bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association Between Peripheral Blood Monocyte Count and Mucosal Healing in Japanese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Authors: Furukawa Shinya , Ikeda Yoshio , Yagi Sen , Miyake Teruki , Shiraishi Kana , Tange Kazuhiro , Hashimoto Yu , Mori Kenichirou , Ninomiya Tomoyuki , Suzuki Seiyuu , Shibata Naozumi , Murakami Hidehiro , Ohashi Katsuhisa , Hasebe Aki , Tomida Hideomi , Yamamoto Yasunori , Takeshita Eiji , Hiasa Yoichi
Published: November 2021

INTRODUCTION:

Monocytes play an important role in innate immunity. Some epidemiological evidence indicates an association between peripheral blood monocytes and ulcerative colitis (UC). The association between peripheral blood monocytes and mucosal healing (MH), however, remains unclear. We evaluated this issue in patients with UC.

METHODS:

Study subjects consisted of 272 Japanese patients with UC. Monocyte counts were taken in the morning after overnight fasting. Monocyte count was divided into tertiles based on the distribution of values among all study subjects. Information on clinical remission was obtained from medical records. MH was assessed using the Mayo endoscopic subscore.

RESULTS:

The mean monocyte count was 360.1 ± 155.3/mm3. Rates of clinical remission, MH, and complete MH were 61.0%, 66.2%, and 27.9%, respectively. High monocyte count was significantly inversely associated with clinical remission, MH, and complete MH (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.45 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.23–0.89], OR 0.45 [95% CI: 0.23–0.89], and OR 0.48 [95% CI: 0.23–0.97], respectively). Patients were also classified according to C-reactive protein (CRP) levels; in the low CRP group (<0.1 mg/dL), high monocyte count was independently inversely associated with complete MH but not with clinical remission or MH (OR 0.33 [95% CI: 0.10–0.92], P for trend = 0.027). In the high CRP group, there was no association between monocyte count and clinical outcomes.

DISCUSSION:

Our findings suggest that peripheral blood monocyte count can be used as a serum supplemental marker for MH in UC patients with low CRP levels.
The Effect of Foreign Institutional Ownership, Foreign Directors and Foreign Commissioners on Profitability
Authors: Ambarwati Yulian Belinda
Published: November 2021

In 2018, the banking world became a hot topic of conversation because several foreign companies announced their plans to own shares in local banks in Indonesia. Merger between local banks and foreign banks will allow foreign workers to work in Indonesia. This study aims to examine whether foreign institutional ownership, foreign directors and foreign commissioners have an effect on profitability. The sample used in this research is banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2018. The research method used is multiple regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that foreign institutional ownership has an effect on profitability. Acquisitions by foreign parties are considered to be able to improve the performance of local banks. Foreign-owned banks are associated with increased profits. Meanwhile, both foreign directors and foreign commissioners have no effect on profitability. The low number of foreign directors and commissioners makes their performance unnoticeable.
The Effect of Participatory Budgeting, Information Asymmetry, and Organizational Commitment on Budgetary Slack
Authors: Sarwendhi Rezza Arlinda
Published: November 2021

This study aims to analyze budgetary slack at the management level.Â This budgetary slack is viewed from several independent variablesÂ consisting of participatory budgeting, information asymmetry, andÂ organizational commitment by making managers spread across the city of Surabaya as the research samples. Participatory budgeting is budgeting that involves all levels of personnel in preparing the budget. The opportunity for employees to participate in preparing the budget is closely related to the level of budgetary slack. Information asymmetry is the difference in information held between the principal and theÂ agent. Organizational commitment can be interpreted as a situationÂ where the executives stay in an organization where they work and areÂ committed to their work. This study uses a quantitative approachÂ involving multiple linear regression analysis. The results show thatÂ participatory budgeting has no effect on budgetary slack, whileÂ information asymmetry and organizational commitment have an effectÂ on budgetary slack.
Evaluación, diagnóstico e intervención en psicología organizacional: nivel grupo
Authors: García-Rubiano Mónica , Garzón-Velandia Diana Camila , Fajardo-Castro Leady Viky , Gómez-Rada Carlos Alberto , Ferro-Vásquez Jaime , Quintana-Moreno Iliana Paola
Published: November 2021

This book is a contribution to the field of Organizational Psychology and related areas. A compilation of some variables of groupal organizational behavior was carried out. From different perspectives, each of the chapters in this work addresses the explanation of organizational behavior in groups and teams, as well as the description of tools that allow it to be evaluated and diagnosed. It also includes some proposals to design interventions, according to the context of the organization and its organizational culture.
Towards temperature controlled retinal laser treatment with a single laser at 10 kHz repetition rate
Authors: Mordmüller Mario , Kleyman Viktoria , Schaller Manuel , Wilson Mitsuru , Theisen-Kunde Dirk , Worthmann Karl , Müller Matthias A. , Brinkmann Ralf
Published: November 2021

Laser photocoagulation is one of the most frequently used treatment approaches in ophthalmology for a variety of retinal diseases. Depending on indication, treatment intensity varies from application of specific micro injuries down to gentle temperature increases without inducing cell damage. Especially for the latter, proper energy dosing is still a challenging issue, which mostly relies on the physician’s experience. Pulsed laser photoacoustic temperature measurement has already proven its ability for automated irradiation control during laser treatment but suffers from a comparatively high instrumental effort due to combination with a conventional continuous wave treatment laser. In this paper, a simplified setup with a single pulsed laser at 10 kHz repetition rate is presented. The setup combines the instrumentation for treatment as well as temperature measurement and control in a single device. In order to compare the solely pulsed heating with continuous wave (cw) tissue heating, pulse energies of 4 µJ were applied with a repetition rate of 1 kHz to probe the temperature rise, respectively. With the same average laser power of 60 mW an almost identical temporal temperature course was retrieved in both irradiation modes as expected. The ability to reach and maintain a chosen aim temperature of 41 °C is demonstrated by means of model predictive control (MPC) and extended Kalman filtering at a the measurement rate of 250 Hz with an accuracy of less than ±0.1 °C. A major advantage of optimization-based control techniques like MPC is their capability of rigorously ensuring constraints, e.g., temperature limits, and thus, realizing a more reliable and secure temperature control during retinal laser irradiation.
Machine Learning for the Relationship of High-Energy Electron Flux between GEO and MEO with Application to Missing Values Imputation for Beidou MEO Data
Authors: Cui Ruifei , Jiang Yu , Tian Chao , Zhang Riwei , Hu Sihui , Li Jiyun
Published: November 2021

We consider the problem of building the relationship of high-energy electron flux between Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). A time-series decomposition technique is first applied to the original data, resulting in trend and detrended part for both GEO and MEO data. Then we predict MEO trend with GEO data using three machine learning models: Linear Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), and Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP). Experiment shows that RF gains best performance in all scenarios. Feature extraction analysis demonstrates that the inclusion of lagged features and (possible) ahead features is substantially helpful to the prediction. At last, an application of imputing missing values for MEO data is presented, in which RF model with selected features is used to handle the trend part while a moving block method is for the detrended part.
Preparation and characteristics of sepiolite-waterborne polyurethane composites
Authors: Xu Tong , Xu Hong , Zhong Yi , Zhang Linping , Qian Di , Hu Yelei , Zhu Yuanzhao , Mao Zhiping
Published: November 2021

A kind of organic/inorganic composite material composed of waterborne polyurethane and sepiolite was prepared in this work. Sepiolite was organically modified by three kinds of silane coupling agents, and then compounded with waterborne polyurethane through layer-by-layer method in order to prepare composite materials. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) show the crystal and chemistry structure of sepiolite samples, and confirmed the preparation of organic sepiolite. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) showed the surface microstructure and elemental content of sepiolite and organic sepiolite, and was consistent with the XRD results. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) examination of waterborne polyurethane composites surfaces showed that sepiolite particles were regularly dispersed in the waterborne polyurethane matrix. Thermal resistance of waterborne polyurethane composites was determined by thermogravimetry analyzer (TG) and derivative thermogravimetry analyzer (DTG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), gas chromatography (GC), and mass chromatography (MS). Mechanical behavior was examined by tensile strength tester, showed higher break strength than that of the control waterborne polyurethane. Therefore, organically modified sepiolite was considered to be a kind of wonderful inorganic material that could be used to improve the thermal stability and mechanical property of polymer.
Exposure to toxic occupations and their association with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Authors: Chambers-Richards Tamara , Su Yingying , Chireh Batholomew , D’Arcy Carl
Published: November 2021

Objectives

Earlier longitudinal reviews on environmental and occupational toxins and Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk have limitations. This study aimed to determine the strength of association between three types of toxic occupational exposures and the occurrence of PD by diagnostic methods.

Methods

A search was conducted of EMBASE, PubMed/Medline, Toxnet, LILACS, and Cochrane Library databases for longitudinal studies that assessed toxic occupational exposure, Parkinsonian, or related disorders, diagnosed by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, medical records, or confirmation by a neurologist/nurse, and published in the English language from January 1990 to July 2021. Pooled risk ratios (RR) estimates were produced using random-effects models. Systematic review with meta-analysis synthesized the results. Study quality, heterogeneity, and publication bias were examined. High-quality articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed.

Results

Twenty-four articles were used in the analyses. The pooled RR for electromagnetic exposure and PD were (RR=1.03, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91–1.16) while the pooled RR between PD and metal and pesticide exposure were (RR=1.07, 95% CI 0.92–1.24) and (RR=1.41, 95% CI 1.20–1.65), respectively. Pooled RR for methods of diagnosis and their associations with PD were: confirmation by a neurologist or nurse (RR=2.17, 95% CI 1.32–3.54); ICD codes (RR=1.14, 95% CI 1.03–1.26), and medical records (RR=1.06, 95% CI 0.92–1.21).

Conclusions

Our systematic review provides robust evidence that toxic occupational exposures are significant risk factors for PD especially those diagnosed by neurologists or nurses using standardized methods.
Rapid Analysis of Visual Receptive Fields by Iterative Tomography
Authors: Eiber Calvin D. , Huang Jin Y. , Chen Spencer C. , Zeater Natalie , Pietersen Alexander N. J. , Protti Dario A. , Martin Paul R.
Published: November 2021

Many receptive fields in the early visual system show standard (center-surround) structure and can be analyzed using simple drifting patterns and a difference-of-Gaussians (DoG) model, which treats the receptive field as a linear filter of the visual image. But many other receptive fields show nonlinear properties such as selectivity for direction of movement. Such receptive fields are typically studied using discrete stimuli (moving or flashed bars and edges) and are modelled according to the features of the visual image to which they are most sensitive. Here, we harness recent advances in tomographic image analysis to characterize rapidly and simultaneously both the linear and nonlinear components of visual receptive fields. Spiking and intracellular voltage potential responses to briefly flashed bars are analyzed using non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF) and iterative reconstruction tomography (IRT). The method yields high-resolution receptive field maps of individual neurons and neuron ensembles in primate (marmoset, both sexes) lateral geniculate and rodent (mouse, male) retina. We show that the first two IRT components correspond to DoG-equivalent center and surround of standard [magnocellular (M) and parvocellular (P)] receptive fields in primate geniculate. The first two IRT components also reveal the spatiotemporal receptive field structure of nonstandard (on/off-rectifying) receptive fields. In rodent retina we combine NNMF-IRT with patch-clamp recording and dye injection to directly map spatial receptive fields to the underlying anatomy of retinal output neurons. We conclude that NNMF-IRT provides a rapid and flexible framework for study of receptive fields in the early visual system.
Dimensional stability and mechanical properties of bio-based composites produced from hydro-thermal treated wheat straw
Authors: Büyüksarı Ümit , Özyürek Ömer
Published: November 2021

Bio-composites were produced from untreated (UT) and hydro-thermally treated (HTT) wheat straw (WS) particles and wood, and their dimensional stability and mechanical properties were investigated. The HTT treatment consisted of subjecting the WS particles to a steam explosion process for 8 min at 180 °C. The HTT and UT WS particles were mixed with the wood particles at 10, 20, 30, and 40% ratios. The physical properties, including density, water absorption (WA), and thickness swelling (TS), were determined for the bio-based composites. The mechanical properties evaluated included the modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, and internal bond strength. Statistical analyses showed that the hydro-thermal treatment and the WS ratio had signiﬁcant effects on the dimensional stability and mechanical properties of the bio-composites. The WA of the composites after 2-h and 24-h rose significantly when the HTT WS particle ratio was increased from 10 to 40%. The 2-h and 24-h WA values of HTT-10 were 6.3% and 5.3% lower than those of UT-10, respectively. Improvements in the 2-h TS value were achieved by the HTT WS particles at the 10% ratio, and in the 24-h TS value at the 10 and 40% ratios. The mechanical properties of the composites were higher in the HTT group, but decreased in both the UT and HTT groups as the WS ratio increased.
Método de Faddeev-Jackiw na mecânica clássica
Authors: Caro L. G. , Pimentel B. M. , Zambrano G. E. R.
Published: November 2021

As teorias de vínculos são de grande interesse na física teórica, pois todas as teorias conhecidas das interações fundamentais apresentam liberdade de calibre, que é um tipo de caráter singular da teoria, o que implica que ela possui vínculos. Por outro lado, uma vez que a teoria quântica é comumente construída sobre uma estrutura hamiltoniana, o processo de quantização canônica é o mais apropriado se se dispuser da formulação hamiltoniana da teoria clássica. Assim, surge a necessidade de se obter os parênteses de Poisson (PP) das variáveis canônicas na teoria clássica a ser quantizada. O presente trabalho estuda a proposta de Faddeev e Jackiw, revisada por Barcelos-Neto e Wotzasek, para obter os PP em teorias singulares por meio de uma abordagem que faz uso dos elementos geométricos próprios da teoria hamiltoniana. O processo foi construído especificamente na mecânica dos pontos materiais e posteriormente foi implementado em uma série de exemplos, obtendo os PP fundamentais em cada um deles e deixando assim o terreno pronto para a quantização.
Teacher training in federal institutes and the learning of teaching in practice as a curricular component
Authors: Paniago Rosenilde Nogueira , Nunes Patrícia Gouvêa , Sarmento Teresa Jacinto , Silva José Luis Coelho da
Published: November 2021

Resumo Este artigo trata de uma investigação que está sendo realizada no contexto de um Instituto Federal de Educação, cujo objetivo é identificar como ocorre a iniciação à docência nas disciplinas que oferecem a prática como componente curricular (PCC). Neste recorte, será focalizado como se dá o atual modelo de trabalho com as PCC e serão sinalizados alguns caminhos para a articulação destas com a escola de educação básica. Utilizou-se, como metodologia, a análise de documentos e a recolha de narrativas com licenciandos dos cursos de Química e de Ciências Biológicas. Os resultados iniciais apontaram que as PCC cumprem o disposto na legislação brasileira em relação à carga horária, verificando-se que várias práticas de inserção à docência estão ocorrendo, tais como a construção de modelos, experimentos, jogos e aplicação de aulas práticas. Entretanto, identificam-se fragilidades, sobretudo, no nível da sobrevalorização da formação dos conhecimentos específicos, em detrimento da formação pedagógica para a docência.
O futuro professor como sujeito em formação: reflexões sobre a significação da atividade de ensino
Authors: Pozebon Simone , Lopes Anemari Roesler Luersen Vieira
Published: November 2021

Resumo Este artigo, que parte de uma pesquisa de doutorado voltada à formação de professores que ensinam matemática, intenciona analisar como futuros professores se percebem como sujeitos que se encontram em formação, no movimento de significação da atividade docente. Fundamentados na Teoria Histórico-Cultural, apresentamos a organização de um experimento formativo com acadêmicos de Licenciatura em Matemática. A análise dos dados da pesquisa, através dos três episódios elencados, possibilitou evidenciar alguns aspectos, como as mudanças dos motivos para tornarem-se professores de matemática; a compreensão da formação docente como um processo contínuo; e as mudanças de qualidade da atividade de ensino, que permitiram aos futuros professores se perceberem como sujeitos que se encontram em formação.
Infâncias e estudos culturais: um diálogo sobre identidades e culturas
Authors: Simões Patrícia Maria Uchôa , Resnick Riva , Rodrigues Cibele Maria Lima
Published: November 2021

Resumo Este artigo propõe uma discussão teórica que articula, a partir dos Estudos Culturais, os Estudos Sociais da Infância e os conceitos de identidade e cultura. O recorte teórico se atém aos diálogos possíveis entre a concepção de identidade cultural pós-estruturalista, postulada por Stuart Hall, e o conceito de reprodução interpretativa, de William Corsaro, para compreender a socialização infantil como decorrentes das experiências partilhadas pelas crianças, em suas relações com seus pares e com os adultos. Assim, propõe-se o uso do conceito de identidade cultural como possibilidade para os estudos das crianças, devido à sua contribuição para a reflexão sobre o contexto cultural em que estão inseridas e, portanto, realizam sua reprodução interpretativa.
Indústria cultural e experiência: novidade, proximidade e vivência
Authors: Werle Verônica , Vaz Alexandre Fernandez
Published: November 2021

Resumo Neste trabalho questionamos as (im)possibilidades de constituição de experiências, a partir das relações estabelecidas com os produtos culturais mercantilizados. Tomando como objeto o turismo de excursão, analisamos especificamente a relação dos sujeitos com os objetos/atrações. A partir dos dados obtidos com entrevistas e observações, evidenciamos que o turista assume uma disposição para a novidade, tornada habitual no interior da viagem, assim como dá preferência a uma relação de proximidade com os objetos, o que se expressa, entre outros aspectos, no impulso de apropriar-se deles por meio de suas imagens e dados informativos. A excursão como um todo e as atividades que a compõem se sucedem para o turista como vivência de choque, implicando no enfraquecimento das forças mnemônicas (e por isso o caráter imprescindível do uso do recurso fotográfico, mesmo efêmero) e miméticas (e por isso a valorização da apreensão direta do objeto pela informação).
Culture industry and experience: novelty, proximity and Erlebnis
Authors: Werle Verônica , Vaz Alexandre Fernandez
Published: November 2021

Resumo Neste trabalho questionamos as (im)possibilidades de constituição de experiências, a partir das relações estabelecidas com os produtos culturais mercantilizados. Tomando como objeto o turismo de excursão, analisamos especificamente a relação dos sujeitos com os objetos/atrações. A partir dos dados obtidos com entrevistas e observações, evidenciamos que o turista assume uma disposição para a novidade, tornada habitual no interior da viagem, assim como dá preferência a uma relação de proximidade com os objetos, o que se expressa, entre outros aspectos, no impulso de apropriar-se deles por meio de suas imagens e dados informativos. A excursão como um todo e as atividades que a compõem se sucedem para o turista como vivência de choque, implicando no enfraquecimento das forças mnemônicas (e por isso o caráter imprescindível do uso do recurso fotográfico, mesmo efêmero) e miméticas (e por isso a valorização da apreensão direta do objeto pela informação).
Understanding autistic students’ relationships at school: a dialogical perspective on the development of the self
Authors: Pacheco Raquel , Freire Sandra Ferraz de Castillo Dourado
Published: November 2021

Abstract This study mainly aimed to investigate how the relationships established at school affect the constitution of the self of autistic subjects. We carried out a multiple case study with children aged from seven to 14 years old enrolled in a public school that featured diverse profiles, with a total of 11 participants, such as teachers, coordinator, special education assistant (all of them women), as well as five autistic children (three boys and two girls) and two non-autistic girls. During the 6-month period, we conducted interviews with the adults, natural observations of school situations, and collaborative dynamics with the participating children. In light of theories from a dialogical-cultural perspective, it was possible to analyze our findings based on an I-positions framework, self positions, for each participant subject. From the convergence of each of the possible positions of all the subjects, we arrived at three axes of relationship: Playing, Helping, and Caring.
Using a screening tool to identify the auditory behavior of students who are learning to read and write
Authors: Santos Giulia Ádni Viana , Lima Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de , Cavalcante Manoelina Xavier , Venâncio Leonardo Gleygson Angelo , Teixeira Cleide Fernandes
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the use of a screening tool, by teachers, to identify the auditory behavior of students who are learning to read and write. Methods: a cross-sectional study including 22 students who answered the Fisher’s Auditory Problems Checklist (QFISHER). The analysis of this questionnaire approached the categories of hearing, attention, memory, language, and school performance. The chi-square statistical test and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare the scores between the age groups, considering the 5% significance level. Results: school performance had the worst frequency in QFISHER (87.72%), followed by attention (62.10%), language (60.53%), and hearing (59.65%). The median revealed worse assessment in school performance (100.0%) followed by attention (60.0%). The QFISHER overall score was 66.7%. The comparison between age groups did not reveal any significant difference for the domains assessed. Conclusion: the QFISHER, used by teachers, as a screening tool for children who are learning to read and write, can identify behavioral changes suggestive of auditory processing disorder, broadening the possibility of early interventions.
An instrument for tongue performance assessment in activities associated with digital games: content and construct validity
Authors: Furlan Renata Maria Moreira Moraes , Santana Guilherme André , Motta Andréa Rodrigues , Casas Estevam Barbosa de Las
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the content and construct validity of an instrument for tongue performance assessment in activities associated with digital games. Methods: to analyze content validity, ten speech-language pathologists answered a questionnaire in which each item of the instrument and the set of items were judged as to its representativeness. The content validity index and the modified Kappa statistics were calculated. To analyze construct validity, 20 participants, with age between 8 and 13 years, (10 children with weak tongues and 10 children with normal tongue strength) performed a game activity with the T-Station, involving 12 targets with 2 N of strength and 5 s of time for sustained contraction for each target. The performance was compared, for each item of the instrument, between groups. Results: most of the items obtained satisfactory score according to the speech-language pathologist’s evaluation. Children with reduced tongue force had a poorer performance than those with normal tongue force, with a statistically significant difference in three items of the instrument. Conclusion: the instrument proved to be valid as a method for evaluating performance in activities associated with the T-Station.
Expressive and receptive vocabulary in preschool children and socioeconomic factors
Authors: Santos Raoni da Silva , Francisco Guilherme CP , Lukasova Katerina
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the expressive and receptive vocabulary of preschool children and trace the relationship with different socioeconomic factors. Methods: 108 children, aged between 4 and 6 years, were evaluated, 84 from a public preschool and 24 from a private preschool, using the following instruments: CMMS - Columbia Mental Maturity Scale; ABFW; Peabody Image Vocabulary Test (PPVT); CONFIAS - Phonological Awareness: Sequential Assessment Instrument; Rapid Automatic Naming Test (NAR); Questionnaires for the definition of economic classification, general health and family habits. For statistical analyses, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test, Bonferroni post hoc corrections to check significant differences and Spearman correlation were used. Results: the results found showed a statistically significant relationship between factors such as salary range, mother's and father's education and performance on tests of receptive and expressive vocabulary and mental maturity. Conclusion: evidence showed the relationship of socioeconomic factors with language development in preschoolers.
Factors associated with bite force in people with Parkinson's disease
Authors: Silva Taysa Vannoska de Almeida , Sobral Amanda do Vale , Silva Hilton Justino da , Coriolano Maria das Graças Wanderley de Sales , Lins Carla Cabral dos Santos Accioly
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the bite force in people with Parkinson’s disease and correlate it with age, sex, stage and time of the disease, dentures use, presence of temporomandibular disorder, side of symptom onset, and masticatory preference. Methods: the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders and the Hoehn & Yahr Parkinson’s disease scale were used, and the participants’ oral cavity was clinically examined. Then, the bite force was measured with an analog dynamometer, whose bar was adapted for mouth grip. The bite force results and their correlation with the variables were analyzed with the independent t-test (p<0.05). Results: the sample comprised 42 parkinsonians at a mean age of 64 years, 67% of whom were males. No difference was observed in the correlation with age, temporomandibular disorder, stage and time of Parkinson's disease; or between the sides, symptom onset and masticatory preference. However, there was a significant association between the sexes (males and females) for both sides (right - p=0.002; left - p=0.04) and denture use for bite force on the right side (p=0.03). Conclusion: being a female and using dentures are factors associated with decreased bite force in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Teachers of Hospital Pedagogy: A Systematic Review
Authors: Ávalos Lucas , Fernández María Beatriz
Published: November 2021

Abstract Hospital teachers face the challenge of working in complex contexts with few empirical references. This systematic review aims to analyze empirical studies published between 2000-2020 related to teaching in hospital settings. Using the PRISMA guidelines, we identified 363 articles in the Web of Science, SciELO and Scopus databases: 11 studies were selected after the inclusion criteria were applied. We identified three areas of study: research trends; work dimensions and teacher characteristics; and challenges. We found a predominance of descriptive studies, theoretical frameworks of inclusion and civil rights, and female teachers and researchers. The analyzed studies emphasize emotional aspects, a lack of guidelines, and difficulties related to teachers’ work. We conclude by signaling the need to strengthen the methodology of related studies, increase the joint responsibility of teachers and medical staff, and generate specific policies and preparation. These findings identify advances and challenges in the field that could guide its development.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in kidney transplant recipients: clinical impact and outcomes - a single center experience
Authors: Santos Afonso , Sousa Luís Leite de , Calça Rita , Lima Anna , Nascimento Célia , Jorge Cristina , Adragão Teresa , Bruges Margarida , Peres Susana , Weigert André
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT Introduction: Kidney transplant recipients are a subgroup of patients at higher risk of critical forms of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and poor outcomes due to immunosuppression treatment. Herein, we present data from a single center cohort of kidney transplant recipients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: In a prospective study, baseline characteristics, clinical features, antiviral and immunosuppression management were compared between outpatients and hospitalized patients, during a one-year period. Results: Seventy-seven kidney transplant recipients were analyzed, including outpatients and hospitalized patients, with a median age of 57.7 (IQR 49.7-64.9) years. Twenty-eight (36.4%) were managed as outpatients, while 49 (63.6%) patients required hospital admission. Among hospitalized patients, 18.4% were admitted in ICU, 49% had AKI, and 20.4% died. Immunosuppression adjustments were performed in 95.9% of hospitalized patients, with dose of anti-metabolites adjusted in 83.7%, mTOR inhibitors in 14.3%, calcineurin inhibitors in 12.2%, and corticosteroid therapy in 81.6%. Conclusion: Among hospitalized patients, immunosuppression management included reduction or withdrawal of anti-metabolite and increase of corticosteroid dose. AKI occurred in almost half of patients and mortality in hospitalized patients reached 20%, reflecting greater disease severity than the general population.
Autocuidado de catadores de material reciclável: ações de Enfermagem à luz da Pesquisa Convergente-Assistencial
Authors: Centenaro Alexa Pupiara Flores Coelho , Beck Carmem Lúcia Colomé , Silva Rosângela Marion da , Camponogara Silviamar , Silveira Andressa da , Cabral Fernanda Beheregaray
Published: November 2021

Resumo Objetivo promover o autocuidado de catadores de material reciclável a partir da aplicação da Teoria dos Déficits de Autocuidado. Método Pesquisa Convergente-Assistencial realizada com catadores de material reciclável de duas associações de reciclagem do Sul do Brasil. Os dados foram produzidos por meio de observação participante, entrevistas semiestruturadas e grupos de convergência. Os dados foram analisados segundo os passos propostos pelo método: apreensão, síntese, teorização e transferência. Resultados os participantes possuíam ações deliberadamente empreendidas e motivações para o autocuidado. No entanto, apresentaram déficits relacionados, principalmente, a hábitos que os expunham aos riscos ocupacionais. Nas ações grupais de apoio-educação, os participantes discutiram seus déficits de autocuidado e estratégias para mitigá-los. A pesquisa possibilitou mudanças no cenário laboral, no entanto, alguns déficits de autocuidado persistiram. Conclusões e implicações para a prática pondera-se que mudanças profundas exigem ações permanentes para transformações das iniquidades sociais. No entanto, o Sistema de Enfermagem apoio-educação possibilitou mudanças positivas no autocuidado dos catadores, o que corrobora a contribuição teórico-prática da teoria para o cuidado de Enfermagem.
Mortalidade por acidentes de trabalho no Brasil: análise de tendência temporal, 2006-2015
Authors: Menegon Lizandra da Silva , Menegon Fabrício Augusto , Kupek Emil
Published: November 2021

Resumo Objetivo: analisar a tendência temporal da mortalidade por acidentes de trabalho (AT) no Brasil de 2006 a 2015 e investigar desigualdades segundo sexo, raça/cor da pele, faixa etária, escolaridade e macrorregiões. Métodos: estudo ecológico de tendência temporal, com dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM) e do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Utilizaram-se regressões de Poisson. Resultados: as taxas anuais médias (TAM) de mortalidade por acidente de trabalho mantiveram-se relativamente estáveis no período (variação anual de até 5%), mas alguns grupos e regiões apresentaram tendência de aumento. Mulheres acima de 60 anos da região Centro-Oeste (TAM: 1,21-IC95%: 1,03-1,42) e os trabalhadores pardos de todas as regiões (TAM: 1,03 IC95%: 1,02-1,04) apresentaram aumento significativo na mortalidade. Em 2015, a mortalidade por AT na região Nordeste foi 88% maior entre os pardos (2,45/100 mil) do que entre os brancos (1,30/100 mil), e no Brasil, a mortalidade de trabalhadores com menos de oito anos de estudo foi 15 vezes superior à daqueles com 12 anos de estudo ou mais (4,74/100 mil vs. 0,31/100 mil). Conclusões: embora estável, a taxa de mortalidade por AT no Brasil é elevada, se comparada à dos países de alta renda. Alguns grupos populacionais (homens, pretos, pardos, índios, pessoas com baixa escolaridade) e regiões do país (Norte, Nordeste e Centro-Oeste) apresentam taxas ainda mais elevadas.
COVID-19: estudo de protocolos de proteção individual para profissionais da saúde
Authors: Assunção Ada Ávila , Simões Mariana Roberta Lopes , Maia Emanuella Gomes , Alcantara Marcus Alessandro , Jardim Renata
Published: November 2021

Resumo Objetivo: realizar comparação interpaíses e entre estados brasileiros quanto ao conteúdo dos protocolos de proteção para profissionais de saúde que atuam na assistência aos doentes da COVID-19 e desenvolver análise crítica ao modelo de prevenção que adota indicação e uso de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPI) como resposta única a um problema de caráter multidimensional. Métodos: estudo exploratório com base em revisões disponíveis na biblioteca Cochrane, articuladas com a análise dos protocolos nacionais de Argentina, Brasil, China e Estados Unidos da América e as normas previstas nos estados do Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais e São Paulo, todos selecionados por critérios de conveniência. Resultados: observou-se dissensos quanto aos tipos de proteção recomendados. Somente na China eram indicados respiradores de alta eficiência de filtragem, além de modelos para o rosto inteiro nos casos de procedimentos invasivos. O reuso de equipamentos não é indicado, mas estava autorizado no protocolo brasileiro. Quanto aos dispositivos de vestuário, também não há convergência. Conclusão: os resultados reforçam a necessidade de revisão dos protocolos de proteção dos profissionais da saúde que atuam no enfrentamento da Covid-19. Ações em busca de debate institucional, interpaíses e interestaduais sobre modelos de prevenção são essenciais para alcançar consistência nas recomendações.
Institucionalização das práticas de atenção às condições crônicas e gestão do cuidado na Atenção Primária
Authors: Silocchi Cassiane , Junges José Roque , Moehleck Vilene , Diercks Margarita Silva
Published: November 2021

Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar a institucionalização das práticas de atenção às condições crônicas e da gestão do cuidado em um serviço de Atenção Primária. A Análise Institucional, na vertente socioanalítica, consistiu no referencial teórico-metodológico escolhido. Foram utilizadas como ferramentas a observação participante, a realização de grupos com as equipes de Saúde e entrevistas com os responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento de pesquisas e avaliação do serviço. Os resultados mostraram que a resistência do sujeito à mudança implica obstáculo para o desenvolvimento e a consolidação das práticas de atenção às condições crônicas. Além disso, não há uma responsabilidade coletiva dos profissionais, demonstrando a falta de planejamento e engajamento da equipe. Destaca-se, também, uma política de gestão por resultados que oprime e desestimula a potência dos coletivos e a criação de novas alternativas diante dos impasses vivenciados.
Vitimização e perpetração da violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos: estudo transversal, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 2013/2014
Authors: Warmling Deise , Conceição Thays Berger , Lindner Sheila Rubia , Coelho Elza Berger Salema
Published: November 2021

Resumo Objetivo Verificar a prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos e identificar os fatores associados. Métodos Estudo transversal de base populacional, oriundo do estudo EpiFloripa Idoso, com idosos residentes em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil, entre 2013 e 2014. Foram descritas as prevalências e analisados os fatores associados por regressão de Poisson, para violência sofrida e perpetrada, estratificada por sexo. Resultados Entre 651 idosos, 48,3% do sexo masculino e 46,4% do feminino sofreram violência por parceiro íntimo. A violência psicológica sofrida (48,3% e 44,8%) e perpetrada (49,8% e 44,5%) predominou nos sexos masculino e feminino, respectivamente. A violência perpetrada foi associada à autopercepção de saúde ruim/muito ruim (RP=1,74) para idosos homens, e à autopercepção de saúde regular (RP=1,53) e estado civil ‘separada/divorciada’ (RP=1,86) entre as idosas. Conclusão Constatou-se uma simetria entre os sexos na prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo, em todas as direcionalidades da violência analisadas.
Violência psicológica contra a mulher praticada por parceiro íntimo: estudo transversal em uma área rural do Rio Grande do Sul, 2017
Authors: Oliveira Andrea Silveira Lourenço Aguiar de , Moreira Laísa Rodrigues , Meucci Rodrigo Dalke , Paludo Simone dos Santos
Published: November 2021

Resumo Objetivo Estimar a prevalência e fatores associados à violência psicológica praticada por parceiro íntimo contra a mulher residente em zona rural do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2017. Métodos Estudo transversal de base populacional, com mulheres de 18-49 anos que tiveram parceiro íntimo na vida. Foram aplicadas questões do World Health Organization Violence Against Women Study. Utilizou-se regressão de Poisson para estimar razões de prevalências (RP) e intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%). Resultados Participaram 971 mulheres, com prevalência de violência psicológica de 17,2% (IC95% 14,9;19,7) na vida. Aquelas com diagnóstico de depressão (RP=2,23 - IC95% 1,70;2,91) e que consumiram álcool na última semana (RP=1,53 - IC95% 1,07;2,17) tiveram maior probabilidade de referir violência psicológica na vida; as solteiras apresentaram maior probabilidade dessa natureza de violência, comparadas às casadas (RP=1,86 - IC95% 1,32;2,63). Conclusão Violência psicológica contra a mulher na zona rural relacionou-se com agravos na saúde mental e com uso de álcool.
Enhancing the Out-of-Plane Compressive Performance of Lightweight Polymer Foam Core Sandwiches
Authors: UZAY Çağrı
Published: November 2021

This study investigates the flatwise compressive performance of the developed sandwiches with core stitching modification. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam cores with a density of 0.048 g/cm3 were stitched with 600-tex glass fiber yarns. Then the core materials were sandwiched with carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy face sheets, respectively. The composite sandwich structures were produced by applying the vacuum bag method, and the composite layers were co-cured. The non-stitched foam core sandwiches were also manufactured as the benchmark. The developed sandwich panels were subjected to flatwise compression tests per the ASTM C365 Standard to obtain compressive properties. The mechanical testing showed that the stitched foam core sandwiches carried dramatically higher compressive loads and presented additional load peaks. The increments in the compressive strength of the developed sandwich panels were found above 80% without a significant weight penalty. Core stitching, providing the sandwich panels to have better out-of-plane strength, is a simple and less time-consuming through-thickness reinforcement process among the other core modification methods.
The Development of Medical Criminal Law in Germany and in Russia
Authors: Bimbinov Arseniy , Stage Diana
Published: November 2021

Negative consequences of the actions of medical professionals have always been subject to controversial assessment from the legal standpoint. There were periods in Russian history when doctors were prosecuted even without establishing their guilt first, and the periods when doctors were not held responsible at all for the violations that they committed. Currently, medical and pharmaceutical work is a complicated process of performing professional functions connected with the observance of established standards and requirements of its organization. Most medical tests and manipulations of prevention, research, diagnostic, treatment or rehabilitation character are regulated by formal protocols which could, in some cases, prevent a qualified doctor from saving a patient’s life and in others — inflict forced harm on their health. Both of these situations require a legal assessment of the actions, the mechanism of which has not yet been fully determined. This circumstance could lead to a criminal prosecution of a medical professional whose fault is absent (or non-obvious). On the other hand, a structurally complex professional activity, for which there are no recognized methods of legal assessment, creates preconditions for various violations and abuses on the part of medical professionals. Changing relationships between a doctor and a patient, as well as the commercialization of modern medical practices have made the healthcare system one of the most delicto- and even criminally-oriented.
These factors act as causes for the growing complexity of legislation (in the wide sense of the word) on criminal liability of medical professionals and the controversial law enforcement practice which, in its turn, leads to the interest of researchers in these problems. The results of such research often remain unconnected with other achievements of the criminal law science; due to this, it is necessary to study the development of law, including the practice of law enforcement and the doctrine, on criminal liability of medical professionals – medical criminal law. Taking into consideration that such a sub-branch of law is not traditional for Russian science, the authors present the results of researching the development of medical criminal law not only in Russia, but also in Germany, where this sphere of law has long been established as independent.
Modernization of Bail as a Component of Criminal Procedure Restraint in Russia and Abroad
Authors: Petrukhina Alsu , Popova Vera
Published: November 2021

Measures of criminal procedure compulsion should, in the first place, ensure the enforcement of criminal procedure on a criminal case, i.e. prevent the suspect or the accused person from going into hiding, committing a new crime, continuing criminal activities, influencing in any way other participants of the criminal process or the proceedings. The Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation foresees bail as one of preventive measure alternative to detention. Bail is not often used in the Russian Federation. According to statistical data from the Court Department of the Supreme Court for the last five years, the number of bails in Russia is negligibly small compared to other preventive measures. On April 18, 2018, the federal law № 72-ФЗ was enacted to change this situation; it did not only introduce changes in the existing preventive measures, but added a new measure prohibiting the performance of certain actions. Such a component of the restriction measure under consideration as the object of bail was examined for the first time in the light of a radical renewal of the existing legal model through the development of an alternative, principally new concept based on the economic interests of the subject of criminal procedure relations which borrowed its key features from the institutes of civil and financial law. It is difficult to notice the impact of this improvement in practice. When bail was chosen as a restrictive measure, the number of cases not only stayed at the same level, but even went down. Due to this, it is relevant to research an opportunity of combining bail with the preventive measure of prohibiting certain actions. A comprehensive research of bail in Russian and foreign law allowed the authors to formulate recommendations on possible improvements in the mechanism of legal regulation of bail in modern criminal court procedure. It is suggested that a number of gaps in legislation should be bridged, specifically, the list of goals of bail included in the law should be changed and the existing goal of preventing new crimes should be supplemented by the following phrase: «Preventing the accused (the suspect) from continuing the crime that began earlier or committing a new crime». It is also suggested that Part 2.1 should be introduced in Art. 106 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, which will make it possible to use bail to compensate for the material damage inflicted by the crime in case of a guilty verdict. The authors believe that it is necessary to improve the effectiveness of such a preventive measure as bail in the Russian Federation, thus reducing the number of cases when incarceration was chosen as a restriction measure for crimes of small and medium gravity.
Libellus Auguriorum: asztrológiai táblázatok
Authors: Zsoldos Endre
Published: November 2021

Az OSZK Kézirattárában található a Libellus Auguriorum (Oct. Lat. 761) című 17–18. századi kézirat. Lőcsén készült, a szerző személye ismeretlen. Mint a címe is állítja, a kézirat jóslatokat tartalmaz (1. ábra).1

A szöveg 36 lapot foglal el (1–36r). A 2r–3r oldalakon (2. ábra) ’Primus’ címszó alatt 42 úgynevezett ’váratlan esemény’ van felsorolva, melyek bekövetkezése esetére vonatkoznak a jóslatok. Ezek a Hold égi pozíciójától függenek, az égitestnek a zodiákusban elfoglalt helyzete mutatja meg, hogy az adott esemény bekövetkezte esetén mi várható. Mivel mind a tizenkét állatövi csillagképhez tartozik 42 jóslat, így összesen 504-et tartalmaz belőlük a kézirat.
Thurzó Kristóf halotti versei (1614)
Authors: Szőke Kornélia
Published: November 2021

Thurzó Kristóf (1583–1614) szepesi és sárosi főispán 1614. április 7-én halt meg Szepesvárán. Temetése ’in magna frequentia magnatum baronum et nobilium’ történt Lőcsén 1614. május 26-án. Az ispán igen fiatalon „sorvadásban való hosszas betegeskedés” után távozott az élők sorából. A temetésére kiadott versgyűjteményt Stephanus Xylander (1572–1620) szepesváraljai lelkész készítette, a nyomtatás költségeit az elhunyt bátyja, a később nádorrá választott Thurzó Szaniszló (1576–1625) viselte.