bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Extreme Gradient Boosting for Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis from Voice Recordings
Authors: Karabayir Ibrahim , Pappu Suguna , Goldman Samuel , Akbilgic Oguz
Published: January 2020

Background : Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a clinically diagnosed neurodegenerative disorder that affects both motor and non-motor neural circuits. Speech deterioration (hypokinetic dysarthria) is a common symptom, which often presents early in the disease course. Machine learning can help movement disorders specialists improve their diagnostic accuracy using non-invasive and inexpensive voice recordings. Method : We used “Parkinson Dataset with Replicated Acoustic Features Data Set” from the UCI-Machine Learning repository. The dataset included 45 features including sex and 44 speech test based acoustic features from 40 patients with Parkinson’s disease and 40 controls. We analyzed the data using various machine learning algorithms including tree-based ensemble approaches such as random forest and extreme gradient boosting. We also implemented a variable importance analysis to identify important variables classifying patients with PD. Results : The cohort included total of 80 subjects; 40 patients with PD (55% men) and 40 controls (67.5% men). PD patients showed at least two of the three symptoms; resting tremor, bradykinesia, or rigidity. All patients were over 50 years old and the mean age for PD subjects and controls were 69.6 (SD 7.8) and 66.4 (SD 8.4), respectively. Our final model provided an AUC of 0.940 with 95% confidence interval 0.935-0.945in 4-folds cross validation using only six acoustic features including Delta3 (Run2), Delta0 (Run 3), MFCC4 (Run 2), Delta10 (Run 2/Run 3), MFCC10 (Run 2) and Jitter_Rap (Run 1/Run 2). Conclusions : Machine learning can accurately detect Parkinson’s disease using an inexpensive and non-invasive voice recording. Such technologies can be deployed into smartphones for screening of large patient populations for Parkinson’s disease.
Pre-application of dentin bonding agent prevents discoloration by mineral trioxide aggregate
Authors: Choi Yoo-Lim , Jang Young-Eun , Kim Bom Sahn , Kim Jin-Woo , Kim Yemi
Published: January 2020

Background: To evaluate tooth discoloration by newly developed calcium silicate-based materials, and to examine the pre-application of dentin bonding agent (DBA) for preventing discoloration caused by mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Methods: The roots of 50 premolars were randomly divided into five groups (n=10) and cavities were prepared from resected root surfaces. MTA was placed in the cavities of teeth belonging to the ProRoot MTA (Pr) and RetroMTA (Rt) groups. For teeth belonging to the DBA + ProRoot MTA (B-Pr) and DBA + RetroMTA (B-Rt) groups, DBA was first applied to the cavities prior to the addition of MTA. Teeth in the control group were restored with composite resin only (i.e., without MTA). After 12 weeks, MTA was removed from the Pr and Rt teeth and bleaching agents were applied for 3 additional weeks. Color assessments were recorded at baseline, and 1, 4, and 12 weeks, as well as after bleaching. Results: Following 12 weeks of MTA treatment, there was a significant difference between the discoloration in the Pr and B-Pr groups. However, no significant difference was observed between the Rt and B-Rt groups. Following bleaching, the color changes (ΔE values) of the Pr group were not significantly different from those of the B-Pr group. The difference of ΔE between the Rt group after internal bleaching and the B-Rt group also was not significant. Conclusions: RetroMTA caused significantly less discoloration than ProRoot MTA. Pre-application of DBA prevented discoloration by ProRoot MTA. MTA discoloration was improved equally well between DBA pre-application and post-bleaching. Clinical Relevance Tooth discoloration by mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) limits its use in esthetic region. The pre-application of dentin bonding agent (DBA) and the newly developed RetroMTA prevented discoloration caused by MTA, thus expanding its use in esthetic applications.
Home mechanical ventilation in complex chronic disease in children – what is the impact on the sleep quality of the caregivers?
Authors: Gonçalves Raquel Santos , Martins Cristiana , Borges Ana , Madureira Núria , Cancelinha Cândida
Published: January 2020

Background The role caregivers of children with complex chronic disease play may be linked to important sleep disturbances, which may threaten the long-term quality care to their children.Aim Evaluation of the sleep quality of the caregivers of children with complex chronic disease under home mechanical ventilation.Design Observational and analytic study (October 2018 – January 2019).Setting/Participants We assessed 33 caregivers of patients with complex chronic disease under home mechanical ventilation for ≥3 months, followed in the Pneumology Clinic of a tertiary paediatric hospital. Evaluation instrument: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Portuguese version).Results Most of the caregivers were mothers (88%), median age of 40 years. Most of the children were male (70%), median age of 11 years. The main diagnostic group was genetic/polymorphic syndrome (46%); 52% belonged to group 2 (Association for Children with Life-Threatening or Terminal Conditions). There was a discrepancy between the subjective sleep quality ("Good" in 64%) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score ("Poor" in 72%), with significant percentage of daytime sleepiness/dysfunction (75%). The increase in daily hours of ventilation seems to lead to a lower sleep quality (p = 0.669). Caregivers with sleep disorder had lower sleep quality values.Conclusions The sleep quality of the caregivers of children under home mechanical ventilation has ​​similar values to specific groups described in literature, but lower than that of the healthy Portuguese population. It is essential to raise the professionals’ awareness for the evaluation of sleep quality of caregivers, since it may not be adequately perceived by them.
The Effect of Health System Responsiveness on Health Outcome: Evidence from Spain
Authors: Abreha Solomon Kibret
Published: January 2020

Background For the last two decades, the health system responsiveness has gained attention in the health policy area. However, little is known about its effect within the healthcare system on health outcome. This study aims to investigate the influence of health system responsiveness on self-assessed health. Particularly it examines if self-assessed health is affected by satisfaction with communication, dignity and waiting time.Methods The study used data from the Spanish Health Care Barometer Survey (SHBS) between 2011 and 2013. The Ordered Probit and the Hierarchical Ordered Probit (HOPIT) model was used to model anchoring vignettes and to control the problem of reporting heterogeneity arises from self-reported health.Results The result suggests a strong positive association between reporting very good self-assessed health and most of the domains of health system responsiveness. Specifically, after adjusting for reporting heterogeneity, satisfaction with waiting time and communication were found to be statistically significant and positively associated with reporting better self-assessed health for respondents in primary care and hospital care settings, respectively in Spain. The marginal effect of a one unit increase in satisfaction with waiting time in primary care and communication in hospital care is associated with a 2% and 4% increase in the in the likelihood of reporting very good health status respectively, keeping other variables constant.Conclusions Overall, the result suggests that improving patient’s satisfaction with health systems responsiveness may have a positive influence on patients’ health outcomes.
Occupational Identity, Job Satisfaction and Their Effects on Turnover Intention among Chinese Pediatricians: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Deng Wanjun , Feng Zhichun , Yao Xinying , Yang Tingting , Jiang Jun , Wang Bing , Lin Lan , Zhong Wenhao , Xia Oudong
Published: January 2020

Objectives This study contributes to research on the paediatrician shortage by examining occupational identity, job satisfaction and their effects on turnover intention among pediatricians in China. Methods This study employed a multi-stage stratified random sampling method to conduct a questionnaire survey. Of the 4906 survey recipients, valid data were collected from 4198 of the respondents (85.6%). Participants were from seven regions of China (south, central, north, east, northwest, southwest, northeast). Pediatricians who volunteered and provided informed, written consent participated.We analysed the collected data with descriptive analyses, one-way analysis, and pearson correlation analysis in SPSS 23.0; common method bias in AMOS 24.0; and mediating effect analysis in SPSSMARO.Results There were significant differences among the respondents in terms of TI based on age, education, marital status, region, type and grade of practice setting, professional title, years in practise, workload, rest days, and monthly income. Occupational identity and job satisfaction were both negatively related to turnover intention, and occupational identity was positively correlated with job satisfaction(r1=-0.601, p<0.001; r2=-0.605, p<0.001). And the result also showed that job satisfaction plays a mediating role in the association between occupational identity and turnover intention among Chinese pediatricians. Conclusions To reduce turnover intention among pediatricians in China, it is crucial to focus on three aspects: work condition, workload and salary. We suggest healthcare managers should increase investment in pediatric, carry out reforms on salary mechanism and pay more attention to female and young pediatricians.
Genomic Analysis Of Spanish Wheat Landraces Reveals Their Variability And Potential For Breeding
Authors: Pascual Laura , Ruiz Magdalena , López-Fernández Matilde , Pérez-Peña Helena , Benavente Elena , Vázquez José Francisco , Sansaloni Carolina , Giraldo Patricia
Published: January 2020

Background
One of the main goals of the plant breeding in the 21 st century is the development of crop cultivars that can maintain current yields in unfavorable environments. Landraces that have been grown under varying local conditions include genetic diversity that will be essential to achieve this objective. The Center of Plant Genetic Resources of the Spanish Institute for Agriculture Research maintains a broad collection of wheat landraces. These accessions, which are locally adapted to diverse eco-climatic conditions, represent highly valuable materials for breeding. However, their efficient use requires an exhaustive genetic characterization. The overall aim of this study was to assess the diversity and population structure of a selected set of 380 Spanish landraces and 52 reference varieties of bread and durum wheat by high-throughput genotyping.
Results
The DArTseq GBS approach generated 10K SNPs and 40K high-quality DArT markers, which were located against the currently available bread and durum wheat reference genomes. The markers with known locations were distributed across all chromosomes with relatively well-balanced genome-wide coverage. The genetic analysis showed that the Spanish wheat landraces were clustered in different groups, thus representing genetic pools providing a range of allelic variation. The subspecies had a major impact on the population structure of the durum wheat landraces, with three distinct clusters that corresponded to subsps. durum , turgidum and dicoccon being identified. The population structure of bread wheat landraces was mainly biased by geographic origin.
Conclusions
The results showed broader genetic diversity in the landraces compared to a reference set that included commercial varieties and higher divergence between the landraces and the reference set in durum wheat than in bread wheat. The analyses revealed genomic regions whose patterns of variation were markedly different in the landraces and reference varieties, indicating loci that have been under selection during crop improvement, which could help to target breeding efforts. The results obtained from this work will provide a basis for future genome-wide association studies.
Forest resource security in Ukraine: assessment and provision
Authors: Cherchyk Larysa , Cherchyk Artur
Published: January 2020

The activities of forestry enterprises suffer from ecological and economic conflicts of interest that are long- and short-term in nature. As a result, productive forest stands are depleted and forest ecosystem sustainability is reduced. Therefore, this article is aimed at justifying recommendations to evaluate and ensure forest resource security. The article also defines the essence of forest resource security as qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the forest fund that ensure the desired level of economic efficiency of the forestry subject to rational use of forest resources, maintaining the quality of the forest ecosystem and performing all other functions of the forest.Based on the functional and process approach, the methodology of forest-resource safety assessment has been developed, which considers main features of forestry activities and provides for the definition of an integral index of forest resource security as the sum of three groups of indices. The methodology was tested in the context of four forestry enterprises of Volyn and Rivne regions (Ukraine). The results reveal a high level of forest resource security. However, the study identified many problems and, on that basis, the proposals were made to improve forestry practical activities. The results obtained can be considered as the basis for developing environmental policy and taking current and strategic management decisions to ensure the sustainable development of forestry enterprises.
PEDIATRIC HYPERSENSITIVE PNEUMONITIS POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
Authors: LEV N. S. , DIAKOVA S. E. , KOSTYUCHENKO M. V. , MIZERNITSKY Y. L. , ROZINOVA N. N. , SOKOLOVA L. V.
Published: January 2020

Hypersensitive pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease occuring in childhood. This article demonstrates own long-running monitoring of a girl with HP at the age of 8. The development of the disease is linked to the home ecology. The diagnosis was based on data from the history, clinical symptoms with respiratory deficiency and crepitating wheezing in the lungs, characteristicfunctional and X-ray manifestations; it was proved by detection in the plasma of the blood of specific immunoglobulins of class G to cause-significant allergens. Elimination interventions and adequate treatment have enabled positive dynamics to be achieved during the disease
La importancia de la infraestructura física en el crecimiento económico de los municipios de la frontera norte
Authors: Barajas Bustillos Héctor Alonso , Gutiérrez Flores Luis
Published: January 2020

El presente documento evalúa la importancia que tiene la infraestructura física económica en el crecimiento de los municipios de la frontera norte. Dentro de la literatura del crecimiento, la infraestructura, además de otros factores, ha sido señalada como un elemento determinante en las perspectivas de largo plazo al respecto del ritmo al cual crecen las regiones. Sin embargo, en este contexto temático aún son escasas las aportaciones que remiten a estudios en donde la unidad de análisis se desagrega hasta el nivel del municipio, que en el caso de la frontera norte de México constituye un escenario económico de mucha relevancia dado el modelo de desarrollo adoptado por la economía nacional en las últimas décadas. Los resultados de los modelos empíricos nos indican que los municipios fronterizos de Piedras Negras, Nogales y Torreón mantienen una relación positiva entre su crecimiento y la dotación física de infraestructura. En el caso de otros municipios como Tijuana, su elevado crecimiento poblacional inhibe la adecuada provisión de infraestructura, aunque se mantiene el efecto positivo que la infraestructura induce sobre el crecimiento.
Lectores y formación de ciudadanías en México. Observaciones sobre el Programa Nacional Salas de Lectura del Conaculta
Authors: Vizcarra Fernando , Ovalle Lilian Paola , Corona Berkin Sarah
Published: January 2020

Este artículo presenta un panorama sobre el estado actual de las Salas de Lectura en México. Proviene de un diagnóstico realizado por el Centro de Investigaciones Culturales–Museo de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, durante el año 2009, a petición del Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y la Artes (Conaculta). El objetivo primordial fue elaborar un ejercicio de identificación, caracterización y análisis de ciertos aspectos constitutivos de las Salas de Lectura en el país, a fin de establecer planes y estrategias de desarrollo cultural más eficaces. Es decir, quiénes son los promotores de lectura en México, dónde se localizan, en qué condiciones realizan sus labores y cuáles son sus experiencias en este ámbito. El presente texto se centra en la problemática de los mediadores de salas, los usuarios y los contextos en los que se desenvuelven dichos actores.
Identificación de cambios estructurales en el flujo histórico de agua del Río Bravo en El Paso y Fort Quitman
Authors: Germán–Soto Vicente , Escobedo Sagaz José Luis
Published: January 2020

Analizamos el flujo de agua superficial del Río Bravo entre El Paso–Ciudad Juárez y Fort Quitman y estimamos los cambios estructurales registrados durante 1923–2005. El estudio está basado en un conjunto de ecuaciones econométricas diseñadas para examinar tendencias y cambios de tendencia en datos de series de tiempo. Encontramos que el flujo de agua registró dos cambios estructurales importantes estimados en 1950 y en 1972. Después del primer cambio estructural hubo una reducción en el flujo de agua que está asociado a la aplicación del tratado de 1944, mientras que después del segundo hubo un aumento que parece responder a la ley estadounidense que protege la flora y la fauna. En concreto, la parte del Río Bravo entre Ciudad–Juárez y Fort Quitman ha recibido un flujo de agua menor desde 1950.
Capital humano y diferencias salariales en México, 2000–2009
Authors: Varela Llamas Rogelio , Retamoza López Arturo
Published: January 2020

El objetivo de este documento es estimar dos modelos econométricos sobre la determinación de los salarios en México para el periodo 2000–2009. Se utiliza información de la Encuesta Nacional de Empleo Urbano (eneu) y de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (enoe) del Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (inegi). Se analiza el impacto sobre los ingresos salariales de variables de oferta de trabajo como experiencia laboral y capital humano. En contraste, se utilizan variables de demanda como tamaño de empresa, sector de actividad y otros atributos de carácter sociodemográfico. Los resultados indican que las diferencias salariales por grado de escolaridad son marcadas, pero también lo son por tipo de establecimiento y actividad económica.
Financial crisis 2007-2009. How real estate bubble and transparency and accountability issues generated and worsen the crisis
Authors: Aziz Bilal
Published: January 2020

This paper seeks to explain some main factors behind the Financial Crisis 2007–2009 with a special focus on the Real Estate Bubble and Transparency and Accountability Issues in US Financial System and how these two factors generated and worsen the crisis. Financial Crisis 2007–2009, which starts from the United States sub–prime mortgage market and spread to US financial sector and later on spread to the rest of world, is said to be an even bigger crisis than the Great Depression of 1929. This crisis is unique in this way and we haven’t seen such a bigger impact world wide from any other crisis. This paper would empirically prove the main causes which are right in the heart of the crisis and least discussed
Comparative Analysis of Arabic, Russian, and English idioms of Semantic Field “fear”
Authors: Bekirov Rustem A. , Rublyova Viktoriya V.
Published: January 2020

The authors analyse the idioms of semantic field “fear” in the Arabic, Russian, and English languages, considering the psychological display of this emotion as a foundation for metaphorical models creating the idioms under the discussion. The authors study “emotional concepts” in linguistics and describe psychological characteristics of the emotion, provided with the model of the anger and the list of its displays. The following methods were applied during the investigation: comparative and descriptive, as well as componential analysis and complete sample method.
Using complete sample method, the authors collected and classified the idioms due to the following groups: ‘dysfunction/hyperfunction of body’s part’, ‘shiver’, ‘cold’, ‘eyes’, and ‘scream’. Two displays of the fear denoting two opposite stimuli emerging when a person experiences this emotion, were described in different groups: ‘escape’ and ‘consternation’. All groups are illustrated with collected data from the three languages, as well as with examples from literary works that allow speaking about its usage in speech and natural performance in language. The authors come to conclusion that the biological roots of “fear” explain the “universal validity” of definite psychological displays of this emotion, which is proved by the examined idioms (in Arabic, Russian, and English) that are built with the same metaphorical models. In general, the representation of fear by idioms can be divided into two big groups: idioms built on psychological displays and idioms built on imaginative associations under cultural, historical, social, and other factors.
An Update on the Mechanisms of Phenytoin Induced Gingival Overgrowth
Authors: Farook Fathima Fazrina , M. Nizam Mohamed Nuzaim , Alshammari Abdulsalam
Published: January 2020

Background:

Phenytoin induced gingival overgrowth, a side effect with multifactorial aetiology, is characterized by an increase in the volume of extracellular tissues, particularly collagenous components, with varying degrees of inflammation.

Objective:

The aim of this paper is to review the available literature regarding the pathophysiological mechanisms of phenytoin induced gingival overgrowth.

Methods:

A thorough literature search of the PubMed/ Embase/ Web of science/ Cochrane central database was conducted to identify the mechanisms involved in the process of phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth using the following keywords: Phenytoin; Anticonvulsant; Gingival Overgrowth; Gingival Enlargement, Gingival Hyperplasia; Drug Induced Gingival Enlargement; Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth

Results:

According to the available evidence, several mechanisms have been proposed addressing the pathophysiological mechanism of phenytoin induced gingival overgrowth both at a cellular and molecular level. Evidence suggests that the inflammatory changes in the gingival tissues orchestrate the interaction between phenytoin and fibroblasts particularly resulting in an increase in the extracellular matrix content.

Conclusion:

However, the mechanism of production of inflammatory mediators is not fully understood. This, together with the high prevalence of Phenytoin induced gingival overgrowth, warrants further research in this area in order to develop treatment and preventive strategies for the management of this condition.
Review of Megan Coyer, Literature and Medicine in the Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press: Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, 1817–1858 (2017)
Authors: Gijbels Jolien
Published: January 2020

Review of Megan Coyer, Literature and Medicine in the Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press: Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, 1817–1858 (2017)
Review of Catherine Clay, Time and Tide: The Feminist and Cultural Politics of a Modern Magazine (2018)
Authors: Matchett Rio
Published: January 2020

Review of Catherine Clay, Time and Tide: The Feminist and Cultural Politics of a Modern Magazine (2018)
Caracterización del fruto, semilla y fibra de algodón silvestre (Gossypium raimondii)
Authors: López Medina Segundo Eloy , Mostacero León José , Quijano Jara Carlos Heli , Gil Rivero Armando Efraín , Rabanal Che León María Fernanda
Published: January 2020

En el Perú hay dos especies endémicas de algodón, G. barbadense L. y G. raimondii Ulbrich, que han sido utilizadas desde las culturas preincas. Actualmente, en el Perú se busca reevaluarlas y rescatarlas en vista de una mayor demanda del mercado, que busca evitar el uso de colorantes artificiales. El presente estudio se llevó a cabo con el propósito de contribuir al conocimiento de la caracterización del fruto, semilla y fibra de un ecotipo de G. raimondii, conocido como “algodón silvestre”. Se utilizó material vegetal del Distrito de San Benito, Provincia de Contumazá, Departamento de Cajamarca. La fase experimental se llevó a cabo en el Laboratorio de Genética y Biología Molecular de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, que consistió en las mediciones de la longitud y del ancho de frutos, semillas y fibras, así como el número de lóculos y semillas. Se consideró un análisis estadístico del tipo descriptivo con 60 repeticiones por cada componente. El fruto tuvo una longitud promedio de 2,14 cm y 1,46 cm de ancho, con cuatro lóculos. Las semillas tuvieron una longitud promedio de 5,74 mm y un ancho de 3,25 mm, con un promedio de 23,6 semillas por fruto. En promedio, la fibra tuvo 11,95 mm de largo y 7,34 um de ancho. La caracterización del fruto, semilla y fibra del “algodón silvestre” G. raimondii permite diferenciarlo del “algodón pardo” (G. barbadense) y del ecotipo “algodón verde” (G. raimondii). Se recomienda continuar con estudios moleculares que permitan dilucidar el grado de emparentamiento de estas especies y ecotipos.
Cuba pesticides knowledge and practical use
Authors: Lopez Davila Edelbis , Ramos Torres Liliana , Houbraken Michael , Du Laing Gijs , Romero Romero Osvaldo , Spanoghe Pieter
Published: January 2020

Off-label use of pesticides (i.e. application at inappropriate times and/or on unregistered crops) is a potential risk to the environment and human health. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of small lot farmers on the use, risk, and hazards associated with exposure to pesticides in the agricultural region of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. For the fulfillment of the objective, 124 small lot farmers of the province were surveyed. The results were analyzed from an initial descriptive analysis and then through an association analysis using the Chi-Square test and Spearman correlations, with the use of the statistical package SPSS version 20.0. The results showed that only 28.3 % of the farmers had received specific training on pesticides. Personal experience was the main driver for decisions about which pesticides to use and how to apply them. 35.8 % of the farmers stored pesticides in unmarked containers, such as soft drink bottles. The empty containers are stored to be incinerated (31.7 %) or reused (42.6 %) for pesticides, water, or fuel. Around 90 % of farmers do not use personal protection equipment. The study concludes that the lack of knowledge and personal protective equipment, inability to understand the labels, and low risk-perception are the main causes of exposure to pesticides and the health risk for workers and nearby residents, as well as damage to the environment.
Feasibility and acceptability of home blood self-sampling for HIV, HBV and HCV in the general french population in 2016 : results of BaroTest, an observational study in a large random sample. (Preprint)
Authors: Rahib Delphine , Gautier Arnaud , Saboni Leïla , Brouard Cecile , Chevaliez Stéphane , Barin Francis , Lot Florence , Lydié Nathalie
Published: January 2020

BACKGROUND

Despite high levels of screening for HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses in France, many people remain undiagnosed.

OBJECTIVE

In this context, the French national public health agency tested HBV, HCV, and HIV screening in the general population based on home self-collected blood samples on dried blood spot (DBS).

METHODS

Participants were recruited between January and August 2016 among the interviewees of the 2016-Health Barometer survey who were offered a self-sampling kit at home for free HIV, HBV and HCV screening. (RR1-10.2196/9797)

RESULTS

The kit was accepted by 73.7% of participants and was returned to the laboratory by half of them. The overall participation rate was 37.3%, with no difference between gender. The factors associated with kit acceptance for both men and women were the place of residence, potential situations of exposure to HIV or HBV and HCV, and opinions about HIV screening. For women, a specific effect of perceived level of income and recent prevention behavior were also associated with kit acceptance. A better return of the DBS to the laboratory was associated with an age over 30yo, being born in France mainland, and a high perceived income for both men and women. For men, however, not knowing their HBV vaccination status was associated with a lower return rate. Nearly 99% of the blood samples could be tested for the three infections.

CONCLUSIONS

These results demonstrate the high acceptability and feasibility of HBV, HCV, and HIV screening at home using a self-sampling kit with DBS. This solution could be an alternative to other screening methods with unequal access across the country.
Diseñar banquetas accesibles para todos
Authors: Boils Morales Guillermo
Published: January 2020

Una causa importante de que las banquetas en las ciudades mexicanas sean inadecuadas, insuficientes y con frecuencia hasta peligrosas, se origina en el diseño de quienes las proyectaron. Asunto que se  torna más grave aún, cuando se las realizó sin diseño previo alguno, en especial en tratándose aquellos usuarios que son personas aluna discapacidad motora o visual. Estas páginas se ocupan de manera especial de examinar esas deficiencias en la materialización de las banquetas, derivadas de la falta de diseño o de un diseño mal planeado. Asimismo, el artículo da cuenta de los principales obstáculos que afrontan los transeúntes, mismos que se magnifican para las personas que se mueven en silla de ruedas o carecen de la vista.
La unión de arquitectos socialistas y su proyecto de ciudad obrera (1938)
Authors: Márquez Soriano Jesús Nazaret
Published: January 2020

En septiembre de 1938, un grupo de jóvenes arquitectos comprometidos con el problema de la vivienda destinada para las clases más vulnerables, presentó en el XVI Congreso Internacional de Planificación y de la Habitación su Proyecto de Ciudad Obrera, en el cual propusieron habitaciones cómodas, higiénicas y funcionales;  tomando en cuenta una organización interna que correspondía a un modelo de vida de carácter comunitario el cual definiría el diseño urbano y arquitectónico de los edificios de vivienda y de trabajo. De esta manera, el proyecto de la Unión de Arquitectos Socialistas vendría a ofrecer una novedosa propuesta en la década de 1930, que se sumaría a los esfuerzos de otros arquitectos por resolver el problema de la habitación en la Ciudad de México.
Instituciones formales e informales para la asociación intermunicipal en Oaxaca
Authors: Martínez Cruz Rubén Gelasio , Sandoval Almazán Rodrigo , Martínez Cruz Nina
Published: January 2020

El objetivo es analizar la interacción de las instituciones formales e informales para la asociación intermunicipal en los ayuntamientos regidos por Sistemas Normativos Indígenas (SNI) de Oaxaca. Se describe desde el enfoque neo institucional en su perspectiva política la importancia de las instituciones formales e informales. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo en donde se llevaron a cabo entrevistas semi-estructuradas a los concejales de dos administraciones consecutivas en los municipios indígenas de San José Lachiguirí y San Francisco Logueche de Oaxaca. La asamblea comunitaria y el ayuntamiento constitucional son las principales instituciones en los SNI que determinan una asociación intermunicipal.
Teoría general del control en Uruguay
Authors: Flores-Dapkevicius Rubén
Published: January 2020

El control es el poder, jurídicamente regulado, realizado por el órgano de control, sobre el órgano controlado. Es de la esencia del Estado de derecho democrático. El fin de ese control es evitar el abuso de poder, en virtud de la limitación del mismo. Se verifica mediante la contrastación de la actividad puesta en conocimiento y la regularidad jurídica de esa materia controlada. El Tribunal de Cuentas es un órgano de creación constitucional cuya competencia es el control financiero contable, en este supuesto externo a la gestión y sistema orgánico controlado. Nuestro análisis es teniendo en cuenta la rápida accesibilidad, especialmente, de los diversos países ajenos a la realidad uruguaya.
Las fuentes formales del derecho parlamentario y su normatividad constitucional en México
Authors: Pedroza de la Llave Susana Thalía
Published: January 2020

Este artículo proporciona, de manera completa y propositiva, y con relación a su estudio, análisis y jerarquía normativa, tanto a las personas especialistas en la materia como al público en general, cuáles son los antecedentes del derecho parlamentario y su concepto, así como dar respuesta al por qué este término se debe emplear no sólo para un sistema o régimen. Asimismo, se abordan las fuentes del derecho y las fuentes del derecho parlamentario, en especial las fuentes formales y actuales del mismo y su normatividad constitucional en México. Por la brevedad con la que se desarrollan los temas anteriores, se hace un esfuerzo de sistematización de las fuentes formales del derecho parlamentario. De igual forma, se realiza un análisis descriptivo, pues éste resulta muy pertinente debido a que constantemente este tema es requerido para su estudio, tanto por las personas especialistas en la materia como por el público en general.
Una aproximación al iusculturalismo de Peter Häberle
Authors: González Rivas Martínez Pedro Daniel
Published: January 2020

Uno de los elementos más difíciles de desarrollar para todo estudioso de los fenómenos constitucionales es un marco teórico académicamente sólido. Sin duda la obra de Peter Häberle se encuentra sustentada en uno, aunque, por sus rasgos, su novedad y su distancia respecto de los paradigmas hasta hoy dominantes, resulta difícil de asir. El presente texto es producto de un trabajo en el que se buscó extraer el modelo teórico generado y utilizado por Häberle a lo largo de su vasta obra académica. El contenido se compone de enunciados que pretenden explicitar, de manera profunda, clara, sintética y actualizada, las premisas fundamentales del modelo teórico haberleano. La finalidad es que todo estudioso de la teoría constitucional que necesite de un marco jurídico tenga acceso al esquema de este autor. Para ello se presenta, primeramente, la postura epistemológica del autor. A continuación el lector encontrará un catálogo de elementos teóricos y técnicos que pueden ser utilizados como enunciados básicos para el desarrollo de cualquier investigación académica en el ámbito de la teoría constitucional. En términos amplios, este trabajo persigue contestar a las siguientes cuestiones respecto del modelo teórico de Häberle: ¿qué conoce? Y ¿cómo lo conoce?
La trascendencia del constitucionalismo social en América Latina (Caso México)
Authors: Sánchez Vázquez Rafael
Published: January 2020

América Latina se hermana a través de su devenir histórico, por un lado, por su legado autóctono proveniente de las culturas mesoamericanas y de los andes. Años más tarde con la presencia europea se gesta un proceso de aculturación que se identificó como la época novohispana, que se sustentó en la explotación y expoliación tanto de los recursos naturales como de la población autóctona y mestiza, generando amplios sectores sociales que se empobrecieron de manera dramática, hasta llegar a las guerras de independencia durante el siglo XIX. Sin embargo, las asimetrías siguieron y hubo necesidad de movimientos reivindicatorios mediante revoluciones, al respecto cabe citar, la Revolución mexicana de 1910-1917, suceso histórico que sumó aproximadamente de uno a dos millones de muertos, por lo cual, representó un parteaguas en la historia de América Latina y del mundo.
Los órganos constitucionales autónomos en México: una visión integradora
Authors: Fabián Ruíz José
Published: January 2020

Desde la década de 1990, en México se crearon numerosos órganos autónomos de rango constitucional, quienes ejercen funciones relevantes del gobierno. Sin embargo, la Constitución no prevé esta figura, no regula su modo de creación ni sus características y no aclara cuál es su posición dentro de la estructura institucional del gobierno mexicano. Por lo tanto, el panorama que ofrecen los órganos autónomos no es homogéneo, mediando importantes diferencias entre ellos, las relaciones entre ellos y las demás instituciones de gobierno. Este trabajo presenta un análisis integrador de los mismos, a fin de establecer su posición institucional dentro del gobierno, sus relaciones con los demás poderes públicos, sus áreas de oportunidad y sus potencialidades.
The effects of implicit evaluation of emotion regulation on electrical brain activity
Authors: Yao Yujia , Xuan Yuyang , Sang Biao , Zhou Liqing
Published: January 2020

Implicit evaluation of emotion regulation (IE-ER) refers to an implicit representation of individuals' attitudes about whether emotion should be regulated, and comprises positive (PIE-ER) and negative (NIE-ER) emotion regulation components. In this study we used the picture position
decision task to investigate participants' electrical brain responses to both types of IE-ER. Electroencephalogram data were recorded simultaneously. Analysis of variance results show that the PIEER (vs. NIE-ER) group had significantly higher N1 amplitudes, shorter N1 latencies, and lower
P1 amplitudes. The P1 amplitude in the left (vs. right) frontal brain region was significantly higher in both groups. In addition, as the PIE-ER (vs. NIE-ER) group had a greater ability to orient themselves to emotional stimuli, the cognitive resources they allocated to processing emotional
stimuli decreased: Processing depth gradually became shallow, and emotion regulation elicited left frontal electrical asymmetry. Our findings provide a new understanding of unconscious emotion regulation, which may impact on physical and psychological intervention for the treatment of individuals'
emotional problems and mental health, and well-being promotion.
A pedra no meio do caminho: sobre arte como enigma em Heidegger e Adorno
Authors: Garcia Alves Jr. Douglas
Published: January 2020

Este texto é uma resposta ao texto de Fernando de Moraes Barros, intitulado “Ontologia coercitiva da obra de arte: Adorno contra Heidegger”. Em linhas gerais, trata-se de um exame do funcionamento interno do texto “A origem da obra de arte”, de Heidegger. Assume-se a coexistência de dois eixos no texto de Heidegger, um crítico, compatível com o pensamento de Adorno, e outro ontológico, incompatível com a reflexão de Adorno sobre a arte.
Quem, afinal, a arte espelha?
Authors: Pazetto Debora
Published: January 2020

Este breve ensaio foi elaborado como desenvolvimento de algumas questões levantadas por Pedro Süssekind em seu artigo Arte como espelho. O autor analisa a ideia dantiana de que a arte é um espelho no qual, em um sentido, os espectadores podem ver sua própria face e, em outro sentido, podem visualizar certas características históricas do público para o qual a obra foi feita, pois ela é também um espelho do contexto histórico que tornou possível sua criação. Junto com essa qualidade epistemológica da arte, surge uma qualidade prática ou ética: o potencial transformador da arte, que pode levar um indivíduo a “mudar de vida”. A partir desses apontamentos, proponho a questão: em que medida a arte contemporânea, inserida nos grandes circuitos do mundo da arte, é capaz de espelhar e, portanto, de interpelar significativamente os sujeitos e as sociedades?
A experiência estética face ao abjeto
Authors: Gabriella Rosa
Published: January 2020

Esse artigo é uma réplica ao texto de Verlaine Freitas intitulado “A regressão totêmica pré-trágica em o remorso de baltazar serapião”.
Dos holofotes aos vaga-lumes
Authors: Menon Walter
Published: January 2020

Nossa intenção nesse ensaio é a de estabelecer uma reflexão crítica acerca de algumas das teses de Jean Baudrillard apresentadas pelo texto de Ricardo Fabbrini “O que está acontecendo com as imagens?”. Optamos por encaminhar o texto na forma de um questionamento acerca do sentido das propostas do pensador francês.
Leadership Pathways in Academic Family Medicine: Focus on Underrepresented Minorities and Women
Authors: Coe Catherine , Piggott Cleveland , Davis Ardis , Hall Mary N. , Goodell Kristen , Joo Pablo , South-Paul Jeannette E.
Published: January 2020

Background and Objectives: Leadership positions in academic medicine lack racial and gender diversity. In 2016, the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) established a Leadership Development Task Force to specifically address the lack of diversity among leadership in academic family medicine, particularly for underrepresented minorities and women.
approach: The task force was formed in August 2016 with members from each of the CAFM organizations representing diversity of race, gender, and academic position. The group met from August 2016 to December 2017. The task force reviewed available leadership development programming, and through consensus identified common pathways toward key leadership positions in academic family medicine—department chairs, program directors, medical student education directors, and research directors.
consensus development: The task force developed a model that describes possible pathways to several leadership positions within academic family medicine. Additionally, we identified the intentional use of a multidimensional mentoring team as critically important for successfully navigating the path to leadership.
Conclusions: There are ample opportunities available for leadership development both within family medicine organizations and outside. That said, individuals may require assistance in identifying and accessing appropriate opportunities. The path to leadership is not linear and leaders will likely hold more than one position in each of the domains of family medicine. Development as a leader is greatly enhanced by forming a multidimensional team of mentors.
Kajian Etnobotani Suku Euphorbiaceae Yang Dimanfaatkan Oleh Suku Pekurehua Di Desa Wuasa Dan Kaduwaa Kecamatan Lore Utara Kabupaten Poso Sulawesi Tengah
Authors: Adhil Adhil , Iqbal Moh. , Ramadanil Ramadanil
Published: January 2020

Penelitian mengenai Kajian Etnobotanisuku Euphorbiaceae yang dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat suku Pekurehua di desa Wuasa dan Kaduwaa Kecamatan Lore Utara Kabupaten Poso Sulawesi Tengah dilakukan dengan metode snowball sampling pada bulan januari sampai Maret 2018. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan jenis tumbuhan suku Euphorbiaceae di desa Wuasa dan desa Kaduwaa Kecamatan Lore Utara Kabupaten Poso  Sulawesi Tengah. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan cara mewawancarai, memberikan kuisioner dan pengamatan langsung di lapangan. Identifikasi Dilakukan Di Laboratorium Biodiversitas Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNTAD. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 10 genus dari 17 jenis tumbuhan suku Euphorbiaceae yang dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat suku Pekurehua sebagai bahan pangan, obat-obatan, bahan bangunan, kayu bakar dan sebagai tanaman hias.
Penerapan Metode Boosting Pada Cart Untuk Mengklasifikasikan Korban Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas Di Kota Palu
Authors: Susiana Luluk , Utami Iut Tri , Junaidi Junaidi
Published: January 2020

Kota Palu sebagai ibu kota Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah dengan kecelakaan lalu lintas  yang cukup tinggi yang setiap tahunnya memiliki kematian sekitar 365 jiwa. Kecelakaan lalu lintas dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, diantaranya jenis pelanggaran, jenis kecelakaan, dan lain-lain. Tujuan yang akan dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan ketepatan klasifikasi pada korban kecelakaan lalu lintas di Kota Palu dengan menggunakan metode boosting serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ketepatan klasifikasi metode boosting sebesar 82% dan  metode CART sebesar 77,9%. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa metode boosting dapat meningkatan tingkat akurasi. Sedangkan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi korban kecelakaan lalu lintas di Kota Palu adalah faktor jenis kecelakaan (X1), peran korban dalam kecelakaan (X4), jenis pelanggaran (X7) dan usia (X3) korban kecelakaan lalu lintas di Kota Palu.
Deskripsi Cacing Tanah Genus Polypheretima Pada Beberapa Tipe Habitat di Gunung Tompotika, Sulawesi Tengah.
Authors: Hartina Hartina , Fahri F , Sataral Mihwan , Mambuhu Nurmasita
Published: January 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keanekaragaman cacing tanah (Oligochaeta: Megascolicidae) pada beberapa ketinggian di Gunung Tompotika, Sulawesi Tengah, yang dilakukan dari bulan Februari sampai Mei 2019. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan di lima plot dengan berbagai tipe habitat, yaitu habitat Hutan Pinus Terbakar (HPT), habitat Hutan Primer (HP), habitat Hutan Sekunder (HS), habitat Kebun Mente (KM) dan habitat Hutan Tebangan (HTB). Pada masing-masing ketinggian ditentukan sebanyak 1 plot dengan ukuran 30m x 30m. setiap plot terdapat 9 titik pengambilan sampel dengan ukuran masing-masing titik pengambilan sampel yaitu 1m x 1m x 30cm (kedalaman) dan jarak antar titik pengambilan sampel yaitu 10 m. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan genus Polypheretima dari famili Megascolicidae pada masing-masing ketinggian yaitu Polypheretima sp.
Analisis Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) Menggunakan Metode Wavelet Thresholding
Authors: Fauziah Zahra Awaliya , Junaidi  , Handayani Lilies
Published: January 2020

Stock is one type of long-term investment in the capital market. The stock movement indicator that is most often used in analysis by investors is the  Indonesia Composite Index (ICI). ICI data is a variety of time series data, so it can be analyzed using forecasting. One forecasting method that can be used is the wavelet thresholding method. The wavelet threshold can analyze stationary, non-stationary, and nonlinear time series data by producing smooth estimates. The wavelet threshold has a wavelet filter and threshold parameters and threshold functions that can be used in analyzing. In this study MSE was assessed from several wavelet filters namely haar, daubechies, and coiflets filters at levels 1 to 7 with the thresholding function namely soft thresholding and thresholding parameters, namely minimax thresholding and sure thresholding. The data used is IHGS data in 2018 totaling 240 data. Based on the data analysis performed, MSE was obtained which means that the best filter provided in order 2 wavelet coiflet filter at level 2 and thresholding parameter is sure of thresholding with MSE value of 0.0094