bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Fatigue in Teenagers on the Internet) for Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Routine Clinical Care: Observational Study
Authors: Albers Eline , Nijhof Linde N , Berkelbach van der Sprenkel Emma E , van de Putte Elise M , Nijhof Sanne L , Knoop Hans
Published: August 2021

Background

Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (I-CBT) for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) has been shown to be effective in a randomized controlled trial (RCT; Fatigue in Teenagers on the Internet [FITNET]). FITNET can cause a significant reduction in fatigue and disability.

Objective

We aimed to investigate whether FITNET treatment implemented in routine clinical care (IMP-FITNET) was as effective, using the outcomes of the FITNET RCT as the benchmark.

Methods

Outcomes of CFS/ME adolescents who started IMP-FITNET between October 2012 and March 2018 as part of routine clinical care were compared to the outcomes in the FITNET RCT. The primary outcome was fatigue severity assessed posttreatment. The secondary outcomes were self-reported physical functioning, school attendance, and recovery rates. Clinically relevant deterioration was assessed posttreatment, and for this outcome, a face-to-face CBT trial was used as the benchmark. The attitude of therapists toward the usability of IMP-FITNET was assessed through semistructured interviews. The number of face-to-face consultations during IMP-FITNET was registered.

Results

Of the 384 referred adolescents with CFS/ME, 244 (63.5%) started IMP-FITNET, 84 (21.9%) started face-to-face CBT, and 56 (14.6%) were not eligible for CBT. Posttreatment scores for fatigue severity (mean 26.0, SD 13.8), physical functioning (mean 88.2, SD 15.0), and full school attendance (mean 84.3, SD 26.5) fell within the 95% CIs of the FITNET RCT. Deterioration of fatigue and physical functioning after IMP-FITNET was observed at rates of 1.2% (n=3) and 4.1% (n=10), respectively, which is comparable to a waiting list condition (fatigue: 1.2% vs 5.7%, χ21=3.5, P=.06; physical functioning: 4.1% vs 11.4%, χ21=3.3, P=.07). Moreover, 41 (16.8%) IMP-FITNET patients made use of face-to-face consultations.

Conclusions

IMP-FITNET is an effective and safe treatment for adolescents with CFS/ME in routine clinical care.
Virtual Education Program to Support Providers Caring for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Development and Evaluation Study
Authors: Thakur Anupam , Pereira Cheryl , Hardy Jenny , Bobbette Nicole , Sockalingam Sanjeev , Lunsky Yona
Published: August 2021

Background

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased health-related risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual training programs that support providers in caring for the physical and mental health needs of this population, as well provide psychological support to the providers themselves, are needed during the pandemic.

Objective

This paper describes the design, delivery, and evaluation of a virtual educational COVID-19–focused Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program to support providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in caring for the mental health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Methods

A rapid design thinking approach was used to develop a 6-session program that incorporates mindfulness practice, a wellness check, COVID-19–related research and policy updates, a didactic presentation on a combination mental health and COVID-19 related topic, and a case-based discussion to encourage practical learning. We used the first 5 outcome levels of Moore’s evaluation framework—focusing on participation, satisfaction, learning, self-efficacy, and change in practice—which were rated (out of 5) by care providers from health and disability service sectors, as well as additional reflection measures about innovations to the program. Qualitative feedback from open-text responses from participants were analyzed using modified manifest content analysis.

Results

A total of 104 care providers from health and disability service sectors participated in the program. High levels of engagement (81 participants per session on average) and satisfaction (overall satisfaction score: mean 4.31, SD 0.17) were observed. Self-efficacy (score improvement: 19.8%), support, and coping improved. Participants also rated the newly developed COVID-19 program and its innovative components highly. Open text feedback showed participants felt that the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program expanded their knowledge and competency and created a sense of being part of a community of practice; provided value for the COVID-19 innovations; supported resource-sharing within and beyond program participants; and facilitated changes to participants’ approaches to client care in practice and increased participants’ confidence in supporting clients and families.

Conclusions

The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes program is an effective model for capacity-building programs with a shared-learning approach. Future iterations should include targeted evaluation of long-term outcomes such as staff burnout.
Recent Academic Research on Clinically Relevant Digital Measures: Systematic Review
Authors: Shandhi Md Mobashir Hasan , Goldsack Jennifer C , Ryan Kyle , Bennion Alexandra , Kotla Aditya V , Feng Alina , Jiang Yihang , Wang Will Ke , Hurst Tina , Patena John , Carini Simona , Chung Jeanne , Dunn Jessilyn
Published: August 2021

Background

Digital clinical measures collected via various digital sensing technologies such as smartphones, smartwatches, wearables, ingestibles, and implantables are increasingly used by individuals and clinicians to capture health outcomes or behavioral and physiological characteristics of individuals. Although academia is taking an active role in evaluating digital sensing products, academic contributions to advancing the safe, effective, ethical, and equitable use of digital clinical measures are poorly characterized.

Objective

We performed a systematic review to characterize the nature of academic research on digital clinical measures and to compare and contrast the types of sensors used and the sources of funding support for specific subareas of this research.

Methods

We conducted a PubMed search using a range of search terms to retrieve peer-reviewed articles reporting US-led academic research on digital clinical measures between January 2019 and February 2021. We screened each publication against specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. We then identified and categorized research studies based on the types of academic research, sensors used, and funding sources. Finally, we compared and contrasted the funding support for these specific subareas of research and sensor types.

Results

The search retrieved 4240 articles of interest. Following the screening, 295 articles remained for data extraction and categorization. The top five research subareas included operations research (research analysis; n=225, 76%), analytical validation (n=173, 59%), usability and utility (data visualization; n=123, 42%), verification (n=93, 32%), and clinical validation (n=83, 28%). The three most underrepresented areas of research into digital clinical measures were ethics (n=0, 0%), security (n=1, 0.5%), and data rights and governance (n=1, 0.5%). Movement and activity trackers were the most commonly studied sensor type, and physiological (mechanical) sensors were the least frequently studied. We found that government agencies are providing the most funding for research on digital clinical measures (n=192, 65%), followed by independent foundations (n=109, 37%) and industries (n=56, 19%), with the remaining 12% (n=36) of these studies completely unfunded.

Conclusions

Specific subareas of academic research related to digital clinical measures are not keeping pace with the rapid expansion and adoption of digital sensing products. An integrated and coordinated effort is required across academia, academic partners, and academic funders to establish the field of digital clinical measures as an evidence-based field worthy of our trust.
Effects of Virtual Reality Training on Upper Limb Function and Balance in Stroke Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis
Authors: Wu Jinlong , Zeng Aihua , Chen Ziyan , Wei Ye , Huang Kunlun , Chen Jiafeng , Ren Zhanbing
Published: August 2021

Background

Virtual reality (VR) training is a promising intervention strategy that has been utilized in health care fields like stroke rehabilitation and psychotherapy. Current studies suggest that VR training is effective in improving the locomotor ability of stroke patients.

Objective

This is the first meta-meta-analysis of the effects of VR on motor function in stroke patients. This study aimed to systematically summarize and quantify the present meta-analyses results of VR training and produce high-quality meta-meta-analysis results to obtain a more accurate prediction.

Methods

We searched 4 online databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure) for meta-analysis studies. After accounting for overlap, 10 studies (accounting for almost 550 stroke patients) were obtained. Based on the meta-meta-analysis of these patients, this study quantified the impact of VR training on stroke patients’ motor performance, mainly including upper limb function, balance, and walking ability. We combined the effects under the random effect model and pooled the estimates as standardized mean differences (SMD).

Results

The results of the meta-meta-analysis showed that VR training effectively improves upper limb function (SMD 4.606, 95% CI 2.733-6.479, P<.05) and balance (SMD 2.101, 95% CI 0.202-4.000, P<.05) of stroke patients. However, the results showed considerable heterogeneity and thus, may need to be treated with caution. Due to the limited research, a meta-meta-analysis of walking ability was not performed.

Conclusions

These findings represent a comprehensive body of high-quality evidence that VR training is more effective at improving upper limb function and balance of stroke patients.
Evaluation of the Accuracy and Safety of a Portable Metabolic Heat Conformation-Based Non-invasive Glucose Meter: A Multicentre Clinical Study. (Preprint)
Authors: Xu Yuanmeng , Li Ang , Wu Chenyang , Geng Zhanxiao , Zhang Junqing , Wang Xiaohao , Li Yu‐xiu , Li Hongmei , Guo Xiaohui , Tang Fei
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND

Non-invasive blood glucose measurement is expected to be an ideal way for glucose monitoring, although most of the methods are under study and yet to be verified in large-scale clinical trials.

OBJECTIVE

We intend to evaluate the stability, accuracy of the metabolic heat conformation (MHC)-based non-invasive glucometer in a multicentre, self-controlled clinical trial. This device obtained the first medical device registration certificate awarded by the National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA).

METHODS

The clinical study was conducted at three sites on 200 subjects who received glucose measurement with a non-invasive glucometer, the Contour Plus blood glucose monitoring system, and venous plasma glucose (VPG) measurements, in a fasted state and at 2 and 4 hours after meals. Trial Registration: ChiCTR1900020523.

RESULTS

The non-invasive and VPG measurements showed 93.9% (95% CI, 91.7–95.6%) of the values in zone A + B in a Consensus Error Grid. The measurements obtained in a fasted state and at 2 hours after meals are more accurate, with 99.0% and 97.0% of the values in zone A + B, respectively. The proportion of values in zone A + B and the correlation coefficients in subjects who did not receive insulin were 3.1% and 0.0596 higher than in those who received insulin. The accuracy of the non-invasive glucometer was influenced by the level of islet cell function and insulin resistance, which had a correlation coefficient with the MARD of -0.0961 (p=0.020) and -0.1577 (p=0.00012), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The MHC-based non-invasive glucometer demonstrates generally high stability and accuracy in the glucose monitoring of diabetic patients. The calculation model needs to be further explored and optimised for patients with different diabetes subtypes, levels of insulin resistance and insulin secretion capacity.

CLINICALTRIAL

the name of the trial registry : A multi-center study for evaluating the accuracy and safety of noninvasive glucose meter in people with diabetes or impaired glucose regulation (impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance), using an experimental test system as a reference.

registration number : ChiCTR1900020523

URL : https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=33857
Appeal of editor-in-chief
Authors: Sirenko U.
Published: August 2021

No abstract
Peculiarities of development of antihypertensive action of multicomponent herbal drug Carvelis in middle-aged patients with uncomplicated arterial hypertension
Authors: Batushkin V.V. , Holovatska L.O. , Nesterenko L.O.
Published: August 2021

Background. In more than a third of middle-aged individuals, the syndrome of arterial hypertension is determined by a combination of psychoemotional disorders and autonomic dysfunction. The purpose of the research was to study the features of psychoemotional disorders and autonomic homeostasis in 78 middle-aged patients with uncomplicated arterial hypertension and their correction by the use of Carvelis in comprehensive antihypertensive therapy. Materials and methods. The main group consisted of 40 patients with hypertension. They were prescribed a herbal complex Carvelis with standard antihypertensive treatment. Dose of Carvelis was 30 drops 3 times a day for 6 months. The second group was a control one, which included 38 hypertensive patients, who received only antihypertensive therapy. During the first visit, all patients had certain disorders of cerebral and subcortical structures, associated with signs of autonomic dysfunction, deterioration of emotional state and significant psychological stress. Results. The prescription of Carvelis for 6 months allowed achieving a decrease in blood pressure: systolic blood pressure — by 12.8 mmHg, diastolic — by 12.3 mmHg, whereas a decrease in blood pressure in the control group was less (5.0 and 5.3 mmHg, respectively) and insignificant. The antihypertensive effect of Carvelis treatment was realized through its components — hawthorn, valerian, lemon balm, motherwort. They reduced the activity of the sympathetic link of the autonomic nervous system: SDNN and RMSSD increased significantly— by 54.2 and 55.7 %, respectively, and reached physiological limits. The positive dynamics of the integrated indicators of autonomic balance and fractal index in these patients showed a more complete restoration of vagosympathetic interactions at the vascular level of homeostasis. The use of Carvelis led to the harmonization of emotional state and reduction in the level of psychological stress, which was characterized by a decrease in the index of emotional excitability by 24.5 % and anxiety — by 17,3 %, state of depression — by 21.5 % (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). The analysis of systemic parameters of homeostasis regulation showed that 6-month treatment with Carvelis increased significantly the general level of bioenergy, the state of vascular regulation reserves and operative control of autonomic vascular regulation. These changes were consistent with the level of activity of the vasomotor center of vascular tone regulation, the indicators of which decreased significantly.
Accident and Emergency Care Made High Reliable: Perception of Staff on Factors Affecting Application of High-Reliability Organization Principles in Accident Emergency Units
Authors: Malavige (MBBS, MSc, MBA) K. K. , (MBBS, MD-Medical administration), MBA Dr Sathasivam Sridharan , Dharmaratne (MBBS, MD-Medical Administration) Dr G. S. K. , Samarakoon (MBBS, MD-Medical administration) Dr Samiddhi , (MBBS, MD -Community Medicine) Dr Nelum Samaruthilake , (B.Sc. (Hons.) in MIT, MBA) I. R. Malawige
Published: August 2021

There is a growing concern regarding patient safety and high reliability which made more intense with this ongoing pandemic.Aim of this study is to assess the organizational factors affecting the practice of High-Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles as perceived by staff in selected Accident and Emergency Units. Methodology: A hospital based cross-sectional study in three Accident and Emergency care setting, among healthcare staff, conducted using a self-administered questionnaire.Results: Out of the five factors affecting HRO practices as perceived by staff, “Organizational Safety Culture” (Mean-4.27., SD-0.49) has the highest mean value followed by Leadership (Mean: 3.96, SD: 0.44) and Teamwork (Mean: 3.95, SD: 0.5). “Work Environment” (Mean: 3.94, SD: 0.46) has the lowest score. All independent and dependent variables have a significant positive correlation with HRO principles (Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level-1-tailed). Multivariate analysis was carried out to assess the proportion variability of the dependent variable. The linear regression model explains 22% of the variability of the HRO practices (dependent variable) by factors affecting HRO practices (independent variables) if all the factors operate together.The distribution of Coefficients, Standardized B value is 0.29 (significant at the 0.01 level), showing if “Organizational Safety Culture” operates together with the other four independent variables 29% of the variability of the HRO practices (dependent variable) can be explained by Organizational Safety Culture.Conclusion: Organizational safety culture shows significant (< 0.01) effect on determining HRO practices.
Применение метода сверхвысокого разрешения в диффузионной МРТ
Authors: Познанский О.П.
Published: August 2021

Диффузионная МРТ – это метод магнитно-резонансной томографии, оценивающий случайное движение молекул в биологической ткани. Наиболее популярное его применение – исследование анизотропии тканей. В настоящее время методы визуализации с высоким разрешением позволяют делать выводы о структуре белого и серого вещества мозга. Тем не менее, такие потенциально ценные методы МРТ обычно не используются в медицинской прак­тике, поскольку требуют длительного времени измерения. В этой работе мы используем диффузионную МРТ с низким разрешением и рассчитываем изображения с высоким разрешением с помощью реконструкции сверхвысокого разрешения. Мы рассчитываем тензор диффузии и точность его оценки по сравнению с альтернативными методами интерполяции. Демонстрируются преимущества техники сверхвысокого разрешения с точки зрения среднеквадратичной ошибки путем анализа дробной анизотропии и других тензорных инвариантов.
Портативный наноголографический плоскомер
Authors: Турухано Б.Г. , Турухано Н. , Ханов С.Н. , Лавров Ю.М. , Добырн В.В. , Ермоленко О.Г. , Константинов Л.А. , Вилков Е.А. , Ладатко И.В.
Published: August 2021

Портативный наноголографический плоскомер предназначен для измерения и контроля качества оптических поверхностей, отклонений от заданной формы, определения шероховатости, включая сверхгладкие поверхности. ПНГПл увеличивает точность измерения, не ограничен размером измеряемой поверхности, ускоряет измерения в широком температурном диапазоне.
Высокоразрешающий цифровой голографический микроскоп для прозрачных объектов
Authors: Турухано Б.Г. , Турухано Н. , Турухано И.А.
Published: August 2021

В работе используется сферическая цифровая матрица для записи голограммы в цифровом голографическом микроскопе для регистрации высокочастотной составляющей фазового объекта для увеличения разрешения его восстановленного изображения и тем же качеством.
Perfil osteobiográfico de un entierro chichimeca: Mesa de Salsipuedes, San Luis Potosí, México
Authors: Montiel Mendoza Mireya , Serrano Sánchez Carlos , Del Angel Escalona Andres
Published: August 2021

La frontera septentrional de Mesoamérica, fluctuante en el tiempo, fue escenario del contacto entre los pueblos cazadores recolectores del norte de México y sus vecinos agricultores mesoamericanos. La información osteológica sugiere un contraste físico entre ambos grupos de pobladores. El hallazgo de un entierro humano de filiación chichimeca, en una cueva en la Mesa Salsipuedes, en el municipio Tierra Nueva, San Luis Potosí, permite un acercamiento al perfil osteobiográfico de los pueblos cazadores recolectores en una zona limítrofe de Mesoamérica. Para ello, se examina en particular la morfología cefálica, en relación con los datos publicados de ejemplares precerámicos de la Cuenca de México y de grupos nómadas de la zona norte, así como de una serie craneal posclásica del centro de México.

   Con esta información se pretende contribuir y ampliar nuestro co-
 nocimiento de los grupos cazadores recolectores de esta región escasamente documentados en el campo de la antropología física, y aportar elementos en torno al gran problema de la gestación de la diversidad física de los antiguos habitantes del actual territorio mexicano.
Procesos de formación de sitio, subsistencia y paisajes agrarios del periodo azteca a la luz de los macrorrestos de plantas de Calixtlahuaca (Valle de Toluca)
Authors: Borejsza Aleksander , Martínez Yrízar Diana , McClung de Tapia Emily , Smith Michael E.
Published: August 2021

Los datos arqueobotánicos contribuyen aún poco a las reconstrucciones de la subsistencia y los paisajes agrarios aztecas. En este artículo analizamos un conjunto de macrorrestos carbonizados de plantas recuperado en la capital posclásica del Valle de Toluca. Consideramos los procesos de formación propios del sitio y en particular las vías de carbonización de los restos vegetales que permitieron su conservación. Destaca la quema de casas de bajareque, la que en dos casos consumió cantidades importantes de víveres almacenados. Proponemos un primer esbozo de la subsistencia de los habitantes del sitio y del paisaje de laderas terraceadas en las que se distribuían sus viviendas y terrenos de cultivo. Atribuimos un papel esencial a los llamados seudo-cereales, incluidos la chía y una especie de quenopodio, posiblemente cultivado por su grano.

 
Territorios en conflicto: resistencia mapuche contra el fracking en Vaca Muerta
Authors: Acacio Juan Antonio , Wyczykier Gabriela
Published: August 2021

El texto aborda distintas aristas del conflicto en torno a la producción de hidrocarburos no convencionales en el yacimiento Vaca Muerta, en Argentina. Una de las disputas centrales tiene como protagonistas a las comunidades mapuche, las empresas y el Estado provincial y nacional. El trabajo analiza la resistencia que desarrolla la comunidad mapuche de Campo Maripe que reclama la propiedad de su territorio ancestral ubicado en el corazón de la explotación de los recursos no convencionales, en la provincia de Neuquén, distinguiendo cómo el Estado y los empresarios han recurrido a instrumentos judiciales y represivos para desalojar a la comunidad de estas tierras. Se partirá aquí del estudio del tramo final del juicio acontecido en la ciudad de Neuquén en 2019, donde fueron acusados de usurpación seis miembros de la comunidad Campo Maripe. La escena del juicio permite apreciar valoraciones, percepciones y acciones divergentes que se movilizan entre los actores involucrados en el enfrentamiento con referencia al territorio, la naturaleza, y la mirada sobre el otro. Desde  una perspectiva de análisis sociológico y cualitativo, se aporta a una reflexión sobre la modalidad que adoptan los conflictos sociales en torno al fracking en Vaca Muerta, los motivos de las resistencias y algunas de las estrategias que adopta el capital para proseguir con la explotación de los bienes de la naturaleza para la producción de energía.

 
La importancia de reconocer a los “hablantes fantasma” en los proyectos de revitalización lingüística: experiencia con el zapoteco de San Bartolo Yautepec
Authors: Covarrubias Acosta Adela
Published: August 2021

En este artículo se reconoce la existencia e importancia de los “hablantes fantasma”, hablantes competentes que sufren inseguridad lingüística, en el zapoteco de San Bartolo Yautepec, una lengua altamente amenazada, hablada tanto en el pueblo de San Bartolo Yautepec, Oaxaca, México, como en una comunidad diáspora en el área conurbada de la Ciudad de México. Para ello, primero se aborda la situación sociolingüística de esta lengua y comunidad de habla, y cómo ésta llevó al desplazamiento lingüístico. Después se muestra que el zapoteco de San Bartolo Yautepec se ajusta a algunas características generales que se han reportado para las lenguas moribundas, como una mayor variación y cambio lingüístico acelerado, y cómo es que este cambio lingüístico tiene un impacto en las actitudes hacia la lengua. El cambio que se describe incluye pérdida de consonantes lenis y una complejización del sistema tonal en el habla de las generaciones más jóvenes. Posterior a ello, se hace una clasificación de todos los tipos de hablantes en esta lengua, incluyendo a los “hablantes fantasma”, y el papel que juega cada uno en el proyecto de revitalización lingüística en la actualidad. Enseguida se aborda el proyecto de revitalización como tal, y se hace un recuento de las actividades que se llevan a cabo en la actualidad y el fin que persigue cada una para cada tipo de hablante que se abordó en la clasificación. Muchas de estas actividades van encaminadas a fomentar los lazos entre los miembros de la comunidad y generar seguridad lingüística en los hablantes inseguros.

 
Paisaje lingüístico en dibaku (cuicateco): avances y retos
Authors: San Giacomo Trinidad Marcela , Mendoza Hernández Diego
Published: August 2021

El estudio de los paisajes lingüísticos es una manera de identificar las relaciones y tensiones entre distintos grupos lingüísticos dentro de una misma localidad. En el presente artículo se expone la experiencia de la modificación del paisaje lingüístico de San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán, Oaxaca, a través de dos intervenciones en el espacio público durante 2019 y 2020. Las modificaciones consistieron en la colocación de señaléticas bilingües, en cuicateco y español, tanto en las calles como en edificios públicos. Nuestro planteamiento apunta a que la modificación del paisaje lingüístico, en contextos similares al de Cuicatlán, puede ser una manera de resignificar los espacios simbólicos asociados a la lengua dominante y que puede conjuntarse con estrategias de revaloración y revitalización de las lenguas.

 

Palabras clave: Paisaje lingüístico, cuicateco, diversidad, escritura, políticas lingüísticas.

 

Abstract

The study of linguistic landscapes is a way of identifying the relationships and tensions between different linguistic groups within the same locality. This article presents the experience of modifying the linguistic landscape of San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán, Oaxaca, through two interventions in the public space during 2019 and 2020. The modifications consisted on the placement of bilingual signage, in Cuicateco and Spanish, both on the streets and in public buildings. Our approach points out that the modification of the linguistic landscape, in similar contexts to Cuicatlán, can be a way of resignifying the symbolic spaces associated with the dominant language and that it can be combined with strategies of revaluation and revitalization of languages.

 

Keywords: Linguistic landscape, Cuicateco, diversity, writing, linguistic policies.
Las tecnologías de Reconocimiento Automático de Voz y su incorporación a los métodos de transcripción de lenguas indígenas
Authors: Cruz Hilaria
Published: August 2021

En agosto del 2018, un retiro en Quechee, Vermont, reunió a lingüistas, hablantes de idiomas en alto riesgo de desaparición, científicos de la computación especializados en procesamiento del lenguaje natural y activistas en el área, con el propósito de discutir las posibilidades de conjuntar esfuerzos para integrar las tecnologías de reconocimiento automático de voz (especialmente las redes neuronales artificiales), a los métodos de transcripción de estas lenguas.

   En un ambiente ameno, donde el trabajo se mezcló con la diversión, los participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de conocerse, intercambiar ideas, conocimientos y experiencias, dialogando sobre los recursos que el trabajo de documentación lingüística y el reconocimiento de voz, podrían aportar para llevar a cabo dicha meta. Ambos campos compartieron sus últimos avances y las condiciones de sus respectivas áreas de investigación, incluyendo las condiciones de campo, la vitalidad de la lingüística de sus respectivas lenguas, al igual que temas relacionados con el “embotellamiento” de la transcripción del lenguaje.

   Los lingüistas reportaron sobre su corpus y las horas que habían co-
 lectado. De igual manera, los participantes expresaron sus necesidades tecnológicas y sobre cómo debería ser un sistema de Reconocimiento Automático de Voz que pudiera ser usado por personas que no saben mucho sobre tecnología.

[1] Agradezco a la Fundación Neukom, el Programa de Lingüística y el Programa de nativos americanos en el Dartmouth College por apoyar el retiro. Del mismo modo, muchas gracias a Michael Abramov, Oliver Adams y Andrés Perez Perez por sus comentarios en este artículo.
Santiguando con asta de venado: Una aproximación al ritual del santiguador
Authors: Rodriguez Bustamante Jair Obed
Published: August 2021

Este artículo es parte de una serie de investigaciones realizadas por el autor sobre el santiguador, especialista ritual presente en las poblaciones tradicionales del departamento de Lambayeque-Perú, que a diferencia del “maestro curandero” o la “partera”, no se le ha prestado el estudio y la atención debida.

Durante las entrevistas realizadas a santiguadores en diferentes pueblos del departamento de Lambayeque, no se había registrado el antecedente del uso del asta venado por parte de este especialista ritual, a diferencia del uso del mismo por los maestros curanderos o chamanes. Es por ello, que La investigación está basada en la entrevista realizada a doña Santos Benavides, quién utilizaba para el ritual del santiguado un asta-cachito- de venado. Además se contextualiza la presencia del venado y el uso de sus osamentas en el registro arqueológico, etnohistórico y etnográfico en los Andes Centrales, dando especial énfasis a la costa norte del territorio peruano. Esto permitirá al lector aproximarse al entendimiento del ritual del santiguador.

Las investigaciones realizadas sobre especialistas rituales - también llamados especialistas en medicina tradicional-, en especial sobre el santiguador, son apremiantes debido a la pérdida o retroceso de la presencia de este personaje en las poblaciones tradicionales, ocasionando que sus prácticas y rituales estén en proceso de repliegue o desaparición.

En general, este artículo reabre el estudio sobre los especialistas rituales de las poblaciones tradicionales del departamento de Lambayeque, tema que se había dado por culminado, mostrando interés en un territorio que requiere mucho más esfuerzos en este campo de la investigación.
Introspección antropológica en las prácticas y usos sociales, religiosos, identitarios y de colonialidad entre Egipto, Iraq y Siria
Authors: Alnasir Samer
Published: August 2021

Por los discursos orientalistas, domina en Occidente un estereotipo generalizador de que el mundo árabe es homogéneo. El presente ar-
 tículo se proyecta para negar empíricamente esta banalidad. Para ello, se analizan profundas divergencias socioculturales y, más bien, antropológicas entre sus colectividades, que en gran medida persisten como secuelas de colonialidad o son debidas a distintas políticas coloniales. Para ello, se analiza la interferencia colonial en los usos y las conductas sociales, así como en los tratamientos y extranjerismos en el lenguaje, que son síntomas residuales y crónicos de colonialidad. Esto se compara con otras prácticas que se muestran resistentes a las interferencias extranjeras y que se conservan como esquemas relacionados íntimamente desde la identidad cognitiva hacia la colectiva. Para ello, se analizan usos urbanos, filológicos, protocolos, ritos sociales y demás factores de interferencia en la identidad, pertenencia y conducta de los individuos. La referencia a estos se mantiene siempre neutral como grupos, individuos o colectividades, y se evita el uso de sustantivos como sociedades o comunidades, ya que, parcialmente, se les niega esta categoría jurídica. Con esto, se intenta subrayar el laberinto identitario y de pertenencia en el que se encuentran inmersas las masas de población, y se toman tres ejemplos principales de muestra: Egipto, Iraq y Siria.

 
Colin McEwan (1951-2020) y el México Antiguo
Authors: López Luján Leonardo
Published: August 2021

Hace cinco lustros, a principios de febrero de 1995, viajé a Londres para participar en una reunión académica que llevaba por título “Mesoamerican Studies: Mexican and European Perspectives”. Era organizada por el British Museum con motivo de la muy reciente apertura de su Mexican Gallery, un relativamente reducido pero espectacular espacio en el complejo arquitectónico de Bloomsbury que había sido diseñado por el insigne arquitecto Teodoro González de León y financiado por un selecto grupo de industriales de mi país a invitación del Presidente de la República. Ante la emoción de volver a ver los tesoros mesoamericanos del museo, principalmente la colección Christy y los dinteles de Yaxchilán, de inmediato acepté la convocatoria de un joven matrimonio que se encargaba de toda la logística del evento, Norma Rosso y Colin McEwan, quienes me solicitaban hablar sobre mis recientes excavaciones en el Templo Mayor y la Casa de las Águilas de Tenochtitlan.
Presentación
Authors: Hernández Mendoza Fidel
Published: August 2021

En 2019 se celebró el “Año Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas” y en 2020 se llevó acabo el “Evento de Alto Nivel titulado: Construyendo un Decenio de Acciones para las Lenguas Indígenas” (unesco 2020). El propósito fue llamar la atención sobre la grave pérdida de las lenguas indígenas y establecer un programa de acciones que contribuyera a revertir esta situación. En este marco, hemos preparado este volumen que reúne un conjunto de estudios sobre diferentes temas lingüísticos y lenguas indígenas. Nuestra intención es, por una parte, resaltar qué hacemos desde la investigación y la academia por las lenguas indígenas, y por otra, qué de lo que hacemos puede constituirse en acciones para el “Decenio de las Lenguas Indígenas: 2022-2032”. 

 
Analyzing the scientific content visibility of the repository posted on the website of the journal “Geodezia i Kartografia” website in the Internet
Authors: Litvinov N.Yu.
Published: August 2021

The author examines the visibility of the scientific content from the journal and outside sources in the Internet posted on the website of the journals using the webometric method and comparative analysis. One of the indirect signs of insufficient visibility of Russian scientific content for Russian authors is the number of self-citations. Author analyzed the traffic sources of the studied site, the indexing of the following sites
The individual and combined influence of the lack of employee benefits, collective bargaining and communication on labour unrest
Authors: Sishi Kusangiphila , Parumasur Sanjana Brijball , Archary Kogielam Keerthi
Published: August 2021

Labour unrest is often the outcome of an interplay or combination of factors that employees are unhappy about. Whilst issues relating to the lack of collective bargaining, communication and employee benefits prove to be reasons for causing labour unrest, the question is whether, and if so, how do they come together to increase the occurrence of labour unrest. Hence, this study explores the relationships between collective bargaining, communication, employee benefits and labour unrest, respectively. It is advocated that a lack of employee benefits, collective bargaining and communication has the potential to lead to labour unrest. The research is conducted at the informal settlement in Durban, South Africa, where most of the construction employees who worked at the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) reside. A sample of fifty from fifty-eight construction employees was drawn using cluster sampling. The researcher used quantitative research methods and data was collected using a self-developed questionnaire and analysed using inferential statistics. The research revealed that all sub-dimensions of the lack of employee benefits, collective bargaining and communication have the potential to influence labour unrest individually and in varying degrees. In this regard, a significant relationship was only found between poor availability of health and wellness programmes (employee benefits) and poor bargaining councils (collective bargaining). In addition, a significant but inverse relationship was found between poor medical care (employee benefits) and poor communication. Recommendations, based on the results of the study, are presented.
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Annual Report 2020
Authors:   Asian Development Bank
Published: August 2021

The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) is a partnership between the Government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that provides grants and technical assistance to reduce poverty in ADB’s developing member countries. It also promotes long-term social and economic development in the countries, to add substantive value and development impact to ADB assistance. This annual report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2020 and presents the background, project implementation progress, and achievements of the JFPR. It also highlights 2021 priorities.
Ekologistyka odpadów opakowaniowych w rolnictwie
Authors: Borkowska Małgorzata , Kruszyński Michał
Published: August 2021

Celem artykułu było zobrazowanie ekologistyki odpadów opakowaniowych w rolnictwie, a w szczególności zaprezentowanie zachowań producentów w zakresie zagospodarowania odpadami opakowaniowymi wytwarzanymi w gospodarstwach rolnych zlokalizowanych w powiecie namysłowskim (woj. opolskie). Wyniki przeprowadzonych badań szczególną uwagę zwróciły na problem wytwarzania i zagospodarowywania opakowań po pestycydach. Opakowania po środkach ochrony roślin do punktów handlowych zajmujących się ich zbiórką oddawało 60% badanych rolników, a 26% respondentów spalało je w kotłach centralnego ogrzewania będących na wyposażeniu gospodarstw. Ważnych problemem z punktu widzenia ochrony środowiska jest zagospodarowanie zużytego oleju powstającego w gospodarstwach rolnych. W grupie badanych rolników tylko 30% zadeklarowało, że oddawało tę substancję do podmiotów zajmujących się utylizacją tego typu odpadów niebezpiecznych. W badanych podmiotach średnia masa wytwarzanych odpadów oscylowała na poziomie 8,31 tony, a średni koszt utylizacji odpadów osiągał poziom 416,90 zł. W obszarze realizacji ekologistyki odpadów w rolnictwie zdiagnozowano następujące problemy: niewystarczająca ilość przedsiębiorstw zajmujących się zagospodarowywaniem odpadów pochodzenia rolniczego, występowanie odpadów niezbywalnych, a także problemy ze zbywaniem opakowań po środkach ochrony roślin w punktach handlowych.
Innovative processes in passenger transport in Poland and Europe
Authors: Stec Sławomir
Published: August 2021

The subject of research were innovative processes of a technological, organizational, structural, market or sociological nature. The starting material for developing the studied subject was the analysis of the dynamics of changes in expenditure on research and development in the field of transport infrastructure in Poland and the European Union. It has been found that in the last two decades, innovations in passenger transport have been successively implemented in Poland and Europe, the aim of which is to effectively meet the existing needs in the field of passenger transport, and above all to effectively encourage car drivers to use public transport. Introduction of the new solutions in transport is possible due to the growing level of budget expenditure on research and development in the field of transport, telecommunications and other infrastructure. The selected presented innovations in passenger transport effectively improve the quality of travel, increase the efficiency of infrastructure use and contribute to reducing the negative impact of transport on the environment.
Efficiency of Polish seaports against the background of the largest ports in Europe
Authors: Domagała Joanna
Published: August 2021

Seaport efficiency are the critical factors for handling of goods in the international supply chains and plays an important role in trade exchange with other countries. It is important to evaluate efficiency of seaports to reflect their status and reveal their position in competitive environment. The main purpose of this article is to use Data Envelopment Analysis to measure the technical efficiency of main seaports in Poland and main seaports in Europe. Data Envelopment Analysis enables one to assess how efficiently a Polish seaports uses the available inputs to generate a set of outputs relative to other units in the data set. The analysis gives a possibility to create an efficiency ranking of seaports.
The New Silk Road importance for Polish-Chinese trade relations
Authors: Szymańska Elżbieta , Wielechowski Michał
Published: August 2021

The aim of the research was to recognize the importance of the New Silk Road concept for trade relations between Poland and China. The study uses data from the Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny) on Poland’s foreign trade turnover with China, as well as information from the source literature. The adopted research period covers the years 2010–2018. The analysis shows that the New Silk Road has a significant impact on global supply chains by reducing the time of transporting goods on the China-Europe route, and by expanding infrastructural, financial and IT links to improve international trade. The analysed route gives the ability for China to extend the influence zone, and strengthen its position in the international arena, and for European countries is a source of infrastructural development and increased trade. Poland, due to its geographical location, can act as a bridge connecting Western markets with Central Asia, and should seize the opportunity to become a logistics hub and distribution centre of goods transported on the New Silk Road. The challenge for Polish businesses, trade organizations and the government is to increase exports of goods and services to China via terminals in Gdańsk, Małaszewicze, Łódź and Sławków.
Historical and meritorical genesis of logistics
Authors: Cherevko Heorhiy , Kolodiichuk Irina , Kolodiichuk Volodymyr
Published: August 2021

The aim of the article is to present the results of the research of the possibilities of explaining the content and evolution of logistics formation, determining periods of its development by examining its most important features. Based on the dialectical method of learning objective reality and using a historical approach the retrospective analysis was carried out and the historical and substantive genesis of the logistics category was examined, various interpretations of it have been identified in which the functional, optimization and target aspects are traced. The authors of the article define the concept of logistics as a branch of the theory of management, the subject of which is the study of forms and means of organizational-economic, structural-functional and institutional impact on the process of material and related information movement, financial and service flows from the primary source of raw materials to consumers of final products in order to optimize the specified process and realize the objective function of the logistics system, consisting in synergistic effect obtaining. The periodization of military and economic stages of logistics development on the basis of motivational features with substantiation of intuitive-philosophical, phase-applied and system-integrated periods of its formation is proposed.
A comparison of logistics infrastructure development level of European Union countries using Topsis and Vikor methods
Authors: Koszela Grzegorz , Gostkowski Grzegorz , Kostoglu Vasilis , Ochnio Luiza
Published: August 2021

The purpose of the research was to compare the logistics and logistic infrastructure development level in EU countries. To evaluate overall rank of each country in term of that traits, it was used eight variables which describes logistic characteristics. In this purpose, two of the multi-criteria models of decision making: a Multicriteria Optimization (VIKOR) and Compromise Solution and a Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) were applied and the results obtained by those two methods were compared. The results showed that VIKOR is more preferable method in comparison to TOPSIS methods and the countries where the logistic is developed the most according to the scores in created rankings are Germany, France and Poland.
Logistics supplying farms with production inputs
Authors: Kruszyński Michał
Published: August 2021

The aim of the study was to illustrate the logistics of supplying selected farms with things of production in the form of synthetic fertilizers, plant protection chemicals, as well as spare parts for machines and fuel. The research was conducted in 2019 on a group of 50 agricultural producers running farms in the Radomsko district in the Łódzkie Voivodeship. The realized research shows that most of the checked farms purchase fertilizers on an annual basis, and plant protection products twice a year or more often. The decisive factor in the purchase of specific means of production is the price as a first one, but non-price factors also gain importance. In most of the farms the direct distribution is developing, where farmers purchase individual means of production from sales representatives on farms.
Identification and analysis of potential disruptions in warehouse processes in the distribution centre of the food industry
Authors: Grabowska Jadwiga
Published: August 2021

This paper is an attempt to identify and analyse disruptions that occur in the warehouse processes in the selected distribution centre of the food industry. The food sector has been briefly discussed and the distribution centre role within the distribution network as a link between suppliers, producers and consignees shown. Distribution centres play special role in the logistics and are the source of many benefits such as reduction of logistics costs, time cycles and stock as well as increase in the level of customer service quality. They also create value within the chain [Tomczak 2014]. In order to correctly implement the tasks put before a distribution centre, the warehouse processes taking place inside it should be performed efficiently and effectively. The performed A3 report has shown the potential disruptions that may affect the correctness of the warehouse processes implementation within the analysed distribution centre. The paper proposes improvements of the warehouse processes.
TIME is of the Essence: An Audit Escape Room Activity
Authors: Barnes Michael , Enget Kathryn A.
Published: August 2021

This case gamifies several topics from a typical auditing curriculum by placing students in a modified escape room activity. Students act as new associates in Audit and Assurance services of CBA Associates, LLP. As part of their external audit orientation and training, students are provided with background information for a fictitious company, Tinsley Industrial Medical Equipment (TIME). Drawing on knowledge learned in traditional undergraduate auditing courses, students are tasked with solving several puzzles disguised as audit tasks. Topics and skills needed to unlock a series of locks include analysis of fraud scenarios, evaluation of the audit risk model, calculation of planning materiality and tolerable misstatement, identification of management assertions and related audit procedures, and detailed scrutiny of control process narratives and document flow diagrams. To successfully complete the case, students must effectively communicate and collaborate to solve the puzzles in the allotted time.