bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ground Glass Appearance During the Pandemic Period: Everolimus Induced Interstitial Pneumonia
Authors: YİĞİT Sidelya Ecem , GÖKMEN İffet Beril , OKUTURLAR Yıldız
Published: April 2022

Ground glass appearance is a nonspecific finding that can see in diseases such as chronic interstitial disease, acute alveolar disease or infection; however, it is most commonly encountered in COVID-19 pulmonary involvement today. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a regulatory role in cell proliferation and growth. Everolimus is an allosteric mTOR inhibitor used in ER+ breast cancers and inhibits the mTOR functional complex. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia due to everolimus, which can be confused with COVID-19 pneumonia due to its ground-glass appearance during the pandemic period.
KOMBINOVANA PRIMENA PLODOREDA I HERBICIDA ZA UNAPREĐENJE SUZBIJANJA KOROVA U KUKURUZU
Authors:   Institut za kukuruz „Zemun Polje“, Serbia, Simić Milena , Dragičević Vesna , Brankov Milan , Tolimir Miodrag , Jovanović Života
Published: April 2022

Maize cultivation in a crop rotation, especcially when legumes are incorporated, contribute to the high yield achievement and a reduction of weed infestation. In such a crop rotation system, the lower rates of herbicides could be applied in order to achive reduction of weed species distribution. The investigations were aimed to underline the importance of crop rotation in comparision to maize continuous cropping for weed distribution reduction and increase of maize leaf area and grain yield. The results of long-term investigation showed that crop rotation contibuted to the significant decrease of weed number (51,19%) and increase of leaf area and grain yield of maize (13,98% and 45,87%, respectively) in comparision to maize continuous cropping. Differences in weed number, maize leaf area and grain yield between herbicide treatments in the recommended and half of recomended rate were not significant, underlining the importance and high efficiency of combined application of cultural and chemical measures in maize cultivation and agroecosystem prevention.
A review on chemistry, therapeutic applications, extraction & purification of bromelain
Authors: Nelson Annamol , Peter Ashly , Saju Fels
Published: April 2022

This review focused on the usage of bromelain in numerous applications, as well as the most recent literature on the chemistry, extraction, and purification of bromelain from pineapple (Ananas comosus). Bromelain is a crude, aqueous extract obtained from the stems and fruits of pineapple, leading edible member of the family Bromeliaceae. Bromelain contains a mixture of different thiol endopeptidases as well as phosphatases, glucosidases, peroxidases, cellulases, & glycoproteins. It exerts its enzymatic activity over a PH range 4.5 – 9.5. The isolation & purification of bromelain has been done by various methods includes aqueous two-phase extraction, reverse micellar extraction, ultrafiltration & precipitation & chromatographic techniques. Bromelain, a cysteine protease, has found commercial use in a variety of industries including food, beverage, tenderization, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and textile. Bromelain act as an immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory agent, anti-oedematous, anti-thrombotic & anti-metastatic. Although the precise mechanism of action of bromelain has not been established, bromelain has received widespread acceptance as a phytotherapeutic agent due to its long history of safety and absence of adverse effects
Características clínicas de pacientes chilenos con enfermedades reumáticas y COVID19: datos del registro informado por médicos de La Alianza Global de Reumatología COVID-19
Authors: Martínez Hernández Oriela , Valenzuela Francisca , Ibañez Sebastian
Published: April 2022

La pandemia por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), causada por el síndrome respiratorio agudo severo coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), ha registrado más de 234 millones de casos confirmados y más de 4,7 millones de muertes en todo el mundo hasta el 2 de octubre de 2021. Durante los últimos meses se han publicado un número importante de reportes de COVID-19 en pacientes con enfermedades reumáticas. En este estudio el objetivo es reportar las características clínicas de los pacientes chilenos con enfermedades reumáticas y COVID-19 reportados en la plataforma de registro de médicos “Global Rheumatology Alliance” (GRA).
Características clínicas de pacientes chilenos com doenças reumáticas e COVID-19: dados do registro relatados por médicos da Aliança Global de Reumatologia COVID-19
Authors: Martínez Hernández Oriela , Valenzuela Francisca , Ibañez Sebastian
Published: April 2022

A pandemia da doença coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19), causada pela síndrome respiratória aguda grave coronavírus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), registrou mais de 234 milhões de casos confirmados e mais de 4,7 milhões de mortes em todo o mundo até 2 de outubro , 2021. Nos últimos meses, foi publicado um número significativo de notificações de COVID-19 em pacientes com doenças reumáticas. Neste estudo o objetivo é relatar as características clínicas de pacientes chilenos com doenças reumáticas e COVID-19 relatadas na plataforma de registro de médicos “Global Rheumatology Alliance” (GRA).
Clinical characteristics of chilean patients with rheumatic diseases and COVID-19: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry
Authors: Martínez Hernández Oriela , Valenzuela Francisca , Ibañez Sebastian
Published: April 2022

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), has registered more than 234 million confirmed cases and more than 4.7 million deaths throughout the world until October 2, 2021. During the last few months, a significant number of reports of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases have been published. In this study the objective is to report the clinical characteristics of Chilean patients with rheumatic diseases and COVID-19 reported in the “Global Rheumatology Alliance” (GRA) physician registration platform.
Pengaruh Tingkat Pendidikan, Pengetahuan dan Locus Of Control terhadap Perilaku Keuangan: Studi Kasus pada Pelaku Usaha di Pusat Grosir Solo
Authors: Viridianingrum Azizah , Damayanti Ratna
Published: April 2022

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of an education level, knowledge, and cus of control on the financial behavior of business actors at the Solo Wholesale Center.This research is included in quantitative descriptive with a population of 88 people, all of which were research samples. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling. Data collection techniques using observation, interview, and questionnaire. The data analysis in this study uses multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded: There is a simultaneous and significant influence between the level of education, knowledge, and a locus of the control on the finance behavior of business actors at the Solo Wholesale Center. The level of education has a positive and significant effect on the financial behavior of business actors at the Solo Wholesale Center. The knowledge has a positive and significant effect on the financial behavior of business actors at the Solo Wholesale Center.  A locus of control has a positive and significant effect on the financial behavior of business actors at the Solo Wholesale Center.
Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Loyalitas Pelanggan Shopee di Mojokerto pada Masa Pandemi
Authors: Rissalah Tiara Ajmi , Sulistyawati Lisa
Published: April 2022

This study aims to 1) to determine and analyze the effect of satisfaction, service quality and price on customer loyalty, 2) to determine and analyze the effect of satisfaction on customer loyalty, 3) to determine and analyze the effect of service quality on customer loyalty, 4) to determine and analyze the effect of price on customer loyalty. The population in this study are Shopee customers in Mojokerto who are limited by certain criteria. The sample used in this study was 100 respondents using a non-probabilistic sampling technique with a purposive sampling approach. Collecting data in this study using a questionnaire via google form. The data testing methods used are Validity Test, Reliability Test, Classical Assumption Test, Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, F Test and T Test. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that satisfaction, service quality, and price simultaneously have a significant effect on customer loyalty. Satisfaction partially has a significant effect on customer loyalty. Service quality partially has a significant effect on customer loyalty. Price partially has a significant effect on customer loyalty.
Pasado y presente de la democracia militante (con especial referencia al caso español)
Authors: DE MIGUEL BÁRCENA JOSU
Published: April 2022

El presente trabajo aborda la actualidad de la democracia militante
desde una perspectiva histórica, teniendo en cuenta el derecho comparado y
su desarrollo en el sistema constitucional español. Para ello se identifican los distintos
modelos de democracia militante aplicados en el marco europeo después
de la II Guerra Mundial, tomando como referencia los procesos de integración
supranacional. La tesis fundamental es que en el pasado la defensa de la democracia
se realizó frente a extremismos y el pasado totalitario, mientras que en el
presente se trata de conservar para las generaciones futuras la democracia constitucional
frente a nuevos desafíos como el terrorismo, los discursos extremos y
el populismo. En esta nueva fase, de aprendizaje colectivo, los problemas que se
suscitan son sustancialmente los mismos que en el pasado: cuál es la relación entre
los medios y los fines y qué órgano debe ser el defensor de la democracia.

Lan honek demokrazia militantearen gaurkotasuna ikuspegi historiko
batetik jorratzen du, zuzenbide konparatua eta horrek Espainiako sistema
konstituzionalean izan duen garapena kontuan hartuta. Horretarako, II. Mundu Gerraren
ondoren Europan aplikatutako demokrazia militantearen ereduak identifikatzen
dira, nazioz gaindiko integrazio-prozesuak erreferentziatzat hartuta. Funtsezko
tesia da iraganean demokraziaren defentsa estremismoen eta iragan totalitarioaren
aurka egin zela, eta, orain, berriz, etorkizuneko belaunaldientzat demokrazia
konstituzionala gorde nahi dela, terrorismoaren, muturreko diskurtsoen, populismoaren
eta bestelako erronka berrien aurrean. Ikaskuntza kolektiboko fase berri
honetan, sortzen diren arazoak iraganeko berberak dira funtsean: zein den bitartekoen
eta helburuen arteko harremana eta zein organok izan behar duen demokraziaren
defendatzailea.

This work analyzes militant democracy from a historical
perspective, taking into account comparative law and its development in the
Spanish constitutional system. For this, the different models of militant democracy
applied in the European framework after World War II are identified, taking as
a reference the processes of supranational integration. The fundamental thesis
that in the past the defense of democracy was carried out against extremism
and the totalitarian past, while in the present it is about preserving constitutional
democracy for future generations in the face of new challenges such as terrorism,
extreme speeches and populism. In this new phase of collective learning, the problems that arise the same as in the past: what is the link between means and ends and wich body should be the defender of democracy.
Introduction: Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics
Authors: Hellmann Gunter , Steffek Jens
Published: April 2022

The digital pdf of Chapter 1 is available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This collection brings together leading figures in the study of international relations to explore praxis as a perspective on international politics and law. With its focus on competent judgments, the praxis approach holds the promise to overcome the divide between knowing and acting that marks positivist international relations theory. Building on the transdisciplinary work of Friedrich Kratochwil, this book reveals the scope, limits and blind spots of praxis theorizing.
Техника олий таълим муассасаларида “электротехника ва электроника” фанини ўқитишда замонавий педагогик ва ахборот технологиялари имкониятларидан фойдаланиш
Authors: Нематов Лазиз
Published: April 2022

Мазкур мақола техника олий таълим муассасаларида “Электротехника ва электроника” фанини ўқитишда замонавий педагогик ва ахборот технологияларидан фойдаланишнинг долзарб масалаларига бағишланган бўлиб, унда юқори малакали муҳандис мутахассисларни тайёрлашда “Электротехника ва электроника” фанини ўқитиш жараёнидаги замонавий педагогик ва ахборот технологиялардан фойдаланиш самарадорликлари, ўқитишнинг ноанъанавий усуллари, ахборот технологиялари асосида техник таълимни ривожлантириш масалалари ёритилган.
Современные тенденции и перспективные технологии реализации цифрового образования
Authors: Мамаева Мехринисо , Абирова Гузаль
Published: April 2022

Современные образовательные технологии, такие как, смешанное обучение, проектный метод. И их, использование  как, новых информационных технологий, возможно помогут, реализовать подход к преподаванию знаний, ориентированных на учащихся.
Которые позволят, обеспечить индивидуальную и дифференцированную подготовку, с учетом способностей каждого студента, их уровень подготовки и склонности.
Изучена, целесообразность применения новых информационных технологий, которая обусловлена, потребностями современного образования в повышении эффективности обучения.
В частности, необходимостью развития навыков самостоятельной подготовки, поисковой деятельности, исследований, творческий подход к обучению, формирование критического мышления студентов.
Media 'Tempests': Preliminary Notes to a Comparative Reading of Some Film Adaptations of the Eighties in Great Britain and the United States
Authors: Piazza Antonella
Published: April 2022

In this paper two British movies — Derek Jarman’s The Tempest (1980) and Peter Greenaway’s Prospero’s Books (1991) — will be compared to the American Mazursky’s (1982). Their different settings of the island, in particular, will reveal different cultural attitudes towards a number of issues: if the Greek island of Mazursky underlines the Atlanticism of the play associated to a realistic European recolonization, Jarman’s and Greenaway’s postmodern choices – although often in conflict — emphasize the dreamy, fantasmatic quality The Tempest shares with the movies.
Spoken Poetry: the Rules of Social Discontent
Authors: Andriescu Radu
Published: April 2022

This paper is an attempt to analyze the relative success of spoken poetry in the last decades. Poetry slams have become venues that attract more and more young talented people, larger audiences and the interest of the media. This should make us reconsider the role of poetry in the present cultural and social environment. I will insist on the importance of form and conventions in generating social networks that helped transform a marginal genre into a phenomenon most appealing to the young people as well as a financial success story.
Teaching English to Young Learners Through Storytelling
Authors: Onu Narcisa
Published: April 2022

The article focuses on ways to apply storytelling to young learners and its effects on the development of L2 acquisition in the case of these particular learners. It also provides examples of stories and the ways that they have been used during the English classes. There is a focus on other skills, besides listening, while the length of the stories together with the difficulty of the activities related to them depends on the level of the pupils: the more the pupils advance, the more complex the tasks become and the longer the stories are. Besides the fact that the article exemplifies how to use stories while teaching English, it also mentions the success/lack of success of the stories and the pupils’ reactions to them.
A Review: Data Mining Techniques and Its Applications
Authors: Maryoosh Amal Abdulbaqi , Hussein Enas Mohammed
Published: April 2022

Data mining is a set of processes by which knowledge is extracted from huge amounts of data. Data mining is used to extract useful patterns and hidden information from this data. Machine learning techniques help in the comprehension of the hidden knowledge in the data. Data mining is considered an important field of research and is used in many different fields such as fraud detection, financial banking, education, healthcare, agriculture, industry, etc. In this paper, we will highlight some fundamentals of data mining and its applications. Also, we will conduct a comparative study among different reviews, combining literary studies that employed data mining techniques in various fields and reviewing the latest developments in this field.
Elicitation of Conditional Probability Table (CPT) For Risk Analysis of Biomass Boiler in Energy Plant
Authors: Zainuddin Ahmad Nur Fikry , Mohammad Khorri Nurul Ain Syuhadah , Sulaiman Nurul Sa’aadah , Alaw Fares Ahmed
Published: April 2022

The utilization of Empty fruit bunch (EFB) in energy production has increased in Malaysia over the last two decades. The EFB can be used as a solid fuel in a boiler system for heat and power generation. However, numerous safety and technical issues lead to a lower energy production rate. A holistic probabilistic risk analysis is developed using the Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) to reduce the risk in the boiler system. The Conditional Probability Table (CPT) indicates the influence strength between the parent node and child node in BBN. Due to scarcely available information on EFB boiler, elicitation from the expert’s opinion is vital. The formulation for boiler failures likelihood prediction that relies on experts’ perceptions was developed using the Weighted Sum Algorithm (WSA). A case study from BioPower Plant in Pahang was applied in this project. The model illustrates the relationship between the cause and the effect of the biomass boiler efficiency in a systematic way. Two types of analyses, prediction and diagnostic analysis, were performed. The results facilitated the decision-maker to predict and identify the influential underlying factors of the boiler efficiency, respectively. The result shows that the most important boiler failure factor is combustion stability. It agrees with experts’ experience that most biomass boiler failure was caused by EFB, which contains high moisture content that affects flame stability. The proposed formulation for expert opinions and perceptions conversion can be utilized for risk analysis to benefit the boiler and other infrastructure that relies on experts’ experience.
Integrated Approach of Heavy Metal Evaluation Using Geostatistical and Pollution Assessment Index in Soil of Bauxite Mining Area
Authors: Tajudin Nur Shuhada , Mazidah Zulkifli Mazidah , Miskon Mohd Fuad , Anuar Mohamad Izzuddin , Hashim Zulkifli , Faudzi Fikriah , Jamaluddin Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa
Published: April 2022

Heavy metals contamination in soil is one of the global issues, posing a threat not just to the environment but also to human health. Identifying the source and distribution of heavy metal pollutants around mining areas can provide a scientific basis for future environmental control. Distributions of the heavy metals (Cd, Cr, As, and Ni) in this study were evaluated using descriptive and multivariate statistics and further described using a geostatistical approach and pollution indices. The total content of Cr, Cd, and Ni in surface soil was observed with a higher concentration level according to the Dutch target values and the 95% Investigation Levels determined for Malaysia soil. Statistical analyses, geostatistics, and GIS mapping suggested that Cd, Cr, and Ni were derived mainly from anthropogenic sources, including mining and agricultural activities, while As could be derived from lithogenic and anthropogenic sources. Geoaccumulation index analysis demonstrated that the contamination that occurred with Cd posed the greatest risk of contamination, followed by Cr, Ni, and As. A spatial interpolated map showed a higher concentration of heavy metals in the vicinity of the mining area. These findings highlight the effectiveness of principal component analysis, geostatistics, and geospatial analyses in evaluating heavy metal contents in the study area. The obtained results could be used by authorities to identify areas requiring remediation management and establish scientific baseline data related to soil quality.
Little pieces of mystery from the Silurian of the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Authors: Ferretti Annalisa , Serafini Lorenzo
Published: April 2022

Three-dimensionally preserved fragments of the enigmatic organism Sandvikina, previously reported from the Silurian of Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia, were recovered from the original Irish material that had revealed the problematic in thin sections. The new specimens derive from conodont residue and document silicified sectors of the distal part of the skeleton. Adifferent pattern characterizes the outer and inner walls, with an external net-like reticulated and an internal continuous and apparently imperforate framework, getting therefore a filter-like feeding system function highly improbable.
Re-colonization of hostile environments by benthic foraminifera: an example from Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Authors: Hart Malcolm B. , Fisher Jodie K. , Smart Christopher W. , Speers Rebecca , Wall-Palmer Deborah
Published: April 2022

The SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano, on the island of Montserrat, has an eruption history spanning over 2 million years. During this time the volcano has undergone multiple eruptions with intervening periods of low activity or dormancy. The most recent activity began in 1995 and has seen a series of major eruptive events. One of the most recent of these, and the focus of this study, occurred on the 20th May 2006. This major dome collapse produced 90 million m3 of volcanic material in only 3 hours, propelling ash clouds through the air and pyroclastic flows down the side of the volcano and into the sea. In this study of benthic foraminifera, cores from four sites off-shore Montserrat are analysed, including those collected from a location within the path of the 2006 ash cloud, around 10 km west of the Montserrat coast. In this area, one core contained 6-7 cm of ash overlying hemipelagic sediments. Volcanic ash is present in two distinct layers, one 3 cm layer produced by the 2006 eruption and the other, 3-4 cm layer, from an earlier eruption in 2003. Other cores were collected from areas unaffected by recent ash fall deposits and provide a base line for comparisons within the affected areas. To the east and south-east of Montserrat there is a different situation as this is the direction of travel of massive pyroclastic flows down the Tar Valley and the impact on the sea floor is more dramatic. There are also two extinct volcanic centres that allow the investigation of sea floor re-colonization on different time scales. The sites to the west of Montserrat record rapid colonization by benthic foraminifera of opportunistic taxa, comparable to that seen near Mt Pinatubo in the South China Sea while the sites to the east record a slower pattern of re-colonization by a wider spectrum of taxa, similar to that recorded at Deception Island in the Southern Ocean, with different benthic taxa performing the pioneering role.
Drug-drug interactions in myocardial infarction Patients and their risk factors
Authors: T Rushinaidu , P Prasanna , A Susmita , K Anusha
Published: April 2022

AIM: To study drug-drug interactions in myocardial infarction patients.

METHODOLOGY: A prospective interventional study was done on myocardial infarction with drug interactions patients admitted in tertiary government and corporate hospital, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh, India. Information regarding the gender, risk factors, type of drug interactions as major, moderate, minor were recorded in a standard questionnaire (case report form).RESULTS: A total of 100 cases were included after excluding missing data. Out of 100 cases,62 were male and 38 were female.Myocardial infarction in patients in which we assessed risk factors among them were HTN-67%,previous history of CVD-66%,family history-60%,Hyperlipidemia-40%,Diabetes milletus-38%,smoking-64%,Drug interactions were Major,Moderate,Minor.Major interactions were 24, Moderate interactions were 318, Minor interactions were 91.CONCLUSION: Based on the above data risk factors mostly seen in HTN and previous history of CVD, drug interactions mostly observed were moderate drug interactions.
Conveyor Belt Speed Control Through CAN BUS in CoppeliaSim using Arduino Mega2560
Authors: Chakraborty Sudip , Aithal P. S.
Published: April 2022

Purpose: CAN Bus is a robust way to communicate inter-device Communication. Primarily it is used in the vehicle. But now, it is also used in various industrial automation fields. Among different branded robots, they use CAN-bus to control the robot movement. When the new researchers integrate the can bus into their project, they need to spend time running and handling the device through the CAN bus. This research work is basically for those trying to integrate the CAN bus into their project in a short period. Here, we briefly describe the CAN bus protocol first, then go through a practical experiment to better understand it. In our experiment, we feed the Analog value as a speed profile through the CAN bus to the CoppeliaSim virtual environment to see the speed variation of the simulated conveyor belt upon rotating the potentiometer. The complete project code and demo video are available on Github. The interested researcher can download and experiment on it.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This research work demonstrates how to exchange data through CAN bus between a virtual and a natural environment. We created a virtual environment using the CoppeliasSim robot simulator. Inside the simulator, we add a conveyor belt. Using c#, we created a bridge application that translates the data between the simulator and the natural environment outside it. We used two Arduino Mega 2560 boards and two MCP2515 based TJA1050 popular CAN driver modules. The CoppeliaSim requests data to the remote master through the bridge application and CAN bus. The remote master reads the analog value and sends it back to the simulator through the local master. CoppeliaSim changes its conveyor belt speed by parsing the data and converting it to the speed value.
Findings/Result: We can find some concepts and procedures to control the virtual elements from the external world through the CAN bus. We can convert any environmental analog parameter into digital form and display it locally or remotely inside the simulator. We can build the digital twins used to process monitoring in the industrial automation field following this experiment.
Originality/Value: Most CAN bus-related documents lack a practical approach or an accumulation of workable summaries. We demonstrate the CAN bus differently in this research work. This paper is an entirely practical-oriented demonstration. This is the unique approach to controlling the virtual element from the real world through the CAN bus. The new researcher can get helpful references to integrate the CAN bus into their project.
Paper Type: Experimental-based Research.
MINERAÇÃO DE TEXTO E CLUSTERIZAÇÃO EM ESTUDOS BIBLIOMÉTRICOS:O MAPEAMENTO CIENTÍFICO DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES DE UM PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO
Authors: Pereira Ricardo , Zamperetti Wolski Luciano , Gonçalves Alexandre Leopoldo , Castro de Almeida Cunha Cristiano José
Published: April 2022

Os estudos bibliométricos possuem a particularidade de analisar o desempenho de um campo/área de pesquisa. O presente estudo, seguindo essa premissa, mapeará os trabalhos de um programa de Pós-graduação de uma Universidade Federal brasileira. Para tal, se utiliza de técnicas de mineração de textos e clusterização para analisar 609 trabalhos, entre teses e dissertações. A utilização das técnicas de mineração de textos e visualização de similaridades proporcionou a indicação de agrupamentos de áreas de conhecimentos. A análise de similaridades indica a pouca interação entre os campos de conhecimento, caracterizando a existência de “ilhas conceituais”. Tal resultado pode ter sido impactado pela forma de extração dos dados na análise de similaridades. A análise, ainda, possibilitou verificar quais os temas que despertam maior interesse do programa em relação às pesquisas que estão sendo realizadas.
FERRAMENTAS DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO EM SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE: APLICAÇÃO DO BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS NO SERVIÇO DE INTERVENÇÃO PRECOCE DO TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO AUTISTA – TEA
Authors: Lima Danielle de Oliveira Chagas , Gosling Marlusa de Sevilha , Pereira Frederico Cesar Mafra , Lima Danielle de Oliveira Chagas
Published: April 2022

Resumo: Os objetivos são entender e propor a aplicação do Business Model Canvas - BMC como ferramenta de modelagem de negócios para psicólogos que atuam na intervenção precoce em crianças no espectro autista. Foi utilizada a abordagem qualitativa com revisão narrativa da literatura, com amostras não probabilísticas de seleção intencional, foram aplicadas técnicas de análise de conteúdo. Resultados: contribuição para maior compreensão do contexto da área de atuação na intervenção precoce do TEA e na proposta de ferramenta de aplicação prática. Considerações finais: além de aplicação prática, a ferramenta pode auxiliar os futuros profissionais da psicologia e aqueles que já atuam com intervenção de crianças com TEA, esta pesquisa é um esforço inicial que abre precedente para sugerir novos estudos de aplicação do BMC em outras áreas e em outros contextos.
Preference of TCE (Traditional method of clinical Examination) Vs OSCE (Objective Structured clinical Examination) among the Final year B.Sc., Nursing students of selected College at Namakkal district –Comparative study.
Authors: Jothilakshmi K.
Published: April 2022

Clinical evaluation has always been an integral a part of nursing education. Examining the presence of professional behaviour, establishing an appropriate interaction with the patients, prioritizing the issues, possession of basic knowledge about clinical methods, correct performance of care procedures and execution of critical thinking are element of clinical evaluation. In India traditional method of practical examinations may be a while practice for evaluating students' clinical performance. Recently most of the schools including medical university of Tamilnadu government introduced OSCE as a way of clinical examination for the nursing programme .This study designated to compare the preference of TCE (Traditional method of clinical Examination) Vs OSCE (Objective Structured clinical Examination) among the Final year B.Sc., Nursing students selected College at Namakkal district with the objectives to compare the preference of students regarding traditional method of Examination (TCE) with Objective Structured clinical Examination (OSCE) and to find out the association between the selected demographic value and preference regarding the method of examination. Methods: Research design adopted for this study was Quantitative research approach with non experimental Descriptive Comparative design. 60 Final year B.Sc. nursing students of Dhanvantri College of nursing at Namakkal District were selected as sample by adopting Non probability convenient sampling technique. Results: Calculated mean and standard deviation value of students preference regarding TCE is 18.6 ,4.06, where in case of OSCE is 32.3, 5.5 with mean difference 13.7. Discussion: mean value revealed that the majority of respondents were identified to have positive perceptions on OSCE
Assessing causes of inter- ethnic conflict in Ethiopia: Emphasis on Anuak and Nuer conflicts in Gambella Regional State
Authors: Tasgara Asafa
Published: April 2022

This study was directed on causes of inter- ethnic conflict in Ethiopia by stress on Anuak and Nuer conflicts in Gambella Regional State of Ethiopia.  The general objective of this paper was an assessment on the causes of inter-ethnic conflict among Anuak and Nuer ethnic groups in Gembela regional state. The data was collected based on secondary sources. The researcher employed descriptive and explanatory types of research design. The findings from this study confirm that questions regarding property and land right, language and access to weapons are the major causes of conflict between the two ethnic groups. In addition, the paper found the solution for the Anuak and Nuer conflict would be, development initiatives along the Ethiopia and Sudanese border, full pledged arms control along the Ethiopia and Sudanese border could be an important factor in minimizing conflict and causalities in the future. The two groups could reach similar agreements, provided that they are offered the right opportunity to talk to each other, discuss their problems and apply traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution.
The effect of changes in physical activity behaviour on depressive symptoms among European older adults
Authors: Marconcin Priscila , Ihle Andreas , Ferrari Gerson , Gouveia Élvio R. , Peralta Miguel , Santos Thiago , Marques Adilson
Published: April 2022

Purpose.

Physical activity is associated with lower odds of depression symptoms among older adults. However, little is known about the effect of changing physical activity behaviour on depressive symptoms. The present study aimed to analyse the effects of changing physical activity trajectory on depressive symptoms in older people.

Methods.

Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe wave 5 and wave 6 were analysed. The EURO-D 12-item scale measured depressive symptoms, and physical activity (of moderate and vigorous intensity) was self-reported. Multivariate binary logistic regressions were conducted to assess the association between physical activity and depression symptoms.

Results.

The study involved 6431 participants (mean age: 72.7 years). Moderate and vigorous physical activity was significantly associated with lower odds of depression symptoms in men and women. Moderate physical activity, performed once a week (men: OR = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.21–0.45; women: OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.54–0.84) and more than once a week (men: OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.32–0.52; women: OR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.47–0.66), decreased the odds of having depression compared with remaining less active. Similar results were seen for vigorous physical activity in both men and women.

Conclusions.

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, undertaken at least once a week, is a safe and feasible behaviour to deal with depressive symptoms among older adults.
Esophageal tumors are complicated by dysphagia: results of patients stenting
Authors: Nizamkhodjaev Z.M., , LIGAY Ruslan Efimovich , Babajanov A.S., , OMONOV Rasul Rakhmatovich , TSOY Aleksey Olegovich , NIGMATULLIN Elnar Ildarovich , FAYZULLAEV O.A. , ABDUKARIMOV A.D.
Published: April 2022

Introduction. Despite advances in therapy, esophageal cancer (EC) is recently became one of most incurable cancers, especially when it leads to dysphagia. Hence there is a need for develop the optimum management options. Aim. This study presents the experience of treating 464 patients with inoperable stages of esophageal cancer. The causes of inoperable behavior in this type of patients have been identified. Methods. A total of 249 patients were subjected to the following various options of minimally invasive interventions: endoscopic diathermotunnelization (EDT) in 38 (15.3%), endoscopic bougienage (EB) in 18 (7.2%) and endoscopic stenting (ES) in 193 (77.5%) patients. Results. Improved methods of minimally invasive interventions, as well as the nature of possible complications during their use were presented. Conclusion. It is concluded that the installation of endoscopic stenting with self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) with an antireflux valve in the treatment of non-operable EC stages with dysphagia syndrome is the most safe, effective and fast treatment method for dysphagia relief with a greater efficiency and the less frequency of complications especially when conventional silicone and rigid stents is used.
General Approach to Patients Admitted to The Emergency Department with Poisoning
Authors: ECEVİT KAYA Aynur
Published: April 2022

Poisonings are a group of patients that can cause serious mortality and morbidity and are frequently referred to Emergency Departments. Providing an approach to the poisoning phenomenon with predetermined diagnosis and treatment will increase the success rates in treatment. Diagnosing and evaluating poisoned cases in the emergency department at the earliest stage, early decontamination, elimination, and appropriate antidote treatment are life-saving. In this article, it is aimed to compile the general management of poisoning cases admitted to the Emergency Department in line with the current literature.
THE USE OF GOOGLE FORM IN MAKING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Ampow Bella
Published: April 2022

This research aims to produce development instruments and knowing the feasibility of development instrument by using google form application as a medium in the learning process of writing descriptive text in VII-A grade of SMP N 35 Bekasi. The research method that researcher use in is research and development (R&D). The data collection in this research is test and interview. The population in this research is all VII grade students of SMP N 35 Bekasi the number of students is 40 students. From this population, researcher took sample using random sampling. Thus, the sample in this research was obtained by VII-A grade students with a total of 13 men and 11 women. The overall test results showed good results i.e. obtained a very decent category with details: (1) Cronbach's Alpha reliability test obtained a .747, (2) Cohen's Kappa inter-rater reliability test (k) appraiser 1 and appraiser 2 obtained a valid result of 100% missing 0%. Based on the results of the reliability test feasibility, it can be concluded that learning media using google form application is very feasible to be used in the online learning process during pandemic covid-19 as a medium in making descriptive text writing in grade VII SMP N 35 Bekasi.
Parental Involvement and Academic Self-Concept: A Comparative Study of Government and Private Secondary School Children
Authors: Lubna Ahmed Soomro  , Muniza Malik
Published: April 2022

This study examined the relationship between the parental involvement and academic self- concept of the private and government secondary school students. Thus, it was hypothesized that the parental involvement would be a significant predictor of academic self-concept of children, and also that there would be the differences in parental involvement and academic self-concept of the private and government school children. The sample was consisted of two hundred participants, among them hundred were students of government schools, and similarly hundred were the private school children of grades 6th to 8th. The parental involvement scale was given to the parents and academic self-concept was administered on the children; and they also reported the involvement of their mother or father in such the studies. The age range was 11 to 14 years for children and of parents was 35 to 45 years. The results of the study indicated as the positive relationship of parental involvement with academic self-concept of school students. The parental involvement found as a significant predictor of the academic self-concept of students. The parents of the private school children found more involved than the parents of government schoolchildren. The implications discussed in terms of increasing awareness among government schools to involve the parents more in the studies of their children for better learning outcomes.
PANORAMA EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DA SEPSE EM IDOSOS NA REGIÃO SUDESTE
Authors: Quinto Fernanda Ferreira Larocca , Figueiredo Junior Helcio Serpa de
Published: April 2022

A população idosa vem crescendo continuamente representando cerca de 10% dos brasileiros e a transição desse processo demográfico traz consequentemente ocorre um elevado índice de doenças que são mais prevalentes nessa faixa etária. Uma dessas afecções é a sepse que pode ser definida como uma disfunção orgânica ocasionada por uma infeção que acarreta alto risco de vida. O presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma análise epidemiológica das internações por sepse, em pacientes idosos, no Sudeste nos últimos 5 anos. É um estudo do tipo observacional, transversal e retrospectivo através de um levantamento de dados do Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS (DATASUS). Os dados obtidos foram o número de internações por sepse no Sudeste, durante o período de janeiro de 2017 a dezembro de 2021, na população acima de 60 anos, o número de óbitos, taxa de mortalidade, média de duração da internação hospitalar e valor médio de cada internação. Os Resultados encontrados foram um total de 197.295 internações, dessas 118.881 foram a óbito apresentando uma taxa de mortalidade  média de  60,26%. A média de internação hospitalar foi de 11,3 dias com o custo de  R$3.507,67 para cada internação. Os outros estudos corroboraram com os dados encontrados, apresentando uma elevada incidência, mortalidade e gastos para os sistemas de saúde. É importante priorizar a instalação dos protocolos de diagnóstico para que este consiga ser precoce e possibilitar a instalação de um tratamento imediato para um melhor desfecho da internação.
Chemical properties, sources and size-resolved hygroscopicity of submicron black carbon-containing aerosols in urban Shanghai
Authors: Cui Shijie , Huang Dan Dan , Wu Yangzhou , Wang Junfeng , Shen Fuzhen , Xian Jiukun , Zhang Yunjiang , Wang Hongli , Huang Cheng , Liao Hong , Ge Xinlei
Published: April 2022

Abstract. Refractory black carbon (rBC) aerosols play an important role in air quality and climate change, yet high time-resolved and detailed investigation on the physicochemical properties of rBC and its associated coating is still scarce. In this work, we used a laser-only Aerodyne soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SP-AMS) to exclusively measure the rBC-containing (rBCc) particles, and compared their properties with the total non-refractory submicron particles (NR-PM1) measured in parallel by a high-resolution AMS (HR-AMS) in Shanghai. The observation shows that rBC was overall thickly coated with an average mass ratio of coating to rBC core (RBC) of ~5.0. However, mass of rBC coating species only occupied 19.1 % of those in NR-PM1; sulfate tended to condense preferentially on non-rBC particles therefore its portion on rBC was only 7.4 %, while the majority of primary organic aerosols (POA) were associated with rBC (72.7 %). Positive matrix factorization reveals that cooking emitted organics did not coat on rBC, and a portion of organics coated on rBC was from biomass burning which was unidentifiable in NR-PM1 organics. Small rBCc particles were predominantly from traffic, while large-sized ones were often mixed with secondary components and typically had thick coating. During this campaign, sulfate and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) species were generated mainly through daytime photochemical oxidation (SOA formation likely involved with in-situ chemical conversion of traffic-related POA to SOA), while nocturnal heterogeneous formation was dominant for nitrate; we also estimated the average times of 5~19 hours for those secondary species to coat on rBC. Particles during a short period that was affected by ship emissions, were characterized with a high vanadium concentration (on average 5.8 ng m−3) and a vanadium/nickel mass ratio of 2.0. Furthermore, the size-resolved hygroscopicity parameter (кrBCc) of rBCc particles was obtained based on its fully chemical characterization, and was parameterized as кrBCc(x)= 0.29−0.14 × exp(-0.006 × x) (x is from 150 to 1000 nm). Under critical supersaturations (SSC) of 0.1 % and 0.2 %, the D50 values were 166 ± 16 and 110 ± 5 nm, respectively, and with 16 ± 3 % and 59 ± 4 % of rBCc in number could be activated into cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Our findings are valuable to advance the understanding of BC chemistry as well as the effective control of atmospheric BC pollution.
Meteorological responses of carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of a subarctic landscape
Authors: Heiskanen Lauri , Tuovinen Juha-Pekka , Räsänen Aleksi , Virtanen Tarmo , Juutinen Sari , Vekuri Henriikka , Lohila Annalea , Mikola Juha , Aurela Mika
Published: April 2022

Abstract. The subarctic landscape consists of a mosaic of forest, peatland and aquatic ecosystems and their ecotones. The carbon (C) exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere through carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes varies spatially and temporally among these ecosystems. Our study area in Kaamanen in northern Finland covering 7 km2 of boreal subarctic landscape with upland forest, open peatland, pine bogs and lakes. We measured the CO2 and CH4 fluxes with eddy covariance and chambers between June 2017 and June 2019 and studied the C flux responses to varying meteorological conditions. The landscape area was an annual CO2 sink of -25.9 ± 65.7 and -41.3 ± 64.9 g C m-2, and a CH4 source of 2.4 ± 0.7 and 2.3 ± 0.7 g C m-2 during the first and second study year, respectively. The pine forest had the largest contribution to the landscape-level CO2 sink, -78.3 ± 50.8 and -118.9 ± 26.8 g C m-2, and the fen to the CH4 emissions, 7.0 ± 0.2 and 6.3 ± 0.3 g C m-2, during the first and second study year, respectively. The lakes within the area acted as CO2 and CH4 sources to the atmosphere throughout the measurement period, with an organic sediment lake located downstream from the fen showing sixfold fluxes compared to a mineral sediment lake. The annual C balances were affected most by the rainy peak growing season of 2017 and the heatwave and drought event in July 2018. The rainy period increased the ecosystem respiration of the pine forest due to continuously high soil moisture content. A similar flux response to abundant precipitation was not observed for the fen ecosystem, which is adapted to high water table levels. During the heatwave and drought period, similar responses were observed for all terrestrial ecosystems, with decreased gross primary productivity and net CO2 uptake, caused by the unfavourable growing conditions and plant stress due to the soil moisture and vapour pressure deficits. Additionally, the CH4 emissions from the fen decreased during and after the drought. However, the timing and duration of drought effects varied between fen and forest ecosystems, as C fluxes were affected sooner and had a shorter post-drought recovery time in the fen than forests. The differing CO2 flux response to weather variations showed that terrestrial ecosystems can have a contrasting impact on the landscape-level C balance in a changing climate, even if they function similarly most of the time.