bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A study on the effect of tourist attributes and travel patterns on sightseeing excursions
Authors: Kouchi Yoshiaki
Published: December 2020

Kyoto City in Japan has 17 world heritage spots that are referred to as the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. It has long been chosen as a school trip destination for Japanese students and is recognised as an exemplary destination for domestic travel, and is considered as one of
the top destinations in the world to visit. However, the visiting crowds tend to congregate in just a few places, which leads to overcrowding and can make tourist attractions less appealing. This can have a detrimental effect on a city's tourism and lead to a sharp fall in revenue. With that
in mind, a team of researchers, represented by Dr Yoshiaki Kouchi, in the Department of Public Policy within the Faculty of Sociology, Bukkyo University in Japan is studying the effect of tourist attributes and travel patterns on sightseeing excursions.
Internal and inter-organizational collaborations created by companies and standards that transcend national boundaries
Authors: Nishiwaki Nobuko , Oe Akitsu , Shimizu Takashi
Published: December 2020

As the world has become increasingly globalised, it is now commonplace for companies to have a head office in one country, but various outposts in other countries. Manufacturing is one of the prime examples of this, where the main driving force of an organisation is located in one place
but production sites are located overseas. Indeed, the flexibility of a company's ability to relocate production sites overseas is seen as an effective strategy for global manufacturing firms. However, there is a traditional way of viewing such structures, where the main headquarters of a
company are the lifeblood of that company, with the localised production sites seen as almost peripheral. Professor Nobuko Nishiwaki is based within the Nihon University College of Economics in Japan, and is the Principal Investigator of a project that seeks to qualify and establish the importance
of local production sites; that they are far more than passive actors in the process by which production is relocated. She is working alongside colleagues Associate Professor Akitsu Oe from the Tokyo University of Science and Professor Takashi Shimizu from The University of Tokyo.
An overview of the research work of Prof. Oyama, including verification of the applicability of the survivability function for public policy analysis of social systems
Authors: Oyama Tatsuo
Published: December 2020

Professor Emeritus Tatsuo Oyama of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, is an expert in the field of operations research (OR) analysis. Oyama has focused his career on bringing OR to novel systems and social infrastructures. He has made its application to
various social and public problems over the last 30 years and also he is a key member of both national and international efforts to take a mathematical approach to defining decision-making and public policies. Oyama's OR research is focused on electrical power supply, energy and environmental
problems, city traffic management analyses, natural disaster mitigation policy, higher education and research funding policy and the apportionment problem in democratic systems.
Perspectivas imunoterapêuticas para COVID-19
Authors: Cavalcanti Lucas Gomes de Hollanda , Oliveira Luciana Xavier , Bustamante Melina Pezzo , Andrade Marileia Chaves
Published: December 2020

Com o surgimento da COVID-19, iniciou-se uma constante pesquisa sobre a infecção pelo SARS-CoV-2 e suas perspectivas terapêuticas. Com evidente contribuição da atividade imunológica na patogênese da COVID-19, destacam-se as principais perspectivas imunoterapêuticas em desenvolvimento. Ainda, se investiga o envolvimento da neutrofilia e da formação de Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) no agravamento do quadro clínico. Portanto, acredita-se que controlar atividade de neutrófilos e a formação de NETs seja um dos caminhos para atenuar a gravidade da doença. Outra proposta é a administração de plasma convalescente ou imunoglobulina (IgG) intravenosa, que neutralizariam a entrada do vírus nas células e modularia a resposta imune. No entanto, os tratamentos ainda não são definitivos e carecem de resultados favoráveis.
Frequency of reagent samples for syphilis in pregnant women treated at Distrital Leste Laboratory, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Authors: Chagas Jessica da Cruz , Oliveira Aldiane Passos de , Andrade Cleudiane Pereira de , Silva Jander Torres da , Silva Edirany dos Santos , Cardoso de Sales Angela Cristina , Ferreira Rosilene Gomes da Silva
Published: December 2020

Objective: Checking the frequency of reagent samples for syphilis in pregnant women treated at the Distrital Leste Laboratory in the city of Manaus from January 2016 to December 2018, comparing the positive VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) cases with the confirmatory FTA-Abs (Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption Test). Methods: The study was cross-sectional and assessed the results of two syphilis diagnostic tests, VDRL and FTA-Abs. Data were obtained using the database of the electronic program SoftLab® and the Laboratory Environment Manager (GAL) and were quantitatively analyzed. Results: In 2016, 9,028 VDRL tests were performed on pregnant women, 8,562 tests in 2017 and 5,064 in 2018. From this total, 1020 tested positive for syphilis; 392 in 2016, 320 in 2017 and 308 in 2018, increasing from 4 to 6%. Comparison with the FTA-Abs was only made possible in 2016 when the diagnosis was confirmed in 82% of the tests. Conclusion: It was possible to check the frequency of pregnant women with positive and confirmatory results from 2016 to 2018, showing that although this pathology is easily preventable, it remains a challenging public health issue in pregnant women.
Occurrence of oral mucositis in women during oncological treatment of breast cancer in the Brazilian Northeast
Authors: Barbosa-Lima Ricardo , Kameo Simone Yuriko , Amorim Bruno Ferreira , Ramos Maria Júlia Oliveira , Costa Jéssica dos Santos , Marinho Pabliane Matias Lordelo , Sawada Namie Okino , Moura Silva Glebson
Published: December 2020

Objective: To describe the occurrence of oral mucositis (OM) in women undergoing cancer treatment for breast cancer (BC). Methods: This is a retrospective, quantitative, and analytical study in medical records of women diagnosed with BC in an oncology service. Clinical data were collected regarding the occurrence and severity of OM according to the World Health Organization criteria and the cancer treatment experienced by the participants.  Results: 196 women were included. Of these, 97 (49.5%) developed OM, 43.4% of which were grade 1 or 2 (low or moderate). The occurrence was higher in white women (OR 1.93; 95% CI 1.04 - 3.57; p = 0.035), with metastatic breast cancer (OR 5.46; 95% CI 1.79 - 16.64; p = 0.002) and who experienced taxane agents at some point during chemotherapy (OR 2.26; 95% CI 1.12 - 4.56; p = 0.02). The mean severity of OM in the entire sample was 0.8 ± 1.0, and in the affected women was 1.7 ± 0.7. The difference in the severity of OM by the variables was observed only among women with grade 2 and grade 3 fatigue (p = 0.03). Conclusions: OM is a common mucocutaneous toxicity in women with BC. Despite the low severity observed, care for women with BC undergoing cancer treatment must consider the possible risks and complications associated with OM, adopting strategies to prevent, monitor, and treat them.
Efeitos da prática de caminhada em hipertensos: revisão integrativa
Authors: Teixeira Letícia Queiroz , Aguiar Oliveira Diogo Muryel , Silva Kácio dos Santos
Published: December 2020

Objetivo: analisar os efeitos da prática da caminhada em hipertensos.  Métodos: revisão integrativa da literatura em língua portuguesa, efetuada nas bases de dados SciELO e Lilacs – BVS. Realizou-se uma revisão em sete artigos publicados entre os anos de 2010 e 2020.  Resultados: o estudo revelou que a prática da caminhada é efetiva para redução dos níveis pressóricos em diferentes contextos e intensidades no controle da hipertensão, seja com efeitos agudos e/ou crônicos, sendo assim considerada uma ferramenta não medicamentosa, pois condiciona o sistema cardiovascular a responder fisiologicamente com diminuição da reatividade vascular, mesmo em situações de estresse, induzindo a diminuição na pressão arterial.  Conclusão: a pesquisa apontou que a caminhada tem efeitos positivos sobre os níveis pressóricos, uma vez que a mesma contribuiu significativamente para o controle da hipertensão arterial sistêmica, especialmente naquelas que tiveram acompanhamento de um profissional de educação física.  Sugere-se a proposição de novas pesquisas que levem em consideração não só a atuação desse profissional, mas também utilize outras variáveis, como diferentes modalidades de atividade física, dieta alimentar, níveis de estresse e qualidade do sono.
Clinical Significance of Internal Friction Connection and Micro-Threads in Implant-Supported Prostheses: A Literature Review
Authors: Jeong Ki-Won , Kim Jeong Chan , Yeo In-Sung Luke ,   Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Published: December 2020

A connection structure using both a screw and friction is advantageous to secure an abutment to an implant. Understanding the biomechanics of the implant-abutment connection is necessary for the long-term clinical survival of a dental implant with decreased complications. The internal conical friction connection structure and micro-threads have shown favorable biological hard tissue response with exceptional structural features. The internal conical connection structure maintains the soft tissue seal and the marginal bone level around the implant. The durability of the implant wall thickness at the top is balanced via micro-threads with the load-transfer mechanism, resulting in proper peri-implant bone strain. These two structural devices are designed to achieve implant-abutment connection stability by redistributing an external load and by minimizing screw loosening events that cause implant component fractures and marginal bone loss.
Using a Tablet-Based App to Deliver Evidence-Based Practices for Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Dimeff Linda A , Jobes David A , Koerner Kelly , Kako Nadia , Jerome Topher , Kelley-Brimer Angela , Boudreaux Edwin D , Beadnell Blair , Goering Paul , Witterholt Suzanne , Melin Gabrielle , Samike Vicki , Schak Kathryn M
Published: December 2020

Background

Emergency departments (EDs) have the potential to provide evidence-based practices for suicide prevention to patients who are acutely suicidal. However, few EDs have adequate time and personnel resources to deliver recommended evidence-based assessment and interventions. To raise the clinical standard of care for patients who are suicidal and seeking psychiatric crisis services in the ED, we developed Jaspr Health, a tablet-based app for direct use by such patients, which enables the delivery of 4 evidence-based practices.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of Jaspr Health among suicidal adults in EDs.

Methods

Patients who were acutely suicidal and seeking psychiatric crisis services participated in an unblinded pilot randomized controlled trial while in the ED. Participants were randomly assigned to Jaspr Health (n=14) or care as usual (control; n=17) groups. Participants were assessed at baseline, and a 2-hour posttest using self-report measures and a semistructured interview were conducted.

Results

Conditions differed significantly at baseline with regard to age but not other demographic variables or baseline measures. On average, participants had been in the ED for 17 hours before enrolling in the study. Over their lifetime, 84% (26/31) of the sample had made a suicide attempt (mean 3.4, SD 6.4) and 61% (19/31) had engaged in nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviors, with an average rate of 8.8 times in the past 3 months. All established feasibility and acceptability criteria were met: no adverse events occurred, participants’ app use was high, Jaspr Health app user satisfaction ratings were high, and all participants using Jaspr Health recommended its use for other suicidal ED patients. Comparisons between study conditions provide preliminary support for the effectiveness of the app: participants using Jaspr Health reported a statistically significant increase in receiving 4 evidence-based suicide prevention interventions and overall satisfaction ratings with their ED experience. In addition, significant decreases in distress and agitation, along with significant increases in learning to cope more effectively with current and future suicidal thoughts, were observed among participants using Jaspr Health compared with those receiving care as usual.

Conclusions

Even with limited statistical power, the results showed that Jaspr Health is feasible, acceptable, and clinically effective for use by ED patients who are acutely suicidal and seeking ED-based psychiatric crisis services.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03584386; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03584386
A Semiautomated Classification System for Producing Service Directories in Social and Health Care (DESDE-AND): Maturity Assessment Study
Authors: Romero-Lopez-Alberca Cristina , Alonso-Trujillo Federico , Almenara-Abellan Jose Luis , Salinas-Perez Jose A , Gutierrez-Colosia Mencia R , Gonzalez-Caballero Juan-Luis , Pinzon Pulido Sandra , Salvador-Carulla Luis
Published: December 2020

Background

DESDE-LTC (Description and Evaluation of Services and DirectoriEs for Long-Term Care) is an international classification system that allows standardized coding and comparisons between different territories and care sectors, such as health and social care, in defined geographic areas. We adapted DESDE-LTC into a computer tool (DESDE-AND) for compiling a directory of care services in Andalucia, Spain.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the maturity of DESDE-AND. A secondary objective of this study is to show the practicality of a new combined set of standard evaluation tools for measuring the maturity of health technology products.

Methods

A system for semiautomated coding of service provision has been co-designed. A panel of 23 domain experts and a group of 68 end users participated in its maturity assessment that included its technology readiness level (TRL), usability, validity, adoption (Adoption Impact Ladder [AIL]), and overall degree of maturity [implementation maturity model [IMM]). We piloted the prototype in an urban environment (Seville, Spain).

Results

The prototype was demonstrated in an operational environment (TRL 7). Sixty-eight different care services were coded, generating fact sheets for each service and its geolocation map. The observed agreement was 90%, with moderate reliability. The tool was partially adopted by the regional government of Andalucia (Spain), reaching a level 5 in adoption (AIL) and a level 4 in maturity (IMM) and is ready for full implementation.

Conclusions

DESDE-AND is a usable and manageable system for coding and compiling service directories and it can be used as a core module of decision support systems to guide planning in complex cross-sectoral areas such as combined social and health care.
Perioperative Anemia: A Modifiable And Not So Benign Risk Factor (Preprint)
Authors: Pan Kelsey , Pang Shiyi , Robinson Michael , Goede Dianne , Meenrajan Senthil Raj
Published: December 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

Anemia is a commonly encountered finding either during the preoperative assessment or during postoperative management of the patient. Anemia often gets overlooked while more emphasis is paid to cardiovascular and pulmonary evaluation. Evidence however suggests that presence of anemia in the perioperative period can predispose patients to other complications. Awareness of the consequences of anemia in the perioperative period can lead to better recognition and early management of this potentially modifiable risk factor. In this review we focus on the effects of anemia on the cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic, cognitive and functional status outcomes of patients. We also review management strategies that could be employed, depending on the available time and resources.
Representing Race and Ethnicity in American Fiction, 1789-1920
Authors: Algee-Hewitt Mark , Porter J.D. , Walser Hannah
Published: December 2020

Our project, which aims to reconstruct racial discourse in American literature, tracks three critical aspects of the representation of race and ethnicity in a corpus of over 18,000 American novels published between 1789 and 1920. First, we provide a historically sensitive account of the ethnicities that most occupied the nation’s racial imaginary, registering how different ethnic groups were perceived to be biologically, geographically, or socially linked. Second, we track the descriptive terms most associated with particular ethnicities over time as we trace the changing discursive fields surrounding particular racial groups. Finally, we explore the coherence of the discourse around each race and ethnicity represented across American literature before 1920, paying close attention to the ways in which various groups did or did not exist as semantically unified groups at specific historical moments. Taken together, our three questions show not just who was under discussion and how, but also the history—and historicity—of racialization and ethnic thinking writ large.
Enseñar geografía física en la carrera de turismo a través de un género discursivo del campo profesional
Authors: Schwarz Soledad , Stagnaro Daniela
Published: December 2020

A partir de los noventa, en el ámbito de la educación superior en Argentina, se reconoce la importancia que tiene enseñar las formas discursivas propias de las disciplinas científicas durante la formación. En este trabajo, presentamos una propuesta didáctica basada en géneros discursivos para la enseñanza de la materia Geografía Física del primer año de la carrera de Turismo de la Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur. El interés de esta asignatura es que reúne variados campos del conocimiento como geología, climatología, geomorfología y cartografía, y persigue el objetivo de que los estudiantes adquieran herramientas para observar e interpretar los elementos físicos que forman los espacios geográficos en los que la actividad turística se desarrolla.
Aquí, proponemos una estrategia de enseñanza que explota el potencial epistémico y la función social de la escritura para promover la construcción de conocimientos y de identidad profesional dentro de este dominio disciplinar a través de un género específico del turismo: la guía descriptiva en las revistas de viajes. Así, la presente contribución desarrolla una secuencia didáctica centrada en la unidad del programa vinculada al paisaje glacial y se despliega a través de múltiples actividades y desempeños. De esta forma, se busca favorecer la articulación de los contenidos disciplinares en un género discursivo del ámbito profesional para ejercitar la comunicación turística que es un aspecto central en el perfil del egresado de la carrera y fundamental para la actuación en dicho ámbito, pero hasta ahora poco atendido en la formación.
Pengembangan dan Perkembangan Pemikiran Hukum Pertanian di Indonesia
Authors: Moeliono Tristam Pascal , Soetoprawiro Koerniatmanto
Published: December 2020

Agricultural law is an emerging specialized field in Indonesian legal discourse and the public as well as academics has yet to get acquainted with this new perspective. The importance of agricultural law should be placed in relation with the fact that the Indonesian government, even after more then 75 year of independence, did not seriously address the plight of peasants and fishermen, living in rural areas throughout Indonesia. Agricultural law as a perspective is developed to bring back the focus of national development to agriculture in its widest sense. The focus of analysis of this approach will be on policies and rules regarding agriculture and how it affects peasants-farmers working in informal-semi formal setting as well those working in the agroindustry and business. Other basic concepts employed relates to ecological-social justice, food sovereignty, security, and safety. Hopefully, this new approach to human development and agriculture may contribute to a better analysis of the plight of agriculture in Indonesia and how to improve this particular sector.

Abstrak

Hukum pertanian sebagai suatu kajian belum begitu dikenal dalam khasanah ilmu hukum Indonesia. Masyarakat umum, akademisi dan praktisi hukum masih harus berkenalan dengan pendekatan ini. Pentignya hukum pertanian harus ditempatkan dalam konteks kurangnya kepedulian rezim pemerintah Indonesia, bahkan dalam kurun waktu 75 tahun sejak merdeka, pada pembangunan sektor pertanian rakyat. Hukum pertanian merupakan satu upaya untuk mendorong kehidupan pertanian di Indonesia dan mayoritas masyarakat petani (bukan semata-mata perkebunan besar) menjadi bagian dari kehidupan modern yang manusiawi. Fokus kajian hukum pertanian adalah kebijakan dan aturan hukum yang diterbitkan pemerintah dari waktu ke waktu di bidang pertanian dalam arti luas yang bersentuhan dengan kehidupan petani-nelayan, mereka yang bekerja di sektor-sektor informal maupun semi formal sampai dengan agrobisnis dan industri.  Sebagai titik tolak, digunakan konsep-konsep dasar keadilan sosial-ekologi, ketahanan-kedaulatan dan keamanan pangan. Salah satu sumbangan yang diharapkan adalah munculnya perspektif pemikiran dan solusi konstruksif yang baru untuk membangun manusia serta agrikultur dalam rangka menangani persoalan kemiskinan dan ketidakadilan sosial di Indonesia.
Chronotope of a county estate in the story оf A.P. Chekhov “Name Day”
Authors:   International film school No. 40, Do Egito Tinatin Merabovna
Published: December 2020

In the short story “The Name Day” by A.P. Chekhov is dominated by the social function of the heroes, everything personal, on the contrary, is crushed, like Olga Mikhailovna’s child, squeezed by a corset. The baby dies and with it dies the hope of procreation. A county estate that is not destined to become a family clan estate is the main image (and at the same time the main message) of the enlightenment. Here, an im- portant motive for the doom of this world is formed for Chekhov, which will receive its DOI: 10.22455/978-5-9208-0627-7-28-35 29 further development in “The Seagull” and “The Cherry Orchard”. Initially, this world, given by the spatiotemporal axis, looks tiny, closed, provincial, but gradually grows into a history of universal order, where global tendencies are reflected in the small local life of an individual estate and its inhabitants.
“Estate myth” in the literature of Russian postmodernity: deconstruction or reconstruction?
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bogdanova Olga A.
Published: December 2020

The article describes the time of registration of the “estate myth” in Russian culture — the beginning of the XX century — and outlines its content, dating back to the idealized life of estate of A.S. Pushkin time. From the 1920s–1930s the functioning of the “estate myth” was forcibly interrupted and resumed only in the 1990s, with the removal of ideological barriers. Turning to the subject of the estate at the turn of XX– XXI centuries is explained not only by the need for national identity, but also the possibility of developing undisclosed mythopoetic potentials of the Russian estate. It takes place within the framework of the cultural situation of postmodernity, passing through the stages of postmodernism (1980-1990ies) and neo-modernism / metamodernism (2000–2010ths). If the first stage is characterized by the deconstruction of the “estate myth” in the works of M.P. Shishkin, V.G. Sorokin, V.O. Pelevin, P.V. Krusanov, etc., the second — on the contrary, by its actualization and reconstruction in a number of attractive features in the works of E.G. Vodolazkin, A.I. Slapovsky, etc. It is the “estate myth”, restored in its former charm and supplemented by existential authenticity and freedom, is seriously offered to man of the beginning of the XXI century as a way out of the clutches of the historical determinism to the timeless universality and authenticity of being. However, the modern reader, as a rule, does not deal with empirical estate realities, but with the “estate habitus” as a worldview-behavioral model formed by the “estate topos”, which has a significant heuristic potential.
Estate and city as chronotope of autobiographical prose by I.A. Bunin
Authors:   I.S. Turgenev Orel State University, Kondratenko Alexey I.
Published: December 2020

The article considers the chronotope of autobiographical prose of I. Bun- in on the example of the Yelets estate and the city of Orel of the late XIX century. A compa rison of the content of the novel “The Life of Arseniev” with historical realities and letters of that time allows us to see how the writer artistically rethought the past, changing the idea of everyday life in the estate and in the provincial center in order to convey his ideas to the reader.
Information on the study of ancient Slavic monuments of writing in the mid-19th century in the correspondence of Spiridon Palauzov and Aleksey Viktorov
Authors:   The Russian State Library, Krutova Marina S.
Published: December 2020

Letters of 1869–1872 of the famous figure of the Bulgarian Renaissance Spiridon Nikolayevich Palauzov to the outstanding researcher and collector of manuscript books Aleksey Yegorovich Viktorov, stored in the Russian State Library’s manuscripts department, are published in full for the first time. The value of these epistolary documents for Russian and Slavic literature of the 19th century lies in the fact that they contain little-known information on the history of research, attribution and publication of handwritten monuments such as “The Life and Praise of Saint Philothei of Athens”, “The Commendation of Saint Euthymius of Tarnovo” by Gregory Tsamblak, the Service of Holy Venerable Theodosius of Tarnovo, and the writings of Saint Clement of Ohrid and Tsar Simeon I the Great, the Great Menaion Reader was compiled in the 1530s–1540s under the supervision of Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow, etc. An introductory article gives a brief description of the letters. The text of the epistolary documents is provided with historical, literary and real commentary.
From comments to Afanasy Fet’s “My Early Years”
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Generalova Natalya P.
Published: December 2020

The paper analyses the text of Afanasy Fet’s memoirs about the early years of his life. The author of the article identifies people who had a huge influence on the poet in childhood (mother, uncle), discusses the role of a manuscript of poetic notebook in his formation; from that book Afanasy Fet’s acquaintance with Alexander Pushkin’s works began. The story of the Borisovs, which became akin family to Afanasy Fet, is told; after the death of his sister and her husband, it took care of his nephew. Turning to the word “Caesaria” mentioned by the old servant of Afanasy Fet’s own, the author of the article presents a fascinating investigation and draws a conclusion about the place of service of Afanasy Fet’s father and uncle — they served in East Prussia. Studying the details of the poet’s memoirs, the author demonstrates the attitude of Afanasy Fet and his father to the literacy of the people, shows the role of priests in the process of training peasants. Considering in the descriptions of Afanasy Fet’s landlord life the “bill by tags” as a peculiar form of fixing property relations, the author of the article draws interesting parallels of facts from folkish life noted by the poet.
Promessa não é dívida?
Authors: Pereira da Silva Marcelo
Published: December 2020

A sociedade de consumo se arquiteta sobre bases ambivalentes: o consumidor contemporâneo transita da promessa da felicidade publicitária à decepção. As novas socialidades, conexões e interatividades geradas pela ecologia da comunicação trazem à ribalta a necessidade de gerirmos as diferenças e fomentarmos o respeito às alteridades. Por meio da Análise de discurso, depreendemos alguns sentidos de frustração que povoam o discurso do sujeito inscrito no site de rede social Reclame AQUI, inferindo que a coabitação é um dos maiores desafios deste século.
A Performatização de Masculinidades nas Capas de Sui Generis (1995-2000)
Authors: De Sabóia Feitosa Ricardo Augusto , García Manso Almudena
Published: December 2020

O artigo propõe, a partir de uma leitura crítica de 12 capas publicadas pela revista Sui Generis entre os anos     de 1995 e 2000, analisar a construção discursiva (imagético e textual) das masculinidades, interrogando quais representações do masculino são ali encenadas, reiteradas ou deslocadas. Entende-se que esse conjunto permite refletir criticamente sobre como as masculinidades performadas na publicação inserem-se em processos de negociações e reelaborações editoriais e sociais que, no contexto de uma revista endereçada majoritariamente a uma audiência gay masculina, estão inter-relacionadas a processos mais amplos de visibilização e cenarização pública das homossexualidades no Brasil na virada do último século.

Palavras-chave: Masculinidades. Homossexualidades. Jornalismo. Gênero.
Representações do rural-urbano e o consumo de telenovelas por jovens da agricultura familiar de Pedreiras - MA
Authors: Marão Marco Aurélio , Mayora Ronsini Veneza
Published: December 2020

Esse artigo origina-se de pesquisa maior que investiga o consumo de mídia entre jovens da agricultura familiar. O recorte aqui está limitado à circulação de representações do rural-urbano acionadas pelo consumo de telenovelas. São investigados sete jovens moradores do município de Pedreiras, no estado do Maranhão, de idade entre 14 a 31 anos, pertencentes a famílias de agricultores familiares. Adotamos como método a Etnografia crítica do consumo de Ronsini (2003; 2011).
Redes Sociais como Fóruns Públicos de Debates:
Authors: Peter Débora , Silva Adolfo Luiz Gonzaga
Published: December 2020

Em maio de 2018 o Tribunal Federal do estado de Nova York sentenciou, contra o Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, que um ocupante de cargo eletivo não pode bloquear um usuário de sua conta pessoal no Twitter se essa é usada para conduzir negócios do governo. No presente texto buscar-se-á, utilizando-se do método dedutivo e da técnica da pesquisa bibliográfica, analisar as fundamentações apresentadas na decisão do Tribunal. Para tanto, tem-se como problemas de pesquisa responder se ocupante de cargo eletivo, ao usar seus perfis pessoais nas mídias sociais para conduzir negócios de governo, transforma esses perfis em fóruns públicos de debate e se esses perfis em redes sociais são limitados pelo direito à liberdade de expressão.
PHYSICAL-HYDRICAL ATTRIBUTES AND CO2 EFFLUX FROM THE SOIL AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PASTORAL SYSTEMS IN THE BRAZILIAN SEMI-ARID
Authors: Simões Vicente Pinto , Souza Eduardo , Leite Mauricio Luiz , Souza Rodolfo , Silva José Raliuson , Sales Aldo , Tabosa José Nildo , Lima José Romualdo de , Antonino Antonio Celso Dantas
Published: December 2020

Soil degradation imposes significant environmental and economic impacts
on the pastures of drylands worldwide, making livestock grazing systems
often unsustainable under the present climate conditions. In this study,
we aimed to compare the attributes of the soil of different grazing
areas (pastures) using sensitive indicators of changes in the management
of these areas, such as the physical-hydric properties and the
CO efflux (ECO) from the soil. The
study was carried out in three areas of exclosure grazing, understood by
three land uses: a pasture of sabi grass (LU1), a silvopastoral system
with sabi grass and tree legume (LU2), and an area with sabi grass and a
herbaceous native legume (LU3). The measurements were undertaken over
nine months and then grouped into three seasons (dry, transition, and
rainy). The ECO and the ten indicators of soil
physical-hydric quality were measured: macroporosity, aeration capacity,
plant-available water capacity (PAWC), relative field capacity (RFC),
characteristic pore radius, quantity of hydraulically active pores,
sorptivity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil density, and soil
resistance to penetration. The soils in the LU1 and LU3 areas showed
limited plant available water capacity (0.10 PAWC < 0.15
cm cm) and was soil water-limited
(RFC < 0.6). The advantages of using silvopastoral systems in
semi-arid environments for environmental sustainability are not limited
to improvements in the properties of soils, as these areas are also
important carbon sinks.
Modulation of L-cysteine adsorption on graphene: the role of the Al, Si, P, S dopant and the vacancy
Authors: Luo Huijuan , Zhang Lu , Zhang Kai
Published: December 2020

Promoting the application potential of graphenes in biomolecule
adsorption and detection is of great significance in the field of
nanobiotechnology. In this paper, the density functional theory
calculation was used to study the adsorption and sensing of L-cysteine
on graphene-based compounds, single-vacancy and double-vacancy graphenes
(XSV and XDV) doped with 3p-bolck elements (Al, Si, P, and S). Along
with the dopant changing from Al to S, XSV exhibits decreasing
exothermical chemisorption to endothermical chemi-sorption, while XDV
exhibits decreasing exothermical chemisorption to endothermical
physisorption. L-cysteine adsorption on XDV is weaker than corresponding
adsorption on XSV. Valence electron number, and atomic ionization
potential, modulated by the 3p-block dopant, and X-C interaction,
modulated by the vacancy type, contribute to adsorption mechanism of
L-cysteine on XGs. The study could facilitate applications of Al, Si, P
and S doped graphenes in biosensing technology, biomolecule
immobilization, bioseparation and other fields.
Long Term Follow-up Results of Ablation Treatment for Patients with Small Renal Mass
Authors: Gumus Bilal , Albaz Ali , Düzgün Fatih , Ucer Oktay , Temeltas Gokhan , Muezzinoglu Talha , Tarhan Serdar
Published: December 2020

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of ablation
therapy in our clinic for the treatment of patients with small renal
mass Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the technic and
follow-up data of 30 patients with 36 tumors who underwent
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) and Microwave Ablation (MWA) in our
clinic. Demographic data, ablation type, tumor characteristics,
peroperative and postoperative complications and treatment success of
the patients were evaluated. Results: A total of 36 tumors who underwent
ablation treatments, 23 were treated with RFA, 13 with MWA. The mean
tumor size was 28.9 ± 6.92 mm in RFA and 29.3 ± 7.70 mm in MWA. 12
(52.1%) of the RFA procedures were applied to the right kidney while 11
(47.8%) were applied to the left kidney. 6 (46.1%) of the MWA
procedures were performed on the right kidney and 7 (53.8%) on the left
kidney. Of the 36 tumors, 4 (11.1%) were located central and 32
(88.8%) were peripheral. Complications occurred in 2 patients. In one
of these patients, acute renal failure and urea creatinine were found to
be elevated. In the other patient, local pain was found in the ablation
side and minor bleeding was detected at the ablation site in USG. The
mean follow-up period was 49.6 ± 24.7 months in patients with RFA and
mean follow-up was 16 ± 8,05 months in MWA treatments. The overall
success in MWA administration was calculated as 76.9%, while the
overall success in RFA was 80%. Conclusion: Long-term oncologic
efficacy of RFA appears to be successful in the treatment of T1a renal
carcinomas. Further studies can be conducted to elucidate the influence
of MWA on long-term oncological outcomes.
VALAYIL OOTACHATHU MELANMAI
Authors:   SRM University, N Vinothini; , Seshathri Kothai , T Poovarasan
Published: December 2020

வாழைக்கு உரங்கள் மற்றும் தொழு உரம் போன்றவை மிக அவசியம். மண் வளம், இரகம் மற்றும் தட்பவெப்ப நிலையைப் பொறுத்து ஊட்டச்சத்து அளிக்கும் அளவு மாறுபடும். அதிக பரப்பளவில் அதிக எண்ணிக்கையிலான இலைகளைப் பெறவும், வளர்ச்சியை துரிதப்படுத்தவும், ஊட்டச்சத்துக்கள் முக்கிய பங்காற்றுகின்றன. வாழையின் நல்ல வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் உற்பத்திக்கு உரிய நேரத்தில், சரியான அளவில் ஊட்டச்சத்துக்களைப் அளிப்பது அவசியம். சரியான அளவில் ஊட்டச்சத்துக்களை அளிப்பதாலும், மேலாண்மை செய்வதாலும் பயிர்களுக்கு தேவையான ஊட்டச்சத்துக்களை அளிக்கலாம். இதனால் பற்றாக்குறை அல்லது நச்சுத்தன்மையால் ஏற்படும் விளைவுகளை தடுக்கலாம். பேரூட்டச்சத்துக்கள் என்பவை பயிருக்கு அதிக அளவில் தேவைப்படுபவை. இவற்றில் ஒன்று குறைந்தாலும், அதனை மண்ணில் தேவையான அளவு இடுவது அவசியம். நுண்ணூட்டச்சத்துக்கள் பயிருக்கு குறைந்த அளவில் தேவைப்படுபவை. இவை குறைந்த அளவில் அளிக்கப்பட்டாலும் பயிர் வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் ஆரோக்கியத்தில் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கின்றன. அங்கக உரங்கள் அல்லது தொழு உரங்கள் பயிர்களுக்கு ஊட்டச்சத்துக்களாக விவசாயிகளால் இடப்படுகின்றன. இவ்வுரங்கள் மண்ணில் அங்ககச் சத்தினை அதிகரிக்கின்றன. இவ்வகைச் சத்துக்கள் பயிருக்குத் தேவையான உணவினை வெளிவிடுகின்றன.
Closure of perforator veins with glue. Early results.
Authors: Bihari Imre , Ayoub George , Bihari Peter
Published: December 2020

AIM. With the introduction of endovenous varicose vein surgery, the closure of perforator veins has become easier to perform. There were several complications with classical perforator vein interruption surgery, which could be avoided with these new techniques. Perforator vein interruption is recommended mainly for the treatment of severe CVI but we performed our study on primary varicose vein cases. PATIENTS. 252 perforator veins were treated in CEAP C2-3-4-5 limbs. Glue was not used in open legs (C6) to avoid contamination of a permanently remaining foreign material. METHOD. Insufficient perforator veins were found with US examination. Direct puncture was performed and 0.1-0.5 ml (mean 0.28 ml) VenaBlock was given according to the diameter of the vein. This superglue-like material solidifies in 2-5 seconds, so injection must be performed quickly. RESULTS. In US check-ups 84.9 % of perforator veins were closed. Although 15.1 % remained open only in 10.3 % of them was refluxive. We did not find any complications or side effects. CONCLUSIONS. We support the opinion of other colleagues that glue is suitable for occluding perforator veins. Its usage is easier than non-endovenous methods. It contributed to the elimination of varicose veins, but to judge its real value, a longer observational period is necessary. There were no signs of inflammatory or granulomatous complications in any case.
El puente de los espías
Authors: Díaz-Bautista Cremades Adolfo
Published: December 2020

En la película "El puente de los espías" (Spielberg, 2015), basada en hechos reales, se refleja la realidad de las relaciones internacionales entre bloques al comienzo de la guerra fría, cuando el espionaje era parte de la actividad habitual de defensa. A través del proceso de enjuiciamiento y posterior liberación del espía soviético Rudolph Abel podemos examinar cuestiones trascendentales como la universalidad del derecho de defensa, la vigencia de los derechos humanos y la búsqueda de la personalidad internacional por parte de los estados emergentes
"En Tierra de Nadie"
Authors: Vicentin Luisa , Chiesa Ailén Nahir
Published: December 2020

“No Man’s Land” (2001) es una película de origen bosnio que retrata la crudeza de los enfrentamientos bélicos y de los procesos que tienen como protagonistas a los nacionales que se enfrentan unos a otros. Esgrime un retrato ficticio, aunque verídico, de las guerras de disolución de Yugoslavia, específicamente de la guerra serbobosnia. El setting es algún lugar entre Bosnia y Serbia, y casi la totalidad de la historia sucede dentro de una trinchera, en donde las conversaciones absurdas y las situaciones satíricas abundan; la película es una sátira anti-guerra que sitúa al espectador en una encrucijada: la de reír o llorar. Analizamos la película “En Tierra de Nadie”, por retratar su trama las guerras de disolución de la ex Yugoslavia, y poner en jaque el rol protagonista de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas en conflictos bélicos internacionales, con una mirada crítica hacia su funcionamiento y burocracia.
ART WORKS Projects: Claiming Public Space for Human Rights
Authors: Thomas Leslie
Published: December 2020

ART WORKS Projects (AWP) was born out of desperation. A photo of a small boy who had been murdered in a genocidal attack against civilians in Darfur by a Sudanese government intent upon their eradication led to the formation first of the DARFUR/DARFUR exhibition of large-scale exterior projections and eventually to AWP. The founders, by and large architects, filmmakers, editors, photographers, lawyers, and designers, weren’t naive enough to believe that art can always end genocide (or any other grave human rights abuse), but they knew it impacted them and so they theorized that the same could happen to policymakers, voters, and ultimately, perpetrators.
La acumulación de solicitudes de reconocimiento del estatuto de persona refugiada en los sistemas de asilo de América Latina
Authors: Wechselblatt Luciana
Published: December 2020

La región latinoamericana ha comenzado a posicionarse como un actor protagónico a la hora de recibir solicitudes de protección internacional por parte de personas desplazadas forzadas. El incremento de demandas de asilo exige de los Estados un aumento en su capacidad de procesarlas y de dar respuesta en un plazo razonable. Asimismo, los Estados tienen el desafío adicional de adecuar su estructura y burocracia a una situación sin precedentes, el COVID-19, que alteró y seguirá afectando el curso de los trámites relativos a la petición de asilo. Identificando crecientes demoras en dar respuesta a las solicitudes, la propuesta de este artículo ronda en torno a la cuestión del respeto del plazo razonable, apunta a señalar los mayores riesgos que se desprenden de su incumplimiento, así como también rastrear soluciones que ya estén en marcha y esbozar otras propuestas posibles.
The Management of 'Ad Hoc' Ex Situ Conservation Status Species at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh :
Authors: Radford Elizabeth , Dossman Michael , Rae David
Published: December 2020

Ad hoc' conservation status species refer to IUCN-listed plants that have been collected by botanic gardens for no immediate conservation objective. They differ from so-called conservation collections, which have usually been collected with very specific conservation objectives in mind. Information was collected for 53 ad hoc conservation status species in the Living Collection at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). Each species was assessed for its potential value for conservation and suggested action points to improve their management for possible conservation projects in the future were given. Discussions were held with various members of staff about the current and future management of threatened plants in the collections.

In common with other botanic gardens the majority of the ad hoc collections of conservation status plants at RBGE have been acquired in very small numbers, usually as one accession, frequently of cultivated origin and therefore possess little genetic diversity. Current conservation programmes for such plants are few in number and scope, and the management potential of a large number are limited. More emphasis should be placed on the educational role of these plants and on a focused programme to safeguard the survival of the most threatened species at RBGE.
A New Approach to Targeting Verifications at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Authors: Cubey Robert , Gardner Martin F
Published: December 2020

Verification is the process of identifying and accurately naming the plants in the Living Collections. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has had a well organised system for verifying plants in place for many years but, despite this, only 26% of the Living Collections has been verified. The process is slow and time consuming and is biased towards groups and geographical areas in which Garden staff have a research interest. In the last two years, however, a new, more targeted approach to verification, to run in tandem with the existing system, has been developed that is more timeefficient. With this approach herbarium material is collected for each accession and the whole group is verified in one intensive session. Trial runs have been conducted on Alnus and Acer to great effect and further tests are being conducted on Mahonia and Spiraea.
Phenological Monitoring at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Authors: Harper Geoff , Mann David , Thomson Roy
Published: December 2020

Phenological monitoring at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) began in the mid 19th century, and is now being developed as a number of projects. In view of the wide range of plantclimate interactions, it is recommended that projects are designed with clear and limited objectives, and are then conducted consistently and to a high standard over a long period. The projects at RBGE are outlined, and the suitability of botanic gardens in general for phenology is discussed. A distinction is drawn between 'organism phenology' and 'population phenology', and also between 'extensive' and 'intensive' approaches to project design. The variety of possible projects is illustrated by a number of completed and on-going projects in the UK, USA and northern Eurasia. It is suggested that botanic gardens can enhance their service to society by becoming phenological monitoring stations.
Preliminary Advice on Fruit Handling, Seed Pretreatment and 'Germination' of Embryos of Prumnopitys andina
Authors: Gosling Peter , Ives Lorelie M , Cunningham Victoria J , Hechenleitner Vega Paulina , Brownless Peter , Thomas Philip , Martinez Camila
Published: December 2020

Prumnopitys andina is a member of the Podocarpaceae native to Chile and Argentina. It is known to be relatively easy to propagate vegetatively, but germination from seeds is poor and can be spread over at least four years. This paper describes the methods that were used to raise 89 seedlings from 262 seeds (=34%) in less than 1 year. The sequence involves i) completely removing the fleshy sarcotesta; ii) thoroughly washing the seed-coat; iii) `pretreating' the imbibed seeds by incubating them in moist peat and sand at a daily alternating 10/15°C for several months (to allow 'maturation' or `after-ripening' / 'dormancy breakage' at present we do not know which); iv) carefully cracking the seed-coat in a vice and extracting the embryo; v) culturing clean, firm, healthy (=-`viable') embryos on moist filter paper at a daily alternating 20/30°C (with lights during the 30°C phase); [vi) where necessary, freeing the cotyledons of all seedlings that become trapped in the female gametophyte]; vii) transplanting seedlings to conventional nursery practice. A further 1008 seeds are continuing 'pretreatment' to investigate whether this will increase the proportion of seedlings per viable embryo or better still lead to a much less labour intensive seedling emergence from intact seeds.
Establishing and Maintaining Monocarpic Meconopsis in Livingi Collections
Authors: Grey-Wilson Christopher
Published: December 2020

While the large blue-flowered Meconopsis (such as M. betonicifolia) are popular now, it was the large monocarpic species that attracted most attention up until the 1970’s. The reasons for the latter’s fall from popularity include the fact that they have to be raised from seed each year, the lack of authenticated material, hybridisation in cultivation, climate change and fashion. Ease of hybridisation in cultivation means that it is difficult to maintain authenticated, wildsource material in cultivation and this limits research potential. In this paper the 14 species of subsection Eupolychaetia are briefly described, followed by discussions on building a collection and collecting seeds in the wild. A short description on seed propagation and storage concludes the paper.