bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Getting to Zero New HIV Infections in the Caribbean”: Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Male Circumcision Among Adolescent Males in The Bahamas
Authors: George Clemon , Roberts Robin , Deveaux Lynette , Brennen Delon F.P. , Read Stanley E.
Published: August 2019

Male circumcision (MC) plays a significant role in reducing new HIV infections, particularly in high prevalence countries. This cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence of MC and attitudes toward MC among youth aged 15–18 years in The Bahamas, a medium HIV prevalence country. The survey included 797 young men who completed a questionnaire on MC. Data analyses included chi-squared tests.

The self-reported prevalence of MC among youth was 16.7% (121/759). Most of the circumcised youth were circumcised as infants, 84% (107/121) were pleased with their circumcision, and 71% would recommend it to others. For uncircumcised youth, 35% (189/533) would consider voluntary male circumcision (VMC) and 26% would recommend MC to others. In all scenarios, circumcised youth were more likely to be positive about MC. Among uncircumcised young men, being older (17–18 years compared to 15–16 years) was the only variable statistically associated with considering MC or recommending MC. After being presented with information on the benefits of MC for HIV prevention, the number of men who were positive about MC increased.

Most of the young men in this cohort would consider VMC for reducing HIV incidence. Also, many stated that, if they had a male child, they would have him circumcised. The attitudes of these youth emphasize the need to provide information on HIV in addition to general health benefits of MC if there were to be a sustainable MC program within this population.
High blood sugar levels but not diabetes mellitus significantly enhance oxaliplatin chemoresistance in patients with stage III colorectal cancer receiving adjuvant FOLFOX6 chemotherapy
Authors: Yang I-Ping , Miao Zhi-Feng , Huang Ching-Wen , Tsai Hsiang-Lin , Yeh Yung-Sung , Su Wei-Chih , Chang Tsung-Kun , Chang Se-fen , Wang Jaw-Yuan
Published: August 2019

Background:

The high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is becoming a serious public health concern worldwide. FOLFOX4 chemotherapy is one of the most widely used adjuvant therapies in patients with stage III colon cancer after surgical resection. However, chemotherapy resistance is associated with a poor prognosis. The prognostic impact of high blood sugar levels on oxaliplatin resistance in CRC patients is an unexplored topic.

Methods:

In total, 157 patients with stage III CRC were classified according to their fasting blood sugar level (⩾126 or <126 mg/dl). Clinicopathological features and oxaliplatin chemoresistance/survival outcome of the two groups were compared. In vitro cell proliferation assay was performed through d-(+)-glucose administration.

Results:

Multivariate analysis results revealed that high blood sugar level was a significantly independent prognostic factor of disease-free survival and overall survival (both p < 0.05), but not DM history. After metformin administration, enhanced proliferation of CRC cells (HT-29, HCT-116, SW480, and SW620) with d-(+)-glucose administration could be reversed and oxaliplatin chemosensitivity considerably increased ( p < 0.05). Furthermore, phosphorylation of two glycolysis-related target proteins, SMAD3 and MYC, notably increased under high glucose concentration.

Conclusions:

Hyperglycemia can affect clinical outcomes in stage III CRC patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, and the mechanism underlying oxaliplatin resistance is possibly associated with increased phosphorylation of SMAD3 and MYC and upregulation of EHMT2 expression.
The aspirations of young Indonesian children
Authors: Sugiyo Pranoto Yuli Kurniawati , Hong Jianzhong
Published: August 2019

This study had as its aim to analyze the thoughts of Javanese–Indonesian and Sundanese–Indonesian children in Indonesia, about their aspirations for the future. In total, 271 Javanese–Indonesian and Sundanese–Indonesian children (aged 4–6) participated. The children were also asked: “what expectations of yours make you happiest?” The results revealed three categories ranging from the most mentioned to the least: aspirations for material issues, expressing doubts about their future aspirations, and wanting to do well in school performance. The results revealed that there was a statistically significant association between children’s ethnic background and their aspirations (χ(1) = 10.089, p = .006). This study offers new ways of thinking in examining young children’s aspirations with regard to ethnicity issues. As aspiring to having successful material issues were the most mentioned by students, as opposed to wanting to do well in school performance, the government should consequently conduct campaigns to build awareness among educators (both teachers and parents) that the purpose of education is to stimulate hopefulness (having aspirations for future).
Predictors of left ventricle ejection fraction and early in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Single-center data from a tertiary referral university hospital in Istanbul
Authors: Emet Samim , Elitok Ali , Karaayvaz Ekrem Bilal , Engin Berat , Cevik Erdem , Tuncozgur Asli , Aydogan Mehmet , Mercanoglu Fehmi , Ozcan Mustafa , Oncul Aytac
Published: August 2019

Background:

Little is known about the management and mortality rates of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients in developing countries. In this study, to expose independent predictors of early (24 h) in-hospital mortality and ejection fraction, we report our experience with 362 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients admitted to the Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, a tertiary referral university hospital, and treated with primary percutaneous intervention.

Methods:

This is a retrospective study that enrolled all patients (362) admitted with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction to Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, between January 2015 and December 2016. The clinical characteristics of patients were collected retrospectively from medical chart review. Collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics (version 21).

Results:

In the forward stepwise logistic regression analysis, target vessel diameter ( p = 0.001), systolic blood pressure ( p < 0.001), and troponin T levels ( p = 0.007) were independent predictors for early in-hospital mortality, while target vessel diameter ( p = 0.03), troponin T level ( p < 0.001), heart rate ( p = 0.001), and chest pain ( p = 0.001) duration were the independent predictors for ejection fraction of 50% and above.

Conclusion:

Our study is one of the few studies to investigate the predictors of early in-hospital mortality among patients hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a tertiary referral university hospital in a developing country. The identified predictors for mortality (including left ventricle ejection fraction and troponin T levels), left ventricle ejection fraction (including troponin T level, chest pain duration), and heart rate are consistent with what has been described in large registries in the United States and Europe.
Acceptability of artificial intelligence (AI)-led chatbot services in healthcare: A mixed-methods study
Authors: Nadarzynski Tom , Miles Oliver , Cowie Aimee , Ridge Damien
Published: August 2019

Background

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in healthcare. Here, AI-based chatbot systems can act as automated conversational agents, capable of promoting health, providing education, and potentially prompting behaviour change. Exploring the motivation to use health chatbots is required to predict uptake; however, few studies to date have explored their acceptability. This research aimed to explore participants’ willingness to engage with AI-led health chatbots.

Methods

The study incorporated semi-structured interviews (N-29) which informed the development of an online survey (N-216) advertised via social media. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. A survey of 24 items explored demographic and attitudinal variables, including acceptability and perceived utility. The quantitative data were analysed using binary regressions with a single categorical predictor.

Results

Three broad themes: ‘Understanding of chatbots’, ‘AI hesitancy’ and ‘Motivations for health chatbots’ were identified, outlining concerns about accuracy, cyber-security, and the inability of AI-led services to empathise. The survey showed moderate acceptability (67%), correlated negatively with perceived poorer IT skills OR = 0.32 [CI95%:0.13–0.78] and dislike for talking to computers OR = 0.77 [CI95%:0.60–0.99] as well as positively correlated with perceived utility OR = 5.10 [CI95%:3.08–8.43], positive attitude OR = 2.71 [CI95%:1.77–4.16] and perceived trustworthiness OR = 1.92 [CI95%:1.13–3.25].

Conclusion

Most internet users would be receptive to using health chatbots, although hesitancy regarding this technology is likely to compromise engagement. Intervention designers focusing on AI-led health chatbots need to employ user-centred and theory-based approaches addressing patients’ concerns and optimising user experience in order to achieve the best uptake and utilisation. Patients’ perspectives, motivation and capabilities need to be taken into account when developing and assessing the effectiveness of health chatbots.
Quantum Decision Theory, Bounded Rationality and the Ellsberg Paradox
Authors: Wei Mengxing , al-Nowaihi Ali , Dhami Sanjit
Published: August 2019

We test a simple quantum decision model of the Ellsberg paradox. We find that the theoretical predictions of the model are in conformity with our experimental results. The predictions of our quantum model are not statistically significantly different from those of the source dependent model. The source dependent model requires the specification of probability weighting functions in order to fit the evidence. On the other hand, our quantum model makes no recourse to probability weighting functions. This suggests that much of what is normally attributed to probability weighting may actually be due to quantum probability. When we replace quantum probability by Kolmogorov probability in our model, then the Ellsberg paradox reemerges. Hence, we make essential use of quantum probability theory. All our development uses no more than standard linear algebra and real numbers, which are very familiar to economists. This makes our paper accessible to a wider audience than the quantum community.

JEL Classification: D01, D81, D91
Diagnosis and Management of Deltoid Ligament Insufficiency
Authors: Sridharan Sarup S. , Dodd Andrew
Published: August 2019

Background:

Surgical management of patients with acute and chronic ankle instability (CAI) has historically focused on the lateral ligament complex. Recent studies in CAI patients have shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopy demonstrate concomitant injury to the deltoid ligament complex We performed a systematic review to determine if consistent clinical, diagnostic imaging, or arthroscopic findings of deltoid ligament injury in the setting of CAI have been described. In addition, we sought to determine if treatment options and/or clinical outcomes have been described.

Methods:

A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase databases. Articles were included if they had a majority of patients 18 years of age or older, focused on deltoid ligament injury in ankle instability, and reported diagnostic and/or treatment methods. Articles were excluded if the study focused on the deltoid ligament in the acute fracture setting. All included articles were assessed for diagnostic criteria, treatments, and patient outcomes.

Results:

Our search yielded 157 articles, of which a total of 13 were included in our study. Arthroscopy was described as the gold standard to diagnose and evaluate the severity of deltoid ligament injury, however, little objective data on the arthroscopic diagnosis of deltoid ligament insufficiency was reported. MRI was the imaging modality of choice to evaluate deltoid ligament injury and had a high sensitivity and specificity when compared with arthroscopy. No standard MRI diagnostic criteria for deltoid ligament injury were identified in the literature. Specific treatment techniques and long-term outcomes were not well described in the manuscripts included in this review.

Conclusion:

There is limited knowledge on deltoid ligament insufficiency in the setting of chronic ankle instability. Criteria for characterizing deltoid ligament damage with diagnostic imaging appear to be evolving, but there is no standard classification. Only 1 author has described a method to evaluate deltoid ligament competency on arthroscopic examination. There are currently no objective data to guide treatment decisions.

Level of Evidence:

Level III.
Clinical significance of DNA methylation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients: results from 3 UK clinical trials
Authors: Wojdacz Tomasz K. , Amarasinghe Harindra E. , Kadalayil Latha , Beattie Alice , Forster Jade , Blakemore Stuart J. , Parker Helen , Bryant Dean , Larrayoz Marta , Clifford Ruth , Robbe Pauline , Davis Zadie A. , Else Monica , Howard Dena R. , Stamatopoulos Basile , Steele Andrew J. , Rosenquist Richard , Collins Andrew , Pettitt Andrew R. , Hillmen Peter , Plass Christoph , Schuh Anna , Catovsky Daniel , Oscier David G. , Rose-Zerilli Matthew J. J. , Oakes Christopher C. , Strefford Jonathan C.
Published: August 2019

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with mutated immunoglobulin heavy-chain genes (IGHV-M), particularly those lacking poor-risk genomic lesions, often respond well to chemoimmunotherapy (CIT). DNA methylation profiling can subdivide early-stage patients into naive B-cell–like CLL (n-CLL), memory B-cell–like CLL (m-CLL), and intermediate CLL (i-CLL), with differing times to first treatment and overall survival. However, whether DNA methylation can identify patients destined to respond favorably to CIT has not been ascertained. We classified treatment-naive patients (n = 605) from 3 UK chemo and CIT clinical trials into the 3 epigenetic subgroups, using pyrosequencing and microarray analysis, and performed expansive survival analysis. The n-CLL, i-CLL, and m-CLL signatures were found in 80% (n = 245/305), 17% (53/305), and 2% (7/305) of IGHV-unmutated (IGHV-U) cases, respectively, and in 9%, (19/216), 50% (108/216), and 41% (89/216) of IGHV-M cases, respectively. Multivariate Cox proportional analysis identified m-CLL as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (hazard ratio [HR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.24-0.87; P = .018) in CLL4, and for progression-free survival (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.10-0.57; P = .002) in ARCTIC and ADMIRE patients. The analysis of epigenetic subgroups in patients entered into 3 first-line UK CLL trials identifies m-CLL as an independent marker of prolonged survival and may aid in the identification of patients destined to demonstrate prolonged survival after CIT.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonobese Subjects of African Origin Has Atypical Metabolic Characteristics
Authors: Thompson Debbie S , Tennant Ingrid A , Soares Deanne P , Osmond Clive , Byrne Chris D , Forrester Terrence E , Boyne Michael S
Published: August 2019

Background

Nonobese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is reported in several populations. However, because persons of African origin display unique fat accumulation, insulin resistance, and lipid profiles, we investigated fatty liver in nonobese persons of African origin.

Method

We recruited 78 urban Jamaican volunteers. CT was used to estimate liver and abdominal fat and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure body composition. Fasting blood was collected for lipids, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), adiponectin, and fetuin-A. Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), whole-body insulin sensitivity index (WBISI), insulinogenic index (IGI), and oral disposition index (oDI) were calculated after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test.

Results

Fifty-two percent of participants were male; mean (±SD) age was 28.5 ± 7.8 years, and body mass index was 22.4 ± 3.0 kg/m2. Mean liver attenuation (MLA) and liver/spleen (LS) ratio, both inversely correlated to liver fat, were 62.8 ± 4.3 HU and 1.2 ± 0.1, respectively; 3.8% of participants had liver fat >30% (LS ratio < 1). In age, sex, and BMI-adjusted correlations, MLA was negatively associated with weight (r = −0.30; P = 0.009) and height (r = −0.28; P = 0.017) and was associated with fasting glucose (r = 0.23; P = 0.05), fasting insulin (r = 0.42; P ≤ 0.001) and HOMA-IR (r = 0.35; P = 0.004). Serum lipids, ALT, adiponectin, fetuin-A, WBISI, IGI, and oDI were not associated with liver fat.

Conclusions

In nonobese Afro-Caribbean participants, greater liver fat was associated with weight and height and lower fasting insulin and hyperinsulinemia appears to be influential in the reduction of NAFLD. These findings may be influenced by ethnicity, body size, and method of estimating liver fat.
Who's Afraid of the Imperative Mandate?
Authors: Tomba Massimiliano
Published: August 2019

The imperative mandate is a medieval institution that arose in a context in which power was not monopolized by the state, but rather distributed in a plurality of municipalities and assemblies with specific political authority. This system, based on the plurality of the authority of assemblies, is incompatible with the modern state. Indeed, it is explicitly forbidden in many modern Western constitutions. Yet the imperative mandate appears in numerous events throughout modernity that have challenged the principles of the nation-state. It emerges today in populist movements as a response to the crisis of the representative democracy. This essay locates the insurgent legacy of the imperative mandate in the Paris Commune, in the German councils, and in the Zapatistas’ practice of mandar obedeciendo (rule by obeying), in order to consider possible democratic alternatives to representative democracy and the crisis of the nation-state.
Critical Times / The Earth Trembles
Authors: Gago Verónica , Ni Una Menos  , McGlazer Ramsey , Carchedi Verónica , Mason-Deese Liz
Published: August 2019

This text shows how the strike has been appropriated and reinvented by feminist movements to politicize the problem of violence against women and to link it to broader social, economic, and political issues. It underscores how a wide variety of unexpected alliances and coalitions have been enabled by the strike and how they have multiplied its impacts and meanings. This political process has involved efforts to forge a new internationalism, with precarity as a common concern, but one that takes singular forms in concrete conflicts. In this way, feminist struggles are producing new images of counter-power, of a popular sovereignty that challenges faith in the state, of insurgencies that have renewed the dynamics of decision and autonomy, and of self-defense and collective force.
Foreground Maneuvers
Authors: Raqs Media Collective
Published: August 2019

The members of the Raqs Media Collective look back on an artwork they made and a text they wrote to reflect on the empty and silent dockyards in Liverpool in the early 2000s, in order to try to understand how the sense of being made redundant, which seemed like an anomaly then, has moved into the very foreground of consciousness today.

Globally dispersed and networked production spurred by automation has led to the paradoxical intersection of rising productivity and falling life chances. For the first time since the twentieth century, large populations at the very heart of capitalism are beginning to consider themselves to be residual. Taking stock of this reality means facing a wave of resentment that impels the dominant political forces of our time.
Single Cell Receptor Analysis Aided by a Centrifugal Microfluidic Device for Immune Cells Profiling
Authors: Zhu Chen , Espulgar Wilfred Villariza , Yoo Woosik , Koyama Shohei , Dou Xiaoming , Kumanogoh Atsushi , Tamiya Eiichi , Takamatsu Hyota , Saito Masato
Published: August 2019

Single cell analysis has been the main focus of studies among scientists in recent decades for its outstanding contribution to medical treatment. An alternative method has been developed using a centrifugal microfluidic device to trap single cells, conduct immunostaining, and measure the cell surface receptor fluorescence intensity. The ratio of the fluorescence intensity can be used to profile the cell differentiation and the archived images can be useful in further analysis of the obtained data points. This could provide information on the morphological condition and receptor protein distribution on the surfaceome of the cells. To demonstrate the utility of the device, THP-1 and Jurkat Cells were tested and profiled with CD3, CD13, and CD31 markers. The results show that the device has performance similar to Fluorescence-activated cell sorting method (FACS) using relatively small sample volume and low cell suspension concentration. The utility of this device can be proven in identifying new surface markers and insight into basic biology.
Sexual health: An overview of contraceptive methods for young people
Authors: Duncan Deborah Louise
Published: August 2019

Rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually diseases in the UK are high compared to other Western European countries ( Avery and Lazdane, 2008 ). School nurses are key contributors to sexual health education in the UK in younger women due to their access to the school-age population ( Wainwright et al, 2000 ). Research has suggested, however, that although their general knowledge of the topic was adequate, school nurses have insufficient knowledge to effectively teach about some topics such as sexually transmitted infections or emergency contraception (EC) ( Westwood and Mullan, 2007 ). School nurses can play an important role in providing EC to adolescents by streamline accessibility and distribution of EC, while maintaining adolescent privacy ( Lindberg, 2003 ). Certainly, they can have a subtantial role in promoting sexual health services.
Supporting students with medical needs in school
Authors: Wheatley Jackie
Published: August 2019

Many schools work hard to make the best provision they can for students with medical needs, but it is not always easy. Jackie Wheatley highlights key areas of best practice, considers some of the legal requirements placed on schools, and offers her advice
The impact of iron deficiency anaemia on teenage girls
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: August 2019

Iron deficiency anaemia can have an impact on health and school performance, and teenage girls may particularly be affected. Dorothy Lepkowska explains
Self-harm: A guide for schools on how to respond
Authors: Waller Charlie
Published: August 2019

A guide from the University of Oxford and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust offers practical ways in which schools can support young people at risk from self-harm, which school nurses can share with school staff members to help them respond.
End of an era
Authors: Moffat Polly
Published: August 2019

After 6 years, Rita Newland is to step down as Consultant Editor of JHV. Here we pay tribute to her contribution to the journal during some particularly challenging times for the profession
Newly qualified health visitor: Mandated contacts and achieving the best start in life
Authors: Boddy Bethany
Published: August 2019

There has been much in the news recently about how to achieve the best start for children in the UK. Bethany Boddy reflects on the importance of the health visitor contacts for families in the UK and the challenges faced to ensure every family is seen
Oral health promotion: Right person, right time prevention
Authors: Warrilow Laura , Dave Roshni , McDonald Sheridan
Published: August 2019

Dental decay is one of the most common conditions affecting children in the UK; but it can be prevented with a balanced diet and good oral hygiene. Often, this advice comes too late, with many families only registering with a dentist when problems have occurred. Research has shown that health visitors who provide appropriate dental advice can have a huge impact on children's dental and overall health. This article aims to provide evidence-based preventive advice to support health visitors with dental interventions.
Predictive, proactive prevention
Authors: Oldman Crystal
Published: August 2019

The new green paper Advancing our health: Prevention in the 2020s is an important read for all health visitors, says Crystal Oldman
NEWS ANALYSIS
Authors: McAlees Melissa
Published: August 2019

Britain's latest prime minister has set out his intentions for the social care sector in his first speech, promising to fix the crisis. Industry experts are sceptical about his promises.
Early referral of venous leg ulcers: EVRA trial lessons
Authors: Davies Alun H , Mora Jocelyn M , Gohel Manjit S , Heatley Francine , Dhillon Karen
Published: August 2019

Venous leg ulcers can go unnoticed for some time, especially with people who receive care in the community. Alun Davies, Jocelyn Mora, Manjit Gohel, Francine Heatley and Karen Dhillon discuss the benefits of early intervention.
Lifespan cognitive reserve indicator compensates for brain pathologies
Authors: Palmer Sarah
Published: August 2019

Much has been said about the benefits of stimulating mental activities to reduce dementia risk, but little research has been carried out. Sarah Palmer discusses a study that measured the effect of stimulating mental and social activities throughout life.
Oral health in care homes: findings from the CQC report
Authors: Frankova Helena
Published: August 2019

Good oral health is essential to living well and avoiding pain and malnutrition. Helena Frankova discusses a report published by the CQC that reviewed how oral health is delivered in care homes and what can be improved.
How and when to register a regulated activity with the CQC
Authors: Hannah Laura
Published: August 2019

It is essential for any care provider to register with the Care Quality Commission any regulated activities carried out and to cover all staff in this registration. Laura Hannah explains the pitfalls around the legislation and provides case studies of non-compliance.
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP SELECTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN: A CASE OF THE INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
Authors: Kumar Divesh
Published: August 2019

The primary objective of this study is to propose an analytical approach to evaluate dimensions of the buyer-supplier relationships alternative selection in the context of a sustainable supply chain considering benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks of a relationship type. The study uses a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) approach to develop a model that explores benefits, costs, opportunities, and risks of a buyer-supplier relationship in a sustainable supply chain. A case study of the Indian automobile sector is used to determine the appropriate form of the buyer-supplier relationship. This study found that a problem solving relationship is the most preferred form of relationship. Long term relationships and joint development ranked 2 and 3, respectively. A sensitivity analysis showed that if the weights of benefits, opportunities, costs and risks are changed the preference for alternatives selection also changes. The most important implication of the study is in providing supply chain managers with a model for development of buyer-supplier relationships with their supply chain partners based on the considerations of benefits, opportunities, costs and risks involved in developing such a relationship in a sustainable supply chain. The novelty of the present study rests in the incorporation of sustainability specific criteria for selection of the relationship between two parties in a supply chain context considering benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks of a relationship type. This is the first such model that incorporates considerations of BOCR in a sustainable supply chain.
Creative Decisions Foundation Sponsors AHP/ANP Presentations at 2019MCDM Conference
Authors: Saaty Rozann W.
Published: August 2019

The 2019 Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Conference took place at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in Istanbul from June 17 - 21. Grants that covered the conference registration fee were awarded by the Creative Decisions Foundation (CDF) to selected teachers, researchers with recent PhD degrees, and students studying for their PhD.
DESENHO: INTERLOCUÇÕES DEDICADAS A ANATOMIA HUMANA
Authors: Dias Josemar Blures de Souza
Published: August 2019

Este artigo é parte de uma pesquisa de mestrado, realizado entre 2013 e 2015, vinculado ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenho, Cultura e Interatividade - PPGDCI, da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana – UEFS. E destaca o estreito vínculo entre Fisioterapia e Desenho, onde a analise voltada para essa relação buscou a compreensão da necessidade de fundamentar a linguagem visual e a inclusão do desenvolvimento de habilidades gráficas na formação de fisioterapeutas enquanto prerrogativas para um desempenho acadêmico eficiente dedicado a aprendizagem da cinesiologia Baseando-se nos fundamentos teóricos e pesquisas científicas concluídas, aqui estão alguns frutos da primeira análise sobre o tema em questão que justificam a proposta inicial de pesquisa e de seus desdobramentos sequenciais após defesa e aprovação do texto dissertativo. Como professor pesquisador da cadeira de anatomia humana e disciplinas relacionadas, entre os anos de 2014 à 2018, tenho feito outros processos de inserção de atividades gráficas voltados para a relação de ensino e aprendizagem dedicado às áreas de: Enfermagem, Odontologia e Educação Física. Meu desempenho autoral como desenhista, também me leva a procedimentos mais específicos e necessários à minha prática profissional e investigativa, do que do sentido ao relacionamento: professor e pesquisador, ou até mestre desenhista
A AURA DO PATRIMÔNIO
Authors: Espinoza Camilo
Published: August 2019

Vídeo Mapping como técnica apresenta diversos tipos de formatos e usos, tais como recurso cênico teatral, instrumento industrial, espetáculo ou instalação propriamente como Vídeo Mapping. No caso dos espetáculos de Vídeo Mapping é normal que aconteçam em fachadas de prédios históricos e nesse caso são identificados certos fenômenos sociais da arte, que requerem análises adequadas.
ESCRAVISMO: A IMAGÉTICA DA MORTE DO CANDOMBLÉ PARA A RESISTÊNCIA DOS POVOS AFRO-BRASILEIROS.
Authors: Levin Cora
Published: August 2019

O artigo que segue é o resultado de um levantamento bibliográfico acerca das expressões imagéticas dos adeptos das religiões de matrizes africana no intuito de observar, neste contexto, o tema morte e seus desdobramentos como forma de resistência. Ao mesmo tempo, forma parte dos estudos preliminares do nosso projeto de pesquisa, o qual tem como inquietude essencial, a análise das representações materiais e simbólicas da morte pelo Candomblé, comparadas com as manifestações da morte das religiões hegemônicas no cemitério Piedade, na cidade de Feira de Santana (BA), para tentar compreender como se constroem em cada caso os mecanismos de transmissão de significados, de memórias e de identidades.A bibliografia foi explorada dialeticamente, tendo em consideração as complexidades que caracterizam o objeto de estudo; num primeiro momento, entendendo a escravatura como uma peça fundamental dentro do sistema capitalista desenvolvido desde o Século XVI, no mundo e no Brasil. E, a partir daí, nos aproximando à importância do papel que a religião Candomblé, através da construção da sua cultura e de seus imaginários, teve na construção da identidade das pessoas escravizadas, consolidando-se como um instrumento de luta e resistência.
FLORES DO CAMPUS: REPRESENTAÇÃO GRÁFICA DA DIVERSIDADE FLORÍSTICA DA UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA
Authors: Ornellas Luma Oliveira Silva
Published: August 2019

Este estudo se propõe a destacar a ilustração científica, os trabalhos botânicos em especial, como instrumento pedagógico com sua linguagem voltada para a valorização da flora da caatinga. O potencial paisagístico dessas espécies vegetais pode então ser afirmado na busca de ressaltar a estética do semiárido. O método inicial de observação, coleta e identificação das espécies almejadas culmina na criação das pranchas com as ilustrações científicas de aspectos anatômicos fidedignos. Método que será aplicado na oficina voltada para estudantes do ensino médio e fundamental, denominada “Ilustração científica: o desenho como ferramenta de representação da flora”. Como resultado, foram indicadas a Stigmaphyllon paraliase e Croton heliotropiifolius como possibilidades paisagísticas oriundas da Caatinga, ressignificando assim o olhar sob a biodiversidade local, celebrando esse patrimônio natural brasileiro.
O Desenho Urbano como Instrumento de Preservação da Memória do Patrimônio Edificado
Authors: Veiga Elisângela Quieroz
Published: August 2019

O artigo apresentado tem como finalidade abordar conceitos de memórias queestão relacionados com os espaços que ocupamos e nos quais imprimimos nossasexperiências, bem como a importância do reconhecimento da materialidadecomo suporte para a convalidação da memória coletiva de fatos importantes dahistória. Sendo realizadas, ainda, pontuações sobre a aplicabilidade do desenhourbano nas cidades históricas, admitindo o caso particular da cidade de Cachoeira,no Recôncavo Baiano.
LIVRO PARAESCOLAR DA EDUCAÇÂO MATEMÁTICA EM PERSPECTIVA: O SUJEITO DO GRÁFICO-VISUAL E DA EDUCAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA DESENVOLVENDO APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Costa Junior Cales Alves da
Published: August 2019

Este artigo apresenta alguns resultados da pesquisa intitulada “Entre o Preto-e-Branco e o Colorido: análise das formas e funções dos livros paraescolares da Matemática” relacionados às perspectivas do desenvolvimento dos paraescolares da Educação Matemática pelos(as) profissionais do gráfico-visual e da Educação Matemática. Em uma pesrpectiva qualitativa, usamos procedimentos de coleta e fonte de informação de abordagem documental, pois os objetos de análise foram os livros paraescolares da Educação Matemática (LPEM). Realizamos visitas em escolas, acervos digitais, bibliotecas particulares e públicas para localizar os referidos livros. Enquanto paraescolar, esse tipo de livro tem forma que expressa dimensão conceitual integradora de funções e de ambientes de aprendizagem não escolar e escolar para educar. Para essa função educativa, foi decisiva a relação entre educador(a) matemático e o(a) artista gráfico-visual. Expressamos nesse texto as ideias das formas dos LPEM, dos tipos de imagens percebidas nos gráfico-visuais, de algumas relações e mudanças provocadas pelos(as) sujeitos. Por conta desse remix de ideias, o LPEM é operacionalizado em qualquer que seja o local da sociedade, por qualquer que seja o sujeito, escolar ou não escolar, que deseja aprender as práxis da Educação Matemática e suas operações em questões, histórias e linguagem, bem como outras práxis interrelacionadas da sociedade.
Occurrence of Hymenoptera on pig carcasses in a tropical rainforest in Central Amazonia, Brazil
Authors: Somavilla Alexandre , Souza Jorge Luiz de Pereira , Da Silva Aldenira Oliveira , Keppler Ruth Leila Ferreira
Published: August 2019

Hymenotpera species may act as necrophagous, consuming decomposing tissues, as predators, when they feed on other immature and adult insects, and parasites of larvae and pupae of dipterans and coleopterans that colonize the carcasses. In this way, the fauna of four Hymenoptera families (Vespidae, Apidae, Icheneumonidae and Formicidae) associated to different decomposition stages of Sus scrofa carcass partially submerged in igarapé of the “terra-firme” Amazonian forest are presented. Formicidae were the most abundant insects with 957 individuals collected all directly in the carcass, followed by Vespidae (143), Apidae (88) and Ichneumonidae with nine individuals collected in the suspended trap. Due to the aspect of the injuries caused by some Hymenoptera to the carcass, they may be mistaken as skin ulcers, burns or abrasions, which may mislead a forensic investigation.
Heritage and adaptation: Greek Australian musicians in Melbourne
Authors: Southcott Jane , Georgoulas Renee
Published: August 2019

This study explores music-making by three bilingual bicultural Greek Australian musicians in Melbourne, Victoria. The formation and development of hybridized musical identity is a complex process for those who straddle two cultures. Our participants are musicians who work together as community, in the community and for the community. Data were gathered by semi-structured interviews and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The three Greek Australian participants in this study represent a continuum that encompasses the maintenance of tradition per se, with a focus on heritage preservation, and the blending and cross fertilization of traditions both Greek and non-Greek. This research illustrates how Australia’s complex and diverse bicultural and multicultural musical identities are becoming the norm. Understanding the diverse musical identities of Australians with hybrid identities not only offers insight into how individuals construct their identity but also reveals how society embraces difference and cultural complexity. Such understanding can assist educators and community musicians facilitate effective music-making, teaching and learning.
The Shelter Band: Homelessness, social support and self-esteem in a community music partnership
Authors: Knapp David H. , Silva Carlos
Published: August 2019

The transition from homelessness into mainstream society involves external factors, such as obtaining housing and employment. Research also indicates that social support and perceptions of self-efficacy are important psychological factors in escaping homelessness. Music interventions, such as participation in performing ensembles, have been shown to aid in the development of social skills among marginalized populations and improve participants’ psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a music intervention on perceptions of social support and self-esteem among individuals experiencing homelessness. Members of The Shelter Band included residents at a large emergency homeless shelter in the Southeast United States, shelter staff and university music education students. The band rehearsed a variety of rock songs weekly and performed regularly for civic events. Researchers investigated the effects of band participation on perceptions of social support and self-efficacy using a mixed-method approach. Qualitative data were obtained over a three-year period through interviews with band members, shelter staff and the participant researchers. These data were transcribed and analysed for themes according to a priori and in vivo codes by the participant researchers. Social support and self-esteem were also specifically investigated by comparing differences in responses to the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) between band members and non-member shelter residents. Qualitative data indicated that participants in The Shelter Band demonstrated improved perceptions of social support and self-esteem. In a few cases, participation in the band was identified as a key factor in individuals escaping decades-long chronic homelessness. Other themes emerged from participants, including reduced recidivism and improved case management. Quantitative data of perceptions of social support and self-esteem between Shelter Band members and non-member residents of The Shelter revealed no statistically significant results. As music educators continue to explore opportunities for their work, it is useful to consider collaborations with community partners. By involving shelter staff in The Shelter Band, staff and music educators were able to direct the intervention towards individuals’ needs. These collaborations can be beneficial for both the university and community partners. In addition, possibilities for this kind of socially responsive pedagogy in music teacher training are discussed.
The intellectual resistance of Yusuf Al-Ani
Authors: Hamdi Tahrir , Odeh Tayseer Abu
Published: August 2019

Yusuf al-Ani’s intellectual character, Nouar, says in The Key, ‘Not all the doors are closed yet, not all the roads are blocked. We can start again’. So it was with al-Ani’s innovative people’s theatre – it never shied away from starting anew, introducing new themes and styles. This article focuses on the intellectual and artistic resistance embodied in al-Ani’s life and work, which, as is argued here, prominently exhibit the most important elements of Edward Said’s concept of the intellectual. Al-Ani’s people’s theatre as a revolutionary force for necessary change and anticolonial resistance is examined in some detail. Important Saidian and postcolonial themes, such as speaking truth to power, secular criticism, representing the oppressed and a refusal to surrender in the face of death and desolation, are examined in al-Ani’s work. Al-Ani’s break with tradition is not only thematic, as is argued, but also aesthetic and imaginative, exhibiting an irreconcilability that can perhaps be best described as Saidian ‘late style’. The essential role of al-Ani’s people’s theatre in igniting resistance and change is highlighted by examining two of his longer plays: The Key (1968) and The Ruin (1970).
Yusuf Al-Ani: Working without rules
Authors: Al-Nasayyir Yasen
Published: August 2019

Yusuf al-Ani’s creative development is examined within the context of his collaborators and intellectual influences. Special emphasis is placed on al-Ani’s origins and motivations for the posture of his acting, writing and direction in the formative period of the Iraqi theatre. The article then turns to al-Ani’s influence on the modern Iraqi theatre. His collaboration with an array of other directors and performers is analysed for their impacts on such developments, especially in the absence of theatrical training amongst Iraqis now working in the professional domain. Al-Ani’s al-Masrah al-Hadith (The Modern Theatre) troupe is also analysed for these relationships in light of how many Iraqi directors and writers emerged from it over subsequent years. Al-Ani’s deployment of ‘The Little Man’ and Iraqi folk-tales are weighed for their innovative ability to allow his work to speak to all social classes. His considered iterative development of his style led to a sophisticated portrayal onstage and screen. This saw al-Ani’s works take that which was familiar in many Iraqis’ lives to the stage, encouraging new perspectives that audience members would necessarily then apply to their lived realities outside the performance venue.
Knowledge and behavior of cattle and sheep owners and herders regarding foot-and-mouth disease in Northern Algeria
Authors: Baazizi Ratiba , Mimoune Nora , El Mokhefi M'Hamed , Raza Muslim , Chahed Amina , Hussain Tanveer
Published: August 2019

Background and Aim: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been occurring in Algeria since 2014, when an outbreak was announced in Setif, a district in the eastern region of the country. The problem was apparently resolved with the help of vaccination. However, in 2015, 2016, and 2018, FMD recurred. The veterinary authorities and media educated breeders on how to recognize the clinical signs and how to report the disease. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and recognition of FMD by farmers and breeders. Moreover, an assessment of the behavior of cattle and sheep owners and herders following FMD cases is examined.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to October 2018 to evaluate the perception of cattle and sheep owners and breeders regarding FMD in the Northern regions of Algeria, using questionnaires.

Results: One hundred questionnaires were distributed; 71 were collected. Data showed that all the responders claimed to know about the disease, while more than half of the owners/herders claimed that they knew the clinical symptoms of FMD and mentioned fever, hypersalivation, lameness, and vesicles. Fewer than half (42%) (30/71) took some measures to prevent the disease, while more than half (58%) (41/71) did not take any measures in 2018. No one claimed to have reported the disease to authorities in 2018, while more than half had done so in 2014.

Conclusion: It appears that experienced farmers recognized the clinical signs of FMD, while an academic background was not conclusively necessary for the identification of the clinical signs of the disease. Concerning the assessment of risk-associated behavior in the event of FMD occurrence, the responses of the breeders were not significantly different from those of risk-associated behaviors in the event of an epidemic. Farmers and breeders expressed similarity in terms of communicating the appearance of the disease in their livestock; the majority of them seemed to be aware of the importance of reporting the disease to local authorities, especially in 2014, when the disease first occurred. This behavior is encouraged by refund and technical assistance policies by the veterinary authorities, but in 2018, no disease was reported due to fear of slaughtering and economic loss.

Keywords: cattle and sheep farmers, clinical signs, foot-and-mouth disease, knowledge and seniority, survey.
Programa ComCultura
Authors: Seithi Kato Danilo , Lúcia Lombardi Sales Nilva , Coutinho Sabino Scoralick Fernanda
Published: August 2019

A Política Nacional de Extensão Universitária (2012) aponta para a necessidade de priorizar ações voltadas para o desenvolvimento, produção e valorização cultural e artística como importantes para afirmação de identidades nacionais e de suas manifestações regionais. Partindo desta premissa, a presente análise tem o objetivo de apresentar o processo de implementação de uma gestão pública de cultura no Centro Cultural da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) e, a partir da experiência, realizar reflexões de cunho prático-teórico, apontando caminhos para o estreitamento das relações entre arte e cultura populares e os aspectos da formação próprios da atividade fim das instituições de ensino superior no Brasil. A partir de uma investigação qualitativa, construída de um questionário online com questões abertas e fechadas, apresentamos um “mapeamento cultural” realizado em dois momentos, em um intervalo de doze meses, com servidores técnico-administrativos, professores e alunos. Assim, discutimos os dados dessa consulta como base empírica para avaliar os projetos estruturantes e propor desdobramentos das ações culturais extensionistas, visando uma universidade mais aberta à produção, fruição e formação desde um ponto de vista de uma política de cultura que valorize a diversidade e os diálogos interculturais.
Encontros de formação e relações étnico-raciais
Authors: Busko Paula Simone
Published: August 2019

Esse artigo apresenta um modelo de educação popular proposto por religiosas católicas para mulheres carentes no Vale do Ribeira, litoral sul paulista. O objetivo é apresentar como certas práticas educativas possibilitam a conscientização de mulheres agricultoras rurais em comunidades afastadas dos meios urbanos. Evidenciando o fortalecimento de resistências necessárias para a valorização dos modos de viver daquelas populações, foi realizada uma análise de conteúdos sobre materiais didáticos que apresentam os trabalhos educativos das religiosas que configurou a metodologia de trabalho para esta comunicação, assim como a observação participante. Torna-se claro que um processo decolonial não parte de gestores públicos preocupados com os que não têm acesso à escola ou com a educação de adultos. Isso tem seu início quando a própria comunidade resolve se mobilizar e integrar seus moradores para o bem comum. As ações exemplificadas no decorrer deste trabalho podem comprovar que as mulheres que adquiriram maior consciência de seu papel de gênero participaram mais ativamente do mundo e do trabalho e conquistaram aos poucos seus direitos civis e de acesso à cultura. Também ampliaram seu espaço social e passaram a confiar mais em si mesmas e nas suas ações perante a família e a comunidade.