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Manifest Ambition
Authors: Pinheiro John C.
Published: February 2024

This is not another chronological retelling of the Mexican War. Instead, it examines civil-military clashes during the war in light of Jacksonian politics and the American citizen-soldier tradition, looking at events that shed light on civilian authority over the military, as well as the far reaching impact of political ambition during this period (specifically, presidential power and the quest for the presidency). By 1848, Americans had come to realize that in their burgeoning democracy, generals and politicians could scarcely resist the temptation to use war for partisan gain. It was a lesson well learned and one that still resonates today.

The Mexican War is known for the invaluable experience it provided to future Civil War officers and as an example of America's drive to fulfill her Manifest Destiny. Yet it was more than a training ground, more than a display of imperialism. Significantly, the Mexican War tested civilian control of the military and challenged traditional assumptions about the role of the army in American society. In so doing, it revealed the degree to which, by 1846, the harsh partisanships of the Jacksonian Era had impacted the American approach to war. This is not another chronological retelling of the Mexican War. Instead, it examines civil-military clashes during the war in light of Jacksonian politics and the American citizen-soldier tradition, looking both at events that shed light on civilian authority over the military and at the far reaching impact of political ambition during this period (specifically, presidential power and the quest for the presidency).

In addition to politics, a host of others factors marred civil-military relations during the war, threatening U.S. victory. These included atrocities committed by Americans against Mexicans, disobedient officers, and inefficient U.S. military governors. In the end, as Manifest Ambition shows, Polk's ability to overcome his partisan leanings, his micro-management of the war effort, and his overall strategic vision, helped avoid both a prolonged occupation and the annexation of All Mexico. By 1848, Americans had come to realize that in their burgeoning democracy, generals and politicians could scarcely resist the temptation to use war for partisan gain. It was a lesson well learned and one that still resonates today.
Martin Scorsese
Authors: LoBrutto Vincent
Published: February 2024

Martin Scorsese's current position in the international film community is unrivaled, and his name has become synonymous with the highest standards of filmmaking excellence. He is widely considered America's best living film director, and his Taxi Driver and Raging Bull appear frequently on worldwide surveys of the best films of all time. Here, in the first biographical account of this artist's life, Vincent LoBrutto traces Scorsese's Italian-American heritage, his strict Catholic upbringing, the continuing role of religion in his life and art, his obsessive love of cinema history, and the powerful impact that the streets of New York City had on his personal life and his professional career.

Meanwhile, the filmmaker's humble, soft-spoken public persona tells only part of the story, and LoBrutto will delve into the other side of a complex and often tortured personality. Scorsese's intense passion, his private relationships, his stormy marriages, and his battles with drugs and depression are all chronicled here, and, in many cases, for the first time. In addition, the book includes an interview with the director, as well as filmographies cataloging his work as a director, producer, actor, and presenter.

As his Best Director award at the 2007 Oscars clearly demonstrated, Scorsese has become something like Hollywood royalty in recent years, finally enjoying the insider status and favor that eluded him for most of his career. But these recent developments aside, Scorsese is also notable as a distinctly American type of artist, one whose work-created in a medium largely controlled by commercialism and marketing-has always been unmistakably his own, and who thus remains a touchstone of artistic integrity in American cinema. In Martin Scorsese: A Biography, readers can examine not only the work of one of the form's genuine artists, but also the forces that have propelled the man behind it.
MLA Made Easy
Authors: Heath Marilyn
Published: February 2024

A concise, handy guidebook for teaching correct MLA-style citation to middle and high school researchers.

MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners offers an effective way to introduce proper research citing to those who are new to research and the MLA style. Full of examples and practical tips, it provides teachers with everything they need to help even the most reluctant middle- and high school student researchers create accurate, complete citations in the MLA format.

MLA Made Easy includes instructions and examples for citing all common sources, from reference books to websites, as well as online databases, magazines, interviews, and videos. Coverage is divided into three parts: how to create citations for the works cited page, parenthetical documentation, and research paper formatting. Based on the 2009 revision of the MLA Handbook, it offers clear, precise, and up-to-date guidelines for showing students in their formative research experiences the importance of correctly citing their sources.
The New Digital Storytelling
Authors: Alexander Bryan
Published: February 2024

Newly revised and updated, this is the essential guide to state-of-the-art digital storytelling for audiences, creators, and teachers.

Written for everyone interested in the communication potential of digital media, including educators, marketers, communication professionals, and community activists, this is the ultimate guide to harnessing technology for storytelling. No other book covers the digital storytelling movement as thoroughly as this updated second edition of a popular work, nor does any incorporate as many technologies, from video to augmented reality, mobile devices to virtual reality.

The book combines history, analysis, and practical guidance about digital storytelling. It begins with a history that encompasses an exploration of storytelling itself, as well as a description of narratives using digital tools from the 1980s through 2000. From there, the author dives into modern digital storytelling, offering analysis and guidance regarding the use of digital video, podcasting, social media, gaming, mobile devices, and virtual and augmented reality. The work concludes with practical advice about how to create and share digital stories using the most current tools so even the new would-be storyteller can create their first digital narrative.

Of course, the second edition is updated to take into account the many ways the field has advanced since the original book appeared. With many new examples of digital stories, this edition's evidence base is current and fresh. New or transformed technologies are also addressed, including virtual reality; mobile devices that have become mainstream tools for creating, sharing, and experiencing digital stories; and the wide variety of new storytelling apps and services.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Authors: Kantor Martin
Published: February 2024

This unprecedented work is an invaluable resource for therapists treating patients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), for individuals suffering from OCPD, and for friends, family, and coworkers of those with OCPD.

Although a significant number of individuals suffer from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), most of these people see themselves as being perfectly normal. In actuality, they are missing out in life due to their being compulsively prompt, counterproductively perfectionistic, and excessively penurious. This book explains what OCPD is, making it clear how it differs significantly from OCD; explains the thought processes and desires that give rise to the counterproductive defense mechanisms of OCPD; and identifies the approaches and methods that can allow such afflicted individuals to break through their character armoring and become rehumanized.

In this book, Martin Kantor, MD, presents information to defuse the many manifested symptoms of OCPD: anxiety, indecision, unreasonable perfectionism, and difficulty in compromising. His explanations and methods will give the hopeless succor, move the stalled forward, and foster interpersonal cooperation and flexibility in the stubborn, while simultaneously enhancing the OCPD individual's social performance thus increasing his or her chances for interpersonal, relational, and occupational success. Kantor also identifies the social manifestations of OCPD and describes how to move idiosyncratic, rigid bureaucracies toward accomplishing what should be their most important mission: helping those who are in need and seeking comfort.
The Other Mirror
Authors: Ibsen Kristine
Published: February 2024

During the last decade, women's narrative has become a recognized force in Mexican letters. The essays in this collection explore the recent work of nine contemporary Mexican women writers. Many of the works have been translated into English; some, like Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, have become international best sellers. The unprecedented commercial success of these novels has generated mixed reactions: at the same time that the secondary status afforded women's narrative has come to be questioned in many academic circles, some authors are dissociating themselves from women's writing. The essays in this volume address these issues, providing a much needed contribution to the study of women's narrative.
The Post-Heroic Presidency
Authors: Genovese Michael A. , Belt Todd L.
Published: February 2024

This book examines how presidents from Nixon to Obama have faced the challenges of global leadership in a dramatically changing world—one with more limited resources and an increasing number of threatening challengers.

The immediate post-World War II era was undeniably a period of American power and influence. Even during the Cold War, the United States was the leader of the West, exerting wide-ranging power internationally. But beginning with the Vietnam War, America began experiencing a series of setbacks and challenges to its power. The Post-Heroic Presidency: Leveraged Leadership in an Age of Limits examines how U.S. presidents have attempted to reverse or contend with this new era of limited power in which presidential leadership is hamstrung due to an increasingly globalized and interdependent world—one where power is more diffuse and the system of checks and balances bind a president in an age of hyper-partisanship.

The book examines presidents of the 20th and 21st centuries, explaining how the first U.S. president to confront this new age was Richard Nixon, who—along with Henry Kissinger—developed a sophisticated approach to deal with the recalibration of American power. It documents how other recent presidents have either tried to make peace with limited power (Jimmy Carter), reverse the decline (Ronald Reagan), ignore the implications of limits (George W. Bush), or find ways to lead that were less ambitious, more prudent, and less unilateral (George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama). In the cases of Clinton and Obama, this shift to using "soft power," persuasion, and multilateralism earned them criticism that they are "weak," thereby undermining their efforts to lead—both at home and abroad.
Coxiella burnetiid seroprevalence, risk factors, and health hazards in sheep and goats in Upper Egypt
Authors: Attia Mostafa M.M. , Mahmoud Hassan Y.A.H. , Ali Alsagher O. , Fereig Ragab M.
Published: February 2024

Query fever (Q fever) or coxiellosis is a serious bacterial infection caused by Coxiella (C.) burnetii and affects various animals and humans. Clinically, Q fever ranges from various degrees of fever to abortion, either in infected animals or humans. Such infection is especially important in cattle and small ruminants industry, particularly sheep and goats. Thus, the current study aimed to recognize the prevalence of specific antibodies against C. burnetii in serum samples collected from sheep and goats in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, using a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall seroprevalence was found against C. burnetii (25.6%; 56/219), subdivided as 22.8% (23/101) in sheep and 28% (33/118) in goats. Animals used for this study are representative of different small ruminants (sheep and goats), age (various ages), sexes (males and females), locations (different localities in Sohag governorate), physiological and pathological conditions, and many other factors related to animals, farm, and the environment. Female animals exhibited a higher rate of C. burnetii antibodies than males (p = 0.0637). Also, females in the dry period showed a higher seropositive rate than those pregnant females (p < 0.0001). In addition, the breeding system was reported as a risk factor for infection because animals bred in smallholders demonstrated a lower prevalence rate than those reared in individual breeding (p= 0.010) and mass farming (p= 0.006). Clinical and biochemical variables were estimated to recognize the health impact of seropositivity. Seropositive animals exhibited marked alterations in the selected clinical parameters and alanine transaminase (ALT) compared to the seronegative ones. Determining the exact occurrence of Q fever in sheep and goats might assist in developing a control policy for this infection and thus improve the income of the small ruminants industry and protect humans from infection.
Discrimination In Women Employment Opportunity: The Case of Tunisia”
Authors: Ben saied Imtinen
Published: February 2024

Assessing women's access to employment is not a simple task. This requires the use of measurement tools to provide a vision of the level of access to the job market. Although most of these tools are statistical indicators, they do not take into account the characteristics of the woman.
Tax Consequences for Polish Businesses Upon Russia's Inclusion On the Eu Tax Haven List
Authors: GARSTECKI Dawid
Published: February 2024

The main motive of this article was the inclusion of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2023, in the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes in context of tax implications for Polish companies conducting business in Russian Federation. Polish tax regulations do not define tax havens, but they impose sanctions on Polish tax residents in connection with conducting business transactions with entities based in tax havens.
Geomorphic indices for unveiling fault segmentation and tectono-geomorphic evolution with insights into the impact of inherited topography, Ulsan Fault Zone, Korea
Authors: Lee Cho-Hee , Seong Yeong Bae , Weber John , Ha Sangmin , Kim Dong-Eun , Yu Byung Yong
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Quantifying present topography can provide insights into landscape evolution and its controls, as the present topography is a cumulative expression of the types, distributions, and intensities of past and present processes. The Ulsan Fault Zone (UFZ) is an active fault zone on the southeastern Korean Peninsula that has been reactivated as a reverse fault around 5 Ma. This NNW–SSE-trending fault zone exhibits a predominantly reverse sense of movement today and dips towards the east. This study investigates the history of tectonic activity along the UFZ and the landscape evolution of the hanging wall side of the UFZ, focusing on neotectonic perturbations using 10Be-derived catchment-wide denudation rate and bedrock incision rates, geomorphic indices, and a landscape evolution model. We evaluated the spatial variation in the relative tectonic intensity from the variation in geomorphic indices along the UFZ. Five geological segments were identified along the fault based on the relative tectonic intensity and fault geometry. We then simulated four cases of landscape evolution using modelling to investigate the geomorphic processes and topographic changes in the study area in response to fault slip. The model results reveal that the geomorphic processes and the patterns of geomorphic indices (e.g., χ anomalies) depend on the inherited topography (i.e., the topography that existed prior to reverse faulting on the UFZ). On the basis of this important finding, we interpret the tectono-geomorphic history of the study area as follows: (1) the northern part of the UFZ has been in a transient state and is in topographic and geometric disequilibrium, as this part underwent asymmetric uplift (westward tilting) prior to reverse faulting on the UFZ around 5 Ma; and (2) its southern part was negligibly influenced by the asymmetric uplift before reverse faulting. Our study demonstrates geomorphic indices as reliable criteria for dividing faults into segments and, together with landscape evolution modelling, to investigate the influence of inherited topography on present topography and to help determine tectono-geomorphic histories.
Reviews and syntheses: Tufa microbialites on rocky coasts towards an integrated terminology
Authors: Garner Thomas William , Cooper James Andrew Graham , Smith Alan , Rishworth Gavin , Forbes Matt
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Microbialites are known from a range of terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and marginal settings with the applied descriptive terminology depending largely on the historical legacy derived from previous studies in similar environmental settings. This has led to a diversity of nomenclature and a lack of conformity in the terms used to describe and categorise microbialites. As the role of microbial mats and biofilms is increasingly recognised in the formation of tufa and terrestrial carbonates, deposits such as tufa microbialites bridge the spectrum of microbialites and terrestrial carbonate deposits. Groundwater spring-fed tufa microbialites in supratidal rock coast environments occur at the interface of terrestrial and marine domains and necessitatethe adoption of an integrative and systematic nomenclature approach. To date, their global distribution and complex relationships with pre-defined deposits have resulted in the application of a variety of descriptive terminologies, most frequently at the macro- and meso-scale. Here we review and consolidate the multi-scale library of terminologies for microbialites and present a new geomorphological scheme for their description and classification. This scheme has greater alignment with terrestrial carbonate nomenclature at the macroscale and with marine and lacustrine microbialites at the mesoscale. The proposed terminology can primarily be applied to tufa microbialites in spring-fed supratidal settings but may also be applied to other relevant environmental settings, terrestrial carbonates, microbial mats and other microbialites.
Highlights on mantle deformation beneath the Western Alps with seismic anisotropy using CIFALPS2 data
Authors: Pondrelli Silvia , Salimbeni Simone , Confal Judith M. , Malusà Marco , Paul Anne , Guillot Stephane , Solarino Stefano , Eva Elena , Aubert Coralie , Zhao Liang
Published: February 2024

Abstract. There are still open questions about the deep structure beneath the Western Alps. Seismic velocity tomographies show the European slab subducting beneath the Adria plate, but all these images did not clarify completely about the possible presence of tears, slab windows or detachments. Seismic anisotropy, addressed as an indicator of mantle deformation and studied using data recorded by dense networks, may shed some light about the location and orientation of mantle flow at depth. Using the large amount of shear wave splitting and splitting intensity measurements available in the Western Alps, collected through the CIFALPS2 temporary seismic network, together with already available data, highlight some new patterns, filling the gaps left by previous studies. Instead of the typical seismic anisotropy pattern parallel to the entire arc of the Western Alps, this study supports the presence of a differential contribution along the belt, only partly related to the European slab retreat. A nearly NS anisotropy pattern beneath the external Alps, direction that cuts the morphological features of the belt, is clearly found with the new CIFALPS2 measurements. It is however confirmed that the asthenospheric flow from Central France toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, is turning around the southern tip of the European slab.
Retrieval of dominant methane (CH4) emission sources, the first high resolution (1–2m) dataset of storage tanks of China in 2000–2021
Authors: Chen Fang , Wang Lei , Wang Yu , Zhang Haiying , Wang Ning , Ma Pengfei , Yu Bo
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Methane (CH4) is a significant greenhouse gas in exacerbating climate change. Approximately 25 % of CH4 is emitted from storage tanks. It is crucial to spatially explore the CH4 emission patterns from storage tanks for efficient strategy proposals to mitigate climate change. However, due to the lack of publicly accessible storage tank locations and distributions, it is difficult to ascertain the CH4 emission spatial pattern over a large-scale area. To address this problem, we generated a storage tank dataset (STD) by implementing a deep learning model with manual refinement based on high spatial resolution images (1–2m) from the GaoFen-1, GaoFen-2, GaoFen-6, and Ziyuan-3 satellites over cities in China with officially reported numerous storage tanks in 2021. STD is the first storage tank dataset over 92 typical cities in China. The dataset can be accessed at https://zenodo.org/records/10514151 (Chen et al., 2024). It provides a detailed georeferenced inventory of 14,461 storage tanks, wherein each storage tank is validated and assigned the construction year (2000–2021) by visual interpretation referring to the collected high spatial resolution images, historical high spatial resolution images of Google Earth, and field survey. The inventory comprises storage tanks having various distribution patterns in different cities. Spatial consistency analysis with CH4 emission product shows good agreement with storage tank distributions. The intensive construction of storage tanks significantly induces CH4 emissions from 2005 to 2020, underscoring the need for more robust measures to curb CH4 release and aid in climate change mitigation efforts. Our proposed dataset STD will foster the accurate estimation of CH4 released from storage tanks for CH4 control and reduction and ensure more efficient treatment strategies are proposed to better understand the impact of storage tanks on the environment, ecology, and human settlements.
СТРУКТУРНО-ПАРАМЕТРИЧЕСКИЙ СИНТЕЗ ОПОРНО-ДВИГАТЕЛЬНОГО МЕХАНИЗМА ЭКЗОСКЕЛЕТА НИЖНЕЙ КОНЕЧНОСТИ
Authors: Ибраев Саят , Ибраева Арман , Иманбаева Нурбиби , Рахматулина Аяулым , Сакенова Айжан
Published: February 2024

В этой работе рассмотрено экзоскелеты нового поколения с оптимальной структурой с точки зрения минимизации энергетических затрат, упрощения и дешевизны управления за счёт функционального разделения двигателей и использования принципа гравитационной независимой подвески. На поддержание веса корпуса не затрачивается работа, в чём и заключается реализация принцип гравитационно независимой подвески. Разработано опорно-двигательный механизм экзоскелета на основе замкнутых кинематических цепей позволяет повысить жёсткость, грузоподъёмность и удельную мощность конструкции. Также рассмотрена задача оптимального синтеза механизма экзоскелета нижних конечностей, точка прорисовки которого образует семейство горизонтальных линий. Предложено аналитическое решение аппроксимационной задачи квадратического приближения, позволяющее значительно уменьшить размерность численной оптимизации. Предложены две кинематические схемы экзоскелета, соответствующие двум локальным минимумам задачи.
Simultaneous determination of Cefepime and Tazobactam by using Hyphenated Liquid Chromatography (UPLC-MS/MS)
Authors: Jabeen Jabeen , B.V. Suma
Published: February 2024

The present study deals with establishing a hyphenated analytical method and validating the same for the determination of the drug combination of Cefepime and Tazobactam simultaneously by UPLC-MS/MS. A C18 BEH analytical column was employed. A mobile phase of 0.2 percent formic acid in water and acetonitrile were used in a 20:80 v/v ratio. Samples are ionized using +ESI ionization and detected in MRM mode. The retention time of 0.80 min and 0.96 min were observed for Cefepime and Tazobactam respectively. The drugs have linear responses in the investigated range, with r2 = 0.9955 for Cefepime and r2 = 0.9816 for Tazobactam with increased precision and accuracy. The LOD for Cefepime and Tazobactam was 66ng/ml and 8.3ng/ml respectively. The LOQ for Cefepime and Tazobactam was 200ng/ml and 25ng/ml respectively. According to the findings, the hyphenated UPLC-MS/MS method was developed and validated as per ICH regulations to determine Cefepime and Tazobactam simultaneously.
TREATMENT OF IRRECOVERABLE RADIAL NERVE PALSY USING THE MODIFIED MERLE D’AUBIGNÉ TENDON TRANSFER METHOD
Authors: Mai Tuong Trong , Nguyen Vinh Quang , Nguyễn Phi Duong
Published: February 2024

Background

Irrecoverable radial nerve palsy (RNP) leads to the inability to extend the wrist and fingers and significant reduction in grip strength. The aim was to assess the outcomes of treating non-recovering motor RNP using the modified Merle d’Aubigné tendon transfer method.

Materials and Methods

A descriptive prospective study involved 33 patients between January 2017 and March 2019.

Results

Males constituted the majority (32/33 cases, 97%). The ratio of radial nerve and posterior interosseous nerve injuries was nearly equivalent (16/17). The mean extension range of the wrist was 48.6° ± 14.9° during finger extension and 30.9° ± 14.4° during finger flexion. The mean flexion range of the wrist was 34.8° ± 15.8° during finger extension and 42.6° ± 14.8° during finger flexion. 93.9% of patients achieved full finger extension when the wrist joint was extended beyond 10°. The mean angulation range of the index finger was 55.3° ± 7.4°. The Kapanji score achieved was 8.4 ± 1.2. The achieved grip strength was 65.4% compared to the unaffected side. The surgery did not induce radial deviation deformities of the wrist joint. 32/33 patients were satisfied with the surgical outcomes. 31/33 patients returned to their previous professions. 93.9% of patients achieved very good and good results, while 6.1% achieved fair results.

Conclusion

Treating irrecoverable radial nerve palsy using the modified Merle d’Aubigné tendon transfer method yields very good results. The utilization of the pronator teres for wrist extensor transfer and the flexor carpi radialis for finger extensor transfer is appropriate and contributes to limiting wrist joint radial deviation deformities. This modified technique has been researched and recommended by various authors worldwide.
Losing the Center: The Emergent Metaphysics of Positive and Negative Distance in Troubadour and Flamenco Lyric
Authors: Meyerson Ben
Published: February 2024

Subjective mediation is often treated as an epistemological problem, because it denies the thinker unfettered access to things-in-themselves. This article proposes instead that the sociohistorically sedimented qualities of subjective mediation are a window onto the positional juncture at which the subject ends and things-in-themselves begin. When analyzed together, flamenco letras and medieval troubadour lyric record an expansive experiential account of movement through the world, producing a portrait of the dynamics by which subjects spatiotemporally locate themselves and therefore showing us the conditions underlying the split between subjectivity and things-in-themselves. In troubadour lyric, subjects rely on untraversed positive distance to position themselves in space and time, while subjects in flamenco letras foreground negative distance, which has already been traversed. Exemplars from influential troubadours Guilhem IX of Peitieus and Marcabru elucidate the particularities of positive distance and then illustrate its transition into an uncertainty that bespeaks negativity. Meanwhile, a survey of representative flamenco letras uncovers the historicized spatiotemporal precarity of negative distance. The meshwork of relations that arise from the interplay of positive and negative distance demonstrates how the subject’s experience of space and time relies on determinate mixtures and separations that both consolidate its positionality and express the material dynamics that have shaped its mediated aperture onto the world.
The Deceived: Lope de Rueda and Improvisation on the Sixteenth-Century Spanish Stage
Authors: Thomas Alex J. H.
Published: February 2024

Lope de Rueda’s plays, among them Los engañados (The Deceived, 1558?), met great acclaim among contemporaneous audiences. Yet unlike the continued literary prestige enjoyed by the play’s Italian source, Gl’ingannati (The Deceived, 1532), Rueda’s work has been reduced to a sidenote in literary history. Such a decline in the author-actor’s critical fate speaks to the importance of physical performance to his popularity: performance that, this article argues, did not rely on memorized written dialogue. Through a comparison of Los engañados and Gl’ingannati, this article hopes to demonstrate that—plot aside—the Spanish play bears closer resemblance to the improvised Italian plays of the commedia dell’arte than it does to the scripted Gl’ingannati. An analysis of the work’s structure in the light of studies on commedia dell’arte scenarios, and the elements of orality found in its dialogue that imply spontaneous composition, shows Rueda’s play to carry all of the hallmarks of improvisation. As such, this article suggests that improvisation must be recognized as a production mode of early modern theatre well beyond the borders of the Italian peninsula.
Determinação de chumbo e cádmio em artigos escolares
Authors: Garrido Neusa Santesso , Pregnolatto Neus Pascuet , Murata Lúcia Tieco Fukushima , Silva Maria Rosa da , Nunes Maria Cecília Depieri , Engler Virgínia Mendes , Sakuma Alice Momoyo
Published: February 2024

Foram analisadas, por espectrofotometria de absorção atômica com chama e eventualmente por polarografia, 205 amostras de artigos escolares compreendendo: borrachas para apagar, lápis pretos, canetas hidrográficas, tintas para colorir, massas para modelar, gizes de cera, "crayons" e colas coloridas, quanto à contaminação por chumbo e cádmio. Constatou-se que o metal presente em maior número de amostras é o chumbo. Sugere-se neste trabalho que seja elaborada, pelos órgãos competentes do Ministério da Saúde, uma norma específica para estes artigos.
Níveis Residuais de Óxido de Etileno, Etilenocloridrina e Etilenoglicol em sondas endotraqueais de borracha, em função dos tipos de embalagens utilizados
Authors: Watanabe Esterlina , Barreto Heloisa H. C.
Published: February 2024

A análise dos teores residuais verificada em sondas endotraqueais de diversos diâmetros internos, em função dos tipos de embalagens utilizados, nas diversas posições na câmara de esterilização, revelou baixos teores residuais de óxido de etileno, em embalagem de papel grau cirúrgico verso polipropileno. Altos teores foram verificados em embalagens de filme de poliamida com poliamida. Não foram detectados teores significativos de etilenocloridrina e etilenoglicol.
Fraudes e Sujidades em Condimentos comercializados na cidade de São Paulo
Authors: Zamboni Claydes de Quadros , Alves Helena Ide , Rodrigues Regina Maria M. Silva , Spiteri Nazareth , Atui Marcia Bittar , Santos Marlene Correia dos
Published: February 2024

Foram analisadas 217 amostras de quatro tipos de condimentos: 48 amostras de cravo da índia, 55 de erva-doce, 57 de canela moída e 57 de cominho, disponíveis no comércio de São Paulo, Capital, de janeiro de 1986 a janeiro de 1989, com a finalidade de pesquisar fraudes e sujidades. O método para identificação dos elementos histológicos dos vegetais foi desenvolvido na seção de Microscopia Alimentar do Instituto Adolfo Lutz e o método para pesquisa de material estranho foi o descrito no "Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (A.O.A.C.)" com modificações. Verificou-se que 112 das amostras (51,61%) estavam em desacordo com a legislação, das quais 95 (84, 82%) estavam fraudadas com amidos ou condimentos de outras espécies vegetais; 34 (30,36%) continham matéria arenosa ou terrosa; 10 (8,93%) foram condenadas por fungos e 6 (5,36%) continham insetos ou ácaros. Os condimentos moídos apresentaram maior porcentagem de fraudes (30,97%) em relação aos inteiros (19,82%). Dos condimentos moídos, o cominho foi o mais fraudado (52,63%). Dos condimentos inteiros, a erva-doce foi a mais fraudada (65,45%).
Ocimum micranthum Willd - Manjericão do Brasil. Caracterizações histológica e química
Authors: Jorge Luzia Ilza Ferreira , Roque Nídia Franca , Ferro Vicente de Oliveira
Published: February 2024

Folhas de Ocimum micranthum Willd são estudadas sob os aspectos químico e anatômico. É assinalada a presença de um pêlo glandular e de um pêlo tector, ambos pluricelulares. Estômatos diacíticos ocorrem em ambas as epidermes e os feixes vasculares são colaterais. A análise química revelou presença de 1,8 cineol, cânfora, eugenol e sesquiterpenos em seu óleo essencial. Os monoterpenos perfazem mais de 50% dos terpenóides totais presentes em folhas do vegetal coletado em solo brasileiro (ocorre inversão dessas porcentagens relativas quando se analisam folhas da mesma espécie coletadas em solo peruano).
Incidência do gênero Haemophilus nas conjuntivites purulentas em crianças na região de Campinas, SP
Authors: Raskin Mathilde , Rocha Marilu Mendes Moscardini , Landgraf Ilka Maria , Mezzacapa-Neto Braz
Published: February 2024

O estudo de 354 conjuntivites purulentas, em crianças com menos de 10 anos de idade, na região de Campinas, teve como objetivo principal verificar a presença do Haemophilus influenzae biogrupo aegyptius incriminado como o agente etiológico da Febre Purpúrica Brasileira nessa população. Dentre as 264 bactérias identificadas, este microorganismo foi observado em 16,29%, Haemophilus influenzae em 34,09%, Staphylococcus aureus em 10,61% e Staphylococcus sp. em 14,39% dos casos. A maior positividade desses casos ocorreu entre a faixa etária de 0 (zero) a 2 (dois) anos (60,27%). A distribuição sazonal indicou a prevalência do Haemophhlus influenzae no período de clima frio e do Haemophilus influenzae biogrupo aegyptius no período de clima quente.
Incidência de aflatoxinas em amendoim e produtos derivados consumidos na Cidade de Recife, no período de 1989 a 1991
Authors: Colaço Waldêny , Ferraz Ulisses , Albuquerque Leonardo R.
Published: February 2024

Aflatoxinas foram evidenciadas em amendoim e produtos derivados expostos ao consumo na Cidade de Recife. Determinadas através de cromatografia em camada delgada foram detectadas aflatoxinas em 9 (21%) das 43 amostras analisadas. Uma das amostras apresentou níveis de aflatoxinas de 25 µg.kg-1, enquanto as outras apresentaram níveis superiores a 30 µg.kg-1, que é a máxima concentração tolerada pela legislação brasileira. Os resultados obtidos chamam a atenção para a necessidade de controle eficaz e efetivo sobre os níveis de aflatoxinas destes produtos.
Avaliação da eficiência de antioxidantes em óleo de carne de Curimbatá (Prochilodus scrofa) separada mecanicamente através do Rancimat
Authors: Morais Cleso de , Carvalho José Byron de , Tavares Mário , Gonçalves Lireny Aparecida Guaraldo , Cavaletti Rosana Nogueira
Published: February 2024

A finalidade deste estudo foi avaliar, através do Rancimat, a eficiência relativa de vários antioxiodantes adicionados à fase oleosa obtida de carne de curimbatá (Prochilodus scrofa), separada mecanicamente. Além disso, obter informações adicionais sobre o efeito protetor do óleo de alecrim (OR) comercial, em mistura com butil-hidroxianisol (BHA) e terc-butil-hidroquinona (TBHQ), pois, aparentemente, não há na literatura especializada trabalhos relativos ao seu uso em pescado. O melhor resultado obtido com o uso de apenas um antioxidante foi com TBHQ a 0,02% (período de indução a 98 oC igual a 22 horas e 15minutos). O TBHQ apresentou aumento de 15 vezes o período de indução em relação à estabilidade oxidativa do grupo-controle, dados estes confirmados na literatura para o óleo de tubarão azul (Prionace glauca). O emprego de três antioxidantes (TBHQ + BHA + OR) melhorou em cerca de 10% a estabilidade oxidativa, o que não justifica a sua aplicação.
Esparganose humana, relato de um novo caso no estado de São Paulo
Authors: Gomes A.H.S. , Cacciacarro E.N. , Mangini A.C.S. , Dias R.M.D.S. , Lapola S.R. , César N.P.A. , Corrêa M.O.A.
Published: February 2024

O encontro de um novo caso de esparganose humana no Brasil é relatado em paciente do sexo feminino, 17 anos, natural de Ribeirão Grande, Estado de São Paulo, que apresentava processo inflamatório na região umbilical, dores abdominais, mal estar, náuseas, vômitos, e febre. Foi retirado da cicatriz umbilical da paciente um parasita com cerca de 40 em de comprimento, que mostrou tratar-se de larva em fase plerocercóide conhecida como "Sparganum" de cestódeo do gênero Spirometra (Luheella).
Ocorrência de Dengue no estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Authors: Maria Rocco Iray , Bisordi Ferreira Ivani , Katz Gizelda , Terezinha Madia de Souza Luiza , Maria de Souza Dulce , Keiko Kimura-Gushiken Elza , Hashizume Costa Mendes Kunimi , Georgina Bassi Margarida , Martins Fontes Del Guercio Vânia , Hatsumi Tengaw Ciléa , Zwicker Galimbertti Marisa , Bustamante Kavakama Berenice
Published: February 2024

Desde 1986 casos de dengue vêm sendo detectados no Estado de São Paulo. De abril de 1986 a agosto de 1996, foram testadas 61.816 amostras de casos suspeitos, dos quais 21.891 foram confirmados, sendo 20.720 autóctones. A confirmação foi feita por sorologia específica e/ou isolamento de vírus, critérios adotados pela Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo. A incidência de dengue no período de 1987 a 1996 variou de 0,14 a 20,20 por 100.000 habitantes. As maiores incidências ocorreram nos verões de 1990/1991, 1995 e 1996. Nestes anos a transmissão ocorreu em 59, 101 e 114 municípios do Estado, o que representa 18,0%, 24,3% e 27,3% dos municípios com infestação domiciliar por Aedes aegypti. O sorotipo 1 foi o único identificado em casos autóctones até 1996, quando ocorreram dois isolamentos de Dengue tipo 2. Os dados apresentados analisam as atividades do sistema de vigilância epidemiológica relacionadas com a dctecção de casos e diagnóstico laboratorial.
Acute l acute lymphoblastic leukemia and CAR-T Cell immunotherapy: a literature review
Authors: Arcanjo Ana Kélvia Araújo , Brito Izabelly Linhares Ponte , Pinheiro Alaíde Maria Rodrigues , Costa Antonio Neudimar Bastos , Araújo  Neto Joaquim Horácio de , Aquino Pedro Everson Alexandre , Cavalcante Fernando Nogueira
Published: February 2024

Introduction: The use of CAR-T cells has shown significant results, representing a transformative new treatment option with potentially lasting and even curative responses. This study aims to comprehend CAR-T cell immunotherapy as an innovation for the treatment of B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methodology: The research was conducted through a bibliographic search in the Medline, PubMed, and Lilacs databases, using the following descriptors: "Acute lymphoblastic leukemia" OR "CAR-T cells" OR "Immunotherapy" and their respective translations into English, between May 2023 and December 2023. Results: The selected studies demonstrated that ALL is a neoplasia with multifactorial etiology, originating in the bone marrow, leading to uncontrolled proliferation of lymphoblasts. However, chemotherapy, despite being the therapeutic method of choice, is considered nonspecific, as the drugs, besides acting on tumor cells, also compromise normal tissues with a high rate of renewal through mitotic division, such as the bone marrow, resulting in adverse reactions. Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, it was possible to conclude that immunotherapy using CAR-T cells has been showing promising results with satisfactory outcomes.
Artificial intelligence and sustainability in higher education: a bibliometric analysis and its relations with the UN SDGs
Authors: Fernandes Reimison Moreira , Nagata Verônica de Menezes Nascimento , Melo André Cristiano Silva , Martins Vitor William Batista
Published: February 2024

This research aimed to analyze the importance of artificial intelligence and sustainability in higher education according to the literature in the field and to present the relationships of this context with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The adopted research strategies included bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software and literature review, considering the Web of Science scientific database. The bibliometric analysis resulted in the clustering of four groups. The blue cluster highlighted the emergence of interest in studies on AI and sustainability in higher education following the Covid-19 pandemic. The green cluster emphasized the importance of more efficient teaching methods adapted to the demands of higher education, as well as the need to empower teachers to use artificial intelligence in developing students' skills and competencies, emphasizing sustainability. The yellow cluster indicated the presence of artificial intelligence in higher education based on the triad of sustainable education and innovation, aiming to prepare students for future challenges. The red cluster emphasized the impact of artificial intelligence in higher education, focusing on student learning, efficiency, and sustainable performance. Finally, the literature analysis identified the main AI technologies in higher education and their relationship with the United Nations SDGs. The reflections presented here can contribute to expanding discussions on the relationship between artificial intelligence and sustainability in higher education. From a practical standpoint, it can serve as a foundation for university managers aiming to promote the integration of AI into their teaching processes, considering the context of sustainability.
DIGITAL MARKETING PADA PELAKU USAHA PEMULA DI SMK AT TAUFIQIYAH
Authors: Pranata Mohammad Firlie , Wijaya Nur Qoudri , Septiani Ria
Published: February 2024

Sumenep is the easternmost city in Madura. Sumenep has natural wealth that has great potential to be used as a business area. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are expected to spearhead the economy in Sumenep district, plus the district has a program for a thousand entrepreneurs and a thousand tourism to introduce Sumenep Regency as the soul of Madura. Sumenep is home to the Wiraraja University campus which has a Faculty of Economics and Business with a Digital Business Study Program. This is a benchmark for instilling an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age.At – Taufiqiyah Vocational School, Sumenep Regency, located at Jl. Safari No. 035 Aengbaja Raja, Bluto sub-district, Sumenep Regency. This teaches students to instill an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age, but it is a shame that the school does not yet have a special department for business and marketing or digital business. At - Taufiqiyah Vocational School gradually has to follow the development of digital technology which has provided major and fundamental changes in various aspects of life as well as business organizations, a practical approach in managing changes in business organizations in the digital era so that the transformation carried out by planning and implementing strategies produces human resources who are better prepared to face change. This researcher found that students initially studied digital marketing autodidactically or on their own by trying to market using the social media they had, but this was not enough without intense training to increase students' knowledge and skills, such as by practicing advertising, product photos and strategies for marketing on social media so that students can finally enter the market or set up a shop in a market place, but this needs to be done because currently students are just trying without any clear training. Students are expected to be able to serve customers or customers in a friendly and open manner, be disciplined in their business and be able to do digital marketing well.
KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH GEOMETRI DAN PENGUKURAN SISWA SMP BERDASARKAN SIKAPNYA TERHADAP MATEMATIKA
Authors: Mailah Mailah
Published: February 2024

AbstrakUntuk mengetahui sikap siswa yang dilihat dari pemecahan masalah matematika, seorang guru bisa melihat kemampuan itu dengan memberikan soal-soal TPM dan angket yang di dukung dengan wawancara semi terbuka. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan pemecahan masalah Geometri dan Pengukuran siswa SMP berdasarkan sikapnya terhadap matematika. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah sequential explanatory mixed-methods. Populasi pendekatan kuantitatifnya seluruh siswa kelas 9 MTs Darul Ulum Banyunyar tahun ajaran 2022/2023 dan sampelnya 30 siswa. Dalam tahap ini, tugas pemecahan masalah dan angket sikap digunkan untuk pengumpulan data. Empat subjek pendekatan kualitatif dipilih berdasarkan hasil pendekatan kuantitatif, yaitu dua subjek bersikap positif dan berkemampuan tinggi dan dua lainnya bersikap negatif dan berkemampuan rendah. Kepada empat subjek ini dilakukan wawancara berbasis tugas. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa 1) Ada hubungan positif antara kemampuan pemecahan masalah Geometri dan Pengukuran siswa SMP dan sikapnya terhadap matematika; 2) Siswa bersikap positif terhadap matematika mampu dalam semua tahap penyelesaian masalah, sedangkan siswa dengan sikap negatif terhadap matematika hanya mampu dalam dua tahap pertama pemecahan masalah: Memahami masalah; Membuat rencana. Dan tidak mampu dalam dua tahap lainnya, yaitu melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian dan memeriksa kembali jawaban langkah demi langkah.Kata kunci: Pemecahan masalah, Sikap Siswa, matematika geometri
The Impact of social media On Consumer Behavior
Authors: Wang Kaiyi
Published: February 2024

With the increasing popularity and use of social media, more and more people are shopping online and relying more on online reviews and recommendations. This trend not only changes the consumer behavior pattern, but also has a huge impact on the traditional retail industry. This article delves into the complex relationship between social media and consumer behavior. With the rapid development of digital technology, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives and has a huge impact on the purchasing decisions we make. The report explores this impact in a number of ways, including social impact, personalization, the role of advertising, and the rise of social commerce. To sum up, this paper delves into the complex relationship between social media and consumer behavior. While social media has a positive impact on providing a platform for information and interaction, there are also some negatives that we should be wary of. At the same time, we should recognize that online consumerism is rapidly evolving and adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by this emerging field