bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Water level prediction using soft computing techniques: A case study in the Malwathu Oya, Sri Lanka
Authors: Rathnayake Namal , Rathnayake Upaka , Dang Tuan Linh , Hoshino Yukinobu
Published: April 2023

Hydrologic models to simulate river flows are computationally costly. In addition to the precipitation and other meteorological time series, catchment characteristics, including soil data, land use, land cover, and roughness, are essential in most hydrologic models. The unavailability of these data series challenged the accuracy of simulations. However, recent advances in soft computing techniques offer better approaches and solutions at less computational complexity. These require a minimum amount of data, while they reach higher accuracies depending on the quality of data sets. The Gradient Boosting Algorithms and Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) are two such systems that can be used in simulating river flows based on the catchment rainfall. In this paper, the computational capabilities of these two systems were tested in simulated river flows by developing the prediction models for Malwathu Oya in Sri Lanka. The simulated flows were then compared with the ground-measured river flows for accuracy. Correlation of coefficient (R), Per cent-Bias (bias), Nash Sutcliffe Model efficiency (NSE), Mean Absolute Relative Error (MARE), Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE), and Root mean square error (RMSE) were used as the comparative indices between Gradient Boosting Algorithms and Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference Systems. Results of the study showcased that both systems can simulate river flows as a function of catchment rainfalls; however, the Cat gradient Boosting algorithm (CatBoost) has a computational edge over the Adaptive Network Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). The CatBoost algorithm outperformed other algorithms used in this study, with the best correlation score for the testing dataset having 0.9934. The extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), Light gradient boosting (LightGBM), and Ensemble models scored 0.9283, 0.9253, and 0.9109, respectively. However, more applications should be investigated for sound conclusions.
The association between dietary inflammatory index with endometriosis: NHANES 2001–2006
Authors: Hu Pan-Wei , Yang Bi-Rong , Zhang Xiao-Le , Yan Xiao-Tong , Ma Juan-Juan , Qi Cong , Jiang Guo-Jing
Published: April 2023

Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory and estrogen-dependent disease that mostly affects people of childbearing age. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a novel instrument for assessing the overall inflammatory potential of diet. However, no studies have shown the relationship between DII and endometriosis to date. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between DII and endometriosis. Data were acquired from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2006. DII was calculated using an inbuilt function in the R package. Relevant patient information was obtained through a questionnaire containing their gynecological history. Based on an endometriosis questionnaire survey, those participants who answered yes were considered cases (with endometriosis), and participants who answered no were considered as controls (without endometriosis) group. Multivariate weighted logistic regression was applied to examine the correlation between DII and endometriosis. Subgroup analysis and smoothing curve between DII and endometriosis were conducted in a further investigation. Compared to the control group, patients were prone to having a higher DII (P = 0.014). Adjusted multivariate regression models showed that DII was positively correlated with the incidence of endometriosis (P < 0.05). Analysis of subgroups revealed no significant heterogeneity. In middle-aged and older women (age ≥ 35 years), the smoothing curve fitting analysis results demonstrated a non-linear relationship between DII and the prevalence of endometriosis. Therefore, using DII as an indicator of dietary-related inflammation may help to provide new insight into the role of diet in the prevention and management of endometriosis.
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage
Authors: McHugh Daryl C. , Gershteyn Anna , Boerman Christine , Holloway Robert G. , Roberts Debra E. , George Benjamin P.
Published: April 2023

Objectives

Patients with severe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) often suffer from impaired capacity and rely on surrogates for decision-making. Restrictions on visitors within healthcare facilities during the pandemic may have impacted care and disposition for patient with ICH. We investigated outcomes of ICH patients during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a pre-pandemic period.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective review of ICH patients from two sources: (1) University of Rochester Get With the Guidelines database and (2) the California State Inpatient Database (SID). Patients were divided into 2019–2020 pre-pandemic and 2020 pandemic groups. We compared mortality, discharge, and comfort care/hospice. Using single-center data, we compared 30-day readmissions and follow-up functional status.

Results

The single-center cohort included 230 patients (n = 122 pre-pandemic, n = 108 pandemic group), and the California SID included 17,534 patients (n = 10,537 pre-pandemic, n = 6,997 pandemic group). Inpatient mortality was no different before or during the pandemic in either cohort. Length of stay was unchanged. During the pandemic, more patients were discharged to hospice in the California SID (8.4% vs. 5.9%, p<0.001). Use of comfort care was similar before and during the pandemic in the single center data. Survivors in both datasets were more likely to be discharged home vs. facility during the pandemic. Thirty-day readmissions and follow-up functional status in the single-center cohort were similar between groups.

Conclusions

Using a large database, we identified more ICH patients discharged to hospice during the COVID-19 pandemic and, among survivors, more patients were discharged home rather than healthcare facility discharge during the pandemic.
The 3’ UTR polymorphisms rs3742330 in DICER1 and rs10719 in DROSHA genes are not associated with primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma: As case-control study
Authors: Kondkar Altaf A. , Azad Taif A. , Sultan Tahira , Osman Essam A. , Almobarak Faisal A. , Lobo Glenn P. , Al-Obeidan Saleh A.
Published: April 2023

Aim

In a retrospective and exploratory case-control study, we examined the genetic association of two common polymorphisms in the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) of DICER1 (rs3742330) and DROSHA (rs10719) genes in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), and its related clinical phenotypes in a Saudi cohort.

Methods

DNA genotyping was performed using TaqMan real-time PCR assays in 500 participants, including 152 POAG, 102 PACG, and 246 non-glaucomatous controls. Statistical analyses were performed to examine the association(s).

Results

Allele and genotype frequency of rs3742330 and rs10719 did not vary significantly in POAG and PACG compared to controls. No significant deviation was observed from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (p > 0.05). Gender stratification revealed no significant allelic/genotype association with glaucoma types. Also, these polymorphisms showed no significant genotype effect on clinical markers such as intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, and the number of antiglaucoma medications. Logistic regression showed no effect of age, sex, rs3742330, and rs10719 genotypes on the risk of disease outcome. We also examined a combined allelic effect of rs3742330 (A>G) and rs10719 (A>G). However, none of the allelic combinations significantly affected POAG and PACG.

Conclusions

The 3’ UTR polymorphisms rs3742330 and rs10719 of DICER1 and DROSHA genes are not associated with POAG and PACG or its related glaucoma indices in this Middle-Eastern cohort of Saudi Arab ethnicity. However, there is a need to validate the results on a broader population and other ethnicities.
Daylights with high melanopsin stimulation appear reddish in fovea and greenish in periphery
Authors: Higashi Hirokuni , Okajima Katsunori
Published: April 2023

Melanopsin reportedly contributes to brightness and color appearance in photopic vision in addition to cone photoreceptor cells. However, the relationship between the contribution of melanopsin to color appearance and retinal location is unclear. Herein, we generated metameric daylights (5000 K/6500 K/8000 K) with different melanopsin stimulations while keeping the size and colorimetric values intact and measured the color appearance of the stimuli in the fovea and periphery. The experiment included eight participants with normal color vision. We found that with high melanopsin stimulation, the color appearance of the metameric daylight shifts to reddish at the fovea and greenish in the periphery. These results are the first to show that the color appearance of visual stimuli with high melanopsin stimulation can be completely different in the foveal and peripheral vision even when the spectral power distribution of visual stimuli in both visions is the same. Both colorimetric values and melanopsin stimulation must be considered when designing spectral power distributions for comfortable lighting and safe digital signage in photopic vision.
Intercambialidade e aspectos farmacoeconômicos dos medicamentos biossimilares
Authors: Dias da Silva Guerra Lúcia , Pires da Silva Emanuela , Carnut Leonardo
Published: April 2023

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a intercambialidade e as vantagens econômicas dos biossimilares em comparação aos medicamentos biológicos de referência. Fez-se uma revisão integrativa da literatura na base de dados PubMed, cuja sintaxe de busca expressou os polos (fenômeno, população e contexto) para organização dos descritores. Apenas artigos originais publicados no idioma inglês foram incluídos. A síntese dos dados foi feita pelo método narrativo, incluindo na revisão doze artigos. Diversos estudos indicaram que os medicamentos biossimilares e biológico de referência não apresentam diferenças significativas, demonstrando a similaridade em termos de eficácia clínica e segurança. Eles reduzem o impacto orçamentário quando comparado aos biológicos de referência. Os biossimilares estão cada vez mais presentes como arsenal terapêutico promissor e estudos apontam que farmacovigilância, intercambialidade, substituição automática e extrapolação de indicações devem ser estudadas com estudos pós-comercialização.
Análise dos determinantes da produtividade do trabalho nas regiões brasileiras nos períodos 2012 e 2019
Authors: De Vasconcelos Souza Diego , Jorge Alves Pedro
Published: April 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar os determinantes da produtividade do trabalho nas regiões brasileiras para os anos de 2012 e 2019. Com os dados da PNADC (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua), utilizou-se uma análise de efeito fixo para painel e uma regressão quantílica para detectar os determinantes da produtividade. Os resultados indicam que em todas as regiões a maioria da população é masculina e que o setor de serviços é o que mais ocupa trabalhadores. Em torno da variável “rendimento”, a região Nordeste é a que apresenta menor remuneração e a região Centro Oeste se destaca com a maior. Pode-se inferir que as variáveis escolaridade, público e formalidade do trabalhador são significantes estatisticamente e impactam positivamente na produtividade em todas as regiões brasileiras para os anos de 2012 e 2019. Mediante regressão quantílica estimada para o Brasil, apurou-se que para o ano de 2012 a produtividade consegue ser explicada para os quantis mais baixos, enquanto que em 2019, a significância dos dados teve um impacto nos quantis maiores.
Resenha - "Profit, Accumulation, and Crisis in Capitalism Long-term Trends in the UK, US, Japan, and China, 1855–2018"
Authors: Morrone Henrique
Published: April 2023

Resenha do livro “Lucros, acumulação, e crise nas tendências de longo prazo do capitalismo no Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Japão, e China, 1855-2018”, publicado pela editora Routledge em 2020. Minqi Li é professor associado da Universidade de UTAH, EUA, e um dos principais especialistas em economia marxista e sistemas-mundo em atividade. A obra de Li oferece uma importante análise marxista dessas economias, sendo uma importante contribuição aos interessados na trajetória das economias capitalistas.
Análise da Pressão Antrópica sobre Manguezais Urbanos: Subsídios à Proteção Ambiental e ao Ordenamento Territorial
Authors: Vikou Sidney Vincent de Paul , Da Paz Otacílio Lopes de Souza , Pilatti Daiane Maria , De Paula Eduardo Vedor
Published: April 2023

O manguezal é um ecossistema de transição entre os ambientes terrestre e marinho e representa um importante indicador ecológico pelos serviços ecossistêmicos fornecidos. No entanto, apesar da relevância ecológica, ainda sofre pressões antrópicas e vem perdendo em extensão e qualidade ambiental. No Brasil e, especificamente, no município de Paranaguá, uma mescla de uso antrópico tem causado pressões significativas sobre os manguezais. Neste sentido, o objetivo deste estudo é avaliar o grau de antropização dos manguezais urbanos do município de Paranaguá (PR), através da utilização de imagens de altíssima resolução espacial, obtidas através de Aeronave Remotamente Pilotada a fim de subsidiar políticas municipais de ordenamento territorial. Do ponto de vista metodológico, a partir de campanhas de campo, foram produzidos mapas com auxílio do software QGIS 3.10, a partir da fotointerpretação de  ortomosaicos . A legenda das classes de antropização abrangeu: deposição de lixo domiciliar (i), entulhos (ii), lançamento de efluentes domésticos sem tratamento (iii) e manilhas (iv). Os resultados apontaram um total de 475 pontos de pressão antrópica sobre as 22 manchas de manguezal analisadas. A classe de maior destaque foi a de lixo domiciliar, seguida respectivamente de lançamento de efluentes domésticos sem tratamento, entulhos (material de construção) e, por fim, manilha. Como conclusão, o uso de  ortomosaicos  de alta resolução mostrou ser uma ferramenta importante e eficaz na análise da antropização dos manguezais urbanos,  destacando assim , as áreas com maior pressão e, contribuindo para um monitoramento contínuo. Os produtos desta pesquisa podem auxiliar na elaboração de de instrumentos de ordenamento territorial do município, destacando a necessidade da construção de um olhar holístico em prol da conservação dos manguezais.
Effect of The Effectiveness of Functions, Services and Implementation of E-SPT in The Era of The Covid-19 Pandemic on The Satisfaction of Taxpayer of Personal People in The South Tangerang Region
Authors: Ridho Mukson Rozan , Tri Utami
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of effectiveness of the E-SPT function, Tax Services and the Application of E-SPT on the satisfaction of individual taxpayers.
Methodology: In this study, the data used to measure the effect of Functional E-SPT, Tax Services and Application of E-SPT on Individual Taxpayers Satisfaction by distributing questionnaires to Taxpayers at KPP Serpong Pratama. The number of respondents who filled out the questionnaire was 100 respondents.
Findings: The results of previous tests have examined the effect of implementing e-SPT and tax services but not on the satisfaction of individual taxpayers. Here, the researcher wants to add a function variable, tax service, and also the application of e-SPT to measure and compare with previous research.
Novelty: This study continues previous research by using a different population and adding a new variable.
Keywords: Effectiveness Of Functions, Services, And Implementation Of E-Spt, Satisfaction Of Taxpayer Of Personal People
La construcción de hegemonía en las democracias iliberales. Una reflexión sobre la noción de “intelectual orgánico” en Gramsci
Authors: Rendueles César
Published: April 2023

La crisis de legitimidad de las democracias representativas y del proyecto de globalización económica ha colocado en el centro del debate público la capacidad de ciertos grupos intelectuales, tradicionales o emergentes, para intervenir en la esfera pública y normalizar o alterar el horizonte establecido de posibilidades políticas y económicas. La popularización de conceptos como “posverdad” guarda relación con una transformación del papel que se había atribuido históricamente a los expertos e intelectuales en los sistemas democráticos y la aparición de nuevas figuras capaces de movilizar la sensibilidad colectiva. En este contexto se está produciendo una inten-sificación de la recepción de la obra de Antonio Gramsci como fuente de utilidades analíticas. Este artículo propone, precisamente, una revisión de la noción de “intelec-tual orgánico” como una herramienta esclarecedora para las tareas contemporáneas de la filosofía política
Una visión comparativa de la libertad legal de los esclavos y esclavas en Cartagena de Indias y Mompox durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII
Authors: Hernández Lugo Dianis
Published: April 2023

Este artículo estudia el comportamiento cuantitativo de la libertad legal de los esclavos y esclavas en Cartagena y Mompox durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII. Con base en 39 casos de libertad tomados del Archivo General de la Nación/Colombia, AGN (cuya tabulación y sistematización en Excel arrojó gráficas dinámicas en torno a tres variables: libertades por año, tipologías y correspondencia con el sexo de los esclavos), realizamos un análisis comparativo que identifica elementos comunes en el acceso a la libertad entre ambas ciudades. Puntualmente, encontramos un mayor porcentaje de libertades por demanda judicial, por encima de la graciosa y compra y, una participación principal de las esclavas en dichas demandas, quienes además litigaron por la libertad de sus hijos y familiares. Con esto, nuestra hipótesis plantea acciones emprendidas por los propios esclavos para luchar por su libertad, mediante la combinación de recursos de ley con acciones marcadas por sus experiencias de vida en esclavitud. Para esto, revisamos el periodo de estudio a la luz del contexto de cambios sociopolíticos y redefinición en la relación amo-esclavo; analizamos los porcentajes de las tipologías de libertad e identificamos las principales actuaciones de las esclavas que litigaron libertad para confrontar a sus demandados.
Limit of solutions for semilinear Hamilton–Jacobi equations with degenerate viscosity
Authors: Zhang Jianlu
Published: April 2023

In the paper we prove the convergence of viscosity solutions

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Assessing the Impact of the Implementation of Universal Basic Income on Entrepreneurship
Authors: Aceytuno-Pérez María-Teresa , de Paz-Báñez Manuela A. , Sanchez-López Celia
Published: April 2023

We focus on the literature about UBI and the experiments developed all around the world to test it in order to address how UBI implementation could affect entrepreneurship. Building on these findings and various strands of entrepreneurial theory, we develop a theoretical framework to explain how the implementation of UBI would dramatically change the environment of entrepreneurial activity, shaping entrepreneurial action at three levels: (i) the desirability of becoming an entrepreneur; (ii) the perceived feasibility of becoming an entrepreneur; (iii) the propensity to act. Consequently, UBI implementation would arguably facilitate the decision to become an entrepreneur. The contribution of the paper is threefold. It firstly provides a theoretical framework that opens new directions for further research on the relationship between UBI and entrepreneurship. Secondly, it offers new insights for policy makers by shedding light on potential effects of UBI implementation. Finally, it raises further questions that remains unsolved related to the role of non-pecuniary motivations and financial constraints.
Solvable groups with four conjugacy classes outside a normal subgroup
Authors: Mahmood Robati Sajjad , Foruzanfar Zeinab
Published: April 2023

In this paper, we investigate the structure of finite solvable groups G admitting a normal subgroup N such that

G
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Concepts of phenomenological irreversible quantum thermodynamics II: time dependent statistical ensembles of bipartite systems
Authors: Muschik Wolfgang
Published: April 2023

The wide-spread opinion is that original quantum mechanics is a reversible theory, but this statement is only true for undecomposed systems that are those systems for which sub-systems are out of consideration. Taking sub-systems into account, as it is by definition necessary for decomposed systems, the interaction Hamiltonians –which are absent in undecomposed systems– can be a source of irreversibility in decomposed systems. Thus, the following two-stage task arises: How to modify von Neumann’s equation of undecomposed systems so that irreversibility appears, and how this modification affects decomposed systems? The first step was already done in Muschik (“Concepts of phenomenological irreversible quantum thermodynamics: closed undecomposed Schottky systems in semi-classical description,” J. Non-Equilibrium Thermodyn., vol. 44, pp. 1–13, 2019) and is repeated below, whereas the second step to formulate a quantum thermodynamics of decomposed systems is performed here by modifying the von Neumann equations of the sub-systems by a procedure wich is similar to that of Lindblad’s equation (G. Lindblad, “On the generators of quantum dynamical semigroups,” Commun. Math. Phys., vol. 48, p. 119130, 1976), but different because the sub-systems interact with one another through partitions.
Dynamic fracture behavior of SA508-3 steel for nuclear power equipment under medium-and low-loading rates
Authors: Yao Di , Li Yilei , Jiang Xiaosong , Luo Jiacheng , Yu Li , Tang Peng , Luo Juan
Published: April 2023

The heat treatment of SA508-3 steel was carried out by means of quenching and manual aging. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the prepared SA508-3 steel were analyzed and tested. The results show that the main composition of the matrix of SA508-3 steel is bainite, and the main composition of the second phase is alloy cementite containing Fe, Mn and C. The second phase is distributed at both the matrix and grain boundaries. The second phase can prevent the dislocation from moving by fixing the dislocation, and the second phase at the grain boundary can strengthen the matrix by hindering the grain boundary movement. The stress-strain curves of SA508-3 steel under different loading rates show that when the strain rate is greater than 0.5 m s−1, the fracture mode of the steel is brittle fracture, and when the strain rate is less than 0.5 m s−1, the fracture mode of the steel is ductile-brittle bonding fracture. The second phase of the crack first diffuses to the grain boundary, reducing the strength of the grain boundary. When the loading rate is high, the second phase at the grain boundary cannot diffuse in time, and the material undergoes transgranular fracture and intergranular fracture.
Influence of welding parameters on the interface temperature field of TC4 titanium alloys/304 stainless steel friction stir lap joints
Authors: Lu Yongxin , Zhang Binhua , Wen Pengjun , Zhou Yuwei , Feng Hongfeng , Wang Hongduo , Xu Xueli , Li Xiao , Zhang Xiaoyong
Published: April 2023

The welding parameters optimization of TC4 titanium alloys/304 stainless steel (TC4/304 SS) by friction stir lap welding (FSLW) based on orthogonal test was researched. The results show that when the rotating speed was constant, the area of the high temperature zone and the peak temperature decreased with the increase of the traversing speed; when the traversing speed was constant, the area of the high temperature zone and the peak temperature increased with the increasing rotating speed. Among them, under the condition of low heat input, the interface temperature was about 912 °C, the material at the interface cannot fully react, and there was no formation of a large amount of brittle and hard intermetallic compounds; under the condition of medium heat input, the interface temperature was about 930 °C, this temperature caused a large amount of brittle and hard intermetallic compounds at the interface; under high heat input, the interface temperature was about 975 °C, a large number of intermetallic compounds were not formed at the interface.
The crystal structure of [(2,2′-bipyridine-6-carboxylato-κ3
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N,O)copper(II)] monohydrate, C23H17N3O5Cu
Authors: Zeng-Bing Zhao , Xue-Ping Li , Shu-Cheng Yang , Bing-Qi Yang , Ze-Tao Wang , Lan-Xing Cheng , Xi-Shi Tai
Published: April 2023

C23H17N3O5Cu, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 11.49510(10) Å, b = 8.69660(10) Å, c = 21.1454(2) Å, β = 105.433(1)°, V = 2037.65(4) Å3, Z = 4, R

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Symmetry analysis of the constant acceleration curve equation
Authors: Pakdemirli Mehmet
Published: April 2023

Lie group theory is applied to the curve equation which maintains constant normal accelerations for a vehicle with constant deceleration. The curve equation is a third order nonlinear ordinary differential equation for which the symmetries are calculated. It is shown that the equation possesses four-parameter Lie group of transformations including scaling, rotation and translational symmetries. In the case of constant velocity, the algebra increases to a six-parameter Lie group of transformations. Using the symmetries of the differential equation, the group invariant solutions are determined first. The conditions for group invariant solutions to exist are given. By employment of the symmetries, a solution is obtained by reduction of order also. It is found that the nontrivial solutions are of implicit complex forms.
Digital heritage and archaeology in practice
Authors: Vincent Matthew L.
Published: April 2023

Digital heritage and archaeology in practice comprises two companion volumes: Presentation, teaching, and engagement (from here on, PTE) and Data, ethics, and professionalism (DEP). The chapters present some of the outputs of the Institute for Digital Archaeology Method and Practice, based at Michigan State University and funded by the National Endowment for Humanities Institutes for Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities programme.
Influence of Complex Training Design on Acute Postactivation Performance Enhancement of Jump Squat and Ballistic Bench Throw Performance in Developing Team-Sport Athletes
Authors: Poulos Nick , Haff G. Gregory , Nibali Maria , Norris Dean , Newton Robert
Published: April 2023

Poulos, N, Haff, GG, Nibali, M, Norris, D, and Newton, R. Influence of complex training design on acute postactivation performance enhancement of jump squat and ballistic bench throw performance in developing team-sport athletes. J Strength Cond Res 37(5): 969–979, 2023—The effect of complex training (CT) session design on acute postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) of loaded jump squat(s) (JS) and ballistic bench throw(s) (BBT) was examined. This study further investigated whether relative strength is a moderating factor in PAPE in response to 3 distinct CT protocols. Fourteen Australian Football League (AFL) Academy athletes performed 3 different protocols comprising 85% 1 repetition maximum (1RM) back squats and bench press, and 30% 1RM loaded JS and BBT, differing in the sequencing of exercise order (i.e., complex pairs performed in isolation or with additional exercise interspersed within the intracomplex recovery period) and duration of the intracomplex recovery (2.5, 5, or 15 minutes). Differences in JS and BBT performance between CT protocols were trivial except for JS eccentric depth and eccentric impulse where small to moderate substantial differences were observed between protocols 2 and 3 in various sets; a small difference was observed between protocols 1 and 3 for eccentric depth. Small differences between protocols 1 and 2 were observed in set 1 in BBT peak velocity (ES = −0.26) and peak power (W·kg−1) (ES = −0.31). Small magnitudes of PAPE and decrements in performance were observed in some variables within protocols, yet effects across sets were inconsistent. Relative strength was negatively associated with JS performance (i.e., stronger athletes demonstrated a lower magnitude of PAPE) yet positively associated with PAPE of BBT peak force (N·kg−1) and peak power (W·kg−1). Alternating lower-body and upper-body complex sets and performance of ancillary exercise within the intracomplex recovery does not contribute to cumulative fatigue throughout the session and does not detrimentally affect subsequent JS and BBT performance. The manipulation of complex-set sequences offers practitioners a time-efficient means of providing both lower-body and upper-body heavy-resistance and ballistic training stimuli to achieve chronic training adaptations in maximal strength and power, with targeted improvements in specific kinetic and kinematic variables.
PRÁTICAS PSICOSSOCIAIS EM SITUAÇÕES DE VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA
Authors: De Souza Ana Flavia , Corso Janaína , Diefenthaeler Christ Helena
Published: April 2023

A violência intrafamiliar e doméstica é um problema de saúde pública mundial, interferindo negativamente na vida das pessoas. Intervenções voltadas às pessoas em situação de violência são importantes, pois possibilitam reflexões e possíveis modificações da experiência vivenciada. Assim, no presente trabalho buscamos refletir sobre práticas interventivas, de cunho psicossocial, voltadas para pessoas em situação de violência doméstica e intrafamiliar desenvolvidas em estágio curricular de psicologia, além disso, abordaremos sobre como as práticas do local se desenvolveram durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Utilizamos do relato de experiência como metodologia de estudo. As práticas de estágio ocorreram junto ao “Projeto Integrado de Atendimento às Famílias Vítimas de Violência Intrafamiliar” vinculado a Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões – URI, Campus de Frederico Westphalen/RS. Tais práticas propiciam que pessoas envolvidas em situação de violência intrafamiliar e doméstica sejam acolhidas e possam passar a compreender o que vivenciaram. Passaram pelo projeto 538 pessoas nos anos de 2018 e 2019 e não houve registro de feminicídio. Durante a pandemia, foi possível fortalecer a rede para que pudesse assistir aos usuários. Consideramos que práticas interventivas no campo da psicologia direcionadas às pessoas em situação de violência doméstica e intrafamiliar são relevantes e devem ser melhor debatidas no campo acadêmico e em práticas interventivas, além disso, a igualdade de direitos para os gêneros contribui para a diminuição da violência doméstica, também, em períodos de emergências, como durante a pandemia, a violência se intensifica. A prática de estágio propiciou crescimento e aprendizados profissionais que ainda perpassam os espaços ocupados pelas autoras.
USO DE PRESERVATIVO EM JOVENS DE 18 A 24 ANOS DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19
Authors: Martins Malüe Eduarda , Da Costa Castro Mariana , Strelow Fonseca Isabella , Sica Cruzeiro Szortyka Ana Laura
Published: April 2023

A fase do desenvolvimento da juventude tem como marcadores a formação da identidade, desenvolvimento de autonomia e responsabilidade, bem como a experimentação sexual.  Assim, tem-se como objetivo avaliar dados preliminares acerca da não utilização de preservativos em jovens de 18 a 24 anos, ambientados no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19. A definição adotada para identificar comportamentos sexuais menos protegidos foi de pelo menos uma relação sem o uso de preservativo, entre as últimas três relações sexuais, levando em consideração as ações de prevenção combinada. Para a presente pesquisa, foi conduzido um estudo transversal através de um questionário online auto aplicado disponível no Google Forms, divulgado em plataformas virtuais e redes sociais. A aplicação do questionário foi precedida pelo preenchimento do Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE). Os dados referentes às variáveis foram submetidos a uma análise bivariada no software STATA 15.0. No total, foram entrevistados 472 jovens de 18 a 24 anos. Dos entrevistados, 72,9% eram do sexo feminino, 30,5% tinham de 21 a 22 anos, 73,3% pertencia a classe econômica A e 79,9% se auto declararam brancos. Acerca do não uso de preservativos, 40,7% dos jovens tiveram este comportamento durante o período de pandemia de COVID-19. Estiveram associados ao comportamento sexual menos protegido o sexo feminino (p=0,032), a orientação sexual heterossexual (p=0,001) e estar em um relacionamento estável (0,008). É imprescindível que as ações dos serviços de saúde invistam em intervenções voltadas à educação para a saúde com a população de jovens, para aumentar a distribuição de preservativos e o acesso à informação.
Un espacio ambiguo
Authors: Urrutia Camila
Published: April 2023

This essay focuses on the circulation of visual arts during a specific period of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile: between 1975 and 1981. It was during these years that the economic measures that led the country to a neoliberal economy began to be implemented, while policies of intervention and censorship continued. This article will examine relationships between intervention and censorship in Chile and their impact on the circulation of art by means of a case study on the contest known as the Colocadora Nacional de Valores, which was held annually between 1975 and 1981 at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, an institution under government control. In this contest, works that commented on the country’s political situation were exhibited and given prizes. This article attempts to link the contest’s sponsors to Chile’s economic turn to account for this turn’s cultural facet. Studying the history of this contest enables us to reflect on the various factors that influenced and allowed the circulation of visual arts at a time when an official defense of freedom (of economic activity) coexisted with government policies of control, censorship, and intervention.
Introduction to the Dialogues on the Future of Radical Women
Authors: Kalyva Eve , Mazadiego Elize
Published: April 2023

This Dialogues takes the 2017–18 exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 as a starting point to discuss Latin American art today, addressing its history, legacy, and contribution to positive social change through the prism of feminism. Seeking to challenge hegemonic readings of the categories of “Latin America” and “feminism” while reinstating the contribution of Latin American women, Latina/Latinx, and Chicana/Chicanx artists to art and critical thought today, the exhibition Radical Women proposed novel ways of displaying art from the region by embracing multiplicity, attending to the particularity of different contexts, and bringing to the fore common threads of critical and creative practice. Building on that premise, these contributions expand on the original exhibition’s time frame and consider the persistence of feminism and its changing status in Latin American art after 1985. They explore recent artistic practices, curatorial projects, and art historical scholarship; reflect on strategies of display, audience engagement, societal concerns, and epistemological premises; and consider different ways of conceptualizing Latin American and feminist identities, legacies, and genealogies today. By doing so, this Dialogues seeks to enrich and diversify our understanding of past and current practices, as well as highlight the intricate connections and resonances that exist between the two. Contributions by curators (Fajardo-Hill, Rjeille), scholars (Fernández, Lamoni), and artists (Antivilo, Motta) span issues in political activism, ecology, technology, education, genealogy, colonization, heritage, and memory. What emerges is a sense of the field’s present concerns and the ways this is shaping the future direction of feminism in Latin American art and art history.
Radical Women
Authors: Fajardo-Hill Cecilia
Published: April 2023

This Dialogues takes the 2017–18 exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–1985 as a starting point to discuss Latin American art today, addressing its history, legacy, and contribution to positive social change through the prism of feminism. Seeking to challenge hegemonic readings of the categories of “Latin America” and “feminism” while reinstating the contribution of Latin American women, Latina/Latinx, and Chicana/Chicanx artists to art and critical thought today, the exhibition Radical Women proposed novel ways of displaying art from the region by embracing multiplicity, attending to the particularity of different contexts, and bringing to the fore common threads of critical and creative practice. Building on that premise, these contributions expand on the original exhibition’s time frame and consider the persistence of feminism and its changing status in Latin American art after 1985. They explore recent artistic practices, curatorial projects, and art historical scholarship; reflect on strategies of display, audience engagement, societal concerns, and epistemological premises; and consider different ways of conceptualizing Latin American and feminist identities, legacies, and genealogies today. By doing so, this Dialogues seeks to enrich and diversify our understanding of past and current practices, as well as highlight the intricate connections and resonances that exist between the two. Contributions by curators (Fajardo-Hill, Rjeille), scholars (Fernández, Lamoni), and artists (Antivilo, Motta) span issues in political activism, ecology, technology, education, genealogy, colonization, heritage, and memory. What emerges is a sense of the field’s present concerns and the ways this is shaping the future direction of feminism in Latin American art and art history.
Apreensão de medicamentos: eventos relacionados a falsificação de Cialis® no Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Luiz Juliane Mesquita , Machado A.M. , Pereira C.M.P. , Cognato G.P.
Published: April 2023

O estudo avaliou o panorama nacional da falsificação do Cialis® (princípio ativo Tadalafila), e eventos relacionados à esta falsificação no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Através de análise dos dados presentes nos laudos fornecidos pela Unidade Técnico-Científica da Delegacia da Polícia Federal (Pelotas), separou-se os dados por categorias como ano, estado e região onde ocorreram as apreensões. Observou-se que a identificação da produção ilegal de Cialis® teve início em 2007 estendendo-se até 2017, acontecendo em todos os estados do país, exceto em Roraima. Os maiores índices de medicamentos apreendidos aconteceram nas regiões Sul e Sudeste, em relação ao ano notou-se que 2009 e 2010 apresentaram aumento significativo nas apreensões. Entretanto, caracterizando índices menos relevantes, observou-se os estados que tiveram poucas ou nenhuma apreensão, encontram-se na região Nordeste e alguns casos isolados em outras regiões. Com relação ao tipo de falsificação mais frequente no Rio Grande do Sul constatou-se que a falsificação pode ocorrer tanto em embalagens primárias (blisters) quanto secundárias (caixas). Também no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, determinou-se as substâncias encontradas como princípio ativo destacando a Tadalafila (princípio ativo correto), Citrato de Sildenafila ou também a combinação de ambos. O papel da indústria é de extrema importância nas análises dos medicamentos realizadas pela Polícia Federal uma vez que a disponibilidade de um padrão colabora com o processo e possibilita o confronto entre medicamento genuíno e falsificado. Portanto, pode-se concluir que a falsificação do Cialis® é uma atividade presente em todo cenário nacional, com maior prevalência em regiões de fronteira, caracterizando riscos graves a saúde de quem os utiliza.
Purificação de amostras de cocaína apreendidas para o treinamento de cães farejadores da Polícia Militar da Bahia
Authors: Teles dos Santos Thainá , Peixoto Cruz Mariluze , Lago de carvalho Anaildes , Oliveira Moreira Bruno
Published: April 2023

O avanço no consumo de drogas é um dos principais problemas de saúde pública no mundo visto que, o número de usuários vem aumentando principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento. O Brasil é o maior mercado consumidor de cocaína da América do Sul. Diversos adulterantes e diluentes são adicionados à droga com a finalidade de aumentar o seu volume final. Em virtude da sua acentuada habilidade olfativa os cães militares são utilizados no processo de detecção de drogas ilícitas, contudo, o seu treinamento deve ser iniciado com a cocaína mais pura possível. Dessa forma, esse trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia para obtenção de cocaína com grau de pureza acima de 90%. Inicialmente foram testadas duas metodologias para purificação de amostras de cocaína apreendidas pela polícia militar da Bahia (PM-BA) na cidade de Vitória da Conquista-BA. Após purificação das amostras em meio aquoso e usando extração líquido-líquido, os resultados foram analisados por CLAE-DAD e CG-EM e indicaram uma pureza máxima de 63,54%, inferior ao desejado. Para o aumento da pureza da substância de interesse, foram desenvolvidas duas metodologias complementares de purificação, recristalização e cromatografia em coluna clássica acompanhada por cromatografia em camada delgada, sendo que o processo cromatográfico apresentou um produto com elevado teor de pureza (98,53 ± 0,12%). Dessa forma, os processos de purificação desenvolvidos constituem uma alternativa viável e eficaz para fornecimento de amostras de cocaína com elevado teor de pureza para Companhia Independente de Policiamento Especializado do Sudoeste (CIPE/Sudoeste) da PM-BA para utilização no treinamento de cães farejadores.
DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DE JÓVENES COMPOSITORES DE LA ARGENTINA A LA ASOCIACIÓN GALEGA DE COMPOSITORES. CONEXIONES ATLÁNTICAS A TRAVÉS DE LA FIGURA DE CARLOS LÓPEZ GARCÍA-PICOS
Authors: Ares Espiño Javier
Published: April 2023

Carlos López García-Picos fue miembro de la Asociación de Jóvenes Compositores de la Argentina y, posteriormente, tras su regreso a España en 1984, participó en la fundación de la Asociación Galega de Compositores y de la Confederación Española de Asociaciones de Compositores Sinfónicos. En este artículo se aborda la conexión entre todas estas entidades utilizando como eje vertebrador la figura del compositor gallego-argentino. La celebración en Valencia en 1992 del I Congreso Iberoamericano de Compositores también nos permitirá establecer vínculos a través de compositores como Raúl Schemper, conectando así diversos movimientos de asociacionismo musical de ambos lados del Atlántico.
Monitoring Of Changes in The Quality Characteristics of Cooked Chicken Döner Kebabs Formulated from Mechanically Deboned Chicken Meat Subject to Refrigerated Storage
Authors: Öney Ayşe , Karakaya Mustafa , Babaoğlu Ali Samet
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDCM) on the physicochemical and sensory properties of chicken döner kebab during 28 days of storage. Five different groups of chicken döner kebab were produced: C1: Control 1 including chicken breast meat, C2: Control 2 including ground chicken breast + transglutaminase, M1: 95% ground chicken breast + 5% MDCM + transglutaminase, M2: 90% ground chicken breast + 10% MDCM + transglutaminase and M3: 85% ground chicken breast + 15% MDCM + transglutaminase. The addition of MDCM to chicken döner kebab samples increased the pH value of the samples (P < 0.05). The TBARS values of the chicken döner kebabs increased during the storage period, especially on the 21st and 28th day. Groups M1, M2 and M3 had lower lightness (L*) and higher redness (a*) values than the control groups (P < 0.05). The addition of MDCM had no negative influence on the sensory parameters of the samples (P > 0.05).
Measurement of Projected Areas in Some Confectionery Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) Seeds by Image Processing Technique
Authors: Polat Muhittin Yağmur , Özcan Akın , Uygun Selim , Aydın Oğuzhan
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to demonstrate the practical and low-cost usability of image processing techniques in agricultural grain products by making a sample application in confectionery sunflower seeds. A desktop scanner and an open source software ImageJ were used. Local sunflower cultivars, which were obtained from Manisa, Denizli and Kayseri provinces, were used as a material. After the seeds were scanned with a scanner, their projected areas were calculated in 2D with ImageJ software. Afterward, the dimensions of the seeds were measured with a precision scale and caliper to compare with their projected areas. As a result of the statistical analysis, very high correlations could not be reached between the calculated projected areas and the other measured dimensions. Seed weight, seed length, seed width and hull weight were found to be highly or moderately correlated with the projected area values in all three seed types. Research findings show that the most important reason for not finding very high correlations was the use of local cultivars and the low level of seed purity.
Evaluation of Energy Efficiency of Different Seeding Methods in Grain Maize Production
Authors: Çıtıl Ergün , Kırılmaz Hasan , Marakoğlu Tamer
Published: April 2023

In the study, the mean germination time (MED) was determined as 16.6 days, 21.08 days, and 9.75 days in the traditional sowing method, cross double row sowing method and Parallel double row planting method, respectively, and the germination rate index (ERI) in the same order. It was found as 0.31 - 0.52 - 0.40 pieces/m.day. Grain yield was 15260 kg/ha in traditional sowing method, 22330 kg/ha in cross double row sowing method and 18300 kg/ha in parallel double row sowing method. As a result of the experiments and calculations, the net energy yield was found to be 297,353.23 Mj/ha, 238.986.57 Mj/ha, 194.782.97 Mj/ha, respectively, than the cross double row planting method, parallel double row planting method and traditional planting method. The maximum energy efficiency was obtained in the cross double row planting method as 0.79 kg/Mj, followed by the parallel double row planting method and the traditional planting method with the values of 0.66 kg/Mj and 0.55 kg/Mj, respectively. The maximum output/input ratio was found in cross double row planting with 11,54%, then parallel double row planting with 9,59% and traditional planting with 8,03%. This study reveals that the cross-planting method is more advantageous than other methods and that this method can be used economically.