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Leadership Values and Understandings from an Islamic Perspective
Authors: Salamun Hailan , Ab Rahman Asyraf
Published: February 2022

This writing proposes the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a leadership framework for developing the concept of Rabbani’s leadership. The development of the leadership framework begins with the spiritual aspect, which is very closely related to the faith. Rabbani’s character in the leadership shown by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) so emphasizes the spiritual aspect with a different approach from ordinary spiritual values. The faith generates Rabbani’s characteristics that influence the leadership framework that emphasizes two principles, namely the vision of leadership and the impact of leadership practice. The impact of leadership as a predictor has the potential to influence leadership practices related to the appreciation of divinity, humanity, and the development of life. The Rabbani characteristics that develop in a leader will influence his vision of leadership as a manifestation of the appreciation of religious life based on faith. Both of these principles act as key factors in the creation of an organizational leadership framework that demonstrates the relationship between faith and spirituality.
Next Generation of Transgenic Plants: From Farming to Pharming
Authors: Ayan Alp , Meriç Sinan , Gümüş Tamer , Atak Çimen
Published: February 2022

The number of approaches related to recombinant protein production in plants is increasing rapidly day by day. Plant-based expression offers a safe, cost-effective, scalable, and potentially limitless way to rapidly produce recombinant proteins. Plant systems, which have significant advantages over animal and yeast recombinant protein production systems, are particularly promising for the large-scale production of antibodies and therapeutic proteins. Molecular pharming with transgenic plant systems become prominent among other production systems with its low cost, absence of human or animal pathogen contaminants, and the ability to use post-translational modifications such as glycosylation. The ability to produce recombinant pharmaceutical proteins in plant seeds, plant cells and various plant tissues such as hairy roots and leaves, through the stable transformation of the nuclear genome or transient expression, allows for the establishment of different production strategies. In particular, the rapid production of candidate proteins by transient expression, which eliminates the need for lengthy transformation and regeneration procedures, has made plants an attractive bioreactor for the production of pharmaceutical components. This chapter aimsto exhibit the current plant biotechnology applications and transgenic strategies used for the production of recombinant antibodies, antigens, therapeutic proteins and enzymes, which are used especially in the treatment of various diseases.
Methods to Determine, Influence and Improve the Flowability of Sand Mixtures
Authors: Haanappel Vincent
Published: February 2022

Due to increasing environmental awareness, more and more foundries started to replace the organic binders with an environment-friendly binder system based on inorganics. However, inorganic binder systems can only replace the conventional organic binders if all requirements, set by the foundry industry are being fulfilled. One of these is the production of high-quality cores, indicative of good compaction, no surface defects, and high surface smoothness. Such types of cores can only be manufactured when the sand mixture shows sufficient flowability. This chapter presents a study on the flowability of various types of sand mixtures all including inorganic binder systems finally to be used for the production of sand cores for the foundry industry. Results have shown that the flowability of sand mixtures can be modified and improved by (1) the addition of small amounts of surface-active agents and/or (2) well-chosen additives characterized by micro-sized spherical particles. The addition of only a few amounts of surface-active agents resulted in a significant improvement of flowability and thus of core quality. Similar results were achieved with the use of small concentrations of spherical micro-sized particles.
Perspective Chapter: Status of Dolphin in the Maritime Area of Bangladesh
Authors: Muzammel Hossain Md.
Published: February 2022

The aquatic mammalian species is the best indicator for the health of water specially dolphins. Due to human anthropogenic activities, dolphin survival rate and movement are reduced. The dreadful conditions of coastal habitats can have major concerns for dolphin population and distribution. Some dolphins swim in a short distance and some swim in a long distance. Southeast Asia is a significant geographical region for dolphin conservation. Several dolphins are highly important for the maritime area of Bangladesh that were sighted in the coastal and marine water such as Irrawaddy dolphin, Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin, Spotted dolphin, Spinner dolphin, and Ganges dolphins. Marine protected area (MPA) is a valuable zone for dolphin conservation as well as biological species. This primary information of dolphins helps for further investigation in the Bangladeshi water. The research action plan must be considered with coastal habitat, marine protected area and fishing community to conserve dolphins. We should be concerned about dolphin conservation through local and international community to develop the environment and the blue economy. Local community directly involved in the maritime area due to livelihood opportunities.
Enabling Sustainable Supply Chains in the Industrial 4.0 Era
Authors: Mphela Thuso , J. Savage Christopher , Gutierrez Alejandro
Published: February 2022

Sustainability has become a global policy agenda following the United Nations adoption of Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Supply chains can contribute to this by adoption of eco-friendly technologies, sustainable materials, reducing waste, among others. Adopting and scaling innovative technologies such as machine learning, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), and 3D printing has potential to improve efficiency through improved visibility, flexibility and decision making across the supply chain. Efficiency and lean operations may induce vulnerability in supply chains, due to disruptions like the Covid-19 pandemic which can compromise business. The concept of sustainability is explored from both the business and customer perspectives, as well as in the broader policy environment that includes politics, the economy and society. Businesses are likely to adopt sustainable practices if there are financial incentives. However, environmental sustainability cannot be pursued at the expense of business survival. Therefore, the adoption of different technologies has potential to bring us closer to solving the sustainability-profitability paradox.
Simultaneous Time-Resolved Photoluminescence and X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Operando Measurement during Ag Cluster Formation in Ag Zeolite X
Authors: Suzuki Yushi , Miyanaga Takafumi , Yamauchi Kazuma , Okita Saya , Oka Yoshiki , Nakamura Reki
Published: February 2022

We use operando X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) to analyze the relation between the properties of photoluminescence (PL) and the structures of Ag clusters and Ag ions. The Ag clusters are generated by evacuation in the cavity of Ag-type zeolite-X. The Ag clusters in the zeolite cavity collapse when exposed to the atmosphere. The results reported herein indicate that the collapsing Ag cluster plays an important role in generating strong PL bands and that Ag clusters might not be a direct species of PL. Results of XAFS analysis show that the Ag cluster formed in the zeolite cavity by evacuation can be tetrahedral with four atoms. By evacuation, 9 or 10 Ag tetrahedral are formed, two of which are expected to be responsible for strong PL. This result suggests that the Ag ion position after cluster collapse plays an important role in PL band generation and that Ag clusters are not direct luminescent species of PL.
The Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Status of Psoriatic Arthritis
Authors: Kondo Naoki , Yamada Masahiko , Kakutani Rika
Published: February 2022

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex musculoskeletal disorder. Its clinical features include psoriasis, peripheral arthritis, spinal involvement, enthesitis, and dactylitis. Typically, skin lesions precede osteoarticular lesions, although osteoarticular lesions can precede skin lesions in some cases. This study aimed to investigate the onset pattern of PsA, the time interval between the occurrence of skin and osteoarticular lesions, and the treatment status of PsA. A total of 64 patients with PsA who had been assessed according to the CASPAR criteria were enrolled. Of those, 75% had a typical lesion onset pattern where skin lesions preceded osteoarticular lesions (skin leading) and 16% had an osteoarticular leading lesion pattern. The mean time interval between the onset of lesions in patients with the skin leading pattern was 14.2 years and that in patients with the osteoarticular leading pattern was 4.5 years. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were prescribed to 39% of patients, conventional synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to 64%, and biologic DMARDs to 51.5%. In conclusion, there were several cases where osteoarticular lesions preceded skin lesions in PsA; therefore, care should be taken with regard to oligo- or poly-arthritis patients with a negative rheumatoid factor without the presence of skin lesions.
Benzimidazole: Pharmacological Profile
Authors: Thatikayala Mahender , Kumar Garige Anil , Gadegoni Hemalatha
Published: February 2022

Benzimidazole is a bicyclic heterocyclic aromatic compound in which benzene fused to imidazole moiety. Benzimidazole holds a vital role in the field of medicinal chemistry which possesses wide variety of pharmacological activities like antibacterial, anti cancer, antifungal, antileishmanial, anti tubercular, anti viral and anti malarial respectively, hence the benzimidazole moiety attracting the medicinal chemist to synthesize the different benzimidazole derivatives with wide variety of pharmacological activities. The book chapter mainly discussed the anti cancer, anti HIV, antileishmanial and anti tubercular activites of recently synthesized benzimidazole derivatives.
Folates: An Introduction
Authors: Shams Abbas
Published: February 2022

Folate is a naturally occurring essential nutrient which is vital for DNA replication and a necessary substrate in various enzymatic reactions which are involved in synthesis of amino acids and vitamin metabolism. The synthetic and oxidized form of folate is folic acid, it is mainly incorporated into fortified foods and dietary supplements for preventive measures against folate deficiency. Folate deficiency has been linked with several abnormalities in both mother (anemia, peripheral neuropathy) and fetus (congenital abnormalities). Folic acid supplementation taken around the time of conception has been known to alleviate the risk of neural tube defects in the off springs. Optimal intake and absorption of folates is required for the maintenance of the human body’s normal functioning and keeping the genomic integrity intact.
Evolution of Heart Transplantation Surgical Techniques
Authors: Jacob Samuel , N. Pham Anthony , M. Pham Si
Published: February 2022

Organ transplantation has kindled the human imagination since the beginning of time. Prehistorically, transplantation appeared as mythological stories: from creatures with body parts from different species, the heart transplant between two Chinese soldiers by Pien Ch’iao, to the leg transplant by physician Saints Cosmas and Damian. By 19th century, the transplantation concept become possible by extensive contributions from scientists and clinicians whose works had taken generations. Although Alexis Carrel is known as the founding father of experimental organ transplantation, many legendary names had contributed to the experimental works of heart transplantation, including Guthrie, Mann, and Demikhov. The major contribution to experimental heart transplantation before the clinical era were made by a team lead by Richard Lower and Norman Shumway at Stanford University in the early 1960s. They played the vital role in developing experimental and clinical heart transplantation as it is known today. Using Shumway biatrial technique Christiaan Barnard started a new era of clinical heart transplantation, by performing the first in man human-to-human heart transplantation in 1967. The techniques of heart transplant have evolved since the first heart transplant. This chapter will summarize the techniques that have been used in clinical heart transplantation.
Education in Emergencies, Mental Wellbeing and E-Learning
Authors: Mahruf C. Shohel M. , Mahmud Arif , Azhar Urmee Munira , Naveed Anwar Muhammad , Mojibur Rahman Mohammad , Raj Acharya Dev , Ashrafuzzaman Md.
Published: February 2022

The world has been going through an unprecedented situation due to the world-wide health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected all sectors across the globe, including education. This chapter highlights the importance of education in emergencies and how a situation like the COVID-19 pandemic creates challenges alongside opportunities to learn for personal and professional development as well as to ensure mental wellbeing of individuals through e-learning. The chapter explores literature to draw on different perspectives regarding the issues related to effectiveness in handling education and learning in an emergency in addition to preparedness for post and future emergencies. However, it focuses mainly on the role of the education sector in supporting individuals, especially learners and educators during and after emergencies. It also reflects on educational professionals’ work with students during this pandemic i.e. how educational professionals report on their adaptation journey and how the pandemic impacted the ability to serve and engage learners. From the professionals’ best practices to assist students in being successful through online education or hybrid teaching and learning formats, many opportunities arose to shape and reform education for a better future and transform the process of lifelong learning. This chapter outlines strategies, in general, for the education sector, and in particular, institutions and individuals to be better prepared for future emergencies through the opportunities e-learning offers.
Influence Engulfment Cell Motility-1 (ELMO-1) Protein and Matrix Metalloproteases-9 (MMP-9) in Diabetic Nephropathy Patients
Authors: Elfiani Elfiani , Harahap Huntari
Published: February 2022

Engulfment and Cell Motility-1 (ELMO-1) are well-known genes in Asia that can cause diabetic nephropathy in people with Diabetes Mellitus type-2. The increase in ELMO-1 protein affects Matrix Metalloproteases-9 (MMP-9) levels, both of which can cause chronic glomerular injury through dysregulation of Extra Cellular Matrix metabolism and decreased adhesive properties of endothelial cells to kidney structures. This study aims to prove differences in ELMO-1 and MMP-9 protein levels in type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients with Diabetic Nephropathy compared to those without Diabetic Nephropathy. This study is a comparative observational study with venous blood samples taken from 60 patients with type-2 DM patients without Diabetic Nephropathy as a control and type-2 DM group with Diabetic Nephropathy cases diagnosed based on the criteria of Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio. In this study, the levels of ELMO-1 and MMP-9 proteins were checked by ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay). The results showed that the mean plasma ELMO-1 value was higher in the Diabetes Mellitus type-2 group with Diabetic Nephropathy than without the Diabetic Nephropathy group (t-test, p = 0.025). The mean plasma MMP-9 value was higher in the DM with Diabetic Nephropathy group rather than in the DM without Diabetic Nephropathy group (t-test, p = 0.032). Conclusion ELMO-1 and MMP-9 levels were higher in Diabetes Mellitus type-2 with diabetic nephropathy.
The Role of Epigenetics in Psychosis
Authors: Shahsavand Ananloo Esmaeil
Published: February 2022

Epigenetics (genome - environment interaction) is the study of mitotically heritable, but reversible changes in gene expression without any change in DNA modifications and the chromatin structure. Transition to psychosis is a complex and longitudinal process during which epigenetic changes have been hypothesized and investigated. This process is especially important in individuals at high/ultrahigh risk for psychosis, before the development of full-blown psychosis. Psychoses is a range of complex disorders, where genetic variants explain only a portion of risk. Neuro-epigenetic mechanisms may explain the remaining share of risk, as well as the transition from susceptibility to the actual disease. There is a need for computational model of psychosis integrating genetic risk with environmental factors (epigenetic) associated with the disorder to discover its pathophysiological pathways. Epigenetic dysregulation of many genes has been widely speculated that are important factors involved in etiology, pathophysiology, and course of the psychoses, such as schizophrenia, and mood disorders with psychotic features. In addition, the role of epigenetic changes, including histone and DNA modifications and also targeting microRNAs in the treatment of psychoses is a new field of investigations.
Compulsive Instagram use: Roles of stickiness, gratifications, and mindfulness
Authors: Lin Yu-Hsun
Published: February 2022

Accumulated reports have revealed the dark side of Social Networking Site (SNS) usages: compulsive use. How compulsive SNS use develops should receive more concern, so as to find a way to decrease its harmful effects. Based on uses & gratifications (U&G) theory and mindfulness, the present study aims to develop an integrated research model to investigate the enablers and inhibitors of compulsive Instagram use. Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach was employed to analyze data from 143 students in a northern Taiwan university who use Instagram as their preferred SNS to gratify their needs online in terms of self-documentation, entertainment, passing time, and self-expression. The findings conclude that: 1) users’ gratifications of self-documentation, entertainment, passing time, and self-expression are directly related to users’ stickiness toward Instagram; 2) stickiness is an important mediator in the process of forming compulsive Instagram use; 3) users’ trait of mindfulness can decrease their compulsive use; 4) users’ mindfulness can mitigate the effect of stickiness on compulsive Instagram use. This study, with U&G theory and mindfulness as its underpinning, thus, explains the formation of compulsive Instagram use and confirms the inhibiting effect of mindfulness on the compulsive use. It contributes to the understanding of two opposite forces, mindfulness and stickiness, acting on the compulsive use of SNSs, particularly for compulsive use of Instagram. Research and managerial implications - such as studying samples from adults and different populations, SNS operators fostering specific gratifications, and policy actions promoting mindfulness training - are articulated.
Atopic Dermatitis Pathogenesis: Lessons From Immunology
Authors: Santamaria-Babi Luis
Published: February 2022

Translational research has changed the understanding of AD pathogenesis beyond basic mechanisms of immunology. The study in patients of rational therapies based on targeted therapies (biologicals) provides valuable information from the patient and provides lessons of clinical immunology on clinically relevant mechanism of AD pathogenesis. AD features such as skin barrier defect, skin dysbiosis, and pruritus share a common abnormal adaptive immune response process. Skin related skin-homing CLA+CD4+ memory T cells produce IL-4, IL-13, and IL-31 which are key mediators in AD pathogenesis. Lessons learned from AD is that translation immunology allows generating rational therapies for AD and learning the immunopathogenesis in the patient
Comparison of Actinic Keratosis and Severity Index with Physician Global Assessment and Total Lesion Count and the Ability to Predict Skin Cancer
Authors: Acar Ayda , Karaarslan Isil
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Actinic keratosis (AK) is a known indicator for sun damage, and subsequent squamous cell cancer may develop. The actinic keratosis and severity index (AKASI) is a recently developed tool that can evaluate both field cancerization and AK severity.
Objectives: We sought to evaluate if AKASI was a good predictor of cancer in AK patients and to compare AKASI with both the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) and total lesion count (TLC).
Methods:  Ninety patients with AK were included in the study. Each patient was examined, and AKs were scored with AKASI, PGA and TLC by 2 dermatologists. The AKASI, PGA and TLC values were compared between patients with skin cancer and patients without skin cancer.
Results: Mean AKASI, PGA, and TLC scores were 4.9, 1.7 and 9 respectively. The patients with skin cancer had higher scores of AKASI, PGA and TLC compared to the patients without skin cancer (P = 0.022, P = 0.014, P = 0.005, respectively). AKASI, PGA and TLC were very strongly correlated with each other (P < 0.001). The AKASI threshold value for NMSC was determined to be 5.1.
Conclusions: AKASI, PGA and TLC may be used in the assessment of the severity of AK in daily practice or studies and may be considered as valuable tools in determining high-risk patients and to choose treatment option. AKASI seems to have an advantage to give a numeric threshold value for skin cancer.
Dual Process Theory: A Philosophical Review
Authors: Beary Alina ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

From experience, we know that some cognitive processes are effortless and automatic (or nearly automatic), while others are hard and deliberate. Dual process (DP) accounts of human cognition explain these differences by positing two qualitatively distinct types of cognitive processes within the human mind—types that cannot be reduced to each other. Because DP constructs are bound to show up in discourse on human cognition, decision-making, morality, and character formation, moral philosophers should take DP accounts seriously. Here, I provide an overview of the current state of DP accounts—their basic tenets, major concepts, and the various models of the DP framework—and note some of its more salient criticisms from the psychological research community. Finally, I show that DP accounts’ commitment to a real qualitative distinction between rational and non-rational human behavior puts them at odds with a Thomistic/Aristotelian view of practical rationality.
Transforming Ambition
Authors: Rider Benjamin ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

Plato’s Gorgias depicts Socratic psychotherapy, showing Socrates aiming at “what’s best” for those he talks to (521d). The negative aspect of Socrates’ efforts—refuting claims, shaming people for misplaced values—has been well documented and discussed. Focusing on the conversations with Gorgias and Callicles, I highlight a neglected positive side to these interactions: How Socrates seeks to draw on what these characters deeply care about—here, leadership—to inspire philosophical reflection on how they live.
Against the Existential Reading of Euthydemus 283e-284c, with Help from the Sophist
Authors: Smith Colin C. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

I argue that the fallacy concerning false speech (283e-284c) in Plato’s Euthydemus does not entail conflation of the alleged existential and veridical senses of ‘einai’ (‘to be’), but instead confusion regarding predicative statements. I consider this passage by advancing interpretations of nonbeing and the structure of true and false speech in the Sophist. I aim to refute those who hold that this passage demands an ‘existential’ sense of ‘einai ’ by offering a more Platonic interpretation.
The Genealogy of Justice and Laws in Epicureanism
Authors: Aoiz Javier , Boeri Marcelo D. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we argue that the Epicurean genealogy of justice and laws presuppose an analysis of the just as a modality of the useful, an approach that denies the conventional character of justice. This genealogical pattern differentiates the origin of justice from that of the law and refers to friendship as a relevant explanatory factor of the origin of justice. We maintain that the interpretations that underline the incoherence of this reference to friendship, in the framework of a hedonistic theory, presuppose a non-Epicurean sharp distinction between altruism and selfishness.
The Mathematical Anti-atomism of Plato’s Timaeus
Authors: Brisson Luc , Ofman Salomon ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

In Plato’s eponymous dialogue, Timaeus, the main character presents the universe as an (almost) perfect sphere filled by tiny, invisible particles having the form of four regular polyhedrons. At first glance, such a construction may seem close to an atomistic theory. However, one does not find any text in Antiquity that links Timaeus’ cosmology to the atomists, while Aristotle opposes clearly Plato to the latter. Nevertheless, Plato is commonly presented in contemporary literature as some sort of atomist, sometimes as supporting a form of so-called ‘mathematical atomism’. However, the term ‘atomism’ is rarely defined when applied to Plato. Since it covers many different theories, it seems that this term has almost as different meanings as different authors. The purpose of this article is to consider whether it is correct to connect Timaeus’ cosmology to some kind of ‘atomism’, however this term may be understood. Its purpose is double: to obtain a better understanding of the cosmology of the Timaeus, and to consider the different modern ‘atomistic’ interpretations of this cosmology. In short, we would like to show that such a claim, in any form whatsoever, is misleading, an impediment to the understanding of the dialogue, and more generally of Plato’s philosophy.
Progressus ad Infinitum?
Authors: German Andy ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2022

In this paper, I argue that in the “Great Speech” of the Protagoras, Plato investigates the consequences of a view of history as progress away from nature, as expressed in Protagoras’ account of humanity’s origin and development. Socrates’ hedonistic calculus, in the dialogue’s second half, confronts Protagoras with the full implications of his view - showing how, absent a doctrine of natural human perfections, progress necessarily devours its own tail.
The Meaning of Life between Time and Eternity
Authors: Bello Angela Ales , Calcagno Antonio ,   Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy
Published: February 2022

This paper explores the question of the meaning of life, not only from the perspective of its temporal unfolding from birth to death but also from the perspective of its own particular meaning and its final cause, to use Aristotelian categories. In order to discuss this argument I refer myself to Edith Stein to show how crucial moments of her own life give rise to important and de􀏔ining philosophical positions that touch upon questions of personal identity, social and communal relations, and a relationship with God.
Phenomenology and Psychology
Authors: Pezzella Anna Maria , Calcagno Antonio ,   Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy
Published: February 2022

Edith Stein came to phenomenology after beginning her university studies in psychology. She struggled with the inability of psychology to justify and delineate its founding principles. She found in Edmund Husserl, though his sustained criticisms of psychologism, the possibility of a phenomenological ground for psychology. This article demonstrates how Stein, drawing from but also distancing herself from Husserl, justifies the possibility of a phenomenological psychology framed within a personalist structure of subjectivity and sociality.
CONSTRUÇÃO DE FERRAMENTA COMPUTACIONAL PARA AUXILIAR A COORDENAÇÃO DO CUIDADO PELOS SERVIÇOS DE ATENÇÃO BÁSICA
Authors: Ferreira Bilgai Berbert , Silva Daiane Medeiros da , Rodrigues Gabriel , Medeiros Ana Cláudia Torres de , Trigueiro Débora Raquel Soares Guedes
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: construir um prontuário eletrônico no formato de aplicativo para os serviços de atenção básica. Método: estudo metodológico que apresenta o processo de construção de uma ferramenta tecnológica no formato de aplicativo. A construção do aplicativo deu-se em três etapas: a) construção de uma revisão integrativa sobre o tema; b) desenvolvimento das variáveis e estabelecimento do padrão de respostas utilizando os achados da revisão integrativa, a Resolução do Conselho Federal de Medicina nº 1.638 de 2002 e o Manual de uso do sistema com prontuário eletrônico do cidadão (PEC); e c) construção propriamente dita do prontuário eletrônico no formato de aplicativo. Para a construção do aplicativo, foi usado o programa NetBeans e a linguagem Java. Resultados: o prontuário eletrônico construído conta com princípios básicos: cadastro do país, estado, cidade, distrito sanitário, unidade básica de saúde, bairro, rua/avenida, residência uni ou multifamiliar e identificação do morador/família, além de possibilitar a notificação de doenças e vacinas dos usuários. Conclusões: o modelo de prontuário eletrônico aqui apresentado, no formato de aplicativo, pode ser modificado de acordo com a necessidade de cada comunidade, bem como facilitar e tornar mais efetivo o trabalho do profissional de saúde, à medida que pode gerar relatórios de atendimentos nos diferentes pontos de atenção, agilizando o atendimento e a prestação de um cuidado longitudinal e individualizado.
CLIMA DE SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE: ANÁLISE DE CAUSA-RAIZ
Authors: Vasconcelos Patrícia Freire de , Carvalho Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de , Souza Pedro Holanda , Dutra Francisco Clécio da Silva , Sousa Vitória Talya dos Santos , Oliveira Sherida Karanini Paz de , Freire Vanessa Emille Carvalho de Sousa
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar o clima de segurança na atenção primária à saúde e analisar as possíveis causas dos problemas identificados. Método: pesquisa-ação realizada em 2017, em um município do Nordeste do Brasil, dividida em três momentos: aproximação do campo, aplicação do Safety Attitudes Questionary e discussão com trabalhadores de saúde sobre causas de incidentes na atenção primária por meio de um diagrama de Ishikawa. Participaram 55 profissionais de sete equipes de saúde da família, presentes nas unidades básicas de saúde no momento da coleta de dados. Os dados quantitativos foram organizados no banco de dados do Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). Resultados: na avaliação do clima de segurança, a satisfação no trabalho foi a que obteve o maior escore. O menor escore foi relacionado às condições de trabalho. Todos esses aspectos interferem diretamente na segurança do paciente. As causas identificadas pelos trabalhadores por meio do diagrama foram: ausência de recursos, falta de adesão ao tratamento dos pacientes e estresse dos profissionais. Conclusão: nota-se a necessidade de ações construídas coletivamente com gestores, usuários e trabalhadores da saúde para melhoria do clima de segurança. Tais ações podem proporcionar melhorias na qualidade do cuidado prestado.
ANÁLISE DE SOBREVIDA DE PACIENTES COM PNEUMONIA ASSOCIADA À VENTILAÇÃO MECÂNICA INVASIVA
Authors: Macêdo Alana Mara Almeida , Bastos Ismael Brioso , Benicio Claudia Daniella Avelino Vasconcelos , Carvalho Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de , Pereira Francisco Gilberto Fernandes
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a sobrevida de pacientes notificados com pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica invasiva assistidos em unidade de terapia intensiva. Método: estudo analítico, transversal e retrospectivo desenvolvido no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Brasil. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da consulta às planilhas do Serviço de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, com amostra equivalente a 36 pacientes. O método Kaplan-Meier foi utilizado para a análise de sobrevida e o teste de log rank para a comparação das curvas. Resultados: 23 (63,9%) eram do sexo masculino, com faixa etária de 60 anos ou mais - 20 (55,6%); mantendo via aérea por tubo orotraqueal - 21 (58,3%). O microrganismo mais comum foi Acinetobacter baumanni - 11 (30,6%) - e a classe de antimicrobiano mais utilizada foi a de antifúngicos - 51 (27,5%). Entre os diagnósticos, o mais prevalente foi neoplasia maligna - sete (19,5%). A curva de Kaplan-Meier demonstrou que a taxa global de sobrevida no estudo foi de 63,9% até 15 dias de seguimento. Ocorreu maior sobrevida em pacientes do sexo feminino (69,2%), na faixa etária entre 19 e 59 anos (68,8%), traqueostomizados (73,3%), notificados com Pseudomonas aeruginosas (71,4%) e em uso de polimixina (78,9%). Conclusão: a etiologia da pneumonia pode influenciar diretamente no agravamento do prognóstico e apresenta relação com aumento da taxa de mortalidade e sobrevida. Assim, é importante reforçar a efetivação de uso de protocolos voltados para a segurança do paciente e da capacitação dos profissionais de saúde para essa realidade.
CONSUMO DE ÁLCOOL E DESEMPENHO ACADÊMICO DE ALUNOS DOS ANOS INICIAIS DA GRADUAÇÃO EM ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Scapin Giovanna Cardoso , Gonçalves Jamila Souza , Scorsolini-Comin Fabio , Almeida Janaína Cristina Pasquini de , Oliveira Jaqueline Lemos de , Souza Jacqueline de
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever o consumo de álcool entre os estudantes dos anos iniciais da graduação de Enfermagem e analisar se há relação entre tal consumo e o desempenho acadêmico nesse grupo. Método: estudo transversal, quantitativo realizado com 121 estudantes de uma universidade. Utilizaram-se o teste para identificação de problemas relacionados ao uso de álcool (AUDIT) e autorrelato do estudante sobre seu desempenho acadêmico. Resultados: os estudantes que moravam com os amigos bebiam mais do que aqueles que moravam com familiares ou sozinhos. O desempenho acadêmico foi semelhante entre os participantes abstêmios e os que consumiam álcool. Conclusão: os estudantes dos anos iniciais da graduação apresentaram características específicas, como: alto percentual de abstêmios e/ou consumidores de baixo risco, consumo que não afetava o desempenho acadêmico, porém influenciado pelas pessoas com quem moravam. Assim, recomendam-se abordagens de prevenção sensíveis às características específicas de cada subgrupo.
CONFLUÊNCIA ENTRE A TEORIA DAS RELAÇÕES INTERPESSOAIS E PESQUISA CONVERGENTE ASSISTENCIAL: FACILITADOR DE MELHORIAS PARA A PRÁTICA DO CUIDADO
Authors: Silva Jeniffer Lopes Rodrigues da , Cardozo Isabella Ribeiro , Souza Sônia Regina de , Alcântara Laisa Figueiredo Ferreira Lós de , Silva Carlos Magno Carvalho da , Santo Fátima Helena do Espírito , Barboza Maria Célia Teixeira
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Trata-se de estudo reflexivo sobre a confluência entre a teoria das relações interpessoais, de Peplau, e o método de pesquisa convergente assistencial (PCA). Objetivo: refletir sobre a confluência entre a teoria das relações interpessoais e o método PCA e como essa paridade facilita o desenvolvimento de melhorias para a prática do cuidado. Resultados: ambos se preocupam com o fazer em Enfermagem e sugerem processos de atuação em Enfermagem e investigação, nos quais destacam a comunicação e a interação para a resolução de um problema da prática. Tais processos apresentam como pontos em comum: prática assistencial, interação entre enfermeiro/paciente e pesquisador/participante, coparticipação dos agentes envolvidos, quatro fases de desenvolvimento e alternância de papéis do enfermeiro/pesquisador. Conclusão: a partir da paridade entre a teoria de Peplau e o método PCA foi visto que a teoria é aplicável em todo o processo investigativo, favorecendo a interação pesquisador-participante e direcionando o pesquisador em todas as fases do método, no qual o uso dos instrumentos de comunicação relatados por Peplau em consonância com o método da PCA facilita ao enfermeiro/pesquisador construir, junto com as contribuições do paciente/participante, melhorias para a prática do cuidado.
EQUIPAMENTOS DE PROTEÇÃO INDIVIDUAL UTILIZADOS POR PROFISSIONAIS DA SAÚDE NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19: REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Franco Renata Valero Barbosa , Pinho Diana Lúcia Moura , Cossul Marisa Utzig , Oliveira Aline Silveira , Rodrigues Pollyanna Salles
Published: February 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: mapear a utilização de equipamento de proteção individual (EPI) pelos profissionais da saúde no enfrentamento da COVID-19. Método: revisão de escopo pelo protocolo proposto pelo Instituto Joanna Briggs. A busca foi realizada em junho de 2020 utilizando as bases de dados PubMed, Cinahl, Lilacs. Critérios de inclusão: artigos na íntegra que seguiam o objetivo da pesquisa, em inglês, espanhol e português, artigos de revisão, metassíntese, metanálise, quantitativos, qualitativos e mistos. Critérios de exclusão: editoriais, correspondências e artigos sem reportação à COVID-19. As informações extraídas foram comparadas entre si, descrevendo evidências disponíveis que respondiam à questão norteadora. Resultados: foram identificados quatro artigos na Lilacs, 101 na Pubmed, 35 na Cinahl, sendo 19 incluídos na síntese, no idioma inglês. O acesso aos equipamentos foi escasso, incompleto ou de má qualidade. O uso inadequado e a reutilização aumentam o risco de contaminação, podendo diminuir com treinamento. O uso prolongado causou reações adversas. Discussão: como práticas de redução, reutilização e substituição foram criados protocolos nacionais e internacionais com orientações de reuso da máscara respiratória N95 ou equivalente, por período acima do previsto pelo fabricante. A seleção adequada do EPI deve ser compatível com a situação clínica do paciente. As principais limitações da pesquisa foram as poucas publicações de estudos e as constantes mudanças no cenário da pandemia. Conclusão: o mapeamento da utilização de EPI revelou que o foco deve estar na qualidade, na forma de utilização e no controle prévio do diagnóstico para planejamento do uso racional dos equipamentos.
Rao-Nakra model with internal damping and time delay
Authors: Raposo Carlos
Published: February 2022

In this manuscript, by using the semigroup theory, the well-posedness and exponential stability for a Rao-Nakra sandwich beam equation with internal damping and time delay is proved. The system consists of two wave equations for the longitudinal displacements of the top and bottom layers, and one Euler-Bernoulli beam equation for the transversal displacement. To the best of our knowledge from the literature , by this time, no attention was given to the asymptotic stability for Rao-Nakra model with time delay.
Manual operativo para la elaboración de «definiciones contextuales» y «redes contrastantes»
Authors: Magaríños de Morentín Juan A.
Published: February 2022

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Manual de uso
Authors: Rosa Nicolás
Published: February 2022

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Estelle Irizarry: Informática y Literatura. Análisis de textos hispánicos. Barcelona: Proyecto A Ediciones/Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1997, 206 páginas
Authors: Patermain Miranda Beatriz
Published: February 2022

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Gender, Conflict and Peace-Building in Africa: A Comparative Historical Review of Zulu and Igbo Women in Crisis Management
Authors: Ani Kelechi Johnmary , Uwizeyimana Dominique Emmanuel
Published: February 2022

The male gender has often dominated the quest for societal security. Analysis and studies on security management and peace-building tend to advance the role of the male folk more than their female counterparts. This study traced the role of historic Zulu women in societal security management and compared it to the Aba Women's War that is popularly referred to as the Aba women riot. The study used the African developmental feminism theory to anchor its analysis. It maintained that these women rose at critical times to challenge the forces that planted insecurity in their societies. It found that they engaged in both strategic and reactive peace-building. The study also reveals the similarities and differences in Zulu and Igbo women intervention in conflict and security management. Finally, the researchers recommended considering the widespread nature of insecurity in many remote parts of Africa that have consistently led to the death of women and children. There should be a re-awakening of female security regiments in many African societies, and they should be trained to secure their lives and properties through community policing efforts.
Sustentabilidade agrícola e saúde do solo
Authors: Bocaleti Luiz Henrique dos Reis , Gasparotto Francielli , Pariz Sabrina , Schmidt Filho Edison , Paccola Edneia Aparecida de Souza
Published: February 2022

O solo constitui-se em um recurso natural complexo de extrema importância para a produção agrícola, seu manejo sustentável reflete em seu potencial produtivo. Deste modo, objetivou-se identificar práticas relacionadas a sustentabilidade agrícola e a manutenção da saúde do solo, com a finalidade de gerar informações que auxiliem pesquisas futuras, bem como para nortear produtores quanto as práticas a serem implementadas visando a conservação ambiental. De acordo com o levantado a agricultura conservacionista apresenta-se como uma forte opção para o alcance da sustentabilidade agrícola, pois a degradação do solo está relacionada com modificações em seus atributos físicos, químicos e biológicos, que podem ocorrer de forma natural, ou pela ação do homem, derivada de práticas inadequadas de manejo. Dentre as ações que podem promover a saúde do solo destacam-se a adoção de plantio direto ou mínimo revolvimento do solo; a cobertura permanente do solo pelo cultivo de plantas para sua proteção e adição de nutrientes, combinados com rotação e/ ou consórcio de culturas que atuam na reciclagem de nutrientes por meio da decomposição de resíduos das plantas cultivadas, ou das plantas de cobertura; e a implantação de terraços, prática que contribui para a contenção e atraso das águas que carreiam nutrientes e agroquímicos aos mananciais hídricos. A divulgação destas técnicas amplia as alternativas na busca pelo desenvolvimento de uma agricultura sustentável.
Projeção do crescimento arbóreo em floresta estacional semidecidual submontana
Authors: Lustosa Junior Ilvan Medeiros , Castro Renato Vinícius Oliveira , Gaspar Ricardo de Oliveira , Araújo Juliana Baldan Costa Neves , Aquino Fabiana de Gois , Rodrigues Maisa Isabela , Costa Lidiomar Soares da , Murta Júnior Leonidas Soares , Amaral Genilda Canuto
Published: February 2022

A Mata Atlântica é um hotspot global para a conservação da biodiversidade devido à sua riqueza de espécies e endemismo, porém, as ações antrópicas ameaçam e desequilibram a dinâmica dos processos naturais do bioma. Assim, com o objetivo de contribuir com estudos sobre conservação em florestas tropicais, o presente estudo investigou o comportamento da projeção em diâmetro e altura, por meio de ferramentas de regressão e inteligência artificial, com a influência de índices de competição em um fragmento de floresta estacional semidecidual na área do Bioma Mata Atlântica no sudeste do Brasil. As análises foram realizadas de acordo a classificação em grupos ecológicos e quanto a exigência por luz. Foram ajustados quatro modelos de regressão, dois para estimar o diâmetro (DAP) e dois para estimar a altura (H). No processo de aprendizado das redes, selecionou-se as quatro melhores Redes Neurais Artificiais (RNA), em que cada RNA estimou, simultaneamente as variáveis DAP e H. Dentre as redes selecionada, foi definida a melhor RNA visando contrastar com os resultados dos modelos validados. A partir das estatísticas de precisão e análises gráficas, concluiu-se que projetar o crescimento dendrométrico por RNA foi mais eficiente que por modelos tradicionais.
Diagnóstico da sustentabilidade de propriedades de agricultores familiares: uma aplicação do método IDEA
Authors: Andrade Horasa Maria Lima da Silva , Silva Romário Nunes da , Andrade Luciano Pires de
Published: February 2022

O debate em torno do modelo “produtivista” tem levado a constantes questionamentos sobre seus impactos, o que tem reforçado uma nova orientação de agricultura que não seja considerada apenas por seu papel fornecedora de alimentos, mas também por suas funções sociais, econômicas e ambientais, dentro de uma perspectiva de paisagem e conservação. Recentemente, estudos têm buscado analisar a sustentabilidade de agroecossistemas a partir de métodos que utilizam indicadores com capacidade de monitorar as práticas e técnicas agrícolas, heranças culturais, situação econômica e aspectos sociais.  Dessa forma, este artigo objetivou avaliar o nível de sustentabilidade ambiental de propriedades rurais familiares que estão em transição agroecológica no Agreste Meridional de Pernambuco. Foram avaliadas a sustentabilidade de dez propriedades rurais familiares a partir do método IDEA, versão 4 (IDEA v4). Os agroecossistemas avaliados apresentaram uma média de 74,8% para dimensão Sócio-territorial, 79,3% para dimensão Agroecológica e 65,1% para dimensão Econômica, sendo as melhores pontuações relativas aos aspectos ambientais e as piores ao fator econômico. Assim, chama-se atenção para a dimensão Econômica, tendo em vista a necessidade de melhorar algumas potencialidades e buscar reduzir as limitações ao longo do espaço e do tempo. O uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade pode colaborar na autogestão de agroecossistemas, tanto para técnicos quanto para agricultores e ainda contribuir na operacionalização de ferramentas que visam a sustentabilidade e tomada de decisão de gestores e políticas públicas.
Consórcio de alface e cenoura, com e sem adoção de cobertura morta em Paragominas-PA
Authors: Cruz Antonia Jennifer Lima da , Santos Nilvaneide Evangelista dos , Carmo Andreza Sousa , Casais Luana Keslley Nascimento , Aviz Rhaiana Oliveira de , Oliveira Pablo Henrique de Almeida , Freitas Luis de Souza , Borges Luciana da Silva
Published: February 2022

The form of cultivation of vegetables is essential for increasing productivity, considering a scenario of greater food consumption. Therefore, the study aimed to evaluate the consortium of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and carrots (Daucus carota L.), with and without mulch in the municipality of Paragominas - PA. The experiment was conducted in the experimental field of the Federal Rural University of the Amazon - UFRA, in the municipality of Paragominas - PA. The experimental design used was completely randomized in a 3x2 factorial scheme with 4 replications. The treatments consisted of three cultivation systems: single lettuce, single carrot and a mix of lettuce and carrot. And two forms of management: with and without mulch. For lettuce, the parameters evaluated were: plant height; number of leaves per plant; total fresh mass (MFT); fresh leaf mass (MFF); fresh diameter mass (MFD); total dry mass (MST); dry leaf mass (MSF); dry diameter mass (MSD); leaf area (AF); productivity and morphophysiological index. For carrots, length, diameter, root weight, macro and micronutrients were evaluated. The efficiency of the consortium was assessed using the efficient land use index. The single system without cover obtained a higher rate of spontaneous plant infestation and stood out in relation to weight and productivity parameters. The lettuce morphophysiological indices had a significant effect on the interaction between cultivation and management. For the carrot, there was a significant effect in relation to the weight and productivity variables. In the evaluation of macronutrients and micronutrients, K and Fe stood out, respectively, with the highest root concentration averages. The index of efficient use of the land demonstrated that the consortium of lettuce with carrots was effective in the use of the cultivated area.