bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Isolation of potential zoonotic Mycobacterium spp. from diseased freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) from an aquarium
Authors: Cardoso P. H. M. , Moreno L. Z. , Ikuta C. Y. , Rodrigues M. V. , Donola S. T. , Heinemann M. B. , Balian S. C. , Moreno A. M.
Published: June 2022

Abstract Nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is one of the most common chronic bacterial diseases in ornamental aquarium fish and appears to be directly related to stressful husbandry practices. Furthermore, it also represents zoonotic potential. Here we present the isolation and characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from diseased freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) in São Paulo, Brazil. Nine discarded breeding females with signs of disease were evaluated. The fish exhibited lethargy, loss of appetite, cachexia, skin ulcers, and exophthalmia. At necropsy, four fishes presented macroscopic granulomas in the spleen. Mycobacterium chelonae, M. fortuitum, M. gordonae, M. intracellulare and M. peregrinum were isolated and identified by hsp65 PCR restriction analysis. Histopathological analysis revealed microscopic lesions compatible with mycobacteriosis, and Mycobacterium bacillus were observed by Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Notably, all Mycobacterium species identified in this study have already been reported in human patients; therefore, diseased animals may be a source of infection for people who handle fish and aquariums.
The behavior of young people at the beginning of their career through LinkedIn
Authors: Pardim Vanessa I. , Pinochet Luis H. C. , Souza Cesar A. , Viana Adriana B. N.
Published: June 2022

Abstract Purpose: The primary purpose of this article is to understand the behavior of young people at the beginning of their careers, in the context of Covid-19, considering the intention to continue using the services of the professional social network LinkedIn. Originality/value: This article expands the scope of studying a user group from acceptance in the continuance intention (continuous use) of LinkedIn, analyzing a series of positive and negative factors regarding the processes. Design/methodology/approach: We carried out a descriptive quantitative approach. The authors collected data from a survey (n = 386). To test the hypotheses, the researchers applied the technique of structural equation modeling (SEM), with estimation and partial least squares, and a moderating effect with the technological optimism construct for the predictive variables of the intention to continue using. Findings: The results indicated that all direct and indirect relationships were accepted, except a moderation (H7d) which was rejected, considering that users less optimistic about the technology may feel positively overwhelmed regarding the service’s perceived usefulness. LinkedIn’s variety of services can lead users to continue using the platform. The platform’s objective is to facilitate collective self-presentation, keeping profes sional relationships active. The results also indicated that the sample respondents are more likely to be actively and semi-passively involved on LinkedIn.
CIÊNCIA-TECNOLOGIA-SOCIEDADE EM DISCURSOS DA ESTRUTURA CURRICULAR E DE DOCENTES DE UMA LICENCIATURA EM FÍSICA
Authors: OLIVEIRA ESTEVES FERNANDES DE , LIMA MARIA CONSUELO ALVES
Published: June 2022

RESUMO: Este estudo analisa possíveis mobilizações do curso de licenciatura em Física da Universidade Federal do Amazonas para inserir discussões sobre a ciência e a tecnologia no processo de formação inicial do professor. O corpus da pesquisa é constituído de ementas de disciplinas e de discursos de docentes da Instituição. A análise se fundamenta em pressupostos da abordagem ciência-tecnologia-sociedade e em princípios da análise de discurso francesa. Constatou-se que as disciplinas analisadas dispõem de espaços propícios para a discussão sobre a ciência e a tecnologia, embora não exista um direcionamento específico. As respostas ao questionário aplicado reforçam o entendimento sobre a necessidade de uma formação discente que contemple essas abordagens para auxiliar o futuro docente, quando no exercício da profissão, a contribuir com conhecimentos com os quais o cidadão possa se posicionar sobre a ciência e a tecnologia e em decisões da sociedade.
Characterization of wild fish diet and trophic guild in a protected area
Authors: Ramos Julia Kaori Kuriyama , Silva Natália Luiza da , Bonfim Vinicius Cesar do , Fornari Bianca Yunes , Kliemann Bruna Caroline Kotz , Pagliarini Cibele Diogo , Brandão Heleno , Ramos Igor Paiva
Published: June 2022

Abstract: Aim We characterize the diet and trophic guild to the fish community in a protected area to contribute information about the trophic ecology. Methods The collection was carried out at three sampling points, in 2017 and 2018, with the help of gill nets. The collected specimens were euthanized in a 0.5% benzocaine solution. In the laboratory, all specimens' stomachs were removed, fixed in a 4% formalin solution, and preserved in 70% alcohol. Stomach contents were examined, and the food items were identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level. Food items were quantified according to the volumetric method. The characterization of the diet was presented through the percentage volume of each food item consumed. To determination of the trophic guild of each species, the predominance of a type of food resource (> 51% of the total volume) in the population's diet was considered. Results The species' diets were distributed in 16 food items (predominance of decapods, fish fragments, terrestrial insects, and aquatic plants), and four trophic guilds were observed (carcinophage, piscivore, terrestrial insectivore, and herbivore). Furthermore, there was the occurrence of microplastic in the diet of three species. Conclusions the fish community evaluated here demonstrates the wide range of resources that can make up the fish diet and demonstrates the different trophic guilds that can be observed in a protected area. As it is a conservation unit, knowing the diet and trophic guilds that make up the fish community can contribute to understanding the dynamics of food chains, the structure of the community, and the functioning of the ecosystem. Thus, this work can contribute information about the biology of the species evaluated for future work and conservation programs.
FAMÍLIAS DE CLASSES MÉDIAS NA ESCOLA PÚBLICA: DA ESCOLHA ÀS ESTRATÉGIAS DE PARTICIPAÇÃO
Authors: Nogueira Maria Alice , Resende Tânia de Freitas , Coutinho Priscila
Published: June 2022

O artigo focaliza uma realidade atípica no Brasil e pouco contemplada no debate educacional do país: a experiência de famílias de camadas médias com filhos em escolas públicas. Insere-se no campo da sociologia das relações família-escola, mais especificamente, dos estudos sobre escolarização nas camadas médias. Os dados empíricos foram obtidos em uma escola pública municipal de Belo Horizonte que, por sua reputação, atrai um número significativo de famílias de camadas médias.  Foram realizadas observações participantes de reuniões da Comissão de Famílias, criada por iniciativa de um grupo de mães, além de entrevistas com mães que integravam a Comissão. Reforçando estudos internacionais e nacionais sobre o tema, os resultados evidenciam que ter os filhos na escola pública gera ansiedade e tensão para essas famílias. Elas buscam administrar a situação por meio da escolha criteriosa do estabelecimento de ensino e do desenvolvimento de um conjunto de estratégias que visam minimizar os riscos dessa opção e assegurar a formação desejada para a prole.
Stem education and the learning of mathematics in vulnerable populations
Authors: Cuéllar-Guarnizo Jairo Alberto , Hernández-Álvarez Wilmer , Gutiérrez-Cárdenas Marco Antonio , Vega-Santofimio Hayley Dahiana
Published: June 2022

Introduction: This article is the product of a project developed by UNIMINUTO in the nineth grade of the Educational Institution Simón Bolivar in “La Nohora” neighbourhood of the Villavicencio - Colombia, this project was executed during 2017 and 2018.

Problem: The problem is the low academic performance of students in mathematics, in addition to multiple possible adverse situations they face as a vulnerable population.

Objective: The objective is to have a positive impact on the academic performance of the students.

Methodology: In the strategy development, STEM education was used to support the learning of math through six sessions were carried out your own classroom. The students solved challenges by programming robots.

Results: Complete each challenge had an important attitudinal impact on the students, the joy and satisfaction of them were an unexpected result. A previous knowledge test was carried out at beginning and at the end of the sessions a formative test was applied too. Afterwards, the results of both tests were compared to evidence improvements in the students' mathematical skills.

Conclusions: It was possible to provide the target population with an alternative to understand issues mistakenly considered difficult and to propose important playful and didactic moments in cognitive development.

Originality: This article shows an educational innovation that the team of researchers will continue to apply. through new projects that allow financing the purchase of equipment and the logistics of the workshops.

Limitations: Lack of strategic alliances that allow financing more meetings with students and the acquisition of more robots.
Effective school in a crisis COVID-19. Engaging the school community in coping with school challenges based on the Lewin and Fisher model, in transactional analysis terms
Authors: Józefowicz Justyna
Published: June 2022

This article is a case study of coping with the challenge of change at Primary School No. 6 in Września from October to December 2021.Underlying the intervention work described in the case study was the model of implementing change in an organization proposed by Kurt Lewin (Lewin, 1951; Bhayangkara, 2020) and John Fisher’s approach to individual coping with change (Fisher, 2012). In this paper, we look at the process from the perspective of educational transactional analysis.The purpose of the process was to increase the sense of psychological and content security of the 7th and 8th grade community during the period of December 2021.630 individuals actively participated in the process. The analysis was based on qualitative re- search in 5 groups of school community members: teachers (N = 45), students (N = 300), parents (N = 280), a group of psychologists and educators (N = 3) and school management (N = 2). The process included: observation, in-depth interviews, group work, and discussion. Participants also had an opportunity to individually analyze conclusions and proposals developed during the process.As a result of the actions taken, comprehensive solutions and recommendations were pro- posed, which were communicated and implemented in the community of classes VII and VIII, among students, teachers and parents. In this paper we show that and why parallel work with all major stakeholder groups is necessary to effect change in the school.
Spirituality – pastoral care – transactional analysis. The presence of pastoral issues in one of the psychotherapeutic concepts
Authors: Jagieła Jarosław
Published: June 2022

The article addresses the relations between psychotherapy, treated as a form of psychological assistance, and faith, religion, and pastoral care. This issue has been present in transactional analysis almost from its beginnings, and it has been discussed by various authors from various perspectives. In Poland the application of transactional analysis in pastoral care has been extensively analysed by Rev. Antoni Tomkiewicz, PhD from the Catholic University of Lublin. One can hope that the issues mentioned in the article will arouse an interest of a number of both theoreticians and practitioners of transactional analysis as well as theologians and priests.
Kolb’s cycle in teachers’ group work in the context of transactional analysis
Authors: Józefowicz Justyna , Buchner Hanna
Published: June 2022

In this paper we look at processes occurring among teachers during annual development pro- grammes, juxtaposing observations of behaviour in the context of Kolb’s cycle with selected ele- ments of transactional analysis.The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary analysis of phenomena, as described by Transactional Analysis (AT) (Jagieła, 2015, Motyl, 2019), that may occur in the first two phases of Kolb’s cycle. The premise of the work is that the teacher’s development priority is the ability to self-observe and build awareness of one’s own decisions, behaviors, and motivations (Juszczyk, 2013, Szymańska, 2016). The development programs from which the observations described in the article were taken, were attended by 120 people, belonging to 6 workshop groups. Each group consisted of 12 to 20 teachers of various subjects in grades 4–8 and elementary school principals from all over Poland. The groups implemented, preceded by an extensive needs analysis, the de- velopment programs Sense and Method and Join the Dots over the years 2017–2021. Each pro- gram had a developmental goal, was not planned and implemented as a research program. Ob- servation records and internal recordings were analyzed for the purpose of this study. However, the organic nature of the classes (natural conditions, natural need and motivation of the teams, awareness of the lack of evaluation) allowed us to look at the observed phenomena and design future research based on them.
How to Maintain Self-Esteem and Inner Balance in Discounting Transactions
Authors: Bulhakova Kateryna
Published: June 2022

Discounting is a process that accompanies the life of every person. And, although this is one of the ways to distort reality, it is necessary for maintaining the stability of the world perception.Discounting can refer to events, phenomena, tasks, objects, as well as people. It manifests itself in an internal dialogue. However, sometimes transactions are used in communication, in which internal discounting is transferred to the outside world and to other people (I call them "discounting transactions"). This often looks like non-constructive criticism.In many cases, people experience unpleasant feelings when they are discounted.The degree of unpleasant feelings and the possibility of restoring inner comfort depend on the Script.The author examines this process using the concepts of Transactional Analysis and offers a specific express methodology for working with internal dialogue.As a result of the application of the technique, the internal state of a person changes, self-esteem is restored and the possibility of Adult reaction to the Critic's stimulus appears.
Online Learning from the Perspective of Life Positions of Pupils and Students – Report of a Pilot Study
Authors: Łęski Zbigniew
Published: June 2022

Life positions in transactional analysis allow to define a person's relationship to himself and to his environment. In the article, the author attempts to analyze whether the life position adopted by the respondents may somehow affect their attitude to the distance learning forced by the pandemic.
The effectiveness of social competence training in the prevention of aggressive behaviour of children – a review of the literature. Opportunities, limitations and new research perspectives
Authors: Kania Sławomir
Published: June 2022

The article attempts to assess the effectiveness of social skills training in the social prevention of aggressive behaviour of children and adolescents, using a review of Polish and international research literature. The main goal of the article is to indicate the possibilities and limitations of using social skills training in the prevention of behaviour of this social group. The main assumption is to verify effectiveness in the perspective of various manifestations of aggressive behaviour of children and adolescents. The starting point for the analysis is the concept of evidence-based practice in social prevention, which assumes obtaining maximum efficiency based on empirical scientific evidence that comes from implementations and experimental studies.T he work results indicate areas of lower efficiency and an attempt to explain their causes and indicate further research perspectives.
Gratitude in Terms of Transactional Analysis
Authors: Sypniewski Jacek
Published: June 2022

Gratitude is one of the rarest researched aspect of human interaction. Partially because in scientific reflection gratitude and gift giving is generally treated as a sign of corruption. Research held in Polish public hospitals on the topic of gift giving to medical staff shows that patients very precisely differentiate bribes from gifts as a token of gratitude.In TA there there is very difficult to find any reflection about gratitude, however Erskine admits that need of showing gratitude appears to be one of the most significants relational needs he noticed. Gratitude is not easy to analyse in TA terms because it is both an emotion and cultural attitude. As an emotion it is a kind of joy, one of the four authentic emotions according Eric Berne. As a cultural response it activated equally three Ego States: Parent, Adult and Child. What is more – a need for showing gratitude in a form of benevolent action toward the person someone feels gratitude for and this is an occasion to make a step towards intimacy.
Student-athletes’ opinions about the individual plan and program of studies at the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Authors: Tomik Rajmund , Kot Klaudia , Ardeńska Magdalena
Published: June 2022

The Individual Plan and Program of Studies (IPPS) is a form of support which helps student-athletes to combine studies with their sports career.The IPPS provides the students with the means to individually arrange the date of class attendance by offering them the possibility of individual consultations. The aim of this study was to analyse the opinions of student-athletes about the IPPS at the APE in Katowice. The applied research methods included a diagnostic survey with the use of the questionnaire technique and the statistical analysis of the results. The author's own questionnaire consisting of 23 closed questions was used. The questionnaire was completed by 108 student-athletes participating in the IPPS.Summary and Conclusions. The results suggest that the most important reason for studying at the university for student athletes, was their desire to obtain education. The student-athletes consider the IPPS helpful and the program had an influence on their decision to study at the university. The elements of the IPPS considered the most helpful by the student-athletes were: individual arrangements regarding class attendance, flexible class and exam timetables, as well as the possibility of extending their study period. In the opinion of the student-athletes, the elements of the program that need to be improved upon were: scientific advice and assistance in reconciling studying and sports career, as well as the availability of academic teachers and their attitude towards student-athletes.
Analysis of the level of physical fitness of cadets of the Military College of Sergeants of the National Academy of Land Forces in Lviv at the primary stage
Authors: Oderov Artur , Kuznetsov Maksym , Romanchuk Serhii , Pohrebniak Dmytro , Indyka Svitlana , Bielikova Natalia
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Providing troops with modern military equipment, technical means of transportation has greatly facilitated the implementation of many elements of military activities by servicemen, but at the same time contributed to some negative impact on their body and psyche, increased the need for general and special physical training [2, 3]. The need for integrated use of physical education and sports is well known and scientifically sound. The system of physical training of troops as a component of professional activity ensures the functioning of personnel in accordance with the requirements of physical fitness. Thus, the topical issue is to improve the content of physical training of cadets of military colleges of sergeants, taking into account the categories of servicemen.Purpose: Determining and improving the dynamics of general and special physical fitness of cadets, taking into account the categories of servicemen.Results: A study of the level of physical fitness of cadets of the military college of sergeants showed that during the training of cadets in the first year indicators of general and special physical fitness have positive changes, but no significant difference was found (p > 0.05).
Discomforts of fair play principle in contemporary sport
Authors: Bohdan Tomasz , Kowalik Krzysztof
Published: June 2022

A phenomenon that is referred to by many observers as the crisis of contemporary sport is associated with the inflation of moral values. The increasingly expansive consumption of a sports product brings the humanistic coefficient, which formed the foundation of modern sport to the margins, and confronts public opinion with the deviant practices of sports life. Lack of the respect for the principle of fair play constitutes one of the elements that make up a broader image of the crisis of credibility of modern sport, in many places full of corruption, manipulation and foul play.The objective of this paper is to discuss selected symptoms of the crisis of values of modern sport, especially the ones related to violation of the principle of fair play, combined with an attempt to answer the question whether fair play affirms sport competition or, conversely – it is degraded and makes this competition dispensable. The objective will also involve the demonstration of the instrumental treatment of the fair play principle and numerous actions whose aim is its marginalization. Finally, there will be a focus on the principle of fair play considered as a collection of uncomfortable, ethical bonds that hinder the development of commercialized sport.Qualitative analysis of press content, analysis of selected items in a corpus of press releases and a qualitative case study were applied as the research methods.
Cultural tourism, museums and COVID-19 pandemic impact
Authors: Ostrowska-Tryzno Anna , Pawlikowska-Piechotka Anna
Published: June 2022

This paper presents some aspects of COVID-19 impact on cultural tourism and on the museum sector. Museums are closely linked to cultural and heritage tourism, considered a significant attraction.The tourism sector is among the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and cultural tourism is not an exception. In 2020 around 95% museums around the world were closed – according to government sanitary regulations. The aim of the research was to identify the impact of COVID-19 disease on cultural tourism (measured by a number of visitors in the most popular museums in 2019 and 2020) and museums’ adaptation to the sanitary restrictions during the pandemic time. For a few decades museums have tried to enhance their digital activities such as online educational programmes, online collection display, online exhibitions, live events, learning programs, brochures, podcasts, social media and virtual tours. These activities and various projects became especially important during the lockdown caused by the pandemic outbreak, as many museums continued their missions during the pandemic. Some museums have reopened (with strict limitations defined by sanitary restrictions), but many institutions remain closed. It shows how crucial IT innovations are. The paper concludes with some reflections on museums’ offer during the pandemic time and cultural tourism prospects in the post-pandemic time.
Toplumları Baskı ile Yönlendiren İki Grup İnsan Profili: Mele’/Eşrâf ve Mütrefîn/Varlıklılar
Authors: ÇİÇEK Hacı
Published: June 2022

Bireyler arasında sosyal ilişkilerin başlaması oldukça eskiye dayanmaktadır. Sosyal ilişkiler, doğal olarak beraberinde bazı sosyal farklılıklar getirmiştir. Çünkü her bireyin akli melekesi, özgüveni, ekonomik bağlamda girişimcilik ruhu ve insanlarla iletişim kurma yeteneği bir değildir. Bu sosyal farklılık zamanla öne çıkmış grubun, kendini farklı ve üstün bir statüde görmesine neden olmuştur demek mümkündür. Kendilerini kentsoylu ve asilzade diye niteleyen grup, ya bizzat memleketin idaresini ele almış ya da dışarıdan müdahale etmiştir. Öyle ki bu grup, zamanla diğer insanları etkilemiş, denetim altına almıştır. Onlar, neredeyse alt grubun inanma özgürlüklerine varıncaya kadar bütün değerlerine yön vermeye çalışmıştır. Kur’an, kendini sorumsuz ve toplumun üstünde gören bu grubu “mele’/eşrâf’” ve “mütrefîn/varlıklı kimseler” olarak nitelemiştir. Neredeyse aynı niteliklere sahip ve her konuda birbirine destek veren bu çevreler, insanları inanç bağlamında özgürleştirmeye, sosyal anlamda ise toplumda adaleti sağlamaya çalışan peygamberlere ilk tepki verenler olmuştur. Onlar, peygamberlere karşı çıkmakla kalmamış, diğer insanları da kışkırtmıştır. Dolaysıyla toplumda vahiy eksenli bir hayatın önüne barikat olmuştur. Bu çalışmada özelde Zemahşerî’nin, “Keşşâf” adlı tefsirinde “mele” ve “mütrefîn” hakkında yaptığı yorum ve analizler; genelde ise diğer bazı müfessirlerin görüşleri ele alınmıştır.
Appraisal of selected themes on the impact of international standards on labour and social security law in South Africa
Authors: Tshoose Itumeleng
Published: June 2022

For many years, South African courts have relied on International Labour Organisation (hereafter ‘the ILO’) conventions to interpret and give meaning to the fundamental social security and labour law rights enshrined in the Constitution, 1996.  Social security and labour law has been one of the ILO's major initiatives of promoting decent work agenda since its inception in 1919. Decent work refers to the availability of employment in conditions of freedom, justice, security and human dignity. This is a multidimensional concept introduced by the ILO in 1999. It has four key components: employment conditions, social security, workplace rights and social dialogue. To this end, the preamble to the ILO Constitution sets out a number of objectives in this regard, including the protection of workers from illness, accidents, the protection of children, women, and the support of the elderly. The ILO pursues these noble values ​​by developing international labour and social security standards, which member states must ratify and incorporate into their national law. The purpose of these ILO standards is to provide a standard framework or regulatory tool to guide member states in establishing, improving and maintaining social security and labour law systems domestically, regionally and internationally.   Against this background, this article examines selected themes on the impact of international standards on labour and social security rights enshrined in the Constitution. It looks at some of the relevant international instruments which have influenced the promotion and protection of these rights. Furthermore, it discusses the application of these standards in domestic courts, and shows how the courts have infused these standards into their judgments.
Geoprocessing and Landscape Ecology for Assessment Fragmentation and Connectivity of the Habitats of the Microregion of Ceres, Goiás (Brazil)
Authors: Dos Reis de Souza Josimar , Naiara Gonçalves dos Reis Laís
Published: June 2022

This study aimed to map and evaluate the evolution of habitat fragmentation between 2009 and 2018, using the Microregion of Ceres (Goiás) as a sample reference, using principles of Landscape Ecology. The methodology comprised the mapping of the fragments in the two years analyzed, using the OLI/Landsat 8 sensor, using scenes 222/70 and 222/71. The SPRING 5.2 software was used, where the supervised classification was performed, applying the semi-automatic process. The computational algorithm applied to classify the scenes was Maxver, which classifies pixel by pixel and groups the information of each one into homogeneous regions. After extracting the fragments of native vegetation, the methodology proposed by Juvanhol et al. (2011), in which the fragments were grouped into classes: Very Small (MP) ≤5 hectares; Small (P) ≥5.01 and ≤10 hectares; Medium (M) ≥10.01 and ≤100 hectares and Large (G) ≥100.01 hectares. For the analysis based on metrics in Landscape Ecology, the ArcGis 9.2 Patch Analyst extension was used. The results showed the expansion of vegetation cover areas in the study area, concentrated on tops of hills, APP and legal reserves. However, they pointed out intense fragmentation of native vegetation, which hinders the performance of fragments as habitats. It is considered that, from the contemporary problem of degradation of natural environments to the detriment of economic development, studies like this are necessary in order to identify existing environmental problems and propose strategies to minimize and mitigate ecological imbalances.
The Sustainability in Civil Construction Waste Management in Brazil
Authors: Teresa Alejandra Diaz Figueroa María , Kevin Calvay Pinedo Franz
Published: June 2022

By the year 2050, there is a projected growth of 66% in the world urban population, and in the year 2030, 41 megalopolises are estimated with more than 10 million inhabitants. Considering the accelerated urbanization and the amount of waste generated in the cities only increases, the disposal of construction waste in inappropriate places contributes to the degradation of the environmental quality. In the 2010-2019 period, there was a quantitative increase in these residues, from 33 million tons in 2010 to 44.5 million in 2019. The large volume has led city halls to spend a large amount of public resources on their collection, treatment and final disposition. Despite the existence of laws, those responsible ignore it, harming the environment and increasing the amount of illegal dumps. The main objective of this article is to study the sustainable development of waste management generated by civil construction in Brazil through a bibliographic review gathering the ideas and information in a single document. In addition, there are negative environmental impacts and their assessment helps environmental management programs and quantifies how much they can impact environmental quality and human health. Likewise, it was evidenced that the integration of technology and smart solutions in the waste management process brings with its innovations that facilitate the tasks of the projects and decision-making, generating value for each project related to the civil construction and construction activities. Contribute efforts to achieve the goals of sustainable development, especially those directly related to the construction sector.
Serum extracellular vesicle microRNA dysregulation and childhood trauma in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Authors: Ran Liu-yi , Kong Yi-ting , Xiang Jiao-jiao , Zeng Qi , Zhang Chen-yu , Shi Lei , Qiu Hai-tang , Liu Chuan , Wu Lin-li , Li Ya-lan , Chen Jian-mei , Ai Ming , Wang Wo , Kuang Li
Published: June 2022

Major depressive disorder (MDD) seriously endangers adolescent mental and physical health. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are mediators of cellular communication and are involved in many physiological brain processes. Although EV miRNAshave been implicated in adults with major psychiatric disorders, investigation into their effects in adolescent MDDremains scarce. In discovery set, we conducted a genome-wide miRNA sequencing of serum EVs from 9 untreated adolescents with MDD and 8 matched healthy controls (HCs), identifying 32 differentially expressed miRNAs (18 upregulated and 14 downregulated). In the validation set, 8 differentially expressed and highly enriched miRNAs were verified in independent samples using RT-PCR, with 4 (miR-450a-2-3p, miR-3691-5p, miR-556-3p, and miR-2115-3p) of the 8 miRNAs found to be significantly elevated in 34 untreated adolescents with MDD compared with 38 HCs and consistent with the sequencing results. After the Bonferroni correction, we found that three miRNAs (miR-450a-2-3p, miR-556-3p, and miR-2115-3p) were still significantly different. Among them, miR-450a-2-3p showed the most markeddifferential expression and was able to diagnose disease with 67.6% sensitivity and 84.2% specificity. Furthermore, miR-450a-2-3p partially mediated the associations between total childhood trauma, emotional abuse, and physical neglect and adolescent MDD. We also found that the combination of miR-450a-2-3p and emotional abuse could effectively diagnose MDD in adolescents with 82.4% sensitivity and 81.6% specificity. Our data demonstrate the association of serum EV miRNA dysregulation with MDD pathophysiology and, furthermore, show that miRNAs may mediate the relationship between early stress and MDD susceptibility. We also provide a valid integrated model for the diagnosis of adolescent MDD.
Knowledge Co-Production in Scientific and Activist Alliances: Unsettling Coloniality
Authors: Conde Marta , Walter Mariana
Published: June 2022

This paper examines alliances between scientists and local groups in the context of environmental justice conflicts. We analyze the trajectories of two white male scientific experts collaborating with activist groups in mining and nuclear conflicts around the world. We posit the knowledge co-production processes that take place in these collaborations can challenge (internal and external) power relations and hegemonic discourses around pollution. These collaborations can entail three types of co-production: (i) co-production of knowledge where new technical knowledge is co-created; (ii) co-production of interpretation through which knowledge is contextualized technically and politically; and (iii) the co-production of the mobilization of knowledge where different expertise collaborate in the elaboration of strategies based on their (scientific, local, Indigenous, traditional or experiential) knowledges and networks. Whilst knowledge co-production provides legitimacy and confidence to local groups; knowledge interpretation and its mobilization provide public legitimacy, visibility, and political leverage. This paper unsettles seemingly colonial processes pointing to the importance of locally driven alliances, the collaborative dynamics at play merging local and scientific expertise as well as the motivations and trajectories of scientists and local groups. Our approach makes visible how these alliances are the result of supra-local networks of support that connect scientists with local groups struggling against extractive activities.
Evaluation of The Knowledge and Awareness of Anemia in Medical Faculty Students and Family Physicians
Authors: ÇAKAR Emirhan , GÜMÜŞTAKIM Raziye Şule , KUŞ Celal
Published: June 2022

Objective: Anemia is an important health problem in the world and our country. Family medicine has an important place in the healthcare system in terms of diagnosis of anemia, treatment of anemia, and screening of pathologies that cause anemia. This study aimed to evaluate the awareness of family physicians and faculty of medicine students about the importance of anemia and to measure their knowledge and experience in terms of their competence in diagnosing anemia.

Material and Methods: Our study is cross-sectional and descriptive. In our study, the population for the students was determined to be 314 students in the 4th-5th-6th grade of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Medical Faculty. The population of family physicians is determined as 206, which is the number of active family physicians in the city center of Kahramanmaraş. With the simple random sampling method, with a 5% margin of error and 95% confidence interval, the sample was calculated as 174 for students and 135 for family physicians, and the total sample number was 309.

Results: The study included 80 general practitioners,24 specialist family physicians,31 assistant family physicians, 27 4th grade,76 5th grade, and 71 6th grade medicine students. The average age was 26.8±4.7. While those with the best knowledge of anemia were specialists and assistant family physicians (p
Assessmentof Service and Social Conditions of 112 Ambulance Workers
Authors: GEDİK Muhammed Semih , HAKKOYMAZ Hakan , BASAN Nuri Mehmet , SAFİ Yılmaz , AKSAY Erdem
Published: June 2022

Objective: 112 Emergency Health Services (EHS) is crucial for preventing deaths and injuries with early intervention and significantly impacts survival. Many factors like shift working, occupational dissatisfaction, safety concern, and stress adversely affect 112 EHS workers. This study aimed to evaluate the working conditions, expectations, job satisfaction, service, and social conditions of 112 EHS staff working in Kahramanmaras to determine their difficulties and provide suggestions for more efficient working conditions.

Material and Methods: This study was conducted with health workers working at 112 EHS in

Kahramanmaras. A survey form was developed to investigate their service and social conditions. It was converted into an electronic survey containing 29 questions via Google Forms. Two hundred fifty-two health workers participated in the study by filling out the electronic survey.

Results: The most important factors affecting workers’ job performance were job satisfaction/respect and salary level. Workers reported the majority of the cases encountered during a 24-hour shift were green zone patients.The average arrival time to the cases and the delivery time of the patients to the hospital are mostly within 0-10 minutes. Emergency room physicians’ approach and the lack of allied health personnel were the most common problems during patients’ delivery to the hospital. Most workers stated that protective measures on occupational safety in the EHS were insufficient and that they were subjected to physical assault.

Conclusion: As a result of our study, it was determined that 112 employees experienced job dissatisfaction.This situation is the level of salary, lack of dignity, and fear of security.However, there are some deficiencies regarding the use and organization of 112 emergency health services. It is necessary to immediately improve 112 EHS workers’ working conditions and the coordination of EHS.
RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF FULL-FACE TUNNEL BORING MACHINES WITH THE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUE
Authors: Mikaeil Reza , Khoshalan Hasel Amini , Nasrollahi Mohammad Hossein , Esmaeilzadeh Akbar
Published: June 2022

The high boring capability of full-face tunnel boring machines, especially in urban tunnels, has led to their increased use in tunnel excavation in various and unfavourable geological conditions. Therefore, many efforts have been made to predict and improve the performance of these machines. In this regard, most of the previous studies have focused on the effect of geological and mechanical properties of rock or soil. However, delays due to the maintenance and repair of these machines, which contribute to a major share of unwanted and unpredicted stops at work, have not been considered. Reliability analysis is a practical method based on studying the behaviour of breakdowns and maintenance of machines and systems. This approach can be suggested as part of the appropriate planning for machine maintenance and consequently reducing downtime and costs. In this way, it is possible to identify weaknesses and critical points of a machine or system of the boring process. In the present study, the reliability of the full-face tunnelling machine was analysed with the Monte Carlo simulation method. The studied machine is divided into 5 subsystems including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, water and compressed air subsystems. Using breakdown data of about 24 months of boring operation, the reliability of each subsystem was simulated and evaluated. Eventually, the reliability of the boring machine was simulated using the Kamat-Riley (K-R) method. The results showed that if no maintenance operation is performed on the subsystems, the overall reliability of the boring machine will decline to zero after about 38 hours of continuous boring operation. Finally, to improve the overall reliability of the boring machine, based on accomplished reliability analysis, we suggest an effective preventive maintenance and repair system for keeping the machine in optimal operating conditions for a longer period.
Substantiation for the selection criteria for a medical asset management information system in military medical organizations
Authors: Davydova Mariуa V. , Shcherba Mariуa P. , Kononov Vladimir N. , Merkulov Andrey V. , Kostenko Natal’ya L. , Golubenko Roman A.
Published: June 2022

The modern information systems market offers a large number of software products for the management of medical assets. Therefore, the substantiation for the criteria for selecting information systems is relevant area of decision-making policy for the management of the medical-military organisation. The purpose of the study was to substantiate the criteria. The materials of the study include the works of Russian scientists in the sphere of organizing civil and military healthcare, managing medical property resources, the methodology of sociological research, and other scientific, methodological, and reference literature on the topic of the study, as well as questionnaires completed by experts. Structural-functional, system and problem analysis, statistical methods of analysis, methods of sociological research, methods of comparison and description, and logical analysis were used during the research. The sociological study was carried out on the basis of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of the pharmaceutical profile departments and consisted of two stages: the formation of an initial list of criteria based on the results of content analysis and problem analysis; expert assessment according to the Delphi method in several stages (rounds). As a result of the study, the criteria for selecting an information system for managing medical assets in military medical organizations are substantiated. At the same time, a simple in implementation and subsequent statistical processing method with reliable results that can be used for making a decision on the selection of an information system, taking into account the specifics of each military medical organization, has been substantiated and applied.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
Authors: Nauli Bunga Putri
Published: June 2022

Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has caused global countries to experience a decline in the index for sustainable development goals. Indonesia and other countries have committed to meeting sustainable development goals in infrastructure, industry, and innovation (SDGs 9). This study aims to explore the implementation of SDGs 9 during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study applied a qualitative approach in describing the results of the study. The study results disclosed that before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the achievement of SDGs 9 still had to be accelerated. When COVID-19 hit, the achievement of SDGs 9 decreased. In addition, the pandemic has reduced the availability of funds for various sectors because the government must focus on the health sector and efforts to mitigate COVID-19. As a result, there was a decrease in the budget for the implications of the SDGs. Over the past five years, innovations in infrastructure have continued to be carried out to support accessibility, mobility, integration and connectivity between regions in Indonesia, especially Eastern Indonesia, the smallest islands, the foremost and outermost islands of Indonesia. Connectivity also aims to support industrial sectors that benefit GDP and create massive jobs.
Tasks of Public Relations Officer at RSND during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Islam Karem Rouby , Luqman Yanuar
Published: June 2022

Health organizations, in this case, hospitals, have faced many difficult challenges due to the Covid- 19 pandemic, which forced them to change their working methods in order to adapt to the new circumstances. This study aimed to find out the tasks of the PR practitioner at RSND during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers used the qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The in-depth interview was used as a study tool to collect primary data. The researchers analyzed the data based on the main functions of public relations, chaos theory, and structural-functionalism theory. Meanwhile, the paradigm used in this study is the constructivism paradigm. The findings showed that the public relations officers at RSND developed their tasks in line with the new situation of the Coronavirus epidemic. Covid-19 imposed on the public relations officers several new tasks, most notably; coordination with Diponegoro University regarding complaints related to Coronavirus and the launch of RSND PCR laboratory services, electronic patient registration through RSNDku application, measuring patient satisfaction via the Internet, issuing awareness leaflets to the public about the dangers of Coronavirus and ways of prevention, interacting with hospital audiences through social media, in addition to several marketing, and other administrative duties. The uniqueness of PR in RSND during Covid-19 is launching Healthy Life MNC in collaboration with Trijaya 89.8 FM in Javanese and Indonesian language about Covid-19.
Correlation of total cholesterol, TG & HDL in population of Uttarakhand
Authors: Ahsan Farah , Qureshi Naeem , Masood Tariq , Kabi B C , Samreen Sumera , Kukreti Sonali
Published: June 2022

We aimed to provide correlation of Total Cholesterol, TG & HDL in population of Uttarakhand.

: 300 patients who came to Medicine OPD in Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital. Fasting Serum samples taken for lipid profile in patients coming to medicine OPD and run on VITROS 5600/7600 which is based on dry chemistry.

: With 300 patients of more than 83 were females & 217 were males.

For both males & females age mean & SD for HDL was 32.03±13.69 & for females 30.06±11.83.

For males & females age mean & SD for Total Cholesterol 114.5±23.24 & 114.1±23.53 & Age mean & SD for triglycerides for males & females.130.1±62.74 & 137.1±79.78.

Only raised and unraised values for HDL & TG were significant with p value 0.0013 of HDL & p value 0.0001 of triglycerides.

TG/HDL ratio was associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors which should be done in each individual for follow up.
Association of microalbuminuria and glycosylated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Dhonde Sushama , Shilwant Neha , Jagtap P E , Belwalkar G J , Mane Vinayak , Nagane N S , Bhandare V S , Suryawanshi K S
Published: June 2022

HbA1c is highly prognostic for long term diabetes related complications such as microalbuminuria. Albumin is one of the most commonly assessed clinical parameters in diabetic patients. Present study was aimed a) to estimate microalbuminuria, HbA1c, urinary creatinine and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) in patients with type 2 DM and b) to find out the correlation of glycemic control with microalbuminuria and urinary creatinine. This work is extension of our previous work on microalbuminuria in type 2 DM.

Patients with type 2 DM were involved in the study. Biochemical investigations like Blood sugar, Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Urinary micro albumin and urinary creatinine were analyzed.

There was a significant difference in the values of all parameters i) between patients and normal standard values, ii) Among the three groups based on duration of diabetes. Significantly lower values of urinary creatinine (p<0.000) and significantly higher values of microalbumin (p<0.000) and ACR (p<0.000) were found in patients with poor glycemic control than moderate glycemic control in our study. We observed positive correlation between microalbuminuria and glycemic control.

Hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes is leading to lethal effects by damaging the kidney. Early detection and prevention of nephropathy in patients with type 2 DM will be possible by frequent and timely screening the patients for HbA1c, microalbuminuria, urinary creatinine and ACR. This will definitely help to reduce the mortality rate due to diabetic nephropathy and also the economic burden of society.