bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mamelodi Pre-University Academy
Authors: Ogude Nthabiseng Audrey , Mathabathe Kgadi Clarrie , Mthethwa Nosipho , White Regina
Published: July 2020

The University of Pretoria adopted an anchor institution strategy and designated the Mamelodi Campus as a Faculty with a focus on community engagement with the primary goal of broadening educational pathways to post-secondary school attainment.  This paper provides an overview of how two strategic goals of the University namely, widening access and success and strengthening social responsiveness have manifested over a decade through designating STEM access programmes to a campus located in the impoverished township, Mamelodi.  The anchor mission entails improvement of the access programmes through incorporating the student voice, as well the improvement of After-School Programmes (ASPs) by formalizing a Pre-University Academy (PUA). The PUA is a signature academic programme geared towards fostering articulation between the high school initiatives, access programmes and the mainstream programmes to ensure a seamless transition from secondary school to graduation. The paper provides lessons drawn from the provision of the programmes which resulted in “forward and backward” articulation to close the school-university gap while addressing systemic educational problems left by the legacy of apartheid. The paper further elaborates on the process followed to cement the anchor mission through the PUA as well as make recommendations to strengthen anchor institution strategy efforts in similar contexts.
All In: The Urban Mission
Authors: Watson Nyeema , Kebea Jennifer Johnson
Published: July 2020

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) celebrated its 25th annual conference in October 2019. Convening in Philadelphia PA, this conference was the largest for CUMU to date, selling out weeks in advance and drawing representatives from across the United States, Canada, and South Africa. With the theme of “All In: The Urban Mission”, attendees gathered purposefully to examine how universities are striving to intentionally align their goals with the priorities of their host cities to affect desired change, drive economic development and inclusion, and address issues of shared importance.
Expectant management of incomplete miscarriage, anembryonic pregnancy and early fetal demise: a comparative study
Authors: K. K. Reshma Sajan , P. Mumtaz , C. V. Chandrika , Vahab Abdul , Imrana Hassan Sheikh
Published: July 2020

Background: Expectant management as first line management of early pregnancy miscarriages is less accepted due to failure and increased complications reported in few studies. Proper selection of cases improves outcome of expectant management. Aim of this study was to compare success rate and complications in expectant management in three groups of early pregnancy miscarriages- Incomplete miscarriage, anembryonic pregnancy and early fetal demise.Methods: Prospective observational study conducted in tertiary care centre for 3 years, including 107 patients with USG confirmed pregnancy miscarriage <13 weeks. Patients preferring expectant management were managed as outpatient without intervention for 2 weeks after which repeat USG was done to ascertain complete miscarriage. Failed expectant management patients underwent planned surgical uterine evacuation. Emergency admission and evacuation was done, if symptomatic during waiting period. Success rate and complications like emergency evacuation, vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, limitation of physical activity and patient satisfaction were assessed and compared in subgroups of anembryonic pregnancy, early fetal demise and incomplete miscarriage. Statistical analysis was done by chi-square test.Results: Incomplete miscarriage group had highest success rate of 88.46%. followed by anembryonic pregnancy (72.5%) and EFD (47.83%) p value = 0.007. Complication rate was highest in EFD, followed by anembryonic and the least in incomplete miscarriage all of which was statistically significant except vaginal bleeding.Conclusions: Expectant management should be offered as first line choice for all types of early pregnancy miscarriages. Proper selection of case as to type of miscarriage especially incomplete miscarriage and selected cases of anembryonic pregnancy and EFD ensures higher success rate with lesser complications. Reserving medical and surgical management for unsuitable/failed cases.
Alocação em sistemas energéticos multiproduto: revisão e proposta de métodos
Authors: Carvalho Monica , Roque Yipsy Benito , Roque Diaz Pablo , Leyva Cespedes Alfredo Alejandro , Santos José Joaquim Conceição Soares , Barone Marcelo Aiolfi , Silva Júlio Augusto Mendes da
Published: July 2020

Considerando que uma quantidade considerável do calor e trabalho consumidos hoje são produzidos em plantas de cogeração, estudos sobre alocação de impactos ambientais em sistemas energéticos multiproduto são relevantes. Diferentes critérios de alocação de custos podem ser aplicados em análises multiprodutos e a escolha desses critérios impacta fortemente nos resultados. Além disso, a desagregação usada para o sistema analisado influência nos resultados. O objetivo principal desse trabalho é estudar a influência de dois aspectos: (i) nível de desagregação e (ii) critérios de alocação de custos na determinação do impacto ambiental dado pelas emissões de CO2. O presente estudo aborda especificamente aspectos da desagregação da estrutura física e produtiva e critérios de alocação e suas consequências nos resultados da alocação de impactos ambientais em sistemas energéticos multiprodutos. Inicialmente discute-se os métodos comumente aplicados em estudos de Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida (ACV) e sua aplicabilidade aos sistemas energéticos multiprodutos. Em seguida, técnicas termoeconômicas são apresentadas e discutidas. À maneira de exemplo, um sistema de cogeração hipotético para a produção combinada de eletricidade e água dessalinizada é apresentado. Os resultados demonstraram que a termoeconomia permite o detalhamento do processo de formação dos impactos ambientais por meio de critérios de alocação mais racionais baseados nas leis da termodinâmica. Conclui-se que a termoeconomia deve ser usada para alocação sempre que o objeto de estudo seja um sistema energético multiproduto e também quando os produtos não-energéticos possam ser expressos racionalmente por meio de custos exergéticos
Biobancos y COVID-19: implicaciones éticas
Authors: Gunturiz Albarracín Maria Luz , Castro-Osorio Claudia Marcela
Published: July 2020

Propósito/Contexto. De acuerdo con los antecedentes de epidemias anteriores, y en el contexto de la emergencia actual por COVID19, se ha reconocido como prioritario el desarrollo de investigaciones y la creación de biobancos o biorepositorios, que permitan el acceso a muestras e información para comprender la enfermedad, formular intervenciones, evaluar la seguridad y eficacia de exámenes, pruebas de diagnóstico, tratamientos, vacunas y estrategias de manejo. Aunque la investigación durante eventos de importancia en salud pública es fundamental, los estudios con seres humanos durante las emergencias deben contar con mayores garantías éticas que en las situaciones ordinarias.
Metodología/Enfoque. para esta revisión se realizó la búsqueda de literatura relacionada con normatividad y legislación, biobancos, colecciones de muestras, y su relevancia en el contexto de la pandemia.
Resultados. Encontramos que en el contexto de la pandemia es habitual la recolección acelerada de muestras y el establecimiento de biobancos lo que induce la adopción de lineamientos para el manejo de estas muestras con diferencias importantes en aspectos éticos, legales y sociales entre los diferentes países.
Discusión/Conclusiones/Contribuciones. En esta revisión incluimos algunas reflexiones sobre el establecimiento y uso de los biobancos en el contexto de la pandemia que aqueja al mundo actualmente.
OBSERVACIONES SOBRE LA FIDELIDAD DE TERRITORIO Y EXPECTATIVA DE VIDA DEL AZULITO ALTOANDINO Xenodacnis parina (THRAUPIDAE)
Authors: Aguilar Ullauri Juan Manuel
Published: July 2020

Se conoce poco sobre la expectativa de vida de las aves andinas. El Azulito Altoandino Xenodacnis parina, distribuido en Ecuador y Perú, es un ave especialista de los Andes que se encuentra en parches de Polylepis caracterizados por la presencia de arbustos del género Gynoxys. Se anillaron varios individuos de X. parina en el Parque Nacional Cajas, en 2010, con anillos de colores. Tres individuos fueron registrados en la misma localidad 7 años después de haber sido anillados. Este trabajo brinda la primera información de fidelidad de territorio, comportamiento social y longevidad de esta especie, y brevemente evalúa la mortalidad causada por atropellamientos. Estos datos pueden apoyar acciones de conservación para X. parina.
Some Reflections on the Broadcasting and Hosting Skills of Journalists
Authors: Tan Yuzao
Published: July 2020

With the continuous improvement and development of television and radio, the forms of news reports have become rich and diverse. Compared with other news reporting methods, the outbound journalists have enhanced the intuitive nature of news reports by capturing the freshest news information and expressing them fluently, and this way of live reporting has gradually been widely recognized by the audience. Therefore, in the news live reporting process, the news reporters broadcast hosting skills also put forward higher requirements, this article corresponding to how to improve the news reporters broadcast hosting comprehensive literacy, put forward a few effective suggestions.
Anaplasma Infection in Ticks in Southeastern Region of Iran
Authors: Ranjbar Reza , Anjomruz Mehdi , Enayati Ahmad Ali , Khoobdel Mehdi , Rafinejad Atiyeh , Rafinejad Javad
Published: July 2020

Background: Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis are the most important tick-borne diseases. This study was conducted in three cities of Kerman Province in Iran to investigate the circulation of the bacteria in ticks collected from sheep.
Methods: Ticks were collected from animals using Srkj forceps and transferred to the Entomology lab in cold chain. After specimen’s identification, they kept at -70 ºC. Tick DNA was extracted using Bioneers DNA extraction kits followed by Nested PCR technique to amplify ribosomal 16S rRNA gene to detect Anaplasma infection in ticks.
Results: 472 sheep were examined from which 349 ticks were collected and identified in laboratory using valid keys. Tick specimens belonged to two genera and four species; Hyalomma marginatum (62.47%) was the most frequent and Hylomma asiaticum (5.73%) showed the least abundance. The infestation rate to different tick species was different in three regions of Kerman Province. Observation revealed that 24 specimens (58.3%) were positive for Anaplasma. There is a significant difference between male and female infection rate. However, there is no significant difference between these variables in each of these cities.
Conclusion: This study shows high infection rates to Anaplasma in hard ticks. It is essential for health and veterinary authorities and farmers to use appropriate strategies to control ticks to reduce the infestation.
Purification and Partial Characterization of Agglutinin Lectin from Heamolymph of German Cockroach, Blattella germanica
Authors: Nabavi Zohreh , Baniardalani Mozhgan , Basseri Hamidreza
Published: July 2020

Background: Lectin molecules have crucial biological role in insects’ immune system. The aim of present study was to find the agglutinin activities in haemolymph of German cockroach, Belatella germanica with appropriate screening and purification.
Methods: The heamolymph of cockroach was collected and agglutinin test performed against different animal and human red blood cells (RBC). Then sugar inhibition assay was carried out to find carbohydrate specific binding lectin. The proteins of haemolymph was purified using ion-exchange chromatography (HPLC) and each fraction was tested for agglutinin activity. Finally the molecular weight of the agglutinin protein was determined using SDS-page.
Results: The most agglutinin activity of haemolymph was found against RBC of mouse at titer 1/128ml/L dilution and sugar inhibition assay showed that fucos, N-acetyglucoseamine and galactose reduced titer of agglutinin to ½ml/L. Only one fraction of heamolymph at rotation time of 36 minute showed agglutinin activity. The molecular weight of this lectin was measured as 120Kds.
Conclusion: The range of agglutinin activities against different RBC indicates that the isolated lectin is not specific for a particular carbohydrate. In addition, the isolated lectin at low concentration present in heamolymph should be an innate lactin not secreted, because we found it without any trigger immunity of the insect.
Environmental Factors Associated with Larval Habitats of Anopheline Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Metema District, Northwestern Ethiopia
Authors: Aklilu Esayas , Kindu Mizan , Gebresilassie Araya , Yared Solomon , Tekie Habte , Balkew Meshesha
Published: July 2020

Background: Malaria is one of the major public health concerns in Ethiopia. Control options available for the management of malaria, include case detection, personal protection and larval source management. Effective control of Anopheles larvae largely depends on understanding of the habitats of the vectors. The aims of this study were to identify the breeding habitats of mosquitoes and characterize the larval habitats in Gende Wuha Town in northwestern Ethiopia.
Methods: Different aquatic habitats were sampled and characterized for anopheline larvae from November 2012 to June 2013
Results: In total, 2784 larvae of Anopheles mosquitoes were collected from various breeding habitats. Microscopic identification of the III and IV instars revealed the presence of seven Anopheles species. Of the Anopheles spp, Anopheles gambiae s.l. (80%) was the most predominant species in the study area. Spearman correlation coefficient results also determined that the density of An. gambiae s.l. increased significantly with habitat temperature (r= 0.346, p< 0.01). Significantly higher An. gambiae s.l. larvae were obtained in non-shaded habitats (z= -3.120, p< 0.05) when compared with shaded habitats.
Conclusions: The current study demonstrated An. gambiae s.l., the principal malaria vector in the country, is the predominant species in the larval sampling habitats. It was also noted the importance of edge of stream as larva breeding habitats for this species during the dry season of the year. Therefore, attention should be given for this breeding habitat for control of the vector during dry season.
Seroprevalence Study on West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection, a Hidden Viral Disease in Fars Province, Southern Iran
Authors: Amin Masoumeh , Zaim Morteza , Edalat Hamideh , Basseri Hamid Reza , Yaghoobi-Ershadi Mohammad Reza , Rezaei Farhad , Azizi Kourosh , SalehiVaziri Mostafa , Ghane Mohsen , Yousefi Saideh , Dabaghmanesh Sorna , Kheirandish Sedigheh , Esmaeil Najaf Mohammad , Mohammadi Jalal
Published: July 2020

Background: West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, causes a variety of symptoms in human, from asymptomatic infection to neuroinvasive disease. Several studies have been conducted on the seroprevalence of WNV infection in different areas from Iran. This study was performed to find the presence of antiviral antibodies in human serum among some high risk population and awareness of health care staff about symptom of the WNV infection.
Methods: Study performed in five geographical districts based on high population of immigrant and domestic birds and prevalence of the antiviral antibodies in horses which was reported previously. Totally 150 human blood samples were collected during 2018. The samples collected from patients referred to the clinics. The ELISA method used to detect IgG and IgM antibody against WNV. Logistic regression models used to analyze the effect of sex, age, keeping birds and urban/rural residence on the risk of infection. The awareness of health care staff about symptom of infection surveyed.
Results: From all blood donors, 41 samples (27.33%) showed positive to IgG antibody. From which 56.10% were males and remaining females. None of the mentioned factors had a significant relationship. Health care staff had less attention to the infection.
Conclusions: Although the prevalence of antibodies was relatively high, due to the similarity to other viral diseases, health care staff had less attention to the disease. The study showed that people in these areas have been exposed to the virus. Further research activities are recommended for control of this arbovirus.
Evaluation of Different Attractive Traps for Capturing Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an Endemic Area of Leishmaniasis, Southeast of Iran
Authors: Yousefi Saideh , Zahraei-Ramazani Ali Reza , Rassi Yavar , Vatandoost Hassan , Yaghoobi-Ershadi Mohammad Reza , Aflatoonian Mohammad Reza , Ahmad Akhavan Amir , Aghaei-Afshar Abbas , Amin Masoumeh , Paksa Azim
Published: July 2020

Background: The attraction of phlebotomine sand flies to plant and animal hosts is due to the produced chemical compounds, affecting the olfactory receptors of the insects. Therefore, novel and effective methods, such as Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSB) and Attractive Toxic Baits (ATB), are based on the effective materials that attract sand flies toward the host. The present study was designed to identify the attractive materials in plants and animals for using in ATSB and ATB.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in July 2018 on endemic areas of leishmaniasis in Iran. Different baits, including mango, nectarine, grape, banana, melon and watermelon, defibrinated blood of cattle, sheep, goat and chicken, urine of cattle, sheep, goat and ultimately, simple and complex chemicals, such as CO2, 1-octanol, lactic acid and human sweat were placed inside the traps, and the rate of the sand flies attraction to these materials was studied. Furthermore, data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann Whitney U test.
Results: There was a significant difference in the sand flies attraction between the traps containing watermelon, urine of cattle, and sheep, and chemicals such as CO2 and human sweat and the control trap (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: This study showed that watermelon and CO2 are the potential candidates for using in ATSB and ATB, respectively.
REVIEWING DEFINITIONAL AMBIGUITIES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TEXT AUTHENTICITY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: Ahmad Hamdi , McColl Millar Robert
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: The premise of this paper is to define and address the ambiguities surrounding the concept of text authenticity in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT).

Methodology: It represents a critical review of a series of research studies aimed at defining the concept of text authenticity and investigating the effect of text authenticity on ESL/EFL learners’ individual differences, namely ESL/EFL learner motivation and communicative competence. However, wherever possible, for the purpose of maintaining criticality, data associated with pedagogic/contrived materials are also discussed.

Main Findings: The aspects of text authenticity may be situated in the text itself, the participants, social or cultural situations and purposes of the communicative act, or some combination of these elements. In addition, deficiency in learners’ overall communicative competence in the English language can be attributed to teachers’ exclusive reliance on contrived text materials presented in the form of textbooks.

Applications of this study: It is strongly recommended that teacher training courses aim to develop classroom teachers’ practical knowledge and skills necessary for designing and evaluating TESOL materials. Reaching a consensus among researchers on the issue of the effects of authentic materials on ESL/EFL students’ motivation and overall communicative competence can have fundamental implications not only for developing language curricula but also for promoting learner autonomy.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study addressed the ambiguities surrounding the concept of text authenticity by proposing a typology encompassing eight possible inter-related definitions of text authenticity emerging in the ELT literature. More importantly, the paper structured a triangulation framework for introducing authentic materials into language classrooms:1) careful implementation of learner need-analysis, 2) criteria-based selection of authentic texts in the light of learner need-analysis, 3) utilization of task-based learning approach stressing the importance of activating learner schemata, awareness-raising activities, and task differentiation. This triangulation methodology is likely to reduce the difficulty of text authenticity and realize comprehensible input.
DEMOCRACY EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PESANTREN CULTURE
Authors: Maksum Muh. Nur Rochim , Asy’arie Musa , Aly Abdullah
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: The study aims to explore the development of Islamic boarding school culture as the basis of actualization democracy education in Pesantren. Methodology: The study uses a qualitative approach with interviews and observations and documentation as a key research tool for data collection. As for the participation in this research is Islamic Modern Boarding School Assalaam Surakarta (PPMI Assalaam). Main Findings: This study found three main themes to actualize democracy education through the development of the culture of Pesantren, namely 1) establishing the identity of Pesantren 2) created a vision and mission of Pesantren 3) integrating essential and instrumental values of pesantren with democratic values that are compatible with Islam. Applications: This study can be useful to increase knowledge treasures and to be a prototype for the actualization of democracy education in educational institutions, especially in pesantren through the development of the democratic pesantren culture. Novelty: This study created the basis and prototype of the actualization of democracy education in the school environment and especially the pesantren, through the building of the identity of Pesantren, creating the vision and mission of Pesantren and the integration of essential values and instrumental of pesantren with the values of democracy that is compatible with Islam. Carrying out the orders of the vision, mission, and objectives of Indonesian national education shown to eliminate education discrimination, and to make students able to live in the society and system of democracy, so important step of the development of school culture as the basis of it all.
LIBRARY RESOURCES AND FUNCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL AGE
Authors: Corpuz Demetria A.
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: The study evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of a library system in a state-owned university to ensure that the information needs and services of clients are adequate. It looked into the available resources and required facilities to assess changes and improvement. Likewise, the functional effectiveness of the academic library was also determined. Methodology: The study used a descriptive survey method to describe available library resources and the extent of the functional effectiveness of academic library services of the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) Philippines. The 175 respondents came from the most frequent library users. This study utilized the purposive sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the adequacy and functional effectiveness of the library. Result: The result revealed that the library services surpassed the minimum requirements on holdings and Filipiniana collection, but did not meet the required library collection published within the last five years. Periodicals needed to increase subscriptions and ICT required improvement. Librarians are qualified to manage the library. The respondents perceived the functional effectiveness of library services to be useful and very effective. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research study gives an empirical data as bases on the provision of Sustainable Development Plan to cater to the nature of users in the digital age with the consideration to balance the physical and virtual resources. Practical implications: This paper will be most helpful to academic libraries to continually revisit the resources and services to be responsive to the vision and vision of the university, demand for curriculum change, and research endeavour.
ROAD TO MYTHIC: CONCEPTUALIZATION OF INTERNET GAMING FROM THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SYMPTOMATIC FILIPINO YOUTH
Authors: Reyes Marris R. , Lopez Arnulfo V.
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to capture the lived experiences of Filipino College Students excessively immersed in online gaming for a year or more with five or more symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder (I.G.D.).

Methodology: This is a qualitative research using the phenomenological approach. Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short form (IGD9-SF) was used to identify participants. Using Paul Colaizzi’s Procedure, field text was carefully transcribed and analyzed to determine the statement verbalizations and musings, which collectively described the phenomenon.

Main Findings: The conceptual model “E-Loop of I.G.D.” or the “Entertain-Engulfed-Entangle-Escape” has emerged. The findings of this study established the severity of the adverse effects of I.G.D. To students and the severe gaming dysregulation, this resulted in a vacuum in their personal development.

Applications of this study: This model provided a clear picture of a vicious cycle of dysregulated internet gaming behaviour which would equip mental health experts’ richer understanding and analysis of action related to gaming. Ultimately, this inference offers an appropriate basis for intervention or treatment programs in assisting students with I.G.D. symptoms.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study provided a novel conceptual framework of internet gaming disorder based on the lived experiences of the symptomatic gamers. Further, it offered more definite conceptions on the vicious cycle of I.G.D.
COLLABORATIVE METACOGNITIVE ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS’ SOCIALLY MOTIVATED METACOGNITIVE EXPERIENCES, AND STOICHIOMETRIC PROBLEM-SOLVING
Authors: Fabelico Fitzgerald L.
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the study: This study investigates the effect of collaborative metacognitive activities (CMA) on students’ socially motivated metacognitive experiences (SMME) during stoichiometric problem-solving. Methodology: This descriptive research employed mixed methods. To document and analyze students’ CMA, dual coding process, discourse analysis, and social network analyses were used. There were 18 participants selected purposively and grouped homogeneously based on their academic ability. Main Findings: The findings revealed that CMA affects students’ SMME quantitatively in stoichiometric problem-solving across ability groups and chemistry tasks. Successful collaboration occurs when feedback requests and other monitoring responses on the assessment of understanding and strategy influences students’ estimates of solution correctness and feeling of satisfaction across ability groups and affects the feeling of difficulty across chemistry tasks. Applications of this study: This study will help teachers design student activities that could capitalize on the advantages of collaborative metacognitive activities to help students achieve successful collaboration during problem-solving activities not only in chemistry but also in the allied fields. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study explains clearly the relevance of CMA and SMME during stoichiometric problem-solving. Moreover, this study elucidated the mechanism of successful and unsuccessful collaboration used by the different groups of students in solving the algorithmic and conceptual chemistry tasks.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST FOR DETECTION OF HEMOGLOBIN
Authors: Nikitina A. V. , Mardanly S. G. , Pomazanov V. V.
Published: July 2020

The evaluating results of the diagnostic characteristics of an immunochromatographic test for the detection of fecal occult blood (hemoglobin) were presents in the article. The test was approved samples without hemoglobin and model samples containing of standardized preparation of hemoglobin in various concentrations in comparison with two immunochromatographic test systems. The developed test system identified hemoglobin in concentrations higher 50 ng/ml in 99,2% cases, the specificity of the analysis was 98,1%. The obtained levels of sensitivity and specificity were higher the similar parameters for the compared test systems. The immunochromatographic FOB-test can be used for rapid analysis in the primary screening of colorectal cancer.
CHROMATO-MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS OF URINE PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF TOLL-RECEPTORS IN A HEALTHY PERSON UNDER CONDITIONS OF 17-DAY ISOLATION
Authors: Zakharova N. B. , Pastyshkova L. Kh. , Goncharova A. G. , Orlova K. D. , Kashirina D. N. , Goncharov I. N. , Brzhozovsky A. G. , Ponomarev S. A. , Morozova O. L. , Larina I. M.
Published: July 2020

Under controlled conditions of 17-day isolation (Sirius-17 experiment), the protein composition of urine was studied in 6 healthy test volunteers-3 women and 3 men. Collection of samples in the form of a second freely separated morning urine fraction was carried out in the background (seven days before the experiment), as well as 1 day after the end of exposure. Chromatographic-mass-spectrometric semi-quantitative analysis of the protein composition of samples was performed on a system consisting of an Agilent 1100 chromatograph and an LTQ-FT Ultra hybrid mass spectrometer using bioinformatics resources UniProtKB, GeneOntology. An asymptomatic change in the immune defense system of kidney tissue after isolation in a closed hermetic object is associated with a change in the content of 7 proteins that provide functional activity of the TLR tubules of the kidneys - FcRIII, MUC1, Galectin-3, Ficolin-2, APOA1, FLNA, FCGR3A and Clusterin. These proteins are found to be useful biomarkers in the study of physiology and kidney diseases. They can be attributed to candidates for protein markers of the initial stages of impaired recognition by the epithelium of renal tubules of bacteria with known pathogenic potential.
RESULTS OF THE USE OF VARIOUS METHODS OF ENDOSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY IN CHILDREN
Authors: Stalmakhovich Viktor N. , Strashinskiy A. S. , Kaygorodova I. N. , Li I. B.
Published: July 2020

Introduction. Endoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy in children has become widespread, but there are no comparative results of using various technologies for its implementation. Material and methods. The results of 1136 laparoscopic herniorrhaphies in children for inguinal hernia throughout the period from 2006 to 2016 were analyzed. The first group (GL1) comprised 812 patients who underwent laparoscopic suturing of an inguinal hernia with intracorporeal purse-string suture. The second group (GL2) included 324 children, who were treated with the subcutaneous endoscopically assisted ligation (SEAL) technology - single-ported transcutaneous herniorrhaphy with laparoscopic assistance. Children were operated most often at the age from 1 year to 7 years. The average age of patients in the first group amounts of 4.6 years, in the second group - 4.5 years. All herniorrhaphies were performed standardly, with the use of the same instrumentation. Results. There were revealed such advantages of the use of the SEAL method as the time of training of beginning surgeons to the technique of endoherniorrhaphy is shorter by 2.5 times at the preclinical stage of training, at the stage of assisting and bringing the independent technique of its implementation to perfection; the duration of the operation is shorter due to the exclusion of the time for the introduction of the second/third port and the imposition of an intracorporeal node that presents the greatest difficulty for beginning surgeons; the number of intra- and early postoperative complications do not differ in both groups. The number of relapses is greater in GL2 children with large inguinal and scrotal hernias. The duration of hospitalization in groups did not differ. Conclusion. The use of SEAL technology is economically more profitable due to the relative simplicity of technique of herniorrhaphy and the minimal use of the number of endoscopic instruments. In large inguinal and scrotal hernias, it is more appropriate to use the traditional technique of imposing intracorporeal suture.
Strategi Pengembangan Pasar Daerah Berbasis Komoditas Unggulan
Authors: Rochayatun Sulis , Handayati Puji , Nastiti Ratna Dwi
Published: July 2020

Regional markets, including traditional markets that are now turned into people's markets, are certain areas where buyers and sellers meet, both directly and indirectly, through the process of buying and selling various types of consumer goods through bargaining which is also a market developed and managed by the regency government or city in Indonesia. People's market focal points can be observed from their influence on the fulfillment of small people's livelihoods. That is why the people's market is a pillar of people's economy.

The purpose of this study is to formulate a strategy for developing regional markets in Pasuruan Regency to improve the community's economy based on regional superior commodities. This research is a field research using a descriptive quantitative approach. This research was conducted in 14 regional markets in the Pasuruan Regency administrative region and 5 village markets

The analysis shows that several factors are the strengths and weaknesses of traditional markets in Pasuruan Regency. The most prominent strength factor is that all of the markets sampled in this study are located in strategic locations. Whereas the most prominent weaknesses are lack of adequate sanitation (drainage is not functioning properly, bathroom, and toilet conditions, clean water is not all available, market disinfection has not been carried out, not yet free of vector / star of infectious diseases. Pasuruan Regency needs to revitalize traditional markets, namely physical renovations of market buildings, and accompanied by institutional building.

Keywords: traditional market, superior product
Faktor Rasio Keuangan terhadap Sustainability Perbankan di Indonesia: Menggunakan Regresi Logistik
Authors: Miranti Titis
Published: July 2020

This study aims to look at the variables that affect financial sustainability. The data used are banking financial statement data contained in the FSS in 2013 to 2017. The value used to measure financial sustainability is FSS. The value of FSS as the dependent variable is divided into two categories, namely banks that are sustainable and banks that are not sustainable. Response variables used are financial ratios consisting of ROA, ROE, CTD, LTD, DTA, and CTA. The analysis used is logistic regression. Based on the results of the logistic regression model that is formed, a significant variable influences sustainability is ROA and LTA. The odds ratio values ​​for the ROA and ROE variables are 1.2 and 2.2. This means that there is an increasing trend of 1.2 and 2.2 times for better financial sustainability with each added value of ROA and ROE. In other words, the greater the value of ROA or ROE, the greater the possibility of banking for financial sustainability. Chi-square test shows the p-value of 0.27 is greater than alpha. This shows the model meets the goodness of fit.

Keywords: Financial Sustainability, Financial Ratio, Logistic Regression, Odds Ratio
Pengaruh Struktur Kepemilikan, Free Cash Flow terhadap Kebijakan Dividen pada Perusahaan Asuransi yang Terdaftar di BEI Tahun 2013-2017
Authors: Pembayun Deaninda Sekar , Subarjo Subarjo
Published: July 2020

This study aims to find out the Effect of Managerial Ownership Structure (MNJR), Institutional Ownership Structure (INST), Free cash flow (FCF), and the Ownership Structure on Dividend Policy of Insurance Company Registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2013-2017. The population in this study amounted to 55 insurance companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013-2017. The samples taken were 11 companies with purposive sampling techniques. Hypothesis testing is carried out using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study showed that (1) Managerial Ownership Structure does not affect the Dividend Policy as evidenced by the beta coefficient (B) of 0,000, t = -0,064  0,05 (2) ownership structure Institutional effect on Dividend Policy is proven by beta coefficient (B) of 0.020, t = 3.053> t = 2.008 and significance probability value of 0.004 <0.05 (3) Free cash flow does not affect Dividend Policy as evidenced by beta coefficient (B) 0,001, t = 1,904  0,05 (4) probability Managerial Ownership Structure, Institutional Ownership Structure, Simultaneous Cash Flow affect the Dividend Policy as evidenced by the value F = 5,031> F = 4,238 , the significance probability value is 0.009 <0.05.

Keywords: Managerial Ownership, Institutional Ownership, Free cash flow and Dividend Policy.
Preparação para a Pandemia COVID-19: A Perspetiva de um Serviço de Anestesiologia de um Hospital Terciário em Portugal
Authors: Fernandes Sofia , Petiz Catarina , Abecasis Manuel , Duarte Luís , Da Costa Filipe Marques , Paulino Ana , Ormonde Lucindo
Published: July 2020

Desde os primeiros casos de COVID-19 reportados pela República Popular da China, a 31 de dezembro de 2019, até à confirmação dos primeiros casos em Portugal, a 2 de março, países como Itália e Espanha depararam-se com o colapso dos seus sistemas de saúde. Antevendo essa possibilidade, o Serviço Nacional de Saúde preparou-se para enfrentar esta nova realidade. Neste documento descreve-se especificamente a preparação do serviço de Anestesiologia de um centro hospitalar terciário português, por forma a garantir a segurança dos seus doentes e profissionais de saúde. As medidas implementadas incidiram na preparação científica e reorganização das equipas; gestão do equipamento de proteção individual; reorganização dos espaços comuns do serviço; separação dos fluxos de doentes com a criação do Bloco Operatório e Unidade de Cuidados Pós-Anestésicos COVID; reprogramação da cirurgia eletiva; rastreio de todos os doentes propostos a procedimentos anestésicos e consultoria a outros serviços. Os dados apresentados compreendem a atividade desenvolvida entre 2 de março e 30 de abril de 2020. Nesse período foram abordados 64 casos com COVID-19 ou com elevada suspeita clínica, sendo que até à data não foram registados casos de contágio intra-hospitalar de outros doentes ou de profissionais neste serviço. Com este trabalho pretende-se iniciar uma reflexão que culmine numa futura otimização de estratégias que permitam aos serviços de saúde lidar com a COVID-19, mantendo a segurança dos outros doentes e dos profissionais de saúde.
Relações entre fluxo de informação e comportamento informacional de usuários em organizações formais
Authors: Ruas Wilimar Junio , Bax Marcello Peixoto
Published: July 2020

O presente artigo busca identificar na literatura como se dão as relações entre fluxo de informação e comportamento informacional de usuários em organizações formais. Foi realizada uma Revisão Sistemática de Literatura (RSL) com intuito de responder duas questões de pesquisa definidas, por meio de um rigoroso protocolo, que contemplou a identificação da pesquisa, a seleção dos estudos, avaliação da qualidade dos estudos, extração e síntese dos dados. O método possibilita a replicação do processo e consequente verificação pelos pares. Permitiu identificar nas bases de dados Web of Science, Scopus e Google Scholar um total de 486 estudos, que após a aplicação dos critérios de seleção, resultou em cinco estudos aprovados que relacionam os conceitos de fluxo de informação e de comportamento informacional em organizações. Destes estudos aprovados, três apresentam interferências diretas entre fluxo e comportamento. Embora nenhum estudo aprovado cite o conceito de organização formal, inferiu-se que alguns estudos ao tratarem de empresas e seus respectivos setores estão de forma implícita abordando organizações formais. Conclui-se que das cinco publicações que atendiam ao objetivo proposto, três abordam o fluxo de informação como elemento passível de influenciar ou de sofrer influência do comportamento informacional em organizações. Os demais estudos aprovados não apresentam claramente interferências entre fluxo e comportamento informacional. Eles focam exclusivamente em um determinado conceito, ou somente em fluxo ou somente em comportamento.
Análise bibliométrica dos artigos científicos de jurimetria publicados no Brasil
Authors: Maia Marcos , Bezerra Cicero Aparecido
Published: July 2020

A morosidade judicial tem sido tema de debates na comunidade acadêmica brasileira. Entre as soluções discutidas, a jurimetria tem ganhado espaço ao buscar por padrões quantitativos nas decisões judiciais. Porém, em que pese a relevância desta metodologia, no Brasil, poucas pesquisas têm sido conduzidas no sentido de sua disseminação. Assim sendo, o presente estudo emprega técnicas de bibliometria sobre a produção científica nacional, relacionada ao termo “jurimetria”, de 2002 até 2019, disponibilizada na base de dados Google Acadêmico, apresentando um painel informativo sobre as características (autor, citações, palavras-chave, revistas) encontradas nestas publicações. Os resultados mostram que no período pesquisado, o número de publicações sobre o tema apresentou um crescimento médio anual de 18,92%; o índice de colaboração indica que existem, em média, 2,32 autores por artigo, sendo que alguns se destacam pelo número de publicações, entre eles, Daniel F. N. Menezes (quatro) e Filipe J. Zabala (três) e, por sua vez, os autores mais citados são Lee Loevinger (sete citações), Filipe J. Zabala e Fabiano F. Silveira (ambos com seis citações); já a revista que mais tem publicado sobre o tema é a Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, sendo que uma única revista publicou quatro artigos, sete revistas dois artigos e 56 revistas um único artigo e, finalmente; quanto às palavras-chaves associadas ao termo, destacam-se “adoção” e “processo civil”.
Patrimônio documental e acervos
Authors: Gomes Andreza Vellasco , Oliveira Eduardo Romero de
Published: July 2020

O artigo estuda o acervo documental do Museu da Companhia Paulista em Jundiaí e visa identificar como se deu a formação do acervo documental a fim de contribuir para sua valoração e organização como patrimônio documental e ferroviário. Seu propósito é identificar, então, a procedência desse conjunto, a época e as condições em que ele foi reunido num acervo, a função e a aplicabilidade das políticas públicas em seu caso específico. É preciso notar que a reunião do conjunto documental em um acervo e suas condições históricas nas décadas de 1990 e 2000, revela além da história da instituição, a forma de gestão pública da época. As relações estabelecidas entre criação desse acervo e das instituições que deram origem a ele, geram reflexões sobre o modo como foram gerenciados os processos patrimoniais no período de desestatização.
Governança corporativa
Authors: Maia Marcelo , Tsunoda Denise Fukumi
Published: July 2020

A pesquisa sobre governança corporativa apoiada nos pilares: transparência, equidade, prestação de contas e responsabilidade corporativa, baseia-se na criação de um sistema para direção da empresa. Afim de investigar a produtividade dos pesquisadores quanto a temporalidade, quantidade de autores, aplicando a Lei de Lotka (utilizando o modelo do poder inverso generalizado para contagem direta e completa), a pesquisa é classificada como descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa, realizou-se a análise bibliográfica da produção nacional e internacional em janeiro de 2020. A análise na base Scopus, com os termos de busca “governança corporativa” OR “corporate governance” OR “corporative governance” resultou em 23.167 publicações, sendo objeto de estudo apenas os artigos (16.818). Esses dados foram recuperados no formato BibTeX, inseridos programa R (pacote Bibliometrix) e planilha eletrônica para a realização do objetivo. Os resultados apontam que o número de colaboradores cresceu continuamente nos últimos anos e que a configuração de dois e três autores vem tornando-se mais frequente. A produtividade dos pesquisadores realizada pela contagem direta (n = 0,75) é inferior a contagem completa (n = 1,12), demonstrando efeito favorável para o regime de colaboração.
Bibliometria e ciência de dados
Authors: Moraes Lena Lúcia de , Kafure Ivette
Published: July 2020

Este estudo prático mostra como um estudante pode usar as técnicas e ferramentas da Bibliometria, Ciência de Dados, Ciência de Redes e Big Data para realizar o levantamento bibliográfico de pesquisas. A partir da situação problema de um estudante que necessita fazer o levantamento bibliográfico dos assuntos: estudo de usuários e emoções envolvidas em episódios de interação com sistemas de informação, o estudo é desenvolvido. Busca responder questões como: (i) quais são as palavras-chave que mais ocorrem e como estão relacionadas? (ii) quem são os autores mais citados na área de estudo? (iii) quais são as referências compartilhadas pelos autores dos documentos? (iv) quais são as principais fontes dos documentos? A partir dos assuntos, do levantamento bibliográfico inicial e de consulta no Google Books Ngram Viewer, foi determinado um conjunto de termos usados nas ferramentas de busca: “information science”, “user study”, “user experience”, “user emotion” e “user affect”. Esses termos foram usados para consultar bases de dados científicas: Web Of Science (WoS), Scopus, PubMed e SciELO. Por meio da análise de 2.198 documentos recuperados da WoS na ferramenta VOSviewer  foram construídas e examinadas as redes de palavras (em Inglês) e as redes de co-citação de autores, de referências e de fontes. Os resultados da análise das redes facilita a combinação de elementos para entendimento de informações e conhecimentos da área estudada. Possibilita uma visão geral da área, bem como, a exploração de contextos específicos. Por fim, facilita e direciona a delimitação da pesquisa, minimizando a ansiedade da informação.