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Towards Environmental Sustainability: Integrating RS and GIS for Ecology Assessment
Authors: Singh Saurabh , Jat Mahesh Kumar , Kumar Sudhir
Published: October 2024

The environment provides numerous benefits for human well-being, such as ecosystem services. These services directly and indirectly depend on the physical state of the ecosystem. However, the over-exploitation of natural resources along with socio-economic factors, i.e. economic growth, poverty, agriculture expansion, population growth and weak environmental governance and regulation for fulfilling the human needs for food, fuel, and shelter, is leading to the degradation of the ecological health of an area. Therefore, monitoring and assessment of spatial and temporal changes in the ecology of a region in terms of vital ecological services is very critical and would help the decision-makers to develop and plan appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures for the conservation of natural ecosystems at various scales to ensure environmental sustainability.
The present study aimed to assess the ecological status of the Mahi Bajaj Sagar catchment area in Rajasthan (India) from the year 2000 to 2020, using remote sensing-based indices. Indicators such as greenness, dryness, and heat index have been selected as per the pressure-state-response (PSR) framework. Multi-spectral remote sensing data and image processing methods have been used to estimate these indicators, and a remote sensing-based Ecological Status Index (RSBI) has been generated by their integration using the principal component analysis (PCA) to assess the ecological status of the Mahi Bajaj Sagar catchment.
Findings from the study indicate a consistent decline in the overall ecological status of the Mahi Bajaj catchment, where decreased forest areas have a pronounced effect on ecological health. Interestingly, approximately 43.6% of the area displayed resilience to changes in ecological status; however, 36.4% of the area exhibited signs of ecological degradation.
Our study underscores the efficacy of a remote sensing-based approach in quantifying and detecting ecological changes, offering a promising methodology for monitoring and assessing the ecological health of large areas that can help promote environmental sustainability.
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability, Ecological Status, RSBI, Remote Sensing, PSR Framework
Business Cycle Dynamics in the Romanian Economy: Phases and Developments
Authors: Valentina RĂDULESCU Carmen , I. GÂF-DEAC Ioan , Loredana POPESCU Maria , DIMA Cristina
Published: October 2024

Romania's economy is not yet sufficient / complete and competitive connected to the developed European economy and the global one. In recent economic and general political history, the political, institutional and economic changes that have taken place since 1990 in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, are already recognized. The article deals with the evolutionary situational stages towards the New Economy of Romania. It also describes the post-transformation horizon for achieving quasi-constant inverted levels between “tangible-intangible” for the transition to a new business cycle in the New Knowledge-Based Economy and Risk. It follows that if GDP reflects the sum of the market value of all goods and services intended for final consumption, not intermediate ones, produced in all branches of the economy within Romania within a year, by way of investigative proximity, business and cycles of manifestation of these were closely followed by dimensional evolutionary trends of similarity and aggregation with GDP. In fact, the New Knowledge-Based Economy has radically and positively changed Romania's advance towards the digitalized society, based more and more on the operationalization of intangible assets. The problem of vision, strategy and development tactics through new business cycles is found in the search for the optimal structural ratio between tangible and intangible assets (knowledge) insurers for competitiveness and sustainability.
 
 
Keywords: business cycle, Romanian economy, business, entrepreneurship, investment, new knowledge-based economy, tangible assets, intangible assets
Toward an Integrated Social-ecological Assessment of a Traditional Upland Rice-based Agroecosystem in Southern Philippines
Authors: L. Zapico Florence , M. Aguilar Hazel
Published: October 2024

Located in Southern Philippines, the Sarangani traditional agroecosystem currently sits at the nexus of ecological devastation, bio-cultural erosion, and pervasive modernization. Upland farms in these remote areas are inhabited predominantly by smallholder tribal households who cultivate rice landraces using traditional farming methods. Integrated agroecosystem assessment revealed Sarangani social-ecological system (SES) components, along with connections and feedback loops that underlie their interactions. DPSIR and CCA jointly identified drivers of change in Sarangani SES, revealed its key features, and investigated the whole gamut of issues impacting it. CCA, based on an Ishikawa cause and effect diagram, identified upland poverty, tribal culture and government mismanagement as root causes of intractable problems in the Sarangani SES while DPSIR successfully gauged the suitability of responses instituted by the local government. Study results can thus be used as bases for policy/programs that will resolve problem root causes in the Sarangani SES. In addition, steps must be undertaken to mitigate the effects of climate change which has proven to be utterly devastating in these vulnerable areas. Finally, for traditional agroecosystems like the Sarangani SES, interventions that uphold human well-being while conserving tribal culture/resources and preserving the environment are therefore warranted.
 
Keywords: social-ecological systems, DPSIR, causal chain analysis, Sarangani, traditional agroecosystem
Extensão em Psicologia
Authors: Patias Naiana Dapieve , Silva Ana Claudia Pinto da , Coelho Elenise Abreu , Braga João Pedro Guidalli
Published: October 2024

Este texto relata experiências de três projetos de extensão na área da psicologia escolar e educacional e no desenvolvimento humano. Um projeto desenvolveu intervenções com mães; outro, com docentes-estudantes; o terceiro, com docentes da educação básica das redes pública e privada. Como método foi utilizado o relato de experiência, apresentando as características, objetivos e público de interesse dos projetos, seguido de uma discussão crítica acerca dos projetos e a relação deles com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), com foco no ODS 4, e como possibilitam a realização deles. Os projetos apresentaram feedback positivo dos participantes, relacionando-se à promoção de saúde mental, produção de uma cultura de educação não coercitiva, comprometimento com o desenvolvimento da comunidade ao realizar ações de incentivo a uma cultura de prevenção a violência na escola, além de estimularem as competências básicas necessárias na formação do psicólogo. Salienta-se que dois projetos foram realizados em contexto pandêmico, quando existiam diversas novas demandas que puderam ser enfrentadas com auxílio do conhecimento criado na universidade. As atividades de extensão desses projetos propiciaram a inter-relação entre comunidade e universidade em congruência com o ODS 4, educação de qualidade, da Agenda 2030 para desenvolvimento sustentável.
Enhancing Pedagogical Competence in Inclusive Early Childhood Education through Interactive Digital Modules: A Pre-Experimental Study
Authors: Widiastuti Yuanita Kristiani Wahyu , Hermanto
Published: October 2024

One of the primary challenges in early childhood education (ECE) is ensuring that teachers possess the necessary pedagogical competence to effectively support diverse learners, particularly in inclusive education settings where students with special needs require tailored teaching strategies. This study explores the effectiveness of interactive digital modules in enhancing the pedagogical competence of early childhood education (ECE) teachers in inclusive settings. Using a quantitative pre-experimental design, 70 teachers from 12 inclusive ECE institutions participated in pre-and post-tests to assess their pedagogical skills before and after module exposure. Results show a significant increase in post-test scores, with an average improvement from 50 to 89, confirmed by a paired sample t-test (p < 0.01). The N-Gain analysis revealed a high level of effectiveness, with an average score of 0.78, indicating that the modules substantially improved teacher competencies. However, the lack of a control group limits the study’s ability to attribute improvements solely to the intervention. Other factors, such as previous teaching experience or additional resources, may have influenced the outcomes. Despite this limitation, the findings suggest that interactive digital modules are valuable for advancing pedagogical skills in inclusive education. These results have important implications for teacher professional development, supporting integrating of digital tools into ECE teachers' training programs. Future research should employ more rigorous experimental designs, including control groups, to better isolate the impact of digital modules and investigate their long-term effects on teaching competence and student outcomes in inclusive environments.
Outcomes of early neurorehabilitation with a 6-month follow-up
Authors: Egger M. , Schlutt M. , Müller F. , Jahn K.
Published: October 2024

Neurological early rehabilitation aims to improve body function in individuals with severe neurological conditions and facilitate the best possible return to their previous lives. However, the rehabilitation potential varies depending on the initial neurological diagnosis and other factors. Here we present a cohort study on the clinical course during inpatient rehabilitation and the outcomes at a 6 month follow-up. All patients were treated at the Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling. A follow-up telephone interview was conducted six months after discharge from Phase B rehabilitation. Among the 229 individuals included in the study, significant improvements in basic daily living skills (Barthel-Index) were observed after an average of 3.5 months of inpatient rehabilitation. Individuals with critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy (CIP/CIM) exhibited the best recovery, achieving the highest scores on the Barthel-Index, the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-3L). In contrast, individuals with stroke showed significantly worse outcomes at discharge from rehabilitation and in the followup assessment. Only 12 % of stroke patients achieved a favorable outcome (mRS < 3), compared to 30 % of the patients with CIP/CIM. Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial bleeding also tended to have worse outcomes, whereas those with traumatic brain injury did better. At follow-up, only 15 % of the entire cohort were able to lead an independent life; the majority required assistance from family members or caregivers. Overall, despite good improvement during rehabilitation, individuals across all diagnoses frequently exhibited significant long-term impairments that limited their independence in activities of daily living. Keywords: neurologic rehabilitation, long-term outcome, stroke, critical illness polyneuropathy
Lotsen für Schlaganfall-Betroffene: Vom Modellprojekt zur Regelversorgung
Authors: Brinkmeier M.
Published: October 2024

Schlaganfall-Lotsen sind eine mittlerweile gut erprobte Intervention, um Defizite entlang der Versorgungskette patientenzentriert zu beheben. Sie ermöglichen auch eine bessere Interaktion zwischen den Beteiligten der Versorgung. Auch in anderen Indikationen haben sich die Lotsen bewährt. Nun gilt es für Patientenlotsen einen Pfad in die Regelversorgung zu ebnen; das Innovationsprojekt LEX LOTSEN OWL wird dazu Eckpunkte erarbeiten. Keywords: Schlaganfall-Lotsen, Patientenlotsen, Patient Journey, Case Management
Digitale Reha-Nachsorge nach stationärer Neurorehabilitation
Authors: Sewöster D.
Published: October 2024

Die Deutsche Rentenversicherung führt etwa eine Million Rehabilitationen pro Jahr durch. Etwa 20 % der Rehabilitand*innen haben Bedarf und Anspruch auf eine Reha-Nachsorge, weil noch nicht alle Reha-Ziele erreicht sind. Die drei Standardprogramme der Rentenversicherung (IRENA®, T-RENA® und Psy-RENA®) können seit einiger Zeit auch digital in Anspruch genommen werden. Im Bereich der neurologischen Rehabilitation kommt dem eine besondere Bedeutung zu. Nach der Rehabilitation sind häufig noch verschiedene Funktionseinschränkungen vorhanden, die einer multimodalen Weiterversorgung bedürfen. Gerade für die multimodale neurologische IRENA® stehen nur begrenzt Präsenz-Angebote zur Verfügung. Die digitale Abbildung dieses Programms bietet daher neurologischen Patienten und Patientinnen neue Möglichkeiten, von einer Nachsorge zu profitieren, den Reha-Erfolg zu stabilisieren und eine berufliche Wiedereingliederung zu schaffen. Keywords: neurologische Rehabilitation, Reha-Nachsorge, Rentenversicherung
ANALYSIS OF JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS ON PERFORMANCE IN EAST JAVA PROVINCE
Authors: Humaidi Faisol , Soedarto Teguh , Mubarokah Mubarokah , Yuliati Nuriah
Published: October 2024

In this paper, the researchers conducted the research to determine the relationship between satisfaction and job motivation. It was done by based on the partially or simultaneously on the performance of agricultural extension workers. That research was done in several Regencies in East Java, such as Lamongan, Nganjuk, and Pacitan. The type of research had used ex post facto, such as like a form of research in which can be assessed events. It has happened in the assessments of factual conditions in the field. The method in this research was used by doing several surveys. It had done by through interviews and filling out questionnaires. The research had taken parts to the location of research. The population was taken to all agricultural extension agents. It is totaling 215 people from these regencies as the object research. The location are such as Lamongan, Nganjuk and Pacitan district agriculture offices. The data was analyzed to get information from distributing questionnaires to agricultural extension workers from the three regencies using SPSS 26. The hypothesis analysis was carried out by using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of hypothesis testing shown that the job satisfaction has significant effect on the performance of agricultural extension workers. The jobs motivation have a positive and significant effect on the performance of the instructor; simultaneously job satisfaction and performancing have a positive significant effect on the performance of agricultural extension workers.
THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMMODITIES SEAWEED USING POLICY ANALYSIS MATRIX (PAM)
Authors: Jumiati Elly , Mubarak Ahmad , Sunny Khalid
Published: October 2024

Seaweed products from the city of Tarakan have been traded to outside areas such as Makassar and Surabaya before being exported overseas. This study aims to analyze the competitiveness of seaweed in Tarakan City using the policy analysis matrix (PAM) method. The PAM method is used two main indicators for measuring competitiveness, namely the Private Cost Ratio (PCR) as an indicator of competitive advantage and the Domestic Resource Cost Ratio (DRCR) which is an indicator of comparative advantage. The results showed that seaweed in Tarakan City had a PCR value of 0.37 and a DRC of 0.08, the private profit (PP) obtained was Rp 6,444,319 financially has a competitive advantage at the business level farmer. Social profit (PS) of Rp 30,386,901 economically or the economy as a whole has a comparative advantage which means efficient use of resources. The impact of government policies on the output of seaweed cultivation is not protective with an NPCO value of 0.34. The impact of government policies on seaweed cultivation inputs is not protective with an NPCI value of 1.29, meaning that farmers have not received positive incentives from the current input subsidy policy. The EPC value of 0.31 means that the overall impact of government policies on input-output is protective and provides positive incentives to farmers, but is still relatively weak and very vulnerable if policy changes occur. The regional government is expected to provide protection to seaweed cultivators in the form of setting costs for purchasing seaweed and also to strictly supervise cartel practices in the seaweed trading system.
Co může znamenat "filozofie" v tzv. "filozofii dějin"
Authors: Havelka Miloš
Published: October 2024

Tento článek se zabývá přehledem evoluce a proměn toho, co je známo jako „filozofie dějin“ od Voltaira až do současnosti a zaměřuje se na otázku obsahu a funkcí "filozofie" (a teoreticko-filozofického myšlení) v historiografii jako celku a zejména ve specifické, často zpochybňované disciplíně "filozofie dějin". To umožňuje překonat simmelovský dualismus "obsahového" a "teoreticko-metodologického" chápání "filosofie dějin" a zároveň rozlišit tři paradigmata, která se postupně objevují při definování filosofie: ontologické, mentalistické a lingvistické. Liší se od sebe realistickou, konstruktivistickou a komunikativní perspektivou, mají odlišné pojetí historické skutečnosti, odlišná intelektuální témata historického zkoumání a také odlišné pojetí pravdy ("neskrytost“ / alétheia, "nutnost a platnost", nepřítomnost logického rozporu nebo komunikativní kompetence) a tak dále a mohou být zosobněna v různých postavách (např. Ranke - Weber - White). V tematizaci předmětu filosofie dějin (a smyslu dějin) jako určité jednotící interpretační (či dokonce normativní) perspektivy vidění historického procesu spatřuje autor možnost znovuotevření diskuse na pomezí radikálního konstruktivismu, historického relativismu a poznávacích možností kulturních dějin.
K diskusi o paměti v českém kontextu "druhého života"
Authors: Olšáková Doubravka
Published: October 2024

Francouzská debata o paměti má kořeny především v díle Maurice Halbwachse (Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire, 1925). Halbwachsova základní teorie spočívá v tom, že mmeorie neexistuje sama o sobě, ale je vždy definována tzv. sociálními rámci. Ty nejsou statusovými prvky paměti, ale jsou tvořeny prioritami společnosti. Dalším důvodem neexistence paměti "o sobě" je forma komunikace (řeči). V tomto ohledu Halbwachsovu teorii potvrzují zejména analýzy Rolanda Barthese. Halbwachsovy myšlenky dnes inspirovaly dvě hlavní historická hnutí, obě spojená především s tzv. komemoračními slavnostmi. Eric Hobsbawm se zabývá především problematikou vědomého utváření společenské a historické paměti prostřednictvím takového jednání, zatímco Paul Connerton, představitel historického bádání tohoto druhu po "lingvistickém" zlomu, se soustřeďuje především na vnitřní symboliku a strukturu události. V českých podmínkách je koncept "druhého života", s nímž je otázka sociální a historické paměti velmi úzce spjata, předmětem vědeckého zpracování již od 70. let 20. století, ale pod vlivem současné situace se ubírá jiným směrem než tento druh bádání ve Francii nebo (po vzoru Francie) v Německu.
Guy Thuillier, L’histoire entre le rêve er la reison. Introduction au métier d’historien
Authors: Slabáková Radmila
Published: October 2024

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Zdeněk Beneš, ed., Zdeněk Kalista, Cesty historikova myšlení. Prameny k moderní české historiografii.
Authors: Horský Jan
Published: October 2024

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Dvojí život historické antropologie.
Authors: Nešpor Zdeněk R.
Published: October 2024

Since 1989 modern western methodological approaches, including historical anthropology, have been adopted in Czech academic circles, both spontaneously (among historians) and in institutionalised form (the case of ethnology). Very often, however, historical anthropology has been taken up only as an external label that has not meant any real change in research methods. This has simply encouraged the replication of the formal and informal ties and institutions inside the academic community that originated in the period of "normalisation" and that undermine the possibility of the real transformation of our academic environment. The author therefore attempts to distinguish in terms of both theory and method between two types of "historical anthropology": chronologically the first type has been closer to historical sociology (and directed in its way to the history of mentalities), while the second drew inspiration from social anthropology and led towards micro-history. In the Czech environment the ethnologists are closer to the first and the historians to the second, but often without either group being aware of the fundamental difference between the two types.
Bohumil Jiroušek, Josef Macek. Mezi historií a politikou
Authors: Horská Pavla
Published: October 2024

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Jiří Štaif, Obezřetná elita. Česká společnost mezi tradicí a revolucí 1830–1851
Authors: Fasora Lukáš , Hanuš Jiří
Published: October 2024

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Petr Szczepanik (ed.), Nová filmová historie. Antologie současného myšlení o dějinách kinematografie a audiovizuální kultury
Authors: Řezník Miloš
Published: October 2024

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Roger Chartier, Inscrire et effacer. Culture écrite et littérature (Xie–XVIIe siècle)
Authors: Diewoková Tereza
Published: October 2024

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Christophe Charle, Intelektuálové v Evropě, Christophe Charle, Paříž na přelomu století.
Authors: Horská Pavla
Published: October 2024

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Hans Küng, Malé dějiny katolické církve
Authors: Hanuš Jiří
Published: October 2024

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Krásná literatura a historická fakta
Authors: Winklerová Martina
Published: October 2024

This article is concerned with the historical construction of images of Russia and Central Europe through fiction and looks at the pitfalls of using fiction as a historical source. In addition, the author uses concrete examples to consider Russian and Central European novelists´ interest in history and to analyse the way they perceive the past. She is critical of the fragmentary fashion in which Western historians use images of Russian life in Russian fiction, sometimes oversimplifying and distorting. At the same time she raises a basic question for the image of the past: how was fiction read at the time of its writing and how has fiction been used in the framework of social and cultural communication. At the theoretical level, she reaches the conclusion that historians will have to create their own methods, distinct from the methods of literary critics, for establishing the importance that fiction had at a particular time, in a particular political situation and within a certain social class or group.
Jan Klápště, Proměna českých zemí ve středověku
Authors: Jan Libor
Published: October 2024

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Libor Jan, Václav II. a struktury panovnické moci
Authors: Nodl Martin
Published: October 2024

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Libor Jan, Václav II. a struktury panovnické moci
Authors: Wihoda Martin
Published: October 2024

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Umberto Eco (ed.), Dějiny krásy
Authors: Středová Veronika
Published: October 2024

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Jan Křen, Dvě století střední Evropy
Authors: Rákosník Jakub
Published: October 2024

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Lenka Řezníková, Moderna a historismus. Historické reprezentace v proměnách literatury na přelomu devatenáctého a dvacátého století
Authors: Havelka Miloš
Published: October 2024

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Growth Hormone Receptor in Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons Is Required for Increased Food-Seeking Behavior during Food Restriction in Male Mice
Authors: Tavares Mariana R. , dos Santos Willian O. , Furigo Isadora C. , List Edward O. , Kopchick John J. , Donato Jose
Published: October 2024

Growth hormone (GH) action in the brain regulates neuroendocrine axes, energy and glucose homeostasis, and several neurological functions. The lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) contains numerous neurons that respond to a systemic GH injection by expressing the phosphorylated STAT5, a GH receptor (GHR) signaling marker. However, the potential role of GHR signaling in the LHA is unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that ∼70% of orexin- and leptin receptor (LepR)-expressing neurons in the LHA are responsive to GH. Male mice carrying inactivation of theGhrgene in the LHA were generated via bilateral injections of an adeno-associated virus. Inad libitum-fed mice, GHR ablation in LHA neurons did not significantly change energy and glucose homeostasis. Subsequently, mice were subjected to 5 d of 40% food restriction. Food restriction decreased body weight, energy expenditure, and carbohydrate oxidation. These effects were similarly observed in control and LHAΔGHRmice. While food-deprived control mice progressively increased ambulatory/exploratory activity and food-seeking behavior, LHAΔGHRmice did not show hyperactivity induced by food restriction. GHR ablation in the LHA reduced the percentage of orexin neurons expressing c-Fos during food restriction. Additionally, an acute GH injection increased the expression of c-Fos in LHAORXneurons. Inactivation ofGhrin LepR-expressing cells did not prevent hyperactivity in food-deprived mice, whereas whole-brainGhrknock-out mice showed reduced ambulatory activity during food restriction. Our findings indicate that GHR signaling in the LHA regulates the activity of orexin neurons and is necessary to increase food-seeking behavior in food-deprived male mice.
Sustainability in diabetes care: building an environment for change
Authors: Puttanna Amar
Published: October 2024

Sustainability is increasing with regard to its recognition and consideration in healthcare – from a policy level through to clinical practice. The implications for the environment and the healthcare system make the understanding of what sustainability means and how best to achieve it all the more important. The healthcare considerations have generally been broad, covering healthcare as a whole, but more interest in grassroots change and specialty-specific understanding is developing. This article aims to highlight some of the key concepts when discussing sustainability, with a specific focus on the field of diabetes and clinical care. It additionally provides possible considerations about how to develop sustainable practice and diabetes care-specific considerations.
Juegos recreativos para el aprendizaje de las técnicas básicas de campismo
Authors: López Santoya Marisleydi , González Escalante Yucel
Published: October 2024

A recreação física tem uma elevada componente educativo-formativa, um processo de ensino que, nos círculos de interesse e turmas, apresenta práticas tradicionalistas, monótonas e pouco dinâmicas, o que constitui uma situação favorável à aplicação de jogos lúdicos educativos baseados nas técnicas básicas de campismo, que incentivou a participação e a aprendizagem ativa e sistemática das atividades na natureza. A análise-síntese, a indutiva-dedutiva, a observação, a entrevista e o levantamento insumo-produto foram métodos investigativos que permitiram verificar o problema e desenvolver a alternativa lúdica que enriqueceu o processo de ensino-aprendizagem sobre as técnicas básicas de acampamento na turma. “Exploradores pioneiros” do Semi-internato “Braulio Coroneaux” do Município de Guisa.
Educación inclusiva e intercultural: educación de las existencias
Authors: Pérez Portilla Silvia
Published: October 2024

O presente estudo trata de um aluno que frequenta um centro educacional fora do Equador que cursa Educação Infantil e que apresenta problemas em seu processo acadêmico. O caso responderá a elementos como: atendimento educacional prioritário aos alunos recém-chegados, escolarização dos alunos estrangeiros em nível inferior ao correspondente à sua idade; priorização do aprendizado de outro idioma; relacionamento que deve ser estabelecido com a família dos alunos recém-chegados; como envolver a família da criança na escola e na sua aprendizagem. O objetivo é compreender este problema através da análise interpretativa de seus principais componentes, para estabelecer possíveis propostas de soluções, em relação às pedagogias sócio-críticas. As abordagens teóricas relevantes para a resolução do caso são: a inclusão e a interculturalidade crítica, uma vez que o sistema educativo deve tornar-se uma ferramenta de formação e intercâmbio entre existências, com práxis e horizonte libertador.
Educación emprendedora para estudiantes del siglo XXI
Authors: Ramos Martínez Alexandra Shirley
Published: October 2024

A educação empreendedora nasceu para desenvolver competências ligadas ao empreendedorismo e para enfrentar os desafios do ambiente atual que as sociedades vivem e as dificuldades que acompanham as crises económicas. O objetivo do estudo foi refletir sobre as diferentes fontes relacionadas com a educação empreendedora no desenvolvimento de competências intrínsecas no contexto do ensino superior, definindo também o empreendedorismo, o seu ensino e a relação com a psicologia que estuda a atitude, os valores e a auto-estima. realização do indivíduo, parte importante da formação de cada aluno
Effects of High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C on Colorectal Cancer Recurrence: The Retrospective Study by Medical Records for 23 Years
Authors: LEE Junjung , CHOI Jong Soon
Published: October 2024

Background: Among the complementary and alternative therapies used to treat cancer, studies have reported since the late 1960s that the intravenous administration of high-dose vitamin C had an anticancer effect. As the incidence of colorectal cancer has recently increased, interest in treating and preventing its recurrence has also increased. Therefore, this study investigated whether the intravenous administration of high-dose vitamin C to patients with colorectal cancer who received chemotherapy after radical resection would reduce recurrence rates.Methods: One hundred eighty patients who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer and received chemotherapy after surgery at a university hospital in Busan for a total of 23 years from January 2000 to March 2023 were retrospectively studied. Of them, 30 were administered high-dose (1 g/kg) intravenous vitamin C injections twice weekly for more than 5 weeks in addition to standard treatments, while the remaining 150 patients who received only standard treatments were assigned to the control group. In both groups, a thorough examination was performed every year after surgery. The chi-squared test was performed to compare 5-year recurrence rates.Results: The control group had higher recurrence and mortality rates than the experimental group; however, the differences were not statistically significant. The recurrence rate was 28.1% in the stage 2 and 3 control groups, non-significantly higher than that in the experimental group (18.8%; P>0.05).Conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference in recurrence among patients with colorectal cancer who received chemotherapy, although the 5-year recurrence rate was decreased in the experimental versus control group.
Influence of Depression and Subjective Health Status on COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Based on the 2021 Community Health Survey
Authors: LEE Yong Ho , PARK Seong-Eon , SUNWOO Sung
Published: October 2024

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus identified in 2019 that exhibited an exceptionally rapid spread. Although the development and administration of COVID-19 vaccines progressed quickly, concerns about side effects and safety persisted. This study utilized data from the 2021 Community Health Survey to analyze the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and psychosocial factors, including depression and subjective health status.Methods: Analysis included 203,449 individuals, excluding those who had not received or were ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, based on the 2021 Community Health Survey. The chi-square tests assessed sociodemographic and health status differences related to vaccination status. Subjective health status was categorized based on survey responses as ‘good’ or ‘poor,’ and depression was assessed using the self-reported Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The association between depression, subjective health status, and vaccination status was examined using chi-square tests, followed by multiple logistic regression to determine independent effects.Results: Vaccination rates were higher among the elderly, those with lower education, higher income, healthcare workers, and individuals with lower depression, higher subjective health, and chronic conditions like hypertension or diabetes. Significantly lower vaccination rates were observed in those with lower subjective health and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores ≥5 or ≥10. Among individuals with chronic illnesses, those with good subjective health had the lowest odds for non-vaccination (odds ratio=0.42; 95% confidence interval, 0.39-0.45), while those without chronic illnesses and poor subjective health had the highest odds (odds ratio=1.89; 95% confidence interval, 1.76-2.02).Conclusions: This study found significantly higher odds ratios for vaccine non-receipt among individuals with lower levels of depression and subjective health status. Incorporating psychosocial factors such as depression and subjective health status may be crucial in developing strategies to enhance vaccination rates during future outbreaks of novel infectious diseases.
Analysis of the compaction process of copper clad tungsten powders
Authors:   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine, Polishchuk K.V. , Minitskyi A.V. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: October 2024

The paper analyzes the pressing process of a composite powder of the tungsten-copper system using the basic mathematical equations describing the deformation processes of a porous body as a function of density and pressing pressure. Several theoretical dependences describing different pressing mechanisms are considered, taking into account modern approaches, namely the discrete-contact model and the continuum model of a continuous medium. The most well-known equations, including those of Balshin M.Y., Zhdanovich G.M., and Shtern M.B., are analyzed. It is established that most of them have limited applicability, remaining valid for individual stages of the pressing process and significantly depend on the mechanical properties of the material that determine the predominance of elastic or plastic deformation. At the same time, most equations are focused on single-component powders, which does not correspond to the practice of powdered parts production processes. To test the theoretical dependencies, copper-clad tungsten powder was obtained by chemical vapor deposition from solution. The technological parameters of the cladding process (composition, solution concentration, and deposition time) that determine the quality of the resulting coatings were determined. The morphology of the particles of clad powders and the structure of tungsten-copper pressings were investigated. It is shown that tungsten powder forms a relatively dense framework with a copper layer, respectively, the structure of composite powder pressings is as close as possible to a continuous continuum and is correctly described by an equation based on the theory of continuity of the medium, It has been established that the compaction character of copper-clad tungsten powder differs from that of single-component tungsten powder, which is due to the fact that plastic deformation mechanisms prevail for tungsten-copper composite powders.
A National Analysis of General Pediatric Inpatient Unit Closures and Openings, 2011–2018
Authors: San Soucie Carolyn M. , Beaulieu Nancy D. , Buxbaum Jason D. , Cutler David M. , Leyenaar JoAnna K. , McBride Sarah C. , Zhao Olivia , Chien Alyna T.
Published: October 2024

OBJECTIVES

This paper provides an examination of: (1) the frequency and net rates of change for general pediatric inpatient (GPI) unit closures and openings nationally and by state; (2) how often closures or openings are caused by GPI unit changes only or caused by hospital-level changes; and (3) the relationship between hospital financial status and system ownership and GPI unit closures or openings.

METHODS

This study used the Health Systems and Providers Database (2011–2018) plus 3 data sources on hospital closures. We enumerated GPI unit closures and openings to calculate net rates of change. Multinomial logistic regressions analyzed associations between financial distress, system ownership, and the likelihood of closing or opening a GPI unit, adjusting for hospital characteristics.

RESULTS

Across the study period, more GPI units closed th opened for a net closure rate of 2.0% (15.7% [638 of 4069] closures minus 13.7% [558 of 4069] openings). When GPI units closed, 89.0% (568 of 638) did so in a hospital that remained operating. Hospitals with the most financial distress were not more likely to close a GPI unit than those not (odds ratio: 1.01 [95% confidence interval: 0.68–1.50]), but hospitals owned by systems were significantly less likely to close a GPI unit than those not (odds ratio: 0.66 [95% confidence interval: 0.47–0.91]).

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, more GPI units closed than opened, and closures mostly involved hospitals that otherwise remained operational. A hospital’s overall financial distress was not associated with GPI unit closures, whereas being owned by a system was associated with fewer closures.
ECMO Survivors’ Reflections on Their ICU Experience and Recovery
Authors: Hendrickson Elizabeth , Mirpuri Karan K. , Kolmar Amanda
Published: October 2024

OBJECTIVE

As pediatric mortality improves, approaches to pediatric critical care now focus on understanding long-term implications of survivorship on patients and families. We aimed to characterize how patients recall time spent sedated and recovering to identify areas for improvement in patient outcomes.

METHODS

We undertook qualitative analysis using semistructured interviews of pediatric patients requiring extra-corporeal support in our intensive care units from 2018 to 2023. All patients were English-speaking, >12 years old at time of hospitalization, and able to communicate at an age-appropriate level. Priority sampling was given to those with more recent hospitalizations to improve recall. Interviews were recorded and transcribed before thematic, inductive analysis.

RESULTS

Forty-one patients met inclusion criteria; 14 patients were enrolled before achieving thematic saturation. Several themes emerged, centering on cognitive, physical, and socioemotional experiences during and after hospitalization. Notable findings include profound awareness under sedation, impaired sleep, challenges with communication, physical discomfort, frustration with activities of daily living limitations, and gratitude for provider and family presence. Postdischarge, patients highlighted persistent memory, concentration, sleep, and physical impairments, as well as emotional processing of their illness and mortality.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings describe how pediatric critical illness impacts short and long term cognitive, physical, and socioemotional outcomes for children in the ICU. Future research is necessary to study if there are specific, modifiable factors in patients’ care that impacts their experience of critical illness, such as specific medication choices, diagnoses, communication styles, or physical and speech therapy interventions.
DESENVOLVIMENTO PROFISSIONAL DOCENTE E CONTEXTOS EMERGENTES (LASA – 2018)
Authors: Pires Vargas Bolzan Doris , Maria de Aguiar Isaia Silvia
Published: October 2024

Neste trabalho, exploramos os achados do levantamento realizado sobre o estado do conhecimento que integra a pesquisa “Educação Superior e Contextos Emergentes”, desenvolvida pela Rede Sulbrasileira de Educação Superior (RIES).
UNIVERSIDADE E FORMAÇÃO PARA A PESQUISA: MOVIMENTOS E DESAFIOS QUE SE COLOCAM (LASA – 2017)
Authors: de Lourdes Lauxen Sirlei
Published: October 2024

Algumas características se destacam na configuração da sociedade contemporânea. Uma delas é, certamente, a complexidade, pois envolve questões que transitam desde os regimes opressivos e tirânicos, passam pelas exclusões das mais distintas espécies, adentram a degradação ambiental, o descarte consumista e a fluidez do mundo material, atingindo costumes e valores pessoais e societários.
Development of Prospective Economic Specializations as a Condition for Regional Economic Growth
Authors: Leonidova Ekaterina G.
Published: October 2024

Introduction. In the new economic conditions caused by the sanctions pressure, the Russian economy needs new sources of growth. Economic specializations in Russian regions, which are understood as prospective sectoral priorities and types of economic activity, can act as a source of revitalizing economic dynamics revival. Geopolitical turbulence and the associated focus on the development of the domestic market have led to additional attention from researchers and experts to the study of the economic specializations of Russian subjects. The objective of this study is to substantiate the development of economic specializations in the regional economy, acting as a condition for its growth.
Materials and Methods. Using the materials of the Vologda Region, the export-oriented region of the Northwest, the list of economic specialization, the development of which is promising from the point of view of long-term economic growth, was formulated. The main sources of information are Rosstat data and input-output tables for the Vologda Region. The economic specializations for the region are primarily based on studies that focus on identifying and developing economic specialization in Russian regions. The use of input-output modeling methodology has allowed to determine the impact on the regional economy of extending the value chain in the timber industry due to increased domestic demand for wood products.
Results. Based on the analysis of the dynamics of industrial production in the Vologda Region, it was revealed that the Vologda Region is among the regions that have felt the impact of the sanctions. Вased on the approaches of the authors engaged in the search for promising economic specializations of the region, it is established that the timber industry and tourism can act as such. The results of the input-output modeling are shown that stimulating consumer demand for woodworking products has a significant impact on the growth of a region’s economy. This demand is driven by the needs of the tourism sector. The calculations were performed in determining the significance of promoting projects for the development of hotels utilizing CLT panel-based technologies in the region.
Discussion and Conclusion. In the study, it was determined that stimulating demand for the production of deep processing of wood (houses from CLT panels) would have a significant impact on the growth of the regional economy, ensuring an increase in the production of goods and services, the wage fund and the number of employed. It was also shown that the development of proposed economic specializations in the Vologda Region is promising and allows for the concentration of added value within the region, which is particularly important for the development of the domestic market. For the regional authorities, the interest lies in the possibility of obtaining a quantitative assessment of the development of economic specializations on their territory, which can be used by them in the improvement of economic policy.
Detección y medición de la violencia contra las mujeres en atención primaria de la salud: Una revisión narrativa
Authors: Sánchez Lucia Florencia , Saletti-Cuesta Lorena
Published: October 2024

Introducción: la violencia contra las mujeres es una problemática social y de salud pública vigente en todo el mundo. A pesar de la diversidad de estudios de prevalencia realizados en los servicios de salud de Iberoamérica, hasta la fecha no se han efectuado revisiones en dicha región. Este trabajo tiene el objetivo de revisar la literatura para conocer cómo se detecta esa violencia y cómo se mide su prevalencia en los servicios de atención primaria de la salud de los países iberoamericanos. Metodología: se llevó a cabo una revisión bibliográfica narrativa de artículos académicos publicados entre 2001 y 2021 orientados a detectar y a medir la prevalencia de la violencia contra las mujeres en el sector salud. Se seleccionaron 42 artículos originales y se sintetizaron los resultados de forma integrativa. Resultados: la detección y/o la medición de la violencia contra las mujeres en los centros de salud se ha concretado mediante variados instrumentos, en su mayoría, de tipo diagnóstico. Se identificaron tres perspectivas teóricas; cada una construye una imagen sobre el problema de la violencia. Conclusión: es necesario formular datos válidos y confiables sobre esta temática, con posibilidad de ser comparados entre regiones y a lo largo del tiempo. Es de importancia anclar los diseños de investigación en las teorías sociales, para lograr una comprensión contextualizada y multidimensional del fenómeno. Se debe indagar sobre el modo más apropiado para detectar y atender la violencia contra las mujeres en el ámbito de la salud.
Aseguramiento en salud pública, seguridad social y privada, y su impacto en la pobreza por ingresos en Ecatepec de Morelos, México
Authors: Lara Figueroa Hugo Nathanael , García Salazar Edith Miriam , Martínez Blanco Emma
Published: October 2024

Objetivo: Determinar la incidencia del aseguramiento en salud en la pobreza por ingresos en el municipio de Ecatepec de Morelos. Método: Estudio cuantitativo realizado con información sociodemográfica y económica recabada durante el periodo 2021-2022; se aplicó un modelo logístico ordinal tomando como variable dependiente la pobreza por ingresos y como predictoras el aseguramiento y algunas sociodemográficas de interés. Resultados: Se observaron diferencias significativas y de mayor impacto en la pobreza por ingresos moderada y extrema en función del tipo de afiliación, así como por la presencia de gasto de bolsillo en salud. Conclusiones: El aseguramiento por sí mismo no garantiza la protección financiera, lo que puede derivar en empobrecimiento; el gasto de bolsillo es la variable de mayor incidencia en la pobreza por ingreso.
Efecto del programa de transferencia monetaria condicionada en la incidencia de tuberculosis pulmonar en República Dominicana (2012-2018)
Authors: Duarte Duarte Francisco Martín
Published: October 2024

Introducción: La tuberculosis pulmonar es un problema de salud pública en varios países de América Latina y el mundo debido a su alta incidencia y repercusiones sociales. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el efecto del programa de transferencia monetaria condicionada (TMC) sobre la incidencia de tuberculosis pulmonar (TBP) en la Región III de salud de la República Dominicana, durante 2012-2018. Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional con diseño ecológico mixto y se abarcaron las cuatro provincias de la Región III de salud. Se analizaron los nuevos casos de TBP y los programas sociales. La cobertura de los programas sociales fue la variable principal y la tasa de incidencia de TBP, la variable dependiente. Se consideraron otras covariables. Resultados: La tasa de incidencia de TBP no disminuyó en la Región III de salud, a pesar de un aumento en la cobertura de los programas sociales de TMC y un descenso del nivel de pobreza. El programa de TMC «Comer es primero» tuvo un efecto significativo en la reducción de la pobreza y otros determinantes sociales en la Región III de salud. Conclusiones: Estos hallazgos respaldan investigaciones anteriores que sugieren que los programas de TMC son efectivos para reducir la pobreza y abordar algunas determinantes sociales de la salud. Sin embargo, contradicen el uso de las TMC como medida aislada para evitar nuevos casos de TBP, ya que la pobreza debe abordarse de manera integral, holística e inclusiva para lograr un mejor manejo de enfermedades con alta prevalencia y endemicidad.