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The Comparison of Hungarian and Indonesian Curriculum: A Case Study of ISCED 2 Mathematics and Sciences Curriculum
Authors: Amalina I. K. , Suherman S. , Vidákovich T. , Puspita L. , Supriadi N.
Published: April 2023

In the twenty-first century, there has been significant and rapid advancement in mathematics and science education. Comparing the educational systems of different countries according to international standards can provide valuable insights for improving educational quality. This study aims to investigate and compare the science and mathematics education systems of two countries, Indonesia and Hungary, specifically at the ISCED 2 level. The Indonesian curriculum used in this study is the most recent version of Curriculum 2013, updated in 2016, while the Hungarian curriculum used is the National Core Curriculum 2020 (NCC). This research is categorized as library research and applies the qualitative descriptive-analytical method. We searched several legal documents of curriculums from both countries in libraries, legal websites, formal institutions, and the archives of the ministries of education. After finding the relevant documents, the authors from each country translated, analyzed, and reviewed them thoroughly. According to the findings, several differences between the two educational systems might generate drawbacks. In Hungary, both science and mathematics curricula are empirical-based and involve activities, whereas in Indonesia, they start from new activities and are content-based. There are also several disjoint topics in mathematics between both countries, such as absolute value and quadratic equations. In Indonesia, science education is focused on biology topics as the main proportion of knowledge and is theoretical-oriented, while in Hungary, it is more varied in topics and is realistic and empirical-oriented. The Hungarian science curriculum is also emphasized on inquiry and experimental activities. To further investigate and compare the education systems, more studies are needed at every level of education.
Penetration control of surface sizing starch using cationic PAM and its effect on the bending stiffness of paper
Authors: Seo Man Seok , Youn Hye Jung , Lee Hak Lae
Published: April 2023

Surface sizing is employed to increase the wetting resistance against liquids and to improve strength and surface properties of paper. Starch solution is the most widely used for surface sizing, and its effect is highly dependent upon how deep the starch solution penetrates into the paper structure. Better tensile strength can be obtained when starch penetrates deep into the thickness direction of paper. However, holdout of starch solution is beneficial for improving the stiffness and air or liquid resistance. This study was focused on the use of cationic polyacrylamide (PAM) as a surface sizing additive to control the penetration of starch solutions into paper, thus improving bending stiffness of paper. The effects of the ionic property, viscosity, and charge density of PAM on starch penetration and bending stiffness of surface sized papers were investigated. The penetration of starch solution was investigated with confocal laser scanning microscopy. The enthalpy changes accompanying the mixing of cationic PAMs with oxidized starch was determined using an isothermal titration calorimeter to see the molecular level interaction between PAM and starch in mixing. The addition of cationic PAM to oxidized starch solution made starch molecules stay on the paper surface rather than penetrating into the paper structure.
COVID-19 and Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations
Authors: Khan Jahidur Rahman , Hu Nan , Lin Ping-I , Eapen Valsamma , Nassar Natasha , John James , Curtis Jackie , Rimmer Maugan , O’Leary Fenton , Vernon Barb , Lingam Raghu
Published: April 2023

OBJECTIVES

To analyze Australian national data to examine the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health-related hospital presentations among children and adolescents during the pandemic period with restrictions, and the period after the restrictions eased.

METHODS

We analyzed the monthly mental health-related inpatient admissions and emergency department (ED) attendances data from 6 large pediatric hospitals across Australia, using the Bayesian structural time series models. The COVID-19 restriction period was from March 2020 to December 2021 and the COVID-19 restriction-eased period from January to June 2022.

RESULTS

A total of 130 801 mental health-related hospital admissions (54 907) and ED attendances (75 894) were analyzed. During the COVID-19 restriction period, there was a significant increase in inpatient admissions related to deliberate self-harm behaviors (82%, 95% credible interval [CrI], 7%–160%) and ED attendances related to overall mental health disorders (15%, 95% CrI, 1.1%–30%) and eating disorders (76%, 95% CrI, 36%–115%). The increase was higher among females and those living in the least socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, suggesting a widening gap between mental health-related presentations by sex and socioeconomic status. After the restrictions eased, there were slight declines in mental health-related hospital presentations; however, the numbers remained higher than the pre–COVID-19 levels.

CONCLUSIONS

The increase in mental health-related hospital presentations during the COVID-19 period calls for additional support for pediatric mental health care, particularly for eating disorders and deliberate self-harm among female adolescents. It is important to monitor pediatric mental health service use as we enter “COVID-19 normal” period.
Defibrillation Threshold Testing for Right-sided Device Implants: A Review to Inform Shared Decision-making, in Association with the British Heart Rhythm Society
Authors: Pope Michael TB , Paisey John R , Roberts Paul R
Published: April 2023

Prevention of sudden death using ICDs requires the reliable delivery of a high-energy shock to successfully terminate VF. Until more recently, the device implant procedure included conducting defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing involving VF induction and shock delivery to ensure efficacy. Large clinical trials, including SIMPLE and NORDIC ICD, have subsequently demonstrated that this is unnecessary, with a practice of omitting DFT testing having no impact on subsequent clinical outcomes. However, these studies specifically excluded patients requiring devices implanted on the right side, in whom the shock vector is significantly different and smaller studies suggest a higher DFT. In this review, the data regarding the use of DFT testing, focusing on right-sided implants, and the results of a survey of current UK practice are presented. In addition, a strategy of shared decision-making when it comes to deciding on the use of DFT testing during right-sided ICD implant procedures is proposed.
Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Schaack David , Schmidt Boris , Tohoku Shota , Bordignon Stefano , Urbanek Lukas , Ebrahimi Ramin , Hirokami Jun , Efe Tolga Han , Chen Shaojie , Chun KR Julian
Published: April 2023

Catheter ablation is a widely used, effective and safe treatment for AF. Pulsed field ablation (PFA), as a novel energy source for cardiac ablation, has been shown to be tissue selective and is expected to decrease damage to non-cardiac tissue while providing high efficacy in pulmonary vein isolation. The FARAPULSE ablation system (Boston Scientific) follows the idea of single-shot ablation and is the first device approved for clinical use in Europe. Since its approval, multiple high-volume centres have performed increasing numbers of PFA procedures in patients with AF and have published their experiences. This review summarises the current clinical experience regarding the use of PFA for AF using the FARAPULSE system. It provides an overview of its efficacy and safety.
A realidade pastoral na cultura digital
Authors: Rocha de Souza Alzirinha
Published: April 2023

Este texto é resultante da conferência de mesmo título apresentada no IV Seminário de Eclesiologia e Questões Pastorais, promovido pela PUCRS. Nele refletimos sobre as possíveis formas de recompor as comunidades após o período da pandemia. Certamente, o uso das mídias digitais e canais de transmissão naquele momento foi essencial. No entanto, é urgente perguntar quais mudanças são novamente necessárias para recompormos o nosso rosto primeiro de Igreja, que é sermos comunidade. Nesse sentido, é a partir de duas chaves de leitura interligadas (a saber: a recuperação da comunidade e a compreensão do deslocamento pastoral) que propomos nossa reflexão.
Fascism as a Form of Suppression of Freedom and Humanity: Political and Psychological Analysis
Authors: Malchenkov Stanislav A. , Fedorov Vladislav G.
Published: April 2023

Introduction. The relevance of the problem is associated with the rapidly growing threat of rethinking of the crimes of fascism, which is largely due to the loss of the content essence of this phenomenon. Axiological and normative distortions of the essence of fascism only provoke the process of concealing the most important characteristics and emphasizing the secondary ones. The political-psychological approach makes it possible to reveal the nature of fascism and weed out the layers of interpretative manipulation around this concept.

Methods. The study is constructed on the basis of psychoanalytic and dialectical methods. The use of a systematic approach was important.

Results and Discussions. The deep nature of fascism goes back to the intrapersonal dichotomy between individualization and mass initiation, between the desire for freedom (negative and positive) and conformal enslavement. Under the influence of ideology, a person dissolves in the general flow of masses (states, nations and societies). The large-scale crisis state of the Italian and German people influenced the conceptual birth of fascism, which relied on mass depression, revenge, fear and the sadomasochistic inclination of human nature.

Conclusion. Fascism is in many ways a opportunistic phenomenon, the emergence of which can be influenced by a general national upheaval and the unfulfillment of false hopes in a period of crisis and decline. The establishment of autocratic power by the political elite allows you to create your own reality, expressed in the exacerbation of xenophobia, nationalism, national exclusivity, imperialism, the cult of heroism, passionarity, as well as the idea of “a special mission to save the world and all mankind”.
Protective effect of sesamol on cognitive impairment in APP/PS1 mice
Authors: Xu Y.L. , Zhang Y.D. , Wang Z.P. , Chen W.W. , Fan C. , Xu J.Q. , Wang T. , Rong S.
Published: April 2023

To explore the effect of sesamol on the cognition of APP/PS1 mice, 8-week-old APP/PS1 and wild-type male mice were divided into AD model group, AD + sesamol (50 mg kg−1 bw) group, and Control group. Sesamol was orally administered once a day for 5 months. Morris water maze was used to evaluate the learning and memory ability of mice. The number of synapses in the hippocampal neurons was detected by Golgi staining. Nissl staining was used to observe the changes of Nissl bodies in CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of Aβ, SIRT1, BDNF, and p-CREB/CREB in the hippocampus and cortex. Compared with the model group, sesamol decreased the latency period of APP/PS1 mice (P < 0.05) and increased the total number of neuronal dendritic spines in the hippocampal CA3 region, as well as increased the number of Nissl bodies (P < 0.05). Western blotting results showed that sesamol significantly reduced Aβ protein expression in the hippocampus and cortex, increased SIRT1 expression in the cortex, and increased BDNF expression in the hippocampus (P < 0.05). Sesamol improved the learning and memory abilities of APP/PS1 mice probably through increasing the density of neuronal dendritic spines and upregulating the levels of SIRT1 and BDNF.
Nature Harmony and Local Wisdom: Exploring Tri Hita Karana and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Bali Aga Community in Environmental Protection
Authors: Qodim Husnul
Published: April 2023

Environmental pollution has evolved into a global issue that affects all humans can feel. The most frequent cause is a massive land conversion that neglects the negative effects on the surrounding environment. The Bali Aga indigenous people in Trunyan and Tenganan villages have optimism about preventing a global ecological crisis by maintaining their customary forests. This study examines how the Bali Aga Indigenous people in Trunyan and Tenganan villages maintain their traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), their views on life, and how social institutions impact local wisdom, practices, and unique knowledge. Qualitative research methods—observation, in-depth interviews, and literature reviews—tracked and processed data. The research discovered a belief in Tri Hita Karana, prioritizing human balance with God and nature. The presence of binding customary law (Awig-awig) demonstrates the belief of the Bali Aga community in managing the forest and preserving its environment. The Awig-awig customary law has been implemented in both villages through diverse natural resource management techniques. It is further supported by their knowledge of the various plant species and their responsibilities in maintaining the ecosystem. Amid a global ecological crisis, the findings indicate that the Awig-awig or customary law plays a significant role in preserving the environment.
Effect of an integrated active-lessons programme on vocabulary and narrative comprehension in pre-school children
Authors: Cámara-Martínez Alba , Suárez-Manzano Sara , Martínez-López Emilio J. , Ruiz-Ariza Alberto
Published: April 2023

The acquisition of vocabulary and narrative comprehension are key abilities for children’s literacy development and to potentiate cognitive and academic skills from early ages. The aim with this study was to analyse the effects of a 6-week integrated active-lessons programme based on playful games, vocabulary, and narrative comprehension. Ninety-two pre-school children (45.7% girls) aged 35.83 ± 2.57 months were split into experimental and control groups. Results from the pre- and post-intervention assessments show improvements of 56.1% in vocabulary (p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.759) and 24.7% in narrative comprehension (p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.710) in the treatment group. The results do not vary based on gender or age (31−36 and 37−42 months). Active lessons based on playful games within the classroom are suggested as support for the acquisition of vocabulary and narrative comprehension in childhood education.
Modern trends in a healthy lifestyle of students
Authors: Vorotilkina Irina , Bazhenova Natalya , Bazhenov Ruslan
Published: April 2023

The article presents a historical and modern approach to the concepts of health and a healthy lifestyle. By a healthy lifestyle, experts understand the integration of forms and methods of daily healthy human life, the basis of which is value norms and rules that strengthen the capabilities of the human body, its spirit and will. A healthy lifestyle contributes to the harmonious development of the individual, promotes the preservation and strengthening of health, promotes high productivity in educational and labor activities, ensures the disclosure of the moral qualities of the individual necessary for the development of society.
The modern trends of a healthy lifestyle of students are highlighted. It has been determined: a healthy lifestyle sets young people up to the fact that they themselves are the creators of their future and the physical state in which they will meet him depends on his lifestyle in his younger years. Analysis of the study showed that the percentage of those leading a healthy lifestyle decreases in groups from 17 to 20 years old, and then gradually increases from 21 to 25 years and older.
The results obtained allow us to formulate the following conclusions: directions for the formation of a healthy lifestyle of young people should be implemented in at least two strategies: one will be aimed at strengthening a rational approach to one's health, i.e. the target audience of this direction is a youth group leading a healthy lifestyle, and the second — to the widespread promotion of a healthy lifestyle without bad habits, combined with physical activity among those who do not lead a healthy lifestyle and who are undecided.
Concept and main measures for ecological rehabilitation of small rivers and adjacent territories of cities
Authors: Kurochkina Valentina , Smetanin Ivan
Published: April 2023

The study of methods and tools for the ecological rehabilitation of water bodies continues to be an urgent area of research in the water sector. Ecological rehabilitation is always based on scientific approaches in the field of methodology of ecological rehabilitation of water bodies, on the basis of which methods are being developed to select priority actions aimed at ecological rehabilitation of lakes, reservoirs, rivers and swamps.
This article attempts to formulate the main such approaches from the point of view of environmental safety of water bodies in conditions of intense anthropogenic impact. The Chermyanka river was chosen as the object of research.
The article carried out a comparative analysis of the already reconstructed part of the water body and the technical solutions applied on its territory, and the part of the object that is just being prepared for rehabilitation work.
The causes of degradation of the ecological state of the water body are established, the main factors and sources of anthropogenic impact are identified, taking into account the role of polluted surface runoff from catchment areas. The climatic and geological conditions of the object of study are analyzed.
The article concludes that small rivers on the territory of Moscow in the prevailing majority of cases are not exclusively a water body, but are part of various specially protected natural territories. In this regard, these objects and all changes occurring in them should be considered only in the context of the interaction of a water body with other components of the natural environment and anthropogenic factors.
The quality of existing measures for the ecological rehabilitation of the Chermyanka river section was also analyzed.
Recommendations are given on improving the effectiveness of measures to ensure a satisfactory geoecological condition of small rivers and a unified methodological concept of geoecological rehabilitation of natural territories has been developed.
Artificial intelligence in the analysis of emotions of nursing students undergoing clinical simulation
Authors: Leon Casandra Genoveva Rosales Martins Ponce de , Mano Leandro Yukio , Fernandes Danielle da Silva , Paula Rayanne Augusta Parente , Brasil Guilherme da Costa , Ribeiro Laiane Medeiros
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess nursing students’ emotions undergoing maternal-child clinical simulation. Methods: an observational study, carried out between June and July 2019. The Focus Group technique was used, with 28 nursing students, randomly distributed into three groups, with qualitative (Bardin technique) and quantitative data (Artificial Intelligence) analysis, to analyze emotions through facial expressions, tone of voice and description of speeches. Results: we defined two categories: “It was not easy, it was very stressful”; and “Very valuable experience”. In Artificial Intelligence, emotional distribution between face, voice and speech revealed a prevalence of negative valence, medium-high degree of passivity, medium power to control the situation and medium-high degree of obstruction in task accomplishment. Final considerations: this study revealed an oscillation between positive and negative emotions, and shows to the importance of recognizing them in the teaching-learning process in mother-child simulation.
Inteligência artificial na análise das emoções dos estudantes de enfermagem submetidos à simulação clínica
Authors: Leon Casandra Genoveva Rosales Martins Ponce de , Mano Leandro Yukio , Fernandes Danielle da Silva , Paula Rayanne Augusta Parente , Brasil Guilherme da Costa , Ribeiro Laiane Medeiros
Published: April 2023

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar as emoções dos estudantes de enfermagem na vivência da simulação clínica materno-infantil. Métodos: estudo observacional, realizado entre junho e julho de 2019. Utilizada a técnica de Grupo Focal, com 28 estudantes de enfermagem, distribuídos aleatoriamente em três grupos, com análise dos dados qualitativa (técnica de Bardin) e quantitativa (Inteligência Artificial), para a análise das emoções através das expressões faciais, tom de voz e descrição das falas. Resultados: definiram-se duas categorias: “Não foi fácil, foi muito estressante”; e “Experiência muito valiosa”. Na Inteligência Artificial, a distribuição emocional entre face, voz e fala revelou prevalência da valência negativa, médio-alto grau de passividade, médio poder de controle da situação e médio-alto grau de obstrução na realização da tarefa. Considerações finais: este estudo revelou oscilação entre emoções positivas e negativas, e aponta para a importância de reconhecê-las no processo de ensino-aprendizagem na simulação materno-infantil.
O cuidado de pacientes com síndrome do coração esquerdo hipoplásico em localidades de vulnerabilidade social e econômica. Uma análise bioética
Authors: ROCHA ISAURA ELAINE GONÇALVES MOREIRA , FONSECA FLÁVIA LINS BEZERRA DE SOUZA , SILVA JOSIMÁRIO
Published: April 2023

RESUMO O nascimento de uma criança significa esperança e alegria, particularmente para os pais e para a equipe de saúde. Quando essa criança nasce com uma malformação grave e de prognóstico reservado, como acontece na SHCE, o cenário é de grande incerteza e sofrimento emocional. O papel da equipe de saúde torna-se fundamental para a identificação de conflitos de valores e para a busca de decisões compartilhadas que promovam o melhor benefício à criança. Quando o diagnóstico é feito em vida fetal, é necessário a elaboração de estratégias de aconselhamento adequadas ao contexto de cada família. Em locais com recursos assistenciais limitados, acompanhamento prénatal precário e condição temporal curta, o aconselhamento preconizado fica comprometido. A indicação do tratamento requer competência técnica e uma análise pormenorizada de questões éticas, sendo importante a consultoria aos serviços ou comissões de bioética clínica institucional. O artigo propõe a abordar os conflitos morais de dois casos clínicos e a respectiva análise bioética que envolve princípios e valores em contextos de vulnerabilidade e incertezas, contrapondo duas situações onde a indicação do tratamento baseou-se na acessibilidade ao tratamento.
Análise comparativa entre adenomectomia transvesical aberta e videolaparoscópica no tratamento da hiperplasia prostática benigna em hospital terciário de Curitiba - PR: estudo retrospectivo
Authors: SFREDO LUCIANO RICARDO , OLIVEIRA ISABELLA CORREA DE , NOVAKOSKI GUILHERME KYUZAEMON OSAKO , DIGNER INGRIDY DE SOUZA , SILVA IVAM VARGAS MARTINS DA , LACERDA DANIEL AUGUSTO MAUAD , CAMPOS BRUNO CESAR MOLINA MALTAURO , SANTOS LUIZ SÉRGIO
Published: April 2023

RESUMO Objetivo: o objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o resultado das técnicas de prostatectomia transvesical aberta e videolaparoscópica no tratamento de hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB) em um hospital terciário. Métodos: foram revisados prontuários de pacientes submetidos a adenectomia transvesical devido a HPB entre março de 2019 a março de 2021 no serviço de urologia do Hospital de Clínicas do Paraná (HCPR), sendo incluídos 42 pacientes no grupo prostatectomia transvesical aberta e 22 no grupo videolaparoscópico. Em seguida foi feita a comparação entre as técnicas nos quesitos tempo cirúrgico, sangramento, tempo de internamento, necessidade de terapia intensiva, entre outras, além de desfecho pós-operatório. Resultados: o tempo cirúrgico médio foi menor na técnica aberta em comparação com a técnica videolaparoscópica (141 min vs 274 min). O grupo videolaparoscópico apresentou um tempo médio de internamento menor (3,5 dias vs 6,36 dias). Não houve significância estatística na comparação quanto a necessidade de unidade de terapia intensiva, assim como na avaliação do sangramento pós-operatório. Conclusão: comparativamente, as técnicas demonstraram um desfecho semelhante, com baixa taxa de complicações e resultados satisfatórios para o tratamento da HPB. Sendo a técnica videolaparoscópica uma cirurgia com menor tempo de internamento, porém às custas de um maior tempo cirúrgico. .
Implementation costs of telephone nurse triage service
Authors: Rebolho Ricardo Collar , Raupp Fabiano Maury
Published: April 2023

Telephone nurse triage services are becoming increasingly common in healthcare systems worldwide. Florianópolis (Santa Catarina State, Brazil) is the first municipality in the country to provide this service in its public health system. This study adopted a quantitative, descriptive, and analytical methodology to evaluate the impact of this program on overall costs of the public health system. The research examined all 33,869 calls received by the telephone triage service from March 16 to October 31 in 2020, and calculated the program costs during the period. Avoided cost were calculated by the difference between estimated consultation costs considering patient-stated first alternative and the program recommendation after triage. Analyzing only the costs for the municipality of Florianópolis, the program’s costs exceeded avoided costs by almost BRL 2.5 million during the period. By expanding the analysis to include costs of emergency department consultation - not administered by the municipality - based on data from previous research, we found that the program spares BRL 34.59 per call, a 21% cost reduction for the health system. Considering the preliminary results of the study and its limitations, it is understood that the service of telephone nurse triage can reduce costs in the healthcare system.
Brazilian National Food and Nutritional Security System: what are the similarities in the decentralization process?
Authors: Martins Milena Corrêa , Gabriel Cristine Garcia , Machado Mick Lennon , Machado Patrícia Maria de Oliveira , Soar Claudia , Longo Giana Zarbato
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to analyze the multiple characteristics of the decentralization of the Brazilian National Food and Nutritional Security System (SISAN) in a period before the institutional dismantling. Data from the 26 Brazilian states were collected in two public information systems, referring to the years 2017/2018. An exploratory and descriptive study was performed using a hierarchical cluster analysis, based on an analysis model with multiple characteristics of the system decentralization. The results indicated the formation of three clusters, showing the similarity among states with greater intersectoral and participatory character, better relationship with municipalities, and allocation of resources. On the other hand, states with less intersectoral and participatory character, linked to the low allocation of resources, execution of food security actions, and municipal support were clustered. These clusters composed mainly of North and Northeastern states, with a lower Gross Domestic Product, average Human Development Index, and a higher occurrence of food insecurity, expressed characteristics that may be related to greater obstacles in the system decentralization process. This information can help in the decision-making about the SISAN in a more equitable manner, supporting the actors involved in its maintenance and defense, at a time when the country presents an austere political and economic situation, marked by the progressive worsening of food insecurity.
Fog Analysis and Forecast by PAFOG Model in Brazilian Northeast
Authors: Melo Davidson Lima de , Oliveira Camila Gomes de , Fedorova Natalia , Levit Vladimir
Published: April 2023

Abstract There are few studies on fog in the Brazilian Northeast (BNE) and they show that the formation processes are different in each location. Data from various sources were used for 9 years (2008-2016): a) surface data obtained by REDEMET; b) radiosonde by the University of Wyoming; c) satellites images from the GOES and METEOSAT available on CPTEC; d) reanalysis products of the ECMWF, NOAA and NCAR. Meteorological fields and simulated vertical profiles were plotted for synoptic and thermodynamic analysis. In Maceio (M) 20 cases were reported, formed by surface trough, only one event was identified from satellite product. In Campina Grande (CG) 105 cases were recorded, most of which were caused by a surface ridge; only four events were identified by satellite products. All cases in all cities had a shorter duration than observed by METAR and satisfactory results by PAFOG were obtained. Fog forecast by PAFOG was satisfactory with 6 and 12 h antecedence in M and CG. Fog formation in the BNE is atypical, especially in Maceio, where it is rarely identified by satellite data. However, the prediction by the PAFOG model presents satisfactory results up to 12 h antecedence.
Evaluation of the accuracy of the information on websites about visceral leishmaniasis: a strategy for countering information disorder
Authors: Pereira Neto André , Ferreira Eduardo , Barbosa Leticia , Paolucci Rodolfo
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT New Information and Communication Technologies are increasingly present in the daily lives of people and institutions globally. The information they convey may need to be updated, complete, correct, or deliberately untrue. We live in a context of information mayhem. Health-related information like this can harm individuals and society. Some alternatives have been put forward to address this issue. This article discusses how online health information quality assessment and website certification can serve in confronting information disorder. It presents a methodology for assessing the accuracy of online information following the updated and scientifically proven information from evidence-based medicine. It analyzes the case of visceral leishmaniasis: one of the most prevalent neglected diseases in the world. Following this method, a tool with indicators was built, and the websites of international non-governmental organizations and the Ministries of Health of Brazil and India were evaluated. The results show that all the evaluated websites obtained at most 50% compliance with the indicators used.
Necessidades de Informação sobre Covid-19: um estudo em uma comunidade on-line de saúde brasileira
Authors: Barbosa Leticia , Pereira Neto André , Paolucci Rodolfo
Published: April 2023

RESUMO Uma doença ou condição de saúde pode ser entendida enquanto um estímulo que produz uma Necessidade de Informação (NI). Cada vez mais, indivíduos recorrem a comunidades on-line de saúde para solucionar suas dúvidas sobre sua situação de saúde. A pandemia da Covid-19 configurou-se como um evento singular para a produção de NI. Nesse contexto, o objetivo do estudo foi identificar as NI sobre Covid-19 em uma comunidade on-line organizada no Facebook. Foi realizada uma análise temática das postagens feitas no grupo ‘EU JÁ TIVE COVID-19’ entre maio de 2021 e janeiro de 2022. Foram identificados sete temas de NI relacionados com a Covid-19, sendo que ‘Pós-Covid’, ‘Vacinação’ e ‘Infecção’ se destacaram. O tema ‘Pós-Covid’ se manteve frequente na maior parte dos meses analisados. A comunidade on-line investigada passou a exercer o papel de apoio informacional, sendo um meio para participantes tentarem suprir suas NI sobre Covid-19.
Análise da oferta de hospitais e leitos hospitalares no estado do Amazonas ante a pandemia da Covid-19
Authors: Salino Alessandra Valle , Ribeiro Glaucia Maria de Araújo
Published: April 2023

RESUMO Na dinâmica da gestão pública da saúde do estado do Amazonas durante a pandemia da Covid-19, o cenário que se descortina é a concentração de renda focada em Manaus imposta pela busca de melhor qualidade de vida na capital, exibindo um panorama de prestação precária de saúde pública por falta e sucateamento de equipamentos, insuficiência de leitos, ausência de hospitais e Unidades de Terapia Intensiva no interior do estado. Desta feita, o objetivo da pesquisa teve como proposta a análise da oferta de hospitais e leitos hospitalares diante do momento pandêmico que se abateu na região, utilizando abordagem descritiva a partir de levantamento bibliográfico e de dados secundários, cujo recorte temporal obedeceu a três momentos: antes da pandemia no Brasil (janeiro de 2020); segunda onda (janeiro de 2021) e terceira onda da Covid-19 no Amazonas (janeiro de 2022), visando possibilitar uma observação da situação pandêmica. Desse modo, o estado do Amazonas apresentou dados acima da média nacional referentes à pandemia da Covid-19. No tocante à oferta de hospitais e leitos hospitalares, conclui-se que não houve mudanças expressivas no quantitativo, além da ausência de assistência hospitalar especializada no interior do estado, cuja atenção terciária do Amazonas encontra-se concentrada em Manaus.
The complexity of precarious work in Territorial Psychosocial Care: critical reflection on the Brazilian context
Authors: Lima Israel Coutinho Sampaio , Sampaio José Jackson Coelho , Souza Karlla Christine Araújo
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT This article proposes to understand, from the perspective of Complexity Theory, and through critical theoretical reflection, the precarization of work as a reality in the Brazilian public health work market, and its influence on the results of a public policy based on the theoretical/practical paradigm of Territorial Psychosocial Care. It outlines a possibility of problematizing the central theme, through the principles: systemic, hologrammatic, retroactive circle, recursive, autonomy/independence, dialogic, and the reintroduction of knowledge in all knowledge, proposed by Edgar Morin, in view of the discussions and studies carried out by the Life and Work Research Group on the precariousness of work and mental health in a concrete field. This reflection is intended to be a source of recognition for actors on the real causes of precariousness, which derive from the way in which health work is exploited, which is closely related to the application of neoliberal prescriptions in authoritarian bureaucratic states located on the periphery of dependent capitalism. The reflection allowed the understanding of the whole and the parts that constitute the problem, recognizing the real causes of precariousness, which blame mental health workers, in the face of unhealthy conditions, working hours, and insecurity about social rights and labor rights.
Exposição ao cádmio e Síndromes Hipertensivas da Gestação: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Vianna Angelica dos Santos , Nascimento Larissa Gabrielle Avelino do , Martins Talita Viana , Santos Aline Souza Espíndola , Figueiredo Nataly Damasceno de , Asmus Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Froes
Published: April 2023

RESUMO As Síndromes Hipertensivas da Gestação (SHG) são uma das principais causas de morbimortalidade materna. Evidências crescentes indicam a associação entre a exposição ao cádmio e a hipertensão arterial na população em geral, mas não as SHG. Afim de investigar esse tema, realizou-se uma revisão sistemática seguindo as diretrizes PRISMA, nas bases de dados BVS/Lilacs, PubMed/Medline e SciELO e no repositório da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) até agosto de 2021. A qualidade metodológica foi avaliada pelo checklist Downs and Black. Selecionaram-se dezenove artigos, sendo treze caso-controle, quatro coortes e dois seccionais. No total, 11.451 participantes foram avaliadas, sendo 1.445 (12,6%) com SHG e, destas, 1.071 (74,1%) com pré-eclâmpsia. Observou-se o ajuste inadequado para confundimento em onze estudos. Dos sete estudos considerados de boa qualidade metodológica, quatro relataram associação positiva e três não a observaram, enquanto somente um estudo observou diferença de média, que foi maior nas gestantes com SHG. Atribuiu-se a divergência dos resultados às diferenças metodológicas e ao ajuste inadequado para os fatores de confusão. Como o cádmio é um metal tóxico que pode levar ao aumento do estresse oxidativo, que desempenha papel importante na fisiopatologia das SHG, estudos adicionais são necessários para elucidar esta associação.
Consultório de Rua: cuidado no território na interface entre HIV/Aids, drogas e Redução de Danos
Authors: Medeiros Pollyanna Fausta Pimentel de , Rameh-de-Albuquerque Rossana Carla , Almeida Renata Barreto Fernandes de , Campos-Boulitreau Alda Roberta Lemos , Valois-Santos Naíde Teodósio , Marques Ana Lucia Marinho
Published: April 2023

RESUMO Este artigo teve como objetivo apresentar a experiência da implementação dos Consultórios de Rua na cidade do Recife-PE como estratégia de prevenção ao HIV/Aids e Redução de Danos (RD) decorrentes do uso de álcool, crack e outras drogas. Ainda que o resgate da história desse processo apresente tensões, impermanências e alternâncias nos modelos de cuidado implementados pela gestão municipal, sua análise aponta a importância de reafirmar, no contexto atual, a proposição de práticas e experiências nesse campo, ancoradas na RD e na defesa da cidadania e dos direitos humanos. Observa-se que os Consultórios de Rua contribuem para fortalecer a prática de RD no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) como estratégia de saúde pública, assim como reduzem as vulnerabilidades às Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (IST) e Aids associadas ao uso de álcool, crack e outras drogas. A experiência do CR ampliou a promoção à linha de cuidado para pessoas que usam álcool, crack, e outras drogas, reduzindo também as vulnerabilidades das IST/Aids associadas a esse consumo. No entanto, vê-se que é preciso investir e manter processos formativos que sejam permanentes, além de estudos e pesquisas epidemiológicas que demonstrem os resultados alcançados nos diferentes contextos.
‘Street Outreach Teams’: care in the territory at the interface between HIV/AIDS, drugs and Harm Reduction
Authors: Medeiros Pollyanna Fausta Pimentel de , Rameh-de-Albuquerque Rossana Carla , Almeida Renata Barreto Fernandes de , Campos-Boulitreau Alda Roberta Lemos , Valois-Santos Naíde Teodósio , Marques Ana Lucia Marinho
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT This article aims to present the experience of implementing ‘Street Outreach Teams’ in the city of Recife-PE as a strategy for HIV/AIDS prevention and Harm Reduction (HR) associated with the use of alcohol, crack, and other drugs. Although the review of the history of this process reveals tensions, volatility, and alternations in the care models implemented by the city management, the analysis points out the importance of reaffirming, in the current context, the practices and experiences in that field, anchored in HR and in the defense of civil and human rights. Street outreach teams have been found to help strengthen the practice of HR in the Unified Health System, as a public health strategy to reduce vulnerabilities to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and AIDS associated with the use of alcohol, crack, and other drugs. The experience has expanded the promotion of the line of care for people who use alcohol, crack, and other drugs and reduced the vulnerabilities of STI/AIDS associated with such use. However, it seems that it is necessary to invest and maintain permanent training processes, in addition to epidemiological studies and research demonstrating the results achieved in different contexts.
Thermal condition of mate (Ilex paraguariensis) processing
Authors: Vieira Manoela Alano , Maraschin Marcelo , Amboni Renata Dias de Mello Castanho , Prudêncio Elane Schwinden , Pagliosa Cristiane Manfé , Mantelli Marcia Barbosa Henriques , Amante Edna Regina
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: The Ilex paraguariensis is a species native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentine, valued by its positive effects on human health. Mate processing consists of the following stages: pre-drying (rapid drying at high temperature, known as sapeco operation), drying, and milling. In order to verify the current process and to propose future improvements to the mate processing, thermal and mass balance analysis were applied to industrial mate processing units. Results showed that the consumption of energy in sapeco and drying operations exceeds the calorific input necessary for these operations. These results verify the need for a change in the management of temperatures in the sapeco and drying stages of mate processing in order to optimize the consumption of energy, resulting in lower costs, with positive effects on the quality of the mate products.
Accuracy evaluation of two portable blood glucose meters in feline patients using whole blood samples
Authors: Moresco Maurício Bianchini , Matesco Viviana Cauduro , Martins Francisco Sávio de Moura , Carvalho Guilherme Luiz Carvalho de , Schaefer Gabriela da Cruz , Nunes Nilson Júnior da Silva , Valle Stella de Faria , Pöppl Álan Gomes
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: Using portable blood glucose meters (PBGMs) to measure blood glucose (BG) concentration is a common procedure in veterinary practice. Our objective was to evaluate the analytical and clinical accuracy of a human PBGM (Accu-Chek Performa®), (AC) and a veterinary PBGM (GlucoCalea®), (GC) in feline patients. Central venous blood samples were collected from 48 cats at a Brazilian Veterinary teaching hospital. Two devices from each model were used and compared to a reference method (RM). Analytical accuracy was assessed according to ISO 15197:2013 requirements for human PBGMs. Data were compared using Wilcoxon’s nonparametric test and represented by Bland-Altman plots. Hematocrit’s effect on BG measurements was evaluated by the Spearman correlation coefficient. Clinical accuracy was determined using error grid analysis (EGA). Values of BG were significantly higher in all PBGMs compared to the RM. Although ISO’s analytical accuracy requirements could not be met by any of the devices, AC meters were more accurate than GC meters. All AC measurements - but not GC ones - were within zones A and B of the EGA, meeting ISO requirements for clinical accuracy. Significant hematocrit interference was observed in all devices. Therefore, AC showed greater accuracy compared to GC using feline whole blood samples.
Mathematical model for estimating the leaf area of cured dry tobacco using linear measurements
Authors: Zhang Fujian , Bian Wenjie , Wang Haojun , Yang Bo
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: Leaf area of dried Flue-cured tobacco is a reflection of climate and stage of growth of fresh tobacco in field; it also serves as the foundation for calculating a number of significant physical properties of tobacco. So the purpose of this paper was to establish a model to estimate the leaf area of dried Flue-cured tobacco in China from linear dimensions. Three Hundred eight tobacco leaves from different growing area and stalk position were sampled randomly and separated for model selection among linear, proportional and power model type and external evaluation individually. Results showed that there was a significant and strong correlation between leaf area and length×width , The equation LA = 0.495(L×W), where LA is the leaf area and L×W is the product of leaf length and width, was optimum and adequate for the estimation of leaf area of dried tobacco in China examined by Fisher’s test, Akaike delta information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information criterion (BIC). Growing area and stalk position had minor effect on the parameter before (L×W). The equation can sufficiently predict the area of leaf for external evaluation.
Markets and commercialization channels in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul: relevant factors for fruit and vegetable producers
Authors: Brandão Janaína Balk , Ende Marta Von , Schneider Sergio , Lichtnow Daniel , Silva Gustavo Pinto da , Camara Simone Bueno
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: This article presents statistical analysis that verified the diversity of markets and marketing channels used by family farmers in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul/ Brazil, examining the occurrence of variables associated with the number of channels accessed. The non-probabilistic sample included 129 family farmers who produce fruits and vegetables in four municipalities in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the years 2019-2021. Nonparametric tests and bivariate statistical analysis were used, considering the significance level (≤) of 0.05. There was an average number of 2.4 channels in the Local and Conventional Markets, and 3.1 for the Local/Territorial and Public/Institutional Markets. However, a maximum of three channels is used in 75% of establishments. There was a low negative correlation between the mean age of the family farmers and the degree of diversification of the channels used to market the products and a positive correlation between infrastructure and diversificationof channels adopted and,family work and diversification. Finally, a dependency relationship was reported between the number of public policies accessed and the diversification of channels.
Lantana flowering at an indoor active living wall in a light-restricted environment
Authors: Degaspari Camilla Grande , Demétrio Christian Aparecido , Jacob Jessica Fernanda de Oliveira , Ambrosano Guilherme Bovi , Rodrigues Paulo Hercílio Viegas
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: The time spent by urban residents indoors has been increasing annually, thus, prioritizing the enhancement of indoor spaces into green spaces to improve the quality of life. Even with limited environmental conditions indoors, an active living wall and LED light techniques have enabled us to explore indoor green environments. In the present study, the yellow/orange-colored flowers invasive ornamental species,Lantana camara‘splendens’, was cultivated in 4.0 m2 of the active living wall under a non-decorative LED lamp, adjusted to optimize performance in the coverage area. This study evaluated the development of lantana in the active living wall under different light intensities (135 watts and 90 watts) in a room with light restriction. Parameters such as plant height, flowering, SPAD chlorophyll content, and vegetative cover were analyzed. The results indicated that Lantana camara ‘splendens’ is suitable for use in active living walls and blooms at a low light intensity when the light is uniformly applied.
Clinico-pathological and immunohistochemical findings in a case of bovine cutaneous angiomatosis in a Holstein heifer
Authors: Cerqueira Liz de Albuquerque , Sousa Davi Emanuel Ribeiro de , Macêdo Isabel Luana de , Silva Anahí Souza , Câmara Antônio Carlos Lopes , Melo Cristiano Barros de , Castro Márcio Botelho de
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: Bovine cutaneous angiomatosis (BCA) is a rare condition characterized by vasoproliferative skin lesions mainly affecting cattle in the northern hemisphere. An eight-month-old Holstein heifer showed two skin easy-bleeding nodules bulging from the epidermis in the forehead and close to the right prescapular region. Skin lesions were within the dermis and had an irregular surface and a soft heterogeneous reddish parenchyma composed of numerous variable-sized arterioles, veins, and capillaries surrounded by abundant collagenous fibrous tissue. Immunohistochemical assays evidenced endothelial cells lining proliferative vascular structure immunolabeled for CD31 and Von Willebrand factor, and vascular smooth muscle cells immunostained for smooth muscle actin. All clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemical features observed in the Holstein heifer were hallmarks of BCA. Considering its potential for hereditary spread, BCA must be included in the differential diagnosis of easily bleeding skin nodules that do not respond to routine topical wound treatments to prevent its spread in Brazilian herds.