bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Imponderáveis de um trabalho de campo remoto
Authors: Braz Camilo
Published: December 2023

Este trabalho pretende interpretar antropologicamente narrativas de homens trans brasileiros a respeito dos desafios impostos pela pandemia de covid-19 em variadas áreas, tais como acesso à saúde, enfrentamento do desemprego e da diminuição da renda e intensificação de processos relacionados ao que foi chamado de isolamento social.

Pretende-se refletir, a partir de um diálogo com bibliografia sobre a pandemia e as experiências de pessoas marcadas por dimensões de gênero e sexualidade, sobre aspectos que tornam desafios potencialmente ampliados a partir da identidade de gênero transmasculina, em intersecção com outros marcadores sociais de diferença, sobretudo relacionados a raça e classe social. E analisar os itinerários e as estratégias mobilizadas por tais sujeitos para lidar com tais questões, apontando assim para uma possível discussão acerca de suas expectativas de vida e projetos de futuro.

O material empírico foi produzido a partir de entrevistas para o projeto de pesquisa “Transmasculinidades, Saúde e Espera: antropologia do curso da vida entre homens trans”, contemplado com Bolsa de Produtividade em Pesquisa Nível 2 do CNPq em 2018. A intenção dessa investigação era reencontrar colaboradores de uma pesquisa anterior, em sua maioria residentes na região metropolitana de Goiânia, no Brasil, entrevistados entre 2015 e 2016.

A pandemia afetou profundamente os planos da investigação. A partir do segundo semestre de 2021, alguns dos colaboradores aceitaram dialogar por meio de ferramentas remotas de comunicação. Tais entrevistas permitem analisar aspectos não previstos no projeto, que dizem respeito aos itinerários desses sujeitos frente aos desafios impostos pela pandemia.
Usos y significados del silencio frente al acoso escolar
Authors: Puche Cabezas Luis
Published: December 2023

El silencio es una respuesta frecuente ante al acoso escolar por parte de las chicas y los chicos que lo sufren. Un análisis superficial de tal respuesta podría conducirnos a entender el silencio simplemente como la ausencia de palabras, de discurso, y, por lo tanto, como una carencia o incapacidad para el afrontamiento verbal de la discriminación. Sin embargo, en este artículo se trata de ir más allá y se desmenuzan algunos de los variados usos y significados que adquiere el acto de callar: algunos de ellos carenciales, pero otros potencialmente constructivos. Se aborda la compleja multidimensionalidad del silencio como respuesta - táctica o estratégica - ante el acoso escolar, en concreto ante las violencias escolares de carácter transfóbico. Para ello, se parte de un corpus de narrativas de chicos y chicas trans producido en el curso de una investigación socio-antropológica realizada en España. Se concluye que este tipo de respuestas silenciosas solo las podemos comprender atendiendo a los contextos y la red de relaciones donde se producen, y que no siempre constituyen una claudicación o una interiorización del estigma, sino que en algunos casos son utilizadas estratégicamente desde una conciencia transformadora frente a la desigualdad que se padece.
ТОВАРОВЕДЧЕСКАЯ ОЦЕНКА МАКАРОННЫХ ИЗДЕЛИЙ В СООТВЕТСТВИИ С ДЕЙСТВУЮЩИМ СТАНДАРТОМ
Authors: Ковалева Е. Д. , Горбачева А. В. , Брозе А. С. , Лютова Е. В.
Published: December 2023

Проведен ассортиментный, органолептический и физико-химический анализ образцов макаронных изделий спагетти разных производителей из различных сетевых магазинов г. Калининграда в соответствии с нормативной документацией ГОСТ 31743–2017 в рамках дисциплины «Товароведение продуктов биотехнологии из сырья растительного происхождения». В результате анализа выявлено несоответствие ГОСТ одного образца в области маркировки. Анализ органолептических показателей качества изделий отклонений не выявил. По результатам физико-химического анализа выявлено несоответствие трех образцов требованиям ГОСТ: у одного образца повышена кислотность, у двух повышено содержание сухих веществ, перешедших в воду за время варки.
A Pragmalinguística
Authors: Buss Claudio Roberto
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo quer mostrar a utilidade de um percurso de uma abordagem bíblica recente, a Pragmalinguística. É uma abordagem sincrônica que continua a dar passos para a constituição de seus passos metodológicos. Herdeira dos pressupostos da Filosofia da Linguagem Ordinária de Oxford e enriquecida pela atual ciência linguística, a Linguística Textual, tem como escopo central a dimensão da comunicatividade ou interatividade entre texto e leitor. O leitor até recentemente transcurado pela exegese bíblica, agora se torna o centro de atenção do processo de análise exegético, pois a objetividade anteriormente preterida, possivelmente não tenha alcançado seu intento. O aspecto comunicativo de um texto torna-se não uma “cadáver a ser dissecado”, mas uma instância viva, onde o leitor é interpelado pelo próprio autor do texto a percorrer sua estratégia narrativa e assim assimilar não só informativamente, mas performaticamente os valores propostos. A riqueza da Linguística Textual, com a sua pesquisa sobre a textualidade e os fatores de coesão sintática e coerência semântica são fundamentais para a abordagem pragmalinguística. Além do que, promove uma abertura polissêmica do texto, regulado pelas instâncias linguísticas do texto, permitindo um maior diálogo entre exegese, teologia e pastoral.
O sentido literal na interpretação das Escrituras segundo Santo Tomás de Aquino
Authors: Frederico Gurgel Calvet da Silveira Carlos , Cabrera Thiago
Published: December 2023

O sentido literal como base da exegese bíblica medieval remonta a séculos anteriores a Tomás de Aquino. Ele é a base de outros três níveis de leitura bíblica que constituíam a tradição exegética medieval, a saber, o alegórico, o tropológico e o anagógico. Contudo, no século XIII, momento em que a teologia atinge seu estatuto de ciência, consoante o modelo aristotélico, é fundamental para Tomás repensar a exegese literal das Escrituras como fonte para o desenvolvimento da teologia. A partir do critério tomasiano de subalternância, as Escrituras, como a teologia em geral, são considerados saberes subalternados à ciência divina, enquanto a exegese bíblica, que procede por raciocínios prováveis, é subalternada à teologia, que procede por raciocínios demonstrativos. Por meio da investigação de textos de Tomás, sobretudo de seu comentário ao Livro de Jó, pode-se compreender que o sentido literal, que é o sentido histórico, ou da narrativa bíblica, não se constitui uma mera exposição da letra dos autores sagrados, mas implica uma leitura mais ampla, a ponto de se admitir que a metáfora e outros tropos, em seu primeiro significado, pertencem ao sentido literal. Por estas razões e outras razões conexas a Expositio Super Iob ad Litteram torna-se um modelo para o uso do sentido literal no período escolástico.
Exegese e teologia moral
Authors: Moraes dos Santos Wagner Augusto
Published: December 2023

Em 1993, o documento A interpretação da Bíblia na Igreja, apresentou um subtópico chamado Exegese e teologia moral. Neste item, a Pontifícia Comissão Bíblica dizia “muitas vezes os textos bíblicos não se preocupam em distinguir preceitos morais universais, prescrições de pureza ritual e ordens jurídicas particulares”. Diante desta constatação, cabe perguntar duas coisas: a divisão dos preceitos entre morais, rituais e jurídicos está teologicamente bem fundamentada? A partir da fundamentação é possível classificar a natureza dos preceitos? Para responder estas perguntas, dividir-se-á este artigo em três partes. As duas primeiras destinadas a apresentar uma fundamentação teológica da teologia das três leis e a última dedicada a apresentação de critérios hermenêuticas para distinguir os tipos de leis. A primeira seção se dedicará a tripartição das leis na Sagrada Escritura. A segunda parte se dedicará a entender como a Tradição cristã interpretava as leis veterotestamentárias depois do advento de Cristo. Por fim, a terceira parte apresentará 9 classificações distintas para as leis na Sagrada Escritura partir de um quadro composto por duas classificações triplas.
Choo Jim Eng (20 May 1923 – 20 March 2003)
Authors: Chew Chin Hin , Tan Ser Kiat , Low Cheng Hock
Published: December 2023

Mr Choo Jim Eng, or Jimmy as he was fondly known by his friends, colleagues and students, had a very illustrious career. He dedicated his whole life to the service of medicine in general and surgery in particular.
Politización intelectual y sociología científica en la Guerra Fría cultural El ILARI, Florestan Fernandes y la sociología brasilera (1966-1972)
Authors: Maia João Marcelo
Published: December 2023

Este artículo analiza las tensiones entre sociología científica y politización intelectual en la historia de la sociología latinoamericana durante la Guerra Fría Cultural, centrándose en la relación establecida entre tres sociólogos brasileños —Florestan Fernandes, Luiz de A. Costa Pinto y Gláucio Dillon Soares— y el Instituto Latinoamericano de Relaciones Internacionales (ILARI, 1966-1972). Creado por el Congreso para la Libertad de la Cultura, el ILARI promovió diversas iniciativas destinadas a la difusión de la sociología científica y trabajó activamente para obtener la colaboración de importantes científicos sociales latinoamericanos. El artículo analiza los tipos de trabajo intelectual llevados a cabo por sociólogos progresistas brasileños en sus relaciones con el ILARI y compara los puntos de vista de estos diferentes actores sobre la “sociología científica” y el “compromiso”.
Pápulas y nódulos sobre cicatrices
Authors: Herlein María Pía , Buffetti Martina , Sanz Alejandro , Carabajal Graciela
Published: December 2023

Paciente femenina de 55 años, con antecedentes médicos de obesidad, extabaquista, infección por COVID-19 a mediados de abril 2021, cirugía de tunel carpianio bilateral en 2011 y manga gástrica en 2014.Consultó el 13 de mayo de 2021 por presentar lesiones de aparición espontánea sobre tatuajes y todas las cicatrices posquirúrgicas. Al examen físico presentaba múltiples pápulas duro elásticas de 3 mm de diámetro que asentaban sobre tatuajes realizados hacía más de 10 años, en todos los colores de los mismos, algunas aisladas y otras agminadas, formando placas que cubrían parcialmente o la totalidad de dichos tatuajes. Asociaba también nódulos color piel normal bajo cicatrices quirúrgicas de 12 días de evolución. Se procedió a la toma de biopsia por punch de una de las lesiones nodulares y se solicitó laboratorio completo.
El 2 de junio de 2021 la paciente inició seguimiento por el Servicio de Neumonología por disnea pos-COVID-19. Los mismos solicitaron una tomografía de tórax donde se advirtió la presencia de adenomegalias mediastinales y un patrón nodulillar bilateral a predominio de lóbulo medio y superiores.
En el laboratorio de sangre se obtuvieron valores aumentados de VSG (26 mm), PCR (1,16 g/dL) y enzima convertidora de angiotensina (ECA) de 171µg/L. El resto se encontraba dentro de parámetros normales.
El análisis histopatológico informó, en dermis reticular profunda e hipodermis, granulomas no caseificantes conformados por histiocitos epitelioides con células gigantes multinucleadas, con escasa inflamación linfocitaria alrededor.
Enfermedad de Crohn metastásica
Authors: Dauria Florencia , Miraglia Eugenia , Ramallo Camila Anabel , Pieretti Victoria Micaela , Bonaura Paula , Maradeo María Roxana
Published: December 2023

La enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) presenta manifestaciones extraintestinales en aproximadamente un 25% de los casos. El compromiso cutáneo es el segundo en frecuencia luego del articular.

La enfermedad de Crohn metastásica (ECM) es la manifestación específica menos frecuente y de causa desconocida. Presenta un leve predominio en las edades tempranas y en el sexo femenino. Clínicamente se caracteriza por un gran polimorfismo clínico, por lo que evoca múltiples diagnósticos diferenciales. Se describen dos casos atendidos en nuestro Servicio.
Impacts of parasites on insect moulting
Authors:   , Queiroz Elenir Aparecida
Published: December 2023

Insect development occurs through moulting, where the individual generates a new cuticle and sheds the old one, allowing the insect to grow and develop. This process can be impacted by parasites. However, the way different parasites can impact insect moulting is unknown. We first review studies on insect infection and its effect on insect moulting by considering interactions between insects and: (i) protozoans; (ii) fungi; (iii) viruses; and (iv) parasitoids. We show that insect moulting is impacted by moulting delays, non-moult and defects after moulting, besides increasing insect mortality during moulting. However, while there is evidence that parasite- infected insects can experience increased mortality during moulting, this process is not well understood yet. We then documented this so as to raise hypotheses about the mechanisms, with a focus on behaviour, using as a model system the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma rangeli. We quantified mortality and investigated alterations in ecdysis-related behaviour. We found that the high mortality of infected insects is related to increases in the time taken to finish ecdysis. We then investigated cuticular thickness and ecdysone levels as potential factors to explain this phenomenon. Mortality of infected insects was 6% higher than that of uninfected insects. Infected insects show a thinner cuticle over time and lower ecdysone levels compared to controls. We suggest this thin cuticle in infected insects is associated with the moulting delay. As moulting is delayed, we investigate glycogen content in the fat body and intestine morphology as possible factors. Infected insects have low glycogen content in the fat body and intestine morphology is not altered between infected and control insects, but intestine epithelium is apparently thicker in infected than the control. Our results allow us to understand better the effect of insect infections at behavioural, morphological and hormonal levels. This study is a starting point for further reasearch on the moulting physiology of insects infected by parasites in order to improve our understanding of insect-parasite interaction. Keywords: Cuticle. Development. Ecdysis. Ecdysone. Fungus. Moult. Parasitoid. Pathogen. Physiology. Virus.
Leyi Mental Training: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Reduce Anxiety via Altered Brain Dynamics
Authors: Zhou Changle
Published: December 2023

Leyi is a set of physical and mental cultivation methods established by Professor Changle Zhou after many years of practice. It combines modern psychological adjustment and Chinese ancient Buddhist practice methods, including relaxation, breathing, meditation, koan, and cognitive regulation. Its purpose is to achieve the state of enlightenment (a high-level ideology in Buddhism). More than ten years of practical experience has proved that Leyi Mental Training can improve people's physical and mental health, especially most participants reported that their anxiety reduced after training. Before and after the training, we recorded the participants' EEG during the task of judging emotional pictures and administered the POMS Scale to them after the task. The results showed that their anxiety subscale scores were significantly reduced after training, and the accompanying brain activity was that the power of frontal gamma was reduced considerably. Studies have found that frontal gamma power is related to DMN activity, and a decrease in frontal gamma power indicates a reduction of internal network activity. We speculate that this may be because Leyi's training changed the way of self-referential processing, which in turn affected the activities of the internal network, which may be one of the brain mechanisms for reducing anxiety
Presidential Candidate Slogans in the 2024 Indonesian General Election; Strategic Communication with Multi-Generational Characteristics
Authors: Rozi Romdhi Fatkhur
Published: December 2023

This study focuses on the use of slogans of the three presidential and vice-presidential candidates who will compete in Indonesia’s 2024 general election. This study maps how these slogans operate in the digital space of social media to capture the attention and votes of a cross-generational public in Indonesia. Discourse analysis is used in this study to discover the hidden meanings of texts, while taking into account the risk that these meanings may not be accurate. The researcher therefore limited the study to a specific time and space context, namely during the period leading up to the 2024 general election, and to an Indonesian case study only. The study found that slogans were chosen from popular diction, to make it easier to introduce the candidates’ profiles to the public. These slogans are also a special formula to shape public knowledge about the candidates’ vision and mission. This study holds the view that popularity and the massification process of promotional content still play an important role in the discourse distribution model in contemporary digital media. This connects the dialectic of discourse that occurs in a multi-generational society. In addition, this study also compares with the views of post-truth and post-factual politics with the assumption that the meaning generated from the use of slogans is not bound. Meaning is generated from highly subjective perceptions, so the role of promotion and massification of the chosen terminology still has an important role to influence audience perceptions and win votes from the active voting public.
Analysis of some measurement parameters that may predict the risk of developing obesity: a clinical study
Authors: BULUT ÇELİK Sercan , ERTEN BUCAKTEPE Pakize Gamze , BULUT BATUR Ülkü , BULUT İbrahim Umud
Published: December 2023

Aim: Obesity is a severe and chronic disease, which is currently increasing rapidly. The aim of this study was to reveal some parameters that can predict the risk of obesity and to create a new scale using these parameters.Material and Method: The demographic information of the study subjects was recorded, together with the anthropometric measurements of Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, height, body weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference were recorded.Results: Evaluation was made of 74 subjects, comprising 11 (14.9%) females and 63 (85.1%) males with a median age of 34 years (24-45). Mean body weight was measured as 77.3±12.46 kg, height as 174.3±8.86 cm, waist circumference as 84 (66-103) cm, hip circumference as 97 (83-121) cm, and BMI as 25.4±3.21 kg/m2. It was seen that the risk of developing obesity could increase when age and duration of work increased, with an increased frequency of eating outside the home, in the absence of regular exercise, and when the waist and hip circumference values increased. Regression analysis showed that body weight, waist, and hip circumference measurement values could be used to predict the obesity development risk. Finally, a valid and reliable scale called OBEZRISK was created that would easily predict the risk of obesity development in individuals.Conclusion: The study results showed that body weight, waist, and hip circumference measurement values could be used to predict the risk of obesity development in individuals. It was also concluded that the OBEZRISK scale could be used to predict the risk of developing obesity.
Effect of relaxation exercises on dyspnea and sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors: IŞIKEL Hülya , GENÇ Sebahat , ORAL TAPAN Özge , İPEK DONGAZ Özge
Published: December 2023

Aim: Sleep disorders is one of the most common problems after respiratory symptoms in patients with COPD. The probability of sleep disorders increases at the same rate with the severity of COPD symptoms. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of relaxation exercises on dyspnea and sleep quality in COPD patients receiving optimal bronchodilator therapy. Material and Method: This is a randomized controlled clinical study. The study was conducted with 67 voluntary patients with COPD who admitted to the Muğla Traininng and Research Hospital Chest Dieseases Outpatient Clinic. The study was planned as pretest and posttest clinical trial which included COPD patients with severe dyspnea and patients were randomly distributed to the intervention and control groups. Patients in the intervention group (n=34) were given relaxation exercises to be practiced at home for six weeks. Patients in the control group (n=33) were given breathing exercises. During this period, all patients continued to receive routine medical treatments. At baseline and after the intervention dypsnea and sleep quality was assessed.Results: There was a significant decrease in the posttest Modified Borg Scale-MBS, Modified Medical Research Council Scale-mMRC medians (p<0.001) in intervention group. Additionally a significant improvement in Global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (p<0.001) and also some sleep quality subscales including subjective sleep quality (p<0.001), sleep latency (p=0.029), sleep duration (p<0.001), sleep efficiency (p=0.047) and daytime dysfunction (p<0.001) were found in the intervention group.Conclusion: We think that relaxation exercise, which is simple and an easy-to-apply method would provide a decrease in the dyspnea severity and an improvement in sleep quality of the patients with COPD when added to the optimal medical treatment.
Evaluation of laboratory and radiological imaging results in terms of hospitalization and mortality in acute pancreatitis cases
Authors: AKIN Burak , DEMİRCİ Burak , COŞKUN Abuzer
Published: December 2023

AIM: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common diagnosis in emergency services and is very important in terms of morbidity and mortality. It was aimed to evaluate the relationship of laboratory and imaging findings of AP cases with hospitalization and mortality outcomes.

METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted with 225 cases over the age of 18 who applied to the emergency department between 1 September 2020 and 1 March 2021. Age, gender, laboratory and imaging data of the patients were recorded and evaluated on groups formed according to hospitalization and mortality status.

RESULTS: The mean age of 225 acute pancreatitis cases was 54.10±19.07 years, and 116 (51.6%) were female. 169 (75.1%) individuals were hospitalized and seven (3.1%) patients resulted in mortality. Age was associated with mortality (p
The predictive value of the urea/hemoglobin ratio for endoscopic treatment in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Authors: YEŞİL Bayram , SEVİM Bünyamin
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Aims: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding develops due to various pathologies in a wide region, including esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The clinical presentation is highly variable between patients and can rapidly deteriorate and even be fatal without follow-up. Medical agents, endoscopic interventions, and surgery may be required in the treatment of the patient, and a high blood transfusion may be required. Predicting which patients are more at risk and urgent than others is important for the correct treatment of patients. The urea/hemoglobin ratio can be a simple, rapidly applicable, and reliable indicator to predict the need for endoscopy.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study in which 361 patients treated for upper gastrointestinal bleeding were investigated. Age and gender data, endoscopy records, and blood tests of the patients were analyzed within the scope of the study. Median UHR values were significantly higher in intensive care indication, endoscopic indications, and blood transfusion indications (p
The effect of maximum tumor diameter and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging status on overall survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients
Authors: GÜRSOY Vildan , GÖKTUĞ Mehmet Refik , HUNUTLU Fazıl Çağrı , PINAR İbrahim Ethem , ALİ Rıdvan , ÖZKOCAMAN Vildan , ÖZKALEMKAŞ Fahir
Published: December 2023

Aims: This research aims to determine the impact of maximum tumor diameter and FDG PET CT status at the time of diagnosis on survival outcomes and to identify prognostic factors that influence treatment response and survival.

Methods: 239 patients with a diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma participated in the study. Clinical characteristics, treatment responses, and prognostic factors influencing survival were retrospectively analyzed from patient medical records.

Results: There were 136 (56.9%) male patients and 103 (43.1%) female patients, who participated in the study. Of these patients, 202 (84.5%) survived, while 37 (15.5%) died during the study period. When surviving patients and non-survivor patients were compared, the deceased patients had a higher mean age (p = 0.003), a higher prevalence of spleen involvement and B symptoms (p = 0.011 and p = 0.001, respectively), lower albumin levels (p = 0.008), higher beta-2 microglobulin levels (p = 0.001), and more bone marrow involvement (p = 0.006). A fourfold increase in mortality was seen in patients with beta-2 microglobulin levels > 2920 mg/L, and a 3.188-fold increase in mortality was seen in patients with spleen involvement.

Conclusion: In conclusion, beta-2 microglobulin > 2920 mg/L, the presence of spleen involvement, the presence of relapse, and the presence of progressive or refractory disease in FDG PET CT were significant prognostic factors for 1st, 3rd, and 5th-year survival rates in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. In addition, there was no correlation between survival rate and maximum tumor diameter as measured by FDG-PET or CT.
Analysis of occupational accident reports of hospital employees applying to the emergency department
Authors: BİBEROĞLU Serap , ÖZKAN Seda
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT

Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the occupational accidents experienced by all employees working in a university hospital in Turkey, according to their demographic data, as well as their title, ocuupations, accident type and location of accident in hospital, accident days and time periods, Types of occupational accidents. reasons that cause work accidents.

Materials and Methods: The data of this research, which is planned to be descriptive, is collected from all staff (both healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers) of the University Hospital, which provides tertiary healthcare services, who applied to the Emergency Department due to a occupatinal accident, were registered between 15 August 2022 and 15 August 2023.

Results: The number of work accidents is equal to the number of hospital employees exposed to a occupational accident. The frequency of singles according to marital status was 57%, the most common days spent on occupatianal accidents are friday with 22.8% (n=26), 64.9% (n=74) most frequently in the working hours between 08:00-16:00, according to the units where employees work; Internal medicines first with 32.5% (n=37), occupatianal accidents injury incident types are examined; needlestick and sharp injuries comes first with 59.6% (n=68). No fatal accident was detected in this retrospective study.

Conclusion: As a university hospital with a large campus, it is aimed to shed light on occupational health and safety studies within the framework of Health Quality Standards in the hospital by analyzing the work accidents of hospital employees who apply to our department of emergency medicine and also we aimed to contribute to the literature.
Deadlines Meeting Challenge in Leaders
Authors: Taka Zvina
Published: December 2023

Purpose: This paper looks at the concept of deadlines meeting challenges by leaders and how this problem affects performance and goal attainment in organizations. Deadlines may be defined as prescribed or expected timelines for task accomplishment and submission. It forms a framework within which a task or assignment should be performed so as to succeed in goal attainment. The paper focuses on why deadline meeting has become such a huge challenge to leaders in organizations and the challenges this problem poses to performance in work places.

Materials and Methods: It was assumed in this presentation that there seems to be no proper connectivity and meaningful engagement between those who make task deadlines and those who are expected to carry out tasks and meet deadlines.

Findings: The paper will then proceed to suggest best practices in dealing with deadlines so as to promote goal attainment.

Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: The paper concludes that lack of proper task accomplishment systems and implementation of best deadlines meeting practices are the major causes of failure to meet deadlines by most organizational leadership.
Examine How Stakeholders’ Participation in Project Identification Influence Project Performance, Case Study: Musanze District
Authors: Bazimya Sam
Published: December 2023

The role of stakeholders in project work cannot be ignored. A review of the scientific literature reveals a strong relationship between the two. This study aims to reveal how stakeholder participation affects the performance of public services. Community participation is handled in three stages within the context of the project cycle; Analysis, planning and execution. This study is guided by the following research objectives; To examine how stakeholder participation in project analysis affects performance in Musanze District, to evaluate how stakeholder participation in project planning affects the work in Musanze District, and to find out which stakeholders are involved in the Project > Business-related studies in Musanze District. Researchers studied the Rwanda WASH project at MINIFRA. The project is a collaboration between the Government of Rwanda, the Government of the Netherlands and UNICEF Rwanda, but implemented in the Musanze region by MNIFRA. Interviewees included program representatives from the three donors, representatives of worker organizations, PICs, and beneficiary representatives. The first three categories of respondents were selected and convenience sampling was used to select the last category (beneficiaries). Surveys were used to collect data from the first three groups of participants. The total sample size used in the study was 43 people. The data was analyzed using a descriptive model using SPSS. While the majority of participants (80.5%) responded positively to the participation of beneficiaries in the WASH program, only 19.5 gave negative and negative comments. The majority of respondents think planning has an impact on productivity (31.7%), 19.5% think it has a very high impact, 9.8% think it has a moderate impact, 17.1% think it has a very low impact, and 22.0% think it has a very low impact. I think. little. Most participants responded that the impact of project success was very good (31.7%), 29.3% responded that it was high, 9.8% responded that it was average, 12.2% responded that it was very low, and 14.6% responded that it was very high. Low Researchers concluded that collaboration with stakeholders impacts projects at three stages of the business cycle. This study recommends that WASH develop procedures to ensure maximum participant participation in most roles during the task, especially thinking and planning, task management and performance. Future research should examine participant engagement on outcome measures other than those examined in the current study.
An Assessment of the Relationship between Parenting Styles and Self-Esteem among Children in Late Childhood and Adolescence: A Case of Tumaini Primary School in Kayole Zone, Embakasi West Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya
Authors: Rukwaro Loise
Published: December 2023

Globally, parents are using different parenting styles to raise their children which is known to have an impact on their self-esteem development. This in turn impairs their overall well-being and development in different aspects of their lives. The objectives of the study were to establish the different parenting styles employed by parents of children aged 9-15 years old; assess the type of self-esteem associated with different parenting styles among the children in the target population; and evaluate the relationship between socio demographic characteristics of the children, their self-esteem, and parenting styles employed among them. Both correlational and descriptive research designs were used, and the entire target population, 1201 pupils, formed the study sample. A self-administered closed-ended questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data. The questionnaire had three sections: socio-demographics, PSDQ, and CSEI. Data was analyzed via SPSS, version 20. Some of the study findings were that the authoritarian parenting style was the most prevalent (70.4% identified it) among the respondents which negatively impacted their self-esteem development (M= 34-02 ±5.38), (r= -0.51); half (50.2%) of the respondents concealed their self-esteem status; the authoritarian and dismissive parenting styles exhibited high defensiveness(r=0.35, r=0.011), respectively; respondents parents’ ages influenced both variables – mothers (p=0.005, p=0.011) and fathers (p=0.000); and single mother households (p=0.001) significantly influenced both variables. Among other recommendations, the study recommends the provision of more available counseling services to children in late adulthood and adolescence and sensitization of parents on the different parenting styles as well as the effect of each style on children’s self-esteem development.
Effect of Climate Action on Renewable Energy Stock Price
Authors: Ngwakwe Collins C
Published: December 2023

The UN SDG 13 recommends that effective climate action is imperative for attaining target climate change reduction. Similarly, effective investment in renewable energy is a vital strategy for curbing climate change. This paper evaluates the effect of climate action on renewable energy stock price. It adopts a short review and brief quantitative approach. Data on climate action index and renewable energy stock price were retrieved from the MSCI and Fusion Media respectively. The simple OLS results indicate that the climate action index has a negative effect on the renewable energy stock (within the ambits of this study). The paper offers some implication for clean energy stock investors who may want to sell short or long during the time of reduced prices and to make a hedging profit when the prices rise. The findings provide an agenda for further research to expand future research data to other climate action indexes and renewable energy stocks.
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labour Market Outcomes in Kenya
Authors: Sitati Melap , Ogolla Michael
Published: December 2023

Purpose: This paper investigated the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market outcomes in Kenya, using quarterly labour force survey data (2019 to 2021), 2019 census data and COVID-19 wave II of a novel high-frequency phone survey collected from May 30th to June 6th, 2020. The study also estimated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on unemployment rate by using the quarterly Labour Force Survey data from 2019 to 2022.

Methodology: The study applied probit models because of the non-linearity of the variables. More specifically, the dependent variables are binary terms, hence maximum likelihood estimation techniques are the most appropriate.

Findings: The findings of the study reveal that COVID-19 was associated with a 25-percentage point’s increase in the unemployment rate in the country with certain counties witnessing the highest spikes in unemployment. Although there has been some recovery, the unemployment rate remains elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels, signifying ongoing labour market challenges. COVID-19 impact on the labour market varied significantly by sector. The education sector experienced a higher incidence of employment loss, while income losses were more pronounced in sectors such as mining, manufacturing, retail, transport, and construction. Particularly, women workers in the retail and transport sectors faced twice the likelihood of income loss compared to their male counterparts. The pandemic disproportionately affected low-income workers and casual labourers, accentuating income inequalities in the labour market. Casual workers, who often lack labour protections and benefits, were significantly impacted.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Considering these findings, the study provides several policy recommendations: Implementing targeted interventions and support programs in counties with the highest unemployment spikes. These interventions can include skill development programs to enhance workers' employability and tailored employment and income support strategies adapted to each county's unique economic circumstances. Prioritize the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance resilience and adaptability across sectors. Governments, both at the national and county levels, should prioritize policies aimed at enhancing the incomes of disadvantaged households. Through expanding access to social protection programs, enforcing minimum wage regulations, and improving working conditions, especially for casual workers and low-income households. The study's insights provide valuable guidance for shaping future economic recovery strategies, particularly in the event of economic shocks in the labour market.
Camellia sinensis L. Extract Suppresses Inflammation on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Cells Models via Decreasing IL-1ß, IL-6 and COX-2 Expressions
Authors: Widowati Wahyu , Priyandoko Didik , Lenny Lenny , Revika Revika , Novianti Sintya , Kusuma Hanna Sari Widya , Rizal Rizal
Published: December 2023

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is one of the clinical manifestations in severe COVID-19 patients characterized by acute inflammation resulting in respiratory failure and death. Camellia sinensis L. or green tea extract has many beneficial secondary metabolites including polyphenols which have anti-inflammatory and anti-viral roles. This study was aimed to investigate the activity of green tea extract (GTE) as an anti-inflammatory on ARDS model cells. In this study, rat lung alveolar type II epithelial cells line (L2) was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mimic the inflammation process in ARDS. These cells were then treated with GTE to determine the GTE effectiveness in reducing the inflammation. The GTE polyphenol constitutions were first confirmed using Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The cytotoxic assay was conducted using MTS assay kit to determine the safe range of GTE concentrations that used in the next assay. The effectiveness of the GTE was determined by measuring pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1ß and IL-6) and inflammation-mediated enzymes (COX-2), both of which were by ELISA method. Furthermore, this study measured the ACE-2 and TMPRSS-2 gene expressions by qRT-PCR method. The results showed that GTE treatment significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1ß, IL-6, inflammation-mediated enzyme COX-2, and significantly increased ACE-2 and TMPRSS-2 mRNA expressions. In short, green tea extract possesses the potential to alleviate inflammation.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is one of clinical manifestations in severe COVID-19 patients characterized by acute inflammation results in respiratory failure and death
In lung inflammation, the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE-2) and Trans-Membrane Protease Serine-2 (TMPRSS-2) genes were lowly expressed, then causes alveolar tissue collapse
High levels of inflammatory mediator cytokines would be secreted in respiratory tracts, such as Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and Cyclooxygenases (COX)-2
Polyphenols in green tea (Camelia sinensis L.) have been reported to have anti-inflammatory activities

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Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Producing Lactobacillus plantarum TSUB-17 and Probiotic Properties for Using as Probiotics Additive in Swine Feed
Authors: Khongkool Kittiya , Prakit Benyapa , Chaiyod Rungravee , Chanasit Wankuson , Lertworapreecha Monthon
Published: December 2023

Due to the use of probiotics in animal husbandry has recently increased, the selection of high-quality probiotic strains is crucial. Since the uses of probiotics for animal feed supplements have to be applied at high doses of bacteria to be effective, the cultures’ safety is essential. This study successfully isolated the novel Lactobacillus sp. from swine fecal samples and identified it as L. plantarum TSUB-17. The L. plantarum TSUB-17 exhibited excellent probiotic properties, including 100 % resistance to 3 % acids and 1 % bile salts, and effectively inhibits pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella Typhimurium (isolated ESBL strain). L. plantarum TSUB-17 was also found to adhere to the intestinal wall and form a biofilm. Furthermore, the bacteria have revealed some unique properties of GABA production and detected the glutamate decarboxylase B (gadB) gene similar to L. brevis both in nucleotide sequence and secondary structure of the glutamate decarboxylase enzyme that was deduced from the nucleotide. The isolated bacteria also have antioxidant activity, and most importantly, the isolated strain was safe; it is non-hemolysis and susceptible to the tested antimicrobials. Therefore, L. plantarum TSUB-17 is suitable for further development as a probiotic additive in animal feed. 
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This study successfully isolated Lactobacillus plantarum TSUB-17 with a high potential to develop as a probiotic for animals. The isolated bacterium has excellent properties: It tolerates high levels of acids and bile salts. It is effective against many pathogenic bacteria, produces gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and shows high levels of antioxidant activity. Moreover, L. plantarum TSUB-17 is very safe due to its non-hemolytic strain and susceptibility to numerous antimicrobial drugs.

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Development of Trichoderma Formulation and Application to Control Durian Anthracnose Disease
Authors: Sutthisa Waraporn , Popranom Aranya , Taddeetrakool Atchara , Khankhum Surasak
Published: December 2023

Anthracnose is a plant fungal disease that damages both quantitative and qualitative crop yields. Biological control of plant disease is an alternative method enabling reduced use of chemicals. The objective of this research was to develop a formulation of Trichoderma for controlling plant anthracnose disease. The efficacy of T. asperellum MSU007 in controlling Colletotrichum sp. by dual culture technique showed that T. asperellum MSU007 was able to inhibit the mycelium growth of Colletotrichum sp. with 50.76 - 74.85 % inhibition. Three formulations of T. asperellum MSU007 were developed. The viability of T. asperellum MSU007 in the formulation after drying at 45 °C showed that the viabilities of formulation 2 and 3 were not significantly different at 5.26×108 and 5.30×108 cfu/g, respectively, while that of formulation 1, the viability of T. asperellum MSU007 was reduced to 3.73×106 cfu/g. After storage at room temperature for 30 days, formulations 2 and 3 did not result in significantly different viability of T. asperellum MSU007 at 4.40×108 and 4.90×108 cfu/g, respectively, and after 90 days of storage at room temperature, it was found that only formulation 3 did not decrease T. asperellum MSU007 viability at 4.33×108 cfu/g. The efficacy of Trichoderma bioproduct in inhibiting anthracnose pathogens on durian leaves was tested. It was found that spraying formulation 3 after inoculation of Colletotrichum sp. resulted in the least anthracnose severity at 15.67 ± 4.04 %, which was significantly different from other treatments including the use of carbendazim. However, it is necessary to further study the efficacy of Trichoderma formulation in the inhibition of durian anthracnose pathogens in field conditions in order to be able to use this bioproduct in future disease control.
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This research developed an effective Trichoderma bioproduct to control the durian anthracnose causative agent Colletotrichum spp. which has sufficient potential to be developed and applied in the control of this disease, replacing the use of chemicals in the future.

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Célestin Freinet no ensino de ciências: um estado do conhecimento
Authors: Fortunato Ivan
Published: December 2023

Este artigo apresenta a revisão sistemática de teses e dissertações nacionais a respeito da presença da pedagogia de Célestin Freinet nas pesquisas sobre Ensino de Ciências. O educador francês é conhecido pelas suas técnicas educativas, pela teoria a respeito do método livre, mas também pela forma de reinventar o sistema educacional, batalhando por escolas para o povo, direitos aos professores e, principalmente, por um ensino mais próximo da vida cotidiana. Neste estudo, foram localizadas apenas quatro (4) dissertações, as quais revelam que a relação entre a pedagogia de Célestin Freinet e o Ensino de Ciências tem acontecido de forma bastante diminuta, sendo que o que mais aparece são suas técnicas de ensino. Essas, não obstante, utilizadas de forma instrumental dentro de uma educação tradicional, focada nos resultados dos exames e no mercado de trabalho, em detrimento do método natural, da livre expressão, da cooperação e demais princípios da pedagogia de Célestin Freinet.
Apresentação
Authors: Strieder Dulce Maria , Shigunov Neto Alexandre , Benassi Cassiane Beatrís Pasuck , Cancian Queli Ghilardi
Published: December 2023

Em comemoração aos 20 anos do grupo de pesquisa em Formação de Professores de Ciências e Matemática (FOPECIM), formalizamos e organizamos este Dossiê intitulado Formação de professores e as atividades investigativas na Educação em Ciências.
Entrevista
Authors: Cachapuz Antônio , Strieder Dulce Maria , Shigunov Neto Alexandre , Benassi Cassiane Beatrís Pasuck , Cancian Queli Ghilardi
Published: December 2023

FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES E AS ATIVIDADES INVESTIGATIVAS NA EDUCAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS, NA VOZ DE ANTÔNIO CACHAPUZ
Insulin's Function in Health and Disease
Authors: Aniket Bhausaheb Bankar  , Mis. Dipmala Ghorpade  , Dr. Gajanan Sanap
Published: December 2023

Insulin is a polypeptide hormone that is primarily released by cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. The hormone may work in tandem with glucagon to control blood sugar levels; glucagon has catabolic properties while insulin has anabolic ones. Insulin controls blood glucose levels and causes the liver, muscles, and adipose tissue to store glucose, which causes total weight gain. Insulin plays a crucial role in the initiation and development of many chronic diseases because it modulates a variety of physiological processes.
Other techniques are based on the exogenous infusion of glucose or insulin, or both, either under steady-state (the insulin suppression test) or under dynamic conditions (the insulin tolerance test, intravenous glucose-tolerance test with minimal model analysis, and constant infusion of glucose with model analysis). Homeostatic model assessment uses fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations to derive indices of insulin sensitivity and secretion from a mathematical model.
Arte e computação
Authors: Giménez Diego
Published: December 2023

Resenha do livro Art and Computation de Miguel Carvalhais.