bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
English versus Zambian Languages:  Exploring some Similarities and Differences with their Implication on the Teaching of Literacy and Language in Primary Schools
Authors: Mkandawire Sitwe Benson
Published: December 2022

This desk study aimed at comparing English and selected Zambian Languages with a view of identifying some similarities and differences. Data was collected through author introspection and document analysis of existing literature. Publications in English and some Zambian Languages were collected from international databases such JSTOR, Cambridge Journals Online, and Palgrave Macmillan Journals. Searches for literature was extended to Google Scholar, Institutional Repository and visited the University of Zambia library in person. The documents  collected were subjected to content analysis where key words, concepts and themes were picked and compared. Findings of the study revealed that English Language has an opaque orthography as there is no grapheme-phoneme correspondence while Zambian Languages have a transparent orthography where each grapheme correspond to individual sounds and that the number of graphemes is almost equal to phonemes. Literacy and language instruction would be much easier for learners in a transparent orthography than opaque. English has certain parts of speech such as articles (determiners) which are not there in Zambian Languages. Unlike English, vowel length is distinctive in all Zambian language. English and Zambian languages use alphabetic writing system with about 93% shared symbols or graphemes. These similarities and variations imply that pedagogically, if learners learn letter knowledge and decoding in a Zambian language, they will transfer such knowledge to English or any other alphabetic language and vice versa. Conversely, in areas where there are differences, literacy and language learners will face difficulties. The study recommended that teachers in early grade classes should understand the variation of English and selected Zambian languages well in their regions to guide learners in schools.
Negative Mass & Astrotheology
Authors: Cusack Paul T E , John Saint
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we speculate about the beginnings of God and His universe. We use familiar calculations from AT Math that indicate that God began when the unphysical universe began. Mass appeared at t=1/2 E=-1.25. We show that Quantum Mechanics may be probabilistic but predictable.
Household Productivity and Poverty Assessment in Northern Nigeria: Evidence of Smallholder Farmers in Sudano-Sahelian Region
Authors: Aminu A , Halliru M , Ubale S , Mustapha A , Mustapha A L , Rano N.B , Idris A.A , Ladi H , Bello M.M
Published: December 2022

Cross-sectional data were collected from four (4) states (Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi and Gombe) in Northern Nigeria, covering 1,200 households. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire to elicit information on respondents' socioeconomic profile, production and Productivity parameters, household expenditure and other factors influencing poverty status. Descriptive statistics, FGT and Logistic regression model, were used for data analysis. The study discovered low access to agricultural finance and poor access to the market, which affected household productivity and overall income. Agricultural production is an important household activity which provides food and basic needs for the improved livelihood of households and communities. The results showed the presence of the majority of male respondents with formal education and access to extension and market. The average land area cultivated by the households was 2.02, with minimum and maximum of 0.55ha and 6.58ha, respectively. The highest proportion was reported for rice, maize and livestock in all the States. The land area productivity shows an average of 2.01ha, 1.92ha, 2.23ha and 2.19ha for Gombe, Bauchi, Jigawa and Kano, respectively. The highest average annual income was 351,284.39 for Kano State, followed by Gombe and Bauchi State (319,480.31 and 304,651.73), respectively. The reported poverty incidence was 71.33%, 69.67%, 70.67% and 64.67 for Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa and Kano States, respectively. The significant reported variables influencing poverty include output volume, cultivated land area, off-farm income, remittances and educational attainment. The volume of output produced and annual income available are also essential sources for poverty reduction and livelihood improvement in Sudano-Sahelian Region. The poverty incidence is increased with some high severity levels, necessitating development intervention. Reliable poverty alleviation programs and engagement of stakeholders, particularly Government, public and private partners, NGOs, INGOs and donors, should develop and implement measures to facilitate access to basic social services, especially for vulnerable households is vital. Promoting income diversification (farm, off-farm and non-farm sources) and strengthening incentives for increased enterprise engagement and agricultural production is essential in poverty reduction.
Efecto de beauveria bassiana balsamo, 1835 (hipocreales: clavicipitaceae) en la reproducción de meccus pallidipennis stal, 1872 (heteroptera: reduviidae)
Authors: Delgado-Gonzalez Laura Yelena , Lino Zumaquero-Ríos José , Sandoval-Ruíz César Antonio , Sampayo Andrade Axel
Published: December 2022

El riesgo sanitario de los triatominos como vectores de Trypanosoma cruzi está relacionado con la domiciliación de especies originalmente selváticas que logran adaptarse a hábitats humanos, encontrando variadas fuentes de alimento y refugio. Para el control de estos insectos se utiliza la fumigación residual con insecticidas piretroides, pero debido a la resistencia de los triatominos a insecticidas químicos y altos costos de fumigaciones permanentes, alternativamente se ha probado con éxito el potencial de algunos hongos entomopatógenos como controladores biológicos. Sin embargo, se desconoce el efecto de dosis sub letales sobre parámetros reproductivos, siendo estos factores muy importantes en el crecimiento poblacional y colonización de nuevos hábitats. En este trabajo probamos el efecto de una concentración de conidios baja de Beauveria. bassiana (1 x 10⁸ conidios/ml) en los parámetros reproductivos de hembras de Meccus pallipennis inoculadas en el estadio adulto, contabilizando diariamente el número de huevos puestos y eclosionados en un periodo de 44 días. No se registró inhibición de la oviposición, todas las hembras pusieron huevos, pero la infección fúngica redujo un 63% la fertilidad de las hembras tratadas. El rendimiento reproductivo de las hembras control fue de 56.7 ± 3.8 huevos /hembra/vida mientras que el rendimiento de las hembras infectadas fue de 20.8 ± 2.9 huevos /hembra/vida encontrando diferencias significativas entre las medias de los grupos. (p<0.0008). No se detectaron diferencias significativas en el porcentaje de eclosión entre ambos grupos (p=.3737). El sistema reproductor de las hembras infectadas no presento variación en el tamaño de las estructuras, sin embargo, se observaron organismos sin filamento terminal, germario, y las ovariolas vacías, con algunos ovocitos desprendidos del vitelario. Confirmamos la presencia de B. bassiana en la genitalia y ovocitos. Durante el diseño experimental se observó que los machos tratados con B. bassiana no completaron el patrón de cópula.
La evaluación docente desde una perspectiva de innovación en los profesores del centro de idiomas de la universidad de Tolima
Authors: Galindo Navarro Brillyd Lorena , Zorro Capera Susan Lorena , Orozco Roa Victor Alberto
Published: December 2022

La presente investigación se efectúa con la intención de guiar una práctica pertinente de evaluación docente, orientada al avance de la educación. Los participantes en el desarrollo del proyecto son los docentes y  coordinadores del Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad de Tolima;  a quienes se administró instrumentos como, el cuestionario que consta de preguntas abiertas y cerradas, se logra conocer sus perspectivas con respecto a la evaluación docente, para dar paso al diseño de una evaluación precisa y eficaz, acertada al propósito de la evaluación docente; precedida de entrevista dirigida a los profesores participantes, con el fin de involucrar a los docentes en el resultado en construcción de la propuesta final, ajustado a un enfoque formativo del educador. De esta manera, se busca contribuir al desarrollo propio de la evaluación docente, teniendo en cuenta los docentes como princípio de origen para la formación permanente, y al reconocimiento de los estudiantes como seres humanos, con fortalezas y debilidades en su aprendizaje.
Presentación atípica de masa en mama de 2 meses de evolución, reporte de caso clínico
Authors: Fernández Freire Miguel Ángel , Ramón Tigse Mónica , Fernández Freire Julio , Fernández Freire Alejandro , Bonilla Venegas Maritza
Published: December 2022

El rabdomiosarcoma primario de mama es una patología de baja incidencia en nuestro medio y también a nivel mundial, el subtipo más frecuente es el rabdomiosarcoma alveolar; se presenta con mayor frecuencia en niños y adolescentes; su etiología es desconocida, pero se ve asociado a tratamientos previos con radioterapia, quimioterapia, síndromes genéticos, entre otros. El panel estándar para realizar el diagnóstico es la inmunohistoquímica mediante marcadores como desmina, vimentina, miogenina. El tratamiento requiere de un abordaje multidisciplinar comprende tratamiento quirúrgico, quimioterapia y radioterapia.  La media de sobrevida a 5 años es de 44%.

Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 24 años, que debuta con adenopatías en cuello, masa en región infraorbitaria, adenopatías a nivel supraclavicular y en mamas, el cuadro se acompaña de alza térmicas, equimosis en extremidades junto con hemorragia subconjuntival izquierda.

Fue necesario realizar exámenes complementarios y se llega a un diagnóstico de Linfoma no Hodgkin de riesgo alto, estadio IV con infiltración a medula ósea con síntomas B más masa Burkitt más masa extranodal mediastinal, por lo que se inició tratamiento con quimioterapia con esquema RCHOP (rituximab, ciclofosfamida, vincristina, doxorrubicina, prednisona); recibió 8 ciclos con mejoría clínica, posterior realizan revisión de laminillas, de la primera biopsia de mama derecha dando el diagnóstico de rabdomiosarcoma alveolar.

El diagnóstico diferencial del rabdomiosarcoma es amplio por lo que se requiere de exámenes especializados como inmunohistoquímica, reacción en cadena de polimerasa entre otros, para llegar a un diagnóstico definitivo lo más pronto posible
Protocolo de sedestación para niños con parálisis cerebral espástica nivel funcional V
Authors: Díaz Corso Lilian Roció , Pedraza Vargas Steve Fernando
Published: December 2022

Los niños con parálisis cerebral (PC) espástica nivel funcional V, presentan gran limitación en la auto movilidad y el control postural. Por tal motivo la sedestación es una posición vertical exigente y poco explorada, por lo que esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar los efectos que genera un protocolo de sedestación sobre la función motora de los niños con PC espástica nivel funcional V. Se realizó un estudio cuasiexperimental con 2 estudios de caso, pre- postest, por medio de la GMFM. Se diseñó y validó por expertos un protocolo de ejercicios de sedestación específico para niños con PC nivel funcional V, el cual fue aplicado a los 2 casos estudiados. La frecuencia de aplicación del protocolo de neurorrehabilitación fue de 3 veces por semana durante 8 semanas consecutivas. El efecto que genera el protocolo de sedestación sobre la función motora en el caso del niño sin ningún tipo de comorbilidad es positivo; sin embargo, no se evidencia ningún cambio en la función motora en el caso del niño con las mismas características, pero con un antecedente clínico de epilepsia no controlada.
Los métodos alternativos como estrategia didáctica: En la formación artística como un aporte a la obra de arte emergente
Authors: Quispe Fernández Gregorio , Merino Dueñas Betsy , Quispe Grajeda Bezai , Halanoca Puma Doris , Contreras Rivera Robert Julio
Published: December 2022

El presente estudio, pretendió determinar los métodos alternativos utilizados en la formación de artistas emergentes. Así como analizar la forma en que las obras de arte emergente influyen en la sociedad y plasmar la realidad del arte emergente en la ciudad de Cusco. Metodológicamente siguió una ruta cualitativa, alcance exploratorio, tipo aplicado y diseño no experimental. La técnica utilizada fue el análisis documental, la cual nos permitió extraer de distintas fuentes, como tesis, artículos y páginas web, la información necesaria para dar respuesta a los problemas planteados. Respecto a la ubicación espacio-temporal, el estudio se sitúa en la ciudad de Cusco, 2022. Se concluyó de la aplicación de las técnicas, que por artistas emergentes, se entiende que son aquellos que recién salieron de sus instituciones, para debutar en el papel de artistas como tal, los cuales se caracterizan por el uso de métodos subjetivos u objetivos, tradicionales o novedosos, físicos o virtuales; por lo que las escuelas superiores de arte, deben buscar innovar en nuevos métodos artísticos y no sólo aplicar y enseñar las técnicas tradicionales, donde el apoyo de la sociedad es fundamental para el impulso comercial de nuevos artistas, y donde la población cusqueña no debe la excepción.
Gestión de residuos sólidos hospitalarios y salud ambiental en los centros hospitalarios
Authors: Vega Saucedo Edith Rosabel , Alcedo Feria Karla Violeta , Jáuregui Iparraguirre Paola Karina , Mendoza Ludeña Laura , Najar Marin Edilberto , Contreras Rivera Robert Julio
Published: December 2022

La generación de desechos en los centros hospitalarios es preocupante para el mundo porque conlleva a tener una inadecuada salud ambiental; por lo que la gestión de residuos sólidos hospitalarios y salud ambiental en los centros hospitalarios, es deficiente y muchas veces no es considerado como primordial por las autoridades dejando de lado este tema; por lo cual se tiene como objetivo determinar la relación de la gestión de residuos sólidos hospitalarios y salud ambiental en los centros hospitalarios y para llevar a cabo este estudio se realizó la revisión bibliográfica de múltiples artículos. La metodología fue cualitativa, descriptiva, correlacional, sistémica, analítica, hipotética, deductiva – inductiva; teniendo como conclusión que los desechos hospitalarios son peligrosos por ser contaminados y representan riesgo en la salud y también de forma ambiental, se debe manipular adecuadamente con el EPP, para evitar riesgos laborales y ambientales ya que ambos temas están relacionados; por lo tanto, una buena gestión de residuos demanda disminuir la generación de los mismos y esto reduce el riesgo de la salud ambiental, logrando garantizar el manejo apropiado y sostenible de los desechos.
Proyecto de extensión multidisciplinario gestión social para el desarrollo sostenible
Authors: Dávalos von Eckstein José Edmundo , Díaz Villar Laura Celeste , Macoritto Larrea Laura Larissa , Rolón Brítez Lilian Graciela
Published: December 2022

Los proyectos de extensión son un modo de integrar a la universidad con el medio social y productivo; uno de los fines es la actualización permanente y a través de ésta, reforzar el sentido de pertenencia de los estudiantes y egresados. En la Universidad Nacional de Canindeyú Sede Curuguaty, se realizan diversos proyectos de índole multidisciplinarios anualmente, pretendiendo un alto grado de participación en el intercambio con la comunidad educativa. Esta investigación toma como objeto de estudio al proyecto multidisciplinario de capacitación continuada denominada “Gestión social para el desarrollo sostenible”, cuyo objetivo principal es capacitar a estudiantes, docentes y público general en el marco de las actividades de gestión social tendientes a mejorar la calidad educativa, la producción y el consumo responsable, y, el manejo adecuado de las finanzas personales. En el estudio se utiliza una metodología cuantitativa de tipo descriptivo, con una muestra no probabilística, en estudiantes de grado y posgrado de ocho universidades públicas y privadas que se encuentran matriculados en distintas carreras y programas en el año 2021. El diseño fue no experimental de alcance exploratorio. La muestra fue de 242 participantes. Se concluye que se dieron a conocer durante el evento varios aspectos que involucran la calidad educativa paraguaya, la producción y el consumo responsable y el manejo adecuado de las finanzas personales. Se contó, además, con un buen número de participantes, los cuales se mantuvieron conectados por Facebook Live y por Zoom durante todo el evento, creándose un clima respetuoso y agradable. Mayoritariamente, el nivel de satisfacción manifestado por los participantes fue de “muy gratificante”
Medidas de seguridad vial para motociclistas de Palmira
Authors: Chacon Archila Aliz Julieth
Published: December 2022

Debido al elevado crecimiento poblacional, al acelerado aumento de la motorización particularmente de las motocicletas y dadas las restricciones para el desarrollo en infraestructura vial que ocasionan problemas como la congestión e incremento importante en los tiempos de viajes de los usuarios de la vía principalmente en las horas pico de los días hábiles, se ha aumentado la siniestralidad vial de los motociclistas, que al igual que los peatones y los ciclistas, son vulnerables debido a que no cuentan con una carrocería que los proteja en caso de presentarse colisiones, por lo que el impacto es recibido directamente por el cuerpo, que al incluirle factores como la velocidad que incluso llega a superar a los automóviles, implica que las consecuencias sean son mucho mayores, en donde el conductor o pasajero pierden la vida. Es por ello, que en este artículo se trata de señalar algunas medidas necesarias para prevenir la accidentalidad y brindar herramientas en seguridad vial para los motociclistas que transiten por las vías especialmente en la ciudad de Palmira (Valle del Cauca) – Colombia.
Contribución al conocimiento de las plantas medicinales del municipio de Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla
Authors: Cuautle García Lucero Montserrat , De Gante Cabrera Victor Hugo , Herrera Rico Areli
Published: December 2022

El presente artículo presenta los resultados del análisis del uso de plantas con fines medicinales en el municipio de Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla. Para la realización de la investigación, se eligió este municipio, por la presencia de diversos tipos de vegetación como los bosques de asociaciones de pino-encino y el bosque mesófilo de Montaña con diversos grados de conservación, así como por la diversidad cultural de su población, ya que cerca de la mitad de sus habitantes, pertenecen a pueblos originarios y cerca del 20% de la población, habla alguna lengua originaria. Para la realización del estudio, se llevó a cabo una revisión bibliográfica de la vegetación reportada para la zona, a partir de la cual se construyó un instrumento de encuesta semiestructurada y semidirigida que se aplicó a 1890 habitantes del municipio. Los resultados de las encuestas fueron trabajados en una base de datos, para su análisis. Se contabilizaron 250 especies que pertenecen a 80 familias botánicas. Las familias más mencionadas fueron Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae y Rutaceae, mientras que los usos medicinales más comunes fueron el tratamiento de dolor de estómago (23.81%), tos (11.29%), diarrea (6.94%), fiebre (6.75%) y heridas (4.89%).
Cirurgia periapical em incisivos superiores para o tratamento de periodontite apical persistente
Authors: Alves Regis Augusto Aleixo , Bonfim Hemmilly Lanna Barbosa Rodrigues , Ferreira Esther De Paula , Guimarães Gabriel Felipe , Lima Tainá Itana Coelho , Izelli Thabata Frederico
Published: December 2022

Em casos de persistência de lesões de periodontite apical em dentes submetidos ao retratamento endodôntico, a intervenção cirúrgica representa a alternativa capaz de tratar a infecção periapical sem condenar o elemento dentário à exodontia. Paciente do sexo feminino, 28 anos, procurou atendimento em consultório particular com queixa de desconforto à palpação na mucosa vestibular dos incisivos anteriores e histórico de duas intervenções endodônticas realizadas (tratamento e retratamento endodôntico). Ao exame clínico não foram observados sinais clínicos da inflamação tais como edema, eritema e fístula. O exame radiográfico evidenciou área radiolúcida envolvendo os ápices dos dentes 21 e 22. Para o estabelecimento de adequados diagnóstico e planejamento, foi solicitado exame de tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico (TCFC) cujas imagens revelaram área hipodensa periapical com preservação de corticais ósseas vestibular e palatina. O plano de tratamento envolveu cirurgia periapical em ambos os dentes que incluiu curetagem, apicectomia, retropreparo, retro-obturação e colocação de enxerto ósseo bovino. O diagnóstico anatomopatológico foi de granuloma periapical. O controle radiográfico de dois anos demonstra completa reparação óssea. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever um relato de caso clínico de intervenção cirúrgica periapical em dentes anteriores com periodontite apical persistente planejada a partir de exame de TCFC.

 

Palavras chave: Periodontite periapical, Cirurgia bucal, Apicectomia, Cicatrização, Tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico.
CISTO DENTÍGERO ASSOCIADO AO TERCEIRO MOLAR IMPACTADO PROVOCANDO REABSORÇÃO RADICULAR DO PRIMEIRO MOLAR – RELATO DE CASO
Authors: Junior Wilson José Mariano , Reis Sousa Ana Vitória , Boaventura Pires Giovanna , Ferreira Oliveira Letícia , Ferreira Bessa Vitória Gabriella
Published: December 2022

O cisto dentígero, também conhecido como cisto folicular, origina-se a partir do acúmulo de líquido entre o epitélio reduzido do órgão do esmalte e a coroa dentária, o que resulta na separação do folículo que circunda a coroa de um dente não erupcionado. Geralmente são radiolúcidos e uniloculares. O  objetivo do trabalho foi relatar um caso de cisto dentígero associado a um terceiro molar inferior impactado provocando reabsorção radicular externa do primeiro molar inferior. Paciente de   28 anos, sexo feminino, compareceu a clínica de ensino com queixa principal de “meu siso está incomodando” há cerca de 6 meses e sensibilidade no primeiro molar  inferior esquerdo. Foram realizadas coleta de Fibrina Rica em Plaquetas e Leucócitos (L-PRF),  exodontia do primeiro molar inferior e terceiro molar inferior esquerdo, enucleação do cisto como biópsia e a obtenção do resultado compatível com cisto dentígero. O diagnóstico e resultado obtidos nesse caso foram positivos. Os exames radiográficos e histopatológico foram realizados para complementar o diagnóstico. O histopatológico deverá ser realizado, pois o cisto dentígero é semelhante a outras lesões como o tumor odontogênico queratocístico e o ameloblastoma unicístico. As Fibrinas Ricas em Plaquetas e Leucócitos são inseridas formando um tampão no tecido lesado e são responsáveis pelo desencadeamento das próximas etapas da regeneração tecidual. As técnicas empregadas para tratamento do cisto dentígero são a enucleação e a marsupialização e em 85% dos casos a escolhida é a enucleação e a extração do dente associado.  O cirurgião-dentista deve estar preparado para fazer o diagnóstico preciso frente ao cisto dentígero e realizar o tratamento adequado ou o encaminhamento a um especialista, quando for necessário.
Diagnóstico de granuloma periapical em dente com características de lesão não-endodôntica
Authors: Alves Regis Augusto Aleixo , Da Silveira Stefany Martins , Silva Sanny Dias , Angelino Guilherme Lopes , Sousa Hidecazio De Oliveira
Published: December 2022

O diagnóstico endodôntico pode ser desafiador quando os aspectos radiográficos e clínicos não se correlacionam. Paciente sexo feminino, 50 anos, procurou atendimento no Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas de Senador Canedo, Goiás, queixando-se de desconforto e inchaço na mucosa vestibular dos dentes 32, 31 e 41. A radiografia periapical revelou área radiolúcida envolvendo as raízes dos dentes 32, 31, 41 e 42. Os testes de percussão vertical e horizontal foram negativos e o de sensibilidade pulpar a frio foi positivo em todos os dentes. Como o dente 31 apresentava alteração de cor na coroa, foi realizado teste de cavidade para a certificação da vitalidade pulpar cuja resposta também foi positiva. Assim, a hipótese diagnóstica inicial foi de lesão não-endodôntica. Após anestesia, foram realizados punção aspirativa, biópsia excisional e encaminhamento para o Centro Goiano de Doenças da Boca (FO-UFG, Goiânia/Go). O diagnóstico anatomopatológico foi de granuloma periapical contrariando os testes anteriormente realizados. Após laudo conclusivo, o dente 31 passou pelas etapas de abertura, preparo do canal com sistema Protaper Universal (Denstply-Maillefer), irrigação com solução de NaOCl a 2,5% e EDTA 17%, medicação intracanal com Ca(OH)2 P.A. e soro fisiológico e obturação com cimento endodôntico Sealapex (Sybron Endo) após 21 dias. O controle radiográfico de 3 anos mostra completo reparo tecidual. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever um relato de caso em que os sinais e sintomas clínicos não foram compatíveis com os achados anatomopatológicos discutindo a importância de esgotar todos os recursos diagnósticos para a tomada de decisão adequada.

Unitermos: Diagnóstico, granuloma periapical, preparo de canal radicular
ESTUDO COMPARATIVO DO ÍNDICE DE PERDA DENTÁRIA EM PACIENTES IDOSOS NORMOSSISTÊMICOS, HIPERTENSOS E DIABÉTICOS ATENDIDOS NA CLÍNICA DE ENSINO DA UNIEVANGÉLICA
Authors: Junior Wilson José Mariano , Dutra Laura De Jesus , Vieira Santos Carvalho Laura Fernandes , Souza Lucas Pereira , De Oliveira Randriely Barbosa
Published: December 2022

Objetivo: verificar o índice de perda dentária em pacientes idosos normossistêmicos, hipertensos e diabéticos. Métodos: o estudo foi realizado por meio de análise de prontuários e coleta das informações obtidas na anamnese e odontograma, dos pacientes com idade superior ou igual a 60 anos de idade, atendidos na Clínica Odontológica de Ensino (COE) da Universidade Evangélica de Goiás no período de 2018 a 2020. Os dados foram analisados pelo Software “Jamovi Stats Open Now”, tendo-se aplicado o teste exato de Fisher, com o nível de significância de 5% e o intervalo de confiança de 95%. Resultados: um total de 87 pacientes foram analisados, sendo 40 (46%) do sexo masculino e 47 (54%) do sexo feminino. A faixa etária, foi subdividida em 3 grupos sendo, grupo 1 de 60 a 70 anos que corresponde a 56 (64,4%) pacientes, grupo 2 de 71 a 80 anos que corresponde a 22 (25,3%) pacientes e grupo 3 de > 80 anos que corresponde a 9 (10,3%) pacientes. Em relação as condições sistêmicas, 33 (37,9%) foram pacientes considerados normossistêmicos, 37 (42,5) pacientes foram classificados como hipertensos, 4 (4,6%) pacientes como diabéticos, 10 (11,5%) pacientes como diabéticos e hipertensos e outras comorbidades referente a 3 (3,4%) pacientes. Conclusão: embora, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos, a perda dentária foi maior nos pacientes hipertensos e/ou diabéticos em relação aos normossistêmicos. Demonstrando que as alterações sistêmicas podem levar a maior perda dentária.
Aldosterone Immunoassay-Specific Cutoff Value for Seated Saline Suppression Test for Diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism
Authors: Kwon So Yoon , Park Jiyun , Park So Hee , Cho So Hyun , Lee You-Bin , Lee Soo-Youn , Kim Jae Hyeon
Published: December 2022

A seated saline loading test (SLT) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is one of the most accepted confirmatory tests of primary aldosteronism. However, LC-MS/MS is time-consuming and is not widely available in diagnostic laboratories compared to immunoassay. With immunoassay, it is unknown whether SLT in the seated position is more accurate than that of the supine position, and a cutoff value of post-seated SLT plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) must be established in the Korean population. Ninety-eight patients underwent SLT in both positions, and post-SLT PAC was measured by LC-MS/MS and radioimmunoassay. We confirmed primary aldosteronism if post-seated SLT PAC by LC-MS/MS exceeded 5.8 ng/dL. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was greater for seated than supine SLT (0.928 vs. 0.834, P=0.003). The optimal cutoff value of post-seated SLT by radioimmunoassay was 6.6 ng/dL (sensitivity 83.3%, specificity 92.2%).
Muslim Captives in Early Modern European Sculpture
Authors: Matar Nabil
Published: December 2022

In the early modern period, Europeans held Muslims captive and recorded their information, such as their number, places of origin and physical appearance. The experiences of the Turks were distinct from those of galley slaves or mine labourers for the slave masters, traders, record keepers, sea captains, church and government officials, and residents of towns and cities where captives walked, worked and even indulged in sensuous behaviour. Many captives spoke with their masters about their professions, families, favourite foods, regional traditions, and towns. Their stories arrived today thanks to these records. Although tales about Muslims were created which portrayed them in various roles and with distinctive traits and physical qualities, the portrayal of the Turk in sculpture was consistently the same: they were stereotyped in defeat and humiliation. In this period, male turcs dominated sculpture as it was more impactful to depict the intimidating and powerful Turks in shameful defeat and submission. In sculpture, the turc was forced to lose his voice heard in the stories they told. This paper studies how turcs are depicted in sculpture in the early modern period. [1] This chapter is largely taken from Mediterranean Captivity through Arab Eyes, 1517-1798 (Leiden: Brill, 2021), with the permission of the author.
CONSTRUCTION OF URBAN WETLAND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE PLANNING MODEL BASED ON MSPA ANALYSIS METHOD
Authors: Sun Shengnan , Li Shan , Tang Jiefang , Su Jinle
Published: December 2022

The traditional method does not accurately select the ecological landscape pattern index of urban wetland, which leads to the problems of low accuracy and long planning time, in order to solve this problem, an urban wetland ecological landscape planning model based on MSPA analysis method is constructed. By analyzing the basic components of urban wetland ecological landscape, such as patch density, aggregation index, dispersion index, average fractal dimension, landscape segmentation, shape index, spread index and Shannon diversity index, MSPA analysis method is used to extract the core area, patch area and ring of urban wetland. According to the extraction results, the minimum function of cloud fusion transformation of three-dimensional wetland ecological landscape is calculated, and the function is used to calculate the three-dimensional translation transformation amount and rotation matrix of three-dimensional wetland ecological landscape model. The data in the three-dimensional model are used for wetland ecological landscape planning, so as to complete the construction of wetland ecological landscape planning model. The simulation results show that the urban wetland ecological landscape planning accuracy of the model is high and the planning time is short.
The Behavior of HgMn Stars in the Far-UV—Paper 19: HD 149121
Authors: Monier Richard
Published: December 2022

The analysis of three spectra of the Mn Hg Sr star HD 149121 recorded by the SWP camera on board the International Ultraviolet Explorer does not reveal variations of the far-ultraviolet flux of this star over two sets of observations separated by about 6 yr. The synthesis of the Sr ii resonance line at 4215.52 Å in a high resolution high signal-to-noise SOPHIE spectrum of HD 149121 yields a large overabundance of about 200 times the solar abundance of strontium and confirms that HD 149121 is a strontium-rich HgMn star.
Re-evaluation of the Effect of Brown Dwarfs’ Viewing Geometry using a Bayesian Framework
Authors: Guerra Toro Mateo E. , Zhou Yifan , Bowler Brendan P.
Published: December 2022

A brown dwarf’s viewing geometry can affect measurements of variability amplitudes and emergent spectra. Historically, this angle was derived by combining rotation periods and

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assuming that they are statistically independent. Recently, Masuda & Winn showed that this assumption could lead to biased results. The same study presented a solution that properly incorporates the correlation between the equatorial and projected rotational velocities. We use this Bayesian framework to re-calculate the viewing angles of 18 variable brown dwarfs with known

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values and photometric rotation periods. We find that the viewing angle distributions change most significantly in equator-on cases. We re-derive the correlation coefficients between the viewing angle, variability amplitude, and color anomaly. These results confirm and refine these correlations and highlight the importance of proper posterior sampling to determine the inclination angle of the spin axis.
PERISTOLE: Package That Generates Time Delay Plots Caused by Gravitational Lensing
Authors: Venkatesh T. S. Sachin , Pundir Gaurav
Published: December 2022

We present PERISTOLE to study the various time delays associated with the pulsar rotation and other general relativistic aspects of binary pulsars. It is made available as an open-source python package which takes some parameters of the double pulsar system as input and outputs the rotational and latitudinal lensing delays along with the geometric and Shapiro delays that arise due to gravitational lensing. This package was intended to provide a way to quickly analyze, evaluate and study the differences between variations of the same systems and also to quantify the consequences that different parameters have over the system. Through this research note, we briefly describe the motivation behind PERISTOLE and showcase its capabilities using the only double pulsar system ever found, J0737–3039.
Polarimetry of the Total Lunar Eclipse on 2022 November 8
Authors: Zheltobryukhov Maxim , Zubko Evgenij , Chornaya Ekaterina , Kochergin Anton , Videen Gorden
Published: December 2022

We have measured the degree of linear polarization of the Moon during its total eclipse on 2022 November 8, and found P ≈ −2% in the V filter. The plane of preferential polarization was oriented at ∼36° counting clockwise from the lunar equator. These measurements suggest global asymmetry in the spatial distribution of aerosol particles in the uppermost atmosphere of Earth, with their net linear polarization being P ≈ −6.5%.
The Behavior of HgMn Stars in the Far UV—Paper 20: HD 14228
Authors: Monier Richard
Published: December 2022

The analysis of three spectra of the Mn Hg Sr star HD 14228 recorded by the SWP camera on board the International Ultraviolet Explorer does not reveal variations of the far-ultraviolet flux over a nine years time interval. The analysis of the TESS lightcurve of HD 14228 confirms a very short period of 0.34 day already reported in the literature. This periodicity, attributed to rotation, could be a mode of radial pulsation too.
A hotspot of lichen diversity and lichenological research in the Alps: the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park (Italy)
Authors: Nascimbene Juri , Gheza Gabriele , Bilovitz Peter O. , Francesconi Luana , Hafellner Josef , Mayrhofer Helmut , Salvadori Maurizio , Vallese Chiara , Nimis Pier Luigi
Published: December 2022

A checklist of 916 lichenised taxa is reported from the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park and its surroundings (Trentino-Alto Adige, N Italy), based on 7351 records from: (a) 72 literature sources, (b) eight public and private herbaria and (c) field observations by some of the authors. The study area appears as a hotspot of lichen diversity, hosting 30.1% of the lichen biota of the Alps in a territory that has 0.064% of their total surface area. This is mainly due to its high climatical, geological and orographic heterogeneity, but also to the long history of lichenological exploration, that started in the 19th century with Ferdinand Arnold and is still ongoing. The present work highlights the importance of detailed species inventories to support knowledge of biodiversity patterns, taxonomy and ecology and to properly address conservation issues. Fuscidea mollis var. caesioalbescens, Hydropunctaria scabra, Protoparmelia badia var. cinereobadia and Variospora paulii are new to Italy, 18 other taxa are new to Trentino-Alto Adige.
Audrey ou la discrétion
Authors: F. C.
Published: December 2022

Autour du récit de la relation thérapeutique nouée avec Audrey, l’auteure tente d’expliciter comment le gestalt-thérapeute peut être à la fois engagé et apparemment immobile, comment sa retenue peut être celle de la digue, et comment on peut être doux sans être doucereux.
Family of ruled surfaces generated by equiform Bishop spherical image in Minkowski 3-space
Authors: Solouma Emad , Abdelkawy Mohamed
Published: December 2022

The study of a family of equiform Bishop spherical image ruled surfaces created by some specific curves such as spherical image in Minkowski 3-space using equiform Bishop frame of that curve is presented in this paper. We also offer the necessary criteria for these surfaces to be equiform Bishop developable and equiform Bishop minimum in relation to equiform Bishop curvatures, as well as when the curve is enclosed in a plane. Finally, we provide an example, such as these surfaces.
Solitary wave solutions to Gardner equation using improved tan$ \left(\frac{\Omega(\Upsilon)}{2}\right) $-expansion method
Authors: Akram Ghazala , Sadaf Maasoomah , Dawood Mirfa , Abbas Muhammad , Baleanu Dumitru
Published: December 2022

In this study, the improved tan$ \left(\frac{\Omega(\Upsilon)}{2}\right) $-expansion method is used to construct a variety of precise soliton and other solitary wave solutions of the Gardner equation. Gardner equation is extensively utilized in plasma physics, quantum field theory, solid-state physics and fluid dynamics. It is the simplest model for the description of water waves with dual power law nonlinearity. Hyperbolic, exponential, rational and trigonometric traveling wave solutions are obtained. The retrieved solutions include kink solitons, bright solitons, dark-bright solitons and periodic wave solutions. The efficacy of this method is determined by the comparison of the newly obtained results with already reported results.
A new spectral method with inertial technique for solving system of nonlinear monotone equations and applications
Authors: Aji Sani , Awwal Aliyu Muhammed , Muhammadu Ahmadu Bappah , Khunpanuk Chainarong , Pakkaranang Nuttapol , Panyanak Bancha
Published: December 2022

Many problems arising from science and engineering are in the form of a system of nonlinear equations. In this work, a new derivative-free inertial-based spectral algorithm for solving the system is proposed. The search direction of the proposed algorithm is defined based on the convex combination of the modified long and short Barzilai and Borwein spectral parameters. Also, an inertial step is introduced into the search direction to enhance its efficiency. The global convergence of the proposed algorithm is described based on the assumption that the mapping under consideration is Lipschitz continuous and monotone. Numerical experiments are performed on some test problems to depict the efficiency of the proposed algorithm in comparison with some existing ones. Subsequently, the proposed algorithm is used on problems arising from robotic motion control.
Bifurcation and chaos in a discrete activator-inhibitor system
Authors: Khan Abdul Qadeer , Saleem Zarqa , Ibrahim Tarek Fawzi , Osman Khalid , Alshehri Fatima Mushyih , El-Moneam Mohamed Abd
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we explore local dynamic characteristics, bifurcations and control in the discrete activator-inhibitor system. More specifically, it is proved that discrete-time activator-inhibitor system has an interior equilibrium solution. Then, by using linear stability theory, local dynamics with different topological classifications for the interior equilibrium solution are investigated. It is investigated that for the interior equilibrium solution, discrete activator-inhibitor system undergoes Neimark-Sacker and flip bifurcations. Further chaos control is studied by the feedback control method. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to validate the obtained theoretical results.
Chaos criteria and chaotification schemes on a class of first-order partial difference equations
Authors: Li Zongcheng , Li Jin
Published: December 2022

This article is involved in chaos criteria and chaotification schemes on one kind of first-order partial difference equations having non-periodic boundary conditions. Firstly, four chaos criteria are achieved by constructing heteroclinic cycles connecting repellers or snap-back repellers. Secondly, three chaotification schemes are obtained by using these two kinds of repellers. For illustrating the usefulness of these theoretical results, four simulation examples are presented.
Expert Web System: Diagnosis of Visual Diseases
Authors: Boza-Chua Alejandro , Gabriel-Gonzales Karen , Andrade-Arenas Laberiano
Published: December 2022

Sight is one of the senses with the greatest sup- port for our daily life because the brain receives 80% of the information visually. However, it is one of the most neglected senses in Latin America, mainly in Peru. This is because since that in this country the sense of sight is related to the second disability with the highest percentage. Thus, 76% of the visually impaired population lost their sight due to lack of treatment or lack of early detection of any visual disease. For this reason, the present research work originated, which has the purpose of designing and implementing an expert web system oriented to the welfare of the vulnerable population regarding visual diseases and the care of the sense of sight. Therefore, the Buchanan methodology was used for the development of this project, which contains 5 phases of development and planning. This methodology allowed the identification of viable requirements for the expert web system, as well as the study of detailed solutions and design. Thus, it allowed the development of an expert web system that complies with the eye care, through early diagnosis. Finally, as a result of the present research work, it was obtained that the expert web system meets 88% of satisfaction, the value obtained through a questionnaire to a sample of 60 people, including patients and specialists of the company called MK Optical Center.
Multi Objective Optimization Algorithms for Mobile Robot Path Planning: A Survey
Authors: Abed Baraa Mohammed , Jasim Wesam Mohammed
Published: December 2022

Path planning algorithms is the most significant area in the robotics field. Path Planning (PP) can be defined as the process of determining the most appropriate navigation path before a mobile robot moves. Optimization of path planning refers to finding the optimal or near-optimal path. Multi-objective optimization (MOO) is concerned with finding the best solution values that satisfy multiple objectives, such as shortness, smoothness, and safety. MOOs present the challenge of making decisions while balancing these contradictory issues through compromise (tradeoff). As a result, there is no single solution appropriate for all purposes in MOO, but rather a range of solutions. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of mobile robot navigation strategies employed to find the path that has the minimum number of criteria (shortest, smoothness, and safest) so far. Here, multi objective approaches are discussed in detail in order to identify research gaps. In addition, it is important to understand how path planning strategies are developed under various environmental circumstances.
Cooperative and Competitive Serious Game for Operations and Supply Chain Management
Authors: Romagnoli Giovanni , Galli Matteo , Mezzogori Davide , Reverberi Davide
Published: December 2022

In the last decades, Serious Games (SGs) have been implemented more and more in the engineering field, for both educational and professional purposes. The interest in digital SGs has increased even more in the last years of covid-19 pandemic, due to their location-independent availability and to the possibility to use SGs to apply theoretical knowledge and involve the users in a challenging way. Since the beginning of project XXXX in October 2018, the University of Xxxx started to develop a brand-new SG with a strong focus on Operation and Supply Chain Management. The game has been studied as a multiplayer cooperative and competitive game which projects learners in a fictitious universe where multiple companies compete against each other in the same market. The realization of the game started from the definition of the didactical concept, underwent the user acceptance testing phases (alpha and beta tests) up until reach the release and the corresponding final evaluation feedback.
Exnovation : imaginer autrement les transitions durables à Bruxelles
Authors: Fossati Ela Callorda , Sureau Solène , Pel Bonno , Bauler Tom , Achten Wouter
Published: December 2022

Avec le concept d’exnovation, les Sustainability Transitions studies (ST) connaissent un changement de paradigme. Leur focale typique sur les niches d’innovation durables se déplace pour éclairer désormais le revers de ces processus d’émergence : les voies de sortie des systèmes sociotechniques qui posent des problèmes de non-durabilité. Cet article introduit l’exnovation shift qui s’opère au sein des ST et illustre sa pertinence pour appréhender les enjeux de la gouvernance des transitions à Bruxelles. Sur la base d’une revue de la littérature et d’une analyse exploratoire, l’article traite des limites des stratégies de transition fondées uniquement sur le soutien aux niches d’innovation, présente deux cas emblématiques qui structurent la littérature sur l’exnovation et souligne la nécessité de considérer de nouveaux domaines qui intègrent les enjeux de l’exnovation à l'échelle de la ville. Appliqué au cas bruxellois, le concept d’exnovation permet de faire une lecture systémique et critique des enjeux de la zone de basses émissions.
Exnovation: imagining sustainable transitions differently in Brussels
Authors: Fossati Ela Callorda , Sureau Solène , Pel Bonno , Bauler Tom , Achten Wouter
Published: December 2022

Avec le concept d’exnovation, les Sustainability Transitions studies (ST) connaissent un changement de paradigme. Leur focale typique sur les niches d’innovation durables se déplace pour éclairer désormais le revers de ces processus d’émergence : les voies de sortie des systèmes sociotechniques qui posent des problèmes de non-durabilité. Cet article introduit l’exnovation shift qui s’opère au sein des ST et illustre sa pertinence pour appréhender les enjeux de la gouvernance des transitions à Bruxelles. Sur base d’une revue de la littérature et d’une analyse exploratoire, l’article traite des limites des stratégies de transition fondées uniquement sur le soutien aux niches d’innovation, présente deux cas emblématiques qui structurent la littérature sur l’exnovation et souligne la nécessité de considérer de nouveaux domaines qui intègrent les enjeux de l’exnovation à l'échelle de la ville. Appliqué au cas bruxellois, le concept d’exnovation permet de faire une lecture systémique et critique des enjeux de la zone de basses émissions.
Axillary lymphadenopathy in a case of breast carcinoma
Authors: Vijayasarathy Padmini Chitradurga , Chikkannaiah Panduranga , Sajjan Netra M. , Ramalingaiah Vani B. , Venkataramanappa Srinivasamurthy
Published: December 2022

Cancer and tuberculosis are the most common illnesses in the world; however, their coexistence is not uncommon and a challenge for pathologists and clinicians. The instances of mucinous carcinoma and disseminated tuberculosis are exceptional. Here, we present such a rare case of incidentally detected mucinous carcinoma of the breast with disseminated miliary tuberculosis in a 59-year-old female. The pertinent literature is being reviewed.