bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance complience of nurses/midwives and its affected factors in using PlasmaMed for postpartum women at Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital in 2020
Authors:   Hanoi University of Public Health, Le Thi Kim Anh , Tran Thi Thuy Linh
Published: July 2021

This study aims to identify performance complience of nurses/midwives and its affected factors in using PlasmaMed for postpartum women at Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital in 2020. We used a cross-sectional degisn which combining both quantitative and qualitative methods. We used a checklist to observe 158 cases of PlasmaMed use and interviewed 14 manages and nurses/midwives of the hospital. Results showed that the rate of cases with good complience of required procedure for PlasmaMed in Caesarean delivery and normal delivery was 79.7% and 92.1%, respectively. We also found some factors having negative impacts on performance of nurses/midwives such as their insufficient knowledge about the technique, attitude of neglecting the importance of procedure complience, and their high pressure of workload. Keyword: Cold plasma at atmospheric pressure, performance, complience, nurses/midwives, caesarean delivery, PlasmaMed.
Faculty Formation: Philosophical Perspectives, Issues, and Considerations
Authors: Young Elizabeth , Godfrey Nelda
Published: July 2021

With a looming nurse faculty shortage, it is imperative that schools of nursing develop and maintain the nurse educator workforce to meet the demands of today’s complex healthcare system. One component needed for workforce preparation is structure regarding formation of the faculty role. This article first defines faculty formation and why faculty formation is a relevant philosophical issue within nursing education. Next, we discuss current issues in faculty formation including: educational training; the orientation process; mentorship and role modeling; communities of practice; and faculty workload. We offer brief exemplars to illustrate current concerns with formation that faculty experience during role transition and recommend considerations for nurse leaders to support faculty formation.
Envisioning an Ethical Climate in Nursing Education Programs
Authors: Olson Linda
Published: July 2021

The importance of creating healthy and ethical work environments in the clinical setting has been a focus in nursing for several years. However, research has found that incidents of incivility and bullying occur in academia as well. Nurse educators often face complex situations in the academic workplace that have ethical implications, including relationships with each other, academic administrators, and students. A review of the evidence indicates that studies have considered the importance of creating an ethical environment in nursing practice, and incivility, but few have focused on healthy work environments in academia. This article presents the nine provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses in the context of the nursing academic environment as a framework to discuss the philosophical and practical importance of envisioning an ethical environment within academic settings. Examples of relationships are provided that demonstrate a positive ethical climate or illustrate areas in need of reflection for improvement, with suggested implications for practice.
The Environmental Impact of 5G Technology on Humans and Animals
Authors: Chandan Rakesh Kumar , Suman Prem Nath , Sinha Keshav
Published: July 2021

5G has the potential to become the future communication technology as it has the capability to provide faster download speeds, extremely low latency, and higher capacity. The deployment of 5G will be as a wi-fi that will cover the entire globe. It will serve an elevated number of devices than the previous technology; therefore, the distribution of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) will grow rapidly. Although no direct adverse effect has been reported by the service providers, the real health impact of this advanced technology is still under investigation. It is expected that the mm-wave frequency range (30-300 GHz) is ideal for 5G technology, and the devices, in this operating range, will work at very low power due to which small penetration is supposed to occur, but it will require a high density of small cells. It will increase the chances of human exposure to RF-EMF. In this chapter, a theoretical framework is used to describe the effect of 5G technology on humans and animals and also the rumors related to the adaptation of 5G technology.
IoT and Its Real-Time Application in Agriculture
Authors: Parween Saria , Hameed Rasha Subhi , Sinha Keshav
Published: July 2021

In the 21st century, we are standing among a plethora of technologies and tools that prove the concepts of real-life applications. One such example is the internet of things (IoT) that uses sensor technology for communication. IoT is the network of physical devices that is used in various applications such as vehicles, home appliances, and telecommunication that are used to exchange data. In this chapter, the authors proposed the theoretical framework for IoT-based farming. The major challenge in farming is to deliver the product at the best possible price and quality to the end consumers. Now, in the current scenario, only 50% of the farm produce is reaching the consumer due to wastage of products, high cost, and local black marketing. The work is to focus on providing the solution based on past data analytics and current market conditions, which will help to reduce the cost and provide a minimal price to the farmer. The IoT is used for data collection, which will help to reduce the middle hops and agents between the farmer and consumer.
Transcending Doors in Library Service Provision
Authors: Donkor Antonia Bernadette
Published: July 2021

Libraries are storehouses of information that support decision making in society. The COVID-19 pandemic shook the foundations of the operations of libraries. Libraries had to shut their doors on their cherished patrons. This created information hunger and anxiety. Librarians were also locked outside their libraries and could not provide access to the information resources within their libraries. Using technology, services such as remote/off-campus and online services were provided to users. Looking through the lens of the pandemic, the attention of librarians is drawn to the need to invest in electronic resources, the need to invest in emerging technologies for the provision of library services, and the need for disaster management policies and plans.
Voice-Based Speaker Identification and Verification
Authors: Sinha Keshav , Hameed Rasha Subhi , Paul Partha , Singh Karan Pratap
Published: July 2021

In recent years, the advancement in voice-based authentication leads in the field of numerous forensic voice authentication technology. For verification, the speech reference model is collected from various open-source clusters. In this chapter, the primary focus is on automatic speech recognition (ASR) technique which stores and retrieves the data and processes them in a scalable manner. There are the various conventional techniques for speech recognition such as BWT, SVD, and MFCC, but for automatic speech recognition, the efficiency of these conventional recognition techniques degrade. So, to overcome this problem, the authors propose a speech recognition system using E-SVD, D3-MFCC, and dynamic time wrapping (DTW). The speech signal captures its important qualities while discarding the unimportant and distracting features using D3-MFCC.
Libraries and Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Rupar Korosec Mojca
Published: July 2021

Libraries are increasingly entering the digital age, and demands on them to offer more digital services are widening, with user expectations of “remote or distant access,” “distant learning,” and the use of other modern internet technologies. To this end, libraries must accelerate their use of technologies like AI, “data mining,” “machine-readable data,” “machine-generated classification,” “semantic ontologies,” and internet accessible catalogs and content because their aim should always be user benefit, user convenience, and user satisfaction. In this chapter, the author examines ways in which technologies and libraries are trying to fulfill their modern role and expectations of the modern user. Additionally, the author will examine how to strengthen data ethics in those particular fields of library use that most endanger the user's intellectual freedom on one side and his right to privacy on the other. One of the essential roles of modern libraries, in their new “informational” identity, will be as “guardians of data ethics and intellectual freedom.”
O cuidar como profissão das mulheres
Authors: Galvíncio Amanda Sousa , De Carvalho Costa Jean Carlo
Published: July 2021

Na transição do século XIX para o século XX poucas foram as mulheres que tiveram acesso ao ensino superior. Neste artigo, investigamos a trajetória intelectual de Eudésia Vieira: a primeira médica paraibana, formada em 1934. O estudo utilizou fontes (auto)biográficas e artigos de jornais. Diante disso, é possível indicar três elementos comuns nas trajetórias das primeiras médicas brasileiras: 1) as dificuldades enfrentadas por elas no contexto político e cultural do período, 2) a profissão docente como a primeira atividade realizada no espaço público e 3) a medicina como profissão para cuidar de outras mulheres e das crianças. Além disso, Eudésia Vieira fez parte do grupo de intelectuais católicas que ascenderam na imprensa para propagar os ideais reformistas de cunho cristão
O rito da confirmação luterana e a escolarização dos pomeranos
Authors: Romig Karen Laiz Krause , Weiduschadt Patrícia
Published: July 2021

Pensando que o campo da História da Educação tem ampliado o seu espectro investigativo a fim de compreender temas subjacentes à escolarização, o presente trabalho apresenta um levantamento de pesquisas desenvolvidas sobre luteranismo, escolas paroquiais, ritos de passagem e confirmação luterana, para construir um estado da arte que serviu de referencial para uma pesquisa desenvolvida no âmbito de um mestrado acadêmico. As buscas foram efetuadas em sites de bancos de dados e revistas eletrônicas da área de história da educação. O entrelaçamento entre os temas da escolarização e da religiosidade luterana demonstrou-se, então, profícuo para entender elementos educativos que envolvem o grupo étnico pomerano e para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa maior
‘A universidade que espere!’
Authors: Santos Laisa Dias , Conceição Joaquim Tavares da
Published: July 2021

Este artigo apresenta uma compreensão de ideias defendidas por seis intelectuais da ‘geração 1870’ sobre a criação da universidade no Brasil no período de 1870 a 1889. A partir da história dos intelectuais e da utilização de diferentes tipologias de fontes, foi possível considerar que a implantação da universidade deveria esperar por ser entendida ora como sinônimo de centralização e monopólio do saber, ora como fim último, resultado de uma reforma gradual da instrução pública. Nos discursos analisados, mesmo que se buscasse o progresso do país e a liberdade da ciência, as condições financeiras, políticas e sociais do Império não permitiram contemplara criação da universidade como melhor alternativa para os problemas da instrução superior no Brasil.
Igreja, Estado e educação
Authors: Bilhão Isabel Aparecida , Klafke Álvaro Antônio
Published: July 2021

O artigo analisa o processo de constituição do Movimento de Educação de Base – MEB –, refletindo sobre a dinâmica das relações entre Igreja e Estado no Brasil, em um momento em que a educação no meio rural era disputada por diversos grupos sociais. Tem por objetivo compreender como, no interior de um Estado oficialmente laico, pôde ser firmado e justificado um convênio no qual o governo federal brasileiro financiou um movimento proposto e coordenado pela Igreja Católica. Embasando-se teoricamente nas noções de grupos de elite e influência, investiga as aproximações entre os agentes governamentais e religiosos envolvidos na consecução do acordo. Finalmente, analisa o decreto de formalização do convênio, relacionando alguns de seus pontos principais com o processo antecedente.
‘Homens que ensinaram a América ler’
Authors: Silva Rony Rei do Nascimento , Mesquita Ilka Miglio de , Nery Ana Clara Bortoleto
Published: July 2021

Este texto tem por objetivo analisar a relação estabelecida entre Jaime Torres Bodet e Manuel Bergström Lourenço Filho, nas campanhas de alfabetização de adultos no México e Brasil, que culminaram com a realização do VI Seminário Interamericano de Alfabetização e Educação de Adultos, no Brasil em 1949. Trata-se, portanto, de uma investigação acerca da circulação de ideias que nortearam a educação de adultos no Brasil e México, em tempos em que o México se colocava como referência exitosa para toda a América Latina, sobretudo, pelas experiências levadas a cabo pela Unesco, OEA e Crefal. Em relação às opções teórico-metodológicas, trata-se de um trabalho embasado na História Conectada, tomando como fontes: jornais, revistas e fotografias. Por fim, pode-se concluir que a relação entre esses homens se constituiu no movimento campanhista de erradicação do analfabetismo adulto, levado a cabo em seus respectivos países pela Unesco, que resultou na realização de congressos e, consequentemente, em uma vasta produção intelectual e didática sobre o tema.
Estudantes lutando pela liberdade
Authors: Molina Rodrigo Sarruge
Published: July 2021

Essa análise está inserida no campo de estudos da História da Educação e tem como objeto de pesquisa a resistência do Movimento Estudantil da cidade de Piracicaba/SP contra o golpe civil-militar de 1964 e a ditadura. Compreende-se que embora o Movimento Estudantil piracicabano tenha suas particularidades, ele estava conectado com as principais questões nacionais do período e, espera-se ter demonstrado sua contribuição para fomentar a contra hegemonia, a reorganização da União Nacional dos Estudantes e a abertura democrática no Brasil. O referencial teórico e metodológico é o materialismo histórico dialético que auxiliou no trabalho de investigação com fontes primárias localizadas principalmente no Arquivo público do Estado de São Paulo e da Universidade de São Paulo.
Saber profissional do professor que ensina matemática
Authors: Valente Wagner Rodrigues , Bertini Luciane de Fatima , Morais Rosilda dos Santos
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem por finalidade elaborar uma sistematização das discussões realizadas, a partir do estudo de uma das referências teórico-metodológicas constituintes de um projeto coletivo de pesquisa. Interrogamos: ‘Que contribuições a análise desse estudo dá à pesquisa histórica sobre o saber profissional do professor que ensina matemática?’ Foram consideradas quatro categorias de análise no âmbito das discussões realizadas sobre o referencial: relações passado-presente; papel dos experts na elaboração de saberes; relações entre campo disciplinar e campo profissional; articulações entre profissionalização/saberes/formação docente. O resultado aponta para um alargamento do próprio referencial analisado possibilitando melhor conformação do objeto de pesquisa do projeto coletivo que se volta ao saber profissional do professor que ensina matemática.
Os primeiros professores de língua inglesa do século XIX
Authors: Santos Elaine Maria
Published: July 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo principal relacionar a trajetória de três professores de língua inglesa do século XIX com o processo de institucionalização do ensino da língua inglesa, frente à hegemonia francesa. Para tanto, os pressupostos da Nova História Cultural foram utilizados, privilegiando-se de fontes diversas, como documentos oficiais, jornais oitocentistas e prefácios de compêndios publicados pelos professores selecionados. Os achados da pesquisa nos mostram que as lutas enfrentadas pelos docentes tiveram grande importância para a consolidação de um campo de trabalho em momentos diferentes do século XIX, levando-se em consideração que o francês ocupava um papel hegemônico no que se refere ao ensino de línguas vivas
Para ler a Unidad Popular
Authors: Gomes Ivan Lima
Published: July 2021

O êxito eleitoral da Unidad Popular chilena e o apoio de diversos setores sociais indicaram a necessidade de se iniciarem profundas transformações sociais inéditas até então no Chile. A área cultural ganha destaque. A promoção de novas práticas de leitura torna-se parte de uma política cultural alinhada ao projeto de formação de um novo homem, de perfil laico e humanista. A editora Quimantú foi um passo significativo nessa direção. Discutiremos neste artigo os caminhos que levaram à sua criação, bem como suas principais publicações, priorizando uma análise sobre publicações voltadas ao público infantil. A conclusão aponta que o empastelamento da editora pelas forças militares, em setembro de 1973, não silenciou a utopia editorial de Quimantú, que segue viva até os dias de hoje.
Como se formar médica no século XIX
Authors: Barreto Raylane Andreza Dias Navarro , Silva Tayanne Adrian Santana Morais da
Published: July 2021

Este artigo é fruto da análise da trajetória formativa de Maria Amélia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (1854-1934), primeira médica pernambucana, formada em faculdade brasileira, em 1892. Por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental a investigação revelou caminhos, estudos, trajetos formativos, problemas do ser mulher, bem como as oportunidades educacionais aproveitadas. Longe de uma história de opressor versus oprimido, o que se buscou foi a aproximação de uma escrita da história que valoriza a atuação de mulheres a partir dos dispositivos formativos de um período histórico que consorciam tradição familiar, poder econômico, redes de relacionamentos, subvenção pública, além da vontade de enfrentar uma sociedade androcêntrica que, se não impedia, dificultava qualquer tipo de ascensão feminina.
Resistencia y oposición a contenidos de educación sexual en libros de texto gratuitos en México: 1974 y 2006
Authors: Sandoval Salvador Camacho , Rangel Yolanda Padilla
Published: July 2021

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo presentar y analizar el pensamiento y acciones de grupos conservadores opuestos a decisiones gubernamentales en materia de educación sexual en libros de texto gratuitos. Para ello recorremos dos momentos de la historia contemporánea de México. El primero tuvo lugar durante el gobierno de Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970-1976), el cual cambió los planes de estudio de educación primaria e introdujo contenidos de educación sexual en los libros de Ciencias Naturales. El segundo momento ocurrió cuando en el gobierno de Vicente Fox Quezada (2000-2006) se reformó la educación secundaria y, en convenio con casas editoriales privadas, se publicaron libros de texto gratuitos, financiados y aprobados por la SEP. Describimos los contenidos educativos y analizamos las expresiones de inconformidad y resistencia de los grupos opositores, así como los resultados obtenidos. Se parte de la premisa de que el libro de texto, por su carácter público y su carga ideológica que llega a niños y jóvenes, así como por su unicidad y obligatoriedad, ha sido objeto de acalorados debates entre intelectuales y académicos, pero también de pugnas sociales y políticas en las que se involucran actores de los más diversos orígenes que, además, persiguen otros fines sociopolíticos. En ocasiones esta oposición histórica se transforma en movimiento social. Para cada uno de los momentos presentamos algunos ejemplos de esta oposición en el estado de Aguascalientes.
Formas de exclusão e de presença da população negra na história da escola sul-rio-grandense
Authors: Gil Natalia de Lacerda , Antunes Claudia Pereira
Published: July 2021

O artigo busca compreender historicamente os processos de exclusão educacional, bem como as iniciativas de resistência e agenciamento, da população negra no Rio Grande do Sul. Assenta-se na análise da legislação provincial educacional e de jornais e relatórios oficiais durante as primeiras décadas republicanas. O trabalho demonstra que enquanto na legislação do século XIX vigoraram restrições para a presença da população negra nas escolas públicas, no pós-abolição outros processos de exclusão se intensificaram ou se estabeleceram, como a necessidade de trabalhar e sua consequente prioridade em relação aos estudos, ou como as práticas de preconceito e discriminação dentro das salas de aula, as quais foram objeto de denúncia na imprensa negra.
Corrigendum: Investigation of the acaricidal activity of the acetone and ethanol extracts of 12 South African plants against the adult ticks of Rhipicephalus turanicus
Authors: Fouche Gerda , Sakong Bellonah M. , Adenubi Olubukola T. , Dzoyem Jean Paul , Naidoo Vinny , Leboho Tlabo , Khosa Mbokota C. , Wellington Kevin W. , Eloff Jacobus N.
Published: July 2021

No abstract available.
Corrigendum: Acaricidal activity of the aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts of 15 South African plants against Rhipicephalus turanicus and their toxicity on human liver and kidney cells
Authors: Fouche Gerda , Adenubi Olubukola T. , Leboho Tlabo , Khoza Mbokota C. , McGaw Lyndy J. , Naidoo Vinny , Wellington Kevin W. , Eloff Jacobus N.
Published: July 2021

No abstract available.
Role of Preoperative and Postoperative Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 in Evaluation of Posthysterectomy Vault Prolapse
Authors: Sharma Jai Bhagwan , Kumar Mukesh , Roy K. K. , Kumari Rajesh , Pandey Kavita
Published: July 2021

Background:

Posthysterectomy vault prolapse is a common problem after vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy. The objective was to assess the role of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory 20 (PFDI-20) in evaluation of vault prolapse.

Materials and Methods:

Prospective study in 20 women with posthysterectomy vault prolapse of Stage 2 and above. The outcome measure was to calculate PFDI-20 score in all cases before surgical intervention and to recalculate it again in 6 months after different surgical procedures for vault prolapse and to statistically compare the PFDI-20 score in different types of surgery over 4 years period at a tertiary referral hospital for surgical treatment. Prolapse was classified using Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification and intraoperative findings. All women were operated for vault prolapse as per hospital protocol and stage of prolapse by either vaginal sacrospinous fixation or abdominal sacrocolpopexy.

Results:

Mean age, parity, and body mass index were 54.8 years, 3.5, and 22.71 kg/m2 respectively. Preceding surgery was vaginal hysterectomy in 75% women and abdominal hysterectomy in 25% women. Complaints were bulge or mass feeling at perineum (100%), pressure in lower abdomen and perineum (55%), and constipation (60%). The type of prolapse was vault prolapse (100%), cystocele (100%), rectocele (100%), and enterocele (45%). The range of PFDI-20 was 88–152 with mean being 123.50 ± 22.71 before surgery while its range decreased significantly to 80–126 with mean being 106.40 ± 16.45 after surgery (P < 0.01). Mean postoperative PFDI-20 score was 107.40 in vaginal sacrospinous fixation group and was 105.30 in abdominal sacrocolpopexy group and was not statistically different (P = 0.18).

Conclusion:

PFDI-20 score can be used to see the adverse impact of vault prolapse on pelvic floor and to assess the beneficial effect of different types of surgeries on the score.
Menopause-Related Quality of Life among Urban Women of Hyderabad, India
Authors: Yerra Aruna Kumari , Bala Sudha , Yalamanchili Ranjith Kumar , Bandaru Rajiv Kumar , Mavoori Archana
Published: July 2021

Background:

Menopause is regarded as the marker for various symptoms such as physical, psychological, vasomotor, and sexual impairing the quality of life (QOL).

Objectives:

To assess the menopause-related QOL and determine associated factors among postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 378 postmenopausal women attending the obstetrics and gynecology department of a tertiary care hospital using a standardized menopause-specific QOL (MENQOL) questionnaire consisting of physical, vasomotor, psychosocial, and sexual domains.

Results:

The study included 378 women aged above 40 years, with majority belonging to the age group of 46–50 years. The total MENQOL mean score was found to be 19.35 ± 16.20, with physical domain score the highest 14.89 ± 11.85, followed by vasomotor 1.98 ± 3.83, psychosocial 1.82 ± 3.29, and the least as sexual domain with score of 0.624 ± 2.21. Post menopausal women with age less than 50 years, No formal education, High socio-economic status, Home makers and duration of menopause less than 5 years was found to have statistical significant association with higher vasomotor domain score; No formal education, higher socio economic status and duration of menopause with greater than 5 years was found to be significant with higher sexual domain scores.

Conclusions:

Menopause may be associated with a decrease in QOL. Certain sociodemographic variables showed a statistically significant association with the vasomotor and sexual domains. Awareness and interventions that affect the modifiable factors may help in increasing the QOL at menopause.
Gender Disparities in People Living with Obesity - An Unchartered Territory
Authors: Kapoor Nitin , Arora Saurabh , Kalra Sanjay
Published: July 2021

Gender is an important risk factor for the development of obesity. Female gender is associated with twice the risk of being overweight or having obesity. Women are also at higher risk for developing obesity-related physical and psychological comorbidities and have a twofold higher mortality risk than overweight men. Several risk factors have been described to explain the gender bias associated with an obese phenotype and these disparities have far-reaching implications on the medical, psychosocial, and the economical impact of an individual. Despite extensive awareness about gender differences related to obesity, this is still considered as an unchartered territory in obesity medicine. This is probably because of the complex multiple dimensions involved with the understanding of subject coupled with the lack of composite outcomes measures that could assist in the study of these factors. In this scoping review, we share the existing literature regarding the magnitude of gender disparities and gender discrimination in people living with obesity. We describe key factors leading to this gender bias and the impact of this discrimination on the psychological, social, and metabolic health of a given individual with obesity. We also discuss the possible implications of gender disparities on treatment of obesity which may help reduce the current mortality gap between overweight women and men.
Effects of Menopause on Sexual Function in Indian Women
Authors: Meeta Meeta , Majumdar Sharmila , Tanvir Tanvir , Sharma Seema , Shah Jyoti , Aggarwal Neelam , Olayi Roya , Ahuja Maninder , Joshi S.A.
Published: July 2021

Background:

Menopause is associated with physical, physiological, psychological changes and may lead to sexual dysfunction (SD) effecting woman's health and well-being. Scientific research in the area of female sexuality in India is scant. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate female sexual function at perimenopause and menopause and determine the association between sociodemographic and physiological factors with sexual function.

Materials and Methods:

This was a cross-sectional hospital-based study carried out in perimenopausal and menopausal women. Study participant's details were collected by gynecologists and clinical research professionals following the participant's informed consent. The case report and McCoy female sexuality questionnaire were used. The association between sociodemographic status and sexual function was determined. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics for portraying profile of the participants and t-test for comparison.

Results:

A total of 129 women in the menopausal (SD − 3.26) and 112 in the premenopausal group (SD − 6.01) were enrolled. The sociodemographic parameters did not significantly affect the sexual function scores in both groups. In terms of vaginal atrophy, a significant increase in urgency was noted in the postmenopause group. The general domain of sexual function was significantly lower in menopausal than and perimenopausal with a P < 0.001. Looking at individual domains of sexual function, for sexual interest, satisfaction, vaginal lubrication, and orgasm, the mean value of perimenopausal participants was significantly higher when compared to menopausal women; for a primary partner domain, no significant differences between the two groups were noted.

Conclusion:

Overall, the sociodemographic profile did not impact sexual function in this study. Compared with menopausal women, perimenopausal women showed better, more complete sexual function based on McCoy's score except partner-related domain that is constant from perimenopause to menopause in a monogamous relationship.
COVID-19: We’re All in This Together ‐ Some More Than Others
Authors: Alderman Chris
Published: July 2021

It has long been apparent that gross disparities exist in health care in the United States, and, indeed, other nations with fully developed economies. All kinds of markers point to these inequities, with measures such as overall life expectancy, hospitalization rates, premature mortality, adverse outcomes associated with medical and surgical treatment, infant mortality, and the impact of many significant disease types higher and more impactful among minority groups and those of the most modest economic means. This is not new. Are there pointers to what might underpin the disparities in outcomes among the different minority groups?
Asymptomatic But Altered? When Urinalysis Holds the Key
Authors: Millard John W. , Howell Crystal K. , Palasik Brittany N.
Published: July 2021

Altered mental status (AMS) is a common symptom in geriatric patients, especially in the long-term care setting. Traditionally, AMS has been associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older people. However, data correlating UTIs with AMS are lacking. For this reason, asymptomatic
bacteriuria (ASB) guidelines do not recommend using non-specific symptoms, such as AMS, to indicate a potential diagnosis of UTI. It is important to distinguish between colonization and infection, which can be done through proper interpretation of a urine analysis in the presence of
UTI-specific symptomatology. In the absence of UTI-specific symptoms, alternative diagnoses for AMS should be explored. Consultant pharmacists are a key stakeholder and partner in ensuring appropriate antimicrobial prescribing practices, including identification of ASB in older patients.
The toll of noninfected CRS patients to the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Klimek L. , Hagemann J. , Alali A. , Spielhaupter M. , Huppertz T. , Hormann K. , Matthias C.
Published: July 2021

Social distancing with the aim of avoiding infections and pre-serve critical care capacities during the COVID-19 pandemic has been implemented in Germany according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations from early March onwards. Limitations of physical contacts to reduce exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals were handled strictly, particularly in medical centers dealing with airway diseases, like rhinology and pneumology clinics. Such measures and reluctance to visit out- and inpatient services resulted in a 82% decrease in consultations to the 12 German oto-rhino-laryngological (ORL) centres forming our database during the 50 days following March 09 in 2020 if compared to the same period in 2019. Our data on CRS care underline reports on undertreatment of non-COVID-19 individuals with several different diseases during the current pandemic. We should try to reduce the toll these patients have to pay as much as possible. We established telemedicine, e-Health and artificial intelligence-supported triage for selecting the right patients for onsite-consultations and to advise patients in several demands.
Fire simulator exposure alters the innate epithelial response and inflammatory status in the airways of firefighters
Authors: Cordeiro T.G. , do Amaral J.B. , Pavao V. , Cardoso R.G. , Voegels R.L. , Pezato P.M. , Pavao V. , de Almeida E.B. , Bachi A.L.L. , Pezato R.
Published: July 2021

Background: Firefighters are often exposed to high temperatures and by-products of combustion, which can compromise their health. We aimed to evaluate the effect of fire exposure in fire simulators on the airways of firefighters at different time-points. Methodology: Thirty-seven male firefighters exposed to fire simulators were evaluated in three phases: pre-exposure, at the end of the first week, and 4 weeks after. Pulmonary function by spirometry, nasal mucociliary clearance; peripheral oxygen saturation, inflammatory markers in the nasal lavage and CC16 in the sputum, nasal obstruction, and quality of life (using the questionnaires NOSE and SNOT-22) were assessed. Results: Higher levels of IL-8, IL-10, and exhaled carbon monoxide were found more in phase 2 than in phase 1. Higher CC16 levels and lower peripheral oxygen saturation were observed in phase 3 as compared to phase 1. Lower levels of IL-2 and peripheral oxygen saturation were found in phase 3 than in phase 2. Higher nasal mucociliary clearance, as well as the worst quality of life and nasal obstruction, were observed in phases 2 and 3 as compared to phase 1. Conclusions: The firefighters' exposures to high temperatures and by-products of combustion in the fire simulators elicit an inflammatory process in the airways with impairment in the innate epithelial response of the upper airway lining. Furthermore, changes in O2 transport affected the professionals' quality of life negatively.
Audit: patient reported outcomes of extracorporeal septorhinoplasty
Authors: Mendis D. , Cheang P.P. , Glossop L.P.
Published: July 2021

Background: Extracorporeal septorhinoplasty (ECS) presents an important option in the surgical correction of the markedly deformed and twisted nose. However, there is a paucity of literature on the qualitative outcomes of ECS. Methodology: Retrospective telephone and postal questionnaire study of operations performed over 2 years (2008-2009) under the care of a senior rhinologist at two linked hospitals in the United Kingdom. Questionnaires were designed (i) relating to the procedure and (ii) patient perceptions of surgical success, improvements in physical health, psychosocial functioning and social interactions. For succinctness a shortened version of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory was used. Results: Forty-six cases were analysed eight of which were revision cases. Two cases required revision surgery and two minor complications occurred, managed conservatively. The patients had a minimum of two to three follow-ups from seven days to one year. Questionnaire scores suggested high satisfaction in response to surgical success, with notable improvements in physical health (sleep disturbance) and in general health and well-being. Regarding psychosocial functions patients reported feeling either moderately less self-conscious or not self-conscious at all post-surgery. Improvements in social interactions were less well-defined. Conclusion: In this audit of cases with significant deformities, ECS appears to confer high levels of satisfaction.
Development and validation of freshwater sediment quality assessment guidelines for trace elements in Korea
Authors: Jin Dal Rae , Lee Chang-Hoon , Kim Chan-Kook , Moon Seong-Dae , Huh In Ae , Kim Suhyun , Park Min-Seung , Lee Jong-Hyeon
Published: July 2021

Sediment quality assessment guidelines(SQAGs) for seven trace elements were suggested to build an assessment system of freshwater sediment quality for a regulatory program in Korea. In this study, current one-step SQAGs were divided into three levels based on the probability of toxicity occurrence, namely, the threshold-effect-level(TEL), the probable-effect-level(PEL), and the apparent-effect-threshold(AET). A sediment toxicity database consisting of field-collected sediments and toxicity results from three different species were used to derive TEL, PEL, and AET. The ambient background concentrations of trace elements in freshwater sediments were used instead of the TEL values because TEL values were lower than the ambient background levels. To validate the reliability of the new SQAGs, a separate sediment toxicity database based on G. sobaegensis was used. When the mean quotient value for the PEL was 0.34, the reliability reached a maximum of 87% with a positive predictive value of 94% and a negative predictive value of 85%. These results showed the newly derived SQAGs were very useful for assessing and predicting the toxicity of field sediments in Korea. Finally, ambient background concentrations, a mean quotient of PEL of 0.34, and AETs were used to classify the quality of the field-collected sediments into four categories.
Affine Extensions of Integer Vector Addition Systems with States
Authors: Blondin Michael , Haase Christoph , Mazowiecki Filip , Raskin Mikhail
Published: July 2021

We study the reachability problem for affine $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS, which are
integer vector addition systems with states in which transitions perform affine
transformations on the counters. This problem is easily seen to be undecidable
in general, and we therefore restrict ourselves to affine $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS
with the finite-monoid property (afmp-$\mathbb{Z}$-VASS). The latter have the
property that the monoid generated by the matrices appearing in their affine
transformations is finite. The class of afmp-$\mathbb{Z}$-VASS encompasses
classical operations of counter machines such as resets, permutations,
transfers and copies. We show that reachability in an afmp-$\mathbb{Z}$-VASS
reduces to reachability in a $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS whose control-states grow
linearly in the size of the matrix monoid. Our construction shows that
reachability relations of afmp-$\mathbb{Z}$-VASS are semilinear, and in
particular enables us to show that reachability in $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS with
transfers and $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS with copies is PSPACE-complete. We then focus
on the reachability problem for affine $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS with monogenic
monoids: (possibly infinite) matrix monoids generated by a single matrix. We
show that, in a particular case, the reachability problem is decidable for this
class, disproving a conjecture about affine $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS with infinite
matrix monoids we raised in a preliminary version of this paper. We complement
this result by presenting an affine $\mathbb{Z}$-VASS with monogenic matrix
monoid and undecidable reachability relation.
Introducción a la codificación de textos en TEI (parte 1)
Authors: Vaughan Nicolás
Published: July 2021

Esta lección (la primera de dos partes) te enseña los rudimentos de TEI-XML para codificar textos.
This Person Does Exist
Authors: Schäfer Matthias
Published: July 2021

This Person Does Exist is an artistic approach to exploring a large dataset of photographic portraits in a randomised manner. The dataset was originally created by Nvidia Research Lab, which has scraped and analysed creative commons images from the popular image hosting platform Flickr. These pictures were then used to train a machine learning model which can create new stochastic images of faces.

In contrast to a popular website that showcases the computer generated images, I am displaying random faces from the dataset with their corresponding metadata.

This essay looks into extractivist mechanisms in current machine learning techniques, using the internet to populate and refine databases, while focusing on artistic approaches that expose them. I make the case for Dataset Art as an emerging field which reframes scientific corpora by placing them into galleries and exhibiting them as found objects online. Finally, I argue that this artistic practice is a legitimate way of opening up a larger public discourse, although artists working with human data must be aware of ethical issues and responsibilities regarding privacy and consent.
The Digital Sublime: Orientation Strategies for a Vertiginous World
Authors: López Gabrielidis Alejandra , Navarro Toni
Published: July 2021

This article addresses the increasing levels of complexity and abstraction that digital technologies produce, which generate a feeling of amazement nowadays similar to what the philosophy of art and aesthetics deemed the experience of the sublime. Through the idea of the “digital sublime”, we aim to find ways to find direction in this vertiginous world. Our intention is to research the extent to which art and design can function as mediators of scales that translate the digital sublime into concrete images that are more digestible, as well as easy to understand and perceive. We believe this is one of the challenges that these disciplines must face in our era governed by extra-human scales, both technological (the cloud, artificial intelligence, 5G, etc.) and geological (the Anthropocene and global climate change). With this in mind, we will analyse the work of several artists whose careers reflect their commitment to these issues.

If we, and our bodies, are constantly translated into data, can art and design reverse meaning and make our data transform into bodies in such a way as to produce an aesthetic (sensible) experience of them? Can this help us to understand digital infrastructure and its materiality in a more intuitive and approachable way so that a body can imagine and/or visualise it? Can these actions encourage the production of collective emancipation strategies that allow us to be active agents when reconfiguring the governance and algorithmic regulations imposed on us?
It’s Time to Relax: The Critical Importance of Digital Mental Health Products in the Context of Surveillance Capitalism
Authors: Partal Sena , Smirnova Sasha
Published: July 2021

There has been a huge increase in the use of digital technology throughout healthcare in recent years, with everything from apps to wearable tech. The mental health and wellbeing sector has been no exception. There are a wide variety of digital mental health apps available directly from app stores, making therapeutic techniques accessible for every smartphone user.

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing quarantines and lockdowns, followed by the current economic recession, have redefined the tech world's agenda. There has been an increased emphasis on mental wellbeing. Many of the well-known tech companies, whose core business is not even related to healthcare (such as Facebook, Telefonica, or Google) have invested in mental wellbeing, either through “moonshots” or by introducing new product segments. For their critics, this is a “do-good” gesture intended to detract attention from their data extraction processes. This leads us to question, what is it that these companies want to recommend to people through the use of mental wellbeing tech? What is the new set of values that they are promoting?

In this article we critically analyse digital mental health products. We discuss how they might become a political tool, speculate on their side effects, and investigate outcomes of their increasing popularity. We want to move beyond the personal data privacy debate and tackle other potential issues – what does this data sharing mean in terms of a shift in collective psychology and ideologies? What is the potential for them to become political tools? Is this a step towards human and non-human convergence?
EFEITOS DA PRECARIZAÇÃO EM MARCHA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR BRASILEIRO E OS REFLEXOS NA FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL EM SERVIÇO SOCIAL
Authors: Da Silva Elaine Cristina
Published: July 2021

Este ensaio bibliográfico busca refletir sobre o cenário histórico de desmonte das universidades brasileiras, acentuado pela crise sanitária global de Covid-19, e como isso impacta na formação profissional em Serviço Social. Contextualiza como a universidade pública passa a ser utilizada para fins privados, é submetida à lógica empresarial e do mercado financeiro, sendo fortemente descaracterizada e flexibilizada. Esta, perde sua autonomia, tendo, muitas vezes, que adaptar seus currículos de graduação e pós-graduação às demandas do capital. Sua qualidade de ensino, pesquisa e extensão é tensionada e atingida por critérios de produtividade e rentabilidade econômica. A crise sanitária atual expõe a crise na educação superior e desmascara os ditames do capital. Apesar de desafiador, é preciso acreditar que esta mesma universidade sucateada também pode ser o palco da construção do conhecimento crítico, de resistência, denúncia, de luta, de possibilidades. A pesquisa e a investigação que não estão subordinadas aos interesses do capital possibilitam uma nova postura diante da realidade apresentada e uma nova forma de olhar a universidade – considerando-a, apesar de todos os seus problemas, um espaço onde é possível geminar o conhecimento. Utilizar a pesquisa, sobretudo, como estratégia de resistência ao sistema que está imposto, como atitude combativa, reafirmando a luta por uma universidade pública de qualidade, aliado ao projeto ético-político profissional, rompendo com o aligeiramento do ensino, retomando sua qualificação, de maneira a preservar a essência da universidade que é a construção e reconstrução do conhecimento.
INICIAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM TEMPOS PANDÊMICOS
Authors: Sousa Jacqueline , Carrara Virgínia
Published: July 2021

A pandemia do COVID-19 aprofundou a crise do capital no mundo. Na realidade brasileira, seus impactos ganham particulatidade e se agudizam devido ao ultraneoliberalismo associado ao posicionamento de extrema direita do presidente Bolsonaro. A pandemia impactou todos os âmbitos da vida e do trabalho, intensificou o uso dos ambientes virtuais e das tecnologias digitais, na educação e no ensino superior, repercutindo nas dimensões: ensino, extensão e pesquisa. O Ensino Remoto Emergencial (ERE) impôs desafios à vivência universitária. As reflexões aqui apresentadas, a partir da experiência de iniciação científica, vinculada ao Projeto "Ingressante e Egresso do Curso de Serviço Social da UFOP: um estudo sobre seus perfis" trazem os desafios e os limites do desenvolvimento da atitude de investigação, especificamente, da iniciação científica em Serviço Social, que vem sofrendo o impacto da pandemia do COVID-19. A pandemia confirma a exigência de respostas e estratégias coletivas em defesa da vida e da emancipação humana, na luta contra a crise sanitária e o capital.
Análise Comportamental: uma abordagem aplicada ao ambiente organizacional para melhoria e redução da taxa de absenteísmo
Authors: Marino Thayane Cesar , Freitas Julia Camila da Cruz , Duarte Rhayana Claudyelle Carneiro
Published: July 2021

RESUMO

Este estudo tem como enfoque principal explorar a análise comportamental de Skinner identificando quais contingências de reforçamento aplicar para redução da taxa de absenteísmo no ambiente organizacional, bem estar e produtividade do colaborador.

 

ABSTRACT

The main focus of this study is to explore Skinner's behavioral analysis by identifying which reinforcement contingencies to apply in order to reduce the absenteeism rate in the organizational environment, employee well-being and productivity.