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Experiência, Juventude e o estar-junto em processos de aprendizagem em dança: por uma Pedagogia Performativa
Authors: Rodrigues Roberto , Correia Paulo Petronilio
Published: January 2022

Este trabalho parte de reflexões sobre experiências docentes no curso de Licenciatura em Dança do Instituto Federal de Goiás/ Campus Aparecida de Goiânia, no contexto específico das disciplinas Ateliê de criação em dança I e II, onde propõem-se o estudo e vivências de diferentes acervos de dança e seus processos de ensino-aprendizagem a partir da criação artística como eixo norteador das relações entre os sujeitos e o estar-junto como paradigma ético e estético. Metodologicamente trabalhamos com a revisão de literatura que tenta dar conta das questões que envolvem a dança e a Pedagogia performativa levando em consideração as experiências nos Ateliês de criação. A presente reflexão aponta para a possibilidade da construção de novos olhares em torno dos saberes formativos na trajetória a partir da perspectiva da Experiência e da Pedagogia Performativa pensadas em contextos de Juventude. Tais processos são experimentados em uma Instituição Pública de Ensino que se compromete com a problematização e a recriação de práticas específicas e modos de ser no seio dos diversos grupos sociais. O contato sistemático e criativo com a diversidade cultural presente nesses acervos de dança a partir da utilização de metodologias coletivas e participativas sob a perspectiva da Pedagogia Performativa tem contribuído para um processo sistemático e multidimensional orientado à formação do sujeito de direito e a promoção de uma socialidade ativa e participante.
Feminismos contemporâneos: mediações e potências do ciberativismo feminista e transfeminista
Authors: Cruz Maria Helena Santana , Nascimento Ana Paula Leite
Published: January 2022

O estudo objetivou refletir acerca das expressões contemporâneas dos feminismos, demarcando mediações e potências do ciberativismo feminista e transfeminista. O artigo abordou o pensamento feminista como movimento histórico, político e filosófico-epistemológico e as “ondas” do feminismo; discutiu a respeito das redes de ciberativismo feminista e transfeminista; expôs o retrato da pesquisa sobre feminismo e transfeminismo no Brasil entre 2015 e 2019; e apresentou as expressões dos ciberativismos feministas e transfeministas. Configurou-se uma pesquisa feminista no caráter teórico-metodológico e da práxis, na perspectiva de fortalecer a relação teoria/prática e Universidade/sociedade; qualitativa do tipo bibliográfica e documental; referenciou-se em teorias críticas do feminismo, transfeminismo e marxismo. Recorreu-se à busca on-line: no Portal da Capes pelos descritores feminismo, transfeminismo, ciberativismo feminista, filtrada por Área Avaliação Comunicação e Informação; Educação; e Serviço Social, constatando 324 pesquisas; nas redes sociais do Facebook, Instagram e Twitter com os termos Marcha, Coletivo Feminista e Transfeminista, Frente Feminista e Transfeminista, localizando 438 páginas. A nova “onda” dos feminismos contemporâneos impulsiona novos redesenhos de premissas teóricas e movimentos feministas e transfeministas, estruturados em fronteiras interseccionais, transversais e transdisciplinares de gênero, raça, sexualidade, classe, geração, territorialidade, entre outros marcadores. As produções acadêmicas apontam a apropriação das teorias como subsídio para as práticas sociais, políticas e educativas; e fortalecimento das epistemologias feministas e transfeministas, das agendas reivindicatórias dos feminismos e transfeminismos e das transformações provocadas. Os ciberativismos feministas e transfeministas intensificam a organização, a mobilização e as resistências das mulheres, culminando em maior diversidade e potência dos levantes nas redes e nas ruas.
Percepções dos estudantes do Ensino Médio sobre os conhecimentos aprendidos nas aulas de Educação Física Escolar
Authors: Bastos Jadeh de Moura Vieira , Maldonado Daniel Teixeira
Published: January 2022

O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender as percepções dos estudantes do Ensino Médio que participaram de aulas de Educação Física sobre os conhecimentos que aprenderam durante as aulas desse componente curricular. Para tanto, foi utilizado narrativas escritas de quatro estudantes do Instituto Federal de São Paulo. Os resultados foram interpretados pela análise de conteúdo. Os discentes vivenciaram os gestos das práticas corporais de diferentes culturas, debateram e analisaram os aspectos sociais, econômicos, políticos e históricos relacionados com as manifestações da cultura corporal e refletiram sobre a relação entre a atividade física, a saúde e a qualidade de vida.
Reflexões sobre as concepções e expectativas de professores de Educação Física acerca de um curso de especialização em educação na cultura digital
Authors: Silveira Juliano , Pires Giovani De Lorenzi
Published: January 2022

Este artigo objetiva refletir sobre as concepções e expectativas de professores de Educação Física quanto a sua participação em um Núcleo de estudos, que aborda o componente curricular a partir da perspectiva da educação na cultura digital. Os dados produzidos para este estudo de caso de caráter qualitativo são oriundos de entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com 10 professores/ cursistas. Para tratamento dos dados, foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelam expectativas ligadas à pouca familiaridade com as temáticas relacionadas à abordagem das tecnologias nas aulas de Educação Física, indicando, assim, a necessidade de investimentos em termos de formação continuada.
O Circo como profissão: a formação em Educação Física como suporte para a carreira artística de Gustavo Arruda de Carvalho
Authors: Bortoleto Marco Antonio Coelho , Barreto Mônica Lua Alves
Published: January 2022

O domínio do corpo e o olhar sobre seus múltiplos usos, incluindo o artístico, são amplamente estudados no campo da Educação Física. Diferentes registros indicam haver um movimento crescente entre profissionais da área por aprender e ensinar diferentes linguagens artísticas, como o Circo. Identificamos, ainda, muitos professores de Educação Física que se profissionalizaram como artistas, beneficiando-se de seu capital corporal e acadêmico em busca da realização profissional. Nesse sentido, apresentamos uma entrevista-reflexão realizada com Gustavo Arruda de Carvalho, formado pela Faculdade de Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FEF-Unicamp) e respeitado artista circense profissional.
Sobre a ideia de ensino do movimento dialógico-problematizador: para pensar o "se movimentar"
Authors: Nascimento de Siqueira Bruno
Published: January 2022

As problemáticas que permeiam o ensinar e o aprender sempre atravessaram a área da Educação Física. A ideia de aprendizagem do "se movimentar" pelo ensino dialógico-problematizador aparece, mesmo que em parte, do ato de Elenor Kunz encontrar em Paulo Freire princípios importantes para (re)pensar o ensino da Educação Física nas escolas do Brasil (KUNZ, 1991). O presente texto tem como pressuposto central a seguinte pergunta: o que quer dizer Elenor Kunz ao se referir a um ensino de movimento dialógico-problematizador? E almeja responder, sobretudo, ao que se propõe essa concepção de ensino do movimento. Portanto, é uma reflexão que consiste em retomar e (re)construir conceitos, teorias e ideias, buscando ampliar as discussões. Nesse trajeto, é recuperada a tradição holandesa e alemã de movimento humano (Sich bewegen). Por fim, retoma a ideia de ensino do movimento dialógico-problematizador, no sentido de continuar pensando os desafios em torno do ensinar e do aprender no contemporâneo.
Relação entre sintomas depressivos e nível de atividade física de adolescentes do ensino médio técnico do IFCE campus Canindé
Authors: De Sousa Daiane Araujo , Da Cruz Francisca Nimara Inácio
Published: January 2022

O presente estudo tem como objetivo verificar a relação entre sintomas depressivos e nível de atividade física de adolescentes do ensino médio técnico do IFCE campus Canindé. Trata-se de um estudo de campo, descritivo, do tipo transversal e de abordagem quantitativa. Para avaliar os sintomas depressivos foi utilizado o questionário Inventário de Depressão Infantil (CDI) e para verificar o nível de atividade física foi utilizado o Questionário de Atividade Física (QAFA). Os resultados do estudo mostraram que 100% dos adolescentes da amostra apresentaram sintomas depressivos. Quanto ao nível de atividade física, 44.3% dos alunos mostraram-se ativos e 55.7% inativos. Conclui-se, portanto, que o teste de correlação aplicado às duas variáveis não apresentou correlação linear significativa, logo, a hipótese de correlação entre o nível de atividade física com sintomas depressivos entre os escolares dessa amostra não obteve associação estatística positiva.
ensino de filosofia e a escrita filosófica: a experiência da escrita de si no ensino médio
Authors: Vandresen Daniel Salésio , Lucini Bárbara Fabiani , Lucini Brenda Fabiani
Published: January 2022

O presente trabalho é uma apresentação dos resultados em pesquisa de iniciação científica no Programa PIBIC-Jr/2020-2021 (IFPR/CNPq), no qual nos propomos a investigar o uso da escrita filosófica como uma técnica de ensino no componente de filosofia nos primeiros anos dos cursos Técnicos Integrado ao Ensino Médio, no Instituto Federal do Paraná, campus Avançado Coronel Vivida. A partir da fundamentação teórica nos conceitos de cuidado de si e escrita de si, descrevemos a formação como uma experiência agonística, ou seja, como uma atitude de inquietação que faz da escrita filosófica uma problematizadora das práticas cotidianas como forma de atenção ao presente e uma relação menos abstrata no ensino. A metodologia dessa pesquisa se compõe de um estudo teórico por meio de revisão bibliográfica e uma investigação prática por meio da análise das escritas filosóficas pelas duas turmas ingressantes no ano de 2020. A análise dos dados das escritas filosóficas, evidencia que a escrita potencializa a problematização de si, contribuindo para a formação de um modo de pensar atento ao que nos acontece no presente.
Editorial
Authors: Tomazetti Elisete Medianeira , Guimarães Marcelo Senna
Published: January 2022

Editorial
Vida y muerte en las embarcaciones castellanas entre los siglos XIII y XV. Una aproximación desde fuentes legales y cronísticas
Authors: FLORES DÍAZ Manuel
Published: January 2022

Despite the fact that historical studies on the navy and navigation in the Middle Ages in general and in Castile in particular have taken a great leap, not only quantitatively but also qualitatively, studies related to the living conditions and mentalities of personnel shipped do not seem to have had the same interest. Here we present some aspects, brushstrokes drawn from legal and chronological sources. Legal sources offer us a way to approach living conditions on merchant ships. The chronicles offer information on the dangers derived from direct combat action at sea, the influence of meteorological conditions, as well as related to the recruitment and supplies of the embarked personnel.

Pese a que los estudios históricos sobre la marina y la navegación en la Edad Media en general y en Castilla en particular han dado un gran salto, no sólo cuantitativo, sino también cualitativo, los estudios relacionados con las condiciones de vida y las mentalidades del personal embarcado no parecen haber tenido el mismo interés. Aquí presentamos algunos aspectos, pinceladas extraídas de fuentes legales y cronísticas. Las fuentes legales nos ofrecen una vía de aproximación a las condiciones de vida en embarcaciones mercantes. Las crónicas ofrecen información sobre los peligros derivados de la acción directa de combate en la mar, la influencia de las condiciones meteorológicas, así como relacionada con el reclutamiento y suministros del personal embarcado.
Et scribatur viro nobili ser Angelo Venerio, consuli nostro Sibilie. Acción consular, comunicación diplomática y estrategia mercantil veneciana en Castilla a principios del siglo XV
Authors: GONZÁLEZ ARÉVALO Raúl , VIDAL Tommaso
Published: January 2022

The present article proposes the edition and study of the only letter sent by a Venetian consul in Castile found until now. We reconstruct the life course of its author, Angelo Venier, and Luca Falier’s, a Venetian merchant with interests in Andalusia, named in the letter. The richness of contents allows us to deal with many different and complex issues, such as Venetian private navigation in the Iberian peninsula; juridical mechanisms for the resolution of conflicts between foreign merchant nations in Castile; the Genoese situation; Venetian perspectives in Andalusia; and merchant and private businesses of other Venetians in Seville. The image that arises is much more detailed than what we knew up to this moment.

El presente artículo propone la edición y estudio de la única carta enviada por un cónsul veneciano en Castilla que se ha localizado hasta el momento. Se reconstruye la trayectoria vital de su autor, Angelo Venier, y la de Luca Falier, mercader veneciano con intereses en Andalucía, nombrado en la carta. La riqueza del contenido permite abordar temas tan dispares y complejos como el alcance de la navegación privada veneciana en la península ibérica; los mecanismos jurídicos para la resolución de conflictos entre naciones extranjeras en Castilla; la situación de los genoveses; las perspectivas venecianas en Andalucía, y asuntos mercantiles y privados de otros venecianos presentes en Sevilla. Emerge una imagen mucho más detallada de lo conocido hasta el momento.
La pervivencia del funduq andalusí en las ciudades de Valencia, Murcia y Sevilla tras la conquista. Un estudio a partir de los repartimientos del siglo XIII
Authors: HERNÁNDEZ ROBLES Alicia
Published: January 2022

This work raises the possibilities of study offered by the repartimientos to deepen into the knowledge of the Andalusian fanādiq, the Castilian alhóndigas, and the Aragonese alfondechs. The repartimientos information found for the cities of Valencia, Murcia, and Seville, have been deeply analyzed. The aim is to identify the alhóndigas and the alfondechs of these cities to approach to the fanādiq of al-Andalus through the quantification, location and characteristics gathered. In this paper, after a brief presentation of the repartimiento system and its characteristics, we focus and develop the relationship between these three types of buildings.

Este trabajo plantea las posibilidades de estudio que ofrecen los repartimientos para profundizar en el conocimiento de los fanādiq andalusíes, las alhóndigas castellanas y los alfondechs aragoneses. Para ello, tras abordar de forma breve el sistema de repartimiento y sus características, hemos presentado la relación existente entre los tres tipos de edificios. Con el análisis de la información encontrada sobre ellos en los repartimientos de las ciudades de Valencia, Murcia y Sevilla se ha dado respuesta a los objetivos planteados en esta investigación: identificar las alhóndigas y los alfondechs de dichas ciudades para, a través de su cuantificación, localización y características, aproximarnos a los fanādiq de al-Andalus.
Optical Fiber Time Delay Comparison Between NIST and LAMETRO
Authors: Dennis Tasshi , Jimenez J.
Published: January 2022

We describe the results of a bilateral measurement comparison of optical fiber time delay between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA) and Laboratorio de Metrología, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (LAMETRO-ICE, Costa Rica), which was conducted on a single-mode optical fiber reference spool at wavelengths of 1310 nm and 1550 nm. The measurement results showed the largest difference to be less than 0.93 ns, which is within the combined standard uncertainty (coverage factor k = 1) for the measurement systems at the two laboratories.
Multi-Source Common-View Disciplined Clock: A Fail-Safe Clock for Critical Infrastructure Systems
Authors: Lombardi Michael A.
Published: January 2022

The multi-source common-view disciplined clock (MSCVDC) is a recent NIST invention designed to support critical infrastructure timing systems that require a verifiably accurate and fail-safe clock. This paper introduces the MSCVDC, provides a technical description of how it works, and discusses its reliability, redundancy, security, and performance. It also discusses the possibility of a commercially available MSCVDC product.
Acts of Becoming
Authors: Tompkins Adam
Published: January 2022

This article examines the rich historical subtext in the future-focused storylines of Quantic Dream’s 2018 release Detroit: Become Human (PS4) and illuminates many of the thematic continuities in racial issues between the past and the future. Much of the subtle historical symbolism appears to have went unnoticed by many reviewers who maligned the videogame and its creator David Cage for relying on lazy tropes that clunkily connect the African American civil rights movement to the narrative of woke androids engaging in a struggle for greater equality in society. Following scholarship that has examined the development of racialized thought in the past, this essay recognizes “race” as a powerful, yet malleable social construct, that sometimes changes over time. Racial concepts in the game do not perfectly align with historical or contemporary understandings of “race” in the United States. Androids, in short, all belong to the same “race.” This article then contends that the storylines of all three playable characters in the game resonate with well-crafted historical parallels and that the narrative geography in the gameworld often closely tethers to the historical geography of Detroit. The characters Markus, Connor, and Kara have intertwining stories that represent different elements of minority life in the United States with the clearest parallels to the historical experience of African Americans. Detroit: Become Human, nonetheless, is a science fiction game about androids. Framing the struggle for equal rights in the future with a group of beings that do not yet exist has the potential to disarm gameplayers of latent biases that may otherwise color their view of contemporary racial issues. The article asserts that the wedding together of past and future through experiential gameplay nurtures an empathic understanding of minority concerns that may carry over to the present to impact understandings of contemporary racial issues.
Europa Universalis IV and Deep Learning: Historical Accuracy, Counterfactuals and Historical Themes
Authors: Loban Rhett
Published: January 2022

This article examines issues encountered with Europa Universalis IV (EUIV) in terms of teaching history in adult learning. The article identifies the educational limitations of the game, as well as the types of history that can be learnt from it. The data collected from participant responses is examined in terms of an ongoing concern regarding the balancing of historical accuracy and gameplay in EUIV. In this discussion about balance, participants raise common concerns about the historical abstraction, historical misinformation and counterfactual elements within EUIV. Nonetheless, the article argues that despite these ahistorical elements, EUIV can still potentially portray many of history’s larger trends and influences. Given the portrayal of these trends in-game, the article examines the pedagogical utility of the game in terms of narrative engagements with history and the promotion of deeper forms of learning.
Who Gets to Be in The Guild?
Authors: Mejeur Cody , Cote Amanda
Published: January 2022

While media studies have frequently assessed the importance of representation, research in this area has often been siloed by institutional and methodological norms that define academics as “gender”, “race”, or “class” scholars, rather than inclusive scholars of all these and more. This paper thus responds to recent calls for more intersectional work by simultaneously addressing the overlapping representations of race, gender, and gamer identity, and their relation to Lorde’s concept of the mythical norm, in the popular webseries, The Guild (YouTube, 2007-2013). Via a detailed, inductive thematic analysis of the show’s two characters of color, Zaboo and Tinkerballa, we find a doubly problematic intersection between standard “gamer identity” tropes and gendered Asian/American stereotypes. The show forecloses on its potential to be truly diverse and reinforces the oppressive, marginalizing practices it tries to mock, suggesting that gaming culture will not change until we address its intersecting axes of power and exclusion. This research also demonstrates how the constructed identity of media audiences-- in this case, stereotypical “gamer” identity-- can exacerbate and reaffirm existing power disparities in representation. We suggest that media scholars remain attentive to the intersecting articulations of media consumer and individual identities in considering how representation can influence systems of inclusion and exclusion, as well as viewers’ lived outcomes.
Pokémon Go as palimpsest
Authors: Clowater Victoria
Published: January 2022

In this paper, I employ the concept of the palimpsest of meaning (Bailey, 2007) to illustrate how Pokémon Go shapes and produces relations to place. Using ethnographic data from student players at the University of Guelph, I demonstrate how augmented reality (AR) gaming constructs a curated layer of place meaning that influences players’ knowledge of, relationships to, and movement through space. In so doing, I argue that we should not ignore the potential of AR technology to influence how we come to know place, emphasizing the impacts that biases, which are coded into this technology, might have on subaltern narratives of place and on marginalized communities, particularly in the context of Canadian settler colonialism and the erasure of Indigenous knowledge.
The “philosophy” of economic diplomacy as an instrument of “soft law”: history and modernity
Authors: Nadtochii Igor' Olegovich , Novikov Oleg Alekseevich
Published: January 2022

The subject of this research is the phenomenon of economic diplomacy as an instrument of “soft law”, which is becoming widespread in the international relations of modern multipolar world. The object of this research is the international relations and the impact of international legal norms upon formation of their peculiarities. Attention is given to the differences between “soft” and “hard” international law, as well as international and “quasi-international” law. The author explores various historical aspects of international relations, within the framework of which are implemented certain legal mechanisms and instruments. Incompletion of evolution of the phenomenon of “soft law” at the present stage is observed. The conclusion is made that the task of “soft law” in international relations lies in the use of the established international legal toolset and correction of the global world order to the benefit of a certain country of group of countries. It is noted that that key criterion that determines “soft law” as a unique instrument of international relations and international law is the nature of the means that without the extensive use of non-legal instruments. At the same time, the authors claim that in a number of cases, the emergence of legal mechanisms is the result of continuous application of “soft law”.
El debate sobre la cultura en el Vaticano II. Conciencia contextual en los aportes latinoamericanos y caribeños
Authors:   Centro Teológico Manuel Larraín, Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Chile, Schickendantz Carlos
Published: January 2022

En tiempo reciente se han publicado varios artículos que presentan los aportes de protagonistas latinoamericanos y caribeños al proceso conciliar. El presente artículo ofrece una pesquisa sobre las contribuciones de los obispos del continente en tres momentos clave de la elaboración del tema de la cultura en Gaudium et spes. Primero, los aportes a la consulta propuesta por Juan XXIII en 1959. En segundo lugar, las intervenciones en la tercera sesión del Concilio (1964) cuando por primera vez se debatió un esquema completo del futuro documento. Tercero, las intervenciones en las sesiones de octubre de 1965 en las que el capítulo sobre la cultura ya poseía la dimensión y naturaleza próximas a la versión final aprobada en diciembre de ese año. El artículo destaca especialmente la percepción contextual contenida en los aportes. Se manifiestan los gérmenes fragmentarios de una autoconciencia cultural y eclesial, local y regional, que será clave en las décadas siguientes en la vida de las iglesias del continente
Hacia una comprensión interdisciplinar de la vulnerabilidad humana como categoría ético-teológica
Authors:   Instituto de Teología Egidio Viganó, Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez. Chile, Montero Carolina
Published: January 2022

En la Constitución Pastoral Gaudium et Spes 46 “el Concilio, a la luz del Evangelio y de la experiencia humana” llama la atención sobre los problemas más urgentes que afectan al género humano. Empleando la misma metodología, este estudio propone una elaboración interdisciplinar de la noción antropológica de vulnerabilidad humana como categoría ético-teológica. Junto con proponer una definición operacional transdisciplinar de dicha categoría, se vincula en sus resonancias con la antropología teológica de K. Rahner y se justifica su estatus de categoría humanizadora para una teología moral renovada.
Hacia el esclarecimiento del rol del anión cloruro en la hipertensión arterial: su vínculo con el daño oxidativo en el riñón
Authors: Kouyoumdzian Nicolas M. , Kim Gabriel , Robbesaul Gabriel D. , Prince Paula D. , Puyó Ana M. , Fernández Belisario E. , Galleano Mónica L. , Choi Marcelo R.
Published: January 2022

Introduction: The role of the chloride anion on the deleterious effects of excessive consumption of salt (NaCl) and whether its effects are independent each other of the presence of sodium remains to date, unknown and unclear. Objective: To demonstrate that both a chloride overload and a sodium overload in the diet produce deleterious effects, by different mechanisms, on systolic blood pressure (SBP), renal function and markers of oxidative stress in the kidney. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 8 / group) and fed with different diets for three weeks: C: control (standard diet), and diets: NaCl: hypersodic-hyperchloric; Na: hypersodic without chloride and Cl: hyperchloric without sodium. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and renal function were determined, and the production of thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) and the activity and expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzymes were evaluated in renal cortex tissue. Results: SBP increased (*) in the two groups fed with chloride. The fractional excretion of sodium and chloride increased (*) in the NaCl and Na groups. increased (*) in the renal cortex with the three diets. No changes were observed in the activity and expression of SOD and CAT. GPx activity increased (*) in the two groups that received chloride; (* p <0.05 vs C). Conclusion: Both sodium and chloride overload are associated with a higher oxidative state characterized by an increase in lipid peroxidation in the renal cortex. However, compared with Na group, only chloride overload is associated with higher GPx activity and hypertension without any changes in urinary chloride excretion, suggesting a higher renal pro-oxidant state in this experimental group.
AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN WITH MODIFIED ABHYANGA: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Babu K Resmi , . Smitha
Published: January 2022

Low back pain is one of the widespread health problems and the leading cause of activity limitation and work absence worldwide. Among the types of low back pain, low back pain due to mechanical causes is more common. Abhyanga is an effective treatment for low back pain, which can be done as an OPD level treatment without causing much financial burden. Though it is a widely practised procedure, we did not explore its possibilities properly. Abhyanga can be modified by incorporating other massage techniques like Swedish massage for better application. Cupping is a variety of tapotement massage techniques of a Swedish massage. Abhyanga performed along with the cupping massage techniques is very effective in managing low back pain. A 45year old lady patient came to OPD complaining of low back pain. On examination, stooping posture during her work hours was concluded as the reason for the pain. She was treated with modified Abhyanga with moorchita tilataila for seven days. The procedure duration was 20 minutes. Treatment was found to be effective after treatment and after follow up as her symptoms wholly vanished.
CADAVERIC STUDY OF KATIKTARUN MARMA WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ITS LOCATION AND AGHAT LAKSHANS
Authors: Islamuddin Khan Shazia , Singh Deepak
Published: January 2022

Marma Science is one of the most distinctive concepts of Ayurveda. There are 107 marma sites in the body, and they are the conglomeration of muscles, veins, ligaments, bones, and joints. This peculiarity makes Marmamarma a somewhat vulnerable point, and any injury can lead to disability, dysfunction and demise. The cause of the damage can either be traumatic or iatrogenic; therefore, it becomes a necessity to rule out the exact location of the marma and anatomical structure responsible for the traumatic effects. Katiktarun being a Prishthagata marma, is prone to get injured during significant surgeries of the gluteal region and spine. Its injury can lead to delayed death. The aim of this study revolves around the anatomical entity responsible for delayed death caused by katiktarun injury. By identifying the location and structure involved in the marma, it might be possible to repair the structure and deferment the delayed end. Based on Ayurvedic literature and cadaveric observations, the superior margin of the sciatic notch (suprapiriform foraman) is considered as the position of Katiktarun Marma, whereas the neurovasculature associated with suprapiriform foramen is the causative structure of marma trauma symptoms.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF 4% MANGOSTEEN GEL AND 1% CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE GEL IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC GINGIVITIS: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Authors: A.M. Vinayaka , G.V. Gayathri , M.G. Triveni
Published: January 2022

To clinically evaluate & compare the efficacy of 4% Mangosteen Gel and 1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel in managing patients with chronic gingivitis. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 patients with an age group of 20-45 years diagnosed with generalized plaque-induced gingivitis were selected for this clinical trial once attaining their informed consent. A thorough case history was chronicled comprising plaque index (P.I.), gingival index (G.I.) and Sulcus bleeding index (SBI) at baseline; then full-mouth scaling and polishing (SAP) was performed by a solitary attuned examiner. Patients were then randomly assigned into two groups using a computer-generated random numbering sequence system. Patients in group A received 4% Mangosteen Gel, and group B received 1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel for home application. The post-treatment follow-up examination for P.I., G.I. and SBI changes were assessed after 14 days and 21 days and compared with baseline data. Results: In both the groups, the mean plaque index, gingival index and sulcus bleeding index scores were significantly decreased after the 14th and 21st day compared to baseline scores. There was no significant difference between the groups, but only in group B, there was a substantial difference in SBI scores observed on day 21. Conclusion: 4% Mangosteen Gel and 1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel were clinically effective when used as an adjunct to SAP in managing patients with gingivitis. Hence, 4% Mangosteen Gel can be considered an alternative to 1% chlorhexidine digluconate gel without any side effects in managing generalized plaque-induced gingivitis.
MULTIPLE VACUUM SYRINGE BLOOD ASPIRATION PROCEDURE (MVSBAP): A NEW HORIZON OF RAKTAMOKSHANA PROCEDURE IN PANCHAKARMA THERAPY OF AYURVEDA
Authors: Sankhua Padma Lochan , Kumar Ajay
Published: January 2022

Panchakarma is a specialized branch of Ayurveda that primarily deals with the body's purification (Shodhana) of doshas. As we know, the word Panchakarma refers to five special therapeutic procedures like Vamana, Virechana, Vasti, Nasya and Raktamokshana. Raktamokshana is an effective bloodletting therapy. Classically it is described as of six types, i.e. (1) Shringa, (2) Jalauka, (3) Alabu, (4) Shiravedha, (5) Prachchhana and (6) Ghatiyantra. In the present study, a clinical trial has been done, especially in the disease of Gridhrasi, with particular reference to Sciatica by combining Parchchhana and Ghatiyantra, a modified form of Raktamokshana therapy, called Multiple Vacuum Syringe Blood Aspiration Procedure (MVSBAP). Sciatica is painful neuralgia of the Sciatic Nerve in which pain starts from the gluteal region and buttock and comes down through the back of thigh, knee, calf and outer border of the foot. Sixty patients were selected for the clinical trial using a simple random sampling method from the OPD and IPD of Government Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Two groups are made like Group-A and Group-B, each consisting of 30 patients. Patients of Group-A are treated with only traditional Ayurvedic medicines, and patients of Group-B are treated with MVSBAP and traditional Ayurvedic medication. After one month of final treatment, assessment is done on statistical parameters, which show pretty better results in Group-B patients. The application of MVSBAP in the disease of Gridhrasi draws a new horizon to the ailing humanities.
CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ARDHAMATRIKA BASTI IN GRIDHRASI
Authors: PP Aiyanna , Prasad V Vishnu , JM Pradeep
Published: January 2022

Gridhrasi, one among the Nanatmaja Vikara, specific Nidana and Samprapti is not explained in classics so that the general Vata Vyadi Nidhana Samprapthi can be considered. The Chikitsa of Gridhrasi includes Sneha, Sweda, Bastikarma and Agni karma. Generally, Basti is the best line of treatment for Vata dosa. References from Acharya Charaka also explain Basti as one of the treatment modalities. With the support of Niruhadikara in Chakradhatta, we have the reference of Ardhamatrika Basti, which is one among Kashaya Basti, here he explains the practical utility along with many added benefits of Bala, Varna, Vrushatha and Pumsavanathva which gifted by Atreya Maharshi. Ardhamatrika Basti, one among Madhutailika Basti (having an equal quantity of Madhu and Taila), can be clinically explored where neither Parihara Kala nor Purva karma like Sneha, Sweda are necessary. The study design selected for the study was a comprehensive clinical trial. The sample size for the present study was 30 patients suffering from Gridrasi as per the selection criteria. Patients were randomly selected irrespective of sex and were treated with Ardhmatrika Basti as a yoga Basti for eight days. Among 30 patients taken for study, marked improvement in the symptomatology of the disease is obtained. 26.7% of patients got complete Shamana, 36.7% achieved Prayika shamana, 30% reported Amsika shamana, and 6.6% had Kinchit shamana. In the assessment criteria taken in patients, Ruja BT - 2.68 after follow up reduced to 1.8, Spandana BT - 2.38 after follow up reduced to 1.73, Sakthana Utksepa-nigraha BT - 2.82 after follow up reduced to 1.58, Gourava BT - 2.5 after follow up reduced to 1.7, Arochaka BT - 2.22 after follow up reduced to 1.87. This result shows that the present study of Ardhamatrika Basti has given a marked improvement in treating Gridhrasi.
REVIEW ON THE CONCEPT OF SHAT KRIYAKALA
Authors: Baby Anu P , PP Jigeesh
Published: January 2022

Diagnosis in Ayurveda is not always in terms of the name of the disease but in terms of the nature or phenomenon. This phenomenon is described in terms of Samprapti of the disease in each patient, comprising Dosha, Dushya and Adhishtana components. The prime factors in the pathogenesis of the disease are Dosha and Dushya. Shat kriyakala refers to the stage of development of a pathological process in which a physician can intervene by the most accurate treatment modality and medicine, thereby halting the progression of the disease process. By intricate understanding of the process of Shat kriyakala, the disease process could be arrested, and further complications can be avoided. In the current scenario, the concept of prevention has become broad-based. The natural history of disease is one of the significant elements of epidemiology. The course of a disease takes in individual people from its pathological onset until its eventual resolution. Natural history of disease is possible to correlate pre-pathogenesis with Sanchaya, Prakopa, Prasara and pathogenesis with Sthanasamsraya, Vyakti and Bhedavastha of Shat kriyakala. Recent studies have shown that it is possible to identify certain pre-clinical stages for many diseases like Parkinson’s disease, which can help in the early successful treatment. Shat kriyakala helps to arrest the disease process at the very early stage itself. Along with current technology, the need for research for validating the Shat kriyakala will benefit humankind in the long run.
GREESHMA RITUCHARYA: A REVIEW
Authors: B Shubhasri , Mishra Yagyik
Published: January 2022

Ritu means season, and Charya is ritual. Ayurveda tells about following the practices mentioned by our Acharyas to balance the health in each Ritu. Ritucharya gives us knowledge about apt diet regimens to cope with the influences caused by seasonal changes. To keep the nutritional status of both body and mind, we need to follow the regimens told in Ayurveda. The objective is to gather information about the Hitakara and Ahitakara Ahara and Vihara mentioned in Greeshma Ritu by our Acharya’s and its application for a healthier lifestyle. In Greeshma ritu, Sunrays become more powerful, which dries up the Sneha Guna of Bhoomi as well as Shareera, Kapha slowly decreases and gradually Vata starts increasing, Bala of the person will be significantly less in this Ritu; therefore, one should avoid Ahita Ahara Vihara sevana and adopt Hitakara Ahara Vihara sevana. The body's adjustment to cope with seasonal changes by following the rituals mentioned in Ritucharya is very important; thus, we can maintain the Equilibrium state of health.
A BOOK REVIEW ON SIRASEKKADI VIDHI: A GUIDE TO TRADITIONAL PRACTICES OF KERALA, INDIA
Authors: C Amrutha , BS Praveen
Published: January 2022

Sirasekkadi Vidhi is a handbook on principles and practice of Panchakarma procedure with Malayalam commentary Bhavaprobodhini by the author and English Annotations by the editor. This book does the basic treatment principles of Ayurveda, its explanation, and scientific analysis. To overcome the lack of proper guidelines (except some basic information) in classical texts about procedures, including Sirasseka, Kayaseka, Pinda Sveda, Annalepana, Shirolepana, Kalavidhi, Snehapana Vidhi are elaborated in this text.
A Study of Floriculture Entrepreneurial Challenges in Odisha, India
Authors: Swain Debabrata , Maurya Mukesh Kumar
Published: January 2022

Floriculture is the practice of cultivating and planting flowers for commercial purposes. Odisha is a state with a lot of flower production and commercial possibilities. The government has also created some policies for Floriculture under the Department of Horticulture, taking into account the demand and scope of flowers in the state. Floriculture provides a wealth of opportunities for the state's residents, not only in terms of farming, but also in terms of employment. Rose, marigold, jasmine, lotus, and champa are some of the flowers that have had a high demand over the years and are currently intended for export. The state's agro-climatic conditions are ideal for flower planting, and the number of flower plantations is increasing day by day to meet domestic demand as well as the demands of the state's enterprises. Now, floriculture is solely for commercial purposes, with small and medium-sized businesses relying on it.
Awareness and Utilization of Library Services among Secondary School Students in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State
Authors: Ephraim-Emmanuel B. C. , Odikeme D. , Ugwoke E. I. , Owede K.
Published: January 2022

Library services are vital services that form an integral part of the learning and training process of children. Despite its integral role in the education of an individual, there have been reports of poor utilization of library services around the world. This study thus set out to determine the level of awareness of library services, the utilization of library services as well as the factors affecting utilization of these services among secondary school students in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State. The descriptive research design was employed in conducting this study among junior secondary two and senior secondary one and two students of government secondary schools located within the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. A sample size of 391 was used. The study instrument was a semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire that consisted of four sections. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and relationships between variables were statistically tested using the chi-squared bivariate analytical test. Statistical significance was set at the 0.05. The overall level of awareness regarding library services in this study was found to be low with a grand mean of 2.01 out of 4. The level of use of library services was found to be low (mean: 2.29). Certain factors both affected library services utilization to both high and low extents. The respondents’ gender as well as the level of provision of library services was significantly related with the utilization of library services. It was concluded that awareness of library services as well as the utilization of these services by secondary school students was low. It was recommended that the provision of required books, reading materials and lacking resources in these schools be made to foster library usage among students in these schools.
Structural, Optical and Thermal Characterization of Synthesised Heterocyclic Organic Compound
Authors: Kumari Arpitha , Sanjeev Ganesh , Poojari Boja , Soumya P. V.
Published: January 2022

A heterocyclic organic compound of 3-[(2z)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl) prop-2-enoyl]-2H-(1-benzopyran-2-one) (MNB) is synthesized using Claisen-Schmidth condensation reaction. Structural characterization and presence of functional groups are carried out using powder X-ray diffractogram and FTIR spectroscopic studies respectively. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis are carried out to determine the melting property and it shows good thermal stability among organic crystal showing result at 166°C. Second Harmonic Generation efficiency study is carried out using Nd: YAG laser, this revealed that titled compound is good for NLO characterization and applicable in optoelectronics. PL wavelength present in visible region conclude that sample shows fluorescence property.
Assessment of Thoracic Abnormalities in Premature Infants
Authors: D’souza Celina Elias , Malawade Mandar
Published: January 2022

Background: There is a large incidence of congenital thoracic abnormalities that manifest as deformities and or defects of anterior chest walls. Thoracic abnormalities in preterm infants may also be associated with malpositioning in the incubator in the presence of respiratory disease and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Immaturity of respiratory and musculoskeletal system need to compromise biomechanical function of thorax. Thus, the purpose of the study is to access the thoracic alteration and the factors associated with its abnormalities in the infants born prematurely.

Objective: Assess thoracic alteration in premature infants. 

Methods: This was an observational study with infants in first year of age, born prematurely with birth weight < 2000g. Exclusion criteria were: major congenital malformations as defined by the centers for disease contol and prevention, grade III/IV intraventricular hemorrhage or preventricular leucomalacia. Physical examinations were performed independently to assess shoulder elevation and thoracic alterations.

Results: 34 infants born prematurely were included for the study according to the inclusion criteria from which 20 infants (58.8%) showed thoracic abnormalities and remaining 14 infants (41.1%) were without abnormalities.

Conclusion: The prevalence of thoracic abnormalities was high in infants born prematurely, and was associated with pulmonary disease, and may also have compromised the growth rate of these infants during the first year of life.
Development & Validation of RP-HPLC Method for the Estimation of Doravirine in Bulk and Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Authors: Suneetha A. , Priyadarshini G. I. , Mounika V. , Aparna G.
Published: January 2022

A simple, accurate, rapid and precise isocratic reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed and validated for determination of Doravirine in tablets. The chromatographic separation was carried out on Dionex C18 (250 x 4.6mm, 5µ) with a mixture of methanol: 0.05M potassium dihydrogen phosphate (40:60%v/v) as a mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min. UV detection was performed at 306 nm. The retention time was 5.24 min for Doravirine. Calibration plot was linear (r2=0.999) over the concentration range of 200-600 µg/mL. The method was validated for accuracy, precision, specificity, linearity, robustness, LOD and LOQ. The proposed method was successfully used for quantitative analysis of tablets. No interference from any component of pharmaceutical dosage form was observed. Validation studies revealed that method is specific, rapid, reliable, and reproducible. The high recovery and low relative standard deviation confirm the suitability of the method for routine determination of Doravirine in bulk and tablet dosage form.
Virtual Docking of VBP1 with HBX and NFκB Protein to Study the Activation of NFκB in the Regulatory Mechanism of Liver Cancer
Authors: Sagar Mamta , Saxena Padma , Singh Suruchi , Nath Ravindra , W. Ramteke Pramod
Published: January 2022

Molecular docking is an efficient way to study protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions in virtual mode, this provides structural annotations of molecular interactions, required in the drug discovery process. The Cartesian FFT approach in ‘Hex’ spherical polar Fourier (SPF) uses rotational correlations, this method is used here to study protein-protein interactions. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) is essential for virus infection and has been used in the development of therapeutics for liver cancer. It can interact with many cellular proteins. It interferes with cell viability and stimulates HBV replication. The von Hippel-Lindau binding protein 1(VBP1) has an important role in HBx-mediated nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) stimulation. VBP1 and HBx function as coactivators in the activation of NFκB binding. Docking results revealed that HBx and NFkB bind with VBP1 at the common site on amino acids positions Arg 161, Glu 92, and Arg 82, which may have a role in HBx-mediated NFκB activation. Lowest energy complex VBP1- NFkB1 was obtained at -883.70 Kcal/mol. The amino acids involved in interaction among HBx, VBP1, and NFκB proteins, may be involved in transcriptional regulation and has significance in normal and abnormal regulation. These amino acid interactions may be associated with the manifestation of Liver cancer.