bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Process Measures: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Han Areum , Kim Tae Hui
Published: July 2022

Background

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is based on a psychological flexibility model that encompasses 6 processes: acceptance, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, being present, values, and committed action.

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed to examine the effects of internet-based ACT (iACT) on process measures.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted using 4 databases. The quality of the included RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. A random-effects or fixed-effects model was used. Subgroup analyses for each outcome were conducted according to the type of control group, use of therapist guidance, delivery modes, and use of targeted participants, when applicable.

Results

A total of 34 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. This meta-analysis found that iACT had a medium effect on psychological flexibility and small effects on mindfulness, valued living, and cognitive defusion at the immediate posttest. In addition, iACT had a small effect on psychological flexibility at follow-up. The overall risk of bias across studies was unclear.

Conclusions

Relatively few studies have compared the effects of iACT with active control groups and measured the effects on mindfulness, valued living, and cognitive defusion. These findings support the processes of change in iACT, which mental health practitioners can use to support the use of iACT.
Validation of an Interoperability Framework for Linking mHealth Apps to Electronic Record Systems in Botswana: Expert Survey Study (Preprint)
Authors: Ndlovu Kagiso , Mars Maurice , Scott Richard E
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Electronic record (eRecord) systems and mobile health (mHealth) apps have documented potential to improve health service delivery, resulting in increased global uptake. However, their interoperability remains a global challenge hindering diagnosis, monitoring of health conditions, and data access irrespective of geographic location. Given the widespread use of mobile devices by patients and health care providers, linking mHealth apps and eRecord systems could result in a comprehensive and seamless data exchange within a health care community. The Botswana National eHealth Strategy recognizes interoperability as an issue and mHealth as a potential solution for some health care needs but is silent on how to make mHealth apps interoperable with existing eRecord systems. A literature review and analysis of existing mHealth interoperability frameworks found none suitable for Botswana. As such, it was critical to conceptualize, design, and develop an mHealth-eRecord Interoperability Framework (mHeRIF) to enhance the interoperability pillar of the Botswana National eHealth Strategy and leverage the full benefits of linking mHealth apps with other health information systems.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to validate the developed mHeRIF and determine whether it requires further refinement before consideration towards enhancing the National eHealth Strategy.

METHODS

Published framework validation approaches guided the development of a survey administered to 12 purposively selected local and international eHealth experts. In total, 25% (3/12) of the experts were drawn from Botswana, 25% (3/12) were drawn from low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, 25% (3/12) were drawn from low- and middle-income countries outside Africa, and 25% (3/12) were drawn from high-income countries. Quantitative responses were collated in a Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corp) spreadsheet for descriptive analysis, and the NVivo software (version 11; QSR International) was used to aid the thematic analysis of the qualitative open-ended questions.

RESULTS

The analysis of responses showed overall support for the content and format of the proposed mHeRIF. However, some experts’ suggestions led to 4 modest revisions of the mHeRIF.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, the experts’ reviews showed that the mHeRIF could contribute to the National eHealth Strategy by guiding the linking of mHealth apps to existing eRecord systems in Botswana. Similarly, the experts validated an architectural model derived from the mHeRIF in support of the first mobile telemedicine initiative considered for national rollout in Botswana. The mHeRIF helps identify key components to consider before and after linking mHealth apps to eRecord systems and is being considered for use as the foundation of such interoperability in Botswana.
Serious game for cognitive stimulation of older people with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Design and pilot study (Preprint)
Authors: Ortega Morán Juan Francisco , Pagador J Blas , Gilete Preciado Vicente , Moyano-Cuevas José Luis , Rodríguez Domínguez Trinidad , Santurino Muñoz Marta , Sánchez Margallo Francisco M
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Cognitive stimulation of older people helps to prevent, and even treat, age-related diseases, such as Mild Cognitive Impairment. Playing games reduces the probability of suffering from this pathology related to the loss of the ability to carry out some instrumental activities of daily living.

OBJECTIVE

This work describes the design and development of a serious game for the cognitive stimulation of the elderly with exercises related to the daily life task of shopping, presenting also a pilot study for its preliminary usability validation.

METHODS

The designed serious game includes four exercises consisting of shopping in a hypermarket, ordering products, payments and organizing the purchase, dealing thus with the most frequent cognitive problems of elderly associated to episodic declarative memory, naming, calculation and organization, respectively.

RESULTS

19 older people participated in the pilot study for the usability validation of the serious game, indicating that they like the aesthetic and interesting topic of the game. It has a high level of entertainment and could be useful in daily life for mental stimulation. It is intuitive, but the ease of use and readability of the instructions could be improved.

CONCLUSIONS

This study suggests that the innovative serious game developed could be accepted by older people for their cognitive stimulation in order to prevent or treat Mild Cognitive Impairment, although a long-term intervention test should be performed. Its ecological validity design with everyday tasks, adaptable level of difficulty and motivational mechanisms include a differentiating factor compared to similar serious games.
Strength Performance of Concrete Using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM)
Authors: Patah Dahlia , Dasar Amry
Published: July 2022

Rice husk ash (RHA) is an industrial waste obtained from raw material that is processed into ash through the combustion process. It is a solid waste in fine powder form, which contains a large amount of silica and can promote RHA through combustion under certain conditions. Furthermore, it has a high pozzolanic activity due to a large amount of silica, which is a kind of supplementary cementitious material (SCM). According to ASTM C618, RHA has potential as sustainable material that meets the specification of the chemical configuration of pozzolan compound that can be used in cement products and concrete mixing. The use of RHA as SCMs in concrete construction contributes to sustainability and eco-material. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the application of RHA as SCM on the strength base performance of concrete. The sample was directly collected from the rice field after the natural combusting process without additional treatment, controlled burning temperature, or time. RHA was used as an admixture for cement substitute and the mechanical characteristics were evaluated using a cylindrical concrete specimen made with 100-mm diameter and 200-mm height. After 24-hours, the concrete specimens were demolded and immediately immersed curing in fresh water with uncontrolled laboratory condition until the day of testing. The results showed that RHA with a replacement ratio of 7.5% obtained an optimum compressive strength of 40.65 MPa and 48.79 MPa at 28 and 91 days, respectively. The split tensile test also gave an optimum replacement ratio of RHA is 10% with 4.57 MPa at 28 days. These results provide good input on using RHA as SCM for concrete strength base performance and future sustainable material.
ARP-HPLC STABILITY INDICATING METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF NETUPITANT AND PALONOSETRON IN PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM
Authors: CHANDAR P. BHANU , MADHURI M. SANDHYA , HYMA K. NIRMALA , ANUSHA S. , RASOOL SK. NABI
Published: July 2022

Objective: A simple, precise, sensitive, rapid, accurate, and specific method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of Netupitant and Palonosetron in Pharmaceutical dosage form.
Methods: The separation was done on the ODS C18 column of dimensions (150 mm x 4.6, 5 μm) with the mobile phase 0.1N potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate pH 3.3 and acetonitrile in a 50:50 ratio, at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and injection volume of 10 μl. The optimum wavelength selected was 274 nm and the temperature of the column was maintained at 30 ℃.
Results: The retention time was 2.199 min and 2.893 min and they were linear in the concentration range of 75-450 μg/ml and 0.125-0.75 μg/ml for Netupitant and Palonosetron, respectively. The repeatability and intermediate precision were found to be within acceptable limits. Regression equation of Netupitant and Palonosetron is Y=6329x+42914 and Y= 258884x+3103.9, respectively. LOD was found to be 0.33μg/ml, 0.99μg/ml and LOQ was 0.01μg/ml, 0.04μg/ml for Netupitant and Palonosetron. The correlation coefficient (R2) value was found to be 0.999 and %recovery was obtained as 100.32%and 99.6% for Netupitant and Palonosetron, respectively. Forced degradation studies reveal that the drugs are unstable under acidic conditions.
Conclusion: The flexibility, accuracy, precision of the developed method ensures applicability in routine analysis of pharmaceutical dosage form.
SIMULATION AND ITS COMPONENTS
Authors: BISHT RAHUL
Published: July 2022

One of the most important steps in curriculum development is the introduction of simulation-based medical teaching and learning. Simulation is a generic term that refers to an artificial representation of a real-world process to achieve educational goals through experiential learning. Simulation based medical education is defined as any educational activity that utilizes simulation aides to replicate clinical scenarios. Although medical simulation is relatively new, simulation has been used for a long time in other high-risk professions such as aviation. Medical Simulation has been proven to reduce medical errors and the associated costs all while improving outcomes in patient care. While the use of simulation is mandated and regulated in aviation and many other high-performance industries, the methodology has yet to be required in healthcare [1].
BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH OVERVIEW OF THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTS
Authors: RAVI BHOOMIKA , K. R. TALLURI RAMESHWARI , K. SUMANA
Published: July 2022

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common health problems among pregnant women and the reason for morbidity during pregnancy in worldwide, most of them in developing countries. The causative agents include Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococci, Proteusmirabilis, Enterococcus species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter species, streptococci, and Citrobacter species. Risk factors in pregnant women is more in urinary tract infection (UTI). This current research aimed that which drug is resistance for pathogenic bacteria and their resistance gene patterns in pregnant women. The altogether predominance of urinary tract infections in pregnant women is approximately 13-18% overall. Gram-positive and gram-negative both bacteria were isolated. Which shows gram-negative bacteria (85%) and gram-positive bacteria were only 15%. E. coliis the most predominant bacteria among the study. And the antimicrobial susceptibility patters of these isolates showed high resistance towards nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin, and gentamycin. More sensitive towards amoxiclav, cefuroxime, etc., Pregnant women with Asymptomatic UTI consider E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus arlettae, Enterococcus faecalis and showed resistance to most drugs. The frequent appearance of isolates from urine sample along with their resistance capability tests. The antibiotics can be prescribed based on side effect to prevent pregnant women in case of empirical treatment. In order to overcome the problem of UTI in pregnant women many researches are going on, currently, the drug resistant of UTI is leading to the new technologies and identification method of drug-resistant UTI helps to overcome the infection.
Factors that Influencing Consumer Behavior against Rice Purchase Decisions
Authors: Lestari Ria Amalia , Darma Rahim , Aswan Andi
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cultural, social, personal and psychological factors have a positive and significant effect also simultaneously on rice purchasing decisions and which consumer behavior factors have the most influence on rice purchasing decisions.This research was conducted in January 2022 and carried out on rice sellers. The respondents in this study were 55 rice buyers. This research uses accidental sampling method. Accidental sampling is a technique of determining a random sample that is accidentally encountered by a researcher at the research site. The results showed that (a) Cultural factors and personal factors did not have a positive and partially significant effect on rice purchasing decisions. Meanwhile, social and psychological factors have a positive and significant partial effect on rice purchasing decisions in Majene, West Sulawesi. (b) Cultural factors, social factors, personal factors and psychological factors have a simultaneous positive and significant effect on rice purchasing decisions in Majene, West Sulawesi and (c) Personal factors are the most dominant variables in influencing rice purchasing decisions because they have a t count and value. the highest significant.
Liquidation, Malady, Post-existence in Steve Toltz’s Here Goes Nothing
Authors: Sinha Parthiva
Published: July 2022

Here Goes Nothing is a combination of love, fear, and after-life. In this story, the author has tried to combine fiction and humour elements. The entire story has been told by a dead man called Angus Mooney. The book is the continuation of parts of his other two books, A Fraction of the Whole (2008) and Quicksand (2015). All of his books are written with a purpose, such as the fear of death and the fear of life in his previous books, and the fear of criticism from others in Here Goes Nothing. Thus, this is also known to be a dark comedy that represents the scenario of the afterlife. The book has been criticized by a good number of people, and as the book has shown the elements of the afterlife, it has also established a fictional aspect. Henceforth, the book has been presented with different outlooks, and as the story has been narrated by an angry, aesthetic murdered man, it has been criticized by a lot of people.
El factor humano y su rol en la transición a Industria 5.0: una revisión sistemática y perspectivas futuras
Authors: Carro Suárez Jorge , Sarmiento Paredes Susana
Published: July 2022

Objetivo: determinar las funciones y habilidades requeridas por el factor humano como parte de su nuevo rol en la transición de Industria 4.0 a Industria 5.0  Diseño Metodológico: se realizó una revisión sistemática de literatura con base en un análisis bibliométrico en la base de datos Science Direct para examinar los hallazgos más relevantes de investigaciones que consideren al factor humano dentro de la transición de Industria 4.0 a Industria 5.0. Se complementó la revisión con el diseño de un marco de Teoría, Contexto, Características y Metodología (TCCM) para determinar las funciones y habilidades requeridas en el nuevo rol del ser humano durante dicha transición.  Resultados: a partir del diseño metodológico se observó que Industria 4.0 generó una nueva revolución industrial combinando técnicas avanzadas de manufactura con nuevas tecnologías digitales para incrementar la productividad, reducir la participación humana y por consecuencia, impulsar la competitividad. No obstante, también se identificó que estos nuevos procesos inteligentes todavía tienen limitaciones y que aún requieren de la supervisión del ser humano, de tal forma que estos dos elementos no pueden ser considerados independientes, sino que necesariamente deben complementarse entre sí.  Limitaciones: el alcance de la investigación se limitó a un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo.  Hallazgos: dentro de los hallazgos más relevantes se destacan las funciones y habilidades requeridas por el factor humano en esta nueva era digital, así como la importancia de que el sector industrial lo considere como un eje sustantivo dentro del proceso de innovación y de desarrollo sustentable.
IOT Based Smart Door Locked System Using Node MCU
Authors: Dabekar Sujita B. , Lahade Sandhyarani A. , Lunge Manasi S. , Yewale Prof. Deepali
Published: July 2022

Abstract: People are experiencing more security issues around the world today, and security has become the most important concern everywhere in the world; as a result, security has become increasingly important in recent years. Security refers to the safeguarding of our lives and property. It is critical to ensure the safety of people and their valuables in order to prevent illicit handling. As a result, concentrating on door lock or gate security is critical to minimize more difficulties in the monitored area. The goal of this project was to create an internet-connected door lock that could be simply put on a variety of doors, operated via the internet, and trusted for security. Modern homes are gradually moving away from traditional switches and toward a centralized control system with remote control switches. A smartphone-controlled home automation system gives a modern answer. The most significant advantage of our proposed system is to build smart door lock which can be access remotely via mobile, to increase security of the house and to design and implement a cheap and open source home automation.This project will make human lives more versatile with enhanced security, ease, and the ability to live an upper-class lifestyle, resulting in our lives becoming much simpler, finer, accessible, and stable
Experimental Studies on Strength of Confined Concrete
Authors: Mehta Hitendra , Kushwaha Pushpendra Kumar , Rana Mithun Kumar
Published: July 2022

Abtracts: Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and water with or without admixtures. The concrete industry is one of the heaviest consumers of natural resources due to which sustainability of concrete industry is under threat. The biggest problem facing the concrete industry is the environmental and economic concern. In this research Paper I work on waste utilization on concrete , Use of waste and by-products as cement replacement, not only makes the concrete economically viale but also solve the problem of dumping the waste product which is a major problem in India
Damage Detection and Classification of Road Surfaces
Authors: D Jeevitha , Sharma Himanshu , Gogi Vivekanand S
Published: July 2022

Abstract: Road damage refers to a condition where a road is not able to serve the traffic up to an optimal level. For understanding the causes and the process of identifying road damages, a thorough literature survey of various international and national journal, articles have been done and presented in the current study. The same thing has also been done to assess and understand the current deep learning models used in road damage detection. Various common factors are identified that cause road damage. The dataset is extracted from the AWS server which has a separate.tar.gz train and test dataset. The dataset is in .jpg format which consists of images taken from three countries India, Japan, Czech Republic. The dataset of mixed images is used to reduce the biases of the model and to increase its accuracy. The cleaning and analysis of the data are done where different types of damages were classified and the categories having the least images are removed and not considered for further analysis. Then the dimensions of the bounding box of train datasets are identified and the area is calculated to find the damages which are taking more area. Two models are developed using MobilenetSSD and YOLOV5 and both are compared to find the best model.
A Review on Base Isolation of Multi-storied Steel Structure
Authors: Japtiwale Ameya A. , Phadatare Prof. N. P.
Published: July 2022

Abstract: When designing buildings and structures in earthquake prone area, a designer has to provide a predetermined level of reliability and earthquake resistance to structure. Apart from traditional seismic methods for earthquake resistance, analysis of steel braced steel buildings using designed base isolator has to be done which is effective. A seismic isolation is one of the most popular and effective method to protect structure against strong dynamic actions. For such analysis, ETABS software is generally used.
YOLO and Mask R-CNN for Vehicle Number Plate Identification
Authors: Ganjoo Siddharth
Published: July 2022

Abstract: License plate scanners have grown in popularity in parking lots during the past few years. In order to quickly identify license plates, traditional plate recognition devices used in parking lots employ a fixed source of light and shooting angles. For skewed angles, such as license plate images taken with ultra-wide angle or fisheye lenses, deformation of the license plate recognition plate can also be quite severe, impairing the ability of standard license plate recognition systems to identify the plate. Mask RCNN gadget that may be utilized for oblique pictures and various shooting angles. The results of the experiments show that the suggested design will be capable of classifying license plates with bevel angles larger than 0/60. Character recognition using the suggested Mask R-CNN approach has advanced significantly as well. The proposed Mask R-CNN method has also achieved significant progress in character recognition, which is tilted more than 45 degrees as compared to the strategy of employing the YOLOv2 model. Experiment results also suggest that the methodology presented in the open data plate collecting is better than other techniques (known as the AOLP dataset)
Рrofessional burnout of naval personel and ways of its psychophysiological correction: a review
Authors: Soshkin P. A. , Zaytsev A. G. , Zabrodskiy D. S.
Published: July 2022

OBJECTIVE: define specificity of professional burnout with regard to the Navy specialists’ activity; formulate approaches to its psychophysiological correction.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles in database and information system have been analyzed: Scientific Electronic Library Elibrary.ru, RISC, CyberLeninka, Scopus, WoS based on research of professional burnout among the Navy specialists. Key words like psychophysiological correction, stress and professional burnout were used.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Synthesis of literature data allowed to determine that signs of professional burnout among the Navy specialists are mainly expressed in the destructive strategy of overcoming behavior, manifested in an effort to distance themselves from a difficult situation, to shift the responsibility of its solution to others. They tend to experience existential conflicts, don’t have effective ways to cope with stress. All these exacerbate the condition of professional burnout, promote impulsiveness and decrease emotional-volitional behavior control down to expression of psychopathic tendencies in interpersonal relations, borderline nervous and mental symptoms.

CONCLUSION: Methods of psychical self-regulation will be more effective if specialists learn to practise them systematically in their position.
Psychological state of the fishing fleet employees during continued sea voyages: a review
Authors: Kubasov R. V. , Demin D. B. , Boyko I. M. , Khokhrina A. I. , Kubasova E. D.
Published: July 2022

INTRODUCTION:The adaptive human characteristics are time bound, hence an abrupt change of environmental conditions is crucial in adaptation process, specifically relevant maritime medicine.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:Based on literature data, to frame the issue of changes in psychological adaptive process among the fishing industry staff during long sea journeys and to justify the need of their constant medical supervision for early identification of possible health problems in the voyage period as well as during crew readaptation to the shore conditions.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:The literature has been searched in the international electronic databases of Web of Science, Scopus, also in the domestic library system eLibrary. The sources with a full-text access to the e-library are used. Time depth of the analysed literature coverage is the last 20–25 years, yet more than half of the sources are less than 5–7 years. The key words in the search engine are maritime labour, adverse occupational factors of maritime activities, the health of fishing transport staff, psychological adaptation of the sailing vessel crew.

RESULTS:Specificity of the adaptation problem in maritime medicine is primarily that seamen’s body should adjust to a significant number of adversities in a relatively short time. Time discrepancy between these processes leads to the emergence of disadaptation disorders which might evoke pathological lesion. Psychological status has a pronounced impact on human adaptation to working environment. Individuals with pronounced weakness of nervous processes often experience breakdowns in tense navigation conditions. The literary data analysis of seamen’s psycho-emotional state study in navigation conditions shows that even while short-term journey in the Arctic Basin seas most sailors experience mental tension of the central nervous system by the midterm. At long-term journey during a year-round Arctic navigation the phasal nature of psychological adaptation course is identified. In the first third of the journey the development of orienting response was observed due to the staff change and familiar social environment. By the middle of the journey there was a period of mental stabilization. By the end of the journey signs of psychological disadaptation were detected and intensified. Disadaptation changes include emotional instability, increased lability of the nervous system, particularly reflected in irritation, sleep disturbance, increased neuromuscular excitability, decline in mental and physical performance.

CONCLUSION:Seamen require constant psychophysiological monitoring to identify adaptive changes in the journey period and during crew readaptation to the shore conditions. Within the system of medical support to the water transport staff, an integrated manner of adverse conditions in professional environment is required in order to create high-quality and safe working conditions.
ANÁLISIS DE LA FUNDAMENTACIÓN DE LAS RESOLUCIONES
Authors: Ramírez Larraín Humberto
Published: July 2022

El objetivo del presente trabajo es examinar el cumplimiento por parte de la judicatura del deber de fundamentar sus resoluciones en el proceso penal y el vínculo de esta obligación con la garantía fundamental del debido proceso. Para ello se analizarán diversos fallos de tribunales supe­riores de justicia, con especial énfasis respecto de acciones constitucionales de amparo y en menor medida algunas sentencias en sede de nulidad por la causal prescrita en el artículo 373 letra a) del código procesal penal. El resultado de esta indagación jurisprudencial ha sido la necesidad de reforzar normativamente la garantía del justiciable a que las resoluciones judiciales estén debidamente fundadas.
RAFMA: la experiencia colectiva de los Festivales Argentinos
Authors: Ambrosis Federico , Gómez Lía
Published: July 2022

El presente trabajo propone una línea de tiempo histórica sobre la creación y desarrollo de la Red Argentina de Festivales de la Argentina (RAFMA). La importancia de los contextos sociales, políticos y económicos de la Argentina, para entender cómo se gestó el circuito de festivales y la unión de los mismos para potenciar el trabajo colectivo. Este trabajo permite observar la importancia de los festivales en la identidad de un cine nacional, del desarrollo de nuevos espectadores y audiencias, de la valoración de la cultura regional y del impacto en la diversidad y en el desarrollo de políticas públicas en el sostenimiento de la cinematografía argentina
Espaço-Quilombo: Notas sobre mostras e festivais de Cinema Negro no Nordeste Brasileiro.
Authors: Batista de Oliveira Laila Thaíse , Vieira Luciana Oliveira , Soares Naira Évine Pereira
Published: July 2022

O artigo realiza um levantamento das mostras e festivais de cinema negro na região Nordeste e analisa os modos de organização dessas equipes como espaços de aquilombamentos, preservando locais de encontro e (re)existência do cinema negro, articulando essa discussão ao pensamento de Beatriz Nascimento sobre o conceito de quilombo como resistência cultural. Neste sentido, fazemos também uma breve reflexão histórica sobre a construção social do Nordeste, apresentando um estudo inicial sobre as estratégias de sobrevivência que esses eventos negros vêm desenvolvendo diante da ausência histórica de investimento público cultural na região. Nessa pesquisa inicial foi possível analisar dados relacionados a gênero e raça nas lideranças desses eventos, período de surgimento, modos de financiamento e estados onde estão localizados. Em pouco mais de 7 anos a região Nordeste já conta com 9 mostras e festivais de cinema negro, representando assim um importante cenário para este cinema no Brasil.
Festivais de filmes da diversidade sexual e os “LGBTs sem fronteiras”: o caso de um cinema transnacional
Authors: SILVA MARCOS AURÉLIO DA
Published: July 2022

O trabalho pretende lançar algumas observações sobre a “cultura LGBT” que tem se constituído nos países ocidentais, nas últimas décadas, para dar conta das relações afetivas/eróticas entre pessoas do “mesmo sexo”. Essa movimentação política e cultural, expressiva também no Brasil, chega a contar com um mito de origem – Stonewall, junho de 1969 – e compartilha de formas semelhantes de ação política (ONGs, paradas gays), temáticas da produção cinematográfica – cinema queer, LGBT ou da diversidade sexual – e toda uma cultura urbana que aponta para antigas e novas territorialidades e temporalidades (meios de comunicação, vida noturna e casamento igualitário). Localizando-se o pesquisador em uma etnografia no Festival Mix Brasil de Cinema e Vídeo da Diversidade Sexual e os filmes exibidos em 18 edições (1993-2010), este trabalho pretende uma discussão sobre modos contemporâneos de subjetivação que se desenrolam na produção, exibição e circulação de imagens ligadas ou relacionadas àquelas “políticas de representação”. Quais as bases dessas práticas representacionais e dessa transnacionalização da sexualidade e, principalmente, quais os seus limites e limitações? E, principalmente, por que toda essa movimentação pouco contribui para questionamentos mais profundos como a dicotomia sexual, a misoginia e a LGBTfobia que constituem os discursos sobre sexo e sexualidade?
“Agenciamento de visibilidades e apagamentos”: entrevista com a curadora Amaranta Cesar
Authors: Garrett Adriano Ramalho
Published: July 2022

Professora da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Amaranta Cesar idealizou em 2010 o CachoeiraDoc e compôs desde então a curadoria do evento. Pela maneira como trabalha a noção de contra-hegemonia a partir de três eixos interligados (o público, a curadoria e a formulação acadêmica), o evento se firmou nos últimos anos como um dos mais importantes espaços de reflexão a respeito do cinema independente brasileiro contemporâneo e das práticas curatoriais em festivais de cinema. São marcos desse processo a “Vivência em curadoria da perspectiva das mulheres”, realizada na edição de 2016, e a chamada pública para a composição de sua equipe de programação ocorrida em 2020. Nesta entrevista, Amaranta Cesar expôs de maneira ampla seu pensamento sobre curadoria a partir da experiência à frente do CachoeiraDoc.
Circuitos de exibição na Bahia: um balanço das Mostras e Festivais realizados entre 2016 e 2021
Authors: Moura Clarissa Viana Matos de , Gama Filipe Brito , Virgens André Ricardo Araujo , Asevedo Everaldo
Published: July 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma caracterização geral do circuito de mostras e festivais realizados na Bahia nos últimos anos. Após a realização de um breve apanhado histórico sobre a constituição desse segmento no estado, apresentaremos impressões sobre o perfil de mostras e festivais realizados entre 2016 e 2019, a partir de categorias como local de realização, perfil temático, perfil de financiamento e continuidade das propostas. Na sequência, apresentaremos considerações preliminares sobre o ano de 2020 e o primeiro semestre do ano de 2021, trazendo reflexões sobre o impacto da pandemia e das medidas de isolamento social neste segmento no estado.
Cinema e o Sonho Implicado: uma leitura deleuziana
Authors: Viegas Susana
Published: July 2022

Os estudos deleuzianos sobre o cinema destacam a importância dos dois regimes semióticos (imagem-movimento e imagem-tempo) para a compreensão da nossa relação estética e epistemológica com as imagens em movimento. Pelo contrário, este artigo procura destacar os momentos de crise entre os dois regimes assinalando o carácter genérico de incerteza e ambiguidade da natureza das imagens mentais: enfraquecido o esquema sensório-motor que domina na montagem cinematográfica, as personagens, incapazes de agir, podem imaginar, desejar, sonhar, alucinar, e lembrar. Surgem novos tipos de imagem: imagens-recordação, imagens-sonho e imagens-mundo. Como é que esses novos tipos de imagem nos fazem repensar a nossa habitual relação com o mundo e com a realidade? Com este artigo sobre a dimensão virtual e onírica do cinema, procuro contribuir para uma maior disseminação de um dos principais contributos de Gilles Deleuze para a filosofia do cinema: a distinção entre o imaginário e a realidade.
Cinema, gênero e militância social: uma entrevista com a documentarista Helena Solberg
Authors: Lemos Jr Urbano , Gosciola Vicente
Published: July 2022

A cineasta Helena Solberg é uma das principais realizadoras na história do cinema brasileiro. Em 2021, o documentário em curta-metragem A Entrevista completou 55 anos desde a data do seu lançamento, em 1966. A produção foi realizada durante a ditadura militar brasileira e debate-se por meio de entrevistas o papel da mulher na sociedade da época. Mesmo com significativa importância para o cinema do país e uma filmografia com 18 filmes, o cinema Solbergeniano ainda é pouco aprofundo, mostrando-se como “tijolos soltos, não cimentados, na construção da historiografia do cinema brasileiro” (HOLANDA, 2017a, p. 2). Nesta entrevista, a documentarista destaca a importância de mais de meio século dedicado ao cinema, além de falar sobre projetos e referências culturais.
Festivais de documentário no século XXI
Authors: Muylaert Juliana , Salles Pires Bianca
Published: July 2022

O segundo volume da obra Documentary  Film  Festivals: Changes, Challenges, Professional Perspectives (2020),  editado por Aida  Vallejo  e  Ezra  Winton, faz parte da coleção Framing  Film  Festivals da editora Palgrave. A obra se divide em duas sessões, a primeira apresenta textos resultados de pesquisas sobre festivais de documentários e as mudanças recentes no circuito, já a segunda parte reúne um conjunto de entrevistas com agentes do campo do documentário.
Reading Mom Lit: Feminism, Postfeminism and the Maternal Dilemma
Authors: Roy Srijanee
Published: July 2022

The present paper intends to look at a genre of popular paperbacks, written by and about would-be or new mothers, called mom lit, which itself is a sub-genre of chick lit, and to investigate how it negotiates with the tropes of mothering, neotraditionalism, work and domesticity. Though books have been published worldwide that can be classified under this genre, here the focus will be on British and American mom lit (limiting ourselves to three novels) and how the legacy of a variety of popular productions like childcare books and mothering blogs – among others – inform it. A review of the critical literature, feminist as well as postfeminist, will be undertaken so as to contextualize these novels. Issues analysed include the debate regarding the performance capabilities of working mothers, the influence of self-help books in structuring the mother’s consciousness, the cycle of trying to balance work and children, “time-debt” and its attendant feelings of guilt, the psycho-somatic disorders that correspond to motherhood, and the issues of single parenting and unconventional motherhood. This analysis highlights the treatment given these issues in mom lit novels. As an inadequately investigated genre of popular writing, mom lit’s ascent to prominence and eventual waning off is critically considered.
Repurposing propranolol to improve cancer therapy in clinic: where are we?
Authors: Zhang Yu , Hu Qian , Ouyang Jing , Yi Hanying , McLeod Howard , He Yijing
Published: July 2022

Repurposing non-oncology drugs to improve cancer therapy has been
increasingly attracting drug developers due to potentially lower costs
and shorter timelines. Propranolol, a non-cardiac selective, lipophilic
β-adrenergic receptor blocker used to treat hypertension, arrhythmia,
and anxiety, has successfully been repurposed as first-line therapy for
infantile hemangioma. Thereafter, accumulating preclinical and clinical
studies have demonstrated the safe and promising antitumor activity of
propranolol to treat different types of human cancers. In this review,
we have focused on summarizing the therapeutic potential of propranolol
in both solid and hematologic malignancies. We have also discussed the
current bottleneck of repurposing propranolol in cancer therapy. Taken
together, these inspiring findings help to shed light on propranolol
repurposing and future drug discovery.
Outcomes of Bovine versus Porcine Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Authors: Yousef Sarah , Dai Yancheng , Aranda-Michel Edgar , Brown James , Serna-Gallegos Derek , Kaczorowski David , Bonatti Johannes , Yoon Pyongsoo , Chu Danny , Sultan Ibrahim
Published: July 2022

Introduction: There are no guidelines regarding the use of bovine
pericardial or porcine valves for aortic valve replacement, and prior
studies have yielded conflicting results. The current study sought to
compare short- and long-term outcomes in propensity-matched cohorts of
patients undergoing isolated AVR with bovine versus porcine valves.
Methods: This was a retrospective study utilizing an
institutional database of all isolated bioprosthetic surgical aortic
valve replacements performed at our center from 2010 to 2020. Patients
were stratified according to type of bioprosthetic valve (bovine
pericardial or porcine), and 1:1 propensity-score matching was applied.
Kaplan-Meier survival estimation and multivariable Cox regression for
mortality were performed. Cumulative incidence functions were generated
for all-cause readmissions and aortic valve reinterventions.
Results: A total of 1,502 patients were identified, 1,090
(72.6%) of whom received a bovine prosthesis and 412 (27.4%) of whom
received a porcine prosthesis. Propensity-score matching resulted in 412
risk-adjusted pairs. There were no significant differences in clinical
or echocardiographic postoperative outcomes in the matched cohorts.
Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were comparable, and, on multivariable
Cox regression, valve type was not significantly associated with
long-term mortality (HR 1.02, 95% CI: 0.74, 1.40, p=0.924).
Additionally, there were no significant differences in competing-risk
cumulative incidence estimates for all-cause readmissions (p=0.68) or
aortic valve reinterventions (p=0.25) in the matched cohorts.
Conclusion: The use of either bovine or porcine bioprosthetic
aortic valves yields comparable postoperative outcomes, long-term
survival, freedom from reintervention, and freedom from readmission.
Effect of PbO incorporation with different particle size on X-ray attenuation of polystyrene
Authors: Osman Ahmad , El Balaa , El Samad , Alsayed Zainab , Awad Ramadan , Badawi Mohamed
Published: July 2022

Lead oxide (PbO) bulk and nanoparticles of two different sizes (A = 78 nm and
B = 54 nm) are incorporated separately into the polystyrene matrix at
various concentrations (0, 10, 15, 25, and 35 %) using roll mill mixing and
compressing molding techniques. The X-ray narrow-spectrum series (N-series
/ ISO 4037-1) is then used to investigate the radiation attenuation
capability of the novel polymer composite PS/PbO, as well as the effect of
varying PbO particle sizes on shielding performance. The filler dispersion
and chemical elemental analysis of the synthesized composite are
investigated using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy. To determine the mass attenuation coefficients ?m,
samples with various thicknesses of the synthesized composite are examined
using a range of X-ray energies, and the experimental data are compared to
theoretical values from NIST databases (XCOM and FFAST). The results
indicate that either increasing the filler weight percentage or, decreasing
the filler particle size, enhanced the attenuation parameters throughout all
energies. The composite containing the smallest nanosize of PbO exhibited
the maximum radiation shielding efficacy among all combinations and
therefore, might be used to develop low-cost and lightweight X-ray shields.
Absorbed dose distribution in human eye simulated by FOTELP-VOX code and verified by volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment plan
Authors: Zivkovic Milena , Miladinovic Tatjana , Miladinovic Aleksandar , Molnar Una , Krstic Dragana
Published: July 2022

This paper illustrates the potential of the FOTELP-VOX code, a modification
of the general-purpose FOTELP code, combining Monte Carlo techniques to
simulate particle transportation from an external source through the
internal organs, resulting in a 3-D absorbed dose distribution. The study
shows the comparison of results obtained by FOTELP software and the
volumetric modulated arc therapy technique. This planning technique with two
full arcs was applied, and the plan was created to destroy the diseased
tissue in the eye tumor bed and avoid damage to surrounding healthy tissue,
for one patient. The dose coverage, homogeneity index, conformity index of
the target, and the dose volumes of critical structures were calculated.
Good agreement of the results for absorbed dose in the human eye was
obtained using these two techniques.
The effect of sociodemographic characteristics on the self-evaluation of health among the population in Serbia
Authors: Radivojevic Biljana , Pavlovic Natasa , Jovanovic-Gavrilovic Biljana , Gligoric-Matic Mirjana
Published: July 2022

This paper analyses the impacts of various demographic and socioeconomic
characteristics on the way Serbian people assess their own health. Marital
status, education level, and occupation were analysed using the threeway
ANOVA statistical method. The results of the statistical analysis show that
each of the selected features significantly affects the subjective
experience of health conditions. Regarding marital status, unmarried people
assessed their health status most favourably. In terms of education, a
better perception of health was observed in people with higher levels of
education. And considering gender, only marital status had an impact on the
self-assessment of health in both sexes. For men, education had an impact,
whereas for women, it was the type of occupation. The specificity in
perception of one?s own health in the elderly population of Serbia (above 60
years old) is reflected in the fact that occupation was the only factor that
influenced the subjective experience of health status.
Mothers’ Views on Donor Milk and Human Milk Banks
Authors: A Simsek
Published: July 2022

Aim: The goal of this study is to find out what factors affect mothers’ knowledge and perspectives about wet-nursing and human milk banking. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and comparative research project. 295 mothers volunteered to take part in the study. The data was gathered utilizing a data collection form that included information on wet-nursing and human milk banking, as well as a face-to-face interview. The collected data was analyzed in a computer program. Significance was accepted as p 0.05. Results: The study was completed with 295 women with a mean age of 27 years. It was determined that 90.2% of the women had never breastfed before, 46.8% had an only child, and 68.5% were in the neonatal period. It was determined that 67.5% of the women do not cause any religious problems, and more than half of them want milk banking and donate milk to banks. It was determined that the views of women on breastfeeding and breast milk banking were affected by their age, education, and working status (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that women in Turkey want their babies to receive breast milk. Their first choice is their own milk, and if their milk is not enough, they can apply to milk mothers or breast milk banks. In our country, as in other countries, families should be informed that breast milk is needed for babies to be healthy, and that breast milk can be obtained from banks if it is clean and safe.
Reflexão sobre modernidade e pós-modernidade em Douglas Kellner
Authors: Daros Otávio
Published: July 2022

Teórico crítico da mídia, Douglas Kellner empreende um notável trabalho de contextualização do pós-moderno, em relação ao moderno. Segundo o estudioso norte-americano, a produção intelectual dos pós-modernos está relacionada diretamente com o momento particular vivenciado por eles, principalmente durante as décadas de 1960 e 1970. Jean Baudrillard, o filósofo mais provocativo e extremista da época, seria prova. Este artigo pretende reconstruir a leitura feita por Kellner sobre a situação.