bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
تأثير انموذج التفكير النشط في تعلم مهارتي الارسال واستقبال الارسال بالكرة الطائرة
Authors: حنين محمد سعد  , مواهب حميد الجبوري
Published: March 2023

تكمن اهمية الدراسة الحالية في استعمال انموذج تعليمي حديث يواكب تقدم العصر وتطوره وهو انموذج (التفكير النشط) والذي يمثل احد نماذج النظرية البنائية التي تجعل الطالب محورا وجزء من العملية التربوية ومشاركا فيها، وجاء استعمال هذا الانموذج كمحاولة في رفع مستوى اللاعبين في الاداء المهاري لمهارة الارسال واستقباله في الكرة الطائرة ، وقد هدف البحث إلى التعرف على تأثير التفكير النشط للاعبين الناشئين ، والتعرف على إعداد وحدات تعليمية بأنموذج التفكير النشط لتعلم مهارتي الارسال واستقبال الارسال بالكرة الطائرة للاعبين الناشئين ، واتبعت الباحثتان المنهج التجريبي في حل مشكلة البحث ، وتم تحديد مجتمع البحث باللاعبين الناشئين بأعمار (14-16) سنة لأندية محافظات الفرات الأوسط بالكرة الطائرة للموسم الرياضي (2020-2021) ,البالغ عددهم (72) لاعباً, يمثلون (6) أندية, وهي اندية (الدغارة , والهندية , والكوفة , والقاسم , والمشخاب , والروضتين) , واستبعدت الباحثتان اللاعب الحر (الليبرو)؛ لعدم توافر متطلبات البحث فيهم ,البالغ عددهم (6) لاعبين , وبهذا أصبح العدد الكلي لمجتمع البحث (66) لاعباً ، وبعدها تم اختيار عينة البحث الرئيسية من لاعبي نادي الكوفة بالطريقة العمدية ،البالغ عددهم (12) لاعباً فهم يمثلون نسبة (18.18%) من مجتمع الاصل , وتم توزعيهم على مجموعتين (ضابطة , وتجريبية) بالتساوي بالطريقة العشوائية .وتحققت الباحثتان من النتائج بنظام (SPSS) لتكون الاستنتاجات بتشجيع التدريس باستعمال انموذج التفكير النشط على التفاعل مع المهارتين المراد تعلمها في الكرة الطائرة ،وإن اكتساب اللاعبين المجموعة التجريبية للمهارات المختلفة كالتخطيط والتنظيم ومراجعة النص والتحرير من طريق أنموذج التفكير النشط أسهم بنحوٍ كبير في تفوقهم على لاعبي المجموعة الضابطة. فضلا عن طرح التساؤلات واثارتها ومشاركتهن الايجابية خلال الدرس ،أن استعمال هذا الأنموذج ساعد على تمكين اللاعبين من توليد الاسئلة وطرحها في أثناء الدرس . واوصت الباحثتان بتيشجع التدريس باستعمال انموذج التفكير النشط على التفاعل مع المهارتين المراد تعلمها في الكرة الطائرة فضلا عن طرح التساؤلات واثارتها ومشاركتهم الايجابية خلال الدرس وأن استعمال هذا الأنموذج ساعد على تمكين اللاعبين من توليد الاسئلة وطرحها في أثناء الدرس وضرورة الاهتمام بتنوع التمرينات من خلال تنوع الممارسة على أشكال تعلم أداء المهارة الواحدة بما ينسجم مع طبيعة أداء لعبة الكرة الطائرة ومهاراتها وأداء هذه التمرينات بظروف مختلفة
DIFICULDADES DE CAPTAÇÃO PRECOCE DE PACIENTES SINTOMÁTICOS RESPIRATÓRIOS NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE: A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DOS AGENTES COMUNITÁRIOS DE SAÚDE
Authors: Da Silva Francielly Rosiani , Dos Reis Arielle Jheniffer Lima do Nascimento Vicentini , da Silva Elimar Silvério Nogueira
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Identificar e compreender as dificuldades de captação precoce de pacientes sintomáticos respiratórios para detecção de tuberculose na atenção primária à saúde, tendo em contrapartida o reconhecimento da contribuição dos agentes comunitários de saúde no rastreio prévio dos mesmos em regiões vulneráveis. Método: realizada revisão integrativa com artigos científicos publicados em português e inglês, na íntegra, os quais abordam a problemática referente a subnotificação e fragilidades da atenção primária e saúde da família no quesito fortalecimento da captação de pacientes contactantes de casos de tuberculose na área de responsabilização sanitária. Foram selecionados 21 artigos para amostra nas bases de dados: LILACS, BVS-Enfermagem, PUBMED e Scielo, dos quais foram selecionados apenas 6 artigos, cuja temática focaliza três eixos principais: tuberculose na atenção primária à saúde; fragilidades do território; contribuição dos agentes comunitários de saúde no rastreio precoce de contactantes e sintomáticos respiratórios. Resultados: com base na amostra e análise do conteúdo proposto, observou-se que os Agentes Comunitários de Saúde têm grande relevância no que tange a busca ativa de pacientes sintomáticos respiratórios e transmissão de conhecimento e informação para a população, tendo em vista que os mesmos também têm o papel de educador da população e caracteriza-se como a ligação direta da equipe de saúde com a comunidade. Conclusão: constatou-se a grande necessidade de realizar capacitações e fortalecer a prática de educação continuada com esse grupo de profissionais, visto que o nível de conhecimento que os mesmos apresentam reflete na qualidade do atendimento domiciliar e na resolutividade das buscas de pacientes sintomáticos respiratórios.
Trends in HIV/AIDS incidence rate in Mississippi, 2008-2019
Authors: Asala Adetoun F. , Bhuiyan Azad R. , Mitra Amal K. , Mendy Vincent L. , Mawson Anthony R. , Akil Luma
Published: March 2023

Background and objectives: Despite the decline in new HIV infection across the United States, Mississippi is still experiencing high rates of new HIV infections. Reports highlighted significant variations by geographical locations and socio-demographic factors. This study examined trends of HIV/AIDS incidence rates in Mississippi from 2008 to 2019.

Materials and methods: Data on HIV/AIDS diagnosis were extracted from Mississippi Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System database. Data were cleaned and de-identified using Microsoft Excel and SAS 9.4. Overall and annual age-adjusted HIV and AIDS incidence rates were calculated by sex, race, and age using 2000 US population. Annual Percentage Change (APC) and Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC) were analyzed using Joinpoint regression models.

Results: Overall, HIV incidence rate declined from 25.0 in 2008 to 18.79 per 100,000 population in 2019 (24.8% decrease) while AIDS incidence increased from 6.4 in 2008 to 8.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 (28.1% increase). Comparison between sexes of all age groups showed a downward trend of new HIV infection (AAPC: Male:-1.50, Female:-5.17) and an upward trend of AIDS incidence (AAPC: Male: 1.90, Female: 3.70). Age adjusted HIV incidence declined by 26.8% and 12.4% among blacks and whites respectively (AAPC: Blacks: -2.8, Whites:-1.0) but there was no significant change in age-adjusted AIDS incidence among both races from 2008-2019.

Conclusion: This study indicated that age-adjusted HIV incidence rate is declining in Mississippi but trends differ by race, gender, and age. More interventions aimed at ensuring early diagnosis, proper linkage to care and preventing the progression of HIV to AIDS particularly among at-risk population are needed in Mississippi.

IMC J Med Sci. 2023; 17(2):002. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55010/imcjms.17.012

*Correspondence: Adetoun F. Asala, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, 350 W Woodrow Wilson Dr, Jackson, MS 39213. Email: adetoun.f.asala@students.jsums.edu
TEORIZAÇÃO DESCOLONIAL
Authors: Nolasco Edgar Cézar
Published: March 2023

A proposta deste texto resume-se em pontuar, por meio de uma linguagem assentada no que o autor denomina de teorização descolonial, alguns pontos chaves que embasam o que o autor entende por crítica biográfica fronteiriça. Aliás, acerca disso, o modo de pensar e de fazer da teorização descolonial já sinaliza tratar-se de tal crítica. Some-se a isso a presença do biolócus do des-sujeito teorizador quando empreende pôr em prática tal reflexão teórica.
NA FRONTEIRA DA DESOBEDIÊNCIA EPISTÊMICA
Authors: Silva Luã Armando de Oliveira , Nolasco Edgar Cézar
Published: March 2023

Este trabalho tem por objetivo delinear a proposta de uma crítica biográfica fronteiriça do escritor Paulo Freire, tendo como ilustração principal a obra A Pedagogia do Oprimido (1970) à luz dos conceitos propostos pela descolonialidade, como, por exemplo, desobediência epistêmica, desprendimento, semelhanças-na-diferença, bilinguajamento e pedagogia descolonial. Para isso, assentaremo-nos em uma metodologia bibliográfica respaldada, por um lado, pela epistemologia crítica biográfica fronteiriça no bojo dos intelectuais Mignolo, Edgar Cézar Nolasco, Zulma Palermo, Silviano Santiago, Gloria Anzaldúa e, por outro, pelo conceito de semelhanças e diferenças da Literatura Comparada a fim de comparar a diferença colonial da pedagogia freiriana com a pedagogia descolonial. Portanto, atravessados pelo exposto, buscaremos traçar um perfil no pensamento social e pedagógico de Paulo Freire, evidenciando as feridas abertas descoloniais presentes em seu projeto intelectual e literário, no intuito de descortinar um importante debate que antecede a constituição de uma pedagogia descolonial nas e a partir das exterioridades da América Latina e do Brasil.
A INTERDISCIPLINARIDADE NA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Alonso Pereira Adriana , De Novaes Conceição Aline
Published: March 2023

A interdisciplinaridade tem por finalidade favorecer a integração de aprendizagens e conhecimentos, tendo em vista que o professor é mediador da aprendizagem do educando, é importante investigar as concepções de professores sobre interdisciplinaridade. Desse modo, o estudo apresentado neste artigo, visa analisar criticamente estudos que tratam das concepções de professores sobre a interdisciplinaridade, identificando as metodologias e recortes mobilizados. O procedimento de localização de dados consistiu em uma revisão de literatura, utilizando duas bases de dados. A análise dos textos localizados e selecionados, consistiu na apresentação dos dados quantitativos e na análise qualitativa dos trabalhos localizados. Diante da análise, é possível constatar que há uma pequena quantidade de estudos que objetivaram investigar as concepções de professores sobre a interdisciplinaridade e dentre os localizados, foram evidenciadas uma concepção docente superficial acerca da abordagem interdisciplinar.
ASSIMETRIAS REGIONAIS: OS PERIÓDICOS NA ÁREA DE EDUCAÇÃO NA REGIÃO CENTRO-OESTE
Authors: Martins Real Giselle Cristina , Furtado Alessandra Cristina
Published: March 2023

Resumo: O objetivo do presente artigo é explicitar o cenário dos periódicos em educação na região Centro-Oeste e as assimetrias que o caracteriza, com vistas a potencializar o debate na área, especialmente em um momento em que está em curso a elaboração de um novo Plano Nacional de Pós-Graduação. Metodologicamente, realizou-se levantamento exploratório, sistematização e análise dos dados, junto aos programas de pós-graduação em educação, existentes na região Centro-Oeste junto à Capes. Em um segundo momento, houve a consulta a página do site na internet de cada um desses programas, na busca de identificar qual ou quais periódicos eram por eles editados. Como resultado mapeou-se 21 periódicos científicos, mas nenhum chega a obter o conceito A1, o mais alto do Sistema de Avaliação Qualis. Também, verificou-se que há apenas um periódico qualificado como A2, vinculado a programas de pós-graduação da região Centro-Oeste, uma vez que os periódicos vinculados à Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, estão inseridos na região apenas de forma político-administrativa. Conclui-se que há necessidade da formulação de políticas específicas voltadas para a equanimidade dos periódicos com vistas a estabelecer vertentes mais democratizantes para o contexto assimétrico que caracteriza o Sistema Nacional de Pós-Graduação.
Expense Tracker
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan’s College of Engineering, Devmane Dr. Mahavir
Published: March 2023

Expense Tracker is a web application through which users can maintain their expenses on the machine efficiently instead of making a paper diary. It is an efficient way of managing one’s expenses without the need of manual calculations. It provides various categories for income and expenses like clothes, food, movies, investment, rent, salary, business and many more. There is a reminder feature which will give an alerting notification if the user has exceeded the limit set for maximum expense. It will also provide a monthly report to the individuals that will help to keep the record. This report will be calculated based on the user's daily input about their expenses and income. So, by using this web application one will get a clear idea about his expenditure and can think about savings that will be helpful in an emergency situation. Key Words: Expense Tracker, Income, MERN stack, Expense
A Study on the Connection between Sacred and Social Order in Sauromat-Sarmatian Cultures
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Krivosheev Mikhail
Published: March 2023

Using archaeological materials, this article attempts to reveal correlation between society structural levels of each of the Sauromat-Sarmatian cultures and high-status “priestly” burials practices, as well as special artifacts associated with performance of worship cult acts. The results obtained allow us to assume that family-clan cults were widespread during weakening periods of centralized power. The interment of cult worshipers did not require specific practices. Rich priestly complexes with stable sets of sacred inventory appeared during the time of large nomadic group formation and strengthening periods of centralized power. Such burials most commonly belonged to women. The author proposes options of interaction between political and priestly elite and describes mechanisms for raising status of “priestesses” who performed public rituals.
Middle-Sarmatian Culture Burial from the Peschany IV Barrow Cemetery: Results of the Comparative-Typological, Radiocarbon and Isotope Analysis
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Strokov Anton , Shishlina Natalia ,   State Historical Museum, Moscow,   Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russian Academy of Sciences (the Kunstkamera), Leonova Nadezhda ,   State Historical Museum, Moscow
Published: March 2023

The paper addresses the results of the study of a rich Middle Sarmatian female burial (end of the 1st century BC — first half of the 1st century AD) discovered in the Sal-Manych steppe, on the border between the Rostov Oblast and Kalmykia. The funerary rite and goods are typical for elite burials of the Middle Sarmatian culture (diagonal burial in a large rectangular pit with a recess, two cast bronze cauldrons, clothes with golden elements, imported fibulae, a gem). The authors have conducted the comparative and typological analysis of chronological indicators found among the grave goods, as well as radiocarbon dating, which allowed to narrow down the chronological interval for the burial. Study of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes ratio from the buried woman’s dental enamel and background samples from the studied region have showed that the Sarmatian woman buried in the Peschany IV barrow group was of local origin. The interdisciplinary approach allowed to reconstruct the life story of the buried woman and her grave goods.
Tamgas on Drachmas of Rhescuporis IV as a Source of Historical Information
Authors:   N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Choref Michael
Published: March 2023

We continue to study the differents on the Bosporan coins of the Roman period. We are interested in the designations on the last series of small bronzes. These coins were issued under Rhescuporis IV. Moreover, they were minted not only in the capital, but also in the tribal districts of the North-Eastern Black Sea region with centers in the North Caucasus. We judge by the fact that tamgas are imprinted on these coins. We believe that the Bosporan sovereign ordered to place symbols sacred for the barbarians on them in order to popularize his regime. This circumstance should explain the fact of the long-term issue of his small coins, which continued even when they started minting staters of bronze.
Presencialidad o virtualidad, análisis correlacional en la materia de estadística aplicada a la educación de la carrera de psicopedagogía.
Authors: Monge Gustavo Vinicio , Monge Marcelo Geovanny , Ubillus Stefania Carolina , Pardo Diana Verónica
Published: March 2023

La educación es parte fundamental del crecimiento del conocimiento humano, distinguiendo al Homo sapiens de las otras especies y permitiéndole afirmarse sobre otras criaturas. La historia del aprendizaje se puede dividir en cuatro etapas, la cuarta corresponde a la era del internet, las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), y la Educación Virtual. La pandemia ocasionada por el Covid-19 obligo a las Instituciones de Educación Superior a adoptar la modalidad virtual para precautelar la salud de los Docentes, Administrativos y estudiantes. la finalidad de la presente investigación es medir la percepción del aprendizaje de los estudiantes tanto en la modalidad presencial como virtual, esto con la intención de investigar los efectos de la virtualidad en materias de ciencias exactas como la estadística. El trabajo se la realizó con un enfoque mixto, donde se planteó un análisis descriptivo a través de la interpretación de tablas de frecuencia y graficas de dispersión, y un estudio inferencial donde se aplicó un diseño de semejanzas por modeladores paramétricos, donde se implementó la regresión lineal y correlación. Como conclusiones se pudo encontrar que no existe correlación entre las dos variables de estudio y que los estudiantes consideran que la modalidad presencial es mejor para este tipo de asignaturas.
The Relationship Knowledge of Pregnant Women With the Utilization of Antenatal Care (ANC) Services in Panombeian Panei Health Center Simalungun Regency
Authors: Sondang Sidabutar  , Rina Valensia  , Novita Sinaga
Published: March 2023

Antenatal Care (ANC) is a service provided to pregnant women on a regular basis to maintain the health of the mother and her fetus. This includes prenatal checks and efforts to correct deviations found, providing basic interventions as well as educating and motivating mothers so they can take care of their pregnancies and prepare for their deliveries. ANC services are health services carried out by health workers to mothers during their pregnancy according to established standard of antenatal care. This ANC service is obtained at least 4 times during pregnancy, namely 1 time in the first and second trimesters, 2 times in the third trimester. Ideally, pregnant women get ANC services 12 to 13 times, namely every month in the first and third trimesters. At 28 to 32 weeks of gestation 2 times and 4 visits at 36 weeks of gestation (Prawiroharjdo, 2010). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge of pregnant women and the use of antenatal care (ANC) at the Panombeian Panei Health Center, Simalungun Regency in 2017. This type of research was analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study were pregnant women who came to visit the Panei Appearance Health Center. monthly average of 40 people. The sample in this study were all pregnant women (total sampling). The results of the study are based on the results of the Chi-Sguare statistical test. There is a relationship between Knowledge and Utilization of Internal Care Services (ANC) at the Panombeian Panei Health Center, Simalungun Regency, in 2017. The results obtained from the Chi-Sguare statistical test obtained a p value of 0.004 ≤ α (0.05 ).
Site Selection of Fire Station Based on GIS Approach for Baquba District Eastern Iraq
Authors: Nsaif Qutaiba A. , Al-Obaidi Mudhar A.
Published: March 2023

This study aims to nominate a suitable location for a new fire station in Baquba District Eastern Iraq. The suitability model was selected using GIS-based on five criteria layers including the roads, hospital, existing fire stations, population, and police stations. All the dataset was processed using ArcGIS 10. The criteria layers were standardized using fuzzy liner membership (FLM) and then combined to produce the final fire station suitability map using the fuzzy overlay method. The study area divided into three classes namely: unsuitable, low suitability, and high suitability according to the five criteria applied. The study shows the efficiency of the fuzzy overlay method for multi-criteria spatial modeling based on the fuzzy logic principle. The Fuzzy overlay defines the membership using the liner function on each of the input rasters.
استعمال النماذج اللامعلمية للتنبؤ بعدد اصابات COVID -19
Authors: حسين جاسم , عبد علي احمد
Published: March 2023

تعاني الغالبية العظمى من البلدان من الأزمات الاقتصادية والصحية بسبب الوباء الحالي لمرض فيروس كورونا (COVID-19). ولدراسة اي ظاهرة لابد من نمذجة المتغيرات التي نظن انها مؤثرة في هذه الظاهرة. في مقدمة هذه النماذج ما يسمى بنماذج الانحدار إذ تقوم نماذج الانحدار باستكشاف العلاقة ما بين المتغيرات التوضيحية ومتغير الاستجابة إذ تفترض الطرائق المعلمية أن العينة تأتي من مجتمع معين له عائلة معروفة من التوزيعات لكن غالبا ما يكون التوزيع المعلمي المفترض لا يكون بالضرورة التوزيع الفعلي للبيانات المراد حلها، إذ ان الافتراض الخاطئ للتوزيع المعلمي للبيانات المعطاة قد يؤدي بالطرائق الإحصائية المستعملة إلى استنتاجات غير صحيحة وتقديرات غير متسقة, فالطرائق المعلمية تكون على الأغلب غير ملائمة للبيانات الصغيرة او التي ليس لها توزيع معلوم. في حين يمكن للطرائق اللامعلمية والتي هي صف واسع من النماذج المرنة، بحيث تكون اقل تشددا و وصفا اي تقوم بإعطاء وصف عام للعلاقة مما جعلها اداة مرغوبة لدى اغلب الباحثين.
تهدف الدراسة الحالية الى التنبؤ بعدد الاصابات بمرض (COVID – 19) في العراق باستعمال النماذج اللامعلمية ،مثل انحدار متعدد الحدود (Polynomial regression) وانحدار الشرائح (Spline regression). وسيتم المقارنة بين هذه النماذج بأستعمال معيار (Akaike information criterion) (AIC) و(Bayesian information criterion ) (BIC)  لاختيار افضل انموذج للتنبؤ بعدد الاصابات.
تقييم كفاية الاحتياطيات الاجنبية - دراسة حالة في البنك المركزي العراقي
Authors: يارة سمير , مطرود لميس
Published: March 2023

يهدف البحث الحالي الى دراسة كفاية الاحتياطيات الاجنبية والتي يحتفظ بها البنك المركزي العراقي من خلال خمسة معايير مهمة هي (معيار الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الى عرض النقد (M2)،الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الى الواردات الشهرية، الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الى عجز(فائض) ميزان المدفوعات، الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الى اجمالي الديون الخارجية، الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الى اجمالي الاستثمارات الاجنبية) ومقارنتها مع النسب المعيارية المعتمدة لدى صندوق النقد الدولي فضلاً عن اختبار قدرته  في مواجهة الالتزامات المالية للدولة. ولتحقيق اهداف البحث تم استخدام منهج دراسة الحالة وهي البنك المركزي العراقي وللمدة من (2016) ولغاية الفصل الثالث من عام(2021) وبقيم فصلية، فضلاً عن تحديد فرضية رئيسة واحدة مفادها "يمتلك البنك المركزي العراقي احتياطيات اجنبية تساعده في تلبية الالتزامات المالية للدولة". وتوصل البحث الى مجموعة من النتائج اهمها "حقق البنك المركزي العراقي كفاية واضحة في مواجهة الالتزامات المالية للدولة، وذلك من خلال تحقيق قيم المؤشرات المبحوثة بشكل اعلى من النسب المعيارية المعتمدة وبشكل كبير".
Operating Systems with Blended Extreme Apprenticeship: What Are Students’ Perceptions?
Authors: del Fatto Vincenzo , Dodero Gabriella , Gennari Rosella
Published: March 2023

Extreme apprenticeship, an emerging learning methodology, has been used in a blended fashion for teaching a technical subject: bash scripting for operating systems. Online learning was first supported with the Moodle platform, and then enhanced with playful videos. How did students perceive learning in such a manner? This paper reports on the design of the blended learning experience for operating systems, and then focusses on the evaluation of learners’ perceptions of it.
Cloud Computing and Multi Agent System to improve Learning Object Paradigm
Authors: De la Prieta Fernando , Gil Ana B. , Rodríguez-González Sara , Corchado Juan M.
Published: March 2023

The paradigm of Learning Object provides Educators and Learners with the ability to access an extensive number of learning resources. To do so, this paradigm provides different technologies and tools, such as federated search platforms and storage repositories, in order to obtain information ubiquitously and on demand. However, the vast amount and variety of educational content, which is distributed among several repositories, and the existence of various and incompatible standards, technologies and interoperability layers among repositories, constitutes a real problem for the expansion of this paradigm. This study presents an agent-based architecture that uses the advantages provided by Cloud Computing platforms to deal with the open issues on the Learning Object paradigm.
Setting up and Running a Sharing Service: an Organisational Perspective
Authors: Luckner Naemi , Fitzpatrick Geraldine , Werner Katharina , Subasi Özge
Published: March 2023

Enabled by web and mobile technologies, there has been an explosion of interest in the sharing economy and peer-to-peer exchange, with much high profile attention given to monetised exchanges such as in AirBnB and Uber. However there are also many other sharing initiatives, such as time banking, that focus on smaller, more local communities and do not involve monetisation of exchanges. While there is a growing body of literature elaborating participation and motivation in sharing services as well as analysing organisers’ roles, little is discussed about the work involved in the day-to-day organisation and management of such services. In this paper we report on an interview study with ten participants discussing five different sharing systems from three different countries. A qualitative thematic analysis of the data points to significant on-going effort reported by all to establish, maintain and grow a service, not only focussing on its practical aspects but also on growing a community and building trust. How they engaged in this practical work though was not so much shaped by the service model (time banking, LETS and so on) but on a complex relationship between their funding model, the service goal and whether it was a top-down or bottom-up initiative. These findings have implications for the design of technical platforms to support services, not just in elaborating a range of possible tasks to be supported but also in where and how it needs to be tailorable to certain needs, how adaptive it is to different service models and how it facilitates monitoring and reporting duties for organisers.
GPIM: Google Glassware for inquiry-based learning
Authors: Suarez Angel , Ternier Stefaan , Kalz Marco , Specht Marcus
Published: March 2023

Wearable technology is a new genre of technology that is appearing to enhance learning in context. This manuscript introduces a Google Glass application to support Inquiry-based Learning (IBL). Applying Google Glass to IBL, we aim to transform the learning process into a more seamless, personal and meaningful learning experience. Google Glass aids users from a first person perspective with hands-free interaction. This paper first introduces the educational background and the framework behind the application. Next, the Personal Inquiry Manager (PIM) of the weSPOT project is introduced. The design and functionalities of Glassware PIM (GPIM) are explained in detail. The paper concludes with open issues for future research, especially focused on evaluation and further developments.
Developing Novel Services for the Railway Station Area through Experience-Driven Design
Authors: Ojala Jarno , Korhonen Hannu , Laaksonen Jari , Mäkelä Ville , Pakkanen Toni , Järvi Antti , Väänänen Kaisa , Raisamo Roope
Published: March 2023

Supporting end-users’ practical and emotional needs is an important goal in the design of novel smart services. We present a design research study with the experience-driven design approach to create concept ideas for smart city services. We present current challenges in the context of use and results of a two-phased user study of traveler experiences in the railway station area of the city of Tampere. Results show how experience-driven approach utilizing playful experience (PLEX) cards enables users to ideate experience-oriented concepts. As an outcome of the study, we describe one of the concepts selected for development, the smart community info wall concept. Our findings on the use of PLEX cards show that PLEX cards work with the amateur participants and support their idea generation. Furthermore, with the help of the PLEX cards, users were able to think on the subject more extensively and presented ideas on the experience-oriented categories.
Citizen-driven dashboards in smart ecosystems: a framework
Authors: Mealha Oscar
Published: March 2023

This position paper is concerned with the research and design of infocommunication technologies for citizen engagement and learning in smart ecosystems. The work assumes a human-centric citizen-driven smart city design approach and also proposes a R&D iterative framework model based on SOA work that goes from citizen inquiry to a front-end dashboard paradigm proposal. A research framework is discussed alongside scientific and public state of the art projects, their methods, techniques and main goals/results that inform smart ecosystem R&D agenda today. The specific contribution of this work concentrates on the proposal of affordant visual personal dashboards to represent selected open data smart ecosystem dimensions to be interpreted by the common citizen, capable of engaging the citizen and supporting in locolearning of real context of need/use situations.
External Resource Annotation Framework and its applications in E-learning
Authors: Moldovan Roxana , Orza Bogdan , Mihon Danut , Porumb Cosmin , Meza Serban
Published: March 2023

Rich Internet Applications that enable new ways of interaction with digital objects within multimedia scenes become important for educational communities. Such new ways of advanced human-computer interaction, in its different forms match the needs of formal education as well as lifelong learning in medicine, architecture, construction or cultural heritage management. This paper presents innovative multimedia annotation methods based on advanced human-computer interaction and (a)synchronous interpersonal collaboration features, focusing on e-learning activities. They have been implemented within eRAF (External Resource Annotation Framework) with the scope of going beyond the existing solutions by introducing new annotation types using external resources. Thus, anyone can easily annotate the own resources with additional information such as real-time handwriting, text and animation, or even audio/video sequences stored into public data repositories, or recorded ad-hoc, in order to create value-added interactive content.
Artrite reumatoide: associação entre atividade da doença, funcionalidade, qualidade de vida e conhecimento dos pacientes
Authors: Frare Eduarda , Kahlow Barbara Stadler , Skare Thelma L.
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The patient’s degree of knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may interfere with control of the disease, and with patient’s quality of life and function.
Objective: To evaluate patient’s knowledge about RA and its influence on patient’s function, control of the disease and quality of life.
Method: Study of 101 RA patients for data on disease activity (DAS-28), function (HAQ) and quality of life (SF-12 or Short Form Health Survey with 12 questions). For diseases’ knowledge, the PKQ questionnaire (patient’s knowledge questionnaire) was applied.
Results: It was not possible to demonstrate correlation between the level of patient’s knowledge and disease activity (DAS-28 ESR, DAS-28 CPR), with HAQ or SF-12 (all with p>0.5). However, a positive correlation was found with education level. (p<0.0005; rho=0.33;95% CI=0.14 to 0.50).
Conclusion: Disease activity, cumulative damage and quality of life did not correlate with disease’ knowledge.
Avaliação da prevalência de infecção por Epstein-Barr vírus na hiperplasia de tonsilas palatinas através da imunoexpressão do marcador LMP-1.
Authors: Polanski José Fernando , Dias Paula , Goginski Julia , Sita Lucas , Sobral Ana , Collaço Luiz
Published: March 2023

Introduction: LMP-1 (latent membrane protein 1) is a membrane protein found in EBV and can be identified through immunohistochemistry.  Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of EBV virus in tonsillar tissue samples correlating with tonsil size, age and gender. Methods: An LMP-1 immunohistochemical study was performed in slides from patients with tonsil hyperplasia. Results: The sample consisted of 120 slides, 66 were from male. The average tonsillar size was 6.0 cm2 (1.5-14.0) and the average age was 6.5 years (2-18). Overall, 72 patients were positive for the virus, the majority being male (51%) and preschoolers (51.4%). For comparative analysis, the sample was divided: group 1 (positive immunohistochemistry) and group 2 (negative immunohistochemistry). The average age was 6.74 years (± 4.14) and 6.19 years (± 3.82) for group 1 and 2, respectively. Group 1 had 37 preschoolers, 23 school-age children and 12 adolescents. Group 2 had 28 preschoolers, 14 school-age children and 6 adolescents (p=0.71). To evaluate the presence of virus, the slides were divided according to area: G (≥6cm²) and P (<6cm²). In G group, 54 slides were positive, while in P group, 18 were positive. Group 1 presented 54 of G group slides and 18 of P group slides, with no statistical difference, but with a tendency to positivity (p=0.09). Conclusion: Most of the sample was positive for the presence of Epstein-Barr virus. There was no difference in the virus presence or absence when correlated with the tonsillar size, age or sex.
ANEMIA PERNICIOSA ASSOCIADA A DESTRUIÇÃO DAS CÉLULAS PARIETAIS DA MUCOSA GÁSTRICA PRODUTORAS DO FATOR INTRÍNSECO
Authors: Wisniewska de Moura Irlena , Araujo Pereira Mariana , Oliveira Fogaça Guilherme , Steff Buttenbender Mariana
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Pernicious anemia is a progressive autoimmune disease that alters the blood erythrocytic series as a result of malabsorption of vitamin B12. Objective: The objectives of this study were to describe the histology of the stomach with a focus on parietal cells and to correlate it with pernicious anemia. Method: A descriptive-discursive narrative review was carried out in textbooks and scientific articles from Google Scholar and PubMed. Results: The stomach is made up of four tunics, and in the mucosa pits are found that connect with the fundic glands, the site of the parietal cells, which produce intrinsic factor. This factor is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12, which is crucial for the formation and preservation of erythrocytes. Conclusion: The fundic glands of the gastric mucosa receive secretions from the parietal cells in their lumen, which, when destroyed by autoantibodies, lead to the absence of intrinsic factor, which inhibits the absorption of vitamin B12, triggering pernicious anemia.
RELAÇÃO DA HISTOLOGIA DO SISTEMA IMUNOLÓGICO COM A COVID-19 E O LÚPUS ERITEMATOSO SISTÊMICO
Authors: Wisniewska de Moura Irlena , Araujo Pereira Mariana , Beraldi de Magalhães Francisco , Messias Gomes Helena , Bittencourt Tahan Lívia , Matos Badotti Livia
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The immune system is responsible for the body's cellular and humoral immunity. It can be activated by the presence of external antigens, such as viruses, or by the production of autoantibodies, causing autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Objective: The objective of this work was to describe the histology and functioning of the immune system and to understand the possibility of exacerbation of COVID-19 symptoms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Method: This work is a narrative review of technical books and articles published in SciELO and PubMed. Results: The innate and adaptive immune system contains cells that populate the lymphoid organs. The coronavirus is an external agent that stimulates the production of antibodies and cytokine-secreting cells, whereas patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have autoantibodies that can compromise their own antigens, leading to inflammation. Conclusion: In conclusion, lymphoid tissue cells trigger an immune response against the coronavirus, while patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have autoimmunity and, when contracting COVID, can develop the exacerbated form of this disease by hypomethylation or demethylation of DNA, which can increase the cytokine levels.
Saproxylic breeding sites for hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae): from artificial design to natural habitat management
Authors:   Syrphidae Foundation, van Steenis Jeroen
Published: March 2023

This paper introduces the importance of veteran trees, tree related microhabitats (TreMs) and their associated hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) fauna. A broader perspective of creating larval habitat is discussed, based on published and novel insights. It focuses on hoverflies that specialise on veteran trees and reflects upon protection and management regimes to conserve veteran trees, TreMs and associated woody habitats. The lack of veteran trees breeding sites can be resolved by tree veteranisation or by using artificial breeding boxes. Whilst protection of veteran trees is essential, enhancement of open areas with flower resources is also vitally important for the survival of saproxylic hoverflies. The larval and adult ecology of only three out of the 134 known European saproxylic species are properly understood. Thus several suggestions are offered for future research aimed at a thorough understanding of the natural history of this unknown and ecologically relevant group of species. The list includes faunistic surveys and investigations into population dynamics, dispersal capacity and habitat preferences. Alongside this research there is a need to investigate the creation of breeding sites including veteranisation techniques and the use of breeding boxes.
Equilibrium moisture content in charcoal exposed to different relative humidity conditions
Authors: Trugilho Paulo Fernando , Marconato Danielle Gomes , Massuque Jonas Zefanias , Mazzuchi Natalia Moraes , Salgado Thaiane de Abreu , da Silva Paulo Henrique Muller
Published: March 2023

Equilibrium moisture content is an important characteristic associated with hydrocarbon fuels, including biomass and charcoal. Its determination is essential since it negatively affects several properties, especially the caloric value and energy density. Thus, this research was conducted with the aim of determining the equilibrium moisture content of charcoal produced for industrial purposes from 6-year-old Eucalyptus and Corymbia species exposed to different relative humidity conditions at a temperature of 30°C. Four samples of charcoal were collected from each of the four species of Eucalyptus and Corymbia used in the study. The equilibrium moisture content of the samples was always achieved by desorption. At the end of the experiment, the dry masses were obtained. Twelve simple and multiple linear models were used to estimate the equilibrium moisture of the samples. Overall average equilibrium moisture estimates were slightly higher in Eucalyptus species in all relative humidity conditions, except at 90%. Considering the scientific principle of parsimony, the simple linear model was selected for both Corymbia and Eucalyptus species. The difference between Corymbia and Eucalyptus equilibrium moisture of charcoal was higher at lower relative humidity conditions.
Analysis of MSME Benefits (Case Study: Fitri Busana Pasar Raya MMTC Deli Serdang)
Authors: Pulungan Fikri Ardiansyah , Tampubolon Jeremi Putranta , Pardede Nova Novita
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this research is to know the description of Fitri Busana's business and to know the financial condition of Fitri Busana's business. The method used in this research is a survey method. The data collected includes secondary data and primary data. Secondary data was obtained by direct interviews with business owners Fitri Clothing while secondary data was obtained from books and internet sites related to research. The results showed that Fitri Busana received a profit of IDR 9,000,000 in one month which was enough to meet her daily needs with her family. For the progress of the Fitri Clothing business and to increase profits, it is recommended to maintain quality, quality, service to consumers so that this business continues.
Effect of Smoking on Hearing Impairment
Authors:   MBChB. Trainee of KBMS. Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Saber Rozhin Shaheen , Al Jaff Said Mustafa Said ,   Assist.Professor. Consultant Otolaryngologist. College of Medicine/ Hawler Medical University
Published: March 2023

Background and objectives: Some clinical studies have suggested that cigarette smoking may be associated with hearing loss. The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between smoking and hearing loss and to characterize the type of hearing loss found in smokers. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted on 100 cases aged between 20-50 years, 70 cases were smokers and 30 were non-smokers. All the participants were examined by an Otoscope, a Tuning Fork, Tympanometry and Pure Tune air conduction and bone conduction Audiogram. Audiogram results were analyzed and hearing loss was defined as hearing threshold greater than 25 dB HL at one or more of frequencies (0.25,0.5, 1, 2,4 and 8 kHz). The type, severity and involved frequencies of hearing loss were analyzed based on the pure tone average. Results: The number of cases with hearing loss was 26 cases, 22 of them were smokers and 4 were non-smokers. Smoking significantly increased the risk of hearing loss (p value = 0.04). Smokers were 2.3 times more likely to have hearing impairment as non-smoker. High frequency sensorineural hearing loss was the predominant type among smokers and the severity ranged from mild to severe, mild loss was the most common. The severity of hearing loss was affected significantly by the intensity and the duration of smoking. Conclusions: Cigarette smoking affects the hearing ability after exclusions of most possible factors including noise exposure. It increases the risk of hearing impairment with increasing age in a dose related manner.
Neonatal Polycythemia, Presentations and Associations: A Case Control Study
Authors:   Assistant professor, Hawler Medical University, College of Medicine, Pediatric Department, Chalabi Dlair Abdulkhaliq , Zangana Kawes Omer ,   Assistant professor, Hawler Medical University, College of Medicine, Pediatric Department
Published: March 2023

Background and objectives:Neonatal polycythemia is characterized by a venous hematocrit more than 65%. Incidence of neonatal polycythemia ranges from 0.4-5%, most affected infants have no clinical signs. Neonates may present by acrocyanosis, plethoric? cyanosis, respiratory distress, poor feeding or apnea. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of neonatal polycythemia, identify the risks and recognize most important clinical presentations. Methods:A case-control study conducted at the maternity hospital in Erbil city from 1st February 2013 to 1st May 2013. The study enrolled 500 neonates, among those neonates fifty-three of them revealed central polycythemia. The newborns were considered to be polycythemic if the venous hematocrit was greater than 65%. Results: In this study, 53(11.85%) cases were polycythemic, 30 cases were male 36 (67.9%) with male: female ratio was 2.1:1. Poly- cythemic of less than 2 hours of age were 25 (47.2%) cases, 10 cases (18.9%) were premature. APGAR score in the first minute was less than three in 15 cases (28.3%) and this was statistically significant. Plethora was seen in seven cases, 5 (62.5%) cases in group one and 2 (15.6%) cases in group two. Severity of polycythemia was significantly related to maternal hematocrit. Conclusions:Males were affected more than females. Jaundice was the main pres- entation followed by plethora, irritability, respiratory distress and poor feeding.
Outcomes of Operative Treatment of Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneal Fracture in Adult
Authors:   MBChB/Candidate of KBMS., Abubaker Mohammed Abdullah , Hamawandi Sherwan Ahmed Ali ,   MBChB/ FIBMS (Ortho)/Assistant professor of Orthopedic Surgery/College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University/ Consultant orthopedic Surgeon., Alany Abdulkadr Muhammed Sleman ,   ChB/FIBMS (Ortho)/lecturer in College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University/Consultant orthopedic Surgeon.
Published: March 2023

Background and objectives: Management of calcaneal fractures is controversy. Many options of treatment have been described, but there is no agreement about absolute indications. A study of the functional outcome is carried out in surgically treated intra articular calcaneal fracture in this prospective study. We studied the functional outcomes and postoperative complications including; infection, impingement, varus, Synovitis and flap necrosis in operative management of intra articular calcaneal fracture. Methods: A total of 24 Patients with 26 calcaneal fractures operated over a period of 24 months (first January 2016 to first December 2017), in the study. Pre-operative computed tomography scans done in all patients. Maryland foot score was used to assess the functional outcome. Results: Twenty-four pa -tients (22 unilateral and 2 bilateral), the mean age is 35.41 years (range 18-60), consisting of 3(12.5%) female and 21(87.5%) male were included in this study. Most common mode of injury was fall from height in 23(95.8%) patients, while road traffic accident was in 1 (4.16%) patients. Results according to Maryland foot score were excellent in 25%, good in 62.5%, and 12.5% have fair outcome and none of them had poor results. Conclusion: Open reduction and internal fixation with restoring the articular congruity with low profile locking plate is the ideal treatment for Sanders Type II, III and IV. Even Sanders Type IV had a good result in short-term follow-up. Use of proper surgical timing, technique and asepsis can lead to excellent or good results in about (87.5%) of patients.
Neo-liberalism and the Declining Reading Culture at African Universities: Reflections on Social Responsibility of Intellectuals
Authors: Mwami Abunuwasi
Published: March 2023

In the 1960s and 1970s there were lively and fervent intellectual debates and discussions at the University of Dares-Salaam, Tanzania. The debate revolved around how Africa could extricate itself from the barbaric capitalist socioeconomic system. It was pioneered by the radical wing of the University students who, partly, sought to transform the erstwhile colonial education system whose purpose was mental enslavement into the socialist education for liberation of mankind. Today, not only that such a debate has fizzled out, but more importantly, the paucity of the culture of reading has characterised the entire educational system inTanzania. The purpose of this article is to highlight the social factors responsible for this state of affairs. It is claimed thatthe onslaught of the neoliberal policies pursued by monopoly capital through its financial institutions, namely the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and in collaboration with the compradorial ruling classes in African countries, have been the principal forces responsible for the process of undermining the education system in Africa in general, and Tanzania and Nigeria in particular. In Tanzania today, for example, in contrast to the aims and ethos of the Arusha Declaration and the policy of Education for Selfreliance, the education system is for preparing candidates for the labour market, and hence, for subordination, exploitation, and the generation of mental confusion. The paper ends up by one, calling upon the left intellectuals in Africa to do a“rethinking” of the said issue, and two, by suggesting a tentative programme for reviving the culture of reading in Africa.