bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combined effect of adiposity and elevated inflammation on incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Authors: Wu Dan , Lan Yulong , Chen Shuohua , Ding Xiong , Chen Guanzhi , Wu Chutao , Balmer Lois , Xu Wencan , Wu Shouling , Wang Wei
Published: December 2023

Background

Adiposity and elevated inflammation are two hallmarks of hyperglycemia. However, it is unknown whether clustering of elevated inflammation and adiposity interact act on diabetogenesis and lead to a greater risk for incident type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Methods

Adiposity was indicated by body mass index, waist circumference and ultrasonography-measured fatty liver degrees. Elevated inflammation was indicated as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels ≥ 2 mg/L. Time-to-event survival analyses were conducted to investigate the joint effect of adiposity and inflammation on incident T2D on both multiplicative and additive scales.

Results

Among 82,172 non-diabetic participants from a prospective cohort in China, 14,278 T2D occurred over a median follow-up of 11 years. In the multivariable-adjusted model, elevated inflammation [1.12 (1.08‒1.16)] and adiposity [1.76 (1.69‒1.83) for overweight/obesity, 1.49 (1.44‒1.55) for central obesity, and 2.02 (1.95‒2.09) for fatty liver] were significantly associated with incident diabetes. Higher adiposity-associated risks and incidence rates of diabetes were observed with elevated inflammation. When studying the joint effect, the adjusted HRs were 1.77 (1.69‒1.85) for overweight/obesity, 1.14 (1.06‒1.23) for elevated inflammation, and 2.08 (1.97‒2.19) for their joint effect, with a relative excess risk due to interaction of 0.17 (0.05‒0.28). The attributable proportions were 71.30% for overweight/obesity, 12.96% for elevated inflammation, and 15.74% for their interaction. Similar results were observed when adiposity was assessed as waist circumference or fatty liver.

Conclusions

Adiposity and elevated inflammation synergically lead to greater risks of incident diabetes than addition of each individual exposure. Strategies simultaneously targeting both risks should produce more benefits for diabetes prevention than through initiatives directed at each separate risk.
Using geographic rescue time contours, point-of-care strategies, and spatial care paths to prepare island communities for global warming, rising oceans, and weather disasters
Authors: Kost Gerald J. , Füzéry Anna K. , Caratao Louie Kim R. , Tinsay Samantha , Zadran Amanullah , Ybañez Adrian P.
Published: December 2023

Objectives

To perform geographic contour analysis of sea and land ambulance rescue times in an archipelago subject to super typhoons; to design point-of-care testing strategies for medical emergencies and weather disasters made more intense by global warming and rising oceans; and to assess needs for prehospital testing on spatial care paths that accelerate decision making, increase efficiency, improve outcomes, and enhance standards of care in island nations.

Methods

We performed needs assessments, inspected healthcare facilities, and collected ambulance rescue times from professionals in the Bantayan Archipelago, Philippines. We mapped sea/land ambulance rescue routes and time contours. To reveal gaps, we statistically compared the fastest and slowest patient rescue times from islands/islets and barangays to the District Hospital on Bantayan Island. We developed spatial care paths (the fastest routes to care) for acute myocardial infarction, community care, and infectious diseases. We generated a compendium of prehospital diagnostic testing and integrated outcomes evidence, diagnostic needs, and public health goals to recommend point-of-care strategies that build geographic health resilience.

Results

We observed limited access to COVID-19 assays, absence of blood gas/pH testing for critical care support, and spatial gaps in land and airborne rescues that worsened during inclement weather and sea swells. Mean paired differences (slowest-fastest) in ambulance rescue times to the District Hospital for both islands and barangays were significant (P < 0.0001). Spatial care path analysis showed where point-of-care cardiac troponin testing should be implemented for expedited care of acute myocardial infarction. Geospatial strengths comprised distributed primary care that can be facilitated by point-of-care testing, logical interisland transfers for which decision making and triage could be accelerated with onboard diagnostics, and healthcare networks amenable to medical advances in prehospital testing that accelerate treatment.

Conclusions

Point-of-care testing should be positioned upstream close to homes and island populations that have prolonged rescue time contours. Geospatially optimized point-of-need diagnostics and distributed prehospital testing have high potential to improve outcomes. These improvements will potentially decrease disparities in mortality among archipelago versus urban dwellers, help improve island public health, and enhance resilience for increasingly adverse and frequent climate change weather disasters that impact vulnerable coastal areas. [350 words].
Antibiotic resistance profiles and associated factors of Pseudomonas Infections among patients admitted to large tertiary care hospital from a developing country
Authors: Shbaita Sara , Abatli Safaa , Sweileh Mamoun W. , Aiesh Banan M , Sabateen Ali , Salameh Husam T. , AbuTaha Adham , Zyoud Sa’ed H.
Published: December 2023

Background

Pseudomonas infections are among the most common infections encountered in hospitalized patients, especially those with chronic illnesses or an immunocompromised state. Management of these infections has become challenging due to increased antibiotic resistance. Therefore, this study examines the antibiotic resistance profiles of Pseudomonas spp. and the associated factors among patients admitted to a large tertiary hospital in a developing country.

Methods

This retrospective observational chart review study assessed patients admitted to a large tertiary hospital in a developing country with a positive culture growth of Pseudomonas from anybody site. Antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated Pseudomonas and patient characteristics were studied from the start of 2021 to the end of 2022. The study ground consisted of 185 patients.

Results

The study included 185 patients with positive Pseudomonas isolates. Males constituted 54.6% of the sample, while 45.4% were females. The median age of the patients was 53 years. Patient comorbidities and risk factors for Pseudomonas infection and multidrug resistance were assessed. Antibiotic resistance to the Pseudomonas regimens showed the highest resistance to meropenem and ciprofloxacin (23.4%, similarly) among isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was found in 108 (58.4%) isolates. The most commonly used antibiotic for treatment was piperacillin-tazobactam, accounting for 33.3% of cases, followed by aminoglycosides at 26.6%.

Conclusions

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were resistant to meropenem and ciprofloxacin. Over half of the isolates were multidrug-resistant, which was worrying. Piperacillin-tazobactam and aminoglycosides were the most often utilized antibiotics, highlighting the significance of susceptibility testing. Implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs and infection control measures can help reduce drug resistance and improve outcomes in Pseudomonas infections.
Classification and treatment strategy for Moyamoya disease-related aneurysms
Authors: Hu Yangchun , Wang Xiaojian , Li Chao , Zhao Liang , Luo Jing , Ye Lei , Cheng Baochun
Published: December 2023

Background

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by progressive unilateral or bilateral stenosis of the distal internal carotid artery. As hemodynamic features in MMD patients alter, the comorbidity of intracranial aneurysm (IA) is sometimes observed clinically. We aim to investigate clinical characteristics and therapeutic strategies for the comorbidity of Moyamoya disease with intracranial aneurysms (MMD-IA).

Methods

A total of 13 MMD-IA patients were recruited in this study and were manifested to be intracranial hemorrhage. We reviewed the surgical technique notes for all patients.

Results

According to the locations of an aneurysm, MMD-IA could be divided into several categories: (1) MMD-IA at a circle of Willis—aneurysms usually located at the trunk of Willis circle; (2) MMD-IA at collateral anastomosis—aneurysms located at the distal end of collateral anastomosis; and (3) MMA-IA at basal ganglia region. In this report, aneurysms in 10 patients located at Willis circle, 2 at the pericallosal artery, and 1 at the basal ganglia region. Among them, endovascular embolism was performed among 5 patients. Aneurysm clipping was conducted among 7 patients. A patient with an aneurysm at the basal ganglia region just accepted revascularization treatment. All the treatments were successful. Follow-up studies, ranging from 6 to 24 months, demonstrated all patients received satisfactory curative effects.

Conclusion

Diverse clinical presentations could be observed among MMD-IA patients. Individualized neurosurgical treatments should be chosen according to the locations of the aneurysm.
Harmonic control method for multiple driving cycles of EMU based on improved C-type filter
Authors: Zhang Haigang , Zhou Haoqiang , Zhao Decheng , Zeng Song , Wang Zizhuo , Zhu Jianpeng , Wang Bulai , Zou Jinbai
Published: December 2023

For traction substation (TS), the harmonic current spectrum distribution of the left and right power supply sections has a large difference under different EMU operating conditions. This phenomenon will further affect the harmonic distribution of the entire traction power supply system and has the risk of harmonic distortion. At the same time, it may also cause interference to the communication line. In this paper, the transient direct current control technology is used to realize the converter of EMU, and then the TS side harmonic model under regenerative braking condition is realized. The harmonic problem, control process, and negative sequence problem caused by locomotive traction braking on the TS side under various working conditions are analyzed in detail. After connecting the C-type filter to the traction network side of the system, the THD (total harmonic distortion) is within the standard range, while the negative sequence problem of the system has worsened. Therefore, the parameters of the filter were optimized to improve both harmonics and negative sequence problems by combining the negative sequence characteristics under various operating conditions. The results show that the improved treatment can effectively control the harmonic problem.
Επιγενετική της εξέλιξης και των υποτύπων του μυελοδυσπλαστικού συνδρόμου και φαρμακοεπιγονιδιωματική αιτιολογία της εξατομίκευσης της θεραπείας με απομεθυλιωτικούς παράγοντες
Authors: Σιαμόγλου Σταυρούλα
Published: December 2023

Τα μυελοδυσπλαστικά σύνδρομα (MDS) συνιστούν μια ομάδα αιματολογικών κακοηθειών που χαρακτηρίζονται από αναποτελεσματική αιμοποίηση, κυτταρογενετικές ανωμαλίες και υψηλό κίνδυνο εξέλιξης σε οξεία μυελογενή λευχαιμία (AML). Μέχρι στιγμής, περιορισμένος αριθμός μελετών επικεντρώνεται στην επιγενετική συνιστώσα που φαίνεται να συμμετέχει στην παθοφυσιολογία των μυελοδυσπλαστικών συνδρόμων και την ανταπόκριση στη φαρμακευτική αγωγή που συνιστάται στην συγκεκριμένη παθολογική κατάσταση. Στην παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή εφαρμόστηκε για πρώτη φορά η προσέγγιση της επιγονιδιωματικής ανάλυσης υψηλής απόδοσης σε αλληλουχίες θραυσμάτων ολικού γονιδιωματικού DNA (MeD-seq) για την μελέτη των MDSMDS, κατόπιν κατάτμησης με το περιοριστικό ένζυμο LpnPI. Η επιγονιδιωματική ανάλυση επικεντρώθηκε στη διερεύνηση πιθανών επιγονιδιωματικών στόχων που σχετίζονται με την παθοφυσιολογία των διαφορετικών υποτύπων MDS και την ερμηνεία της διαφοροποίησης της ανταπόκρισης στην υπομεθυλιωτική φαρμακευτική αγωγή βάσει του επιγενετικού προφίλ των ασθενών MDSMDS. Τα αποτελέσματά της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής υποδεικνύουν το ρόλο της οικογένειας γονιδίων PCDHG και ZNF ως πιθανοί επιγονιδιωματικοί στόχοι, παρουσιάζοντας διαφορετικό μοτίβο μεθυλίωσης μεταξύ των διαφορετικών υποτύπων MDS. Συγκεκριμένα, οι νησίδες CpG τόσο εντός των θέσεων έναρξης της μεταγραφής, όσο και εντός του κύριου μεταγραφόμενου σώματος των ZNF124, ZNF497 και PCDHG, μεθυλιώνονται διαφορετικά με fold change μεγαλύτερο του 3,5. Συνολικά, τα ευρήματα υπογραμμίζουν τις σημαντικές πτυχές της επιγονιδιωματικής συνιστώσας στην παθογένεση των MDS, της εξέλιξής του σε AML και της φαρμακοεπιγονιδιωματικής βάσης στην απόκριση της φαρμακευτικής αγωγής με απομεθυλιωτικούς παράγοντες.
Maski z kościoła w Inowrocławiu. Znaczenie płaskorzeźby romańskiej oraz jej miejsce w historii sztuki
Authors: Waszak Przemysław
Published: December 2023

The last twenty years have seen intensified research into Romanesque architecture n Poland. This paper addresses the issue of Romanesque sculpture and presents it by means of describing several projecting reliefs preserved in the Romanesque, partially reconstructed, church dedicated to the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a symbol of Inowrocław. The church is important for the local community. Many publications on Romanesque masks and representations have been published since the 19th century, also recently. It is worth noticing that the opinions of researchers in the fields of history and history of art are inconsistent. This text addresses the ensemble of Inowrocław sculptures analysed from a contemporary research and methodological perspective in respect of the history of medieval art, as such an approach allows for complementing the state of research. Artistic analogies, aesthetic sources, and the practice of ornamenting the Houses of God with stone masks have been presented, and new interpretations of iconography, form, and meaning have been discussed. Formal issues concerning artistic geography, style, significance, meaning, and technique have been considered and compared. Besides, extensive reference has been made to the interpretation of the law of the frame. Another reference has been made with regard to the issue of the cultural meaning that was later provided to these popular artistic objects in Polish art history. A stylistic genesis and the closest formal analogies have been indicated. The starting point for the considerations presented herein was the notion of sites of memory.
Pozycja dzieła i instytucji sztuki w dobie mediów społecznościowych: Zachęta oraz Cosmos Muzeum
Authors: Osińska Karolina
Published: December 2023

This work focuses on considering the position that an artwork and an institution of art hold in the age of social media. Two popular places in Warsaw: Zachęta and Cosmos Muzeum were used as examples for undertaking a comparative analysis. The work has been divided into two parts – the first is of a theoretical and methodological nature. It introduces the complex issues of contemporary art, visuality in social media, as well as the art of narration and self-creation. The second part of the work is a comparative analysis of two examples – each of them contains subsections on the identity of a place and its history, presence in social media and activities outside art. The direct inspiration for taking up the considerations was the fate of a series of installations created by the Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama, which once broke popularity records on Instagram, and Kusama was called “the most instagrammed artist in the world”. The collection of materials for analysis took place at a specific time, during the coronavirus pandemic, which left a clear mark on the activities of cultural institutions. It was a time when social media benefited and through which cultural institutions could continue their activities and reach recipients. For many cultural institutions and museums, the pandemic has become an opportunity to find new forms of communication and present art and Zachęta can be used as an example. This is important especially for contemporary art, which is often perceived as difficult to accept and incomprehensible. The article also presents the main problems and issues of contemporary art against the background of the specificity of contemporary culture immersed in the virtual world, with social media at the forefront. The article also focuses on the issue of visuality and aesthetics.
50 lat tworzenia kolekcji rzeźb Romana Śledzia w Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej im. Wiktora Ambroziewicza w Chełmie
Authors: Sawicka Ilona
Published: December 2023

Artykuł porusza problematykę tworzenia kolekcji jednego twórcy w regionalnym Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej im. Wiktora Ambroziewicza w Chełmie na przestrzeni dziesięcioleci na przykładzie prac Romana Śledzia z Malinówki. Na tle zmian związanych z ewolucją spojrzenia na sztukę ludową ukazana została historia gromadzenia w zbiorach Działu Etnografii rzeźb tego twórcy. Podstawą do odtworzenia historii powstania kolekcji była analiza ksiąg wpływu i inwentarza Działu Etnografii, archiwalna dokumentacja dotycząca zakupów i przekazów trafiających do Działu, relacje dawnych i obecnych pracowników oraz wywiad z artystą. Artykuł jest próbą zastanowienia się czy cechy formalne prac twórcy z Malinówki miały wpływ na kilkunastoletnią przerwę w gromadzeniu prac artysty czy decydujące były inne czynniki. Przedstawiono również zarys historii Działu, która także miała ogromny wpływ na brak płynności w gromadzeniu kolekcji. Ponadto przybliżona została twórczość artysty: jego poszukiwania własnego stylu, droga artystyczna, omówiono cechy formalne jego prac.
Muzea i sztuka w czasie wojny: nowe symbole, znaczenia, wyzwania. Doświadczenie Ukrainy
Authors: Kozakewycz Olena
Published: December 2023

W artykule poddano analizie wybrane aspekty problemów ukraińskich muzeów podczas wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej w latach 2014-2023. Dziedzictwo kulturowe Ukrainy zostało brutalnie zniszczone i zagrabione przez Federację Rosyjską, co postawiło przed społeczeństwem ukraińskim szereg pilnych problemów. Niestety brak przygotowania do inwazji na pełną skalę i brak zabezpieczenia zbiorów muzealnych doprowadził do nieodwracalnej utraty wielu obiektów dziedzictwa kulturowego, zwłaszcza muzeów, również jako i dzieł sztuki. Stało się to wyzwaniem dla ukraińskich muzeów, które skłoniło do aktywnych działań i współpracy z międzynarodowym środowiskiem muzealnym w czasie wojny i pozostaje aktualne w przyszłości.W szczególności istotny jest związek sztuki z wydarzeniami militarnymi w Ukrainie zarysowanego okresu oraz refleksja sztuki nad wyzwaniami społecznymi i politycznymi. W latach 2013- 2014. Majdan stał się centrum burzliwych wydarzeń historycznych, które stały się początkiem szeregu manifestacyjnych działań i projektów artystycznych. Jednak wojna 2014-2023 nadała sztuce nowych sensów, znaczenie informacyjne i polityczne, dzięki czemu świat poznaje prawdę. Poprzez fotografię, plakat, graffiti, muzykę i inne formy sztuki, które tworzą nowe symbole i znaczenia, przekazywany jest określony „message”. Sztuka staje się bronią: informacyjną, estetyczną, propagandową.
The Implications of Ontario’s Historical Oil and Gas Drilling and Abandonment Practices for Abandoning Orphan and Legacy Wells
Authors: Heagle Dru J. , Sealey Robert
Published: December 2023

Oil and gas exploration in Ontario began in the mid-1800s, leading to the first oil well drilled in 1858 and the first commercial gas well drilled in 1889. These early discoveries kicked off a boom of exploration and development drilling activity, but well records were not mandatory until 1919 after the introduction of the Natural Gas Act R.S.O.1918, c. 12. The Ontario Bureau of Mines estimated 10,000 operating oil wells in the province at the turn of the 20th century, but there are only records for approximately 1,500 wells. By 1970 there were an estimated 50,000 wells drilled in the province though there are only records for 27,000 wells, indicating there may be tens of thousands of unrecorded or lost wells in southwestern Ontario. Wells that are not properly plugged are a conduit for fluid movement, including brine, natural gas, oil, and hydrogen sulphide, to move from the subsurface to the surface. Historical well abandoning regulations required wells to be plugged with inferior materials including wood, clay, and rubble. Cement was not the standard plugging material until 1964. There are orphaned and legacy wells leaking natural gas and sulphur water (groundwater containing dissolved sulphate and hydrogen sulphide) creating a risk to public safety. Orphaned and legacy wells are also a risk for subsurface energy projects including geological storage of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and compressed air energy, because the wells may provide a pathway for injected fluids to return to the surface. This study reviews well construction, legislation, and abandonment practices in Ontario beginning in 1858 and identifies five factors impacting the plugging and abandonment of orphaned and legacy wells.Further work is required to locate unreported or lost wells and to develop new techniques to permanently plug wells to limit gas leakage, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve public and environmental safety.
Les choses de la nuit: historia de la radio nocturna francesa
Authors: Marine Beccarelli
Published: December 2023

A partir de los años cincuenta, las radios francesas empezaron a ampliar sus horarios, hasta llegar a una emisión ininterrumpida, disponible las 24 horas del día. Desde entonces, durante la noche, la radio se convirtió en un lugar de intimidad, creatividad y libertad. Surgió un nuevo tipo de programa, en el que a veces se invitaba a los oyentes a expresarse en antena. El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar la historia de la radio nocturna francesa desde los años cincuenta hasta hoy, centrándose en la evolución de los programas, pero también en su influencia en sus oyentes. Mientras que el profesional de la radio que trabajaba en el turno de noche podía utilizar un tono más libre, las personas que escuchaban la radio a estas horas tendían a estar más disponibles, más solas y menos distraídas por factores externos. Al ser un momento propicio para la imaginación y la soledad, las emisiones nocturnas solían ofrecer a los oyentes una voz tranquilizadora, que parecía hablarles sólo a ellos. La investigación se fundamenta en diversas fuentes: archivos sonoros, diversos tipos de fuentes escritas (documentos de productores de radio, cartas de oyentes, periódicos…) y orales, principalmente entrevistas con profesionales del medio.
Reliability of running parameters using fitness watches synced with accelerometers during outdoor runs
Authors:   Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Chawawisuttikool Jitapa , Phirawatthakul Chatchai ,   Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Thomchaita Warintun ,   Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Phuket Province, Thailand, Tieachanpan Chatchai ,   Chiangmai Sport Clinic, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Prasartwuth Orawan ,   Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Published: December 2023

Background: To prevent running related injuries and return to sport activities, monitoring the running dynamic parameters (cadence, stride length, ground contact time and vertical oscillation) especially outdoor running is crucial. Previous studies investigated the reliability of these parameters in laboratory settings. However, the nature of outdoor runs is different (curve, uphill, other runners, etc.) and challenging in terms of equipment (simple) and environments (grass, asphalt, rubber, etc.). Therefore, the reliability of these parameters using a fitness watch synced with accelerometer needed to be investigated. Objective: To investigate the reliability of running parameters measured using fitness watches and accelerometers during outdoor runs. Materials and methods: 30 healthy volunteers (age 25.8±9.6 years, height 167.2±9.3 cm, weight 62.4±14.2 kg, and body mass index 22.2±3.8 kg/m2) participated in the study. They wore a fitness watch and attached a synced accelerometer at their pants. They completed 2 running laps (800 meters each) at their comfortable speeds. Resting periods were provided between laps. To control the speed for the second lap, the watch was set the maximum and minimum speed and set vibration and sound alarm mode. Running parameters include cadence, stride length, vertical oscillation, and ground contact time. Results: The reliability of the four running parameters (cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation), indicated by the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC (3,k)) was 0.94, 0.97, 0.98 and 0.99, respectively. Very high reliability values were confirmed. Conclusion: Using a fitness watch synced with an accelerometer during outdoor runs, running dynamic parameters (cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation) illustrated very high levels of reliability.
AVALIAÇÃO REGULADORA EM PERSPECTIVA: UMA BÚSSOLA ORIENTADORA DOS PROCESSOS DE ENSINO E DE APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: JANUARIO DE SOUSA ESMERALDINA , DE ARAÚJO NASCIMENTO FRANCISCO CARTEGIANO , FILGUEIRAS LIMA CIASCA MARIA ISABEL
Published: December 2023

O estudo em tela tem como objetivo compreender em que medida a avaliação reguladora se constitui como uma bússola orientadora dos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem, considerando a relação entre a base teórica de referência e as práticas escolares. Essa forma de avaliação é vista como um meio para orientar a melhoria da aprendizagem, mas precisa ser examinada para comprovar os seus efeitos benéficos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza básica, com abordagem qualitativa e cunho bibliográfico, ancorada na revisão de literatura do tipo narrativa e na técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicam que existe uma transição da avaliação formativa que verifica o progresso em relação aos objetivos de aprendizagem, para um enfoque mais direcionado ao apoio à aprendizagem, e que mudanças na avaliação requerem mudanças no currículo e na pedagogia.
UMA PROPOSTA DE APLICAÇÃO DE HISTÓRIAS EM QUADRINHOS NO ENSINO DE FÍSICA
Authors: Gotardo Kovalik Crislayne , Rodrigues dos Santos Oscar , Da Silva Fontes Adriana , Sérgio Braga Wladimir
Published: December 2023

O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de apresentar a possibilidade de utilização das histórias em quadrinhos, produções gráficas como tirinhas, charges, entre outros que possuam características comuns, que envolva humor nas aulas da disciplina de Física no Ensino Médio, como ferramenta pedagógica, capaz de desenvolver habilidades diversas nos educandos, assim como enriquecer o conteúdo estudado e percepção da relação entre a teoria e a prática, no cotidiano. Além de utilizar os materiais prontos, pode ser proposto ao aluno que confeccione seu próprio almanaque, sendo trocado entre grupos para estudo. O debate realizado entre os autores que analisam a utilização das histórias em quadrinhos como material da disciplina de Física, possibilita olhar com outros olhos para esta literatura largamente difundida entre os indivíduos de diversas faixas etárias. O aspecto acessível e compreensível das histórias em quadrinho viabiliza o desenvolvimento de uma série de habilidades, que colaboram para a compreensão dos temas estudados de maneira interdisciplinar. A pesquisa mostrou que as histórias em quadrinho têm potencial para tornar as aulas mais atrativas e interessantes para os alunos, nesse sentido sendo uma forte ferramenta no processo ensino aprendizagem.
DESCOBERTA DE NOVOS MUNDOS: UMA EVOLUÇÃO HISTÓRICA
Authors: Rios da Silva Welberton , Santana dos Santos Marli , Fernandes de Fernandes Iranderly
Published: December 2023

A evolução da ciência sempre esteve ligada a curiosidade do ser humano em tentar entender o que se passa ao seu redor, de maneira direta o olhar para o céu e entendê-lo sempre despertou essa curiosidade em diversos povos ao longo da evolução humana, e continua atualmente. É incrível como uma simples pergunta como, será que estamos sozinhos no espaço, pode atravessar gerações e despertar a necessidade de se desenvolver várias ciências com o objetivo de respondê-la. Nesse artigo não vamos responder a essa pergunta enigmática, até porque ela continua sem resposta, mas buscaremos trazer um recorte histórico sobre o desenvolvimento da Astronomia na busca por planetas que não podiam ser vistos a olho nu, até os planetas fora do nosso sistema solar, os chamados exoplanetas, descrevendo pelo caminho, os métodos de detecção, e critérios para existência de vida, ou seja sua habitabilidade.
Pingente com moeda e pedra polida e frisada.
Authors: Rocker Chacartes
Published: December 2023

Sobre a Arte: A Arte, é um Pingente, na forma de pingo, feita e criada exclusivamente por mim, Chacartes, utilizando meu cérebro, meus olhos, e demais sentidos, sendo, esse pingente único e exclusivo!!! Ele consta: (i) de uma moeda de um Euro (2006), com a “cara” do desenho icônico do “Homem Vitruviano” (1490) de Leonardo da Vinci; (ii) de uma pedra polida, frisada, lapidada e castroada na filigrana; e (iii) de aço inox cirúrgico e cobre (observando que o Aço inox cirúrgico, não enferruja e não mareia nunca, podendo molhar tranquilo).

O Homem Virtruano é o nome de um desenho icônico feito por Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519), e representa o ideal clássico do equilíbrio, da beleza, da harmonia e da perfeição das proporções do corpo humano. Também conhecido como "O Homem de Vitrúvio", esta ilustração foi criada por inspiração a partir do conceito desenvolvido pelo arquiteto romano Marcos Vitrúvio Polião.
Becoming Awakened: Four Yue Opera Segments in Xie Jin’s Two Stage Sisters
Authors: Sun Susanna
Published: December 2023

Abstract: A major work of the renowned director Xie Jin, the 1964 film Two Stage Sisters (Wutai jiemei 舞台姐妹) has received popular reception and critical acclaim both domestically and internationally. Existing scholarship has interpreted Two Stage Sisters primarily through the film analysis methodology, which overlooks the critical component of the film’s aesthetics—the Chinese Yue opera performance. My analysis will shed new light on the film’s depiction of Yue opera actresses by examining details of Yue opera performances and their intermedial interactions with the film. Examination of the “drama-within-drama” device in Two Stage Sisters —in which several excerpted opera segments are inserted into the film’s narrative—reveals that it serves both political and humanistic purposes. Drawing on my fifteen years of personal experience with Yue opera theater, I analyze the film through a new methodological approach that takes into account the film’s transmedial and multimedia connections with the operatic lyrics, singing, music, costume, and movement. This paper invites a rereading of Two Stage Sisters by presenting an original decoding of four Yue opera segments, particularly regarding the parallels and tensions between the onstage opera world and the off-stage film narrative. I demonstrate that each opera segment directly matches one step in the four-step framework of “escape → anger → half-awakened → awakened” identified by Wang Hui as the construction trajectory of female protagonist Zhu Chunhua’s revolutionary subjectivity. In this, I hold that all the Yue opera segments are carefully chosen and crafted into the film holistically to bear meaning and purpose, both in relationship with each other and in relationship to the overall film narrative. I will argue that the selected opera segments serve three central purposes in Two Stage Sisters . First, they externalize Chunhua’s interiority in her becoming a revolutionary subject. Second, they showcase the historical transformation of Yue opera theater. Third, rather than posing a stark disconnect, the premodern opera segments speak to and connect with the historicity and sufferings of women depicted in the last two modern segments, thus integrating gender and collective consciousness into the overarching revolutionary discourse. Overall, this paper uncovers the unacknowledged subtleties and richness of the film owing to the Yue opera segments.
Dynamic flyer in barrel imaging via high intensity short-pulse laser
Authors: Chu Gen-bai , Wang Yao , Yan Yong-hong , Yu Ming-hai , Shui Min , Tan Fang , Tang Duo , Wang Wanjun , Wang Liang , He Bi , Zhou Wei-min
Published: December 2023

The thin flyer is a small-scale flying object, which is well known as the core functional element of the initiator. Understanding how flyers perform has been a long-standing issue in detonator science. However, it remains a significant challenge to explore how the flyer is formed and functions in the barrel of the initiator via tabletop devices. In this study, we present dynamic and unprecedented images of flyer in barrel via high intensity short-pulse laser. Advanced radiography, coupled with a high-intensity picosecond laser X-ray source, has enabled the provision of state-of-the-art radiographs in a single-shot experiment for observing micron-scale flyer formation in a hollow cylinder in nanoseconds. The flyer was clearly visible in the barrel and was accelerated and restricted differently from that without the barrel. This first implementation of a tabletop X-ray source provided a new approach for capturing dynamic photographs of small-scale flying objects, which were previously reported to be accessible only via an X-ray phase-contrast imaging system at the advanced photon source. These efforts have led to a significant improvement of radiographic capability and a greater understanding of the mechanisms of “burst” of exploding foil initiators for this application.
Infant mortality and its determinants in Uganda 2016: Using a geographically weighted regression approach
Authors: Campbell Janis E. , Beetch Jessica , Cooper Townsend , Cheng Jianquan
Published: December 2023

Infant mortality (IM) represents the overall health of a country or region as it relates to access to medicine, health care, and clean water in a population. IM remains understudied in many areas of Uganda, as many studies are from urban the capital (Kampala). The long-term goal of this research is the mitigation of IM and poor pregnancy outcomes in Uganda. Insights gained from geographic distribution of IM will allow adaptation of diagnosis, treatments, and interventions within the studied areas. Through using OLS and geographically weighted regression, this study has explored the significant factors and their heterogeneous and scaling effects in 2016 across Uganda. The empirical findings from this study include a significant association between IM and both being unmarried and preferring to speak Luganda when interviewed. Those unmarried may lack a social network to assist with income, childcare, and household chores representing decreased resources. Additionally, being interviewed in Luganda was associated over a large geographic area, which may represent not being comfortable in English, which is the language of education, commerce, and presumably health care, thus suggesting a disconnect with health care settings. These data suggest that strides can be made in Uganda by providing targeted resources to areas with high rates of unmarried mothers and those areas with high rates of Luganda as their language of choice.
Assessing financial risks of foreign agricultural investment in belt and road countries: A risk index approach and VHSD-EM model analysis
Authors: Tian Ying , Tunio Fayaz Hussain
Published: December 2023

This study establishes a risk index system to evaluate the financial risks of foreign agricultural investment in Belt and Road countries. Agricultural foreign investment risk prevention has emerged as a crucial concern across various sectors globally. We assess the four key dimensions such as political and military risk, economic market risk, social and cultural risk, and resource and environmental risk. We employ the Vertical and Horizontal Leveling Method and Entropy Weighting Method (VHSD-EM) for measuring and analyzing foreign agricultural investment risk levels in Belt and Road countries from 2014 to 2021. Moreover, we used spatial correlation analysis, the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic, to identify hot and cold spots of agricultural foreign investment risks. First political & military, and environmental risks are the main influencing factors of agricultural foreign investment risk. The average AFDI level exceeded in Southeast and South Asia, and certain spillover effects were found in Southeast Asia. Second, the Belt and Road" initiative effectively reduces the risk of AFDI and helps to weaken the spillover effect among fellow countries. A significant spillover effect in AFDI from neighboring countries can lead to high-risk areas for sustained AFDI formation. Third to address such challenges, the Chinese government has prerequisites to enhance foreign agricultural investments in Belt and Road countries and establish a measurement index for agricultural investment risks. Government needs to establish a public service system to enhance the development of large-scale multinational agricultural enterprises. Foreign cooperation is essential for multi and bilateral investment negotiation and optimizing the financial tools to mitigate agricultural foreign direct investment risk in Belt and Road countries.
Exploring the association between sexual motivation and quality of life in China and the United Kingdom
Authors: Zheng Shijun , Armstrong Heather L.
Published: December 2023

Previous research suggests that different sexual motivations may be associated with different sexual behaviours and levels of sexual satisfaction, and these may vary with cultural differences. As such, sexual motivations and cultural factors might also be associated with quality of life (QoL); however, this has not yet been explored. Using a biopsychosocial approach, this study aimed to explore associations between sexual motivation and quality of life between participants in the United Kingdom and China. 276 participants (143 British, 133 Chinese, mean age = 21.5 years) completed an anonymous online survey including validated measures for sexual motivation (YSEX?-SF) and QoL (WHOQOL-BREF). In multivariable linear regressions, pleasure motivations for sex were associated with increased physical health QoL (aOR = 0.20, 95%CI:.15-.65), while love and commitment motivations were associated with increased psychological health QoL (aOR = 0.13, 95%CI:.01-.43). Both love and commitment motivations (aOR = 0.21, 95%CI:.09-.35) and pleasure motivations (aOR = 0.20, 95%CI:.08-.36) were associated with increased social support QoL. A significant interaction was found between emotional motivations and culture (p = 0.037) such that among individuals from China, emotional motivations (i.e., love and commitment and expression) were positively associated with psychological QoL. This suggests culture may differentially affect how sexual motivations are associated with QoL and warrants further consideration in future research.
Does the interplay of emotion-related personality traits and reproductive hormones predict individual variation in emotion recognition?
Authors: Rafiee Yasaman , Heine Charlotte , Schacht Anne
Published: December 2023

Person-related variation has been identified in many socio-cognitive domains, and there is evidence for links between certain personality traits and individual emotion recognition. Some studies, utilizing the menstrual cycle as a hormonal model, attempted to demonstrate that hormonal fluctuations could predict variations in emotion recognition, but with merely inconsistent findings. Remarkably, the interplay between hormone fluctuations and other person-related factors that could potentially influence emotion recognition remains understudied. In the current study, we examined if the interactions of emotion-related personality traits, namely openness, extraversion, and neuroticism, and the ovulatory cycle predict individual variation in facial emotion recognition in healthy naturally cycling women. We collected salivary ovarian hormones measures from N = 129 (n = 72 validated via LH test) women across their late follicular and mid-luteal phases of the ovulatory cycle. The results revealed a negative association between neuroticism scores and emotion recognition when progesterone levels (within-subject) were elevated. However, the results did not indicate a significant moderating influence of neuroticism, openness, and extraversion on emotion recognition across phases (late follicular vs. mid-luteal) of the menstrual cycle. Additionally, there was no significant interaction between openness or extraversion and ovarian hormone levels in predicting facial emotion recognition. The current study suggests future lines of research to compare these findings in a clinical setting, as both neuroticism and ovarian hormone dysregulation are associated with some psychiatric disorders such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
Initial programme theory development: The first step in a realist evaluation of a cross-sectoral intervention for expectant Danish parents living with psychosocial risks
Authors: Ellehave Sara Mandahl , Thomsen Louise Lund Holm , Frederiksen Marianne Stistrup , Overgaard Charlotte
Published: December 2023

A distinct inequality in maternity care exists, and women with psychosocial risks are at a greater risk of adverse birth outcomes. In several high-income countries, a psychosocial risk assessment early in pregnancy is recommended so that expectant parents are offered an appropriate level of care which facilitates relevant, tailored interventions for those in need. In 2017, a cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary intervention for expectant parents with psychosocial risks was developed and implemented in the North Denmark Region. The development process of the intervention has not been reported and theory-based knowledge about how supportive interventions bring about change for expectant parents with psychosocial risks is scarce. Through the initial phase of a realist evaluation, we aimed to elicit key contexts and mechanisms of change regarding the intervention for expectant parents with psychosocial risks. Through an initial programme theory, this article illustrates how, for whom and in which contexts the intervention is intended to work. Data is comprised of intervention documents, 14 pilot observations and 29 realist interviews with key stakeholders. A thematic analytical approach inspired by retroductive thinking was applied to identify and analyse patterns related to the incentive of the intervention, its structure, intended outcomes, generative mechanisms and contextual matters. Generative mechanisms responsible for bringing about change in the intervention were identified as healthcare professionals’ approach, continuity, trust, early intervention and social network. Cross-sectoral collaboration and healthcare professionals’ competencies were assumed to be central stimulating contextual factors. The initial programme theory developed in this study will serve as the basis for further refinement via empirical testing in a later phase of the realist evaluation.
Impaired health-related quality of life due to elevated risk of developing diabetes: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia
Authors: Rokhman M. Rifqi , Arifin Bustanul , Broggi Benedetta , Verhaar Anne-Fleur , Zulkarnain Zulkarnain , Satibi Satibi , Perwitasari Dyah Aryani , Boersma Cornelis , Cao Qi , Postma Maarten J. , van der Schans Jurjen
Published: December 2023

Background

This study investigated the association between elevated risk of developing diabetes and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Indonesian population.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,336 Indonesians from the general population who had no previous diagnosis of diabetes. Utility score to represent HRQoL was measured using the EuroQol 5-dimension, while the risk for developing diabetes was determined using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) instrument. All participants underwent a blood glucose test after fasting for 8 hours. The association between FINDRISC score and HRQoL adjusted for covariates was analysed using multivariate Tobit regression models. Minimal clinically important differences were used to facilitate interpretation of minimal changes in utility score that could be observed.

Results

The median (interquartile range) of the overall FINDRISC score was 6 (7), while the mean (95% confidence intervals) of the EQ-5D utility score was 0.93 (0.93–0.94). Once adjusted for clinical parameters and socio-demographic characteristics, participants with a higher FINDRISC score showed a significantly lower HRQoL. No significant association was detected between fasting blood glucose level categories and HRQoL. A difference of 4–5 points in the FINDRISC score was considered to reflect meaningful change in HRQoL in clinical practice.

Conclusion

An elevated risk of developing diabetes is associated with a lower HRQoL. Therefore, attention should be paid not only to patients who have already been diagnosed with diabetes, but also to members of the general population who demonstrate an elevated risk of developing diabetes. This approach will assist in preventing the onset of diabetes and any further deterioration of HRQoL in this segment of the Indonesian population.
APUNTES PARA EL IMPULSO DEL COOPERATIVISMO DE TRABAJO ASOCIADO EN ECUADOR
Authors: Lanas Elisa
Published: December 2023

El cooperativismo de trabajo asociado tiene potencial para crear trabajo digno, y puede ser una alternativa al trabajo en relación de dependencia y al trabajo autónomo individual, que merece ser considerada por los estados al aplicar medidas que fomenten el empleo.

Con ese propósito, la Asamblea Nacional ecuatoriana ha aprobado recientemente un proyecto de ley reformatoria de varios cuerpos normativos, entre ellos la Ley Orgánica de Economía Popular y Solidaria. Uno de los objetivos de la reforma es impulsar el cooperativismo de trabajo asociado, en primer lugar, mediante la clarificación de la naturaleza de la relación entre el socio trabajador y la cooperativa, que es de carácter solidario y no laboral; y, en segundo lugar, visibilizando la necesidad de proteger algunos derechos de los socios trabajadores.

Hay que reconocer el esfuerzo del asambleísta por impulsar al sector cooperativo, y concretamente el de trabajo asociado, no obstante, creo que hay temas importantes que pudieron aclararse mejor, y otros que no se trataron pese a su importancia.

El presente artículo busca hacer un seguimiento del trabajo asociado en la Constitución y normativa, tanto internacional como nacional, para esclarecer la naturaleza de la relación del socio trabajador con su cooperativa, y hacia el final, se presentan algunos apuntes que podrían mejorar la garantía de los derechos que la reforma busca proteger.
Innovaciones organizacionales en la gestión del trabajo asociado en empresas recuperadas de la Argentina actual
Authors: Bauni Natalia
Published: December 2023

Las empresas recuperadas no cuentan con una guía teórico-práctica sobre cómo llevar adelante la autogestión. El objetivo del artículo es describir y analizar las innovaciones que se producen en la gestión del trabajo asociado en las empresas recuperadas en la Argentina actual. El abordaje es cualitativo, se estudiaron veintidós empresas recuperadas de todo el país mediante entrevistas semi- estructuradas en dos períodos diferentes 2017/2018 y 2022/2023. Se encontraron dispositivos innovadores en lo referido a la planificación participativa, la incorporación de asociada/os comprometida/os con el proyecto, el desarrollo organizacional, las jerarquías internas, el reparto de excedentes, en la promoción de la salud, y la restitución de los derechos laborales que suponen políticas de sistematización y ordenamiento de la gestión de la cooperativa. Las innovaciones surgen en la práctica, se proponen equilibrar el doble carácter de las cooperativa y configuran el esbozo de un modelo alternativo de gestión del trabajo asociado.