bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Molecular epidemiology and biology of pancreatic cancer among Iranian patients: an updated preliminary review
Authors: Abedi kichi Zahra , Rezaei Zeynab , Soltani Mona , Shirvani Farsani Zeinab
Published: November 2022

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with a very poor prognosis and survival. The incidence and mortality of pancreatic cancer are increasing among the Iranian population. Pancreatic cancer is a multifactorial disease, and various genetic and environmental factors are involved in its pathogenesis. Genetic changes and epigenetic alterations feature prominently in the development of this disease; nevertheless, it is still not well defined for the Iranian population. According to these, the early detection of tumors is needed to reduce mortality in pancreatic cancer patients. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge about pancreatic cancer by focusing on cellular and molecular processes which have been observed among Iranian patients to elucidate the molecular pathobiology of pancreatic cancer. It is reported that immunity and inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative DNA damage and the development of diabetes mellitus are the most common cellular mechanisms, associated with pancreatic cancer. Moreover, this review introduces different factors including epigenetic (miRNAs, long non-coding RNAs and DNA methylation patterns) and genetic factors (DNA polymorphisms) as well as environmental and chemical factors that can serve as potential diagnostic, prognostic and/or therapeutic biomarkers to manage pancreatic cancer patients in the Iranian population.
Editorial
Authors: Carrasquilla Gutierrez Gabriel
Published: November 2022

Fragmento.

La Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia fue establecida por la Ley 71 de 1890 que en su artículo primero Reconoce la Sociedad de Ciencias Médicas y Naturales creada el 2 de enero de 1872 como Academia de Medicina Nacional. Es órgano consultor del Gobierno Nacional en temas de educación médica y salud del pueblo colombiano. Es indiscutible que la generación de conocimiento, que se realiza mediante la rigurosa aplicación del método científico universalmente aceptado, es la que ha generado el verdadero avance de la humanidad. A medida que se ha desarrollado tecnología gracias a la generación de conocimiento ella contribuye a que la investigación científica se realice con mayor validez y precisión.
Académica honoraria. María Teresa Forero de Saade
Authors: Arias Ramírez Jaime
Published: November 2022

FRAGMENTO.

Se nos fue María Teresa, gran mujer que deja enorme vacío en su hogar, en la Academia y en el país. La recordaremos por sus excelsas cualidades humanas y profesionales que adornaron y marcaron su existencia. Siempre con una sonrisa amable, una palabra compasiva, con entusiasmo desbordante para el trabajo y con una actitud dialogante y prudente. En pocas palabras, trataré de recordar parte de su fecunda trayectoria profesional y de servicio, siguiendo sus pasos. Al final de la vida, el testimonio es lo que cada uno deja como huella, como recuerdo o como aporte social. María Teresa Forero de Saade ha dejado una maravillosa huella.

Mis primeros recuerdos se remontan a los años en los que María Teresa ejerció como pediatra en el Hospital San Ignacio de Bogotá; era instructora de la materia y a mí me correspondió, como estudiante, recibir sus lecciones prácticas desde una consulta externa atiborrada de bebés desnutridos o que llegaban en pésimas condiciones, casi siempre deshidratados por la enfermedad diarreica aguda o con sus pulmoncitos muy afectados por la infección respiratoria aguda. Esos cuadros ya no son tan frecuentes, pero desgarran el alma. La doctora María Teresa no solo era una magnífica especialista sino, ante todo, un alma misericordiosa que transmitía afecto maternal a cada uno de sus pequeños pacientes y a sus familias y, de esa manera, enseñaba a los futuros médicos que medicina sin amor no es medicina.
Académico honorario. Adolfo de Francisco Zea
Authors: Cuellar Montoya Zoilo
Published: November 2022

FRAGMENTO.

En la mañana del pasado 29 de marzo, nuestro querido amigo Adolfo dejó este mundo para pasar a los brazos del Señor, en quien tanto creía. Un largo deterioro de su salud, de muchos meses de evolución, terminó con su valiosa existencia.

Conocí a Adolfo cuando daba mis primeros pasos en la profesión, pues pertenecía al selecto grupo de profesionales de la Clínica de Marly, donde tuve la oportunidad de realizar mi formación oftalmológica a la sombra del Profesor José Ignacio Barraquer. Cuando se inauguró la clínica Barraquer en la Calle 100, él hizo parte del cuerpo facultativo de la nueva Institución y, durante muchos años, colaboró en el estudio y preparación preoperatoria de los pacientes de la Institución. En un momento dado y debido a sus múltiples obligaciones, debió retirarse, siendo reemplazado en dicha tarea por el Doctor Francisco Montoya Pardo.
REFLEXÃO SOBRE O USO DAS TECNOLOGIAS NAS ESCOLAS
Authors: Oliveira Jacqueline Araújo de
Published: November 2022

Atualmente, a tecnologia vem aumentando positivamente o processo de aprendizagem dos alunos. Com isso, mostra-se que são muitos os benefícios oferecidos à educação em nossa sociedade. A aplicação da tecnologia da informação é uma atividade viável e necessária. Estas novas tecnologias influenciam fortemente o mundo educativo e assumem uma importância crescente, nomeadamente no domínio da formação dos alunos, uma vez que a multimídia desempenha um papel de grande envergadura enquanto veículo de multiplicação da aprendizagem no processo de formação educativa. Desse modo, pretende-se refletir sobre o uso das tecnologias da educação e da comunicação nas escolas a partir dos programas existentes na atualidade.
REFLEXÕES ACERCA DA FORMAÇÃO DE ALFABETIZADORES
Authors: Rosa Nelma Simone Santana
Published: November 2022

O estudo sobre a formação de professores é um tópico de discussão em todas as partes do mundo. O tema em debate, bem como a preocupação em tratá-lo, tornou-se muito importante para acadêmicos e especialistas. Para começar, existe uma demanda que surgiu em decorrência dos avanços da ciência e da tecnologia que se expandiram nas últimas décadas e, por isso, é preciso nesse contexto pessoas que estejam preparadas para o mercado de trabalho. Outro ponto são as baixas estatísticas de desenvolvimento do processo educacional e da aprendizagem nas escolas, o que tem impactado negativamente em nível global. Assim, este artigo tem a missão de discorrer sobre a formação de alfabetizadores em contexto pedagógico brasileiro.
Analyzing Context in English as Lingua Franca (ELF): A Discourse Analysis in an Indonesian Higher Education Institution (HEI)
Authors: Wongso Adi Saputra
Published: November 2022

English as English as Foreign Language (EFL) in Indonesia makes the learners get the difficulties in exposing themselves to Native English Speakers (NESs) environment. Hence, EFL learners in Indonesia are only exposed to the Non-Native English Speakers (NNESs) condition that make use English as Lingua Franca (ELF) when talking using English. Furthermore, in using ELF, the learners should engage all context in their mind to smoothen the communication built using ELF. The context that the learners have is core context regarding their First Language (L1) instead of NESs. Hence, in the communication running, the learners attach emergent context in order to overcome the miss-communication found in the conversation. In order to see the process of emergent context, this study in “analyzing context in ELF: A Discourse Analysis in Indonesian Higher Education Institution (HEI)” is run by using discourse analysis on corpus data taken from two HEIs learners’ conversation in Indonesia. The data taken is analyzed, and the result is divided into reformulation and given/new. Furthermore, based on reformulation and given/new categories, it is shown that context especially Emergent context is appeared in two ELF used situation. They are in learning and in communication using ELF.
كتابُ عدَدِ آيِ القُرْآن للمكي والمدنِيَيْن والكوفي والبصري والشامي، المتّفَق عليْه والمخْتَلف فِيه لأبي الحسن عليّ بن محمّد بن إسماعيل بن بِشْر التّميميّ الأنطاكي (299 - 377 هـ)
Authors: الطبراني محمد
Published: November 2022

يتناولُ «كتاب عدَد آيِ القُرْآن للمكي والمدنِيَيْن والكوفي والبصري والشامي المتّفَق عليْه والمخْتَلف» موضوع علُوم القِراءات، وهو من الكتب الأندلسيّة التي تجعلُ سَرْدَ الفواصِلِ مراعاةً لما عليه العمَلُ في الأندلس، بالإضافة لذِكْرِه نوع السُّورة هل مكيّة هي أم مدنيّة، وعدد كلماتها وحروفها، وعدد آياتها واتّفاق العلماء عليها أواختلافهم فيها. ألّف الكتابَ شيخُ القرّاء بالأندلس أب الحسن عليّ بن محمّد بن إسماعيل بن بِشْر التّميميّ الأنطاكي، الذي يُعتبَر أوّل من نهج في التأليف في هذا المجال. والكتاب مِن نوادر المخطوطات القديمةِ.
بغية الطلب في تاريخ حلب تأليف كمال الدين بن أحمد بن هبة الله العقيلي الحلبي ابن العديم
Authors: عيد الروضية المهدي
Published: November 2022

يتميز الكتاب، الّذي بين أيدينا، بأنه جامعٌ لجُملة من العلوم والمعارف والفنون؛ وهو وإنْ كان موضوعه الأساسيّ التَّرجمة للأعلام والنَّابهين في شتَّى حقول المعرفة والآداب وأرباب الحُكم والسِّياسة ومَن يجري مجراهم ممَّن اتّصلت علاقتهم بإقليم حلب، إمَّا بالسُّكنى أو العبور منها، فإنَّه يشتمل على معارف متنوّعة تتوزَّع بين علوم الدِّين ورواية الأحاديث وعلوم الأدب؛ منثوره ومنظومه، ومسالك البُلدان، خاصَّة ما يقع في شمال بلاد الشّام، والتَّأريخ لحقبة ممتدَّة من تاريخنا الإسلاميّ. أما فائدة الكتاب وأهمّيته بين أقرانه فهي جليّة واضحة، يُدركها المشتغلون بالتّاريخ جُملة، لأصالة مادّته وتفرّده بكثير من المعلومات والأخبار الّتي لم ترد عند غيره، ومنهجه في نقد الرِّوايات والنُّصوص وترجيح الصّواب. وينتمي مؤلِّف هذا الكتاب، كمال الدِّين ابن العديم؛ إلى طبقة رفيعة من مؤرِّخي وكُتَّاب ذلك العصر، وهو أحد ثلاثة رفاق ساهموا ـ من غير قصد ـ في تهريب النُّصوص التُّراثيَّة وحمايتها من الضّياع والتّخريب إبان الأحداث الّتي تعرَّضت لها المنطقة بغزو التَّتار في منتصف القرن السَّابع الهجري؛ فقد ضمَّن ابن العديم وياقوت الحمويّ والوزير جمال الدِّين القفطيّ مُؤلّفاتهم وأعمالهم الأدبيَّة ومدوّناتهم ـ خاصّة في حقل التَّراجم ـ نُصوصاً طويلة ومقطوعات عديدة من كُتُب ضاعَت وطوتها عوادي الدّهر؛ فأعادت الاعْتبار إليها، وعرَّفت بمحتوياتها ومضامينها. واعتمدَت هذه النَّشرة على أُصول المؤلِّف الخطيَّة المتبقّية من هذا الكتاب، وهي النُّسخة الّتي لازَمت المؤلِّف في آخر أيَّام حياته غِبَّ إقامته بالقاهرة، ويرد في دراسة المحقِّق الإشارة إلى أنّها لا تُمثّل إلَّا نحو ثُلث الكتاب، إضافة إلى نُسخ متأخِّرة أعانَت في التَّرجيح وفكّ المستغلق وتعمير السّقط.
Humedales artificiales como alternativa para el tratamiento terciario de efluentes de planta de beneficio de palma de aceite
Authors: González Dias Alexis , Rodríguez V. Nelson , García Núñez Jesús A. , Ruiz Á. Elizabeth , Acero H Jaime H. , Reyes A. William A.
Published: November 2022

El presente libro de resultados señala a los sistemas de humedales artificiales como alternativa para el tratamiento terciario de efluentes de planta de beneficio de palma de aceite, en virtud de las características para la remoción de contaminantes que tienen algunas especies de plantas macrófitas cuando son operadas en este tipo de sistemas biológicos de fitorremediación.
Upaya Kaderisasi Da'i Muda Melalui Pengajian Nahwu Shorof di Desa Gading Santrean Belang Wetan Klaten
Authors: Yuliar Ade
Published: November 2022

Kaderisasi da’i menjadi aspek penting dalam perkembangan dakwah. Sumber ilmu yang digunakan dalam dakwah wajib bersumber dari Al-Qur’an, Hadits, salah satu yang sering digunakan juga adalah kitab kuning. Untuk membaca maupun memahaminya memerlukan ilmu alat, diantaranya nahwu, shorof, balaghah. Gading Santren merupakan salah satu wilayah di kota Klaten yang masih mempertahankan keilmuannya, dan sejak dari Kyai Syarifuddin sampai sekarang menjadi episentrum penyebaran agama di wilayah Klaten. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis bagaimana sistem kaderisasi da’i muda di desa Gading Santren melalui pengajian nahwu shorof. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menyatakan, sistem kaderisasinya dalam pengajaran nahwu shorof menggunakan metode bengkel dan langsung praktik nahwu shorof menggunakan kitab kuning, kemudian kader da’i diajari nilai-nilai dasar menjadi da’i, kemudian belajar berdakwah di lingkup terkecil seperti mengisi kultum di masjid dan mengajar ngaji, akhirnya siap diterjunkan ke masyarakat dalam atau luar daerah.
La utilidad del análisis BRCA 1 y 2
Authors: Lerda Daniel , Labrador Jorge , Illescas Edith
Published: November 2022

Las mujeres con síndrome hereditario de cáncer de mama y de ovario representan un grupo único de pacientes, con riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de mama y ovario, entre otros tumores, a edades tempranas.

Este síndrome se asocia a mutaciones de la línea germinal en los genes BRCA1 y BRCA2 y otros genes relacionados con las vías de reparación del ADN. La evidencia emergente indica que estos procesos están alterados por numerosos mecanismos, tanto en cánceres hereditarios como en esporádicos.

En conjunto, los tumores con características de aquellos con el síndrome BRCA, que no presentan dicha mutación, se denominan "BRCAness”. Los mecanismos moleculares que subyacen a estas alteraciones pueden tener importantes implicancias pronósticas, terapéuticas y para el asesoramiento genético de estas pacientes.
Contribution of retirement benefits on economic wellbeing of pensioners in Dodoma City
Authors: Makuya Victoria , Salum Hadija
Published: November 2022

This study assesses the contribution of retirement benefits to the economic wellbeing of pensioners in Tanzania. Data were collected from 136 pensioners and 12 interviewees and analysed empirically using descriptive and regression models. The research findings revealed that the economic wellbeing of pensioners is not good after retirement. Furthermore, the study found that monthly pension and pre-retirement training are key contributing factors to pensioners' economic well-being. Moreover, other sources of income available to pensioners, education, and salary level have a significant contribution to economic wellbeing regardless of the retirement benefits one receives. Thus, the study recommends that institutions, stakeholders, and pensioners should work on a pension formula in order to increase the monthly pension amount to improve economic wellbeing of the pensioners. Future studies on social interactions are also recommended.
Impact of external debt on sectoral performance: Comparative study of Nigeria and Botswana
Authors: Kur Keghter Kelvin , Chukwu Ndubuisi Obeka , Ogbonna Oliver Ejike
Published: November 2022

Impacts of public debt remains unclear in Africa due to some heterogeneous macroeconomic fundamentals. Hence, this study focuses on a highly indebted nation, Nigeria, and Botswana, with a relatively low debt profile. The study utilizes the dual gap theoretical framework and deploys the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to study external debt, and its influence on sectoral performance in Nigeria and Botswana between 1981 and 2019. The study focuses on the following three sectors; service, agriculture and industry with data from World Development Indicators (WDI). Findings reveal that only agricultural sector is influenced positively by external debt in Botswana, while external debt in the long run has a significantly detrimental impact in the Nigerian agricultural sector. We therefore, recommend both governments to be prompt in monitoring of loans, right from when it is acquired to how it is being spent.
Production subcontracting and the distribution of industrial activities in Onitsha metropolis Anambra State, Nigeria
Authors: Nwokocha Victor Chukwunweike , Okonta Patrick Onochie
Published: November 2022

Abstract Subcontracting is becoming increasingly significant and important in today's economic world. It emphasizes the importance of improved collaboration, coordination, and adaptability among production entities such as industries, businesses, and institutions. Although production subcontracting has sparked a lot of debate on a broad level, there has been relatively little research done on it in terms of industrial activity. This paper analysed the role of production subcontracting in the distribution of industrial activities in Onitsha Metropolis, Anambra State, Nigeria. While the study adopted a survey research design and a questionnaire survey of 115 industries, charts, percentages and tables were used to show results. The result of the study showed that 49.9% of the industries subcontracted manufacturing activities, while 26.7%, 5% and 1.7% of the surveyed industries subcontracted maintenance, technical development and distribution/marketing industrial activities respectively. The paper recommended that production subcontracting be made a deliberate government policy so as to propel the growth of service industries/subcontracting industries in Nigeria.
Emerging political stalwarts of Sisaala land: Biographical narratology of Amidu Isahaku Chinnia’s personality dispositions
Authors: Navei Nyamawero
Published: November 2022

In the Ghanaian political landscape, Sisaala land is on record to have produced political stalwarts who have occupied high-ranking political portfolios including the presidency of Ghana. Previous research has identified some pioneering Sisaala political stalwarts including; Dr. Hilla Limman, Imoro Egala; and others. Also, prominent political stalwarts such as; Kwame Nkrumah, Kofi Abrefa Busia, Simon Diedong Dombo, Adu Boahen, Jerry John Rawlings, and others have been variously studied by biographers. Motivated by previous biographical studies anchored on the paucity of similar biographies on emerging political stalwarts of Sisaala land, the study utilised qualitative narrative design to chronicle the biography, personality dispositions, and developmental contributions of Amidu Isahaku Chinnia. Empirical data were elicited through semi-structured interviews from twenty-one (21) heterogeneous-purposively sampled respondents. The study found Chinnia to be a growing academic, known staunch member of the New Patriotic Party and a potential political stalwart in Ghana who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Sissala East Constituency and Deputy Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources. With mixed viewpoints ably argued by the research participants, the study further found Chinnia to be a development-oriented personality with dispositions that are in tandem with the five-factor personality model (emotional intelligence, assertiveness, openness, conscientiousness, & loyalty). With his enviable academic pedigree, development-mindedness, political activism and unwavering personality dispositions, Chinnia appears to have a brighter political future. For Chinnia to consolidate his political growth, and fortunes, he should promote his positive personality dispositions while working on his weaknesses; unite the rank and file of his party in the Sissala East Constituency, address the major developmental needs of his constituents, and loyally support his party-led government to deliver its mandate to Ghanaians as promised.
The main functionalities of media systems across the divides
Authors: Emojong' Omukule
Published: November 2022

This article is a broad-stroke review of the universally agreed-upon functions of the media systems. The review is guided by a framework that merges a variety of media models from a range of disciplines addressing the multiple issues of media content, context, and its functions. Arguably, such merger occurs across historical periods, national boundaries, and disciplinary perspectives, otherwise called across the global digital divides. Important beautiful and dreadful events occur regularly across all regions in the world. There is consensus that these events cannot make the news unless they reach the vast majority of the audience and, by extension, the larger public. Since news is an event shared via a medium, media systems should invest in collecting relevant facts, evidence, and impressions that can later be translated into the story carrying the news. A media system is expected to play an essential role in ensuring that the human person can see, hear, touch, and connect with other people. Indeed, it is through such a process that we can all come to the realization, that journalism can be informative, balanced, and well-informed. Such a line of reasoning forms a backdrop for developing an argument that, as of today, journalism comes in a variety of forms. Within the context of such an argument that this paper is qualitatively developed through an integrative literature review to look at the greater influence of media systems across the global digital divides. The paper establishes that media systems play an essential role in many areas including linkages, policies, politics, literacy, socialization, and development. It behooves, in this regard, each nation to facilitate the establishment of a media system that is necessary and desirable for achieving its needs.
Executive immunity clause and its effects on the fight against corruption in Nigeria
Authors: Sambo Usman
Published: November 2022

The Nigerian 1999 Constitution enshrined an outrageous and controversial clause known as the ‘Immunity Clause’ in Section 306 of the Constitution which provides maximum protection for the executive office holders at the Federal and State levels. Hence, the President, Vice President, Governors and their Deputies are immune from any investigation or sanction during their tenure in office even if they commit an offence or a breach of trust such as corruption. This study analysed critically the provision of the immunity clause and its effects on engendering corruption by the executive office holders in Nigeria. The study empirically examined top political office holders who hold executive offices from 1999 to 2020 that were under investigation for protected corrupt practices during their office days. The study utilised the secondary sources of data collection because the paper is a conceptual descriptive one. Sources such as books, journal articles, newspapers, reports and internet sources are utilised. Elite Theory was used to strengthen the literature in the work. The data collected were analysed and interpreted using content analysis where discussions and interpretations were made using the context of the existing knowledge for contribution. The work discovered that the presence of the immunity clause is preventing the fight against corruption from being actualised and it is helping in escalating corrupt practices. The work recommends among other suggestions that the clause should be removed and allow the executive office holders to face their actions even while in office to ensure transparency.
4 - Post-Independence Development Planning in Ghana and Tanzania: Agriculture, Women and Nation-building
Authors: Britwum Akua O.
Published: November 2022

This article analyses development planning in post-independence Ghana and Tanzania, particularly related to agriculture, in contrast with the contemporary neoliberal subsumption of African economies to market forces. The article derives lessons from both their successes and shortcomings. Ghana and Tanzania’s experiences suggest the importance of agricultural transformation for national self-sufficiency; development planning as a mechanism to link all sectors of the economy; and the key strategic potential of the state in production, distribution and employment creation. Key shortcomings included the inability to fully de-link national economies from the global capitalist political economy, break dependence on earnings from cash crop exports, and the political and economic marginalisation of women in post-independence development planning. The article suggests that progressive development planning that centres the pursuit of gender justice is a critical starting point for imagining and pursuing alternatives to neoliberalism.

Akua O. Britwum, Associate Professor, Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana / Post-Colonialisms Today researcher. Email: aobritwum@ucc.edu.gh
5 - Economic Decolonisation and the Role of the Central Bank in Postcolonial Development in Tunisia
Authors: Ben Rouine Chafik
Published: November 2022

Overserving how the hegemonic neoliberal model of central banking works to undermine African agency and development in the present day, this article charts an alternative path, drawing from Tunisia’s efforts to decolonise their monetary institutions in the immediate post-independence period. Tunisia’s construction of a developmentalist Central Bank played a critical role in mobilising resources to facilitate their post-independence agrarian reform agenda and industrialisation plans. Key characteristics of this model included working in tandem with the government towards shared objectives, mobilising domestic resources to finance development plans, and intervening directly through methods like incentivised savings and subsidised loans for strategic sectors. This is in contrast with the neoliberal model in which central banks are independent from the government, focused on controlling inflation above all else, and exclusively use indirect methods like interest rates to conduct monetary policy. The article highlights the progressive and feminist potential of central bank reform in the contemporary period as a key mechanism for Africa’s economic transformation.

Chafik Ben Rouine, Tunisian Obserbatory of Economy, Tunis, Tunisia / Post-Colonialisms Today researcher. Email: chafik.benrouine@economie-tunisie.org
6 - Radical Regionalism: Feminism, Sovereignty and the Pan-African Project
Authors: Salem Sara
Published: November 2022

This article analyses how sovereignty in Africa’s immediate post-independence period was necessarily conceptualised as a regional pan-African and internationalist project of decolonisation, outlining lessons for the contemporary period. The capacity of newly independent states to shape their domestic policy and mobilise resources was constrained by their subordinate place in the global political and economic order, which made them dependent on foreign capital and tied them to the interests of their former colonisers. As such, they fostered radical regional and international solidarity that would facilitate the continent’s development. Looking at a series of feminist conferences in the immediate post-independence era, the article also traces the contributions of Southern feminists to the decolonisation project and African feminists to the conception of pan-Africanism, breaking with Western feminists to conceptualise national liberation as fundamental to gender justice.

Sara Salem, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics / Post-Colonialisms Today researcher. Email: s.salem3@lse.ac.uk
Potensi Ekstrak dan Fraksi Karang Lunak (Nepthea Sp.) yang Diperoleh dari Perairan Pulau Manado Tua Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Escherichia coli
Authors: Idie Alfiani , Wewengkang Defny S. , Rumondor Erladys Melindah
Published: November 2022

Karang lunak adalah jenis hewan laut yang hidup pada lingkungan terumbu karang dan memiliki kandungan senyawa bioaktif yang dapat berperan sebagai alat pertahanan diri serta memiliki kemampuan sebagai senyawa antibakteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak dan juga fraksi dari karang lunak Nephthea sp terhadap bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Escherichia coli. Sampel karang lunak Nepthea sp diperoleh dari perairan pulau Manado Tua. Penelitian ini adalaheksperimental laboratorium yang dilakukan untuk menguji aktivitas antibakteri. Karang lunak Nepthea sp diekstrasi dengan etanol 95%, fraksinasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan pelarut n-heksan, kloroform, metanol dan pengujian antibakteri menggunakan metode disc diffusion Kirby Bauer. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya aktivitas antibakteri dari ekstrak dan juga fraksi terhadap bakteri Staphylococcus aureus menghasilkan zona hambat pada semua ekstrak dan fraksi yaitu, ekstrak etanol dengan dayahambat 8,74 mm, fraksi n-heksan 8,02 mm, fraksi kloroform 8,11 mm dan fraksi metanol 8,08 mm. Sedangkan pada bakteri Escherichia coli pun menghasilkan zona hambat pada semua ekstrak dan fraksi yaitu, ekstrak etanol dengan daya hambat 8,56 mm, fraksi n-heksan 8,15 mm, fraksi kloroform 9,64 mm dan fraksi metanol 7,81 mm. Oleh karena itu, ekstrak dan fraksi dari Nepthea sp memiliki aktivitas pada bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Escherichia coli dengan daya hambat kategori sedang.
Marcos de competencias digitales docentes y sus aportes en Latinoamérica
Authors: Escalona Márquez Llaudett Natividad
Published: November 2022

Introducción: La educación a distancia producto del SARS-CoV-2 condujo a que se reflexionara sobre la importancia de las Competencias Digitales de los Docentes en distintos niveles educativos, sobre todo en la Educación Superior. Objetivo: Analizar los Marcos de Competencias Digitales Docentes y sus aportes al profesorado de educación superior en Latinoamérica. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión analítica documental de los distintos Marcos que definen las Competencias Digitales Docentes; competencias específicas y niveles de adquisición. Resultados: La alfabetización digital, el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y el dominio de las competencias digitales requiere que se complementen de una práctica educativa fundamentada en la reflexión y pensamiento crítico. Además, se encontró que en Latinoamérica no hay estudios fundamentados en los Marcos de Competencias Digitales Docentes. Consideraciones finales: Es importante que se realicen más evaluaciones a los docentes universitarios de Latinoamérica usando como base teórica los Marcos de Competencias Digitales Docentes.
Conocimientos y controversias sobre vacunación contra COVID-19 en estudiantes de Enfermería. La Pampa, Argentina
Authors: Olivares Jorge Luis , Morales da Silva Mariana , Villareal Marina , Stella Cesar Adrian
Published: November 2022

La pandemia obliga éticamente a estrechar la relación Ciencia-Tecnología-Sociedad. Estudiantes de Enfermería y docentes describen conocimientos, intencionalidad y argumentos sobre la vacunación contra la COVID-19. El presente estudio descriptivo y analítico cualicuantitativo fue realizado entre marzo-junio/2021 mediante encuesta digital enviada a estudiantes de primer año de la Tecnicatura Superior de Enfermería. 92 estudiantes participaron del estudio, predominando el sexo femenino (81%) y el rango de edad entre 20 y 30 años. El 92,4% del estudiantado refirió saber qué son las vacunas, aunque el 20% respondió incorrectamente. Del 80% restante que respondió correctamente, el 25% lo hizo con conocimientos científicos, y el 75% con conocimientos populares. El 83,7 % del estudiantado manifestó intención de vacunarse. El 16.3% manifestó dudas y controversia científica sobre el tema, brindó diversos argumentos. Se postula que los/las estudiantes expresan conocimiento precientífico evidenciado mediante este estudio, porque no recibieron aún formación específica. Dichos argumentos podrán guiar la enseñanza específica de estos futuros profesionales.
CONVERSATORIO "REALIDADES LATINOAMERICANAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR EN ENFERMERÍA"
Authors: Cedeño Tapia Stefanía Johanna
Published: November 2022

Introducción: Segundo Ciclo de conversatorios organizado por la Red Latinoamericana de Educación en Enfermería (ReLEdEn), en el marco de la campaña U-NursingLatAm, abierto a todos los actores de salud y personas de Latinoamérica. Con aval de Growing Up Foundation, Centro De Educación Superior Hygiea, La Academia de Educación Superior Latinoamérica- ACESLatinoamérica, la Revista Unidad Sanitaria XXI, La Universidad de Cundinamarca, la Red de Investigación ReLEdEn, La Red de Atención Primaria de la Salud y la Red de Enfermería Informática Objetivo: Conocer las realidades latinoamericanas de Educación Superior en Enfermería sobre la modalidad educativa y competencias digitales en el contexto de pandemia de SARS-CoV-2. Metodología: Evento gratuito, llevado a cado los viernes por 4 semanas consecutivas teniendo un ciclo de conversatorios los días 17 septiembre, 24 septiembre, 1 de octubre y 8 de octubre del 2021 con una duración de 150 minutos reloj cada ciclo. El mismo se llevó a cabo de manera virtual transmitido en Vivo, a través de las páginas de Facebook de RELEDEN y U-NursingLatAm, además del YouTube de RELEDEN con panelistas representantes de sus países de carácter nacional e internacional. Resultados: Aval académico de 9 Instituciones, redes y organizaciones, 30 panelistas representantes de distintos países de Latinoamérica, 498 asistentes certificables, 1307 asistentes inscritos. Conclusión: Se evidenciaron distintas realidades latinoamericanas de Educación Superior en Enfermería, y la manera en que impactó la pandemia de sars-cov-2 en la modalidad educativa y competencias digitales tanto de docentes como estudiantes.
Eingesperrt und abgehängt?
Authors: Kilchling Michael , Wössner Gunda
Published: November 2022

Access to telephone and other forms of electronic communication is one of the areas in which prison conditions vary significantly in Germany. The divergent conditions raise several fundamental human rights concerns, such as equal treatment of inmates, the right of resocialization, and the rights to privacy and family life. This volume provides a theoretical and empirically substantiated analysis of the impact and significance of telephone communication for resocialization and recidivism. German practices were also examined in light of the Council of Europe’s standards for inmates’ contacts with the outside world. An overview of key observations from the CPT's country reports regarding telephone communication of prisoners completes the book.
Development of Carbon Cloth/PMG/PAMAM/MWCNTs/ADH Bioanode for Ethanol Biofuel Cell
Authors: Piryaee Ashraf , Alijanianzadeh Mahdi , Molaeirad Ahmad , Mashayekhi Mazar Fariba
Published: November 2022

: More recently, enzyme-based biofuel cells have attracted special attention in different areas. The alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) due to its cheap and easily available substrate (ethanol) is one of the dehydrogenase enzymes that has been used on researches extensively. This paper explains procurement and performance of bioanode based ADH. In present paper, we used multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyamidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM) on poly methylene green (PMG) modified carbon cloth to fabricate bioanode for an ethanol biofuel cell. The cyclic voltammetry experiments have used to study the performance of the immobilized ADH in presence of β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and ethanol as cofactor and substrate respectively. Also, the kinetic parameter values like kcat, KMS, and k were calculated using analytical equations based on results obtained from cyclic voltammetry. The maximum anodic current of 153.37 µA obtained from the modified bioanode at a concentration of 300 mM ethanol. The kinetic parameter values kcat, KM, and k (rate constant) for enzyme-substrate reaction calculated 1.6 ± 0.1 S-1, 4.4 mM and 1.9 × 105 M-1S-1 respectively. The results showed that the composition of PAMAM and MWCNTs provides a good electronic communication for activity of ADH based on PMG/PAMAM/MWCNTs.
Gereja Sebagai Penata Spiritualitas Orang Percaya
Authors: Samodra Harmoko , Hermanto Yanto Paulus , Komaling Heppy Wenny
Published: November 2022

Abstract: It is stated in the Bible that His coming was to seek and save the lost. The existence of the church is actually inseparable from the purpose of Jesus coming to this world. The church is a group of people who have experienced the love of Christ in their lives, which was received through the blood sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. The church exists because of Jesus' example of love in seeking and loving sinners. In the midst of the world's rapid development, the challenges we face are increasing. Selfish lifestyles, pursuing physical pleasures, have begun to penetrate the church and the people in it. The church should perform its function as the spiritual steward of the congregation, in the sense of leading, providing spiritual nourishment, and guarding or protecting from all things that threaten their spirituality. The research in this journal uses a descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The reason for choosing this research method and technique is because the problems studied concern ongoing problems or explanations of the reality that occurs. In addition, it also uses the library study method (Library Research). This writing aims to enable the church to carry out its function as a spiritual organizer for believers.Abstraksi: Dinyatakan dalam Alkitab bahwa kedatangaNya adalah untuk mencari dan menyelamatkan yang terhilang. Keberadaan gereja sesungguhnya tidak dapat dipisahkan dari tujuan Yesus datang ke dunia ini. Gereja merupakan sekumpulan dari orang-orang yang telah merasakan kasih Kristus dalam hidupnya, yang diterima melalui pengorbanan darah Yesus di atas kayu salib. Gereja ada karena teladan kasih Yesus dalam mencari dan mengasihi orang berdosa. Di tengah perkembangan dunia yang semakin pesat, tantangan yang dihadapipun semakin bertambah. Gaya hidup yang hanya mementingkan diri sendiri, mengejar kesenangan jasmani, sudah mulai merasuk dalam gereja dan orang-orang di dalamnya. Gereja seharusnya mengerjakan fungsinya sebagai penata spiritualitas jemaat, dalam arti memimpin, memberi makanan rohani, hingga menjaga atau melindungi dari segala hal yang mengancam kerohanian mereka. Penelitian dalam jurnal ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Alasan memilih metode dan teknik penelitian ini karena permasalahan yang di teliti menyangkut masalah yang sedang terjadi atau penjelasan dari realitas yang terjadi. Disamping itu, juga menggunakan metode studi pustaka (Library Research). Penulisan ini bertujuan agar gereja bisa menjalankan fungsinya sebagai penata spiritual bagi orang percaya.
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and anatomical factors: possible correlations
Authors: Maino Giovanna , Cremonini Francesca , Pettinato Giulia , Paoletto Emanuele , Lombardo Luca
Published: November 2022

Objectives The following retrospective study was devised with the aim of evaluating the correlation between OSAS and various anatomical factors.

Material and Methods Thirty-seven patients over the age of 40 were analyzed, of which 19 were classified as OSAS cases and 18 as control cases. For each, 17 anatomical variables were identified and examined using Invivo Dental software on CBCT scans, WebCeph software on laterolateral teleradiographs, and Rhinoceros 6.0 software on dental casts.

Results A generalized linear model of all the anatomical factors identified only two statistically significant variables. Specifically, the total volume of the palate displayed a inverse correlation with OSAS, while the distance between the S point and the Go point (S-Go) exhibited a direct correlation with the disease.

Conclusion The likelihood of an individual having OSAS appears to decrease as the volume of the palate increases but increase as the lingual measure S-Go increases.
Prevalence and risk factors for persistent atrial fibrillation in obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Khamsai Sittichai , Junkrasien Chutimon , Limpawattana Panita , Chindaprasirt Jarin , Senthong Vichai , Boonsawat Watchara , Sawanyawisuth Kittisak
Published: November 2022

Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common cause of atrial fibrillation (AF). The prevalence rate of OSA in AF is highest at 80%. There is limited data if who will develop AF in OSA patients. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of AF in patients with OSA and find clinical factors predictive of AF in patients with OSA.

Material and Methods This was a cross-sectional study. We enrolled consecutive patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed by polysomnography. The primary outcome was persistent AF identified by electrocardiogram. Prevalence and predictors of AF in patients with OSA were analyzed.

Results During the study period, there were 199 patients with OSA enrolled in the study. Of those, 31 patients (15.57%) had AF. There were five factors in the final model predictive for AF in OSA patients. Among those factors, three factors were independently associated with AF in OSA including age, tiredness, and glomerular filtration rate. The latter two factors were protective factors, while age was a predictor for AF with an adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.052 (1.004, 1.103).

Conclusion The prevalence of AF in patients with OSA was 15.57%. Elderly patients with renal deterioration are at risk of AF but AF risk was decreasing in patients with tiredness.
Worse sleep quality predicts early drop out from physical exercise programs
Authors: Back Flávio Augustino , Hino Adriano Akira Ferreira , Bojarski Wilynson Gomes , Santos Eduardo Henrique Rosa , Afonso Leandro dos Santos , Borges Lucélia Justino , Louzada Fernando Mazzilli
Published: November 2022

Introduction and Objective Sleep quality (SQ) benefits from regular physical exercise (PE) practice, but the effect of SQ over behavioral aspects of PE is not well known. In this study, we tested whether sleep variables can predict the drop out risk for PE programs during a six-week critical period for habit formation at gyms.

Material and Methods We assessed 153 volunteers, freshly enrolled at three different gyms and from both sexes, with average age of 33.6 (±11.9) years. Questionnaires provided sociodemographic, health, sleep, physical activity and circadian rhythmicity information. Daily PE practice frequency was monitored using the gym’s turnstiles electronic records. We created a multivariate model using Cox regression in order to test the risk of PE program drop out during the first six weeks.

Results Worse SQ predicted a higher drop out risk (HR=1.11; 95%CI = 1.02-1.21;p<0.05), even when adjusted for other potential confounding variables.

Conclusion We found that worse SQ predicted a higher early drop out from PE programs in the formal context of gyms during the first six weeks, along with other variables related to PE practice.
Per Jarle Bekken. Paul’s Negotiation of Abraham in Galatians 3 in the Jewish Context
Authors: Hensley Jason
Published: November 2022

No abstract is available.
En editionsfilologisk undersøgelse af Ingeborg Stuckenbergs Samlede værker (2013) og en vurdering af forlaget Gladiators klassikerserie
Authors: Riis Mette
Published: November 2022

This article aims to examine and evaluate the publishing house Gladiator’s publication of the Danish author Ingeborg Stuckenberg’s literary works in the edition Complete Works (2013) published as part of Gladiators series on classic works of fiction called »Sandalserien«. More specifically, I aim to conduct an in-depth analysis of the principles behind this publication. Based on this analysis I wish to characterise the publication strategy which Gladiator adheres to and consider the following questions: What characterises a classic work of fiction and subsequently does the publications in the series live up to the aforementioned characteristics? Part of this analysis will focus on giving an overall assessment of the »Sandalserie« published by Gladiator.
Grundtvigs brug af det islandske digt Odins ravnegalder
Authors: Lassen Annette
Published: November 2022

The article investigates N.F.S. Grundtvig‘s reception of the Icelandic eddic poem Hrafnagaldur Óðins / Forspjallsljóð and is a contribution to knowledge about the nineteenth century reception of Old Icelandic literature in Denmark. In his writings from 1807 to 1860 Grundtvig repeatedly returned to, reevaluated, and reinterpreted Hrafnagaldur Óðins. In his puzzlement over the poem Grundtvig was not alone: Since the beginning of research scholars have struggled with this poem, and hypotheses about its age, importance, and significance have varied to a greater extent than is true of most other eddic poems. In the nineteenth century, Hrafnagaldur Óðins was considered to be one of the most important sources to Old Norse mythology, whereas today it is largely forgotten and has been dropped from collections of eddic poetry, because it is no longer dated to the Middle Ages but is believed to be written in the seventeenth century. In 1807, Grundtvig quoted a stanza of Hrafnagaldur Óðins as an emblem for the gloomy destiny of the Æsir; in 1832, he considered the poem a little symbolic tale about sunrise and sunset; in 1847, he read it as a cheerful comedy about immortality and marriage; and finally, in 1860, the poem inspired him to give expression to a Christian utopia in his Dansk Ravnegalder. Thus, his attitude and use of the poem changed substantially throughout his oeuvre, which gives testimony to Grundtvig’s zealous and tireless philological work.
Numerical, spatial and material magnitude estimation in left and right brain-damaged patients
Authors: Faye Alexandrine , Osiurak François , Lesourd Mathieu , Hannoun Salem , Cotton François , Besnard Jérémy , Jacquin-Courtois Sophie
Published: November 2022

In this study, we tested the main prediction derived from the “A Theory Of Magnitude” or ATOM, according to which discrete (e.g., numbers) and continuous (e.g., space, material) magnitudes are processed within the right hemisphere. To do so, we examined 11 right brain-damaged patients, 19 left brain-damaged patients, and 30 healthy subjects on different tasks assessing magnitude estimation: symbolic and non-symbolic numerical magnitude as well as spatial (i.e., length) and material (i.e., weight) magnitude. Contrary to the ATOM’s predictions, we did not find significant correlations between all the magnitude estimation tasks in right brain-damaged patients. Correlations between numerical and length magnitudes were found in left brain-damaged patients and healthy subjects. Our results support the existence of a partial independence between the different forms of magnitude estimation processing.
MATKA I CÓRKA WOBEC WOJENNEJ APOKALIPSY W ŚWIETLE KSIĄŻKI ANNY JANKO MAŁA ZAGŁADA: TRAUMA, PAMIĘĆ, POSTPAMIĘĆ
Authors: Kapralska Łucja Michalina
Published: November 2022

Artykuł nawiązuje do książki Anny Janko Mała Zagłada. Jego celem jest przedstawienie, jak tragiczne, choć nieprzeżyte osobiście wydarzenia wpływają na życie kolejnego po bezpośrednio doświadczającym traumy pokolenia. Matka autorki, będąc dzieckiem, jako jedna z nielicznych przeżyła wojenną masakrę we wsi Sochy na Zamojszczyźnie i całe życie zmaga się z zapamiętanym okrucieństwem tamtych wydarzeń. Jej córka zna wojnę tylko z opowieści matki, przez międzypokoleniowy przekaz pamięci, ale doświadcza podobnych do matki syndromów. Narracja literacka okazuje się remedium na doznaną traumę obu pokoleń - doświadczonego bezpośrednio wojną i pokolenia postpamięci. Relacjonując losy matki, Janko stawia się w pozycji potomka ocalałych, ale też ofiary, która musi zmierzyć się z tą odziedziczoną traumą. Ponadto, jako że pamięć społeczna o wojnie jest obecnie zdominowana przez inne narracje, książkaAnny Janko wyprowadza wspomniane wojenne wydarzenia z marginesu pamięci społecznej.
ARS ELECTRONICA 2021- A NEW DIGITAL DEAL
Authors: Myoo Sidey
Published: November 2022

Recenzja zawiera informacje dotyczące między innymi nagrodzonych i wyróżnionych prac z zakresu sztuki nowych mediów zaprezentowanych na Ars Electronica - Festiwalu Sztuki, Nauki i Społeczeństwa corocznie organizowanym w Linzu. Festiwal gromadzi tysiące artystów i artystek, interdyscyplinarnych naukowców, teoretyków sztuki i krytyków z całego świata - jest największą tego rodzaju wystawą wraz z konferencyjnymi wystąpieniami, gromadzącą najnowsze przykłady takiej sztuki, jak na przykład sztuka interaktywna, GPS art, bio art, sztuka sztucznej inteligencji i cyborgizacji lub muzyka elektroniczna. Festiwal Ars Electronica to również okazja do spotkań i wymiany poglądów pomiędzy osobami rozwijającymi lub tworzącymi teorię mediów, zainteresowanymi cyberkulturą isztuką elektroniczną. Prezentowane są tu również najnowsze osiągnięcia techniczne.