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Fake News
Authors: Cunha Filho Marcio , Feitosa Araújo de Carvalho Pedro , Carvalho Sofia
Published: December 2022

A produção e disseminação de fake news tem ocupado um lugar central nas atuais discussões sobre a degradação ou erosão de regimes democráticos. O argumento corrente é que vivemos um contexto inédito em que notícias falsas são produzidas e espalhadas sem controles ou filtros, contaminando a integridade de processos eleitorais e a competição política. Inserido nesse debate, o presente artigo busca descobrir e analisar as respostas que os Poderes Legislativo e Judiciário têm apresentado para combater a produção e disseminação de fake news. Para tanto, analisamos os projetos de lei propostos no Legislativo entre 2017 e 2020 e, também, as decisões emitidas pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral a respeito das eleições de 2018 e 2020. Nossa análise aponta que as respostas estatais às fake news tendem a ser casuísticas, evasivas e repressivas. São, portanto, desprovidas de preocupações de prevenir o problema ou de adotar soluções sistêmicas. Concluímos assim que o sistema jurídico brasileiro encontra-se vulnerável a investidas políticas pautadas pela manipulação e distorção de fatos, e o problema tende a agravar-se em eleições vindouras.
Processos estruturais de exclusão discursiva no cárcere
Authors: Barreto Lemos Carolina , De Souza Cardoso da Silva Marcus André
Published: December 2022

Neste artigo, apresentamos o material etnográfico e nossas interpretações acerca dos significados que as pessoas em situação de privação de liberdade no Distrito Federal davam a suas experiências cotidianas, com especial foco nas situações, relatos e percepções desses atores sociais relacionados àquilo que classificamos como processos estruturais de exclusão discursiva no âmbito desse universo. Argumentamos que esses processos constituem um aspecto fundamental da experiência do encarceramento, que permite a invisibilização e perpetuação do quadro de violência institucional, desumanização e sistemática negação dos direitos dessas pessoas neste contexto. Essa realidade é, outrossim, reveladora da inferiorização de pessoas privadas de liberdade no plano da cidadania e da negação mesmo de sua condição de sujeitos de direitos.
impacto dos acordos na prescrição das advertências e na celeridade processual da Corregedoria da Receita Federal do Brasil
Authors: Rosa Vicente Luciano , Dezan Sandro Lúcio
Published: December 2022

Este estudo teve como objetivo descobrir quais os reflexos do Termo Circunstanciado Administrativo (TCA) e do Termo de Ajustamento de Conduta (TAC) na prescrição das penalidades de advertência e na celeridade processual da Corregedoria da Receita Federal do Brasil (Coger-RFB). A investigação justificou-se porque o Sistema Correcional do Poder Executivo Federal (SisCor) tem concentrado esforços para atender aos princípios da eficiência e da razoável duração dos processos, que tem como pano de fundo a celeridade processual, por isso é necessário saber se seus instrumentos estão surtindo o efeito esperado. Além disso, a celeridade processual é uma preocupação da Administração Pública e da sociedade, pois para concretizar a melhor justiça é importante que ela não tarde. A pesquisa foi aplicada, descritiva, explicativa, quantitativa, qualitativa e empírica, com os frutos colhidos na videira do “Painel Correição em Dados” da CGU, nos “Relatórios de Desempenho” da Coger-RFB, na normatização de regência, na jurisprudência, na doutrina e em consultas a órgãos públicos. Concluiu-se que o TCA e o TAC não impactaram positivamente na celeridade processual da Coger-RFB, porque depois das suas chegadas o tempo de duração processual aumentou significativamente. Concluiu-se, também, que a introdução desses instrumentos por meio de ato administrativo não é juridicamente adequada, necessitando-se de alteração legislativa para esse fim.
Potato as a food product for health and longevity: modern tendencies and prospects
Authors: Tentyukov M. , Kokovkina S. , Yudin A.
Published: December 2022

The paper highlights the need in a new approach to selection of table potato varieties as a healthy nutrition source in the conditions of cold climate. For the first time, we access the informative value of the use of green plant sprouts in practical potato breeding as an independent study topic accompanied with morphological and biochemical studies related to the search for biomarkers indicating economic characters in potato hybrids. The applicability of the Selyaninov hydrothermal coefficient as a mathematical model parameter of the potato yield increment dynamics with account to agro-meteorological forecast in order to specify the beginning time of potato harvest.
Assessment of potato yield in the collection of the A.V. Zhuravsky Institute of Agrobiotechnologies FRC Komi SC UB RAS
Authors: Bykov S. , Duryagina V. , Lobanov A. , Proshukeva E. , Tulinov A. , Turlakova A.
Published: December 2022

The article considers the results of a three-year-long experiment on potato varieties from the collection of the Institute of Agrobiotechnologies. By the obtained data, the potato varieties of local selection and a variety approved for use in the northern region demonstrate a greater plasticity. When assessing the quality of varieties to be subsequently recognized in the conditions of the Komi Republic, attention should be paid to the indicators of adaptability to the conditions of the North.
Evaluation of the productivity and adaptability of the breeding numbers of cocksfoot in the middle taiga zone of the Komi Republic
Authors: Kosolapova T.
Published: December 2022

The aims of the present research were to study selection samples of cocksfoot in the conditions of the middle taiga zone of the Komi Republic with the ecological adaptability parameters, calculated on the basis of green mass yield, with a subsequent selection of the most promising forms for further breeding. The experimental part of the work was carried out in the breeding nurseries laid on the experimental fields of the A.V. Zhuravsky Institute of Agrobiotechnologies FRC Komi SC UB RAS (Syktyvkar) in 2019-2021. We studied 7 cross-pollinated lines from wild-growing populations from the Komi Republic (BN-184, BN-185, BN-186, BN-188), Norway (BN-1817) and Finland (BN-1816) which were given breeding numbers (BNs). Since there were no locally recognized varieties during the study period, BN-1810 was taken as a control. Agroclimatic conditions during the years of research varied. By the environmental conditions’ index, 2020 saw favorable growing conditions (Ij = +14.2) and 2019 – relatively unfavorable (Ij = -18.4). The average yield of green mass of cocksfoot ranged within 22.6-30.3 t/ha in 2019-2021. BN-188 demonstrated the highest result (30.3 t/ha). Almost any breeding number showed a high ecological adaptability: the plasticity coefficient varied within 0.91-1.09. BN-1810, BN-185, BN-184, BN-1816 turned out to be highly adaptive and flexible (bi=1.00-1.09, Si2=0.25-0.75). BN-188 (125.5 %) and BN-185 (115.2 %) were marked through the highest stability level of variety. These numbers also were first by the stability index (0.50 and 0.47, respectively). Four of the studied breeding numbers had the adaptability coefficient of 1.03-1.12 with the highest value of BN-188. The greatest genetic flexibility between genotype and environmental factors was noted for BN-188 (18.1), as well as for BN-185 (17.5), BN-1810 (17.5) and BN-1816 (17.6). BN-185 (Sc=6.9) and BN-188 (Sc=6.4) are classified as having the highest breeding value. In total, according to the set of adaptability parameters, the breeding numbers BN-188 and BN-185 were recognized as highly promising forms by the breeding value (Sc = 6.4 and 6.9, respectively), stable productivity, and homeostatic index (Hom. = 1.4).
Capacity and regeneration of subtundra forest stands in the Komi Republic
Authors: Pahuchiy V. , Pahuchaya L.
Published: December 2022

The paper highlights the evaluation results of the productivity and regeneration of stands in the Pechora forestry of the Komi Republic. At the research sites, the stands are mixed by composition and simple to complex by shape (with one or two stories). They are dominated by sphagnum spruce stands of Va - Vb quality classes. The total standing volume of stands varies from 44 to 161 m3/ha whereas the average volume increment varies from 0.49 to 1.46 m3/ha per year. The dependence of standing volume on the absolute and relative forest density is a closely correlated value being reliable at a high level of significance. Young spruce trees grow at 87 % and young birch trees - at 73 % of sample plots. 1/3 of the sample plots is characterized by the density of large spruce new growth exceeding 1.2 thousand units/ha. In this case, we can recommend natural reforestation by young growth conservation and care for it. At the other areas, the forest density varies from 0.25 to 0.8 thousand units/ha. Here, we also think that natural reforestation is an appropriate forest regeneration method but on condition of soil mineralization and with leaving seed trees. The relationship between the density of spruce or birch regrowth and the total stand stock can be expressed by the parabola equations. The maximum density of large spruce regrowth (1.75 thousand units/ha), calculated by these equations, corresponds to the stand stock of 84 m3/ha and relative stand density of 0.93. The maximum density of large birch regrowth (0.95 thousand units/ha) corresponds to the stand stock of 88 m3/ha and relative stand density of 0.98. Along with decreasing or increasing the stand stock value providing for the maximum regrowth density, the regrowth density values decrease. We explain the identified dependency as follows. In the given conditions, the maximum density of large regrowth that can further become a stand, can be achieved on condition of the optimal density and stock of stands that provide favorable conditions for regeneration and growth of young trees. Any decrease or increase in the density and stock of stands from the values being optimal for regeneration and growth of young trees weakens the protective role of maternal stand or, vice versa, increases its negative impact on the younger generation and, as a result, decreases the regrowth density under the canopy. The above mechanisms should be taken into account when conducting selective cuttings and cleaning cuttings under these conditions.
Sociocultural foundations of Soviet modernity : [monograph]
Authors:   Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation, Aksenova Olga V. , Biyzhanova Eliza K. ,   Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation, Podyachev Kirill V. ,   Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: December 2022

В монографии представлены результаты исследования социокультурной специфики советского модерна. Авторы, прослеживая трансформацию российской социокультурной традиции в советском обществе, ее сочетание с масштабными инновациями, приходят к выводу, что советский проект был органичной частью российской цивилизации. Также анализируются особенности социального действия в советском обществе на примере событий Великой Отечественной войны. Выявлены особенности централизованного управления в СССР посредством анализа развития удаленных территорий. Рассматриваются цивилизационная миссия Советского Союза, социокультурные факторы его распада, институциональный и социокультурный «след» советской цивилизации в современной России и некоторых государствах постсоветского пространства. Книга адресована широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся историей России, ученым-обществоведам, студентам социологических и политологических факультетов. В монографии представлены результаты исследования социокультурной специфики советского модерна. Авторы, прослеживая трансформацию российской социокультурной традиции в советском обществе, ее сочетание с масштабными инновациями, приходят к выводу, что советский проект был органичной частью российской цивилизации. Также анализируютсяособенности социального действия в советском обществе на примере событий Великой Отечественной войны. Выявлены особенности централизованного управления в СССР посредством анализа развития удаленных территорий. Рассматриваются цивилизационная миссия Советского Союза, социокультурные факторы его распада, институциональный и социокультурный «след» советской цивилизации в современной России и некоторых государствах постсоветского пространства.Книга адресована широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся историей России, ученым-обществоведам, студентам социологических и политологических факультетов.
Leonid Ionin. The Drama of the Life of Max Weber. Breakthrough in Russian Scientific Biographical Analysis
Authors: Doktorov Boris
Published: December 2022

The new book by Leonid Ionin about Max Weber is a notable occurrence in the Russian history of sociology and culture. It fundamentally furthers our understanding of the nature of sociological knowledge. No one else in our historical sociological literature has tried to consider the work of a sociologist in such detail against the backdrop of the life’s, or more specifically, the personal drama, of the scientist. This required not only a deep knowledge of Weber’s works from the author, but also courage.
In my understanding, Ionin’s experience can become an excellent basis of knowledge for Russian researchers of the past of Russian sociology, especially the biographies of those who created the foundation of our science.
Genetic aspects of functioning and degradation of collagen fibres in the skin
Authors:   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Potekaev N.N. , Borzykh O.B. ,   Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Shnayder N.A. ,   Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Petrova M.M. ,   Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Karpova E.I. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Nasyrova R.F. ,   Kazan Federal University
Published: December 2022

Th e condition of collagen fi bres in the skin directly aff ects its mechanical properties, which in turn aff ects the external condition of the skin, refl ecting the age of a person. Th at is why the genetic aspects of the synthesis, functioning and degradation of collagen fi bres are of great interest in cosmetology and dermatology. Quite a large number of patients turn to cosmetologists in order to correct the external manifestations of aging. Classically, procedures are carried out to correct collagen synthesis, but development of personalised pathogenetically based therapy of involutional skin changes requires understanding of features of the main links of exchange in collagen fi bres, including the processes of collagen degradation. Knowing clinical and genetic features of collagen metabolism in a particular subject, it is possible to assess the risk of premature skin ageing and develop a personalised patient management scheme. Th is review is devoted to genetic aspects of functioning of skin collagen fi bres and the features of their degradation.
Issues of pathomorphology and treatment of severe forms of pseudomembranous colitis
Authors:   Altai State Medical University, Zharikov A.N. , Aliev A.R. ,   Altai State Medical University, Vlasov K.E. ,   Barnaul Regional Clinical Hospital, Kholodenko M.G. ,   Barnaul Regional Clinical Hospital, Karpova N.S. ,   Barnaul Regional Clinical Hospital, Trubchenkov I.V. ,   Barnaul Regional Clinical Hospital, Semenova E.N. ,   Barnaul Regional Clinical Hospital
Published: December 2022

Aim of study. To conduct a study of pathomorphological changes in the colon of patients with severe forms of pseudomembranous colitis and evaluate the possibilities in conservative and surgical treatment. Material and methods. Th e paper presents analysis of pathomorphological changes in the colon in patients with pseudomembranous colitis (PMC). Th e effectiveness of treatment with pseudomembranous colitis was evaluated for 45 patients, among which 30 (67 %) with moderate course underwent conservative therapy, including vancomycin and metronidazole, and 15 (33 %) patients with severe and complicated forms of PMC underwent surgical treatment. A total of 10 patients underwent organ-preserving surgeries with ileostomy (including its combination with sigmostomy) to exclude the colon from the passage with retrograde and its antegrade irrigation with vancomycin solution. Results. Histological examination revealed signifi cant changes in the intestinal wall in patients with PMC, characterised by cystic dilatation of crypts and glands, hypersecretion of mucus, followed by desquamation of the mucous membrane against the background of deep lymphocytic infi ltration. Th e duration of conservative treatment was 35.3±1.4 days. Along with the main laboratory parameters (signifi cant leukocytosis, stab shift to the left , an increase in the level of creatinine, C-reactive protein, a decrease in the amount of total protein), additional predictors of the failure of conservative therapy for PMC were identifi ed, including shock and the need for inotropic support, the need for mechanical ventilation, acute renal failure, organ dysfunction. Th e mortality rate amounted to 30 %. A total of 5 patients with a complicated course of the disease (toxic dilatation, perforation of the colon) underwent resection operations (colectomy – 4 and hemicolectomy – 1) according to vital indications. A total of 3 (75 %) patients died. Conclusion. It has been established that it is worth expanding the indications for surgical treatment of PMC if conservative therapy is ineffective, and it is possible to perform organ-preserving surgery aimed at shutting off the colon via ileostomy in the absence of severe surgical complications.
Analysis of clinical parameters of patients with atrial fibrillation and cardioembolic stroke
Authors:   Samara State Medical University, Efimova O.I. , Pavlova T.V. ,   Samara State Medical University
Published: December 2022

Th e aim of the research. To assess baseline clinical parameters of patients with atrial fi brillation and to analyse the whole variety of drugs they receive at the time of the development of cardioembolic stroke from the standpoint of evidence-based cardiology. Material and methods. Th e study was conducted at the premises of the neurological department for patients with acute cerebrovascular accidents of the Samara Regional Clinical Hospital named aft er V.D. Seredavin within the period from 2016 to 2019. In total, 139 patients were enrolled, of which 59 were male. Th e average age of the patients was 72.25±6.33. Results. Patients with atrial fi brillation admitted to the primary vascular department due to cardioembolic stroke were characterised by polymorbidity, namely: arterial hypertension was detected in 99.28 %, chronic kidney disease in 53.96 %, coronary heart disease in 30.94 %, diabetes mellitus in 19.42 % of the cases. Subjects with chronic atrial fi brillation prevailed among the studied patients (62.6 % of the cases). Th e risk of thromboembolic complications according to the CHA2DS2-VASc scale before admission to the hospital averaged at 4.37±1.2 points, while 97.84 % of the patients had indications for anticoagulant therapy. However, in real clinical practice, the prevention of thromboembolic complications was only carried out in 13.67 % of the cases and its quality was in compliancy with modern requirements in 3.60 % of the cases only. Conclusion. Th e data obtained attest to cardioembolic stroke developing in polymorbid patients with atrial fi brillation against the background of low quality management of patients with atrial fi brillation at the outpatient-polyclinic stage. Th is may indicate incomplete awareness of doctors about the possible risks of developing a feasibility study in patients with atrial fi brillation, as well as low patient adherence to treatment.
Diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic infection after hip replacement (a review)
Authors: Dmitrov I. A. , Zagorodniy N. V. , Obolenskiy V. N. , Leval' P. Sh. , Zakharyan N. G. , Apresyan V. S. , Panin M. A. , Samkovich D. A. , Aliev R. N. , Grigoryan A. A.
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The frequency of hip arthroplasty is steadily increasing throughout the world and, although this operation has become routine, the likelihood of postoperative complications reaches 4.3 % [1]. The most dangerous of them are infectious lesions in the area of the endoprosthesis and adjacent tissues. At the same time, in addition to the threat of generalization of the infectious process, there are functional disorders in the joint area and a general deterioration in the quality of life of the patient. Timely diagnosis and treatment of the infectious process and related disorders can minimize the adverse effects of infection.

Target. The purpose of this review is to analyze modern methods for diagnosing and treating periprosthetic infection resulting from hip replacement.

Materials and methods. The subject literature was searched using the PubMed and Google Sholar databases.

Results. The main methods for diagnosing periprosthetic infection include histological and bacteriological examination of the biopsy specimen, determination of sensitivity to antibiotics, blood, and synovial fluid analysis for the content of leukocytes, IL-6, CRP, PCR diagnostics of infectious agents. Treatment consists of re-intervention and/or antibiotic therapy.

Conclusion. The most optimal method for diagnosing periprosthetic infection is a bacteriological study of biopsy specimens taken intraoperatively. The preferred method of treatment is determined by the severity of the infection, the degree of involvement of tissues adjacent to the prosthesis, the comorbid background, the nature of the infectious agent, and includes repeated revision surgery.
Opportunities for disabled people to lead an independent lifestyle in the Russian Federation
Authors: Starobina E. M. , Kozhushko L. A. , Ishutina I. S. , Chernyakina T. S. , Raduto V. I.
Published: December 2022

The Russian Federation ratified in 2012 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006. In this regard, the study of measures taken by the Russian Federation to create conditions for persons with disabilities and children with disabilities to lead an independent lifestyle, for the scientific substantiation of subsequent measures and the development of relevant legal regulations to ensure the ability of disabled people to lead an independent lifestyle in their chosen place of residence and integration into the local community in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is extremely relevant.

The purpose of the study is to scientifically substantiate the legislative, regulatory and methodological support for the realization of the rights of people with disabilities to lead an independent life, involving the choice of a place of residence, integration into the local community.

Research methods: comparative legal, logical, historical, statistical. Research material: international legal acts, federal and regional legislation on providing disabled people and children with disabilities with the opportunity to lead an independent lifestyle, data on the number of disabled people living in stationary social service organizations.

Research results. A non-complex elaboration in the legislation of the Russian Federation and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of issues of providing disabled people with the opportunity to lead an independent lifestyle has been established, specific shortcomings in the legal regulation of issues of ensuring the possibility of leading an independent lifestyle of disabled people have been identified at the federal and regional levels, normative and methodological acts have been developed that made it possible to start working out issues providing conditions and mechanisms for the implementation of an independent lifestyle for disabled people in their chosen place of residence, a positive trend has been established in the introduction of new technologies for the preparation and organization of assisted living for disabled people in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of pilot projects. Based on the results obtained, the draft Concept and the Set of Measures were developed to expand the opportunities for disabled people to lead an independent lifestyle in their chosen place of residence.

Conclusion. In the country, at the federal and regional levels, the implementation of the provisions of the Convention has been carried out, expanding the realization of the rights of disabled people to lead an independent life in the local community and consistently creating conditions for the disabled to lead an independent lifestyle, introducing innovative technologies for preparing people with disabilities for independent living and monitoring of their implementation.
The Radicalism Prevention through Academic Policies at State Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia
Authors: Burhanuddin Nunu , Khairuddin Khairuddin
Published: December 2022

Several Islamic higher education institutions have allegedly been exposed to radicalism, which is seen from the emergence of intolerant understanding, extremism, and involvement in terrorism. This study explores the efforts to prevent radicalism by implementing academic policies at State Islamic Higher Education based on experiences at IAIN Bukittinggi, UIN Jakarta, UIN Malang, and IAIN Tulungagung. It employed an ethnographic research method that collected the data through in-depth interviews, extensive observations, and documentation as data collection techniques. The results show that efforts to prevent radicalism were evidenced in the application of general policies of religious moderation in the curriculum and various campus community activities, introduction of campus mottos, tightening of students' selection system, orientation to campus life for new students, strengthening the academic atmosphere, and strengthening students' hard skills, abilities, and soft skills. These show that Islamic higher institutions are actively invloved in the eradication of religious radicalization.
Differences in Teachers’ Classroom Practices with Gifted and Average Students of Primary Schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Authors: فاطمة أحمد الجاسم  , نجاة سليمان الحمدان
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to measure the differences in the level of teachers’ classroom practices with gifted and average students at primary schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study used the descriptive method to collect data from a sample of 522 male and female teachers (97 males, 455 females), representing the study population which was 5561 male and female teachers (1286 males, 4275 females). The instrument of teacher’s practices in the classroom was used. It consisted of six elements: asking questions and thinking, providing challenges and choices, assignments that require reading and writing, curriculum modification, enrichment centers and class activities. The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the mean scores of classroom activities and the total score between the gifted and average students in favor of the gifted ones at (0.01). The effect size points were between medium and high level. The results indicated that there were three clusters related to gifted students; the third cluster which represents an increased differentiation in classroom practices towards the gifted, and the medium cluster, then the first cluster which is low. The order of clusters towards average students was the middle cluster, the low, then the high cluster.
Effectiveness of a Proposed Program for Using Smartphones in Developing the Skills of Functional Expression among First-Year Secondary Students in Sana'a City
Authors: يحيى علي يحيى سعد
Published: December 2022

The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a proposed program to use smartphones by first-year secondary students in Sana'a city to develop their skills of functional expression. To achieve this objective, the semi-experimental method was adopted with a sample of (60) first-year secondary students who were selected by the purposive sampling method. The sample was divided into two groups (control and experimental), taking into consideration their homogeneity. The experimental group was introduced to the proposed program, while the control group was taught in the traditional method. The research instruments included a list of functional expression skills and a test of the same skills. The study results revealed statistically significant differences between the two groups in the overall results of the post-test in favor of the experimental group. There were also statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-test results in favor of the experimental group. This confirmed that the proposed programhad an impact on the development of students’ skills of functional expression. In light of the results, the study stressed the need to utilize smartphone applications in teaching Arabic courses and other courses. It was also recommended to introduce mobile applications-based teaching and learning, as this would boost the performance of high school students.
Assessing Construction Automation and Robotics in the Sustainability Sense
Authors: Younis Mabrouka Shahat
Published: December 2022

Building growth technology is rapidly recognized globally as a key aspect in the future of construction projects. However, construction robotics and automation (CRA) have yet to undergo significant reality deployment. The latest substantial sustainability requirement is the necessary cause for the more extensive implementation of construction robotics and automation. Nevertheless, there are small attempts at a detailed investigation of the effect of using construction robotics and automation on the sustainability efficiency of buildings and construction. Still, structured advice for the building industry is lacking in this sense. The study in this paper represents the first step towards addressing by analyzing and examining the construction robotics and automation techniques and available innovations and, for the first time, creating a coherent system of metrics for measuring the sustainability efficiency of construction robotics and automation usage in buildings. The ultimate objective of the study must therefore be the creation of a rigorous and consistent methodology for evaluating, within this framework, the feasibility of construction robotics and automation in the construction projects context.
Estrategias didácticas y habilidades clínicas desarrolladas por los alumnos de medicina veterinaria en una universidad particular de Lima - Perú.
Authors: Rondón Rodrigo , Amarista Manuel
Published: December 2022

El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la relación entre las variables estrategias didácticas y habilidades clínicas desarrolladas por los estudiantes de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) de Lima-Perú. El estudio fue observacional, descriptivo y correlacional. Se aplicó una encuesta para medir la percepción sobre las estrategias didácticas (percepción docente, cognitivos, procedimental y actitudinal), y la habilidad clínica fue medida a través de la aplicación de un cuestionario y una rúbrica. Con el software Stata (versión 17), se determinó frecuencia relativa y absoluta de las características de los estudiantes y los resultados del cuestionario. Además, se aplicó el test de correlación de Spearman para evaluar la correlación entre las variables de estudio. Participaron 167 estudiantes, que se encontraban entre el 2do y 8vo ciclo académico. Las mujeres representaron 76.6% (128) y los hombres 23.4% (39). La mayor proporción de ellos se encontraban cursando entre el 2do al 6to ciclo de la carrera. La nota promedio del cuestionario y rubrica fue 13.7 ± 2.8. El 76.7% (128) de los educandos indicaron estar de acuerdo o completamente de acuerdo con las estrategias didácticas recibidas. Sin embargo, los análisis de correlación entre estrategias didácticas y habilidad clínica permitieron evidenciar la existencia de una relación lineal significativa entre las dimensiones percepción docente (indicador: estrategias de enseñanza) presente en el Factor 1 (Rho= -0.1698; p= 0.028); cognitivo (indicador: evaluación con rúbricas), presente en el Factor 4 (Rho= 0.1778; p= 0.0215); y actitudinal (indicador: evaluación con rúbricas), presente en el Factor 5 (Rho= 0.1935; p= 0.0122). Estos resultados indican la necesidad de reflexionar y revisar el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje que desarrollan los educandos.
Efecto de la Salmonella Typhimurium sobre la composición química y calidad microbiológica de la carne de cuy (Cavia porcellus)
Authors: Bazán R. Víctor , Yamada A Graciela , Bezada Q. Sandra
Published: December 2022

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el efecto de la infección con Salmonella Typhimurium sobre la composición química y calidad microbiológica de la carne de cuy (Cavia porcellus). Se utilizaron 30 cuyes machos de engorde que fueron distribuidos en 3 tratamientos con diez (10) repeticiones cada uno; T1: alimentación mixta + solución salina (control), T2: alimentación mixta y desafiados experimentalmente con Salmonella Typhimurium, T3: alimentación mixta + APC (antibiótico promotor de crecimiento) y desafiados experimentalmente con Salmonella Typhimurium. Los animales del T1 fueron dosificados vía oral con solución salina, mientras que los T2 y T3 fueron desafiados vía oral con una dosis infectiva (2 x 106 UFC) de Salmonella Typhimurium, por única vez el día 11 de iniciado el experimento. A pesar de manifestarse la enfermedad en los animales desafiados a Salmonella no se presentaron diferencias en la concentración de materia seca, cenizas y el extracto no nitrogenado de la carne, pero si mostraron diferencia (p<0.05) en la concentración de proteína y extracto etéreo en base seca. Los resultados microbiológicos mostraron la presencia de la Salmonella en los ganglios linfáticos, hígado, pulmón, bazo y vesícula biliar en los animales infectados experimentalmente. El uso de APC en T3 no mejoró la composición química de la carne de cuy.
Is NADPH Critical to Maintain Redox Homeostasis in Hypoxia-Tolerant Naked Mole-Rat Brain?
Authors: Eaton Liam , Pamenter Matthew E.
Published: December 2022

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) is a ubiquitous electron donor and a key reducing agent in numerous biochemical reactions. Among other important cellular roles, NADPH activity is central to the maintenance of redox homeostasis in eukaryotic cells. NADPH increases markedly during acute in vivo hypoxia in the brain of naked mole-rats, which are among the most hypoxia-tolerant mammals, and which do not exhibit imbalances in redox homeostasis or increased reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated damage during bouts of hypoxia-reoxygenation in brain. Conversely, NADPH does not increase in the brain of hypoxia-intolerant mice, which are prone to deleterious ROS bursts during perturbations in oxygen availability. Although the importance of NADPH in mediating ROS homeostasis has been demonstrated in the brain of other mammals, little is known about the source of NADPH changes in hypoxic naked mole-rat brain, nor about the mechanisms via which NADPH may provide neuroprotection in this species. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms that support the remarkably stable ROS profile in naked mole-rat brain may provide insight into novel mechanisms to ameliorate the deleterious impact of ROS bursts in the brains of hypoxia-intolerant mammals, such as occur during stroke and other diseases. In this review, we discuss what is known regarding the management of ROS and NADPH in naked mole-rat brain, examine potential cellular sources of NADPH that may underlie the large hypoxic increase in this molecule during acute hypoxic exposure, and propose experiments to advance our understanding of the role NADPH has in maintaining naked mole-rat brain redox balance.
(First online: December 28, 2022)
Lack of information on colorectal cancer in general public might be the reason for low response rates to screening progam
Authors:   School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Bebek Mara , Langer Sanja , Botak Lana , Jazbec Petar , Ramljak Vesna , Milas Ivan
Published: December 2022

Introduction: In Croatia, about 3,500 patients are diagnosed with a colorectal carcinoma annually. The National Program for Early Detection of Colon Cancer has been implemented in Croatia since 2007. The program’s primary goal is todetect colon cancer at an early stage of the disease, which should reduce the incidence and mortality from colon cancer. Aim: To determine the interest of the target group in participating in the program, reasons for not responding to the program, and their knowledge about it altogether. Materials and methods: Surveying 50 patients within the program’s target group about their response to and understanding of reasons for screening. Results: Although 84% of the participants know about the program, the response rate was unsatisfactory. Conclusion: Most of the respondents who suffered from a colorectal carcinoma received a call but did not respond due to the absence of symptoms, which correlates with a low level of knowledge on colorectal carcinoma.
Quality of life in relation to social support and body image in women with breast cancer after mastectomy
Authors:   Department of Psycholog, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, University J. J. Strossmayer Osijek, Osijek, Croatia, Vuletić Gorka ,   School of Public Health Dr Andrija Štampar, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Published: December 2022

For many years, cancer have been the 2nd leading cause of death, both men and women, in Croatia, and breast cancer is among first three cause of death from cancer in women. Disease, especially cancer, has negative and multidimensional impact on quality of life. The aim of this research was to examine the relation between perceived social support and body image with quality of life in women with breast cancer who undergone surgical treatment mastectomy. Results showed that quality of life after the mastectomy in women with breast cancer was 53.58 %SM which was below the normative range, and indicating decreased QoL. Social support proves to be strongest protective factor for the quality of life in women with breast cancer who undergone mastectomy, and longer time from diagnosis was also associated with higher quality of life. Neither women’s age, level of body image disturbance nor type of additional treatment were shown to be significant predictors of the overall QoL Assessment of quality of life and perceived social support could become a valuable indicator of the success of multidisciplinary treatment and indicate areas where the woman needs additional help and support in order to achieve better quality of life.
Predictors of acute postoperative pain in patients with breast cancer
Authors:   Division of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia, Mioč Mirjana ,   Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia, Brozović Gordana , Štefančić Ljilja , Šklebar Ivan , Stanec Mladen
Published: December 2022

To date, modern medicine does not have reliable tools for objectifying and measuring pain. In order to avoid the development of chronic pain, we must effectively treat intraoperative and postoperative acute pain. In this prospective study, we wanted to estimate whether and to what extent algometer and PSQ (Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire) and CSQ (Coping Strategies Questionnaire) predict the intensity and strength of postoperative pain. Accordingly, we wanted to adjust the analgesia protocol. The study was conducted from February to April 2019, at the University Hospital for Tumors in Zagreb, and included 100 patients who were admitted to the hospital for breast cancer surgery. Preoperatively all patients completed PSQ and CSQ questionnaires and pain sensitivity was measured with the algometer. The same analgesic protocol was applied to all patients. The pain was measured postoperatively by NRS (numeric rating scale) 2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the operation. According to the obtained results, the patients were grouped into the group of slightly sensitive, medium sensitive, or very sensitive. Correlation between PSQ and NRS was statistically significant in the group of very sensitive patients. Research has shown that algometer can identify very sensitive patients and enables planning the analgesic protocol prior the operation. We can conclude that the analgesic protocol applied during the study was successful in preventing postoperative pain.
Fertility preservation in patients with gynecological cancer - is it possible?
Authors:   Division of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia, Rendić-Miočević Zrinka , Alvir Mirna , Orešković Ivana , Beketić-Orešković Lidija
Published: December 2022

The aim of this review article is to present current options for fertility preservation in young women with gynecological tumors (ovarian, endometrial or cervical cancer). An early pretreatment referral to multidisciplinary team which consists of general gynecologists, gynecologic oncologists, embryologists, radiologists, pathologists, and reproductive endocrinologists should be suggested to young women with gynecologic cancer, concerning the risks and benefits of fertility preservation options. Only a small percentage of patients with ovarian cancer and borderline ovarian tumors, are appropriate candidates for fertility preservation (FIGO stage IA and IC epithelial ovarian cancer). Following oophorectomy, ovarian tissue or oocytes are removed from the ovary for the use of cryopreservation; after completion of oncological treatment patient undergoes orthotopic retransplantation of ovarian tissue whereas oocytes may be used for in vitro fertilization. Live birth rates up to 53.8% have been reported after fertility preservation treatment in selected patients. In patients with endometrial cancer fertility preservation treatment means conserving of the uterus. Appropriate candidates for fertility preservation are younger women with well differentiated endometrial cancer, which does not invade the myometrium. Fertility preservation treatment in endometrial cancer is hormonal, based on progestins. After completion of fertility preservation treatment, frequent follow-ups are necessary, with tissue sampling (via curettage or endometrial biopsy) remaining standard approach in follow- up. Live birth rates after progestin therapy are around 60%, or even higher with the help of assisted reproductive procedures. In cervical cancer, fertility preservation treatment can be considered in women with early-stage disease (FIGO IA1, IA2, or IB1). Cone biopsy or conization followed by laparoscopic lymphadenectomy has been described as an appropriate procedure, with conception rates up to 47%.
Image-Based Object Detection Approaches to be Used in Embedded Systems for Robots Navigation
Authors:   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Deeb A. Ali ,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Shahhoud F.
Published: December 2022

This paper investigates the problem of object detection for real-time agents’ navigation using embedded systems. In real-world problems, a compromise between accuracy and speed must be found. In this paper, we consider a description of the architecture of different object detection algorithms, such as R-CNN and YOLO, to compare them on different variants of embedded systems using different datasets. As a result, we provide a trade-off study based on accuracy and speed for different object detection algorithms to choose the appropriate one depending on the specific application task.
Biblioteca Terra Livre: preservar a história, viver a memória e construir um mundo novo
Authors: Ahagon Vitor
Published: December 2022

O Documento apresenta a trajetória social, política e cultural da Biblioteca Terra Livre, espaço de militância anarquista em São Paulo.
A TEOGASTRONOMIA: UMA ESTÉTICA TEOLÓGICA SUI GENERIS
Authors: Adão Francys Silvestrini
Published: December 2022

RESUMO: Neste artigo, o A. apresenta uma nova abordagem teológica, denominada “teogastronomia”. Esta estética teológica defende que a relação que uma pessoa, um povo e uma civilização estabelecem com sua “gastronomia” – no sentido etimológico do termo – tem um valor teofânico e é detentora de uma discreta fecundidade pastoral e teórica. Para demonstrar esta hipótese, o artigo procede em três momentos. Em primeiro lugar, reflete sobre o conceito de teogastronomia, bem como sobre a relação entre esta abordagem e o saber religioso da revelação bíblica. Em seguida, situa esta estética teológica em seu “berço” literário e espiritual próprio, a saber, os escritos sapienciais. Por fi m, mostra como este ramo sapiencial da teologia pode levar-nos a revisitar, em profundidade, o núcleo vivo da fé cristã: o mistério pascal de Jesus Cristo, expressão definitiva de sua livre decisão de dar a própria vida como alimento pela multidão incontável de homens e mulheres em busca de vida em plenitude.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Teogastronomia. Sabedoria. Estética Teológica. Mistério Pascal.
CIPHERS OF CHANGE: MUSIC AND APOCALYPSE
Authors: Van Maas Sander
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT: Focusing on the question of the metaphysical possibility of change, the article explores a particular musical instance of change: the loss of world. Starting from the general observation that music plays a special role when it comes to the collapse of worlds, it studies two philosophical scenes (from Plato and Schopenhauer) in which music is thought as opening the possibility of change. In Plato, music occurs as an educational facilitator of (individual, personal) change that is ambiguously described in terms of sovereignty and groundlessness. In Schopenhauer, music is thought as the very edge of the world, where the loss of world (and the transition to religious renunciation) is a structural aspect of music’s very concept. This notion of music as being somehow outside, or on the margin of the world, but in a hyperbolical and almost redemptive sense, is then taken into a discussion of the Hollywood blockbuster The Big Short (2015), in which the (historical) 2007 collapse of Wall Street is prophesized by a number of marginal figures, one of whom entertains a special relation to music. Again, music appears as a figure (a cipher) of the change that these characters feel coming, and a shift near the end of the movie suggests a loss that not only affects the world, but this time also music. While music has historically been regarded as an agent of change (of feeling, concept, or sociality), here it would seem that it is music itself that is affected by the possibility of change beyond recognition, and perhaps beyond its own concept. The idea of music would then suggest a logic of change reminding on one hand of the eminent hyperboles of ancient music theologies (Augustine), and on the other hand the more recent accounts of change, apocalypse and miracles in such diverse thinkers as Derrida and Meillassoux, and in contemporary ‘apocalyptic’ novels such as David Markson’s Wittgenstein’s Mistress (1988). Does the loss of music in these works suggest a possibility of new worlds?
KEYWORDS: Change. Metaphysics. Music. Hyperbole. Apocalypse.