bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The relationship between proactive coping with difficult life situations and the level of mindfulness: A cross-cultural analysis
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Belinskaya Elena , Djuraeva Malika ,   Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University in Tashkent
Published: April 2021

The modern understanding of the processes of coping with difficult life situations, emphasizing the provision of subjective well-being as their function, raises the question of what factors ensure the final effectiveness of coping strategies. The inconsistency of the available empirical data on the relationship between personal and situational predictors as well as effective coping allows us to assume the presence of mediating variables. Their search can be centered both on the inclusion of parameters of a higher socio-cognitive level in the analysis, and on the procedural characteristics of coping, one of which is proactivity in coping. The mindfulness construct seems to meet both of these requirements. The article presents the results of the preliminary and main stages of an empirical study of the relationship between mindfulness and proactive coping strategies. During the preliminary stage, the questionnaire “scale of awareness” was adapted to correspond to the “Western” model of awareness. During the main stage, the results of the relationship of mindfulness indicators according to the “Eastern” and “Western” models with proactivity strategies in two samples (Moscow — Tashkent) were obtained, which allowed us to identify certain cultural differences. The results indicate that there are partial correlations between the indicators of the two mindfulness questionnaires, which is consistent with existing theoretical concepts and allows us to consider the two models of mindfulness as stages of a single process. It is shown that in both samples, indicators of “Western” awareness are associated with the attitude to potential difficulties as a source of positive experience and with reflection in the event of the occurrence of possible variants of behavior, cognitive assessment of one’s own resources and prediction of results, as well as with a proactivity strategy such as the search for instrumental support. Cross-cultural differences were noted on a scale corresponding to “Eastern” awareness: in the sample of Tashkent, it was associated with a strategy of proactive coping, and in the sample of Moscow — with reflexive coping. The obtained relationship between the two types of mindfulness and proactive coping strategies allows us to conclude that mindfulness has the potential of meta-cognitive function in the structure of human activity, especially in the situation of evaluating possible life difficulties.
Thematic organization of instructional texts as a linguistic basis for the acquisition of knowledge by an intelligent agent
Authors:   Perm State University, Kadzhaya Liudmila A. ,   Shandong University, Kuznetsova Iuliia M. ,   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Salimovskii Vladimir A. ,   Perm State University, Suvorova Margarita I. ,   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: April 2021

The article examines the thematic organization of instructional texts in the aspect of problems relevant to work on the creation of a cognitive assistant. The purpose of the assistant is to provide a user with the necessary information to follow the rules of a particular scenario to successfully achieve a goal according to the search query. The query containing certain keywords, further specified as the task being solved, is focused on a detailed set of topics which mark the subject areas reflected in the scenario. The authors of the article provide a review of some linguistic works devoted to the issues of theme-rhematic structuring of a produced text and its compression within the limits of keywords. The importance of the description of the text’s thematic chains, to obtain the detailed objective information on its thematic structure, is emphasized. When comparing the list of keywords identified by the automatic system TextApplianсe in a collection of Internet-extracted instructional texts retrieved from the Internet with the results of hand-held analysis of these texts, to determine the place of various nominative units in the text’s thematic organization, the authors consider the most significant characteristics of a keyword shown in different nominative units to varying degrees. This is a high indicator of a text identifier, content capacity, and communicative significance of a word or a substantive phrase as a marker of important information for a recipient. Defining keywords in whole instructional texts and in relatively independent text fragments (subtexts) that describe individual stages of the user’s goal achievement (for example, the stages of selecting a car, its inspection, making a transaction, car registration) makes it possible to improve the quality of scenario identification in the Network. Extracting keywords along with their context allows for the creation of a recommendations’ database for users automatically. The significance of the theme-rhematic text structure analysis, as a sign for its modeling in the sign picture of the world, is revealed.
Syntactic innovations in Polish Internet communication
Authors:   University of Lodz, Szkudlarek-Śmiechowicz Ewa
Published: April 2021

Today, the use of language on the Internet is the most important environment for the emergence of new language customs and variant forms. The article presents search results and the quantitative and qualitative analysis of two syntactic constructions: X and their non-normative variants: Y. The study takes into account the numerical ratio of normative and nonnormative constructions, comparative data from various types of discourses and media texts, including those derived from Polish Internet speech in its interactive and non-interactive variants, and a comparison of data from various periods (until 2000, 2001–2010, after 2010), when the Polish language did not succumb to the influence of network communication (or its impact was less). The sources of data are the National Corpus of Polish, Monco PL online news search engine and Forumowisko PL online forums. The overarching aim of the research is the initial implementation of research postulates formulated both in normative linguistics (developing research tools that will allow for the codification of the standard norm of Polish to be re-codified) and in the field of media linguistics (developing criteria for assessing the rules of communication in the network that will take into account the normative aspect of language in combination with the rules governing Internet communication).
Analysis of water resource management in tourism in China using a coupling degree model
Authors: Liu Huaxian , Jiang Yanling , Zhu He , Chen Yuansheng , Lyu Wenfei , Luo Wenzhe , Yao Weiwei
Published: April 2021

With the rapid development of the tourism industry, the water resource consumption in tourism has largely increased and gets more complicated, making water resource management in tourism more difficult. To achieve sustainable water utilization in tourism, water resource management has to take full account of the local natural, social, and industrial conditions, both satisfying the demands of water resource protection and tourism development. To analyze this coupling relationship, an integrated index system comprised of 15 indices is designed, and a coupling degree model between tourism-related water resource management and local conditions is introduced. The result revealed that tourism-related water resource management is generally congruent with the local conditions in China, and provinces at the very high/low coupling stage presented four clusters. A discussion combining the change of water policies and the water use efficiency of hotels in Beijing revealed that water-saving policies are proven to be necessary for the tourism development. Furthermore, a discussion of the four clusters revealed the advanced experience and deficiency of water policies in substantial tourism areas. The results could provide references for the improvement of water policies in the tourism industry in China.
Emergy evaluation of human health losses for water environmental pollution
Authors: Wu Zening , Liu Xiaoling , Lv Cuimei , Gu Changkuan , Li Yang
Published: April 2021

Water pollution in China has not only become one of the most vital factors impeding the social-economic development, but also threatening people's health. In this study, Kaifeng was considered as an example, and the human health risk of drinking water pathway from 2010 to 2017 was evaluated on the basis of drinking water hygiene standards and the human health risk assessment model (HHRA). Besides, the human health loss caused by water pollution was quantitatively evaluated through emergy theory and analysis method. The results showed that the carcinogenic annual risk of carcinogenic pollutants ranged from 2.0 × 10−5 to 6.5 × 10−5, and the average health risk of non-carcinogenic pollutants was about 1.5 × 10−8, but the difference between different pollutants was obvious. Affected by water quality, social-economic development, Medicare, etc., the value of human health loss ranked at the top in 2016 with 8.73 × 1018 sej, equivalent to 9.33 million RMB, while in other years, it was around 6 × 1018 sej. It is indicated that among the factors, water quality is the direct inducement of healthy loss, the socio-economic development is the leading force effecting the value, and the Medicare is the final determinant of the public burden.
Dietary Phytochemicals in Cancer Signalling Pathways: Role of miRNA Targeting
Authors: Shoaib Ambreen , Tabish Mohammad , Ali Shafat , Arafah Azher , Wahab Shadma , Almarshad Feras M. , Rashid Summya , Rehman Muneeb U
Published: April 2021

Cancer is a multi-factorial health condition involving uncontrolled cell divisions.
The disease has its roots in genetic mutation. This disease affects men, women,
and even children. Chemotherapy, photodynamic, photothermal, and hormonal therapies
have been used to treat this deadliest disease, but a huge percentage of patients have
chances of disease recurrence or resistance. Nowadays, dysregulation in miRNAs is considered
one of the key factors for the development and progression of different types of
cancers as they control the expression of genes responsible for cell proliferation, growth,
differentiation, and apoptosis. Dietary phytochemicals with anticancer properties have
been gaining focus for cancer treatment since they have been found more effective in targeting
cancer via regulating miRNAs expression. These phytochemicals have no side effects
and are readily available at a low cost. Several dietary phytochemicals with regulatory
effects on the expression of miRNAs have been reported, including curcumin, diallyl
disulfide, 3, 30-diindolylmethane, ellagic acid, genistein, indole-3-carbinol, quercetin,
resveratrol, and sulforaphane. They exert their regulatory effects against different cancers
either by upregulating or downregulating different cancer signalling pathways and inhibiting
their progression. Curcumin down-regulates SHH pathways, epigallocatechin-3-gallate
regulates the Notch pathway and inhibits TGFβ1/SMAD signalling, and resveratrol
regulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and carnosic acid-induced apoptosis in colon cancer
cell via JAK2/STAT3 signalling pathway. The miRNAs are used for the treatment of cancer
as essential modulators in cellular pathways. Therefore, identifying the miRNAs and
their targets and countering them with specific phytochemicals provide a safe and effective
mechanism for the treatment of cancer.
siRNAs and Viruses: The good, the Bad and the Way Forward
Authors: Soobramoney Cassandra , Parboosing Raveen
Published: April 2021

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There are no available antivirals for many viruses or strains, while current antivirals are
limited by toxicity and drug resistance. Therefore, alternative strategies, such as RNA interference
(RNAi) are required. RNAi suppresses gene expression of any mRNA, making it an attractive candidate
for antiviral therapeutics. Studies have evaluated siRNAs in a range of viruses, with some
showing promising results. However, issues with stability and delivery of siRNAs remain. These issues
may be minimized by modifying the siRNA structure, using an efficient delivery vector and
targeting multiple regions of a virus's genome in a single dose. Finding these solutions could accelerate
the progress of RNAi-based antivirals. This review highlights selected examples of antiviral
siRNAs, limitations of RNAi and strategies to overcome these limitations.
Decoded Launch Roundtable
Authors:   CASIS Vancouver
Published: April 2021

During the Decoded Launch Roundtable, presenters Candyce Kelshall and Natalie Archutowski discussed the reasoning and methods behind creating DECODED: Understanding the Post-COVID-19 Security Landscape Using Structured Models, Approaches, and Analytic Techniques.

APA Citation

CASIS Vancouver. (2020). Decoded launch roundtable. The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare, 3(2), 73-76. https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/jicw/article/view/2410/1815.
Drone Warfare in Transnational Armed Conflict and Counterterrorism
Authors: Welch James Patrick
Published: April 2021

On November 23, 2020, Dr. James Patrick Welch presented on the topic of Drone Warfare in Transnational Armed Conflict and Counterterrorism at the 2020 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a moderated question and answer period. Key points of discussion included: the ethics surrounding drone warfare, drone proliferation, accountability, and AI technology in drone warfare.
The Challenges of Data Acquisition and the Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Authors: Jenkins Paul
Published: April 2021

On November 24, 2020, Paul Jenkins presented The Challenges of Data Acquisition and the Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at the 2020 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question & answer session. Main discussion topics included the importance of data when tackling organized crime; the challenges that the exponential growth of data presents; and the importance of having ethical and regulatory frameworks when dealing with data.
Experiences of Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta in the Co-design of the Interactive Assessment and Communication Tool Sisom OI: Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Design Sessions
Authors: Siedlikowski Maia , Curiale Lianna , Rauch Frank , Tsimicalis Argerie
Published: April 2021

Background

Children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) experience a diversity of symptoms that expose them to difficult physical, mental, and social challenges. Sisom (DHealth) is an interactive assessment and communication tool designed to help children aged 6-12 years with chronic conditions express their symptoms. Recently, the co-design of the Sisom OI paper prototype was launched by seeking the perspectives of end users, including children with OI and their clinicians.

Objective

The aim of this study is to describe the experiences that children with OI were prompted to share with researchers during the co-design of the Sisom OI paper prototype.

Methods

A secondary analysis of qualitative data was conducted at a university-affiliated, pediatric, orthopedic hospital. The data sources consisted of interview transcripts, drawings, field notes, and observations derived from interviewing 12 children with OI who participated in the co-design of the Sisom OI paper prototype. The themes and subthemes identified from the data sources were generated using qualitative description.

Results

Three themes were identified. The first, Relating to Others, described the balance between feeling different versus feeling similar to other children. The subthemes were Common OI Experience, Feeling Different, and Feeling Just Like Others. The second, Relating to Their Condition, described children’s positive and negative interactions with their own condition and health care. The subthemes were Understanding Their Condition, Special Relationship with the Hospital, and Difficult Treatments and Procedures. The third, Reflecting on Capabilities, described children’s recognition of their strengths and limitations. The subthemes were Perceiving Limitations, Overcoming Isolation, and Celebrating Strengths.

Conclusions

This co-design process provided children with OI the space to not only contribute to the development of the end product but also eloquently describe their experiences. These findings, based on the descriptions given by the children themselves, offer us a unique understanding of what it means to grow up with OI.
Participation in Virtual Urology Conferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study
Authors: Wang Menghua , Liao Banghua , Jian Zhongyu , Jin Xi , Xiang Liyuan , Yuan Chi , Li Hong , Wang Kunjie
Published: April 2021

Background

Due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, conventional face-to-face academic conferences have been restricted, and many of these conferences have moved onto the internet.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate the virtual conferences in the field of urology during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide suggestions for better organization of such conferences.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 30 to June 15, 2020, in China. Our team designed a 23-item questionnaire to investigate the conferences attended by urologists during the COVID-19 pandemic. SPSS 22.0 (IBM Corporation) was applied to analyze the data collected.

Results

A total of 330 Chinese urologists participated in our survey, and the response rate was 89.7% (330/368). Among the participants, 40.9% (135/330) were associate chief physicians. The proportion of participants who took part in conventional face-to-face academic conferences decreased from 92.7% (306/330) before the COVID-19 pandemic to 22.1% (73/330) during the pandemic (P<.001). In contrast, the proportion of urologists who took part in virtual conferences increased from 69.4% (229/330) to 90% (297/330) (P<.001). Most urologists (70.7%, 210/297) chose to participate in the virtual conferences at home and thought that a meeting length of 1-2 hours was most appropriate. Among the urologists, 73.7% (219/297) reported that their participation in the virtual conferences went smoothly, while the remaining respondents reported that they had experienced lags in video and audio streaming during the virtual conferences. When comparing conventional face-to-face conferences with virtual conferences, 70.7% (210/297) of the respondents thought that both conference formats were acceptable, while 17.9% (53/297) preferred virtual conferences and 11.5% (34/297) preferred conventional face-to-face meetings.

Conclusions

Virtual conferences are increasing in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, many aspects of these conferences could be improved for better organization.
The risk factors of recurrent falls among inpatients: A retrospective study (Preprint)
Authors: Chang Wen-Pei , Jen Hsiu-Ju
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND

Recurrent falls are more likely to cause injuries and disabilities than single falls.

OBJECTIVE

This study investigated the incidence and risk factors of recurrent falls among inpatients.

METHODS

Adopting a retrospective research design, we collected and analyzed inpatient fall data from the anomaly event notification database of a teaching hospital in Taiwan in coordination with electronic medical records in the four years from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019.

RESULTS

We collected data from 1,059 inpatients. Among these inpatients were 390 recurrent-fall inpatients (36.83%) who had a fallen more than once. After controlling the other variables, we found that inpatients in the orthopedics and neurology wards were at higher risk of recurrent falls within a year than those in surgical wards (OR=2.44, p< .001; OR=1.93, p= .002); inpatients who were completely physically dependent on others or required assistance before their falls were at higher risk of recurrent falls within a year than those who were physically independent (OR = 2.10, p= .014; OR=1.57, p= .015); inpatients with self-perceived poor vision were at lower risk of recurrent falls within a year than those without this issue (OR=0.61, p< .001), and inpatients who were using antidepressants were at higher risk of recurrent falls within a year than those who were not using antidepressants (OR=1.44, p= .042).

CONCLUSIONS

There are multiple aspects to the factors of recurrent falls among inpatients within a year and that the risk of recurrent falls is highly correlated with ward type (orthopedics and neurology), physical independence (completely dependent or requiring assistance), no poor vision, and use of antidepressants.

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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Prediction of the Multiple Sclerosis Progression: A Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Saad Ghassan , Jaber Bassam , Al-Hajri Maryam , Househ Mowafa , Ahmed Arfan , Abd-Alrazaq Alaa
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that results from the demyelination of the nerves in the Central Nervous System. The diagnosis depends on clinical history, neurological examination, and radiological images. Artificial Intelligence proved to be an effective tool in enhancing the diagnostic tools of MS.

OBJECTIVE

To explore how AI assisted in diagnosis and predicting the progression of MS.

METHODS

We used three bibliographic databases in our search: PubMed IEEE Xplore and Cochrane in our search. The study selection process included: removal of duplicated articles, screening titles and abstracts, and reading the full text. This process was performed by two reviewers. The data extracted from the included studies have been filled in an Excel sheet. This step had been done by each reviewer accordingly to the assigned articles. The extracted data sheet was checked by two reviewers to have accuracy ensured. The narrative approach is applied in data synthesis.

RESULTS

The search conducted resulted in 320 articles Removing duplicates and excluding the ineligible articles due to irrelevancy to the population, intervention, and outcomes resulted in excluding 299 articles. Thus, our review will include 21 articles for data extraction and data synthesis.

CONCLUSIONS

Artificial Intelligence is becoming a trend in the medical field. Its contribution in enhancing the diagnostic tools of many diseases, as in MS, is prominent and can be built on in further development plans. However, the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Multiple Sclerosis is not widespread to confirm the benefits gained, and the datasets involved in the current practice are relatively small. It is recommended to have more studies that focus on the relationship between the employment of AI in diagnosis and monitoring progression and the accuracy gained by this employment.
Content-Era Ethics
Authors: McNulty Tess
Published: April 2021

New media forms affect a culture, in part, by reshaping what is seeable and sayable: what “ideas,” as Neil Postman once put it, “we can conveniently express.” In this essay, I ask what one of today’s major new media forms—viral, digital “content”—compels us to see and say. To address that question, I em-brace a makeshift, hybrid methodology, informed by theory, sociology, arts criticism, and the digital humanities, and eschewing media theoretical orthodoxies that have been dominant across the humanities (namely: an exaggerated emphasis on the “medium” at the expense of the “message”). From this poly-glot perspective, I analyze content contained in a database that I have compiled, indexing 205,147 of the most-shared pieces of viral media on sites like Facebook and Twitter, from 2014 to 2019. After survey-ing this content’s basic features, I focus on one, particularly popular and quintessential content genre, which I call the “uplifting anecdote”: a short, sentimental account of a heroic act. The uplifting anec-dote, I argue, promotes a novel type of ethics, ideally suited to the content economy. I then track this ethics’ dissemination into the broader culture, through a discussion of two prominent, aesthetic artifacts: George Saunders’ prize-winning, best-selling novel, Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), and NBC’s popular sitcom, The Good Place (2016-2020).
λ-quasi Cauchy sequence of fuzzy numbers
Authors: Baruah Achyutananda , Hazarika Bipan
Published: April 2021

In this paper we introduce the λ -quasi Cauchy sequence of fuzzy numbers. We obtain the relation between strongly λ-quasi Cauchy convergence and statistically λ -quasi Cauchy convergence for fuzzy numbers.
El ámbito comunitario en la organización social del cuidado
Authors: Martínez-Buján Raquel , Vega Solís Cristina
Published: April 2021

El objetivo de este documento es explorar el ámbito de la comunidad en el cuidado. Se propone un análisis comparativo entre Europa del Sur y América Latina y, en concreto, centrado en los casos de España, Ecuador y Argentina. El texto se adentra en explorar cómo los marcos analíticos que han abordado el concepto de la organización social del cuidado no se han detenido en caracterizar su polo comunitario centrándose éstos especialmente en el trasvase de la provisión entre el Estado, el mercado y la familia. Se defiende que es necesario avanzar en la exploración de la comunidad como entidad de provisión del cuidado en los territorios mencionados. Por una parte, porque las crisis sistémicas de las últimas décadas han hecho emerger movimientos sociales que reclaman bajo el “paradigma de los comunes” fórmulas alternativas de bienestar que trascienden a las institucionalizadas y que exigen una mayor participación ciudadana. Así ha sido, tanto a raíz de la crisis financiera de 2008 y las políticas de austeridad vividas en Europa del Sur y España, como durante la expansión de la pandemia COVID-19 en el año 2020. En el primer caso, la fuerza del “Movimiento de los indignados” ha sido un ejemplo de esta expresión y, en el segundo, el poderoso resurgir de grupos de ayuda mutua a escala barrial que funcionan bajo una cultura colaborativa han visualizado la importancia de la comunidad para tejer nuestras existencias. Por otra parte, porque en América Latina, región donde las iniciativas comunitarias de cuidado han sido relevantes en las décadas de los 80 y 90, ahora mismo están siendo cuestionadas. En unos casos, por el desarrollo de políticas públicas de carácter estatal y, en otros, por el reciente giro neoliberal de las políticas sociales. Además, el documento muestra cómo asociados a estos cambios están apareciendo en la investigación social nuevas aportaciones. De esta manera, desde Europa se han reincorporado a la agenda académica los análisis sobre “lo común” y la “comunidad” que revisan las clásicas conceptualizaciones del Estado de Bienestar. A su vez, en América Latina y desde una perspectiva de género, surgen nuevas contribuciones que vinculan el cuidado a otros procesos más amplios relacionados con la desposesión con respecto al territorio y la naturaleza sobre los que es preciso reflexionar.
Hacia un modelo público de cuidados en la comunidad
Authors: Martínez-Virto Lucía , Hermoso-Humbert Alejandra
Published: April 2021

Los cuidados en el entorno y la comunidad, frente a la atención institucionalizada, han sido motor, deseo y filosofía en el desarrollo del modelo de atención pública a los cuidados en España. Los servicios sociales de atención primaria reciben el encargo de su gestión haciendo frente a un nuevo contexto marcado por las tendencias demográficas, la gestión de los cuidados en las familias y los deseos de las personas cuidadas. Los tradicionales recursos de cuidados públicos como el Servicio de Atención a Domicilio o la teleasistencia se muestran insuficientes para esta nueva realidad, implicando la necesidad de repensarlos tanto en estructura como naturaleza de los cuidados. A lo largo de este artículo se identifican las principales limitaciones de los servicios y programas públicos de cuidados a personas dependientes en el domicilio. Para ello se han realizado 10 entrevistas en profundidad a profesionales de los servicios sociales públicos y personas usuarias, y un grupo de discusión con profesionales del ámbito rural y urbano de Navarra. Este trabajo conduce a pensar en algunas alternativas que podrían contribuir a promover un nuevo modelo público de cuidados en la comunidad.
Cuidados comunitarios y gobierno común de la dependencia: las viviendas colaborativas de personas mayores
Authors: Artiaga Leiras Alba
Published: April 2021

Este artículo analiza el papel de la comunidad y, en concreto, de las viviendas colaborativas de personas mayores en la reconfiguración de los marcos de sentido en torno a los cuidados, la dependencia y los modos de habitar la vejez. Se parte del análisis del actual modelo de organización de los cuidados y atención a la dependencia que surge con la puesta en marcha de la Ley 39/2006 de Promoción de la Autonomía Personal y Atención a personas en situación de dependencia (LAAD). Será este contexto el que nos permita centrarnos en el estudio de caso del proyecto de vivienda colaborativa Trabensol (Trabajadores en Solidaridad), profundizando así en las tensiones, ambivalencias y posibilidades que ofrece esta fórmula de cara a incorporar una dimensión colectiva a los cuidados y garantizar la soberanía política sobre las vidas de las personas mayores.
Conmemorando a Erik Olin Wright
Authors: Cabañas Morales Julio
Published: April 2021

Erik Olin Wright murió el 23 de Enero de 2019. De estar ahí, lejano pero accesible, pasó a ser alguien cuya existencia ha quedado reducida a memoria. Jorge Sola me escribió el primero. Luego vinieron otros –Natalia García-Pardo, Olga Salido, Miguel Caínzos- y fuimos compartiendo recuerdos. Hablamos de ampliar esta conmemoración, y propusimos una sesión en el Congreso de la FES (Valencia, Julio de 2019), pero llegamos tarde. Pensamos entonces en dejar por escrito en la RES al menos un rastro, un reflejo, de la influencia quehabía tenido entre nosotros. Encontramos la mejor acogida. Acordamos que serían cuatro o cinco artículos, con una breve presentación. Fue fácil encontrar colegas que aceptaran gustosos la tarea.
OS SERVIÇOS DE ÁGUA E ESGOTO E O NOVO MARCO DO SANEAMENTO: PERSPECTIVAS PARA CINCO MUNICÍPIOS DA BAIXADA FLUMINENSE
Authors: Araujo Luiggia Girardi Bastos Reis de , Louzada Marco Aurelio Passos , Ribeiro Renato Pereira , Carneiro Isabele Veloso Ferreira Vasconcelos , Silva Julia Brito da , Silva Maria Lorena Teixeira Lacerda da
Published: April 2021

O novo marco legal do saneamento vem com a promessa de universalização do saneamento básico no Brasil pelo aumento da ação de agentes privados. Considerando essa promessa, o objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar as perspectivas da Lei 14.026/2020 para melhoria nos sistemas de água e esgotamento sanitário em cinco municípios da Baixada Fluminense. Para isso, um projeto discente foi desenvolvido para a XXV Sematec do IFRJ Nilópolis. O projeto contemplou três etapas: uma pesquisa de opinião pública; a avaliação dos planos municipais de saneamento (PMSB) e a discussão de possíveis melhorias pela lei, pelos pontos de vista do presidente do Sindágua, RJ, e do debate realizado no “Seminário Visão do Saneamento Brasil e Rio de Janeiro”, ambos realizados em novembro de 2020. Na pesquisa de opinião pública, participaram 249 pessoas, de 13-26 anos, na maioria mulheres, pretas e pardas, com renda entre 1 a 2 salários-mínimos e ensino médio incompleto, que consideraram os serviços insuficientes e de baixa qualidade. Os PMSB descrevem problemas com fornecimento e perdas no sistema de água, rede coletora de esgoto (quando existente) precária e não conectada às ETE’s em operação. As primeiras metas desses planos não foram cumpridas parcial a totalmente. No seminário, foi colocado que apenas a iniciativa privada teria condições de custear os investimentos necessários para a universalização dos serviços de esgotamento sanitário no estado. Todavia, o presidente do Sindágua-RJ discorda desse ponto e destacou que a CEDAE tem condições de promover a universalização. Em meio a este embate, a concessão da CEDAE pode não despontar como solução para os problemas de saneamento na Baixada, uma vez que os grupos privados de saneamento não necessariamente resolveram o problema do saneamento nos outros 17 municípios em que atuam.
Analisis kondisi sosial ekonomi pekerja sektor informal (studi kasus pedagang laki lima yang berada dilingkungan jembatan Gentala Arasy Kota Jambi)
Authors: Maulida Fitri , Zamzami Zamzami , Yulmardi Yulmardi
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study was to analyze the social economic conditions of street vendors around the Gentala Arasy bridge. The sample of this research was 44 respondents's experiments. The variables in this study are age, education level, working hours, and capital. Data collection techniques using questionnaires, documentation, and interviews. Data analysis used is the coefficient of determination test and hypothesis test simultaneously. The results obtained from this study include socio-economic street vendors age, education level, and capital proven to increase, only the working hours variable is not increased. The results of the analysis of the coefficient of determination in this study are all statement items have a valid or significant status because the value of t count > t table with the value of R2 Square (0.348) and the results of the hypothesis test show items that correspond to high reliability with a value (0.270a < 0.05)
Implementasi sistem manajemen keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja di Pt. Pln (Persero) Rayon Rote Ndao
Authors: Fioh Tudermi Maksimilyan , Roga Anderias Umbu , Salmun Johny A. R. , Telupere Franky M. S.
Published: April 2021

The determining or the implementation of occupational safety and health management system is an obligation for all companies as is already mandated in Government Regulation Number 50 in 2012. The implementation have an aim to reduce the risk level of work accident noraltough the occupational illness which may be happening in work environment. The aim of this research is to cover the implementation of occupational safety and health management system at PT. PLN (Persero) Rayon Rote Ndao. This research is using descriptive analysis method with total five informants which are consist of the manager of PT.PLN (Persero) Rayon Rote Ndao, supervisor K3, office employee, field employee and engineer. The research result shows that theoccupational safety and health management system’s commitment and the policy, the occupational safety and health management system’s planning, the occupational safety and health management system’s implementation, the occupational safety and health management system’s measurement and evaluation, and the occupational safety and health management system’s review and improvement in PT.PLN (Persero) Rayon Rote Ndao have already been well applyed.
Analisis Kualitas Pelayanan dan Kepuasan Pelanggan di UPTD Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Jambi Tahun 2020
Authors: Hazairin Larasati , Berliana Novi , Parman H. Parman
Published: April 2021

Peningkatan mutu pelayanan publik adalah titik penting sebagai ujung akhir dari keseluruhan reformasi administrasi pemerintah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran analisis kualitas pelayanan dan kepuasan pelanggan di UPTD Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Jambi Tahun 2020. Penelitian ini bersifat Deskriptif Kuantitatif dengan metode IPA (Importance Performance Analysis). Penelitian ini dilakukan di UPTD Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Jambi pada bulan Agustus sampai denga September  2020. Sampel penelitian adalah pelanggan di UPTD Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Jambi sebanyak 90 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik accidental teknik. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan pemberian kuesioner melalui wawancara. Data dianalsis menggunakan Diagram Kartesius. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata gambaran tingkat kepuasan pelanggan berdasarkan lima dimensi mutu pelayanan adalah sebesar 86,57%. Hasil penelitian dari dimensi kehandalan adalah 79,20%, dimensi ketanggapan adalah 84,20%, dimensi keyakinan adalah 89,23%, dimensi empati adalah 88,08% dan dimensi berwujud adalah 92,13%.  Diharapkan UPTD Laboratorium Lingkungan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Provinsi Jambi untuk meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan dari lima dimensi kualitas pelayanan yaitu kehandalan, ketanggapan, keyakinan, empati dan berwujud, agar dapat meningkatkan kepuasan pelanggan. 

 

Kata Kunci :Kehandalan, Ketanggapan, Keyakinan, Empati dan Berwujud
Determinan Keluhan Konjungtivitis Pada Pekerja Las Di Kecamatan Jelutung Kota Jambi
Authors: Suherni Siti , Syukri Muhammad , Noerjoedianto Dwi , Aswin Budi
Published: April 2021

Konjungtivitis merupakan peradangan pada konjungtiva yang disebabkan oleh sinar ultraviolet yang berasal dari proses pengelasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang berhubungan dengan keluhan konjungtivitis pada pekerja Bengkel Las Kecamatan Jelutung Kota Jambi. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross-sectional pada 53  pekerja las di Wilayah Kecamatan Jelutung Kota Jambi pada bulan September-Oktober 2020.  Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik proportional random sampling. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Hasil analisis menunjukkan  dari 53 responden terdapat 28 orang (52,8%) dengan keluhan konjungtivitis. Hasil analisis Chi-square menunjukkan adanya hubungan bermakna masa kerja (P-Value 0.009), lama paparan (P-Value 0,007) dengan keluhan konjungtivitis.  Variabel yang tidak berhubungan dengan keluhan konjungtivitas adalah penggunaan APD (P-Value 0,0758). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara masa kerja, lama paparan dengan keluhan konjungtivitis pada pekerja bengkel las Kecamatan Jelutung Kota Jambi.

Kata Kunci : Masa kerja, Lama paparan, pekerja las, konjungtivitis
Analisis produksi kelapa sawit kelompok tani di Desa Purwodadi Kecamatan Tebing Tinggi Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat
Authors: Rosa Hanifah , Zulgani Zulgani , Emiyati Etik
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence the production of oil palm farmer groups in Purwodadi Village, Tebing Tinggi District, Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency. The data used in this study are primary data obtained utilizing field research sourced from oil palm farmers in Purwodadi Village, Tebing Tinggi District, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency as samples. The sampling method used in this study is random sampling. The data were analyzed using descriptive and quantitative analysis methods, using multiple linear regression analysis tools. The results of the study found that the socio-economic characteristics of oil palm farmers in Purwodadi Village were based on gender, education level, work experience, number of workers, land area, capital, and coconut production. palm. The results of the data using multiple linear regression to calculate the oil palm production of farmer groups in Purwodadi Village which is influenced by the variable Capital with a coefficient of 0.420714, the variable of land area with a coefficient of 0.903379, and the variable of Labor with a coefficient of 0.255833 at the 95% confidence level has a positive effect and farmer groups in Purwodadi Village are significant for palm oil production if each variable is added.

Keywords: Production, Charactiristics of oil palm farmers
Gestión integrada del conocimiento y la innovación
Authors: Valencia Bonilla María Beatriz
Published: April 2021

En estos tiempos de cambios acelerados, tanto los nuevos desafíos como la incertidumbre que estos generan obligan a las organizaciones a desarrollar capacidades que permitan asimilar y dar respuestas a las demandas que aparecen desde el contexto interno y externo y que se particularizan en el sistema de relaciones que la organización establece. El surgimiento de nuevos competidores, la movilización de capitales, la dificultad para retener al talento humano, las tecnologías cambiantes y las necesidades y expectativas cada vez más específicas de los clientes son elementos que requieren orientar al personal hacia paradigmas de trabajo que potencien el conocimiento y permitan una expresión creativa e innovadora en su aplicación.
Five-year follow-up report: box lesion radio-frequency ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation under video-assisted thoracoscope
Authors: Ji Yupeng , He Li , Cheng Zeyi , Shi Jun , Liu Lulu , Guo Yingqiang
Published: April 2021

We report an initial five-year follow-up of a novel mini-invasive
procedure for epicardial ablation applied in our center. The initial
five-year survival rate of the applied procedure is acceptable and
comparable with that of hybrid ablation.
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width: A Predictor of Prognosis in Cardiac Surgery
Authors: Wu Hengchao
Published: April 2021

Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a rare condition with an estimated
yearly incidence of 3 to 10 cases per 100,000 people[1]. Its
in-hospital mortality rate hovers around 18%, with one-year mortality
reaching up to 40%[2]. Although nearly 50% of IE cases now undergo
surgical intervention, it does not appear to elevate the in-hospital
mortality risk[3]. Wei et al conducted a study on the relationship
between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) value and postoperative
death of IE patients. Their most remarkable finding was the in-hospital
mortality rate was significantly higher in the High RDW
group(55.6%vs.2.7%)[4]. Their results suggestted that RDW may
become a valuable biomarker for estimating poor postoperative outcome in
patients with IE. RDW reflects the variable size of circulating red
blood cells and is routinely used to narrow the differential diagnosis
of anemia. However, many studies had revealed that RDW maybe a new
prognostic marker to predict the cardiovascular event. The increased
value have been always linked with inflammatory and oxidative states.
Further studies are required to explore the mechanism for the
relationship between the RDW and adverse clinical outcomes.
Analysis of Structure-Property Relationship for an Anthelmintic Drug, Mebendazole Nitrate Salt, using Density Functional Theory Approach
Authors: TYAGİ Akansha , KUMAR Anuj
Published: April 2021

Various multicomponent of Mebendazole , (5-benzoyl-1H-benzimidazole- 2-yl)-carbamic acid methyl ester) (MBZ), are recognised by WHO as a synthetic anthelmintic drug. These multicomponent molecules show differences in their properties, mainly in their solubility and efficacy in controlling worm infections. These differences may be assigned to different structure of these multicomponents. Understanding of structure property relationship using theoretical investigations may provide us a way to synthesise new multicomponent of MBZ and estimating their properties. Therefore, here we report electronic and spectroscopic investigations on a new MBZ multicomponent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Mebendazole nitrate salt (MBZ-N) using Density functional theory (DFT) approach. Becke’s three- parameter hybrid functional (B3LYP) method has been used for all computations with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set, which gives the best compromise between accuracy and computational cost.Optimized geometry was further used for the calculation of vibrational spectra and molecular reactivity properties analysis such as natural bond analysis (NBO), HOMO-LUMO, and Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP). To understand its bilogical activity such as protein inhibiting, the molecular docking study of the MBZ-N molecule with Tyrosine-protein kinase ABL is also reported.
Zeolitas nativas en el tratamiento de agua residual doméstica
Authors: Méndez de los Santos Noemi , López Ocaña Gaspar
Published: April 2021

En esta investigación zeolitas de río y de cerro fueron evaluadas para ver su potencial en el tratamiento de aguas residuales. En primer lugar, se diseñó y construyó un sistema experimental de tres biorreactores de lecho fijo de flujo ascendente (BLFFA) con una altura de 1.5 metros y diámetro de cuatro pulgadas, seguidamente se evaluó el potencial de las zeolitas nativas y una testigo comercial en el tratamiento de aguas residuales. Se arrancaron los BLFFA con un diseño factorial 3 x 3, operando con zeolita de río, zeolita de cerro y zeolita comercial (control), todas con partículas de ¼ de pulgada, utilizando tres diferentes alturas de lecho (0.75, 0.90 y 1.10 m) y tres tiempos de retención hidráulica (6, 12 y 24 horas). Se evaluaron las variables de respuesta mediante un análisis de varianza multifactorial y para discriminar entre las medias se empleó el método de diferencia mínima significativa (LSD) de Fisher (p < 0.05, 95 % de confianza). La zeolita de cerró presentó (promedio, N = 10) las mejores características fisicoquímicas con densidad real y aparente de 2700 y 1470 kg/m3 respectivamente, peso específico de 2240 kg/m3, porosidad de 62 %, absorción de 15.20 %, solubilidad en ácido clorhídrico de 29.96 %, pH de 7.4 y conductividad eléctrica de 70 mS/cm. Al agua residual con las que se desarrollaron los tratamientos se le aplicó previo al experimento un tratamiento primario (rejilla, desarenador, desnatador y fosa séptica) y presentó valores (promedio, N = 9) de temperatura de 25.26 °C, pH de 8.63, sólidos disueltos totales con 950.50 mg/L, color de 1305.10 UC, turbiedad 96.37 UNT y demanda química de oxígeno de 373 mg/L. De las zeolitas evaluadas (N = 81) en el BLFFA, la que presentó el mejor tratamiento fue la zeolita de cerro operando con una altura de lecho de 0.9 m y con 24 horas de tiempo de retención hidráulica; obtuvo las mejores eficiencias de remoción con 71.42 % en sólidos disueltos totales, 84.34 % para turbiedad, 96.33 % para color y 97.28 % para la demanda química de oxígeno. La altura óptima en los BLFFA fue 0.9 m, factor importante de evaluar, ya que a mayor altura se aumentan los costos y las eficiencias no son relevantes para justificar la inversión y a menor altura cae el rendimiento en calidad del agua tratada. En conclusión, las zeolitas nativas cuentan con propiedades idóneas para ser utilizadas en el tratamiento de agua residual doméstica y podemos recomendar la implementación de los BLFFA en el tratamiento secundario de efluentes domésticos en sistemas descentralizados del sureste de México como una alternativa viable en el tratamiento de sus aguas residuales domésticas.