bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cultural Participation and Subjective Well-Being in Latin America: Does Ethnic-Racial Ascription Matter?
Authors: Reyes-Martinez Javier
Published: December 2021

Cultural participation has been evidenced to bring several benefits to the well-being of individuals. However, the analysis of this relationship has been addressed mostly in the context of Westernized countries, without considering the diversity of populations in Latin America. Therefore, the aim of this manuscript is to explore the association between cultural participation and subjective well-being (measured by life satisfaction) in Latin America, considering ethnic-racial ascription. With data from the 2013 Latinobarómetro survey (n=20204), several ordered logit regression analyses were performed. Results suggest that read books, read news, attend movies, attend theater, visit heritage places, and participation in community celebrations are associated with life satisfaction. However, these relationships show differentiated patterns depending on the ethnic-racial ascription, which implies that the positive impacts of cultural participation cannot be attributed to all populations, highlighting a process of social exclusion where some individuals get benefits of cultural participation, while others do not.
Who Participates in Popular Feasts and Festivals? An Empirical Approach from Cultural Economics Applied to the Carnival of Barranquilla (Colombia)
Authors: Espinosa Espinosa Aaron , Palma Martos Luis , Aguado Quintero Luis
Published: December 2021

The empirical analysis of individual participation in local and popular feasts and festivals is a field little explored by cultural economists. This article proposes a methodological scheme to analyse the profile of the participants in local and popular feasts and carnivals, allowing the establishment of a taxonomy that captures the heterogeneity of the participants replicable to other festivities and carnivals around the world. Similarly, participation equations that allow the analysis of the influence of context variables on individual decisions to participate in these types of events are estimated. For this, the Carnival of Barranquilla, the largest and most representative popular celebration in Colombia and declared by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is used as a case study. The data were obtained from the Citizen Perception Survey of the Barranquilla Cómo Vamos programme, which evaluates the quality of life and the fulfilment of development plans in that city, and an empirical strategy is employed consisting of the estimation of a probit discrete choice model, which allows modelling the individual decisions of a time-intensive good, such as a carnival, with a strong influence of traditional variables, such as cultural capital and the availability of leisure time, and other context variables: location of people in the territory, stratification and poverty. The different profiles found offer information on the different strategies that can be implemented from public policy to stimulate greater participation by the population in popular festivities and festivals.
How to Measure Flamenco Performer Value? A Cultural Economic Approach
Authors: Heredia-Carroza Jesús , Saraiva Helena , Chavarría-Ortíz Carlos
Published: December 2021

This article designs an empirical methodology to measure the perceived value of the performers, specifically using the significant example of flamenco performer. The methodology is based on an Ordered Logit Model whose dependent variable is the valuation of the flamenco performer by spectators, which complements the research carried out by Heredia-Carroza (2019). The results show that virtuosity, feelings, Roma origin of the performer are significant and they have a positive effect in the valuation of it. Also, spectator’s features as time consuming and number of albums acquired have a positive effect in the performer valuation. Finally, the results have a greater importance as they provide recording companies, an instrument that reduces uncertainty about the characteristics of the performer and it can also be used as a decision-making instrument for future signings of performers in record companies based on the spectators’ perceptions. This methodology could be replicated for the study of other musical genres.
Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions on the Impacts of Service-Learning in a Language Course
Authors: Bui Giang Thi Thu , Nguyen Hanh Thi Minh
Published: December 2021

Service-learning, also known as community-based learning, is considered a pedagogical tool in various disciplines at different levels, including tertiary education. It has proved its significant effects on social and academic aspects. Different institutions have incorporated service-learning in their language curricula in language education to create better exposure to the target language for learners. However, the research on the application of service-learning components in language learning has still been limited in Asia-Pacific countries, especially in Vietnam, where learners have fewer chances of serving a native community by using a target language like English. This paper reports on teachers’ and students’ perspectives on the impacts of a service-learning project incorporated in an English speaking course at a public university in Vietnam. The study used questionnaires for 117 second-year English-majored students, three focus-group discussions with 16 surveyed students, and semi-structured individual interviews with four subject teachers. The results reflect students’ positive feedback on language competence, social awareness, personal traits and soft skills. The interviews with teachers reveal the progressive changes in students’ presentation skills, self-confidence, and critical thinking skills. However, the main difficulties hindering the implementation of the project are the insufficient understanding of project procedures, the passive way of thinking, lack of financial support, and the limited exposure to English in authentic environments. This paper also brings about some practical implications for language teachers and researchers in similar educational contexts.
The Use of Rhetorical Strategies in Argumentative Essays
Authors: Khairuddin Zulaikha , Rahmat Noor Hanim , Mohd Noor Maizura , Khairuddin Zurina
Published: December 2021

The most challenging skill perceived by students when they learn the English language is the writing skill. This recent study would like to identify the rhetorical strategies used by good writers and poor writers. Two participants were selected, and written essays was the instrument employed for this study. Both participants were required to write an essay on ‘Should examinations be abolished?’ The essays written were analysed using a coding technique. The findings indicated that both writers utilised the three elements, Logos, Ethos and Pathos, differently. Both were considerate to the readers when they wrote the essays and presented their message, which was also heavily emphasised. However, they did not focus on their roles as writers. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that teachers need to help students familiarise themselves with rhetorical strategies. As for students, they should be aware of the rhetorical strategies to enhance their writing skills to write argumentative essays.
The Use of Prognostic Prediction Models for Mortality or Clinical Deterioration among Hospitalized and Non-hospitalized Adults with COVID-19: A Systematic Review
Authors: Remalante-Rayco Patricia Pauline M. , Osio-Salido Evelyn
Published: December 2021

Objective. To assess the performance of prognostic models in predicting mortality or clinical deterioration among patients with COVID-19, both hospitalized and non-hospitalized

Methods. We conducted a systematic review of the literature until March 8, 2021. We included models for the prediction of mortality or clinical deterioration in COVID-19 with external validation. We used the Prediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment Tool (PROBAST) and the GRADEpro Guideline Development Tool (GDT) to assess the evidence obtained.

Results. We reviewed 33 cohort studies. Two studies had a low risk of bias, four unclear risks, and 27 with a high risk of bias due to participant selection and analysis. For the outcome of mortality, the QCOVID model had excellent prediction with high certainty of evidence but was specific for use in England. The COVID Outcome Prediction in the Emergency Department (COPE) model, the 4C Mortality Score, the Age, BUN, number of comorbidities, CRP, SpO2/FiO2 ratio, platelet count, heart rate (ABC2-SPH) risk score, the Confusion Urea Respiration Blood Pressure (CURB-65) severity score, the Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS), and the Risk Stratification in the Emergency Department in Acutely Ill Older Patients (RISE UP) score had fair to good prediction of death among inpatients, while the quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score had poor to fair prediction. The certainty of evidence for these models was very low to low. For the outcome of clinical deterioration, the 4C Deterioration Score had fair prediction, the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) score poor to good, and the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) had poor prediction. The certainty of evidence for these three models was also very low to low. None of these models had been validated in the Philippine setting.

Conclusion. The QCOVID, COPE, ABC2-SPH, 4C, CURB-65, REMS, RISE-UP models for prediction of mortality and the 4C Deterioration and NEWS2 models for prediction of clinical deterioration are potentially useful but need to be validated among patients with COVID-19 of varying severity in the Philippine setting.
Parents' involvement in the education of their children in primary schools in the Ga East district of greater Accra region of Ghana
Authors: Agezo Clement , Dzinyela Joseph M
Published: December 2021

The concern for the home to play a more active and complementary role in promoting quality education of children is on the increase in many societies throughout the world, including Ghana. The purpose of the study was to examine the level of parents' involvement in the education of their children in primary schools in the Ga East District of Greater Accra Region. The research design was phenomenological. Fifty respondents made up of 10 headteachers, 20 teachers and 20 parents were involved in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select the heads and teachers of the schools while simple random sampling was used to select the parents. Unstructured interview was the only instrument used to elicit information from the respondents. The study found among others that most of the parents in the district were highly involved in the education of their wards. It was suggested that parents, especially working mothers should be encouraged to play a more meaningful role in the education of their children by providing them with a quiet place to study, helping them with homework, being firm about bedtime, monitoring their academic and social behaviours and providing them with their school needs, among others.
BALKAN SAVAŞLARI ÖNCESİNDE KARADAĞ’IN OSMANLI DEVLETİ ALEYHİNDEKİ FAALİYETLERİ: OSMANLI FİRARİLERİNİ DESTEKLEMESİ (1911-1912)
Authors: ARSLANYÜREK Yaşar
Published: December 2021

Karadağ’da ilk Osmanlı idaresi Fatih döneminde oluşturuldu. Bölgede Osmanlı idaresi uzun süre devam etti. 1878’de Berlin Kongresi’nde Karadağ, bağımsız bir devlet oldu. Bu dönemden itibaren Karadağ, topraklarını genişletmeye başladı. Karadağ’ın bu politikasından dolayı Müslüman halk, bölgeyi terk etmek zorunda kaldı. XIX. yüzyıl ile birlikte Osmanlı Devleti’nde çeşitli isyanlar meydana gelmeye başladı. Bu isyanlar Osmanlı’nın Balkanlardaki etkisini zayıflattı. XIX. yüzyılın ortalarından itibaren Osmanlı Devleti’ne karşı çeşitli faaliyetler içerisinde bulunanlar çoğunlukla Karadağ’a firar ettiler. Osmanlı Devleti’ne isyan eden kişiler Karadağ tarafından çeşitli şekillerde destek gördü. Firariler ve bazı Karadağlılar tarafından Osmanlı sınırlarına birçok saldırı düzenlendi. Bu dönemde Karadağ, Osmanlı Devleti’nin dostuymuş gibi görünmeye çalışsa da Osmanlı Devleti’nin aleyhine çalıştı. Hersek İsyanı’nda ve Malisor Ayaklanmaları gibi olaylarda Karadağ’ın asilere destekleri devam etti. Bu dönemde Rusya gibi devletler de Karadağ’ı, çıkarları doğrultusunda Osmanlı Devleti aleyhine teşvik etti. Osmanlı Devleti’nde özellikle de Balkanlarda gerçekleştirilen firar olayları, I. Balkan Savaşı’nın çıkmasından hemen önce yoğunlaşmaya başladı ve daha sonra savaş sırasında da Osmanlı Devleti’nin uğraştığı konulardan biri haline geldi. Çalışmada Balkan Savaşları öncesinde Karadağ’ın Osmanlı Devleti aleyhindeki faaliyetlerini ortaya koymak ve firarilerin Karadağ tarafından nasıl desteklendiklerini belirlemek hedeflenmiştir. Aynı zamanda bu tür faaliyetlerin Osmanlı Devleti ile Karadağ arasındaki ilişkiler açısından ne gibi sonuçlarının olduğunu ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır.
CENTRO SENSORIAL DE GERAÇÃO DE RENDA E EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Authors: Nascimento Marta Leite da Silva
Published: December 2021

Introdução: A oficina constitui um espaço para reflexão e vivência, favorecendo ações que melhorem a qualidade de vida dos participantes. As pessoas com deficiência apresentam dificuldade de adaptação, são frequentemente marginalizadas e excluídas do convívio social. Desta forma, foi elaborado este projeto de reciclagem artesanal de papel, por iniciativa dos cooperados, para atender pessoas com necessidades especiais da cooperativa “Amigos do Lixo de Guaratinguetá-SP”, admitidos na cooperativa pela situação de risco social a que estavam submetidos. Objetivo: Buscar melhoria da qualidade de vida das pessoas com necessidades especiais , estimular a capacitação profissional, agregar valor aos papéis recicláveis da coleta seletiva , conscientizar a população sobre questões ambientais e servir de modelo para implantação em outros municípios. Material e método: Visitas a projetos sociais de reciclagem de papel; Visitas a instituições que trabalham com pessoas com necessidades especiais; Busca por parcerias como, apoio técnico, apoio financeiro e local para implantação; Pesquisa sobre demanda dos produtos; Reforma e adaptação do local; Construção do sistema de tratamento e reuso de água; Aquisição e montagem dos equipamentos; Seleção e capacitação dos candidatos; Início da produção de papel e educação ambiental. Resultados: O projeto possibilitou a seus integrantes maior visibilidade, valorização pessoal e integração na sociedade. Uma resposta positiva, a curto prazo, pode ser constatada através dos depoimentos da comunidade atendida, de interesse de diferentes instituições regionais e, até mesmo internacional, em conhecer a metodologia do projeto, da valorização e aquisição dos produtos e de convites para participação em diferentes eventos na área socioambiental. O resultado mais expressivo foi a resposta obtida da equipe do controle de qualidade formado por pessoas com deficiência visual e normovisuais, com funções motoras comprometidas. Enquanto uns controlavam pelo tato, os defeitos invisíveis aos olhos os outros controlavam as manchas ou defeitos parecidos. Conclusão: Nas atividades desenvolvidas ficou claro, que a pessoa com deficiência possui limitações específicas. Através da integração de habilidades de cada indivíduo é possível montar equipes para o desenvolvimento de tarefas adequadas, valorizando a individualidade e a habilidade de cada um. Pode-se perceber, ainda que incipiente, a mobilização da sociedade para os problemas das pessoas com deficiência.
OS OBJETIVOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL NA FORMAÇÃO DO GESTOR CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: Purcote Aline , Rolon Vanessa Estela Kotovicz Zeballos , Bueno Ademir Moreira , Sabin Sigmar , Alves Elizeu Barroso
Published: December 2021

Introdução: O gestor tradicional é aquele que possui conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes, bem como características de executor das funções de Planejar, Organizar, Dirigir e Controlar. O gestor contemporâneo, além disso tudo, deve fazer jus aos seus valores e emoções, principalmente com a potencialidade de uso de uma visão sistêmica, prezando pelo bem-estar da sociedade. Não basta ser um gestor técnico, faz-se necessário olhar para os desafios que a Era da Informação trouxe à realidade das empresas e da sociedade. Desta forma, é necessário que a formação de um gestor tenha compromisso com a transformação social, contribuindo com o alcance dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Objetivo: Relacionar a teoria com a prática da CHAVE (Conhecimentos, Habilidades, Atitudes, Valores e Experiência) para o desenvolvimento dos gestores contemporâneos, com base nos conteúdos apresentados no curso de Administração e os 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Incluir os ODS na formação do Gestor para refletir e criar propostas que atendam as metas de desenvolvimento sustentável integrando os alunos na questão social. Material e métodos: caracteriza-se pelo planejamento e realização de ações que promovam o bem-estar de suas localidades colocando em prática os conteúdos e incentivando os discentes às reflexões que contribuam para o alcance dos ODS. Resultados: A Jornada do Gestor Contemporâneo, conta com a execução de 4 projetos, um evento para apresentação das ações realizadas que promoveram a reflexão acerca dos ODS e demostraram a importância do tema no cotidiano das organizações e na formação dos Administradores. O projeto é realizado com alunos de vários estados brasileiros contribuindo e ampliando a visão dos acadêmicos para as diferentes realidades e necessidades. Em desenvolvimento desde o início de 2021, com o envolvimento de duas disciplinas, o projeto está sendo ampliado contando com a realização de palestras para trazer aplicações demonstrando a importância do tema no cotidiano das organizações. Conclusão: O projeto se destaca por incluir os ODS nas atividades do curso de Administração formando um Gestor Contemporâneo preocupado com os desafios das transformações sociais, desenvolvendo uma visão mais ampla, aprimorando habilidades e competências que são essenciais para sua formação e desenvolvimento.
Role of biliary drainage before pancreatoduodenectomy in treatment periampullary cancer
Authors: Phan Minh Trí ,   Dương Hoàng Linh, Võ Trường Quốc
Published: December 2021

Abstract

Introduction: Many studies show that biliary drainage prior to pancreatoduodenectomy increases the risk of biliarys bacterial infection. Our studys question: How does biliary drainage through ERCP before pancreatoduodenectomy affect the rate of post-operation infection?
Materials and Methods: Prospective cohort study. All cases of periampullary cancer were scheduled to be performed standardize pancreatoduodenectomy from September 1st, 2018 to May 1st, 2019, at Cho Ray Hospital.

Results: During the period of study, there were 38 cases that achieved criteria. There were 19 cases of ERCP with stenting before surgery, accounting for 50%, 19 cases of non-preoperative biliary drainage (accounting for 50%). The rate of positive culture with bacteria is common in patients with biliary tract stenting prior to surgery, the difference is statistically significant (p = 0.01). The incidence of surgical site infection is common among patients with biliary tract drainage prior to surgery and positive bile culture results for bacteria, but the difference is not statistically significant (p = 0.068).

Conclusions: Biliary infection in patients with pancreatoduodenectomy treating periampullary cancer accounted for 60.5%. Bile duct stenting prior to surgery increases the risk of biliary tract infections and changes the type of bacteria in bile fluid.

Keywords: Bilary drainage, pancreatoduodenectomy.

Tóm tắt
Đặt vấn đề: Dẫn lưu đường mật trước phẫu thuật cắt khối tá tụy làm tăng nguy cơ nhiễm khuẩn dịch mật. Câu hỏi nghiên cứu chúng tôi: ERCP dẫn lưu đường mật trước phẫu thuật ảnh hưởng thế nào đến tỉ lệ nhiễm trùng sau phẫu thuật cắt khối tá tụy.
Phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu tiến cứu, mô tả hàng loạt ca. Thời gian từ 01 tháng 9 năm 2018 đến 01 tháng 5 năm 2019, các trường hợp cắt khối tá tụy thỏa tiêu chuẩn chọn bệnh tại Bệnh viện Chợ Rẫy.
Kết quả: Có 38 trường hợp thỏa tiêu chuẩn chọn mẫu. Nghiên cứu ghi nhận có 19 trường hợp ERCP đặt stent dẫn lưu đường mật trước mổ (chiếm 50%), 19 trường hợp không dẫn lưu đường mật trước mổ (chiếm 50%). Tỉ lệ cấy dương tính với vi khuẩn thường gặp ở nhóm người bệnh có đặt stent dẫn lưu đường mật trước mổ, có ý nghĩ thống kê (p = 0,01). Tỉ lệ nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ thường gặp ở nhóm bệnh có đặt dẫn lưu đường mật trước mổ, sự khác biệt không có ý nghĩa thống kê (p = 0,068).
Kết luận: Nhiễm khuẩn dịch mật sau phẫu thuật cắt khối tá tụy chiếm 60,5%. Đặt stent dẫn lưu đường mật trước mổ làm tăng nhiễm khuẩn dịch mật và làm thay đổi chủng vi khuẩn trong dịch mật.
Rissschäden an Mauerwerkskonstruktionen.
Authors: Dialer Christian
Published: December 2021

Mauerwerksbau ist eine der ältesten und traditionsreichsten Bauweisen. Zugleich hat auch hier der technologische Fortschritt viele Innovationen, neue Baustoffe und -verfahren mit sich gebracht, die beherrscht werden müssen.

Der Autor gibt einen Überblick über Grundelemente des Mauerwerks, die Werkstoffe und Verarbeitungsvorschriften sowie das einschlägige Regelwerk. Anhand zahlreicher Schadensfälle erläutert er die möglichen Ursachen und Formen von Rissschäden an Mauerwerkskonstruktionen: von oberflächlichen Rissbildern über temperaturbedingte bis hin zu statisch relevanten, die Standsicherheit beeinflussenden Rissen. Dazu gibt er Hinweise zu Untersuchungsmethoden und Beurteilungskriterien von Rissschäden. Möglichkeiten der Instandsetzung und der Vermeidung vervollständigen das Werk.
Entwicklung und Kalibrierung einer Planungsmethode für Nichtwohngebäude mit besonderen raumklimatischen Anforderungen.
Authors: Freudenberg Peggy
Published: December 2021

In Autorin widmet sich in ihrer Publikation der aktuellen Sachlage zur Bemessung des Sommerlichen Wärmeschutzes. Untersuchungsgegenstand sind drei Gebäude des Universitätsklinikums Dresden. Es werden die wichtigsten bestehenden Verfahren dargelegt und an Hand von Messungen bewertet. Zu diesen Verfahren gehören Handrechenverfahren, beispielsweise jenes nach DIN 4108-2, sowie ein exemplarisches Simulationsverfahren. Aus der Anwendung und Bewertung der Aussagefähigkeit ergibt sich eine Empfehlung für den Planungseinsatz.

Zu diesen Verfahren gehören Handrechenverfahren, beispielsweise jenes nach DIN 4108-2, sowie ein exemplarisches Simulationsverfahren. Aus der Anwendung und Bewertung der Aussagefähigkeit ergibt sich eine Empfehlung für den Planungseinsatz. Die Gebäudesimulationsrechnung birgt die größten Potenziale unter den betrachteten Verfahren. Der Hauptteil der Dissertation beschäftigt sich daher mit den erforderlichen Voraussetzungen für den Praxistransfer dieser Simulationsverfahren. Zwei wichtige Bedingungen waren bislang nicht gegeben: Realistische Eingangsdaten und praktikable Auswertungsansätze. Zur Ermittlung der einflussreichen aber meist unsicheren personenabhängigen Eingabeprofile, z.B. Profile der Sonnenschutzsteuerung oder Fensteröffnung, wird ein einfaches Kalibrierverfahren vorgestellt. Dieses erlaubt die sukzessive Identifikation der unbekannten Profile auf der Grundlage von Abhängigkeitsdiagrammen sowie einfachen Raumklimamessungen und Außenklimadaten. Für eine praxisgerechte Auswertung der Simulationsmodelle werden die wesentlichen Ansätze zur Raumklimabewertung erläutert. Es folgt eine Bewertung der Anpassbarkeit auf besondere Gebäudenutzer (Ältere, Kinder etc.) und der Aussagefähigkeit dieser Modelle unter Zuhilfenahme von publizierten Untersuchungsergebnissen.
Energetische Inspektion von Lüftungs- und Kälteanlagen.
Authors: Löwen Valentin
Published: December 2021

Die energetische Inspektion ist ein sinnvolles und pragmatisches Analysewerkzeug, das Einsparpotenziale im Bereich der Gebäudetechnik aufzeigt. Leider kommt es, trotz Verpflichtung durch die EnEV, nicht immer zum Einsatz. So werden mögliche Einsparpotenziale kaum genutzt. Gründe hierfür können mangelnde Kenntnisse der gesetzlichen Vorgaben, persönliche Beweggründe der betroffenen Mitarbeiter oder eine fehlende Prüfung der Kontrollorgane sein.

Das Buch stellt den Leistungsumfang einer Inspektion dar und ermöglicht das effektive Erstellen von qualitativ hochwertigen Inspektionsberichten. Interessierte Fachleute können durch das beigefügte Berichtsbeispiel schnell Zugang zum Thema finden.
Ciências Humanas no Olho do Furacão: Tensões e problemas contemporâneos
Authors: Angelice Bif Luciana , Abed Zaher Mônica , Barduzzi Rodrigues da Costa Otávio , Ribeiro Santos Sérgio , de Lima Alonso Priscila , Sales Esteves Leandro , Zinderski Guirado Vanessa , de Oliveira Levi Alexandre , Keffer Franco Netto Carlos Augusto , Perez Geronymo Matheus , Nogueira Mazza Samuel , Dias Vanderlei , Machado Poppe Renata , Patriota Ramos Rosangela , Freire Ramos Alcides
Published: December 2021

A coletânea "Ciências Humanas no Olho do Furacão: Tensões e problemas contemporâneo", organizada por Luciana Angelice Biffi e Mônica Abed Zaher, se incumbe de refletir sobre qual é a localização das humanidades nos debates produzidos e vividos no tempo presente. Neste cenário, de acordo com as organizadoras, cabe a questão: qual é o lugar do pesquisador que produz pesquisas na área das ciências humanas e sociais na sociedade contemporânea? Qual é o seu papel? O lugar que ocupamos socialmente nos faz ter experiências distintas. Mas, como isso se converte em objeto para o pesquisador ? Como usar as técnicas e os aparatos metodológicos adequados para novos problemas, sendo que hoje a quantidade de fontes exige seleção cada vez mais precisa? Não obstante, encarando a visão utilitarista de ensino e pesquisa, que valoriza apenas as ciências duras (exatas e biológicas), visto que elas teriam uma aplicabilidade prática, nos é posto uma questão complementar: qual o alcance, ou qual é o impacto de uma pesquisa em ciências humanas hoje? É desses questionamentos que a presente obra se acerca.
Computational Thinking for an Inclusive World: A Resource for Educators to Learn and Lead, Quick Start and Discussion Guide
Authors: Mills Kelly , Coenraad Merijke , Ruiz Pati , Burke Quinn , Weisgrau Josh
Published: December 2021

We call all educators to integrate computational thinking into disciplinary learning across PreK-12 education, while centering inclusivity, to equip students with the skills they need to participate in our increasingly technological world and promote justice for students and society at large. This quick start and discussion guide is a resource for educators to learn about and build capacity for students to engage in computational thinking.
The perceptions of affluent White and Indian communities in the greater Durban area towards homoeopathy
Authors:   , Moys Estelle Renee
Published: December 2021

In South Africa, very little is known about the general public's perception towards homoeopathy. As the homoeopathic profession is facing integration into the National Health System, it needs to determine its role as a health care profession thus raising the question: What need is there in South Africa for homoeopathic services? The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the perception towards homoeopathy of two communities in the Greater Durban Area, one White and one Indian, in order to determine possible needs for homeopathic services.
A study comparing the effectiveness of miasmatic treatment as compared to homoeopathic simillimum in the treatment of acne vulgaris
Authors:   , Sewsunker Olica
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this double-blind study was to compare the effectiveness of miasmatic treatment as compared to homoeopathic simillimum in the treatment of Acne Vulgaris. A final comparison was done with a concurrent study that was conducted on comparison of a herbal complex to homoeopathic simillimum in the treatment of Acne Vulgaris. This made it possible for miasmatic treatment to be compared to herbal complex. The ultimate purpose of this research study was to evaluate which treatment is the most effective in the treatment of this condition
The relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of piroxicam compared to manipulation in the treatment of acute grades 1 and 2 inversion ankle sprains
Authors:   , Coetzer Denise Jeanette
Published: December 2021

The aim of this investigation was to compare the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of piroxicam and manipulation in the management of acute grades 1 and 2 inversion ankle sprains in terms of subjective and objective clinical findings.
The relative effectiveness of manipulation with and without the crac technique applied to the hamstring muscles in the treatment of sacroiliac syndrome
Authors:   , Salter Neil Matthew
Published: December 2021

Sacroiliac syndrome is a common condition causing low back pain (Mierau et al. 1984, Guo and Zhao 1994). It is a painful, debilitating condition that may cause considerable discomfort (Haldeman 1992:220). According to Frymoyer et al. (1991:2114), sacroiliac syndrome is a frequently overlooked source of low back pain as it may mimic other well known causes of low back pain
The reliability of motion palpation versus a traditional chiropractic method for the analysis of chronic mechanical sacroiliac joint syndrome
Authors:   , Birdsey Paul Craig
Published: December 2021

Sacroiliac joint syndrome represents a common cause of lower back pain (Cassidy and Burton 1992:3). However, much controversy exists regarding the most reliable method used to diagnose and determine sacroiliac joint dysfunction (Wiles and Faye 1992).
Hypercholesterolaemia and homoeopathy
Authors:   , Gillespie Nerena Beatrice
Published: December 2021

The object of the present research trial was to evaluate the efficacy of a single homoeopathic medication, Cholesterinum, in the ninth atcenuation (9CH) in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Special attention was paid to its effect on total choles~erol (TC) levels and the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol/ low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C/LDL-C) ratio.
Polymorphism of morphometric parameters of the flower and fruit of the Sargent apple tree (Malus sargentii Rehl)
Authors: Donskih Vitaly , Aniskina Tatiana , Kryuchkova Victоria
Published: December 2021

The Sargent apple tree is highly valued for its decorative qualities, it is used in breeding work when developing new ornamental varieties. To assess the breeding potential, as well as planning crosses, information is needed on the variability of the morphometric traits of the apple flower and fruit, as well as the presence of a relationship between these traits. The research was carried out in the laboratory of cultivated plants of the Tsytsin Main Botanical Garden on 12 quantitative traits of flower and fruit. It was found that almost all traits are characterized by a low level of polymorphism of 7-15% (flower diameter - 13.2%, pedicel thickness - 14.9%, peduncle length - 8.3%, fruit length - 4.7%, fruit diameter - 5.7%) or an average level (16-25%), except for the mass of seeds (40%) and the number of seeds in the fruit (33.9%). An inverse correlation was found between the length of the anther and the number of seeds inside the fruit (r = -0.46), as well as strong direct relationships between the diameter of the fruit and the weight of the fruit (r = 0.79) and the diameter of the fruit and the length of the fruit (r = 0, 78). A reliable direct relationship between the group was also revealed: flower length, filament length, pedicel thickness, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight. Keywords: POLYMORPHISM, FLOWERS, CRABAPPLES, SORBOMALUS, MALUS SARGENTII, SARGENT APPLE TREE
Prognostic impact of human papillomavirus infection on cervical dysplasia, cancer, and patient survival in Saudi Arabia: A 10-year retrospective analysis
Authors: Alhamlan Fatimah , Obeid Dalia , Khayat Hadeel , Asma Tulbah , Al-Badawi Ismail A. , Almutairi Areej , Almatrrouk Shihana , Fageeh Mohammed , Bakhrbh Muhammed , Nassar Majed , Al-Ahdal Mohammed
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND:

Data on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and survival rates among HPV-infected women are scarce in Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE:

Assess the prevalence of HPV genotypes in cervical biopsy specimens and its effect on survival over a 10-year timeframe.

DESIGN:

Retrospective, cross-sectional.

SETTINGS:

Saudi referral hospital.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Cervical biopsy specimens were collected from women aged 23-95 years old who underwent HPV detection, HPV genotyping, p16
INK4a
expression measurement using immunohistochemistry. Kaplan-Meier plots were constructed to analyze overall survival rates.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Survival rate of HPV-positive cervical cancer patients.

SAMPLE SIZE:

315 cervical biopsy specimens.

RESULTS:

HPV was detected in 96 patients (30.4%): 37.3% had cervical cancer; 14.2% cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III, 4.1% CIN II, and 17.0% CIN I. A significant association was found between HPV presence and cervical cancer (χ
2
=56.78;
P
<.001). The expression of p16
INK4a
was a significant predictor of survival: women who had p16
INK4a
overexpression had poorer survival rates (multivariate Cox regression, hazard ratio, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.1–8.8). In addition, multivariate models with HPV status and cervical cancer diagnosis showed that HPV status was a significant predictor of survival: HPV-positive women had better survival rates than HPV-negative women.

CONCLUSION:

These findings suggest that implementing cervical and HPV screening programs may decrease cervical cancer rates and improve survival rates of women in Saudi Arabia.

LIMITATION:

Single center and small sample size.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

None.
Post-thyroidectomy complications in southwestern Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study of a 6-year period
Authors: Bawa Dauda , Alghamdi Amal , Albishi Hanan , Al-Tufail Nasser , Sharma Shashi Prabha , Khalifa Yasser Mohammad , Khan Saleem , Alhajmohammed Mohammed Alobeid
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND:

Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland for non-neoplastic and neoplastic thyroid diseases. Major postoperative complications of thyroidectomy, including recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, hypocalcemia, and hypothyroidism, are not infrequent.

OBJECTIVE:

Summarize the frequency of surgical complications of thyroidectomy.

DESIGN:

Retrospective.

SETTING:

Secondary health facility in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

We collected data from the records of patients who were managed for thyroid diseases between December 2013 and December 2019.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:

Complications following thyroidectomy.

SAMPLE SIZE:

339 patients, 280 (82.6%) females and 59 (17.4%) males.

RESULTS:

We found 311 (91.7%) benign and 28 (8.3%) malignant thyroid disorders. Definitive management included 129 (38.1%) total thyroidectomies, 70 (20.6%) hemithyroidectomies, 10 (2.9%) subtotal thyroidectomies and 5 (1.5%) near-total thyroidectomies with 125 (36.9%) patients treated non-surgically. The overall complication rate was 11.3%. There were 4 (1.9%) patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, 16 (7.5%) patients with temporary hypoparathyroidism, 1 (0.5%) patient with paralysis of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and 3 (1.4%) patients with wound hematoma.

CONCLUSION:

The rate of complications following thyroidectomy is still high. There is a need for emphasis on comprehensive measures to control the high rate of complications.

LIMITATIONS:

Retrospective design and no long-term follow up to monitor late complications.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

None.
Acute infrarenal abdominal aortic occlusion in a patient with COVID-19
Authors: Yarımoglu Rafet , Yarımoglu Saliha , Tastan Hayati , Erkengel Halil Ibrahim
Published: December 2021

A high rate of thrombotic complications have been observed in patients infected with COVID-19. These complications are related to increased blood hypercoagulabity, which can cause both venous and arterial thrombosis. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia and thrombotic occlusion of the infrarenal abdominal aorta at the time of admission to the hospital. A CT scan showed a crazy-paving pattern in the lungs, consistent with COVID-19. A clinical suspicion of aortic thrombosis was confirmed by CT angiography. Embolectomy was undertaken a few hours later. At the end of the procedure, the patient was taken to the intensive care unit while intubated. The patient then worsened, developing severe renal failure, and died on day 1 after admission to the hospital. A CT scan, which is necessary for diagnosis of COVID-19, and a CT angiography, can be used to diagnose thrombotic events. It should be kept in mind that arterial thrombosis can be present not only in hospitalized COVID-19 patients but also at the time of admission.

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Diana Apcar’s Search for an Armenian Protectorate: Hope and Disappointment
Authors:   Tohoku University, Mesropyan Meline
Published: December 2021

This article studies Diana Agabeg Apcar’s (1859-1937) perspective regarding the proposed American mandate over genocide-ravaged Armenia. It touches on aspects of historical empathy that are important in assessing the true nature of historical events. Through examining Diana Apcar’s correspondence with different individuals such as David Starr Jordan, Thomas J. Edmonds, Charles Albert Gobat as well as her articles related to this topic, this article aims to reveal the attitudes, opinions and mindset of this Armenian historical figure regarding the mandate issue.
CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING DALAM PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM
Authors: KISMATUN KISMATUN
Published: December 2021

This paper aims to pay attention to the development of Islamic education based on Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) theory as a solution to the crisis experienced by Islamic education. In fact, Islamic education is sidelined in public schools because it uses conventional learning methods that are boring and do not provide a significant educational product. Previous research found that the accuracy of lecture-based conventional learning only gave 11% level of meaning for students. This fact is in contrast to the theory of CTL or contextual learning and teaching which emphasizes the contextualization of knowledge. In the end, this study found that CTL learning emphasizes the process of involving students in finding the material being studied and connecting it to real-life situations. This learning model encourages students to be able to apply it in everyday life. There are six characteristics of CTL learning, namely: meaningful learning, application of knowledge, higher order thinking, curriculum which is symbolized by standards, responsiveness to culture, and authentic assessment. In addition, CTL has seven principles that underlie the implementation of the learning process using the CTL learning model, namely: constructivism, inquiry, questioning, learning community, modeling, reflection, and real assessment. CTL learning is very necessary, especially in efforts to develop Islamic education, because it invites students to be more active in learning.

ABSTRAKMakalah ini bertujuan memberi perhatian kepada pengembangan Pendidikan Agama Islam berbasis teori Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) sebagai solusi dari krisis yang dialami Pendidikan Agama Islam. Kenyataannya, Pendidikan Agama Islam dikesampingkan di sekolah umum karena menggunakan metode pembelajaran konvensional yang membosankan dan tidak memberi produk pendidikan yang signifikan. Penelitian sebelumnya menemukan bahwa akurasi pembelajaran konvensional berbasis ceramah hanya memberi 11% tingkat kebermaknaan bagi siswa. Kenyataan ini berbanding terbalik dengan teori CTL atau pembelajaran dan pengajaran kontekstual yang menekankan kontekstualisasi pengetahuan. Pada akhirnya, penelitian ini menemukan pembelajaran CTL menekankan kepada proses keterlibatan peserta didik untuk menemukan materi yang dipelajari dan menghubungkan dengan situasi kehidupan nyata. Model pembelajaran ini mendorong peserta didik untuk dapat menerapkannya dalam kehidupan sehari-sehari. Terdapat enam karakteristik pembelajaran CTL, yaitu: pembelajaran bermakna, penerapan pengetahuan, berpikir tingkat tinggi, kurikulum yang dilambangkan berdasarkan standar, reponsif terhadap kebudayaan, dan penilaian autentik. Selain itu, CTL memiliki tujuh asas yang melandasi pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran CTL, yaitu: konstruktivisisme, inquiry, bertanya, masyarakat belajar, modelling, refleksi, dan penilaian nyata. Pembelajaran CTL sangat diperlukan terutama dalam upaya pengembangan pendidikan agama Islam, karena bersifat mengajak peserta didik lebih aktif dalam pembelajaran.
CONDUCTED WORKS ON LIQUIDATION OF HUNGERInKAZAKHSTAN 1920-1922
Authors:   Professor of Abay KazNPU, candidate of historical sciences Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, E-mail:jumagulov-bolat@mail.ru, Zhumagulov B.S.
Published: December 2021

In the article analysed measures are conducted on liquidation of hunger it is Underlined in Kazakhstan 1920-1922, that authorities of Kazakhstan used all possibilities for stopping of hunger, that attracted attention Central Soviet power to the catastrophic situation for the habitants of republic. From Moscow done suggestion on helping to the people history of that has the specific, it is talked about difficulties and contradictions in realization of first political, economic, cultural and other directions of activity of peaceful structures of Soviet power. In the indicated terms Soviet power had in the earliest possible dates to complete this major step, undertaking measures on erection and further development of economy, subject to the crisis, falling of the productivity and depression. At this time soviet power appeared on the stage of maximal cutback of economic activity. And new agitations followed on him. Events of 1920th are in Russia, civil conflicts affected all spheres the countries, caused by enormous destructions, falling, depression, shock of their population, poverty and hunger.
THE REASONS FOR THE FAILURE OF THE MISSIONATY POLICY OF RUSSIAN TSARISM IN THE KAZAKH STEPPE
Authors:   Doctor of History, Associated Professor, Al-Farabi KazNUKazakhstan, Almaty. E-mail: nazira.nurtazina@mail.ru, Nurtazina N.D. , Akimbek Zhanibek ,   1st Master Student Al-Farabi KazNUKazakhstan, Almaty. E-mail: akimbekzhanibek@gmail.com
Published: December 2021

The article analyses the objective reasons of the failure of the missionary policy of Russian Tsarism on the territory of the Kazakh Steppe In order to determine the activities of missionary policy in the steppe region, methodological methods are used, such as historical-genetic, historical comparative, concrete-historical, which have been widely used in historical science. This paper identifies factors that influenced the implementation of missionary policy tasks in the region. The use of imperial documents, such as reports of the heads of dioceses, allows us to study the degree of government`s support for the confessional policy. In the paper, attention is also paid to the position of the highest authorities and the intelligentsia regarding the policy in question. It is concluded that the reason for the adoption of a foreign religion by the poor Kazakhs was the aggravation of the agrarian problem. However, the missionary policy didn’t achieve what it want. The lack of sufficient land plots for the neophytes and the extent of government measures to prevent problems of adaptation to the new environment reduced the motivation for orthodoxy.
THE WAYS FOR THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors:   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Baitassov A.A. , Sarkytkan K. ,   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University Almaty, Kazakhstan, Muzdybayeva K.K. ,   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: December 2021

Since gaining independence, Kazakhstan has been carrying out active reforms in the field of higher education. This, in turn, led to a systematic policy of transition to a market economy. The research work will include the current state of the higher education sector in Kazakhstan and further development provided for by the Bologna process. In the course of the study, several typologies will be identified to visualize how the education system in Kazakhstan has revolutionized. Analytical methods, such as pie charts and graphs, are also used to analyze research data. The study discusses the need to improve the quality of human capital by improving and modernizing the higher education system. Domestic higher education plays a vital role in the professional training of competent and globally competitive specialists for all sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan.
The sociological MRI of a fetish. How ‘odd’ is an oddity and how ‘peculiar’ peculiarity?
Authors: Ciocan Tudor-Cosmin
Published: December 2021

We have used the term 'fetish' in a broader sense and especially related to the functions that a 'fetish' has in society. We are talking either about the tags that any 'fetish' receives [as undesirable, unwanted, forbidden, and peculiar], or about the uncertainty of its social approval, about the coagulating role it plays on individuals with the same repulsive vision/orientation that were previously unidentifiable, or many other aspects under which a so-called fetish works socially. The object or action in question passes from individual preference to the group emblem and then determines its actions and ideas, internally as well as in social exchanges with other groups. This is done in a fetishistic way with everything that is 'new' emerging in society, either previously non-existent, or competitive with something already standardized, or - as in the case of many fetishes - forbidden and socially stigmatized. If the first category does not meet a social resistance and does not end up turning into a fetish, for the group and the society, the other two have all the advantages to do so. The odd - competitive and forbidden alternatives - becomes the fetish for the group that adopts it as its emblem because it later regulates all its actions, as well as for the Society, because it keeps around the group and its actions the atmosphere in the sphere of fetishism - equivocal, promiscuous, and detestable. But precisely these very fetishistic attributes are the same ones that determine society to fight against the group and its 'fetish', new and peculiar, that also help disparate individuals to identify with that fetus, to coagulate as a group borrowing precisely this infamous, shameless identity. Therefore, the question we try to find answers here is but legitimate: since and until when oddity is ‘odd’?
A Reality Based on Consciousness
Authors: Schwartz Stephan A
Published: December 2021

"This paper addresses the central idea of nonlocal consciousness: that all life is interconnected and interdependent, that we are part of a matrix of life, but even more fundamentally than spacetime itself arises from consciousness, not consciousness from spacetime. It is not a new idea. The excavation of burials dating to the Neolithic (≈ 10,200-2,000 BCE) has revealed that early humans had a sense of spirituality and some concept about the nature of human consciousness. It discusses the bargain made between the Roman Church, and the emerging discipline of science in the 16th century, one taking consciousness (packaged as “spirit”), the other spacetime, and how this led to physicalism taking root as a world view and becoming the prevailing materialist paradigm. It describes the emergence of a new paradigm that incorporates consciousness and lays out the four relevant descriptors helping to define what this new paradigm will look like. They are: • Only certain aspects of the mind are the result of physiologic processes. • Consciousness is causal, and physical reality is its manifestation. • All consciousnesses, regardless of their physical manifestations, are part of a network of life which they both inform and influence and are informed and influenced by; there is a passage back and forth between the individual and the collective. • Some aspects of consciousness are not limited by the time/space continuum and do not originate entirely within an organism’s neuroanatomy. "