bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on the Deep Integration of Information Technology and Primary School Mathematics Teaching
Authors: Liu Gang
Published: December 2020

In the 21st century, with the development of information technology, the education sector has gradually integrated information technology with subject teaching to promote students’ learning efficiency. The introduction of information technology into the classroom by primary school mathematics teachers can make abstract mathematics knowledge more tangible, thus enabling students to understand and master knowledge more quickly. Nowadays, information-based teaching has become an inevitable trend. In this paper, the deep integration of information technology and primary school mathematics teaching is studied in order to improve the level of primary school mathematics teaching.
Comparison of The Effect of Breads Containing Milled Sesame or Flaxseed on Blood Pressure of Patient in Stage I Hypertension
Authors: Modarres Mosadegh Moneyreh , Modarresi Mozhgan , Nemayandeh Seyedeh Mahdieh , Mirzaei Masoud , Jabinzadeh Mahdieh , Shahedipour Sheida , Mirjalili Zohreh , Najari Zeinab , Najarzadeh Azadeh
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Flaxseed and sesame both are capable of reducing blood pressure, but no studies have been done to compare their effects on hypertension. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of breads containing either milled sesame or flaxseed on blood pressure of patients with type I hypertension.
Methods: This was a randomized, single blind clinical trial study. Demographic information was obtained from 100 eligible patients and they were randomly allocated to flaxseed or sesame groups. They received breads containing 30 g of either flaxseed or sesame for 14 weeks. Blood pressure, abdominal circumference, and BMI (body mass index) were measured at the beginning, seventh week, and at the end of study. Questionnaires regarding their eating habits and physical activities were also completed at these times. Data was analyzes by SPSS version 16 and independent sample t test and repeated measurement test.
Results: Both sesame and flaxseed significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p=0.001) and there was no significant difference. On average, systolic pressure decreased by 9.5 mmHg with sesame and 10 mmHg with flaxseed. Likewise, diastolic blood pressure decreased by 5.05 mmHg with sesame and 5.8 mmHg with flaxseed. BMI and abdominal circumference reduced in both flaxseed (p= 0.001 and 0.001, respectively) and sesame (p=0.01 and 0.02, in order). No difference was observed between these groups.
Conclusion: Both sesame and flaxseed could similarly decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure, abdominal circumference, and BMI. Therefore, they could be used as supplements in reducing blood pressure.
Are fears of an increase in casualization due to Covid-19 justified?
Authors: Feyen Jan
Published: December 2020

Will the education sector be immune from the financial debacle caused by Covid-19? The impact will be acute, universities in the United Kingdom, for example, has recognized serious financial challenges ahead and London Economics is indicating a potential sector-wide loss of tuition fees of 2.6 billion pounds next year. This will be hard for the private universities which mainly derive their income from registration fees and donations. However, the public universities will also be hit financially by Covid-19, since a lower-income at the national level will reduce the government’s funding. With further pressure likely to land on research funding from public, charitable, and commercial sources, universities, in general, will be facing significant financial challenges ahead. To offset drops in government funding higher education institutions might, as a measure of cost-saving, stagnate or even decline the number of full-time permanent positions, and shift to casual or contract positions. Switching a tenure position to a contractual appointment will be juridical difficult, probably not possible. But it is not unlikely, that when full-time professors retire, the vacancies will be filled with a casual or contract position. Thus, it is to be expected that in the coming years the number of tenure positions in higher education will drop.
Collaboration among disciplines and UEPs is essential to improve their teaching and research profile. Case Ecuador
Authors: Feyen Jan
Published: December 2020

University development in Ecuador was relatively uncoordinated; it was not until the early 1970s that further progress was enshrined in the national education plan. Even then, hardly any attention was paid to research. Additionally, the political, social, and economic development in the following decades, along with the fairly autonomous and uncoordinated landscape of university development can be the cause of the fragmented and mediocre educational and research level of Ecuador’s Universities and Polytechnic Schools, at the beginning of the 21st century. It was not until 2008, with the creation of the new constitution, that higher education and research were increasingly being effectively directed, evaluated, and starting to bear fruit. The limited funding of university education and research, resources that are more likely to decrease than increase as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath, and the continuing fragmentation between institutions may delay the ongoing rise. Based on an analysis of indicators of higher education and research, and Ecuador’s UEP ranking at the international level, some strategic measures are proposed that can initiate improvement of the performance and efficiency of Ecuador’s higher education and research profile. Especially cooperation within and among institutions and the pursuit of interdisciplinary oriented education and research, preferentially in collaboration with various social actors, are considered the leverage for turning Ecuador’s UEPs into entrepreneurial higher education institutes and will assure that the institutions provide better support to the society.
LA PROTECTION ET LA POLITIQUE ÉCONOMIQUE ENVIRONNEMENTALES
Authors: Garbaccio Grace Ladeira , Flacco Rocco Junior
Published: December 2020

Cet article vise à présenter une réflexion sur la protection de l'environnement et la politique économique durable, en considérant certains éléments substantiels de la théorie des jeux appliquée aux réfugiés environnementaux, ainsi que sa rationalité procédurale analysée à la lumière du développement durable. En outre, les récentes catastrophes environnementales mettent en évidence les impacts économiques et la problématique des risques que la société mondiale endure. Ces impacts ne se limitent pas aux aspects économiques, mais reflètent également sur les marchés sociaux, de la santé, de la sécurité sanitaire, du travail et des finances. À travers une synthèse scientifique, cet article utilise la méthode de la recherche déductive et exploratoire, basée sur l'analyse des références d'articles et des études bibliographiques.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: Rezende Élcio Nacur
Published: December 2020

Apresentação da Revista Veredas do Direito - Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, v. 17, n.39, set./dez. 2020
Phytobioactives as An Alternate Approach to Prevent Retention of Fetal Membrane
Authors: Bharadwaj Meenal , Singh K.V. , Sharma Vandana , Agrawal Saurabh
Published: December 2020

Background: Postparturient apathy has always been a matter of concern for livestock owners keeping in view the associated problems and its consequential effects on production. In the present study, the efficacy of a polyherbal preparation on timely expulsion of fetal membranes was attempted in periparturient cows.Methods: The dairy animals were divided into 3 groups; first group of animals received herbal preparation once a day for 5 days as a prophylactic measure. The second group of animals was given herbal tonic as a therapy/treatment in cases where expulsion of fetal membranes was delayed. The third group served as control. Blood was collected at regular interval to assess innate immune response. Result: The herbal formulation succeeded in complete expulsion of fetal membranes within 3hrs and emerged as a promising prophylactic tool in preventing retention of placenta, with added effect in enhancing innate immunity as monitored by evident rise in leucocytic population. The animals in which the herbal formulation was given as therapy responded with expulsion of fetal membranes within 7-8 hours post treatment while in the control group complications were evident and required technical assistance in many cases. Administration of herbal liquid reduced the cases of ROP, enhanced local immune response as well as brought about an upgradation in the general health condition of the animals.
Pola Penerimaan Peserta Didik Baru Berbasis Zonasi di SMPN dan SMAN Pamekasan
Authors: Arif Saiful
Published: December 2020

Kebijakan baru pemerintah dalam dunia pendidikan dengan menggunakan pola zonasi pada penerimaan peserta didik baru di sekolah, menimbulkan banyak reaksi dan penolakan dari masyarakat, bahkan pada tahun ajaran baru 2019/2020, ketika kebijakan ini dilaksanakan, banyak gejolak  yang hampir secara nasional terdapat unjuk rasa terhadap pola ini. Artikel ini berusaha menyajikan persoalan di sekitar pelaksanaan zonasi yang menjadi kebijakan pemerintah secara nasional, dengan mengambil potret di Pamekasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi tentang respon masyarakat, respon sekolah, dan optimalisasi pemerataan pendidikan pola zonasi pada peneriman peserta didik baru pada sekolah di Pamekasan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif diskriptif dengan sumber data kepala sekolah, guru, peserta didik, orang tua, dan masyarakat. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam, observasi langsung, dan analisis dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah sebagian besar respon masyarakat dan sekolah di Pamekasan tidak setuju dengan pola zonasi, diantara alasan yang diberikan adalah menutup peluang anak yang memiliki prestasi tinggi yang berada di luar zona tidak bisa masuk di sekolah yang dipandang favorit yang ada di jantung kota, serta ternyata pola zonasi belum sepenuhnya optimal memeratakan pendidikan kepada semua sekolah.(The government's new policy in the world of education by appying school zoning policy in the admission of new students in schools causes a lot of reactions and resistance from the community, esspecially, in the new academic year 2019/2020. This policy raises many turmoils such as demonstrations against it. This article attempts to present the issues surrounding the implementation of school zoning as a national government policy, by focusing its' implementation in Pamekasan. This study aims to identify community responses, school responses, and optimization of the distribution of zoning pattern education in the admission of new students to schools in Pamekasan. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach with data sources for principals, teachers, students, parents, and the community. Collecting data used are in-depth interviews, direct observation, and documentation analysis. The results of the research obtained that most of the community and school responses in Pamekasan do not agree with the school zoning, among the reasons given is closing the opportunities for children with high achievement living outside the zone cannot enter the favorites schools locating in the center of the city. Moreover, the school zoning has not been optimally distributing the quality of education to all schools).
Vilém Flusser e Marshall McLuhan e as eras comunicacionais
Authors: Barbosa Rodrigo Miranda
Published: December 2020

O artigo propõe debater sobre como Vilém Flusser e Marshall McLuhan discutem as transições entre diferentes eras comunicacionais. Através de análise bibliográfica concluímos que eles compartilham a centralidade da comunicação para compreender a sociedade, assim como a não neutralidade dos meios de comunicação. Concluímos que Flusser está mais próximo de McLuhan do que ele admite, mas que há importantes diferenças na forma como compreendem as transições entre as eras comunicacionais.
O Outro da comunicação: intersubjetividade em Vilém Flusser
Authors: Quiroga Tiago , Policena Guilherme
Published: December 2020

Tensionado pela irrupção da Covid-19 – fenômeno que intensifica não apenas a relação com o Outro nas redes telemáticas, mas o próprio desafio de interpretá-la desde suas variadas implicações –, o texto apresenta a ideia de intersubjetividade no pensamento de Vilém Flusser. Para o filósofo tcheco-brasileiro, na transição de uma cultura tecnicamente estruturada, em que pese ter decaído para uma região antropológica reduzida, na qual se mantém ainda mais oculto, é necessário reconhecer o outro no enfrentamento das redes telemáticas. Diferente de certa tradição grega ou iluminista, Flusser sugere que tais protocolos não produzem apenas uma interobjetividade, mas uma intersubjetividade em que o outro, mesmo resultando das interações técnicas, responde a uma significação ética e existencial. Em termos metodológicos, o artigo se divide em dois grandes gestos: (1) exposição dos fundamentos teóricos da intersubjetividade que constituem a trajetória de Flusser da filosofia a uma teoria geral da comunicação (ou comunicologia) – esta última buscando conciliar os processos de codificação e decodificação (informação) justapostos à produção de sentido; (2) apresentação da intersubjetividade em diferentes níveis ontológicos: no pensamento, na relação, no conhecimento e, por fim, nas redes telemáticas. Conclui-se que a fortuna teórica de Flusser sobre a intersubjetividade contribui para uma resposta ética à problemática da alteridade no contexto das redes do século XXI, assim como para o desenvolvimento de uma ciência da comunicação, endereçada a uma temporalidade dinâmica, entrelaçada com a tecnologia.
Memes enquanto tecnoimagens: um olhar sob o prisma das teorias de Vilém Flusser
Authors: Rocha Arthur de Oliveira , Veloso Maria do Socorro Furtado
Published: December 2020

Os memes são unidades culturais replicantes e virais que se converteram em itens digitais e em gênero midiático, atualmente em profusão na internet. Sua produção, consumo e circulação configuram-se como práticas sociais. Este artigo, que se utiliza de pesquisa bibliográfica, tem como objetivo compreender e discutir o fenômeno dos memes segundo as ideias do filósofo tcheco Vilém Flusser acerca das imagens na pós-modernidade, denominadas por ele de “tecnoimagens” ou “imagens técnicas”. Os memes de internet se apresentam, então, como uma forma de linguagem típica da comunicação pós-moderna e como uma prática da cultura digital inserida no que o autor chama de pós-história.
NARRATIVA BIOGRÁFICA: UM ENTENDIMENTO SOBRE A CONSTRUÇÃO DE DISCURSO NO FILME OLGA
Authors: Klein Carine Luisa
Published: December 2020

O presente artigo visa entender como se dá a construção narrativa biográfica, a partir das estruturas discursivas construídas na manifestação audiovisual. Tal concepção se orienta pela história biográfica de Olga Benário Prestes, uma jovem alemã que se torna comunista e sua militância é praticada, também, no Brasil. Neste estudo são apontados os modos narrativos da biografia fílmica, bem como a relevância na reconstrução de realidades contextuais tendo como ponto de partida o indivíduo biografado.
New Policy of Welfare States: Preparing Background for Analysis of Social Situation of People with Disabilities
Authors: Kulagina Elena
Published: December 2020

The article examines the implementation of new social security and employment policy in welfare states (social-democratic, conservative corporate and neoliberal regimes) in order to take a new look at the disability policy in Russia. Basing on the analysis of international research and OECD statistic data of 30 years the article explores the shifting trends in social policy, the new rights / responsibilities rule approaches and the reasons for restricting the state interference. The author investigates into the approaches in social security which define the conditions of receiving social assistance (controlling the ‚passive‘ measures, assigning responsibility for self-sufficiency and switching to ‚active‘ measures for the working age population) and describes the shifts in redistribution of wealth and social relations. The author analyzes the measures aiming at increasing opportunities and subduing the dependency culture in employment as well as demonstrates how these measures influence labour relations, salary and social security of employees. The reasons for growing poverty, inequality in income, wage and social security of the disadvantaged population groups are unveiled. The factors promoting redistribution and reinforcement of social unity and common wealth, as well as anti-crisis regulation are determined.
Socio-economic determinants of the transformation of the education system in Russia
Authors: Starcev Maxim V. , Dzhabrailov Magomed A. , Kolesnikova Oksana I.
Published: December 2020

Abstract. The purpose of this study is to draw the attention of the pedagogical community to the comprehension and understanding of the causes and essence of transformations taking place in the field of education of Russia at the present stage. We justified the deterministic nature of changes in the field of education by the peculiarities of building economic relations in the state. The transition of the Russian economy to a market system of relations with private property with means of production predetermined the subsequent transformations in the domestic education system. In the logic of market relations, education is considered as a service that should generate profit. This provision, according to us, is one of the starting points for transformations that have begun in the educational sphere. In the era of the industrial revolution, education became the locomotive for the development of science and technology, which, in turn, contributed to the economic efficiency of production processes, which favorably affected the growth of incomes of owners of industrial capital. Over time, scientific and technological progress, due to objective laws, began to lead to a negative effect for representatives of capital – a decrease in the rate of return. The current situation predetermined the artificial slowdown of scientific and technological progress and led to a review by the political and financial elites of the economically developed countries of the place and role of education in the state system. We considered essential transformations that take place in the domestic education system and gave our vision of the causes that determined these changes.
The upper Miocene Deurne Member of the Diest Formation revisited: unexpected results from the study of a large temporary outcrop near Antwerp International Airport, Belgium
Authors: GOOLAERTS Stijn , DE CEUSTER Jef , MOLLEN Frederik H. , GIJSEN Bert , BOSSELAERS Mark , LAMBERT Olivier , UCHMAN Alfred , VAN HERCK Michiel , ADRIAENS Rieko , HOUTHUYS Rik , LOUWYE Stephen , BRUNEEL Yaana , ELSEN Jan , HOEDEMAKERS Kristiaan
Published: December 2020

A 5.50 m thick interval of fossiliferous intensely bioturbated heterogenous glauconiferous sand of the upper Miocene Diest Formation is documented from a very large temporary outcrop just southeast of Antwerp International Airport (northern Belgium), allowing to observe lateral variations over several hundreds of meters and to collect many vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. This paper documents observations on lithology, sedimentary and post-sedimentary structures, and discusses the results of the multi-proxy analyses of the sediment (granulometry, glauconite content, clay mineralogy, Fe content and Fe3+/Fe2+ ratios), the interpretation of the trace fossil assemblage and the sedimentary structures as well as of the large-scale samplings of micro-, meso- and macrofossils. We evidence that the Diest Formation in the Antwerp area consists of two different lithological entities, and that this twofold character can be extrapolated to all previously recorded Deurne Member outcrops. A revised lithostratigraphic scheme for the Diest Formation in the Antwerp area is proposed, with the new Borsbeek member at the base and a redefined Deurne Member at the top.
De la acción política a la ética de la reflexión
Authors: Grande López Ricardo
Published: December 2020

Hannah Arendt fue una de las teóricas más reconocidas del totalitarismo. Su pensamiento nos ofrece un conjunto de herramientas conceptuales que nos permiten comprender algunos de los problemas actuales que enfrentan nuestras democracias. Nociones como "acción política", "banalidad del mal", "el derecho a tener derechos" o su análisis de la propaganda política, permiten arrojar luz sobre el problema de los refugiados y los peligros de los discursos de la extrema derecha que actualmente ocupa un amplio espacio político. El autor del presente libro reconstruye el pensamiento de Arendt tomando como eje central la noción de "banalidad del mal" y recorriendo las principales reflexiones de la pensadora sobre la democracia, el totalitarismo y las facultades humanas.
A lo largo del libro, el autor defiende la tesis de que el pensamiento de Hannah Arendt puede entenderse como una dialéctica entre la vida activa y la vida contemplativa. Esta reconstrucción dialéctica del pensamiento de Arendt permite plantear la posibilidad de una ética de la reflexión en la que el pensamiento se convierte en el último reducto para la acción política cuando el espacio público en el que esta se materializa ha quedado completamente destruido.
El autor ofrece mediante este libro una introducción al pensamiento de Hannah Arendt recorriendo los temas fundamentales de su obra como el problema del mal, la condición humana, la responsabilidad política, el pensamiento, la voluntad y el juicio, entre otros.

Ricardo Grande López es Graduado en Filosofía por la Universitat de les Illes Balears y obtuvo el título de Máster en Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia por la Universidad de Granada. Ha trabajado como profesor de Filosofía y Psicología en el IES Marqués de Villena (Navarra) y en el IES Gil de Zático (Jaén). Actualmente trabaja como profesor de Filosofía y Psicología en el IES Cástulo de Linares (Jaén).
Cerámica y arquitectura : Palais de la céramique de Sèvres, de la verrerie et de la monnaie en L´Exposition internationale de Paris, 1937 = Ceramics and architecture: Palais de la Céramique de Sèvres, de la Verrerie et de la Monnaie at L´Exposition Internationale de Paris, 1937
Authors: Moreno Moreno María Pura
Published: December 2020

ResumenEste artículo analiza el Palais de la Céramique de Sèvres, de la Verrerie et de la Monnaie realizado por los arquitectos Robert Camelot y los hermanos Jacques y Paul Herbé para L’Exposition Interna­tionale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne de Paris, en 1937. La composición de su planta en U, procedente de las enseñanzas de L’École de Beaux Arts, unida a la puesta en valor de todo tipo de productos cerámicos, permitirá situarlo como uno de los numerosos pabellones expositivos que, a lo largo de la historia, apostaron por la fusión de arquitectura, construcción y decoración. La integración en sus envolventes de una gran variedad de piezas cerámicas, en diferentes formatos, enfocará la síntesis hacia la reivindicación del uso «jamais vu» , del recurso artesanal del barro cocido en aras a reinterpretar espacial y arquitectónicamente la belleza de lo elemental.AbstractThis article analyzes the Palais de la Céramique de Sèvres, de la Verrerie et de la Monnaie built by the architects Robert Camelot and the brothers Jacques and Paul Herbé for L’Ex­position Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne de Paris, in 1937. Its U-shaped floor plan, coming from the teachings of L’École de Beaux Arts, along with the enhancement of all sorts of ceramic products, will place it as one of the many exhibition pavilions that, throughout history, bet for the fusion of architecture, construction and deco­ration. The integration into its walls of a great variety of ceramic pieces, in different formats, will focus the synthesis towards the demand for the use «jamais vu”, of the artisan resource of fired clay in order to reinterpret, spatially and architecturally, the beauty of the elemental.
Human-Avatar Interaction in Virtual Environment to Assess and Train Sensorimotor: Application to the Slap Shot in Hockey
Authors: Le Naour Thibaut , Hayoz Ludovic , Bresciani Jean-Pierre
Published: December 2020

Here we present the conception, implementation and application of a virtual environment simulator dedicated to the assessment and training of slap shot performance in hockey. The simulator is based on human-avatar interaction, namely a real shooter and a virtual goalkeeper whose behavior is dependent on that of the shooter. The synthesis of the virtual goalkeeper relied on a high-quality model and realistic, motion-captured movements. A regression model based on Kriging was used to predict in real-time the shooter's behavior in order to trigger the blocking moves of the virtual goalkeeper at the right time.
Our model provided accurate predicted values as well as an estimation of the reliability of these values, which allowed us to optimize the behavioral animation of the virtual goalkeeper. We then ran a validation experiment testing the effectiveness of our simulator. The simulator proved very useful both to assess the initial performance of the players and to train and improve this performance. In particular, training as little as 3 hours with our simulator gave rise to substantial and significant improvements (up to 22 percent) of the redirection threshold, i.e., the minimum time required to successfully redirect a shot during movement execution when the outcome is imperiled. Importantly, in comparison with ‘classical’ training methods, our simulator better triggers (precisely and timely) the movements of the goalkeeper based on the movements of the shooter.
LA IGLESIA CONTINENTAL QUE LLEGABA AL CONCILIO. ECLESIOLOGÍA DE LOS VOTA DE LOS OBISPOS LATINOAMERICANOS PARA EL CONCILIO VATICANO II
Authors: Polanco Rodrigo
Published: December 2020

El artículo revisa todas las propuestas (o vota) enviadas por los obispos latinoamericanos y de El Caribe a la Comisión Antepreparatoria del Concilio Vaticano II sobre los temas que deberían ser tratados en la asamblea conciliar, para descubrir, a través de ellos, la eclesiología subyacente en los obispos que participaron en el concilio. El texto se divide en dos partes. Un estudio estadístico de los 395 vota o propuestas episcopales. Y, a continuación, un estudio de todos los temas que dicen relación con la Iglesia, su naturaleza y su misión, para descubrir más profundamente la eclesiología subyacente. La investigación –que no había sido hecha antes con la totalidad de los vota– muestra que, si bien en lo temático el episcopado latinoamericano y caribeño no muestra especial novedad con respecto al resto del mundo, sin embargo, se pueden aprecia algunas actitudes y acentuaciones que sí presagian el novedoso talante eclesial que empezará a despuntar en el continente a partir de la experiencia conciliar.
¿BARRABÁS O JESÚS BARRABÁS? CONSIDERACIONES CRÍTICAS SOBRE EL OPTIMISMO CRÍTICO TEXTUAL DE LA VARIANTE DE MATEO 27,16-17
Authors: Olivares Carlos
Published: December 2020

La variante textual “Jesús Barrabás” aparece en el relato de la pasión del evangelio de Mateo (Mt 27,16-17). Los comentaristas mateanos usualmente aceptan como correcta esta lectura, y apoyan esta interpretación describiendo conjeturas metodológicas del criticismo textual. Este artículo critica este optimismo critico textual, mostrando las dificultades que existen para establecer la autenticidad de la variante. El trabajo discute la evidencia externa (e.g. tipos textuales, Orígenes) e interna (transcripcional e intrínseca) y revela como el uso de los mecanismos metodológicos empleados por ambas evidencias impiden ser optimistas respecto a la realidad de la lectura “Jesús Barrabás”.
Re-thinking the Foundation of Physics and its Relation to Quantum Gravity and Quantum Probabilities: Unification of Gravity and Quantum Mechanics
Authors: Haug Espen
Published: December 2020

In this paper we will show that standard physics to a large degree consists of derivatives of a deeper reality. This means standard physics is both overly complex and also incomplete. Modern physics has typically started from working with first understanding the surface of the world, that is typically the macroscopic world, and then forming theories about the atomic and subatomic world. And we did not have much of a choice, as the subatomic world is very hard to observe directly, if not impossible to observe directly at the deepest level. Despite the enormous success of modern physics, it is therefore no big surprise that we at some point have possibly taken a step in the wrong direction. We will claim that one such step came when one thought that the de Broglie wavelength represented a real matter wavelength. We will claim that the Compton wavelength is the real matter wavelength. Based on such a view we will see that many equations in modern physics are only derivatives of much simpler relations. Second, we will claim that in today’s physics one uses two different mass definitions, one mass definition that is complete or at least more complete, embedded in gravity equations without being aware of it, as it is concealed in GM, and the standard, but incomplete, kg mass definition in non-gravitational physics. First, when this is understood, and one uses the more complete mass definition that is embedded in gravity physics, not only in gravity physics, but in all of physics, then one has a chance to unify gravity and quantum mechanics. Our new theory shows that most physical phenomena when observed over a very short timescale are probabilistic for masses smaller than a Planck mass and dominated by determinism at or above Planck mass size. Our findings have many implications. For example, we show that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is rooted in a foundation not valid for rest-mass particles, so the Heisenberg uncertainty principle can say nothing about rest-masses. When re-formulated based on a foundation compatible with a new momentum that is also compatible with rest-masses, we obtain a re-defined Heisenberg principle that seems to become a certainty principle in the special case of a Planck mass particle. Furthermore, we show that the Planck mass particle is linked to gravity and that we can easily detect the Planck scale from gravity observations. The Planck mass particle is unique as it only lasts the Planck time, and in that very short time period it can only be observed directly from itself, and it therefore closely linked to absolute rest.
A Simple and Cheap Aerosol Penetrometer for Filter Testing Using an Electronic Cigarette
Authors: Lifka Sebastian , Ponomarev Ivan , Weth Agnes , Baumgartner David , Lamprecht Bernd , Baumgartner Werner
Published: December 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic face masks grew in importance as their use by the general population was recommended by health officials in order to minimize the risk of infection and prevent further spread of the virus. To ensure health protection of medical personal and other system relevant staff, it is of considerable interest to quickly test if a certain lot of filtering facepiece masks meets the requirements or if the permeability changes under different conditions. As certified penetrometers are rather expensive and were difficult to obtain during the COVID-19 pandemic, we describe two quite simple and cheap methods to quickly test the filter permeability based on an electronic cigarette. The first method uses a precision scale, the second method uses a light scattering detector to measure the filter penetration. To make sure these two methods yield reliable results, both were tested with freshly cut filter samples covering the range of approx. 7% to 60% permeability and compared to the results of a certified penetrometer. The comparison of the two methods with the certified penetrometer showed a good correlation and therefore allow a quick and rather reliable estimation of the permeability. Several examples about the use of faulty masks and the resulting health risks show that simple, fast, cheap and broadly available methods for filter characterization might be useful in these days.
A Short Review on One Dimensional Wigner Crystallization
Authors: Traverso Ziani Niccolo , Cavaliere Fabio , Guerrero Becerra Karina , Sassetti Maura
Published: December 2020

The simplest possible structural transition that an electronic system can undergo is Wigner crystallization. The aim of this short review is to discuss the main aspects of three recent experimets on the one dimensional Wigner molecule, starting from scratch. To achieve this task, the Luttinger liquid theory of weakly and strongly interacting fermions will be shortly addressed, together with the basic properties of carbon nanotubes that are require. Then, the most relevant properties of Wigner molecules will be addressed, and finally the experiments will be described.
The Videofluorographic Swallowing Study: A Review of Literature
Authors: Farooque Umar , Hassan Syed Adeel , Shah SM Ismail , Asif Saba , Rashid Muhammad Humayoun , Tauseef Abubakar
Published: December 2020

The videofluorographic study is indicated for diseases potentially causing dysphagia and aspiration, such as gastrointestinal reflux disease, cancers of the oropharynx and esophagus, and certain neurologic diseases needing swallowing assessment. The study is designed to survey the anatomy and physiology of swallowing to diagnose any swallowing impairment and is standardized using scales such as the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP). The procedure requires the patient to swallow a barium contrasted bolus which helps to visualize and obtain a real-time result. There are certain complications of the procedure including radiation exposure which requires necessary safety protocols to be followed.
The Principle of Continuous Biological Information Flow as the Fundamental Foundation for the Biological Sciences. Implications for Ageing Research
Authors: Marsellach Xavi
Published: December 2020

The current state of biological knowledge contains an unresolved paradox: life as a continuity in the face of the phenomena of ageing. In this manuscript I propose a theoretical framework that offers a solution for this apparent contradiction. The framework proposed is based on a rethinking of what ageing is at a molecular level, as well as on a rethinking of the mechanisms in charge of the flow of information from one generation to the following ones. I propose an information-based conception of ageing instead of the widely accepted damage-based conception of ageing and propose a full recovery of the chromosome theory of inheritance to describe the intergenerational flow of information. Altogether the proposed framework allows a precise and unique definition of what life is: a continuous flow of biological information. The proposed framework also implies that ageing is merely a consequence of the way in which epigenetically-coded phenotypic characteristics are passed from one generation to the next ones.
Gestão organizacional: proposta de um método de avaliação sob a ótica do conceito de entropia organizacional
Authors: Carvalho Cleide Luiza , Regina Reis da Costa Stella
Published: December 2020

A evolução do conhecimento científico durante séculos possibilita cada vez mais a integração das ciências exatas e humanas em prol de um único objetivo. A aplicação dos princípios da termodinâmica em sistemas abertos torna a compreensão da gestão organizacional mais próxima da essência dos sistemas e possibilita inferir sobre seu funcionamento dinâmico. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi desenvolver um método de avaliação para elevar o nível de compreensão das práticas de gestão, sob a ótica da entropia em sistemas abertos para proporcionar ao gestor um panorama do ambiente interno e externo da organização em seu contexto. Foi realizado um levantamento por meio de amostragem por conveniência em uma população de especialistas-consultores empresariais que atuam em entidades privadas, pequenas, médias e grandes organizações nacionais e internacionais, bem como profissionais autônomos que atuam na prestação de serviço de consultoria empresarial, com foco em gestão organizacional, estratégia organizacional, liderança, processos de negócios, desenvolvimento organizacional, inovação e sustentabilidade no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Através do método proposto poder-se-á compreender os fatores intrínsecos à gestão que gerem maior ou menor ganho ou perda de energia, o que poderá contribuir para tomada de decisão, criando um ambiente fértil às mudanças.
Exames gratuitos: exames laboratoriais para cães e gatos fornecidos pelo LPV – Instituto Federal Catarinense – Campus Concórdia
Authors: Gasperini Angélica Cristina , Coppi Esther , Santana Maiara Luiza , Prada da Silva Maithê Valquiria , Sacco Surian Soraya Regina , Negri Mueller Eduardo
Published: December 2020

O crescente número de animais de companhia nos grandes centros urbanos e o estreito convívio com o homem fazem com que haja um aumento no risco de zoonoses para a população humana. Ao oferecer exames parasitológicos gratuitos de fezes de animais domésticos, é possível realizar análises de rotina e acompanhamento da saúde dos animais, além de tornar possível a mensuração de quais são os agentes parasitológicos mais frequentes e quais constituem zoonose. Com objetivo de fornecer serviços gratuitos à comunidade que usufrui da clínica veterinária do Instituto Federal Catarinense – Campus Concórdia, amostras de fezes provenientes de cães e gatos, colhidas pelos tutores individualmente, foram identificadas e então colocadas em uma caixa com a identificação do projeto Exames gratuitos: Exames laboratoriais para cães e gatos fornecidos pelo LVP, sendo os exames realizados na mesma instituição, no Laboratório de Parasitologia Veterinária (LPV). Estas amostras foram submetidas aos métodos qualitativos de Willis; Hoffman, Pons & Janer e centrífugo-flutuação em solução de sacarose (d=1,203g/cm3). Foram examinadas 96 amostras, totalizando 238 exames parasitológicos. Foram diagnosticados 29 animais com parasitoses, nos quais foram encontrados ovos dos gêneros Ancylostoma, Trichuris, Cystoisospora, Giardia, Toxocara e Dipylidium. Além destes, outros parasitas foram acidentalmente encontrados nos exames de fezes, como o artrópode Demodex canis e ácaros. Os cães e gatos diagnosticados e devidamente identificados tiveram seus proprietários notificados. Levando-se em consideração os diagnósticos realizados pelo projeto, é notável que os exames auxiliam nos cuidados e na atenção à saúde do animal e consequentemente à humana.
Potencial produtivo de cultivares de videira na unidade demonstrativa do Instituto Federal Catarinense - Campus Rio do Sul
Authors: Keske Claudio , Hörmann Eliane , Helmann Rodrigo , Arndt Tiago , Foster Marcelo , Vieira Josué , Petry Bruna
Published: December 2020

Foi instalado um pomar no Instituto Federal Catarinense - Campus Rio do Sul para verificar o desenvolvimento de videiras nas condições edafoclimáticas do Alto Vale do Itajaí-SC, com porta-enxerto tipo Paulsen, enxertados no método de enxertia verde, com dez diferentes cultivares. Foram realizados os manejos necessários no pomar junto com a poda de inverno e avaliado o desempenho das cultivares. As cultivares ‘BRS Carmen’ 6,4 kg/pl, Isabel Precoce 3,6 kg/pl e ‘BRS Isis’ 3,1 kg/pl apresentaram melhor desenvolvimento quanto à produção por planta, indicando potencial de utilização na região. Técnicos, agricultores e alunos da região estão interessados em iniciar as atividades na cultura a partir dos treinamentos e resultados obtidos na Unidade Demonstrativa.
A gastronomia como ferramenta de transformação social: estudo de caso do Projeto Co[m]feito
Authors: Alvares Mattia Adilene , Domingues Janaína , Borges Becker Lara Luiza , Orlandini Cunha Luciane
Published: December 2020

O Movimento de Gastronomia Social, criado por David Hertz, fundador da Gastromotiva, é uma rede global de comunidades locais interconectadas que usa o poder da comida como ferramenta para a mudança social. O projeto Co[m]feito: aprendendo e ensinando a fazer em comunidade, insere-se nesse contexto, com objetivo principal de promover a integração entre universidade e comunidade local, contribuindo para a capacitação profissional de sujeitos de baixa renda e sua inserção no mercado de trabalho. A Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), entende que o contato com a comunidade e os projetos de extensão são primordiais para expandir a visão de mundo dos alunos e professores que participam das atividades, com vistas à formação de profissionais cidadãos, conscientes de seu papel social. Para atingir os objetivos deste projeto, optou-se pelo método qualitativo e escolheu-se o estudo de caso como método investigativo e apoiou-se nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Foram realizadas, até o momento, três edições do Projeto: segundo semestre de 2018, e primeiro e segundo semestres de 2019. Em cada edição, uma acadêmica de gastronomia atuou como bolsista, ministrando as aulas de panificação e confeitaria básicas. Alguns dos resultados previstos dentro de uma das etapas foi a adesão de acadêmicos voluntários, superando as expectativas, com 36 alunos participantes, valorizando a importância do exercício da cidadania e da responsabilidade social e incentivando o fortalecimento dos vínculos de solidariedade entre os atores sociais. Além disso, houve inserção dos beneficiados no mercado de trabalho, bem como no Programa de jovens aprendizes.
A Mathematical Model for Predicting Long-Term Productivity of Channel-Fractured Shale Gas/Oil Wells
Authors: Yang Xu , Guo Boyun , Timiyan Tamaralayefa A.
Published: December 2020

This study focuses on the development of an analytical model to predict the long-term productivity of channel-fractured shale gas/oil wells. The accuracy was verified by comparing productivity calculated by the proposed model with numerical results. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to analyze significant parameters on the performance of channel fracturing. Field application of the model was conducted using production data obtained from an Eagle Ford Formation dry gas well, which was completed using channel fracturing. The procedure for estimating reservoir and stimulation parameters from production data was provided. The results indicated that the equivalent fracture width obtained from our model is consistent with the inversion of cubic law. Comparison with numerical simulations demonstrated that the proposed model might under- or overestimate well productivity, with mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) values of less than 8%. Sensitivity analysis indicated that, with the increase of fracture width, fracture half-length, and matrix permeability, the productivity of channel-fractured wells increases disproportionately. In addition, well productivity will increase as the ratio of the pillar radius to the length of channel fracture decreases, provided that the proppant pillars are stable and the fracture width is held constant. Under the conditions of smaller fracture width and larger matrix permeability, the effect of using channel fracturing to increase well productivity is more significant. However, as the fracture width becomes large, the benefits of channel fracturing will diminish. The case study indicated that the shale gas productivity estimated by the proposed model matches well with field data, with MAPE and R2 of 12.90% and 0.93, respectively. The proposed model provides a basis for optimizing the design of channel fracturing.
Understanding the Patient Journey to Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Authors: Zhang Yichen , Simoff Michael , Ost David , Wagner Oliver , Lavin James , Nauman Beth , Hsieh Mei-Chin , Wu Xiao-Cheng , Pettiford Brian , Shi Lizheng
Published: December 2020

Objective: This research describes the clinical pathway and characteristics of patients with and without a lung cancer diagnosis from identification of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) through diagnosis or 1 year follow-up using linked data from an electronic medical record and the Louisiana Tumor Registry. Materials and Methods: REACHnet is one of 9 clinical research networks (CRNs) in PCORnet®, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network and includes electronic health records for over 8 million patients from multiple partner health systems. Data from Ochsner Health System and Tulane Medical Center were linked to Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR), a statewide population-based cancer registry, for analysis of patient’s clinical pathways between July 2013 and 2017. Patient characteristics and health services utilization rates by cancer stage were reported as frequency distributions. The Kaplan-Meier product limit method was used to estimate the time from index date to diagnosis by stage in lung cancer cohort. Results: A total of 30,559 potentially eligible patients were identified and 2,929 (9.58%) had primary lung cancer. Of these, 1,496 (51.1%) were documented in LTR and their clinical pathway to diagnosis was further studied. Time to diagnosis varied significantly by cancer stage. A total of 24,140 patients with an SPN were identified in REACHnet and 15,978 (66.6%) had documented follow up care for one year. 1,612 (10%) had no evidence of any work up for their SPN. The remaining 14,366 had some evidence of follow up, primarily office visits and additional chest imaging. Conclusion: In both populations multiple biopsies were evident in the clinical pathway. Despite clinical workup, 70% of patients in the diagnosed population had stage III or IV disease. In the non-diagnosed population, only 66% received follow up care for their SPN diagnosis.
Validity of a Simple Footprint Assessment Board for Diagnosing the Severity of Flatfoot: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Toyooka Seikai , Shimazaki Naoya , Yasui Youichi , Ando Shuji , Nakagawa Takumi , Kawano Hirotaka , Miyamoto Wataru
Published: December 2020

Background: A simple, non-quantitative, and cost-effective diagnostic tool would enable the diagnosis of flatfoot without need for specialized training. A simple footprint assessment board that investigates which toe the cord passes through from the centre point of the heel to the most lateral point of the medial contour of the footprint has been developed to assess flatfoot. The purpose of this study was to verify the validity of a simple footprint assessment board for flatfoot.Methods: Thirty-five consecutive patients with foot pain, foot injury, or any associated symptoms who underwent computed tomography (CT) were analysed prospectively. At the time of the CT scan, a footprint analysis using a simple footprint assessment board was performed. The results for the arch height evaluated by CT using the navicular index was compared to those evaluated with the simple footprint assessment board by regression analysis.Results: The navicular index generally decreased as the score of the simple footprint assessment board increased. As the scores of the simple footprint assessment board decreased by approaching the great toe, the navicular index was higher, which is indicative of a higher likelihood of flatfoot. The scores derived from the simple footprint assessment board was correlated with the navicular index measured by CT, not only when the result of simple footprint assessment board was set as a non-continuous variable but also when the result was set as a continuous variable.Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that a simple footprint assessment board can be potentially useful to detect flatfoot.Trial Registration: retrospectively registered.