bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretiminde Dil Bilgisi Konularının Yunus Emre Şiirleriyle Pekiştirilmesi Üzerine Bir İnceleme (A2-B1 Seviyesi)
Authors: OĞRAŞ Esra Merve
Published: December 2021

Türkçe, köklü bir geçmişe sahip, dünyanın birçok bölgesinde yüzyıllarca konuşma ve yazı dili olarak kullanılan dünyanın en kadim dillerindendir. Yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminin tarihi, günümüzden farklı gerekçelerle de olsa oldukça eski dönemlere kadar uzanmaktadır. Kaşgarlı Mahmut’un “Dîvânu Lugati’t-Türk” ve Ali Şîr Nevâyî’nin “Muhakemetü’l-Lugateyn” adlı eserleri, yabancı dil olarak Türkçeyi öğretmek amacıyla yazılmış eserlerden birkaçıdır.

Bir dili öğrenmek için o dilin kültürel ögelerini de öğrenmek gerekmektedir. Anadolu’daki kültürü yabancı dil olarak Türkçenin öğretiminde kullanmak hem kültürümüzün dünyada tanıtılmasına imkân sağlayacak hem de Türkçenin kültürel ögeler çerçevesinde öğretilmesine zemin hazırlayacaktır. Dil öğretiminde birçok yöntem kullanılmıştır. Günümüzde farklı teknik ve metotların kullanılması dil öğretiminde kolaylık ve çeşitlilik sağlamıştır. Şiirlerle bir dilin belli kurallarının yabancı dil olarak öğretimi günümüzde kullanılan yeni yaklaşımlardan biridir.

Yunus Emre, insan sevgisini ve muhabbeti şiirlerinde öne çıkaran Anadolu arifidir. O, ilahileriyle yalnızca Türk dilinin gelişmesine katkı sağlamamış, aynı zamanda sevgi üzerine kurduğu tasavvuf anlayışıyla insanlığın ortak değerler çerçevesinde bir arada yaşamasını hedefleyen mesajları şiirlerinde ortaya koymuştur. Bu bağlamda, onun şiirleri pek tabii olarak yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminde önemli bir kaynak teşkil etmektedir.

Çalışmada, -Mustafa Tatcı’nın- “Yunus Emre Dîvânı” eseri esas alınarak Yunus Emre’nin bazı şiirleri günümüz Türkçesine aktarılmış ve yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminin A2 ve B1 seviyelerine uygun dil bilgisi çalışması yapılmıştır. Böylece hem Yunus Emre’yi ve onun şiirlerindeki kültürel unsurları, değerleri uluslararası öğrencilere tanıtma imkânı oluşmuş hem de şiir ile dil bilgisi kurallarının öğretimi yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminde eğlenceli ve farklı bir teknik olarak uygulanmıştır.
Masses of White Dwarf Binary Companions to Type Ia Supernovae Measured from Runaway Velocities
Authors: Bauer Evan B. , Chandra Vedant , Shen Ken J. , Hermes J. J.
Published: December 2021

The recently proposed “dynamically driven double-degenerate double-detonation” (D6) scenario posits that Type Ia supernovae (SNe) may occur during dynamically unstable mass transfer between two white dwarfs (WDs) in a binary. This scenario predicts that the donor WD may then survive the explosion and be released as a hypervelocity runaway, opening up the exciting possibility of identifying remnant stars from D6 SNe and using them to study the physics of detonations that produce Type Ia SNe. Three candidate D6 runaway objects have been identified in Gaia data. The observable runaway velocity of these remnant objects represents their orbital speed at the time of SN detonation. The orbital dynamics and Roche lobe geometry required in the D6 scenario place specific constraints on the radius and mass of the donor WD that becomes the hypervelocity runaway. In this Letter, we calculate the radii required for D6 donor WDs as a function of the runaway velocity. Using mass–radius relations for WDs, we then constrain the masses of the donor stars as well. With measured velocities for each of the three D6 candidate objects based on Gaia EDR3, this work provides a new probe of the masses and mass ratios in WD binary systems that produce SN detonations and hypervelocity runaways.
Survival of patients with cardiomyopathies
Authors: Shumkova Monika , Karamfiloff Kiril , Ivanova Raya , Stoyanova Kristina , Vassilev Dobrin
Published: December 2021

Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases. The main pathogenetic mechanism is myocardial damage due to genetic mutations. Cardiomyopathies are one of the leading causes of heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and life-threatening arrhythmias. Certain factors associated with poor prognosis determined the prognosis in this group of patients. Survival in different types of cardiomyopathies depends on the time of diagnosis and initial treatment. The types of cardiomyopathies discussed in this review are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilative cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, left ventricle non-compaction, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Аortic regurgitation – hemodynamic changes and evaluation
Authors: Zlatancheva Galina , Boneva Tzenka , Karamfiloff Kiril , Vasilev Dobrin
Published: December 2021

Valvular diseases are a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and impaired quality of life in all over the world with different epidemiology. It is extremely important to know the hemodynamic changes for the proper development of a strategy for future interventions. The recent years shows progress in various methodologies of the field of surgery and interventional treatments of valvular diseases. In this section, we focus mainly on aortic regurgitation and its clinical significance.
Periprocedural hemodynamic assessment of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty
Authors: Yordanova Elena , Velchev Vasil , Postadzhiyan Arman , Stoyanov Nikolay , Karatancheva Blagorodna , Finkov Bojidar
Published: December 2021

Besides the standart echcardiografic parameters for mitral stenosis assessment it is necessary to inquire the hemodynamic characteristics as well. The following article describes and illustrates step-by-step the invasive parameters and their significance in the assessment of mitral stenosis in patients who underwent percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
In Vitro Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities of Some Medicinal Plant Extracts against Oral Microbial Pathogens
Authors: Amirinia Fatemeh , Salehi rad Hadi , Pourhajibagher Maryam
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Medicinal plants have long been of great interest to scientists in the search for the best treatment of diseases, especially the infectious diseases. In recent years, the use of herbal medicines has become more well-known because of their antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-cancer and less side effects.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial and antifungal effects of Urtica dioica, Equisetum arvense, and Punica Granatum peel extracts on two common oral microorganisms, Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans.

Materials and methods: The study investigated the hydro-alcoholic extract of the plants. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts was evaluated using the method of measuring the inhibition of microorganisms, and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were determined using different concentrations of the extracts and also biofilm assay and SEM were determined. Also cell viability was assessed by MTT assay on human gingival fibroblast cells.

Results: The lowest MIC against S. mutants and C. albicans was related to the hydro-alcoholic extract of U. dioica. There was a significant reduction in the microbial biofilms by all three extracts. Among them, U. dioica could decrease the biofilms of S. mutans and C. albicans more than other extracts. In addition, the best results for growth inhibition zone were the hydro-alcoholic extracts of E. arvense and U. dioica with 35 and 30 mm growth zone, respectively. The results of SEM showed that P. granatum peel, U. dioica and E. arvense could destroy microbial biofilms without exerting any cytotoxic effects on HGF cell.

Conclusions: The results of the study suggest that U. dioica, E. arvense, and P. Granatum peel extracts can be used as mouthwash with the least significant difference with routine mouthwashes. Also, the plant-based mouthwashes may be more suitable substitutes for chemical types in the future.
The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Regulating PDGF and VEGF during Pancreatic Islet Cells Regeneration in Diabetic Animal Model
Authors: Putra Agung , Suwiryo Zakariya Hadi , Muhar Adi Muradi , Widyatmoko Agus , Rahmi Fifin Luthfia
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Diabetes is a heterogeneous group of metabolic diseases characterized by elevated blood glucose due to autoimmune disorder or a combination of insulin resistance and insulin deficiency. VEGF and PDGF are the main actors in the regeneration of damaged pancreatic tissue. However, the prolonged release of these molecules may induce fibrosis formation. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a high potential to regenerate damaged pancreatic tissue by releasing PDGF and VEGF.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of MSCs on the levels of PDGF and VEGF on days 2 and 44 in diabetic mice and determine the number of pancreatic islet cells and blood glucose levels.

Materials and methods: This study used a post-control group design with animals divided into five groups: sham, control, and three treatment groups (P) which were given MSCs at doses of 1.5×105, 3×105, and 6×105 cells. The levels of PDGF, VEGF, and blood glucose were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), while the number of pancreatic islet cells was analyzed using H&E staining.

Results: This study showed a significant increase of VEGF and PDGF levels on day 2 and a significant increase in islet cell percentages on day 44 in line with the decreased blood glucose level. However, there was no difference between VEGF and PDGF levels on day 44.

Conclusions: MSCs regulate PDGF and VEGF levels in wound healing phases and remodel pancreatic islet β-cells regeneration to control blood glucose in diabetic model mice.
Sorghum Protein Extract Protects RBC from Sodium Nitrite-Induced Oxidative Stress and Exhibits Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Activity
Authors: Sannaningaiah Devaraja , Shivaiah Ashwini , Kengaiah Jayanna , Srinivasa Chandramma , Nandish Sharath Kumar M. , Ramachandraiah Chethana , Hanumegowda Sujatha , Manjappa Bhagyalakshmi , Martin Sebastin Santosh , Laxmaiah Ramesh Komalapura , Shinde Manohar
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Oxidative stress plays a critical role in the progression of diabetes, arthritis, cancer, eryptosis, cardiovascular disease, and thrombosis. Currently, antioxidants from natural sources are in high demand due to their beneficial role in the management of said diseases.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the protective effect of sorghum protein buffer extract (SBE) on sodium nitrite-induced oxidative stress and thrombosis.

Materials and methods: Protein characterization of SBE was done using SDS-PAGE. Oxidative stress in RBC was induced using sodium nitrite (NaNO2) and the key stress markers such as lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein carbonyl content (PCC), and the level of antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) were measured. The anticoagulant effect of SBE was identified by employing in-vitro plasma recalcification time, activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), and in-vivo mouse tail bleeding time. SBE antiplatelet activity was examined using agonist adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation. Non-toxic property of SBE was identified using in-vitro direct haemolytic, haemorrhagic, and edema forming activities using experimental mice.

Results: SBE revealed similar protein banding pattern under both reduced and non-reduced conditions on SDS-PAGE. Interestingly, SBE normalized the level of LPO, PCC, SOD, and CAT in stress-induced RBCs. Furthermore, SBE showed anticoagulant effect in platelet rich plasma by enhancing the clotting time from the control 250 s to 610 s and bleeding time from the control 200 s to more than 500 s (p<0.01) in a dose dependent manner. In addition, SBE prolonged the clot formation process of only APTT but not PT. SBE inhibited the agonists ADP and epinephrine induced platelet aggregation. SBE did not hydrolyze RBC cells, devoid of edema and haemorrhage properties.

Conclusions: This study demonstrates for the first time the anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and antioxidant properties of SBE. Thus, the observed results validate consumption of sorghum as good for health and well-being.
Dosage of Lipid Emulsions as an Antidote to Lipid-Soluble Substances
Authors: Kehayova Gabriela , Zlateva Snezha , Marinov Petko
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Lipid emulsions are increasingly used as an antidote to lipophilic drug intoxications. The dose recommended by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia is used primarily for the treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity. There is insufficient information about what the dose of lipid emulsions (LE) should be in other intoxications depending on their severity.

Aim: To determine the LE dose in a shock or haemodynamic instability in patients with acute exogenous intoxications treated with LE.

Materials and methods: Forty-nine patients with acute lipophilic drug intoxications were treated with LE in the Clinic of Toxicology at the Naval Hospital in Varna.

Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical functions of Excel 2016 and the Statistica 7.0 software package.

Results: The percentage of patients receiving a low dose of LE of 0.3 ml/kg (93.87%) was significantly higher than the percentage of patients treated with a medium (2.04%) and a high dose (4.08%) of LF. The high dose of LE of 1.5 ml/kg recommended by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia was administered to two patients (4.08%). In severe intoxications with exotoxic shock, the rate of LE administration varies from 20 ml/h to 40 ml/h.

Conclusions: In severe intoxications with cardiotoxic syndrome and haemodynamic instability, LE should be used in the dose as suggested by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia. It is possible to use lower doses of LE in the range of 0.3–0.6 ml/kg in all moderate poisonings administered by continuous intravenous infusion for 12-24-48 hours. No side effects were observed at these doses.
Efficacy of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment in Chronic Low Back Pain. Results from a Cohort Study
Authors: Kechagias Dimitrios , Chatzipapas Christos , Karaglani Makrina , Tilkeridis Konstantinos , Ververidis Athanasios , Drosos Georgios
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Determining the effect of body composition on chronic low back pain seems to have the potential to improve our understanding of its mechanism and to develop novel preventive and therapeutic approaches. 

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to assess by electrical impedance the composition of lower extremities of individuals with chronic low back pain.

Materials and methods: One hundred and twenty-one adult participants with diagnosed chronic low back pain were recruited in this study. The study activities were divided into three phases: phase 1 – self-administered questionnaires, phase 2 – biomedical examination (including anthropometric measurements and physical function performance tests), and phase 3 – bioimpedance analysis.

Results: Our results showed that chronic low back pain differentiates the circumference of thigh and calf of the symptomatic leg. Besides, patients experience pain also in hip, thigh, and calf, which act as a barrier to patient’s personal, professional, social, and recreational activities. Furthermore, patients appear with ‘unstable’ walking, reduced balance, and reduced general physical condition that affect all of the neuromuscular structures of the locomotor system. Interestingly, patients seem to be characterized by a tendency to deposit fat and to decrease muscle mass in the symptomatic limb regardless of the gender.

Conclusions: In the present study, we determine the profile of a patient with chronic low back pain through a variety of measurements. Chronic low back pain causes several structural changes to the symptomatic leg of the patients leading to ‘unstable’ walking, reduced balance, and reduced general physical condition. It is clear that further studies using bioimpedance analysis are needed to address the concerns raised by investigating a multifactorial condition such as chronic low back pain.
Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Patients with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Authors: Soylemez Kadir , Temiz Fatih , Dalkiran Tahir , Kandur Yasar , Belge Kurutas Ergul , Unsal Velid , Oner Erkan
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitic syndrome characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, arthritis/arthralgia, abdominal pain, and glomerulonephritis. The pathogenesis of HSP has not been clearly identified. Oxidative damage has a role in the pathogenesis of most cases.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate changes of oxidative stress by studying parameters like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) in an attempt to identify the role of oxidative stress in HSP from another perspective.

Materials and methods: This study enrolled 23 pediatric patients (ten girls and thirteen boys) diagnosed with HSP who were under follow-up at Sutcu Imam University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics between 2014 and 2016 and twenty healthy children as the control group. The parents of all subjects gave informed consent to participate in the study. In the HSP group, the beginning season of the illness and the systemic involvement during follow-up were determined. Blood specimens were obtained at presentation before any treatment was started. SOD, CAT activities, and MDA values in erythrocyte and plasma samples were compared between the patient group and the healthy children.

Results: Twenty-three patients with HSP (13 males, 10 females) and 20 healthy children participated in this study. The mean age of the HSP cases was 8.21±3.78 years (range 2-16 years) and of the controls was 8.6±4.2 (range 3-14 years). The mean MDA value was 2.95±0.71 nmol/ml in the patient group and 2.67±0.66 nmol/ml in the control group (p=0.787). The mean level of the CAT enzyme was 1.32±0.35 U/g Hb in the patient group and 7.8±1.74 U/g Hb in the control group (p=0.001). The mean levels of the SOD enzyme were 3.06±0.85 U/g Hb in the patient group and 0.97±0.36 U/g Hb in the control group (p=0.001).

Conclusions: Although high MDA levels support the role of lipid peroxidation in the pathogenesis of HSP, statistical significance was not reached owing to a limited number of our patients. The reduced CAT enzyme activity is consistent with the findings of previous reports. This finding supports the notion that oxidative stress can play a role in the pathogenesis of HSP.

Keypoints: Our findings support the notion that oxidative stress can play a role in the pathogenesis of HSP.
Total Oral Rehabilitation with Dental Implants in an Elderly Patient with Concomitant Diseases: a Case Report
Authors: Chapanov Krasimir I. , Deliverska-Aleksandrova Elitsa G. , Naydenov Aleksandar V.
Published: December 2021

We report a case of restoration of the masticatory and phonetic functions of a senior patient with comorbidities who receives systemic medication and lacks sufficient bone volume for implant placement in the accurate position. X-ray shows severe asymmetric atrophy of the mandible, especially on the right sight, which affects the location of the mandibular canal. This greatly limits and complicates the restoration of the masticatory and phonetic functions with conventional prostheses. Adequate management of medication and long-term disease control of the patient allow safe surgery for tooth extraction and placement of intraosseous implants in the jaw bones.
Tiger beetles of Romania (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) in the Collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest
Authors: Stan Melania , Serafim Rodica
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with eleven species and subspecies of tiger beetles of Romania. The specimens preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History were revised. Distribution maps based on the examined material are presented for each species.
Ni vieux ni jeunes : les vieillesses bourgeoises et la recherche d’un troisième terme
Authors: Pillonel Alexandre
Published: December 2021

Dans un contexte marqué par un impensé des classes sociales au sein des analyses sociologiques du vieillissement, cet article a pour ambition d’apporter une contribution à la compréhension du processus de vieillissement des classes supérieures. Sur la base d’une étude qualitative, cet article met en lumière comment trois dispositions caractérisent le rapport que les personnes âgées issues de la bourgeoise entretiennent à leur vieillesse. En perturbant des oppositions significatives produites par le champ disciplinaire de la gérontologie, ces modèles de vieillesse peuvent alors se comprendre comme l’expression d’un « désir de neutre » (Barthes, 1990) et la recherche d’un troisième terme.
D’un canapé à l’autre, la série En thérapie comme spectacle de l’expressivité
Authors: de Saint Maurice Thibaut
Published: December 2021

Diffusée en février et mars 2021 sur Arte, la série En thérapie plonge le spectateur dans le cabinet d’un psychanalyste et lui permet d’être le témoin du parcours de cure de plusieurs patients. Les récits des patients se déroulent sur une toile de fond commune : celle de l’onde de choc des attentats des terrasses et du Bataclan de novembre 2015. Cet article a pour intention de montrer comment cette sérié articule d’une part le récit du choc collectif et les récits des chocs individuels. Et d’autre part, comme cette fiction sérielle procure une expérience de l’expressivité qui permet de renouveler la compréhension du soin que l’on peut prendre les uns des autres.
An algebraic approach to the spontaneous formation of spherical jets
Authors: Viviani Milo
Published: December 2021

The global structure of the atmosphere and the oceans is a continuous source of intriguing challenges in geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD). Among these, jets are determinant in the air and water circulation around the Earth. In the last fifty years, thanks to the development of more and more precise and extensive observations, it has been possible to study in detail the atmospheric formations of the giant-gas planets in the solar system. For those planets, jets are the dominant large scale structure. Starting from the 70s, various theories combining observations and mathematical models have been proposed in order to describe their formation and stability. In this paper, we propose a purely algebraic approach to describe the spontaneous formation of jets on a spherical domain. Analysing the algebraic properties of the 2D Euler equations, we give a characterization of the different jets' structures. The calculations are performed starting from the discrete Zeitlin model of the Euler equations. For this model, the classification of the jets' structures can be precisely described in terms of reductive Lie algebras decomposition. The discrete framework provides a simple tool for analysing both from a theoretical and and a numerical perspective the jets' formation. Furthermore, it allows to extend the results to the original Euler equations.
From China to Chinatown: Poy Gum Lee and the Politics of Self-Representation, 1945-1960
Authors: Culhane Kerri
Published: December 2021

The search for a national architectural identity in China during the Republican era (1911-1949) is well documented, in particular the emergence of hybrid styles blending essentialized Chinese forms with Western materials and typologies. This paper explores how ideas of architectural nationalism originating in China during the 1920s and 1930s were transferred to New York’s Chinatown during the 1940s and 1950s in service of the Republic of China (ROC) and its Kuomintang (KMT) political party. Chinese American architect Poy Gum Lee (1900-1968), unique as an American-born member of the first generation of professional Chinese architects, aided in this transfer. After twenty years in China, Lee’s repatriation to New York in 1945 placed him in Chinatown at a critical moment of ROC/KMT cultural and political claim-staking as well as Chinese American identity formation. In 1946, Lee was engaged to lead the Chinatown Building Project (CBP), an ROC-backed effort to promote itself as the legitimate Chinese government through displays of Chinese culture. Rather than aiding the ROC, the CBP and a concurrent ROC-backed slum clearance effort, the China Village Plan, unfolding against the backdrop of American immigration reform and anti-Communist paranoia, paradoxically helped affirm Chinese American identity.
A Hospital Typology Translated: Transnational Flows of Architectural Expertise in the Clinique Reine Elisabeth of Coquilhatville, in the Belgian Congo
Authors: Nys-Ketels Simon De
Published: December 2021

Architectural historians discussing transnational knowledge exchange have primarily focused on English- or French-speaking or bilateral flows of expertise. This article goes beyond those boundaries to trace the multi-sited design process of a colonial hospital for Europeans built in Coquilhatville, the Belgian Congo. Western hospital typologies underwent multiple typological innovations as they progressed from Brussels to the colonial capital of Léopoldville, and then to the remote town of Coquilhatville. A surprising variety of actors from outside the architectural discipline―administrators, engineers, and especially doctors―impacted its design. To “translate” Western hospital typologies to the tropical climate and colonial racial inequalities, they supplemented metropolitan expertise by drawing on alternative connections provided by the Belgian Congo’s intersectional position within the colonial world. Individual travel experiences, participation in colonial research missions, and direct personal contacts with other colonial administrations all played a role. Uncovering these alternative flows of expertise in the history of Coquilhatville’s Clinique sheds light on how colonial (hospital) architecture cannot simply be reduced to direct bilateral “export.” It was actually the product of a much more complex network of architectural knowledge exchange, so far insufficiently documented by architectural historians, that transcended conventional linguistic and imperial borders.
School physical education in formation of identities of women practicing collective sports
Authors:   University of Brasília (UnB), Vianna Alexandre Jackson Chan , Gonçalves Antonio Jorge Soares ,   Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Moura Diego Luz ,   Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Mourão Ludmila Nunes ,   Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Published: December 2021

The article relates gender identity and sport and contextualizes narratives of women engaged in sports of male tradition and predominance, from the memory of their sporting trajectories in childhood, in school physical education and in the alterities experienced in practice of sports in adulthood. The study is configured, from the methodological point of view, as participant observation carried out with young women practicing collective confrontation sports in a public leisure center in the suburb of Rio de Janeiro. The results describe the processes of insertion, confrontation, identification and permanence of these women in certain sports, in the place studied, as a space of male leisure and predominance, and the relation between these processes with childhood memory and school physical education. As a conclusion, it presents the importance of school physical education to build strategies and identity narratives which support the permanence of these women in sports modalities established as male space.
Level of physical activity and related factors in university health areas: a longitudinal study
Authors:   Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Oliveira Elaynne Silva , Rodrigues Camilla Silva ,   Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Araújo Alair Reis ,   Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Viegas Zilane Veloso de Barros , Brandão Francisca Bruna Arruda ,   Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA),   University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazi, Salvador Emanuel Péricles ,   Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA)
Published: December 2021

Physical inactivity ranks fourth among the main risk factors for mortality worldwide. Aim to relate a change or increase in the level of physical activity with socioeconomic variables and lifestyle over a six-month period in university students in the health field. This is a longitudinal study, consisting of 167 university students in the health area in northeastern Brazil. Use the "Map of Physical Activity and Health-MAFIS" as an instrument or questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequency and percentage, square test, posterior assembly of the logistic regression model. The results show that the university students who responded are “barely able” to wake up an hour earlier to perform protected physical activities by 78% (OR: 0.217; CI: 0.056-0.83) against the practice of AFLAZ compared to those who consider " quite capable ". It was concluded that the willingness to wake up 1 hour earlier is related to doing physical activity over a period of six months in health students.
Beliefs about constructivist-oriented teaching practices: a study with elementary physical education teachers
Authors:   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Galvão Luciano Gonzaga , Backes Ana Flávia ,   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Rosa Rodolfo Silva da ,   Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Brasil Vinícius Zeilmann , Ristow Leonardo , Cardoso Jéssica Dias , Nascimento Juarez Vieira do , Ramos Valmor
Published: December 2021

The aim was to identify the beliefs about teaching practices oriented to constructivism by Elementary Physical Education teachers of the Florianópolis Metropolitan Nucleus, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. In this quantitative and descriptive study, 129 Physical Education teachers from Elementary School answered a questionnaire to characterize the participants, and a translated and adapted version of the Constructivist Teaching Practices Inventory in Elementary Physical Education - CTPI-EPE. Descriptive statistic and binary logistic regression analysis were used, with the aid of the open source software “R”, version 3.6.1. The results revealed that regardless of personal, academic and professional characteristics, Physical Education teachers investigated perceive their teaching often oriented towards constructivism. It stands out, teachers with a temporary job often have beliefs related to teaching practices oriented towards general constructivism; teachers who did not participate in courses on sports education have beliefs oriented to the development of social cooperation; and professors with a temporary relationship and with a lato sensu graduate program had a greater chance of promoting students' personal relevance in their classes.
The Motor intervention effectiveness on children daily routine, motor, health, and psychosocial parameters
Authors:   Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Berleze Adriana , Valentini Nadia Cristina ,   Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Published: December 2021

For children with motor delays, the intervention effectiveness regarding children's routine, overall self-perceptions, and engagement in the lessons, have been understudied. Furthermore, specific sex differences still lack evidence. This study examines the effectiveness of mastery Climate (MC) motor intervention on girls' and boys' daily routine, motor performance, BMI, self-perceptions, and engagement, and the sex differences across these variables. Children with motor delays were randomly assigned to MC Group or Comparison Group. We assessed children's routine at home; perceived competence, social acceptance, and global self-worth; BMI; motor skills; and qualitative engagement in the lesson. Results show girls and boys increased the playtime, motor scores, perceptions of cognitive and motor competence, social acceptance, global self-worth, and engagement with success in the lessons; and, decreased TV time and free play, changing tasks, distraction, and conflicts in the lesson. In conclusion the MC intervention was effective in fostering girl's and boys' achievement.
Daily steps and their association with cardiometabolic risk factors in teachers
Authors:   Governor Ozanam Coelho College (UniFagoc), Mota Júnior Rômulo José , Oliveira Renata Aparecida Rodrigues ,   University of Viçosa (UFV), Lima Luciana Moreira , Franceschini Sylvia do Carmo Castro ,   University of Viçosa (UFV), Marins João Carlos Bouzas ,   University of Viçosa (UFV)
Published: December 2021

Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of worldwide morbidity and mortality, with a sedentary lifestyle being one of the main risk factors for its development. Thus, this investigation aimed to evaluate the number of daily steps and their association with cardiometabolic risk factors (CRF) in teachers. The number of daily steps, anthropometric, hemodynamic and biochemical parameters of 150 teachers were evaluated, divided into two groups (G1 <10,000 steps and G2 ≥ 10,000 steps). To determine the association and magnitude of this between CRF and insufficient levels of physical activity, the chi square test and odds ratio were used. Pearson's correlation was used to verify the relationship between the number of steps and the other variables and ROC curves to assess the cutoff point of daily steps in relation to each CRF. Among the teachers evaluated, 42% were physically active, with a better anthropometric, hemodynamic and biochemical profile. Arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia were the CRF that were associated with the condition of low number of steps. The cut-off point for the number of steps indicated values greater than 12,500 steps/day for protection against CRF. Thus, most teachers were insufficiently active, highlighting that those who reached 10,000 steps per day on average, had a better cardiometabolic profile
COVID-19 pandemic and assessments of final year medical students in psychiatry: an innovative Sri Lankan experience
Authors: Hapangama A. , Kuruppuarachchi K. A. L. A.
Published: December 2021

No abstract available
Psychosocial interventions for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: New evidence
Authors: Wickramasinghe A. , Perera S. R.
Published: December 2021

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Methods for estimating and modelling spruce budworm development rates at constant temperatures
Authors: Wardlaw A.A. , Perrault K. , Roe A.D. , Dedes J. , Irwin C.L. , MacQuarrie C.J.K. , Candau J.-N.
Published: December 2021

We describe an experimental protocol for measuring the response of spruce budworm postdiapause larval development to temperature. This protocol is specifically designed to include measurements of development near their upper and lower thermal thresholds. The application of this protocol to a laboratory colony allowed for the first experimental evidence that spruce budworm larval development occurs at temperatures as low as 5 °C and as high as 35 °C, and it provides data to fit stage-specific development models. Our protocol is also designed to minimise mortality near the thermal development thresholds, thus allowing for multigenerational studies. We observed developmental plasticity in larvae reared at constant temperatures, particularly the occurrence of up to 42% of some individuals requiring only five instars to complete development compared to the expected six instars. The occurrence exhibited no clear relation to temperature. Although this protocol is specifically designed for spruce budworm, it provides a template for the study of other species’ developmental responses to temperature.
The biota of Canada: checklist of the centipedes of Canada (Myriapoda: Chilopoda)
Authors: Langor David W. , Langor Stephen D.
Published: December 2021

The centipede fauna of Canada is reviewed based on information available in the literature and on examination of some material, and provincial and territorial distributions are provided. About 53 species are known from Canada, representing four orders: Scutigeromorpha (1), Scolopendromorpha (5), Geophilomorpha (19), and Lithobiomorpha (28). British Columbia has the most recorded species (23), followed by Ontario (17) and Newfoundland and Labrador (12). Arctogeophilus glacialis (Attems) and Alaskobius adlatus Chamberlin are newly reported from Canada (Northwest Territories), Schendyla nemorensis (Koch) is newly reported from Ontario, and Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus) is recorded for the first time from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Arctogeophilus melanonotus (Wood) is removed from the list of Canadian species.
Social Determinants of the Disproportionately Higher Rates of Covid-19 Infection among African Caribbean and Black (Acb) Population: A Systematic Review Protocol
Authors: Etowa Josephine , Demeke Jemal , Abrha Getachew , Worku Fiqir , Ajiboye Wale , Beauchamp Sheryl , Taiwo Itunu , Pascal Djiadeu , Ghose Bishwajit
Published: December 2021

The challenges of identifying and eliminating racial disparities regarding the exposure, transmission, prevention, and treatment of communicable diseases within the healthcare system have been a mounting concern since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations in Canada represent a fast-expanding and underprivileged community, which have been previously found to have higher susceptibility to communicable diseases and lower sensitivity to intervention measures. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to adequately identify racial patterns in the prevalence and healthcare utilization among the ACB population within the context of the ongoing pandemic. Our proposed study will explore the association between the social determinants of health (SDH) and COVID-19 health outcomes in ACB populations in high-income countries (UK, US, Australia, Canada). We will explore the current evidence through a systematic review of COVID-19 pandemic literature covering the period between December 2019 and October 2020. The objectives include investigating the effect of SDH on the ACB populations’ risk to COVID-19 health outcomes, including COVID-19 infection incidence, severity of disease, hospitalization, mortality and barriers to the treatment and management of COVID-19 for Black people in Canada. In addition, this project aims to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on ACB communities in Ontario by examining the challenges that front-line healthcare workers and administrators have during this pandemic as it pertains to service provisions to ACB communities. A systematic review of original and review studies will be conducted based on the publications on eleven databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, NHS EDD, Global Health, PsychInfo, PubMed, Scopus, Proquest, and Taylor and Francis Online Journals) Primary outcomes will include the rate of COVID-19 infection. The systematic review will include a meta-analysis of available quantitative data, as well as a narrative synthesis of qualitative studies. This systematic review will be among the first to report racial disparities in COVID-19 infection among the ACB population in Canada. Through synthesizing population data regarding the risk factors on various levels, the findings from this systematic review will provide recommendations for future research and evidence for clinical practitioners and social workers. Overall, a better understanding of the nature and consequences of racial disparities during the pandemic will provide policy directions for effective interventions and resilience-building in the post-pandemic era.
2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes: Management of Cardiovascular Risk
Authors: Moon Min Kyong
Published: December 2021

The Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Korean Diabetes Association revised and updated the 7th Clinical Practice Guidelines in 2021. Intense multifactorial intervention including adequate control of glycemia, blood pressure, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol level and use of antiplatelet agents has been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In these recent guidelines, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) with proven benefits were recommended in patients with heart failure and/or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as mono- or combination therapy. SGLT2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and ertugliflozin were recommended preferentially in patients with heart failure. In those with ASCVD, treatment including SGLT2 inhibitors such as empagliflozin and dapagliflozin or GLP-1 RAs such as dulaglutide, liraglutide, and semaglutide as a combination therapy was recommended.
Contested selves and postmodern hybridity: Authorial renunciation and gender revisionism in Patrick White’s Memoirs of Many in One
Authors: Graham-Smith Gregory H.
Published: December 2021

This article attempted to reclaim Patrick White’s final novel, Memoirs of Many in One, from the margins of White scholarship. The novel was a significant omission from the first major study of White’s oeuvre to appear in over 25 years, entitled Remembering Patrick White: Contemporary Critical Essays, edited by Elizabeth McMahon and Brigitta Olubas. Reviled by critics such as David Tacey as demonstrating White’s systematic repudiation and trivialisation of his literary legacy, most palpably commemorated in the form of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature, the novel has been largely ignored by White scholars. Bridget Grogan’s ground-breaking new monograph on White’s work, Reading corporeality in Patrick White’s fiction also did not include a study of Memoirs. But, this was most probably because the novel does not fit the theoretical focus of her study. As I hope to demonstrate, using postmodernist, Lacanian and film theory, the book may be reinterpreted as a conscious renunciation by its author of the realist tenets, which saw the author as a God-like, omniscient figure. By placing himself as just another character in his novel and fracturing his gendered and narratological (author)ity in the form of multiple, never fully inhabited selves, White revealed the ultimate fraudulence of any claim to authorial and narrative transcendence.
Cultural adaptation and Northern Sotho translation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
Authors: Vorster Carlien , Kritzinger Alta , Lekganyane Matemane , Taljard Elsabe , Van der Linde Jeannie
Published: December 2021

Background: In recent reviews of autism spectrum disorder screening tools, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/FTM) has been recommended for use in lower middle-income countries to promote earlier identification.Aim: The study aim was to culturally adapt and translate the M-CHAT-R/FTM into Northern Sotho, a South African language.Setting: An expert panel was purposively selected for the review and focus group discussion that was conducted within an academic context.Method: The source translation (English) was reviewed by bilingual Northern Sotho-English speech-language therapists who made recommendations for cultural adaptation. A double translation method was used, followed by a multidisciplinary expert panel discussion and a self-completed questionnaire.Results: Holistic review of test, additional remarks and grammar and phrasing were identified as the most prominent themes of the panel discussion, emphasising the equivalence of the target translation.Conclusion: A South African culturally adapted English version of the M-CHAT-R/FTM is now available along with the preliminary Northern Sotho version of the M-CHAT-R/FTM. The two versions can now be confirmed by gathering empirical evidence of reliability and validity.
Trends of malnutrition from 1947-2021 among under-five children in India
Authors: Rohatgi Shivani , Suri Sukhneet , Kumar Praveen
Published: December 2021

Context:

Malnutrition is a silent emergency and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst children under 5 years of age. There are intra and inter-generational consequences of malnutrition.

Aim:

To study the trends of prevalence of malnutrition among under-five children in India since its independence.

Subjects and Methods:

The trends in malnutrition indicators from 1947 to 2021 in India through 40 studies out of 186 descriptive, cross-sectional and epidemiological studies, reports, etc., from the national and international electronic databases were reviewed and analysed.

Results:

Indicators of malnutrition have changed over the years. There is the paucity of data on child malnutrition from 1947 to 1972. Until the 1980s, the data were represented in the proportion of under-five children falling below a specified percent of the median as per weight-for-age. From 1980 to 2021, the data on the nutrition status of children under five are available as prevalence based on weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height. Overall, not much progress can be observed towards achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets for underweight, stunting and wasting since 2005.

Conclusions:

The past seven decades have witnessed upward as well as downward trends during various periods of time in the prevalence of undernutrition. However, there has always been an upward trend in the prevalence of over-nutrition. To achieve SDG-2 by 2030, i.e., to reduce and maintain wasting by 5%, stunting by 40% and no further increase in childhood obesity, there is a need to strengthen the existing strategies and focus on the most vulnerable and critical age groups.
A Tale of Two Pathologies
Authors: Saravanan M. N. , Vaithiswaran V. , Mathew Ashwathy S. , Sundaraiya Sumati , Sulaiman Abubacker , Rajendran Adhithyan , Patil Sushama , Chilukuri Srinivas , Nangia Sapna , Raja T.
Published: December 2021

Background:

In workup for a tumor in an individual, a second pathology is discovered at times, which can complicate further management. Cross-sectional imaging is widely utilized in gastrointestinal tumors leading to identification of incidentalomas, and we audited our multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting data in order to analyze the implications and refine the approach in the presence of dual pathology.

Materials and Methods:

This study was a retrospective assessment of a prospectively maintained single institute gastrointestinal tumor board MDT database between June 2019 and June 2020.

Results:

Of the 76 patients discussed in the gastrointestinal MDT, 21 patients associated with clinically relevant second pathology were included in the study group. Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) was the most common modality responsible for detection of the second pathology. Additional workup to better characterize these findings was needed in 10 (47.6%) patients. Eleven patients had dual neoplasms, of which four accounted for dual malignant neoplasms. MDT resulted in a change in plan in 6 (28.6%) patients, which was mainly related to radiology review, thereby downstaging to the correct stage.

Conclusions:

PET-CT increases detection of a second pathology in gastrointestinal tumors. Appropriate review of radiology, supplementing with additional imaging and/or biopsy, and wait and reassess in selected situations in an MDT is pivotal in management of a double pathology.
Unusual Manifestation of Choroidal Metastasis as Late Presentation of Treated Lung Cancer with Floaters
Authors: Osman Mohamed , Alwash Bashar , Elkady Ahmed , Zeineldin Sara
Published: December 2021

Metastatic tumors to the choroid are the most common intraocular malignancies. Choroidal metastasis from lung cancer is uncommon. Visual affection or other ocular manifestations as the initial clinical presentation of lung cancer primarily are rare. We report a case of a 71-year-old female patient presented with eye floaters in her right eye. Examination of the right eye visual acuity of 20/30 and fundoscopy revealed a pale choroidal mass superior to optic disc. Ocular coherent tomography showed subretinal fluid at the site of choroidal lesion. The patient is currently treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for secondary metastasizes in liver. In spite of floaters is very common nonserious symptoms in ophthalmology practice, but it should be taken seriously to rule out lifesaving condition.