bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Vaccination Background in Children Undergone SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Authors: Fedoseenko Marina V. , Namazova-Baranova Leyla S. , Shakhtakhtinskaya Firuza Ch. , Fominykh M. V. , Kalyuzhnaya Tatiana A. , Privalova Tatiana E. , Rusinova Dina S. , Sel’vyan A. M. , Tolstova Svetlana V.
Published: January 2021

Nowadays all news about the new coronavirus disease type arouses interest and concern among specialists around the world. Children often are not exposed to the COVID-19 virus or they just have mild course of the disease according to currently available data. These data may also explain why children have much lower incidence of COVID-19 in comparison to adults. The results of epidemiological observations performed by different researchers’ groups on the likely “protective” effect of routine vaccine prevention programs against new type of coronavirus disease led to initiation of clinical studies. This article presents the analysis of the vaccinal status and characteristics of vaccination and any other background in 143 Moscow children undergone SARS-CoV-2 infection. Overall, the general vaccination background in children who have undergone COVID-19 is characterized with low vaccination level and mismatch with the National Immunization Schedule. The most unfavorable vaccination background was mentioned in infants. The vaccination rate in all children of the first year of life (in 100% of cases) had gap to the routine schedule. The lowest rate of appropriate vaccination was recorded in case of viral poliomyelitis (in 30% of children) in reconvalescents new type of coronavirus disease. The vast majority of children undergone COVID-19 were not vaccinated against flue, only a few were vaccinated against pneumococcal infection. Now there are several studies focused on determining the protective role of vaccines in relation to the new type of coronavirus disease morbidity and course severity.
Non-Randomized Comparative Study of Olfaction in post-COVID-19 Children. Intermediary Results
Authors: Namazova-Baranova Leyla S. , Karkashadze Georgiy A. , Zelenkova Irina V. , Baranov Alexander A. , Vishneva Elena A. , Kaytukova Elena V. , Rusinova Dina S. , Sergienko Natalia S. , Nesterova Yuliya V. , Gubanova Svetlana G. , Gankovskiy Viktor A. , Gogberashvili Tinatin Yu. , Konstantinidi Tatiana A. , Bushueva Daria A. , Rykunova Anastasiya I. , Gordeeva Olga B. , Shirdanina Ekaterina V. , Lamasova Anastasiya D. , Leonova Elizaveta V. , Pankova Alina R. , Dubonosova Ekaterina Yu.
Published: January 2021

The aim of the study is to estimate olfaction in post-COVID-19 children.

Research methods. The study included 81 children, they were divided into two groups: those who had COVID-19 and those who had not.

Survey procedures. Pediatrician, neurologist and otolaryngologists clinical examinations, cognitive status estimation, olfactometry were performed.

Results. The olfaction perception threshold post-COVID-19 children and adolescents was higher than in children who have not undergone this infection. Changes in olfaction perception threshold did not depend on how participants and their parents informed about the sense of smell. The involvement of olfactory sensitivity in the pathological process does not depend on the infection severity itself or premorbid neurological lesion.

Conclusion. It has been shown for the first time in the Russian sample that changes in sense of smell persist in children 3–4 weeks after recovery from COVID-19.
Amino acid formulas in patients with food allergy
Authors: Baranov Alexander A. , Namazova-Baranova Leyla S. , Alexeeva Anna A. , Ambarchian Eduard T. , Aslamazyan Lianna K. , Astafieva Natalia G. , Balykova Larisa A. , Belyaeva Irina A. , Bulgakova Vilya A. , Vakhlova Irina V. , Vashakmadze Nato D. , Vishneva Elena A. , Getiya Ekaterina G. , Il'ina Natalia I. , Kaytukova Elena V. , Kamaltynova Elena M. , Karkashadze Georgiy A. , Kovtun Olga P. , Komarova Elena V. , Kulichenko Tatiana V. , Kurbacheva Oksana M. , Levina Yuliya G. , Makarova Svetlana G. , Murashkin Nikolay N. , Nesterova Yuliya V. , Novik Gennady A. , Piskunova Svetlana G. , Popova Larisa Yu. , Privalova Tatyana E. , Selimzyanova Lilia R. , Sergienko Natalia S. , Serebryakova Elena N. , Stasiy Ekaterina D. , Tkachenko Mikhail A. , Turti Tatiana V. , Ustinova Natalia V. , Fedorova Olga S. , Fomina Daria S. , Fugol Denis S. , Chemakina Daria S. , Shepeleva Irina M. , Efendieva Kamilla E.
Published: January 2021

The article presents modern approaches to the use of balanced formulas for nutrition and diet correction in children with various forms of food allergies. The guidelines are based on all available up to date evidence on the efficacy, safety and utility of using such innovative medical technology as specialized amino acid formulas. This formula is the targeted medical intervention for food allergies and confirmed cow's milk protein allergy, and particularly for patients with reduced physical growth and development (growth rates included). The material is based on methodological guidelines on the amino acid formulas usage previously developed by specialist experts of the Union of pediatricians of Russia in 2020.
Mitochondrial dynamics links PINCH-1 signaling to proline metabolic reprogramming and tumor growth
Authors: Guo Ling , Wu Chuanyue
Published: January 2021

Proline metabolism is critical for cellular response to microenvironmental stress in living organisms across different kingdoms, ranging from bacteria, plants to animals. In bacteria and plants, proline is known to accrue in response to osmotic and other stresses. In higher organisms such as human, proline metabolism plays important roles in physiology as well as pathological processes including cancer. The importance of proline metabolism in physiology and diseases lies in the fact that the products of proline metabolism are intimately involved in essential cellular processes including protein synthesis, energy production and redox signaling. A surge of protein synthesis in fast proliferating cancer cells, for example, results in markedly increased demand for proline. Proline synthesis is frequently unable to meet the demand in fast proliferating cancer cells. The inadequacy of proline or “proline vulnerability” in cancer may provide an opportunity for therapeutic control of cancer progression. To this end, it is important to understand the signaling mechanism through which proline synthesis is regulated. In a recent study (Guo et al., Nat Commun 11(1):4913, doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18753-6), we have identified PINCH-1, a component of cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesions, as an important regulator of proline synthesis and cancer progression.
Cenários brasileiros da Saúde Mental em tempos de Covid-19: uma reflexão
Authors: Gaudenzi Paula
Published: January 2021

O artigo visa apontar e refletir sobre alguns efeitos da pandemia da Covid-19 na Saúde Mental dos brasileiros. Se por um lado a materialidade do corpo posta em risco por um organismo invisível afeta psiquicamente todos os sujeitos do mundo, por outro, as experiências subjetivas diante do vírus no Brasil são marcadas pela distribuição desigual das vulnerabilidades e pela condição singular de elaborar os vividos. O artigo tratará da temática da Saúde Mental no Brasil considerando os atravessamentos dos contextos sociocultural e político na produção do sofrimento psíquico e se valendo de reflexões construídas pelas produções bibliográficas já existentes sobre Covid-19, sobre sofrimento psíquico, e também pela escuta de experiências individuais e sociais advindas do atendimento clínico de brasileiros vivendo no país durante a pandemia.
Making comparable risk estimates for railway assets of different types
Authors: Papathanasiou Natalia , Adey Bryan T
Published: January 2021

Railway managers plan interventions on infrastructures to reduce risks. To plan these interventions effectively, they need comparable risk estimates for all the assets, by considering all types of failure causes and failure modes and all the costs and effects on stakeholders due to these failures. However, existing risk models have been developed for specific asset types and specific failure scenarios, and they result in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative results that are not compatible. Hence, often managers cannot use the results of these models directly in an aggregated assessment to prioritise risk-reducing interventions across a network effectively. This paper presents a methodology for using results from existing models in a systematic way to produce comparable risk estimates for different asset types. Although the methodology is based on simple standard tools, it is the first time that they have been brought together in a way that will help infrastructure managers make consistent risk estimates by systematically determining scenarios related to asset failures and estimating their effects on the railway service in comparable units. The usefulness of the methodology is demonstrated by using it to produce comparable risk estimates for the track, switches and bridges of a part of an Irish network.
Peran Kontaminasi Kerak pada Diferensiasi Magma Pembentuk Batuan Vulkanik Sungai Ampalas, Mamuju, Sulawesi Barat
Authors: Draniswari Windi Anarta , Kusuma Sekar Indah Tri , Adimedha Tyto Baskara , Sukadana I Gde
Published: January 2021

ABSTRAK Anomali radiometri telah ditemukan di area Sungai Amplas pada bongkah batuan vulkanik. Nilai yang terukur dari spektrometer gama adalah 787 ppm eU dan 223 ppm eTh. Penemuan ini menarik untuk pengembangan eksplorasi. Studi lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk mengetahui karekteristik batuan pembawa mineral radioaktif dari sampel in-situ. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik petrologi dan geokimia batuan vulkanik Ampalas sebagai studi awal untuk mengetahui proses akumulasi mineral radioaktif pada batuan vulkanik Ampalas. Metodologi yang digunakan meliputi pengamatan lapangan, pengambilan sampel batuan, analisis petrografi dan X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). Batuan vulkanik ampalas tersusun atas ponolit, foidit, dan foid-syenit. Tekstur batuannya terdiri dari porfiritik, aliran, rim piroksen, zoning, pseudo-leusit, korosi, inklusi mafik, dan sieve. Karakteristik geokimia menunjukkan alkalinitas tinggi dan indikasi pengayaan mineral radioaktif yang tersebar dalam batuan. Proses magmatis yang berperan dalam pembentukan batuan vulkanik adalah fraksionasi kristal (fraksionasi leusit dan alkali felspar), asimilasi kerak kontinen, dan pencampuran magma. Interaksi antara magma dan kerak menyebabkan diferensiasi magma berkelanjutan yang menghasilkan akumulasi uranium dan torium lebih tinggi.ABSTRACT Anomalous radiometry has been found in Ampalas River Area on volcanic rock boulder. The values measured from gamma spectrometer are 787 ppm eU and 223 ppm eTh. This discovery is promising for exploration development. Further study need to figure the radioactive mineral bearing rock characteristic from in-situ samples. The research aim is to determine the petrology and geochemical characteristics of Ampalas volcanic rocks as preliminary study to find radioactive mineral accumulation process of Ampalas volcanic rocks. The methodologies are field observation, rock sampling, petrography, and X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses. The Ampalas volcanic rocks consist of phonolite, phoidite, and phoid syenite. Their textures are porphyritic, flow, pyroxene rim, zoning, pseudo-leucite, corrosion, mafic inclusions, and sieve. The geochemical characteristics show high alkalinity and radioactive mineral enrichment disseminating on rock. The magmatic processes which play a significant role in radioactive mineral-bearing rocks formation are crystal fractionations (leucite and alkaline feldspar fractionations), continental crust assimilation, and magma mixing. Long interaction between magma and crust creates advanced magma differentiation causing higher uranium and thorium accumulation.
Komparasi Geokimia Batuan Gunung Api Kuarter dan Tersier di Tepian Selatan Lampung
Authors: Irzon Ronaldo
Published: January 2021

ABSTRAK Keterdapatan batuan gunung api di Sumatra diakibatkan oleh penunjaman Lempeng Samudra India-Australia ke bawah Lempeng West Sumatra sejak Eosen. Tanggamus adalah kabupaten di ujung selatan Lampung dengan keterdapatan beberapa unit batuan gunung api berumur Tersier maupun Kuarter. Studi ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan komposisi geokimia batuan gunung api Tersier Formasi Hulusimpang dengan batuan gunung api Kuarter Gunung Tanggamus. Perangkat XRF dan ICP-MS dimanfaatkan untuk mengetahui kadar oksida utama, unsur jejak, dan unsur tanah jarang pada penelitian ini. Berdasarkan karakter geokimia, sampel dari Formasi Hulusimpang adalah batuan gunung api kalk-alkali, metalumina hingga peralumina, dan dalam rentang trakiandesit basaltik hingga riolit. Sampel batuan gunung api berumur Kuarter berada pada rentang kadar silika yang lebih sempit dan cenderung metalumina. Studi ini membuktikan bahwa kedua kelompok batuan berasal dari magma yang sama, tetapi dengan kontaminasi kerak selama diferensiasi. Proses pembentukan yang berbeda pada kedua kelompok batuan diperjelas oleh derajat kemiringan kurva diagram laba-laba UTJ dan jenis anomali Eu.ABSTRACT The presence of volcanic rocks in Sumatra is due to the subduction of the Indian-Australian Ocean Plate under the West Sumatra Plate since the Eocene. Tanggamus Regency situated at the southern edge of Lampung with the occurrence of several Tertiary and Quaternary volcanic rock units. The aim of this study is to compare the geochemical composition of Tertiary volcanic rocks from the Hulusimpang Formation and Quaternary volcanic rocks from Mount Tanggamus in the Tanggamus Regency. XRF and ICP-MS devices were used to determine the compositions of major oxides, trace elements, and rare earth elements in this study. Based on geochemical characters, samples from the Hulusimpang Formation are calc-alkaline volcanic rocks, metaluminous to peraluminous, and in the basaltic trachyandesite to rhyolite ranges. Quaternary samples are in a narrower range of silica content and tend to be metaluminous. This study proves that the two rock groups originate from the same magma but with crustal contamination during differentiation. The two volcanic should experience through different formation processes based on the slope of the heavy-REE and the type of Eu anomaly.
Peralihan Rezim Tektonik: Implikasinya pada Konsentrasi Torium di Mamasa dan Tana Toraja, Sulawesi-Indonesia
Authors: Saputro Sugeng Purwo , Purwaningsih Dwi Ratih , Priadi Bambang
Published: January 2021

ABSTRAK Mamasa dan Tana Toraja secara geografis merupakan bagian dari lengan barat Pulau Sulawesi. Batuan-batuan mafik di daerah tersebut dan sekitarnya memiliki nilai laju radiasi tinggi dan anomali kandungan torium (Th). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mekanisme tataan tektonik yang berperan dalam peningkatan konsentrasi Th. Enam sampel batuan dianalisis menggunakan analisis petrografi dan geokimia (AAS, ICP-MS, NA, dan XRF), dilengkapi dengan pentarikhan umur menggunakan metode 40K-40Ar pada sampel batuan terpilih. Pengamatan petrografi memperlihatkan kehadiran mineral plagioklas, olivin, piroksen, hornblenda, nefelin, dan alanit pada batuan yang diidentifikasi sebagai nefelin-basanit, basalt, trakhibasalt, dan gabro. Sejumlah tekstur yang tampak pada batuan tersebut mengindikasikan kontaminasi dan perubahan kondisi tektonik. Analisis geokimia menunjukkan bahwa nefelin-basanit, basalt, trakhibasalt, dan gabro (absarokit) terbentuk pada batas kontinental aktif (ACM) yang sedang mengalami transisi dari subduksi aktif (penunjaman ke arah barat) menjadi post-subduksi. Perubahan tataan tektonik membuat magma membeku pada kondisi yang sangat ekstrim. Proses pembekuan magma diinterpretasikan terjadi pada umur sekitar 13,10-11,02 Ma. Mekanisme tersebut berperan penting terhadap terjadinya peningkatan konsentrasi torium di Mamasa dan Tana Toraja.ABSTRACT Mamasa and Tana Toraja geographically are part of the western arm of Sulawesi Island. The mafic rocks in these areas and their surroundings have high radiation dose rate and thorium (Th) anomaly content. This research aim is to determine tectonic setting mechanism which play the important role on the increasing of Th concentration. Six rock samples were analysed using petrography and geochemical analyses (AAS, ICP-MS, NA, and XRF) completed with the 40K-40Ar dating on selected rock samples. Petrography observations show plagioclase, olivine, pyroxene, hornblende, nepheline, and allanite minerals presence in the rocks which identified as nepheline-basanite, basalt, trachybasalt, and gabbro. Numbers of texture appearances in the rocks indicate contamination and changes on tectonic setting. Geochemistry analysis shows that nepheline-basanite, basalt, trachybasalt, and gabbro (absarokite) were formed at the active continental margin (ACM), which is undergoing active subduction (westward subduction) to post-subduction transition. The changing of tectonic setting made magma solidify in extreme conditions. The magma solidify process is interpreted to occur at the age of 13.10-11.02 Ma. These mechanisms play an important role for the increase of thorium concentration in Mamasa and Tana Toraja.
Fitoremediasi Limbah Radioaktif Cair Menggunakan Kayu Apu (Pistia stratiotes) Untuk Menurunkan Kadar Torium
Authors: Soheti Prima , Sumarlin La Ode , Marisi Dany Poltak
Published: January 2021

ABSTRAK Limbah torium (Th) merupakan limbah radioaktif pemancar alfa yang berbahaya bagi lingkungan dan makhluk hidup sehingga perlu dilakukan pengolahan limbah yang efektif dengan fitoremediasi. Fitoremediasi adalah kemampuan tumbuhan untuk mengurangi bahan pencemar yang ada dalam lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian adalah menguji kemampuan tumbuhan kayu apu dalam menurunkan kadar Th dari limbah yang terkontaminasi Th. Kadar Th pada tumbuhan kayu apu dan limbah cair dianalisis dengan Spektrofotometer UV-VIS sementara radioaktivitasnya diukur dengan Ludlum Model 1000 Scaler. Parameter terjadinya fitoremediasi antara lain kondisi fisik tumbuhan yang menurun, pH limbah yang mendekati netral, dan suhu yang fluktuatif mengikuti suhu lingkungan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan biomassa tumbuhan kayu apu mengalami penurunan setelah fitoremediasi menjadi 96,2% dengan efisiensi remediasi sebesar 97,4% dari konsentrasi awal limbah radioaktif cair Th sebesar 10 ppm. Hal ini disebabkan karena terjadinya penyerapan Th sehingga mengakibatkan akumulasi Th pada tumbuhan kayu apu sebesar 4069,4 mg/kg. Tumbuhan kayu apu juga mampu menurunkan radioaktivitas limbah cair Th menjadi 0,631 Bq/L dari radioaktivitas awal sebesar 2,819 Bq/L. Tingkat radioaktivitas sudah di bawah Tingkat Klierens dan limbah dapat dilepas ke lingkungan dengan aman.ABSTRACT Thorium (Th) waste is an alpha-emitting radioactive waste that is harmful to the environment and living things so it is necessary to treat the waste effectively with phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is a plant ability to reduce pollutants presence in the environment. This research aim is examining apu wood plant ability to reduce Th contents from Th-contaminated waste. The UV-VIS spectrophotometer analysed Th level in apu wood plant and liquid waste while the Ludlum Model 1000 Scaler measured their radioactivity. The parameters for phytoremediation occurrence include the decreasing physical condition of the plants, the pH of the waste that is close to neutral, and the temperature that fluctuates with the ambient temperature. The results showed that the plant biomass of apu wood decreased after phytoremediation to 96.2% with a remediation efficiency of 97.4% from the initial concentration of Th liquid radioactive waste of 10 ppm. This is due to thorium absorption resulting in thorium accumulation in apu wood plants of 4,069.4 mg/kg. Apu wood was also able to reduce Th liquid waste radioactivity to 0.631 Bq/L from the initial radioactivity of 2.819 Bq/L. The radioactivity level is below the Klierens Level and it is safe to release the waste into the environment.
Conditions for the physical realizability of a typical component z(y)-matrix of a matching quadrupole of a general form in a concentrated elemental basis
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Devyatkov Gennady
Published: January 2021

When solving problems of broadband matching, very often there is a need for a certain form of the amplitude-frequency characteristic. In connection with this, the problem comes up of synthesizing broadband matching devices that simultaneously have correcting properties, i.e. having a given frequency dependence of the power conversion coefficient in the operating frequency band. The use of broadband reactive matching - correcting circuits in most practical cases is difficult because of the reflected power. This leads to the problem of the synthesis of broadband matching-correcting circuits with arbitrary immittances of the signal source and load in an elemental basis of a general form, containing along with reactive and active elements, which has not been adequately solved. Therefore, it becomes necessary to find the conditions for the physical realizability of a typical component of the immitance matrix of a two-port network of general form containing poles in the left half-plane of complex frequencies. In this paper the necessary and sufficient conditions are defined for the physical realizability of the immitance matrix of a typical component of a subclass of two-terminal networks of general form in a lumped elemental electric basis, when the poles of the Eigen functions in the Foster representation can be in the left half-plane of complex frequencies, excluding the imaginary and real axes. This allows to synthesis of broadband dissipative matching, matching-correcting circuits and matched attenuators in an elemental basis of a general form with arbitrary immitances of the signal source and load from a single point of view.
The Impact of Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Study
Authors: Namdarian Leila , Sajedinejad Arman , Bahanesteh Somayeh
Published: January 2021

This study attempts to investigate the role of knowledge management (KM) in commercial companies. To this end, the literature was reviewed and relevant components were extracted to conceptualize KM and organizational performance, (OP) and the relationship between KM and OP was presented in a theoretical framework. Secondly, to assess the proposed model, a questionnaire was given to 200 participants in five commercial companies, chosen through multi-stage stratified sampling. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) and Lisrel 8.8. The results revealed that the model enjoyed an acceptable degree of fit. The obtained coefficient (0.41) showed a direct impact of KM indices on OP, indicating the significant and positive relationship between KM and OP dimensions such as financial performance, quality of goods and services, staff members’ performance, innovation, and customers’ level of satisfaction.
Cenários de restrição e formas de (r)existência no campo da saúde mental: um relato de experiência
Authors: Araújo Joyce Brito , Sá Marilene de Castilho
Published: January 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo explorar os limites e possibilidades de atuação de um serviço ambulatorial público de saúde mental que possui um modelo assistencial e características organizacionais não previstos no desenho preconizado pela Rede de Atenção Psicossocial (RAPS) e que atravessava à época da pesquisa um (in)tenso cenário político, simultaneamente produto e produtor de um processo de precarização e sucateamento da rede de saúde municipal. Este fator foi disparador do levante à época, promovido pelo Fórum de Trabalhadores de Saúde Mental. Tem-se como base a construção e narrativa do cenário e das relações estabelecidas entres os atores que o compunham, tanto neste serviço, quanto na relação deste com outros dispositivos, a gestão e o fórum de trabalhadores, para conseguir expressar a articulação psicossocial existente e necessária. Além de traduzir/contar sobre o serviço e o trabalho realizado, estabelecendo pontes entre o individual/singular, o coletivo e o institucional. Realizou-se uma aposta metodológica com base na psicossociologia de base psicanalítica. Os principais resultados são quatro elementos emergentes de análise: processos grupais e intersubjetivos; vínculo e reconhecimento; crise e sofrimentos nas instituições; e criatividade. Forças destrutivas se manifestaram de forma contundente com a substituição em massa dos trabalhadores, a asfixia da rede pela falta de insumos / recursos gerais e pela dificuldade de parte dos trabalhadores criarem um lugar novo para si. Constatou-se que apesar do cenário, a singularidade do serviço permitiu a produção de práticas cuidadoras cuja pertinência de manutenção na rede deve ser melhor avaliada.
Artificial seawater v1
Authors: Blanchoud Simon
Published: January 2021

Three alternative solutions for artificial seawater (ASW) have been tested successfully on our Botrylloides colonies. For routine work, we use commercial sea salts (CSS), for most analyses we use the Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (CSPH) and for very clean work the K-depleted Phosphate-buffered saline (K-PBS). While, CSPH and K-PBS can be prepared at 10X, CSS should be prepared at 2X directly. Mix to dissolve and adjust pH as well as salinity to your local conditions.
NATURALEZA, CONSERVACIÓN E IDENTIDAD VERDE EN COSTA RICA
Authors: ARENAS Angeles , PÉREZ GALÁN Beatriz
Published: January 2021

Costa Rica es uno de los destinos predilectos del turismo de naturaleza en América Latina y en el mundo. Este trabajo es una reflexión sobre el papel desempeñado por la conservación y la protección de áreas naturales, en especial de los Parques Naturales, en la representación del país tanto en la proyección externa como en la conformación de su identidad nacional. El objetivo que se persigue es doble: por un lado, indagar sobre el proceso de patrimonialización de la naturaleza seguido en este país y cuáles son sus usos institucionales, económicos y políticos en relación con una identidad nacional moderna, verde, de clase media, blanca, democrática y pacífica que lo diferencia de otros países de la región. Y, por otro, contribuir a la crítica sobre la deriva neoliberal experimentada por el modelo de conservación y desarrollo sostenible y su impacto en la mercantilización de la naturaleza.
PRÁCTICAS DE PROMOTORES CULTURALES EN COMUNIDADES INDÍGENAS DEL SUR DE MÉXICO.
Authors: FRÍAS LÓPEZ Aurora Kristell
Published: January 2021

Se analizan las prácticas de promotores culturales en dos comunidades indígenas mayas chontales del sur de México. Se estudian bajo la mirada de la teoría de las Representaciones Sociales que define los núcleos centrales y núcleos periféricos de los sujetos en las organizaciones que permean sus prácticas, así como la vinculación con la identidad cultural de los lugares. Se seleccionaron 14 promotores culturales. Se realizaron entrevistas a profundidad y observación no participante a lo largo de dos años. Los promotores culturales coinciden en que la identidad cultural se resguarda porque es un legado que se transmite generacionalmente. Esta función se basa en su interés por el resguardo de la identidad de su comunidad indígena, ya que la búsqueda de recursos materiales y económicos obstaculiza su labor.
Palabras claves. Prácticas, cultura, Representaciones sociales, Grupos étnicos, Identidad
Rituales de inclusión y transformación
Authors: Mirabal Venegas Jorge Arturo
Published: January 2021

Las transformaciones a partir de la migración y la globalización, son elementos que definen el modo de vida en las regiones rurales de México. Así se da muestra de ello a través de la experiencia en la fiesta de Xantolo o día de muertos en la región Huasteca Sur de San Luis Potosí. Dicha festividad es la de mayor relevancia regional y en donde pueden vislumbrarse elementos que se transforman en el ritual y así mismo en la vida de la región. Esta etnografía retrata dicha experiencia partir de la mirada de la etnia nahua y la población mestiza.
La comunidad sagrada en "Cuerpos Prohibidos"
Authors: Álvarez Vargas Egon
Published: January 2021

A partir de la novela “Cuerpos Prohibidos” del escritor chileno Marco Antonio de la Parra, el artículo se interroga sobre la experiencia sagrada en una comunidad en el contexto de la posmodernidad. Tratándose de una escritura en clave narrativa de “Edipo Rey” de Sófocles, se hace el vínculo entre ambos textos en función de identificar particularidades y diferencias en ambas comunidades imaginarias, a partir de la experiencia sagrada en cada una de ellas.  Simultáneamente, se relevará el análisis de textos literarios como material etnográfico y la capacidad que tendría de penetrar en aquellos intersticios que el trabajo de campo no logra alcanzar.
El cuerpo negado
Authors: Casaú Guirao Alejandro , Hernández Garre José Manuel , De Maya Sánchez Baldomero
Published: January 2021

La temática de este trabajo se centra en un problema de carácter socio-científico: la estigmatización y patologización de las corporalidades que no responden a las normas de la salud. El objetivo de este trabajo es profundizar más allá de las definiciones que se dan a este fenómeno desde lo académico, a través de un lenguaje políticamente correcto, para indagar en la realidad social en la que se sitúan las corporalidades desviadas de esas normas. Para ello se ha realizado un análisis documental de fuentes secundarias de diferentes áreas como la antropología, la sociología o el trabajo social. Los resultados muestran la construcción de un entramado social, económico y científico erigido sobre una ideología utilitarista que busca construir cuerpos útiles, moldeables y productivos que se adapten a la norma biométrica, muestran la necesidad de repensar la corporalidad del discapacitado desde su propia óptica.
The Effectiveness of Using MySMS in Reducing No-show Rate in Dietetic Clinic, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru
Authors: WONG ELIZA YEN SIM , MUHI SURIYANTI , ALI AKHBAR HASLIZAWANI , JASMAWARDI NORLIZAWARNI , KOH YEE CHING , MOHAMED NOR SALHA , CHONG CHIN WEUN
Published: January 2021

No-show or non-attendance at outpatient appointments are one of the most challenging operational issues in health care clinics, including dietetics outpatient clinics. No-show has a negative impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery of outpatient care in a hospital setting. This can negatively affect the patient’s short term and long-term well-being to due missed opportunity to address the patient’s nutrition issue in a timely manner. This study aims to investigate the reasons for no-show and thus to reduce the no-show rate in diet clinic to less than 25%. The initial phase of the study was conducted from June to September 2017 at Hospital Sultan Ismail’s diet clinic. No-show cases were identified using system data. No-show patients or guardian of no-show patients were contacted to record the reason for missing the appointments. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the results. Strategy for change was planned and implemented to target the major reason for no-show. The pre-remedial phase result shows a no-show rate of 40.7%. 102 patients were contacted (34%, n=102) to identify their reason of non-attendance to diet clinic. Paediatric patients aged >1 to 12 years contributed the highest percentage of no-show (37.3%, n=38). The major reasons identified for no-show are forgetting and remembered wrong appointment date (35.3%, n=36), followed by ill or admitted to ward (13.7%, n=14) and others (12.7%, n=13) such as personal issues and school examination. Remedial measure using Short Message Service (MySMS) resulted in a reduction of no-show rate to 22.2% which achieved our standard of less than 25% (p<0.05). Automated reminder using Short Message Service (MySMS) is found to be effective in reducing no-show rate. Periodic audit is needed to ensure continuous effectiveness of remedial measure. Further studies need to be conducted in weighing the cost effectiveness of this method for long term run.
Belief Persistence and Reliance on Traditional Healing of Students at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture
Authors: DARIEL A. PALMIANO , YVETTE JONATHAN D. MOLINA
Published: January 2021

Limited scientific evidence about the safety and efficacy of traditional healing make it essential for policymakers to develop policies, regulations, and strategies to mitigate issues related to this practice. Such issues include hit-and-miss operation, incorrect diagnosis, improper dosage, low hygiene standards, and the dominant lack of statutory regulation for traditional healing practitioners and practices owing to the secrecy of some healing methods. On the other hand, the high cost of drugs and other critical considerations strengthen the belief persistence and reliance of people on traditional healing over modern medical treatments, a situation that makes it challenging for the government to define the policymaking parameters in this area. The focus of this descriptive-comparative study was to determine how persistent are the beliefs and reliance on traditional healing of students by obtaining quantitative results from a survey. A total of 277 students were surveyed using stratified proportionate random sampling. Data were gathered through a questionnaire and unstructured interviews. Descriptive statistics, dependent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were the statistical tools used. Results showed that almost all respondents still manifest very strong belief persistence in faith healers (arbolaryo) and bone setters (hilot) and a great majority in those who cure illness caused by spirits (surhano/parasantigwar). The illnesses they usually consult with traditional healers were vomiting, sprain, and stomachache. Male respondents have stronger belief persistence than do their female counterparts. The belief persistence and reliance of students on traditional healing, even with the recent advances in science, technology, and innovation, as well as the upsurge of new interventions for diagnosis, prevention, and treatments, indicate that the popularity of traditional healing is not declining. These findings are particularly evident in some prevailing traditional healing practices.
Knowledge of Special Nutrition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Parents and Special Educators in Malaysia
Authors: SHOHAIMI DURRATUL AIN , SAHIDAN SITI FARWIZAH IZZATI , ZULKIFLY MUHAMAD AFIQ , HASIBUAN NABILAH TAGOR , ISMAIL NOOR AKMAL SHAREELA , HAMZAID NUR HANA , HASSAN NURUL IZZATY
Published: January 2021

Background: Sufficient intake of macronutrients and micronutrients are essential for child growth. Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) however are reported to be picky eaters which may lead to malnourishment. As diet and behaviour are importantly interconnected, this study aims to determine the level of knowledge on nutrition among parents and special educators of children with ASD. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a National Autism Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May to August 2018. A 37-item questionnaire was self-administered to the respondents who attended a series of training of trainers’ sessions. The data was collected and analysed descriptively. A total of 209 respondents participated with 153 parents and 56 special educators of children with ASD. Results: Only 37.9% of the parents agreed that their children’s diet contains balanced nutrition. Majority of the parents and special educators had the perception that sugar, junk food and gluten are bad for the children, but they were still given due to the accessibility and convenience. Conclusion: The low level of knowledge among parents and special educators about the nutrition of children with ASD indicates that a measure should be taken to increase awareness and to overcome the malnutrition among ASD children.
Assessing What Brexit Means for Europe: Implications for EU Institutions and Actors
Authors: Bressanelli Edoardo , Chelotti Nicola
Published: January 2021

With the signing of the EU–UK trade and cooperation agreement in December 2020, the configurations of Brexit have started to become clearer. The first consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU have become visible, both in the UK and in the EU. This thematic issue focuses on a relatively under-researched aspect of Brexit—what the UK withdrawal has meant and means for the EU. Using new empirical data and covering most (if not all) of the post-2016 referendum period, it provides a first overall assessment of the impact of Brexit on the main EU institutions, institutional rules and actors. The articles in the issue reveal that EU institutions and actors changed patterns of behaviour and norms well before the formal exit of the UK in January 2020. They have adopted ‘counter-measures’ to cope with the challenges of the UK withdrawal—be it new organizational practices in the Parliament, different network dynamics in the Council of the EU or the strengthening of the Franco-German partnership. In this sense, the Union has—so far—shown significant resilience in the wake of Brexit.
Evolução do Relatório de Sustentabilidade Global Reporting Initiative – GRI: 20 anos de aplicação ## Evolution of the Global Reporting Initiative - GRI Sustainability Report: 20 years of application
Authors: Corrêa Rosany , Ribeiro Henrique César Melo
Published: January 2021

ResumoO estudo verificou através do Report List GRI desde sua publicação em 1999 até 2018, o nível de evolução destes relatórios de sustentabilidade da Global Reporting Initiative nas empresas do Brasil e do mundo. A GRI tem suas bases de relatórios na quarta geração do modelo, GRI-G4, o que mostra um empenho na melhoria contínua dos indicadores e sua adoção por diferentes países. Foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica e uso de dados secundários. A pesquisa mostrou que houve evolução na aplicação dos relatórios. Confirmando a consolidação e a legitimação da metodologia da GRI de divulgação de relatórios de sustentabilidade. As Diretrizes da GRI G4 representam um código de conduta e um padrão de desempenho, vistos com materialidade, evidenciado nas 3235 empresas que usam esse nível no mundo, dos quais 6% são empresas brasileiras, propiciando assim maior credibilidade das informações socioambientais aos seus stakeholders. AbstractThe objective of the article is to verify the level of adoption and evolution of sustainability reports of the Global Reporting Initiative - GRI in companies. GRI has its reporting bases in the fourth generation of the GRI-G4 model, which shows a commitment to the continuous improvement of indicators and their adoption by different countries. The methodology used was qualitative, through a bibliographical survey and secondary data. As a tool for analysis, the GRI Report List was adopted since its publication in 1999 until 2018. The analysis showed a significant evolution in the adoption of the GRI model by companies in the three levels, world, Brazil and Corporate Sustainability Index. The survey results show the ongoing evolution of the reports, in search of the most improved level of sustainability report, and with significant adoption in Brazil, which legitimizes the Global Reporting Initiative's sustainability reporting model.
Proposta para Implantação de um Setor de Planejamento de Obras: um estudo de caso na companhia de saneamento de Sergipe ## Proposal for Implementation of a Construction Planning Sector: a case study in the Sergipe purification company
Authors: Santana Lucas Silva , Da Silva Filho Dimas Góes , Figueiredo Vitor Lemos , Silva Rosângela Sarmento , Santos Clara Angélica Dos
Published: January 2021

ResumoO objetivo geral dessa pesquisa é propor a padronização dos procedimentos de orçamentação e indicar um setor de planejamento subordinado a Gerência de Orçamento. Como objetivos específicos: avaliar as definições e atribuições do atual setor de orçamento, identificar elementos que podem compor os manuais de orçamentação e propor meios para implantação da coordenação de planejamento subordinados a Gerência de Orçamento e sua associação com os setores de projeto e execução de obras. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, de natureza participativa. O resultado identificou que a padronização dos procedimentos de orçamentação deve garantir a agilidade e confiabilidade dos produtos fornecidos pela Gerência de Orçamento, além de promover uma redução das perdas, sejam elas intelectuais ou financeiras. Quanto à implantação do setor de planejamento, os resultados podem reduzir os custos operacionais e de execução dos empreendimentos na empresa são altos, além do tempo necessário para conclusão destes. AbstractIn this research the main objective is propose the standardization of budgeting procedures and indicates a planning sector subordinated to Budget Management. As specific objectives: evaluate the definitions and attributions of the current budget sector, identify elements that can compose the budget manuals and propose methods for implementation of the planning coordination subordinated to Budget Management and its association with the project and execution sectors. A qualitative, participatory research was conducted. The result identified that the standardization of budgeting procedures should ensure the agility and reliability of the products provided by the Budget Management, as well as promotes a reduction of losses, whether intellectual or financial. Regarding the implementation of the planning sector, the results can reduce the operational and execution costs of the projects in the company are high, besides the time required to complete them.
Transformações Organizacionais, Acadêmicas e na Gestão no Ensino Superior Privado Brasileiro: resultados de um grupo de pesquisa ## Organizational, Academic and Management Transformations in Brazilian Private Higher Education: results of a research group
Authors: Palácios Fernando Antônio Colares , Assis Artur Neves De , Abrahim Gisele Seabra , Ferreira Luciana Rodrigues
Published: January 2021

ResumoO artigo retrata um campo de pesquisa relacionado às novas estratégias empreendidas em Instituições de Ensino Superior Privadas (IESP). Tem por objetivo apresentar um resumo da produção da linha de pesquisa “instituições de ensino superior: mudanças estratégicas”, que constitui um grupo de pesquisa no Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPQ) e está sediada em um Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração (PPAD). Nos últimos anos, os pesquisadores abordaram a temática utilizando teorias, como institucional, redes, estratégia processual e prática, cultura, identidade e imagem, além de modelos de gestão estratégica. Entre os principais resultados destacam-se as mudanças ocorridas no campo privado, como os novos papeis assumidos pelos coordenadores de cursos, principalmente, na captação e permanência de alunos, secundarizando a função acadêmica. Também a perda do caráter isomórfico das IESP em relação às IES públicas. Foi possível comprovar que práticas avaliativas podem se constituir em importante elemento de aprendizagem organizacional. Mas, também, comungando com abordagens críticas, os docentes retratam a desvalorização da profissão ao assumirem os novos perfis definidos pelo mercado do ensino superior. AbstractThe article portrays a field of research related to the new strategies undertaken in Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEI). Its objective is to present a summary of the production of the research line “higher education institutions: strategic changes”, which constitutes a research group in the National Research Council (NRC) and is headquartered in a Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPAD). In recent years, researchers have addressed the theme using theories such as institutional, networks, procedural and practical strategy, culture, identity, and image, in addition to strategic management models. Among the main results, the changes that took place in the private field stand out, such as the new roles assumed by the course coordinators, mainly in attracting and retaining students, secondary to the academic function. Also, the loss of the isomorphic character of PHEI in relation to public HEIs. It was possible to prove that evaluative practices can constitute an important element of organizational learning. But, also, sharing with critical approaches, the professors portray the devaluation of the profession when taking on the new profiles defined by the higher education market.
Clay mineralogy of Miocene mudstones from the Lower Austrian Molasse Basin
Authors: Meszar Maria , Gier Susanne , Palzer-Khomenko Markus , Knierzinger Wolfgang , Wagreich Michael
Published: January 2021

Recent studies established the lithological and chemical sediment evolution in the Lower Austrian Molasse Basin (LAMB), a part of the North Alpine foreland basin, during the Early Miocene. In this study, we aim to integrate the clay mineralogy of seven wells across the LAMB with a newly proposed lithostratigraphy, and to infer implications for provenance, palaeo-geography and palaeoclimate. The results of our qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the clay-sized fraction with x-ray diffractometry largely support the stratigraphic model. The early stage of foreland basin formation (Egerian/Eggenburgian?) is represented by kaolinite contents up to 93 % in the clay sized fraction. This indicates an orogen-external source, i.e. the Bohemian Massif, and erosion of intensively chemical weathered products during this early Molasse basin stage. The over-lying marine Robulus Schlier (lower/middle Ottnangian) is characterized by a distinctly reduced kaolinite content and overall increased illite content compared to the other formations. Illite was predominantly provided from denudation of the rising Eastern Alps, i.e. characterizing the orogen-internal provenance. The pelites of the overlying carbonate poor Traisen Formation (upper Ottnangian) show again a higher kaolinite and smectite content. In the largely coeval basinal Wildendürnbach Formation, smectite reaches up to 70 % in the clay sized fraction. Peak smectite values may be linked to volcanic ash input from the nearby Carpathian volcanic arc. Generally rising smectite versus illite ratios during the Ottnangian-Karpatian could point to a warming and intensified chemical weathering of the rising Alpine orogen.
ELEVATED SELENIUM LEVELS IN VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND WILD PLANTS AFF ECTED BY THE RAŠA COAL MINE WATER CHEMISTRY
Authors: Medunić Gordana , Bilandžić Nina , Sedak Marija , Fiket Željka , Prevendar Crnić Andreja , Geng Vanja
Published: January 2021

Selenium (Se), an essential trace element that is toxic when humans and animals are exposed to it in excess, is ubiquitous in coal. For centuries, superhigh-organic-sulfur (SHOS) Raša coal, enriched in S, Se, U, V, and Mo, was mined and processed across the Mediterranean Raša Bay area, located in the Istrian peninsula (in the northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). There is concern that Raša coal mine water is contaminating local water, soil, and crops. The aim of this monitoring study was to determine the levels of Se and selected potentially toxic trace (As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Mo, Pb, U, V, and Zn), and minor (Fe and Mn) elements in Raša coal mine water, surface water, and associated vegetables, one fruit, and wild plants. Levels of Se in coal mine water were increased (up to 12 μg/L) compared to the maximum allowed water Se (10 μg/L). Compared to an EU average soil Se (1.15 mg/kg), Raša garden soil showed a 5-fold increase in Se. Compared to Croatian and Greek vegetable Se levels (low to normal), Raša vegetables showed a 20-fold, and a 50-fold increase in Se, respectively. Although approximative only, estimates of daily intake (EDI) of Se for mixed Raša vegetables (n = 21) showed a high level (0.055 mg/day). Namely, recommended dietary allowances (RDA) of Se for females and males are 0.055 mg/day, and 0.070 mg/ day, respectively. The EDI values of the analyzed vegetables contributed to average RDA levels as follows: garlic (183%), turnip (154%), parsley (147%), onion and gourd (76%), lettuce (74%), kale (62%), radicchio (51%), and potato (20%). Although the calculated EDI for the analyzed Raša vegetables was 1/8 the toxic dose (>0.4 mg/day), these results call for further research on the dietary and nutritional status of the residents in terms of Se.