bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evidence‐Based Recovery in Soccer – Low‐Effort Approaches for Practitioners
Authors: Haller Nils , Hübler Erik , Stöggl Thomas , Simon Perikles
Published: April 2022

Strategies to improve recovery are widely used among soccer players at both amateur and professional levels. Sometimes, however, recovery strategies are ineffective, improperly timed or even harmful to players. This highlights the need to educate practitioners and athletes about the scientific evidence of recovery strategies as well as to provide practical approaches to address this issue. Therefore, recent surveys among soccer athletes and practitioners were reviewed to identify the recovery modalities currently in use. Each strategy was then outlined with its rationale, its physiological mechanisms and the scientific evidence followed by practical approaches to implement the modality. For each intervention, practical and particularly low-effort strategies are provided to ensure that practitioners at all levels are able to implement them. We identified numerous interventions regularly used in soccer, i.e., sleep, rehydration, nutrition, psychological recovery, active recovery, foam-rolling/massage, stretching, cold-water immersion, and compression garments. Nutrition and rehydration were classified with the best evidence, while cold-water immersion, compression garments, foam-rolling/massage and sleep were rated with moderate evidence to enhance recovery. The remaining strategies (active recovery, psychological recovery, stretching) should be applied on an individual basis due to weak evidence observed. Finally, a guide is provided, helping practitioners to decide which intervention to implement. Here, practitioners should rely on the evidence, but also on their own experience and preference of the players.
Novelties in Ovine Assisted Reproductive Technologies – A Review
Authors: Dovenski Toni , Trojacanec Plamen , Atanasov Branko , Nikolovski Martin , Petkov Vladimir , Popovska-Percinic Florina , Dovenska Monika , Grizelj Juraj , Vince Silvijo
Published: April 2022

Artificial insemination (AI) as a part of assisted reproductive technologies represents the oldest and most widespread method used to accelerate genetic progress in all domestic animals. After its first implementation in ovine reproduction and almost 80 years afterward, AI is continuously used for improving the genetic merit, utilizing either fresh or short-time chilled semen. Nevertheless, regardless of the semen used for insemination, the conception rate (CR) is still lower in comparison to natural service. At least two factors are commonly thought to limit the success of the AI and reduce the CR: (1) failure of placing the semen directly into the uterus due to the specific anatomic structure of the ewe’s cervix; (2) lower viability of ram spermatozoa during cryopreservation (<30% progressively motile spermatozoa after thawing). This review elaborates on recent studies that aimed to achieve acceptable CR through the implementation of cervical or intrauterine insemination: deep intracervical, intrauterine trans-cervical, and intracornual. Several hormonal treatments (oxytocin, estrogen, or prostaglandin) were evaluated on inducing cervical dilation that facilitates insemination. A comprehensive analysis was given to the effects of several antioxidants (GSSG, GSH, and cysteine) supplemented in ram semen-freezing media. Sex-sorted ram semen fertility rate results were presented from our studies.
A New Method for the Rapid Synthesis of Gas Hydrates for their Storage and Transportation
Authors: Pavlenko Anatoliy M. , Koshlak Hanna
Published: April 2022

This presents the analysis of the main reasons for a significant decrease in the intensity of diffusion processes during formation of gas hydrates; solutions to this problem are proposed in a new process flow diagram for the continuous synthesis of gas hydrates. The physical processes, occurring at corresponding stages of the process flow are described in detail. In the proposed device, gas hydrate is formed at the boundary of gas bubbles immersed in cooled water. The dynamic effects arising at the bubble boundary contribute to destruction of a forming gas hydrate structure, making it possible to renew the contact surface and ensure efficient heat removal from the reaction zone. The article proposes an assessment technique for the main process parameters of the synthesis of gas hydrates based on the criterion of thermodynamic parameters optimization.
Impact of Cyber-Attacks on Economy of Smart Grid and their Prevention
Authors: Mudgal Soumya , Pranjale Saurabh , Balaji Tharun , Ahmed Syed Aamir Ahmed , Singh Neeraj Kumar , Gupta Praveen Kumar , Mahajan Vasundhara
Published: April 2022

The technical improvements in modern power systems by the use of smart sensors, smart meters, multi-direction communication networks, and computers have given birth to the cyber-physical smart grid networks. Any attack on the grid is a threat to the grid's operation and the data collected from it. Therefore, the security of this diverse network is the primary concern. Two attacks on a smart grid network tested in this paper are: Denial of Service (DoS) and Man In The Middle (MITM). Remote monitoring of the smart meter under either of the attacks indicates load fluctuations on the consumer side. It is seen that the location of these fluctuations is not limited to the area under attack. The supplier has to bear the economic effects. This paper discusses the cyber, physical and monetary impact of different cyber-attacks on a smart meter. An experiment is conducted on a hardware setup connected to a constant load, and the findings are noted. The two attacks are then extended to an IEEE-30 bus system and their impact is studied using MATPOWER simulations. For the same experimental setup, a protection scheme is also tested. The protection scheme is divided based on the attack condition: pre-attack, under-attack and post-attack conditions. Cryptographic data security in the pre-attack conditions is explored using MATLAB simulations where a binary coded password scheme is devised and then extended for a smart grid system. Multi-level encryption methods are used to prevent data breaches during attacks. The importance of firewall and antivirus databases is also analyzed.
Optimization based Long Short Term Memory Network for Protein Structure Prediction
Authors: Sonsare Pravinkumar , C. Gunavathi
Published: April 2022

One of the challenging tasks in computational biology is the anticipation of protein secondary structure (PSS) from amino acid sequences. Numerous computational and statistical methods are used for this purpose. With the growing attention of deep learning, models such as convolutional neural network and recurrent neural network are also used for this prediction. But, these strategies require a lot of hyperparameters tuning to accomplish the best outcome. In this paper, we proposed a bidirectional embedded recurrent deep neural system using long short term memory (LSTM) cells with continuous coin betting optimizer (COCOB) to tune the hyperparameters for the prediction of PSS. We have performed this experiment on Nvidia DGX station. We assessed our model on a FASTA-formatted file which consists of Protein Data Bank (PDB) sequences and their relative secondary structure. We report better performance (Q3=79.01% and Q8=82.38%) than best in class (Q3=64.9% and Q8=68.2%) methods.
Comparative Study on Reliability Analysis of Cohesive Soil Slope using Subset Simulation and Other Methods
Authors: Kar Saurav Shekhar , Roy Lal Bahadur
Published: April 2022

In geotechnical engineering, uncertainties arise due to variation in loads, soil characteristics, ground stratification and so on. Reliability analysis based on probabilistic approaches is particularly suitable to deal with such uncertainties. In this paper, a newly developed reliability analysis method, namely Subset simulation (SS) method has been implemented to study the stability of a cohesive slope. The results of reliability analysis obtained from SS method are also compared with three other methods, namely First order second moment method (FOSM), First order reliability method (FORM) and Direct Monte-Carlo simulation (MCS) method. The various reliability models have been used in a spreadsheet environment using MS-Excel. The developed spreadsheet-based platform implementing all four methods contains two common models i.e. deterministic model and the uncertainty model. The SS method uses another model called uncertainty propagation using subset simulation (UPSS) in addition to the two above-mentioned models. The factor of safety  of the slope is determined using ordinary method of slices under undrained condition. The probability of failure (  and its corresponding reliability index  of the proposed slope has been determined using all four methods. A software called Geo-Studio (SLOPE/W) has been used to tally the results of reliability analysis of the slope considered herein. The results obtained from the different methods show that the SS method gives better performance in terms of efficiency and resolution especially at low failure probability i.e., . Also, the SS method helps in identifying the significant depth where the most probable critical slip surface is located.
Aerodynamic Profile Modification of a NACA 0012 Aerofoil for Enhanced Lift-Drag Characteristics at Low Reynolds Number
Authors: Krishnan Anupam , Roy Sukanta
Published: April 2022

This article discusses the enhanced lift-drag ratio of a geometrically modified National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 0012 aerofoil at a low Reynolds number of 40000. The study involves validating the Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes Transition Shear Stress Transport model for the analysis of flow around the subject aerofoil with the modified profile for angles of attack ranging from 0 to 10°. The coefficient of lift to drag increased by 70% for the modified aerofoil at an angle of attack of 6°. The extent of the laminar separation bubble on the modified airfoil is reduced by 40% compared to the standard aerofoil at an angle of attack of 8°. The modified aerofoil cross-section does not involve much manufacturing complexity and can be deployed in small-scale wind turbines operating at low wind speeds.
Machine Learning Approaches for Whisper to Normal Speech Conversion
Authors: Oliveira Marco A.
Published: April 2022

Whispered speech is a mode of speech that differs from normal speech due to the absence of a periodic component, namely the Fundamental Frequency that characterizes the pitch, among other spectral and temporal differences. Much attention has been given in recent years to the application of Machine Learning techniques for voice conversion tasks. The whisper-to-normal speech conversion is particularly challenging, however, especially with respect to the Fundamental Frequency estimation. Based on the most recent literature, this survey assesses the state-of-the-art regarding Machine Learning based whisper-to-normal speech conversion, identifying trends both on modeling and training approaches. The proposed solutions include Generative Adversarial Network based, Autoencoder based and Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory based frameworks, among other Deep Neural Network based architectures. In addition to Parallel versus Non-Parallel training, time-alignment requirements and strategies, datasets, vocoder usage, as well as both objective and subjective evaluation metrics are also covered by the present survey.
How does money affect a person's happiness?
Authors: KULIKOV Nikolai I. , VDOVINA Ekaterina S. , SHUSTOVA Vera N.
Published: April 2022

Subject. The article assesses the impact of income on life satisfaction and level of happiness.
Objectives. The aim is to consider the effect the money has on life satisfaction, and to unveil economic determinants of relative well-being.
Methods. We employ methods of scientific and information base, synthesis of obtained data. Works of domestic and foreign scientists on happiness of the society and individuals and on the impact of income on human well-being serve as methodological and theoretical basis of the study.
Results. The Russian Federation faces socio-economic inequality. The situation is getting worse every year. Income inequality is rising. An entire generation of children is growing up in poor families. They will endure all mental problems of their parents in adulthood. Less than half of Russians are satisfied with their financial situation.
Conclusions. The country's economy should be socially oriented, enterprises and businesses should not only seek super profits, but also take into account the interests of employees and pay them decent compensations. High salaries and wages drive economic growth. They improve the level of happiness of people. The country needs a step-by-step program to increase the income of citizens, which will increase the level of happiness.
Industry 4.0 digital educational technologies (Instructional canvas with techniques)
Authors:   Multidisciplinary Engineering Management,, Nelcast Ltd., India, Umachandran Krishnan
Published: April 2022

As connectivity to its customary base methods, transformed education marks itself as a relaxed, pleasant and accessible phenomenon, through educational technology modules tutored, and transformed teaching through digital learning processes has more associated advantages. Technology transformed education benefits students to get motivated for a new way of learning with the quick ability to absorb the use of technology. Deriving a fresh significance as offers for the educational transformation using emerging technologies, prepares students for a lifelong learning through new approaches and mobile technologies that are already part of their lives. This paper delivers a comprehensive view of industry 4.0 grooming Skills and Education 4.0, through a decade long pertinent research review progression, carried out for preparing the potential employees into the evolving 4th industrial revolution scenario.
Trends and prospects for IT education in Industry 4.0
Authors:   Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Technology, Aghayev Firudin , Mammadova Gulara ,   Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Technology, Melikova Rena ,   Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Technology
Published: April 2022

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) has brought about changes in various aspects of human life. One of them is the education system. The article explores the impact of Industry 4.0 on the field of education. In this regard, the main characteristics of Industry 4.0, driven by artificial intelligence and digital physical structures are explored using distributed computing, big data, portable devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), etc. Moreover, the article analyzes the main technologies of Education 4.0, which play an important role in supporting Industry 4.0 and have a significant impact on the change in IT education. The article shows the main engineering competencies of Industry 4.0 specialists to be knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully complete production tasks. Future engineers need to improve their professional, social, methodological and personal competencies. They need an interdisciplinary understanding of systems, manufacturing processes, automation technology and information technology. The article uses methods of comparative analysis, generalization and systematic approach to the peculiarities of using Industry 4.0 technologies in the field of e-education. The results obtained are expected to be used by specialists, managers and teachers to improve the educational performance of IT specialists in higher education institutions.
Economía de la muerte y afrojuvenicidio en El Charco, pacífico nariñense.
Authors: Santana Perlaza Gustavo
Published: April 2022

El presente artículo realiza una aproximación crítica y situada en los hechos, momentos y cotidianidades de las relaciones entre muerte violenta de las personas juvenizadas en El Charco, Pacífico nariñense, y la precarización de las poblaciones afrodescendientes. Usando principios de autobiografía y de etnografía, se ensamblan los procesos históricos de precarización de las vidas negras con el racismo estructural, dando origen a lo que denominaré afrojuvenicidio, una forma de violencia que objetiva, subjetiva y mata sistemáticamente las presencias, existencias y formas de ser de la población afrodescendiente en Colombia. A través de relatos biográficos se intenta describir las prácticas afrojuvenicidas en personas diversas y se procura reconocer las formas y los modus operandi de las intervenciones políticas que degradan la vida de la gente negra en el Pacífico nariñense.
Comunidades negras, paz territorial y resistencias en el río Atrato.
Authors: García Sánchez Andrés
Published: April 2022

Este artículo analiza las transformaciones de la movilización social que se ha experimentado en la región del medio Atrato, por parte de las comunidades negras que conforman el Consejo Comunitario Mayor de la Asociación Campesina Integral del Atrato (Cocomacia). Ante los efectos del terror sobre sus cuerpos y los territorios colectivos, las formas organizativas y sus modos de vida, las comunidades campesinas negras devinieron «desplazadas» y «víctimas», embarcándose en procesos creativos de producción de otras territorialidades y en la configuración de formas inusitadas de coalición con distintos agentes sociales, para demandar el cumplimiento de sus derechos étnicos, la protección de la naturaleza, la reparación colectiva y la no repetición de las violencias en su contra.
Subfoveal thickness of the choroid in the wet form of age-related macular degeneration
Authors:   Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation, Neroev V.V. , Neroeva N.V. ,   Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation, Ryabin M.V. ,   Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation, Karmokova A.G. ,   Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: April 2022

Currently, optical coherence tomography in enhanced image depth (EDI-OCT) mode is actively used in the diagnosis and prognosis of treatment of many eye pathologies, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Purpose. To assess the subfoveal thickness of the choroid in various types of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) accompanying the wet form of AMD. Material and methods. We examined 24 patients (27 eyes) with wet AMD, who had not previously received treatment. Depending on the type of CNV, the patients were divided into 4 groups: the first group – with occult; the second group – with the classic; the third group – with mixed; the fourth group – with retinal angiomatous proliferation. The control group included 25 people (35 eyes) without eye pathology. All patients underwent standard and specialized ophthalmological examinations. Results. During the morphometric analysis of the subfoveal thickness of the choroid in patients with wet AMD, a significant decrease was recorded relative to the control (p<0.05), except for the group with occult CNV. Conclusion. As a result of the study, changes in choroidal structures are noted with a decrease in the subfoveal thickness of the choroid in wet AMD, as well as in atrophic AMD. Also, when assessing this parameter for different types of CNV, a difference was noted in the eyes with a latent type. Further research is needed to analyze the subfoveal thickness of the choroid in wet AMD, due to the diagnostic and predictive value of this parameter. Key words: age-related macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization, EDI-OCT, subfoveal thickness of the choroid
Assessment of ocular blood flow age-related changes using laser speckle flowgraphy
Authors:   The Helmholtz National Research Center for Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation, Petrov Sergey Y.
Published: April 2022

The most common eye diseases, including glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, are associated with impaired perfusion of the eye. To date, LSFG is a reliable method for quantifying ocular circulation. Purpose. To assess the ocular blood flow age- related changes using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy (LSFG). Material and methods. This cross-sectional study included 90 eyes of 45 healthy, non-smoking volunteers, between 20 to 75 years old. LSFG instrument was applied to measure ocular blood flow at the optic nerve head. The mean blur rate (MBR), a measure of relative blood flow velocity, was obtained for different regions of the ONH. Three parameters of ocular perfusion derived from the pulse-waveform analysis of MBR for big vessels (MV) and microcirculatory bad (MT) including blowout time (BOT), blowout score (BOS) and resistivity index (RI) were also recorded. Results. Artifact-free LSFG images meeting the quality criteria for automated image analysis were obtained. Measurements of MBR showed excellent repeatability. MBR-related blood flow indices exhibited significant age dependence (p<0.05). BOT, BOS and RI changes also analysed. Conclusion. LSFG represents a reliable method for the quantitative assessment of ocular blood flow. Our data affirms that the LSFG-parameters may be useful biomarkers of ocular perfusion for age-related and patologic changes. Key words: ocular perfusion, microcirculation, optic nerve disc, laser speckle flowgraphy, LSFG, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy
Clinical result of the treatment of a child with congenital pathology of the iris and lens
Authors:   Opthalmological center of Konovalov, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Togymova Perizat Togymova , Mehmet Erzen ,   Helmir Hospital, Turkey
Published: April 2022

Relevance. Congenital aniridia is a rare ocular malformation. Its occurrence in the world ranges from 1: 40,000 to 1: 96,000. Purpose. To study clinical and functional characteristics of both eyes and the effectiveness of treatment in a child with congenital aniridia, congenital cataract and lens subluxation. Material and methods. The article presents the results of the clinical case of the child T., born in 2006, diagnosed with: OU – Subluxation of the lens congenital III degree. Cataract congenital intrauterine polymorphic. Aniridia is congenital hereditary. Glaucoma congenital intrauterine initial subcompensated (m). Myopia congenital high with astigmatism. Nystagmus horizontal fine-caliber constant. Surgery was performed on both eyes – FAC + IOL + ICR with implantation of the complex «Artificial iris» + Anterior vitrectomy. The article presents an analysis of a clinical case with familial congenital aniridia in a child in order to increase the awareness of treating ophthalmologists about the complexity and systemic manifestations of this congenital malformation and the need for a systematic approach to its treatment. Results. Surgery and postoperative period without complications. Visual acuity after surgery was – OD – 0.08 w/c cyl (+) 1.0 D = 0.2; OS – 0.1 N/c. The position of the Artificial Iris complex is correct. IOL in the back chamber, in the capsule bag. A month after the operation, the visual functions are preserved, the IOP is compensated, the horizontal nystagmus has decreased Conclusion: • The use of the «Artificial iris» complex with a one-stage IOL implantation to correct the elimination of congenital aniridia makes it possible to achieve high cosmetic and functional results. • The child and the child’s parents are satisfied with the cosmetic effect after the operation. • A child after undergoing correction of aniridia with the «Artificial Iris» unit requires constant dynamic observation by an ophthalmologist. • It is necessary to take into account the high risk of postoperative ophthalmic hypertension in the child and the possibility of repeated interventions. Key words: congenital aniridia, congenital cataract, lens subluxation, cataract phacoaspiration with IOL implantation, intracapsular ring, Artificial iris complex
A clinical case of acute iridocyclitis against the background of nonspecific ulcerative colitis
Authors:   Ufa Eye Research Institute, Ufa, Russian Federation, Zainutdinova G.H. , Sagadatova N.M. ,   Ufa Eye Research Institute, Ufa, Russian Federation, Hikmatullin R.I. ,   Ufa Eye Research Institute, Ufa, Russian Federation
Published: April 2022

Conducting adequate therapy for iridocyclitis (uveitis) remains an urgent problem in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) due to the development of this complication in almost every fifth of them. Purpose. To present a clinical case of acute iridocyclitis (AI) in a patient with UC after suffering an acute respiratory disease (ARI) accompanied by a recurrence of Herpes labialis. Material and methods. Examination of a patient at the stage of remission of UC, who applied on the 5th day of the disease with a clinic of acute iridocyclitis and Herpes labialis after acute respiratory infections, suggested an etiological or trigger role of the herpes simplex virus in the development of inflammation in the choroid. Results. Conducting complex therapy with the inclusion of the drug valaciclovir led to the relief of clinical symptoms of OI already on the 16th day of the disease and increased visual acuity. Conclusion. Supplementing the treatment of acute iridocyclitis, which developed against the background of a relapse of a latent herpes infection in a patient with chronic UC in remission, with an antiherpetic drug is etiopathogenetically substantiated to achieve good visual results. Key words: acute iridocyclitis, nonspecific ulcerative colitis, herpes infection
Understanding the effect of an amorphous surface on the ultrafast dynamics of a heterogeneous photoinduced reaction: CD3I photoinduced reaction on amorphous cerium oxide films
Authors: Khan Pathan Md Afjal , Gupta Aakash , Vaida Mihai E.
Published: April 2022

In this work, to understand how an amorphous surface influence the dynamics of surface photoinduced reactions, pump-probe spectroscopy in conjunction with mass spectrometry is employed to track the ultrafast evolution of intermediates and final products with time, mass, and energy resolution. As a model system, the photoinduced reaction of CD3I adsorbed on amorphous cerium oxide films is investigated. A fraction of the first intermediates produced on a freshly prepared surface are trapped to passivate the surface. After the A-band excitation, the minimum dissociation time of CD3I, indicate that CD3I adsorption geometries with either CD3 or I facing the gas-phase exist, however the transient data suggest that most molecules are adsorbed with the I atom facing the surface. CD3 and I are consumed to form I2 and reform CD3I, which are produced with a steady rate only after the intermediates are losing the excess translational energy released from photodissociation.
Therapeutic Potency of Mono and Diprenylated Acetophenone: A Case Study of in-vivo Antimalarial Evaluation
Authors: Babalola Sodeeq , Muhammad Hayatudeen , Idris Abdullah , Hamza Asmau , Igie Nosa , Odeyemi Isaiah , Musa Aliyu , Olorukooba Amina
Published: April 2022

Malaria remains a febrile infection of public health concern in many countries especially tropical countries in Africa, and certain countries in Southern and North America such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Ecuador. Hence this has made research into this area paramount. Acetophenones are active fragments in many compounds with promising antimalarial activity, such as chalcones. In this study, 3,5-diprenyl acetophenone (I) and 5-diprenyl (II) acetophenone were synthesized using an aromatic substitution reaction and tested for in-vivo antimalarial activity. The in-vivo antimalarial potential of the synthesized compounds was carried out using a curative model with plasmodium berghei infected mice. At all the three doses tested; 25 mgkg-1, 50 mgkg-1 and 100 mgkg-1 3,5-diprenyl acetophenone (I) showed promising activity with percentage inhibition of 68.03%, 65.16% and 69.75% respectively demonstrating dose-dependent activity. However, 5-prenyl acetophenone (II) only displayed significant activity (72.12% inhibition) at a dose of 100 mgkg-1. The two compounds passed Lipinski’s rule of five and thus drug-like candidates.
Ni-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dialkyl Carbinol Synthesis via Decarboxylative Cross Coupling: Development, Scope, and Applications
Authors: gao yang , zhang benxiang , levy laura , zhang haijun , he chi , baran phil
Published: April 2022

The first enantioselective decarboxylative Negishi-type alkylations of a-oxy carboxylic acids is reported via the intermediacy of redox-active esters (RAEs). This transformation enables a radical-based retrosynthesis of seemingly trivial enantiopure dialkylcarbinols. This article includes a discussion of the history of such couplings, the retrosynthetic ramifications of such a coupling, the development of general conditions, and an extensive series of applications that vividly demonstrate how it can simplify synthesis.
Effect of nutrition education on nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and consumption of diversified diets among families owning a home garden in northern Ghana
Authors: Saaka Mahama , Kizito Fred , Hoeschle-Zeledon Irmgard
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Micronutrient deficiencies are widely prevalent, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and this may be addressed by increased consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV). However, the consumption of FV in many households is below the recommended levels. Though home gardens have the potential to increase this, their mere ownership may not be sufficient to ensure an increased consumption of FV. However, home gardens coupled with nutrition education can help in improving household diets. In this study, we evaluated the apparent effect of an ongoing nutrition education intervention on nutrition related knowledge, attitudes, and consumption of diversified diets in households with home gardens in rural areas of Northern Ghana.

Methods: A community-based study using a posttest-only nonequivalent groups design was conducted in February 2021 on a sample of 232 rural households that have access to home gardens and with children aged 6 to 36 months. One group of households (n= 110) had been assigned to receive a nutrition education intervention and the other group (n= 122) served as a comparison. Mothers were interviewed regarding their child’s feeding practices while the fathers were interviewed on their knowledge and attitudes towards nutritional and health benefits of fruits and vegetables. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the association between the major independent variable and the outcome variables of interest after adjusting for some of the confounding factors.

Results: After the nutrition education intervention had been ongoing for 7 months, the mean nutrition knowledge scores regarding appropriate child feeding practices in the intervention group was significantly higher than in the comparison group (28.33±6.60 versus 25.38±5.22), p = 0.009. Similarly mean nutrition-related attitudes (NRAs) towards childcare and feeding practices were higher in the intervention than the comparison group 31.70±2.32 versus (29.52±2.85), p < 0.001. Members in households owning a home garden and who also received nutrition education were 3.53 times more likely to consume vitamin A- rich fruits and vegetables [AOR = 3.53, (95% CI: 1.68 - 7.43)], compared with their counterparts which had only home gardens.

Conclusions: Nutrition education in households possessing home gardens appeared to result in significantly higher over-all nutrition knowledge and attitude scores among fathers. The intervention also improved actual consumption of fruits and vegetables in the households. This study contributes to the already existing evidence that joint nutrition education and home gardening have a positive effect on the consumption of diversified diets including FV in low-income countries.
Conditions of Correctional Facilities in the Philippines: Jail Wardens’ Perspectives and Experiences
Authors: Alipoyo Van Ryan Icalina
Published: April 2022

The study explored the perspective and experiences of jail wardens in managing jail facilities in the Philippines for the calendar year 2019. A qualitative study with a transcendental phenomenological research design was used. The study focused on 10 jail wardens from correctional facilities in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. The themes reflect the participants' experiences on the conditions of correctional facilities and their viewpoint on quality correction such as erosion in conformity with the rules, scarcity of resources critical to jail services, the perils of poor staffing, freedom from congestion, infrastructure development, technology in correction, lifelong attempt for improvement and character development. This study concluded that the problems and challenges encountered by the correctional wardens in handling persons deprived of liberty (inmates) and in managing the jail facilities affected their roles and responsibilities in improving the conditions in the correctional facilities such as in the implementation of the reformation process of the PDLs, peace, and order within the facility, and in securing the safety of the personnel and the community. Thus, it is high time for the government and the legislative body of the Philippine government to improve the quality of correctional facilities, the following may be considered: the installation of high technology, construction of new and standard correctional facilities, and quick rehabilitation of old, outdated, or destroyed jails, allocation of budget or appropriations to enable the employment of more staff/personnel, and limiting the number of inmates in a prison cell.
Evaluating the Performance of Parliamentary Committees
Authors: Kinyondo Abel , Pelizzo Riccardo
Published: April 2022

Assessing parliamentary committees’ performance is important as it can ensure good governance. This has prompted various scholars and practitioners to devise several evaluation methods over the past two decades. Some of the methods include measuring the number of important bills that committees pass, measuring the number of important issues that committees address and measuring the number of unimportant bills, which committees block. While all these methods are important in advancing the knowledge of assessing committees’ performance, they are not very useful to parliamentary actors such as parliamentarians as they lack the sense of contemporaneousness in their measurements. It is in this context that using documentary review and data from reliable sources such as World Governance Indicators, this paper innovatively presents a rule of thumb proposing that parliamentary committees’ performance should instantaneously, be measured by the extent to which actions of a particular committee are consistent with three E’s namely, economy, effectiveness and efficiency.
Effect of different ratios of wheat flour to black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
flour on physicochemical properties and sensory acceptability of cooked noodle
Authors: Yahya F. , Xiang Y.K. , M.K. Zainol , M. Hasmadi
Published: April 2022

Wheat noodles are a popular staple food and their consumption has increased worldwide
due to convenience, nutritional and sensory quality, palatability as well as reasonable
price. However, the refining process of wheat flour contributed to the decreasing mineral
and fibre content of noodles. The present study aimed to determine the effect of different
ratios of wheat flour to black bean flour on physicochemical properties and sensory
acceptability of cooked noodles. Wheat flour was substituted with black bean flour at 5
levels: 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. The cooked noodles were analyzed for proximate
composition, cooking loss, colour profile and texture profile in triplicate. Sensory
evaluation was carried out using an acceptance test of a 7-point hedonic scale. Proximate
results showed that the ash, protein, fat and fibre content of cooked noodles had increased
significantly (p<0.05) when the percentage of black bean flour increased. The ash content
and crude fibre content of cooked noodles incorporated with 20% black bean flour were
0.63±0.02% and 0.79±0.06% respectively. The cooking loss of noodles also increased
from 3.61±0.34% to 5.16±0.51% when the percentage of black bean flour increased from
0% to 20%. Although the substitution of 15-20% of black bean flour enhances the
nutritional value of noodles, the sensory acceptance decreased due to the undesirable dark
colour and hard texture. Therefore, this study suggested that the addition of black bean
flour up to 10% is the potential to be used as a functional ingredient with promising the
physical characteristics and nutritional value of the noodle without affecting their sensory
quality.
The University of Toronto Scarborough Psychology and Neuroscience Departmental Students' Association (PNDA) 2022 Academic Research Panel Conference Booklet
Authors: Chandran Ilakkiah , Khan Mahnoor
Published: April 2022

The Psychology and Neuroscience Departmental Students’ Association (PNDA) advocates on behalf of its members to the Department of Psychology at University of Toronto Scarborough and fosters academic excellence and career growth. PNDA provides academic and professional support by creating opportunities to interact and network with like-minded individuals while serving as a hub for all matters pertaining to the Psychology, Mental Health studies, and Neuroscience programs, thereby connecting members, students, faculty, staff, organizations, institutions, companies, and communities. The Academic Research Panel (ARP) is an annual event focused on fostering research and student engagement amongst UTSC students specifically in the psychology, neuroscience, and mental health studies programs. Each year the ARP is led by undergraduate students from PNDA providing students with a platform to network and showcase their scientific work. This booklet is composed of abstracts from the presenting undergraduate students.
Das bases gregas aos fundamentos em Climatologia Geográfica
Authors: Pereira Soares Lucas , E Silva Gonçalves Khannanda Luhara
Published: April 2022

O estudo do clima pode ser analisado desde a estruturação inicial da ciência geográfica desempenhada por Humboldt e Ritter. Além do mais, pode-se dizer que com o desenvolvimento de alguns estudos, a Climatologia obteve determinadas transformações que permitiram algumas mudanças dentro da Geografia. A partir disso, observa-se que a Climatologia, assim como demais campos da Geografia foi aparentemente desenvolvida anterior a instalação da Geografia como ciência, todavia, a apresentação do contexto da mesma pode ser analisada através dos fundamentos de Humboldt, que em especial foi o pioneiro dentro do ramo, principalmente, por organizar de maneira integrada o campo climatológico, analisando a compreensão dos fenômenos dentro do espaço da análise geográfica. Nesse sentido, a presente pesquisa tem o objetivo de apresentar a evolução dos estudos climatológicos, levantando informações sobre analises realizadas tanto nos perí­odos iniciais com os povos tradicionais, quanto os fundamentos primordiais que procederam a criação de uma escola brasileira de Climatologia Geográfica. Ademais, observa-se que a compreensão do estudo clima consegue mostrar a importância da análise da evolução das concepções climáticas, pois independentemente do contexto histórico no qual se insere observa-se o vasto interesse da sociedade em compreender os eventos atmosféricos naturais, e além disso, tenta organiza-los através de leis ou tratados que permitam facilitar compreensão humana sobre os estudos atmosféricos.
Literature of resistance from the position of diachrony, modernity and perspectives
Authors: Nikolic Andriana , Chaika-Lukovich Ilona
Published: April 2022

Given the current situation in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, new types of social relations, a new, in an economic sense, post-industrial society, it is an indisputable fact that we are facing the same events that analysts say belong to the neoliberal order, and that we, as a collective, are members of this social system through our individual participation. Montenegrin culture, like all Western civilization, is in a state of postmodernism. In the context of Montenegro, this phenomenon is most fully represented in literature. In this paper, we will try to reveal the role of the individual in resisting everyday events with the help of the literary word, bearing in mind that postmodernism is aimed at breaking down the boundaries between high and mass culture, the penetration of commerce into culture. We based our research on the interdisciplinarity of this phenomenon, as postmodernism changes the attitude towards identity. Thanks to the artistic embodiment, we will understand the author's position, to what extent we have civil liberties and whether women are loudly opposed to the diseases of the transition period, while men still occupy key positions in Montenegrin society. A new literary phenomenon, a new collection of short stories by Tatiana Tanya Zekovych, will show us the vision of a woman intellectual who, in writing, fights against stereotypes, so the prose texts in her book have different themes and represent the author's views of the social reality. In her stories, in the form of essays, the author speaks openly about social anomalies, without shame or fear noting that she sees herself as part of the biased literature. The purpose of this work is to introduce the reader to the work of the Montenegrin writer, whose book has no Ukrainian translation, to present the main ideas of the author, her literary attempts to critically rethink reality through postmodern artistic expression at the level of themes, ideas and artistic means.
Entre paredes, jardins, solários e salas de atividades: há bebês e crianças por aqui!
Authors: Lopes Jader Janer Moreira , Valentim Silvia Helena , Bogossian Thiago
Published: April 2022

A produção da modernidade ocidental, fruto de movimentos coloniais iniciados em fins do século XV, foi marcada por um conjunto de ações que desenhariam as relações geopolíticas do mundo contemporâneo. O domínio das relações territoriais e econômicas foi acompanhado de outros processos, muitas vezes negligenciados e esquecidos, como a colonização dos saberes, das rotinas, a institucionalização da vida e outros, que se convergiram na própria colonialidade do ser. Nesse movimento, a dimensão espacial foi uma das facetas fundamentais.  Com o objetivo de trazer reflexões que envolvem as relações das infâncias com o espaço institucionalizado, buscamos, com este artigo, contribuir com os debates que envolvem as questões curriculares para a Educação Infantil.
Educação infantil pós-BNCC e a produção do neossujeito docente em documentos curriculares municipais
Authors: Carvalho Rodrigo Saballa de , Bernardo Gertrudes Angélica Vargas , Lopes Amanda de Oliveira
Published: April 2022

A partir dos estudos de currículo e dos estudos de Michel Foucault, o artigo objetiva analisar a produção discursiva sobre a docência veiculada em documentos curriculares de Educação Infantil das cidades de Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba e Florianópolis, os quais foram elaborados após a homologação da BNCC (MEC, 2017). Mediante a análise do discurso, são evidenciadas táticas discursivas presentes nos textos que, ao instituírem práticas pautadas por uma racionalidade neoliberal, operam na constituição do neossujeito docente. Com base nas análises, é possível inferir que os documentos curriculares ratificam as orientações constantes na Base, prescrevem modos de atuação profissional e secundarizam a autoria docente.
Educação infantil, currículo e cidade
Authors: Campos Tulio , Carvalho Levindo Diniz , Baptista Mônica Correia
Published: April 2022

Este artigo analisa experiências de crianças e adultos, de uma instituição pública de Educação Infantil, em visitas a espaços culturais da cidade de Belo Horizonte, buscando compreender como as crianças significam a experiência urbana em deslocamentos para a visita a um museu e a um mercado público. Debate-se o direito das crianças à cidade, nas suas dimensões de mobilidade e apropriação, ao mesmo tempo em que se analisam os processos educativos vivenciados em espaços e equipamentos públicos e suas possíveis relações com o currículo. Sustentado pelos estudos da infância e pela produção teórica sobre currículo na Educação Infantil, o trabalho vai ao encontro dos debates acerca da compreensão da cidade e dos equipamentos públicos como lócus de educação da criança pequena.
escola e o ensino de leitura em tempos de fake news
Authors: Lima Winchuar Marcio José de , Bahls Diego Paiva , Zanlorenzi Maria Josélia
Published: April 2022

Apresenta uma proposta metodológica de leitura voltada ao 5º ano do Ensino Fundamental e traz como objetivo principal evidenciar o papel da escola frente ao combate às fake news. Fundamenta-se em uma perspectiva crítica de leitura (SILVA, 1998, 2008) e problematiza o fenômeno das notícias falsas (PIETROBON, 2020); CHRISTOFOLETTI (2018), entre outros. Propõe a leitura de duas charges a partir de sua estrutura composicional, conteúdo e estilo de linguagem (BAKHTIN, 2000) com enfoque nas habilidades propostas pela Base nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC). Conclui que ensinar a ler de forma crítica - um dos papéis sociais da escola - é lutar contra a barbárie, a mentira e a disseminação do ódio, presentes na sociedade.
Educar com histórias
Authors: Benelli Caterina
Published: April 2022

A contribuição pretende evidenciar a temática da prática da narrativa e da autoescrita como atividade educativa e didática dirigida, em particular, a meninas e meninos. A pedagogia da autobiografia tratou da infância apenas dos últimos anos, pois desde a década de 80 do Século XX, a pesquisa e a formação autobiográfica se desenvolveram principalmente no campo da educação de adultos. As práticas de narração e escrita autobiográfica, hoje, configura-se como dispositivos nodais para a ativação de percursos educacionais voltados para a reflexividade e maior autoconsciência desde a infância e em todas as idades, com métodos e objetivos diversos.
Inclusão dos estudantes com deficiência em Alagoas
Authors: Costa Mariane de Lima Vasconcellos , Cavalcante Valéria Campos
Published: April 2022

Este trabalho traz como objetivo refletir sobre o processo de Inclusão de estudantes com deficiência no âmbito da Rede Escolar em Alagoas. Neste aspecto, buscou-se analisar de que maneira o Estado de Alagoas se organiza politicamente para implantar uma educação de qualidade para esses estudantes. Para tanto, analisou-se o Plano Estadual de Educação (PEE-AL), mais especificamente a Meta 04, que trata da inclusão dos estudantes com deficiência.  Compreende-se que o referido documento é uma política pública educacional do Estado, portanto deveria ser realmente implantada em toda Rede Estadual e nos municípios. Buscamos como abordagem a pesquisa qualitativa, baseada em análise documental do PEE-AL. Essa investigação demonstrou que há um avanço legal para a inclusão do estudante com deficiência em Alagoas nas últimas décadas, sobretudo através da construção de documentos que permitiram e deram visibilidade a esses sujeitos, todavia ainda existem muitas dificuldades no processo de inclusão nas escolas. Nesse sentido, podemos constatar que o termo Inclusão tem sido bastante debatido na área Educacional em Alagoas, mas na prática observa-se que pouco tem sido feito para que se incluam esses estudantes nas escolas públicas alagoanas.