bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SYMPTOMS OF CPTSD IN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Authors: Redyuk Anna N.
Published: May 2024

Objective.  The article is devoted to the peculiarities of traumatization of persons affected by domestic violence. The subject is the nature of the relationship between perceived social support (PSS) and symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) for the development of methods of helping victims of domestic violence. Long-term traumatic impact on the injured person from a significant loved one, in the absence of adequate and sufficient social support, can manifest itself in re-experiencing, hypervigilance, emotional dysregulation, the formation of a negative self-image, and disturbances in close relationships.
Methodology. The study was carried out using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). 99 people aged 18 to 61 years old with experience of domestic violence were interviewed. The methods used were descriptive analysis, checking the normality of variables using the Kolmagorov-Smirnov test, and C. Spearman’s correlation analysis.
Results. Individuals with more severe CPTSD symptoms were found to demonstrate lower levels of PSS. Therefore, to minimize the symptoms of CPTSD, it is advisable to develop skills related to social interaction and building close relationships.
Practical implications.  The results are applicable in the process of providing crisis and rehabilitation psychological assistance to victims of domestic violence.
JANUS OF PEDAGOGY
Authors: Starodubtseva Elena A.
Published: May 2024

This article explores the complex relationship between education and upbringing, focusing on the differences in content and their concrete embodiment in the process of civilizational development. Pursuing diverse goals, these approaches have shaped different ideals of desired outcomes in personal development.
Establishing parallels with the phenomenon of education - upbringing in a historical perspective, the author aims to study the tendencies of change in the relationship between the processes of education and upbringing in the historical context. In order to achieve this goal, it seems necessary to solve a number of tasks: to determine the optimal correlation of the main aspects of this phenomenon in order to achieve maximum efficiency in the educational process of today; to trace the changes from the time when education and training were inseparable processes aimed at preparing people for the challenges of life in the context of emerging social structures, to the current problems of setting specific goals and methods of achieving them in the context of exponential acceleration of the need to acquire knowledge and master skills; to present a reasonable proof of the position on the dialectical contradiction of diverse manifestations of a single process that forms mental attitudes - knowledge, skills and rules of their application in life.
The following methods were used to investigate the complex relationship between education and upbringing: literature review, historical analysis, qualitative and quantitative research, comparative analysis. The combination of these methods provided a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the complex interrelationships between education and upbringing, as well as highlighted various aspects of their influence on the formation of personality and socio-cultural processes.
Results. With the development of society, the growth of wealth and the emergence of the state, the social interaction of team members became a priority. The ability to co-exist in a developing society became increasingly vital. This led to a gradual divergence in the concept of "education" into two different streams: the development of character traits on the one hand and the formation of social skills and norms on the other.
The author, relying on the historical context, analyses the evolution of the relationship between education and upbringing, concludes that it is necessary to reassess their contemporary unity and the possibility of harmonious combination of diverse educational and upbringing goals.
Practical implications. The results of the study can be applied in the field of higher education.
ACTIVITIES OF ISLAMIC CLERICS REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN IN THE PROCESS OF RESOCIALIZATION OF CONVICTS
Authors: Nurikhanova Nailya K. , Sultanova Lyaysan F. , Iskandarov Insaf M.
Published: May 2024

In the light of the modern approach to working with convicts, the main activities of Islamic clerics with persons serving sentences are singled out, aimed at the formation of a religious worldview, spiritual and moral education, as well as their integration into the system of social relations and inclusion in society. The educational value of religion and the main approaches to improving the organizational foundations of the activities of penitentiary institutions, with the leading role of Islamic clerics, are increasing. For this reason, it is becoming important to implement basic social, moral and religious measures in penitentiary institutions aimed at correcting the personality of convicts and developing qualities that ensure their inclusion in the life of society at a socially acceptable level. Effective re-socialization involves building a unified system of educational work in correctional institutions and providing assistance to persons after serving their sentences to adapt to society.
The purpose of the article is to analyze the systematic activity of Islamic clerics of the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB) on the re-socialization of convicts, which is based on secular laws and religious norms.
Materials and methods. The sources of the research are general scientific theoretical methods: analysis of sociological and psychological-pedagogical literature, materials and publications of pedagogical and periodical press, dissertations on the subject of research, regulatory and educational and program documentation; empirical methods: study, analysis and generalization of practical experience of Islamic clerics of the Republic of Belarus; Bibliographic methods: annotation, peer review, citation, thesis, etc.
Results. The article provides a pedagogical analysis of views on the problem of resocialization of convicts; the role of religion in the spiritual and moral education of the persons considered in the work is determined, the activities of Islamic clerics with persons who are in penitentiary institutions and after their release are revealed; the main types of joint activities of correctional institutions, public organizations and religious associations aimed at organizing an effective educational system with convicts, contributing to positive re-socialization and the formation of a full-fledged member of civil society, are revealed.
The materials can be used in working with people who are in correctional institutions, when providing them with assistance after serving their sentence (socialization, employment, etc.), for working with employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service.
Funding. The study was supported by M. Akmulla Bashkir State Pedagogical University within the framework of the competition for fundamental and search scientific research in priority directions (Order No. 123/n dated 30.05.2022).
Lestrimelitta chacoana Roig-Alsina, 2010 (Meliponini, Apidae) in a Semideciduous Atlantic Forest, Southern Brazil
Authors: Colombelli Julia Agostini , Ojeda Yoan Delky Ibañez , Schühli Guilherme Schnell e , Zanella Fernando Cesar Vieira
Published: May 2024

The species of the cleptobiotic bee genus Lestrimelitta Friese, 1903 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are generally known as a menace to Meliponiculture and Apiculture, that is why it is common to observe recommendations to beekeepers to avoid the proximity of their meliponaries with any Lestrimelitta hives. So, besides other anthropic pressures, the growth of beekeeping may represent a particular threat to its species. In this note we address the distribution of three species recorded in the triple border region of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. One of these species, Lestrimelitta chacoana Roig-Alsina, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), previously described from the Argentinian Dry Chaco, is recorded for the Semideciduous Atlantic Forest in Southern Brazil where it was already expected to be found due to its previous record in a contiguous forest type in Northeastern Argentina. A discussion about the characters to differentiate it from two other species is made.
Urząd lekarza powiatowego w Polsce w latach 1945–1950
Authors: Kurowska Hanna
Published: May 2024

Artykuł omawia zakres obowiązków lekarza powiatowego w Polsce w latach 1945–1950. Przedmiotem analizy jest ustawodawstwo dotyczące administracji samorządowej w zakresie wykonywania opieki zdrowotnej na podległym jej obszarze. Problemy, z jakimi na co dzień borykał się lekarz powiatowy, zobrazują przykłady referentów pracujących na Środkowym Nadodrzu. Zostanie omówiona wieloetatowość i przepracowanie urzędnika, organizowanie struktur służby zdrowia na podległym mu obszarze, a także stosunki z lokalnymi instytucjami. Urząd został zlikwidowany wraz z likwidacją starostw w 1950 r.
METACARTOGRAFÍA: EL CHIADO EN LISBOA Y LA PLAZA DELS ÀNGELS EN BARCELONA
Authors: Beltran Borràs Júlia , Martínez Gómez Josué Nathan
Published: May 2024

Este artículo explora las aportaciones de los mapas generados con Space Syntax en el análisis de la transformación del trazado urbano en centros históricos para la creación de nuevos espacios públicos. Se analizan dos intervenciones: los nuevos trayectos que diseñó Álvaro Siza en el interior de las manzanas del Chiado en Lisboa; y la Plaza dels Àngels de Lluís Clotet para el Raval en Barcelona. El método empleado es la teoría y análisis de Space Syntax donde, a través de la identificación de la coprese ncia entre el uso y la forma analizada, permite evaluar y comparar de manera precisa la configuración del espacio urbano del pasado y del presente. Estos análisis nos devuelven conocimientos clave para entender el grado de integración, accesibilidad, conectividad y visibilidad de un espacio urbano, permitiéndonos comprender objetiva y científicamente determinados fenómenos urbanos que a simple vista es difícil apreciar. Como resultado vemos que dichas intervenciones mejoraron la integración de los nuevos espacios públicos en la ciudad existente, consolidando a la vez la interacción social, y corroborando lo que otros métodos tradicionales como entrevistas etnográficas y observaciones en el sitio sugerían.
JUAN LUIS TRILLO DE LEYVA: SEVILLA: LA FRAGMENTACIÓN DE LA MANZANA
Authors: Montero Fernández Francisco Javier
Published: May 2024

El texto nos descubre la ciudad de Sevilla como lección de arquitectura a través de una sección que la recorre de manera fragmentaria, eligiendo 5 elementos, la Casa de la Moneda, la Alcaicería de la Seda, la Fábrica de Tabacos, la calle González Quijano y el Pasaje Valvanera. Esa secuencia la recorreremos de la mano de Piranesi, Tafuri, Aldo Rossi, Caravaggio, Malévich, Suazo o Le Corbusier, convocados por un maestro de la Escuela de Arquitectura de Sevilla que nos enseña el valor diacrónico de la Arquitectura y sus invariantes
FISONOMÍAS DEL ESPACIO URBANO: USO, OCUPACIÓN, HABITABILIDAD
Authors: Ramos Carranza Amadeo
Published: May 2024

El texto analiza diversas situaciones del espacio urbano con el objetivo de reivindicar la importancia que tienen para la prosperidad de la vida cotidiana. La primera parte del texto ofrece una reflexión sobre la necesidad de una observación específica de estos lugares a través de una metodología rigurosa que descubra las distintas huellas y episodios que los han ido construyendo a lo largo del tiempo. La segunda parte revisa situaciones históricas claves del pensamiento, del diseño y la realización de espacios urbanos desde principios del siglo XX: las primeras propuestas planificadas desde la disciplina tipológica, su conversión en sistemas a escala de ciudad y la posterior recuperación de la calle por la ciudadanía con el movimiento social de mayo de 1968 como hecho significativo que abrirá otras formas de relación de las personas con los espacios físicos de la ciudad. Cabe concluir la indeterminación que hoy caracteriza al mundo global y la necesidad de la arquitectura de generar situaciones urbanas que den respuesta a la diversidad de estructuras sociales y a los acontecimientos que, libremente, van creando cada persona o grupo de personas.
“Hay desnutrición, no hambre”: nutrición y políticas públicas en México, 1960-1997
Authors: Zazueta Pilar
Published: May 2024

Este texto examina las investigaciones sobre desnutrición infantil y sus intersecciones con las políticas públicas de combate a la pobreza en diálogo con la historiografía sobre el saber experto y el desarrollo en la segunda mitad del siglo xx. El interés sobre los efectos de la desnutrición en las capacidades intelectuales fue el resultado de incentivos de financiamiento, la estructura institucional del sistema de salud pública, la capacitación clínica de los médicos y el intercambio de ideas con organismos y expertos internacionales. En su análisis sobre el trabajo del Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá (ICANP), Corinne Pernet argumenta que la políticas de salud y nutrición durante la Guerra Fría no se debieron a una simple imposición centro-periferia, sino a complejas interacciones entre estados nacionales (tanto las potencias como países de bajos ingresos), cuerpos de expertos internacionales y fundaciones privadas. En el caso de México, algunos investigadores en nutrición pudieron establecer prioridades institucionales o en los campos expertos, ya sea gracias al contexto político, a afinidades profesionales con las fuentes de financiamiento de la ciencia nacional e internacional o metas compartidas con grupos dominantes en el Gobierno federal.
La República de la Ciencia se encuentra con las Repúblicas de otro lugar: incorporando la excelencia científica en el África subsahariana
Authors: Chataway Joanna , Daniels Chux
Published: May 2024

En este capítulo exploramos la idea de que la discusión no tiene por qué girar en torno a estos enfoques y discursos de compromiso clásicos. Aunque queda mucho por hacer, el trabajo de Tijssen y Kraemer-Mbula comienza a demostrar que a menudo los investigadores y los financiadores quieren conciliar “excelencia” y “relevancia”. La tensión subyacente parece, entonces, diferente. Cuando la comunidad académica y los SGC que los apoyan no tienen suficiente autonomía ni “capital” en sus entornos nacionales, están limitados en su capacidad para integrar su investigación de manera eficaz en la solución de los desafíos sociales. Visto con esta perspectiva, la cuestión de la autonomía está vinculada a la variedad y a los puntos fuertes del “capital” y las capacidades que los SGC y los investigadores a los que apoyan pueden aprovechar en su papel de actores nacionales.
Indicadores para la evaluación de la excelencia de países en desarrollo
Authors: Barrere Rodolfo
Published: May 2024

Este capítulo tiene tres secciones principales. En la primera sección se describen los desarrollos en América Latina para abordar las características específicas de la evaluación de los resultados de la investigación y el desarrollo (I+D). La segunda sección analiza el uso de los indicadores bibliométricos tradicionales y las bases de datos bibliométricas para medir la excelencia de la investigación en la comunidad científica; se analizan las limitaciones de las fuentes de datos internacionales más comunes y se hacen propuestas para fomentar las revisiones en estos países. Por último, se presenta un conjunto de indicadores para medir el compromiso de los investigadores con la sociedad como forma alternativa de medir la excelencia de la investigación fuera de la comunidad científica.
Models for Test Cost Minimization in Database Migration
Authors: Caskurlu Bugra , Subramani K. , Acikalin Utku Umur , Velasquez Alvaro , Wojciechowski Piotr
Published: May 2024

Database migration is a ubiquitous need faced by enterprises that generate and use vast amounts of data. This is because of database software updates, or it is from changes to hardware, project standards, and other business factors. Migrating a large collection of databases is a way more challenging task than migrating a single database because of the presence of additional constraints. These constraints include capacities of shifts and sizes of databases. In this paper, we present a comprehensive framework that can be used to model database migration problems of different enterprises with customized constraints by appropriately instantiating the parameters of the framework. These parameters are the size of each database, the size of each shift, and the cost of testing each application. Each of these parameters can be either constant or arbitrary. Additionally, the cost of testing an application can be proportional to the number of databases that the application uses. We establish the computational complexities of a number of instantiations of this framework. We present fixed-parameter intractability results for various relevant parameters of the database migration problem. We also provide approximability and inapproximability results as well as lower bounds for the running time of any exact algorithm for the database migration problem. We show that the database migration problem is equivalent to a variation of the classical hypergraph partitioning problem. Our theoretical results also imply new theoretical results for the hypergraph partitioning problem that are interesting in their own right. Finally, we adapt heuristic algorithms devised for the hypergraph partitioning problem to the database migration problem, and we also give experimental results for the adapted heuristics.

History: Accepted by Pascal Van Hentenryck, Area Editor for Computational Modeling: Methods & Analysis.

Funding: B. Caskurlu and U. U. Acikalin are supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye [Grant 122E599].

Supplemental Material: The software that supports the findings of this study is available within the paper and its Supplemental Information ( https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/suppl/10.1287/ijoc.2023.0021 ) as well as from the IJOC GitHub software repository ( https://github.com/INFORMSJoC/2023.0021 ). The complete IJOC Software and Data Repository is available at https://informsjoc.github.io/ .
Predictive Three-Dimensional Printing of Spare Parts with Internet of Things
Authors: Song Jing-Sheng , Zhang Yue
Published: May 2024

Industry 4.0 integrates digital and physical technologies to transform work management, where two core enablers are the internet of things (IoT) and three-dimensional printing (3DP). IoT monitors complex systems in real time, whereas 3DP enables agile manufacturing that can respond to real-time information. However, the details of how these two can be integrated are not yet clear. To gain insights, we consider a scenario where a three-dimensional (3D) printer supplies a critical part to multiple machines that are embedded with sensors and connected through IoT. Although the public perception indicates that this integration would enable on-demand printing, our research suggests that this is not necessarily the case. Instead, the true benefit is the ability to print predictively. In particular, it is typically more effective for the 3D printer to predictively print to stock based on a threshold that depends on the system’s status. We also identify a printing mode called predictive print on demand that allows for minimal inventory, and we find the speed of 3DP to be the primary factor that influences its optimality. Furthermore, we assess the value of IoT in cost reductions by separately analyzing the impact of advance information from embedded sensors and the real-time information fusion through IoT. We find that IoT provides significant value in general. However, the conventional wisdom that IoT’s value scales up for larger systems is suitable only when the expansion is paired with appropriate 3DP capacity. Our framework can help inform investment decisions regarding IoT/embedded sensors and support the development of scheduling tools for predictive 3DP.

This paper was accepted by David Simchi-Levi, operations management.

Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00978 .
In Search of a Soft Landing: How Premigration Work Attainments Influence Identity Transformation Processes of Refugee Entrepreneurs
Authors: Amin Joris , van Burg Elco , Stam Wouter
Published: May 2024

Highly educated refugees who have been uprooted from their country of origin often struggle to secure employment that matches their abilities. Overcoming this sudden loss of achieved work identity is crucial for refugees’ future well-being and integration in the host country. In this study, we identify the behavioral and cognitive practices used by highly educated refugee entrepreneurs to resolve the incongruence between their selves and the host country environment and delineate core conditions that explain why only some complete these identity transformations successfully. Based on an in-depth ethnography at an incubator designed for refugees with entrepreneurial ambitions, we develop theory about how and when highly educated refugees’ past identities enable or constrain their ability to create new work identities in alignment with the new environment. Our findings reveal the critical role played by identity flexibility and a refugee’s attributions of premigration work attainments in this process. Surprisingly, we find that those who attribute prior career accomplishments internally—and are, thus, driven by self-perceptions of being resourceful and adaptive in the past—exhibit only limited identity flexibility. As a result, they struggle the most with reconstructing their identity in ways that aid their integration in the host country.
Post-pandemic legal and political strategies for telemedicine in Poland
Authors: Mitera Blanka , Harasimowicz Karolina , Donovan Marcin
Published: May 2024

This article assessment was conducted on the databanks correlated to implementing telemedicine and AI techniques on SARSCoV-2. The study focuses on the most recent studies that use e-health and AI technology to help scientists with multiple approaches. One of the fastest-growing technologies is telemedicine. It is worth emphasizing that it is related, unlike, e.g., teleconsultation, to clinical services, and thanks to the use of modern technologies, it allows for the exchange of specialized information in realtime. This allows, among other things, to make a diagnosis remotely. On the one hand, it requires purely technical skills, but there are also aspects related to legal and formal requirements and data security. In this article, we will also present a set of analyses and recommendations related to the platform’s operation, which may be the basis for subsequent expansion.

Keywords: IT, teleconsultation, telemedicine, teleradiology, policy.
Nzayilu kyûtilu, escola da Filosofia
Authors: Batsikama Patrício
Published: May 2024

O presente texto aborda os temas abordados na Escola de Filosofia antes de 1717 no antigo reino do Kôngo como resposta à necessidade de enriquecer a Filosofia Africana com nomes de pensadores e suas reflexões. Por outro, a partir de algumas canções iniciáticas e provérbios, é possível restituir pensamentos concretos e estabelecer comparação entre si. De forma geral, o artigo oferece sínteses de diferentes subsídios com relação ao que terá sido o panorama geral da Filosofia no antigo Kôngo e o legado que., nos dias de hoje, está escondido na Tradição oral.
Modernidade na América Latina:
Authors: Albuquerque Gomes Mariana
Published: May 2024

Esse trabalho propõe uma reflexão acerca da modernidade em suas sinuosidades na América Latina, através das experiências estéticas simbolistas no Brasil e modernistas no México e na Argentina, ao compreendê-las não como seccionadas da modernidade europeia, nem como atrasadas em comparação a “imagens otimizadas” (CANCLINI, 2007) dessa, mas sim como partes integrantes de um todo. Nesse sentido, a partir de algumas revistas literárias latino-americanas, olhamos para as estéticas finisseculares simbolistas brasileiras e modernistas argentina e mexicana a fim de observar uma conservação de ideias estéticas em cenários que, apesar de trazerem especificidades, compartilham experiências. Para tal, recorreremos à imagem da constelação, iluminada por Walter Benjamin (2011), na qual as relações são motivadas não pela proximidade, mas pela possibilidade de significações que seus singulares-extremos lhe conferem.
Vivência Ubuntu nos caminhos do cuidado:
Authors: Cockell Fernanda Flávia
Published: May 2024

O artigo tem como objetivo explorar as potencialidades e desafios de um projeto de educação e cuidado em saúde em territórios urbanos. Idealizado por uma educadora e mãe preta, a iniciativa, embasada na ética ubuntu, busca resgatar técnicas ancestrais e promover um senso de comunidade para apoiar a amamentação de mulheres vulnerabilizadas. Através da experiência prática e do mapeamento da rede de apoio estabelecida entre 2015 e 2022, o artigo detalha os métodos e princípios orientadores, o perfil da equipe, o compartilhamento dos atores, a reconfiguração durante a sindemia e as contradições encontradas. São saberes coletivos, pautados no viver ubuntu, negligenciados pela academia e pouco incorporados nas práticas de saúde, que são marcadas pelo colonialismo e pelo epistemicídio de saberes.
Ubuntu e Justiça Racial:
Authors: Ladeira Rita de Cassia
Published: May 2024

O presente texto é baseado num recorte da tese de doutorado “O papel do habitus medicus no trabalho docente em tempos raciais: Ubuntu como tônica ética”, desenvolvida no âmbito do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioética na Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), que teve como um dos objetivos específicos evidenciar as atribuições da filosofia ubuntu como tônica ética capaz de fortalecer as bases conceituais das bioéticas sociais no trato sobre a questão da justiça racial na educação Médica. A metodologia adotada adere a abordagem qualitativa de caráter exploratório e descritiva por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas cujas interpretações e análises dos materiais coletados seguiram os ensinamentos da Análise de Conteúdo Categorial de Laurence Bardin. Os resultados do estudo apontam que a essência da ética ubuntu existe mesmo sem ser nomeada como tal.
Palavras-Chave: Ubuntu; Bioética; Justiça Racial
Ética Ubuntu dos Bairros Negros
Authors: Souza Tiago , Cunha Junior Henrique
Published: May 2024

O presente estudo visa promover uma reflexão acerca da vida urbana e da ética Ubuntu. Especificamente, estuda-se as dinâmicas existentes na Comunidade Rosalina, um bairro negro da cidade de Fortaleza-CE. Apresenta-se as processualidades e as dimensões do urbanismo afrodescendente como forma de entender as especificidades existentes nos meandros da vida urbana da população negra. Metodologicamente, o texto é escrito sob as bases da micro-história na perspectiva da afrodescendência, como estratégia de apreender o cotidiano existente no espaço urbano. As bases teóricas seguem a linha do pan-africanismo como forma de interpretação do que está posto como objeto de estudo. Como conclusão, entende-se que as sociabilidades e as formas de vida na Rosalina apresentam aspectos da ética Ubuntu na coletividade, na vida em comum união e no senso de bem-estar coletivo.
Ontologia Ubuntu dos Povos Africanos Muhimba:
Authors: Calueio Filipe , Rogowski Renata
Published: May 2024

O avanço desenfreado do economicismo na periferia global, especialmente na África, tem levado à captura do Estado em nome da unidade nacional. Consequentemente, a concepção do Estado nacional tornou-se uma sobreposição complexa entre a busca pela inserção global e a exploração contínua. Neste artigo, realizamos uma reflexão crítica sobre os fundamentos do Estado nacional moderno, tendo como estudo de caso a produção de vida da comunidade tradicional Muhimba no Sudeste de Angola e Noroeste da Namíbia. A metodologia utilizada é a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Preceitos como bem comum, vida e segurança, tidos como direitos inalienáveis na modernidade, são configurações existentes na ecofilosofia dos povos originários no Sul do Sahara. A hipótese é que a representação e o pertencimento de lugares possibilitam a formação de um Estado nacional mais plural.
Por uma Leitura Socioeducativa Crítica:
Authors: Mendes da Silva Edson , Bueno Fernandes Maria Lidia
Published: May 2024

Esse trabalho aborda o modelo socioeducativo brasileiro a partir do caso empírico do Distrito Federal. Estabelecida a importância da legislação consubstanciada no Sistema Nacional de Atendimento Socioeducativo, quanto a sua relevância na concretude cotidiana da vida sob tutela do Estado, pensamos necessário avançar no debate crítico acerca da essência e implicações desse novo paradigma. Pois, apesar de seus anseios formais, persiste a velha lógica da seletividade punitiva; como antes, o atendimento socioeducativo segue encarcerando a juventude periférica– agora sob novos discursos. Reafirma-se, assim, o cárcere como o ápice de trajetórias sociais excludentes, lastreadas pela negação de direitos, sob a vigilância de instituições punitivistas. Logo, a socioeducação em sua prática diária reverbera a colonialidade dos ecos racistas fundantes desse país, ao afirmar o encarceramento juvenil negro sob a égide da educação.
INSTRUMENTO DE AUTOAVALIAÇÃO DOS CURSOS DE ENSINO MÉDIO INTEGRADO:
Authors: Monteiro Escott Clarice , Bender da Silveira Lisiane
Published: May 2024

Neste artigo analisamos os pressupostos teóricos que sustentam a proposta do Ensino Médio Integrado, identificados com uma concepção de formação integral e omnilateral. A concepção de avaliação que orientou a investigação corresponde, coerentemente, à autoavaliação participativa e democrática. O Instrumento de Autoavaliação do Ensino Médio Integrado é resultado da pesquisa qualitativa, aplicada e participante, cujo objetivo foi investigar os referentes necessários para a avaliação dos cursos de Ensino Médio Integrado no Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Ainda, descrevemos o processo de construção do Instrumento de Autoavaliação Institucional para os cursos de Ensino Médio Integrado, a partir dos referentes advindos da pesquisa e dos pressupostos teóricos e normativos que o sustentam. O Instrumento foi organizado em questões para avaliar os cursos de Ensino Médio Integrado, partindo do olhar dos atores institucionais envolvidos, de forma a contribuir para a consolidação do ensino no Ensino Médio Integrado do IFRS e nas demais instituições da Rede Federal.
RCN Gastroenterology Committee team member spotlight: Amanda Cetroni, gastroenterology research nurse
Authors: Cetroni Amanda
Published: May 2024

Senior research nurse and RCN Gastroenterology Committee team member, Amanda Cetroni, highlights the diverse skills required for her role and emphasises the importance of clinical research for improving healthcare outcomes.
The ECET has reorganised!
Authors: Kroboth Gabriele
Published: May 2024

Gabriele Kroboth discusses the recent ECET conference in London and the council's plans for the future
Characterization of Totally Real Subfields of 2-Power Cyclotomic Fields and Applications to Signal Set Design
Authors: Ferrari Agnaldo José , Andrade Antonio Aparecido , Interlando José Carmelo , Severo Carina Alves
Published: May 2024

A classification of all totally real subfields K of cyclotomic field Q(zeta_{2^r}), for any r ≥ 4, and the fully-diverse related versions of the Z^n-lattice are presented along with closed-form expressions for their minimum product distance. Any totally real subfield K of Q(zeta_{2^r}) must be of the form K=Q(zeta_{2^2} + zeta_{2^2}^{-1}), where s = r − j for some 0 ≤ j ≤ r − 3. Signal constellations for transmitting information over both Gaussian and Rayleigh fading channels (which can be useful for mobile communications) can be carved out of those lattices.
On maximal plane curves of degree $3$ over $\mathbb{F}_4$, and Sziklai's example of degree $q-1$ over $\mathbb{F}_q$
Authors: Homma Masaaki
Published: May 2024

An elementary and self-contained argument for the complete determination of maximal plane curves of degree $3$ over $\mathbb{F}_4$ will be given, which complements　Hirschfeld-Storme-Thas-Voloch's theorem on a characterization of Hermitian curves in $\mathbb{P}^2$.　This complementary part should be understood as the classification of Sziklai's example of maximal plane curves of degree $q-1$ over $\mathbb{F}_q$.　Although two maximal plane curves of degree $3$ over $\mathbb{F}_4$　up to projective equivalence over $\mathbb{F}_4$ appear,　they are birationally equivalent over $\mathbb{F}_4$ each other.
Contrarrelatos performativos para hablar en clase sobre la historia racial de España
Authors: Olmedo Gobante Manuel
Published: May 2024

Abstract: This note on teaching explores counter-storytelling, a practice that gives voice to marginalized communities and confronts the narratives of benevolent meritocracy and color-blind power dynamics that have long shaped the hierarchies, hiring practices, and opportunities for advancement within institutions. I provide an experiential reflection on my use of counter-storytelling to teach early modern Spanish racial history and culture. First, I propose the use of counter-storytelling as a theoretical framework in early modern scholarly research. Second, I advocate for engaged editorial work that strives to rescue forgotten counter-stories from the past, especially in the field of early modern theater and performing arts. Third, I offer concrete teaching strategies that implement counter-storytelling in the classroom, where students learn to challenge common myths and majoritarian narratives about Black Spain, both past and present.
Listening to Black Voices, or Listening to Juana Esperanza de San Alberto's Listening
Authors: Favila Cesar D.
Published: May 2024

Abstract: The roundtable "Listening for Black Voices: A Conversation on Musicology Today" for the colloquium devoted to "Recovering Black Performance in Early Modern Iberia" invites a reflection on silence and listening, especially when attending to the life of New Spain's only known Black nun, Juana Esperanza de San Alberto (?–1679).
Accounting for Black Insurgencies in Los empeños de una casa by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Authors: Legnani Nicole Delia
Published: May 2024

Abstract: I examine the first performance of Los empeños de una casa in the context of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's experiences with finance and investment, arguing the centrality of the enslaved Juana de San José to her namesake's engagement with concepts of debt, worth, and price. I analyze these entanglements by considering economic historians' discussions of accounting's role in the formation of capitalism as a political economy. I then read the Sarao of Empeños as an accounting abstraction that includes Black voices of New Spain via Sor Juana's reckoning with marronage along silver routes; these were salient to the site of the first performance: the house of Fernando de Deza, the factor for the Spanish crown in New Spain. I thus explore the abstraction of Blackness in the Sarao , which, I contend, is like the fetishization and erasure performed by double-entry bookkeeping vis à vis commodities.
Constructing the Sony Watchman Pocket Television: Personalization, Spatial Agency, and the Conundrum of the Mobile Idler
Authors: Hessler Jennifer
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT: In this article, I detail a material history of the Sony Watchman pocket television (released in 1982), demonstrating that the competition between Sony and other manufacturers to create viable miniaturized displays during the 1980s and early 1990s was catalytic for the development of television technology. I then analyze how the Watchman was made meaningful through ad campaigns. By incorporating some of the lifestylizing tactics of the Sony Walk-man music player while, somewhat disjunctively, negotiating the low-brow cultural status of television and its most dedicated viewers, marketing for the Watchman entailed a negotiation of the broader cultural disposition toward television as a medium.
Research on the Calculation Model of Stellar Light Frequency Shift Based on the Doppler Effect
Authors: Yuan Tony
Published: May 2024

The aim of this study is to develop a computational model for stellar light frequency shift based on the Doppler effect. The Doppler effect, a widely applicable physical phenomenon in various fields, including astrophysics, is of great significance. When a stellar is in motion relative to an observer, the emitted light waves may experience a frequency shift, known as the Doppler shift. By observing the phenomena of redshift and blueshift, we can indirectly infer the speed of stellar, direction, and relative position with respect to the observer. In other words, accurately predicting and calculating the Doppler frequency shift of stellar light provides crucial information about stellar motion and structure. Therefore, this study offers a simple and effective computational tool for stellar physics, astrometry, and cosmology, contributing to a deeper understanding of stellar motion and the mysteries of cosmic evolution.
NIRis: A low-cost, versatile imaging system for near-infrared fluorescence detection of phototrophic cell colonies used in research and education
Authors: Franz Ole , Häkkänen Heikki , Kovanen Salla , Heikkilä-Huhta Kati , Nissinen Riitta , Ihalainen Janne A.
Published: May 2024

A variety of costly research-grade imaging devices are available for the detection of spectroscopic features. Here we present an affordable, open-source and versatile device, suitable for a range of applications. We provide the files to print the imaging chamber with commonly available 3D printers and instructions to assemble it with easily available hardware. The imager is suitable for rapid sample screening in research, as well as for educational purposes. We provide details and results for an already proven set-up which suits the needs of a research group and students interested in UV-induced near-infrared fluorescence detection of microbial colonies grown on Petri dishes. The fluorescence signal confirms the presence of bacteriochlorophyll a in aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAPB). The imager allows for the rapid detection and subsequent isolation of AAPB colonies on Petri dishes with diverse environmental samples. To this date, 15 devices have been build and more than 7000 Petri dishes have been analyzed for AAPB, leading to over 1000 new AAPB isolates. Parts can be modified depending on needs and budget. The latest version with automated switches and double band pass filters costs around 350€ in materials and resolves bacterial colonies with diameters of 0.5 mm and larger. The low cost and modular build allow for the integration in high school classes to educate students on light properties, fluorescence and microbiology. Computer-aided design of 3D-printed parts and programming of the employed Raspberry Pi computer could be incorporated in computer sciences classes. Students have been also inspired to do agar art with microbes. The device is currently used in seven different high schools in Finland. Additionally, a science education network of Finnish universities has incorporated it in its program for high school students. Video guides have been produced to facilitate easy operation and accessibility of the device.
Pseudopregnant mice generated from Piwil1 deficiency sterile mice
Authors: Xie Shuoshuo , Qin Ruixin , Zeng Wentao , Li Jianmin , Lai Yana
Published: May 2024

Vasectomized mice play a key role in the production of transgenic mice. However, vasectomy can cause great physical and psychological suffering to mice. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find a suitable replacement for vasectomized mice in the production of transgenic mice. In this study, we generated C57BL/6J mice (Piwil1 D633A-INS99, Piwil1mt/mt) with a 99-base insertion in the Miwi (Piwil1) gene using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and showed that Piwil1mt/+ heterozygous mice were normally fertile and that homozygous Piwil1mt/mt males were sterile and females were fertile. Transplantation of normal fertilized eggs into wild pseudopregnant females following mating with Piwil1mt/mt males produced no Piwil1mt/mt genotype offspring, and the number of offspring did not differ significantly from that of pseudopregnant mice following mating and breeding with ligated males. The CRISPR‒Cas9 system is available for generating Miwi-modified mice, and provides a powerful resource to replace ligated males in assisted reproduction research.
Determinants of tobacco use among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. A multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression model
Authors: Aychiluhm Setognal Birara , Mare Kusse Urmale , Dagnew Betelhem , Seid Abubeker Alebachew , Melaku Mequannent Sharew , Sabo Kebede Gemeda , Tadesse Abay Woday , Ahmed Kedir Y.
Published: May 2024

Introduction

Although it is known that maternal tobacco use during pregnancy substantially declined in higher-income countries, information on the magnitude and determinants of tobacco use among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains limited. Establishing evidence on maternal tobacco during pregnancy is crucial for guiding targeted interventions in SSA. This study aimed to determine the overall prevalence of tobacco use and its determinants among pregnant women in SSA countries.

Methods

The study used data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 33 countries across SSA from 2010 and 2021. Our analysis included a total weighted sample of 40,291 pregnant women. A multilevel logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with maternal tobacco use during pregnancy. The measure of association between explanatory variables and the outcome was reported using adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

The pooled prevalence of tobacco use among pregnant women in SSA was 1.76% (95% CI: 1.41, 2.12). Our findings showed that pregnant women in the age groups of 25–34 years (AOR 1.44; 95% CI: 1.14, 1.82) and 35+ years (AOR 2.18; 95% CI: 1.68, 2.83) had higher odds of tobacco use during pregnancy. Pregnant women who attained primary education (AOR 0.57; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.70) and secondary or higher education (AOR 0.39; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.53) were associated with lower odds of tobacco use. Similarly, pregnant women who resided in households with a high wealth index (AOR 0.36; 95% CI: 0.55 0.90) and those with media exposure (AOR 0.81; 95% CI: 0.67, 0.99) were less likely to use tobacco during pregnancy.

Conclusion

This study revealed that the overall prevalence of maternal tobacco use during pregnancy was relatively low in SSA, but some countries exhibited higher estimates. To address this, it is crucial to implement targeted smoking prevention and cessation strategies, particularly for young pregnant women, those facing socioeconomic disadvantages, and those with lower educational status.
Mixed methods approach to examining the implementation experience of a phone-based survey for a SARS-CoV-2 test-negative case-control study in California
Authors: Fukui Nozomi , Li Sophia S. , DeGuzman Jennifer , Myers Jennifer F. , Openshaw John , Sharma Anjali , Watt James , Lewnard Joseph A. , Jain Seema , Andrejko Kristin L. , Pry Jake M. ,   on behalf of the California COVID-19 Case-Control Study Team
Published: May 2024

Objective

To describe the implementation of a test-negative design case-control study in California during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Study design

Test-negative case-control study

Methods

Between February 24, 2021 ‐ February 24, 2022, a team of 34 interviewers called 38,470 Californians, enrolling 1,885 that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (cases) and 1,871 testing negative for SARS-CoV-2 (controls) for 20-minute telephone survey. We estimated adjusted odds ratios for answering the phone and consenting to participate using mixed effects logistic regression. We used a web-based anonymous survey to compile interviewer experiences.

Results

Cases had 1.29-fold (95% CI: 1.24–1.35) higher adjusted odds of answering the phone and 1.69-fold (1.56–1.83) higher adjusted odds of consenting to participate compared to controls. Calls placed from 4pm to 6pm had the highest adjusted odds of being answered. Some interviewers experienced mental wellness challenges interacting with participants with physical (e.g., food, shelter, etc.) and emotional (e.g., grief counseling) needs, and enduring verbal harassment from individuals called.

Conclusions

Calls placed during afternoon hours may optimize response rate when enrolling controls to a case-control study during a public health emergency response. Proactive check-ins and continual collection of interviewer experience(s) and may help maintain mental wellbeing of investigation workforce. Remaining adaptive to the dynamic needs of the investigation team is critical to a successful study, especially in emergent public health crises, like that represented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
SNP-SNP positive interaction between MMP2 and MMP12 increases the risk of COPD
Authors: Ganbold Chimedlkhamsuren , Jamiyansuren Jambaldorj , Munkhzorig Enkhbileg , Dashtseren Ichinnorov , Jav Sarantuya
Published: May 2024

Determining SNP-SNP interaction of the disease has become important for further investigation of pathogenesis and experimental research. Although many studies have been published on the effect of MMPs gene polymorphisms on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is a lack of information on SNP-SNP and SNP-environment interactions. This study aimed to investigate the interaction between the polymorphisms of MMP1, MMP2, MMP9 and MMP12 genes and its combined effect with smoking on the risk of developing COPD. Totally 181 COPD patients and 292 healthy individuals were involved. Blood samples from the participants were tested for genotyping and data were collected through questionnaires. Genotyping was performed with nested allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR) and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). SNP-SNP and SNP-environment interactions were investigated using multifactor dimensionality reduction and logistic regression analysis. The result showed that participants with high nicotine dependence and heavy smokers had a higher risk of COPD than non-smokers. Also, G/G genotype (cOR = 5.83; 95% CI, 1.19–28.4, p = 0.029) of MMP2 rs243864 and T/T genotype (cOR = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.16–2.76, p = 0.008) of MMP12 rs652438 independently contributes to the susceptibility of COPD. For SNP-SNP interaction, the positive interaction between rs243864 G/G genotype of MMP2 and rs652438 T/T genotype of MMP12 was found, and the combination of risk genotypes has a high risk of COPD (OR = 12.92; 95% CI, 1.46–114.4, p = 0.021). Moreover, the combination of T/T genotype of MMP12 rs652438 and smoking-related factors increases the risk of COPD approximately 4.5 to 6-fold. The results suggests that there is a combination of MMP2, MMP12, and smoking-related factors may increase the risk of developing COPD.