bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sociobiology Approach in Educational Sociology and Animal Ecology Courses: Learn Social Behavior and Character Building from the Nature
Authors: Pitoyo Dhanu , Berkat Berkat
Published: August 2023

Sociobiology is a science that studies the biological basis of social behavior of animals and humans. The field of sociobiology is closely related to moral education which is important and crucial in the learning process at all levels of education. This research is aimed: (1) to implement the sociobiology approach in educational sociology and animal ecology courses; and (2) to describe the social behavior values that acquired by the students after participating in learning with a sociobiology approach. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The participants involved in this study consisted of 30 undergraduate students from the Department of Sociology and 25 undergraduate students from the Biology Education Study Program of University of Palangka Raya. Data were collected using questionnaires which were distributed to participants/students during lectures. The social behavior values that acquired by the students are beyond expectations. They are able to have a social perspective on the given animal behavior videos. The values of social behavior obtained by students include: sharing happiness; taking care of each other; tolerance; adaptation; team work; solidarity; friendship; independence; and leadership.
The use of the Classic and Modified Transfer of the Lower Trapezius Muscle (Elhassan Transfer) as a Primary or Secondary Method for Surgical Reconstruction of the Abduction and External Rotation of the Shoulder in Brachial Plexus Injury
Authors: Hatskyi O.O. , Tretiak I.B. , Tsymbaliuk V.I. , Tsymbaliuk Ya.V. , Hao Jiang
Published: August 2023

Background. Brachial plexus injury (BPI) leads to severe dysfunction of the upper extremity (UE). Elbow flexion and multiaxial movements in glenohumeral joint (MGHJ) are prioritized in reconstruction strategy. Time-dependent (< 6 months) nerve transfers (NT) allow effective restoring of MGHJ. Late (> 6 months) reconstruction of MGHJ remains completely dependent on transfers of the functional tendon-muscle complexes.

Objective: to compare the outcomes of the classic Elhassan (c) and modified (m) transfer of the lower trapezius muscle (LTT) on recovery of monoaxial MGHJ.

Materials and Methods. Patient (P.) #3 with M4+ recovery of the deltoid muscle (DM) after NT and P. #4 without spontaneous recovery (SR) of DM – forward flexion (FF) was 170° and 0°, respectively, received cLTT. Patient #1 with M4+ recovery of DM after NT and P. #2 with M4+ SR of DM (FF was 160° and 50°, respectively), received mLTT – distal fixation point has been changed from the tendon of the infraspinatus to the tendon of supraspinatus muscle.

Results. Shoulder abduction (ABD) has been restored to 50° in P. #1 and P. #2, while the recovery of the external rotation (ER) has not been achieved – upper arm remained internally rotated (IR). ABD has been restored to 40° and 80° in P. #3 and P. #4; simultaneously +15° and +70° of ER has been restored.

Conclusions. The use of mLTT leads to more effective recovery of monoaxial MGHJ – ABD – 50° vs. 40° after cLTT. The use of cLTT leads to more effective recovery of another monoaxial MGHJ – ER – +15° and +70° vs. IR after mLTT; LTT should only be considered as a complementary surgical procedure, which utilization should cohere with a patient’s requirements to the MGHJ.
THE USE OF TECHNICAL CROPS IN MODERN LANDSCAPING OF POPULATED AREAS
Authors:   Laboratory of Landscape Architecture and Ethnobotanical Research, Nikitsky Botanical Garden — National Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow representative Office, Golosova E. I.
Published: August 2023

Plants as technical raw materials have been used by man for thousands of years, but with the development of sciences, technologies, arts and religions, plants have acquired spiritual and aesthetic significance in addition to utilitarian ones. Introducing themselves into a new cultural space, the introducers, having lost their spiritual connection with the ethnic group in their natural area, as a rule, lost their spiritual and ethno-cultural characteristics. The main characteristics in new geographical areas of the introduced species are those properties that determine the economic benefits, and when used in landscaping of populated areas - such characteristics as resistance to adverse environmental factors, resistance to diseases and pests, speed of reproduction and ease of care. Aesthetic appeal is also evaluated differently. The article considers the way of their introduction into the tradition of landscaping populated areas using the example of two plant genera - agave and lavender. It is shown that for agave the object of attention when used in landscaping is the habitus, texture, architectonics of a single plant, and for lavender the main aesthetic element is the color and linear architecture of the space of the entire cultivated field and surroundings.
Điều trị thành công bóc tách động mạch cảnh trong gây xuất huyết nội sọ bằng thiết bị chuyển hướng dòng chảy kết hợp với vòng xoắn kim loại: báo cáo một trường hợp
Authors: DUY NHAT NGUYEN
Published: August 2023

TÓM TẮT

Bóc tách động mạch não hay hiện tượng các lớp của thành động mạch não bị bóc tách là một trong những nguyên nhân phổ biến gây đột quỵ ở người trẻ tuổi. Với bóc tách kèm rách mạch gây xuất huyết nội sọ hay tạo túi giả phình thì cần được điều trị cấp cứu kịp thời, hợp lí bởi tỉ lệ tái chảy máu tái phát cao và có thể dẫn đến tử vong. Điều trị tổn thương này với thiết bị chuyển hướng dòng chảy phối hợp với thả vòng xoắn kim loại là một phương án can thiệp khả thi tuy nhiên chưa có nhiều nghiên cứu. Chúng tôi chia sẻ một trường hợp lâm sàng bệnh nhân nam 39 tuổi, vào viện vì chấn thương sọ não, được chẩn đoán xuất huyết dưới nhện do vỡ phình bóc tách động mạch cảnh trong phải đoạn tận đã được điều trị thành công tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Huế bằng phương pháp đặt thiết bị chuyển hướng dòng chảy kết hợp với thả vòng xoắn kim loại.

ABSTRACT

SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF INTERNAL CAROTID DISSECTION CAUSING INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE WITH FLOW DIVERTER STENTING COMBINED WITH COILING: A CASE REPỎRT

Cerebral artery dissection is one of the most common causes of stroke in young adults. Dissection causing intracranial hemorrhage with pseudoaneurysm should be treated promptly and appropriately because of the risk of recurrent bleeding and death. Using a flow-diversion stent in combination with coils is a viable option for treatment, but not much research has been done yet. We report a clinical case of a 39-year-old male patient, admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury, diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to dissection of the right internal carotid artery and successfully treated by this interventional procedure.
Mercury Content Analysis in Cosmetics Sold Freelyon Social Media in Gorontalo City
Authors: IRWAN Irwan , RIDHA Nadirah Rasyid
Published: August 2023

Cosmetics have become necessary for humans because of their routine and continuous use. Therefore, the research aims to discover mercury content in cosmetics sold freely on social media in Gorontalo City. Besides, the sampling employs total sampling with a complete sample of 10 items. Therefore, this study is descriptive research with an experimental laboratory method. On the other hand, the qualitative analysis using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (SSA) test unveiled that out of the ten samples of whitening cream, there were eight samples containing mercury, namely sample 1, sample 2, sample 3, sample 5, sample 6, sample 8, sample 9, and sample 10. However, it does not exceed the mercury level under the limit requirements set by the National Agency of Drug and Food Control of the Republic of Indonesia. As a recommendation, in choosing cosmetic products, consumers should pay attention to the benefits and adverse effects and the chemical content that can jeopardize their health and use cosmetic ingredients with a POM number.
JSE Delisted Companies' Use of Impression Management Practices in the Chairman’s Statement and Audit Committee Report Preceding Delisting from the 2016-2021 Period
Authors: PHESA Masibulele , SIBANDA Mabutho , GUMEDE Zamanguni Hariatah
Published: August 2023

The study examined whether Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE Ltd) delisted companies used impression management in the chairman’s statements and audit committee's reports preceding delisting from 2016 to 2021. There is a concerning trend of delisting from JSE, which may be voluntary or compulsory. The chairman’s statement is highly ranked as the most read voluntary narrative disclosure statement. Furthermore, as assurance providers and governance structure, the audit committee is expected to assure the organisation as a whole. The study uses quantitative content analysis on integrated reports of the JSE-delisted companies from 2016 to 2021. Impression management is examined for length, use of passive voice, and the use of personal references in the chairman’s statement and audit committee report. The study examined and provided insight into impression management practices used by delisted companies and ascertains whether there is a systematic difference in the use of impression management between profitable and unprofitable in the year preceding delisting. The study shows that delisted companies used impression management on the verge of delisting and this opportunistic behavior was used by both boards of directors and audit committees. This study contributes to the novelty of knowledge on impression management. It is the first of its kind.
Integral theorems in finite-dimensional commutative algebra
Authors: Plaksa Sergiy , Shpakivskiy Vitaliy
Published: August 2023

For monogenic (continuous and differentiable in the sense of G\^ateaux) functions given in special real subspaces of an arbitrary finite-dimensional commutative associative algebra over the complex field and taking values in this algebra, we establish basic properties analogous to properties of holomorphic functions of a complex variable. Methods for proving results are based on a representation of monogenic functions via holomorphic functions of complex variables that allows to establish analogues of Cauchy-Riemann conditions and the continuity of G\^ateaux derivatives of all orders for monogenic functions. In such a way, analogues of a number of classical theorems of complex analysis (the Cauchy integral theorem for a curvilinear integral, the Cauchy integral formula, the Morera theorem, the Taylor theorem) are proved and different equivalent definitions for the mentioned monogenic functions are established. An analogue of the Cauchy theorem for an integral over non piecewise smooth surfaces is proved.
URBAN KITCHEN: A FORM OF URBAN SYSTEM BASED ON COLLECTIVE OPERATION
Authors: Harani Arnis Rochma , Atmodiwirjo Paramita , Yatmo Yandi Andri
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to explore various spatial strategies in urban operations, particularly operation of collective kitchen as a form of the urban system. Through the tracing of micro spatial practice, this paper expands the idea of domestic in urban design discourse. This paper uses a case study method to investigate urban kitchen system in Kampung Bustaman, Semarang, Indonesia, where cooking operations are part of everyday life that is carried out collectively. It shows that the kampung’s everyday operations generate the system of an urban kitchen, where domestic activities shift from the household to become integrated into society, challenging the dualities between domestic and urban space. The mapping of the everyday operations reveals hidden systems of society where connectivity and spatial negotiations play important role. This paper introduces the idea of the urban kitchen as a form of urban system that is transformative, dynamic, and flexible that is driven by collective domestic operations.
No UV-bright Eruptions from SN 2023ixf in GALEX Imaging 15–20 yr Before Explosion
Authors: Flinner Nicholas , Tucker Michael A. , Beacom John F. , Shappee Benjamin J.
Published: August 2023

We analyze pre-explosion ultraviolet imaging of the nearby Type II supernova SN 2023ixf in search of precursor variability. No outbursts are seen in observations obtained 15–20 yr prior to explosion to a limit of L
NUV ≈ 1000 L
⊙ and L
FUV ≈ 2000 L
⊙. The time period of these non-detections roughly corresponds to changes in the circumstellar density inferred from early spectra and photometry.
Health Behaviors Before and After the Implementation of a Health Community Organization: Gangwon’s Health-Plus Community Program
Authors: Kim Joon-Hyeong , Kim Nam-Jun , Kim Soo-Hyeong , Park Woong-Sub
Published: August 2023

Objectives: Community organization is a resident-led movement aimed at creating fundamental social changes in the community by resolving its problems through the organized power of its residents. This study evaluated the effectiveness of health community organization (HCO), Gangwon’s Health-Plus community program, implemented from 2013 to 2019 on residents’ health behaviors.Methods: This study had a before-and-after design using 2011-2019 Korea Community Health Survey data. To compare the 3-year periods before and after HCO implementation, the study targeted areas where the HCO had been implemented for 4 years or longer. Therefore, a total of 4512 individuals from 11 areas with HCO start years from 2013 to 2016 were included. Complex sample multi-logistic regression analysis adjusting for demographic characteristics (sex, age, residential area, income level, education level, and HCO start year) was conducted.Results: HCO implementation was associated with decreased current smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.57 to 0.95) and subjective stress recognition (aOR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.97). Additionally, the HCO was associated with increased walking exercise practice (aOR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.71), and attempts to control weight (aOR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.12 to 1.64). No significant negative changes were observed in other health behavior variables.Conclusions: The HCO seems to have contributed to improving community health indicators. In the future, a follow-up study that analyzes only the effectiveness of the HCO through structured quasi-experimental studies will be needed.
Las Torres de la Luz en la Bahía de Cádiz
Authors: Carbajal-Ballell Nicolas Jose , Peláez Pozo Alba
Published: August 2023

Las Torres de la Luz de la Bahía de Cádiz son obras civiles de gran valor técnico, estético y paisajístico que sólo recientemente la crítica especializada ha descubierto considerándolas como un ejemplo destacado que trasciende más allá del momento preciso de su ejecución. La investigación plantea cuáles debieron ser sus precedentes proyectuales y contribuye a dar a conocer información sobre su planificación, estructura y modo de ejecución, así como aporta planimetrías inéditas de su implantación en el territorio, sus detalles constructivos y alzados (hasta ahora mal representados en las escasas publicaciones que las incluyen). Finalmente realiza una lectura de la imbricación de esta infraestructura eléctrica en el paisaje y su vínculo con la cultura edificatoria local.
First Language Transfer in the Acquisition of English Object Pronouns by Sinhala-Speaking ESL Learners
Authors: Gunawardena Chandeera
Published: August 2023

The current paper reports on an empirical study investigating the unlearning of null object pronouns by twenty-four English as a Second Language (ESL) learners from Sri Lanka. Further, the ESL learners are native Sinhala speakers. One of the main crosslinguistic differences between Sinhala and English is that Sinhala allows null object pronouns, whereas English does not. Previous studies have investigated the acquisition of object pronouns by ESL learners, and they report that the acquisition of object pronouns could be problematic for ESL learners due to first language transfer. However, there have been no empirical studies that investigate the unlearning of null arguments by Sinhala ESL learners. Therefore, the present study intends to fill the gap in the research by investigating the unlearning of null object pronouns by Sinhala ESL learners. The data were collected via an audio acceptability judgement task (audio AJT) and a production task (PT). In the audio AJT, the ESL learners accepted null object pronouns to a certain extent, whereas in the PT, they had a strong preference for null object pronouns. Therefore, based on the overall results, I suggest that Sinhala ESL learners have difficulty in unlearning null object pronouns in English.
Rohitha Dasanayaka, Arabs in Serandib: Trade Relations between Sri Lanka and West Asia from Ancient to 15th Century A.D. A Historical and Archaeological Survey. Colombo: S. Godage & Brothers, 2020. Pp. 364
Authors: Dharmarathna Sumudu
Published: August 2023

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General health characteristics, psychological stress of inmates and living environment of a main prison in Sri Lanka
Authors: Wickramatilake C. M. , De Silva B. , Nanayakkara T. , Nanayakkara R. , Gayashani K. P. K.
Published: August 2023

Background: Prison inmates, a deprived community are a part of general population. Understanding of their health characteristics, psychological stress and living environment is important to upgrade the existing situation.Objectives: To describe sociodemographic data, general health characteristics, psychological stress of prison inmates and living environment of a main prison in Sri Lanka.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among prison inmates of a main prison in Southern Sri Lanka. A self-administered questionnaire, K10 psychological distress scale and a checklist formulated by International Committee of Red Cross for evaluating the living environment and medical records were used to collect data.Results: There were 845 inmates with a median age of 33 years and 576/845(68.1%) were below 40 years. Majority of them had received school education 816/845(96.6%) and 401/845(47.4%) were skilled workers. There were inmates with a past history of being 560/845(66.2%) smokers, 525/845(62.1%) alcohol, 107/845(12.6%) heroin and 143/845(16.9%) cannabis users. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, psychiatric disorders, asthma and trauma were reported in 72/845(8.5%), 60/845(7.1%), 27/845(3.2%), 148/845(17.5%), 46/845(5.4%) and 33/845(3.9%) inmates respectively and psychological stress was experienced by 265/845(31.3%). Less number of inmates had communicable diseases. Score of standards for living environment was 50.Conclusions: Inmates were from young working group of the community. Past history of psychoactive substance use was high. The proportion of inmates with non-communicable diseases was higher than communicable diseases. Living environment of the prison was at an acceptable level.
Transfusion reaction: A blind spot in autopsy
Authors: Senavirathna S. , Wijerathne S.
Published: August 2023

Although blood transfusion is generally safe, there are adverse events with varying severity even that can lead to death including Acute Haemolytic Transfusion Reaction (AHTR), anaphylaxis, bacterial sepsis, Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) and Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO). Transfusion Associated Graft vs Host Disease (TAGVHD) is a delayed type of reaction that can lead to death. Ascertaining the cause of death is complicated in such situations and multidisciplinary investigations are needed.Serological investigations should be performed in the transfusion laboratory to detect haemolysis, immunological incompatibility, and bacterial contamination. In the postmortem examination AHTR can be diagnosed with serological investigations and presence of incompatible red cells can be identified in postmortem tissue samples by immune-histochemical methods. Detection of HLA antibodies in the respiratory tract tissues and intended donor investigations can confirm the diagnosis of TRALI. In a case of suspected bacterial contamination isolation of same organism in the postmortem blood and in the intended pack can conclude the diagnosis. In anaphylaxis, inflammation of the respiratory tract with eosinophilia can be seen and measuring the serum tryptase level is useful. In TAGVHD host tissue necrosis and lymphocyte infiltration are +seen and that can be confirmed by showing the DNA chimerism by PCR analysis.Further studies are recommended to establish protocols and guidelines for postmortem examination following a transfusion reaction.
Perioperative analgesia in the elderly
Authors: Del Tedesco Filippo , Sessa Flaminio , Xhemalaj Rikardo , Sollazzi Liliana , Dello Russo Cinzia , Aceto Paola
Published: August 2023

The administration of analgesic drugs in elderly patients should take into account age-related physiological changes, loss of efficiency of homeostatic mechanisms, and pharmacological interactions with chronic therapies. Underestimation of pain in patients with impaired cognition is often linked to difficulties in pain assessment. In the preoperative phase, it is essential to assess the physical status, cognitive reserve, and previous chronic pain conditions to plan effective analgesia. Furthermore, an accurate pharmacological history of the patient must be collected to establish any possible interaction with the whole perioperative analgesic plan. The use of analgesic drugs with different mechanisms of action for pain relief in the intraoperative phase is a crucial step to achieve adequate postoperative pain control in older adults. The combined multimodal and opioid-sparing strategy is strongly recommended to reduce side effects. The use of various adjuvants is also preferable. Moreover, the implementation of non-pharmacological approaches may lead to faster recovery. High-quality postoperative analgesia in older patients can be achieved only with a collaborative interdisciplinary team. The aim of this review is to highlight the perioperative pain management strategies in the elderly with a special focus on intraoperative pharmacological interventions.
Poročilo o mednarodnem simpoziju Prenos rokodelskih znanj in izkušenj
Authors: Zabret Polona
Published: August 2023

Na Oddelku za etnologijo in kulturno antropologijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani je 17. in 18. marca 2022 potekal mednarodni simpozij z naslovom Prenos rokodelskih znanj in izkušenj. Po uvodnih nagovorih predstavnikov sodelujočih organizacij so imeli slušatelji priložnost spoznati domače in mednarodne primere dobrih praks prenosa rokodelskih znanj in izkušenj.
Mối quan hệ giữa chất lượng dịch vụ giao hàng với sự hài lòng và lòng trung thành của khách hàng trong thương mại điện tử bán lẻ tại Thành phố Cần Thơ
Authors: Phát Lê Trung Ngọc , Ý Từ Thị Như , Hạnh Nguyễn Kim
Published: August 2023

Dịch vụ giao hàng là một trong những yếu tố quan trọng góp phần tạo dựng lợi thế cạnh tranh trong thương mại điện tử bán lẻ. Chính vì vậy, nghiên cứu này được thực hiện nhằm đánh giá toàn diện mối quan hệ giữa chất lượng dịch vụ giao hàng với sự hài lòng và lòng trung thành của khách hàng trong thương mại điện tử bán lẻ. Kết quả phân tích bộ dữ liệu gồm 340 người dân Cần Thơ đã từng mua sắm trực tuyến cho thấy các nhân tố như chất lượng vận hành, chất lượng quan hệ và hiệu suất chi phí có ảnh hưởng tích cực đến sự hài lòng của khách hàng, qua đó tăng cường sự gắn bó lâu dài của khách hàng. Trong đó, cải thiện chất lượng quan hệ là nhân tố quan trọng hàng đầu trong việc tăng cường sự hài lòng của khách hàng. Ngoài ra, kết quả nghiên cứu đã chỉ ra rằng nhân tố chất lượng vận hành còn trực tiếp góp phần giữ chân khách hàng lâu dài.
Neurodiagnostic Program Director Perceptions on Low Enrollments
Authors:   , Krantz Daniella
Published: August 2023

Higher education enrollments have trended downward over the last several years and fallen further due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem addressed in this study was low student enrollment in neurodiagnostic programs in the United States, resulting in an increasing shortage of neurodiagnostic professionals working in the field. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of neurodiagnostic program directors and their views on the low enrollments in neurodiagnostic programs in the United States. A descriptive qualitative design was used to understand the perspectives of these program directors. Human capital theory, the theory of planned behavior, and self-determination theory were used as the framework for this study. The research question was designed to help provide an understanding of the perceptions of neurodiagnostic program leadership on low student enrollments in neurodiagnostic programs in the United States. Program directors from nine neurodiagnostic programs were interviewed using semistructured interviews. Open-ended questions addressed enrollment trends, visibility of the neurodiagnostic career path, and neurodiagnostic licensure. Inductive and reflexive thematic analysis were used when coding and analyzing the interview data to identify emerging themes and determine the causes of low enrollments. The results of this study demonstrated a lack of visibility of the field of neurodiagnostics, the lack of clinical sites, and a lack of standardization, impacting low enrollments. Future research could incorporate a larger group of program directors as well as broaden the study to include additional modalities within the field of neurodiagnostics. Implications of these findings may be that hospital administrators review entry-level requirements for new hires, advocate for more clinical sites, and engage in better marketing campaigns to encourage increased visibility of neurodiagnostic programs and higher enrollments.
Determinação da constante de dissociação e coeficiente de partição de líquidos iónicos farmacêuticos com atividade anti-inflamatória
Authors: Marques Alexandre , Dias Ana , Araujo André , Azevedo Ana , Pinto Paula , Saraiva M. Lúcia
Published: August 2023

Os líquidos iónicos (LIs) têm mostrado um enorme potencial em diversas áreas quer a nível laboratorial, quer a nível industrial. Estes compostos são geralmente definidos como sais orgânicos constituídos por um catião orgânico e um anião orgânico ou inorgânico com pontos de fusão inferiores a 100ºC. Neste trabalho foi estudada a interação de LIs contendo o catião colina e os aniões ibuprofenato, naproxenato e cetoprofenato, com a Albumina do Soro Humano (ASH) por espetrofluorimetria. A ASH foi selecionada por ser a proteína mais abundante no plasma e apresentar fluorescência intrínseca que pode ser reduzida por interação com fármacos, possibilitando a avaliação da afinidade de ligação às proteínas plasmáticas pelos LIs-APIs (do inglês Active Pharmaceutical Ingredientes). Concomitantemente foi analisada a partição dos três LIs-APIs, entre as fases aquosa e lipídica, formada por micelas de hexadecilfosfocolina, que foram selecionadas por exibirem similaridade estrutural com os lípidos presentes nas membranas biológicas. Este ensaio permitiu o cálculo do coeficiente de partição (Kp) por espetrofotometria derivativa no ultravioleta-visível. Os resultados obtidos no estudo da interação dos LIs-APIs com a ASH revelam que o naproxenato de colina estabelece uma ligação mais forte à ASH comparativamente ao naproxeno. Por sua vez, os valores de Kp evidenciam um aumento da partição do ibuprofenato de colina relativamente ao ibuprofeno, sugerindo uma melhoria da capacidade de atravessar as membranas biológicas.
Jogos e brinquedos tradicionais na ilustração das cartilhas escolares (séc. XIX & XX)
Authors: Amado João
Published: August 2023

O texto, depois de um breve enquadramento teórico, assenta na análise de conteúdo centrada nas referências à atividade lúdica (palavras, frases, textos e imagens) de quatro cartilhas escolares usadas em Portugal no primeiro quartel do século XX. O problema central é o de perceber se as atividades lúdicas tradicionais ocupam algum espaço e possuem alguma função nas mensagens destes materiais pedagógicos. Veremos, ao concluir, que o aproveitamento pedagógico da experiência lúdica infantil se revela diminuto, o que pode ser interpretado como alguma desvalorização pelos currículos escolares, à época, dos mundos e culturas da infância.
Inovação nos serviços: estudo das empresas de contabilidade no distrito da Guarda
Authors: Fonseca Adriana , Poças Ana , Natário Maria
Published: August 2023

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar os processos de inovação e de cooperação enquanto fatores de competitividade das empresas de contabilidade no distrito da Guarda, no período 2012-2013. De facto, é consensual na literatura o papel cada vez mais importante da inovação nas organizações/empresas, nomeadamente a utilização de recursos inovadores para o apoio ao cliente, para que este tenha um atendimento personalizado e resposta às suas necessidades em constante mudança. Neste contexto, a partir da realização de um inquérito, seguindo a metodologia CIS, a uma amostra de empresas a desenvolver a sua atividade no distrito da Guarda procurou-se aferir os processos de inovação no setor da contabilidade. O estudo permitiu confirmar uma relação direta e estatisticamente significativa entre a existência de apoios à inovação e de processos de cooperação e a introdução de inovações. Concluiu-se ainda que as empresas que adotaram estratégias de inovação e de cooperação são as que estão há mais tempo no mercado, o que pode ser visto como indicador de competitividade.
Ingestão e excreção de sódio em idosos institucionalizados no município de Bragança
Authors: Rodrigues Cláudia , Martins Tânia , Aguiar Vanessa , Fernandes António , Almeida-de-Souza Juliana
Published: August 2023

Com o avançar da idade, o ser humano é sujeito a alterações fisiológicas. Estas contribuem para a redução da sensibilidade a gostos primários, sobretudo, o salgado. O idoso tende a aumentar o consumo de sal de forma a ajustá-lo ao paladar. Assim, os valores de sódio (Na) elevados aumentam o risco de manifestar tensão arterial (TA) elevada. Esta situação associada a um nível elevado de Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC), constitui um risco maior para as patologias cardiovasculares (PCV), uma das principais causas de morte. Este estudo teve como objetivo comparar a ingestão e a excreção de Na em idosos institucionalizados tendo em consideração o risco para as PCV, o IMC e a TA. Foram, ainda, tidos em consideração fatores como a idade, o género e os alimentos externos à instituição. O estudo envolveu uma amostra de 40 idosos, no qual, se realizou uma entrevista juntamente com um recordatório 24h para a quantificação de Na ingerido. A quantificação de Na excretado foi determinada através de análises clínicas quantitativas de urina de 24 horas. A maioria dos idosos tinha mais de 85 anos e apresentava risco de PCV (85%), era do género feminino (65%), apresentava sobrepeso (77,5%), tinha a TA normal (65%), consumia alimentos externos à instituição (57,5%) e não tinha o hábito de adicionar sal à comida (100%). Verificou-se que a ingestão de Na era maior em idosos com risco de PCV e que tinham IMC elevado. Os outros fatores considerados revelaram ser fatores não diferenciadores da ingestão de Na. Quando comparada a excreção de Na segundo todos os fatores, verificou-se a inexistência de diferenças, estatisticamente, significativas.
Impacto da despesa per capita em medicamentos nos resultados em saúde: aplicação de modelos de dados em painel a países europeus
Authors: Martins Carla , Nunes Alcina
Published: August 2023

A exigência de rigor orçamental obriga a uma racionalização de recursos e da despesa onde se inclui a redução da despesa em saúde nomeadamente com os medicamentos. Várias políticas públicas têm contribuindo para a redução e controlo desta despesa embora pouco se conheça sobre o impacto da redução nos indicadores de saúde da população abrangida. Assim, analisa-se a evolução da despesa per capita em medicamentos e seu impacto na evolução dos indicadores de saúde na União Europeia recorrendo a dados internacionalmente comparáveis e através da metodologia de dados em painel que combina informação estatística temporal e cross-section. Concluiu-se que existe uma relação entre a variação na despesa por pessoa em produtos farmacêuticos e a variação observada nos indicadores de saúde e que alguns indicadores de saúde apresentam o mesmo padrão de evolução ao longo do tempo, independentemente do país em análise, enquanto outros apresentam uma evolução dependente de características específicas de cada economia.
O comércio tradicional como fator de atração turística. O caso do eixo urbano do douro
Authors: Fragata Anabela , Teixeira Helena , Antunes Joaquim , Trindade Cátia
Published: August 2023

O comércio tradicional desempenha um papel fundamental e estruturante na vida das cidades, com especial destaque para as cidades intermédias do interior. Estas atividades económicas são dinamizadoras dos centros urbanos, sendo fundamentais para sustentar o desempenho da atividade turística. Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal perceber a gestão das dinâmicas na área do comércio tradicional, no que se refere a fatores de sustentabilidade das empresas que estão no ativo há, pelo menos, 15 anos, na região do Eixo Urbano do Douro. Um novo instrumento de pesquisa foi construído, com base na literatura e em entrevista com profissionais do Observatório Económico e Social da Associação de Municípios Douro Alliance. A metodologia utilizada teve por base a inventariação do total de empresas ligadas ao comércio tradicional, seguida da aplicação do questionário a uma amostra de 173 empresas. Os resultados permitiram constatar que estas empresas se encontram num nível atrasado de utilização de novas tecnologias, não valorizam os créditos bancários, utilizando fundos próprios para o seu desenvolvimento, preocupam-se com os prazos de pagamento dos clientes, apresentam baixo nível de outsourcing e de participação em associações comerciais ou empresariais e procuram adaptar os produtos/serviços às alterações da procura de residentes e turistas.
Using Qualitative Meta-Synthesis to Develop a Risk and Internationalization Framework
Authors: Radael Weber Henrique , Abib Gustavo , Takahashi Adriana Roseli Wunsch
Published: August 2023

Risk can be perceived in the following three different ways: (1) risk as danger – when the consequences are negative; (2) risk as uncertainty – when the variables are unknown and cannot be measured; and (3) risk as opportunity – when there is a positive return. The internationalization process is when companies expand to the international market to be exposed to high risks, which can negatively influence their performance. However, internationalization can also provide an opportunity for positive returns. Therefore, to understand how risk is analyzed in the internationalization of companies, a rigorous search for case studies was carried out. Accordingly, meta-synthesis by Hoon (2013) proved to be methodologically effective. For the meta-synthesis, 24 internationalization risks were analyzed from 19 articles based on 201 interviews from 94 companies across 17 different countries. We conclude that different internationalization processes (gradual or rapid) can result in different risk perceptions, and that companies do not avoid risks, they manage them. Our theoretical contribution highlights different perceptions of risks for each internationalization process. We propose a theoretical framework derived from this first meta-synthesis on the subject in the literature.
Virtual Reality (Vr) As E-Commerce Platfrom To Expand Smes Market In Nusa Tenggara Timur
Authors: Brehaspati Adisasmito Arya , Ghazali Achmad
Published: August 2023

In Indonesia, universities hold a duty to make changes in society, crystalized in the Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi, which comprises: education, research, and community service. In order to fulfill the duty, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), through The Research and Community Service Campus's Institution (The LPPM), annually funds projects to deliver educational programs, research implementation, and joint projects with local institutions around the country. Leading to the research objective and questions, which is market expansion and promotion, then the further to the chapter two deepening on the literature which first to breakdown the conceptual framework and theoretical foundation, using stakeholder mapping as internal analysis and PASTEL as external analysis, aspect that are highlighted in this research is business growth, promotion, digital technology, virtual reality, and market expansion. In chapter 3, to define the solution of the previous objective in expansion and promotion, the way is to make action, which is to make a design of tools that can expand and promote the related SMEs, which is necessary to perform the design thinking process. The result is confirmed to answer the research objectives and questions, which using the VR Gallery platform, the Dekranasda and the local SMEs are promoted to another level of technology and also market segment, which make it automatically expand the market far across outside the region. The result is that the VR Gallery itself is real and present, currently operating.
Developing a Coalition Against Bullying and the Bully Blocker
Authors: Williams Susan G
Published: August 2023

Objectives: School-based bullying in children and adolescents is a problem with one in five children and adolescents (20.2%) being bullied in the United States. Developing a collaboration of agencies has helped to provide awareness, intervention and training local school administrators, nurses, counselors, teachers, and parents. This paper will describe a Coalition Against Bullying and the Bully Blocker.

Methods: Steps included: Formation of the coalition; finding a responsible leader organization; choosing a bullying prevention program; funding the program; training faculty, staff, teachers, and volunteers; implementation of program pilot testing, kick off with a bullying prevention walk and community education efforts.

Intervention: Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

Results: The first and second cohort of students bullying scores were very similar for the first two questions and were above the national average. These results are related to more awareness of bullying in the local schools an intervention with affected students.

Conclusion: A specific bullying prevention program is outlined as well as the funding received for this program. A local organization for children and adolescents as well as the district attorney’s office who established the Bully Blocker has been key to the long-term success of this coalition which has been in existence since 2011.
EUS-Directed Transgastric ERCP (EDGE) Versus Laparoscopy-Assisted ERCP (LA-ERCP) For Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Anatomy: Systemic Review and Metanalysis
Authors: Saad George Abi
Published: August 2023

Objective: Laparoscopic-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (LA-ERCP) has gained popularity and was considered the preferred therapeutic option across multiple institutions in managing choledocholithiasis after bariatric surgery. As of recent, a novel procedure, endoscopic ultrasound directed transgastric ERCP (EDGE), has gained popularity across the USA and Europe. We sought to assess and compare the safety and technical success of both procedures.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines. A total of 925 articles were screened and assessed for inclusions. Two authors independently screend abstracts and titles followed up full-text screening. Articles comparing outcomes between both surgical techniques were included in this study. A meta-analysis was conducted to compare peri-operative outcomes between both procedures.

Results: A total of four articles met the inclusion criteria. All four articles were retrospective reviews. The mean age was 52 and the majority were females. When comparing outcomes between both procedures, no difference in adverse events, technical success rates and pancreatitis was detected. Compared to the LA-ERCP cohort, the EDGE cohort had a shorter hospital Length of Stay (LOS) and operative time. Using the Ottawa scale, a moderate risk of bias was assessed across all four articles.

Conclusion: Based on the results of this meta-analysis, EDGE was associated with a shorter LOS and operative time with no increased risk of adverse events. Additionally, based procedures had a high technical success rate.
Relación de la Arqueología y la Pedagogía. Una aproximación al conocimiento del Patrimonio Arqueológico Colombiano
Authors: Contreras Mejía Alan Andrés
Published: August 2023

El propósito de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la relación entre la arqueología y la pedagogía, dos ciencias que, una vez descubiertas, pueden hacer un valioso aporte a la comprensión de la representación integral del patrimonio arqueológico de Colombia. Al considerar los diferentes enfoques que se pueden desarrollar para abordar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de niños, jóvenes y la sociedad en su conjunto. En proponer métodos que puedan ser utilizados para difundir, conservar, y disfrutar las maravillosas reliquias y el patrimonio que dejan diversas huellas de civilizaciones pasadas y presentes para demostrar de manera efectiva el entorno social, cultural y natural. Es decir, incluye un manifiesto para observar la existencia humana desde la realidad percibida. En cuanto al método, se realiza un análisis crítico de las opiniones generadas por autores especializado en el tema de arqueología, pedagogía y patrimonio histórico. Esto apoya el argumento de una reflexión final para expresar y descubrir el punto de vista del co investigadores, así como los nuevos conocimientos obtenidos de la investigación de la información para este propósito
MODELLING THE EFFECT OF CONTAMINATION ON THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENT SLURRY USING OIL-BASED MUD AS CONTAMINANT, TO IMPROVE CEMENTING JOB DESIGN AND EXECUTION IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
Authors:   Delta State University, Abraka,Department of Petroleum Engineering,Oleh Campus, Oleh, Odiete, PhD William Ejuvweyerome
Published: August 2023

Cementing job failure often occurs due to cement slurry contamination with drilling mud during primary cementing and remedial cementing jobs in the oil & gas industry. The enormous consequences of cement slurry contamination with drilling mud include drastic reduction in the thickening time of cement slurry and increased rheological properties of the cement slurry due to the much more viscous resultant cement slurry/mud mixture often leading to incomplete cement job, poor mud removal, poor cement bond, gas channeling, gas kick, blow out, downtime, revenue loss and remedial cementing. The rheological properties of cement slurry and drilling mud are strongly dependent on temperature. There are also emergency situations in the oilfield where bottomhole temperature changes to a higher temperature requiring adjustments in the original cementing job design to include the new bottomhole temperature when Laboratory services are not immediately available. The aforesaid and the associated cost of remedial operations prompted this work to investigate the effect of temperature and contamination on the rheological properties of cement slurry using oil-based mud as contaminant to invent a process to better avoid cement slurry contamination and to improve cementing job designs and execution in the oil & gas industry. The methods applied include Laboratory testing and mathematical modeling. Mathematical models were developed using Microsoft Excel to predict the rheological properties of contaminated cement slurries as a function of temperature and contamination with oil-based mud as the contaminant. Results showed that the Plastic viscosity and yield stress of the contaminated cement slurries increased with temperature and extent of contamination with oil-based mud but the yield stress also decreased with extent of contamination at high temperatures. The very high regression coefficient obtained with each of the mathematical models showed that the mathematical models can be confidently applied to predict the rheological properties (Plastic viscosity and yield stress) of the contaminated cement slurries as a function of temperature and extent of contamination with the oil-based mud.
Vitiligo: A Comprehensive Review of the Etiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Approaches to a Complex Dermatological Disease of Cutaneous Depigmentation
Authors:   Hospital General Regional #1 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, México, Rentería Vázquez Nataly Paola , Hernández Susana González ,   Hospital General Dr. Dario Fernandez Fierro. Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado. Ciudad de México, México., Gómez Arteaga Brisa Arlin ,   Hospital Regional del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado de León. León, Guanajuato., Ballesteros Keren Vazquez ,   Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. México., Urzua IIrisdey Espinoza ,   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Ciudad de México, México
Published: August 2023

Vitiligo, an enigmatic and complex skin disease, is notable for the appearance of depigmented patches that arise due to the selective and progressive loss of melanocytes, the cells responsible for melanin production. This autoimmune pathology affects individuals of both genders and has been the subject of historical interest due to its unusual clinical presentation and its impact on patients' quality of life. The etiology of vitiligo is multifactorial, involving a combination of genetic, environmental and autoimmune factors leading to melanocyte destruction. Although diagnosis is usually based on visual examination of the skin lesions, additional tests may be required to rule out other conditions with similar features. Although a definitive cure has not yet been found, a variety of therapeutic approaches, including topical treatments, phototherapy, systemic therapy and surgical options, are available to attempt to repigment affected areas and improve patients' quality of life. Continued research and a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis of vitiligo are essential to address this disease more effectively and provide more successful therapeutic solutions.