bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digital creativity to transform learning: Empowerment from a com-educational approach
Authors: Sánchez-López Iván , Bonilla-del-Río Mónica , Soares Ismar Oliveira
Published: July 2021

Daily media use by an entire generation shows the distance that exists between the reality experienced by young people and the institutions responsible for their education. Formal education is still closely linked to the passive role of literary receivers, ignoring the potential of connected communication for student empowerment. At the same time, there is a growing interest in education from the professional media field. We have called this line of force the com-educational vector. In this study, we aim to describe the potential of a com-educational perspective to favor the empowerment of young people. The implemented methodology combines a chained articulation involving the analysis of multimodal discourse of com-educational platforms with interviews with privileged observers. The results show that the implementation of digital creation can be used for the construction of identity, interaction and socialization of students through emotion, empathy and the capacity for transformation. It enables the establishment of nodes between concepts, relational understanding, meaningful reconstruction and appropriation. It is concluded that, under this proposal, formal education institutions could move from a reactive model to a prospective model, revising the codes of emission and reception, and proposing meanings from creative action and feedback with the community.

Los usos mediáticos cotidianos de toda una generación evidencian la distancia que existe entre la realidad que vive la juventud y las instituciones responsables de su formación. La educación formal sigue estrechamente vinculada al rol pasivo de los receptores literarios, obviándose el potencial de la comunicación conectada y la narrativa digital para el empoderamiento del alumnado. Al mismo tiempo, se está produciendo un interés creciente desde el ámbito mediático profesional por la educación. A esta línea de fuerza la hemos denominado vector com-educativo. En esta investigación, tenemos como objetivo describir potencialidades para favorecer el empoderamiento de los jóvenes desde una perspectiva com-educativa. La metodología implementada combina, en una articulación encadenada, el análisis del discurso multimodal de plataformas de carácter com-educativo con entrevistas a observadores privilegiados. En los resultados se explicita que la implementación de la creación digital se puede emplear para la construcción de la identidad, la interacción y la sociabilización del alumnado a través de la emoción, la empatía y la capacidad de transformación. Permite establecer nodos entre conceptos, la comprensión relacional, la reconstrucción significativa y su apropiación. Se concluye que, bajo esta propuesta, las instituciones de educación formal podrían transitar de un modelo reactivo a un modelo prospectivo, revisando los códigos de emisión y recepción, y proponiendo significados desde la acción creativa y la retroalimentación con la comunidad.
O mapa – modelo e os coremas
Authors: Brunet Roger
Published: July 2021

As organizações, configurações e dinâmicas espaciais são baseadas na combinação de estruturas elementares: os coremas. O mapa-modelo permite descobrir e destacar suas funções e suas disposições. Reflete o surgimento de uma nova linguagem cartográfica.
Terminologia da geografia cultural: estudo preliminar
Authors: Brum Raquel Moraes de , Reuillard Patrícia Chittoni Ramos
Published: July 2021

Este artigo apresenta uma pesquisa de mestrado que identificou os termos mais correntes da Geografia Cultural, área da Geografia que analisa as realidades humano-espaço-sociais através da cultura e que é objeto de pesquisas no Brasil e na França. Pautado na Teoria Comunicativa da Terminologia, o estudo configura-se num trabalho de linguística com corpus. A coleta de dados partiu de uma amostragem dessa comunicação e se serviu de um software de análise textual. Para melhor identificar o lugar dessa abordagem em relação às outras abordagens geográficas, construiu-se uma árvore de domínio e um mapa conceitual preliminar da Geografia Cultural, a partir da análise dos termos elencados.
Reflexões sobre os limites e escalas de planejamento e gestão brasileiros
Authors: Moscarelli Fernanda , Bugs Geisa
Published: July 2021

A falta de integração entre meio ambiente e urbanização constitui um dos maiores problemas do sistema de planejamento e gestão brasileiros. Entendemos que essa lacuna é consequência, dentre outros fatores, da falta de articulação intersetorial e interescalar entre os diversos instrumentos de planejamento existentes nas diferentes escalas. Utilizando a sobreposição de limites relativos à Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio dos Sinos e demais estruturas territoriais pertencentes à Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre como exemplo, orientamos este debate em direção a uma abordagem que leve em conta a articulação escalar das estruturas socioeconômicas e as questões ambientais. Propomos, assim, considerar a flexibilidade escalar através de novas formas de articulação entre instrumentos, adaptados à multiplicidade de escalas e sua variabilidade, por meio de um desenho preliminar.
A utilização do xadrez como recurso metodológico para o ensino da geografia política na Educação básica: uma experiência do projeto “Residência Pedagógica” em Caicó/RN/Brasil
Authors: Galvão Iapony Rodrigues , Azevedo Fábio Márcio de
Published: July 2021

A Geografia lecionada em sala de aula possuiu, em boa parte de sua trajetória escolar, um caráter descritivo, em que se buscava guardar um número excessivo de informações, não gerando, entretanto, uma reflexão crítica sobre os objetos de estudo da Geografia, como o Espaço e o Território. De acordo com os Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs), o professor, deve utilizar recursos didáticos que estimulem os alunos, construindo um pensamento crítico e reflexivo. Uma boa sugestão para que as aulas se tornem mais dinâmicas e estimulantes é a utilização do xadrez como recurso metodológico, pois tal elemento lúdico proporciona, além de uma prática de ensino diferenciada da usualmente empregada, novas possibilidades de reflexão e concentração para discentes nas diversas atividades cotidianas em sala de aula. Assim, o xadrez pode ser considerado um elemento promotor de um maior desenvolvimento cognitivo do sujeito apreendente, facilitando o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. E para o ensino de Geografia, o xadrez tem a relevante função de, a partir de seus atributos e regras para o seu funcionamento, auxiliar os discentes na compreensão dos objetos de estudo da geografia, como o Espaço e Território, em conteúdos ligados a Geografia Política. Desta forma, a presente pesquisa, realizada no curso de Licenciatura em Geografia do Centro de Ensino Superior do Seridó, vinculada à Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, a partir das intervenções pedagógicas do programa “Residência Pedagógica” na Escola Estadual Professor Antônio Aladim de Araújo, em Caicó/RN, demonstrou que o uso coerente deste elemento lúdico auxiliou não somente no ensino de Geografia, mas em outras disciplinas existentes na grade curricular, pois ampliou as possibilidades de concentração dos alunos nas aulas ministradas nas demais disciplinas, gerando avanços no desempenho e na aprendizagem dos mesmos.
Canton, deuxième agglomération urbaine du monde : un laboratoire pour l’humanité de demain ?
Authors: Moriconi-Ebrard François
Published: July 2021

La publication des premiers résultats du recensement de la population de la Chine a révélé une poursuite de la concentration dans les deux plus agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées de la Planète : Shanghai atteint 95 millions d’habitants et Canton les 70 millions. L’article s’intéresse principalement à cette dernière, dont la forme urbaine polycentrique de « conurbation » évoque le modèle de la Megalopolis nord-est américaine identifié par Jean Gottmann en 1963, qui préfigurait selon lui le futur urbain de l’humanité, mais dont la densité démographique est beaucoup plus faible que son homologue chinoise. Réinterrogeant les grands modèles classiques de développement urbain, l’article pose la question de l’exportabilité du mode de développement chinois dans le reste du monde.
Observer les pratiques enseignantes : la psychologie historico-culturelle, un cadre pour caractériser les dimensions visibles et invisibles du travail enseignant
Authors: Piot Thierry
Published: July 2021

Pour comprendre de manière précise le travail réel des enseignants, il est nécessaire d’observer les enseignants, notamment dans la classe. Pour cela, le chercheur mobilise une démarche et des outils méthodologiques qui sont en lien avec le cadre théorique à partir duquel il conduit ses recherches. Depuis plus de cinquante ans, différents cadres théoriques, auxquels ont été associées des méthodologies d’observation du travail des enseignants, se sont succédé. Pour notre part, nous menons nos recherches à partir du cadre théorique de la psychologie historico-culturelle, dont un des intérêts est de prendre en compte deux dimensions distinctes et complémentaires de ce travail : la dimension visible et la dimension invisible, qui relève principalement de l’activité cognitive de l’enseignant. Sur le plan méthodologique, l’activité visible fait l’objet d’enregistrements vidéo-numériques et l’activité invisible est inférée d’entretiens d’explicitation réalisés auprès des enseignants confrontés à ces enregistrements. L’ensemble des données permet de mieux accéder à la complexité du travail enseignant qui articule des éléments invariants et des éléments liés au contexte et à la dynamique des interactions entre élèves et enseignants.
Un cadre théorique et méthodologique pour l’observation des pratiques collaboratives des maîtres E
Authors: Mérini Corinne , Thomazet Serge , Ponté Pascale
Published: July 2021

La question de l’observation ne peut pas être dissociée de la position du chercheur, du point de vue qu’il adopte pour observer, de l’histoire de la construction de l’objet et de la place de celui-ci dans le métier. En nous appuyant sur un pan particulier du métier de maître E, celui qui le met en relation avec ses collègues, les parents et les professionnels médico-sociaux, nous explorons dans ce texte la question de l’observation des pratiques collaboratives de ces enseignants qui ne font pas classe. Ces pratiques peu visibles laissent une part importante aux phénomènes de contexte et nécessitent à la fois de repenser l’unité observée, de la situer dans un ensemble d’autres pratiques. Elles supposent aussi des conditions sociales d’accès à l’information ainsi que le croisement de données diversifiées (écrits professionnels, vidéos, entretiens d’autoconfrontations simples et croisées) inscrit dans une longitudinalité suffisante. Les caractéristiques particulières des pratiques collaboratives nous ont aussi amenés à diversifier les triangulations. Nous pointons enfin les limites de l’exercice.
L’approche métamorphique de l’éducation : l’éducation comme souci de soi
Authors: Gambou Alfred Romuald
Published: July 2021

L’antique tradition gréco-romaine a ontologiquement pensé la question de la formation de l’homme dans la relation sujet-vérité, ce qui fait d’ailleurs l’une des principales caractéristiques de son paradigme éducatif. En effet, si l’interprétation de cette relation a eu pour cadre constitutif, la compréhension de la notion du « souci de soi », elle a par ailleurs structuré les orientations de différentes écoles philosophiques, notamment celles issues de Socrate et de Zénon de Citium, tout en conférant à chacune sa vision dans son schème interprétatif. Le problème est que la Modernité n’a pas hésité à rompre avec cette structure ontologique, ce qui faisait sa « spiritualité ». Ainsi actée, la fissure de cette relation sujet-vérité n’a pas manqué de conséquences dans la perspective de la formation de l’homme moderne. C’est ce que tente de scruter cette recherche en essayant de comprendre le fonctionnement des schèmes de chacune des écoles ici mentionnées et leurs ramifications dans l’histoire, et ainsi, questionner l’actualité de notre contemporanéité en matière d’éducation, de formation de soi et d’éthique professionnelle enseignante.
July Effect on Mortality and Complications in Patients With ARDS in US Teaching Hospitals
Authors: Olanipekun Titilope , Chris-Olaiya Abimbola , Esperti Shawn , Nambudiri Vinod , Duff Richard , Westney Gloria
Published: July 2021

Background

Each July, teaching hospitals in the United States experience an influx of new resident and fellow physicians. It has been theorized that this occurrence may be associated with increased patient mortality, complication rates, and health care resource use, a phenomenon known as the “July effect.”

Objective

To assess the existence of a July effect in clinical outcomes of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit in US teaching hospitals.

Methods

The National Inpatient Sample database was queried for all adult patients with ARDS who received mechanical ventilation from 2012 to 2014. Using a multivariate difference-in-differences (DID) model, differences in mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia, iatrogenic pneumothorax, central catheter–associated bloodstream infection, and Clostridium difficile infection were compared between teaching and nonteaching hospitals during April-May and July-August.

Results

There were 70 535 and 43 175 hospitalizations meeting study criteria in teaching and nonteaching hospitals, respectively. Multivariate analyses revealed no differential effect on the rates of all-cause inpatient mortality (DID, 0.66; 95% CI, −0.42 to 1.75), C difficile infection (DID, 0.29; 95% CI, −0.19 to 0.78), central catheter–associated bloodstream infection (DID, 0.14; 95% CI, −0.04 to 0.33), iatrogenic pneumothorax (DID, 0.00; 95% CI, −0.25 to 0.24), ventilator-associated pneumonia (DID, 0.22; 95% CI, −0.05 to 0.49), and any complication (DID, 0.60; 95% CI, −0.01 to 1.20) for July-August versus April-May in teaching hospitals compared with nonteaching hospitals.

Conclusion

This study did not show a differential July effect on mortality outcomes and complication rates in ARDS patients receiving mechanical ventilation in teaching hospitals compared with nonteaching hospitals.
Giving Voice: Nurse-Patient Communication in the Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Happ Mary Beth
Published: July 2021

Communication is the essence of the nurse-patient relationship. The critical care nurse’s role in facilitating patient communication and enabling communication between patients and their families has never been more important or poignant than during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have witnessed tremendous examples of resourceful, caring nurses serving as the primary communication partner and support for isolated seriously ill patients during this pandemic. However, evidence-based tools and techniques for assisting awake, communication-impaired, seriously ill patients to communicate are not yet systematically applied across all settings. Missed communication or misinterpretation of patients’ messages induces panic and fear in patients receiving mechanical ventilation and can have serious deleterious consequences. This lecture presents a 23-year program of research in developing and testing combination interventions (eg, training, tailored assessment, and tools) for best practice in facilitating patient communication during critical illness. Evidence from related nursing and inter pro fessional research is also included. Guidance for unit-based assessment, tailoring, and implementation of evidence-based patient communication protocols also is provided.
Meta-analysis of ICU Delirium Biomarkers and Their Alignment With the NIA-AA Research Framework
Authors: Chan Carol K. , Song Yiqing , Greene Ryan , Lindroth Heidi , Khan Sikandar , Rios Gabriel , Khan Babar , Wang Sophia
Published: July 2021

Background

Between 30% and 80% of survivors of critical illness experience cognitive impairment, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown.

Objective

To determine whether intensive care unit (ICU) delirium biomarkers align with the National Institute on Aging–Alzheimer’s Association (NIA-AA) research framework for diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer disease and other related dementias (ADRD).

Methods

Ovid MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched for articles published between January 1, 2000, and February 20, 2020, on the relationship between delirium and biomarkers listed in the NIA-AA framework. Only studies that addressed delirium in the ICU setting and fluid biomarkers were included in these analyses.

Results

Of 61 256 records screened, 38 studies met inclusion criteria, 8 of which were suitable for meta-analysis. In pooled analysis, significant associations were found between ICU delirium and amyloid β-peptide 1-40 (standard mean difference [SMD], 0.42; 95% CI, 0.09-0.75), interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist (SMD, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.21-0.94), and IL-6 (SMD, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.06-0.56). No significant association was observed in pooled analyses between ICU delirium and the other biomarkers. Few studies have examined ICU delirium and pathologic tau or neurodegeneration biomarkers.

Conclusions

Inflammatory biomarkers and amyloid β are associated with ICU delirium and point to potential overlapping mechanisms between delirium and ADRD. Critical care providers should consider integrating diagnostic approaches used in ADRD in their assessment of post–ICU cognitive dysfunction.
Motion Primitive Approach to Rotorcraft Regime Recognition
Authors: Saetti Umberto , Rogers Jonathan
Published: July 2021

This paper describes a novel approach to regime recognition based on the notion of motion primitives. Originally developed for path planning, motion primitives decompose a vehicle trajectory into maneuver and trim segments. In a regime recognition context, this decomposition can be used to improve component life tracking through separate classification of trim segments and maneuver segments. The proposed algorithm functions in three major steps. The first step consists of classifying the flight data into trim and maneuver segments. The second step leverages the information in the trim state and control vectors to classify each trim segment as a particular trim regime based on conditional logic. The final step makes use of dynamic time warping for the classification of each maneuver segment (flown between two trim segments) as a particular maneuver regime. Accuracy of the proposed algorithm is evaluated using simulated flight data for the SH-60B, and advantages of the proposed method compared to a threshold-based algorithm are assessed. The algorithm is also applied to actual flight data from a generic utility helicopter to demonstrate operation of the algorithm using real-world data.
Integración, turismo y Mercosur: reflexiones sobre los visitantes regionales en la ciudad de Buenos Aires
Authors: Catalano Bárbara
Published: July 2021

Partiendo del presupuesto que la integración regional es posible de ser estudiada a través de enfoques multidisciplinarios, este trabajo aborda la integración social desde los estudios del turismo. El objetivo de este artículo es comprender las vinculaciones entre el Mercosur, como proceso de integración, y los turistas regionales que visitan la ciudad de Buenos Aires. La metodología es cualitativa basada en entrevistas en profundidad a turistas e informantes clave, por medio de las cuales se indaga sobre las representaciones de extranjeridad, familiaridad y hermandad entre turistas y residentes. Se analiza también el significado que representa el Mercosur para los turistas, los determinantes de extranjeridad por parte de los sujetos y los indicadores de hermandad ounidad entre los visitantes y el destino y sociedad receptora. Como resultados sedestaca una desarticulación entre las categorías analíticas y empíricas en torno a la integración regional y el Mercosur, y una preeminencia del eje de las movilidades. El tiempo incurrido en el viaje, la receptividad, la comunicación y la historia común emergen como determinantes de extranjeridad/hermandad entre los visitantes y la población receptora.
Hukou, registro de hogares en China: desafíos de la migración interna (1958-2018)
Authors: Norambuena Carrasco Carmen , Duhalde Valenzuela Byron
Published: July 2021

La migración interna en China se constituyó en un problema demográfico en los inicios de la República Popular, debido a la desigualdad entre los pobladores de las áreas rurales respecto de las urbanas. Para ejercer un control más efectivo, el gobierno aplicó en 1958 el sistema hukou, que ligó a las personas con su lugar de nacimiento, profundizando las desigualdades entre ambas zonas. A 60 años de su implementación, este sistema ha pasado por diversas reformas, aunque su propósito continúa siendo el mismo. En pleno siglo XXI, el objetivo es controlar la migración del campo a la ciudad para no sobrepoblar las megaciudades, manteniendo el equilibrio entre la migración interna y el crecimiento económico. En el presente trabajo, a través de una mirada histórica a la institucionalidad y de una revisión de documentación oficial y de prensa nacional, se reflexiona acerca de que, pese las transformaciones sociales y económicas de China y las reformas a su sistema en la última década, este persiste en la limitación institucionalizada de los movimientos migratorios internos en el país.
Memoria del coronel Ezequiel Apodaca: entre Canchas Blancas y el singani como bebida nacional
Authors: Garrido Aldo , Lacoste Pablo
Published: July 2021

Este artículo examina críticamente el libro Memoria del coronel Ezequiel Apodaca (1880), publicado en 2017 en un contexto de fuerte polémica. El objetivo principal es establecer la autenticidad del texto. Se detecta que la parte principal (diario del oficial boliviano) es verosímil, no así un texto complementario (el Parte de Lino Morales), el cual parece falso. Sobre esta base se concluye que no hay evidencia para sostener la tesis de Canchas Blancas como batalla importante, pero la fuente auténtica brinda aportes relevantes acerca de otros temas, como por ejemplo, el patrimonio agroalimentario. Entre otras contribuciones, este documento muestra los orígenes del singani como bebida nacional de Bolivia, lo cual representa un antecedente de importancia para comprender la evolución de los destilados andinos de América del Sur.
Analysis of 239 ordinary and severe cases of COVID-19: Clinical features and treatment
Authors: Azizmohammadi Susan , Azizmohammadi Sima , Dahmardeh Sarah , Hossein Azargashb  , Shokouh Seyyed Javad Hosseini , Mohajeri-Iravani Mojgan , Mobasher Maziar , Soleiman-Meigooni Saeed , Zabihi Mahdi
Published: July 2021

This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and summarizes the treatment experience. A total of 239 COVID-19 patients admitted to the Hajar Hospital, Aja University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran from March 22, 2020 to May 18, 2020 were selected, including 176 cases in the ordinary group and 63 cases in the severe/critical group. We collected and compared the clinical data of the two groups of patients, including general conditions, clinical symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, lung CT imaging and prognosis, and analyzed the treatment plans of the two groups. The mean age of 239 COVID-19 patients was 48.1±17.6 years, including 132 males. Patients in the severe and critically ill groups were older than the normal group, with more males and more underlying diseases. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The lymphocyte (LYM) counts and albumin (ALB) counts of the severe and critically ill groups were more significantly lower than those of the normal group; while the percentage of neutrophils (NEU), C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, and lactate The increase of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and urea nitrogen (BUN) was more significant, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Patients in the severe and critically ill groups received more antiviral drugs, glucocorticoids, and nasal catheters than those in the normal group, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Also, we observed that the most radiological finding was bilateral ground-glass opacity in both groups, however, the rate of typical abnormalities in both chest CT scan and chest x-ray was significantly higher in sever/critical group except air-bronchogram. Taken together, we showed that combination of oseltamivir and glucocorticosteroid such as dexamethasone was very effective in severe patients.
COVID-19 and fatal renal mucormycosis
Authors: Choudhary Gautam Ram , Aggarwal Amit , Jain Vidhi , Jena Rahul
Published: July 2021

Association of mucormycosis with COVID-19 disease is emerging as a matter of concern, with multiple reports of rhino-cerebral-orbital and pulmonary involvement. The association of isolated renal mucormycosis in a patient with a history of COVID-19 infection is unknown. The immune dysregulation associated with COVID, along with the use of steroids, mechanical ventilation, and interleukin-6-directed therapies, predisposes to the development of mucormycosis. We report a rare case of primary renal mucormycosis in a young male following recovery from COVID-19. The unusual mode of presentation, rapidly progressive disease course, and the ensuing dilemmas in diagnosis and treatment merit critical analysis.
Adrenocortical oncocytoma associated with androgen excess
Authors: Prachi  , Aiyer Hema Malini , Jain Vikas
Published: July 2021

Adrenal oncocytomas are rare neoplasms that are usually benign and nonfunctional, and often detected incidentally. Very few cases have been reported of functioning adrenal oncocytomas. We report a rare case of adrenocortical oncocytoma in a 29-year-old female presenting with hirsutism and irregular menstrual history. The tumor was functional and was successfully managed by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Detailed radiological, histological, and immunohistochemical workup was done to come to a definitive diagnosis of adrenal oncocytoma.
Mathematical Advances in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Authors: Giga Yoshikazu , Hieber Matthias , Korn Peter , Titi Edriss S.
Published: July 2021

This workshop on “Mathematical Advances in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics” was organized as an online seminar and addressed recent advances in analytical, modeling and computational studies of geophysical fluid models. Of particular interest were the contributions concerning modeling and computation of sea-ice models, well-posedness results for the primitive equations, internal waves for stratified flows and models for moist atmospheric dynamics including phase transitions.
Real Analysis, Harmonic Analysis and Applications
Authors: Christ Michael , Müller Detlef , Thiele Christoph , Vargas Ana
Published: July 2021

The workshop hosted various research groups on topics in Real Analysis, Harmonic Analysis and Applications.
Arithmetic Geometry
Authors: Faltings Gerd , de Jong Johan , Scholze Peter
Published: July 2021

Arithmetic geometry is at the interface between algebraic geometry and number theory, and studies schemes over the ring of integers of number fields, or their

p

-adic completions, and connects with representation theory, automorphic forms, Hodge theory, algebraic topology, and many other fields.
Automorphic Forms and Arithmetic
Authors: Blomer Valentin , Kowalski Emmanuel , Michel Philippe , Viazovska Maryna
Published: July 2021

The workshop was at the interface of automorphic forms and analytic number theory. The aim was to disseminate, discuss and develop important new methods and results in the analytic theory of automorphic forms, in particular on higher rank groups, as well as their arithmetic applications. This includes, for instance, the study of various aspects of

L

-functions such as moments, reciprocity laws, and probabilistic aspects, counting problems with automorphic forms, applications of results of algebraic geometry to automorphic forms, as well as analytic aspects of automorphic forms over function fields.
Effect of fermentation media and time on physicochemical and sensory properties of soybean powders
Authors: Ugwuona F.U. , Obeta N.A. , Asogwa I.S. , Sabo T.R.
Published: July 2021

Fermentation improves quality of food, and is exploited in processing soymilk powder. Unfortunately, there is no unified fermentation procedure for producing powdered soymilk in Nigeria. A fermentation condition to produce high nutritional and most acceptable powdered soymilk is ideal for Nigerians. This study evaluated the effect fermentation media and time on physicochemical and sensory properties of powdered soymilk. Seven batches (600 g each) of soybean seeds were fermented, the first three in neutral water, sample A for 4 h, B for 16 h in the same water, and C for 16 h but changing the water every 4 h. The next two were fermented in alkaline solution for 16 h, D in the same water, and E with changing the water every 4 h. The last two were fermented for 16 h in acidic solution, Fin the same solution and G with changing the water every 4 h. The beans were processed into cooked soy flour and analyzed for physicochemical and sensory properties. Fermentation enhanced better quality than soaking; fermentation time and medium pH significantly (p < 0.05) induced variations in quality of the powder. Soaking produced soy powder with highest carbohydrate (44.47 %) and fibre (1.355%) but significantly (p < 0.05) low in protein, minerals and crude fat. Continuous 16-h fermentation in the same medium produced soy powders with lowestphytochemical contents. Soaked (4 h) soybean in neutral water (A) produced powder with 39.50% protein, 44.47% carbohydrates, 1.35% fibre, 5.58% fat and 2.75% ash while continuous fermentation for 16 h in the same water produced powder (B) with 42.47% protein, 41.71% carbohydrate, 1.22% fibre, 5.81% fat and 2.42% ash. Continuous 16-h fermentation was better than changing the medium; and neutral medium was better than acidic and alkaline medium. All the soy powder high sensory scores (≥ 5) and were acceptable to the panelists. Thus, 16-h continuous fermentation in neutral medium was more cost effective and produced soybean powder of better quality than fermenting in alkaline and acidic media.

Key words: fermentation time, quality, soaking media, soybean powders
Consumption behaviour analyses of cassava products among rural household in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Authors: Okoye F.U. , Okoye A.C. , Umeh S.I.
Published: July 2021

This study provides empirical evidence on consumption behavior of cassava products among households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A  multistage sampling technique was employed to collect data from 120 households using structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ordered Probit and Spearman correlation models. The study finds garri, fufu (pounded cassava) and tapioca as  the three major cassava products consumed while rice, yam and beans as three the major substitute of garri by the households in the area. The households preferred garri over other cassava products as the factors of household choice, nutritional value and availability. The coefficient for age was negative while coefficients of cost of cassava products, marital status and household size were positively related to  choice of cassava products consumed in the study area. The study therefore recommended for policies that will effectively promote cassava product consumption should emphasize on the adult population and household size.

Key words: Choice, decision, garri, ordered Probit
Genotype × environment analysis of cowpea grain production in the forest and derived savannah cultivation ecologies
Authors: Nassir A.L. , Olayiwola M.O. , Olagunju S.O. , Adewusi K.M. , Jinadu S.S.
Published: July 2021

Differential performance of genotypes in different cultivation environments has remained a challenge to farmers and plant breeders, the emphasis being the selection of high yielding and stable genotypes, across similar ecologies. A set of nine cowpea genotypes were  cultivated in Ago-Iwoye and Ayetoro, two locations representing high and moderate moisture zones. Plantings were done with the early and late season rains in Ago-Iwoye and mid-late season rains of Ayetoro. Statistical analysis was done to understand genotype reaction to the different environments and the plant and environment factors mediating the performance. The Additive Main Effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) model captured 61.30% of the total sum of squares (TSS). The main effects: genotype (G) environment (E) and their interaction (GxE) were significant with the largest contribution of 28.70% by the environment while the interaction and genotype fractionscaptured 20.20% and 12.40%, respectively. The percentage contribution of the main effects and GxE to total sum of squares (TSS) for traits was not consistent. The Genotype plus Genotype-by-Environment (GGE) analysis summarized 91.30% of the variation in genotype performance across environment. The cultivation environments were separated into two, with IT 95M 118 as the vertex genotype in the Ayetoro while TVU 8905 was the topmost genotype in Ago-Iwoye. The two genotypes recorded the highest grain weight per plant (GWPP) but were also the most unstable The stable genotypes IT 95M 120 and IT 86 D 716 flowered relatively late compared to others, are taller, had higher vegetative score and are low grain producers.

Key words: AMMI, drought, GGE, stability, Vigna unguiculata
Credit access and faecal management practices among poultry farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria: Implications for climate change
Authors: Osuntade O.B. , Babalola D.A.
Published: July 2021

This research identified the sources of credit available and utilized by the respondents, evaluated the socioeconomic factors determining farmers’ access to credit, constraints encountered by respondents and the influence of access to credit on management practices of poultry farmers in Obafemi Owode Local Government of Ogun State. The data collected from 90 poultry farmers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the logit regression model, to evaluate the socio-economic factors determining the respondents’ access to creditand also to analyze the influence of access to credit on faecal management practices in the study area. The descriptive result showed the farmers earned less than N100, 000 monthly (mean = 61,402±12,127.17, ca. $290) and up to 48% still lacked access to credit. The major use of credit among the farmers was for operational activities (53%) which included waste management. Only 48% of the farmers had access to quality extension service and 46% do not participate in any cooperative. Despite the fact that most of the farmers were aware of impact of farming activities on climate change, about 80% still practiced open dumping of faecal waste without proper treatment because of credit constraint. The logit result (all at p < 0.05) showed that farming experience, farm size, awareness of credit source, cooperative participation, access to extension service and farm income were associated with both access to credit and farmers’ use of appropriate waste management practice. Based on the findings, it is recommended that better waste management practices among poultry farmers should be enhanced by facilitating increased access to credit and this is sine qua non to mitigating climate change.

Key words: climate change, credit access, faecal management, Nigeria, poultry
Patriarchal Usurpation of the Modjadji Dynasty: A Gender-critical Reading of the History and Reign of the Modjadji Rain Queens
Authors: Motasa Kabelo O , Nortjé-Meyer Lilly (S.J.)
Published: July 2021

The setting of the Modjadji dynasty is on the one hand in a South African democratic
space with an appraisal of women’s rights, and on the other hand in a rural traditionalist
setting where women have a designated place under patriarchy. How the queens
navigate their rule, in circumstances where the modern and traditional seek to occupy
the same space, requires a gender-critical reading. Questions about their ability to
autonomously dispense their duties as queens and exercise freedom over their
livelihoods in a culture that emanates from a patriarchal rule, inform the core objectives
in this article. Diverging from the western form of feminism, which has been suspected of
universalising challenges faced by women like Vashti and Esther, to African feminism
that is more context-based, helps in unearthing patriarchal traits directly affecting African
women. The intention is not to discredit one form of feminism or the other, but to explore
how such a fusion can help in the emancipation of women, as this is the goal of African
feminism.
Cuba, United States and fight against drug trafficking: ups and downs of a necessary cooperation
Authors: Bejerano Santiago E.
Published: July 2021

Given the geostrategic importance of Cuba for the entire American continent and the increasing complexity of the nature of security as such, and accordingly, of the mechanisms of ensuring it in the modern world, the problem of drug trafficking is rather high on the agenda of the U.S.-Cuban relations. The article examines the issue of combating drug trafficking in the context of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States in order to assess the prospects for joint efforts on this track. The author presents a retrospective of mostly unilateral initiatives by U.S. presidents that did not lead to real tangible results, in particular due to the prevailing erroneous approach of militarization in the fight against drug trafficking. The new century requires new forms and a qualitatively higher level of interaction. With a noticeable warming in the dialogue with Cuba under Barack Obama the situation has changed in many respects, and quite a few initiatives of bilateral nature began to bear fruit. Nevertheless, with Donald Trump’s rise to power, there is an obvious setback in the rapprochement, in proof of which the author gives examples of specific destructive steps, although this position of the administration met if not open criticism, then proposals for alternative scenarios of the development of contacts between the states. The potential that exists in both countries for cooperation in this area can be realized provided that the interests of common security prevail over political disagreements and state channels of cooperation are strengthened, with the dynamics of this process being reflected in the situation in the region as a whole.
Parliaments versus Raising Extremist Member of Parliament
Authors: Dauster Manferd
Published: July 2021

(Right-wing) extremism is on the rise across the continent. Propaganda and other activities affect European societies and parliaments. Extremists do not stop their activities in front of parliaments’ buildings. As far as extremist performance within parliaments is concerned, parliaments may react to them using measures of order, as provided for by their Rule Books but cannot apply them to harmful activities outside the parliament in the ordinary (political) arena. Parliamentarian means of defence appear inadequate and at the end not efficient to defend our representative democracies. By comparing the present German constitutions in perspective of the German constitutional history, the article seeks to find „sharper armoury“ for parliamentary defence. In conclusion, some consideration is given to constitutional amendment providing parliaments with the authority to expel the unruly Members of Parliament.
Industry 4.0, Legal Protection of the Employee and Intercultural Impact of Labour Migration
Authors: Kainz Alex
Published: July 2021

Industry - Industry 4.0 [I4.0] is the main topic of discussions and proposals for innovative changes. In the last five years, inside industry sectors took place the intellectual clashes among digitisation, robotisation and automation. These concepts have been combined with performance, efficiency gains, steady economic growth, employment, labour migration, and increasing labour productivity in all managerial or economic forums. In particular, the European Union [EU] is one of the foremost leaders in improving workforce quality, given the increasing share of robotics and automation. The competitive pressure, beset on individual EU member states by countries with low-cost labour, is increased by assessing economic growth, increasing labour productivity, and setting social-law standards in the EU. On the other hand, increasing the automation of production plants leads to increased employment pressure and contributes to managed labour migration. This migration is mainly about the pressure on competencies, quality, number of employees and the negative development of the demographic curve in the EU. All this reflects the demand for more robust legal protection for workers in the field of social assistance and legal regulations generally linked to a rapid change in labour market conditions. The resulting mix will have a significant impact on the economy’s performance and competitiveness.
Gobernanza y Metagobernanza Universitaria: avances teóricos y oportunidades de aplicación.
Authors: Pérez Martínez Armenio , Rodríguez Fernández Aimara
Published: July 2021

La gobernanza y la metagobernanza se manifiestan en las interacciones de los grupos sociales, formando parte de la función de gobierno para la creación y aplicación de políticas públicas. En el contexto del Sistema de Educación Superior la gobernanza es un concepto con amplia repercusión; sin embargo, la metagobernanza universitaria no ha sido aplicado. El presente artículo pretende argumentar sobre la utilización de la metagobernanza universitaria para la conducción de los procesos y la generación de política pública en el Sistema de Educación Superior. Los principales resultados apuntan a la necesidad de aplicar este concepto a las relaciones entre los actores de la comunidad universitaria y en las estructuras de gobierno, garantizando la participación, colaboración y responsabilidad social universitaria.
Responsabilidad Social Universitaria: el respeto de los Derechos Humanos en las Instituciones de Educación Superior.
Authors: Contreras Hernández Helen , Cortina Saint André Marco Antonio
Published: July 2021

Las Instituciones de Educación Superior tienen el compromiso social de contribuir a la promoción y defensa de los Derechos Humanos de los universitarios. Por esa razón, la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas en cumplimiento con los ejes contenidos en el Plan de Desarrollo Institucional 2018-2021, aprobó en el año 2019, el Reglamento de la Defensoría de los Derechos Universitarios, con el objetivo de impulsar la cultura del respeto de los derechos humanos en la comunidad universitaria. En el presente estudio nos interesa destacar la relevancia de promover el respeto de los derechos humanos en las Universidades como esencia de la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria.
El sector artesanal. Un paso a la inserción en el sistema financiero.
Authors: Sandoval Malquín Danny Mauricio , Gómez Ayala María Fernanda , Dorado Ceballos Cristian Yovao , Villacís Pérez Wendy Pamela
Published: July 2021

El propósito de este estudio fue encaminar la inserción del sector artesanal al sistema financiero, promoviendo canales de inversión y de financiamiento bajo una cultura financiera eficaz. La metodología de investigación adoptó un enfoque cualitativo y cuantitativo, de tipo aplicada, transversal, descriptiva y explicativa. Los resultados obtenidos revelaron débiles prácticas de educación financiera, lo que ha limitado la inserción en el sistema financiero. Se plantearon herramientas financieras que le permitan al artesano contar con documentos y procesos contables para evidenciar la dinámica del flujo de efectivo y facilitar la inserción a los servicios y productos financieros del país.
Análisis Jurídico sobre la reforma en materia de alimentos al Código Civil del Estado de México, en el contexto de una legislación libre de estereotipos de género.
Authors: Rodríguez Miralrio Patrick , Arenas Valdés Raúl Horacio
Published: July 2021

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar las reformas del 27 de abril del 2020 a los artículos 4.127, 4.129, fracción II y 4.138, del Código Civil del Estado de México; reformas que se realizaron como una respuesta a la necesidad social de un reconocimiento igualitario al derecho a recibir alimentos por parte del varón y la mujer, en su calidad de cónyuges o concubinos; modificaciones a la ley que aquí se analizarán cono uno de los resultados más trascendentes del esfuerzo más del Estado para poder hacer efectiva una realidad que garantice la protección al derecho a la igualdad y no discriminación.
La acción popular y la protección de los derechos difusos en el cantón Santo Domingo.
Authors: Campaña Muñoz Leny Cecilia , Prado Calderón Edwin Bolívar , Bósquez Remache Javier Darío , Chica López Lady Nathaly
Published: July 2021

El Derecho Civil aparece con un aporte en desusó, y hasta olvidado por la comunidad jurídica del Ecuador con el que pretende proteger los derechos difusos de individuos indeterminados atados a un hecho que se considerado daño contingente; el Art. 2236 del Código Civil, lo prescribe como Acción Popular. Esta investigación determina la frecuencia del uso de la acción popular como mecanismo reparador de daño contingente de los derechos difusos. La modalidad de investigación fue mixta, con mayor cuantitativa, no experimental con alcance descriptiva; se utilizaron métodos deductivo–inductivo y análisis documental, mediante entrevistas a jueces; abogados litigantes; revisión de normativas nacional, extranjera, y bibliografía, obteniendo como resultado un total desconocimiento de la Acción Popular en el Derecho Civil.
La Jurisdicción Universal. Una novel figura en la legislación penal ecuatoriana.
Authors: Pino Andrade Edmundo Enrique , Rojas Cárdenas Juan Alberto , Copa Martínez Dayana Carolina
Published: July 2021

A raíz de la convocatoria a una Asamblea Constituyente en el Ecuador y la elaboración de una nueva Constitución en el año 2008, se refundó el Estado Ecuatoriano y pasó a regular aspectos sobre genocidio y delitos de lesa humanidad, entre otros contenidos en su artículo 80; sin embargo, no se constituye todavía en una excepción al principio de Territorialidad de la Jurisdicción como es la Jurisdicción Universal. El presente trabajo dirige su atención a esta problemática.
Objetivismo ético o constitucionalismo postpositivista: un camino hacia la interpretación jurídica razonable.
Authors: Méndez Cabrita Carmen Marina , Chugá Quemac Rosa Evelyn , Puetate Paucar Jairo Mauricio
Published: July 2021

En el presente trabajo se realizó un análisis crítico hermenéutico de las distintas discusiones generadas con respecto a la interpretación jurídica y las nuevas orientaciones del objetivismo ético y el constitucionalismo post positivista. En ambas visiones se postuló la necesidad de una exigencia de razonabilidad, tanto en el derecho como en la norma jurídica por parte de los decisores jurídicos, recuperando con ello la dimensión ética de la práctica interpretativa del derecho. La importancia de estos acometimientos consistió en integrar, además de la dimensión normativa, la dimensión valorativa a partir de nuevos conceptos como lo justo o lo razonable, con lo cual ha podido arribarse a decisiones más rectas y justas por parte de los operadores jurídicos.