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Utilizing Video Graphics as a Digital Learning Media to Improve Students' Green Skills
Authors: Lisdiantika Mayrahma , Tanesha Josephine , Handayani Mustika Nuramalia , Putri Yasyfa Aulia Rustandi
Published: December 2022

This study aims to explain how video graphics-based digital learning media can be an alternative in the learning process that can meet the needs of green skills and support the concept of SDGs. The research used a literature review by collecting data from several articles, proceedings, and books from 2013-2022. The results showed that green skills could be applied in education by using environmentally friendly learning media. One of the learning media that can be used is videography. The use of videography can support the application of green skills by using the paperless principle in every learning activity. So, applying green skills in everyday life can attain several SDGs goals, such as innovation and climate action.
Evaluation of The Facilities and Infrastructure in UPI Kindergarten Lab School based on The Principles of Child-Friendly School Design
Authors: Nafisa Dinna , Barliana Mokhamad Syaom , Rahmannullah Fauzi
Published: December 2022

This study aims to describe the criteria for the principles of child-friendly school design in the kindergarten environment, explain the condition of the facilities and infrastructure in the UPI Kindergarten Lab School, and the suitability of the facilities and infrastructure owned by the UPI Kindergarten Lab School with the principles of child-friendly school design. This uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive-evaluative method. Data collection techniques are in the form of observation and documentation. The research results related to the criteria for the principles of child-friendly school design in the kindergarten environment are known to have five aspects: security, health, comfort, safety, and convenience. The results of evaluating the suitability between the facilities and infrastructure of the UPI Kindergarten Lab School with the principles of child-friendly school design are 72.66% with good assessment criteria. The most superior and appropriate assessment is found in the assessment of health requirements and is less suitable for safety requirements.
The Development of Connected Learning Modules in Computer Systems and Microprocessor Electronics Subjects at 10th Grade in Vocational High School
Authors: Hasbial Yanda Mochamad , Mukhidin Mukhidin , Budi Agus Heri Setya
Published: December 2022

Learning modules are one of the important things in the continuity of learning. The learning modules are arranged systematically and cover all the content of the learning material that will be delivered by including an evaluation at the end of the module section to determine students' ability to understand learning. This study aimsto determine the effective development of connected learning modules in 10th grade at VHS (Vocational High School). The data collected is in the form of the feasibility of developing learning modules. This research is field research with the descriptive qualitative method. MAXQDA is used to explain the mapping of the research results obtained. The research subject involved the teacher as MGMP Team (Subject Teacher Conference) in this VHS, which provides an assessment through a validation sheet regarding the feasibility of the module to be used in the learning process. The results of this study indicate that the module that will be used already has a good and proper category as a support for the Connected Learning model to be applied learning process in the classroom. The conclusion based on the study results shows that the Connected Learning model can be used as an alternative learning model that only focuses on conventional learning models. This study’s results imply that the Connected Learning model can make it easier for teachers to be effective in the learning process.
RETRACTED: Effects of Some Climatic Factors on Soil Moisture in Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) Stands with Different Crown Closure Classes
Authors: AYDIN Miraç , HINIS Adem Sinan
Published: December 2022

The authors have requested that this preprint be removed from Research Square.
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the treatment of autologous arteriovenous fistula and its prognostic factors
Authors: Lin Jie , Ding Hong , Huang Zhifang , Chen Li , Wang Yong , Tan Jinyun , He Qing , Lv Renhua
Published: December 2022

Hemodialysis is an important method to maintain the life of patients with ESRD (end-stage renal disease). The establishment of the AVF can meet the requirements of high blood flow during hemodialysis. However, AVF can narrow and affect blood flow during use. This study was aim to evaluate the therapeutic effect of ultrasound-guided PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty) on AVF stenosis by color doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound and to investigate the recurrence factors by multivariate logistic regression analysis. A total of 52 ESRD patients were included in this study. The results of ultrasound imaging showed that after the ultrasound-guided PTA treatment, the diameter of AVF fistula, average flow velocity and flow rate were significantly higher than those before treatment (p < 0.05) and the AVF stenosis caused by intimal thickening with or without thrombosis is prone to restenosis after surgery.
Daratumumab, Carfilzomib, Pomalidomide and Elotuzumab for the Treatment of POEMS Syndrome- The Mayo Clinic Experience
Authors: Vaxman Iuliana , Kumar Shaji , Buadi Francis , Lacy Martha , Dingli David , Hayman Suzanne , Kourelis Taxiarchis , Warsame Rahma , Hwa Yi , Fonder Amie , Hobbs Miriam , Muchtar Eli , Leung Nelson , Kapoor Prashant , Go Ronald , yi Lin , Gonsalves Wilson , Siddiqui Mustaqeem , KYLE Robert , Rajkumar S , Gertz Morie , Dispenzieri Angela
Published: December 2022

POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome and therapies are directed against plasma cells that produce the proteins that cause this syndrome. Novel therapies are widely used in multiple myeloma aiming for plasma cell eradication. However, data on their use in POEMS syndrome are lacking. In this case series, we provide the Mayo Clinic experience in treating 16 patients with relapsed POEMS syndrome with novel agents (daratumumab, carfilzomib, pomalidomide, and elotuzumab). The patients were treated with a doublet including dexamethasone (N = 5) (31%) or in various combinations with other agents: DRd (N = 6), DC(V)d (N = 3), KRd (N = 3), KPd (N = 1), DP(V)d (N = 5), and EloRd (N = 1). The outcomes with novel agent therapies were favorable. Overall, twelve patients treated with daratumumab-based therapies (86%) and five patients treated with carfilzomib-based therapies (83%) responded to therapy. Among patients treated with daratumumab based therapies (N = 14), 9 patients achieved CR/VGPRH, 7 patients achieved CRV, and 5 patients achieved CRP. Among patients treated with carfilzomib-based therapies (N = 6), 3 patients achieved CR/VGPRH, and one achieved PRH. At a median follow-up of 38 months since starting of the novel agent (IQR 24–57), 15 of the patients (93%) are still alive, and the median TTNT was not reached. None of the patients discontinued therapy due to adverse events and no deaths occurred on therapy. Novel therapies were safe with 7 events of hospitalization due to pneumonia (4 in daratumumab-based therapies and 3 on carfilzomib-based therapies), and 4 patients were hospitalized due to volume overload. Three patients experienced infusion-related reactions (IRR) to the first dose of IV daratumumab. The response rate to novel agents was high, and the responses were deep. Novel agent therapies were safe, and no death case occurred on therapy. Future studies are needed to clarify the optimal sequence of novel agents and the best combination.
Multiomics analysis reveals the biological effects of live Roseburia intestinalis as a high-butyrate-producing bacterium in human intestinal epithelial cells
Authors: Kim Yun-Gon , Song Won-Suk , Jo Sung-Hyun , Lee Jae-Seung , Kwon Ji-Eun , Park Ji-Hyeon , Kim Ye-Rim , Baek Ji-Hyun , Kim Min-Gyu , Kwon Seo-Young
Published: December 2022

Butyrate-producing bacteria play a key role in human health, and recent studies have triggered interest in their development as next-generation probiotics. However, there remains limited knowledge not only on the identification of high-butyrate-producing bacteria in the human gut but also in the metabolic capacities for prebiotic carbohydrates and their interaction with the host. Herein, we discovered that Roseburia intestinalis produces higher levels of butyrate and digests a wider variety of prebiotic polysaccharide structures compared with other human major butyrate-producing bacteria. Moreover, R. intestinalis extracts upregulated the mRNA expression of tight junction proteins (i.e., TJP1, OCLN, and CLDN3) in human intestinal epithelial cells. We cultured R. intestinalis with human intestinal epithelial cells in the mimetic intestinal host–microbe interaction coculture system to explore the health-promoting effects using multiomics approaches. Consequently, we discovered that live R. intestinalis enhances purine metabolism and the oxidative pathway, increasing adenosine triphosphate levels in human intestinal epithelial cells, but that heat-killed bacteria had no effect. Therefore, this study proposes that R. intestinalis has potentially high value as a next-generation probiotic to promote host intestinal health.
Differences in viral decay and production following exposure to sunlight and darkness
Authors: Chen Patrichka Wei-Yi , Olivia Madeline , Chou Wen-Chen , Mukhanov Vladimir , Tsai An-Yi
Published: December 2022

Although we have gained insight into the biological and biochemical effects of natural sunlight exposure on prokaryotes, little is known about sunlight exposure on natural virus communities. To fully understand the mechanics of microbial food webs, it is essential to understand the dynamics of viral infection of bacteria and its role in bacteria-mediated processes when sunlight is present or not. An investigation of the effects of sunlight and darkness treatments on viral communities, viral production and decay rates in Kenting coastal waters was conducted. A linear increase in viral abundance was observed in the darkness treatment as expected in the viral production experiment, the average rate of net viral production in the darkness treatment was 0.018 × 106 viruses mL–1 h− 1. However, within the first 12 hours after exposure to sunlight, viral abundance increased non-significantly in the viral production experiments. Further, averaged value for viral decay in the sunlight treatment was nearly 0.038×106 virus mL− 1h− 1. The rate of viral decay almost equaled the rate of gross viral production under natural sunlight treatment, resulting in gross viral production of nearly 0.038×106 virus mL− 1h− 1. Furthermore, we estimated that the gross viral production was nearly 0.018×106 virus mL− 1h− 1 in the darkness treatment. As a result, sunlight damages a large portion of the natural viral community, affecting the role viruses play in food webs. We understanding how viruses change under significant sunlight pressures suggests considering the temporal variations of viral production in relation to diel variations.
Acute effects of supraspinatus-specific isoinertial training on tendon thickness in young active subjects. A pilot study.
Authors: de Lacalle Jaime Gascó-López , García-Escudero María , Chulvi-Medrano Iván , Barranquero-Cardeñosa Regino , Flores-Garrigós Carlos , Alakhdar-Mohmara Yasser
Published: December 2022

Isoinertial training is a new form of physical exercise that combines concentric-eccentric exercises while regulating the load.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to analyze acute changes in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the supraspinatus tendon after isoinertial 10 sets of yellow inertial disc exercises using 0.052Kgm2 of inertia and a maximum resistance of 18 kg with Handy Gym™ device.

Participants

Seventy-two healthy athletic subjects (40 men and 32 women) were analyzed.

Results

The results showed there was a time effect for tendon thickness and volume (p < 0.01) with a reduction of about 5% and 8.3% respectively. Likewise, no significant correlation (p = 0.63) was observed between the load (kg) used by the subject and the changes in the supraspinatus tendon after detailed statistical discrimination in 4 quartiles with loads from 0 to 11.5 kg.

Conclusion

The isoinertial stimulus/load produced an acute significant decrease in the supraspinatus tendon thickness (CSA) after the isoinertial training proposed in the study.
Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Term Infants in The First Few Days of Life
Authors: Loganathan Prakash Kannan , Nettel-Aguirre Alberto , Awad Essa Al , Fajardo Carlos , Lodha Abhay , Nair Vrinda , Scotland Jeanne , Singhal Nalini , Young Marilyn , York Kristin , Rabi Yacov
Published: December 2022

Objectives: Describe oxygen saturation (SpO2) values and their variability in the newborn period for healthy term infants at moderate altitude.
Methods: Prospective observational study in postnatal wards with follow-up in the Public Health Nurse Clinic (PHNC). We recruited healthy term infants (≥37weeks) between 6-24 hours of age. Infants underwent simultaneous pre- (90mins) and post-ductal (10mins) transcutaneous SpO2 recordings every 12-24 hours until hospital discharge. Simultaneous pre- and post-ductal SpO2 measurements (15mins) were performed again in the PHNC within a few days after discharge. Infants were followed for eight weeks to ascertain their health status.
Results: We included 252 infants with a complete in-hospital data set. Median age at the time of first SpO2 measurement in the hospital was 16.5 h, and 65.7 h in the PHNC (n=105). In hospital, the mean pre- and post-ductal SpO2 were 94.3% (SD 2.5) and 96.0% (SD 3.0), respectively. In the PHNC, mean pre- and post-ductal SpO2 were 94.4% (SD 2.8) and 95.6% (SD 2.7), respectively. Preductal desaturation episodes to SpO2<95% were more frequent in the PHNC than in the hospital (rate ratio 1.27, P=0.02). The median durations of preductal desaturation episodes were longer in hospital than in the PHNC (range 9 to 20 seconds longer) for all pre ductal SpO2 thresholds examined (P<0.05).
Conclusion: SpO2 levels in healthy term newborns are approximately 94% over the first few days after birth at moderate altitude. Desaturation episodes are common in the immediate newborn period, but the duration of desaturation episodes decreases over time.
Event-based fixed-time formation-containment control for networked Euler-Lagrange systems
Authors: Hua Menghu , Yao Xiang-Yu , Liu Wen-Jin , Ding Huafeng , Park Ju H.
Published: December 2022

This paper is concerned with the fixed-time formation-containment control (FTFCC) problem for networked Euler-Lagrange systems (NELSs) with unknown dynamics and disturbances. A systematically adaptive control scheme is established to address the above problems. Specifically, to reduce controller update frequency and conserve resources, a novel FTFCC algorithm via event-triggered mechanism is firstly designed to drive some agents named as leaders to form a specific configuration, and simultaneously the others named as followers are forced into the structured convex hull formed by leaders. Then, to eliminate the negative effects of input saturation, another algorithm by extending the proposed FTFCC algorithm is designed to deal with the problem of NELSs with saturation constraints. The key feature of the proposed algorithms is that adaptive neural networks with ε-modification updating laws are employed to approximate the unknown dynamics. It is proved by Lyapunov stability analysis that error signals would converge to a compact set near the origin within a fixed time. Furthermore, the lower bound of the trigger time interval can be calculated to rule out Zeno behaviors. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms is verified by several numerical simulations.
Improved Control Architecture and Strategy for Iodine Ion Thruster following In-Orbit Demonstration and System-Level Radiation Testing
Authors: Boré Antoine , Proynov Plamen , Rafalskyi Dmytro
Published: December 2022

This paper describes the general control strategy of the NPT30-I2, the improvements made to the software architecture and hardware following the on-orbit demonstration and the result of a system-level radiation test campaign. It details the iodine ion thruster control architecture, algorithm, and design approach. In addition, it presents data from the in-orbit demonstration. The results of the system-level radiation tests and the redesign of the system to reduce radiation sensitivity will also be discussed.
An m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C regulator-mediated methylation modification pattern and Landscape of immune microenvironment infiltration characterization in Lower-Grade Glioma cohorts from three continents based on machine learning
Authors: Maimaiti Aierpati , Baihetiyaer Yilimire , Turhon Mirzat , Abulaiti Aimitaji , Cui Xiaoling , Pei Yinan , Aili Yirizhati , Aerken Dilihumaer , Jiang Lei , Wang Yongxin , Wang Zengliang , Feng Zhaohai
Published: December 2022

Background: Although many studies have highlighted RNA modification processes such as N1-methyladenosine (m1A), N6-methyladenosine (m6A), N7-methylguanosine (m7G), and 5-methylcytosine methylation (m5C)’s role in the prognosis of patients suffering from different cancers, their prospective involvement in lower-grade gliomas (LGG) has not yet been outlined.
Methods: This work aims to assess the 64 genes related to m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C modification. Based on the expression of methylation-related regulators (MRRs), unsupervised clustering was conducted to identify molecular subtypes. The m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C modification patterns, tumor microenvironment (TME) cell infiltration features, and correlation with immune infiltration markers were assessed. Additionally, the first stage of MMR screening was conducted using univariate Cox analysis, and the prognostic model for the m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C risk score was constructed using different machine learning algorithms analysis.
Results: The m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C risk model, including five genes illustrated better prognostic ability for LGG in both the training and validation datasets, wherein the patients were classified into the low and high-risk groups. The LGG patients who were categorized into the high-risk groups displayed poor prognoses. In addition, the role played by five genes at the protein expression level was confirmed using immunohistochemical sections in the HPA database. Finally, functional analysis revealed the richness of pathways and biological processes related to MRR regulation and immune function.
Conclusion: An m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C-related risk model was developed and validated in this study to offer valuable new insights into the role played by m1A/m6A/m7G/m5C modification patterns in predicting the prognosis of LGG patients from three continents and developing better and improved treatment strategies for LGG.
Trends in mental health inequalities for people with disability, Australia 2003 to 2020
Authors: Bishop Glenda , Kavanagh Anne Marie , Disney George , Aitken Zoe
Published: December 2022

Purpose
People with disability have substantial inequalities in mental health compared to people without disability. While ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability in 2008 demonstrated an international consensus that people with disability have the right to the highest attainable standard of health, mental health inequalities still exist. This study tracked mental health inequalities for people with disability in Australia over the last two decades and investigated whether mental health inequalities were improving or worsening.
Methods
This study uses data from 2003 to 2020 from the longitudinal Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Mental health was measured using the five-item Mental Health Index (MHI). For each wave, we derived population-weighted age-standardised estimates of mean MHI scores for people with and without disability and calculated the mean difference to determine inequalities. Analyses were stratified by age, sex, and disability group (e.g., intellectual, physical, sensory).
Results
For all 18 years from 2003 to 2020, people with disability had considerable inequalities in mental health scores, with average MHI scores 9.8 to 12.1 points lower than for people without disability. For some subpopulations, including young people, particularly women, and people with intellectual disability, brain injury or stroke, mental health inequalities worsened.
Conclusion
This study found persistent mental health inequalities between people with and without disability in Australia over 18 years. This adds to previous findings by demonstrating that the inequalities are not mere snapshots in time, but have been sustained for decades and are not improving.
On the Role of Tikhonov Regularizations in Standard Optimization Problems
Authors: Adriazola Jimmie
Published: December 2022

Tikhonov regularization is a common technique used when solving poorly behaved optimization problems. Often, and with good reason, this technique is applied by practitioners in an ad hoc fashion. In this note, we systematically illustrate the role of Tikhonov regularizations in two simple, yet instructive examples. In one example, we use regular perturbation theory to predict the impact Tikhonov regularizations have on condition numbers of symmetric, positive semi-definite matrices. We then use a numerical example to confirm our result. In another example, we construct an exactly solvable optimal control problem that exhibits a boundary layer phenomena. Since optimal control problems are rarely exactly solvable, this brings clarity to how vital Tikhonov regularizations are for the class of problems this example represents. We solve the problem numerically using MATLAB's built-in optimization software and compare results with a Galerkin-type/genetic algorithm. We find the second method generally outperforms MATLAB's optimization routines and we provide the MATLAB code used to generate the numerics. Finally, to demonstrate the utility of Tikhonov regularization from the second example in a more technologically realistic application, we show that regularization guides the design of gradient-index optical devices toward those which are significantly less expensive to fabricate.
Rethinking the US global war on terror in the Sahel (2001-2017) between Deterrence and defeat
Authors: djedei Abdellatif , Kerboua Salim
Published: December 2022

Almost two decades since the global war on terrorism started, the United States is nowhere near defeating its shadowy enemy. A vexing challenger that resurges and expands after two major large-scale interventions and a plethora of security partnership initiatives, train and equip programs and capacity building of local allies to combat terrorism. The withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and the surge of attacks in the Sahel provide ample indices about the ineffectiveness of former strategies to defeat terrorism. This paper advocates a fully integrated approach to counterterrorism that departs from the current military centered approach towards a new one that prioritizes denial by mitigation, diplomacy and robust homegrown delegitimization process in the Sahel. Deter instead of defeat gained momentum in the fourth wave of deterrence research. Deterring terrorism is at the heart of Alex Wilner’s contemporary deterrence theory (CDT) which advocates the three pillars of deterrence by Punishment, deterrence by denial and deterrence by delegitimization. This paper commences with an overview of Wilner’s CDT, emphasizing the conceptual delineation between ‘defeat’ and ‘deterrence’. The second part examines the concepts of state fragility and ungoverned spaces, which represent the bedrock of the US problematization of the Sahel. This paper applies CTD analytical framework to the US counterterrorism effort in the Sahel through the exploration of the global terrorism database (GTD). It is concluded that the model of counterterrorism in the Trans-Saharan region presented by the United States and its partners is largely dominated by much punishment, less denial and poor delegitimization.
A Case Report of Severe Malaria Associated Acute Renal Failure in an Adult
Authors: Bereda Gudisa
Published: December 2022

Malaria continues to be a significant global public health problem, particularly in endemic nations. A 28-year-old male was brought into the emergency room with significant complaints of fatigue, chills, fever, and lack of appetite. The patient had no prior history of malaria. He was not given any anti-malarial medication as prophylaxis while traveling to his workplace. As a result of laboratory investigations to identify malarial parasites in peripheral blood using thin and thick smears, malaria parasites were found in the patient. Cardiovascular testing confirmed that S1 and S2 were audible. At the border of the colitis, the liver was palpable. Both the chest X-ray and abdominal ultrasonography were clear. His level of consciousness assessment indicated a Glasgow coma scale reading of 10 out of 15. As part of her supportive care, he received 1000 mL of normal saline solution with 40% glucose solution. He received intravenous artesunate 60 mg (2.4 mg/kg) when he was admitted to the intensive care unit, and then every twelve and twenty-four hours for the following three days (a total of three doses, 540 mg).
Do birds enjoy flying? An analysis of affect after flight in galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Authors: Massen Jorg , Malone Kate , de Vries Roos , Beekmans Mandy , Zeeland Yvonne van , Oei Christine
Published: December 2022

You may have wondered whether birds that are performing seemingly useless aerial acrobatics may in fact be enjoying themselves. Since birds cannot report (verbally) on their emotions, assigning such emotions has been notoriously difficult. Recently though, researchers started to adopt a componential view on emotions, which contains behavioural, psychological and physiological elements that can be measured in animals. Integrating these three elements, we examined whether flying generates positive affect in the galah. Specifically, we measured behaviour, cognitive bias, and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in galahs (n=17) that actively participated in a free flight demonstration and compared measurements of days on which they did or did not fly. We found that all individuals almost always choose to fly when given the opportunity, as well as increased appetitive behaviours after flying in comparison to non-flight days. In addition, birds became more likely to respond optimistically in a cognitive bias task after consecutive days of flight, and conversely, became more likely to respond pessimistically with increasing days on which flight opportunity was withheld. Although no differences were found between faecal glucocorticosteroid concentrations on flight and non-flight days, a decrease in glucocorticosteroid concentrations could be noticed with increasing precipitation. Our results suggest that galahs are motivated to fly, and that flight positively affects their emotional state, therefore emphasizing the need for further studies into the role of affective states in initiating animal behaviour, and into free flight as a potential ethological need for birds.
A INTERAÇÃO NO GERENCIADOR DE CONTEÚDO WORDPRESS SOB UMA PERSPECTIVA DA ENGENHARIA SEMIÓTICA
Authors: Sandim Júnior Demerval Gomes , Rodrigues Rodrigo Fonseca e
Published: December 2022

O artigo apresenta os resultados obtidos a partir da aplicação do Método de Inspeção Semiótica (MIS) na interface do Gerenciador de Conteúdo WordPress. A fundamentação teórica fez uso dos conceitos de “semiose” e das “três fases da experiência” propostas pela Semiótica peirceana. A tese da metacomunicação apresentada pela Engenharia Semiótica é utilizada como referencial no processo investigativo da interface do software para elucidação dos signos do ambiente de interação e das semioses ocorridas. O estudo revela fenômenos de comunicação baseados na autoexpressão de usuários que criam seus próprios ambientes interativos a partir de ferramentas pré-prontas como o WordPress. A construção de personas e de cenários foi utilizada como suporte para a identificação de perfis utilizadores do sistema. A aplicação do MIS permitiu evidenciar diversos pontos de ruptura na interface do software. Aspectos como: experiência anterior em computação, conhecimento prévio de dicionário de signos, disposição para percorrer ciclos de aprendizado de uso e conhecimento de língua inglesa foram identificados como fatores relevantes na interação entre usuários e designers. Como resultado, apresenta-se uma proposta de sistematização metodológica do MIS e um artefato na forma de software.
LEITOR-MODELO E AUTOR-MODELO NO FILME A INVENÇÃO DE HUGO CABRET 3D
Authors: Pimentel Tarsila , Ghizzi Eluiza Bortolotto
Published: December 2022

Este texto dedica-se ao estudo do fenômeno da interpretação como um recurso para a análise fílmica e para compreender como uma obra cinematográfica, apesar de ser apresentada acabada para um público convidado a assisti-la, guarda um campo semiótico capaz de estimular uma relação participativa com este e pleno de significados que só serão definidos a partir da relação entre obra e público. Para isso, tomamos como referência conceitos da teoria da interpretação de Umberto Eco e ensaia-se uma leitura de um trecho do filme A Invenção de Hugo Cabret 3D, do diretor Martin Scorsese, tendo como finalidade principal evidenciar as estratégias da narrativa que levam à dialética entre o que Eco chamou de intentio lectoris e intentio operis. Para a análise, contamos com a colaboração da técnica de decupagem plano-a-plano, que viabiliza explicitar, no trecho selecionado, o recurso da fusão, a escala dos planos, os tipos de ângulos, os movimentos de câmera e alguns aspectos do cenário e da montagem do filme, nos quais a leitura é delimitada. Espera-se com isso contribuir com os estudos sobre as relações entre as teorias da interpretação e a análise fílmica.
“AMAZÔNIA”: ENTRE SEMANTISMOS DA CULTURA LOCAL E DA CULTURA GLOBAL
Authors: Oliveira Laécio Fernandes , Rodrigues Linduarte Pereira
Published: December 2022

A ideia de cultura como lugar de estabilização e normatização é desconstruída por Bauman (2012). À cultura cabe o acolhimento da mudança resultante do embate de forças que ora tentam preservar ora flexibilizar. Este movimento aponta para o que Bhabha (1998) nomeou de um lugar fronteiriço, onde tudo acontece. Este contexto referencia o mundo global, com fronteiras porosas, e sua heterogeneidade cultural. Assim, o artigo objetiva evidenciar, a partir dos estudos linguísticos, semântico-culturais de Ferrarezi Jr. (2013), como a Amazônia, Floresta Tropical, apresenta-se, por meio de uma dimensão linguística e extralinguística, como elemento de tensão entre a cultura local e a cultura global. Para tanto, investe numa análise semântico-cultural de dois textos publicitários que expõem uma concepção de cultura e globalização ao modo de Bauman (2012) e Santos (1998), demonstrando a Amazônia, enquanto elemento polarizado pelo embate de forças locais e globais, que eleva ao centro da discussão a Soberania do Povo Brasileiro e a fragilização de Direitos Humanos da diversidade de povos e culturas locais.
INTERSEÇÃO ENTRE AS ISOTOPIAS POLÍTICA E RELIGIOSA CRISTÃ NOS COMENTÁRIOS DE APOIO AO PRESIDENTE JAIR BOLSONARO
Authors: Lopes Mariana Manzano , Fulaneti Oriana de Nadai
Published: December 2022

Grupos religiosos fizeram parte da base de apoio de Jair Bolsonaro na campanha eleitoral de 2018 e, ainda hoje, o fazem. Avessos a pautas progressistas e alinhados a um “evangelho de resultado”, que defende princípios do capitalismo e do liberalismo econômico, esses indivíduos hoje participam ativamente do debate político, especialmente nas redes sociais. Nos textos de apoio ao presidente, essas pessoas sobrepõem o religioso ao nacionalista e promovem aquilo que Fiorin (2013) chamou de sacralização do discurso político. Este trabalho então verificou a estrutura e o funcionamento da intersecção entre o político e o religioso nos comentários de apoiadores do presidente. Para isso, analisou, embasado no quadro teórico da semântica discursiva da semiótica francesa, os mecanismos de produção de sentido em 267 comentários extraídos do vídeo: ONU 2021: Presidente Jair Bolsonaro expõe verdades que desesperam a imprensa e a esquerda ($) no canal oficial de Bolsonaro no YouTube. Por meio da análise, compreendeu-se quais os principais mecanismos, em especial, no tratamento de temas e figuras, que essas pessoas utilizam para manifestar seu apoio ao presidente. Os principais resultados revelam que os mecanismos utilizados sobrepõem as isotopias política e religiosa na tematização de uma guerra santa na qual o inimigo é aquele que não comunga dos valores cristãos e o sujeito político é sacralizado em diferentes graus de intensidade.
A LINGUAGEM FAZ O CÉREBRO. MENTE SEMIOLOGAL EM CÉREBRO NEURONAL
Authors: Beividas Waldir
Published: December 2022

O presente artigo procura avançar argumentos teóricos para interpor “razões semiologais” da linguagem humana na construção e concepção do mundo, perante “explicações causais” dessa construção pela legião de neurônios do cérebro humano, provenientes das neurociências. Principia com reflexões sobre o conceito de “semiocepção” e implicações que pode gerar, no ambiente atual das interfaces da semiótica com a filosofia fenomenológica, perante o conceito de “percepção”, implicações que vêm induzindo a uma viragem fenomenológica da teoria semiótica em grande parte da reflexão de alguns pesquisadores. Em seguida, levanta inevitáveis confrontações que o conceito de semiocepção está destinado a ter com as neurociências, para as quais o cérebro neuronal detém o comando geral da concepção do mundo pelo homem – ao que chamo “neurocepção” – o que se traduz atualmente em forte pressão biológica, naturalista, materialista ou neurocientista, que o campo semiótico recebe, e se vê solicitado a discutir, de vez que tais proposições neurobiológicas da mente humana tangenciam de perto a emergência e a natureza do sentido (humano), tema crucial que vem desafiando a teoria semiótica desde suas origens.
LINGUÍSTICA POPULAR, SOCIOTERMINOLOGIA, AUTORIDADE: O CASO DOS FÓRUNS DE ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL
Authors: Vicari Stefano
Published: December 2022

Neste presente trabalho, proponho mostrar o interesse de integrar a perspectiva da Linguística Folk (NIEDZSIELSKI; PRESTON, 2000) ou Linguística Popular (ACHARD-BAYLE; PAVEAU, 2008) no quadro dos estudos socioterminológicos (GAUNDIN, 1999), a partir, especialmente, das noções de confiança e autoridade. Para tal, escolhi o campo da terminologia das energias renováveis tal como ela circula em fóruns da internet. Analisarei as estratégias criadas pelos dispositivos do fórum e desenvolvidas pelos usuários para construir um discurso legítimo e digno de confiança sobre o qual se fundamenta a negociação, a aceitação e a apropriação dos termos da especialidade nestes dispositivos. De fato, os fóruns mostram tanto a existência de estratégias de legitimação de fontes convocadas pelos usuários ao longo dos debates, quanto as hierarquias dos locutores que podem discutir questões mais ou menos técnicas.
DOS CAMPOS DE ATUAÇÃO ÀS PRÁTICAS: UM DIÁLOGO ENTRE BNCC E SEMIÓTICA
Authors: Duarte Renata Cristina
Published: December 2022

Os debates atuais sobre educação ressaltam, sobretudo, a importância de se pensar um ensino pautado nas necessidades de aprendizagem colocadas pelas práticas sociais. Baseado nisso, e para garantir que os alunos vivenciem experiências significativas e relacionadas às diferentes esferas da ação humana, a Base Nacional Comum Curricular designou cinco campos de atuação social, os quais devem ordenar as práticas de linguagem trabalhadas pelo componente curricular Língua Portuguesa. Desse modo, pressupõe-se um trabalho que estimule a vivência pelos estudantes de experiências significativas com as práticas de linguagem contextualizadas por diferentes campos de atividade humana. Fundamentado nesses pressupostos, o presente trabalho pretende, por meio do referencial teórico-metodológico da Semiótica francesa – mediante especialmente conceitos que compõem o arcabouço da Semiótica discursiva e o modelo dos níveis de pertinência da análise semiótica, proposto por Jacques Fontanille –, estabelecer um diálogo entre a noção de prática semiótica e as categorias organizadoras da BNCC. Logo, almeja-se fornecer recursos para um trabalho produtivo a partir dessas categorias, garantindo o desenvolvimento de competências e habilidades que se espera que todos os alunos adquiram ao longo da escolaridade básica e possibilitando, por fim, o cumprimento do compromisso escolar de estimular a reflexão e a atitude crítica dos estudantes.
Avaliação de necessidades para o bem-estar de trabalhadores no contexto COVID-19
Authors: Sousa Antonella Maria das Chagas , Kubo Edson Keyso de Miranda , Paz Maria Das Dores
Published: December 2022

O bem-estar subjetivo associado à escala de necessidades segundo Maslow e aos evidentes impactos da Covid-19 objetiva levantar quais necessidades são apontadas como prioritárias e emergentes por trabalhadores residentes no estado do Piauí. Fez-se uso de questionário on-line via aplicativo WhatsApp, e a interpretação e a análise são ancoradas em estatística básica e na literatura selecionada. O perfil do maior número de participantes é do sexo feminino, entre 31 e 40 anos, com maior escolaridade em nível superior e exercendo atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas. As necessidades prioritárias indicadas nos achados são: alimentação, saúde física, sentimento de pertencimento, reputação positiva e crescimento pessoal; e emergentes: fé em Deus, saúde mental, mais tolerância, amparo psicológico para as famílias e mais ações governamentais junto à sociedade. Os achados contribuem para que, especialmente em situações adversas, gestores de pessoas adotem ações que garantam a saúde mental e emocional dos empregados como precedentes para sua satisfação e seu desempenho.
Desenvolvimento local pelo turismo no contexto de crise Socioambiental: análise situacional
Authors: Fraga Brendow de Oliveira , Emmendoerfer Magnus Luiz , Mediotte Elias José
Published: December 2022

A partir do impacto causado pelo rompimento da barragem do Fundão no estado de Minas Gerais, sob responsabilidade da mineradora Samarco Mineração S.A., no ano de 2015, caracterizado como o acidente socioambiental de maior proporção histórica no Brasil, inclusive, atingindo repercussão internacional, tem-se como objetivo realizar uma análise situacional da retomada do desenvolvimento local com ênfase no eixo turístico em Rio Doce, MG, Brasil. A pesquisa de campo realizada, essencialmente por meio da observação participante, a partir do Departamento de Turismo do município em estudo, possibilitou a identificação de aspectos autóctones, estruturais e institucionais relacionados com o turismo, à luz das categorias de desenvolvimento local (territorial, regional, endógeno, descentralizado e Bottom-up), ora reveladas nesta pesquisa. Os resultados apontam fatores socioeconômicos relacionados à participação da população civil e ao arranjo institucionalmente existente, os quais permitem que o turismo possa coexistir como um eixo para o (re)desenvolvimento local. Portanto, a análise situacional do turismo realizada, revela-se um potencial contributo para estudos e práticas no contexto de desastres e crises socioambientais em países emergentes que buscam sustentabilidade de suas ações, especialmente relativos à concepção de urbanidade e ruralidade.
Assessment of safety culture maturity in a food industry: a comparison between manufacturing and administration sector
Authors: Garcia Drielly de Paula , Munhoz Igor Polezi , Stopiglia Felipe Silveira , Akkari Alessandra Cristina Santos
Published: December 2022

Occupational safety and health are ongoing concerns for many organizations, especially for economic sectors that are leaders in work-related accidents, such as the food industry. An established safety culture is essential to support the development and successful progress of any safety management program. Therefore, monitoring the maturity of a company's safety culture is required for change planning and continuous improvement to ensure a safe workplace. This paper aims to assess the maturity degree of the safety culture of a multinational food industry, representing one of the segments with more occupational accidents in Brazil. An exploratory and descriptive research was developed, with a quantitative approach and based on a case study strategy. The manufacturing sector showed a mature safety culture, with a predominance of the sustainable level (58%), while the administration segment presented a high dispersion of data, incurring in a safety culture between the bureaucratic (23%), proactive (29%), and sustainable (33%) degrees. Safety at work was found to be associated with variables of different natures and the diagnosis carried out in this paper points out that the implementation of an organizational culture focused on safety requires a holistic view that goes beyond the technical aspects of the activity or the employees’ attributes, encompassing social and organizational elements, as well as the characteristics of each sector that must be considered by leaders for safety management to be effective
Modelo de generación de valor en las microempresas de la comuna 1 de la ciudad de Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Authors: Cepeda Pablo César Ledesma , Wilches Diana Mile Muriel , Hernández Vivian Jiménez
Published: December 2022

El presente artículo de investigación se realizó con el fin de desarrollar un modelo estratégico basado en la metodología del Balance Scorecard de Kaplan y Norton, donde se les facilita a los microempresarios la planeación y gestión de sus procesos para la obtención de una ventaja competitiva que permita mejorar su situación, dando aumento a sus utilidades y al sostenimiento en el mercado. El modelo cuenta con diferentes estrategias que dan cumplimiento a cinco objetivos considerados en un mapa estratégico, fundamentado en cuatro perspectivas. Este estudio descriptivo, no experimental, se llevó a cabo con microempresas de la comuna 1 de la ciudad de Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Se utilizó una encuesta que permitió recopilar los datos que ayudaron a detectar las necesidades de estas microempresas y sus realidades. Con estos datos, junto con la auscultación de teorías y metodologías de gestión de personal, estandarización de procesos, servicio al cliente y gestión de ventas a través de internet, se pudo esbozar el modelo aquí propuesto. También, se logró constatar que estas microempresas tienen falencias en las competencias ofimáticas, obligándose a llevar manualmente sus escasos registros en papel, lo que impide la debida gestión de la información y el control de los procesos y procedimientos de las mismas, además de las notables carencias en la gestión de publicidad y ventas.
Neutropenia in Preterm Infants
Authors: Chirico Gaetano
Published: December 2022

Background:

The non-specific and antigen-specific components of host defense mecha-nisms are subject to the adaptation process in the neonate; however, the neutrophil quantitative and qualitative deficiency is one of the most significant causative factors of neonatal-increased vulnera-bility to infection.

Objective:

To review the incidence and outcome of neutropenia of unknown cause in preterm in-fants.

Results:

The incidence of early and late-onset idiopathic neutropenia of prematurity is significant.

Conclusion:

The low neutrophil counts respond quickly to G-CSF treatment; however, due to the low probability of septic complications, particularly in the late-onset neutropenia, a deep diagnostic approach and the potential hematopoietic growth factor treatment should be limited to the severe cases, such as a neutrophil count <500/μL, lasting for more than 2 days.
Hepatoprotective Potential of Phytoconstituents and Vitamins against
Antitubercular Drugs Induced Hepatotoxicity in Albino Rats
Authors: Kumari Babul , Kumar Tirath , Kumar Dhananjay , Sen Aninda
Published: December 2022

Background:

This study aims to develop a new hepatoprotective drug from common plants
and vitamins that are potent, nontoxic, and cost-effective. The literature search found that Curcuma
longa, Zingiber officinale, Terminalia, chebula, and Vitamin A (Vitamin C + Vitamin E) provide
hepatoprotective action against drugs-induced hepatotoxicity. A major side effect of antitubercular
drugs (ATD) is liver toxicity, which reduces their effectiveness.

Aim:

In this study, Vitamins and Phytoconstituents (Combined extract) were evaluated for their potential
hepatoprotective effects against hepatotoxicity induced by antitubercular drugs in Wistar albino
rats of either sex.

Materials and Methods:

In the study, ethanolic extract of rhizomes of Curcuma longa and Zingiber
officinale, fruits of Terminalia chebula, and vitamins C and E were used. As a standard drug, silymarin
was also used. For 30 days, albino rats received 7.5 mg/kg isoniazid, 10 mg/kg rifampicin,
and 35 mg/kg pyrazinamide orally as a suspension in distilled water.

Result:

A combined extract plus vitamins (500mg/kg) treatment significantly reduced the hepatic toxicity
caused by antitubercular drugs (P<0.05-P<0.001). A combination of extracts + vitamins
(500mg/kg) eliminates hepatotoxicity, and the results are close to those of Silymarin, a standard drug.

Conclusion:

As a result of this study, extracts+vitamins provide protection against liver injury attributed
to their hepatoprotective activity, which supports their traditional use.
Pengaturan Putaran Engine Saat Kecepatan Idle Berdasarkan Suhu Udara Masuk Berbasis Metode Fuzzy pada Motor Bensin
Authors: Oktavian Intanto , Muslim Muhammad Aziz , Nusantoro Goegoes Dwi
Published: December 2022

Seiring dengan berkembangnya Teknologi dunia otomotif pun mengalamai banyak perubahan dan muncul berbagai inovasi baru baik di bagian mekanik maupun kelistrikannya. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada pengendalian putaran engine yang disesuaikan berdasarkan temperature udara masuk intake manifold menggunakan metode KLF. Perancangan KLF menggunakan lima Membership Function (MF) dengan metode Inferensi Max-Min dan metode defuzzifikasi Center Of Area (COA). Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa KLF cukup berhasil digunakan untuk menjaga set point sesuai yang diinginkan dengan nilai error steady state sebesar 1,07% dan 1,35%.
Pengendalian Suhu dan Kelembaban pada Budidaya Jamur Tiram dengan Menggunakan Metode Kontrol Logika Fuzzy
Authors: Tandiono Ade Barlian , Rusli Moch. , Muslim Muhammad Aziz
Published: December 2022

Proses pembesaran jamur pada kumbung sangat tergantung pada faktor fisik seperti suhu dan kelembaban. Jamur tiram dapat menghasilkan tubuh buah secara optimum pada suhu dibawah 30Â°C dan rentang kelembaban udara 80-90% Relative Humidity (RH). Pengendalian suhu dan kelembaban yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang dan membuat sistem kontrol yang diterapkan ke dalam miniatur kumbung jamur dengan kontrol logika fuzzy berukuran 80 cm3. Aktuator yang digunakan berupa kipas dan pompa air. Sensor yang dipakai adalah SHT11, sebagai pengukur suhu dan kelembaban. Dari hasil penelitian, suhu dan kelembaban yang didapatkan setelah proses kontrol memenuhi kebutuhan jamur tiram untuk tumbuh. Didapatkan error suhu secara keseluruhan sistem adalah 3.87% dan untuk kelembaban adalah 3.27%. Sistem dapat mencapai target dari set point yang telah ditentukan