bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combatting Radicalism through Knowledge Management: A Phenomenological Study on Teachers at Raudlatul Athfal
Authors: Isnaini Rohmatun Lukluk , Nailasariy Asniyah
Published: May 2024

This study investigates the utilization of knowledge management by Raudlatul Athfal (Islamic Kindergarten) teachers in combating radicalism, adopting a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological lens. It centers on the experiences of twelve certified teachers in Ikatan Guru Raudlatul Athfal (IGRA) from the Delanggu Sub-district, Klaten, Central Java, scrutinizing their strategies and perceptions through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. The objective was to understand how teachers integrate anti-radicalism education within their pedagogical practices, emphasizing the importance of narratives, play, and interactive activities. The findings illuminate diverse interpretations of radicalism among teachers and underscore the effectiveness of collaborative efforts with parents and the community in accessing essential educational resources and further training. The study reveals a critical demand for enhancing teachers' knowledge management skills related to radicalism, advocating for targeted training programs that could significantly improve anti-radicalism education at the kindergarten level. Despite facing resource limitations, this research spotlights the potential impact of early childhood education in fostering a more tolerant and harmonious society. It suggests that upgrading educational resources, refining teacher training programs, and leveraging technology in anti-radicalism education are vital steps forward. The implications of this study are manifold, indicating the urgent need to strengthen early educators' capacity in knowledge management concerning radicalism. This supports the effective delivery of anti-radicalism education and contributes to the broader goal of nurturing a more inclusive and peaceful community. Future research should investigate the variations in teachers' perceptions of radicalism and assess the impact of knowledge management training in optimizing anti-radicalism educational strategies.
JAVANESE LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE BY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH SEMARANG DISTRICT
Authors: Sundari Wiwiek
Published: May 2024

The Javanese language has two main dialects. Jogja and Solo Dialects were considered as a standard dialects. Meanwhile, the others, such as Ngapak or East Java Dialects, were considered as non-standard dialects. As the capital city of Central Java, Semarang has a different form from the standard ones and does not resemble the others called Semarangan Javanese Language (SJL). It is interesting to investigate SJL as a Javanese Language variation since it has different vocabularies and accents from the previous dialects but has not reached the standard of being a dialect. This research shows how 40 (forty) students from 4 (four) Junior High Schools, consisting of2 (two) state junior High Schools and 2 (two) two private junior High Schools in North Semarang Districts maintain this language variation by using it at school. The data were collected by observing the students’ activities, both inside and outside the classroom. The result shows that the students are maintaining SJL since they are talking with their friends and others using it as their mother tongue although the school obliged them to use Bahasa Indonesia during school hours and teach the Javanese Language with standard dialect as local content.
Sarcasm in Nadine Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl
Authors: Salsabila Khirza , Djohar Hasnul Insani
Published: May 2024

This research examines how prejudice appears in Nadine Courtney’s All American Muslim Girl (2019) and investigates how the novel uses sarcasm to resist prejudice. This research engages with Elisabeth Camp's sarcasm theory and Gordon Willard Allport's concept of prejudice. Employing a qualitative research methodology, the research utilizes close textual analysis to dissect dialogues among characters as the primary data source. Based on the research findings, this research identifies two levels of prejudice within the novel All American Muslim Girl. The findings show that sarcasm is a useful technique for expressing opposition and resisting prejudice. By using biting and sarcastic words, it can effectively counter prejudice and stereotypes. In conclusion, through biting and satirical language, the characters adeptly contradicted stereotypes and resisted prejudice, emphasizing sarcasm's unique potential as an intelligent aesthetic and social strategy. This research underlines the importance of sarcasm in fostering insightful dialogue and promoting social change by countering prejudice in contemporary Muslimah or Muslim women’s literature.
Maskulinitas Laki-laki Minangkabau dalam Novel Perempuan Batih Karya A.R. Rizal: Tinjauan Rewyn Connel
Authors: Bahardur Iswadi
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh permasalahan relasi gender antara laki-laki dengan perempuan Minangkabau yang tidak mencerminkan relasi gender ideal menurut tatanan adat matrilineal di dalam novel berjudul Perempuan Batih karya A.R Rizal. Berdasarkan masalah tersebut, maka penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan maskulinitas laki-laki Minangkabau ditinjau dari, a) relasi kekuasaan (power relation); b) relasi produksi (production relation); dan c) cathexis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan teknik analisis isi yang bersifat deskriptif. Temuan hasil penelitian menunjukkan tiga hal. Pertama, ditinjau dari aspek relasi kekuasaan (power relation), maskulinitas tokoh cerita bernama Darso bersifat hegemonik yang terbentuk oleh kekuasaan mutlak sebagai suami—kekuasaan hegemonik tersebut dimanfaatkan oleh Darso untuk mengatur, menguasai, serta mendapatkan posisi superior di atas posisi istrinya yang subordinat. Kedua, maskulinitas hegemonik juga diwujudkan oleh Darso dalam perkawinannya dengan Gadis melalui pengaturan jenis dan regulasi pekerjaan antara suami dengan istri dalam rumah tangga yang sangat mencerminkan pensubordinasian kaum perempuan. Ketiga, maskulinitas hegemonik dalam perkawinan juga diwujudkan oleh Darso dengan cara mengendalikan secara sepihak hak-hak untuk menambah jumlah anak dan kebebasan suami menuntut kembali pemenuhan kebutuhan biologis kepada istri yang telah ditinggalkan selama belasan tahun tanpa status perceraian yang sah.
Student viewpoints on the importance and consequences of toxic object management and end of life disposal
Authors: dos Santos Karen Ouverney , Medeiros Machado Murilo , Elias de Almeida Morelli Ruth
Published: May 2024

Over the past few years, batteries have become increasingly more common in electronic devices as part of people’s daily lives. Concerns for the environment have grown due to the improper disposal of these materials which is increasing. Batteries contain potentially toxic metals in their composition, which can lead to soil contamination due to exposure to weather conditions and rain. Concerning this matter, to prove the harm that batteries cause to aquatic environments when incorrectly discarded, students decided to carry out leaching tests that consist of using collected rainwater and a simulation of seawater, to which they added alkaline L1154 batteries connected in series and lithium batteries as well. This hands-on learning experience is intended for high school students and can be adapted to be taken in the first year of Chemistry at universities. The adaptation offers a valuable opportunity for students of different educational levels to explore the environmental impacts of batteries, provoking a deeper understanding of the chemistry involving these devices.
Elucidating atomic emission and molecular absorption spectra using a basic CD spectrometer: a pedagogical approach for secondary-level students
Authors: Moraes Edgar Perin , Ângelo Fonseca de Souza Miguel , Bruno dos Santos Alef
Published: May 2024

Spectroscopy has held a pivotal role in advancing our comprehension of chemistry, dating back to its inception by Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff. Nonetheless, access to advanced spectrometers remains restricted, particularly in high schools within developing nations. In this laboratory experiment, students were guided to fashion a spectrometer using reusable materials. This uncomplicated contrivance facilitated the exploration of emission and absorption spectroscopy, acquainting students with atomic spectra marked by electronic transitions, yielding line spectra. Conversely, molecules display not solely electronic transitions, but also vibrational and rotational shifts within chemical bonds, culminating in band spectra. Mobile phone cameras were enlisted as detectors. Captures of sodium and copper atoms emitting light in the course of a flame test, as well as depictions of molecular entities (copper sulphate pentahydrate and potassium permanganate aqueous solutions) absorbing light, were transmuted into the RGB (Red-Green-Blue) color model channels. The learning outcomes exhibited that 86 % of the students successfully discerned between an atomic spectrum and a molecular spectrum. Furthermore, 93 % of the students indicated that the incorporation of mobile devices in fostering scientific comprehension effectively seized their attention, resulting in heightened levels of engagement.
Exploring the intersections of language ideologies and affect: The case of multilingual ‘returnee’ women in Turkey
Authors: Erdoğan-Öztürk Yasemin
Published: May 2024

This study explores the discursive construction and negotiation of exclusion and belonging, at the conceptual intersection of language ideologies and affect. Focusing on a group of multilingual ‘return’ migrant women of Turkish heritage, who were born, raised, and educated in Germany in Turkish migrant families and later settled in Turkey as highly-qualified adult professionals, the paper delves into the complexities of their lived experiences of languages. Based on in-depth interviews with eight multilingual women with diasporic upbringings in Germany and now residing in Turkey, the paper argues that the construction of authentic membership and the sense of (un)belonging is achieved through intensive affective engagements with standard and prescriptivist language ideologies in Turkey. It is further discussed that prevailing hegemonic language ideologies in both diasporic and local contexts create unique discursive sites of a marginalized and gendered vulnerability for the multilingual ‘returnee’ women in the study.
Simulation design for Ro-FSO communications system by digital modulation schemes
Authors: Mohammed Tahani J. , Ali Mazin Ali A.
Published: May 2024

The Ro-FSO system was designed using Opti System software (version 20), and its efficiency is evaluated in this study using two distinct digital modulators (PSK and DPSK). The proposed system consists of four transmission channels, each with its own wavelength (193.1, 193.2, 193.3, and 193.4 THz). The system was utilized to transmit data at three different rates (10, 20, and 40 Gbit/s) under four different levels of dust attenuation. Because of the large quantity of data retrieved, only results from two specific wavelengths (193.1 and 193.4 THz) were disclosed, as they exhibited the highest Q-factor and lowest bit error rate (BER). The study observed that the (DPSK) modulator surpassed the (PSK) modulator in multiple attenuation scenarios and had superior performance when transmitting data at speeds of 10 and 40 Gb/s. The wavelength of 193.4 THz performed optimally with both modulators in terms of wavelengths.
Los primeros magistrados de las colonias y municipios de época cesariano-augustea en la Hispania Ulterior Baetica
Authors: Melchor Gil Enrique
Published: May 2024

En este trabajo estudiamos los testimonios conservados de magistrados de colonias y municipios de la Hispania Ulterior Baetica que se datan entre el 49 a.C. y la muerte de Tiberio. Su objetivo es buscar captar, mediante un enfoque prosopográfico, los principales rasgos que caracterizaron a los miembros de este colectivo y resaltar los comportamientos sociopolíticos comunes de dicho grupo que fue el encargado de guiar los primeros pasos de las nuevas comunidades cívicas surgidas de los procesos de colonización y municipalización cesariano-augusteos. Igualmente, la documentación epigráfica y numismática generada en este periodo nos permitirá mostrar los momentos iniciales del proceso de formación de una nueva élite hispano-romana caracterizada por la mezcla e integración de Hispanienses e Hispani, que asumió el gobierno de las comunidades cívicas de la Bética y de la que pronto comenzarán a surgir “hombres nuevos” deseosos de promocionar a los ordines superiores y de ocupar puestos de responsabilidad en Roma y en la administración imperial.
Σενέκα οὐσία: considerazioni circa la formazione della proprietà di Seneca in Egitto (e la datazione del soggiorno senecano nella provincia)
Authors: Arpaia Anna
Published: May 2024

Riassunto

Un indice delle fonti papirologiche relative alle proprietà possedute da Seneca il Giovane in Egitto è già stato fornito da Parássoglou Parássoglou 1978, 24., ad eccezione di un testo, ivi citato ma pubblicato e integrato successivamente. Quest’ultimo è particolarmente rilevante tra le fonti, e sarà qui analizzato contestualmente (SB XVI 12383 TM 16229 (= C. Pap. Gr. II 8 = SB XIV 11336 = CdÉ 55 [1980], p. 272).). Alcuni nuovi dati di carattere cronologico, in particolare la rivista datazione del medesimo papiro, consentono di presentare una nuova ipotesi in merito ai tempi di formazione dei beni senecani (senz’altro prima del 55 d.C.); si sostiene la possibilità dell’acquisizione di proprietà in Egitto in data precedente alle presunte donazioni di Nerone, e si pongono in risalto gli elementi a favore di un interesse precoce per possedimenti locali, ovvero il soggiorno alessandrino e la produzione di un’opera giovanile – perduta – in tema di geografia e riti egiziani. Inoltre, si annovera la discussa datazione della prefettura d’Egitto dello zio di Seneca, Gaius Galerius, a favore di una ricollocazione cronologica del medesimo soggiorno di Seneca adolescente nella provincia, eventualmente più lungo di quanto precedentemente affermato, ovvero ante 19 d.C. – e/o comunque anteriore alla data di arrivo convenzionalmente accettata (21 d.C.) – e fino al 27 d.C. L’appendice si incentra sulla natura dei documenti più antichi relativi alla Σενέκα οὐσία (Σενεκανὴ οὐσία per i documenti post mortem L’uso di un aggettivo riferito all’οὐσία, ottenuto dal nome proprio mediante l’aggiunta del suffisso latino -ianus o -iana, in alternativa alla forma con πρότερον, è una modalità comune per definire un grande bene fondiario mediante un proprietario noto, precedente o originario, e vale dunque da segno distintivo o di riconoscimento (la forma Σενεκ(ι)ανὴ οὐσία è la più diffusa nei papiri, per la datazione della maggioranza delle fonti successivamente alla morte di Seneca).), che siano coevi o di poco successivi alla morte di Seneca, e sull’inquadramento e la natura amministrativa del ruolo di ‘appaltatore’ (μισθωτής) di Tiberius Claudius Theon, incaricato della gestione complessiva delle proprietà di Seneca in Egitto, o quantomeno dei fondi ubicati nella circoscrizione dell’Ossirinchite.
Paradox of Voting: Extra-Urban Voters in the Late Roman Republic
Authors: Morstein-Marx Robert
Published: May 2024

It is almost universally supposed on general principles that Roman citizens who did not live near the city of Rome were effectively disenfranchised by the logistical difficulty of traveling to the capital to vote, and thus that citizen participation in state decision-making was derisively small; this poses a difficulty for the ‘popular’ model of the functioning of the Roman Republic that has won considerable adherence in recent years. However, a systematic review of evidence for voting by citizens who lived around the peninsula and even for non-citizens’ travel to Rome before 90 BC to apply direct pressure on major votes, shows that distance did not present an insurmountable obstacle to meaningful participation in Roman political life by Italians and extra-urban citizens. It also demonstrates the great importance citizens attached to the vote (suffragium) – a guarantee of their freedom, and the key mechanism by which they influenced their political leaders. This in turn helps to clarify why many Italians, including those of modest means, would have desired Roman citizenship in the run-up to the ‘Social War.’
Oligarchia
Revisited
Authors: Madson Luke N. , Smith Amy C.
Published: May 2024

This article revisits an ostensibly important monument in Classical Attic historiography: the so-called Tomb of Critias, as preserved in a scholium note in Aeschines’ “Against Timarchus” (1.39). We survey prior scholarly positions on the realia of this monument, suggest it is a fiction, and consider the possible sources for the hexameter verse associated with it. We argue that the poetic composition from which the entire tradition derives, rather than being an inscription on a tomb, may in fact be an oligarchic commemoration, perhaps an encomium or epitaphios logos recited at Eleusis in the aftermath of the fall of the Thirty. As such, the verse composition may allude to a historiographical tradition that viewed the Thirty as a subversive hetaireia/kōmos group led out to govern the unruly dēmos. The reception of this composition generates a ‘lieu de mémoire’ in the historical imagination of later readers. The composition offers a piece of comparanda for the political views expressed by other Athenians with pro-oligarchic tendencies, an extreme formulation that strongly contrasts with the extant writings of Critias, Plato, and Xenophon. In revisiting this short anecdote we highlight the relevance of both scholia and monuments in our understanding of Attic historiography.
Les citoyens romains à Cos du ier s. av. n.è. à 212 de n.è. Étude chronologique à partir d’un corpus prosopographique
Authors: Vlamos Alexandre
Published: May 2024

La riche épigraphie de Cos permet de constituer un corpus de 1192 individus disposant de la citoyenneté romaine entre le i
er s. av. n.è. et 212 de n.è. Cet article propose une première analyse de ce corpus prosopographique en se concentrant sur la chronologie de la présence romaine à Cos et sur l’étude des noms romains pour évaluer la diffusion de la citoyenneté romaine en Orient. Le nombre de citoyens romains est important dès le i
er s. av. n.è., avant d’exploser au i
er s. de. n.è., puis de diminuer au ii
e s. av. n.è. Le corpus de Cos présente une majorité de gentilice non-impériaux, ce qui laisse suggérer que c’est moins l’octroi de la citoyenneté romaine par les empereurs que l’installation de familles de negotiatores qui a diffusé la ciuitas Romana à Cos. Parmi les empereurs, si Claude a eu un rôle majeur dans l’octroi de la ciuitas Romana, il faut réévaluer à la hausse le rôle de César, Auguste et peut-être Tibère. Enfin, la citoyenneté romaine n’est pas restée au sein de l’élite, le corpus des inscriptions funéraires permettant de connaître un grand nombre de citoyens romains moins fortunés et éloignés des charges politiques.
Quaestorian
insignia
on Roman Coins of the Late Republic
Authors: Pina Polo Francisco , Díaz Fernández Alejandro
Published: May 2024

The reverses of several provincial issues minted by quaestors during the Late Republic bear a series of symbols that have traditionally been associated with the work performed by these magistrates overseas. They include objects such as the hasta, which presided over auctions as a sign of Roman authority over the goods sold, the capsa, which held administrative documents, and the sacculus, a symbol of the allowance that quaestors were expected to distribute among the troops. However, the most characteristic and striking object on these coins is without doubt a four-legged piece of furniture, the functionality of which has been the subject of much debate. In light of the numismatic evidence and the role played by quaestors in the Republican provincial administration, the aim of this work is to analyse the symbols present on these issues, as well as to determine, in particular, the function and classification of that piece of furniture, which should perhaps be identified as the sella or stool on which quaestors sat in the exercise of their duties at Rome and in the provinces, alike.
Covid-19, State Effectiveness, and Core Values of Political Morality
Authors: McInerney Thomas F.
Published: May 2024

There are three main failures that occurred during Covid-19 which relate to critical aspects of what Jeremy Waldron has referred to as the constellation of political values or ideals constituting the core of our political morality. These include questions of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. To analyze how these values were affected by Covid-19, this article begins with an overview of what occurred during the Covid-19 crisis. First, I focus on the deliberation and decision-making processes applied during the crisis. Second, I review key aspects of state effectiveness that the experience exposed. Third, I consider the ways government responses affected human rights protections. I then examine these themes through leading theoretical accounts about the critical components of political morality including rule of law, democracy, and human rights. Drawing on those theoretical perspectives, I seek to identify the broad causal story about the developmental process through which rule of law, democracy, and human rights emerge. A critical component of that story is the role of state effectiveness. In the final section, I confront these theoretical and empirical views with key takeaways from governments’ responses to Covid-19 from the standpoint of Waldron’s constellation of values of democracy, human rights, and rule of law. In conclusion I consider the implications of this understanding for the theory and practice of law and development.
Political Asian America
Authors: Fujino Diane
Published: May 2024

This article examines the history of the Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA), the organization that in the late 1960s originated a new identity, “Asian American,” and a new social movement, “the Asian American Movement” (AAM). Despite its significance, the scholarly coverage of AAPA has been rather cursory. This essay presents the most extensively researched study of AAPA and is the first published article based on AAPA’s papers at UC Berkeley, the newly released FBI files on AAPA, and extended interviews. It develops the concept of “Political Asian America” that, as constituted by AAPA, embraces ideas that are at once pan-Asian and Third Worldist, local and global, and antiracist and anti-imperialist. The article examines AAPA’s politics and practices through (1) developing the concept of Political Asian America; (2) examining AAPA’s intertwined goals of Asian American liberation and Third World radicalism, while raising complex questions about the tensions in coalitional work when Asians and Blacks are racialized differently; and (3) studying AAPA’s internationalist politics that pivoted away from a domestic analysis of race alone. In addition, the secondary aim of the article explores a brief history of the growth of AAPA chapters to show AAPA infused themes of Political Asian America into the nationwide AAM. While short-lived, AAPA’s politics continued to influence Asian American activism to the present through the ongoing organizing of its former members and its ideas that traveled across time and space.
Danças folclóricas e docência
Authors: De Souza Martins Olivar , Silva Magalhães Priscila Giselli , Janotta Drigo Alexandre , Borba-Pinheiro Claudio Joaquim
Published: May 2024

This research aimed to analyze teaching practice in Brazilian school physical education (SPE) with the content of folk dances (FD). For this, a systematic review of experimental studies with a qualitative approach was carried out in the following databases: Google Scholar, Capes journal portal, Lilacs, and Scielo. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) tool was used for methodological quality. Were selected six qualitative studies, four of which showed that teachers have difficulties teaching the FD component due to different factors. Two studies showed that it was possible to teach the curricular component with theoretical and practical strategies shared between teachers and students. Finally, it was concluded that SPE teachers still find it difficult to teach the components for different reasons, with some successful exceptions that can motivate for a better future within the context of this important curricular component for students’ life.
Kenton Miller: pionero y líder en la conservación de áreas silvestres en América Latina
Authors: Barborak James
Published: May 2024

Dr. Kenton Miller was a pioneer and leader in the conservation of wildlands in Latin America. Along with other prominent people, Dr. Miller contributed significantly during the 1960s and 1990s to the successful growth of protected area systems in the Latin American region.
Image dimensionality change based coding of two-dimensional ``silhouette'' images
Authors: Valantinas Jonas
Published: May 2024

In this paper we present a new coding scheme for two-dimensional ``silhouette'' images. In order to get higher compression rates, appropriately chosen Hilbert curves are applied to change dimensionality of the images.
Asymptotical investigations of the general distributions of the maxima and minima
Authors: Aksomaitis Algimantas
Published: May 2024

The convergence rate estimations in the limit theorem of the general distribution functions of the extreme values are presented. There results extend theoretical prepositions of the published work [3].
Asymptotics for the product of normed maxima
Authors: Aksomaitis Algimantas Pranas , Vilkas Robertas
Published: May 2024

Asymptotical analysis for the product of normed maxima of random variables is presented. One particular case for samples of size N , having geometrical distribution, is discussed.
Asymptotic expansion for the distribution density function of the quadratic form of a stationary Gaussian process in the large deviation Cramer zone
Authors: Saulis Leonas
Published: May 2024

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Application of generalized multiplicative reliability function to Lithuanian's survival data
Authors: Senkuvienė Rasa
Published: May 2024

Generalized multiplicative survival function was fitted to Lithuanian 1980–1996 years mortality data in 40+ age group. Quality of fit was evaluated using non-parametric variance estimation.
Early-onset breast cancer: a look from molecular biology
Authors: Tapia Lopez Venus Maria
Published: May 2024

Breast cancer is the most frequent invasive cancer in women, affecting one out of every 8 women during their lifetime, and it is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Young women represent only 3% of all diagnosed cases; however, these patients have larger tumors and a higher proliferation rate compared to older women, and early-onset breast cancer also expresses more aggressive histological and molecular subtypes with a worse prognosis. In general, breast cancer in young women is related to a more aggressive biology and a worse prognosis. Tumors are mostly aggressive and have a worse clinical course. Basal type tumors and HER2-positive cancers are most often diagnosed in young women with breast cancer. Breast cancer was 34.3% and 22%, respectively, with a higher frequency of lymph node metastasis, multifocal disease and high tumor grade, compared to the older population. They are generally diagnosed at an advanced stage. All these characteristics act as poor prognostic factors increasing the mortality rate up to 1.5 times and higher recurrence rate compared to older patients. In studies analyzing the gene expression of tumors in the group of young patients, up to 63 genes have been identified that are specifically altered, through which the molecular pathways that are affected can be studied, being specific oncogenic alterations different from those that promote tumorogenesis in older patients.
Expectant hypercoagulability in chronic disease states, an overlooked diagnosis
Authors: Fatima Masood Quratulain , Wajiha Batool , Hareem Ata , alia Mukhtar T , Mehak Rasheed
Published: May 2024

A 39-year-old Asian female, is a known case of Ulcerative colitis, Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Five hours later to the cannula removal, she develops a blister, at the site of a cannula inserted for rehydration. A preliminary clinical diagnosis of superficial venous thrombosis was proposed. Ulcerative colitis and Psoriasis have been associated with hypercoagulability; however clinical workup failed to support this etiology; as her INR was 2 and ESR was 14, coagulation studies were within normal range. The noteworthy clinical presentation at cannulation, formation of bullae, or lack of expected hypercoagulability in our patient remains unexplained, since it cannot be attributed to the known risk factors of superficial venous thrombosis, Thrombophlebitis, Hypercoagulability or dermatological lesions instigated by ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, or the side effects of the medications she consumes.
Lightness of touch
Authors: O’Regan David
Published: May 2024

Photographs advertising basic surgical skill course were examined for correctness of forceps handling. Up to 74.5% of the photos showed suboptimal and even aberrant instrument handling.
Inflation targeting, exchange rate and output gap in Central and Eastern European countries
Authors: Shevchuk Victor , Kopych Roman
Published: May 2024

This paper aims at empirical assessment of monetary policy relationships in Central and Eastern European countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania), which practise the monetary regime of inflation targeting. Using quarterly data for the period of 2004-2019, the authors examined the relationship between the output gap, nominal and real exchange rate misalignment, consumer price inflation and the central bank policy rate, using the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model. According to estimates, the central banks of the CEE-4 countries react with an increase of their policy rate to the output gap and inflation, as implied by the Taylor rule. At the same time, a monetary reaction to nominal (real) exchange rate misalignment is lost in the estimates for the post-crisis period of 2010-2019. An increase of the central bank rates does not seem to have unfavourable output effects, while the nominal exchange rate is likely to depreciate with three to five quarter lags. However, there is evidence of the price puzzle when monetary tightening is followed by a counterintuitive increase in the inflation rate. In full accordance with the New Keynesian framework, inflation depends on the output gap, while being expansionary in the real sector. Evidence of the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) to inflation is mixed. This article provides insights into the average monetary policy reaction function and its macroeconomic effects in the CEE-4 countries, with the value added in that following the Taylor rule does not guarantee effectiveness in tackling inflation in the presence of the price puzzle. Based on the estimated exchange rate effects on the output gap and inflation, deliberate currency appreciation resulting from the central bank foreign exchange interventions and/or fiscal austerity measures can be helpful for such a disinflation that minimises output losses.
Nowe doniesienia na temat właściwości prozdrowotnych octu jabłkowego
Authors: Olędzki Remigiusz
Published: May 2024

Artykuł omawia najnowsze doniesienia naukowe na temat właściwości i korzyści wynikających ze stosowania octu jabłkowego w leczeniu schorzeń somatycznych i cywilizacyjnych. Ocet jabłkowy to specjalny rodzaj octu wytwarzany w wyniku fermentacji ekstraktu wodnego uzyskanego na bazie rozdrobnionych jabłek. Ze względu na zawartość kwas octowego był często wykorzystywany do przygotowywania potraw oraz konserwowania żywności. Z powodu działania bakteriobójczego ocet jabłkowy był stosowany również do skutecznego usuwania drobnoustrojów chorobotwórczych. Zaobserwowano jednak, że spożywanie octu jabłkowego może dostarczyć organizmowi bezpośrednich korzyści zdrowotnych oraz wspomagać terapię niektórych schorzeń. Badania sugerują, że spożywanie octu jabłkowego pomaga kontrolować wagę ciała, normalizować poziom cukru we krwi oraz zmniejszać stany zapalne w organizmie. Natomiast ocet jabłkowy stosowany bezpośrednio na skórę pomaga w usuwaniu zakażeń bakteryjnych i drożdżakowych. Jednak zakres korzyści zdrowotnych i mechanizm oddziaływania substancji bioaktywnych zawartych w occie jabłkowym nie są w pełni zbadane. Nadal trwają intensywne badania nad oddziaływaniem octu jabłkowego, które prowadzone są na modelach zwierzęcych oraz na izolowanych kulturach komórkowych.
Modified Surgical Treatment for Achilles Tendon Rupture Secondary to Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Using Midline Dorsal Approach
Authors: Naik Nagesh , Rahate Vaijanath , Ghorpade Kapil R. , Patil Jaydeep , Patil Shantanu
Published: May 2024

Objective: To assess the pain relief and functional outcomes of patients who undergo surgical management of Achilles tendon rupture secondary to insertional Achilles tendinopathy and associated conditions using a midline dorsal approach.Methods: This prospective observational study included 30 patients diagnosed with Achilles tendon rupture secondary to insertional Achilles tendinopathy. We recorded risk factors, predisposing factors, and co-morbidities for all cases. Pain relief and functional improvement were assessed by comparing Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores and American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS) at the time of presentation and at the final follow-up. We conducted statistical analysis using SPSS 21.0 software, with a significance level of p<0.05.Results: Of the participants, 17 (56.67%) were male and 13 (43.13%) were female, resulting in a male-to-female ratio of 1:0.76. The mean age of male and female patients was comparable (p=0.7515). The majority of patients (60%) were overweight, while 9 (30%) were obese, and 3 (10%) had a normal body mass index. We observed a significant reduction in pain and functional improvement in the studied cases, as evidenced by a statistically significant reduction in VAS scores and improvements in AOFAS. Eight (26.66%) patients experienced minor complications that could be managed conservatively, but no major complications were observed.Conclusion: Modified surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture secondary to insertional Achilles tendinopathy using a midline dorsal approach leads to significant improvements in pain and functional outcomes, with an acceptable complication rate.
Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients Admitted with Septic Shock and Their Correlation with Outcome
Authors: Premita Mayengbam , Ajaykumar Rajkumar , Kireeti P. , Singh Seram
Published: May 2024

Objective: To evaluate the initial serum magnesium levels of critically ill septic shock patients upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and correlate these levels with the patients' requirements and outcomes, including ventilator support, length of stay in the ICU, occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias, and mortality rates.Methods: This was an observational study involving 60 patients who were admitted to the medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for septic shock. Serum magnesium levels were measured upon admission to the ICU. A comparison was made between patients with normal and abnormal magnesium levels at the time of admission to evaluate the need for vasopressor support, the average duration of assisted ventilation and dialysis, the incidence of arrhythmia, the average length of ICU stay, and mortality rates.Results: Out of the 60 cases studied, there were 42 males (70.00%) and 18 females (30.00%), resulting in a M:F ratio of 1:0.42. The mean age of both male and female patients was found to be comparable. The need for assisted ventilation and renal replacement therapy was found to be comparable in patients with normal and abnormal serum magnesium levels. The number of days for which assisted ventilation was required, the incidence of arrhythmia, the mean duration of ICU and hospital stay, and mortality were significantly higher in patients with abnormal magnesium levels at the time of ICU admission (P<0.05).Conclusion: Abnormal serum magnesium levels are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill septic shock patients admitted to the ICU.
“It was unusual but amazing”: demand creation for PrEP among adolescents’ men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Brazil
Authors: Sousa Anderson Reis de , Silva Luis Augusto Vasconcelos da , Brasil Sandra Assis , Zucchi Eliana Miura , Ferraz Dulce Aurélia de Souza , Magno Laio , Grangeiro Alexandre , Dourado Ines
Published: May 2024

Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the challenges in demand creation for participation in an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) project in two Brazilian capitals. This qualitative study was conducted with men who have sex with men and transgender women aged 15 to 19 years who lived in two Brazilian state capitals. For this analysis, 27 semi-structured interviews carried out from 2019 to 2020 were evaluated by reflexive thematic content analysis. For participants, PrEP demand creation was essential for their interaction, mediation, bonding, and attachment and proved effective for PrEP acceptability and adherence. Adolescents’ narratives showed that the strategies promoted HIV combination prevention, opened up opportunities for recruitment meetings, helped to negotiate with and convince individuals to use PrEP, strengthened peer education, and evoked a feeling of “being with” and “walking together” despite the challenges. Face-to-face or online interactions using social technologies played a crucial role in recruiting adolescents for the project, expanding knowledge on PrEP and other combination prevention strategies and access to health services and self-care.
Common mental disorders in Brazilian adolescents: association with school characteristics, consumption of ultra-processed foods and waist-to-height ratio
Authors: Gratão Lucia Helena Almeida , Silva Thales Philipe Rodrigues da , Rocha Luana Lara , Jardim Mariana Zogbi , Oliveira Tatiana Resende Prado Rangel de , Cunha Cristiane de Freitas , Mendes Larissa Loures
Published: May 2024

Abstract: Half of all mental health problems diagnosed in adulthood have their onset before or during adolescence, especially common mental disorders (CMD). Thus, it is relevant to study the factors associated with these disorders. This study aimed to investigate the association of school characteristics, consumption of ultra-processed foods, and waist-to-height ratio with the presence of CMD in Brazilian adolescents. This is a school-based, cross-sectional study that analyzed data from 71,553 Brazilian adolescents aged 12-17 years. The prevalence of CMD in these adolescents was 17.1% (cut-off point 5 for the General Health Questionnaire-12). Associations were estimated using multilevel logistic models, with the presence of CMD as the dependent variable. The final model, adjusted for non-modifiable individual variables, modifiable individual variables and family characteristics, identified a positive association between private-funded schools (OR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.07-1.14), advertisements for ultra-processed foods (OR = 1.13; 95%CI: 1.09-1.17), the second to fourth quartiles of ultra-processed food intake and waist-to-height ratio (OR = 2.26; 95%CI: 2.03-2.52). This study demonstrated that the private-funded schools , the presence of ultra-processed food advertisements, the consumption of ultra-processed food, and an increased waist-to-height ratio are risk factors for CMD in Brazilian adolescents.
Sustainable production of mortar with partial replacement of the fine aggregate by powdered carton packs
Authors: Carvalho Juliana Lira Brito de , Marques Sheyla Justino Karolina , Souza Ronny Francisco Marques de
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Post-consumer carton packaging has the potential to be utilized as raw material in the manufacturing of new products. This research analyzed the performance of partially replacing fine aggregate with Powdered Carton Packaging Waste (PCPW) in mortar development through of collection, preparation, and milling of carton packaging, as well as the characterization of raw materials. Reference and experimental compositions were defined, followed by the execution of technological tests and analysis of the results. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the by-product, PCPW, through chemical analysis. A reference ratio of 1:6 between the volume of cement and fine aggregate was adopted, while Experimental Compositions were determined with substitutions of 5%, 10%, and 15% of the aggregate volume with PCPW. These compositions were molded and tested using five cylindrical specimens per composition. The produced material exhibited consistency within normative parameters. The strengths of the three compositions with replacement fell within the range of 7.57 MPa, 6.52 MPa, and 6.07 MPa, respectively. Water Absorption by Immersion showed satisfactory results. SEM analysis of the fractured surfaces revealed the presence of empty spaces and microfissures in the samples with the highest percentages of PCPW.
Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery 2023 guidelines on the diabetic foot
Authors: Duarte Junior Eliud Garcia , Lopes Cicero Fidelis , Gaio Danilo Roberto Fadel , Mariúba Jamil Victor de Oliveira , Cerqueira Lorena de Oliveira , Manhanelli Filho Marcos Antonio Bonacorso , Navarro Tulio Pinho , Castro Aldemar Araújo , Araujo Walter Jr. Boim de , Pedrosa Hermelinda , Galli Filho Júnio , Luccia Nelson de , Paula Clayton de , Reis Neto Fernando , Bohatch Júnior Milton Sérgio , Oliveira Tércio Ferreira de , Silva Amanda Fernandes Vidal da , Oliveira Júlio Cesar Peclat de , Joviliano Edwaldo Édner
Published: May 2024

Abstract The diabetic foot interacts with anatomical, vascular, and neurological factors that challenge clinical practice. This study aimed to compile the primary scientific evidence based on a review of the main guidelines, in addition to articles published on the Embase, Lilacs, and PubMed platforms. The European Society of Cardiology system was used to develop recommendation classes and levels of evidence. The themes were divided into six chapters (Chapter 1 - Prevention of foot ulcers in people with diabetes; Chapter 2 - Pressure relief from foot ulcers in people with diabetes; Chapter 3 -Classifications of diabetic foot ulcers; Chapter 4 - Foot and peripheral artery disease; Chapter 5 - Infection and the diabetic foot; Chapter 6 - Charcot's neuroarthropathy). This version of the Diabetic Foot Guidelines presents essential recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with diabetic foot, offering an objective guide for medical practice.
Gross Domestic Product and water footprint of agribusiness: comparative between countries
Authors: Sesso Filho Umberto Antonio , Lopes Ricardo Luís , Gonçalves Junior Carlos Alberto , Esteves Emerson Guzzi Zuan , Sesso Patrícia Pompermayer
Published: May 2024

Abstract The objective of this study is to measure the countries' agribusiness in terms of income (Gross Domestic Product - GDP) and water (water footprint), in addition to estimating a sustainability indicator (water per unit of income). The methodology is based on the input-output matrix and was applied to 189 countries with a focus on the twenty largest economies (GDP) in 2015. The GDP of world agribusiness was US$12.3 trillion and the water footprint of 151 trillion cubic meters, the values represented respectively 18% and 97.5% of the total production system. The share of agribusiness income in the total productive system of the countries ranged from 4% to 61%. The highest agribusiness GDP figures were obtained for China (US$ 2.5 trillion), the United States (US$ 1.4 trillion), India (US$ 0.67 trillion), Japan (US$ 0.5 trillion) and Brazil (US$ 0.43 trillion). The environmental cost of agribusiness measured in cubic meters of water per thousand dollars of income generation (m3/US$) ranged from less than one hundred cubic meters for every thousand dollars of income generated to more than 200 thousand, which indicates that there is the possibility of increasing the efficiency of water use and sustainability through the development of new technologies.
Uma leitura sobre trabalho e teoria crítica
Authors: Klein Stefan , Bachur João Paulo
Published: May 2024

Resumo Este artigo reconstrói a trajetória do trabalho como categoria conceitual internamente à tradição intelectual que se designa como teoria crítica da sociedade, em suas transformações ao longo do século XX e na passagem para o século XXI. O artigo demonstrará um movimento de pêndulo: partindo de uma formulação teórica nos primórdios da Escola de Frankfurt, passou-se a uma concepção puramente empírica na sociologia do trabalho nos anos 1980, associada ao diagnóstico do “fim da sociedade do trabalho”, diagnóstico que se revela hoje questionável à luz das novas relações de trabalho da Gig Economy. Com isso, chega-se hoje a um movimento em que o trabalho pode voltar a ocupar a centralidade do pensamento crítico, inclusive rearticulando um programa político. Este artigo remonta esse movimento, mostrando como a centralidade da categoria trabalho oscilou ao longo do tempo, de acordo com as transformações estruturais do capitalismo mundial.◊
Desreconhecimento e demarcação simbólica no trabalho doméstico: o progresso moral posto à prova
Authors: Mello Luciana Garcia de , Rosenfield Cinara L.
Published: May 2024

Resumo Este artigo analisa a questão do trabalho doméstico no Brasil a partir de uma perspectiva que contrapõe os avanços normativos alcançados recentemente, ao equipararem-se os direitos das trabalhadoras domésticas aos dos demais trabalhadores/as, à persistência de uma cultura de desreconhecimento e de negação de direitos. Para tanto, a análise recorre à teoria do reconhecimento conforme postulada por Axel Honneth e se apoia nos dados de uma pesquisa empírica que examinou depoimentos de trabalhadoras domésticas extraídos de uma página do Facebook, postados entre 2016 e 2022. O objetivo é demonstrar empiricamente a pertinência do conceito de desreconhecimento em suas diferentes formas, ao explorar a gramática moral do conflito social no caso concreto das vivências das trabalhadoras domésticas. A análise distingue três práticas negativas de reconhecimento – ou de desreconhecimento: a) a incapacidade de reconhecer aquilo que o sujeito considera digno de reconhecimento; b) o reconhecimento distorcido ou ideológico; c) a denegação do reconhecimento. Conclui-se que a conquista do direito normativo não é suficiente para derrubar o menosprezo moral. No cotidiano das trabalhadoras domésticas, as relações de reconhecimento institucionalizadas se desfazem, limitando o alcance do reconhecimento jurídico.
CONTRIBUIÇÃO POTENCIAL DE APLICAÇÃO DO ChatGPT® NA APRENDIZAGEM DO CHOQUE SÉPTICO EM TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Authors: Sasso Grace Terezinha Marcon Dal , Lanzoni Gabriela Marcellino de Melo , Alvarez Ana Graziela , Barra Daniela Couto Carvalho , Barbosa Sayonara de Fatima Faria
Published: May 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Demostrar a aplicação de alguns prompts e problematizar o uso do ChatGPT® para guiar as melhores respostas aos estudantes e professores de enfermagem sobre choque séptico na aprendizagem em terapia intensiva. Método: Estudo metodológico, com aplicação de tecnologia de prompts no ChatGPT® para apoiar a aprendizagem de enfermagem em terapia intensiva com ênfase no choque séptico. O estudo foi organizado em 3 etapas, contemplando o entendimento sobre o ChatGPT®, modelos, bem como teste e exercício de prompts. Resultados: Foram apresentadas aplicações de prompts a partir de uma estrutura de etapas pré-definidas que permitiram exemplificar respostas dadas e organizar um diagrama de geração de saídas como uma forma de resumir o processo de apoio à tomada de decisão em terapia intensiva. Conclusão: O ChatGPT® é um modelo de processamento de linguagem natural que usa abordagens de aprendizagem profunda para gerar respostas semelhantes às humanas. Contudo, a geração dos prompts para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem em enfermagem de terapia intensiva requer associação profunda com os pilares da prática baseada em evidência.