bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incidence and pattern of dental emergencies and their management during Covid-19 pandemic : An experience of Nepali dentists working during lock down
Authors: Kafle Dashrath , Mishra Rajeev K
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious nature of disease which has spread all over the world in short span of time leading to significant number of death. WHO has declared pandemic and every nation is fighting with their all possible resources to control this disease. The impact of COVID-19 in dentistry is enormous. Most of the dental hospitals and clinic are providing emergency dental services only. So the aim of this research is to find out the nature of dental emergency during the initial month of lock down in Nepal. Additionally this research will try to find out the number of dental emergencies as well as perception of dentists on impact of COVID-19 on dentistry.

Materials and Method : A set of electronic questionnaires were sent to 150 Nepal Medical Council registered Nepalese dentists out of which only 122 dentists responded. A consent was obtained prior to collecting data for research purpose. All the quantitative answers were recorded in SPSS spread sheet where as qualitative data were collected in Microsoft word. Descriptive statistics were applied to explain the responses whenever applicable.

Result: Out of 122 respondents, maximum were from province 3 and 4 (50% and 34%). Almost half of the respondents were general dental practioners and similar percentage of respondents were working at dental/medical colleges and government centers. 90% of the doctors had consulted patients during lock down period. Average 5-20 cases were seen during the lock down by majority of doctors. Nearly 58% of the doctors had done only virtual consultation and most common emergency was dental pain(n= 92) and swelling( n= 37). Majority of the respondents thought that standard of dental disinfection and sterilization will increase after pandemic, however most of the dentists thought they will be using PPE for dental work and cost of dental treatment will be increased because of the added cost of extra precaution. 90% of the dentists believed that they are going to change the way they practice dentistry after they reopen their clinic.

Conclusion: The most common type of dental emergency during lock down is dental pain ,swelling, dento-maxillofacial trauma and broken orthodontic appliances. Virtual dental consultation is gaining popularity among dentists in Nepal and Nepalese dentists are going to change the way of dental practice because of COVID-19.
Analisis Kualitas Pelayanan Publik Rawat Inap Pada Badan Layanan Umum Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Subulussalam
Authors: Khainuddin Khainuddin , Kusmanto Heri , Isnaini Isnaini
Published: September 2020

Kualitas pelayanan publik rawat inap pada RSUD Kota Subulussalam masih kurang baik dalam memperoleh pelayanan rumah sakit, yaitu masih kurangnya fasilitas, kurangnya informasi yang dapat diperoleh mengenai layanan rumah sakit dan proses pelayanan yang cenderung lambat.Berdasarkan hal tersebut rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini: 1) Bagaimana kualitas pelayanan pada pasien rawat inap pada Badan Layanan Umum Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Subulussalam, 2) Bagaimana cara meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan pada pasien rawat inap pada Badan Layanan Umum Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Subulussalam, dengan tujuan penelitian: 1) untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis kualitas pelayanan pada pasien rawat inap pada Badan Layanan Umum Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Subulussalam, 2) untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis cara meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan pada pasien rawat inap pada Badan Layanan Umum Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kota Subulussalam.Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif, sedangkan teknik analisis data menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Dari hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kualitas pelayanan publik  pada Rawat Inap RSUD Kota Subulussalam  tergolong pada kategori baik.  Bukti fisik kebersihan ruangan cukup baik, kepercayaan terhadap pelayanan cukup baik,  ketanggapan cukup baik, kompetensi tenaga kesehatan cukup baik, kesopanan cukup baik, kredibilitas cukup baik, keamanan cukup dan upaya tenaga kesehatan untuk memahami penyakit pasien juga cukup baik.  Tetapi masih ada unsur pelayanan yang kurang baik, yaitu ketersediaan fasilitas yang kurang baik,  kurang Imformasi dalam perhitungan biaya, serta komunikasi yang tidak bagus.Untuk meningkatkan pelayanan maka perlu dilakukan perbaikan terhadap fasilitas, memperbaiki prosedur perhitungan biaya pengobatan, menyediakan sumber informasi yang dapat memudahkan pasien untuk mengetahui jenis layanan yang terdapat pada rumah sakit.  Disamping itu tenaga kesehatan perlu melakukan komunikasi dengan mengungkapkan bahasa yang tidak dimengerti oleh pasien atau keluarganya, serta menjalin komunikasi yang harmonis dengan pasien dan keluarganya. Disarankan rumah sakit perlu memperbaiki pelayanannya kepada pasien dengan menyediakan berbagai fasilitas fisik bagi pasien, serta secara jelas memberitahukan kepada pasien atau keluarganya mengenai segala jenis biaya secara rinci, dan sedapat mungkin memberitahukan lebih awal untuk jenis biaya yang sudah pasti. Tenaga kesehatan pada rumah sakit perlu mengupayakan agar semua istilah-istilah kesehatan dapat diungkapkan dengan bahasa Indonesia, sehingga tidak membingungkan pasien atau keluarganya.Tenaga kesehatan pada rumah sakit perlu lebih membuka diri untuk lebih dekat dengan pasien dan keluarganya, sehingga pelayanan pada rumah sakit menjadi lebih berkualitas.
Analisis Kualitas Pelayanan dalam Pencatatan AK 1 dalam Memberikan Kepuasan kepada Masyarakat pada Dinas Transmigrasi dan Tenaga Kerja Kabupaten Aceh Singkil
Authors: Wiryadi Rizky , Sihombing Marlon , Isnaini Isnaini
Published: September 2020

As well as Factors that influence Service Quality in Recording AK I for job seekers in the Transmigration and Manpower Office of Aceh Singkil Regency. With the aim of this research is to find out the quality of service for recording I AK seen from Tangible (tangible) indicators, reliability (reliability), responsiviness (Assurance), Assurance (guarantee), and Emphaty (Empathy) in giving satisfaction to job seekers at the Transmigration and Manpower Agency Aceh Singkil Regency Work and Factors that Influence Service Quality in Recording AK I for job seekers in the Transmigration and Manpower Office of Aceh Singkil Regency. This research method uses descriptive qualitative research, to obtain an overview as the formulation of the existing problem and reveal the problem as it is in accordance with the existing reality through analysis of descriptive data from the results of interviews. The results of the study found several indicators of service quality that have not been well met, this was from the results of interviews and research observations at the research site. The reason is the lack of budget allocation and Allocation of Facilities and Infrastructure Supporting services from the Transmigration and Manpower Service to the Manpower sector which is responsible for the AK I. Recording service. Recommendations on the results of research are expected by the Transmigration and Manpower Service to establish AK I Registration Services Unit which has its own facilities and infrastructure. and fulfill human resources who are skilled in the field of services.
Analisis Faktor – Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Penyusunan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah Berbasis Kinerja Pada Pemerintah Kabupaten Aceh Singkil
Authors: Ismid Faisal , Kusmanto Heri , Lubis MaksumSyahri
Published: September 2020

The problem in this study is whether the commitment of all organizational components, improving the administration system, sufficient resources, rewards and sanctions have a simultaneous and partial effect on the preparation of Performance-based Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget in Aceh Singkil Regency. Respondents in this study were 92 people from 46 SKPD who were the sum of all heads and sub-districts of Sub-Province of the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) program in the Aceh Singkil district. This study was a quantitative research with multiple regression analysis with non-dependent variables. performance-based budget (Y) and the independent variables are: Organizational commitment (X1), system improvement (X2), sufficient resources (X3), reward (X4), and punishment (X5)From the results of the study, it can be explained that overall (simultaneous) commitment variables from all organizational components, improving the administration system, sufficient resources, awards and sanctions have an effect on the preparation of Performance-based Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget in Aceh Singkil Regency. Partially the commitment variable from the organizational component has a negative effect and does not significantly influence the preparation of Performance-based Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget in Aceh Singkil Regency, while other variables that improve the administration system, sufficient resources, rewards and sanctions have a positive and significant effect on the preparation of the Budget Regional Income and Expenditures based on Performance in Aceh Singkil District.
Implementasi Undang-Undang Tentang Administrasi Kependudukan Di Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Aceh Timur
Authors: Sutejo Denny , Kusmanto Heri , Warjio Warjio , Lubis Anggreni Atmei
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this research is to analyze the implementation of Law Number 24 of 2013 concerning Population Administration in the Department of Population and Civil Registration of East Aceh Regency and to analyze the factors that influence it. This study used descriptive qualitative method. In general, the implementation of the policy of Law Number 24 of 2013 concerning Population Administration in the Office of Population and Civil Registration of East Aceh Regency has not been implemented properly. Several things that can be suggested include direct and continuous communication with the public, adding to the apparatus, completing facilities and making SOPs related to the implementation of the law.
Katı Atık Yönetiminde Kullanılan Bazı Kavramlar ve Açıklamaları
Authors: BİLGİLİ Muhammed Yunus
Published: September 2020

Nüfus artışı, kentleşme ve sanayileşmeyle birlikte değişen üretim ve tüketim kalıpları katı atıkların hem miktar ve hacim olarak hem de kompozisyon olarak artmasına yol açmıştır. Katı atık miktarındaki nicelik ve nitelik artışı, bu atıkların çevre ve insan sağlığına en az etki edecek şekilde yönetilmesini gündeme getirmiştir. Katı atık yönetiminin temelde yerel bir hizmet olması ve atığın giderek değişen yapısı, farklı yönetim biçimlerinin yanında konuya ilişkin pek çok kavramın oluşmasına yol açmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, katı atık yönetiminde kullanılan kavramların ve açıklamalarının incelenmesidir. Çalışma kapsamında, atık, katı atık, katı atık yönetimi, entegre katı atık yönetimi, sürdürülebilir katı atık yönetimi ve sıfır atık kavramları çeşitli alt kavramlarla birlikte ele alınmıştır.
Formação inicial e altas habilidades: impactos na formação de graduandos em projeto de extensão
Authors: Amorim Danielle Ornelas , Marques Stela Maria Fernandes
Published: September 2020

Este trabalho aborda a formação docente inicial na perspectiva da educação inclusiva de alunos com altas habilidades. Este grupo é negligenciado e a formação docente é um pilar importante para o atendimento efetivo a esses alunos. A Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais possui um projeto de extensão que atende crianças com esse perfil e tem o curso de Ciências Biológicas como parceiro, proporcionando aos discentes a oportunidade de realizar prática de extensão, com oficinas de conhecimento sobre ciências, para os participantes do projeto. O objetivo foi compreender a percepção dos graduandos acerca das suas vivências pedagógicas ao atenderem as demandas dessas crianças. Os dados foram coletados a partir de observação e entrevistas. Participaram oito discentes e duas docentes supervisoras. Os resultados refletem o olhar dos graduandos sobre docência e extensão, quando percebem um impacto positivo em sua formação a longo prazo, mas ainda não têm clareza como se manifestará.
A formação docente em educação profissional e tecnológica: demandas e desafios.
Authors: Frazão Leide Vânia Vieira Duarte , Nakamoto Paula Teixeira , Lima Geraldo Gonçalves
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo “A formação docente em educação profissional e tecnológica: demandas e desafios,” tem por objetivo refletir sobre a formação do docente na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, bem como analisar os desafios e possibilidades que as demandas advindas das tecnologias tem apresentado ao cenário educacional. O percurso metodológico consubstanciou-se na pesquisa bibliográfica, resultando nas contribuições teóricas de autores como, Kuenzer, Machado, Ciavatta, Moran e outros. Buscou-se responder como o docente da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica tem se preparado para lidar com as novas demandas educacionais. Conclui-se que, para que a educação possa cumprir sua finalidade de formar cidadãos críticos, reflexivos, atuantes e ativos na sociedade é preciso repensar a formação inicial e continuada dos docentes que atuam na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, bem como buscar uma reestruturação dos currículos escolares a fim de que possam atender as especificidades do processo de aprendizagem na contemporaneidade.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Formação. Educação. Aprendizagem. Tecnologias.
Projeto “aprender vendo e aprender fazendo”: um relato de experiência do curso de Educação Física – Uniube
Authors: Moreira Sandra Maria do Nascimento , Vieira Camila de Oliveira
Published: September 2020

Proporcionar ao aluno um ambiente escolar que lhe permita ser protagonista em sua jornada de aprendizagem consiste, entre outras ações, oferecer a ele a autonomia e instigá-lo a acessar conteúdos e informações que o levem a construir o seu próprio conhecimento. Na atualidade, quando informações estão disponíveis em plataformas virtuais, mais importante que cobrar uma resposta pronta é se despertar para o desenvolvimento de ideias e projetos inovadores capazes de conceber uma aprendizagem significativa. O objetivo deste artigo é compartilhar uma experiência vivenciada pelos alunos dos cursos Educação Física, licenciatura e bacharelado da Universidade de Uberaba – modalidade EAD. Trata-se de uma proposta híbrida que concebe um projeto prático, junto à comunidade, no qual o aluno define, autonomamente, após orientações recebidas on-line, desde os materiais a serem estudados até os processos de avaliação. Como resultado, evidenciou-se nos alunos, importantes aspetos em suas formações, como por exemplo, sensibilidade para problemas socioeconômicos; senso crítico; e autonomia com responsabilidade.
BURNOUT OF SOCIAL WORKERS AT Dr. HASAN SADIKIN BANDUNG CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Authors: Aji Radityo Bimo Kartika , Subardhini Meiti , Sundayani Yana
Published: September 2020

The high workload can cause burnout. Burnout makes the worker not pay attention to the person he helped, thus reducing the quality of service. The research method used is descriptive research method with qualitative approach. The informant consisted of 11 people, two medical social workers, three medical social worker partners, and six medical social worker patients. The result of the research showed that: a) medical social workers experiencing burnout with the most emerging aspect of emotional exhaustion, b) depersonalization aspects, medical social workers showed apathetically and acting callous at work, c) medical social worker feel they can't work optimally but in the reality, they have good performance based on Indeks Kinerja Individu (IKI), d) Medical social worker can keep working with good performance because of their love to the profession, e) The burnout shown by medical social workers has no effect to the helping process to the patient in Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital. The main factors of burnout of medical social workers is a barrier in their career, which leads the medical social worker can't get their rights based on their performance and education.
Two new species of Centrodora (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae), a new genus for Mexico
Authors: Myartseva S.N.
Published: September 2020

Two new species of the genus Centrodora Förster, 1878 are described from the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico: C. tropicalis sp. nov. and C. zacateis sp. nov. This is the first record of the genus Centrodora from Mexico.
Editorial
Authors: Magonet Jonathan
Published: September 2020

This issue contains the papers given at a special conference held at Leo Baeck College (22 May 2019), ‘Albert Friedlander: Comprehension, Compassion and Conciliation’, reflecting on his life and achievements. Among his many activities and achievements, Rabbi Dr Albert Friedlander z’l (1927–2004) was editor of this journal (1982–2004) and we marked his passing with many personal tributes (European Judaism 37, no. 2 [Autumn 2004], 103–122). However, this conference provides an opportunity to explore different aspects of his life and work. Originally conceived by Rabbi Dr Frank Dabba Smith in conversations with Evelyn Friedlander, he organised it together with Professor Michael Berkowitz, UCL, Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal of Leo Baeck College, and Cassy Sachar, the Senior Librarian of the College, who developed an exhibition based on following traces of Rabbi Friedlander’s activities to be found in the library. As well as the papers included here, there was a panel chaired by Rabbi Dr Charles H. Middleburgh, Dean and Director of Studies of the College, including memories from Rabbi Colin Eimer, Rabbi Ariel Friedlander (via video link) and Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp. Evelyn Friedlander was interviewed by Frank Dabba Smith; it was fortunate that she could participate as she was frail due to ill health. Concluding remarks were given by Professor Lord John Alderdice (Director, Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, Harris-Manchester College, Oxford University). Plans are underway for a further conference, broadening the theme.
Out of the Whirlwind Reconsidered
Authors: Berkowitz Michael
Published: September 2020

This article argues that Albert Friedlander’s edited book, Out of the Whirlwind (1968), should be recognised as pathbreaking. Among the first to articulate the idea of ‘Holocaust literature’, it established a body of texts and contextualised these as a way to integrate literature – as well as historical writing, music, art and poetry – as critical to an understanding of the Holocaust. This article also situates Out of the Whirlwind through the personal history of Friedlander and his wife Evelyn, who was a co-creator of the book, his colleagues from Hebrew Union College, and the illustrator, Jacob Landau. It explores the work’s connection to the expansive, humanistic development of progressive Judaism in the United States, Britain and continental Europe. It also underscores Friedlander’s study of Leo Baeck as a means to understand the importance of mutual accountability, not only between Jews, but in Jews’ engagement with the wider world.
Why Were the Founders of Liberal Judaism in Britain Opposed to Zionism?
Authors: Taylor Lev
Published: September 2020

Until recently, scholars have assumed that Liberal Judaism’s pre-war stance against Zionism was motivated primarily by a desire to assimilate into bourgeois English cultural mores. This article argues to the contrary: that the founders of Liberal Judaism were expressly trying to combat secular assimilation. Focusing on speeches and writings from Liberal Judaism’s three primary founders, Lily Montagu, Claude Montefiore and Rabbi Israel Mattuck, I find they took a nuanced and principled approach to opposing Jewish nationalism. Their opposition to Zionism stemmed, instead, from a desire to contest definitions of Jewishness. In particular, they were concerned that national conceptions of Jewishness undermined their ethical and spiritual project. I conclude that many of their concerns anticipate problems in modern-day Israel, so that their arguments are worth revisiting.
The diagnostic performance of shear wave velocity ratio for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions: Compared with VTQ, and mammography
Authors: Zhong Li-Chang , Yang Tian , Gu Li-Ping , Ma Fang
Published: September 2020

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic value of shear wave velocity (SWV) ratio for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Our retrospective study included 151 breast lesions that were diagnosed by biopsy and surgical pathology. All of the breast lesions were detected by conventional ultrasound and Virtual Touch tissue quantification (VTQ) and mammography. The sonographic characteristics of the breast lesion, such as the internal echo, shape, margin, color flow, and calcification so on, were also observed. The SWV in lesions and surrounding parenchyma were measured and the SWV ratio between the lesion and surrounding parenchyma was calculated. Pathological results were used as a diagnosis standard to compare the value of SWV ratio, VTQ, and mammography in the diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions. RESULTS: The 151 breast lesions included 96 benign lesions and 55 malignant lesions. The cutoff value of VTQ in the diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions was 5.01 m/s, of SWV ratio was 2.43, and mammography was BI-RADS 4B. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the SWV ratio were 78.2%, 86.5%, 83.4%, and 0.83 respectively. While of SWV ratio with mammography was 86.4%, 89.4%, 88.3% and 0.87, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and AUC of SWV ratio and SWV ratio with mammography were statistically higher than those of mammography, no statistically higher than VTQ and VTQ with mammography. CONCLUSION: The SWV ratio can improve the sensitivity without sacrificing diagnostic specificity in the process of breast cancer diagnostic, provide a better diagnostic performance, and avoid unnecessary biopsy or surgery.
Sizing of natural crack using multi-output support vector regression method from multi-frequency eddy current testing signals
Authors: Wang Li , Chen Zhenmao
Published: September 2020

In the nondestructive evaluation for components of key equipment, sizing of natural crack is important in order to guarantee both the safety and efficient operation for large mechanical systems. Natural cracks have complex boundary and there may be electric current flowing through crack faces. If a simple model of artificial notch is used to simulate it, errors often occur in crack depth reconstruction from eddy current testing (ECT) signals. However, if a complex crack conductivity model is used, quantitative evaluation of natural crack will be transformed into a multivariable nonlinear optimization problem and the solution is difficult. In this paper, based on the relationship between crack parameters and features of multi-frequency ECT signals, a multi-output support vector regression algorithm using domain decomposition for parameters was proposed. The algorithm realized the quantitative evaluation of multiple parameters of crack in turn. Numerical examples with simulated and measured ECT signals were presented to verify the efficiency of the proposed strategy.
Development of a driving assist system for ultra-compact electric vehicles using a steer-by-wire system: Fundamental consideration of muscle burden and evaluation by a continuous steering operation
Authors: Uchino Daigo , Liu Xiaojun , Kato Hideaki , Narita Takayoshi
Published: September 2020

Ultra-compact electric vehicles has excellent environmental performance and are extremely convenient for short-distance travel. However, owing to cabin space limitations, it is difficult to mount power steering. Therefore, there is a need to increase the gear ratio of the rack and pinion to change steering angle because such vehicles need light torque to steer. However, increasing the gear ratio requires more rotations of the steering wheel. Our research group focused on developing a steer-by-wire system (SBWS) that freely controls the steering torque. Although we evaluated the burden when a driver rotates the steering wheel in one direction in a previous study. This study assumed the actual steering operation in an SBWS. And then we evaluate muscle burden when a driver steers with continuous changing of the steering direction.
The study for constant force characteristic of C-shaped superelastic SMA
Authors: Wang Minghui , Yu Hongliu
Published: September 2020

Clamping devices with constant force or pressure are desired in medical device, such as hemostatic forceps and the artificial sphincter, to prevent soft tissues from injures due to overloading. It is easily obtained by stretching an SMA wire. However, studies with SMA bending round bar have seldom been reported before. This paper studied constant force characteristic of C-shaped round bar with shape memory alloys. Optimization designs of the components were carried out with computational simulation. Numerical results show that the phenomenon of constant force strongly depends on contour curve shape and geometric dimensions of the C-shaped round bar of SMA component.
Translation of news reports related to COVID-19 of Japanese Linguistics based on page link mining
Authors: Liu Xiaohua
Published: September 2020

In the face of the current epidemic situation, news reports are facing the problem of higher accuracy. The speed and accuracy of public emergency news depends on the accuracy of web page links and tags clustering. An improved web page clustering method based on the combination of topic clustering and structure clustering is proposed in this paper. The algorithm takes the result of web page structure clustering as the weight factor. Combined with the web content clustering by K-means algorithm, the basic content that meets the conditions is selected. Through the improved translator of clustering algorithm, it is translated into Chinese and compared with the target content to analyze the similarity. It realized the translation aim of new crown virus epidemic related news report of Japanese Linguistics based on page link mining.
Successful vocational rehabilitation innovations: Building a better toolbox
Authors: Foley Susan M. , Livermore Gina
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) successfully participated in a randomized control trial of an intervention designed in partnership with more than 100 VR personnel and twenty state VR agencies to identify effective practices for increasing earnings outcomes of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries receiving VR services. OBJECTIVE: This paper introduces articles in the Special Issue to tell the story of the SGA Model Demonstration from design, testing, and impact evaluation. METHODS: The SGA Model Demonstration began reviewing administrative data, collecting expert opinion, and exploring current practice in eight state VR agencies. After an eighteen-month period of capacity building, two state VR agencies randomized local offices and implemented a rapid coordinated team approach. RESULTS: State VR agencies are successfully participating in rigorous research activities including model demonstrations with experimental designs. CONCLUSIONS: Model demonstrations that include experimental designs are effective strategies to improve knowledge and build a better practitioner toolbox to advance employment outcomes of VR clients.
Phase I development of the SGA Model: Use of administrative data and expert opinion to identify key components of the SGA Model
Authors: Foley Susan M. , Haines Kelly , Mock Linda
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The SGA Model Demonstration tested a coordinated team approach that integrated specific components of vocational rehabilitation services to determine if the model would increase earnings outcomes of Social Security Disability income beneficiaries who sought VR services in Kentucky and Minnesota. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides details on the first phase of development of the SGA intervention. METHODS: Researchers combined a Delphi process, key informant interviews, and administrative data review to identify practices that were high priority for inclusion in the model. RESULTS: Researchers reached a consensus on the high priority components to construct a testable intervention under the control of the vocational rehabilitation system. CONCLUSIONS: The SGA Project team identified three practice domains to guide an intensive case study for Phase II development of the intervention. These included pacing of services, work incentives counseling, and strategies for employment service delivery.
Launching and supporting the SGA Project in Kentucky and Minnesota: Experiences and perspectives of the Senior Technical Assistance Team
Authors: Marrone Joe , Thelin Russ , Mock Linda
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The SGA Project tested a rapid coordinated team approach in Kentucky and Minnesota. OBJECTIVE: The authors are members of a five-person Senior Technical Assistance (TA) Team that supported Kentucky and Minnesota as host sites in a l randomized controlled trial. METHODS: The TA team participated in a planning and implementation phase over the course of three years. At closeout, the TA team interviewed SVRA personnel on participation, recommendations, and challenges. RESULTS: TA was adapted to the needs of each state vocational rehabilitation agency to identify solutions to capacity challenges, staff training, concerns about randomization, and team approaches. In both Kentucky and Minnesota, the dedicated TA team balanced the fidelity of the model with the need to align solutions with agency priorities, goals, and culture. CONCLUSIONS: Provision of intensive TA to support state vocational rehabilitation agencies to participate in a research intervention requires a focus on counselor skills and expectations, attention to competing priorities and interests of State VR Agencies, and an ability to build relationships at multiple levels of the agency.
Who’s at risk of entering Social Security Disability Insurance? A comparison of application and allowance rates for groups of at-risk individuals
Authors: Contreary Kara , Honeycutt Todd
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The U.S. government has implemented several programs to reduce federal expenditures on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and help beneficiaries return to work, but the limited success of these efforts has raised interest in approaches that help workers with disabilities remain in the workforce. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides information on individuals at risk of applying for DI benefits to help build the evidence base for policies that provide workers with disabilities support to eliminate the need to apply for and receive DI benefits. METHODS: Using three panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to SSA administrative data, we describe the employment characteristics of seven groups at risk of applying for DI benefits before and after application, as well as the outcomes of their DI applications. RESULTS: New private disability insurance recipients were more likely to apply for and receive DI than members of other at-risk groups. However, individuals with high healthcare expenditures made up the largest proportion of successful applicants across the at-risk groups considered here. CONCLUSION: While it seems plausible that individuals within an at-risk group who are likely to apply for DI benefits can be identified and provided supports to help them maintain employment, focusing on a specific group to promote employment over DI benefits may have a limited effect on the DI program because applicants come from multiple groups.
Vocational rehabilitation on the road to Social Security Disability
Authors: Stapleton David C. , Martin Frank H.
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can potentially help disability-insured workers stay at work or return to work when they experience a disability. Such assistance could prevent or delay entry into the Social Security Disability (SSD) program. OBJECTIVE: We present descriptive statistics on the extent to which new VR applicants for 1998 through 2005 receive SSD benefits before or after VR application. METHODS: We matched Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) records for the years 1998 through 2009 with the Social Security Administration’s program and earnings files. RESULTS: The analyses show that a substantial number of VR applicants entered SSD in the 60 months following VR application—more than 60,000 (12.3 percent) of the first-time VR applicants in 2002. The analyses also disclose variation in SSD entry across states, with some states accounting for entry percentages twice as high as that of others. We also found a positive relationship between our measure of wait time and entry into SSD. CONCLUSIONS: Although the large number of VR applicants entering SSD after VR application is modest compared to the number receiving an SSD award each year, the potential influence of VR services on later SSD and Medicare expenditures could be in the billions of dollars annually, in either direction.
Canalith repositioning procedure improves gait and static balance in people with posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Authors: Cohen-Shwartz Yafit , Nechemya Yael , Kalron Alon
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: Investigations measuring gait tests have rarely been studied in the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) population. OBJECTIVE: Examine instrumented mobility metrics in people with posterior semicircular canal BPPV. We examined the impact of a canalith repositioning procedure (CRP), prior to and after treatment on instrumented mobility measures, comparing the scores to those of healthy controls. METHODS: At baseline, the subject performed a series of instrumented gait and balance tests and then, the CRP was performed. At re-evaluation (1-week later), identical gait and balance tests were assessed. In addition, the Hallpike-Dix test identified patients who had improved or had not improved in their BPPV signs and symptoms. RESULTS: Thirty-two people with BPPV (25 women) and 15 healthy subjects participated in the study. At baseline (pre-CRP), people with BPPV demonstrated an increased vestibular ratio, and walked more slowly compared with the healthy controls. The CRP resolved the vertigo in 90.6% of the BPPV subjects. Compared with the pre-CRP scores, the BPPV subjects demonstrated a decreased vestibular ratio and faster walking at the post-CRP evaluation. Out of the five parameters that were significantly different from the healthy values pre-CRP, only one remained different post-CRP. CONCLUSIONS: Besides vertigo and balance difficulties, people with BPPV demonstrate walking modifications. Furthermore, the CRP has a high success rate in improving not only vertigo but also in restoring gait and balance in persons with BPPV.
A device-based stretch training for office workers resulted in increased range of motion especially at limited baseline flexibility
Authors: Fraeulin L. , Holzgreve F. , Haenel J. , Filmann N. , Schmidt H. , Bader A. , Frei M. , Groneberg D. A. , van Mark A. , Ohlendorf D.
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether and under which conditions stretch training programs lead to gains in flexibility when applied in work health promotion for office workers in order to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze whether the stretch training “five-Business” leads to gains in range of motion (ROM). Furthermore, the influence of baseline flexibility and socio-demographic factors (sex, age, weight, height and body mass index (BMI)) on trainability was assessed. METHODS: 161 office workers (n = 45 female; n = 116 male) without major MSD were recruited. Over three months, a standardized static stretch training (“five-Business”) was executed on a device, supervised twice per week for 10 min. ROM was assessed using a digital inclinometer (shoulder, hip and trunk extension) and a tape measure (fingertip-to-floor and lateral inclination). RESULTS: ROM gains (p≤0.001) were present in all tests, except for the hip extension. ROM changes correlated moderately (0.24–0.62) with the baseline flexibility (p≤0.001). Subjects with limited flexibility reached the largest gains (1.41–25.33%). Regarding the socio-demographic factors only one low correlation occurred (weight - retroflexion; –0.177). CONCLUSION: The “five-Business” stretch training effectively increases ROM in office workers, especially when baseline flexibility is limited.
Fully-automatic segmentation of coronary artery using growing algorithm
Authors: Cui Jiali , Guo Hua , Wang Huafeng , Chen Fuqiang , Shu Lixia , Li Lihong C.
Published: September 2020

Currently, cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) is widely applied to coronary artery disease diagnosis. Automatic segmentation of coronary artery has played an important role in coronary artery disease diagnosis. In this study, we propose and test a fully automatic coronary artery segmentation method that does not require any human-computer interaction. The proposed method uses a growing strategy and contains three main parts namely, (1) the initial seed detection that automatically detects the root points of the left and right coronary arteries where the ascending aorta meets the coronary arteries, (2) the growing strategy that searches for the neighborhood blocks to decide the existence of coronary arteries with an improved convolutional neural network, and (3) the iterative termination condition that decides whether the growing iteration finishes. The proposed framework is validated using a dataset containing 32 cardiac CTA volumes from different patients for training and testing. Experimental results show that the proposed method obtained a Dice loss ranged from 0.70 to 0.83, which indicates that the new method outperforms the traditional methods such as level set.
Collaborate to Survive: Forming Networking of Religious Schools, Groups, Professionals as an Effective Model for the Future of Ukrainian Religious Studies
Authors: Horkusha Oksana
Published: September 2020

The author responds to the article by L. Fylypovych "Does Contemporary Ukrainian Religious Studies have a Strategy for Survival and Development?", where she gives her recommendations for overcoming the crisis in humanities in general and in religious studies in particular.
Introductory remarks by the editor-in-chief
Authors: Kolodnyi Anatolii M.
Published: September 2020

Introductory remarks by the editor-in-chief
KARL MARX A RESPEITO DO ATOMISMO GREGO
Authors: Siqueira Jean Rodrigues
Published: September 2020

O primeiro volume das obras reunidas de Karl Marx, que está sendo lançado pelo Instituto MarxEngels de Moscou 3 2, abre com uma dissertação intitulada “Uber die Diferenz der demokritischen und epikureischen Naturphilosophie” apresentada em 1841 para seu doutorado na Universidade de Jena 3 3. É interessante encontrar aquele que depois ganharia fama em áreas muito diferentes começando sua carreira com um entusiasmado tratado sobre a filosofia grega, algo em que evidentemente pretendia trabalhar nos anos seguintes; pois não apenas a introdução dessa tese nos diz que ela é um prelúdio a um estudo abrangente do epicurismo, do estoicismo e do ceticismo 3 4, “a base filosófica da vida e do caráter romanos” 3 5, senão que como apêndice da dissertação estão cerca de setenta páginas de notas preliminares para o trabalho maior, as quais abordam assuntos tão variados como “A dialética imanente da filosofia epicurista”, “A ideia do ‘homem sábio’ na filosofia grega” e “Paralelos entre os epicuristas e os pietistas e supernaturalistas”.
A Rewriting Theoretic Approach to Ken Liu’s Translation of Folding Beijing
Authors: Yingxuan Chen
Published: September 2020

Given Folding Beijing’s great importance to Chinese science fictions after winning the 2016 Hugo Award for Best
Novelette and Ken Liu’s active engagement in promoting modern Chinese literary works to go global, this paper
endeavors to explain how the influences of ideology, poetics and patronage are displayed in Folding Beijing’s English
translation from the perspective of Lefevere’s Rewriting Theory. Instead of focusing on the linguistic elements of the
translation, the current study attempts to reveal the cultural, social, ideological, and poetical effects on the translator’s
decision-making process and tries to explore the reasons for the novelette’s success. It is believed that this paper can, to a
certain extent, not only provide beneficial guidance for future practitioners in this translation field, but also offer some
reference for the study of translation of Chinese contemporary science fictions.
The Population Dynamics of File-Sharing Peer-to-Peer Networks
Authors: Trang Dang Dinh , Pereczes Roland , Molnár Sándor
Published: September 2020

Recently  peer-to-peer  file-sharing applications  have  shown  an  extreme  popularity  and the  workload  generated  to  the  Internet  has  been dominated  by  the  traffic  coming  from  these applications.  In  this  paper  we  develop  a  simple  but effective  mathematical  model  to  capture  the  file population  dynamics  of  such  systems.  Our  modeling framework  is  based  on  the  theory  of  branching processes. We describe analytically the behavior of the proposed  model.  The  precise  characterization  of  the necessary  and  sufficient  conditions  of  population extinction  or  explosion  is  given  based  on  the  system parameters.  We  also  present  the  expected  ratio  of active,  passive  and  dead  peers  for  the  long-term regime.  We  validate  and  demonstrate  our  results  in several  simulation  studies.  Based  on  our  results  we propose  a  number  of  engineering  guidelines  to  the design and control of file-sharing P2P systems.
Cinema e educação: discussão acerca da identidade e formação/ação docente na/para diversidade
Authors: Silva Ana Patrícia da , Fonseca Michele Pereira de Souza da
Published: September 2020

O artigo aqui apresentado objetivou apresentar as reflexões vivenciadas por professores formados e em formação durante uma oficina que usou o cinema como ferramenta didático-pedagógica para a promoção do olhar inclusivo na escola. Para isso, apresentamos um relato sobre a experiência vivenciada durante uma oficina do I Fórum Pensando a Prática Pedagógica: interdisciplinaridade e inovação em foco, organizado pelo Grupo de Pesquisas em Ensino, aprendizagem, interdisciplinaridade e inovação em educação, vinculado ao Colégio Pedro II. A oficina intitulada “Cinema e Diversidade: contemplando múltiplas linguagens” foi ministrada por nós e contou com a participação de 25 professores já formados e em formação oriundos de diversas áreas como Educação Física, Matemática, História, entre outras. Acreditamos que esse objetivo foi alcançado na medida em que, tendo o cinema como inspiração, pudemos levantar questões polêmicas, envolvendo o tema da diversidade na escola. Pudemos também discutir as exclusões presentes no cotidiano escolar que precisam ser problematizadas e minimizadas.
Apresentação
Authors: Maciel Alda Maria Coimbra Aguilar
Published: September 2020

Apresentamos a quarto número da Revista Cadernos da Educação Básica (CEB). A CEB está vinculada à pós-graduação do Colégio Pedro II, em seus programas Mestrado Profissional em Práticas de Educação Básica e Residência Docente. Nesta edição, trazemos artigos de colegas convidadas/os que colaboraram nos Programas de Mestrado e de Residência Docente com trabalhos que discutem temas relevantes para nossas ações pedagógicas. Desejamos que este número da CEB ilumine práticas construtoras de uma Escola Básica informada, crítica e cidadã. Boa leitura!  --Profª. Drª. Alda Maria Coimbra Aguilar MacielEditora-gerente da Revista Cadernos da Educação Básica
APLICAÇÃO DE TÉCNICAS COMPUTACIONAIS DE ANÁLISE DE CURVAS NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA
Authors: De Sá Filho Paulo , De Sousa Neto Theófilo Machado , De Carvalho Marco Antônio
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo apresenta ferramentas computacionais que, aplicadas na educação básica, oferecem auxílio aos estudos de funções, além de incentivar os alunos a realizarem a análise de dados empíricos. Apresenta-se o estudo de caso realizado em turma de terceiro ano do ensino médio. Utilizam-se os Softwares Qtiplot e Calc para a manipulação dos dados obtidos de forma empírica no experimento proposto, onde a resistência elétrica é obtida através da variação de parâmetros elétricos específicos. Os dados experimentais encontrados durante a atividade prática foram, a princípio, organizados em gráficos que não seguem critérios matemáticos, uma vez que os estudantes se basearam somente em seus conhecimentos prévios sobre o assunto, levando-os a resultados estimados divergentes dos valores experimentais. Em seguida, são apresentados os softwares matemáticos para o auxílio na análise gráfica, permitindo a construção gráfica com rigor matemático e precisão, levando a dados estimados próximos aos encontrados experimentalmente. Nota-se maior empenho dos alunos com utilização das ferramentas computacionais propostas, tendo em vista, resultados obtidos com menor esforço algébrico, fator este que os incentivou a continuar aplicando as novas competências desenvolvidas.
REGISTROS DO IR E VIR CRIAÇÕES POÉTICO FOTOGRÁFICAS NO COLÉGIO PEDRO II
Authors: Silva Leandro de Souza
Published: September 2020

Este trabalho é fruto de uma abordagem teórico metodológica no Ensino de Artes Visuais na Educação Básica, por meio de propostas artísticas e pedagógicas desenvolvidas no Colégio Pedro II, localizado no Rio de Janeiro. O trabalho encontra na linguagem fotográfica desenvolvida neste espaço seu principal instrumento de pesquisa, cuja forma de expressão protagoniza uma das principais formas de comunicação na atualidade e mobiliza constante reflexão sobre seus meios de veiculação, autoria e discursos. A avanço das tecnologias para criação e veiculação de imagens convida cada vez mais professores e estudantes a colocarem em suspensão suas certezas e realizar leituras críticas que desafiem seus próprios repertórios e convicções sobre tais visualidades. Assim, a fotografia, cada vez mais popularizada sobretudo as juventudes, aponta para possibilidades de criação que atuem na formação cidadã, se tornem fonte de pesquisa, reflexão e crítica sobre o que querem dizer a respeito do nosso tempo e assim fortaleça os campos de pesquisa da arte e seu ensino.