bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploration of Javanese Children's Knowledge and Attitudes about Puberty and Reproductive Health
Authors: Indraswari Ratih , Widjanarko Bagoes , Shaluhiyah Zahroh , Suryoputro Antono , Musthofa Syamsulhuda Budi
Published: November 2023

Every year, adolescent pregnancy cases in Javanese society become challenging. Reproductive health education must be provided before the child enters puberty despite experiencing cultural barriers in its delivery. This study aims to explore children’s knowledge and attitudes about puberty and reproductive health to analyze the need for reproductive health education for children living in Javanese culture. This cross-sectional study sampled 174 children aged 9-11 years in the capital city of Central Java. Children in this study are female (54.6%) and male (45.4%), and 20.1% of them have already experienced puberty. As many as 48.9% of children have low knowledge, especially about puberty signs and menstruation. Most children have good attitudes about reproductive health, but 6.9% are permissive. There is no significant relationship between knowledge and attitudes (p-value=0.606). Puberty status is also unrelated to children’s knowledge (p-value=0.678) and attitudes (p-value=0.291). Permissive attitudes regarding adolescent pregnancy need to be highlighted. This is potentially harmful to children, especially if the child does not immediately engage in proper reproductive health education. The reproductive health educational model does not need to separate children’s classes based on their puberty status. The Ministry of Health and Education needs to improve children’s reproductive health knowledge by considering the character of Javanese society, which is still taboo.
The roles of Tuha Peut Gampong in healthcare services for pregnant women
Authors: Farisni Teungku Nih , Fitriani Fitriani , Indriasari Rahayu , Yarmaliza Yarmaliza , Putra Onetusfifsi
Published: November 2023

This research was aimed to identify the roles of Tuha Peut in healthcare service for pregnant women. This study was also examined the obstacles of Tuha Peut in implementing the roles and identified the efforts taken to strengthen the roles. This research employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach using a questionnaire to collect data was used to provide indicators for maternal healthcare and the knowledge of Tuha Peut towards maternal health care. Meanwhile, the qualitative approach using open-ended interview guide and focus group discussion (FGD) was employed to explore the constraints and efforts in improving maternal healthcare. The research location was in Nagan Raya, Aceh Province. A total of 48 respondents was recruited in this study. The result shows there is a relevance between the health care achievement and TuhaPeut knowledge as the legislative assembly in decision making regarding the village fund (p 0.001). Concerning the decision-making, most Tuha Peut were not involved in decision-making related to the health sector. Some of them were only passively involved, and some could not provide considerations for maternal healthcare. Unfortunately, efforts to maximize their roles in improving maternal healthcare had not been carried out. It is recommended that TuhaPeut can be more involved in every planning process of maternal healthcare service, such as arranging Qanun as the jurisdictional basis. Tuha Peut’s roles can be maximized to increase the health care for pregnant mothers.
Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins regulate the metabolic function of human Sertoli cells
Authors: Carrageta David F , Freire-Brito Laís , Guerra-Carvalho Bárbara , Bernardino Raquel L , Monteiro Bruno S , Barros Alberto , Oliveira Pedro F , Monteiro Mariana P , Alves Marco G
Published: November 2023

In brief

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) regulate mitochondrial activity and reactive oxygen species production through the transport of protons and metabolites. This study identified the expression of UCPs in human Sertoli cells, which proved to be modulators of their mitochondrial activity.

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are mitochondrial channels responsible for the transport of protons and small molecular substrates across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Altered UCP expression or function is commonly associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and increased oxidative stress, which are both known causes of male infertility. However, UCP expression and function in the human testis remain to be characterized. This study aimed to assess the UCP homologs (UCP1-6) expression and function in primary cultures of human Sertoli cells (hSCs). We identified the mRNA expression of all UCP homologs (UCP1-6) and protein expression of UCP1, UCP2, and UCP3 in hSCs. UCP inhibition by genipin for 24 h decreased hSCs proliferation without causing cytotoxicity (n = 6). Surprisingly, the prolonged UCP inhibition for 24 h decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, oxygen consumption rate (OCR), and endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The metabolism of hSCs was also affected as UCP inhibition shifted their metabolism toward an increased pyruvate consumption. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that UCPs play a role as regulators of the mitochondrial function in hSCs, emphasizing their potential as targets in the study of male (in)fertility.
SPIRITUAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL IN WARTIME
Authors: Kopchuk-Kashetska Maria , Tsiuniak Oksana , Dovbenko Svitlana
Published: November 2023

The article analyzes the peculiarities of spiritual education of students in wartime within the framework of the New Ukrainian School. Taking into account the unpredictable challenges and stressful situations that manifest themselves in wartime, the methods and approaches aimed at forming spiritual resilience, patriotism and humanistic values among students are explored. The study emphasizes the importance of cooperation between school teachers, parents, and the public in shaping positive spiritual values of students during the war, which is of great importance for the future of Ukraine. The impact of the military conflict on the psychological state of students and their general well-being is analyzed. The article highlights the issues of incorporating modern technologies and interactive methods into the educational process, which improves the quality of spiritual education in the context of military conflict. In summary, the article offers a comprehensive approach to the spiritual education of students of the New Ukrainian School in wartime, taking into account the needs and characteristics of the modern school environment. Its results can be useful for teachers, administrative educational institutions, and all those interested in spiritual education and upbringing of young people in the context of military conflict.
TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE MEANS OF EFFECTIVE FORMATION OF ICT COMPETENCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Authors: Blyznyuk Tetyana , Lemko Halyna , Blyznyuk Oleksandr , Fomin Sergiy
Published: November 2023

Information and communication competence contributes to the general development of social workers as high-quality specialists, but also to their professional activity and interaction with the target audience. The article reveals the essence and structural components of ICT competence of future specialists in the social sphere. It is noted that information and communication competence is necessary for the professional growth of a specialist, a representative of a modern digital society, and urgent for activation of communication between participants in the field of social services during wartime and other current challenges. The traditional and innovative means of forming the ICT competence of future social workers during the study of the Foreign Language of Professional Communication course were analyzed. In particular, efficiency and expediency of using interactive tasks, digital mobile applications, tools and online resources for this purpose is justified. The researchers emphasized in the paper the importance of digital interaction, which is implemented in the process of educational tasks presented in the article, as well as the effectiveness of working with authentic texts that introduce ways to solve such a problem in the world experience. The specifics of the use of digital tools as means of forming the information and communication competence of future social workers in the educational space are characterized (tools for creating and viewing videos, multimedia presentations, slide shows, search engines, Google forms, services for the introduction of distance and blended learning, polls, assessment, etc.).
INFLUENCE OF GAME ACTIVITIES ON THE FORMATION OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors: Skomorovska Iryna , Ivaniychuk Bohdana
Published: November 2023

The article reveals the problem of the formation of interpersonal interaction of preschoolers during game activities. Several definitions of the term «interpersonal interaction» are presented, in particular, it is indicated that these are subjective connections and relationships between people that arise under the conditions of living together or performing joint activities. It is noted that communication between preschoolers and adults differs from communication between peers of preschool age. Communication between an adult and a child has signs of cognitive, educational, educational influence. In such relationships, an adult usually takes a dominant position. A preschooler’s communication with peers is more free, emotional, creative, not limited by the instructions of an adult. It is in such interaction that the child learns to build relationships with others. It has been proven that the inclusion of children in communication with peers is a necessary condition for a child’s development. A preschooler masters moral norms; learns to understand the opinion of others, if it is different from his own; develops creatively, looks for non-standard ways of establishing interaction; learns to organize joint activities. It is indicated that joint game activity contributes to the establishment of interpersonal interaction between peers and contributes to their socialization. In the game, a preschooler can realize various social roles, reflecting the previously acquired experience of social behavior. During game activities, favorable conditions are created for the development of joint interaction and communication skills, in particular, when it comes to choosing the theme of the game, the plot, the distribution of roles, the choice of toys or substitute objects, etc. Preschoolers unconsciously implement various models of behavior that they have observed before and thus are able to reflect the actions and actions of adults in joint game activities. The relations that arise between preschoolers in a story role-playing game are characterized. In particular, real relationships that demonstrate real relationships between children and are aimed at solving organizational issues that arise before or during play activities. Role-playing is aimed at the realization by the preschooler of the role of one or another character in the game.
THE EVOLUTION OF METHODS TO THE CONTENT OF MILITARY-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION AMONG HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS (2015 – 2022 YEARS)
Authors: Kovba Mykola
Published: November 2023

This paper investigates the progression of methodologies employed in military-patriotic education among high school students in Ukraine between the years 2015 and 2022. This study examines the shift in paradigms and pedagogical conceptions within military-patriotic education, as well as the influence of national-patriotic events on the educational material and methodologies employed for pupils. This study examines the influence of state and public institutions, educators, and the media on the development of military and patriotic beliefs among students. This analysis focuses on the examination of modifications made to curricula, textbooks, and extracurricular activities. This study also investigates the involvement of students in military patriotic activities and events, alongside their perspectives on military patriotic education. The author's analysis suggests that military-patriotic education in Ukraine has experienced notable transformations within the examined timeframe, mirroring the societal shifts and evolving perspectives on national defence and patriotism. This study considers the historical and social environment in which military-patriotic education is evolving and emphasises the influence of these elements on shaping the trajectory of this process. Also investigates the present trends and issues encountered in military-patriotic education within the context of Ukraine.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN SMALL-SCALE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN POLAND AND UKRAINE (EARLY XXI CENTURY)
Authors: Prokopiv Liubov
Published: November 2023

The development of modern education in Ukrainian rural small schools is an urgent and important issue in the context of the formation of the educational system in Ukraine. The systematic closure of such schools, low birth rates, and the demographic crisis pose serious challenges to providing accessible education in rural areas. A comparative analysis with the experience of Poland, where a similar situation exists, will allow us to identify opportunities to use foreign experience and develop positive practices for Ukrainian education. The purpose of this article is to highlight the specifics of small schools in Poland and Ukraine. The article aims to analyze the problem of preserving and developing such schools in both countries, as well as to identify opportunities to use foreign experience to improve the conditions of education and upbringing of Ukrainian youth. To achieve this goal, the methods of comparative analysis, analysis of the legislative framework and statistical data were used. The results of the study show that Ukraine and Poland have similar problems in preserving small rural schools. The closure of such schools is due to low birth rates, the demographic crisis, and lack of funding. Some regions in Ukraine are taking steps to preserve rural schools, but this problem remains urgent. In the context of the Polish experience, as the practice of other countries shows, new approaches to understanding educational technologies and teaching methods in small rural schools can be found. That is why the experience gained in Poland is of great importance for Ukrainian education. The results of the study emphasize the need to study and adapt foreign experience to improve the situation in Ukrainian small rural schools.
PEDAGOGICAL HARMONY AND DYNAMICS OF APPLICATION OF FORMS, METHODS, AND MEANS OF TEACHING STUDENTS
Authors: Zahorodnia Tetiana , Chumak Mykola
Published: November 2023

Actual research of teachers and scientists of different countries in the field of pedagogical harmony has been analyzed, the issues of interaction between the teacher and the student, the formation of positive relationships in the classroom, special aspects of creating a favorable learning environment have been considered. Pedagogical support for the preparation of the future specialist engaged in pedagogical activities for harmonious interaction with the student has been theoretically substantiated and implemented. The issue of dynamics of modification of methods, forms, means of training, which help to create satisfaction with the educational process for both the student and the teacher, has been considered. Definitions and conditions of pedagogical harmony have been formulated, which consist in aligning the organization of education and target settings, comparing the content, forms, methods of teaching, transforming them into expressive means of the pedagogical process, which are aimed at creating satisfaction of students from a sense of harmony in the learning process and cognition of the surrounding world. It is proposed to assess the degree of harmony of the educational process one of the following levels: high, medium and low. The classification and requirements for the levels of harmoniousness of the educational process are given. Some types of learning motives and subgroups of methods used to form these motives are considered. It is shown that knowledge of forms and methods of teaching, pedagogical intuition and pedagogical tact of the teacher help to create a harmonious educational situation. The solution of the problem of determining the correspondence of the formed level of knowledge of the student, the applied forms, methods, means of teaching and the achieved level of harmony of the pedagogical process is proposed. The types of lessons are considered and the dynamics of the use of certain forms, methods and means of education, the use of which in its selection generates pedagogical harmony, are traced.
Automated Academic Advisory System Based on Students’ Emotional Intelligence: A Study of University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Al-anbari Yaqoob khamis , Luhana Kirshan Kumar , keerio Imran Khan , Aziz Madihah Sheikh Abdul , Shah Asadullah
Published: November 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought outward unparalleled difficulties in the field of education, emphasizing the need for unique solutions.   This study aimed to evaluate the determinants that affect the effective implementation of the automated student academic advisory system at the University of Nizwa of the Sultanate of Oman, with a particular emphasis on its influence on students' emotional intelligence during the pandemic   The research utilized the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to investigate how factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions influence students' behavioral intentions.   In addition, the study examined the behavioral intention effects on the use of the automated system, emotional intelligence effects and the experience of COVID-19 specifically influences the actual use of the system.   The study employed a case study methodology in combination with a quantitative survey method to gather data from 272 students and advisors at the University of Nizwa.   The collected data was analyzed using SmartPLS, a technique known as structural equation modeling.   The research provides useful information on the adoption of technology in an educational environment and its impact on student well-being and emotional intelligence.   The study found that only performance expectancy and facilitating condition factors had a substantial impact on behavioral intention, whereas effort expectancy and social influence did not.   Behavioral intention showed a positive correlation with actual usage, but performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence did not directly influence the actual utilization.   Moreover, behavioral intention served as a mediator for the indirect impact of performance expectancy and facilitating conditions on actual usage. However, it did not mediate the indirect impact of social influence and effort expectancy on actual utilization.   Furthermore, the impact of COVID-19 and emotional intelligence did not influence the relationship between facilitating conditions and actual use.   These findings offer valuable information into understanding educational technology, particularly in situations of global crises, and offer practical recommendations for educators, legislators, and academic institutions seeking to enhance student participation, support, and general well-being.
Yawarwayta, el amor épico en Washington Córdova Huamán
Authors: Huamán López Carlos
Published: November 2023

En el marco de la Feria Internacional del libro de Guadalajara desarrollada el 2021, Washington Córdova Huamán me entregó su reciente libro quechua con versión en castellano Yawarwayta (Pétalo sangrante o flor de sangre), publicado bajo el sello de Paqarina ediciones, colección Tlakatlpacha (2021), en 332 páginas, papel avena de 200 gramos. Desde el principio el libro provoca la sensación de oír a un río cantor, en cuyas evocaciones poéticas el lector encuentra hilos de la historia del mundo quechua andino peruano.
La obsesión de la escritura epistolar: ausencia y transgresión en las cartas de Julio Cortázar
Authors: Oré de la Cruz Kent Wilander
Published: November 2023

La escritura se traduce en la obsesión del sujeto por el otro, por aquel ser invisible a quien se desea persuadir y conquistar mediante la inscripción de signos codificados. Ergo, es la escritura epistolar la demostración inexpugnable de la obsesión por transgredir la realidad real y ser únicamente en el mundo, realidad verbal, lingüística, imaginada. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar e interpretar cómo se construye y representa la dimensión conflictiva de la ausencia y el deseo de la existencia a través de la obsesión de la escritura epistolar en las cartas del escritor argentino Julio Cortázar. Para demostrar ello, se recurrirá a la utilización de los conceptos de la narratología y la hermenéutica con el fin de poder analizar los elementos de la estructura epistolar y comprender el sentido del contenido.
La problemática de los adultos profesionales en el aprendizaje del idioma inglés
Authors: López Soto Marino Alfredo
Published: November 2023

Para los fines de esta investigación científica, en este caso cuasi experimental, el método comunicativo o CLT fue utilizado, con el fin de lograr que los alumnos del grupo experimental puedan incrementar significativamente el nivel de conversación en inglés. Al final del estudio, otras áreas del inglés también mejoraron, tales como: lectura, escritura, gramática y vocabulario. En lo referente a la población, se dividió en dos grupos: control y experimental. Cada grupo estuvo conformado de 10 alumnos, los integrantes de ambos grupos tenían, originalmente, un nivel de inglés de pre-alfabetización (‘pre-literacy’, en inglés), es decir que sus niveles eran inferior a básico; además es importante mencionar, que todos los participantes fueron adultos profesionales de postgrado de maestría en Gerencia de Proyectos y Programas Sociales Ciclo III 2018- I de la Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo - UNASAM, Huaraz-2018. Es primordial enfatizar que los alumnos del grupo experimental priorizan la comunicación de forma oral, es decir habla, y a la vez el de comprender, es decir escucha, para así poder interactuar con profesionales extranjeros los cuales utilizan estas dos habilidades del inglés en sus centros de trabajo. Por otro lado, el grupo de control necesita lograr aprobar el examen de suficiencia de inglés de su universidad para poder graduarse. Tomando en cuenta las razones mencionadas líneas arriba, se logró diseñar un programa de 16 sesiones, el cual fue utilizado para lograr el objetivo esperado; es decir, aprender el idioma inglés básico para al final lograr una diferencia significativa en: habla y escucha en el grupo experimental. Finalmente, el resultado fue exitoso, el estudio logro el objetivo de acuerdo a la hipótesis planteada.
Sujetos, libertad y guerra. Indicios del instrumentalismo como tópico vanguardista nacional, desde los diarios arequipeños El Deber y El Pueblo (1920-1921)
Authors: Apaza Calizaya Luis Alberto
Published: November 2023

En este artículo evidenciaremos ciertos discursos en textos de los periódicos arequipeños “El “Deber” y “El Pueblo” en el contexto de la modernidad y el centenario nacional, los mismos que manifiestan la instrumentación del sujeto o la personificación de la máquina y su relación con el uso del tópico de la libertad individual para justificar una posible guerra revanchista contra Chile en la segunda década del siglo XX. Dicho momento histórico coincide con la del apogeo de la vanguardia literaria peruana. En este sentido, el otro objetivo de este artículo es vislumbrar una de las primeras muestras de la evolución del moderno discurso instrumentalizador del sujeto: la deshumanización como tópico de la vanguardia latinoamericana, peruana e indigenista; considerando que nuestros objetos de estudio son disidentes y no canónicos.
La presencia literaria de César Vallejo en las páginas de Amauta: problemática en torno a las vanguardias
Authors: Berríos Cavieres Claudio
Published: November 2023

El presente trabajo da cuenta de la presencia del poeta César Vallejo en la revista Amauta (1926-1930), analizando los diferentes escritos allí presentes (poemas, cuento y ensayos). En primer lugar, se establece una reflexión en torno a las vanguardias latinoamericanas, como ejemplo renovador y propio de esta experiencia en el continente. En segundo lugar, se analizan algunos poemas y ensayos de Vallejo en Amauta en relación con la problemática de vanguardia y “nueva poesía” en América Latina. Por último, se analizan los dos últimos trabajos de Vallejo y cómo ellos se insertan en los debates y programas políticos dentro de Amauta.
Carlos García-Bedoya M. Hacia una historia literaria integral. Algunas categorías teóricas fundamentales y su aplicación en un esquema panorámico del proceso literario peruano. Xalapa: Universidad Veracruzana, 2021, 104 pp.
Authors: Toledo Navarro Anfer Enrique Salomón
Published: November 2023

La Universidad Veracruzana acaba de inaugurar, en su amplio y nutrido catálogo, la colección de acceso abierto Pensamiento y cultura latinoamericanos, gestada como un espacio dedicado a la reflexión de distintos temas relacionados con Latinoamérica desde enfoques histórico-sociales, pero también estético-literarios mediante el género ensayístico. Así, se busca aproximar a los lectores a un campo de debate situado en una importante tradición local donde no solamente centren su atención en las distintas problemáticas que nos son transversales, sino también, y, sobre todo, en el establecimiento de puntos de contacto, los cuales nos unen a nivel ideológico-cultural como una comunidad. De esta manera, no es casualidad que una de las importantes y recientes obras que componen esta colección lleve como título Hacia una historia literaria integral. Algunas categorías teóricas fundamentales y su aplicación en un esquema panorámico del proceso literario peruano de Carlos García-Bedoya, donde a través de un didáctico y riguroso marco conceptual, en el que dialogan categorías foráneas y propias como las de “sistema”, “campo”, “totalidad contradictoria”, el autor explica de forma ilustrativa el proceso literario peruano y que dichas categorías pueden trasladarse al latinoamericano en general.
Pamela Medina. Estos ensayos no tienen principio ni fin. Textos para perder la orilla sobre la obra de Jorge Eduardo Eielson. Lima: Ediciones MYL, 2022, 168 pp.
Authors: Bojorquez-Martínez Marco Antonio
Published: November 2023

El libro diseñado por Pamela Medina, en conjunto con los artistas Augusto Carrasco y Michael Hurtado, es un texto de tentativas y aproximaciones acerca de la figura poética del escritor y artista peruano Jorge Eduardo Eielson (Lima, 13 de abril de 1924 - Milán, 8 de marzo de 2006) que nos remite a una leyenda folclórica del personaje quijotesco Mulaah Nasruddín, en la cual una vez alguien caminaba por la calle y se encontró a Nasruddín, mientras buscaba algo en el suelo. “¡¿Se te perdió algo?!”, le preguntó el caminante. “La llave”, responde Nasruddín. Ambos buscaron juntos. “¿Dónde la perdiste?”, pregunta el caminante a Nasruddín. “En la casa”. “¿Y entonces por qué la buscas aquí?”. “Porque aquí hay más luz”.
La vigencia del pensamiento de Manuel González Prada respecto a la censura y a la manipulación de contenidos en los mass media en el contexto posmoderno
Authors: Navarrete Salazar Manuel Alfonso
Published: November 2023

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo proponer una lectura del artículo “Libertad d’escribir”, de Manuel González Prada, a partir de una perspectiva actual. Ello, a raíz de que los postulados expuestos en dicho artículo aún tienen vigencia en el contexto de la sociedad contemporánea, marcada por el posmodernismo. De esta manera, examinaremos algunas ideas registradas en aquel texto sobre la base de un análisis comparativo que nos remitirá a otros textos más recientes, en los que se nota una ratificación de las afirmaciones de González Prada respecto a la censura y a la manipulación de contenidos sufridas por aquellos medios de comunicación masivos que buscan informar sobre la base de la verdad. Asimismo, se expondrá una reflexión en torno a la relación existente entre esta realidad y el contexto posmoderno, marcado por un culto al individualismo y en el que se han dejado de lado aquellos ideales destinados a lograr el beneficio de la colectividad.
Serpientes, amarus y símbolos: instrumentalización del kuti en “A nuestro padre creador Tupac Amaru” de José María Arguedas
Authors: Fernandez Civalero Fernanda Belén
Published: November 2023

Consideramos que el espacio poético y el hacer artístico de José María Arguedas reproducen, a un nivel micro, las relaciones de correspondencia del Ande. Por ello, nos interesa identificar las dinámicas relacionales entre la voz poética y los otros existentes. Especialmente, abordaremos su relación con la imagen del dios-serpiente, Amaru, que tiene correspondencia directa con el kuti por su forma serpenteante. Para el análisis, tomaremos prestada la imagen del “Indio, astrólogo, poeta...” de Guaman Poma de Ayala, pues pensamos que ella podría ser la clave de lectura adecuada para abordar el arte de José María Arguedas. El autor peruano compone, en un proceso ritual ch’ixi, un texto que es tierra fértil en el que esparce, como el agricultor, “estratégicamente” símbolos significativos del pensamiento andino. Este recorrido tiene también un sentido seminal en el que la experiencia y saberes del poeta son semilla y fuente de su hacer intelectual y artístico.
The Boundaries of the Southern Aukštaitian Dialect: the Change in the Pronunciation of Diphthongs in the Subdialect of Šalčininkai Area
Authors: Tuomienė Nijolė
Published: November 2023

In this article, from a synchronic point of view, the particularities of the change in the pronunciation of the diphthongs ie and uo are analyzed in the dialect of Šalčininkai area, which is located on the border of the Southern Aukštaitians dialect. The audio recordings of the second half of the 20th century have been analysed. They are consistent Lithuanian texts recorded by the last representatives of this dialect. The research aims to reveal the possible reasons for the change in the pronunciation of the diphthongs ie and uo, considering the fact that the Lithuanian language was and still is not the only language in this region.The research considers the sociolinguistic situation in the region, which influenced the development and change of language functioning in the analysed area. The surroundings of the entire Šalčininkai district were enslaved at different rates. In the surroundings of Butrimonys, Gudeliai, Eišiškės, Kalesninkai, and Turgeliai, the Lithuanian language remained less compact and began to disintegrate faster, so the results of the diversification of ie and uo dialects are not the same. Instead of diphthongs, the frequent pronunciation of long vowels is fixed here – accented and unaccented ie, uo is pronounced as i, u. In Vėžionis, Didžiosios Sėlos the situation is different, so here both vowels are pronounced in these diphthongs.The research revealed that the pronunciation of diphthongs ie, uo in Šalčininkai dialect varies in various positions: from ie, uo or ie, uo to completely long i, u. The tendency of representatives of the Lithuanian dialect to unify these diphthongs is observed in Lithuanian dialects that are in contact with East Slavic languages. In the case under consideration – with Polish and local Belarusian dialects. Due to the population’s longterm bilingualism and the internal development of the language, the long vowels in the Lithuanian language have become shorter, and their quality has changed. The dephonologisation of accusatives recorded in the dialect also accelerated the process of monophtogization of diphthongs. In the studied dialect of Šalčininkai, the unison of diphthongs becomes universal. Most native speakers almost systematically monophthongize stressed and unstressed ie, uo. In rare cases, both vowels in the diphthongs were pronounced only by the oldest representatives of the language.
Comparison of the Methods for Diagnosing the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Authors: Dobilinskas Aurimas , Knystautas Saulius , Braziulis Kęstutis , Rutkauskas Irmantas , Pilipaitytė Loreta
Published: November 2023

Background. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common and widespread peripheral neuropathy in the world. The diagnostic testing methods for the carpal tunnel syndrome are based on anamnesis data, objective and instrumental inspection. Electroneuromyography is the main instrumental test when carpal tunnel syndrome is suspected. An ultrasound imaging may also be performed. Objective. To determine the effectiveness, sensitivity and specificity of instrumental diagnostics methods used to diagnose the carpal tunnel syndrome, and to compare them. Methods. Diagnostic testing – ultrasound and electroneuromyography was applied to persons under study. The area of the median nerve (mm2) was assessed during the ultrasound examination. The results of the electroneuromyography study evaluated the response speed of the sensory impulse (ms), the speed of the motor impulse response (ms). Later, the tests, their sensitivity and specificity were evaluated and compared. Results. 30 patients participated in the study, of which 26 (86.7%) were women, 4 (13.3%) were men. Electroneuromyography was found to be both sensitive and specific for a measure of sensory propagation velocity, 76.2 and 75%, respectively (p = 0.042); of motor propagation speed – 100 and 75% (p = 0.040). Ultrasonography is sensitive (87.5%) but nonspecific (66.7%) (p = 0.008). The study showed that the ultrasound dimension strongly, directly and reliably correlates with the sensory impulse response rate (p < 0.001), and the ultrasound dimension moderately, directly and reliably correlates with the motor impulse response rate (p < 0.001). Conclusions. Carpal tunnel syndrome can be suspected by ultrasound measurement of the area of the median nerve, but the test is only sensitive but non-specific. Electroneuromyography can confirm the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, as the test is both sensitive and specific. Comparing the studies, a strong, direct and reliable relationship between the results of the ultrasound and the electroneuromyography testing was established.
Contribuição da Linguística de Corpus para a formação de professores de PLA
Authors: Schoffen Juliana , Divino Luiza
Published: November 2023

Formar professores de Português como Língua Adicional (PLA) preparados para lidar com os diversos contextos em que a língua portuguesa se faz necessária na sociedade contemporânea implica capacitá-los para utilizar diferentes ferramentas e tecnologias disponíveis a seu favor. A Linguística de Corpus (LC) permite verificar padrões de uso da língua a partir de um conjunto de grandes quantidades de dados empíricos, possibilitando uma descrição refinada de produções de diferentes níveis de proficiência. O Celpe-Bras avalia o uso da língua portuguesa em contextos linguísticos específicos, especialmente na Parte Escrita, que requer a produção de textos de diferentes gêneros, estabelecendo a relação de interlocução proposta (BRASIL, 2020; SCHOFFEN, 2021). Neste artigo, apresentamos, a partir da análise de textos avaliados com diferentes notas em uma tarefa do Celpe-Bras, possibilidades de aplicação didática das ferramentas da LC e implicações para a formação de professores de PLA, evidenciando diferenças e semelhanças no uso de recursos lexicais relacionados à construção do gênero e ao estabelecimento da relação de interlocução, sendo esses recursos mais frequentes e empregados de maneira mais adequada em textos de níveis mais avançados. As análises apresentadas permitem ao professor um maior conhecimento sobre as características dos níveis de proficiência avaliados pelo exame, oportunizando, assim, a elaboração de materiais didáticos e a proposta de reflexões mais efetivas no ensino de preparação ao Celpe-Bras, visto que, quanto mais familiarizado o professor estiver com o exame, mais poderá contribuir na preparação dos alunos (NAGASAWA, 2018). Este artigo colabora, assim, para um melhor conhecimento do exame, e também para a formação de professores mais capacitados para utilizarem estudos de corpus em seu planejamento pedagógico, uma vez que esses estudos indicam aspectos linguísticos que podem levar a uma melhor adequação (con)textual.
Risk calculators during COVID-19 pandemic Four innovative examples from Wrocław
Authors: Jarynowski Andrzej , Semenov Alexander , Belik Vitaly
Published: November 2023

Aim. The Internet and e-health solutions have become an integral part of daily life due to the pandemic. We are exploring the most impactful and positive innovations such as risk calculators or dashboards with forecasts and current situations aimed at providing information to the public.

Concept. We analysed four innovative, Wrocław-based risk calculators which allow users to better understand transmission dynamics, pathogenesis process or infection control.  

Result. Practical application: We show that: 1) Polish COVID-19 symptom checker for self-diagnosis is among the leading products providing similar services around the world; 2) predicting disease course at its beginning is one of the main challenges of future medicine due to the availability of various kinds of data; 3) analysis of spatio-temporal transmission patterns based on digital surveillance for a given community can help with managing infection control locally; and 4) Sputnik V risk calculator enables patients to estimate probabilities of having given adverse events (probably the first app of this kind) following a given individual's variables (age, gender and dose).

Conclusion. There are already thousands of disseminated e-health solutions related to the coronavirus pandemic which will shape medicine for the next decade. Risk calculators can impact both individual decisions as well as community public health service.
Memes as culture repositories - social emotions during “Stay at home” phase in Poland from public health perspective
Authors: Wójta-Kempa Monika , Wolska-Zogata Irena , Jarynowski Andrzej
Published: November 2023

Aim. The main goal of the article is to obtain a socio-medical picture of COVID-19 pandemic from Polish Internet memes. Memes are part of a collective memory and could help one understand the ongoing social processes during the pandemic.

Methodology. We perform qualitative analysis of the selected memes shared on the Polish Internet. Among over 2000 gathered memes, 25 examples of memes were dedicated to #stayathome phase (18 March 2020 until 7 April 2020).

Results. We have distinguished three main topics, areas and functions: uncertainty and anxiety in everyday life; managing isolation and making sense of the safety measures; building support community and solidarity with medical staff. We found a relatively high number of supportive, pro-health memes during the stay-at-home phase in comparison to prepandemic era as well as other phases of the pandemic.

Conclusions. Memes go beyond the humorous function, as they also carry new information and give context to new situations or events. Thus, memospheres should be monitored and used in public health awareness campaigns helping people who are coping with uncertainty, facilitating the internalization process of acceptance as well as promoting help-giving attitudes. Memes could be utilised as health communication techniques to influence Internet users.
E-therapy during a pandemic in Poland and worldwide - a temporary trend or a new reality?
Authors: Kazimierska-Zając Magdalena , Ślósarz Luba
Published: November 2023

Aim: The purpose of this article was to present the benefits and difficulties of online psychotherapy and to highlight the ethical context of this form of therapy.

Concept. Conducting psychotherapy online is not a new phenomenon. However, the spread of this form of therapy has changed in recent years and for that reason, the literature on e-therapy focused on the period just before and during the Covid 19 pandemic was analysed.

Results and conclusion. Despite the initial costs associated with implementing e-tools and training psychotherapists, e-therapy is a financially beneficial mode of operation for institutions. On the other hand, a barrier may be the quality of equipment and Internet connections available in offices and insufficient staff training.

For patients, the benefits of e-therapy are primarily related to easier access to services. Both increased time flexibility and reduced mobility barriers are essential, especially when combined with financial savings. However, attention should be paid to patients with limited network competence or difficulty accessing equipment or the Internet. The spread of e-therapy may result in the exclusion of this still large population.

The online therapeutic process involves greater risk and patient concerns about recording, storing, and securing confidential information. The key in this situation seems to be the psychotherapist's awareness, caution, and transparently informing patients about how to work and secure data.
"Infodemic's Impact on Patient Behaviour and Stroke Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Internet Searches and Clinical Data
Authors: Nowakowska-Kotas Marta , Obara Krystian , Stojanowski Jakub , Budrewicz Sławomir
Published: November 2023

Background and Purpose. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to the quality of information the public receives and searches. The rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about COVID-19 has been defined as an "infodemic" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Inaccurate information can lead to delays in seeking medical help, which is particularly concerning for stroke patients who require early intervention.

Aim. The study aimed to analyse the correlation between the incidence of reperfusion therapies at a tertiary stroke centre and active searches by internet users for negative information about the condition of the healthcare system and stroke treatment possibilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Methods consisted of clinical data of patients who underwent reperfusion therapies in tertiary stroke centre compared to data collected from the Internet using Google TrendsTM.

Results. The significant decrease in reperfusion therapies conducted during first month of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been resolved. It was accompanied by a significant increase in interest in topics related to the poor epidemiological situation in the country. However, significant direct correlations between the active search for information on the Internet and the clinical characteristic of patients were not observed. 

Conclusions: The number of stroke patients receiving the best quality treatment

significantly decreases, at the same time period when the epidemiological situation creates an active search for negative information on the Internet. This coincidence, arguably, has no direct cause - effect relationship, although it may be presumed accurate and timely information dissemination during a pandemic, particularly for stroke patients who require urgent medical attention, could reduce health-related harm.
Shaping the image of people with trisomy chromosome 21 in virtual space
Authors: Ślósarz Luba
Published: November 2023

Thesis. We are increasingly shaping our image through computer-mediated communication (CMC). In managing the image of people with trisomy chromosome 21, it is essential to use the potential of CMC to acquire networking skills for people with trisomy 21 and to make optimal use of various self-presentation techniques through active participation in the virtual community.

The article answers how the presence in the virtual community of people with trisomy chromosome 21 is marked. A lot of good practices are observed. However, mistakes are also sometimes worth knowing about and  to be avoided.

Methods. The research material consisted of posts about people with trisomy 21 primarily on social networks and on forums and websites to which the authors of the profiles referred.   The content analysis method was used for the study.

Results. Problems concerning the image creation of people with trisomy can be located in three areas:

-perspective (the image of the subjects is created from the perspective of third parties, such as parents);

-goal (which is mainly to seek support for children with trisomy);

-a type of self-presentation content (content is reduced to portraying people with trisomy as lovely, likable people; focus on disability-related aspects, not content in everyday life, interests).

            The article also presents good image management practices and suggests directions for work on the self-presentation of people with chromosome 21 trisomy in social media.
‘Non-adult’ adults. Generation Y
Authors: Wieteska Magda
Published: November 2023

Aim. The aim of the pilot study was to identify how young adults belonging to the Y generation, who work under civil law contracts, perceive their life situation.

Methods. The survey was conducted online via Skype. The qualitative mini-interviews involved four people aged 24 to 29 who have obtained secondary and higher education.

Results and conclusions. The results indicated a sense of dissatisfaction among people from generation Y and a fear of the anticipated future. Among the goals of young adults, priority is given to earning money that allows them to live in dignity. In the opinion of the respondents, it is mainly related to working under an employment contract with all its benefits.
Defects at nanoscale semiconductor interfaces: Challenges and opportunities
Authors: Brillson Leonard J.
Published: November 2023

The past 75 years has been an exciting and dynamic time for solid-state electronic materials with advanced micro- and optoelectronic properties but point defects at semiconductor–metal interfaces that limit their operation have been a challenge to understand and control. These defects depend strongly on chemical structure at the intimate interface, and techniques have now developed to learn how their presence at nanoscale dimensions impact electronic structure at the macroscale. A combination of optical, electronic, and microscopic techniques can now enable new directions for defect research of metal–semiconductor interfaces at the nano/atomic scale. These nanoscale and atomic scale techniques can meet the experimental challenges inherent at this scale and create opportunities for new defect research of electronic material interfaces at a deeper level.

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Ochrona danych osobowych w sprawach o stwierdzenie nieważności małżeństwa w świetle wybranych zasad procesu (cz. 1)
Authors: Andrzejewski Maciej
Published: November 2023

W artykule podjęto problematykę zakresu ochrony danych osobowych uczestników procesu o stwierdzenie nieważności małżeństwa w odniesieniu do promulgowanego przez Konferencję Episkopatu Polski dekretu ogólnego w sprawie ochrony osób fizycznych w związku z przetwarzaniem danych osobowych w Kościele katolickim w kontekście wybranych zasad procesowych. W części pierwszej  zweryfikowano hipotezę badawczą, zgodnie z którą metoda regulacji przyjęta przez dekret i polegająca na fragmentarycznej transpozycji norm prawa egzogenicznego (RODO) do prawa endogenicznego Kościoła w zakresie ochrony danych uczestników procesu o stwierdzenie nieważności małżeństwa, nie jest koherentna ze specyfiką wymierzania sprawiedliwości w Kościele, które jest  zakorzenione w naturze Ludu Bożego, stanowiącego Mistyczne Ciało Chrystusa i żyjącego w Duchu Świętym. De lege ferenda zaproponowano konieczne zmiany w dekrecie ogólnym, co w konsekwencji pozwoli rozwiązać trudności wykładnicze związane z jego stosowaniem w analizowanym zakresie.