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Sustainability in formal Education: ways to integrate it now
Authors: Agueda Gras-Velazquez  , Verdiana Fronza
Published: August 2022

Sustainability emerged as a way to address global challenges “without leaving anyone behind”. Nevertheless, sustainability is hard to implement. At the individual level, education can help,  as recognised at the international level. This paper looks at sustainability for education, and vice versa to decipher why the two benefit from each other. Education fosters literacy, forming the citizens of tomorrow: it can thus support sustainability, promoting a positive understanding of nature among students. Thanks to its interdisciplinary nature, sustainability can foster collaboration among different subjects and offer new practices helping education to prepare students for a complex future. This interplay can exist without intervening in the national curricula, by focussing on student-centred pedagogies, and the role of teachers. Three projects show how, through learning scenarios, massive online open courses and competitions, teachers can support sustainability education. Hence, this paper shows that the integration of sustainability in education is recommendable and achievable.
Chiavi metodologiche per migliorare la democrazia: sistema scolastico, media education e uso formativo del patrimonio culturale
Authors: Pamela Giorgi  , Ramón Reig
Published: August 2022

Quello del rapporto fra scuola e beni culturali è un tema di ricerca su cui Indire e Grecchio (Università di Siviglia) pongono da tempo molta attenzione, e che ha visto sviluppare il suo focus a partire da un iniziale lavoro critico-ermeneutico sulle fonti (estesamente intese), valorizzate nella loro funzione diacronica tra passato e presente, per poi ampliarsi progressivamente al loro uso in ambito didattico e formativo, anche grazie all’impiego del digitale. Nel presente saggio gli autori si chiedono se la scuola abbia il compito di orientarsi ad essere ‘crocevia’ e stimolo per una cultura del bene culturale e della memoria come bene comune. E come questo, a sua volta, possa essere occasione per la trasformazione, l’innovazione e il cambiamento del modello formativo. Modello che, auspicabilmente, dovrà avviarsi ad attuare percorsi di esplorazione del patrimonio culturale con metodologie co-creative basate sull’interazione docenti/studenti, con l’obiettivo ulteriore di trovare nuove modalità di collaborazione tra il terzo settore culturale e le scuole.
Un'esperienza formativa di team building e problem solving nei percorsi post-universitari online
Authors: Silvia Panzavolta
Published: August 2022

Il contributo illustra l’esperienza di team building e problem solving di un gruppo di docenti all’interno del Master universitario online promosso da IULline e dal Centro Studi Erickson. Il percorso formativo, denominato Expert Teacher, intende promuovere le competenze professionali del docente su tre aree di competenza: le competenze relative alla professionalità docente, quelle relative all’insegnamento e quelle relative alla partecipazione alla vita scolastica. Nell’ambito del Master, una delle Palestre, ossia dei moduli che lo compongono, è dedicata proprio allo sviluppo delle abilità di team building e problem solving. Al suo interno sono state proposte alcune attività di condivisione, costruzione del gruppo e risoluzione dei problemi particolarmente interessanti e apprezzate dai corsisti, che sono oggetto di questa trattazione.
Flipped classroom e social learning: il caso E-School
Authors: Michelle Pieri  , Ilaria Bucciarelli
Published: August 2022

This article aims to illustrate a flipped classroom experimentation that took place in a high school in the city of Piacenza, in northern Italy. The “E-school” section has been activated in this school since 2013. This research began at the end of the second five-year period of the experimentation (2018/2019) with the aim of carrying out a first evaluation and returning a description that allows to highlight elements of interest and any critical issue with reference to four emerging dimensions: ● activelearningandinclassactivities; ● contentandaudiovisualpodcasts; ● autonomous learning, responsibility, evaluation; ● social learning and key competencies.
Individui, tecnologie, società: la trasformazione digitale nell’era COVID-19. Intervista a Derrick de Kerckhove
Authors: A cura di A. Buffardi
Published: August 2022

L’emergenza COVID-19 ha reso evidente la portata della sfida contemporanea, che intreccia temi di carattere culturale, ambientale, politico, sociale, economico, tecnologico, legale. Sul piano pratico della gestione delle attività quotidiane, la risposta al distanziamento sociale imposto dalla crisi ha visto schierare l’arma – non sempre ben affinata – del digitale, che ha ulteriormente mostrato tali intersezioni e diverse contraddizioni. La crisi planetaria in atto ha reso evidente, in una prima fase e con immediatezza, l’esigenza di disporre di infrastrutture adeguate a colmare le distanze. Parallelamente, essa ha portato l’attenzione sulla necessità di curare gli effetti delle tecnologie sugli individui, sulle organizzazioni, sulle relazioni. A partire da tale premessa, l’intervista con Derrick de Kerckhove approfondisce alcuni temi che riconducono all’esigenza di affrontare la questione digitale come questione sociale nella sua complessità, intrecciando in essa il punto di vista sull’educazione e sull’esperienza della Didattica a Distanza.
Developing Digital Skills from a Continuing Education Course on Digital Storytelling for Basic Education Teachers
Authors: Martha Kaschny Borges  , Monalisa Pivetta da Silva  , Luisa Pereira de Souza
Published: August 2022

The article presents results of a research that had as objective to analyze the digital competences developed through a course of Continued Formation of Digital Storytelling, offered by the State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in partnership with Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy. The research, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, collected data from a questionnaire applied to 20 teachers. The results point the course contributed to the improvement of digital skills. It was found that it is necessary to expand the possibilities and spaces for interaction, especially in the context of a global pandemic.
Oltre l’antinomia “in presenza” e “a distanza”: verso un ambiente di apprendimento sociale e liquido
Authors: Delio De Martino
Published: August 2022

Il COVID-19 ha portato alla caduta della “tirannia” della presenza e dell’antinomia “in presenza/a distanza”. All’orizzonte si intravede, citando Bauman, un ambiente di apprendimento “liquido” personalizzato, senza confini netti tra il fisico e il digitale. La liquidità consente di aumentare la socialità e l’interazione, espandendola a un pubblico potenzialmente infinito e aumentando i processi di co-costruzione della conoscenza. Un esempio è quello dell’”aula estesa” del centro METID del Politecnico di Milano, un’aula con confini digitali estesi, labili e trasparenti, supportata dall’AI. I nuovi ambienti hanno nel digitale una “zona di sviluppo prossimale naturale e infinita” e potrebbero diventare il cuore pulsante di una quarta FaD, la quale solo adesso si affaccia concretamente come possibile e prossimo futuro.
Investimento affettivo nei processi di insegnamento- apprendimento. Tre criteri per la didattica a distanza nelle emergenze
Authors: Francesco Paolo Romeo
Published: August 2022

A fronte di una delle legislazioni più avanzate nel panorama internazionale, la scuola italiana fatica ancora a rendere lo “sguardo” sulla disabilità, i Disturbi Specifici dell’Apprendimento (DSA) e lo svantaggio di varia natura pienamente inclusivo. Molti autori hanno infatti osservato come lo studente con disabilità o con Bisogni Educativi Speciali (BES) sia visto spesso per la sua patologia e non già nella globalità della sua persona, con il rischio di ridurlo all’etichetta nosografica indicata nella diagnosi clinica. In accordo con chi afferma che l’insegnante non deve andare a caccia di sintomi e disturbi (Goussot, 2014), ma piuttosto rilevare e in qualche modo rivelare le potenzialità insita in ogni problematica, la via per l’inclusione da percorrere deve essere allora quella suggerita da Cottini (2017), cioè lungo la quale formare nuovi profili di insegnanti che sappiano essere per i loro studenti prima di tutto dei leader emotivi. Specialmente in Pedagogia e Didattica Speciale, la focalizzazione dello “sguardo” educativo sulla dimensione affettiva risulta quanto mai attuale, dal momento che studenti e famiglie fronteggiano ancora l’emergenza sanitaria per Covid-19 e le sue varianti. L’articolo, a partire da un’esperienza didattico-educativa tuttora in atto, testimonia come una criteriologia minima espressamente pensata per un agire didattico ad orientamento emotivo e narrativo (Romeo, 2020), possa migliorare ad un tempo la condizione esistenziale e la resilienza di studenti, famiglie e insegnanti, oltre che favorire l’acquisizione dei diversi saperi disciplinari.
Access to and quality of early childhood education and care policies in Europe: can we look at both?
Authors: Akvile Motiejunaite
Published: August 2022

European policy is moving from emphasising the need for childcare towards establishing every child’s right to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC). In practice, access to ECEC remains the main priority and the only policy aspect where a specific target has been agreed. This paper argues for the need for clearer guidance to promote quality ECEC. It proposes a composite indicator to monitor ECEC system integration based on: integrated governance, bachelor’s degree for staff, educational guidance, and place guarantee. The analysis reveals a large variation regarding the degree of ECEC system integration in the European Union countries. During the last ten years, half of the EU Member States expanded children’s legal rights to access ECEC. Yet, significant reforms improving ECEC system integration were scarce.
Le linee pedagogiche per il sistema integrato 0-6. Documenti, Commenti, Normativa, a cura di Giancarlo Cerini e Mariella Spinosi, Tecnodid, 2021
Authors: Michela Bongiorno
Published: August 2022

Recensione a Le linee pedagogiche per il sistema integrato 0-6. Documenti, Commenti, Normativa, a cura di Giancarlo Cerini e Mariella Spinosi, Tecnodid, 2021
Fare autovalutazione nella scuola dell'infanzia. Rapporto sulla sperimentazione del RAV Infanzia, a cura di Michela Freddano e Cristina Stringher, FrancoAngeli, 2021
Authors: Alessia Rosa
Published: August 2022

Recensione a Fare autovalutazione nella scuola dell'infanzia. Rapporto sulla sperimentazione del RAV Infanzia, a cura di Michela Freddano e Cristina Stringher, FrancoAngeli, 2021
Esperienze di partecipazione attiva delle studentesse e degli studenti al processo di decision-making: l’emozione della democrazia a Scuola-Città Pestalozzi
Authors: Matteo Bianchini
Published: August 2022

Scuola-Città Pestalozzi, fin dalla sua origine, ha organizzato la scuola in una comunità educante in cui la partecipazione attiva degli studenti al processo di decision-making è sempre stata al centro del piano dell’offerta formativa. La scuola all’inizio era organizzata come una vera e propria città in cui a rotazione ogni funzione, dal sindaco al pubblico ministero, dall’assessore al giardiniere, era coperta da studenti e studentesse. Oggi quell’organizzazione è cambiata, si è trasformata, sono rimasti però i paradigmi pedagogici di quell’esperienza. Il contributo che proponiamo è quello di raccontare le esperienze di oggi rispetto alla partecipazione attiva delle studentesse e degli studenti al processo di decision- making.
On the effectiveness of gifts to initiate business relations in the circular economy
Authors: Friedrich Kathrin , Essl Andrea
Published: August 2022

In einem natürlichen Feldexperiment wird untersucht, ob Werbegeschenke ein wirksames Instrument zur Anbahnung neuer Geschäftsbeziehungen in der Kreislaufwirtschaft sind. Mit Hilfe von Postsendungen wurden Restaurants ermutigt sich einem innovativen Pfandsystem für wiederverwendbares Takeaway-Geschirr eines nachhaltigen Schweizer Start-Ups anzuschließen. Die Restaurants in den Experimentalgruppen erhielten mit der Postsendung ein Werbegeschenk. Insgesamt wurden vier Geschenk-Tre⁠at­ments, in denen über zwei Dimensionen manipuliert wurde, implementiert. Erstens wurde variiert, ob das Geschenk an die Teilnahme am Pfandsystem geknüpft war oder nicht. Zweitens wurde unterschieden, ob das Geschenk eine Schokolade oder ein Geldgeschenk war. Es wurde kein signifikanter Effekt von Geschenken auf die Partizipation neuer Restaurants am Mehrwegsystem identifiziert. Hinsichtlich der Teilnahme am Mehrwegsystem wurden zudem weder Unterschiede zwischen bedingungslosen und bedingten Geschenken noch zwischen Schokoladen- und Bargeldgeschenken gefunden. Interessanterweise deuten die Ergebnisse einer explorativen statistischen Analyse darauf hin, dass unbedingte Geschenke mehr Aufmerksamkeit erregen und besser in Erinnerung bleiben als bedingte Geschenke
Die Corona-Pandemie als Katalysator der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung?
Authors: Niederelz Christopher , Nguyen Phillip , Wähner Marco , Frieß Dennis , Becker Maria , Braun Andreas , Stodden Regina
Published: August 2022

Die Corona-Pandemie hat kommunale Verwaltungen vor große Herausforderungen gestellt. Gleichzeitig bietet die anhaltende Krise Chancen für digitale Wandlungsprozesse innerhalb der öffentlichen Verwaltungen. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht Digitalisierungsprozesse in den Kommunalverwaltungen Nordrhein-Westfalens (NRW) im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie. Empirisch stützt sich die Studie auf eine Online-Befragung von 118 Kommunen. Die erhobenen Daten lassen Rückschlüsse auf den Stand der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung vor, die Entwicklung während und potenzielle Veränderungen nach der Corona-Pandemie zu. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen, dass die Corona-Pandemie Digitalisierungsprozesse in der Kommunalverwaltung in NRW insgesamt vorangetrieben hat und die Befragten erwarten, dass die neuen digitalen Arbeitsmodi auch nach der Pandemie genutzt werden. Als Digitalisierungshemmnisse werden vor allem die finanzielle und technische Ausstattung der Kommunalverwaltungen, unsichere Rechtslagen und zurückhaltende Führungskräfte genannt.
Psychosen
Authors: Bock Thomas , Heinz Andreas
Published: July 2022

Auch der zweite Band der neuen Reihe »Anthropologische Psychiatrie« zeigt vorbildlich, wie abhängig gute psychiatrische Forschung und Praxis von der gründlichen Reflexion über unser Menschenbild und von der Weiterentwicklung unserer Kenntnisse über Existenz und Funktionsweise des Menschen ist. Mit Andreas Heinz und Thomas Bock treffen einer der versiertesten deutschen Ordinarien und der »Vater« des Trialogs (ausgehend von den Psychoseseminaren, der ersten trialogischen Veranstaltung) zusammen. Das Ergebnis ist ein vielseitiger Blick auf Psychosen, der neue Handlungsoptionen öffnet.

In und durch Psychosen begegnen alle Beteiligten zutiefst menschlichen und uns alle im Kern berührenden Themen. Psychosen konfrontieren uns mit Fremdheit und Fremdwerden, mit dem Verlust von Selbst-Verständlichkeit und mit Irrungen und Wirrungen bei der Sinnsuche. Zugleich gestatten und fordern sie aber auch tiefe Einblicke in unser eigenes Menschsein. Zwei Psychose-Experten ermöglichen mit ihrer philosophisch-anthropologischen Annäherung neue, produktive Zugänge zum Verständnis und zur Therapie von Psychosen.

Im Zentrum des Buches steht die Entwicklung eines Krankheits- bzw. eines Gesundheitskonzeptes für psychose-erfahrene Menschen. Ausgehend von einem philosophisch informierten Krankheitsbegriff (»Wie gesund ist krank?«) werden Psychosen als die Krisen besonders sensibler Menschen veranschaulicht.

Individuelle, familiäre, gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Aspekte der Erkrankung werden ebenso diskutiert wie der anthropologische Hintergrund von Vulnerabilität und Resilienz. Die Autoren analysieren daraus ableitbare angemessene Versorgungsstrukturen an Beispielen und entwerfen konkrete Behandlungskonzepte und Visionen für Strukturveränderungen in der Psychiatrie.
Umgang mit narzisstisch geprägten Klienten
Authors: Sachse Rainer , Walburg Marc
Published: July 2022

Anders als in psychiatrischen und psychotherapeutischen Kontexten zeigen Straftäter und Straftäterinnen mit Therapieauflage meist nur geringe Bereitschaft zu Mitarbeit und Verhaltensänderungen, dafür aber besonders stark ausgeprägte dysfunktionale Eigenschaften: Narzisstische Störungen spielen bei vielen Klienten in der Forensik eine große Rolle. Der vorliegende Band gibt praktische Hilfestellung, wenn diese Klienten zu Zusammenarbeit und Veränderungen motiviert werden sollen.

Dabei wird auf das bereits ausgearbeitete Funktionsmodell und therapeutische Konzept der Klärungsorientierten Psychotherapie (KOP) zur Einschätzung und Behandlung von Klienten mit narzisstischen Störungsmerkmalen zurückgegriffen. Das differenzierte Funktionsmodell erfolgreicher und erfolgloser Narzissten ermöglicht den Zugang zu den Aspekten, die sich besonders stark auf das dysfunktionale Verhalten der Klienten auswirken.

- Von der Therapieauflage zur Therapiebereitschaft

- Konzept der »Klärungsorientierten Psychotherapie« (KOP)

- Funktionsmodell erfolgreicher und erfolgloser Narzissten

- Ziele: Motivation, Selbstregulation, Perspektiven

Zielführend, gut strukturiert und in verständlicher Sprache bietet dieser Band alltagstaugliche Hilfe für alle Berufsgruppen in diesem besonderen und besonders herausfordernden Arbeitsbereich.
Psychiatrische Krisenintervention
Authors: Rupp Manuel
Published: July 2022

Krisen und Notfälle erfordern ein frühzeitiges und planvolles Handeln vonseiten der Helfenden. Wie psychiatrisch Tätige außerordentliche Situationen meistern können, beschreibt dieses Buch anhand vieler Fallbeispiele.

Gerade aggressives oder suizidales Verhalten verlangt von dem einen auf den anderen Moment ein entschiedenes Vorgehen, das bei den Betroffenen für Entlastung sorgt. Es wird gezeigt, wie und an welcher Stelle Helfende ihre Energie und Fachkompetenz wirkungsvoll einbringen können und wie die Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Diensten, bis hin zur Polizei, gelingen kann.

Checklisten und praxiserprobte Anregungen erleichtern es, in schwierigen Situationen die Übersicht zu behalten und die eigene Sicherheit nicht aus den Augen zu verlieren. Auch die Selbsthilfe und weiterführende Angebote werden in den Blick genommen, denn bei allen Herausforderungen gilt: Krisen bieten Chancen – doch man muss wissen, wie sie wahrgenommen werden können.
Selbstbestimmung und Solidarität
Authors: Zinkler Martin , Mahlke Candelaria , Marschner Rolf
Published: July 2022

Unterstützte Entscheidungsfindung

Bei der Behandlung von psychischen Erkrankungen sind viele Entscheidungen zu treffen. Nicht selten wird dabei Zwang ausgeübt. Spätestens seit der Ratifizierung der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention sollen Behandelnde, Betreuende und Angehörige jedoch nicht mehr stellvertretend für psychisch erkrankte Menschen entscheiden, sondern bei anstehenden Entscheidungen umfassend informieren und unterstützen, je nach Ausmaß der Behinderung und nach Komplexität der Entscheidung.

Dieses Buch lotet die Möglichkeiten unterstützter Entscheidungsfindung in der psychiatrischen Praxis aus. Neben der Darstellung spezifischer Herausforderungen bei bestimmten psychischen Störungen finden sich darin viele praktische Hinweise für die Betreuung, Begleitung und Therapie, insbesondere in kritischen klinischen Situationen. Empfehlenswert für alle Akteure im psychiatrischen Hilfesystem.
Persönlichkeitsstörungen verstehen
Authors: Sachse Rainer
Published: July 2022

Beziehungsfallen vermeiden

Patient*innen mit Persönlichkeitsstörungen gelten als schwierig, schwer behandelbar und stehen außerdem im Ruf, psychiatrische Teams und Klinikstationen aufzumischen.

Prof. Dr. Rainer Sachse zeigt, wie man für Menschen mit dieser Problematik Verständnis und Zugang entwickeln kann. Für ihn stellen sich Persönlichkeitsstörungen im Kern als Beziehungsstörungen dar. Anhand des von ihm entwickelten Modells der doppelten Handlungsregulation zeichnet er auf, wie ungünstige Beziehungsmuster entstehen und welche Probleme sich daraus für die Patient*innen und ihr soziales Umfeld ergeben.

Zahlreiche Beispiele illustrieren häufig auftretende Beziehungsfallen, in die Therapeut*innen und Pflegepersonal »tappen« können. Kapitel zu den speziellen Problemen bei der Arbeit im Team und mit Angehörigen runden das Buch ab und machen es zu einem Muss für jeden im psychosozialen Bereich Tätigen.
Neuroprotective Effects of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Coated with Omega-3 as a Novel Drug for Recovery of Sciatic Nerve Injury in Rats
Authors: Tamjid Mehdi , Abdolmaleki Arash , Mahmoudi Fariba , Mirzaee Sharareh
Published: August 2022

Background: Novel nanoparticle drug therapy could be an effective method to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the effect of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NP) coated with omega-3 on sciatic nerve regeneration in Wistar rats. Methods: The rats' left sciatic nerve was crushed with a non-serrated clamp. Animals in experimental groups were given Fe3O4@ω3 NPs (10 or 30 mg/kg/d) for one week. The recovery of functions was then assessed over eight weeks using a walking track analysis and a hot plate test. In addition, histomorphometry was used to assess the histomorphometric factors. Results: Results showed that Fe3O4@ω3 NPs may have enhanced sciatic nerve regeneration and improved sensorimotor rehabilitation in comparison to the negative controls. These therapeutic effects were significantly greater in Fe3O4@ω3 NPs at a dose of 30 mg/kg. Furthermore, Fe3O4@ω3 NPs treatment, compared to negative controls, significantly reduced gastrocnemius muscle atrophy and improved histomorphometric parameters. Conclusions: It was determined that Fe3O4@ω3 NPs had great potential for nerve regeneration due to the ease of their manufacturing and their desired efficacy.
Relationship Between COVID-19-related Factors and Self-management Behaviors in People with Type-2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Binesh Maryam , Pahlevanian Aliakbar , Rahimi Pordanjani Sajjad , Ahmadizadeh Zahra
Published: August 2022

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a risk factor for long-term complications and mortality in people with diabetes. Diabetes self-management can prevent the adverse effects of COVID-19. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between COVID-19-related personal, familial, and psychological factors and diabetes self-management. Methods: The research was conducted using the simple non-probability sampling method at the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Iran University of Medical Sciences. A total of 102 people with type-2 diabetes participated in the study. Their inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of type-2 diabetes for at least one year, an age of 30 to 65 years, literacy, and no personal or family history of COVID-19 for the past two months. The Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire assessed the participants' self-management behaviors. Their personal and family data were recorded in a personal information form. The Diabetes Distress Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire measured diabetes distress and depressive symptoms, respectively. COVID-19-related psychological factors were evaluated using the COVID-19-related Psychological Distress Scale, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results: The Pearson correlation test showed that the number of times one or their family members were infected or hospitalized due to COVID-19, diabetes distress, and depressive symptoms were negatively related to diabetes self-management. Doses of COVID-19 vaccine injection were also positively related to self-management and negatively correlated with depressive symptoms and diabetes distress (P < 0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed diabetes regimen and interpersonal distress, COVID-19-related psychological distress, and the number of one's family members with chronic disease as the predictors of diabetes self-management (adjusted R2 = 96%, P < 0.001). Conclusions: People with diabetes can improve their participation in self-management activities by taking care of themselves and their families against COVID-19 and controlling negative emotions. COVID-19 vaccination can reduce the depressive symptoms and diabetes distress in people with type-2 diabetes and facilitate their participation in self-management.
Infrastructure
Authors: Morollo Michele Koh ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: August 2022

Does a marriage tend to be more fulfilling and successful if the couple has a child? What are the right and wrong reasons for having a child? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, Vita meets her friend (Judy) for brunch and tells her, at 45 years old, now that she is married, she is planning to have IVF so they can have a child. Judy is outwardly supportive, but knows that Vita has spoken her whole life about not wanting a child. Later, when the couples meet up for dinner Vita’s husband, Gerd, argues that a marriage can never be truly complete without a child; that a child allows couples to serve additional and more noble roles. Additionally, Gerd argues, children are the foundation and essence of marriage. Judy and Nathan disagree, but when their cat unexpectedly dies, they quickly go out to get a new one to replace it.
The Fortune Teller’s Confession
Authors: Sloan JR ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: August 2022

When a trigger event is very likely to cause subsequent actions, are the subsequent actions still made freely? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, William, the town fortune teller, comes out to Jon’s farm. William confesses that he foresaw his affair with Jon’s wife, told her about it, then it happened. William also says he’s unable to see his future beyond this day, so he presumes this is the day Jon kills him. Jon, however, refuses to kill him until William eggs him on. Finally, infuriated, Jon kills William. He attempts to hide the body, but not before his wife comes home. She shoots him, but does not kill him, arguing she had no free will to prevent her response. Injured, Jon picks up the gun and must decide if he will kill himself, or his wife.
Science, Philosophy, Practice: Lessons from Use
Authors: Montuschi Eleonora ,   The Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World
Published: July 2022

It has been urged that philosophers in the contemporary world should be able to engage with domains of practice and not just with each other. If that is the case, in what sense philosophy can become an ‘applied’ discipline, and with what consequences both for philosophy and for practice? As a preliminary I will rehearse some of the reasons why philosophical investigation is socially commendable. I will then show (sect. 1) how philosophy in so called knowledge societies should interact with science and the contexts where science is used. A suitably formulated idea of interdisciplinarity (sect.2) will suggest the necessary epistemic conditions to achieve this interaction. I will use two illustrations (sects. 4 and 5) from the specific field of the philosophy of science to point out the kinds of readjustments required by philosophical analysis not so much to apply but to ‘engage’ with practice (in a sense qualified in sect.3).
“Structural Ethics” as a Framework to Study the Moral Role of Non-Humans
Authors: Arzroomchilar Ehsan ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2022

A challenging issue within the philosophy of technology is the moral relevancy of artifacts. While many philosophers agree that artifacts have moral significance, there are numerous positions on how moral relevancy ought to be understood, ranging from scholars who argue that there is no room for artifacts in moral debates to those who argue for the moral agency of artifacts. In this paper, I attempt to avoid extreme positions; accordingly, I reject both the neutrality thesis and the moral agency of artifacts thesis. Instead, I propose finding a compromise for describing their moral role. In doing so, I take Philip Brey’s idea of developing a new framework, called ‘Structural Ethics,’ as my point of departure. Although the structural ethics proposed by Brey needs some revisions, it may serve as a proper metaethical theory to account for the role of non-humans.
Surgical Pathology of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease in Patients With Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis
Authors: Butt Yasmeen M. , Smith Maxwell L. , Tazelaar Henry D. , Roden Anja C. , Mengoli Maria Cecilia , Larsen Brandon T.
Published: August 2022

Context.—

Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) is a well-recognized complication of systemic connective tissue disease (CTD) but rarely arises in patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, a poorly understood phenomenon.

Objective.—

To characterize DPLD associated with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, with or without prior immunomodulation.

Design.—

Pathology consultation files were searched for patients having psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis and DPLD. After excluding cases with active infection or smoking-related DPLD only, 44 patients (22 women; median age, 60 years; range, 23–81 years) were enrolled. Clinical history and pathology slides were reviewed.

Results.—

Twenty-seven of 44 patients (61%) had psoriatic arthritis; the remainder had psoriasis alone. Most presented many years later with nonspecific respiratory symptoms. Nearly one-third had no prior immunosuppression, and most had no concomitant CTD. Radiographically, ground-glass opacities, consolidation, and/or reticulation were typical. Histologically, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia and unclassifiable fibrosis were seen in 24 patients (55%) and 8 patients (18%), respectively; usual interstitial pneumonia and airway-centered fibrosis were rare. Superimposed acute lung injury was common, usually manifesting as organizing pneumonia. Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, lymphoid aggregates, and chronic pleuritis were frequent. Interstitial granulomas were seen in 17 patients (39%) but were usually rare, poorly formed, and nonnecrotizing. No histologic differences were apparent among patients with or without concomitant CTDs or prior therapy.

Conclusions.—

Some patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis develop clinically significant DPLD, even without prior therapy. Histopathologic findings mirror changes seen with other CTDs. Additional studies are warranted to clarify the association between psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis and DPLD.
Principais determinantes da estrutura da indústria de móveis do Rio Grande do Sul e de Santa Catarina
Authors: Marion Filho Pascoal José
Published: July 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar os principais determinantes da estrutura da indústria de móveis de Santa Catarina e do Rio Grande do Sul. Verifica-se que o fácil acesso dos produtores de móveis à tecnologia e à matéria-prima e as opções de comercialização da produção são responsáveis pela inexistência de barreiras à entrada. As múltiplas possibilidades de uso da tecnologia e dos materiais, na elaboração dos móveis, explicam o grande número de produtores, a diferenciação física do produto e adiversificação dos móveis. Além disso, constata-se que a integração vertical é baixa nessa indústria, porque a especificidade dos ativos também é baixa, as transações são recorrentes e a incerteza é pequena.
The Efficacy of Research-Based “Mathematics for All” Professional Development
Authors: Melhuish Kathleen , Thanheiser Eva , White Alexander , Rosencrans Brenda , Shaughnessy J. Michael , Foreman Linda , Riffel Andrew , Guyot Layla
Published: August 2022

This article contributes to the larger narrative around what makes a mathematics professional development (PD) successful and in what ways. We share a research-based PD model that was implemented in elementary schools in an urban school district for 3 years. The model uses a pseudo lesson study approach and emphasizes standards-based instruction. We found that teachers made gains in knowledge and instruction quality. However, whereas some students saw gains on standardized assessments, this was the case only for students who were not members of historically minoritized groups (Black/Latino), countering our assumptions that the PD would lead to equitable achievement results. We conclude with a discussion of how a colorblind approach to PD may account for the inequitable results.
DEMONSTRATING HOW A HIGH- GROWTH FRAMEWORK COULD BE USED TO ASSIST A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TO IDENTIFY GROWTH FACTORS AND IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY
Authors: Bosch J R , Ngongoni Chipo N , Grobbelaar Sara
Published: August 2022

Social enterprises are critical players in economic growth and service delivery. This article presents a tool that helps to identify the aspects that affect the sustainability of social enterprises. The tool is based on a framework that identifies high-growth factors and that uses the CRISP-DM (Cross-industry standard process for data mining) methodology and mutual information analysis to develop a practical tool to support social enterprises’ viability and sustainability. The tool was applied to a case study to exemplify how practitioners and business owners could use it. In addition, this article shows how scholars could gain additional insights from data that had been previously analysed using a different methodology
Ecologia política: da desconstrução do capital à territorialização da vida
Authors: Leff Enrique
Published: August 2022

As concepções capitalistas de progresso com crescimento sem limites da economia conduziram o planeta a uma crise ambiental sem precedentes. A ecologia política visa desconstruir essa racionalidade insustentável e impulsionar ações sociais para a construção de um futuro sustentável, reorientando o desenvolvimento das forças produtivas, recriando as formas de sociabilidade e reconfigurando as relações de poder. Esse pensamento tem ressonâncias no campo da produção e do conhecimento, da política e das práticas educativas. O ambientalismo radical confronta o poder hegemônico unificador do mercado como destino inelutável da humanidade e valoriza a diversidade cultural, os saberes tradicionais e os direitos humanos, fundando um pensamento emancipatório e uma ética política para renovar o sentido da vida e defender a preservação da natureza.
Secretariado Executivo e terceiro setor: um estudo de caso na ESSOR Brasil
Authors: Angeluce Soares Perônico Barbotin Maria , Géssoca Silva da Costa Maria , Balbino Ferreira Thaislane , Izabel Carneiro Barreiro Wilma
Published: August 2022

A sociedade brasileira passou por mudanças econômicas, políticas, sociais, culturais e ambientais profundas nos últimos 50 anos.  Para esse trabalho, destacamos o surgimento e fortalecimento do Terceiro Setor e a reconfiguração da profissão de Secretariado Executivo, que se amplia a ponto de contribuir com os diferentes tipos de organizações. Portanto, a questão que pauta essa pesquisa é: quais as atividades que o profissional de Secretariado Executivo pode desenvolver no âmbito das instituições do Terceiro Setor? Assim, estabeleceu-se como objetivo geral identificar as possibilidades de atuação do profissional de Secretariado Executivo em organizações do Terceiro Setor, via um estudo de caso na ESSOR Brasil. Especificamente buscou-se: mapear as funções organizacionais de instituições do Terceiro setor; identificar as funções que o profissional de Secretariado Executivo pode desenvolver em uma organização do Terceiro Setor; e especificar as competências necessárias para atuação do profissional de Secretariado Executivo no Terceiro Setor. Metodologicamente, esta é uma pesquisa exploratória, qualitativa, descritiva, bibliográfica e de campo. Como considerações possíveis, verificou-se que as funções organizacionais mapeadas na ESSOR Brasil podem ser desenvolvidas por profissionais de Secretariado Executivo, pois a formação acadêmica desenvolve as competências necessárias. Identificou-se a inexistência do cargo “secretário/a executivo/a”, percebendo que a possibilidade de atuação desse profissional nesse tipo de organização é ocupando outras funções, como a de Coordenador de Desenvolvimento Institucional. Essa pesquisa aponta para a possibilidade de uma atuação do Secretariado Executivo no Terceiro Setor que passa tanto pela aplicação das técnicas secretariais, quanto pelo desenvolvimento da assessoria e co-gestão.
Normative Data of Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2 Max) among Healthy Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Buttar Karampreet Kour , Kacker Sudhanshu , Saboo Neha
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) is the maximum quantity of oxygen a person can consume, and it remains constant over time despite increased exertion. The amount of oxygen consumed by the working muscles is measured by maximal oxygen consumption. The maximal oxygen uptake can be measured using maximal or submaximal tests, by gas analyser or field methods. The estimated VO2 max can be used to study people’s fitness and raise awareness about physical activity and lifestyle changes. Aim: To determine the VO2 max values using a direct method and provide normative data of VO2 max for healthy young adults in the age group of 18-25 years in both sexes. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. A total of 419 healthy young adults (male and female students) were recruited from RUHSCollege of Medical Sciences and MNIT College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India from January 2019 to March 2020. Anthropometric data included age, height, weight according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and followed by measurement of VO2 max using a gas analyser of AD-Instrument (model-ML206). Collected data was entered in Microsoft excel. Paired t-test was used to compare mean and Standard Deviation (SD) of variables between male and female participants. The p-value of <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The study was conducted on 419 apparently healthy college students (275 male and 144 female). The mean VO2 max value for males was 45.30±7.35 mL/kg/min and for females it was 35.71±5.29 mL/kg/min, which was found to be significantly higher in males than in females. The mean VO2 max among the largest proportion of the males (27.63%) falls in the ‘Good’ category of cardiorespiratory fitness scale and the largest proportion of the females (32.63%) falls in the ‘Fair’ category of cardiorespiratory fitness scale. Conclusion: The value of VO2 max was lower in the Indian population than in the western population, when value obtained from this study was compared with the standard normative value of cardiorespiratory fitness. Therefore, the values obtained in this study could serve as a normative for the Indian population.
An Outlook on Breastfeeding Assessment Tools- A Review
Authors: Divya R , Damke Sachin , Paul Annie , Sarma Spandandeep
Published: July 2022

Breastfeeding is a biological inheritance shared by women all around the world. It is the ‘natural’ way to feed new born babies, and the best source of nutrition for infants. After birth, loose stools and pneumonia are more frequent and serious in the formula fed babies, and can cause deaths. Otitis media, haemophilus influenza meningitis, and urinary tract infection are less frequent in babies who are fed human milk. Infants who are formula fed have a greater chance of developing chronic illnesses, such as asthma, diabetes mellitus type l, and intestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease. Coordination of mother and infant is most important for breast feeding to be successful. Ineffective breast feeding can contribute to mortality among new born babies and infants. Hence various breastfeeding assessment tools have been developed to advise and promote mother’s comfort, motivation, and assess the infant's neurobehavioural development. In this review, the literature to find out the most commonly used breastfeeding assessment tools, their salient features, advantages and disadvantages, acceptability, usage and validation have been reviewed.
Histomorphometrical Study of Placental Villi in Preeclampsia: A Case-control Study
Authors: Gaur Saumya , Sangeetha N , Bai Saranya
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In this disorder, placental morphology and cellular arrangement are altered so that oxygen delivery from mother to foetus is greatly disturbed, which ultimately results in cellular oxidative stress. Morphological and histological changes are both indicative of the pathogenesis of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality in women with preeclampsia. Aim: To study the gross and histomorphometric features of placenta in patients with preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted from January 2017 to December 2017 at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Total 120 placentas of preeclampsia patients (60) and normal controls (60) were studied, which were received at Pathology Department of the institute. Immediately after delivery, gross parameters were recorded. For histomorphometrical study, full-depth tissue samples of placenta were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin solution for 24-48 hours, and then they were processed by graded concentrations of alcohol and embedded in paraffin to make blocks. The 5 μm thick sections were cut and slides were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and the sections were studied. Values were calculated by mean±SD using Students unpaired t-test and chi-square test, p-value of <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The mean maternal age of the study participants was 23.93±4.40 years in preeclampsia group and 23.85±3.44 years in control group. The gestational age was 36.42±2.69 weeks in preeclampsia group and 38.20±2.11 weeks in control group, the difference was statistically significant. Other parameters such as neonatal weight, placental weight, placental thickness and placental diameter had statistically significant difference between both the groups. Morphological findings of placental terminal villi showed that the mean surface area was larger (2500.05±245 µm2) in preeclampsia group compared to control group (1878.01±214.53 µm2) and this difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: The gross reduction of the preeclampsia placenta like decreased placental weight and diameter disturbs the normal placentation and pathologically these results in histological and morphometric changes in the placenta. Due to oxidative stress in preeclampsia placental morphology is altered.
Acute Toxicity of Aqueous Methanol on Juvenile Guinean Tilapia (Tilapia guineensis)
Authors: Adaku Ngoka Chizoma , Osuji Leo C. , Hart Aduabobo I.
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted to evaluate the acute toxicity of Juvenile Tilapia guineensis exposed to aqueous methanol (Analytical grade).  The fishes were obtained from the Nigeria Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Buguma, Rivers State, Nigeria. The fishes were acclimated to an aquarium for 14 days. A range-finding test of the toxicity of aqueous analytical methanol was conducted. Based on the preliminary results, a definitive test was conducted at 0ml/l as control (0ml/l), 2.5 ml/l, 5.0ml/l, 10.0ml/l, 15.0ml/l, 20.0ml/l and 25.0ml/l respectively. From the data, the concentration-response curves for fish mortality, the LC50s, and the 95 percent confidence intervals for test organisms at 24hr, 48hr, 72hr, and 96hr in a static system were derived following the standard procedure. The mortality rates increased significantly (p<0.05) with an increase in the concentration of the test chemical. The LC50 values at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours recorded were 30.361 ml/l, 16.585 ml/l, 7.369 ml/l, and 3.750 ml/l respectively for the aqueous analytical methanol. The LC50 values showed that the test chemical is toxic to the juvenile T. guineensis. Therefore, proper handling and discharge of this chemical into the aquatic environment should be minimized to avoid possible toxic effects on the aquatic life therein.
Correlation between Impaired Aortic Distensibility and the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Calcium Scoring Measured by Cardiac CT
Authors: Alshameery Muneer Saif Abdulkhaleq Mohammed , El-Yazal Islam Shawky Abd El-Aziz Saif , Mansy Ahmed Mahmoud Hasan
Published: July 2022

Background: Multi-Slice cardiac CT has evolved as a noninvasive imaging technique for evaluation of stenosis in the coronary arteries by what is called Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA), but it is also widely used in quantitative plaque assessments through Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring  and plaque type identification ( soft or Mixed VS calcific) . Evaluation of aortic distensibility and aortic stiffness can also be performed through Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (MSCT) by calculating Aortic Distensibility Index (ADI) and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV).

Aim: To evaluate whether impaired Aortic Distensibility Index (ADI) and Aortic Stiffness measured by Cardiac CT is correlating with the severity of coronary artery disease and coronary calcium scoring in at-risk individuals (assessed by CCTA).

Patients and Methods: We included 180 patients. Patients were classified into four groups according to their CAC score and according to the degree of stenosis based on CCTA. All patients in this study have underwent full history taking, short clinical examination including B.P. and H.R. measurements, standard ECG, routine laboratory investigations, and Multi-Slice CT Coronary Angiography (MSCT-CA).

All patients underwent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning and CCTA, and their ADI and Aortic Stiffness were measured. Maximum systolic and maximum diastolic cross sectional-area (CSA) of ascending-aorta (AAo) was measured 15-mm above the left main coronary ostium. ADI was defined as: [(Systolic CSA –Diastolic CSA)/ (Diastolic CSA in X systemic-pulse-pressure) X 103]. Aortic stiffness was measured as PWV using Bramwell-Hill equation [1] [(3.57/ √distensibility)].

Results:  There were strong correlation between Aortic distensibility and Aortic stiffness (PWV) with degree of stenosis and coronary artery calcium.

In patients stratified based on the degree of calcium scoring (CAC score), there was a statistically significant negative correlation between calcium scoring and the ADI (Pearson's r= -0.771, p< .001), and a statistically significant positive correlation between calcium scoring and PWV (Pearson's r=0.817, p< .001).  

In patients stratified based on the degree of stenosis, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between ADI and the Degree of stenosis (Pearson's r=-0.707, p< .001), and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between PWV and the Degree of stenosis (Pearson's r=0.697, p< .001).

Conclusion: Impaired aortic distensibility strongly correlates with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis, degree of stenosis and coronary artery calcium. Addition of ADI to CAC and traditional risk factors provides incremental value to predict at-risk individuals.