bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of quality of life, medication adherence and number of medications on patients with epilepsy
Authors:   Department of Pharmacy, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, PMB 1108, Benin City, 300001, Nigeria, Edefo Wednesday J , Osahon Penaere T ,   Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, 300001, Nigeria
Published: February 2024

Purpose: In the management of people with epilepsy the effect of variables such as of quality of life, medication adherence, and number of antiepileptic drugs on seizure control are veritable tools to optimize their care thus the study aimed to assess the correlation and relationship of quality of life, medication adherence, and number of medications on seizure control. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of sample size of 141 respondents using systematic sampling techniques. Frequency of seizures was gotten from self-developed proforma. Adherence was evaluated using the Modified Morisky Adherence Scale (MMAS) instrument while Quality of life was evaluated using Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patient Weighted-10 questionnaire (QOLIE-10P) instrument. Correlation analysis was used to determine if these variables were related while multiple regression analysis was done to determine the extent these variables were related. Results: Seizure control and quality of life, seizure control and medication adherence, and that of seizure control and number of medications taken by the patient were related with a p value of <0.001, <0.001, 0.017 respectively. Multiple regression of the combined effects of quality of life, medication adherence, and number of medication as explanatory variables on seizure control gave coefficient (R), adjusted R2 and standard error of estimate as 0.979, 0.956, 0.632 respectively while each of the variable has effect on reduction of seizure episodes as -0.076, 0. 925, 0.176 respectively. Conclusion: Quality of life, medication adherence, and number of medications are related with seizure control; these variables have combined effect of more than nine-tenth on variability of seizure control while their individual effects are at least one-tenth on alteration of frequency of seizure episode. Keywords: Seizure-control, quality-of-life, medication-Adherence, epilepsy
Knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists towards the practice of pharmaceutical public health in north-central Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, Olutuase Victory O , Adeniyi Michael A ,   Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, Adewuyi Emmnuel O ,   Collaborative Genomics and Translation Group, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, 6027, Australia, School of Business and Finance, Olutuase Samuel O ,   University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, Khanal Vishnu ,   Nepal Development Society, Butwal, Nepal
Published: February 2024

Purpose: The knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists towards pharmaceutical public health (PPH) practice is critical to service outcomes and program effectiveness. However, there is limited evidence on the impact of knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists on the practice of public health in Nigeria. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude of community pharmacists towards the practice of pharmaceutical public health in Jos, North-Central Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Jos, North-Central, Nigeria. A pre-tested 42-item questionnaire was self-administered to 105 community pharmacists selected using a cluster random sampling method. Ninety-seven questionnaires were returned giving a 92% response rate. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the association and causality among study variables. Results: The study showed some evidence that: (a) community pharmacists are generally knowledgeable with a positive attitude towards pharmaceutical public health (b) knowledge and attitude combined have a significant impact on the practice of public health (r=1.627; p = 0.001), but knowledge alone does not significantly impact practice; (c) notwithstanding, the practice of public health is not significantly affected by certain perceived constraints at p=0.230. Conclusion: Knowledge about public health does not automatically translate to the practice of public health without some support or motivation like community pharmacists’ positive attitude towards public health. For a more impactful PPH practice, professional and regulatory bodies would need to develop and implement national guidelines on pharmaceutical public health practice. This could significantly foster the practice of public health by community pharmacists. Keywords: Community pharmacists, pharmaceutical public health
Transferência e diferença. Condição do tradutor, condição da tradução
Authors: Riaudel Michel , Camargo Raquel Peixoto do Amaral
Published: February 2024

O presente texto, tomando como ponto de partida a conhecida noção de fidelidade, nos apresenta dois pressupostos (fábulas) que justificariam a persistência da tradicional fórmula Traduttore, traditore: o positivismo redutor que trata a língua como um simples receptáculo e a noção de que a tradução é, necessariamente, pior do que o original. Num segundo momento, propõe-se um desvio que retira a noção de fidelidade do centro do pacto tradutológico e, em seu lugar, instala a noção de transferência. Transferir torna-se então a razão pela qual traduzimos. E, nesse processo, se a noção de identidade é fundadora da tradução, é na diferença que ela se realiza: é nos desvios que ela encontra a sua “condição de existência”.
tradução como meio para se ensinar a morfossintaxe, a semântica e o léxico da língua inglesa
Authors: Menezes Juliana Cunha
Published: February 2024

O presente estudo intenta demonstrar como a tradução pode ser usada para construirmos conhecimento sobre a morfossintaxe, semântica e léxico da língua inglesa. Questões importantes referentes a variantes linguísticas do inglês, ao preconceito linguístico, à tradução dos gêneros textuais, a letras de música e a legendas de séries são discutidas. Exemplos práticos que podem ser utilizados em sala de aula também são analisados, levando-se em consideração os tópicos supramencionados.
Bem-Viver de Ailton Krenak ao Porã-Poranga de “Meu tio, o Iauaretê”
Authors: Faleiros Álvaro Silveira
Published: February 2024

Em junho de 2020, Ailton Krenak foi convidado pelo Projeto Educar para a Sustentabilidade da Escola para falar sobre o Bem Viver (Buen Vivir em espanhol ou Sumak Kawsay em quechua). Os principais aspectos abordados durante a live deram origem ao ebook Caminhos para a cultura do Bem Viver, disponibilizado gratuitamente pelo autor. Em sua tradução cultural do princípio do Bem Viver, Krenak mobiliza cosmovisão que, como procuramos observar, permite leitura outra, por equivocação controlada (Viveiros de Castro), dos termos do tupi-guarani Porã e Poranga; que repercutem na expressão cotidiana guarani – iko porã, e que se fazem centrais na construção do imaginário do ex-onceiro no conto “Meu tio, o Iauaretê”, de Guimarães Rosa.
Davi Kopenawa e Ailton Krenak em tradução
Authors: Marini Clarissa Prado
Published: February 2024

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar e comparar as histórias de duas obras em que a oralidade, a escrita e a tradução se misturam para fazer ecoar vozes indígenas brasileiras na França e no próprio Brasil. As palavras enunciadas pelo xamã Davi Kopenawa foram gravadas, transcritas e traduzidas da língua yanomami e registradas por escrito em língua francesa por Bruce Albert no livro La chute du ciel: paroles d’un chaman yanomami (2010) e traduzido para o português com o título A Queda do Céu: Palavras de um xamã yanomami (2015) por Beatriz Perrone-Moisés. Já o intelectual indígena Ailton Krenak teve as suas palavras proferidas em português registradas no livro Ideias para adiar o fim do mundo (2020), que poucos meses depois foi traduzido para a língua francesa por Julien Pallotta com o título Idées pour retarder la fin du monde (2020b).
The Arrosto, from the Rare “Farmacopea Messinese” (1815) to the Unindicted Manuscript of the Pharmacy (1899-1965)
Authors:   Pharmacist in Tortorici (Messina) and collaborator of the Crimi Foundation, Italy, Monaco Elisa Lo , Triscari Alba ,   Pharmacist in Tortorici (Messina) and collaborator of the Crimi Foundation that deals with the study, research and history of pharmacy in Sicily, Italy
Published: February 2024

Historical excursion of the natural sciences in Messina (strict and district) between the two earthquakes (1783-1908); four revolutions (1820-1837-1848- 1860); two major cholera epidemics (1837-1887) through the studies of a family of pharmacists that contributed to the cultural and scientific growth of the city. The Arrosto were exemplary representatives of Sicilian pharmaceutical art, they practiced their profession, from the end of the eighteenth century until the middle of the last century, during the age d’or of the pharmacy understood as a place of research, preparation and dispensing of the drug. Illuminists, chemists, botanists, doctors but above all pharmacists, the Arrosto kept track, in a systemic way, of all their activities. The documents covered by this research cover a period of time ranging from 1815, the year of printing of the very rare Messina Pharmacopoeia to the first half of the twentieth century when, following the sale of the pharmacy, the compilation of the unpublished Manuscript Book of the Arrosto Pharmacy was completed. This report is structured in two sections, one historical part and one comparative between the Pharmacopoeia and the Recipe. This study allowed us to ascertain that the actual publication date of the volume Messinese Pharmacopoeia (1815), in its entirety and as it appears to be bound and guarded, is subsequent to 1826 but no later than 1834. Relative to the unpublished Manuscript, given the time interval in which it was written (about sixty years) and the number of compilers (at least three), the change of the pharmacy workshop could be observed. The master preparations are limited to some historical formulations of the pharmacy and the new medicinal formulations are predominantly cosmetic and of non- pharmaceutical preparations not yet produced by the nascent industries, moreover, often, industrial seed compounds are used to complete the recipe. The parable of the Arrosto is the paradigm of the Italian pharmacy workshop that lives throughout the nineteenth century an important expansionary phase of research and production and then decays at the same time as the beginning of the marketing of industrial ethical drugs and disappear completely with the establishment of the National Health Service.
Epidemiological, Substance Use Profile and Psychological Outcomes in Methanol Intoxicated Patients
Authors:   Department of Psychiatry, Ibn el Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan, Psychiatry Resident Doctor,Tunisia, Jaballah Fares , Merzougui Latifa ,   Department of community and preventive medicine, Ibn el Jazzar Hospital, Kairouan, Tunisia
Published: February 2024

Background: The use of psychoactive substances (PAS) is nowadays a priority in the field of psychiatric research. It is a public health problem linked to dependence and mental health disorders in terms of causality and co-morbidity. Objective: To establish the epidemiological profile, assess the dependence on alcohol and other psychoactive substances in subjects consulting for acute intoxication with methanol, and study the prevalence of anxiety and depression in these patients. Methods: In order to better understand the phenomenon of PAS consumption among young adults, we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among patients who presented an acute collective intoxication with methanol-based cologne in May 2020 in Hajeb El Ayoun in Kairouan, Tunisia. Results: Patients had a particular epidemiological status in terms of numerous criteria. PAS addiction prevalence was among the majority of participants including alcohol, cannabis, and drugs (respectively 86%, 69.8%, 46.5%). Also, depression and anxiety evaluation rates were high (more than 79% for definite symptomatology). Furthermore, we found a statistically significant association between anxiety and alcohol dependence (p=0.032), and depression and addiction to a medication or a drug (p=0.017). Conclusions: It is essential to set up strategies to prevent the consumption of PAS to avoid its harmful consequences. Moreover, Determining factors associated with this addiction could allow us to pay attention to the vulnerable subjects to make the screening much easier and more accessible to prevent the occurrence of mental disorders such as anxiety and depression
Modern Strategies of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy: Novel Approaches to Diagnosing the Hemostatic System using Laboratory and Instrumental Methods
Authors:   Laboratory of Applied Nanotechnology of Belousov, Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine, Belousov Andrey
Published: February 2024

Statement of the Problem: Impairment of the blood coagulation system remains a relevant issue in clinical practice. A striking example of this is the fact that despite the administration of anticoagulant therapy, up to 35% of COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the intensive care unit with thromboembolic complications.
LECTURERS’ VIEWS ON THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE INTEGRITY OF LEARNING ASSESSMENTS AT TWO MULTI-CAMPUS SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
Authors:   University of Johannesburg, Hohls-Du Preez C , Marx B
Published: February 2024

In December 2019, the COVID-19 virus was first detected in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China. By February/March 2020, it was declared a world pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To keep the virus from spreading, various tertiary institutions around the world were closed by their respective governments and forced to move to an online model for teaching and learning, as well as for assessments. The closure affected the studies of around 200 million tertiary students. The move to online learning did not only have an impact on the teaching element, but also affected the integrity of the assessments. The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent the integrity of the assessments was affected when institutions moved to online learning, especially the ethicality with which students answered the assessments. Purposive sampling was applied in selecting the participants and a self-developed questionnaire was used as the selected research tool. Findings indicate that to ensure the integrity of assessments remained intact, lecturers experienced challenges in managing their time, as they had to set more questions in a pool used for formative assessments than they had to pre-COVID, to limit the possibility of students cheating. Difficulties were also experienced in the use of proctoring systems, as lecturers were not familiar with these systems, which brought additional stress. It can thus be ascertained from the research that failure to ensure the integrity of assessments can lead to possible failure in ethical answering of assessments.
Тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чораларининг юридик табиати ва унинг мақсадлари
Authors: Эрматов Ғайратжон
Published: February 2024

Мазкур мақолада тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чоралари институтини такомиллаштириш ва унинг ҳуқуқий асосларини тартибга солишга доир масалалар баён этилган бўлиб, бу борада норматив-ҳуқуқий ҳужжатлар таҳлил этилган. Шунингдек, хавфли қилмиш содир этган шахсга нисбатан суд томонидан тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чоралари тайинлаш асослари, тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чораларининг мақсадлари, турлари, ушбу чораларни қўллашнинг умумий асослари, уни тaйинлaш, муддатини узайтириш, ўзгартириш ва тугатиш, шунингдек жазо билан бирга тайинланадиган тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чораларини қўллашга оид қоидалар белгиланган.
Мақолада тиббий йўсиндаги мажбурлов чоралари институтининг қўлланилиши ўзига хос тиббий, ижтимоий ва ҳуқуқий масалалар мажмуи сифатида эътиборга олинишини тақозо этишга оид ҳуқуқий-таҳлилий қарашлар илгари сурилади.
Turli yoshdagi bemorlarda o‘tkir subdural gematomalar kechishining o‘ziga xosligi
Authors: Arzikulov Jaxongir , Musoyev Sardor , Alixodjayeva Gulnora
Published: February 2024

Ushbu maqolada bosh miyaning travmatik shikastlanishlarida o‘lim ko‘rsatkichi, ekstraserebral patologiyalar bilan bog‘liq bo‘lmagan holda, yosh katta bo‘lishi bilan ortishi,  subdural gematomalar katta yoshdagi odamlarda tez-tez uchrashi haqida ma’lumotlar berilgan. Shuningdek, 18 yoshdan 97 yoshgacha bo‘lgan o‘tkir miya shikastlanishi bilan og‘rigan 53 nafar bemorning bosh miya komputer tomografiyasi natijalariga ko‘ra, turli yosh guruhlarida subdural gematomalarning lokalizatsiyasi, shakli va tuzilishida sezilarli farqlar aniqlangan bo‘lib, o‘tkir subdural gematomaning geterogen tuzilishi travmatik miya shikastlanishining oqibatlari uchun manfiy prognostik omil bo‘lishi to‘g‘risida fikrlar ilgari surilgan.
Актуальные проблемы раннего выявления, лечения и профилактики повышенного артериального давления у ВИЧ-инфицированного населения
Authors: Усманов Б , Мамасолиев Н , Каландаров М , Мамасолиев З
Published: February 2024

Информированность ВИЧ-инфицированного населения Ферганской долины о факторах риска сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний (ССЗ) и периферической артериальной болезни (ПАД) определяется следующим образом: об ожирении – 55,58%, гиперхолестеринемии – 38,46%, низкой физической активности – 56,57%, курении – 59,8%, использовании алкоголя – 64,76%, психосоциальных факторах – 64,76% и неправильном питании – 39,7%. Среди ВИЧ-позитивных лиц 12,25% готовы участвовать в профилактических программах по борьбе с ПАД. Необходимо усилить просветительскую работу среди ВИЧ-инфицированных о позитивном воздействии профилактических мер и здорового образа жизни на контроль артериального давления.
Review of Behavioural Intention to use Mobile Financial Services
Authors: Mkombo Alfred Lameck , Wahua Lawrence
Published: February 2024

Massive adoption of technology-driven financial services is key to successful financial inclusion agenda. This qualitative-empirical review examined the factors that influence users’ behavioural intention to use mobile financial services. This empirical review was conducted by searching various database-resources including Google Scholar, and ProQuest; reviewing past meta-analytical studies, and snowballing. Citations were also collected from previous empirical reviews. Key words used in the various searches include “mobile financial services”, “technology adoption”; “mobile banking”, “mobile money”, “mobile payments”, “m-banking”, “technology acceptance”, “system adoption”, “technology acceptance model”, “user acceptance”, “behavioural intentions”, and “system user intentions”. The searches generated results that were reviewed for relevance. The review established the three dimensions of mobile financial services: mobile banking, mobile payment, and mobile money services (with mobile banking being the most widely explored of the three). It is hoped that this empirical review would significantly contribute towards addressing some of the research gaps identified in previous empirical studies.
Determinants of Individuals’ Demand for Service Products. Sample of Algerian Insurance Companies Clients
Authors: BERBER Noureddine , BELAIDOUNI Djilali , BOUGHARI Fatma Zohra
Published: February 2024

This study aims to highlight the most important factors determining the demand of Algerian individuals for insurance services, and to achieve this goal, the study relied mainly on a field survey distributed to a sample estimated at 141 individuals, directly related to the insurance sector, including employees, citizens, and executives in public and mutual insurance institutions. The results showed after analyzing the data that the insurance culture among the Algerian consumer is an imperative necessity for developing the insurance sector and everyone needs it, whether insurance institutions or people dealing with insurance companies.
CEO Compensation and Earnings Management-The Moderating Role of COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Bangladesh
Authors: Uddin Md Helal
Published: February 2024

This study examines the impact of CEO compensation on earnings management and the moderating role of COVID-19 pandemic on this connection using accrual and real earnings management techniques in an emerging economy context. The annual reports of non-financial enterprises in Bangladesh from 2011 to 2021 have been analyzed in order to compile the data being collected. The methodologies of accrual and real earnings management are utilized in the beginning stages of the study in order to measure earnings management. Following this, the research employs the ordinary least square model in order to determine the findings of the regression. According to the findings of the study, there is a negative correlation between the compensation of CEOs and both accrual and actual earnings management. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic phase, businesses had a tendency to participate in real earnings management less frequently than they did before the pandemic outbreak. It is interesting to note that the data underline the fact that CEO compensation and the COVID-19 epidemic combined have a favorable impact on real-earnings management. The findings of the study make a contribution to the existing body of literature on corporate governance by offering insights into the influence that CEO compensation has on earnings management. It is anticipated that the findings of the study will be helpful for corporate policymakers in the process of formulating policies that are suited for lowering the earning management strategies that are utilized in businesses.
DESAFIOS LEGAIS NA ATUAÇÃO DAS POLÍCIAS MILITARES COM SISTEMAS DE CÂMERAS CORPORAIS, EM CONSONÂNCIA COM A ATUAÇÃO E PLANEJAMENTO ESTRATÉGICO DA POLÍCIA MILITAR DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ PARA 2022-2035
Authors: Medeiros Alves de Souza Andreia Jossuele
Published: February 2024

Este artigo teve como objetivo analisar os desafios legais e éticos, além dos impactos na atuação policial, decorrentes da implementação de câmeras corporais pela Polícia Militar do Paraná, conforme seu planejamento estratégico para 2022-2035. Foi constatado que a adoção dessas tecnologias implica em um equilíbrio delicado entre transparência e privacidade, influenciando positivamente a conduta dos policiais e a interação com a comunidade, ao mesmo tempo que demanda uma gestão cuidadosa dos dados coletados. O planejamento estratégico da PMPR, voltado para a integração de avanços tecnológicos, reflete um compromisso com a modernização e eficiência, embora requeira adaptação contínua e diálogo com a sociedade. Conclui-se que a implementação de câmeras corporais, enquanto ferramenta para melhorar a segurança pública, deve ser continuamente avaliada e ajustada, garantindo que atenda às necessidades da polícia e da comunidade, respeitando os princípios de justiça e ética.
GENE MTHFR C677T (rs1801133) E SUSCETIBILIDADE AO TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO AUTISTA (TEA)
Authors: Rocha Stellato Mariane , Bellucci Pires de Almeida Viviane
Published: February 2024

O Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) é uma condição complexa que provavelmente é causada por uma combinação de fatores genéticos, ambientais e bioquímicos. Objetivo: Potencial associação entre o gene MTHFR C677T (rs1801133) e o TEA e a regulação da expressão gênica. Estudos demonstraram resultados positivos com a utilização de suplementos como as vitaminas do complexo B, especialmente o ácido fólico, vitaminas A, C e E, e ainda o consumo de uma dieta a base de frutas, legumes , verduras, cereais e gorduras insaturadas. Metodologia: Revisão da literatura científica em bases de dados públicas sobre o assunto abordado. Resultados: Estudos têm investigado a possível relação entre polimorfismos no gene MTHFR C677T e o risco de TEA. Esses polimorfismos reduzem a atividade enzimática do MTHFR, que é importante para a metilação do DNA.  A suplementação de ácido fólico durante a gravidez tem se mostrado eficaz tanto na redução do risco de TEA nos descendentes, quanto na melhoria dos sintomas e comportamentos associados ao transtorno. Além disso, outros nutrientes importantes na síntese do folato, como as vitaminas B12, B6, colina e antioxidantes, também devem ser considerados. Conclusões: A variante genética T é comum na população geral, sendo uma maior porcentagem em heterozigotos. A associação entre a variante MTHFR C677T (rs1801133) e o TEA sugere benefícios da suplementação com ácido fólico, vitaminas do complexo B, A, C e E, bem como uma dieta rica em frutas, vegetais, cereais integrais e gorduras. É importante também considerar outras enzimas como a CBS, COMT, MTRR e BHMT.
Supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris Ameliorates the Stress-induced Hematological Alterations in Wistar Rats
Authors: Mulyati Mulyati , Syariatin Lasmini , Sofyantoro Fajar , Abd Rahim Muhamad Hafiz
Published: February 2024

Stress has been associated with various diseases and physiological disruptions. Chlorella vulgaris is known for its antioxidant properties. This study examined the effects of C. vulgaris on the hematological profile of stress-induced Wistar rats. Stress significantly impacted various hematological parameters, including erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit levels, white blood cell count, and platelet count. The supplementation of cultivated C. vulgaris effectively restored erythrocyte count and suppressed elevated lymphocyte levels, while commercially available C. vulgaris and amitriptyline drugs had no significant effects on these parameters. Stress caused smaller-sized erythrocytes but did not significantly affect mean corpuscular volume. Both amitriptyline and C. vulgaris restored platelet levels, while mean platelet volume remained unaffected. Overall, C. vulgaris showed promise as a therapeutic intervention for countering stress-induced inhibition of erythropoiesis and restoring erythrocyte count, but more research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and develop effective strategies for managing stress-related changes in hematological parameters.
Does Packaging in Green Pay off? Role of Green Packaging on Firm Performance: Evidence from a Developing Economy
Authors: Moraa Mayieka Linet , Odaya Aleri , Nyagol Michael
Published: February 2024

Purpose: Greening supply chains has become important more than ever among business firms carving out competitive niches. With the ever increasing complexity in business operations characterised by demand for higher value, supply chain firms are increasingly turning to green practices to not only achieve better results but also be socially responsible. While this is so, Euro monitor International report, 2020 discloses that globally, the manufacturing sector experienced 4.6% drop in market share by 2021, partly orchestrated by environmental upheavals due to business practices. The study sought to examine whether adopting green packaging pays off by establishing effect of green packaging on firm performance in a developing economy, Kenya.

Methodology: The study achieved this through a mixed methods design on a population of 460 managers and 92 CEOs, interacted through a structured questionnaire and interview schedule. Standard linear regression in SPSS version 24 and thematic analysis were adopted. Results show that green packaging has significant positive effect on performance (R2=.394, β=.628, p<.05), practically denoting that unit increase of packaging in green results to 0.628 units improvement in performance.

Findings: The results provide sufficient evidence that indeed, packaging in green pays off. Further, the paper ground theoretical puts by Hart (1995) that green packaging is a pivotal resource.

Unique contributor to theory, policy and practice: We provide interesting conclusions that green packaging pays off, advising managers and industry stakeholders to adopt policies of leveraging it. A research agenda is offered to further scholarly subsequent discussions.
Agonísticas cosmológicas: uma genealogia do feitiço capitalista lançado pelos militares aos povos Yanomami
Authors: Zamboni Jésio , Ornelas Rosa Pablo , Toczek Souza Aknaton , Augusto Costa Bordallo Pedro
Published: February 2024

A partir da noção nietzscheana de genealogia, mobilizada por meio da analítica foucaultiana para tratar de um campo agonístico caracterizado por duas cosmologias em embate, propomos uma análise dos discursos proferidos por representantes das forças armadas brasileiras contra os povos Yanomami. Para isso, adotamos a perspectiva de Davi Kopenawa e Bruce Albert na compreensão do feitiço capitalista.  

Palavras-chave: Perspectivismo; Cosmologia; Feitiçaria; Jair Messias Bolsonaro (1995-); Militares.
Onde Scalari endogene, esogene artificiali ed esogene Naturali (o Spirituali) e il Metodo Summa Aurea®.
Authors: Fabbroni Roberto
Published: February 2024

Scopo di questo articolo è fare chiarezza su quelle che sono le Onde Scalari, le loro differenze in base alla loro natura e indicare nel Metodo Bioenergetico che consente l’uso della Energia Scalare Spirituale, per il proprio e altrui benessere, il Metodo Summa Aurea®.
Unilateral Spatial Neglect May Not Be Detected by Performance-Based Functional Neglect Assessment
Authors: Grattan Emily S. , Hounshel Smith Brice , Mullen Katie , Woodbury Michelle L.
Published: February 2024

Importance: Unilateral spatial neglect (neglect) poststroke is disabling. It is critical that people with neglect are identified so that treatment can be provided to maximize independence. However, there is some evidence to suggest that existing assessments may not adequately measure neglect. It is unclear whether assessments also fail to identify people with neglect entirely.

Objective: To determine whether there are stroke survivors who self-report neglect symptoms that are not detected by therapist-rated assessments and to compare self-report and therapist-ratings.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: U.S. university research center.

Participants: Unilateral stroke survivors (N = 133).

Intervention: Not applicable.

Outcomes and Measures: The Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS) was administered to participants and scored by a trained occupational therapist. The parallel self-evaluation anosognosia form was also administered to participants to self-report and rate neglect symptoms.

Results: Forty-eight participants (36.1%) were classified as without neglect on the basis of therapist-rated total CBS scores, yet 30 (62.5%) of these 48 participants reported symptoms of neglect on the CBS self-evaluation anosognosia form. There was a significant difference (p < .001) between therapist-rated and self-rated total CBS scores.

Conclusions and Relevance: Our results indicate that many stroke survivors report some level of disability associated with neglect yet do not meet the criteria to be classified as having neglect according to a commonly used therapist-rated performance-based measure.

Plain-Language Summary: The findings of this study contribute to the evidence that existing assessments used by occupational therapists to measure performance-based neglect may not always detect neglect symptoms comprehensively in people poststroke. The finding also suggest that we may be missing neglect symptoms entirely. Occupational therapists should consider using various methods to assess for neglect, including patient self-report and comprehensive occupational profiles. Clinicians should also thoroughly screen all clients with stroke for neglect, regardless of lesion location.
Influence of Teacher-Community Relationship on Enrolment and Completion Rates of Pupils in Primary Schools in Aliero Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Authors: Abubakar Murtala , Danjuma Mairo , Owusu Kyei Baffour
Published: February 2024

The study investigated the influence of the teacher-community relationship on enrolment and completion rates of pupils in primary schools in Aliero Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria. The study used a mixed-methods approach (Quantitative and Qualitative) to seek data from the respondents. The population for this study consisted of 14,337 respondents, including teachers, head-teachers, community leaders and parents/guardians within the Aliero Local Government Education Authority. A sample of 215 teachers, 389 parents and 29 community leaders were drawn through multi-stage sampling techniques. The study used questionnaires and in-depth interviews structured as open-ended questions with probes to substantiate the expected responses from the respondents. The face and content validity of the instruments was carried out by experts in the field of Sociology of Education, Administration and Management and Test and Measurement, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero. The instrument was further subjected to pilot testing and reliability coefficient of 0.75 and 0.78 were obtained for the variables: enrolment and completion rates, respectively using the Cronbach Alpha reliability test tool. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer the research questions. Findings revealed that the teacher-community relationship is significantly related to an increase in primary school pupils’ enrolment rate (r= .162** p=0.20) and completion rate (r= .787** p=0.33) in Aliero LGA. The relationship was a positive one. It was therefore recommended among others that positive teacher-community relationships should be maintained and strengthened to improve enrolment and completion rates of pupils as well as the general development of primary education in Aliero LGA of Kebbi State.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN MATHEMATICS SCIENCES
Authors: De Souza Holanda Magno
Published: February 2024

The Learning Assessment Process in the science of mathematics is the topic of this discussion, it has its starting point in the universe of Education, whose delimitation takes place within the scope of Brazil, in which it perceives the expressions of the assessment of school Learning. Asking how you identify this process. The objective is to understand the opportunities brought by this theme to reflect on the subject. And, to achieve this, it is necessary to present concepts of Learning Assessment and pedagogical practice, understand their contributions to teaching and show the aspects of this application. The methodology is bibliographic, the search was for the terms “Process” “Evaluation” in “mathematics”, collecting samples from the universe informed in the Scielo and Google Scholar search bars. At the end, we review the text, realizing some points considered highly relevant to elucidating the problem, realizing that the assessment of school learning has been the subject of constant discussions within the educational scenario, presenting itself as an inexhaustible source of questions that are raised within the school community.
ECMO and nurse-led mobilization
Authors: Jividen Rachel Alexis
Published: February 2024

Evidence-based tools can help empower nurses.
Connections ease nurses’ burdens
Authors: Watson Adrianna Lorraine
Published: February 2024

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Retórica y ponderación judicial en las adaptaciones de la prestación laboral a las necesidades de conciliación
Authors: Álvarez del Cuvillo Antonio
Published: February 2024

Este trabajo pretende articular una serie de reflexiones teóricas respecto a la argumentación y la ponderación de intereses en los supuestos de adaptación de determinadas condiciones de trabajo a las circunstancias familiares de la persona trabajadora previstos en el artículo 34.8 del Estatuto de los Trabajadores, sobre los cuales existe en la actualidad una elevada incertidumbre. Para ello, se partirá del análisis crítico de la argumentación de una serie de sentencias de los juzgados de lo social, tomando en consideración tanto los aspectos materiales e internos al discurso jurídico como los aspectos formales o puramente retóricos. Se pretende con esto construir una reflexión teórica verdaderamente enraizada en la práctica, con objeto de facilitar la tarea de los operadores jurídicos, proporcionándoles pautas acerca de cómo deben razonar en este tipo de casos. A partir de esta conexión entre la teoría y la práctica, se pretende contribuir modestamente a la mejora de la comprensión general del precepto estudiado, lo que podría facilitar la formulación posterior de propuestas de lege ferenda.
Mirikizumab (Omvoh)
Authors: CADTH
Published: February 2024

CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
This review assesses Mirikizumab (Omvoh) is available in 3 different dosing forms:

prefilled syringe — 100 mg/1 mL SC
autoinjector pen — 100 mg/1 mL SC
vial — 300 mg/15 mL IV.

Indication: For the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response, had a loss of response, or were intolerant to conventional therapy, a biologic treatment, or a Janus kinase inhibitor
Mahdollisuuksia ja haasteita – tietojärjestelmien kehittäminen ja kulttuuriympäristötieto
Authors: Kähkönen Satu , Lahti Juhana
Published: February 2024

Alueelliset vastuumuseot ja Museovirasto muodostavat tänä päivänä kulttuuriympäristötyön ydinverkoston. Verkosto toimii kahden hallinnonalan, opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön sekä ympäristöministeriön, leikkauspisteessä, jossa alueidenkäytön ja museoalan käytännöt kohtaavat. Ympäristöhallinnossa rakennettuihin ympäristöihin liittyvää tiedonhallintaa sekä tietojärjestelmiä kehitetään parhaillaan voimakkaasti. Museoalalla sekä kulttuuriympäristökohteet että kokoelmahallinnan huomioiva järjestelmäkehitys on puolestaan ajankohtainen ikuisuuskysymys.

Artikkelissa avaamme sitä, mitä rakennetun ympäristön tietojärjestelmä Ryhti tulee käytännössä tarkoittamaan kulttuuriympäristön suojelussa ja tutkimuksessa. Tähän liittyen pohdimme, onko rakentamisen ja alueidenkäytön tietovarantojen rinnalle eriteltävissä itsenäistä kulttuuriympäristötiedon kokonaisuutta. Erittelemme yhtäältä hyötyjä, joita rakennetun ympäristön tietojärjestelmän mukanaan tuoma digitaalinen tulevaisuus museoiden kulttuuriympäristötyölle tarjoaa sekä toisaalta haasteita, joita tiedonhallinnan digitaaliseen kehitykseen liittyy. Artikkeli perustuu ympäristöhallinnon kulttuuriympäristötietoon liittyvien kehityshankkeiden ajankohtaiseen tilannekuvaan syksyllä 2023, alueellisten vastuumuseoiden nelivuotissuunnitelmissaan (2023–2026) antamiin tietoihin sekä museoissa valmisteltuihin työsuunnitelmiin, jotka on jätetty opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön digitaalisen kulttuuriperinnön saatavuuden ja säilyttämisen tukemiseen suunnattuun eritysavustushakuun (2022).
Designesineiden digitaalista yhteisökuratointia – tapauksena pop-up-VR-museo
Authors: Díaz Lily , Karjalainen Anna-Maija , Svinhufvud Leena , Thiel Susanna , Vishwanath Gautam
Published: February 2024

Millaisia mahdollisuuksia teknologia tarjoaa museoesinettä koskevan tiedon keräämiseen ja käsittelyyn? Voidaanko digisovelluksen avulla lisätä tiedon moninaisuutta sekä kansalaisten ja yhteisöjen osallisuutta museokokoelmiin? Entä miten VR muuttaa ymmärrystämme museoesineestä? Designmuseon kokoelmaan perustuva Pop-up-VR-museo etsi vastauksia näihin kysymyksiin. Kokeellinen virtuaalimuseo toteutettiin yhteistyössä Aalto-yliopiston Taiteen ja median laitoksen kanssa osana EU:n Horisontti 2020 -ohjelman rahoittamaa tutkimushanketta SPICE – Social cohesion, Participation, and Inclusion through Cultural Engagement 2020–2023.
Erilaisina, ihmisinä Hokkaidolla
Authors: Suhonen Mervi , Lavento Mika
Published: February 2024

Kirjoittajat vierailivat Hokkaidon yliopistolla Sapporossa 14.1.–17.2.2023. Kutsujana oli yliopiston yksikkö Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity (GSI). Tässä matkakertomuksessa esittelemme kokemuksiamme ensikertalaisina Japanissa ja kerromme, mitä opimme Japanin ainoasta alkuperäiskansasta ainuista.
Cirque-like alcoves in the northern mid-latitudes of Mars as evidence of glacial erosion
Authors: Li An , Koutnik Michelle , Brough Stephen , Spagnolo Matteo , Barr Iestyn
Published: February 2024

Abstract. While glacial remnants in the form of viscous flow features in the mid-latitudes of Mars are considered to be cold-based in the present-day, an increasing amount of geomorphic evidence suggests that at least some flow features were previously wet-based or had a mixed thermal state (polythermal) at during their evolution. Many of the viscous flow features known as glacier-like forms have been observed to emerge from alcoves that appear similar to cirques on Earth. Terrestrial cirques are typically characterized by a concave basin connected to a steep backwall. Cirques are expected to form from depressions in mountainsides that fill with snow/ice and over time support active glaciers that deepen the depressions by wet-based glacial erosion. To assess which alcoves on Mars are most “cirque-like”, we mapped a population of ~2000 alcoves in Deuteronilus Mensae, a region in the mid-latitudes of Mars characterized by mesas encompassed by glacial remnants. Based on visual characteristics and morphometrics, we refined our dataset to 386 “cirque-like alcoves”, which is five times the amount of glacier-like forms in the region, and used this to assess the past extent and style of glaciation on Mars. Using high resolution imagery, we find geomorphic evidence for glacial occupation associated with the cirque-like alcoves, including crevasse-like features, surface lineations, polygonal terrain, and moraine-like ridges. We propose that the cirque-like alcoves with icy remnants similar to rock glaciers on Earth represent a late stage of glacier-like form evolution. We also outline stages of cirque-like alcove evolution, linking a potential early stage of cirque-like alcoves to gully activity. On a population-wide scale, the cirque-like alcoves have a south to southeastward aspect bias, which may indicate a requirement for increased insolation for melting to occur and a connection to gullies on Mars. While the alcoves also have similarities to other features such as landslide scarps and amphitheater-headed valleys, the cirque-like alcoves have unique morphologies and morphometrics that differentiate their origin. Assuming warm-based erosion rates, the cirque-like alcoves have timescales consistent with both glacier-like forms and other viscous flow features like lobate debris aprons, whereas cold-based erosion rates would only allow the older timescales of lobate debris aprons. We propose that based on the geomorphic features and southward aspect, cirque-like alcove formation is more consistent with warm-based glaciation.
The role of citizen science to assess the spatiotemporal pattern of rainfall events in urban areas: a case study in the city of Genoa, Italy
Authors: Loglisci Nicola , Boni Giorgio , Cauteruccio Arianna , Faccini Francesco , Milelli Massimo , Paliaga Guido , Parodi Antonio
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Climate change in the Mediterranean region is evidenced by an increase in average air temperature and a variation in rainfall regime: the value of cumulated annual rainfall seems to be basically constant, however, rainfall of maximum intensity and short duration, between 1 and 24 hours, is increasing, especially in the period between late summer and early autumn. The associated ground effects in urban areas consist of flash floods and pluvial floods, often in very small areas, depending on the physical-geographical layout of the region. In the context of global warming, it follows that it is important to have an adequate monitoring network for these rain events, which are highly concentrated in space and time. This research analyzes the meteo-hydrological features of August 27th and 28th 2023 event that occurred in Genoa, just 4 days after the record maximum air temperature recorded: between 19 UTC and 02 UTC nearly 400 mm of rainfall was recorded in the eastern sector of Genoa’s historic center, with significant ground effects such as flooding and overflowing in pressurized culverted waterways. Rainfall observations and estimates were taken using both official or “authoritative” networks (rain gauges and meteorological radar) as well as rain gauge networks inspired by citizen science principles. The combined analysis of the observations by authoritative and "citizen science" networks highlights, for the analyzed event, a spatial variability of the precipitation field for the hourly and sub-hourly duration, which cannot be captured by the current spatial density of the authoritative measurement stations (which it is also among the highest in Italy). Monthly total rainfalls and maximum intensity and short duration annual maxima time series recorded by the authoritative rain gauge network of the Genoa area are then analyzed. Results show that at distances even less than 2 km the variations in average rainfall depth cumulated over sub-hourly duration are very significant. Thus, extreme weather monitoring activity is confirmed as one of the most important aspects in terms of flood prevention and protection in urban areas. The integration between authoritative and citizen science networks can prove to be a valid contribution for monitoring this type of extreme events.
Data assimilation of realistic boundary-layer flows for wind-turbine applications – An LES study
Authors: Wrba Linus , Englberger Antonia , Dörnbrack Andreas , Kilroy Gerard , Wildmann Norman
Published: February 2024

Abstract. Providing observed date- and site-specific turbulent inflow fields for Large-eddy simulations (LES) of the flow through wind turbines becomes more and more important for realistic estimates of power production. In this study, data assimilation techniques are used to adapt the atmospheric inflow field towards measurement data. A Newtonian relaxation technique and a vibration assimilation method are implemented in the geophysical flow solver EULAG. Their capability of adapting mean wind profiles towards field measurements while maintaining the atmospheric turbulence of an idealized LES is investigated. The sensitivity of the methods to grid refinement and to parameter changes is analysed. The performance of the vibration assimilation technique is better suited for fine grids (dx=dy=dz=5 m) because of smaller damping effects on the atmospheric turbulence. Furthermore, the vibration method is used to nudge the inflow field of an idealized atmospheric simulation towards velocity profiles measured at the wind-farm site WiValdi at Krummendeich. A near neutral stratification is chosen from the measurements to test the assimilation technique. With the vibration assimilation method it is possible to adapt the zonal and meridional velocity components of an atmospheric flow. The LESs applying data assimilation are compared with the measurements and independent mesoscale simulations. A good accordance is found for the mean inflow velocity profiles and the turbulence intensities. In a final step, the assimilated flow field is taken as inflow for a wind-turbine simulation. The windturbine simulation shows characteristic structures of a wake in the atmospheric boundary layer. This study demonstrates that an efficient computing of different and realistic inflow fields for wind-turbine simulations is possible applying the vibration assimilation method.