bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alcance de los videojuegos como herramienta educativa niños de educación preescolar y primaria
Authors:   Fundación Universitaria Compensar, Rodriguez Riaño Juan Diego , Guerrero Gómez Jonathan David ,   Fundación Universitaria Compensar, Cruz Castrillon Christian Felipe ,   Fundación Universitaria Compensar, De La Cruz Mercado Jesús David ,   Fundación Universitaria Compensar
Published: July 2022

El presente estudio tuvo como propósito encontrar y caracterizar el alcance de los videojuegos como herramienta educativa para niños de educación preescolar y primaria. El estudio se basó en un paradigma de carácter cualitativo el cual por medio de un estudio documental y un tipo de bibliografía descriptiva de tipo enumerativa. Para poder lograrse este propósito de investigación, se hizo un análisis a las categorías de: educación, gamificación y videojuegos, esto en base a la observación de investigaciones que plantean teorías acertadas a las líneas de investigación como lo son Meghan (2014), Nadezhda et al (2014), Ahmet y Land (2010), Tsekleves et al (2014), Cakir (2017) entre otras. Dentro de las investigaciones planteadas con anterioridad se hizo un compendio Tecnológico-educativo que permitió conocer a profundidad el alcance de los videojuegos como una herramienta de índole educativo.
Estrategia didáctica basada en el aprendizaje significativo para el desarrollo humano integral en estudiantes del octavo grado
Authors:   Institución Universitaria Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca UCEVA, Álvarez Ossa María Elisa , Arteaga Ángela Patricia ,   Institución Universitaria Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca UCEVA, Henao Franco Fernando José ,   Institución Universitaria Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca UCEVA
Published: July 2022

En esta investigación se analizó el aspecto sociocultural de estudiantes del octavo grado de una Institución Educativa pública de la ciudad de Tuluá, Valle del Cauca-Colombia y se implementó una estrategia didáctica basada en el aprendizaje significativo para aportar a su desarrollo humano integral. La metodología corresponde a un enfoque mixto secuencial y diseño cuasi-experimental con alcance explicativo, en la cual se utilizaron instrumentos cuantitativos (la encuesta) y cualitativos (diario de campo y entrevista). En los resultados se evidenció que el aprendizaje significativo que experimentan los estudiantes y su desarrollo humano integral como sujetos sociales se ve influenciado por variables internas: la actitud, el desarrollo cognitivo y la construcción conceptual previa. Por variables externas: la escolar de acuerdo a las estrategias didácticas y los temas que atraen el interés, las experiencias con la familia, las interacciones sociales gratas o desagradables y toda la influencia del entorno y de los medios que impactan la sociedad.
Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge of Nutritional Practices: Implications for Active Ageing
Authors: Ayaegbunem Dr. Mrs.Okoh Patricia
Published: July 2022

This study investigated undergraduate students’ knowledge, practices and implications for active ageing the study was conducted in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. The design of the study was ex-post facto research design. two research questions and two null hypotheses were raised and formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was all students in public universities in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. The sample for the study comprised 400 students, 200 males and 200 females respectively from 100 to 400 levels in public universities in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Due to the heterogeneity of the sample, purposive sampling technique was used. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled; Students’ Nutritional and Health Practices Questionnaire (SNHPQ). It was a 4 – point rating scale and responses weighted as strongly Agree = 4 points, Agree = 3 points, Disagree = 2 points and strongly disagree = 1 point. The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validity. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha and a coefficient of 0.86 was derived. 400 copies of the instrument were administered and 100% return was attained. Data collected were analyzed using mean (x̅) scores and standard deviations. The score of 2.50 was the criterion mean (x̅) to determine the level of acceptance of each mean (x̅). t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings in the study showed, among other things, that most students in public universities in Edo and Delta States have adequate knowledge of nutritional practices for promoting active ageing, possessed similar knowledge in the areas of nutritional practices required for ageing actively irrespective of gender and have good knowledge of nutritional value of adequate food (water, eating vegetables and fruits, lean meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds and legumes) intake and possible avoidance of alcohol intake; however, certain nutritional practices like eating between meals, skipping of meals should be avoided to promote healthy living that enhance ageing actively. Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things that, students should be exposed to dietary recommendations by experts in their homes and schools to attain good health and age actively and that, university authorities and students’ union bodies should help to display the food pyramid chat in all eating centers in university campuses, to enable students work out their meal plans to maintain good nutrition that aids active ageing.
Contenido de carbono orgánico en suelos del Área Natural Protegida “Sierra de Otontepec”
Authors: Cancela de los Santos Gabriela Monserrat , Chagoya-Fuentes Jorge Luis , Rodríguez Cabrera Rocío , Alanís-Méndez José Luis
Published: July 2022

En el Área Natural Protegida (ANP) “Sierra de Otontepec” existen diversos ecosistemas y usos de suelo, tales como Bosque Mesófilo (BM), Pasturas Naturales (PN), Milpa Tradicional (MT) y Huerto Citrícola (HC), los cuales ofertan diversos servicios ambientales (SA), entre ellos fijación de Carbono (C) en el suelo. Desafortunadamente, no se cuenta con información básica de la cantidad de Carbono Orgánico (CO) que existe en ellos. Para lograr el objetivo, se muestrearon cuatro usos de suelos BM, PN, MT y HC, con cuatro repeticiones cada uno y a cinco profundidades (0-10, 10-20, 20-40, 40-60 y 60-100 cm, respectivamente). En ellos, se determinó el porcentaje (%) de CO mediante el método de Walkley y Black y la Densidad Aparente (DA) (gr cm3) por el

 

método de la probeta. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó el Software Statistica© V.10.0. Los resultados indican que, BM registró los mayores porcentajes de CO y presentó diferencia estadística significativa (P<0.05) en diferentes profundidades en comparación con los otros usos de suelo. Para la DA, el HC presentó la mayor DA (gr cm3) en contraste con los demás usos del suelo. En cuanto al contenido de CO (Mg Ha1) en la totalidad del perfil analizado (0-100 cm), BM presentó diferencia estadística significativa (P<0.05) con respecto a los demás usos del suelo. Finalmente, se concluye que los suelos donde existe BM tienen una mayor cantidad de CO, lo cual puede incentivar la creación de un esquema local de pago de SA.
Machine Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System: An Experimental Comparison
Authors: Hidayat Imran , Ali Muhammad Zulfiqar , Arshad Arshad
Published: July 2022

Recently, networks are moving toward automation and getting more and more intelligent. With the advent of big data and cloud computing technologies, lots and lots of data are being produced on the internet. Every day, petabytes of data are produced from websites, social media sites, or the internet. As more and more data are produced, a continuous threat of network attacks is also growing. An intrusion detection system (IDS) is used to detect such types of attacks in the network. IDS inspects packet headers and data and decides whether the traffic is anomalous or normal based on the contents of the packet. In this research, ML techniques are being used for intrusion detection purposes. Feature selection is also used for efficient and optimal feature selection. The research proposes a hybrid feature selection technique composed of the Pearson correlation coefficient and random forest model. For the machine learning (ML) model, decision tree, AdaBoost, and K-nearest neighbor are trained and tested on the TON_IoT dataset. The dataset is new and contains new and recent attack types and features. For deep learning (DL), multilayer perceptron (MLP) and long short-term memory are trained and tested. Evaluation is done on the basis of accuracy, precision, and recall. It is concluded from the results that the decision tree for ML and MLP for DL provides optimal accuracy with fewer false-positive and false-negative rates. It is also concluded from the results that the ML techniques are effective for detecting intrusion in the networks.
 
Received: 8 June 2022 | Revised: 6 July 2022 | Accepted: 11 July 2022
 
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
MELHORANDO O CONTROLE DA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL COM A ADOÇÃO DA AUTOMEDIÇÃO DA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL– AMPA
Authors:   Sociedade Brasileira de Hipertensão – SBH - gestão 2021-2022, Dinamarco Nelson , Guerra Grazia Maria ,   Departamento de Enfermagem da Sociedade Brasileira de Hipertensão – SBH gestão 2021-2022, Plavnik Frida Liane ,   Sociedade Brasileira de Hipertensão – SBH - gestão 2019-2020., Cuadrado Martin Luis ,   Sociedade Brasileira de Hipertensão – SBH, Bortolotto Luiz Aparecido ,   Sociedade Brasileira de Hipertensão – SBH - gestão 2021-2022
Published: July 2022

Blood Pressure Self-Measurement (BPSM) has gained interest lately and its practice can contribute to the diagnosis and follow-up of arterial hypertension. In Brazil, due to difficulties in carrying out Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) and the unavailability of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) in most facilities, AMPA, which differs from the aforementioned methods, has widespread use in our country. Therefore, it seems important to discuss this method, which is largely used and poorly studied. In this paper, we will describe the methods for measuring blood pressure, auscultatory and oscillometric, in addition to listing the advantages and disadvantages of measuring blood pressure in the office, comparing them with AMPA. We will also make an alert about the need for the patient to receive guidance on blood pressure measurement and, finally, we will cite the Brazilian and European Guidelines regarding the mention they make about this method.
RELAÇÃO ENTRE A OBESIDADE, INATIVIDADE FÍSICA E PRESSÃO ARTERIAL EM EDUCANDOS NAS CIDADES DE BAURU, IBITINGA, JAÚ E SÃO SEBASTIÃO- SP
Authors:   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, de Moraes Ebúrneo Bárbara , Dionísio Evandro José ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, Calazans Deraco Camila ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, Micheletto Casado Hanily ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, Carvalho Jessica ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, Domingos Rodrigues Jr Moacir ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil, Amaral Sandra Lia ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP - Campus de Bauru, SP. Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Educação Física. Bauru, SP, Brasil
Published: July 2022

Arterial hypertension (AH) is a disease that affects children and adolescents and its identification, helps to prevent the premature development of cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to verify the presence of blood pressure (BP) above normal and to relate it to obesity and lifestyle of scholars in the cities of Bauru, Ibitinga, Jaú and São Sebastião. A total of 369 children and adolescents were evaluated. Information on health and physical exercise were obtained through anamnesis. After 5 minutes of rest, hemodynamic and anthropometric assessments were performed on each participant. Odds rate was used to assess the risk of above-normal blood pressure in overweight and inactive children. Pearson’s correlation was used to correlate anthropometric and hemodynamic variables. Among those evaluated, 28% had altered BP values and 29% were already overweight and obese. In addition, 89% of students were classified as insufficiently active. Among overweight scholars, 48% had altered BP and, among obese, BP was altered in 65%. Overweight children and adolescents had 3.59 times more risk to have altered BP. It can be concluded that the results are extremely relevant to reinforce the inclusion of different strategies in schools for the control of obesity and sedentary lifestyle, in order to avoid early cases of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DO DIAGNÓSTICO PRECOCE DA HIPERTENSÃO MALIGNA: RELATO DE CASO
Authors:   Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. Ilheus, BA, Brasil., Fernandes Isabella , Moreira Borges Filho Helder ,   Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. Ilheus, BA, Brasil., Maia Teixeira Thales ,   Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal. Brasília, DF, Brasil., Jesus Alves Silva Rafael Leonardo ,   Hospital Universitário de Brasília Brasília, DF, Brasil., Dinamarco Nelson ,   Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. Ilheus, BA, Brasil.
Published: July 2022

Malignant hypertension is a syndrome consisting of severe arterial hypertension, retinopathy with papilledema (with or without renal failure) and fibrinoid necrosis of renal arterioles, which may present a rapidly progressive and fatal clinical course. In this pathology may occur vascular lesions that consist mainly of myointimal proliferation and arteriolar fibrinoid necrosis, which can develop acutely and compromise the light from the small blood vessels. The prognosis of malignant hypertension is almost always fatal if it is not recognized or not adequately treated, with a mortality rate of about 80% in 2 years, mainly as a result of progression into heart failure syndrome and end-stage renal failure syndrome
A CADEIA PRODUTIVA DO LEITE NO PARANÁ E SUA CONTRIBUIÇÃO NO DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONÔMICO DA MICRORREGIÃO DE TOLEDO
Authors: Da Luz Joseli Turmina , Piffer Moacir , Galante Valdir Antonio
Published: July 2022

Este artigo analisou a contribuição da cadeia produtiva do leite no desenvolvimento econômico da microrregião de Toledo, no período de 2006 a 2018. Utilizou-se a abordagem teórica de base econômica de Albert Hirschman para fundamentar a análise através dos indicadores de Quociente Locacional, Coeficiente de Especialização e o Coeficiente de Reestruturação para os setores da criação de bovinos para leite, preparação do leite e fabricação de laticínios. Os resultados mostraram que os municípios da microrregião, no período entre 2006 a 2018, passaram por importantes processos de reestruturação de suas atividades econômicas, demonstrando que a atividade leiteira faz parte da realidade econômica da microrregião, principalmente, para o setor agroindustrial. A cadeia produtiva do leite é responsável por um importante número de empregos formais nos municípios analisados, gerando emprego e contribuindo para o desenvolvimento econômico da microrregião de Toledo.
PRÁTICAS DE CONSUMO DE FAMÍLIAS ATENDIDAS NO CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA DE ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL – CRAS NORTE, NO MUNICÍPIO DE FRANCISCO BELTRÃO, PARANÁ
Authors: Peliser Fachinello de Souza Jordanna , Fernandes Odete
Published: July 2022

Este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender as práticas de consumo com famílias participantes dos grupos socioeducativos do Centro de Referência de Assistência Social – CRAS Norte, a fim de incentivar o planejamento do orçamento familiar. A metodologia escolhida foi entrevista semiestruturada, de caráter qualitativo, buscando o diálogo entre a pesquisadora e as entrevistadas. A pesquisa apontou que o consumo acontece não apenas pela forma tradicional de compra e venda de mercadorias, mas que trocas e doações fazem parte do cotidiano. No momento da compra, um dos critérios de escolha é o preço, no entanto, para alguns produtos a qualidade vem em primeiro lugar. O planejamento do orçamento é em curto prazo, para suprir necessidades imediatas.
Ecological Mechanisms of Sus Scrofa Population Regulation in Modern Conditions
Authors: Voloshyna Nataliia , Voloshyn Oleksii , Sushko Dmytro , Dubinskyi Denys , Karpenko Yuri
Published: July 2022

Wild boar population (Sus scrofa) has been growing rapidly in most countries of the world over the past decades. The invasive species has high reproduction rates and well-developed adaptive responses, which allows it to successfully expand the boundaries of its habitat, create significant economic losses to agriculture and horticulture, urban ecosystems, and threatens the loss of biological diversity and the spread of zoonotic infections. The purpose of the paper was to analyse the factors that contribute to the expansion of the Sus scrofa species in the world, to determine the ecological mechanisms of population regulation against the background of rapid anthropogenic transformation of the habitat and global climatic anomalies; to assess changes in the dynamics of population size in hunting farms of Ukraine for the period from 2010 to 2020 in the Chernihivska oblast, in particular. Conventional methods of retrospective analysis, synthesis, environmental, general biological, and epizootic research were used. The paper analyses the world experience and identifies the main factors of low effectiveness of strategies for controlling the rapidly growing population of wild boar in agroecosystems, mixed forest and urban ecosystems. Due to the unique features of forming a life strategy, the Sus scrofa species demonstrate successful development, expansion of the range of available food resources, effective use of daily diversification of ecological niches in the conditions of transformed ecosystems, etc. It is established that the reason for the inefficiency of ecological mechanisms of pressure on the population of the species in the "predator-prey" system is the absence of large predators in the forest ecosystems of Chernihivska oblast. At the same time, the absence of deterrent mechanisms in the predator-prey system ensured the manifestation of next-level mechanisms, namely, the appearance of foci of African swine fever along the forest cycle in the natural biocenoses of the region. Response – the response of populations was manifested by a rapid short-term decrease in the population of Sus scrofa, as a temporary deterrent effect with a subsequent recovery trend. The results obtained can be used in the development of practical recommendations for biological monitoring, environmental control, and the development of effective forest management measures to prevent biological safety associated with the uncontrolled distribution of Sus scrofa and African swine fever based on universal ecological mechanisms of population regulation
Operationalizing the Sustainable Fertilizer Management Global Initiative at National Level: A Conceptual Framework
Authors: Mishenin Yevhen , Koblianska Inna , Yarova Inessa , Kovalova Olha , Klochko Tetiana
Published: July 2022

Humanity is tasked with finding a balance between the need to increase the amount of food and the negative socio-environmental and economic consequences of the irrational use of fertilisers. At the global level, a number of initiatives have been launched to consolidate countries' efforts to address this problem. However, existing national fertiliser management systems and policies are characterised by insufficient consistency and low efficiency. This study aims to formulate a conceptual framework for developing a national sustainable fertiliser management system that meets the principles set out in existing global initiatives. Through the generalisation of the content of existing intergovernmental initiatives on sustainable fertiliser management, the subject composition was formulated, and estimates of the relationship between fertiliser application and public health (through the number of cancer diseases) through the use of regression analysis methods, assessment of economic damage from irrational fertilisation served as a substantiation (illustration of the importance of highlighting) of components covering: awareness, knowledge, tools. The national sustainable fertiliser management system is considered three-dimensional integrity containing the following interrelated components: government, fertiliser production and supply industries, and users. The functioning of this system is seen as a continuous process of raising awareness, generating and transferring knowledge, selecting and applying appropriate tools, and improving fertiliser application practices in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, with the leading role of government. The process of raising awareness of all actors of the system about the problem of irrational fertilisation is proposed to be considered in a broader context – through the demonstration of negative consequences not only for the environment (soil condition), but also from the standpoint of the impact on public health and related consequences – through the assessment of economic damage caused by pollution and consumption of food containing harmful substances. The main principles of interaction of subjects in this system should be the following: professionalism, transparency, information support, etc. Special attention should be paid to the formulation of a set of strategic goals that would lay the foundation for the development of control and evaluation procedures, a system for monitoring and reviewing mechanisms for economic incentives for fertiliser use, considering the social and environmental aspects of fertiliser use
The Effect of Oral Administration of the Antibacterial Peptide MPX on Intestinal Inflammation of Mice in Experimental Infection with Escherichia Coli Strain O157: H7
Authors: Zhao Xueqin , Fotina Hanna , Fotina Tetiana , Hu Jianhe , Wang Lei
Published: July 2022

Escherichia coli is a gram-negative bacterium, an intestinal pathogen that can cause intestinal inflammation. Antimicrobial peptides are a class of small molecule peptides, which has good antibacterial activity against a variety of gram-positive and negative bacteria. In this regard, the authors aimed to study the effect of the antimicrobial peptide MPX, which was administered orally, on the intestinal wall of mice infected with the intestinal barrier function, which were infected with E. coli. Synthesis and purification of the antimicrobial peptide MPX (H-INWKGIAAMAKKLL-NH2) was performed by Jier Sheng Hua (Shanghai, China). Mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used for this purpose. Escherichia Coli (O157: H7 ATCC43889) was isolated from human faeces in which haemolytic uremic syndrome was reported. Solid LB agar (Solarbio, China) was used to isolate enterohemorrhagic E. coli. The culture was obtained from the Chinese Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (Beijing, China). The results of necropsy found that using of an orally administered MPX could alleviate the damage of E. coli to the liver, spleen, and the lungs were less affected. According to H&E results in case of an orally administered MPX group considerably relieved duodenum and organs on day 7 and day 28. qRT-PCR results showed orally administered MPX could reduce the inflammation-related factors in the mRNA expression of IL-2 and IL-6 and TNF-α on day 7 and day 28. In addition, orally administered MPX could significantly increase them RNA expression of tight junction proteins Occludin and Zo-1 on day 7 and day 28. The results of immune histochemistry further showed that an orally administered MPX could increase the mRNA expression of MUC2 in jejunum. The above results showed that orally administered MPX could alleviate the attack of E. coli on the intestinal tract of mice, relieve intestinal inflammation, and improve the intestinal barrier function. This study lays a theoretical foundation for adding antimicrobial peptides to food. In orally administered MPX authors can see reducing the mRNA expression of inflammation-related factors, thereby alleviating the intestinal inflammation caused by E. coli infection in mice. Authors can add that orally administered MPX shows an increase in mRNA expression of tight junction protein in intestines and improves the intestinal barrier function. This study lays the foundation for adding antimicrobial peptides to food to relieve inflammation and improve barrier function in clinical practices
Las ciencias económicas en los diarios digitales argentinos (2017-18): jerarquización, producción y tratamiento de fuentes
Authors: Spina Guillermo Damián , Diaz Cecilia Beatriz
Published: July 2022

Con el objetivo de distinguir regularidades y particularidades en el despliegue informativo que recibe la Economía como disciplina científica en los diarios digitales de la Argentina (2017-18), se analiza la comunicación pública de la ciencia en sus dimensiones claves, tales como la producción periodística, su jerarquización noticiosa y el tratamiento de las fuentes. La estrategia metodológica utilizada se basa en el análisis de contenido sobre una muestra de semana construida sobre tres actualizaciones diarias de la prensa online de mayor representatividad del país. De ese modo, el artículo expone resultados que dan cuenta de una presencia temática relevante con respecto a otros campos de la ciencia pero con un bajo nivel de elaboración, donde predomina la noticia como género acotado, una visibilidad subordinada en la página home/portada y poca pluralidad de fuentes informativas. Al respecto, se concluye que la economía recibe una mayor atención mediática por aspectos coyunturales de la Argentina que refuerzan una mirada utilitaria de la ciencia dedicada a brindar explicaciones concretas e instantáneas.
Machine learning-based prediction of dual primary breast cancer
Authors: Wang Tingting , Fan Qi
Published: July 2022

Introduction

Predicting dual primary tumors in patients diagnosed with first-episode breast cancer (BC) is crucial. This can assist physicians’ evaluation of treatment decisions. We applied eight machine learning algorithms to the BC data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) database and evaluated the best model for predicting dual primary BC to help physicians assess patient prognoses.

Material and methods

Machine learning models were established based on the retrospective study of 253,991 patients diagnosed with first-episode BC in the SEER database from 2010 to 2015. External validation was conducted on 6012 cases obtained through undersampling from the SEER database from 2004 to 2009. The decision tree (DT) and random forest (RF) models were employed using ten-fold cross-validation and grid search.

Results

Surgical information, lymph-node status, distant metastasis, tumor size, survival time, and histological type had significant influence as inputs. Compared with those of the other seven models (multinomial naïve bayes, logistic regression, k-nearest neighbor, one-dimensional convolutional neural network, recurrent neural network, long short-term memory, and DT), the accuracy of the RF model increased from 63.25 to 97.19%, whereas its precision, recall, F1 score, and area under the curve (AUC) increased from 62.92 to 95.01%, 64.36 to 99.48%, 63.63 to 97.19%, and 63.25 to 97.10%, respectively. RF was the only model where the AUC increased (0.24%) under external verification, which shows its excellent portability and generalization in the validation cohort.

Conclusions

The RF model can be used to predict dual primary BC and assist physicians with the diagnosis and treatment of first-episode BC patients.
Mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio and platelet distribution width to lymphocyte ratio in Iraqi patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Awadh Nabaa , Gorial Faiq , Hammadi Reem , Ibrahim Mariam , Majeed Saba , Mohammed Maab
Published: July 2022

Introduction

The mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR) and platelet distribution width to lymphocyte ratio (PDWLR) have the potential to serve as markers of inflammation which may indicate disease activity. The mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio and PDWLR were assessed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in this study.

Material and methods

Sixty-two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and 79 controls who were age and gender matched were included. Their sociodemographic information, as well as disease activity scores based on the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI), disease duration, current medications, lymphocytes, platelets, platelet distribution width (PDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV), anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), anti-double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (anti-dsDNA), and complement components (C3, C4) were recorded. The correlations of MPVLR and PDWLR with disease activity and some laboratory parameters were analyzed.

Results

Lupus patients had significantly higher median (interquartile range) values for MPVLR and PDWLR than controls (5.69 [1.16–23.67] vs. 4.40 [2.78–11.93], p = 0.009) and 10.51 (2.87–79.37) vs. 5.21 (2.88–14.66), p < 0.001] respectively. According to the ROC curve, > 7.53 was the best PDWLR cut-off value for predicting SLE with a sensitivity of 71%, a specificity of 87% and an accuracy of 82.6%, whereas the optimum MPVLR cut-off value was > 6.46 with a sensitivity of 45.2%, a specificity of 88.9% and an accuracy of 76.8%. In addition, MPVLR had a significant positive correlation with SLEDAI (r = 0.34, p = 0.008). However, there was no significant correlation between PDWLR and SLEDAI (r = 0.23, p = 0.067). Furthermore, PDWLR had a significant positive correlation with PDW (r = 0.482, p < 0.001), while MPVLR had a significant negative correlation with C3 level (r = –0.260, p = 0.042). Both PDWLR and MPVLR were positively correlated with nephritis (r = 0.388, p = 0.002; r = 0.246, p = 0.038, respectively).

Conclusions

The platelet distribution width to lymphocyte ratio can be considered as an assisting biomarker in the diagnosis of SLE with the other clinical and serological parameters. The mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio may be used in the evaluation of disease activity in SLE patients.
Improvement of digestive symptoms in fibromyalgia patients following a diet modification according to histamine release test – an observational study
Authors: Gomez-Arguelles Jose , Caceres Oscar , Blanco Manuel , Maestu Ceferino , Martin Francisco
Published: July 2022

Introduction

There is growing interest in the relationship between fibromyalgia and processes related to food, such as food intolerances. In fact, different associations have been described between the control of dietary habits and the improvement of the different symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Material and methods

We collected the results of applying a specific test of histamine release related to the diet of patients with fibromyalgia, and evaluated the changes in terms of the symptoms usually described by the patients. A total of 84 patients who met the established criteria were recruited; 40 of them underwent the exclusion diet for a period of 6 months, while the remaining ones continued with their usual dietary habits. All patients were instructed not to modify any other parameter during the study, such as medication, exercise, or other complementary treatments. The parameters studied were as follows: the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS), the pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), as well as the patients’ body weight was controlled.

Results

There was a significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the group of patients who underwent the exclusion diet in assesment by GSRS and in total in total body weight. There were no differences compared to the rest of the patients in terms of VAS and FIQ.

Conclusions

Diet modification in patients with fibromyalgia by specific histamine relase test improves certain clinical parameters related to the symptoms of the digestive sphere, compared to the control group. Our work opens a possible way of non-pharmacological treatment to improve some symptoms of this very prevalent disease.
Análise epidemiológica dos casos de poliomielite em tempos de pandemia: Impacto das variáveis de pobreza extrema e cobertura vacinal
Authors: Tavares Thayna Monteiro , Perin Eduarda Oliveira , Teza Mariane Rodrigues , Sedovski Maryel Cristin , Macedo Giovanna Charron de , Diegues Maria Elena Martins
Published: July 2022

Introdução: A poliomielite é uma doença infectocontagiosa considerada erradicada, cuja transmissão se dá através do vírus Poliovírus. Apesar de sua erradicação, a cobertura vacinal ainda deve ser priorizada, visto que há circulação do vírus em alguns países árabes e africanos. Métodos: Estudo dos dados do DATASUS - TABNET com a seleção do tópico “Paralisia Flácida Aguda”, entre os anos de 2020 e 2021, com três análises feitas na aferição dos dados. Também foi realizada pesquisa epidemiológica na plataforma Google acadêmico com a palavra “poliomielite”. Resultados: Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que os maiores números de casos reportados não se encontram nas regiões de extrema pobreza, mas sim nas outras localidades. Dessa forma, verificou-se que as regiões de pobreza abrigaram 15,04% dos casos em 2020 e 14,28% em 2021, e as demais regiões mostram porcentagem de 84,95% em 2020 e 85,71% em 2021. Foi possível observar, ainda, que no cenário da pandemia houve uma diminuição das taxas de vacinação, visto que a gestão irregular das medidas de contenção, conjuntamente com o medo, contribuiu para a menor realização de campanhas e acompanhamentos vacinais. Conclusões: Constatou-se que a incidência de casos de poliomielite não ocorre somente em áreas de extrema pobreza. Por se tratar de uma doença incurável e de alta transmissibilidade, a prevenção é essencial, sendo a vacina o meio mais efetivo de proteção contra a doença. Portanto, é necessária uma revisão das ações nas unidades básicas de saúde e controle de vacinação nos centros onde a cobertura vacinal tem diminuído.
Gabriel Lippmann's Colour Photography
Authors: Hannouch Hanin , Alschuler William R. , Hentschel Klaus , C. Triarhou Lazaros , Gamble Susan , Schröter Jens , Cronin Elizabeth , Sachsse Rolf , Bjlekhagen Hans I , Gold Jens , Martin Pauline , Sandrin Carole , Boulouch Nathalie , Cerro Manuel
Published: July 2022

Physicist Gabriel Lippmann's (1845–1921) photographic process is one of the oldest methods for producing colour photographs. So why do the achievements of this 1908 Nobel laureate remain mostly unknown outside niche circles? Using the centenary of Lippmann’s death as an opportunity to reflect upon his scientific, photographic, and cultural legacy, this book is the first to explore his interferential colour photography. Initially disclosed in 1891, the emergence of this medium is considered here through three shaping forces: science, media, and museums.

A group of international scholars reassess Lippmann’s reception in the history of science, where he is most recognised, by going well beyond his endeavours in France and delving into the complexity of his colour photography as a challenge to various historiographies. Moreover, they analyse colour photographs as optical media, thus pluralising Lippmann photography's ties to art, cultural and imperial history, as well as media archaeology. The contributors also focus on the interferential plate as a material object in need of both preservation and exhibition, one that continues to fascinate contemporary analogue photographers. This volume allows readers to get to know Lippmann, grasp the interdisciplinary complexity of his colourful work, and ultimately expand his place in the history of photography.
Afterword: Building Bridges over
Standing Waves
Authors: Boulouch Nathalie
Published: July 2022

This interview with Lisbon-based artist, scientist, and contemporary
Lippmann photographer Filipe Alves (*1979) explores his committent
to producing interferential colour photographs today. Alves’s practice of
analogue colour photography has reshaped his studio into a site of media
archaeological re-enactment of the photographic process. It has also lead
to the adaptation of the chemistry behind it for current use, as well as to
nuanced reflections about its history. In this conversation, Alves sheds
light on his colourful endeavour so far, the enduring lure of the analogue,
and the future trajectory of the Lippmann plate as a creative medium.
Materiality, Identification, and
Conservation of Lippmann Plates
Authors: Gold Jens
Published: July 2022

Few institutions and collectors worldwide have interferential colour images
in their possession. This fact has less to do with the fragility of the object and
more with its practical use at the time of its emergence. There is a clear need for
additional awareness about this medium in the field of photograph conservation,
especially the long-term preservation of this photographic material. The
purpose of this paper is to present the twelve Lippmann colour plates and
other holdings at Preus Museum – the National Museum of Photography in
Norway. After sharing the principle of the Lippmann technique, describing the
physical and optical properties of the plates, the chapter will discuss typical
damages, deterioration issues, and challenges when using and handling
these types of objects, both in exhibitions and for long-term preservation.
Modern Lippmann Photography
Authors: Bjelkhagen Hans I.
Published: July 2022

Since the 1980s, there is a renewed interest in Gabriel Lippmann’s colour
photography technique and several people around the world recording
Lippmann photographs, especially holographers. The development of
colour holography shows similarity to interference photography. The same
type of panchromatic ultra-fine-grain silver halide material is used both
for holography and Lippmann photography. A short review of the history
of the technique is provided with a presentation of how modern Lippmann
colour photographs can be recorded nowadays. A current advantage is
the possibility of recording them without using mercury, making it safer
and easier to practice the technique today. Examples of recently recorded
interference colour photographs are illustrated with digital photographs.
《香港与东亚新帝国主义，1941-1966》 (‘Hong Kong and the New Imperialism in East Asia, 1941-1966’)
Authors: Duara 杜赞奇 Prasenjit
Published: July 2022

摘要：本文旨在专门解读东亚地区的帝国主义嬗变，这是自20世纪30年代迄今为止的一个全球化现象。作者通过研究二战日本占领和冷战对作为英帝国殖民地的香港的影响，以及对香港契约和香港夹缝问题的探讨，论述了帝国主义形式的改变以及这些改变怎样使香港社会变为一个发达的资本主义社会，与此同时，经济的飞速发达并没有完全改变香港殖民社会的实质，论文从宏观上揭示了新帝国主义与传统帝国主义之间的连续性和不同性。

关键词：香港 新帝国主义 冷战 契约 香港夹缝
《近代殖民司法侵略的标志—青岛监狱》 (‘The Symbol of Colonial Jurisdictional Invasion of China —The Qingdao Prison’)
Authors: Zhang 张树枫 Shufeng
Published: July 2022

[摘要] 青岛监狱旧址的前身是德国侵占青岛时期建造的一座主要关押非中国籍犯人的殖民监狱，也是中国现存历史中最早的近代监狱之一。作为德国殖民统治的重要工具，青岛监狱在德国占领青岛期间扮演了重要的作用，成为德国殖民统治的标志之一；第一次世界大战后，青岛被日本占领，改为日本陆军囚禁场，成为日本侵略和压迫中国人民的重要工具；中国收回青岛主权后，改为法院看守所，但一直行使“代用监狱”的职能。在此期间，监狱规模、设施日渐扩大完善；日本发动全面侵华战争期间，监狱再次沦为日本海军囚禁场和伪法院看守所，成为关押残害中国人民的杀人魔窟；南京政府再次统治时期，政治腐败，狱政黑暗。直到青岛解放，青岛监狱结束了近50年的近代历史，开始了新的历程。

关键词: 德国殖民监狱 日本两次侵据 陆海军囚禁场 看守所与代用监狱
Political Mobility of County Leaders in China: The Case of Jiangsu
Authors: Zhiyue Bo
Published: July 2022

Though Studies of China’s political elites have made substantial gains since the 1990s, most of the existing literature on local Chinese leadership has concentrated on provincial leaders, and few have attempted to analyze local leaders at lower levels. There are even fewer studies on China’s county leaders, a group of cadres that manage about 3,000 county-level units in China. This paper attempts to serve as a prolegomenon to the study of China’s county leaders as a group. It begins with a survey of cadres in a top-down approach and see how far up a county leader can go in the Chinese political system. It then focuses on a case study of county leaders in one coastal province, Jiangsu, in both a top-down approach and a bottom-up approach. It draws some tentative conclusions from this case study and highlights some issues for further investigation.
Particularities and Complexities: Unpacking State Policy in Local China
Authors: Shih Mi , Cartier Carolyn
Published: July 2022

In this issue, Provincial China features work by UTS China Research Centre scholars and associates. The four articles together problematize another assumption about political economy in China – the idea that state policy is top-down, unidirectional, and omnipresent. Working on different topics and from different disciplinary perspectives, each author analyzes a specific state policy to reveal how, rather than supporting a monolithic state structure, policy dynamics demonstrate regional particularity, temporal variability, and institutional complexity. The spatial conditions of policy dynamics vary regionally as well as in relations of scale, i.e., between national interests and their relations with provincial, urban, and local governments. Since China’s developmental model had depended on a strong state, how should we understand conditions of particularity and complexity in state policy? How should we potentially reconsider understanding the state in light of policy variation? These articles generate insightful outcomes.
How Faith Affects the Leadership of U. S. Family Firm Owners
Authors: Cater III John James , Alderson Keanon J.
Published: July 2022

How does faith matter in today's business world? Family businesses are the dominant organizational form globally. Yet, religion in family firms has been under-researched for many years, with only limited articles published in the past two decades. While our study focused on the Christian
faith, we recognize the contributions of other religions to family businesses. The significant influence of faith needs to be better understood by Christians and others alike to promote harmonious relationships within and between faith groups. In a qualitative study, we examine the utilization
of faith-led values among the owners of 15 U.S. multigenerational family firms, using a grounded theory approach and the theoretical lens of family systems theory. We analyzed the reported perceptions of 33 family firm owner-manager and family-manager respondents, focusing on the impact of
faith on relationships with stakeholders, including, but not limited to family members, employees, and customers. These perceptions were based on the respondents' faith, their practice of prayer at work, prayer for the business, and the acknowledgment of God's power. Therefore, we propose
that a faith system is central for such family firm leaders in addition to the family, business, and ownership systems. We depict the faith system as the hub of a wheel with spokes representing the family, business, and ownership systems driving the family firm. We summarize our findings with
six propositions.
Grace in the Workplace: A Process Model of its Impact
Authors: O'Connell David
Published: July 2022

This paper provides a focused literature review on grace, drawing on the domains of psychology, business ethics, philosophy, and religion. Then the design and findings of a qualitative study are presented. The results illustrate how individuals from a variety of organizations understand the term grace and how it has been enacted in their workplaces. Then the effects of grace in the workplace are presented, showing that most effects, both of giving and receiving grace, are positive. Yet, there are situations in which some negative consequences may occur. Based on the analysis of thirty interviews, in concert with the existing literature, a typology of four ways of enacting grace developed. Type 1 involves a direct experience of divine favor or direction while at work. Type 2 expresses kindness, with reference to spiritual beliefs or practice. Type 3 expresses kindness or friendliness, without reference to spiritual motivation or any sense of transcendence. Type 4 is anti-obligational favor expressed by one person toward another, without direct reference to spiritual motivation or empowerment. Some propositions to guide future research are offered, and implications for practice are discussed. This study contributes to the literature on management, spirituality and religion by developing the concept of grace, specifically within the workplace. This contribution is timely as workplaces are often hard-pressed by the speed of change, strong competition and at times, very harsh and challenging work conditions. The call to craft, manage and lead organizations that deliver quality products and services is always clear. While workplace pressure is up and employee engagement is down, understanding and nurturing the practice of grace is worthwhile as we seek to foster the development of workplaces that are both successful in terms of products and services, while being life-giving environments for those who work in them.
Ensino de ciências da natureza e conceitos científicos
Authors: Junior Valter Carabetta
Published: July 2022

O presente artigo direciona-se para a epistemologia da prática docente com a finalidade de explicitar sobre o processo de construção de conceitos científicos, tema de importância fundamental para o ensino de Ciências da Natureza. Como um aspecto específico do funcionamento cognitivo, conceitos científicos são construídos e internalizados de modo gradativo e significativo e, nesse sentido, entender como ocorre essa construção é fundamental para a prática pedagógica pois, na maioria das vezes, o ato de conceituar é considerado sinônimo de definir. Nesse sentido, vemos na obra sócio-interacionista de Vygotsky a contribuição necessária para o entendimento sobre esse processo, pois este autor trata com profundidade a relação entre a experiência culturalmente organizada e o estudo da cognição e do desenvolvimento cognitivo como base para construção de novos comportamentos.
Canção na aula de história e sua apropriação temática pelo professor
Authors: Alves da Silva Luan Maxwell , Batista Neto José
Published: July 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a fala de professores de História sobre a apropriação do uso da canção em suas práticas docentes. Trata-se de recorte de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa com procedimentos e técnicas metodológicas da Análise do Conteúdo do tipo categorial temática. Os dados, colhidos através de entrevistas semiestruturadas, apontam para uma ausência de estudos sistemáticos sobre a canção na aula de História durante a formação docente dos entrevistados e para uma prática docente reflexiva que superou esse déficit na formação de professor. Foi possível concluir sobre a necessidade de atualização de cursos de licenciatura em História em relação à inclusão, em suas matrizes curriculares, de estudos sobre os documentos alternativos, com vistas a atualizar o ensino da disciplina de História.
Da precarização à autonomia estranhada: nexos psicofísicos da docência em Pernambuco
Authors: Barbosa John Mateus
Published: July 2022

O artigo analisa o perfil docente exigido na rotina de trabalho do modelo Tese e os nexos psicofísicos criados para conformar ideologicamente sua filosofia e cultura de trabalho. Para tanto, analisamos os principais documentos que orientam a proposta nos valendo da técnica da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 1977). Em nossa abordagem teórico-metodológica utilizamos categorias de análise oriundas, especialmente, das reflexões de Gramsci em Americanismo e Fordismo (2007). Constatamos que existem pelo menos três nexos psicofísicos, extraídos do mundo empresarial, que condicionam uma estrutura de trabalho docente profundamente precarizada em várias dimensões (concepção, jornada, atribuições, saberes e direitos), a saber: responsabilização consentida, (des)especialização polivalente e (des)politização corporativa. A articulação desses nexos psicofísicos contribui para a produção de uma falsa autonomia que estamos qualificando como estranhada.