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Evaluation of Vietnam’s Current Legal Provisions on State Land Acquisition: Amending the Law to Combat Corruption and Promote Socioeconomic Development
Authors: Nguyen Luan
Published: February 2022

This article is developed from evaluation of provisions of Vietnam’s 2013 Land Law on State land acquisition for socioeconomic development in the national or public interest. Since implementation, many legal loopholes have been revealed, such as large-scale land acquisition, “cheap” compensation for acquired property, and coercive land acquisitions. These have created additional opportunities for corrupt officials and enterprises who have a close and mutually profitable relationship, putting the people whose land is to be acquired into difficulties and poverty. Amending the law to close these loopholes is especially necessary to combat corruption, ensure the interests of people whose land is to be acquired, and promote Vietnam’s socioeconomic development.
Anti-malicious Attack of Wireless Sensor Hospital Networks Based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Liu Wei , Yin Fei
Published: February 2022

In view of the problem that the current wireless sensor network is vulnerable to malicious attacks, mainly in hospitals where it is very important for data about each person to be secure, the security and stability of the wireless sensor network can be better guaranteed. An improved anti-malicious attack method for wireless sensors in hospital networks based on improved particle swarm optimization is proposed. The distributed network attack detection algorithm is used to calculate the trust value of the data packet in the wireless network. By setting the threshold value of the trust value, when the wireless network data packet trust value is less than the set threshold, a network malicious attack occurs. In order to protect the security of the network, it is necessary to block the malicious intrusion of the network with the lowest cost. The improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to solve the attack model, and the optimized solution of the minimum key strategy set of the attack graph is obtained, which successfully blocks the attack of the malicious network. The experimental results show that the proposed method has a long duration of anti-malicious attacks on wireless sensor networks, and the network vulnerability after anti-malware attacks is low.
Effects of Bathing Surface Drainage Contouring on Tribometer Friction Testing
Authors: Leffler John P. , Blanchette Mark G.
Published: February 2022

The manufacture and inspection of porcelain-enameled bathing surface friction in the United States has relied on tribometry since 1979; in modernizing the standards for testing bathing surface friction, tribometry is an obvious candidate. However, although bathing surface standards allow a range of bathing surface contours and curvatures (e.g., concavity) for facilitating drainage, it is currently unknown whether tribometer measurements may be sensitive to these features. This preliminary study sought to determine the influence of bathing surface concavity on tribometer measurements. Four different tribometer models were used to assess the available friction of a porcelain-enameled bathing surface under wet conditions and five different radii of concavity. The results indicate that varying concavities may affect the available friction measurements differently for different tribometer models. Based on our preliminary findings, we recommend a more robust study be undertaken.
Relocation Into Italian Residential Care Homes: A Qualitative Analysis of Decision and Choice: Psychological Implications and Consideration on Health
Authors: Iudici Antonio , Verzelloni Chiara , Bonato Daniela , Neri Jessica , Faccio Elena
Published: February 2022

The current literature on the geriatric population highlights that relocation into a healthcare facility is a crucial event in the existence of many older people and their families. Guilt, difficulties, concern and restlessness may characterise this transition and even accelerate the ageing process in some. However, the manner in which the decision to relocate is made and communicated has not been well investigated. The following study aims to explore how older residents experience the transition into a care home as well as how they experience their relationship with it and its clinicians, and what processes may determine their own sense of autonomy. The researchers used a qualitative method and conducted semi-structured interviews. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was chosen as the tool for data analysis. Results showed that relocation into care homes is described as a passive and influenced choice. Further, the facility is described as a place that provides essential services to older people but also as a place where it is possible to maintain personalised relationships. Finally, the study discusses the implications of older people’s mental representations not only on their lives but also on how their relatives, clinicians and society perceive them. This also extends to the implications on how services are organised and implemented.
PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN, PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI, DAN TATA RUANG KANTOR TERHADAP KINERJA PERANGKAT DESA
Authors: Widyarningsih Esti , Oktarina Nina , Saeroji Ahmad
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh gaya kepemimpinan, pemanfaatan teknologi informasi, dan tata ruang kantor terhadap kinerja perangkat desa Se-Kecamatan Suradadi, Kabupaten Tegal. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perangkat desa Se-Kecamatan Suradadi dan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 90 orang. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, wawancara, kuesioner dan dokumentasi. Analisis data menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif persentase, analisis regresi linear berganda, uji asumsi klasik, dan uji hipotesis dengan bantuan program SPSS For Windows 21. Hasil analisis regresi linear berganda diperoleh persamaan KI= 3,068 + 0,270GP + 0,255PTI + 0,404TRK + e. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gaya kepemimpinan, pemanfaatan teknologi informasi, dan tata ruang kantor secara simultan maupun parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja perangkat desa Se-Kecamatan Suradadi Kabupaten Tegal.
PENGARUH FASILITAS KERJA, LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN KOMPETENSI PEGAWAI TERHADAP KUALITAS PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI KEPENDUDUKAN
Authors: Fandanu Fian , Oktarina Nina
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh pengaruh fasilitas kerja, lingkungan kerja, dan kompetensi pegawai terhadap kualitas pelayanan admisnistrasi kependudukan di kantor kecamatan Gunungpati  Ada empat variabel yang dikaji dalam penelitian ini yaitu Fasilitas Kerja (X1), Lingkungan Kerja (X2) dan Kompetensi Pegawai (X3) dan Pelayanan (Y). Berdasarkan hasil analisis regresi linier berganda yang dihitung dengan menggunakan SPSS 16 diperolehY= 3,086 + 0,505X1 + 0,416X2 + 0,322X3 + e. Hasil uji simultan diperolehFhitung sebesar 46,857 dengan signifikan 0,00<0,05. Ini membuktikan ada pengaruh secara bersama-sama antara fasilitas kerja, lingkungan kerja dan kompetensi pegawai terhadap kualitas pelayanan Administrasi kependudukan di Kantor Kecamatan Gunungpati Kota Semarang.
PENGARUH LITERASI KEUANGAN DAN LINGKUNGAN SOSIAL TERHADAP PERILAKU KEUANGAN MAHASISWA FAKULTAS EKONOMI
Authors: Aprinthasari Mutiara Nabila , Widiyanto Widiyanto
Published: February 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh literasi keuangan dan lingkungan sosial terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang tahun angkatan 2015. Penelitian kuantitatif deskriptif ini berpopulasi mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang tahun angkatan 2015 yang berjumlah 904 mahasiswa dan pengambilan sampling menggunakan proportional random sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 251 mahasiswa. Data dikumpulkan dengan metode dokumentasi dan kuesioner dan dianalisis dengan analisis statistik deskriptif, analisis regresi linier berganda, dan uji hipotesis. Hasil penelitian menunjukan: (1) literasi keuangan dan lingkungan sosial ecara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku keuangan sebesar 38,4%, (2) literasi keuangan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap perilaku keuangan sebesar 28,9%, (3) lingkungan sosial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap perilaku keuangan sebesar 29,2%. Simpulan penelitian ini yaitu terdapat pengaruh literasi keuangan dan lingkungan sosial terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Semarang tahun angkatan 2015.
Basar una creencia en una razón
Authors: Gascón Salvador José Ángel
Published: February 2022

Cuando un sujeto epistémico está justificado en creer algo, basa esa creencia en una razón. Se crea de este modo una relación de fundamentación. ¿Pero en qué consiste esta relación? Según las teorías causales, la razón causa la creencia; mientras que, según las teorías doxásticas, el sujeto se forma una metacreencia sobre la relación de fundamentación. Las teorías causales se enfrentan a graves dificultades desde las perspectivas de la teoría de la argumentación y la psicología del razonamiento. Las teorías doxásticas, a su vez, sobreintelectualizan la relación de fundamentación. Aquí, finalmente, se sugerirá una adaptación de las teorías doxásticas basada en la idea de tratar una creencia como una razón en un sentido argumentativo.
“The Blackness That Incriminated Me”: Stigma and Normalization in Brothers and Keepers
Authors: Burston Adam , Wozniak Jesse S. G. , Sakho Jacqueline Roebuck , Conti Norman
Published: February 2022

This research situates Brothers and Keepers, the memoir of John Edgar Wideman (one of the greatest writers of the past hundred years), within the tradition of Black sociology, arguing that it politicizes the theories in Stigma, the foundational study by Erving Goffman (one of the greatest sociologists of the past hundred years), by grounding them in the lived experience of an African American man. In turn, Goffman’s writing facilitates a reading of Wideman’s work as an attempt to surrender the mask of the “exceptional” Black man among elite whites and reconcile his stellar accomplishments with his stigmatized beginnings as well as his brother’s incarceration. With this effort, Wideman begins to shift from tacit complicity with racial stigmatization to active resistance against it. Our goal in this project is to use Goffman’s concepts of “stigma” and “moral career” to explain Wideman’s growth, and in turn, add a degree of depth and breadth to Goffman’s notions of the “own” and the “wise” lacking in their original formulation.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa on the Illusion of “Safe Spaces”
Authors: Anzaldúa Gloria E.
Published: February 2022

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The Church Is Essential: COVID-19 and the Hyperlocal Politics of Mutual Aid in Black and Latina/o Churches
Authors: Hinojosa Felipe
Published: February 2022

This article explores the work of Latina/o and African American churches in New York City, Los Angeles, and Houston as they serve their communities and, in the midst of a pandemic, are fundamentally reimaging the relationship between religion and society in hyperlocal sites. A focus on neighborhood churches provides a particularly clear view of how mutual aid is practiced and informed by a relational and horizontal orientation as much as it is rooted in a social ethic with strict expectations around charity. Churches are often criticized for their vertical and heavenly focus, but for many churches, the pandemic radically changed that orientation, prompting them to redirect their efforts toward supporting the spiritual and physical wellbeing of their Black and Brown parishioners and other community members. As churches became sites for food distribution, transformed their sanctuaries into classrooms, and joined Black Lives Matter protests, they renewed their commitment to a radical religious tradition grounded in concerns around economic, racial, and immigrant justice.
Resisting Colonial Deaths: Marginalized Black Populations and COVID-19 in Brazil and Kenya
Authors: Kimari Wangui , Pinheiro de Oliveira Amanda
Published: February 2022

The marginalized in Brazil and Kenya, poor Black and Brown bodies, are caught up in colonial and localized regimes of anti-Blackness and complementary regimes of transnational biopolitical governance. In this regard, while they are under siege by colonial borderlines and racialized class dynamics, they are also subject to the surveillance and interventions reserved for those variously defined as displaced and even “refugees,” as but a few examples. These framings of their lives make them continuously at risk of what, borrowing from Frantz Fanon, we understand as colonial deaths. These are the deaths in what he termed the “colonized sector,” where the marginalized are “dying anywhere and from anything.” These populations are, at once, the target of police killings, evictions, and deportations, in addition to having a high vulnerability to becoming COVID-19 fatalities. Building on the praxis contributions of Black and Brown activists in Brazil and Kenya, this reflective article seeks to answer the following three questions: How have the Black and Brown bodies most at risk in these two sites experienced the further uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? What does lockdown mean for those vulnerable to colonial deaths: those who have no citizenship claims to medical care or even homes to shelter in? What lessons can be learned from the local grassroots activisms for these populations, and what work needs to be done to translate these local strategies across Global South geographies?
Barriers for big data integration to the financial statement audit procedures
Authors: Raziūnienė Daiva , Čirba Karolis
Published: February 2022

An application of the most inovative technologies of the big data processing is the high challenge for financial statement auditors. The term “big data” refers to large amount of digital data that may be used to reveal issues, prospective and relations of human behaviour and actions. For instance, international and national audit companies are using big data analytics to identify risk and fraud during audits. The purpose of the article is to identify barriers to the integration of big data into external financial audit procedures. The object of the research is big data models and their components. Tasks formulated to achieve the goal: 1) after examining the concept of big data presented by various authors, to determine the role of big data in the audit of external financial statements; 2) to identify the factors that hinder the integration of big data into audit evidence collection procedures. Research methods used in the article include the content analysis of scientific literature.
Self-Rotational Dynamics of Dust Grains in a Magnetic Field
Authors: Dzlieva E.S. , Ermolenko M.A. , Golubev M.S. , Ivanov A.Yu. , Karasev V.Yu.
Published: February 2022

The self-rotation of dust particles in a magnetic field up to 0.02 T is researched. The stratified glow discharge and a coaxial magneticfield are used. The dust particles are hollow glass microspheres, whose horizontal deflection is observed. The dependences of the rotation frequency and the direction of dust grains on the magnitude and the direction of a superimposed magnetic field are studied. The hysteresis effect of a particle self-rotation direction at the variation of the magnetic field intensity is examined.
Average Size and Density of Clusters in Dusty Plasma
Authors: Koskin Ye.V. , Dragan G.S. , Saad A.M.
Published: February 2022

As is well known, metal and metal oxide dust particles either in combustion plasmas or in low-pressure gas-discharge plasmas are able to get a positive or negative charge. When the particles are identically charged, the Debye interparticle repulsion force arises. However, due to the additional interaction of grains with plasma electrons and ions, the resultant intergrain pair potential energy becomes non-Debye. As a result, it can cause local minima by certain plasma parameters. This case develops a quasimolecular structuralization, where two equally charged grains are spaced at a finite distance in equilibrium. The same principle of grain structuralization is valid for the multibody case where grains are associated in a crystal structure or clusters. The present work is devoted to the description of the dependence of the average size and the density of clusters on the interparticle potential. The general formula for the average cluster energy via the pair potential energy is derived.
The Temperature Dependence of an Equilibrium Thermoemitting Charge of a Metallic Particle Surrounded with a Nanodisperse Condensed Phase
Authors: Lyalin L.A. , Semenov K.I. , Semenov A.K. , Kalinchak V.V. , Kopyt N.Kh.
Published: February 2022

The photos, which are done by an electron microscope, of the condensed disperse phase surrounding a high-temperature metal particle are presented. The dependence of the concentration of the condensed dispersive phase (CDP) which surrounds a high-temperature metal particle upon the temperature of the particle is obtained. The dependence of the concentration of electrons in CDP on the temperature of a particle is obtained. The condition of charge equilibrium of a metal particle with CDP surrounding it is obtained. The dependence of the equilibrium charge of a metal particle surrounded with CDP on the temperature of a particle in the positive and negative regions is obtained. The obtained results may be used in researches of the processes of burning of metallized fuels and in studies of dust plasma.
Kinetic Energy of a Monolayer of Dust Particles in Gas Discharge Plasma
Authors: Norman G.E. , Timofeev A.V.
Published: February 2022

The phenomenon of the abnormal heating of oscillations of dust particles in a gas discharge plasma is studied. Equations of motion of of dust particles with allowance for charge fluctuations and the structural features of a near-electrode layer are formulated. Themolecular dynamics simulation of the system of dust particles is performed. The mechanism of increase of the average kinetic energy of dust particles in a gas-discharge plasma is proposed. It is shown that charge fluctuations cause forced oscillations, which tend to the warming up of vertical oscillations of dust particles. The combination of parametric and forced resonances can explain the anomalously high values of the kinetic energy of dust particles. The estimated frequency, amplitude, and kinetic energy of oscillations of dust particles are close to the experimental values.
Equation of State for Water in the Small Compressibility Region
Authors: Bardik V.Yu. , Nerukh D. , Pavlov E.V. , Zhyganiuk I.V.
Published: February 2022

The equation of state for dense fluids has been derived within the framework of the Sutherland and Katz potential models. The equation quantitatively agrees with experimental data on the isothermal compression of water under extrapolation into the high pressure region. It establishes an explicit relationship between the thermodynamic experimental data and the effective parameters of the molecular potential.
Trends and Resource Utilization in Kawasaki Disease Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008–2017
Authors: Vasudeva Rhythm , Poku Frank Adusei , Thommana Mary , Parmar Garima , Umscheid Jacob , Parmar Narendrasinh , Koranteng Comfort A. , Singh Aastha , Patel Kripa , Yagnik Priyank , Donda Keyur , Bhatt Parth , Dapaah-Siakwan Fredrick
Published: February 2022

OBJECTIVES

To explore trends in hospitalization rate, resource use, and outcomes of Kawasaki Disease (KD) in children in the United States from 2008 to 2017.

METHODS

This was a retrospective, serial cross-sectional analysis of pediatric hospitalizations with International Classification of Disease diagnostic codes for KD in the National Inpatient Sample. Hospitalization rates per 100 000 populations were calculated and stratified by age group, gender, race, and US census region. Prevalence of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) were expressed as proportions of KD hospitalizations. Resource use was defined in terms of length of stay and hospital cost. Cochran-Armitage and Jonckheere-Terpstra trend tests were used for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. P <.05 was considered significant.

RESULTS

A total of 43 028 pediatric hospitalizations identified with KD, yielding an overall hospitalization rate of 5.5 per 100 000 children. The overall KD hospitalization rate remained stable over the study period (P = .18). Although KD hospitalization rates differed by age group, gender, race, and census region, a significant increase was observed among Native Americans (P = .048). Rates of CAA among KD hospitalization increased from 2.4% to 6.8% (P = .04). Length of stay remained stable at 2 to 3 days, but inflation-adjusted hospital cost increased from $6819 in 2008 to $10 061 in 2017 (Ptrend < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Hospitalization-associated costs and rates of CAA diagnostic codes among KD hospitalizations increased, despite a stable KD hospitalization rate between 2008 and 2017. These findings warrant further investigation and confirmation with databases with granular clinical information.
The Concept of 'Remodelling the World'
Authors: Sasaki Shizuka
Published: February 2022

A case study of one of the conceptual building-blocks of Mahāyāna Buddhism, this chapter addresses the idea commonly found in Mahāyāna sūtras that an important aspect of the bodhisattva path is the construction of an ideal world or, in effect, a remodelling of this one (usually referred to as buddha-kṣetra-pariśuddhi, or ‘purification of the domain of an awakened one’). This idea is premised on certain developments in the theory of karma which have major cosmological ramifications. The author traces these developments in various Abhidharma texts, particularly those of the Sarvāstivādin school, compiled during the period in which the first Mahāyāna sūtras were also being written.
Abhidharma in Early Mahāyāna
Authors: Bronkhorst Johannes
Published: February 2022

This chapter argues that Abhidharma as it was developed in Greater Gandhāra, i.e. the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, during the final centuries preceding the Common Era exerted a determining influence on Mahāyāna right from its beginnings. What is more, there are reasons to think that Mahāyāna as it finds expression in the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā and other texts underwent the influence of Abhidharma in that same region.
Federalism and Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism
Authors: Raghavan Suren
Published: February 2022

The previous chapters reconstructed the Sinhala Saṅgha mind-set in order to understand the Saṅgha as key actors within the Lankan polity. We noted how they not only rejected federalism as a solution to the separatist war in Lanka but also interpreted it as a threat undermining Lanka’s unique position as the designated home of Buddhism, just as the war itself threatened the territorial integrity of island. The Saṅgha fought against federalism with the same motives that made them engage in and support military action against the Tamil Tigers. This dynamic remained largely unnoticed by well-meaning Western observers and activists. In this chapter, we will explore the Saṅgha opposition to federalism in detail, but instead of approaching the subject from the point of view of the Saṅgha, the chapter reviews the contents of the federal proposition and the trajectory of the federal debate in Lanka. It concludes with an assessment of the prospects for peace building in Lanka and reasons for past failures, the main point being that it is not that the techniques and methods of peace building need refinement; rather, the entire project of Western-style peace building and federalizing needs a thorough review in light of its unintended and yet very real effects on countries such as Lanka.
Two Major Paradigms
Authors: Dubuisson Daniel
Published: February 2022

Idealism versus Materialism Religious versus Profane
Religious Studies in the United States
Authors: Dubuisson Daniel
Published: February 2022

Notable Statistics The American Academy of Religion and the North American Association for the Study of Religion The Influence of French Theory
Major Contributions
Authors: Dubuisson Daniel
Published: February 2022

Colonialism and Cultural Imperialism « The Civilizing Work of the West » « Cognitive Imperialism” and “Epistemic Violence” The Invention of Religions The Invention of Oriental Religions: Hinduism and Shintoism World Religions and Universal Religions
Creating a Shared Repertoire
Authors: Wildcroft Theodora
Published: February 2022

Chapter 8 explores the complex relationship between individual practice, teaching practice to others, and the creation of consensus repertoires of practice for the subculture. • How personal testimony becomes a part of a subcultural repertoire of practice • Faith, science and currents of charisma
Integrating the Shadow
Authors: Ellis Robert M.
Published: February 2022

Jung puts a lot of emphasis on recognising and accepting evil within ourselves, and thus on the interdependence of good and evil. This is graphically shown in several visions which both illuminate the psychological nature of evil and give indications of how to approach it. The Middle Way of engaging with evil without repressing it is again crucial, and can also be illustrated by the Buddha’s encounters with Mara.
Towards a Jungian Integrative Ethic
Authors: Ellis Robert M.
Published: February 2022

Jung is an overwhelmingly moral thinker, and the Red Book demonstrates how much his outlook was ethical even more than his other work. The Red Book also shows how much the development of moral responsibility can be understood as dependent on the integration process. It also shows that whilst Jung recognised the moral value of moral principles, goals and virtues (the basis of the three types of normative moral theory) he rejects the absolutising of these approaches – making his approach to ethics comprehensible in terms of a Middle Way approach. This interdependence of moral principles with the rest of the path is also implicit in the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path.
Buddhist Monks and the Politics of Lanka's Civil War: Ethnoreligious Nationalism of the Sinhala Saṅgha and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka, 1995-2010
Authors: Raghavan Suren
Published: February 2022

The war in Sri Lanka was violent and costly in human and material terms. This was one of the longest wars in modern South Asia. Often referred to as an ‘ethnic’ conflict between the majority Sinhalas and the minority Tamils, the war had a profound religious dimension. The majority of Sinhala Buddhist monks (the Saṅgha) not only opposed any meaningful powersharing but latterly advocated an all-out military solution. Such a nexus between Buddhism and violence is paradoxical; nevertheless it has a historical continuity. In 2009 when the war ended amid serious questions of war crimes and crimes against humanity, monks defended the military and its Buddhist leadership. Taking the lives of three key Saṅgha activists as the modern framework of a Sinhala Buddhist worldview, this book examines the limitations of Western theories of peacebuilding and such solutions as federalism and multinationalism. It analyzes Sinhala Buddhist ethnoreligious nationalism and argues for the urgent need to engage Buddhist politics – in Lanka and elsewhere – with approaches and mechanisms that accommodate the Saṅgha as key actors in political reform. Sinhala Buddhism is often studied from a sociological or anthropological standpoint. This book fills a gap by examining the faith and practice of the Sinhala Saṅgha and their followers from a political science perspective.
The Invention of Religions
Authors: Dubuisson Daniel
Published: February 2022

For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British universities—and the results are considerable, obliging us to envisage new ways of conceiving of this academic field. While the History of Religions tended to rest in the shade and guardianship of past authorities, this critical current has re-examined the discipline’s a priori positions, its favourite arguments, its long prehistory within Euro/Christian culture, but also its numerous ethnocentric prejudices. The first part of the volume considers anew the origins and Christian history of the notion of religion. This starting point then allows us to identify dead ends and contradictions within the traditional History of Religions approach. The second part is dedicated to the synthetic presentation of the concepts, methods, and controversies, which distinguish this current. Following this are two related contributions devoted to two major case studies: “Colonialism and Cultural Imperialism” and “The Invention of Hinduism and Shintoism”. Finally, in the third and last part of the book, this trend itself is critically examined. The author identifies some of the paradoxes, gaps, and aporias that this approach has already gathered during its short existence.
Post-lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo
Authors: Wildcroft Theodora
Published: February 2022

Post-lineage yoga presents a ground-breaking model for scholars to understand the contemporary teaching and practice of yoga, one where peer networks are more relevant than either brand loyalty or lineage affiliation. Previous research has considered the history and science of yoga, but rarely the ways in which it has been shared. This book aims to change that. From the very advent of group classes, yoga teachers have dictated the movement, and experience, of their students. But threaded through yoga’s history is a more democratic, individualised way of sharing practice with others. With the recent #MeTooinYoga movement, and the growing popularity of accessible yoga, teachers are increasingly turning to this hidden history for answers. In a diverse profession strongly resistant to official regulation, it is vital for scholars and policy makers alike to understand the risks and rewards of this development. In 2004 there were estimated to be 2.5 million yoga practitioners in Britain alone, and numbers are still rising today. As more and more people enjoy the practice, this book asks: in communities based more on peer-networks than hierarchal leadership structures, how are the highest ethical standards negotiated? How does practice relate to life off the mat? What does best practice look like, in ‘post-lineage’ yoga?
Superbacterias y análisis genómico de la Resistencia antimicrobiana
Authors: Mendieta Condado E. R. , Márquez Aguirre A. L.
Published: February 2022

A casi un siglo del descubrimiento de la penicilina, el uso indiscriminado de los antibióticos en la salud humana y animal, ha favorecido la aparición y propagación de la resistencia microbiana, generando con ello las “súper-bacterias”, capaces de resistir a los antibióticos. En este artículo se abordará de una manera sencilla el origen de los antibióticos, los conceptos de súper-bacterias y la generación de la resistencia antimicrobiana (AMR), así como el análisis genómico de la resistencia antimicrobiana, como una nueva herramienta bioinformática para su identificación.
Professional performance in the administration of medicines in pediatrics: a study cross-sectional observational
Authors: Sandoval Lilia Jannet Saldarriaga , Lima Francisca Elisângela Teixeira , Barbosa Lorena Pinheiro , Pascoal Lívia Maia , Almeida Paulo César de , Morán Yesenia Luna
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate Patient Safety actions carried out by nurses in the Administration of Medicines in Pediatrics. Methods: observational, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out in 2018, with 25 nurses from a Hospital in Peru. 183 observations were made; the instrument Safety of the patient was used in the administration of medicines in Pediatrics Spanish version. The performance of the professionals was evaluated by the Positivity Index. Results: of 22 itens observed, five were adequate, five were safe, two were classified as borderline and ten as endurable among those who stand out; Bring to bed only medications prescribed for a single child and maintains an adequate record of prepared medications that will be stored. Conclusions: weaknesses were observed in the medication administration process, since only 10 itens were classified as safe or adequate, reinforcing the need for permanent education activities by the institution for nursing training.
The influence of nursing team’s behavior in adverse event following immunization surveillance
Authors: Batista Emily Caroline Cardoso , Ferreira Ana Paula , Alexandre Bruna Gabrielly Pereira , Lima Marcélia Regina de Sena , Oliveira Valéria Conceição , Guimarães Eliete Albano de Azevedo
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the effects of nursing professionals’ behavior in adverse event following immunization surveillance. Methods: a cross-sectional study of 384 participants who received vaccines. Information on vaccination history, administered vaccines and vaccination guidelines were analyzed. Descriptive and bivariate analyzes were performed using simple logistic regression (unadjusted Odds Ratio). Results: guidelines on events (PR=1.8; p=0.001) and conducts regarding their occurrence (PR=1.7; p=0.001) are activities that influence adverse event following immunization surveillance. More than half of participants did not receive guidance on the vaccines administered, the events and the conduct in case of an occurrence. Only 38.5% were instructed about the vaccines administered and 40.6% about adverse events. In the presence of an event, 29.9% reported that they sought services for notification. Conclusions: proper screening, providing guidance on vaccines and adverse events are essential preventive measures to strengthen adverse event following immunization surveillance.
Abuse, disrespect and mistreatment during childbirth care: contribution of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts, Brazil
Authors: Dornelas Adélia Cristina Vieira de Rezende , Rodrigues Lívia dos Santos , Penteado Marina Papa , Batista Rosângela Fernandes Lucena , Bettiol Heloísa , Cavalli Ricardo de Carvalho , Grandi Carlos , Cardoso Viviane Cunha
Published: February 2022

Abstract This study aimed to estimate the perception and frequency of abuse, disrespect and mistreatment (ADM) situations during childbirth care of 745 women from the Ribeirão Preto birt cohorts. Confidential questionnaires containing one question regarding perceived abuse during childbirth care and other questions addressing exposure to ADM situations were applied. The chi-squared test was used to compare the situations presented between women who did and did not report mistreatment using the Stata 14.0 software. Among the 745 women evaluated, 66.2% were exposed to some situation of ADM and 8.3% reported having perceived ADM. The most frequent situations were that the woman could not eat or drink (30.5%), the woman had her belly squeezed to help the child be born (27.5%), and the woman could not stay with a companion of her choice (25.5%). Women who reported to have suffered maltreatment more frequently responded positively to all situations of ADM when compared to the other participants, except for the following statements: “I was not allowed to eat or drink anything” (p = 0.975) and “I was forced to have a cesarean delivery against my will” (p = 0.073). Although most women of the Ribeirão Preto cohorts reported exposure to ADM situations during childbirth care, a minority perceived disrespect or mistreatment.
Built and social environments and overweight among Brazilian adults from medium-sized city: CUME Project
Authors: Domingos Ana Luiza Gomes , Hermsdorff Helen Hermana Miranda , Mendes Larissa Loures , Oliveira Fernando Luiz Pereira de , Oliveira Anderson Castro Soares de , Pimenta Adriano Marçal , Bressan Josefina
Published: February 2022

Abstract A cross-sectional study enrolled participants from the CUME project (n = 289) who lived in Viçosa, Brazil. The neighborhood unit adopted was the buffer (200 meters), considering the participant’s residence as central point. We measure the number of public and private facilities inside the buffer as well as violent criminal occurrences. Food establishments were categorized into establishments with predominant sale of natural or minimally processed foods, mixed establishments, and establishments with predominant sale of ultra-processed foods. Those who attended the face-to-face interview filled two scales of perception of the environment. Overall, 33.6% of participants reported overweight. We observed a higher concentration of individuals close to the central region of the city. Access to different establishments, food environments, and criminal occurrences differed between normal-weight and overweight individuals. The groups deferred in the perception of the location of squares, open public spaces, clubs, and soccer fields. The results indicate the association between environmental characteristics and overweight in Brazilian adults.
Narrativas do movimento homossexual brasileiro sobre a saúde de gays e lésbicas
Authors: Gomes Romeu
Published: February 2022

Resumo Objetivou-se analisar narrativas de representantes de grupos gays e de lésbicas sobre a saúde. Com tal análise, pretende-se contribuir para o deslocamento da associação doença/gays e lésbicas para a dimensão da atenção integral à saúde, equilibrando o tema HIV/AIDS e a emergência de necessidades de saúde desses atores. A abordagem deste estudo é caracterizada como de natureza qualitativa, utilizando o método de narrativas, com perspectiva hermenêutica e referenciais de estudos que utilizam narrativas na análise de movimentos sociais. Entre os resultados, destacam-se identidades coletivas e emergem a pluralidade de ações e necessidades de saúde voltadas para gays e lésbicas. Concluiu-se que as narrativas se deslocam da associação AIDS/homossexualidade, passando pela demarcação das diferenças de necessidades de saúde entre gays e lésbicas, chegando a demandas que colocam os grupos como protagonistas ou coadjuvantes nas ações de saúde.
Uso de hormônios não prescritos na modificação corporal de travestis e mulheres transexuais de Salvador/Bahia, Brasil
Authors: Silva Ricardo Araújo da , Silva Luís Augusto Vasconcelos da , Soares Fabiane , Dourado Inês
Published: February 2022

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o uso de hormônios não prescritos entre travestis e mulheres transexuais (TrMT) na cidade de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal onde se utilizou a metodologia RDS (respondent driven sampling) para recrutar TrMT entre 2014 e 2016, em Salvador e sua Região Metropolitana. Foi realizada uma análise comparativa entre condições sociodemográficas, comportamentais e de afirmação de gênero com o uso de hormônios. Os dados ponderados pelo estimador RDS-II. Utilizou-se o programa Stata, versão 14, para análises estatísticas. Foram recrutadas 127 TrMT. Da amostra estudada, 69,1% das participantes fizeram uso de hormônios não prescritos, o que esteve associado ao uso de silicone líquido industrial e ao relato de satisfação corporal. As TrMT que estavam confortáveis com o pênis e que sentiam prazer com o mesmo apresentaram menor probabilidade de uso de hormônio. As participantes soropositivas para HIV reportaram maior proporção de uso de hormônio. O uso não prescrito de hormônios foi utilizado pela maioria das TrMT. É provável que esse uso esteja associado a uma melhor satisfação com a autoimagem e com o corpo entre as TrMT. Verificou-se o uso em elevadas quantidades desses medicamentos e de maneira exacerbada, provavelmente devido ao pouco acesso aos serviços de saúde pública.
Association between prenatal and neonatal factors and occurrence of asthma symptoms in six-year-old children
Authors: Esmeraldino Leonardo , Traebert Eliane , Nunes Rodrigo Dias , Traebert Jefferson
Published: February 2022

Abstract The objective was to estimate association between prenatal and neonatal factors and asthma symptoms in children at six years of age. A cross-sectional study using secondary data from a cohort study with a sample of 578 children was carried out. Data were analyzed using three levels hierarchical Poisson Regression. Of the 578 children included in the study, 43.4% (95% CI 39.4; 47.4) had asthma symptoms. The variables with significantly higher prevalence of symptoms and asthma at six years of age were: male gender, with 5% higher prevalence (PR = 1.05 95% CI 1.01; 1.11) (p = 0.043); children of pregnant women presenting infectious diseases with 7% higher prevalence (PR = 1.07; 95% CI 1.02; 1.13) (p = 0.011); children who were not breastfed, with a 12% higher prevalence (PR = 1.12; 95% CI 1.02; 1.24) (p = 0.022) and children with respiratory problems in the first month of life, with a 14% higher prevalence (PR = 1.14; 95% CI 1.01; 1.29) (p = 0.033). It could be concluded that male gender, time-independent breastfeeding deprivation and respiratory problems in the first month of life were independently associated with asthma symptoms at six years of age. The occurrence of infectious diseases during pregnancy was the only factor with intrauterine physiology that was associated with the occurrence of asthma symptoms at six years of age.
Adesão aos acordos voluntários de redução de sódio no Brasil
Authors: Ricardo Camila Zancheta , Andrade Giovanna Calixto , Salvador Bianka Caliman , Mais Laís Amaral , Duran Ana Clara , Martins Ana Paula Bortoletto
Published: February 2022

Resumo O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a adesão aos acordos voluntários de redução de sódio firmados entre indústrias de alimentos e o Ministério da Saúde e comparar as metas adotadas com o limite de sódio proposto no modelo de perfil nutricional da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS). Utilizaram-se informações de 1.553 alimentos de 32 categorias incluídas nos acordos e comercializados nas maiores redes de supermercados brasileiras em 2017. Foram calculadas as proporções de produtos com quantidade de sódio igual ou abaixo do limite proposto pelos acordos e pela OPAS. A concordância de classificação dos itens segundo os dois critérios foi avaliada com o coeficiente kappa de Cohen (k). Nossos resultados mostraram que 77,7% dos alimentos analisados estavam adequados segundo os acordos de redução de sódio, porém apenas 35,9%, segundo o modelo da OPAS. A concordância entre os dois critérios ao classificar um produto como adequado em relação ao conteúdo de sódio foi fraca (k = 0,199). Conclui-se que os acordos voluntários de redução de sódio são limitados em relação à abrangência e ao rigor das metas estabelecidas. A adoção de medidas voltadas a todos os produtos disponíveis, com metas mais restritivas e obrigatórias, deveria ser considerada no país.
Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding dengue and its vector among medical practitioners in Malakand region, Pakistan
Authors: Khan W. , Rahman A. , Zaman S. , Kabir M. , Khan R. , Ali W. , Ahmad S. , Shabir S. , Jamil S. , Ríos-Escalante P. De los
Published: February 2022

Abstract Dengue fever (DF) is increasingly recognized as one of the world’s major mosquito borne diseases and causes significant morbidity and mortality in tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue fever is endemic in most part of Pakistan and continues to be a public health concern. Knowledge, attitude and practices can play an important role in management of the disease. Current study was aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practices regarding dengue fever among health practitioners, to study the level of knowledge and attitude with preventive practices for dengue fever. A cross sectional study was carried out in medical practitioners of the four districts of Malakand region during October to November 2019. A pre-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from medical practitioners. Data was analyzed using Graph Pad version 5. Significant value was considered when less than 0.05 (at 95% confidence of interval). The results revealed that most of participants have seen dengue vector (62%), the media being the most quoted source of information. Nearly 81.2% participants were aware from transmission of dengue fever is by mosquito bite. Practices based upon preventive measures were found to be predominantly focused towards prevention of mosquito bites rather than elimination of breeding places. Although the knowledge regarding DF and mosquito control measure was quite high among the medical practitioners but this knowledge was not put into practice. Further studies are required to aware the people about dengue and its vector in order to get prevention and control.
Studies on bioaccumulation patterns, biochemical and genotoxic effects of copper on freshwater fish, Catla catla: an in vivo analysis
Authors: Latif F. , Iqbal R. , Ambreen F. , Kousar S. , Ahmed T. , Aziz S.
Published: February 2022

Abstract During present study, the copper (Cu) mediated oxidative stress was measured that induced DNA damage by concentrating in the tissues of fish, Catla catla (14.45±1.24g; 84.68±1.45mm) (Hamilton,1822). Fish fingerlings were retained in 5 groups for 14, 28, 42, 56, 70 and 84 days of the exposure period. They were treated with 2/3, 1/3, 1/4 and 1/5 (T1-T4) of 96h lethal concentration of copper. Controls were run along with all the treatments for the same durations. A significant (p < 0.05) dose and time dependent concentration of Cu was observed in the gills, liver, kidney, muscles, and brain of C. catla. Among organs, the liver showed a significantly higher concentration of Cu followed by gills, kidney, brain, and muscles. Copper accumulation in these organs caused a significant variation in the activities of enzymes viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD). The SOD activity varied significantly in response to the exposure time of Cu as 56 > 70 > 42 > 84 > 28 > 14 days while CAT activity exhibited an inverse relationship with the increase in Cu concentration. POD activity showed a significant rise with an increase in Cu exposure duration. Comet assay exhibited significant DNA damage in the peripheral erythrocytes of Cu exposed C. catla. Among four exposure concentrations, 2/3rd of LC50 (T1) caused significantly higher damage to the nuclei compared to control. Increased POD and SOD activity, as well as a decrease in CAT activity in response to Cu, demonstrates the involvement of a protective mechanism against reactive oxygen species (ROS), whereas increased ROS resulted in higher DNA damage. These above-mentioned molecular markers can be efficiently used for the biomonitoring of aquatic environments and conservation of edible fish fauna.
Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein 15 gene causing defective protein secretion in Cholistani infertile sheep
Authors: bibi S. , Khan j.M. , Tahir M. F. , Qamar M. F. , Naz S. , Rauf M. , Noreen R. , Ayaz M.M , Khan M. , Ahmad M. , Khurshid U. , Saeed S. , Iqbal M. J. , Younas Q. U. A. , Hameed Y.
Published: February 2022

Abstract Naturally occurring mutations in morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) are associated with decreased ovulation rate (OR), litter size (LS), and sterility. It is of a great interest to elucidate BMP15 gene in Cholistani sheep breed to uplift socio-economic status and the knowledge of Cholistani sheep breeding in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. In our study, a total of 50 infertile Cholistani sheep aged between 2-6 years and having no blood relation were screened for BMP15 mutations. For this purpose, a high-quality DNA was extracted from the blood of sheep followed by primer designing, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification, DNA sequencing, and in silico analyses. Out of total 50 samples, 9 samples including case 1 (T3), case 2 (T8), case 3 (T17), case 4 (T22), case 5 (T25), case 6 (T33), case 7 (T40), case 8 (T44), and case 9 (T47) were found positive for a variety of already reported and novel BMP15 mutations. Further in silico analyses of the observed mutations have shown the functional impact of these mutations on different characteristics (molecular weight, theoretical PI, estimated half-life, instability index, sub-cellular localization, and 3D confirmation) of the encoded proteins, possibly altering the normal functionality. In a nutshell, findings of this study have confirmed the possible essential role of the BMP15 mutations in the infertility of the Cholistani sheep.