bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The impact of cannabidiol on epileptic children’s quality of life
Authors: Sousa Taysa , Rodrigues Brendha , Colaço Polyana , Remígio Andreza , Fernandes Carla , Silva Sarah , Lacerda Tobias , Melo Neto Alexandre , Silva Jaílson , Souza Bruno
Published: June 2023

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the impact of cannabidiol on the quality of life of children followed at outpatient level in the city of João Pessoa after failed attempts at therapy with other antiepileptic medications. METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study. The research has the home scenario, for convenience, with the application of a questionnaire to a group of parents or legal guardians of the epileptic children in use of cannabidiol oil, about the perceptions about the quality of life of the children. The population had 23 individuals. The population was composed of parents or legal guardians of children up to 17 years of age using cannabidiol-rich oil. A validated form developed by Mark Sabaz et al., entitled “Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy - Questionnaire QOLCE: Parent Form” was used. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In Well-Being, mean scores were 92.21 before CBD, and 76.95 after use. In the Behavior section, the mean was 102.34 before the CBD, and 67.34 after. In Health, the mean before the CBD was 4.43, with a good evolution to 2.30 after use. The mean Quality of Life described before cannabidiol was 4.65, also evolving to 2.34 after use of the substance. In Cognition an average of 79.65 was found before CBD and 101.26 after use. The results confirm the hypothesis about the benefits of the CBD on childrens quality of life, and are mostly confluent with the literature of the area.
Therapeutic hypothermia in patients with neonatal asphyxia - Cross-sectional study in neonatal ICU in the Southern Brazil
Authors: Denicol Mariana , Calegari Marcelo , Soares Cátia , Ritter Valéria
Published: June 2023

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal asphyxia causes a large part of infant deaths, especially during the perinatal period. In addition to the high mortality rate, it is also responsible for the majority of brain disabilities in patients born at term. Therapeutic hypothermia is the therapy recognized for reducing brain damage in newborns who suffered asphyxia and progressed with moderate to severe encephalopathy. OBJECTIVE: The present study compares outcomes in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia in relation to patients who had criteria for initiating the protocol at birth, however, due to worsening of the condition or delay in starting therapy, they did not complete the 72 hours of therapy. METHODS: It is a Cross-sectional study carried out through analysis of the neonatal ICU database at Hospital da Criança Conceição from March 2017 to September 2020. RESULTS: This is a study with 21 patients sample, which 12 patients underwent therapeutic hypothermia and 9 did not perform or did not complete the therapeutic hypothermia protocol. The results showed better outcomes in the intervention group about the necessity of oxygen use and the possibility of oral feeding. CONCLUSION: The outcomes of this study demonstrate a tendency, already recognized by entities and units that use therapeutic hypothermia, with better outcomes in patients who underwent hypothermia.
Patients under 21 years old with a diagnosis of stroke admitted between 2005 and 2019 in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Omori Mayara , Barros Bárbara , Souza Adriano , Ribeiro Armênio , Rufino Marcos , Mattos Edima , Oliveira Margarete
Published: June 2023

Introduction: The hospitalization rate of young patients affected by stroke has been increasing and tends to worsen if there is no improvement in socioeconomic and educational conditions, quality of hospital care and primary and secondary control of risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To collect data and alert health professionals to the prevalence of stroke in children under 21 years of age, identify risk factors and their causes between 2005 and 2019, in a high complexity hospital in the western region of the state of São Paulo - Brazil. METHODS: An analytical longitudinal retrospective study was carried out using data collected from the patients’ medical records. RESULTS: The prevalence of stroke in children under 21 years of age hospitalized in the period was 0.18%. Excluding the external ones, thrombosis was the most frequent cause of stroke and most patients (74%) had comorbidities and/or concomitant risk factors, such as the use of oral contraceptive, allergic diseases, hematopathies, heart diseases, hydrocephalus, central nervous system tumors and autoimmune diseases. CONCLUSION: These data should alert health professionals to the importance of early diagnosis, as the initial signs and symptoms are nonspecific and can be confused with other neurological diseases, while the complications and sequelae are long-lasting, sometimes lifelong, and need to be minimized.
Meningococcal disease in children: an overview of hospitalizations and morbimortality in the State of Bahia and macro-regions from 2011 to 2020
Authors: Cunha Vitória , Almeida Nívea , Souza Clarissa , Avena Katia
Published: June 2023

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations of children due to meningococcal disease in Bahia and its macro-regions, estimating morbidity and mortality due to the disease. METHODS: This is an ecological, time-series study carried out through the Hospital Information System (SIH/DATASUS), from 2011 to 2020. The variables of interest were gender, age group, ethnicity, character and care regime, and outcome, grouped by year and macro-region in Bahia. RESULTS: There were 431 hospitalizations of children between 0 and 14 years of age due to meningococcal infection, with a predominance of the age group of 0 to 4 years, male, mixed-race, attended on an emergency basis and in a public service regime. Of the hospitalized patients, 91.4% (n=394) were discharged and 8.6% (n=37) died. There was higher mortality and lethality among patients aged between 0 to 4 years. Among Bahia’s macro-regions, the East and Central-North had the highest and lowest number of cases of the disease, respectively, while the East and the Far South had the highest mortalities and fatalities. CONCLUSION: The epidemiological profile of meningococcal disease in Bahia follows the global and national trend, with a predominance among boys, brown, aged between 0 to 4 years, whose prevalence, mortality and lethality stand out among the age groups studied. Taking into account the endemic status of meningococcal disease in the state, these results can support and direct specific strategies to combat meningococcus, reinforcing the need for constant preventive actions and epidemiological surveillance, with the establishment of health promotion strategies and better applicability of resources. for the eradication of the disease.
Jubilación. Prioridades de la vida para ser bien vivida. Cuidarse para disfrutar
Authors: Zanelli Jose Carlos
Published: June 2023

Esta obra del profesor José Carlos Zanelli es un aporte significativo para todos aquellos que se preparan para la etapa de sus vidas denominada jubilación, así como para quienes, dependiendo de la edad o condición particular, puedan hacer uso de esta actividad de cuidado propio de la salud como de otras dimensiones igualmente importantes en la vida. El trabajo de Zanelli, nombre reconocido tanto en el ámbito brasileño como internacional, es fruto de una reflexión académica y de una tradición de experiencias de intervención, que en formato de cartilla —ahora traducida al español— se nos presenta de forma didáctica y lúdica, para que el llamado a la reflexión cuidadosa se dé en nuestro avance por cada casilla de tablero que acompaña esta entrega y en la posibilidad de compartir esta obra que Zanelli generosamente pone a nuestra disposición. Invitamos a todas las personas, cuidadores y profesionales que, más allá de su condición de jubilación o no, puedan interesarse, divulgar y extender el alcance de este esfuerzo por compartir pautas del bienestar y calidad de vida.
Culture and law in the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study of social progress by domestic Marxists in the XXI century
Authors: Fedin Aleksandr Nikolaevich , Kechaikina Elena Mikhailovna
Published: June 2023

In the present paper from the positions of dialectical method and comparative-historical analysis the problem of culture and law in relation to social progress and its study by modern domestic Marxists is considered. The authors prove that the study of social transformations at the level of theoretical generalizations or specific conditions of development of systems of social relations by modern authors is based on the original ideas of historians and philosophers of the 1960s. The paper focuses on the analysis of the interaction between culture and law in the spatial and temporal dimensions. Particular attention in the article is paid to methodological contradictions in approaches when analyzing social progress in the society of "real" socialism. The authors consistently prove why the conclusions of representatives of the neo-Marxist school of T. Adorno and H. Marcuse about the forms of human alienation of late capitalist society cannot be considered fair to societies at the legal level that deny private property. According to the conclusions of the article, culture and law in the idea of social progress in the theory of modern domestic Marxists develop on two levels. The first level is characterized by theoretical rethinking of the category of socio-economic formation and statement of social progress in the analysis of large historical epochs. The second level focuses on the development of Marx's humanistic ideas, which are based on the principle of identifying social progress with man's acquisition of full freedom.
Forms of Compensation for Harm in Public International Law
Authors: Belozertsev Sergei Mikhailovich
Published: June 2023

The study of the problems of international legal responsibility as one of the basic elements of international legal regulation is of particular importance due to the fact that the subjects of international law, taking advantage of the dispositivity and consensual nature of its norms, abuse them in their own interests, often seriously infringing the interests of their international partners. The institution of international legal responsibility is one of the earliest forms of interstate relations that arose long before the formation of public international law as a legal system. The article discusses the forms of compensation for harm in public international law. The property and non-property forms of compensation for harm are highlighted. The key characteristics of international legal responsibility are defined, such as compensation for harm, as the most effective sanction for unlawful actions, and restoration of the violated rights and interests of the victim. The analysis of the order and consequences of the application of forms of international legal responsibility is given. The institute of international legal responsibility is very extensive, we have considered only some of its part concerning the forms of international legal responsibility. Forms of international legal responsibility can be of a property and non-property nature. Property forms of liability include: restitution, compensation, satisfaction. Non-property forms of responsibility include: retorsions and reprisals. As a result of the conducted research, it is concluded that the forms of liability are most effective when they are combined when several property forms of liability (for example, restitution and compensation) are used together with non-property forms of liability. It is noted that non-property forms of liability are the most effective in terms of influencing the reputation of the harm-doer, due to their publicity.
600 mg of Lithium, Quarantine, and "Third-Spaces"
Authors: He Caroline
Published: June 2023

With a mix of prose, critical reflection, and an accompanying series of drawings inside a daily planner, this intimate essay reimagines multiple conceptions of "space" in relation to different kinds of sickness and wellbeing. Meditating on COVID-19 quarantine spaces and bipolar disorder mood/mind-spaces allowed me to discover messied "third" spaces that explore margins, and complicate ideas of boundaries and binaries. Doing so allowed me to think through new possibilities of healing, restoration, and intimacy when we talk about mental health. I offer up my personal account of a young female Asian American graduate student navigating a ten-year struggle with clinical bipolar disorder, and the personal experiences of "madness," relapse, and recovery during the winter and spring of 2021. I reflect on my daily routines inside my 800-square-foot apartment and my growing realization that prevailing ideas of "space" are incomplete and contradictory—but can be replete with futurities and learning possibilities. Fittingly, this creative piece does not endeavor to offer any neatly packaged analysis or solid conclusions. Instead, I present one account of grappling with mental illness under extraordinary circumstances and hope it can speak to individual and collective discussions on mental health, disability, and spatiality.
Review of Warring Visions: Photography and Vietnam by Thy Phu (Duke University Press)
Authors: Hawley Collin
Published: June 2023

Thy Phu’s Warring Visions: Photography and Vietnam draws on archives of the Vietnam War that center Vietnamese perspectives to complicate the historical and contemporary visual representation of Vietnamese identities that have been filtered through the Western narrative of the Vietnam War. Her book emphasizes the significance of typically denigrated visual materials including propaganda and vernacular photographs. She focuses on the complex deployment and reception of photographic objects as politicized symbols, sources of memorialization, and identity formation.
"It Means Possibility"
Authors: Burns Nathan
Published: June 2023

Following the cataclysmic AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, a defiant embrace of the word "queer" and new technology sparked an influx of films by independent filmmakers that were later termed "New Queer Cinema." As a product of its time, New Queer Cinema interrogates the heteronormativity it conflicts with and thus breeds a reimagining of what queer film can look like. The conflict between queer identity and its heteronormative surroundings drives distance between queer individuals and their communities, as well as larger social structures. This distance leads to a sense of isolation. This article explores themes of isolation within select New Queer Cinema films and offers a potential reference point from which we can understand queer life and cultural production in the midst of yet another global illness—COVID-19. Gus Van Sant’s 'My Own Private Idaho' (1991) highlights isolation from heteronormative social structures, particularly the nuclear family unit. Cheryl Dunye’s 'The Watermelon Woman' (1996) focuses on a curation of queer kinship as a survival tactic in the face of this isolation. Gregg Araki’s 'Totally Fucked Up' (1993) and Thomas Bezucha’s 'Big Eden' (2000) both explore themes of self-imposed isolation. 'Totally Fucked Up' provides an essential New Queer Cinema perspective of this phenomenon; meanwhile, 'Big Eden' challenges assumptions that queer individuals are destined to be isolated by imagining a future in which this is not the case. Themes of isolation are essential to the New Queer Cinema genre as a product of its circumstances. Yet, it also provides a basis from which the possibilities of future queer cinema and culture can be imagined. Understanding this relationship is critical as we begin to understand the effects of structural and social isolation on the queer community as exacerbated by COVID-19.
The Black Shoals Dossier
Authors: King Tiffany Lethabo , Latty Stephanie , Lumsden Stephanie , Recollet Karyn , Scribe Megan
Published: June 2023

This dossier collects four reflections on 'The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies' (2019) with responses by its author Tiffany Lethabo King. This dossier is based on an American Studies Association 2021 roundtable organized by Beenash Jafri.
Intramuscular ketamine provides better sedation and scan conditions in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging: A single-blinded observational study
Authors: Jain Anuj , Kaushal Ashutosh , Trivedi Saurabh , Thaware Pooja , Chaudhary Narendra , Jain Suruchi
Published: June 2023

Objectives:

The objectives of this study were to compare the quality of sedation provided by intravenous (i.v.) and intramuscular (im) ketamine for pediatric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials and Methods:

This study was a non-randomized, single-blinded, and prospective observational study. After receiving approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, a total of 108 children aged 2–7 years were divided into two groups, with 54 children in each group. In the i.v. group, children received ketamine at a dose of 1.5 mg/kg intravenously, while in the im group, children received ketamine at a dose of 4 mg/kg intramuscularly. If a Ramsay sedation score of 6 (RSS-6) was not achieved, half of the loading dose of ketamine was repeated. In both groups, rescue propofol boluses of 1 mg/kg intravenously were administered whenever the child moved. The primary outcome measure was the quality of sedation, which was assessed by a blinded radiologist. The time taken to reach RSS-6, the number of rescue propofol boluses, the total time wasted in taking repeat sequences, and the time required to achieve a modified Aldrete score of 9 (MAS-9) were recorded.

Results:

The im group demonstrated significantly better sedation quality. In the i.v. group, the time to achieve RSS-6 was significantly shorter, but it required more rescue propofol boluses to maintain sedation. The i.v. group also experienced a notable increase in the total time wasted during repeat sequences. On the other hand, the i.v. group exhibited a shorter time to reach MAS-9 compared to the im group.

Conclusion:

The im group showed superior sedation quality when compared to the i.v. group. However, it is important to consider that the im group experienced a longer recovery time.
UNKNOWN DOCUMENT ABOUT CZECH WRITER PETR KŘIČKA
Authors: Motornyi Andrii
Published: June 2023

The publication presents an unknown manuscript dedicated to the work of the Czech poet, translator and teacher Petr Ladislav Křička (1884-1949). Its author is the P. L. Křička’s wife Anna Křičková. The document, written at the request of the Ukrainian Czech language literature scientist, professor of Lviv University V.A. Motornyi, tells us about individual pages of the Czech writer’s life, the beginnings of his creative biography, memories of his study years at school and at the Sorbonne University of Paris, etc. A special place in this material is given to the role of P. L. Křička’s personal contacts with famous figures of Czech culture of the first half of the 20th century, their influence on his talent as a writer.
FORMATION OF CRITICAL THINKING TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH IN A NON-LINGUAL UNIVERSITY
Authors: Korotka Nataliia , Pidkolesna Lyudmyla
Published: June 2023

The article analyzes the need for the formation of critical thinking technologies for students of non-native high schools while learning English. It has been established that the formation of students' critical thinking is a necessity dictated by modernity and the rapid development of the latest technologies. The article discusses the concepts of "critical thinking" and "criticality". The main three stages of the technology of forming critical thinking are described: challenge, comprehension, reflection. It is clear that the challenge stage purpose is to actualize previously acquired knowledge. The comprehension stage consists in acquiring new knowledge on one or another scientific problem, and the reflection stage is designed to generalize the acquired knowledge, as well as to form the student's own point of view, to encourage the continuous search for new sources of information and its analysis. It has been proven that the methodology and technology of teaching English in language and non-language high schools, although it has many common features and similarities, but also has significant differences. The article analyzes the problems that an English language teacher in a non-speaking university may face, such as: low level of foreign language proficiency of students, low level of motivation of learning English, passivity of students in classes, as well as concentration only on specialized subjects. Several technologies for the formation of critical thinking in English language classes at non-language high schools are proposed: "K-W-L" tables, interactive recording systems while reading the text. At the reflection stage, the following types of work are offered: writing various types of argumentative essays on the topic that is studied, creating conceptual tables in which students can compare three or more aspects of one or another scientific problem that is studied; discussions, expressing somebody's point of view.
PENGARUH LITERASI KEUANGAN TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN UMKM DI KECAMATAN TEJAKULA
Authors: Santiara I Made , Sinarwati Ni Kadek
Published: June 2023

Financial literacy helps a person in managing his finances and in making important decisions regarding the investments he makes. Having good financial literacy can enable individuals to make informed decisions about their money and minimize the possibility of having financial problems. This study aims to determine the influence of financial literacy on the financial management of MSMEs in Tejakula. This research uses an associative approach. The sample from this study was 50 MSME actors in Tejakula. The data used in this study is primary data. The data collection technique in this study was questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this study is simple regression analysis. The results of this study show that financial literacy has a positive and significant effect on financial management.
Statistik Pertandingan Sepakbola Tim Persekama Madiun Pada Kompetisi Liga 3 Indonesia
Authors: Nugraha Fedyta Setiatama , Mandalawati Titin Kuntum , Utomo Andri Wahyu
Published: June 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keterampilan passing, dribbling, shooting, heading berhasil dan gagal, serta ball position yang dilakukan tim Persekama Madiun pada Kompetisi Liga 3 Indonesia Tahun 2021. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif, dengan metode yang di gunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode analisis dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunkan pengamatan (observasi) oleh judge. Populasi ini adalah tim Persekama Madiun Kompetisi Liga 3 Indonesia 2021 , Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah Persekama Madiun. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah match analysis untuk mengukur penguasaan teknik-teknik sepakbola. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan pendekatan secara non statistik. Analisis non statistik dilakukan dengan membaca tabel-tabel, grafik-grafik atau angka-angka yang tersedia. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh hasil sebagai berikut : Persekama Madiun melawan Persinga Ngawi memiliki hasil passing berhasil sebanyak 350 dengan persentase sebesar 81% dan passing gagal sebanyak 84 dengan persentase 19%, dribbling berhasil sebanyak 156 dengan persentase sebesar 85%, gagal sebanyak 28 dengan persentase 15%, shooting berhasil sebanyak 4 dengan persentase 33%, kegagalan sebanyak 8 dengan persentase 77%, heading berhasil sebanyak 28 dengan persentase 82% dan kegagalan heading sebesar 6 dengan persentase 18%. Persepon Ponorogo memiliki hasil passing berhasil sebanyak 134 dengan persentase sebesar 64% dan passing gagal sebanyak 21 dengan persentase 36%, dribbling berhasil sebanyak 33 dengan persentase sebesar 61%, gagal sebanyak 21 dengan persentase 39%, shooting berhasil sebanyak 3 dengan persentase 37%, kegagalan sebanyak 5 dengan persentase 63%, heading berhasil sebanyak 34 dengan persentase 76% dan kegagalan heading sebesar 11 dengan persentase 24%. Berdasarkan dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa : teknik dribbling merupakan teknik yang paling paling bagus di bandingkan dengan teknik yang lainnya, kekurangan dalam tim adalah banyaknya shooting gagal atau off target dibandingkan shooting berhasil on target.
EXPERIENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER ECHINOCOCCOSIS
Authors:   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Shyla R. S. , Mogilevets E. V. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Belyuk K. S. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Zhuk I. G. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Soroka O. S. ,   Grodno University Clinic, Grodno, Belarus, Denischik A. A. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus
Published: June 2023

Background. Liver echinococcosis is a parasitic liver disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The choice of surgical strategy for this pathology remains challenging. Objective. To analyze the received surgical outcomes in patients with liver echinococcosis. Material and methods. From 2012 to 2022, 27 patients with liver echinococcosis were treated in “Grodno University Clinic”. All patients underwent an extensive diagnostic evaluation that included a complex of laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods as well as surgery. Results. All the patients underwent resections, including laparoscopic ones (25.9%). No post-operative complications and fatal outcomes were recorded. Conclusions. Patients with liver echinococcosis should be referred to specialized regional or republican hospitals. It is necessary that patients should undergo CT of the abdominal and chest cavities as well of the brain in search for additional foci. Preference should be given to minimally invasive surgical techniques. Negative serology test to echinococcosis does not rule out the presence of a parasite-induced lesions in a patient. The technique of total vascular isolation during surgery is preferable for resection of liver cysts with invasive growth into nearby large vessels.
Bayesian optimisation for additive screening and yield improvements in chemical reactions – beyond one-hot encoding
Authors: Ranković Bojana , Griffiths Ryan-Rhys , Moss Henry B. , Schwaller Philippe
Published: June 2023

Reaction additives play a significant role in controlling the reactivity and outcomes of chemical reactions. For example, a recent high-throughput additive screening identified a phthalimide ligand additive for Ni-catalysed photoredox decarboxylative arylations. This discovery enabled a 4-fold yield improvement by stabilising oxidative addition complexes and breaking up deactivated catalyst aggregates. Despite the promise of such large-scale screenings, they remain inaccessible to most research groups due to their cost and complexity. In this work, we demonstrate how to uncover similar results under much lower experimental budgets using Bayesian optimisation empowered methodology. We consider a unique reaction screening setting with 720 additives, forcing us to go beyond simple one-hot encoding of the reaction components. By investigating a range of molecular and reaction representations, we demonstrate convincing improvements over random search-inspired baselines. Importantly, our approach is generalisable and not limited to Ni-catalysed reactions, but can be applied to achieve yield improvements in diverse cross-couplings or other reactions, potentially unlocking access to new chemical spaces that are of interest to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The code is available at: https://github.com/schwallergroup/chaos.
An Activity-Based Sensing Approach to Monitor Nanomaterial-Promoted Changes in Labile Metal Pools in Living Systems
Authors: Bonet-Aletá Javier , Pezacki Aidan , Oi Miku , Hueso José Luis , Santamaría Jesús , Chang Christopher J.
Published: June 2023

Metal-based nanoparticles are a promising class of materials for diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. However, mechanisms of action of these nanomedicines remain insufficiently understood due in large part to our limited understanding of the dynamic equilibria between solid metal nanoparticles and labile metal ions generated from these nanoparticles within complex biological milieus. Here we apply activity-based sensing to directly identify and investigate the fate of labile copper pools with metal and oxidation state-specificity generated by anticancer copper nanomedicines. We found that treatment of cells with copper-releasing CuFe2O4 and Cu2Fe(CN)6 nanoparticles alter labile Cu(I)/Cu(II) ratios through an increase in labile Cu(II), while overall labile copper levels decrease. Labile copper release triggers compensatory responses in two major antioxidant pathways, glutathione (GSH) and nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (NRF2), as well as in metal homeostasis to limit copper availability via synergistic upregulation of copper export (ATP7B) and downregulation of copper import (CTR1) proteins. These findings establish the value of activity-based sensing as a generalizable approach for labile metal imaging to help decipher molecular mechanisms of bioactive metal nanoparticles and guide the development of more effective nanomedicine diagnostics and therapies to target metal-dependent disease vulnerabilities.
Atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide on mesoporous zirconia using zinc(II) acetylacetonate and air
Authors: Yim Jihong , Haimi Eero , Mäntymäki Miia , Kärkäs Vile , Bes René , Arandia Gutierrez Aitor , Meinander Kristoffer , Brüner Philipp , Grehl Thomas , Gell Lars , Viinikainen Tiia , Honkala Karoliina , Huotari Simo , Karinen Reetta , Putkonen Matti , Puurunen Riikka L.
Published: June 2023

The self-terminating chemistry of atomic layer deposition (ALD) ideally enables the growth of homogeneously distributed materials on an atomic scale. This study investigates the ALD of zinc oxide (ZnO) on mesoporous zirconium oxide (ZrO2) using zinc acetylacetonate [Zn(acac)2] and synthetic air in a fixed-bed powder ALD reactor. A broad variety of methods, including thermogravimetry analysis, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, low energy ion scattering, X-ray absorption near edge structure, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy-mass spectrometry, and density functional theory calculations were used to analyze the reactant and the resulting samples. The factors affecting the zinc loading (wt%) on ZrO2 were investigated by varying the ALD reaction temperature (160 °C–240 °C), the calcination temperature of zirconium oxide (400 °C–1000 °C) and the ALD cycle number (up to three). The studied process showed self-terminating behavior, with the areal number density of zinc of approximately two atoms per square nanometer per cycle. Zinc was distributed throughout ZrO2. After the Zn(acac)2 reaction, acac ligands were removed using synthetic air at 500 °C. In the following cycles, the already-deposited ZnO acted as nuclei for further ZnO growth. This study demonstrates the potential of Zn(acac)2 as an ALD reactant and provides an initial understanding of ZnO growth via ALD on high surface area porous particles as an example for catalytic applications.
EDUCAÇÃO, HISTÓRIA E GAMES: PARA ALÉM DAS FRONTEIRAS ESCOLARES
Authors: De Azevedo Pedrosa Stella Maria Peixoto , Soares Kauan Pessanha
Published: June 2023

O artigo apresenta parte dos resultados de uma pesquisa que utilizou dois jogos digitais da franquia Call of Duty, em conjunto com outras mídias, para o ensino de História Contemporânea a jovens de uma escola municipal de ensino fundamental II carioca, em área com altos índices de pobreza e violência. O público alvo foi de 14 alunos em recuperação na disciplina, com perfis de evasão escolar, desinteresse nas atividades escolares e dificuldade de aprendizado. Para abordar os conteúdos teóricos sobre conflitos contemporâneos de modo lúdico e atrativo, utilizamos os jogos como forma de articular o conteúdo curricular a partir de mídia popular entre eles. Na construção da metodologia do trabalho, empregou-se uma abordagem qualitativa com o uso de grupos focais, visando a apreender as percepções dos alunos sobre o que observaram nos jogos e verificar de que modo estes elementos poderiam ou não dialogar com os fatos históricos estudados e pesquisados durante as atividades. Os resultados obtidos extrapolaram as expectativas iniciais, pois houve melhoria  atitudinal em sala de aula e no conhecimento em História, que foi ampliado e transpassou as fronteiras dos conflitos mundiais como algo distante na história e sem importância, havendo comparações com as realidades em que viviam.
DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DA ESCOLA PÚBLICA: UMA CRÍTICA À SÍNTESE BRASILEIRA
Authors: Castro Marcela Moraes de
Published: June 2023

Tendo em vista o protagonismo da seleção de diretores no cenário brasileiro, este artigo tem como objetivo interrogar a centralidade da democratização da escola pública vinculada ao acesso do diretor à função, em detrimento de uma perspectiva que considera tal função articulada à dimensão da colegialidade. Essa identificação, corroborada pelos ordenamentos oficiais, não problematiza, no âmbito macroestrutural, o discurso sedimentado pelas políticas de Estado e fortalece a ideia de que a seleção de diretores seria capaz de induzir a democracia na escola. A partir das abordagens pós-estruturalistas, dialogo com pesquisas que traduzem a experiência de democratização e de erosão democrática das escolas públicas no contexto português. Na contemporaneidade brasileira, considero os estudos que assumem o movimento de perdas democráticas nas instituições representativas da política do Estado para justificar que tal articulação reforça a disputa por uma democracia de caráter procedimentalista e não estruturante de uma sociedade e escola democráticas. No tempo político, afirmado por uma proposta ameaçadora das instituições democráticas, faz-se necessário tensionar os limites daquilo que é imposto pelo plano formal-legal, a partir da ação praticada na organização escolar.
A UTILIZAÇÃO DE CENÁRIOS VIRTUAIS DE APRENDIZAGEM ONLINE COMO INTERFACES DIDÁTICO-PEDAGÓGICAS NO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Lima Santos Willian , Silva Souza Ferrete Anne Alilma
Published: June 2023

A experiência empírica desse estudo ocorre no contexto da pandemia do Novo Coronavírus (COVID-19), em que o distanciamento físico trouxe à tona um novo modelo educacional que buscou suprir algumas necessidades da Educação Básica, trata-se do Ensino Remoto Emergencial. Levando-se em conta essa reconfiguração na educação, o presente estudo teve como principal objetivo identificar as práticas docentes desenvolvidas no campo das linguagens durante o distanciamento físico, a partir dos Cenários Virtuais de Aprendizagem utilizados no processo de Ensino Remoto Emergencial, em três escolas de Ensino Fundamental da rede pública de Jeremoabo/BA. A pesquisa tem sua abordagem qualitativa com viés descritivo. A coleta de dados ocorreu de forma virtualizada, assim, utilizou-se para a produção de dados: entrevista semiestruturada com oito professores realizadas através do aplicativo WhatsApp. Os dados foram analisados a partir da técnica de análise de conteúdo de Bardin (2016). Como resultado, a pesquisa apontou os Cenários Virtuais de Aprendizagem Online organizados pelos professores diante da prática docente virtualizada, bem como os desafios que foram enfrentados no processo de Ensino Remoto Emergencial. Mesmo diante da pouca participação e inclusão dos alunos nas aulas remotas, bem como, falta de preparação docente para o uso das TDIC, as práticas docentes virtualizadas mais predominantes foram: gravação de videoaula, produção de podcasts, questionários online, e compartilhamento de vídeos, fotos, músicas, e atividades dos livros didáticos.
TRANSDISCIPLINARIEDADE EM HISTÓRIA E LINGUAGENS: Uma análise de aulas de campo no Museu Histórico Nacional com alunos do Pré-Vestibular Social da Fundação Cecierj (2015 – 2017)
Authors: Braga Luiz Paulo da Silva , Martins Cláudio de Oliveira
Published: June 2023

O trabalho apresenta um projeto de aulas de campo transdisciplinares entre História, Literatura Brasileira e Redação, realizadas no Museu Histórico Nacional (MHN), na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. A atividade ocorreu anualmente, de 2015 a 2017, com alunos do Pré-Vestibular Social (PVS) da Fundação Centro de Ciências e Educação Superior a Distância do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Fundação Cecierj) – Consórcio Cederj. O objetivo principal foi analisar a experiência na tentativa de destacar características que vão além da discussão isolada do conteúdo das disciplinas. Como perspectiva teórica, mobilizaram-se as contribuições de Pierre Nora (1993) sobre as relações entre memória e História, além dos estudos de intelectuais como Regina Abreu (1996) e Silvana Rubino (1996), sobre a história e o funcionamento de museus no Brasil, especialmente do MHN, e Isac N. Iribarry (2003) e Akiko Santos (2008), sobre transdisciplinaridade em educação. Como resultado, foram observadas transformações nas práticas dos docentes e o estabelecimento, por parte dos alunos, de interlocuções entre as exposições do MHN, a realidade e os conteúdos das disciplinas, critérios importantes para aprovação no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem) – o principal objetivo do PVS.
Técnicas de litigación estratégica en materia penal
Authors: Yanez Yanez Karla , Mila Frank
Published: June 2023

La investigación está enfocada en analizar las técnicas de litigación oral para una litigación estratégica en materia penal, en tal sentido, se parte del antecedente normativo relativo a la tendencia internacional de la incorporación de la oralidad en los sistemas procesales penales, lo cual ha generado la necesidad de analizar las técnicas de litigación que permitirán un mejor desempeño de los abogados litigantes conforme a ciertos fundamentos teóricos que han sido desarrollados a nivel dogmático. El método empleado parte de una investigación de tipo cualitativa descriptiva, documental, empleándose el análisis documental crítico de la doctrina, obteniéndose como conclusiones que es menester dominar los fundamentos de las técnicas de litigación oral y los elementos que hacen vida a nivel de teoría del caso para lograr un óptimo desempeño que se inscriba en la denominada litigación estratégica en el campo penal.
Libraries and Sanctuary
Authors: Vincent John
Published: June 2023

Libraries and Sanctuary is a practical guide to how libraries and their staff can support 'new arrivals' - people who have crossed borders to reach a country. The book looks at the different drivers behind an individual's move, their need for signposting, and at the sorts of barriers that are faced by new arrivals and people seeking sanctuary. Readers will discover the background reasons for migration, the global political context of migration, and the likely impacts of both of these. They will also gain an understanding of just how much work libraries have done so far; learn from practical initiatives, 'what works' examples and longer case studies; identify gaps in library provision; and find inspiration to start similar initiatives in their own institution. Drawing on the author's decades of work in libraries and social exclusion, this is a book for anyone seeking to create an inclusive and welcoming library community.
GENDER ROLE CONSTRUCTS OF BOYS AND GIRLS IN TELEVISION COMMERCIALS AIMED AT CHILDREN- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: M Anuradha , Kannan S
Published: June 2023

The current paper is a comparative analysis of two studies- one conducted by me two decades ago (2002) and the same study carried out again in 2022 that investigated the gender differences in television commercials aimed at children. Both the studies attempted to identify whether there are any patterns in terms of the production, presentation and editing techniques with reference to gender in television commercials specifically aimed at children; to probe the nature of relative patterns within and between sets of data and compare them. Hart (1991) suggested that the underlying meaning in a text, as intended by the producers, could be revealed by identifying and counting any significant textual features. The study attempted to compare the results of the previous study with the current one with the objectives: to (i) find out products associated with girls only, boys only and girls & boys commercials (ii) examine the depiction of boys and girls in these three categories of commercials and compare the results with that of the previous study (iii) dominant settings, activities and governing type of interactions associated with boys and girls in the commercials (iv) examine whether there are any differences in those representations in the current study and if they still continue to be gender stereotyped (v) identify the technical aspects used in these three types of commercials and if there are any changes in the contemporary advertisements when compared to 2002 commercials.
Effect of Water Deficit at Different Growth Periods on Yield, Quality and Water Productivity of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum l.) under Central Sudan Agro-climatic Zone
Authors: ELBASHİER Heitham , YAGOUB Samıa , KHALIL Nahid , MARIOD Abdalbasıt
Published: June 2023

A field experiment was conducted during two consecutive seasons of 2020/21 and 2021/22 at the Sugarcane Research Center Farm – Gunied, (Central Sudan Agro-climatic zone), to evaluate the effect of water deficit irrigation at different growth periods on yield, quality and water productivity of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Variety Co 6806. The study was designed in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and replicated three times. Irrigation deficit treatments were applied when available soil moisture content (ASMC) reached 25% in the root zone at eight different growth periods. The eight growth periods were begun from plant age 51th day to day100th at which the first deficit irrigation treatment was applied (DT1), age from day101th to day 150th the second deficit irrigation treatment was applied (DT2), age from day 151th to day 200th the third deficit irrigation treatment was applied (DT3), then at the same growth period length of 50 days fallow the other treatments till DT8 the eight irrigation deficit treatment was applied at crop age from day 401th to day 450th. These were compared with optimum irrigation (DT0) which was irrigated at 60% ASMC at the root zone. Results showed that all deficit irrigation treatments (DT1 to DT8) recorded significant cane and sugar yield reduction than the control (DT0) in the two growing seasons. In this sense, DT1, DT2, DT3, and DT8 treatments have recorded the highest cane and water productivity. Therefore, for sugarcane crop planting in November deficit irrigation must be avoided at the crop age of 6.7th month to age 13.3th month.
Effects of Quince Rootstocks and Pear Cultivars on Fruit and Yield Characteristics
Authors: KURT Tahsin , ÖZTÜRK Ahmet , FAIZI Zaki Ahmad , POLAT Yakup
Published: June 2023

The research carried out to evaluate effects of quince rootstocks [Quince Province BA29 (BA29), Quince A(QA), Quince C (MC)], pear cultivars, and research years on fruit quality and yield efficiency in the years 2020-2021. The highest fruit weight was obtained from BA29 (196.02 g), the lowest from MC (158.09 g). In the cultivars the highest fruit weight was obtained from ‘Abate Fetel’ (210.85 g), the lowest from ‘Santa Maria’ (156.73 g). The highest number of fruits (17.06 pieces tree-1), yield per tree (3.13 kg tree-1), yield per hectare (5982.8 kg ha-1) and yield per trunk cross sectional area (0.30 kg cm-2) obtained from BA29 followed by QA. In the cultivars, highest number of fruits (19.60 pieces tree-1), yield per tree (2.98 kg tree-1), yield per hectare (5685.00 kg ha-1) obtained from ‘Santa Maria’. In the research years, pre-harvest fruit drop rate (PHFDR 11.04%) and black spotted fruit rate (BSFR 13.79%) observed to be higher in 2021, while marketable fruit rate (MFR 77.03%) observed to be higher in 2020. In the rootstocks, the highest PHFDR (11.24%) observed on BA29 rootstocks, while highest MFR (73.72%) recorded on QA. In terms of cultivars, the highest PHFDR (10.73%) observed in ‘Williams’, while highest BSFR (16.41%) in ‘Deveci’, and highest MFR (76.31%) in the ‘Santa Maria’. As a conclusion, the highest yield and marketable fruit rate obtained from ‘Santa Maria’ cultivar and yield from BA29 rootstock. It could be suggested semi-dwarf cultivars and rootstocks for suitably performs under high density pear orchards.
Sensing the Squeeze of Sandwich Generation Women in Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Dian Kristiani Irawaty  , Maria Gayatri
Published: June 2023

The majority of Indonesian women, known as "sandwich generations," have taken care of their young children and aging parents. Individual role-balancing challenges among these "sandwich" women have not yet, been fully investigated. This study aims to highlight Indonesian women's obstacles for being a sandwich generation. A qualitative descriptive case study through semi-structured interviews was carried out. A purposive sampling by key informants was conducted in June 2022 until saturation of the information was reached. This study involved six informants who live in Jakarta. Qualitative content analysis was carried out to generate codes and assign categories. From female respondent perspectives, males frequently provide financial support, whereas women are more likely to do so emotionally and assist with daily tasks like housework, grocery shopping, and personal cleanliness. Because of this, there was a significant conclusion that most sandwich-generation women received limited help during children and elderly care, evidencing the existence of other external factors favorable to physical, emotional, and mental stress and financial challenges.
Behavioral and Electrical Modeling of a 0.5-V Third-Order Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta Modulator with FIR DAC for Audio Applications
Authors: Cortez Matheus , Girardi Alessandro , Severo Lucas , De Aguirre Paulo
Published: June 2023

Most mobile and wearable devices present digital audio signal processing capabilities. Since the nature of audio signals is analog, there is a need to use analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with high-resolution for a high signal-to-noise ratio audio acquisition. This paper presents the high-level modeling and design of a continuous-time third-order sigma-delta modulator (CT-SDM) with an FIR DAC for audio devices, using a supply voltage of 0.5 V. The design is divided in three steps and is carried out using the Delta-sigma toolbox and a discrete-time to continuous-time (DT-CT) transformation. First, the schematic implementation with verilogA models is done to estimate the first-integrator amplifier specifications for the modulator to provide 14 bits of ENOB. Following, a two-stage inverter-based amplifier is designed and used to verify the design strategy. Finally, a transistor-level implementation of OTAs and comparator is done to evaluate the CT-SDM performance. An in-depth analysis and discussion are presented to explain the achieved results with those transistor-level circuits.