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Senses of Vibration
Authors: Trower Shelly
Published: September 2021

The study of the senses has become a rich topic in recent years. Senses of Vibration explores a wide range of sensory experience and makes a decisive new contribution to this growing field by focussing not simply on the senses as such, but on the material experience - vibration - that underpins them.

This is the first book to take the theme of vibration as central, offering an interdisciplinary history of the phenomenon and its reverberations in the cultural imaginary. It tracks vibration through the work of a wide range of writers, including physiologists (who thought vibrations in the nerves delivered sensations to the brain), physicists (who claimed that light, heat, electricity and other forms of energy were vibratory), spiritualists (who figured that spiritual energies also existed in vibratory form), and poets and novelists from Coleridge to Dickens and Wells. Senses of Vibration is a work of scholarship that cuts through a range of disciplines and will reverberate for many years to come.
The Sound of Tomorrow
Authors: Brend Mark
Published: September 2021

London, 1966: Paul McCartney met a group of three electronic musicians called Unit Delta Plus. McCartney was there because he had become fascinated by electronic music, and wanted to know how it was made. He was one of the first rock musicians to grasp its potential, but even he was notably late to the party. For years, composers and technicians had been making electronic music for film and TV. Hitchcock had commissioned a theremin soundtrack for Spellbound (1945); The Forbidden Planet (1956) featured an entirely electronic score; Delia Derbyshire had created the Dr Who theme in 1963; and by the early 1960s, all you had to do was watch commercial TV for a few hours to hear the weird and wonderful sounds of the new world. The Sound of Tomorrow tells the compelling story of the sonic adventurers who first introduced electronic music to the masses. A network of composers, producers, technicians and inventors, they took emerging technology and with it made sound and music that was bracingly new.
Sonic Bodies
Authors: Henriques Julian
Published: September 2021

The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, every night, sound systems stage dancehall sessions for the crowd to share the immediate, intensive and immersive visceral pleasures of sonic dominance. Sonic Bodies concentrates on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature sound of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the hugely powerful "sets" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks to play; and MCs(DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd.

Julian Henriques proposes that these dancehall "vibes" are taken literally as the periodic motion of vibrations. He offers an analysis of how a sound system operates - at auditory, corporeal and sociocultural frequencies. Sonic Bodies formulates a fascinating critique of visual dominance and the dualities inherent in ideas of image, text or discourse. This innovative book questions the assumptions that reason resides only in a disembodied mind, that communication is an exchange of information, and that meaning is only ever representation.
Perspectives on the European Videogame
Authors: Navarro-Remesal Víctor , Pérez-Latorre Óliver , Blanchet Alexis , Fernández-Vara Clara , Garin Manuel , Gualeni Stefano , Karhulahti Veli-Matti , Newman James , Oliva Mercè , Paasonen Susanna , Planells Antonio , Švelch Jaroslav , Vella Daniel , Zagalo Nelson , Mortensen Torill
Published: September 2021

The history of European videogames has so far been overshadowed by the global impact of the Japanese and North American industries. However, European game development studios have played a major role in videogame history, and many prominent videogames in popular culture, such as Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider, Alone in the Dark, and The Witcher, were made in Europe. This book proposes an inquiry into European videogames, including both analyses of transnational aspects of European production and close readings of national specificities. It offers a kaleidoscope of European videogame culture, focusing on the analysis of European works and creators but also addressing contextual aspects and placing videogames within a wider sociocultural and philosophical ground.

The aim of this collective work is to contribute to the creation of a, until now, almost non-existent yet necessary academic endeavour: a story and critical exploration of the works, authors, styles, and cultures of the European videogame.
Hagiography, Historiography, and Identity in Sixth-Century Gaul
Authors: Rotman Tamar
Published: September 2021

Gregory of Tours, the sixth-century Merovingian bishop, composed extensive historiographical and hagiographical corpora during the twenty years of his episcopacy in Tours. These works serve as important sources for the cultural, social, political and religious history of Merovingian Gaul. This book focuses on Gregory’s hagiographical collections, especially the Glory of the Martyrs, Glory of the Confessors, and Life of the Fathers, which contain accounts of saints and their miracles from across the Mediterranean world. It analyses these accounts from literary and historical perspectives, examining them through the lens of relations between the Merovingians and their Mediterranean counterparts, and contextualizing them within the identity crisis that followed the disintegration of the Roman world. This approach leads to groundbreaking conclusions about Gregory’s hagiographies, which this study argues were designed as an "ecclesiastical history" (of the Merovingian Church) that enabled him to craft a specific Gallo-Christian identity for his audience.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI DAN PELATIHAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT DIPO INTERNASIONAL PAHALA OTOMOTIF DENGAN KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING
Authors: Amadi Jam'an
Published: September 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompensasi dan pelatihan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT Dipo Internasional Pahala Otomotif dengan kepuasan kerja sebagai variabel intervening. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan metode deskriptif, jenis penelitian ini adalah data kuantitatif, data primer yang diperoleh melalui kuesioner. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan pada perusahaan sebanyak 97 karyawan. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah sampel jenuh dimana seluruh populasi dijadikan sebagai sampel penelitian. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis linier berganda. Hasil pengujian yang menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial maupun simultan variabel kompensasi dan pelatihan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan dengan kepuasan kerja sebagai variabel intervening
A Scoping Review of the Effectiveness of Control Interventions of Human and Canine Rabies in an Effort to Rationalise the One Health Approach
Authors: Abdul Taib Nur Asheila , Safii Razitasham
Published: September 2021

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), rabies is one of the 18 neglected tropical diseases, together with dengue, leprosy, and trachoma, among others. Despite being a vaccine-preventable disease, the latest estimate of annual human rabies mortality from a 2015 study is as high as 59,000 throughout 150 countries. In human rabies, more than 95% of the cases are due to dog bites, making the elimination of canine rabies a global priority by fighting the disease at its animal source. World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) have warranted the One Health framework with the objective of complete eradication of dog-related human rabies by the year 2030. In an effort to rationalise the One Health approach, this scoping review found 17 studies on assessing the effectiveness of control interventions of human and canine rabies. Different strategies were implemented based on the endemicity of rabies in a particular country. Overall, the combined strategies using the One Health approach, which allows effective participation and communication between different agencies, have shown promising results in reducing rabies cases. These strategies will hopefully realise the goal in the Global Strategic Plan to achieve zero canine-mediated human rabies death by the year 2030.
Unique Challenges for Mental Health in Inpatient Settings Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective from Sabah
Authors: Sze Chet Lee , Chun Keat Ng , Mohd Kassim Mohd Amiruddin , Pang Nicholas Tze Ping
Published: September 2021

COVID-19 has impacted the world in many ways due to fears of contracting the pandemic, social distancing, and large-scale movement control rules. These have especially grave consequences for inpatient psychiatry. This article reviews measures taken to adapt to the new norm in inpatient care, both for standalone psychiatry units and consultation-liaison units. For inpatient units, changes have been made for personal protective equipment usage, screening and triaging policies, and training and educational policies. Consultation liaison units together with inpatient units have been required to expand the scope of coverage and difficulties by providing certain teleconsultation services. As the new norm takes precedence, Sabah has to embrace and empower community-based psychiatry services for better outreach and coverage. This article discusses the issues underlying the new norm in the management of inpatient psychiatry patients in both units and presents some points and practical solutions on the ground to instil hope.
Public Health Response to Restore Polio Free Status in Malaysia
Authors: Avoi Richard , SYED ABDUL RAHIM SYED SHARIZMAN , Rao Pasupuleti Visweswara
Published: September 2021

Malaysia started the polio immunization programme since 1972 and achieved polio-free

certification in 2000. After 27 years from the last reported polio case in 1992, on 8 December

2019, the Ministry of Health Malaysia announced the return of polio into the country when

the first polio case detected in Sabah involving a 3-month-old male child (Abdullah, N.H.,

2019). The child confirmed to be infected with vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1)

which later classified as a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1). Further

test confirmed that the virus is genetically linked to poliovirus (PHL-NCR-2) circulating in

the southern Philippines (Alleman, M.M. et al., 2020). To date, a total of four polio cases

were confirmed in Sabah of which due to vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1). The

vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) was also detected from environmental samples

taken from various locations in Sabah.
Mitigation Measures during Elections and It’s Impacts on COVID-19 Pandemic: Sabah State (Malaysia), New Zealand and the United States
Authors: Zainudin Syaza , Mohd Kassim Mohd Amiruddin , Mohamad Ridza Nor Nadia
Published: September 2021

Background and Objective: Countries all over the world respect the election process asone of the fundamental steps in forming a government. However, the exponential spread ofCOVID-19 has been deeply alarming, with a high number of positive cases and total deaths,forcing World Health Organization to declare it as a pandemic on 11th March 2020. Duringthese unprecedented events, governments have had a tough decision to balance between theconstitutional obligation to hold an election and the safety of the people. As such, electoralcommissions have implemented numerous approaches to allow election to proceed in a safeand controlled setting during the pandemic.Methods: The preventative measures and standard operating procedures in the Sabah stateof Malaysia, New Zealand and the United States elections are discussed, as well as COVID19 post-election situation in respective countries. Innovative approaches and electionflexibilities shall be considered to allow voting in the safest way possible, following the newnormal.Discussion: Nevertheless, countries need to evaluate its strength of public health responsewhen deciding to hold elections due to potential devastating outbreaks following electionsdespite measures taken.Conclusion: The election is a fundamental process in a democracy. Countries are requiredto be flexible and innovative in their approach to hold a safe election. Nevertheless, it maybe prudent for countries with fewer resources and poor pandemic control to postponeelection as a rise in cases will be catastrophic, putting many lives at risk.
Intervention to Address Childhood Undernutrition: A Systematic Review
Authors: Tan Eric Chee How , Maluda Marilyn , Ibrahim Mohd Yusof , Lim Kai Joo , Mohd Yusuff Aza Sherin , Awang Lukman Khamisah
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Childhood undernutrition while being a preventable condition remains a major public health issue because it contributes to the mortality and morbidity of children globally. Intervention strategies to improve the nutritional status of children include therapeutic food, cash transfers, antibiotics and nutritional education. The objective is to review the effects of various nutritional interventions in addressing undernutrition in children.

Methods: Comprehensive search of literature in electronic databases were conducted in PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus containing the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the title terms ‘Undernutrition’ OR ‘Malnutrition AND ‘Intervention’ OR ‘Management’ AND ‘Children’ OR ‘Childhood’ between January 2000 and August 2019. Of the 4358 studies that were identified, 17 studies matched the inclusion criteria and were reviewed.

Results: Therapeutic food is an integral part of nutritional interventions in majority of the studies along with cash transfers and nutritional education. The most consistent outcome in most of the studies was improvement in the nutritional status which subsequently reduces the undernutrition in children.

Conclusion: Therapeutic food, conditional cash transfer and nutritional education yielded the best outcome in alleviating undernutrition in developing countries.
Conducción del trabajo de parto en gestantes con cesárea previa en el Hospital Central Universitario Dr. Jesús María Casal Ramos. Acarigua-Estado Portuguesa.
Authors: Pire Luisais , Polanco Edgimar , González Yareim , Bello Rodríguez Freddy
Published: September 2021

Objective: To estimate the safety of vaginal delivery in pregnant women at term in spontaneous labor with previous cesarean section who attended the Obstetric Emergency Service of the Dr. Jesús María Casal Ramos University Hospital, in the period January-June 2018. Methods: A prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional and non-causal correlational study was conducted in pregnant women at term with a previous caesarean section in labour. The medical records of full-term pregnant women who entered into spontaneous labor and who underwent conduction of labor were reviewed if the indication for cesarean section did not persist, recording maternal, fetal and neonatal complications. Results: We attended 245 pregnant women, with previous cesarean section, 108 patients were included of which 99 (92 %) did not present complications and of the remaining nine, 4 (44 %) presented grade I tear, 4 (44 %) grade II tear and only 1 (12 %) grade III tear. The most frequent anatomical location was vaginal in 6 (67 %), cervical in 3 (33 %); the size of the same was not described; the grade III vaginal tear was sutured, did not require blood transfusion and the product weighed 4000 kg. There were no maternal deaths or fetal complications or fetal deaths. Conclusions: Spontaneously initiated vaginal delivery in pregnant women with previous caesarean section is 92% safe. Keywords: Vaginal Birth, Prior caesarean, Interpartum interval, Labor conduction.
Recomendaciones para el cuidado y la atención de los recién nacidos prematuros en tiempos de la pandemia de COVID-19: Revisión integrada de la literatura.
Authors: Matos Ferraz Florindo Adriana , Campos Gavasso Giovanna , Pereira Lopes Jaqueline , Oliveira Gomes Vieira Júlia , de Melo Rafael , Gonçalves dos Santos Gustavo , Silva Frazão Zaide
Published: September 2021

Objective: To describe recommendations for the care and handling of preterm infants in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario. Methods: Integrated Literature Review (ILR) conducted in 2020 in databases in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) by extracting scientific productions from the databases: MEDLINE, SCIELO, PUBMED and LILACS, with a final sample of 14 publications. Results: Among the recommendations found in the studies analyzed, regarding childbirth, it is recommended to choose the best time, route and place, prioritizing the use of a negative pressure room. After delivery, newborns should have the umbilical cord clamped, be cleaned and dried as soon as possible, and isolated and tested early. After initial care, the use of a mask and hand hygiene is recommended before each meal or other close contact with the newborn. Ideally, suspected or contaminated RN should be kept in isolation and constantly monitored, with a quarantine period of at least 14 days. Conclusions: The knowledge of nurses and other health care professionals about prevention and control measures for newborn infection with COVID-19 is critical to the prevention, control, and reduction of the impact of the pandemic on the neonatal population. Keywords: Coronavirus infections, COVID-19, Nursing Care, Neonatal Nursing and Premature Birth Infections
Púrpura trombocitopénica trombótica versus síndrome HELLP: reto diagnóstico en el embarazo.
Authors: De Jesus Henriques Leidy , Rosales Pereira Katherine , De Oliveira-Gomes Diana , Iglesias Fortes Rocío , Dávila Alcalá Erick
Published: September 2021

Worldwide, thrombocytopenia is one of the first causes of hematological alterations in pregnancy, affecting up to 10% of them. Despite the fact that all clinical entities with thrombocytopenia in pregnancy have a similar clinical spectrum, the distinction between them is vital to establish the appropriate treatment and thus reduce maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality. Purpura thrombotic thrombocytopenic is an infrequent disease, which despite not being linked to pregnancy, is not exempt from occurring in it, compared to HELLP syndrome, which is a multisystemic complication that occurs during pregnancy. The following is the case of a pregnant woman with microangiopathic thrombocytopenic anemia where the clinical similarity of both pathologies is evidenced, representing a diagnostic challenge. Keywords: Thrombocytopenia, Pregnancy, HELLP Syndrome, Purpura thrombotic thrombocytopenic, Anemia.
Semblanza Dra. Livia Escalona
Authors: Canache Luzardo
Published: September 2021

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Effect of tray design on the performance of a vibrating plate extraction column
Authors:   , Sincuba Nomakhosi Dorothy
Published: September 2021

There are various types of separation processes used in industries, such as, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction and gas absorption. Liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) is a separation process that involves mass transfer from a liquid mixture to an immiscible extraction solvent. This process is generally used where the mixture cannot be separated by fractional distillation due to close relative volatilities of the mixture components or for heat sensitive components. LLE is rated as the second most important separation process after distillation and it is widely used in chemical engineering industries. Different types of columns are available for LLE. Reciprocating and vibrating plate extraction columns are mechanically agitated extraction columns. In this research a vibrating plate extraction column was utilised. It uses perforated plates with down-comers. The perforations provide passage for the dispersed phase, while down-comers provide passage for the continuous phase. The effectiveness of a vibrating plate extractor was previously investigated but limited research was conducted on the effect of the different tray designs and agitation levels (as the product of amplitude and frequency of vibration). These variables affect the hydrodynamics and mass transfer in the column. The determination of the optimum process parameters is important in achieving the highest separation efficiency of the vibrating extraction column. The focus of this research is to test the effect of different tray designs in order to enhance the separation process efficiency. All tests were conducted using the toluene-acetone-water system as a standard test system proposed by the European Federation for Chemical Engineering, (1985). The experiments were conducted to test the effect of mass transfer on the hydrodynamics of the system while changing the agitation levels, downcomers and hole diameters. A comparative investigation was conducted on straight segment and circular downcomers, then hole diameters analysis was performed on the effective downcomer Comparison of the effect of the tray design types on the amount of acetone extracted was utilised to select the effective tray. Tray with the circular downcomer and 3.0 mm hole diameter had high dispersed phase holdup values and with the highest percentage amount of acetone extracted (95.05%) was obtained compared to other tray designs investigated.
Development of a two element correlating radio telescope interferometer
Authors:   , Callaghan David James
Published: September 2021

A two element correlating radio telescope interferometer is the fundamental building block of modern radio telescope aperture synthesis arrays. Early radio telescopes consisted of a single antenna, usually a dish antenna. Larger and larger antennas were constructed in order to improve the resolution of the measurement of the direction and extent of radio frequency radiation coming from the sky. Telescope resolution is fundamentally limited by the ratio of the telescope aperture to the wavelength of the received radiation. For single element radio telescopes to approach the resolution of their optical telescope counterparts, they would need to be impractically large. Mathematical analysis of correlating two element radio telescope interferometers shows that very large aperture radio telescopes can be synthesized from a number of two element interferometers. An array of two element correlating radio telescope interferometers can be used to produce a synthesized aperture equal to the largest distance between two receiving antennas in the array. Telescope arrays thus enable very high resolution since the angular resolution of a telescope is proportional to the wavelength of the received signal divided by the aperture diameter. A spread of separation distances between antenna pairs is required to produce a complete image of the radiating sources in the field of view. Modern digital signal processing techniques can be used to provide cost effective performance and flexibility in two element correlating radio telescope interferometer design. The aim of this research project was to design and construct a two element correlating radio telescope interferometer using modern digital signal processing techniques and hardware. The relevant theory has been investigated together with suitable hardware and software platforms and tools used to produce such a system. The two element correlating radio telescope interferometer produced, will be used as a platform for further investigative research into its design, performance and application. The outcome of this research project was the successful completion of a working two element correlating radio telescope interferometer. The development process has been analysed and carefully documented. Some fringe measurements for a simple single frequency radiating point source have been taken and these measurements have been analysed according to theoretical expectation. Potential for further research, using the two element correlating radio telescope interferometer produced, has been identified and discussed.
Investigating factors associated with insolvencies among civil engineering contractors in KwaZulu-Natal
Authors:   , Ntuli Bongumusa Nhlakanipho Siphesihle
Published: September 2021

Insolvency may be broadly defined as an inability of business entity to meet pending financial commitments. For a construction firm, such a situation creates conditions whereby a business entity is unable to fulfill its contractual obligations with regard to work in progress or creditors owing. There are indications to suggest that during periods of adverse conditions the occurrences of insolvencies are mutually exclusive and remain a subject of debate. The occurrence of these financial failures adversely affect business concerns operating within the civil engineering construction industry. In South Africa, figures released by the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) in 1992 suggested an expected general decline in workload handled by this sector. This was a result of scaling down of heavy infrastructure projects because of government shifting focus to housing and other related projects mainly towards meeting the needs of the previously disadvantaged communities. During that period large contractors suffered financially and some went through insolvency. The government had also put emphasis on transformation of the sector to allow participation of emerging and small contractors, but this was not properly regulated, so most of these contractors did not have the experience and skills to operate sustainable construction firms. The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was established in 2000 as a statutory body to provide leadership to stakeholders and to stimulate sustainable growth, reform and improvement of the construction public sector for effective delivery and the industry’s enhanced role in the country’s economy. The CIDB’s regulations were implemented after 2003 and are continuously improving the construction public sector’s growth. This research study investigated and evaluated the factors associated with insolvencies amongst civil engineering contractors in KwaZulu-Natal. The study investigated the hypotheses that “the prominent factors associated with civil engineering contractors insolvencies are related to managerial/operational issues”, the prominent factors associated with civil engineering contractors insolvencies are related to financial issues”, “South African government initiatives create an environment for small to medium contractors to develop through their implementation”, and good management and operation of small to medium construction companies reduce insolvency in construction”. Operational management and strategic factors were found to be amongst the leading causes of companies failures. The study also made some recommendations from the research findings. The findings are relevant to the South African government infrastructure service delivery programs and the general issue of affordable infrastructure services.
Edmund Husserl’s Critique of European Science: A Philosophical Evaluation of Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ezeani Sunday Chukwuma , Onwuatuegwu Ignatius Nnaemeka
Published: September 2021

The whole world today is dumped deeply and hopelessly into the scourge of COVID-19 Pandemic. That the invisible virus has kept the entire world both developed and developing countries standstill has busted contemporary man’s bravado in his scientific and technological achievements. This pandemic has called man to look inward into his very existence. The pandemic inasmuch it has brought untold sufferings, is not without some positive influences. It is a time like this, that philosophical reflection on history is of paramount importance. Lest we forget, COVID-19 is not the first pandemic in the human history. There were Black Death of 1346-1353, Spanish Flu of 1918, HIV/AIDS pandemic (at peak 2002-2005), and others. The novel COVID-19 is the child of our time and so we are compelled to live with its challenges both now and after. Nevertheless, in this philosophical reflection, we are going to look into the work of Edmund Husserl, The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology and extract what its contributions signify to our time. Husserl wrote during the postwar years in Europe and so like most of philosophers argued that Europe was not suffering political crisis but crisis of civilization. Naturalism and positivism were the ideologies that were reigning, thus denigrating the status of philosophy in searching into ultimate and highest questions that bother on the vital need of man that is the question of meaning or meaninglessness of human existence (Heffernan; 2015). It is in this frame of thought that we are going to survey the history of Covid19 pandemic, the conspiracy theories on its origin and evaluate the implications of the pandemic in the post-Covid19 society. This essay attempts to inspire a critical reflection on the reader to look at the condition of our time with a critical and philosophical hope and faith.
High Frequency Solid State Transformer Design Considerations for Power Systems Applications
Authors: Nondy Raton Kumar , Bashar Md. Abul , Nondy Prema , Ali M. Hazrat
Published: September 2021

The conventional power frequency (50 or 60 Hz) transformers are economical, highly reliable and quite efficient but they suffer with certain drawbacks like sensitive to harmonics, voltage drop under load, no protection from system disruptions and overloads, poor performance under dc offset load unbalances and no scope to improve power factor. These transformers with copper wound wires on iron cores are unable to respond to control signals as power generations become distributed and intermittent. So, the need of electronic based regulated power supply with software based remote intelligence has become essential. Also, to easily connect the new energy sources to the grid and to improve the power quality by harmonic filtering, voltage sag correction and highly dynamic control of the power flow, a new type of transformer based on power electronics, known as SST has been introduced. The SST realizes voltage transformation, galvanic isolation, power quality improvements such as instantaneous voltage regulation, voltage sag compensation and power factor correction. It is a collection of high-powered semiconductor components, high frequency power transformer and control circuitry which is used to provide a high level of flexible control to power distribution networks. The SST is a high frequency switched Power Electronic Devices (PEDs) based transformer with high controllability that enables flexible connectivity between existing medium voltage power distribution network, low voltage AC residential system and envisioned DC residential system. In this paper a systematic constructional detail of a SST with a power rating of 2 kVA, operating frequency of 20 kHz and voltage rating of 600/60 V as a scaled-down prototype used for power converter topologies is presented. The design is simple and it avoids the difficulty of choosing massive amounts of empirical parameters.
A STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING CUSTOMERS PURCHASE INTENTION FOR ONLINE SHOPPING OF FASHION PRODUCTS AMONG OMANI CUSTOMERS
Authors: Tahir Muhammad
Published: September 2021

Online fashion retailers in Oman are facing challenges such as high competition from traditional retailers and moderate customer interest in making online purchase. The present study investigated this issue with the aim to identify and test the factors which can influence customer online purchase intention. Based on customer-oriented and technology-oriented perspectives, we tested the influence of four factors namely trust, perceived risk, shopping enjoyment, and web-site design quality on customer’s online purchase intention. We utilized quantitative approach and convenience based non-random sampling to collect data from customers who are engaged in online transactions (n=170). Our findings indicate that trust (Beta=.255, P<.05); perceived risk (Beta=-.276, P<.05); and website design quality (Beta=.118, P<.05) exert significant influence on customer’s online purchase intention. The four factors together explain 58% variation in the dependent variable of customer online purchase intention. Based on these results, we concluded that both customer as well as technology related factors are important in online context.
 Keywords: Trust, Risk, Shopping Enjoyment, Website Quality, Purchase Intentions, Online, Fashion, Oman.
Використання маркетингового менеджменту для забезпечення конкурентоспроможності сільськогосподарських підприємств
Authors: Balanovska Tetiana , Gogulya Olga , Dramaretska Krystyna , Voskolupov Volodymyr , Holik Viktoriia
Published: September 2021

Мета. Метою дослідження є обґрунтування доцільності використання маркетингового менеджменту в сільськогосподарських підприємствах для забезпечення їх конкурентоспроможності.

Методологія / методика / підхід. Для досягнення поставленої мети в процесі дослідження для збору, аналізу, оцінки інформації, представлення результатів та формування висновків використано діалектичний метод наукового пізнання, а також загальнонаукові методи: аналізу, синтезу, порівняння, економіко-математичне моделювання (балансово-оптимізаційна модель), графічний та узагальнення.

Результати. Обґрунтовано, що маркетинговий менеджмент, як важливий складник антикризового управління, доцільно запроваджувати в сільськогосподарських підприємствах для пошуку найбільш перспективних напрямів їх діяльності відповідно до умов зовнішнього середовища з метою забезпечення їх конкурентоспроможності. Доведено ефективність і перспективність виробництва органічної продукції в Україні, що сприятиме покращенню економічного, соціального й екологічного стану країни. Запропоновано сільськогосподарським підприємствам застосовувати стратегію повної або часткової диверсифікації діяльності на основі ведення органічного сільського господарства. Для прийняття обґрунтованих управлінських рішень щодо оптимізації виробничої структури галузі рослинництва сільськогосподарського підприємства з орієнтацією на потреби ринку та дотриманням принципів стійкого розвитку запропоновано використовувати балансово-оптимізаційну модель, сутність якої полягає в розрахунку вартості валової продукції за умови використання різних варіантів унесення добрив при вирощуванні сільськогосподарських культур.

Оригінальність / наукова новизна. Удосконалено науковий підхід до використання маркетингового менеджменту в сільськогосподарських підприємствах, який передбачає застосування методів економіко-математичного моделювання щодо виробництва сільськогосподарської продукції на основі органічного землеробства, що сприятиме забезпеченню їх конкурентоспроможності.

Практична цінність / значущість. Практична цінність досліджень полягає в розробленні конкретних рекомендацій щодо прийняття обґрунтованих управлінських рішень із питань оптимізації виробничої структури галузі рослинництва сільськогосподарського підприємства з орієнтацією на потреби ринку та дотриманням принципів стійкого розвитку.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA PESQUISA E DAS FEIRAS DE CIÊNCIAS PARA O PROCESSO ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Pinheiro Benedito Antônio Nonato
Published: September 2021

O presente estudo aborda a Pesquisa e as Feiras de Ciências enquanto ferramentas relevantes para o processo ensino-aprendizagem. Para tanto, reflete acerca do conceito de pesquisa, sua importância, o professor enquanto pesquisador em potencial e a relevância das Feiras de Ciências para o processo de construção do conhecimento. Toma por base, a abordagem qualitativa documental, a partir de estudiosos como GODOY (1995),  KRIPKA; SHELLER; BONOTTO, 2015, DEMO (2009, 2015), TIBA (2009), BEZERRA (2008), MARTINS (2007), PEREIRA; OAIGEM; HENING, (2000) e de documentos como a Base Nacional Comum Curricular – BNCC (2018) e os Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais – PCNs (1998), para enfatizar que através da pesquisa o professor percebe-se enquanto eterno aprendiz, devendo incentivar os estudantes a constantemente buscar novos conhecimentos, e que para tanto necessita dar o exemplo, sendo pesquisador, iniciando por questionar sua própria prática, bem como promover momentos como estimular a promoção de Feiras de Ciências, nos quais os estudantes pesquisam acerca de determinado tema, propõe e socializam soluções para determinados problemas de seu contexto social, construindo assim seu próprio conhecimento.
A OBESIDADE COMO FATOR PREDITIVO DE HOSPITALIZAÇÃO EM UTI NO PACIENTE ADULTO INFECTADO COM COVID-19: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Araújo Diomar Maria do Nascimento , Martins Islane Cristina
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A obesidade parece ter forte relação com as complicações da COVID-19. Não só isso, mas na literatura existente relaciona-se a obesidade a desfechos ruins. Desse modo, indivíduos obesos são propensos às vias aéreas diminuídas, tendo o potencial respiratório afetado. Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão integrativa da literatura a fim de avaliar a obesidade e outros potenciais fatores preditivos para o agravamento da COVID-19 em pacientes adultos hospitalizados. Material e Métodos: Foi feito um levantamento da literatura em agosto de 2021, nas bases de dados dos Periódicos CAPES, Google Scholar e Pubmed. Os descritores utilizados foram os seguintes: ‘’Fatores de Risco” AND ‘’ Infecções por Coronavirus” AND ‘’ Obesidade” AND ‘’ Unidades de Terapia Intensiva’’ e, em inglês, ‘’Risk Factors” AND ‘’ Coronavirus Infections” AND ‘’ Obesity” AND ‘’ Intensive Care Units” em todas as bases de dados. Foram selecionados 10 artigos sendo incluídos segundo os critérios de elegibilidade. Resultados: Como resultados, foi possível observar que 40% apresentaram prevalência do gênero masculino na necessidade aumentada de ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI) e internação na unidade terapia intensiva (UTI), 50% dos estudos associaram a idade avançada ao principal fator de risco á COVID-19 e a maior mortalidade, dois estudos 20% relacionaram a etnia negra e parda como fator de risco predominante, cinco estudos 50% associaram a comorbidade como fator agravante do novo Coronavírus, cinco estudos 50% correlacionaram o sobrepeso e a obesidade ao aumento da admissão em UTI, a necessidade de VMI e risco maior de morte, sendo os pacientes com o IMC entre 30 e 35 kg/m2 os mais críticos. Conclusão: Os achados desta revisão permitiram concluir que o sobrepeso e a obesidade foram fatores preditivos para agravamento da COVID-19 em pacientes hospitalizados. Bem como, o gênero masculino, a idade avançada e a etnia negra e parda.
CRIAÇÃO DE BIBLIOTECA DIGITAL COMO MEIO DE UNIVERSALIZAÇÃO DA INFORMAÇÃO, NO ÂMBITO DO CORPO DE BOMBEIROS MILITAR DE PERNAMBUCO
Authors: Siqueira Rogério Alves
Published: September 2021

A criação da Biblioteca Digital do Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Pernambuco, visa à produção, catalogação e difusão do conhecimento, relacionado às atividades bombeiro militar, como forma de provedor de dados confiáveis para a rede. É um espaço destinado à promoção, divulgação e uso da informação, objetiva contribuir para a inserção dos militares no universo da pesquisa acadêmica. Com isso, a referente pesquisa de cunho qualitativo e quantitativo embasado em uma das referencias do mundo tecnológico Rosetto (2008), bem como, propõe a implantação de biblioteca digital, tendo como objetivo principal, buscar e catalogar materiais pertinentes à corporação, servindo como ferramenta de armazenamento de conteúdos e disseminação das informações, tornando o conhecimento público e democrático, pois um universo maior de pessoas poderão acessá-lo, pois, propiciará ao público interno e externo o acesso, de modo digital, a livros, trabalhos científicos, manuais, legislação, periódicos, estudos de caso, projetos de intervenção e conteúdos para cursos da corporação.
EDUCAÇÃO – UM OLHAR PARA A TRANSFORMAÇÃO
Authors: Magalhaes Benedita Neire A.de , Ramos Reybia Bueno
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo tem como intenção a transformação da escola por meio da reflexão acerca da visão de Marx sobre a educação e as suas possíveis interpretações a partir de duas correntes marxistas distintas:  sendo a primeira teoria a da reprodução e a segunda teoria a da resistência. Diante das interpretações sobre o pensamento educacional de Marx, o texto reconhece que a Escola não é apenas um espaço de reprodução ideológica na sociedade capitalista, mas é também, por contradição, um espaço de luta e resistência ao pensamento hegemônico dominante.
PRODUÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS EM FARMÁCIA DE MANIPULAÇÃO: ANÁLISE DA QUALIDADE DOS FÁRMACOS E SUA ESTABILIDADE
Authors: Oliveira Thalita , Andrade Leonardo Guimarães de
Published: September 2021

A qualidade dos medicamentos ministrados pelos estabelecimentos apresenta evidencias que geram apreensão para a Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA). De tal modo, as farmácias de manipulados exercem uma enorme função no assunto da Política Nacional de Medicamentos, que visa a aprovação no acesso do uso coerente e a promoção da nação a anódinos eficazes. Tendo em vista a seriedade da abordagem da qualidade dos produtos manipulados, este artigo apresenta relevantes informações sobre o perfil de qualidade do serviço de saúde prestado por esse setor e a estabilidade dos medicamentos. A metodologia realizada foi mediante a revisão da legislação e de trabalhos científicos que englobam o assunto.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA PARA A INICIAÇÃO ESPORTIVA
Authors: Oliveira Júnior Robério Araújo de
Published: September 2021

Este artigo apresentará a importância das aulas de Educação Física para a iniciação esportiva, como essa disciplina, presente no ensino básico, pode e deve auxiliar os estudantes e praticantes ao iniciar uma determinada prática esportiva, seja ela qual for à modalidade. Apresentar também semelhanças e diferenças entre a aula de Educação Física e a iniciação esportiva, cuidados ao se trabalhar essas duas vertentes, protegendo a criança de um problema no futuro pela sobrecarga, do pai, do profissional ou até mesmo da própria prática. Além disso, mostrar meios de organizar a Educação Física sem que haja a confusão entre aula e treinamento.
ATUAÇÃO DO FARMACÊUTICO NA ASSISTÊNCIA A SAÚDE EM FARMÁCIAS COMUNITÁRIAS
Authors: França Cristina , Guimarães Leonardo
Published: September 2021

Farmácia comunitária é o estabelecimento farmacêutico que presta atendimento primário à população, sob responsabilidade técnica de um farmacêutico. Nos últimos anos vem ocorrendo um movimento no Brasil em busca da ampliação da atuação do farmacêutico e da participação da farmácia comunitária no sistema de saúde brasileiro com o desenvolvimento de serviços farmacêuticos clínicos. Para atender essa necessidade há uma mudança no perfil do profissional farmacêutico que resultou na atualização da definição de farmácia e na publicação das RDCs do CFF nº 585 e 586 que regulamentam as atribuições clínicas do farmacêutico e a prescrição farmacêutica.
O FARMACÊUTICO FRENTE AO RISCO DO USO RACIONAL DE ANTIBIÓTICOS
Authors: Pereira Thais de Jesus , Abreu Thiago Pereira de
Published: September 2021

Os antibióticos são substâncias sintéticas ou naturais que podem agir sobre as bactérias, inibir seu crescimento ou causar sua morte. Com sua descoberta no século 20, o número de mortes por microrganismos foi reduzido, melhorando a qualidade de vida da população, pois muitas mortes podem ser evitadas. A resistência bacteriana refere-se a cepas microbianas que podem se multiplicar quando a concentração antibacteriana é maior que a dose terapêutica humana. Um dos principais fatores de resistência bacteriana é o uso contínuo de antibacterianos sem orientação profissional, resultando em alto índice de resistência. Portanto, o papel do farmacêutico é promover o uso racional de antibióticos, seja em farmácias e drogarias, seja no setor privado ou público de saúde. É possível evidenciar então que uma das maneiras mais eficazes de combate a resistência bacteriana é o uso racional de antibióticos, tendo como responsável o profissional farmacêutico, onde o mesmo atua diretamente na dispensação correta desses medicamentos, bem como na instrução e promoção de saúde junto à população.
O PAPEL EDUCATIVO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM COMO MEIO DE GARANTIR AOS PACIENTES PORTADORES DE HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL SISTÊMICA A ADESÃO AO TRATAMENTO MEDICAMENTOSO E NÃO-MEDICAMENTOSO
Authors: Souza Kethley Karoline Furtado da Silva de , Machado Érika de Fátima Magno , Silva Kyssila Daineze Pinto da , Silva Basílio Magno Francisco Rodrigues da , Glória Filho Ely de Almeida
Published: September 2021

A hipertensão arterial (HA) é um grave fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares, caracterizando-se como importante doença na área da saúde pública. O tratamento da HA consiste na terapia medicamentosa e tratamento não-medicamentoso ou mudança no estilo de vida. Teve por objetivo apresentar a importância da equipe de enfermagem na aderência ao tratamento por parte dos pacientes portadores de HAS. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, de revisão sistemática da literatura dos últimos anos. A educação em saúde adequada para os pacientes hipertensos garante aos pacientes maiores chances de aderirem ao tratamento e ter consequente redução de riscos.
ATUAÇÃO DO FARMACÊUTICO NO PROCESSO DE INTOXICAÇÃO POR ANALGÉSICOS NÃO-OPIÓIDES E ANTI-INFLAMATÓRIOS NÃO-ESTEROIDES (AINES)
Authors: Egídio Ana Carolina de Matos , Andrade Leonardo Guimarães de , Lobo Lívia Cabral , Silva Michel Santos da
Published: September 2021

Os processos de intoxicação humana têm-se transformado num dos mais graves problemas de saúde pública devido à falta de controlo e prevenção das intoxicações, associadas a um fácil acesso da população a um número crescente de substâncias (lícitas e ilícitas) com alto grau de toxicidade. “Os medicamentos são atualmente os principais agentes responsáveis por intoxicações agudas acidentais e intencionais” (FERREIRA, et al., 2008).
ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM AO IDOSO: PROMOVENDO CUIDADO FRENTE AO RISCO DE QUEDAS
Authors: Izidório Bruno Henrique Souza , Emerick Ana Lessa Vilhena , Brito Carolayne Moreira , Quintão Gabriela Pereira , Rodrigues Larissa Silva
Published: September 2021

Objetivo: Objetivamos investigar como e quais são as ações de enfermagem na assistência ao idoso sobre o risco de quedas. A ações executadas pela equipe de enfermagem auxiliam na prevenção, cuidado, recuperação e também facilita o reconhecimento dos grupos sujeitos a risco de quedas visando o que devemos implementar e quais intervenções adequadas devemos executar. Método: Realizamos uma análise baseada em uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória com base na pesquisa integrativa com abordagem qualitativa. Foram utilizados 12 artigos e compreendidos entre o período de 2008 a 2018. Os artigos e manuais foram selecionados através dos descritores nas bases de pesquisa Scielo e BVS. Resultados: A pesquisa demonstrou que é importante ter o conhecimento dos fatores de risco associados as quedas em idosos, para auxiliar na implantação de métodos e ações que aumentam a qualidade de vida e ajudam na prevenção de quedas em idosos. Conclusão: Devemos auxiliar, encaminhar e estarmos atentos aos riscos diários de cada paciente. É necessário um bom atendimento e acolhimento para que possamos atuar nessa prevenção e possibilitar uma qualidade de vida melhor para os idosos em relação aos riscos.