bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Patient Experience for a Computationally-Guided Intranasal Spray Protocol to Augment Therapeutic Penetration: Implications for Effective Treatments for COVID-19, Rhinitis, and Sinusitis
Authors: Basu Saikat , Khawaja Uzzam , Rizvi Syed , Sanchez-Gonzalez Marcos , Ferrer Gustavo
Published: May 2022

Backgroud The nasal route of targeted drug administration facilitates medical management of chronic and acute onsets of various respiratory conditions such as rhinitis and sinusitis and during the initial onset phase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, when the infection is still contained within the upper airway. Nevertheless, patient comfort issues that are often associated with intranasal devise usage can lead to low compliance, thereby compromising treatment efficacy. Hence, there is an urgent need to detect reproducible and user-friendly intranasal drug delivery modalities that may promote adoption compliance and yet be effective at targeted transport of drugs to the infective airway regions. Methods In this pilot study, we have collected evaluation feedback from a cohort of 13 healthy volunteers, who used an open-angle swirling effect atomizer to assess two different nasal spray administration techniques (with 0.9% saline solution), namely the vertical placement protocol (or, VP), wherein the nozzle is held vertically upright at a shallow insertion depth of 0.5 cm inside the nasal vestibule; and the shallow angle protocol (or, SA), wherein the spray axis is angled at 45° to the vertical, with a vestibular insertion depth of 1.5 cm. The VP protocol is based on current usage instructions, while the SA protocol is derived from published findings on alternate spray orientations that have been shown to enhance targeted drug delivery at posterior infection sites, e.g., the ostiomeatal complex and the nasopharynx. Results All study participants reported that the SA protocol offered a more gentle and soothing delivery experience, with less impact pressure. Additionally, 60% of participants reported that the VP technique caused painful irritation. We also numerically tracked the drug transport processes for the two spray techniques in a computed tomography-based nasal cavity reconstruction; the SA protocol registered a distinct improvement in airway penetration when compared to the VP protocol. Conclusion The participant-reported unequivocally favorable experience with the new SA protocol justifies a full-scale clinical study aimed at testing the related medication compliance parameters and the corresponding therapeutic efficacies.
Linkage and association analysis define novel regions for the risk of adenomas and colorectal cancer
Authors: Liu Wen , Gonn Mark , Holst Susanna , Thutkawkorapin Jessada , Jiao Xiang , Björk2 Jan , Backman Ann-Sofie , Lagerstedt-Robinson Kristina , Lindblom Annika
Published: May 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a multifactorial disease, where both the environment and genetics play a role. It is estimated that approximately 35% of CRCs have a potentially identifiable genetic cause. Well-known and highly penetrant genetic causes make up less than 5% of all CRC, and leave many families not explained by known predisposing genes/mutations. Low penetrant alleles have also been thought to modify the risk of CRC. Linkage studies have been successful in discovering and localizing highly penetrant genes in CRC and risk loci has become possible to discover performing genome wide association studies (GWAS). In this study we have analyzed families with CRC where individuals with CRC as well as individuals with premalignant lesions, adenomas, were codes as affected. In total 600 individuals in 121 families were included in the study. In total three genomic regions were found with suggestive linkage located at 4p16.3, 6p24.3 and 10p14. These regions were further studied using sequencing analysis and association studies using haplotypes.
Happiness-Focused Therapy: The Introduction
Authors: Osmo Flavio , Borri Maryana , Barbosa George
Published: May 2022

In this article, we seek to develop a new therapeutic path, which we call Happiness-Focused Therapy (HFT) for the promotion of mental health and, in particular, increasingly frequent experiences of happiness. This, from a new theory, which is based on Aristotelian ethics and evolutionary science. In this sense, the HFT was designed to focus on what is special about us humans: the ability that we all have to understand reality more and more accurately (acquisition of wisdom) and to act based on what we know so far (rational act) in view of the increasingly frequent production of good consequences, of which we can be proud of having been the causative agent through our choices, pride that we understand to be the true happiness. With this in mind, we propose that the HFT consists of four stages of treatment, each with its main objective (expansion of wisdom, acquisition of the habit of acting rationally, elaboration of a happy life project, and elaboration of a routine in favor of the realization of a happy life project), and that the patient must go through all of them, but according to the rhythm of the evolution of their treatment (minimum of nine sessions in total); and also that each stage has its structure of sessions fixed (for better use of time).
Exacerbations Among Patients With Asthma Are Largely Dependent on the Presence of Multimorbidity
Authors: Domínguez-Ortega J , Luna-Porta JA , Olaguibel JM , Barranco P , Arismendi E , Barroso B , Betancor D , Bobolea I , Caballero ML , Cárdaba B , Cruz MJ , Curto E , González-Barcala FJ , Losantos-García I , Martínez-Rivera C , Mendez-Brea P , Mullol J , Muñoz X , Picado C , Plaza V , del Pozo V , Rial MJ , Sastre J , Soto L , Valero A , Valverde-Monge M , Quirce S
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Comorbidities can influence asthma control and promote asthma exacerbations (AEs). However, the impact of multimorbidity in AEs, assessed based on long-term follow-up of patients with asthma of different degrees of severity, has received little attention in real-life conditions. Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics and predictors of AEs in patients who had presented at least 1 AE in the previous year in the MEchanism of Genesis and Evolution of Asthma (MEGA) cohort. Methods: The work-up included a detailed clinical examination, pulmonary function testing, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), blood counts, induced sputum, skin prick-tests, asthma questionnaires, and assessment of multimorbidity. The number of moderate-severe AEs in the preceding year was registered for each patient. Results: The study population comprised 486 patients with asthma (23.7% mild, 35% moderate, 41.3% severe). Disease remained uncontrolled in 41.9%, and 47.3% presented ≥1 moderate-severe AE, with a mean (SD) annual exacerbation rate of 0.47 (0.91) vs 2.11 (2.82) in mild and severe asthma, respectively. Comorbidity was detected in 56.4% (66.6% among those with severe asthma). Bronchiectasis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, atopy, psychiatric illnesses, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension were significantly associated with AEs. No associations were found for FeNO, blood eosinophils, or total serum IgE. Sputum eosinophilia and a high-T2 inflammatory pattern were significantly associated with AEs. Multivariable regression analysis showed a significant association with asthma severity, uncontrolled disease, and low prebronchodilator FEV1/FVC. Conclusions: Our study revealed a high frequency of AE in the MEGA cohort. This was strongly associated with multimorbidity, asthma severity, poor asthma control, airflow obstruction, higher sputum eosinophils, and a very high-T2 inflammatory pattern.
Options for a Reform of the Mexican Intergovernmental Transfer System in Light of International Experiences
Authors: Ter-Minassian Teresa , Muñoz Miranda Andrés
Published: May 2022

This paper focuses on the design of intergovernmental transfers to reduce vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances and improve the performance of subnational governments. It provides an overview of international experiences, especially of large federations, with a view to devising viable options for reform of the transfer system in Mexico. While there is no one-size-fits-all ideal model of design and implementation of intergovernmental transfer systems, this analysis points to some lessons that can inform reforms, including the need to view intergovernmental transfers as an integral part of the overall system of intergovernmental fiscal relations; the use of different types of intergovernmental transfers that are best suited to fulfill different objectives; and the incorporation of equalization schemes to address regional disparities. In the light of these experiences, we find that the current Mexican transfer system is too fragmented, is linked to volatile oil revenues, involves substantial discretion in the allocation of a significant portion of the transfers, and lacks sufficient equalizing power. This paper presents and discusses possible reform options and demonstrates that it is altogether possible to reduce transfer dependence to promote effort and fiscal responsibility; simplify the system to increase predictability and ease its administration; eliminate discretion to increase transparency and establish stronger subnational budget constraints; and improve fiscal equalization to promote equity in subnational service delivery. Careful consideration of political economy dynamics is given in the simulations of possible reforms, with a view to minimizing short-term gains and losses as well as political opposition.
Judicialização da pandemia e os guidelines: autocontenção judicial no exame das escolhas trágicas envolvendo vagas em leitos de UTI realizadas por profissionais da saúde
Authors: Siqueira Dirceu Pereira , Ferreira dos Santos Marcel
Published: May 2022

O presente artigo tem por objetivo investigar, sob o ponto de vista interdisciplinar – com base na ciência médica e jurídica –, um fato escancarado pela pandemia: a escassez de serviços de saúde, especialmente leitos de UTI, e os critérios de escolha de quem vive e quem morre (“escolhas trágicas”) utilizados diariamente por profissionais da área da saúde. Como problema de pesquisa, pretende-se discutir em que medida o Estado-Juiz deve, ou não, interferir nas escolhas trágicas realizadas pela equipe de triagem de unidades hospitalares com base em guidelines, no contexto de acesso à justiça. A judicialização da pandemia é um fenômeno natural decorrente do agravamento dos problemas experimentados pela nossa sociedade no contexto de uma crise sanitária atípica. A tomada de decisão sobre quem irá ocupar leitos de UTI em um quadro fático de escassez de recursos traduz uma “escolha trágica”. Ao judiciário é reservada, a princípio, uma postura de deferência em relação à ciência médica. Em situações pontuais, todavia, impõe-se a intervenção comedida com vistas a assegurar a própria eficiência macro do sistema. A pertinência temática da pesquisa está assentada no fato de a escassez de serviços de saúde ter atingido níveis alarmantes na pandemia. Como percurso metodológico, utilizar-se-á do método hipotético-dedutivo. Aventa-se como hipótese a ser corroborada ou refutada ao longo da pesquisa que o Poder Judiciário não é a instância adequada para resolução da falta de vagas em leitos de UTI. Como procedimento, objetiva-se o aprofundamento teórico por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica nas bases de dados da Scopus, EBSco, google acadêmico, sem olvidar protocolos de associações e entidades médicas nacionais e estrangeiras.
Patrimônio arquitetônico, técnicas construtivas tradicionais e diversidade cultural: o caso da residência Voges em Itati/RS
Authors: Simões José Daniel Craidy , Stocker Júnior Jorge Luís
Published: May 2022

Este artigo aborda um exemplar de arquitetura vernacular situado na Antiga Colônia Alemã de Três Forquilhas, no Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, denominado Residência Voges. O pastor evangélico luterano Karl Leopold Voges (ou Carlos Leopoldo Voges) foi o terceiro pastor protestante a chegar no Brasil e o segundo que se dirigiu ao Rio Grande do Sul e viveu cerca de 67 anos no Brasil, sendo 60 destes na então Colônia de Três Forquilhas. Sua residência foi o local de cultos protestantes por um longo período até a construção do templo luterano, funcionando também como centro comercial e administrativo de toda a Antiga Colônia Alemã de Três Forquilhas. A estrutura originalmente assobradada, foi construída em estrutura de madeira numa manifestação híbrida da tradição construtiva alemã enxaimel/fachwerk com a tradição construtiva luso-brasileira e a cultura afro-brasileira. O esforço de documentação deve-se à iniciativa do núcleo Rio Grande do Sul do ICOMOS Brasil junto a lideranças culturais e políticas locais, com fins de valorização e reconhecimento do acervo regional. A diversidade consolida-se como característica mais marcante desse patrimônio ainda pendente de reconhecimento oficial.
Cartografias e contracartografias na documentação do patrimônio. Olhares sobre Belém entre 1940 e 1960
Authors: Melo Izabella , Chaves Celma , Lima George
Published: May 2022

O presente artigo discute as relações existentes entre o patrimônio arquitetônico e  documentação cartográfica em duas áreas na cidade de Belém. Nesse sentido, elegeram-se as décadas de 40 a 60 do século XX como recorte temporal, em decorrência da relevância destes anos para a conformação de uma imagem metropolitana e moderna belenense, e as áreas da Avenida Presidente Vargas e o bairro do Guamá como lugares de estudo. Utilizaram-se como procedimentos metodológicos a pesquisa documental e análise qualitativa representada por meio de cartografias existentes e elaboradas para o estudo. Constatou-se que as transformações representadas em cartografia durante o intervalo adotado, pautaram-se no discurso progressista da modernidade tendo como meio material, a modernização. Além disso, percebeu-se que os documentos produzidos celebravam processos históricos episódicos diante das questões apresentadas na totalidade da realidade da cidade. Por fim, observou-se que os silêncios e a eloquência dos mapas contribuíam para uma leitura da cidade que determinava o que deveria ou não constituir patrimônio cultural material pelos órgãos oficiais.
A ARQUITETURA: uma amante amantíssima.
Authors: Ano-Bom Moreira Luísa , Nunes Marcia Cristina Ribeiro Gonçalves
Published: May 2022

A genialidade do arquiteto e urbanista  Paulo Roberto Chaves Fernandes transformou o patrimonio histórico de Belém, boa parte oriundo do período de riqueza da borracha, deixando sua marca em projetos icônicos na capital e no interior do Estado, além de sua contribuição no campo das artes com incentivo à literatura, música e diversas manifestações artisticas e culturais. Walter Benjamin conta, em um livro sobre a vida dele em Berlin,  a sua relação com a cidade e os documentos. Dizia que em cada lugar que ele ia, encontrava seu passado. Assim era Paulo Chaves, nosso arquiteto-flaneur, que mergulhava fundo em cada projeto desenvolvido por ele e sua equipe à Belém do Grã Pará que tanto amava. Sua morte, ocorrida em 17 de março de 2021, deixa-nos  o melhor conjunto arquitetônico de obras públicas desse  Estado, com refinamento e competência de um gênio, devolvendo à cidade parte de sua herança perdida, e muitas vezes, enterrada.
Casarões históricos de Santarém-PA: Estudo sobre aplicação de inventário para conservação dos sobrados.
Authors: Tavares Marques Fernando Luiz , Miléo de Couto Estefany
Published: May 2022

Esta pesquisa apresenta estudo sobre os sobrados e prédios históricos localizados de na área central da cidade de Santarém no Pará, região que corresponde ao núcleo fundador do município, esses estudos foram realizados através de ferramentas de preservação como a inventariação e técnicas etnográficas, com base em processos executados por órgãos e instituições de referência nesse campo, com IPHAN e DPHAC, com intento de identificar os valores artísticos e históricos relevantes, através de levantamentos físicos e documentais, com a finalidade de resgatar a memória e identidade local, através da preservação dessas obras arquitetônicas, que apesar das inúmeras influências e alterações que sofreram durante esse processo, ainda representam exemplares notáveis e singulares da arquitetura de uma época, que somente pode ser contemplando em Santarém.
Os meios utilizados por municípios gaúchos para documentação do seu patrimônio cultural edificado
Authors: Oppermann Thies Cristiane Leticia , Viana de Souza Daniel Maurício
Published: May 2022

O objetivo desse artigo é apresentar alguns dos instrumentos utilizados por municípios gaúchos para documentar e proteger seu patrimônio cultural, especificamente o patrimônio edificado.  Isso tornou-se possível através da autonomia dada pela Constituição Federal de 1988 para os municípios complementarem leis e meios de proteção do seu patrimônio local. Com esse escopo, a pesquisa é embasada teoricamente nas legislações existentes e que foram pesquisadas no site www.leis municipais.com.br, pelas palavras chave plano diretor, tombamento, inventário, patrimônio histórico, patrimônio cultural. Sendo assim, dados oficiais foram utilizados para dar um embasamento quantitativo dos meios de proteção e depois foram analisados casos específicos de alguns municípios. Como resultado dos 497 municípios gaúchos, 255 municípios possuem Plano Diretor, apesar de somente 109 possuírem mais de vinte mil habitantes e, portanto, serem obrigados pelo estatuto da cidade a possuir Plano Diretor. Os municípios que possuem Lei de Proteção do Patrimônio são 118, e 46 possuem Conselho de Proteção ao Patrimônio. Somente 45 dos municípios do estado possuem bens tombados na esfera municipal, e poucos possuem bens inventariados pelo próprio município, ou usam poligonais ou zonas de proteção especial. É preciso que sejam incentivadas o registro e proteção de bens através de políticas públicas.
Usos do patrimônio: refuncionalização do Sobrado Quintino
Authors: Nunes Marcia Cristina Ribeiro Gonçalves
Published: May 2022

Resumo: Esse artigo relata a elaboração de um projeto de restauro propondo a refuncionalização de uma casa construída nas primeiras décadas do século XX, com tipologia de sobrado. O edifício faz parte do conjunto arquitetônico de três casas geminadas, sito à Travessa Quintino Bocaiuva sob nº 1423, localizado entre o Largo do Redondo, na Av. Nazaré e a Av. Governador José Malcher, em Belém do Pará. Trata-se, portanto, de um imóvel com características históricas, classificado como de interesse à preservação e protegido legalmente por fazer parte do entorno de bens tombados pelo Estado e Município. Assim, após a introdução, o trabalho é desenvolvido em quatro etapas: a primeira etapa refere-se ao reconhecimento da área de intervenção; a segunda etapa refere-se identificação e conhecimento da edificação; a terceira etapa refere-se a análise tipológica da edificação; e a quarta etapa refere-se a proposta de intervenção e projeto de refuncionalização.
Reaction-diffusion spatial modeling of COVID-19 in Chicago
Authors: Gerew Trent
Published: May 2022

We investigate whether a reaction-difusion model considering only meanly daily movementis sufcient to describe the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Chicago. The model is calibratedusing publicly available health data published by the city. We first study the system of partialdiferential equations, then derive the basic reproduction number R0 . Then we consider the nu-merical simulations conducted from March 18 to June 24, 2020. Finally, we discuss shortcomingsof the model, and offer some potential solutions.
Education Disparity in Chicago Public High Schools: A Statistical Analysis
Authors: Kralis Michael
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this paper is to delve into the Chicago public high school system to extract information on demographics and academics. The methods used are common in machine learning and discrete mathematics and seek to bring helpful visualizations and interpretations of education disparity. Not only is the goal to analyze the current state but also how these demographic and academic factors have changed over time for certain school groups. This can accomplish this using graphical models and create visualizations to show key factors and how the change over time. In addition, one can see how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected schools in this system. Lastly, the correlations between these factors will be presented along with discussion.
Conformación de la identidad profesional de la asistente educativa: entre los cuidados y la educación de la primera infancia
Authors: Cabrera Olguin Alicia
Published: May 2022

Los cuidados externalizados de la primera infancia se consideran muy importantes debido a la naturaleza de la actividad que requiere de profesionales capacitados para atender el desarrollo integral de la infancia en esta etapa de la vida. En México, las asistentes educativas son una de las figuras que se encargan de ello en la heterogeneidad de Centros de Desarrollo Infantil (CENDI). Pocos estudios existen de esta figura laboral, aun cuando tiene un papel importante en la corresponsabilidad de educar, criar y asistir a las y los niños de cero a seis años, por esta razón se indagó acerca de la naturaleza de su preparación que se caracteriza por ser de corta duración, cargada de contenidos y al margen del sistema educativo. El objetivo del estudio versa en conocer cómo las herramientas que reciben en las instituciones oficiales del sistema para capacitación laboral: Centros de Capacitación para el Trabajo Industrial (CECATI) les permiten conformar su identidad profesional para realizar una labor muy delicada y socialmente desvalorada. El presente documento da cuenta de los resultados de la observación participante y la entrevista semiestructurada con estudiantes de un CECATI de la Ciudad de México: se describen las transiciones profesionales por las que atraviesan dichas estudiantes desde el momento en que deciden inscribirse y comenzar su trayecto formativo, que se complejiza por el choque que existe entre sus saberes, expectativas, historia de vida y el conocimiento sistematizado que requieren para enfrentar los cuidados de la primera infancia. La investigación completa que se integra en la tesis doctoral, de corte cualitativo, también incluyó entrevistas a profundidad a estudiantes de otro CECATI y egresadas que se encuentran laborando. La información se analizó con los referentes teóricos de las transiciones identitarias profesionales (Balleux y Gagnon, 2011; Gagnon, Mazalon y Balleux, 2012; Gagnon, 2013, Perez Roux, 2012).
Aprendizaje del inglés durante la pandemia de COVID-19
Authors: Christiani Zoe
Published: May 2022

Es innegable que el manejo del inglés se ha convertido en una habilidad esencial para cualquier estudiante universitario. Ya sea para acceder a ciertos materiales, como fuente de entretenimiento y de consumo cultural o meramente con el objetivo de mejorar su posicionamiento en el mercado laboral, muchos jóvenes han decidido volcar sus energías en el aprendizaje de este idioma. Sin embargo, es clara la diferencia existente entre adquirir la lengua materna y aprender una segunda lengua. Con el paso del tiempo se han elaborado numerosos métodos para que este proceso sea efectivo. Empero, la pandemia ha cambiado notablemente el panorama: el pasaje a un sistema de instrucción remota ha generado profundos cambios y cuestionamientos, principalmente en relación a la inclusión de nuevas técnicas de enseñanza – aprendizaje y a su efectividad en el contexto latinoamericano. Tanto a nivel económico como logístico y metodológico, alumnos y docentes no estaban preparados para afrontar el abrupto cambio que supuso el pasaje de la presencialidad a la virtualidad. Este ensayo pretende ofrecer un análisis bibliográfico donde se señalan algunos aspectos sobre cómo el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del idioma inglés (en tanto lengua extranjera) pareció verse afectado durante el confinamiento causado por la pandemia de COVID-19 en la Argentina.
La situación en Afganistán y su impacto regional
Authors: Barrios Silvana
Published: May 2022

Luego de veinte años de la presencia de tropas occidentales, tanto estadounidenses como de la OTAN, la inestabilidad en Afganistán ha sido constante y en consecuencia el balance de dos décadas de presencia internacional ha sido un fracaso, dado que no se ha conseguido estabilizar mínimamente al país. Desde hace una década atrás, las potencias occidentales vislumbran la necesidad de retirarse de un teatro de operaciones sin salida, pero los costos políticos de esa decisión, de la que nadie quería hacerse cargo, hizo que la retirada se demorara hasta la actualidad. Dicha situación ha obligado a los países de mayoría musulmana a reconfigurar su postura frente al conflicto afgano, así como también a las potencias regionales e intermedias en abierta oposición y/o competencia con occidente.
Apuntes sobre la decolonialidad y el campo de la comunicación
Authors: Nakagawa Mendoza Midori
Published: May 2022

El presente texto tiene como propósito enunciar las bases generales que articulan la decolonialidad y la comunicación como campo de estudio. Las Epistemologías del Sur permiten comprender a la descolonialidad como un giro de pensamiento que pasa por el tamiz de la crítica al conocimiento que se considera como estándar, en contraposición al Norte global. Por otro lado, referente al campo de la comunicación, existe un pensamiento dominante relacionado con el mercantilismo y el positivismo, pero el aporte de la presente de reflexión se encuentra enmarcada desde la decolonialidad. De esta manera se proponen varias aristas relacionadas con la comunicación como campo de estudio dentro de la decolonialidad, abriendo un panorama para exponer puntos teóricos comunes tales como: la posibilidad de estudios interdisciplinares, la articulación de voces de diversos sujetos dentro de las investigaciones que recuperen este pensamiento, así como recobrar la importancia de los contextos sociales.
¿Cómo se asocian la participación política de las mujeres y la asignación de recursos públicos a la educación y a la salud?
Authors: Montoya Alejandra , Clausen Jhonatan
Published: May 2022

Esta investigación analiza la asociación entre la participación de mujeres en cargos de decisión política subnacional en un país andino de ingreso medio como el Perú y la asignación de recursos públicos destinados a educación y a salud a nivel subnacional. Para ello se hace uso de información proveniente de un extenso panel de datos de más 1600 municipalidades entre los años 2008 y 2014. Los resultados de las estimaciones de modelos econométricos dinámicos a partir del método de Arellano y Bond (2011) muestran que existe una asociación positiva y estadísticamente significativa entre una mayor participación de mujeres como alcaldesas y regidoras municipales y una mayor proporción de gasto público de inversión tanto en educación como en la combinación de educación y salud, ambas dimensiones básicas del desarrollo humano. Asimismo, se encuentra que esta asociación tiende a ser más pronunciado en distritos con menor desarrollo económico. Esta investigación representa una contribución a la relativamente escasa literatura latinoamericana sobre la relación entre la participación de mujeres en la política subnacional y la priorización presupuestal de dimensiones básicas del desarrollo humano como la salud y la educación. Esto es particularmente relevante en la medida en que América Latina es una región con una participación promedio de mujeres en cargos de gobierno subnacional que no sobrepasa el 15%.
Voces indígenas en letras españolas: algunos aspectos morfosintácticos del contacto colonial
Authors: Mendoza Posadas Mauro Alberto
Published: May 2022

En este artículo nos acercamos a las características morfosintácticas de nueve documentos provenientes de diferentes archivos del centro de México, que acusan una evidente interferencia entre la lengua náhuatl y el español de los siglos XVII y XVII, y que son autógrafos de indígenas. El tipo de interferencia que observamos en ellos es la reduplicación del OD, la ausencia de una preposición ‘a’ que marca caso, la ausencia de concordancia entre sustantivo y adjetivo, y el uso generalizado de la preposición ‘en’ como marca de locativo.
Seasonal Incidence of Sesame Webworm, Antigastra catalaunalis (Dup.) and Evaluation of Selected Cultural Control Practices, on Sesame Crop in Erbil City
Authors: Khidher Khalid Qadir , Mohamed Abdulbaset M. Amin , Kadir Nawzad Bawakir
Published: May 2022

Background: Sesame Webworm, Antigastra catalaunalis (Dupunchel) is a principal harmful insect of sesame crop. It infests the all shoot parts and stages of sesame plant growth and responsible for approximately seventy percent seed yield loss, therefore, the present study conducted to investigate the seasonal incidence and evaluate two sets of cultural control practices against the damages of the pest larvae. Methods: Field experiment was carried out in the Grda Rasha Research Station-College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences-Erbil-Kurdistan region-Iraq, apart from seasonal incidence, first Set was for assessing the effect of three Sowing Dates viz. 16-May, 15-June, 15-July-2020. The second set was for evaluating the efficiency of three different crop plants viz. corn, cowpea and sunflower plants, intercropped with sesame crop to minimize the capsule infestation damage and seed losses caused by A. catalaunalis (Dup.). The experiments were performed using the RCBD design. Result: The results revealed that the larvae appearance started 2 weeks after sowing and reached its peak 2.31, 2.50 and 2.83 larvae/plant 13 weeks after sowing for all three dates of sowing, the results also showed that the percent capsule infestation and Seed weight loss/25 capsules were 22.27%, 33.85% and 34.16%/25 capsule of sesame plant, for sowing dates mid-May and mid-June and Mid-July respectively. The findings of the intercropping experiment revealed that the least percentages of capsule infestation and losses in seed weight/25 capsules were on sesame plants intercropped with cowpea 18.00% and 21.00% and followed by sesame intercropped with Sunflower and Sesame plants intercropped with corn plants which were 19.40%, 25.60% and 20.20%, 27.60% respectively.
Characterization of Selected Zambian Rice (Oryza sativa) Accessions using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers
Authors: Munsaka Siankuku , Kaimoyo Evans , Arunachalam Kalirajan , Ng’uni Dickson , Chikoti Patrick , Sharma Neha
Published: May 2022

Background: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is grown in various parts of Zambia. Response of available varieties towards biotic (bacterial and fungal pathogens) and abiotic factors such as water stress remains unavailable. A systematic rice seed system or breeding program appears to be non-existent. This study was undertaken to assess the genetic diversity among some selected Zambian rice accessions using simple sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers. Methods: Thirty accessions were selected for genetic diversity analysis using ten SSR markers (RM5, RM168, RM7, RM13, RM225, RM452, RM211, RM205, RM413 and RM46) selected from various chromosomal loci of the rice genome. Rice genomic DNA was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction and products were analyzed by 1% agarose gel electrophoresis. Most products appeared as single alleles in form of single bands averaging between 79-200 base pairs (bp). Significant relatedness within and among accessions was observed while most of the primers showed distinct polymorphism. Cluster analysis via a dendrogram revealed that most of the accessions were closely related and clustered into two major groups designated A and B. Result: Only one accession (ZM8321) appeared to be distinct and distantly related to all the other 29 accessions Cluster B contained the rest of the 29 accessions which were subdivided into 8 sub-clusters. Of the 29, accessions ZM8295 from Samfya District and ZM8313 from Kaputa district showed 100% similarity meaning that they are the same accession.
Nitrogen Utilization Potential of Prominent Blackgram Genotypes
Authors: Kaleeswari R.K. , Vijayakumar M. , Kannan P. , Jagadeeswaran R. , Satyabama K. , Suresh S.
Published: May 2022

Background: Pulses in crop rotation are considered to be the boon for maintaining soil fertility as they are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Synchronized flowering in pulses altered source-sink relationship due to rapid translocation of nutrients from leaves to the developing pods. Nitrogen increases the biomass, methionine, tryptophan and grain protein in seed. To explore the genetic diversity of blackgram in nitrogen use pattern field experiments were conducted. Methods: Field experiments were conducted during kharif season of 2019 and 2020 with four black gram cultivars. The experiment was laid out in FRBD design with factor I consisting of 4 blackgram varieties viz., VBN 6, VBN 8, CO6 and ADT 6 and factor II consisted of 4 levels of N viz., 0, 75%, 100% and 125% of recommended dose (25 kg ha-1) of N. Graded levels of nitrogen (18.75, 25.00 and 31.25 kg ha-1) as urea was applied as basal before sowing. Biometric observations and N utilization pattern were recorded. Result: Among the varieties, CO6 recorded the maximum height, number of pods per plant and grain yield. Application of 125% N recorded maximum plant height and SPAD value and was on par with 100% N. Protein content of blackgram varieties ranged from 14.88 to 21.57%. The highest protein content was registered by the var.ADT6 followed by CO6.
Azotobacter vinellandii SINAz1 Increases Growth and Productivity in Rice under Salinity Stress
Authors: Sahoo Ranjan Kumar , Pradhan Madhusmita
Published: May 2022

Background: Azotobacter vinellandii is a soil bacterium which fixes atmospheric nitrogen and provides growth hormones to plant. Locally isolated species can be utilized and efficient bio fertilizers can be prepared. Methods: A nitrogen fixing bacteria was isolated and it was biochemically identified as Azotobacter vinellandii and named as Azotobacter vinellandii SINAz1. The 16s rRNA was isolated and the sequence was submitted to NCBI data base and got the Accession number as MN135308.1. The presence of nif D, nif K and nif H gene was studied by PCR amplification. The nitrogen fixing efficiency of these bacteria was studied in laboratory by acetylene reduction assay (ARA) and also by pot culture experiments. The plant growth promoting (PGP) activities also studied by isolating and estimating the secretion of hormones like IAA, GA3, ABA and zeatin. These bacteria also provide salinity stress (200 mM NaCl) tolerance to rice plant for 15 days as compared with the control. Result: The phenotypic growth and yield of rice crop by the application of these bacteria was studied which found to be significantly better than the control. This novel bacterium can be used as a substitute for the chemically synthesized nitrogen fertilizer for better productivity under normal as well as salinity stress condition.
Occurrence and Distribution of Cluster Bean Diseases in Grid Region of Madhya Pradesh
Authors: Sasode Rajni Singh , Fatehpuria Pramod Kumar , Singh Pradyumn , Raghav Ranjeet Singh
Published: May 2022

Background: Cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] has a special contribution among the pulse crops and recognized as one of the important commercial crop of arid and semi-arid region. Being a leguminous crop it is a source to replenish nutrients especially nitrogen of the low fertility soils and enhances the soil fertility and also can withstand moisture stress. Various biotic and abiotic constrains in cluster bean were responsible for lowering average yield of crop as compared to its potential yield. Thus, it becomes imperative to sustain the productivity of clusterbean by gathering the information and behavior of disease distribution pattern in the zone. The current study therefore greatly emphasized to find out the occurrence and distribution pattern of diseases in major cluster bean growing areas grid region of northern Madhya Pradesh. Methods: An intensive survey was conducted with an objective to access the prevalence and intensity of diseases of cluster bean in sixteen village of three district of grid region of Madhya Pradesh between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Result: Investigation in respect of survey conducted concludes that alternaria leaf blight, dry root rot and bacterial leaf blight are the major concern diseases of cluster bean which directly affect the yield (Chand and Gandhi, 1978). Alternaria leaf blight (19.90%) and Bacterial leaf blight (11.60%) disease intensity was maximum in Gwalior district while maximum dry root rot (4.25%) incidence was recorded in Morena district.
Improving Sleep in Youth with Mental Health Disorders: A Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Maxwell Katherine E. , Hammonds Linda Sue , Cinko Courtney M.
Published: May 2022

Sleep problems are prevalent among youth with mental health disorders. Consistent with national statistics, sleep problems were present in approximately 80% of the patients attending a children's hospital psychiatric partial hospitalization program in the Midwestern United States. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to decrease sleep problems in youth with mental health disorders. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was administered to patients ages 12–18 with mental health disorders to screen for sleep problems. Patients identified by the PSQI as having a sleep problem, and their parents, were given verbal and written education on sleep hygiene practices and stimulus control. Each patient participated in a cognitive behavioral therapy group that included relaxation therapy. Evidence-based interventions used to improve sleep were reinforced daily by providers. Self-reported sleep quality, as measured by the PSQI, was improved in 95% of the patients participating in this QI project. Adequately screening for and treating sleep problems in youth with mental health disorders can lead to improved outcomes.
Design of a Palliative Care Program for Nursing Students in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Method Study
Authors: Heidari Haydeh , Mardani-Hamooleh Marjan , Fooladi Marjaneh
Published: May 2022

This study introduces an innovative design for a palliative care program by nursing students in an internship in a neonatal intensive care unit. An embedded mixed-method approach simultaneously collected quantitative and qualitative data. Themes identified were supporting and encouraging palliative care, changing the nursing culture, and promoting quality of care. Teaching palliative care during this internship rotation helped promote quality care by the students, with positive results for infants and their families, and empowerment of the students through increased knowledge and awareness of human needs for high-quality nursing care.
Financial Coaching in Practice: Findings From a Survey of Financial Coaches
Authors: Collins J. Michael , Lienhardt Hallie , Olive Peggy
Published: May 2022

Financial coaching is an emerging strategy to help people enhance financial capability and well-being. However, few studies of coaching practices have been completed. A survey of 273 coaches in the United States provides insight into current coaching practice. The average coach in the survey served 19 clients per month and saw each client about four times. The range of coaches varied widely; many coaches operated at a relatively small scale, often embedded in social service programs. Coaches generally reported coaching had positive impacts on clients, especially coaches with more training and those who served more clients. Overall, this study shows the financial coaching field includes an array of approaches but may benefit from capacity building and adoption of standards of practice.
Divorce and Asset Burn: Using Retirement Planning Techniques to Model Long-Term Outcomes of Divorce
Authors: Kothakota Michael , Lynn Christina
Published: May 2022

Financial professionals involved in divorce proceedings, whether for a client or an attorney, often use software to project the ability of a dependent spouse to earn income off of her separate estate. These projections have historically relied on static inputs and use a Monte Carlo simulation to illustrate the paths a portfolio might take. Within this study, the effects on dynamic income and expense changes on outcomes were examined. A comparison was made between the traditional Monte Carlo methods and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Results using MCMC methods more closely approximated investment return distribution, and illustrated investable assets were the primary driver of long-term success, and not items such as spousal or child support. Practical implications for financial professionals, family law attorneys, judges, and clients are discussed as well as opportunities for future research.
I Know I Should, But Do I Do It? Connecting Covert and Overt Financial Behaviors
Authors: Archuleta Kristy L. , Glenn Christina , Lawson Derek R. , Clady Joy P. , Solomon Syble
Published: May 2022

When it comes to money, clients often know what they should do, but they do not always do it. The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to introduce a new scale to measure financial cognition and (b) to explore the link between thinking (i.e., covert behavior) and financial behavior (i.e., overt behavior). Social Cognitive Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Theory framed the study. Data were collected in two stages from 236 employees in a Midwestern region. Stage one results suggest a newly developed measure, the Financial Cognition Scale, shows acceptable reliability, and construct validity. Stage two found positive associations between the covert behaviors of financial cognition, financial knowledge, and financial self-efficacy and the overt behavior of financial behavior, and a negative association between financial anxiety and financial behavior. Implications for practitioners and researchers are presented.
Healthcare Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Authors: Drake Ryan , Ridder Evan
Published: May 2022

The healthcare industry sector is often considered a soft target for malicious actors. Having a large attack surface coupled with a focus directed toward patient care rather than security, often health organizations haven’t taken the necessary precautions to secure patient data or access to medical devices within their infrastructures. As the severity and the associated costs of cyber-attacks on entities within healthcare organizations continue to escalate, an increased effort within this industry to mitigate the risks associated with these vulnerabilities is necessary. This study seeks to present the most common types of healthcare attacks and their mitigation methodologies. Additionally, a discussion of how compliance with the GDPR in the European Union and the HIPPA regulation in the United States can positively affect a healthcare organization’s defensive posture.
Cybersecurity of WordPress Platforms. An Analysis Using Attack-Defense Trees Method
Authors: Petrică Gabriel
Published: May 2022

The aim of this paper is to analyze the techniques for securing a Content Management System, highlighting the vulnerabilities of the WordPress platform. The study includes qualitative and quantitative analyzes on the resilience of CMS platforms to cyber-attacks, simulated by the AD Trees methodology. The data provided by CVE is used to build possible attack scenarios that could compromise the cybersecurity of the web application. At the end of the paper, in order to minimize the impact of these attacks, solutions are proposed as sets of countermeasures within the Attack‑Defense Trees.
The role of magnetic resonance imaging in radiation Diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Authors: Saidov S. S. , Skul'skiy S. K. , Morozova N. P. , Lubashev Ya. A. , Ratnikov V. A.
Published: May 2022

Aneurysmal lesion of the abdominal aorta is a common disease, the frequency of which exceeds 8% [1, 2]. A quarter of the initially examined patients at risk of this pathology are diagnosed with complicated forms [3], which negatively affects the life expectancy of this category of patients. Their lethality reaches 83% [4]. The frequency of various complications associated with the duration and trauma of open surgical interventions ranges from 7 to 39% [5, 6]. At the same time, the existing algorithms for examining patients with AAA, aimed at the timely detection of preand postoperative complications, require significant correction [6, 7]. The presented data and the variety of X-ray methods and techniques for diagnosing an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta indicate the need for further search for ways to solve this urgent problem. Determining the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the algorithm for radiological diagnosis of diseases and complications of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Motivating Factors for the Transfer of Information Literacy Skills among Undergraduates
Authors: Sobel Karen
Published: May 2022

Faculty and academic librarians who provide information literacy (IL) instruction frequently puzzle over students’ inconsistent future use of IL skills. When they work with students who have received IL instruction in the past, some students demonstrate confident, mature, and practiced use of the skills. Others demonstrate skills that have either failed to develop further since the instruction session or skills that have atrophied. This study explores self-cited motivating factors for continued use of IL skills. It was conducted at an urban public research university in the United States, among 24 first- year undergraduates who participated in first-year seminars. The study connects the motivating factors with IL performance on a writing sample. It uses mixed methods involving a self-designed survey with Likert-style questions on eighteen motivating factors, plus a rubric adapted from the AAC&U VALUE rubrics.
Letter to the Editor Concerning “The Primary Care Research Landscape and its Relationship with Clinical Practice: A Scientometric Analysis”
Authors: Oliveira Eduardo , Silva Ana João , Amorim Francisca
Published: May 2022

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Boemia romantizada, perspectivas silenciadas
Authors: Teodoro Débora Antonieta Silva Barcellos
Published: May 2022

Com base em resultados de pesquisa interdisciplinar, embasada no método da história oral, este artigo propõe ampliar a compreensão acerca do passado de meretrício e de boemia em Diamantina-MG, tendo como marco espacial o Beco do Mota nas décadas de 1950 e 1960.  Os resultados das entrevistas com pessoas que tiveram alguma relação com esse lugar apontam para perspectivas que concorrem, em certa medida, com o discurso hegemônico vigente à época, documentado em textos de jornal. A inclusão dessas novas perspectivas cria possibilidades para o questionamento do imaginário coletivo sobre esse espaço urbano, bem como para tensionar narrativas no que concerne aos sujeitos que o tornaram real.
Impactos e as medidas compensatórias: projeto de infraestrutura de transporte da BR-429/RO para a comunidade Tupari da TI Rio Branco, Amazônia brasileira
Authors: Bonifácio Diego Rodrigues , Laroque Luís Fernando da Silva
Published: May 2022

Os empreendimentos de infraestrutura de transporte que impactam Terras Indígenas (TI) estão sujeitos ao processo de compensação ambiental, pois os danos causados devem ser compensados em decorrência dos impactos gerados na localidade. O trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a política dos povos indígenas e as interfaces entre povo Tupari da Terra Indígena Rio Branco, em Rondônia, e projeto de infraestrutura de transporte da BR-429/RO, fazendo uma reflexão sobre as relações socioambientais de obras de engenharia em terras indígenas. Dentre os procedimentos metodológicos, destaca-se o levantamento documental, tendo como objetos de estudos o Plano de Controle Ambiental da BR-429/RO (PCA), o Estudo de Componente Indígena (ECI) e o Plano Básico Ambiental Indígena (PBAI). Nota-se que a política dos povos indígenas prevê um processo de compensação ambiental com potencial para mitigação dos impactos gerados por rodovias. No entanto, é necessário implementar medidas que busquem a equivalência ecológica nas áreas impactadas. Evidencia-se que o instrumento de compensação ambiental do projeto de infraestrutura de transporte da BR-429/RO não tem conseguido efetivar-se de forma eficiente e, também, não supre os reais impactos gerados no meio ambiente.