Manning), and historical theology (Kreider and Moss).
Potencialidades da iniciação científica no ensino superior para a formação docente
Authors: Lima Mayara Lopes de Freitas , Plaza Eliane Matheus
Published: August 2021

Considerando a relevância que têm adquirido os estudos acerca da Iniciação Científica no Ensino Superior, conforme pode ser visto na literatura especializada sobre o tema, pretende-se, neste artigo, analisar sua importância para a formação docente. Em função dessa análise, também se tem a intenção de apontar as potencialidades que podem ser desenvolvidas pelos futuros docentes e comparar as situações vivenciadas pelos pesquisados. Na investigação realizada, foram entrevistados 20 professores da carreira do Magistério público federal, todos com a titulação mínima de Mestrado, e o método utilizado foi o de análise do conteúdo.  Os resultados indicaram que, dentre outras, as seguintes potencialidades: promover o domínio de métodos e técnicas de pesquisa, compreender todas as etapas de construção do conhecimento científico, preparar o futuro docente para que seja capaz de desenvolver pesquisas em nível de pós-graduação, dar segurança ao estudante de Iniciação Científica (IC) para que, ingressar no mundo do trabalho, ele possa enfrentar os desafios da sala de aula com inteligência emocional, dominando o conteúdo e compreendendo como o saber foi construído.
O elogio da Literatura
Authors: Cassol Claudionei Vicente , Silva Sidinei Pithan da
Published: August 2021

Resenha crítica acerca do recente livro de Zygumnt Bauman e Riccardo Mazzeo, publicado pela Editora Zahar em 2020. Obra com 12 capítulos e 151 páginas dialoga sobre temáticas relacionadas à superficialização do conhecimento, da ciência e ascensão dos pensamentos centralistas, domáticos, embalados pela onda da rede mundial e globalização dos processos capitalistas do consumismo e da individualização. Tendências de desautorização das narrativas e desqualificação das metáforas, impedem o diálogo como possibilidade educadora na resistência  às fragmentações da vida e à promoção da solidariedade.
Estudantes de licenciatura em Educação Física com bolsas acadêmicas apresentam melhores desempenhos no Enade
Authors: Guerra Francisco Laerton Teixeira , Lopes Jayane Mara Rosendo , Medeiros Filho Antonio Evanildo Cardoso de , Sousa Leandro Araujo de
Published: August 2021

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a relação entre bolsistas e o rendimento acadêmico no curso superior de licenciatura em Educação Física de instituições de ensino superior do Brasil. A amostra da pesquisa foi composta por 24.289 estudantes dos cursos superiores em Educação Física que realizaram o Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes no ano de 2017. Estatística descritiva foi utilizada para a análise dos dados. A partir da análise identificamos que o desempenho médio de bolsistas é maior que o de não bolsistas mesmo considerando o sexo, tipo de instituição e região geográfica de residência dos participantes. Os resultados obtidos indicam que o investimento em assistência estudantil é importante para a melhoria da qualidade da formação dos discentes das instituições de ensino superior do Brasil.
Gestão das instituições de ensino superior: o desenvolvimento da sustentabilidade como estratégia organizacional
Authors: Bedin Érika Pena , De Faria Luiz Carlos
Published: August 2021

As instituições de ensino superior têm ocupado um papel distinto na sociedade: elas estão predispostas a estar no pioneirismo da mudança social e a lidar com problemas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar como a sustentabilidade tem sido desenvolvida nas IES ao redor do mundo, examinando a evolução da gestão nas questões ambientais e a promoção da mudança social. Os resultados apresentaram três épocas do contexto global de sustentabilidade nas IES: a primeira abrangeu a fase da descoberta, a segunda compreendeu a fase da adaptação e, por fim, a terceira época abarcou a implementação da sustentabilidade. Compreender o desenvolvimento da sustentabilidade nas IES durante esses anos foi essencial para identificar o estado da arte atual e mapear caminhos futuros na área.
Análise Swot como ferramenta estratégica no processo avaliativo do curso de Administração Pública do IFPB
Authors: Paiva Marcos Vasconcelos , Guerra Maria das Graças Gonçalves Vieira
Published: August 2021

Investigou-se o uso da análise Swot como ferramenta estratégica de gestão para o bacharelado em Administração Pública do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba, frente à aplicação do instrumento de avaliação de cursos de graduação durante a avaliação externa para a renovação de reconhecimento do curso. A pesquisa é um estudo de caso, de natureza aplicada, abordagem qualitativa e objetivo descritivo, com coleta de dados realizada por procedimento documental. Utilizou-se a análise Swot como ferramenta de identificação dos pontos fracos e fortes, por meio dos conceitos obtidos pelos indicadores de desempenho presentes no relatório de avaliação externa in loco publicado em maio de 2017.
A presença colonial no território palestino: uma reflexão historiográfica e testemunhal sobre os séculos XX e XXI na Palestina
Authors: Figueiredo Carolina Ferreira de
Published: August 2021

Resenha da obra:
KHALIDI, Rashid. The Hundred Year´s War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance. London: Profile Books, 2020. Edição Kindle.
Understanding Indonesian People through Literature: Indigenous Psycho-Sociology Perspectives
Authors: Ahmadi Anas , Darni  , Yulianto Bambang
Published: August 2021

Indigenous studies are currently attracting humanities researchers, one of which is the field of literature. Literary researchers explore the locality contained in literary texts through the perspective of indigenous studies. In this regard, this study explored Indonesian literature through the perspective of indigenous studies. The theory used in this study was literary criticism associated with indigenous psychology and indigenous sociology. The data source used was the Rafilus novel written by Budi Darma. The research method used was qualitative because the researchers emphasized the interpretation of the text. Data analysis techniques included the stages of indexation, reduction, exposure, and interpretation. The results showed that the character Rafilus displays the psychological side of indigenous people of Java through segmentation: friendliness dan politeness in life, self-awareness in life, a simple life desire, and loves to learn.
Vintila Horia
Authors: Laguna Mariscal Gabriel
Published: August 2021

Vintila Horia (1915-1992) fue un escritor e intelectual de nacionalidad rumana. Condenado por la dictadura comunista de su país, vivió en el exilio gran parte de su vida, en Italia, Argentina y Francia, hasta que se estableció en España en 1953. Escribió una amplia y variada obra, que consta de artículos, novelas y ensayos, en rumano, francés y castellano. Ideológicamente tuvo un talante conservador y cristiano. Dos temas dominantes de su obra, relacionados entre sí, son el exilio y la disidencia intelectual. Analizaremos en este trabajo la incorporación creativa de la tradición clásica para expresar esos dos motivos. Varias de sus novelas versan sobre personajes históricos grecorromanos que, de alguna manera, representan al propio autor. Entre ellas, Dios ha nacido en el exilio (1960) recrea el exilio de Ovidio y su descubrimiento de la fe cristiana. En este trabajo se analiza el uso de fuentes clásicas por parte de Horia y la incorporación creativa de estos materiales como correlato objetivo y como base de creación de sentido en esa novela.

Vintilă Horia (1915-1992) is a Romanian writer and romanist. Convicted by the communist régime of his country, he lived most of his life in exile, in Italy, Argentina, and France. He eventually settled in Spain from 1953. His production consists of articles, novels, and essays, written in Romanian, French, and Spanish. Ideologically, he was conservative and Christian. He develops two core subject-matters: exile and intellectual dissent. In this paper il will be analysed the creative use of the Classical reception for expressing these two motives. Several of his novels portray historical characters who represent the author himself: for instance, God was born in exile (1960) tells the story of Ovid’s exile and his conversion to the Christian faith. It will be examined the use of Classical sources by Horia and the creative assimilation of these materials as a correlative objective for creating meaning
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATED FROM AN OPERATING DESKTOP COMPUTER THROUGH WASTE HEAT RECOVERY
Authors: GARCIA RODRIGUEZ CARLOS ALBERTO , QUINTO DIEZ PEDRO , JIMENEZ BERNAL JOSE ALFREDO , CARVAJAL MARISCAL IGNACIO
Published: August 2021

Use of heat recovery systems applied to different industries as a technology to increase energy efficiency [1] is becoming more and more common, one third of the total energy consumption is related to the industrial sector, and of this, about fifty percent is wasted as heat [2]. Increasing use of different types of computers forces us to rethink the possibility of improving their energy efficiency and consequently reducing their energy consumption.
Neonatal bullous mastocytosis
Authors: Piyu Parth Naik
Published: August 2021

I am reporting a 17-day old female neonate attended in an emergency with a history of generalized multiple bullous lesions all over the body with spontaneous ruptures of these bullous lesions resulting in erosions and healing with dark pigmentations. Provisional clinical diagnoses were bullous mastocytosis or congenital syphilis. Hematological investigations were against the diagnosis of congenital syphilis. The skin lesion’s biopsy with an array of histopathological staining and immunohistochemical typing confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse cutaneous erythrodermic mastocytosis. The attending clinician should know the process of evoking bullous mastocytosis in front of pruritic blisters associated with dermographism. Enlarged bullous form of the disease should be considered an emergency and dealt with urgency.
The nature and peculiarities of the use of archival documents in studying the history of Soviet industrial enterprises (on the example of Sevastopol plant of shipboard lightning engineering “Mayak”)
Authors: Kuz'mina Anna Vasil'evna , Komogaev Vadim Sergeevich
Published: August 2021

This article is dedicated to the peculiarities of the use of archival documents in studying the history of Soviet industrial enterprises based on the large, city-planning enterprise of the local traditional industry – Sevastopol plant of shipboard lighting engineering “Mayak”. The authors meticulously examine different types of archival documents and their informational potential for studying operation of the enterprise. The focus of attention is the acts of acceptance and transfer report, annual reports on the workforce, salaries and regulation, as well as the materials of the trade union, and other documents. The article is based on previously unpublished archival documents on the history of Sevastopol industry that have not been previously introduced into the scientific discourse. The author explore separate episodes of the history of the plant, its establishment, evolution, and key results. The main conclusions lies in determination of the types of archival documents, which were most informative in studying the history of the enterprise. The authors indicate that archival funds, and annual reports in particular, are well preserved and contribute to examination of operation of the enterprise. It is underlined that Sevastopol plant of shipboard lighting engineering “Mayak”, which virtually ceased to operate after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, was one of the most significant and dynamically developing industrial enterprises of the city in the 1960s – 1970s. It is worth noting that currently there are projects aimed at the revival of industrial potential of Sevastopol, one of which is the technology part on the territory of the former plant “Mayak”.