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Revolutionizing the English Classroom through Consciousness, Justice, and Self-Awareness
Authors: Shipp Lyschel
Published: January 2024

The author argues that, by revolutionizing the literary canon, we are revolutionizing the English classroom, and urges us to shift from focusing exclusively on required texts to equally acknowledging the urgent need for consciousness and activism from our students.
“Loving Blackness to Death”: (Re)Imagining ELA Classrooms in a Time of Racial Chaos
Authors: Johnson Lamar L. , Jackson Johnnie , Stovall David , Baszile Denise Taliaferro
Published: January 2024

In this article, the authors argue that the racial violence that unfolds against Black youth in various communities seeps into ELA classrooms. They contend educators must begin to reimagine ELA classrooms as revolutionary sites that disrupt racial injustice while striving to transform the world and humanize the lives of Black youth.
Speaking Truth to Power: The Persistent Relevance of a Writing Process Orientation
Authors: Whitney Anne Elrod , Johnson Lindy L.
Published: January 2024

“Speaking Truth to Power” seeks to explore the experiences and possibilities that arise when educators speak Truth to power.
How Students Read: Some Thoughts on Why This Matters
Authors: Quinlan Ann Marie
Published: January 2024

This article imagines that the world itself is a text, and to teach students to become critically literate in the classroom has important consequences beyond it. The author outlines two critical reading strategies that help prepare students to engage critically with the world around them.
Soft(a)ware in the English Classroom
Authors: T. Bartels Jonathan
Published: January 2024

“Soft(a)ware in the English Classroom” seeks to identify the ways in which our teaching and learning lives are influenced by software.
Take Time to Write! A Teacher’s Story of Writing within a Community of Teacher-Writers
Authors: Alford Katie , Singer Early Jessica
Published: January 2024

The authors explore the questions of whether and how ELA teachers can or even should add writing to their skill sets by following a teacher as she participates in a National Writing Project Advanced Summer Institute.
Becoming Co-Witnesses to the Fukushima Disaster in an Elementary Literacy Classroom
Authors: Miyazawa Kaoru
Published: January 2024

This study explores what challenges fifth and sixth graders in Pennsylvania encountered as they exchanged letters with children in Fukushima and read a testimony of the Fukushima disaster written by a child there. Trauma theory and seikatsu tsuzurikata, a Japanese traditional critical literacy approach, were used in designing the project and in interpreting children’s engagement with the project. The children demonstrated signs of emerging empathy for children in Fukushima. However, the unspeakable nature of the trauma experience, students’ discomfort, and a pressure to read and write in a structured manner to prepare for the statewide exam posed obstacles for their development of empathy. Despite the challenges, some children acknowledged the importance of recognizing others’ feelings, including pain, no matter where they live. In order to prepare students as empathetic citizens of human society in an increasingly globalized world, the author urges educators to introduce testimonial readings from across the world in elementary classrooms.
PERSPECTIVES ON PRACTICE: A Wiggle of Worms and a Passion for Poetry: A Community Collaboration
Authors: Steider Brady Lorian , White Dianne
Published: January 2024

A classroom teacher and a picturebook author collaborate to teach primary grade English learners to write poetry in a one-week, science-based Poet-in-the-Classroom unit.
Diciendo cuentos/Telling Stories: Learning from and about the Community Cultural Wealth of Latina Mamás through Latino Children's Literature
Authors: López-Robertson Julia
Published: January 2024

Guided by a Community Cultural Wealth framework, which is based upon the notion that Communities of Color are filled with strong resources, the study reports on findings from a research project engaging a small group of Latina mamás in literature discussions about Latino children’s literature. Rather than view the ways of meaning making that families share with their children in their homes and communities as deficits, a CCW framework requires an examination of these forms of knowledge through an assets-based lens. The inquiry examined how it is possible for Latino families to be invited into schools.
Perspectives on Practice: Language Arts Learning through Digital Game Stories
Authors: Bacalja Alexander
Published: January 2024

In this column, the author makes the case for using digital game stories in the language arts classroom, juxtaposing exemplary games with more traditional texts.
Remembering Michoacán: Digital Representations of the Homeland by Immigrant Adults and Adolescents
Authors: Noguerón-Liu Silvia , Hogan Jamie Jordan
Published: January 2024

Previous research has documented the potential of digital projects for immigrant students to capitalize on their transnational knowledge. Yet, there are only limited insights on the practices and perspectives of immigrant adults in digital/multimodal composition. In this article, we explore how visual media are used by adults and adolescents as resources in the production of digital texts, and as artifacts to elicit accounts and memories. We draw from transnational approaches to theorize the role of technology in facilitating connections with students’ home countries. We use social semiotics and testimonio lenses to examine media they selected to represent their hometowns in (or nearby) the Mexican state of Michoacán. Lastly, we adopt methods of practitioner inquiry and artifactual literacy to elicit information about participants’ understandings and choices in the composition process. Our findings show that while transnational ties were relevant for all participants, their understandings about their hometowns differed across generations. Adults represented the homeland as a source of healing and miracles, while youth focused on concerns about crime and corruption. We also document the complexities of access to visual media through search engines. We show the ways family networks, travel, and media consumption shaped the composition choices students made, as well as how their current circumstances, roles, and concerns led them to share testimonios of struggle and faith. We discuss contributions to digital writing research across generations, and implications for pedagogical practices that leverage students’ transnational ties and migration histories
Genre Repertoires from Below: How One Writer Built and Moved a Writing Life across Generations, Borders, and Communities
Authors: Rounsaville Angela
Published: January 2024

As recent transnational literacy scholarship has shown, acculturation theories homogenize migrant experiences with literacy, often placing young writers on a developmental continuum that implies distancing from homeland practices and communities. Absent more complex theories, the relation between homeland practices, transnational experiences, and local literacies remains difficult to determine. This conundrum prompts this study’s guiding question: How does the transnational inhere in and motivate local literacies? Drawing from lifespan interviews and collected texts of one adult transnational writer (“Clara”), I examine how situated practice coordinates the “here” and “there” within transnational social fields. I find that orientations to and purposes for literacy inherited and made in Clara’s childhood, particularly her and her family’s experience of transnational migration, persisted as sets of patterned social actions that she self-assigned to diverse types of local writing; findings show her building up genre from an emic perspective over time. While Clara’s genre infrastructure persisted at the level of social action, linguistic achievement of those genres was more precarious. I call this set of self-generated, patterned social actions Clara’s genre repertoire from below, and argue that it guided and governed her movement across texts encountered and produced in home, school, and work contexts to ultimately become a bridge across difference in her work as a bilingual educator. This grounded study contributes the construct of genre repertoires from below and its method of genre mapping to make visible how extracurricular and in-school literacy grow together in response to and in support of transnational writers’ everyday experiences.
Turning Off Autopilot: Mindful Writing for Teachers
Authors: Damico Nicole , Whitney Angeline “Anne” Elrod
Published: January 2024

In our work with teachers at every stage of their careers, we have found that writing can be a tool for mindful engagement. Here, we present two examples of strategies for mindful writing. Teachers with whom we have engaged activities like these tell us that one thing mindful, brief writing experiences can do for them is to slow down time. The teaching day, week, and school year are packed with more interactions than one can process. Each moment is so rapidly superseded by another equally urgent moment that it can be hard to experience any one moment at all. What writing can do is, just for a brief period, allow us to be all in one place.
Playing Around with Literature: Tabletop Role-Playing Games in Middle Grades ELA
Authors: Cook Mike P. , Gremo Matthew , Morgan Ryan
Published: January 2024

The ever-increasing interest in gaming, both in and out of school, suggests the need for further examinations of the affordances and educational possibilities that lie within gaming, especially within English language arts and literacy classrooms. This article describes the experiences of two middle school ELA classes implementing a tabletop role-playing game in their literature study. Moreover, we share the related benefits to student learning and suggestions, support, and resources for teachers interested in utilizing gaming to foster literary and literacy learning in their own classrooms.
Eklemeli Üretim Tekniği ile Üretilen Farklı Kimyasal Yapıya Sahip Hareketli Protez Yapay Dişlerinin Renk Stabilitesine Yüzey Bitirme ve Yaşlandırma İşlemlerinin Etkisi
Authors: AL-OMIRI Azzahraa , SARAÇ Duygu
Published: January 2024

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, eklemeli üretim tekniği ile üç boyutlu (3B) yazıcı ile üretilen hareketli protezlerde kullanılan farklı kimyasal yapıya sahip yapay dişlerin renk değişimine yüzey bitirme ve termal devirlendirme ile yaşlandırma işlemlerinin etkisini in vitro olarak incelemektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada üç boyutlu yazıcı ile üretilen iki farklı yapay diş rezin materyali; metilmetakrilak (MMA) içermeyen (PowerResins Temp; DentaFab, Türkiye) ve metilmetakrilat oligomer içerikli (Flexcera™Smile; Desktop Health, Envision TEC™ systems, Almanya) kullanıldı. Her bir materyalden 15x10x3 mm boyutlarında 30 adet olacak şekilde, toplam 60 adet örnek hazırlandı. Örnekler farklı yüzey bitirme işlemleri uygulanması amacı ile iki gruba ayrıldı (n=15). Birinci grupta örneklere yüzey işlemi olarak farklı grenlerde silisyum karbür zımpara kâğıtları (VIBRATITE 996A, Çin) kullanılarak zımpara işlemi uygulandı. İkinci grupta ise 400 gritlik zımpara uygulamasının ardından pomza ile yüzey düzeltildi ve en

son Evrensel Parlatma Pastası, (Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Lihtenştayn) kullanılarak bitirme işlemi tamamlandı. Yüzey bitirme işlemlerinin ardından örneklerin birinci renk ölçümleri (T0) bir pektrofotometre (VITA Easyshade® V, Almanya) kullanılarak yapıldı. Ardından örneklere 5.000 kez 5-55°C de termal devirlendirme yöntemi ile yapay yaşlandırma işlemi uygulandıktan sonra ikinci renk ölçümleri (T1) tamamlandı. Renk farklılıklarının (ΔE00) belirlenmesinde CIE2000 formülü kullanıldı. Veriler iki yönlü varyans analiz kullanılarak istatistik olarak değerlendirildi (p
O setor dos transportes e os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Agenda 2030
Authors: Magalhães Amorim Isabel Cristina de Oliveira , Medeiros dos Santos Enilson
Published: January 2024

Este artigo teve como objetivo analisar a influência do setor dos transportes no alcance da Agenda 2030. Para tanto realizou-se uma análise bibliométrica com base em técnicas de análise de rede e de cluster. Na busca bibliográfica, treze palavras-chaves relacionadas a transportes foram vinculadas a três palavras-chave relacionadas à Agenda, resultando em 65 artigos selecionados, de 2015 a 2020. Conclui-se que todos os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODSs) da Agenda 2030 dependem de intervenções no setor dos transportes para serem alcançados. O ODS 11 aparece em 78% dos artigos revisados, seguido dos ODSs 13 e 3 que aparecem, respectivamente, em 55% e 52%. Com relação ao nível hierárquico, os ODSs foram divididos em três clusters. Destaca-se o cluster A (ODSs 3, 7, 11, 12 e 13) por apresentar o nível mais alto de dependência, com temáticas relacionadas às dimensões sociais, econômicas e ambientais da sustentabilidade.
Efeitos da adição do óleo de canola nas propriedades mecânicas de misturas asfálticas
Authors: Guerra Thamires Dantas , Elísio de Figueirêdo Lopes Lucena Adriano , Costa Beserra Daniel , Maria Gonçalves Duarte Mendonça Ana , De Medeiros Melo Neto Osires , Oliveira Justo Alice
Published: January 2024

Nos últimos anos, diversas técnicas foram desenvolvidas com o intuito de reduzir as temperaturas de mistura e compactação das misturas asfálticas convencionais promovendo a redução das emissões de poluentes e do consumo energético, como o uso de aditivos químicos ou orgânicos. Assim, este estudo avaliou os efeitos da adição do óleo de canola no ligante asfáltico PG 64-XX e sua influência no desempenho mecânico de misturas asfálticas produzidas com esse ligante modificado nos teores de 1%, 2% e 3%. Realizou-se a caracterização mecânica por meio dos ensaios de resistência à tração, dano por umidade induzida, módulo de resiliência, módulo dinâmico, flow number e vida de fadiga. Dentre as principais conclusões, destaca-se uma diminuição máxima na temperatura de 5,2 °C para o teor de 3% de óleo de canola, mesmo que as misturas não pudessem ser classificadas como misturas asfálticas mornas. Entretanto, houve aumento da resistência à ação deletéria da água e economia de energia durante o aquecimento do ligante asfáltico e dos agregados no processo de produção.
Sentiment Analysis of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending: A Study of Scientific Publications
Authors: Maulida Syahdatul , Surbakti Handika
Published: January 2024

The data used in this study includes 200 scientific publications collected during the period 2009 to 2023. The analysis process was carried out by utilizing SentiStrength software, and the results showed that neutral sentiment dominated with a percentage of 38%, followed by negative sentiment of 32%, and positive sentiment of 30%. In more detail, sentiment analysis on scientific publication data fluctuates every year. 2021 recorded the highest number of sentiments, namely 43 sentiments, with the dominance of neutral sentiments as many as 16 sentiments. These findings reflect the dynamics and complexity of views related to peer-to-peer lending in the academic literature. This research contributes to the understanding of how peer-to-peer lending is viewed from the perspective of published literature, by identifying changes in sentiment over time. The implications of these findings can serve as a foundation for further research, as well as provide insights to stakeholders regarding trends and changes in perceptions towards peer-to-peer lending in scholarly publications.
NÃO SE CALE – uma campanha digital feminista que instiga a capacidade da voz e da fala diante das violências
Authors: Schwengber Maria Simone Vione
Published: January 2024

Vive-se no Brasil uma história de naturalização ou mesmo de apagamento, de não inscrição, de não registro das violências. Como tentativa de saída ante as violências corporais, há movimentos pela via de políticas feministas digitais contemporâneas, que têm se expandido, ativando campanhas que evocam o debate sobre o silenciamento das violências ou que reivindicam práticas de não violência. De um conjunto de políticas feministas digitais, escolhemos a campanha NÃO SE CALE. O objetivo é analisar essa campanha a partir de seu enunciado reitor, a fim de compreender as condições de possibilidade históricas que motivam a enunciação da capacidade de fala diante das violências corporais. O corpus de análise da campanha, neste artigo, é constituído por imagens e dizeres enunciativos postados no perfil em redes sociais digitais, tais como Instagram, Facebook e Twitter. Para a análise, propomos um percurso metodológico inspirado na perspectiva foucaultiana, com o enunciado reitor NÃO SE CALE. Como resultado de análise, destacamos que a campanha se desdobra em dois movimentos interligados. A campanha NÃO SE CALE faz certa fissura. Por um lado, aponta que as mulheres podem falar, “devem falar” e não se calar diante das violências, sinalizando que o enfrentamento para ruptura do silêncio diante das violências passa pela dimensão de um cuidado de si, de um novo sujeito político, singular e ativo, que toma atitude diante das violências. Por outro lado, e ao mesmo tempo, mostra uma nova memória, de resistência, destacando que, em um mundo violento, a voz, a fala, aparecem como primeira arma.
A atuação do Educador Social na política socioassistencial de Presidente Kenendy (ES)
Authors: Rissi Juliete , Rosa Pablo Ornelas , Souza Aknaton Toczek
Published: January 2024

O presente artigo resulta de uma pesquisa que teve por objetivo compreender o trabalho do educador social junto à população em situação de vulnerabilidade no município de Presidente Kennedy/ES. O estudo discorre sobre o surgimento da pedagogia social e da educação social no cenário brasileiro, buscando compreender o perfil deste profissional, os contextos de sua atuação e sua importância. A partir de autores como Caliman (2010), Carvalho (2014), Jaccoud, Bichir e Mesquita (2017), Carmo (2016), Santos, Araújo e Baumgarten (2016), Pereira (2019), Bravin, Paiva e Pinel (2020), Valente (2020), Silva, Silva e Menezes (2021), foi realizada uma revisão de literatura, além de pesquisa de campo também conduzida por entrevistas que contaram com questionários semiestruturados direcionados aos educadores sociais, assim como foram observadas e acompanhadas as práticas cotidianas desses profissionais em duas unidades distintas, o CRAS e o CREAS do município em que a pesquisa foi realizada. Os resultados exprimiram uma práxis dotada de elementos impreteríveis, que exigem do profissional preparação psicológica, empatia, bom senso, escuta, busca ativa, responsabilidade social e perfil interventor, mas que somados, possibilitam inferências em contextos vulneráveis e possíveis transformações sociais.
Implicações ao construir método para pesquisar trabalho subordinado por aplicativo
Authors: Sartori Silvanir Destefani , Dadalto Maria Cristina , Simões Jeremias Campos
Published: January 2024

Com o propósito de compreender o trabalho de entrega de comida subordinado por aplicativo, entre o segundo semestre de 2022 e primeiro semestre de 2023, um dos autores desse artigo, após a construção de método, se propôs a produção de dados através da participação observante. Consistiu, portanto, em produzir dados mediante a disposição de subordinar a um aplicativo e trabalhar entregando comida com o propósito de compreender. Esta maneira de empreender a pesquisa foi baseada em experiências análogas, especificamente as feitas por Linhart (1986), Wacquant (2002) e Cant (2021). Nesse processo foram percebidas implicações na construção do método face a pesquisa envolver um aplicativo, caracterizado como uma Tecnologia Digital de Informação e Comunicação (TDCI). É a discussão dessas implicações que norteiam o presente artigo. Para atingir esse objetivo apresentamos a maneira como o método foi construído, seguido de cinco implicações que foram percebidas e discutidas durante o processo de pesquisa. Concluiu-se de que métodos para pesquisa com o propósito de compreender trabalho subordinado por aplicativo, deve permitir postura reflexiva e flexível, porém acompanhado de rigor capaz de nortear a pesquisa.
Os industriais e a prematura desindustrialização brasileira
Authors: Silva Haroldo da , Fonseca Francisco Cesar Pinto da
Published: January 2024

O artigo pretende contribuir com a investigação da desindustrialização brasileira, precoce, a partir da perspectiva da ação política do empresário industrial no contexto do neoliberalismo. Detentores de diferentes ativos, não apenas financeiros, mas também simbólicos, como as relações e o acesso aos meios decisórios, os industriais perderam espaço para outros segmentos, sendo dominados pelas pautas neoliberalizantes, nem sempre favoráveis à indústria e menos ainda aos trabalhadores. A redução do papel do setor na geração de riquezas acabou por ser retroalimentada pela não substituição de vozes com elevada reputação e, portanto, repletas de capital simbólico, no seio industrial. O presente artigo também sugere uma reflexão sobre os impactos da defesa do “livre mercado”, mas nunca das liberdades substantivas. Finalmente, o artigo procura contribuir para a retomada do debate sobre a reindustrialização, pautada pela descarbonização e pela inclusão social, com a cooperação entre os formuladores de políticas públicas e os industriais “homens de empresa”, não mais “capitães da indústria”.
What We See Part 3: Interface Between Particles and Mounting Media in a Fixed Mount
Authors: Crutcher Russ , Crutcher Heidie
Published: January 2024

The image of a particle is always affected by the properties of the medium in which they are mounted. This is the case for a particle in air or any other mounting medium. It is the image of the particle that is seen, and if the mounting medium is changed, then the particle image is altered. A (colorless) particle in a fixed mount is visible as a result of the size, shape, and differences between the refractive index of the particle and the refractive index of the mounting medium. The properties of the mounting medium become the reference by which the properties of the particle are measured. If the particle is already fixed in an adhesive layer, as is the case with a sticky-tape lift, then knowing and matching the refractive index of the adhesive may be a consideration to minimize artifacts that may be introduced by the adhesive. A collection of loose individual particles may be prepared in a permanent mounting medium selected for the properties of the medium itself, e.g. dispersion staining, wherein the medium may be selected to match the refractive index of a particle of interest at some wavelength. Or, it may be selected to have a significantly different refractive index to optimize morphological features, as might be the case with pollen identification. For electrically conductive particles, the refractive index is equal to the square root of the product of the dielectric constant times the magnetic permeability. The imaginary part of this calculation is the part of interest, because it is the difference in the imaginary refractive index that creates a visible effect. The selection of the mounting medium is part of the analysis, and it controls or limits the interfacial optical properties that can be seen.
Tools from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in Oltenia, between Practical and Symbolic use
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, LAZĂR Simona
Published: January 2024

"n this article, there are to be analysed two types of bronze tools: the sickles and the knives, dating from the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age. In Oltenia they are present both in isolated finds and especially in bronze hoards. The practical function of the sickles (harvesting grain, hay, etc.) was complemented by the cultic or the votive ones. The symbolism of the sickle is related to repetitive grain harvests, to the cycle of life and death, being the attribute of agricultural deities such as Saturn or Ceres. If they are part of the bronze hoards, the sickles had the same symbolic/votive charge as the other components of the deposit, and all the discussion about the cultic or votive character of the hoards, which we briefly resume in this material, also includes these pieces. Another category of bronze items that are to be analysed, is that of the knives. It ought to be noted that, in the present material, there are discussed only those that fall into the category of tools. Unlike sickles and axes, their number is smaller, most of which are found in dwellings or tombs. "
Female Figure and the Idea of Feminity Across Time
Authors:   Elena Farago Secondary School, Craiova, CHIRIBUȚĂ Ramona
Published: January 2024

"The history of women’s struggle for equality during the last two centuries is relatively well documented; studies of women’s history often construct a meliorate narrative in which the progress women have made in recent times represents the final stage in a long upward trajectory. Women’s power and authority extended beyond the limits of their families. The example of the Tudor queens Mary and Elizabeth is well known, and the ‘anomaly’ of Elizabeth’s position has been endlessly noted; but they were not the only women who exercised political authority. Generations of women have found a source of their own empowerment in the power of Shakespeare’s writing and in the cultural authority it carried. In the recent years, as we have seen, the validity of these enthusiastic responses has been called into question by arguments that mobilize the authority of history to insist that the original productions of Shakespeare’s plays-written by a male author to be performed by an exclusively male company of players-expressed an overwhelmingly masculine point of view. The most compelling of these arguments rest on the fact that the presence of a male body beneath the costume of a female character was never far from the awareness of Shakespeare’s original audiences."
Communism: Doctrine, Evolution, Political Practices
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, AVRAM Cezar
Published: January 2024

"The interwar period produced a new form of social-political organization that was called totalitarianism. The communist ideal has always been proclaimed as the antidote to selfishness, especially selfishness materialized in property. Ideal communism in action appears very rarely in the historical evolution of mankind. In conclusion, the social and economic arrangement, which bears the name of communism, is defined by the fact that no member of it possesses more than any other, either because all property is held in common, or because the institution of property does not exist, either because ownership is limited to the means of consumption and is excluded as regards the means of production and exchange. "
Political, Economic and Social Options in Interwar Romania
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, RADU Laurențiu
Published: January 2024

"In the interwar period, as Romania crystallized its conception of a national state, the options for political, economic and social development matured. The two decades (1919-1939) represented an era full of vitality and creativity, in which Romanians from all social strata experienced new ideas in most areas of life. But, at the same time, it was also an era of disputes and divisions, because the Romanians were forced to reorganize institutions established a long time ago and to face the problems of a bourgeois society on the rise, on the way towards urbanization, a phenomenon common to all of Europe. In politics, the main concern was the survival and strengthening of parliamentary democracy faced with serious challenges from the forces of authoritarianism. From an economic point of view, agriculture remained the basis of the Romanian economy, continued to be the main occupation of the majority of the population and provided significant amounts of money through exports. At the same time, industry has made substantial progress, constantly increasing its contribution to national income. Regarding the social structure, as before the First World War, the peasantry constituted the majority of the population. The urban working class continued to grow as industry and commerce increasingly attracted the interest of politicians. However, the social category that left its mark on the interwar period was the bourgeoisie, which, although it was reduced in number during this period, managed to become the leading force in both political and economic life."
The Symbolic Imaginary of Romanian Charms
Authors:   Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane din Craiova „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”, BOANGIU Gabriela
Published: January 2024

"The way in which the disenchantments ware perceived in the old times communities, presents numerous particularities that we shall try to detail further on, following, on one side, the signs, the symptomatology, its description, and on the other side, the structure of the disenchantment, the way it is stylistically constructed, its typology: of cure, of household’s protection etc. The content of disenchantment has certain particularities, including its atypical structure, doesn’t include rhymed lyrics, the formulations have their own logical meaning and, sometimes, it is significant the way in which it is spoken – whispered, as a repertoire or jerkily. The reasons for the evil eye can be diverse and they talk about the way in which certain qualities or attributions are perceived, the disenchantment describing sometimes a genuine ceremonial, meant to reestablish the initial order. The content of the disenchantment referrers to certain additional elements, certain plants with prophylactic valences, to specific attitudes. The particularities of these protective practices include either some references to the prophylactic, apothropaic elements – of keeping away the evil, of protection (not to catch it): garlic, basil or different practices meant to remove the evil eye. The typology of the disenchantment takes into consideration their destination, being either a remedy, either protection for the households. These former practices lead to a wide range of gestures orientated towards prophylaxis and remedies, an ensemble of attitudes that draw the attention of the researchers through the richness of their symbolism."
Políticas públicas contra el tráfico ilícito de drogas y derecho a la salud, Región San Martín, 2010-2023
Authors: Rojas Chujutalli Heidy Ivonne
Published: January 2024

El objetivo de estudio fue, determinar la incidencia de las políticas públicas contra el TID en el derecho a la salud de los pobladores de la región San Martin en el periodo 2010-2023, en una investigación de enfoque cualitativo y diseño fenomenológico, desarrollada en fuentes primarias de instituciones del estado peruano; entre los resultados se destaca que, se vienen realizando intervenciones policiales en diversas las zonas de procedencia de sustancias psicoactivas con mayor prevalencia en el valle del Cainarachi, Bajo Huallaga y la zona sur del departamento, contra la producción, transporte y comercialización de cannabis sativa y pasta básica de cocaína; además, la intervención del Ministerio Público con presencia en la constatación de la información recibida y la verificación de la destrucción de los centros de producción de estupefacientes; La investigación concluye que, las políticas públicas, manifestadas en la labor policial y de la fiscalía, se vienen cumpliendo con regularidad con las funciones para proteger el derecho a la salud de los pobladores.
Perkembangaan Ekonomi Digital Mengenai Perilaku Pengguna Media Sosial dalam Melakukan Transaksi
Authors: VINA ALBARSYAH VINA ALBARSYAH
Published: January 2024

Perkembangan ekonomi digital terkait dengan perilaku transaksi pengguna jejaring sosial,dan pesatnya perkembangan teknologi informasi dan telekomunikasi berdampak besar pada perilaku konsumen global,pilihan dan keputusan pembelian. Teknologi informasi memungkinkan manusia untuk melakukan berbagai aktivitas dengan cepat dan akurat kapan saja, dimana saja, yang menjanjikan peningkatan efisiensi dan produktivitas. Perubahan perilaku konsumen mengenai pola pengumpulan informasi dan transaksi jual beli harus terus dicermati untuk mendapatkan informasi yang akurat tentang kebutuhan konsumen. Di Indonesia, hal ini berpotensi mempengaruhi perkembangan teknologi dunia. Perkembangan teknologi terjadi di berbagai bidang, terutama perkembangan ekonomi digital. Ekonomi digital memiliki pengaruh positif maupun negatif bagi pembentukan Indonesia. Pengaruh perkembangan ekonomi digital telah menjadi tempat tersendiri bagi pemerintah atau masyarakat untuk menjadi tempat dalam melakukan berbagai jenis transaksi ekonomi. Tujuan pencarian ini adalah untuk menyelidiki pengaruh perkembangan ekonomi digital terhadap penggunaan media sosial dalam bertransaksi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah berkembangnya perusahaan periklanan, dan banyak perusahaan atau bisnis online yangmenerapkan promosi penjualan0 di jejaring sosial untuk produk mereka, sehingga sangat membantu dalam mempromosikan dan memperluas audiens.
Morphological Analysis of Inflectional Morphemes in Elon Musk Speech
Authors: Ismail Ismail , Wulandari Wulandari , Nurhikmah Nurhikmah
Published: January 2024

This research aims to investigate types of inflectional morphemes and the most dominant morphemes appearing in Elon Musk Speech. This study is a qualitative research that adopted the data analysis designed by Miles & Huberman (1994) which covers data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The result of this study is that, In particular, For the inflecttional affixes, the affixes that occured were eighty-five (85) suffixes. There were no prefixes. There were seven (7) different types of suffixes, such asa; -s/es indicating plural, -s/es indicating third person singular, -ed indicating past tense, -ed indicating past participle, -‘s indicating possessive, -ing indicating progressive, -est indicating superlative. As a result, suffixes –s/es plural become the mostt dominant suffixed which are being used in Elon Musk’s speech. Since the analysis of this paper is still limited on the inflectional morphemes in Elon Musk’s speech, the other researcher are suggesed to do additional research on Derivational Morphemes using song’s lyric or novel as a different data resources.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TIMING OF ANTENATAL CLINIC ATTENDANCE AT MEDINA HOSPITAL, SOMALIA
Authors: Nima A.H , Kosgei R.J , Osoti A , Koigi P.K , Obimbo Moses , Ogutu O , Karanja J , Bosire A , Kihara Anne-Beatrice
Published: January 2024

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) ensures the best health conditions for both the mother and baby  during pregnancy. Globally during the period 2007-2014 only 64% of pregnant women attended WHO  recommended minimum of the four contacts for ANC. Somalia lacks local data on utilization of the ANC  services yet this is important in maternal and newborn healthcare planning. The aim of this study was to  determine the prevalence of early versus late attendance at antenatal clinic and describe the factors associated  with the specified attendance at Medina Hospital, Somalia. 

Methodology: This is a comparative cross-sectional study conducted among early versus late antenatal  attendees at Medina Hospital, Somalia between December 2018 to February 2019. 247 women who meet the  inclusion criteria were seen at the clinic. Data was analyzed using IBM statistic SPSS version 23. Structured  questionnaire was used to collect data. Statistical significance of association between variables was tested by  the use of chi square or fisher’s exact test, with the T-test used to determine whether continuous data were  significantly associated with late attendance. 

Results: Out of the 247 women, 149(60%) attended ANC early i.e.<12 weeks and 98(40%) attended late  (≥12weeks). The average age was 28.4 (SD±7.17) years. Maternal age ≥ 26 years (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.23 –  0.69, p<0.001), higher number of residents in the household (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.75-5.52, p<0.001), distance  >5km from the nearest health facility (OR 2.85, 95% CI 1.17-6.99, p=0.022) and lack of easy access to  antenatal care service (OR 4.76; 95% CI 2.17-10.5; p =0.003). were associated with late attendance.  

On the contrary, urban residence (OR 3.26, 95%CI 1.33 – 0.82, p <0.001) and higher educational attainment  (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.23-0.67, p<0.001) were associated with early attendance. Although more than half of the  participants were unemployed and had a monthly household income <200USD, these did not significantly  influence the timing of antenatal attendance. 

Conclusion: Sociodemographic and reproductive factors influence the timing of seeking antenatal care. Three  key strategies that can improve uptake of early antenatal care are: health education strategies to improve  health-seeking behavior, increase the number of clinics in order to enhance access and provide free maternity  care.  

Recommendation: Creating awareness and increasing sensitization of the importance of early attendance will  help in early detection of complications and hence reduce the maternal morbidity and mortality.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM FOLATE LEVELS AND EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS AT KNH. A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Authors: Okango M.A , Gachuno O.W , Tamooh H , Koigi P.K , Bosire A , Osoti A , Obimbo Moses , Wekesa C.B , Kosgei R , Kihara A.B , Ogutu O
Published: January 2024

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Early Pregnancy Loss (EPL) as termination  of pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation or with a fetal weight of below 500grams. EPL occurs in 10% of  all clinically recognized pregnancies, 80% of which occurs in the first trimester. About 50% of EPLs are  due to chromosomal abnormalities. Other factors implicated include: immunologic; anatomic; endocrine;  hematologic and micronutrient factors, including folic acid deficiency. This study aimed at assessing the  association between serum folic acid levels and EPL among patients attending Ante natal services at the  Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).  

Methodology: This was a case control study where cases were women aged 18 to 40 years presenting with  EPL (below 16 weeks of gestation) while the controls were women with viable pregnancy matched for  gestation age. Consecutive sampling was used to identify 82 women with EPL and 95 women with normal  pregnancy.2mls of blood was collected from the ante cubital fossa for assessment of folic acid levels.  

Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the median folic acid level between the EPL group  and the normal pregnancy group (17.3ng/ml and 19.7ng/ml respectively) (p, 0.022). Using the KNH normal  reference range for serum folic acid levels in pregnancy of 12.9 – 20ng/ml, there was no significant association  between folate levels and EPL. Two-thirds in the EPL group (69.5%) and majority (89.5%) of the pregnant  group were married. Pregnancy loss was significantly associated with marital status (p, 0.001), education level  (p, 0.042), number of previous miscarriages (p, 0.003) and antenatal clinic attendance (p,0.016). 

Conclusion and recommendations: From our study we concluded that normal serum folate levels do not  seem to confer protection against EPL in this population. Supplementation is essential to high risk population  i.e. those with low education level, single status and those not attending antenatal clinics.It is recommended  that WHO levels for normal serum folic acid be used as the normal and then conduct further studies using  this standard.
Precise diagnosis and treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphomas: From pathogenic mechanisms to innovative approaches
Authors: Qiu Yuran , Zhao Weili
Published: January 2024

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) encompass a diverse group of aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas originating from mature T lymphocytes. Despite their relatively low prevalence compared to B-cell lymphomas, PTCLs pose significant clinical challenges due to their heterogeneity, lack of specific biomarkers, and often poor response to conventional chemotherapies. Unraveling the intricate pathogenic mechanisms underlying PTCLs is pivotal for the development of targeted therapies, which has become a major focus of PTCL research in recent years. It was previously postulated that genomic alterations play a pivotal role in T-cell transformation and lymphomagenesis. Recent multi-omics investigations and functional studies focusing on pathogenic mechanisms have unveiled that in addition to genetic abnormalities, diverse intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms are implicated in the pathogenesis of PTCLs. In this Review, we provide an overview of the recent advances in the pathogenesis and management of PTCLs, focusing on the current and potential precise diagnosis and treatment based on intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms. Bioengineering and drug development have enabled the effective modulation of many previously “undruggable” targets, which offers the potential to target new biomarkers associated with PTCL pathogenesis. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice enables a comprehensive framework, merging diverse data sources and clinical context to discover precise biomarkers for personalized medicine. Finally, we present pressing questions and challenges that demand attention and discuss emerging solutions.
Necesidades hídricas del pasto guinea tanzania utilizando lisimetría de drenaje en época seca y lluviosa en Chone provincia de Manabí
Authors: Vélez Esparza Jean Carlos , Medranda Vera Edison Fabian , Mendoza Intriago Dídimo Alexander , Falcones Minaya Antony Horacio , Zambrano Vera Freddy Edberto
Published: January 2024

Este estudio determinó las necesidades hídricas del cultivo pasto Guinea Tanzania tomando medidas con lisímetro, con el propósito de evaluar los parámetros ideales y mejorar el desarrollo del cultivo. Esta investigación es importante porque permitió conocer la cantidad de agua que necesita el pasto guinea Tanzania en diferentes épocas del año en Chone. En la metodología, se aplicó un enfoque cuantitativo y explicativo para establecer las causas y efectos de las necesidades hídricas del pasto. Se utilizó un diseño experimental y la información cuantitativa se procesó en CROPWAT y en hojas de cálculo. Se realizaron mediciones en diferentes temporadas, con una preparación específica del suelo y siembra controlada. Se aplicaron métodos indirectos con lisímetros y tensiómetro. Los resultados revelan que, en la época lluviosa, los valores de ETo (0.86; 0.91; 0.75) son superiores a los obtenidos en la época seca (1.08; 1.15; 0.99), y que los valores de Kc establecen tres fases de riego. Además, los resultados del Tr son menores en diciembre, determinando que las necesidades hídricas del pasto sean mayores (107.16 mm) en la época seca y menores (90.97 mm) en la época lluviosa. Se concluye que el coeficiente de cultivo se encuentra relacionado a las etapas de desarrollo de Pasto Guinea Tanzania, además las necesidades hídricas en la época lluviosa son menores por factores como la humedad y la lluvia que limita el riego efectivo. Para futuras investigaciones, se recomienda probar en otras variedades de suelos de la región
Patologías causantes del decomiso de órganos en bovinos que se sacrifican en el camal municipal de Pedernales
Authors: Intriago Mendoza Henrry Othón , Cruz Vera Génesis Nallely , Alcívar Rosado Lucia Alexandra , Alvarado Parrales Paola Marlene
Published: January 2024

La investigación se realizó para determinar las razones por las cuales se decomisan los órganos del ganado vacuno que se faenan en el Camal Municipal del Cantón Pedernales, Provincia de Manabí, estudio ejecutado en un periodo de tiempo de 90 días, cuyo objetivo fue determinar las patologías relevantes o afectaciones que tienen dichos órganos para que no se expendan al abasto público, en la parte cuantitativa se planteó determinar el porcentaje y características y tipos de los órganos decomisados en bovinos que se sacrifican para la comercialización. Los materiales utilizados fueron: mandil, hoja de control, computadora, impresora, papel, y cámara fotográfica, Los métodos fueron, deductivo, analítico, directo, con la finalidad de determinar el porcentaje de bovinos despostados en el centro de faenamiento, el instrumento utilizado fue una hoja de control, donde se detallaba la raza, el sexo, la edad, el sitio donde provenía el semoviente y se registra los órganos que decomisa, a su vez observar y clasificar directamente la cantidad de órganos que son decomisados por afectaciones considerables, dicha requisa es realizada por el médico Veterinario. Los resultados obtenidos fueron: que se despostaron 536 animales, en los tres meses, se sacrificaron más individuos machos con un 82,84%, que las hembras en un 17,16% la raza bovina más faenada fue la raza Brahman con un 40.12% seguida por la raza Holstein con 15.30%, la criolla no es considerada una raza. Los órganos más decomisados son, el hígado, intestino grueso, pulmones, ubres y las cabezas, y decomisadas parcialmente: Intestino grueso, hígado, riñones, pulmones y estómago. Las patologías causantes del decomiso: Abscesos, adherencias, litiasis, hematomas, melanosis, cirrosis, tuberculosis, enfisemas, hemorragias, nefritis, hidatidosis, mastitis, se concluye expresando practicas benévolas para el manejo de los animales, la sanidad, y la alimentación, también mejorando la infraestructura del Centro de Faenamiento, el transporte adecuado de los animales y equipamiento de laboratorio, más equipos para manipular las canales, todo permitirá optimizar los procesos y asegurar la calidad de la carne a comercializar
El Parque Regional de las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar. Actividades humanas y de conservación
Authors: Ballesteros Pelegrín Gustavo Alfonso
Published: January 2024

El Parque Regional de las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar tienen una superficie de unas 873 hectáreas y cerca de 6 km de costa, que constituye el complejo más importante de humedales del entorno de la laguna del Mar Menor. Se describe el medio físico y natural que ha permitido incluir este espacio natural como Humedal de Importancia Internacional (Sitio Ramsar) y formar parte de la Red Natura 2000. Se analiza el peso histórico, cultural, ambiental y económico de la actividad salinera y pesquera tradicional de las encañizadas, el desarrollo turístico y los conflictos ambientales dentro del espacio y en su entorno inmediato y las actuaciones de planificación, gestión y conservación que desarrolla la administración autonómica.
Romería flamenca entre temblores, treguas y tiempos de guerra: cincuenta años del Ballet Español Lelia González en Nicaragua
Authors: Ortega Hernández María Luisa
Published: January 2024

This reflection honors an extraordinary woman, flamenco artist and teacher in the Americas: Lelia González and her 50 years leading her Ballet Español in Nicaragua. Hers is a dance among temblors, times of war, and brief intermissions of peace. From the mystical roots that nourish her dance, joy springs forth. Her rhythmic movements explode in a cadence of love, illuminating a land bleeding, still. Away from it now and my childhood, her hands, peals of drumming, continue their calling. They call me; in sisterhood, they call all her girls to live a dance of hope, a dance of peace, and to be instruments for social change.

Esta reflexión rinde homenaje a una gran mujer, maestra y artista del flamenco en las Américas: Lelia González y los 50 años de su Ballet Español en Nicaragua. La alegría que renace de la mística de su danza entre temblores, treguas y tiempos de guerra estalla en un compás de amor que alumbra una tierra que sigue herida. Ya lejos de ella y de mi niñez, el repique de las manos de mi maestra sigue convocándonos –a mí y a todas sus niñas– a vivir un baile de esperanza que nos hermane y que sea instrumento de paz y de acción social.
Manuel, Peter (2023). Flamenco Music: History, Forms, Culture. Champaign: University of Illinois Press
Authors: Ortega Castejón José Francisco
Published: January 2024

Reseña del último libro de Peter Manuel