bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
"Festina lente" — a multicenter study on the outcomes of carotid endarterectomy, depending on vessel suturing speed
Authors: Sautina M. S. , Sokolova A. S. , Butorina A. S. , Puchnina L. I. , Rylsky R. M. , Shmatov D. V. , Korotkikh A. V. , Lebedev O. V. , Artyukhov S. V. , Mukhtorov O. Sh. , Leader R. Yu. , Wang Sh. , Roshkovskaya L. V. , Khetagurov M. A. , Unguryan V. M. , Chernyavin M. P. , Bagdavadze G. Sh. , Palagin P. D. , Sirotkin A. A. , Kazantsev A. N.
Published: March 2023

Aim. Analysis of inhospital and long-term outcomes of conventional carotid endarterectomy (CEA) depending on vessel suturing speed.

Material and methods. The present prospective multicenter study for the period from March 1, 2017 to October 1, 2020 included 2366 patients who underwent conventional CEA with patch angioplasty. Depending on the time required to apply 1 stitch, 4 groups of patients were formed: group 1 (n=471; 19,9%) — 1 stitch per 2 seconds; group 2 (n=865; 36,5%) — 1 stitch per 3 seconds; group 3 (n=692; 29,2%) — 1 stitch per 4 seconds; group 4 (n=338; 14,3%) — 1 stitch per 5 seconds. The term "stitch" refers to two needle punctures. The follow-up postoperative period was 18,5±11,0 months.

Results. There were no deaths and myocardial infarctions (MI) in the inhospital postoperative period. In group 1, anastomotic bleeding (n=93; 19,7%; p<0,0001) and stroke (n=3; 0,63%; p=0,02) due to internal carotid artery (ICA) thrombosis were more common. In the long-term follow-up period, there were no significant differences in mortality and MI rates. However, ICA restenosis requiring repeated CEA (n=37; 7,85%; p<0,0001) and related stroke/transient ischemic attack (n=13; 2,8%; p=0,0001) were more often diagnosed in 1 group of patients. According to Kaplan-Meier curves, restenosis was most often revealed 6 months after CEA in the general sample.

Conclusion. 1. Vessel suturing at a speed of 1 stitch per 2 seconds is associated with an increased risk of intraoperative ICA thrombosis, bleeding along the anastomosis, stroke, as well as restenosis and stroke in the long-term follow-up period. 2. Vessel suturing at a speed of 1 stitch per 5 seconds is not accompanied by an increase in inhospital stroke rate, despite the maximum ICA occlusion time relative to other groups of patients. 3. Vessel suturing at a speed of 1 stitch per 3 or 4 seconds characterized by the lowest incidence of all complications at the inhospital and long-term stages of postoperative follow-up.
Results of monitoring of microalgae of harmful algal bloom (HAB) complex in the Avachisky Gulf in 2022
Authors: Lepskaya E. V. , Tepnin O. B. , Kolomeytsev V. V. , Kurbanov Y. K. , Blokhin I. A. , Rusanova V. A.
Published: March 2023

The object of the research is microalgae of HAB complex (harmful algal “bloom”). The purpose of the work is to provide monitoring data on HABs and the microalgae habitat conditions near the eastern coast of Kamchatka, which is currently the focus of attention of the Kamchatka government in terms of development of recreational and tourist activities, one of the priority economic directions. Suface water samples were collected at the coastal transect, stretching along the whole coast of the Avachinsky Gulf in the process of the work from April to October. Hydrological data were collected with Rinko- Profi lerASTD-102 and YCI CastAway probes. In June, the data were collected as part of planned ichthyoplankton survey. As a result, a real database on taxonomic composition, quantitative vales and distribution of microalgae of the HAB complex was formed. Data on water temperature and salinity, biogenic background of the Avachinsky Gulf coastal waters were obtained.
A PULSATILE WILLIAMSON NANOFLUID FLOW WITH MOTILE MICROORGANISMS BETWEEN TWO PERMEABLE WALLS: EFFECT OF MODIFIED DARCY'S LAW
Authors: Moatimid Galal M. , Mohamed Mona A. A. , Elagamy Khaled
Published: March 2023

The aim of the proposed scheme is to look at the non-Newtonian Williamson magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) pulsatile movement of an incompressible nanofluid in the existence of motile microorganisms. The flow is saturated in porous media between two permeable vertical walls. The non-Newtonian fluid is described by employing the modified Darcy's law. An unchanged normal magnetic field pervades the structure to the walls. The novelty of the ongoing work originates from a desire to highlight the role played by microbes and bacteria, as well as nanoparticles in the use of significant pulsatile pump flow. The heat transmission, effects of viscous dissipation, and thermal radiation, in addition to volumetric nanoparticles fraction and microorganism concentration, are scrutinized. Regarding the pulsatile flow, each of the distributions is divided into two steady and oscillatory parts. The nonlinear fundamental equations are analyzed by means of the homotopy perturbation method (HPM). The impact of numerous physical restrictions is examined and depicted in a series of graphs. It is found that the existence of microorganisms obstructs the flow and reduces its speed. This infection can be avoided by reducing the parameters of buoyancy and bio-convection. All heat-related parameters are found as incremental factors of heat flux, which is an important phenomenon in many medical and engineering applications.
Clinical, Demographic and Echocardiographic Characteristics Of Pediatric Chest Deformities
Authors: DOĞAN Melih Timuçin , SERT Ahmet
Published: March 2023

Objective: We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the clinical, demographic, clinical and echocardiographic findings of children diagnosed with chest deformity in the pediatric cardiology clinic.

Material and Method: This study enrolled children under the age of 18 years who were referred with chest deformity to our pediatric cardiology unit, over a period of six years (January 2017-December 2022).

Results: The mean age of the patients was 9.9 ± 5.2 years, median 11 years (0-18 years old). 89 patients with abnormal echocardiographic findings: 42 (9.56%) mitral valve prolapse, 18 (4.1%) atrial septal defect, 9 (2%) ventricular septal defect, 8 (1.82%) bicuspid without aortic valve stenosis aortic valve, 5 (1.1%) patent ductus arteriosus, 2 (0.45%) pulmonary stenosis, 2 (0.45%) great artery transposition, 2 (0.45%) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, subaortic ridge 1 (% 0.27). Cardiac compression was present in 13.4% of the cases with pectus excavatum. 13(%3) patients were operated by a thoracic surgeon. Marfan Syndrome was diagnosed in 7 patients and Noonan Syndrome was diagnosed in 2 patients who applied to our clinic with chest deformity.

Conclusion: We suggest that echocardiographic examination in patients with chest deformity is important in the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases, early diagnosis and treatment of heart compression finding.
Evaluation of the Correlation of Immunohistochemical Findings with Flow Cytometric Findings in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Çiğdem , DÜZENLİ KAR Yeter , EROĞLU Nilgün , ŞENOL Yiğit , EKER İbrahim , ŞAHİN Merve
Published: March 2023

Background and objectives: The development of new therapeutic options to treat leukemia (therapies targeting chimeric antigen receptor [CAR] T cells) down-regulates markers expressed on the cell surface. Therefore, conventional immunophenotyping panels no longer make these antigens unreliable for identifying a B cell immunophenotype. In our study, we methodically compared multiparametric flow cytometry (FC) in bone marrow aspiration and immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis in bone marrow biopsy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We sought to answer whether these two methods could be alternatives to each other in the diagnosis of leukemia. Material-Method: Twenty-eight patients diagnosed with ALL were included in the study. A Kappa test was performed between the expression rates of the antibodies studied in simultaneous FC and IHC studies in bone marrow aspiration and biopsy samples performed at the initial diagnosis. Results: Twenty-three of the patients were precursor B-ALL (BCP-ALL) and 5 were T-ALL. In the immunophenotyping of patients with BCP-ALL using FC and IHC, MPO, CD79A, CD14, CD3 expressions were the same, while CD19, CD7, CD117, CD33, CD 56, CD34 expressions were very good, good concordance for CD20 expressions and moderate for CD10 expressions. In immunophenotyping of patients diagnosed with T-ALL using FC and IHC, CD20, CD19, CD14, CD79a, MPO, CD22 expressions were the same and excellent agreement was found in terms of CD2, CD10, CD34 expressions. Conclusion: In cases where there are treatments that affect immunophenotyping, costly methods such as FC are not available, or bone marrow aspiration cannot be taken adequately, immunophenotyping with IHC can be safely performed in the diagnosis of pediatric ALL in bone marrow biopsy.
A Retrospective Look at Sustainability and Engineering Education
Authors:   School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, USA, Rajan Subramaniam D.
Published: March 2023

While the term sustainability in engineering education has been in use for more than three decades, engineering institutions have been lax in understanding how to incorporate sustainability as an integral part of engineering lexicon. This paper takes a retrospective look at the important issues from the ground up – the challenges facing engineering institutions including accreditation and curriculum reform, the myths surrounding sustainability, engineering education and climate change, and what can and should really be done to make undergraduate engineering education play a crucial role in solving the enormous problems faced by society brought about by unsustainable practices. Contrary to popular belief, there is an important role for all engineering disciplines to play in solving societal problems. Keywords—Engineering education; sustainability; climate change; Grand Challenges.
Digital transformation of Industrial Automation Course in virtual learning environment during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Department of Mechatronics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, India, Fusic S. Julius , R. Rajalakshmi ,   Department of Mechatronics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, India, T Sugumari ,   Department of Mechatronics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: March 2023

A learning environment is a diverse platform where users are engaged and interacted to learn new skills by any means of learning methodology. Nowadays the millennial students are fast learners and expecting a new learning environment and methodology to enhance their skills in learning and acquiring knowledge. Though they possess many good skills they are under various pressurized social and family environments due to COVID-19 pandemic which lead to get depressed quickly. The traditional teaching learning methodology is also increasing their stress. This stress will affect the cognitive functioning among the students and the mentors and further leads the students to hate their subjects and slowly reduce their involvement and interaction with subject instructors. To overcome the above problem, the instructors should have the responsibility to incorporate an arsenal of strategies that would inoculate learners against the negative attitude by providing enough positive experiences during this post COVID situation. The proposed work gives a brief description about the online and off line learning environments and their impact on the education with societal aspects. It collaborates the research from different traditions and gives description about the connections that can be drawn between the teacher-student interactions and with the peer interaction through case studies. Keywords— Virtual Learning Environment, Discord, Software learning, Post COVID
An Attempt to Enhance the Visualization, Imagination and Drawing Skill of Freshman Engineering Students through Problem Based Learning Approach
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Sawant Sachin N. , Ghatage Pankaj S. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Patil Sachin K. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar
Published: March 2023

The Engineering Drawing is one of the important and compulsory course for all the engineering students in first year engineering. This course improves the visualization, imagination and drawing skill of the students which are helpful them to draw their ideas clearly and rapidly, to read the drawing drawn by others and to create successful design. Engineering Drawing course includes projection, section and development of solids in which students are expected to imagine, visualize and develop the drawing as per given conditions also it includes orthographic projections in which 3D objects are required to convert in 2D drawing. The students of first year engineering find this task difficult due to no prior basic knowledge of technical drawing, poor imagination and visualization skill. Hence the attainment of the course learning outcome related to these topics is recorded low. To overcome this problem, a problem based learning approach implemented along with classroom teaching in order to enhance the, visualization, imagination and technical drawing skill of first year engineering students. In this article, the author has presented the efforts taken to improve the visualization, imagination and drawing skill through active engagement of students for learning in the classroom and outside of classroom. Due to systematic implementation of problem based learning (PBL), student’s engagement towards learning, attainment of the course outcomes (COs) and overall exam result of the course have been improved. Keywords— Course Learning Outcome, Engineering Graphics, Engineering Drawing, Problem Based Learning
Effective Conduction of Laboratory Courses in Online Learning using Virtual Lab
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Patil Ashwini , Mane Dadaso ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Patil Savita ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Homkar Akshay ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Jadhav Priyanka ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar
Published: March 2023

In the Covid 19 pandemic, education shifted from offline to online, impacting a lot of technical education. The online theory courses were conducted effectively, but there were a lot of problems the faculty faced in conducting laboratory courses. This problem includes an ineffective demonstration of lab experiments, difficulty in time management, monitoring, and assessment, inability to tackle the issues of various students' learning styles, and unavailability of a common platform for online lab conduction. In technical education, the lab course plays a vital role. We found that a virtual laboratory is the best solution to address these issues. Many virtual labs are available for programming courses but need a customized Virtual lab for core courses. In this paper, we have carried out 16 surveys through Google forms to get inputs/feedback from faculties and students to get difficulties in online lab conduction and how we can make the best use of virtual labs online to conduct the lab experiment online mode. We designed and created the virtual laboratory for the Computer Networks Lab course with various learning materials, including theory, simulation videos, pre-test & post-test, and the procedure to conduct the lab experiment, which benefited the students. The implemented virtual lab found more effective. We found the significant impact on the result of CN Lab after using the customized virtual lab for CN Lab course. Keywords— Virtual Lab, Learning Style, Effective online engagement, Student Learning, Online Monitoring, Assessment, Time Management, Cross platform, CodeIgniter, Responsive web page, Wireshark, Cisco Packet tracer
Curriculum Delivery, Learning and Evaluation by Average Course Outcome Attainment & Program Outcome Attainment Method
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Diploma, Maharashtra, Choudhari Vinay B. , Gaikwad Nilesh C. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Diploma, Maharashtra, Kulkarni Akshay M. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Diploma, Maharashtra, Gaikwad Swapnil D. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Diploma, Maharashtra, Patil Swapnil H. ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Diploma, Maharashtra
Published: March 2023

Technical education in the country is undergoing a paradigm shift as India became a signatory member of the Washington Accord in the year 2014. Therefore, the focus of the technical education system in the country is now on outcome-based education to ensure quality and excellence. In this changed scenario, the proficiencies and abilities expected of technical teachers need to be transformed to match the changed need of the stakeholders. This is even more relevant as teachers joining the technical education system will be serving the system for the next thirty to forty years and hence implementation OBE framework is of utmost importance for their preparedness to become effective change agents. The performance of the students in the examinations during the semester in each course is used to compute the level of attainment of the POs and PSOs through the mapping of questions to COs and COs to POs and PSOs. This paper represents the process to be adopted for the calculation, of course outcome attainment & program outcome attainment by an average method. Key words: Outcome Based Education (OBE), Course Outcome, Program Outcome, Attainment.
Assessing the influences of e-resources motives on their utilization
Authors:   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management Studies & Research, Navi Mumbai,, Waghmode Manisha , Shukla Manisha ,   Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management Studies & Research, Navi Mumbai,, Awati Jayashree , ,   Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Maharashtra, India., Desai Seema ,   Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Maharashtra, India.
Published: March 2023

The foundation of e-learning is formalized learning delivered via electronic devices like computers, tablets, smart phone, smart gazettes, etc. This makes it possible for everyone to learn round the clock, regardless of their location or other limitations. The learning materials that are available online are known as e-resources. There are several different electronic resources available for the study, including e-books, e-journals, emagazines, e-databases, e-newspapers, e-maps, etc. E-resource availability is always expanding. One need only sit at a console and click to access global information without any physical effort. As we can see, using online resources for a variety of objectives is necessary in today's world. Therefore, while determining their use, it is necessary to learn about the availability of different eresources utilized by students who use online / e-learning and how it impacts them for various reasons. Using the pre-structured questionnaire, data was collected from 250 students, from the Navi Mumbai area who were using e-resources. A theoretical construct was developed based on certain assumptions to explore the relationship between utilization and reasons for using e-resources, viz., time saving, easy to use, and helping to get better grades on the test and examination. The proposed construct was examined using SPSS version- 20. The demographic profile, objectives, and hypothesis were followed while doing the data analysis. The average values of chi-square test results for the reasons (time savings, ease of use, and helping students get better grades in tests and examinations) are calculated. These are found to be 0.016, 0.015, and 0.002 for the first variable (e-learning material), 0.141, 0.016, and 0.001 for the second variable (knowledge enhancement), and 0.182, 0.096, and 0.004 for the third variable (other eresources), respectively. The results of the data analysis shows the linkage between motives/ reasons of e-resources and its utilization. As the nature of education is predicted to become more hybrid in the future, similar research might be conducted to further identify the areas that need development in the realm of e-resources. Keywords—E-resources, Reasons/motives, Utilization, E-learning
Imparting effective Teaching Learning Methods for teaching C programming course to First Year Non-IT Students
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Patil Pragati , Jadhav Priyanka ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Kanase Minakshee ,   Department of Information Technology, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar
Published: March 2023

Nowadays, Computers are the dominant technology of the twenty-first century. Thus, programming and the development of software are fundamental activities in which many people across the globe are involved. As a result, programming courses are part of the curriculum. The course is introduced to all first-year IT and Non-IT students who have either no or less expertise in computer programming. The main purpose to select these techniques for non-IT students is to prepare them to work with IT specialists at their future jobs by instilling in them a constant knowledge of technical fundamentals. But as compared to IT students, learning of C programming becomes difficult for non-IT students due to this their passing rate is low. Students lose their interest in programming due to their having less computer programming knowledge which leads to a gap in technical competency require by the IT sector. Taking this into consideration activities like quizzes, debugging tests, and usage of a virtual lab for students were implemented. These activities enhanced students' way of thinking, problem-solving ability, programming, and debugging skills. The idea of using PBL teaching methods, Think-Pair- Share, and E-Learning may improve the effect of C language teaching, and promote the student’s learning initiative. The main focus of this study is to enlighten different teaching approaches and methodologies for first-year non-IT students. Keywords— Coding standard, E-Learning, Programming Language, PBL Teaching, Problem-solving, Non-IT, Virtual Lab
Sustainable Development Needs a Transformed Engineering Education
Authors:   Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA, Tharakan John
Published: March 2023

Engineering educators have an ethical responsibility to develop coming generations of critical and innovative thinkers to be the problem solvers for the grand engineering challenges facing humankind. Our engineering graduates must be the developers of innovative technologies, products and processes addressing sustainable development goals. In this paper, we propose a paradigmatic shift in conventional engineering education curricula, transforming out of conventional chalk-and-talk lectures only accompanied by limited assessment methods of problem sets and exams. This paper suggests engineering programs need to implement changes to update and upgrade curricular and programmatic approaches, ensuring the programmes will graduate transformative thinkers and creative problem solvers. In this paper, we propose several pedagogical approaches be integrated into engineering curricula to be relevant to sustainable development. First, Project based learning (PBL) pedagogies must be incorporated into each course. The PBL should be implemented through Service Learning (SL), requiring projects be communitybased and socially beneficial. The PBL approach should utilize open ended design (OED) thinking in implementation and execution of projects, which must address needs and challenges faced by community members around the engineering institutions’ communities. Most critically, awareness of ethics in engineering should be integrated into all courses. From the government’s policy perspective, they should mandate that government funded and private engineering and technology educational institutions require students complete a community-based service project as part of graduation requirements. This completes the circle and integrates engineering education into sustainable development policy and practice. This paper will outline PBL, SL and ethics in engineering, while describing some of these projects that have served to demonstrate sustainable development through community-based student-driven projects. Keywords— Engineering, Education, Pedagogy, Project Based Learning, Service Learning, Sustainable development, Open Ended Design, Ethics in Engineering, Policy
Measuring Emotional Intelligence Competency of Undergraduate Students during Online Class learning
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Parkavi R. , Karthikeyan P. ,   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: March 2023

Emotional quotient is highly important in the current education system. The COVID-19 pandemic period has mandated the online classes among the students. The aim of this work is to analyze the characteristics of Emotional Intelligence (EI) of students during the online class learning. Totally 130 students have participated in this empirical study with interest. There are 50 questions in a self-report questionnaire with a 5- point likert scale that covers the different aspects of selfawareness, self-management, motivation, empathy and social skills. The students’ responses are collected through Google form. The scores of each participant with respect to self- awareness, self-management, motivation, empathy and social skills are calculated. The descriptive statistics are applied and then Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) is performed to find the important factors. Further Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlette’ test are also made to measure the sample adequacy. From the results of the CFA, it is concluded that social skill component of EI played a major role among the students. Keywords— Emotional Intelligence; Empathy; Self-awareness; Self-management; Social Skills; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students;
“Activity based teaching learning in Engineering Education, a course on: Embedded Systems”
Authors:   Department of ECE, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Karnataka, India, M Dr. Suchitra , D’souza Alfred Vivek ,   Department of ECE, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Karnataka, India, B K Dr. Vinay ,   Department of ECE, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Karnataka, India,   .,   ., S V Panchami ,   Department of ECE, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Karnataka, India
Published: March 2023

The activity-based teaching and learning approach is presented in this paper for undergraduate engineering students. The primary goal of this undertaking is to maximize the student learning. The conventional teaching-learning environment induces monotonicity due to repetitive nature of teaching and absence of activities which does not provide much beneficial effects on increasing students’ levels of knowledge. The activity-based teaching-learning circumvents the shortcomings of the conventional approach in transmission of educational content. In this paper, various modes of progressive pedagogy to increase the student participation in active learning are explored. Activity based teaching-learning is anything related to course in which all the students in a class to participate actively rather than to simply sit, watch, listen and take notes. This paper explains various activities developed and practiced in order to accomplish the goal. The activities described in this paper were implemented with the students majoring in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) in their sixth semester mandatory course called "Embedded Systems". After examining the efficacy of the activities it was observed that the recommended strategy of active learning offers additional possibilities to learn outside of the traditional classroom setting. The performance of the Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) serves as the metric for determining the effectiveness of these activities. Keywords— Activity-based teaching, learning approach, Electronics and Communication Engineering, embedded systems
Impact of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in an Engineering College: A Case Study
Authors:   Department Of Information Technology, K J Somaiya College of Engineering,Maharashtra, India., Korde Sagar , Dhanjal Inderjit Singh ,   Department of Electronics Engineering,K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Maharashtra,India, Soni Binita ,   Department of Information Technology, K J Somaiya College of Engineering,Maharashtra, India, Mehta Dishika ,   Department of Information Technology,K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Maharashtra, Chaudhary Parth ,   Department of Computer Engineering,K J Somaiya College of Engineering,Maharashtra, India
Published: March 2023

Undergraduate engineering education should be effective in preparing students for multidisciplinary system integration and optimization to become innovative and gain a competitive advantage in this global economy. Moreover, it is essential to embed the aspect of community engagementimparting mutual learning and respect and encouraging involvement in engagement activities. This paper highlights the case study of an Entrepreneurship Cell in an engineering college: its aim, purpose, and objectives and how the authors' college’s E-Cell in particular has conducted different forms of events to satisfy them and make technologically equipped students well-versed in other aspects like finance, marketing, creativity and communication skills. It also reflects on the importance of community engagement, networking, and connection building for the exchange of ideas and strengthening the basis of the E-Cell. Hence, the establishment of an E-Cell in an engineering college educates the students all about starting and running their venture and involves them directly working in their start-up as a community through the medium of Campus Companies. Keywords— B-Plan; Campus Company; Entrepreneurship; ECell; E-Summit; Student Startup.
Scope of Service-Learning in Accomplishing Objectives of National Education Policy 2020, India - A Conceptual Analysis
Authors:   School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, Indiana, US, Dustker Srinivas , Bandi Surendra ,   School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, Indiana, US, Oakes William ,   School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, Indiana, US
Published: March 2023

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is the latest evolution of the Indian Education System built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability. The NEP focuses on providing quality education to all students, irrespective of their socio-economic background or place of residence, thus cultivating the youths of tomorrow into moral and civil citizens leading to the development of the nation. The NEP also encourages education to be Holistic, Integrated, Enjoyable and Engaging, which can be achieved by introducing and integrating new pedagogies. Service-learning is one such pedagogy that aims at being experiential, inquiry-driven, and meaningful. Service-learning is popular at enabling students to apply classroom learnings into the real-world and gain hands-on experience, because of which, it is widely integrated into Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), especially at the undergraduate level, around the world. Given the outcome of implementing NEP by 2030, it is reasonable to envision HEIs of India, primarily engineering, to adopt and integrate service-learning experiences into their curriculum as well. This paper is an attempt to showcase the learning outcomes and scope of service-learning as a pedagogy to accomplish the objectives of NEP 2020. Keywords—Indian Engineering Education; National Education Policy 2020; Service Learning
Implementation of Project Based Learning and Think-Group- Share for Enhancing Student’s Active Learning in Engineering Chemistry
Authors:   Department of Sciences and Humanities, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, Gaikwad Pratapsingh , Kurane Rajanikant M.
Published: March 2023

The current trend of utilizing various methods to enhance learning allows teachers to think about the effectiveness of different tools that boost learning. This research focuses on understanding the implementation of Project Based Learning (PjBL) and Think-Group Share (TGS) to enhance student learning in the Engineering Chemistry course. The study revealed increased effectiveness of learning, active participation and better understanding of concepts in Engineering Chemistry. Some examples of the PjBL and TGS activities for Engineering Chemistry are explained in this article. An appropriate assessment of the proposed techniques is made, along with an assessment of their effectiveness from the perspective of acquiring new skills and gaining experience in teamwork. Keywords- Project Based Learning, Think-Group-Share, Engineering Chemistry, Substantial learning, Active learning tools.
Análise das condições psíquicas de crianças e adolescentes submetidos à institucionalização
Authors: Fermino Sheila , de Lima Damaris Bezerra
Published: March 2023

INTRODUÇÃO: As instituições de acolhimento visam suprir as necessidades materiais e emocionais daqueles que são colocados sob tutela do Estado. Contudo, alguns estudos evidenciam que é comum que instituições de acolhimento sejam deficitárias em relação ao número de funcionários que compõe uma equipe técnica, e que, em alguns casos, a criança ou adolescente permanece mais tempo nessas instituições do que o previsto pela legislação. OBJETIVO: Analisar se o período de permanência em uma instituição de acolhimento constitui um fator agravante para a manifestação de sofrimento psíquico. MÉTODO: A pesquisa foi realizada com 4 sujeitos institucionalizados (dois há mais tempo e dois há menos tempo) de uma casa de acolhimento localizada no município de Ourinhos – SP e com 4 profissionais da equipe técnica do local. Os dados foram coletados mediante entrevista semiestruturada, lúdica, anamnese, observação, análise documental e aplicação do teste projetivo HTP. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: Observou-se que o tempo de acolhimento institucional é um fator que promove o aumento do sofrimento psíquico de pessoas institucionalizadas, pois comparando-se o adolescente que residia há mais tempo no local e os demais foi constatado que ele possuía mais prejuízos em seu desenvolvimento. Além disso, foi constatado que muitos dos sofrimentos das pessoas acolhidas eram resultantes de vivência anteriores à institucionalização. CONCLUSÃO: foi verificado que o processo de institucionalização caracteriza um rompimento doloroso entre o sujeito e suas figuras cuidadoras, pois mesmo o acolhimento propiciando boas condições estruturais e materiais ao sujeito, ele não está preparado psicologicamente para um rompimento.
AN INVESTIGATION OF SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS BRANDING PRACTICE: A SURVEY OF CITY ADMINISTRATION HEADS
Authors:   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Vladimir Branch, Makarov Pavel , Sokolova Marina ,   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Vladimir Branch, Illarionov Aleksandr ,   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Vladimir branch
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to study the practice of city branding in small cities and towns, and to identify the characteristics of this process through an expert survey of the heads of city administrations. For this purpose, the expert survey was conducted among the heads of small cities and towns and their deputies in charge of city development issues. The sample consisted of one representative from 33 small cities and towns in Russia. The survey used a questionnaire characterizing city branding objectives, stakeholders involved, decision-making, brand promotion measures, resources and effects. The questionnaire was developed based on the analysis of scientific and practical literature on city branding. As a result, it was revealed that, with some exceptions, branding practice in the studied cities is weakly related to the objectives of city development and has a short-term orientation. The administrations have a tendency to solve branding problems relying solely on their own resources, which leads to city branding resource constraints. These findings contribute to the city branding research by providing data on the implementation of branding practices in small cities and towns. The results also expand the practice of using municipal officials’ expertise in the city branding studies by attracting expert officials to analyse the management practice of city branding process.
Rouviere’s Sulcus: A Guide to Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Authors: Pathak Reetesh , Mittal Lakshya , Chouhan Ghaus Mohd , Tripathi Apoorva
Published: March 2023

Purpose: Rouviere’s sulcus (RS) serves as an important anatomical landmark to avoid bile duct injuries during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, there is significant paucity in literature regarding its surgical importance during laparoscopic surgeries. The aim of this study was to identify cases where RS was identified before dissection of the Calot’s triangle.Methods: For this retrospective observational study, 500 patients who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at our hospital and who were operated on between September 2017 to August 2022 were reviewed. Identification of RS and its types were analyzed.Results: Among all 500 cases, RS was present in 465 (93%) cases whereas it was absent in only 35 (7%) cases. RS was present in different forms of cholelithiasis. Open, closed, slit like, and scar type of RS was found in 75.29%, 12.90%, 3.21%, and 8.20%, respectively. Identification of RS along with achieving a critical view of safety in antero-superior direction to RS resulted in no injury to the bile duct in all 465 cases.Conclusion: Identification of RS along with achieving a critical view of safety should be the aim in all laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures. The RS is as an important landmark to reduce biliary tract injuries.
QUALIDADE MICROBIOLÓGICA DE ÁGUAS DE POÇOS ESCAVADOS NO INTERIOR DO ESTADO DE RONDÔNIA
Authors: Beltrão Rosa Niltra , Barcelos Valiatti Tiago , Ferreira Leite Pamela , Marques de Freitas Vinícius , De Oliveira Solla Sobral Fabiana , Faria Romão Natália
Published: March 2023

A água tem significativa importância na vida de todos os seres vivos, sendo este um recurso essencial, contudo, se não estiver dentro dos parâmetros adequados, a mesma pode se tornar um veículo de transmissão de doenças. Diante disso, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade microbiológica de água de poços escavados de dois municípios do interior do estado de Rondônia.  Para tanto, 12 amostras de água (seis de cada município), foram coletadas e submetidas a pesquisa de coliformes totais e coliformes termotolerantes por meio da técnica de Número Mais Provável (NMP). Os resultados obtidos após as análises mostraram que 83% das amostras estavam contaminadas por coliformes totais, enquanto que, o índice de contaminação por coliformes termotolerantes foi de 58%, estando essas amostras impróprias para o consumo humano. Conclui-se que maioria das amostras analisas representam risco para saúde humana, visto a contaminação apresentada por bactérias do grupo dos coliformes.
AVALIAÇÃO DA ECOEFICIÊNCIA DE REFEIÇÃO FORNECIDA POR UNIDADE DE INTERNAÇÃO PEDIÁTRICA DE UM HOSPITAL PÚBLICO DO SUL DO BRASIL: UM ESTUDO DE CASO
Authors: Strasburg Virgílio José , Bassanesi Fernanda de Vargas , Silveira Ana Clara Javier Lemos
Published: March 2023

Esse estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a ecoeficiência (EE) das matérias-primas utilizadas na refeição de café da manhã em uma unidade de internação pediátrica de um hospital público universitário no sul do Brasil e verificar o consumo alimentar dos pacientes. Trata-se de um estudo de caso observacional e com utilização de dados secundários. Os dados foram coletados em oito dias úteis entre outubro e novembro de 2021. Avaliou-se os itens constituintes desse tipo de refeição, incluindo os tipos de bebidas em geral e alimentos sólidos. Também, foram identificadas as características quanto a gênero e faixas etárias do público que recebeu essa refeição. Foram desenvolvidos cinco tipos de cálculo para avaliar a EE, utilizando as variáveis: valor financeiro e calórico para “valor de produto”; e quantidade utilizada e pegada hídrica (PH) dos alimentos para “influência ambiental”. No período avaliado foram identificados 95 pacientes com idades entre seis meses a 17 anos incompletos, sendo 55,7% do sexo masculino. Foram entregues 187 cafés da manhã, sendo que 50,8% não foi consumido. No total foram ofertados 20,42 kg de produtos de origem animal e 14,35 kg de produtos de origem vegetal. Os produtos de origem animal representam 91,6% do total da PH e apresentaram os piores resultados nos cálculos de EE. Em contrapartida, os grupos de alimentos de pães/bolos e complementos obtiveram os melhores resultados nas avaliações de EE. O uso de cálculos de EE pode ser usado como um indicador ambiental associado aos fatores envolvidos no consumo e desperdícios de refeições.
CURCUMIN NANOFORMULATIONS AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC APPLICABILITY TO DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Authors: Cordeiro Matias Amanda Gilvani , Sousa Costa Anderson , Pitanga Evangelista dos Santos Luiz Henrique , Santos Brito Karen , De Andrade Fonseca Marília
Published: March 2023

Depressive disorder is one of the most prevalent multifactorial psychiatric syndromes, recognized as a global public health problem. Recent research with the nanostructured systems of curcumin has aroused the interest of the scientific community, for emerging neuroprotective effects with potential applicability in biological systems. Curcumin is a natural substance, considered for therapy in various diseases, including neuropsychiatric such as depressive disorder. This is a systematic review, with articles published in PubMed, Scielo and Science Direct, filtered from 2014-2021. The inclusion criteria started from a guiding question, combined with the DeSs indexes for the search: depression, curcumin, nanoparticles, antidepressant agent, linked to Boolean operators to combine the terms of your search and the StArt system to exclude duplicates. Twenty-two articles were included, and approximately 60-70% of them showed some therapeutic potential of reduced curcumin in nanoformulation applicable to the biological system. It was possible to verify that nanostructured curcumin exhibits differentiated properties that increase antioxidant and antidepressant action and low cytotoxicity. Its therapeutic potential is able to interfere in neuro-inflammatory processes. The perspective is the development of drugs with controlled delivery of bioactive such as curcumin, with multiple organic functions. The increased bioavailability of curcumin may promote neurogenesis in the cortico-hippocampal region and function as adjuvants in antidepressant treatment.
Congenital syphilis evaluated for syphilitic hepatitis - case series
Authors: Dantas Lopes Izailza Matos , Dantas Lopes Gabriel , Calazans Batista Jefferson Felipe , Santos Silva José Rodrigo , Prado Reis Francisco , Oliveira Lima Sonia
Published: March 2023

Objective: To report case series evaluated for congenital syphilitic hepatitis. Method: Study conducted at Maternity Santa Isabel from December 2021 to May 2022. We evaluated newborns with congenital syphilis using data taken from the pregnant woman’s card, the child’s card, the anamnesis and exams performed in the follow-up consultations of these families. Complete medical records of infants who presented the criteria for the diagnosis of congenital syphilis of the Ministry of Health and the Center for Disease Transmission Control were included. Results: The review was 15 of which were selected that fit all the inclusion criteria. The babies were born with good vitality, term, one had low birth weight, six hepatomegaly, all treated with penicillin, nine had altered liver biochemical tests. At ultrasonography, Doppler was normal for all, one case of hepatosplenomegaly and one with splenomegaly. Two mothers who were diagnosed at the time of delivery had fewer than six consultations, their babies had neurosyphilis and presented developmental alertness. The child who had microcephaly and low birth weight also presented altered neurodevelopment. Of the pregnant women, three were over 30 years old, one was white, five had studied less than 8 years, thirteen were not working, family income of 1 minimum wage or less in twelve families. Eight were inadequately treated. Of the parents, eleven had studied less than 8 years and eleven were inadequately treated. Conclusion: The children with syphilis were born vigorous and had adequate treatment. Nine had altered hepatic biochemical exams, two had ultrasonographic alterations, however, without alterations in the Doppler. The children of untreated mothers had neurosyphilis and neurodevelopmental changes.
A MULHER E A LAVOURA CANAVIERA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE GÊNERO E A SUBJETIVIDADE FEMININA NA LAVOURA DE CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR NO CERRADO GOIANO NA REGIÃO DO VALE DO SÃO PATRÍCIO
Authors: Costa Dario Leopoldino da , Aparecida Leonel Lunas Divina , Aparecida Silva Adriana
Published: March 2023

Este artigo está pautado na pesquisa bibliográfica, com base em algumas teorias de vários autores, sítios da rede mundial de computadores, artigos, livros, revistas, dissertações e teses que discutem o tema. Neste sentido, o objeto desta pesquisa está pautado na condição de gênero, em especial, com as transformações políticas de inclusão da mulher como parte integrante de direitos e deveres permeados pela igualdade entre homens e mulheres definidos na Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988 e demais legislações infraconstitucionais, partindo da premissa que o gênero é fator preponderante para estudo diante de tantas desigualdades vivenciadas pela mulher para o desenvolvimento do núcleo familiar atual. Conclui-se que o trabalho feminino no agronegócio da cana-de-açúcar, em especial no Cerrado goiano na Região do Vale do São Patrício, mudou o panorama vigente, o qual era tido como absolutamente masculino. 

Palavras-chave: Gênero. Desigualdades. Mulher. Homem. Políticas.
APORTES SOBRE O RACISMO COLONIAL IMPERIAL: (DES)NORMATIZAÇÃO DA MULHER NEGRA
Authors: Silva Ronaldo , Santana Janaina de Jesus Lopes
Published: March 2023

Este texto, por meio do método dialético através de uma revisão bibliográfica, tem como objetivo uma reflexão sobre o racismo enquanto processo institucional imperial. Para tanto, recorre-se a corrente filosófica e da psicanálise do “assujeitamento e sujeição” (BUTLER, 2020) e autores pós-coloniais, à crítica ao modelo de produção, subordinação e diferenciação de vida e existência de “si” e do “ser” - sujeito. Trata-se de uma reflexão sobre a subjetividade de corpos na produção de um modo de pensamento que foi estruturado como modo de organização das relações humanas desde os grandes impérios. A conquista e dominação, desterrou milhões de pessoas num processo de escravização, instituído por meio da racionalidade patriarcal através dos marcadores de raça, etnia e gênero. Este processo de dominação e conquista que instituiu a classificação racial, permite por meio de dados empíricos, refletir o corpo da mulher negra e sua condição de existência, na ocupação de espaços laborais e na produção de saberes.