bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of magnitude and spectrum of cardiovascular disease admissions and outcomes in Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa: A retrospective study
Authors: Mengistu Mekoya D. , Benti Henok
Published: December 2022

Background

Cardiovascular diseases(CVD) remain the leading cause of death in the world and over 80% of all cardiovascular-related deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Ethiopia is in epidemiologic transition from predominantly infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases and the CVD is a major public health challenge.

Methods

The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and spectrum of cardiovascular admission and its outcomes among medical patients admitted to both Medical Ward and ICU of St. Paul Teaching Hospital from 1st of Jan 2020 to 1st of Jan 2021.

Results

Out of 1,165 annual medical admissions, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases(CVD) was 30.3%. About 60%(212) of patients had advanced congestive heart failure of diverse causes. Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) was the next predominant diagnosis (41%(146)), and also the leading cause of cardiac diseases followed by rheumatic valvular heart disease(RVHD) (18%(64)) and Ischemic heart disease (IHD) (12.2%(43)), respectively. Yong age, rural residence and female sex were associated with RVHD(p = 0.001). Stroke also accounted for 20%(70) of CVD admission (hemorrhagic stroke-17% Vs Ischemic stroke-83%). Hypertension was the predominate risk factor for CVD and present in 46.7%(168) of patients. The mean hospital stay was 12days and in-hospital mortality rate was 24.3% with septic shock being the commonest immediate cause of death followed by fatal arrhythmia, brain herniation, and massive PTE.

Conclusion

Cardiovascular diseases were common in the study area causing significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, comprehensive approach is imperative to timely screen for cardiovascular risk reduction, disease control and complication prevention. Strategies should also be designed to increase public awareness regarding the cardiovascular risk reduction, drug adherence, and possible complications.
Enterprise financialization and technological innovation: Mechanism and heterogeneity
Authors: Liu Yue , Failler Pierre , Ding Yan
Published: December 2022

After the 2008 financial crisis, under the double effects of enterprise value maximization and the decline of real economy marginal profit, the relationship between enterprise financialization and technological innovation is worth exploring in depth. On the basis of testing the impact of non-financial enterprise financialization on technological innovation, this paper explores the impact mechanism as well as the heterogeneity among different types of enterprises. This paper selects non-financial listed enterprises in China from 2007 to 2017 as samples to study the influence of enterprise financialization on technological innovation and its mechanism through panel regression and mediating effect models. Moreover, the heterogeneity among different types of enterprises is further studied. The main conclusions are as follows. First, the financialization of enterprises has a significant "crowding out" effect on technological innovation. Second, the “crowding out” effect of enterprise financialization on technological innovation is formed through capital structure rather than performance. Third, enterprises are faced with different attributes and external environment, thus the influence of financialization on technological innovation is heterogeneous. Fourth, there are significant differences in the impact of financialization on technological innovation between enterprises’ attributes and the external environment they face, and the deviation degree caused by attributes is much greater than that caused by the external environment.
On the combination of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system and deep residual network for improving detection rates on intrusion detection
Authors: Liu Jia , Yinchai Wang , Siong Teh Chee , Li Xinjin , Zhao Liping , Wei Fengrui
Published: December 2022

Deep Residual Networks (ResNets) are prone to overfitting in problems with uncertainty, such as intrusion detection problems. To alleviate this problem, we proposed a method that combines the Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and the ResNet algorithm. This method can make use of the advantages of both the ANFIS and ResNet, and alleviate the overfitting problem of ResNet. Compared with the original ResNet algorithm, the proposed method provides overlapped intervals of continuous attributes and fuzzy rules to ResNet, improving the fuzziness of ResNet. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, the proposed method is realized and evaluated on the benchmark NSL-KDD dataset. Also, the performance of the proposed method is compared with the original ResNet algorithm and other deep learning-based and ANFIS-based methods. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is better than that of the original ResNet and other existing methods on various metrics, reaching a 98.88% detection rate and 1.11% false alarm rate on the KDDTrain+ dataset.
Whose research benefits more from Twitter? On Twitter-worthiness of communication research and its role in reinforcing disparities of the field
Authors: Chan Chung-hong , Zeng Jing , Schäfer Mike S.
Published: December 2022

Twitter has become an important promotional tool for scholarly work, but individual academic publications have varied degrees of visibility on the platform. We explain this variation through the concept ofTwitter-worthiness: factors making certain academic publications more likely to be visible on Twitter. Using publications from communication studies as our analytical case, we conduct statistical analyses of 32187 articles spanning 82 journals. Findings show that publications from G12 countries, covering social media topics and published open access tend to be mentioned more on Twitter. Similar to prior studies, this study demonstrates that Twitter mentions are associated with peer citations. Nevertheless, Twitter also has the potential to reinforce pre-existing disparities between communication research communities, especially between researchers from developed and less-developed regions. Open access, however, does not reinforce such disparities.
Improved regression in ratio type estimators based on robust M-estimation
Authors: Rather Khalid Ul Islam , Koçyiğit Eda Gizem , Onyango Ronald , Kadilar Cem
Published: December 2022

In this article, a new robust ratio type estimator using the Uk’s redescending M-estimator is proposed for the estimation of the finite population mean in the simple random sampling (SRS) when there are outliers in the dataset. The mean square error (MSE) equation of the proposed estimator is obtained using the first order of approximation and it has been compared with the traditional ratio-type estimators in the literature, robust regression estimators, and other existing redescending M-estimators. A real-life data and simulation study are used to justify the efficiency of the proposed estimators. It has been shown that the proposed estimator is more efficient than other estimators in the literature on both simulation and real data studies.
Cardiovirus leader proteins retarget RSK kinases toward alternative substrates to perturb nucleocytoplasmic traffic
Authors: Lizcano-Perret Belén , Lardinois Cécile , Wavreil Fanny , Hauchamps Philippe , Herinckx Gaëtan , Sorgeloos Frédéric , Vertommen Didier , Gatto Laurent , Michiels Thomas
Published: December 2022

Proteins from some unrelated pathogens, including small RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae, large DNA viruses such as Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and even bacteria of the genus Yersinia can recruit cellular p90-ribosomal protein S6 kinases (RSKs) through a common linear motif and maintain the kinases in an active state. On the one hand, pathogens’ proteins might hijack RSKs to promote their own phosphorylation (direct target model). On the other hand, some data suggested that pathogens’ proteins might dock the hijacked RSKs toward a third interacting partner, thus redirecting the kinase toward a specific substrate. We explored the second hypothesis using the Cardiovirus leader protein (L) as a paradigm. The L protein is known to trigger nucleocytoplasmic trafficking perturbation, which correlates with hyperphosphorylation of phenylalanine-glycine (FG)-nucleoporins (FG-NUPs) such as NUP98. Using a biotin ligase fused to either RSK or L, we identified FG-NUPs as primary partners of the L-RSK complex in infected cells. An L protein mutated in the central RSK-interaction motif was readily targeted to the nuclear envelope whereas an L protein mutated in the C-terminal domain still interacted with RSK but failed to interact with the nuclear envelope. Thus, L uses distinct motifs to recruit RSK and to dock the L-RSK complex toward the FG-NUPs. Using an analog-sensitive RSK2 mutant kinase, we show that, in infected cells, L can trigger RSK to use NUP98 and NUP214 as direct substrates. Our data therefore illustrate a novel virulence mechanism where pathogens’ proteins hijack and retarget cellular protein kinases toward specific substrates, to promote their replication or to escape immunity.
REFLEXIONES A PROPÓSITO DE LA AGENDA INTERDISCIPLINAR PENDIENTE DEL DERECHO CONSTITUCIONAL
Authors: Torres Manrique Jorge Isaac
Published: December 2022

Contextualização: O Direito Constitucional vive inequivocamente o seu melhor momento. Isto pode ser visto não só pela multiplicidade da produção científi ca em livros e artigos, mas também pela presença profusa de eventos acadêmicos, bem como pelos importantes avanços, como o ordenamento jurídico em prol dos direitos fundamentais basilares. No entanto, o exposto não signifi ca que, necessariamente, atingiu o seu pleno desenvolvimento e sua consolidação

Objetivos: Estabelecer e analisar a agenda interdisciplinar pendente, à luz do Estado Constitucional de Direito

Metodologia: O trabalho se valeu do método indutivo para o seu desenvolvimento

Resultados: Os pontos levantados e desenvolvidos como agenda pendente difi cultam a efetiva e plena aplicação do direito constitucional, o que resulta na limitação de seus efeitos, comprometendo os ordenamentos jurídicos e os direitos e liberdades de todas as pessoas.
A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA NOVA NORMATIVIDADE “IMPERIAL” E O PAPEL DO CONSTITUCIONALISMO NO CONTEXTO DO “IMPÉRIO”
Authors: Hoffmam Fernando , Bolzan de Morais Jose Luis
Published: December 2022

O presente trabalho propõe analisar o lugar do constitucionalismo no contexto do “Império” frente à normatividade “imperial” que se constrói a partir das normas técnicas e de gestão (standards e indicadores) que passam a instituir novas ordens normativas para além do Estado e da normatividade estatal (constitucional). Assim, procura-se desvelar o surgimento de novos atores privados e de novos centros de produção e aplicação de normas, bem como, de uma pluralidade normativa, trazendo à luz as suas características ocultas. Dessa forma, se objetiva compreender o processo de interação dessas normatividades com a normatividade constitucional (estatal), respondendo à pergunta sobre o “como” dessa interação, se por meio do diálogo ou da concorrência normativas, apontando o papel e a importância do constitucionalismo para a garantia e concretização dos direitos humanos face à esta normatividade “imperial”.
Determinação social do processo saúde-doença no contexto latino-americano
Authors: Correia Daniele , Mendes Áquilas , Carnut Leonardo
Published: December 2022

Este artigo tem por objetivo discorrer sobre a importância do método materialista histórico-dialético para a compreensão da totalidade social que engendra o processo saúde-doença, considerando a particularidade do modo de produção capitalista no contexto latino-americano. Para tanto, o artigo organiza-se em duas partes: a primeira apresenta o dissenso entre as abordagens que analisam o processo saúde-doença, percorrendo sobre o reducionismo da perspectiva funcionalista positivista de “determinantes da saúde” e a que analisa para além dos indicadores e dos fenômenos imediatos da aparência, considerando a determinação social como materialidade histórica e dialética. A segunda parte discorre sobre a relevância do pensamento crítico em saúde da produção latino-americana, com foco nas contribuições de Oliva Lopez-Arellano e Jaime Osório, para compreensão analítica do processo saúde-doença no contexto de capitalismo dependente.
ÁREAS VERDES URBANAS, ESPAÇOS LIVRES PARA O LAZER
Authors: Mazzei Kátia MAZZEI , Colesanti Marlene T. Muno , Santos Douglas Gomes dos
Published: December 2022

A criação e o manejo de Unidades de Conservação em áreas urbanas, tanto na categoria de

proteção integral como de uso sustentável, visa a melhorar a qualidade de vida do cidadão

urbano ao mesmo tempo que promove uma melhoria na qualidade ambiental urbana, dotando

o espaço urbano de cobertura vegetal e áreas verdes fundamentais Ã  reprodução do ciclo

natural e manutenção do equilíbrio dinâmico. No ambiente urbano, as diferentes categorias

de espaços livres de construção (open spaces) e os índices de área verde por habitante

pretendem oferecer opções ao lazer e atividades recreativas, além de se caracterizarem como

instrumentos estratégicos para o planejamento municipal, integrando as características e os

limites do meio físico à expansão urbana.
KONSEP DARURAT NEGARA DALAM PERSPEKTIF FIQH SIYASAH DAN HUKUM TATA NEGARA STUDI KASUS TERHADAP PEMERINTAHAN PEMERINTAH DARURAT REPUBLIK INDONESIA TAHUN 1948-1949
Authors: Hilmatiar Kharismulloh
Published: December 2022

Pembentukan PDRI berawal dari adanya Agresi Militer Belanda Kedua pada tanggal 19 Desember 1948 di Yogyakarta yang ingin menghancurkan Pemerintahan Republik Indonesia. Dalam serangan agresi tersebut, Pemerintah Pusat, terutama Presiden Soekarno dan Wakil Presiden Mohammad Hatta ditawan oleh Belanda, sehingga menyebabkan vakum dan lumpuhnya Pemerintahan. Sebelum Pemerintah Pusat ditawan oleh Belanda, Presiden telah mengumumkan pemberian mandat kepada Syafruddin Prawiranegara, untuk membentuk Pemerintahan Darurat, jika Pemerintah Pusat saat itu tidak dapat lagi meneruskan kewajibannya. Syafruddin Prawiranegara yang berada di Bukit Tinggi ketika serangan Belanda dilancarkan, tidak mengetahui adanya mandat tersebut. Hal ini disebabkan karena terputusnya jalur komunikasi antara Yogyakarta dan Bukit Tinggi akibat serangan Belanda terhadap kedua kota itu. Setelah mengetahui dengan pasti Presiden beserta pimpinan pemerintahan lainnya ditawan, bersama pemimpin sipil dan militer di Sumatera Tengah, Syafruddin Prawiranegara mendirikan PDRI tanggal 22 Desember 1948. Studi ini hendak mengkaji Pemerintahan PDRI menurut konsep darurat negara dalam perspektif fiqh siyâsah dan Hukum Tata Negara. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa PDRI telah memainkan peranan penting dalam rangka perjuangan dan ketatanegaraan bangsa Indonesia semasa mempertahankan kemerdekaan dari Agresi Militer Belanda Kedua, khususnya dalam mempertahankan eksistensi Negara Republik Indonesia. Perjuangan PDRI tidak terlepas dari proses antara diplomasi dan perjuangan bersenjata, hal ini merupakan proses perjuangan yang dilakukan PDRI untuk mencapai Republik Indonesia yang berdaulat. Sedangkan secara hukum, baik menurut perspektif konsep siyâsah harbiyah dalam fiqh siyâsah dan Hukum Tata Negara Darurat dalam Hukum Tata Negara, Syafruddin Prawiranegara yang menjabat sebagai Ketua PDRI antara tanggal 19 Desember 1948 sampai dengan tanggal 13 Juli 1949 berhak disebut sebagai Presiden Republik Indonesia dalam keadaan darurat.
KESENJANGAN ANTARA KETENTUAN PERNIKHAN DI BAWAH UMUR DALAM FIKIH MUNAKAHAT DAN UU NO. 1 TAHUN 1974 TENTANG PERKAWINAN
Authors: Halim Abdul , Hamsin Muhammad Khaeruddin
Published: December 2022

Sejak Pemerintah Belanda membagi rakyat Hindia Belanda menjadi tiga golongan yaitu golongan Eropa dan yang dipersamakan dengan golongan Eropa, golongan pribumi, dan golongan Timur Asing, maka sejak itu pula Hukum Perdata yang berlaku pada setiap golongan berbeda-beda. Dalam bidang perkawinan misalnya, masing-masing golongan memiliki hukum perkawinan sendiri. sehingga hukum perkawinan yang berlaku di masyarakat bersifat pluralistis. Akibatnya, kesenjangan antar system hukum tidak bisa dihindari. Undang- Undang Perkawinan lahir sebagai upaya untuk meminimalisir kesenjangan hukum tersebut, namun kenyataannya, sekalipun sudah berlaku selama kurang lebih tiga dasawarsa kesenjangan hukum  di bidang perkawinan masih banyak terjadi salah satunya adalah prnikahan di bawah umur. Tulisan ini bertujuan menjelaskan mengapa masih terjadi kesenjangan antara ketentuan perkawinan di bawah umur dalam Fikih Munakahat dan UUP dan menawarkan resolusi penyelesaian dengan menggunakan teori legal system LM. Friedman, alternative kebijakan yang diintrodusir oleh Soetandyo Wignjosoebroto dan teori harmonisasi hukum yang diintrodusir oleh L.M. Gandhi.
PERNIKAHAN DAN RELASI KEDUDUKAN SUAMI-ISTRI DI MALUKU, ANTARA ADAT, PENDIDIKAN, DAN AGAMA: STUDI KASUS TERHADAP KELUARGA MUSLIM DI JAZIRAH LEIHITU DAN KECAMATAN SIRIMAU MALUKU
Authors: Solissa Abdul Basir
Published: December 2022

Tulisan ini membahas tentang pernikahan dan relasi kedudukan suami istri di Maluku terutama dalam Keluarga Muslim di Jazirah Leihitu dan Kecamatan Sirimau Maluku, ditinjau dari segi pendidikan, adat dan agama. Penelitian ini dihasilkan bahwa pendidikan, adat dan agama dalam masyarakat muslim Maluku terutama di daerah Jazirah Leihitu dan Sirimau saling memberikan pengaruhnya terhadap adat perkawinan dan relasi dalam keluarga. Tingkat pendidikan menjadi varian dalam penentuan jumlah biaya atau harta perkawinan yang harus diberikan oleh calon mempelai laki-laki dan keluarganya kepada pihak mempelai perempuan. Pluralitas adat di Sirimau yang merupakan wilayah Ambon Kota, juga mempengaruhi adat perkawinan dan relasi laki-laki dan perempuan dalam keluarga, walaupun adat Maluku asli yang masih harus tetap diindahkan oleh para pendatang. Adapun agama dalam adat perkawinan dan relasi keluarga di masyarakat Maluku ini juga memiliki pengaruhnya walaupun sedikit, di mana ternyata adat tetap lebih dominan. Misalnya konsep harta atau biaya perkawinan lebih dominan daripada mahar, waris adat yang membagi warisan dnegan system mayorat patrelenial juga masih kental di masyarakat.
Evaluation of the spatial variation in moisture content inside wood pieces during drying by NIR spectroscopy
Authors: Baliza Lívia Freire , Silva Carlos Henrique da , Amaral Evelize Aparecida , Ramalho Fernanda Maria Guedes , Trugilho Paulo Fernando , Sun Honggang , Hein Paulo Ricardo Gherardi
Published: December 2022

The moisture content (MC) of wood affects its industrial performance, but it is difficult to monitor spatial variations in MC. Here, a multivariate regression was developed to estimate the MC from near infrared (NIR) spectra and was used to monitor the spatial variation in the MC of wood during air- and oven-drying. The spectra and mass of wood pieces were measured at five stages during drying (at each 20% loss of initial water mass). Wood pieces were dried naturally and oven-dried at 60 °C. Initially, 25 spectra were recorded at equidistant points covering the entire longitudinal × radial surface of the sample. Then, a planing machine was used to access the inside of the wood, and NIR spectra were measured for each new surface, at a total of 100 points spatially distributed within the wood pieces. The wood pieces were analyzed in their original state, and when they had lost 20, 40, 60, and 80% of their initial water mass. An NIR-based regression (R
2
p = 0.90 and RMSEP = 10.51%) was applied to estimate the MC, and its spatial gradient during drying was then mapped. These analyses revealed the spatial variation in MC within wood pieces during drying.
Alginate and β-lactoglobulin matrix as wall materials for encapsulation of polyphenols to improve efficiency and stability
Authors: Sasikumar Raju , Sharma Paras , Jaiswal Amit K.
Published: December 2022

The present study aimed at developing novel encapsulate materials of calcium-alginate and β-lactoglobulin complex for polyphenols using the jet-flow nozzle vibration method. Encapsulated microbeads were characterized using SEM, FTIR, DSC, and MSI. The encapsulation efficiency of the microbeads varied depending upon the coating material in the range of 74.17–84.87%. Calcium-alginate-β-lactoglobulin microbeads (CABM) exhibited a smooth surface and uniform shape with an average particle size of 1053.73 nm. CABM also showed better thermal and storage stabilities as compared to calcium alginate microbeads. The CABM resulted in excellent target release of polyphenols (84%) in the intestine, which was more than 3-fold the bio-accessibility offered by free polyphenol powder. Further study on individual phenolic acids after simulated in-vitro digestion (SIVD), photo-oxidative and osmotic stress revealed that CABM significantly retained a higher amount of polyphenols and exhibited improved antioxidant capacity after SIVD environment, and may have high industrial application for nutraceutical production.
Curation as a Social Practice: Counter-Narratives in Public Space
Authors: Kathke Torsten , Tomann Juliane , Uhlig Mirko
Published: December 2022

The term “curation” has taken on a host of meanings beyond the museum context. While there are marked differences between its meanings – including the specific act of exhibition-making as well as the act of keeping and tending to an existing collection in a museum – we here specifically foreground curation as a social process of selecting and negotiating various forms of (embodied) performances in public, transcending institutionalized contexts such as museums. We argue that, when combined with the idea of counter-narratives, the concept of curation can elucidate aspects of social practices and open up a useful heuristic for the analysis of representations and performances in the public sphere. Since these practices make extensive use of imaginaries of the past, this approach is suitable for combining perspectives from public history and anthropology.
Capacity enhancement in fiber optic communication systems using space division multiplexing
Authors: Gelmecha Demissie Jobir , Goshu Gammachu Namara , Ayane Tadesse Hailu , Singh Ram Sewak
Published: December 2022

Data rates in fiber optic communication (FOC) technology are highly increased and optical communication technology has been mostly advancing highly. There are different multiplexing techniques like frequency-division multiplexing (FDM), time-division multiplexing (TDM), wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), code division multiplexing (CDM), and digital coherent technology by using single mode fiber (SMF)/single core fiber (SCF), and using these multiplexing did not produce over 100 Tbps/fiber because of many factors like linearity and nonlinearities of fiber optic. To transmit a high capacity over 100 Tbps/fiber and long-haul transmission, the multiplexing techniques that are needed to break this bottleneck/capacity limit are termed space-division multiplexing, which uses single mode fiber (SMF) and multicore fiber (MCF). The target of this paper is to enhance the capacity of FOC systems using space-division multiplexing (SDM). The result produced during this paperwork is that the capacity enhanced is around 14.75 pb/s/fiber, after it is decreasing and thus the haul of transmission is 250 km with usable wavelength C + L band. The signal/noise ratio is 35 dB in FOC using single mode fiber (SMF) and multicore fiber (MCF). Finally, the SDM includes a great role in fiber optic just in case of effective information transmission by enhancing capacity, reduction of loss, distortion, cross talk, and power consumption reduction during information transmission; SDM in fiber optic is incredibly essential for effective communication systems with extremely high capacity and long haul transmission.
Recovery of Cr from chrome-containing leather wastes to develop aluminum-based composite material along with Al2O3 ceramic particles: An ingenious approach
Authors: Dwivedi Shashi Prakash , Petru Michal , Saxena Ambuj , Sharma Shubham , Mishra Madhulika , Pramanik Alokesh , Singh Sunpreet , Li Changhe , Ilyas Rushdan Ahmad
Published: December 2022

Leather industries cause soil pollution in terms of leather wastes. Chrome-containing leather wastes (CCLW) also cause various types of pollutions such as air and soil pollution. The utilization of CCLW in the development of aluminum-based composite is the emerging area in the synthesis of materials. In this study, chromium(Cr) in the form of collagen powder was extracted from CCLW. Extracted collagen powder was ball milled with alumina particles for 12.5, 25, 50, 75, and 100 h. The average density of the mixture of ball-milled collagen and alumina particles was reduced by about 1.20% after ball milling for about 100 h. The stir casting technique was employed to develop the aluminum-based composite material. The ball-milled reinforced aluminum-based composite material showed a fair distribution of reinforcement particles as compared without ball-milled reinforced composite material. Tensile strength and hardness of composite material improved by about 35.53 and 46.61%, respectively, after using the mixture of ball-milled 5% collagen powder and 5% alumina particles in the aluminum alloy. However, ductility and toughness were reduced. Corrosion weight loss and thermal expansion of the Al/5% collagen/5% alumina particles with ball-milled composite were found to be 0.022 mg and 5.44 mm3, respectively. X-Ray diffraction of the Al/5% collagen/5% alumina particles with ball-milled composite showed the presence of Al, Al2O3, Cr2O3, and Cr phases. The presence of hard phases such as Al2O3, Cr2O3, and Cr was responsible for enhancing the hardness and tensile strength of the composite. The developed composite material can be utilized in the fabrication of engine blocks, connecting rods, and piston rings.
Effects of Concurrent Resistance and Endurance Training Using Continuous or Intermittent Protocols on Muscle Hypertrophy: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Authors: Monserdà-Vilaró Aniol , Balsalobre-Fernández Carlos , Hoffman Jay R. , Alix-Fages Carlos , Jiménez Sergio L.
Published: December 2022

Monserdà-Vilaró, A, Balsalobre-Fernández, C, Hoffman, JR, Alix-Fages, C, and Jiménez, SL. Effects of concurrent resistance and endurance training using continuous or intermittent protocols on muscle hypertrophy: Systematic review with meta-analysis. J Strength Cond Res 37(3): 688–709, 2023—The purpose of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to explore the effects of concurrent resistance and endurance training (CT) incorporating continuous or intermittent endurance training (ET) on whole-muscle and type I and II muscle fiber hypertrophy compared with resistance training (RT) alone. Randomized and nonrandomized studies reporting changes in cross-sectional area at muscle fiber and whole-muscle levels after RT compared with CT were included. Searches for such studies were performed in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and CINAHL electronic databases. The data reported in the included studies were pooled in a random-effects meta-analysis of standardized mean differences (SMDs). Twenty-five studies were included. At the whole-muscle level, there were no significant differences for any comparison (SMD < 0.03). By contrast, RT induced greater type I and type II muscle fiber hypertrophy than CT when high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was incorporated alone (SMD > 0.33) or combined with continuous ET (SMD > 0.27), but not compared with CT incorporating only continuous ET (SMD < 0.16). The subgroup analyses of this systematic review and meta-analysis showed that RT induces greater muscle fiber hypertrophy than CT when HIIT is included. However, no CT affected whole-muscle hypertrophy compared with RT.
Ambivalence, Estrangement, and Opacity
Authors: Keohane Kate
Published: December 2022

In the wake of Paul Gauguin’s artistic practice, this essay interrogates the work of contemporary visual practitioners who have sought to challenge the legacy of colonial modes of framing through performative engagements with notions of the artistic journey and issues of landscape. A photographic series by Guy Tillim, a film collaboration by Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer, a painting by Michael Armitage, and a video work by Tiare Ribeaux point to the possibilities for engaging with the un-seeability and un-sayability of landscape through visual culture. Proposing critical interpretations of the significance of landscape as genre, these four bodies of work allow for conversations around the postcolonial effectivity of specific media, as well as the contradictory subject positions inherent to interactions premised upon conceptions of “return.”

The works, titled Second Nature (2010–11), Why Are You Angry? (2017), Paradise Edict (2019), and Ulu Kupu (2022) respectively, offer methods for approaching and critiquing complex and problematic transnational engagements, as well as foregrounding the need for Pan-Oceanic approaches. In line with the theorizations of Epeli Hau’ofa, who argues that Oceanic identity should take a regional form, defined by movements and proximity within the expansive Pacific Ocean, these artists attempt to visualize the complexities of conveying a place as simultaneously lived and imagined. In particular, the projects reckon with the difficulty of engaging with the familiar tropisms that define tropical spaces within the cultural imaginary and attempt to offer heterochronic modes of showing and circulating issues of geographical, botanical, and cultural heritage.
Differences in swelling of chemical pulp fibers and cotton fibers – Effect of the supramolecular structure
Authors: Palme Anna , Aldaeus Fredrik , Larsson Tomas , Hasani Merima , Theliander Hans , Brelid Harald
Published: December 2022

The swelling and dissolution of cellulose are key parameters in the production of regenerated cellulose fibers. Since cotton is almost pure cellulose, it has been proposed that the recycling of cotton textiles may be accomplished through incorporating the cotton textiles into the production of regenerated cellulosic fibers. In this study, the supramolecular structure before and after pretreatment was characterized using solid-state carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR), and the findings related to the swelling of dissolving pulp and cotton were quantified with a fiber analyzer. The cotton and dissolving pulp samples were subjected to three different pretreatments: mild acid hydrolysis, acid hydrolysis in ethanol, and a hydrothermal treatment. The results showed that cotton was harder to swell than the dissolving pulp. This indicated that either waste cotton requires another type of activating pretreatment than those included in this study or very good solvents if it is to be included in the production of regenerated fibers.
Effects of pine rosin on the degradation of mechanical performance in flax-reinforced polymeric composites after soil burial at low temperatures
Authors: Jutila Lauri , Layek Rama , Javanshour Farzin , George Lijo , Sarlin Essi , Kanerva Mikko
Published: December 2022

The effect of pine rosin (RO) was studied relative to the biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), starch-based polymer (Mater-Bi), and PLA-flax composites. It was hypothesized that rosin can alter – either speed up or slow down – biodegradation in plastics depending on the specific species of polymer. The biodegradation was brought about by soil burial over 56 days. First, the effect of rosin was studied alone without any effects of soil burial. Second, the effects of soil burial were studied in terms of biodegradation. The results showed that RO increased the degree of crystallinity (+100%) and Young’s modulus (+14%) of PLA. For Mater-Bi, RO decreased the strength by 22% and led to brittleness (56% lower ultimate strain) of the specimens. After 56 days of soil burial, the presence of RO in PLA was found to speed up the degradation when compared to pure PLA (the decrease of strength was 9.3% and 6.6%, respectively). For Mater-Bi, the RO blending led to 2.1% slower biodegradation of strength during 56 days of soil burial. The effect of RO, in terms of affecting the biodegradation, was comparable in flax-reinforced and non-reinforced PLA. The strength of the fiber-matrix bonding remained equal for RO-impregnated fibers compared to the as-received flax fibers.
Impacto do Bloqueio Peitoral (PEC) na dor pós-operatória em pacientes submetidos a mastectomia com linfadenectomia
Authors: LEITE AMANDA LIRA DOS SANTOS , ROCHA FREDERICO THEOBALDO RAMOS , OLIVEIRA MICHELLE JACINTHA C. , BARROS ALDO VIEIRA , SANTOS SILVIO MARCOS LIMA DOS , SILVA ALBERSON MAYLSON RAMOS DA , SILVESTRE DIEGO WINDSON DE ARAÚJO , FOLHA FILHO ELSON A C , FERRO CAROLINE C , BEZERRA TAINA SANTOS , FACHIN LAERCIO P , SANTOS DALMIR CAVALCANTI , FRAGA CARLOS ALBERTO DE CARVALHO , SALES-MARQUES CAROLINNE
Published: December 2022

RESUMO Introdução: o câncer de mama é a neoplasia maligna mais comum em mulheres no mundo. A cirurgia tem sido o tratamento tradicional e, geralmente consiste em mastectomia com linfadenectomia, podendo causar dor pós-operatória. Por isso, buscamos estudar técnicas anestésicas regionais que possam minimizar esse efeito, como o bloqueio interpeitoral (PEC). Métodos: estudo controlado randomizado com 82 pacientes com câncer de mama submetidos à mastectomia com linfadenectomia de Janeiro de 2020 a Outubro de 2021, em hospital oncológico. Intervenções: dois grupos randomizados (controle - anestesia geral exclusiva e grupo PECS - anestesia geral e bloqueio PEC com levobupivacaína/ropivacaína). Aplicou-se um questionário com Escala Visual Analógica da dor 24h pós-cirurgia. Utilizamos os testes de Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney e Quiquadrado e analisamos os dados em R versão 4.0.0. Estudo registrado em Ensaios Clínicos Brasileiros (REBec). Resultados: no grupo PEC, 50% não apresentava dor 24 horas após a cirurgia enquanto no grupo controle, 42,86% negava quadro álgico. A maioria que apresentou dor classificou-a como dor leve (EVA de 1 a 3) - (42,50%) grupo PEC e (40,48%) controle (p=0,28). Apenas 17,50% consumiram opioides no grupo PEC, semelhante ao grupo controle com 21,43%. (p=0,65), (17,50%) grupo PEC e (21,43%) grupo controle (p=0,65). Houve baixo índice de complicações como PONV (náuseas, vômitos, cefaleia) em ambos os grupos. Na análise de subgrupo, não houve diferença estatística entre os grupos que usaram Levobupivacaína ou Ropivacaína quanto a dor pós-operatória e o consumo de opioides. Discussão: o grupo estudado apresentou baixa taxa de dor no pós-operatório e isso influenciou na análise estatística. Não houve diferença estatística quanto a dor pós-operatória entre grupos. Conclusão: não foi possível demonstrar melhores resultados com a associação do bloqueio PEC com analgesia intravenosa total. São necessários novos estudos para avaliar a eficácia do bloqueio anestésico no intraoperatório e pós-operatório.
TRABALHO E SAÚDE NO SETOR BANCÁRIO: RESGATE DO PENSAMENTO CRÍTICO MARXISTA DA MEDICINA SOCIAL LATINO-AMERICANA
Authors: Ferraz Deise Luiza , Maxta Bruno Souza Bechara
Published: December 2022

RESUMO Objetivou-se analisar os elementos da determinação do processo de trabalho do setor financeiro brasileiro nas manifestações de saúde-doença dos seus trabalhadores e das suas trabalhadoras sob a reprodução ampliada do capital. O resgate do pensamento desenvolvido pela Medicina Social Latino-Americana (MSLA), particularmente o da Escola de Xochimilco, que agregou pesquisadoras e pesquisadores marxistas no debate da relação trabalho e saúde nas décadas de 1970 e 1980, permitiu analisar os dados quantitativos e qualitativos coletados na pesquisa. Entrevistas e análises documentais de relatórios foram utilizadas para identificar, nas funções do dinheiro no sistema capitalista, o germe do caráter adoecedor do setor. É dele que se desenvolve a necessidade da digitalização dos processos de trabalho, a consequente intensificação da gestão por metas e a constituição de cargas digitais. Concluímos que a luta pela saúde dos trabalhadores e das trabalhadoras do setor bancário passa necessariamente por superar as condições concretas que sustentam o fetichismo do dinheiro.
Esquistossomose mansônica como doença profissional: a importância de estabelecer o nexo
Authors: Carneiro Klitia de Jesus Saraiva Garrido , Carneiro Klissia Saraiva Garrido , Carneiro Cloves Silva
Published: December 2022

Resumo Este ensaio destaca o perfil do trabalhador de área rural, portador da Esquistossomose mansônica, doença endêmica adquirida durante suas atividades laborais em áreas alagadas da baixada maranhense. Faz-se uma análise da legislação previdenciária e trabalhista utilizada para fins de concessão de benefícios e do nexo causal que estabelece a relação entre a situação de trabalho e o surgimento da doença. Para tal, utilizamos pesquisa bibliográfica sobre a temática e pesquisa documental do plano jurídico formal da previdência. O estudo aponta para a necessidade de reconhecer esta relação nas regiões endêmicas, no sentido de aprimorar o proposto na “Lista de Doenças Relacionadas ao Trabalho”.
Remote teaching as a compulsory alternative: public school under threat?
Authors: Ravallec Carmen Teresa Gabriel Le , Castro Marcela de Moraes
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT This article is part of the disputes to hegemonize a particular sense of the democratic public school in times of coronavirus, in which distance education becomes a mandatory alternative to educational policy. Conversing with post-structuralist theoretical contributions, the paper aims to analyze the processes of signifying terms such as universal access, democracy, school knowledge and learning such as mobilized in 2020 in the Pedagogical Action Plan of the State Secretariat of Education of Rio de Janeiro. This analysis offers empirical evidence for an understanding of the effects of the intensification, in the current pandemic context, of the discursive articulation of neoliberal interests which put the school under threat. By developing such an argument, we seek to explore, beyond the language of denunciation, possibilities to reinvent a possible school of afterwards.
The circularity of the management team of the Ministry of Education of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso governments
Authors: Santos Wagner dos , Ferreira Neto Amarílio , Negreiros Heitor Lopes
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT This article analyzes the circularity of the Management Team of the Ministry of Education of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso governments (1995–2002). Its theoretical-methodological foundation is critical-documental analysis as in Marc Bloch, and it seeks, in Jean-François Sirinelli's theories, the understanding of intellectuals. It uses the Gephi software and takes as sources Lattes resumes and Google searches. The periodization was divided into two moments: until 2002, to understand the influence of circularity before and during the occupation of the place of power; and from 2003, to understand the spaces that began to circulate with the end of the FHC administration. The results point to a circularity consonant with a political culture based on the recommendations of multilateral organizations, as well as the continuity of this political culture after the end of the government and the influence of intellectuals on educational policies due to the spaces in which they began to circulate.
Avaliação da resistência à compressão, porosidade e espessura de micro fissura na zona de transição em argamassas com agregado miúdo reciclado
Authors: Sousa Matheus Ian Castro , Santana Thiago da Silva , Corrêa Cássia Aparecida Rabelo , Rêgo João Henrique da Silva , Pereira Cláudio Henrique de Almeida Feitosa
Published: December 2022

RESUMO O uso de agregados reciclados em substituição aos naturais é crescente na construção civil, visando solucionar problemas da indústria da construção com oferta de matéria-prima natural e custo da destinação adequada dos resíduos. Enquanto o uso de agregados graúdos reciclados já é relativamente aceito, a ampliação da utilização de agregado miúdo reciclado ainda depende de mais pesquisas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar um agregado miúdo reciclado proveniente de resíduos da construção e demolição (RCD) disponível no Distrito Federal. Para tanto, foram produzidas duas argamassas, uma de referência (ARN), usando todas as frações da areia normal brasileira, e uma usando agregado reciclado (AR1). Essas argamassas foram submetidas à ensaios de resistência à compressão e porosimetria por intrusão de mercúrio aos 3, 7 e 28 dias de cura e ao ensaio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) aos 28 dias. Constatou-se que o uso de agregados reciclados aumentou a porosidade total das argamassas, diminuiu o refinamento da microestrutura porosa e aumentou a espessura de microfissuras encontradas na zona de transição. Como consequência, o desempenho mecânico foi 15% inferior à argamassa de referência em todas as idades.
Condition index for public toilets using multi-criteria decision-making techniques
Authors: Patel Kashyap A. , Lad Vishal H. , Panchani Akshit C. , Patel Dilip A.
Published: December 2022

Maintaining public toilets in good condition is essential for public health. Lack of maintenance may render them inefficient and unusable. Overall knowledge of the condition of toilets and prioritising maintenance activities are crucial for optimal enhancement and maintenance. A condition index helps to evaluate the facilities in toilets and categorise toilets based on their condition. To achieve this, a three-level hierarchical structure was developed from the literature search to identify factors and their attributes related to the condition of toilets. Then, a hierarchy process was used to estimate the weights of the factors and their attributes based on expert opinions. Finally, a weighted-sum method was used to develop an index. The developed index was applied to 40 randomly selected public toilet facilities to check the sensitivity of the index to changes in weighting and attributes.
La protección penal de los símbolos nacionales. El delito de ultraje a la bandera
Authors: Bilbao Ubillos Juan María
Published: December 2022

La Sentencia 190/2020, de 15 de diciembre, del Tribunal Constitucional ha reabierto el debate sobre la compatibilidad del delito de ultraje a los símbolos nacionales (art. 543 CP) con la garantía constitucional de la libertad ideológica y de expresión. Después de pasar revista a las distintas soluciones que se han adoptado en el derecho comparado, se pone el foco en el tipo penal vigente, muy cuestionado por la mayoría de la doctrina, en sus antecedentes y en su aplicación por los tribunales, tanto en la modalidad de ultraje al himno como en la de ultraje a la bandera. Se cierra el artículo con el análisis de la STC 190/2020 en el caso Fragoso, que ya ha recalado en el Tribunal de Estrasburgo.
La delimitación y características de las restricciones sacrificiales de los derechos fundamentales
Authors: Rodríguez Fernández Ignacio
Published: December 2022

La idea de sacrificio, como injerencia legítima en la esfera de otro individuo con el propósito de obtener un bien mayor a su costa, es una vieja conocida del derecho civil, del derecho administrativo y del derecho penal. En el ámbito del derecho constitucional esta noción no ha tenido, sin embargo, un desarrollo técnico preciso, a pesar de que existen abundantes supuestos de injerencia sacrificial en derechos fundamentales. El presente artículo pretende ubicar correctamente el sacrificio de derechos en el marco de la teoría de las restricciones de los derechos fundamentales. Esa tarea puede contribuir, en mi opinión, a perfilar, desde un punto de vista pragmático, el significado de algunas de las categorías esenciales de la dogmática de los derechos fundamentales.
Consecuencias de la Pandemia por COVID-19 en una población de murciélagos, dentro de una comunidad indígena de los Andes ecuatorianos.
Authors: Orellana-Vásquez Hernán , Barragán-Tabares Luna
Published: December 2022

La pandemia por COVID-19 ha tenido enormes consecuencias, principalmente en la salud humana y la economía, pero también es importante resaltar su impacto en la conservación de la naturaleza. Uno de los grupos animales más afectados por la realidad actual son los murciélagos, ya que los medios de comunicación los han asociado erróneamente con la transmisión de este virus. Tras una visita efectuada durante el mes de agosto 2020 a una cueva ubicada en una quebrada estacional junto a la comunidad Tocagón Alto, San Rafael de la Laguna, Imbabura, Ecuador, se determinó la pérdida de una población de Anoura peruana. Esto debido a hogueras realizadas dentro de este cuerpo espeleológico ante la negativa contra los murciélagos que trajo consigo la pandemia del COVID-19. Hasta mayo 2022, esta cueva continúa deshabitada por los quirópteros objeto de estudio, y no existen indicios de su recolonización por parte de posibles sobrevivientes.
Predicción de la quiebra empresarial en el sector agroindustrial de la ciudad de Machala
Authors: Rivadeneira Johanna , Saltos Ramiro , Rivera María , Carpio Raúl
Published: December 2022

En el presente trabajo se propone un modelo de predicción de quiebra empresarial para las organizaciones agroindustriales domiciliadas en la ciudad de Machala, Ecuador. Este modelo se contruyó utilizando los indicadores financieros de 311 empresas listadas en el portal de información de la Superintendencia de Compañías del Ecuador. Como resultado, el modelo de predicción de quiebra, basado en árboles de decisión, tiene una contabilidad/precisión del 78.57 %, la cual es aceptable comparada con la de otros modelos propuestos en la literatura. Finalmente, el modelo se aplicó en el ejercicio fiscal 2018 obteniendo una alerta temprana para 190 empresas de la rama en estudio, lo cual sugiere un revisión minuciosa de su situación contable-financiera para evitar posibles problemas futuros y salvaguardar la economía de la región y las plazas de trabajo que estas compañías proveen.
Nuevas observaciones y ampliación en la distribución de Stenocercus aculeatus (Iguanidae: Tropidurinae) en el sur de Ecuador
Authors: Falcón-Reibán José M. , Núñez Darwin , Sozoranga-Farez Johe A. , Sánchez-Nivicela Juan Carlos
Published: December 2022

El lagarto Stenocercus aculeatus, desde su descripción realizada a partir de especímenes preservados en colecciones científicas, desconociéndose sus patrones de coloración y otros aspectos externos, es una especie poco conocida. En Ecuador ha sido escasamente observado y ha sido reportado en una localidad del extremo sur. Reportamos dos nuevos registros basados en encuentros casuales durante expediciones en los bosques del suroriente de Ecuador e identificados a partir de fotografías detalladas de S. aculeatus, extendiendo su distribución de 62 km al noreste de su registro más septentrional. Presentamos, además, información de sus patrones de coloración y fotografías de ejemplares en vida.