bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Distopías claustrofóbicas: imaginaciones latinoamericanas del capitalismo en los dos mil
Authors: Areco Morales Macarena Luz
Published: December 2022

En este artículo se analizan tres novelas latinoamericanas distópicas escritas en la primera década del siglo XXI —Ygdrasil (2005) y Synco (2008) del chileno Jorge Baradit e Iris (2014) del boliviano Edmundo Paz Soldán— para mostrar cómo ellas representan el capitalismo —según las formas bio o necropolíticas, gore o farmacopornográficas que este adquiere en el presente—, como un orden cerrado, sin que se vislumbren en los textos posibilidades de exterioridad respecto al sistema.
Relectura del mito sobre el origen del ser humano en El valle de Luzbel de Hugo Correa
Authors: Cabrera-Pommiez Marcela
Published: December 2022

El artículo analiza la reelaboración del mito sobre el origen del ser humano que se presenta en la novela El valle de Luzbel (Hugo Correa, 2015), a través de una antropología constituida por seres espirituales —además de humanos— y de una cosmología que plantea el poblamiento no solo de la Tierra, sino de otros planetas. Se destaca la hibridación que se produce entre contenidos de la corriente New Age y otros de tipo mítico y antropológico. Finalmente, se discute la adscripción de la novela al género ciencia ficción.
Fray Antonio de Valdivieso como eco de las guerras de los encomenderos
Authors: Del Castillo Durán Fernando
Published: December 2022

Las Leyes Nuevas trajeron situaciones que vaticinaban hasta el derrumbe del establecimiento español en las Indias. No obstante, sus valedores, en la línea del padre Las Casas, como el obispo fray Antonio de Valdivieso, optaron por el enfrentamiento con los encomenderos, escribiendo cartas al Consejo de Indias en las que exponían las circunstancias de las que fueron testigos. Tan comprometida actuación desembocó en el asesinato de Valdivieso el 26 de febrero de 1550, consumado por los hijos de Rodrigo de Contreras, procesado en España y uno de los encomenderos de Nicaragua. Después, los Contreras se rebelaron contra el rey y fueron derrotados. Al mismo tiempo, el obispo de Guatemala, Francisco Marroquín expuso quejas por la actuación del licenciado Alonso López Cerrato, presidente de la Audiencia de los Confines y abiertamente lascasiano, y buscó vías alternativas para el beneficio de los naturales.
El matrimonio entre los chinantecos de San Felipe Usila, Oaxaca, México
Authors: Indurain Mathieu Gustavo Adolfo
Published: December 2022

La concepción del matrimonio entre los chinantecos de San Felipe Usila, comunidad indígena situada en el noreste del estado de Oaxaca, México, presenta tres fundamentos socioculturales: el matrimonio cristiano, el matrimonio civil y la visión matrimonial indígena. El matrimonio es una institución creada por Dios para que el hombre y la mujer se unan y orienten sus vidas hacia la formación de una familia. La unión del hombre y la mujer ante Dios es sagrada e indisoluble y debe cuidarse siguiendo los valores del amor, el respeto, la fidelidad, la responsabilidad, el apoyo mutuo y la buena comunicación. El matrimonio civil otorga formalidad jurídica a la unión matrimonial y los hijos de la pareja y refuerza su legitimidad social ante la comunidad. El fundamento sociocultural indígena se hace presente en el principio patrilineal que rige la residencia postmarital, la herencia y la formación de patrigrupos, así como en la resolución de los conflictos y las separaciones matrimoniales a través de una mediación que promueve la reconciliación conyugal y brinda protección social a la mujer casada.
Uporaba edukacijskega pristopa pri uporabnikih s sindromom zapestnega prehoda
Authors: Prislan Klara , Šuc Lea , Kuret Zala , Vidovič Marko
Published: December 2022

Sindrom zapestnega prehoda je utesnitvena nevropatija. Povzroči jo mehanski dinamični pritisk živca na določenem mestu. Ob zgodnjem diagnosticiranju se težave odpravljajo s pomočjo konzervativnega zdravljenja. Med učinkovite delovnoterapevtskeintervencije spadajo: edukacija uporabnika o pravilni uporabi zgornjega uda med izvajanjem aktivnosti, spoznavanje ergonomskih načel in prilagoditev ter uporaba nočne opornice za zapestje. Članek predstavlja splošen pregled informacij, pomembnih tekom rehabilitacije sindroma zapestnega prehoda. Namen je bil ugotoviti, pri katerih dnevnih aktivnostih imajo uporabniki s sindromom zapestnega prehoda največ težav, ter jih seznaniti s pravilno rabo zgornjega uda in prilagojenim izvajanjem dnevnih aktivnosti. Na Univerzitetnem rehabilitacijskem inštitutu – Soča smo tekom ustaljene obravnave dodali edukacijski pristop. Izdelali smo navodila za prilagojeno uporabo zgornjega uda pri vsakodnevnih aktivnostih. Za preverjanje upoštevanja navodil smo izdelali vprašalnik upoštevanja navodil za preprečevanje simptomov sindroma zapestnega prehoda.
Study of comparison of effect and complications of intravitreal triamcinolone injection of 1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg in macular edema of vascular origin
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Gujarat, Kataria Dr Kajal , Gosai Dr. Jignesh ,   Associate Professor,  M & J Western Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat., Makvana Dr.Jignasa ,   Tutor, M & J Western Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Published: December 2022

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of different doses (1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg) of triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in treatment of eyes with macular edema of vascular origin.Methods: Using simple random sampling among patients attending our tertiary healthcare referral centre, 60 patients fulfilling selection criteria were divided into 3 groups and were followed up for a period of 16 weeks. Following IVTA injections of different doses, patients were observed for changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central foveal thickness (CFT) on optical coherence tomography (OCT), intraocular pressure (IOP) and cataract occurrence/ progression in all three groups at 1 week , 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks. Results: Following IVTA injection in all three groups (1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg), mean BCVA improvedfrom baseline but no statistically significant difference was observed in mean BCVA at different follow ups betweenthe three groups. Mean CFT significantly improved from baseline in all threegroups but no statistically significant difference was observed at different follow ups between groups. MeanIOP increasedfrom baseline in all three groupsbut no statistically significant difference was observed among groups at different follow ups. Anti glaucoma treatment was required at end of 16 weeks postoperatively in 0, 1 and 3 eyes receiving 1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg IVTA respectively. Lenticular changes at the end of 16 weeks postoperatively were found in 0, 1 and 2 eyes with 1 mg, 2 mg and 4 mg IVTA respectively.Conclusion: 4 mg dose of IVTA improves the functional and anatomical outcome in macular edema of vascular origin in most patients followed by 2 mg dose. 1 mg and 2 mg dose of IVTA has less incidence of steroid induced elevation of IOP and lenticular opacity development or progression. Further large scale studies are recommended to compare the effectiveness and safety of different doses of IVTA. Keywords: Triamcinolone Acetonide, Macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion
Mujeres migrantes: sueños, aventuras, realidades. Reflexiones en primera persona
Authors: Caviedes-García Juddy Constanza
Published: December 2022

Introducción: ser migrante es más que vivir en un país ajeno, es una conversación permanente entre la cultura que traigo y a la que llego. Hablar de las mujeres migrantes es de especial interés para mí en tanto hago parte de este grupo de mujeres. Este artículo comparte conversaciones de un grupo de mujeres migrantes de sures no geográficos que residen en Inglaterra. Objetivo: develar injusticias, discriminaciones y resistencias. Métodos: es una experiencia participativa donde las actoras dibujamos y conversamos para expresar nuestros sentires como mujeres migrantes, desde el sur, en un país del norte global. Resultados: se identificaron situaciones de injusticia y discriminación por: la nacionalidad, las creencias religiosas, el no dominio del idioma inglés y por el no reconocimiento de los estudios profesionales. Todas ellas vivenciadas por las mujeres migrantes. Conclusiones: en la migración se vive un proceso constante de resistencia ante las situaciones que deslegitiman nuestros saberes, ante las relaciones de poder colonial en el mercado laboral y ante el poder hegemónico y eurocentrista del conocimiento académico.
Characterization of Nandidurga and Bidri goat populations of Karnataka
Authors: TANTIA M S , VIJ P K , YATHISH H M , KULKARNI V S , SHETTAR V B , GOPALA G T , SHARMA HIMANI , SHARMA REKHA
Published: December 2022

Nandidurga and Bidri goat populations are known to exist in Karnataka but were not studied earlier. Phenotypic as well as genetic characterization revealed these two goat populations to be uniform and distinct from other neighbouring goats. Bidri is a medium sized black goat with higher fecundity and are distributed in Bidar district of Karnataka and adjoining areas. Bidri is meat type goat with 50% dressing percentage. Nandidurga is white coloured and distributed in Chitradurga district of Karnataka. This is also meat type goat with similar dressing percentage. Both these populations have higher fecundity and twinning is very common. Reasonable polymorphism in Bidri goats was evident as mean number of observed alleles was 8.48±0.88 with ILSTS033 showing the highest (16) allele number per locus. Expected number of alleles varied from 1.043 (OarJMP29) to 8.804 (OMHC1) with mean of 3.58±0.44. Similarly, Nandidurga population had 8.22±0.66 mean observed number of alleles. Estimates of observed heterozygosity (0.58±0.06 and 0.60±0.05 for Bidri and Nandidurga respectively) confirmed the sufficient level of diversity in the two populations. Heterozygote deficit in these populations was also not significant being 2.5% in Nandidurga and 3.9% in Bidri goats. Distinctness of the two goat populations can be assumed on the basis of assignment tests and principal coordinate analyses. This information on the genetic analysis can be used in conjunction with the information on physical and phenotypic characteristics and management practices for registration of these populations as breeds.
Effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge on antioxidant capability of broiler chickens
Authors: GAO YU-YUN , CHEN LI-ZHEN , ZHANG JIE , FAN QIAN , XU LI-HUI , HUANG YI-QIANG , WANG CHANG-KANG
Published: December 2022

This study was designed to investigate the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge on antioxidant capability (superoxide dismutase, SOD; catalase, CAT; glutathione peroxidase, GPX; and reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione, GSH/GSSG) and induce the model of immunological stress in broiler chickens. Day-old, yellowfeathered broilers (140) were randomly assigned to 2 treatments with 7 replicates of 10 chicks each. At day 21, 23, 25 and 27, chicks were injected with LPS and blood samples were collected after 24 h. Chicks (2) from each replicate were killed, and liver and jejunum samples were collected. The activities and gene expression of SOD, CAT, and GPX, were determined. The results showed that LPS challenge reduced serum SOD at day 22 and 26, serum CAT at day 24, 26, and 28, and serum GPX at day 26. LPS challenge decreased liver SOD, liver GPX, liver GSH/GSSG ratio at day 26 and 28. LPS challenge also decreased jejunum SOD at day 26, and jejunum CAT, GPX and GSH/GSSG ratio at day 26 and 28.The expressions of liver CAT, liver GPX1, and jejunum SOD1 were down regulated at day 26. The expressions of jejunum CAT, and jejunum GPX1 were down regulated at day 26. Meanwhile, LPS reduced the expression of liver SOD1 at day 22 and the expression of jejunum GPX1 at day 28. In conclusion, three times of LPS challenge could result in serious oxidative damage and induce immune stress model.
In vitro digestibility and fermentation kinetics of some north eastern Himalayan tree leaves using cattle rumen fluid as inoculum
Authors: CHOUDHARY SHILPA , SANTRA ASHOK , SARKAR SROBANA , DAS S K
Published: December 2022

A study was undertaken to evaluate few north eastern Himalayan forest tree leaves [Blemkar (Buddleja asiatica), Phrengpa (Quercus walliasehiana), Maar (Castanopsis indica), Maarma (Spiraea canescens), Domkar (Symplocus racemosa), Matekpa (Quercus fenestrate), Zimbu (Lingustrm myrsinites), Baggar (Berberis aristata) and Ngek sing (Symplocos crataegoides)] for their potential to manipulate rumen fermentation. An in vitro gas production study was conducted for 96 h to obtain the t½ (h) of various leaves. A time dependent increase in gas production was observed for all tree leaves during 96 h incubation period. The rate constant of gas production (c) was highest for Phrengpa and Ngek sing leaves. IVTDMD (%) and TVFA (mM/dl) at t½ (h) was highest for Zimbu, Maarma and Ngek sing tree leaves. Moreover, microbial biomass production (MBP) per unit digested dry matter was highest for Maar followed by Phrengpa and Maarma leaves at t½ (h). Therefore, from the present study, it can be inferred that these tree leaves can influence in vitro rumen fermentation positively and might serve as newer feed resource for livestock.
Metabolism and immune status during transition period influences the lactation performance in Zebu (Bos indicus) cows
Authors: WANKHADE PRATIK RAMESH , MANIMARAN AYYASAMY , KUMARESAN ARUMUGAM , JEYAKUMAR SAKTHIVEL , RAMESHA KEREKOPPA P , SEJIAN VEERASAMY , RAJENDRAN DURAISAMY , BAGATH MADIAJAGAN , SIVARAM MUNIANDY
Published: December 2022

We evaluated the changes in the concentration of innate immune molecules (haptoglobin: Hp, serum amyloid A: SAA, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-8), energy indicators [NEFA, dry matter intake (DMI) and body condition scoring (BCS)] during the transition period in dual-purpose Zebu (Deoni breed) cows in relation to milk yield. Blood collection was done at weekly intervals (–21±2, –14±1, –7±1, d pre-partum, day 0 (date of calving) and 3±1, 7±1, 14±1, 21±2 d postpartum period) for estimation of above plasma variables using commercially available bovine specific ELISA kits. We also recorded DMI and BCS during the corresponding period. Transition cows were classified based on their milk yield during the study period as high (6), medium (6) and low (6) yielding cows and data were analyzed by using Mixed-model repeated measure analysis. High yielding (HY) cows had significantly higher concentrations of SAA, TNF-α, and IL-6 during pre-partum and early postpartum period than low yielding (LY) cows. DMI was significantly higher in HY cows than MY (3rd and 7th d) or LY cows (21st d) while, BCS was significantly higher in HY than LY cows during pre-partum period (-7th d). LY cows had significantly higher concentration of NEFA during the postpartum period (14th and 21st d). It is concluded that the active functioning of the immune system and more dry matter intake in transition Deoni cows enabled to synthesise more milk during the postpartum period.
Effect of feeding Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus) on intake, growth performance and body condition score in growing Osmanabadi goats
Authors: SONAWANE A S , DESHPANDE K Y , RATHOD S B , SHELKE P R , NIKAM M G , GHOLVE A U
Published: December 2022

An experiment was planned to explore the possibilities of replacement of concentrate mixture by Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus) in growing Osmanabadi goats for 90 days. Osmanabadi growing goats (18) of either sex with similar age and body weights (12.77Â±0.53 kg) were divided into two treatment groups and one control group (T0) with six goats in each group. Concentrate mixture was offered to control group (T0), while T1 and T2 groups received ration in which 50% and 100% concentrate was replaced by Hedge lucerne on dry matter basis. The mean fortnightly dry matter intake (g/d) was significantly higher in control (T0) and T2 than T1. The intake of DCP (g/d) was significantly higher in control and T1 as compared to T2. The per cent digestibility of nutrients namely DM, OM, CP, EE, CF and NFE did not differ significantly amongst the treatment groups. Total gain in body weight (kg) was significantly higher in T1 (2.71Â±0.13) as compared to T0 (2.58Â±0.50) and T2 (2.25Â±0.02). The final body weight of experimental goats were 15.57 kg (T0), 15.18 kg (T1) and 15.61 kg (T2) respectively. The body condition score was significantly higher in T0 and T1 than T2. The total cost of production was significantly higher in T0 (` 1858.86) followed by T1 (` 1810.81) and T2 (` 1725.85). The highest net profit per goat was recorded for T2 (` 2957.15), followed by T0 (` 2812.14) and T1 (` 2743.15) groups. It is concluded that inclusion up to 50% Hedge lucerne to replace concentrate in diet of goats improves growth performance and increases net profit of Osmanabadi goat production.
Effect of feeding frequency on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, diarrhea incidence and blood profiles in weaning pigs
Authors: KANG HYOKON , KANG SEONGIL , NA YOUNGJUN , KWON HYOUNCHUL , LEE SANGRAK
Published: December 2022

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding frequency on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, diarrhea incidence and blood profiles in weaning pigs. Piglets (264) (Average BW, 7.6 kg), were allotted to 2 treatments with 6 replicated pens (22 animals per pen; 11 males and 11 females) in a randomized complete block design based on body weight. Equal amount of diet was provided to all the animals. They were fed an early weaning diet for 14 d and a late weaning diet for 14 d. The control group was fed the diet twice (at 0700 and 1900 h) per day and treatment group was fed the diet four times (at 0700, 1100, 1500 and 1900 h) per day. The change of feeding frequency did not affect feed intake, body weight gain and gain to feed ratio. With increase in the feeding frequency, blood cortisol concentration was not changed. Also, in leptin and ghrelin analysis, there was no significant difference between treatments. Likewise, dry matter digestibility and diarrhea incidence showed no significant difference. In conclusion, the change of feeding frequency in weaning pigs did not affect the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, diarrhea incidence and blood profiles.
Lifetime reproductive performance of Chokla sheep at an organized farm in semi-arid conditions
Authors: MEHROTRA ARNAV , PANNU URMILA , CHOPRA ASHISH , NARULA H K , PRINCE L L L
Published: December 2022

The Chokla sheep, renowned as the finest carpet wool producer of India, plays an important role in supporting the rural economy of the arid and semi-arid regions of its native state of Rajasthan. This study was carried out to assess the lifetime reproductive efficiency of Chokla ewes by analyzing the records of 1,001 ewes bearing 3,541 lambs over a period of 22 years (1994â€“2016) to assess five traits, namely total lambs born (TLB; 3.38Â±0.11 lambs), total lambs weaned (TLW; 2.97Â±0.11 lambs), cumulative lamb weights at birth (TLBW; 9.59Â±0.37 kg), weaning (TLWW; 39.59Â±1.68 kg) and 12 months of age (TLAW; 50.15Â±2.51 kg) produced by an ewe in her lifetime. Period of birth of ewe had a significant effect on all the traits whereas season of birth, inbreeding coefficient and birth weight of ewe had no influence. REML procedures were employed to estimate the genetic parameters through an animal model. Analysis revealed low heritability estimates for the lifetime reproductive traits (TLB; 0.06Â±0.04, TLW; 0.05Â±0.04, TLBW; 0.09Â±0.05, TLWW; 0.05Â±0.04 and TLAW; 0.02Â±0.04), suggesting greater role of environmental and managemental factors. Positive correlation among cumulative lamb weights (0.51â€“0.92) suggested selection for birth weights would result in higher weights at subsequent life stages of lambs. The low heritability estimates and high CV% for all the traits suggest the suitability of a management focussed approach for improvement of lifetime reproductive performance of ewes.
Modeling growth curves for Indian Native vs Exotic chicken breeds to assist in selection strategies
Authors: YADAV S P , SARKAR S K , MAHAPATRA R K , KANNAKI T R , DANGE M , BHATTACHARYA T K , CHATTERJEE R N
Published: December 2022

The knowledge of growth curves in poultry is worth for determining economic efficiencies. With the availability of advance and potent computing algorithm, we can develop suitable statistical procedures for model evaluation which suites for the estimation of parameters influencing body weight in native and exotic chicken breeds. In this study, three breeds of chicken . Brown Nicobari (119), Ghagus (118) and Dahlem Red (125) were taken which were hatched at the same time using 20 sires and eighty dams from each breed and maintained at ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad under same milieu. Genetic parameters, for body weight up to 14 weeks of age, of all the three breeds have been evaluated. Data on parameters like egg weight (at the time of incubation), birth weight and weight at weekly intervals up to 14 weeks of age were recorded. The animal growth data are generally non-linear in nature so an attempt has been made to fit non-linear growth models, viz. exponential, logistic, Gompertz and monomolecular on data pertaining to body weight of native and exotic poultry breeds. The study concludes that the two criteria Mean Absolute Error and Root Mean Square Error support the logistic model which was found to be most suitable growth model for poultry birds.
Association of leptin gene polymorphism with economic traits in crossbred cattle
Authors: CHOUDHARY VIVEK , KUMAR PUSHPENDRA , MISHRA CHINMOY , BHATTACHARYA TARUN KUMAR , BHUSHAN BHARAT , SHARMA ARJAVA
Published: December 2022

The present investigation was carried out to identify two polymorphisms in leptin gene by PCR-RFLP and to examine the possible association of the identified genotypes with growth, production and reproduction traits in 205 female crossbred cattle (Â½ Holstein Friesian Ã— Â½ Hariana). One fragment of 330 bp comprising partial intron 2 and exon 3, and another fragment of 94 bp comprising partial exon 2 of leptin gene were amplified, and digested with HphI and Kpn2I restriction enzymes, respectively, for identification of genotypes. The animals with HphI-RFLPCT and Kpn2I-RFLP-AV genotypes had significantly higher birth weight than the HphI-RFLP-CC and Kpn2IRFLP- AA genotypes respectively. The HphI-RFLP locus had significant effect on body weight at 12 months of age, age at first calving and average daily milk yield, while, Kpn2I-RFLP had significant effect on first lactation milk yield and average daily milk yield. Therefore, leptin gene could be used as a marker for genetic selection of economic traits in cattle.
Effect of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria fermented juice inclusion on quality of total mixed ration silage of agricultural and food by-products
Authors: YANTI YULI , YAYOTA MASATO
Published: December 2022

Present study determined the effect of fermented juice of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria (FJLB) as silage additive on the fermentation quality and nutritive value of total mixed ration (TMR) silage prepared from agricultural and food industrial by-products, to compare the resultant silage quality with that of silage produced with commercial additive. FJLB was prepared from Italian ryegrass. The applied treatments were: (i) CON (Control-no additive); (ii) FJLB (as silage additive); (iii) COM (commercial silage additive); and (iv) MIX (combination of FJLB and commercial additive). The fermentation quality was measured at 2, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days of fermentation. The nutritive value was measured at 60 day of fermentation. The addition of the FJLB to TMR produced a better quality silage in terms of a lower pH, higher lactic acid content, lower dry matter (DM) loss and higher Fleig point than occurred with COM and CON treatments. The addition of the FJLB combined with the commercial silage additive decreased the aNDFom and ADFom content of the TMR silage. In conclusion, inclusion of the FJLB to the TMR silage prepared from agricultural and industrial by-products improved the fermentation quality.
Livestock diversity in shifting cultivation area of North Eastern Hill states in India
Authors: PANDEY D K , DE H K , MISHRA B K , KUMAR PRABHAT , BIAM KAMNI PAIA
Published: December 2022

The breed of animals and birds reared by the jhumia were mostly non-descript and the method of rearing was traditional or backyard farming. Local breeds are an important self-replicating asset of almost all jhumia people and fulfill functions that go far beyond the output of products. At one end of the spectrum are breeding and production systems in which animals are kept in natural environments and are exposed to a large degree of natural selections imposed by the elements. Such systems are prevalent in ecologically marginal areas and typically practiced by pastoralists for whom adaptation traits are more crucial than production traits. Considering the distinctive features of animal genetic resources, as well as the urgent need for maintaining and conserving domestic animal diversity for future generations, it is necessary to promote more productive and sustainable livestock management.
Regional Variations of Indonesian Cities: Geometric properties, Street Patterns, and Topological structure.
Authors: Romdhoni Muhammad Fajri , Rashid Mahbub
Published: December 2022

Abstract: As one of the fastest growing countries with the largest population in the ASEAN region, cities in Indonesia are constantly evolving and changing. Although the current political establishment is planning to relocate the country’s capital to the Kalimantan island, comparative research on Indonesian cities is very limited. Indonesia is an archipelago country that consists of 17,508 islands and at least 514 urban areas, of which 98 of them can be categorized as cities. This paper will focus on examining variations in provincial capital cities from Indonesia’s 6 regions: Sumatera, Java-Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku-Papua. The paper uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) vector datasets to study the geometric properties of street centerlines and the regression techniques on the Landsat satellite images of these cities processed in GIS to study land-use patterns. The paper also uses the method of patterns classification from volunteered geographic information systems (VGI) to study street orientational patterns utilizing OSMnx. Finally, the paper uses space syntax methods to describe the topological features of natural street networks of the cities. The results of this study show that there are statistically significant regional variations among cities in Indonesia. They also show that street network orientations are correlated with global integration values indicating that movement potentials could be affected by spatial shape patterns in these cities.
Fear of Childbirth and some Related Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: UÇAN YAMAÇ Sabriye , GÜZEL Aysun
Published: December 2022

We aimed to reveal fear of childbirth among primiparous women followed up in family health centers and related factors during the pandemic. We conducted this cross-sectional, epidemiological study between September and November 2020 with 117 women (95.1%) conveniently selected within the target population of primiparous women followed up in fifteen family health centers. In the data collection, we used an introductory information form for the pregnant and the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire - Version A (W-DEQ-A). We utilized one-way analysis of variance and independent samples t-test to compare the group, and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The findings revealed that about half of the participants (52.1%) were 18-25 years, and 43.6% had primary or secondary school education. We found the mean W-DEQ-A score to be 64.69±19.44. We concluded that those aged 34-41 years had significantly lower W-DEQ-A scores than those aged 18-25 and 26-33 years (p < 0.001). Overall, the participants had a moderate fear of childbirth. Besides, age, educational attainment, place of residence for the last six months, monthly household income, and pregnancy planning status were the variables associated with fear of childbirth.
Wat ons van fok weet (en nie weet nie)
Authors:   Noordwes-Universiteit, Van Huyssteen Gerhard
Published: December 2022

Die oorhoofse doel van hierdie artikel is om ’n eksemplariese opsomming te gee van die bestaande taalkundige beskrywings en leksikografiese bewerkings van hedendaagse fok en ander vormlik verwante woorde (soos befok, fokken, fokkol en opfok). Die artikel se spesifieke doelwitte is om (1) ’n konstruksienetwerk van die fok-familie op te stel wat as hipotese vir verdere navorsing kan dien; en (2) ’n navorsingsagenda vir sodanige verdere navorsing oor fok (maar ook ander Afrikaanse vloekkonstruksies) te formuleer. Twee wetenskaplike publikasies, te wete Feinauer (1981) en Dekker (1991), en nege Afrikaanse verklarende woordeboeke wat sedert 1991 verskyn het, dien as bronne om ’n samehangende prentjie van ons bestaande kennis oor fok te verkry. Een van die belangrikste gevolgtrekkings is dat kwantitatiewe data nodig is om die standpunte, beskrywings en gevolgtrekkings in dié publikasies te verifieer. Die artikel sluit af met die standpunt dat kennis oor en begrip van vloekkonstruksies en ander taaltaboes soos fok kan bydra tot insigte in die menslike brein, verstand en psige, die mens se interaksie met ander mense en artefakte (soos rekenaars, literatuur, wetgewing, ens.), asook taalgebruik en taalverandering. Sulke insigte kan verkry word deur gebruiks- en gebruikersgebaseerde navorsing in die beskrywende taalkunde (spesifiek korpusgebaseerde/-gedrewe, konstruksiegebaseerde beskrywings), die toegepaste taalkunde (spesifiek die sosiolinguistiek, rekenaarlinguistiek, psigolinguistiek en neurolinguistiek), en verskeie dissiplines in die kognitiewe neurowetenskappe. Trefwoorde: etimologie; konstruksiegrammatika; leksikografie; plat; vloek; vulgêr
Impliseer die wettiging van beëindiging van swangerskap op aanvraag dat voorgeboortelike menslike lewe geen waarde het nie?
Authors:   Universiteit Stellenbosch, De Roubaix Malcolm
Published: December 2022

Die Roe teen Wade-uitspraak van 1973 het vroeë beëindiging van swangerskap (BVS) in die VSA grondwetlik geregverdig. Ewe omstrede was die onlangse omkeer daarvan, met ingrypende sosiaalpolitieke gevolge vir Amerikaanse vroue. Teen hierdie agtergrond, in ’n styl van Sokratiese herondersoek, dink ek na oor die morele implikasies van min of meer vrye toegang tot (vroeë) BVS, soos deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Wet 92 van 1996, Wet op Keuse oor die Beëindiging van Swangerskap, gewettig. Wet 92 impliseer dat die morele status van die fetus wat vernietig word negeerbaar is, lynreg in botsing met diep intuïsies wat die meerderheid Suid-Afrikaners hieroor hou. Hoe moet ’n verantwoordelike persoon dié inherente teenstrydighede vereenselwig? Daar is twee onverenigbare kampe in hierdie ewig-omstrede morele dilemma: pro-keuse teen pro-lewe. Ek neem, gegewe die komplekse eise van die tydvak waarin ons lewe, hul argumente teen en vir BVS opnuut in oënskou. Die belang van menslikheid en intrinsieke potensialiteit tot verdere ontwikkeling versus kontekstuele potensialiteit en geregtigheid in voortplanting word teen die agtergrond van die Suid-Afrikaanse situasie ondersoek: onder andere, die wenslikheid en bekostigbaarheid van swangerskap, die haglike omstandighede waarin baie Suid-Afrikaanse kinders grootword, die probleem van tienerswangerskap en die uitwerking van BVS op verpleegpersoneel wat dit behartig. Ek argumenteer dat voorgeboortelike morele status ten beste as toenemend parallel aan fetale ontwikkeling beskou kan word. Hierdie waarde is egter nie absoluut nie, en impliseer nie noodwendig ’n reg op voortgesette lewe nie. Ek stel voor dat die intrinsieke menslikheid en potensialiteit van elke fetus beoordeel word in wat ek ’n persoonlike “morele balansstaat” noem. Die enigste redelike afsnypunt waarna BVS gewoonlik onaanvaarbaar sou wees, is die bereiking van oorleefbaarheid (indien dan gebore), iewers verby die halfpadmerk van swangerskap. Selfs dan is BVS in uitsonderlike gevalle moreel aanvaarbaar. Hierdie gevolgtrekking laat ’n mate van ongemak, kenmerkend van die afsluiting van ’n morele dilemma. Trefwoorde: aborsie; bekostigbaarheid; ewig-omstrede; die leer van geleidelikheid; jeugswangerskap; menslikheid; oorleefbaarheid; potensialiteit; pro-keuse; pro-lewe; reg-op-lewe; Roe teen Wade; sentiëntisme; voortplanting; voortplantingsgeregtigheid
’n Oorsigtelike verkenning van die omvang en fokus van inligting-en-kommunikasie-tegnologie-verwante navorsing in Afrikaans vir die tydperk 2011–2021
Authors:   Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, Lotriet Hugo
Published: December 2022

Hierdie navorsingsartikel gee ’n oorsig van inligtings-en-kommunikasietegnologie-verwante (IKT-verwante) navorsing in Afrikaans vir die tydperk 2011–2021. Die hoofdoel is om die omvang en fokus van die navorsing wat gedoen is vas te stel. Die metode wat gevolg is, is ’n formele oorsig. Na keuring op grond van tersaaklikheid en wetenskaplikheid is 86 publikasies as deel van die studie ontleed. Die bevindinge toon die jaarlikse publikasietendense, belangrike uitsetpunte en universiteite wat beduidende bydraes gelewer het. Bevindinge toon dat IKT-verwante navorsing in Afrikaans ’n sterk sosiale aard het, met die sosiale konteks van die inligtingstegnologie wat feitlik deurlopend die aard en fokus van die navorsing bepaal. Die hooftema wat uit die navorsing geïdentifiseer en bespreek word, is “aspekte van menswees in die digitale omgewing” met as belangrike subtemas “onderwys en tegnologie” asook “taal as sentrale rolspeler in IKT-verwante navorsing”. Alhoewel meer as 90 navorsers deelgeneem het aan Afrikaanse IKT-verwante navorsing, is dit teleurstellend dat slegs 11 van hierdie navorsers betrokke was by meer as een publikasie. Verder blyk dit dat navorsers in hierdie veld mekaar se Afrikaanse publikasies slegs tot ’n beperkte mate aanhaal. Daar is dus ’n behoefte aan die vestiging van ’n meer omvattende en samehorige wetenskapskultuur rondom hierdie tipe navorsing in Afrikaans. Trefwoorde: Afrikaans; inligtings-en-kommunikasietegnologie; inligtingstelsels; rekenaarwetenskap
Running Records1 (RR) as ’n leesassesseringstrategie om leesonderrig in Suid-Afrikaanse grondslagfaseklaskamers te ondersteun
Authors:   Aros, Van Tonder Lynette , West Joyce ,   Universiteit van Pretoria, Moen Melanie ,   Universiteit Stellenbosch
Published: December 2022

Vanuit internasionale en nasionale studies kan waargeneem word dat Suid-Afrikaanse grondslagfaseleerders sukkel om basiese leesvaardighede aan die einde van die fase te bemeester. Moontlike redes hiervoor is dat onderwysers ondoeltreffende leesassesseringstrategieë in hul klaskamers aanwend, en onakkurate pedagogie en leeskonteks gebruik om leesprobleme te identifiseer en leesvaardighede vir leerders te leer. Akkurate identifisering van leerders se leesprobleme is noodsaaklik om leesonderrigbeplanning, pedagogie en die onderrig van leesvaardighede korrek in te gee. Effektiewe ingryping en ’n leesassesseringstrategie is noodsaaklik om leerders se leesstruikelblokke aan te spreek en hulle leesvaardighede te verbeter. Running Records (RR) is ’n leesassesseringstrategie wat onderwysers moontlik kan ondersteun om leesprobleme te identifiseer en leesonderrig te rig. In hierdie kwalitatiewe studie is die moontlikheid om RR as ’n leesassesseringstrategie in Suid-Afrikaanse grondslagfaseklaskamers te gebruik vanuit ’n interpretivistiese paradigma ondersoek, en in hierdie artikel word ’n opsommende verslag hieroor gelewer. Die studie is gegrond in die geletterdheidsprosesseringsteorie en die onderwyseragentskapsteorie. Die geletterdheidsprosesseringsteorie is toegespits op die wyse waarop leerders geletterdheidsvaardighede ontwikkel en verkry, terwyl die onderwyseragentskapsteorie sigself toelê op die manier waarop onderwysers hul professionele mag en identiteit gebruik om leesassessering in die klaskamer toe te pas. In hierdie studie het sewe deelnemers (onderwysers) opleiding in die gebruik van RR ontvang. Daarna het hulle RR in hul klaskamers aangewend en terugvoer gelewer oor die uitvoerbaarheid van hierdie strategie in Suid-Afrikaanse grondslagfaseklaskamers. Daar is bevind dat RR die potensiaal het om geldige, betroubare en bestendige inligting op te lewer om leesonderrigbeplanning, pedagogie en leesvaardighede van leerders in te gee sodat leerders se leesstruikelblokke die hoof gebied kan word. Die bevindinge het ook aangedui dat RR leesonderrig akkuraat kan ingee slegs as onderwysers hoëgehalte-opleiding ontvang in die akkurate aanwending en gebruik daarvan. Derhalwe moet daar duidelike riglyne en opleiding verskaf word vir die gebruik van RR en moet onderwysers bereid wees om opleiding oor die gebruik van RR by te woon. Trefwoorde: assesseringstrategie; grondslagfase-onderwyser; lees, leesassessering; leesstruikelblokke; leesvaardighede; pedagogie; Running Records (RR)
Evaluation of the Immunochromatography Assay's Diagnostic Performance for Quickly Detecting the Presence of COVID-19 Antigen in Patients with Positive PCR Results
Authors: Breesam Angham Abdulrazzaq , Nooruldeen Mohammed Yawoz
Published: December 2022

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR-CoV-2) is the novel infectious disease agent that causes COVID-19. The laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 is based on nucleic acid-based virus genome sequencing and real-time PCR and serological methods, rapid antigenic testing. The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity of the immunochromatography method by comparing it with PCR in covid-19 diagnosis. The study involved 116 samples, 90 samples included covid-19 patients and 26 samples included healthy, as a control group. Two nasopharyngeal swabs (NP) were taken, one for an antigenic test cassette and the other swab for re-confirmation of the infection by a real-time RT-PCR. The result of this study showed that there was a significant difference (P value = 0.0001) between RT PCR and rapid Ag tests in patients and healthy groups. The low sensitivity recorded for rapid antigen detection kits was 69% and 70%, respectively, compared with the 100% sensitivity of PCR. This study demonstrated an elevated positive rate of rapid Ag positive during the period (8–14 days) of symptoms onset. This study concluded that the rapid antigen test is a helpful tool for detecting the presence of COVID-19 infection, but it may not be the best alternative due to its low sensitivity.
Diagnosis of The Most Important Factors Affecting The Annual Performance Evaluation of The Teaching Cadres Using The Technique of Binary -Response Logistic Regression
Authors: Allela Dhafer Myasar Jabur
Published: December 2022

The aim of the research is to identify the main factors affecting the evaluation of the annual performance of the teaching staff using the Binary Logistic Regression technique by applying to a random sample of size(217) teaching and teaching staff from four different disciplines (technology, administrative, agricultural, The results of the analysis showed that the completion and publication of scientific research was the most important factor affecting the evaluation of the performance of the teaching staff, followed by the teaching use of modern teaching methods and its incorporation of technology into education.
CLIMATOLOGICAL WATER BALANCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PENTECOSTE, CEARÁ
Authors: Fernanda Furtado Teixeira Nágila , Vicente da Silva Edson , Edson Face Moura Pedro
Published: December 2022

The present work aimed to analyze the climatological water balance and the characteristics of surface water resources in the municipality of Pentecoste, Ceará. The research was divided into three stages: organization and inventory, field studies, and desk research. For the water balance the historical series of 30 years, 1991 to 2020, was investigated and applied to the Normal Water Balance program with the data referring to the coordinates of the rainfall station and average monthly data of precipitation and temperature. It was obtained as a result the description and detailing of the main water courses present in the municipality. In analyzing the volume of reservoirs for the historical series 2004-2021 it is identified that the water supply decreased with the dry period that began in 2011, being the most critical situation during the year 2017, in which the Sítios Novos weir recorded a volume of 0.12%, followed by the Pentecoste and Caxitoré weir with 0.14% and 3.61%, respectively. In regards to the water balance, it is highlighted that the largest precipitation is concentrated in February, March, and April, with respectively 122.35mm, 188.57mm, and 181.46mm. The potential evapotranspiration reaches its apex in December with 180.05mm, the highest temperature of the series, 28.3°C, occurred in November and December and the lowest was 26.7°C in April. The actual evapotranspiration reached the highest level in March with 145mm. It is also noteworthy that 10 months of the year are of water deficiency, except March and April, marked as a replacement, because they are the rainiest months.
THE TRANSVERSALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL THEME: THE USE OF PESTICIDES IN THE PLANTING OF SOYBEANS AND THE IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY
Authors: Nascimento de Araújo Cintia Regina , Fernandes do Amaral Francisco Helter , Santana Brandão Isabela Reis , Ribeiro Pereira Thiago Eduardo , Corrêa Santos Viviane
Published: December 2022

The objective of this research is to analyze the impacts of pesticide use on biodiversity, as well as associate this theme to the transversality of content related to the parameters of the Common National Curricular Base - BNCC, which exemplifies environmental education as a support for teaching-learning related to the contents of geography, history and science, aimed at the 8th grade of elementary school. The choice of theme arises from the lack of production on paradidactic content related to the Northern Region of Brazil, especially the state of Pará, which contribute to the students’ better understanding their locality, which can be learned from the representation of the transformations in the dynamics of the landscape due to the planting of soybeans on the PA-287 highway and the impacts caused to local biodiversity by the use of pesticides. The methodological contributions that subsidized the research for its development are based on: the analysis from scientific articles using authors such as: Silva (1982), Saraiva (2005), Osorio (2018), government websites, as well as textbooks and magazines related to the theme
MAPPING IDEAS AND BUILDING ACTIONS: SOCIAL CARTOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAÍA FORMOSA/RN
Authors: Gomes Soares Larícia , Felipe Farias Juliana , Araújo de Lima Gabriella Cristina , De Almeida Xavier Thales
Published: December 2022

Thinking about university extension as a possibility to make connections and networks, as well as exchanges of experiences and knowledge, the study aimed to present the extension action as dialogical interaction with society, where the university has been progressively seeking an increasingly direct contact focused on local demands, in this context is presented the project "Social Cartography (CS) and Environmental Education (EA) in Baía Formosa/RN",  which was developed as an extension activity of the Research Group on Landscape Geoecology, Environmental Education and Social Cartography and the Professor Paulo Freire State School, with the aim of through geographic knowledge, especially these two axes – EA and CS, spatialize and materialize local potentialities and limitations, seeking to reflect also on risk mitigations and conflicts in the municipality. Thus, seeking to go beyond the walls of the university, experiencing this integration and resulting in material products for all those involved in the process.
PHYSICAL-NATURAL THEMES AND THE HISTORICAL-CRITICAL PEDAGOGY: ELABORATION OF A DIDACTIC MATERIAL FROM A DIALOGUE WITH GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS
Authors: Vicari Pereira Elisa , Cristiane Strina Juliasz Paula
Published: December 2022

The soil is frequently portrayed as a product of the interaction between other natural phenomena, as an available resource or merely as the ground on which the society is structured. In opposition to this utilitarian view, the totalizing and humanizing concept of Living Soil regards the soil as a living and complex organism governed by dynamic balances. From the perspective of the Living Soil and the Historical-Critical Pedagogy and through the use of Ana Primavesi’s stories, the objective of the present study was to elaborate and analyze a didactic material about the study of soils in geography. The research was developed following a qualitative approach grounded in the dialectical analysis of the data and was carried out with the participation of geography teachers from basic education aiming at establishing relations between the school routine, the research and the produced material. The results indicate that the didactic material and the stories selected can contribute for the development of physical-natural themes in geography, especially the concept of Living Soil, in association with human actions. The Historical-Critical Pedagogy allowed us to systematize the central problematization of Soil Education: the relation between Society and Nature
PHYSICAL QUALITY OF SUBTERRANEAN WATERS IN URBAN AREAS OF CITIES ON THE NORTHEAST COAST: THE CASE OF APICUM-AÇU - MA
Authors: Francisco Monteiro Souza José , Mota Pinheiro Juarez
Published: December 2022

The research identified the potability conditions of the subterranean waters utilized by the urban population of Apicum-Açu - MA. To achieve the proposed goals it was analyzed the water levels of physical quality from the analysis of physical parameters: Potential Hydrogen(pH), Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Salinity, and Turbidity. The samples were obtained in 49 tubular wells and waterholes inside the urban zone of the municipality and analyzed by a portable Aquaread AP800 multiparameter. To the ascertainment of the physical quality levels from the samples utilized, it was used the determined parameters defined by the Brazilian law in the patterns of water potability to human consumption established by the Normative Resolution in CONAMA 357/2005. The results found had identified that the pH shows itself as slightly acid to basic, the salinity in the majority of the wells presents at a low of 0,5% as well as other indexes of EC, TDS, and Turbidity found themselves inside the water quality levels of human consumption established by the CONAMA 357/2005. As such, it was possible to classify the subterranean water, inside the urban zone of the municipality of Apicum-Açu as potable, indicated to consumption, with caveats and recommendations that can contribute to maintaining and improving the levels of its potability.
DIDACTIC SEQUENCE FOR ORAL AND WRITTEN GENRES IN THE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL-NATURAL THEMES
Authors: De Jesus Batista Angelica
Published: December 2022

This article aims to discuss the teaching planning process of a didactic sequence in Geography whose theme is watershed, developed in three classes of the 6th year of elementary school in a school in the state network of São Paulo in 2016. The planning proposal was based on the methodology developed by Schneuwly and Dolz (2004), in which reading and writing practices are organized throughout the modules, guided by the concern to explore with students the stable characteristics of the oral and written genres proposed during classes. In this context, we understand teaching planning as the expression of the teacher's conceptions of science and, above all, of the difficulties and possibilities of integration between the physical and the human in Geography classes.