bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Column Experiment for the Removal of Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc from Artificially Contaminated Soil using EDTA, Rhamnolipids, and Soapnut
Authors: Ugwu Elijah Chibuzo , Sen Gupta Bhaskar , Adebayo Adeloye , Martínez-Villegas Nadia
Published: March 2021

Environmental contamination caused by high contents of toxic metals in the soil is a global concern. Soil washing using chelating agents and saponin can enhance metal removal from contaminated soils through the formation of soluble metal complexes, mobilization, and extraction with the washing solutions. Column experiments were conducted in this study to assess the feasibility of using a chelate (EDTA), a saponin (soapnut) and microbial (rhamnolipid) cleaning agents to enhance the removal of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn from sandy loam contaminated soils. The cumulative removal of Cd after 10 pore volumes were 74.05 for EDTA, 63.08 for rhamnolipids, and 69.07 for soapnut. The cumulative removals of Cu after washing with 10 pore volumes were 64.72% for soapnut, 61.58% for rhamnolipids and 61.95% for EDTA. Also, the cumulative removals of Pb were 62% for soapnut, 59.65% for rhamnolipids and 59.95% for EDTA after washing with 10 pore volumes. The cumulative removals of Zn after washing with 10 pore volumes were 68.54% for soapnut, 62.65% for rhamnolipids and 66.08% for EDTA. The performance of these experiments demonstrates that the application of these cleaning agents in in-situ soil remediation can be effective alternative to ex-situ remediation.
Remoción de cromo hexavalente, presente en aguas residuales industriales por métodos electroquímicos
Authors:   , Barrera-Díaz Carlos Eduardo
Published: March 2021

In this research it is studied the electrochemical reduction of Cr (VI), in order to meet the discharge limits indicated in the environmental law. Experimental tests were done using a number of electrochemical reactors that use electrodes made of plain carbon steel. Three main variables were identified, pH, current density and flow, that significantly affects the reduction process of Cr (VI). Based on the chemical and thermodynamic characteristics of the systems Cr (VI)-Cr(III)-H2O-e- and Fe(III)-Fe(II)-H2O-e- the reduction process was optimized. A comparison between the classical chemical precipitation method and the electrochemical means was performed. Although both are based in the same general reaction: 3Fe (II) (aq) + 3Cr (VI) (aq) ↔ 3Fe (III) (aq) + Cr (III) (aq), the way in which the required amount of Fe(II) is added to the wastewater, is different for each method. In the chemical method, Fe(II)(aq) is supplied by dissolving FeSO4⋅7(H2O)(s) into the wastewater, while in the electrochemical process Fe(II)(aq) ions are formed directly in solution by anodic dissolution of an steel electrode. After this reduction process, the resulting Cr (III)(aq) and Fe(III)(aq) ions are precipitated as insoluble hydroxide species, in both cases, changing the pH using a 1M solution of calcium hydroxide . Experimental results shows that using both methods a Cr (VI) reduction efficiency of 99.5 % is possible to be achieve. However, the electrochemical option, apart from providing a better form of control, generates significantly less sludge as compared with the chemical process (60 %). Finally, a mathematical model that simulates the process is presented. As a conclusion, optimal conditions for continuous Cr (VI) reduction using a plug flow reactor are found.
Caracterización del añil natural, paligorskita y Azul Maya sintético por medio de la técnica fotoacústica
Authors:   , Rosales Córdova Carlos Aldebarán
Published: March 2021

El Azul Maya ha sido estudiado por una amplia cantidad de técnicas de caracterización, como lo son: Emisión de partículas inducidas por rayos X (PIXE) [13], Espectroscopía de rayos X (XAS) [14], Microscopía de transmisión electrónica de alta resolución (HRETM) [13], Fluorescencia de rayos x (XRF) [15], Raman [16], Análisis térmico diferencial (DTADSC, TGA) [17], Difracción de rayos X [18], Microscopia Electrónica de Barrido, entre otras. Los resultados obtenidos con los estudios de las técnicas de caracterización mencionadas lograron responder diversas preguntas, pero sigue sin responderse la razón por la cual no se observa el añil en el espectro del azul maya. En la presente investigación se empleó una técnica de caracterización nunca antes usada en el pigmento, esta técnica es conocida como fotoacústica, la cual consiste básicamente en hacer incidir energía electromagnética en el material, lo cual genera un volumen de expansión - compresión, produciendo una onda característica del material que viajara a través de él y será detectada por un transductor, el cual manda la señal a un osciloscopio en donde se muestra la señal fotoacústica en tiempo real, con dichas gráficas se detectan los cambios estructurales que presenta el material analizado al ser sometido a un incremento de temperatura controlado. La aportación de este estudio es presentar evidencia acerca de si es posible observar el añil en el espectro del azul maya a través del empleo de la técnica fotoacústica. La presentación de este trabajo se divide en 5 capítulos. El primero capítulo habla acerca de la cultura Maya, haciendo énfasis en el pigmento que ellos producían al mezclar la paligorskita y el índigo para posteriormente calentarlo y producir este característico pigmento conocido hoy en día como Azul maya, el segundo capítulo aborda los principios generales de la técnica fotoacústica y se da una breve explicación de los principios físicos que envuelven a la técnica fotoacústica con láser pulsado, en el tercer capítulo se muestra el método empleado en la presente investigación, el cual se dividió en: planteamiento del problema, materiales, aparatos y procedimiento, en el cuarto capítulo se realizó el análisis y descripción de los resultados, por último, en el capítulo quinto se presenta la discusión y conclusiones de la investigación.
Estudio fundamental del sistema ZrO₂-WOx
Authors:   , María Antonia Cortes Jacome
Published: March 2021

In this study, a series of ZrO2-WOx samples was prepared by the following methods: i) Precipitation with impregnation, ii) Coprecipitation and iii) Hydrothermal. The amorphous material obtained by coprecipitation method crystallized into tetragonal phase of ZrO2 when calcined at high temperature. This structure remains as a sole phase until 700oC, indicating high interaction between zirconia and tungsten oxide phases. However, the Rietveld analysis of XRD spectrum showed the presence of two tetragonal phases (T1 and T2). The difference between these phases was the oxygen position along the c axis. In T2 phase a flat crystallite surface perpendicular to the c axis was observed, while in T1 phase this crystallite surface was a rough. When the samples were annealed at high temperature (700 and 800oC), the highly dispersed tungsten species present in the T2 phase were segregated, forming the WO3 orthorhombic phase. The as-synthesized zirconia samples prepared by hydrothermal method were crystalline at temperatures as low as 145ºC. When tungsten was added to the synthesis mixture only an amorphous phase of t-ZrO2 was detected In this way a microcrystalline ZrO2-WOx of 309 m2g-1 was prepared. The material becomes progressively more crystalline with increasing synthesis temperature. At 225 oC a well a well-crystallized material was obtained (79% of t-ZrO2 and 21% of m-ZrO2 ). The crystallite sizes of both phases were not too different (17.5 and 14.5 nm for t-ZrO2 and 11.5 for m-ZrO2). In all the samples, crystalline phase associated to WOx species were not identified by XRD. FT-IR spectroscopy of W-promoted zirconia showed a band at 943cm-1 which was attributed to the W=O stretching mode of octahedrally coordinated tungsten species. The WOx species must be highly dispersed and strongly bound to the ZrO2 surface. Post-synthesis calcination treatment at higher temperatures (560, 700 and 800ºC) brought about sintering of these dispersed tungsten species and formation of a more bulky tungsten oxide species identified by two FT-IR vibration bands at 970 and 1100cm-1. Considering the decrease of surface area, the calcination process brings about an increase in the density of tungsten species by unit area. At these higher annealed temperatures, FT-IR of adsorbed pyridine showed that these bulky tungsten species favored the Brønsted acidity formation on ZrO2-WOx materials which increases the catalytc activity for the isomerization of n-hexane.
Resepsi Pernikahan pada Masyarakat Aceh di Gampong Teupin Baja Aceh Utara
Authors: Eviana Eviana , Alwi Alwi
Published: March 2021

This study focuses on the process of implementing a wedding reception, the motives that encourage the culture of a wedding reception, and the efforts made by poor families in holding their children's wedding receptions in Gampong Teupin Banja, Muara Batu District, North Aceh Regency. This research uses the theory of Structural Functionalism according to Talcott Parsons which is known as the concept of AGIL (Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, Latency). The research method used in this research is a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The results of this study conclude that the process of implementing a wedding reception is (1) informing the geuchiek of the wedding reception, (2) carrying out the Duek Pakat event, (3) informing the organizer of the wedding reception equipment, and (4) conducting the wedding reception. The motives that encourage the culture of wedding receptions carried out by the community are (1) signaling that they have married, (2) avoiding social sanctions from the community, (3) strengthening family relations with relatives, and (4) wanting to be seen as the economically capable. Efforts made by poor families to carry out wedding receptions are (1) owing materials for the wedding reception, (2) selling their livestock, (3) setting aside the rice harvest, and (4) pawning the fields.
PENGARUH MOTIVASI, PERSEPSI MAHASISWA DAN PENERAPAN E-LEARNING TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN TINGGI
Authors: Astitiani Ni Luh Putu Surya , Richadinata Kadek Riyan Putra
Published: March 2021

Bidang Pendidikan saat ini telah mendapat pengaruh dari perkembangan teknologi informasi secara digital dimana perkembangan teknologi dapat meningkatkan kinerja dan memungkinkan berbagai kegiatan dapat dilaksanakan dengan cepat, tepat dan akurat, sehingga akan meningkatkan produktivitas. Teknologi informasi telah berfungsi sebagai pemasok ilmu pengetahuan. Pesatnya kemajuan teknologi ini harus diimbangi dengan upaya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan dan pengetahuan. Penelitian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh motivasi, persepsi mahasiswa dan penerapan E-Learning terhadap peningkatan kualitas Pendidikan tinggi di lingkungan Universitas Bali Internasional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Universitas Bali Internasional sebanyak 120 orang dimana hasil pengumpulan data diolah menggunakan teknik analisis Regresi Berganda. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa motivasi, persepsi mahasiswa dan penerapan E-Learning berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap peningkatan kualitas Pendidikan tinggi di lingkungan Universitas Bali Internasional. Hal ini menunjukkan kualitas Pendidikan tinggi dapat meningkat tidak hanya dipengaruhi oleh kemajuan teknologi yaitu dengan penerapan E-Learning tetapi adanya motivasi dan persepsi mahasiswa juga dapat meningkatkan kualitas Pendidikan tinggi itu sendiri.
PENGARUH HARGA, PROMOSI DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP BRAND IMAGE GRAB DENGAN KEPUASAN KONSUMEN
Authors: Pradnyana Ida Bagus Putra , Suryanata I Gusti Ngurah Putra
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of price, promotion and service quality and customer satisfaction on brand image. The population in this study are people in Denpasar City who use the Grab application. The number of samples obtained is 100 respondents using the Lemeshow formula, which has been determined by the non-probability sampling method, namely incidental sampling. The analysis technique used is the statistical method of Structural Equation Model (SEM). The test results show that the variables of price, promotion, service quality and customer satisfaction have an effect on brand image.

Keywords: price, promotion, service quality, customer satisfaction, brand image
PERAN CITRA MEREK MEMEDIASI PENGARUH eWOM TERHADAP NIAT KONSUMEN MENGGUNAKAN GOPAY DI KOTA DENPASAR
Authors: Dewani Ni Putu Risma Giri , Rastini Ni Made
Published: March 2021

Niat beli dalam hal ini niat menggunakan adalah tahap di mana konsumen membuat keputusan terhadap beberapa merek, dan akhirnya memilih alternatif yang paling mereka sukai atau proses yang dialami oleh konsumen dalam memutuskan barang mana atau layanan untuk membeli berdasarkan berbagai pertimbangan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk menjelaskan pengaruh eWOM terhadap niat menggunakan melalui citra merek sebagai variabel mediasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap calon pengguna GoPay di Kota Denpasar dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 130 orang, dimana teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang disebarkan secara online melalui Google form. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis deskriptif dan teknik analisis path serta uji sobel. Hasil dari penelitian ini ditemukan adanya pengaruh positif dan signifikan eWOM terhadap citra merek, pengaruh positif dan signifikan eWOM terhadap niat menggunakan, pengaruh positif dan signifikan citra merek terhadap niat menggunakan, dan citra merek memediasi secara positif dan signifikan pengaruh eWOM terhadap niat menggunakan.Implikasi penelitian ini diharapkan mampu memberikan masukan kepada pihak manajemen GoPay sehingga dapat merumuskan strategi yang tepat dalam rangka mempertahankan eksistensinya di masa yang akan datang.

Kata kunci: citra merek, eWOM, niat menggunakan.
PERAN MAINTENANCE DALAM MEMODERASI PENGARUH TQM TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN BOUNTY CRUISES DI PELABUHAN BENOA
Authors: Dewi Ni Putu Tara Damayanti , Purnawati Ni Ketut
Published: March 2021

Company performance is a condition produced by a company with reference to the company's performance appraisal standards. Performance is used as an evaluation material for management of the quality and level of organizational performance. In managing quality, companies need to implement a quality management system, namely Total Quality Management (TQM). Companies also need to pay attention to the maintenance of a service object in order to keep it functioning properly. This study aims to determine the performance of companies that are affected by TQM and the role of maintenance in strengthening or weakening the influence of TQM on company performance. This study used a saturated sample of 96 crew / staff through interviews and questionnaires with the data analysis techniques used, namely Factor Analysis and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). This study results in a maintenance role that can strengthen the influence of TQM on company performance. The results of this study can  guidelines through the implementation of maintenance and quality dimensions.

Keywords: TQM, Maintenance, Company Performance.
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTHCARE
Authors: Aristayudha A A Ngurah Bagus , Richadinata Kadek Riyan Putra , Rettobjaan Vitalia Fina Carla
Published: March 2021

Industry 4.0 has shown that digital is everywhere. The Healtcare industry is in the "long fuse, big bang" cluster meaning companies will face their disruption in three to five years and therefore have more time to change (Deloitte 2015). Which shows that in a few years there will be a transformation in the way the health care industry works. This study was conducted to determine the effect of continued professional development (CPD) in the health care industry. The sample in this study were 107 people where the results of data collection were processed using simple linear regression analysis techniques. The research results prove that continued professional development has a positive and significant effect on individuals in the health care industry and that continued professional development has a positive and significant effect on organizations in the health care industry. This shows that organizations / companies in the health care industry are expected to take responsibility for the development of employees' abilities and individuals / employees in the health care industry are expected to understand that CPD is an investment in career development.

Keywords: continued professional development, motivation, perception, benefits
PENGARUH IKLAN SOSIAL MEDIA TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN DI LINGKUNGAN UNIVERSITAS BALI INTERNASIONAL
Authors: Richadinata Kadek Riyan Putra , Surya Astitiani Ni Luh Putu
Published: March 2021

Revolution 4.0 is the first milestone in the birth of globalization in the world economy. The current movement of business progress is accompanied by developments in the field of information and communication technology. Social media is a social interaction between individuals in sharing and exchanging information. Social media can encompass various ideas, opinions, ideas and content in virtual communities and be able to present and translate new ways of communicating with technology that is completely different from traditional media. Advertising with social media even offers long-term value. This research was conducted to determine the effect of social media advertising (attention, understanding, acceptance, and storage) on purchasing decisions at the University of Bali International. The sample in this study were 96 students at the University of Bali International where the results of data collection were processed using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results of the study prove that attention, understanding, acceptance, and storage of social media advertisements have a positive and significant effect on consumer purchasing decisions at the University of Bali International. This shows that purchasing decisions can increase not only influenced by conventional advertising but the existence of Instagram social media ads can increase consumer purchasing decisions perceptions of students can also improve the quality of higher education itself.

Keywords: attention, understanding, acceptance, storage
Onion cultivation approach by custom-made outdoor hydroponics: A very first attempt in Bangladesh
Authors: Khatun Irani , Karim Saydul , Das Subroto K , Hossen Riyad
Published: March 2021

Onion is one of the most important economic crops in the world for growing, trading and consuming. But its production rate is lower in Bangladesh due to insufficient farmlands and alternative production systems. So, onion cultivation hydroponically would be a potential consideration in Bangladesh. In this experiment, onions were grown in custom-made outdoor hydroponics using ground water of Barishal, Kirtankhola River water and deionized water as treatments to check their performances for future use. Ground water demonstrated best performances and the average yields of ground water were more than half of land based yields. Besides, only plant growth was normal in ground water treatments throughout the experiment. Finally, the authors concluded that onion production is possible hydroponically in Bangladesh and to minimize the need of commercial fertilizers; the ground water of Barishal is recommended.
La hoguera lame mi piel con cariño de perro como contraescritura de María
Authors: Hurtado Angela
Published: March 2021

Este artículo analiza de manera comparativa La hoguera lame mi piel con cariño de perro (2015) de la escritora Adelayda Fernández Ochoa y María de Jorge Isaacs. La hoguera es una novela que rescata los personajes de Nay y Sundiata (Juan Ángel) de María para darles una nueva vida en el valle del río Cauca y en el Pacífico colombiano. De esta manera, la autora responde con una contraescritura a la obra fundacional más emblemática de Latinoamérica en el siglo XIX que promovía la idea de armonía racial en la naciente república, y aporta una perspectiva de resistencia desde las comunidades afrocolombianas a la reconstrucción del relato de nación.
¿Es posible enseñar a Roberto Bolaño? Dificultades, retos y posibilidades desde la didáctica de la literatura
Authors: Vargas Franco Alfonso
Published: March 2021

Leer a Bolaño plantea una serie de dificultades y retos, pero también de posibilidades para la didáctica de la literatura. Por esta razón, nos planteamos desde esta perspectiva de enseñanza e investigación varias preguntas sobre las cuales ofreceremos algunas aproximaciones que contribuyan a disfrutar y comprender una de las obras de la literatura latinoamericana y universal más heterodoxas y provocadoras: ¿Es posible enseñar a Roberto Bolaño? ¿En qué niveles escolares podría emprenderse la enseñanza de la literatura de Bolaño? o ¿su enseñanza solo podría orientarse a los estudiantes de licenciatura en letras en la educación superior? ¿Qué textos de Bolaño serían más o menos “enseñables” para las nuevas generaciones dentro del proyecto del alumno?

Entre nuestras primeras conclusiones argumentamos que la gran complejidad de las obras mayores como Los detectives salvajes y 2666 las haría inaccesibles para estudiantes de bachillerato, pero que sus poemas, sus ensayos y cuentos, y una novela breve como Estrella distante podrían constituir una puerta de entrada a su obra. Finalmente, proponemos un tema aglutinador como proyecto didáctico: el estudio de la vocación del escritor, que en los textos de Bolaño está cargada de una connotación de aventura salvaje por países, culturas y luchas interiores lo cual lo acercaría mucho a los jóvenes de esta época.
Con-formación de la mercancía-Bolaño. La vida editorial de Roberto Bolaño según Jorge Herralde
Authors: Lèal Alfredo
Published: March 2021

En su texto “Vida editorial de Roberto Bolaño”, publicado a sólo dos años de la muerte del autor, el editor español Jorge Herralde traza las coordenadas para leer la obra de Bolaño a la luz de los diversos procesos editoriales a los que estuvo sometida. El esquema de vida que traza Herralde es objeto de una subsunción real a la forma artificial que él mismo denomina “vida editorial”, la cual podríamos entender menos como una mercantificación de la vida que como una antropomorfización de la obra. Desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar que se apoya en la crítica de la cultura de Bolívar Echeverría, el presente artículo trata de mostrar de qué manera esta con-formación de la vida de Bolaño en torno a su vida editorial constituye un primer y decisivo paso para el paradigma de la producción, circulación y consunción de autores en Latinoamérica a inicios del siglo XXI.
La frontera en la visión literaria de Roberto Bolaño
Authors: Osorio José Jesús
Published: March 2021

Analizo la frontera y el trasegar de los personajes en esta en 2666 (2009a) y Los detectives salvajes (2004) de Roberto Bolaño. Es importante observar la coincidencia paradójica de que el auge de los feminicidios en las ciudades fronterizas se da a la par de la implementación del tratado de libre comercio que atrajo a la frontera muchas maquiladoras. La coexistencia de la violencia de los aparatos militares y policiales mexicanos y del poder narco ejemplifica la falla fundamental en el estado mexicano: sus profundas ausencias democráticas. Otro fenómeno que incide en las fronteras es la enorme migración de individuos hacia los países desarrollados. Los detectives salvajes y 2666 y otros textos de Bolaño operan como herramientas que amplifican -desde una perspectiva literaria, sociológica y política- la compleja realidad de la frontera, donde seres trashumantes que han perdido su centro moral son centrifugados por una modernidad deshumanizadora.
Roberto Bolaño: pensar a la mujer entre la condición diádica y el espacio geométrico
Authors: Sánchez Ramos Nelida
Published: March 2021

En el presente trabajo se hace una inscripción crítica sobre la mujer en el espacio a partir de cuatro obras fundamentales de Roberto Bolaño —Los detectives salvajes (1998), Amuleto (1999), Putas asesinas (2001) y 2666 (2003) —, en éstas se analizan los conceptos de espacio de la realidad y tiempo que se presentan en la narración literaria. Previamente a la perspectiva ofrecida por Roberto Bolaño se encuentra la visión del filósofo alemán Peter Sloterdijk, quien reflexiona sobre las relaciones y circunstancias mundanas espaciales a través del concepto del poshumanismo. El objetivo es reconstruir la crítica de la ciudad literaria y trazar los posibles horizontes a través de una interpretación filosófica en torno a la exposición de los iconos femeninos; es decir, la voz de la mujer en la época de la ciudad industrial que estalla en el Capitalismo gore, propuesto por Sayak Valencia, ramificaciones con la intimidad, de la violencia y de los contornos urbanos en necrosis. Algo comparable en geometría con las figuras gráciles y sencillas como los círculos, y en este caso la esfera. Esas voces que a priori se pierden entre la inmensidad del capitalismo, la opresión masculina, y se conciertan con la sensación de vacío. La vacuidad de las esferas que ruedan sin parar a través de las palabras que otros narran en un mundo cambiante. En el presente trabajo se procederá a contraponer esa asociación entre la voz femenina y la geometría bolañiana más simple y compleja: lo diádico y el espacio Gore.
Los detectives salvajes y el crimen de la escritura
Authors: Campesino Juan
Published: March 2021

Una vez identificados sus nexos intertextuales con algunos de los principales exponentes del relato de detectives, un aspecto poco o nada estudiado de la novela de Roberto Bolaño, el presente artículo atiende a la naturaleza paródica de Los detectives salvajes y, en especial, a la reflexión negativa sobre la escritura misma que toda parodia, y la de Bolaño no es la excepción, pone en marcha.
¿Sueñan los escritores con mecenas desahuciados? Una conversación entre Roberto Bolaño y Ricardo Piglia
Authors: Arango Jacobo
Published: March 2021

El siguiente ensayo analiza un diálogo entre los escritores latinoamericanos Roberto Bolaño y Ricardo Piglia que sucedió en 2001 por correo electrónico. Ambos escritores han construido una sólida figura de autor que, en muchos sentidos, trasciende el espacio ficcional. A pesar de que también comparten puntos de vista sobre los problemas que enfrenta la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea, este ensayo intenta mostrar algunas diferencias clave que suelen pasarse por alto. Finalmente, leemos otros textos breves (ensayos como “Sevilla me mata” o “Derivas de la pesada” y entrevistas dadas por Piglia) que ubican dicho diálogo en un contexto más amplio.
Bolaño: el espejo roto de sí mismo (o los nombres de los viajes y el exilio)
Authors: Pino Juan Carlos
Published: March 2021

Esta reflexión se constituye en una exploración sobre las transformaciones, la disolución y la reconfiguración del concepto de territorio en la obra del escritor chileno Roberto Bolaño. El lugar de la infancia, las relaciones intertextuales y los contactos con otros universos idiomáticos son los tres aspectos que se abordan aquí y que enfatizan en la ruptura literaria de diversas fronteras como una forma de reconstruir un rostro y una identidad pero que también pueden leerse como una forma del exilio.
El lugar de la poesía en el cuento: Guimaraes Rosa, Garcia Márquez y Roberto Bolaño
Authors: Bejarano Julio Alberto
Published: March 2021

En nuestro artículo proponemos hacer una lectura de literatura comparada sobre la relación entre poesía y cuento en tres grandes escritores latinoamericanos: Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Gabriel Garcia Márquez y Roberto Bolaño. Nuestra pregunta se enfoca en reflexionar sobre el lugar de la poesía (como lectura, como búsqueda de sentido y como praxis de la escritura) en tres grandes narradores contemporáneos. Para ello nos centraremos en sus primeros libros de cuentos, explorando a través de archivos, el germen y la creación de un estilo con resonancias poeticas que caracteriza sus obras posteriores en monumentales novelas como Gran serton vereda, Cien años de soledad, El otoño del patriarca, Los detectives salvajes y 2666.
Gender Inequalities and Fertility in Morocco: Measuring Women’s Empowerment and Impact on the Ideal Number of Children
Authors:   National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, GES3D Laboratory, Morocco, Drioui Chaimae , Bakass Fatima ,   National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, GES3D Laboratory, Morocco
Published: March 2021

In Morocco, access to rights for women has strengthened over the decades. Their social status has significantly improved. This study aims to measure women’s empowerment, particularly in the domestic sphere and in relation to spouses, and its effect on women’s fertility preferences. Women’s empowerment is estimated following a similar approach to constructing the SWPER composite index, which is based on several dimensions such as education, decision-making, and attitude towards domestic violence as proposed in the literature. An empirical examination of empowerment’s impact on fertility preferences, measured by the ideal number of children, was conducted using a generalized Poisson regression model. The data are from two surveys, the 2003-2004 Population and Family Health Survey and the 2011 National Population and Family Health Survey. The results corroborate women’s empowerment in reducing the ideal number of children through independence from traditional social norms, increased bargaining power, and communication within the couple. Women’s access to educational resources appears to be a key factor, especially when it comes to fertility planning, as well as the rejection of male violence.
Immunomodulatory and antiangiogenic mechanisms of polymolecular botanical drug extract C5OSEW5050ESA OS derived from Orthosiphon stamineus
Authors:   EMAN Biodiscoveries Sdn. Bhd., A1-4, Halal Park, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia., Al-Suede Fouad Saleih R. , Ahamed Mohamed B. Khadeer ,   EMAN Biodiscoveries Sdn. Bhd., A1-4, Halal Park, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia., Abdul Majid Aman S. ,   Quest International University Perak, Malaysia, Saghir Sultan Ayesh Mohammed ,   Department of Medical Analysis, Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan, Oon Chern E. ,   Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia, Abdul Majid Amin Malik Shah ,   EMAN Biodiscoveries Sdn. Bhd., A1-4, Halal Park, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.,   ACRF Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, 131 Garran Rd., 2601 Acton, Australia
Published: March 2021

NuvastaticTM is a polymolecular botanical drug formulation containing a proprietary extract of a selected cultivar of Orthosiphon stamineus (OS) code name, C5OSEW5050ESA OS. The anti-angiogenic activity of C5OSEW5050ESA OS was explored by evaluating its activity towards a variety of angiogenesis modulators in vitro and in vivo. Multiplex immunoassays reveals that C5OSEW5050ESA OS inhibits Vascular Endothelial Growth factor (VEGF), Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF), Interleukin 2 ( IL-2) & Interleukin 7 (IL-7), Nerve Growth Factor β (NGF-β) , Transforming Growth Factor -α (TGF-α) and Tumor Necrosis Factor- β (TNF-β). C5OSEW5050ESA OS also caused significant upregulation of interferon α (IFN-α), interferon β (IFN-β), interferon γ (IFN-γ) and Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). C5OSEW5050ESA OS was found to inhibit endothelial cell proliferation and migration (92.6%) and disrupts the tube assembly (98.26%) for new blood vessel formation. The compound also inhibits neovascularisation in isolated rat aortic ring tissues (IC50 18.2 ± 2 µg/mL) and in chick chorioallantoic membrane assays (CAM) by 82.7%. In vivo matrigel plug assay treated with C5OSEW5050ESA OS shows inhibition of neovascularisation by 91.4± 3%. In conclusion, the study reveals that C5OSEW5050ESA OS has strong anti-angiogenic and immunomodulatory properties which may have significant clinical benefits in cancer therapy.
Eventos adversos: análise da equipe multiprofissional na segurança do paciente em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva
Authors: De Paula Emilly Jhully Correia , Pereira Raquel Silva , Silveira Debora Batista , Silva Leonardo Santos , Barreto Gabrielle Alves da Anunciação , Da Silva Adrielle Carvalho , Silva Quéren Gabriele Cunha , Guimarães Gabriel Lucas Pereira , De Queiroz Nêda Lyan Souto Lopes
Published: March 2021

Objetivo: Identificar e descrever os principais tipos de eventos adversos (EA) que ocorrem dentro do ambiente de Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI’s) juntamente com seus agentes desencadeadores e descrever a correlação entre o modelo de gestão e a postura da equipe frente aos eventos adversos e a importância de suas notificações. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa com abordagem descritiva qualitativa onde realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico utilizando as bases de dados LILACS, BDENF e SciELO, utilizando os Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS). Foram encontrados 144 artigos, constituindo uma amostra final de 7 artigos. Resultados: A existência de EA na assistência prestada sinaliza o nível de qualidade do trabalho prestado nas UTI’s. O ato de punir diante de tal ocorrência consiste em um método que se demonstra ineficaz. Em contrapartida, a educação continuada e programas educativos sobre a segurança do paciente se mostram eficazes na redução desses incidentes, tornando a gestão hospitalar responsável por auxiliar na diminuição de fatores contribuintes à alta ocorrência de EA. Considerações finais: A gestão e a postura do gestor frente ao EA possuem influência direta na decisão dos profissionais de notificar ou não.
Principais complicações da reconstrução do trato intestinal após colostomia à Hartmann
Authors: De Araújo Aline Curcio , Menezes Alice Magalhães , Ramirez Ana Caroline Ferreira Oviedo , Kotovicz Beatriz Bandeira de Melo , Ueda Camila Carolina , Fernandes Ítalo Rufino de Queiroz , Lopes Jéssica Reis , Rodrigues Liliana Paes , Dourado Manoel Vitor Franco , Corrêa Wagner Pablo
Published: March 2021

Objetivo: Identificar as principais complicações da reconstrução do trato intestinal após colostomia à Hartmann. Revisão bibliográfica: A Colostomia à Hartmann, é um procedimento realizado através da exteriorização do intestino grosso pela parede abdominal, para a eliminação de fezes ou gases. Esta intervenção pode ser seguida da reconstrução da continuidade do trato intestinal, através de uma anastomose colorretal para a reversão do procedimento. Por se tratar de uma técnica agressiva, sua realização pode ocasionar algumas complicações pós-operatórias, que podem inviabilizar o procedimento de reconstrução da continuidade intestinal, impactando negativamente na qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Considerações finais: Apesar de se tratar de uma técnica simples e utilizada tanto em intervenções eletivas quanto em intervenções de emergência, deve-se considerar a presença de comorbidades e a idade do paciente. Deve-se, ainda, considerar que a tentativa de reconstrução não deve ser realizada após muito tempo, sendo importante a adoção de medidas preventivas de educação nas etapas do pré-operatório e pós-operatório, visando a redução da ocorrência de complicações e auxiliando na melhora da qualidade de vida dos pacientes.
Monitores da disciplina Anatomia Humana desenvolvem material didático durante a pandemia da Covid-19
Authors: Chermont Giovana Geraldini , Souza Ana Beatriz de Fatima Pereira , Soares Carlos André dos Reis Ursulino , Bachini Carolina da Silva , De Abreu Fabrício Orellana Versolato , Dutra Felipi Harrison Teixeira , Torres Giovana Santin , Camoiço Henrique Souza , Bin Lucas Giovani , Cruz Lucas Rodrigues Santa , Silva Luís Otávio , Melo Mateus Scaliante , Rossato Luana , Olinto Silvia Cristina Figueira
Published: March 2021

Objetivo: Descrever a experiência de monitores da disciplina Anatomia Humana do curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), que após o cancelamento de aulas presenciais ocasionadas pela pandemia do SARS CoV2 - Covid 19, elaboraram um material didático complementar para ser utilizado à distância. Relato de experiência: O material confeccionado contém uma breve descrição sobre todos os conteúdos abordados na disciplina, casos clínicos, imagens cadavéricas para a identificação das principais estruturas práticas e as relacionadas aos casos clínicos, bem como questões gerais sobre cada assunto. Considerações finais: A experiência permitiu que os alunos do curso de Medicina revisassem todo o conteúdo abordado na disciplina e desenvolvessem um material complementar utilizando metodologias ativas para a correlação da Anatomia Humana com a prática profissional. Destaca-se o benefício do desenvolvimento do material para o ensino remoto da disciplina, bem como sua utilização durante o retorno das aulas presenciais na Universidade.
Melasma na gestação e suas medidas terapêuticas
Authors: De Moraes Amanda Silva , Coelho Amanda Marques , Flores Daniela , Viol Giovanna Antonelli Melo , Costa Giovanna de Carvalho Meneses , Martins Luiza Bastos , Volpato Maria Eduarda Navarro , Da Costa Maria Júlia Ribeiro , Sales Vinícius Barbosa dos Santos , De Paula Carmen Déa Ribeiro
Published: March 2021

Objetivo: Avaliar a abordagem terapêutica do melasma durante a gestação.  Revisão bibliográfica: a elevação de progesterona e estrogênio durante a gravidez aumenta a expressão de enzimas melanogênicas que se associam ao surgimento do melasma. Embora o melasma não possua cura, o uso de filtros solares de amplo espectro e a não exposição excessiva ao sol são importantes medidas preventivas. Durante o pré-natal, o tema costuma ser ignorado pela equipe de saúde, visto que são priorizadas outras questões da gestação, além dos altos custos dos tratamentos tópicos. Ainda assim, o melasma interfere na qualidade de vida, pois pode provocar baixa autoestima e tristeza. O tratamento desacelera a proliferação dos melanócitos e promove a degradação dos melanossomos, no entanto, tem indicação limitada na gravidez visto que essas manchas podem desaparecer até um ano após o parto. Mas, quando realizado, é prescrito o uso de medicamentos tópicos capazes de agir no clareamento da melanina, no bloqueio da função melanocítica e na eliminação dos melanócitos. Considerações finais: Visto que, as alterações hormonais, durante a gestação, estão intimamente relacionadas ao surgimento do melasma, mais estudos são necessários para garantir atenção integral à saúde da mulher nesse período.
Physico-chemical investigation of a polyherbal formulation - Vidangatandulaadi choorna
Authors: Amrutha S. Babu  , Mahadevan Subramaniam  , Mahesh C. Kundagol  , James Chacko  , Devipriya Soman
Published: March 2021

Vidangatandulaadi Choorna is a polyherbal formulation consisting of seven ingredients. Trivrith (Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso)  is the chief ingredient responsible for the purgative action of the formulation. This yoga is mentioned in Kalpasthana of Ashtangahridaya, intended for virechana (Purgation). It is useful in Kapha-vatha disorders. Even though many kinds of research have been done to identify the physicochemical constituents of individual drugs in the formulation, no studies were done to identify the physicochemical properties of the formulation. This analysis helps in understanding the mechanism for different pharmacological actions of the formulation. Hence, Physico-chemical study of Vidangatandulaadi Choorna along with high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) fingerprinting is done to fix the standards. All the drugs included in the formulation is identified by the botanist and is prepared according to Standards mentioned for the preparation of Choorna mentioned in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. The formulation is least encountered, but it has shown its significant action in Dyslipidemia in folklore practices. As there are no Standards mentioned for this formulation, the result observed in the present study may be considered suitable. The data obtained from Physicochemical investigation, high-performance thin-layer chromatography profile and ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry) could be used as the standards for the present formulation under study.
Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Package on knowledge regarding the care of Epilepsy in Children
Authors: Essaki Muthurani K  , Pavithra E  , Vaitheeswari  , Kanniammal C  , Abirami P
Published: March 2021

Epilepsy is one of childhood's most common neurological disorders. 5 to 10 per 1000 people worldwide. This study aims to determine the efficacy on Education inferences regarding care on Epilepsy in Children among Anganwadi workers and to find out the association between the knowledge on the care of epilepsy in children among Anganwadi workers with population variables. Interventional pretest and post-test method of A quantitative approach to analysis were used. The study participants were 100 Anganwadi workers at Anganwadi center, Kancheepuram district between the age 25-40 years. Convenient sampling method was used to collect the data and assigned to the control group and the experimental group. The tool consists of two sections which include Section A: Demographic variables of the samples include age, religion, type of family, education qualification, marital status. Income and socioeconomic status, area of residence and availability of health support system. Section B: It consists of 30 inquiry form regarding the care of epilepsy in children, meaning and influence, treatment and avoidance of epilepsy. The study found that the majority of Anganwadi staff 25 (25%) had insufficient knowledge of child care epilepsy. So, in Educational service program on the care of epilepsy in children can be organized in Anganwadi centers to improve the knowledge of Anganwadi workers.
Neurorehabilitation And Technology– A Systematic Review And MetaAnalysis
Authors: Deepa S  , Priya Kumari
Published: March 2021

With evolving innovations, physical therapy has adapted advancements of technology to impact a patient's recovery with interactive rehabilitation and improve the quality of life. Physical therapy has enriched the patient's experience and seeking new ways to improvise the treatment strategies for patients either in clinical setup or home-based rehabilitation. Evidence suggests that the amount of time spent by the therapist in rehabilitation has led to an increase in the progression of the patients physically and mentally. Still, with the increase in the grey population, it has put a strain on the skills of therapist attending such patients and has been chosen as an adjunct to traditional therapies. To understand the emerging interactive technology in improving the thorough rehabilitation this review of literature was done. This study was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, and PEDro scale was applied to find out the methodological quantity. Relevant Original articles based on randomised control trials (RCT) interpreting the influence of the use of technology in the prognosis of the patient's rehabilitation from CINHAL, Scopus, Cochrane, Elsevier, Science Direct, research Gate and Pubmed  were included. This study summarises that technology is an assistive tool for both physiotherapist and patients in showing prognosis in rehabilitation and improving the quality of life at home and community-based set up. Technology is promising rehabilitative intervention, although the evidence for this approach for rehabilitation purposes is still only moderate to weak. And that their effectiveness over traditional treatment which has yet to be established.
Solid Dispersion and Inclusion Complex for Solubility Enhancement of Rifabutine: A Comparative Study
Authors: Jyoti Maithani  , Ranjit Singh  , Sanjay Singh  , Kapil Kalra
Published: March 2021

Improvement in the solubility of a hydrophobic drug has a significant role in formulation development. The target of this study was the use of solid dispersion and inclusion complex method to enhance and to compare the watery solubility and dissolution qualities of Rifabutin. Various strategies in various proportions have been used in the preparation of the consideration complex with ß-cyclodextrin (ß-CD) and Hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HPß-CD) and found that the better-improved solubility has been seen in kneading technique (AK1) in comparison to the physical mixture method and solvent evaporation method. Various techniques were applied in the preparation of the solid dispersion of Mannitol and polyethene glycol (PEG) 4000. They observed that solvent evaporation (CS4) had shown the better improvement of solubility when compared with the physical mixture method and kneading method. As the two methodologies were analysed, it was observed that the inclusion complex technique was far better as it caused a noteworthy enhancement in dissolution profile (99.23±0.25). The drug content was calculated (99.15±0.14) and % inclusion yield was calculated (99.5 %), which was found to be maximum with the kneading technique (AK1). The characterization FTIR and SEM of the complexes shows that the drug had an amorphous structure. The amorphous structure of a drug has higher dissolution potential than the crystalline structure of the drug. The IR Spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were done to check their impact on dissolution behaviour and any if there was any physicochemical interaction between the carrier and the drug.
Carvacrol inhibits osteoclast differentiation induced by RANKL in RAW264.7 cells
Authors: Fathima Bushra Sheriff M  , Amuthavalli Kottaiswamy  , Deepa Suruli  , Shila Samuel  , Vijayaraghavan Radhakrishnan
Published: March 2021

RAW264.7, a murine macrophage cell line, an osteoclast model used for the differentiation of Osteoclast by inducing RANKL. Carvacrol, a monoterpenoid phenol that possess various medicinal property, was used for the treatment of osteoclast cells in this study. We investigate the effect of carvacrol in osteoclast cells induced by RANKL in RAW264.7 cells. RAW264.7 cells, cultured along with 40ng/ml of RANKL, on day 5, the cells were treated with TRAP staining to assess the formation of osteoclast cells, the presence of multinucleated TRAP positive cells were visualised using an inverted light microscope. The osteoclast cells were treated with varying concentrations of carvacrol (0-200µm) respectively for 48 hours. By MTT assay, it was found that there was no cytotoxic effect induced by carvacrol in RAW264.7 cells, whereas in RANKL induced osteoclast cells, there was a significant change in a dose dependent manner for 48 hours. By western blot and agarose gel electrophoresis, the levels of osteoclastogenic marker genes such as TRAP and cathepsin k were assessed and the developed osteoclast cells were treated with 150µm of carvacrol and found a significant change on treatment with carvacrol when compared with control. The present study reveals the anti-osteoclastogenic effect of carvacrol on osteoclast cells induced by RANKL in RAW264.7 cells.
Effects of Humic Acid And Bread Yeast on Growth And Yield of Lettuce (lactuca Sativa L.) under Protected Conditions
Authors: Rajab Ibrahim Ibrahim
Published: March 2021

A research study was conducted in a plastic house (500m2 ) at the vegetable research field of the protected cultivated department at Zakho Technical Institute, Dohuk Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. The period of study was at Autumn season of 2018 to investigate the effect of foliar application of humic acid in three levels (0, 2 and 4) ml/L and bread yeast with three levels (0, 2.5 and 5) g/L on the growth and yield of lettuce (Cv. Romaine). The results showed that treatment with foliar spraying of humic acid and yeast had significant effects on growth and yield of letteus , The level (4) ml/L , also the foliar spraying of yeast at the level (5) g/L had the highest results in the growth of vegetative characters ( No. of leaves. plant-1 76.41leaves and chlorophyll content% 45.04%), leaf mineral content (Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus) and head weight (gm) of lettuce when encountered with control and other treatments.