bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A STUDY OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE IN RELATION TO ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COIMBATORE EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT
Authors: Saranya R. , T. Sangeetha
Published: November 2020

As a nation, the India is failing to compete globally in academic achievement. The problem addressed in the current study is twofold, with both components dealing with student underachievement. The first concern is that students are failing to reach individual potential, and second that the country is failing in global academic competition. The search for valid solutions to remediate underachievement has yielded non-traditional methods of internal motivation and resiliency with emotional and even spiritual implications. Consequently research needs to be conducted to verify if in fact a student’s spiritual intelligence acts as an internal motivator that encourages or predicts his or her achievement. Therefore, the current study investigated was the effect of a secondary student’s spiritual intelligence on his or her achievement in Science subjects. The study aimed to study of spiritual intelligence in relation achievement in science among secondary school students. The study was conducted on a sample of 300 secondary school students. Sampling was done through proportionate stratified technique giving dual representation to the various strata like sex, location, type of institute, medium of institute, religion, community etc. The findings reveal that the causes of spiritual intelligence among the secondary school students differ on the basis of Gender at different board; this may be due to the fact that the male and female students perceive spiritual intelligence merely as a subject and does not provide equal attention as to other subject.
INFγ, TNFα, IL-6 LEVELS IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD SERUM IN DIFFERENT CLINICAL COURSES OF NONSPECIFIC VULVOVAGINITIS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Authors: Kenzhebekovna Smailova Lazat , Tursunovna Bilalova Gulshat , Medeubaeva Kurmanova Almagul
Published: November 2020

The conducted study showed that increased production of anti-inflammatory INFγ cytokine is observed in girls and adolescents with acute nonspecific vulvovaginitis compared to the subacute course of the disease, though no adequately high production of this cytokine is practically observed in both cases. The obtained data indicate the suppression of both the cell and humoral anti-inflammatory immunity. IL-6 is responsible for the specificity and the adequacy of immunological reactions. This fact is connected primarily with the presence of multidirectional pathological changes in the immunity system.
MINIMIZATION OF REAL POWER LOSS BY ENHANCED GRAVITATIONAL SEARCH ALGORITHM
Authors: Lenin K.
Published: November 2020

In this paper, Enhanced Gravitational Search (EGS) algorithm is proposed to solve the reactive power problem. Gravitational search algorithm (GSA) results are improved by using artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC). In GSA, solutions are fascinated towards each other by applying gravitational forces, which depending on the masses assigned to the solutions, to each other. The heaviest mass will move slower than other masses and pull others. Due to nature of gravitation, GSA may pass global minimum if some solutions stuck to local minimum. ABC updates the positions of the best solutions that have obtained from GSA, preventing the GSA from sticking to the local minimum by its strong penetrating capability. The proposed algorithm improves the performance of GSA in greater level. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed EGS algorithm, it has been tested on IEEE 57,118 bus systems and compared to other standard algorithms.
SERVICE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS - A STUDY
Authors: Ramu G. , Anbalagan V.
Published: November 2020

The banking scenario in India is of a highly developed nature, even though it is still far from achieving world standards in terms of size, products and services. Indian banks have realized that along with organic growth there is a need to grow inorganically as well, in order to be competitive with other players in the market. In this scenario, banking has been the focus of attention for the banking industry. Gronross, a service marketing expert, proposed that a service firm, in order to simultaneously attain success, must develop its service quality. Firstly, it must define how the consumers perceive service quality and secondly, determine in what way service quality is influenced. Consumers all over the world have become more quality conscious; hence there has been an increased customer demand for higher quality service. Service operations worldwide are affected by this new wave of quality awareness and emphasis. Therefore service-based companies like the banks are compelled to provide excellent services to their customers in order to have sustainable competitive advantage, especially in the current trend. This study identifies quality dimensions significant to enable the banks to develop the strategies improving the quality of service delivery.  It is found through the present study that the public sector banks in Karur district are losing market share to private and foreign banks. To survive in this competitive scenario all public sector banks are forced to introduce innovative services, schemes in order to retain existing customers and attract new customers.
História socioespacial do trabalho no Brasil, educação profissional tecnológica e a questão regional
Authors: DE CASTRO Cloves Alexandre , Plácido Reginaldo Leandro , Schenkel Cladecir Alberto
Published: November 2020

Este artigo se apresenta com a perspectiva de contribuir para o debate acerca da educação profissional tecnológica no Brasil, situando a história da educação profissional e a história socioespacial do trabalho no país, desde o momento em que foi iniciada a colonização. Trata-se, pois, de um esforço pautado em pesquisa bibliográfica e reflexões no âmbito do grupo de pesquisa em Gestão, Políticas e História da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (GPHEPT), e que procura analisar as determinantes políticas, econômicas e sociais que viabilizaram a emergência da educação profissional no contexto das disputas entre os setores produtivo agroexportador e industrial nas primeiras décadas do século XX e que, de certa forma, se estende até aos dias atuais. O texto busca problematizar as dinâmicas que fizeram da Região Sudeste polo de atração de força de trabalho e concentração produtora de disparidades regionais resultantes de tais processos, mas também apresenta como possibilidade, a contribuição da educação profissional tecnológica para uma política industrial e tecnológica que tenha como estratégia, produzir novas dinâmicas regionais e dessa forma, uma desconcentração regional de atração e mobilidade da força de trabalho. A territorialidade e o projeto político e pedagógico dos Institutos Federais de Educação Científica e Tecnológica apresentam-se como equipamento fixo e política de educação estratégica para o diálogo educação, tecnologia e desenvolvimento regional. 

Palavras-chave: Educação Profissional Tecnológica; Trabalho; Institutos Federais; Desigualdades Regionais.
A Pedagogia histórico crítica como paradigma educacional e concepção teórico-metodológica para a validação do produto educacional no PROFEPT
Authors: Labo barros costa Elen de fátima , Santos Maria Cristina
Published: November 2020

A Pedagogia Histórico-Critica tem seus fundamentos teórico-metodológicos nas reflexões e na práxis pedagógica do professor Demerval Saviani que ao se contrapor ao modelo tradicional propõe um novo paradigma de ensino. É um paradigma de cunho marxista que tem como princípios o papel da educação como instrumento de desvelamento/enfrentamento das questões sociais e a escola como espaço para apropriação crítica do conhecimento partindo da realidade social, problematizando e ressignificando esta realidade.  Este artigo, portanto, analisou como a Pedagogia Histórico-Critica pode contribuir para a formação docente no Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica/PROFEPT, mais especificamente como este paradigma educacional pode se constituir numa possibilidade para o desenvolvimento, aplicação e validação do produto educacional a ser apresentado ao final do curso. Define-se como categorias de análise Pedagogia Histórico-Critica, formação e práxis docente. Para a compreensão do objeto de estudo e suas categorias, define-se como método de abordagem o materialismo histórico dialético e quanto aos procedimentos metodológicos trata-se de revisão de literatura e pesquisa documental que tratam do assunto analisado. Concluiu-se que nem todo os produtos educacionais apresentados ao final do programa apresentam, na sua concepção e validação, um paradigma educacional que sirva de suporte teórico-metodológico e que a PHC além de se coadunar com os princípios teóricos, metodológicos e epistemológicos do PROFEPT constitui-se um paradigma que agrega qualidade e significação aos produtos educacionais.
O PROEJA no Colégio Pedro II:
Authors: Brito Leonardo Leonidas de
Published: November 2020

O artigo traz como escopo central a apresentação de um panorama sobre a Educação Profissional de Jovens e Adultos no Colégio Pedro II, no qual, partindo da constatação-problema acerca dos elevados níveis de evasão escolar dos cursos técnicos, elaboramos a seguinte hipótese: O ensino médio integrado ofertado para o público de jovens e adultos ainda carece de uma efetiva política institucional voltada para as especificidades da EJA profissional, de forma a garantir a qualificação plena, cidadã, crítica no mundo do trabalho. Este texto está divido em quatro partes que buscam se complementar: a primeira, o escopo do Programa Nacional de Integração da Educação Profissional com a Educação Básica na Modalidade EJA PROEJA em suas bases teóricas - assentadas na perspectiva da politecnia da aprendizagem e na formação integral do indivíduo. A segunda, baseada em pesquisa empírica, apresentará a trajetória e os dados atualizados do Programa no Colégio Pedro II, desde sua implementação em 2006, a partir do diálogo entre a documentação oficial e a bibliografia especializada. A terceira dedica-se ao problema mais grave da Educação de Jovens e adultos não apenas no Colégio Pedro II, mas em toda a rede federal de Educação: os elevados índices de evasão escolar. E finalmente a quarta apresenta algumas conclusões acerca desta década e meia de PROEJA nesta instituição de ensino integrante da Rede federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia.
A crítica do método marxiano à racionalidade burguesa e à educação tecnicista
Authors: Pereira Francisco Vítor Macêdo , Moraes André Monteiro
Published: November 2020

Exercendo a interpretação materialista do desenvolvimento histórico e a visão dialética acerca das transformações sociais, o método marxiano segue sendo a mais adequada ferramenta teórica para a compreensão crítica das contradições da realidade social burguesa, ainda que visto por muitos de forma marginalizada e/ou ultrapassada. Marx vincula-se, na verdade, a um projeto revolucionário de sociedade e, em atenção à complexidade histórica desse projeto, a crítica à produção do conhecimento técnico e científico, assim como à educação como projeto enviesado de transformação social, requer um tratamento delicado: de análise acerca das bases de produção social das atuais instituições e modos da vida capitalista. Propomo-nos, diante disso, à explicitação de evidências a propósito da asserção e da atualidade desse método: como o que melhor possibilita a compreensão das contradições da realidade social burguesa, em face à explicitação de seus comprometimentos ideológicos na produção do conhecimento técnico-científico e na vituperação da educação das classes trabalhadoras.
Um resgate histórico do PROEJA do IF Sudeste MG:
Authors: Soares Costa Nara , Brasileiro Beatriz Gonçalves , Miranda Paula Reis de
Published: November 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo realizar um resgate histórico do Programa Nacional de Integração da Educação Profissional com a Educação Básica na Modalidade de Educação de Jovens e Adultos no Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, campus Rio Pomba por meio da análise crítica dos ecos trazidos pelos documentos do curso técnico em Agente Comunitário de Saúde - PROEJA, integrado ao Ensino Médio, que vigorou nesse campus no período de 2008 a 2013. Para isso, a metodologia deste estudo foi de abordagem qualitativa, com caráter exploratório utilizando a pesquisa documental como instrumento de análise. Os resultados encontrados apontam que o perfil dos estudantes é formado principalmente por mulheres, com idade de até 30 anos, oriundos de Rio Pomba e de pequenas cidades ao seu entorno. O currículo do curso aponta tensões em relação à integração e ao atendimento às necessidades do público dessa modalidade. Quanto à gestão institucional, ainda é ecoado a resistência de oferta de curso PROEJA na instituição, mesmo com as obrigações legais trazidas pelos documentos.
“You Made a Great Mistake…you left the [your] Job and Moved to Canada”: A Study on the Information Experiences of Bangladeshi Immigrants in Canada
Authors: Shuva Nafiz , Rothbauer Paulette
Published: November 2020

This paper reports on key findings from a recently completed doctoral study into the transitional information behaviour of Bangladeshi immigrants to Canada. The study uses a mixed method approach including semi-structured interviews (n=60) and surveys (n=205) with Bangladeshi immigrants who arrived in Canada between the years of 1971 and 2017. We discuss the information experience of participants in terms of their personal networks, information sharing fear, and information intelligence.
Cet article rend compte des principales conclusions d'une étude doctorale récemment achevée sur le comportement informationnel des immigrants bangladais au Canada. L'étude utilise une approche mixte comprenant des entrevues semi-structurées (n = 60) et des enquêtes (n = 205) auprès d'immigrants bangladais arrivés au Canada entre 1971 et 2017. Nous discutons de l'expérience informationnelle des participants en ce qui conerne leurs réseaux personnels, la peur du partage d'informations et l'intelligence informationnelle.
Community and Information Science Converging: Co-Development of Digital Storytelling in the Inuvialuit Digital Library
Authors: Stobbs Robyn E , Farnel Sharon , Amos Beverly , Shiri Ali
Published: November 2020

The Inuvialuit Voices Project is a collaboration between the Inuvialuit Cultural Centre, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, and communities within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region to enhance the Inuvialuit Digital Library (https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/) with real-time digital storytelling functionality. In this presentation, the authors will describe the community-based methodology being used to co-develop the system, report on a recent elder storytelling gathering that was held to better understand storytelling in-context to inform the design and functionality of the system, and discuss next steps in the development process.
Alternative Scholarship through Table-top Games: A Practical Demonstration
Authors: VanderSchans Arielle , Mayhew Alex , Cornwell Sarah E.
Published: November 2020

Research can take many forms, especially in a field as diverse as library studies. This panel will bring together several emerging scholars as they navigate current Library and Information Science issues through the medium of table-top games. It is our hope that this panel will illustrate how alternative scholarship can be used to teach and explore emerging issues in the field of LIS.
La recherche peut prendre de nombreuses formes, en particulier dans un domaine aussi divers que la bibliothéconomie. Ce panel réunira plusieurs chercheurs émergents alors qu'ils explorent les enjeux actuels des bibliothèques et des sciences de l'information à travers les jeux de table. Nous espérons que ce panel illustrera comment des méthodes alternatives peuvent être utilisées pour enseigner et explorer les questions émergentes dans le domaine de la bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information.
Wilson and Kierkegaard: Understanding Cognitive Authority
Authors: Titus Samuel
Published: November 2020

Different conceptions of cognitive authority in library and information science (LIS) obscure best practice for functions of the profession, such as information literacy instruction, that derive from how authority is understood. Some of these conceptions, such as a normative conception of authority, are prominent but not grounded in theory. Accordingly, this paper examines the work of Wilson (1983) and Kierkegaard (1813-1855) in hopes of reminding the profession of its most rigorously articulated formulations of authority. A more critical understanding of this concept is necessary for practice that speaks to the reality of a context bifurcated by adherence to competing authorities.
Différentes conceptions de l'autorité cognitive en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l'information (LIS) obscurcissent la pratique des différentes fonctions de la profession, comme l'enseignement de la maîtrise de l'information, qui découlent de la façon dont l'autorité est comprise. Certaines de ces conceptions, comme la conception normative de l'autorité, sont importantes sans être fondées sur la théorie. En conséquence, cet article examine les travaux de Wilson (1983) et Kierkegaard (1813-1855) dans l'espoir de rappeler à la profession les conceptions de l'autorité les plus rigoureusement articulées. Une compréhension plus critique de ce concept est nécessaire pour une pratique tenant compte de la réalité des contextes tout en considérant les autorités concurrentes.
There for the Reaping: The Ethics of Harvesting Online Data for Research Purposes
Authors: Zia Sadaf , De Lancey Celina , Regan Priscilla , Burkell Jacquelyn
Published: November 2020

Online social environments offer a rich source of data that researchers can harvest to gain insight into a wide range of social issues. This type of research is sometimes considered as observation of public behaviour, and therefore exempt from ethical review. This type of research, however, raises ethical issues with respect to the public/private nature of online spaces, consent, and anonymity in the online environment. This project examines research ethics guidelines for recommendations regarding the use of harvested online data, identifying best practices for researchers who engage in this type of research.
Les media sociaux offrent une riche source de données que les chercheurs peuvent récolter pour mieux comprendre un large éventail de problèmes sociaux. Ce type de recherche est parfois considéré comme une observation du comportement du public, et donc exempt de tout examen éthique. Ce type de recherche, cependant, soulève des problèmes éthiques en ce qui concerne la nature publique / privée des espaces en ligne, le consentement et l'anonymat dans l'environnement en ligne. Ce projet examine les lignes directrices en matière d'éthique de la recherche pour des recommandations concernant l'utilisation des données récoltées en ligne, identifiant les meilleures pratiques pour les chercheurs qui s'engagent dans ce type de recherche.
The Everyday Information Experience of Street-Level Wayfinding: A Critical Look
Authors: Noone Rebecca
Published: November 2020

In the following paper I look at the information practice of wayfinding - the means by which people orient in and navigate through spaces. In contemporary information conditions of networked mobility, wayfinding is often associated with ‘asking’ Google Maps to locate where something is and how to get there. Google Maps is the most popular application for mobile devices with over 1 billion people putting it to work every month. Despite this frequency, there is little information available on how Google Maps is used. As technology writer Andrew J. Hawkins proclaims (2017), “we just need the directions, the right subway route, or the name of that good sushi place.” What is happening in these moments when one needs directions? And more specifically, to paraphrase Sarah Sharma (2012), whose routes become reified by Google Maps? I argue that the imaginary of the Google Maps ‘user’ is more than simply an archetype but an orientation within a spatialization of information that are made evident in acts of everyday wayfinding. The paper’s focus is to reflect on the intersections and the divergences between the Google Maps rhetoric and the types of street-level observed during the research.
Dans l'article suivant, j'examine la pratique informationnelle de l'orientation - les moyens par lesquels les gens s'orientent et naviguent dans les espaces. Dans le contexte informationnel contemporain caractérisé par la mobilité en réseau, l’orientation est souvent associée au fait de «demander» à Google Maps de localiser où se trouve quelque chose et comment s’y rendre. Google Maps est l'application la plus populaire pour les appareils mobiles avec plus d'un milliard de personnes qui l'utilisent chaque mois. Malgré cette fréquence, peu d'informations sont disponibles sur la manière dont Google Maps est utilisé. Comme le proclame l'écrivain technologique Andrew J. Hawkins (2017, notre trad.), « nous avons seulement besoin de directions, du bon trajet de métro, ou du nom de ce bon restaurant de sushi.» Que se passe-t-il dans ces moments où l'on a besoin de directions? Et plus précisément, pour paraphraser Sarah Sharma (2012), qui voient leurs itinéraires réifiés par Google Maps? Je soutiens que l’imaginaire de «l’utilisateur» de Google Maps est plus qu’un simple archétype, mais une orientation dans une spatialisation de l'informations qui se manifestent dans des actes quotidiens d'orientation. L’objectif de l’article est de réfléchir aux intersections et aux divergences entre la rhétorique de Google Maps et celle des passants observées au cours de la recherche.
Agenda for Studying of Big Deal Cancellation Projects as Information Practice
Authors: Ivanov Asen O. , Cassady Samuel , Johnson Catherine , Johnson Catherine
Published: November 2020

This article introduces a conceptual framework and approach for studying the information and decision-making practices of academic librarians involved in big deal cancellation projects—a type of collection malmanagement projects that are today prevalent across academic libraries in North America. We describe the nature and dynamics of big deal cancellation projects and conceptualize the quantitative and qualitative evaluations they entail. Predicated on this account, we present a theoretical and methodological agenda for empirical research. This conceptual paper goal, thus, is to describe and conceptualize big deal cancellation projects as an object of empirical research and to offer a perspective on how they can be studied as a type of information practice.
Cet article présente un cadre conceptuel et une approche pour étudier les pratiques d'information et de prise de décision des bibliothécaires universitaires impliqués dans d'importants projets d'annulation d'abonnements—un type de projets de mauvaise gestion de collections aujourd'hui répandu dans les bibliothèques universitaires en Amérique du Nord. Nous décrivons la nature et la dynamique des grands projets d'annulation et conceptualisons les évaluations quantitatives et qualitatives qu'ils impliquent. En s'appuyant sur ces observations, nous présentons un agenda théorique et méthodologique pour la recherche empirique. L'objectif de cet article conceptuel est donc de décrire et de conceptualiser les grands projets d'annulation comme un objet de recherche empirique et d'offrir une perspective sur la façon dont ils peuvent être étudiés en tant que type de pratique informationnelle.
Living your Best Life and Radiating Positivity: Exploratory Conceptions of Wholesome Memes as The New Sincerity
Authors: Chabot Roger , Chen Yimin
Published: November 2020

From commercial advertising to political messaging, internet memes have proven to be among the most prevalent and pervasive forms of communication online. The so-called “wholesome meme” is a subversive genre of meme that arose in early 2016 as a reaction to increasing geopolitical turbulence and cultural polarization. Wholesome memes are defined by their bold positivity and feature loving friendships, cute animals, and heartwarming stories. As an early attempt to theorize this emerging phenomenon, this paper argues that wholesome memes can be considered part of the larger post-postmodernist literary movement, The New Sincerity. Synthesizing expressions of irony and sincerity, these memes may signal a shift in the character and attitude of internet culture from anti- to pro-social and speak to the desire of people to seek meaning and fulfillment.
De la publicité aux message politiques, les mèmes s'avèrent désormais être parmi les formes de communication en ligne les plus répandues. Le soi-disant « wholesome meme » (mème sain) est un genre subversif de mèmes qui a surgi au début de 2016 en réaction à la turbulence géopolitique croissante et à la polarisation culturelle. Les mèmes sains se caractérisent par leur positivité audacieuse et démontre des situation amicales, des animaux adorables et des histoires réconfortantes. En tant que première tentative de théoriser ce phénomène émergent, cet article soutien que les mèmes sains peuvent être considérés comme faisant partie du mouvement littéraire post-postmoderniste du New Sincerity. Synthétisant des expressions d'ironie et de sincérité, ces mèmes peuvent signaler un changement dans le caractère et l'attitude de la culture Internet, passant d'anti- à prosocial et d'aborder le désir des gens de trouver un sens et de se réaliser en tant que personne.
Of Bubbles and Sentiments: Virtual Communities in the Aftermath of Dorian
Authors: Badmus Oluwole Martins
Published: November 2020

The study investigated the structural qualities of the dominant virtual Twitter communities enduring in the aftermath of a natural disaster and how they influence the flow of information among social actors in the network. By employing a combination of textual and social network analyses on tweets associated with Hurricane Dorian, the study reinforces the findings of previous studies that information propagation is determined by nature of interactional communities built in the different stages of an emergency event and that sentiments and choice of user message keywords follow along the lines of geographical proximity to the affected zones. Engagements among social actors led to formation of virtual communities that were found to be dominated by hierarchical, polarized and insulated structural features which characteristically determine their information propagation patterns. These information community clusters demonstrate highly defined boundaries with sparse overlaps. Also, political and media actors demonstrate the most influences during this phase of the disaster. Implications of these findings for both research and practice as well as the limitations of research findings were discussed.
L'étude a examiné les caracteristiques structurelles des communautés virtuelles dominantes sur Twitter suite à une catastrophe naturelle et comment elles influencent le flux d'informations entre les acteurs du réseau. En employant une combinaison d'analyses textuelles et de réseaux sociaux sur les tweets associés à l'ouragan Dorian, l'étude renforce les conclusions des recherches antérieures selon lesquelles la propagation de l'information est déterminée par la nature des communautés interactionnelles construites aux différentes étapes d'une urgence et que les émotions et le choix de mots-clés des utilisateurs sont liés au degré de proximité géographique des zones touchées. L'engagement des acteurs conduit à la formation de communautés virtuelles qui se s'avèrent dominées par des caractéristiques structurelles hiérarchiques, polarisées et isolées qui déterminent les modes de propagation de l'information. Ces communautés présentent des limites très définies avec des chevauchements éparses. De plus, les acteurs politiques et médiatiques sont ceux qui ont le plus d'influence durant la catastrophe. Les implications de ces résultats pour la recherche et la pratique ainsi que les limites des résultats de la recherche sont discutés.
A SALIVA COMO ALTERNATIVA PARA DIAGNÓSTICO DE COVID-19: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
Authors: Teles Samuel Gomes da Silva , De Castro Maria Cecília Simões Riscado , Dutra Sabrina Nogueira , Santos Lídia Márcia Silva
Published: November 2020

Introdução: O padrão ouro atual para detectar o RNA de SARS-CoV-2 é por reação em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real de transcrição reversa (RT-rtPCR) em swabs nasofaríngeos (NPS). Por esse motivo, a demanda pelos NPS aumentou e sua escassez se tornou uma realidade em muitos países. Com isso o uso da saliva se mostra uma alternativa promissora na triagem epidemiológica além de ser de fácil coleta e não invasiva. Objetivo: realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura para avaliar o uso da saliva como um espécime alternativo para a detecção de SARS-CoV-2. Metodologia: A pesquisa sistemática foi realizada em sete bancos de dados (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Lilacs, Scielo, Web of Science, Scopus e Google Scholar) usando a variação dos termos de pesquisa (COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR 2019-nCoV) AND "Saliva" no ano de 2020, recuperando 5480 publicações. Resultados: Após a leitura dos títulos e resumos, 411 textos foram conduzidos para leitura integral e 30 publicações foram consideradas para avaliação qualitativa do artigo. Conclusão: A saliva se apresenta um método alternativo eficaz para a detecção de SARS-CoV-2 e diagnóstico de COVID-19.
DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESIDADE E MAUS HÁBITOS DE VIDA: SUA RELAÇÃO COM A COVID-19
Authors: Monteiro Amanda Rainha , Barros Ludmila Alves dos Santos , Albernaz Pedro Cardoso Siqueira , Vieira Victor Barcellos de Azeredo , Barroso Victoria Dias de Miranda Paula , Rodrigues Marta Cristina da Cunha
Published: November 2020

No ano de 2019, foi descoberto o vírus que viria a se chamar de SARS-CoV-2 e que provocou uma crise sanitária global. A pandemia de 2020, causada pela doença nomeada de Coronavírus disease 2019 ou COVID-19 alastrou-se rapidamente ao redor do mundo, impactando a população global e, especialmente, alguns grupos de risco, como pacientes com doenças cardiovasculares, obesos e diabéticos, por exemplo. Este estudo possui o objetivo de analisar e relatar as relações existentes entre a COVID-19 e os pacientes que possuem distúrbios metabólicos como a diabetes mellitus ou sofrem de obesidade, e ainda expor como hábitos de vida podem interferir na infecção do SARS-CoV-2. Trata-se de um levantamento bibliográfico sobre os principais consensos e estudos sobre a COVID-19. Sabe-se que o vírus inicia o processo de infecção no trato respiratório superior para dar início ao ciclo de replicação viral. A diabetes mellitus é considerada um fator de risco de alta gravidade e mortalidade, uma vez que a hiperglicemia altera a resposta imunológica do indivíduo, resultando em maiores riscos de infecções. Igualmente, pessoas obesas possuem um risco significativo devido à alta produção de citocinas pró-inflamatórias e alterações funcionais das células T que fazem ter uma resposta imunológica debilitada para conter a infecção. É essencial investir em medidas de prevenção de doenças, como a prática de atividades físicas e mudanças para bons hábitos alimentares com objetivo de melhorar a qualidade de vida e ter uma resposta imune eficaz especialmente no contexto pandêmico.
SÍNDROME DE GUILLAIN BARRÉ EM CONSEQUÊNCIA DA COVID-19
Authors: Henrique de Souza Almeida Yasmim , Wekid Maria Luiza Fagundes , Almeida Miguel Ribeiro de , Souza Carolina Leite e , Ferreira Joanna Pinheiro Novas , Rodrigues Junior Didier Pinheiro
Published: November 2020

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Em 31 de dezembro de 2019, iniciou-se o que viria a se tornar a pandemia do Covid-19, doença provocada por um coronavírus, grupo de vírus que aparece como causador de Infecções de vias aéreas superiores (IVAS). Este estudo se propõe a relatar o caso de um paciente de 47 anos que apresentou Covid 19 em associação com Síndrome de Guillain Barré. A metodologia utilizada para confeccionar esse relato de caso foi a análise do prontuário e a revisão da literatura sobre os temas. O indivíduo em questão apresentou previamente sintomas gripais (tosse, febre, coriza e astenia), tendo sido tratado com Ivermectina e Azitromicina uma semana antes de sua internação. No momento em que ocorreu, apresentava paraparesia de caráter progressivo que impedia deambulação, parestesia de MMII e paralisia facial. O estímulo infeccioso gerado pela presença do microorganismo acarreta o surgimento de processos imunomediados, e a Síndrome de Guillain Barré surge como uma desordem originada nesses processos, com produção de autoanticorpos específicos e consequente neuropatia. A correlação entre SGB e Covid19 já se mostra com maior frequência na prática, embora mais estudos sejam necessários parademonstrar com maior precisão a fisiopatologia dessa correlação
Nutritional quality and use of whey in human food for its valorization
Authors: Roseline T. M. Bleoussi  , Christian T. R. Konfo  , Célestin C. K. Tchekessi  , Pivot A. Sachi  , Jultesse S. B. Banon  , Anayce A. Djogbe  , Karl T. Assogba  , Dahouenon-Ahoussi  Edwige  , Bokossa Yaou Innocent
Published: November 2020

Whey is generated during cheese making and can be up to nine times the weight of cheese. The objective of this work is to highlight the nutritional quality and the importance of whey in order to explore other ways of valuing it in human food with a view to improving the nutritional quality of locally processed foods in Benin. To achieve this goal, a literature review was carried out between January and September 2020. The results revealed that whey contains more than 90% water. It also has a high content of lactose (75% of the dry matter), a low content of fat, soluble milk proteins (approximately 20% of total milk proteins) and various minerals. It also contains other components, such as citric acid and lactic acid, non-protein nitrogenous materials such as urea and uric acid and group B vitamins, mainly vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Whey is exploited indirectly through its constituents in the food and pharmaceutical industry and also directly through the production of some variants of cheese.
Evaluation of herbicides and manual weed control methods in the establishment of Theobroma cacao L. in Cross River State of Nigeria
Authors: Ayegboyin Kayode Olufemi  , Adejobi Kayode Babatunde  , Olaniyi Olayinka Olufemi  , Adeosun Seun Adewale  , Ugioro Osasogie  , Idrisu Mohammed  , Adeleke Sunday Akanji
Published: November 2020

Field trial was conducted at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ajassor substation, Cross River State, Nigeria between 2015 and 2017 to evaluate the effect of different weed control methods on the growth and yield of cocoa during their early years of establishment. Glyphosate and paraquat were applied at 480, 720, 960 and 1440 gram of active ingredient per hectare using very low volume (g a.i. ha-1 vlv) while manual weeding (i.e. slashing with cutlass) was used as the control. A Nigeria commercial cocoa variety Tc series, also known as 18-month cocoa, was established at a CRIN recommended spacing of 3 x 3 m, laid out in a Complete Randomized Block Design with four replications. All young cocoa stands were ring weeded at 50 cm diameter and covered with black polythene bags before the spraying of herbicides during the first six months of establishment to reduce injury that could result from the drifting of herbicide solution to plants during their early growth stage. Data was collected on the plant height, stem girth and number of leaves of cocoa plants while the cocoa dry beans weight and labour cost for each treatment were determined. The results showed that 960 g a.i. ha-1 vlv was the best herbicide application rate while plots under glyphosate at 960 g a.i. ha-1 vlv produced significantly higher values of plant height, stem girth and number of leaves at (p=0.05) than both paraquat at 960 g a.i. ha-1 vlv and manual weeding. Labour cost for controlling weeds with either glyphosate or paraquat at all application rates were considerably lower than cost for control (manual weeding). Glyphosate at 960 g a.i. ha-1 vlv is recommended for weed control in cocoa plantation because it encouraged higher growth and yield performance of cocoa than other treatments, had considerably cheaper cost of application than paraquat at 960 g a.i. ha-1 vlv and manual weeding, and it also ensured a weed-free environment over a longer period of time than the other treatments.
Calcified nodule formation by dental pulp cells derived from rats after subcutaneous injection of an immunosuppressant
Authors: Masataka Yoshikawa  , Ayano Miyamoto  , Ryoichi Ikezawa  , Hitomi Nakama  , Ikuo Nishikawa  , Hiroshi Maeda
Published: November 2020

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the significant proliferation of dental pulp-derived stem cells in vitro from rats with the systemic administration of immunosuppressant in subcutis. There must be a sufficient number of stem cells for tooth regeneration. However, number of mesenchymal stem cells in the dental pulp tissue is a small. Then, the proliferation of stem cells must be accelerated for hard tissue formation. The subcutaneous injection of the immunosuppressant would enhance the hard tissue forming ability of dental pulp cells of rat. It was hypothesized in this study that differentiation of stem cells into blasts would be effectively promoted by suppression of the systemic immune response. Materials and methods: The dental pulp cells of rats with immunosuppressant injection subcutaneously were cultured with or without addition of the immunosuppressant in the medium containing dexamethasone for calcified nodule formation. Ca2+ by decalcification of calcified nodules were quantitatively analysed. Statistical comparisons between the quantities of Ca2+ were performed using two-way unrepeated ANOVA followed by post hoc analysis with Tukey-Kramer’s test. Differences of p < 0.01 were considered significant. Results: The proliferation and differentiation of stem cells among dental pulp cells was inhibited by the presence of immunosuppressive agents in the culture medium. However, stem cells obtained from rats after systemic administration of an immunosuppressive agent exhibited a high ability to form calcified nodules. Conclusions: To promote proliferation and differentiation of stem cells, systemic administration of an immunosuppressant to individuals prior to harvesting stem cells would be recommended.
Verbal and Nonverbal Text Forms of Public Service Advertisements in the Regional Government of Bone Regency
Authors: Tahir Fatimah
Published: November 2020

This study aims to analyze the form of verbal and nonverbal texts in public service advertisements in the Regional Government of Bone Regency using the semiotics of CS Peirce. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data is sourced from text in the PSA of the Regional Government of Bone. The data collection procedures used in this study are recording and note taking techniques. The results showed that the verbal form of PSA Local Government uses the meaning of denotation and connotation, Bugis philosophical expressions. The nonverbal text forms are dominated by the photo of the head of Regional Government, because the photo has perfect representation ability, compared to other nonverbal elements. Photos of the Bone regent and deputy regent of Bone are as icons and the logo of the local government of Bone is as a symbol. The traditional clothing that is used and the traditional house that is the setting for PSA are as indexes.
The Syntactic-Semantic Analyses of Sasak Demonstratives in Lombok
Authors: Sutarman Sutarman , Hanafi Nurachman
Published: November 2020

Sasak language is spoken by approximately 3,352,888 people in Lombok, Indonesia. Typologically, it is a complex language because of its dual word orders. With its six dialectal varieties Meriaq-Meriqu, Menu-Meni, Ngeno-Ngene, Nggeto-Nggete, Meno-Meno and Kuto-Kute, Sasak language shows its unique properties in the use of demonstratives. This study dealt with Sasak demonstratives in Lombok with the aims to (a) syntactically and semantically examine their phenomena of demonstrative systems on six dialectal varieties, and (b) promote a typologically conceptual framework for assessing demonstratives. Data were gathered through interpretative elicitation, semi-interview to clarify the data, interpretative text by translating a document. Two fundamental concepts of Halliday & Hasan (1976), Diessel (1999), and Dixon (1988) on English demonstratives were used to analyze Sasak syntactic categories and semantic distinctions. The results showed that Sasak demonstratives are almost identical with English demonstratives in terms of their syntactic categories, but they are completely different in their semantic distinctions. Therefore, a new theoretical framework on the usage of demonstrative analyses across languages is recommended.
Using POSSE Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension
Authors: Mertosono Sudarkam R. , Erniwati Erniwati , Hastini Hastini , Arid Muhammad
Published: November 2020

This research aims to determine if using POSSE Strategy affects reading comprehension of students majoring in English education of Tadulako University. This is a pre-experimental study using the one group pretest and posttest design. The population was 319 students in academic year 2018/2019. The samples were 35 students selected employing purposive sampling technique. Paper-and-pencil method was used when collecting the data with a test as the instrument. The test was administered twice namely pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed statistically using .05 level of significance and 34 degree of freedom. The result showed that after receiving intervention through POSSE Strategy, students scores got improved. In other words, using POSSE Strategy is effective in improving the sampled-students’ reading comprehension on any kinds of English text.
Turn-taking in the Classroom Session in the Movie Freedom Writers by Richard La Gravanese (2007)
Authors: Pradana Wahyu Aji , Laila Malikatul
Published: November 2020

Speaker (S) and next speaker or hearer (H) requires a turn-taking process in order to obtain the desired information. This study aims (1) to determine the rules of turn-taking used by S and H in Classroom sessions in the film "Freedom Writers" and (2) to explain the intention of turn-taking in the Classroom session done in the film "Freedom Writers".  The data of this study were the utterances and action which were taken from activities during the class session in the film "Freedom Writers" by Richard La Gravanese (2007). To analyze the data, the researcher refers to Sacks, Schegloff, & Jefferson’s (1974) theory about turn-taking rules. The researcher determines the intention by referring Cutting’s theory about pragmatics such as context and conversation analysis.  The result of study shows that (1) turn-taking 1A (S chooses H in the speech) is the highest, (2) turn-taking 1B (H is not chosen by S) is the second higher; and turn-taking 1C (S can stop or continue speaking) is the least in frequencies. It can be concluded that the rule 1A is dominant and is often used in turn-taking in classroom session. (2) The researcher found that the intention within the turn taking are ranged from the highest to the lowest respectively : to ask , to clarify, to demand, to inform, to assert, to support, to request, to invite, to threat, to challenge, and to tease. Therefore, it can be concluded that the intention to ask is the most intention used in classroom session.
A Study on the Ability of Supra-Segmental and Segmental Aspects in English Pronunciation
Authors: Lasi Febronia
Published: November 2020

This study attempted to examine the EFL students’ Basic English Pronunciation (BEP) at the first semester of the English study program, the State University of Timor. It was aimed at finding out the mastery of the students’ ability towards the Basic English Pronunciation (BEP), to what extent do the students still find difficulties to pronounce the basic English words, and to what level do the students' mastery level of pronunciation categorized? The method applied in this research was a descriptive quantitative method that employed the syntax of mathematical operation to investigate the properties of data collection (Walliman, 2005). The instrument was a list of 24 numbers of groups of Voice Consonants and Unvoiced Consonants of Basic English Pronunciation taken from “Improve Your English Pronunciation and Learn over 500 Commonly Mispronounced Words”, meanwhile, 26 students were chosen from the freshmen students of English Study Program (ESP) to be the subject of this present study. The result showed that the students’ ability in pronouncing the Basic English words was fair. Particularly, the students mostly had the ‘Enough’ level of ability at the four elements of supra-segmental as such: stress, intonation, voice quality and gesture. Specifically, at this ‘Enough level’, there were 16 students (61.5%) of ‘Stress’ element, 17 students (65.3%) of ‘Intonation’ element, 13 students (50.0%) of ‘Voice Quality’ and ‘Gestures’ as part of Segmental element was 16 students (61.5%). Meanwhile, at the ‘Rhythm’ element, most students (53.8% = 14 students) showed the ‘Less’ ability in this element and only 12 (46.1%) categorized at the level of ‘Enough’’. Otherwise, there were no students in the ‘Bad’ level category. However, few students still encountered difficulties in Segmental element (Voice Quality) and Supra-segmental parts such as words’ stressing, intonation, rhythm, and gestures respectively.
The Students’ Confession Toward Teacher Techniques in Teaching English
Authors: Abbas Aswin , Asrul Faiz Naufal
Published: November 2020

Confession contributes to the effectiveness and motivation both students and teachers. It invites the students’ participation in determining the good technique for the best teacher. This research deals with students’ confession toward teacher technique in teaching based on gender. The objective of the research is try to elaborate how is the students’ confession on different gender, male and female in teaching. This research analyzed qualitatively where the subject takes from Senior High School 3 Palopo, 40 samples take which is confessing 10 male and 13 female teachers. After doing an interview, found that there are some confessions toward Gender teacher technique in teaching, they are both male and female get positive confessions, Male teachers get 36 confessions with good managing confessing (9) is the highest where correlated to the topic is a few or only 2 stdents confessed. Female teachers get 39 confessions with good managing confessing about 7 students assumed it and it is the highest. Furthermore, motivated confession only 2 confessing, and the last is female teachers get higher confession than male.
PENERAPAN MODEL STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION (STAD) DITINJAU DARI KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF SISWA PADA MATERI SEGIEMPAT
Authors: Shofiyyatunnisa Aida , Pujiastuti Heni
Published: November 2020

Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen semu yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kreatif matematika siswa kelas VII SMPN 1 KRAMATWATU pada materi segiempat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMPN 1 KRAMATWATU yang terdiri dari sembilan kelas dan dengan teknik purposive sampling terpilih dua kelas sebagai kelas sampel yaitu kelas VII D yang berjumlah 28 orang  sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas VII E yang berjumlah 28 sebagai kelas kontrol. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara memberikan tes tertulis dalam bentuk soal-soal uraian (essay) sebanyak 5 soal. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data secara dekriptif diperoleh bahwa nilai rata-rata kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa pada materi segiempat adalah 44,47 dari skor ideal 100 serta hasil rata-rata persentasenya adalah 44% berada pada kategori kurang kreatif artinya masih banyak siswa yang belum mampu untuk berpikir kreatif dalam memecahkan masalah pada materi segiempat. Namun, hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan rata-rata kemampuan berpikir kreatif matematika siswa yang diajar dengan pendekatan STAD lebih baik dari pembelajaran konvensional.