bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a High-Risk Patient with a Biocor Bioprosthesis and a Flail Prosthetic Valve Leaflet
Authors: Abela Oliver , Schoeller Michael , Williams Parker , Lambert Charles , Bloom Marc
Published: December 2021

An 80-year-old woman with a history of surgical aortic valve replacement with a 21 mm St. Jude Medical Biocor porcine aortic valve 14 years prior presented with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III symptoms, severe aortic insufficiency from a degenerated prosthesis, and a large echocardiographic mobile mass representing a highly mobile prosthetic leaflet. The patient worsened to NYHA class IV symptoms despite medical management. The Society of Thoracic Surgery mortality risk score was extremely high. However, a valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to be a reasonable option. We used a 20 mm SAPIEN 3 Ultra valve (Edwards Lifesciences Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) with a SENTINEL embolic protection device (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA). During valve deployment, the echocardiographic mobile mass was visually pinned between the new TAVR valve and the surgical bioprosthetic valve. No large embolic debris was noted within the embolic protection device, and the patient remained without any new focal neurologic deficits in the perioperative period and at the 30-day follow-up. The severe aortic insufficiency resolved, and the patient clinically improved to NYHA class II symptoms.
SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY OF MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Kostin Yurii , Tkachova Tetiana ,   Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Published: December 2021

In modern practice, use two main approaches to the formation of a system of performance indicators: the financial performance of the enterprise; on the success factors of the strategy or business model used. The author substantiates the need to use the factor of organizational and communication platform to ensure the management of strategic development of Ukrainian enterprises. A new methodological approach to the study of management processes of strategic development of Ukrainian enterprises from the standpoint of the need to ensure the integration of dispersed enterprises within the sectoral self-regulatory organization based on problem-oriented and situationally constructed organizational and communication platforms of enterprise development.
USING OF THE SCENARIO APPROACH FOR FORM A STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Tkachova Tetiana
Published: December 2021

Isolation and generalization of theoretical and methodological principles of enterprise strategy formation makes it possible to combine different conceptual approaches in the process of strategizing, as well as to choose the most appropriate principles for a particular situation. Eight stages of the scenario planning process are considered. Thus, each scenario can be implemented on the basis of multivariate solutions. The paper proposes a distributed dynamic model of problem situations in the enterprise without management influences, which is based on the synthesis of a simulation model of situation forecasting, built using the system of system dynamics J. Forrester, which has a hierarchical model structure, the implementation of which allows to obtain scenarios situations with a constant mode of management, to determine the image of the future situation and assess the situation at the enterprise.
DEVELOPMENT OF SMART INDUSTRIES: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF A SMART INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Authors:   Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Tkachova Tetiana
Published: December 2021

The importance of industry in the modern world is due, first, to increased productivity of social labor, job creation and income; second, the new opportunities that the modern industrial revolution opens up to the world, also known as Industry 4.0. In technical and technological terms, the smart industry integrates advances in physical devices with advances in information and communication technologies, resulting in the formation of cyberphysical production systems - interacting intelligent networks of physical components and computational algorithms. Such systems are subject to risks: security, confidential and intellectual property, environmental and geoeconomic. Also, there are three groups of barriers to the development of the start-up industry: technical, socio-economic and institutional. The concept of strategy of development of the machine-building enterprise with use of big data for smart manufacture is offered.
STATE OF THE AIR TRANSPORT COMPLEX IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF UKRAINE IN MODERN CONDITIONS
Authors:   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Sokoly Ivan , Marchuk Yulia ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Busmina Anissa ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University, Jarjour Ranya ,   Odessa National Polytechnic University
Published: December 2021

In the article it was analysed the current state of the airport hub of the southern region of Ukraine as system of the airports of Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev, Izmail, Limanskoe, and local airfields. It is concluded that the air transport system of the southern region is in unsatisfactory condition. The main reasons for the unsatisfactory state of airports are the complete abstraction of the state from ensuring their support and development, an unbalanced program for their privatization, and their inefficient management on the principle of "living for today".
Democratic Legal Culture: How Strong are Values?
Authors: Ergashev Zafar
Published: December 2021

This article is about on legal reforms on raising democratic legal culture in Uzbekistan.
Legal Protection for Children as Victims of Violence
Authors: Rachmanto Evan Ferdiyan
Published: December 2021

A child contains human right, including those employing adult, children do not have much to think about and take concrete steps. In Indonesian, laws relating to Positive Law, is The Law No. 23 of 2002 on Child Protection have been amended by Law No. 35 of  2014 on Child Protection, which is very significant in reducing the level of violence against children. Legal protection for Children begins early in the womb birth. In its development there are children are in the environment is full of violence. Various social deviations that occur in the community more and most of the children. So that the perpetrators of violence do not feel deterred and no longer do the crime.
Dispute Settlement on E-Commerce Contract: A Practical Analysis of Law
Authors: Naziah Firqotun
Published: December 2021

E-commerce is a form of trade which has its own characteristics that are cross-border trade, not to meet the seller and buyer, use media internet. The birth of Law No. 11 of 2008 is about Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE Law) seems to be the solution to provide protection for consumers. In the ITE Law has set the terms validity of e-commerce transactions, establishing the rights and obligations, prohibited acts, responsibility, legal protection, remedies, and dispute resolution in e-commerce transactions. This study analyzes the dispute settlement for e-commerce dispute in Indonesia.
Combating Corruption: Problems and Challenges in Indonesia
Authors: Fakhrizy Ivan Muhammad
Published: December 2021

Corruption has been regarded as commonplace, under the pretext of "being in line with procedures". Corruptors no longer have a sense of shame and fear, instead of showing off their demonstrative corruption results. A crime corruption is a violation of social rights and economic rights of society, so that crime corruption can no longer be classified as ordinary crimes but has become a crime extra-ordinary crimes. So in the effort to eradicate it seems still require the struggle is heavy and can no longer be done "as usual", but it takes "extraordinary ways" (extraordinary crimes). Given the actions by law enforcement officials, it is hoped that the crime of corruption is not increasing expanding. If law enforcement is not as good as it is today, crime is growing, corruption more rampant, bribery cases happening everywhere, abuse of narcotics, and so can only be controlled from a penitentiary. Finally, as well as any existing legislation on ultimately depending on law enforcement officers.
Análisis de tendencias en la recuperación de suelos empleando vigilancia tecnológica
Authors: Cabeza Rojas Iván , Mosquera Tobar Jhessica Daniela , Moscoso Díaz Maria Paula , Muñoz Hernández Joan Sebastián
Published: December 2021

Las actividades antropogénicas han afectado recursos naturales limitados, como el recurso suelo, el cual soporta diferentes actividades que se pueden considerar indispensables para la humanidad. En este sentido, la salud del suelo es ampliamente estudiada desde lo académico, especialmente en el contexto de la recuperación de suelos degradados. Así, el presente documento desarrollo una vigilancia tecnológica que permitirá analizar la información disponible relacionada a técnicas de recuperación de suelos degradados, lo que permite presentar un contexto general, las técnicas y estudios más significativos del área. La vigilancia se realizó empleando las bases de datos de Scopus y ESPACENET, que corresponden a la búsqueda de artículos científicos y patentes, respectivamente. Se evaluaron indicadores relacionados al número de publicaciones, tipo de publicación, registro de patentes por país, entre otros. Se encontraron más de 22.907 artículos y 380 patentes que correspondían al objeto de la búsqueda. Estas investigaciones e invenciones se relacionan, en su mayoría, a procesos de fitorremediación enfocados en la problemática de contaminación de suelos por metales pesados, y se desarrollan en países como China y Estados Unidos, lo que se asocia al crecimiento de procesos agroindustriales altamente tecnificados, la mitigación de la degradación por contaminación antrópica y la búsqueda del desarrollo sostenible.
‘It is unbelievable how many come to us’:
Authors: Gustafsson Mariana , Wihlborg Elin
Published: December 2021

In advanced, digitalized democratic communities the demands for literacy are a prerequisite for engagement and inclusion, at the same time different forms of divides are omnipresent. By providing access and qualified support to all citizens, public libraries play a central function in the building of democratic and inclusive local communities, being increasingly relied upon by governments to deliver access and support for e-services. Based on a case study of community library services in Sweden, Östergötland, this paper aims to study digital inclusion as reflected in daily practices through the perspective of librarians. In this paper we argue that while advancing digitalisation involves opening of new access and engagement opportunities through empowering digital tools and Internet, it also involves different challenges of exclusion for those who cannot use, choose not to use or have other needs
Accuracy and Reliability of Inertial Devices for Load Assessment During Flywheel Workout
Authors: Pino-Ortega Jose , Hernández-Belmonte Alejandro , Bastida-Castillo Alejandro , Gómez-Carmona Carlos , Rojas-Valverde Daniel
Published: December 2021

There is currently an increase in inertial flywheel application in strength training; thus, it must be monitored by an accurate and reliable device. The present study tested: (1) the accuracy of an inertial measurement device (IMU) to correctly measure angular velocity and (2) its inter-unit reliability for the measurement of external load. The analysis was performed using Pearson Correlation and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). The IMU accuracy was tested using Bland-Altman and the reliability with the coefficient of variation (CV). Ten elite-level football players performed ten series of 5 repetitions in a one-hand standing row exercise (5 series with each arm). A nearly perfect accuracy (ICC=.999) and a very good between-device reliability (Bias=-.010; CV=.017%) was found. IMU is a reliable and valid device to assess angular velocity in inertial flywheel workout objectively.
Review on pretreatment methods and ethanol production from cellulosic water hyacinth
Authors: Rezania Shahabaldin , Md Din Mohd Fadhil , Eva Mohamad Shaza , Sohaili Johan , Mat Taib Shazwin , Mohd Yusof Mohd Badruddin , Kamyab Hesam , Darajeh Negisa , Ahsan Amimul
Published: December 2021

Lignocellulosic biomass resources are renewable materials that can be converted to fermentable sugars and subsequently into ethanol. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a cellulosic aquatic plant that has high carbohydrates, low lignin content, and notable reducing sugars content in its structure. Based on the literature review in the case of water hyacinth, the most frequently used pretreatment methods were acid and alkali, while ionic liquid and microwave-assisted methods were used rarely. The dominant sugars were glucose, xylose, galactose, arabinose, and mannose. Based on the findings, cellulase and S. cerevisiae were mostly used for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of water hyacinth to ethanol, respectively. This review presents the recent studies in pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of water hyacinth biomass into ethanol.
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS PROYEK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF MAHASISWA
Authors: Mulhayatiah Diah
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif mahasiswa yang diperoleh dari pembelajaran dengan model pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen yang dilakukan di kelas Fisika Dasar, dengan menggunakan kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Sampel kelas eksperimen sebanyak 40 dan kelas kontrol sebanyak 56 sampel yang dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik sampling purposive yaitu sampel dipilih berdasarkan pertimbangan tertentu. Hasil penelitian diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa berdasarkan hasil uji hipotesis (uji-t) kemampuan berpikir kreatif kelas eksperimen, harga z untuk -4,43 dan kelas kontrol harga z = -5,29 dengan mempunyai peluang yaitu p = 0,0000 harga p lebih kecil dari α = 0,05 maka H0 ditolak dan hipotesis  diterima Ha. Dengan demikian terdapat peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif mahasiswa yang signifikan setelah diterapkan model pembelajaran berbasis.
IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM SOLVING BERBASIS EKSPERIMEN PADA KONSEP LARUTAN ELEKTROLIT DAN NONELEKTROLIT
Authors: Azizah Chaerani , Irwandi Dedi
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai kemampuan siswa dalam memecahkan masalah yang tertuang dalam lembar kerja siswa (LKS) selama mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran problem solving berbasis eksperimen pada konsep larutan elektolit dan nonelektrolit. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X di SMA Negeri 89 Jakarta tahun ajaran 2012/2013. Metode penelitian yang diterapkan adalah deskriptif. Perolehan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrumen lembar kerja siswa (LKS) untuk kemampuan memecahkan masalah. Analisis data untuk kemampuan memecahkan masalah yang tertuang dalam lembar kerja siswa (LKS) dengan nilai persentase. Kemampuan siswa dalam memecahkan masalah yang tertuang dalam lembar kerja siswa (LKS) yaitu kemampuan siswa dalam mengemukakan hipotesis, menentukan judul eksperimen, menentukan tujuan eksperimen, membuat prosedur kerja eksperimen, mencatat data pengamatan, membuat kesimpulan, membuat abstraksi, dan menyelesaikan tugas konsolidasi. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan siswa dalam memecahkan masalah dikategorikan sebagai baik dan sangat baik.
PENINGKATAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP KESETIMBANGAN KIMIA DENGAN PENDEKATAN INKUIRI TERINTEGRASI NILAI
Authors: Bahriah Evi Sapinatul
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan penguasaan konsep kesetimbangan kimia yang terintegrasi nilai dengan menggunakan pendekatan pembelajaran inkuiri. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Muhammadiyah 3 Jakarta pada tanggal 20 Oktober sampai dengan 25 November 2008. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (Classroom Action Research) yang terdiri dari dua siklus dan setiap siklus terdiri dari empat kegiatan yaitu: perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes hasil belajar berupa pilihan ganda. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dihitung nilai N-Gain dan dan diuji signifikansinya dengan uji-t.Berdasarkan hasil analisis kuantitatif dengan menggunakan N-Gain diperoleh rata-rata N-Gain untuk siklus I sebesar 0,6 (kategori sedang) dan pada siklus II skor rata-rata N-Gain yaitu 0,8 berada (kategori tinggi). Uji-t data hasil perhitungan rata-rata N-Gain siklus I dan siklus II diperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 4,17 dan nilai ttabel sebesar 2,05 pada taraf signifikansi 95%, jadi thitung 4,17>ttabel 2,05. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaaan yang signifikan peningkatan hasil belajar siswa di siklus I dan siklus II.
Students’ Responses to Adapted Online Tahsin Quran Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Shabrina Rifda , Chaeruman Uwes Anis , Tarjiah Indina
Published: December 2021

AbstractTahsin Quran is a method of learning to read the Quran that strives to increase the reader's ability to adhere to the guidelines established (tajwid). In tahsin Quran learning, teachers must pay close attention to students' letter pronunciation in the Quran, ideally face-to-face or in sync. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated online learning, requiring some alterations to its application. The purpose of this study was to determine how students respond to online Quran learning conducted virtually in one of South Tangerang's Quran learning facilities. Students are given questionnaires about instructor competencies, the substance of learning materials, and the efficiency of tahsin online learning, which are reinforced by an interview with one of the teachers, an institution member, and students. The results indicated that, based on student answers, the institution's implementation of tahsin Quran online learning has been highly successful, with some notes and inputs to consider to improve the quality of Quran online learning in the future.AbstrakTahsin Al-Qur’an merupakan pembelajaran membaca Al-Qur’an yang bertujuan untuk memperbaiki bacaan Al-Qur’an agar sesuai dengan kaidah (tajwid) yang ditetapkan. Dalam pembelajaran tahsin Al-Qur’an, guru atau instruktur perlu memperhatikan ketepatan tiap siswanya dalam melafalkan huruf dalam Al-Qur’an sehingga pembelajaran idealnya dilakukan secara tatap muka atau sinkron. Namun pandemi COVID-19 mengharuskan pembelajaran dilaksanakan secara daring sehingga membutuhkan beberapa penyesuaian dalam pelaksanaannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti bagaimana respon siswa pembelajaran tahsin Al-Qur’an online yang dilaksanakan secara virtual di salah satu lembaga pembelajaran Al-Qur’an di Tangerang Selatan. Kuesioner mengenai kemampuan guru, isi materi pembelajaran, dan efektifitas pembelajaran tahsin yang dilaksanakan secara online diberikan kepada siswa yang kemudian hasilnya dilengkapi dengan hasil wawancara kepada salah satu guru, pihak lembaga, dan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan respon siswa pembelajaran tahsin Al-Qur’an online yang dilaksanakan di lembaga tersebut telah berjalan sangat baik dengan beberapa catatan dan masukan yang perlu diperhatikan untuk peningkatan kualitas pembelajaran tahsin Al-Qur’an daring yang akan datang.How to Cite: Shabrina, R., Chaeruman, U. A., Tarjiah, I. (2021). Students’ Responses to Adapted Online Tahsin Quran Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, 8(1), 57-65. doi:10.15408/tjems.v8i1.21715.
A comunidade dos iguais e o líder do verdadeiro povo
Authors: Monti Isabela
Published: December 2021

Este artigo objetiva, em um primeiro momento, caracterizar as profundas transformações no tempo histórico e no espaço social, ocorridas a partir da segunda metade do século XX, que fomentaram as condições objetivas para a emergência do fenômeno do populismo contemporâneo e, em um segundo momento, expor e explicar dois de seus principais elementos: as noções de povo e de líder político. A partir da revisão bibliográfica de diferentes obras que investigam as consequências da globalização econômica e política e do populismo, foi possível concluirmos que o populismo hodierno promove a verticalização da política na figura do líder, que encarna e representa o verdadeiro povo. O “povo” dos populistas refere-se a uma comunidade orgânica, natural e homogênea, na qual não existem dissidências valorativas ou morais
Nicarágua em Crise
Authors: Teixeira Bruno Andrade , Dias Maurício Luiz Borges Ramos , Pires Nicole Fava
Published: December 2021

O artigo teve como propósitos apresentar os processos históricos e revolucionários para a implementação da democracia na Nicarágua durante os séculos XIX e XX, depreender como Daniel Ortega promoveu um regime político híbrido na Nicarágua, ao passo que se manteve no poder entre 2007 e 2017, e, por fim, apontar as diferentes crises decorrentes do autoritarismo do governo Ortega (2018-atualmente). A pesquisa qualitativa utilizou o método hipotético-dedutivo e se baseou em um levantamento bibliográfico, secundário e documental, permitindo análises sobre as questões sócio-políticas da Nicarágua. Concluiu-se que a interferência estrangeira e a tradição liberal da burguesia nicaraguense fazem parte do panorama que é a América Latina. Ante bases democráticas não solidificadas, esses pontos culminaram na decadência da revolução nicaraguense em 1989 e, posteriormente, na formação gradual do governo autoritário contemporâneo de Daniel Ortega.
Os últimos vestígios de Pinochet
Authors: Ribas Yasmim , Coelho Anna Ortiz Borges , Tironi Gabriela Dias , Söhngen Clarice Beatriz da Costa
Published: December 2021

O presente trabalho busca compreender como se deu a consolidação da democracia chilena no ano de 2020, através do aceite por parte do Legislativo dos pedidos de alterações que a Constituição do país necessitava para desapossar-se de alguns de seus resquícios do antigo regime ditatorial comandado por Pinochet. A análise que aqui propomos fazer passa pela importante conceituação do que pode ser considerado um governo autoritário, observando através da argumentação do teórico Norberto Bobbio, como este define o autoritarismo em suas diversas formas e características, muitas dessas visíveis no governo de Pinochet. Objetivamos, assim, compreender não apenas a história do domínio de Pinochet no Chile, mas seus reflexos constitucionais que até o ano de 2020 seguiam fazendo parte da Carta Magna chilena. Além disso, buscamos a compreensão de como foram os processos para as alterações legais que enterraram de vez os vestígios ditatoriais que ainda assombravam a legislação chilena contemporânea. Concluindo, assim, o fator da dificuldade de mudanças nas realidades jurídicas e os resquícios de um autoritarismo.
Crise sistêmica internacional e regimes democráticos
Authors: Carvalho Felipe Rocha de , Cruzichi Isabella , Rizzi Kamilla Raquel
Published: December 2021

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Elecciones y organizaciones políticas en el diecinueve centroamericano: una aproximación historiográfica
Authors: Avendaño Rojas Xiomara , Escobar Rodríguez Ahildo E.
Published: December 2021

La historia política centroamericana resalta los conflictos entre las élites, las memorias y las biografías apologéticas de personajes, gobernantes o militares. Una revisión sobre las elecciones indirectas en Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras y El Salvador evidencia una incipiente renovación historiográfica. El texto sintetiza la organización y ejecución de las elecciones indirectas observando los cambios normativos y la práctica política iniciada desde la crisis de la monarquía española (1810-1812). Además, plantea algunos cambios a largo del siglo XIX como los siguientes: la gradual eliminación de niveles de elección, la introducción del sufragio censatario, la evolución desde las facciones a la formación del partido político; finalmente, se exponen nuevas interrogantes sobre algunas temáticas a profundizar. Un resultado que destacar es que el acceso al poder por medio de golpes de Estado no anuló el derecho al sufragio ni la participación de diversos sectores sociales en los comicios. Los estudios del proceso eleccionario necesitan superar la visión nacional para contar con mayores argumentos que permitan un análisis comparativo de la formación del sistema representativo en América Central.
Design parameters of furrow forming and compacting roller of the combined seeder STS-80
Authors: Hristova G. , Dallev M. , Tihanov G.
Published: December 2021

Abstract. A turf seed drill (STS-80) has been designed, in which the seeds from the sowing machines are sent to the soil through seed pipes. The size of the seeds is relatively small, therefore it is a requirement for them to be sown at a depth between 0.5 cm and 1.5 cm. The drill allows the following operations to be performed simultaneously: soil furrowing, seed sowing, and soil compaction with a compaction roller. The structure of the individual bodies that make up the aggregate is essential for the smooth running of the work process. Two rollers have been developed, which allow the providing of the necessary agro-technical requirements for sowing grass seeds. The role of the roller mounted in the front part of the drill is to make furrows in the soil at a depth of 1.5 cm, where the grass seeds fall. The roller, located in the rear of the unit, dulls the surface of the soil after the seeds enter it. This creates additional dynamic force, which increases the degree of soil compaction and the intensity of destruction of soil aggregates at a certain mass of the roller.
Managing information, interaction and team building in nurse shift-change handovers
Authors: Ylänne Virpi , Aldridge-Waddon Michelle , Spilioti Tereza , Bartlett Tom
Published: December 2021

Whilst there is a wealth of literature on medical handovers, discourse analytic work based on recorded interactional data on these pivotal speech events in health care is less prevalent. This case study of a shift-change nursing handover at a UK hospital Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) takes a microanalytical perspective on nurses’ talk and interaction, which enables us to examine its structural and functional complexity at utterance level. Our methodological approach comprises observations, one semi-structured interview with senior nursing staff (and many informal conversations with various staff), and in total twelve audio-recordings of interactions during, and around, the twice-daily shift-change handovers. By adopting ‘a multiple goals in discourse’ perspective and the framework of activity analysis, we demonstrate the nurses’ interactional management of multiple discourse and activity roles and pursuance of goals that transcend the medically and institutionally crucial transmission of information. This shows the nurses’ orientation to the handover task as not only a structured institutionally regulated event, but also one that tolerates more spontaneous activities that can potentially contribute to team cohesion and staff well-being.
Constructing culinary personae online
Authors: Cesiri Daniela
Published: December 2021

Celebrity chefs can be seen almost every day on TV shows in the UK, and they also communicate with the public via cookery writing in print and on websites and social media. This study investigates the websites of 10 British celebrity chefs from both a communicative and a linguistic perspective, focusing in particular on the ‘About’ sections, in which they present themselves to the public, and their introductions to each recipe. Eleven chefs have been selected: six male (including one duo) and five female, and covering a range of ages and different degrees of seniority. The aim is to show how the chefs construct their culinary personae and if they keep this consistent across their self-presentation and in the presentation of their culinary know-how. The findings show that in general the chefs tend to reinforce gender-based characterizations, although younger female chefs show a characterization more usually assigned to male chefs.
Syncretic expertise in TED Talks
Authors: Anesa Patrizia
Published: December 2021

This paper focuses on the popularization of information related to environmental issues in media texts, with a particular focus on TED Talks. TED talks are a distinctive genre with has considerable social implications, especially when the presentations concern themes such as the environment, the understanding of which is a key determinant in the full realization of specific environmental policies. In this respect, this study suggests a critical need to go beyond the purely technical analysis of environmental issues by framing them within a wider discourse, which is more likely to influence the public at large. The paper explores a corpus of popular talks which deal with environmental issues and analyzes their macro-structural components. Methodologically, traditional genre analysis is integrated with a critical stimulus in order to unveil the strategies employed to overcome the technophilic/technophobic dichotomy which often typifies environmental discourse. The findings show the flexible and dynamic nature of TED Talks. Their communicative success lies specifically in the ability of the presenters to attract the audience's attention by making use of different communicative strategies and drawing on different forms of expertise, within the specific structural constraints imposed by this genre.
Framing in theater rehearsals
Authors: Norrthon Stefan
Published: December 2021

This video-ethnographic workplace study documents a theater rehearsal process, which to date is an under-researched professional setting. More specifically, the study investigates the process in which actors and a director frame various contexts that together build the theatrical framework. Applying a conversation analytic method, the analysis follows actors and a director longitudinally as they frame a performance with respect to a single line in a script. The aim is to uncover how the participants develop the performance by framing various theatrical contexts in situated interactions and over time. The results show that the performance develops in a nonlinear manner, whereby social and psychological contexts are foregrounded first. These contexts are later backgrounded when the participants develop physical actions in the performance. In conceptualizing framing as a process of grounding, it can be seen that the participants collaboratively and interactionally add content to the script, and arrive at a mutual understanding by recycling and developing previously established framings. Negotiations of framings are joint and explicit, thus challenging a view of theater work that actors should not be overly conscious of their actions on the stage.
Plurilingual discourse competence
Authors: Martín-Peris Ernesto , López-Ferrero Carmen , Bach Carme
Published: December 2021

We present a didactic model for the multidimensional analysis of discourse genres as situated practices, illustrated through the study of a transactional conversation in Spanish. This model represents a basis for developing and assessing the discourse competence of plurilingual adult language learners (Spanish-, Catalan-, French- or English-learning university students) acquiring a minimal competence to participate in academic events (lectures, seminars and workshops), as well as to cope with everyday needs in a foreign city. For proficiency in the use of language in context, students must be aware of the three dimensions which define a discourse genre: the sociocultural, the pragmatic and the textual, each entailing specific criteria and indicators of achievement. Special focus is placed on the sociocultural dimension because of its underlying importance for the teaching and learning of discourse genres. One factor especially relevant in this dimension is the community of practice to which the learners belong as autonomous social agents and in which they critically and consciously engage in learning activities.
La estrategia de Chopin: modos fractales, reticulares y fragmentarios de escritura narrativa en español de finales del XX y principios del XXI
Authors: Mora Vicente-Luis
Published: December 2021

La plétora de obras narrativas en español en los últimos treinta años con técnicas fragmentarias, reticulares o “fractales”, no pocas de ellas escritas por algunos de los más importantes autores y novelistas, obliga a buscar una explicación de esta proliferación y diversidad de estrategias literarias. Aunque la estructura fragmentaria no es una novedad, sino una tradición, es obvio y demostrable que el número de obras fragmentarias se ha incrementado exponencialmente en las últimas décadas, y ese hecho precisa de un profundo análisis. Criticada esta práctica a finales de los años 90 por algunos críticos españoles relevantes, y con renuentes contemporáneos, tras el análisis que va a realizarse en este texto parece razonable pensar que el número e importancia de los escritores fragmentarios –ocasional o sistemáticamente– invita a una validación más general y estable de estas estrategias narrativas.
Fragmentariedad del yo y semiótica del cuerpo en «Clavícula», de Marta Sanz
Authors: Calvo-Revilla Ana
Published: December 2021

Partiendo de que la corporalidad nutre de manera constante la narrativa de Marta Sanz, analizamos el imaginario del cuerpo como espacio semiótico sociocultural en Clavícula. Tras un proceso autobiográfico de exploración sobre el dolor corporal, la autora conquista el territorio de la textualidad del cuerpo mediante una estructura fragmentaria impregnada de hibridismo genérico, a partir de la cual reflexiona sobre el poder político del lenguaje y reivindica algunos de los imaginarios narrativos que vertebran su imaginario: la soberanía de la corporalidad, la anatomía como forma del lenguaje, la legitimidad de la queja, el malestar social, la vulnerabilidad de la mujer, etc.
«Autorretrato sin mí» de Fernando Aramburu en su esencia fractal
Authors: Frattale Loretta
Published: December 2021

En el presente artículo se hace referencia a la sintonía existente entre la especial conformación fractal de Autorretrato sin mí de Fernando Aramburu (2018) y la tendencia a la fragmentación y a la disolución de fronteras genéricas que ha caracterizado la narrativa hispánica (pero no solo) de las últimas décadas. Se compara el texto de Aramburu con otras modalidades de escrituras autorreferenciales (autorretrato literario tradicional, autoficción, autonovela). Además de apuntar a la estructura fractal de la obra, se razona sobre las “posibilidades de lectura [...] de lo mismo y lo múltiple” que esa especial estructura ofrece (Zavala 2004) dentro de un marco narrativo (el del autorretrato literario) formalmente unitario, aunque, por su origen pictórico, sujeto a prácticas discursivas multifocales y multimedia. Se vincula, por último, la específica tensión liberada por la peculiar estructura fractal del autorretrato de Aramburu con la esencia fractal teorizada por el filósofo Jean-Luc Nancy, entendida como impulso constructivo común del arte y la vida.
Maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods and newborn exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Authors: Naspolini Nathalia Ferrazzo , Machado Priscila Pereira , Moreira Josino Costa , Asmus Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Fróes , Meyer Armando
Published: December 2021

Abstract: Evolving evidence shows that ultra-processed food consumption may increase exposure to chemicals used in food packaging and production, such as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, phthalates, and bisphenols. Studies suggested that these contaminants may be transferred from mother to child through placenta, increasing concerns for both maternal and child health. This study aimed to investigate the association of maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods with newborn exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the PIPA Project (The Rio Birth Cohort Study on Environmental Exposure and Childhood Development). The pilot cohort study conducted with 131 pregnant women-child pairs in a public maternity school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was assessed. Maternal dietary intake in the third trimester of pregnancy was evaluated using a qualitative food frequency questionnaire. Food items were classified as non-ultra-processed food and ultra-processed food using the NOVA system and regular consumption of ultra-processed foods was estimated. Newborns of pregnant women who weekly consumed three or more subgroups of ultra-processed food presented the highest level of PFAS (2.47ng/mL; 95%CI: 1.22; 3.72), compared to non-consumption of ultra-processed food investigated (0 ultra-processed food = 1.86ng/mL; 95%CI: 1.38; 2.50). Additionally, cluster analysis grouped ultra-processed food, fish, and PFAS levels. In conclusion, we found increased levels of PFAS in newborns whose mothers were higher consumers of ultra-processed foods.
Molecular characterization and incidence of new tospovirus: Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus (SVNV) in Egypt
Authors: El-Wahab A. S. Abd
Published: December 2021

Abstract Field survey study was conducted season (2017). Soybeans and weeds were weekly sampled randomly. Thrips adults were identified and counted. Detection of the virus isolate and the natural incidence was determined using; Mechanical transmission, host range, DAS-ELISA, RT-PCR. The natural incidence thrips individuals was detected depending on the SVNV% in thrips individuals and weeds hosts. Ten thrips species were associated with soybean plants in the field. The most abundant species was T. tabaci, average 256.5 average no.of individuals, followed by F. occidentalis (142.5 average no. of individuals), then N. variabilis (86.6/ average no. of individuals). Fourteen thrips species occurred on 5 legumes field crops and 41 weed plant species within soybean field. The highest average number 40.6.of individuals were recorded on Ammi majus. While the lowest one 3.3 average no. of individuals were on Urtica urens. Only 21diagnostic plant species were susceptible to infection with SVNV. G. max and Vigna radiate, were the highest percentage of infection 80% followed by V. unguilata & N. benthamiana, 75%. Egyptian isolate of Soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV) in this study showed a high degree of similarity and it is closely related to TSWV from Egypt (DQ479968) and TCSV from USA (KY820965) with nucleotide sequence identity of 78%. Four thrips species transmitted SVNV (F. fusca 4.0%, F. schultzei 4.3%, F. tritici 3.3% and N. variabilis 68.0% transmission). Both C. phaseoli and M. sjostedti can acquire the virus but unable to transmit it. The following species; T. tabaci, F. occidentalis, S. dorsallis and T. palmi cannot acquire or transmit SVNV. The incidence of SVNV in the field started by the end of July then increased gradualy from 12.7 to 71.3% by the end of the season. In conclusion, few thrips individuals invaded soybean crops are enough to transmit high rate of SVNV within the crop. Furthermore, several vector species are also abundant on weeds, which are the major sources of soybean viruses transmitted to the crops. This information might be important for control and reduce the incidence of SVNV infection.
Eficácia e segurança da ponte de tirofiban como alternativa à suspensão da terapia antiplaquetária dupla em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Riscado Lorrane Vieira Siqueira , Pinho João Henrique Sendrete de , Lobato Armando de Carvalho
Published: December 2021

Resumo A ponte de tirofiban é uma alternativa à suspensão da terapia antiplaquetária dupla no perioperatório de pacientes com alto risco de trombose de stent e de sangramento. Objetivamos avaliar a eficácia e a segurança deste protocolo em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia em até 12 meses após intervenção coronária percutânea com stent. Realizamos uma revisão sistemática por meio de pesquisa nas bases PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, EMBASE, LILACS e SciELO e nas referências de artigos relevantes ao tema. Dos 107 trabalhos encontrados, cinco foram incluídos após análise dos critérios de elegibilidade e da qualidade metodológica, totalizando 422 pacientes, sendo 227 do grupo controle. Apesar das limitações reportadas, quatro dos cinco estudos incluídos indicam que a ponte de tirofiban é eficaz em reduzir eventos cardíacos adversos e segura ao não interferir no risco de eventos hemorrágicos ou sangramentos. Todavia, são necessários ensaios clínicos randomizados para evidências robustas.
Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a debilitated patient with compromised immunity; beware of Candida!
Authors: Gunawardena Thilina , Godakandage Manujaya , Abeywickrama Sachith , Cassim Rezni , Wijeyaratne Mandika
Published: December 2021

Abstract Candida is a rare cause of infected aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a diabetic patient with end stage kidney disease who underwent repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was on long-term antibiotic treatment for malignant otitis externa. Candida albicans was isolated from the culture of the excised aneurysm wall. An infected aortic aneurysm due to Candida has not been previously reported in a patient with malignant otitis externa. This case report aims to highlight that Candida should be suspected as a cause of infected aortic aneurysms in patients with debilitation and chronic immunosuppression. Management of such cases can be extremely challenging, especially in resource-poor settings, and we will be touching upon the advantages and disadvantages of various treatment options.
New species of Rhyacoglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from rio Tocantins basin, northern Brazil
Authors: Shibatta Oscar A. , Rocha Marcelo S. , Oliveira Renildo R. de
Published: December 2021

Abstract A new species of Rhyacoglanis is described from the rapids of Jatobal, Pará State, Brazil. This species differs from the congeners by fusing hypurals 3, 4, and 5 (vs. hypural 5 free). It also differs from the other species, except for Rhyacoglanis epiblepsis, by the color pattern with numerous dark spots on the body, short post-cleithral process, rounded pectoral and caudal fins, and incomplete lateral line. This species is known only from the type locality, which is currently flooded by the Tucuruí reservoir.
‘Mind the Gap’: Assessing Differences between Brazilian and Mainstream IR Journals in Methodological Approaches
Authors: Carvalho Thales , Gabriel João Paulo Nicolini , Lopes Dawisson Belém
Published: December 2021

Abstract In this article, we assess the methodological approaches employed in articles published in Brazilian and global mainstream IR journals in order to observe the differences between the two. To this end, we compare the methodological tools applied in research articles published in the top two Brazilian journals (Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional and Contexto Internacional) vis-à-vis two other top international influential mainstream publications (International Organization and World Politics), from the year 2009 to 2019. By undertaking a Systematic Literature Review, we surveyed a total of 955 articles. Our research concluded that Brazilian IR scholarship differs from the mainstream literature because (1) most articles do not mention the mobilized methods during their analyses, (2) the field of IR presents more non- and post-positivist approaches, and (3) contrary to the mainstream outlets, quantitative methods are rarely employed in Brazil.
Chinese Investments in Brazil: Economic Diplomacy in Bilateral Relations
Authors: Busilli Virginia Soledad , Jaime María Belén
Published: December 2021

Abstract The People’s Republic of China has consolidated its status as a great power and strengthened its presence in different regions of the planet. In accordance with its economic development strategy, Beijing’s growing bond with Latin America is part of China’s need to guarantee access to raw materials and energy resources. In this framework and through economic diplomacy, China has strengthened its trade relations, as well as loans and investments in most of the region’s countries.Brazil is an example of this relationship pattern, as one of China’s most important partners and top investment destination in Latin America. It became Beijing’s top commercial partner in 2012. This paper will analyse the composition and evolution of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Brazil between the years of 2004 and 2020. In order to do so, we will study the main projects carried out by the country, as well as the characteristics of the Chinese companies (state or non-state) that participated in the process, in order to understand their most important features. Likewise, we will analyse the articulation of the Chinese FDI with its trade flows. We will start from the premise that Chinese investments in Brazil are directly linked to Beijing’s strategic interests, while at the same time guided by market logics that try to maximise profits. In this vein, within the framework of the ‘going out strategy’,state companies play a fundamental role.
Analysing pedestrian–vehicle conflict behaviours at urban pedestrian crossings
Authors: Ghadirzadeh Samiyeh , Mirbaha Babak , Rassafi Amir Abbas
Published: December 2021

Pedestrian safety has become a serious problem with the rapid growth of motorised vehicles in transportation systems in developing countries. Pedestrians often respond differently to changes in surrounding and traffic conditions. A study was undertaken to investigate pedestrians’ gap acceptance and the parameters affecting their risk-taking behaviours based on time to collision (TTC) and post-encroachment time (PET) indexes. Three signallised intersections and two mid-block crossings were selected in Qazvin, Iran. A total of 752 pedestrians were examined by video recording and field observation, and pedestrians’ gap acceptance behaviour was estimated by using a binary logit model. The results showed that the average TTC and PET were 4.27 and 1.44 s, respectively. In addition, the presence of children alongside the older pedestrians led to a less risk-taking crossing. Additionally, pedestrian risk-taking was reduced by increasing both time indexes. Rainy weather conditions also reduced pedestrians’ risk-taking behaviour. Elasticity analysis indicated that parameters such as pedestrians’ conflict with vehicles at the first or second half of the crossings, walking with a child, speed of the approaching vehicle, the crossing type and running while crossing were the most important factors in pedestrian risk-taking.
Centro de Monitoreo del Aprendizaje a lo Largo de la Vida para Todos
Authors: Muñoz Restrepo Alba Luz , Villa Saavedra Anabela , Gil Ramírez Nora Elena
Published: December 2021

En el marco del Proyecto Educativo Institucional de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia y, específicamente, desde su Modelo Educativo Crítico con Enfoque de Competencias, surge la necesidad de monitorear el “Aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la Vida”. De esta manera, el centro de monitoreo se entiende como el proceso sistemático de recolectar, analizar y utilizar información para hacer seguimiento y medición permanente a las variables e indicadores que intervienen en el desarrollo del modelo educativo y el aprendizaje del estudiante. Esto va a permitir evidenciar la calidad del Proyecto Educativo Institucional, puesto que facilita estimar la variación en el desarrollo de las competencias de los estudiantes, desde el momento de ingreso a la universidad y hasta que se integran a la vida laboral como profesionales. En la parte inicial, se presentan experiencias que otras instituciones han tenido alrededor del seguimiento al rendimiento académico del estudiante, así como experiencias que muestran cómo la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia desarrolla su propia estrategia de monitoreo al estudiante. Esta primera parte finaliza con la revisión conceptual acerca del aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida y la importancia de la evaluación. En seguida, se explica cómo se gestiona el Centro de Monitoreo del Aprendizaje a lo largo de la Vida para Todos en cada una de sus fases (antes, durante y después), mediante algunos indicadores que evidencian los resultados alcanzados entre 2015 y 2020.