bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of a Cardiac Educational Program on the Level of Knowledge and Satisfaction among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Authors:   Jordan University of Science and Technology, Tawalbeh Raghad , Khater Wejdan , Tawalbeh Loai
Published: January 2023

Background: Although patient education programs impart health-related knowledge that promotes the individual capacity to understand health-related information, there is a dearth of studies that examine the effect of cardiac educational programs on knowledge and satisfaction among patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Jordan. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of cardiac educational programs on knowledge and satisfaction among patients with CAD. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. Data was collected from 138 patients using the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire-Short Version and the Patient Satisfaction Scale. Participants were randomly allocated into an experimental group and a control group. Data was collected twice, before the intervention and one month after implementation. Results: There was a significant difference between the mean knowledge scores on the pre-test (M=10.3, SD= 3.80) and the post-test (M=12, SD=1.49) and a significant difference t (61) =-17.3 P< 0.001) between the mean satisfaction scores on the pre-test (M=3.5, SD= 0.38) and the post-test (M=4.41, SD=0.37). The results of paired t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the mean knowledge scores on the pre-test and the post-test for the experimental group. On the other hand, there was no significant difference t (64) = 1.01, P= 0.31 between the mean knowledge scores on the pre-test (M=10.8, SD=32.6) and the post-test (M=10.7, SD=2.96) for the control group. Conclusion: The used cardiac educational program enhanced the level of knowledge and satisfaction among CAD patients. Implications for Nursing: The findings of the current study support the significant effect of the cardiac educational program on the level of knowledge and satisfaction among patients with CAD, which encourages using such programs for CAD patients. Keywords: Cardiac educational program, Knowledge, Satisfaction, Patients, Coronary artery disease.
Les parties du corps humain dans les phrasèmes à valeur intensive en français et en polonais – vers une étude contrastive
Authors: Izert Małgorzata , Pilecka Ewa
Published: January 2023

The first objective of this study is a contrastive analysis that will allow us to highlight the similarities (cf. jouer comme un pied/grać jak noga) and also the divergences (cf. faire des pieds et des mains pour qqch/bronić czegoś rękami i nogami) between phraseosomatisms [expressions with body-parts nouns] of intensifying value in French and Polish languages; as the examined phraseosomatisms are not always transparent, the usefulness of such studies for translating and for French language teaching is obvious. The second objective, which is closely related to the first, is to propose a detailed description of some selected expressions, to verify which parameters of such description should be integrated into the microstructure of our future bilingual Polish-French dictionary: Electronic Dictionary of Intensifying Expressions (in Polish: Słownik Elektroniczny Wyrażeń Intensyfikujących, or SEWI).
Pandemia SARS-CoV-2. Zagrożenie epidemiologiczne z perspektywy antropocenu
Authors: Afelt Aneta
Published: January 2023

The pandemic potential of already known zoonotic viruses and the risk of emergence of new ones is estimated by WHO as one of the major threats to humanity. The zoonotic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is already the third of this large group of viruses to emerge in the 21st century, surprising the human population with its transmission efficiency and adaptability. The rate of virus spread is unpreceden- ted in human history, and a contributing factor is our global networking – transport connections that shorten the geographical distance between regions and continents. Regionally, the rate of spread of local populations varies, depending on demographic and socio-economic characteristics and the pandemic management strategy pursued. In Poland, the spread of infections, the contribution of individual variants in waves of infections are shifted by about one season in relation to Western Eu- ropean countries, which is typical for Central European countries. Large numbers of deaths recorded in Poland, but also in general in Central and Eastern European countries during epidemics indicate the need to improve health care in terms of strategies dedicated to epidemiological management in practice: preparing the health care system to respond to crisis situations, conducting an effective vac- cination policy, developing dedicated programmes to protect social groups particularly vulnerable to the effects of infection.
Służba krwi w systemie bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego
Authors: Klupieć Roman
Published: January 2023

The article presents the scope of cooperation of Blood Donation and Blood Treatment in the Republic of Poland in the health security system, indicating its structure and scope of cooperation between units of civilian blood service and blood services of units subordinate to the Minister of National De- fense and the Minister of Interior. The article indicates the areas of activity of the public blood service unit based on the example of the Regional Center of Blood Donation and Blood Treatment in Poznań
Pandemia COVID a sytuacja zdrowotna imigrantów zarobkowych z Ukrainy
Authors: Chabasińska Anna
Published: January 2023

In the article, the author tried to present the health situation of Ukrainian immigrants during the pandemic, keeping on the example of employees of one of the Wielkopolska enterprises. The main goal was to identify sources of information about the pandemic reached by Ukrainians and to determine attitudes towards the vaccination process.
Ratownik medyczny w stanie pandemii – analiza doświadczeń w województwie wielkopolskim
Authors: Janas Kamil , Napierała Stanisław
Published: January 2023

The article deals with the role and tasks facing paramedics during a pandemic. The author presented how the rescuers dealt with successive waves of SARS-CoV-2 cases on the example of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. He pointed to the dilemmas and problems that paramedics encounter every day- while performing their duties.
İŞVERENLERİN GÖZÜNDEN ROMANLARIN İSTİHDAM EDİLMESİNDE KARŞILAŞILAN PROBLEMLER
Authors: DİRİMEŞE Erdem , GÖK Betül
Published: January 2023

Sosyal dışlanma, bir bireyin veya grubun bazı nedenlerden dolayı toplumun dışına itilmesi anlamına gelmektedir. Dışlanma toplumsal yaşamda her alanda karşımıza çıkan en büyük sorunlardan biridir. Bireyler birçok nedenden dolayı ötekini dışlama durumundadırlar. Etnik kökenden dolayı dışlama ise tüm toplumlarda yaygın bir neden olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Roman vatandaşlar da etnik kökenden dolayı dışlanmaya maruz kalan gruplardan biridir. Roman vatandaşlar eğitim, siyaset, sağlık gibi alanların yanında istihdam alanında da dışlanmaya maruz kalmaktadırlar ve çalışma/iş hayatına katılımlarında sorunlarla karşılaşmaktadırlar. Araştırmanın konusu Roman olmayan işverenlerin işe alım ve çalışma hayatında Romanlarla ilgili düşünceleri, dışlama ve ötekileştirmeye bakış açılarını analiz etmektir. Araştırmanın kapsamını Zonguldak şehir merkezinde işletme sahibi olan, Roman olmayan işverenlerin dışlama, ayrımcılık ve ötekileştirmeye yönelik düşünceleri ve Romanlar hakkındaki damgalama durumu hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı ise Roman olmayan işverenlerin gözünden, Romanların istihdam edilmesinde karşılaşılan problemleri ve işverenlerin Roman vatandaşları işe alma konusundaki tutumlarını ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmış, veriler içerik analizi ve betimsel analiz yöntemleri kullanılarak yorumlanmış ve analiz edilmiştir. Roman vatandaşların istihdamda dışlanma ve ayrımcılığa uğramalarının nedenlerinin büyük çoğunluğunun onların bazı olumsuz özelliklerinden ve işverenlerin Roman vatandaşlara karşı olan önyargılarından kaynaklandığı, etnik kökenin istihdamda dışlanma ve ayrımcılığın en belirgin özellik olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Özel Öğrenme Güçlüğü Olan Öğrencilerin, Ailelerinin ve Öğretmenlerinin Gözünden COVID-19 Salgınında Eğitim Süreci
Authors: GÖRGÜN Bora , BALIKÇI Özge , ÖĞÜLMÜŞ Kürşat , MELEKOĞLU Macid Ayhan
Published: January 2023

Bu çalışmada COVID-19 salgını sürecinde özel öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerin, ailelerinin ve öğretmenlerinin yaşadıkları sorunların ve gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgu bilim deseniyle gerçekleştirilmiş ve veriler içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Türkiye’nin üç büyük ilinde yaşayan altı özel öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrenci, çocuğu özel öğrenme güçlüğü olan beş aile ve özel öğrenme güçlüğü olan öğrencilerle çalışan sekiz özel eğitim öğretmeni ile odak grup görüşmeleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Öğrenciler evde olmanın çok güzel olduğunu ancak derslerin uzunluğunu ve teneffüslerin kısalığını dile getirmişlerdir. Aileler salgın sürecinin başında birlikte vakit geçirmenin çok keyifli olduğunu ancak zamanla öğrencilerin uyku, motivasyon ve uyum problemlerinin ortaya çıktığını, uzaktan eğitimden çocuklarının faydalanamadığını belirtmişlerdir. Özel eğitim öğretmenleri uzaktan eğitimi zor ve yıpratıcı olarak gördüklerini ve uzaktan eğitime hazır olmadıklarını ve toplum olarak bu süreci bir fırsata çevirmek için yeniliklere ihtiyaçları olduğunu dile getirmiştir. Araştırma sonunda uzaktan eğitim sürecinde öğretmenlerin ve ailelerin teknolojik araçların kullanılmasında, öğrenciler için eğitimsel uyarlamaların uzaktan gerçekleştirilmesinde desteğe ihtiyaç duydukları, öğrencilerin ve ailelerin ise psikolojik destek sistemlerine ihtiyaç duydukları sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.
Erasmus+ Öğrenci Değişim Programına Katılım ve Katılım İsteğinin, Bazı Demografik Değişkenler ve Kişilik Özellikleri Yönünden İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇIRAK KARADAĞ Sevinç
Published: January 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Erasmus+ öğrenci değişim programından yararlanan öğrencilerin bazı demografik değişkenler (ailenin geliri, ebeveyn eğitim düzeyi) ve kişilik özellikleri yönünden diğer öğrenciler ile karşılaştırılması ve bu programdan yararlanma isteğini yordayan değişkenlerin incelenmesidir. Araştırma, Ege Üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 264 öğrenciyle yürütülmüştür. Veriler demografik özellikler ve yurt dışında eğitim görme ile ilgili anket soruları ve on maddeli kişilik ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular, Erasmus+ öğrenci hareketliliğinden yararlanan öğrenciler ile yararlanmayanlar arasında ailenin gelir düzeyi, ebeveyn eğitim düzeyi gibi demografik değişkenler ve bazı kişilik özellikleri açısından farklar olduğunu göstermiştir. Yurt dışına Erasmus+ için gitmekte olan öğrencilerin aile gelir ve ebeveyn eğitim düzeyinin, duygusal denge, dışa dönüklük ve sorumluluk kişilik boyutlarından aldıkları puanların diğer öğrencilerden anlamlı bir biçimde yüksek olduğu gözlenmiştir. Ayrıca, anne eğitim düzeyinin ve dışa dönüklük kişilik boyutunun Erasmus+ eğitim değişim programından faydalanma isteğini yordadığı görülmüştür.
Turkey’s Primary English-as-a-foreign Language (EFL) Coursebooks: An Investigation of Emergent Literacy Tasks
Authors: ÜNAL GEZER Melike
Published: January 2023

Turkey’s most recent primary English language curriculum, which highlights oral skills, mandates communicative English language teaching to young English language learners. Recent primary English curriculum comprises two hours per week of English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) instruction to include listening and speaking only for Grade 2 and very limited reading and writing for Grade 3 onward. While communicative skills are highly emphasized, literacy skills are kept on the back burner as reading and writing are incorporated gradually with minimal reading and writing at earlier grade levels and some literacy practices at upper grade levels. Successful emergent literacy development in English highly depends on young language learners’ phonological (e.g. alliteration, rhyme), phonemic (i.e. sound manipulation), and orthographic awareness (i.e. spelling conventions) in English. The present study investigates to what extent Turkey’s locally-designed primary EFL coursebooks—used in 2018-2021 academic period—cater to the early literacy needs of young learners at grades two, three, and four. The study explores early literacy content in coursebooks in a mixed-methods design: qualitatively with the descriptive content analysis and quantitatively with the frequency of early literacy constructs. The results of those analyses reveal primary English coursebooks do not promote a linguistically sound and pedagogically appropriate integration of literacy skills according to principles of second language (L2) literacy acquisition at primary levels. Turkey’s misaligned early English literacy curriculum, in its current state, sends alarming messages to foreign language policy-makers, material designers, and EFL educators.
Serum bicarbonate stability study at room temperature – influence of time to centrifugation and air exposure on bicarbonate measurement reported according to the CRESS checklist
Authors: Šupak-Smolčić Vesna , Franin Lucija , Horvat Mihovil , Šonjić Pavica , Svatić Rebeka , Antončić Dragana , Aralica Merica , Metzner Dara , Šimac Maja , Bilić-Zulle Lidija
Published: January 2023

Objectives

The aim was to evaluate the stability of serum bicarbonate at room temperature, depending on time to centrifugation and air exposure.

Methods

Stability study was conducted in the laboratory of Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia in January-February 2022. Nine samples from 10 volunteers were collected in clot activator gel tubes (Greiner Bio-One). Bicarbonate was measured on Beckman Coulter AU480 (Beckman Coulter, Brea, USA). Three tubes were left at room temperature for 30 min, three tubes for 2 h, three tubes for 4 h until centrifugation. First tube from first group (baseline) was measured immediately after centrifugation. Other measurements were expressed as percentage deviation (PD%) from baseline. First tube was remeasured after 1 and 2 h (OT_0h_1h; OT_0h_2h). Second and third tubes were opened 1 and 2 h after centrifugation (C_0h_1h; C_0h_2h). Second group of tubes was processed the same way with 2-hour centrifugation delay (WB_2h; OT_2h_1h; OT_2h_2h; C_2h_1h; C_2h_2h), and third group with 4-hour delay (WB_4h; OT_4h_1h; OT_4h_2h; C_4h_1h; C_4h_2h). PD% was compared to Maximum Permissible Difference (MPD=5.69%). MedCalc statistical software was used (MedCalc, Ostend, Belgium).

Results

Bicarbonate baseline mean value (range) was 27.3 (23.4–29.6) mmol/L. Obtained PD% (95%CI) were: C_0h_1h 0.46 (−1.21, 2.12); C_0h_2h 0.18 (−2.22, 2.57); OT_0h_1h −6.46 (−7.57, −5.36); OT_0h_2h −10.67 (−12.13, −9.21); WB_2h −0.15 (−2.04, 1.74); C_2h_1h 0.01 (−1.52, 1.54); C_2h_2h −0.40 (−2.65, 1.85); OT_2h_1h −5.43 (−7.30, −3.55); OT_2h_2h −11.32 (−13.57, −9.07); WB_4h −0.85 (−3.28, 1.58); C_4h_1h −2.52 (−4.93, 0.11); C_4h_2h −3.02 (−5.62, 0.43); OT_4h_1h −7.34 (−9.64, −5.05); OT_4h_2h −11.85 (−14.38, −9.33).

Conclusions

Serum bicarbonate is stable for 4 h in closed uncentrifuged tubes, another 2 h in closed tubes after centrifugation, and is unstable within 1 h in opened tube.
How do students apply the octet rule and how do they justify this application?
Authors: Keller David , Hermanns Jolanda
Published: January 2023

In this paper we describe an intervention study on the application of the octet rule. This study was conducted at a German University with students in their first- and second undergraduate year. As repeatedly observed by us before, the evaluation of the study confirmed that the students have difficulties with the application of the octet rule in general, but above all for charged molecules. After an intervention, which consisted of a detailed checklist for the application of the octet rule and training opportunities, the students’ competences increased, especially for the tasks which included charged molecules. Students’ explanations were not as good as expected; the linguistic quality did not increase significantly from pre-to post-test. This is not surprising, because the training of argumentation skills was not part of the intervention. The intended goal, training the application of the octet rule, has been achieved.
Solar PV power forecasting at Yarmouk University using machine learning techniques
Authors: Alhmoud Lina , Al-Zoubi Ala’ M. , Aljarah Ibrahim
Published: January 2023

Renewable energy sources are considered ubiquitous and drive the energy revolution. Energy producers suffer from inconsistent electricity generation. They often struggled with the unpredictability of the weather. Thus, making it challenging to balance supply and demand. Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are effective ways to forecast, distribute, and manage renewable photovoltaic (PV) solar supplies. AI will make the energy forecasting system more connected, intelligent, reliable, and sustainable. AI can innovate how energy is used and help find solutions for decarbonizing energy systems. There are potential advantages to total energy forecasting. AI can support the growth and integration of PV solar energy. The article’s main objective is to use AI to forecast the output consumed power of the Yarmouk University PV solar system in Jordan. The total actual yield is 5548.96 MW h, and the performance ratio (PR) is 95.73%. Many techniques are used to predict the consumed solar power. The random forest model obtains the best results of root mean squared error and mean absolute error are 172.07 and 68.7, respectively. This accurate prediction allows for the maximum use of solar power and the minimal use of grid power. This work guides the operators to learn trends embedded in Yarmouk University’s historical data. These understood trends can be used to predict the consumption of solar power output. Thus, the control system and grid operators have advanced knowledge of the expected consumption of solar power at each hour of the day.
Narrating pain: The power of storytelling in Maryam Madjidi’sMarx et la poupée
Authors: den Toonder Jeanette
Published: January 2023

This article explores the positioning of the immigrant self in the story-world by elaborating on the unsettling experience of migration and analyzing the discursive (re)construction of identity in the novelMarx et la poupée[Marx and the Doll] by Franco-Iranian writer Maryam Madjidi. In order to reconstruct her dissolved self, the protagonist and narrator tells her story of pain and suffering caused by alienation and the struggle between two conflicting identities, the Persian and the French. Through the act of storytelling, this article argues, immigrant suffering is translated into narrative. The theoretical framework explores translation as a narrative tool and also reflects on how the act of storytelling grants the immigrant subject agency and invites readers to engage with their painful experience. The first part of the analysis examines the protagonist’s suffering by focusing on her refusal to eat and loss of language. The second part analyses how she recreates her painful experiences by inventing tales and presenting events and memories in a dreamlike fashion, while also critically addressing her encounters with the new culture. The stories allow for a reflection on and a possible reconciliation of the two conflicting identities and invite the readers to become aware of the complexity of the immigrant’s suffering.
Dirty politics: The stories of soap in South Africa
Authors: van der Waal Margriet
Published: January 2023

During the global Covid-19 pandemic, the practice of extensively washing one’s hands with soap and water became ubiquitous worldwide. In this contribution, I look at how cultural references to soap have been productive in producing social identities in South Africa. By utilizing Nira Yuval-Davis’s (2006) distinction between belonging and the politics of belonging, I trace how stories and narratives featuring soap that circulate in the South African cultural archive refer to specific cultural templates or social imaginaries. These stories and narratives perform different functions: they signify categories of social belonging, enable social subjects to identify with specific subject locations, and are utilized to both confirm and patrol the borders of these categories of belonging in acts that may be described as the “politics of belonging.”
“Or even Frisian, yes. No, no”: The negotiation of space for a minority language in narratives by pre-service teachers
Authors: Moenandar Sjoerd-Jeroen , Lucaci Miruna , Duarte Joana
Published: January 2023

Negative attitudes towards minority languages in educational settings can have far-reaching consequences for pupils’ academic achievement and well-being, yet they prevail in most education systems. The current study adds to research on language attitudes in education by analysing the narrative negotiation of the value of Frisian, a minority language from the northern Netherlands. For this analysis, a number of narratives on experiences with Frisian in a variety of learning environments will be discussed. These narratives come from interviews (n=8) that were selected from a larger corpus of semi-structured interviews on multilingualism in education with pre-service teachers from the northern Netherlands. Our analysis shows that in these narratives, Frisian is continuously cast as having to be neutralised, as it threatens classroom order, academic success, and the quality of teaching. Even in narratives that instead propose Frisian as something positive, the language needs to be somehow managed, often by ascribing it to a marginalised space, thus reifying implicit or explicit language hierarchies, as well as the supposedly peripheral, rural, and outdated character of this language. This study paves the way for future research on the regulating effects of dominant narratives for the value of minority languages in actual learning environments.
Improvement and prediction on high temperature melting characteristics of coal ash
Authors: Chai Yifan , Gao Xing , Liang Yanfeng , Wang Junjie , Hu Wenxian , Wang Yici
Published: January 2023

In order to improve the high temperature melting characteristics of bituminous coal with low ash melting point, three kinds of anthracites were used to improve the ash melting characteristics of blended coal to meet the requirement of blast furnace injection. The complete melting temperature of pulverized coal ash had been calculated by using FactSage thermodynamic calculation software. The results showed that after adding different proportions of anthracite with high ash melting point, the deformation temperature, softening temperature, hemispherical temperature, and flow temperature of the blended coal increased. After adding different proportions of Yang Quan anthracite, compared to Bu Lian Ta bituminous coal, the ash melting point of blended coal increased by 98, 136, 149, and 170 K, respectively. The relationship between the ash melting point of pulverized coal and the calculated value of ash complete melting temperature was obtained as: T
ST = 0.7098T
C + 257.98.
On the separability of subgroups of nilpotent groups by root classes of groups
Authors: Sokolov Evgeny Victorovich
Published: January 2023

Suppose that 𝒞 is a class of groups consisting only of periodic groups and

P
⁢

(
C
)

′

\mathfrak{P}(\mathcal{C})^{\prime}

is the set of prime numbers that do not divide the order of any element of a 𝒞-group.
It is easy to see that if a subgroup 𝑌 of a group 𝑋 is 𝒞-separable in this group, then it is

P
⁢

(
C
)

′

\mathfrak{P}(\mathcal{C})^{\prime}

-isolated in 𝑋.
Let us say that 𝑋 has the property

C
⁢
-
⁢
S
⁢
e
⁢
p

\mathcal{C}\textup{-}\mathfrak{Sep}

if all of its

P
⁢

(
C
)

′

\mathfrak{P}(\mathcal{C})^{\prime}

-isolated subgroups are 𝒞-separable.
We find a condition that is sufficient for a nilpotent group 𝑁 to have the property

C
⁢
-
⁢
S
⁢
e
⁢
p

\mathcal{C}\textup{-}\mathfrak{Sep}

provided 𝒞 is a root class.
We also prove that if 𝑁 is torsion-free, then the indicated condition is necessary for this group to have

C
⁢
-
⁢
S
⁢
e
⁢
p

\mathcal{C}\textup{-}\mathfrak{Sep}

.
Curvature distribution and hyperbolicity
Authors: Chalk Christopher P. , Edjvet Martin
Published: January 2023

We describe a method, based on curvature distribution techniques on van Kampen diagrams, for proving finitely presented groups hyperbolic.
We apply our method and show that the generalised Fibonacci group

F
⁢

(
r
,
n
)

F(r,n)

is hyperbolic when

r
≥
3

r\geq 3

and

n
≥

6
⁢
r

+
1

n\geq 6r+1

and determine which of the groups

F
⁢

(
3
,
n
)

F(3,n)

are hyperbolic.
„Wir können nur den lieben Gott bitten, daß der Krieg recht bald zu Ende ist“ – Christliche Familien und die Erfahrung des Zweiten Weltkrieges
Authors: Kiefer Kathrin , Raasch Markus
Published: January 2023

Die Bedeutung von Religiosität im Alltag christlicher Familien während des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde bislang noch nicht eingehend untersucht. Der Beitrag macht einen Aufschlag und untersucht anhand von Feldpostbriefen und Zeitzeug:innenbefragungen, inwiefern ein religiöses Familienleben mit den Ansprüchen der „kriegerischen Volksgemeinschaft“ (Dietmar Süß) überhaupt vereinbar war. Deutlich wird bei allen notwendigen Differenzierungen, dass Religiosität einen wichtigen Resilienzfaktor in Krisenzeiten bilden und wesentlich dazu beitragen konnte, die Realität des Krieges mitsamt seinen weitreichenden Auswirkungen zu bewältigen.
Der Ukrainekrieg als Nagelprobe einer christlichen Friedenserziehung: Konzeptionelle Reflexionen und konkrete Handlungsperspektiven für den Religionsunterricht
Authors: Herbst Jan-Hendrik
Published: January 2023

Der Ukrainekrieg fordert grundlegende Annahmen christlicher Friedensethik und -erziehung heraus. Vor diesem Hintergrund legt der Artikel drei Erkenntnisse der Friedenspädagogik frei, hinter die heute nicht mehr zurückgefallen werden darf: Religionen besitzen eine ambivalente Rolle in politischen Konflikten; entwicklungsabhängig sind individuelle und strukturelle Aspekte von Krieg und Frieden zusammen zu denken; und eine ‚pazifistische Positionalität‘ ist heute im Religionsunterricht kontrovers zu diskutieren. An diese konzeptionellen Reflexionen anschließend werden konkrete Handlungsperspektiven für den Unterricht entfaltet und exemplarisch anhand von drei Großmethoden diskutiert: Friedensgebete, Planspiele und sozialpolitische Aktionen.
Kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancers
Authors: Sukrithan Vineeth , Jain Prachi , Shah Manisha H , Konda Bhavana
Published: January 2023

Objective

The treatment landscape for thyroid cancers has changed rapidly with the availability of kinase inhibitors against VEGFR, BRAF, MEK, NTRK, and RET. We provide an up-to-date review of the role of kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer and discuss upcoming trials.

Design & Methods

A comprehensive review of the available literature describing kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer was performed.

Results and Conclusions

Kinase inhibitors have become the standard of care for patients with metastatic radioactive iodine-refractory thyroid cancer. Short-term treatment can re-sensitize differentiated thyroid cancer to radioactive iodine, thereby potentially improving outcomes and sparing toxicities associated with the long-term use of kinase inhibitors. The approval of cabozantinib as salvage therapy for progressive radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer following failure with sorafenib or lenvatinib adds to the available armamentarium of active agents. Vandetanib and cabozantinib have become mainstay treatments for metastatic medullary thyroid cancer regardless of RET mutation status. Selpercatinib and pralsetinib, potent and selective receptor kinase inhibitors with activity against RET, have revolutionized the treatment paradigm for medullary thyroid cancers and other cancers with driver mutations in RET. Dabrafenib plus trametinib for BRAF mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer provides an effective treatment option for this aggressive cancer with a dismal prognosis. In order to design the next generation of agents for thyroid cancer, future efforts will need to focus on developing a better understanding of the mechanisms of resistance to kinase inhibition including bypass signaling and escape mutations.
Editorial
Authors: Vargas Paola González
Published: January 2023

Este segundo número de Arte, Cultura y Sociedad: Revista de investigación interdisciplinaria a través de la práctica artística representa un motivo de reflexión sobre la incorporación de nuevos formatos en el modelo de esta publicación y la primera experiencia sobre la dinámica de revisión abierta por pares. Tradicionalmente, el formato de escritura académica ha sido implantado en las revistas con modelos de revisión por pares de alguna manera para satisfacer la hegemonía de la escritura como formato de divulgación del conocimiento. La multi y plurisensorialidad en las artes implica el reconocimiento de otros lenguajes, por tanto, otras formas de escritura, lectura y transmisibilidad del conocimiento. Por esta razón, el Consejo Editorial de ACS se ha propuesto explorar diferentes formas de comunicar las relaciones entre investigación artística, creación y producción de arte por medio del diseño de modelos de recepción de materiales con diferentes características. Entre estos formatos tenemos artículos, monográficos, dossier, partituras y lenguajes artísticos alternativos y entrevistas. La revista ACS espera cada día recibir mayor diversidad de formatos para así producir un espacio de diálogo con mayor cobertura e impacto en términos de la investigación artística.
Design and evaluation of electrocoagulation system for the treatment of effluent from recycled paper production
Authors: Rodríguez-Rosales María D. J. , Betancourt-Frías Aldo E. , Valle-Cervantes Sergio , Bailón-Salas Ana M. , Gonzalez Quiroga Marisol , Ordaz-Díaz Luis A.
Published: January 2023

Effluent found in the pulp and paper industry can cause considerable damage if it is discharged untreated, because of the high biochemical and chemical oxygen demands. Electrocoagulation is a physicochemical process widely used in industrial wastewater treatment. The removal of different pollutants depends on the sample type and operating conditions. The aim of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of an electrocoagulation system for COD removal from recycled paper production effluent via aluminum and iron electrodes. Different operational parameters, such as the electrolysis time (5 min to 15 min), current density (7 A/m2 to 11 A/m2), and distance between each electrode (5 mm to 20 mm), were evaluated. The turbidity, total suspended solids, chlorides, sulfates, and COD had removal efficiencies of 92.7%, 91.3%, 70.4%, 66.6%, and 64%, respectively. A polynomial model was generated to estimate the optimum conditions for COD removal. The optimum times for the current densities 7 A/m2, 8 A/m2, 9 A/m2, 10 A/m2, and 11 A/m2 were 39.5 min, 39.5 min, 35.7 min, 34.1 min, and 32.8 min, respectively, with a 15-mm electrode gap.
Ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy analysis of carbonyl groups present after different bleaching stages for various bleach sequences
Authors: Kyene de Carvalho Araújo Camargo Sâmique , Ventorim Gustavo , Silva Camargo Bruno , de Carvalho Araújo Cristiane Karyn , Araújo Camilla Kawane de Carvalho , Ribas de Lima Soares Larissa , Almeida Ferraz Ana Paula
Published: January 2023

Different bleaching reagents have different efficiencies of removing chromophore groups from chemical pulps. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of different bleaching sequences on the removal of chromophore groups, especially carbonyls, which are suspected to cause brightness reversion. The bleaching sequences analyzed comprise the stages: chlorine dioxide, acid hydrolysis at high temperature, alkaline extraction with hydrogen peroxide, pressurized hydrogen peroxide, and hydrogen peroxide. After bleaching an oxygen-delignified eucalypt kraft pulp with these sequences, the pulps were analyzed for their final brightness, brightness reversion, and pulp viscosity; the bleached pulps were also analyzed using ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy in the infrared region. The infrared analysis indicated that bleaching stages that used hydrogen peroxide, such as pressurized hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide, in the terminal position reduced the amount of carbonyl groups in the bleached pulp as measured by the absorption band intensity. This study observed that the inclusion of a hot acid hydrolysis stage in the bleach sequence improved the final brightness and brightness stability of the bleached eucalyptus pulp. The replacement of a chlorine dioxide brightening stage by a hydrogen peroxide stage at the end of a bleach sequence yielded higher pulp brightness, and less brightness reversion. The use of pressurized hydrogen peroxide with oxygen resulted in less brightness reversion.
Synergistic effect of hierarchically porous 4A zeolite on improving the fire retardancy and reducing the fire toxicity of ammonium polyphosphate treated wood composites
Authors: Zhang Shaodi , Wu Yuhui , Guo Xi , Shen Haiying , Zhang Mingchang , Wang Mingzhi
Published: January 2023

The synergistic effect of hierarchically porous zeolites on the fire retardancy and fire toxicity of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) treated wood composites was studied in this work. Hierarchically porous 4A (H4A) zeolite and 4A zeolite were hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Several groups of wood composites containing APP as fire retardant and H4A/4A zeolites as synergists were fabricated. Thermogravimetric (TG) results showed that H4A zeolite increased the char formation and enhanced the thermal stability of APP treated wood at higher temperature. Cone calorimetry test results suggested that H4A zeolite reduced the heat release rate (HRR) and decreased CO produce rate (COPR) of APP treated wood composites. Moreover, H4A also exhibited better smoke suppression than 4A zeolite when the APP content was small. These results demonstrated that H4A zeolites may be a promising synergistic component for improving the fire retardancy and reducing the fire toxicity of APP treated wood composites.
Experimental investigation of parameters impacting the roughness of Pinus elliottii wood
Authors: Leite Sueli Souza , Jesus Gessica Mina Kim , Alves Manoel Cléber de Sampaio , Valarelli Ivaldo de Domenico , Moizes Fabio Alexandre , Salvadeo Vitor Manoel
Published: January 2023

The wood sanding process entails a small reduction in the dimensions of the workpiece in the course of modifying its surface morphology, which affects the aesthetics and the subsequent application of a coating. However, sanding is costly, partly because it is performed empirically without standardization. Therefore, this study analyzed the influence of sandpaper factors on the behavior of wood surface roughness for Pinus elliottii. A complete factorial experiment was performed, varying two types of abrasives, aluminum oxide and silicon carbide, in three grit sizes (80, 100, and 120), and three sandpaper conditions (new, semi-new, and worn). The tests were performed using a flat sander with a pneumatic circuit and monitoring system for data acquisition, which were analyzed through multiple Tukey tests. The results were organized in a consultation table that compared the combination of factors analyzed, informing whether they produced roughness of the wood equal to or distinct from each other. The results showed that new aluminum oxide sandpapers with grit sizes of 80, 100, and 120 produced roughness of the wood different from each other, while the carbide did not. Therefore, there is no need to trade or buy silicon carbide sandpaper in these grit sizes.
El Programa presupuestal 068 y la gestión reactiva en la municipalidad provincial de Tumbes en el año 2021
Authors: Mateo Medina José Luis
Published: January 2023

The objective of the research was to analyze the relationship between the Budget Program 068 and the Reactive Management in the Provincial Municipality of Tumbes in the year 2021. It is a basic type study, with a descriptive, quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional design., with a sample of 376 residents of the areas of greatest risk and 28 managers of the municipality. Two fifteen-item questionnaires for each variable were used as instruments, their reliability is good and they were validated using Cronbach's Alpha coefficient (α = 0.761 and α = 0.767, respectively). As a result of the survey, it was obtained that 43% of the municipal officials affirm that there is never a relationship between the two variables, however, the hypothesis test concludes that there is a relationship between them (X2=0.045 Pearson correlation). A conceptual model is proposed to improve programming, budget formulation and integrated and articulated interventions between variables.
Gestión empresarial y desarrollo sostenible de las cooperativas agrarias cafetaleras en el Perú: caso Cajamarca
Authors: Montes Quispe Lith
Published: January 2023

Cooperatives can be considered one of the key drivers of economic and social development in the world. Operating under a vision of solidarity, they have a socio-economic system where people voluntarily join to work together and obtain common benefits. However, their inadequate business management and corruption cases, in addition to the emblematic cases of crisis and the subsequent liquidation of emblematic cooperatives in Peru, have caused society to lose confidence in a model that aims to work for the welfare of the less fortunate. In this framework, the research aims to determine the influence of business management on the sustainable development of agricultural coffee cooperatives in the province of San Ignacio, department of Cajamarca in the 2017-2020 period. The methodology of the study was quantitative, bivariate, descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational, and applied. The instrument used was a questionnaire applied to 67 people, including directors, managers, and line managers of cooperatives. The results showed that the functions of planning, organization, staff integration, management, and control were key factors in achieving sustainable development in the coffee cooperatives for the period studied. It is concluded that the cooperative model is an instrument that enables the social, economic, and environmental development of the territories when it is professionally managed.
Dimensiones para el crecimiento económico de los pequeños agricultores de café en Tocache, Perú
Authors: Trujillano Rojas Roberto Carlos
Published: January 2023

In Peru, a key export product is coffee, in particular its Arabica variant. The production areas are located in the high jungle, between 800 meters above sea level and 1,900 meters above sea level. About 60 million wages are generated each year, including those that come from the services of trade and transport of the product. Almost 150,000 families of small farmers have coffee as their livelihood. The research aims to analyze the collective, community and economic situation of small coffee farmers in the district of Tocache in San Martin and determine if the dimensions of associativity, productivity and marketing affect their economic growth. This research was based on a non-experimental, correlational, cross-sectional study and used instruments such as questionnaires and the compilation of data and references through secondary sources. The study population consisted of 200 small coffee farmers scattered throughout the district, who own less than 10 hectares of farmland. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that there is a relationship between associativity, productivity and marketing as dimensions of administrative management of small coffee farmers in the Tocache district that positively affect the economic growth of their community.
Sistema itinerante móvil de salud Ejército del Perú y acceso a salud pública, Arequipa 2018-2019
Authors: Saavedra Espinoza Wilmer
Published: January 2023

La finalidad del estudio fue, determinar cómo la implementación de un sistema itinerante móvil de salud con participación del Ejército del Perú se relaciona con el acceso a la salud pública de las poblaciones excluidas y dispersas de la Región Arequipa, 2018 – 2019; de enfoque cuantitativo; alcance correlacional; diseño transversal y no experimental; población 30,817 sector rural de la Provincia de Caylloma Región Arequipa, la muestra 380; técnica la encuesta y el instrumento el cuestionario; el resultado fue un rho 0.765 considerado como fuerte correlación; la conclusión, la implementación de un sistema itinerante móvil de salud con participación del Ejército del Perú se relaciona significativamente con el nivel de acceso a la salud pública de las poblaciones excluidas y dispersas; así mismo se recomienda trabajar en forma conjunta Ejército del Perú y el Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) con la finalidad de mejorar la calidad de vida del poblador.
Addressing Problems in Reporting and Classification of Complications in Neurosurgery
Authors: Riabec Pavel , Šustickas Gytis
Published: January 2023

Objective. The purpose of this study was to quantify the rate of adverse events associated to in neurosurgery interventions, to evaluate the differences in reporting of such events among different authors and reviews, and to find the reason behind the occurrence of this differences. Methods. A systematic literature review of scientific publications on existing classifications and reports of frequency on complications in neurosurgery was performed by analysing articles from international databases. Results and conclusion. This current overview is taking an outlook on the existing issues in the classification and reporting of complications in neurosurgery. Complications are common in neurosurgery. Because of nonuniform criteria, unstandardized data gathering procedures, and retrospective data collection, their reporting is inconsistent and varies considerably among authors and reviews. The best way to address this issue is by gathering prospective, multi-institutional outcomes data on neurosurgical patients. The data collection initiatives in the future should be using same terminology and be based on the same universally accepted criteria.
Prognosis of Stage IV Gastric Cancer Patients
Authors: Kim Ho Gu , Kang Dong Yeon , Lee Jae Hyuk , Kim Dong Yi
Published: January 2023

Aim. This study evaluated the survival of gastric cancer patients with metastasis to the hepatoduodenal, retropancreatic, mesenteric, and para-aortic lymph nodes. Materials and methods. We analyzed the survival rate of 435 gastric cancer patients who underwent operation from 2001 to 2010 at the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital. There were 43, 25, 16, and 55 patients with metastasis to the hepatoduodenal, retropancreatic, mesenteric, and para-aortic nodes, respectively. Results. Based on tumor location, metastasis to the para-aortic lymph nodes was more common in upper-third cancer, and that to the hepatoduodenal lymph nodes was more common in lower-third cancer. The survival rate of patients with non-regional lymph node metastasis was better than that of patients with hepatic metastasis or peritoneal dissemination (p < 0.05). Conclusion. We recommend performing a more extended lymphadenectomy than a D2 lymphadenectomy in patients with advanced gastric cancer those having metastasis to the hepatoduodenal nodes.
Changing Tendencies of Patients with Electrical Burns in Lithuania from 2016 to 2020
Authors: Sipavičius Viljamas , Rimdeika Rytis
Published: January 2023

Background. Electrical injuries are not common, however these injuries are severe. The burns cause damage for both superficial and deep layers of skin, as well as deeper tissues, and can lead to necrosis. Morbidity and mortality from electrical injuries are quite high and have physical and psychological consequences. Epidemiological analysis of electrical burns helps to understand patterns of these devastating injuries and to plan further treatment strategies. The objective of the study is to evaluate the number of patients affected by electrical injuries in Lithuania from 2016 to 2020. Methods. Data for the study were used from the Health Information Center of the Institute of Hygiene, calculated from the information system SVEIDRA of the State Health Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Health of Lithuania. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 23.0 software. Using the Mann-Whitney criterion, a comparison was made between the percentage distributions of electrical injuries during the study period. Results. During five years (2016–2020), 355 peop­le in total, 85 of them children, were affected by electrical injuries. Men were more likely to suffer from electric injuries. 80.4 percent males were affected and 19.6 percent females. Overall, electrical injuries decreased by 8.45 percent. The number of electrical injuries decreased by 3.66% in the children group and 4.79% in the adult group. Conclusions. After reviewing the research data, it can be concluded that from 2016 to 2020, there was decreased tendency of electrical injuries in Lithuania by 15.3% among children and by 6.29% among adults. Men were more likely to experience electrical injuries. Ongoing prevention strategies and measures in society and raising social awareness are key factors in reducing electrical injuries.
Embolization of Renal Pseudoaneurysm Following Partial Nephrectomy of Localized Tumour and Preserving Renal Function: Clinical Case and Review of Literature
Authors: Ledas Giedrius , Makevičius Jurijus , Kurminas Marius , Želvys Arūnas , Miglinas Marius , Jankevičius Feliksas
Published: January 2023

Surgical procedures in highly vascularized renal parenchyma sometimes can cause iatrogenic vascular complications. Although incidence renal pseudoaneurysms after partial nephrectomy is low, around 1%, clinical presentation of these patients can be quite severe – hematuria, lumbar pain, dizziness, weakness. Prompt and precise diagnostics and treatment are essential. Ultrasound and Computed Tomography are two most common diagnostic approaches for the assessment of pseudoaneurysms or arteriovenous fistulas following partial nephrectomy. Endovascular selective microcoil embolization is a safe and effective kidney-preserving procedure for treating iatrogenic vascular complications. Although when embolizing renal arteries some of renal parenchyma loses perfusion and becomes fibrotic, no significant decrease in renal function in early post-embolization period was noted. Comparing open surgery to endovascular treatment of pseudoaneurysms, latter one allows shorter average hospital stay and less frequent cardiac and peripheral vascular complications. The article discusses a case of a patient that had developed renal pseudoaneurysm after partial nephrectomy. During a routine check-up of a middle-aged woman a presumable renal cyst was found. On more throughout examination the cyst was ruled as a tumour and partial nephrectomy was performed. After 12 days from surgery patient was admitted to hospital complaining macrohematuria, lower abdomen pain, episodic right-side ache. Urgent contrast enhanced computed tomography was performed, which confirmed that patient was bleeding from the operated kidney. Patient was admitted to interventional radiology departament and perform embolization of bleeding vessel. After embolization of pseudoaneurysm, bleeding was controlled and patient was completely treated.