bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
‘SORT BY RELEVANCE’ – WHOSE RELEVANCE? A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF ALGORITHM-MEDIATED ACADEMIC LITERATURE SEARCHES
Authors: Jordan Katy
Published: April 2023

The academic literature has arguably never been more accessible. Through the internet, academics - and the wider public - are presented with an increasing array of platforms which offer sources of academic literature and information sources. Large-scale platforms – such as Google Scholar – often utilise algorithms in order to manage how search query results are prioritised and presented to searchers. This ‘sorting by relevance’ introduces an opaque layer to how readers engage with the literature, with potentially important implications for academic rigour and equity. Academic publishing and citation practices often serve to preserve privilege; in turn, there is a risk that algorithms which draw upon data sources such as these will compound biases. There is a need to interrogate how such algorithms work, and academics’ assumptions about the mechanisms behind them. This paper starts a critical discussion of the issue of algorithm-mediated academic literature searches. First, it draws upon the existing literature – primarily related to Google Scholar. This is followed by a mapping of the use of algorithms across a sample of major academic databases. Algorithms are found to be used extensively, although how they operate varies and is often not clear. The paper concludes with next steps for this project.
RECLAIMING ‘THE EXPERIENCE’: SOCIAL MEDIA, THE ‘METAVERSE’, AND EXTRACTIVE IMAGINARIES OF EXPERIENTIAL ENHANCEMENT
Authors: Lupinacci Ludmila
Published: April 2023

The ‘experience’ – and how social media guide, frame, appropriate, and exploit it – is the topic of this paper. In this theoretical-methodological intervention, I start from a close reading and a digital technography of Mark Zuckerberg’s presentation of the idea of the ‘Metaverse’ (in which the term ‘experience’ is repeated more than 60 times) to argue that a critical-phenomenological disposition is urgent for unpacking the struggle for ‘the experience’, and for examining how certain platform-centric ideals of ‘the experiential’ become incorporated and habituated in everyday life. The growing interest in platform capitalism and data colonialism foregrounds how human experience is central not only to social media’s rhetoric but also to their business models, which favor continuous exposure and repeated movements so as to harvest human experience and the data footprints it generates. The central argument of this paper is that the colonialist inclinations of mainstream social media are manifested not only in their data-driven operation, but also in how they manage to normatively configure the conceptions and imaginaries of human experience that are available to us. I focus, in particular, on the conceptions of ‘active experience’ and ‘embodied experience’. A critical phenomenology of mediation, I argue, would address and unpack how those extractive framings become habituated, naturalised, and taken-for-granted, and offer a less ‘platform-centric’ vocabulary for examining the incorporation of certain power dynamics into everyday lived experience.
NOTHING WITHOUT US: AGENTIC POWER IN #MYDISABLEDLIFEISWORTHY
Authors: Merriam-Pigg Ailea Grace
Published: April 2023

On January 7, 2022 Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the CDC, went on Good Morning America to discuss the state of Omicron. While explaining that more than 75% of those who died after receiving the full series of Covid-19 vaccines were people who had at least “four comorbidities” Walensky concluded, “So really, these are people who were unwell to begin with. And yes; really encouraging news in the context of Omicron” (Dodge 2022). This statement inspired the viral hashtag #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy, started by Imani Barbarin. The goal of the hashtag, like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter before it, was to push back against the rhetoric that it is ok if chronically-ill and disabled people are dying or discriminated against. The hashtag raises awareness toward the high prevalence of chronic illness and disability in the United States while also critiquing discourse which dismisses these lives as expendable. While abled people were quick to argue that this was not Walensky’s intention, the hashtag brings to light how an inattention to disabled life perpetuates a system of harm. In this presentation, I analyze how the hashtag was strategically utilized by chronically ill and disabled people to push back on rhetoric which implies their lives are acceptable losses in a pandemic. This moves beyond the common declaration of the disabled community, “nothing about us without us,” to a new demand of “nothing without us.”
‘WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?’: SEXUAL IMAGINARIES AND AFFORDANCES ON GRINDR AND SCRUFF
Authors: Persaud Christopher Jahmail , Liang Calvin Alan
Published: April 2023

For queer men, sexual imaginaries have come to accomodate hybrid physical and digital location-based cultures (Miles, 2017). In short, what is possible in terms of intimate connections with other queer men has opened up in exciting, sometimes scary, and radical ways. However, this expanded imaginary of what is possible can also lead to an existential questioning of what an individual person wants—simply and nothing more than sex, a fleeting summer fling, a new group of friends, to fall in love? More? Less? A combination of all of these things at different moments in time? In the face of such uncertainty, we argue that queer men develop a range of practices as they negotiate their shifting relationships to sex and romance as mediated through virtual intimacies (McGlotten, 2013).

In this study, we explore how queer men learn about, interpret, and reproduce sexual and romantic norms on two dating and hookup platforms, Grindr and Scruff. Our approach builds on Sharif Mowlabowcus’s (2016, pg. 60) notion of cybercarnality concerning the “erotic economy of gay male corporeality” and Pym et al. (2021, pg. 399) study of queer community “imagined as an affective sense of shared ethics” on intimate platforms. Drawing on our digital ethnographic and speculative design data, we develop the concept of _multivalent intimate interests_ to capture the ambivalent socio-cultural context and situated nature of queer men’s sexual and romantic practices.
SEARCHING FOR (AND FINDING) NEOCOLONIAL FANTASIES: SEXUALIZATION OF WOMEN FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND THE GLOBAL EAST IN GOOGLE'S TEXT SEARCH RESULTS
Authors: Urman Aleksandra , Makhortykh Mykola
Published: April 2023

Search engines serve as information gatekeepers on a multitude of topics dealing with different aspects of society. However, the ways search engines filter and rank information are prone to biases related to gender, ethnicity, and race. In this paper, we conduct a systematic algorithm audit to examine how one specific form of misrepresentation bias, namely, sexualization, is manifested in Google's text search results about different national and gender groups. We find evidence of sexualization of women, particularly those from the Global South and East in search outputs. This is amplified by contextual advertisements pushed by Google in response to different search queries.
SUCCESS AS ANTITHETICAL TO SAFETY: RESEARCHING THE FAR RIGHT IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT
Authors: Vaughan Antonia C
Published: April 2023

Academics are increasingly understood as a ‘vulnerable population’, with researchers being exposed to networked harassment, threats, attacks to credibility, and vicarious trauma. However, protection measures from these risks are often antithetical to the neoliberal emphasis on individual responsibility, production, and success metrics. Prioritising public scholarship, publications, and digital presence, academics increasingly understand the need to build a profile to have an edge in an incredibly competitive job market. However, the more visible a researcher, the more at risk they are from networked harassment and attention from the broader far right. Whilst attention is increasingly being paid to the issue of researcher welfare and safety, it tends to be either focused solely on individual practices or institutional structures. This paper critiques the broader environment researchers of the far right operate in, particularly focusing on the impact of digital presence and the job market on researcher safety and wellbeing. Drawing from 21 interviews with researchers of the far right, this paper situates their experiences within the broader environment that renders emotional and physical protection inaccessible to most. Situating lived experience within literature on the neoliberalism of academia and the libertarian internet, the results indicate that risk and harm are embedded in the practice of researching the far right with available mitigations experienced as incompatible with success. Those working at the intersections of marginalisation and precarity report making choices that may harm their career in order to safeguard themselves; broader issues in both academia and the online environment are magnified at this intersection.
Factores contribuyentes al agrandamiento gingival, un problema frecuente en la sociedad
Authors: Flores Ramos Janeth Liliam , Mollo López Judith Rocío , Villca Paredes Juan Diego , Millares Arriola Jurgen Josué , Hurtado Velasco Renia Valia
Published: April 2023

El agrandamiento gingival es la denominación más común al crecimiento patológico agudo o crónico de la encía. Clínicamente, las características principales que se observan son aumento de volumen, ocasionalmente cambio de coloración y también pueden manifestarse como hiperplasias que afectan el tejido gingival. Esta patología puede ser causada por una variedad de factores etiológicos como inflamación, fármacos, cambios hormonales, traumas específicos, enfermedades sistémicas, deficiencia de vitaminas, embarazo o estar asociada a tratamiento ortodóntico. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de la literatura utilizando diferentes bases de datos electrónicas como ser: PubMed, Imbiomed y Scielo; las palabras utilizadas en la búsqueda fueron "agrandamiento gingival", "hiperplasia gingival", "gingival enlargement" y "gingival overgrowth". De toda la literatura obtenida se seleccionó aquella que contribuía al objetivo del trabajo. En el presente artículo se recopiló toda la información necesaria para identificar y resaltar la etiología y los diferentes factores que contribuyen a su desarrollo, así como las manifestaciones clínicas y alternativas de tratamiento. De acuerdo con la búsqueda realizada, se evidencia que el factor local primario o asociado al agrandamiento gingival es la placa bacteriana; en los casos de agrandamientos gingivales poco comunes, se hace necesario realizar una biopsia incisional/escisional y/o un examen hematológico/histológico para un correcto diagnóstico, ya que la prevención y el manejo de estas lesiones depende de ello, más aún en casos donde el agrandamiento gingival podría ser el signo primario de una enfermedad potencialmente letal.
Innovación y gobernanza para el desarrollo sustentable en México
Authors: Martínez Rodríguez María Concepción , Monroy Becerril Dulce María , Vera Martínez Martín Cutberto , Silva Rodríguez de San Miguel Jorge Alejandro , Hernández García Claudia Ivette , Marcelino Aranda Mariana , Camacho Vera Alejandro Daniel , Florencio da Silva Rodrigo , Torres Rivera Alma Delia , Ramírez Sosa Judith Sara , Romo Rico Daniel , Hakizimana Eugene , Martínez Díaz Esteban , Garibay Bagnis Cristina
Published: April 2023

"Innovación y gobernanza para el desarrollo sustentable en México" contribuye a los temas de la industria inteligente y tecnologías emergentes, transformaciones sociales y sustentables. En nuestra visión, el desarrollo sustentable de las sociedades se basa de manera crucial en la evaluación y mejora de la interacción entre los recursos naturales, sociales y técnicos. El desafío del desarrollo sustentable sólo puede ser manejado por su coevolución productiva. El presente libro busca investigar cómo dichos procesos pueden ser apoyados por enfoques de gobernanza, basados en una comprensión más profunda de cómo y cuándo ocurren las innovaciones sustentables y pueden conducir a las llamadas “transiciones”. En particular, el libro se centra en la investigación fundamental y aplicada sobre la gobernanza, la dinámica institucional y de gestión de los recursos naturales, sociales y técnicos, así como su interacción. Dentro de esta complejidad, nuestra investigación propone una relación estrecha con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas.
Treatment failure shortcomings, possible causes and upcoming phyto-optimism in oral cancer
Authors: Mishra Rajakishore
Published: April 2023

Oral cancer is a dangerous health problem and the sixth foremost cancer globally. Current oral cancer treatments include surgery, chemoradiation therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Despite recent progress, resistance to classical chemotherapeutic drugs, radiation therapy, targeted chemo-drug/monoclonal antibodies, and even the resistance to Immuno-Checkpoint Inhibitors remain hurdles for OSCC treatment and cause disease relapses. Many therapeutic agents induce drug resistance (DR), which varies among oral cancer patients. The DR can be intrinsic or acquired; knowing the DR mechanisms is essential. The constantly evolving OSCC cells with effective energy management, though, get adapted to drug pressure but respond to many plant-based extracts and purified phytochemicals. Though DR appears to be a never-ending process, improvising plant-based phytochemical/s with different cocktail formulations, nano-based modifications, or modern technology has tremendous potential. A better understanding of DR and chemoprevention can show the path to future personalized therapy approaches.
Nepali English Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Global Englishes in ELT
Authors:   Arizona State University, USA, Dhami Binod
Published: April 2023

Traditional English language teaching (ELT) goals have been questioned by advocating Global Englishes language teaching (GELT). To execute GELT, understanding English languageteachers’ perceptions toward Global Englishes (GEs) is imperative as teachers’ beliefs determine pedagogical practices. Although numerous studies have explored English languageteachers' perceptions of GEs around the globe, there is a dearth of empirical research in Nepal. Thus, this study explores the perceptions of Nepali English languageteachers towards GEs in ELT. Employing a purposive sampling method, 25 Nepali English languageteachers in Nepal were interviewed, using semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and transcriptions were coded using (van Manen, 2016) to generate themes and to interpret data. Results indicated that the teachers were aware of an emergence of GEs and considered the use of GEs in ELT beneficial. They also admitted that the exposure to GEs provides English language learners with exposure for communicating with the users of varieties of English in this multilingual and multicultural world. Furthermore, the participants anticipated attending GE-inclusive teacher professional development (TPD) such as conferences, workshops, and GE-aware online courses. Highlighting the necessity of GE-informed TPD programs for teachers, the participants also aspired to be involved in GE-inclusive deliberations on the topics such as the emergence of new Englishes, GE-oriented workshops, and talk shows on the use of GEs in ELT.
Linking 21st Century Learning Skills to Outdoor Learning: Exploring the Experiences of Primary School English Language Teachers in Malaysian Private Schools
Authors:   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Rosli Reshid Rusydeena , Joseph Jeyaraj Joanna ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published: April 2023

Collaboration, communication, creative thinking, and critical thinking, or 4Cs, are important 21st century learning skills which prepare students to face challenges in the globalised world of the 21st century. In this paper, we explore the link between the 4Cs and a rather unconventional pedagogy, outdoor learning. In Malaysia, the outdoor learning space has not received much recognition and is often overlooked. Therefore, we sought the experiences of primary school English language teachers when engaging with outdoor learning to see how their practices reflected the 4Cs. Data were obtained through fivein-depth interviews with teachers and were analysed using an inductive approach. Two main themes which related to soft skills and thinking skills development were identified. It was found that outdoor learning had potential to enhance soft skills because it emphasised communication and collaboration. However, in terms of thinking skills we found that there is still room to engage more deeply and meaningfully with critical and creative 21st century learning skills. Currently, outdoor learning seems to be a rather grass-roots effort that happens at the discretion of individual teachers. Nevertheless, it has a role to play in nurturing critical and complex thinking and effective communication and collaboration which are needed for the 21st century.
Challenges facing students in Using Learning Management System (LMS) in the face of COVID-19 in the Faculty of Business Studies at Takoradi Technical University
Authors: Amporful Mary Ophelia
Published: April 2023

Learning Management System (LMS) has been an effective medium for most schools, colleges and universities to engage students and disseminate instructional materials during this coronavirus pandemic. Notwithstanding, students who have experienced the LMS platform in their learning express concerns which appear to outweigh the positives of the system. Hence, this study was conducted to explore the challenges students face in the use of the LMS in the faculty of Business Studies at the Takoradi Technical University. Cross-sectional survey design was employed with a sample size of 200 business studies. Questionnaire was used for the data collection and both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in analyzing the data. The study found that students were not trained and equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills to use the LMS before its introduction. In addition, there were no technical and student support system to guide the students to learn through the LMS. Also, high cost of internet data, slow internet and Wi-Fi connectivity in the University were some of internet challenges which has resulted in student being demotivated and sees the LMS as not effective system for learning in the university. It is recommended that the university management to organize a training to equip the students with the needed knowledge, skills and understanding to effectively use the LMS. Also, the university management should partner with the telecommunication networks such as MTN, Vodaphone etc. to provide affordable data for students to access the LMS
A Quantitative Study on A Relationship between Job Motivators and Organizational Commitment
Authors: Hong-Ngoc Truong
Published: April 2023

The study aims to investigate the job motivators (JMs) that support organizational commitment (OC) for Vietnamese banking service personnel. There are six motivators: Work-itself; Working Physical Environment; Opportunities for promotion; Wages; Subsidies and Fringe Benefits; Relationships with Coworkers and Higher-ups. This study’s theoretical methodology is to analyze JMs among banking service employees. Additionally, to enhance these theories regarding research variables, the previous constructs were utilized. The Likert scale is the quantitative data collection tool. Finally, a research framework is developed along with a fresh questionnaire.In the study, an integrated model was hypothesized, and six motivators directly impacted OC. Further, this research also investigated the relationship between associations between OC and several personal and professional traits (e.g., Age, Sex, Marital status, Education, Job position, Knowledge about labor law, Tenure in a job, Job role, Monthly income, and Type of bank). This research evaluated Vietnamese banking service employees’ attitudes and perceptions regarding OC. The 521 paper questionnaires are distributed to all Vietnamese banking service personnel. After reviewed, 96% of them responded the questionnaires. Frequencies, percentages and corresponding statistics are calculated for all socio-demographic variables. To assess the job correlation index’s motivators, Cronbach’s alpha was calculated. Each factor’s mean and standard deviation were recorded. For each variable in the quantitative model, Pearman’s correlation was computed. In order to identify the predictors of both overall satisfaction and OC, multiple regression analysis was utilized.
ЖАҢА ТУҒАН НӘРЕСТЕДЕ ТУА БІТКЕН ЕРЕКШЕ ЭТИОЛОГИЯЛЫ ПНЕВМОНИЯ ЖАҒДАЙЫ (ПРАКТИКАДАН КЛИНИКАЛЫҚ ЖАҒДАЙ)
Authors: Урстемова К.К. , Божбанбаева Н.С.
Published: April 2023

В данной статье представлен клинический случай врожденной пневмонии у доношенного новорожденного ребенка, родившегося в условиях родовспомогательного учреждении 3 уровня. С рождения у ребенка манифестировала острая дыхательная недостаточность, генез которой было сложно дифференцировать клиницистам. Молниеносное течение респираторной патологии способствовало летальному исходу в первые сутки жизни ребенка. Анамнестические и лабораторные данные у матери, результаты рентгенографии органов грудной клетки позволяют предполагать у ребенка врожденную пневмонию специфической (коронавирусной) этиологии.

Бұл мақалада 3 деңгейлі босандыру мекемесінде туылған толық туылған нәрестедегі туа біткен пневмонияның клиникалық жағдайы келтірілген. Бала туылғаннан бастап Жедел тыныс жетіспеушілігі пайда болды, оның генезисін клиниктерге ажырату қиын болды. Тыныс алу патологиясының найзағай жылдамдығы баланың өмірінің алғашқы күндерінде өлімге әкелді. Анадағы анамнестикалық және зертханалық мәліметтер, кеуде қуысының рентгенографиясының нәтижелері балада ерекше (коронавирустық) этиологияның туа біткен пневмониясын болжауға мүмкіндік береді.

This article presents a clinical case of congenital pneumonia in a full-term newborn baby born in a level 3 maternity hospital. From birth, the child manifested acute respiratory failure, the genesis of which was difficult for clinicians to differentiate. The lightning-fast course of respiratory pathology contributed to the fatal outcome in the first day of the child's life. Anamnestic and laboratory data from the mother, the results of chest X-rays suggest that the child has congenital pneumonia of a specific (coronavirus) etiology.
Od równego dostępu do sprawiedliwości zdrowotnej
Authors: Bielińska Katarzyna
Published: April 2023

W artykule prześledzono przemiany rozumienia sprawiedliwości w zdrowiu od utożsamiania jej ze sprawiedliwą dystrybucją opieki zdrowotnej do koncepcji sprawiedliwości zdrowotnej. Nakreślono koncepcję sprawiedliwego dostępu do opieki zdrowotnej, wskazując na trudności, które napotyka realizacja tej koncepcji w warunkach utowarowienia opieki zdrowotnej. Omówiono znaczenie, jakie dla przemian w myśleniu o sprawiedliwości w zdrowiu miało pojawienie się koncepcji społecznych determinant zdrowia oraz pojęcia gradientu społecznego w zdrowiu. Wskazano na teoretyczne ugruntowanie tych koncepcji w podejściu zdolnościowym, w którym zdrowiu przypisuje się wartość wewnętrzną i uznaje się je za nieodzowny składnik pełnego rozkwitu człowieka. Rozważono ograniczony charakter recepcji koncepcji społecznych determinant zdrowia i gradientu społecznego w dokumentach z zakresu polityki zdrowotnej.
„Wynagrodzenie godziwe” samozatrudnionego rolnika
Authors: Sobczyk Arkadiusz
Published: April 2023

Praca człowieka jest społecznie użyteczna. Oznacza to, że społeczeństwo ma wobec osoby pracującej obowiązek zapewnienia życia godnego. Wymaga to także zagwarantowania określonego poziomu przychodów. W związku z tym wynagrodzenie godziwe należy się nie tylko pracownikowi, lecz także każdej osobie pracującej zarobkowo, zwłaszcza gdy nie zatrudnia ona innych do wykonywania pracy.
Homens trans e rastreamento de câncer cervical: quais as dificuldades?
Authors: Scarioti Eloisa Sotilli , Zanine Rita Maira , Bittencourt Dulcimary Dias
Published: April 2023

Introdução: O termo trans refere-se às pessoas cuja identidade de gênero não corresponde às normas sociais associadas a seu sexo biológico. Diversos fato-res contribuem para a dificuldade de acesso ao Sistema Único de Saúde por parte das pessoas trans. Entre eles, encontram-se o desrespeito ao nome social e a discriminaçã o. De acordo com a estimativa de 2020 do Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), o número de casos novos de câncer de colo uterino esperados para o ano de 2021 é de 16.590. O papilomavírus humano (HPV) está entre as principais causas de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis atualmente. Sua apresentação clínica pode variar de pequenas lesões inócuas até a malignização. O rastreamento frequente, em conjunto com seguimento e tratamento adequados, reduziu significati-vamente a incidência de câncer cervical. Objetivo: Avaliar as barreiras asso-ciadas à coleta da citologia oncótica cervical (CO) na população de homens trans e descrever o perfil demográfico desta população. Materiais e métodos: Questionário online de 19 itens baseado na estrutura conceitual do Health Belief Model, avaliando as percepções de suscetibilidade, gravidade, benefí-cios, barreiras e motivação geral com a saúde. Além disso, foram avaliados a familiaridade com câncer cervical, HPV e CO, a regularidade na coleta e o desejo de autocoleta. Resultados: A média de idade dos participantes foi de 30 anos. A maioria possui emprego com carteira assinada, renda de até um salário-mínimo e plano de saúde e constitui-se em solteiros, heterossexuais e trans com ensino médio completo. Esses participantes possuem boa fami-liaridade com HPV e câncer de colo uterino e estão cientes da importân-cia da coleta da CO. Menos de 20% deles estão atualizados na coleta, o que pode ser justificado pela discriminação e pelo medo de procedimentos inva-sivos, bem como pelos déficits na assistência à saúde associados à COVID-19. Apenas 25,9% expressaram desejo de autocoleta. Conclusão: Os partici-pantes, em sua maioria, estão desatualizados na coleta da CO e referem más experiências no passado, discriminação e medo de procedimentos invasivos. É papel fundamental dos profissionais de saúde se atentar para as necessi-dades dessa população marginalizada, e são necessárias políticas públicas de incentivo à coleta da CO nos homens trans.
Impacto da educação sexual em um grupo de alunos do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública de Teresina
Authors: Damásio Lia Cruz Vaz da Costa , Fonsêca Nicácia Carvalho Dantas da , Furtado Juliana Guimarães de Macau , Branco Giovanna Barros Castelo , Félix Ana Vitória de Jesus
Published: April 2023

Introdução: A adolescência é um período de transição para a maturidade, correspondente à faixa dos dez aos 19 anos. As transformações dessa fase muitas vezes podem se tornar um problema em razão da falta de informação e de comunicação entre os familiares, de tabus ou mesmo pelo fato de se ter medo de assumi-la, o que se manifesta por meio de práticas sexuais desprotegidas. Em experiência de trabalho com adolescentes, constataram-se a importância e o valor atribuídos à escola por parte dos adolescentes, da família e da comunidade; em contrapartida, há uma lacuna de informações pela falta da educação sexual. Além de ser a escola uma das primeiras instituições a manter contato com local eminentemente coletivo, que proporciona ao adolescente a experimentação da formação de sua identidade para além da família, ainda é nela que o jovem entra em contato com outros valores e significados. Ao confrontar-se com o herdado, ele elabora sua própria conduta, ou seja: caberia à escola oferecer aos jovens uma realidade diferente da família. Assim, ela torna-se um local propício e adequado para o desenvolvimento de ações educativas, atuando nas diferentes áreas do saber humano. Objetivos: Demonstrar a importância da realização e difusão de conhecimento, principalmente em um público mais suscetível à desinformação, e avaliar o impacto e a absorção adequada do conhecimento nessa faixa etária. Materiais e métodos: Inicialmente, realizou-se uma capacitação para a correta realização da ação educativa. Foram oferecidas quatro aulas aos estudantes do Ensino Fundamental II de uma escola pública de Teresina/PI. Durante as aulas, foram abordados os temas: mudanças corporais, infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, métodos contraceptivos e afeto e sexualidade. Em tais encontros, perguntas contendo dúvidas comuns da faixa etária eram expostas, e a participação dos alunos era instigada por meio de votação para definir mitos e verdades. Para as explicações, priorizou-se material audiovisual, a fim de que a exposição se tornasse a mais interessante possível ao público-alvo, com o uso, por exemplo, de vídeos de séries e filmes, além de músicas e slide chamativo. Resultados e conclusão: Observou-se durante as ações a efetiva participação dos alunos pela plataforma VEVOX, na qual ocorria a votação de mito ou verdade, mantendo a atenção dos adolescentes, além de instigar a curiosidade. Foi também possível mensurar o percentual de acerto e identificar pontos de maior deficiência no conhecimento dos temas. Dessa forma, pôde-se estabelecer vínculo com os estudantes, identificar a falha da educação sexual de adolescentes e transmitir de forma adequada o conhecimento.
Mortalidade por câncer do colo do útero em mulheres brancas e negras, de 35 a 49 anos, na Região Sudeste do Brasil
Authors: Nascimento Maria Isabel do , Marchesi Lara Miranda , Guedes Filho Antonio Duarte
Published: April 2023

Introdução: O câncer do colo uterino permanece na lista dos grandes problemas de saúde pública nos países em desenvolvimento. No Brasil, a despeito da oferta de serviços preventivos, a doença segue afetando as mulheres mais pobres, com números desigualmente distribuídos pelas grandes regiões do país. Objetivo: Analisar a frequência de óbitos por câncer do colo uterino em mulheres brancas e negras, de 35 a 49 anos, na Região Sudeste do Brasil. Materiais e métodos: Estudo descritivo que usou dados disponibilizados no Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade, coordenado pelo Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde, abrangendo óbitos por câncer no colo de útero segundo cor da pele (branca, parda e preta) e faixa etária de 35 a 49 anos. As taxas de mortalidade foram calculadas para os triênios 2010–2012 e 2016–2018, considerando-se os subconjuntos branca e negra (parda e preta conjuntamente). As taxas foram apresentadas por 100 mil pessoas/tempo. Resultados: Nos dois triênios analisados, ocorreram 9.449 óbitos atribuídos ao câncer do colo do útero entre mulheres de 35 a 49 anos no Brasil, com maior proporção registrada na Região Sudeste (31,4%), seguida da Nordeste (30,1%), Sul (15,0%), Norte (14,8%) e Centro-Oeste (8,7%). Analisando-se a distribuição dos óbitos na Região Sudeste (n=2.815), verificou-se maior proporção na população negra, em Minas Gerais (62,4%), no Espírito Santo (62,3%) e Rio de Janeiro (56,2%), mas não em São Paulo (36,6%). Com relação às taxas de mortalidade, o Rio de Janeiro experimentou os maiores coeficientes tanto em brancas (>7 por 100 mil) quanto em negras (>8 por 100 mil). Observando-se a variação das taxas entre o primeiro e o segundo triênio, a tendência foi de aumento nas mulheres negras em São Paulo (4,1 para 4,4 por 100 mil), Rio de Janeiro (8,4 para 9,1 por 100 mil) e Espírito Santo (6,4 para 7,5 por 100 mil), mas não em Minas Gerais (4,6 para 4,5 por 100 mil). Entre as mulheres brancas, o aumento das taxas ocorreu apenas em Minas Gerais (2,8 para 4,4 por 100 mil) e São Paulo (3,6 para 4,7 por 100 mil). Conclusão: Na Região Sudeste do Brasil, as mulheres negras foram as principais vítimas fatais do câncer de colo uterino, com taxas que apresentavam variação positiva em três das quatro unidades da federação, ao se compararem os dois triênios. Esse cenário reflete a magnitude do problema experimentado por mulheres relativamente jovens da região socieconomicamente mais desenvolvida e dá indícios do desafio a ser enfrentado para atingir a meta de eliminação do câncer do colo uterino que está sendo almejada Brasil.
The 8-6-6 –Months Protocol: A Quick Method for Field Screening of Sugarcane to Smut
Authors: Marchelo-d’Raga Philip W. , Bukhari Khalid A.
Published: April 2023

This field study was conducted at the Sugarcane ResearchCentre at Guneid (latitude 150 N, longitude 330E) for two consecutiveseasons (2007/08 and 2008/09). The objective was to evaluate andvalidate the suitability of a new improved field evaluation method (IFEM)in comparison to the conventional field evaluation method (CFEM) whichis widely used by pathologists worldwide in identifying resistantsugarcane genotypes to the smut disease. Nine sugarcane genotypes weretested, and sugarcane varieties CO 527, CO 997 and CO 6806 were usedas checks. These experimental materials were inoculated artificially bytwo methods viz: i) Dip method (DM) and ii) Taiwanese pin-prickmethod (TPPM). Smut resistance evaluations by the new improved 8-6-6field evaluation method, which took 20 months, identified 10 genotypesas highly resistant (HR) or resistant (R) using TPPM and 12 genotypes asHR or R using DM. The conventional 12-12-12 method (CFEM), whichrequires 36 months to complete, identified 9 genotypes as HR or R usingTPPM and 10 genotypes as HR or R using DM. Differences betweenCFEM and IFEM were not significant in both DM and TPPM. Therefore,IFEM can be used confidently for routine evaluations of sugarcanegermplasm as an alternative to CFEM, to efficiently save time and land.
Biomass and Habitat Use of Guinea Fowl (Numidia meleagris) in Dinder Biosphere Reserve, Sudan, during the Dry Season*
Authors: Ibrahim Mubarak Ali , Hashim Ibrahim M.
Published: April 2023

This study was conducted in the Dinder Biosphere Reserveduring the dry seasons of 2007 and 2008. The objective of the study wasto determine biomass and habitat use of Guinea fowl (Numidia meleagris)in the various ecosystems of the reserve. Loop and nearest neighbourmethods were used for measuring the vegetation attributes. The density ofGuinea fowl was calculated in strip transects that were 500 m long and200 m wide by the double sampling procedure. First, the number ofGuinea fowl was estimated and then counted directly. Second, apredictive model was developed from the relationship between thecounted and the estimated variables. Subsequently, the number of thebirds was only estimated and the actual count was predicted from themodel. Guinea fowl was captured by mist nets and locally made traps,weighed and morphometric measurements were taken. Biomass wascalculated as the product of density and the live weight. The density ofGuinea fowl was high around the mayas (meadows) and riverineecosystems. The total biomass in the reserve was 93.76 kg/km². Thevegetation attributes around the mayas varied considerably. Thepercentage of litter was high in some mayas and low in others; bare landwas relatively high in most of the reserve area but burnt areas were verylow. Trees of high densities included Acacia seyal, Combretum sp.,Balanites aegyptiaca, Ziziphus-spina-christi and Acacia polycantha. Ofthese, Guinea fowl roosted only on A. seyal and Combretum sp.
Influence of Two Desmodium Species Root Exudates on Haustorium Initiation and Attachment in Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth
Authors: Idris Khogali. I. , Hamodun Abadalla M. , Khan Zeyuar R. , Hassanali Ahmed , Babiker Abdel Gabar T.
Published: April 2023

Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed that causes significantyield losses in many important crops and affects the livelihood of millionsof people worldwide. A study was undertaken to examine the effects ofDesmodium. uncinatum (Jacq.) DC and D. dichotomum (Klein) DC rootexudates on initiation of haustorium and attachment of S. hermonthica. Aseries of laboratory experiments was conducted at the Gezira ResearchStation, Wad Medani, Sudan. D. uncinatum and D. dichotomum rootexudates, applied 24 hours subsequent to GR 24, a synthetic germinationstimulant, or simultaneously with it, did not induce haustorium initiation.D. uncinatum and D. dichotomum curtailed striga attachment to sorghumroots.
Assessment of Genetic Diversity Using SSR Markers in Some Rice Genotypes
Authors: Mohamed Khalid A. , Parzies Heiko K.
Published: April 2023

A study was conducted at the Institute of Plant Breeding, SeedScience and Population Genetics, University of Hohenhiem, Stuttgart,Germany, during 2008 to assess genetic diversity among 17 ricegenotypes by using 36 SSR markers. All the primers showedpolymorphism. A total of 320 alleles was detected at the markers lociacross the rice genotypes. The mean number of alleles per locus was 8.8.Cluster analysis grouped the rice genotypes into 5 major groups as thegenotypes that are derivatives of a genetically similar type clustered moretogether. These genotypes represented a valuable source of diversitywhich can be used in the breeding programmes.
An Analytical Framework for Assessing the Effect of Income from Non-timber Forest Products on Poverty Alleviation in Savannah Region, Sudan
Authors: Adam Yahia Omar , Pretzsch Jürgen , Pettenella Davide
Published: April 2023

The study objective was to develop an analytical framework toassess the effect of income from non-timber forest products (NTFPs) onpoverty alleviation in the Savannah region of Sudan. The study developeda conceptual framework based on a production-to-consumption system. Aframework was developed from the analysis of three case studies selectedfrom the Savannah region of Sudan based on their economic value. Theframework considered income from NTFPs to be influenced by resourcebase, markets for the products and households’ characteristics within thepolitical environment. The effect on poverty alleviation was achieved bythe potential traded products through the creation of capital invested inother livelihood activities. The developed framework could potentially beof direct value to assess the impact of income from NTFPs on povertyalleviation in the Savannah region. It also directs decision makers anddevelopment planners to focus on those NTFPs with the highest capacityfor poverty alleviation; and to diagnose factors influencing the NTFPsfinancial returns. Research on other NTFPs from different areas withinthe Savannah region is highly recommended to facilitate comparison andgeneralization.
Review Article on: 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) a Breakthrough to Delay Ripening and Extend Shelf-Life of Horticultural Crops
Authors: Abu-Goukh Abu-Bakr Ali
Published: April 2023

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Biodegradation of Pendimethalin by Three strains of Bacteria Isolated from Pesticide-Polluted Soils
Authors: Share Ibrahim B. , Abdelbag Azhari O. , Elsheikh Elsiddig A. E. , Ahmed Abd Elaziz S. , Elsaid Osama G.
Published: April 2023

Biodegradation of pendimethalin by three strains of bacteriaviz; Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus cereusisolated from pesticides polluted soil was studied in mineral salt medium.Pendimethalin was incubated with each of the three strains of bacteria andsamples were drawn at 0, 3, 7, 15 and 30 days for gas chromatographicanalysis. The loss in the initial concentration (400 ppm) over time wasmonitored and used to compute the half lives following a biphasic model.GC-MS was used to identify the major metabolites as well as to re-confirm the identity of the starting material (pendimethalin). The resultsshowed that the remaining amounts of pendimethalin recovered frommedia inoculated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa for 3, 7, 15 and 30 dayswere; 75.5%, 69.25%, 29.75 % and 19.25% respectively, While theamounts recovered from media inoculated with Bacillus mycoides were;48.75%, 46.25%, 39.25 % and 28.25% following the same order. On theother hand, the respective amounts recovered from media inoculated withBacillus cereus were; 45 %, 32.5 %, 30.5 % and 19.75% at 3, 7, 15 and30 days, respectively. Despite the significant drop in the starting material,no metabolites were detected in Bacillus cultures while only N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3-methyl-2, 6-diaminobenzine was detected in P. aeruginosaculture indicating the capability of these microorganisms of completemineralization of pendimethalin. Pendimethalin biodegradation by thethree types of bacteria followed a biphasic model with faster rate of
Hatching Traits and Growth of Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Poults under Sudan Conditions
Authors: Gibril Salim , Yassin Osama Elshiek , Hassan Al Hafiz Abdelrahman , Elomda Duha
Published: April 2023

The objectives of this study were to determine the hatchingtraits, brooding growth performance and mortality of turkey (Meleagrisgallopavo) poults under Sudan conditions. Six hundred fertile eggs werebrought from France and hatched in Khartoum during March 8 to April 62011 and poult brooding was conducted at the University of Bahri Farmfrom April 6 to May 4 2011. The results showed that turkey egg had98.83 % fertility, 79.26 % hatchability of total eggs, 80.2 % hatchabilityof fertile eggs, 61.9 % of first class poults from total eggs incubated, 77 %first class poults from eggs hatched. Poults weighed 49.52 100.02, 183.78,332.18 and 548.84 g at one day old and at the end of weeks, 1, 2, 3 and 4,respectively. Mortality was 7.37 % and 100 % for first and second classpoults, respectively. This is the first study done on turkey under Sudanconditions. It is hoped that this study may be a pioneer to invite more indepth research on turkey specially now when poultry industry is booming.
Effect of Pre-Cooling and Waxing on Quality and Shelf-Life of ‘Galia’ Cantaloupes (Cucumis melo var. Cantaloupensis)
Authors: -Goukh, Abu-Bakr A. Abu , Baraka Al Fadil M. , Elballa Mustafa M.A.
Published: April 2023

The effect of pre-cooling and waxing of three ‘Galia’ cultivarswas evaluated with regard to fruit quality and shelf-life at 18 ± 1°C and85%- 90% relative humidity. Pre-cooling and/or waxing reduced moistureloss, delayed fruit ripening, maintained quality and extended shelf-life ofthe three cultivars. Pre-cooling and/or waxing delayed the onset of theclimacteric peak, rind color development, fruit softening and TSSaccumulation by one to four days. Weight loss was reduced by an averageof 6.5% in the pre-cooled, 15.8% in the waxed and 27.4% in the pre-cooled and waxed fruits
Effects of Sowing Dates and Seed Rates on Sets Yield and Quality of the Red Onion (Allium cepa) cv. ‘Saggai Improved’
Authors: Nourai Abdalla H. , Hassan Khadiga A.B. , Musa Huda A.M.
Published: April 2023

An experiment was conducted at Shambat Research Station,Khartoum North for two growing seasons (2003/4 and 2004/5) toinvestigate the effects of three sowing dates (15 Dec., 15 Jan. and 15 Feb.)and five seed rates (90, 100, 110, 120 and 130 kg ha -1 ) on the yield andquality of the sets of red onion cultivar “Saggai Improved” .The firstseason gave the best vegetative growth, high total number and weight ofsets ha -1 as well as improved set quality. High levels of seed ratesincreased the total number of sets ha -1 in the first season, while they hadno effect on growth attributes and size grades per m-2 . However averageset weight decreased when high levels of seed rates were used. Earlyplanting date (15 Dec.) resulted in better plant growth as reflected inincreased leaf number plant-1 , fresh and dry weight of sets and total freshand dry weight. Significant increases in the total number and weight ofsets ha -1 , improved set quality and set weight due to early planting werealso realized
Effect of Mixed Red Sea and Well Waters on the Growth and Dry Matter Yield of Three Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech) Varieties at Arim, Red Sea State, Sudan*
Authors: Ahmed Fatima Ali Mohamed , Mustafa Mukhtar Ahmed , Ahmed Eltayeb Elhag Ali
Published: April 2023

A field experiment was conducted in the Ministry ofAgriculture and Animal Resources Farm in the Red Sea coast at Arim, fortwo seasons (2011/2012 and 2013/2014) to investigate the effect ofdiluted Red Sea waters on the growth and productivity of sorghum(Sorghum bicolor) in a Typic Torrifluvent soil. The treatments consistedof three varieties: forage sorghum (Abusabien), Aklomoy and White milo,three dilutions of Red Sea water with three electrical conductivities(ECiw): 0.48, 5.4, and 9.4 dS/m, and three replicates. The treatments werearranged in a split-plot design, where ECiw treatments designated themain plots and sorghum varieties the subplots. Soil samples werecollected before planting and at harvest by an auger from the followingfive successive depths: 0-10, 10-20, 20-40, 40-60, and 60-100 cm. In bothseasons, the overall mean height (H) for the three varieties showedsignificant (P < 0.05) linear decrease with increase of ECiw. At harvest,Abusabien gave highly significant (P < 0.01) tallest plants while whitemilo gave the shortest plants. The mean plant heights of Abusabien,Aklamoy and White milo in the first season were 156, 121 and 116 cm,respectively. In the second season the mean heights for the same varietiesin sequence were 173, 147 and 125 cm. The main effects of ECiw, varietyand their interaction on leaf area index (LAI) were not significant in thefirst season and the overall mean LAI was 3.8. In the second season, the
Spiritual Formation: Challenges and Coping Mechanisms of Senior High Seminarians in the New Normal Education
Authors: Ocbena Kent Ian V. , Eballa John Dave , Ocbena Lodecy V. , Victoriano Maria Aurora G.
Published: April 2023

The education sector is one of the highly affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic. In the Philippines, various measures have been initiated to implement social isolation strategies, and online teaching is followed with rapid curriculum transformation. This study was conducted at a Seminary School in the Philippines to assess the spiritual formation activities, challenges and coping mechanisms based on the lived experiences of Senior High Seminarians. The study is a qualitative design using descriptive phenomenology as methodology. Data were gathered using a researcher-made interview schedule and questionnaire for the focus group discussion (FGD). Ten senior High School seminarians were chosen through purposive sampling. The result shows that most seminarians attended the Mass and praying novena and holy rosary as part of their spiritual formation activities. However, they spent their time playing online mobile games and are addicted to social media, leading them to lack focus and motivation. Seminarians resort to prayer, self-disciplining through avoidance or limitation in using gadgets and social media, and effective and proper to cope with these challenges. It is recommended that the seminary conduct capacity building on how to combat challenges seminarians face and provide a venue for open discussion and feedback so they may have the chance to voice their sentiments and concerns.