bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity of a vegetarian population in Ghana
Authors: Asante Matilda , Frimpong Benjamin , Intiful Freda , Nkumsah-Riverson Portia , A. Nkansah Somah , Ofori-Amanfo Boadiwaa , Y. Dogbe Yaunuick , A. Asare George
Published: May 2021

Objective: This study examined the food consumption pattern and dietary diversity of a vegetarian population in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.Methods: A cross-sectional study was employed to examine the nutritional status of four (4) vegetarian groups in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. One hundred and twenty-two (122) vegetarians were recruited using the total enumeration technique. Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity were assessed using a validated qualitative food frequency questionnaire and a 24-hour dietary recall, respectively. Dietary diversity was calculated using the FAO guidelines.Results: Sixty eight percent (68%) of the vegetarians reported daily intakes of vegetable protein. Majority of the vegetarians (80.6%) reported daily intakes of cereals and grains while 54% reported daily intakes of tubers. Eighty two percent (82%) and 72% of the vegetarians consumed vegetables and fruits on daily basis respectively. A few ofthe vegetarians (29%) reported daily intakes of fruit juices. Soft drinks, deep fried foods and fast foods were occasionally consumed. About 40.3% of the vegetarians obtained a dietary diversity score of four (4). Majority of them (68.9%) had low dietary diversity.Conclusion: The vegetarians had low dietary diversity which may lead to inadequate nutrient intakes. Thus, there is the need for nutrition-related professionals to give appropriate information on a vegetarian diet and educate vegetarians to include a variety of foods in their diet.
Rationing of Electricity in Maputo City Residences through Education and Awareness Actions
Authors: M A Chapala Nelson
Published: May 2021

The level of rational use of electricity consumption by households in Mozambique is very low. This paper assesses whether, with the implementation of education and awareness actions through the door-to-door method, is possible to change the consumption habits and rationalize residential electricity consumption in Maputo city, Mozambique. The data was collected through questionnaires, observations, and interviews related to the habits of electricity consumption, the use of electrical equipment, and consumption of household appliances. This was followed by awareness creation on the use of electricity. The results show that after the campaign, the level of knowledge of the measures of rational use of electricity by consumers was increased by 55.3%, the level of adoption of the measures learned was increased by 30.5% and the monthly household consumption was decreased by 16.8%. Household consumption depends on the electrical equipment, and replacement of at least one 60W incandescent lamp in each residence with a 15W fluorescent lamp could bring a significant reduction in energy consumption. For example, the annual consumption of each family can be reduced by 94KWh and 23GWh in the entire City. The low level of rational use of electricity in Maputo city is due to lack of knowledge of the measures and little adoption of the known measures, use of inefficient equipment, low availability of the efficient equipment in the local markets, high cost of efficient technologies, and houses that offer few opportunities for rationing.

Rationing; Electricity consumers; Habits; Awareness; Maputo; Mozambique.
Alternativas Para Navegar Hasta Que se Calme el Mar
Authors: Vivanco-Menoscal Ricardo
Published: May 2021

Estimada editora: Ha transcurrido un año desde el inicio de la pandemia por COVID-19 y junto a esta las medidas de distanciamiento social. Durante este tiempo, la educación médica ha sufrido cambios relevantes incluyendo el uso de videoconferencias para impartir clases y la suspensión indefinida de prácticas intrahospitalarias. No obstante, me preocupa el impacto que estos cambios puedan tener en nosotros como futuros médicos.
Evaluación de la Utilidad de las Escalas Pronósticas del Status Epiléptico Convulsivo en el Status Epiléptico no Convulsivo
Authors: Bein Natalí , Garino Eliana , Ballesteros Diego , Leiguarda Ramón , Consalvo Damián
Published: May 2021

Introducción: El Status epiléptico no convulsivo (SENC) es una entidad clínica infrecuente. No existe al momento una escala específica predictora de mortalidad, así como tampoco se han definido cuáles son los factores que contribuyen al pronóstico de los pacientes. El objetivo del trabajo consiste en evaluar la utilidad de las escalas pronósticas utilizadas en el status epiléptico convulsivo (SEC): el Score de severidad de status epiléptico (STESS), la escala de RANKIN modificada de STESS (mRSTESS) y el Score de mortalidad en status epiléptico basado en la epidemiología (EMSE-EACEG) en pacientes con diagnóstico de SENC. Resultados: Se analizó un total de 66 pacientes con una edad media de 59 años (DE 18.5). Mientras que el STESS y el mRSTESS fueron de utilidad para predecir alta discapacidad al momento del alta en pacientes con SENC (p<0.05 y p<0.05 respectivamente), ninguno de los tres lo fue para predecir mortalidad. Conclusión: Siendo que los scores utilizados para predecir el pronóstico en pacientes con SEC no han demostrado igual precisión diagnóstica en el SENC, creemos que sería de gran utilidad validar una escala predictora de morbimortalidad para estos pacientes. Palabras clave: Mortalidad, Pronóstico, Status epiléptico no convulsivo
Magnetic Resonance Poor Prognostic Factors In Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Authors: García-Bermúdez Ricardo Jorge , Bertado-Cortés Brenda , Carrera-Pineda Raúl
Published: May 2021

Introducción: La esclerosis múltiple es una de las principales causas de discapacidad en personas jóvenes. Se caracteriza por lesiones en resonancia magnética que forman parte de sus criterios diagnósticos, prediciendo algunas de ellas discapacidad a largo plazo. En la población mexicana no existe descripción de las características por imagen de esclerosis múltiple. Materiales y métodos: Desarrollamos un estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrolectivo de cohorte en el servicio de Neurología del Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional “Siglo XXI” del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, en México, evaluando las características por imagen de resonancia magnética en pacientes con diagnóstico de esclerosis múltiple entre enero de 2017 y enero de 2020. Resultados: 75 pacientes fueron incluidos. En secuencia T2 el 8% tuvo 1-3 lesiones, 18.6% tuvo 4-9 lesiones en secuencia T2 y 73.3% tuvo 10 o más lesiones. El 50.6% tuvieron lesiones infratentoriales y el 61.3% tuvo lesiones en médula espinal. Lesiones captantes de gadolinio se encontraron en el 48%, con una mediana de lesiones de 2 (RIC 1,3). Conclusiones: Los pacientes mexicanos con esclerosis múltiple tienen una gran incidencia de factores de mal pronóstico por resonancia magnética, lo cual debería de guiar a un seguimiento más estrecho e influenciar en las opciones de tratamientos. Palabras clave: Discapacidad, epidemiología, esclerosis múltiple, pacientes mexicanos, Pronóstico
Centralismo y trayectorias institucionales en Chile. Factores determinantes para avanzar en descentralización fiscal pos 2021
Authors: Montecinos Montecinos Egon
Published: May 2021

El artículo es producto de una investigación sobre la dimensión fiscal del proceso de descentralización en Chile, y elabora un conjunto de propuestas en base a la implementación de dos experiencias piloto realizadas en regiones, y al curso que adoptó el proceso en países unitarios que vivieron reformas similares a la chilena. El objetivo fue identificar las principales características empíricas que permitan configurar un modelo empírico de descentralización fiscal posterior a la elección de gobernador regional el año 2021. Se sostiene que las trayectorias institucionales previas a las reformas políticas de los gobiernos regionales, son fundamentales para provocar cambios en la descentralización fiscal. La principal conclusión y resultado es que no existe un único camino para avanzar en esta materia, y que en general se opta por reformas que fortalecen las prácticas previas y no por cambios radicales en el diseño institucional. Un aspecto determinante ha sido el rol que ha jugado el territorio en la participación en transferencias o cobro de impuestos a nivel regional.
Entre um passado pioneiro e um destino de progresso: construção de um projeto político-intelectual no interior do Paraná
Authors: Maciel Fred , Mezzomo Frank Antonio
Published: May 2021

O artigo busca analisar ações político-intelectuais a partir da trajetória biográfica de Francisco Irineu Brzezinski, figura pública atuante no interior do Paraná nos anos de 1970/80. Com um corpus documental composto por entrevista, obras ensaísticas, pronunciamentos e artigos publicados na imprensa, atas, ofícios e projetos de lei produzidos pelo personagem, procuramos, a partir da teoria das elites e da história dos intelectuais, problematizar o que podemos chamar de um projeto intelectual de idealização histórica e um viés desenvolvimentista sobre as realidades de Campo Mourão e região.
New Trends in the Professional Training of Young People in the Modern Conditions
Authors: Kaliyeva Saule , Buitek Elvira , Мeldakhanova Marziya
Published: May 2021

The transformation of the importance of vocational education and training, the determining the development trajectories occur due to the structural changes that are under the influence of technological factor changes. Especially, digitalization, automation, robotics, the artificial intelligence, the transition to industry 4.0, the changing nature of consumer demand directly affect the restructuring of the labor market. The listed factors accelerate the development of new professions in demanded areas and the disappearance of outdated ones, they stimulate the improvement of needed skills and meet the modern requirements from employers for educationalщl programs. The purpose of research paper is to identify the new trends in the training of competitive young employees, taking into account the conditions of digitalization of economy The research methodology includes general scientific and theoretical research methods. Methods of tabular representation of data is used as statistical tool. Originality of the research is that It is relevant and necessary to develop new model of training young specialists, involving the implementation of educational, research, innovative and entrepreneurial, spiritual and moral activities that meet modern trends. Authors carried out the analysis of the level and quality of training of national personnel in terms of ensuring the future needs of the labor market of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the conditions of digitalization of economy. It includes the factors affecting the reproduction of competitive national personnel and their provision with high-quality jobs, identifying new trends in the training and retraining of professional personnel and improving their skills, examining the features of training competitive national personnel in the system of ensuring the balance of labor resources and jobs.  The paper was prepared within the grant project of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan AP09260584 «Employment restructuration in Kazakhstan in terms of social and economic tensions».
ЦИЛИНДРЛІК ЗОЛОТНИКТІ ТАРАТҚЫШТАҒЫ САҢЫЛАУЛАРДЫҢ ӨЛШЕМДЕРІН ТЕКСЕРУГЕ АРНАЛҒАН МАТЕМАТИКАЛЫҚ МОДЕЛЬДЕР
Authors: Түймебай Айгерим Султанбековна , Балабекова Кырмызы Гинаятовна
Published: May 2021

Мақалада жоғары жылдамдықты гидравликалық жетектерде цилиндрлік таратқыш катушкалар кеңінен қолданылды. Олардың басты артықшылығы – олар қарапайым және сенімді жұмыс істейді.Мақалада гидравликалық жетек элементтерінің өлшемдерін таңдау сипатталған және ЦЗТ арқылы өтетін сұйықтықтың шығынын есептеу үшін бастапқы мәліметтер анықталған. Есептеу нәтижелері статикалық сипаттамалар түрінде ұсынылған. Сондай-ақ, ЦЗТ-ның шағын ығысулары кезінде шығыстық айырмашылық сипаттамалары жүргізілді. Бұл есептеудің нәтижесі бүкіл гидравликалық жетекті жобалау кезінде ескерілуі керек.
SCHOOL LIKE AN ANTHILL
Authors: Bučiuvienė Stasė
Published: May 2021

Trakai Vokė Secondary School in Vilnius is 16 kilometers away from the city center. It is located in a beautiful corner of nature by the old valley of the Vokė River and is declared a school for everyone. Stasė Bučiuvienė, a member of the editorial board of the magazine, talks to the director of this school, physics teacher Gene Talačkienė, biology teacher Agne Avižienienė, physics teacher Irina Dobrovolskaitė, social pedagogue Diana Šaulinskiene.
The school currently has 370 students, including 35 graduates. The school employs a cohesive team of teachers who are able to release self-confident, aspiring people into independent life. Director Renė Talačkienė has been successfully managing the renovated school for ten years.
Myofascial Release
Authors: Duncan Ruth
Published: May 2021

Myofascial Release provides comprehensive training for hands-on therapists of all disciplines and at all levels to expand their practice. From technique descriptions and their applications to client interactions and the preservation of practitioner strength and functionality, this guide teaches therapists every crucial aspect of employing myofascial release to its fullest benefit.
Prescriptive Stretching
Authors: Berg Kristian
Published: May 2021

Prescriptive Stretching is a well-illustrated, scientifically sound book that will help you achieve better flexibility and improvedwellness." Brad Schoenfeld MS, CSCS -- Author of Women's Home Workout Bible and Sculpting Her Body Perfect "In Prescriptive Stretching, Kristian Berg offers a recipe for a pain-free life with safe and easy stretches." Ulf Westerlund MD, PhD "Prescriptive Stretching teaches the correct techniques for achieving balance in the muscles.
Clinical Mechanics and Kinesiology
Authors: Loudon Janice K. , Manske Robert C. , Reiman Michael P.
Published: May 2021

Clinical Mechanics and Kinesiology provides a solid foundation so that students of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training can understand biomechanics and functional anatomy as they relate to both normal and abnormal movement. Written by active clinicians with more than 40 combined years of clinical and teaching experience, this text is also a practical reference for rehabilitation professionals working with a range of populations and pathologies.
Therapeutic Stretching
Authors: Johnson Jane
Published: May 2021

A text for sport massage, sport therapy, and osteopathy students. Also a reference for massage therapists, sport therapists, osteopaths, physical therapists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and trainers working with individuals suffering from common musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.
Deep Tissue Massage
Authors: Johnson Jane
Published: May 2021

Many clients enjoy the sensation of deep tissue massage. Yet some therapists shy away from incorporating this form of massage into their treatments, believing it to require the application of force greater than what they can deliver. Or they are anxious about how to apply pressure safely.

Deep Tissue Massage describes how to use 83 compressive and stretching techniques in ways that are safe and effective for you and your clients. The reference contains step-by-step guidelines and over 165 color photos, which will help you deliver comfortable and satisfying massages to your clients. The techniques are organized by the part of the body being massaged (trunk, lower limbs, and upper limbs) and by the positioning of the client (three-quarter lying, supine, prone, and seated). Once you have learned about the techniques, you will then learn about incorporating them into effective routines by moving the client from one position to the next. Discover those techniques and treatment positions that appeal to you, and discard those that you find less helpful. You will find many of these techniques easy to apply and will quickly be able to include them as part of your practice.

Deep Tissue Massage explains techniques for avoiding overuse of your hands by incorporating the forearms, fists, and elbows. Throughout the book Client Talk boxes present tips for effective dialogue between therapist and client to ensure expectations are met and the client's limits for handling deep pressure are not exceeded. A photo gallery index provides a quick reference for treatment ideas or for checking technique.

Whether you are new to massage or a therapist with many years of experience, Deep Tissue Massage will be a great companion resource. Novices will love the easily accessible language and organization of this book, while veteran therapists will check technique and add variety to existing treatment routines. If used in a classroom setting, this book can stimulate debate and discussion about the proper use of deep tissue massage.
Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis
Authors: Ferber Reed , Macdonald Shari
Published: May 2021

A comprehensive resource for physical therapists and athletic trainers involved in clinical assessment and treatment of running-related injuries, personal trainers and coaches invested in preventing injuries and improving running performance, and serious runners with a basic knowledge of biomechanics and a passion for learning.
PROSPECÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA COMPARATIVA DE PATENTES DE PRODUTOS COSMÉTICOS UTILIZANDO METABÓLITOS SECUNDÁRIOS E PREPARAÇÕES COSMÉTICAS A PARTIR DO USO DE NANOTECNOLOGIA.
Authors: Machado Josemeire dos Santos , Paixão Juliana Azevedo da
Published: May 2021

Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal a busca de anterioridade sobre uso de metabólitos especiais empregados em preparações cosméticas, além de apresentar uma visão geral do estado atual de P&D de tecnologias nesta área de estudo. A metodologia de pesquisa inicial consistiu na associação dos dez diferentes códigos, C07J71/00, C07G3, C07G5, C07G17/00, C07G15, C07G11, A61K31, A61K8, A61K2236, A61K2800, verificados a partir dos anos 1970 até 2021, associados a diferentes produtos naturais e a preparações farmacêuticas e cosméticas, posteriormente foram realizadas pesquisas comparativas do uso de nanotecnologia para a produção de cosméticos, utilizando os seguintes códigos:  B82B, B82Y, C07, A61K31, A61K8, A61K2236, A61K2800, A61Q.  Japão e Estados Unidos se destacaram na área de cosméticos a partir de fontes naturais, com os maiores números de documentos de patentes depositados no grupo estudado, indicando que tais países estão seguros com a apropriação de seus conhecimentos. A partir da análise dos resultados encontrados na prospecção verificou-se que o uso de metabólitos secundários ainda é pouco difundido e apresentou um amplo crescimento entre os anos 1990 e 2000, apontando um decréscimo a partir de 2009 até a atualidade, demonstrando uma saturação do seu uso nesta área e a sua modificação por técnicas mais avançadas, como a nanotecnologia que exibiu crescimento a partir dos anos 2000, sendo O Japão, os Estados Unidos, Coréia e Rússia os principais detentores desta tecnologia.
Labilization and diversification of pyrogenic dissolved organic matter by microbes
Authors: Goranov Aleksandar I. , Wozniak Andrew S. , Bostick Kyle W. , Zimmerman Andrew R. , Mitra Siddhartha , Hatcher Patrick G.
Published: May 2021

Abstract. With the increased occurrence of forest fires around the world, interest in the chemistry of pyrogenic organic matter (pyOM) and its fate in the environment has increased. Upon leaching from soils by rain events, significant amounts of dissolved pyOM (pyDOM) enter the aquatic environment and interact with microbial communities that are essential for cycling organic matter within the different biogeochemical cycles. To evaluate the bio-reactivity of pyDOM, aqueous extracts of laboratory-produced chars were incubated with soil microbes and the molecular changes to the composition of pyDOM were probed using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry (Fourier transform – ion cyclotron resonance – mass spectrometry). Given that photo-degradation also affects the composition and reactivity of pyDOM during terrigenous-to-marine export, the effects of photochemistry were also evaluated in the context of the bio-reactivity of pyDOM. Ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry revealed that, after incubation, many different (both aromatic and aliphatic) compounds were degraded, and new labile compounds, 22–40 % of which were peptide-like, were produced. This indicated that a portion of pyDOM has been labilized into microbial biomass during the incubations. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectra revealed that some fraction of these new molecules is associated with fluorophores from proteinaceous and/or autochthonous/microbial biomass origin. Two-dimensional 1H-1H total correlation NMR spectroscopy identified a peptidoglycan-like backbone within the microbially produced compounds. These results are consistent with previous observations of nitrogen from peptidoglycans within the soil and ocean nitrogen cycles. Interestingly, the exact nature of the bio-produced organic matter was found to vary drastically among samples indicating that the used microbial consortium may produce different exudates based on the composition of the initial pyDOM. Another potential explanation for the vast diversity of molecules is that microbes only consume low molecular weight compounds, but they also produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), which initiate oxidative and recombination reactions that produce new molecules. The observed microbially-mediated diversification of pyDOM suggests that pyDOM contributes to the observed large complexity of natural organic matter. More broadly, pyDOM can be substrate for microbial growth and be incorporated in environmental food webs.
JOANNE : Joint dropsonde Observations of the Atmosphere in tropical North atlaNtic meso-scale Environments
Authors: George Geet , Stevens Bjorn , Bony Sandrine , Pincus Robert , Fairall Chris , Schulz Hauke , Kölling Tobias , Kalen Quinn T. , Klingebiel Marcus , Konow Heike , Lundry Ashley , Prange Marc , Radtke Jule
Published: May 2021

Abstract. As part of the EUREC4A field campaign which took place over the tropical North Atlantic during January–February 2020, 1216 dropsondes from the HALO and WP-3D aircraft were deployed through 26 flights to characterize the thermodynamic and dynamic environment of clouds in the trade-wind regions. We present JOANNE (Joint dropsonde Observations of the Atmosphere in tropical North atlaNtic meso-scale Environments), the dataset that contains these dropsonde measurements and the products derived from them. Along with the raw measurement profiles and basic post-processing of pressure, temperature, relative humidity and horizontal winds, the dataset also includes a homogenized and gridded data set with 10 m vertical spacing. The gridded data are used as a basis for deriving diagnostics of the area-averaged meso-scale circulation properties such as divergence, vorticity, vertical velocity and gradient terms, making use of sondes dropped at regular intervals along a circular flight path. 85 such circles, ~222 km in diameter, were flown during EUREC4A. We describe the sampling strategy for dropsonde measurements during EUREC4A, the quality control for the data, the methods of estimation of additional products from the measurements and the different post-processed levels of the dataset. The dataset is publicly available (https://doi.org/10.25326/221) as is the software used to create it (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4746313).
First record of the subfamily Sagrinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Eocene of North America
Authors: Legalov Andrei A.
Published: May 2021

Abstract. A new genus, Palaeatalasis gen. nov. (type species P. monrosi sp. nov.), from the tribe Megamerini (Chrysomelidae: Sagrinae) from the early-middle Eocene Green River Formation is described and illustrated. The new genus is similar to the Recent Atalasis Lacordaire, 1845 but differs from it in the subparallel sides of the pronotum, metafemora without teeth, and non-emarginate eyes. It differs from the Eocene Eosagra Haupt, 1950 in the large, convex, non-emarginate eyes, wide elytra, and transverse pronotum. The new genus is distinguished from the Paleocene Gallopsis Legalov, Kirejtshuk et Nel, 2019 in the wide forehead and convex eyes. It is the first record of the Sagrinae from North America and the fourth known species of the family Chrysomelidae from the Green River.
Diversidade sexual
Authors: Figueiredo Regina
Published: May 2021

O artigo aborda as origens da construção do padrão de classificação binária da sexualidade humana, apresentando as diversidades sexuais e de gênero humanas, registradas pelas Ciências Sociais ao longo da História. Sistematiza as ocorrências de diversidade sexual nas categorias: diversidades do sexo físico-biológicas; diversidades relativas à identidade de sentimento, autopercepção e classificação enquanto expressão de gênero; e diversidades de orientação dos afetos, desejos e parcerias sexuais. Com isso, visa difundir conhecimentos e facilitar a compreensão das discussões e propostas políticas, inclusive da área da Saúde, que têm o intuito de incluir e garantir plenos direitos a todos os indivíduos, incluindo aqueles que vivem a sexualidade de forma diversificada ao padrão binário e heteronormativo creditado pelo senso comum.
Sobre amores impossíveis e corpos improváveis
Authors: Neves Fabrício Monteiro , Ponte Vanessa Paula
Published: May 2021

O foco do ensaio recai sobre a relação entre corpo e sociedade, levando em conta os processos sociais contemporâneos de subjetivação mediados pelo universo virtual. Para desenvolver nosso raciocínio, tomaremos como ponto de partida algumas passagens do filme de ficção-científica Ela (no original Her), lançado em 2013, pelo diretor Spike Jonze, o qual evidencia a relação entre humano e máquina. Discorreremos acerca das representações de corpo, amor, comunicação e subjetividade presentes na estrutura social da narrativa, tecendo uma reflexão acerca do substrato material das relações. No curso do texto, questionamos: os processos da vida social podem ser pensados sem a referência do corpo? A partir da análise do ciberespaço, de onde emergem instigantes fenômenos sociais, o artigo busca repensar modelos sociológicos que ainda se apresentam como obstáculos epistemológicos para a disciplina.
Práticas culturais, além da distinção: novas abordagens teóricas
Authors: Moguillansky Marina
Published: May 2021

Este artigo propõe uma discussão crítica sobre as práticas culturais, seus determinantes sociais e emergentes subjetivos, a partir da reconstrução de trajetórias biográficas de diferentes sujeitos. A interpretação dessas trajetórias é baseada nas novas abordagens teóricas desenvolvidas pela sociologia francesa contemporânea, em particular a ideia de suportes sociais e a agência dos objetos, enquanto, ao mesmo tempo, recupera a abordagem de Michel Foucault sobre as tecnologias do eu.
Fact-checking: uma análise da checagem de informação política do projeto Truco!
Authors: Conceição Desirèe Luíse Lopes , Segurado Rosemary
Published: May 2021

O artigo tem por objetivo analisar a produção e divulgação de informação política na plataforma digital Truco!, um projeto de fact-checking – checagem de informação – da Agência Pública desenvolvido para as eleições 2014. A iniciativa, uma das pioneiras no Brasil, levantava discursos dos candidatos à presidência no Horário Gratuito de Propaganda Eleitoral (HGPE) na televisão e verificava as declarações comparando-as com dados disponíveis. A conclusão da verificação, publicada na internet, revelava se as falas continham informações corretas, sem contexto, distorcidas ou falsas. A metodologia consistiu na elaboração de indicadores para coleta de dados primários e entrevistas individuais. Os resultados permitem identificar um trabalho de jornalismo investigativo de qualidade, revelando um processo para a checagem e a ampliação do conteúdo político sobre temáticas surgidas no HGPE. Assim, construiu-se um espaço de contrainformação, com possibilidade de pensar a prática de checagem para fazer frente a um fenômeno recente, os casos de fake news – notícias falsas.
Nghiên cứu tác dụng tăng lực của viên nang cứng Banikha trên thực nghiệm
Authors: Anh Phạm Thị Vân , Gấm Nguyễn Thị Hồng , Loan Nguyễn Thị Thanh
Published: May 2021

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm đánh giá tác dụng tăng lực của viên nang cứng Banikha trên thực nghiệm. Chuột nhắt trắng được uống viên nang cứng Banikha liều 0,7704 và 2,3112 g/kg/ngày và sulbutiamin liều 96 mg/kg/ngày trong 2 tuần. Tác dụng tăng lực của Banikha được đánh giá trên mô hình chuột bơi, đo sức bám của chuột trên trục quay Rotarod và đo sức kéo của chuột trên máy đo sức kéo. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy viên nang cứng Banikha liều 0,7704 và 2,3112 g/kg/ngày làm kéo dài thời gian bám trên trục quay Rotarod, thời gian bơi và tăng sức kéo của chuột nhắt. Ngoài ra, Banikha cả 2 liều không ảnh hưởng đến nồng độ glucose và hàm lượng albumin máu chuột ngay sau bơi. Như vậy, viên nang cứng Banikha có tác dụng tăng lực trên thực nghiệm.
Tỷ lệ biến chứng vết thương chọc mạch sau chụp và can thiệp động mạch vành và các yếu tố liên quan tại Bệnh viện Đại học Y Hà Nội
Authors: Thu Nguyễn Thị Hoài , Lý Nguyễn Thị Minh , Quân Trần Hồng , Nhơn Bùi Văn , Ánh Hoàng Thị , Thép Đoàn Ánh , Hạnh Tống Văn
Published: May 2021

Chụp và can thiệp động mạch vành qua da ngày càng phổ biến, tuy nhiên tỷ lệ biến chứng vết thương chọc mạch còn ít được quan tâm. Tỷ lệ biến chứng của thủ thuật là tụ máu (11,5%), chảy máu (8,2%), tắc mạch (6,6%), giả phình mạch (3,3%). Động mạch thực hiện thủ thuật liên quan đến biến chứng vết thương chọc mạch (OR= 0,029, 95% CI: 0,003-0,2744). Thủ thuật chụp, can thiệp động mạch vành qua da tại Trung tâm Tim mạch - Bệnh viện Đại học Y Hà Nội có tỷ lệ biến chứng vết thương chọc mạch thấp, đặc biệt là biến chứng thông động tĩnh mạch.
Geochemistry of Some Canadian Nickeliferous Ultrabasic Intrusions
Authors: Wilson H. D. B. , Kilburn L. C. , Graham A. R. , Ramlal K.
Published: May 2021

The Katiniq ultrabasic sill was intruded as a liquid-crystal mixture. Cumulus silicate minerals accumulated at the center of a flow system. More dense cumulus sulfide liquid accumulated near the bottom of the sill and collected in riffle-shaped traps to form ore bodies.

The igneous series in the Cape Smith-Wakeham Bay belt of the Ungava peninsula rose through the crust along the boundary between the Churchill and Superior structural provinces of the Canadian shield. The composition of the series is contrasted with other magma series.

The ultrabasic rocks in the Bucko and Bowden deposits of the Manitoba (Thompson) nickel belt were intruded as a crystal mush with a much lower liquid content than that of the Katiniq sill. Silicate and sulfide phases show little evidence of gravity settling. Post-ultrabasic granitic intrusions cause extensive metasomatism of major elements but ore elements are not materially affected.

The McWatters, Ontario deposit, in a volcanic environment was intruded as a liquid-crystal mush with enough liquid to allow segregation of cumulus olivine toward the center of a dike flow-system, and gravity settling of cumulus sulfide liquid.
The Financial Performance on Asset Quality of Insurance Industry in Egypt (Panel Data Analysis)
Authors: Eladly Salah Mohamed
Published: May 2021

This study is an attempt to analyze the  impact of the financial performance on asset quality of insurance industry in Egypt as  applied on a sample of 19 insurance companies over the period 1999-2019.The financial performance measured by profitability (return on equity-return on investment) and liquidity results show that there is a significant negative linear relationship between the independent variable in terms ofX3, and the dependent variable; y, at a significant level less than (0.01), while there is no significant linear relationship between the independent variable of X1,X2, and dependent variable; y at a significant level greater than (0.05) . The study methodology used panel data analysis according to ARDL model and OLS, beside the robustness check supports these results using the Jarque-Bera test and the Durbin-Watson test statistic
Home-Based Activities in Support of New Zealand Children’s Literacy and Numeracy Skills
Authors: Munro Kylie J. , Jose Paul E. , Huntsinger Carol S.
Published: May 2021

Little is known about the possible benefits of parent-led activities to enable school readiness for New Zealand young children. A two-year longitudinal study of parents and their children (102 4-year-olds and 104 5-year-olds at Time 1) was conducted. Parents completed the Encouragement of Academic Skills in Young Children (EASYC) self-report measure of in-home academic activities, and children’s literacy and mathematics achievement were tested initially and one year later. Several parent-led activities were found to predict improved child academic ability across the sampled age range: 1) teaching basic addition and subtraction; and 2) writing and drawing practice.
Gaps in TB preventive therapy for persons initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: an explanatory sequential cascade analysis
Authors: Kalema N. , Semeere A. , Banturaki G. , Kyamugabwa A. , Ssozi S. , Ggita J. , Kabajaasi O. , Kambugu A. , Kigozi J. , Muganzi A. , Castelnuovo B. , Cattamanchi A. , Armstrong-Hough M.
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND: The WHO recommends TB symptom screening and TB preventive therapy (TPT) for latent TB infection (LTBI) in persons living with HIV (PLWH). However, TPT uptake remains limited. We aimed to characterize and contextualize gaps in the TPT care cascade among persons enrolling
for antiretroviral therapy (ART).SETTING: Four PEPFAR‐supported facilities in Uganda.METHODS: We studied a proportionate stratified random sample of persons registering for ART when TPT was available. Patient‐level data on eligibility, initiation, and completion
were obtained from registers to determine proportion of eligible patients completing each cascade step. We interviewed providers and administrators and used content analysis to identify barriers to guideline‐concordant TPT practices.RESULTS: Of 399 study persons, 309 (77%)
were women. Median age was 29 (IQR 25–34), CD4 count 405 cells/µL (IQR 222–573), and body mass 23 kg/m2 (IQR 21–25). Of 390 (98%) screened, 372 (93%) were TPT‐eligible. Only 62 (17%) eligible PLWH initiated and 36 (58%) of 62 completed TPT. Providers
reported hesitating to prescribe TPT because they lacked confidence excluding TB by symptom screening alone and feared promoting drug resistance. Although isoniazid was available, past experience of irregular supply discouraged TPT initiation. Providers pointed to insufficient TB‐dedicated
staff, speculated that patients discounted TB risk, and worried TPT pill burden and side effects depressed ART adherence.CONCLUSIONS: While screening was nearly universal, most eligible PLWH did not initiate TPT. Only about half of those who initiated completed treatment. Providers
feared promoting drug resistance, harbored uncertainty about continued availability, and worried TPT could antagonize ART adherence. Our findings suggest urgent need for stakeholder engagement in TPT provision.
Vaccination in the Yugoslav National Army: A Significant Risk Factor for Acquiring Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection During Army Service in the Former Yugoslavia
Authors: Grasselli Kmet Nina , Poljak Mario , Rajter Mojca , Selič Tanja , Baklan Zvonko , Pal Emil , Matičič Mojca
Published: May 2021

Background: To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, several state armies implemented obligatory vaccination programs also practiced in the former Yugoslav National Army (YNA). Iatrogenic hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmissions during vaccinations in the armies were well documented, but to the best of our knowledge, no such study has been performed in the former Yugoslavia. Objectives: In the present study, we determined risk factors for acquiring chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection in patients in Slovenia. This study focused on the detection of a statistically significant risk factor in males, namely “vaccination in the YNA”. Methods: One thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine patients from all Slovenian regions who tested positive for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) at the national referential laboratory for viral hepatitis diagnostics between January 1997 and December 2010 were included retrospectively. Accordingly, demographic, epidemiological, virological, and clinical data were extracted from the medical documentation and were statistically analyzed. Results: For 1,122 (64.9%) out of 1,729 patients, data regarding risk factors for acquiring HBV infection were available. The risk factor for infection of almost 60% of HBV chronically infected individuals with available data, followed by “HBV infection in the family” (19.8%) and “blood/blood products transfusion before the nineties” (8%) was unknown. Seven males (0.6%) (mean age ± SD, 53.7 ± 4.50 years) reported “vaccination in the YNA” as a risk factor for acquiring chronic HBV infection. “Vaccination in the YNA” was a significant risk factor for CHB infection in men over 46 years of age (P = 0.006). Conclusions: A significant risk factor for infection in Slovenian men over 46 years of age was identified as “vaccination in the YNA”, which is specific to this geographic region and, to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously described in the peer-reviewed literature.
Research on impact of employer brand dimensions on competitiveness in hotel industry
Authors: Ognjanović Jasmina
Published: May 2021

Human resources are one of the key resources for gaining and maintaining the competitive advantage of hotels, so increasing the value of human capital becomes a priority for hotel management. One way to increase the value of human capital is to build an employer brand in the hotel industry. The paper aims to examine the relationship between employer brand and competitiveness in the hotel industry. The obtained research results indicate the importance of the following five dimensions of the employer brand: organizational culture, work-life balance, the attractiveness of the hotel, corporate social responsibility, opportunities for training, development and advancement of employees. Results of correlation analysis indicate a positive, significant correlation between employer brand dimensions, while the regression analysis results support the impact of the hotel's employer brand on competitiveness. Corporate social responsibility has a significant impact on competitiveness as one of the dimensions of an employer brand.
Relative Performance of Conventional Versus Movable-Ballast Racing Yachts
Authors: DeBord Frank , Dunning Harry
Published: May 2021

Over the past few years several advanced concepts have gained wider acceptance from owners of large racing yachts and organizers of major international events. Two of these concepts, water ballast and canting keels, were evaluated during the design of the maxZ86 yachts Pyewacket and Morning Glory. This paper presents the key design features of these large movable ballast racing yachts and compares their performance to conventional racing yachts of similar size. Comparisons include results of physical model tests, CFD analysis using a panel code, velocity prediction program modeling, and sailing data from the existing boats. These results are accompanied by physical explanations of the differences, and the special testing and analysis requirements for the movable-ballast configurations are detailed. Finally, some of the design issues unique to the movable-ballast concepts and design trade-offs are discussed.
La fabrique matérielle des icônes littéraires : la collection « Auteurs » (Textuel et Gallimard / INA)
Authors: Audet René
Published: May 2021

Dans le cadre du présent dossier examinant différentes collections de monographies illustrées d’écrivains, cet article propose une étude de la collection « Auteurs », publiée par les Éditions Textuel puis Gallimard, commanditée par l’Institut français et en collaboration avec l’Institut national de l’audiovisuel. Sa formule est quelque peu inusitée : à un essai, une petite anthologie, une iconographie s’ajoute un CD d’extraits sonores tirés des fonds de l’INA ; elle arbore également une maquette graphique singulière. Ces choix concourraient, malgré leur relatif respect des conventions du genre de la monographie sur un écrivain, à faire de ces ouvrages les moteurs d’une opération de surcanonisation, menée dans une visée utilitariste. Les signaux contradictoires associés à ces livres-objets témoigneraient d’une difficile insertion dans l’échiquier culturel mondial autant que d’une préfiguration de l’entrée dans le champ de la culture numérique.
Single Semi‐Metallic Selenium Atoms on Ti3C2 MXene Nanosheets as Excellent Cathode for Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
Authors: Zhao Danyang , Wang Peng , Di Haoxiang , Zhang Peng , Hui Xiaobin , Yin Longwei
Published: May 2021

Rechargeable Li–O2 batteries are promising due to their superior high energy density but subject to sluggish oxygen reduction/evolution kinetics. Developing highly efficient catalysts to improve catalytic activity and alleviate oxidation–reduction overpotential of Li–O2 batteries is of great challenge and importance. Herein, a CO2‐assisted thermal‐reaction strategy is developed to fabricate isolated semi‐metallic selenium single‐atom‐doped Ti3C2 MXene catalyst (SASe‐Ti3C2) as cathodes for high‐performance Li–O2 batteries. The isolated moieties of single Se atom catalysis centers can function as active catalytic centers to drastically enhance the intrinsic LiO2‐absorption ability and thus fundamentally modulate the formation/decomposition mechanism of lithium peroxide (Li2O2) discharge product, thus demonstrating greatly enhanced redox kinetics and efficiently ameliorated overpotentials. Theoretical simulations reveal that the interaction between Se‐involved moieties and Ti3C2 substrate greatly enhances the intrinsic LiO2‐absorption ability and fundamentally promotes the charge transfer between electrode and Li2O2 product, deeply ameliorating the round‐trip overpotential. The well‐designed SASe–Ti3C2 electrode exhibits decreased charge/discharge polarization (1.10 V vs Li/Li+), ultrahigh discharge capacity (17 260 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1), and superior durability (170 cycles at 200 mA g−1) as cathode for Li–O2 batteries. The promising results will shed light on the design of highly efficient catalysts for oxygen‐involved systems of future investigation.
Antiviral and Anti‐Inflammatory Treatment with Multifunctional Alveolar Macrophage‐Like Nanoparticles in a Surrogate Mouse Model of COVID‐19
Authors: Li Bin , Wang Wei , Song Weifeng , Zhao Zheng , Tan Qingqin , Zhao Zhaoyan , Tang Lantian , Zhu Tianchuan , Yin Jialing , Bai Jun , Dong Xin , Tan Siyi , Hu Qunying , Tang Ben Zhong , Huang Xi
Published: May 2021

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is continually worsening. Clinical treatment for COVID‐19 remains primarily supportive with no specific medicines or regimens. Here, the development of multifunctional alveolar macrophage (AM)‐like nanoparticles (NPs) with photothermal inactivation capability for COVID‐19 treatment is reported. The NPs, made by wrapping polymeric cores with AM membranes, display the same surface receptors as AMs, including the coronavirus receptor and multiple cytokine receptors. By acting as AM decoys, the NPs block coronavirus from host cell entry and absorb various proinflammatory cytokines, thus achieving combined antiviral and anti‐inflammatory treatment. To enhance the antiviral efficiency, an efficient photothermal material based on aggregation‐induced emission luminogens is doped into the NPs for virus photothermal disruption under near‐infrared (NIR) irradiation. In a surrogate mouse model of COVID‐19 caused by murine coronavirus, treatment with multifunctional AM‐like NPs with NIR irradiation decreases virus burden and cytokine levels, reduces lung damage and inflammation, and confers a significant survival advantage to the infected mice. Crucially, this therapeutic strategy may be clinically applied for the treatment of COVID‐19 at early stage through atomization inhalation of the NPs followed by NIR irradiation of the respiratory tract, thus alleviating infection progression and reducing transmission risk.
Alkyl Enol Ethers: Development in Intermolecular Organic Transformation
Authors: Ahmad Sarwat Asma Ziya , Jena Tapan Kumar , Khan Faiz Ahmed
Published: May 2021

Alkyl enol ethers (AEE) are versatile synthetic intermediates with a unique reactivity pattern. This review article summarizes the synthesis of AEE as well as its reactivity and how enol ether undergoes intermolecular reactions for various bond formation, leading to the construction of several useful organic molecules. The synthetic applications of alkyl enol ethers towards intermolecular bond‐forming reactions include metal‐catalyzed reactions, cycloaddition and heterocycle formation as well as rwactions in the field of natural products synthesis. The achievement of these impressive transformations prove the countless synthetic potential of AEE. The main objective of this review is to bring attentiveness among synthetic chemists to show how AEE extensively can be used to react with both electrophiles as well as nucleophiles, thereby behaving as an ambiphilic reactant. We trust that the unique reactivity pattern of alkyl enol ethers and the fundamental mechanistic idea can attract chemists in AEE chemistry. Exclusively, intermolecular reactions of AEE with other functionalized moieties have not been reviewed to the best of our knowledge.
Cardiovascular disease risks in younger versus older adult B‐cell non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors
Authors: Ocier Krista , Abdelaziz Sarah , Kim Seungmin , Rowe Kerry , Snyder John , Deshmukh Vikrant , Newman Michael , Fraser Alison , Smith Ken , Porucznik Christina A. , Shoaf Kimberley , Stanford Joseph B. , Lee Catherine J. , Hashibe Mia
Published: May 2021

Introduction

Young cancer survivors may be at increased risk of early‐onset chronic health conditions. The aim of this population‐based study is to estimate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among younger versus older B‐cell non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (B‐NHL) survivors compared with their respective general population cohorts.

Methods

B‐NHL survivors diagnosed from 1997 to 2015 in the Utah Cancer Registry were matched with up to five cancer‐free individuals on birth year, sex, and birth state, using the statewide Utah Population Database. Electronic medical records and statewide health care facility data were used to identify disease outcomes ≥5 years after cancer diagnosis. Cox Proportional Hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios for B‐NHL survivors diagnosed at <65 years and ≥65 years old.

Results

Younger B‐NHL survivors had higher relative risks than older cancer survivors of chronic rheumatic disease of the heart valves (HR = 4.14, 99% CI = 2.17–7.89; P valueheterogeneity = 0.004); peri‐, endo‐, and myocarditis (HR = 2.43, 99% CI = 1.38–4.28; P valueheterogeneity = 0.016); diseases of the arteries (HR = 1.63, 99% CI = 1.21–2.21; P valueheterogeneity = 0.044); and hypotension (HR = 2.44, 99% CI = 1.58–3.75; P valueheterogeneity = 0.048). B‐NHL survivors of both age groups had elevated relative risks of heart disease overall and congestive heart failure.

Conclusion

Younger B‐NHL survivors had higher risks than older B‐NHL survivors of specific cardiovascular diseases compared to their respective general population cohorts.