bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Análise da taxa de mortalidade infantil no município de Viçosa - Minas Gerais
Authors: Borges Alessandra Bastos , Pinto Eliangela Saraiva Oliveira
Published: July 2021

A mortalidade infantil é um importante indicador que permite refletir o nível de saúde e o grau de desenvolvimento socioeconômico de uma determinada população. Altas taxas de mortalidade infantil estão associadas a baixos níveis socioeconômicos e de condições de vida. Avaliar o perfil epidemiológico da mortalidade infantil do município de Viçosa – MG, no período de 2013 a 2015. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva quantitativa, em que foram coletados dados secundários referente aos óbitos menores de um ano e aos nascidos vivos do município, obtidos através do banco de dados do Sistema de Informações de Mortalidade – SIM e Sistema de Informações de Nascidos Vivos – SINASC de Viçosa – MG, entre janeiro de 2013 a dezembro de 2015. Os coeficientes de mortalidade infantil do período de 2013 a 2015, foram registrados respectivamente como 7,6; 10,2 e 12,3 óbitos a cada 1000 nascidos vivos, apresentando mortalidade infantil baixa, pois manteve valores inferiores a 20 óbitos por mil nascidos vivos. Com relação à composição da mortalidade infantil, observou-se que há uma maior concentração de óbitos neonatais, sendo registrados como 4,3; 6,8 e 10,1 óbitos neonatais a cada 1000 nascidos vivos, o que contribui com o aumento da taxa de mortalidade infantil. Embora as taxas de mortalidade infantil tenham se mantido baixas, é importante que o setor saúde esteja atento à evitabilidade dos óbitos de menores de um ano, pois estes poderiam ser evitados por meio da melhoria da assistência ao pré-natal, parto e puerpério; pela ampliação da cobertura vacinal e outros serviços.
O significado da educação permanente sob a ótica de enfermeiros da Estratégia de Saúde da Família
Authors: Floresta Ariana Colombari de Godoi , Caetano Maria Goreth Lourenço , Garcia Pauliana Pimentel Coelho , Oliveira Deíse Moura de
Published: July 2021

A Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF) visa a reorientação do modelo assistencial e tem no enfermeiro um dos atores fundamentais para atuar nesta lógica e auxiliar na mudança das práticas historicamente hegemônicas na saúde. Para que tal mudança ocorra faz-se necessário pautar a educação permanente (EP), uma vez que a reorientação do modelo assistencial prediz uma implicação dos profissionais de saúde com os micro-processos do trabalho em saúde configurando a EP como uma ferramenta mediadora das mudanças vislumbradas na prática. O estudo tem como objetivo compreender o significado atribuído à Educação Permanente por enfermeiros da Estratégia de Saúde da Família de um município de Minas Gerais. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa realizada com 11 enfermeiros da ESF de um munícipio localizado na Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre março e maio de 2015, por meio de entrevista com questões abertas, sendo interrrompida utilizando o método de saturação teórica. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin e interpretados em consonância com a literatura pertinente à temática. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa com Seres Humanos da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, conforme o Parecer nº 909.717, de 09 de dezembro de 2014. Os depoimentos permitiram a emersão da categoria. O significado da Educação Permanente para o enfermeiro da ESF” e de duas subcategorias: “Perspectivas Conceituais” e “A importância atribuída à Educação Permanente”. A maioria dos enfermeiros significam a educação permanente na lógica da educação continuada, compreendendo-a como uma capacitação para o serviço realizada de modo pontual e voltada prioritariamente para o aspecto instrumental. Associam-na ainda à participação em cursos oferecidos por instituições, como secretaria de saúde e universidade. Isso reflete que os participantes do estudo não trazem significados coerentes com a proposta da EP, sendo estes muitas vezes associados a capacitação profissional, em detrimento da problematização do cotidiano do trabalho em saúde. Cabe ressaltar que independentemente da concepção que trazem todos atribuem à EP uma importância para a qualificação das práticas de saúde. Os achados desta investigação remetem a necessidade de que a lógica da EP seja efetivada enquanto política inscrita no processo de trabalho em saúde no âmbito da ESF. Neste contexto, há que se pensar em investir na sensibilização dos profissionais de saúde, entre eles o enfermeiro, no sentido de compreenderem a EP como uma atividade que emerge da micropolítica do trabalho em saúde e como a força motriz para o agenciamento das mudanças necessárias para a reorientação do modelo assistencial.
Chemical Characterization and Antidiabetic Activity of Essential Oils from Pelargonium graveolens Leaves
Authors: Javed Ahamad  , Subasini Uthirapathy
Published: July 2021

Pelargonium graveolens (Geranium) is a source of the finest quality of fragrance and its essential oils are used as antibacterial, and antifungal agents. The aim of the current research is to determine chemical constituents in the essential oil of P. graveolens by GC-MS and evaluate its antidiabetic activity via α-glucosidase inhibition assay. The chemical composition of P. graveolens essential oil was determined by GC/MS and its antidiabetic activity was assessed through inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme in in-vitro models. GC-MS analysis determines 36 chemical components in the essential oil of P. graveolens leaves, and citronellyl isovalerate (10.41 %), menthol (9.61 %), linalool (8.63 %), p-menthone (6.31 %), and geranyl tiglate (4.99 %) were recorded as major constituents. The essential oil of P. graveolens leaves showed concentration dependant inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme ranging from 28.13±1.41 to 74.24±2.53 µg/mL for concentration ranging from 31.25 to 1000 µg/mL. The IC50 values for of P. graveolens and acarbose were found as 93.72±4.76 and 80.4±2.17 µg/mL, respectively against the α-glucosidase enzyme. The study finding explores the chemical components of P. graveolens growing in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and scientifically supported its possible use in diabetic patients for controlling postprandial hyperglycemia.
Desenvolvimento sustentável e as instituições de ensino superior: Um desafio a cumprir
Authors: Fleig Raquel , Do Nascimento Iramar Baptistella , Michaliszyn Mario Sergio
Published: July 2021

As políticas públicas educacionais, aliadas à universidade, ampliam subsídios ao progresso civilizatório e ao desenvolvimento nacional. Em todo o mundo as universidades começaram a participar das ações destinadas a atender aos objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável impulsionadas por iniciativas apoiadas pelas Nações Unidas. Este artigo tem o objetivo de identificar, por meio da bibliografia científica, a implementação do tema desenvolvimento sustentável nas instituições de ensino superior de diversos países. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizada nas bases de dados: Web of Science e Scopus. Os descritores e as estratégias utilizadas para a busca nas bases de dados foram: sustentabilidade AND universidades AND desenvolvimento sustentável AND educação superior; foram utilizados ainda os termos traduzidos em inglês e o booleano ‘OR’ para todos os descritores. Após a avaliação dos critérios de seleção, selecionou-se um total de 34 artigos para o estudo. Os resultados mostraram que a prática de incluir o tema se desenvolve de forma lenta e progressiva nas instituições de ensino superior. Conclui-se que o desenvolvimento sustentável é um tema que necessita da multidisciplinaridade, transdisciplinaridade e interdisciplinaridade, visto que agrega a necessidade de conhecimentos e atitudes que potencializem trabalhos entre gestores e professores junto ao cenário acadêmico. A parceria entre universidades, governo e empresas pode ser um fator essencial na integração do desenvolvimento sustentável nas instituições de ensino superior, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento, e que muitos estudos e avanços são necessários para que o desenvolvimento sustentável se cumpra dentro de uma concepção dinâmica nas universidades.
Making it official: The institutionalization of the hegemony of English
Authors: Nieto David G.
Published: July 2021

Drawing upon Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as theoretical framework and methodological tool, the present paper critically examines the legislation that has established English as official language in 30 states. This study captures the motivation and rationale of the policies, their stated outcomes and educational implications. The analysis situates the discourse embedded in official language policies within its socio-historical context and the conceptualization of race and language in the US. The results indicate that official English legislation responds to a conservative raciolinguistic ideology that seeks to reaffirm the hegemony of English as a mechanism of internal colonization. Official English attempts to establish monolingual educational and governmental practices that serve as an instrument to protect the status quo and, thus, perpetuate the privilege of whiteness and the subordination of immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
PERANAN SANDUR KEMBANG DESA DALAM PELESTARIAN KESENIAN SANDUR DI BOJONEGORO, JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Firdaus Elvin Nuril , Sukmawan Sony
Published: July 2021

Sandur merupakan seni pertunjukan tradisional yang tumbuh dan berkembang di wilayah masyarakat agraris, yaitu masyarakat yang memenuhi kebutuhan hidupnya bersumber dari produksi dan pemeliharaan tanaman dan pertanian. Sandur mengisahkan tentang kehidupan masyarakat agraris, interaksi antarmasyarakat, bercocok tanam, hingga transisi masyarakat agraris menuju masyarakat urban. Salah satu daerah tempt berkembangnya Sandur adalah Bojonegoro. Sandur pernah mencapai masa kejayaannya di Bojonegoro. Seiring berjalannya waktu, Sandur dianggap kurang relevan dengan kehidupan masyarakat modern karena tidak ada penyesuaian dengan perkembangan zaman dan tidak ada regenerasi. Hal tersebut ditambah dengan hantaman modernisasi yang semakin memperburuk keadaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan upaya pelestarian Sandur melalui kelompok Sandur Kembang Desa, yaitu sekelompok pemuda yang mempertahankan kesenian Sandur dengan cara menginovasi cerita dalam Sandur agar dapat diterima masyarakat. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Ledok Kulon, Kecamatan Bojonegoro, Kabupaten Bojonegoro. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui teknik wawancara tidak terstruktur dan observasi nonpartisipan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa eksistensi Sandur terancam punah karena tidak adanya regenerasi dan ceritanya yang dianggap kurang relevan dengan kehidupan masyarakat modern. Hal tersebut menjadikan minat masyarakat terhadap kesenian Sandur semakin berkurang. Sandur Kembang Desa merupakan kelompok kesenian yang menginovasi Sandur di tengah pola kehidupan masyarakat yang bergeser mengikuti arus modernisasi. Inovasi Sandur Kembang Desa terinspirasi dari gaya hidup masyarakat modern, sehingga pertunjukannya mampu menarik perhatian masyarakat. Nilai-nilai yang diangkat dalam cerita Sandur Kembang Desa merupakan nilai-nilai yang relevan dengan masyarakat modern, tanpa mengubah nilai-nilai tradisional Sandur. Adanya inovasi dari Sandur Kembang Desa diharapkan mampu mempertahankan eksistensi Sandur di tengah perkembangan budaya modern.
Caractéristiques épidémiologiques et cliniques du syndrome inflammatoire multisystémique chez les adultes : un examen rapide
Authors: Atchessi Nicole , Edjoc Rojiemiahd , Striha Megan , Waddell Lisa , Bresee Natalie , Dawson Thomas
Published: July 2021

Le syndrome inflammatoire multisystémique de l’enfant (MIS-C) est l’une des principales répercussions de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) qui a été décrite dans la littérature depuis le début de la pandémie. Bien que le MIS-C concerne les enfants, des cas ayant des caractéristiques cliniques semblables ont récemment été décrits chez les adultes. Une description des caractéristiques épidémiologiques et cliniques du syndrome inflammatoire multisystémique de l’adulte (MIS-A) est un point de départ pour une meilleure connaissance et compréhension de cette maladie émergente. Nous avons recensé neuf cas de MIS-A dans la littérature, cinq aux États-Unis, deux en France et deux au Royaume-Uni. Les descriptions de cas ont révélé des similitudes dans les caractéristiques cliniques, y compris l’occurrence au cours de la phase post-aiguë de la maladie, la fièvre, les symptômes digestifs, des atteintes cardiaques et des marqueurs inflammatoires élevés. Tous les patients ont été hospitalisés, trois ont dû être admis à l’unité de soins intensifs et un est décédé. Les traitements les plus courants étaient l’immunoglobuline intraveineuse, la prednisolone et l’aspirine. Ces résultats suggèrent que le MIS-A est une grave complication de la COVID-19 qui peut entraîner la mort. D’autres études visant à améliorer notre compréhension de la pathogenèse du MIS-A, qui contribueront à améliorer les décisions de traitement et à prévenir les séquelles ou la mort.
Traitement à l’ivermectine pour l’infection à Strongyloides chez les patients atteints de COVID-19
Authors:   La Table de consultation scientifique sur la COVID-19 de l’Ontario et le groupe de travail sur les lignes directrices en matière de pratique clinique pour les médicaments et les produits biologiques
Published: July 2021

L’ivermectine, un agent antiparasitaire, n’est pas recommandé pour la prophylaxie ou le traitement de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). L’utilisation inappropriée de l’ivermectine pour le traitement de la COVID-19 peut en diminuer la disponibilité pour les patients atteints d’infections parasitaires graves qui pourraient en bénéficier et aggraver la pénurie actuelle de ce médicament au Canada. Cependant, les patients atteints de COVID-19 qui sont des candidats pour recevoir des thérapies immunomodulatrices (e.g. corticostéroïdes et inhibiteurs de l’interleukine-6) peuvent être exposés au risque de syndrome d’hyperinfection et de la maladie disséminée à Strongyloides stercoralis. Ces complications peuvent être graves, voire mortelles. Il est important de reconnaître et de dépister les patients qui présentent des risques de strongyloïdose, car ces patients peuvent avoir besoin d’un traitement à l’ivermectine pour éviter le risque d’un syndrome d’hyperinfection et d’une maladie disséminée, qui est souvent mortelle. Les médecins devraient suivre des recommandations fondées sur des données probantes pour dépister et traiter l’infection à Strongyloides chez les patients atteints de COVID-19 qui pourraient recevoir des traitements propres à la COVID-19 qui modifient la réponse immunitaire et qui peuvent entraîner un syndrome d’hyperinfection ou une maladie disséminée.
Wokół problematyki gatekeeperów w prawniczej komunikacji naukowej
Authors: Jabłońska-Bonca Jolanta
Published: July 2021

Przedmiotem artykułu są wybrane problemy podmiotów mających istotny wpływ na wybór tych prawniczych wyników badań naukowych, które są ujawniane, publikowane, dostarczone adresatom, a niekiedy traktowane jako poufne i niejawne. To zadania, które można uznać za zadania specjalnego selekcjonera (gatekeeper) w prawniczej komunikacji naukowej. Prawnicza komunikacja naukowa jest rozumiana w tym tekście jako komunikacja między naukowcami oraz jako komunikacja transformowana do praktyki prawniczej. To także przekazywanie przez naukowców zamawianych wyników badań innym interesariuszom zewnętrznym oraz komunikacja naukowców ze społeczeństwem. Pytania stawiane w tym tekście są następujące: czy i jak zmieniają się obecnie drogi prawniczej komunikacji naukowej? Kto ma ważny albo decydujący wpływ na filtrowanie wyników naukowych badań prawniczych, które trafiają do publicznego dyskursu prawniczego, oraz kto i dlaczego może zamykać niektóre „bramki” (gate), ograniczając albo wykluczając dostęp naukowców, praktyków albo społeczeństwa do określonych treści? Czy i jaki wpływ ma kultura cyfrowa na zjawiska istnienia „bramek”? Czy fakt dynamicznego rozwoju otwartej komunikacji naukowej (open access) ma wpływ na to, kto jest gatekeeprem? Czy wraz z upowszechnianiem Internetu jest mniej punktów selekcji, a może są, ale inne?
Prawo Unii Europejskiej w polskich czasopismach prawniczych (kilka obserwacji)
Authors: Biernat Stanisław
Published: July 2021

Wzrost zainteresowania prawem unijnym (wcześniej wspólnotowym) w polskich czasopismach prawniczych następował od czasu zmian ustrojowych w 1989 r., kiedy formalny udział Polski w procesach integracji europejskiej stał się w ogóle możliwy. Mało jest obecnie czasopism poświęconych wyłącznie lub w przeważającej mierze problematyce prawa unijnego. Ukazuje się natomiast wiele czasopism publikujących artykuły z różnych dziedzin prawa, w tym również z zakresu prawa unijnego. Przeważają w nich publikacje w języku polskim, ale coraz więcej jest czasopism publikowanych w języku angielskim, albo poszczególnych numerów czasopism, czy wreszcie poszczególnych artykułów. Krąg autorów jest zróżnicowany. Obejmuje zarówno osoby specjalizujące się w prawie unijnym, jak i autorów zajmujących się różnymi dziedzinami prawa prawa polskiego analizowanymi w ścisłym powiązaniu powiązaniu z prawem unijnym. Przedmiotem artykułów są zagadnienia ustrojowego prawa unijnego, ale także rozmaite aspekty prawa materialnego. Szeroko analizowane jest również orzecznictwo TSUE. Wyraźny jest wpływ publikacji w czasopismach na lepsze zrozumienie prawa unijnego w procesie stanowienia oraz stosowania prawa w Polsce.
COVID-19 features in children and adolescents: a systematic review and pooled analysis
Authors: Panagouli Eleni D. , Thirios Athanasios Ch. , Psaltopoulou Theodora , Bacopoulou Flora , Troupis Theodore G. , Chrousos George , Tsolia Maria N. , Sergentanis Theodoros N. , Tsitsika Artemis K.
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate special features and probable correlations between symptoms, laboratory findings, treatment, and outcomes of COVID-19 in children and adolescents, through a systematic review and pooled analysis. Following database (Pubmed, Google Scholar, Scopus and Embase) search, forty articles were considered eligible identifying a total of 2,971 confirmed pediatric COVID-19 patients. Fever was reported in 55.1% of the cases, while 28.4% were asymptomatic.  Radiological signs of pneumonia were observed in more than half of the cases and in 40.7% of asymptomatic patients. Fever showed the highest sensitivity (sensitivity: 60.3%, specificity: 48.8%), followed by cough (sensitivity: 47.4%, specificity: 76.7%), rhinorrhea (sensitivity: 21.1%, specificity: 88.4%) and diarrhea (sensitivity: 10.3%, specificity: 88.4%), in differentiating cases with positive radiological signs for pneumonia. Compared to school age children, preschoolers (adjusted OR=6.01, 95%CI: 1.73-20.91) were more prone to pneumonia findings. Various combinations of treatments were used across studies, without following any strict guidelines. Most children (>90%) had full recovery and rarely presented complications. Fever seems to be the most frequent symptom in pediatric COVID-19, but pediatricians should additionally evaluate cough, rhinorrhea, and diarrhea as indicators of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Asymptomatic cases were common, but not the majority, and a significant percentage had developed radiologic findings of pneumonia. Thorough reassessment of treatment and management guidelines should be helpful.
Oscillation and asymptotic behavior of a higher-order neutral delay difference equation with variable delays under Δm
Authors: Behera Chittaranjan , Rath Radhanath , Mishra Prayag Prasad
Published: July 2021

In this article we obtain sufficient conditions for the oscillation of all solutions of the higher-order delay difference equation

Δm(yn−∑j=1kpnjyn−mj)+vnG(yσ(n))−unH(yα(n))=fn,$$\begin{array}{} \displaystyle \Delta^{m}\big(y_n-\sum_{j=1}^k p_n^j y_{n-m_j}\big) + v_nG(y_{\sigma(n)})-u_nH(y_{\alpha(n)})=f_n\,, \end{array}$$

wheremis a positive integer and Δxn=xn+1−xn. Also we obtain necessary conditions for a particular case of the above equation. We illustrate our results with examples for which it seems no result in the literature can be applied.
‘Behold, I tell you a mystery’: Tracing Faust’s Influences on Giorgio Agamben to and from International Law
Authors: Bikundo Edwin
Published: July 2021

It is a mystery as to why more is not made of the influence of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust on Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben’s body of work. After all, as a great philosophical poet, and tremendously concerned with language, Goethe’s work could not have failed to capture Agamben’s attention, especially given his early and sustained interest in poetry. Indeed, Agamben cites Goethe in at least 12 of his works including: The Use of Bodies, Creation and Anarchy, Pilate and Jesus, The Kingdom and the Glory, Homo Sacer, The Signature of All Things, Stanzas, The End of the Poem, Potentialities, Karman, Adventure and Infancy and History. Crucially, the last five reference Goethe’s Faust directly. Thus, this paper seeks to remedy the relative lack of explicit engagement and demonstrate the strong, clear and persistent influence of Goethe’s Faust that underpins Agamben’s signature philological and philosophical approach to literarily explicating law’s foundational riddles. Agamben’s Homo Sacer, project – it must be recalled – quite accidentally began in part as a direct response to the legalistic justifications for the 1990–91 Gulf War. The present discussion seeks to demonstrate that Goethean influence ironically enough through a close examination of both Faust’s and Agamben’s attempts at partially translating a biblical phrase: ‘in the beginning was the word’.
Politics of Silence: On Autonomous, Communicative and Aesthetic Silences
Authors: Kaura-aho Katariina
Published: July 2021

The article analyses the political meaning of silence by reflecting on the communicative, autonomous and aesthetic function of silence in context of prevailing political speech systems. In the article, silence is interpreted as an active communication form, as an activist protest tactic and as an aesthetic practice. The article argues that silence can have a politically subversive function toward prevailing aesthetically organised speech systems.Conventionally, silence is devalued in Western societies that primarily celebrate the expressive and communicative capacity of verbal speech. In theorising about radically egalitarian politics, it is however crucial to note the various ways in which silence can be an important source of power. Silence holds the potential for certain active political change in current legal-political frameworks. On the one hand, silence can enable new communication forms and actualise alternative political solidarities and attachments. Also, the logic of oppressive speech systems can be resisted through silent political action. On the other hand, it is in an individual’s own practices of silence, ones that silent protests can bring about in their aftermath, where the sensibility of prevailing political speech orders can be rearranged. The article analyses these many meanings of political silence.
The Role of Clerics in North African Third-Century Martyr Narratives
Authors: Rebillard Éric
Published: July 2021

The comparison of the role of the clergy in the Passio Perpetuae, the Vita Cypriani, the Passio Mariani et Iacobi, and the Passio Lucii et Montani reveals that tensions around the respective authorities of clerics and martyrs/confessors continue to divide Christians in Carthage after the death of Cyprian.
Quality of life and mental disorders in caregivers of children with special needs
Authors: Pegorin Talita Cristina , Léo Marcela Martins Furlan de , Zuge Samuel Spiegelberg , Brum Crhis Netto de , Rosa Lisiane da , Conceição Vander Monteiro da
Published: July 2021

Objective: to analyze the relationship between quality of life and presence of common mental disorder in caregivers of children who need special health care. Methods: cross-sectional study with 87 caregivers of children with special health care needs. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-bref and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed based on frequencies and inferential with Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient tests. Results: mean rank differences were found in the relationship between responsible caregiver and common mental disorder; caregiver has some grievance, undergoes psychopharmacological treatment and psychological monitoring and the physical and general domains of quality of life and common mental disorder. Moreover, there was an inverse correlation between the domains of quality of life and common mental disorder. Conclusion: the lower the socres in the quality of life domains, the higher the development of common mental disorder in caregivers.
Profile of functionality of persons affected by leprosy
Authors: D’Azevedo Stephanie Steremberg Pires , Santos Danielle Christine Moura dos , Arruda Gustavo Aires de , Barbosa Jaqueline Caracas , Alves Maria Geórgia Torres , Souza Niedja Madelon Nascimento
Published: July 2021

Objective: to analyze the functioning and disability profile of persons affected by leprosy. Methods: a quantitative study, carried out with 43 people in six reference units with support groups for self-care in leprosy. A sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule instrument were used. The analyses used descriptive statistics, the chi-square test of adjustment adequacy for categorical variables, binomial and Mann-Whitney. Results: the median (interquartile range) in the Participation, Mobility, Cognition and Life Activities domains were 37.5 (20.8-54.2), 25.0 (6.3-56.3), 20.0 (0.0-40.0) and 10.0 (0.0-40.0), respectively, representing the impact of the disease in these domains. Conclusion: the functionality scores were higher in the Participation and Mobility domains, reflecting physical disabilities, discrimination and stigma in the lives of people affected by leprosy.
PASSIVITY-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STAND-ALONE HYBRID ELECTROGENERATING COMPLEX
Authors: Biletskyi Yurii O. , Shchur Ihor Z. , Kuzyk Rostyslav-Ivan V.
Published: July 2021

The desire for energy independence presupposes the use of various types of elements for energy generation from renewable sources, for the stand-alone operation of which energy storage devices are required. Apower generation complex created in this way must perform a number of tasks that are formed by the energy management system. The control system performs these tasks and ensures proper static and dynamic characteristics of this complex with many inputs and outputs. The results of recent world researches, as well as the authors experience of this work, show that,for creating such control systems, it is advisable to use Passive-Based Control (PBC), presenting the control object as a Port-Controlled Hamiltonian (PCH) system. Thanks to the developed method of additional interconnections and damping injection (Interconnection & Damping Assignment -IDA) passive control provides ample opportunities to adjust the control effects, while ensuring the asymptotic stability of the system as a whole. This is particularly useful in the complex system considered in this paper that includes both a hybrid power plant for electricity generation from the sun and windanda hybrid energystorage unit consisting of the battery and supercapacitor module. This article shows the procedure of PBCsystem synthesis, according to which three structures of control influence formers (CIF) were designed and investigated. These structures have different combinations of additional interconnections and damping, which allows forming the desired energy flows inside the closed-loop systemand therefore provide desired control results.Among them, there are tasks of maintaining voltages on the DC bus and the supercapacitor module at referencelevels, and the smoothness of the battery current transients.A comparative simulation studies were performed on a computer model of the power generation complex with synthesized control systems, whichwas created in the MATLAB/Simulink environment. It showed the efficiency of their work and the advantages of different CIF structures.
MECHATRONIC TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM INFORMATION SUPPORT
Authors: Larshin Vasily P. , Gushchin Anatoly M.
Published: July 2021

The article focuses on a new way to solve the problem of cutting processing due to the appearance of a wide range of super-hard and hard-to-machine structural materials for aircraft, automobile, ship and engine construction, as well as for spacecraft, medi-cine (orthopedics, dentistry), nuclear and military equipment. Such materials have an organized regular structure, high strength, super hardness. As a result, there is a problem of defect-free machining of these materials without damaging their balanced structure. The article describes a new approach and formulates innovative principles for creating a new class of mechatronic technological systems for precision machining of parts made of these materials using the example of drilling small diameter deep holes. The core of the mechatronic technological systemis a mechatronic parametric stabilizer of the power load on the cutting tool. The mechatronic tech-nological systemprovidesa program task, automatic stabilization and maintenance in the tracking mode of the power load on the cutting tool with “disturbance control”. For example, in the technological cycle of drilling smalldiameter holes, such a system pro-tects the drillbits frombreakage. An integrated technological system is proposed with the following three levels of control: intelli-gent (upper), adaptive (middle) and robust (lower). The basis of the multi-level system is a high-speed robust automatic control sys-tem “by thedisturbance”. The disturbance is the load torque, which is either automatically stabilized, or tracked whensetting a pro-gram from a computer, or changes according to the program that sets the mechatronic technological systemthe functioning(opera-tion)algorithm. This algorithm can vary widely with different methods of machining parts by cutting(grinding), including shaping free 3D surfaces according to their digital models. The mechatronic technological systemproposedis easily integrated into the cut-ting (grinding) system of CNC machines, expanding their capabilities by transferring the standard control program of the CNC to a higher level of the control hierarchy. This allows machining any complex-shaped parts, including “double curvature”parts, namely impellers, turbine blades, rowing screws, etc.
IMPROVING FPGA COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL SYSTEMSBASED ON NATURAL VERSION REDUNDANCY
Authors: Drozd Oleksandr V. , Rucinski Andrzej , Zashcholkin Kostiantyn V. , Drozd Myroslav O. , Sulima Yulian Yu.
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the problem of improving FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) components developed for safety-related systems. FPGA components are improved in the checkability of their circuits and the trustworthiness of the results calculated on them to support fault-tolerant solutions, which are basic in ensuring the functional safety ofcritical systems. Fault-tolerant solu-tions need protection from sources of multiple failures, which include hidden faults. They can be accumulated in significant quanti-ties during a long normal operation and disrupt the functionality of fault-tolerant circuits with the onset of the most responsible emer-gency mode. Protection against hidden faults is ensured by the checkability of the circuits, which is aimed at the manifestation of faults and therefore must be supported in conjunction with the trustworthiness of the results, taking into account the decrease in trustworthiness in the event of the manifestation of faults. The problem of increasing the checkability of the FPGA componentin normal operation and the trustworthiness of the results calculated in the emergency mode is solved by using the natural version re-dundancy inherent in the LUT-oriented architecture(Look-Up Table). This redundancy is manifested in the existence of many ver-sions of the program code that preserve the functionality of the FPGA component with the same hardware implementation. The checkability of the FPGA component and the trustworthiness of the calculated results are considered taking into account the typical failures of the LUT-oriented architecture. These malfunctions are investigated from the standpoint of the consistency of their mani-festation and masking, respectively, in normal and emergency modes on versions of the program code. Malfunctions are identified with bit distortion in the memory of the LUT units. Bits that are only observed in emergency mode are potentially dangerous because they can hide faults in normal mode. Moving potentially dangerous bits to checkable positions, observed in normal mode, is per-formed by choosing the appropriate versions of the program code andorganizing the operation of the FPGA component on several versions. Experiments carried out with the FPGA component using the example of an iterative array multiplier of binary codes have shown the effectiveness of using the natural version redundancy of the LUT-oriented architecture to solve the problem of hidden faults.
Methodical recommendations for creating video content in the digital environment on the example of developing a promotional video for universities
Authors:   , Kharkiv National University of Economics. S. Kuznets, Pushkar Oleksandr , Tararyntseva Yuliia ,   National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute»
Published: July 2021

The aim of the article.Impression management is especially relevant in digital marketing. This is due to the fact that more and more communication in today's audience takes place in the digital environment in mobile phones and other gadgets. The problem is the lack of systematic information on the practical implementation of the concept of the economy of impressions in the digital environment. The purpose of the article is to form practical recommendations for creating video content in the digital environment on the example of developing a promotional video of the university. Analyses results.The article presents methodological recommendations for the practical application of the concept of the economy of impressions in the digital environment on the example of the development of a promotional video of the university. The significance of impressions in the process of information processing as a factor that holds the user's attention is specified. Successfully designed digital content will enable the user's imagination, transfer him to the situation presented and make it part of the action that takes place. Thanks to the proposed recommendations, the developer will be able to offer content that will be a sensory user experience. Conclusions and directions for further research. The stages of planning and implementation of the show in the digital environment in accordance with the laws of drama are substantiated. The action should take place in the user's imagination, under the influence of emotions that arise under the impressions of what is seen or heard. Summarized elements of storytelling and digital marketing, which are recommended in the development of emotional digital content. The components of the show in digital format are given. Motives for creating stories for a promotional video of a higher education institution are proposed.
Metrics in digital marketing of trade enterprises
Authors:   Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Blyzniuk Vasyl
Published: July 2021

Aim of the article. The purpose of the article is to identify metrics that are relevant to digital marketing, in particular, in the activities of trade enterprises. Description of certain metrics, their detailing and systematization. Analyses results. A study on the metrics of digital marketing in the activities of trade enterprises. Systematized, defined and supplemented groups of digital marketing metrics, their application in the activities of enterprises. The main metrics of digital marketing on some groups of metrics of digital marketing in the aspect of the analysis of digital marketing are allocated. The metrics used in social media marketing have been significantly supplemented and described. Added an exhaustive list of marketing metrics in social networks, in particular, highlighted the main ones. The interpretation of the metrics for attracting, covering and evaluating the results of advertising campaigns in order to attract new subscribers has been supplemented and detailed. The metrics of media and ppc-advertising are described in detail, the most important of them are singled out. The metrics of email-marketing are considered, defined and supplemented, priority ones are determined. The popularity of using digital metrics in ppc and e-mail groups is substantiated.The digital marketing metrics used for startups are outlined, described and detailed. Conclusions and directions for further research. The study analyzed and supplemented the main groups of application of digital marketing metrics. The descriptions and details of these metrics have been clarified, a wider set of metrics has been found, which corresponds to the current state of affairs in digital marketing. Systematized information from various sources and supplemented by practical observations of the functioning of services and digital marketing systems. The metrics related to social media marketing have been significantly supplemented and described. For each direction, important metrics are identified that outline the tools by results
Potencjały i relacje uniwersytetu w społeczeństwie i gospodarce opartej na wiedzy
Authors:   Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, Chojnacki Włodzimierz
Published: July 2021

The aim of the conceptual and constructivist efforts undertaken in the article was to present an outline of the evolution of network development and hyper-networks as well as a justification for the need to build increasingly complex social, economic, and public authorities. Such possibilities are created by the use of new concepts, methods, and ideas that not only precisely describe and explain complex relations of influence, but also indicate the need to strengthen the cooperation of an increasing number of institutions and organizations. It is a necessary process to design the next stages of learning and building multidimensional and multilevel interactions between universities, authorities, public administration, local and regional communities, and economic organizations. The author adopted Barton Clark’s model as the first common theoretical platform for the presented issues. It consists of three elements: the academic oligarchy, the market, and state power. He then extended it to the model of a triple and quadruple spiral of socio-economic control relations according to the model of H. Etzkowitz and L. Leydesdorff, which reflect the relations between higher education institutions and the economy, society, and public authorities on the institutional, legal, cultural, and organizational level.
Otra forma de ver el paisaje: “paisaje sacro” y topoastronomía en Viveiro (Lugo, España)
Authors: Almagro-Gorbea Martín , Bouzas Sierra Antón , Ladra Lois
Published: July 2021

Análisis etnoarqueológico interdisciplinar del paisaje sacro del territorio de Viveiro (Lugo) como aproximación empírica para mejorar la metodología existente para interpretar el “paisaje sacro” y aproximarnos a la mentalidad y al imaginario de la sociedad prerromana, una metodología que abre nuevas vías de investigación.

Se analiza las características geográficas y la articulación territorial con el rio Landrove, un hidrónimo celta, como eje. Se ha identificado la desconocida población de *Landobriga, en el Castro da Croa de Landrove, como centro sacro de ese territorio, cuyos habitantes pudieran denominarse *Landi, “Los hombres del llano” y también se señala la posible organización cuatripartita del territorio característica de los celtas. Particular interés ofrece la orientación topo-astronómica de muchos lugares sacros, con leyendas y ritos asociados de origen prerromano. Estos alineamientos topo-astronómicos permitían determinar los equinoccios y solsticios y las festividades celtas de media estación, Imbolc, Beltaine, Lugnasad y Samain, de acuerdo con el calendario ritual y la cosmología celtas, hecho que resalta el significado y la importancia de los análisis topo-astronómicos.

Este análisis evidencia una continuidad de “longue durée” hasta la actualidad de los principales lugares sacros y su gran densidad en el territorio. Esta continuidad y densidad del “paisaje sacro” es característica de la religión gallega, pero procede de los numerosos numina loci celtas, como confirman los Dinshenchas, numina en ocasiones relacionados con creencias animistas.

Los resultados confirman la importancia del “paisaje sacro”, reflejado en tradiciones, ritos, mitos y leyendas populares del folklore, que confirman las alineaciones topoastronomicas. Esta nueva forma de leer el paisaje es una enriquecedora aportación para conocer el imaginario y la religión popular que permite comprender mejor cómo veía el hombre prehistórico su territorio y los elementos que lo conforman como un paisaje vivo y sobrenatural, de carácter sacro, dentro de tradiciones ancestrales de origen animista.
Privalomosios mediacijos civiliniuose ginčuose ir teisės į teisminę gynybą santykio problemos
Authors:   , Žukauskaitė-Tatorė Miglė
Published: July 2021

Problems of the relationship between mandatory mediation in civil disputes and the right to judicial protection
Valstybės pagalbos neįgaliųjų užimtumui poveikis jų gyvenimo sąlygoms
Authors:   , Girlevičienė Laura
Published: July 2021

The impact of state aid for workers with disabilities on their living conditions
Sexual and Reproductive Health Discussions During Preventive Visits
Authors: Sieving Renee E. , McRee Annie-Laurie , Mehus Christopher , Gewirtz O’Brien Janna R. , Wang Shuo , Brar Pooja , Catallozzi Marina , Gorzkowski Julie , Grilo Stephanie , Kaseeska Kristen , Santelli John , Steiner Riley J. , Klein Jonathan D.
Published: July 2021

OBJECTIVES

To quantify adolescent- and parent-perceived importance of provider-adolescent discussions about sexual and reproductive health (SRH), describe prevalence of provider confidentiality practices and provider-adolescent discussions about SRH topics during preventive visits, and identify missed opportunities for such conversations.

METHODS

We used data from a national Internet survey of 11- to 17-year-old adolescents and their parents. Data were weighted to represent the noninstitutionalized US adolescent population. Adolescents who had a preventive visit in the past 2 years and their parents reported on perceived importance of provider-adolescent discussions about SRH topics: puberty, safe dating, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual decision-making, sexually transmitted infections and HIV, methods of birth control, and where to get SRH services. Adolescents and parents reported whether they had ever discussed confidentiality with the adolescent’s provider. Adolescents reported experiences at their most recent preventive visit, including whether a provider spoke about specific SRH topics and whether they had time alone with a provider.

RESULTS

A majority of adolescents and parents deemed provider-adolescent discussions about puberty, sexually transmitted infections and HIV, and birth control as important. However, fewer than one-third of adolescents reported discussions about SRH topics other than puberty at their most recent preventive visit. These discussions were particularly uncommon among younger adolescents. Within age groups, discussions about several topics varied by sex.

CONCLUSIONS

Although most parents and adolescents value provider-adolescent discussions of selected SRH topics, these discussions do not occur routinely during preventive visits. Preventive visits represent a missed opportunity for adolescents to receive screening, education, and guidance related to SRH.
Diseño de juegos serios: Análisis de metodologías
Authors: Sandí Delgado Juan Carlos , Bazán Patricia Alejandra
Published: July 2021

En la actualidad las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) se han convertido en un aliado estratégico para potenciar procesos formativos innovadores, en este sentido, los juegos serios constituyen piezas de software que utilizan técnicas de entretenimiento para adquirir habilidades específicas orientadas al aprendizaje. El diseño de estas piezas de software requiere consideraciones especiales, por ejemplo, la intención pedagógica, definición de objetivos pedagógicos y lúdicos, usuarios finales, tipo de retroalimentación, análisis de experiencias de usuario, validación de objetivos. Estas consideraciones se aplicaron en esta revisión sistemática de literatura como criterios para analizar y comparar nueve metodologías utilizadas para diseñar juegos serios. Los principales resultados muestran la importancia de incorporar la elicitación y especificación de requerimientos, así como la asignación de roles involucrados en la producción del juego y la relevancia de incorporar elementos de definición pedagógica. El aporte de esta investigación ayuda a evaluar la eficiencia y la experiencia del usuario en cuanto a la interacción con el juego y, facilita la elaboración de un registro cuantitativo del aprendizaje basado en juegos para conocer el proceso y su calidad por parte del usuario. En conclusión, las metodologías analizadas aportan información sobre las consideraciones a la hora de proponer una metodología para el diseño de un juego serio.
Factores asociados a la salud autoevaluada en personas costarricenses: resultados para la cohorte de jubilación de CRELES
Authors: Aguilar Fernández Eduardo , Carballo-Alfaro Ana Maricela
Published: July 2021

Introducción: La salud autoevaluada se ha considerado como una medida subjetiva del estado de salud general. El objetivo de este estudio consistió en identificar factores asociados a la salud autoevaluada en personas adultas costarricenses. Métodos: la muestra provino de un estudio de corte transversal que incluyó 992 hombres y 1570 mujeres participantes de una nueva corte de jubilación del proyecto Costa Rica: Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, referido como CRELES-RC. La salud autoevaluada se midió a través de una sola pregunta sobre la valoración del estado de salud, con cinco opciones de respuesta: excelente, muy buena, buena, regular y mala. Se calcularon odds ratios (OR) para cuantificar la contribución de las enfermedades crónicas y otros factores con una mala salud autoevaluada. Resultados: por un lado, los modelos de regresión logística determinaron que la salud autoevaluada se asocia con la zona de residencia, el nivel educativo, la percepción de la situación económica, la actividad física, el apoyo emocional y la presencia de enfermedad crónica. Por otro lado, las personas con alguna enfermedad crónica, excepto cáncer, evidenciaron una peor salud autoevaluada; la relación más fuerte se presentó con la artritis, la enfermedad pulmonar y la diabetes. Conclusiones: el estudio identificó que la zona de residencia, la actividad física, el nivel educativo, el apoyo emocional y la enfermedad crónica podrían afectar la salud de las personas.