bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Structural Equation Model (SEM) of Governing Factors Influencing patients' acceptance of mobile health in Saudi Arabia (Preprint)
Authors: Alkhalifah Tamim
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

In line with the National Transformation Programme 2020 (NTP), a component of the Saudi Vision 2030, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Saudi Arabia has taken the initiative to improve healthcare provision through the introduction of mobile technology. It is anticipated that mhealth services will be more and more in demand, given the growing proportion of Internet users in Saudi Arabia as well as the global epidemic. Moreover, the Saudi government has pledged ongoing backing for e-health projects geared towards expanding the extent of technology acceptance among all concerned groups [1]. Under these circumstances, the determinants of mHealth acceptance within developing regions are receiving fresh attention owing to the latest healthcare developments. Health ICT research has embraced the UTAUT model because it is widely applicable to investigations of technology acceptance.

OBJECTIVE

To gain insight into the determinants of mHealth acceptance among patients in Saudi Arabia, a modified version of the UTAUT model is implemented in this study. Incorporating eight theoretical frameworks of individual acceptance, this model has been employed in healthcare settings since it was first developed and has been confirmed to be suitable for shedding light on technology acceptance within a healthcare context.

METHODS

Google Forms was used to develop an online questionnaire during the second semester (September) of the academic year 2019. Data were reported from 320 patients who had used mHealth applications developed by the MOH of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was distributed via different social media sites.

RESULTS

According to the results of this study, performance expectancy (PE) construct estimated the behavioural intention (BI) construct (β = 0.163, p < 0.05) positively, which supported H1. Further, effort expectancy (PE) predicted BI (β = 0.236, p < 0.05) positively, which supported H2. On the other hand, social influence (SI) failed to predict BI (β = -0.071 p > 0.05) significantly, thus rejecting H3. Facilitating conditions (FC), however, predicted BI (β = 0.511 p < 0.05) positively, which supported H4. Finally, system quality (SQ) predicted BI (β = 0. 0.367 p < 0.05) positively, which supported H5; and finally, trust (Tr) positively predicted behavioural intent (β = 0. 0.278 p < 0.05), thus providing support for H6.

CONCLUSIONS

The study has made valuable contributions by exploring and identifying the critical factors that affect mHealth acceptance in Saudi Arabia and identifying the major challenges when implementing mHealth. The UTAUT model identified a selection of factors that influenced the uptake of mHealth services. Performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, system quality and trust in the ICT system were all positively influential. However, social factors did not appear to affect the behavioural intention to use mHealth.
Strategies and Challenges for Women Protection against Violence: A Case Study of Jakarta and Cairo
Authors: Adhha Nurul , Jahar Asep Saepudin , Kamarusdiana Kamarusdiana , Subchi Imam
Published: March 2021

This study aims at illustrating the weakness of women protection against violence in various levels in Indonesia and Cairo. Both countries share common failure in protecting women due to the incapability poor performance of police and local governments. In addition, cultural values and religious understanding have played a part in narrowing the concern to the protection. Basically, Indonesia has already set some legal instruments to protect women against any violence through the gender-based laws and policies. In practice, however, such laws and policies have faced several complexities in regards to the nature of institution, security role and social values among society. Violence against women is generally regarded as moral and norm violations instead of criminal acts. In some respects, the weakness of law enforcement indicates the ineffectiveness of the existing laws and policies. Similarly, Egypt also suffers from the backwardness of women protection against violence. In fact, legal reform for women protection in this country was made in 2014 through special constitution. Such constitution is the first law set to promote the status and role of women in both private and public affairs. In addition, it also aims at ensuring equal rights and obligations in women protection which is free from discrimination and empowering as well as caring for women and girls victims at various stages of case handling system. Referring to the data and actual documents collected during the research, this study has found a result stating women protection has faced various aspects of social and political interests. To that end, it necessary to strengthen the role of civil society in controlling the government and making people aware of gender equality in particular and human rights in general.
A Power Approach and the Coronavirus Pandemic in Yogyakarta
Authors: Semedi Pujo
Published: March 2021

In Indonesia, a power approach was operationalised in efforts to manage the coronavirus outbreak. In the six months since the spread of the virus began, what can be seen is that this approach has given rise to a behavioral paradox within the community. Tumulutous and clamorous measures were undertaken by the community in the first four months of the pandemic, where the rate of infection was still small. In the following months, when the rate of infection spiked, the community contrarily was as if it was inattentive and indifferent. This study analyzed this behavioral paradox through an analysis of the relation of power using ethnographic, internet, and historic data collected in the north Yogyakarta rural area. Ethnographic data were gathered using the autonomous ethnographic method, while other data were collected from chat groups and online news portals. Considering the gravity of the coronavirus, an alternative strategy is urgently needed. Hamlet closures must be selective, with clear timeframes and known outcomes. Such an approach is a micro lockdown, directed only at the environment and field of activity in which an infected resident is located and undergoing treatment, while life can go on as normal in the surrounding area, following health protocols. Further observations are needed to examine the effectiveness of this approach, as with other things emerging within the community.
US Real GDP Growth and Impact of Covid-19
Authors: G.S. Dhameeth, , L. Diasz,
Published: March 2021

The global pandemic, COVID-19, has exacerbated the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of the global economy since its outbreak in December 2019. One of the most affected economies, due to the global pandemic, is the US economy, currently crippled by an increased number of COVID-19 related deaths, layoffs, reduced work hours, and other related natural disasters, such as winter storms. Hence, it is imperative that the damage done to the GDP growth is evaluated meticulously to craft favorable monetary and fiscal policies to uplift economic performance. One of the key yet debated methods used by many economists is utilizing real GDP per capita as an economic performance measurement tool. Using two economic datasets and a multiple regression model, we compared real GDP per capita performance in the US economy between the second and third quarters of 2020. The study finds that the impact seems detrimental due to restrictions imposed on economic activities, such as business closures, disturbances in the supply chain, employee layoffs and reduced work hours. However, in the third quarter of 2020 COVID-19 after some of the COVID-19 imposed restrictions were lifted, the real GDP per capita significantly increased.
Alumnos en pandemia: una mirada desde el aprendizaje autónomo
Authors: Enríquez Vázquez Larisa , Hernández Gutiérrez Myrna
Published: March 2021

El aprendizaje autónomo es un concepto que refiere a la formación de los estudiantes como aprendices, con la capacidad de tomar el control sobre su propio proceso de aprendizaje, para el resto de la vida. El año 2020 ha sido determinante para mostrar la necesidad y urgencia de fomentar habilidades que permitan a los estudiantes ser autogestivos, y regular sus procesos de aprendizaje. En este contexto emergente actual, es necesario preguntarnos, como docentes, cómo apoyamos a los estudiantes en el fomento de estas habilidades, cuáles son las prioritarias y cuáles las que se tendrían que impulsar, ya sea porque existe una deficiencia en ellas o un mayor interés entre los jóvenes, y cómo podemos ayudar a los alumnos en la mejora de su proceso de aprendizaje.
Con la intención de generar opciones viables en el marco de la pandemia de la COVID-19, se inició una investigación sobre el nivel de autonomía que tienen los estudiantes en México. Para ello, durante el mes de mayo de 2020 se aplicó el “Cuestionario aprendizaje autónomo en tiempos de COVID-19”. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de dicho sondeo.
Palabras clave: aprendizaje autónomo, pandemia, evaluación del aprendizaje autónomo.
Cuevas volcánicas: entre la realidad y la ficción
Authors: López Martínez Rafael Antonio , Daza Raquel , Alcántara Hernández Rocio Jetzabel
Published: March 2021

El estudio de las cuevas volcánicas ha despertado el interés de los científicos de todo el mundo, debido a sus microorganismos únicos y a la posibilidad de su uso como análogos marcianos. Sin embargo, en México existen pocos estudios al respecto, pero una enorme cantidad de cuevas volcánicas por explorar y estudiar. El presente trabajo narra el proceso de investigación y los resultados obtenidos por un grupo de investigadores del Instituto de Geología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) en el estudio del tubo de lava de Chimalacatepec, en México.
¿Hacia una nueva “tabla periódica”?
Authors: Arellano Palma Iván de Jesús
Published: March 2021

En 2019 se celebraron los 150 años de la creación de la tabla periódica por el químico ruso Mendeléiev. En ese siglo y medio, pocos son los cambios que ha sufrido la tabla periódica —el más importante es pasar del acomodo de los elementos de acuerdo con la masa atómica, al del número atómico, que propuso el físico Henry Moseley—, lo que demuestra la validez y el valor del trabajo del químico ruso. Pero ¿algún día existirá un reemplazo a esta tabla periódica? Y si lo tuviera, ¿cuáles serían las razones para ello?
Palabras clave: nuevas tablas periódicas, universalidad química, nuevos elementos.
Física aplicada: apoyo al combate de la pandemia COVID-19
Authors: Cerecedo Núñez Héctor Hugo , Padilla Sosa Patricia
Published: March 2021

La física se basa en dos pilares fundamentales para su ejercicio, la teoría y la experimentación, ambas son complementarias. En la experimentación física se descubren nuevos fenómenos; en ella, también se comprueban los resultados que la teoría indica o predice.
Actualmente, el mundo entero vive una contingencia sanitaria por el surgimiento del virus SARS-CoV-2, causante de la enfermedad COVID-19. Por ello, se busca comprender su origen, composición o estructura, las formas de contagio o de propagación, así como tener un control de su mecanismo, y encontrar una posible cura.
La física aplicada, con sus resultados, pruebas experimentales, aplicación de métodos y conceptos, están apoyando el entendimiento de este virus y el combate en su contra.
Palabras clave: física aplicada, biofísica, virus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19.
Direitos linguísticos de solicitantes de refúgio no Brasil: a presença do mediador linguístico na entrevista de solicitação de refúgio como garantia de direitos humanos
Authors: Balestro Ana Cristina , Gorovitz Sabine
Published: March 2021

A presente discussão, que se estabelece no âmbito dos estudos em Políticas Linguísticas, foca a centralidade do papel do intérprete comunitário como garantia do cumprimento dos direitos linguísticos no contexto migratório contemporâneo brasileiro. O foco recai especialmente na situação determinante da entrevista do solicitante de refúgio com o oficial de elegibilidade do Comitê Nacional para os Refugiados - CONARE, situação sociolinguística peculiar que embasa a deliberação sobre a concessão do status de refugiado no país. Ressalta-se a ausência de uma política explícita atual, especialmente em termos de direitos linguísticos, um vácuo institucional que se faz sentir ainda mais considerando os impactos dos deslocamentos forçados, em meio a uma crise humanitária global, que resulta no aumento significativo das mobilidades e, como consequência, de solicitações de refúgio no país e no mundo. A investigação consistiu-se em uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva de instrumentos normativos da esfera jurídica e de ações desempenhadas por instituições do Estado e da Sociedade Civil, alicerçada na legislação e em sites oficiais sobre refúgio no Brasil. Para dar conta dos desafios da análise, lança-se mão de um referencial teórico de Política Linguística e de Glotopolítica (CALVET, 2007; SPOLSKY, 2009; LAGARES, 2018), com foco em estudos de direitos linguísticos (HAMEL, 1995, 2003; OLIVEIRA, SILVA, 2017; SCHNEIDER-MIZONY, 2018; VARENNES, 2001, 2015). Com base nesse corpus, verifica-se a necessidade premente da implementação de ações, especialmente de mediação linguística em contextos institucionais, iniciativas que deveriam ser pautadas pelo Estado brasileiro, cuja inércia tem sido compensada pela academia e pela Sociedade Civil.
Normes endogènes et contre-normes dans les ‘anglais du monde’ Modèles d’analyse et terrains de la modernité avancée
Authors: Forlot Gilles
Published: March 2021

Cet article fournit une vue d’ensemble des divers modèles et théories entourant les enjeux de normes dans les ‘anglais du monde’, en particulier dans les sociétés postcoloniales du cercle extérieur. Il est défendu que le défi de comprendre le développement de l’anglais dans le monde actuel requière des perspectives suffisamment dynamiques pour prendre en compte une variété de phénomènes aux prises avec les sociétés, tels que la migration, la circulation contemporaine des biens et des personnes, les mobilités et interactions virtuelles, la ‘commodification’ des langues, c’est-à-dire, en bref, toutes sortes de phénomènes produits par et dans la modernité avancée. Il s’agit donc de déplacer les analyses de modèles statiques où les langues et les normes sont vues comme des objets homogènes vers des modèles dynamiques où les pratiques linguistiques et culturelles sont intrinsèquement liées aux pratiques sociales. La deuxième partie de l’article examine plus spécifiquement les questions et débats sur l’émergence de normes linguistiques dans une ville et un pays hautement mondialisé en Asie : Singapour.
Italian in Switzerland: Statistical Data and Sociolinguistic Varieties
Authors: Moretti Bruno , Casoni Matteo , Pandolfi Elena Maria
Published: March 2021

This contribution presents the different situations of Italian in the cantons of Ticino (where a gradual reduction in dialectophony is taking place) and Graubünden (where the dialect is being preserved), as well as the standardisation of Swiss Italian, which is taking place through the process of 'standard by mere usage' (AMMON, 2003, p. 2). A number of important theoretical concepts are brought up to date here in a very enlightening way: the concept of dilalie (BERRUTO, 1987) to describe the functional overlap between two varieties of a language, the pluricentricity of languages (CLYNE, 1989), models of standardisation of pluricentric languages (AMMON, 1989) and the representation of the bicentricity (AUER, 2005) of Italian (Italy and Switzerland).
Migration in the Context of a Multination State: Language Policies, Division and Intolerance in South Tyrol
Authors: Rocha Luana Franco , Costa Debora Amaral
Published: March 2021

The aim of this contribution is to situate South Tyrol among other multination states as Flanders, Québec and Catalonia, as an attempt to broad the models of multi-level governance especially in what regards the accommodation of migrants. Furthermore, this paper shows how language policies affects migrants settled in this Italian multinational context, presenting data collected in semi-structured interviews that shows the perspective of migrants towards the policy of declaration of linguistic affiliation or aggregation and division in society. The topics of racism and xenophobia were also raised by the participants, relating to linguistic issues of non-legitimation of the speaker. The outcomes showed that migrants perceive the policy of declaration as a burden, since part of the participants interviewed claim that they do not feel represented by this policy, which enhances social division.
THE ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN “GIRL ON FIRE” SONG LYRICS BY ALICIA KEYS
Authors: Sopiansyah Indra , Inayah Ratih
Published: March 2021

Figurative languages are languages that use figures of speech, not literal meanings. This research analyzed the figurative language used in the lyric of Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys. The purpose of this research is to find out the types of figurative language in the lyrics of the song Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys and to analyze the contextual meaning of figurative language used in that song lyrics. It is hoped that the results of this study will be useful for readers, especially in describing what figurative language and what kind of figurative language are. The method of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The lyrics of song is got from (Keys, 2012) entitle Girl on Fire. The result found that there are some kinds of figurative language used in Alicia Keys’ song entitle Girl on Fire, such as alliteration, cliché, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, metaphor, personification, repetition, similie, and symbol. The contextual meaning of each figurative language is also clarified. The conclusion of this research is there are some kinds of figurative language use by Alicia Keys in her song titled Girl on Fire.
STUDENTS’ CONSTRAINTS IN READING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT MTs USWATUN HASANAH
Authors: Wulansari Novia , Cahyati Sri Supiah
Published: March 2021

The aim of the research was to investigate the constraints and ability in Reading comprehension. This research was qualitative research. The subjects were 20 students of Class VII A of MTs Uswatun Hasanah, and they were divided into two groups based on their score. The students getting score above the standard score were grouped in group A; and those getting score under the standard score were in group B. To gain the data, the study employed the Reading test and as the instruments. The data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis. The finding revealed that there was only one student getting high score (above the standard score), while 19 students got low score (under the standard score). Furthermore, the Reading comprehension ability between the students of group A and B was not significantly different and their constraints were relatively similar.Keywords: constraints, descriptive text, reading comprehension
Interações entre ficção e realidade: House of Cards e o mundo real
Authors: Casellato Gozzi Giancarlo
Published: March 2021

Este artigo pretende investigar as relações entre a série televisiva House of Cards (Beau Willimon, Netflix, 2013-2018) e o "mundo real" do qual comenta e no qual participa, analisando tanto como elementos extradiegéticos são trazidos para dentro do mundo ficcional, quanto como a série é apropriada pelo seu público para comentar sobre sua própria conjuntura.
Mário Peixoto, Octavio de Faria e a invenção de Limite (1931)
Authors: LOPES DENILSON
Published: March 2021

Estas são cartas inéditas, em grande parte, de Octavio de Faria para Mário Peixoto escritas do fim dos anos 20 até 1933 pelas quais Octavio realiza uma campanha publicitária em favor de Limite (1931). Pelas cartas nós podemos ver não só uma longa amizade que dura até a morte de Octavio de Faria, as ansiedades de jovens artistas e ao mesmo tempo ajuda a desmitificar o suposto isolamento de Mário Peixoto e como foi a primeira apresentação de Limite em 17 de maio de 1931.
Paulo Emílio e Os filmes na cidade (1966): a gênese da comédia musical
Authors: Zanatto Rafael Morato
Published: March 2021

No presente artigo, analisaremos parte completamente desconhecida da trajetória intelectual de Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes: os manuscritos do curso Os filmes na cidade (1966), elo perdido entre as pesquisas históricas que realizou sobre o cinema brasileiro, antes e depois do golpe civil-militar (1964). Aqui, veremos apenas como Paulo Emílio investiga nas manifestações culturais e nas fisionomias femininas no Rio de Janeiro do século XIX a gênese das comédias musicais, tomadas como o gênero de maior expressividade de nossa fisionomia. Para tanto, Paulo Emílio se vale de relatos de viajantes estrangeiros como Carl Schlichthorst, Theodor von Leithold, Ludwig von Rango e John Lucook; e obras como Aparência do Rio de Janeiro. Notícia histórica e descritiva da cidade (1949), de Gastão Cruls, Corografia do Distrito Federal (1949), de Mario da Veiga Cabral, Machado de Assis: Estudo Crítico e Biográfico (1936), de Lúcia Miguel Pereira, Arthur Azevedo e sua época (1966), de R. Magalhães Jr. e Cavaquinho e Saxofone (1940), de Alcântara Machado. Remontando um mosaico de indicações de leitura e transcrições, veremos como a expressividade cultural da comédia musical é interpretada na perspectiva de uma história econômica, psicológica e social de longa duração, na qual persistirá no cinema aspectos do teatro, música, dança, ou ainda, das revistas, do erotismo e de fisionomias femininas que ambientam a cidade do Rio de Janeiro no século XIX.
ÁGNES HRANITZKY - QUE LUGAR ELA OCUPA NO CINEMA HÚNGARO?
Authors: Mello Lidia A R S
Published: March 2021

Este é o primeiro texto existente sobre a editora de filmes húngara, Ágnes Hranitzky (1945-), e montadora dos filmes de Béla Tarr. Discorro sobre sua carreira no cinema húngaro, com ênfase em sua parceria nos filmes dirigidos pelo cineasta Béla Tarr. Conto como ela inicia sua formação e sua prática no meio cinematográfico nos anos 60 na Hungria, explicitando as dificuldades encontradas, até chegar no findar de sua carreira em 2011. Ágnes ingressou na montagem de filmes numa época em que só havia homens nesta área e sofreu muito por isso. Ela deu importante contribuição para o cinema húngaro no Séc. XX e XXI.
Melodías de América: variaciones de lo transnacional en las producciones Calderón
Authors: Flores Silvana
Published: March 2021

En este artículo analizaremos un corpus de films mexicanos en donde la música ocupa un rol destacado, que está compuesto por los siguientes títulos: Música, mujeres y amor (Chano Urueta, 1952), Aventura en Río (Alberto Gout, 1953) y Socios para la aventura (Miguel Morayta Martínez, 1958). Los tres surgieron bajo el trabajo de una familia de productores, los hermanos Calderón y su cuñado Jorge García Besné, que han manifestado a lo largo de sus carreras un abordaje del arte cinematográfico en torno a características de transnacionalidad, tanto desde el aspecto industrial como en lo narrativo. Estas películas mantienen un entramado que nos permite identificar algunas distinciones del cine musical latinoamericano que alentaron en el cine mexicano, así como en el de la región en general, cierta independencia industrial y narrativa frente a espacios hegemónicos como el de Hollywood. Dicho entramado está basado en tres características que anclan a los films en la transnacionalidad que queremos destacar. La primera de ellas aludirá a la planificación de la producción en torno a un intercambio de personalidades artísticas de diferentes naciones, otorgando a las películas una identidad regional compartida. En segundo lugar, notaremos que las narraciones se configuran en un interés por manifestar el cruce de fronteras, viéndose aquello reflejado en ocasiones en la práctica de la coproducción o de la filmación en locaciones foráneas. Finalmente, destacaremos que las melodías de diversos orígenes que forman parte de estas películas se constituyen en un anclaje para su difusión en el exterior.
"Esse nome nunca valerá nada": imagem de Poe no cinema
Authors: Sales Helciclever Barros da Silva , Esplin Emron
Published: March 2021

O trocadilho muito usado de "Poe" e "pobre" é uma lente através da qual o autor vê retratos de Poe em filmes que variam do curta de Edgar Allen [sic] Poe de D. W. Griffith em 1909 a versão de 2012 de James McTeigue. Tanto as primeiras cinebiografias quanto as posteriores, nos quais Poe é descrito em um enredo fictício, baseiam-se no “meme” de Poe ao ser subestimado e desvalorizado em seu próprio tempo, apenas para ser altamente valorizado pelas gerações posteriores de leitores. Essa imagem simplificada do caráter e da genialidade de Poe corresponde ao grande valor atribuído em seu legado literário (como cópias de Tamerlane e outros poemas), itens mais valorizados por terem sido ignorados ou subestimados.
“Revides infantis”: de quando fomos ao cinema e saímos do armário
Authors: Ribeiro Vinicios Kabral , Assunção Diego Paleólogo
Published: March 2021

Aparecer. Dar-se a ver. Imagear. O que acontece quando a luz acende, a cortina fecha e temos que nos levantar? O que fazer ao sair da atmosfera fílmica, da espectorialidade cúmplice? Retomar a vida transeunte, à deriva e a errância? Estar imerso no cinema é, também, estar fora do armário. Do cativeiro que criamos para nós mesmos, dos modelos que enraizamos de vida, felicidade, prazer, sexualidade. O ensaio aposta na possibilidade de ampliar nossas gramáticas eróticas e os repertórios de afetividade, a partir das experiências e audiovisualidades de pessoas não heterossexuais.
Notas sobre a frescura e a fanchonice em É Fogo na Roupa! (Watson Macedo, 1953)
Authors: Dias Junior Jocimar Soares
Published: March 2021

Resumo: Este artigo empreende uma releitura queer da chanchada É Fogo na Roupa! (Watson Macedo, 1953). Dividido em três partes, a primeira analisa a personagem afeminada do cabeleireiro Quincas (Antônio Spina) e seu número musical, do ponto de vista de possíveis espectatorialidades de bichas e frescos da época. A trajetória da personagem também é relacionada às relações de trabalho dos homossexuais envolvidos na produção do filme, o diretor Watson Macedo e o roteirista Cajado Filho, e questiona-se a existência tanto de uma “sensibilidade bicha” (denominada “frescura”) quanto o impacto das dinâmicas do armário nas obras produzidas por homossexuais da época, pensando o que seria o “trabalho bicha” nas chanchadas. A segunda é dedicada à análise do personagem implicitamente homossexual Juvenal, interpretado pelo cantor Ivon Cury, e os modos como o filme insiste em encenar seu fracasso em performar uma masculinidade viril hegemônica. A terceira se debruça sobre a personagem Madame Pau Pereira (Violeta Ferraz) e como sua performance masculinizada pode ter sido atraente para espectadoras fanchonas (lésbicas) da época.
Sobre sapatões e visibilidades: Notas de pesquisa e vivência
Authors: Da Silva Fernanda Nascimento
Published: March 2021

As discussões em torno das categorias visibilidade/invisibilidade da experiência das mulheres lésbicas mobilizam, há décadas, a academia e a militância social. Neste ensaio, exploro algumas possibilidades de reflexão sobre os debates em torno do acionamento da ideia de “visibilidade lésbica” ao longo da história. No trânsito entre experiências pessoais e produções acadêmicas, sinalizo contribuições para o avanço na noção de “visibilidades reguladas” e para as políticas de coalização com outros sujeitos subalternizados.
Perguntas para o fim do mundo deles
Authors: Prado Noá Araújo
Published: March 2021

Se eles construíram então essa ficção mal elaborada, onde nos vemos diariamente tendo que nos submeter a uma série de negociações, reajo com perguntas para que nós possamos elaborar nossa existência sem nos deixar desmobilizar pela sensação da perda do mundo deles. É o mundo deles que precisa morrer.
Rebeca 18
Authors: Almeida Gabriela Machado Ramos de
Published: March 2021

Editorial Rebeca 18
Evaluación o calificación en humanidades: seis experiencias en contexto universitario
Authors: Londoño Villada Claudia Mónica , Rave Restrepo Juan Camilo , Cárdenas Ramírez Nancy Eugenia , Martínez Herrera Juan Manuel , Ángel Alzate Victoria Eugenia
Published: March 2021

El Departamento de Humanidades e Idiomas ha venido realizando de manera constante reflexiones sobre su quehacer, de ello surge el texto Enseñabilidad de las humanidades en el ámbito de la educación superior. Posteriormente, durante el año 2013 se sigue con un seminario interno de profesores conversando sobre los contenidos temáticos de los cursos que oferta el Departamento. Agotado provisionalmente este tema, la misma discusión llevó a que se asumiera la reflexión sobre las didácticas para la enseñanza de las humanidades, asunto retomado durante un año (2014). Con ello vimos la necesidad de debatir sobre el proceso de evaluación que realizamos los profesores encargados de los cursos nominados como Humanidades I y Humanidades II, esta labor la abordamos en el primer semestre del 2015, sobre la base de los esbozos que habían aparecido en los años y discusiones temáticas anteriores. De esta reflexión surgen los seis textos que componen el presente libro y que dan cuenta de las experiencias ...
Diseño y construcción de un vehículo solar híbrido
Authors: Salazar Marín Edgar Alonso , Arroyave Londoño Juan Felipe , Vásquez Ospina Ángel Andrés
Published: March 2021

Actualmente el país viene creando las bases para una política que permita promover el uso de las energías renovables, es el caso de la Ley 1715 “Por medio de la cual se regula la integración de las energías renovables no convencionales al Sistema Energético Nacional”. No obstante, los intereses económicos en la explotación rentable de recursos hidráulicos y térmicos (poco consecuentes en las políticas ambientales) serán siempre una amenaza a tecnologías que usen fuentes renovables. En otras palabras se priorizará siempre lo económico por encima de lo ambiental y social. Es necesario entonces enfocar esfuerzos para desarrollar aplicaciones que muestren la verdadera utilidad que puede tener este tipo de tecnologías. Un Carro Híbrido Solar era la gran oportunidad para este objetivo. El semillero de investigación en Energías Renovables del programa de Tecnología Mecánica de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, ha venido desarrollando desde hace algunos años diferentes aplicaciones en el ...
Phylogenetic significance of the characteristics of simple sequence repeats at the genus level based on the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Cyatheaceae
Authors: Zhu Ming , Feng Peipei , Ping Jingyao , Li Jinye , Su Ying-juan , Wang Ting
Published: March 2021

Recent taxonomic and molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that
Gymnosphaera should be recognized as an independent taxonomic unit at
the genus level under the family Cyatheaceae. In this study, the
complete chloroplast genomes of the eight species of Cyatheaceae were
sequenced, and their phylogenetic relationships were reconstructed using
the maximum likelihood, Bayesian inference, maximum parsimony, and
neighbor-joining methods, and the characteristics of their simple
sequence repeats (SSRs) were compared and analyzed for the first time.
The results showed that when Cyatheaceae was divided into three
genera,the number, relative abundance, relative density, and GC content
of all SSRs and of SSRs of certain unit lengths in the chloroplast
genomes of the eight species of Cyatheaceae were genus specific in the
whole chloroplast genomes and in their different regions (large
single-copy, small single-copy, inverted repeat, intergenic spacer,
intron, rRNA gene, and coding sequence regions). The SSRs overall and
the single-nucleotide SSRs had significant differences in number,
relative abundance, relative density, and GC content between the
chloroplast genomes, their intergenic regions, and large single-copy
regions. When Cyatheaceae was divided into two genera, only the
difference in GC content was significant. Therefore, our results support
the restoration of the hierarchical status of Gymnosphaera. This study
provides an important basis for the identification of the phylogenetic
relationship of Cyatheaceae plants.
Life-threatening oral mucositis following chemotherapy in a pediatric patient
Authors: Tsuboi Kaoru , Tsuboi Norihiko , Sakamoto Kenichi , Takebayashi Akira , Tomizawa Daisuke , Nishimura Nao , Nakagawa Satoshi
Published: March 2021

Pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy may present upper airway
obstruction due to severe oral mucositis. Although reversible, its
clinical course correlates with the course of neutropenia and may be
complicated. Thus, airway management in these patients must be
determined on an individual case basis.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome does not increase the cardiovascular risk in a naïve population of southern Italy
Authors: Carratù Pierluigi , Ciaula Agostino di , Dragonieri Silvano , Ranieri Teresa , Ciccone Marco , Portincasa Piero , Resta Onofrio
Published: March 2021

Background Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a worldwide increasing
syndrome, which, by promoting endothelial dysfunction, contributes to
extend the cardiovascular risk. We evaluated the cardiovascular risk in
a group of OSA patients. Methods A total of 185 OSA subjects (19 normal
weight, 57 overweight, 109 obeses), seen at the Ambulatory of Sleep
Disorders, during one year, entered the study. We assessed
anthropometric features, polysomnographic findings, cardiovascular risk
factors, smoking habit, Pulmonary Function Test, Arterial Blood Gas
Analysis, Epworth Questionnaire, and Charlson Co-morbidities Index
(CCI). Subjects were divided into three groups, according to their BMI:
individuals with BMI ≥30 Kg/m2 (Group 1 n=109, mean age 61 ± 1; 74.3 %
males), individuals with BMI ranging from 25.0 to 29.9 Kg/m2 defined as
overweight subjects (Group 2 n=57, mean age 58.8 ± 1.4; 77% males) and
subjects with a BMI ranging from 18.5 to 24.9 Kg/m2 defined normal
weight subjects (Group 3 n=19, mean age 54.2 ± 2.3; 64,2% males).
Results In the whole population, the percentage cardiovascular risk was
weakly related with BMI (r=0.33; P<0.001), but not with AHI.
The cardiovascular risk was strictly related to the obesity
(p<0.00002), while the Epworth Questionnaire score and the
Charlson Co-morbidity Index were respectively statistically higher in
the group of obese individuals (p=0.006, p=0.00002) than in the other 2
Groups. When AHI values were stratified in tertiles, the percentage
cardiovascular risk did not vary with increasing AHI values (Figure 2).
Conclusions Further studies are required to investigate the pivotal role
of inflammation due to obesity, and underlying increased cardiovascular
risk in OSA patients.
Reflexões sobre a validade das técnicas de passes segundo a Doutrina Espírita
Authors: Da Fonseca Alexandre
Published: March 2021

Os passes estão, originalmente, ligados às práticas do magnetismo, mas foram amplamente adotados pelo movimento espírita. Embora Kardec tenha usado poucas vezes a palavra passes nas principais obras da Doutrina Espírita, fenômenos relacionados como a mediunidade de cura e a imposição de mãos têm bases doutrinárias. As práticas de passes adotadas pelo movimento espírita apresentam uma multiplicidade de técnicas cuja coerência doutrinária nunca foi analisada. As obras veiculadas no meio espírita que propõem e ensinam as técnicas de passes não apresentam uma uniformidade de conceitos e podem se afastar da coerência doutrinária. Neste artigo, apresentamos o primeiro estudo reflexivo sobre as bases doutrinárias das técnicas de passes. Para isso, primeiro, revisamos o entendimento doutrinário sobre a forma de emitir e receber fluidos espirituais, segundo o espiritismo. Em seguida, analisamos a (in)coerência doutrinária das técnicas de passe mais comuns. Depois, refletimos sobre a validade de alguns argumentos usados em defesa do uso de tais técnicas. Por fim, mostramos evidências científicas experimentais em desfavor do uso de técnicas de passes. Propomos a adoção da prática mais simples de passes espíritas, aliás originalmente proposta por Herculano Pires: a imposição de mãos.
Hand injuries in children and adolescents
Authors: Marjanovic Zoran , Raicevic Maja , Zivanovic Dragoljub , Djeric Danijela , Bojovic Nikola
Published: March 2021

Introduction/Objective. The objective of the study was to determinate which groups in the population of children are most prone to hand injuries and to identify the causes of the injuries with the aim of further developing better means of severe injuries prevention that can lead to invalidity. Methods. A retrospective epidemiological study was carried out, and included all children with hand injuries admitted to our hospital between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017; The data were collected and analyzed statistically using SPSSR. Significance was defined as p < 0.05. Results. The total number of patients was 254, 202 boys and 52 girls, with a mean age for both sexes 10.13 years (range1?17). The majority of patients were from an urban population 56.7% and 43.3% were from a rural area. Regarding the month in the year when the injury occurred, there were two peaks, in January and in May. The right hand was more affected, 53.2%, than the left, 45.6%, and both hands were affected in 1.8% of cases. Isolated soft tissue injuries (skin, muscles, tendons) were present in 59% of cases, isolated bone injuries (phalangeal and metacarpal bone fractures) in 15.3%, and both soft tissue and bone injuries in 25.7% of cases. The little finger was the most affected, followed by the long finger and thumb, index and ring finger, respectively. The most serious injuries were from explosive wounds caused by firecrackers and handling agricultural tools and engines. Conclusion. Hand injuries in childhood are common and can have devastating consequences. Developing prevention program by raising awareness about this issue is of vital importance.
Analysis of the venomous snakebite patients treated in the Uzice General Hospital (Western Serbia) between 2006 and 2018
Authors: Nikolic Sonja , Antic Marija , Pavic Aleksandra , Ajtic Rastko , Pavic Sladjana
Published: March 2021

Introduction/Objective. A countrywide survey of venomous snakebites was never conducted in Serbia: the making of a central register was initiated only in 2018. We collected and analyzed the available data regarding venomous snakebites in the Uzice region (Western Serbia). The previous analysis from this hospital was published in 1968. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the data regarding the venomous snakebite patients treated at the Uzice General Hospital between 2006 and 2018 and compared these with the data from the 1960s, from one more hospital in Serbia, and from two ex-Yugoslav countries. Results In 13 years, 249 persons were treated. Of all cases, 10.4% were with inconspicuous symptoms (mild pain at the place of bite), 68.7% were with mild to moderate symptoms, and 20.9% were more or less severe. No fatalities were recorded. Conclusion. Although usually not a life-threatening issue, venomous snakebites are quite common and can cause serious complications. With proper education, many can be avoided. Also, bearing in mind not only the biodiversity per se but also the importance of snakes? venoms for the making of various medically important products, we emphasize the need for proper protection of all three venomous snake species in Serbia, namely Vipera ammodytes (nose-horned viper), V. berus (European adder), and V. ursinii (meadow viper).
Unusual manifestation of gastric mucormycosis in a patient with rheumathoid arthritis
Authors: Milic-Perovic Marija , Solajic Nenad , Vuckovic-Hardi Lidija , Knezevic-Ivanovski Tamara , Juloski Jovan
Published: March 2021

Introduction. Mucormycosis is a life-threatening opportunistic infection whose incidence has significantly risen during the last two decades. The gastrointestinal form is very rare, with the stomach as the most common site of infection, followed by the colon and ileum. Risk factors include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, corticosteroid use, and organ transplantation. We report a patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who has developed gastrointestinal mucormycosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature. Case report. A 53-year-old female patient with a prior medical history of rheumatoid arthritis was admitted to the hospital due to persisting diarrhea. Physical examination revealed diffuse abdominal tenderness to palpation without meteorism and peritoneal signs. Laboratory results demonstrated systemic inflammation, so antibiotic therapy was administered. Abdominal computed tomography findings revealed inflammation of the rectum and the left colon. Colonoscopy findings were indicative of Crohn?s disease. Additionally, the patient had developed profuse rectal bleeding and consequently underwent emergency surgery. Subtotal colectomy with ileostomy and partial gastrectomy was performed. The patient?s condition rapidly worsened after the operation, and she died due to multi-organ failure. Histologic findings of resection specimens discovered chronic active colitis and extensive gastric necrosis associated with dense mixed inflammatory infiltration and numerous non-septate and 90-degree branching hyphae. Diagnosis of invasive gastric mucormycosis was obtained, but unfortunately, several days after the patient?s death. Conclusion. It is very important to obtain high awareness among clinicians of this deadly infection to achieve a prompt diagnosis and effective therapy.
A simple calculation of the maximum dose of the local anesthetic in pediatric dentistry with nomogram
Authors: Mladenovic Rasa
Published: March 2021

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Feasibility of Implementing a Pediatric Diabetes Clinic via Telehealth
Authors: Pierce Jessica S. , Gurnurkar Shilpa , Vyas Neha , Carakushansky Maura , Owens Lindsay , Patton Susana R.
Published: March 2021

OBJECTIVE

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and social distancing guidelines, our pediatric diabetes team rapidly changed the format of conducting diabetes clinic from in person to telehealth. We compared the actual number and rate of completed, canceled, and no-show visits between an 8-week period in 2019, when we exclusively conducted visits in person and the same 8-week period in 2020, during the COVID-19 quarantine, when we exclusively conducted visits via telehealth.

METHODS

We used electronic health record data for all patients, as well as Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring data collected for a subset of youths during the COVID-19 quarantine and the immediate pre–COVID-19 period.

RESULTS

Although there was a difference in the absolute number of in-person versus telehealth visits canceled during these two time periods, there was no difference in the rates of completed, canceled, and no-show visits completed in person or via telehealth. This finding suggests that, despite a rapid shift to a completely new health care delivery model, our providers completed a similar rate of patient care via telehealth during the COVID-19 quarantine and that telehealth may be a feasible method for providing diabetes care. However, our results also suggested that youths’ glucose management was less optimal during the quarantine period.

CONCLUSION

COVID-19 presented an opportunity to adopt and test the feasibility of using a telehealth delivery model for routine diabetes care. Yet, to make telehealth a viable treatment delivery alternative will likely involve the uptake of new clinic procedures, investment in institutional infrastructure, and team-based flexibility.
Private Initiative as a creative factor in transformation of Siberian gold industry: the example of Siberian gold mining entrepreneur Yakov Frizer
Authors: Vladimirsky Irena , Krotova Maria V.
Published: March 2021

The article examines one of the aspects of life and activities of a prominent Siberian gold miner Yakov D. Frizer (1869–1932), Barguzin merchant of the 1st guild, the owner of the majority of private gold mines in Transbaikalia. Yakov Frizer belonged to a special type of Siberian entrepreneurs who had extensive practical experience, understood the needs of the region, implemented various projects for its study, provision of necessary facilities, and economic development, and represented the interests of gold mining both on the regional and on the national level. Frizer’s distinctive features were the spirit of constant innovation and experimentation, proactive attitude to life, desire for professional self-education, and ability to see new opportunities for investing his capital in opposition to the policy of the state authorities who did not know the potential of Siberia well and did not trust the initiatives of Siberian people. Frizer viewed the gold mining in Eastern Siberia not as an independent branch but as a complex industry interconnected with the development of the system of communications, scientific study of gold mining business, and the solution of the issues of legislation, customs policy, planning, technical innovations, the necessary professional training of workers and middle management personnel, the development of domestic Russian mechanical engineering and the related infrastructure. He was not afraid to take risks, investing his funds in the prospecting for new deposits. Through trial and error, he determined the best way of managing and became a pioneer in many endeavors, most of which were crowned with success. The article analyzes Yakov Frizer’s activities on the development of the Barguzin taiga through the prism of private vs. national perception. The emphasis is placed on the transformative role of private initiative in the development of the natural resources of Eastern Siberia, when without any assistance of the state, exemplary enterprises were founded, roads were laid, schools and churches were built, and the foundations for the scientific study of the region’s resources were established. The article is based on the personal archive of Yakov Frizer kept by his descendants in Israel, his articles and books, and the materials from the Russian State Historical Archive.
“... I am meant to always remain an incorrigible correspondent”: letters from I. Ivanov to S. Platonov written in 1923–1924, introductory article, publication, commentary Authors:
Authors: Mitrofanov Victor V.
Published: March 2021

There are still many blank pages in the history of Tver regional studies, especially in that related to the early 20th century. In order to minimize them, the letters of the outstanding Tver local history expert Ivan A. Ivanov (1850–1927), the chairman of the Tver Provincial Scientific Archival Commission (1899–1918), are introduced into scientific circulation. They were written in 1923–24 and are addressed to Academician Sergei F. Platonov, whom the author met in 1897. The warm relations between these people were maintained for almost 30 subsequent years. S. Platonov took an active part in organizing and conducting significant historical and educational events initiated by the Tver Commission. The published letters are the only source of information about the almost unknown period in the life of I. Ivanov after he left Tver in September 1918 and about his active scientific research during this period. The content of the correspondence makes it possible to recreate an accurate picture of the daily life of a former high-ranking official who found himself in completely new life conditions caused by the changes in political situation. The ways of overcoming everyday difficulties, such as lack of accommodation, food and basic necessities, are indicated. Despite all hardship, insecurity, and concern for his children, I. Ivanov remained in need of active intellectual activity. His relatives (wife and children), new acquaintances, and communication with fellow villagers helped him in that. Some prestigious scientific institutions with which I. Ivanov established close ties, for example, the Russian Museum, showed interest in his selfless work.