bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimizing Hospital Supply Chain Performance: Reevaluating the Role of Digital Technology Adoption through Configuration Research (Preprint)
Authors: Ding Baoyang , Chen Lei , Meng Sha , Liu Zheng , Yang Xiaohan , Sun Qiang
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

The hospital supply chain is still under-optimized and fraught with operational challenges, prompting hospital managers to increasingly invest in emerging digital technologies. However, there is a critical need for effective deployment that aligns with the diverse operational challenges of hospitals, rather than mere technology-oriented focus. The intricate interplay between digitalization and hospital contextual factors has yet to be illustrated, often leading to resource misallocation in digitalization efforts.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to reassess the necessity of pursuing advanced levels of digitalization in enhancing supply chain performance and to delineate potential strategies for hospital managers to customize digital technology adoption to their unique operational contexts.

METHODS

In collaboration with the Chinese Association for Big Data in Hospital Logistics and Supply Chain, this research collected survey data from 144 hospitals across China. Employing the fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) method, the study explored the configurational effects of digital technology adoption alongside other contextual hospital factors, such as size, supply chain complexity, integration, and outsourced operations, through the lens of the resource-based view.

RESULTS

The findings suggest that the mere adoption of digital technologies does not guarantee superior performance in hospital supply chains. High-performance configurations are characterized by the combination of robust internal integration, strategic outsourcing, and extensive use of digital technologies, irrespective of hospital size and external supply chain complexity. Conversely, small hospitals exhibit low performance due to inadequate integration and limited digital technology use, despite efforts to manage supply chain complexities. Large hospitals may also underperform when faced with high complexity and insufficient integration, even with significant technological investments.

CONCLUSIONS

The study demonstrates that a customized approach to optimizing supply chain performance is crucial to align with each hospital's unique operational challenges. Hospital managers should judiciously pursue digital technologies, directing more resources towards enhancing operational management, such as improving supply chain integration and reducing complexities.
Playing Exergames for Health and Enjoyment: Do Gamers Need Exercise Affordance and Game Challenge? (Preprint)
Authors: Huang Tzu-Ling , Pham Thi Tuan Linh , Nguyen Huynh Van , Wong Alice May-Kuen , Cheng T. C. E. , Teng Ching-I
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

Exergame users can enjoy health benefits from exergaming, but the required effort (to do the exercises) may hinder users from continued use. Users’ continued use despite the effort required can be explained by the paradox of enjoyment, which explains how negative but meaningful experiences can increase enjoyment. However, the paradox of enjoyment has neither separated the negative from the meaningful experiences, nor examined the possibility that negative experiences can be either cognitive or physical, or both, indicating two research gaps.

OBJECTIVE

Hence, our study addresses these gaps by investigating how to design exergames to escalate users’ exergame enjoyment and their continuance.

METHODS

We asked 583 participants to play exergames for 30 consecutive minutes, and collected their physical indices and psychological responses.

RESULTS

We found: (1) meaningful experience enablement (i.e., the exercise affordance of exergames) had the largest positive contribution to enjoyment, followed by cognitive effort (i.e., exergame challenge); (2) both meaningful experience and cognitive effort can fuel enjoyment and therefore result in continued use of exergames; and (3) physical effort (i.e., exergame similarity with exercise) may not alter the level of enjoyment.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study extends the paradox of enjoyment to explain more system-related enjoyment. Our findings inform exergame providers that they can increase exergame challenges and the exercise affordance of exergames, rather than increasing exergame similarity with exercise.
Evaluation of a Wearable Heart Monitor Combined with an Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification Solution in a Large-Scale Healthy Population: A Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)
Authors: Alves Maria Janieire de Nazare Nunes , Beltrame Thomas , Fonseca Guilherme Wesley Peixoto da , Quintao Vinicius Caldeira , Rabello Guilherme , Pastore Carlos Alberto , Jatene Fábio Biscegli
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for stroke, systemic embolism, and mortality. Although electrocardiogram monitoring tools, such as Holter monitors, have been extensively used in clinical practice, they have several limitations. Thus, smartwatches have become an option for arrhythmia screening.

OBJECTIVE

To test whether a wearable monitor communicating with an irregular heart rhythm notification on a smartwatch would produce a significant number of false-positive notifications in healthy individuals in daily living.

METHODS

This observational study was divided into three phases. Phase 1: Participants went through standard electrocardiogram screening for arrhythmia. Those with regular sinus rhythm were provided with a smartwatch and smartphone. Phase 2: The smartwatch was worn for at least seven days in this, the remote phase. Phase 3: In case of an irregular heart rhythm notification during phase 2, participants were submitted to 24-hour Holter monitoring.

RESULTS

We recruited 2,446 participants in phase 1, of whom 153 were excluded for electrocardiogram alterations or other reasons. In phase 2, forty-four (1.9%) participants were discontinued due to too few follow-up days, wrist allergies, personal reasons, loss of collected data, and device issues. Of the participants who completed phases 1 and 2 (n=2,249), two participants (0.1%) received an irregular heart rhythm notification in phase 2. As these two participants were not diagnosed with atrial fibrillation during phase 1, they were classified as false positives. The specificity of the study was 99.9% (95% confidence interval of 99.7–100.0%), and the number of false positives was not statistically significant (p=.61).

CONCLUSIONS

The smartwatch generated few unnecessary irregular heart rhythm notifications during seven days of follow-up. The specificity of the device was 99.9%. Therefore, the irregular heart rhythm notification feature on the SAMSUNG smartwatch can be used in the general population without a significant number of false positives for atrial fibrillation.
A dual domain Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Tool Accuracy to Predict Cardiovascular Morbidity in Prehypertension and Diabetic Morbidity in Prediabetes (Preprint)
Authors: Waldock William , Tekkis Nicholas , Zhang Joe , Ashrafian Hutan
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

Health forecasting predicts trends in future health events at a population level. This is achieved through risk prediction algorithms which can estimate the risk of future disease developing. Screening algorithms can systematically identify patients with a high probability of undiagnosed diseases for diagnostic testing. Predisease is of particular interest as a precursor of chronic morbidity.

OBJECTIVE

Prediabetes and prehypertension are precursors to chronic morbidity, namely hypertension, and diabetes. In such patients, algorithms that predict risk of progression to cardiovascular morbidity can support targeted preventative care. This potential is being increasingly realised by availability of electronic health record (EHR) data. To understand current capabilities, we systematically review the predictive performance of existing risk algorithms for prehypertension and prediabetes.

METHODS

We describe a dual domain systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of available risk tools to (1) predict prehypertensive deterioration to cardiovascular morbidity, & (2) predict prediabetes deterioration to diabetic morbidity. The primary outcome was the accuracy of the risk scores, and the secondary outcomes were the reporting quality and risk of bias.

RESULTS

Accuracy of risk prediction in prehypertension and prediabetes was high: the pooled C statistic for All Cause Cardiovascular Disease was 0.77 (CI 0.71, 0.84) and the pooled Sensitivity for All Cause Diabetic Disease Spectrum risk was 0.68 (CI 0.65, 0.7). However, we found high risk of bias, with inconsistent reporting in both prehypertension and prediabetes papers. We found that predictive performance was generally accurate. However, there remain limitations due to confounders and methodological inconsistency, such as timeframe, which undermines comparison. The systematic and safe deployment of risk algorithms into clinical use requires attention paid to policy and governance, as well as technical aspects of data and deployment infrastructure. We propose nine recommendations for policymakers and commissioners, organised under an "A to I" framework.

CONCLUSIONS

Risk algorithms show great promise, but further work is required to enable fair and responsible deployment.

CLINICALTRIAL

PROSPERO registration (IDs 425686 & 425683)
Comparison of Spontaneous Pushing and Directed Pushing During the Second Stage of Labor Among Chinese Women Without Epidural Analgesia: Protocol for a Noninferior Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Yao Jiasi , Roth Heike , Anderson Debra , Lu Hong , Rong Huijuan , Baird Kathleen
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND

Maternal pushing during the second stage of labor could influence labor progress and maternal-neonatal outcomes. Although the image of health care providers directing the laboring women to push during the second stage of labor could be commonly observed globally, this practice is not sufficiently researched and is questioned regarding its effectiveness and outcomes on the mother and baby. Meanwhile, a strategy referred to as “spontaneous pushing,” which supports women to push by following their bodily urges, has been evaluated in several trials. However, in China, spontaneous pushing is not common practice. Notwithstanding the evaluation of spontaneous pushing, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support either strategies of directed pushing or spontaneous pushing.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to test the feasibility of a future randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of spontaneous pushing and directed pushing during the second stage of labor for maternal and neonatal outcomes in China.

METHODS

A nonrandomized, single-group, noninferiority feasibility study will be conducted in a public hospital in Hebei Province, China. In total, 105 women meeting the selection criteria will be recruited to receive the intervention (spontaneous pushing), while 105 sets of medical notes from women who received routine care (directed pushing) will be identified and reviewed to compare outcomes for both cohorts. A mixed methods approach will be used to assess primary outcomes (feasibility and acceptability) and secondary outcomes (effectiveness).

RESULTS

Data collection took place between May and October 2023. A total of 110 women were invited to participate in the intervention of spontaneous pushing. Midwives’ interviews were conducted and will be transcribed for analysis in March 2024. The data analysis is planned to be completed by May 2024.

CONCLUSIONS

This feasibility study will provide important information by conducting a full-scale clinical trial in the future as well as the potential facilitators and barriers of it. A future randomized controlled trial is likely to have considerable policy and funding impacts regarding pushing management during the second stage of labor and improvement in women’s childbirth experience.

CLINICALTRIAL

Chinese Clinical Trial Register ChiCTR2300071178; https://tinyurl.com/mudtnbft

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/55701
Black Pepper’s Anti-Aging and Chemo-preventive Properties: A Review
Authors: Endah
Published: December 2023

The possible uses of black pepper, a common spice used for cooking, have been expanded. Despite countless studies on its advantageous biological effects, it would be difficult to determine its effectiveness as an anti-aging and chemo-preventive medication. Piperine, chavicine, caryophyllene, and sabinene are a few examples of black pepper components that exhibit pharmacological characteristics. This article reviews black pepper's main ingredients and discusses how effective it is at preventing aging and cancer. Using Google Scholar, PubMed, and Medline for our electronic research, we screened pertinent papers from scientific journals. To help with the explanation in the narrative, all the data was compiled and summarized into tables and graphs. Overall, the anti-aging properties of black pepper and its constituents are exhibited through several pathways, including senescence prevention, antioxidant protection, control of ROS levels, and the inhibition of aging-related enzymes. Additionally, cell cycle regulation, antiangiogenic and anti-metastatic action, apoptosis induction, and the suppression of carcinogenesis are some of the mechanisms utilized in cancer prevention activities. It has been shown to have synergistic effects on several cancer cells when combined with doxorubicin. According to these studies, black pepper could be considered for development as an anti-aging and chemo-preventive agent.
Studi Eksperimental Pengaruh Convective Heat Transfer terhadap Pressure Drop pada Aliran Dua Fase Gas-Cair Fluida Newtonian dan non-Newtonian dalam Square Microchannel
Authors: Al Huda Luqman
Published: December 2023

Penelitian terkait dua fase gas-cair dalam saluran mikro telah banyak dilakukan. Namun, keterlibatan fluida non-newtonian serta kalor dalam aliran dua fase suatu saluran mikro masih rendah, terutama pemecahan masalah pada pendinginan perangkat mikro. Permintaan terhadap efisiensi aliran fluida dua fase dalam mengikat kalor menjadi parameter penting dalam keberhasilan sistem pendinginan. Tujuan penelitian ini membandingkan beda tekanan antara fluida newtonian dan non-newtonian dengan viskositas berbeda pada aliran dua fase. Penelitian juga menambahkan perlakuan kalor dan mengamati pada dua area, yaitu sebelum (upstream) dan sesudah (downstream) terdampak kalor. Jenis fluida cair newtonian yang digunakan yaitu aquadest dan fluida non-newtonian yaitu Carboxymethil Cellulose (CMC wt 0,4%), sedangkan fluida gas yang digunakan adalah nitrogen. Dimensi diameter hidrolis saluran sebesar 0,8 mm. Kecepatan superfisial cairan divariasikan mulai 0,082 m/s hingga 1,025 m/s, sedangkan kecepatan superfisial gas divariasikan mulai 0,26 m/s hingga 7,81 m/s. High speed video camera digunakan untuk merekam pola aliran, panjang dan kecepatan gelembung terbentuk. Hasil aliran nitrogen-aquadest membentuk pola aliran bubbly, slug, churn dan wavy-annular. Penambahan kalor mampu memberikan beda tekanan yang lebih rendah pada downstream daripada upstream diiringi dengan penurunan viskositas cairan. Oleh sebab itu, kecepatan suatu gelembung meningkat dan mudah menembus fluida CMC dengan terbentuk pola aliran slug dan slug-annular.
Operational Excellence of Hydro Power Plant With “G-Action Mobile”
Authors: Erawan Arry , Kurnia Wahyu , Muharramsyahputra Muhammad Nur
Published: December 2023

The Gunung Wugul Mini Hydro Electric Power Plant (MHEPP) is a run of river power plant with a Commercial Operation Date (COD) of December 3, 2021, by PT PLN UP2D Central Java-Special Region of Yogyakarta. The application of corporate culture and regulations to run the operations of the Generating Unit such as asset management, Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SMK3) and Security Management System (SMP) require a high level of effort. Socialization and implementation related to the management of the Generating Unit must be carried out to the lowest level for the realization of good management. Focusing on Operational Excellence built on Shingo House Method, where elements of organizational leadership focus on the application of principles, systems, and tools to build superior performance factors by making continuous improvements. The implementation of G-Action Mobile optimizes digital technology and supports the company's program, namely digital transformation for control operations, maintenance, security, and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) activities more effectively. The G-Action Mobile application can encourage the acceleration of the implementation of corporate culture within the Gunung Wugul MHEPP so that the achievement of a capability factor of 67.16% of the 33.60% target, the issuance of a Zero Accident decree, and the implementation of a security management system that is tight enough to support environmental conditions that can improve unit performance with conditions comfortable and safe.
Expressway Service Area Service Quality Analysis
Authors: Feng Qiangqiang , Fu Kaijia
Published: December 2023

Expressway service area is to provide services for people in the city between the city, but also an indispensable link in China’s road transport service system, its service quality and service satisfaction are directly related, the construction of service facilities and the quality of the highway service area will play a role in promoting. The service area is an important link in China’s road transport system. With the rapid development of China’s economy, the service quality requirements continue to improve, and improving the service quality of the service area has become a top priority. Taking the service quality of the expressway service area in Shaanxi Province as the research object, this paper uses the questionnaire survey method to analyze the service quality of the expressway service area in Shaanxi Province in five dimensions: formability, reliability, assurance, responsiveness and empathy, and establishes the service quality model by using the hierarchical analysis method. Through the calculation comparison, people’s satisfaction with each service quality factor in the highway service area is obtained, the average satisfaction value of each impact factor is about 7.5 points, the satisfaction of “reasonable layout of the service area and complete facilities” is the highest, the average value is 8.10, and the satisfaction of “fully understanding customer needs” is the lowest, the average value is 7.42, through the analysis of the relevant data on the service quality satisfaction of the highway service area, it is found that people are generally dissatisfied with the service quality. The satisfaction of drivers and passengers with the service area directly affects the level of economic benefits. This article studies the influencing factors of driver and passenger satisfaction and aims to improve the economic benefits of the service area by improving driver and passenger satisfaction.
Endogenous endophthalmitis and liver abscess due to presumed-Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: a case report.
Authors: Infante-Fernández Heitmar Santiago , González-Gacharná Nicolás , Diaz Pinillos Santiago , Cano Arenas Nairo
Published: December 2023

Pyogenic liver abscess is a high-incidence disease, in which hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) has become more relevant due to its ability to spread and infect other tissues, among which endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is the most common complication. A patient with right-sided abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia, fever, and jaundice was diagnosed with a KP liver abscess that was drained and treated with ampicillin/sulbactam plus metronidazole. Subsequently, he had a recurrence of the liver abscess plus rapidly progressive ocular symptoms that raised suspicion of EE. Due to the severity of the infection, eye enucleation was required and despite the natural resistance pattern, the patient only improved after meropenem was prescribed. Any ocular symptoms in patients with KP liver abscess should raise suspicion of EE, contributing to an early diagnosis and treatment. It is possible that despite the antibiogram results, only broad-spectrum antibiotics may avoid vision loss and improve clinical outcomes.
Surveillance Reports of National Units of the Red Army Political Departments in 1918–1920
Authors: Kikkas Toivo
Published: December 2023

While surveillance as a  mechanism of political control was a  common prac-tice of states even before the First World War, the introduction of the Political Departments to the Red Army in 1918–1920 was a completely new historical-military phenomenon. Surveillance reports submitted by the  commissars of the  political departments had to provide an overview of the  attitudes of soldiers, progress in political education, and the condition of various military aspects, such as the supply of uniforms. Next to nothing is known about surveillance reports compiled by these institutions in national units of the Red Army. This paper summarizes the instructions for compiling surveillance reports, their implementation, and what was actually reported by the Political Departments of Estonian and Latvian national units of the Red Army.
PREVENCIÓN DE NEUMONÍAS ASOCIADAS A VENTILACIÓN MECÁNICA EN UNIDADES DE CUIDADOS INTENSIVOS PEDIÁTRICOS
Authors: González Adonis Francisca , Aguilera-Miranda Jennifer Paulina , Naveas-Vargas Catalina Paz
Published: December 2023

Introducción: La neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica (NAVM), es una de las infecciones más frecuentes en las unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos. Objetivo: Identificar estrategias para prevenir las neumonías asociadas a ventilación mecánica en las unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos. Materiales y métodos: Se aplicó la estrategia PICO para establecer la pregunta clínica. La búsqueda se realizó en las bases de datos BVS, EBSCO, WOS, CUIDEN, SciELO, US National Library of Medicine, PubMed, SCOPUS y Sciencedirect. La estrategia de búsqueda utilizó descriptores DeCS: “Prevención”, “Neumonía asociada al ventilador”, “Unidades de cuidado intensivo pediátrico”, asociado al operador booleano AND. Se incluyeron estudios primarios y secundarios en español, inglés y portugués entre los años 2016 y 2022. Para el análisis crítico se utilizaron guías CASPe. Resultados: De un total de 309 artículos, se eliminan 23 duplicados, 286 elegibles e incluidos 11 manuscritos. Destacan investigaciones realizadas en Argentina, Brasil, Egipto, España, Estados Unidos, Holanda, Inglaterra, Irlanda, Italia, Nicaragua y Turquía. El uso de paquetes de intervenciones de prevención, instalación precoz de traqueostomía y protocolos de uso de aseo bucal con clorhexidina, disminuyen la incidencia de las NAVM. Conclusiones: Existen intervenciones que disminuyen las tasas de NAVM en población pediátrica. Los profesionales de Enfermería deben aplicar estrategias entregadas por la evidencia que permitan mejorar la calidad de los cuidados. ›
Taṭwīr Ta`līm Mahārah al-Qirā‘ah Bi Ṭarīqah “Anṭiq Wa Mayyiz” `Alā Asās al-Madkhal as-Siyāqī Wa al-Madkhal al-Binā‘ī Bi MIN 9 Aceh Selatan
Authors: Farhana Ana , Hilmi Hilmi
Published: December 2023

Based on the observation of the first-in-class fourth of the Government Islamic Primary School 9 South Aceh students are weak in pronouncing words and sentences in the text and students find it difficult to pronounce letters in Arabic words and have difficulty distinguishing the correct pronunciation. This also makes them feel weak in mastering the meaning of vocabulary and unable to understand the text. When the teacher distributes to groups and asks students to pronounce the words in the text and asks students to take turns reading they find it difficult to read. In the teaching and learning process, students cannot answer the teacher's questions about the text.  With these problems, researchers want to develop learning reading skills with the "Intiq Wa Mayyiz" method based on the CTL approach and the constructivism approach. The purpose of this thesis is to identify the student's response, the validation of experts, and the effectiveness of developing the teaching of reading skills in an " Intiq Wa Mayyiz " manner, on the basis of a contextual approach and a constructivist approach. In this study, researchers used research and development methods with the type of One Group Pre-test and Post-test Design. The researcher presented questionnaires, pre-tests, and post-tests as research tools. As for the results of the research, the development of teaching reading skills using the "Intiq Wa Mayyiz" method has a positive response among students, and the researchers found their response results to be very good because this method can improve students' abilities, tendencies and desires in reading skills. The validity assessed by experts in teaching reading skills using the "Intiq Wa Mayyiz" method obtained a result of good and pleasant traits. The development of teaching reading skills using the "Intiq Wa Mayyiz" method is effective for improving reading skills.
Ta’ṡīr Istikhdām aṭ-Ṭarīqah as-Siyāqiyyah Fī Ta`līm Mahārah al-Kalām (Baḥṡ Tajrībī Fī aṣ-Ṣaff al-Awwal “Safīr” Bi al-Madrasah al-Mutawassiṭah al-Mutakāmilah ad-Durrah Mārilān)
Authors: Shalini Shalini
Published: December 2023

The formulation of the problem in this research is what students' abilities are towards learning speaking skills using the method contextual and without using it in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan? And is there an influence of using contextual methods on learning? Speaking skills in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan? This research aims to determine students' abilities in learning skills speaking using contextual methods and without using them in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan, and also to find out the influence use of contextual methods for contextual learning in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan. The research method used is quantitative research with design (True Experimental) using methods Posttest Only Control Group Design. The data analysis method used is statistics. The results obtained from this research are as follows female students' ability to learn speaking skills using contextual method in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan obtained a rating "Very Good", as for the results of learning speaking skills without using contextual methods in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan earned a "good" rating. That there is an influence of method use contextual towards learning speaking skills in class VII "Safir" SMP IT Ad-Durrah Marelan. This shows that there is an influence of method use contextual with a high value in the experimental group.
Pengembangan E-Modul pada Pelajaran Fiqih Bab Haji Kelas X Madrasah Aliyah
Authors: Mufidah Nadia
Published: December 2023

Learning modules are teaching materials that are prepared systematically and interestingly which include material content, methods and evaluations that can be used independently to achieve the expected competencies. Based on initial interviews with Fiqh teachers, information was obtained that there were no modules available on Hajj and Umrah material. Therefore, the resulting module can help students to learn independently. This research aims to find out how the e-module development process in the Hajj chapter Fiqh lesson for the class is valid, effective and practical. This research is research and development that follows the ADDIE development steps. Data collection techniques in research use validation questionnaires, interviews, observation and documentation. The method that will be used is a development method using the ADDIE model which consists of five stages, namely (1) analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation. The research results show that the learning module developed meets the validity criteria, this was obtained from the results of the validator assessment analysis of 92.44% with the very valid category, at the practicality stage of the module, a percentage of 90.7% was obtained with the very practical category, and at the The effectiveness of the module obtained from the results of the student questionnaire was 89.9% in the very effective category. It can be concluded that the learning module developed meets the criteria of valid, effective and practical.
“I saw him in private three or four times in my life”: Personal state sadness in the diaries of M. A. Korf, 1839–1849
Authors: Voloshina S. M.
Published: December 2023

The personal diary of a prominent Russian statesman, M. A. Korf, is a rare example of a fusion of personal and state interests, in particular, of a deeply personal experience of sociopolitical events. Most of the entries relate to incidents in the highest institutions of the Nicholas I’s regime (the imperial family, the State Council, the ministries and special committees). These events seem to be the main life interest of the author and provoke his strongest emotional response, often expressed melancholically: with sadness and distress. Korf reacts no less emotionally to foreign policy events, in particular, the revolution of 1848 in France; as well as, in his opinion, his own overly slow career growth. At the same time, traditional reasons for sadness, such as illnesses and deaths of colleagues and acquaintances, arouse in him nothing but cold curiosity. The image of the author in his diaries appears twofold: the individual features of an educated nobleman of the mid-19thcentury merge with an approach inherent to the elite of the 18thcentury, namely, forming the image of a God-like monarch and the corresponding attitude towards him. Various forms of sadness expressed by Korf in his diariesvividly describe the model of the power hierarchy established by Nicholas I. The emperor is the very centre of this model: he is the source of major joys and sorrows for senior officials and courtiers, and their sadness increases in direct proportion to their distance from the emperor.
Impressões da realidade no museu: o uso de animações por espaços de memória
Authors: Grizante de Andrade Daniel
Published: December 2023

A linguagem da animação vem ocupando, cada vez mais, locais fora de seu universo usual. Entre eles, o museu é um dos espaços onde ela aparece com destaque crescente. Seu uso em projetos de design de exposições traz a reflexão de qual é o seu papel desempenhado, já que sua produção está, normalmente, associada à fantasia e ao universo do entretenimento. Esta pesquisa procura discutir a animação como forma documental produzida por espaços de memória a partir da análise de uma produção realizada por uma instituição brasileira, o Memorial da Resistência de São Paulo. Para tal, será discutido o conceito de animação e do documentário animado, a partir de sua problemática envolvendo a relação entre fantasia e realidade; a autoridade dos museus como instituições sociais, guardiãs de memórias e discursos sobre elas; e questões envolvendo o design de exposições e o uso de tecnologias e linguagens para mediar as suas coleções.
Imagem da capa #24
Authors: Cruz Gabriel Filipe Santiago
Published: December 2023

Imagem da capa #24.
O emprego das estratégias de relativização no inglês acadêmico escrito em função da caracterização semântica do antecedente
Authors: Lucchesi Dante , Gomes de Andrade Fabrícia Eugênia
Published: December 2023

Analisa-se a alternância das estratégias de relativização em uma amostra de textos acadêmicos de diferentes áreas do conhecimento escritos por homens e mulheres falantes nativos de língua inglesa. A análise variacionista de base quantitativa revelou uma estreita correlação entre a estratégia de relativização empregada e o valor semântico do termo ao qual a oração relativa se liga, o que foi explicado com base na teoria semântica do Princípio da Hierarquia Temática, em face de sua contraparte sintática: a Hierarquia da Acessibilidade. No plano extralinguístico, observou-se também uma correlação entre a escolha da estratégia de relativização com a área do conhecimento e o sexo do autor do texto. Buscou-se, por fim, apontar caminhos para a aplicação desses achados ao ensino de inglês com propósitos específicos.
Carolina Maria de Jesus: três poemas versados
Authors: Arantes Bahia Luísa , Silva Leitão Daroda Larissa , Alves Magaldi Carolina
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo apresenta a versão comentada de três poemas de Carolina Maria de Jesus para a língua inglesa. Após uma breve biografia da autora, é apresentada a coletânea Antologia pessoal (1996), um conjunto de poemas selecionados pela própria escritora, que nutria o sonho de se tornar poeta. Em seguida, apresentamos uma discussão sobre a tradução de poesia segundo Britto (2012) e Faleiros (2012). Além disso, são delineados o projeto e o processo tradutórios, com destaques para os pontos de dificuldade e de atenção durante a versão dos poemas. As versões são apresentadas em paralelo com o texto fonte, sendo a primeira, “Saudades de mãe” (Longing for mom); a segunda, “O exilado” (The exiled); e a terceira, “O lírio” (The lily). Os poemas apresentam intertextualidade com poetas românticos brasileiros e temáticas que variam do nacionalismo ao amor não correspondido. Carolina Maria de Jesus empregava um registro menos coloquial e mais pensado em sua poesia que nos conhecidos diários, além de se inspirar em uma forma mais conservadora de escrita poética. Seus poemas são dignos de conquistar um maior alcance para minimizar a injustiça histórica que foi feita à autora ao lhe serem negados os direitos de publicação e de se tornar, para o público, a poeta que já se mostrava ser em seus cadernos particulares.

Palavras-chave: Carolina Maria de Jesus. Tradução de poesia. Versão para a língua inglesa.
Existe dentro de mim uma terra da qual sou desterrada: literatura e necropoder em Caderno de memórias coloniais
Authors: Breunig Tiago Hermano
Published: December 2023

A ficção produzida pelo colonialismo tem uma função decisiva diante dos fatos, indissociados das fabulações do colonialismo. Afinal, por um lado, a ficção participa dos discursos coloniais que, como observa Achille Mbembe (2014b, p. 69), acobertam o necropoder que, “ao transitar pela ficção, adoece com a vida, ou ainda, num ato de reversão permanente, toma a morte pela vida e a vida pela morte”. Por outro, a ficção problematiza os referidos discursos, de modo que a literatura assume funções divergentes. Assim, o presente artigo pretende a analisar relações entre a literatura e o necropoder em Caderno de memórias coloniais, de Isabela Figueiredo, fundamentando-se, para tanto, na crítica pós-colonial que, segundo Mbembe (2014b, p. 68), “tenta desconstruir a prosa colonial, ou seja, a montagem mental, as representações e as formas simbólicas que servem de infraestrutura ao projeto imperial”. A partir, principalmente, de Roberto Vecchi (2007, 2008) e Achille Mbembe (2014a, 2014b, 2016), o artigo compreende o romance de Isabela Figueiredo como um testemunho do interdito ou do recalcado pelos discursos colonialistas de Portugal.
From slavery to prison: necropolitics and the (neo)slave narrative in Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys
Authors: Junior Roberto Ferreira
Published: December 2023

In his seventh novel Colson Whitehead focuses on the recent scandalous discovery of clandestine mass graves found at Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, a reform school in Florida. During its 111 years of existence the school became the target of various investigations as rumors about maltreatment of its juvenile detainees were sporadically spread. Whitehead focuses on the mass graves and specifically on the black corpses and produces a fictional narrative out of these corpses as a form to reject forgetting and unbury a scandalous event that most Americans would prefer not to be informed. Through Mbembe’s concept of necropolitics I claim that The Nickel Boys reveals another scandal: the persistent necropolitical nature of US incarceration system. My argument is that the palimpsest structure of the novel as it juxtaposes the prison novel with the (neo)slave narrative eventually creates a precise illustration of Mbembe’s critique on modern democracies as postulated in his concept of necropolitics.
Entre caravelas e pandemias: a potência da pedagogia ritual e das narrativas tradicionais no mundo desencantado da necropolítica
Authors: Marcondes Franques Bruno , Santos dos Santos Jesiel , Machado Ananda
Published: December 2023

As reflexões apresentadas neste artigo propõem um olhar sobre o ritual, como método pedagógico e narrativa literária, empreendido por povos indígenas em perspectivas bastante complexas, entre elas, como práticas que auxiliam esses povos a conviverem com as situações de violência a que são submetidos desde o primeiro contato. E em um mundo dominado pela lógica da necropolítica, onde a violência e a morte fazem parte de estratégias governamentais, não são mais apenas os “de fora” que sofrem as consequências. A angústia e a depressão que acometem as populações de modo bastante generalizado, são canalizadas para o consumo e para a alienação das causas estruturais do sofrimento em nossa civilização em crise. Podemos aprender com nossos parentes como lidarmos com situações traumáticas sem nos esquivarmos de suas causas e assim, nos envolvermos para solucionarmos coletivamente os grandes desafios contemporâneos.
Perbandingan Pantang Larang Kaum Iban Dan Kaum Melanau Comparison Of Taboos Of The Iban And Melanau People
Authors: Rosli Erni Zunatasha , Jakariya Fatin Amirah Huwaida , Nasirruddin Izyan Khaliesah Empang Mohd. Khir , Brain Natasha Dayang , Nik Azman Nik Nur’ain Dalila , Syaharudy Nur Iylia Maisarah
Published: December 2023

Pantang larang bermaksud perbuatan yang dilarang untuk dilakukan. Pantang larang ini wujud dalam sesebuah adat dan kepercayaan sesuatu kaum. Dalam konteks masyarakat Iban dan Melanau, pantang larang terbentuk akibat kepercayaan terhadap kekuatan kuasa jahat. Masyarakat Iban dan Melanau percaya bahawa pelanggaran pantang larang akan menyebabkan berlakunya kecelakaan. Namun, terdapat perbezaan pantang larang di antara kedua-dua kaum tersebut terutama dari segi unsur simbol. Objektif pertama kajian ini, ialah mengenal pasti simbol dalam pantang larang masyarakat Iban dan Melanau, kedua menghuraikan perbezaan pantang larang kaum Iban dan Melanau secara umum dan yang terakhir, ialah menganalisis perbezaan unsur simbol dalam pantang larang kaum Iban dan Melanau. Kajian ini menggunakan kajian kepustakaan dan kaedah penyelidikan lapangan di mana data diperoleh melalui temu bual enam orang informan yang berasal dari Bintangor (berketurunan Iban) dan Mukah (berketurunan Melanau). Hasil analisis kajian ini mendapati unsur simbol seperti tumbuhan, perbuatan, benda, dan haiwan dalam pantang larang kaum Iban dan kaum Melanau. Misalnya Melanau mempunyai simbol tumbuhan midin dan kulat, manakala kaum Iban mempunyai simbol tumbuhan padi, labu dan pokok pisang. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian ini membincangkan perbandingan unsur simbol dan makna dalam pantang larang kaum Iban dan Melanau. Ia bertujuan untuk menjaga tatatertib dalam kehidupan masyarakatnya sekali gus memperingati masyarakatnya untuk sering berhati-hati dan menjauhkan diri daripada sebarang bahaya yang akan mendatang.
Analisis Keperluan Terhadap Pengguna Sasaran Kit Pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu (Kpbm) Untuk Penutur Asing User Needs Analysis For The Development Of A Malay Language Learning Kit (Kpbm) For Foreign Speakers
Authors: Mohd Yusoff Yusmaniza , Kasdan Junaini , Jalaluddin Nor Hashimah
Published: December 2023

Penyelidikan berkaitan pembangunan modul atau kit pembelajaran bahasa memerlukan kajian analisis keperluan pengguna bagi memenuhi kehendak dan spesifikasi pengguna. Pembelajaran bahasa Melayu untuk penutur asing memerlukan kaedah dan bahan bantu ajar yang efektif kerana pembelajaran dalam kelas yang dikendalikan oleh guru telah menimbulkan beberapa hambatan seperti faktor kos, sikap guru dan pelajar, guru yang kurang mahir, saiz kelas, kekurangan sokongan teknologi dan kurang penekanan mengenai aspek budaya. Oleh itu, analisis keperluan dijalankan terhadap pengguna sasaran penutur asing bagi mengenal pasti kriteria yang diperlukan dalam membangunkan bahan bantu pembelajaran bahasa Melayu yang efektif. Pemerolehan data kajian adalah menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diedarkan secara rawak kepada 50 orang responden yang berstatus warganegara asing. Sebanyak 10 topik soalan diajukan kepada responden dengan pecahan 4 bahagian mengikut perihal keperluan untuk dianalisis. Analisis yang dijalankan adalah analisis statistik deskriptif yang melihat kekerapan dan peratusan sahaja. Dapatan analisis keperluan menunjukkan potensi yang tinggi untuk membangunkan Kit Pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu (KPBM) yang mengandungi bahan bertulis dan bahan multimedia khususnya bahan video. Majoriti responden memerlukan bahan bantu ajar berbentuk video (92%) dan diikuti oleh bahan bertulis (64%). Hal ini bermakna pembelajaran bahasa Melayu tidak lagi bergantung kepada pembelajaran secara konvensional dalam kelas sahaja, namun semakin berkembang dengan pemanfaatan bidang teknologi maklumat yang dapat merangkumkan multimedia dalam satu pangkalan. Oleh itu, KPBM yang dibangunkan menggunakan model reka bentuk ADDIE dapat memenuhi keperluan pengguna yang memerlukan strategi pembelajaran menggunakan media baharu yang lebih baik untuk mengatasi pelbagai cabaran yang ada.
Parásitos gastrointestinales zoonóticos y no zoonóticos en ranas de un río urbano tropical de Costa Rica
Authors: Pérez-Gómez Gabriela , Jiménez-Rocha Ana Eugenia
Published: December 2023

Introducción:  Los ecosistemas urbanos de Costa Rica albergan varias especies de anuros que coexisten con parásitos aún poco estudiados. Objetivo: Informar sobre la presencia de parásitos gastrointestinales zoonóticos y no zoonóticos en Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni, Espadarana prosoblepon y Smilisca sordida, en hábitats fluviales urbanos en San José, Costa Rica. Métodos: Analizamos 30 muestras de heces de ejemplares mantenidos en el laboratorio durante diez meses, utilizando tres técnicas de diagnóstico. Resultados: Detectamos por primera vez en Costa Rica la presencia de Giardia duodenalis y Cryptosporidium parvum en H. fleischmanni, E. prosoblepon y S. sordida (mediante pruebas de detección de antígeno); además, encontramos nematodos (Strongylidae y Rhabdias spp.), ciliados intestinales y huevos de céstodos con otras técnicas de diagnóstico. Conclusión: Estas ranas urbanas tenían al menos seis tipos de parásitos, algunos de ellos primeros registros.
Percepción de la Vacuna contra la COVID-19 en Población Chilena
Authors: Ortiz-Barrero Melissa Judith , Matar-Khalil Shadye Rocío , González-Campos José Alejandro
Published: December 2023

Introducción: La vacuna ha demostrado ser la forma más efectiva para controlar la pandemia por COVID-19 previniendo complicaciones como sintomatología grave y mortalidad. En la decisión de vacunarse y la percepción de la vacuna han influido los medios de comunicación y factores psicológicos, socioculturales y biológicos. Objetivos: Identificar en población chilena la percepción de la vacuna contra la COVID-19, sus factores biopsicosociales y la influencia de variables sociodemográficas y relacionadas con la vacunación. Métodos: Estudio de cohorte transversal, cuyo nivel de profundización es descriptivo-inferencial. Tamaño muestral con un nivel de confianza del 95% y un error de estimación de 5%, en un muestreo aleatorio (probabilístico o sin intencionalidad) y estratificado. Se adaptó un cuestionario para obtener un índice de percepción de la vacuna y se aplicó a 695 chilenos. Se efectuaron análisis de asociación y regresión lineal múltiple. Resultados: Se observó que, aunque el 96.3% de los participantes se encuentran vacunados contra la COVID-19, la percepción general de la vacuna es regular, con predominio de la dimensión psicológica. Variables como el nivel socioeconómico, la decisión voluntaria de vacunarse contra la COVID-19, la muerte de alguien cercano por COVID-19 estando vacunado y el conflicto por la decisión de vacunarse, se encuentran significativamente relacionadas y tienen influencia en la percepción de la vacuna. Conclusiones: Para comprender la percepción de una vacuna, debe tomarse en cuenta la perspectiva biopsicosocial, la percepción del riesgo en relación con las conductas de salud, la influencia de los medios y otros factores implicados.
Incertidumbre en cuidadores en asociación con la carga de síntomas de pacientes terminales
Authors: Urriago-Gomez Luz Marina , Ramos-Castañeda Jorge Andrés , Alvarado-Garcia Alejandra  Maria
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de incertidumbre del cuidador familiar (CF) de la persona hospitalizada en fase terminal y su asociación con carga de síntomas y funcionalidad del paciente. Materiales y método: Estudio observacional de tipo corte transversal, donde se identificó la prevalencia de incertidumbre en el CF de pacientes hospitalizados en fase terminal usando la escala de incertidumbre. Adicionalmente, se evaluó la carga de síntomas mediante escala Edmonton del paciente terminal hospitalizado en una institución de salud de alta complejidad. Resultados: La muestra incluyó información de 69 CF y pacientes terminales hospitalizados. El 85,51% de los cuidadores tuvo un nivel de incertidumbre medio. Se observó un nivel estadísticamente significativo de incertidumbre menor en el CF, a mayor intensidad de dolor del paciente (p=0,04), al igual que en náuseas (p=0,0004), depresión (p=0,03) y ansiedad (p=0,025) según carga de síntomas. Discusión: La vivencia del cuidador de un paciente terminal, reflejada en la incertidumbre frente a la enfermedad de este, se relaciona principalmente con la dependencia funcional del enfermo, debido probablemente al impacto que su falta de suficiencia puede generar en las rutinas diarias del cuidador familiar, lo cual, puede alterar completamente la dinámica familiar y generar sobrecarga, estrés, ansiedad y trastornos en la comunicación. Conclusión: La mayoría de CF de pacientes terminales son mujeres en edad productiva, con carga familiar, y con nivel de incertidumbre medio alto frente a la enfermedad del paciente. La incertidumbre del cuidador familiar es diferente según los síntomas que presenta el paciente.
ENTRE CANTOS E CONTRAGOLPES: SUBVERSÃO RESPONSÁVEL NO ENSINO DE MATEMÁTICA ATRAVÉS DA CAPOEIRA
Authors: Oliveira Thais  Guimarães de , Morais Rodrigo Fernandes , Santos Antonio Carlos Fontes dos
Published: December 2023

Este é um trabalho que se desenvolve ao questionarmos o lugar que a Matemática ocupa nas escolas: como precursora ou combatente do racismo. Refletimos sobre a proposta da etnomatemática, enquanto prática subversiva, e o importante espaço que a capoeira pode ocupar no sentido oposto ao vivenciado na educação (dita) tradicional. Realizamos entrevistas com professores de Matemática, capoeiristas e estudantes da Educação Básica, a fim de pensar em como reformular as aulas de Matemática à luz dos referenciais teóricos, que englobam decolonialidade, etnomatemática e educação Matemática crítica. A partir das entrevistas e reflexões sobre a inserção da capoeira na sala de aula, podemos criar um espaço escolar decolonial que envolva os educandos. Esperamos que esta pesquisa contribua para ampliar as reflexões dos professores de Matemática sobre a própria prática educativa, além de instigar o debate das questões raciais nos currículos de licenciatura de forma geral.