bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS ON MENTAL HEALTH OF MEDICAL AND NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: PATTAR PRATIMA M , B SANDEEP , SRIKANTH  , B SURAJ , SC SOMASHEKARA
Published: October 2022

Objectives: The present study was planned to estimate the prevalence and pattern of physical symptoms and to identify the association between demographic, clinical variables, and physical symptoms with mental health status.
Methods: Medical and nursing professionals involved in COVID-19 care in a tertiary care hospital were invited to participate in a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online questionnaire within the period from November 2020 to February 2021. This online questionnaire collected information on demographic variables, clinical variables, and physical symptoms prevalence in the past month and the responses to the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) instrument. The association between demographic, clinical variables, and physical symptoms with mental health was evaluated by linear regression.
Results: A total of 143 participated with the mean age of 41.82±7.26 years. IES-R scale which measured psychological impacts showed a mean score of 17.35±12.53 and most of the participants 97 (67.8%) had minimal psychological impact. However, the presence of physical symptom (anxiety) and coming in contact with suspected or infected materials predicted higher psychological impact and showed statistically significant association (p=0.001).
Conclusion: One-third of the study participants showed psychological impact ranging from mild-to-moderate grade. This shows that mental health issues are on the rise which is often underdiagnosed, need to be focused, and plan interventions by policy makers.
SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SARS-COV-2 IGG ANTIBODIES FOLLOWING CHADOX1-NCOV (COVISHIELD™) VACCINATION
Authors: KUMAR M RAVISH , DODDAMANI PRAVEEN KUMAR , KISHANRAO NAGARKAR RAJHANS , K PARANDEKAR PRASHANT , M JISHA , NARAYANA MARAPPA , MAHADEVAIAH PRATHIBA
Published: October 2022

Objectives: The objectives of this study were semi-quantitatively analyze SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies following covishield vaccination in healthcare workers and to follow-up them for 6 months for persistence of antibodies and for getting infected with SARS-COV-2.
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study which was conducted at tertiary care hospital, South India. The blood samples were collected after second dose of vaccine at 28 days, 60 days, and 120 days. The serum was subjected for detection of IgG antibodies against S1 RBD (Receptor binding domain) of the spike protein antigen by Euroimmun kit (PerkinElmer company, Germany) using ELISA.
Results: Out of 30 healthcare workers, 28 (93.3%) were seropositive and 2 (6.7%) were seronegative. Out of two seronegative, one participant acquired SARS-COV-2 infection with severe symptoms. There was approximately 50% reduction in antibody levels in almost all seropositive individuals after 3 months of second dose. Even after 6 months, 25 (83.3%) were seropositive, 2 (6.7%) were seronegative, and 3 (10%) were borderline. When the IgG antibody ratio levels of 28 days following second dose of vaccination were compared with levels after 6 months, which showed, p value of 0.024 which is <0.05 implies statistically significant.
Conclusion: Covishield vaccine induced good immune response in majority of the participants, the levels were sustainably positive until 6 months but decreasing pattern. The vaccine-induced antibodies prevented the severe symptoms among vaccine breakthrough infections.
PERSONALIZED MEDICINE: AN INNOVATION IN HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM
Authors: KHAMKAT PIYALI , BARIK VIVEK , BARIK BHAKTI BHUSAN , MOHAPATRA SNEHAMOYEE , KAR RAJAT
Published: October 2022

Personalized medication (PM) is a wide and progressed field of medical science with more accuracy of medication to educate every individual’s clinical data. This model categorizes individuals within discrete subject groups with medical accountability, utility, or products being customized to each group based on their expected response. It is an emergent and rapidly developing method of clinical practice which utilizes advanced technologies that give a conclusion concerning to the prognosis, prevention, recognition, and treatment of diseases. The advantages is to improve the usefulness of PM over traditionally approved drugs due to less toxicity and side effect with therapeutic efficacy, which leads to patient stratification, proactive treatment regimens resulting in reduced health-care costs, and ultimately enhanced the quality of life. This review focused to an extensive understanding of personalized medicines as a major therapeutic approach to overpass the health-care problems and highlights the challenges, current strategies, and future prospective.
ATTENUATION OF OXIDATIVE STRESS AND NEUROTOXICITY BY MK-801 (DIZOCILPINE) ON DIPENTYLPHTHALATE-INDUCED COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN MICE
Authors: GAUTAM SANDHYA RANI , JAIN SEEMA , MEDIRATTA PRAMOD KUMARI , BD BANERJEE
Published: October 2022

Objectives: The aim of our research is to study the effect of dipentylphthalate (DPeP), a plasticizer on cognition and various oxidative stress markers in mice, and to explore the modulatory effects of MK-801.
Methods: In the present study, experimental mice were orally treated with two doses (33 and 100 mg/kg) of DPeP for 28 days. Cognitive functions were assessed using spatial navigation task on Morris water maze (MWM) and step-down latency (SDL) in passive avoidance apparatus. Oxidative stress was assessed by examining the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) levels in whole brain of mice.
Results: DPeP exposure led to a statistically significant increase of latency in spatial navigation task and significant decline in the SDL in passive avoidance apparatus when compared to the control groups. Oxidative stress markers showed a significant increase following DPeP administration as seen with rise in levels of MDA, 8-OH-dG, and a fall in GSH and FRAP levels.
Conclusion: The present data suggest that DPeP could adversely affect learning and memory functions in mice by an oxidative stress-mediated neuronal damage and pre-administration of MK-801 has the potential to attenuate these effects.
ASSESSMENT OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS ON CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL – A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: DINAKARAN AISHWARYA , RAO PENAKALAPATI SAILAJA , KHANAM QURRATUL AIN , SULTAN SANA , FATHIMA UMAIMA , UDDIN MOHAMMED AZHAR
Published: October 2022

Objective: The present study was taken up to assess the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on the spontaneous reactions among the inpatients who were hospitalized for the treatment of cardiac ailments.
Methods: A prospective and observational study was done in the department of cardiology for a period of 6 months. Patients on cardiac drug therapy were evaluated to detect unwanted effects and were given treatment for the developed complications. The ADRs were identified, followed up, and documented.
Results: In the present study, 255 inpatients were assessed to pinpoint the negative effects and about 80 (n=80) sufferers were recognized with 28 types of ADRs. The highest percentage of ADRs was in adults of age group 60–70 years. Type A accounted for most of the reports which was based on severity. The number of ADRs in heart muscle disorders was found to be 44% (n=35) followed by coronary artery disease 40% (n=32), then heart valve disorders and patients underwent surgery were affiliated to 8% (n=6) each. The highest number of ADRs was reported in patients suffered from disorders pertained to heart muscle. Majority of ADRs were rated as possible, preventable, and moderate according to causality, preventability, and severity parameters, respectively. The data were tabulated, analyzed, and subjected to statistics using Graph Pad Prism 8.
Conclusion: It was concluded that proper management and monitoring of drug therapy are the key to prevent ADRs.
APPLICATION OF CHITOSAN AND ITS DERIVATIVE AS ANTICANCER AGENTS
Authors: Akshada Bakliwal
Published: October 2022

The study describes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology and its utilization in medicine. The focus in this manuscript was on the properties, usage safety, and potentially valuable applications of chitosan-based nanomaterials. Chitosan nanoparticles have high importance in nanomedicine, biomedical engineering, discovery and development of new drugs. The manuscript reviewed the new studies regarding the use of chitosan-based nanoparticles for creating new release systems with improved bioavailability, increased specificity and sensitivity, and reduced pharmacological toxicity of drugs. Nowadays, cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic drugs have become a popular choice as anticancer agents. Despite the therapeutic benefits of chemotherapeutic drugs, patients often experience side effects and drug resistance. Biopolymers could be used to overcome some of the limitations of chemotherapeutic drugs, as well as be used either as anticancer agents or drug delivery vehicles. Chitosan is a biocompatible polymer derived from chitin. Chitosan, chitosan derivatives, or chitosan nanoparticles have shown their promise as an anticancer agent. Additionally, functionally modified chitosan can be used to deliver nucleic acids, chemotherapeutic drugs, and anticancer agents. More importantly, chitosan-based drug delivery systems improved the efficacy, potency, cytotoxicity, or biocompatibility of these anticancer agents. In this review, we will investigate the properties of chitosan and chemically tuned chitosan derivatives, and their application in cancer therapy.
ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL INTRAVENOUS ANAESTHESIA BY PROPOFOL AND INHALATIONAL ANAESTHESIA WITH ISOFLURANE FOR CONTROLLED HYPOTENSION IN FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY
Authors: Mylapuram Venkata Ganesh , POOSARLA VENKATA SURYA LAVANYA , Kaki Lavanya
Published: October 2022

Objective: The key objective of the study is to compare the Propofol-based total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with Isoflurane-based inhalational anaesthesia for controlled hypotension during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized, controlled single-blinded clinical study. The study involved 40 patients posted for elective FESS surgery, selected randomly from the ENT department. Anesthesia was induced with Inj. Midazolam 2 mg, Inj. Fentanyl 2 µg/kg, Inj. Propofol 2 mg/kg, Inj. Vecuronium 0.1 mg /kg and ventilated using oxygen, air, and Isoflurane (FiO2 of 0.5) in isofurane group  patients. Injections of 2 mg of midazolam, 2 µg/kg of fentanyl, 2 mg/kg propofol, and 0.1 mg /kg vecuronium, as well as oxygen and air for ventilation, were used to induce anaesthesia (FIO2 of 0.5) in TIVA group patients. Fromme boezaart scale was used as an evaluation scale for surgical site bleeding. Results: The average blood loss in the isoflurane group was 134.25 ± 4.65ml and in the propofol group was 66.95 ± 4.28ml. The quality of the surgical field in the propofol group is (3.13 ± 0.9), and the isoflurane group is (3.13 ± 0.8). The results are significant. Conclusion: Total intravenous anesthesia using propofol provides notable advantages over the traditionally used inhalational anesthetic technique using isoflurane in surgical field conditions and intraoperative blood loss.
CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AND AWARENESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT DENTAL EROSION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CONSUMPTION OF CARBONATED/ACIDIC BEVERAGES
Authors: Sharma Shireen , Tiwari Medha Singh , Mishra Ambrish , Sharma Divashree
Published: October 2022

Objective: Irreversible loss of dental hard-tissue due to a chemical process is termed as dental erosion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of under-graduate medical students about dental erosion and its association with intake of acidic/carbonated beverages and to assess their consumption behavior.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted on 220 undergraduate medical students. Data were collected as mean and percentages and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27.0.
Results: More than half of the participants n=118 (53.64%) reported that they consumed some form of acidic/carbonated beverages on a weekly basis in varying frequencies. The pattern of consumption of 1–2 servings (approx. 300 ml/serving)/day was most commonly seen in 25% participants. About 82.73% had the knowledge of dental erosion and 81.82% were aware that carbonated/acidic beverages are the reason of dental erosion.
Conclusion: Medical students had accurate knowledge and positive attitudes toward dental erosion and its association with intake of carbonated/ acidic beverages. Despite being well aware about adverse effects of carbonated/acidic beverages consumption, many of them presented with harmful consumption behaviors.
PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT WITH PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTION VERSUS STEROID INJECTION
Authors: Srivastava Vasu , Vishwas  , Rathi Rahul , LN Meena , BL Kumar
Published: October 2022

Objective: Plantar fasciitis is characterized by heel pain that worsens when you bear weight after a long period of rest. Injections of steroids are one of the numerous therapeutic techniques that are frequently used to control plantar fasciitis. Numerous studies demonstrate that short-term pain alleviation with steroid injections is not long-lasting. According to recent studies, autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections encourage healing, which improves both short- and long-term pain alleviation. To compare the effects of local PRP injection and corticosteroid in the management of chronic plantar fasciitis, the current study was conducted.
Methods: Sixty patients who met the criteria for this prospective double-blind trial were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Patients in Group I received an injection of steroid, whereas those in Group II received an injection of PRPs. The PNS numerical pain score (NPS) and a visual analog scale (VAS) were used to evaluate the patients. An evaluation was conducted before the injection as well as at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after the injection.
Results: The mean VAS in Group I reduced from 7.00 before injection to 2.31 and that in Group II decreased from 7.81 before injection to 1.12. At the 6-month follow-up, the mean NPS score in Group I increased from 7.05 to 1.41 and in Group II from 7.86 to 1.02. The VAS and NPS improvements were statistically significant. In both groups, the plantar fascia thickness had decreased at the conclusion of the 6-month follow-up period (5.88 mm in Group I to 4.03 mm and 5.96 mm to 3.27mm in Group II), and the difference was statistically significant.
Conclusion: When compared to steroid injection, local PRP injection is an excellent therapeutic option for persistent plantar fasciitis with long-lasting positive effects.
MANAGEMENT OF PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE IN ADULTS WITH PHILOS PLATE FIXATION IN NEER TYPE 2 AND TYPE 3
Authors: Kakati Ankur , Garg Shivam , Rath Rahul , Meena Laxmi Narayan , Maharia Ravikant
Published: October 2022

Introduction: One of the most frequent bone fractures is a fracture of the proximal humerus. They make up between 4% and 5% of all fracture. With less invasive soft-tissue injury and a lower risk of iatrogenic avascular necrosis, closed reduction and percutaneous fixation have become more popular in recent years as opposed to open reduction (OR) and extensive internal fixation (IF) (by plates and screws).
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the functional results of proximal humerous locking osteosynthesis (PHILOS) fixation against OR and IF of proximal humerus fractures (2 and 3 Neer’s classification).
Methodology: This study involved 40 patients, with a mean age of 53 and a range of ages from 18 to 55, with 2 and 3 part fractures according to Neer’s classification. Patients were randomized to either group, with Group I type 2 fractures receiving OR and IF for 22 patients, and Group II (type 3 fractures) with 18 patients receiving PHILOS plate fixation, with function assessed using the CMS score.
Results: At 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months of follow-up, Group I’s mean Visual analog scale (VAS) score decreased to 2.52, 2.10, and 1.22 and in Group II, 3.86, 2.64, and 2.41. The VAS score was reduced and function CMS score were significantly increased in Group I (80% VAS score, 65% CMS score) as compared to Group II (64% VAS score, and 58%CMS score). At 1, 3, and 6 months, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: Both groups saw satisfactory results, with each method having benefits and drawbacks. We discovered that plate fixation provided stable fixation with few implant problems and early range-of-motion exercise to achieve acceptable functional results.
O LETRAMENTO LITERÁRIO NAS PRÁTICAS PEDAGÓGICAS: vozes de professores
Authors: Nascimento Sandro Everton , Rocha Zabbot Garcia Berenice , Koerner Rosana Mara
Published: October 2022

O presente artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo compreender como se dão as práticas pedagógicas utilizadas nas atividades de letramento literário de 12 professores de Língua Portuguesa no Ensino Fundamental de escolas públicas de uma cidade catarinense com vistas à formação de leitores através de literatura infantil juvenil. Tendo em mente as concepções sobre letramento literário propostas por Coelho (2009), Cosson (2014, 2017 e 2020), Cagneti e Lira (2018) e Soares (2012), a análise realizada a partir dos relatos dos Professores permitiu-nos conhecer parte da rotina docente considerando o trabalho realizado com a leitura formativa em sala de aula, por meio de práticas do letramento literário. A pesquisa é de ordem qualitativa (GONÇALVES et al., 2011) e a geração de dados se deu por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com doze Professores que atuam no 9º ano da Rede Estadual de Joinville-SC (LÜDKE; ANDRÉ, 2014). A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir dos pressupostos metodológicos da Análise de Conteúdo (BARDIN, 2016). Os resultados demonstram a importância da escuta da voz dos Professores para a compreensão das rotinas docentes e como elas colaboram para a formação do leitor literário.
A MODA COMO INSTRUMENTO DE TRANSFORMAÇÃO:
Authors: Gualberto da Costa Wany Júlia , Montenegro Silva Leão Maria Sandra
Published: October 2022

Este artigo traz uma reflexão acerca da moda enquanto um mecanismo legitimador da identidade e do posicionamento político das estudantes do curso de Pedagogia do Centro de Educação (CE) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, campus Recife. As imagens de moda e as vestimentas são comumente utilizadas para construir padrões e estão arraigadas às demais instituições sociais. Contudo, elas também podem ser utilizadas como instrumentos de subversão de paradigmas. Assim sendo, o objetivo da pesquisa busca compreender como a estudante de Pedagogia articula o ato de se vestir e a forma como consome moda com a sua identidade, bem como sua visão de mundo e seus princípios políticos. Para fortalecer a discussão, na fundamentação teórica da pesquisa foram utilizados alguns autores que trazem contribuições a respeito do universo da moda, como, por exemplo, Barreto e Silva (2015); Braga, Magalhães e Schemes (2018); Maia (2019); Mesquita (2004). Essas leituras permaneceram entremeadas por outras que não são necessariamente ligadas ao universo das imagens e das representações por meio da vestimenta, como, por exemplo, Hall (2006); hooks (2013); Louro (2003); Nascimento (2021). Para a etapa metodológica vigorou a pesquisa qualitativa conforme preconiza Minayo (2002). Foram realizadas entrevistas com cinco (5) estudantes que estão cursando os últimos períodos da graduação. Foi escolhida a análise hermenêutica-dialética proposta por Minayo (1992). Os resultados obtidos revelaram dados de suma importância a respeito das mudanças nas concepções do vestir das participantes.
SUSTENTABILIDADE NA METODOLOGIA DA PESQUISA
Authors: Nascimento Ives Romero Tavares do
Published: October 2022

Este texto tem o objetivo de apresentar uma proposta de desenho metodológico para investigações em/sobre sustentabilidade a partir da experiência de uma pesquisa em andamento em uma instituição de educação superior brasileira, que intenciona revelar as bases político-institucionais de criação das chamadas novíssimas universidades federais. No caso da pesquisa em tela – analisar a criação das novíssimas universidades federais brasileiras – a necessidade sentida não foi de identificar um problema de pesquisa novo, mas dar continuidade ao trabalho de Nascimento (2018), que já tinha realizado tal atividade tendo a Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) como objeto empírico. Portanto, esta contribuição se refere a um desenho de metodologia de pesquisa científica, ao mesmo tempo em que resultados analíticos não são esperados, mas sim contribuições de cunho metodológico, que se alinham na oportunidade de se conjugar técnicas de análise tradicionais, como a Triangulação de Dados, e recentes, como a Arena de Atores. No âmbito da pesquisa a que este trabalho se refere, alude-se a possibilidade de que sejam conduzidas pesquisas (novas e a partir desta obra relatada) que contenham um desenho metodológico inspirado nas contribuições aqui relatadas. Cumpre dizer que não é proposta deste texto inovar em termos de metodologia para novos estudos, mas compreende-se que a pesquisa-base dá indícios de como conjugar diferentes técnicas de coleta e de análise de dados com vistas a oportunizar-se ambientes mais propícios aos estudos em/sobre sustentabilidade.
GAMIFICAÇÃO E EDUCAÇÃO ESPECIAL INCLUSIVA: uma revisão sistemática de literatura
Authors: Pugliero Coelho Caroline , Godinho Soares Renata , Do Amaral Gonçalves Nathalie Suelen , Roehrs Rafael
Published: October 2022

O debate sobre a construção de uma escola inclusiva passa por discussões que envolvem as metodologias a serem utilizadas em sala de aula. A metodologia da gamificação vem crescendo no cenário educacional sendo objetivo de muitas pesquisas. No contexto da educação especial inclusiva, práticas de intervenções gamificadas surgem como uma possibilidade de desenvolver o processo de ensino e aprendizagem dos alunos com deficiência, como também, de promover a socialização entre a turma. Considerando a educação especial inclusiva, uma prática fundamental nos diferentes contextos educacionais, busca-se responder à seguinte questão: como a gamificação é abordada na perspectiva da educação especial inclusiva? Por meio da metodologia da revisão sistemática de literatura, foram analisados estudos indexados no Portal de Periódicos da CAPES e no Google Acadêmico. A análise dos estudos fez-se constar que a gamificação, dentro da perspectiva de educação especial inclusiva, é tratada como uma estratégia possível de ser aplicada no âmbito educacional a fim de desenvolver no aluno com deficiência estímulos motivacionais relacionados aos fatores lúdicos que a metodologia proporciona. Além de colaborar para o desenvolvimento da autonomia dos alunos e contribuir para o desenvolvimento do processo de ensino e aprendizagem, tornando-o significativo.
ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS E SOCIAIS NO ENSINO MÉDIO:
Authors: BATISTA MARIA THAIS DE OLIVEIRA , MAIA FRANCISCO ALEXLANIO ALVES , Santos Simone Cabral Marinho dos
Published: October 2022

O ensino remoto ocorreu por meio de uma profusão de atividades não presencias utilizadas como alternativa ao trabalho didático-pedagógico durante a pandemia da COVID-19. O ensino das Ciências Humanas e Sociais não ficou de fora dos efeitos e implicações da pandemia no contexto escolar. Este trabalho abrange a área das Ciências Humanas e Sociais frente aos desafios de professores em lidar com o universo do ensino remoto na escola. Com isso, tem como objetivo analisar as implicações da pandemia na organização do trabalho pedagógico de professores da área de Ciências Humanas e Sociais do ensino médio. Como metodologia, foi utilizada a pesquisa de tipo exploratória, com entrevista feita a quatro professores que lecionam as disciplinas da área em análise: história, geografia, sociologia e filosofia. Quanto ao universo escolar, trata-se de uma escola da rede estadual de ensino, situada na cidade de Pau dos Ferros/RN. Dos resultados, pudemos observar que os professores tiveram que lidar com as tecnologias e se reinventar na organização do trabalho pedagógico. A pandemia demandou uma aposta nas tecnologias para atender ao desafio de sustentar a oferta do ensino e garantir a progressão dos estudos dos estudantes. De certo, as dificuldades concretas de ensinar Ciências Humanas e Sociais na escola, de maneira remota, confundiram-se com as fragilidades educacionais evidenciadas pelo isolamento social.
Developing Hiwaruna as Arabic Conversation Book for Speaking Skills in Islamic Boarding School
Authors: Kholisin Kholisin , Nisa’ Beta Fadiatun , Anam Faris Khoirul , Fauzi Moh. Fery
Published: October 2022

This study aims to develop an Arabic conversation textbook at the Islamic Boarding School Themes For Students of Al Kamal Islamic Boarding School Blitar, East Java. The development is a solution of unavailability textbook to speak daily Arabic in Islamic boarding schools. This study uses the ADDIE development model. The subjects of the product trial were class 1D students at the Al Kamal Islamic Boarding School. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The result of this research is a daily Arabic conversation book entitled "Hiwaruna" for learning speaking skills at the Al Kamal Islamic Boarding School Blitar. This book contains themes that are closely related to daily life in Islamic boarding schools. The results of product validation from material and media experts obtained an average value of 82.50% with the information that it is very suitable for use in Arabic speaking learning at Islamic boarding schools.
Bringing society inside the walls of scientific facilities
Authors: Nuijens Frank
Published: October 2022

The Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures (PARI) three-day conference held in July 2022 at the SKA Observatory’s Global Headquarters (U.K.) discussed the science communication issues that practitioners face at research infrastructures, like community building, science diplomacy and equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM. We concluded that we need to bring society within the walls of the scientific facilities as much as we need to help scientists engage with society.
Beliefs on assessment and grade repetition among teachers in Portugal
Authors: Cipriano Gabriel , Martins Susana Da Cruz
Published: October 2022

The present research aims to understand which conceptions and beliefs Portuguese teachers have about assessment in compulsory school, and whether if their beliefs are in line with the guidelines on national education policy. Moreover, it aims to understand why Portuguese teachers use grade repetition as a common resource when it is not scientifically recommended. To do so, a focus group was conducted, and a survey carried out with a sample of Portuguese teachers’ population, with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 2.3%. Those procedures led to the conclusion that Portuguese teachers have personal beliefs towards assessment and grade repetition that have an impact on their practice and succeed in superimposing themselves on national educational policies and scientific recommendations.
Evolution of public administration in the post-Soviet countries. The Republic of Lithuania
Authors:   Public Council under the Head of the City County “City of Kaliningrad”, MULIUOLIS ALVYDAS , KARAMA LARISA ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration –  Western Branch, ROMANOVSKY VICTOR ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration – Western Branch
Published: October 2022

The article analyzes the changes that took place in the Republic of Lithuania after gaining sovereignty. During thirty years of independence, Lithuania has built a modern state with a developed democratic political system and market economy. The process of state-building continues; all administrative reforms are focused on modern Western models that meet the standards of the European Union and are aimed at forming a developed society as well as ensuring the rights and freedoms of all its members.
Civil servants’ conflict of interest through the prism of social roles
Authors:   Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, TUGUCHEV NIKITA
Published: October 2022

The article is devoted to the current issue of preventing and solving civil servants’ conflicts of interest. The arising conflict of interest requires a civil servant to choose appropriate behavior consistent with the requirements of anti-corruption legislation. Otherwise, the incorrect choice may lead to corruption offenses since private interests will prevail over public ones. The article analyzes the concept that the social role of the “civil servant” is considered the prevailing or “titular” for the civil servant. The study involved conducting surveys (questionnaires) with civil servants responsible for preventing corruption and other offenses, and the goal was to find issues related to the diversity of social roles among civil servants. The author proposes measures aimed at minimizing situations where civil servants incorrectly rank their social roles in the context of public administration. These include educational activities and the preparation of methodological materials that provide specifics of a public body with concrete and transparent examples.
An opinion on the “Еlectrograd” project in the Minusinsk valley through the prism of social design experience of atomic catfs
Authors:   Ural Institute of Management – branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, ZVEREV ALEXEY , KARACHKOV SERGEY ,   Ural Plant of Chemical Engineering
Published: October 2022

The article considers significant social and managerial features of developing the “Minusinsk” project/ Electrograd city in the Minusinsk Valley as one of the large-scale state projects, including creating and developing urban sites of presence. The analysis is conducted using the successful experience of designing closed administrativeterritorial formations (CATFs) as sites of presence of the USSR Atomic Project. The purpose of this atomic project was to ensure parity in the Cold War, an “arms race”, and the creation of national “Nuclear shield”. The authors are interested in applying the project approach methodology to analyzing the “Minusinsk” project as well as using the concept of forming a value core of corporatism in CATF to increase motivation, involvement, and cohesion of city residents around the project. Currently, the “Minusinsk” project barely considers the need to provide cities of presence with corporate identity, a particular spirit that would motivate, unite, and involve citizens in the project’s implementation from within. Given the successful practice of creating and developing the Atomic project and nuclear CATFs, the development and further social reproduction of the value core of corporatism can improve performance and become a fundamental condition for their implementation. The authors conclude that within the “Minusinsk” project, the use of corporatism involves setting a goal of state importance, which is fixed structurally, organizationally, programmatically, and has a detailed project.
Ranking the border regions of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management, EPIFANOVA NATALYA
Published: October 2022

The article considers the specifics of border regions since these territories require attention not only in the framework of regional but also foreign economic policy. Existing inter-regional inequality results in the fact that the border regions of the Russian Federation differ significantly in terms of both the level of economic development and the degree of impact on regional economies. The article presents the author’s methodology for assessing the index of the border position of the regions of the Russian Federation and ranking the areas by their border position. The basis of the methodology is the works of Russian and foreign researchers on the regional economy, economicstatistical methods, geoinformation, and cartographic methods. The author has ranked the regions according to the obtained assessments. The analysis shows the need to form a conceptual approach to the study of border regions, considering them from the perspective of mutual conditionality of the border region of a given country, the shared state border, and the possibilities of cross-border interaction, based on the features of economic development of the border region of the neighboring state. The study results can be used to improve the general approaches to implementing regional policy concerning the border regions of the Russian Federation. The proposed methodology will increase the efficiency of econometric estimates for studying various relationships and factors describing the economies of border regions.
On the issue of the civil legal status of the beneficiary under the compulsory state insurance of life and health of civil servants
Authors:   Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, MIKHAILOVA IRINA
Published: October 2022

The article considers issues connected with defining the legal status of persons receiving insurance payments in case of death of persons insured under the contract of compulsory state insurance described in the Federal Law No. 52-FZ. The peculiarities of this type of insurance payments arise because the beneficiary is not defined in advance and will be determined from a list of persons named in paragraph 3 of Art. 2 of Federal Law No. 52-FZ when the insured event occurs. Comparing the list of persons described in Federal Law No. 52-FZ with the list of heirs provided for in Art. 1142-1148 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation leads the author toward the idea of its progressive nature; in particular, including the stepfather and stepmother of a deceased public servant in the list of beneficiaries reflects the general trend towards humanization of the current civil legislation. The article demonstrates that the list of beneficiaries enshrined in Federal Law No. 52-FZ includes the persons closest to the great majority of citizens. According to the author, the inclusion of these persons in the category of «beneficiaries» used in various civil institutions does not correspond to the essence of the legal structure under consideration. These legal relations provide for insurance payments in case of death of military personnel, regular and superior staff of internal affairs bodies, and other persons who performed their duty. For this reason, insurance payments cannot be considered an acquired benefit. In this regard, the author proposes to amend Federal Law No. 52-FZ and instead of using the current term «the beneficiaries», define the new term – «persons entitled to receive insurance payments».
From behind the Iron Curtain to Hybrid Warfare Networks (Echoes of Churchill’s Fulton Speech)
Authors: Kiselev S. G. , Kefeli I. F. , Opokin A. B.
Published: October 2022

Aim. Based on the analysis of Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech and the project “The Unthinkable” initiated by him, we can trace the causes of the unavoidability and, moreover, the aggravation of the confrontation between the collective West and modern Russia.Tasks. Analysis of the course of the history of the post-war world from the unification of the Western world against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, initiated by Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech, as well as the revival of the “Iron Curtain” — a global barrier between the collective West and the entire non-Western world entangled in a network of hybrid warfare.Methods. The historical method, the method of civilizational and cultural analysis were applied, content analysis and event analysis of Churchill’s Fulton speech were carried out, allowing to analyze the intentions and identify the true goals of the author and the hidden meaning of his speech, which affect the global political discourse.Results. It is argued that it is necessary to take into account historical analogies that make it possible to reveal the deep meaning of strategic planning of the policy of peace as opposed to the policy of war both in the Eurasian space and throughout the world.Conclusions. Judgments are formulated about the growing geopolitical tension between the collective West and the entire non-Western world in the networks of hybrid warfare.
Estratégias audiovisuais como instrumento de educação em saúde para pacientes com síndrome do manguito rotador
Authors: Rigoni Junior Jorge Antonio , Souza Juliano Mendes de
Published: October 2022

Handmade drawing and videoclasses are strategies commonly applied by doctors to instruct patients about their disease. In order to identify whether any of these methods provide better learning, this prospective and randomized study was developed with two groups of patients: one that was informed about the diagnosis of rotator cuff syndrome through drawings performed in real time, and the other through a videoclass. The physician explained both strategies during the medical consultation. Following consultation, a questionnaire was applied to the patients to assess the knowledge acquired. The study included 88 patients, 44 in each group. The drawing technique proved to be significantly more effective than the videoclass (p=0.0457) in what regards the acquisition of knowledge by the patient, leading to the conclusion that health teaching strategies, involving actions that strengthen the doctor-patient relationship, can positively interfere in the patient's comprehension.
Beribadah di Tengah Wabak Covid-19: Analisis Terhadap Fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia No 14 Tahun 2020 Berasaskan Teori Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah al-Shāṭibī
Authors: Kurniawan Edi , . Alhusni , Syed Zaiful Hamzah Syed Arif Asyraf Bin
Published: October 2022

The Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) has issued fatwa number 14 of the year 2020 on the Maintenance of Prayer in the Situation of the COVID-19 Outbreak. Issues that were fatwaed such as not holding Friday prayers and replacing with noon prayers, not congregating in mosques, the ban on holding religious activities in public areas with high COVID-19 contagion and so on. Therefore, this article will analyze the fatwa based on the theory of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah al-Shāṭibī. Using the literature review method, this article concludes that the MUI fatwa has resulted in a response to the COVID-19 pandemic declaration that spread to Indonesia as well as provide guidance to the community regarding permission to worship in the COVID-19 epidemic situation. Studies show that the members of the MUI Fatwa Commission take into account the aspect of maslahah in the determination of fatwas. The maslahah refers to the theory of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah al-Shāṭibī, and covers all levels whether the levels of ḍarūriyyah, ḥājiyyah and taḥsīniyyah.
AN OVERVIEW OF HADOOP JOB SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS FOR BIG DATA
Authors: ZAMEEL Akhtari , ZENGİN Ahmet
Published: October 2022

Rapid advancements in Big data systems have occurred over the last several decades. The significant element for attaining high performance is "Job Scheduling" in Big data systems which requires more utmost attention to resolve some challenges of scheduling. To obtain higher performance when processing the big data, proper scheduling is required. Apache Hadoop is most commonly used to manage immense data volumes in an efficient way and also proficient in handling the issues associated with job scheduling. To improve performance of big data systems, we significantly analyzed various Hadoop job scheduling algorithms. To get an overall idea about the scheduling algorithm, this paper presents a rigorous background. This paper made an overview on the fundamental architecture of Hadoop Big data framework, job scheduling and its issues, then reviewed and compared the most important and fundamental Hadoop job scheduling algorithms. In addition, this paper includes a review of other improved algorithms. The primary objective is to present an overview of various scheduling algorithms to improve performance when analyzing big data. This study will also provide appropriate direction in terms of job scheduling algorithm to the researcher according to which characteristics are most significant.
Pseudo-embryology and Personhood: How embryological pseudoscience helps structure the American abortion debate
Authors: Gilbert Scott
Published: October 2022

There is a pseudo-embryology existing today, well nourished by popular
science, religious ideologies, and the public media. Just as eugenics
was a pseudoscience that influenced (and still influences) American
popular culture and which was responsible for racist anti-immigration
laws (such as the Immigration Restriction Act of 1924),
pseudo-embryology is also influencing popular culture and legislation.
This new pseudoscience promotes the belief that science supports current
zygotic and fetal personhood movements and anti-abortion legislation.
However, what often passes for science are actually ideological myths,
often grounded in and supporting male superiority. Indeed, the first
myth of pseudo-embryology is that fertilization is a masculine act that
can be viewed as a classical hero narrative. The second myth is that
fertilization is ensoulment, allowing it to displace the feminine act of
birth as to when life begins. Here, DNA is seen to play the secular
analogue of soul. The third myth is that the fetus in the womb is an
independent autonomous entity and that birth merely moves the fetus from
the womb to the outside world. This expresses the “seed-in-the-soil”
myth that was also prevalent in ancient cultures. In this manner,
masculine stories of fertilization are valorized while feminine
narratives of birth are suppressed. So when public narratives discuss
what “science” says about when human life begins, we are not really
discussing science. Rather, we are allowing our discussions to fall back
into tenacious ancient misogynist myths that have nothing to do with the
conclusions of modern developmental biology.
Storage life evaluation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes non-asbestos gaskets based on the Arrhenius model
Authors: Guo Ziyu , Liu Meihong , Li Yuxian , Kang Yuchi , Zhang Jingquan
Published: October 2022

In order to accurately and quickly predict the storage life of
non-asbestos gaskets, on the basis of accelerated aging tests in a hot
air environment, the acceleration coefficients at different accelerated
temperatures were calculated to simulate the storage aging process of
the gaskets. According to the relationship between performance change of
the gasket and aging time, used the Arrhenius model and taking
compressibility as the performance index, obtained the relationship
between the compressive performance change and storage time of sample 1
(with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)) and sample 2 (without
MWCNTs added). The results show that the compressive properties of the
non-asbestos gaskets gradually deteriorated with the prolongation of the
aging time or the increase of aging temperature. An aging life model
under a storage environment was established to evaluate the storage life
of non-asbestos gaskets at 25 °C. The extrapolation results show that
the storage life of the gasket with MWCNTs was 2.91 years and 1.81 years
for the storage life of the gasket without MWCNTs at 25 ℃. Thus, adding
MWCNTs can effectively improve the storage life of non-asbestos gaskets.
Public administration and COVID-19 management in a local context. A research on citizens' and administrators' point of view in Tuscany
Authors: Fortunati Leopoldina , Farinosi Manuela , Pagani Laura
Published: October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, despite being global, has highlighted the
importance of the local government in the management of the emergency.
This study is focused on a small village in Tuscany and explores the
local dimension through a series of in-depth interviews with local
administrators and a survey with a representative sample of the local
population to determine their evaluation of the actions and
communication strategies of the local government. The findings show an
articulated but meaningful relationship between the central and the
local administration, a positive evaluation on the part of citizens,
and, in general, good social cohesion, although not fully supported by
the engagement of civic cultures heavily restricted by the emergency.
The effect of long-term vegetation restoration on soil moisture stability and the associated influencing factors
Authors: Wang Dongmei , Zhang Peng , Zhang Zezhou , Ding Cong , Li Ping , Liu Ruosha , Zhang Xue , Wen Wenjie
Published: October 2022

Understanding the temporal stability of spatial patterns of soil
moisture (SMSP) is essential for predicting and modelling soil moisture;
however, there is a relative lack of existing research on the effects of
long-term vegetation restoration on the temporal stability of soil
moisture. In this study, the temporal stability of soil moisture in the
catchment at different stages of vegetation restoration (10 years
(RF10), 20 years (RF20) and 40 years (RF40) of farmland rehabilitation)
and the associated influencing factors were investigated. The results
show that within the RF10 catchment, water deficits occurred during the
growing season and that long-term revegetation improved soil moisture in
the catchment and increased the water surplus. The overall spatial
pattern of soil moisture was consistent across the three catchments.
Decreases in soil moisture stability indicators (MRD and ITS) and
increases in Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients for soil moisture
suggest that revegetation has enhanced the stability of the spatial
pattern of soil moisture in the catchment. In addition, the R2 fit of
moisture at representative sample sites to the mean moisture in the
catchment increased; fluctuations in the spatial pattern of soil
moisture were mainly influenced by plant indicators such as fine root
biomass (FRB), shrub grass biomass (SGB) and leaf area index (LAI) in
the first and middle stages of revegetation, while the temporal
stability of soil moisture gradually became more dependent on soil
indicators such as Clay and SOC in the middle and late stages of
revegetation.
Up, up and away! Atrial septal pouch thrombus: an unexpected encounter during transeptal puncture
Authors: Ripoll Juan G. , Luis Sushil , Alkhouli Mohamad A. , Padang Ratnasari
Published: October 2022

Atrial septal pouch is a common anatomic variant of the interatrial
septum and a nidus for thrombus formation. Left-sided atrial septal
pouch has been associated with an increased risk of cryptogenic stroke.
We described a case of left-sided atrial septal pouch thrombus,
incidentally found prior to transseptal puncture during Watchman device
placement. This case highlights the importance of a thorough
echocardiographic evaluation of the atrial septum prior to transseptal
access and recognition of this finding as a potential cardiac source of
embolism.