bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
First seroprevalence and molecular identification report of Brucella canis among dogs in Greater Cairo region and Damietta Governorate of Egypt
Authors: Hamdy Mahmoud E. R. , Abdel-Haleem Mahmoud H. , Dawod Rehab E. , Ismail Rania I. , Hazem Soliman S. , Fahmy Hanan A. , Abdel-Hamid Nour H.
Published: January 2023

Background and Aim: Given the rise in stray and imported dogs in Egypt over the past 5 years, it is surprising that no report of Brucella canis infection in dogs or humans has been documented in Egypt's published papers. This study aimed to detect the presence of antibodies against the rough (B. canis) and smooth Brucellae among dogs in Egypt and to characterize the Brucella species circulating in dogs.

Materials and Methods: Blood samples (n = 449) were collected from owned and stray dogs in the Greater Cairo region (n = 309) and Damietta governorate (n = 140). The apparent, true, and total seroprevalence of canine brucellosis caused by B. canis infection were calculated using the 2-mercaptoethanol tube agglutination test (2-ME TAT) and rapid slide agglutination test (RSAT). We used the rose Bengal test (RBT) and the buffered acidified plate antigen test (BAPAT) to check the serum samples from dogs for the presence of antibodies against smooth Brucellae. Three polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays - Bruce-ladder PCR, B. canis species-specific PCR (BcSS-PCR), and Abortus Melitensis Ovis Suis (AMOS)-PCR - were used to determine the Brucella species in the buffy coats of the serologically positive dogs.

Results: The overall apparent and true prevalence of B. canis infection in dogs were estimated to be 3.8% and 13.2%. The estimated true prevalence in stray dogs (15%) was higher than in owned dogs (12.5%). The BAPAT and the RBT using smooth antigens revealed that 11 (2.4%) and 9 (2%) were positive. Bruce-ladder PCR targeting eryC, ABC, and Polysaccharide deacetylase genes was able to identify B. canis in nine out of 17 buffy coat samples. AMOS-PCR identified the eight undetermined Brucella species by Bruce-ladder PCR as Brucella abortus (n = 4) and Brucella melitensis (n = 4). To exclude the presence of Brucella suis, a one-step species-specific BcSS-PCR was performed and specifically amplified all B. canis DNA (n = 9) the same as did the Bruce-ladder PCR.

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of B. canis detection in dogs in Egypt. Molecular identification of B. abortus and B. melitensis in the Egyptian canines highlights the role of stray dogs in brucellosis remerging in Brucellosis-free dairy farms. Brucella canis infection can be diagnosed specifically with the one-step BcSS-PCR. The obtained results set-an-alarm to the veterinary authorities to launch plans to control this disease in dogs.
Diszkurzív gyakorlat és férji hatalom összefüggései középmagyar kori úriszéki periratok forráskiadásában
Authors: Havasi Zsuzsanna
Published: January 2023

Dolgozatomban olyan úriszéki peres iratokat elemzek, amelyek alperesi vagy felperesi pozíciójában házaspár lehetett. Érintem ezzel egyrészt a nyelvtörténeti értelemben vett középmagyar kor diszkurzív viszonyait, másrészről azt is vizsgálom, az összefoglalásaiban és a jegyzetapparátusában hogyan (nem) reflektál a diszkurzív gyakorlatban tükröződő társadalmi háttérre, a feleségek szerepére a 20. századi szerkesztő. Az elemzést kérdőíves kutatás egészíti ki, ez napjaink olvasóinak szövegértelmezési mechanizmusairól árulkodik – hogyan azonosítják az olvasók a férj és a feleség szerepét, ha csupán a középmagyar kori periratot látják, és hogyan teszik ezt, ha a 20. századi kommentár is irányítja befogadási folyamataikat.
KAJIAN PEMBUATAN PLASTIK BIODEGRADABEL DARI TAPIOKA DENGAN PENGUAT LEMPUNG DAN SILIKA SEKAM PADI
Authors: Nurfaijah Nunung , Sedyadi Endaruji
Published: January 2023

Telah disintesis dan dikarakterisasi plastik biodegradabel komposit pati-silika sekam padi dan plastik komposit pati-kaolin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh komposisi terbaik dari filler silika sekam padi maupun kaolin sebagai filler komposit plastik, mengetahui pengaruh perbandingan penambahan filler silika dan kaolin terhadap sifat fisik dan sifat mekanik plastik, serta mengetahui degradasi plastik biodegradabel saat dikubur dalam tanah. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan beberapa tahapan, yaitu isolasi silika sekam padi dan preparasi awal kaolin, sintesis plastik biodegradabel dengan filler silika dan kaolin untuk mengetahui konsentrasi silika dan kaolin dengan nilai kuat tarik terbaik. Kemudian plastik dengan nilai kuat tarik terbaik dikarakterisasi menggunakan FT-IR dan XRD. Serta uji biodegradasi plastik biodegradabel. Hasil uji mekanik menggunakan filler silika dengan kuat tarik terbaik yaitu dengan konsentrasi 30% yaitu sebesar 0.9759 N. Sedangkan uji mekanik menggunakan filler kaolin dengan kaut tarik terbaik yaitu dengan konsentrasi 60% yaitu sebesar 0.9682 N. Plastik komposit pati-silika sekam padi bersifat amorf sedangkan plastik komposit pati-kaolin bersifat sedikit kristalin. Uji biodegradasi menunjukkan bahwa plastik komposit pati-silika yang bersifat amorf lebih cepat terdegradasi dalam tanah dibandingkan dengan plasik komposit pati-kaolin yang bersifat kristalin.
ADSORPSI Hg DENGAN SILIKA GEL DARI ABU DASAR BATUBARA YANG DIMODIFIKASI DENGAN MERKAPTOBENZOTIAZOL (MBT)
Authors: Setiyaningsih Wiwik , Khamidinal Khamidinal , Fajriyati Imelda , Krisdiyanto Didik
Published: January 2023

Telah dilakukan adsorpsi Hg (II) dengan silika gel dari abu dasar batubara yang dimodifikasi dengan merkaptobenzotiazol (MBT). Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui kesetimbangan dan kinetika adsorpsi Hg dengan adsorben silika gel dan silika gel-MBT. Sintesis silika gel dan silika gel-MBT dilakukan melalui beberapa tahap, yaitu pembuatan natrium silikat, pengikatan gugus MBT pada silika gel yang termodifikasi, pembentukan silika gel, adsorpsi silika gel dan silika gel-MBT terhadap logam Hg (II). Modifikasi silika dilakukan dengan cara impregnasi, yaitu proses memasukkan material tertentu ke dalam pori-pori pellet yang melibatkan interaksi fisika antara pori dengan material impregnan. Silika gel dan silika ge-lMBT yang diperoleh dikarakterisasi dengan spektrofotometer Infra-Merah. Kemampuan adsorpsi produk terhadap Hg (II) dianalisis dengan UV-Vis. Kesetimbangan adsorpsi Hg (II) oleh adsorben silika gel mengikuti model kesetimbangan Langmuir. Sedangkan adsorben silika gel-MBT diduga mengikuti model kesetimbangan Freundlich. Kinetika adsorpsi Hg (II) oleh adsorben silika gel dan silika gel-MBT diduga mengikuti model pseudo orde satu, yaitu adsorben silika gel memiliki laju reaksi yang lebih cepat dibandingkan adsorben silika gelMBT, akan tetapi adsorben silika gel-MBT memiliki daya adsorpsi yang lebih besar dibandingkan adsorben silika gel.
Analisa Deteksi dan Pengenalan Wajah pada Citra dengan Permasalahan Visual
Authors: Kristanto Verry Noval , Riadi Imam , Prayudi Yudi
Published: January 2023

Facial recognition is a significant part of criminal investigations because it may be used to identify the offender when the criminal's face is consciously or accidentally recorded on camera or video. However, a majority of these digital photos have poor picture quality, which complicates and lengthens the process of identifying a face image. The purpose of this study is to discover and identify faces in these low-quality digital photographs using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear  Discriminant Analysis (LDA) face identification method and the Viola-Jones face recognition method. The success percentage for the labeled face in the wild (LFW) dataset is 63.33%, whereas the success rate for face94 is 46.66%, while LDA is only a maximum of 20% on noise and brightness. One of the names and faces from the dataset is displayed by the facial recognition system. The brightness of the image, where the facial item is located, and any new objects that have entered the scene have an impact on the success rate.
The EU Green Deal: the challenge of greening medical technologies
Authors: Rampi Valérie , Bisazza Oliver
Published: January 2023

As sustainability has been a growing priority of the European Union (EU) in the last decade, especially since the establishment of the EU Green Deal, the medical technology sector – including the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) sector – must comply with European legislation in this field, like all other sectors. However, this sector faces particular challenges as the health and safety of human lives are at stake. Chemicals, in particular, can comprise a politically sensitive issue, as they can pose risks to the environment that need to be managed. At the same time, the same chemicals can be considered essential to safeguard continuity of diagnostic services to health systems, who rely on laboratory medicines for the treatment of patients. An important task for the EU Green Deal to succeed, from an IVD sector perspective, is therefore to find the right balance between serving patients on the one hand and protecting the planet on the other.
Margaretas periphere Visionen. Mission, Kolonisierung und „race“ im Spätmittelalter am Beispiel der Saami
Authors: Heß Cordelia
Published: January 2023

Fünf Briefe, überliefert im Kopiarbuch des Klosters Vadstena, beleuchten die Geschichte der Visionärin Margareta, die Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts um klerikale und royale Unterstützung für ihr Projekt der Missionierung und Konvertierung der Saami warb. Diese Briefe erfordern eine Kontextualisierung in drei unterschiedliche Richtungen: erstens mit Blick auf die Geschichte spätmittelalterlicher weiblicher Visionärinnen und deren Erfolge und Misserfolge; zweitens hinsichtlich der Geschichte der europäischen Expansion durch Mission an den nördlichen und östlichen Peripherien der christlichen Welt (hierbei ist besonders der Aspekt interessant, dass Laien eine zentrale Rolle in der Mission spielten). Und drittens ist es nötig, die Bedeutung dieser christlichen Mission für die Ausprägung rassistischer Kategorien in der Begegnung mit indigenen Bevölkerungsgruppen zu berücksichtigen. Anders als in der bisherigen Forschung wird dabei der Ethnizität der Missionarin gemäß dem Quellenbefund nur eine geringe Rolle beigemessen, was zu einer Neubewertung der Kategorie race bezüglich der Saami im Mittelalter führt.
Der Streit der Erben um die Zukunft. Das erste Revolutionsjubiläum 1849 aus europäischer und lokaler Perspektive
Authors: Seidl Klaus
Published: January 2023

Die Erinnerung an den Ausbruch der Revolution im Frühjahr 1848 ist bislang vor allem als posthumes Phänomen untersucht worden, das zu den ‚runden‘ Jubiläen verlässlich wiederkehrt. Die Erinnerungsgeschichte spielte jedoch bereits anlässlich des ersten Revolutionsjubiläums 1849 eine zentrale Rolle, als der Ausgang der Revolution noch völlig offen war. Die Feiern, die europaweit stattfanden, waren ein performativer Ausdruck einer noch vorläufigen Revolutionsbilanz, sie dienten den Revolutionären wie ihren Gegnern zur Selbstvergewisserung und politischen Mobilisierung. Der Beitrag nähert sich diesem „Streit der Erben“ zu Lebzeiten, indem er erstens die Feiern der Februarrevolution als grenzüberschreitendes Ereignis in den Fokus rückt und deren europäische Dimension wie auch deren lokale Verankerung betont. Die Staatsakte und Bankette fanden nicht nur in Paris, sondern auch in der Provinz, in den Nachbarländern und sogar in Großbritannien statt und verfolgten unterschiedliche Ziele. Zweitens standen die Feiern zudem in Beziehung und Konkurrenz zu den Märzfeiern der nationalen und lokalen Revolutionsausbrüche, die an unterschiedlichen Tagen begangen wurden und jeweils eigene Akzente setzten. Die Veranstaltungen kreierten einen unabgeschlossenen, originellen und einmaligen Symbolkanon, der transnational geprägt war und auch politische Gegensätze integrieren konnte. In der lebendigen öffentlichen Erinnerung an das Vorjahr erscheint das Jahr 1849 als eine große Zeit der Möglichkeiten, in der um die Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft der Revolution gestritten wurde.
Analysis of factors related to the resilience of street children in Surabaya City, Indonesia
Authors: Fitryasari Rizki , Nihayati Hanik Endang , Yusuf Ah , Islamiyah Tsuwaibatul , Hikmawati Setya Indah , Ayu Enggar Qurani , Agustin Rosita , Ching-Lan Lin Esther
Published: January 2023

Objectives

The inability to adapt to difficult and stressful situations in the environment leads to low resilience ability in street children. Knowing the influencing factors is important to help them achieve optimal resilience. This study aims to analyze the relationship between factors related to street children’s resilience.

Methods

This study used a correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. The population was street children in two halfway-home in Surabaya (Kampung Anak Negeri and Sanggar Alang-Alang). The sample was 129 respondents obtained using simple random sampling. The independent variables were unpleasant past experience, antisocial behavior, level of depression, age, sex, length of time being street children and positive support. The dependent variable was resilience. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed by Spearman Rho-test with p<0.05.

Results

The result showed, that unpleasant past experiences (p=0.00 and r= −0.313), level of depression (p=0.00 and r= −0.279) and positive support have an association with resilience (p=0.000 and r=0.331). The lowest unpleasant past experiences and depression levels and the higher positive support will make higher resiliency in street children.

Conclusions

This study has explained the unpleasant past experiences and depression levels as risk factors and the positive support as a supportive factor for street children’s resilience.
Fluidity in argument indexing in Komnzo
Authors: Döhler Christian
Published: January 2023

This article addresses the verb morphology of Komnzo, a language of Southern New Guinea. It provides a description of verb indexing in Section 1, which is followed by a corpus analysis of a small class of verbs. Komnzo verb morphology encodes transitivity by distinct alignment patterns in the verb morphology, which I call ‘verb templates.’ Templates encode participant constellation, e.g. transitive or ditransitive, as well as event structure, e.g. dynamic versus stative. The system allows for some fluidity as to which lexemes can be used in which template. In addition to the description, the main contribution of the article lies in an in-depth examination of the interaction between lexical semantics and the morphological structure in Komnzo. This article takes an empirical approach, which draws on evidence from a text corpus of over 12 h of natural speech and comprises more than 12,000 inflected verb forms.
Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology of Revolution
Authors: Herrero Montserrat
Published: January 2023

Is there a political theology of revolution in Carl Schmitt or is his political theology only and exclusively autocratic? Schmitt sees the key to revolutionary politics in the construction of the idea of the people as a constituent power. This idea, and the first event it produced, namely, the French Revolution, not only establishes a concrete state of exception but also makes exceptionality both at the same time a constituent and a de-constituent element of the political order of the Modern State. The exception goes from coming from “outside” the political order to being integrated into it as an element of stasis, that is to say, of destabilization. Hence, all modern politics, under the mask of legality, become permanently revolutionary. This article analyses the juridical genealogy and the theological–political transfers involved in the construction of the modern revolutionary political era that follows from Schmitt’s insights.
BRD4‐PRC2 represses transcription of T‐helper 2‐specific negative regulators during T‐cell differentiation
Authors: Zhao Li , Wang Yiqi , Jaganathan Anbalagan , Sun Yifei , Ma Ning , Li Ning , Han Xinye , Sun Xueying , Yi Huanfa , Fu Shibo , Han Fangbin , Li Xue , Xiao Kunhong , Walsh Martin J , Zeng Lei , Zhou Ming‐Ming , Cheung Ka Lung
Published: January 2023

BRD4 is a well‐recognized transcriptional activator, but how it regulates gene transcriptional repression in a cell type‐specific manner has remained elusive. In this study, we report that BRD4 works with Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to repress transcriptional expression of the T‐helper 2 (Th2)‐negative regulators Foxp3 and E3‐ubiqutin ligase Fbxw7 during lineage‐specific differentiation of Th2 cells from mouse primary naïve CD4+ T cells. Brd4 binds to the lysine‐acetylated‐EED subunit of the PRC2 complex via its second bromodomain (BD2) to facilitate histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) at target gene loci and thereby transcriptional repression. We found that Foxp3 represses transcription of Th2‐specific transcription factor Gata3, while Fbxw7 promotes its ubiquitination‐directed protein degradation. BRD4‐mediated repression of Foxp3 and Fbxw7 in turn promotes BRD4‐ and Gata3‐mediated transcriptional activation of Th2 cytokines including Il4, Il5, and Il13. Chemical inhibition of the BRD4 BD2 induces transcriptional de‐repression of Foxp3 and Fbxw7, and thus transcriptional downregulation of Il4, Il5, and Il13, resulting in inhibition of Th2 cell lineage differentiation. Our study presents a previously unappreciated mechanism of BRD4's role in orchestrating a Th2‐specific transcriptional program that coordinates gene repression and activation, and safeguards cell lineage differentiation.
Review methods: we cannot trivialize them
Authors: Fernandes Ana Fátima Carvalho , Galvão Cristina Maria
Published: January 2023

As an editorial board member and/or ad hoc consultant for journals, we perform screening or assessment of review articles and we are constantly faced with inadequacies on the classification of review methods. Therefore, the need to clarify the origin and the scientific rigor of review methods.
Self-esteem in mastectomized women – application of Rosenberg’s scale
Authors: Fernandes Marcela Marques Jucá , Alves Pricilla Cândido , Santos Míria Conceição Lavinas , Mota Elizabeth Moreira , Fernandes Ana Fátima Carvalho
Published: January 2023

The study aimed to identify the variables that influence the self-esteem of mastectomized women and assess their self-esteem level through the implementation of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Exploratory, descriptive cross-sectional research carried out in July 2009 with 14 women of a support group in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interview and application of this scale. The results showed an average age of 59 years, average time of 84.9 months after mastectomy and average time of support group of 59 months. Six (42.9%) women were married, 13 (92.9%) were religious and employed. The individual scores obtained with the Rosenberg scale showed high self-esteem among women. The assessment of self-esteem of mastectomized women can assist the adoption of nursing interventions capable of changing the type of care provided to these clients.
Social representations of sexuality developed by women in the context of Aids
Authors: Alexandre Solange Gurgel , Pereira Maria Lúcia Duarte , Monte Raquel Santos , Maia Eysler Gonçalves , Barbosa Jemima Samela Marques , Moura Sammya Karla Borges
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to understand the social representations of sexuality, developed by women aged 50 and older with or without HIV/AIDS. This was a research with qualitative approach, based on Social Representations Theory, carried out in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, with 44 women, 22 diagnosed with and 22 diagnosed without HIV/AIDS. We used the techniques of semi-structured interview and non-systematic observation. Data were submitted to content analysis and two main categories were verified: concepts on HIV/AIDS and experiences of sexuality. The results showed that for the women living with the disease there was a mix of anxiety, stigma, socioeconomic difficulties, disruption of emotional bonds, guilt and fear. Among women diagnosed without, a low perception of the risk of acquiring the infection and the fear of discovering the seropositivity, come from the misinformation on the disease. Studies on the issues of HIV/AIDS infection in women aged 50 and older should be widely encouraged, in order to support the development of actions and prevention programs addressed to this population.
Knowledge of elderly women about the use of psychotropics
Authors: Prudêncio Fabrícia Araújo , Nogueira Lidya Tolstenko
Published: January 2023

The process of aging can result in diseases and the need for psychotropic medication. This exploratory and descriptive research with qualitative approach aimed to describe the knowledge of the elderly women about the use of such medication. We interviewed 18 elderly subjects, from July to August 2009, registered in the Family Health Strategy that had been using benzodiazepine and / or antidepressants. The data were organized through Bardin’s technique of content analysis. This research showed that the elderly knew the therapeutic indication of the psychotropic medication, how to distinguish the adverse reactions and reported addiction, mainly to benzodiazepine. We concluded that elderly people assisted by the Family Health Strategy acquired knowledge about psychotropic drugs in their everyday experience and that it is necessary to extend discussions on the topic, as well as the formulation of guidelines aimed at the use of psychotropic drugs by the elderly.
Use of drugs during lactation by users of a basic health UNIT
Authors: Mota Luana Soriano , Chaves Edna Maria Camelo , Barbosa Régia Christina Moura , Amaral Jefferson Falcão do , Farias Leiliane Martins , Almeida Paulo César de
Published: January 2023

The objective was to identify the drugs used during lactation acompanhadas among women in a primary care unit. Quantitative study carried out with 132 lactating mothers of a basic health unit. Data were collected through a questionnaire with objective questions and subjective August-October 2011. The nursing mothers used medication along the breast feeding 105 (80%), while 27 (20%) did not use any kind of medication. The drugs most commonly cited as the use were: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory 82 (58%), contraceptives 16 (11%), antianemics 14 (11%), antibiotics 12 (9%), antihypertensive 5 (4%), antacids 3 (2%), among others 9 (6%). Of the mothers 77 (58.3%) breastfeeding women reported not having received counseling. Medication use by nursing mothers may have repercussions for the baby because the drugs are excreted in breast milk.
The contribution of an academic league in undergraduate teaching in nursing
Authors: Panobianco Marislei Sanches , Borges Mariana Lopes , Caetano Edilaine Assunção , Sampaio Bárbara Alexandre Lespinassi , Magalhães Paola Alexandria Pinto de , Moraes Débora Cherchiglia de
Published: January 2023

This quantitative, descriptive and cross study, which aimed to identify and assess the contribution of the Students’ League in the education undergraduate nursing. Data were collected from May to August 2010, using a semi-structured questionnaire, applied to graduate students on the premises of an institution of higher education and sent via electronic mail, to the graduates, a total of 22 respondents linked to a league preventing and combating cancer. The answers were structured in a database in Excel (Windows 2007), and after, the analysis performed by means of Epi Info software, using descriptive statistics. Respected the ethical rules. All respondents said that the league has contributed to academic learning. The League proved to be an important educational strategy, contributing to training to critical reflection on oncology and promoting humane care.
Family health nursing assistants knowledge on tuberculosis
Authors: Freitas Karen Grecco de , Ramdohr Sobrinho Ellen Cristine , Piai Thaís Helena , Figueiredo Rosely Moralez de
Published: January 2023

This research aimed at identifying the knowledge of nursing assistants on Family Health Strategies for tuberculosis treatment. It is a descriptive and prospective study with a quantitative approach performed with 29 professionals of 16 Family Health Teams in the Municipality of São Carlos-São Paulo. A questionnaire based on material from the São Paulo State Secretary of Health was applied. Weaknesses in the knowledge on treatment, vaccination and tuberculosis symptomatology were identified. We believe that such gaps may compromise early case detection, treatment advice and clarification of doubts on the condition. Therefore, it is necessary to implement ongoing education strategies on the subject for these professionals, once they have a key role in tuberculosis control and patient treatment adherence.
The facing of violence in the Health Family Strategy: a proposal of intervention
Authors: Holanda Viviane Rolim de , Holanda Eliane Rolim de , Souza Maria Amelia de
Published: January 2023

This paper presents an experience report about the actions and the main results of a research-action project, which was developed at Zona da Mata Pernambucana, and it was directed to the prevention of violence in the Basic Health Care. First, it was done the situational diagnostic followed by the sensitization of community and of the professionals who form the health family team. Next, there were workshops based on the methodology of problematization with emphasis on precocious identification and adequate routing of people in situation of risk or violence. The developed actions contributed to the promotion of peace culture, fortification of social support network to face the local violence, critic formation of students, as well as the building of an attention model which priories the community quality of life.
Experience of mothers in the care of children with type 1 diabetes
Authors: Martins Elis Mayre da Costa Silveira , Ataíde Márcia Barroso Camilo de , Silva Denise Maia Alves da , Frota Mirna Albuquerque
Published: January 2023

Descriptive qualitative study aimed to understand the experience of mothers in the care of type 1 diabetic children in a unit of Tertiary Reference in Diabetes, located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12 mothers of diabetic children, aged 3-12 years. The results were analyzed using the techniques of thematic analysis of Bardin, with these highlighted categories: multiple feeling generated in the impact of the diagnosis; mother facing the competitiveness of affection among the children, the experience of the mother in the expansion of the locus daily care. Conclusion: the disease affects the whole family, and the burden of care falls on the mother in all aspects of the disease, professional support is necessary, once the assistance provided by the mother goes beyond the diabetic child care related to metabolic control.
Acute pain and gender relation: different perceptions in men and women
Authors: Lira Margaret Olinda de Souza Carvalho , Carvalho Maria de Fátima Alves Aguiar
Published: January 2023

The investigation had as objective, analysing the pain perception differences between men and women. It explores different authors' comprehensions about the pain in a gender perspective. It presents results referring to admitted clients on emergency service, medical and surgery clinics of a public hospital in the city of Petrolina - PE. The data quatitative analysis found pain perception differences between the 12 emotional components investigated. It's pretended to provide elements that contribute to the enlargement of the knowledge about the theme as also to the implantation of mensuration scales of pain.
Academic gardening: from the sweet perfume of roses to the narrowness of their thorns
Authors: França Inacia Sátiro Xavier de
Published: January 2023

The Brazilian graduate program was originated in the 1930s, from the Decree No. 19.851/31, aiming to implement the scientific research in all fields of human knowledge as a purpose of higher education. In 1951, the Law No. 1.310/51 was responsible for creating the National Research Council (CNP), today the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). This institution ensures the formation of researchers and scholars in all areas of knowledge, through programs, grants and investments. That same year, the Decree No. 29.741/51 created the Campaign for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), the forerunner of the current Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, with the purpose of assessing and funding the Brazilian graduate programs(1). It is worth mentioning that, in the assessment of graduate programs, CAPES is based on objective and subjective criteria that are analyzed by peer experts from several areas of knowledge; on the meritocratic nature of the programs; and on the current policies for the development of these programs.
Reasons for non-compliance of mothers to immunization schedule of children exposed to HIV
Authors: Sherlock Maria do Socorro Mendonça , Cardoso Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão , Lélis Ana Luiza de Aguiar , Lopes Márcia Maria Coelho Oliveira , Pereira Maria Lúcia Duarte
Published: January 2023

We aimed to describe the knowledge of HIV seropositive mother on the children immunization schedule and know the reasons for their non-compliance to the children immunization schedule. This is a descriptive study with qualitative approach carried out in the outpatient clinic of a public institution, in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. The subjects were 16 mothers or caregivers of children up to two years of age exposed to HIV/AIDS. Data collection happened through semi-structured interviews conducted from January to March 2012. Two categories emerged from the analysis: Lack of knowledge of mother about special immunization schedule for children with HIV and Reasons for non-compliance to special immunization schedule. Mothers presented poor knowledge, fear and disinterest in the information on the disease and preventive measures, as well as the difficulties faced. Health professionals should promote strategies with these mothers seeking integration, commitment and comprehension of the importance of immunization in children.
Social and health aspects of patients co-infected with HIV/tuberculosis
Authors: Lemos Larissa de Araújo , Feijão Alexsandra Rodrigues , Galvão Marli Teresinha Gimeniz
Published: January 2023

The aim was to assess the social and health aspects and perception about the diagnosis of individuals co-infected with HIV/tuberculosis. This descriptive study, with quantitative-qualitative approach was accomplished at a referral hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, between January and April 2009, using semistructured interviews held in a private environment. Data were analyzed descriptively and through content analysis. Participants were 16 patients co-infected with HIV/tuberculosis, 56.25% male. The predominant age range was between 31 and 39 years (43.75%), education levels were low and the monthly family income was approximately one minimum wage. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the predominant form (62.50%). Patients’ perception about the discovery of the co-infection was demonstrated through two categories: Fear and anguish in view of the diagnosis and Changes in health habits and lifestyle. In view of the findings, there is an urgent need to promote these patients’ psychological and physical wellbeing through political and health actions.
Health conditions of women working in the clothing industry
Authors: Cecilio Hellen Pollyanna Mantelo , Costa Maria Antonia Ramos , Silva Regina Lúcia Dalla Torre , Marcon Sonia Silva
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to investigate aspects of living conditions and health of female workers in the textile industry. This is a descriptive exploratory study conducted in the northwest of Paraná, in four municipalities selected for convenience. Data were collected in October and November 2011, in the workplace, through self-administered questionnaire. The sample consisted of 177 women working in the textile industries, aged between 18 and 60 years; 83.9% of women have more than eight years of study and have an average household income of R$1,662.34. Regarding lifestyle, 44.2% practice physical actives, 80.2% do not use alcohol and only 6.7% are smokers. The lifestyle allied with poor working conditions, may favor the onset of diseases, so policies of workers’ health must contemplate actions to promote health and better working conditions.
Organ procurement and the body donor-family binomial: instruments to subsidize nursing approach
Authors: Ferreira Gisele da Cruz , Arreguy-Sena Cristina , Alves Marcelo da Silva , Salimena Anna Maria de Oliveira
Published: January 2023

We aimed to describe the design of instruments to subsidize the care for the body donor-family binomial in the perspective of the process of organ procurement. The Activities of Living Model grounded the instruments for data collection. We identified 33 possible diagnoses, 14 associated to the body preservation and 19 to responses from family members facing grieving and the decision on whether to authorize the donation. We selected 31 interventions to preserve the body for organs/tissues procurement, and 25 to meet the needs for information, coping and support for the family decision. The nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes were registered according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, Nursing Intervention Classification, and Nursing Outcome Classification, respectively. The instruments follow the legislation of the Board of Nursing and the donor/organ procurement, needing to be validated by field experts.
Educational actions for the elderly
Authors: Meneses Rejane Millions Viana , Silva Rafael Tavares Silveira , Carvalho Rafaela Fernandes de , Santos Ana Paula de Oliveira Bezerra Souza , Almeida Jamilly Arita Veras de , Medeiros Angélica Teresa Nascimento de
Published: January 2023

In the aging process, the older adults are faced with the emergence of chronic diseases that often reflect in difficulties for health maintenance. Therefore, it is important to work with seniors to promote the improvement in lifestyle. This article is a report from a research project at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, which carries out educational actions in the Inaraí Association (Natal,RN,Brazil), with the objective of divulging activities and thereby stimulate the formation of groups that aim at promoting the health of the elderly. To develop the actions, we rely on the information in the epidemiological profile previously developed in the Association, from then on, through weekly meetings collected with elderly women. We intend to stimulate good habits of life, in order to make possible the improvement of lifestyle and, therefore, to promote health for the group.
Reflections on the supervised relationship and interaction in nursing clinical training
Authors: Rocha Inês Alves da Rocha e Silva , Carvalho António Luís Rodrigues Faria de
Published: January 2023

This reflection fits into the area of Clinical Supervision in Nursing focusing on relationships that the student develops during clinical training. It seems that in clinical training the student not only learns but also consolidates verbal, procedural and attitudinal contents. The relationship established with peers, teachers and tutors will contribute to their professional identity. It is underlined the importance of the contribution of clinical supervision for the development of a reflective thinking in students in Portugal, as highlighted here, which influences the changes in nursing practices, as well as ensuring the quality and safety of the care provided. The characteristics that the tutor must have to improve the development of the students are also explained as well as the possible solutions for the existing limitations of clinical training contexts.
Breastfeeding: providing care in rooming-in care
Authors: Saraiva Ana Raquel , Carvalho Amanda Cordeiro , Gonçalves Gleice Adriana , Soares Jaqueliny Rodrigues , Pinto Sarah Lima
Published: January 2023

The study aims to verify the performance of nursing team, with the mothers, before the process of breastfeeding and prevention of breastfeeding problems, in the rooming in a reference maternity hospital, in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil. Descriptive study with qualitative approach in which respondents were eight professionals of the nursing team, the data were analyzed and categorized. The main difficulties in implementing the actions were: the resistance of the mothers to accept the guidelines of the nursing team, insufficient quantity of professionals, lack of continuous training for professionals, and inadequate infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary that the rooming health professionals have a commitment to have updated knowledge and put it into practice, as well as develop strategies to have the mothers´ confidence thus allowing them to breastfeed more safely.
Aspects of social interactions of HIV-positive children from the perspective of their caregivers
Authors: Galvão Marli Teresinha Gimeniz , Cunha Gilmara Holanda da , Rodrigues Naya Lúcia de Castro , Gir Elucir
Published: January 2023

The occurrence of HIV-infected women resulted in the birth of children exposed or infected by the virus. This research aimed to identify aspects of HIV-positive children’s interactions. This exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative approach was developed at an HIV/AIDS care referral service in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, between July and December 2009. Participants were caregivers of 13 children infected with HIV. The semi-structured interviews and content analysis enabled the creation of categories: fear of contamination by HIV in the family core; lack of confidentiality and training of health professionals in care delivery to HIV/AIDS patients; and social exclusion in the family, neighborhood and school environment. In conclusion, the social interactions of HIV-positive children are impaired. Fear, exclusion and prejudice permeate the caregivers’ lives, due to the fear that the children will be discriminated against in society. This study reveals information that can support holistic nursing care.
Difficulties experienced by men during their partners’ pregnancy
Authors: Brito Rosineide Santana de , Soares Joana D’arc Dantas , Carvalho Jovanka Bittencourt Leite de , Santos Danyelle Leonette Araújo dos
Published: January 2023

Pregnancy causes physical and psychological changes in women, which directly affect the spouse. Thus, this study aimed at investigating the difficulties experienced by men during pregnancy, describing male reactions when facing such difficulties. This is an exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed in Natal / RN, Brazil. Data collection occurred from May to July 2008, with 27 men, through semi-structured interviews, after authorization n ° 176/2008 issued by the Ethics Committee of the Rio Grande do Norte Federal University. The interviews were elaborated according to Bardin’s Content Analysis. Results suggest that mood changes in pregnant women, alterations in marital life, financial hardship and access to health services are the main difficulties perceived by interviewed men. When facing such problems, respondents stated that they reacted calmly and understandingly. We concluded that the interviewees experienced difficulties resulting from their partners' pregnancy, but these did not represent an obstacle to their relationships within the family context
Prenatal care: a look at the quality
Authors: Valente Mayenne Myrcea Quintino Pereira , Freitas Naiana Queiroz de , Áfio Aline Cruz Esmeraldo , Sousa Carla Suellen Pires de , Evangelista Danielle Rosa , Moura Escolástica Rejane Ferreira
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to assess the quality of prenatal care according to the criteria established in the Prenatal and Birth Humanization Program. Cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study carried out with 75 pregnant women registered in Basic Health Units of a municipality in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected between March and May, 2011, through interviews during prenatal nursing consultations. One highlighted major obstacles to a good quality prenatal care: deficits in the request of second routine laboratory tests in prenatal care, significant number of pregnant women who were not tested for fetal presentation and a small number of pregnant women who did not have the updated vaccine schedule. However investment is necessary to encourage and qualify professionals to perform their practices with a better performance. These practices can be developed through educational and health actions in order to improve the quality of prenatal care.
TÜZEL KİŞİ TACİRLERİN TÜKETİCİ SIFATI SORUNU VE BU KAPSAMDA TARAF OLDUKLARI HUKUKİ UYUŞMAZLIKLARIN TİCARİ/TÜKETİCİ DAVA ŞARTI ARABULUCULUĞA ETKİLERİ
Authors: TEKTEN Emel
Published: January 2023

Tacirler bilindiği üzere gerçek kişi olabileceği gibi tüzel kişilerden de oluşabilir. TTK m. 3 gereğince “bir tacirin borçlarının ticari olması asıldır” kuralına gerçek kişiler bakımından TTK m. 19/1 hükmü sebebiyle iki tane istisna getirilmişken, tüzel kişi tacirler bakımından herhangi bir istisnanın yer almadığı görülmektedir. Diğer taraftan özel Kanun niteliğindeki TKHK m. 3/k’da yer alan tüketici tanımı “bir mal veya hizmeti ticari veya mesleki olmayan amaçlarla edinen, kullanan veya yararlanan gerçek ya da tüzel kişi” şeklinde olması sebebiyle; tüzel kişi tacirlerin tüketici sıfatının belirlenmesinde tereddütler yaşandığı gözlemlenmektedir. Buna bağlı olarak, tüzel kişi tacirlerin taraf olduğu hukuki uyuşmazlıklarda, dava şartı arabuluculuk ticari/tüketici meselesinin belirlenmesinde sıkıntılar da yaşanabilmektedir. Çalışmamızda, tüzel kişi tacirlerin tüketici sıfatı sorunun çözülebilmesi için öğretideki çeşitli görüşler ve yargı kararları birlikte incelenerek; bu kapsamda çıkabilecek hukuki uyuşmazlıkların ticari/tüketici dava şartı arabuluculuklardan hangisine gireceği konusunda değerlendirmeler yapılması planlanmaktadır.
Virtual Learning Environments: Modeling a New Learning Policy Strategy
Authors: Neifachas Sergejus , Butvilas Tomas , Kovaitė Kristina
Published: January 2023

The paper examines the modelling dimension of the virtual teaching/learning environment and its implementation practices. Changing trends of the educational processes become apparent; thus, it is necessary to reflect and justify the contours of modeling the virtual educational environment. When looking for new ways of conceptualizing teaching/learning strategies, it is especially important to understand the inclusive, enabling context of the open learning spaces, to adequately assess the content elements and to predict the possible characteristics of their expression in the context of inclusive and sustainable economy. In this paper, the process of modeling the virtual learning environment is analyzed using reflexive approaches. It is stressed that the aim of the new education policy strategy is to create learning environments that enable people of different talents and interests to receive appropriate learning, adapt to different life situations and goals, and reconcile, say, formal learning and self-education. Qualitative data is presented along with both teachers’ and educational experts’ attitudes.
The Impact of Censorship on the Soviet Canon of English Literature in Translation: A Case Study of Joseph Conrad
Authors: Valentinavičienė Daina
Published: January 2023

The article gives an overview of translations of Joseph Conrad’s works into Lithuanian during the Soviet period (1940–1990), in an attempt to answer the question why some important titles belonging to the English Conradian canon had not been translated. Conrad’s Lithuanian translations are discussed in the broader context of translations into Russian in the former USSR, comparing to what extent the processes were similar and where they differed. On the basis of Soviet literary criticism, official publications in Russian and in Lithuanian, and paratexts in published translations, the article traces how the image of Conrad and his works was constructed for the Soviet readership. The article concludes that Conrad’s case was a form of less obvious (invisible) censorship when the writer is not banned, but through a careful selection of works for translation relegated to a narrow genre niche and ousted to the periphery of the Soviet canon of translated classical English literature. His socio-political novels (Secret Agent among them) were eliminated from translation into Lithuanian precisely because of their direct or indirect references either to Russia or to political themes. The comparison of Conrad’s bibliographies in translation reveals that Conrad’s presence in Lithuanian translations and literary research is markedly smaller than in Russian, which suggests that Conrad’s works were deemed more undesirable and access to them more restricted in one of the Western republics of the Soviet state than in its centre.
Coding Hotline
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: January 2023

This month’s Coding Hotline addresses coding for RSV, documentation of immunization counseling, and palliative care consultations.
AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter
™ February 2023 Quiz (Online Exclusive)
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: January 2023

Quiz for AAPC Continuing Education Units
Calculations of molecular properties of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole by semi-empirical tight-binding methods
Authors: Syetov Y. A. , Diachenko A. O. , Mukharovska V. S. , Moiseyenko V. M.
Published: January 2023

The semi-empirical tight-binding methods GFN1-xTB and GFN2-xTB are applied to calculations of structure, energy and normal vibrations of the molecule of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole undergoing excited state intramolecular proton transfer. The results are compared with ones obtained by the density-functional tight-binding methods with hydrogen interaction corrections and density functional theory. The GFN2-xTB method is found to provide good correspondence to the results obtained by more accurate but much slower density functional theory method for geometrical parameters of hydrogen bond, relative energy of molecular conformations and potential energy surface.
АВТОРИТАРИЗМ І ДЕМОКРАТІЯ В ПІВДЕННО-СХІДНІЙ АЗІЇ: РЕЖИМНА ДИНАМІКА В КОНТЕКСТІ «ТРЕТЬОЇ ХВИЛІ» ДЕМОКРАТИЗАЦІЇ
Authors: Teslenko Serhii , Tkach Oleh
Published: January 2023

У статті розглядаються траєкторії політичної трансформації в країнах Підвенно-Східної Азії.Проаналізовано специфіку демократичного транзиту в умовах третьої хвилі демократизації. Зазначено, що лінія розлому в регіоні пролягає між країнами з перехідною економікою та країнами, які встановили електоральну демократію (а не між простою демократією та консолідованою демократією).Досліджено становлення демократій у Таїланді, в Індонезії, Сінгапурі, Малайзії, Камбоджі, на Філіппінах. Окрема увага надається феномену демократичного відкату та загрозам демократизації. Розглянуто перспективи здійснення у країнах Південно-Східної Азії незворотних демократичних реформ. Було підкреслено, що головне завдання для еліт у регіоні, – продемонструвати здатність режимів одночасно забезпечувати ефективний рівень управління і здійснювати реформи, спрямовані на інклюзивну участь і політичну підзвітність.