bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A STUDY TO DOCUMENT LIFESTYLE ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS FOR NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Jain Gunjan , Patadia Jigisha , Bambhroliya Praful
Published: December 2020

The burden of morbidity and mortality from Non-Communicable disease has risen worldwide and is accelerating in low-income and middle-income countries. Lifestyle-associated risk factors among adolescent are rampantly increasing throughout the world. They place a tremendous demand on health care systems and social welfare, cause decreased productivity in the workplace, prolong disability and diminish resources within families. A life course approach to preventive efforts addressing NCDs and their risk factors and behaviors will improve child and adolescent health but also decrease lifetime health care costs. Nevertheless, those risk behaviors are initiated usually in the adolescent’s age groups which are continued to adult. Therefore, this group is important target for primordial prevention. This study is a cross-sectional study which aims to determine the prevalence of risk factors among adolescents attending the tertiary care centre in Surat, district of Gujarat, conducted in March 2019 to June 2019. A total of 498 adolescents were screened using a structured questionnaire. The study documented that improper diet is the major risk factor while habits like smoking and alcohol consumption is fairly uncommon. Study recommends creating awareness among adolescents and promoting healthier lifestyle habits.
DOPPLER STUDY OF THE UTERINE AND UMBILICALARTERY TO PREDICT INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION
Authors: Nelofar Rabiya Baseri , Vuyyuru Sushma , Raavi Sri Hari , Lakshmi Nandam Hema Mohana
Published: December 2020

The primary objective of this study is to transvalue the role of colour doppler sonography in the evaluation of pregnancy with intrauterine growth restriction.
The study included 50 antenatal women with singleton pregnancy diagnosed as having a fetus with intrauterine growth restriction based on greyscale ultrasound findings. Further, an obstetric Doppler Ultrasound was done, and diagnostic statistics were applied to determine the Umbilical artery PI, RI, and Uterine artery PI, RI and correlating with perinatal outcomes. The specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy were determined for all Doppler measurements.
Among women with an identifiable cause, 42% had pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), 40% had moderate to severe anaemia complicating pregnancy. At the same time, 20% of the study group had no detectable cause for IUGR.
The persistence of early diastolic notch beyond 26 weeks showed 60% sensitivity as a predictor for the perinatal outcome. The sensitivity of RI, PI of the uterine artery in predicting perinatal outcomes was 73 % and 76.7 %, respectively. Whereas, the sensitivity of RI, PI of the Umbilical artery in predicting perinatal outcomes was 63% and 70%, respectively.
Doppler imaging provides indirect evidence of fetal compromise and is known to improve outcomes of high-risk pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction. Hence, it is of eminent value for monitoring during the pregnancy.
A STUDY ON CHANGES IN PLATELET COUNT AND PLATELET INDICES IN PATIENTS WITH PREECLMPSIAAND ECLAMPSIA: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Authors: Sinha Pulakesh , Barik Sourav , Pramanik Apurba Bikash , Roy Victor , Jana Debarshi
Published: December 2020

Preeclampsia is a hypertensive pregnancy specific multisystem disorder. It requires prompt intervention that may include observation in tertiary care setting and termination of pregnancy either by inducing labour or by caesarian section. To study the variation of platelet counts, platelet indices in preeclampsia and eclampsia
Department of Pathology and Gynaecology & Obstetrics Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences from January 2017 to June 2018.
Group I: Women affected with convulsion and having signs of preeclampsia during pregnancy or within seven days after delivery after ruling out epilepsy or any other convulsive disorder were treated as eclamptic women.
Group II: Women having BP> 140/90 mmhg and significant proteinuria (>300mg/24hrs) and or edema are treated as preeclampsia.
Group III: Normotensive women having pregnancy >20weeks were considered as control group.
Total sample size was 66 pregnant women. 22 patients are taken from each group.
The platelet indices e.g. MPV, PDW and also PLCR are in consistent relationship with PIH. The higher their values, the greater severity of PIH, from preeclampsia to eclampsia.
The estimation of platelet count and indices offer early, simple, rapid assessments of the disease for its severity and the risk of complications. Therefore these tests may be considered as screening tests to be routinely performed in antenatal workup of women with PIH.
APPLICABILITY OF GOLDEN RECTANGLE IN FAÇADE OF BUILT FORM
Authors: Sahay Harshika , Kushwah Neelam
Published: December 2020

All of us want to promote pleasing architecture but is there a clear theory that explains what makes a design good. Why do some buildings look pleasing to us while the others not so much? Why do a few of them give us a sense of wellbeing whereas a few of them make us feel out of place. Architecture never has a single answer and is very subjective. It is evident that there could be a tangible relationship between the visual aspect of a building and the intangible that is the way we feel about it. This research tries to understand these tangible characteristics of a built form and tries to objectify aesthetics by analyzing it through the lens of scale and proportion.
“Geometry existed before creation” - Johan Kepler
“Nature seems to be written in the language of mathematics” - Galileo Galilei
These statements form the basis of this research. It will start with the study of the relationship of aesthetics of façade and their proportions by overlaying the guiding principles attached to these attributes on several built forms. Once established as to how through history buildings have related to different simple and complex equations the research moves on to perceive a certain number of buildings in current scenario. These buildings may or may not have been built on some geometrical guiding principles. Later through survey the research will try and identify whether or not an aesthetically pleasing building has some relationship with scale. It will try and identify the exact equation that guided the form of the building. The relationship between proportion and aesthetics will be established by running experiments, overlaying and calculating proportion theories on to the façade of that particular built form.
DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD GROUP TYPE IN DIAGNOSED NS1 Ag POSITIVE DENGUE PATIENTS IN HYDERABAD, TELENGANA STATE, INDIA.
Authors: Siddiqui Adiba , Tabassum Nabiha , Afsar Nabila , Afroze Idrees Akhter
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of blood group type in diagnosed NS1Ag positive dengue cases. TheABO phenotypes were identified by use of blood from patients with dengue virus infection prospectively, in newly diagnosed patients at a tertiary care hospital in south India. A total of 162 NS1Ag positive cases were collected with dengue illness. The greatest number (25%) of dengue cases were seen in the11-20 year age group. Males were predominantly effected(58%).It was found that majority(45%) of cases belonged to blood groupO.
URINARY TRACT INJURIES FOLLOWING OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC SURGERIES -A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
Authors: Singh Khumallambam Ibomcha , Devi Konsam Jina , Meitei Kangjam Sholay
Published: December 2020

Purpose:
Urinary tract injuries occur frequently during surgery in the pelvic cavity. Inadequate diagnosis and treatment may lead to severe complications and morbidities. This study examined the clinical features of urologic complications following obstetric and gynecologic surgery and their management.
Materials and Methods:
We prospectively analysed 14,678 obstetric and gynecologic surgery cases from May 2015 to May 2019. Twenty-one patients with urological complications were enrolled. This study assessed the etiology and surgical approach, type, and treatment method of the urologic injury.
Results:
Of these 21 patients, 11 had bladder injury, 1 had ureteral injury, 1 had combined bladder and ureteral injury, 8 had vesicovaginal fistula and 5 had ureterovaginal fistula. With respect to injury rate by specific surgery, radical hysterectomy was the highest with 5 of 21 cases. Out of 11 cases of bladder injury, only one underwent laparoscopic bladder repair and the rest had transabdominal primary repair during surgery with a 100% success rate. Two of 7 ureteral injuries were identified intraoperatively. One underwent ureteroureterostomy and another had ureteroneocystostomy with no major complications. All 8 cases of vesicovaginal fistula had open transabdominal O’ connor repair and all 5 cases of ureterovaginal fistula were cured after ureteroneocystostomy following percutaneous nephrostomy.
Conclusions:
Urinary bladder injury was the most common urological injury during obstetric and gynecologic surgery, followed by ureteral injury. The types of injured states, diagnostic difficulty, and time to complete cure were much greater among patients with ureteral injuries. Early diagnosis and necessary urologic intervention are important for better outcome.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO INTERPRET MAMMOGRAMS- ARE WE THERE YET?
Authors: Sethi Dinesh , Sachdev Namrita , Singh Yashvant
Published: December 2020

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related mortality in women. Mammography is the most widely used imaging modality to detect breast cancer. Due to a large number of screening mammograms and a limited number of breast imaging radiologists available all over the world, the role of Artificial Intelligence in the form of Deep Learning algorithms is being explored to assist the radiologists in interpreting these mammograms.
ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNOURISHED (SAM) CHILDREN IN MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRAAGED 2 – 4 YEARS
Authors: Madan Jagmeet , Jadhav Alka , Bellare Nisha , Patel Fariha Maaz
Published: December 2020

Background: Malnutrition is a serious health problem affecting children globally. Nutritional status of an individual is a factor determining his / her quality of life. Quality of Life (QOL) means a sense of well-being, satisfaction and happiness experienced by an individual. The aim of the study was to assess the Quality Of Life (QOL) of SAM children aged 2 – 4 years.
Methodology: It was a cross sectional study for which children were selected from the Nutrition Rehabilitation, Research and Training Centre (NRRTC) located at Sion, Mumbai based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A structured interview was conducted to administer the case report form for data collection and consisted of anthropometry and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory tool. The ethical approval for the study was received from Inter System Biomedica Ethics Committee (ISBEC), Mumbai, India.
Statistical Analysis: The data was analyzed using SPSS software version 25 for Windows.
Results: The mean age of children was 38.56 ± 7.99 months. The mean total scale score for children with SAM aged 2 – 4 years was found to be 74.47 ± 22.57 and was significantly correlated with height, weight and MUAC. Amongst the subscales, social functioning had the highest scores and emotional functioning had the lowest scores.
Conclusion: SAM children have low scores on the quality of life scale. The quality of life total scale scores have a statistically significant correlation with anthropometry.
A CLINICAL STUDY OF MATERNALAND PERINATAL OUTCOME IN OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS AT DMCH, LAHERIASARAI, BIHAR
Authors: Kumari Supriya , Narayan Surya , Jha Kumudini , Jana Debarshi
Published: December 2020

Background:Oligohydramnios is one of the major causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Our study was aimed to study the maternal and perinatal outcome in oligohydramnios and measures needed to reduce the incidence.
Aims: To find out the incidence of oligohydramnios by ultrasonographic evaluation of AFI, obstetric risk factors associated with oligohydramnios and maternal outcome in the form of mode of delivery. The purpose of this study is also to assess congenital anomalies in fetus along with their apgar score at birth, NICU admission rates and still birth rates.
Materials and Methods: After taking consent from the women, risk factors at the time of admission were recorded. Detailed clinical history including obstetric, menstrual, past and personal history were taken.AFI to be measured using Phelan’s four quadrant ultrasound technique. All the information was entered in the proforma and analyzed and observations were made and accordingly discussion and recommendations were made.
Results: The incidence of oligohydramnios was 3%. In the present study 78.5% cases had associated obstetrical complications; acting singly or in combination for causing oligohydramnios. The incidence of congenital anomalies is 9%. The LSCS was done in 47% in present study.17.5% babies had low Apgar score (less than 7 at 5 min).In our study 36% of neonates were admitted in nursery. The perinatal mortality was 15% in present study.
Conclusion: Hence it can be concluded that maternal evaluation of risk factors, AFI, regular antenatal and intranatal monitoring of fetus should be done to improve maternal and neonatal outcome in oligohydramnios.
CHARACTERISTICS AND SPREAD PATTERN OF LARYNGEAL CARCINOMA : A TERTIARY CARE STUDY
Authors: Dubey Arya Brata , Sengupta Arunabha , Jana Debarshi
Published: December 2020

INTRODUCTION Laryngeal cancer is the eighteenth most common cancer in the UK. It has strong socioeconomic association, wide geographical variations. This study is highly relevant in India where factors like poor socio-economic conditions, oral consumption of tobacco in its various forms, alcohol, smoking habits in form of beedi and cigarette, lack of awareness about cancer, negligence towards the symptom of voice change and primary treatment from quacks , are highly prevalent. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY This prospective cohort study was carried out at Tertiary care Hospital over a period of 1 year 4 months( April 2018 to July 2019). Patients attending at our OPD with symptoms of horseness, dysphagia, stridor and other symptoms of Laryngeal Carcinoma were subjected to detailed clinical examination including FOL to confirm the presence of any growth. All patients with growth or vocal cord irregularity or any suspicious lesions underwent biopsy. Socio-demographic, risk factors , characteristics of primary tumor- endoscopic, radiological and histopathological and spread pattern and node status analysed. RESULTS Major bulk of patients belonged to 55-74 years (combined). The mean age of diagnosis is 66.06 years.Males were affected more than females (7.57:1).Majority of patients were farmers (57%) and majority 45(75%) belonged to rural areas. Most patients belonged to low socioeconomic class 30 (50%).Smoke tobacco and smoke tobacco plus alcohol were the major risk factors for laryngeal carcinoma.Majority of patients presented with dysphagia (75%), followed by foreign body sensation (72%), hoarseness (67%), Neck swelling (50%). Cartilage invasion was present among 25% of cases , Both pre-epiglottic and paraglottic space involvement was around 18% and exolaryngeal spread present in 8% of cases.Among them 100% cases delayed symptom recognition was present. 50% cases was attributed due to socio-demographic pattern, 33% due to pshycosocial and behavioural (anxiety) and 13% due to delay in practitioner referral.Among Proliferative and Ulceroproliferative N+ is more than N0.Both moderately differentiated and poorly differentiated had more percentage of N+.In Supraglottic tumor Pre-epiglottic space, Paraglottic Space and cartilage invasion was present in equal proportions. In glottic tumor cartilage invasion and exolaryngeal spread was more common. CONCLUSION Supraglottic tumor being common have tendency for lymphatic spread. It mainly presents with dysphagia and hoarseness later. Majority of patients were diagnosed in stage III and stage IV. This is not desirable and causes for delayed diagnosis must be addressed publicly. Early stage tumor have excellent prognosis with advent of radiotherapy and surgical morbidities can be avoided. The HPE reveals high grade of differentiation is associated with low node status. CT features serve as an excellent tool in identifying spread and node involvement and also management protocol.
Legislative Materials in the Light of Polish and Spanish Law, Judicial Practice and Theoretical Literature
Authors: Konca Paulina
Published: December 2020

The purpose of the paper is to present a comparative analysis of the use of legislative materials in the process of statutory interpretation in Poland and Spain, by referring to statutes, theoretical literature and case law. The paper is divided into three parts. The first part shows that in difficult cases, when the text is not clear enough as an evidence of the legislator’s intention, other evidence should be sought, including the legislative materials. The second part delivers an analysis of the term ‘legislative materials’, followed by a study of particular examples of legislative materials, including bills and their justifications. It focuses especially on the issue of the Spanish exposiciones de motivos. Moreover, there is a reference to interpretative guidance contained in the legal regulations and to the ways in which legislative materials are used in case law. The third part of the paper responds, on the basis of Polish and Spanish theoretical literature, to some of the objections against the use of legislative materials, underlining its importance for the interpreting the law.
Optimal Time for Withdrawal of Voluntary Retirement Scheme with a Probability of Acceptance of Retirement Request
Authors: B Thilaka  , Sivasankaran Janaki , S Udayabaskaran
Published: December 2020

Voluntary retirement schemes are observed in certain sectors of the Indian Industry such as Banking and Insurance. There is a need to determine the optimal time to withdraw a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), balancing the reduction of high compensation of a segment of employees, prevent mass voluntary turnover from the grade, achieve optimal productivity and ensure normal business operations. In this paper an approach to derive an optimal policy to withdraw a voluntary retirement scheme considering a probability of acceptance of a retirement request, cost due to announcing a voluntary retirement scheme and cost to the organisation due to one-time special payments to those who retire during the time period is discussed.
AROMATHERAPY ADMINISTRATION AND PAIN SCALE 24 HOURS POST-CAESAREAN SECTION
Authors: Herlyssa  , Theresia EVK
Published: December 2020

Aromatherapy can be used to reduce post-sectio caesaria (SC) pain. In this study, the aromatherapy used was orange essential oil. This quasi-experimental study used a pre and posttest design with control group. The sample of the study was 74 mothers with 24 hours post-SC. The treatment group was the mothers who were given orange essential oil aromatherapy (37 people), while the control group was those who were not given (37 people). Sampling technique used consecutive sampling. Data collection about the characteristics of the respondents was done using a questionnaire, while the measurement of pain was carried out using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) observation sheet. The analysis consisted of bivariate analysis with Wilcoxon test. There was a decrease in the pain scale in the treatment group after being given aromatherapy essential oil orange from 4.14 ± 1.669 to 2.59 ± 1.334 (p-value = 0.000). In the control group, the change was from 2.86 ± 0.419 to 2.78 ± 0.479 (p-value = 0.373). This meant that the treatment group showed higher reduced pain than the control group. Therefore, orange essential oil aromatherapy was effective in reducing pain scale 24 hours post-SC.
SENSORES DE BAJO COSTO PARA EL MONITOREO DE CALIDAD DEL AIRE
Authors: García Navarrete Gilberto , Rico Soto Kenia Guadalupe
Published: December 2020

La tecnología cada vez se perfecciona con dispositivos compactos y baratos que sustituyan a los equipos actuales en diferentes áreas, los sensores de bajo costo presentan desde 2013 una alternativa viable como sustituto de las tecnologías actuales en monitoreo de calidad del aire. En el marco actual de su uso se cuenta con disposición de estos dispositivos en el mercado y con gran variedad de principios de operación por lo que la estandarización y calibración de su aplicación aún se encuentra en desarrollo. Las variables de selección dependerán de la variable de interés y se vuelve fácil de adaptarse a lo comercialmente disponible. El funcionamiento, principios de operación, así como las ventajas y desventajas de esta tecnología se presentan en el desarrollo del artículo.
SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE INDUSTRIAL EN LAS PYMES DE HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MÉXICO.
Authors: Olguín Moreno Alberto , Rossetti López Sergio Ramón , García Arvizu Jesús Fernando , Coronado García Manuel Arturo
Published: December 2020

En el presente artículo se realiza un estudio descriptivo de la situación actual de las pequeñas y medianas empresa del sector industrial que operan en la ciudad de Hermosillo, Sonora, México, con el objetivo de conocer el grado de aplicación de la normatividad existente en materia de seguridad e higiene. Para ello, tomando como referencia las normas oficiales mexicanas STPS-001, STPS-002, STPS-017 y STPS-021, se diseñó y aplicó un instrumento de cuestionario para obtener información sobre las condiciones de trabajo en materia de seguridad e higiene. La forma en que se llevó a cabo la selección de las empresas fue a través de la página de Internet de la Secretaría de Economía de México, tomando como población objetivo el listado pequeñas y medianas empresas del sector industrial, publicado en el sitio web. Posteriormente, a través de un muestreo estratificado se seleccionaron las pequeñas y medianas empresas.
Images for children
Authors: Bojarska Katarzyna , Mościcki Paweł
Published: December 2020

Editorial to the 19 issue of "View."
Speculative cuteness. Adventures of ideas in Adventure Time
Authors: Czemiel Grzegorz
Published: December 2020

The article examines Cartoon Network’s popular television series "Adventure Time," attempting to demonstrate that the show’s use of cuteness is highly subversive and can be interpreted as an attempt to problematize accepted notions of childishness and maturity. Its cute design may be viewed as a way in which social anxieties of so-called millennials find proper expression. At the same time, it could announce the necessity to develop new sensibilities that would form an adequate response to the challenges of the Anthropocene. To conceptualize these issues, the article utilizes the philosophical theories of Alfred North Whitehead (speculative philosophy) and Catherine Malabou (brain plasticity).
Beautiful Exploitation. Notes on the Un-free Minions
Authors: Szklarczyk Justyna
Published: December 2020

The article is an analysis of film series about Minions, treated as a fairytale representation of the working class. The animated series analyzed is based on such paradoxes as the visibility of the working class (but on limited principles); the use of a class language and a naturalized inability to promote; the extraction of the homosocial desire of Minions and its ban; the presentation of capitalism as a slavery system and its praise. Minions would be a testimony to fear of social change and late response. The author also seeks to answer the question about the reason why such working-class performances are directed to children.
Jak nas widzą? Transnarodowość w polskim kinie
Authors: Świrek Krzysztof
Published: December 2020

Recenzja pracy zbiorowej "Kino polskie jako kino transnarodowe" (red. S. Jagielski, M. Podsiadło, Universitas, Kraków 2017). Omówienie ważniejszych wątków, zalet i słabości perspektywy przyjętej przez autorów tomu w kontekście współczesnych sporów o rolę kina w konstruowaniu narodowego imaginarium.
Opróżnić muzeum, zdekolonizować sylabus, otworzyć teorię
Authors: Mirzoeff Nicolas
Published: December 2020

Esej podejmuje kwestię możliwej „przestrzeni pojawiania się” w nacjonalistycznym systemie autorytarnym wprowadzonym w efekcie Brexitu i prezydentury Donalda Trumpa. Osobom pracującym w szkolnictwie wyższym i obszarach pokrewnych autor sugeruje podjęcie następujących kroków: dekolonizację programów nauczania, opróżnienie muzeów i otwarcie teorii. Każda z tych kategorii jest z jednej strony zakorzeniona w historycznych ruchach oporu i wyzwolenia, a z drugiej – wciąż żywa w przywoływanych w artykule ruchach współczesnych, takich jak południowoafrykański Rhodes Must Fall, Occupy Wall Street oraz Wolny Uniwersytet i Antyuniwersytet.
Institutional Experiments: Progressive Responses to the Dissolution of Autonomous Art
Authors: Szreder Kuba
Published: December 2020

The paper discusses radicalised forms of new institutionalism in the field of contemporary visual arts, which has emerged since 2010. The text focuses on case studies of European institutions associated with the international coalition L’internationale, to analyse how those institutions bend conventions of the modernist institution of art. The article argues that the institutions analysed move beyond the conceptual divisions embedded in modernism, such as the distinction between high art and popular creativity, or between use-value and aesthetical value of art. In this way, radical institutions respond to the transformation of both function and understanding of contemporary art, prompted by economic and social incorporation of artistic activities. The text discusses progressive institutional models of museums 3.0, the neoliberal museums of 1%, and the nationalist museums, as contradictory responses to the underlying, structural tension, caused by the dissolution of the modernist frame of art.
Curatorial Collective: Hacking the Museum – Opening the Academy
Authors: Sendyka Roma , Kurz Iwona
Published: December 2020

An interview with Roma Sendyka (Jagiellonian University) about the activities of the Curatorial Collective.
Estetyka i anestetyka: esej Waltera Benjamina o dziele sztuki przemyślany na nowo
Authors: Buck-Morss Susan
Published: December 2020

Artykuł jest próbą szczegółowego omówienia treści i aktualności eseju Waltera Benjamina "Dzieło sztuki w dobie jego reprodukcji technicznej". Autorka przedstawia w nim nie tylko liczne inspiracje stojące za teoretycznymi i historycznymi wywodami Benjamina, ale także szuka współczesnych zjawisk pokazujących wagę i nowe aspekty jego rozważań.
Poruszenia. O gdyńskim Muzeum Emigracji
Authors: Litwinowcz-Droździel Małgorzata
Published: December 2020

Recencja wystawy gdyńskiego Muzeum Emigracji
Gliniane ziemniaki
Authors: Borys Monika
Published: December 2020

Analiza działań artystycznych Alicji Rogalskiej (Ogólnopolski Festiwal Krótkich Filmów Rolniczych Kultywacja, który odbył się w ramach krakowskiego festiwalu ArtBoom; Projekt Agri-Care i Alien Species; Fotograficzne Archiwa Jersey [Jersey Photographic Archives]).
Nowe geografie współpracy
Authors: Roszkowska Magda
Published: December 2020

Recenzja wystawy "Peer-to-Peer. Praktyki kolektywne w nowej sztuce", kuratorka: Agnieszka Pindera, Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi, 8 czerwca – 28 października 2018.
Extras: Social Media and the Invisible Work of Observing the Other
Authors: Świrek Krzysztof
Published: December 2020

The article is an attempt to show the practice of observing others in contemporary media as a certain work involving both the cognitive and affective capacities of individuals. Contemporary media platforms are presented as paradigmatic for the process of "colonising the psyche" by the Capital in late capitalism. Then the author analyses the work character and affective relations produced during the process of observing the other. The relation between the observing and the observed is here presented with the use of the film metaphor. In conclusion, the author comes back to the problem of observing and being visible as elements of reversible interaction, in which the user of contemporary media is entangled.
Wolność od wszystkiego. Wolni strzelcy i najemnicy
Authors: Steyerl Hito
Published: December 2020

Przekład eseju Hito Steyerl Freedom From Everything: Freelancers and Mercenaries, który ukazał się w jej książce Wretched of the Screen, Sternberg Press, Berlin 2012 (polski przekład: Hito Steyerl, Wyklęty lud ekranu, przeł. Łukasz Zaremba, maszynopis).
Obrazy, których nie widać. Kilka uwag o moderowaniu treści w internecie
Authors: Markiewicz Miłosz
Published: December 2020

Artykuł jest refleksją nad zagadnieniem kontroli treści w internecie, w szczególności treści wizualnych. Autor odnosi się do książki "Algorithms of Oppression", w której Safiya Umoja Noble opisuje opresyjne systemy dyskryminacji funkcjonujące w sieci, a także do dwóch narracji opowiadających o pracy tzw. moderatorów treści – instalacji artystycznej "Dark Content" i filmu dokumentalnego "Czyściciele internetu". Autor zadaje pytania o sposoby istnienia obrazu cyfrowego, który został usunięty z sieci, podnosi kwestię jego nie-obecności, a także zastanawia się nad miejscem relacji władzy i nadzoru w ontologii cyfrowej wizualności.
Ozone Gas Sanitization Unit (O3SU) with Low Cost Tech where Water Supply is Critical
Authors: De Mei Massimiliano
Published: December 2020

Too many people in the world do not have access to clean and safe water but water purification processes are energy intensive and require structures capable of supplying energy constantly. In many rural areas there is basically no electricity available and only the installation of a photovoltaic system or of any other renewable energy source, can lay the foundations for design of water purification plants. The main goal of this work was to study the effectiveness of ozone (O3) for knocking down high levels of fecal pollution and to construct a prototype for low cost sanitization (O3SU Ozone gas Sanitization Unit), able to supply limited quantities of safe water to small rural communities. Ozone gas generators were tested at 7, 14 and 21 g/h and gas flow times were determined. The ozone sanitization of waters characterized by mainly fecal contamination seems to be very effective; surely the O3SU can and must be improved through, for example, the use of more powerful ozone generators, in order to reduce the duration of the treatment and through the decreasing of the electric consumptions, that would make possible to increase the daily treatment cycles. Thus, we would be able to increase the amount of clean water available to populations living in areas where the water crisis is an unlucky and grim reality.
The Impact of Cognitive Impairment in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Elshani Hazir , Dervishi Eglantina , Ibrahimi Silva , Nika Altin , Maloku Kuqi Mimoza
Published: December 2020

The focus of the present study is to identify the most compromised aspects of cognitive impairment and how children with intellectual disabilities cope with them. A sample of 53 school aged children with intellectual disabilities (N = 24) female and (N = 29) male from 5 to 11 years old. Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale (MoCA) and Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (IQ) to children with intellectual disabilities were used for conducting research. Generally, children with intellectual disabilities experience high and moderate levels of cognitive impairments and a low IQ.  There is a significant positive relationship between age and IQ among girls and boys. In addition to cognitive impairment, a positive relation between impaired cognitive function, a high level of global disability in children with intellectual disabilities and a poor executive and memory functions were associated with difficulties in daily life activities. IQ is also a significant index of cognitive impairment and how children interact with others. Cognitive impairment is a major cause of low adoption with the environment and a significant factor that affects rehabilitation outcomes. Yet, there have been a limited number of studies that have evaluated the psychometric MoCA in children with severe intellectual disabilities, but it is necessary to identify possible difficulties in children with ID related to cognitive functions in young patients with mild to moderate impairment.
Dendrogeomorphological research of a landslide area near Čeřeniště
Authors: Daňhelka Jan
Published: December 2020

This paper presents the results of the dendrogeomorphological research in a landslide area in the České středohoří Mts. on the right bank of the Labe River antecedent valley (Ústí nad Labem district, Czechia). At first some dendrogeomorphologic methods are outlined. A short view of physical geography of the region and the landslide locality is also mentioned. The history of landslide activity in the last 60 years and a geomorphologic map of area were constructed.
Resolução de problemas e expressões numéricas: o quadro dos quatro quatros e o nunca dois e números binários
Authors: Neves Soares Narciso das , Pirola Nelson Antonio
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os recursos didáticos O Quadro dos Quatro Quatros e o Nunca Dois e Números Binários, que podem contribuir na resolução de problemas que recaem em expressões numéricas e sua funcionalidade. Os recursos são provenientes de um projeto de extensão desenvolvido no Laboratório de Ensino de Matemática na UNIFESSPA, em 2015, e, de uma atividade de ensino realizada com uma turma de Pedagogia na UNESP-Campus de Bauru, em 2019.  Os recursos são caracterizados como de manipulativos e inclusivos. Como fundamentação teórica, se utilizou os estudos de Sternberg (2008) sobre os passos do Ciclo da solução de problemas e os obstáculos de Configuração Mental. Observamos que estas atividades de ensino se mostram como importantes aliadas para o estímulo do raciocínio lógico e desenvolvimento de estratégias, apreensão e direcionamento para o uso correto dos sinais de operação e sinais de associação, e da mudança de base entre números binários e decimais.
O corpo do indivíduo como meio semiótico e centro do sistema referência no processo de objetivação da orientação espacial
Authors: Andrade Alves Paiva Jussara Patrícia , Amorim Noronha Claudianny
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo evidenciar como o corpo atua como sistema de referência central para o desenvolvimento da orientação espacial. Para isso, com fundamentação na Teoria da Objetivação, desenvolvida por Luis Radford, analisa evidências relacionadas a objetivação dos saberes matemáticos referentes à orientação espacial, em especial quanto a utilização do corpo do indivíduo como meio semiótico relevante no âmbito da localização, da movimentação e da comunicação espacial. Os dados apresentados foram coletados durante uma pesquisa de intervenção desenvolvida em sala de aula, com estudantes do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental, em que foram realizadas tarefas que abordam a orientação espacial. Na análise dos dados coletados, demonstramos a importância da tomada de consciência dos saberes matemáticos mobilizados em torno do conceito de lateralidade e a importância do corpo do indivíduo como meio semiótico e sistema de referência central para o desenvolvimento da orientação espacial, quer seja no espaço real perceptível, no espaço representacional ou na relação entre ambos.
Critérios de divisibilidade à luz do ensino por atividades
Authors: Goulart Castro Sandro Benício , Pirabas São João de , Martins da Silva Ana Kelly
Published: December 2020

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo baseado no ensino de matemática por atividades desenvolvido com estudantes do 6º ano do ensino fundamental em uma escola da rede pública do município de São João de Pirabas, cidade localizada no nordeste paraense, que objetivou analisar a validade de conclusões produzidas por estudantes sobre critérios de divisibilidade a partir de atividades de redescoberta. O experimento obedeceu às seguintes etapas: diagnóstico, aplicação das atividades e análise dos resultados. A análise dos resultados se deu através da comparação dos registros das observações e conclusões feitas pelos discentes ao final de cada atividade com o enunciado de alguns livros didáticos sobre tais critérios de divisibilidade. Entre os principais resultados obtidos podemos destacar o bom desempenho dos estudantes no que diz respeito às observações e conclusões que foram apresentadas no final de cada atividade, além de mostrarem-se capazes de resolver questões relativas ao assunto, que lhes foram propostas ao término da experiência. Por isso pudemos concluir que as atividades causaram impactos positivos na aprendizagem dos estudantes, ajudando-os na descoberta de regras referentes às divisibilidades por dois, dez, cinco, quatro e oito.
Um Estudo sobre o Ensino de Poliedros por Atividades
Authors: Pantoja Corrêa João Nazareno , Pereira Ducival Carvalho
Published: December 2020

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa desenvolvida com discentes do 3º ano do ensino médio de uma escola pública federal no município de Tucuruí no Estado do Pará no Brasil, que objetivou analisar a validade de conclusões elaboradas por estudantes sobre aspectos de Poliedros a partir da realização de atividades experimentais sem que o professor tivesse apresentado o assunto anteriormente. O experimento obedeceu aos seguintes momentos: diagnóstico, elaboração das atividades, aplicação das atividades e análise dos resultados. A análise dos resultados obtidos apontou que o ensino por atividade juntamente com uso de materiais manipuláveis possibilitou que os discentes enunciassem conclusões válidas sobre propriedades dos Poliedros. Além disso, foi observado que no experimento em questão, ocorreu uma maior compreensão na aprendizagem dos discentes durante a descoberta de relações/propriedade na exploração do objeto matemático estudado e as conclusões produzidas pelos participantes foram comparadas com resultados encontrados em livros didáticos do ensino médio.
Atividade de modelagem matemática com o uso do Geogebra para o ensino de curva senoidal
Authors: Modesto Braga Roberta
Published: December 2020

O presente estudo objetivou discutir o desenvolvimento de uma atividade de Modelagem Matemática desenvolvida com estudantes de Licenciatura em Matemática. Do objetivo destaco a natureza qualitativa do estudo, fazendo uso de observação e registros dos sujeitos envolvidos em um minicurso de Modelagem Matemática, no âmbito do Encontro Paraense de Modelagem Matemática, realizado na Universidade Federal do Pará, no Instituto de Educação Matemática e Científica. Os elementos sujeitos, objeto, artefatos mediadores, regras, divisão do trabalho e comunidade estabeleceram entre si um sistema de atividade engestroniana, colocando a Modelagem Matemática nessa perspectiva permitiu a colaboração de artefatos como o uso do GeoGebra para compreensão dos parâmetros de uma curva senoidal. A pesquisa mostrou que uma atividade de Modelagem Matemática bem pensada pode provocar nos envolvidos impressões positivas, ao mesmo tempo em que permite refletir sobre a matemática desenvolvida no ambiente de sala de aula.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Staphylococcus Species from Clinical Samples
Authors: Ali Muhammad
Published: December 2020

The research was aimed to evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus species from clinical samples obtained from some hospitals in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. The ear swab, high vaginal swab (HVS), wound swab and urine samples from the patients attending the hospitals were collected and inoculated onto the surface of freshly prepared Nutrient agar for bacterial isolation. The bacteria isolated were identified by conventional microbiological methods namely; Gram staining, biochemical test (such as catalase, coagulase, and DNase test), mannitol salt agar and heamolysis test. The isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing using the agar disc diffusion method. The result showed that S. aureus was highly susceptible to Ciprofloxacin 105 (68.63%), Gentamicin 102 (66.67%), Levofloxacin 95 (62.08%) and Amikacin 90 (58.82%), S. epidermidis was highly susceptible to Gentamicin 13 (61.90%), Levofloxacin 12 (57.14%) and Nitrofurantoin 11 (52.38%) while S. saprophyticus was highly susceptible to Cefoxitin 7 (77.78%), Gentamicin 6 (66.67%) and Nitrofurantoin 5 (55.56%). On the other hand, S. aureus was highly resistant to Cefuroxime 153 (100%), Ceftazidime 150 (98.04%), Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 120 (78.43%) and Cloxacillin 111 (72.55%), S. epidermidis was highly resistant to Ceftazidime 20 (95.24%), Cloxacillin 19 (90.48%) then Cefoxitin, Erythromycin and Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid with 15 (71.43%) both. S. saprophyticus was highly resistant to Cefepime 9 (100%), Cloxacillin 8 (88.89%), Ceftazidime 7 (77.78%), Imipenem and Erythromycin with 6 (66.67%) respectively. There is a statistical difference in the sensitivity of the isolates against the antibiotics used at p<0.05. It is concluded that Staphylococcus species develop resistance to some classes of antibiotics.
Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on the Physical Condition of Residents in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-Shahry Fayz S.
Published: December 2020

Aim: The importance of physical activities to individuals of all ages is not up for discussion because the medical and physiological impact is widely known and understood. Furthermore, it is important to avoid sedentary behavior or lifestyle for a long period. Quarantine is the separation and restriction of movement and direct contact of people who have a potential risk of a contagious disease. This differs from isolation in which isolation is a medical separation of people diagnosed with an infectious disease and carries a real risk of spreading the disease to others. The potential health drawbacks of the mandatory mass quarantine need to be highlighted from different prospective related to medical conditions, psychological effects, physical de-conditioning, and obesity. As the restriction of movement and prolonged homestay directly reflects the time, duration, and type of physical activity, it is expected that these factors will decline in the majority of the quarantined community.

Material and Method: This study was designed to investigate the quarantine impact on physical activity and related aspects.A cross-sectional, analytical, comparative study using an anonymous electronic survey to the general population aged 20 to 60 years was done in which it showed a self-reported change. The survey covered aspects related to physical activity, sleeping hours, weight changes, and the rate of food intake before and during COVID-19 quarantine.

Results: The response rate was 54%. The result shows a trend of an increase in weight of 56.50% and an increase in sleeping hours. Simultaneously, there is a trend of decreasing physical activities both in walking and in gym work of 42.4 and 41.3 percent, respectively.

Conclusion: There is an effect on physical status. The co-factors such as the rate of food intake and sleeping also affect the total body status. With the prolonged quarantine, these figures are subject to increase consequently and the drawback on health status may drop to a considerably large percentage in the community.
The Boolean Rainbow Ramsey Number of Antichains, Boolean Posets and Chains
Authors: Chen Hong-Bin , Cheng Yen-Jen , Li Wei-Tian , Liu Chia-An
Published: December 2020

Motivated by the paper, Boolean lattices: Ramsey properties and embeddings Order, 34 (2) (2017), of Axenovich and Walzer, we study the Ramsey-type problems on the Boolean lattices. Given posets $P$ and $Q$, we look for the smallest Boolean lattice $\mathcal{B}_N$ such that any coloring of elements of $\mathcal{B}_N$ must contain a monochromatic $P$ or a rainbow $Q$ as an induced subposet. This number $N$ is called the Boolean rainbow Ramsey number of $P$ and $Q$ in the paper.

Particularly, we determine the exact values of the Boolean rainbow Ramsey number for $P$ and $Q$ being the antichains, the Boolean posets, or the chains. From these results, we also derive some general upper and lower bounds of the Boolean rainbow Ramsey number for general $P$ and $Q$ in terms of the poset parameters.
On Minimal Distance-Regular Cayley Graphs of Generalized Dihedral Groups
Authors: Miklavič Štefko , Šparl Primož
Published: December 2020

Let $G$ denote a finite generalized dihedral group with identity $1$ and let $S$ denote an inverse-closed subset of $G \setminus \{1\}$, which generates $G$ and for which there exists $s \in S$, such that $\langle S \setminus \{s,s^{-1}\} \rangle \ne G$. In this paper we obtain the complete classification of distance-regular Cayley graphs $\mathrm{Cay}(G;S)$ for such pairs of $G$ and $S$.
Pengaruh Penilaian Kinerja Auditor dan Penerapan Audit Internal terhadap Sistem Pengendalian Intern pada Kantor Perwakilan BPKP Provinsi Sumatera Barat
Authors: Yukmi Yukmi , M Agussalim M , Meriyani Meriyani
Published: December 2020

This purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the  performance assessment variables of the auditor’s and implementation of internal audit on the internal control system. The collection of data on the research is using questionnaires distributed to the internal government auditors (at rhe representative office of BPKP West Sumatra Province. 57 questionnaires have been collected. The regression method is used to analyze the data. The results of this research provide evidence that the performance assessment of auditors and the implementation of internal audit has an influence on internal control system.
Photocatalytic water purification from dioxins (fragments of theory)
Authors: Roysen A. , Musienko T
Published: December 2020

Contamination of all natural sources of drinking water by human activities has become a matter of extreme concern to all who understand this problem as a threat to civilization. Dioxins and dioxin-like substances have been classified as particularly dangerous pollutants in the last thirty years. The authors provide generalized information about the danger of environmental pollution with dioxins and dioxin-like toxicants. It is suggested that the total weakening of the immunity of the world's population due to the presence of dioxins in the environment, which are hormone-like superecotoxicants. The factor of mass exposure of the population to coronavirus infection (COVID 19) is not excluded, as a result of the impact of dioxins and dioxin-like substances on the human immune system. The authors consider the most promising method of drinking water purification to be the photocatalysis method implemented directly in a local source (domestic consumption, production of bottled water). The physicochemical process of photocatalytic water purification using TiO2 activated by artificial ultraviolet radiation as a catalyst is considered. It is reported about the work aimed at the practical implementation of measures for the purification of drinking water.