bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Análise descritiva epidemiológica das internações por hiperplasia prostática, na população masculina acima de 30 anos, no Brasil nos últimos 5 anos
Authors: Gabriel Rocha Guedes Leonardo , De Oliveira Nunes Ibrahim Marina
Published: December 2022

A hiperplasia prostática benigna pertence às doenças mais frequentes no envelhecimento do homem. Apesar da sua alta prevalência e impacto socioeconômico, a fisiopatologia da hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB) ainda é incompletamente compreendida. O envelhecimento, obesidade, síndrome metabólica e índice de massa corporal (IMC) são fatores de risco para a predisposição da HPB. Quando possui uma apresentação sintomática como polaciúria, noctúria e incontinência urinária prejudica as atividades diárias do paciente, acarretando em uma perda da qualidade de vida. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o panorama epidemiológico das internações por hiperplasia prostática no Brasil, nos últimos 5 anos. Foi realizado um estudo do tipo descritivo, transversal e retrospectivo utilizando dados secundários do Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS-DATASUS. Os dados coletados foram o número de internações e óbitos, nos últimos 5 anos, estratificando por faixa etária acima de 30 anos e o valor anual gasto com essas internações. Foi documentando, durante esse período, no Brasil um total de 89.882 internações e 397 óbitos. A faixa etária com maior número de internações foi entre 60 a 69 anos com 36.602 e o maior número de óbito foi em pacientes com mais de 80 anos com um total de 160 óbitos. O custo total de serviço público gasto com essas internações, nos últimos 5 anos, foi de R$84.024.758,07. Desta forma é de importante que a atenção básica de saúde desenvolva mais projetos para aprimorar o diagnóstico e tratamento precoce dos pacientes com HPB para preservar sua qualidade de vida.
O impacto do diabetes mellitus gestacional no desenvolvimento da obesidade infantil.
Authors: Demier Carvalho Ferreira Mariana , Martins Pinto Patrícia
Published: December 2022

O diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG) tem por definição a redução da tolerância a glicose que deve ser diagnosticada pela primeira vez durante a gravidez e impacta negativamente no feto e nos neonatos. Esse estudo analisou dados a fim de descobrir se a hiperglicemia durante a gestação impacta no desenvolvimento de obesidade infantil na prole. Refere-se a uma análise baseada em uma busca por trabalhos prévios nas bases de dados National Library of Medicine (PubMed) e Virtual Health Library (VHL). Foi discernido o tema e após os critérios de inclusão e exclusão foram selecionados 21 artigos, no qual a maioria foi a favor da DMG ser um possível preditor da obesidade infantil em filhos de mães diabéticas. Considerou-se que é essencial a criação de medidas que evitem a hiperglicemia em mulheres que desejam ser mãe, a fim de precaver a obesidade infantil e suas complicações futuras.
Is Curcumin a Safe and Effective Therapeutic in the Treatment
against Oral Lichen Planus?
Authors: Khosrojerdi Motahareh , Gumpricht Eric , Jamialahmadi Tannaz , Kesharwani Prashant , Sahebkar Amirhossein
Published: December 2022

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic mucocutaneous, immunological disease that occurs more frequently in the buccal mucosa of middle-aged female patients. OLP's standard treatment is topical or systemic corticosteroids. Due to corticosteroids’ numerous potential side effects, there is an effort to find an alternative treatment. One alternative treatment is curcumin. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness and safety of curcumin in OLP patients. In this review, we summarized the literature focusing on the effectiveness and safety of curcumin in OLP patients. Our review of clinical trials revealed that either 6000 mg/day curcumin, 80 mg/day nano-curcumin, or 1% curcumin oral gel 6 times/day offered benefits in the treatment of OLP.
A New Dinuclear Copper(II)-Hydrazone Complex: Synthesis, Crystal
Structure and Antibacterial Activity
Authors: Sevda ER  , Ünver Hakan , Dikmen Gökhan
Published: December 2022

Increasing microbial resistance has become a threatening situation for humanity. Therefore, new active antimicrobial compounds are needed to be synthesized. Copper complexes, one of these types of biologically active compounds, appear as compounds with a wide range of biological uses. Many scientific investigations have shown that copper complexes have antibacterial, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. In this study, a new bis-copper(II) complex based on a hydrazone ligand (Ligand A) was designed, synthesized, and evaluated as an antimicrobial agent. The characterization of copper(II) complex was mainly done with single crystal X-ray diffraction and other spectroscopic techniques (FT-IR and Elemental Analysis). In order to determine the chemical structure and vibrational properties, theoretical calculations were carried out. Vibrational wavenumbers and HOMO-LUMO energy gap of copper(II) complex were investigated using the DFT/ B3LYP method, LanL2DZ basis set. The agreement between experimental and theoretical results were observed. Information about local and global chemical activity, the electrophilic and nucleophilic nature of copper(II) complex were theoretically obtained. The ligand and its copper(II) complex were investigated for their antibacterial effects against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria. The results show that copper(II) complex was more effective in reducing cell viability of Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis than free hydrazone ligand, whereas it was not effective towards Gram (-) forms. Copper(II) complex displayed the highest antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and S. epidermidis CECT 4183. The results suggested that the designed metal complex can be a good alternative to similar complex systems as an antimicrobial agent. Besides, there are not many studies in the literature on the antibacterial activities of the copper(II) complex and its ligand. For this reason, the study will contribute to the literature.
Experience and Behaviour(s) of Students who use Nyaope Drug at a South African University
Authors: Sibusiso Mphahlele Lucky , Setwaba Mokgadi , Nel Kathryn , Govender Indiran
Published: December 2022

Background:

The use of illicit drugs affects people globally. The use of nyaope (whonga) has been increasing in South Africa amongst the youth, especially university students. Its use is associated with a wide range of negative consequences, such as poor academic performance, theft, rape, risky sexual behaviours, and social dysfunctionality.

Aim:

This study sought to explore the self-reported experiences of students who use nyaope.

Setting:

The setting was the University of Limpopo.

Methods:

The health belief model (HBM) was used as a theoretical paradigm in this study. A qualitative research approach with a phenomenological, exploratory design was used. The researchers wanted to obtain first-hand in-depth information. The sample of six participants was purposively selected. Criteria of trustworthiness were used to ensure the rigour of the findings. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. This study was conducted from 01 March 2019 to June 2019.

Results:

Four major themes emerged from the analysis, which were supported by existing evidence. The main themes that arose were reasons for nyaope use and excessive drug use were: Decline in mental and psychological well-being and Intentions to stop using nyaope. The sub-themes were: Peer pressure, Academic pressure, Decline in academic performance, Isolation from others, Discrimination by peers and others and Criminal activities.

Conclusion:

Participants reported experiencing a decline in academic performance, deteriorating relationships with others, poor physical and psychological well-being, behavioural changes and perceiving that they were discriminated against.
Exploring the translation equivalences in translating ironic expressions in Arabic newspaper editorials
Authors: Al-Shehabat Kholud Mahmoud
Published: December 2022

The current study explores the translation equivalences in translating ironic expressions in Arabic newspaper editorials and to what extent Jordanian respondents can capture the ironic message(s) in the original text. Several sarcastic and ironic expressions are randomly selected from Al-Zoubi's corner in Al-Rai daily. They have been given to 20 M.A. students at Jadara University; to translate from Arabic into English. The findings indicate that the students employed various translation techniques, namely, word-for-word, literal translation, functional equivalence, and ideational equivalence methods, to render the meaning of various ironic expressions in Arabic newspaper editorials.
Utilization of Rhizosphere Antagonistic Microorganisms to Suppress The Damping Off Disease Caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. on Soybean
Authors: Rusdiana Ika Agustin , Sektiono Antok Wahyu , Sastrahidayat Ika Rochdjatun
Published: December 2022

Damping off on soybean is caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. It is a disease that can reduce production of soybean because and even lead to crop failure. The aims of this research are to obtain antagonist microorganisms in the rhizosphere of soybean to suppress damping off disease and determine the mechanism and than the effect of antagonist isolates on the incidence damping off disease of in vivo. The results of in vitro research obtained 13 isolates. However, only 5 isolates showed antagonism activity consisting of 4 bacterial isolates with antibiosis mechanism and 1 fungal isolate with mycoparasite mechanism against S. rolfsii. The results of in vivo research indicated that antagonist isolates could suppress damping off disease. The highest percentage of damping off disease incidence was observed in the control (80.71%) and the lowest percentage of the Trichoderma sp. (24.76%).
Scena Zwiastowania (Łk 1, 26-38) i jej interpretacja w nowożytnych projektach architektonicznych Bazyliki Zwiastowania w Nazarecie
Authors:   Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Urbański Piotr
Published: December 2022

The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth recalls the mystery of the Incarnation and hides the grotto where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would become the Mother of the Messiah. The event of the Annunciation has been described by St. Luke in his Gospel (Luke 1: 26-38). The modern temple was built in the 1960s and replaced the previous, smaller church. Antonio Barluzzi, Italian architect known in the Holy Land, was originally commissioned to design and build the church. However, his design was not accepted and the temple was erected by another Italian architect, Giovanni Muzio. Despite the scene of the Annunciation significantly influenced both architects, their designs differ not only in their architectural style, but also in theology.
Enhancing the Wettability of Polyetheretherketone (Peek) Membrane with Ozone for Improving Fuel Cell Performance
Authors: Heineman Hunter , Omar Omran , Rippel Benjamin , Keeley Ryan , Mehan Michael , Gupta Surendra , Takacs Gerald
Published: December 2022

Ozone was reacted with the aromatic membrane polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to form oxidized functional groups on the surface to enhance the attraction and transport of protons in fuel cells. Ozonation of unsaturated C-C sp2 bonds in PEEK formed a primary ozonide which dissociated to primarily produce O=C-O/O=C-OH moieties, and the root mean squared roughness factor (Rq) decreased from 7.4 nm, for the untreated sample, down to 3.1 nm. The oxidation of the surface and decrease in surface roughness made the surface increase in hydrophilicity as observed by the decrease in the water contact angle (CA) from 80.3° for untreated PEEK down to 21.7°. Washing the treated surface with solvent decreased the O at % on the surface indicating the formation of a weak boundary layer because of bond breakage during the decomposition of the ozonide.
Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study (Preprint)
Authors: Pol Margriet , Qadeer Amarzish , van Hartingsveldt Margo , Choukou Mohamed-Amine
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND

Owing to demographic trends and increasing health care costs, quick discharge with geriatric rehabilitation at home is advised and recommended for older adults. Telerehabilitation has been identiﬁed as a promising tool to support rehabilitation at home. However, there is insufficient knowledge about how to implement a validated home telerehabilitation system in other contexts. One of the major challenges for rehabilitation professionals is transitioning to a blended work process in which human coaching is supplemented via digital care.

OBJECTIVE

The study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors that influence the implementation of an evidence-based sensor monitoring intervention (SMI) for older adults by analyzing the perspectives of rehabilitation professionals working in 2 different health ecosystems and mapping SMI barriers and facilitators.

METHODS

We adopted a qualitative study design to conduct 2 focus groups, 1 in person in the Netherlands during winter of 2017 and 1 on the web via Zoom (Zoom Video Communications; owing to the COVID-19 pandemic) in Canada during winter of 2022, to explore rehabilitation providers’ perspectives about implementing SMI. Qualitative data obtained were analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants were a group of rehabilitation professionals in the Netherlands who have previously worked with the SMI and a group of rehabilitation professionals in the province of Manitoba (Canada) who have not previously worked with the SMI but who were introduced to the intervention through a 30-minute web-based presentation before the focus group.

RESULTS

The participants expressed different characteristics of the telerehabilitation intervention that contributed to making the intervention successful for at-home rehabilitation: focus on future participation goals, technology support provides the rehabilitation professionals with objective and additional insight into the daily functioning of the older adults at home, SMI can be used as a goal-setting tool, and SMI deepens their contact with older adults. The analysis showed facilitators of and barriers to the implementation of the telerehabilitation intervention. These included personal or client-related, therapist-related, and technology-related aspects.

CONCLUSIONS

Rehabilitation professionals believed that telerehabilitation could be suitable for monitoring and supporting older adults’ rehabilitation at home. To better guide the implementation of telerehabilitation in the daily practice of rehabilitation professionals, the following steps are needed: ensuring that technology is feasible for communities with limited digital health literacy and cognitive impairments, developing instruction tools and guidelines, and training and coaching of rehabilitation professionals.
iFood, a Social Media-based Applet for Dietary Management: Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Li Jiao , Lan Yushan , Xu Xiaowei , Guo Zhen , Sun Lianglong , Lai Jianqiang
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND

Dietary management is critical to maintaining human health. Social media platforms are widely used for daily recording and communication for individuals’ diets, activities, and emotions. These social media texts and images are valuable resources for dietary management.

OBJECTIVE

We developed iFood, an applet providing personal dietary management based on social media data. The seamless connection between iFood and social media enabled the efficient personal dietary management.

METHODS

We developed iFood, which consists of 7 key components: a social media data collector, a diet information collector, a diet image identifier, a text extractor, a visual-textual data integrator, a nutrient calculator, and a dietary report generator. These components were used to collect data, extract diet entities, recognize diet, fuse unimodality data, calculate nutrient intake, and generate dietary reports via a WeChat applet.

RESULTS

We obtained 105,227 dietary textual records and 407,133 diet images from 96 users on Weibo. After applying machine learning algorithms to integrate the identification results of texts and images, we obtained 1,286 diets images and information with the visual-textual integrator accuracy of 51.38%. Nutrient intake, diet category distribution, and diet records were displayed through the iFood applet on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis.

CONCLUSIONS

Our research involved the creation of a dietary management application called iFood, which is based on social media. We conducted experiments to evaluate the efficacy of this app in maintaining personal dietary management. Our results show that iFood is an effective tool for managing individual dietary behaviors through its seamless integration with social media data and accurate analysis capabilities. This study suggests that future products could utilize social media data to promote healthy lifestyles.

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Kepala Rumah Tangga Perempuan Pekerja Sektor Informal di Indonesia: Situasi dan Tantangan
Authors: Satriawan Dodi
Published: December 2022

The percentage of female-headed households tends to increase from year to year, where in 2012 the percentage of female-headed households reached 14.4%. This literature review aims to compare the characteristics of Male Heads of Households (MHH) and Female Heads of Households (FHH) working in the informal sector based on data from August 2017-2019. Based on the results of the study, it is known that from the total workers in the informal sector, characteristics are obtained that can distinguish between MHH and FHH. In MHH, it is dominated by workers with marital status, working in agricultural business fields, sufficient working hours (> = 35 hours), having low income, education after elementary school, being in a fairly young age group of 30-49 years. Meanwhile, FHH is dominated by workers with dead divorced marriage status, working in trading businesses, lacking working hours (<35 hours), having low incomes, education not graduating from elementary school, and being in the old age group of 50-64 years. Based on these characteristics, the government can provide guidance and provide facilities and capital assistance to informal sector workers, especially in MHH and FHH who are productive, work in the agricultural and trade sectors, have a low level of education, and those who work with high working hours in order to improve the standard of living of both mhh and fhh and their families. In addition, the attention from the government is expected to shift their status from those who initially worked in the informal sector slowly but surely to enter the formal sector.
The Frame of Domestic Violence during The COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Haryadi Selma Kirana , Hidayat Dadang Rahmat , Sirait Rinda Aunillah
Published: December 2022

This study is conducted to find out how Magdalene.co as an alternative, gender sensitive media frames the issue of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. They use the victim’s perspective in reporting domestic violence amidst mainstream media’s tendencies to objectify victims and use sensationalism as a news frame. The study will be examined with a framing analysis method that explores four dimensions, namely problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation and treatment recommendation, by using the theory concept of gender sensitive journalism and alternative media. This research is expected to help us identify and evaluate the role of alternative, gender sensitive media in reporting gender issues at critical times. The results showed that Magdalene.co is on the side of the victim by implementing the role of advocacy journalism, providing solutions, reviewing the root causes of domestic violence and explaining how pandemic situations hampered domestic violence services institutions to work in handling cases and made it difficult for victims to access help. Magdalene.co also has a unique standing point in framing conflict management aspects of domestic violence, because it discusses the importance of perpetrator’s rehabilitation instead of focusing solely on handling victims.
Border Measures of Trademark Enforcement in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis with Malaysia and USA
Authors: Mukhtar Sohaib , Ashiqin Zainol Zinatul , Jusoh Sufian
Published: December 2022

Border measures of trademark enforcement is an administrative method required to be implemented through executive and administrative customs authority of Pakistan, Malaysia and United States of America (USA). Border measures of trademark enforcement runs under Customs Act 1969 and Trade Marks Ordinance 2001 in Pakistan, under Customs Act 1967 and Trade Descriptions Act 2011 in Malaysia and under Tariff Act 1930 and Lanham Trademark Act 1946 in USA. Trademark is name, mark, smell, sign, or a sound distinguishes services and goods of one undertaking from services and goods or other undertakings, it is required to be non-descriptive, distinctive and losses its distinctiveness when registered owner of trademark does not take prompt and speedy action against its infringement. The registered owner of trademark may avail administrative, civil, criminal procedures, provisional and border measure for protection of his registered trademark. Border measure is required to be adopted by registered trademark owner when there is likelihood of exportation and importation of suspected infringed goods which contains suspected identical infringed trademark. This article is qualitative method of research as it focusses on comparative analysis of border measures of trademark enforcement in Pakistan, Malaysia and USA. The purpose of border measure is to prevent importation and exportation of infringed goods through administrative customs authority on its own or on application and complaint of registered trademark owner. After comparative analysis of border measure of trademark enforcement in Pakistan, Malaysia and USA, it is found that the owner of registered trademark should be required to furnish his details and details of his registered trademark and prescribed goods or services before administrative customs authority immediately after registration, thereupon the customs authority would promptly act on importation and exportation of counterfeiting trademark goods.
Ex-post-Evaluierung der Pilotförderungaktion für Inkubatoren JumpStart Phase 1 und Phase 2
Authors:   AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology, Leitner Karl-Heinz , Zahradnik Georg , Dachs Bernhard , Hawlik Robert
Published: December 2022

Start-up Inkubatoren bzw. Akzeleratoren nehmen am Innovationsstandort Österreich eine wachsende Rolle ein. Junge, dynamisch wachsende Unternehmen fragen zunehmend Arbeitsumgebungen nach, in denen sie Infrastruktur und Dienstleistungen aus einer Hand erhalten, um sich besser auf die Entwicklung des Unternehmens bzw. des Produkts fokussieren zu können. Obwohl es in Österreich bereits eine Reihe von Inkubatoren/Akzeleratoren gibt, so fehlen sehr oft die Mittel, um auch im internationalen Vergleich professionelle Dienstleistungen inkubierten Firmen anbieten zu können. Um diese Hindernisse zu überwinden, wurde im Jahr 2015 das Pilot-Programm "JumpStart" gestartet. Bisher wurden 2 Ausschreibungsrunden 2015/2016 für das Modul 1 erfolgreich abgeschlossen und die besten 10 Konzepte von Inkubatoren/Akzeleratoren ausgewählt und gefördert. Im Rahmen des Moduls 2 werden jeweils bis zu fünf Unternehmen, die in den unter Modul 1 geförderten Inkubatoren/Akzeleratoren betreut werden, für eine Förderung ausgewählt. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht diese Studie das Programmdesign, die Programmumsetzung sowie die Programmwirkung (Outputs, Outcomes und Impacts) des JumpStart-Programms. Darauf aufbauend werden Vorschläge für die Weiterentwicklung des Programms formuliert. Dazu wurden 25 Interviews mit den LeiterInnen der geförderten Inkubatoren, mit inkubierten Startups und weiteren Stakeholdern durchgeführt. Ferner wurde im Frühjahr 2021 eine Online-Befragung an Startups, die an JumpStart-Inkubatoren ansässig waren oder sind bzw. deren Dienstleistungen in Anspruch genommen haben, durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse dieser Befragung werden mit Daten von Startups aus dem ASM (Kontrollgruppe) vergleichend analysiert.
Incorporating remote sensing techniques to the DRASTIC index to assess groundwater vulnerability at mining areas: application to Sonora river aquifer, northwestern Mexico
Authors: Archundia Denisse , Vidaña-Guillen Víctor , Valenzuela-Munguia Juan , Molina-Freaner Francisco
Published: December 2022

Groundwater metal pollution is a major concern in mining areas. This study proposes a new addition to the DRASTIC method (DRASTIC+Lu) to assess groundwater vulnerability to metal pollution in mining areas by combining remote sensing (to locate metal pollution sources) and the DRASTIC index. The study was performed in a mining area in northwestern Mexico showing current and historical mining activities. The proposed methodology allowed locating known and unknown sources of metal pollution (mining tailings, active/inactive mines, and areas with exposed natural geochemical anomalies). Generally, the addition of the land use (Lu) parameter causes not only a decrease in vulnerability but also highlights very high vulnerable areas and identifies new ones in the vicinity of metal pollution sources. This result is relevant to focus stewardship efforts in very high vulnerable areas. Results allowed to identify the need to implement protection and restauration measures in the Sonora river channel and its vicinity. The proposed method could be implemented in other mining areas around the world –at a low cost– to locate unknown metal pollution sources and clearly identify very high vulnerable areas that play a key role in the protection of groundwater resources.
TruDisp 2.0: una aplicación para el cálculo del desplazamiento verdadero (neto) en fallas
Authors: Nieto-Fuentes Ricardo , Nieto-Samaniego Angel Francisco , Xu Shunshan , Alaniz-Álvarez Susana Alicia
Published: December 2022

Las fallas son muy comunes en la corteza superior terrestre. Se caracterizan por un plano de fractura a lo largo del cual ocurrió desplazamiento. Eso provoca que estructuras geológicas como capas, vetas, ejes de pliegues, o diques sean seccionados y desplazados por efecto de la falla. Por esta razón, conocer el desplazamiento real o neto es una de las cosas más importantes en el análisis de deformación por fallas. Dicho desplazamiento se calcula restaurando a su posición original puntos que estuvieron adyacentes antes de que ocurriera el desplazamiento, a esos puntos se los denomina “piercing points”. Desafortunadamente es muy raro conocer la posición de esos puntos en la naturaleza, situación que evita que se pueda determinar directamente el desplazamiento verdadero. Lo más común es observar marcadores que han sido desplazados por la falla, dichos marcadores suelen ser objetos tabulares. El desplazamiento observado en los marcadores es denominado “separación”. Aunque es posible calcular el desplazamiento verdadero de la falla a partir de separaciones, no es común que se realice ese cálculo durante el trabajo geológico rutinario. Eso es debido, principalmente, a que las configuraciones posibles de los parámetros involucrados son numerosas y los métodos gráficos o trigonométricos resultan lentos y tediosos. En respuesta a este problema nuestro grupo de trabajo desarrolló una aplicación denominada TruDisp, que calcula el desplazamiento verdadero de una falla a partir de las separaciones. Se calcula la magnitud del desplazamiento sin que se requiera especificar el tipo de falla (normal, inversa, oblicua). En esta contribución presentamos la versión 2.0 de ese programa, esta nueva versión presenta cambios significativos con relación a la versión anterior. TruDisp 2.0 corre en navegadores de internet y presenta una GUI (Graphical User Interface) completamente nueva. El programa utiliza como entrada datos con el formato con que se mide en el campo y ayuda al usuario a evitar errores mediante la presentación gráfica en tiempo real de los datos introducidos. El programa permite calcular el desplazamiento verdadero a partir de un marcador y una estría de falla, o bien, de dos marcadores cuando no se cuenta con estrías. El algoritmo de solución es completamente distinto que el de la versión 1.0, con un abordaje más general y el cálculo de los errores se mejoró al utilizar un método Montecarlo. Consideramos que TruDisp 2.0 es más robusto y fácil de manejar que su versión anterior.
Aborto
Authors:   CIEG-UNAM, Lamas Encabo Marta
Published: December 2022

El aborto es una práctica que ha existido en todas las culturas a lo largo de la historia; sin embargo, con la carga moral que le asignó el cristianismo, en particular la Iglesia Católica, la disputa ideológica que rodea a la interrupción legal del embarazo en la actualidad influye el espacio de las políticas públicas y la legislación. Si bien en su mayoría son países del Norte Global los que poseen leyes más progresistas, en los últimos años, impulsado por movilizaciones sociales, hemos visto el avance de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres y personas gestantes en países de Latinoamérica como México, Argentina y Uruguay. Ahora bien, el cambio es paulatino y, como ha demostrado la anulación del fallo Roe contra Wade de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, precario. Por ende, en materia de derechos humanos, se debe ir más allá de las reformas constitucionales, puesto que debe existir un verdadero cambio social que garantice su permanencia. Este texto invita a reconocer la potencia del activismo político para transformar la cultura y la sociedad en que vivimos.
Arqueología de género. Aproximaciones desde América Latina
Authors: Bejarano Espinosa Laura Patricia
Published: December 2022

Este texto parte de las críticas que el feminismo académico ha hecho a la arqueología, las cuales se consolidaron en la década de 1980 en una nueva perspectiva teórica: la arqueología de género, la cual, en sus inicios, buscó reivindicar el papel activo que las mujeres desempeñaron, a lo largo de la historia, en los cambios sociales y la cultura. A pesar del creciente reconocimiento de esta disciplina, las investigaciones arqueológicas realizadas con perspectiva de género que se producen y situan en América Latina son pocas en comparación con aquellas desarrolladas en países del Norte Global, donde ya es un campo de estudio consolidado. Así, la autora se propone hacer una genealogía que de cuenta del conocimiento que ha surgido en nuestra parte del mundo a partir de este enfoque.
Análisis bibliométrico de Debate Feminista
Authors:   CIEG-UNAM, González Ordaz Cintia Elizabeth , Jiménez Escobar Alba ,   CIEG-UNAM, Ortega Garay Paola Gabriela ,   CIEG-UNAM
Published: December 2022

Este trabajo expone, de manera gráfica y sintética, los datos obtenidos de la primera de dos fases del análisis bibliométrico de la revista Debate Feminista. Se consideraron los volúmenes 51 al 62, con el fin de tener un panorama general de la situación de la revista en términos cuantitativos sobre los siguientes rubros: autoría, título, adscripción, país, año, volumen, primer tema e idioma por artículo. Asimismo, las autoras exhiben los datos desglosados de las referencias bibliográficas y hemerográficas de cada artículo: tipo de documento (artículo de revista, artículo de libro, libro, artículo de periódico, página web, video, conferencia u otro tipo de material), autoría, año de publicación, título, lugar, editorial, título de la publicación (revistas o periódicos), e idioma; por otro lado, presentan las bases de datos en las que se encuentra indizada la revista. Con esta información se prepara la segunda etapa del análisis: la interpretación y problematización de los datos.
La civilización fracasada. Crítica política desde Ignacio Ellacuría al capitalismo
Authors: Hernández Carlos Mauricio
Published: December 2022

Este libro trata sobre el fracaso de la civilización imperante, caracterizada por dos aspectos elementales: la creencia sobre el capitalismo como el mejor de los sistemas económicos posible y por su incapacidad intrínseca de generar progreso material-espiritual de las mayorías populares. En ese punto esencial se enmarca la propuesta utópica de una civilización alterna, desde donde se desarrolla una teoría sobre el Estado y la democracia, elaborada por Ignacio Ellacuría (1930-1989), filósofo y teólogo de la liberación, víctima de un crimen de Estado acaecido durante la guerra civil salvadoreña (1980-1992).
THE POWER OF LISTENING TO YOUR DATA: OPENING DOORS AND ENHANCING DISCOVERY USING SONIFICATION
Authors: Foran G. , Cooke J. , Hannam J.
Published: December 2022

As a blind researcher, I rely entirely on sound to analyse my data and carry out my research program. To this end I am active in a collaboration that is exploring the use of data sonification (converting data into sound) to enhance, validate, and accelerate discovery. The scope of our program is not limited to enabling blind and visually-impaired researchers to contribute to areas of research that were not previously accessible. Rather, we look also to the use of new multi-modal approaches that exploit the properties of sound to address mainstream challenges presented by trends in modern astrophysics. Using ‘real-life’ examples, I describe how we are ex- ploring time-series data, spectra, and multi-dimensional datasets mapped to a variety of sonic characteristics such as pitch, amplitude, waveform, pulse repeat rate, tone quality, and distortion and noise to provide addi- tional information on measurement uncertainties. I discuss the application of data sonification to high redshift galaxy research and to our coordinated multi-wavelength observational program to detect and follow up fast transient events. Finally, I outline current research directions involving touch screen and trackpad approaches to examine scatter-plot (non-linear) data representations, shape-based recognition, and the use of combined weighted harmonics to render the information content in multi-dimensional datasets as sound.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION IN UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS: THE CASE STUDY OF THE ALL-GIRLS “SCHOOL OF ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS BY MIRWAT” IN PAKISTAN AND VIRTUAL VISITS TO THE VIRGO INTERFEROMETER
Authors: Shamshad M. , Chaniotakis M. , Boschi V.
Published: December 2022

As the world witnessed a swift change in every walk of life during the SARS-Cov2 pandemic, flexibility and adaption remained the key components for staying relevant in the field of science education. However, beyond the need for quick adaptation and acquisition of digital skills by both teachers and students, the digital transformation in education has opened up a window of opportunity making global and remote engagement possible for everyone. This paper presents the good practice of Virtual Visits to Virgo Gravitational Wave Detector coorganized by EGO-Virgo, the FRONTIERS and REINFORCE EU funded projects and the “School of Astronomy and Physics by Mirwat” with the participation of high school girls from Islamabad and remote regions of Pakistan. This paper presents the prospect of international collaboration for STEM education, early exposure to research environment to build the deeper understanding of the functioning and working of large research infrastructure, building science identity by informal science experiences and to empower the high school students by engagement in content creation activity. The experience indicates a positive outcome and improvement in understanding of students as well as a step towards building a science identity among them.
CHANDRA'S ACCESSIBLE UNIVERSE: FROM SIGHT TO SOUND & TOUCH
Authors: Arcand K.
Published: December 2022

The nature and complexity of various kinds of astronomical data visualizations can be challenging to communicate with people who are blind or low vision. In consultation with members from blind and low vision communities, we present an overview of 3D print, sonification and visual description projects at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Communications group as well as NASA's Universe of Learning, and how the 3D prints, sonifications, and descriptions are currently being used for our mission and programs. We describe how we can integrate verbal explanations of the scientific phenomena along with descriptions of what the visual viewer was seeing in the presented imagery, sonification or 3D model to create a more accessible, cohesive package. Our proposition is that this process of creating content for audiences who are blind or low-vision can and should be applied to other types of astronomy content and even a wider range of science communication content.
ASTRO[SOUND]BITES: AN AUDIO RESOURCE FOR INFORMAL EDUCATION
Authors: Saunders W. R. , Rice M. , Gagliano A.
Published: December 2022

Astro[sound]bites is a bi-weekly, freely-available podcast companion to the popular blog Astrobites.org. The graduate-student co-hosts of astro[sound]bites present Astrobites content, with an emphasis on synthesizing diverse subfields and pursuing topics peripheral to research. Each episode features a "space sound" segment in which we play and discuss an audio clip related to astronomy and astrophysics. Astro[sound]bites conveys recent astronomy research results in an engaging and accessible manner without visual media. As of April 2022, we have published 53 episodes across many streaming platforms, with approximately 200 downloads per episode in 70 countries, totalling over 12,000 downloads. While astronomy content is often conveyed visually, we provide a crucial resource for auditory learning and promote efforts for inclusionary practices in astronomy.
CARIBBEAN ASTRONOMY FOR INCLUSION (CAI): TRANSFORMING “THEORY” ON INCLUSION INTO CONCRETE ACTIONS
Authors: Ocaña Flaquer B. , Diaz Merced W. , Haque S. , Narcisse R. , Mejuto J. , Diaz E. , Vargas Domínguez S. , Bieryla A. , Eastwood K.
Published: December 2022

Astronomy is the most fascinating science for the general public, and one of the most interdisciplinary existing subjects. This makes Astronomy an ideal subject to work on accessibility because through the teaching of Astronomy we can access a wide range of other topics. The population with disabilities is large, with high rates of unemployment. The main objective of CAI is this population, even in the most early stages of education. We are looking to provide accessible resources for the students with disabilities and reduce the gap that already exists in the professional field of Astronomy in our region, the Caribbean.
THE PATH TO A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE OF MEETINGS IN ASTRONOMY
Authors: Moss V. A. , Trenham C. E. , Hotan A. W. , Kobayashi R. , Rees G. A. , Tremblay C. D. , Burtscher L. , Ekers R. D.
Published: December 2022

The Future of Meetings (TFOM) began as a symposium dedicated to exploring the future of interaction in 2020, framed around key themes of accessibility, inclusivity, sustainability and technology, and with its roots in the astronomy community. Throughout our work in TFOM, it has been clear that the standard meeting practices taken for granted as a given in astronomy (and science) have long been inaccessible to many, creating a "normal" that is both exclusive and unsustainable. Conversely, the rapid advances in effective online means of communicating and collaborating open up a wealth of new possibilities for redefining what is required to succeed in astronomy, from the ground up. In this proceeding, we outline the lessons learned from and core recommendations of TFOM, specifically in the context of accessibility and inclusivity in astronomy. In the wake of pandemic disruption, we have a unique chance to rewrite the fabric of collaboration within our field. By doing so, we can establish new attraction and retention practices, maximising inclusivity while minimising environmental harm at a critical turning point for our long term survival as a species.
AN APPLICATION OF SONIFICATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY OF ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Authors: Deandra A. , Putra M. , Mandasari M. I. , Kunjaya C. , Herdiwijaya D. , Aprilia
Published: December 2022

Astronomy's dependence on visual perception makes it difficult to be accessed by the visually impaired. Nevertheless, there are efforts to communicate astronomy to the visually impaired with the help of auditory perception and tactile perception. Screen reader applications are accessibility tools which help the visually impaired perceive images with the help of words. One of the disadvantages of screen reader is abstract astronomical concepts may be difficult to be recognized, especially for those who are visually impaired since childbirth. In this research, an image sonification program is designed as an alternative to screen reader applications to communicate astronomical images to the visually impaired using shape-approach sonification. The program was written using Python 3.8 programming language. The program is able to sonify shapes automatically and is also responsive to changes and differences in shapes. The result from program is a MIDI file which is then polished and exported using DAW to create music in the form of MP3 file. After a series of evaluation with the help of six people with visual impairment, we found that this method of sonification has potential as an alternative to the accessibility of astronomical images for the visually impaired with sufficient practice.
Survey on Rainfall Prediction using Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Kumar Ashish , Varshney Anshika , Arya Ankita , Bhatia Manjot Kaur
Published: December 2022

Abstract: One of the most significant and difficult tasks in the modern world is rainfall forecasting. Generally speaking, climate and rainfall are extremely complex and non-linear phenomena those that demand sophisticated computer modelling and simulation for making an accurate forecast. Asynthetic neural network (ANN) can be used to forecast how such nonlinear systems will behave. Most of the industries have adopted ANN with success in this subject for the past 25 years as researchers. This paper offers a review of the literature on some study methods used by many scholars to use ANN for predicting rainfall. Additionally, the study notes that The ANN approach is more suitable for predicting rain than standard numerical and statistical techniques.
Intelligent Decision Based Route Selection and Maintenance Approach Using AOMDV in VANET
Authors: Kushwaha Uday Singh , Jain Dr. Neelesh
Published: December 2022

Abstract: Vehicle Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a dynamic network with a variety of applications in intelligent transport systems. There are several routing protocols for establishing paths between sending and receiving nodes. AODV is a reactive routing protocol that broadcasts a route request to all adjacent nodes, which forward the request to their neighbors. This process helps select the path from sender to receiver. The AODV protocol is the best routing protocol when you have a large number of communicating nodes. In this study, AODV and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) techniques are applied to transfer data. Ant colony optimization algorithm is applied considering the initial coordinates of each node. Paths established using reactive routing protocols are likely to congest the network and also consume large amounts of network bandwidth. This research is based on using a multicast approach to establish a path from source to destination to reduce the potential for network congestion. It generates the shortest route and achieves higher throughput, less packet loss, and less delay than existing protocols.
Breast Cancer Prediction in Python
Authors: Khubchandani Pratham , Deeti Harshith , Harsh Beeram
Published: December 2022

Abstract: Breast maximum cancers is maximum cancers that office work withinside the cells of the breasts. After pores and pores and skin maximum cancers, breast maximum cancers is the most common location maximum cancers identified in girls withinside the United States. Breast maximum cancers can get up in every men and girls, but it's far more now no longer unusualplace in girls. Substantial resource for breast maximum cancers popularity and research funding has helped created advances withinside the evaluation and treatment of breast maximum cancers. Breast maximum cancers survival costs have increased, and the amount of deaths associated with this sickness is regularly declining, in big element due to factors along with earlier detection, a state-of-the-art custom designed approach to treatment and a better data of the sickness. Machine reading (ML) is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) allowing program application applications to emerge as more accurate at predicting results without the need of programmed to do so. Machine reading algorithms use anciental records as input to anticipate new output values.
Indwelling pleural catheterization maximizes functionality and quality of life in management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions
Authors: Ramkissoon Avinash
Published: December 2022

A clinical decision report using:

Davies HE, Mishra EK, Kahan BC, et al. Effect of an indwelling pleural catheter vs chest tube and talc pleurodesis for relieving dyspnea in patients with malignant pleural effusion: The TIME2 randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Assoc. 2012;307(22):2383-2389. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.5535

for the management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulation may improve intestinal inflammation in adults with cystic fibrosis
Authors: Culver Lauren G.
Published: December 2022

A clinical decision report using:

Ooi CY, Syed SA, Rossi L, Garg M, Needham B, Avolio J, Young K, Surette MG, Gonska T. Impact of CFTR modulation with Ivacaftor on Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Inflammation. Sci Rep. 2018 Dec 13;8(1):17834. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36364-6

for a patient with cystic fibrosis experiencing small bowel obstruction.
Bioprosthetic reoperative aortic valve replacement in patients under 50
Authors: Kazeem Aisha
Published: December 2022

A clinical decision report using:

Chan V, Lam BK, Rubens FD, et al. Long-term evaluation of biological versus mechanical prosthesis use at reoperative aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;144(1):146-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.08.041

for a patient considering reoperative aortic valve replacement.
Partial outpatient oral antibiotic treatment of infective endocarditis is non-inferior to inpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy
Authors: Murphy Nicholas J.
Published: December 2022

A clinical decision report using:

Iversen K, Ihlemann N, Gill SU, et al. Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis. N Engl J Med. 2019; 380:415-424. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1808312

for a patient with infective endocarditis and intravenous drug use with desire to leave the hospital.
YÜKSEK ÖĞRETİM KURUMLARINDAKİ ÇAĞDAŞ SANAT EĞİTİMİ MÜFREDATININ YENİ MEDYA SANATINI KAPSAYICILIĞI
Authors: KUBAT Gulcin
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışma ile Türkiye’deki üniversitelerde(vakıf/devlet) lisans seviyesindeki çağdaş sanat eğitimi müfredatının yeni medya sanatını kapsayıcılığı araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla yüksek öğretim kurumlarındaki; Sanat Tarihi, Resim, Grafik, Grafik Tasarımı, Görsel İletişim Tasarımı, Medya ve Görsel Sanatlar programlarının hali hazırdaki ders programları web üzerinden incelenmiştir. 1980’li yıllardan itibaren özellikle de internetin keşfiyle gelişen yeni medya sanatları ve eğitimi ülkemizde batılı anlamda (müfredat+media lab) sadece vakıf üniversitelerinde kendine ciddi bir yer edinmiş, devlet üniversitelerinde sadece fotoğraf, video sanatı şeklinde, geleneksel sanat müfredatı içerisinde son derece kısıtlı bir çerçevede ele alınmıştır. Devlet üniversitelerinde yeni medya sanatları sayılı seçmeli ders olarak müfredata girebilmiştir.