bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
INTERFERENCE OF CLOSABLE CRACKS AND NARROW SLITS IN AN ELASTIC PLATE UNDER BENDING
Authors: M. Dalyak Taras , P. Shatskyi Ivan
Published: April 2021

The problem of bending of an infinite plate containing an array of trough closable cracks and narrow slits is considered in a two-dimensional statement. A crack is treated as a mathematical cut, the edges of which are able to contact along the line on the plate outside. A slit is referred to as a cut with contact stress-free surfaces and the negative jump of normal displacement can occur on this cut. The crack closure caused by bending deformation was studied based on the classical hypothesis of direct normal and previously developed model of the contact of edges along the line. A new boundary problem for a couple of biharmonic equations of plane stress and plate bending with interconnected boundary conditions in the form of inequalities on the cuts is formulated. The method of singular integral equations was applied in order to develop approximate analytical and numerical solutions to the problem. The forces and moments intensity factors near the peaks of defects and contact reaction on the closed edges of the cracks are calculated. A detailed analysis was carried out for parallel rectilinear crack and slit, depending on their relative location. Presented results demonstrate qualitative differences in the stress concentration near the defects of different nature.
ANALYSIS OF ENTROPY GENERATION FOR MIXED CONVECTION FLUID FLOW IN A TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE USING THE MODIFIED BLOCKED REGION METHOD
Authors: Atashafrooz Meysam , Shafie Mohsen
Published: April 2021

In this research, analysis of entropy generation for mixed convection fluid flow in a trapezoidal enclosure is numerically investigated. To achieve this goal, the influences of Grashof number, Reynolds number and inclination angle of enclosure side walls on the distributions of the velocity and temperature fields and the values of entropy generation and Bejan numbers are examined with full details. The Boussinesq approximation is used to calculate the buoyancy force. Also, the entropy generation numbers are calculated according to the second law of thermodynamics. In addition, the modified blocked region method is applied to accurately simulate the diagonal walls of the trapezoidal enclosure. The results of numerical solution show that the maximum values of the flow irreversibility in the whole computational domain of the enclosure are related to the case with the highest values of Grashof number, Reynolds number and inclination angle of side walls.
26. Investigating the Role of Neuropeptide Y Infusions to the Ventral Hippocampus in Mediating Defensive Burying Behavior in Rats in the Shock-Probe Test
Authors: Yoon Samuel
Published: April 2021

The current study will investigate the role of NPY in the ventral hippocampus in anxiety. NPY is a neuropeptide found in many structures in the brain, including the hippocampus, and is implicated in regulation of anxiety related behaviors. The hippocampus has also been found to play a role in anxiety and defensive behaviors – specifically, the ventral hippocampus regulates innate defensive behaviors. The effect of NPY in the ventral hippocampus will be investigated by infusing either NPY (n=12) or physiological saline (n=12) into the rat ventral hippocampus followed by behavioural testing in an animal model of anxiety; i.e., the shock-probe burying task. I expect to find a selective reduction in burying duration in NPY-infused rats.
Professors without Borders: The Benefits of a Scholastic Mentoring Program
Authors: Maul Jennifer
Published: April 2021

Universities in sub-Saharan Africa currently struggle to maintain adequate faculty and resources to take on Ph.D. candidates. Expanding enrolment in recent decades has not been met with improvements in university facilities, and neglect from development agencies has made it difficult for the higher education sector to meet the demands of the knowledge economy. As a result African graduate students have few opportunities to pursue postgraduate study in the region and sub-Saharan Africa’s brain drain persists. In order to address the lack of opportunity for graduate study, the Professors without Borders program has been developed. Professors without Borders is a mentorship program, whereby graduate students in sub-Saharan Africa are partnered with professors and academics at universities in industrialized nations and the students are mentored during the course of their degree. The program aims to promote internationalization among universities as well as facilitate development. This report examines the motivation behind the program and its potential for success. The literature review on higher education in sub-Saharan African summarizes the problems facing the sector but indicates the potential for higher education to contribute to economic growth. In addition, the reception of the Professors without Borders idea among African universities indicates unanimously that such a mentorship program would be very much welcomed and beneficial to African Ph.D. students. The experience of a similar program known as BrainRetain by the Irish-Africa Partnership provides insight into the challenges and logistics of making such a mentorship program successful and sustainable.
Investigating Benzene and Metabolite Mediated Alterations in Nrf2 Signaling in Murine Fetal Liver Cells
Authors: Lam Enoch
Published: April 2021

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood, where the body produces an overabundance of immature white blood cells. It is the most common childhood cancer and possibly originates from chemical exposure during fetal development. Understanding the molecular mechanism and causes of childhood leukemia will help the development of therapeutic and preventative strategies to reduce and treat occurrences of this cancer. Benzene is a non-polar aromatic ring that has been confirmed to cause leukemia in adults. Benzene metabolites can generate free radicals that could potentially be involved in the development of childhood leukemia through in utero exposures. It is found in tobacco smoke, gasoline, industrial solvents and many other substances. Pregnant mothers can be chronically exposed to these substances through daily activities. In order to help determine the mechanism of benzene toxicity, a study was performed to determine the presence of free radicals in the livers of fetal mice at gestation day 14. Fetal liver cell cultures were exposed to varying concentrations of benzene and additional cell cultures were exposed to various concentrations of a benzene metabolite mixture, composed of hydroquinone and benzoquinone. RNA was extracted from these cells and converted into complementary DNA. cDNA was then used in quantitative polymerase chain reactions to analyze a set of genes that are regulated by an antioxidant pathway. This pathway can be activated in response to oxidative stress, and a change in gene expression would indicate the presence of benzene or benzene metabolite toxicity in the liver at gestation day 14.
Abstracts (Posters)
Authors: Poster Display OJS
Published: April 2021

Session XII: Pizza with Posters  (Poster Display)
Individual Differences in Masturbation and Erotica Consumption Predicting Levels of Sexual Concordance
Authors: Hutchings Graham
Published: April 2021

Concordance is not the only aspect of sexuality where significant gender differences are observable: men masturbate significantly more than women (Oliver & Hyde, 1993; Petersen & Hyde, 2011). There are also large gender differences in pornography consumption and consumption patterns (Hald, 2006). The study of concordance is important as it could assist in the further development of models of sexual response, and potentially reveal the role of gender differences in those models. Evidence suggests that the cognitive system one uses to process stimuli can affect one's subjective sexual arousal (Dove & Wiederman, 2000). Greater erotica consumption habits could lead to a better familiarity with the erotic stimuli used during the testing protocol, and this decreased novelty could produce more accurate responses for subjective sexual arousal. Using a "bottom-up" cognitive model in which people use physical sensations to infer emotional states, it is likely that increased sexual experience will lead to higher levels of concordance. Opposite-sex attracted participants (24 men and 25 women) will view a series of audiovisual stimuli depicting heterosexual sexual acts and neutral subjects. Participants will answer a series of questionnaires about their sexual history and attitudes, and will answer questions on their level of sexual arousal before and after each stimulus. Participants will continuously report their levels of subjective sexual arousal while simultaneously their genital responses, heart rate and skin conductance will be recorded. It is important to further our understanding of how much impact a participant's previous exposure to erotica, and masturbation behaviours to that erotica, have on their concordance rates; given the increasing pervasiveness and accessibility of erotica, this may prove extremely relevant to future  nvestigations
Sexual Concordance and Orgasm Consistency in Women
Authors: McCowan Michelle
Published: April 2021

The agreement between psychological and physical sexual arousal is variable among women: some show very high levels of sexual concordance while others demonstrate little or no agreement the emotional and physiological components of arousal (Chivers, Seto, Lalumière, Laan, & , 2010). This mind-body connection has been implicated in female sexual dysfunction, as women sexual dysfunctions tend to show especially low levels of sexual concordance (e.g., Laan, van Driel, & Lunsen, 2008). To date, there has been very little research on how concordance influences individual in sexual outcomes in women without sexual dysfunction. Initial evidence suggested a relationship between sexual concordance and orgasm consistency in healthy women (e.g., Adams, Haynes & Brayner, 1985); however, the few studies examining this relationship present mixed findings. The current study attempts to clarify the relationship between sexual concordance and orgasm consistency and examines sexual assertiveness as a mediator in the predicted concordance-orgasm consistency relationship.
5. Beyond the 'Vestibule': Amelia Alderson Opie's Letters to Henry Perronet Briggs, R. A.
Authors: Hobbs Sarah
Published: April 2021

This past summer, under the supervision of Dr. Shelley King, I transcribed and annotated two hundred-odd letters written by the Romantic-Victorian writer, Amelia Alderson Opie, to her cousin and Royal Academy artist, Henry Perronet Briggs. Opie was a somewhat enigmatic character: to reduce her life to its broadest strokes, she transformed from a bubbling, republican member of London's literary scene into a conservative, demure Quaker lady. Her first biographer, C. L. Brightwell, claims that Opie escaped the "various dangerous and seductive influences" of her youth, preferring in time the company of those "cultivated minds" which "actuated by holy principle" encouraged her own "awakened spiritual interest" (36-38). But the correspondence between Amelia Opie and her cousin, artist Henry Perronet Briggs, complicates that narrative of radical change. Although a practicing Quaker when she penned these letters, Opie displays some distinctly un-Quaker-like tendencies. In a much earlier letter, Opie likened correspondents who did not reveal their "real feelings" to her to those who refused her entry into their houses ("11 Mar. 1820"). Henry Perronet Briggs is, therefore, someone who is permitted to see far beyond Opie’s own public persona — beyond what Opie once likened to an individual's "vestibule" — for he is someone with whom she felt entirely at ease. This project thus sheds light not only on Opie's own character, but also points to the larger issues of identity and how they relate to the genre of biography itself.
6. The Effects of Involvement in Physical Activity and Organized Athletics on the Prevalence of Peer Victimization in Adolescents
Authors: Klassen Janell
Published: April 2021

Physical activity is encouraged among adolescents to teach healthy living while also protecting youth by reducing the risk of many physical and mental health issues. Involvement in organized athletics, a common avenue for participation in physical activity among adolescents but may also inadvertently contribute to peer victimization. The goal of this paper was to assess if involvement in organized athletics moderates the relationship between physical activity and peer victimization. 21420 adolescent Canadian students completed the 2010 Health Behaviour Survey for School-aged Children, which included measures assessing physical activity, involvement in organized athletics, and involvement in bullying. Moderated regressions indicated that poor health, low physical activity, absence of involvement in organized athletics, lower grade, and gender were associated with increased peer victimization. These findings suggest that although involvement in organized athletics offers adolescents an opportunity to be physically active, it may come at cost due to an increased risk for peer victimization. This research has implications for both practice and policy.
7. Teenage Motherhood, Responsibility, and Docile Female
Authors: Lam Amanda
Published: April 2021

This research paper critiques the harmful dominant discourse in America which posits that teenage mothers are “unfit” parents because they bore a child outside the confines of heterosexuality, monogamy, marriage, and middle-class status. Based on secondary research, the paper uses a Foucauldian feminist perspective to argue that the negative discourse around teenage pregnancy and motherhood reified by America’s abstinence-only sex education curriculum and advice from sexual health experts seeks to produce docile female bodies. America’s abstinence-only sex education curriculum promotes gender differences in bodily movements whereby female sexual activity is demonized while male sexual activity is normalized. Sexual health experts also morally judge the teenage mother’s actions under the guise of professional knowledge, and fail to recognize the structural factors that may have contributed to teenage pregnancy as a means to produce docile female bodies. Additionally, both America’s abstinence-only sex education curriculum and sexual health experts absolve the teenage father of any responsibility. By challenging the sex education curriculum and sexual health experts, the power of language and discourse of authorities in framing what they consider to be a social problem will be brought to light.
8. Infrared Reflectography of Edward Hopper’s High Noon: Questions of Authentication
Authors: Longo Ian E.
Published: April 2021

An unprovenanced oil study, purportedly by the early American realist Edward Hopper (188* -1967), was purchased in 2007 on eBay by a pair of brothers from Ontario. It is a smaller, poorly-executed near-copy of Hopper’s High Noon at the Dayton Art Institute. Given that detailed diary entries by Hopper’s wife, Josephine, note only that four charcoal sketches preceded the final version of High Noon, and fail to mention an oil study, Gail Levin, the author of Hopper’s catalogue raisonné, has conservatively concluded that it can at best be assigned to a dedicated follower. Can Infrared Reflectography of the two paintings shed light on the question of authenticity? Many pigments used by Hopper become transparent in the Near Infrared spectrum, a fact verified by a test-panel. By using a DSLR camera, converted to detect IR, charcoal sketches on the primed canvas of the original were revealed. While IR Reflectography reveals earlier stages in the composition of the authentic High Noon, stages suggested by the charcoal sketches, IR does not provide positive proof for the authenticity of the oil sketch. The issue of authenticity became further complicated when the media, led by the Globe and Mail, took up the case of the owners and overstated the IR results. At present the IR investigation suggests only that the oil study was painted by a follower working from either Josephine’s diary or, more intriguingly, from Hopper’s own sketches, which are held in a private collection.
9. Investigating the relationship between Fibrinogen deposition and myelomonocytic cell infiltration in EAE Spinal Cord
Authors: Mathur Varoon
Published: April 2021

Multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE), are primarily characterized by inflammatory degeneration. It has also been shown that deposition of fibrinogen from the blood in spinal cord tissue increased in MS and EAE. Fibrinogen is a substrate molecule found in the blood for a receptor called CD11 expressed on the surface of both brain and blood immune cells. Using a technique to light up specific tissue (called immunofluorescence), we demonstrate that there is a positive correlation between levels of fibrinogen deposition in spinal cord and the progression of clinical symptoms. Contrary to previous research, our past work indicated that brain immune cells play a limited role in diseaseprogression, while immune cells in the blood are critical. Thus an alternative interpretation of these results may be that blocking fibrinogen deposition within the spinal cord during EAE reduces the infiltration of blood immune cells into the spinal cord. Investigating this experimentally, however, is complicated by the inability to distinguish blood and brain resident immune cells. To circumvent this, we use parabiosisirradiation-separation models to investigate the replacement of circulating immune cells, which leads to the dynamic assessment of blood immune cell infiltration in spinal cord. We have used fibrinogen deposits during EAE, thereby successfully identifying a pathological component, and a immunofluorescence tovisualize fluorescent blood cells within spinal cord and their relationship to therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis.
„Brak” państwa czy jego „nadmiar” – wyzwania i zagrożenia współczesnej demokracji
Authors: Kiwior-Filo Małgorzata
Published: April 2021

The changes taking place in the modern world, their character and dynamics determine the need to verify the role and tasks of the most important institution of political life, in particular the state. However, the multitude of positions in this regard, from extremely libertarian, aimed at eliminating the state as an organization using coercion, promoting “philosophy of strength” instead of “philosophy of freedom”, to voices demanding “strengthening” the state - a guarantor of security (on various levels: military, economic , social, social, cultural etc.), especially in the face of challenges such as migration crisis or modern terrorism. The dilemma of limiting the state or strengthening it, which has always been present in political discourse, deepens the crisis of values and the difficulty in defining concepts of fundamental importance, including democracy itself. Question asked by Chantal Delsol What do we care about? it seems so current in the face of many contemporary paradoxes.
Społeczne i kulturowe determinanty funkcjonowania państwa u progu XXI wieku
Authors: Strzelecki Michał
Published: April 2021

The contemporary state crisis is a derivative of complex economic and social processes. His indicators include not only the visible increase in the intensity of political conflicts (both on a micro and macro scale), the revival and development of separatist tendencies, and the weakening of the role of the state as the basic instrument of organizing collective life. It is also increasing fragmentation of the political scene, the development of particularisms, weakening and progressive dysfunctionality of existing political institutions, increasing economic rivalry and the collapse of the generally accepted axiological system, which is accompanied by increasingly clear questioning of the idea of the common good and progressing pragmatism and egoism. An important element is therefore the disappearance of civic awareness and activity. The intensification of these disturbing tendencies is certainly not supported by the modern education system, whose hallmarks are commercialization and economization, withdrawal of the state and professionalization.
Recenzja
Authors: Sobolewska-Myślik Katarzyna
Published: April 2021

Recenzja Katarzyna Grzybowska-Walecka, Wojciech Gagatek (red.). 2016.Oblicza demokracji. Partie i systemy partyjne w ujęciu Petera Maira,Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej; Warszawa: Centrum EuropejskieUniwersytetu Warszawskiego, ss. 410
Transnarodowa współpraca partii politycznych (TPC) – przypadek państw postjugosłowiańskich
Authors: Mikucka-Wójtowicz Dominika
Published: April 2021

In the literature on the Europeanisation of political parties and party systems, transnationalparty cooperation (TPC) is very often treated as a special and unique kind of Europeanisationof national political parties. In the case of CEE groupings, the term TPC includes various kindsof European partners, from Europarties, through political groups in the European Parliamentto sister parties from other, mainly West European states. The Europarties’ role has beenperceived as “stimulating and supporting” the process of the development of parties in thisregion; adapting them to the European mainstream. The paper investigates the impact of TPCon political parties from selected post-Yugoslav countries, and tries to determine whetherthis cooperation has led to changes in their programmes or internal organisations. The articlealso explores if it caused any changes in domestic party systems of analysed countries. Toexplain the impact of TPC on domestic groupings, the concept of policy transfer has beenapplied.Keywords: transnational party cooperation (TPC), transnational party actors (TPA),Europeanisation of political parties, political parties, post-Yugoslav countries
Walka z biednymi, nie z biedą. Meandry neoliberalnej polityki karnej
Authors: Czapnik Sławomir
Published: April 2021

The aim of this paper is to analyze specifics of the neoliberal crime and punishment policy. Article contain three parts. Firstly, author describes neoliberalism phenomenon itself as a current phase of capitalist development. Second part is devoted to the not so obvious relationships between dramatically rapid and deep economic change, especially in labour issues, and change in the crime policy. Last chapter is focused on South and Central American countries, especially Brazil, which could be perceived as the most economically neoliberal and conservative in punishing the crime. In conclusion, author summarizes his analysis of the neoliberal fight against powerlessness and poor people.
Poprawność polityczna w grach cyfrowych
Authors: Osińska Maja , Szymański Michał
Published: April 2021

The article aims to take a closer look at the problems of broadly understood political correctness in the space of the digital games. The authors on several examples try to show the causes of this phenomenon – both those in the creation of the game world and the publishing process. The text primarily tries to look at political correctness from a wider perspective - trying to show the reasons for its existence, not necessarily related to the lobbying of minority groups.
Media w okresie transformacji ustrojowej. Wybrane podejścia badawcze
Authors: Ślufińska Monika
Published: April 2021

One of the important research areas undertaken by political scientists remains the analysis of regime change processes or broadly understood studies on democratization. In addition, from the 1980s and 1990s, systematic research was also started into the situation or role of mass communication in transformational processes, so the purpose of these considerations will be to present and attempt to evaluate selected concepts and research approaches exploring the involvement of the media in the process of political transformation.
Ameryka jako symbol nowoczesności w filozofii Martina Heideggera
Authors: Łukasik Przemysław
Published: April 2021

At the beginning of the twentieth century, America, and more precisely the United States, become more than country. This was related to the development of capitalism and the emergence of an industrial society. Paul Dehns formulated the concept of „Americanization of the world”. In the economic sense, according to Dehns, Americanization is the modernization of the methods of industry, trade and agriculture as well as all other areas of practical life. In a broad sense, it is a continuous, relentless pursuit of profit, wealth and influence. Similarly, the German sociologist Max Weber created the idea of technology as a cage of the future, which phenomenon occurs in the most complete form in America. Martin Heidegger continued the ideas of his predecessors. The universal reflection on reality, as a result of the philosopher’s involvement in national socialism, has become the foundation for criticism of the modernization process, but also of the United States in their social, economic, cultural and political dimensions.
POSSIBILITY OF RATIFICATION BY UKRAINE OF THE CONVENTIONFOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF HUMAN BEING WITH REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE: PROS AND CONS
Authors: Harasymiv Oksana Yuriyivna
Published: April 2021

The article analyzes pros and cons for the ratification of the Con- vention for the protection of human rights and dignity of human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine by Ukraine. It outlines that the ratification of this Convention will further expand the human rights and freedoms safeguards in the field of biomedical trials. The possibility of appealing to the European Court of Human Rights for advisory opinions on the basis of the Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine has been highlighted. It has been emphasized that such ratification can be possible for Ukraine only in case of bringing the national legislation into line with the requirements of said Convention.
THE LAW OF MEDICAL PRIVACY IN THE USA: NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR COVID-19
Authors: Harris Dean M.
Published: April 2021

This article addresses the privacy of medical and health data in the US. It analyzes the scope and requirements of federal and state laws in the US, and it discusses the weaknesses in the US protection of medical privacy. Then, this article explains how the weak US system of privacy protection was unable to handle many important privacy issues in the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the article concludes with some recommendations for action.
Efecto de tres fungicidas químicos en el control del Exserohilum spp. del maíz Chuska INIA 617
Authors: Delgado Campos Patricia , Goñas Goñas Malluri , Arce Inga Marielita , Leiva-Espinoza Santos Triunfo , Oliva Manuel
Published: April 2021

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar el efecto de tres fungicidas químicos y tres dosis de aplicación para el control del “tizón foliar”, Exserohilum spp., en el cultivo de maíz variedad INIA 617 Chuska, en el distrito de Levanto, Chachapoyas, Amazonas. Se empleó un diseño experimental en bloque completo al azar (DBCA) con tres repeticiones, donde se plantearon diez tratamientos, con un testigo sin ninguna aplicación. Los fungicidas y dosis fueron recomendados por los fabricantes: Pyraclostrobin + Epoxiconazole, con dosis 1=0,75 l/ha, dosis 2=1,125 l/ha, dosis 3=0,375 l/ha; Azosistrobim, con dosis 1=0,2 kg/ha, dosis 2=0,3 kg/ha, dosis 3=0,375 l/ha; y Sulfato de cobre + cal agrícola, con dosis 1=1kg/100 l de agua, dosis 2=1,5 kg/100 l de agua, dosis 3=0,5 kg/100 l de agua. El caldo bordelés se aplicó de manera preventiva 60 días después de la siembra. Los resultados se procesaron utilizando el software “R”; mediante un ANOVA y posteriormente una prueba Tukey, se encontró que el tratamiento T1 (testigo) fue el más afectado por la enfermedad, y el T7 como el menos atacado. Finalmente se demostró que el ingrediente activo Azoxistrobim, en sus tres dosis de aplicación, contribuye a disminuir y controlar el tizón foliar en maíz.
Rendimiento de grupo electrógeno con motor de combustión interna a biogas
Authors: Barrena-Gurbillón Miguel , Tejedo-Soberón Evans , Yopán-Chocaca Edwin , Silva-Ramírez Meregildo
Published: April 2021

Se determinó el rendimiento de grupo electrógeno de 1 kW con motor de combustión interna de 2,4 hp a biogas en vez de gasolina, en la Estación Experimental Pomacochas del INDES-CES, con biogas producido en biodigestor tubular de 12 m3, con 9 m3 de mezcla estiércol de vacuno:agua (1:5) y 3 m3 para almacenamiento de biogas, con balón adicional de 2 m3. Para mantener la producción de biogas se alimentó diariamente el biodigestor con 200 L de mezcla estiércol:agua (1:5). La presión de biogas fue de 4 cm de agua. Para hacer funcionar el motor con biogas, se hizo un dispositivo en forma de T, con accesorios de PVC de ½” y llave de compuerta de bronce de ½” para regular el paso de biogas. Para el ingreso de la mezcla biogas-aire al carburador se empleó accesorios de PVC de 1,5”. El grupo electrógeno a biogas produjo 244 W (24,4 % de la potencia generada por el mismo motor a gasolina), para un foco de filamento de 100 W y 8 focos ahorradores de 18 W cada uno. El arranque del motor se hizo con gasolina y enseguida se pasó a operación con biogas.
Efecto de niveles de aplicación de enmiendas cálcicas, en el rendimiento y contenido nutricional de pastos en praderas naturales
Authors: Arce-Inga Marielita , Idrogo-Vásquez Guillermo , Oliva Manuel
Published: April 2021

La investigación se realizó en la localidad de Quipachacha- Levanto-Amazonas, donde se evaluó el efecto de las enmiendas cálcicas sobre el rendimiento y contenido nutricional de pastos en praderas naturales. Se utilizó dos tipos de enmiendas cálcicas: cal agrícola y dolomita con dos dosificaciones. El diseño experimental fue en diseño completo al azar DCA con 5 tratamientos y 5 repeticiones. El análisis de varianza se realizó con la prueba Tukey. La composición florística, la especie más abundante en los tratamientos fue el trébol “Trifolium repens”. En el análisis bromatológico la variable Cenizas tuvo significancia al ser comparada entre cortes. El forraje verde no presentó significancias entre los tratamientos, pero si existió significancia para la materia seca con el T4 en comparación de cortes. Para análisis de suelo no se mostró ningún nivel de significancia entre los tratamientos. En el análisis de la línea de base, el mejor nivel fue el nivel C con 27,33% de materia seca y en forraje verde lo obtuvo el nivel A con 15773,3 kg/ha., esta al compararla con los resultados después de la aplicación de enmiendas cálcicas se notó que si hubo variación, pero fue mínima.
Guangxi Anthropological Museums and the Representation of Zhuang Culture
Authors: Glinkin Vitaly S.
Published: April 2021

This article analyzes the history and modern state of anthropological museums in the Guangxi-Zhuang Autonomous Region (PRC) and researches the issue of how Zhuang culture is presented in exhibitions. The Zhuang are by far the most populous minority in China. In spite of their population and importance, foreign scholars do not usually pay much attention to them. The first anthropological museums appeared in China in the 1930s and since then have been developing through the periods of decay and prosperity along with the country itself. At present, the PRC’s anthropological museums are moving along with all the world trends of modernization of working processes and digitalization of practices and techniques. There is a network of ethnic ecomuseums in Guangxi. They were established to preserve local cultures in their own environment. This article shows that the results of the project are not as successful as planned. There are problems of ignorance among the local dwellers to their own culture, lack of funding and lack of interest in ecomuseums from both locals and managing personnel appointed by the government.
Tratamento dos sintomas e comorbidades associados ao Transtorno do Espectro Autista utilizando Cannabis sativa
Authors: Almeida Maria Tereza Carvalho , Costa Danilo Duarte , Ribeiro Eduarda de Mello , De Carvalho Mateus Almeida , De Oliveira Caroline Coelho , De Souza André Pereira , Rocha Mariana Mendes , Maia Fernanda Alves
Published: April 2021

Objetivo: Investigar, na percepção de profissionais da saúde, o uso da Cannabis sativa no tratamento dos sintomas e comorbidades associadas ao Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA). Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, com utilização de grupo focal para coleta de dados. A população-alvo foi constituída por profissionais da saúde diretamente ligadas ao tratamento e/ou estudo de crianças com o TEA. Resultados: Após análise das respostas das participantes foram identificadas duas categorias: benefícios do uso da Cannabis sativa em crianças com o TEA e desafios encontrados no uso da Cannabis. Os benefícios se relacionam com a melhora dos sintomas associados ao TEA e dentre os desafios, destacaram-se o acesso à Cannabis; o pouco conhecimento sobre sua aplicação no TEA; e a resposta não eficaz em certos casos; além do preconceito de sua utilização. Conclusão: O uso da Cannabis sativa e de seus metabólitos melhora os sintomas do TEA, aumentando a qualidade de vida dos portadores e de seus cuidadores. Os desafios identificados para seu uso devem ser ultrapassados para que melhorar seu acesso, tornando-se uma alternativa mais viável para o tratamento dos sintomas associados ao TEA.
Aspectos relacionados à saúde do jovem escolar: uma revisão
Authors: Palacio Diogo Queiroz Allen , Pinto Antonio Germane Alves , Da Rocha Paulo Gabriel Lima , Soares Stela Lopes , Rabelo Iriadelia Soraya Ribeiro , Aranha Ágata Cristina Marques
Published: April 2021

Objetivo: Rever sistematicamente a literatura, procurando evidências científicas sobre a condição de saúde dos estudantes pelo mundo. Utilizou-se como modelo as diretrizes dos Principais Itens Para Relatar Revisões Sistemáticas e Meta-análises (PRISMA). Métodos: Buscou-se artigos publicados em inglês, espanhol e português, com um corte temporal de cinco anos (2015 a 2019), em cinco base de dados: Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, Pubmed e Lilacs. Resultados: No final, restaram para a análise dos resultados 39 artigos, esses foram divididos em categorias considerando suas afinidades temáticas. Em todas as categorias, os estudos trazem indicadores de prevalência de aspectos relacionados com a saúde que alertam para os perigos e agravos ao bem-estar do estudante adolescente. Considerações finais: Deduz-se que as atuais medidas de promoção de saúde no âmbito escolar não estão sendo satisfatórias. As pesquisas elencadas nesta revisão já apontam para a urgência no desenvolvimento de programas educacionais que melhorem a qualidade de vida dos estudantes e assim se evite possíveis complicações ao setor de saúde pública.
Evaluation of Communication Skills of Dentistry and Medical Faculty Students
Authors: KAYAR Nezahat Arzu , DALOĞLU Mustafa , ŞENOL Yeşim
Published: April 2021

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the communication skills of dentistry and medical faculty students.Methods: This study was conducted with senior students (n = 240) attending Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine and 4th and 5th grade (n = 123) students attending the Faculty of Dentistry in the 2018-2019 academic year. The independent variables of the study were determined as the faculty of education, gender and the perception of income level. To evaluate the communication skills of the participants, the Communication Skills Inventory (IBE) developed by Ersanlı and Balcı was used. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions: cognitive, affective and behavioral. As each sub-dimension can be evaluated separately, the general communication skill level of the individual can be determined by the total score obtained from the scale.Results: Medical students scored higher than dentistry students in Communication Skills Inventory with all sub-dimensions (p <0.001). When the total score obtained from IBE was examined, it was found that the total scores of the female participants were significantly higher than the men (dentistry faculty p = 0.04, medical faculty p = 0.02). There was no significant effect of the perception of income level on the total score obtained from IBE. When the sub-dimension scores relevant to income level were examined, a significant difference was found in both faculties in the behavioral dimension. However, according to the differences determined, while high income in dentistry students decreased the behavioral dimension scores (p = 0.03), it increased it in medical students (p = 0.04).Conclusions: It is thought that the high level of communication skills of medical students depends on the structured and applied training they receive. In line with these results, it is deemed necessary to develop a structured training program for the Faculty of Dentistry to achieve its communication skills goals.
La planeación territorial en municipios costeros y su importancia para la adaptación al cambio climático global
Authors: Rosete Vergés F.A. , Martín Morales Gustavo , Onofre Villalva M.F.
Published: April 2021

The present work raises the importance of land use planning for the global climate change adaptation in coastal municipalities, in particular against the effects caused by natural hazards associated with climate change. The first part presents the current situation of the main land use planning instruments in the coastal municipalities of Mexico, in the second part the current environmental situation in said municipalities is presented, identifying the degree of their transformation, the alteration of the ecosystems in the context of watersheds, the impact on the drainage network and mangrove losses. Under these circumstances, and taking into account that the future climate scenarios indicate an increase in the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, most of the coastal municipalities are in a situation of very high to medium vulnerability. The third part of the text presents the concrete action that coastal municipalities can take to be more resilient in the face of the challenges posed by global climate change. These actions can be grouped into four major thematic groups: Implementation of an early warning system based on a municipal information system, conserving the first defense barrier (dunes, mangroves and coastal lagoons) against cyclones and storm tides, decrease the vulnerability of infrastructure, productive systems and population, and restoration and conservation of ecosystems with a productive approach to lessen the impact of extreme events.
Vulnerabilidad socioeconómica,cambio climático e incremento del nivel del mar en Tlacotalpan, Veracruz
Authors: Tovar Cabañas R. , Vázquez Palacios F.R. , Vázquez Espinosa S.A.
Published: April 2021

The objective of the research is to expose the socioeconomic impacts in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, considering a sudden increase in sea level of 5 meters. The interdisciplinary methodology consisted of locating, territorially quantifying the vulnerable groups that are currently within the danger zone and the second consisted of qual-ifying, through fieldwork, the specificities of the same. the most pressing results were: the municipality of Tla-cotalpan suffered a flood of five meters above sea level, 23% of its territory would be flooded, that is, 133 km2 of its demarcation present a certain degree of socioeconomic vulnerability to sea level rise. With the above, it is necessary to carry out the disaster prevention policy aimed at vulnerable groups. Keywords: Coastal geography, sociocultural vulnerability, economic impact.
PENGARUH SENAM ASMA TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KEKUATAN OTOT PERNAFASAN (ARUS PUNCAK EKSPIRASI) PADA PENDERITA ASMA USIA PRODUKTIF DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KAMPUNG DALAM PONTIANAK TIMUR
Authors: . Delima Ritonga
Published: April 2021

Latar Belakang : Asma yang menyerang pada usia produktif cukup rentan terhadap aktivitassehari-hari mereka. Pada penderita asma akan mengalami kelemahan otot-otot pernafasan danpenurunan arus puncak ekspirasi hal itu dapat memicu terjadinya dyspnea dan pembatasanaktivitas. Senam asma merupakan suatu jenis terapi latihan yang dilakukan secara berkelompokyang melibatkan aktivitas gerakan tubuh dan merupakan kegiatan yang membantu prosesrehabilitas pernafasan, meningkatkan kemampuan otot-otot pernafasan, mencegah danmengurangi kelainan bentuk dan sikap tubuh, mengendalikan dan meningkatkan kapasitaspernafasan dan meningkatkan percaya diri pasien penderita asma.Tujuan : Mengidentifikasi Pengaruh Senam Asma terhadap Peningkatan Kekuatan OtotPernafasan (Arus Puncak Ekspirasi) pada Penderita Asma Usia Produktif di Wilayah KerjaPuskesmas Kampung Dalam Pontianak Timur.Metode : Penelitian Kuantitatif menggunakan pendekatan pre eksperiment dalam kategori satukelompok (one group pretest- posttest design) pada 16 usia produktif tanpa kelompok kontrolyang mengalami asma melalui skrinning lembar observasi.. Beberapa instrumen APE yangdigunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan melihat skor arus puncak ekspirasi pada penderita asma.Hasil : Setelah diberikan senam asma pada penderita asma usia produktif menunjukan adanyapeningkatan kekuatan otot pernafasan (arus puncak ekspirasi) yang ditunjukan oleh uji tberpasangan yang memberikan nilai signifikan p < 0,010, dengan perubahan mean dari 506,81 ±91,326 menjadi 510,38 ± 91,302Kesimpulan : Adanya pengaruh senam asma terhadap peningkatan kekuatan otot pernafasan(arus puncak ekspirasi) pada penderita asma usia produktif di Wilayah Kerja PuskesmasKampung Dalam Pontianak Timur. Sehingga senam asma sebaiknya menjadi program intervensikeperawatan pada manajemen asma untuk dapat meningkatkan kekuatan otot pernafasan danfungsi paru pasien asma.Kata Kunci : Asma, Arus Puncak Ekspirasi, Senam AsmaReferensi : (2003-2018)
PENGALAMAN KELUARGA MERAWAT PENDERITA TB PARU DI KOTA PONTIANAK
Authors: . Selvy Rahmayuni
Published: April 2021

Latar Belakang : Tuberkulosis merupakan penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh bakteriMycobacterium tuberculosis. Upaya yang dilakukan pemerintah dalam menanganituberkulosis dengan membuat program Adopsi dari Strategi Penanggulangan Tuberkulosis(DOTS). Namun, adanya pengalaman dan dukungan keluarga dalam perawatan sertapengobatan dapat mempengaruhi proses penyembuhan pada penderita TB Paru.Tujuan : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman keluarga serta upayayang dilakukan keluarga dalam merawat penderita TB Paru.Metode : Penelitian kualitatif deskriptif menggunakan metode wawancara in-depth interview(wawancara mendalam) dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Penelitian dilakukan dengan 4orang partisipan yang menjadi anggota keluarga yang merawat penderita TB Paru di KotaPontianak. Sampel diambil menggunakan purposive sampling (variasi maksimal). Analisadata menggunakan Miles and Huberman dengan unsur reduksi data, penyajian data danpenarikan kesimpulan.Hasil : Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan tiga tema, yaitu persepsi keluarga bahwa TBmerupakan penyakit yang berkepanjangan dan mudah menular, pengalaman keluarga yangpositif dan efek samping yang berdampak pada multisistem.Kesimpulan : Persepsi yang dimiliki keluarga mempengaruhi proses perawatan yangmembuat keluarga takut akan tertular. Namun, adanya pengalaman keluarga diharapkanmampu membantu proses perawatan dan pengobatan baik dengan memberikan dukunganmaupun membantu proses perawatan sehingga tidak menimbulkan efek samping yangsignifikan pada penderita selama pengobatan.Kata Kunci : TB Paru, Keluarga, Persepsi, Pengalaman, Efek Samping
HUBUNGAN KOMUNIKASI TERAPEUTIK PERAWAT DENGAN TINGKAT KEPUASAN PASIEN DI RST TK. II KARTIKA HUSADA
Authors: Aprianti Risky Amelia , Pramana Yoga , . Mita
Published: April 2021

Latar Belakang : Komunikasi yang dilakukan oleh perawat berfungsi untuk mendengarkan keluhan pasien serta dapat menjelaskan prosedur tindakan keperawatan yang direncanakan. Perawat dituntut untuk bisa berkomunikasi secara baik kepada pasien. Apabila tidak diterapkan akan mengganggu hubungan terapeutik yang akan berdampak pada ketidakpuasan pasien. Tujuan : Untuk mengetahui hubungan komunikasi terapeutik perawat dengan tingkat kepuasan pasien di RST TK. II Kartika Husada Metode : Penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Intrumen yang digunkanan kuisioner komunikasi terapeutik dan kuesioner kepuasan pasien. Sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan non probability sampling dengan metode purposive sampling. Jumlah responden 89 orang. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah Chi-Squere dengan alternatif Kolmogorov-Smirnov Hasil : Berdasarkan data dan hasil analisis dengan uji Kolmogorov-Smirnov diperoleh p value = 0,000 (p<0,05), yang berarti ada hubungan bermakna antara komunikasi terapeutik dengan tingkat kepuasan pasien. Kesimpulan : Terdapat hubungan komunikasi terapeutik perawat dengan kepuasan pasien yang menunjukkan bahwa semakin baik komunikasi perawat maka semakin meningkatkan kepuasan pasien. Hal ini yang diperlukan untuk menjadi perawat yang professional demi meningkatkan derajat kesehatan pasien. Kata Kunci : Komunikasi Terapeutik, Kepuasan Pasien Referensi : 31 (2007-2019)
Prevalence of Sickle Cell Anemia in Association of Plasmodium falciparum from Rajnandgaon, India
Authors:   Department of Biotechnology, Government VYT PG Autonomous College, India, Kumar Anil , S Tripathi ,   Department of Science and Technology, Women Scientist-A, India, N Mishra ,   Department of Biotechnology, Government VYT PG Autonomous College, India
Published: April 2021

Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder resulting from the inheritance of abnormal genes from parents. It is caused due to mutation in the β-globulin gene. Sickle cell anemia is widespread across the world and in Central India. The present study was undertaken to study the prevalence of the disorder in the Rajnandgaon district of Central India. A random sampling of 6088 people was done to test the sickle cell anemia problem by slide test method and a total of 249 (4.09%) people were found sickled positive. Further electrophoresis test was performed for all 249 of which 67 were found homozygous (HbSS) and 182 were found heterozygous (HbAS) positive. Besides the above analysis, chloroquine prophylaxis associated with a high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt K76T mutation in people (n=26) with sickle cell anemia was also analyzed. The genotype of the subject was screened using the hemoglobin electrophoresis system and the P. falciparum Pfcrt genotyping was carried out using PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). The prevalence rate of Pfcrt K76T mutant gene was proportionately found higher in the hemoglobin SS (n=40, m=32, r=0.67) genotype individuals than the hemoglobin AS (n=52, m= 27, r=0.519) and AA (n=182, m= 68, r= 0.37).
Anti-microbial mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles in the presence of cationic surfactant against pathogenic bacteria for pharmaceutical applications
Authors: Mary Clementia I.  , Raji K
Published: April 2021

Metal oxide nanoparticles with quite prodigious enactment in the field of research. ZnO is considered to be an exact candidate for an antimicrobial agent. ZnO in the form of fine nanoparticles possess enhanced antibacterial action than when it is in the bulk form. It is obvious that ZnO, which have the average crystallite size in the range between 15nm to 20nm exhibits enhanced antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacterias, so the present investigation is carried out to explains the role of cationic surfactant in the antimicrobial execution of ZnO nanoparticles enzymatic about precipitation method annealed at the temperature of 600oC. The outcomes are cogitated by XRD spectra, SEM, and Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectra. The crucial antimicrobic activity of the complex ZnO NP's antagonistic pathogenic bacterias were studied quantity-wise. ZnO nanoparticles have the capability to interfere with NorA protein, which is developed for conferring resistance in bacteria and has pumping activity that mediates the effluxing bacterias from a cell. Thus, antimicrobial effect Zinc oxide is widely used in nursing a variety of skin conditions, including dermatitis, itching due to eczema, diaper rash and acne.