bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A PARTICIPAÇÃO DA MULHER NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO E NAS RELAÇÕES DE CONSUMO:
Authors: Rodrigues Isabelle de Assunção , Soares Dennis Verbicaro
Published: February 2022

O presente artigo parte de uma transdisciplinaridade entre as relações laborais e de consumo, com referenciais da Sociologia, da Filosofia, do Direito, dentre outros. O objetivo é analisar a participação da mulher no mercado de trabalho, incluindo o trabalho doméstico ou reprodutivo – conforme o pensamento de Silvia Federici –, que sobrecarrega, majoritariamente, as mulheres, especialmente as negras. Neste particular, Federici revela a divisão sexual do trabalho que originou o trabalho reprodutivo designado às mulheres. Em seguimento, observa-se o trabalho assalariado, no qual a mulher também se encontra em desvantagem, tendo em vista a desigualdade salarial, de raça e gênero. Em relação à desigualdade salarial, destacam-se as limitações de ascensão da mulher na carreira, com o aparecimento dos conceitos de “teto de vidro” e “piso pegajoso”. Por fim, o trabalho aproxima as categorias laborais e as consumeristas, envolvendo desigualdades que se somam àquelas já mencionadas, bem como práticas abusivas e sexistas. O trabalho revela as desigualdades, contradições e discriminações, principalmente de gênero, que despontam no contraste entre os mercados de trabalho e de consumo em relação à mulher, trazendo à lume a reflexão acerca da sua hipervulnerabilidade. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa bibliográfica transdisciplinar, com a utilização de dados recentes.
MULHERES E TRABALHO
Authors: Manera Giulia , Manus Ruth Olivier Moreira
Published: February 2022

A desigualdade de tratamento que atinge as mulheres em todos os temas que se relacionam com o trabalho- desde o trabalho doméstico presente em todos os lares até o mercado de trabalho em si- não é apenas uma desigualdade formal. A desigualdade de representações das múltiplas facetas das mulheres, limitando sua imagem até hoje ao estereótipo da mulher mãe e esposa, tem fortes impactos na emancipação das mulheres no mundo do trabalho. O Direito e a Literatura demonstram de forma clara que a pressão social que ainda recai sobre as mulheres no mundo inteiro configura um verdadeiro óbice para a efetivação da igualdade de oportunidades e de tratamento na esfera laboral. O poder das imagens impregnadas no inconsciente coletivo em virtude da representatividade limitada do feminino segue tendo reflexos formais, econômicos e jurídicos que marginalizam e prejudicam diariamente as trabalhadoras mulheres.
OS RISCOS SUPER-AGRAVADOS DO TRABALHO FEMININO NA ENFERMAGEM E NO CONTEXTO PANDÊMICO:
Authors: Gomes Ana Cláudia Nascimento , Rocha Cláudio Janotti da , Pereira Ricardo José Macedo de Britto
Published: February 2022

O objeto do artigo é apresentar, em termos resumidos, os riscos ambientais e organizacionais associados ao exercício da Enfermagem; profissão que histórica e culturalmente é dominada pelo gênero feminino; como efeito dos encargos atribuídos à mulher e relacionados ao ato de cuidar. A perspectiva de gênero, por isso, afigura relevante na Enfermagem. Tais riscos, sobrepostos às responsabilidades que ainda recaem sobre a mulher na divisão sexual do trabalho, culminam em campo fértil à eclosão de transtornos mentais e da Síndrome de Burnout. E, a recente, mas já delongada Pandemia do COVID-19 exagerou as potencialidades desses riscos sobre as enfermeiras. O artigo baseou-se em pesquisas e relatórios da área da saúde e de órgãos oficiais, conjugando-os com o contexto normativo. São sugeridas medidas jurídicas e políticas para minorar o impacto dos danos mentais pós-COVID, em especial, para o gênero feminino
Klausurtraining Steuerrecht
Authors: Fehrenbacher Oliver , Stahmann Franziska , Traut Nicolas
Published: February 2022

Das „Klausurtraining Steuerrecht“ richtet sich insbesondere an Studierende der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften mit einem steuerrechtlichen Schwerpunkt sowie an Rechtsreferendarinnen und Rechtsreferendare, bei denen das Steuerrecht zum Prüfungsstoff gehört. Das Werk hilft das durch Lehrbücher erlangte theoretische Wissen zu festigen und bietet die Gelegenheit, sich die erörterten Rechtsbereiche systematisch anhand der Fälle zu erarbeiten.

Das Steuerrecht ist als Rechtsgebiet ständig im Fluss und nicht zuletzt dadurch als Prüfungsmaterie besonders anspruchsvoll. Dementsprechend haben zahlreiche Rechtsänderungen auch eine Neuauflage dieses Fallbuches erforderlich gemacht. Das Buch behandelt die besonders prüfungsrelevanten Steuerarten (Einkommen-, Körperschaft- und Umsatzsteuer) in ihren nationalen und internationalen Bezügen. Ergänzt wird der Stoff um prüfungsrelevante Bereiche des Steuerverfahrensrechts und um gewerbesteuerrechtliche Aspekte.
CENTRE OF ISOTOPIC AND GEOCHEMICAL RESEARCH (IGC SB RAS): CURRENT STATE OF MICRO- AND MACROANALYSIS
Authors: Skuzovatov S. Yu. , Belozerova O. Yu. , Vasil’eva I. E. , Zarubina O. V. , Kaneva E. V. , Sokolnikova Yu. V. , Chubarov V. M. , Shabanova E. V.
Published: February 2022

Centre of Isotopic and Geochemical Research based on the Analytical Department of Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry SB RAS (Irkutsk) performs a wide range of analytical studies to solve mineralogical and petrological, geochemical, prospecting, ecological, paleoclimatic and applied problems. The studies are supported by the modern equipment for electron microprobe, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, atomic emission and mass spectrometric (including isotope) analyses, as well as the necessary international certified reference materials (SRM) and a collection of SRM of the natural and technogenic composition of our production.
FIRST DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY DATA FOR CLASTIC ROCKS OF THE EAST SAKHALIN ACCRETIONARY TERRANE
Authors: Alexandrov I. A. , Ivin V. V. , Malinovsky A. I. , Budnitskiy S. Yu.
Published: February 2022

First detrital zircon geochronology data and results of geochemical studies for clastic rocks of the Rymnik and Nabil zones of the East Sakhalin accretionary terrane, located within the region of the East Sakhalin Mountains, are presented. The studies have been carried out at the Center for Collective Use of Far Eastern Geological Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Vladivostok. The established geochemical features suggest that the source of the clastic material of the zones was felsic rocks of the deeply eroded continental island arc or arcs. Although the geochemical characteristics are similar, there are sharp differences between the detrital zircons’ age distribution patterns of rocks of these zones. In the sandstone of the Nabil zone, 75 % of the zircon grains are of the middle Cretaceous age (94–108 Ma) with a peak of 96 Ma, 15 % are the middle Permian-Early Jurassic, and 10 % are the Precambrian (mainly Paleoproterozoic). The sandstone of the Rymnik zone has a more complex (polymodal) pattern of the detrital zircon age distribution, with a significant contribution of the Precambrian grains (37 %). Most of the grains belong to the Early Jurassic (peak 196 Ma) and the Early Cretaceous (peak 137 Ma), with 47 % of the Mesozoic grains. The likely provenances of the clastic material were the Middle Cretaceous volcanic arcs of the Asian eastern margin older complexes of the continent.
Ancient and Christian heritage in communicology
Authors: Miletić Mirko
Published: February 2022

The paper points out that the earliest theoretical concepts of communication originated from rhetorical teachings in ancient Greece and Rome, and then can be found in medieval Christian, patristic and scholastic exegesis. Speech and conversation, as rhetorical topics, were in the center of attention of Greek philosophers of the classical period, and later in Rome, and the doubt whether a good speaker speaks the truth or speaks well is still not only a rhetorical, but also a stimulating communication problem. The chroniclers of communication research notice that the intellectual-content direction in ancient rhetoric has exerted the influence on European communicologists, similar to the one that rhetoricalformalistic direction exerts on the mainstream of American communication researchers. In the Middle Ages, Christianity and rhetoric became inseparable in preaching and prayer, and the focus of the mentioned dilemma was shifted from the field of ethics and logic to the sphere of dogma. In theological works, a whole series of prayer and preaching rules has been developed for intrapersonal communication with metaphysical beings, interpersonal communication of believers and communication of priests with the audience of believers. The paper concludes that there are few theories of communication in modern times that, at least indirectly, do not take into account rhetorical postulates created in ancient and medieval times, the "prehistoric" period of modern interdisciplinary research and reflection on human communication.
Black Wave: Changing the aesthetic paradigm and ideological (dis)course
Authors: Božilović Nikola
Published: February 2022

The paper is dedicated to the new Yugoslav film dubbed the "Black Wave" by the communist authorities in the SFRY, due to its critical relationship established by the directors towards the ideology and dominant system values. The new film trend, taking after the French New Wave and Italian Neorealism, introduced a modern aesthetic paradigm to Yugoslav cinema, completely different from the classical, conventional cinematic expression. Black Wave films are known in sociological discourse for their critique of the governing socialist regime, for their subversiveness, polemic and political speech. The paper analyzes representative works that show, on the one hand, the contemporary society and its anomalies, and on the other, a new perspective on the national liberation war and socialist revolution. In both cases, the attributes that are concerned with the individualistic, anti-traditional, modern cinematic form and ideological viewpoints, significantly different from the ones advocated by the authorities, are emphasized. The paper draws particular attention to the humanistic and socio-emancipatory component of the Yugoslav New Wave cinematic works.
Haemodynamics of femoropopliteal bypass surgery using finite element analysis method
Authors: Sekulić Dragan , Tomić Aleksandar , Milašinović Danko , Nikolić Dalibor , Paunović Dragana , Miladinović Uroš , Sekulić Igor , Savić-Sekulić Maja , Milev Boško
Published: February 2022

Objective. Femoropopliteal bypass is indicated in the advanced stage of peripheral arterial occlusive disease. The indications for surgical treatment are determined on the basis of a clinical exam, "ankle-brachial index" and angiographic findings. Using the finite element analysis method, three-dimensional models can be made based on angiography, and these models can be used to measure different physical quantities and calculate the value of the "ankle-brachial index". The aim of this paper is to show the hemodynamics of arteries by using the finite element analysis method based on preoperative and postoperative angiography, as well as physical quantities that can be measured in this way. Methods. This case shows the hemodynamics of femoropopliteal bypass in the preoperative and postoperative models. The models obtained by finite element analysis show: pressure, shear stress, velocities, and streamlines. The pressure, i.e. the "ankle-brachial index", was compared with the values measured on the patient, while the other three values were compared preoperatively and postoperatively. Results. Postoperatively, higher values of pressure and "ankle-brachial index" were measured on the patient and on the models. Wall shear stress and velocity values were reduced in postoperative models. The streamlines showed a dominant anterior tibial artery. Conclusion. The values of physical quantities measured on patient and on the models obtained by the finite element analysis method correlate significantly. Some physical quantities could indicate the "weak points" of a particular model.
Isolation of rhizobacteria of sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) from the forests of Eastern Serbia and their preliminary identification
Authors: Jovanović Sanja , Berić Tanja , Lučić Aleksandar , Stanojević Olja , Popović Vladan
Published: February 2022

Rhizobacteria are a heterogeneous group of bacteria inhabiting the rhizosphere of plants, whose dynamics and diversity of metabolism and activity are conditioned primarily by root exudates. Functionally, these bacteria contribute to the improvement of plant performances, and are often members of the genera Bacillus and Pseudomonas. The rhizobacteria of forest species in Serbia have not been sufficiently studied. Sessile oak is one of the most important oak species in Serbia and one of the most produced species in forest nurseries. In this study, the rhizobacteria of sessile oak from natural populations of Eastern Serbia are isolated and the representatives of genus Bacillus, i.e., Pseudomonas are identified preliminarily. Out of a total of 94 isolates, 35 were preliminarily identified as Bacillus spp., and out of 29 Gram-negatives, some of the isolates belong to genus Pseudomonas. Further research is necessary in order to identify the isolates more precisely and examine their impact on sessile oak.
The removal of pathogenic microorganisms in a biological system with floating islands
Authors: Čule Nevena , Lučić Aleksandar , Nešić Marija , Brašanac-Bosanac Ljiljana , Mitrović Suzana , Veselinović Milorad , Ćirković-Mitrović Tatjana
Published: February 2022

Pathogenic microorganisms in water pose a great risk to human health. Therefore, it is necessary to find an efficient, environmentally friendly, and economically acceptable solution for their removal from polluted and wastewater. This paper presents the efficiency of a biological system with floating islands in the removal of pathogenic microorganisms from the water of a polluted urban river. The modified floating treatment wetland consisted of a collection tank, 4 calls with floating islands and 1 cell with algae, which enabled additional water polishing. The results of the research showed that the biological system constructed on the bank of this river had a high efficiency in reducing the number of various groups of pathogenic microorganisms. Within the cells with the floating islands, 100% efficiency in the removal of coliform bacteria of faecal origin was achieved, and the reduction of pathogens was continued within the cell with algae. The realised efficiency of removal of total coliform bacteria was 100% in all cells, except in the cell 4 with decorative aquatic macrophytes, in which the efficiency was 97%. The number of intestinal enterococci was reduced in the range of 92 to 97% in cells with plants, and up to 98% in the cells with algae. The floating islands and algae also enabled a high reduction in the number of aerobic heterotrophs and facultative oligotrophs. In addition, the ratio of these microorganisms had a value above 1 during the entire period of water treatment, which indicated that natural processes of self-purification of polluted water ran smoothly in the floating treatment wetland. Due to the reduction of pathogenic microorganisms, water that belonged to class V, i.e., III, after the discharge from the biological system, had the characteristics of water with excellent ecological status (class I).
Physical and mechanical properties of wood of northern red oak in the vicinity of Belgrade (Serbia)
Authors: Živanović Ivana , Todorović Nebojša , Šurjanac Nenad , Kabiljo Milan , Jovanović Filip
Published: February 2022

The wood of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.), considered to be a very high-quality material for processing in the wood industry, has not been tested in Serbia so far. To date, there are only small areas under northern red oak in Serbia, but there are significant stands of this species in the vicinity of Belgrade. In this paper, the basic physical and mechanical wood properties of northern red oak in Serbia were tested. The examined 57 years old tree was located in the forest of Lipovica, near Belgrade. The tree was cut down and two small logs were taken to the laboratory for analysis. The results show that the properties of wood of northern red oak do not differ significantly from the properties of native oak species in Serbia - sessile and pedunculate oak. In addition, the values of basic mechanical properties of wood of northern red oak in Serbia were similar to the relevant values obtained by other researchers in Europe and the USA. Thus, the utilization of wood of northern red oak in the local wood processing industry should be considered.
Analysis of the efficiency of insurance companies by lines of insurance in Serbia using the COCOSO method
Authors: Lukić Radojko
Published: February 2022

Lately, as known, the efficiency (performance) of insurance companies has been increasingly assessed through the multiple criteria analysis. Having this in mind, this paper analyses the efficiency of insurance companies by lines of insurance in Serbia using the COCOSO method (Combined Compromise Solution). We have proposed adequate measures, within this context, to upgrade the future efficiency of insurance companies in Serbia. The results of efficiency survey of insurance companies by lines of business in Serbia using the COCOSO method has revealed that the method is best applied in property insurance, followed by the accident insurance and voluntary health insurance, motor vehicle insurance, nonlife insurance not classified in subgroups, life insurance other than pure life, liability insurance, pure life insurance, insurance of vessels and transport, credit and guarantee insurance and aircrafts insurance. Such efficiency ranking of the insurance companies by insurance lines was impacted by numerous macro and micro factors (living standard, economic climate, political situation and the like).
Partial internal model under the solvency II for the life insurance lapse risk
Authors: Pavlović Branko
Published: February 2022

Uncertainty in terms of the expected lapse rate of life insurance contracts affects the risk of imprecise determination of solvency capital requirement, minimum capital requirement, and performance of an insurance company. Therefore, a precise lapse risk projection of a life insurance contract bears great significance. The lapse rate is influenced by numerous factors. Solvency capital requirement in terms of the life insurance lapse risk under Solvency II regime may be determined by using a prescribed standard formula or partial internal model. On the example of data obtained from the Serbian insurance market and by using an R software package, this paper will show in detail the selection of lapse rate risk factor modelling. It will also show the formation of the GLM model of lapse rates and verification of assumptions of the GLM. The developed partial internal model may be applied for determining the lapse rate of an insurance company operating on the domestic market.
Internal fraud committed by employees in insurance sector
Authors: Videnović Snežana , Hanić Aida
Published: February 2022

The aim of this paper is to show the factors influencing fraud committed by insurance employees, especially those identified as leaders, because a good knowledge of the personality traits of potential perpetrators and their motives can help identify fraud and be put to good use by everyone working on fraud detection. The subject of this paper is a specific type of crime known in professional literature as white-collar crime. An employee who commits such a crime alone or in collusion with others may cause enormous damage to a company, ruin its reputation, and cause the loss of millions through embezzlement, provided that the fraud is detected, which rarely happens in practice. Furthermore, this paper will show basic theoretical assumptions which enable better knowledge and understanding of certain types of fraud perpetrated by employees in insurance companies. The overview of white-collar crime faced by most insurance companies provides a particular insight into scientific researches that have dealt with this issue to date and creates conditions for the prevention of this type of fraud in the insurance industry.
Basic characteristics of insurance of designer clothes and accessories
Authors: Uzelac Ozren
Published: February 2022

Starting from the original purpose of clothes, to protect their user against weather conditions and help them meet the norms of social conduct, some clothes, over time, became a symbol of political and social status. Unique pieces of clothes and accessories serve to satisfy a particular need of a person and thus often become items of special affection of their owners. Nowadays, one needs not be especially wealthy to buy himself a few items of the so-called high fashion clothes during the year. However, designer clothes and accessories certainly are an investment that should be protected against loss or damage by an insurance coverage. In this paper, the author shall analyse the insured subject-matter, insurance coverage, exclusions and special services provided by insurers, which add value to the coverage of designer clothes and accessories. In doing so, the author shall start from solutions stipulated under the terms and conditions of insurers on the British insurance market and, where feasible, the terms and conditions of the insurance of household contents provided by some local insurers.
Underwriting principles and technical bases of crop insurance
Authors: Gajić Boban , Radojković Ivan , Kostić Aleksandar , Aleksandrović-Gajić Maja
Published: February 2022

Open-field crops and fruit are permanently and directly connected with a number of natural factors or forces that are difficult or impossible to predict. For these reasons, fruit and crops are often unprotected and exposed to different natural hazards (risks) that occur every year, whereas their intensity may be lower or higher, and at times even disastrous. For insurance companies, crop insurance is one of the riskiest forms of underwriting, whereas for the insured persons it represents one of the most important insurance lines. Certain principles of insurance science and technology are applied to the insurance of crops and fruit. Technical bases of crop insurance are contained in the terms and conditions and premium tariffs for insurance of crops and fruit.
Analysis of market concentration in the insurance sector of the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Stojmenović Marija
Published: February 2022

Analysis and measurement of concentration in insurance market is important since it allows for the estimation of the actual state in the relevant market and/or the assessment of changes that could occur in the future. The subject of this research is the analysis of the level of concentration in the insurance market of the Republic of Serbia through the prism of two indicators: concentration ratio (CR) and Herfindal-Hirschman concentration index (HHI), for the time period as of 2014 to 2020. The results of the research revealed the concentration presence in the local insurance market.
The issue of civilian intelligence service control in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Ćeranić Predrag , Baškalo Duško
Published: February 2022

Intelligence and security services are a useful state apparatus; they are considered to be of special importance in every country. They can help protect and develop social relations, but they can also be an obstacle to the democratic development of society. The subject of this research is the social control of these services, which, if not appropriately resolved, instead of being in the purpose of society, can be used to serve the interests of powerful individuals and groups, which is completely contrary to their statutory role. The issue of intelligence service control in each country is of great importance for the development of democratic relations. In a divided society, such as the one in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it has a larger dimension due to the still present ethnic tensions and the disagreement of political elites on many issues, the most important of which is the interpretation of the Dayton Agreement. The paper presents the development of civilian intelligence services in BiH, and the way of their social control from the dissolution of the SFRY to the present day. Did it exist only declaratively or were the legal solutions implemented in practice? The aim of this paper is to answer these questions.
Epidemiology of early esophageal adenocarcinoma
Authors: Hang Thuy-Van P. , Spiritos Zachary , Gamboa Anthony M. , Chen Zhengjia , Force Seth , Patel Vaishali , Chawla Saurabh , Keilin Steven , Saba Nabil F. , El-Rayes Bassel , Cai Qiang , Willingham Field F.
Published: February 2022

Background/Aims: Endoscopic resection has become the preferred treatment approach for select early esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC); however, the epidemiology of early stage disease has not been well defined.Methods: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data were analyzed to determine age-adjusted incidence rates among major epithelial carcinomas, including EAC, from 1973 to 2017. The percent change in incidence over time was compared according to tumor subtype. Early T-stage, node-negative EAC without metastasis was examined from 2004 to 2017 when precise T-stage data were available.Results: The percent change in annual incidence from 1973 to 2017 was 767% for EAC. Joinpoint analysis showed that the average annual percent change in EAC from 1973 to 2017 was 5.11% (95% confidence interval, 4.66%–5.56%). The annual percent change appeared to plateau between 2004 and 2017; however, early EAC decreased from 2010 to 2017, with an annual percent change of -5.78%.Conclusions: There has been a 7-fold increase in the incidence of EAC, which was significantly greater than that of the other major epithelial malignancies examined. More recently, the incidence of early EAC has been decreasing. Approximately one in five patients has node negative, potentially resectable early stage disease.
Pragmatism and activity theory: Is Dewey's philosophy a philosophy of cultural retooling?
Authors: Miettinen Reijo
Published: February 2022

A philosopher of education, Jim Garrison, has suggested that John Dewey's philosophy is a philosophy of cultural retooling and that Dewey adopted both his conception of work and the idea of tool as "a middle term between subject and object” from Hegel. This interpretation raises the question of what the relationship of the idea of cultural retooling in Dewey’s work is to his naturalism and to his allegiance to Darwinian biological functionalism. To deal with this problem, this paper analyzes how the idea of cultural retooling is elaborated in Dewey’s logic and in his theory of reflective thinking and compares it to the concept of retooling in Vygotsky and activity theory. Dewey does recognize the significance of tools in human practice and the role of language in the formation of meaning. However, in his theory of thinking and problem solving, he primarily resorts to the biological or ecological language of the organism–environment, in which the concepts of habit and situation play a central role. It is argued that this language does not deal with the functions and relationships of different kinds of tools and artifacts in changes of activity nor supply satisfactory means of analyzing the historical, institutionalized and cultural dimensions of human activity.
Analysing institutional effects in Activity Theory: First steps in the development of a language of description
Authors: Daniels Harry
Published: February 2022

This paper explores the benefits that might arise from an appropriate fusion of the version of Activity Theory being developed by Yrjo Engestrom and the sociology of the late Basil Bernstein. It explores the common roots of the two traditions and on the basis of empirical work carried out in British special schools formulates an approach to the development of a language of description which would extend the analytical power of Activity Theory.
Learning as a communal process and as a byproduct of social activism
Authors: Matusov Eugene , St. Julien John , Lacasa Pilar , Candela Maria Alburquerque
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this paper is to draw out the consequences of the communal character of learning approach promoted by a sociocultural framework. This approach has both descriptive-analytical and prescriptive-guiding power: it helps to analyze existing practices be they traditional, exclusive, or innovative but, what is, probably, even more important, it also helps to guide practitioners in the design of more inclusive educational practices. In the first part of the paper, we will provide a framework for analyzing the case of a shift from a traditional institutionalized perspective that understands learning as an individual process located in the head of the learner to the institutionalization of learning as a communal process — a regime which helps avoid constructing children in terms of a deficit model, disability, and academic failure. In the second part of the paper, we will discuss how treating learning as a communal process can guide an educational practitioner to develop a new pedagogical regime of a learning community of social activists that leads to inclusive pedagogy and eliminate “zones of teacher-student disability.
Imagining social change: Developing social consciousness in an arts-based pedagogy
Authors: Ammentorp Louise
Published: February 2022

This paper is a study of a social-justice, arts-based literacy curriculum in a low income, working-class, predominately African-American school district in Newark, New Jersey. Participating students studied photography and poetry of established artists and took and developed their own photographs accompanied by written narratives. As a part of the curriculum students also wrote poetry and analytical essays. I present my findings within the context of a Vygotskian pedagogical approach that takes social consciousness and metaphor as its central concepts. The paper lays out this conceptual apparatus and deploys it to analyze the curriculum and student work. The paper argues for curriculum that develops social consciousness as the most effective for preparing students to create and participate in democratic societies. The research and analysis show that an arts based curriculum, in addition to successfully teaching literacy, is one of the most effective ways of bringing students’ life experience into the classroom for analysis and discussion, making activity at school relevant for students lives, especially those whose daily activities regularly confronts issues of life and death.
Non-foundational criticality? On the need for a process ontology of the psychosocial
Authors: Stenner Paul H.D.
Published: February 2022

The articulation of critical dialects of psychology has typically involved a questioning of the foundational assumptions of the so-called mainstream. This has included critiques in the name of more adequate scientific foundations, but more recently these have been accompanied by critiques in the name of an absence of foundations altogether, and critiques that suggest a rethinking of the concept of foundation. These latter versions are usually influenced by the great 20th Century non-foundational philosophies of figures such as Bergson, Whitehead, Wittgenstein and Heidegger, or by related thinkers such as Deleuze, Serres, Luhmann, Butler and Stengers. In foregrounding themes of process and multiplicity such thinkers provide potent tools for critically rethinking psychological questions. Less positive has been a tendency amongst critical psychologists to polarise natural and social scientific issues and to associate the former with negative images (all that is static, mechanistic, essentialist and conservative). This can lead to a formulaic criticality in which arguments for nature are bad, and those for culture are good. Deconstruction comes to appear simply as an assertion of ‘the discursive construction of’ whatever phenomenon is under scrutiny. To counteract this trend, the proposed paper will discuss a process approach to ontology that welcomes contributions from the natural sciences as well as the humanities and social sciences.
El potencial del eye-tracker como herramienta para estudiar el razonamiento matemático: Una experiencia usando videojuegos
Authors: Albarracín Lluís , Hernández-Sabaté Aura
Published: February 2022

Los videojuegos son herramientas prometedoras en los entornos educativos
ya que tienen características que pueden promover el aprendizaje en un ambiente lúdico. Estudios previos han identificado oportunidades de aprendizaje matemático en un videojuego de estrategia en tiempo real a partir de analizar la interacción de los alumnos al tomar decisiones. Este tipo de análisis presenta dificultades al no poder observar los procesos no verbalizados por los alumnos. En este artículo presentamos una primera herramienta de análisis basada en el eye-tracker para identificar procesos de resolución de problemas matemáticos mientras se juega a un videojuego de estrategia. Los primeros resultados preliminares muestran el potencial de la herramienta desarrollada para identificar procesos de resolución de problemas matemáticos.
STIM1-dependent peripheral coupling governs the contractility of vascular smooth muscle cells
Authors: Krishnan Vivek , Ali Sher , Gonzales Albert L , Thakore Pratish , Griffin Caoimhin S , Yamasaki Evan , Alvarado Michael G , Johnson Martin T , Trebak Mohamed , Earley Scott
Published: February 2022

Peripheral coupling between the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and plasma membrane (PM) forms signaling complexes that regulate the membrane potential and contractility of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The mechanisms responsible for these membrane interactions are poorly understood. In many cells, STIM1 (stromal interaction molecule 1), a single-transmembrane-domain protein that resides in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), transiently moves to ER-PM junctions in response to depletion of ER Ca2+ stores and initiates store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). Fully differentiated VSMCs express STIM1 but exhibit only marginal SOCE activity. We hypothesized that STIM1 is constitutively active in contractile VSMCs and maintains peripheral coupling. In support of this concept, we found that the number and size of SR-PM interacting sites were decreased, and SR-dependent Ca2+-signaling processes were disrupted in freshly isolated cerebral artery SMCs from tamoxifen-inducible, SMC-specific STIM1-knockout (Stim1-smKO) mice. VSMCs from Stim1-smKO mice also exhibited a reduction in nanoscale colocalization between Ca2+-release sites on the SR and Ca2+-activated ion channels on the PM, accompanied by diminished channel activity. Stim1-smKO mice were hypotensive, and resistance arteries isolated from them displayed blunted contractility. These data suggest that STIM1 – independent of SR Ca2+ store depletion – is critically important for stable peripheral coupling in contractile VSMCs.
Protocol on Comparative Efficacy of Bruhatyadi Kwath as Compared to Furosemide for Improving e –GFR and Albuminuria in Chronic Kidney Disease-A Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: Shankarpure Namrata Arvind , Wajpeyi Sadhana Misar , Kumar Sunil , Hiware Shamli
Published: February 2022

Background: The steady decrease of kidney function is referred to as chronic kidney disease. The kidney function is measured by Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR). According to Ayurveda the CKD can be correlated to Mutraghatabecause of similarity of symptoms. In Ayurveda Mutraghata is described under Mutrarogawhich comes under Mutravahastrotas (urinary system).

Objective: To assess and compare the efficacy of Bruhatyadikwath, Furosemide and Bruhatyadikwath along with Furosemide on symptoms, eGFR, and Albuminuria in various stages of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Methodology: Total 90 patients will be divided in 3 equal groups. Patients in group A will be treated with Bruhatyadikwatha, group B patients will be treated with Furosemide and patients in group C will be treated with Bruhatyadikwatha and Furosemide for 90 days. Follow up will be taken after every 30 days.

Expected Results: Furosemide along with Bruhatayadikwath will show better improvement in e-GFR and Albuminurea as compared to only treated with Bruhatyadikwath and Furosemide. Assessment of subjective criteria like edema, anorexia, weakness and vomiting will be done on day 0, 30, 60 and 90 whereas assessment of Serum creatinine, Blood Urea, Sr. Sodium, Sr. Potassium, eGFR (Cockcroft formula) and Albuminuria will be done before and after treatment (on 0 and 90th day). Result: Subjective and objective outcomes will be assessed by statistical analysis.

Conclusion: It will be drawn from the result obtained.
A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraceptive Methods among Postpartum Women, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Tejasvi P. K. , Akanksha .
Published: February 2022

Background: Family planning programmes exist to protect the welfare of the mother and child and in turn, care about the welfare of the family. Irrespective of socioeconomic status or place of residence every member of the country should have access to the right contraceptive method. Unplanned pregnancies have serious implications on both the mother’s and child’s morbidity and mortality. It can affect the health of a family as a whole.

Objectives: To estimate the awareness of different contraceptive methods, its identify factors affecting it’s usage and assess the pattern of usage.

Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, knowledge, attitude and practice of contraceptive methods among postpartum women were assessed using a structured questionnaire. Sample size was 330 and analysis was done through CHI square test.

Results: Majority of the participants were between the ages of 20 and 30 years. Most of the participants (96%) were aware of at least one contraceptive method.

Conclusion: Family planning is vital to the health and proper functioning of a family.
Post Vaccination Effects of m-RNA Covid-19 Vaccine & Its Efficacy with Detailed Self-Reported Symptoms from Healthcare Workers and General Population in Central Gujarat
Authors: Patel Hiren , Patel Hetul , Dholakia Kartik , Shah Takshil , Shah Saloni , Saiyed Farhin
Published: February 2022

Background & Aim: Concerns are prevailing about the safety and side effects of the mRNA vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Hence a study aiming the effectiveness of vaccine, post vaccination symptoms, natural progression of infection in the individuals was performed.

Methods: A randomized, cross-sectional survey was performed comprising the 757 individuals from the pool of 1000 people, to investigate the side effects of the vaccines using an independent online questionnaire gathering responses from healthcare workers (HCWs) and general population with detailed review of organ systems.

Results: A total of 757 people responded, led us to the point where 476 people (62.87 %) of people experiencing minimum one symptom following the first dose of either of the two vaccine, in comparison to 188 responses (24.8%) of people experiencing at least one symptom following second dose of either of the two vaccine.

Conclusion: Commonly reported symptoms (occurrence in descending order) were soreness, fatigue, myalgia, headache, chills, fever, joint pain, nausea, muscle spasm, sweating, dizziness, flushing, feelings of relief, brain fogging, anorexia, localized swelling, decreased sleep quality, itching, tingling, diarrhea, nasal stuffiness and palpitations. Despite this, remarkable acceptance for the second dose of the m-RNA Covid vaccine was found among all the individuals.
Prospective Cross-sectional Study of Intrauterine Insemination with Hydrotubation in Women with Infertility
Authors: Deo Asawari , Srivastava Deepti , Shekhawat Harsha , Shelke Uttara
Published: February 2022

Background: Hydrotubation is the instillation of a solution of medicine through the cervix into the uterus and fallopian tubes under pressure into the peritoneal cavity. It has little value to test whether or not the tubes are blocked in the investigation of infertility and therapeutically to flush or clean the fallopian tubes.

Methods: Sixty women with unexplained infertility were scheduled randomly for hydrotubation either with normal saline or low dose Lidocaine in saline,prior to the procedure patient were given antibiotic coverage with tab.doxycycline. Hydrotubation was carried out one day before intrauterine insemination in clomiphene citrate stimulated cycle. Outcome measures were rates of pregnancy, first trimester abortion, ectopic pregnancy and multiple pregnancy.

Results: There were higher clinical pregnancy rates in Lidocaine group which when compared with saline group but statistically no significant difference found.

Conclusion: Hydrotubation with low dose Lidocaine 1% in saline one day before IUI allowed a higher pregnancy rate when compared to saline alone in couples with unexplained infertility.
A Study Protocol for Assessment of Outcomes of Adjuvant versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage-IIIA of Breast Cancer
Authors: Raju Poosapati D. Devasilpa , Shinde Raju K.
Published: February 2022

Background: Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) includes stage III along with stage IV breast cancer and consists of operable and inoperable advanced breast cancer and metastatic disease. LABC is among the most common breast malignancies with increasing incidence now a days. In India, it accounts for 30-35% of all cases.  The use of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for the treatment of LABC offers benefits like initiation of early systemic treatment, the drugs can be delivered via intact vasculature, the tumours can be down staged which helps to convert inoperable tumours into operable tumours and renders tumours suitable for breast conserving surgery (BCS). This study is aimed to compare the outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy using taxane based drugs for locally advanced breast cancers.

Methodology: This was an observational study will be undertaken in AVBRH.  Total 40 patients will be enrolled in the study. Confirmed patients of breast malignancy either by FNAC or true cut histopathology with advanced breast malignancy confirmed on FNAC or true cut histopathology and planned for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy will be included in the study. For all the patients HER2, PR and ER status will be checked via immunohistopathology. Data will be analysed with appropriate statistical tests.

Results: We expect neoadjuvant chemotherapy to have better surgical outcomes compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 

Conclusion: Neoadjuvant paclitaxel based chemotherapy can be a better option for patients undergoing BCS (breast conserving surgery).
Correlation of Periodontal Status and Salivary Flow in Patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Central India Population: A Study Protocol
Authors: Kewalramani Muskan , Jaiswal Priyanka , Agrawal Diksha
Published: February 2022

Background: One of the commonest premalignant condition is Oral Submucous Fibrosis. The main etiology is consumption of areca nut and its products which leads to reduced mouth opening (Trismus) and reduction in the salivary flow (Xerostomia). Both these conditions eventually result in periodontal destruction.

Objectives: The purpose of this research is to see if there is a link between periodontal health and salivary flow in OSMF patients.

Methodology: 50 patients each clinically diagnosed as chronic periodontitis with and without OSMF will be enrolled in test and control group respectively. Plaque Index, Papillary Bleeding Index, Probing Pocket Depth, Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL), Gingival Recession (REC) will be compared in both the group for assessment of the result. Saliva that has not been stimulated will be collected using a funnel in a calibrated beaker in both the groups.

Results: Patients with OSMF and chronic periodontitis will have reduced salivary flow and a compromised periodontal status whereas chronic periodontitis patients without OSMF will have normal salivary flow and comparatively less periodontal destruction.

Conclusion: OSMF is precancerous condition which leads to xerostomia and may result  in periodontal destruction and therefore OSMF condition should be identified and treated as early as possible.
Mortality and Mechanical Ventilation among Critically Ill Patients of COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Chidambaram Muthu , Charan Melachuru Sai Padma , Sree Haritha
Published: February 2022

Background: Large number of patients are in need of critical care as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has swept all over the world, posing great pressure on critical care resources. Particularly, among those receiving mechanical ventilation, mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is high. High demand of hospitalization and an increased number of intensive care units (ICUs) admission has been required in COVID-19 pandemic [1]. Therefore, to evaluate critical COVID-19 patients, it has become mandatory to develop prognostic models.

Objectives: To describe mortality and mechanical ventilation among critically ill patients of COVID-19 infection.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study done for a sample of 100 patients to evaluate COVID-19 infection requiring mechanical ventilation among critically ill patients. The study included all the people who were infected with COVID-19 infection irrespective of them being cured, improved or admitted in intensive care units. The study population almost involved all the patients who came in emergency being suspected for COVID-19 infection using RT-PCR tests.

Results: Among 100 patients included in the study, the mean age group seen to be 54.53 years (34 females, 66 males). Among males and females, mean age group of females affected with COVID include 53.08 and among males, 55.27. There were comorbidities present in some of the individuals infected with COVID-19, which presented as a risk factor for acquiring infection among them. The risk was high with diabetes mellitus (36%) followed by hypertension (31%) and heart diseases (1%). 28 patients died after ICU admission with infection and mean time of death of the patients from the time of Intensive Care Unit admission to death of the patient is 3.5 days. Some personal modalities also aided in easy acquiring of infection which included obesity, age, respiratory infections such as asthma, COPD, etc using qSOFA ( quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score for assessing sepsis associated with infection.

Conclusions: COVID-19 infection is easily acquired through droplets of infected person or contact with those infected with COVID and not all the patients do require mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit admission. The need of ICU admissions increase in those people who have comorbidities and respiratory problems; mechanical ventilation in those patients is required in those who have oxygen saturation (SpO2 < 90% on room air). With additional medications and appropriate timely management, the patient gets recovered but in some who are unable to tolerate with the ongoing treatment and where the complications get started, they are failing to thrive and hence mortality occurs.