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Grounding: A Practice-led Graphic Exploration of Ecofeminism, Wellbeing and Ecological Consciousness for Young Women
Authors: Falconer Tara , Mortensen Steagall Marcos
Published: March 2023

This article presents an artistic practice-led visual design research project that employs a reflective inquiry methodology to write and design a series of outcomes responding to a rhetoric approach that looks at how a female designer can develop connections to nature and how the design outcomes can empower women to care for themselves and the planet. A vast amount of literature articulates nature's healing powers (Miyazaki, 2018; Hardman, 2020). There is also an emergency in thinkers discussing the connections between environmentalism and feminism, looking into the ways nature and women are similarly deemed inferior by patriarchal structures (Escobar, 2018; Gruen, 1993). This research project aims to bring these two views together, looking into the benefits of appreciating nature as a form of self-care to empower and strengthen young women and subsequently increase a desire to care for the depleting natural world. Therefore, this thesis asks: how can communication design strategies and conventions encourage young women to connect with a dialogical relation with nature, fostering wellbeing and ecological consciousness? The study is positioned as a reflective inquiry, meaning that the research process utilises the researcher's personal experiences and writing, with reflections about action, in action and after action, as well as stories and photographs anonymously retrieved from other young women. These inspired an exploration of handmade collages and a graphic set, which led to the generation of a series of outcomes that seek to empower young women to care for themselves through nature. The project has been influenced by overarching issues facing women and nature but approaches them through optimism and positivity. It seeks to highlight the fact that small changes matter, and activism starts from caring for your life and the lives of others, which is what the final outcomes seek to instill in the lives of young women facing an uncertain future.
Memories from COVID-19 A practice-led research about the effects of the lockdown through the perspective of a Chinese student
Authors: Li Qianying , Mortensen Steagall Marcos
Published: March 2023

This article presents a practice-led design project that asks how the effects of the lockdown can be articulated through illustration and poetry to narrate a personal story using an autoethnographic approach to retail high levels of dignity and originality? The research project aims to create a visual narrative, advanced through illustrations and poetry, that reflects the researcher’s experience of lockdowns imposed by COVID-19. The narrative adopts the form of an illustrated storybook to tell the story of the researcher herself, who faced restrictive experiences while being locked down in China during a homeland visit. As a result, the researcher was unable to return to New Zealand due to travel restrictions. During the time the researcher had to wait in China to be able to return to complete her study in New Zealand, the lockdown produced feelings of isolation, distancing, anxiety and other emotions. This design project is aimed to express these feelings, responding to their pressures using creatively illustrations and poems, created in a way to articulate the psychological pressures one can go through during this unprecedented time. The illustrations and poems encapsulate an artistic response to a historical moment, drawn into being through poetic writing and imagery. The project is a historical document of an era where all that is certain becomes uncertain. Illustrations are used through an autoethnographic approach to give voice to personal experiences through design. The research contributes to the exploration of poetic writing and illustration to document, understand and express a moment of crisis in human history.
Creative practice as research: an undergraduate practice-led project in Communication Design in New Zealand
Authors: Mortensen Steagall Marcos , Grieve Fiona
Published: March 2023

In the past three decades, designers have adopted an innovative position as practitioner- researchers in universities by conducting academic research through their creative practice. Many scholars have acknowledged and discussed the will to communicate through creative means. Such endeavours have always been part of the learning and teaching in Graphic Design but how practice-led research sits within university institutions at the undergraduate level requires further investigation. This article offers insights into five design practitioners developing research projects led by the practice, of academics at Auckland University of Technology, in Auckland, New Zealand. These undergraduate candidates are undertaking research by creative practice in the broad field of Visual Communication Design. These new practitioners/researchers to the academic space feel profound and unsettled tensions, for whom traditional research approaches seem too ordered to capture the dynamism of the inquiry process, which lies at the heart of their creative practice. They seek an approach that can offer high levels of interdisciplinarity and focus on skill and competence to produce insights into a socio-material iterative design process. The article presents, with a commentary on practice, five projects operating in the context of complex problems young designers face and their understanding of the design work as it relates to practice and research. The article contributes to advancing a shift in higher design education towards creative practice as an approach to research, promoting the social and the cultural rather than design that is industrially driven. While working within this scope, it is envisaged that some arguments and inferences will have applicability beyond the Aotearoa and for other creative practices, practitioners and researchers.
A SÍNDROME DO ESGOTAMENTO PROFISSIONAL (BURNOUT) E COMO ELA AFETA OS TRABALHADORES DE REDES SOCIAIS.
Authors:   , Camargp André Luiz Crevilaro
Published: March 2023

Tendo como tema a síndrome do esgotamento profissional (burnout) e como ela afeta os trabalhadores de redes sociais. A pesquisa tem como escopo apresentar uma discussão em torno do conceito de "redes sociais digitais", sua dimensão para a sociedade global e situar algumas consequências nocivas do trabalho, especialmente com relação a manutenção da saúde do profissional digital e, finalmente, apresentar alguns resultados da pesquisa realizada. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa exploratória, com o objetivo de proporcionar uma compreensão aproximada do fenômeno e sua relação com a vida dos trabalhadores dessa modalidade. Como resultado, espera-se que seja despertada uma consciência mais aprofundada sobre a
saúde mental dos usuários das redes sociais e também para prevenir o esgotamento profissional que pode acometer os trabalhadores deste meio digital.
PALAVRAS CHAVE: Redes Sociais. Profissionais, Trabalhadores. Burnout. Síndrome do Esgotamento Profissional
On Software Application Database Constraint-driven Design and Development
Authors: Mancas Christian , Serban Cristina , Mancas Diana Christina
Published: March 2023

This paper presents a methodology driven by database constraints for designing and developing (database) software applications. Much needed and with excellent results, this paradigm guarantees the highest possible quality of the managed data. The proposed methodology is illustrated with an easy to understand, yet complex medium-sized genealogy software application driven by more than 200 database constraints, which fully meets such expectations.
Anti-Rassismus überwinden
Authors: Perinelli Massimo
Published: March 2023

Der Text plädiert für einen Perspektivwechsel auf eine migrantische Geschichtsschreibung und der Hinwendung zu einem migrantisch situierten Wissen, um Rassismus zukünftig überwinden zu können. Er problematisiert darüber hinaus die gegenwärtige Konjunktur eines identitär geprägten Anti-Rassismus, der häufig in der Geschichte der Migration nur eine traumatische Abfolge von Katastrophen erblicken kann und dabei die konstitutiven Kämpfe um Rechte und Solidarität übersieht. Um die materialistische Dimension von Rassismus zu begreifen, braucht es hingegen einen Perspektivwechsel auf die Dynamiken und Realitäten der Migration selbst und darin der Agency von Migrant*innen als Subjekte der Geschichte. Der Artikel erinnert an die operaistischen Aufbrüche einer anderen Geschichtsschreibung durch organisierte Migrant:innen in den späten 1990er Jahren, an die zu erinnern für heutige Kämpfe fruchtbar gemacht werden könnte, um den gegenwärtigen rechten und antidemokratischen Tendenzen entgegentreten zu können im Kampf für eine solidarische Gesellschaft der Vielen.
Das innere Establishment
Authors: Hoggett Paul
Published: March 2023

Diese Übersetzung des Kapitels »Das innere Establishment« aus Paul Hoggetts Buch The Emotional Life and the Politics of Welfare (2000) beschreibt ein gruppendynamisches Phänomen in progressiven, politisch arbeitenden Gruppen. Unter Rückgriff auf postkleinianische und von Bion inspirierte Theorien beschreibt er die zerstörerische Kraft eines »internen Establishments«, welches die Gruppe zwar vor Angst schützt, aber gleichzeitig einen Konservatismus hervorruft, der die Gruppe daran hindert, ihr Ziel zu erreichen und politische Handlungsfähigkeit zu erlangen.
Análisis de la norma UNE 153020 sobre audiodescripción
Authors: Font Bisier Miguel Angel
Published: March 2023

Desde su publicación en 2005, la norma UNE 153020 se mantiene como el único documento oficial en habla hispana que regula la audiodescripción, el sistema de apoyo a la comunicación que favorece que las personas con discapacidad visual disfruten del arte. Con el tiempo, la inclusión de estos colectivos en el ámbito de la cultura se ha expandido en direcciones muy estimulantes; avances que no están reconocidos en la norma, pues lleva más de diecisiete años sin ser modificada. En 2022, y con la entrada en vigor de la nueva Ley General de Comunicación Audiovisual, el Gobierno español ordena que las películas audiodescritas cumplan con los estándares de calidad de la norma UNE, por lo que este documento ha cobrado un nuevo peso que afecta al total de las producciones españolas realizadas con subvenciones públicas. Con el objetivo de ofrecer una revisión constructiva del citado documento, se ofrecerá un análisis de sus capítulos dedicados a la audiodescripción de contenidos audiovisuales, así como una comparación de la norma con otras guías y regulaciones internacionales relacionadas con el mismo tema.
GRAP2: A Novel Immune-Related Prognosis Biomarker in Cervical Cancer
Authors: Lin Shixin , Zhu Jun , Mao Xiaoling , Lin Gang , Yang Dan , Guan Yun , Gao Jun
Published: March 2023

Background: Immune infiltration of the tumor microenvironment offers unlimited possibilities for therapeutic strategies in cervical cancer, where GRAP2 is an adaptor protein engaged in diverse signal activations. However, uncertainty exists regarding GRAP2’s prognostic significance and its relationship to immune infiltration. Methods: The data on cervical cancer cases were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. The ESTIMATE computational technique was utilized to calculate the amount of immunological and stromal components, which helped us to identify the differential expression genes (DEGs). Among them, GRAP2 was considered to be related to overall survival based on a protein-protein interaction network and a univariate Cox regression analysis. Thus, based on the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and TCGA databases, we evaluated GRAP2’s influence on clinical prognosis. Furthermore, GRAP2 expression was analyzed by Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). Finally, we used CIBERSORTx analysis to assess the proportion of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TICs) and the connection between GRAP2 and the tumor immune microenvironment. Results: ESTIMATEScore was associated with cervical cancer patient’s prognosis. There are 791 DEGs and 11 potential key genes were identified including GRAP2. In survival analyses with clinical information, We found that the GRAP2 high expression group exhibited a significantly longer overall survival (OS) than the low expression group and that the gene expression gradually declined as the Federation of International of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) stage and M classification increased. GRAP2 was strongly linked with immunity and metabolism, according to GSEA. Finally, we discovered that 11 different TIC types and GRAP2 expressions were linked. Conclusions: GRAP2 may be a novel immune-related prognosis biomarker in cervical cancer.
Procedural Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes Associated with Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with a History of Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: He Songyuan , Li Yingkai , Cheng Zichao , Shi Yuchen , Liu Jinghua
Published: March 2023

Background: Owing to advances in procedural techniques and the training of interventional staff in catheterization labs, recent work has demonstrated the safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a treatment for patients suffering from chronic total occlusion (CTO). However, there has been little research focused on systematic comparisons of PCI outcomes in CTO patients that did or did not exhibit a history of previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Electronic databases were systematically searched for all studies comparing CTO-PCI outcomes for patients with and without a history of CABG, with event rates subsequently being compared via random-effects models with forest plots and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI), owing to the assumption of between-studies heterogeneity. Results: In total, 8 observational studies enrolling 13,509 CTO patients were identified, including 3389 and 10,120 patients with and without a history of prior CABG, respectively. Patients were enrolled in these studies from 1999–2018. Pooled analyses indicated that CABG history was not linked to a lower proportion of radial access 24 (95% CI 0.52–1.03, p = 0.08), and a prior CABG history was linked to a greater contrast volume (95% CI 0.12–0.44, p < 0.001), higher radiation dose (95% CI 0.27–0.40, p < 0.001), longer fluoroscopy time (95% CI 0.42–0.61, p < 0.001), longer procedural time (95% CI 0.38–0.64, p < 0.001), a higher number of implanted stents (95% CI 0.41–0.60, p < 0.001), longer total stent length (95% CI 0.21–0.60, p < 0.001), higher technical failure rates (95% CI 1.46–1.85, p < 0.001), and higher rates of procedural failure (95% CI 1.42–1.79, p < 0.001). The in-hospital mortality (95% CI 1.50–4.03, p < 0.001) and periprocedural mortality (95% CI 1.63–3.73, p < 0.001) of patients with a history of CABG were also higher. While stroke incidence was comparable in both groups (95% CI 0.80–4.47, p = 0.15), periprocedural major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) rates were significantly higher among patients exhibiting a history of CABG (95% CI 1.66–2.94, p < 0.001). Conclusions: These results suggest that CTO-PCI procedures may be more challenging and associated with lower rates of success in CABG patients relative to procedures performed in patients without any history of CABG. Moreover, in-hospital outcomes including MACCE and mortality were worse for patients that had undergone prior CABG.
Co-production of just nature-based solutions to mitigate the impact of domestic effluents on stream water quality in an informal urbanization in Latin America: Diagnosis and a pilot study
Authors: Gomez Bárbara Marion , Diaz Nelson  Samuel , Saraceno Martin , Sinistro Rodrigo , Graziano Martin
Published: March 2023

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly assessed in sustainable urban projects to improve human welfare and biodiversity. Particularly, the design, implementation and assessment of NbS are in most cases spatial and context-dependent, and just NbS must also be included in the agenda. To this end, alternative paradigms such as transdisciplinary and action research can play a fundamental role in favoring local experiences where transformative changes become a reality. The aim of this work is to evaluate the results of a co-production process with a local social movement analyzing and implementing just NbS to mitigate the impact of domestic discharges on the water quality of an urban stream (Buenos Aires, Argentina). We evidenced the relative impact of domestic effluents on stream water quality, with non-negligible input flows (3-16% across seasons) and high mass loads of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Oil and Greases, nutrients and pathogens, which in some cases double the content of the stream water through a one-kilometer reach. Two Biofilter prototypes were designed, implemented and assessed for the mitigation of domestic pollutants, and a participative monitoring approach was implemented. A significant percentage of the installed devices (50%) withstood heavy rainfall and remained operative for 5 consecutive months, and 25% of these remained operative for 2 years without any maintenance time. Moreover, the first prototype showed excellent efficiency in the removal of N, P and COD (>90%), with moderate efficiency in the removal of Dissolved Organic Carbon (40-67%). In contrast, the second design was easier to construct but showed low performance, with only one device displaying a moderate efficiency (20-40% according to the pollutant). We highlight and discuss the fundamental role of the participation of the local community in the whole co-production process, and key lessons to further optimize the Biofilter design.
Motherhood and drinking: The relative importance of mental health and psychosocial factors on maternal alcohol misuse during the postpartum period
Authors: Prior Katrina , Piggott Monique , Hunt Sally , Vanstone Victoria , mccormack clare , Newton Nicola , Teesson Maree , Birrell Louise , Kershaw Stephanie , Thornton Louise , Stapinski Lexine
Published: March 2023

BACKGROUND: Being a mother of a young child may be protective against alcohol misuse for some, but not all, women. This is the first paper to identify the mental health and psychosocial correlates of alcohol misuse among postpartum mothers. METHODS: Mothers with a child under 12-months (N=319) were recruited via social media to complete a cross-sectional online survey. Two hierarchical logistic regressions examined unique factors associated with heavy episodic drinking and hazardous alcohol use, including sociodemographic, mental ill-health, and psychosocial factors.RESULTS: On average, mothers drank alcohol at low levels (4 drinking days, 9 standard drinks in the past month). One in 10 (11.6%) reported heavy episodic drinking during this time and 1 in 12 (8.5%) were drinking at hazardous or greater levels. In the final models, older age and more severe postpartum anxiety were associated with higher likelihood of hazardous drinking (OR=1.37, OR=1.09, respectively), while breastfeeding was associated with lower odds of heavy episodic drinking (OR=0.29). Greater perceived social support was associated with lower odds of heavy episodic (OR=0.56) and hazardous drinking (OR=0.39), while higher coping-with-anxiety and social drinking motives were associated with greater odds of both forms of alcohol misuse (ORs=3.51-10.40). Conformity drinking motives (e.g., drinking to avoid social rejection) were negatively associated with heavy episodic drinking (OR=0.24). CONCLUSIONS: Maternal anxiety, coping-with-anxiety and social drinking motives, and reduced social support are important factors associated with postpartum alcohol misuse. These modifiable factors are potential targets for screening and intervention for mothers who may need additional support and preventative care.
Neural Activation during Phonological Processing in Primary-School Children with Limited Reading Experience: Insights from Rural Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Jasińska Kaja Kinga , Nematova Shakhlo , Brice Henry , Yang Xinyi
Published: March 2023

Phonological awareness (PA) is an important predictor and outcome of reading. Yet, little is known about the reciprocal relation between PA and reading across development without consistent reading experience (e.g., due to limited access to quality education and late enrolment in school). We tested the hypothesis that variable reading experience in childhood influences neural activation in regions involved in language and reading processing—left frontal and temporoparietal cortex. Sixty-nine primary-school children (Mage=10.4) from rural low-literacy communities in Côte d’Ivoire completed a PA task while undergoing fNIRS neuroimaging and a reading battery. We observed differences in left inferior frontal and bilateral temporoparietal activation for younger versus older children with similar reading skills, suggesting neural activation for phonological processing depends on the age when children have reading experience. Without consistent access to quality education, children may miss out on reciprocal interactions between phonological processing and reading shaping language processing in the brain.
Prescription Opioids and New Psychoactive Substances Use in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Policy Implications
Authors: Dumbili Emeka W. , Odeigah Ogochukwu W.
Published: March 2023

This article reviews and synthesizes findings from studies on non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) and new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Nigeria. PubMed, EBSCO, AJOL and Google scholar were searched for relevant literature on NMUPO in Nigeria from February 2000 to January 2022. Articles were included if they collected primary data, were published in English, and reported the prevalence rate, motivation, or source of prescription opioids for non-medical use and NPS in Nigeria. The search result yielded 152 relevant articles after duplicates were removed and 49 articles were included in the final review. The findings reveal that tramadol and codeine-containing cough syrups (CCCS) are the most commonly used prescription opioids for non-medical purposes. The current use of CCCS and tramadol was high among young people in university and secondary school. Common motivations for NMUPO use were availability, peer pressure and enhancing physical work performance. Major sources of tramadol, codeine and CCCS for non-medical use were retail drug dealers, chemists/pharmacy stores and wholesale drug dealers. The NPS reported and used by young adults include Solution, Madaran Sukudie, Dan kamaru, and Gadagi, and drug concoctions such as Codeine diet, Gutter water and Monkey Tail. Although codeine and tramadol are among the Controlled Medicines in Nigeria, the findings support the need to implement tailored policies to mitigate an opioid crisis in Nigeria.
COVID-19 related symptoms and vaccination usage among informal waste workers of Kathmandu, Nepal
Authors: Khanal Ashish
Published: March 2023

Introduction: About 56% of total population of Nepal have been fully immunized against COVID. But still foreign nationals and Informal Waste Workers (IWWs) outside of Nepal are struggling to get COVID vaccines. This study was intended to study the COVID-19 symptoms among IWWs of Kathmandu and the usage of vaccines by them.

Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among 107 IWWs of Kathmandu Valley from Balku, Sanepa, Kalimati and Teku areas. A convenience sampling method was used to find the respondents based on their willingness to participate in the study. Face-to-face interview was conducted using structured questionnaire to collect data from IWWs.

Results: A total of 53.3% males and 46.7% females participated in this study. Despite of majority of waste workers facing COVID related symptoms, only 19.6% of waste workers had done COVID test. Around 77.6% of waste workers hadn’t still taken COVID vaccine with majority (93.9 %) of them belonging to India.

Conclusion: The majority of IWWs of Kathmandu are afraid to take COVID vaccine. Despite of having COVID related symptoms, IWWs haven’t gone for COVID test. Though interested, the IWWs needs identity cards for vaccination which counts less number of waste workers being vaccinated.
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mental Health among Nursing Personnel in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in West Bengal, India
Authors: Chowdhury Upasana , Das Tamal , Mazumder Sahana , Gangopadhyay Somnath
Published: March 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 outbreak created enormous turmoil all over the world. The health sectors were overburdened with critically ill COVID-19 patients. The load on the health sector burdened and fatigued the health care workers especially the nursing personnel as they were in direct contact with the symptomatic patients predominantly. In each wave, the patients’ number surged and overwhelmed the health sectors. In this study, the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) discomfort and mental exhaustion among the nursing personnel were assessed.
Methods: The duration of the study was from the end of September 2021 to March 2022. The factors that sourced the discomfort symptoms amidst and the interludes of the later waves of COVID-19 and their interrelations were also assessed here. The Modified Nordic Questionnaire and the COVID Stress Scales (CSS) were used in this study.
Results: 73.9% of subjects (N=88) reported the presence of WMSDs symptoms in at least one body region in the last one-year time period with the most prevalent discomfort in the lower back region (42%), followed by discomforts in the ankles, neck, and knee. The mean value of the total score of CSS was 33.74(±19.90) with high mean values in compulsive checking, danger, and contamination subscales. This study showed significant positive correlations between the presence of WMSD symptoms with BMI (rs=0.266, p= 0.012) and CSS total scores (rs=0.216, p=0.043).
Conclusion: Large percentages of reports on musculoskeletal discomforts with reports on mental enervation related to COVID-19 indicated weariness of the nursing personnel. The physical exhaustion due to overloading work and the interplay between mental stress and WMSDs revealed pivotal issues of concern.
Descriptive Epidemiology of Occupational Injuries among urban construction workers – an observation from Eastern India
Authors: Sarkar Bidisa , Kar Sonali , Mohapatra Ipsa , Sarkar Kamalesh
Published: March 2023

Introduction
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is seeing a boom in construction activities, with workers from remote areas coming for work. Poverty, and illiteracy, coupled with employment and regular payments make them oblivious to unsafe working conditions. Long hours of heavy work in bad postures affect their musculoskeletal system leading to work-related musculoskeletal injuries. This study aimed to understand the epidemiology of the above injuries among the construction workers in Bhubaneswar
Methods
It was a work-site-based multistage cross-sectional study, where the sites engaging >=15 workers were selected randomly. A total of 520 workers (consented, >=21 years of age, and in this profession for at least 3 years) were recruited randomly. Data was collected by interviewing the study participants with the help of a pre-tested questionnaire focusing on sociodemographic profiles and relevant epidemiological variables related to occupational injury of urban construction workers.  Data entry and analysis were done using SPSS version 20.
Results
Over 95% of the participants were heavy workers, 23.1% were laborers, 28.1% had < 10 years of experience, and 72.3% were satisfied with their job. A little more than 19% had work-related injuries in the last 3 months. Age, gender, alcohol abuse, better education, lesser work experience, skilled work and job dissatisfaction were found to be statistically significant when associated with workplace injuries. Multivariate analysis revealed only age and lesser duration of working experience in the construction industry were associated with an increase in occupational injuries.
Conclusion
This study found that younger age, less work experience, male gender, use of alcohol, nature of work and lack of job satisfaction, and a few other factors were associated with work-related injuries. Often their occupational health and injuries get overlooked. Employers should be primarily responsible for their health, safety, and well-being. Suitable legislation and proper implementation would probably facilitate this.
A Quality Improvement Initiative on sustaining Kangaroo Mother Care Practices During COVID Pandemic
Authors: Apoorva  , Anjum Sadiqua , L Swapna , Alimelu M  , Himabindu Singh  , Kalyan
Published: March 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has affected the KMC practices in our SNCU. Lack of clear guidelines and training about continuing KMC in COVID-19 times has further lead to decrease in KMC practices.
Methods: This is a prospective single centered quality improvement study conducted in the inborn unit of a tertiary care hospital. Intervention phase was done in August and September 2020. Preterm mother-infant dyads who were admitted in the inborn Level 2 Neonatal care unit with birth weight less than 2000 grams were enrolled in this study. A QI team comprising of resident doctors, nurses and supporting staff and a lactation counsellor was formed. The potential barriers for prolonged KMC were evaluated using fish bone analysis. A variety of measures were introduced and subsequently tested by seven plan-dostudy-act (PDSA) cycles. Data on percentage of initiation of KMC was measured by bedside nurses on daily basis and the data was plotted on run chart every week during implementation phase.
Results: 116 eligible mother-infant dyads were studied during implementation period (50 days). We achieved our goal by step-wise implementation of changes through multiple PDSA cycles. The percentage of initiation of KMC among eligible preterm infants has increased from baseline of 43.4% to 83.3% and duration of KMC from 1.5 mean hours to 4.5 hours over a period of eight weeks.
Conclusions: Ongoing quality improvement measures increased the percentage of initiation and duration of KMC among eligible preterm infants without addition of extra man power.
Ensino de Compreensão Textual com Estratégias Reforçadoras para Crianças
Authors: Oliveira Graziela , Benitez Priscila , Domeniconi Camila
Published: March 2023

Dificuldades de aprendizagem podem ser atribuídas à inexistência do reforço necessário para o estabelecimento dos comportamentos básicos que antecedem o comportamento alvo almejado. O estudo objetivou avaliar o ensino de leitura com compreensão, a partir do uso sistemático de reforço arbitrário com crianças de desenvolvimento típico. As participantes foram quatro crianças do sexo feminino com idades entre nove e 10 anos. Em cada sessão de ensino, as participantes realizavam a leitura de um livro, o preenchimento do teste Cloze e a escrita de respostas para questões de compreensão sobre a história lida. Os resultados indicam a eficácia do procedimento de ensino.
Efeitos do Monitoramento sobre a Correspondência Fazer-Dizer em Crianças em uma Atividade Acadêmica
Authors: Donaris Douglas Fernandes , Diniz Cortez Mariéle
Published: March 2023

Este estudo avaliou o efeito do monitoramento, isto é, da presença ou ausência de diferentes agentes sociais (adulto e criança), no autorrelato de crianças sobre seus desempenhos em uma atividade de leitura.  Participaram seis crianças com idades entre nove e 10 anos. “Fazer” consistiu em ler em voz alta uma palavra apresentada na tela de um computador e “Dizer” em relatar, após ouvir um feedback do computador, se a leitura foi ou não correta. Foram implementadas condições experimentais sem monitoramento, isto é, na ausência de agentes sociais (A), e com monitoramento, ou seja, na presença de um adulto (B) ou de uma criança (C), em um delineamento de reversão (ABACA e ACABA). Os resultados demonstraram que o monitoramento produziu um aumento nos níveis de correspondência de relatos de erros para todos os participantes e não foi observada diferença nos padrões de correspondência em função do tipo de monitor.
Equivalência de estímulos elucida como propagandas influenciam o comportamento alimentar infantil
Authors: Oliveira Yasmin Nascimento , Ribeiro Keylla Lima , Magalhães Thaysa Silva , Costa Mykaelle Dores de Souza , Henklain Marcelo Henrique de Oliveira , Garcia Rafael Vilas Boas
Published: March 2023

O objetivo foi replicar o estudo de Santos e de Rose (2018) que investigaram a influência de personagens sobre as escolhas alimentares de crianças. Foram formadas duas classes de estímulos equivalentes, uma com personagem do qual a criança gostava (A1) e outra do qual não gostava (A2). Cada classe tinha três estímulos, personagens (A1 e A2), figuras geométricas (B1 e B2) e símbolos abstratos (C1 e C2). Também um Símbolo Novo (SN) e a imagem de uma Marca Conhecida (MC) pela criança. Participaram 13 crianças, das quais seis concluíram o estudo. Foram conduzidos três testes de escolha e de preferência entre dois potes transparentes com o mesmo alimento: C1xC2, C2xSN e C1xMC. Os resultados replicaram Santos e de Rose (2018) no Teste 1 e em parte do Teste 2, tendo sido diferentes no Teste 3. A equivalência de estímulos revelou-se eficaz no estudo de variáveis determinantes do comportamento alimentar infantil.
ensino do operante verbal mando em crianças e adolescentes com autismo
Authors: Oliveira Suzana Cinthia Silva , Marques Leonardo Brandão , Ribeiro Daniela Mendonça
Published: March 2023

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo estender revisões sistemáticas anteriores sobre o ensino do mando em crianças e adolescentes com TEA. Com base nas recomendações do PRISMA para revisões, foram encontrados 512 artigos em bases nacionais e estrangeiras, entre 2015 e 2019. Doze artigos foram analisados após aplicação dos critérios de inclusão/exclusão, focando em trabalhos aplicados com resultados e métodos claros. Os resultados indicam que há heterogeneidade nos procedimentos que impactam na integridade dos estudos entre os trabalhos de diferentes origens. Observa-se que muitos estudos ainda não incluem procedimentos ou avaliam a generalização e a manutenção dos comportamentos-alvo. Os estudos concentram-se em pesquisas com crianças e boa parte delas utilizam o delineamento experimental linha de base múltipla entre participantes. O procedimento de ensino e as modalidades de dicas variaram entre os estudos. Discute-se aproximações com revisões anteriores e possíveis implicações para o planejamento mais rigoroso de procedimentos de ensino.
Plataforma Lattes para revisão de literatura analítico comportamental aplicada na Saúde
Authors: Marin Ramon , Faleiros Pedro , Moraes Antonio
Published: March 2023

Revisões de literatura são utilizadas para levantamento de evidências de intervenções na área de saúde. Estudos têm apresentado problemas relacionados à busca de bibliografia para levantamento de evidência na Análise do Comportamento. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a utilização de uma plataforma de currículos acadêmicos (Plataforma Lattes) para busca de artigos fundamentados na Análise do Comportamento que se relacionavam com temas da área de saúde. Uma busca foi realizada para as áreas do conhecimento por meio dos descritores “Psicologia da Saúde” e “Análise do Comportamento”. Os currículos encontrados na Plataforma Lattes foram explorados para busca de artigos publicados nos últimos cinco anos. O uso de um repositório de currículos acadêmicos mostrou-se uma ferramenta possível para levamento de literatura — evidências.
Sistematização de componentes comportamentais do praticar bullying: análise analítico-comportamental de dados de ciências sociais gerais
Authors: Lima Leticia Batista , Panosso Mariana Gomide , Kienen Nádia
Published: March 2023

Este estudo teve por objetivo sistematizar as variáveis que constituem o comportamento de praticar bullying em ambiente escolar, a partir de literatura científica geral, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica. Foram introduzidas nas bases de dados descritores relativos à definição e ao comportamento de bullying, sendo selecionados 11 estudos para análise, dos quais 111 trechos foram analisados. Foram destacadas informações referentes a comportamentos ou componentes de comportamentos constituintes de praticar bullying (estímulos antecedentes, respostas e estímulos consequentes). Foi realizada avaliação da linguagem para nomear os comportamentos ou seus componentes, a partir dos critérios: clareza, precisão, concisão e objetividade. Os comportamentos e seus constituintes foram categorizados, sendo identificados 133 comportamentos constituintes da classe geral, renomeada de “praticar bullying” para “violentar frequentemente um par de modo que o autor demonstre o seu poder produzindo dano àquele”. Os resultados evidenciaram a diversidade de comportamentos que compõem o fenômeno, bem como suas possíveis variáveis instauradoras e mantenedoras.
Neuro Fuzzy Network and Wavelet Gabor For Face Detection
Authors: Mohammed Raidah Salim
Published: March 2023

This paper presents a face detection technique based on two techniques: wavelet Gabor filter for extract features from the localized facial image and neuro fuzzy system used as classifier depending on the features that extract , where it is used to determine the faces in the input image by draw boxesÂ  around the faces. The neurofuzzy network will be train on 128 image (69 face and 59 non face, size of each imageÂ  16*27 pixel in gray scale , this mean it trained to choose between two classes â€œfaceâ€ and â€œnon-faceâ€ images.Â Â Â  Our approach has been tested on eight common images with different face number in image and different number of fuzzy set. We got the best detection rate is 89.3% in case threshold equal 0.2 and in case number of fuzzy set equal 2. The stages of this work are implemented in MATLAB 7.0 environment.
Urteilen lernen: Annäherungen an ein Verständnis von Urteilskompetenz in der Ernährungs- und Verbraucher*innenbildung (EVB)
Authors: Wagner-Kerschbaumer Rebecca
Published: March 2023

Dieser Artikel soll einen Beitrag zur Entwicklung eines Urteilskompetenz-Modells für die Ernährungs- und Verbraucher*innenbildung (EVB) leisten. Erste hermeneutische Analysen zeichnen eine Analogie im Verständnis von Urteilsbildung zum Verständnis des Gegenstandsbereichs als einem mehrdimensionalen. Urteilsfähigkeit soll mehrperspektivisch und multidimensional gedacht werden.
Gynecological aspects of sexual dysfunction in the postmenopausal women
Authors:   Academician E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russian Federation, Sandakova E.A. , Zhukovskaya I.G. ,   Izhevsk State Medical Academy, Izhevsk, Russian Federation
Published: March 2023

Sexuality is defined as a physical, emotional, psychological, and social welfare state associated with sexual desires. The prevalence of sexual dysfunction among postmenopausal women is estimated to be 68% to 87%. The most significant causes of sexual disorders in this period are physiological changes of female body, psychological problems, lack of special knowledge, and male health status. Sexual function is linked to the complex neurotransmitter-hormone interaction both at the central and peripheral levels. The major cause of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women is genitourinary menopausal syndrome. Most commonly, gynecologist becomes a first contact physician dealing with female sexual disorders. Sexual dysfunction diagnosis in postmenopause includes the use of validated questionnaires, the assessment of the type and severity of menopausal disorders, the impact of somatic diseases and psychological issues, as well as a thorough physical examination. As sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women is caused by multiple factors and has a complex pathogenesis, it is necessary to set up a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. According to the biopsychosocial model, gynecologist has a wide range of therapeutic options for dealing with sexual disorders — pharmacotherapy (hormonal and non-hormonal agents), rational psychotherapy, and multimodal treatment methods. KEYWORDS: sexual dysfunction, postmenopause, sexual hormones, estrogens, androgens, genitourinary menopausal syndrome, biopsychosocial model of healthcare. FOR CITATION: Sandakova E.A., Zhukovskaya I.G. Gynecological aspects of sexual dysfunction in the postmenopausal women. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(1):26–30 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2023-6-1-26-30.
Why Bell's experiment is meaningless
Authors: Geurdes Han
Published: March 2023

We demonstrate that a Bell experiment asks the impossible of a Kolmogorovian correlation. An Einstein locality explanation in Bell's format is therefore excluded beforehand by way of the experimental and statistical method followed.
Мain stages in the development of the oil and gas industry in the Caspian region
Authors: Serikova U. S.
Published: March 2023

Background. The development of the oil and gas industry in the Caspian region is closely linked with the development of oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea and adjacent territories. According to historical sources, it was in the Caspian region where the global offshore oil production was launched. Further, other countries used the experience gained in the Caspian region. Four main stages can be distinguished in the of the Caspian oil and gas complex, including the nascent (antique and medieval eras) stage; the initial stage of industrial development (from the 10th century to 1917); the Soviet stage of industrial development; and the modern stage of industrial development.

Aim. To study of the history of the development of the oil and gas industry in the Caspian region.

Materials and methods. The methods of retrospective, graphical, statistical, system-structural analysis were used in the work.

Results. Based on the results of the study, the main stages in the development of the oil and gas industry in the Caspian region were identified.
Paleotectonic and paleogeographic criteria for forecasting hydrocarbon accumulations in the water area of the Sakhalin shelf
Authors: Kerimov V. Yu. , Kisler D. A. , Shatyrov A. K. , Idiyatullina E. Z.
Published: March 2023

Background. The article considers paleotectonic and paleogeographic criteria for forecasting hydrocarbon accumulations and determining the sites of priority exploration on the Sakhalin shelf.

Aim. To determine the priority objects of geological exploration on the Sakhalin shelf based on paleotectonic and paleogeographic criteria.

Materials and methods. Generalization and statistical processing of available data, fieldwork materials, reference literature, and scientific publications. Modeling of the tectonic evolution of the Cenozoic sedimentary basin in the studied section of the Sakhalin shelf and its individual sections. The formation and evolution of hydrocarbon systems in the waters of the Sakhalin shelf occurred in the process of geodynamic evolution of the West Okhotsk megabasin covering modern Sakhalin and the adjacent water area. The PetroMod (Schlumberger) and Qgis software packages were used.

Results. The developed paleotectonic and paleogeographic criteria are suitable for both determining the sites of priority exploration and developing appropriate recommendations. Schemes with the allocation of areas that meet the developed criteria were constructed. For all three license areas, the stage of prospecting and evaluation of the oil and gas deposits is required, along with the completion of the exploration and production stage at already discovered fields. Within the license areas, the most promising structures were identified and boreholes were outlined.
Explaining the Childbirth Experience with the Support of a Doula in an Iranian Setting: A Qualitative Study
Authors:   Professor, Department of Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran, Heydari Fard Solmaz , Moghadam Zahra Behboodi ,   Professor, Department of Reproductive Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran, Khoshnam rad Mahsa ,   PhD Candidate in reproductive health, Tehran University of Medical Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran
Published: March 2023

ntroduction: An expectant mother’s experience of normal vaginal delivery significantly impacts her health. One of the determinants of a positive experience is to enjoy constant support during labor. Objective: This study was conducted to understand the mother’s childbirth experience with the support of a doula during labor and delivery. Materials and Methods: This research was a qualitative study with a content analysis approach. A total of 16 pregnant women that gave birth with the assistance of doulas in a hospital in Zanjan City, Iran, were included in this qualitative study with a content analysis approach. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants in 2019. The study data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with mothers, then transcribed and coded. All interviews were conducted in one session, so 16 interviews were obtained. Data analysis was done using the method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Results: The participants were 18-35 years old (27.5±6.7 years). Three women had a primary school education, 7 had a high school diploma, and 6 had a university education. Four women were employed, and the rest were homemakers. After data analysis, 4 main categories and 8 subcategories were extracted. Main categories and subcategories include comprehensive support (physical support, mental support), assisting in materializing the motherhood dream (inducing calm in the mother, being released from pain and suffering), internal reinforcement (self-esteem, pain acceptance), and mother-centered care (doula as a different supportive, bidirectional relationship). Conclusion: Pregnant mothers’ satisfaction with delivery is affected by their experience. According to the results, all mothers were satisfied with doula support during delivery. The doula’s presence made childbirth a positive and satisfactory experience. The doula guided mothers from fear, pain, and ignorance to happiness and satisfaction. It is necessary to familiarize expectant mothers with the doula and the services they provide and facilitate their presence in labor and delivery rooms.