bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Short Communication: Response of insect foragers to four soybean mutant lines cultivated in savanna agro-ecology of Ghana
Authors: Afriyie Philip , Adu-Acheampong Samuel , Kwahene Isaac
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Philip AA, Adu-Acheampong S, Addai IK. 2020. Short Communication: Response of insect foragers to four soybean mutant lines cultivated in savanna agroecology of Ghana. Asian J Agric 5: 1-3. To increase soybean production, different lines have been developed with improved qualities to withstand problems associated with the production process. However, such development can render the lines (e.g., mutant lines) susceptible to pest attacks. We sampled for insect abundance and diversity within four soybean lines (150Gy, 200Gy, 250Gy, 300Gy) cultivated under two levels of NPK-15-15-15 fertilizer to check if mutagenesis has increased their attraction to insect activities including pest attacks. Some of the species recorded were Acanthacris ruficornis, Apis mellifera, Spodoptera frugiperda, Helicoverpa armigera, Bemisia tabaci, and Callosobruchus spp. The study also realized that NPK-15-15-15 had no significant impact on insects recorded within the various mutant lines. This only translates into no special pest attraction due to mutagenesis of not for any line. We recommend from this study that farmers should not have any reservation for cultivating any recommended mutant line for mass production after all other tests are completed on them before release.
Evaluation of some pesticides of plant origin for control of anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum destructivum O’Gara) in cowpea
Authors: Enyiukwu David Nwazuo , Amadioha Anderson Chidi , Ononuju Charles Chimezie
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Enyiukwu DN, Amadioha AC, Ononuju CC. 2021. Evaluation of some pesticides of plant origin for control of anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum destructivum O’Gara) in cowpea. Asian J Agric 5: 4-11. Anthracnose is a common disease of cowpea in many bean growing areas of the world. This study evaluated the effects of Alchornea cordifolia, Tabernaemontana pachysiphon, and Lantana camara as low-input biopesticides for control of the disease. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) made up of 14 treatments with 4 replications. The results indicated that all the plant materials irrespective of carrier solvent and concentrations of application significantly (P?0.05) minimized the incidence and severity of the disease, as well as improved the yield and yield parameters of the treated crop than the control. Amongst all evaluated dosages of the plant materials, 50-100 % concentration of L. camara gave the best disease control and yield improvement of the crop, followed by full strength of T. pachysiphon and A. cordifolia was the least. However, comparative to benomyl a standard fungicide, the plant-derived pesticides demonstrated lower fungitoxicity against the pathogen apart from 50-100 % extracts of L. camara which were statistically (P?0.05) at par with the effects of the fungicide. Therefore, all the plant extracts could be used at higher doses as prophylactics to stem the disease; however, L. camara could be applied at lower doses to achieve the same level of control. These plant materials overall could therefore contribute as effective bio-fungicides towards improving productivity of cowpea in the humid tropics.
Production and effect of vermiwash singly and in combination with vermicompost on the growth, development and productivity of tomato in the greenhouse in Suriname
Authors: Awadhpersad Vijantie Rena Rosnie , Ori Lydia , Ansari Abdullah
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Awadhpersad VRR, Ori L, Ansari A. 2021. Production and effect of vermiwash singly and in combination with vermicompost on the growth, development, and productivity of tomatoes in the greenhouse in Suriname. Asian J Agric 5: 29-34. In Suriname farmers often largely rely on high inputs of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to achieve high yield. To overcome this, sustainable agriculture seeks to introduce agricultural practices that are environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially supportive. In the present study, the effect of vermicompost and vermiwash and in combination was evaluated on the growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in the greenhouse. The experiment was a Randomized Block Design with four treatments and three replications. The growth parameters were measured for plant height, shoot wet and dry weight, root weight, and length, and yield in terms of the number of fruits and fruit weight. The produced vermiwash was a brownish colored liquid and had all the essential macro and micro plant nutrients, which indicates an environmentally friendly enriched nutrient liquid fertilizer for sustainable agriculture. The research results at harvest time indicated that the plant height, shoot fresh and dry weight, root weight, root density, root length, yield and fruit weight were higher for the plants treated with a combination of vermicompost and vermiwash. It was also noted that the flowering and fruiting ratio were significantly enhanced by application of vermiwash as a foliar spray. The combination of vermicompost and vermiwash (50 g + 50 mL) significantly (p < 0.05) resulted in the highest yielding plants, followed by vermiwash (100 mL) and vermicompost (100 g).
Review: Use of duality theory in organic farming: Evidence from India
Authors: PRAJAPATI HARI RAM
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Prajapati HR. 2021. Use of duality theory in organic farming: evidence from India. Asian J Agric 5: 45-52. The duality analysis provides an alternative way for solving the problem of cost minimization. In this method, a specified suitable cost function has been used as an objective function with certain constraints, rather than using production functions. In duality theory, both cost and profit functions are used as an objective function under a well-defined production technology along with related behavioral assumptions. This paper has applied translog cost function as an objective function under certain input constraints for the estimation of five input parameters viz. Land, Labor, Capital, Machinery, and Irrigation based on field survey data of 284 organic and non-organic wheat producers in four rain-fed districts of Gujarat. Based on these parameters, all inputs price elasticity and elasticity of input substitution have been calculated using Iterated Smilingly Unrelated Regression Equations (ISURE) method of estimation. The results of the estimation, for both organic and non-organic farms, have found both positive and negative signs as was expected theoretically but the value is not significant.
Production of quality seeds of chilli using soil amendments
Authors: ROY KAMALCRISHANA ROY , KHAN ABU ASHRAF , RUBAYET M. TANBIR , HAQUE M. MOYNUL
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Roy K, Khan AA, Rubayet MT, Haque MM. 2022. Production of quality seeds of chilli using soil amendments. Asian J Agric 6: 7-14. The present investigation was conducted to produce quality chilli seeds using soil amendments. The soil was amended with vermicompost, colonized Trichoderma, mustard oil cake, cow dung, and poultry manure for quality seed production. The fruits yield (3.63 t ha-1) and seed yield (2.40 t ha-1) were higher from colonized Trichoderma amended plot. All the organic amendments such as colonized Trichoderma, vermicompost, poultry manure, mustard oil cake, and cow dung increased the yield of chilli seeds compared to the control. Quality characters of harvested seeds such as germination, vigour, 1000 seeds weight were found higher in colonized Trichoderma amendment plots. Five fungi, namely Aspergillus sp., Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum capsici (Syd. & P.Syd.) E.J.Butler & Bisby, Curvularia sp., and Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. were found to be associated with seeds and the infection rate of different fungi varied from 1.70 to 9.20%. The lowest (9.80%) total seed-borne infection was also recorded in seeds of colonized Trichoderma amended plot. The highest (3.73) benefit-cost ratio was obtained from colonized Trichoderma, followed by poultry manure (3.39) and vermicompost (3.33) amendment. Thus, soil amendment with colonized Trichoderma or vermicompost or poultry manure is suggested to produce quality chilli seeds with a higher yield.
Influence of climate change on agricultural sustainability in India: A state-wise panel data analysis
Authors: SINGH AJAY KUMAR , KUMAR SANJEEV , JYOTI BHIM
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Singh AK, Kumar S, Jyoti B. 2022. Influence of climate change on agricultural sustainability in India: A State-wise panel data analysis. Asian J Agric 6: 15-27. This study developed Economic Efficiency Index (EEI), Social Equity Index (SEI) and Ecological Security Index (ESI) as an assessment of Agricultural Sustainability Index (ASI) in 17 Indian states during 1990-2017. The Composite Z-Score method was used to integrate 32 different economic, social, and ecological security factors to create ASI, EEI, SEI, and ESI. Subsequently, it examined the impact of climatic factors on ASI using linear, log-linear, and non-linear regression model through state-wise panel data during the said period. The descriptive results indicate that agricultural sustainability was positively associated with economic efficiency, social equity, and ecological security. Therefore, factors related to economic efficiency, social equity and ecological security would be helpful to improve sustainability in the Indian agricultural sector. Furthermore, there was high diversity in economic efficiency, social equity, and ecological security across the Indian state. The ratio of agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and gross irrigated area with the gross sown area, landholding size, a yield of food-grain and oilseed crops, and cropped area under food-grain crops were observed to be the most influencing factors of economic efficiency. Total literacy rate, female literacy rate and rural literate population were the most crucial factors to improve social equity. Ecological security was improved with increased forest area, pastureland and cropping intensity. Furthermore, the empirical results also showed that maximum temperature had a negative influence; and economic efficiency, social equity, and ecological security positively influenced agricultural sustainability in India. Therefore, India needs to take effective climate policy action to mitigate the negative impact of climate change in the agricultural sector and its allied activities to increase sustainable agricultural development in India. Subsequently, this study provided several policy suggestions to reduce climate change risk in the Indian agricultural sector.
Effect of vermicompost and biostarter on the growth and photosynthetic rate of Echinacea purpurea
Authors: CHOIRUNNISA LUTFIA FAJAR , SOLICHATUN SOLICHATUN , YUNUS AHMAD
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Choirunnisa LF, Solichatun, Yunus A. 2022. Effect of vermicompost and biostarter on the growth and photosynthetic rate of Echinacea purpurea. Asian J Agric 6: 35-39. Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench or purple coneflower is a medicinal plant that originated from North America and began to cultivate in Indonesia. A proper method is needed for improving its growth and development to adjust and cultivate in a tropical area like Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the effect of vermicompost and biostarter on the growth and photosynthetic rate of E. purpurea. Split-Plot Randomized Complete Block Design was used. Two factors of this study were organic materials such as vermicompost and biostarter. Both of them can be the way to increase plant growth and photosynthetic rate of E. purpurea. The dosages of vermicompost were 0, 40, 60, 80 g/plant and different types of biostarter from banana peel waste and EM. Observed data included plant height and width, leaf numbers, leaf area, photosynthetic and transpiration rate, also stomata conductance. The results showed that the treatment of 80 g/plant vermicompost and EM highest resulted in plant height (73,6 cm), leaf numbers (82), and stomatal conductance (0,4585 mol m-2s-1). Leaf area (87,21 cm2) and photosynthetic rate (0,6839 µmol m-2s-1) showed the highest result with the treatment of 80 g/plant vermicompost and biostarter from banana peel waste. The treatment of 60 g/plant vermicompost showed the best result on plant width (50,25 cm) also transpiration rate (0,2390 mmol m-2s-1). This study concluded a significant effect between vermicompost and biostarter on the growth and photosynthetic rate of E. purpurea.
Clash of Identities
Authors: Taj Farhat
Published: November 2022

The notion of security denotes freedom from threats. Ontological security implies emancipation from threats to core values that identify a person or a state. This article demonstrates the Pak-Afghan relationship as a case in point. It offers a relatively new perspective for understanding the continued contentious relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It argues that the Pashtun state identity of Afghanistan mismatches with the Islamic identity of Pakistan. This causes cognitive anxiety over self-identity in both states, which confronts their respective ontological (in)security challenges. Consequently, both countries engage in dangerous routines of self-identity affirmation to manage their ontological (in)securities. The routines often have harmful consequences for the civilian population, especially in the Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
Negotiating organisational and professional feeling rules: on digital documentation and emotions in child protection social work
Authors: Hjärpe Teres
Published: November 2022

This article explores the emotional challenges of digital documentation practices in child protection social work. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Swedish social services, it explores how social workers negotiate organisational and professional feeling rules when performing child protection investigations using a digital documentation-based structure. Theoretically informed by Arlie Hochschild and other emotion sociologists’ discussions on the origins of feeling rules at work, the study concentrates on how organisational feeling rules challenge professional ideals and force situated negotiations. The documentation structure was introduced and framed as a guarantee that social workers would no longer be guided by emotions but by facts; at the same time, new emotional dilemmas arose when professionals worked according to these ideals. Negotiations between organisational and professional feeling rules were identified regarding traces of emotional work in the documentation, compliance with documentation-based routines in unpredictable client interactions, and professional (dis)satisfaction when documenting activities took time away from meeting with clients. Adding to the existing body of research, the study demonstrates that digital documentation practices deepen the increasingly ambivalent place for emotions in social work and that organisational-administrative emotional regimes are negotiated in situ with other ideals by social workers and frontline managers. By giving examples of social workers’ micro-resistance to organisational feeling rules, the study contributes theoretically with insights into the different origins of feeling rules in professional welfare work and the power (a)symmetry between them. Finally, by situating the tensions between competing ideals in everyday practice, the study adds to the understanding of technostress and emotional fatigue.
Harms of digital capital: social harm analysis of online public resistance and information pollution
Authors: Lavorgna Anita , Ugwudike Pamela , Sanchez-Benitez Yadira
Published: November 2022

Criminological studies of social harms extensively document intersections of power and the production of harm, revealing how the actions of the powerful in the public and private sectors expose (typically) less powerful groups to harm, often with impunity. While this scholarship provides much needed insight into the often minimised or dismissed harms of the powerful, attention must also be paid to the agency of the victimised and the outcomes of their active efforts to resist such harms, especially in a digital context where concepts such as ‘power’ and ‘capital’ might take a different meaning. To this end, this paper expands existing criminological scholarship on social harms by providing new insights on how the dynamics of resistance by ordinary citizens, that is, people not generally considered part of the powerful capitalist elite, can nevertheless produce secondary social harms. The paper uses the example of online resistance to the COVID-19 digital tracing ‘track and trace’ app in England and Wales to unravel how ordinary citizens utilise their agency to resist the perceived harms of powerful actors while, at the same time, producing the secondary social harm of information pollution.
Research and Industry News
Authors: Cartlidge Edwin , Daukantas Patricia , Kim Meeri , Schulz William G. , Moser Molly , Wills Stewart
Published: November 2022

Fluorescent proteins / Fast all-silicon optical transmitter /
Hollow-core fibers / Test of quantum advantage / AI on an
optoelectronic chip / DARPA project eyes on-chip lasers / European
quantum maps / Nanodiamonds for single photons / Mission: Mars
Meet OSA’s 2021 Fellows
Authors: Smith Meredith , Apter Kari , Hornback Samantha
Published: November 2022

Congratulations to the 118 members of the 2021 class of OSA
Fellow Members, who will be recognized at OSA conferences throughout the
year for scientific, engineering and technological contributions, as well
as industry leadership and service to OSA and the global optics
community.
Optics & Art
Authors: Kirkland Alessia H.
Published: November 2022

In a new feature, OPN highlights works by eight artists inspired
by light-and its ability to transform the world around us.
Deep Design for Optical Devices
Authors: Cartlidge Edwin
Published: November 2022

Neural networks can create blueprints for complex device designs
that would be difficult if not impossible to generate with traditional
techniques.
Lessons learnt for digital inclusion in underserved communities from implementing a covid virtual ward
Authors: Fox Rosanna , Saeed Zeshan , Khan Sadia , Robertson Harry , Crisford Sophie , Wiggam Andrew , Foley Abby , Raza Farhana , Wright Michael
Published: November 2022

The factors associated with digital exclusion in the covid virtual ward population at a North West London teaching hospital were assessed in this study. Patients discharged from the covid virtual ward were contacted to give their feedback on their experience. Questions were tailored to whether or not the patient used the Huma app during their time on the virtual ward and were subsequently divided into ‘app user’ and ‘non-app user’ cohorts. The non-app user population accounted for 31.5% of the total patients referred to the virtual ward. Four major themes drove digital exclusion in this group: language barriers, access, inadequate information/training, and poor IT skills. In conclusion, incorporating additional languages and improving hospital-setting demonstration and information provision to patients prior to discharge were highlighted as key factors for reducing digital exclusion in the covid virtual ward patients.
Identifying misleading corporate narratives: The application of linguistic and qualitative methods to commercial determinants of health research
Authors: Fitzpatrick Iona , Bertscher Adam , Gilmore Anna B.
Published: November 2022

Narratives are key to the way corporations represent themselves to the outside world, are important to the development of shared understandings and ultimately determine whether and how corporations are able to influence societal norms and participate in policy debates. A leaked corporate affairs strategy document, from the world’s largest transnational tobacco company, Philip Morris International (PMI), suggests a company concerned about credibility; it highlights “normalization” as a key strategic priority until at least 2024. This suggests that the PMI are seeking to rehabilitate their image and alter perceptions of their business. We designed a mixed-methods analysis of corporately authored content, combining quantitative querying of large bodies of text (Corpus Linguistics) with inductive coding of key themes to critically examine PMI’s corporate language and how these themes might impact public health debates. We systematically analysed a sample of PMI’s corporate communications (n = 170), comparing investor-facing (investor reports, slides and presentations as well as annual reports) and public-facing (YouTube content and Webpage content) communications covering a period of eight years (2012–2019). Our analysis identifies how PMI’s misleading external communication contradicts its core business focus and may threaten public health. In public-facing communications, PMI stress their commitment to transformation and change, while in investor-facing communications, they focus on cigarettes and reiterate the strength of their existing cigarette brand portfolios. This suggests that webpage and YouTube content provide a means through which PMI attempt to neutralise negative public perception of tobacco-product related harms and to present themselves as advocates of “better” consumer choice and even public health. The recurrence of transformation, sustainability, and science, as well as the co-option of united-nations terminology in their external-facing communications may serve to legitimise their involvement in policy arenas from which they currently excluded. We present a novel method through which corporate narratives can be monitored and critically assessed.
Probing the physicochemical characteristics of carrot sauce during storage
Authors: Javed Muhammad Sameem , Amjad Adnan , Shah Faiz-ul-Hassan , Ahmad Zulfiqar , Hameed Aneela , Anwar Muhammad Junaid , Khan Ammar Ahmad , Amir Muhammad , Jawad Muhammad , Abrar Muhammad
Published: November 2022

Globally, the prevalence of vit-A deficiency disorders i.e., xerophthalmia and nyctalopia is increasing especially in teenagers due to lifestyle shifts and undernutrition. This research was designed to develop carrot-supplemented tomato sauce to overcome vit-A deficiency and its related disorders. The carrot sauce was formulated with the addition of 50, 60, and 70% carrot pulp in tomato paste. The prepared sauce samples were tested for physical and biochemical changes in beta carotene (BC), lycopene, viscosity, pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, total plate count, and sensory parameters for 12 weeks. A non-significant effect of storage on BC, lycopene, and total soluble solids was observed. The total plate count, acidity, pH, and viscosity were influenced significantly. Sauce containing 60% of the carrot paste showed good sensory characteristics and 42.39 μg/g BC for the whole period of storage. It is concluded that carrot sauce can be used as tomato ketchup replacers to boost the overall quality of life by fighting against vit-A deficiency disorders.
Economic precarity, loneliness, and suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Raifman Julia , Ettman Catherine K. , Dean Lorraine T. , Abdalla Salma M. , Skinner Alexandra , Barry Colleen L. , Galea Sandro
Published: November 2022

The US population faced stressors associated with suicide brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding the relationship between stressors and suicidal ideation in the context of the pandemic may inform policies and programs to prevent suicidality and suicide. We compared suicidal ideation between two cross-sectional, nationally representative surveys of adults in the United States: the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the 2020 COVID-19 and Life Stressors Impact on Mental Health and Well-being (CLIMB) study (conducted March 31 to April 13). We estimated the association between stressors and suicidal ideation in bivariable and multivariable Poisson regression models with robust variance to generate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR and aPR). Suicidal ideation increased from 3.4% in the 2017–2018 NHANES to 16.3% in the 2020 CLIMB survey, and from 5.8% to 26.4% among participants in low-income households. In the multivariable model, difficulty paying rent (aPR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2–2.1) and feeling alone (aPR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.5–2.4) were associated with suicidal ideation but job loss was not (aPR: 0.9, 95% CI: 0.6 to 1.2). Suicidal ideation increased by 12.9 percentage points and was almost 4.8 times higher during the COVID-19 pandemic. Suicidal ideation was more prevalent among people facing difficulty paying rent (31.5%), job loss (24.1%), and loneliness (25.1%), with each stressor associated with suicidal ideation in bivariable models. Difficulty paying rent and loneliness were most associated with suicidal ideation. Policies and programs to support people experiencing economic precarity and loneliness may contribute to suicide prevention.
Rosemary essential oil and its components 1,8-cineole and α-pinene induce ROS-dependent lethality and ROS-independent virulence inhibition in Candida albicans
Authors: Shahina Zinnat , Al Homsi Raymond , Price Jared D. W. , Whiteway Malcolm , Sultana Taranum , Dahms Tanya E. S.
Published: November 2022

The essential oil from Rosmarinus officinalis L., a composite mixture of plant-derived secondary metabolites, exhibits antifungal activity against virulent candidal species. Here we report the impact of rosemary oil and two of its components, the monoterpene α-pinene and the monoterpenoid 1,8-cineole, against Candida albicans, which induce ROS-dependent cell death at high concentrations and inhibit hyphal morphogenesis and biofilm formation at lower concentrations. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (100% inhibition) for both rosemary oil and 1,8-cineole were 4500 μg/ml and 3125 μg/ml for α-pinene, with the two components exhibiting partial synergy (FICI = 0.55 ± 0.07). At MIC and 1/2 MIC, rosemary oil and its components induced a generalized cell wall stress response, causing damage to cellular and organelle membranes, along with elevated chitin production and increased cell surface adhesion and elasticity, leading to complete vacuolar segregation, mitochondrial depolarization, elevated reactive oxygen species, microtubule dysfunction, and cell cycle arrest mainly at the G1/S phase, consequently triggering cell death. Interestingly, the same oils at lower fractional MIC (1/8-1/4) inhibited virulence traits, including reduction of mycelium (up to 2-fold) and biofilm (up to 4-fold) formation, through a ROS-independent mechanism.
Validation of “the patient evaluation of emotional care during hospitalisation” questionnaire in intensive care unit patients
Authors: Fernández Trujillo Alejandra , Vallverdú Cartié Helena , Roman Maestre Begoña , Lema Vazquez Jorge , Berrade Zubiri Julian
Published: November 2022

Objective

To validate the “Patient Evaluation of Emotional Care During Hospitalization” (PEECH) questionnaire, which assesses hospitalised patients’ emotional experiences, in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Interventions

Prospective study. The PEECH consists of three sections and four sub-scales: “level of security”, “level of knowing”, “level of personal value”, and “level of connection”. The questionnaire was completed by 253 hospitalised patients. Expert judgement was used to analyse the content validity and factor analysis was performed to confirm construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of the four sub-scales.

Results

In the confirmatory factor analysis of the four sub-scales, the weights of all questions were found to be significant (>1). The internal consistency of the PEECH questionnaire was 0.86 (Cronbach’s alpha) and the homogeneity index was high (>0.50).

Conclusion

The PEECH questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to evaluate the perception of emotional care in ICU patients. The information gathered can help provide more comprehensive care for patients in the ICU and in other hospitalised patients.
Correlates of wanting to seek help for mental health and substance use concerns by sexual and gender minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A machine learning analysis
Authors: Kundu Anasua , Fu Rui , Grace Daniel , Logie Carmen H. , Abramovich Alex , Baskerville Bruce , Yager Christina , Schwartz Robert , Mitsakakis Nicholas , Planinac Lynn , Chaiton Michael
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the mental health and substance use challenges among many people who are Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (2SLGBTQI+). We aimed to identify the important correlates and their effects on the predicted likelihood of wanting to seek help among 2SLGBTQI+ young adults for mental health or substance use concerns during the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2020–2021 among 2SLGBTQI+ young adults aged 16–29 living in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). Among 1414 participants, 77% (n = 1089) wanted to seek help for their mental health or substance use concerns during the pandemic, out of these, 69.8% (n = 760) reported delay in accessing care. We built a random forest (RF) model to predict the status of wanting to seek help, which achieved moderately high performance with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.85. The top 10 correlates of wanting to seek help were worsening mental health, age, stigma and discrimination, and adverse childhood experiences. The interactions of adequate housing with certain sexual orientations, gender identities and mental health challenges were found to increase the likelihood of wanting to seek help. We built another RF model for predicting risk of delay in accessing care among participants who wanted to seek help (n = 1089). The model identified a similar set of top 10 correlates of delay in accessing care but lacked adequate performance (AUC 0.61). These findings can direct future research and targeted prevention measures to reduce health disparities for 2SLGBTQI+ young adults.
Psychometric properties of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP): A scoping review protocol
Authors: Machado Luiza Ribeiro , da Silva Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro , Hadders-Algra Mijna , Tudella Eloisa
Published: November 2022

Introduction

The IMP is a novel video-based instrument to assess motor behavior of infants. It evaluates gross and fine motor behavior in five domains: variation, adaptability, symmetry, fluency, and performance. The latter assesses motor milestones, the other four domains assess qualitative aspects of movements. Literature suggests that it is a promising tool for pediatric health care, as its assists early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders and facilitates the design and monitoring of early intervention. This, this scoping review (ScR) aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP).

Material and methods

A systematic search will be conducted to identify relevant studies up to October 15, 2022. All papers published in English that evaluated or used the IMP in children under two years of age will be included. The search will be performed in Pubmed, Lilacs, PEDro, Scielo, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Ovid PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as in gray literature sources following the University of Toronto library guidelines. Standardized data extraction forms (Excel Tables) will be used to collect information. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for the Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist and JBI guidelines will be taken into consideration for results analysis and reporting.

Discussion

This Scoping Review will summarize available knowledge on the psychometric properties of the IMP. By proving that IMP is a reliable tool, a valid predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes and a responsive instrument to measure change induced by early intervention, this will facilitate the implementation of the IMP in pediatric health care. It will assist the detection of infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, and it will facilitate the design of the tailor-made early intervention.

Scoping review protocol registration

This scoping review protocol has been registered at Open Science Framework (OSF) (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/4HYKZ).
‘It doesn’t feel right to say how much I enjoyed this’: Listener perspectives on ethics in true crime podcasts
Authors: Graham Caroline , Stevenson Kylie
Published: November 2022

This research seeks a clearer understanding of listener perspectives on issues of ethics in true crime podcasts (TCPs). To do so, the study first divides TCPs into three subgenres: Documentary, Recap and Expert. Then, it uses a mixed methods content analysis of listener reviews (n = 1200) of TCPs to ascertain listeners’ value systems and preferences when assessing podcasts, the role of ethics in audience evaluations of TCPs and the impact of subgenre on listener response. It finds that a large subsection of the reviewer audience (29.7 per cent) privileged ethics as a key criterion for evaluating and reviewing podcasts and that listeners’ level of engagement with issues of ethics is specific, careful and nuanced. It also finds that subgenre can play a role in shaping engagement with content, with Documentary and Recap formats more likely to result in listeners relating to content as entertainment.
Journalism Ethics at the Crossroads: Democracy, Fake News, and the News Crisis, Roger Patching and Martin Hirst (2022)
Authors: Murray Richard
Published: November 2022

Review of: Journalism Ethics at the Crossroads: Democracy, Fake News, and the News Crisis, Roger Patching and Martin Hirst (2022)

Abingdon: Routledge, 308 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-36719-727-8, h/bk, AUD 252.00,

ISBN 978-0-36719-728-5, p/bk, AUD 69.99,

ISBN 978-0-42924-289-2, e-book, AUD 56.69
The Global Handbook of Media Accountability, Susanne Fengler, Tobias Eberwein and Matthias Karmasin (eds) (2021)
Authors: Romano Mary-Anne
Published: November 2022

Review of: The Global Handbook of Media Accountability, Susanne Fengler, Tobias Eberwein and Matthias Karmasin (eds) (2021)

Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 632 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-36734-628-7, h/bk, AUD 399.00,

ISBN 978-0-42932-694-3, e-book, AUD 68.39
News Media Innovation Reconsidered: Ethics and Values in a Creative Reconstruction of Journalism, Maria Luengo and Susana Herrera (eds) (2021)
Authors: Williams Merran
Published: November 2022

Review of: News Media Innovation Reconsidered: Ethics and Values in a Creative Reconstruction of Journalism, Maria Luengo and Susana Herrera (eds) (2021)

Hoboken, NJ: WILEY Blackwell, 256 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-11970-649-6, p/bk, AUD 87.95,

ISBN 978-1-11970-650-2, e-book, AUD 70.99
Solutions Journalism: News at the Intersection of Hope, Leadership, and Expertise, Bill Dodd (2021)
Authors: Dodd Andrew
Published: November 2022

Review of: Solutions Journalism: News at the Intersection of Hope, Leadership, and Expertise, Bill Dodd (2021)

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 190 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-79361-871-9, h/bk, USD 95.00/GBP 73.00,

ISBN 978-1-79361-872-6, e-book, USD 38.00/GBP 29.00
On the theory of problems and their solution spaces
Authors: Agama Theophilus
Published: November 2022

We introduce and develop the logic of existence of solution to problems. We use this theory to answer the question of Florentin Smarandache in logic. We answer this question in the negative.
Transmissão dos preços do etanol no estado do Rio Grande do Sul (2005-2009): análise por meio do mecanismo de correção de erros
Authors: Torres Ronaldo , Cigainski Lisbinski Fernanda , Bender Filho Reisoli , Maitê Bobato Angel
Published: November 2022

O trabalho buscou verificar a existência de assimetria na transmissão dos preços do etanol, no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, para o período 2005-2019. Utilizando médias mensais, os resultados foram obtidos por meio de um Modelo de Correção de Erros (ECM). As evidências indicaram a existência de simetria na transmissão de preços do etanol, do atacado para o varejo, no curto e longo prazo, igualmente ao encontrado à transmissão de preços do etanol do produtor para o varejo. Já os resultados da transmissão de preços do etanol do produtor para o distribuidor demonstraram a presença de assimetria, contudo, somente, no curto prazo.
Dinâmica do emprego formal na mesorregião sudeste do Mato Grosso: Uma análise setorial a partir do modelo shift-share
Authors: Mayara Moura da Silva Larissa , Dos Santos Fachinelli Ferrarini Angel
Published: November 2022

Este estudo tem por objetivo verificar mudanças na dinâmica do emprego formal da indústria de transformação na mesorregião Sudeste do Mato Grosso. O método shift-share para anos de 2006, 2010, 2015 e 2018 foi utilizado. Os resultados mostram diferenças setoriais importantes, como as vantagens competitivas especializadas nos setores de Máquinas e Equipamentos, Indústria Química e a expansão da Indústria de Coque na mesorregião, ou seja, a diversificação do parque fabril ao longo dos anos. No entanto, os dados mostram que a Indústria de Alimentos, importante atividade para a criação de empregos, perdeu competitividade na mesorregião no comparativo ao Estado do Mato Grosso como um todo.
A note in tribute to the Kaldor’s “Cambridge Equation” since the 50s to our days
Authors: De Araujo Oliveira João Gabriel , Estulano Vieira Beatriz
Published: November 2022

This note presents a historical overview of the important contribution made by Kaldor named “Cambridge Equation” and the debate around the theme. Our main objective here is to summarize this kind of literature from the start to our days. Here, we present the development of such theory by initiating in his seminar article “Alternative Theories of Distribution”, passing to Pasinetti’s contribution by differentiating class, after that the introduction of government activities, extensions with an Open Economy until our days, where the globalization and financial system is considered. We also present the original Solow-Samuelson-Meade and other critiques. Finally, we show the importance of the theory to the present intending to understand social-economic behaviours.
Tributação sobre os serviços no Brasil: uma análise da experiência do ISS
Authors: Monteiro Matos Márcia , Da Cruz Lima Ana Carolina , Moulin Simões Penalva Santos Angela
Published: November 2022

O objetivo do artigo é identificar os determinantes da arrecadação do ISS e sua relação com grau de dependência municipal das transferências intergovernamentais. São utilizados dados fornecidos pela STN-FINBRA e pelo IBGE para estimar modelos de dados em painel para os municípios brasileiros entre 2005-2015. Os resultados evidenciam uma relação positiva entre arrecadação do ISS e dinamismo local e uma relação negativa entre a arrecadação do ISS e os indicadores de importância relativa das transferências intergovernamentais para a composição das receitas correntes dos municípios.
Regra de Taylor e Política Monetária: evidências para o Brasil após a implantação do Regime de Metas de Inflação
Authors: Batista Vieira Ednando , Martins de Paula Rafael
Published: November 2022

O curso de ajustamento da taxa básica de juros (SELIC) varia conforme a manutenção das gestões técnicas dos órgãos condutores de políticas econômicas. Desse modo, este artigo objetiva examinar as mudanças da SELIC como instrumentos da política monetária desde o início da implantação do sistema de metas de inflação, observando quais variáveis foram significativas para as reações da SELIC, tendo a regra de Taylor como fundamento. Com isso, foi estimada uma função de reação do Banco Central para o período de junho de 1999 a dezembro de 2019. Os resultados exibem a SELIC tendo reação conforme os choques nas variáveis macroeconômicas.
Desigualdade de renda, pobreza, crescimento econômico e indústria no Brasil: relações de curto e longo prazos via Modelos ARDL
Authors: César Santejo Saiani Carlos , Polline Veríssimo Michele , Leite Santos Patrick
Published: November 2022

Este estudo investiga relações de curto e longo prazos entre desigualdade de renda, pobreza, crescimento econômico e participação da indústria no emprego no Brasil com dados de 1980 a 2010. Para isso, foram estimados modelos Autorregressivos de Defasagens Distribuídas (ARDL) com o objetivo de avaliar como a indústria afeta desigualdade e pobreza e testar três hipóteses tradicionais da literatura: Curva de Kuznets, economia dual e crescimento pró-pobre. As evidências sinalizam efeitos heterogêneos do crescimento e da indústria na pobreza e desigualdade no tempo, com redução dos problemas sociais pelo crescimento no longo prazo e pelo emprego industrial no curto prazo.
Centro de Cidadania da Praia Vermelha
Authors: Rego Lucas Barroso , Ferreira Híkaro de Castro Dias , Ramos Ana Júlia Felipe , Delgado Mônica Mendonça
Published: November 2022

O presente trabalho busca apresentar algumas reflexões acerca da reestruturação ocorrida nas ações de extensão, em virtude da pandemia do Covid-19. Nesse sentido, o nosso principal objetivo será apresentar um panorama geral sobre a histórica e atual experiência do “Centro de Cidadania da Praia Vermelha”, um projeto de extensão da Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, que, desde 2009, vem oportunizando debates sobre a prática cidadã e a garantia de direitos sociais. Com o agravamento da pandemia do novo coronavírus, o projeto precisou (re)pensar a própria prática de extensão e se adaptar ao universo digital, desenvolvendo estratégias criativas para seguir contribuindo com o processo de transformação social. Partindo desse contexto, o presente artigo visa relatar o momento experienciado pelos construtores do projeto em sua (re)formulação para o universo digital. Para isso, utilizou-se a metodologia do estudo de caso. Os resultados encontrados dizem respeito a estratégias desenvolvidas para seguir realizando extensão universitária, mesmo em tempos remotos de pandemia. Assim, torna-se possível incentivar uma maior dialogicidade entre a sociedade civil e os centros universitários.
legado de Paulo Freire para a formação do enfermeiro educador em um ambulatório especializado da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Authors: Silva Fabia Faria da , Silva Gabriela Luiza da , Giuliani Carla Denari
Published: November 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a importância das ideias de Paulo Freire para a formação do enfermeiro na licenciatura, alinhado ao novo modelo de organização da saúde no Brasil, que visa a integralidade da assistência. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo reflexivo de abordagem qualitativa, cujo procedimento metodológico envolveu a reflexão crítica do processo formativo do enfermeiro educador ao desenvolver ações educativas em saúde na sala de espera de um Centro Especializado de Saúde. Inicialmente, apresentamos o contexto da formação, seguido de uma reflexão freiriana sobre saberes necessários para a formação docente em saúde. Concluímos que os ensinamentos de Freire possibilitam ao graduando de enfermagem uma formação profissional crítica reflexiva e qualificada para o mercado de trabalho, sendo capaz de assistir e educar a população de seu território de atuação.
Conversidade, Decolonialidade e Bem Viver ressignificam as práticas de extensão universitária
Authors: Fleuri Reinaldo Matias
Published: November 2022

No contexto de forte mobilização por reconstrução democrática da sociedade brasileira, a interação das instituições universitárias com os movimentos sociais vem desenvolvendo estratégias extensionistas conversitárias, que reconhecem e potencializam o protagonismo dos agentes populares na produção científica, educacional, cultural, econômica e política. O presente artigo discute uma trajetória de pesquisas que formulam o conceito de conversidade, buscando interpretar seus sentidos decoloniais na perspectiva das cosmovisões ancestrais do Bem Viver, que são sustentadas na práxis de viver, conviver e gerar vida em plenitude.
práticas integrativas e complementares nos cursos da saúde de universidades públicas
Authors: Morais Maria do Socorro Trindade , Silva Beatriz Brasileiro de Macedo , Forte Franklin Delano Soares , Alencar João Pedro Pedreira
Published: November 2022

O ensino em Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PICS) vem sendo, aos poucos, introduzido em cursos de graduação da área da saúde. O presente artigo avalia a oferta de ensino em PICS na graduação dos referidos cursos por meio de um estudo documental exploratório de 17 cursos de graduação da área da saúde de duas Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) públicas do Nordeste do Brasil. Foi realizada a análise dos projetos pedagógicos, ementários e matrizes curriculares nas páginas eletrônicas das IES e caracterizou-se o curso, a oferta, as disciplinas, a carga horária e a modalidade terapêutica das PICS ensinadas. Nas IES, observaram-se 30 disciplinas, 12 obrigatórias e 18 optativas, sendo 17 com carga horária de 30-32 horas. As modalidades mais ofertadas são Fitoterapia, Homeopatia e Acupuntura/Medicina Tradicional Chinesa, e os cursos com maior disponibilidade de disciplinas foram Enfermagem, Fisioterapia e Farmácia. Conclui-se que a inserção do ensino em PICS nos cursos da saúde nas duas IES, embora abrangente, é fragmentada e isolada em disciplinas pontuais, principalmente, no formato optativo, deixando muitos estudantes sem o conhecimento das PICS, seus pressupostos teóricos e práticas terapêuticas.
O ensino em Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PICS) vem sendo, aos poucos, introduzido em cursos de graduação da área da saúde. O presente artigo avalia a oferta de ensino em PICS na graduação dos referidos cursos por meio de um estudo documental exploratório de 17 cursos de graduação da área da saúde de duas Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) públicas do Nordeste do Brasil. Foi realizada a análise dos projetos pedagógicos, ementários e matrizes curriculares nas páginas eletrônicas das IES e caracterizou-se o curso, a oferta, as disciplinas, a carga horária e a modalidade terapêutica das PICS ensinadas. Nas IES, observaram-se 30 disciplinas, 12 obrigatórias e 18 optativas, sendo 17 com carga horária de 30-32 horas. As modalidades mais ofertadas são Fitoterapia, Homeopatia e Acupuntura/Medicina Tradicional Chinesa, e os cursos com maior disponibilidade de disciplinas foram Enfermagem, Fisioterapia e Farmácia. Conclui-se que a inserção do ensino em PICS nos cursos da saúde nas duas IES, embora abrangente, é fragmentada e isolada em disciplinas pontuais, principalmente, no formato optativo, deixando muitos estudantes sem o conhecimento das PICS, seus pressupostos teóricos e práticas terapêuticas.
Extensão popular
Authors: Araújo Renan Soares de , Cruz Pedro José Santos Carneiro
Published: November 2022

O objetivo dessa edição foi possibilitar a socialização de reflexões, saberes e práticas que se identificam com a abordagem freiriana e com o referencial teórico-metodológico da concepção da educação popular, que se corporificam no conceito de extensão popular.