bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Politik risklerin döviz kuru hareketlerine etkileri: Türkiye uygulamalı
Authors: ÇİÇEK Yonca
Published: January 2021

Politik risk, politik olaylardan meydana gelen ve ülkenin finansal kaynaklarına olumsuz etkileri olan olaylar olarak ifade edilir. Politik risk, ülke yönetimini, ülkenin sivil toplum örgütlerini, sivil toplum kuruluşlarını, gibi birçok yapılanmalarında yaşanan politik olay ve eylemlerin ülkenin, işletmelerini, yurt içi ve yurt dışı gelirlerini, finansal varlıklarını ve yatırımlarını etkileyebilen yapısından dolayı araştırılması önemli bir konudur. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’deki piyasa değerleri olan ABD Doları, Euro, Altın, Petrol ve BIST100 kurlarından yola çıkılarak yapılan Bai-Perron kırılma sayısının tespiti analizlerde 02.01.2015-31.12.2018 tarihleri arasındaki veriler kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarında kırılma tarihleri elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın analiz kısmında bulunan kırılma tarihlerinde yaşanan politik olayların piyasa değerlerine etkileri incelenmiştir.
INVENTORY CONTROL USING ABC AND HML ANALYSIS – A CASE STUDY ON A MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Authors: MITRA SHIBAMAY , PATTANAYAK SUJIT KUMAR , BHOWMIK PAPIYA
Published: January 2021

Inherent uncertainties in demands and supply make it difficult for supply chains to achieve optimum inventory replenishment, resulting in loss of sales or keeping excessive inventories. An unkempt inventory can take up to one-third of an organization’s annual investment. Therefore, in order to compete with invariably erratic demands, it is not only challenging to develop an intelligent system to maintain and control an optimum level of inventory but has also become mandatory. Here we have tried to study the inventory control system of an EMU coach manufacturing industry using ABC and HML analysis method.
An Integrative Review of Home Visiting Programs for Mothers and Infants from Birth to 12 Months in Developed and Underdeveloped Countries
Authors: Ngaya-an Floreliz V. , De Torres Ryan Q. , Tejero Lourdes Marie S. , Fowler Cathrine
Published: January 2021

Objectives. To investigate home visiting for mothers and young infants, age birth-to-12 months, program goals, interventions used, home visitor characteristics and qualifications, and the program content and outcomes.

Methods. Electronic databases PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, and Sagepub were used. Eleven studies investigating home visiting from 2011-to-2016 were included. Studies were included if they: 1) were a primary study; 2)commenced during the antepartum or early postpartum period for mothers and finished before or when the infant was12 months old; 3) and provided a description of home visiting program in terms of goal, type of home visitor, content,length, and outcomes. Data extraction included goals, activities, home visitor characteristics and qualifications,and outcomes. A descriptive approach was used to synthesize data.

Results. Home visiting impacted birth preparedness, newborn care practices, breastfeeding practices, and home environment necessary for maternal wellness and child health and development.

Conclusion. Home visits in developed and underdeveloped countries create positive outcomes for mothers and infants. It is important to understand the process in order to make it more effective.
EXPOSICIÓN Y RIESGO OCUPACIONAL DE COVID-19 EN ESTUDIANTES, DOCENTES Y PROFESIONALES DE LA SALUD.
Authors: Narváez Olalla Alberto , Melena Zapata Jonathan , Guerrero González Jhon , Solís Cárdenas Diana , Calderón Layedra Lilian , Albán Villacis Jorge , Piedra Andrade Jefferson , Padilla Contreras Rocío
Published: January 2021

IntroductionHealth professional’s exposure to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as well as their risk of acquiring COVID-19 “its associated disease”, has been higher compared to other population groups. Nevertheless, the correct implementation of biosecurity measures could reduce their infection risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the availability of personal protective equipment “PPE”, occupational risks and its relationship with COVID-19 in health professionals.Patients and methods603 subjects among students, teachers, and health professionals were included in a cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Occupational exposure and incidence of COVID-19 were the main measurements. ResultsMost of the subjects were women (73.5%) and young adults (92.6%) and 23.55% (95% CI 20.3-27.1) referred a diagnosis of COVID-19 (15% confirmed, 8% suspected). People who worked in Pichincha’s province and those who did not have soap presented a higher risk of COVID-19 infection (adjusted OR= 2.85 and 2.68 respectively). Contact with confirmed and suspicious cases were the variables that were associated with the highest risk of infection (adjusted OR= 9.28 and 3.07 respectively).Conclusions The high incidence of COVID-19 in the subjects was associated with PPE deficiencies. Health professional’s protection must be a priority for health and labor authorities, who must also provide the PPE and necessary supplies. A periodic screening in this occupational group to assess the impact of protective measures and analyze the implementation of necessary corrections.is recommended.
América: fábrica de historiografías y alteridades
Authors: Hernández Dávila Carlos Arturo
Published: January 2021

A partir de la revisión crítica del libro de Miguel, Segundo Guzmán, Historia y mirada de las crónicas de América, Universidad de Guadalajara (2018), se desarrolla un reflexión sobre la alteridad americana vista desde el oficio del historiador.
Desapariciones en México: la emergencia de un campo
Authors: Vicente Ovalle Camilo
Published: January 2021

De manera reciente se ha configurado un campo social, académico y político, en torno a la desaparición de personas en México que le ha dado realidad social al fenómeno. La configuración del campo, que articula organizaciones de víctimas, de derechos humanos, académicas y periodistas, e instituciones gubernamentales, se ha intentado explicar a través de la hipótesis de la transnacionalización de la categoría “detenido-desaparecido originario”. Sin embargo, ni la hipótesis ni la emergencia del campo se corresponden con el desarrollo histórico de la desaparición en México. Considerando estos elementos, particularmente la existencia de larga data de la desaparición forzada en México, se propone una reflexión sobre la ausencia previa de una configuración de un campo social de la desaparición. Se presentan a la discusión dos factores: una perspectiva teórica sobre el autoritarismo y la represión en el Estado mexicano, y las diferencias y conflictos en el espectro de las izquierdas mexicanas.
A natureza jurídica da responsabilidade administrativa ambiental pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça
Authors: Azevedo Carlos Henrique Almeida José e
Published: January 2021

O trabalho tem por escopo discutir a natureza jurídica da responsabilidade administrativa ambiental segundo os precedentes do Superior Tribunal de Justiça. Observa-se que o Tribunal superou o seu entendimento anterior de que a responsabilidade administrativa ambiental teria natureza objetiva, passando a alinhar-se com a concepção de uma responsabilidade administrativa ambiental de natureza subjetiva. A partir desta constatação, este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar tal overruling, analisando os precedentes-chave que o marcaram e as razões que levaram o Tribunal a alterar seu entendimento sobre a questão.
The Relationship between Organization Structures and Performance in the Nigerian Public Sector
Authors: Yemisi Esther Olanrewaju , Mubaraq Sanni , Saheed Ademola Lateef , Ismaila Daudu Aliu
Published: January 2021

The main purpose of instituting good organizational structure as a parameter for public sector governance control practices is to resolve issues affecting the prudent management of resources to ensure effective public service delivery. However, quality of public service delivery only increased by an aggregate average of 2.4 percent from 2008 to 2017 as a result of poor organization structure. This implies that existence organization structure seems not useful due to the level of decay in public service delivery. Consequently, the present study assesses the relationship between organizational structure tools such communication with stakeholder, accountability and internal control on performance of Nigerian public sector. The study employed the two popular survey research instruments (questionnaire and interview) to collect data concurrently, analyzes separately and merged the results during interpretations. The target population for quantitative analysis is made up of Six (6) from each of the 175 MDAs in Nigeria as at December, 2018 while the study proposed Ten (10) participants for interviews. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistic. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study from quantitative and qualitative analysis reveal that communication with stakeholder; accountability and internal control are positively and significantly associated with public sector performance. The study concludes that the three constructs proxied for organization structure have positive influence on the public sector performance. Therefore, the study recommends that all the heads of MDAs should lay more emphasis on transparency and accountability in order to be accessible independently by the public, the internal control system of MDAs should be regularly review and updated to achieve the stated public service objective and all MDAs staff should be training regarding the line of communication in public services in order to enhance public sector performance.
Problem Aspects of Legal Regulation of Public-Private Partnership in the Field of Critical Infrastructure Protection
Authors: Yermenchuk Oleksandr , Palchyk Maksym
Published: January 2021

This article provides systematic international experience of legal regulation of critical infrastructure protection in foreign jurisdictions. Some aspects of national critical infrastructure security systems of such as countries Germany, Spain, USA, and Denmark are described. The article determines that at national levels in different countries critical infrastructure protection is mainly regulated by national security strategies, defense strategies and other basic regulatory acts related to the functioning of critical infrastructure and its protection.
The article considers aspects of legal regulation of relations in the sphere of public-private partnership and critical infrastructure protection in modern Ukraine. According to the results of the research, it has been established that in Ukraine there are documents of strategic character that regulate the implementation of public-private partnership, which should become a mutually beneficial factor that will facilitate mutual integration processes. Main directions for developing public-private partnership in the field of critical infrastructure protection in Ukraine have been suggested.
Key words: public-private partnership, legal regulation, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure protection, international experience.
Memoria del Director de la Biblioteca Nacional
Authors: De Losada y Puga Cristóbal
Published: January 2021

Memoria de la Biblioteca Nacional, en cual don Cristóbal de Losada y Puga expone las actividades de esta Institución durante el período comprendido entre el 28 de Julio de 1950 y el 31 de Diciembre de 1951.
Catalogación y clasificación de música
Authors: Tola de Schwalb Carmen Rosa
Published: January 2021

La catalogación de la música sigue, en general, las reglas para la catalogación de libros con algunas excepciones y adiciones que se consideran en este trabajo.Las reglas que se publican en la presente edición de Fénix han sido tomadas de las que aplica la Biblioteca Pública de Washington, D. C.
Estudio y edición de la “Defensa de Damas”
Authors: Cisneros Luis Jaime
Published: January 2021

Estudio y edición de la "Defensa de Damas" a cargo de Luis Jaime Cisneros con dedicatoria a Raúl Porras Barrenechea.

La Defensa de Damas es obra de Diego Dávalos y Figueroa, poeta astigitano, afiliado a la escuela sevillana, que llega al Perú, huido al parecer de su tierra, muy cerca de 1573. La obra ha sido citada con frecuencia por los historiadores de la literatura peruana, sin que la cita haya denunciado lectura directa, según se desprenderá de este trabajo.
Enrique Torres Saldamando, historiador y bibliógrafo olvidado
Authors: Lostaunau Alejandro
Published: January 2021

La importancia de los trabajos de Torres Saldamando en el campo de la historia, a cuyo servicio consagró su pluma, permanece olvidada aún de los que se precian de eruditos. Nuestro propósito es dar, siquiera, una bibliografía lo más completa, incluyendo en ella no sólo sus obras sino también sus artículos dispersos en revistas y periódicos nacionales y extranjeros.
Abraham Valdelomar : disertaciones cívicas y estéticas
Authors: Nuñez Estuardo
Published: January 2021

Prólogo y compilación por Estuardo Núñez. Valdelomar viajero por el Perú y conferenciante.  El viaje al Norte, una crónica y un reportaje del autor.
“Town of all trades” in Shilka: creation of a comfortable environment
Authors: Kazakova Valentina
Published: January 2021

The concept of development and improvement was worked out for the All-Russian Competition for the best projects for a comfortable urban environment in small towns and historic settlements. The article considers the characteristics and the development capacity of a small town as a basis for a complex project. The design process has many stages. It is important to involve businesses, communities, authorities, social groups and users of the area at each stage.
The architecture of "smart factories"
Authors: Dmitrieva Alena
Published: January 2021

The article considers the need to develop a fundamentally new concept of industrial architecture – "smart factory". The factors that influence the architectural solutions of contemporary enterprises are listed. The principles of forming the architecture of "smart factories" are formulated and unveiled. Examples of production facilities that meet these principles are given. The conclusion about the positive impact of these principles on the architecture of high-tech industrial facilities is made.
Cortázar-Heker (1978-1981). Polémica elidida/genocidio negado
Authors: Vázquez Inés
Published: January 2021

Abordo en este texto la conocida polémica entre Liliana Heker y Julio Cortázar desde una perspectiva poco transitada,  ligada al análisis de los discursos sociales, con atención a las huellas dejadas en ellos por el genocidio de la desaparición forzada de personas llevado adelante por la dictadura cívico-militar argentina (1976-1983). Señalo como hipótesis de trabajo la imposibilidad de la polémica presentada por Heker, con base en el desgarro, bajo las condiciones contextuales citadas, del contrato de lectura prevaleciente en la interacción cultural de la izquierda latinoamericana y argentina durante las décadas de 1960-70 del siglo XX. Analizo  las categorías emoción/exageración, y algunos de sus términos asociados, como recurso crítico utilizado por Heker frente a determinadas afirmaciones de Cortázar. Busco así  aproximar una reflexión crítica en torno a lo que denomino genocidio negado como condición aceptada en el discurso de Heker para llevar a cabo su polémica.
De masculinidades, distorsiones y fracturas. Una mirada a tres obras de dramaturgas colombianas
Authors: Cabezas Sarmiento Karen Michell
Published: January 2021

Publicado en 1982, el testimonio La montaña es más que una inmensa estepa verde (La montaña) de Omar Cabezas sigue generando interés en el campo de la literatura latinoamericana, particularmente entre la crítica que se dedica al testimonio y el post-testimonio. Reconocida como una de las obras fundamentales del testimonio contemporáneo, La montaña describe el despertar político e ideológico de Cabezas antes de la revolución sandinista (1977-1979) en Nicaragua, los orígenes de su relación con el Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional y sus esfuerzos en la lucha contra la dictadura de Anastasio Somoza. A lo largo del texto hay frecuentes referencias a la propia fe del narrador, el catolicismo y Dios a la vez que llega a comprender la realidad del pueblo nicaragüense y considera la autoridad moral de la revolución al intentar destituir a Somoza. Nuestra intención es demostrar que, en La montaña, Cabezas implícitamente considera la influencia de su fe, el catolicismo y Dios en la lucha revolucionaria. Primero contextualizaremos nuestro estudio dentro de las discusiones sobre el testimonio latinoamericano y procederemos a aproximarnos a La montaña desde una perspectiva liberacional que emplea la teología de la liberación como punto de referencia teórico.
Reseña. María Ospina Pizano, El rompecabezas de la memoria. Literatura, cine y testimonio de comienzos de siglo en Colombia. Madrid/Frankfurt: Iberoamericana/Vervuert, 2019
Authors: Vanden Berghe Kristine
Published: January 2021

Reseña. María Ospina Pizano, El rompecabezas de la memoria. Literatura, cine y testimonio de comienzos de siglo en Colombia. Madrid/Frankfurt: Iberoamericana/Vervuert, 2019
Paleocene deposits of the Ukrainian Carpathians: geological and petrographic characteristics, reservoir properties
Authors: Havryshkiv Halyna , Radkovets Natalia
Published: January 2021

The Paleocene Yamna Formation represents one of the main oil-bearing sequences in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian petroleum province. Major oil accumulations occur in the Boryslav-Pokuttya and Skyba Units of the Ukrainian Carpathians. In the great part of the study area, the Yamna Formation is made up of thick turbiditic sandstone layers functioning as reservoir rocks for oil and gas. The reconstructions of depositional environments of the Paleocene flysch deposits performed based on well log data, lithological and petrographic investigations showed that the terrigenous material was supplied into the sedimentary basin from two sources. One of them was located in the northwest of the study area and was characterized by the predominance of coarse-grained sandy sediments. Debris coming from the source located in its central part showed the predominance of clay muds and fine-grained psammitic material. The peculiarities of the terrigenous material distribution in the Paleocene sequence allowed singling out four areas with the maximum development (> 50% of the total section) of sandstones, siltstones and mudstones. The performed petrographic investigations and the estimation of reservoir properties of the Yamna Formation rocks in these four areas allowed establishing priority directions of further exploration works for hydrocarbons in the study territory.
Distribution of organic matter and evaluation of brittleness index of the Lower Silurian shales of west Lithuania based on interpretation of well logs
Authors: Šliaupa Saulius , Lazauskienė Jurga , Lozovskis Saulius , Šliaupienė Rasa
Published: January 2021

There is little known of the basic parameters of the Lower Silurian graptolitic black shales that are considered the most prospective unconventional gas reservoir in west Lithuania, situated in the deep central part of the Baltic sedimentary basin. Hundreds of deep oil exploration wells have been drilled in the area of interest, owing to extensive exploration of oil fields. The lower and middle Llandovery interval was mainly drilled with coring, while most of the section was covered by only logging. Therefore, the knowledge of major parameters of the Lower Silurian shales is rather obscure and is based on scarce rock sample data. The gamma-ray, electrical resistivity and sonic logs were utilised, together with mineralogical studies of rock samples to document vertical and lateral distribution of organic matter. Also, the brittleness index was defined to characterise the whole Lower Silurian section. Some unexpected trends were identified that may redirect exploration strategy in west Lithuania. The combined application of mineralogical studies and well logs indicate a much higher exploitation quality of the Lower Silurian shales than previously believed. A higher organic matter content and brittleness were derived from logging data in the Lower Silurian shales.
Lake Imandra depression in the Late Glacial and early Holocene (Kola Peninsula, north-western Russia)
Authors: Korsakova Olga , Tolstobrov Dmitry , Nikolaeva Svetlana , Kolka Vasily , Tolstobrova Alyona
Published: January 2021

The paper summarizes the evidence of litho-, biostratigraphy and 14C dating of sedimentary sequences studied in natural outcrops and bottom deposits in small lakes, as well as data on coastal morphology in the depressions of Ekostrovskaya and Babinskaya Imandra, the southern sub-basins of Lake Imandra. Lithological, 14C and diatom data suggest that the brackish-water reservoir followed by the fresh-water one existed in the Ekostrovskaya Imandra depression during the Younger Dryas chronozone prior to 11,400cal. yr BP. The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet margin is assumed to have been located in the Lake Imandra basin, covering western Babinskaya Imandra earlier than c. 10,250 cal. yr BP. The early Holocene c. 11,400–8,500 cal. yr BP was marked by a significant westward retreat of the ice margin in the western Lake Imandra depression and adjacent areas, and an extensive fresh-water pra-Imandra Lake basin was formed there. At the end of the Preboreal, earlier than c. 9,210–8,500 cal. yr BP, the pra-Imandra Lake coastline was at least 16–18 m higher than the modern one, as can be assumed according to coastal morphology and lithostratigraphical data. The coastline of that reservoir changed, water square slightly reduced, and isolated small lakes emerged on coasts during the early Holocene.
Overview of the Quaternary sediments deformation modulus dependence on testing methodology
Authors: Tamošiūnas Tadas , Skuodis Šarūnas , Žaržojus Gintaras
Published: January 2021

The surface of earth on the territory of Lithuania is covered by sediments of the Quaternary system, which are the object of human economic activities. Reliable assessment of sediment deformations is an important task of modern engineering geology and geotechnical engineering. The deformation of sediments is most often described using the modulus of deformation. The current article overviews different methods employed in deformation moduli determination and their application possibilities. The deformation moduli, which are used in various calculations, are usually calculated using correlation formulas and empirical coefficients. Thus, the obtained results may be inaccurate or completely unsuitable for further interpretation of the numerical situation. This article presents recommendations with regard to the use of various calculated deformation moduli in interpreting Lithuanian Quaternary system sediments.
De La Confession anonyme au film Benvenuta : recadrage d’une œuvre controversée
Authors: Cristea Carmen
Published: January 2021

L’adaptation cinématographique de La confession anonyme, œuvre controversée de l’écrivaine belge Suzanne Lilar, a permis de jeter une lumière nouvelle sur ce texte, tout en mettant en valeur la poétique du double et du trompe-l’œil qui sous-tend l’œuvre entière de l’écrivaine. En réalisant le film Benvenuta, André Delvaux relève non seulement le défi des « doubles sens » et du double discours qui caractérisent ce texte, mais il mène une réflexion qui va au-delà du thème principal du livre – la relation entre l’amour et le sacré – pour questionner les liens entre la vie et la fiction et le processus créateur.
The dietary practices and beliefs of British South Asian people living with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter study from the United Kingdom
Authors: Crooks Benjamin , Misra Ravi , Arebi Naila , Kok Klaartje , Brookes Matthew J. , McLaughlin John , Limdi Jimmy K.
Published: January 2021

Background/Aims: Epidemiological associations have implicated factors associated with Westernization, including the Western diet, in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The role of diet in IBD etiopathogenesis, disease control and symptom management remains incompletely understood. Few studies have collected data on the dietary habits of immigrant populations living with IBD. Our aim was to describe the dietary practices and beliefs of British South Asians with IBD.Methods: A 30-item questionnaire was developed and consecutively administered to 255 British South Asians with IBD attending gastroenterology clinics in the United Kingdom.Results: Fifty-one percent of participants believed diet was the initiating factor for their IBD and 63% felt diet had previously triggered disease relapse. Eighty-nine percent avoided certain dietary items in the belief that this would prevent relapse. The most commonly avoided foods and drinks were spicy and fatty foods, carbonated drinks, milk products, alcohol, coffee, and red meat. A third of patients had tried a whole food exclusion diet, most commonly lactose- or gluten-free, and this was most frequently reported amongst those with clinically active IBD (P= 0.02). Almost 60% of participants avoided eating the same menu as their family, or eating out, at least sometimes, to prevent IBD relapse.Conclusions: British South Asians with IBD demonstrate significant dietary beliefs and food avoidance behaviors with increased frequency compared to those reported in Caucasian IBD populations. Studies in immigrant populations may offer valuable insights into the interaction between diet, Westernization and cultural drift in IBD pathogenesis and symptomatology.
Propuesta metodológica orientada a la comprensión de lectura
Authors: Jara Apolina , Velázquez Míriam
Published: January 2021

El tema investigado es la comprensión de lectura por ser el principal problema de aprendizaje de los estudiantes de sexto grado de Primaria. Responde a un llamado del Ministerio de Educación dirigido a realizar propuestas pedagógicas desde el programa de maestría cursado en la Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola 2016. Metodológicamente es una investigación educacional de tipo aplicada. La muestra es intencional y criterial a la que se le aplicaron diferentes métodos e instrumentos como parte del diagnóstico de campo que permitió constatar el estado actual del problema investigado, las causas y las consecuencias en los estudiantes. Como conclusión esencial se modeló una propuesta metodológica que dado sus referentes científicos orienta una transformación en el docente al dirigir el proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje de la comprensión lectora desde posiciones críticas, reflexivas y metacognitivas que redunde en las formas de pensar, sentir y actuar de los estudiantes.
Escuela, política y ciudadanía: Significados que otorgan directivos, docentes y estudiantes a la formación ciudadana en una escuela municipal de Santiago
Authors: Peña Bustos Manuel
Published: January 2021

El artículo informa sobre los resultados de la investigación sobre Formación Ciudadana en la escuela, en el marco del proyecto iniciativa Bicentenario de la Universidad de Chile. El estudio tuvo por objetivo comprender los significados que distintos actores de la comunidad educativa construyen acerca de lo que es una adecuada formación ciudadana, y el tipo de ciudadano que forma la escuela. La metodología fue de tipo cualitativa y fenomenológica. La muestra fue de tipo estructural, constituida por tres grupos: directivos, docentes y estudiantes, cuyos datos fueron recogidos por medio de grupos focales. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que la escuela presenta graves falencias en su proceso de formación en ciudadanía, detectándose miradas distintas y opuestas en relación a como significan los distintos actores los conceptos de Política, Ciudadanía, Autoridad, o Participación. A partir de los discursos, es posible evidenciar que finalmente el tipo de ciudadano que forma la escuela dista mucho del ciudadano integral, crítico, y reflexivo que esta declara formar.
Caught in the net: Characterizing how testicular cancer patients use the internet as an information source
Authors: Yeo Sarah , Eigl Bernhard , Chan Sherry , Kollmannsberger Christian , Ingledew Paris-Ann
Published: January 2021

Introduction: Over 70% of Canadians who use the internet search for healthcare information online. This is especially true regarding the young adult population. Testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men aged 15–29. This study characterizes how testicular cancer patients access healthcare information online, and how this influences their clinical encounters and treatment decisions.

Methods: From June 2018 to January 2019, a survey consisting of 24 open and close-ended questions was distributed to testicular cancer patients at a tertiary cancer center. Survey results were evaluated using mixed methods analysis.

Results: Fifty-nine surveys were distributed, and 44 responses were received. All respondents used the internet regularly and 82% used the internet as a source of information regarding their cancer. The majority followed top hits from Google when selecting websites to view. Frequent topics searched included treatment details and survivorship concerns. Eighty-nine percent of users found online information easy to understand and 94% found it increased their understanding. For 47% of users, the internet did not influence their clinical consultation nor their treatment decision (53%).

Conclusions: Most testicular cancer patients in this study are regular internet users and use the internet to search for testicular cancer information. Healthcare providers should recognize this and can play important roles in discussing online findings with patients to assess their background knowledge and expectations, as well as providing guidance on selecting credible online resources. The results of this study can be used to improve patient-physician communication and education.
Promoting patient followup treatment with intra-detrusor onabotulinumtoxinA
Authors: Ebert Kristin M. , Posid Tasha , Dall Christopher P. , Shah Ketul K. , Broutian Tatevik , Harbrecht Matthew T. , Hudson Catherine , Hundley Andrew , Scimeca Alicia , Bellows Fara F.
Published: January 2021

Introduction: We aimed to characterize patient-related factors that promote followup of repeat onabotulinumtoxinA treatments via a mixed-methods approach.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients who received intra-detrusor injection of onabotulinumtoxinA at our institution from 2011–2018, who were then surveyed to evaluate their experience, knowledge, and perceptions regarding onabotulinumtoxinA treatment and followup. Patients who received one onabotulinumtoxinA treatment and patients who underwent multiple treatments were compared to assess followup rates following initial treatment, group characteristics, patient comfort, and patient knowledge of needed retreatment.

Results: A total of 29.3% of patients received a single treatment and 70.7% of patients received multiple treatments. There was no difference in clinical, demographic, or intake variables between groups. Patients receiving multiple treatments reported having their first procedure in the operating room and reported greater improvement in symptoms and procedure comfort. This group was also more likely to understand that repeat treatments are necessary than those undergoing one treatment.

Conclusions: No research to date has systematically explored patient-reported factors that promote retreatment of onabotulinumtoxinA for overactive bladder. This novel, mixed-methods approach indicates that patient comfort and patient knowledge were the strongest predictors of previous retreatment and anticipated retreatment, suggesting concrete avenues for improved periprocedural patient counselling and education.
Nutritional Composition of Malted Barley Residue from Brewery
Authors: Trevizan Jaqueline Andrea Custódio , Bido Graciene de Souza , Ferrari Ariana , Felipe Daniele Fernanda
Published: January 2021

The reuse of residue is an alternative that benefits the industries, adding value to the residue and still reducing the costs necessary with the treatment before its disposal, but it can also enrich human food. The malted barley residue (malt bagasse) is the main residue obtained in the manufacture of beer. However, it is often discarded in the environment incorrectly or used as feed. Its nutritional potential, its ease of obtaining and its low cost, are incentives for this ingredient to be used in food. The present study is aimed at carrying out the physical-chemical characterization of the malted barley residue, in order to assess its nutritional potential. Physical-chemical analysis showed that the bran from malted barley residue presented high content of fibre, proteins and minerals, mainly phosphorus, in addition to a significant amount of potassium, iron and calcium and low sodium content. Thus, the malted barley residue showed nutritional potential to be used as ingredient in food formulation, being a sustainable way of the food industry to take advantage of this residue. The malted barley residue can be an important ingredient in the production of breads, cakes and cookies, among other preparations. These would be low-cost foods, representing savings both for the beer sector, which needs to dispose off the residue, and for the food industry, in addition to contributing to the preservation of the environment. Thus, the present study shows that the reuse of malted barley residue is a sustainable practice with environmental, economic and nutritional importance.
Da memória como presença ou a fantasmagoria da memória técnica
Authors: Oliveira Juracy
Published: January 2021

Almejando realizar uma arqueologia da memória digital, nos propomos a refletir acerca das condições da Web como arquivo e como memória de si mesma, tomando como objeto para esmiuçar a lógica operativa dessa memória técnica o arquivo Wayback Machine, uma espécie de “máquina do tempo” da Internet. Partimos da hipótese de que a memória empreendida nessa biblioteca digital enuncia sobretudo presença, posto que é justamente o efeito/afeto de toque temporal que promove a modulação entre passado e presente; além dessa experiência de produção de presença na ausência do passado, entra em questão também uma lógica da não presença, marcada pela latência espectral de um registro de memória incompleto que dá a perceber a própria ruína do tempo dentro da memória técnica.
A linguagem como mediação: uma análise de discurso da expressão midiática telenovela bíblica
Authors: Novaes Lizbeth Kanyat de
Published: January 2021

Apresenta-se uma compreensão conceitual que conecta ontologicamente os estudos de recepção aos estudos de discursos e da linguagem. A proposta central é a compreensão da linguagem como mediação primária entre sujeitos/indivíduos e o mundo. Essa compreensão surge do estudo da relação linguagem e pensamento em Vygotski (2005), Leontiev (2004), Bakhtin (1988), Marx & Engels (2007) e Schaff (1973,1974); do estudo das mediações em Martín-Barbero (2009); do estudo da proposta teórica da Análise de Discurso de linha francesa em Orlandi (1999) e sua incorporação nas Ciências da Comunicação por Baccega (2003). Conclui-se apresentando uma análise de discurso da expressão “telenovelas bíblicas” para ilustrar como a linguagem medeia não só a mídia mas a nossa compreensão da realidade.
Por uma tentativa de um perspectivismo informacional de natureza etnológica
Authors: Mello Rodrigo Piquet Saboia de
Published: January 2021

Uma das tentativas de aproximação do entendimento do fenômeno informacional indígena é a inteligibilidade das informações de natureza etnológica. A partir da (re) compreensão da proposta conceitual do antropólogo Eduardo Viveiros de Castro e seu perspectivismo ameríndio (1996) são vislumbrados possibilidades de análise que os povos indígenas entendem por informação indígena, como também na sua relação com os dados informacionais que venham a reportar sobre a temática indígena e o entendimento da construção de instrumentos documentários tradicionalmente conhecidos como sendo saber/poder. Quando da escrita deste ensaio, também construiremos breves reflexões calcadas na Semiótica para que possamos entender um pouco melhor o fenômeno em questão.
Propagandas religiosas na era do marketing: comparação entre as campanhas da Catholics Come Home e da Jornada Mundial da Juventude Rio 2013
Authors: Nascimento Caio Barbosa
Published: January 2021

Esse artigo se ocupa em examinar o modo como duas propagandas audiovisuais vinculadas à religião Católica se adéquam, ou tensionam, as práticas, conceitos e metas estabelecidas na tradição do marketing católico; que tem se afirmado como uma das principais formas de midiatização religiosa na atualidade. Para tanto, apresentamos em breve panorama da relação do catolicismo com formatos expressivos em momentos históricos, culturais e tecnológicos distintos. Metodologicamente, realizamos uma análise qualitativa do conteúdo dessas peças publicitárias a partir da categoria de marketing católico. A partir dela foi possível tematizar os elementos que compõem ambas as narrativas e compará-las entre si. Concluímos que mais que mero uso instrumental dos meios de comunicação, a apropriação das técnicas e recursos do marketing evidencia uma nova etapa nas estratégias católicas de evangelização na mídia na sociedade contemporânea.
Fatores de (des)mobilização social no enfrentamento à pandemia de Covid-19 pelas populações periféricas de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Authors: Pimenta Laura Nayara , Henriques Márcio Simeone , Machado Marlene Pereira
Published: January 2021

A emergência da pandemia de Covid 19 acarreta profundas mudanças no cotidiano. No Brasil, uma das questões é como e em que condições essa situação atinge públicos mais vulneráveis. Aqui nos referimos sobretudo às populações periféricas, que padecem com várias mazelas que as colocam à mercê da fome e da doença. Iniciativas comunitárias têm surgido para mitigar essa conjuntura, mas elas demandam solidariedade e empatia dos sujeitos, o que nem sempre acontece. Através de um olhar comunicacional sobre as dinâmicas de (des)mobilização, aqui buscamos compreendê-las a partir de três vertentes: condições de contato; condições de coletivização e condições de empatia. Tomamos para análise o 1º Encontro do Periferia Viva - Força-Tarefa Covid 19, um projeto articulador realizado em Belo Horizonte.
Modern Tendencies in the Teaching of Algebra
Authors: Durell Fletcher
Published: January 2021

At present two movements are prominent, or at least noticeable, in the teaching of algebra: (1) The movement which would make the content or subject-matter less artificial and more practical, or which in other words would put algebra in closer accord with the practical sciences and the breadwinning trades (closely connected with this and perhaps part of it are the correlation and laboratory movements); (2) the movement which looks to a better logical development of a lgebra, a closer definition of its concepts, and a more rigorous treatment of its principles.
Interesting Work of Young Geometers
Authors: Rorer J. T.
Published: January 2021

Although that part of geometry commonly studied in our schools has been so thoroughly worked over year after year for so many centuries, nevertheless new and interesting theorems are occasionally discovered. The following theorems which are not found in the text-books commonly used and which probably have not appeared in the journals, were discovered by a second-year high school student.
The Seventh to Tenth Grades a Unit in Mathematics
Authors: Short R. L.
Published: January 2021

Since this paper is intended for educators interested in public school work, it may be proper to first define the topic. This may be done best by giving an explanation of present conditions in our elementary and secondary courses.
The Effort to Make Algebra Yield Fruit
Authors: Cornish W. A.
Published: January 2021

There is a great searching of heart among the teachers of algebra. The idea is abroad that algebra is the barren fig tree. Our association has a committee at work revising the old or devising a new algebra syllabus. Only about a year ago the Central Association published the report of its committee on algebra in the secondary schools, which report constitutes an algebra syllabus with many suggestions as to method of treatment.
Comprehensive Examinations
Authors: Cowley Elizabeth B.
Published: January 2021

What test is to be applied in deciding whether the pupil has completed the work of one grade in such a manner that he is qualified to carry the studies of the next? Is it to be decided by the averages of the daily recitations and the weekly or monthly tests which are prepared and marked by the teacher, or is the decision to be based on the result of a final examination set and marked by some one who did not teach the class? Although this question arises in every grade, it is perhaps felt most keenly at the time of transition from secondary school to college. The friends and foes of the certificate system and the old plan examinations have enumerated and defended, or attacked, many vices and virtues in each plan. A not unnatural result of these lively discussions is a desire on the part of some to suggest a compromise in which they hope to retain the strongest points of each and from which they would eliminate the weakest features of both.
Junior High-School Mathematics in Trenton
Authors: Northwood Louise
Published: January 2021

The junior school movement in mathematics, as we see it in Trenton, emphasizes the necessity for, first, a much more simple program below the seventh grade, second, more thorough drill in fundamentals and third, definite testing to determine results.
Scales for the Study of Children’s Characteristics
Authors: Smith Eugene Randolph
Published: January 2021

Recent issues of The Mathematics Teacher have given considerable attention to standardized tests and their influence on the teaching of mathematics. The authors, Dr. Minnick and Dr. Rogers, while they are convinced of the value of such tests, recognize their limitations, up to this time, in that they test the more routine kinds of work. They, with other investigators, have been trying to develop tests that will gage the fundamental qualities that underlie successful accomplishment in the subjects in question.
Testing as a Means of Improving the Teaching of High School Mathematics
Authors: Breslich E. R.
Published: January 2021

Testing, in the sense in which the word used in this article does not refer to the so-called standardized test, but to the ordinary class examination, or class test.
Teaching Pupils How to Study Mathematics
Authors: Davis Alfred
Published: January 2021

An investigation with the high school pupils of St. Louis indicates that there is probably not so much difficulty with the study of algebra as there is with geometry. At least the pupils say they enjoy algebra more. There may not be the need for a detailed discussion of the teaching and study of algebra that there was in the case of geometry. However, algebra should be constantly related to the study of arithmetic. This will make many of its difficulties clear to the pupil who finds trouble in it. We spend too much time on the formal processes as such. Just as it was discovered that the best way to learn the alphabet was incidentally through reading, and not as a thing of importance in itself; so, much of the formal work in algebra is best learned through the thought or translation problems. The writer has heard teachers contend that elementary algebra should be confined almost wholly to the mastery of, and drill in, the formal processes. These processes must be mastered, but much of the motive for work, and the maintenance of interest, can best be achieved through its use in real and applied problems — problems which have a vital interest for the pupil although they may have no great value in adult life. Of course no one will question that the ultimate outcome of an elementary course ought to be a thorough knowledge and mastery of the principles of the subject aloug with skill in their application; and that these results ought to be achieved in the shortest and most attractive way possible. The subject, however, should not be taught by the novice; who, for fear he could not teach anything else, is given a class in algebra.
The Nature of Algebraic Abilities
Authors: Thorndike Edward L.
Published: January 2021

During the generation from 1880 to 1910 which witnessed the popularization of high schools in America, algebra1 became fixed as a required first year study, and with a content which I shall call for convenience the “older” content, or the “older” algebra. The “older” algebra sought to create and improve the following abilities: to read, write, add, subtract, multiply, divide, and to handle ratios, proportions, powers and roots with negative numbers and literal expressions, to “solve” equations and sets of equations, linear and quadratic, and to use these techniques in finding the answer to problems.
The Next Step in Method
Authors: Kilpatrick William H.
Published: January 2021

The topic assigned sets a task impossible for me. To foretell with even approximate accuracy the next step in the teaching procedure of mathematics is certainly beyond my powers. I shall not attempt it. But certain lines of probable development seem to be fairly well indicated from certain general trends of current educational thinking. Possibly some of you, in closer touch with the mathematical field, may from a consideration of these general tendencies be able to effect the best next step. My task this evening, however, is humbler. I shall attempt only a brief survey of what seems to me the pertinent present tendencies.
The Psychology of Errors in Algebra
Authors: Symonds Percival M.
Published: January 2021

Ask a teacher why one of his pupils is doing poorly in algebra and you will receive one of three answers: that the pupil is stupid, or that he is careless, or that he is lazy. Whichever of these answers you receive is probably correct, but not very helpful. A teacher who thinks of his poorer pupils as stupid, careless, or lazy does not hold the key for remediation. If the boy is stupid, no remedy can cure him. Better teaching may make a little improvement in his accomplishment, increased motivation may lead to slightly greater achievement, but the net result will be meagre and unsatisfactory. Success in algebra does not come to the stupid boy—we find this evidenced in the high correlation which we find between algebraic ability and -intelligence.
The Psychology of Problem Solving
Authors: Thorndike Edward L.
Published: January 2021

In a previous article we called attention to some of the differences of opinion concerning the application of algebraic technique to the solution of problems. In the present article we shall take up systematically the questions there suggested, together with others, and present the results of certain investigations which we have made to aid teachers in deciding what to do with problem solving, when to do it, and how to do it.
Robert Recorde
Authors: Cajori Florian
Published: January 2021

Robert Recorde is the morning star of English mathematical literature, the first writer of note to use the English language as the vehicle of thought in arithmetic, algebra and geometry. Nor were his intellectual interests confined to mathematics; he wrote on medicine and, it is said, was physician to Edward VI and Queen Mary. He and the astrologer John Dee were among the very earliest in England to adopt the Copernican system.