bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alcohol and substance use in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kar Preeti , Tomfohr-Madsen Lianne , Giesbrecht Gerald , Bagshawe Mercedes , Lebel Catherine
Published: July 2020

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of alcohol and substance use raises significant concerns, as substances may be coping mechanisms for social isolation and/or disruptions to employment and the economy. Pregnant women are currently experiencing unusually high rates of anxiety and depression symptoms and may be especially affected. We analysed results from an ongoing study of pregnant individuals in Canada: Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Participants were asked about current substance during pregnancy, and concerns about the threat of COVID-19 to their baby’s life, decreased quality of prenatal care, and whether they felt more socially isolated, experienced financial difficulties, or lost their job. The percentage of participants reporting use during pregnancy was 6.9% for alcohol, 3.7% for cannabis, 3.5% for tobacco, and 0.2% for illicit drugs. Odds for cannabis use increased by 0.9% for each unit increase in concern about lower quality prenatal care and by 2.1% for each unit increase in financial difficulties. Odds for tobacco use increased by 220.0% for loss of employment. COVID-19 concerns did not significantly predict alcohol use. Comprehensive public health strategies, including access to perinatal, mental health, and financial supports, as well as education around the effects of prenatal exposures and the possible effects of COVID-19 on the mother and baby, are important to facilitate healthy coping mechanisms for mothers, reduce substance use in pregnancy, and mitigate poor perinatal and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for babies.
Inter-brain synchrony in teams predicts collective performance
Authors: Reinero Diego A. , Dikker Suzanne , Van Bavel Jay Joseph
Published: July 2020

Despite decades of research in economics and psychology attempting to identify ingredients that make up successful teams, neuroscientists have only just begun to study how multiple brains interact. Recent research has shown that people’s brain activity becomes synchronized with others’ (inter-brain synchrony) during social engagement. However, little is known as to whether inter-brain synchrony relates to collective behavior within teams. Here, we merge the nascent field of group neuroscience with the extant literature of team dynamics and collective performance. We recruited 174 participants in groups of 4 and randomly assigned them to complete a series of problem-solving tasks either independently or as a team, while simultaneously recording each person’s brain activity using an EEG hyperscanning setup. This design allowed us to examine the relationship between group identification and inter-brain synchrony in explaining collective performance. As expected, teammates identified more strongly with one another, cooperated more on an economic game, and outperformed the average individual on most problem-solving tasks. Crucially, inter-brain synchrony, but not self-reported group identification, predicted collective performance among teams. These results suggest that inter-brain synchrony can be informative in understanding collective performance among teams where self-report measures may fail to capture behavior.
The time course of synaesthetic colour perception
Authors: Lungu Laura , Rothen Nicolas , Terhune Devin B
Published: July 2020

Grapheme-colour synaesthesia is a neurodevelopmental condition wherein perception of numbers and letters consistently and involuntarily elicits the concurrent experience of a colour photism. Accumulating evidence suggests that heterogeneity in the visuospatial phenomenology of synaesthesia is attributable to the operation of top-down processes underlying photisms experienced as representations in associator synaesthetes and bottom-up processes subserving photisms experienced as spatially localized in projector synaesthetes. An untested corollary of this hypothesis is that bottom-up mechanisms will actuate earlier photism perception in projector synaesthetes. We tested this prediction in a pre-registered study in which associators and projectors completed adaptive temporal order judgment tasks for graphemes, colours, and photisms. In corroboration of the hypothesis of differential photism access across visuospatial phenomenology subtypes, projectors displayed earlier photism colour thresholds than associators whereas the two subtypes did not significantly differ in veridical colour thresholds. Synesthetes did not differ in grapheme or colour thresholds relative to non-synesthete controls, contrary to previous suggestions of superior colour processing in this condition. These results are consistent with the proposal of differential neural mechanisms underlying photism perception in subtypes of grapheme-colour synaesthesia and warrant renewed attention to heterogeneity in the mechanisms and phenomenology of this condition.
Unterricht analysieren und reflektieren mit unterschiedlichen Fallmedien: Ist Video wirklich besser als Text?
Authors: Schneider Jürgen , Bohl Thorsten , Kleinknecht Marc , Rehm Markus , Kuntze Sebastian , Syring Marcus
Published: July 2020

Zentralen Herausforderungen der Lehrerbildung, wie die Theorie-Praxis-Relationierung und der Umgang mit unterrichtlicher Komplexität, wird zunehmend mit fallbasiertem Lernen begegnet. In den letzten Jahren zeigte sich dabei ein deutlicher Trend zum Medium Video gegenüber Text. Wir untersuchten die Effekte video- und textfallbasierter Lehr-Lernarrangements auf die Quantität selektierter Unterrichtssituationen, die Qualität der Interpretation dieser Situationen und die Verwendung theoretischer Prinzipien mit Bezug zum Classroom Management. Im Pre-Post-Design der Studie bearbeiteten 645 Lehramtsstudierende aus 21 curricular identischen Seminaren entweder Video- oder Textfälle zum Thema Classroom Management. Im Pre-Posttest zeigte sich lediglich für die Qualität der Interpretation ein Unterschied zwischen den Medien, und zwar zugunsten des Einsatzes von Texten. Überdies zeigte sich ein starker Einfluss der Einstellung der Dozierenden gegenüber der Art der Fallarbeit auf die Verwendung theoretischer Prinzipien ermitteln. Sowohl Text- wie auch Videobeispiele sind für den Einsatz in der ersten Phase der Lehrerbildung geeignet, wobei für Novizen Textfälle möglicherweise vorteilhafter sind.
Exclusive Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Practices among Children in Slum of Pokhara
Authors: Sharma Dibya , Kafle Ramchandra
Published: July 2020

Background: It is estimated that, on an average about 35% of infants 0 - 6 months old are exclusively breastfed around the world. Optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices can save the lives of 1.5 million children under five every year. The condition is further worse in slum areas where vulnerable group of people resides. So, this study aims to assess prevalence on initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from November 2017 - February 2018 among 400 married women having child between 6 - 24 months. A pre-tested structured questionnaire comprising of socio-demographic characteristics, exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practice were used. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 18.0 version.

Results: About 55% of the mothers had initiated breastfeeding within an hour (<1 hour). About half (50.5%) had practiced exclusive breastfeeding to their children. More than fifty percentages (51.5%)of the mothers introduced complementary foods at 6 months. Age at pregnancy, mode of delivery, family size and colostrum feeding is associated with early initiation of breastfeeding at 95% CI i.e. p value <0.05. Whereas, age of mother, ethnicity, mode of delivery and initiation of breastfeeding were significantly associated with exclusive breastfeeding at 95% CI i.e. p value <0.05.

Conclusions: The breastfeeding and complementary feeding practice in slum area is not optimal. Health awareness program focusing on early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding practices and timely introduction of complementary foods in these vulnerable groups of population is needed o prevent its untoward effects.

Keywords: complementary feeding; exclusive breastfeeding; initiation; malnutrition.
Intranasal Ectopic Tooth- A Rare Case Report
Authors: Koirala Krishna Prasad , Karki Bikram Babu , Maharjan Manita
Published: July 2020

Presence of ectopic tooth in the nasal cavity of an adult is a rare phenomenon. Exact etiology of this condition is yet to be confirmed. We report a case of a 40-year-old woman, who presented to us with the history of left nasal obstruction of one-year duration along with pain in the left side of face revealing an on examination. Intranasal tooth was removed by surgical intervention with Luc’s forceps. The patient’s nasal obstruction and facial pain subsided after the treatment. We need to suspect an intranasal tooth when there is a white substance mimicking bone in the nasal cavity in patients presenting to us with facial pain and nasal obstruction

Keywords: intranasal tooth; nasal obstruction; surgical extraction
ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕГУЛЯЦІЇ ЕМОЦІЙ ЛІТЕРАТУРНО ОБДАРОВАНИХ СТАРШОКЛАСНИКІВ
Authors: Гречуха Ірина
Published: July 2020

Статтю присвячено вивченню регуляції емоцій старшокласників, які займаються літературною діяльністю. Проаналізовано сучасні погляди на регулювання емоцій і шляхи й можливості здійснення ефективної емоційної регуляції. Психологічні труднощі, які виникають у школярів із регуляцією їх емоційного стану, можна пояснити за допомогою такого психологічного явища, як алекситимія, а стримуючим фактором до її розвитку є емпатія. Схарактеризовано ранній юнацький вік, як сприятливий період для розвитку емпатійності. Розвиток емпатії в ранньому юнацькому віці дає можливість літературно обдарованим школярам через літературну творчість виявити свою найвищу емпатійність, а також є ресурсом до регуляції емоцій і профілактики алекситимії в цьому віці. В статті розкрито сутність таких психологічних понять, як: «емоційна сфера», «емоційна регуляція», «алекситимія», «емпатія», «емпатійність». Проаналізовано діагностичні можливості методів вивчення когнітивної емоційної регуляції, алекситимії та емпатії в ранньому юнацькому віці. Описано результати емпіричного дослідження особливостей розвитку емпатії старшокласників (її форм і рівнів розвитку). Емпіричним шляхом встановлено, що рівень розвитку емпатії школярів, які займаються літературною діяльністю, є вищим, порівняно з пересічними школярами. Переважаючими формами емпатійного реагування в літературно творчих школярів є «Реальне сприяння не на шкоду собі» та «Альтруїзм», а в пересічних школярів – «Реальне сприяння не на шкоду собі», «Альтруїзм», «Індиферентність» і «Внутрішнє сприяння». В школярів раннього юнацького віку (як у літературно творчих, так і таких, що літературною творчістю не займаються) спостерігається низький рівень алекситимії, а також вони демонструють широкий спектр використання як адаптивних, так і неадаптивних копінг-стратегій регуляції емоцій. У літературно творчих школярів виявлено більшу кількість емпатійних корелятів когнітивних стратегій емоційної регуляції, порівняно з пересічними школярами.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПЕРЕЖИВАННЯ ПОЧУТТЯ ЩАСТЯ МОЛОДДЮ І ДОРОСЛИМИ В УМОВАХ ЗАХОДІВ ПРОТИДІЇ COVID-19
Authors: Литвинчук Алла , Можаровська Тетяна
Published: July 2020

У статті розглянуто актуальність проблеми особливостей переживання почуття щастя в умовах самоізоляції, соціального дистанціювання, обмеження активності й карантинних заходів, пов’язаних із COVID-19. Розкрито особливості переживання почуттів різної модальності, зокрема, почуття щастя. Проаналізовано чинники та детермінанти впливу на емоційну сферу особистості. Визначено, що соціальні зв’язки є першочерговими для переживання почуття щастя. Такі соціальні контакти мають характеризуватись глибиною, якістю та частотою. Описано особливості почуття щастя залежно від його спрямованості: на стан «тут-і-тепер» і на спрямованість у майбутнє, а також наголошено на афективному, когнітивному та евдемоністичному компонентах щастя. Розроблено широку авторську форму-опитувальник, яка містить пакет різноспрямованих методів: опитувальник, елементи проективних методів (незакінчені речення), асоціативний метод, самоаналіз і самоспостереження, психодіагностична рефлексія. За допомогою зазначених вище методів емпірично встановлено, що почуття щастя молоді й дорослих характеризується ієрархією станів від більш до менш значущого: стан фізичного, психологічного, духовного благополуччя близьких, комфорту, безпеки і спокою, стан щастя як трансцендентне переживання, стан почуттєвої орієнтації на майбутнє. Існують відмінності в об’єктивному сприйнятті щастя та його суб’єктивному переживанні: здоров’я рідних і близьких поєднується з прагненням знаходитись у колі родини та найближчого оточення. Почуття щастя у респондентів загалом спродуковане здоров’ям, присутністю близьких, самоздійсненням, самоствердженням і досягненням цілей. Встановлено статистично значущий зв’язок між усвідомленням почуття власного щастя і наявністю стійких стосунків (родинних, сімейних, подружніх, романтичних, дружніх) (0,323); між усвідомленням щастя та частотою й рівнем соціальної активності, у які були включені досліджувані в докарантинний період (0,221). Визначено, що щастя є чинником подолання негативних переживань в умовах сучасних кризових трансформаційних суспільних процесів.
ПСИХОЛОГІЧНА КОНЦЕПЦІЯ РОЗВИТКУ ЕМОЦІЙНОГО ІНТЕЛЕКТУ ОСОБИСТОСТІ В ОНТОГЕНЕЗІ
Authors: Шпак Марія
Published: July 2020

У статті обґрунтовано концептуальні основи розвитку емоційного інтелекту в онтогенезі, визначено теоретико-методологічні підходи, які дають змогу створити цілісне уявлення про сутність емоційного інтелекту людини з точки зору: системного підходу (природа, структура, функції, психологічні механізми розвитку, форми і рівні розвитку в онтогенезі); суб’єктно-діяльнісного підходу (через характеристику основних структурних компонентів діяльності – мотиваційного, змістового, операційного та результативного; визначення сенситивного періоду – найбільш сприятливого для розвитку емоційного інтелекту; аналіз особливостей його прояву в суб’єкта діяльності); особистісно-орієнтованого підходу (через прояв індивідуально-психологічних особливостей розвитку емоційного інтелекту); компетентнісного підходу (шляхом розвитку і формування емоційної компетентності молодших школярів, учителів початкових класів, шкільних психологів, батьків учнів).Визначено, що емоційний інтелект є інтегральною властивістю особистості, яка відображає пізнавальну здатність людини до розуміння емоцій та управління ними шляхом когнітивної обробки емоційної інформації та забезпечує психологічне благополуччя особистості й успішність соціальної взаємодії. Відповідно до рівнів психічного відображення (сенсорно-перцептивного, когнітивного, особистісного, суб’єктного, духовного) виокремлено форми (емоційний інтелект як властивість: індивіда, суб’єкта діяльності, особистості, суб’єкта життєтворчості, суб’єкта життєдіяльності), психологічні механізми (ідентифікація, наслідування, емоційне зараження, рефлексія, емоційна децентрація, емоційна саморегуляція, антиципація, емпатія), критерії та рівні розвитку емоційного інтелекту в онтогенезі (психофізіологічний, когнітивний, соціопсихологічний, креативно-суб’єктний, екзистенційно-духовний). На основі результатів емпіричного дослідження здійснено порівняльний аналіз особливостей розвитку емоційного інтелекту в старшому дошкільному, молодшому шкільному і підлітковому віці. Доведено, що молодший шкільний вік є сенситивним періодом розвитку емоційного інтелекту.
Analisis Faktor Kesulitan Belajar Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Ditinjau Melalui Kemampuan Koneksi Matematika
Authors: Rachmataha Vina
Published: July 2020

This study aims to analyze the factors of mathematics learning difficulties in terms of mathematical connection skills in Banyuwangi, Bandongan, Magelang Elementary Schools. This research is a kind of descriptive research. The population in this study were all 5th grade elementary school students in the Banyuwangi sub-district. The sample of this study was all 5th grade students of all Banyuwangi villages which numbered 64 students. The sampling technique from the sampling study was saturated because the entire population was used in this study. The method of data collection is done by using diagnostic tests of mathematical connection skills, student interviews, and teacher observation. The research procedure begins with the preparation stage, then the implementation, and analysis / reflection. The results showed that the factors of mathematics learning difficulties in terms of the mathematical connection ability of elementary school students in Banyuwangi Subdistrict, the average value of the overall percentage showed a figure of 57.8% as the highest number, which is located in the low category. The percentage of categories is very low at 20.6%, moderate category 12.8%, and high category 8.9%. These results are supported by the results of student interviews and documentation of values that are in line with the results of the test. So, the ability to connect mathematics in elementary schools throughout the Banyuwangi Village is included in the low category. 93.6% of students find it difficult to find relationships from representations of systematic concepts and procedures. 59.3% of students have difficulty understanding the relationships between mathematical topics. 43.8% of students have not been able to use mathematics in solving problems in everyday life. 53.1% of students find it difficult to understand equivalent concept representations. 42.2% of students find it difficult to find a relationship between procedures with one another that is equal. 54.7% of students have difficulty using the connection between mathematics and mathematics itself and with other sciences.
Sistem Pakar untuk Mendiagnosa Penyakit Persendian Menggunakan Metode Certainty Factor
Authors: Leidiyana Henny , Hariyanto Risvan Dwi
Published: July 2020

If someone feels unwell, they will usually make a diagnosis and find the solutions before deciding to consult a doctor. As with joint disease with symptoms of pain that are still mild, there is no time to go to the doctor, fees, or other reasons. Especially now through information via the internet can be easily obtained. To assist in identifying and improving the accuracy of diagnosis, it is necessary to have a web-based expert system application to diagnose joint disease using certainty factor methods. The research method used is using SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). An expert system that has been made can be used as early detection and get solutions for joint diseases and preventive measures to treatment
Analysis of a cylindrical cyclone separator used in aircraft turbine engine
Authors: Szwarc Tomasz Jakub , Wróblewski Włodzimierz , Borzęcki Tomasz
Published: July 2020

Cyclone separators are components commonly used in the oil system of aircraft gas turbine engines to separate air from the oil. The major advantage of this component is simple construction and high reliability thus they do not require frequent inspections. The efficiency of the separator has a decisive impact on the quality of the oil, which directly cause a change in the efficiency of the oil system. Increased air content in the oil causes a pressure drop in the system and higher-pressure fluctuations, which in turn affect the proper lubrication of the engine components (bearings, gears). New engine designs require more compact separator designs to reduce weight and project costs while maintaining (and often increasing) their efficiency and reliability. To meet these requirements, it is necessary to use the flow modelling of the air-oil mixture in the design process to optimize the construction of the separator. The purpose of this paper is to present a numerical simulation approach using a volume of fluid model for aircraft turbine separator
Materiality as an Agency of Knowledge
Authors: Luz Nimrod
Published: July 2020

Materiality has become a compelling register through which to examine religious manifestations and matters of belief. There is a mounting awareness among scholars of both the tangible aspects of religion and the ways in which material objects are never neutral. Following these theoretical developments, I argue that materiality can serve as a form of agency for a particular version of knowledge to become conventional and accepted as true. This emerging materiality codifies a certain version of the truth. However, such validation through matter is often challenged and categorized as fake or a myth. To illustrate my argument, I explore the newly emerging site of Rachel’s Tomb in Tiberias and the competing versions of truth surrounding it. I contend that its new materiality, which has evolved in recent years, serves as a way of validating the site’s new mythology. However, among locals, who are familiar with the site’s previous materiality, this new knowledge is pejoratively labeled as fake or mythical.
An analysis of the pre-incubation process
Authors: Paraol de Matos Guilherme , Meridimi Teixeira Milena , Stefani Teixeira Clarissa
Published: July 2020

Innovation habitats have fostered entrepreneurship and assisted in the creation and development of innovative ventures. Among the existing innovation habitats, the pre-incubator has contributed to the creation of a successful business model. Thus, the current study aims to analyze the perception of the pre-incubated on the importance of pre-incubation in the development of their business. A case study was conducted through personal interviews with participants from the pre-incubator in Florianópolis. As a main result, it verified that the pre-incubator contributed to the development of the business model of its pre-incubated. In addition, it served as a learning environment on entrepreneurship and the business world. However, negative points also raised, such as management changes in the middle of the pre-incubation process. Finally, it noted that the environment positively evaluated by the informants, mainly as a place of knowledge sharing and development of their business models.
Developing of The Causal Relationship Model of Factors Affecting Educational Quality of Primary Schools in Phetchaburi Province.
Authors: Lenanant Apichat
Published: July 2020

The aim of this paper is to develop and confirm the causal relationship model of factors affecting educational quality of primary schools. The quality of school education is an important product that represents the future of the nation and influenced by the theory of administrators’ leadership, teacher leadership, and school culture. The sample used in this research were  obtained by multi-stage random sampling from 138 elementary schools (According to the Krejcie & Morgan (1970: 607-610) sample size table. The respondents in schools consisted of 430 teacher (132 school administrators, 138 academic teachers and 160 teachers). The research instrument was 1 questionnaire that with the reliability of 0.98. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, kurtosis, skewness, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient, and structural equation analysis with LISREL (8.80 student edition) program. The findings show that: 1) administrators’ leadership variables Influence through teacher leadership, and school culture on the quality of education of the school, 2) Teachers' leadership variables directly and indirectly affected through school culture variables on school quality variables, and 3) School culture variables directly affected on school quality variables.
Quantitative methods and analysis of health performance and environmental conditions in the city of Porto Velho
Authors: Paraguassu-Chaves Carlos Alberto , Barros Filho Allan Kardec Duailibe , Almeida Fabrício Moraes de , Dantas Lenita Rodrigues Moreira , Cavalcante Fabio Robson Casara , Macieira Carlos de Andrade , Barata Charlles da Silva , Neto João Viana Fonseca
Published: July 2020

Objective: to analyze the IQVU of the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, in a perspective of quality of life from the construction of the UHEs on the Madeira River. Methods: the model developed by Paraguassú-Chaves et al [3] was used to analyze the performance index in health and environmental conditions. 552 forms and interviews were applied, which contributed to the collection of primary data in the sample survey in the 69 neighborhoods grouped by the four urban areas of Porto Velho, involving 8 households per neighborhood. The data were submitted to Factor Analysis to calculate the quality of life indexes. In the analysis phase, the IQVU model of the Hair et al classification index scale [4] was used. Results: After 6 years, the quality of life indexes found in this research are similar to those found previously. Central Zone IQVU (0.456) Regular, East Zone IQVU (0.406), North Zone IQVU (0.428) and South Zone IQVU (0.393), with the average IQVU (0.420) of the city of Porto Velho. Conclusions: there was a significant drop in the quality of life index with the construction of the Jirau and Santo Antônio hydroelectric dams on the Madeira River, in Porto Velho. The city's quality of urban life index, which had already suffered a negative impact during the construction of the dams and 1 year later, worsened six years later.
Study of the Applicability of the Restriction Theory and the Value Stream Mapping in the Management of Processes of the Legal Practice Nucleus of a Law Faculty in Rondônia, Brazil
Authors: Carvalho Brito Souza Acsa Liliane , Nogueira Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge da Cunha Costa
Published: July 2020

This article aims to discuss, based on the researcher’s observation during the years 2017 to 2019, about the flow of lawsuits from a Legal Practice Nucleus of a law faculty, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, highlighting the lawsuits of the family court, because these processes need urgency and usually take time in the elaboration of their pieces. This research will present a study on how the Value Stream Mapping and the Restriction Theory help to decrease or eliminate time losses in the process of this NPJ. For the development, used an analytical literature review methodology on the Restriction Theory and Value Stream Mapping. The research subjects were the agents involved in the activities of the NPJ and the data collected by the participant’s observation method.
MARIJUANA PURCHASE INTENTIONS ON A SCENARIO OF POSSIBLE LEGALIZATION IN BRAZIL
Authors: Cavalcante Saldanha Dayanne , De Sá Medeiros Haroldo
Published: July 2020

This article aims to evaluate the effects of the potential legalization of marijuana in the intention to purchase, in case of approval of Bill 7.270/2014, which authorizes the production and commercialization of marijuana derivatives in Brazil. The data from this exploratory research were collected from the application of two questionnaires, built in Google Docs. A total of 217 responses from non-marijuana users and 118 marijuana users. The data analysis method used was the content analysis with application of categorial analysis. The results indicated two categories of discourse and seven subcategories. One of the categories was denominated of Favor of the consumption, having the subcategories: public security; consumption already exists; government control; medicinal use; market, labor and tax. The other category was denominated against legalization with two subcategories: drug is always drug and government structure.
Learning Analytics in a Virtual Learning Environment: the challenge of mapping socio-affective scenarios
Authors: Akazaki Jacqueline Mayumi , Machado Leticia Rocha , Araújo da Silva Ketia Kellen , Behar Patricia Alejandra
Published: July 2020

Virtual courses are increasingly being offered in Brazil, making it imperative to develop technological resources and research to help in the teaching and learning processes in this modality. One approach is to analyze student's socio-affective profile in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). The co-operative learning network (ROODA) VLE has two features called the Social Map (SM) and Affective Map (AM), which can both contribute to the visualization of data regarding social interaction indicators and students' moods in the environment. The SM presents the social relations formed through indicators, which are the absence; collaboration; the distance from the class; evasion; informal groups and popularity, enabling the identification of the participating subjects in the form of sociograms. The AM identifies students' moods graphically through indicators, which are excitement, discouragement, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction. Thus, this article aims to map the possible recurrent socio-affective scenarios in a VLE using Learning Analytics (LA). LA is defined as measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about students and their contexts to understand as well as optimize learning and the environments in which it occurs. It can also contribute to the understanding of student's learning profile, based on social and affective aspects, thus allowing the teacher to develop pedagogical strategies consistent with the needs of each subject. The importance of integrating the possible social and affective scenarios was verified using LA, making it possible to deepen the comprehension of the subjective and qualitative questions regarding the students' interactions in the VLE. In this study, the scenarios are understood as the intersection between the Affective Map and Social Map indicators identified in a VLE. It has both a qualitative and quantitative approach. The choice is qualitatively justified because the research object involves social and affective phenomena that were subjectively expressed in texts and social interactions manifested in the ROODA VLE. It is quantitatively justified by the need to measure the mapping of socio-affective indicators through social parameters and moods applying LA. The subjects were undergraduate students who participated in distance learning courses at a Brazilian public university that used the ROODA VLE in the second semester of 2019. Data were collected from social and affective maps to identify if there was a relationship between them. As a result, based on the existing indicators of social interactions and moods, the socio-affective indicators were created using LA in order to analyze the students’ behavior in relation to the forms of interaction and communication that occur in the ROODA VLE.
Big Data and IoT applications
Authors: Falsarella Orandi Mina , Miranda de Camargo Maria Thereza , Sugahara Cibele Roberta , Aída Sirotheau Corrêa Jannuzzi Celeste , Ferreira Mariosa Duarcides
Published: July 2020

Currently, the search for a competitive advantage is a reality in all business sectors. While several reports in the literature that address this theme, only a few discuss the relationship between competitive advantages and the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies. Thus, in the present study, we sought to investigate how the application of emerging ICTs, such as the IoT and Big Data, can provide a competitive advantage to organizations. To achieve this goal, we conducted a qualitative bibliographic survey of the literature, to identify and analyze the presently available publications on the subject of ICTs and organizational management. Additionally, we defined the elements that corroborated the conceptual construction of the results. Based on the literature, we were able to demonstrate that organizations that utilize Big Data and IoT applications can gain a competitive advantage over their competitors.
Monitoring of technological horizons for patents on chronic kidney disease
Authors: Menezes Edmara Thays Neres , Santos José Wendel dos , Monteiro Luciano Fernandes , Serafini Mairim Russo , Silva Gabriel Francisco da
Published: July 2020

Worldwide, the lack of resolution of the current pharmaceutical arsenal to heal some diseases, including chronic kidney disease, opens space for further research in the field of health. Technological horizons monitoring actions are highlighted in the tracking of relevant technologies to solve certain health issues that are still considered incurable. In this perspective, it is proposed in this study to monitor technological horizons on chronic kidney disease to investigate whether any of the technologies found is incorporated into SUS, with effective use and social impact. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on the International Platform for Clinical Trials Records (ICTRP) of WHO, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and patent database linked to the ORBIT intelligence system. The searches allowed the identification of 32 clinical trials and 375 patents filed worldwide, 33 in Brazil. However, no new technology has been incorporated or is being analyzed for incorporation by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).
Influence of Gender Stereotyping Dynamics on Appointment of Female Teachers as Secondary School Principals in Makueni Sub-county, Makueni County, Kenya
Authors: Mulani John Munyao , Ochieng Prof. Pamela , Kenei Dr. Reuben K.
Published: July 2020

Female teachers play an important role in school management. However, their number in positions of school headship is low. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of gender dynamics on the appointment of female teachers as secondary school principals in Makueni Sub-county, Makueni County, Kenya. The objectives were: to assess the influence of female teachers’ gender roles, self-perception, stereotyping and management training on appointment as secondary school Principals. The study was guided by The Pearson’s Theory of Gender Relations and Feminism Theory. Mixed methodology was applied and thus concurrent triangulation design was adopted. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically along the objectives and presented narrative forms. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages and inferentially using linear regression analysis with the help of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS Version 23) and presented using tables. The study established that gender stereotyping is a major hindrance to female teachers’ desire to seek to positions of headship. The study recommends that educational policy-makers to come up with policies that create positions for women to eliminate gender imbalance in education administration. Policy makers to come up with a curriculum that include gender issues for purpose of sensitizing the community on the social/cultural barriers which cause gender imbalance in education administration. The Ministry of Education should come up with a policy where attendance of workshops and seminars is a compulsory requirement for all teachers in order to build skills and knowledge on their careers and give women chances to compete favorably with men.
Evaluation of reading comprehension questions in ELT Moroccan textbooks
Authors: Nakkam Jillali , Khamoja Abdesselam
Published: July 2020

It has been well-documented that traditional teaching that emphasizes rote memorization is unable to meet the 21st-century challenges.  Learners of today need to learn how to think for themselves and voice out their opinions. This can be achieved only by providing learners with teaching materials that promote skills of analysis, syntheses, and evaluation. The objective of this paper is to evaluate reading comprehension questions of Moroccan ELT textbooks, entitled Ticket to English 2 and Gateway to English 2. This paper seeks to examine the extent to which higher-order questions that stimulate thinking are infused in reading comprehension texts. The study adopted the descriptive quantitative method using a checklist. The checklist is used as an instrument to collect the data using Bloom's taxonomy to investigate the frequency of questions.  The results obtained show that 77% of the questions in the first textbook and 84.12% of the questions in the second textbook are classified as being low-order questions. The questions that emphasize high cognitive skills are 23% and 14.78 respectively. Hence, it has been deduced that the two textbooks failed to promote skills of higher-order thinking skills through reading comprehension questions.
EXTRACTIVE RESERVES AND PUBLIC POLICIES INTENDED TO THE TRADITIONAL PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES OF BRAZILIAN AMAZON
Authors: Santos Raul da Silveira , Oliveira Francisco Pereira de , Silva Jair Cecim da , Barros Silvia Helena Benchimol , Quadros João Plínio Ferreira de , Silva Elder José dos Santos
Published: July 2020

Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, as políticas públicas desenvolvidas nas Reservas Extrativistas (RESEX [1]) da Amazônia brasileira, com foco principal em políticas educacionais e de saúde e reforma agrária. O principal referencial teórico-metodológico foi baseado na exploração da literatura, seguido de coleta de dados, em livros, documentos oficiais, artigos, teses e dissertações sobre o tema proposto. Posteriormente, foram realizadas análises de dados e produção textual. Os resultados revelam que, apesar das recentes melhorias, o Brasil ainda apresenta uma distribuição desequilibrada de sua riqueza ao considerar as populações rurais e florestais, principalmente em termos de direitos constitucionais como territorialidade, saúde e educação, decorrentes de decisões burocráticas que desconsideram o conhecimento dos povos tradicionais e comunidades.

 

[1] Com o objetivo de maior clareza, leitura fluida e pesquisa facilitada, as siglas foram mantidas em seu idioma original, enquanto nomes próprios, planos e órgãos foram traduzidos pelos autores deste artigo.
Epidemiological and sociodemographic characterization of women and men with cancer in a State in the Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Chaves Carlos Alberto Paraguassu , Filho Allan Kardec Duailibe Barros , Macieira Carlos de Andrade , Almeida Fabrício Moraes de , Dantas Lenita Rodrigues Moreira , Neto João Viana Fonseca , Santos Alcione Miranda dos
Published: July 2020

Objective: Objective: Analyzes the epidemiological and sociodemographic characterization of women and men with cancer in the State of Rondônia, Western Amazon (Brazil), diagnosed over a period of 2 (two) years. Materials and Methods: It is a documentary, cross-sectional and descriptive study, with the systematization of primary data, according to the methodological model recommended by Paraguassú-Chaves et al [25]. We used an instrument developde by Paraguassu-Chaves et al [26], semi-structured, divided into two blocks: (a) Block I – sociodemographic profile and (b) Block II – epidemiological profile. The Ethics Committee on Human Research at the reference hospital was asked to waive the Informed Consent Form. The research project is in accordance with Resolution 196/96 of the National Health Council of Brazil. Results: Of the 3.333 new cases of cancer, 53.4% ​​were female and 46.5% male. The 10 (ten) most common types of cancer among men and women in Rondônia over a 2-year period were non-melanoma skin (C44), breast (C50), prostate (C61), cervix (C53), stomach (C16), thyroid gland (C73), bronchi and lungs (C33-C34), colon (C18), reticuloendothelial hematopoietic system (C42) and rectal cancer (C20). An age range of 50 to 69 years was predominant in both sexes and patients with low educational level. The highest frequency was for married patients. There was a predominance of brown skin, patients born in the State of Rondônia (22.6%) and agricultural workers. The Unified Health System - SUS was responsible for the entry for treatment of 99.5% of patients. Most patients underwent “other isolated therapeutic procedures” and with the disease in advanced stages. Conclusions: The estimate of new cancer cases in Rondônia follows an increasing trend. The scenarios selected from the variables of the sociodemographic and epidemiological indicators of the research require the public health authorities of Rondônia, urgent redirection of actions and strategies for the prevention, control, assistance and treatment of cancer in women and men in Rondônia.
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT OF THE DYNAMICS OF FEMORAL SHAFT DEFECT HEALING UNDER ANTITUMOR CHEMOTHERAPY
Authors: Ryabenko T.V. , Korenkov A.V.
Published: July 2020

An important problem in the treatment of cancer patients is the high incidence of bone fractures. According to the treatment protocols, the vast majority of such patients require long-term antitumor chemotherapy, thus, the processes of bone reparatation and regeneration occur against this background. The cases of fractures may be due to the development of osteoporosis in cancer and the occurrence of metastatic bone lesions. Bone fractures impair the quality of life of patients, result in the postponement or even discontinuation of further treatment of cancer patients. All this reduces the survival rate of such patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the effect of antitumor chemotherapeutics on the processes of reparative bone regeneration. The study involved 52 white laboratory rats, which had a perforated defect in the middle third of the femoral shaft. The animals were divided into control and experimental groups.

Antitumor chemotherapeutics, which are the most often used in chemotherapy protocols in the treatment of cancer (doxorubicin for the first subgroup, 5-fluorouracil for the second subgroup, methotrexate for the third subgroup) were given to the animals of the experimental group on the second day since modelled injury and every twenty-first day of the experiment.

On the 15th, 30th, 45th, and 60th days of the experiment, all animals in the control and experimental groups were check with computed tomography, which determined the optical density in the area of regeneration and the adjacent cortical layer of the maternal bone in Hounsfield units. Conclusions. CT assessment enables to quantify the state of the reparative process in the animals of the control and experimental groups, taking prescribed antitumor chemotherapy. In the animals of the control group, the timing and processes of bone reparative regeneration were not impacted. The CT demonstrated the preserved staging of bone callus formation, satisfactory X-ray morphological parameters (size, thickness of the callus). In the period from 45 to 60 days, according to CT, the complete consolidation of femoral fractures was visually observed. The difference between the parameters of the regenerated area and the maternal bone on the 60th day of the experiment indicated the incomplete process of bone remodelling. Reparative osteogenesis was not accompanied by the development of complications. In the animals of the experimental groups, there was a slowdown in the processes of reparative bone regeneration and an increase in its duration. Indices of callus formation on the background of antitumor chemotherapy were reduced that confirms the low optical density of regenerating area and maternal bone compared to the control group and their slow increase in the defect healing. Most of these changes were manifested during the course of methotrexate therapy.
SENSITIVITY OF STREPTOCOCCUS PLURANIMALIUM CLINICAL ISOLATE TO ANTISEPTICS
Authors: Faustova M.O.
Published: July 2020

Recent reports have stressed out a global increase in the identification of new pathogens, which are not characteristic for the human microbiota, as well as significant changes in the microbial composition of different biotopes of its body. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of S. pluranimalium clinical isolate to antiseptics. Materials and methods. The clinical isolate of S. pluranimalium was taken from the patient's mouth. The isolation and cultivation of the microorganism was carried out by standard techniques. Final identification was performed using an automatic bacteriological analyzer. The sensitivity of the studied S. pluranimalium isolate to antiseptics was determined by the method of double serial dilutions in liquid nutrient medium, in accordance with the Order №167 of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine on “On Approval of Training Guidance” Assessment of the sensitivity of microorganisms to antibiotics”. The sensitivity was assessed by the minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentrations in µg / ml. The sensitivity of the clinical isolate under the study was determined to 0.05% for chlorhexidine, 0.05% for decasan, and 2.0% for chlorophyllipt extract. According to the results obtained, the clinical isolate of S. pluranimalium was sensitive to the action of antiseptics in varying degrees. The antiseptics of the Quaternary ammonium compound group had a more pronounced antimicrobial effect on the test organism compared to the chlorophyllipt extract. Conclusions. Among these antiseptics, the tested strain of streptococcus was the most sensitive to decasan, compared with chlorhexidine and natural extract of chlorophyllipt, the minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentrations of which exceeded these indicators of decasan.
INTERLEUKIN-6 CONTENTS IN SALIVA OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH NORMAL AND OVERWEIGHT BODY MASS
Authors: Onyshchenko A. V. , Sheshukova O.V. , Mamontova T. V.
Published: July 2020

The article presents the analysis of the relevant literature by international and national researches on the current state of obesity epidemic and discussed the evidence of the association between obesity and oral disease. The aim of the study was to assess the oral hygienic status and dietary habits of young schoolchildren with overweight and normal body weight and their correlation with dental caries. The study included 81 school children (1-4 primary years of the Poltava schools) aged 6-11 years. We studied anthropometric data and physical parameters, carried out dental check-up, determined saliva IL-6 content. Oral hygienic status was estimated using the simplified Green-Vermillion oral hygienic index (1964). Oral hygiene index in the children with excess body weight was unsatisfactory, while the children with normal body weight demonstrated satisfactory values. The results of the dental check-ups showed that caries prevalence made up 58.63% and 60.78% in the children with normal weight and overweight, respectively. Those figures did not differ significantly from the indicated age group of children with excessive and normal body weight. The study of the caries intensity showed that df + DMF index values were 1.48 ± 0.24 and 1 ± 0.54 in the children with normal body weight and 2.03 ± 0.36 and 1.25 ± 0.34 in the overweight children. In the children with normal body weight, the saliva IL-6 concentration was insignificantly higher and ranged from 6.12 ± 0.36 in the children with healthy periodontium, while in the children with gingivitis IL-6 concentration was 6.25 ± 0.33, which can be interpreted as early sensitive, albeit non-specific marker of inflammation, which manifests by clinical signs. The IL-6 concentration in the overweight children was within the range of 4.64 ± 0.26 (PMA = 0), and in this group of children with signs of inflammation was determined as slightly lower 4.46 ± 0.1, which may indicate stronger and more stable immune response.

Thus, according to the dental findings, the oral hygiene status in all children with normal body weight was unsatisfactory, while in the overweight children demonstrated satisfactory oral hygiene status. The prevalence of caries in the studied group of children corresponds to the city values. The study of caries intensity showed that in the children with normal body weight md + MDF index is 1.48 ± 0.24 and 1 ± 0.54, while for the overweight children this figure was 2.03 ± 0.36 and 1.25 ± 0.34. The saliva IL-6 values can be used as important diagnostic indicators and the evaluation of cytokine content in biological fluids helps to obtain information about present medical condition as well as prevent inflammatory periodontal diseases.