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Science Teachers' Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Implementation Capacity for Distance Learning Modalities
Authors: Flores Grace T , Sabado Cherryl Q
Published: June 2023

The primary aim of this study is to determine the teachers' Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) and their implementation capacity for distance learning. Specifically, this paper intends to design a capability-building enhancement program for basic education science teachers to implement distance learning. The study used a descriptive-correlational research design involving 35 elementary and high school science teachers from the Southwest District of Bayugan City Division. It employed frequency, percentages, a weighted mean, and Pearson's r for the data analysis. The data revealed that most science teachers had received less training in science and ICT. Compared to other TPACK domains, the participants had the lowest technological knowledge (TK) level regarding digital technologies. There is a highly significant relationship between content knowledge (CK) and the number of relevant training sessions attended in science. Moreover, the data show a highly significant positive relationship between teachers' TPACK and implementation capacity for distance learning (R=0.476, p<0.01). With the preceding information, the researcher proposed a capacity enhancement program based on the teachers' TPACK level and their ability to put it into practice in distance learning. It intends to soothe primary education teachers' level of TPACK and foster the amplification of skills that suit their diverse professional profiles.
Factors Related to Hemoglobin levels among Infants Aged 6-12 Months After the COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Seesano Thidarat , Phakdeekul Wuttiphong , Kedthongma Warinmad
Published: June 2023

When a baby is between 6 and 12 months old, hemoglobin is a key predictor of anemia. At Sophisai Hospital in the province of Bueng Kan, this exploratory research aims to investigate variables affecting hemoglobin levels. Between October 2022 and March 2023, this study was carried out. 192 newborns were included in the sample, which was made up of 96 infants aged 6 to 12 months and 96 caretakers. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that 64.60% of caregivers of infants 6-12 months had infant caregiver health belief patterns, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity of anemia, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits there are high level. The majority of infant caregivers are female (89.60%), the mean age was 36.33 years (SD.=13.47), experience in raising infants was 76.00%, and caregivers were parents of infants. According to the findings, 62.50 percent of newborns aged 6 to 12 months were male. 9.24 months on average (SD: 2.161). A 38.04-week gestational age on average (SD: 1.075) Birth weight of 2,500 grams was 88.50% (Mean: 2,952.88, SD: 425.716), and the birth method was natural was 80.20%. Infants' hemoglobin levels were 72.90% (Mean: 11.436; SD: 0.9961) at 11 g/dl. Infant caregiver age (P = 0.009), parental status (P = 0.031), infant caregiver relevance (p = 0.001), infant birth weight (P = 0.004), health belief patterns (p = 0.001), perceived susceptibility (p = 0.001), perceived severity (p = 0.001), and cues to action (p = 0.001) are factors associated with hemoglobin levels in infants aged 6 to 12 months who have anemia. The effort done in the area to improve mother and child health can benefit from these factors.
An Identity Capital Model Perspective for Social Entrepreneurship Education
Authors: Ilyas Mohammad Syairozi Dimyathi , Humaira Aida , Adhha Nurul , . Suryaneta
Published: June 2023

Previous research has highlighted the primary objective of social entrepreneurship as balancing social and commercial purposes. Social entrepreneurs face significant challenges in managing their ventures, and there is a pressing need to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to overcome these challenges through social entrepreneurship education. To address this need, the authors propose a curriculum matrix based on the Identity Capital Model to aid students in achieving social entrepreneurship objectives while incorporating the principles of innovation and sustainability. The proposed curriculum matrix was developed based on data collected through semi-structured interviews with successful youth social entrepreneurs. The sample size was determined using data saturation. The authors analyzed the backgrounds, personal experiences, motivations, and difficulties encountered by participants in launching and operating their social enterprises using the Narrative Analysis Theory of William Labov and Joshua Waletzky. The Identity Capital Model was used as a theoretical framework to identify the key factors contributing to the success of youth social entrepreneurs.
The current state of high school physical education: Exploring socialization and Aligning with the 2018 high school education program
Authors: Khanh Mai Quoc , Tinh Tran Trung , Kien Phan Trung , Trung Nguyen Dang , Trung Nguyen Thanh , Hung Vu Viet
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the current state of physical education program implementation and the socialization of physical education in high schools in Vietnam. A questionnaire was designed using Google Form, consisting of 15 questions. Questions 1 to 11 were related to the physical education program, while questions 12 to 15 focused on the socialization of physical education. The survey included 345 participants, including education administrators and high school teachers, and was conducted online in Hanoi city and Lai Chau province. The survey employed a rating scale divided into four levels: non-satisfied, partially satisfied, satisfied, and well satisfied. The results indicate that the actual implementation of physical education programs in high schools falls short of the targets set by the 2018 high school education program issued by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. Furthermore, there are significant limitations in terms of socializing physical education activities, as these activities have not had a substantial positive impact on the quality of physical education teaching in high schools.
Development of Arabic Speaking Teaching Materials based on Tourism Anthropology: A Validator's Assessment
Authors: Hasaniyah Nur , Hula Ibnu Rawandhy N. , Arif Muh. , Bahri Ratni Bt. Hj. , Miolo Mukhtar I. , Sarif Suharia , Mariana Ana Mariana
Published: June 2023

All Arabic Language and Literature departments of State Islamic Universities do not offer a particular curriculum that is based on anthropology for students with special needs. Due to this circumstance, the development of Arabic for Occupational Purposes (AOP) content lags significantly behind that of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) material in terms of speaking skills improvement with local themes and Indonesian cultural wisdom. This study intends to create teaching resources for Arabic that are based on anthropology and include a tourism theme, such as historical tourism, nature tourism, maritime tourism, culinary tourism, religious tourism, local product tourism, and cultural heritage tourism. The Dick and Carry Research and Development paradigm, which has five stages—analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation—is used in this research methodology. Observations in the field and documentation are used as data collection techniques have implications for the presence of Arabic books that are validated and in accordance with the needs of students so that this book is feasible to be applied in improving Arabic speaking proficiency.
The Relationship between Servqual, Word of Mouth and the Selection of Private Universities in Indonesia
Authors: . Purwantoro , Nizam Nurul Zarirah
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this study is to predict the relationship between service quality, word of mouth, and the selection of private universities. This research uses a quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 353 respondents using google Forms. The data were statistically analyzed using the SmartPLS. The results showed that part there was a significant influence of Functional Quality, and image on the variables of college selection, and word of mouth. There are Technical Quality variables that have no effect on the variables of college selection and word of mouth. The results also show that the research model is good for predictors because more information can explain the R square of 0.796.
Handrearing of a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) at “Fundación Refugio Salvaje”
Authors: Adolfo González MV Gustavo
Published: June 2023

The Nile hippopotamus is a semi-aquatic mammal with populations that have decreased in the last 10 years, which is why it has been placed in CITES Appendix II, and as vulnerable on the IUCN red list. The artificial breeding of hippos is poorly documented, possibly due to the complexity that this species presents. The Wild Refuge Foundation (FURESA) located in El Salvador, C.A. has kept a pair of Nile hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in its facilities. Both specimens have enjoyed good health and have procreated three pups, which died between 3 and 5 days after birth, considering little maternal attention as the main cause of deaths. Due to the above situations, artificial breeding was decided for this occasion. Housing conditions, medical history, feeding techniques and diet, which were used in this breeding, are described.
Unilateral pulmonary agenesis, esophageal atresia, and tracheo esophageal fistula: no more a fatal condition
Authors: Wijesinghe Lalith , C Maji Debesh , Shaker Nagy , P Nayar Madhavan , J Sajwany Mohd
Published: June 2023

The occurrence of unilateral pulmonary agenesis (PA) and esophageal atresia with and without tracheo esophageal fistula (EA/TEF) is exceedingly rare. The common origin of the esophagus and the lungs from the primordial foregut explains this association. This study reports on the accuracy of the preoperative investigations, operative approach, and a review of the literature and our own series.
Theoretical and methodological principles of medical local study problems’ research in the context of history of medical everyday life.
Authors:   Kharkiv National Medical University, Robak Ihor , Alkov V olodymyr ,   Kharkiv National Medical University, Demochko Hanna ,   Kharkiv National Medical University
Published: June 2023

The authors of the article focus their attention on theoretical problems of medical local study research through the prism of history of everyday life. First of all, the work touches the methodology and methods of work in this specific area, the peculiarities of using historical sourses. A conclusion about the leading role of interdisciplinarity in the medical branch of history of everyday life, the expediency and reality of limiting studies by certain relatively narrow chronotopes at the current stage has been done. Also, the role of the communicative behaviorist approach and the «city-village» dichotomy in a research are emphasized, which together with a wide historical source basis have methodological perspectives for revealing the topic.
Suction (drainage) principle in classical therapeutic massage.
Authors:   Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences, Livak P. E. , Butkevych L.M. ,   Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences
Published: June 2023

The article analyzes scientific research on the use of suction equipment in massage practice. The anatomical structure and physiological features of the lymphatic and venous vascular systems of the human body are considered. It was determined what effect massage has on these systems, on the basis of which the optimal methods for achieving a healing therapeutic effect from massage according to the drainage principle are substantiated. The technique of suction (drainage) classical massage is described. A diagram of massage lines and a diagram of the main lymphomas of the body and the direction of massage movements are given. The physiological process that occurs during the action of suction massage is described. Characterized by therapeutic massage for injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including joints, tendons, muscles, as well as the peripheral nervous system, for vascular disorders, in the first days after surgery or injury. The features of the functioning of the venous system are outlined. Special attention is paid to the outflow of venous blood, where microcapillaries of growing caliber are formed. It has been determined that the lymphatic system is an integral part of the transport or vascular system of the human body. The general effect of massage on the lymphatic and venous systems of the body is characterized, in particular the effect of massage performed taking into account the physiological characteristics of the vessels, which is suction drainage massage, which in turn will help eliminate edema, congestion, and rapid regeneration of damaged tissues. syndrome. It has been established that the massage of each zone has a preliminary, main and final part. Ultimately, as a result of the therapeutic massage procedure, a positive therapeutic effect should be achieved.
Magnetic Petrology applied to the characterization of Pegmatite Dykes in Eastern Colombia
Authors: Charry Carlos José , Molano Juan Carlos , Santacruz Leonardo , Sepulveda Janeth
Published: June 2023

In the sector of San Jose, Macanal, and Tabaquen, in eastern Colombia, granitic rocks cut by pegmatite dikes and quartz veins appear with the presence of magnetite, ilmenite, and ilmenorutile. Using magnetic petrology and geochemistry concepts and methods, the main objective is to determine if these types of rocks are genetically related and how the fluid chemically evolves during its crystallization and cooling. This work was conducted in three stages. Petrography and opaque metallography for identifying the occurrence, paragenesis, and secondary processes that transform the oxides. In a second stage and utilizing an Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA), 214 quantitative analyses (WDS) and four compositional maps for magnetite, ilmenite, and ilmenorutile were performed, measu- ring the oxides FeO, TiO2, V2O3, MgO, MnO, Nb2O5, Ta2O5, Al2O3, Ga2O3, NiO, CaO, Cr2O3, SnO, and WO3. Since magnetite and ilmenite are favorable geothermometers that also allow the calculation of oxygen fugacity, the ILMAT program was used to calculate these values. In closing, integrate the data with the magnetic susceptibility values. The results determine crystallization temperatures between 358-414 °C for the granitic-host rock and 402- 499 °C for pegmatites dykes, in a system where oxygen fugacity increases, the Mn2+ is enriched in the ilmenite, and magnetite preserves a low content of trace elements thorough the evolution of the fluid. Taken together with the martitization and exsolution of hematite and rutile within ilmenite found in the petrography, these results allow us to conclude that an oxide-silicate re-equilibration process controls the evolution of this magmatic-hy- drothermal fluid with a KUIlB cooling trend-type reaction. Based on the Al + Mn vs. Ti + V ratio, the signature of the magnetite is like the Lucky Friday mine’s signature studied by Nadoll. However, the analysis of the 95th percentile shows a different concentration of trace elements in the magnetite of both sectors. Therefore, a new field of discrimination is proposed for this environment of anorogenic pegmatites of the NYF family. Finally, the magnetic susceptibility is controlled only by the abundance of magnetite in each type of rock. The granitic host rocks have the highest susceptibility values, followed by pegmatites and quartz veins with the lowest.
Methodological proposal to remote detection and management of areas that are naturally vulnerable to floods
Authors: Servidoni Lucas Emanuel , Ayer Joaquim Ernesto Bernardes , Lense Guilherme Henrique Expedito , Rubira Felipe Gomes , Spalevic Velibor , Dudic Branislav , Mincato Ronaldo Luiz
Published: June 2023

Floods are the main natural disasters in Brazil, causing loss of life and socioeconomic damage. This work proposes a model for the remote detection of areas that are naturally flood-prone due to the morphometric characteristics of their relief and drainage networks in the Alto Sapucaí River in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The morphometric parameters used were the drainage density, river density, relief ratio, roughness index, maintenance coefficient, form factor and stream surface length. The risk areas had a compactness coefficient of 0.75 and a form factor of 0.56, and both were considered a high risk for floods. The obtained results allowed the identification of a significant predictive equation that suggested a cutoff value of 3.82 for the discriminant function; areas with values under this cutoff were considered naturally more vulnerable to floods occurrences. These areas were corroborated with the emergency maps of the municipalities. The map obtained by the proposed model was compared with the Civil Defense map, and its accuracy, according to the Kappa coefficient, was 0.83, indicating strong similarity between the two maps.
A Sprayer Movement Model for Treating Reeds in Rice Irrigation System
Authors: Truflyak Evgeny V. , Khusnetdinov Vyacheslav E.
Published: June 2023

Introduction. Rice grawing is an important branch of crop sector in Kuban, which produces about 80% of Russian rice. One of the significant factors reducing the yield of this crop is the presence of high-stemmed weeds growing in the canals and on the rollers of the rice paddy fields. The problem is the lack of structural and technological scheme for the sprayer to protect the rice irrigation system from the reeds providing local treatment of their panicles. When treating the weeds that are on the perimeter of the rice paddy field, the unit is under the influence of disturbances that arise from the unevenness of the relief of the field. These disturbances cause oscillation of the boom in the vertical and horizontal directions, which has a negative impact on the quality of processing the reed panicles.
Aim of the Article. The work is aimed at increasing the efficiency of rice paddy fields protection from the reeds by substantiating the design and technological scheme of the sprayer for local treatment of the reed panicles and the model of the sprayer movement according the relief of the rice cheek.
Materials and Methods. In theoretical studies, the mathematics and theoretical mechanics methods were used. Experimental studies were conducted on rice irrigation systems of Krasnoarmeiskiy district of Krasnodar region using planning experiments.
Results. The design and technological scheme of the sprayer with a right-handed boom, formed according the placement of the reed upper points y = 310,84x0,0955, located in the channel of the paddy field is proposed. Based on the sprayer movement model, the range of boom position variation differs from the regulated value for plowing – 3.1 %; rice stubble – 1.4 %; rape – 0.6 %; clean fallow – 2.3 %; winte r wheat – 1.4 %.
Discussion and Conclusion. The obtained data show an insignificant difference in the variation of boom oscillation of the proposed sprayer from the adjustment value, which positively affects the quality and accuracy of treating reed panicles. The obtained results can be used for serial production of sprayers for treating high-stemmed weeds in rice irrigation system and high-growing crops.
Determination of the Boundaries of Changes in External Parameters that Complicate the Calculation of the Suspension of Agricultural Machinery
Authors: Penkov Nikita A. , Zhachkin Sergey Yu. , Zavrazhnov Anatoliy I.
Published: June 2023

Introduction. The article deals with the problem of calculating the strength of the shaft of the wheel drive of agricultural machinery. The strength conditions of both the maximum torque and the values of relative deformations of the shaft are taken into account.
Aim of the Article. Of the research is to determine the limits of external influences on a structural element, caused by the distributed weight of the motor-tractor machinery, at which it is necessary to construct not only the torque and strain diagrams, but also to determine the extreme values at each section, where the strength index of the structure is nonlinear.
Materials and Methods. In calculations, the main provisions of continuum mechanics, theory of machines and mechanisms, as well as the basics of design in mechanical engineering are used. Central attention is paid to the influence of external influencing factors on the character of internal force distribution in the shaft.
Results. The obtained area of variation of parameters P-q allows us to determine the necessity of more detailed calculation of strength parameters of the considered part. This is due to the emergence of extreme areas outside the boundaries of individual areas of consideration of the shaft work. The results are presented as a two-dimensional graph of the ratio of external influences, at which the specified effect takes place.
Discussion and Conclusion. In comparison with typical calculations, regulated by normative documents, the proposed algorithm at the preliminary stage allows to determine the cases when nonlinear regions of bending moment changes require additional investigations. The use of the proposed algorithm allows, without resorting to time-consuming numerical methods of calculating the strength indicators of a wheel drive shaft, such as the finite element method, to obtain a more detailed picture of the nature of distribution of internal forces and deformations in the part under study.
Investigating UHPC in deck bulb-tee girder connections, part 2: Full-scale experimental testing
Authors: Haroon Abdullah , Steinberg Eric , Miller Richard , Shahrooz Bahram , Hamid Waleed
Published: June 2023

Deck bulb-tee girders constitute an excellent precast concrete bridge element system for medium- to longspan bridges. The precast concrete girders are transported to the jobsite, where they are placed adjacent to each other. The girders are connected using field-cast longitudinal joints. When required, a continuity diaphragm over the pier is used to create moment continuity; however, there is a risk of cracking of the field-cast joints and construction can be difficult when adjacent girders have different camber profiles. Given these challenges, adoption of the deck bulb-tee girder systems has been limited. Analytical investigation performed in part 1 of this series of papers indicated that using ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) can improve the performance of the field-cast joints and help overcome construction difficulties. This paper describes full-scale experimental testing performed as a follow-up to the analytical investigation. Longitudinal joints grouted with UHPC were tested under a combination of thermal and live load. A continuity diaphragm with partial UHPC was also tested under positive and negative moments over the pier.
An analytical study of precast, prestressed concrete girder spans using 0.7 in. strand
Authors: Harries Kent A. , Shahrooz Bahram M. , Ball Payne D. , Liu TianQiao , Sathiraju Venkata S.S.P. , Alabdulkarim Abdullah , Miller Richard A. , Castrodale Reid W.
Published: June 2023

It has been proposed that 0.7 in. (17.8 mm) diameter prestressing strand be permitted for use in bridge girders. If 0.6 in. (15.2 mm) diameter strand is replaced on a one-to-one basis with 0.7 in. strand, the pretensioning force can be increased by 35%. When designs use 0.7 in. strands as well as high concrete strengths, longer-span prestressed concrete girders may be achieved. An extensive analytical study is presented to assess the maximum girder span lengths that can be achieved when using 0.6 and 0.7 in. strands. A parametric design study with 584 cases was conducted to examine the influence of girder shape and size on the potential benefits of using 0.7 in. strands. A detailed finite element analysis of some of the longer spans achieved was also conducted. The impacts of using 0.7 in. strands on end-region detailing requirements, prestress transfer, and handling and erection stability of long-span girders were examined. Girder span increases of up to 22% were achieved using 0.7 in. strand in place of 0.6 in. strand. The larger pretension forces affected end-region detailing and increased congestion, though all resulting requirements were constructible. The longer spans affected girder stability calculations, and some girder types required a wider top flange to meet stability-related limit states.
Alexander was great, but Rome is greater: Considering Livy's depiction of Alexander
Authors: Overtoom Nikolaus Leo
Published: June 2023

The Romans were conquerors, and it is unsurprising that they looked favorably upon the greatest conqueror of antiquity, Alexander the Great. In Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, there are several passages in which he uses the image of Alexander to help craft his own concept of Rome's place within the wider Hellenistic world, especially within the eastern Mediterranean. Livy, despite his generally positive opinion of Alexander, ultimately created scenarios where he portrayed the Romans as superior to the Macedonian king, first, because of the primary focus of Livy's history, namely the rise of Rome to Mediterranean dominance, and second, because of the political atmosphere in which Livy was writing, namely the complete submission of the Mediterranean basin under Augustus' empire. Although scattered throughout Livy's extensive writing, when analyzed together these passages illustrate a persistent and connected motif that influences Livy's larger narrative: Alexander was great, but Rome is greater.
Side-friction impacts on urban streets performance in divided and undivided streets
Authors: Mansour Ali Imad , AL-Jameel Hamid Athab Eedan
Published: June 2023

Side friction refers to combined variables indicating the degree of interaction between the activities and the traffic stream. The condition worsens when the transport demand and road-side activities increase, leading to inefficient traffic performance. This study has been focused on evaluating side friction impacts in terms of capacity and speed. Four links divided and undivided streets in Al-Najaf City, Iraq, were selected and on-street parking, pedestrian activities, entry-exit maneuvers, and temporary parking vehicles are considered as side friction elements. The results show about a 47% reduction in speed and about a 49% reduction in the capacity at a very high side friction level. Finally, a speed-predicting model has been developed for predicting the speed under side friction impacts.
Payments to the National Rehabilitation Fund for People with Disabilities as a Stimulant to Employ People with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Koza Andrzej , Politaj Adriana
Published: June 2023

The aim of the study is to determine the changes in the employment of people with disabilities during the pandemic and the effectiveness of the system of financial penalties for employers in the event of failure to comply with the statutory obligations to employ people with disabilities as incentives to employ such people. The time range of the research was set for the years 2017-2021 and the first half of 2022. The following research methods of a general nature were used in the article: the method of analysis and criticism of source literature, the inductive and deductive method, as well as analysis and synthesis. In addition, detailed methods were also used: descriptive, monographic and document research. Research hypothesis: financial penalties imposed on employers for not employing the percentage of disabled people required by law were more effective in stimulating employers to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic than before its outbreak. In the light of the conducted research and literature studies, the effectiveness of penalties as a stimulant to employ people with disabilities in particularly difficult macroeconomic conditions was noticed.
A balanced edge detector for aeromagnetic data
Authors: Theobaldo Jorge Vinicius , Pomponet Oliveira Saulo , Pham Thanh Luan , Hao Duong Van-
Published: June 2023

One of the most significant challenges in interpreting magnetic data is to mitigate the influence of the magnetization direction in the shape of the anomalies, especially when reduction to the pole fails to position them over the sources. We propose a balanced high-order filter that has low sensitivity to the direction of the resultant magnetization. We consider an edge-detector filter based on directional analytic signals of the vertically-integrated anomaly field. To ensure that anomalies from shallow and deep sources are equalized, we balance this filter with the magnitude of its two-dimensional Hilbert transform. The proposed filter is tested using aeromagnetic data from Apiaí Terrane, Southern Brazil. The enhanced map is highly correlated with the study area's NE-SW trend of geological structures. Our results highlight the importance of using the directional analytical signals, which help reduce the influence of the magnetization direction, and the balancing filters, for equalizing the signal of shallow and deep causative sources.
There Is a Tide in the Affairs of Women: The Biology of Menstruation in Levitical (and Israelite) Thought
Authors: Whitekettle Richard
Published: June 2023

This article examines the Levitical/priestly understanding of the biology of menstruation. In particular, it examines the Levitical/priestly legists’ typology of vaginal discharging, as well as their understanding of the length of normally occurring menstrual cycles, the anatomy and physiology of vaginal discharging, the homologous relationship between the womb and the primeval world, the biological process that took place during the seven-day span of the menstrual state, and menarche and menopause. It is possible that some or all of what is presented here as the Levitical/priestly understanding of the biology of menstruation was the understanding of the Israelites in general.
Re-remembering Hagar: Reading the Σάρξ in Galatians with Hortense Spillers
Authors: Gabrielle Haley
Published: June 2023

The harmful legacy of Paul’s image of σάρξ (“flesh”) demands a rethinking of the term’s meaning in the allegory of Hagar in Gal 4:21–5:1. Σάρξ has been viewed as a spiritualized metaphor for sin, a connection that has perpetuated a racist sanction of slavery and a gendered, sexualized condemnation of materiality. In dialogue with Hortense Spillers’s paradigm-shifting notion of the flesh, I explore the powerful and painful images in this passage with attention to their embodied, social, and structural elements. In Spillers’s formulation, the flesh is a locus of the structural dispossession, dehumanization, and ungendering of African and African American people under the logics of American slavery, whereas the body is a locus of white people’s violent advantage. I propose that in Galatians Paul’s σάρξ indicates vulnerability and wounding, in contrast to the security indicated by the image of the πνɛῦμα (“spirit”). Galatians associates Hagar and Ishmael with the σάρξ, not to distance this enslaved family from the divine but rather to call attention to the social disenfranchisement of both mother and son.
Reading Slavery in the Epistle of Jude
Authors: Bonar Chance E.
Published: June 2023

The Epistle of Jude has been examined by biblical scholars for a variety of reasons in recent decades, but one still underexplored interpretative avenue is Jude’s treatment of enslavement. In this article, I argue that Jude pulls from the same conceptual toolbox as many other texts of the Roman republican and imperial eras in its depiction of believers as enslaved people (δοῦλοι) and Jesus as an enslaver (κύριος; δɛσπότης). After placing these three terms in the context of ancient enslavement, I offer three examples of Jude’s participation in a broader discourse of enslavement: (1) the importance of loyalty and disloyalty to Jesus the κύριος; (2) the capability of the enslaver to harm and control the bodies of the enslaved, and (3) the presumption of the benevolence of the κύριος in offering mercy. This reading of Jude highlights how deeply embedded even a short New Testament text can be in the vocabulary, stereotypes, and normalization of violence of Roman enslavement.
John of Patmos and the Appeal of an Exotic Apocalypse
Authors: Smith Daniel Charles
Published: June 2023

This article situates John of Patmos, the author of the New Testament Apocalypse of John, as an exotic ritual expert within the religious landscape of the Roman East. Through comparison with local ritual specialists of the Egyptian gods Isis and Sarapis, I argue that John similarly deploys his own culturally constructed and imperially mediated foreignness to demonstrate the exotic appeal of his Judean God among the assemblies in the cities of western Asia Minor. I consider the role of ritual experts at the Isis sanctuary in Priene and the competing Sarapeia on Delos to contextualize Revelation’s presentation of John as the only “true” expert among several “false” competitors and an authentic representative of his exotic Judean God.
Determinação da concentração espermática de tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) por espectrofotometria
Authors: Vanderley Carminda Sandra Brito Salmito , Vieira Marcelo José da Ascensão Feitosa , Torres Thais Maia , Apoliano Marcos Luiz da Silva , Melo Carlos Henrique Sousa de , Salgueiro Cristiane Clemente de Mello , Nunes José Ferreira
Published: June 2023

Resumo Visando auxiliar o manejo reprodutivo de machos de tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) em piscicultura de laboratório e comercial, obteve-se um modelo de regressão linear a partir de curvas de concentração por método espectrofotométrico. Foram selecionados 22 machos de tambaqui com idade média de três anos. Eles foram divididos em dois grupos contendo 11 animais cada. Ambos os grupos receberam alternadamente uma única dose de extrato de hipófise de carpa (EHC; 2,0 mg/kg de peso corporal, intracelomático). O esperma foi coletado 14 horas após o tratamento hormonal e diluído (1:4000; esperma: solução salina formaldeído). A concentração foi estimada por contagem de espermatozoides em câmara de Neubauer e por espectrofotômetro (λ=540 nm). A concentração espermática individual variou de 11,40 a 71,13 × 109 espermatozoides/mL. O grau de transmitância variou de 62,1 a 95,0%. Houve correlação significativa (r2 = 0,966; p < 0,0001) entre a concentração espermática analisada em câmara de Neubauer e a transmitância em 540 nm. A análise por espectrofotometria e a predição pela equação Y=100,293 - 0,509X mostrou ser um método eficiente e rápido para estimar a concentração espermática de tambaqui, podendo ser utilizado em procedimentos de rotina em laboratórios de reprodução artificial de peixes.
Surgical Correction of Metatarsal Angular Deviation in a Thoroughbred Filly Using Wedge Metatarsal Ostectomy: a case report
Authors: Villanova Junior José Ademar , Maciel Monica , Lara Pedro Augusto , Zeni Luane Camargo , Camargo Carlos Eduardo , Capriglione Luiz Guilherme Achcar , Michelotto Junior Pedro Vicente
Published: June 2023

Abstract This study describes a corrective procedure for a metatarsal angular malformation using wedge ostectomy in a 41-day-old Thoroughbred filly. A 41.6 °angular malformation of the metatarsus was corrected with wedge ostectomy of the left hindlimb in association with a type II external fixator and methyl methacrylate resin. The animal was subjected to the surgical procedure under general anesthesia. The filly was placed in dorsal recumbency with the left hind limb free for manipulation. A bone saw was used for the wedge ostectomy, while the bars for external fixation were placed using a drill. A Kirschner pin and acrylic resin were then applied. Radiographic images obtained immediately after surgery confirmed a total malformation reduction of 32.6 (from 41.6° to 9°). With medication and a Robert Jones bandage, intensive postoperative care was instituted to ensure that the animal adapted properly to the linear external fixator without overloading the pins and connection bars. No postoperative complications were observed. On the day after surgery, the filly was standing and walking with no signs of pain. After 180 days, total osseous calcification was achieved, and the implants were removed during the second surgery. The filly demonstrated adequate locomotion, performed all the movements, and ran without any difficulty in the paddock. The remaining discrete angular deviations were partially corrected using hoof trimming.
Challenges for the operation of councils for the rights of older people and their social consequences
Authors: Oliveira Wagner Ivan Fonseca de , Mendes Tamires Carneiro de Oliveira , Lima Kenio Costa de
Published: June 2023

Abstract Objective to understand the perceptions of councilors about the functioning of councils for the rights of older people in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Method This is an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out with municipal councilors for the rights of older people in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. 109 councilors participated, with a predominance of full members, female, from government representation and with a higher education level. Results Several challenges were identified for the performance and operation of the councils, among which stand out: isolated actions, low participation of government members and representation of civil society, little time for discussion in meetings and the need for valid instruments to monitor the actions of the councils. Low technical knowledge of the councilors and aversion to divergences and political positions were also evidenced. Conclusion it is essential to ensure intersectoral policies, greater independence from the executive and, above all, greater training of councilors and democratic political strengthening so that they can not only promote, but exercise a socio-political protagonism based on a collective construction and social representation.
LANGUAGE LEVELS: EUGENIO COSERIU’S LINGUISTIC THEORY
Authors: Marra Daniel
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT From his very early writings on general linguistics onwards, the Romanian linguist Eugenio Coseriu, like his own contemporary Noam Chomsky and Ferdinand de Saussure before them, delineated the concept of linguistic knowledge . His pursuit of this concept led him to elaborate his famous distinctions of the levels of language , which came to be one of his most important contributions to linguistic theory. In addition to detailing such distinctions, this article discusses the author’s view of the nature, content and structure of linguistic knowledge. It also presents some external and internal circumstances to his theory that could explain the widespread ignorance of Coseriu’s ideas in the realm of contemporary general linguistics, especially in the English-speaking world, before recent claims that Coseriu’s original contributions could have given linguistics a different direction if half a century ago his work had received proper attention. Finally, this paper addresses the question whether Coseriu is a neglected genius of twentieth century linguistics as it is frequently argued by his former students and devotees.
Prevalence of periodontitis in young adults living with HIV/Aids using antiretroviral therapy
Authors: SILVA Alexandre Candido da , GIOVANI Élcio Magdalena
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT The therapeutic management, as well as the HIV virus itself, has been associated with alterations at the bone level, which may also have a relationship with the maxillomandibular alveolar processes and potential development of periodontal diseases, especially periodontitis. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the periodontal health condition of young adults living with HIV/AIDS, through the measurement of the Periodontal Clinical Insertion Level (CAL) and to raise general data on the health conditions facing HIV and on the quality of life of this audience. Methods: Data were collected at a Reference Center for STI/AIDS in São Paulo - SP, Brazil. The method used was guided by previously validated indicators. In total, 31 individuals aged between 20 and 24 years, both genders and using TAAP were evaluated. For the analyses, the Excel Microsoft® software was used. Results: There was a prevalence of periodontitis in the assessed public of 45.17%. In view of the quality of life, the public was classified as “Regular” and no cases of Necrozing Periodontitis were observed, which is strongly associated with HIV infection. Conclusions: The evaluated public showed a high prevalence of periodontitis, which reinforces the importance of Dentistry in monitoring People Living with HIV/AIDS, in order to prevent the worsening of periodontal diseases.
Nietzsche, herdeiro de Demócrito: nas pegadas do materialismo inaugural
Authors: Rodríguez Frías Laura
Published: June 2023

Resumo: O presente artigo objetiva revisar os principais aforismos em que Nietzsche aborda o pensamento de Demócrito, visando a desvendar a importância que o materialismo inaugural democratiano exerce na reflexão nietzschiana. Para atingir esse propósito, realiza-se uma análise voltada tanto para o que Nietzsche destaca como acerto quanto o que ele aponta como falhas no materialismo atomístico de Demócrito. A partir da avaliação dos comentários de Nietzsche a esse respeito, será possível avaliar o peso da teoria de Demócrito na abordagem nietzschiana.
O esquecimento como vontade de potência. O princípio de economia na epistemologia de F. Nietzsche
Authors: Abril Víctor Conejo
Published: June 2023

Resumo: O presente artigo compara a epistemologia elaborada por Friedrich Nietzsche com a elaborada pelos positivistas do século XIX. O fio que acompanha esta comparação é o distinto uso que estes autores fazem do princípio de economia aplicado à epistemologia. Uma vez elucidado o modo como Nietzsche reelabora essa epistemologia, combinando-a com a hipótese da vontade de potência, apontaremos como o deslocamento teórico operado pelo princípio da economia produz no pensamento de Nietzsche uma inversão e reavaliação dos conceitos de “memória” e “esquecimento” aplicados à teoria do conhecimento.
Nonlinear analysis by phase space reconstruction of healthy elderly voices
Authors: Fernandes Luana Alves , Marino Viviane Cristina de Castro , Spazzapan Evelyn Alves , Galdino Débora Godoy , Teles Lídia Cristina da Silva , Montagnolli Arlindo Neto , Kakuda Debora Sayuri , Fabbron Eliana Maria Gradin
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT Purpose To compare the results of the non-linear acoustic analysis of elderly male and female voices, speakers of Brazilian Portuguese. Methods Recordings of 14 men and 15 women were used. The voices were consensually judged to be vocally healthy by three trained speech therapists. The non-linear acoustic analysis was performed by the Phase Space Reconstruction (PSR) analysis using the Voice Analysis program. Results A significant difference was observed in the parameter irregularity (p = 0.001) and spacing (p = 0.005), with worse results for the male group. While 93% of male voices presented degrees 2 or 3 of irregularity, these degrees were observed in 53% of female voices. In 78.6% of male voices, medium to large spacing was observed, a fact observed only in 26.7% of women. Conclusion The results of the non-linear analysis, through the Phase Space Reconstruction, using the CIS Protocol, in the voices of the elderly, showed the best result in terms of the number of curves (four or more). Regarding the irregularity of the tracing, in men, the majority presented grades 2 and 3 and in women, half presented grade 1. Regarding the spacing, 78.6% of the male voices had medium to large spacing, a fact observed only in 26.7% of women.There was a difference between the sexes in the vocal findings of the elderly by the CIS protocol with the PSR, pointing out worse results irregularity and spacing in the male population, which suggests greater vocal aperiodicity in elderly men.
Elaborating, sharing, narrating: a narrative analysis of three approaches to health communication
Authors: Mandia Tatiana Milla , Teixeira Ricardo Rodrigues
Published: June 2023

Abstract Communication, despite being considered a key aspect in medical practice, has not received the corresponding attention both on literature and medical training as has the technological and biomedical aspects. As a reaction to this context emerged fields of knowledge proposing to reflect and strengthen aspects of communication between the physician and the patient. In this article, we perform a narrative analysis of the literature of three of such approaches to communication in health: the Balint Groups, the Patient Centered Care and Narrative-Based Medicine. The study highlights the approximations and distances between these approaches, along with the recognition of the potency of each of them in the different contexts of medical practice.
Mapeando redes de co-autoria na comunidade acadêmica de artes em Minas Gerais
Authors: Werneck Lucia , Pinto Thiago , Loula Angelo , Queiroz Joao
Published: June 2023

Comunidades de pesquisa (tecnológicas, científicas, artísticas, filosóficas) podem ser definidas como grupos socialmente alinhados, cuja coesão apoia-se em artefatos e tecnologias de auto-reconhecimento e memória coletiva. Alguns dos mecanismos mais importantes de coesão dependem de diversos tipos de vinculação colaborativa, que acumulam-se temporalmente, entre agentes, e incluem processos e protocolos de publicação em co-autoria. O interesse pelo fenômeno colaborativo é crescente por motivos óbvios – a colaboração melhora (quantitativa e qualitativamente) a pesquisa no interior de uma comunidade, que deve reconhecer-se, a si-mesma, como um grupo, com certa coesão, empenhado na obtenção de resultados de “intencionalidades compartilhadas” entre seus agentes. Analisamos, por meio da análise de redes, a arquitetura e a dinâmica da colaboração multi-autoral da comunidade de pesquisadores em Artes, baseados na produção de artigos publicados entre 2000 e 2020, indexados na Web of Science, SciELO, Scopus. É, comparativamente, reduzido o número de periódicos, artigos e pesquisadores em Linguística, Letras e Artes (LLA). De um total de 260.663 doutores, e 2.487.827 artigos, das oito grandes áreas (CNPq), apenas 16.241 doutores e 105.592 artigos são de LLA, representando 6,23% do total de pesquisadores, entre 1998 e 2016 (Mugnaini et al., 2019). Nessa área (LLA), 68,07% dos artigos foram realizados por um único autor, sendo a média das grandes áreas de 35,85%. O percentual de colaboração entre pesquisadores de Ciências Agrárias e Ciências Biológicas é de aproximadamente 60%, enquanto entre pesquisadores de LLA é de aproximadamente 10%. O principal grupo amostral dessa pesquisa são docentes vinculados, em 2022, a Programas de Pós-Graduação de Artes, em Minas Gerais. Os dados foram obtidos através das plataformas Sucupira e Lattes. Para compreendermos a dinâmica, e a arquitetura da comunidade, modelamos as colaborações através de grafos temporais, e de diversas propriedades de redes (densidade, conectividade, centralidade de intermediação). Trata-se do primeiro estudo sistemático a abordar o fenômeno da colaboração multi-autoral da área de Linguística, Letras e Artes, através de análise de redes, para examinar sua transformação ao longo do tempo.