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Um programa de mentoria para estudantes de Medicina de uma universidade do Centro-Oeste brasileiro
Authors: Brondani Patrícia Gonçalves de Moraes , Santos Adelair Helena dos , Oliveira Ana Maria de , Anunciação Carlos Eduardo , Garcia-Zapata Marco Túlio Antônio , Pereira Maria Amélia Dias
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Introdução: Neste artigo, fazemos um relato de experiência da implantação e do funcionamento de um programa de mentoria aplicado a estudantes de graduação do curso de Medicina de uma universidade do Centro-Oeste brasileiro. É consenso que a pressão dos cursos de Medicina provoca sobrecarga emocional e afeta negativamente os estudantes, e é preciso que medidas de apoio sejam implementadas. Relato de experiência: O programa de mentoria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás teve um processo de construção lógico. Foi criado no início de 2015, pelo reconhecimento da necessidade da instituição em apoiar os acadêmicos durante sua graduação, fato evidenciado a partir do atendimento psicológico ao aluno e de uma pesquisa in loco. Os seguintes aspectos-chave caracterizam o programa: é oferecido como uma disciplina eletiva, pode ser feito até cinco vezes e,além de um encontro mensal com o mentor, o estudante escolhe as oficinas de que deseja participar, diversificando assim sua formação. Após 12 semestres de funcionamento, sintetizamos neste artigo uma parte de nossos resultados e algumas reflexões sobre o que queremos para o futuro do programa. Discussão: A implementação da mentoria e suas adequações foram resultados de pesquisa, capacitação, discussões dos docentes e avaliação periódica pelos mentorados. As mudanças procuraram atender às expectativas e sugestões dos estudantes, objetivando atrair a atenção e satisfazer aos anseios dos discentes. Ao longo dos 12 semestres de funcionamento do programa, o interesse dos alunos pela matrícula na disciplina cresceu, com forte avaliação positiva, especialmente pela livre escolha e diversidade de oficinas, e pelo envolvimento do tutor. Conclusão: As instituições de ensino devem estimular a criação de programas de mentoria. O programa relatado neste artigo tem tido boa aceitação por parte dos alunos e nos aponta bons resultados.
O Programa de Mentoring da PUC Minas: relato de experiência
Authors: Silveira Renato Diniz , Guimarães Patrícia Regina , Nunes Karla Gomes , Generoso Cláudia Maria
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Introdução: O artigo visa relatar a experiência do Programa de Mentoring do curso de Medicina da PUC Minas em Betim, em Minas Gerais, destacando algumas concepções, desafios e potencialidades do percurso de quase uma década. O ato educativo é um estímulo à emancipação do ser humano e às suas potencialidades, e os programas de mentoring representam um potente catalisador desse processo. Relato de experiência: O Programa de Mentoring da PUC Minas é uma atividade obrigatória, que oferece ao discente um espaço de acolhimento, reflexão e cuidado por meio da referência de um professor mentor. Com horas de dedicação, o mentor acompanha uma turma ao longo do curso, estabelecendo encontros regulares com a turma inteira - no início e final do semestre - e frequentes com grupos menores no decorrer do semestre. Encontros individuais acontecem conforme a demanda do acadêmico. Nos encontros, discutem-se temas referentes ao cotidiano das instituições de saúde e aos desafios enfrentados por elas, de modo a promover o desenvolvimento da identidade médica. Ao mentor cabe atentar aos impasses que se colocam no processo de formação, especialmente sobre a saúde mental dos alunos. Discussão: No percurso do Programa de Mentoring da PUC Minas, percebem-se sua consolidação na instituição, seu papel na formação dos alunos e o aprendizado dos mentores. Observa-se que não basta apenas formalizar um programa, mas também é necessário disseminar uma cultura de cuidado coerente com os princípios do projeto pedagógico do curso, as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do Curso de Graduação em Medicina e as necessidades do campo da saúde coletiva. Encontra-se aí o desafio de sustentar no perfil do egresso um profissional capacitado tecnicamente e em condições de cuidar de si e daquele que acolhe. Conclusão: Com a implementação do Programa de Mentoring, percebe-se a criação, na instituição, da cultura de mentoring, refletido nas relações entre alunos e professores, possibilitando uma formação que contemple, além dos aspectos técnicos, a essência do cuidado.
Desafios da pandemia para a mentoria: o papel dos mentores juniores e das redes sociais
Authors: Albuquerque Iana Ciara Santos de , Silva Rebecca Paiva de Araújo , Duarte Alice Mendes , Oliveira Letícia Sousa , Silva Paula Barros de Lins e , Medeiros Júnior Fabiano César de , Viegas Nicolas Sartori , Moreira Simone da Nóbrega Tomaz
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Introdução: A aprovação no curso de Medicina traz consigo a euforia e, por vezes, associa-se a grandes mudanças no dia a dia dos alunos. Essas mudanças estão relacionadas a momentos de medo, sofrimento e adaptação. Os programas de mentoria surgem como espaços importantes de cuidado que oferecem acolhimento e suporte às vivências dos alunos, de modo a contribuir para o desenvolvimento pessoal e acadêmico deles. Relato de experiência: Diante da necessidade de adaptar o ensino presencial ao modelo remoto, em detrimento da pandemia de Covid-19, o programa de mentoria da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte investiu na realização de atividades on-line, protagonizadas por monitores denominados mentores juniores. Essas atividades se valeram do potencial das mídias sociais, por meio das plataformas de videoconferência, além de interações nas redes sociais, para realizar os encontros e promover a manutenção do vínculo, bem como proporcionar um espaço de acolhimento e integração entre estudantes e mentores. Discussão: A partir da realização de atividades remotas, alunos e mentores mostraram-se muito participativos e satisfeitos. A atuação dos mentores juniores na elaboração dessas atividades virtuais foi um importante diferencial, possibilitando o engajamento dos mais tímidos e daqueles que tinham dificuldade em cumprir os horários presenciais. Conclusão: Mediante a observação no desenvolvimento das atividades do programa e com base na avaliação dos alunos e mentores sobre o desempenho da mentoria no semestre remoto, considera-se que é de grande valia investir no potencial das mídias sociais para impulsionar as reuniões dos grupos de mentoria, garantir a manutenção do acolhimento e suporte aos alunos, bem como para estreitar os vínculos entre os participantes. Sob esse prisma, é necessário considerar a possibilidade de adotar um modelo misto no aperfeiçoamento do programa de mentoria.
Vivências de uma coordenadora de mentoria em 20 anos de experiência
Authors: Cruz Emirene Maria Trevisan Navarro da
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Introdução: A autora, após 52 anos de atividade docente em Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria, descreve suas vivências desde o início do Programa de Tutoria/Mentoria por ela implantado em 2000. Desenvolvimento: Cita o “Curso de iniciação para tutores/mentores” e o desenrolar do processo de mentoria, os objetivos, as dificuldades enfrentadas e as razões pelas quais os mentores ainda se debruçam sobre os alunos, na incrível jornada da formação médica. Conclusão: Ficou bem evidente, por relatos de tutores e alunos, que essa é uma forma importante de tornar o relacionamento professor-aluno mais amistoso, produtivo e saneador.
Organization of the cephalic lateral-line canals in Electrophorus varii de Santana, Wosiacki, Crampton, Sabaj, Dillman, Mendes-Júnior & Castro e Castro, 2019 (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae)
Authors: Verçoza Gabriel , Shibuya Akemi , Bastos Douglas A. , Zuanon Jansen , Rapp Py-Daniel Lúcia H.
Published: June 2021

Abstract Electrophorus spp. generate high-voltage electric discharges for defense and hunting, and low-voltage electric discharges (as other Gymnotiformes) for electrolocation and communication. Despite intense interest in the unusual electrogenic and electroreceptive capacities of electric eels, the other sensory systems of Electrophorus spp. are relatively poorly known. Here we describe the ontogenetic development and organization of the cephalic lateral-line canals in the lowland electric eel, Electrophorus varii. Preserved specimens of larvae, juveniles, and adults were examined to describe the spatial distribution of the canals and pores. Ontogenetic shifts of the cephalic lateral line formation were observed for each canal and support a hypothesis of non-synchronized development. The morphogenesis of cephalic canals in larvae and juveniles begins just before the onset of exogenous feeding. In adults, the cephalic sensory canals are formed separately from the skull and overlay cranial and mandibular bones and muscles. This study provides the first detailed description of the development and organization of the cephalic lateral-line system in Electrophorus varii.
Adolescent’s life purpose in a Science & Technology program
Authors: ARAUJO Murilo Fernandes de , DELLAZZANA-ZANON Letícia Lovato , ENUMO Sônia Regina Fiorim
Published: June 2021

Abstract Adolescents undergo major biopsychosocial changes and having a life purpose can be a protection for positive development. This study analyzed the life purpose of 18 adolescents (15-20 years old, with an average family income of R$ 1,625.00), holders of scholarship from a social program in a Science & Technology Center. They answered the Scale of Life Purpose for Adolescents Questionnaire and participated in a focus group about the impact of this program in their life project. The responses were reviewed using the Software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires, and were organized in two corpora – Life Project and Social Program. Ten-year projects are based on the Material, Study/Work, and Positive Aspiration dimensions. Adolescents show a life purpose connected to their community that can be caused by the fact of being a participant in a social program, enabling better access to education and a closer contact with the community.
Development and psychometric evaluation of performance-based upper extremity motor control test (PB-UE-MCT) for people with cerebral palsy
Authors: Shams Fatemeh Etemad , Amini Malek , Mehraban Afsoon Hassani , Zarei Mehdi Alizadeh , Kalani Dorsa
Published: June 2021

Abstract Introduction Upper extremity disorders limits the performance in the activities of daily living, especially, in bilateral (two-handed) activities. Objective This study was designed to develop a performance-based upper extremity motor control test (PB-UE-MCT) and to measure its psychometric properties (including, convergent validity, intrarater reliability, and interrater reliability) for people with cerebral palsy (CP). Method The PB-UE-MCT was developed in three phases, including planning, construction, and psychometric evaluation. The participants included 50 people with CP with an age range of 6 to 18 years. To measure internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha was run (n=50). Intrarater and interrater reliability was measured for 25 participants. To assess convergent validity, the correlations of the PB-UE-MCT with the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and with the Selective Control Upper Extremity Scale (SCUES) were calculated. Results The values obtained for Cronbach's alpha (.90 to .96) indicated the excellent internal consistency of the PB-UE-MCT. The ICC values for intrarater reliability and interrater reliability were between .84 and .99 and between .89 and .99, respectively. The correlation coefficients obtained for the items of the PB-UE-MCT and those of the MACS were between .51 and .73. The correlation coefficients of the items of the PB-UE-MCT with those of the SCUES were in the range of .67 to .98, which proves the PB-UE-MCT's good to excellent levels of convergent validity. Conclusion The results confirm that the PB-UE-MCT is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the upper extremity performance of people with CP through task analysis.
Sexual autonomy and violence against women in Nigeria: Assessing the impact of Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Ibitoye Tolulope R , Ajagunna Folakemi
Published: June 2021

Sexual and reproductive rights are centred on an individual's autonomy. However, these rights are jeopardised when women and girls are faced with sexual violence. Recently, there was reported increase in violence against women and girls, constituting an infringement of their human rights. Relieving this burden has become a human rights commitment for most countries including Nigeria. Therefore, this article examines how these rights were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. It examines reports from media sources, and conducted in-depth interviews with Forty-five (45) women in a bid to elicit their responses on their experiences during the pandemic. The research found that the pandemic had both positive and negative impacts on the women's sexual autonomy. This article recommends the creation of more awareness for women, the fostering of political will, and dedicated funding to ensure active implementation and better protection of women's rights in Nigeria.
Природа диалектики
Authors: Титов М.
Published: June 2021

Предлагаемая читателю брошюра не является учебником или учебным пособием, цель автора попытаться показать молодому (и не только) читателю возможность овладеть методом подлинно материалистического понимания окружающего его мира во всех формах его проявления. Для этого надо лишь освоить самый надежный и проверенный метод – метод аналогии, ибо все в этом мире аналогично.
Uncertainty Control Strategies in Solving of Prognostic Tasks
Authors: Epishin V.E.
Published: June 2021

The aim of the article was to study the role of personality and intelligence in prognostic tasks solving. The presented results were obtained in a sample of 78 participants. Seven methods were used: a computerized version of the prognostic task (based on V.N. Azarov`s task [1982]; an intelligence test and five psychodiagnostic questionnaires to assess personality traits and style characteristics. In the prognostic task, three measurable indicators of the possible strategy were considered: the ratio of available and missing information (awareness), the reasonableness of the possible choice by the available amount of the information (justifiability) and the change in the prognosis reasonableness due to the latest obtained information (trend). The correlations between intelligence measurement and preferred levels of awareness (r = 0.261, p <0.05) and validity (r = 0.244, p <0.05) were established. Two strategies of uncertainty control, differing by the use of the above-mentioned indicators were identified and described with the awareness-only oriented strategy seeming more successful. There were differences in the intolerance of uncertainty levels (measured by the New Questionnaire of Tolerance/Intolerance for Uncertainty by T.V. Kornilova [11]) in the individuals who preferred different strategies of uncertainty control (U = 558, p = 0.047). The participants who tried to use all the three indicators in solving the prognostic task were more uncertainty intolerant than the awareness-only oriented group.
Early cardiac electrical and structural changes in patients with non-obese non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Aksu Ekrem , Sokmen Abdullah , Ispiroglu Murat , Gisi Kadir , Celik Enes , Aykan Ahmet Cagri
Published: June 2021

Background    Obese non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was found to increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) regardless of the metabolic syndrome subgroups that may accompany it. In this study, the effect of NAFLD on the structural and electrical functions of the heart was investigated using tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) in non-obese NAFLD patients without any known risk factors for AF.Material and methods    The study included 43 female patients (31.3±3.8 years), who had stage 2–3 hepatosteatosis detected by liver ultrasonography and diagnosed as non-obese NAFLD (patient group), and 31 healthy women (control group, 32.5±3.6 years). In addition to standard echocardiographic parameters, inter- and intra-atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) were evaluated by TDE.Results    Interatrial EMD (PA lateral – PA tricuspid) and intraatrial EMD (PA septum – PA tricuspid) were significantly longer in patient group (16.1±3.4 vs. 12.5±2.3 ms, p<0.001, and 8.4±1.6 vs. 6.6±1.6 ms, p<0.001, respectively). At the subclinical level. atrial size, left ventricular diastolic function, and left ventricular wall thickness measurements were greater in the patient group.Conclusion    Inter-atrial and intra-atrial EMD were detected in young women with non-obese NAFLD. In addition, at the subclinical level, structural and functional impairment was detected However, large-volume prospective studies are required to cobfirm these findings regarding the development of AF in non-obese NAFLD patients.
Funkcje mediów w demokracjach
Authors: Szwed Robert
Published: June 2021

The belief in the effectiveness and power of media influence causes politicians, media communication specialists, and democracy theorists to use the media for promotional activities aimed at shaping and persuading public opinion and improving it through education and empowerment. It turns out, however, that reading numerous conceptualizations of media functions depends on the way democracy is understood, how politics is perceived, and what is the role of public opinion in the system. The article places various concepts of media missions (from the Hutchins Commission social responsibility trend, through the conceptualizations of Gurevitch, Blumler, Zaller, to participatory journalism and public journalism) in the context of three basic types of democracy: liberal, elitist and participatory, deliberative. Such consideration of democracies and the functions of the media allows for a better understanding of the observed tendencies to appropriate media by politicians and transnational corporations, media concentration processes, and hopes for the revival of journalism and the public sphere in social media.
Deotyma – Norwid’s “Tenth Muse”
Authors: Krysowski Olaf
Published: June 2021

This article attempts to recreate the image of Jadwiga Łuszczewska from the literary works and letters by Cyprian Norwid. The young improviser sparked controversy not only among the critics, but also among the Warsaw socialites in Romantic period. Norwid, however, considered her personality as original, modern and capable of refreshing Polish poetry. In his poems he describes her as “the tenth Muse” and compares her to Sappho, who was called exactly the same name by Plato in recognition of her poetic talent. Moreover, he depicts her in an idealized manner, like a contemporary sibyl who advises the nation on how to proceed in a tragic historical period. Norwid’s enthusiasm waned at the beginning of the 1860s when it became clear that the poetic works by Deotyma were becoming repetitive, constantly revisiting the same motives, ideas and aesthetic means, unable to go beyond the horizon defined at the onset of her career. He realized that behind the female figure he himself ennobled – as comforter, Samaritan, visionary, and statuesque Muse – there is a human being, imperfect and, in some aspects trivial, affected or even philistine.
On the Multiplied Spectacle in Tyrtej–Za Kulisami by Cyprian Norwid
Authors: Kryś Mirella
Published: June 2021

The main object of analysis in this article is the doubly understood category of theatricality, which organizes Norwid’s reflections in the dramatic diptych titled Tyrtej–Za kulisami, and to demonstrate the influence of Norwid’s experiences with theatre on the development of the category of theatricality in these dramatic works. The poet recorded his remarks about theatre in critical writings and art. This article proposes two ways of reading his plays. The first assumes that the described events are realistically motivated because they take place in the space of nineteenth-century theatres in Warsaw and other European countries. The second involves interpreting the metaphorical and parabolic senses in the diptych, with special emphasis on passages from Dedykacja.
A dispute over the philosophy of clothes. Cyprian Norwid versus Thomas Carlyle
Authors: Samsel Karol
Published: June 2021

Cyprian Norwid’s attitude to the philosophy of clothes developed by Thomas Carlyle in Sartor Resartus may indeed be perceived only as an object of speculation, but undoubtedly the author of Vade-mecum must have been familiar with him (as confirmed in his lectures on Juliusz Słowacki). This article outlines two areas of potential intertextual crossroads between Norwid’s literary motives and the philosophy of life espoused by the legendary Carlyle: one is delimited by the poem Promethidion and a passage from the dialogue Wiesław, which may constitute a polemic with Carlyle’s sartorial philosophy, while another is delineated by Lord Singelworth’s Secret, where the figure and attitude of Singelworth may reveal the eccentricities of Carlyle himself, which is corroborated after Carlyle’s death in 1881, when Norwid began to write his so-called Italian novelettes.
The world of lofty feelings and good manners, or Norwid’s law of inversion
Authors: Kącka Eliza
Published: June 2021

This article regards Norwid’s Tajemnica Lorda Singelworth in the context of his anthropology as well as historical and cultural background. The author’s notion of “cleanliness,” inspired in some measure by the Gospels, is connected to the circumstances of both Norwid himself and the main character of his puzzling novella. This reading revolves around the image of a balloon flight during which the Lord – as it is argued, following hints already present in studies of Norwid – discards a piece of paper with “physiological content.” This scene is placed in the context of other literary balloon flights and the eccentricity of Baudelaire’s friend Philoxène Boyer. Finally, the article discusses Norwid’s law of inversion, which can be applied in the case of Singelworth.
The column in Place Vendôme and the fleeting form of ancient Rome in the writings of Cyprian Norwid
Authors: Kowalska Magdalena
Published: June 2021

The article discusses the image of a triumphal column in Norwid’s poems “Vendôme,” “Odpowiedź do Włoch (Fraszka),” and Szczesna. The inspiration to enquire about its function and symbolic power comes from Hegel’s lectures on aesthetics and the following passage from Epimenides: “The many columns […] many stray columns sought an edifice…” In Norwid’s thought, eternal glory is not meant for those who stand atop a triumphal column since such monuments can easily turn into dust, as confirmed by the fate of other monuments such as those of ancient leaders and Napoleon, but for the one who comes close to the “Pre-Eternal” upon physical death. The “power” is thus a value irrevocably tied to the triumphal column but has to rise to another dimension, other than that of physical power. This article recalls the idea of Paris as the “new Rome,” which was revived in the nineteenth century.
Levantamento fitossociológico de plantas espontâneas associadas as condições de solo no brejo paraibano
Authors: Costa Paulo Marks de Araújo , Silva Talita Stefany da
Published: June 2021

A análise da fitossociologia em sistemas agrícolas sustentáveis é necessária por ser, em muitos casos, indicador de problemas e condições do solo, permitindo a condução e manejo adequado do agroecossistema. Desse modo, o objetivo com o presente estudo foi analisar a fitossociologia de plantas associadas às condições de solo em sistema agroecológico na região do brejo paraibano. As análises experimentais foram realizadas em área total de 342 m2. Realizou-se a amostragem do solo para fins de avaliação dos atributos químicos. Para a caracterização das espécies foi utilizado o método do quadrado inventário com as dimensões 0,5 m × 0,5 m, o qual foi lançado quatro vezes ao acaso em toda a área. As variáveis analisadas foram: Densidade relativa; frequência absoluta; frequência relativa; dominância relativa; índice do valor de importância; importância relativa. Os resultados demonstram que houve relação das plantas de maior expressão fitossociológica com as condições do solo. As espécies com maiores representatividades fitossociológica foram Cyperus rotundus e Amaranthus spinosus. O solo apresenta altos teores de matéria orgânica, com baixa aeração e desequilíbrio entre os nutrientes.
Suplementação com Salvinia auriculata reduz os efeitos deletérios do estresse hídrico em plântulas de girassol
Authors: Souza Janacinta Nogueira de , Brito Paulo Ovídio Batista de , Ferreira Gabriela de Sousa , Arruda Julyanne Fonteles de , Matias Lígia Queiroz , Gondim Franklin Aragão
Published: June 2021

A baixa disponibilidade hídrica em regiões semiáridas afeta o desenvolvimento e a produtividade das culturas agrícolas. O trabalho analisou os efeitos da aplicação da Salvinia auriculata como suplemento no crescimento e nas atividades das enzimas antioxidativas: superóxido dismutase, catalase, peroxidase do ascorbato e peroxidase do guaiacol em folhas e raízes de plântulas de girassol submetidas às condições de estresse hídrico. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, disposto em arranjo fatorial 2x3, sendo dois sistemas de irrigação (irrigadas e não irrigadas) x três substratos (areia; areia + húmus comercial 80 kg N ha-1; areia + Salvinia auriculata 120 kg N ha-1), com oito repetições. A suplementação com Salvinia auriculata proporcionou maiores incrementos na altura, número de folhas e massa fresca total. Além disso, houve aumentos nas atividades das enzimas antioxidativas em folhas e raízes de plântulas de girassol, deduzindo-se que a suplementação com a macrófita S. auriculata minimizou os efeitos deletérios do estresse hídrico no crescimento das plântulas de girassol.
IoT combined with Block-Chain and 5G infrastructure for its application and development : A Review
Authors: rajur Dr. K.Nagarathna
Published: June 2021

It is a modern type of technology that empowers virtual and physical artefacts to interact and provide digitized services for each other, and includes the Internet of Things (IoT). But it has some benefits, but raises problems of single point of failure, anonymity, accountability, and data integrity due to the new structured design. Challenges like these stands in the path of the introduction of all the most interesting Internet of Things technologies. Bringing the Internet of Things through the public ledger might fix these issues. Decentralized ledger systems are comprised of blockchain as well as distributed ledgers. The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT) to the blockchain will offer tremendous advantages. Blockchain integration in this paper offers a detailed exploration of how to combine the IoT technology with the IoT scheme. It is followed by reviewing the basic framework and addressing the problems inherent in the system's integration, explaining the advantages of it, and describing ways in which the blockchain can help to overcome such problems. Blockchain as a Service for IoT can illustrate how different protocol concepts can be applied using different service types on blockchain. After this, there would be an important section about the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. Finally, potential study avenues will focus on ways of applying the Internet of Things (IoT) with blockchain are suggested. The open issues and challenges of 5G-enabled IoT for blockchain-based Industrial automation are also analyzed in the text.
The TOAST (Traction on Ankle Stress Test): A Supplemental Clinical and Dynamic Ultrasound Examination Approach for Focal Assessment of Axial Ankle Joint Instability.
Authors: Inklebarger James , Rimbault Mr Thomas , Joshi Teja , Whitehouse Kathy
Published: June 2021

Ankle drawer and varus-valgus stress tests have evolved to examine for excessive joint displacement in the sagittal and coronal planes which may correlate to ligament instability. However, there appear to be no formal manual test(s) assessing for axial plane (longitudinal) instability of the mortise joint. In keeping with Cartesian and Cyriax principles, The TOAST (Traction On Ankle Stress Test) was developed to dynamically assess for 3rd vector axial strain pain generation and long-axis mortise joint gapping. The test is easy to learn as longitudinal manual traction of the mortise joint and applied counterforce hand positions are similar to emergent ankle fracture dislocation reduction technique. The TOAST may also be performed under dynamic ultrasound control.
Skeletal Metastases in a Treated Case of WHO Grade IV Glioma without Relapse of Primary Tumor: A Rare Entity
Authors: K Arya Dr. Jayendra , Singh Dr. Ravi Shanker , Modi Dr. Anurag , Meena Dr. Lokesh , Singhal Dr. Shailvi , Sharma Dr. Pankaj
Published: June 2021

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumors of the adult with a very dismal prognosis, representing 12-15% of all intracranial tumors in adult. The mean age of survival after diagnosis is approximately 14.6 months despite treatment. However, extracranial metastases are rare in the case of glioblastoma. We report a case of a 37-year-old female who had right frontal lobe glioblastoma and was operated on in December 2019 and received radiotherapy. There was complete remission of the tumor. After 1 year, she developed a low backache and pain in her right hip. Investigations revealed new-onset lesions in the bones. HPE proved the lesions to be metastatic glioblastoma.
An Investigation into Academic Email Practices of Arab Female Undergraduate Students and Their Attitudes Towards Correction of Errors in Their Email Messages
Authors: Ali Sadia
Published: June 2021

Students’ assignments are often much better in style and organisation than the email messages they send to theirteachers. Some teachers, including myself, often ‘covertly’ correct students’ email messages for style, organisation,content, or correctness. While some students appreciate this extra effort from the teachers, others see it as an inhibitingintrusion. However, I have frequently noticed that students who are corrected repeatedly improve in writing emails. Myresearch concerns both the use of academic email writing and the correction of errors in student emails, and concludesthe following: students usually write only formal emails to their teachers; those instructors who correct email errors do notoffer explicit error correction; and if email writing were taught to the students, it would offer variety in the writing genresstudents currently compose
Zdrowie i nierówności w zdrowiu – determinanty i implikacje ekonomiczno-społeczne
Authors: Laskowska Iwona
Published: June 2021

Zasadniczy cel podjęty w niniejszej pracy stanowi przedstawienie teoretycznych i metodologicznych aspektów badań oraz wyników analiz empirycznych służących identyfikacji społeczno-ekonomicznych uwarunkowań i implikacji stanu i nierówności zdrowia w Polsce. Cel pracy zorientowany jest na realizację zadań, mających charakter kwestii teoretyczno-metodologicznych, jak i tych o charakterze empirycznym. Zagadnienia teoretyczno-metodologiczne koncentrują się wokół metod identyfikacji uwarunkowań stanu i nierówności zdrowia oraz sposobów analizy związku stanu zdrowia z rozwojem ekonomicznym. Na uwagę zasługują stosowane w świecie dość powszechnie, a w Polsce niewykorzystywane metody kwantyfikacji nierówności zdrowia, zwłaszcza jej społeczno-ekonomicznego wymiaru. Przedstawione mierniki pozwalają na ocenę skali nierówności rozumianej jako nierównomierny rozkład wybranych wskaźników stanu zdrowia.
The impact of motor competence on energy expenditure during object control skill performance in children and young adults
Authors: Sacko Ryan S. , Utesch Till , Bardid Farid , Stodden David F.
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: An understanding of how motor skill performance levels relate to energy expenditure (EE) is an important, yet relatively unexplored topic that may better inform physical activity interventions.
AIM: This study examined the impact of motor competence (MC) on EE during the performance of object control skills in children and young adults.
METHOD: Forty-two children (Mage 8.1 years) and 40 young adults (Mage = 23.4 years) completed sessions of throwing and kicking at varying intensity intervals. Polynomial regressions with response surface analysis were conducted to analyze the impact of process- and product-oriented MC levels on EE.
RESULTS: Moderate positive associations among process-oriented motor competence levels and EE were demonstrated in all trial interval conditions with stronger associations shown for shorter trial intervals.
CONCLUSION: Individuals’ movement quality (process) demonstrated greater associations with EE than performance product (speed), especially with higher intensity skill practice. These results provide additional evidence of the positive impact that MC has on the health benefits of physical activity, specifically during participation in activities that inherently require repeated performance of object control skills.
Information sources of Brazilian undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 outbreak
Authors: Aragão Maria Gerusa Brito , Gomes Francisco Isaac Fernandes , Melo Letícia Pinho Maia Paixão de , Coelho Camila Siqueira Silva , Corona Silmara Aaparecida Milori
Published: June 2021

Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate where Brazilian dental students seek information about COVID-19 by a self-administered web-based questionnaire. Methods: A social network campaign on Instagram was raised to approach the target population. The dental students responded to a multiple-response question asking where or with whom they get information about COVID-19. The possible answers were government official websites or health and education institutions websites, TV Programs, professors, social media, scientific articles, health professionals, and family members. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and the frequency distributions of responses were evaluated by gender, age, type of institution, and year of enrollment. Results: A total of 833 valid responses were received. The main source of information used by the dental students were government official websites or health and education institutions websites, which were reported by 739 (88.7%) participants. In the sequence, 477 (57.3%) participants chose health professionals while 468 (56.2%) chose scientific articles as information sources. The use of social media was reported by 451 (54.1%) students, while TV programs were information sources used by 332 (39.9%) students. The least used information sources were professors, reported by 317 (38.1%) students, and family members, chosen only by 65 (7.8%) participants. Conclusion: Brazilian dental students rely on multiple information sources to stay informed about COVID-19, mainly focusing their information-seeking behavior on governmental and health professional’s websites.
Agendas e agentes no mundo da arte
Authors: Oliveira Emerson Dionisio Gomes de , Couto Maria de Fátima Morethy , Malta Marize
Published: June 2021

Na esteira dos estudos publicados por Charles Green e Anthony Gardner, cujos impacto e crítica os leitores desta edição poderão conferir nos artigos avaliados, Terry Smith (2016) observa que a proliferação de bienais e outras exposições periódicas (trienais, documentas, festivais etc.) nas últimas décadas ganharam escala global graças à sua estrutura, previsibilidade e organização. Tornaram-se, assim, vitais para a globalização da arte contemporânea.
Marketing identity of Croatian Danube Basin as a tourism destination
Authors: Meler Marcel
Published: June 2021

The purpose of a characteristic identity of Croatian Danube Basin is, among other things, to transform this region from an object into a subject of all events, not only in Croatia but also on a broader political and economic scale. In terms of time, the identity of Croatian Danube Basin can, of course, be observed as connected with the past, with the present or with the future. This paper sets forth a possible future identity of Croatian Danube Basin, based on the tenets of the past and of the present and supported by a strategic theoretical organization of exploiting and directing the natural, social, human and other resources; an additional part of this paper discusses also the region’s tourist identity. The author especially emphasizes the unmistakable quality of natural and other attractive resources of Croatian Danube Basin, their polyvalence with other tourism destinations in Eastern Croatia, as well as their integrability within the total tourism product of the Republic of Croatia.
Innovating the system of tourism statistics
Authors: Vlahović Darko
Published: June 2021

Croatia has not yet succeeded to follow, wholly and promptly, tourist flows within its frontiers. Our tourism statistics has kept classical approaches and reports, which have often a limited assignment and use. Tourism statistics should be completed and arranged by innovative solutions under the principles of business - information system. The author envisages possible improvements of retrospective views and providing the quality of input of raw data. He insists on the application network chain in the circulation of statistical data and the “production” of information for needs of operational making decisions, as well in the field of research and planning of tourism development.
Statistical indicators for hotel's results
Authors: Avelini Holjevac Ivanka
Published: June 2021

Information and communication systems are business resources of the hotel industry valorized on the market. Hotel industry is an activity with international character of dealing business, because it gives domestic and foreign guests needed services. The presence on the international market gives conditions for acceptance of a range of international information and communication standards at the market. If the hotel is not recognized by the tourism market, it has no survival and development possibilities. Information about dealing business in hotel are a capital, but satisfying conditions about beeing complete, correct, on time and comparable. This paper analyzes the system of statistical standard business indicators, with the aim to enable and fasten the process of management adaptation in Croatian hotels, with needs of contemporary management and inclusion in international statistics of hotel industry.
The strategy of destination development
Authors: Blažević Branko
Published: June 2021

The author studies the approach to the conception, strategy and aim of the long-termed tourism destination development and concludes that this expectations are based on historical data. These are so called "adaptive expectations" which are not applicative in the development approach, but they are covered with mathematics - econometric models present in numerous studies about the development of the city and the County towards the national level (as tourism destination).
CONTRADICTIONS AND NEGATIVE PHENOMENA IN TOURISM
Authors: Jadrešić Vlatko
Published: June 2021

Despite its dominant positive elements and phenomena, tourism (especially mass tourism) is increasingly experiencing the opposite side of the coin i.e. contradictory and negative elements, both in theory and in practice. In this work, we give a detailed and systematic report on all the positive, as well as the negative and unfavourable social and economic functions of tourism. Light is shed on both the cause and effect relation in tourism and the negative, contradictory and conflicting elements and manifestations in tourism. To this end, we have made a theoretical classification (based on foreign and domestic literature, as well as our own contributions) of all conflicting and negative functions and phenomena through 3 contingent spheres. These are: (1) the social and cultural domain, (2) the ecological domain and (3) the economic and organisational domain. By applying a social and economic method o f research, the author lists and corroborates the interdependence, consistancy and growing potentiality of contradicting, conflicting and crisis processes which tourism, in its present level of development, is forced to deal with. In conclusion to our research, we have proposed possible, favourable solutions which could secure the survival and long-term outlook of the tourism industry. These are: the role of the human factor, the need to enrichen and redesign mass tourism and above all, the importance of the new orientation towards SELECTIVE tourism or tourism of continuous development.
DEVELOPMENT OF ASTROTOURISM IN VIŠNJAN
Authors: Korlević Korado , Krajnović Aleksandra
Published: June 2021

Astrotourism, understood as a selective form of tourism, implies organization and activities encompassing visits to the existing astronomy infrastructure and observation of celestial bodies, accompanied by due commentaries, as well as a general popularization of astronomy among the tourist public, accompanied by an additional tourist offer. This unconventional form of tourism becomes even more attractive and develops in various directions. The greatest possibilities for its development here are offered by Visnjan near Porec, where a renowned observatory has been active for fifteen years now, as a public astronomic centre of the Alpine-Adriatic region. Being situated near the most important tourist centres in Istria, Visnjan could become the centre of astrotourism in this part of Europe, which would substantially enhance our tourist offer and contribute to the tourist identity of Istria. The scientific achievements of Visnjan observatory, the investments in the field of infrastructure - particularly the erection of a new observatory in the panoramic region of central Istria, in Porec vicinity, and the gradual establishment of the private school for hotel and tourist industry “Manero ” - are the most significant factors for this development. In their work the authors offer their own conceptions of the development of astrotourism in Visnjan, aiming particularly at the American model which is very efficient in the field of education, marketing, and finances.
THE METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS FOR DETERMINATION OF TOURIST AREA CARRYING CAPACITY
Authors: Magaš Dragan , Smolčić Jurdana Dora
Published: June 2021

The tourism development impacts on the environment. In the development planning process it’s necessary to take into consideration the concept of sustainable tourism development. To implement the concept of sustainable tourism development in practice, the adequate methods have to be used. The characteristical aspects of carrying capacity o f tourist area and limits of acceptable change are analysed in this paper.
Determinants of Multiple Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Rural Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Authors: Fikire Abebaw Hailu , Zegeye Mesele Belay
Published: June 2021

The adoption of agricultural technology is an important path for raising agricultural productivity, and thereby for reducing food insecurity and poverty. Despite the efforts to promote adoption in most of the rural areas of Ethiopian farmers, the adoption rate has always been very low. So, it is essential to understand the barriers to adoption. As a result, this study examined the determinants of adoption of multiple agricultural technologies in rural Amhara region of Ethiopia. The study is based on Ethiopian socio-economic survey of 2015/16. A sample of 656 farm households was considered. The paper used multinomial logit model to assess the factors affecting adoption. The result shows that farmers with more educational level, family size, off-farm participation, livestock, extension contact, credit access, advisory service, and farmers closer to plot, all-weather road, zonal town, and farmers with lower remittance income are more likely to adopt new or improved agricultural technology. Therefore, the study recommends the need of policies and interventions on adoption of agricultural technology should pay attention and move along with those variables significantly influencing adoption of agricultural technology.
Magnetized black hole as an accelerator of charged particle
Authors: Turimov Bobur
Published: June 2021

Astrophysical accretion processes near the black hole candidates, such as active galactic nuclei (AGN), X-ray binary (XRB), and other astrophysical sources, are associated with high-energetic emission of radiation of relativistic particles and outflows (winds and/or jets). It is widely believed that the magnetic field plays a very important role to explain such high energetic processes in the vicinity of those astrophysical sources. In the present research note, we propose that the black hole is embedded in an asymptotically uniform magnetic field. We investigate the dynamical motion of charged particles in the vicinity of a weakly magnetized black hole. We show that in the presence of the magnetic field, the radius of the innermost stable circular orbits (ISCO) for a charged particle is located close to the black hole’s horizon. The fundamental frequencies, such as Keplerian and epicyclic frequencies of the charged particle are split into two parts due to the magnetic field, as an analog of the Zeeman effect. The orbital velocity of the charged particle measured by a local observer has been computed in the presence of the external magnetic field. We also present an analytical expression for the four-acceleration of the charged particle orbiting around black holes. Finally, we determine the intensity of the radiating charged accelerating relativistic particle orbiting around the magnetized black hole.
Adding Muscle Power Exercises To A Strength Training Program For People With Patellofemoral Pain: Protocol Of A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: de Vasconcelos Gabriela Souza , Nunes Guilherme Silva , Barton Christian John , Munhoz Raquel Fantinelli , Silva Maria Eduarda Chinotti Batista da , Pisani Giulia Keppe , Luz Bruna Calazans , Serrão Fábio Viadanna
Published: June 2021

Background: Strong evidence supports the proximal combined with quadriceps strengthening for patellofemoral pain (PFP) rehabilitation. However, most reported rehabilitation programs do not follow specific exercise prescription recommendations or do not provide adequate details for replication in clinical practice. Furthermore, people with PFP have power deficits in hip and knee muscles and remains unknown whether the addition of power exercises would result in superior or more consistent outcomes. Therefore, this study is designed to verify whether the benefits of a rehabilitation program addressing proximal and knee muscles composed by power and strength exercises are greater than those of a program composed by strength exercises only. Method: This study will be a randomized controlled trial, that will be conducted at university facilities. A minimum of 74 people with PFP between the ages of 18 and 45 years will be included. The experimental group will engage in a 12-week resistance training program focusing on proximal and knee muscles using power and strength exercises. The control group will engage in a 12-week resistance training program focusing on proximal and knee muscles using strength exercises only. Primary outcomes will be pain intensity and physical function; and secondary outcomes will be kinesiophobia, self-reported improvement, quality of life, peak hip and knee torque, and hip and knee rate of force development. The primary outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, and after six weeks, twelve weeks, three months, six months and one year. The secondary outcomes will be evaluated at baseline and immediately after the interventions. Therapists and participants will not be blinded to group allocation.Discussion: This randomized clinical trial will investigate if adding power exercises to a progressive resistance training may lead to more consistent outcomes for PFP rehabilitation. The study will provide additional knowledge to support rehabilitation programs for people with PFP.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT 03985254. Registered on 26 August 2019.