bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANÁLISE DA FRAGILIDADE AMBIENTAL NA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIBEIRÃO JATOBÁ-MS
Authors: Martins da Silva Erica , Matheus Bacani Vitor
Published: October 2023

Os estudos ambientais em bacia hidrográfica são fundamentais para o entendimento dos processos de uso e ocupação devido à urgência de equilíbrio entre as práticas econômicas e as condições ambientais que acabam por alterar drasticamente as paisagens naturais. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a fragilidade ambiental da Bacia Hidrográfica do Ribeirão Jatobá- BHRJ localizada no médio curso do rio Aquidauana, sendo de grande contribuição para o Pantanal no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. A metodologia adotada fundamentou-se na proposta de Ross (1994) e de Bacani et al. (2015), onde se considerou a análise integrada do ambiente a partir das variáveis, solo, declividade, precipitação, uso e cobertura da terra, e adição das Áreas Preservação Permanentes - APPs. Os resultados demonstraram que a BHRJ possui potencial natural de baixa fragilidade ocupando 56,9% da área da bacia, porém o tipo de uso predominante refere-se à classe de pastagem (46% da área), essa influência resulta em fragilidade ambiental emergente média, ocupando 74% da área de estudo. Para validar o modelo de fragilidade ambiental desenvolvido foram mapeados locais de erosão e conflitos de uso da terra que foram correlacionados com as classes de fragilidade ambiental e de uso e cobertura da terra. Constatou-se que as áreas mais frágeis próximas às APPs possuem maior número de locais (pontos) com erosão indicando uma correlação com os altos graus de fragilidade, onde o tipo de uso e cobertura da terra influencia na fragilidade juntamente com as condições naturais.
DIAGNÓSTICO GEOECOLÓGICO DA PAISAGEM CÁRSTICA DA BACIA DO RIO SOBRADO, SUDESTE DO TOCANTINS
Authors: Rodrigues Nascimento Heloisa , De Morais Fernando
Published: October 2023

As paisagens cársticas são detentoras de beleza singular e importantes recursos naturais. As diversas formas de ocupação desse ambiente de alta fragilidade ambiental exigem planejamento integrado devido aos impactos negativos. Para compreender a estrutura e a dinâmica dessas paisagens, a Geoecologia da Paisagem apresenta-se como um modelo teórico e metodológico, visto que analisa a interação entre a dinâmica natural e a social. Este artigo objetivou elaborar o diagnóstico geoecológico para a paisagem cárstica da bacia hidrográfica do rio Sobrado, sudeste do Tocantins. A elaboração do diagnóstico consistiu em três etapas: 1) organização dos temas e das características físico-naturais; 2) análise dos fatores geoecológicos e da compartimentação das unidades; 3) diagnóstico de acordo com os níveis de ocupação da terra. Foram identificadas 37 unidades geoecológicas. A partir da sobreposição do mapa de unidades com o mapa exploratório de fenômenos cársticos, verificou-se que 12 unidades apresentam feições cársticas em sua abrangência, com características que retratam a presença de rochas do Grupo Bambuí, solos mais suscetíveis à ocorrência de processos erosivos e avanço das pastagens sobre a vegetação nativa. Por outro lado, ainda predominam remanescentes das formações savânicas e formações florestais vinculadas à existência de maciços de afloramento de rochas carbonáticas, matas ciliares e áreas com relevo movimentado. Assim, as informações obtidas servirão de subsídio para a implantação de planejamento e gestão ambiental sustentável em face do atual cenário identificado.
DIMENSÃO DO CURRÍCULO NO PROGRAMA NACIONAL ESCOLAS SUSTENTÁVEIS:
Authors: Santos Garcia Costa Adler , Giacomini Cruz Zucchini Lilian
Published: October 2023

À constituição de escolas sustentáveis, a dimensão curricular concebe-se como um dos pilares centrais e orientadores de uma instituição de ensino, viabilizando a construção de novas concepções de mundo, de conhecimentos e de práticas pedagógicas. O Programa Nacional Escolas Sustentáveis (PNES), pautado na Política Nacional de Educação Ambiental (PNEA), fundamenta-se num plano de ação à sustentabilidade socioambiental por meio da estrutura física, da gestão e do currículo para o desenvolvimento de espaços e processos educativos continuados e permanentes. Deste modo, o objetivo desta pesquisa infere-se à dimensão curricular, buscando entender: “Como a Educação Ambiental (EA) insere-se nesta dimensão no referido programa?” e “Qual o papel dos conteúdos curriculares para a inserção da EA na escola segundo a proposta do PNES?”. Assim, baseamo-nos no referencial teórico da Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica (PHC), que discute o currículo como o conjunto de atividades nucleares desenvolvidas na escola, defendendo a universalidade dos conteúdos escolares. Recorremos à análise documental como método de pesquisa, onde nos propomos analisar documentos relacionados ao PNES. Esta resultou-se em considerações pertinentes ao referido programa, identificando que mesmo pautado à construção crítica, ética e de transformação dos valores por meio da dimensão curricular do PNES, esta não dialoga com autores do campo curricular e também não aprofunda-se no papel dos conteúdos curriculares para a EA nas disciplinas escolares.
FLUXOS POPULACIONAIS NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE NATAL MOTIVADOS PELA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Da Paixão Maria Josiane , Barbosa Jane Roberta de Assis , Medeiros Sara Raquel Fernandes Queiroz de , Souza Iara Dantas de
Published: October 2023

Os deslocamentos populacionais mais significativos em direção a Natal, capital do Rio Grande do Norte têm origem nos municípios da Região Metropolitana de Natal (RMN), impulsionados por diversos motivos, incluindo saúde, lazer, visitas familiares, trabalho e educação. Segundo o censo demográfico de 2010 do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 78.977 pessoas com 18 anos ou mais se deslocaram dentro do estado por motivos de estudo, sendo que 38.991 o fizeram entre os municípios da RMN, o que corresponde a 49,3% de todos os fluxos pendulares do estado. Tendo em conta os fluxos na RMN, 31.732 pessoas, ou 81%, se deslocaram para a capital. A metodologia desta pesquisa incluiu revisão de literatura, coleta de dados secundários no site do IBGE e entrevistas realizadas nas paradas de transporte intermunicipal a fim de abordar o fenômeno de maneira quanti-qualitativa. A pesquisa revelou que a capital e o município vizinho, Parnamirim, são os principais receptores desse fluxo, enquanto São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará-Mirim, Macaíba e Extremoz são os principais emissores. Esse fluxo populacional causa uma maior demanda por serviços educacionais (públicos e privados) e infraestrutura urbana, o que exige maior esforço dos gestores municipais. Além disso, a pesquisa mostra a centralidade de Natal e Parnamirim como referências em ensino médio e superior no Rio Grande do Norte, tornando-as atrativas para os fluxos populacionais por motivos educacionais.
THE INFLUENCE OF PRODUCT QUALITY AND PROMOTION ON PURCHASE DECISIONS AT LARISSA BABYMART UJUNGPANGKAH GRESIK
Authors: Farida Nur , Shofiyah Ainin
Published: October 2023

Background. Product quality is a determining component in purchasing decisions. Apart from product quality, another variable that influences purchasing decisions is promotion. Promotion is one of the determining factors in event purchasing decisions. Whatever the nature of an item, assuming the buyer never knows or does not know whether the item will be of value to the buyer, the customer will not be interested in getting it, meaning that purchasing decisions also pay attention to this.
Research Purpose. To frame the buyer's disposition in the face of all the data and take reactions as to what goods to buy.
Research Method. This is an illustrative form with a quantitative methodology. This research strategy can be interpreted as an exploitation technique from  a positivism perspective, which is used to look at populations or tests which can later be used for research text components, describing them quantitatively or measurably. information with the intention of testing the speculations made.
Findings. Product quality to a certain extent influences purchasing decisions, while promotions to a certain extent greatly influence decisions and product quality and promotions also influence purchasing decisions.
Conclusion. The idea of Larissa Babymart scientists is to further improve advertising through timely virtual entertainment according to product quality to improve purchasing decisions.
The model of the webinar system for distance learning of a foreign language in a non-linguistic university
Authors: Matveeva Natalia Viktorovna
Published: October 2023

The subject of this study is the process of distance learning of a foreign language in a non-linguistic university. The object of the study is a system of webinars conducted during distance learning of a foreign language. The author examines in detail the structure of training webinars of various types, offers his classification of distance learning and a model of a system of distance learning of a foreign language for students of economics of a transport university, which includes an ordered system of webinars of various types. Particular attention is paid to such issues as: raising students' awareness of the structure of the discipline course and the requirements, insufficient attention to which causes students anxiety in the difficult process of distance learning.   The theoretical significance lies in the creation of a classification of webinars and the development of a model of a webinar system in distance learning of a foreign language in vezu. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using the proposed or modified model of the webinar system in different learning environments and at different levels of education. After conducting an experimental training, the following conclusions were made. The introduction of an ordered model of the webinar system increases students' awareness, reduces anxiety, especially in the process of forming speaking and listening skills, improves the equipment of the educational process, as webinar recordings become more structured, orderly, and, consequently, more watchable. The educational process in the discipline "Foreign language" becomes more structured and understandable for students.
Rock type discrimination using Landsat-8 OLI satellite data in mafic-ultramafic terrain
Authors: Tamilarasan Kuppusamy , Anbazhagan Siddan , Ranjithkumar Sundararajan
Published: October 2023

The mafic-ultramafic terrain of the Bhavani complex in southern India is considered for lithological mapping. The Landsat-8 OLI satellite data was used for the interpretation of different rock types in the study area. The satellite data were digitally processed using ENVI 5.6 image processing software. In the OLI data, excluding bands 8 and 9, the remaining seven bands were used for the generation of colour composite images, band ratios, principal component analysis and SVM classification. Reflectance spectral measurements were carried out in laboratory conditions for five rock samples collected from the study area. The XRF analysis was carried out to estimate the composition of major oxides present in the rock samples. The results obtained from XRF analysis were compared with the rock spectra in characterizing the spectral features of the rock types. The colour composite images (B543, B567, B456, and B457), PCA composite image (PC312 and PC456), band ratios (BR5/5 and BR4/3), colour composite images from band ratios, and SVM classified output are useful in delineation various rock types in the terrain.
ZMYM2 controls human transposable element transcription through distinct co-regulatory complexes
Authors: Owen Danielle , Aguilar-Martinez Elisa , Ji Zongling , Li Yaoyong , Sharrocks Andrew D.
Published: October 2023

ZMYM2 is a zinc finger transcriptional regulator that plays a key role in promoting and maintaining cell identity. It has been implicated in several diseases such as congenital anomalies of the kidney where its activity is diminished and cancer where it participates in oncogenic fusion protein events. ZMYM2 is thought to function through promoting transcriptional repression and here we provide more evidence to support this designation. Here we studied ZMYM2 function in human cells and demonstrate that ZMYM2 is part of distinct chromatin-bound complexes including the established LSD1-CoREST-HDAC1 corepressor complex. We also identify new functional and physical interactions with ADNP and TRIM28/KAP1. The ZMYM2-TRIM28 complex forms in a SUMO-dependent manner and is associated with repressive chromatin. ZMYM2 and TRIM28 show strong functional similarity and co-regulate a large number of genes. However, there are no strong links between ZMYM2-TRIM28 binding events and nearby individual gene regulation. Instead, ZMYM2-TRIM28 appears to regulate genes in a more regionally defined manner within TADs where it can directly regulate co-associated retrotransposon expression. We find that different types of ZMYM2 binding complex associate with and regulate distinct subclasses of retrotransposons, with ZMYM2-ADNP complexes at SINEs and ZMYM2-TRIM28 complexes at LTR elements. We propose a model whereby ZMYM2 acts directly through retrotransposon regulation, which may then potentially affect the local chromatin environment and associated coding gene expression.UCSC browser session containing the peak tracks: http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=hg19&position=chr1:18,078,462-18,084,961&hide=all&hgct_customText=http://bartzabel.ls.manchester.ac.uk/sharrockslab/yaoyong/ZNF198/index_file_hg19_chipSeq_ZMYM2_final.txtOriginal ChIP-seq and ATAC-seq data from U2OS cells can be viewed On ArrayExpress at: E-MTAB-12292 (ADNP and TRIM28 ChIP-seq), E-MTAB-12293 (SUMO ChIP-seq) and E-MTAB-12294 (ATAC-seq)
Intermittent fasting promotes ILC3s secreting IL-22 contributing to the beigeing of white adipose tissue
Authors: Chen Hong , Sun Lijun , Feng Lu , Han Xue , Zhang Yunhua , Zhai Wenbo , Zhang Zehe , Mulholland Michael , Zhang Weizhen , Yin Yue
Published: October 2023

Mechanism underlying the metabolic benefit of intermittent fasting remains largely unknown. Here, we reported that intermittent fasting promoted IL-22 production by ILC3s and subsequent beigeing of subcutaneous white adipose tissue. Adoptive transfer of intestinal ILC3s increased beigeing of white adipose tissue in diet-induced-obese mice. Exogenous IL-22 significantly increased the beigeing of subcutaneous white adipose tissue. Deficiency of IL-22 receptor attenuated the beigeing induced by intermittent fasting. Single-cell sequencing of sorted intestinal immune cells revealed that intermittent fasting increased aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling in ILC3s. Analysis of cell‒cell ligand receptor interactions indicated that intermittent fasting may stimulate the interaction of ILC3s with dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages. These results establish the role of intestinal ILC3s in beigeing of white adipose tissue, suggesting that ILC3/IL-22/IL-22R axis contributes to the metabolic benefit of intermittent fasting.
Membership inference attack on differentially private block coordinate descent
Authors: Riaz Shazia , Ali Saqib , Wang Guojun , Latif Muhammad Ahsan , Iqbal Muhammad Zafar
Published: October 2023

The extraordinary success of deep learning is made possible due to the availability of crowd-sourced large-scale training datasets. Mostly, these datasets contain personal and confidential information, thus, have great potential of being misused, raising privacy concerns. Consequently, privacy-preserving deep learning has become a primary research interest nowadays. One of the prominent approaches adopted to prevent the leakage of sensitive information about the training data is by implementing differential privacy during training for their differentially private training, which aims to preserve the privacy of deep learning models. Though these models are claimed to be a safeguard against privacy attacks targeting sensitive information, however, least amount of work is found in the literature to practically evaluate their capability by performing a sophisticated attack model on them. Recently, DP-BCD is proposed as an alternative to state-of-the-art DP-SGD, to preserve the privacy of deep-learning models, having low privacy cost and fast convergence speed with highly accurate prediction results. To check its practical capability, in this article, we analytically evaluate the impact of a sophisticated privacy attack called the membership inference attack against it in both black box as well as white box settings. More precisely, we inspect how much information can be inferred from a differentially private deep model’s training data. We evaluate our experiments on benchmark datasets using AUC, attacker advantage, precision, recall, and F1-score performance metrics. The experimental results exhibit that DP-BCD keeps its promise to preserve privacy against strong adversaries while providing acceptable model utility compared to state-of-the-art techniques.
Proposição de melhorias no modelo de admissão de servidores de uma instituição de ciência e tecnologia em saúde: o caso Fiocruz
Authors: Cavalcante Fernando Victor , Dos Santos André Luiz Trajano , Comes Monique Brandão
Published: October 2023

A gestão por processos viabiliza a reestruturação de rotinas com o objetivo de torná-las mais eficientes perante as necessidades e exigências dos clientes. Desta forma, o presente estudo visa aplicar a gestão por processos para efetuar o diagnóstico do processo de admissão de servidores da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) e, então, propor melhorias para o incremento dos níveis de qualidade da prestação deste serviço. Como delineamento da pesquisa adotou-se o estudo de caso único (YIN, 2015), por meio de uma abordagem qualitativa, valendo-se do levantamento documental e da observação participante como fontes de evidências. No desenvolvimento foram levantadas e descritas as principais atividades envolvidas no processo de admissão, sendo o processo descrito e diagramado no formato “as is” pela notação Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). Em seguida foi efetuada a análise crítica pela Metodologia de Análise e Solução de Problemas (MASP), de modo a possibilitar a identificação e priorização de problemas, bem como de suas causas e soluções aplicáveis.  Por fim, o processo foi redesenhado no formato “to be”, considerando as melhorias propostas. Conclusivamente, entende-se que o resultado da análise pode fornecer subsídios para o aprimoramento da gestão da investidura em cargos da Fiocruz e, consequentemente, para a redução de inconsistências e aumento da satisfação dos servidores ingressantes.
O impacto do PIB e do investimento em infraestrutura rodoviária na produção de caminhões no Brasil: análise de 1995 a 2022
Authors: Sousa Heron Viterbre Debique , Magalhães Júnior Antonio Mendes , Sousa Ícaro Viterbre Debique , Silva Alessandro Leonardo , Gontijo Marcelo Robert , De Jesus Kennedy Washington , Barbosa Valdenês Pacheco , Fonseca Rodrigo Silva
Published: October 2023

O presente estudo buscou entender a relação entre a produção de caminhões no Brasil e fatores econômicos, além de infraestrutura de transporte. A pesquisa baseou-se em uma abordagem quantitativa, utilizando dados coletados de fontes como ANFAVEA, IPEA e Ministério dos Transportes. Por meio de regressão linear múltipla, aplicada no software R, inicialmente considerou-se uma série de variáveis independentes. No entanto, após a seleção de variáveis pelo método stepwise, somente a variação percentual do PIB e o investimento em infraestrutura rodoviária mostraram-se variáveis significativas. Os resultados revelam que esses dois fatores têm uma influência positiva na produção de caminhões, com destaque para a variação do PIB. Este estudo evidencia que oscilações no PIB e investimentos rodoviários têm reflexos diretos na produção de caminhões, o que ressalta a dependência do país em relação ao transporte rodoviário.
Análise do aspecto ambiental do relatório de sustentabilidade de uma empresa do setor de oléo e gás
Authors: Astigarreta Ingrid de Figueiredo , Vieira Fernando de Oliveira , Meirino Marcelo
Published: October 2023

O objetivo deste estudo é correlacionar os requisitos e orientações disponíveis no Manual de Implementação do Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) como base para análise de um Relatório de Sustentabilidade de uma empresa do mercado de Óleo e Gás. Como forma de focalizar o estudo, foi selecionado o aspecto Meio Ambiente para análise detalhada dos itens expostos.
Investigation of the Earth’s Albedo Using Meteorological Parameters over Maiduguri, Nigeria
Authors: Akpootu D. O. , Argungu G. M. , Umar M. , Iliyasu M. I. , Yusuf A. , Muhammad N. , Sidi S. A. , Sani M. Y. , Ibrahim M. , Abdullahi Z. , Aruna S.
Published: October 2023

The present study estimate and investigate the variation of albedo for Maiduguri situated in the Sahelian region of Nigeria, using meteorological data of global solar radiation obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) extending for a period between 1984 to 2021. Investigation was carried out on the variation of albedo with surface temperature, maximum wavelength, clearness index, global solar radiation, relative humidity and mean temperature. The study found that the estimated surface albedo exhibited a direct opposite relationship with the clearness index, an inverse relationship with the emitting Earth’s surface temperature and a direct relationship with the wavelength for the location. The highest value of 0.5125 and lowest value of 0.3344 were found in August and November respectively. The emitting Earth surface temperature ranged between 232.8674 K in August and 251.7177 K in November. This is in agreement with the standard emitting Earth surface temperature (255.0000 K). The values of the maximum emitting wavelength were found to be > 4  indicating longwave radiation which is within the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The results from this study will be useful for the design of solar energy collectors and researches on atmospheric radiative transfer.
Monitoring and Control System for Precision Agriculture Using Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Kousar Sabiha , Shahid Sidra , Sanaullah  , Ullah Asad , Tabsum Adnan Ghafoor , Tubassam Misbah
Published: October 2023

Agriculture is an essential part of the Pakistani economy, and it is embedded into the country’s antiquated financial framework. Intelligent systems can be developed through the usage of IoT-based technology.  In hydroponics farming, precision is a challenge, particularly for some sensitive plants like bok choy and lettuce. These plants need a certain amount of fertilizer and water each time in order to grow as well as possible. The Internet of Things (IoT) enables routine monitoring of every element of a person's life. A remedy might be to periodically evaluate the plants' nutrient and water requirements. In this study, monitoring and control systems for hydroponic precision agriculture are developed using IoT and fuzzy logic. Fuzzy logic is utilized to control how much food and water the plants receive, and IoT is used to make it feasible to periodically assess the nutritional and water needs of plants.
Assessing the Factors Contributing to Police Officers Turnover in Tanzania: Experience from Police Force Iringa Municipality
Authors: Lupondo Luhekelo David , Kipilimba Theobald , Ng’elenge Haji
Published: October 2023

The focus of this study was to assess the factors contributing to police officer turnover in Tanzania, particularly at the Iringa police force. The study's specific objectives were to examine the contribution of monetary incentives, working conditions, and career advancement opportunities on police officer turnover in Iringa Police Force. The study utilized a descriptive and cross-sectional, research design was applied at a 95% level of confidence.

Both Open-ended types of questionnaires and closed-ended types were used, as well as an interview guide for the key informants to get primary data and secondary data that were obtained through documentation or documentary review. The study used both qualitative and quantitative where qualitative data were analyzed by using interpretations and explanations while quantitative data involved the use of software suggested for analysis called Statistical Package for Social Sciences and the findings were tabulated and figured for presentation. Based on the findings, the regression analysis output confirmed that there is a significant positive relationship between inadequate monetary incentives and police officer turnover as the p-value is 0.022.

Furthermore, the regression analysis output confirmed that there is a significant positive relationship between poor working conditions and police officer turnover as the p-value is 0.025, which is less than 0.05, likewise inadequate career advancement opportunities were also significant with a p-value of 0.028. The study recommends the provision of fringe benefits and a review of salary is done from time to time as these were found to be the main problems which facilitate turnover intention, also management was asked to provide enough working tools and attractive offices to their officers, as the majority of officers complain on them. Furthermore, management should set enough budget for training and learning sessions and scholarships to be provided for officers who wish to go further studies. The researcher suggested that similar studies be carried out in other regions to determine the impact of these factors in influencing employee turnover especially those in military forces.
Blood Transfusion Request and Utilization: The Trend in a Tertiary Health Care Centre in North Central Nigeria
Authors: Jatau E. D.  , Ma’an V. T.  , Ofakunrin A. O. D.  , Ntuhun B. D.  , Damulak O. D.
Published: October 2023

Background: An effective blood transfusion service is anchored on an adequate supply of safe blood and its components as well as its accessibility and appropriate clinical use. There is a contrast in blood supplies and utilization between the high, middle and low-income countries necessitating the formulation of appropriate modalities to ensure judicious use of blood while minimizing wastage.

Aims: This study was aimed at assessing the blood transfusion request trend in our institution and its utilization with the intent of curtailing the wastage of safe blood for transfusion.

Study Design: It is a retrospective study.

Place and Duration of Study: Jos University Teaching Hospital Blood Bank from January 2022 to December 2022.

Methodology: Appropriately filled blood transfusion request forms of the Jos University Teaching Hospital compared with the blood bank In-house records from January 2022 to December 2022 were reviewed. Request dates, requesting Department, Unit or Specialty, indications for request, Number of units requested, and number eventually utilized were used to determine blood transfusion indices which are indicative of efficient and significant blood use.

Results: Eight thousand, five hundred forty-eight (8,548) blood transfusion request forms from the blood bank and patients' folders were reviewed and compared with the Blood Bank's in-house records. Requests for blood transfusion for over 460 indications were received from twenty-six (26) departments and units. There was a general Crossmatch: Transfusion ratio (C: T) of 1.7 with a transfusion index (TI) of 1.2 and transfusion probability (TP) of 48.0%.

Conclusion: Transfusion requests were characterized by low utilization across departments and units. This calls for the establishment of a transfusion protocol for the determination of blood volume required for every indication so that this limited commodity will be made available and accessible when needed.
Water Quality Assessment on Physicochemical and Biological Parameters of Selected Lentic Ecosystem in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria
Authors: Mbachu Frank C. , Nwaogazie Ify L. , Amah Victor
Published: October 2023

The aim of this study is to determine the suitability of the ponds in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria for domestic use. A cross-sectional study was carried out for the study. Composite sampling method was used, where three water samples were collected randomly from each station to ensure that the samples were representative of the entire station. Samples were collected during the rainy season, given that the ponds always dry up during the dry season. Physicochemical and microbial analyses were carried out on water samples of selected lentic aquatic ecosystems in randomly identified ponds in five communities of Aboh Mbaise. These ponds are used by the residents of these villages for various domestic and anthropogenic activities. Statistical analyses include: descriptive statistics, Analysis of Variance, Parallel coordinate plot, Pearson correlation, Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC) and Water Quality Index (WQI) were carried out. Results indicate that pond water within the study area did not fall within the bracket of good water quality, as per the WQI range of 0 to 50, thereby affirming the poor quality of water. The WQI for the five ponds ranges from 1338.71 - 3322.81.  There is a direct correlation between the presence of Total Bacterial Counts from Shigella and Salmonella counts and the presence of fecal contamination from both human and animal wastes. Given the poor quality of the pond water, it is unhealthy for the inhabitants in the study area to use pond water for food preparation and other household tasks, except if it is treated.
Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant, Extensively Drug Resistant and Pandrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates among In-Patients and Out-Patients in a Multi-Profile Health Care Settings
Authors: John-Onwe Beatrice Ngozi , Aniokete Ugonna Cassandra , Ibiam Francis Amadi , Peter Ikemesit Udeme , Iroha Chidinma Stacy , Iroha Ifeanyichukwu Romanus
Published: October 2023

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most life-threatening pathogens, especially in healthcare settings, and a main contributor to multi-drug resistance (MDR), extensive-drug resistance (XDR), and pan-drug resistant (PDR) phenotypes. However, there is limited data on the degree of resistance of these isolates in this region. This study seeks to determine the distribution of MDR, XDR, and PDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from different patient groups. A total of five hundred (500) non-duplicated strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa of human clinical samples were collected from the Microbiology Laboratory Unit of Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital Abakaliki. The isolates were identified and re-characterized by standard microbiology techniques. MDR, XDR, and PDR were determined using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method, and the results were analyzed using the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) zone diameter breakpoints. The result shows that the overall resistant phenotype was MDR 50. 7%, XDR 20.5%, and PDR 9.6% while in samples from in-patients and out-patients, resistant phenotype proportions were MDR 43.2%, XDR 32.4%, PDR 10.1% and MDR 61.2%, XDR 29.7%, and PDR 18.5% respectively. Worrisomely, only a few tested antimicrobial agents (Amikacin, cefepime) were active against the test organism, presenting a limited therapeutic option. It is therefore imperative to establish strong regulative measures and guidelines that would help in curtailing the increasing dissemination of these superbugs in healthcare institutions in Nigeria.
Response of Various Organic Manures and its Combinations on Growth, Flowering and Cormels of Gladiolus
Authors: Thakur Shivani , Yadav Kulveer Singh
Published: October 2023

A field experiment was conducted at Agriculture Farm School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh (Punjab) during November-April (2022-23) to study the response of various organic manure and its combination on growth, flowering and corm attributes of gladiolus cultivar Punjab Dawn. The experiment consisted of ten  treatments by combining cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd, ghee, jiggery, flour, soil, water, pulse flour, mustard oil and honey at different amount s along with control and replicated thrice. Treatment T7 recorded with minimum days to sprouting (17.44 days), tallest plant height (88.97 cm), maximum leaf length (38.16 cm), wider leaf breadth (2.80 cm), minimum days to complete sprouting (8.00 days), minimum days to spike emergence (99.55 days) and lesser days to the first colour  shown (103.11 days) whereas, more number of leaves/plant (10.11), a greater  weight of individual cormel (0.45 g) , the weight  of cormels/corm (3.04 g) and greater cormel diameter (0.51 cm)  were measured with treatment T5 and maximum rachis length (37.96 cm), longer duration of flowering (6.14 days) and more number of cormels/corm (8.51),  were resulted by treatment T2,  T6 and T3, respectively.
The Effect of Price, Service Quality, Product Quality on Customer Satisfaction at PT. Dynamic Buah Nusantara
Authors: Ilyas Gunawan Bata , Ginting Yanti Mayasari , Mustafa Heriyanti
Published: October 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of price, service, and product quality on customer satisfaction. Price and product quality can affect customer satisfaction. Consumer satisfaction is judged by the company providing a fair price and entering according to their needs. If the price of an item is expensive, consumers feel that the item is not mandatory to buy, and they become burdened with the cost. Apart from price, product quality also affects customer satisfaction. Because if the price is high, it turns out that the quality of the product provided is damaged or not in accordance with the actual goods, then this becomes a negative value for the company, and consumer confidence decreases.  The population in this study are consumers who shop at PT Nusantara Fruit Dynamics. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling method with a sample of 150 respondents. Data analysis using SPSS software. The results of this study indicate that price, product quality, and service quality have a significant effect on customer satisfaction.
Dimension of Psycho-social Distress and Associated-complications in Type 2 Diabetes Population
Authors: Joseph Amala , Thomas Aiswarya , Josey Jilbi , Jacob Rosmin
Published: October 2023

Aim: This study analyzes the psycho-social challenges and problems experienced by individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, utilizing the diabetes distress scale (DDS). Moreover, this research offers patients recommendations and guidance to enhance their overall well-being and health-related quality of life.

Methodology: Six months of prospective observational study in five departments of a tertiary care hospital was conducted. During the investigation period, 205 patients' diabetes conditions were analyzed and assessed through direct patient interviews, and the results were analyzed using a chi-square test.

Results: According to statistical analysis, it has been determined that neuropathy (χ2 =7.225, p=0.027), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) (χ2=6.375, p=0.041), diabetes foot (χ2 =8.416, p=0.015), and retinopathy (χ2=6.189, p=0.045) are the primary emotional-related issues. Additionally, in regimen-related risk, diabetes foot complications (χ2 =16.354, p<0.001) exhibit a high significance level, along with others.

Conclusions: The study facilitated the assessment and examination of diabetes patients' emotional, dietary, medical, and social suffering. Diabetes neuropathy, retinopathy, foot ulcer, CAD, and poor healing were the higher perplexities discovered by the investigation.
FATORES RELACIONADOS AO DESEMPENHO DA FISCALIZAÇÃO DE CONTRATOS ADMINISTRATIVOS EM ORGANIZAÇÕES PÚBLICAS
Authors: Mota Aline Fonseca , Monteiro Doraliza Auxiliadora Abranches
Published: October 2023

O presente estudo visa analisar os fatores relacionados ao desempenho da fiscalização de contratos administrativos em uma Organização pública. Discorreu-se acerca da definição de contratos administrativos, requisitos básicos e características dos contratos administrativos e aspectos sobre gestão e fiscalização de contratos. A pesquisa teve um caráter exploratório com abordagem qualitativa. Foi realizada pesquisa documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas com servidores públicos atuantes como fiscais na instituição. A análise dos dados permitiu apontar fatores positivos influenciadores no processo de fiscalização contratual, sendo eles: formação acadêmica dos fiscais; adoção de instrumentos de controle; e manual de fiscalização contratual. Outros fatores interferem negativamente nesse processo, sendo eles: a falta de conhecimento amplo da legislação; falta de clareza e precisão na descrição dos objetos contratados; e inexistência de capacitação para fiscais de contrato. Diante disso, considera-se que há muito a ser aprimorado e que deve haver um esforço das organizações públicas em minimizar as falhas e potencializar os aspectos positivos a fim de melhorar o desempenho das contratações públicas.
POLÍTICAS INCLUSIVAS NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES
Authors: De Sousa Flaviany Luise Nogueira
Published: October 2023

Esta pesquisa literária foi desenvolvida acerca do tema de políticas inclusivas nas organizações, com o intuito de abordar quanto a questão da inclusão de colaboradores portadores de necessidades especiais, idosos, mulheres e colaboradores LGBT nas organizações públicas ou privadas, visando, sobretudo, a ampliação do olhar perante a diversidade nesses locais, bem como a quebra de barreiras e paradigmas relacionados a esta questão. Para o alcance do desenvolvimento proposto, relacionou-se pesquisas publicadas em periódicos, livros, dissertações e outros trabalhos, colocando assim recomendações e boas práticas para o fortalecimento de uma efetiva inclusão nos ambientes corporativos, e também destacar os principais problemas sofridos pelas pessoas dos grupos supracitados. Com base no conteúdo selecionado e desenvolvido, percebeu-se que o fortalecimento e o efetivo desempenho das políticas inclusivas partem do comprometimento da alta gerência das empresas, de sua preocupação em inserir tais grupos em seu meio social e funcional, pois isto sinaliza de diversas formas a predisposição e a postura da organização para o mercado, construindo uma reputação inclusiva e que estima a diversidade humana. As discussões sobre o assunto dentro de organizações têm sido cada vez mais comum, objetivando-se alcançar uma vivência justa, ideal e isonômica entre todos os colaboradores, melhorando a imagem e reputação da organização.
EFETIVIDADE DELIBERATIVA DAS INTENCIONALIDADES PARTICIPATIVAS NA COPRODUÇÃO DE BEM PÚBLICO
Authors: Laredo Carvalho Denise , SOARES KRONEMBERGER THAIS , Araujo Delgado Marcos Vinicius
Published: October 2023

A Constituição Federal de 1988 instituiu mecanismos de participação social, o que possibilitou a configuração do modelo de democracia participativa no país. Nos últimos anos, uma das abordagens de pesquisa que tem adquirido relevância sobre o tema diz respeito a efetividade participativa, sobretudo em conselhos gestores (WAMPLER, 2011; LAVALLE; VOIGT; SERAFIM, 2016), o que pode ser explicado pela associação entre participação e políticas públicas (AVRITZER, 2011). Inserido nessa abordagem, a coprodução do bem público constitui um referencial para a análise das institucionalidades participativas e pode ser entendida como a construção de bem público de forma plural e inclusiva tendo por finalidade o bem comum (ROCHA et al., 2012; NETO; SOUZA; SALM, 2014). Sustentada nesta discussão, o artigo tem como principal objetivo analisar a efetividade deliberativa do Conselho Municipal do Patrimônio Cultural de Andrelândia-MG na coprodução de bem público no período de 2015 a 2019. Para tal, adotou-se a metodologia de estudo de caso único tendo a coleta de dados sido realizada por pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo, o que possibilitou a triangulação das técnicas. O tratamento dos dados seguiu a elaboração de categorias de análise do tipo grade mista sobre a efetividade deliberativa. Também se fez uso da tabulação eletrônica simples dos dados. Os resultados apontam que a atuação do COMPAC está concentrada na sua gestão administrativa em detrimento da produção de política pública. Contudo, destaca-se a atuação do Conselho no acompanhamento das ações de preservação do patrimônio municipal.
FLORESTA EM PÉ, EXTRATIVISMO E DESENVOLVIMENTO NA AMAZÔNIA: A PRÁTICA DE GESTÃO SOCIAL DO ARRANJO INTERORGANIZACIONAL ORIGENS BRASIL
Authors: Da Silva Souza Edilene , Fernandes Azerêdo Raoni , De Resende Neves Andressa Caroline , De Sousa Washington José
Published: October 2023

A partir da metodologia de análise qualitativa, com procedimentos de revisão bibliográfica, pesquisa documental e pesquisa de campo com entrevistas semiestruturadas, analisamos neste artigo o arranjo interorganizacional extrativista no Projeto de Assentamento Desenvolvimento Sustentável Paraíso (PDS Paraíso) no município de Alenquer/PA, inserida na Rede Origens Brasil. A atividade em andamento desde 2016 desvela um modelo de desenvolvimento pautado na floresta em pé, em que propiciam: a) processos decisórios com predomínio da gestão social e racionalidade substantiva; b) geração de renda com inibição da ação de atravessadores; c) participação da população local em estratégias territoriais; d) criação de arranjo interorganizacional e fomento a cadeia produtiva de comercialização e beneficiamento de sementes da floresta em perspectiva economicamente viável, socialmente justa e ambientalmente sustentável.
Risk of Gastrointestinal Adverse Events Associated With Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss
Authors: Sodhi Mohit , Rezaeianzadeh Ramin , Kezouh Abbas , Etminan Mahyar
Published: October 2023

This database study examines the association between glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists (eg, semaglutide, liraglutide) used for weight loss and reports of gastrointestinal adverse events.
Worse Access, Quality, and Leadership—Redressing the Affirmative Action Ruling’s Litany of Harms
Authors: Mensah Michael O. , Sommers Samuel R. , Sommers Benjamin D.
Published: October 2023

This JAMA Forum discusses the US Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in the context of the potential harms to access to care, quality of care, and leadership for the health care system.
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Chest Radiograph Interpretation in the Emergency Department
Authors: Huang Jonathan , Neill Luke , Wittbrodt Matthew , Melnick David , Klug Matthew , Thompson Michael , Bailitz John , Loftus Timothy , Malik Sanjeev , Phull Amit , Weston Victoria , Heller J. Alex , Etemadi Mozziyar
Published: October 2023

Importance

Multimodal generative artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies have the potential to optimize emergency department care by producing draft radiology reports from input images.

Objective

To evaluate the accuracy and quality of AI–generated chest radiograph interpretations in the emergency department setting.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This was a retrospective diagnostic study of 500 randomly sampled emergency department encounters at a tertiary care institution including chest radiographs interpreted by both a teleradiology service and on-site attending radiologist from January 2022 to January 2023. An AI interpretation was generated for each radiograph. The 3 radiograph interpretations were each rated in duplicate by 6 emergency department physicians using a 5-point Likert scale.

Main Outcomes and Measures

The primary outcome was any difference in Likert scores between radiologist, AI, and teleradiology reports, using a cumulative link mixed model. Secondary analyses compared the probability of each report type containing no clinically significant discrepancy with further stratification by finding presence, using a logistic mixed-effects model. Physician comments on discrepancies were recorded.

Results

A total of 500 ED studies were included from 500 unique patients with a mean (SD) age of 53.3 (21.6) years; 282 patients (56.4%) were female. There was a significant association of report type with ratings, with post hoc tests revealing significantly greater scores for AI (mean [SE] score, 3.22 [0.34]; P < .001) and radiologist (mean [SE] score, 3.34 [0.34]; P < .001) reports compared with teleradiology (mean [SE] score, 2.74 [0.34]) reports. AI and radiologist reports were not significantly different. On secondary analysis, there was no difference in the probability of no clinically significant discrepancy between the 3 report types. Further stratification of reports by presence of cardiomegaly, pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, infiltrate, pneumothorax, and support devices also yielded no difference in the probability of containing no clinically significant discrepancy between the report types.

Conclusions and Relevance

In a representative sample of emergency department chest radiographs, results suggest that the generative AI model produced reports of similar clinical accuracy and textual quality to radiologist reports while providing higher textual quality than teleradiologist reports. Implementation of the model in the clinical workflow could enable timely alerts to life-threatening pathology while aiding imaging interpretation and documentation.
Adolescent Total and Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Villas-Boas Sofia B. , Kaplan Scott , White Justin S. , Hsia Renee Y.
Published: October 2023

Importance

Previous research has assessed changes in pediatric and adolescent health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, less is known regarding how the pandemic affected adolescents’ use of emergency care, specifically for mental health (MH).

Objective

To determine how adolescents (ages 12-17 years), compared with other age groups, sought help in emergency departments (EDs) in general and for MH conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design and Setting

In this cross-sectional study, National Syndromic Surveillance Program data and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mental Health, version 1, query were used to track patterns in weekly adolescent ED visits by region across the 10 US Department of Health and Human Services regions from January 2019 through December 2021. Data analysis was performed in April and May 2023.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Total ED visits, MH-related ED visits, and the proportion of total ED visits that were MH related by week-region.

Results

Both weekly regional ED visits and MH-related ED visits dropped after the onset of the pandemic. Because total ED visits dropped more than MH-related ED visits, the proportion of MH-related ED visits increased for the adolescent group. Total ED visits only returned to prepandemic weekly levels (2019: mean [range], 7358 [715-25 908] visits) in the middle of 2021 (overall in 2021: mean [range], 6210 [623-25 777] visits). Mental health–related visits also dropped in 2020 but rebounded to prepandemic weekly levels (2019: mean [range], 634 [56-1703] visits) by the end of 2020 (mean [range], 533 [39-1800] visits).

Conclusions and Relevance

This cross-sectional study suggests that families’ perceptions of the need for emergent MH care were reduced during the pandemic by less than their perception of the need for emergency care overall. Emergency departments should be equipped to provide critical care specifically for adolescents facing MH emergencies.