bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Concomitant valgus hip osteotomy in operative fixation of displaced proximal femoral neck fractures
Authors: Khan Abdul Q. , Chowdhry Madhav , Sherwani Mohd K. A. , McPherson Edward J.
Published: May 2023

Aims

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered the preferred treatment for displaced proximal femoral neck fractures. However, in many countries this option is economically unviable. To improve outcomes in financially disadvantaged populations, we studied the technique of concomitant valgus hip osteotomy and operative fixation (VOOF). This prospective serial study compares two treatment groups: VOOF versus operative fixation alone with cannulated compression screws (CCSs).

Methods

In the first series, 98 hip fixation procedures were performed using CCS. After fluoroscopic reduction of the fracture, three CCSs were placed. In the second series, 105 VOOF procedures were performed using a closing wedge intertrochanteric osteotomy with a compression lag screw and lateral femoral plate. The alignment goal was to create a modified Pauwel’s fracture angle of 30°. After fluoroscopic reduction of fracture, lag screw was placed to achieve the calculated correction angle, followed by inter-trochanteric osteotomy and placement of barrel plate. Patients were followed for a minimum of two years.

Results

Mean follow-up was 4.6 years (4.1 to 5.0) in the CCS group and 5.5 years (5.25 to 5.75) in the VOOF group. The mean Harris Hip Score at two-year follow-up was 83.85 in the CCS group versus 88.00 in the VOOF group (p < 0.001). At the latest follow-up, all-cause failure rate was 29.1% in the CCS group and 11.7% in the VOOF group (p = 0.003). The total cost of the VOOF technique was 7.2% of a THA, and total cost of the CCS technique was 6.3% of a THA.

Conclusion

The VOOF technique decreased all-cause failure rate compared to CCS. The total cost of VOOF was 13.5% greater than CCS, but 92.8% less than a THA. Increased cost of VOOF was considered acceptable to all patients in this series. VOOF technique provides a reasonable alternative to THA in patients who cannot afford a THA procedure.

Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2023;4(5):329–337.
EXPEDIENTE V.24 (2023)
Authors: USCS Admin
Published: May 2023

Expediente V.24 (2023)
COOPERATIVISMO EMPREENDEDOR NO BRASIL
Authors: Correia Filho Wlademir Leite , Knebel Baggio Daniel , De Castro e Costa Rizzato Salvio , Knob Hartmann Vando
Published: May 2023

O tema deste estudo versa sobre os resultados do modelo de negócio cooperativista brasileiro durante o ano de 2020. O empreendedorismo cooperativo tem trazido desenvolvimento durante o período de pandemia da COVID-19? A resposta alcançada pela excelência dos resultados das cooperativas foi positiva, apesar da diminuição da quantidade de empresas cooperativadas, houve aumento em todos os outros indicadores, demonstrando que a gestão democrática, planejada e com valores tráz muitos bons resultados econômicos e sociais.
Ice Nucleation Active bacteria in Mount Lawu forest, Indonesia: 2. Identification and characterization of ina gene bacteria isolated from lichens
Authors: ARIFIN TEGUH NUR , SUSILOWATI ARI , SUTARNO SUTARNO
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Arifin TN, Susilowati A, Sutarno. 2018. Ice Nucleation Active bacteria in Mount Lawu forest, Indonesia: 2. Identification and characterization of ina gene bacteria isolated from lichens. Asian J For 2: 39-46. Ice nucleation active (INA) bacteria can catalyze ice formation. Moreover, these bacteria cause frost injury in plants. This study aimed to determine the ina bacteria species of Mount Lawu forest, Java, Indonesia, based on the 16S rRNA gene and the characters of ice nucleation active gene coding of ina bacteria on lichens used ina gene primer. First, the isolates of ina bacteria were grown in NAG, and the DNA could be isolated. After that, genes coding for 16S rRNA and ina were amplified, and the amplification products were sequenced. Furthermore, the sequences were analyzed with BLAST program to know the similarity of bacteria species and ina gene characters. The result showed that the isolated ina bacteria had similarities with Pantoea, Pseudomonas, and Rahnella. The ina gene from N.2.1.B-13 isolate consists of 189 amino acids, dominated by a common amino acid found in other ina genes, like Alanine, Glycine, Tyrosine, Serine, Leucine, and Threonine. N terminal and C terminal are not found because ina gene from N.2.1.B-13 isolate is similar to the ice nucleation protein gene Pseudomonas borealis from bases 2947 bp to 3491 bp or 871 to 1060 amino acids.
Ice Nucleation Active bacteria in Mount Lawu forest, Indonesia: 3. Isolation and estimation of bacterial populations on bryophyte
Authors: LATIFAH NOVI HIDAYATUL , SUSILOWATI ARI , SURATMAN SURATMAN
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Latifah NH, Susilowati A, Suratman. 2018. Ice Nucleation Active bacteria in Mount Lawu forest, Indonesia: 3. Isolation and estimation of bacterial populations on bryophyte. Asian J For 2: 67-75. This study aimed to isolate and estimate the Ice Nucleation Active (INA) bacteria population on bryophyte from the trekking route of Cemoro Sewu, Mount Lawu, Indonesia. Bryophyte samples were taken at three different altitudes, i.e., 2,000, 2,300, and 2,500 m above sea level (asl). Isolation of INA bacteria was carried out by the method of spread plate on King's B and nutrient agar plus 2.5% glycerol (NAG) medium. Bryophyte was identified by referring to the literature of Sutama (1995), Hasan and Ariyanti (2004), Ignatova and Samkova (2006), and Damayanti (2006). Ice nucleation activity was determined by the multiple-tube test method. The bacterial suspension tube was put into the circulating alcohol bath at a temperature of -10°C for 5 minutes. The number of INA bacteria on the bryophyte was estimated with the nucleation multiple tube method. The number (cell/g) of INA bacteria from the fresh weight of bryophyte was estimated based on the Most Probable Number (MPN) tables according to the formula of Thomas's 333 series. INA bacteria were identified through morphological and biochemical characters. Independent Sample T-Test analyzed the population of INA bacteria on terrestrial and epiphytes bryophytes with a significance of 5%. The results showed that 7 INA bacteria were isolated from the bryophyte Campylopus umbellatus (Arn.) Paris (Leucobryaceae, Musci). The population of INA bacteria in terrestrial bryophytes at each altitude were greater with 346 cell/g, 86 cell/g, and 396 cell/g, respectively, than that in epiphytes bryophyte with 50 cell/g, 50 cell/g, 176 cell/g, respectively.
Analysis of plant tissue of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and its utilization as raw material for bioethanol production
Authors: HELMY HELMY , JACOEB AGOES M. , SUPTIJAH PIPIH
Published: May 2023

Abstract Helmy, Jacoeb AM, Suptijah P. 2012. Analysis of plant tissue of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and its utilization as raw material for bioethanol production. Bonorowo Wetlands 2: 66-73. The fruits of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (or locally known as lindur) have a high carbohydrate content potentially used as a source of bioethanol. The purpose of this research was to study the plant tissues of B. gymnorrhiza, utilizing fruit as a bioethanol feedstock and determining the optimum time of fermentation to produce bioethanol. The research was conducted from January to April 2012 in several laboratories at the Bogor Agricultural University, West Java. The study consists of preliminary and primary research. Preliminary research includes characterization of B. gymnorrhiza fruits as raw materials, anatomical analysis, proximate test, starter preparation (culture regeneration and liquid media starter), fermentation media preparation, nutrient addition, pH adjustment, and pasteurization. The primary research includes bioethanol making, alcohol fermentation, incubation treatment, final pH test, and ethanol content test. The results showed that leaf B. gymnorrhiza was composed of epidermal tissue, sponges, palisade parenchyma, and bundle tissue. The stem was composed of epidermal tissue, cortical tissue containing starch granules, and bundle tissue. The fruits were composed of epidermal tissue, cortical tissue containing starch, and carrier tissue. Proximate test of fresh gymnorrhiza fruit showed water content of 62.92%, ash 1.29%, fat 0.79%, protein 2.11%, and carbohydrates 32.91%. The longer the fermentation time causes, the lower the final pH. The highest pH value occurred on the third-day fermentation (XI), 4.41; the lowest was on the seventh-day fermentation (X3), 3.97. The highest ethanol content was obtained from fifth-day fermentation (X2), 3.51%; the lowest level was produced from third-day fermentation (XI), 3.01%.
Short Communication: Willingness to participate in planting and protecting mangrove forest: community response related to mangrove fruit product utilization in Pariti, Timor Island, Indonesia
Authors: Kurniadi Rahman , Erene Koeslulat Ermi
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Kurniadi R, Koeslulati EE. 2020. Short Communication: Willingness to participate in planting and protecting mangrove forest: community response related to mangrove fruit product utilization in Pariti, Timor Island, Indonesia. Trop Drylands 4: 1-4. Mangrove forests provide a wide range of goods and services so that protecting them is of great importance. In some areas in Indonesia, there is some utilization of mangrove fruit as cookies or any kind of food, however, it was not the case in Pariti, Kupang Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province. This form of utilization might serve as stimulus for mangrove restoration and protection by local community. This research aimed to investigate the attitude of local communities in mangrove conservation which is reflected by their willingness to restore and protect the forest stimulated by fruit utilization for cookies. A total of 27 respondents were interviewed using a questionnaire, purposively selected. The result showed that the willingness of communities to protect the mangrove forest was low (3.7%) as well as the willingness to plant mangrove trees (3.7%). Despite the acceptance to develop cookies from mangrove fruit was high (100%), but they need to see its market. They will be motivated to plant mangroves if the market for fruit products exists or when there is a program. Unless the market of mangrove fruit cookies is developed, it could not serve as the stimulus for planting and protecting mangroves.
Inventory and identification of banana cultivar and diseases caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Authors: Henuk Julinda B.D. , Kadja Don H. , Mau Yosep S.
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Henuk JBD, Kadja DH, Mau YS. 2020. Inventory and identification of banana cultivars and diseases caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Trop Drylands 4: 10-16. Banana is one of the most important horticulture crops in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. But the productivity of this crop is still low due to many factors, one of which is diseases caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens. There are many banana cultivars in West Timor but information on their cultivar identity and the diseases they suffer are absent. The present study aimed at: (i) identifying the banana cultivars in West Timor, (ii) assessing the symptoms of the diseases on the banana cultivars, and (iii) identifying the pathogens causing the diseases. The sampling of research location was done purposively while sampling of banana plantation was using a snowball method. Banana cultivar showing bacterial blood and fungal disease symptoms were further examined to isolate and to identify the pathogens based on the pathogen morphological characteristics. Twenty-one banana cultivars were found in West Timor, and were included in three genomic groups, i.e., ABB, AAB, and AA. Symptoms and signs of bacterial infection were only found on Pisang Kepok. Two bacteria isolates and soil samples were further cultured on specific and general bacterial media and also subjected to gram staining, all of which revealed that the bacterial isolates were not the causal bacterial pathogens of Blood disease or banana Xanthomonas wilt. Thus, no blood disease or banana Xanthomonas wilt is present in West Timor at the moment. Various and abundant fungal disease symptoms were exhibited by most of the cultivars. Banana diseases caused by fungal pathogens included Cordana Spot disease (Cordana musae), Anthracnose disease (Colletotrichum musae), Sigatoka disease (Mychosphaerella sp.), Leaf spot disease (Phyllachora musicola), Curvularia spot disease (Curvularia sp.) and Freckle disease (Phyllosticta musarum).
Water balance analysis of Talau-Loes Watershed, a cross border watershed of Indonesia and East Timor
Authors: Riwu Kaho Ludji Michael , Mella Welhelmus I I , Mau Yosep S , Riwu Kaho Norman P L B , Nur Mahmuddin
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Riwu-Kaho M, Mella WII, Mau YS, Riwu-Kaho NPLB, Nur MSM. 2020. Water balance analysis of Talau-Loes Watershed, a cross border watershed of Indonesia and East Timor. Trop Drylands 21: 17-24. The Talau-Loes watershed is a cross-border watershed in Indonesia and Timor Leste (East Timor) which has traditionally been a natural resource for living, cultivation and conservation areas for communities in several districts of Belu Regency, Indonesia, and several areas in the Timor Leste territory. Water shortages in the land system are thought to play a significant role in the low productivity of agricultural crops. This study aimed to predict water balance in the Talau watershed, and to estimate river discharge in Malibaka Sub-watershed of Talau-Loes watershed. The study results showed that the amount of annual precipitation of 1679 mm was smaller than the total amount of water lost, amounting to 1914.79 mm per year, originating from evapotranspiration (ET) of 1650.91 mm and runoff water of 263.85 mm. Thus, theoretically, there would be an annual deficit of 235.79 mm in the Talau watershed. However, at the peak of the groundwater deficit, it turned out that the Malibaka River in the Malibaka sub-watershed and the Talau watershed had a discharge of 18 mm3/sec. This gives a clue about the ability of the groundwater level to gradually release its water reservoir as a source of base flow. Soil and water conservation actions that combine integrated systems such as agroforestry systems with mechanical conservation actions are proposed as solutions that need to be studied and developed in the future.
The role of surgical care practitioners in the extended surgical team
Authors: Allum W , Smith K
Published: May 2023

How do we ensure that surgical care practitioners are supported and developed?
Multi-scale optical simulation of crystalline silicon solar cells by combining ray and wave optics
Authors: Lin Yinyue , Jiang Yuanwei , Liu Ronglin , Chen Jia , Lu Linfeng , Zhu Wenqing , Zhang Shan-Ting , Li Dongdong
Published: May 2023

Optical simulations allow the evaluation of the absorption, reflection,
and transmission of each functional layer of solar cells and,
therefore, are of great importance for the design of high-efficiency
crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. Here, a multi-scale
simulation method (MSM) based on ray and wave optics is proposed to
investigate the optical characteristics of c-Si solar cells. The ray and wave
optical methods are first independently employed on inverted pyramid
glass sheets, where the latter one can describe the size-dependent
interfacial scattering characteristics more accurately. Then the
optical properties of a c-Si solar cell with a tunnel oxide
passivated carrier-selective contact configuration are studied by
employing the MSM, where scattering at the interfaces is acquired by a
finite-difference time-domain method (wave optics). Since the MSM can
accurately simulate optical modes such as the Rayleigh anomaly, Bloch
mode, and Mie resonances, the reflection and transmission spectra of
the whole device are in good agreement with the measured data. The
proposed MSM has proven to be accurate for structures with functional
thin films, which can be extended to hybrid tandem devices with
top-level cells consisting of stacks of layers with similar
dimensions.
Effects of underwater swing nodes on water-to-air visible light communication
Authors: Zhang Fan , Luo Jianghua , Li Jun , Lin Tianrui , Gong Chen , Xu Zhengyuan
Published: May 2023

In water-to-air visible light communication (W2A-VLC), the dynamics of underwater nodes and a wavy water surface should not be neglected. This paper investigates the link performance by combining the dynamic effects of an underwater light-emitting diode (LED) transmitter with a wavy water surface. Monte Carlo simulation is first adopted to evaluate the underwater LED dynamics. Experimental tests are then conducted to measure and analyze the influence of underwater dynamic parameters on link performance, which shows results consistent with theoretical prediction. It is demonstrated that the swing angle dominates the stability and reliability of the W2A-VLC link under a dynamic water surface, providing some insight into the design of underwater optical transmitters.
Branch-point identification using second-moment Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor statistics
Authors: Kalensky Matthew
Published: May 2023

In this paper, an approach for detecting branch points using a
Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor (SHWFS) is introduced. Simulated data
are created using Monte Carlo wave-optics simulations of varying
turbulence strengths. It is assumed that the presence of a branch
point in the SHWFS subaperture lenslet pupils causes appreciable beam
spreading in the image plane. Therefore, second-moment statistics are
used to quantify beam spread for each subaperture image-plane
irradiance pattern. Thresholding is then employed to dictate what
degree of beam spreading is sufficient to determine the presence of a
branch point. Three different thresholds are imposed: liberal,
moderate, and conservative. Furthermore, the collected SHWFS signal is
treated as analog, digitized, and digitized with three levels of
additive noise: low, moderate, and high. Monte Carlo simulations are
conducted for 20 different spherical-wave Rytov numbers (RSW) ranging from 0.1 to 2.0. It was
found that when conservative thresholds were employed, for the analog
signal, digitized signal with no noise, and digitized signal with low
noise, the percent of detections mostly comprised actual branch
points, and false-positive detections were largely minimized. For the
liberal thresholding cases, many false-positives were detected for all
SHWFS signal types; however, significantly more branch points were
also detected. The results presented in this paper are encouraging,
and such results will inform efforts to develop branch-point tolerant
least-squares reconstructors or use a SHWFS for optical-turbulence
characterization in high-RSW environments.
Design and fabrication of high-performance guided-mode resonance infrared filters
Authors: Simlan Fairooz , Lee Kyu , Ko Yeong , Gupta Neelam , Magnusson Robert
Published: May 2023

This study reports design, fabrication, and characterization of high-performance guided-mode resonance (GMR) infrared filters based on germanium (Ge) operating in the 7 to 15 µm spectral region. The GMR filters exhibit deep transmittance nulls and high sideband efficiency functioning as band-stop filters. There is reasonable agreement between experimental and theoretical spectral results. By modifying design parameters and incorporating an anti-reflection (AR) layer on the substrate backside, the functionality of the filter is significantly enhanced. The measured low transmittance value of the fabricated filters is found to be as low as 0.021% corresponding to an optical density of OD = 3.68. The one-dimensional (1D) GMR filters produced exhibit agile wavelength tunability when the angle of incidence is varied. The results highlight the potential of GMR technology operating at long infrared wavelengths with creating high performance filters with tunable spectral characteristics. Anticipated application domains include the fields of sensing, imaging, and spectroscopy.
Feedback information transfer in the human brain reflects bistable perception in the absence of report
Authors: Canales-Johnson Andres , Beerendonk Lola , Chennu Srivas , Davidson Matthew J. , Ince Robin A. A. , van Gaal Simon
Published: May 2023

In the search for the neural basis of conscious experience, perception and the cognitive processes associated with reporting perception are typically confounded as neural activity is recorded while participants explicitly report what they experience. Here, we present a novel way to disentangle perception from report using eye movement analysis techniques based on convolutional neural networks and neurodynamical analyses based on information theory. We use a bistable visual stimulus that instantiates two well-known properties of conscious perception: integration and differentiation. At any given moment, observers either perceive the stimulus as one integrated unitary object or as two differentiated objects that are clearly distinct from each other. Using electroencephalography, we show that measures of integration and differentiation based on information theory closely follow participants’ perceptual experience of those contents when switches were reported. We observed increased information integration between anterior to posterior electrodes (front to back) prior to a switch to the integrated percept, and higher information differentiation of anterior signals leading up to reporting the differentiated percept. Crucially, information integration was closely linked to perception and even observed in a no-report condition when perceptual transitions were inferred from eye movements alone. In contrast, the link between neural differentiation and perception was observed solely in the active report condition. Our results, therefore, suggest that perception and the processes associated with report require distinct amounts of anterior–posterior network communication and anterior information differentiation. While front-to-back directed information is associated with changes in the content of perception when viewing bistable visual stimuli, regardless of report, frontal information differentiation was absent in the no-report condition and therefore is not directly linked to perception per se.
Utilization of a novel mobile application, “HBB Prompt”, to reduce Helping Babies Breathe skills decay
Authors: Chan Natalie Hoi-Man , Merali Hasan S. , Mistry Niraj , Kealey Ryan , Campbell Douglas M. , Morris Shaun K. , Data Santorino
Published: May 2023

Background

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a newborn resuscitation training program designed to reduce neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. However, skills decay after initial training is a significant barrier to sustained impact.

Objective

To test whether a mobile app, HBB Prompt, developed with user-centred design, helps improve skills and knowledge retention after HBB training.

Methods

HBB Prompt was created during Phase 1 of this study with input from HBB facilitators and providers from Southwestern Uganda recruited from a national HBB provider registry. During Phase 2, healthcare workers (HCWs) in two community hospitals received HBB training. One hospital was randomly assigned as the intervention hospital, where trained HCWs had access to HBB Prompt, and the other served as control without HBB Prompt (NCT03577054). Participants were evaluated using the HBB 2.0 knowledge check and Objective Structured Clinical Exam, version B (OSCE B) immediately before and after training, and 6 months post-training. The primary outcome was difference in OSCE B scores immediately after training and 6 months post-training.

Results

Twenty-nine HCWs were trained in HBB (17 in intervention, 12 in control). At 6 months, 10 HCW were evaluated in intervention and 7 in control. In intervention and control respectively, the median OSCE B scores were: 7 vs. 9 immediately before training, 17 vs. 21 immediately after training, and 12 vs. 13 at 6 months after training. Six months after training, the median difference in OSCE B scores was -3 (IQR -5 to -1) in intervention and -8 (IQR -11 to -6) in control (p = 0.02).

Conclusion

HBB Prompt, a mobile app created by user-centred design, improved retention of HBB skills at 6 months. However, skills decay remained high 6 months after training. Continued adaptation of HBB Prompt may further improve maintenance of HBB skills.
12-year observation of tweets about rubella in Japan: A retrospective infodemiology study
Authors: Sano Yukie , Hori Ai
Published: May 2023

Although rubella is an infectious disease that can be prevented by vaccination, there have been periodic epidemics in Japan, mainly among adult males. One of the reasons for this is the lack of interest in vaccination among the target adult male population. To clarify the reality of the discussion about rubella and provide basic resource for enlightening activities for rubella prevention, we collected and analyzed Twitter posts about rubella in Japanese between January 2010 and May 2022. We examined time series, number of tweets per account, tweeted contents, and retweet network. We found that the weekly number of rubella reports and the number of Twitter posts fluctuate simultaneously. During the 2018 rubella epidemic, the number of tweets increased due to the start of the rubella routine vaccination program and the use of cartoons to raise awareness. While 80% of the accounts posted three times or fewer during the period, some accounts posted multiple times per day for more than 12 years. Medical terms such as vaccines and antibodies were frequently used in the tweet contexts. In the retweet activity, a variety of actors, including mass media, medical professionals, and even rubella sufferers, contributed to disseminate rubella-related information.
Muscle magnetic resonance characterization of STIM1 tubular aggregate myopathy using unsupervised learning
Authors: Lupi Amalia , Spolaor Simone , Favero Alessandro , Bello Luca , Stramare Roberto , Pegoraro Elena , Nobile Marco Salvatore
Published: May 2023

Purpose

Congenital myopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases affecting the skeletal muscles and characterized by high clinical, genetic, and histological variability. Magnetic Resonance (MR) is a valuable tool for the assessment of involved muscles (i.e., fatty replacement and oedema) and disease progression. Machine Learning is becoming increasingly applied for diagnostic purposes, but to our knowledge, Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs) have never been used for the identification of the patterns in these diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate if SOMs may discriminate between muscles with fatty replacement (S), oedema (E) or neither (N).

Methods

MR studies of a family affected by tubular aggregates myopathy (TAM) with the histologically proven autosomal dominant mutation of the STIM1 gene, were examined: for each patient, in two MR assessments (i.e., t0 and t1, the latter after 5 years), fifty-three muscles were evaluated for muscular fatty replacement on the T1w images, and for oedema on the STIR images, for reference. Sixty radiomic features were collected from each muscle at t0 and t1 MR assessment using 3DSlicer software, in order to obtain data from images. A SOM was created to analyze all datasets using three clusters (i.e., 0, 1 and 2) and results were compared with radiological evaluation.

Results

Six patients with TAM STIM1-mutation were included. At t0 MR assessments, all patients showed widespread fatty replacement that intensifies at t1, while oedema mainly affected the muscles of the legs and appears stable at follow-up. All muscles with oedema showed fatty replacement, too. At t0 SOM grid clustering shows almost all N muscles in Cluster 0 and most of the E muscles in Cluster 1; at t1 almost all E muscles appear in Cluster 1.

Conclusion

Our unsupervised learning model appears to be able to recognize muscles altered by the presence of edema and fatty replacement.
From Mechanistic Biomedicine to Organismal Systems Medicine
Authors: Marcum James
Published: May 2023

Biomedicine, the predominant medical model that emerged during the twentieth century, is founded conceptually on mechanism and reductionism, especially in terms of portraying the patient as a machine reducible to its component parts. Systems medicine, in contrast, has emerged during the early part of the twenty-first century to address problems arising from biomedicine’s failure to cure diseases such as cancer. In this paper, a conceptual framework is provided for shifting from mechanistic biomedicine to organismal systems medicine. Specifically, organicism and holism provide the necessary foundation for viewing the patient not simply as a diseased or dysfunctional body part but as a whole person embedded within a biological, psychological, social, and environmental framework. Although biomedicine’s approach has identified many of the physiological and pathological components of health and disease, a shift to organismal systems medicine promises to deliver the principles and rules by which these components relate and interact with one another in a holistic rather than simply in a reductive mechanistic fashion.
Tipología y disposiciones del organismo en la evo-devo: una aproximación metafísica
Authors: Villegas Cristina , Triviño Vanessa
Published: May 2023

En este artículo, abordamos el problema de cómo se pueden entender las tendencias variacionales que se atribuyen a los rasgos homólogos en evo-devo. Tras resaltar que las teorías actuales sobre la homología no dan suficiente cuenta de por qué, de hecho, los rasgos varían, proponemos una caracterización de los mismos como tipos naturales disposicionales. Para ello, recurrimos a las herramientas que ofrece la metafísica respecto a la caracterización de las propiedades disposicionales. Teniendo en cuenta este marco, consideramos que solo atribuyendo a los rasgos (entendidos como tipos naturales) la disposición de variar, puede darse cuenta del poder causal y explicativo de los mismos en evo-devo. Este caso de estudio ilustra, además, un tipo de interacción entre metafísica y biología al que denominamos “metafísica desde la biología”, en que las exigencias específicas de una realidad tan compleja como la evolución demanda unas nociones metafísicas que van más allá de las consideradas en la literatura.
Effects of ultrasound-induced stress on gut microbiota of mice
Authors: Chernukha Irina , Vasilevskaya Ekaterina , Klimina Ksenia , Yunes Roman , Kupaeva Nadezhda , Tolmacheva Galina , Kibitkina Anastasiya , Danilenko Valery , Karabanov Sergey , Fedulova Liliya
Published: May 2023

Background and Aim: Prolonged stress causes deleterious effects on both the organism and its microbiota. In this study, we examined the effects of exposure to variable frequency ultrasound (US) on the gut microbiota-liver-brain axis of mice.

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 20 mature clinically healthy sexually naive C57BL/6J male mice (42–45 days old). Group 1 (Normal) consisted of healthy intact mice (n = 10). Group 2 (Stress) consisted of mice subjected to US-induced stress (n = 10) for 20 days with alternating frequencies (20–45 kHz). Stool samples were collected on days 0, 10, and 20, and the corresponding DNA was later subjected to 16SrRNA sequencing. After mice were sacrificed on day 21, the leukocyte count, blood serum biochemical parameters, and liver and brain antioxidant status were measured. Behavioral testing was performed on days 17, 18, and 19.

Results: Ultrasound lead to higher stress and anxiety levels; increase in creatinine by 8.29% and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity by 5 times, a decrease in alkaline phosphatase activity by 38.23%, increase of de Ritis coefficient by 21.34%; increased liver and brain superoxide dismutase level by 20.8% and 21.5%, respectively; the stress-related changes in the gut microbiota composition – Bacteroidaceae and Firmicutes.

Conclusion: Subjecting mice to 20 days of US-induced stress leads to systemic disorders due to oxidative stress and a decrease in the diversity of the gut microbiota.

Keywords: antioxidant system, bacterial metabolites, gut microbiota, ultrasound-induced stress.
ANTES FOSSE UMA MOSCA NA SOPA, SÔ! MURMÚRIOS DE DONA ZIZI EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA
Authors: Costa Oliveira Ananias , Salete Batista Freitag Maria , Santos Fonseca Viviane , Gomes de Oliveira Leandro
Published: May 2023

RESUMO

Dilema: Em cenários de grandes incertezas decorrentes da pandemia, ainda é viável manter a tradição de apostar somente no atendimento presencial ou é hora de aderir ao sistema de delivery? Somente isso é suficiente?

Objetivo educacional: Este caso para ensino visa propiciar aos discentes vivências de situações condizentes com a realidade organizacional e o desenvolvimento da capacidade de tomada de decisão, ao analisar o dilema de implantação ou não de um sistema alternativo de atendimento, dadas as medidas restritivas de funcionamento decorrentes da pandemia da COVID-19.

Contextualização: O advento da COVID-19 ocasionou mudanças drásticas no cotidiano dos empreendimentos brasileiros, inclusive no setor de Alimentação Fora do Lar (AFL). Dona Zizi e seu filho Pedro, donos de um restaurante de comida caseira no município de Goiânia, precisaram reinventar o formato do atendimento ao cliente no período pandêmico, com intuído de evitar a perda da clientela, a demissão em massa de colaboradores e o fechamento do estabelecimento.

Tema principal: Tomada de decisão em tempos de pandemia.

Público: O caso pode ser aplicado a estudantes dos cursos de graduação em administração, nas disciplinas de marketing, empreendedorismo e planejamento estratégico.

Originalidade/valor: Os discentes irão assumir o papel do gestor e tomar decisões sobre um leque de inquietações e problemas que surgiram no cotidiano do Gastrô Mineiro, no período da pandemia. Este caso de ensino resgata conceitos teóricos básicos sobre Mix de Marketing, Cinco Forças de Porter, Teoria da Decisão e Análise da Concorrência, com objetivo de traçar estratégias que atendam as contingências decorrentes da pandemia e ampliar a proposta de valor do restaurante em estudo.
Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of hotel housekeeping staff
Authors: Grisi Brenda Suellen de Souza , Santana Carla Stefânia Cabral de Medeiros
Published: May 2023

This research aimed to understand the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of workers of hotel housekeeping departments in the city of João Pessoa/PB. A quantitative analysis was carried out, to measure the information gathered from workers of three medium-sized hotels in the capital of the state of Paraíba, using a questionnaire to gather data, and descriptive analysis for the data analysis. It was found that the Covid-19 pandemic had caused impacts on the mental health of workers in this area, mainly in terms of financial worries; fear of losing their jobs; fear of contracting the disease while at work; and fear that if infected, they might pass it on to other members of the family. Added to this were physical fatigue, obsession with cleaning, and stress.
Carta ao Leitor
Authors: Revista Editores da
Published: May 2023

Este texto faz uma apresentação da edição da Revista.
Dissertações do Mestrado em Saúde e Gestão do Trabalho
Authors: Em Saúde Dissertações Mestrado
Published: May 2023

Estão em cada resumo.
EDUCOMUNICAÇÃO E AS PRÁTICAS DE EXTENSÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO DO CAMPO EM ASSENTAMENTOS RURAIS DO MUNICÍPIO DE TUPANCIRETÃ/RS
Authors: CAMILLO Cíntia Moralles , MEDEIROS Liziany Muller
Published: May 2023

A educomunicação permite novos tipos de aprendizagem, formais ou informais,com viés mais democrático, igualitário e menos hierarquizado, atendendo à pluralidade e à diversidade cultural. Neste sentido, desenvolveu-se um projeto com finalidade de promover a educomunicação como prática extensionista na Educação do Campo nos assentamentos rurais no município de Tupanciretã no estado do Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil, por meio da produção de um vídeo. Para tanto, utilizou-se a linguagem cinematográfica com base na educação pela autoria e pelo protagonismo como forma de promover ações criativas e integradoras, possibilitando mudanças nas atitudes e nos valores dos sujeitos do campo em relação à conservação dos seus recursos naturais, que incluem tanto variáveis econômicas e sociais como variáveis culturais, políticas e éticas da sustentabilidade.
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS QUE SUBSIDIAM A INOVAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: PANISSON César , WILLERDING Inara Antunes Vieira , LAPOLLI Édis Mafra
Published: May 2023

O novo modelo econômico, baseado no conhecimento, traz a inovaçãocomo principal aspecto de valor para o desenvolvimento social e econômico de uma nação ou região. Nesse sentido, os Sistemas Nacionais e Regionais de Inovação buscam constituir uma estrutura com mecanismos que contribuem para o desenvolvimento da inovação, por meio de políticas públicas de fomento e incentivo, além de integrar os agentes públicos e privados. Dessa forma, o Estado tem importante papel no desenvolvimento de Empresas de Base Tecnológica, que por sua vez tem a inovação como principal fator estratégico. Este estudo aborda as políticas públicas brasileiras que subsidiam a inovação por meio de incentivos e fomento às Empresas de Base Tecnológicas. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo de cunho bibliográfico, exploratório e descritivo. Como resultado pode se verificar que o Sistema Nacional brasileiro possui uma diversidade de mecanismos que subsidiam a inovação, porémainda carece de maior dinamismo para seu amadurecimento e eficiência de suas políticas.
Rádio Excelsior e a contação de histórias no Recôncavo Baiano
Authors: Souza Rony Henrique , Oliveira Rosemary Lapa de , Sitja Liége Maria Queiroz
Published: May 2023

Este texto versa sobre um projeto de extensão que consiste na contação de histórias no rádio. Por compreender a abrangência do rádio e como ele contempla várias esferas da sociedade, transitando, inclusive, entre as classes sociais, a presença da contação de histórias na Rádio Excelsior Recôncavo FM tem se configurado como um projeto fecundo. Neste trabalho, apresentamos, inicialmente, a importância do projeto de extensão como algo politicamente constituinte da essência universitária, dentro de uma perspectiva de saída. Paralelo a isso, situamos a rádio como um lugar/ponte entre a universidade e a sociedade dentro de uma das práticas culturais mais antigas da humanidade, que é a contação de histórias. A metodologia utilizada foi de cunho fenomenológico-descritiva, com o objetivo de colocar entre parêntese um fenômeno e situá-lo dentro de um universo de sentidos.
Participação de transexuais nas práticas corporais
Authors: Maldonado Daniel Teixeira , Costa Ana Lara Marcelo
Published: May 2023

Este estudo possui como objetivo analisar as publicações realizadas sobre a participação de transexuais nas práticas corporais, na perspectiva de produzir problematizações que possam potencializar esse debate nas aulas de Educação Física Escolar. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, de interpretação de documentos em ambiente virtual online. Foram analisadas todas as reportagens publicadas no Blog Dibradoras, jornal El País Brasil, revista Carta Capital e Portal Geledés a respeito da temática em discussão. O material empírico foi submetido à análise temática. Os resultados evidenciaram os seguintes temas: pioneirismo transexual no mundo esportivo, dificuldade de aceitação e preconceito em times e federações esportivas, debates científicos e morais e a segregação esportiva. Em via das conclusões apresentadas, é visível que esses meios de comunicação, ainda que em baixa quantidade de material, buscam promover a inclusão e a aceitação dos atletas transgêneros nas práticas corporais.
Perilaku Informasi Generasi Milenial Kota Semarang di Media Sosial Saat Menghadapi Era Post-Truth
Authors: Ani Catur Ari , Rukiyah Rukiyah
Published: May 2023

Adanya internet mengubah sumber media informasi masyarakat ke media sosial dan landasan dalam mempercayai informasi juga ikut berubah, berdasarkan keyakinan, emosi dan kepercayaan diri dibandingkan fakta dan data, terbukti dengan banyaknya informasi hoax di media sosial. Penelitian ini membahas tentang bagaimana perilaku informasi generasi milenial dalam mencari, menemukan, mengelola dan menggunaan informasi di media sosial untuk memenuhi kebutuhan informasinya di era post-truth. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan teknik pengambilan data observasi, wawancara semi terstruktur dan dokumentasi. Pemilihan informan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria generasi milenial kelahiran 1981-1996, aktif memenuhi kebutuhan informasinya dan pernah bersinggungan dengan hoax di media sosial, serta tinggal di Kota Semarang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perilaku informasi yang dilakukan generasi milenial Kota Semarang di media sosial yang pertama informan mampu mengetahui kebutuhan informasi yang dibutuhkan, yaitu terkait kebutuhan kognitif dan kebutuhan berkhayal yang dipengaruhi oleh kondisi psikologis dan lingkungan; kedua, generasi milenial menggunakan keempat jenis perilaku pencarian informasi di media sosial, yaitu perhatian pasif, pencarian pasif, pencarian aktif, dan pencarian berlanjut; ketiga, generasi milenial mengevaluasi informasi yang dijumpai di media sosial, yaitu dengan perilaku membacanya, mengecek kebenaran fakta dan data untuk mempercayai informasi; keempat, pengolahan atau penggunaan informasi, informasi yang diperoleh tidak selalu sampai ke tahap penggunaan.
Pengalaman Informasi Remaja di Kota Semarang Menggunakan Media Sosial dalam Mengikuti Trend Korean Wave
Authors: Sari Latifah Mutia , Prasetyawan Yanuar Yoga
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini membahas tentang pengalaman informasi remaja penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang dalam penggunaan media sosial untuk mengikuti tren Korean Wave. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan menyelidiki penggunaan media sosial dalam berinteraksi dengan tren Korean Wave oleh remaja penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif deskriptif dan metode pengambilan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara secara berani, observasi, dan dokumentasi dalam bentuk chat, voice note (pesan suara), maupun sambungan telepon dengan narasumber. Pengambilan informan penelitian menggunakan teknik non-probabilty sampling. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis tematik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa remaja penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang berperan penting dalam menyebarkan tren Korean Wave, karena informasi tentang tren Korean Wave yang diperoleh akan disebarkan lagi melalui akun media sosial para remaja penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang atau melalui komunitas pencinta K-Pop secara online. Aplikasi media sosial yang sering digunakan oleh remaja penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang untuk mencari dan bertukar informasi (komunikasi) adalah Instagram, Twitter, Weverse, dan Weibo. Faktor yang mendorong remaja untuk mengikuti tren Korean Wave adalah faktor lingkungan, khususnya lingkungan pertemanan. Bentuk informasi tren Korean Wave yang disukai remaja adalah gambar, video, dan berita. Selain itu tren Korean Wave yang digemari banyak orang penggemar K-Pop di Kota Semarang adalah tren kecantikan, busana, bahasa, musik, dan kuliner.
Perilaku Pencarian Informasi sebagai Sumber Gagasan Penulisan Berita di Era Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Kasus “Lembaga Pers Mahasiswa Hayamwuruk” Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Diponegoro
Authors: Burhaniah Encik Nur Intan , Krismayani Ika
Published: May 2023

Dalam penulisan berita selama pandemi covid-19, anggota LPM Hayamwuruk harus melakukan pencarian informasi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan informasinya dalam penulisan berita. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku pencarian informasi sebagai sumber gagasan dalam penulisan berita di era pandemi covid-19 oleh Lembaga Pers Mahasiswa (LPM) Hayamwuruk Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Diponegoro. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus, menggunakan metode pengambilan data yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku pencarian informasi anggota LPM Hayamwuruk bermula dari penemuan informasi secara tidak di sengaja melalui obrolan dengan teman atau orang lain, media sosial, pemimpin redaksi, browshing, dan chatting. Informasi atau topik yang telah didapatkan oleh anggota LPM Hayamwuruk akan ditampung oleh pihak redaksi dan dilanjutkan mengadakan rapat redaksi untuk mendiskusikan informasi yang didapatkan oleh anggota LPM Hayamwuruk. Selanjutnya, anggota LPM Hayamwuruk akan melakukan pencarian informasi secara aktif dan pencarian informasi pendukung melalui wawancara dengan narasumber. Setelah mendapatkan informasi yang dibutuhkan, anggota LPM Hayamwuruk akan melanjutkan menulis informasi yang telah didapatkan menjadi berita. Apabila terdapat kesalahan atau kelanjutan informasi dari berita yang telah dibuat, anggota LPM Hayamwuruk akan melakukan cross check dan pencarian berlanjut.
Analisis Semiotika pada Desain Bangunan Microlibrary Warak Kayu Semarang terhadap Kenyamanan Pemustaka
Authors: Lestari Aryuni Mona , Jumino Jumino
Published: May 2023

Sebuah bangunan yang unik akan menarik perhatian publik, apalagi ketika bangunan tersebut didesain agar pengunjung merasa nyaman. Oleh karena hal tersebut, peneliti membahas tentang “Analisis Semiotika pada Desain Bangunan Microlibrary Warak Kayu Semarang terhadap Kenyamanan Pemustaka”. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan representasi makna desain bangunan Microlibrary Warak Kayu Semarang dan kaitannya dengan kenyamanan pemustaka. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif pendekatan semiotika teori Roland Barthes. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi lapangan dan wawancara untuk selanjutnya dianalisis sesuai peta tiga tanda Roland Barthes yaitu tanda denotatif, tanda konotatif, dan tanda mitos. Microlibrary dianalisis berdasarkan unsur pembangunnya dan tata ruangnya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa makna desain Microlibrary Warak Kayu Semarang dilihat dari tanda denotatif yaitu bangunan didesain dengan menunjukkan keunikan dan ciri khas Microlibrary Warak Kayu dengan menggunakan kayu sebagai material utama pembangun bangunan dan nama Warak Kayu yang menjadi ikon Kota Semarang. Tanda konotatif menunjukkan penggunaan bahan kayu dipilih dan diposisikan di tempat yang sesuai agar menjaga keawetan bangunan supaya bertahan lama. Tanda mitos yang terkandung yaitu dengan memperhatikan keawetan dan ketahanan bangunan serta penempatan setiap bagian bangunan dapat memberikan kenyamanan bagi pemustaka baik yang datang untuk membaca buku, mengerjakan tugas, maupun bersantai.
PENENTUAN POTENSI KAWASAN PERUNTUKAN INDUSTRI MENGGUNAKAN ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) DAN SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DI KABUPATEN JEPARA
Authors: Labib Muhammad Faishal , Awaluddin Moehammad , Wahyuddin Yasser
Published: May 2023

Kabupaten  Jepara mengalami peningkatan pertumbuhan industri ditinjau dari peningkatan investasi Penanaman Modal Asing (PMA). Penentuan yang berpotensi sebagai pengembangan industri dibutuhkan untuk mendorong pertumbuhan sektor industri agar lebih terarah dan terpadu. Metode Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) merupakan metode yang memanfaatkan aspek parameter spasial yang digunakan dalam menentukan lokasi potensial untuk pengembangan industri di Kabupaten Jepara. Terdapat sepuluh parameter spasial dalam penelitian ini yang digunakan dalam penentuan kawasan peruntukan industri di antaranya adalah kemiringan lereng, jenis tanah, penggunaan lahan, curah hujan, jarak ke jalan utama, jarak ke jaringan listrik, jarak ke jaringan sungai, jarak ke fasilitas umum, jarak ke pemukiman dan jarak dari pusat kota. Data tersebut kemudian dilakukan pembobotan dengan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Metode AHP digunakan untuk mengetahui besar bobot yang mempengaruhi pada masing-masing parameter. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu peta potensial lahan kawasan peruntukan industri. Berdasarkan hasil pembobotan diperoleh lima kelas klasifikasi tanah yaitu sangat sesuai (S1) sebanyak 1,027 %, sesuai (S2) sebesar 14,402 %, cukup sesuai (S3) sebesar 33,472%, kurang sesuai (N1) sebesar 37,624 % serta tidak sesuai sebesar (N2) 13,475 %. Hasil dari intersect peta potensi lahan KPI dengan RTRW diperoleh wilayah yang sangat sesuai sebesar 31.655596 ha. Kata Kunci: AHP, SIG, Potensi Lahan Industri