bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The relevance of the wake-up test in scoliosis surgery
Authors: Nikhar Sapna Annaji , Patro Abinash , Iyengar Raju , Gopinath Ramachandran
Published: May 2023

The corrective scoliosis surgery is associated with many complications; the neurologic complication is one of them. It is very important to assess spinal cord integrity intraoperatively to avoid postoperative damage and have a good outcome. Wake-up test was the standard of care in old generations but now with the availability of advanced neurophysiologic monitoring somatosensory and motor-evoked potentials; the relevance of wake-up test is questionable. This review aimed to assess the relevance of wake-up test in scoliosis surgery with availability of advanced technology. Comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Google Search and Scopus, EndNote X6 version, and the keywords used for the search were scoliosis, neurophysiologic monitoring, and wake-up test. The different study results were interpreted to come to conclusion. This review gives us a detailed idea of the different tests available and pitfalls with each and finally what should be our stand. The review highlighted the good collaboration between surgeon, anesthesiologist, and neurologist to conclude the results of the tests of neurophysiologic monitoring. Intraoperative neurologic monitoring improves postoperative outcome. Wake-up test is only and strongly recommended, in case of unavailability of advanced monitoring, confusion on test results, and persistent signal reduction.
Cardiovascular complications in coronavirus disease-2019 patients
Authors: Parikh Nirav , Patel Hasmukh , Prajapti Deepal , Chauhan Ankit , Prajapati Mrugesh , Patel Ramesh , Pandya Himani , Arora Varun , Dhawalikar Deepti
Published: May 2023

Background and Aims:

Cardiovascular (CV) complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are neither well-defined nor comprehensively characterized. Hence, long-term studies are required to monitor silent but progressive CV complications postrecovery in COVID-19 patients. Our aim of the study was to assess and determine the presence of CV morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Materials and Methods:

A retrospective study was conducted at our institute. All COVID-19-positive patients who were admitted in the intensive care unit during April 3, 2020–May 23, 2021, were recruited for the study. A total of 1460 patients were enrolled and monitored until discharge/death. Patients were evaluated based on demographics, clinical data, and laboratory values and 42 patients among them underwent coronary angiography for an adequate understanding of CV complications.

Results:

The total reported deaths among the study sample were 453 (31%). Common preexisting clinical conditions among them were hypertension 520 (35.6%), diabetes 211 (14.45%), CV disease 88 (6.02%), and hypothyroidism 61 (4.17%). A total of 149 patients displayed elevated creatine phosphokinase-MB (CPK-MB) levels, while 141 patients displayed elevated hs-TnI levels. The absolute rise of cardiac troponin (hs-TnI) and CPK-MB displayed a technically positive correlation, but a weaker relationship (r: 0.2113, P < 0.01 for correlation). Twenty-two out of 42 patients showed the presence of single/multivessel disease and 31 patients displayed mild-to-severe left ventricular dysfunction.

Conclusions:

The results of the current study provide evidence for the risk and burden of CV complications among COVID-19 patients. Hence, attention to long-term CV health and disease among COVID-19 survivors is necessary.
Comparison of safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine, midazolam and propofol for elective fiberoptic bronchoscopy
Authors: Chouhan Priya , Gupta Shruti , Kohli Anita Vig , Kour Rajdeep
Published: May 2023

Background:

Sedatives are used to improve the efficacy of fiberoptic bronchoscopy. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine, midazolam, and propofol for elective fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Materials and Methods:

One hundred and twenty patients of either gender aged between 18 and 80 years, belonging to the American Society of Anesthesiologists Grade I–III and requiring fiberoptic bronchoscopy, were randomly assigned in three groups of 40 patients each. Patients in Group D received intravenous dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg; in Group M, received IV midazolam 0.05 mg/kg; and in Group P, received IV propofol 1.5 mg/kg before the start of bronchoscopy. Parameters such as composite score, ease of bronchoscopy, and adverse effects during the procedure were assessed and analyzed statistically.

Results:

Patients receiving dexmedetomidine showed significantly better tolerance and cooperation with ideal mean composite score compared to those receiving propofol and midazolam (P < 0.001). Bronchoscopist scoring showed significantly better ease of bronchoscopy in patients receiving dexmedetomidine compared to other two groups (P < 0.001). Adverse effects during the procedure were least in dexmedetomidine group compared to other two groups.

Conclusion:

Dexmedetomidine (1 μg/kg) provided a better sedation and comfort, better bronchoscopist satisfaction, and least adverse effect during elective fiberoptic bronchoscopy compared to midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) and propofol (1.5 mg/kg).
Alleviating hemodynamic response to tracheal extubation
Authors: Gaidhankar Neha T. , Mohan K. Chandra , Kumar R. Arun , Kumar Amar Nandha
Published: May 2023

Background:

Tracheal extubation is a crucial step during general anesthesia involving the removal of artificial airway when the indication for its placement no longer exists. Airway and circulatory interferences could be due to diminished tolerance to the tracheal tube, catecholamine surge, surgical pain, and airway irritation on behalf of suctioning or change in posture of the tube. Complications are more common during extubation than that occurring during induction and intubation.

Aim:

The main aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of a single dose of dexmedetomidine and lignocaine in alleviating hemodynamic and stress responses during extubation and recovery.

Materials and Methodology:

Sixty patients of the age group between 20 and 65 years belonging to ASA 1 and 2 undergoing elective surgical procedures with a minimum anticipated duration of 60 min requiring endotracheal intubation were included in the study. The patients were assigned randomly into two groups with 30 participants in each group and were called as Group D receiving dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg and Group L receiving lignocaine 1.5 mg/kg.

Observation and Results:

Data were statistically analyzed with the SPSS version 20.0 software. Independent t-test analysis was used, and all the statistical test was examined with P ≤ 0.05 level of significance. Hemodynamic response was noted as more significant in Group D, whereas emergence and extubation time was noted sooner in Group L.

Conclusion:

We conclude that Dexmedetomidine 0.5 mcg/kg causes significant attenuation of hemodynamic stress response and deeper sedation when compared to lignocaine 1.5 mg/kg.
Comparative assessment of different doses of midazolam to prevent etomidate-induced myoclonus – A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Authors: Manish Lokman , Gulabani Michell , Mohta Medha , Chilkoti Geetanjali T
Published: May 2023

Background:

Etomidate is a popular induction agent, due to its several advantages for example, an extremely stable hemodynamic profile with no effects on sympathetic nervous system and baroreceptors, minimal effect on respiration and also prevents histamine release in healthy patients or in those with reactive airway disease. It, however, may be associated with myoclonus whose incidence has been reported as 50%–80% in nonpremedicated patients. Ideally, a pretreatment drug for preventing myoclonic movements should be short acting, not have significant effects on respiration and hemodynamics, and not prolong recovery from anesthesia. Midazolam has been used as a pretreatment to attenuate myoclonus in different doses with varied results, but the optimal dose has not been established. The present study was planned to compare the effect of three doses of midazolam, i.e., 0.015 mg/kg, 0.03 mg/kg, and 0.05 mg/kg in preventing etomidate-induced myoclonus.

Materials and Methods:

This study comprised 164 American Society of Anesthesiologists I/II consenting patients between 18 and 60 years. They were randomly divided into four groups after which pretreatment with normal saline in group M0, midazolam 0.015 mg/kg in group M0.015, 0.03 mg/kg in group M0.03, and 0.05 mg/kg in group M0.05 was administered. The primary outcome was the incidence of myoclonus after etomidate. The secondary outcome measures included severity of myoclonus and changes in hemodynamic parameters. One-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni's correction was used to compare quantitative data. Chi-square test was applied for qualitative data. Further, as there were four groups with multiple comparisons, Bonferroni's correction was applied and P < 0.01 was considered statistically significant.

Results:

We observed a significant reduction in the incidence of myoclonus of group M0.015 as compared to group M0 (P < 0.001). A significant reduction in severity of myoclonus was observed in all the three midazolam groups compared to the control group (P < 0.001) without any significance among the patients receiving different doses of midazolam.

Conclusion:

We recommend using midazolam pretreatment in a dose of 0.015 mg/kg for prevention of etomidate-induced myoclonus.
Blockchain Enabled Interpolation Based Reversible Data Hiding Mechanism for Protecting Records
Authors: Abhinandan Tripathi  , Prakash Jay
Published: May 2023

A diagnosis can be made using a lot of the crucial information contained in medical snaps. Medical images have become a target for malicious attacks due to the requirement for regular communication in order to provide flexibility and accurate diagnosis. In order to protect medical images, encryption algorithms are used. Because of this, medical photos are encrypted before being transmitted; yet, this is only one layer of security. Reversible Data Hiding (RDH) techniques have recently been used to incorporate private data into medical images. This enables efficient and safe communication, and the secretly contained information—such as personal and medical records—is highly helpful for making medical diagnosis. However, the limited embedding capacity of current RDH systems continues to limit their usefulness. In this study, a Reversible Data Hiding method based on a histogram shifting and interpolation scheme is highlighted. The achievable embedding capacity (EC) for the suggested technique is one bit per pixel (bpp) for both digital and medical images. A blockchain-based system based on three keys is used to encrypt the images. The proposed blockchain mechanism is secure against outside threats. To verify the utility of the suggested strategy, the outcomes are compared to cutting-edge techniques for both digital and medical photos. Along with the hash value of the actual medicinal snaps, the private information is preserved on the blockchain. Due to this, all medical photos transmitted through the suggested blockchain network may be monitored. The experiments and analysis are shows that the proposed scheme has excellent security has attained during the entire process. It also achieved high embedding capacity, PSNR, rate and low SSIM throughout the process of data concealing.
Uniform bound on the number of partitions for optimal configurations of the Ohta–Kawasaki energy in 3D
Authors: Lu Xin Yang , Wei Jun-cheng
Published: May 2023

We study a 3D ternary system which combines an interface energy with a long-range interaction term. Several such systems were derived as a sharp-interface limit of the Nakazawa–Ohta density functional theory of triblock copolymers. Both the binary case in 2D and 3D, and the ternary case in 2D, are quite well understood, whereas very little is known about the ternary case in 3D. In particular, it is even unclear whether minimizers are made of finitely many components. In this paper, we provide a positive answer to this, by proving that the number of components in a minimizer is bounded from above by a computable quantity depending only on the total masses and the interaction coefficients. There are two key difficulties, namely, the impossibility to decouple the long-range interaction from the perimeter term, and the absence of a quantitative isoperimetric inequality with two mass constraints in 3D. Therefore, the actual shape of minimizers is unknown, even for small masses, making the construction of suitable competing configurations significantly more delicate.
Libro de actas "Donde Comunican los que Comunican"
Authors:   Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Published: May 2023

Libro de actas del XIII Congreso Internacional Latina de Comunicación Social 2022
From Being Literate about Health to Becoming Capable of Achieving Health: Health literacy capabilities of Zimbabwean school youth
Authors: Micklesson Martin , Usai Tecklah , Chinofunga Dorothy , Oljans Emma
Published: May 2023

Food security is an enduring sustainability challenge in the Southern African region. Food availability, accessibility and affordability have profound health impacts and affect the quality of life of a substantial proportion of the world’s population. This article aims to explore, together with students in educational settings, questions about the relationships between food and health, including the contextual conditions of food availability, accessibility and affordability. This provides opportunities to re-embody food by contextualising it as part of natural and built environments, thus engaging with how challenges of human health intersect with animal and environmental health. The research centres on co-creating knowledge with youth based on their valued beings and doings about health and considers how their health goals relate to food and the sustainability challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). By considering how youths’ understandings, evaluations and decisions regarding health, including setting health goals, intersect with the determinants of food, we come to consider their health literacy capabilities to achieve nonpredetermined health goals that align with their valued beings and doings. As such, the implementation gap between knowing and doing is bridged through practices of health and well-being contextually grounded in the lives and experiences of the student youth.

Keywords: health literacy, health education, capabilities approach, antimicrobial resistance, knowledge co-creation
The Personality of Government and Private School Students: An Empirical Study
Authors: Qureshi Basit Javeed
Published: May 2023

The Latin phrase "Adolescere," which means to reach adolescence, is where the word "adolescence" originates. Both physical and mental development occurs during adolescence. A person's personality is defined as the consistent thought, feeling, and behaviour patterns they display over time. These patterns significantly impact how we see ourselves, other people, and the world around us. They also help us anticipate how we will respond to stress, issues, and other people. Using Cattell's 16PF as a research tool, the current study, "Personality of Government and Private School Students," aims to identify the personality traits of adolescent students and compare government and private school students on 16 factors of personality characteristics. Using a random sampling technique, a sample of 40 respondents was chosen, of whom 20 were students at public schools, and 20 were from private institutions. The study's results showed that there was a significant difference in the factors B (concrete thinking vs. abstract thinking), I (tough-minded vs. tender-minded), L (trusting vs. suspicious), O (self-assured vs. apprehensive), Q1 (conservative vs. experimenting), and Q4 (conservative vs. experimenting).
Auditoría forense como herramienta de control para prevenir fraudes financieros en empresas familiares del sector bananero de la provincia de El Oro, Ecuador
Authors: Nuñez Sanchez Lisseth Del Carmen , Vásquez Flores José Alberto , Señalin Morales Luis Octavio
Published: May 2023

Las empresas familiares del sector bananero están siendo afectadas por varios tipos de fraudes que ponen en riesgo su productividad, estabilidad y crecimiento económico. Esta investigación se centra en determinar la importancia de la auditoría forense como una herramienta de control para prevenir fraudes. Mediante el uso de encuestas a través de plataformas digitales se logró evidenciar resultados para su posterior tabulación según lo encuestado a 350 empresas productoras de banano. Los resultados nos indican que las empresas familiares del sector bananero de la provincia de El Oro-Ecuador tienen mayor riesgo de verse involucradas en cualquier tipo de fraude financiero por no tener programas antifraudes lo cual las hace vulnerables a cualquier situación fraudulenta ocasionando perjuicios económicos; siendo así que la malversación de fondos es el que mayor relevancia ha obtenido dado que en muchas ocasiones el legado dejado por el patriarca ha sido empañado por el abuso de confianza por parte de quienes poseen acciones este puede ser un miembro de la familia o parte del grupo accionario, como también se ha dado el caso donde los involucrados en el fraude no forman parte de las acciones por que fueron asignados para supervisar sin imaginar que cometerían delitos financieros.
Methodological Challenges in Interviewing Elite Women in a Patriarchal Society
Authors: Firdaus Amira , Aksar Iffat , Danaee Mahmoud , Gong Jiakun , Dharejo Nasrullah
Published: May 2023

The current article reflects on the challenges of selecting and accessing participants from societies where power relations are gender-based. The paper discusses the methodological difficulties of gaining research access to professionally and educationally elite women in Pakistan's patriarchal society and suggests a strategy of "referral in-group" for recruiting interview participants. Drawing on the author's purposive sampling-based research in Pakistan, this article proposes a methodological strategy to recruit an elite population to participate in research interviews on a culturally sensitive subject, namely, patriarchal control over Pakistani women's digital lives. Furthermore, coupled with purposive sampling, this article contributes to the existing literature on elite interviewing and the growing literature on conducting research in challenging cultural environments, specifically for women.
Keragaman Model Pembelajaran Perspektif al-Quran
Authors: Giantara Febri , Sukri Sukri , Hitami Munzir , Anwar Abu
Published: May 2023

Pandemi mengajarkan kita untuk mengubah proses pembelajaran konvesional menjadi proses pembelajaran online. Proses pembelajaran di dalam Islam tidak hanya sebatas menuntut ilmu di jenjang pendidikan tetapi menuntut ilmu sepanjang hayat. Hal ini tertuang di dalam kitab suci umat Islam yaitu al-Quran. al-Quran sangat banyak berbicara tentang ilmu pengetahuan dan sains. Salah satu yang ada di dalam al-Quran adalah tentang metode pembelajaran. Begitu banyak teori metode pembelajaran yang dapat dipelajari. Metode pembelajaran yang disampaikan pada penelitian ini yang terdapat di dalam al-Quran adalah Tausyiah, Da’wah, Mujadalah, Bayyan/Mubaiyyin, Nazhr, Ra’a, Qissah, dan Sual. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang menggunakan instrument wawancara dan observasi dengan sampel sebanyak tiga orang guru. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis Miles dan Huberman. Hasil yang diperolah pada penggunaan metode pembelajaran pada proses pembelajaran online pada Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu Diniyah Pekanbaru sangat bervariasi dan lebih mengedepankan pendidikan karakter Islami.
Protein amino acids as a complete (periodic) system
Authors:   University of Niš, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Rakočević Miloje
Published: May 2023

Referring to the results of previous research on the Cipher of genetic code and analogies of genetic and chemical code – two overall complete natural systems – this paper presents the results of the study on the most complete Protein Amino Acids System (PAAS). It is shown that 20 protein amino acids appear to be a complete system – ordered, coherent, and harmonic. In such a system, all chemical distinctions within the system are accompanied by specific arithmetical and algebraic regularities, including the existence of amino acid ordinal numbers from 1 to 20. The classification of amino acids into two decades (1-10 and 11-20) appears to be in a strict correspondence with the balances of the number of atoms. From the existence of harmonic structures and arrangements of AAs, regardless of whether they are or not the constituents of the genetic code follow the conclusions that the genetic code, through its main constituents – 20 AAs and 4 Py-Pu bases – was complete even in prebiotic conditions.
ANALISIS PENILAIAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PADA PT. BPR PARO LABA TONDANO, MINAHASA
Authors:   Universitas Negeri Manado, Rondonuwu Natalita Devinia , Sumual Frida Magda , Tala Olifia Yodiawati
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the financial performance of PT BPR Paro Laba Tondano, Minahasa using the profitability ratio approach, solvency ratio, liquidity ratio, and growth ratio for the 2016-2020 period. The secondary data source used was taken directly at PT BPR Paro Laba Tondano, Minahasa. The data collection method used is documentation. This research method is descriptive quantitative. The results showed that the profitability ratio using the ROE ratio showed that the bank was quite capable of earning profits from its own capital. The growth ratio shows the growth per semester continues to decline. Solvency ratios using Debt-to-Equity Ratio show banks are able to pay debts with the capital they have. The growth ratio shows growth from 2016 to 2017 to 2017 to 2018 up, 2017 to 2018 to 2018 to 2019 down, and 2018 to 2019 to 2019 to 2020 back up. Liquidity ratios using Quick Ratio show that banks are less able to fulfill obligations to depositors with the most liquid assets. The growth ratio shows growth from 2016 to 2017 to 2017 to 2018 up, while 2018 to 2019, 2019 to 2020 down.
PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO'S SPEECH TEXT THROUGH APPRAISAL ANALYSIS
Authors:   Universitas Methodist Indonesia, Simanjuntak Faido Marudut Pardamean
Published: May 2023

This study is a mixed method approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis to complement each other. The purpose of the study is to analyze and explain how appraisal system can be described in terms of attitude in the text of Jokowi’s presidential speech. The data of the research is a transcription of President JW’s speech text in 2015. The text document was collected in 2015. In this research, the Appraisal Theory (Martin and White, 2005) is carried out and focus on the analysis of the Attitude element. Further, this prioritizes the discussion of the choice of attitudes that are utilized in the speech. Results showed that the appraisal system in terms of attitude in the text of Jokowi’s presidential speech in 2015 shows that there are 138 attitudes in the speech text. There are 92 positive items and 46 negative items. All kinds of attitudes are spread almost evenly; Affect, Judgment, and Appreciation. This means President JW dares to express his evaluation not only through judgments and appreciations which were disseminated in the text but also expresses his own feelings proved by the affect. The most dominant attitude system portrayed in JW’s speech text in 2015 is propriety [+] and valuation [+].
MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN PEMEGANG SAHAM MELALUI KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN BERKOMITMEN PERTUMBUHAN PERUSAHAAN
Authors:   Universitas Methodist Indonesia, Sianturi Jeudi Agustina Taman Parulian
Published: May 2023

This study aims to examine the role of a firm's growth-committed dividend policy in mediating financial effectiveness on firm value. Profitability, which shows the financial effectiveness of a company, has an inconsistent effect on company value. To mitigate this gap, it is proposed that a dividend policy is committed to company growth as a mediator for the influence of profitability on firm value. For this reason, a sample consisting of all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2010-2017 period and which have met the criteria will be analyzed using SEM-WarpPls 5.0. The results obtained show that the dividend policy committed to company growth is able to mediate the influence of profitability in increasing firm value. These findings support the signaling theory and the Pecking order theory that profitability as a proxy for financial performance can further increase firm value by implementing a dividend policy committed to company growth.
ADOÇÃO DO SISTEMA DE CUSTOS DO MUNICÍPIO DE SALVADOR: UM ESTUDO DAS CONCEPÇÕES SOBRE A IMPORTÂNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO DE CUSTOS PELOS AGENTES PÚBLICOS
Authors: Fróes Kaline , De Carvalho Silva Maria Valesca Damásio , Pesente Ronaldo , De Cerqueira Anderson José Freitas
Published: May 2023

Diante de cenários de instabilidade social, política e econômica, percebe-se um quadro de deficiência dos serviços públicos prestados. Desse modo, medidas que versem sobre a melhor gestão do Estado tornam-se mais essenciais. Nessa perspectiva, a Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal (2000) promoveu um melhor controle sobre os gastos do setor público, sobretudo com imposição de se utilizar o sistema de custos como ferramenta de avaliação e acompanhamento da gestão. Neste contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar a percepção dos agentes públicos do município de Salvador, especialmente suas concepções sobre a importância da informação de custos na gestão pública. A evolução da gestão pública serviu como plataforma teórica. Para tanto, este estudo de natureza quali-quanti considerou registros bibliográficos, documentais e entrevistas com ocupantes de cargos de chefia e questionários aplicados aos servidores públicos realizados no ano de 2017. Os resultados indicaram que há uma discrepância na percepção dos servidores públicos, tendo uma visão superficial de custos os servidores de Staff baixa, ao passo que a alta gerência possui uma visão mais profunda envolvendo custos. Ressalta-se, entretanto, um alinhamento dos dois grupos (alta gerência e Staff) particularmente em relação à importância das informações do sistema de custos para uma gestão pública mais eficiente.
OCIOSIDADE FABRIL PELOS MÉTODOS UEP E TDABC: VALORES MONETÁRIOS DIFERENTES PARA VOLUMES DE HORAS OCIOSAS IGUAIS?
Authors: Wernke Rodney , Zanin Antonio , Ritta Cleyton de Oliveira
Published: May 2023

Para determinar se a mensuração da ociosidade fabril por dois métodos de custeio baseados no tempo de produção acarreta valores monetários diferentes, mesmo com volumes de horas ociosas iguais. Esta pesquisa objetivou comparar a ociosidade fabril pelos métodos UEP e TDABC nesses dois parâmetros no contexto de uma indústria de ração. Foi utilizada metodologia com abordagem qualitativa, tipologia descritiva e o procedimento de estudo de caso. Os resultados apontaram que pelo método UEP o custo da ociosidade totalizou R$ 4.485,18 e pelo TDABC chegou ao valor total de R$ 3.789,14, mesmo com níveis iguais de ociosidade nos setores em termos de UEPs não aproveitadas do potencial produtivo (no caso do método UEP) e de minutos não consumidos da capacidade prática instalada no âmbito do TDABC. Assim, a principal contribuição refere-se à conclusão de que pode haver igualdade no volume de ociosidade identificado em cada setor pelos métodos UEP e TDABC e, concomitantemente, valores monetários díspares conforme a metodologia de custeamento adotada.
Nature in Philippine Folktales
Authors:   Ifugao State University, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines, Puguon Karena A.
Published: May 2023

Nature allows human beings to become stewards and to interface with animals. By acting as the cornerstone, human beings create meanings to their existence through their experiences with animals and other elements of nature. Folktales are not only mere stories of people but are stories that are didactic in nature. Folktales seek to promote the collective knowledge as well as serve as guide in directing people improve their relationship with nature. However, scholarship on how folktales handled nature and environment in different cultures is wanting. Therefore, this study analyzed 4 folktales to determine how nature and environment were handled as well as the different concepts of nature in the different cultures. The study utilized content-analysis based qualitative research method. The findings of the study revealed that nature is a friend of the Filipino people. Through nature, people find an abode or the dwelling place of something precious like enlightenment or wisdom, as mystery but may cause suffering, as a friend and as something mysterious. The folktales express an awe of the Filipino people to nature and a reminder of what the Filipinos need to do aligned to national goals on protecting the environment. This study provides a framework of analyzing Filipino folktales and similar works in order to promote the collective knowledge of the Filipinos about nature.
Feasibility Analysis of Porang Farming (Amorphophallus Muelleri Blume) in Klangon Village, Saradan District, Madiun Regency
Authors:   Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, UPN “Veteran”Jawa Timur, Indonesia, Dhea Restina Amanda , Hendrarini Hamidah ,   Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, UPN “Veteran”Jawa Timur, Indonesia, Dian Wijayati Prasmita ,   Agribusiness Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, UPN “Veteran”Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Published: May 2023

Klangon Village, the center of producing porang plants in Madiun Regency is faced with problems, namely low selling prices of porang and rising production costs. This study aims to analyze the costs, revenues, and incomes of farmers and analyze the feasibility of porang farming. The place of this research was conducted in Klangon Village, Saradan District, Madiun Regency. Purposive sampling technique with 92 respondents. The first objective is analyzed using revenue analysis and the second objective with feasibility analysis includes Revenue Cost Ratio (R/C Ratio), Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C Ratio), and Break Event Point (BEP). The results showed that the average income received by farmers was Rp. 7,983,800/ha. With an average revenue of Rp. 15,149,843/ha and an average total cost incurred by farmers of Rp. 7,166,043/ha. The results of the feasibility analysis of porang with an R/C Ratio showed a value of 2.11 and a B/C Ratio of 1.11. The results of the BEP analysis of revenue amounted to Rp. 531,605/ha, BEP production amounted to 165/kg/ha, and BEP price amounted to Rp. 1,525/kg. The analysis of the R/C Ratio, B/C Ratio, and BEP shows that porang farming is worth cultivating.
Sobre la seguridad de las drogas biológicas y terapias dirigidas en Reumatología
Authors: Scublinsky Darío
Published: May 2023

Con el advenimiento de las drogas biológicas en Reumatología, hace más de 20 años, se inauguró un nuevo capítulo en el tratamiento de las enfermedades reumáticas, con notables mejoras en la calidad de vida de los pacientes reflejada a través de remisiones sostenidas, disminución en la progresión estructural, reducción significativa en la evolución a discapacidad, siendo que muchos pacientes pueden llevar hoy en día una vida normal aún en condiciones de enfermedades basalmente agresivas. Quince años después, con la aparición de los inhibidores JAK, la terapéutica amplió las oportunidades para los tratamientos orales con altas tasas de eficacia. Sin embargo, como todo medicamento con acción inmunomodulatoria, todos estos tratamientos no están exentos de efectos adversos, algunos de ellos frecuentes y esperables, otros más raros y con distintos niveles de intensidad.
Impacto del nivel socioeconómico en habilidades motrices de infantes: revisión sistemática (Impact of the socioeconomic status in children motor abilities: systematic review)
Authors: Laguna Celia Azaneth , Ornelas Contreras Martha , González Rivas Ramón Alfonso , Nuñez Enriquez Oscar
Published: May 2023

Objetivo: realizar una revisión sistemática de la influencia del nivel socioeconómico en el desarrollo de las habilidades motrices en infantes de 0 a 8 años. Metodología: mediante la lista de cotejo PRISMA, seleccionando investigaciones originales en rango de 0 hasta 8 años, nivel socioeconómico y habilidades motrices, habiendo utilizado algún instrumento o batería con resultados publicados en los últimos 10 años. A través de bases de datos como SCOPUS, Web of Science, SciELO, EBSCO y Dialnet. Resultados: al momento de hacer una comparación únicamente entre infantes de nivel socioeconómico bajo, se encontró que estos aparecen dentro de la norma, pero, si se compara con un nivel más alto, las habilidades motrices son menores y en el caso de nivel socioeconómico medio presentan resultados dentro de la norma. Conclusión: en infantes de nivel socioeconómico bajo las habilidades motrices son menores en comparación con los de nivel socioeconómico más alto.
Palabras clave: infantes, habilidades motrices, nivel socioeconómico.
Abstract. Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the socioeconomic influence in the motor abilities development in 0 to 8 years old infants. Methodology: through the PRIMA checklist, selecting original research within 0 to 8 years old range, socioeconomic status and motor abilities, utilizing an instrument or battery with published results within the last 10 years. Through the data bases such as SCOPUS, Web of Science, SciELO, EBSCO and Dialnet. Results: once only comparing between infants and low socioeconomic status, it was found that these are within the norm, if it is compared with a high status, the motor abilities are lower and in the case of medium socioeconomic status these results are within the norm. Conclusion: in infants of low socioeconomic status the motor abilities are lower compared to those of high socioeconomic status.
Keywords: infants, motor abilities, socioeconomic status.
Análisis de los parámetros de rendimiento del remo de Traineras: una revisión sistemática (Analysis of performance parameters of Traineras: a systematic review)
Authors: Larrinaga Garcia Beñat , León Guereño Patxi , Coca Nuñez Aitor , Arbillaga Etxarri Ane
Published: May 2023

Objetivo: recopilar la información científica relacionada con parámetros fisiológicos, biomecánicos, antropométricos y de entrenamiento del deporte de traineras, comparar las investigaciones científicas que hay entre géneros y clasificar por temá-ticas la información. Métodos: Estudio de tipo revisión sistemática, en el cual se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en seis bases de datos (PudMed Central, PudMed, Web of Science, Scopus, DialnetPlus y Google Scholar). Después de analizar los estudios lo-grados con la ecuación de búsqueda, fue preciso considerar su utilidad y relevancia con respecto a la revisión. Resultados: tras el cribado y la evaluación metodológica correspondiente, 21 estudios cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados, muestran los artículos dirigidos a diferentes temáticas como fisiología, biomecánica, parámetros antropológicos y otras temáticas relacionadas con el rendimiento. El análisis de los participantes de los estudios muestra que dos de los estudios han tenido en cuenta en la participación deportistas femeninas. Conclusión: La literatura existente muestra el gran potencial de esta actividad para mejorar parámetros de capacidad condicionales de rendimiento. A su vez, la comparación de la muestra entre géneros afirma la escasa investigación que hay sobre el remo de traineras femenino y se detecta una carencia de los estudios de campo y situacio-nes de competición.
Palabras Clave: Traineras; fisiología; remo tradicional; rendimiento, biomecánica.
Abstract. Objective: to compile the scientific information related to physiological, biomechanical, anthropometric and training parameters of the sport of drifters, to compare the scientific research that exists between genders and to classify the information by subject matter. Methods: Systematic review type study, in which a systematic search was carried out in six databases (PudMed Central, PudMed, Web of Science, Scopus, DialnetPlus and Google Scholar). After analyzing the studies found with the search equation, it was necessary to consider their usefulness and relevance to the review. Results: after screening and the corresponding methodological evaluation, 21 studies met the inclusion criteria. The results show the articles addressed to different topics such as physiology, biomechanics, anthropological parameters and other performance-related topics. The analysis of the study participants shows that two of the studies have taken into account female athletes in the participation. Conclusion: The existing literature shows the great potential of this activity to improve performance conditional capacity parameters. In turn, the comparison of the sample between genders confirms the scant research that there is on women's rowing of drifters and a lack of field studies and competition situations is detected.
Keywords: Trawlers; physiology; traditional rowing; performance, biomechanics.
Análisis de la motivación en Educación Física en Primaria según el tipo de profesorado (Analysis of motivation in Primary School Physical Education according to type of teacher)
Authors: Ruiz Ortiz Ismael
Published: May 2023

Conocer el nivel de motivación del alumnado en las sesiones de Educación Física (EF) es uno de los factores relevantes en los que debería centrarse todo/a docente para mejorar los procesos de aprendizaje. Si en dichas clases se consigue un aumento de la motivación, el alumnado tendrá más posibilidades de realizar deporte y/o actividad física fuera de la escuela, con los beneficios que ello conlleva a nivel físico, psicológico y social. La presente investigación analizó la relación entre los diferentes tipos de motivación y el género, los años de experiencia y los rasgos en el carácter del profesorado de EF. Participaron un total de 293 alumnos/as de tercer ciclo de Educación Primaria (5º y 6º curso), 142 alumnas y 151 alumnos. Se utilizó́ el “Cuestionario de Motivación en las clases de Educación Física en el tercer ciclo de Educación Primaria” (CMEF-EP). Los resultados mostraron una influencia significativa del género del profesorado en las motivaciones intrínseca, identificada y externa. En cuanto a la experiencia de dicho profesorado, obtuvo una influencia significativa en las motivaciones introyectada y externa. Por último, los rasgos del carácter de índole positivo (democrático/a, comprensivo/a, alegre y justo/a) tuvieron una influencia positiva en la motivación del alumnado; en cambio, los rasgos de índole negativa (serio/a y autoritario/a) tuvieron una influencia significativa y positiva con la desmotivación.
Palabras clave: actividad física, adherencia, niñez, años de experiencia del profesorado, carácter del profesorado.
Abstract. Knowing the level of student motivation in Physical Education (PE) sessions is one of the relevant factors that every teacher should focus on in order to improve learning processes. If an increase in motivation is achieved in these classes, students will be more likely to engage in sport and/or physical activity outside school, with the resulting physical, psychological and social benefits. The present study analyzed the relationship between the different types of motivation and the gender, years of experience and character traits of PE teachers. A total of 293 students of third cycle of Primary Education (5th and 6th grades), 142 female and 151 male students participated. The "Motivation Questionnaire in Physical Education classes in the third cycle of Primary Education" (CMEF-EP) was used. The results showed a significant influence of the teacher's gender on intrinsic, identified and external motivations. As for the teacher's experience, it had a significant influence on introjected and external motivations. Finally, positive character traits (democratic, understanding, cheerful and fair) had a positive influence on student motivation, while negative traits (serious and authoritarian) had a significant and positive influence on demotivation.
Keywords: physical activity, adherence, childhood, years of experience of teachers, character of teachers.
Efectos de la actividad física en la repetición de curso de los adolescentes de Granada (Effects of physical activity on grade repetition among adolescents in Granada)
Authors: Salazar-Ruiz María Rosario , Alonso-Vargas José Manuel , Zurita-Ortega Félix , Puertas-Molero Pilar , Cambil-Díaz Laura , Melguizo-Ibáñez Eduardo
Published: May 2023

Hace décadas se tenía una percepción de cuerpo y mente de forma independiente. Sin embargo, hoy en día son percibidas como un conjunto, ya que ha quedado demostrado que el ejercicio físico tiene consecuencias a nivel cognitivo. Por esta razón, en esta investigación se propone conocer la relación que existe entre la realización o no de ejercicio físico con la repetición de uno o más cursos en adolescentes. Para ello, se ha utilizado una muestra de un total de 706 adolescentes de institutos pertenecientes a la provincia de Granada. Se les ha pasado el cuestionario PAQ-A, así como uno ad hoc y posteriormente, se han analizado los resultados con el programa estadístico SPSS. Se ha concluido que, aunque el deporte es una variable que ejerce importancia, no es un factor determinante a la hora de que los adolescentes repitan curso.
Palabras claves: Deportes; Actividad física; Rendimiento académico; Adolescentes.
Abstract. Decades ago, body and mind were perceived independently, but nowadays they are perceived as a whole, as it has been demonstrated that physical exercise has consequences at a cognitive level. For this reason, the aim of this research is to find out the relationship between doing or not doing physical exercise and the repetition of one or more courses in adolescents. For this purpose, a sample of 706 adolescents from secondary schools in the province of Granada was used. They were given the PAQ-A questionnaire, as well as an ad hoc questionnaire, and the results were subsequently analysed using the SPSS statistical programme. It was concluded that, although sport is an important variable, it is not a determining factor when it comes to adolescents repeating a year.
Key words: Sports; Physical activity; Academic performance; Teenagers.
Neuromotricidad como recurso interdisciplinar. Justificación teórico-práctica a través del método BAPNE (Neuromotricity as an interdisciplinary resource. Theoretical-practical justification through the BAPNE method)
Authors: Romero Naranjo Francisco Javier , Andreu Cabrera Eliseo
Published: May 2023

Tras un análisis de los estudios publicados, encontramos una evolución teórica de los conceptos de motricidad y psicomotricidad, hacia un término nuevo como es la neuromotricidad. Este innovador enfoque de la acción motora recoge las funciones cerebrales implicadas en el movimiento, sobre todo las funciones cognitivas y las funciones ejecutivas. La neuromotricidad como disciplina con cuerpo propio y evolucionado de la psicomotricidad, plantea una serie de ejercicios novedosos en los que la doble tarea es una de sus características. El método BAPNE (con más de cuarenta publicaciones indexadas en web of Science), propone recursos completamente diferentes a la psicomotricidad, en los que el lenguaje y la doble tarea están siempre presentes dentro de su programa de alfabetización motora. La metodología basada en el planteamiento de retos de coordinación para nuestro cuerpo y de resolución de problemas para nuestro cerebro puede ser aplicada de manera interdisciplinar mezclando materias como las ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte, la música y el aprendizaje de una nueva lengua, etc. Todo ello mediante actividades de movimiento estimuladoras y de complejidad creciente para nuestro cerebro. Por este motivo, el objetivo de este artículo es proponer actividades prácticas de carácter interdisciplinar para su aplicación en el aula.
Palabras clave: Neuromotricidad, psicomotricidad, motricidad, BAPNE, funciones ejecutivas, aprendizaje motor.
Abstract. After an analysis of published studies, we find a theoretical evolution of the concepts of motor and psychomotor skills towards a new term such as neuromotricity. This innovative approach to motor action includes the brain functions involved in movement, especially cognitive and executive functions. Neuromotricity as a discipline with its own body and evolved from psychomotricity, proposes a series of novel exercises in which the dual task is one of its characteristics. The BAPNE method (with more than forty publications indexed in the Web of Science), proposes resources completely different from psychomotor skills, in which language and dual tasks are always present within its physical literacy program. The methodology based on the approach of coordination challenges for our body and problem solving for our brain can be applied in an interdisciplinary way mixing subjects such as physical activity sciences and sports, music and learning a new language, etc. All this through stimulating movement activities of increasing complexity for our brain. For this reason, the aim of this article is to propose practical interdisciplinary activities to be applied in the classroom.
Keywords: Neuromotricity, psychomotricity, motor skills, BAPNE, executive functions, motor learning.
Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Pure Oxides PbO, SnO2 and their Comparison
Authors:   Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of science, Tishreen University, Syria, Khoudro Ahmad , Sayed Kadory Sabah ,   2 Doctor, Department of Physics, Faculty of science, AlFurat University, Deir-ez-Zor, The Syrian Arab Republic
Published: May 2023

Nanocrystals of semiconducting metal oxides have attracted great interest due to their interesting properties. Therefore, our study came to some physical properties of pure tin oxide and pure lead oxide. Infrared spectral measurements of pure tin and lead oxides showed the presence of vibrational frequencies containing five frequencies for tin oxide and nine vibrational frequencies for lead oxide. The permeability spectra of the SnO2 and PbO compounds were measured, and we calculated each of n, A α , σopt and it was found through the comparison of these amounts for the two compounds that the optical conductivity = 1.214687 (Ωcm)-1, n=9.949 A=2, α=46 cm-1, All previous values are in agreement with the same vibrational frequency of υ = 3450 cm-1 for the lead oxide compound, which is the highest possible.
The Ultimate Speed of an accelerated Electron without Infinite Mass
Authors:   Department of Physics, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Nigeria, Abdullahi Musa Daji
Published: May 2023

Failure to accelerate electrons beyond the speed of light, led to special relativity, where mass increases with speed, becoming infinitely large at the speed of light. Invoking aberration of electric field, this paper introduces radiative electrodynamics where an electron is accelerated to the speed of light at constant mass and with emission of radiation. The accelerating force on an electron moving in an electric field, is less than the force on a stationary one, relative to an observer. This difference is radiation reaction force, something akin to frictional force, against which work done appears as radiation. An accelerated electron moves in an electric field, with constant mass as the rest mass, emitting radiation equal to the difference between change in potential energy and change in kinetic energy. Circular revolution of an electron, in an atom, round the central force of attraction of a nucleus, as in the Rutherford’s nuclear model of the hydrogen atom, is shown to be without radiation and inherently stable. Emission of radiation takes place if the electron in an atom is dislodged from a circular orbit. It then moves in an elliptic path, emitting radiation, at the frequency of revolution, with fine structure, before reverting to a circular orbit. Describing aberration of electric field, introducing radiative electrodynamics, obtaining the ultimate of speed of light outside special relativity, and getting radiation from accelerated electrons outside quantum mechanics, are notable results of this paper.