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Representaciones sociales de profesionales en psicología sobre personas trans en la ciudad de Salta, Argentina
Authors: Vallejo Luz M.
Published: May 2022

Esta investigación indaga acerca de las representaciones socialesconstruidas por las y los profesionales en psicología sobre personastrans en la ciudad de Salta, Argentina. Desde un enfoque cualitativo,con un diseño descriptivo, se efectuaron 20 entrevistas semidirigidasa psicólogas y psicólogos de la ciudad. La construcción y el análisisde los datos se hicieron a partir de la teoría fundamentada. Entre loshallazgos más significativos se reconoce que las y los profesionalesen psicología poseen marcos de entendimiento cisgénero y heteronormativospara comprender las trayectorias trans. Las personastrans devienen patologizadas a partir de discursos que las señalancomo anormales, “raras” y diferentes. La identidad de género aparececomo un constructo concerniente únicamente a identidadestrans, con referencia a la lucha del colectivo en reclamo por ciudadaníaplena. Las representaciones sobre las personas trans incluyenimágenes sobre un cuerpo espectacularizado, cuerpoobjeto que degradasu condición de sociabilidad y está marcado constitutivamentepor violencias. La violencia aparece como condición de posibilidadde estas personas, y se ven vulneradas en sus derechos a partir de lamanifestación pública de su identidad de género. Sin embargo, enesa subversión e insurrección ante la norma hetero-cis reguladora deidentidades, poseen mucha potencia de trasformación y resistencia.Se busca que los resultados de este estudio sean útiles para futurasintervenciones en la población de psicólogos de la ciudad de Saltay, con ello, contribuir a desmontar mecanismos de desigualación yexclusión hacia personas trans.
A relação triangular entre os stakeholders, stakewatches e stakekeepers da cadeia produtiva da castanha-do-Brasil no Estado de Rondônia
Authors: Franco Alexandre Cruz de Mello , De Souza Mariluce Paes
Published: May 2022

A castanha-do-Brasil é o segundo Produto Florestal Não-Madeirável (PFNM) mais comercializado do Brasil cujo potencial se encontra principalmente no uso alimentício de suas sementes. Analisando a cadeia, percebe-se a existência de conglomerado de atores e relacionamentos que contribuem para o funcionamento e manutenção dos processos que nela se originam. Os atores podem ser divididos em três Stakes conforme seu poder, interesse e influência na cadeia: Stakeholders, Stakewatchers e Stakekeepers. Entende-se como essencial para a pesquisa, o mapeamento da cadeia e a identificação e classificação de seus atores e relacionamentos. Utiliza como pilares teóricos deste estudo a Teoria Refinada dos Stakeholders de Fassin (2009). A metodologia empregada foi a exploratório-descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa e análise de dados secundários e documentais. Os documentos foram obtidos no banco de dados do CEDSA e PPGA relacionados com a cadeia da castanha-do-Brasil. A partir da análise da cadeia foi possível estabelecer o processo produtivo na qual verificou-se os atores participantes, classificando-os conforme Teoria do Stakes. Em vista disso, os resultados demonstram a relação triangular existe, e que os Stakekeepers e Stakewatchers que fazem uma colaboração em conjunto para colaborar com os Stakeholders, investindo na cadeia da castanha, e que a melhoria desta cadeia ocasionaria melhorias de volta a sociedade. No entanto, essa cadeia produtiva da castanha-do-Brasil em Rondônia ainda se apresenta pouco regulamentada, na qual, há uma desproporção de informações entre os Stakes e pouco valor agregado, marginalizando o benefício da cadeia para aqueles que possuem renda a partir de sua dinâmica.
Crimina protiv spolnog morala u vrsarskoj pravnoj zbirci
Authors: Jaramaz Reskušić Ivana , Milotić Ivan
Published: May 2022

U ovom radu, koji predstavlja prvi dio rezultata istraživanja sadržaja –
odnosno pravne prirode i uzora – kaznenih odredbi za zaštitu spolnog morala sadržanih u vrsarskoj pravnoj zbirci, središnji su predmet kanonska crimina protiv spolnoga morala koja je za područje Vrsarske grofovije tom zbirkom oblikovao i objavio porečki biskup kao njezin civilni vlastodržac. Riječ je o crimina koja su pripadala općem kanonskom pravu, ali koja – prilagođena mjesnim prilikama Vrsarske grofovije – formalno nisu bila izdana kao izvor partikularnoga kanonskog
prava, nego kao njezino vlastito pravo civilne provenijencije, tj. kao njezina statutarna pravna pravila. U ovome radu autori su priredili analizu navedenih crimina, i to tako da su najprije objasnili specifičnosti pravnog izvora u kojemu su uređena, a koji čini polazište istraživanja, zatim jezik i nomotehničke odrednice izričaja u njemu zastupljenih, a u centralnom su dijelu pojedinačno i iscrpno analizirali
različite oblike i pojavnosti kažnjivih ponašanja kojima se u Vrsarskoj grofoviji vrijeđao spolni moral. Autori su glede pojedinačnih crimina razlučili kako čimbenike koji su uvjetovali osobit zakonodavčev odnos prema tim kažnjivim ponašanjima, tako i pristup vrsarskog zakonodavca njihovu specifičnom uređivanju i kažnjavanju počinitelja, te, napokon, rasvijetlili odrednice kaznenopravne politike porečkog biskupa glede zaštite spolnog morala u Vrsarskoj grofoviji.
Opseg sudske kontrole sporazuma stranaka
Authors: Novokmet Ante , Tripalo Dražen
Published: May 2022

U radu se razmatra aktualni okvir sudske kontrole sporazuma stranaka u hrvatskom kaznenom postupku na normativnoj razini i u sudskoj praksi. S polazišta da je postojanje sudske kontrole neizostavni čimbenik jamstva pravičnosti postupka najprije se analiziraju pozitivnopravni standardi iz perspektive konvencijskog prava i Ustava Republike Hrvatske. Potom se istražuje doseg sudske kontrole sporazuma stranaka u anglo-američkoj i kontinentalnoeuropskoj pravnoj tradiciji kao dvjema komparativnim krajnostima u uređenju stranačkih sporazuma. Naposljetku se kritički promatra hrvatski zakonodavni okvir, preispituje aktualna praksa Vrhovnog suda Republike Hrvatske i nude argumenti za potrebu drukčijeg tumačenja i poimanja opsega sudske kontrole sporazuma stranaka u hrvatskom kaznenom postupku
Osvrt na zaštitni nadzor po punom izvršenju kazne zatvora – uz kriticizam i skepticizam
Authors: Vuletić Igor , Salitrežić Azra , Sajter Ivan
Published: May 2022

Prilikom velike reforme kaznenog materijalnog zakonodavstva 2011. godine zakonodavac je značajnije izmijenio sustav sigurnosnih mjera uvodeći pritom neke posve nove sigurnosne mjere u hrvatsko kazneno pravo. Jedna je od njih i zaštitni nadzor po punom izvršenju kazne zatvora, uređen čl. 76. KZ-a. Od donošenja ta je odredba četiri puta mijenjana, posljednji put novelom KZ-a iz 2021. Radi se o vrlo specifičnoj sigurnosnoj mjeri, za koju se veže više nepoznanica, pa se ona u praksi rijetko susreće. Autori najprije izlažu prijašnje zakonodavne promjene (prije posljednje novele) te izlažu najvažnije teorijske i praktične dvojbe u pogledu te mjere. Potom prikazuju izmjene u njezinu zakonskom uređenju koje su uvedene posljednjom novelom te daju svoje primjedbe i prijedloge za tumačenje nove odredbe i njezina eventualna poboljšanja de lege ferenda.
Opasnost od ponavljanja djela i određivanje istražnog zatvora - iudex, quo vadis ?
Authors: Bitanga Marijan , Bilušić Ivana
Published: May 2022

Rad obrađuje najčešće prisutan posebni uvjet za određivanje istražnog zatvora – opasnost od ponavljanja djela. To čini kroz prikaz standarda koje je postavila judikatura Europskog suda za ljudska prava u Strasbourgu u tumačenju Europske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda te kroz primjenu Zakona o kaznenom postupku, sve popraćeno relevantnom sudskom praksom i statističkim pokazateljima o učestalosti primjene mjere istražnog zatvora. U radu se mogu pronaći odgovori na pitanja prati li pravo u Republici Hrvatskoj u zakonodavnom smislu i kroz sudsku praksu konvencijske standarde instituta istražnog zatvora, odnosno, ako ima odstupanja, u čemu se očituju te koji su trendovi i opasnosti.
Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada
Authors:   Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London WC1H 0NN, UK, Marjanović Marjan , Wuyts Wendy ,   Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2815 Gjøvik, Norway, Marin Julie ,   Department of Architecture, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium, Williams Joanna ,   Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London WC1H 0NN, UK
Published: May 2022

The notion of circularity has gained significant attention from governments of many cities across the world. The approaches to circular cities may range from narrower perspectives that see a circular city as the simple sum of circular economy initiatives to those more holistic that aim to integrate the whole urban system. Several researchers proposed frameworks that would guide cities to take a holistic perspective. This manuscript selects two frameworks and examines through them whether and to what extent broader and more holistic approaches to circular cities are being developed in practice. First, circularity principles, the scope of circular activities, and the concrete circular actions developed in the case study are read through Williams's approach to circular resource management. Second, the spatial circularity drivers framework of Marin and De Meulder is used to elucidate different sustainability framings and spatial practices that dominate contemporary conceptualisations of circularity. These two lenses are applied to five municipalities in Alberta (Canada) that have decided to develop strategies for 'shifting the paradigm' and transitioning to circular cities in 2018. Our study aims to investigate how holistic their roadmaps to circular cities are, and what changes are necessary to move towards more integrated approaches.
Square numbers, square pyramidal numbers, and generalized Fibonacci polynomials
Authors: ŞAHİN Adem
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we derive two interesting formulas for square and square pyramidal numbers. We focus on the linear recurrence relation with constant coefficients for square and square pyramidal numbers. Then we deal with the relationship between generalized Fibonacci polynomials and these numbers. Also, we give some determinant representations of these numbers.
new records of genus Graphis (Lichenized fungi) from India
Authors: Singh K. , Swarnalatha G. , Singh S.
Published: May 2022

The paper deals with 4 taxa viz. Graphis cycasicola A.W.Archer & Elix, G. farinulenta Müll.Arg., G. japonica (Müll.Arg.) A.W.Archer & Lücking and G. kousyuensis (Horik. & M.Nakan.) Lücking as new records for Indian lichen flora.
Using Team Building-based Instruction to Foster EFL Learners’ Motivation under the Context of Education 4.0
Authors: Feng Xiaolong
Published: May 2022

Under the context of Education 4.0, motivation for language learning takes on a range of meanings and implications that are inextricably bound up with more socially meaningful contexts. Hence, the quality of motivation matters. It is imperative that EFL education make adjustments to strengthen learners’ motivation to achieve the desired learning outcomes and develop skills required in Education 4.0 era. Drawing on interdisciplinary knowledge of applied linguistics and organizational behavioral science, the current research explored the effects of team building-based instruction on EFL students’ motivation. The participants of the study were 84 undergraduate EFL learners at a Chinese university. Questionnaire and open-ended questions were employed to collect data. The results showed that, on average, participants reported high mean values for each of the motivation components, indicating that team building-based instruction played a positive role in motivating most students in the course. Nonetheless, students’ responses towards the components vary significantly, especially for the ‘interest’ scale and ‘usefulness’ scale. Several motivating factors that led to students’ motivation to engage in the course were identified: group dynamics, project design, technology, and assessment. The research concluded that team building-based instruction should take both linguistic factors and non-linguistic factors into consideration to fully motivate and engage students. In the end, the researcher proposed implications for motivational pedagogy and practices.
A systematic review on the immediate loading and single dental implants: major clinical considerations
Authors: Corrêa Andréa Engracia Ruiz , Corrêa Maurício Onofre Gonçalves , Corrêa Lucas Ruiz , Corrêa Carolina Ruiz , Oliveira João Pedro Lopes de , Brussi Ana Beatris , Kassis Elias Naim
Published: May 2022

Introduction: the immediate loading implant (ILI) is considered to offer many advantages for the patient and the clinician, maintaining the height of the soft tissues and increasing the peri-implant bone density. Also, ILI is associated with reductions in patient pain, time, and material, with success rates of 95 to 100% being reported. Objective: Therefore, the objective of the present systematic review study was to analyze the clinical success of the immediate loading technique, to present the indication criteria and the follow-up of the procedures. Methods: The rules of the Systematic Review-PRISMA Platform. The research was carried out in July 2019 to August 2021, with articles published in the last ten years, and developed based on Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo, and Google Scholar. The quality of the studies was based on the GRADE instrument and the risk of bias was analyzed according to the Cochrane instrument. Results and Conclusion: A total of 114 articles were found involving the Immediate loading and single dental implants. A total of 94 articles were evaluated in full and 35 were included and evaluated in the present study. Considering the Cochrane tool for risk of bias, the overall assessment resulted in 30 studies with a high risk of bias, and 29 studies that did not meet the GRADE. The present systematic review study showed that the success rates with the ILI technique are compatible with those of the late load, as long as certain guidelines are followed that were divided into factors related to the patient, the surgical technique, the implant, the prosthesis, and to aesthetics. The high success rate is a consequence of the correct surgical and prosthetic planning, harmony between the implant system, patient, and dental surgeon. As for the region, currently, it can be said that ILI in total jaw rehabilitation is a procedure with high success rates that should and can be applied in all cases where the technique is efficient to provide adequate primary stability to the implants. Therefore, the technical improvement of the dentist becomes the main condition for this philosophy to be applied.
Mobile App for Maize: State of the Art, Potential Areas, and Future Directions in Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan Roshidul , Haque M A , Haque Md Mahmudul , Chakraborty Tapas R
Published: May 2022

The mobile phone is no longer just a communication device, but also an essential part of people’s entertainment and daily life.  Now android system in the electronics market is becoming more and more popular, especially in the smartphone market. The most popular smartphone application is games followed by listening to music, watching videos, communicating with social media, exploring photos, taking selfies, etc. Mobile apps also become more popular than desktop computer-based software. The mobile phone is used for different purposes activities from simple communication to video conferencing, from playing games to the utilization of apps for day to day life. Since Mobile networks reach every corner of Bangladesh, it is now a potential time to use the mobile phone for providing need-based information to the farming communities for their benefit. Since Bangladesh is an agriculture-based country and most of the farming communities subsist in the northern part of Bangladesh. It was found that Nilphamari (Northern district of Bangladesh) suitable area for providing benefits to the farming communities by developing a mobile app. The researchers chose the disease identification and their’ management for the Maize crop as Maize is the 3rd most common in that area. This paper mainly discussed two sections; 1. The application interface in the Bengali language with multimodal function; text, voice with the local language, and images; 2. Feedback from the users about the app. It was found that most of the end-users were able to properly identify the diseases and manage them well.
Message in a Bottleneck? Attitudes and Perceptions of Climate Change in the Cooperative Extension Service in the Southeastern United States
Authors: Wojcik Deborah J. , Monroe Martha C. , Adams Damian C. , Plate Richard R.
Published: May 2022

This paper addresses factors affecting climate change perceptions and attitudes among Cooperative Extension professionals in the Southeastern United States. Extension serves as a critical link between climate researchers and stakeholders who have the capacity to directly affect climate change impacts through on-the-ground action. We used the Six Americas scale, developed by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication, as the basis for a webbased survey of 2,758 Extension professionals in eight Southeastern states between August 2011 and March 2012. Given their role as science communicators, one might expect Extension professionals to be as concerned as climate scientists about potential climate changes. We found, however, that Extension professionals are similar to the general public and represent the full range of Six Americas categories. Factors correlated with Six Americas results included: gender, political leaning, education, state Extension program, Extension program area, role within Extension, and coastal/inland location. Our results suggest the importance of engaging Extension staff in a long-term professional development strategy that involves improved training and climate education, preparing Extension professionals to effectively communicate climate change information to farmers and forest landowners whose actions impact climate outcomes.
Crisis Handling and Conflict Resolution in Papuan and Local Communities in Demonstration Cases Commemorating the 2019 New York Agreement
Authors: Ma’muriyah Habibi Za’idatul , Wulandari Maulina Pia , Prasetyo Bambang Dwi
Published: May 2022

Conflicts and crises are situations that cannot be predicted, can come at any time, and cannot be avoided, so crises management actions and conflict resolution are needed from demonstration conflicts to commemorate the New York Agreement in August 2019 in Malang City. The situation that occurs is a government crisis situation that requires conflict resolution and crisis management by Malang City so that crises and conflicts can be muted so that they do not continue. The research to see how Malang City handles this crisis and conflict resolution uses a constructivist paradigm with a qualitative research type. This study aims to find strategies to reduce crises and reduce ongoing conflicts. The method of data collection carried out in this study was an interview with the Public Relations of Malang City Government, supported by data collection, which was carried out through documentation. The Apologia theory and the conflict theory used in this study show that Malang City uses the deny strategy, conciliation strategy, transcendence strategy, and bolstering strategy. Malang City Government also conducts negotiations and acts with the Papuan people who live in Malang, so the strategies used are conflict resolution and crisis management strategies that produce win-win solutions so that conflicts are reduced and not prolonged.
Development and Challenge Sharia Banks in the Middle East
Authors: Ashira Abdullah
Published: May 2022

The development of Sharia Economics now shows quite encouraging developments. Although there is still no form of sharia economy itself agreed by the scholars. The key to sharia economics is of course the Sharia Bank. The strength of the non-ribbon business that became the Backbond of Bank Syarih has been recognized as a solid source in dealing with various monetary problems either micro or macro. This paper will discuss about how the economic potential of the middle east, the role of Islamic banking in the economy in it. The rapidly expanding economy of the Middle East has also provoked international banks to participate in developing the banking industry in the Middle East. Several case studies on middle east countries show how the challenges facing the banking world. From the different views of the ulama on the banking system, to the ease of transaction services that are favored and desirable to the public, even to the insurance despite the demand and bundling with banking products, and it turns out 70% of the bank's customers eventually transact insurance. It is hoped that this article can give us an idea of how Sharia economy develops in this country of origin of Islam. Then how is the middle eastern economy developed with a solid and solid Islamic banking system.
Genius Lies in the Sense of Place
Authors: Belhabib Dyhia
Published: May 2022

Through Dyhia Belhabib's life story the broken academia system finds itself far from reality. Throughout her life, she has seen and experienced the struggles of a minority to succeed in the world of academia even when working harder for the pursuit of knowledge. The idea that one who fits elsewhere may not be able to produce sound research has led individuals to take unconventional paths in the pursuit of research. This edition of Poplar and Ivy works to shed light on these unconventional career paths in nontraditional research that shed light on global and local understudied issues.
You Will Return Home
Authors: Kittinger John N.
Published: May 2022

Working in conservation takes dedication, resilience and resolve. In the face of the incredible obstacles we face, where does this persistence and resolve come from? It comes from a place that every one of us knows. It comes from home. The journey to find, or rediscover one’s connection to place is both a deeply personal one, and a shared experience that most often happens outside of – and maybe even in spite of – the strictures of academic settings.
Retour des enfants à l'école : intentions des parents d'enfants asthmatiques en contexte de pandémie (COVID-19)
Authors: Drouin Olivier , Montmarquette Claude , Prud'homme Alexandre , Fontaine Pierre , Arnaud Yann , Borgès Da Silva Roxane
Published: May 2022

Cette étude a été réalisée au cours de l’été 2020, alors que les parents venaient de vivre une fermeture complète des écoles pendant plusieurs mois dans la grande région de Montréal à cause de la pandémie de COVID-19. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d’identifier les déterminants sociodémographiques, médicaux et psychologiques influençant la décision des parents de retourner leur enfant atteint d’asthme à l’école en septembre 2020 et d’analyser le changement d’opinion des parents par rapport au retour à l’école de leur enfant suite à la lecture de données probantes vulgarisées. Nos résultats montrent que suite à la lecture de la fiche d’information comportant des données probantes vulgarisées sur les facteurs de risque associés à la COVID chez les enfants, plusieurs parents ont changé d’opinion quant à l’intention de renvoyer leur enfant à l’école. La proportion de parents ayant l’intention de retourner leur enfant à l’école est passée de 62,8 % à 72,1 % après la lecture de données probantes. Cette étude met en lumière l’importance de proposer des sources d’informations valides, précises et simples pour informer et rassurer la population des risques associés au coronavirus chez les enfants.
Intelligent Loan Assistant using Machine Learning and Data Science
Authors: Shinde Ashwini
Published: May 2022

In this technology era there are so many enhancements in the banking sector as well. Nowadays people are preferring taking loans to buy a home, a new car, pursuing education (Degree). So the number of loan applications are increasing day by day. Loan approval is very difficult as the bank wants to invest their asset in safe hands and needs to analyse various aspects of approving the loan. As this process is difficult it needs to be automated. To automate this process we have used machine learning technique which will predict if the person is eligible to take a loan or not. We have considered various parameters for prediction. With this implementation, the user can quickly check his/her loan status. Keywords: Machine Learning, Prediction, Loan Prediction, Loan Dataset, Logistic Regression, Random Forest, SVM, Decision Tree
Modification of the used up polymeric materials and investigation thof e properties of the materials obtained
Authors: seyfi Kerem shixaliyev
Published: May 2022

The sources of scientific literature on the research have been investigated, various approaches to the processing and modification of polymers have been analyzed, and the main direction of the study has been identified. The changes in the properties of thin layers of industrially produced low-density polyethylene (LDPE) grades 10803-20 and 16603-01operating01 operating under different climatic conditions have been studied having, and it has been determined that changes with different intensities occur in the structure and in this connection in the physical and mechanical properties of LDPE that was in operation at different time intervals and in different climatic conditions of the Absheron Peninsula and the Aran region: melt flow index of polymer alloy, tensile strength at break, relative extension, and values of the indicator sreredeteriorate ing. sreredeteriorate. Inpolymerm,samplareasis formed 24,2 – 28,6% of the insoluble phase and as a result of oxidation up to  12,3 – 16,8�rbonyl, HDD,,ox,y,l and other functional groups. Keywords: Polyethylene, Modification, Mineral Filler, Physical and Mechanical Properties, Waste, Ecology
A Strategic Opening for a Basic Income Guarantee in the Global Crisis Being Created by AI, Robots, Desktop Manufacturing and BioMedicine
Authors: Hughes James
Published: May 2022

Robotics and artificial intelligence are beginning to fundamentally change the relative profitability and productivity of investments in capital versus human labor, creating technological unemployment at all levels of the workforce, from the North to the developing world. As robotics and expert systems become cheaper and more capable the percentage of the population that can find employment will also fall, stressing economies already trying to curtail "entitlements" and adopt austerity. Two additional technology-driven trends will exacerbate the structural unemployment crisis in the coming decades, desktop manufacturing and anti-aging medicine. Desktop manufacturing threatens to disintermediate the half of all workers involved in translating ideas into products in the hands of consumers, while anti-aging therapies will increase the old age dependency ratio of retirees to tax-paying workers. Policies that are being proposed to protect or create employment will have only a temporary moderating effect on job loss. Over time these policies, which will impose raise costs, lower the quality of goods and services, and lower competitiveness, will become fiscally impossible and lose political support. In order to enjoy the benefits of technological innovation and longer, healthier lives we will need to combine policies that control the pace of replacing paid human labor with a universal basic income guarantee (BIG) provided through taxation and the public ownership of wealth.  The intensifying debate over the reform of "entitlements" will be the strategic opening for a campaign for BIG to replace disability and unemployment insurance, Social Security, and other elements of the welfare state.
Human Connectome Mapping and Monitoring Using Neuronanorobots
Authors: Martins Nuno R. B. , Erlhagen Wolfram , Freitas, Jr. Robert A.
Published: May 2022

Neuronanorobotics is the application of medical nanorobots to the human brain. This paper proposes three specific classes of neuronanorobots, named endoneurobots, gliabots and synaptobots, which together can non-destructively map and monitor the structural changes occurring on the 86 x 109 neurons and the 2.42 x 1014 synapses in the human brain, while also recording the synaptic-processed 4.31 x 1015 spikes/sec carrying electrical functional information processed in the neuronal and synaptic network.
The Rise of Social Robots
Authors: Campa Riccardo
Published: May 2022

In this article I explore the most recent literature on social robotics and argue that the field of robotics is evolving in a direction that will soon require a systematic collaboration between engineers and sociologists. After discussing several problems relating to social robotics, I emphasize that two key concepts in this research area are scenario and persona. These are already popular as design tools in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and an approach based on them is now being adopted in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). As robots become more and more sophisticated, engineers will need the help of trained sociologists and psychologists in order to create personas and scenarios and to “teach” humanoids how to behave in various circumstances.
Childhood and parental corporal punishment. Towards morality and spirituality
Authors: Kwiatkowska Wioletta , Wisniewska-Nogaj Lidia
Published: May 2022

The article presents the issues of childhood and punishment in the light of morality and spirituality as reviewing national and international studies showing the negative consequences of corporal punishment and the need to raise awareness and take action on the problem. Placing the topic in the area of pedagogy makes it possible to present a child as a person worthy of respect and being treated as a subject, and upbringing - as a support for moral development, as creating favorable conditions for achieving full humanity. The article consists of five parts - from considerations on upbringing during childhood, through the importance of physical punishments in social awareness and the consequences of their application, to physical punishment as immoral behavior. The presented discourse is based on the issues of morality and spirituality. The text is completed with implications for education and upbringing as well as conclusions and recommendations.
Automatic classification of instruments from supervised methods of machine learning
Authors: Vieira Rômulo , Araújo João Teixeira , Batista Edimilson , Schiavoni Flávio Luiz
Published: May 2022

Sorting instruments is not an easy task for humans or computers, especially when it comes to elements with the same acoustic properties, such as wind, percussion, or strings. Nevertheless, the use of audio descriptors and artificial intelligence techniques can make this duty more accessible. In this paper, three supervised methods, Naive Bayes, decision tree and Support Vector Classifier (SVC) are used to categorize acoustic guitar and bass sounds in a database, using as a parameter the information extracted from audio descriptors. The research resulted in a performance comparison of these three algorithms, considering their hit rates and processing time when classifying samples in different parts of the dataset. After all, some relevant considerations about the feasibility of automatically classifying instruments are presented.
An interplay between genre and emotion prediction in music: a study in the Emotify dataset
Authors: Pereira Leonardo Vilela de Abreu Silva , Tavares Tiago Fernandes
Published: May 2022

Automatic classification problems are common in the music information retrieval domain. Among those we can find the automatic identification of music genre and music mood as frequently approached problems. The labels related to genre and mood are both generated by humans, according to subjective experiences related to each individual’s growth and development, that is, each person attributes different meanings to genre and mood labels. However, because both genre and mood arise from a similar process related to the social surroundings of an individual, we hypothesize that they are somehow related. In this study, we present experiments performed in the Emotify dataset, which comprises audio data and genre and mood-related tags for several pieces. We show that we can predict genre from audio data with a high accuracy; however, we consistently obtained low accuracy to predict mood tags. Additionally, we tried to use mood tags to predict genre, and also obtained a low accuracy. An analysis of the feature space reveals that our features are more related to genre than to mood, which explains the results from a linear algebra viewpoint. However, we still cannot find a music-related explanation to this difference.
CREATES - Convolutional Neural Network applied to Identification of Musical Elements in OMR
Authors: Barbosa Jenaro Augusto , Santos Edimilson Batista dos
Published: May 2022

Optical music recognition (OMR) is an important tool to recognize a scanned page of music sheet automatically, which has been applied to preserving music scores. In this paper, we present a comparative study among Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and state-of-the-art classiers to classify musical symbols. The initial results show that the CNN is promising in this task according to provided information.
Desafios da Internet das Coisas Musicais
Authors: Almeida Alexandre Silva de , Vieira Rômulo , Oliveira Rafael Sachetto , Schiavoni Flávio Luiz
Published: May 2022

A internet das Coisas Musicais é uma área de pesquisa que pretende levar a conectividade da Internet das Coisas para o campo da música e das artes. Junto com esta tecnologia surge a possibilidade de conexão de diferentes coisas musicais em um ambiente de concerto ou de criação artística que permitiria, por exemplo, a participação do público nestes processos, tanto de maneira presencial, por meio de uma rede local, quanto remoto, por meio da Internet. Neste trabalho trazemos algumas discussões sobre a IoMusT e também suas possibilidades e desafios.
Introdução à computação musical
Authors: Gomes Cláudio
Published: May 2022

A computação musical tem o papel de facilitar as diversas formas de geração de criatividade artística, informação e inovação através de métodos totalmente diversificados. Atualmente, a computação musical atua por diversas ações unilaterais sobre barreiras de criatividade e tecnológicas. Este minicurso tem o objetivo de apresentar a grande área de computação musical para o público interessado desde a teoria musical, fundamentos eletroacústica e geração de sinais, tópicos atuais de interesse, exemplos por diversas linguagens de programação e ainda comentários sobre diversas atuações em universidades brasileiras através de seus laboratórios de pesquisa.
Setting up a Registry for Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMD)
Authors: Baharvand Maryam , Tehranchi Azita , Taghavi Nasim , Rahmani Somayeh , Mir Mohammad Sadeghi Hassan , Tabatabaei Tabrizi Alireza , Panahi Mohammad Hossein , Hajighasem Parisa
Published: May 2022

Background: Oral cancer accounts for 3% of all malignancies. Progression to malignancy occurs with a gradual process. Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) are associated with the development of malignant transformation toward oral cancer. Objectives: This registry aimed at introducing an exact data gathering method for detecting, managing, and monitoring patients with OPMD to decrease the occurrence of oral cancer. Methods: In this registry, all patients with OPMD such as leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and oral lichen planus at Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran were included. Patients' information including demographics, clinical, and histopathological features, the type of OPMD, treatment measures, and lesion changes in follow-up intervals were recorded in the registry software. In addition, a quality assurance team supervised and guaranteed the quality control of the entire registry process. Results: The following measures have been accomplished so far: development of an ethically-approved proposal, development of a comprehensive data form, development of web-based registration software, development of a manual of operation, signing of a collaborative contract with more than 8 dental schools throughout Iran, identification of 100 eligible patients, signing a contract with the Research Deputy of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, and codification of a verified and ethically approved quality assurance proposal. This registry is getting the advantage of being supervised and sponsored by the Disease Registry Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Conclusions: The prospect of this registry is to provide patients with OPMD with a nationwide diagnostic service and continuous monitoring protocol through a collaborative network of all dental schools in Iran.
In Silico Analyses of Extracellular Proteins of Acinetobacter baumannii as Immunogenic Candidates
Authors: Fereshteh Sepideh , Noori Goodarzi Narjes , Sepehr Amin , Shafiei Morvarid , Ajdary Soheila , Badmasti Farzad
Published: May 2022

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen causing high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients with prolonged hospitalization. Multidrug-resistant A. baumannii infections are on the rise worldwide. Therefore, the discovery of an effective vaccine against this bacterium seems necessary as a cost-effective and preventive strategy. Methods: In this present study, 35 genomes of A. baumannii strains were considered, and the extracellular proteins were selected, maximally having one transmembrane helix with high adhesion probability and no similarity to host proteins, as immunogenic candidates using the web tool Vaxign. Subsequently, the role of these selected proteins in bacterial pathogenesis was investigated using VICMpred. Then, the major histocompatibility complex class II, linear B-cell epitopes, and conservation of epitopes were identified using the Immune Epitope Database, BepiPred, and Epitope Conservancy Analysis, respectively. Finally, the B-cell discontinuous epitopes of each protein were predicted using ElliPro and plotted on the three-dimensional structure (3D) of the proteins. The role of the unknown proteins was predicted using the STRING database. Results: In this study, eight acceptable immunogenic candidates, including FilF, FimA, putative acid phosphatase, putative exported protein, subtilisin-like serine protease, and three uncharacterized proteins, were identified in A. baumannii. Conclusions: The results of the STRING database showed that these three uncharacterized proteins play a role in nutrition (heme utilization), peptide bond cleavage (serine peptidases), and cellular processes (MlaD protein). Extracellular proteins might play a catalyst role in the outer membrane protein-based vaccine of A. baumannii. Furthermore, this study proposed a list of potent immunogenic candidates of extracellular proteins.
A Review of Virus-Like Particle-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Clinical Trial Phases
Authors: Sharifzadeh Mohammad , Mottaghi-Dastjerdi Negar , Soltany Rezae Raad Mohammad
Published: May 2022

: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected more than 269 million worldwide, with more than five million deaths as of early December 2021. The main concerns in this pandemic include the asymptomatic nature of COVID-19, leading to the infection of many healthy people, the infectious nature of the pathogen, and its high spreading rate. The disease features have highlighted the importance of controlling this pandemic via vaccines. There has been a worldwide race to produce better, more protective, and efficacious vaccines. Simultaneously, different new variants of the virus are emerging. Therefore, there is a concern about the efficacy of the vaccines against new variants. The platform used for COVID-19 vaccine development needs to be flexible enough to enable the manufacturer to react suitably to new virus variants. We performed a comprehensive search in the online databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, clinicaltrials.gov, WHO, ICTRP, and Cochrane until December 10th, 2021. There are 331 candidate vaccines in clinical development, with 194 in the preclinical stage and 137 in different clinical phases. Eleven platforms have been used for the development of COVID-19 vaccines, including inactivated/live attenuated virus, protein subunit, virus-like particle (VLP), non-replicating/replicating viral vectors (VVnr or VVr), VVr or VVnr plus antigen-presenting cell, bacterial antigen-spore expression vector, DNA, and RNA. The VLP-based vaccine platform is a safe, highly immunogenic, and flexible platform for developing vaccines. This review focuses on VLP-based vaccine platforms and explicitly discusses the six VLP-based COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trial phases.
Crustacés (Decapoda, Stomatopoda) dans la zone mésophotique corallienne de Mayotte (Sud-Ouest Océan Indien)
Authors: POUPIN Joseph , BARATHIEU Gabriel , KONIECZNY Olivier , MULOCHAU Thierry
Published: May 2022

Des plongées techniques (TEK) en recycleur et mélanges gazeux spéciaux ont été réalisées autour de l’île de Mayotte sur les pentes externes récifales à des profondeurs comprises entre 50 et 120 m, et plus particulièrement aux alentours de 70-80 m, de 2017 à 2020. L’objectif de ces plongées était de réaliser un premier inventaire faunistique de la zone mésophotique, difficile d’accès et encore mal connue. Ce travail présente les résultats obtenus pour le groupe des Crustacés Décapodes et Stomatopodes avec au total 44 espèces photographiées en haute définition, dont 30 déterminées avec confiance, sept avec doute et sept identifiées provisoirement, peut-être nouvelles pour la nomenclature taxonomique. Les crevettes carides (16 espèces), les anomoures (15 espèces) et les crabes (sept espèces) sont les trois taxons les mieux représentés. Les stomatopodes, crevettes sténopides, langoustines et langoustes comptent chacun deux espèces. Ces observations permettent d’ajouter 32 nouvelles espèces à la faune mahoraise, dont quatre signalements nouveaux pour l’océan Indien. Les espèces sont présentées dans une liste illustrée avec une sélection de photographies. La liste est documentée avec indication des travaux ou guides consultés, des commentaires sur les déterminations et la mise à jour des distributions géographiques et bathymétriques. Pour 15 espèces traditionnellement observées sur des petits fonds (< 50 m), la profondeur maximale est augmentée entre 3 et 45 m. Plus de la moitié des espèces sont des formes libres (26 espèces). Les autres vivent en association avec les coraux ou hydraires (12 espèces), échinodermes (trois espèces), poissons (deux espèces) et éponges (une espèce). Quelques espèces sont à tendance cavernicole, observées dans des grottes ou sous des surplombs. À partir des données d’inventaire des Crustacés Décapodes de l’outre-mer tropical français, 212 espèces sont identifiées comme potentiellement présentes dans la zone mésophotique de Mayotte. Le présent inventaire de 44 espèces est donc assez modeste mais les photographies réalisées in situ permettent de mettre en évidence certaines associations ou modes de vie qui n’étaient pas soupçonnés avec les moyens d’étude classiques. À l’avenir, les observations pourront être améliorées en accordant plus d’importance aux coquilles, parfois occupées par des Bernard l’ermite non déterminés car photographiés de trop loin, et/ou en effectuant des plongées de nuit, lorsque les Crustacés sont plus actifs. La poursuite de ce programme de recherche prévoit la récolte de quelques spécimens, en particulier pour les espèces reconnues comme probablement nouvelles pour la nomenclature taxonomique.
Evaluation of Individualized Pain Plans for Children With Sickle Cell Disease Admitted for Vaso-occlusive Crisis at Riley Hospital for Children
Authors: Arends Alexandria M. , Perez Anne , Wilder Christina , Jacob Seethal A.
Published: May 2022

OBJECTIVE

Vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) is the most common problem reported by patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualized pain plans in pediatric patients with SCD admitted for VOC.

METHODS

This was a pre- and post-study of patients with SCD admitted to Riley Hospital for Children for VOC from July 1, 2019, through July 1, 2020. The primary outcome was length of inpatient stay for VOC. Secondary outcomes included final pain score, days on scheduled opioids, days on breakthrough opioids, and average morphine milligram equivalents (MME) used per day.

RESULTS

Nine patients were included. The mean age was 16 years (range, 10–20 years). Key clinical findings were decreases in median [IQR] for final pain scores (7 [4.5–9] vs 6 [2.5–8], p = 0.396) and number of days of breakthrough opioid use (5 [3–8] vs 4 [2.5–5.5], p = 0.233). Following implementation of an individualized pain plan, there was an increase in median average MME per day (65.94 [53.1–97.7] vs 82.85 [41–114.3], p = 0.844). Median length of stay and days on scheduled opioids remained the same.

CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrated that use of individualized pain plans in a small population of patients with SCD might result in decreased pain scores and decreased days on breakthrough opioids.
A Multicenter Analysis of Changes in Pediatric Antibiotic Susceptibilities Among Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates: 2014–2018
Authors: Stultz Jeremy S. , Benefield Emily , Lee Kelley R. , Bashqoy Ferras , Pakyz Amy L.
Published: May 2022

OBJECTIVE

To describe antibiotic susceptibilities for Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa among pediatric institutions in 2018. To assess correlations between antibiotic utilization and susceptibilities.

METHODS

Institutional antibiograms from 2018 were compiled among 13 institutions via a survey. Resistant pathogens and antibiotic days of therapy/1000 patient days (PD) were collected from 6 institutions over 5 years. Correlations were assessed as pooled data among all institutions and relative changes within individual institutions.

RESULTS

All 8552 S aureus isolates in 2018 were vancomycin susceptible and 40.1% were methicillin resistant (MRSA). Among MRSA, 96.3% and 78.8% were susceptible to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and clindamycin, respectively. Pooled yearly MRSA/1000 PD decreased from 2014–2018 and correlated with pooled yearly decreases in vancomycin utilization (R = 0.983, p = 0.003). Institutional relative decreases in vancomycin utilization from 2014–2018 did not correlate with institutional relative decreases in MRSA susceptibility (R = −0.659, p = 0.16). Susceptibility to meropenem was 90.9% among 2315 P aeruginosa isolates in 2018. Antipseudomonal beta-lactam susceptibility ranged from 89.4% to 92.3%. Pooled yearly meropenem-resistant P aeruginosa/1000 PD and meropenem utilization did not significantly decrease over time or correlate (both p > 0.6). Institutional relative change in meropenem utilization from 2013–2017 correlated with the institutional relative change in P aeruginosa susceptibility to meropenem from 2014–2018 (Rs = −0.89, p = 0.019).

CONCLUSIONS

Among included institutions, the burden of MRSA decreased over time. Institutional MRSA prevalence did not consistently correlate with institutional vancomycin utilization. Institutional changes in meropenem utilization correlated with P aeruginosa susceptibility the following year. Pooled analyses did not illustrate this correlation, likely owing to variability in utilization between institutions.