bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Συλλογική ταυτότητα σε παιδιά
Authors: Χαραλαμπίδου Ευφροσύνη (Φρόσω)
Published: September 2021

Σκοπός της διδακτορικής διατριβής είναι η μελέτη συλλογικών ταυτοτήτων που ενσωματώνονται στις κοινωνικές ταυτότητες των παιδιών. Ειδικότερα, η διατριβή εστιάζει στην ποντιακή, στην ντόπια και στη θρακική συλλογική ταυτότητα. Οι ταυτότητες αυτές αποτελούν ενδοεθνικές διαφοροποιήσεις της ελληνικής εθνικής ταυτότητας. Κατά την έρευνα εφαρμόστηκε η μέθοδος του συμμετοχικού σχεδιασμού (participatory design), της συμμετοχικής παρατήρησης και το εκπαιδευτικό λογισμικό της εκπαιδευτικής ψυχαγωγίας (edutainment). Mε τη μέθοδο του συμμετοχικού σχεδιασμού, ο χρήστης ψηφιακών εφαρμογών συμμετέχει ενεργά από τον σχεδιασμό έως τη δημιουργία του προϊόντος. Η εφαρμογή της εκπαιδευτικής ψυχαγωγίας απευθύνεται σε παιδιά και συνδυάζει την εκπαίδευση με την ψυχαγωγία. Ως μεθοδολογικά εργαλεία χρησιμοποιήθηκαν η συνέντευξη, το γραπτό ερωτηματολόγιο και οι ομάδες εστίασης. Σύμφωνα με τα συμπεράσματα της έρευνας, τα παιδιά εντάσσουν στις κοινωνικές τους ταυτότητες στοιχεία του περιεχομένου των συλλογικών ταυτοτήτων των ομάδων ένταξής τους. Η οικογένεια, η ευρύτερη συγγένεια, ο πολιτιστικός σύλλογος, η κοινότητα, το σχολείο και το διαδίκτυο αποτελούν παράγοντες ισχυροποίησης μορφών συλλογικής ταυτότητας και ταυτόχρονα φορείς κοινωνικοποίησης. Ως φορείς κοινωνικοποίησης, μεταδίδουν και συντελούν στις διαδικασίες εσωτερίκευσης των συλλογικών ταυτοτήτων. Τα παιδιά ντόπιας καταγωγής εντάσσουν στο περιεχόμενο της τοπικής τους ταυτότητας τα τοπικά έθιμα, τους ντόπιους χορούς και την ντόπια μουσική. Το περιεχόμενο της συλλογικής ταυτότητας παιδιών ποντιακής καταγωγής περιλαμβάνει κυρίως τους ποντιακούς χορούς, τα ποντιακά τραγούδια και την ποντιακή μουσική. Τα παιδιά θρακικής καταγωγής ταυτίζουν το περιεχόμενο της ταυτότητάς τους κυρίως με τα θρακικά έθιμα, τους θρακικούς χορούς και τη θρακική μουσική. Συνοψίζοντας, τα παιδιά ως κοινωνική ομάδα όχι μόνο υιοθετούν συλλογικές ταυτότητες των ομάδων ένταξής τους, αλλά προβαίνουν σε δράσεις ισχυροποίησης και μετάδοσης του περιεχομένου αυτών των ταυτοτήτων σε ομάδες συνομηλίκων τους και στον κοινωνικό περίγυρο.
Στρατηγική ανάπτυξης αθλητικού τουριστικού προορισμού βασισμένη στην κατανόηση της συμπεριφοράς του αθλητικού τουρίστα
Authors: Δαλάκης Αντώνιος
Published: September 2021

Η παρούσα έρευνα αφορά τον τουρισμό και την τουριστική συμπεριφορά ανθρώπων, που επισκέπτονται περιοχές της Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης οι οποίες προσφέρουν δραστηριότητες αναψυχής. Στόχος της μελέτης αυτής ήταν να αξιολογήσει την ποιότητα της τουριστικής εμπειρίας, την αντιλαμβανόμενη ανταγωνιστικότητα του προορισμού, την εμπλοκή και τα κίνητρα τουριστών της Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης. Προκειμένου να επιτευχθεί αυτό, επιμέρους στόχος της μελέτης ήταν να μεταφράσει και να προσαρμόσει το ερωτηματολόγιο της Meng (2006) σε πληθυσμό Ελλήνων-ίδων, Βρετανών-ίδων, Γερμανών-ίδων, Πολωνών-έζων, Βούλγαρων-άρων, Κύπριων και Ρουμάνων ο έλεγχος της εγκυρότητας και αξιοπιστίας του και η συλλογή δεδομένων από τουρίστες της Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης βάσει και των δημογραφικών χαρακτηριστικών των τουριστών (φύλο, οικογενειακή κατάσταση, ηλικία, επίπεδο σπουδών, συνολικό ετήσιο εισόδημα και επάγγελμα). Στην έρευνα συμμετείχαν 3070 άτομα εκ των οποίων 51.99% ήταν άντρες και 42.41% γυναίκες (χαμένες τιμές 5.6%). Οι τουρίστες-τριες ήταν στο μεγαλύτερο μέρος τους ήταν «ελεύθερος/η», με ηλικία 17-39 ετών, με επίπεδο μόρφωσης Α.Ε.Ι./Τ.Ε.Ι., με συνολικό ετήσιο εισόδημα «κάτω από 20.000€» και επάγγελμα «φοιτητής/τρια». Από τα αποτελέσματα φάνηκε ότι τα δημογραφικά χαρακτηριστικά επηρέασαν και τις τέσσερις φάσεις της έρευνας. Συνοψίζοντας τα συμπεράσματα της έρευνας, θα μπορούσε να αναφερθεί ότι τα δύο φύλα, κατά γενική εκτίμηση, δεν διαφέρουν όσον αφορά τον τρόπο, με τον οποίο προσεγγίζουν τις διακοπές. Η οικογενειακή κατάσταση είναι η κυριότερη δημογραφική μεταβλητή που επηρέασε τις διαφορετικές τουριστικές φάσεις. Η σημαντικότητα της έρευνας έγκειται στο ότι προτείνει πολλές και σημαντικές επιλογές στις δραστηριότητες αναψυχής, στην περιοχή που προσφέρει πολλές και διαφορετικές επιλογές πολύ καλής διαμονής, πολύ καλής διατροφής και πολύ εύκολης μετακίνησης. Οι παραπάνω επιλογές φάνηκε από τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας πως ήταν τα βασικά ζητούμενα των συμμετεχόντων-ουσών, τουριστών-τριών καθώς και επισκεπτών-τριών της περιοχής. Σε θεωρητικό επίπεδο, η συγκεκριμένη μελέτη αναμένεται να συμβάλει στη δοκιμή και διαμόρφωση εργαλείων μέτρησης της τουριστικής εμπειρίας και πρακτικά να κατευθύνει τις διαφημιστικές δαπάνες δημόσιων και ιδιωτικών φορέων, καθώς και την επιλογή ανάλογων εκθέσεων που θα παρουσιάζουν τα πλεονεκτήματα της περιοχής. Από όλες τις παραπάνω παρεμβάσεις οι έμμεσα και άμεσα ωφελούμενοι-ες θα είναι οι τουρίστες-τριες/επισκέπτες-τριες της περιοχής στους οποίους και τελικά στοχεύει η έρευνα ως τελικούς αποδέκτες της.
Ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα
Authors: Σούνογλου Μαρίνα
Published: September 2021

Η παρούσα μελέτη εξετάζει τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα και την έννοια της ιδιότητας του πολίτη υπό το πρίσμα της παιδαγωγικής επιστήμης. Η μεθοδολογία που εφαρμόστηκε ήταν η πειραματική μέθοδος. Σε ένα δείγμα 100 παιδιών πειραματικής ομάδας και ομάδας ελέγχου πραγματοποιήθηκε ένα πρόγραμμα παρέμβασης με εμβάθυνση στους άξονες των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και της έννοιας της ιδιότητας του πολίτη. Η ανάλυση των ευρημάτων παρουσιάζονται σε τέσσερις άξονες. Η πρώτη σχετίζεται με την ανάλυση των απαντήσεων των δύο ομάδων με τη χρήση ποσοτικών δεδομένων. Ο δεύτερος άξονας αφορά την ανάλυση λόγου των απαντήσεων των παιδιών. Ο τρίτος άξονας αφορά τη συμμετοχή των παιδιών και ο τέταρτος στο αναδυόμενο πρόγραμμα δραστηριοτήτων από τα παιδιά. Συμπερασματικά, σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας, τα παιδιά μπορούν να επηρεάσουν με τη συμμετοχή τους στη διαμόρφωση του προγράμματος σπουδών σε μικρο-επίπεδο, αλλά επίσης να επηρεάσουν τη συμπεριφορά τους και σε μακρο-επίπεδο. Τα παιδιά φαίνεται να κατανοούν ένα παιδαγωγικό πλαίσιο της έννοιας των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και την έννοια της πολιτότητας ως προϋπόθεση για την ποιότητα της ζωής τους. Έχουν την ικανότητα να επηρεάζουν το σχολικό πλαίσιο και όχι μόνο την καθημερινή ζωή τους, να σέβονται τις επιθυμίες των άλλων, να κατανοούν τα όρια και τους περιορισμούς στο σχολείο και την τοπική κοινότητα και να αντιλαμβάνονται τη συμμετοχή ως κοινωνική υποχρέωση αλλά και ως δικαίωμα.
Regulating the oil and gas sector in Iraq
Authors: Χάντι Χάλα
Published: September 2021

Η μελέτη του θέματος καλύπτει τον τομέα των υδρογονανθράκων στη χώρα αυτή από την αναζήτηση και την παραγωγή (upstream) μέχρι την μεταφορά και τη διύλιση (midstream και downstream), με έμφαση στις νομικές πτυχές, όπως διαμορφώθηκαν μετά την κατάρρευση του καθεστώτος του Saddam Hussein. Η σημασία της μελέτης του θέματος αυτού αναδεικνύεται ακόμη περισσότερο όχι μόνο σε εθνικό, αλλά και σε διεθνές επίπεδο, δεδομένης της νέας νομικής και πραγματικής κατάστασης που διαμορφώθηκε στη χώρα αυτή από το 2003 και μετά, οπότε κατέρρευσε το καθεστώς του Saddam Hussein και μαζί με αυτό και το προηγούμενο καθεστώς εκμετάλλευσης των υδρογονανθράκων. Ήταν σημαντικό, λοιπόν, να διερευνηθεί ποιο καθεστώς δημιουργήθηκε στη θέση του και ισχύει σήμερα στον νευραλγικό αυτό τομέα για την εθνική και τη διεθνή οικονομία, δεδομένων των μεγάλων αποθεμάτων πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου που διαθέτει ακόμη η χώρα αυτή.
A Google Earth Engine-enabled Python approach for the identification of anthropogenic palaeo-landscape features
Authors: Brandolini Filippo , Domingo-Ribas Guillem , Zerboni Andrea , Turner Sam
Published: September 2021

The necessity of sustainable development for landscapes has emerged as an important theme in recent decades. Current methods take a holistic approach to landscape heritage and promote an interdisciplinary dialogue to facilitate complementary landscape management strategies. With the socio-economic values of the “natural” and “cultural” landscape heritage increasingly recognised worldwide, remote sensing tools are being used more and more to facilitate the recording and management of landscape heritage. The advent of freeware cloud computing services has enabled significant improvements in landscape research allowing the rapid exploration and processing of satellite imagery such as the Landsat and Copernicus Sentinel datasets. This research represents one of the first applications of the Google Earth Engine (GEE)  Python application programming interface (API) in studies of historic landscapes. The complete free and open-source software (FOSS) cloud protocol proposed here consists of a Python code script developed in Google Colab, which could be adapted and replicated in different areas of the world. A multi-temporal approach has been adopted to investigate the potential of Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to detect buried hydrological and anthropogenic features along with spectral index and spectral decomposition analysis. The protocol's effectiveness in identifying palaeo-riverscape features has been tested in the Po Plain (N Italy).
Manipulating and measuring single atoms in the Maltese cross geometry
Authors: Bianchet Lorena C. , Alves Natalia , Zarraoa Laura , Bruno Natalia , Mitchell Morgan W.
Published: September 2021

Background: Optical microtraps at the focus of high numerical aperture (high-NA) imaging systems enable efficient collection, trapping, detection and manipulation of individual neutral atoms for quantum technology and studies of optical physics associated with super- and sub-radiant states.  The recently developed “Maltese cross” geometry (MCG) atom trap uses four in-vacuum lenses to achieve four-directional high-NA optical coupling to single trapped atoms and small atomic arrays. This article presents the first extensive characterisation of atomic behaviour in a MCG atom trap.

Methods: We employ a MCG system optimised for high coupling efficiency and characterise the resulting properties of the trap and trapped atoms.  Using current best practices, we measure occupancy, loading rate, lifetime, temperature, fluorescence anti-bunching and trap frequencies. We also use the four-directional access to implement a new method to map the spatial distribution of collection efficiency from high-NA optics:  we use the two on-trap-axis lenses to produce a 1D optical lattice, the sites of which are stochastically filled and emptied by the trap loading process. The two off-trap-axis lenses are used for imaging and single-mode collection.  Correlations of single-mode and imaging fluorescence signals are then used to map the single-mode collection efficiency.

Results: We observe trap characteristics comparable to what has been reported for single-atom traps with one- or two-lens optical systems. The collection efficiency distribution in the axial and transverse directions is directly observed to be in agreement with expected collection efficiency distribution from Gaussian beam optics.

Conclusions: The multi-directional high-NA access provided by the Maltese cross geometry enables complex manipulations and measurements not possible in geometries  with fewer  directions of  access,  and can  be  achieved  while  preserving other trap characteristics such as lifetime, temperature, and trap size.
Identifying knowledge gaps for successful restorative aquaculture of Ostrea edulis: a bibliometric analysis
Authors: Bertolini Camilla , Pastres Roberto
Published: September 2021

Background: Active restoration is necessary to enhance the recovery of Ostrea edulis reefs, which contribute to many ecosystem services. Restoration can be integrated within aquaculture practices, bringing positive environmental changes while maximising space utilisation. The restoration project MAREA (MAtchmaking Restoration Ecology and Aquaculture) aims to bring back O. edulis in the North-West Adriatic addressing the feasibility of its cultivation. Both successful restoration and sustainable aquaculture require a thorough understanding of the ecological needs, as the requirements of both activities (e.g. to maximise ecosystem services, seed production, settlement for maintaining population and for starting a new culture) need to be harmonized. Therefore, one of the preliminary activities before embarking on the pilot was the completion of a thorough literature review to identify research directions and gaps required for ‘restorative aquaculture’, aiming to gather the most up to date O. edulis knowledge on a global and local scale. 

Methods: Internet (Web of Science, Scopus, Google scholar) and physical resources (libraries) were searched for all available global and local knowledge on O. edulis. Bibliometrix was used to identify the main research topics using keywords, titles and abstracts analyses. Studies were then manually screened and summarised to extract knowledge specific to restoration and aquaculture.  

Results: While restoration studies are recent, evidence for the loss of this species and potential causes (and solutions) have been discussed since the end of the 19th century. While diseases was a leading cause for reef loss, substratum limitation appears to be one of the leading limiting factors for both restoration and aquaculture of O. edulis, and was already mentioned in the early texts that were found.

Conclusions: Information regarding the best materials, location and timing for larval settlement were collated in this review, and the focus of MAREA will be shifted to the crucial stage of settlement.
Construction of Flat Domains in the Environment of Dynamic Mathematics When Solving Problems with Parameters
Authors: Vasileva Marina , Kashicyna Yu.
Published: September 2021

The article is based on the main key ideas of the concept of profile education and the experiment on the implementation of a digital educational environment, one of them is the idea of using digital educational content, including in mathematical education, as a basis for getting ahead at the world level. The article acquaints teachers of mathematics with the possibilities of using dynamic drawings to visualize mathematical objects when solving problems with parameters. The use of multimedia technologies with elements of interactive interaction with the user will make it possible to realize the developmental potential of basic general secondary education, which is a priority area of educational standards.
Features of Monitoring the Quality of Interdisciplinary Knowledge of Students
Authors: Vasil'eva P. , Volkova S. , Zaharov Tengir
Published: September 2021

The article discusses the problem of assessing interdisciplinary knowledge and skills of students, provides a comparative analysis of methods and forms of their assessment. The authors note the relevance of the problem in connection with the updating of the content and teaching methods based on a synergetic approach, the need for adequate comprehensive monitoring of interdisciplinary knowledge, taking into account their multidimensional nature. The article analyzes the methods and criteria for assessing knowledge, provides an overview of traditional and innovative forms of assessing knowledge.
The Role of Independent Work in the Formation of Professional Reliability of Future Engineers
Authors: Mizyurova E.
Published: September 2021

The article considers the organization of independent work as one of the foundations of the professional development of the future engineer's personality, considering it an important positive factor of his professional reliability. The ratio of the level of professional reliability of the student to the success of his independent work is revealed. The dynamics of the development of students’ independent work by means of a foreign language is presented.
Employee Non-compete Agreements, Gender, and Entrepreneurship
Authors: Marx Matt
Published: September 2021

I contribute to the literature on institutions, gender, and entrepreneurship by showing that macrolevel institutional policies that do not explicitly target women nonetheless discourage them from leveraging prior professional experience—their own and that of others—in founding new ventures. Most ventures fail, but chances of success are greater if founders can bring to bear their professional expertise. However, employee non-compete agreements enjoin workers from leaving their employer to found a rival business in the same industry. Thus, non-competes add legal risk to business risk. To the extent that women exhibit greater risk aversion, the threat of litigation from their ex-employer may act as a sharper brake on startup activity than for men. Examining all workers who were employed exclusively within 25 states and the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2014, I find that women subject to tighter non-compete policies were less likely to leave their employers and start rival businesses. Non-competes increase the risk of entrepreneurship by making it harder to hire talent with relevant experience, shifting women away from higher potential ventures. A review of thousands of filed lawsuits suggests that firms do not target women in non-compete cases. Rather, it appears that non-competes disproportionately discourage women from leveraging their professional networks in hiring the sort of talent necessary for high-growth startups to succeed.
Integrated Vehicle Routing and Service Scheduling Under Time and Cancellation Uncertainties with Application in Nonemergency Medical Transportation
Authors: Yu Xian , Shen Siqian , Wang Huizhu
Published: September 2021

In this paper, we consider an integrated vehicle routing and service scheduling problem for serving customers in distributed locations who need pick-up, drop-off, or delivery services. We take into account the random trip time, nonnegligible service time, and possible customer cancellations, under which an ill-designed schedule may lead to undesirable vehicle idleness and customer waiting. We build a stochastic mixed-integer program to minimize the operational cost plus expected penalty cost of customers’ waiting time, vehicles’ idleness, and overtime. Furthermore, to handle real-time arrived service requests, we develop K-means clustering-based algorithms to dynamically update planned routes and schedules. The algorithms assign customers to vehicles based on similarities and then plan schedules on each vehicle separately. We conduct numerical experiments based on diverse instances generated from census data and data from the Ford Motor Company’s GoRide service, to evaluate result sensitivity and to compare the in-sample and out-of-sample performance of different approaches. Managerial insights are provided using numerical results based on different parameter choices and uncertainty settings.
Urban Air Pollution and Human Health: A Review
Authors: Kaur Jaspreet , Jhamaria Charu
Published: September 2021

Rapid and unplanned industrialization and urbanization have led to an increase in air pollutants in the urban areas are not new phenomena. Findings of several pieces of research have shown that at every stage of life beginning from the effect on developing embryo till an older age. A strong relationship has been reported between urban air pollutants with a wide variety of diseases like respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, adverse effects on the nervous system, endocrine system, prevalence of diseases like diabetes, premature births, etc. Highly susceptible groups are the children and elderly, making this problem a serious concern worldwide. Inhalation of an increasing amount of particulate matter with a variety of toxic chemicals adhered to its surface and gaseous pollutants emitted from various sources initiate complex chemical reactions in the body giving rise to several diseases. The particles move through the upper respiratory tract showing its effect in the form of pulmonary inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), moving further affects the heart rate variability (HRV), Ischemic heart disease, crosses the Blood-brain barrier (BBB) leading to mental and behavior disorder as well as insulin resistance leading to diabetes. The health impacts of poor air quality are serious which require urgent attention. This comprehensive review article aims to provide comprehensive information that can be useful for environmentalists, researchers, engineers, and policymakers for incorporating the data for implementing robust action to combat the problem of increasing urban air pollution.
Sustainable Living in Schools: A Study of Vajra Academy, Lalitpur
Authors: Khanal Ashish
Published: September 2021

Green living focuses on the use of renewable products with less emphasis on the natural resources. The improvement in teaching methodology, qualified teachers and child centered curriculum are required for green schools. Vajra Academy was purposively chosen for this study as it is the first green and eco-friendly school of Nepal This study determines different components of green living in Vajra Academy School of Nepal, connecting the knowledge, attitude and practice level of students. The study was done on 32 students from Grade VI and VII. A structured survey questionnaire was asked with students and open-ended questions were asked with school administration. The six different indicators of green living namely water, transport, food, energy, waste, and curriculum have been discussed in this paper. It was found that there is no gender difference in gaining knowledge about the green living components. However, the study reveals that there is difference in attitude of treating from the gender perspective. The practice level is weak compared to the knowledge and attitude of the students. The knowledge of green living among students of Vajra Academy was extraordinary; the attitude was good whereas, the practice level was average.
Does Air Quality Influence the Spread of the SARS - COV2 in Metropolitan Cities? - A Case Study from Urban India
Authors: Basu Souradip , Das Rajdeep , Gupta Sohini , Ganguli Sayak
Published: September 2021

COVID 19 pandemic has gradually established itself as the worst pandemic in the last hundred years around the world after initial outbreak in China, including India. To prevent the spread of the infection the Government implemented lockdown measure initially from 24th March to 14th April, 2020 which was later extended to 3rd May, 2020. This lockdown imposed restrictions in human activities, vehicular movements and industrial functioning; resulting in reduced pollution level in the cities. This study was initiated with the objective to identify the change in the air quality of seven megacities in India and to determine any correlation between the active COVID cases with the air quality parameters. Air quality dataset of the most common parameters (PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, NH3, CO and Ozone) along with air quality index for 70 stations of seven megacities (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh) were analysed. Comparison was made between AQI of pre lockdown and during lockdown periods. The results obtained indicate sufficient improvement in air quality during the period of the lockdown. For the next part of the study active COVID cases during the lockdown were compared to the air quality change of that period. A significant correlation between active COVID case and change in the air quality was observed for Delhi and Kolkata with 0.51 and 0.64 R2 values respectively. A positive correlation was also observed between air pollutant parameters and incidents of COVID cases in this study. Thus from the analysis it was identified that air quality index improved considerably as a result of the nationwide lockdown however, there was no significant impact of this improvement on the infection rate of the prevailing pandemic.
Influenza season 2021–22: what healthcare managers need to know
Authors: Clough Isobel
Published: September 2021

With the influenza season approaching and COVID-19 case numbers remaining high, this article highlights key points for healthcare managers and leaders going into this potentially challenging period.
Development of wound management record form for traumatic persons in Emergency Department, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
Authors:   Nursing Department, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kuntapanom P , Wangsrikhun S ,   Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Sukonthasarn A ,   Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University
Published: September 2021

Objectives To develop a wound management record form for traumatic patients in the emergency department and to explore the feasibility of using the form to record wound management of traumatic patients in an emergency department. Methods This developmental study used the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Guide to the Development of Clinical Practice Guideline (1999) as the research framework for development of the record form. The form was tested for feasibility by 20 emergency nurses who recorded wound management for 70 trauma patients who also completed a Wound Management Record Form Feasibility Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results The Wound Management Record Form developed was a one-page paper form which includes a checklist, standard abbreviations, a full-body anatomical picture for recording location, and space for additional information. The form includes five components: wound assessment, wound cleansing, wound closure and dressing, antibiotics and vaccination, and follow-up. Evaluation of use of the form found the completeness of components 1-5 to be 88.57, 82.86, 90.00, 81.43, and 82.86 percent, respectively. The majority of participating nurses either agreed or strongly agreed that the form was easy and convenient, precise and valid, appropriate as a wound management record for the emergency department, and saved time in recording information. The majority felt the form to be effective and feasible for use in an emergency department. Conclusion The Developed Wound Management Record Form is both appropriate and feasible for use in emergency departments.
Combined heart and liver transplantation: an updated systematic review
Authors: Frountzas M , Karampetsou N , Nikolaou C , Schizas D , Tsapralis D , Avgerinos D , Toutouzas K
Published: September 2021

Introduction

Combined heart and liver transplantation (CHLT) is one of the most complex procedures of surgery that has been implemented in the last 35 years. The aim of our meta-analysis was to investigate the safety and efficacy of CHLT.

Materials

The meta-analysis was designed according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) and AMSTAR (A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews) recommendations. A literature search was conducted up to April 2020 using the MEDLINE,® SCOPUS,® ClinicalTrials.gov, Embase™, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Google Scholar™ databases.

Results

Our meta-analysis included 16 studies with 860 patients. The mortality rate following CHLT was 14.1%. One and five-year survival rates were 85.3% and 71.4% while the heart and liver rejection rates were 6.1% and 9.1% respectively. The hospital stay was 25.8 days and the intensive care unit stay was 9.9 days. Pooled values were also calculated for cardiopulmonary bypass duration, units of transfused red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma, postoperative infection rate, mechanical ventilation rate and follow-up duration.

Conclusions

Despite its complexity, CHLT is a safe and effective procedure for the management of lethal diseases that lead to progressive heart and/or liver failure. Nevertheless, there must be strict adherence to the indications for surgery, and future studies should compare CHLT with isolated cardiac and hepatic transplantations.
Home-Based Physiological Monitoring of Patients with COVID-19
Authors:   University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM USA, Warrier Akshay , Sood Akshay
Published: September 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the rise of telehealth modalities to relieve the incredible stress the pandemic has placed on the healthcare system. This rise has seen the emergence of new software, applications, and hardware for home-based physiological monitoring, leading to the promise of innovative predictive and therapeutic practices. This article is a literature-based review of the most promising technologies and advances regarding home-based physiological monitoring of patients with COVID-19. We conclude that the applications currently on the market, while helping stem the flow of patients to the hospital during the pandemic, require additional evidence related to improvement in patient outcomes. However, new devices and technology are a promising and successful venture into home-based monitoring with clinical implications reaching far into the future.
Harris Tweed: A glocal case study
Authors: Cross Karen , Steed Josie , Jiang Yang
Published: September 2021

Fast and effectively disposable fashion has seen clothing reduced to transient items, worn for a short period of time then discarded. This has pushed down prices, moving textile and clothing production to low-cost labour countries and decimating the traditional Scottish textile economy. Fast fashion drives consumer demand for newness and uses finite resources that are damaging to the environment. In 2019, the pressure to move towards a more sustainable fashion and textile industry is intense. Traditional textile manufacture using natural, renewable sources that are inherently long-lasting offers a slow fashion alternative, epitomized by the Harris Tweed handweaver community in Scotland. Fashion has embraced digital, with growing online sales and increasing focus on digital content. This presents an opportunity to redress the balance by using technology to shape a sustainable future for traditional textiles. Utilizing an interpretive paradigm and inductive approach, an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded networking grant is presented as a qualitative case study, investigating how immersive technologies can be used to safeguard the future of traditional textile products, to educate contemporary, global audiences on the provenance and human hand behind manufacturing processes and to encourage consumption of products with longevity. This explanatory case study finds that fashion brands are using immersive technologies for virtual changing rooms or creative customer experiences but are not exploiting the possibilities of immersive technologies in engendering a sense of place or people behind the product. Findings also reveal that the Harris Tweed Authority and Harris Tweed Hebrides brand successfully use landscape to convey a sense of place, but are under-utilizing the handwoven value and sustainable, slow fashion credentials of Harris Tweed. China is identified as a potential place for Harris Tweed to gain valuable market share, with increasingly wealthy Chinese Generation Z consumers seeking individual exclusivity and sustainability in their clothing purchases, criteria that embody Harris Tweed.
Ensino profissional
Authors: Vieira Pereira José António , Gomes Carvalho Renato Gil
Published: September 2021

O estudo das dimensões associadas às escolhas vocacionais dos estudantes na transição para o ensino secundário tem gerado interesse nas áreas da psicologia e da educação. No presente estudo comparamos estudantes de cursos profissionais com estudantes de cursos científico-humanísticos num conjunto de dimensões, nomeadamente o estatuto socioeconómico (ESE), o desempenho escolar prévio, o autoconceito de competência e os interesses profissionais. A amostra foi constituída por 150 estudantes portugueses, com idades entre os 17 e os 28 anos (M = 19.21; DP = 2.55). Os instrumentos utilizados foram um questionário sociodemográfico, a Escala de Autoconceito de Competência e o Self Directed Search. A comparação entre os estudantes do ensino profissional e os dos cursos científico-humanísticos revelou diferenças moderadas entre estes, com os primeiros, em média, a estarem integrados em agregados familiares de ESE mais baixo, a terem mais indicadores de insucesso escolar prévio e resultados médios mais elevados na dimensão resolução de problemas do autoconceito de competência. Os estudantes do ensino profissional revelaram ainda mais interesses profissionais nas dimensões realista, empreendedor e convencional.
O jornalista na Revolução de Abril
Authors: Figueira João , Marques Gomes Pedro
Published: September 2021

Com o 25 de Abril de 1974 e o derrube da longa ditadura, a sociedade portuguesa vai conhecer múltiplas e profundas transformações. No campo dos media verificam-se alterações imediatas, provocadas desde logo pela possibilidade de exercer a profissão de jornalista em liberdade, mas também outras graduais, que vão ocorrendo em paralelo à evolução do próprio processo revolucionário.

Neste artigo, analisamos essas alterações, notando a emergência do “jornalista-militante” e de um profissional novo em construção nos anos de 1974-1975, no contexto de um quadro legal instável e de ausência de um código deontológico da profissão. Sustenta-se que aquilo que verificamos no campo jornalístico no Portugal do pós 25 de Abril – o jornalista enquanto profissional comprometido e empenhado na ação política – tem claras semelhanças com o que sucedeu noutras épocas históricas de mudança de regime.
O que dizem normas internas e editorial guidelines da Globo e da EBC sobre transparência jornalística?
Authors: Christofoletti Rogério , Becker Denise
Published: September 2021

Jornalistas e organizações noticiosas brasileiras são historicamente resistentes à transparência, o que torna mais opacas as condições de produção do noticiário e impede os cidadãos de conhecerem lógicas, interesses e idiossincrasias. Apesar disso, a transparência é superficialmente evocada no discurso profissional. Neste artigo, analisamos normas internas e editorial guidelinesde dois conglomerados da comunicação no Brasil: o Grupo Globo e a Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC). Públicos, esses documentos permitem entrever se existem políticas internas de transparência e media accountability e como são tais práticas. O corpus de análise é formado pelos Princípios Editoriais do Grupo Globo e por documentos da EBC sobre orientações jornalísticas, governança corporativa, gestão e conduta ética. Os textos compõem um acervo das representações sociais desses conglomerados midiáticos e nos possibilitam ver os entraves para a implementação de mais transparência nas práticas jornalísticas.
Loneliness and Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Agarwal Shashi K.
Published: September 2021

Loneliness is a silent social epidemic that affects more than one third of the US population. Cardiovascular diseases impart a huge morbidity, mortality, and financial burden on our society. The detrimental role of loneliness in cardiovascular diseases is being increasingly recognized. Besides having a direct molecular effect on cardiovascular diseases, loneliness also encourages poor compliance with healthy lifestyles, that play a significant role in preventing and improving cardiovascular diseases. This brief review highlights the ominous effects of loneliness on cardiovascular diseases.
The Capitalinian: The First Geological Age of the Anthropocene
Authors: Foster John Bellamy , Clark Brett
Published: September 2021

Assuming that the Anthropocene will soon be officially designated as the earth's current epoch, there remains the question of the geological age with which the Anthropocene begins. Adopting the standard nomenclature for the naming of geological ages, the term Capitalinian is proposed as the most appropriate name for the new geological age, conforming to the historical period that environmental historians see as commencing around 1950, in the wake of the Second World War, the rise of multinational corporations, and the unleashing of the process of decolonization and global development.
Cooperation Has a Meaning
Authors: Merrifield Andy
Published: September 2021

In 1970, the French left-wing filmmaker Chris Marker made a twenty-minute documentary about the French left-wing publisher François Maspero. Fleetingly, we catch a glimpse of two publications pinned side by side on one wall, seemingly granted special placement: a copy of The Black Panther newspaper and a Monthly Review. Hardly surprising is this prominence: Maspero's relationship with Monthly Review was always fraternal, both interfaced with one another, shared lists. Together, they helped define what that New in the Left would mean.
Therapeutic potentials and pharmacological properties of Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. in the treatment and management of diabetes mellitus and other conditions
Authors: Oguntibeju Oluwafemi Omoniyi , Okaiyeto Kunle
Published: September 2021

There is a growing interest in the use of medicinal plants. Previously, the assumption was that the use of medicinal plants is peculiar to developing and poor nations. However, due to advances in technology, innovative and scientific research on medicinal plants, the trend has changed. The number of people using medicinal plants for various reasons has increased significantly in developed countries. Research studies have shown that several plants display antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anticancer and antiulcer activities and that these plants and their bioactive molecules play important role in retarding the progression of acute and chronic disease conditions such as bacterial infections, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. These and other factors have stimulated interest in documenting and investigating medicinal plants for their nutritional and therapeutic benefits. In addition, vegetables such as Talinum triangulare (Jacq.) Willd. are cheap and affordable sources of protein, vital amino acids, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. Used as supplements, vegetables provide tangible and correct proportions of nutrients and therapeutic ingredients. As part of the documentation of medicinal plants in Africa and contributing to the pool of knowledge in the field, this review examines the various potentials of T. triangulare. It is envisaged that it would stimulate further interest and research in the plant and medicinal plants in general.
Effects of different enantiomers of amlodipine on lipid profiles and vasomotor factors in atherosclerotic rabbits
Authors: Zhang Jing , Yao Ming-yan , Zhang Guo-rui , Chen Xian-ru , Liu Qi , Guo Yifang , Jia Xin-wei
Published: September 2021

This research aimed to describe the functions of vascular endothelial cells (VECs) in protecting target organs and the anti-atherosclerotic effects of different enantiomers of amlodipine on a rabbit model of atherosclerosis. Thirty male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly allocated to four groups (nA = 9, nB = 7, nC = 7, and nD = 7 rabbits): rabbits in group-A (control group) were fed a high-fat diet, group-B rabbits were fed a high-fat diet plus 2.5 mg/kg/day S-amlodipine, group-C rabbits were fed a high-fat diet plus 2.5 mg/kg/day R-amlodipine, and group-D rabbits were fed a high-fat diet plus 5 mg/kg/day racemic amlodipine. Different enantiomers of amlodipine did not influence lipid profiles and serum level of eNOS in the rabbit atherosclerosis model but decreased ET-1 expression to some extent. The serum NO and iNOS levels in the drug intervention groups were significantly reduced. No significant differences in the rabbits’ body weights were observed. At the 4th and 8th weeks, the serum lipid profiles significantly increased in high cholesterol diet groups. The serum ET-1 level was significantly increased in each group of rabbits at the 8th week. Both S-amlodipine and R-amlodipine may protect the endothelium by reducing the serum ET-1 level, downregulating iNOS expression.
Corrosion rate measurement for steel sheets of a fuel tank shell being in service
Authors: Maslak Mariusz , Siudut Janusz
Published: September 2021

Some corrosion progress trends specific for cylindrical steel shells of typical above-ground fuel tanks are first identified experimentally and then quantitatively compared with one another. The inference is based on many random thickness measurements related to the selected corrosively weakened coating sheets and carried out at various moments of the tanks in question service time. It is shown in detail that in this type of structures, due to the manner of their use and, particularly, the material stored inside, the corrosion process is in general significantly accelerated over time. For this reason, a nonlinear formal model describing the simulated corrosion development anticipated for the future fuel tank service time seems to be the best choice in forecasting its remaining time to failure.
Review of corpus tools for vocabulary teaching and learning
Authors: Ma Qing , Mei Fang
Published: September 2021

This review aims to introduce corpora as useful tools for facilitating vocabulary teaching and learning. Corpora have long been applied to improve learner language learning, but their direct implication in classroom teaching is rare. This review begins with providing basic concepts related to corpora and then illustrates how corpora can benefit language learning and teaching. To make better use of corpora, careful consideration needs to be given to how to choose an appropriate corpus and what specific corpus search functions should be used. To this end, a new corpus-based language pedagogy (CBLP) is introduced as a new pedagogy to integrate corpora into classroom to facilitate teachers’ teaching. CBLP blends corpus linguistics with classroom pedagogy. In addition, four design principles are illustrated to help teachers design effective corpus-based lessons. Finally, a number of important issues are raised to help teachers improve their design of corpus-based lessons.
‘Ile be the bane of Cornwall Kinge’: The ballad of King Arthur and King Cornwall and the relentless pursuit of vengeance in the pre-modern Arthurian tradition
Authors: van Iersel Geert
Published: September 2021

This paper concerns the narrative logic behind the disregard for the life of King Arthur’s opponent in the seventeenth-century ballad of King Arthur and King Cornwall. It approaches its subject through comparisons with the last book of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, Le pèlerinage de Charlemagne, Le petit Poucet, Jack and the Beanstalk and the History of Mother Twaddle, and the Marvellous Atchievements [sic] of her Son Jack. It argues that by associating Arthur’s rival, King Cornwall, with magic objects and a fire-breathing creature called Burlow Beanie, as well as placing Cornwall’s domain away from Arthur’s, the ballad marks Cornwall as ‘other’ and, in so doing, implies that ordinary moral considerations do not apply when it comes to actions such as the killing of Cornwall. The article additionally argues that a major difference between the ballad and the last book of Le Morte Darthur, where much of the action is driven by factors that also feature prominently in King Arthur and King Cornwall, lies in the fact that in Le Morte Darthur none of the major actors are marked as ‘other’ – highlighting the nature of the tragedy that unfolds as one of destructive internal conflict.
Design guidelines for human–robot interaction with assistive robot manipulation systems
Authors: Wilkinson Alexander , Gonzales Michael , Hoey Patrick , Kontak David , Wang Dian , Torname Noah , Sinclaire Amelia , Han Zhao , Allspaw Jordan , Platt Robert , Yanco Holly
Published: September 2021

The design of user interfaces (UIs) for assistive robot systems can be improved through the use of a set of design guidelines presented in this article. As an example, the article presents two different UI designs for an assistive manipulation robot system. We explore the design considerations from these two contrasting UIs. The first is referred to as the graphical user interface (GUI), which the user operates entirely through a touchscreen as a representation of the state of the art. The second is a type of novel UI referred to as the tangible user interface (TUI). The TUI makes use of devices in the real world, such as laser pointers and a projector–camera system that enables augmented reality. Each of these interfaces is designed to allow the system to be operated by an untrained user in an open environment such as a grocery store. Our goal is for these guidelines to aid researchers in the design of human–robot interaction for assistive robot systems, particularly when designing multiple interaction methods for direct comparison.
Cosmopolitanism in Gal 3:28 and the Divine Performative Speech-Act of Paul’s Gospel
Authors: Scott James M.
Published: September 2021

Galatians 3:28 has often been compared and contrasted with ancient conceptions of “cosmopolitanism.” However, the present study takes a modern, etic approach to the definition of term, based on the longitudinal investigation of historical trends by a Cambridge working group. Seen from that vantage point, Paul’s declaration in Gal 3:28 can be described in terms of the “political cosmopolitanism” that is characteristic of empire-builders in the Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean. At the same time, Gal 3:28 is rooted in Paul’s Jewish apocalyptic worldview, especially as exemplified in the Enochic tradition, which had already been interacting with the political cosmopolitanism of pagan empires for centuries.
Joachim Jeremias als Paulusforscher
Authors: Horn Friedrich W.
Published: September 2021

Die Paulus-Forschung war kein Zentrum in den Arbeiten von Joachim Jeremias. Neben wenigen, sehr kleinen Beiträgen vor allem zum Römerbrief waren es drei Bereiche, in denen er einen Impuls setzen wollte. Zum einen versuchte er, den Nachweis dafür zu erbringen, dass Paulus seine theologische Ausbildung der Schule des jüdischen Lehrers Gamaliel verdankt und dass er somit in der Tradition Hillels steht. Zum anderen insistierte Joachim Jeremias darauf, dass nicht Tarsus, Jerusalem oder Antiochia grundlegend für Paulus und seine Theologie waren, sondern ausschließlich Damaskus und die mit dieser Stadt in Verbindung stehende Berufung zum Apostel. Schließlich hat Joachim Jeremias die Pastoralbriefe kommentiert, die er als authentische Briefe des Apostels bewertete und deren Amtstheologie er als bindend für die Kirche zu jeder Zeit erachtete.