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Certified Invoicing Software
Authors: Russo Nelson , Reis Leonilde
Published: March 2021

The recent tax legislative changes created conditions for the dematerialization of documents, allowing waiving invoice printing, encouraging the adoption of an electronic invoicing and document archiving system. The consequent sustainability and cost reduction measures are allowing the optimization of invoicing and archive procedures, driving companies to invest in the development of technological instruments, incorporating a philosophy of innovation and sustainability. Entrepreneurial entities can take advantage of the increasing use of telework, due to the recent pandemic, by shifting to perform functions remotely. Thus, there is a need to optimize business processes and endeavour technological innovations, taking adequate, quick, and effective decisions. A model can be applied to systematize and simplify the decision-making process related to the Portuguese tax framework and requirements for certified invoicing software or for electronic document archiving. Understanding these requirements can speed up the development or acquisition of a proper invoicing or archiving software.
Case Study of Gender and Career Choices
Authors: Gündüz Uğur , Pembecioğlu Nilüfer
Published: March 2021

This chapter aims to provide information about the situation of being female in the medical field and facing gender inequality. The medical education opportunities are put into the spotlight to see the possible factors affecting the choices and consequences. Apart from the traditional structure and the sociological analysis of the situation, the chapter also involves the results of two different types of research in the field. The data collection in general includes a close-ended questionnaire reaching 500 young females aiming to collect data in the field of education as well as face to face interviews with 30 medical field workers. The chapter is an attempt to prove that becoming an idealist person is the only solution left to the women to be and become a valued person in society.
Inter-Agency Delivery System
Authors: Ikeanyibe Okechukwu , Ugwu Chukwuka E. , Ugwuibe Onyemaechi Christopher , Obioji Josephine Nneka
Published: March 2021

This paper examines the effect of inter-agency delivery systems on the agility of public sector organizations and ease of doing business. The empirical focus is the Nigerian public sector, in relation to the implications of the recent Executive Order regarding how Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) should operate towards improving the ease of doing business .The study finds that poor inter-organizational linkages in terms of Information and Communication Technology, ICT, and poor interagency collaborative structures constitute serious challenges to the realization of organizational agility and ease of doing business. The paper suggests further investment in establishing a comprehensive government database accessible by various government agencies and enhancing social networking among public agencies through strong ICT and e-governance infrastructure development. By implication, the study reveals that the use of Executive Orders to address fundamental economic and administrative challenges appears perfunctory and superficial without strong ICT support.
Crack Resistance RC Columns Strengthened by CFRP System
Authors: Selejdak J. , Blikharskyy Y. , Khmil R. , Blikharskyy Z.
Published: March 2021

This paper presents the experimental testing of eccentrically compressed reinforced concrete columns. There are experimental results of crack resistance of non-strengthened (control) and strengthened RC columns in the tension zone. The columns were strengthened by carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). As a result of experimental studies with the columns strengthened by CFRP, we obtain that the width of their crack decreased by an average of 33%. The eccentric compression load of the crack’s appearance increased from 40 kN to 60 kN for strengthened columns.
The comparison of obese and non-obese persons in terms of food addiction
Authors: MUTLU Hacer Hicran , HÜSEYİN Hasan
Published: March 2021

Aim: Although the term 'addiction' was previously used only to describe excessive alcohol and substance abuse, it has recently been realized that some behaviors have a neurobiological basis similar to alcohol and substance addiction. Food addiction is one of these behaviors.

In many studies, it has been suggested that especially obese and overeating people have food addiction (1,2). The aim of our study was to compare the food addiction prevalence among obese and non-obese persons who applied to obesity and family medicine outpatient clinics.

Material-method:

The patients who applied to the Family Medicine outpatient clinic and obesity outpatient clinic between 15.01.2019-30.06.2019 were included in the study. The age, gender, weight, height, and smoking status of the patients were questioned. Yale Food Addiction Scale which was developed by Ashley N. Gearhardt (1) et al and adapted to the Turkish language by Bayraktar (2) et al was conducted on the individuals who volunteer to participate in the study.

Results: 195 patients without obesity and 403 patients with obesity were included in the study. The mean age and body mass index, the distribution of gender, and smoking status of the individuals are shown in Table 1. The food addiction prevalence in the obese group was 33,7% and 14% in the non-obese group. The prevalence of food addiction was significantly higher in obese individuals (p
Does Lymphocyte / CRP Ratio Predict Progression of Disease in Covid-19 Patients With Myocardial Injury?
Authors: KARABULUT Umut , KARABULUT Dilay
Published: March 2021

Background: This study aims to reveal whether the Lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR), a systemic inflammatory marker, predicts disease progression in COVID-19 patients with myocardial injury.

Methods: A total of 172 patients,18 years and older, hospitalized due to COVID 19 between April 2020 and May 2020 in our hospital were included retrospectively. Hg, leukocyte, lymphocyte, neutrophil, thrombocyte, AST, ALT, creatinine, LDH, albumin, ferritin, triglyceride, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, D-dimer, troponin, LCR values of the patients were recorded. LRC ratios were amplified as x100. Patients were divided into two groups as with and without myocardial injury. IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program was used for statistical analysis. Statistically, p
Communicating Qualitative Analytical Results Following Grice’s Conversational Maxims
Authors: Chenail Jan , Chenail Ronald
Published: March 2021

Conducting qualitative research can be seen as a developing communication act through which researchers engage in a variety of conversations. Articulating the results of qualitative data analysis results can be an especially challenging part of this scholarly discussion for qualitative researchers. To help guide investigators through this difficult communicative process, the authors suggest Grice’s (1989) Conversational Maxims of Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner as general guidelines to follow when formulating and presenting findings in qualitative research products as well as basic assumptions to guide readers when judging the quality of result representations.
Heat, Sweat, and Results: The Fruits of Passion in Qualitative Research - A Review of Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences by Kristin Luker
Authors: St. George Sally
Published: March 2021

In Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Infoglut, Kristin Luker examines the metaphor of salsa dancing in learning and conducting qualitative research and explores its utility and uniqueness. She emphasizes the need for social scientists to look for greater connections in their work and to trust their instincts more. By increasing their passion Dr. Luker suggests researchers will be able to conduct studies that are more rigorous and more robustly presented.
Comprehensive yet "Passionate"— Discovering Qualitative Methods: Field Research, Interviews, and Analysis (2nd ed.) by Carol A. B. Warren and Tracy Xavia Karner
Authors: Yehl Angela
Published: March 2021

Warren and Karner’s (2010) second edition of Discovering Qualitative Methods provides the novice and/or student sociology researcher with a solid foundation in the historical and theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research as it is applied to the social sciences. Once the reader is grounded in the history and principles of qualitative research the book evolves into a rich, informative, "how-to" guide for those undertaking the complexities of contemporary qualitative research, including fieldwork, qualitative interviews, and collection of visual/textual and internet data.
"OYINA" MAGAZINE AND CENSORSHIP
Authors: Nishonova Gulnora
Published: March 2021

This thesis analyzes the selfless work of the Jadid magazine"Mirror" and its editor Mahmudhoja Behbudi, who skillfully avoided the censorshipof the dictatorial government and worked for the benefit of the nation. The thesiswas written on the basis of original source materials and archival documents.
Character Education Strategies of Eating in Indonesian Schools
Authors:   Departnment of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Jl. Raya Tlofomas 246 Malang 65144, East Java, Indonesia, Budiyanto Moch. Agus Krisno
Published: March 2021

Character education is an effort to develop characters so that the desired character values can be achieved. Character education strategies of eating are important and strategic to ensure a balanced, halal, thoyib, and civilized nutritional intake. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the character education strategies of eating in Indonesian schools. The method of study used Systematic Review. The data sources of this study were in the form of journal articles and relevant sources both online and even offline, in which it was related to eating character education. Data analysis methods used in this study were meta-analysis for quantitative data and meta-synthesis for qualitative data. Based on the study results, it can be concluded that there are 6-character education strategies of eating in Indonesian schools, namely: reinforcement of daily meal policy, reinforcement of eating manners, learning of halal and thoyib food, reinforcement of healthy eating habits, reinforcement of healthy canteens and nutrition programs, and reinforcement of outdoor class activities. Those six-character education strategies of eating are mostly done by full-day schools, featured schools, favorite schools, and model schools at both the primary and secondary education levels in Indonesia.
Absurd Sensationalism, Receded Morality in an Urban Family in the Vultures (1971)
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of English and Modern European Languages University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Alam Perwez
Published: March 2021

A family is an organized system that connects all members together to exalt happiness and share grief to each other; they do not only help and hold shoulders with shoulders to strengthens family bonds and teach each other morality of life, respect and honour but also parents scold their sons and daughters for committing any mistakes to recuperate themselves in their career. Therefore, the sacred dignity of the family has been shattered nowadays in order to grab wealth and money. As Father has certain respect and honour at home similarly brothers and sisters have assured place in their parents ‟ heart. The play The Vulture has exposed a middle class family in the urban set up that comprises many family members who can fulfil their house with happiness and pleasure but their thirst for wealth and money shattered their tranquil life. Pappa has accumulated property after so much works though he has grabbed his brother Sakharam’s part who visits his home frequently to ask his part but his all efforts turned into dust and he is insulted by his nephews Ramakant and Umakant. They all are frustrated with the established system and they all started fighting for inheritance. They batter their own father for getting his hidden money though they all know that their demands and threat are transient, they will see the same satiation as they place their father at the moment. Their pursuit has no eternity as they show themselves that they have no goal; purposelessness, meaninglessness, disillusionment prevailed in their life. They sensationalize their arguments to quench their thirst and throw out their moral duty in respect of their father and family. For gaining absurd pursuit, they replicate the vulture like behaviour to kill their own father yet they are addicted to drinking and smoking and drugs, and keeping illicit relationship and outing at night for entertainment.
How do different models of PDP influence the embedding of e-Portfolios?
Authors: Frith Louise
Published: March 2021

This paper examines how e-Portfolios have been used in relation to three different models of Personal Development Planning (PDP). It begins with a brief description of the context of the study at the University of Kent. Then, using Clegg and BradleyÃ¢â¬â¢s (2006) models of PDP, it identifies three case studies to review: Social Work (the professional model), Sports Studies (the employability model) and Physics (the academic model). The discussion centres on what has been learned from these case studies in relation to PDP practice and embedding of e-Portfolios. The paper will be of interest to academics and curriculum developers introducing e-Portfolios to support various models of PDP.
A set of online virtual experimental scenarios for teaching developmental biology
Authors: Levin Daniel , Brennan Keith , Hurlstone Adam , Hentges Kathryn
Published: March 2021

Teaching developmental biology to undergraduates can be complicated because it is a discipline most undergraduate students have never experienced before their first in-depth developmental biology course. This case study presents a set of online scenarios created to aid our students in learning developmental biology concepts, in which the student assumes the role of a postgraduate research student. These scenarios complement the course unit Principles of Developmental Biology taught to second-year undergraduate students. In each scenario students must work through experimental simulations and predict their results, answering a series of questions related to concepts taught in accompanying lectures or interpretations of data presented in the scenario. The scenarios focus on concepts common to developmental processes in animals. Additionally, one scenario is solely based on plant development. Student evaluations of these scenarios are very positive. Additionally, students report that working through the scenarios improves their knowledge of experimental techniques. Extending student knowledge of experimental protocols and data interpretation through eLearning approaches is an important addition to the course unit, as the unit is not supplemented by any specific laboratory work.
The impact of a peer coaching programme on the academic performance of undergraduate students: a mixed methods study.
Authors: Andreanoff Jill Alexandra
Published: March 2021

Peer support interventions have been widely used within the higher education sector as a means to enhance student success and retention. However, much of the evidence to measure the impact of mentoring and coaching has relied on anecdotal, self-reported evidence from the participants. In addition, there is much confusion in the terms todescribe peer support interventions, making it difficult to compare and contrast the different programmes. The need for evidence of a more robust, quantitative nature has long been called for by a number of authors such as Jacobi (1991), Capstick et al. (2004) and Medd (2012). This mixed methods case study of an extant peer coaching programme in higher education in the UK makes explicit the process of the coaching intervention, measuring the impact on academic attainment in the form of module grade data. In addition, the use of a control group enables a comparison to be made of the academic attainment of non-coached students with those who received peer coaching. Academic behaviour confidence of those who were coached was also measured pre- and post-coaching using the Sander and Sanders (2009) ABC questionnaire. There was found to be a significant impact in the attainment of students who received coaching when compared to those students in the control group who did not. The peer coaching had a beneficial impact in particular for those in their first year of study and those who were performing less well at the outset, as well as students within the Business School. A significant increase in the academic behaviour confidence was found in those who received coaching as well as a reduced attrition rate when compared to those in the control group.
An overview of the benefits of peer mentoring for PASS leaders
Authors: Giles Melanie , Zacharopoulou Amanda , Condell Joan
Published: March 2021

PASS, which stands for Peer Assisted Study Sessions, is a long running and internationally renowned form of peer learning that involves trained higher year students (PASS leaders) working in pairs to facilitate regular study groups with students in the year below. Not only does it aim to widen participation by providing a support mechanism aimed at helping students stay in Higher Education but the use of PASS has been shown to enhance academic performance and promote the development of skills and attributes to strengthen employability. This is particularly the case for PASS leaders who are often described as the Ã¢â¬Ëreal winnersÃ¢â¬â¢ in the process. However, research in this area is limited. With this in mind, this paper sets out to describe the particular benefits of PASS for peer leaders and, in so doing, draws on some peer mentoring research, much of which has been conducted in an American and Australian context. As such, the paper should be of particular interest to those wishing to determine whether the various claims can be generalised to the PASS process, as it currently exists within the UK.
Active learning in higher education as a restorative practice: a lecturer's reflections
Authors: Roberts Emma
Published: March 2021

The critique of the 'sage on the stage' approach to university teaching is particularly relevant for applied fields such as business management where a 'guide on the side' approach can instead encourage more active participation from students. A module on People Management for second year degree students was modified to involve a greater proportion of student-centred, active learning activities relative to lectures and supported by the participatory mechanisms offered by Restorative Practice. This paper offers a reflection on how developing higher education (HE) pedagogy towards reducing reliance on lecturer defined content shifts both students and lecturers out of their comfort zone. The process of students moving towards greater responsibility seems to require points of abandonment in which a hiatus occurs between student expectation of tutor support and the realisation that self-responsibility is required. In the current context of greater measurement of student satisfaction in HE, this poses a challenge for individual academics as well as universities. Disruptive and transformational learning experiences require relational support if they are to be successful and academic staff deserve appropriate development opportunities to become more aware and familiar with the new discomfort of the HE classroom.
Coaching placements and incidental learning - how reflection and experiential learning can help bridge the industry skills gap
Authors: Crisp Philippe Michel
Published: March 2021

In the fields of sports coaching and higher education, there are significant implications related to the delivery and effectiveness of work-based learning (WBL), learning styles and occupational competency. Alongside this, similar claims are made throughout the academic and policy literature in both fields about the effectiveness and necessity of improving issues of skill development and employability (see SkillsActive, 2010a; SkillsActive, 2010b; Taylor and Garratt, 2010; Pegg et al., 2012). This paper therefore examines, in the context of the sports coaching industry’s relevant skills gaps, the learning experiences of a level five cohort who undertook supported coaching placements as part of a placement module. Using two focus groups (N=15 and N=13 respectively) the findings demonstrate that it is not only preferential, from the students’ perspective, to engage in WBL but that the coaching placements also helped the students meet many of the wider professional sector’s identified skills gaps. The findings also indicated that it is the student-coaches’ learning through incidental learning (unintentional, yet through the planned placements) that most significantly determined their professional competency.
Embedding learning development; a model for collaborative practice
Authors: Minogue Laura , Murphy Carole , Salmons Kim
Published: March 2021

In 2016, the Learning Development Team at St Mary’s University was awarded a prize for teaching excellence for its report on 'the collaborative delivery of embedded academic skills development programmes within subject modules’. The report detailed the planning and delivery of embedded activities across Schools in which academic skills were tailored to subject specific module content. The success of the report resulted in long-term investment in the Learning Development Team and positioned embedded academic learning as an integral part of the university’s corporate plan. This paper presents the results of a small-scale research study to evaluate an embedded academic skills module in Criminology and Sociology delivered at Level 4. The impact of this embedded module has been measured through semi-structured interviews with students, the subject lecturer and learning development lecturer. The final self-evaluation assessment was also analysed to understand more fully how students had developed over the course of the module. Results clearly demonstrate that embedding academic skills into the Criminology and Sociology programme had an impact on student confidence, belonging and retention. The outcome is an 'impact-tested' accredited skills module that can be adapted and used by other learning development teams.
Evaluating students’ perceptions of a scenario-situated business communication course
Authors: Lewis Siriol
Published: March 2021

Research has identified that Business students, who are immersed in theoretical concepts, may not be equipped with the skills required to operate successfully in the global workplace in the English medium (Evans, 2013).  Secondly, tasks in Business English textbooks tend not to bear much resemblance to those of a work environment (Bremner, 2010; Evans, 2013). This paper discusses an optional written business communication course open to international postgraduate business school students. Although the course is worth ten credits, it can only be used for a separate award, not part of their degree programme. The course focuses on the use of appropriate register, Business English vocabulary and intertextuality, as these features have been identified as pivotal to successful written business communication (Evans, 2013). A short questionnaire was distributed to the students towards the end of course to elicit their perceptions of the usefulness of the course. Consisting of two closed questions and one open question, data was then coded using constructivist grounded theory (Mills, Birks and Hoare, 2014), from which themes emerged providing valuable and unexpected feedback. The primary finding was that the course appeared to have alerted students to the importance of the business writing genre, resulting in an overwhelming request for more instruction.
Embedding report writing workshops into an undergraduate Environmental Science module through a subject specialist and learning developer partnership
Authors: Blake Robert Martin , Pates Jacqueline
Published: March 2021

In recent years, there has been an increasing need for all university students to receive help with learning to write. Consequently, there has been a shift away from a pure study skills approach towards embedding the teaching of writing into the mainstream curriculum. Embedded writing courses can be designed and delivered by various combinations of learning developer and subject specialist. Students view delivery by subject lecturers as more valuable, but subject specialist delivery may be challenging for those lecturers who feel it is outside their zone of expertise and consider writing as the province of learning developers. However, it is difficult for learning developers to contextualise such teaching in terms of subject values and expectations, and the shared knowledge of coursework assignments. By working through the different stages of teaching partnership, from cooperation to team teaching, both learning developer and subject specialist become empowered, facilitating the transition from teaching writing as a study skill to a fully embedded model.
From Deficiency to Development: the evolution of academic skills provision at one UK university
Authors: Hill Pat , Tinker Amanda , Catterall Stephen
Published: March 2021

This article discusses the context in which 'study support' has emerged in higher education in the UK. Within this context the article documents the establishment of a 'devolved model' of academic skills at the University of Huddersfield. Whilst acknowledging that this model is not unique, its formation allows for the exploration of pedagogical and practical issues. It highlights the complexity of providing support which is effective and viable, recognising that the increasing diversity of the student body calls for multiple strategies.  An examination of the evolution of the provision at Huddersfield illustrates the journey from a focus on student deficit and retention towards one clearly associated with learning development.  This model assumes an integrated, flexible and student centred approach within the subject discipline, rather than one which is extra-curricular and may be perceived as 'remedial'. Originally predicated on the individual student tutorial and standalone workshop, the provision is now focusing on working within the disciplines to embed academic development within the curriculum.
Online peer assessment: helping to facilitate learning through participation
Authors: Cleland Jamie , Walton Geoff
Published: March 2021

The focus of this paper is on the combination of enquiry-based learning, information literacy and e-learning and how they are embedded in an online peer assessment exercise. What it shall present is a structure and strategy that aids student learning in the short and long-term. Ninety eight students completed a questionnaire before and after a three-week online peer assessment exercise during a first year undergraduate research and study skills module. The results demonstrate that a significant number of students valued the design of the exercise and the benefits it can have on their future learning and development. The paper concludes by suggesting that new and innovative ways of assessment are needed to keep engaging students and develop their learning in different ways.
Plagiarism and attribution: an academic literacies approach?
Authors: Magyar Anna Eva
Published: March 2021

In many Higher Education courses in the UK the ability to write extended academic prose is central to assessment and therefore to student success. One aspect of academic writing which students struggle with is incorporating the work and ideas of others, using appropriate attribution conventions. This can lead them to fall foul of ÃÂ institutionsÃ¢â¬â¢ plagiarism policies. Advice on plagiarism often consists of discussions around what is or is not plagiaristic behaviour while advice on attribution has tended to focus on referencing. This paper explores what an academic literacies approach to plagiarism might look like. It discusses and illustrates how an academic literacies approach was used in the design, analysis and application of a small-scale ethnographic research which set out to explore international postgraduate students' understandings of and questions about plagiarism across the disciplines in one UK university. The intention of the research was to use the findings in developing more culturally and context sensitive explanations of our attribution practices.ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ
Integrating Learning Development into the Student Experience
Authors: Hill Pat , Tinker Amanda
Published: March 2021

ÃÂ Ã¢â¬ËEmbedding skillsÃ¢â¬â¢ has become an educational buzz word which evokes many different responses. Whilst acknowledging this diversity, this article focuses on the promotion of the integration of skills development into the subject curriculum as theory is put into practice. A range of attitudes towards integrated learning development are discussed and there is an attempt to define the generic principles associated with integration. Different models of embedding are provided through case studies available on a new website developed as part of a University funded Teaching and Learning Project. The journey towards a more strategic level of integration though the course validation process is outlined along with ideas for continuing progress.
Lego Serious Play: a three-dimensional approach to learning development
Authors: James Alison Rosemary
Published: March 2021

This paper discusses work underway to explore the use of Lego Serious PlayÃÂ  (LSP) as an unconventional means of developing student learning. Designed originally as a thinking tool within the corporate sector, the techniques and applications of LSP are not those conventionally used in developing academic capacities within students. However, experiences with LSP at the London College of Fashion and that of users in other settings offer evidence of its value in aligning with other approaches to learning to provide a non-hierarchical and student-centred lens through which to consider personal growth and subject understanding.ÃÂ  This paper suggests that LSP has an important role to play in supporting multisensory approaches to reflecting on learning, either in tandem with, or instead of writing. While the use of LSP discussed here focuses on its implementation on creative arts courses, it is a highly transferable methodology which can be applied across the spectrum of disciplines and for multiple purposes.
Açık Kaynak Kodlu Taşıt Renk Tespit Yazılımı Geliştirilmesi
Authors: AĞGÜL Burak , ERDEMİR Gökhan
Published: March 2021

Günümüz teknolojisinde gelişen bilgisayarlar hayatın her alanında aktif olarak kullanmaktadır. İş, eğitim, sosyal vb. alanlarda işlerimizi kolaylaştırmamıza yardımcı olan bu sistemler geliştikçe işlem yapabilmek ya da problem çözmek daha da kolay hale geldiği anlaşılmaktadır. Bu alanların hemen hemen hepsinin içerisinde yer alan görüntü ya da resim niteliği bulunan dosya veya dosyalar üzerinde ihtiyaca göre bir takım morfolojik işlemler gerçekleştirilebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı herhangi bir araç görüntüsü alınarak aracın renginin tespit edilmesidir. Tespit edilen renk ihtiyaca göre kullanıldığı alanlar farklılık gösterebilir. Örneğin bir plaka okuma sisteminde araç bilgisi eşleştirmek için renk bulgusu önemli bir faktördür. Buna benzer birçok alanda ihtiyaç duyulan araç renk bilgisi için birçok farklı uygulama alanları ve yöntemleri mevcuttur. Bu tarz uygulama alanlarında kullanılmak üzere karmaşıklığı minimum düzeyde olan bir algoritma tasarlanmıştır. Sistem, python programlama dili kullanılarak tasarlanmıştır. Doğruluk oranı resmin piksel kalitesi ile direkt olarak doğru orantılıdır.
Structure of forestry fund plots of the green belt of Zhytomyr city
Authors: Siruk Iryna , Siruk Yurii
Published: March 2021

The city of Zhytomyr is one of the settlements of Ukraine with large areas of green forestry. Due to the lack of up-to-date integrated information on the characteristics of the city's suburban forests, the forestry fund of three enterprises was analysed, the forests of which actually form a green belt. According to the results of the analysis of forest management information, it was determined that about 58% of the area of suburban forests belongs to the forestry-based part. Accordingly, the share of areas of parklands of the green belt of the city is 42%. For each of the parts, the area of plots was divided into categories, predominant species, age groups, forest types, the presence of features in the sections. Areas of forest parks are mostly covered with forests, the share of which reaches 91% against 89% in the forestry part. By age, the forest stands in parklands are slightly older. It is established that the species and typological structure of forests of both zones differ. Forest vegetation conditions in the forestry part of the green belt forests are richer, which has led to the allocation of more forest types, more diverse species composition of plantations, the predominance of oak forest stands. In the suburban forests, due to the drying up of hayfields and more than half of the swamps, over a third of their area was found to be overgrown with trees and shrubs. The areas of hayfields and swamps were divided according to their types and uses. Areas with important features for recreation include areas with species, drinking water sources, monuments, landscaping elements, age-old trees, small lawns, biotechnical facilities, as well as tracts that constitute monuments of landscape art, places of memorable events, settlements of rare animals and birds. It is discovered that in the forests of the green belt of Zhytomyr, there are significant areas with actual berrying grounds (430 ha) and medicinal plants of industrial importance (179 ha). Berries are represented only by blueberries and strawberries, the projective coverage of which varies from 5% to 35%. In the future, the studies on determination of the level of recreational use of sites that have features valuable for recreation, improvement elements and berry fields are considered to be promising
INFARTO ESPLÉNICO COMO COMPLICACIÓN DE GASTRECTOMÍA VERTICAL LAPAROSCÓPICA. REPORTE DE CASO
Authors: Leyba Zavarse José Luis , Navarrete Salvador , Alcázar Rubén
Published: March 2021

Introducción: La gastrectomía vertical laparoscópica es actualmente la cirugía bariátrica más empleada a nivel mundial. Aunque es un procedimiento seguro y efectivo pueden ocurrir complicaciones mayores. En el presente trabajo reportamos el caso de un infarto y absceso esplénico como una rara complicación de esta técnica, que requirió finalmente de esplenectomía como tratamiento definitivo. Caso clínico: Mujer de 22 años con obesidad grado I, a quien se le practicó gastrectomía vertical laparoscópica con buena evolución intrahospitalaria y egreso a las 48 horas. Al 4to día posoperatorio consultó por fiebre, dolor abdominal, taquipnea y taquicardia. Mediante tomografía computada de abdomen se diagnosticó infarto esplénico parcial. Recibió tratamiento médico con remisión inicial de los síntomas, los cuales reaparecieron a la 3era semana. Se reinició el tratamiento médico, esta vez sin respuesta, y con evolución al absceso esplénico. Se decidió esplenectomía como tratamiento definitivo logrando la recuperación completa de la paciente. Conclusión: El infarto esplénico es una complicación infrecuente de la gastrectomía vertical. Su tratamiento inicial es médico, reservando la esplenectomía para los casos que no responden.
Em defesa da atividade de professores e crianças: reflexões sobre a iniciação às ciências na educação infantil
Authors: Moraes Tatiana Schneider Vieira de , Lima Elieuza Aparecida de , Carvalho Anna Maria Pessoa de
Published: March 2021

afirmando o direito da criança em se apropriar do conhecimento produzido pela humanidade desde o começo da vida. Na perspectiva de atingir a este objetivo, esta exposição traz aspectos da formação e trabalho do professor voltado à iniciação às ciências na Educação Infantil, a partir da articulação de princípios da Teoria Histórico-Cultural com autores que se dedicam a pensar a iniciação às ciências como possibilidade de participação ativa de adultos e crianças. Para tanto, foram compiladas ações de pesquisa que sistematizam os dilemas, desafios e especificidades relativos ao trabalho docente na Educação Infantil com argumentações teórico-científicas relativas à apropriação e formação de ferramentas científicas consoantes ao desenvolvimento da inteligência e personalidade de crianças pequenas. No conjunto, tecemos reflexões sobre a necessária instrumentalização teórico-prática do professor na formação inicial em Ciências no curso de Pedagogia a partir da análise de uma Sequência de Ensino Investigativa. O exposto valida a ideia de que a proposição educativa orientada para aprendizagens promotoras de desenvolvimento humano na infância exige a atitude ativa de professores e crianças, potencializando um dialético processo de relações entre a infância e as ciências.
Letramento digital no contexto da educação de jovens e adultos: tecendo redes de conhecimentos para o processo ensino-aprendizagem
Authors: Santos Jocenildes Zacarias , Almeida Márcia Tereza Fonseca , Silva José Humberto , Gaya Sidneya Magaly
Published: March 2021

O presente texto, nasce de uma pesquisa realizada em um colégio da rede estadual de Salvador, no intuito de compreender as contribuições do letramento digital tem para o processo ensino-aprendizagem da EJA, tendo em vista que as tecnologias estão presentes nos espaços escolares e se constituem em importantes instrumentos de informação, de comunicação e apropriação de saberes para  os estudantes que estudam nessa modalidade educacional, uma vez que os mesmos estão inseridos no contexto de uma sociedade tecnológica e, portanto, torna-se necessário pensar práticas pedagógicas que possibilitem por meio da utilização das tecnologias, a autoria e o protagonismo desses estudantes. A pesquisa toma por base a abordagem qualitativa, e no que se refere à sua natureza, trata-se de uma pesquisa aplicada e descritiva. Entre os principais resultados, aponta-se de que as tecnologias podem potencializar o processo ensino-aprendizagem se os sujeitos que fazem parte desse processo forem protagonistas de suas aprendizagens. Palavras-Chave: Tecnologias; Educação de Jovens e Adultos; Ensino-Aprendizagem
Percepção de estudantes sobre a criação de jogos nas aulas de Educação Física
Authors: Paiano Ronê , Rodrigues Graciele Massoli , Freire Elisabete dos Santos , Casco Patricio , Carreiro Luiz Renato Rodrigues
Published: March 2021

O objetivo deste artigo foi descrever e analisar a percepção dos estudantes sobre a experiência de criar e vivenciar jogos nas aulas de educação física. Participaram 56 estudantes, entre 8 e 10 anos, de uma escola da cidade de São Paulo e dois professores de educação física. As percepções e reações dos estudantes neste projeto de criação de jogos foram obtidos por dois instrumentos: a) Observação das aulas e construção de Diário de campo e b) Diálogo coletivo com os estudantes ao final da intervenção, ambos analisados qualitativamente. Nos relatos dos estudantes o sentimento de felicidade esteve presente assim como o vislumbramento por receberem elogios dos colegas. Mencionaram também o desafio na mediação de conflitos e posturas no grupo. Identificam-se aqui uma grande variedade de formas de aprendizagens por conta do protagonismo do estudante fruto dessa relação dialógica entre criar o jogo, comunicar o jogo e vivenciar o jogo.
Perioperative methadone prescribing and association with respiratory depression
Authors: Bova, PharmD Sarah E. , Kruer, PharmD Rachel M. , Nesbit, PharmD Suzanne A. , Grant, MD Michael C. , Jarrell, PharmD Andrew S.
Published: March 2021

Objective: Over 80 percent of surgery patients experience acute post-operative pain and less than half feel their pain is adequately controlled. Patients receiving chronic opioids, including methadone, are at the highest risk of inadequate pain control. Guidelines do not provide specific recommendations for analgesia management in this population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between post-operative methadone use and respiratory depression.Design: This study was a single center, retrospective, cohort study of adult patients.Setting: Patients included were admitted to a single academic medical center from July 2016 to September 2018.Participants: Medical records of adult inpatients with an operative procedure who received perioperative methadone were reviewed.Main outcome measures: Preoperative methadone use was evaluated for all patients. Post-operative methadone dosing was compared to preoperative methadone dosing. Post-operative respiratory depression was evaluated. Logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors for respiratory depression.Results: Two hundred ninety-eight patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into groups based on preoperative methadone use. Over 90 percent of patients were on preoperative methadone. There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between groups. In the initial seven post-operative days, 14.8 percent of patients had documented respiratory depression. Respiratory depression was more common among patients who were newly initiated on methadone post-operatively. Factors associated with respiratory depression included male sex, increased age, and new post-operative methadone initiation.Conclusions: Most patients who were administered post-operative methadone were on preoperative methadone. New post-operative methadone initiation was a risk factor for respiratory depression.
How to translate neuro-cognitive and behavioural outcome data in animals exposed to paracetamol to the human perinatal setting?
Authors: Allegaert Karel , van den Anker John
Published: March 2021

Introduction

There are epidemiological – not necessary causal – observations that link perinatal paracetamol (acetaminophen) exposure to impaired neuro-cognition and behaviour, but animal models may assist to better understand the mechanisms.

Material and methods

To provide an overview on preclinical data and mechanisms explored, we conducted a structured literature search on animal models and neuro-cognition and behavioural outcome following perinatal paracetamol exposure.

Results

This search resulted in 20 papers (rat (n = 9), zebrafish larvae (n = 6), mice (n = 5)), published between 2009 and 2020. Eight discussed pregnancy/fetal paracetamol exposure, 6 juvenile, 6 studies combined pregnancy and juvenile exposure. Quality assessment (SYRCLE’s bias risk) showed a hete­rogeneous pattern with blinding issues. Most papers (n = 16) described paracetamol exposure without indication, except for an induced fever and repetitive needle pricking (rat), brain injury (mice), and a zebrafish nociception model. Reported outcomes related to biochemistry (mono-amines, amino acids, protein expression), anatomy (teratogen, morphology, nuclear size) or behaviour (spatial memory, motor, social behaviour and exploration, sexual behaviour). On mechanisms, the cumulative data support an interesting ‘cannabinoid’ hypothesis to link paracetamol to neuro-cognitive and behavioural outcome. Besides limited species diversity, there is relevant within-species paracetamol dosing variability (dose, duration) with undocumented exposure.

Conclusions

Models should further integrate clinical indications, as non-exposure is the obvious safest setting in the absence of an indication. Besides pain and fever and related to the cannabinoid hypothesis, this should include perinatal brain injury, as there is animal experimental evidence that cannabinoids are neuroprotective in newborn brain injury or asphyxia, further supported by evidence from non-perinatal models of paracetamol-related neuroprotective effects.
Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells have better restorative capacity than bone marrow-derived cells in a cerebellar ataxic rat model
Authors: Att Rasha , Ameen Angie , Korayem Horeya , Abogresha Noha , El-Wazir Yasser
Published: March 2021

Introduction

Regenerative treatment using stem cells represents a potentially effective therapy for cerebellar ataxia (CA). We compared the therapeutic potential of adipose tissue stem cells (ASCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) in a rodent monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced CA cell (BM-MSC) model.

Material and methods

Female Wistar rats (n = 40) were equally divided into a saline-treated control group and 3 MSG-induced CA groups randomly treated with either saline, or 1 × 106 ASCs or BM-MSCs. We assessed the following: 1) cerebellar motor functions in vivo (by Rotarod test, open-field test, and Quantitative gait analysis); 2) cerebellar histological architecture; and 3) cerebellar immunohistochemical examination of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio as in indicator of apoptosis, and the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) as neuroprotective factors.

Results

Treatment with either of the MSCs improved MSG-induced poor motor performance, restored the disrupted Purkinje cell layer, decreased neuronal apoptosis and enhanced cerebellar VEGF and IGF-1 levels observed in CA rats. Adipose tissue stem cells showed superiority over BM-MSCs in the improvement of some motor performance parameters and cerebellar VEGF and IGF-1 levels.

Conclusions

In conclusion, both stem cell types induced structural, physiological, and biochemical improvement, with ASCs being best for treatment of CA.
Ellagic acid inhibited cervical cancer growth via blocking the AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway
Authors: Xia Jinyu , Xue Chunyu , Yu Jie
Published: March 2021

Introduction

Ellagic acid (EA) is a kind of herb extract. However, the effects and mechanisms of EA in cervical cancer treatment are unclear.

Material and methods

Our present work investigated the effects of EA on HeLa cervical cancer cell biological activities and relative mechanisms. Hela cells were divided into 5 groups as the NC group, Low group, Middle group, High group and 5-Fu group. MTT assay and cell apoptosis assay were performed to evaluate cell proliferation and apoptosis. Wound closure assay was used to assess the effect of EA on HeLa cell migration. We also assessed the anti-tumor effect of EA on a cervical tumor bearing BALB/c mouse model. Furthermore, western blotting and immunohistochemistry assay were performed to evaluate the effect of EA on the activation of AKT/mTOR/STAT3 in vitro and in vivo.

Results

The cell experiments showed that EA had effects to inhibit Hela cell biological activities including cell apoptosis, migration and invasion dose-dependently and AKT, mTOR, and STAT3 phosphorylation expression levels were significantly depressed after EA supplementation in the in vitro study. In the in vivo study, EA significantly depressed tumor growth with cell apoptosis significantly increasing and the AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway was significantly down-regulated in tumor tissues.

Conclusions

EA had anti-tumor effects on cervical cancer by depressing the AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway in in vitro and in vivo study.