bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Sports Medicine Fellowships in the United States Based on Academic Productivity
Authors: Mayfield Cory K. , Bolia Ioanna K. , Ihn Hansel , Haratian Aryan , Hasan Laith K. , Hatch George F. , Petrigliano Frank A. , Weber Alexander E.
Published: October 2021

Background:

Institutional academic productivity remains an influential factor in an applicant's selection of fellowship training. This study aimed to determine the quality and quantity of research in the United States orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs and identify those with highest productivity.

Methods:

The Arthroscopy Association of North America Fellowship Directory was used to evaluate 88 fellowships in the United States. Publication data and Hirschberg indices (h-index) were collected from the Scopus database. Subanalysis was performed based on the number of publications and mean h-index.

Results:

Total number of publications per faculty member ranged from 0 to 866, with a median of 20. The median h-index per faculty member was 9. The number of fellows was correlated with a higher mean average h-index of faculty members (P = 0.05). The five programs with the highest number of publications included Hospital for Special Surgery, Rush University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Boston Children's Hospital.

Conclusions:

Most academic productivity in sports medicine is produced by a relatively small number of fellowship programs in the United States. Of interest, the number of fellows or faculty does not affect significantly the quality or quantity of research productivity at top institutions.
The Mediating Role of Teacher–Pupil Interaction in the Relationship of Pupil Temperament to Self-Esteem and School Success
Authors: Šimić Šašić Slavica , Šimunić Ana , Klarin Mira
Published: October 2021

The aim of this research was to examine the mediating role of teacher–pupil interaction in the relationship of temperament to self-esteem and school success among year-7 and year-8 elementary-school pupils in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H). The assumptions on the contribution of the dimensions of temperament (self-control and negative affectivity) and teacher–pupil interaction (influence and proximity) in explaining pupils' self-esteem and school success were partially confirmed. Similar relationships among the measured variables were confirmed in both samples of pupils. Self-control, negative affectivity, and teacher proximity directly predicted self-esteem, while self- -control indirectly predicted self-esteem through teacher proximity. Self-control and teacher proximity contributed directly to school success, and the indirect contribution of self- -control to school success through teacher proximity was also significant. The results of this research indicate the importance of the direct contribution of children's temperaments to their self-esteem and school success, and of its indirect contribution through the quality of the interaction with their teacher.
Quality of Life and Exercise Motivation of Normal-Weight and Overweight Adolescents
Authors: Tišma Vasko , Barić Renata , Karlović Vragolov Matea
Published: October 2021

The aim of this study was to examine gender and body-mass index differences in quality of life and exercise motives of adolescents. The sample consisted of 744 first-year high school students from the City of Zagreb. Quality of life was measured with an adapted version of the Kidscreen-27, and exercise motivation with the EMI-2. The results suggest that adolescents experience positive quality of life and their exercise motivation derives from intrinsic and extrinsic motives. Higher levels of male adolescents' quality of life, compared to females', predominantly result from a greater sense of physical well-being, more pleasant emotions and moods, more positive school and family environment, and the ability to plan and spend leisure time. Normal-weight adolescents are more satisfied with their physical activity and health than overweight ones. Male adolescents are more driven by enjoyment, challenge, competition, strength, and social motives (belonging, pressure, and recognition), unlike females, who exercise more because of weight control. Normal-weight adolescents are more motivated for exercise by enjoyment than overweight ones, who are more driven by weight control. The implications of these findings were discussed.
El Sumak Kawsay andino como resistencia sociopolítica y como desafío epistémico
Authors: Piñeiro Aguiar Eleder , Polo Blanco Jorge
Published: October 2021

Desde comienzos del siglo XXI, pero principalmente a partir de 2006, en la República del Ecuador se dejó sentir a nivel sociopolítico una significativa influencia indígena, que se manifestó en textos constitucionales, planes estatales de desarrollo y políticas públicas. Analizaremos ciertos insumos que han ofrecido los pueblos originarios en el país andino y que han supuesto elementos de resistencia frente a la hegemonía neoliberal y al desarrollismo extractivista. En concreto, examinaremos cómo se han ido construyendo discursos y prácticas en torno al Buen Vivir (Sumak Kawsay) y cómo se articula semejante proceso con lógicas más globales de avanzada del indigenismo en la región latinoamericana. Comprobaremos qué significa, política y epistémicamente, la apuesta que el Ecuador ha hecho por dotar al país de derechos de la naturaleza y por definirse, por primera vez en su historia, como plurinacional y pluriétnico.
Realizacja przez Polskę wybranych praw pracowniczych zawartych w Europejskiej Karcie Społecznej
Authors: Binaś Adrianna
Published: October 2021

W artykule scharakteryzowano prawa człowieka II generacji. Dokonano również analizy zakresu przedmiotowego wybranych praw pracowniczych uregulowanych w Europejskiej Karcie Społecznej oraz stopnia ich realizacji przez Polskę. Badanie objęło artykuł 1 (prawo do pracy), artykuł 2 (prawo do sprawiedliwych warunków pracy), artykuł 3 (prawo do bezpiecznych i higienicznych warunków pracy), artykuł 4 (prawo do godziwego wynagrodzenia) oraz artykuł 12 (prawo do zabezpieczenia społecznego). Ocena realizacji wyżej wymienionych przepisów Karty oparta została na konkluzjach Europejskiego Komitetu Praw Społecznych z sześciu cykli kontrolnych, począwszy od 1997 r., gdy Polska ratyfikowała Kartę, do 2016 lub 2014 r., w zależności od rozkładu cykli kontrolnych dla poszczególnych artykułów Karty. Badanie miało pomóc sformułować odpowiedź na pytanie, w jakim stopniu Polska wypełnia postanowienia wynikające z Karty. Przyjęto założenia teoretyczne (wywodzące się z instytucjonalizmu), iż normy uregulowane w Europejskiej Karcie Społecznej obowiązują w społeczeństwie i kształtują relacje między państwem a jednostkami.
An empirical assessment of quality metrics for diversified similarity searching
Authors: R. Lopes Camila , D. Santos Lúcio F. , L. Jasbick Daniel , De Oliveira Daniel , Bedo Marcos
Published: October 2021

A diversified similarity search retrieves elements that are simultaneously similar to a query object and akin to the different collections within the explored data. While several methods in information retrieval, data clustering, and similarity searching have tackled the problem of adding diversity into result sets, the experimental comparison of their performances is still an open issue mainly because the quality metrics are “borrowed” from those different research areas, bringing their biases alongside. In this manuscript, we investigate a series of such metrics and experimentally discuss their trends and limitations. We conclude diversity is better addressed by a set of measures rather than a single quality index and introduce the concept of Diversity Features Model (DFM), which combines the viewpoints of biased metrics into a multidimensional representation. Experimental evaluations indicate (i) DFM enables comparing different result diversification algorithms by considering multiple criteria, and (ii) the most suitable searching methods for a particular dataset are spotted by combining DFM with ranking aggregation and parallel coordinates maps.
Analysing Temporal Evolution of Complex Data Using Similarity Queries
Authors: Fogaça Isis C. O. S. , Bueno Renato
Published: October 2021

Regardless of the data domain, there are applications that must track the temporal evolution of data elements. Based on the instances present in the database, the goal is to estimate the state of a given element at a different time instant from those available in the database. This kind of task is common in many database application domains, such as medicine, meteorology, agriculture, financial, and others. In content-based retrieval with complex data (such as images, sounds and videos), data are usually represented in metric spaces, where only the distances between elements are available. Without dimensional coordinates, it is not possible simply to add a time dimension for trajectory estimation in these spaces, as is the case in multidimensional spaces. In this article we propose to map the metric data to a multidimensional space so that we can estimate the element’s status at a given time instant, based on known states of the same element. As it is not possible to create the complex data equivalent to its estimated position in mapped space, we propose to apply similarity queries using this position as query center. Then, we estimate how this element would be, retrieving the real data elements present in the database that are close to the estimate. In this article, in addition to the nearest neighbor query (k-NN), we propose to use two other queries: kAndRange and kAndRev. With both methods, we aim to prune non-relevant elements from the query results, retrieving only the elements that are really close to the estimates. We present experiments with different query scenarios, evaluating the effects of varying input parameters of the proposed queries.
Evaluating Temporal Bias in Time Series Event Detection Methods
Authors: Escobar Luciana , Salles Rebecca , Lima Janio , Gea Cristiane , Baroni Lais , Ziviani Artur , Pires Paulo , Delicato Flavia , Coutinho Rafaelli , Assis Laura , Ogasawara Eduardo
Published: October 2021

The detection of events in time series is an important task in several areas of knowledge where operations monitoring is essential. Experts often have to deal with choosing the most appropriate event detection method for a time series, which can be a complex task. There is a demand for benchmarking different methods in order to guide this choice. For this, standard classification accuracy metrics are usually adopted. However, they are insufficient for a qualitative analysis of the tendency of a method to precede or delay event detections. Such analysis is interesting for applications in which tolerance for "close" detections is important rather than focusing only on accurate ones. In this context, this paper proposes a more comprehensive event detection benchmark process, including an analysis of temporal bias of detection methods. For that, metrics based on the time distance between event detections and identified events (detection delay) are adopted. Computational experiments were conducted using real-world and synthetic datasets from Yahoo Labs and resources from the Harbinger framework for event detection. Adopting the proposed detection delay-based metrics helped obtain a complete overview of the performance and general behavior of detection methods.
Potential Reasons for Insect Decline
Authors: Preet Kour Bali Gagan , Singh Kaleka Amritpal
Published: October 2021

Insects are the key component of world’s ecosystem and act as vital force to maintain life’s framework. But in present scenario, Insects are under multi-continental crisis apparent as reduction in abundance, diversity and biomass. The impact of decline is severe in areas which are highly impacted by human activities such as industrialized and agricultural landscapes. Habitat loss and degradation; intensive use of pesticides; pollution; introduction of invasive species and climate change are the most influential factors for their alarming decline and each factor is multifaceted. The accelerated decline in insect population can cause unpredictable negative consequences for the biosphere and is a matter of global concern that requires immediate and effective international collaborations. An urgent need is to identify the species at greatest threat; factors threatening their survival and finally the consequences of their loss. In order to maintain the integrity of managed and natural ecosystems, the protection of Insect diversity is critically important.
Multivariate Approach to Reading Comprehension and Sight-Reading
Authors: A. Cara Michel
Published: October 2021

This chapter focuses on the study of the relationship between reading of music and verbal texts and it seeks to define an ecological music reading task that allows comparison of musical and verbal domains. Participants were preservice music students who performed different music reading tasks correlated with a verbal text comprehension test. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was performed, explaining 91,5% of the variance. The following two axes were defined: one related to reading compression and the other to music performance variables. The relationship between the selected variables in the factorial plane, particularly the strong association between sight-reading and literal comprehension, suggest that sight-reading is a relevant factor with regards to the study of musical and verbal domains.
Deleterious Facial Effects Caused by Noninvasive Ventilation Mask Early Treatment, in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: Andrade David , Palha Maria-João , Norton Ana , Macho Viviana , Andrade Rui , Palha Miguel , Bussadori Sandra , Morais Lurdes , Santos Manuela
Published: October 2021

Neuromuscular disorders is a general term that encompasses a large number of diseases with different presentations. Progressive muscle weakness is the predominant condition of these disorders. Respiratory failure can occur in a significant number of diseases. The use of devices to assist ventilation is quite frequent in these types of patients. Noninvasive ventilation can be applied by various means, including nasal, oronasal, or facial masks. Masks, type bilevel positive airway pressure, continuous positive airway pressure, and similar are generally supported on the maxilla. Oral health in pediatric neuromuscular diseases has some peculiar aspects that we must consider in these patients’ follow-up. Based on a clinical case, this chapter provides a better understanding of these patients. It will focus on the oral and maxillofacial morphological alterations and preventive measures and strategies for oral pathologies management in this population. Despite always aiming at esthetics, treating these patients should always prioritize the possibilities of improving the oral and general functions of the body.
Extra-Intestinal Features of Crohn’s Disease
Authors: Ahmed Monjur
Published: October 2021

Although Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, it can affect multiple organs behaving like a multisystem immune mediated disease. The dysregulated immune system in patients with Crohn’s disease leads to uncontrolled inflammation which primarily affects the gastrointestinal tract but may also affect various extra-intestinal organs. With the increased incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease, its extra-intestinal manifestations are increasingly being seen in our clinical practice. The musculoskeletal, mucocutaneous, ophthalmic, hepatobiliary, renal, cardiovascular and pulmonary manifestations of Crohn’s disease have been reviewed in this chapter. Some of these extra-intestinal manifestations are due to systemic inflammation, some of them are due to malabsorption of nutrients and bile salts, and some due to medications given for the treatment of Crohn’s disease. These extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease are seen in at least 25% of patients with Crohn’s disease. Some of them correlate well with Crohn’s disease activity but the rest of them have no relation to the activity of Crohn’s disease. Although most of the time the extra-intestinal features are seen after the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, they can precede or follow the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. Management of these extra-intestinal manifestations varies as the ones associated with activity of Crohn’s disease respond to remission of Crohn’s disease whereas the ones not related to the activity of Crohn’s disease require specific treatments for those conditions.
Cosmetic, Culinary and Therapeutic Uses of Cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.)
Authors: Ugwu Chidiebere , Suru Stephen
Published: October 2021

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is cultivated throughout the world as an important vegetable. This review offers an insight on the versatile use of cucumbers for cosmetic, culinary and therapeutic purposes. Epidemiological and nutritional studies have shown various benefits associated with the use of cucumber. As cosmetic, cucumber is popularly used for natural beautification and for skin treatments. As a vegetable, cucumber is the quintessential materials and indispensable for salads, soups and smoothie with diverse health benefits including weight loss, remedy for chronic constipation, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular and cancerous diseases among others. The use including weight loss, cosmetic, culinary and therapeutic purposes.
Integrated Pest Management for Cucurbits in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Authors: Mohan Srivastava Ravi , Joshih Sneha
Published: October 2021

The vegetables belonging to family cucurbitaceae are known as cucurbits. These vegetables are attacked by various insect pests right from seeding to harvest. A lot of money, time, and natural resources are invested to cultivate these vegetables. Sustainable pest management practices can save this investment by avoiding losses. Successful cultivation of cucurbits especially cucumber requires an effective and economical control of insect pests. Commercial vegetable growers must produce quality vegetables that are attractive and safe to the consumer at a minimum cost. Insect pest infestations in cucurbits cause heavy economic losses to farmers through reduction in yield, increased cost of production and lowered quality of produce. Effective and economic and sustainable pest management requires the use of cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods. The integration of these different methods is necessary for achieving good management of pests. In case of cucurbits especially for cucumber pest management can be achieved only by a long-term assurance to integrated pest management practices (IPM). IPM involves the strategic use of resistant varieties, monitoring of pest incidence, cultural methods, mechanical removal of pest, biological control, and need based use of selective pesticides. Integrated pest management (IPM) is the alternative to insecticide and facilitates sustainable environment management.
MALT Stomach Lymphomas: Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment
Authors: Vladimirovna Poddubnaya Irina , Nikolaevna Sholokhova Elena , Valerievna Kokosadze Natalia , Galimovna Babicheva Lali , Vasilevna Chulkova Svetlana , Nikolaevich Tupitsyn Nikolay
Published: October 2021

Marginal zone lymphoma (LMZ) accounts for 5–15% of all NHL in Europe. This option includes splenic (0.7%), nodal (2.4%) and extranodal (MALT-Mucosa-Associated Limphoid-Tissue) LMZ −5%. Extranodal variants of MALT lymphomas can occur in any organ due to chronic antigenic stimulation. The most frequent localization associated with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is the stomach - 30%. The gastrobiopsy material of 115 patients with lymphoid cell infiltrates in the gastric mucosa was studied, a complex of morphological diagnostic criteria for MALT gastric lymphoma for gastrobiopsy was developed based on a combination of histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of tumor cells, the nature of their growth. It is known that the mandatory initial therapy for local stages of Hp-positive MALT lymphoma of the stomach is the eradication of Hp. 68 patients with stages I – II of gastric MALT lymphomas were observed. Anti Hp therapy resulted in 87.8% of complete remissions, with a median duration of 51 months. The median time to the onset of Hp-eradication was 3 months, and the median time to the implementation of the antitumor process was 5.5 months. With a median follow-up of 58 months, the median overall and relapse-free survival was not achieved: 10-year OS - 100%, 10-year RFS - 92. 3%.
Alternative Craniofacial Orthodontics Treatment Approaches for Differential Severity in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip with/without Palate
Authors: F. Gómez-Gil David
Published: October 2021

The treatment of patients with cleft lip with/without cleft palate is still a challenge for its correct team management. The fact that not all clefts are alike, based on anatomical findings and ortho/surgical alternatives used in their correction, requires that clinicians -working in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams- direct efforts not only to repair the facial and oral characteristics of the cleft, but also to work in the context of the patient’s craniofacial growth and development, tri-dimensionally affected by this type of craniofacial difference. The first part of this chapter is focused on the diagnostic approach for patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), using a modified version of the GOSLON yardstick (GOSLON+) that considers not only dental components but also 3D facial aspects of a complex malocclusion originated from this congenital malformation. Second, current treatment alternatives based on patient’s stages of dental development and cleft width, using either straight-wire or passive self-ligation appliances are presented, directed to avoid dental prosthetic replacements if possible. Finally, our treatment algorithms summarized in a step-by-step fashion the treatment of such differences with approaches that will focus on these two key aspects, essential for a successful, patient-based, interdisciplinary treatment protocol.
Çocuklarda COVİD-19 ve Yoğun Bakım Yönetimi
Authors: ŞEN Velat , ZAN Hasan
Published: October 2021

Aralık 2019'da Çin'in Wuhan eyaletinde yeni bir tip koronavirüs enfeksiyonu ortaya çıktı ve hızla yayılmaya başladı. Hastalığa neden olan virüs şiddetli akut solunum yolu sendromu coronavirüs-2 (SARS-CoV-2) olarak bildirilmiştir. O zamandan beri virüs dünya çapında 200'den fazla ülkeyi etkiledi ve küresel bir salgına neden oldu. Günümüzde, COVID-19 pandemisi tüm dünyayı etkisi altına almaya devam ediyor.

COVID-19 hastalığı çocuklarda yetişkinlere göre daha hafif veya asemptomatik seyretmekle beraber zaman ilerledikçe, COVID-19’ a bağlı kritik hasta çocuk sayısında artış görülmeye başlanmıştır. Biz bu derlemede kritik COVID-19 çocuk hastalarının takip ve tedavisini güncel kılavuzlar ışığında sunmayı planladık.
Image and Original in Plato and Husserl
Authors: Hopkins Burt C. ,   Romanian Society for Phenomenology
Published: October 2021

I compare Plato’s and Husserl’s accounts of (i) the non-original appearance (termed phantasma in Plato and phantasm in Husserl) and (ii) the original with a focus on their methodologies for distinguishing between them and the phenomenological—i.e., the answer to the question of the what and how of their appearance—criteria that drive their respective methodologies. I argue that Plato’s dialectical method is phenomenologically superior to Husserl’s reflective method in the case of phantasmata that function as apparitions (the false phantasma/phantasm that is not recognized as such). Plato’s method has the capacity to discern the apparition on the basis of criteria that appeal solely to its appearance, whereas Husserl’s method presupposes a non-apparent primitive distinction between the original qua primal impression and the phantasm as its reproductive modification. On the basis of Plato’s methodological superiority in this regard, I sketch a reformulation of the Husserlian approach to appearances guided by the original interrogative context of Plato’s dialectical account of the distinction between true and false appearances, eikones and phantasmata.
Pourquoi avons-nous besoin du témoignage ?
Authors: Pierron Jean-Philippe ,   Romanian Society for Phenomenology
Published: October 2021

This article proposes to analyze the relations between ethics and the poetics of testimony. It does so by testing Paul Ricoeur’s analyses of testimony with the literary work of the Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svletana Alexievitch. After having shown why witnessing occupies a type of expressivity that is singular in contemporary times, and then having been surprised by the strong links that unite witnessing and the experience of evil, Alexievitch’s work is chosen to explain what the resource of the poetic could be, in the face of the question of evil. Ultimately, the consequences are drawn for the development of a practical wisdom in which testimony would be in a good place.
Avaliação do registro eletrônico de diagnósticos e intervenções de enfermagem em sistema informatizado
Authors: Amaral Carolina Siqueira , Azevedo Sabine De , De Caldas Wagner Longaray , Souza Emiliane Nogueira de
Published: October 2021

Objetivo: verificar a opinião de enfermeiros acerca do registro eletrônico de diagnósticos e de intervenções de enfermagem em um sistema informatizado no âmbito hospitalar. Método: estudo transversal, realizado com enfermeiros, com dados coletados in loco mediante questionário. Estatística descritiva foi utilizada para análise de dados. Resultados: foram incluídos 87 enfermeiros, dos quais 52,9% estão satisfeitos com o registro eletrônico do Processo de Enfermagem (PE), 47,1% consideram o registro fácil, 58,6% identificam e selecionam os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem (DE) com alguma dificuldade e 60,9% autoavaliam-se com conhecimento regular sobre o uso da taxonomia NANDA-I. A seleção, modificação ou cancelamento e o aprazamento de intervenções foram as dificuldades apontadas.  Conclusão: a maioria dos enfermeiros está satisfeita com o registro eletrônico do PE, apontam a identificação e seleção de DE como a etapa de maior dificuldade e avaliam-se com conhecimento médio acerca da taxonomia. Foram citadas dificuldades na etapa de intervenções de enfermagem.
Prática pedagógica e docência: o olhar do professor de educação física no enfrentamento da Covid-19
Authors: Zaim-de-Melo Rogério , De Souza Rizzo Deyvid Tenner , Gomes Ribeiro Edineia Aparecida
Published: October 2021

Este artigo apresenta a prática pedagógica da educação física, durante período de isolamento imposto pela pandemia de Covid-19, a partir da percepção docente. A pesquisa qualitativa foi realizada com 69 professores de educação física do estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, atuantes na educação básica durante a pandemia. Para construção dos dados foi aplicado um questionário on-line com informações sobre a compreensão da prática pedagógica desses professores. Os dados apontaram experiências positivas com as novas práticas pedagógicas adotadas no período de isolamento, contudo, uma classe de professores aponta que enfrenta dificuldades e não acredita nas adaptações das aulas nessas condições. Considera-se que, à medida que a doença causada pelo novo coronavírus se espalha pelo mundo, e ameaça o sistema econômico e social, gestores e educadores precisam se preparar para ensinar e apoiar os alunos diante de qualquer dificuldade apresentada, dispondo-se a enfrentar os possíveis e significativos impactos de longo prazo na educação.
Qual a influência da arquitetura muscular na funcionalidade de idosos? uma revisão da literatura
Authors: Pompeo Klauber Dalcero , Guadagnin Eliane Celina , Dos Santos Patrícia Freitas , Da Rocha Emmanuel Souza , Rodrigues Rodrigo
Published: October 2021

O envelhecimento do corpo acarreta alterações na arquitetura muscular, com consequente efeito deletério sobre a capacidade funcional e independência de idosos. Compreender como os parâmetros de arquitetura muscular interferem na funcionalidade do músculo esquelético, especialmente em idosos, é de fundamental importância para os profissionais da saúde que trabalham em processos de treinamento e reabilitação. O objetivo deste estudo é realizar uma revisão narrativa sobre os parâmetros e as adaptações na arquitetura muscular no envelhecimento e as implicações na funcionalidade de pessoas idosas. A arquitetura muscular afeta a funcionalidade do músculo esquelético, conforme a disposição das fibras musculares, em relação ao eixo de geração de força. A melhora na arquitetura muscular reflete-se em um melhor desempenho em tarefas funcionais e na independência dos idosos nas atividades de vida diárias. O treinamento de força é efetivo para minimizar os efeitos deletérios do envelhecimento na arquitetura muscular e reduzir os impactos negativos na capacidade funcional.
Producción audiovisual universitaria: espacios de innovación docente en Iberoamérica
Authors: Toscano-Alonso María , Aguaded Ignacio , Manotas Salcedo Edna M. , Farias-Gaytán Silvia C.
Published: October 2021

La incorporación de los nuevos medios en el ámbito educativo aparece cada vez con más frecuencia. La docencia universitaria se vale cada vez más de estos materiales audiovisuales, digitales y multimedia para proporcionar una mejor experiencia en el aula. Para la producción de estos materiales se han creado espacios destinados a su desarrollo, no obstante, existe falta de consenso en el nombre atribuido a los mismos. En este estudio se ha realizado, en primer lugar, una revisión bibliográfica relativa a la producción de contenidos audiovisuales educativos y a los espacios en los que estos se desarrollan para contextualizar de manera previa a las entrevistas en profundidad. Con el objetivo de conocer y ahondar en las propuestas audiovisuales que se están dando en el ámbito iberoamericano, se ha entrevistado a personas responsables de estos espacios de innovación en tres universidades. Con lo que se ha podido concluir que las tres instituciones dedican recursos humanos, equipamiento y espacio especializado para el desarrollo de vídeo. El acompañamiento pedagógico es necesario para delinear la intención educativa de los materiales a desarrollar y es necesario empoderar tanto a docentes como alumnos en el desarrollo y curaduría de materiales. Los resultados pueden ser de utilidad para otras universidades y centros interesados en incursionar en la producción de vídeo, así como para oportunidades de colaboración que coadyuven a enriquecer la experiencia de aprendizaje y la formación docente.
Apresentação
Authors: Rodrigues Rogério Rosa , Arend Silvia Maria Fávero , Cunha Maria Teresa Santos , Lohn Reinaldo Lindolfo
Published: October 2021

Apresentação do dossiê com textos do IV Seminário Internacional de História do Tempo Presente, iniciativa do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), ocorrido de forma remota entre os dias 17 e 19 de março de 2021.
Tempo-do-agora (Jetztzeit), História do Tempo Presente e Guerra do Contestado
Authors: Rodrigues Rogério Rosa
Published: October 2021

Qual é a relação entre os ideais de uma comunidade igualitária do início do século XX com desenhos infantis do século XXI? É possível abordar a História do Tempo Presente a partir da perspectiva de um tempo suspenso, que não é processo nem repetição? Por meio do depoimento de um frei alemão, de 1913, e de 3 desenhos infantis produzidos em 2020, ambos sobre a Santa Irmandade do Contestado, proponho refletir acerca das possíveis conexões entre história do tempo presente e as categorias de Walter Benjamin denominadas “tempo-do-agora” (Jetztzeit) e “imagem dialética”. Minha hipótese é a de que os ideais da Santa Irmandade do Contestado reaparecem em desenhos infantis produzidos por estudantes de escolas de um dos municípios que foram palco do conflito. Ao fim, proponho ampliar o repertório de análise e reflexões a respeito das múltiplas temporalidades que atravessam o que, na tradição historiográfica francesa, tem sido denominado História do Tempo Presente.
Palavras-chave: Tempo-do-agora; história do tempo presente; imagem dialética; ensino de história; Guerra do Contestado.
Distributed energy resource security :
Authors: Gopstein Avi , Hastings Nelson , Feldman Larry , Agarwal Ravi , Bartol Nadya
Published: October 2021

This paper describes an effort to validate the applicability of cybersecurity controls from the 2014 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Interagency Report 7628 Revision 1 (NISTIR 7628 r1) Guidelines for Smart Grid Cybersecurity to High DER (Distributed Energy Resources) environments. The paper summarizes insights gained through stakeholder interviews and workshops, and provides updates to current cybersecurity guidance and recommendations for future research.
The impact of COVID-19 on education in Poland: Challenges related to distance learning
Authors: Hibszer Adam , Tracz Mariola
Published: October 2021

The spread of COVID-19 all over the world triggered major changes in the organization of the education in many countries. Governments have adopted various solutions to reduce the disruption caused to education. This article, which is based on survey research (N=246) conducted among teachers in various types of schools in Poland, provides an analysis of the solutions in the field of distance learning and the organization of learning process during lockdown. The results show that teachers encountered a number of difficulties in distance learning. They concerned, among others: lack of access among certain students to computers, insufficient competences of teachers to teach remotely, work organization, and the fact that students were bored with this learning form. The advantages included, among others: increasing digital competences and developing new forms of assessing students’ knowledge.
Education of students of the Polish universities in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Authors: Ziółkowska-Weiss Kamila , Mróz Franciszek
Published: October 2021

The main aim of the research was to answer the research questions: how the science went – studying Polish university students in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and what were the main barriers to learning for Polish students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey method has been applied to collect empirical material among students. In the survey, CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interview) Internet questionnaire, sent via e-mail to students in the form of the invitation to the survey with a link to the survey, has been used in the survey. Research shows that the vast majority of the students felt anxiety, uncertainty about taking their maturity examinations, bachelor’s and master’s degree examinations and having the academic year credited on time. The main inhibitor preventing the respondents from learning at home during the ongoing pandemic was a lack of silence – quietness due to the noise of the siblings as well as remote work of the parents who had to perform their remote work during the students’ classes.
Students in times of pandemic: Employment, living conditions, and health. Case studies from Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus
Authors: Kawczyńska-Butrym Zofia , Pantyley Viktoriya , Butrym Marek , Kisla Ganna , Fakeyeva Liudmila
Published: October 2021

The article draws attention to the importance of gainful employment of students. The pandemic has largely limited such opportunities. Study objective: Determination of the scope in which students recognise limitation, its consequences for their plans regarding continuation of university education, life priorities and health self-assessment. The online survey involved the participation of a total of 380 students from Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. Results: Demonstrated loss of employment, worsening of material situation, declared changes in plans of continuation of university education. Moreover, the respondents assessed their state of health as worse due to the occurrence or intensification of psychosomatic symptoms
Estimating the short-term economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic: A regional perspective
Authors: Goschin Zizi , Constantin Daniela-Luminita
Published: October 2021

Given the economic crisis related to the current COVID-19 pandemic, decision makers need to better understand how to effectively allocate their limited resources to support the most severely affected regions. In this context our research seeks to identify the regions that are economically vulnerable, as well as those that are more resilient, using information on the industries negatively impacted by travel restrictions and social distancing measures. With this aim in view, we propose a vulnerability index calculated using regions’ location coefficients by activity and the forecasted decline of these activities at national level and test it for the Romanian economy. We argue that regional specialisation itself is not the source of the current problems, but the high dependence of many regional economies on economic activities directly affected by measures designed to mitigate the epidemic impact is the root cause of future economic decline.
Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Roundabout Using a Microscopic Simulation
Authors: User Yavuz , İlyas Seyitali , Tinaztepe Gultekin
Published: October 2021

Roundabouts are one of the safest types of intersections. There are a number of roundabout types in literature. Each roundabout type is distinguished by some characteristics. To design more efficient junctions, hybrid roundabouts can be created by combining their required characteristics geometrically. In this study, the safety feature of the turbo junction type and the easing up the traffic density feature of the hamburger junction have been combined. Some geometric parameters and layout details of the proposed hybrid roundabout are given, and its performance was simulated in a signalised 4-leg roundabout as the most frequently used intersection in Antalya. The performance of the proposed hybrid roundabout was compared with the status in 2016 and the current status in 2017 and beyond of the roundabout through AIMSUN transport simulation software. In regard to performance analysis, delay time, travel time, speed, density, fuel consumption, number of stops, queuing, carbon emission were analysed for all statuses and compared. In addition, traffic safety analysis has been performed for all statuses and compared. Results show that the overall average performance of the proposed roundabout increases by 40% and 41.8% in comparison with the statutes in 2016, 2017 and beyond, respectively. The proposed roundabout is 41% safer than the status in 2016, and the accident risk is lower by 18.5% than the current status.
Moving Load Identification with Long Gauge Fiber Optic Strain Sensing
Authors: Zhang Qingqing , Zhao Wenju , Zhang Jian
Published: October 2021

Moving load identification has been researched with regard to the analysis of structural responses, taking into consideration that the structural responses would be affected by the axle parameters, which in its turn would complicate obtaining the values of moving vehicle loads. In this research, a method that identifies the loads of moving vehicles using the modified maximum strain value considering the long-gauge fiber optic strain responses is proposed. The method is based on the assumption that the modified maximum strain value caused only by the axle loads may be easily used to identify the load of moving vehicles by eliminating the influence of these axle parameters from the peak value, which is not limited to a specific type of bridges and can be applied in conditions, where there are multiple moving vehicles on the bridge. Numerical simulations demonstrate that the gross vehicle weights (GVWs) and axle weights are estimated with high accuracy under complex vehicle loads. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified through field testing of a continuous girder bridge. The identified axle weights and gross vehicle weights are comparable with the static measurements obtained by the static weighing.
Perkembangan Terapi Hepatitis B Kronis di Indonesia
Authors: Kurniawan Juferdy
Published: October 2021

Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara dengan prevalensi hepatitis B yang tinggi di Asia Tenggara (kedua setelah Vietnam). Berdasarkan Riskesdas yang dilakukan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia, pada studi yang dilakukan pada sample darah PMI, 10 dari 100 orang Indonesia terinfeksi hepatitis B atau C. Maka dari itu, dibutuhkan penanganan yang ekstra untuk penanggulangan masalah infeksi hepatitis B.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
Authors: AKEKE Niyi Israel , ADETAYO Hezekiah Olufemi , AKEKE Adenike Rita , OYEBANJI Mathew Olufemi
Published: October 2021

The study examines how strategic interventions mediate in the relationship between strategic leadership behaviors and firm performance of SMEs in Nigeria. A survey of 834 registered operators of SMEs through structured questionnaire was used and data were analysed using mediation analysis through structural equation modeling. The results showed that strategic leadership influence performance through strategic interventions decomposed into organisational learning and cultural values. It showed that the mediator exerts stronger effect on performance than the independent variable. It revealed further that strategic interventions are significant in its causal effect on performance of SMEs than strategic leadership. The implication is that the operators should not only encourage employee to be optimistic in future accomplishment and stimulate a sense of logic to create the notion of problem solving, but also must inculcate the culture of paying attention to employee talents and needs for performance improvement.
Common types of Crowdfunding Models, Related Concepts and Its Impact on Business: A Brief Literature Review
Authors: Wangchuk Pema
Published: October 2021

Crowdfunding is one of the tactics of raising finance by asking a large number of people each for a small amount of money to support innovative business ideas like new projects via the internet through various models. However, how individuals demonstrate readiness or solicitation on strategic networks in a virtual environment is much less clear and there is no comprehensive overview of literature review on different crowdfunding models. The present review puts an attempt to address these gaps and explored the impacts and the foremost crowdfunding concepts like funder, project creator and platform. This is an independent article based on a bibliographic search conducted using electronic databases such as EBSCO, DOAJ, RESEARCH LIFE, EMBASE, and Google Scholar. The result disclosed that the most universally applicable models of crowdfunding websites are; the equity-based model, donation/social based, lending model, and reward-based model. Interestingly, the review revealed that the lending and rewards models are leading in terms of funds raised across the globe and mostly adopted by investors. It also indicated the rapid growth of crowdfunding is helping small and medium businesses to create job opportunities for young people despite an increasingly challenging environment and its negative impacts on business. Finally, the review recommends researching crowd-funding and the impact of social media in the changing modern technologies and the legality of crowd-funding platforms in various nations.
Incidental Parameters Problem: The Case of Gompertz Model
Authors: A. Bolarinwa Ismaila , T. Bolarinwa Bushirat
Published: October 2021

The order of bias of the fixed effects gompertz model is studied, using Monte Carlo approach. Performance criteria are bias and root mean squared errors. For fixed N, bias is found to decrease steadily between T=5 and T=20 but exhibits a mixture of increase and decline afterwards. At each value of T involved, bias steadily decreases with increased value of N. Bias is found to be at most 123%, due to the combination of minimum of each of N and T involved. Decrease in order of bias is found to be more definite with increased N at fixed T than with increased T at fixed N.
Effects of Some Drying Methods on the Quality of Dried Nigerian Onion Varieties
Authors: Oniya O. O. , Fashina A.B. , Adeiza A.O. , Ogunkunle O.
Published: October 2021

This research aimed to study the effects of some drying methods on the qualities of dried Nigerian onion varieties. Sliced onion samples of 1.5kg from each variety were dried in the three dryers at varying pre-determined temperatures of 50, 60, and 70oC. At 50, 60, and 70oC, the electrically powered dryer dried red onion for 13.55, 12.10, and 10.30 h, dried white onion for 14.10, 12.25, and 10.55 h, and dried cream onion for 14.10, 13.15, and 11.35 h. The kerosene-powered dryer at 50, 60, and 70oC dried red onion for 14.45, 13.22, and 11.55 h, dried white onion for 14.50, 13.15, and 11.15 h, and dried cream onion for 14.25, 13.05, and 12.20 h. The solar dryer at 57oC dried red onion for 72.45, dried white onion for 72.20 h, and dried cream onion for 72.50 h. Therefore, using kerosene, solar, and electrically powered dryers significantly affects onion quality (constituents and flavor). However, the electrically powered dryer could attain the required temperature quickly and further maintained the temperature, which proved to be the best method for drying the onions at 70oC.
A Review on the Diverse Uses, Conservation Measures and Agronomic Aspect of Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Authors: L. Ifeanyichukwu Sowunmi , A. Ogidan Elizabeth , A. Idowu Omowunmi , Y. Babalola Oyinkansade , A. Adam Anne , O. Omogbene Temitope , O. Rafiu Basirat , O. Akanni Funmilola , O. Oyeleye Ayokunmi , F. Okanlawon Toluope , B. Olaniyi Musbau , I. Oyediran Rofiat , O. Lawal Ibraheem
Published: October 2021

Aims: This study aims to review the diverse uses of Aloe vera (true aloe) as well as the conservation measures and conventional cultivation techniques.

Study Design: Best evidence review.

Place and Duration of Study: Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria.

Methodology: Search inputs such as Aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis in conjunction with the following terms: ‘uses’, ‘overexploitation’, ‘conservation’, ‘policy’, ‘cultivation’, ‘yield’, and ‘agronomic practices’ were queried on several scientific databases. Search engines, were also queried for publications covering exploitation, conservation approaches, and cultivation requirements on Aloe vera. Other databases such as ScienceDirect and SciFinder were accessed for relevant papers and supplement acquired information after articles (outside the defined scope of the review) were excluded.

Results: Aloe vera (true aloe) has been engaged particularly for medicinal and cosmetic purposes for thousands of years, and its utilization remains popular till date. Aloe vera is popularly valued for its natural products, including nutritional benefits in food, source of nectar for honey bees and nectarivorous birds and horticulture. In this study, several studies demonstrating the botanical characteristics and ecological adaptation of A. vera were discussed; agronomic techniques involving the requirements for land preparation, propagation and harvesting were also considered as well as the growth yield of the plant due to different soil types and nutrient applications.

Conclusion: For the multifarous uses of Aloe vera, adequate policy should be appropriated to regions where this plant is put to industrial uses, over-exploited and threatened. Calcareous and non-calcareous soil have maximum yield on true aloe. Azotobacter chroococcum of strain 12 has turned out to be a good growth stimulant bacterium when treated with A. vera. Aloe rust and anthracnose disease are known fungal infections, while Aloe vera aphid (Aloephagus myersi) is an identified pest of the plant.