bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relendo a Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Messagi Jr Mário
Published: May 2022

O periódico Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro, o primeiro produzido no Brasil regularmente, foi um dos objetos historiográficos mais maltratados pela historiografia da comunicação do século XX. Lido pelos olhos do debate político, foi reduzido a um irrelevante propagador da vida e dos valores da monarquia portuguesa, de baixo interesse e pouco interessante. Estes olhares tocaram o objeto de fora, o julgaram por fatores externos como sua vinculação ao rei. Periódico monárquico, foi lido pelos olhos da República. Resgatado pela historiografia atual, tem sido relido pelo seu papel em si, não pelo papel que o presente esperava, cronocentricamente, que ele desempenhasse. Com uma abordagem focada na materialidade discursiva e destrinchando suas condições reais de existência e de operação comunicacional, este artigo olha para dentro, sem julgar, tentando entender a Gazeta e sua relevância inegável no seu tempo, até por sua durabilidade e pelo tipo de imprensa que engendrou no Brasil.
De santa a padroeira
Authors: De Paula Pires Guilherme , Adam Felipe , Fernandes José Carlos
Published: May 2022

Os livros pertencentes ao gênero biográfico não apenas buscam recontar a vida de um indivíduo, mas também reconstituem o contexto que nela está inserido. Dessa forma, o presente artigo busca analisar a biografia jornalística Aparecida (ALVAREZ, 2014) por meio da Análise de Conteúdo (BARDIN, 2016). Paralelo, o trabalho explora explicações culturais nas vertentes teóricas de Adorno e Horkheimer (1995), Thompson (1999) e Canclini (1999), com apoio, ainda, da sociologia do imaginário defendida por Legros et al (2007). Por fim, percebe-se que a obra em análise reforça a manutenção de um imaginário social em relação à Virgem de Aparecida a partir de duas observações: Produto da fé e cultura de consumo; e Teologia mariana e discurso de unidade nacional.
Formarea comportamentului orientat spre asigurarea securității personale la elevii claselor primare. Coordonate legale și coordonate curriculare
Authors: Cutasevici Angela
Published: May 2022

This article deals with the issue of primary school pupils' education in order to develop behavior oriented towards personal security. It highlights the legal coordinates of the formation of the concerned behavior: international and national strategies and policies that record personal security in the context of human rights, including the child. It clarifies the normative coordinates of the targeted behavior formation in the context of the curriculum for primary education, from the disciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives.
Biology Practicum Guides Problem Based Learning-Based to Improve Critical Thinking Skills for Class XI Students of SMA
Authors:   Master Degree Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Padang State University, Jl. Prof. Dr. West Padang Freshwater Hamka - 25131 Indonesia, Safitri Widia Rahayu
Published: May 2022

This study aims to design, design and develop a learning intervention.-based Practicum Guide problem-based learning to improve the critical thinking skills of class XI SMA students that are valid, practical, and effective. The instrument used was a validity questionnaire and a practicality questionnaire as well as a matter of effectiveness. The validity and practicality data analysis technique uses a Likert scale scoring and the effectiveness uses a t-test using SPSS 2.2. Based on the development and trial of problem-based learning to improve the thinking skills of students in class XI SMA, it was concluded that the results of the validity and practicality tests met the very valid criteria. The results of the effectiveness test have effective criteria.
La obesidad es una enfermedad
Authors: De Diabetes Sociedad Argentina , De Nutrición Sociedad Argentina , De Cirugía de la Obesidad Sociedad Argentina , De Obesidad y Trastornos Alimentarios Sociedad Argentina , De Cardiología Sociedad Argentina , De Endocrinología y Metabolismo Sociedad Argentina , De Medicina Sociedad Argentina , De Hipertensión Arterial Sociedad Argentina , De Cardiología Federación Argentina
Published: May 2022

La obesidad es una enfermedad crónica, pandémica y multifactorial que se caracteriza por procesos fisiopatológicos que resultan en aumento del tejido adiposo disfuncional, lo que la asocia con múltiples comorbilidades y aumento de la mortalidad. Tiene, además, la característica fundamental de ser socialmente estigmatizante. En este sentido, es prioritaria la educación de la comunidad para mejorar la comprensión pública de la obesidad como enfermedad crónica y los riesgos del estigma sobre esta. La comunidad científica la considera como una enfermedad, es por ello que su reconocimiento representa una demanda sanitaria.
Inside High-Rise Housing
Authors: Nethercote Megan
Published: May 2022

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Condominium and comparable legal architectures make vertical urban growth possible, but do we really understand the social implications of restructuring city land ownership in this way? Geographer and architect Megan Nethercote enters the condo tower to explore the hidden social and territorial dynamics of private vertical communities. Informed by residents’ accounts of Australian high-rise living, this book shows how legal and physical architectures fuse in ways that jeopardize residents’ experience of home and stigmatize renters. As cities sprawl skywards and private renting expands, this compelling geographic analysis of property identifies high-rise development’s overlooked hand in social segregation and urban fragmentation, and raises bold questions about the condominium’s prospects.
Hogyan működik a közös értékteremtés a gyakorlatban? A Nestlé Hungária Kft. CSV tevékenységnek esetalapú bemutatása
Authors: Katona Norbert , Tessényi Judit
Published: May 2022

A szerzők célkitűzése egy esettanulmány összeállítása volt, amelynek fókuszában a Nestlé vállalat magyarországi CSV tevékenységének felmérése és értékelő bemutatása áll. A cikk írói szakértői, illetve vezetői interjúk és témaspecifikus vállalati anyagok másodelemzése alapján, a globális – lokális – üzletági – márka vonal mentén, a szervezeti szereplőkön és szerepeken, illetve a döntéshozatalon keresztül vizsgálták a vállalat CSV tevékenységét. Eredményük a világ legnagyobb élelmiszergyártó vállalata fenntarthatóság irányába mutató tevékenységének bemutatásán túl arra is rámutat, hogy a stratégiai fókuszú CSV miben tér el a gyakorlatban a CSR megközelítéstől.
Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Insomnia among Healthcare Workers during Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Halemani Kurvatteeppa , Issac Alwin , Mishra Prabhaker , Dhiraaj Sanjay , Mavinatop Suma
Published: May 2022

Covid-19 pandemic had a deleterious impact on the healthcare system and interrupted the healthcare services for individuals, families, and communities. This review aimed to ascertain the prevalence of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress among nurses and doctors during Covid-19 pandemic based on Cochrane collaboration guidelines and reported using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. The online literature search was conducted from 1 January 2021 to 31 April 2021; two authors independently searched and appraised the quality of studies. The quality of studies was assessed using modi'Agrave; ed Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Pooled data was analysed using random-effect model and heterogeneity was assessed by I2 test. A total of 13 studies comprising 9060 participants were selected for meta-analysis. The prevalence of anxiety and depression among nurses was ES (95% CI) [0.42(0.33,0.50), I2 I =97.42, p'lt;0.001], and 0.42 (0.32, 0.52), I2 I =97.60, p'lt;0.001] respectively. Anxiety and depression among doctors was ES (95%CI) [0.34(0.26,0.42)], I2 I =95.26, p'lt;0.001 and 0.34 (0.23,0.45), I2 I =97.61, p'lt;0.001 respectively. The overall pooled prevalence of insomnia among nurses was 0.44 (0.35, 0.53), I2 I =90.97, p'lt;0.001 and doctors was 0.35 (0.26, 0.43), I2 I =90.79, p'lt;0.001. The total pooled prevalence rate of stress among nurses was 0.37 (0.08, 0.66), I2 I =99.56, p'lt;0.001 and doctors was 0.37 (0.06, 0.68), I2 I =99.07, p'lt;0.001. The overall subgroup pooled prevalence rate of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress due to Covid-19 pandemic among nurses and doctors was 0.42 (0.33, 0.50) I2= 99.96, p'lt;0.001, 0.34 (0.29, 0.40), I2 I =96.93, p'lt;0.001, respectively. Anxiety and depression were the most common problems exhibited by the doctors and nurses during Covid-19 pandemic. These 'Agrave;ndings emphasise the urgency for an early identi'Agrave;cation and interventional strategies to mitigate the mental health crisis among frontline healthcare providers.
Accuracy of X-Ray Exposure Parameters in some Radio-diagnostic Centres in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Authors: Ishiekwen Abeab Christopher , Aliyu Abubakar Sadiq
Published: May 2022

Background: Dose levels in radio-diagnostic settings depend largely on equipment status and examination techniques. It is essential to carry out quality control (QC) on the x-ray systems to ensure proper optimization and the maintenance of quality for better diagnostic outcome, and to avoid the risk of injury.

Objective: To carryout QC for the assessment of the accuracy of exposure parameters for the purpose of optimization of radiation protection.

Methodology: Quality control measurements including tube output, kVp, mA and timer accuracy, linearity and reproducibility were carried out using a multi-function quality control kit, RMI, 181B and measuring tape.

Results: The results of these measurements indicate that the tube output of the machines within the kVp range of 60 to 120 falls between 13.52 x 10-3 and 161.26 x 10-3 with a linear relationship between the kVp and tube output in all the hospitals. It also showed exposure parameters’ operation to be within tolerance limits except in a single hospital with aspects of out-of-range performance.

Conclusion: All equipment under study functioned within safe limits but further investigation and corrective action is required in one of the centres.
Nutritional characteristics and phytochemical screening of traditional panai (Borassus flabellifer) olai kozhukattai
Authors: Dharini SG , Mithul S , Gokul D , Mathew Shalet , Mithun M , Chakkaravarthi Saravanan
Published: May 2022

Panai Olai Kozhukattai (POK) or simply palm leaf dumpling is a traditional south Indian delicacy which is very much popular in Tamil Nadu, India. POK preparation by traditional methods involves mixing all the ingredients to form a thick paste, which is then wrapped in tender palm leaf strips and cooked using steam under pressure. The present paper is the first-ever attempt on studying the nutritional characteristics of POK.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:
The nutritional analysis of POK involves proximate analysis, and vitamin and mineral composition.

RESULTS:
The proximate analysis results demonstrated that POK is nutritionally predominant over the other South Indian breakfast foods. High levels of fat-soluble vitamins were present in POK. Water-soluble vitamins including niacin, pyridoxine, thiamine, and riboflavin were found in POK and with a high percentage of riboflavin. Among the mineral elements analyzed, the concentration of potassium in POK sample was the highest followed by magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, zinc, iron, and selenium. The study also documented a protocol of POK preparation. It is believed that the steaming in the palm leaves gives the palm leaf flavor to POK and it also transfers phytonutrients into the product from the palm leaves. Hence, the paper also focuses on investigating the presence of essential bioactive compounds in POK using qualitative phytochemical tests. The phytochemical screening of methanol extracts of POK revealed the presence of certain phytochemicals such as flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, and saponins and total flavonoid content of POK was estimated to be 148.25 mg/100 g.

CONCLUSION:
Overall, the study leads to the documentation of a preparation protocol along with the nutritional and phytochemical aspects of traditional POK with a view to promoting its consumption in other parts of the world.
Religião e Economia Moral
Authors: Keane Webb , Reinhardt Bruno , Baumgarten Lucas
Published: May 2022

As posições religiosas em relação à economia moral há muito tempo têm fornecido recursos importantes para a reflexão crítica sobre a vida econômica. Quando as instituições religiosas procuram construir alternativas aos sistemas econômicos e às práticas financeiras existentes, no entanto, elas também encontram uma série de problemas. Em contraste com muitas críticas seculares à economia, as críticas religiosas tendem a ser explícitas sobre as suas diretrizes morais e os pressupostos ontológicos em que se baseiam, dando origem a hábitos econômicos e instituições financeiras distintas. Por isso, o seu estudo etnográfico ilumina uma série de questões antropológicas mais gerais sobre as fontes do valor, os limites do cálculo racional, a moralidade da dívida, o significado da desigualdade, a justiça econômica e os objetivos legítimos de uma economia.
Governança corporativa e orientação empreendedora em empresas brasileiras: validação de uma escala de medição
Authors: Búrigo Renan Grijó , Amboni Nerio , Bastos Paulo Sérgio de Moura , Lengler Fernando Ramos
Published: May 2022

O artigo tem por objetivo demonstrar a aplicação da análise fatorial exploratória e confirmatória na validação de escala para medição de Governança Corporativa Empreendedora (GCE), em empresas brasileiras de capital fechado, a partir de itens das dimensões dos construtos de Governança Corporativa (GC) e Orientação Empreendedora (OE). Os dados foram coletados via questionário junto a 828 dirigentes de empresas, sendo utilizadas 300 respostas para a análise fatorial exploratória e 528 para a análise fatorial confirmatória. Ao final dos testes estatísticos, ocorreu o agrupamento dos 21 itens da escala em três dimensões (transparência/prestação de contas, responsabilidade corporativa e equidade), diferente das quatro dimensões apresentadas pela literatura. A GCE, então, representa um novo prisma por ter incorporado as dimensões de OE nas de GC, a fim de que a governança das organizações esteja mais voltada para a inovação, propensão ao risco, proatividade, agressividade competitiva e autonomia.
Tolerância ao risco e características sociodemográficas na tomada de decisão em investimentos financeiros
Authors: Dalazen Luciano Luiz , Silva Luciana Santos Costa Vieira da , Lucena Wenner Gláucio Lopes , Nobre Fábio Chaves
Published: May 2022

A presente pesquisa investiga o quanto as características sociodemográficas dos indivíduos impactam na tolerância ao risco financeiro de pessoas físicas. Foi realizado um levantamento de campo junto aos discentes de pós-graduação Lato Sensu de diferentes IES pública e privada do Estado do Paraná. O método utilizado foi não probabilístico por com amostra de 372 casos por meio de questionário. A validação da escala de tolerância ao risco financeiro de Droms e Straus (2003) foi realizada a partir da técnica de AFC (Analise Fatorial Confirmatória) e o tratamento dos dados foi realizado por meio da técnica de análise de regressão múltipla com correção de heteroscedasticidade. Os resultados mostraram de maneira consistente a presença de impacto das variáveis sociodemográficas sobre o constructo tolerância ao risco, a saber: gênero, estado civil, raça, renda e escolaridade, contudo, a variável faixa etária não foi estatisticamente significativa em função da jovialidade da amostra coletada.
Habit Formation Intervention to Reduce Frailty Risk Factors: A Feasibility Study
Authors: Fritz Heather , Hu Yi-Ling
Published: May 2022

Importance: Frailty is common, detrimental, and costly in later life. Interventions can reduce the risk for frailty.

Objective: To assess the feasibility of a frailty prevention intervention.

Design: A two-arm, prospective randomized controlled trial with blinded participant allocation and data collection at baseline and 1 wk postintervention by data collectors blinded to participant assignment.

Setting: Community.

Participants: Thirty community-dwelling, English-speaking, older African-Americans who were classified as prefrail were randomly recruited from a university research subject registry.

Intervention: The habit formation treatment was delivered face to face during 12 weekly home-based sessions approximately 45 min in length.

Outcomes and Measures: We assessed feasibility as reflected in participant recruitment, retention, session attendance, and program satisfaction. Clinical outcomes included sedentary time and dietary quality (primary) as well as frailty status, physical activity, physical function, depression, quality of life, and anthropometry (secondary). Habit formation (mechanism of change) was assessed in the treatment group only.

Results: Twenty women (M age = 73.5 yr) completed the study. The recruitment rate was 69.8%, and we retained 95.2% of participants through the end of the study, with session attendance rates of 98.1% and 88.6% for the treatment and control groups, respectively, and mean acceptability scores of 30.3 and 28.0 for the treatment and control groups, respectively. Changes in primary and secondary clinical outcomes were largely in the expected direction.

Conclusions and Relevance: The intervention was feasible to deliver. Although future efficacy studies are needed, our preliminary data suggest the potential of an occupational therapy intervention to reduce frailty risk.

What This Article Adds: Although it may be possible to slow or prevent the progression to frailty by modifying existing habits and occupations, few occupational therapy interventions address frailty. Our data provide new and much-needed insights about the potential feasibility of an occupational therapy intervention to reduce frailty risk.
Platelet mass index is increased in psoriasis. A possible link between psoriasis and atherosclerosis
Authors: Unal Mehmet
Published: May 2022

Introduction:  Psoriasis, whose relation with atherosclerosis etc. has long been known, is a chronic inflammatory disease. Besides providing hemostasis, platelets play important roles in inflammatory reactions and immune responses and contribute to endothelial damage, thus leading to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been previously reported as a platelet activation marker. Platelet mass index (PMI) is also related to platelet functionality and is thought to be a useful parameter for plaque formation capacity of platelets.

Material and methods: Sex, age, age of onset, disease duration, family history, psoriasis area severity index, nail and joint involvement, platelet count, mean platelet volume, platelet mass index, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) of 320 patients with psoriasis and 200 healthy persons were evaluated.

Results: Mean platelet counts were 277.7 ±73.374 and 265.06 ±59.682 (p = 0.032); MPV values were 8.248 ±1.150 and 7.442 ±1.626 (p < 0.001); and PMI values were 2259 ±545.617 and 1964 ±622.762 (p < 0.001) respectively in the psoriasis and control group. The MPV showed a significant but inverse correlation with hs-CRP (p = 0.047, r = –0.149), and no correlation with ESR (p > 0.05). Platelet count and PMI had a significant and positive correlation with ESR (p < 0.001, r = 0.404 and p < 0.001, r = 0.371), but had no correlation with hs-CRP (p > 0.05).

Conclusions: Higher PMI and MPV values, which mean higher plaque formation capacity and more active platelets, in psoriasis may make psoriasis patients more sensitive to atherosclerotic plaque formation and complications. On the other hand, because of the positive PMI correlation with ESR (MPV had no correlation with ESR and had a negative correlation with CRP), PMI may be a better predictor of inflammation than MPV in psoriasis.
Metabolic syndrome may be an important comorbidity in patients with seborrheic dermatitis
Authors: Imamoglu Betul , Hayta Sibel Berksoy , Guner Rukiye , Akyol Melih , Ozcelik Sedat
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. One of the components of metabolic syndrome is inflammation, and many inflammatory cytokines play a critical role in the disease. The aim of this study is to investigate metabolic syndrome and to evaluate the relationship between the parameters of the disease and disease severity in patients with seborrheic dermatitis.

Material and methods: Forty-seven patients with seborrheic dermatitis and 36 healthy controls were included in the study. The parameters of metabolic syndrome were recorded in both groups. In the patient group, disease severity was determined with the seborrheic dermatitis area and severity index (SDASI). All the venous blood samples were taken at 8 a.m. after 10 h of fasting.

Results: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in the patient group were statistically significantly lower than in the controls. There was no significant difference between groups according to other parameters. In terms of history of metabolic disease in first degree relatives (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidaemia), 78.7% of those in the patient group (n = 37) and 55.6% of those in the control group (n = 20) had a history of metabolic disease in their families, and the difference between the patient and control groups was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between disease severity and plasma HDL levels (p = 0.033, r = –0.312).

Conclusions: The presence of seborrheic dermatitis may be a predictive factor for metabolic syndrome.
The strain and strain rate imaging paradox in echocardiography: overabundant literature in the last two decades but still uncertain clinical utility in an individual case
Authors: Nicolosi Gian Luigi
Published: May 2022

Almost two decades ago strain and strain rate imaging were proposed as a new, potentially more sensitive modality for quantifying both regional and global myocardial function. Until now, however, strain and strain rate imaging have been slow to be incorporated into everyday clinical practice. More recently, two dimensional strain has been claimed as of greater clinical utility, given that it is angle independent, with improved feasibility and reproducibility as compared to tissue Doppler strain. Nevertheless, speckle tracking strain is reliant on 2D image quality and frame rates. Three dimensional speckle tracking could eliminate the problem of through-plane motion inherent in 2D imaging, but 3D strain is currently limited by low frame rates. Another limitation of strain imaging is that the results are dependent on the ultrasound machine on which analyses are performed, with variability in measurements between different vendors. Despite the diagnostic and prognostic advantages of 2D strain, there is a lack of specific therapeutic interventions based on strain and a paucity of long-term large-scale randomized trial evidence on cardiovascular outcomes. After overabundant literature the same definition of normal cut-off values is controversial and not univocal. Further studies are needed, involving both manufacturers and medical professionals, on the additive contribution, possibly different case by case, of interfering and artifactual factors, aside from myocardial function per se. These artifactual determinants and motion artifacts components could be dominant in individual cases and should always be taken into account in the clinical decision making process in a single case.
A review of the characteristics and outcomes of 900 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at a Tertiary Care Medical Center in New Jersey, USA
Authors: Samuel Anish , Mechineni Ashesha , Aronow Wilbert , Ismail Mourad , Manickam Rajapriya
Published: May 2022

Introduction

There is a paucity of literature surrounding the in-hospital mortality and associated risk factors among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected patient populations in our geographical area, northern New Jersey.

Material and methods

A retrospective observational cohort study was performed in a tertiary care academic medical center with two locations in Paterson and Wayne serving Passaic County in northern New Jersey. The study included all 900 patients with a positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasopharyngeal swab sample for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) viral test. We determined the in-hospital 75-day mortality of patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) compared to the medical-surgical floor unit.

Results

Overall in-hospital 75-day mortality was 40.7% (n = 367). The ICU group had a 77.1% (n = 237) mortality and the floor group a 21.9% (n = 130) mortality. The ICU group of patients had a higher incidence of cardiac injury, acute renal injury, liver failure, vasopressor use and the elevation of serum markers: ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, interleukin 6 (IL-6), D-dimer, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein compared to the floor group. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that age > 65 years, elevated IL6, acute renal injury, cardiac injury, and invasive mechanical ventilation were risk factors associated with mortality.

Conclusions

Age > 65 years, elevated IL6, acute renal injury, cardiac injury, and invasive mechanical ventilation were risk factors associated with mortality in our COVID-19 patients.
Pengaruh Lingkungan Kerja, Kepemimpinan, Dan Kepuasan Kerja Terhadap Komitmen Kerja Karyawan RSUD dr M. Thomsen Nias
Authors: Lase Yuliani , Sahyar Sahyar
Published: May 2022

Masalah di dalam penelitian ini adalah masih rendahnya komitmen kerja karyawan RSUD dr M Thomsen Nias. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis seberapa besar Pengaruh lingkungan kerja, kepemimpinan, dan kepuasan kerja terhadap komitmen kerja karyawan. Populasi penelitian sebanyak 160 orang tenaga keperawatan. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik ramdom sampling. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 61 orang tenaga keperawatan. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer yang bersumber dari jawaban responden dalam mengisi angket dan tes. Metodologi analisis dengan menggunakan Analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel lingkungan kerja, dan kepuasan kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap komitmen kerja. Sedangkan variabel kepemimpinan tidak memiliki pengaruh atau tidak signifikan terhadap komitmen kerja. Variabel lingkungan kerja (X1) dan kepuasan kerja (X2) pada penelitian ini memiliki hasil yang berpengaruh positif terhadap komitmen kerja dan disimpulkan signifikan terhadap komitmen kerja, sedangkan variabel kepemimpinan tidak berpengaruh dan tidak signifikan.
Out of the Ordinary: outcomes and processes in a community writing project
Authors: Mary Hutchison Annie Bolitho,
Published: May 2022

As writers our interest is in the particular, perhaps unorthodox, method of developing writing in a public context with people who do not identify themselves as authors, and in finding a production shape that holds and highlights people’s contributions. In this, our intentions are quite orthodox - to create an outcome which is ‘true’ to the interests and meanings it is made from, and which encourages the imaginative engagement of an audience.

In our book, Out of the Ordinary, we discuss our writing activities at the hospital and in other locations, with the intention of providing a practical resource for those interested in creative writing in public and community settings. In this paper, using the hospital example, we look at some of the issues involved in working with, and representing, many voices in a public setting dedicated to non-arts activities.
Interrogating Authorship: Students Writing Hypertext
Authors: Brady Tess
Published: May 2022

This paper explores some of the challenges facing writers working in hypertext. It does so by focussing on a third year creative arts student project, led by the CD ROM artist Richard Jones. The project produced the CD ROM Artyfact.

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Üniversite Personellerinin Boyun Ağrısı ve Boyun Eklemi Hareket Açıklığının İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇINAR ÖZDEMİR Özlem , YÜZBAŞIOĞLU Ümit
Published: May 2022

Mesleki ve günlük yaşamda uzun süreli oturma postüründe çalışma, tekrarlayan hareketlere maruziyet ve bilgisayar başında fazla zaman geçirme gibi servikal omurganın statik yüklenmesi sonucu gelişen postüral boyun ağrısı son yıllarda ofis çalışanları arasında önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Eğitim verme, araştırma yapma gibi önemli sorumluluklara sahip olan akademisyenler ve uzun süreli oturma postüründe çalışmak zorunda olan idari personeller sıklıkla boyun ağrısından yakınmaktadırlar. Çalışmanın amacı, uzun süreli oturma postüründe çalışan üniversite personellerindeki normal eklem hareket açıklığı ve boyun ağrısını değerlendirmek ve karşılaştırmaktır. Çalışmaya üniversitede görev yapan akademik (n=30) ve idari personeller (n=26) katıldı. Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin ağrı şiddeti Vizüel Analog Skala, boyun eklemi hareket açıklıkları CROM cihazı ile ve boyun özürlülüğü ise Boyun Özürlülük Sorgulama Anketi ile değerlendirildi. Akademik ve idari personellerin ağrı şiddetinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulundu (p<0,05). Ayrıca idari personellerin ağrı şiddetinin akademik personellerden daha yüksek olduğu görüldü. Her iki grubun eklem hareket açıklığındaki limitasyonla beraber idari personellerin eklem hareket açıklıklarının daha düşük olduğu gözlendi. Boyun özürlülük anketi toplam skorunda ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p>0,05). Eklem hareket açıklığındaki limitasyon ve ağrı şiddetindeki artışın temel nedenleri arasında kötü vücut postürüne ek olarak yetersiz ergonomi yer almaktadır. Uzun süreli oturma postüründe çalışan akademik ve idari personeller, egzersiz müdahalelerine ek olarak ergonomik destek programlarına dahil edilmelidir.
Communalism in African Cultures and the Naming System among the Luo of Kenya
Authors: Ochieng’-Odhiambo F.
Published: May 2022

The essay has two parts. The first part outlines one cardinal aspect that runs through traditional African societies: the communal spirit. It is argued that it is this aspect of traditional African societies that sets them apart from the individualistic Western societies. The notions of ontology, ethics, and marriage are used to characterize the communal spirit. The second part, which is the core of the essay, focuses on the naming system among the Luo ethnic group of Kenya (“Joluo”). Three categories are identified in their naming system and it is maintained that all the categories reflect the prevalent communal principle and is the reason why Joluo treat names with reverence. For them a name is more than what one responds to when called out; it is a reflection that an individual is part and parcel of the community .
Coding for Critical Thinking: A Case Study in Embedding Complementary Skills in Legal Education
Authors: Ryan Trevor
Published: May 2022

This article contributes to the debate over the place of skills in the law curriculum, offering observations from the author’s experience in scaffolding critical thinking skills and coding into an online legal philosophy class at the University of Canberra. It begins by justifying the selection of critical thinking and coding as skills that should be better integrated into the law curriculum in the 21st century. It then describes pedagogical models for improving students’ skills through scaffolding and other strategies. It proceeds to explain how these can be implemented to facilitate students’ critical thinking and coding skills and, in a complementary way, mastery of the subject matter. The article suggests how different types of skills can be integrated into law units and how the risks of over-crowding the curriculum can be managed. The conclusion reiterates the importance of critical thinking and coding skills and urges other educators to consider how these and other skills can be better integrated into their teaching.
Effect of Electronic Games on Problem-Solving Skills in a Sample of Hearing-Impaired Children in Pre-School
Authors: Turkestani Maryam H. O.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to answer the question of whether the Tablet devices affected children's problem solving skills in hearing-impaired children. It was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research involved sixteen five-year-old hearing-impaired children and divided these children equally into two groups (experimental and control group). The experimental hearing-impaired children played with an iPad devices for a period of 6 months. The children were assessed at entry to the study on their problem solving capacities, in order to compare their development, using four subscales of the British Ability Scale-II (BAS-II). The four sub-scales were non-verbal. The results revealed significant differences between the experimental and control groups in their capacity to solve problems, using four subscales of the BAS II: Block Building (BB), Picture Similarities (PS), Pattern Construction (PC) and Copying (C), which showed the effectiveness of the technology devices on the skills of hearing impaired children.
The Effectiveness of Blended Learning Based on Blackboard in Immediate and Delayed Achievement and Retention in a Physics Course among Health Colleges Students at King Saud University (KSU)
Authors: Sawaftah Walid A. , Aljeraiwi Abdulmajeed
Published: May 2022

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning based on the learning management system "Blackboard" in immediate and delayed achievement and retention in a physics course among Health Colleges students at KSU. The study sample consisted of 53 Health Colleges students at KSU, who were divided into two groups: the experimental group (25 students), who studied physics using blended learning based on the Blackboard system; and the control group (28 students), who studied the same content using the traditional method. The ANCOVA analysis results of the students' scores on the achievement tests indicated that blended learning based on Blackboard is more effective than the traditional method in immediate and delayed achievement in physics. Further, the results of the paired-samples t-test indicated that blended learning based on Blackboard had a positive longitudinal effect on retention among Health Colleges students at KSU, while the traditional method was not effective.
Work Spirit in COVID-19 Pandemic: Case on Bank Central Asia Manado Main Branch
Authors: Wuryaningrat Nikolas Fajar
Published: May 2022

Pandemi covid-19 membuat perubahan dalam oraganisasi dengan lebih cepat. Dalam hal ini termasuk adanya kemungkinan perbedaan semangat kerjanya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan antara semangat kerja karyawan sebelum pandemic dan pada saat pandemic. Riset ini dilakukan di Bank Central Asia (BCA) Kantor Cabang Utama (KCU) Manado. Untuk menjawab masalah riset, penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif uji beda sampel berpasangan. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket/quisoner. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah Karyawan BCA cabang Manado yang berjumlah 65 orang. Hasil riset menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara semangat kerja karyawan sebelum pandemic Covid-19 dan Semangat kerja karyawan saat pandemic covid 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic is make rapidly changes in organizations. That change includes the possibility of differences in working spirit. This study aims to determine the difference between employee morale of their working spirit before the pandemic and during the pandemic. This research was conducted at Bank Central Asia (BCA) Manado Main Branch Office. To answer the research problem, this study uses the quantitative method of paired-sample difference test. The data collection method used is a questionnaire. Respondents in this study were employees of BCA Manado branch totaling 65 people. The results of the research show that there is a significant difference between employee working spirit before the Covid-19 pandemic and employee morale during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study of tourism empowerment in the region el chagüe with a gender perspective
Authors: Martínez-Salgado Oscar , Chávez Esquivel Verónica , Baca Herrera Ingry , Varela Pérez Elsira
Published: May 2022

Tourism has reached a wide diffusion around the world, so it has recently brought many developing countries into this market. Rural areas have also joined this process, where local communities share their natural environments with tourists seeking immersive wildlife and nature experiences. In rural areas, community-based tourism allows local people to maintain substantial control over the process. Also, the sustainability of projects is based on the capacity of rural experiences to limit the impacts of tourism activities, ensure central participation and involvement of rural communities, enabling cooperation between public authorities and local stakeholders, focusing on the preservation of ecosystems and on the social empowerment of weak collectives, for example improving the social role, life opportunities and self-esteem of rural women. The present article studies the successful entrepreneurial businesses that rural women of the region El Chagüe can have by taking advantage of the resources that surround them. The research defines a theoretical model that links the existence of natural and social resources in the natural space, with public and private cooperation. Emerging activities in the planning and design of the rural tourism process result in the empowerment of weak collectives in the communities, mainly women, obtaining clear benefits from tourism for the region and improving local living conditions, becoming a truly sustainable dimension to the whole process. Finally, the benefits include the reproduction of community identity, the preservation of social, cultural and natural resources of rural communities in natural areas, the limitation of tourism impacts on local and natural environments, and substantial control over the development process.
Caracterización de prácticas de gestión humana aplicadas a los docentes que desarrollan y preparan a los estudiantes para las pruebas saber 11: Una mirada desde la praxeología
Authors: Rueda Pérez Yaneth , Pérez Pérez Alexandra , Chaparro Rocío
Published: May 2022

El artículo se propone caracterizar las prácticas de gestión humana aplicadas a los docentes que desarrollan y preparan a los estudiantes para las pruebas saber 11: desde la praxeología pedagógica de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – UNIMINUTO. Metodológicamente la investigación se desarrolló basándose en los cuatro momentos del enfoque praxeológico (1. Ver, 2. Juzgar, 3. Actuar y 4. Devolución creativa). El análisis de los resultados de las pruebas realizados por la Fundación para la Calidad Educativa-FUCAED, posibilitó la comprensión del impacto que tiene en la formación de los futuros ciudadanos la preparación de pruebas de diversas índoles. Como conclusión fundamental se conocieron los aportes que tiene el desarrollo de un currículo basado en la experiencia investigativa del enfoque praxeológico, cristalizados en los interaprendizajes de los diversos actores: estudiantes, docentes, equipo de gestión humana e investigadoras.
Los desafíos de la pobreza para la educación primaria en las zonas rurales de Venezuela
Authors: Fernández Solórzano Adriana , Illas Ramírez Wilfredo
Published: May 2022

El artículo ofrece un análisis crítico de los retos que enfrenta la Educación Primaria en las zonas rurales de Venezuela, en el marco del proceso de empobrecimiento que ha afectado al país sobre todo desde 2014. Con base en diversas fuentes documentales, se describen los impactos del proceso de empobrecimiento sobre la población y el sistema educativo. Asimismo, se examina panorámicamente la concepción de la Educación Rural adoptada por la legislación venezolana desde la Reforma Agraria de 1960 hasta el presente, así como las posibilidades de contextualización del Currículo Nacional Bolivariano para atender las necesidades propias de las zonas rurales.  Finalmente, se plantean algunas líneas de acción en materia de política educativa para contribuir a mitigar el problema de la pobreza desde las instituciones de Educación Primaria.
Perfil emprendedor de un grupo de estudiantes universitarios de UNITEC y CEUTEC
Authors: Reyes Rosa Noritza Iveth , Molinero Melany
Published: May 2022

Introducción. Los centros educativos pueden contribuir a emprendimientos que aceleran la actividad económica de un país. Este estudio describió los atributos, valores y características de los emprendedores universitarios de CEUTEC-UNITEC en Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, con una muestra por conveniencia de 379 estudiantes. Los estudiantes fueron seleccionados según su disponibilidad y que fueran parte de cursos empresariales o cursos con una matrícula grande. El cuestionario incluyó preguntas orientadas a características y rasgos de un emprendedor, así como los obstáculos e influencias durante la generación del emprendimiento. El cuestionario se validó mediante una prueba piloto a cinco personas y se aplicó por 2 semanas en abril 2015. Resultados. Un porcentaje alto reportó un espíritu emprendedor: responsable (91%), apasionado y perseverante (88%) y autónomo (81%). También, se reportó un bajo porcentaje de autoestima sano por los estudiantes (7%). Un 85% indicó que su carrera ayudó a desarrollar habilidades de emprendimiento, pero se reportó los siguientes obstáculos: temor para arriesgar (83%), la falta de un plan (79%) y escasos recursos económicos (78%). La universidad influenció considerablemente en solo un 4% de los emprendimientos de los estudiantes. Conclusión. La universidad puede estimular a los estudiantes a emprender, mediante el apoyo técnico y capacitación, con el fin de desarrollar su autoestima y habilidades emprendedoras.
Alteraciones del ciclo menstrual pos vacunación contra SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Kafie Regine Marie , Durón Wendy M. , Pineda Gracia M.
Published: May 2022

Muchas mujeres han reportado cambios en su ciclo menstrual desde que recibieron una dosis de la vacuna COVID-19, como variaciones en su duración, menstruaciones ausentes o dolorosas, sangrado abundante o escaso y sangrado entre menstruaciones. Hasta ahora, las alteraciones del ciclo menstrual no se han considerado oficialmente como un efecto secundario de la vacuna anticovid. Existe la necesidad de ampliar y profundizar los estudios sobre este tema.
¿Por qué seguimos usando prácticas que no funcionan para evitar la transmisión del SARS-CoV-2?
Authors: Thiebaud Cristina M. , Larios José Carlos
Published: May 2022

En Honduras, ha sido común que centros comerciales y oficinas practicaran el rociado de desinfectantes en la piel y ropa, así como el uso de alfombras desinfectantes. También, se dio la práctica del rociado de llantas de carros y también se instalaron túneles para rociado de autos, hasta que el costo y la evidencia científica desalentó la misma. Es necesario informar y hacer conciencia a los ciudadanos para que se abstengan de utilizar prácticas que no tienen evidencia de ser útiles para combatir el contagio del SARS-CoV-2 y que pueden ser perjudiciales a su salud y al medio ambiente.
НОВІ МІСЦЕЗНАХОДЖЕННЯ РІДКІСНИХ ВИДІВ ФЛОРИ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО ПРИРОДНОГО ПАРКУ "ЗАЛІССЯ" (КИЇВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ)
Authors: Баранський О.Р. , Коломійчук В.П.
Published: May 2022

Викладені результати дослідження сучасного стану рідкісних видів рослин на території національного природного парку "Залісся", виявлених під час експедицій у 2021 р. Подано характеристику місцезростань означених видів.
APPLICATION OF “DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY” FOR FIRE INJURIES OF THE INTESTINE
Authors: Kashtalyan M. A. , Kvasnevsky Ye. A. , Kvasnevsky O. A. , Kolotvin A. O. , Kolotvina L. I. , Ilyina-Stognienko V. Yu.
Published: May 2022

Introduction. The current situation with the armed conflict in the east of the country is characterized by the presence of a significant number of patients with gunshot wounds in general. In the proposed article, the authors summarize the materials presented in the world literature and their own experience in the treatment of wounded servicemen with combat wounds to the abdomen, accompanied by injuries of the small and large intestine, often with traumatic shock, significant blood loss and high mortality. Taking advantage of the opportunities to apply the field or military experience of NATO medical services, we drew attention to the tactics of “Damage control surgery” (DCS), the use of which can significantly improve the effectiveness of treatment and provision of phased medical care in armed conflicts.
Material and methods. DCS management were introduced in NATO military field surgery. Its essence is that in severe abdominal injuries, accompanied by traumatic shock III–IV degree, surgery is not performed simultaneously in full, but is divided into several stages. The first stage consists of a minimal amount of surgical interventions aimed at stopping intra-abdominal bleeding and preventing contamination of the abdominal cavity with intestinal contents. To do this, the damaged area of the colon or small intestine is either stitched with a stapler, or tied with a thick ligature, or sutured with one of the types of sutures, but the primary anastomoses are not formed.
The internal organs are covered with sterile polyethylene, and the abdominal wall is temporarily closed in one way. The results of the analysis of the effectiveness of surgical treatment of wounded servicemen with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and intestines indicate the effectiveness of staged surgical tactics within the applied DCS tactics. Note that the proven effectiveness and positive results of treatment of the above significant contingent of patients is largely due to the development and use of the original clip, the use of which is convenient, fast, prevents contamination of the peritoneum during the intraoperative period and thus causes the corresponding positive effects of surgical treatment of gunshot wounds or small intestine by the tactics of “Damage control surgery” during the immediate postoperative period.
Conclusion. The use of “Damage control surgery” tactics in wounded servicemen with gunshot wounds to the colon or small intestine avoids unwarranted surgical interventions and reduces the time spent on the operation itself and the postoperative period, which in this case runs faster and with fewer complications. The use of the original intestinal clip is effective in performing surgical interventions on wounded servicemen with gunshot wounds of the colon or small intestine according to the tactics of “Damage control surgery”.
Key words: combat trauma, Damage control surgery, colon or small bowel injury.