bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PREVENÇÃO AO CÂNCER DE COLO DE ÚTERO NO BRASIL
Authors: Silva Rayane Pires da , Faria Elter Alves , Valeriano Ritielli de Oliveira , Resende Lorena Cruz , Feitosa Marcos Wesley de Sousa , Costa Monaliza de Souza , Gomes Mariana Magalhães Bandeira , Santos Júnior José Ricardo Baracho dos
Published: April 2024

O câncer do colo do útero é o terceiro mais incidente na população feminina brasileira, excetuando-se os casos de câncer de pele não melanoma.  O objetivo desse estudo buscou analisar o estado atual da prevenção ao câncer de colo de útero no Brasil, destacando tanto os desafios quanto as oportunidades associadas a essa integração. A metodologia empregada incluiu a identificação de bases de dados relevantes, como Scielo e Google acadêmico. Os critérios de inclusão consideraram a data de publicação e a pertinência do conteúdo para o tema da pesquisa. Foram selecionados estudos originais, revisões e relatórios governamentais que contribuíram para uma compreensão completa da integração da saúde da mulher na atenção básica. A análise e síntese dos resultados permitiram identificar que a prevenção primária do câncer do colo do útero está relacionada à diminuição do risco de contágio pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV). Dessa forma, a principal forma de prevenção é a vacina contra o HPV. A vacinação, em conjunto com o exame preventivo (Papanicolaou), se complementam como ações de prevenção deste câncer. Esta revisão destaca a complexidade da integração da saúde da mulher na atenção básica, ressaltando a necessidade de superar desafios significativos. No entanto, também sublinha a importância de aproveitar as oportunidades disponíveis para promover uma abordagem mais holística, centrada no paciente e acessível à assistência em saúde na atenção básica. O estudo reforça a importância contínua da pesquisa e prática nesse campo crítico, à medida que buscamos aprimorar os sistemas de saúde e promover o bem-estar da população.
EXPLORANDO TEMAS COTIDIANOS PARA O ENSINO DE QUÍMICA: COMPREENDENDO A QUÍMICA DOS DESODORANTES
Authors: Rodrigues Ana Carolina Cunha , Souza Ana Paula Nazar de , Lima Juliana Fonseca de
Published: April 2024

Esse trabalho propõe uma sequência didática, com o objetivo de promover a discussão de conceitos de química através de produtos que fazem parte do cotidiano dos alunos, como os desodorantes. A sequência proposta visa: (1) instigar o interesse dos alunos e (2) facilitar o entendimento de conceitos abstratos e complexos com o uso de linguagem acessível, experimentação em sala de aula e o emprego de ferramentas digitais paradidáticas.A sequência apresentada foi aplicada e validada a partir de debate e questionário avaliativo com uma turma de 1° ano do ensino médio de uma escola pública do estado do Rio de Janeiro e levou em consideração as opiniões dos estudantes e obedece à diretrizes estabelecidas pelo Ministério da Educação quanto à transdisciplinaridade e estímulo ao pensamento crítico.
MENINGITE BACTERIANA: ANÁLISE DAS SUAS COMPLICAÇÕES
Authors: Gelinski Isabely , Ferreira João Vítor Santana , Lopes Camila Maria de Sousa , Martins Cláudia Fortes Nunes , Carvalho Lara Betânia Alves , Boaventura Gabriel Loureiro Seleghim , Parma Tiago Munhoz , Ravanello Eduarda Gomes , Cosentino Letícia Mannarino , Pereira Beatriz Spinelli Santos , Andrade Amanda Balduino de , Teixeira Lisandra Alves , Alcântara João Victor de Araújo Marques
Published: April 2024

INTRODUÇÃO:  A meningite é definida como a presença de uma inflamação das membranas que envolvem o cérebro e a medula espinhal, podendo ser provocada por diferentes agentes infecciosos (como bactérias, vírus, fungos e outros) ou não infecciosos (como medicamentos e tumores). OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo é fornecer uma visão abrangente sobre a meningite bacteriana, abordando sua definição, agentes causadores, notificação obrigatória, tratamento, e as complicações associadas. METODOLOGIA:  A abordagem metodológica de revisão integrativa da literatura foi empregada para investigar as complicações associadas à meningite bacteriana. O objetivo principal deste estudo foi identificar, selecionar e sintetizar resultados relevantes nesse domínio específico. Para alcançar esse propósito, adotou-se a estratégia PICo, que orientou na formulação da seguinte pergunta direcionadora: "Quais são as complicações mais comuns da meningite bacteriana e como elas impactam o prognóstico e a qualidade de vida dos pacientes? RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO:As meningites bacterianas podem acarretar uma variedade de complicações, tanto frequentes quanto menos usuais, a curto prazo. Entre os problemas mais comuns, ressaltam-se o inchaço cerebral, identificado pelo aumento do volume no cérebro devido à inflamação das membranas protetoras, e a hidrocefalia, que implica no acúmulo excessivo de líquido cerebrospinal no cérebro. CONCLUSÃO: Em suma, este estudo reforça a importância da vigilância contínua, educação e intervenções eficazes no combate à meningite bacteriana e suas complicações. Ao promover a conscientização, investir em pesquisa e implementar políticas de saúde pública adequadas, podemos reduzir o impacto negativo dessa doença na saúde pública e melhorar os resultados clínicos dos pacientes afetados.
Scrittrici del Diavolo, scrittrici di Dio
Authors: Gagliardi Isabella
Published: April 2024

La percezione dell’autorialità femminile in merito a testi di tipo religioso tra Medioevo ed Età Moderna sta al centro di questo contributo, dove è proposta una riflessione che prende l’avvio da casi eccezionali, collocati ai due estremi del “sacro”: la diabolicità e la santità.
Parola sacra, protofemminismo e autorialità femminile (1500-1600)
Authors: Stella Clara
Published: April 2024

Il saggio riflette sul ruolo autoriale costruito dalle donne all’interno dell’universo cristiano. Iniziando con un’introduzione storiografica e sociale, il saggio evidenzia l’importanza della sinergia tra gli studi di storiografia, di genere e di storia delle idee nel costruire nuove visioni della e sulla autorialità femminile. Sullo sfondo di alcuni punti fermi del dialogo tra discipline, si analizza quindi la costruzione dell’autorialità femminile considerando alcuni degli snodi fondamentali che caratterizzano l’evoluzione della soggettività nella scrittura di Vittoria Colonna e di Chiara Matraini.
"L’Instituto della Madre suor Francesca" nel monastero di Santa Maria della Provvidenza a Fara in Sabina: eredità spirituale e materiale
Authors: Onori Elena
Published: April 2024

Suor Francesca Farnese, al secolo Isabella, apparteneva a un ramo della famiglia dei Farnese, quella dei Duchi di Latera e Farnese. La sua educazione fu affidata alle suore Clarisse di San Lorenzo in Panisperna e, dopo averla completata, fece ritorno in famiglia, ma, dopo pochi mesi, sentì il richiamo della vita monastica. Secondo una prassi tipica della santità eroica barocca, fu protagonista di un travaglio interiore che la portò sempre più verso un crescente rigore, proponendo un modello di sé di difficile condivisione nei monasteri romani. Nel quadro della Roma barocca suor Francesca si affermò in qualità di riformatrice dell’ordine di Santa Chiara e di committente di quattro monasteri distribuiti sul territorio laziale. In questo ambizioso progetto, la Farnese fu sostenuta dal cardinale Francesco Barberini, nominato dal 1638 protettore dell’ordine riformato, ma anche da nobildonne romane che trovarono in lei un modello da imitare. Il progetto della Farnese fu interrotto dalla sua morte avvenuta nel 1651, ma la sua eredità fu raccolta dal cardinale protettore, Francesco Barberini, che si fece artefice della costruzione di un altro monastero, l’ultimo in ordine di tempo: il monastero di Santa Maria della Provvidenza a Fara in Sabina, che ebbe un ordinamento dalle caratteristiche speciali, poiché vennero fuse le disposizioni dei padri francescani di San Pietro d’Alcantara della provincia napoletana con le Costituzioni di suor Francesca. Queste prescrivevano l’abolizione dell’accoglienza di zitelle, la proibizione di ricevere visite, anche di parenti stretti, o di avere notizie dall’esterno. La vita spirituale doveva essere dominata dalla centralità del rapporto dell’individuo con Dio; un posto speciale era riservato al silenzio. Il cardinale Barberini nominò le Solitarie eredi universali al momento della morte nel 1679.
Saints and Sanctity for Critical Times: the Hagiography of Caterina da Racconigi
Authors: Cappuccilli Eleonora
Published: April 2024

The hagiography of the prophet and Dominican tertiary Caterina da Racconigi (1476-1547) is an impressive testimony of the construction of sanctity in sixteenth-century Italy. The hagiographic narrative responds to the often-contrasting needs of the common people disappointed by the corrupt clergy and seeking a path to salvation; to the clergy that strove to revive popular devotion; and to some parts of the humanist circles, looking for an answer to the religious and intellectual doubt that especially originated after the Reformation. Through the analysis of some passages of the two extant hagiographies of Caterina da Racconigi – Vitta et legenda, written by Caterina’s confessors, and Compendio delle cose mirabili, written by the philosopher Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola – this article examinates the multi-layered meanings attributed to sanctity during the religious crisis of the sixteenth century. Reform, intellectual and religious doubt and certainty, and human freedom emerge as fundamental pillars of the hagiographic logic that shaped the language of sanctity.
Rome and Women’s Response to Crisis: from Early Christianity to the Present Day
Authors: Araya Kinga
Published: April 2024

This article presents a research project conducted by nine scholars that culminated in a publication. As Project Leader, I had the privilege of coordinating this interdisciplinary, bilingual, and inter-university group entitled Rome and Women’s Response to Crisis: from Early Christianity to the Present Day, which critically examines - from a spiritual, socio-political, and cultural perspective - the stories of heroic Roman women who bravely confronted the crises of their time, from the earliest days of Christianity to the present. In addition to exploring the historical, socio-political, cultural, and spiritual contexts in which these heroic female protagonists lived and worked, the authors of the essays also emphasise – in explicit or implicit ways - the critical role which the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity played in their lives and cardinal virtues of fortitude, prudence, justice, and temperance. There is also a captivating reading on Saint Catherine of Siena’s virtue of patience. Nevertheless, it is not only through the lens of moral excellence that we learn about ordinary women living extraordinary lives as sisters, spouses, virgins, and mothers - both natural and spiritual. Towards the end of the article, there are passages drawn from Andrea Donati’s contribution about Vittoria Colonna, one of the early modern protagonists to whom the Symposium was dedicated.
Do research software engineers have research methods?
Authors: Leng Joanna
Published: April 2024

Do research software engineers have research methods?

Dr Joanna Leng, School of Computing, University of Leeds, Dr Phillip Brooker, School of Sociology, University of Liverpool and Emeritus Prof Wes Sharrock, School of Sociology, University of Manchester, all from the UK, ponder if Research Software Engineers have research methods, plus why today, we have increasingly more types of academic research institutions and organisations. It should be evident that Research Software Engineers (RSE) have research methods: it is in the name, and we have two previous case study articles that highlight how research and Software Engineering (SE) methods and skills are combined. We have to ask this because the practices of RSEs are assumed rather than investigated. The answer depends on our ideology and the established ideology of what counts as research.
Policy priorities for gender and entrepreneurship
Authors: Jennings Jennifer E , Carlson Jessica
Published: April 2024

Policy priorities for gender and entrepreneurship

Read here about policy suggestions from an academic-practitioner collaboration for gender and entrepreneurship. In this article, she has paired up with Ms Jessica Carlson, a policy professional and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) student at the University of Calgary, to share a comprehensive set of queries currently salient to policy practitioners working at the intersection of gender and entrepreneurship. In doing so, Carlson and Jennings hope to stimulate future academic research at this nexus that is more likely to be “accessed, appreciated and acted upon by policy-practitioners” (2024: 1). They also hope to encourage others to form academic-practitioner collaborations as a means of researching the identified set of policy-oriented queries.
Indigenous students face disparities in STEM
Authors: Clarke Judith Brown , Todd Wendy F
Published: April 2024

Indigenous students face disparities in STEM

Dr. Judith Brown Clarke and Dr. Wendy K’ah Skaahluwaa Todd, shed light on the crucial role of cultural identity in native American-Alaskan students’ persistence and success in STEM fields and the Geosciences. The fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges, like food security, climate change, and environmental sustainability. STEM education is vital in preparing students with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills necessary for addressing these complex and wicked challenges.
Soil health: A role for arbuscular mycorrhizas
Authors: Abbott Lynette
Published: April 2024

Soil health: A role for arbuscular mycorrhizas

Lynette Abbott from The University of Western Australia, focuses on soil health again, this time examining the role of arbuscular mycorrhizas. Mycorrhizas are common associations between plants and highly specialised fungi that participate in important soil health processes, including nutrient uptake by plants. This can include nutrients from fertilisers, the breakdown of soil organic matter, and soil minerals. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form extensive networks of hyphae in soil that extend around roots and increase the soil volume that can be explored. In addition to nutrient scavenging, the hyphae contribute to maintaining a friable soil structure that benefits root growth and even helps plants access water in tiny soil pores when soil conditions are dry. Mycorrhizas may also contribute to protection against root disease.
The European REVERT Project: An ai-based dss for treatment selection
Authors: Project REVERT
Published: April 2024

The european revert project: an ai-based dss for treatment selection

Find out here about the European REVERT project, an AI-based DSS for treatment selection. The REVERT project is built around predictive medicine and artificial intelligence (AI). The Consortium includes 22 top-performing research, biobanks and clinical centres, as well as four small-medium enterprises (SMEs) from five European countries, whose expertise spans from computer science to biomarker discovery, omics sciences, and clinical oncology settings, with a shared focus on advancing personalised medicine through AI-health research and development.
A crisis in workplace mental health injuries... And in work itself
Authors: Dufour-Poirier Mélanie
Published: April 2024

A crisis in workplace mental health injuries... And in work itself

Dr Mélanie Dufour-Poirier, Associate Professor at the University of Montreal’s School of Industrial Relations, discusses opportunities to safeguard employees’ mental health injuries and wellbeing through union involvement. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread requirement for telework, mental health injuries in the workplace (e.g., chronic stress, anxiety, depression, burnout and, in the worst cases, suicide) increased throughout the world. The acute rise in these problems is now considered the epiphenomenon of a global social and societal crisis, not to mention a major public health concern. That every year in Canada, on average, five hundred thousand workers are not at work due to mental health issues is testament to this. From that perspective, more and more research (including ours) shows the existence of a close correlation between how work is conceived, designed, organized and carried out and the prevalence of mental health problems in workplaces.
Moving past animal experiments to understand human neurological disease
Authors: Miller Richard J , Stagno Barbara
Published: April 2024

Moving past animal experiments to understand human neurological disease

Richard J. Miller, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says that the belief monkeys and other animals are essential for performing translationally useful research for human neurological disease is outdated and incompatible with 21st-century science. Using animals to model human neurological disease is severely limited. This is particularly true when it comes to diseases of the nervous system. Numerous fundamental differences exist between the brains of monkeys and humans. (1,2) These include the relative proportions of neuronal types, their laminar distribution, gene expression profiles, and morphology. These disparities are critical when trying to answer questions about the causes of diseases that are exclusively human.
ARCHIMEDES Project ensures extended ECS lifetime
Authors: John Reiner
Published: April 2024

ARCHIMEDES Project ensures extended ECS lifetime

Reiner John, Coordinator Research Funding Corporate Strategy at AVL List, examines how the ARCHIMEDES project ensures an extended ECS lifetime with digital means and fosters a circular economy. In the face of climate change, we need urgent action in the transition towards cleaner energy in transportation, infrastructure, and power. Electronic components and systems (ECS) currently last around 8,000 hours, but a longer lifespan of up to 120,000 is required. The ARCHIMEDES project is dedicated to transforming how ECS are qualified, ensuring a trusted extended lifetime throughout the entire supply chain. This initiative will impact the semiconductor, automotive, aviation, and infrastructure sectors by advancing technologies that boost resource efficiency and prolong the life of essential systems.
A transdisciplinary approach to literacy research, practice, and policy
Authors: Smith Patriann
Published: April 2024

A transdisciplinary approach to literacy research, practice, and policy

Patriann Smith, Associate Professor at the University of South Florida’s Department of Teaching and Learning, discusses transdisciplinarity and how it could inform approaches to literacy research, practice, and policy. Transdisciplinarity, defined as ‘that which is at once between the disciplines, across the different disciplines, and beyond all disciplines’ (Nicolescu, 2010, p. 22), was first identified in the research of Jean Piaget (1986-1980), a Swiss philosopher and psychologist. Emerging then as that which existed ‘between’ and ‘across’ disciplines, and later by Austrian thinker Erich Jantsch as that which existed ‘within’ disciplines, transdisciplinarity eventually came to connote freedom of thought as espoused by Edgar Morin.
Environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture
Authors: Bruun Donald A , Lein Pamela J
Published: April 2024

Environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture

Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis in the U.S., highlight the environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture. Plastics are an integral part of human life and are found in many products we use daily, such as cars, furniture, toys, and food containers. In addition to these large plastic pieces, also known as “macroplastics”, “microplastics,” and “nano plastics,” which are defined as plastic fragments less than 5 mm or 1 μm in size, respectively, are widely used in personal care products and various medical applications, including drugs (to enhance drug delivery) and bioimaging.
Formal Analysis of Medical Systems using Multi-Agent Systems with Information Sharing
Authors: Aman Bogdan , Ciobanu Gabriel
Published: April 2024

Improving safety is a main objective for medical systems. To assist the modelling and formal analysis of medical systems, we define a language for multi-agent systems handling information, timed communication, and timed migration. We use a simplified airway laser surgery scenario to demonstrate our approach. An implementation in Maude is presented; we use the strategies allowed by Maude to guide the rules application in order to decrease substantially the number of possible executions and results in the highly nondeterministic and concurrent multi-agent systems. Finally, we present how the executable specifications can be verified with the model-checking tools in Maude to detect the behavioural problems or desired properties of the~agents.
Sistémica contable: Una aproximación desde las perspectivas hegemónica y crítica
Authors: Guamán Calvopiña Marcelo
Published: April 2024

El presente trabajo de investigación pretende, en primer lugar, dar un sentido metateórico a la contabilidad introduciendo la noción de sistémica contable, la cual es abordada epistemológicamente desde algunos postulados del filósofo argentino Mario Bunge (+). En segundo lugar, se presenta una taxonomía contable enfatizada en los segmentos contables, especialmente aquellos del ámbito microempresario, y, los principales usuarios de su información. Finalmente, se explican los aportes de las corrientes contables hegemónicas y críticas a la Sistémica Contable, la cual se constituye como una herramienta tecnológica de la Contabilidad, como disciplina científica.
Normatividad sostenible contable en la transparencia empresarial
Authors: De La Rosa Leal María Eugenia
Published: April 2024

La transparencia de información sostenible contable empresarial, es un tema que está surgiendo de organismos emisores internacionales. A la fecha se han emitido dos normas de información sostenible IFRS S1 e IFRS S2, objeto de estudio de este trabajo, que analiza el enfoque normativo de revelación sostenible de las empresas.
Se aplicó una metodología cualitativa, revisando antecedentes de la información ambiental y su convergencia conceptual con la responsabilidad empresarial, analizando los códigos encontrados en las normas y su efecto en la transparencia sostenible. 
El resultado distingue el concepto normativo de transparencia, imagen fiel e información material de la sostenibilidad.
Desafíos de la enseñanza de las ciencias contables
Authors: Duarte Sánchez Derlis Daniel , Ramírez Girett Víctor Ariel
Published: April 2024

El objetivo de la investigación consiste en describir los desafíos de la educación de las Ciencias Contables. Para lo cual, se emplea una metodología de enfoque cualitativo, no experimental, descriptivo, para la recolección de los datos, se ha empleado la revisión documental. Los principales resultados arrojaron tres principales desafíos primero, la capacitación docente, segundo, el uso de las tics con enfoque en las ciencias contables y en tercer lugar, aplicar técnicas de enseñanza como el aprendizaje basado en problemas, la enseñanza de interpretación para la formación de críticos contables y el desarrollo cognitivo de los estudiantes “recordar, aplicar y analizar”.
Adoption of Agricultural Technologies of the Barley-Based Farming System in Ethiopia
Authors: Getnet Ermias , Debebe Sisay
Published: April 2024

Background: Improving the well-being of small holder farmers through the promotion of improved technologies has gained increased attention in recent times. Despite the high production potential and the crop's economic importance, adoption and diffusion of barley technologies are constrained by various factors. The purpose of the study is to identify determinants of adoption of agricultural technologies in the barley-based farming system of Ethiopia, with the specific objectives of identifying factors affecting Agricultural technology package choice and assessing the inter-dependency between the technologies.
Methods: The study was carried out in highland areas of Ethiopia. The study used data from the Ethiopian socio-economic survey of 693 sample households. The descriptive and econometric analytical tools were applied. The research employed the Multivariate probit model to estimate the factors that inﬂuenced the adoption of agricultural technologies choice for barley production.
Results: The descriptive result of the study identified that variables, like education, family size, credit access, farm size, farm income, and farmer's age play significant roles across barley technologies. The results showed that about 66.96%, 58.59%, 75.18%, 65.17%, and 75.99% of sample house hold adopted an improved variety of barley, by using urea, DAP, chemical, manure, and crop rotation, respectively. Multivariate probit model results showed that the age of the house hold head, soil fertility, farm size, training, and transportation cost affect the adoption of barley technologies negatively and significantly. Sex of the household head, education level of the house hold head, farm income, tropical livestock unit, and access to credit affect the adoption of barley technologies positively and significantly.
Conclusion: Small holder farmers were more likely to succeed than fail in jointly adopting barley technologies. Consequently, government policy and other concerned parties should emphasize on the improvement of the institutional support system and decrease gender disparities in access to such institutions.
Floral morpho-anatomy and reproductive biology of Mammillaria lasiacantha Engelm. (Cactaceae) at Sierra of Juárez, Chihuahua
Authors: Figueroa Coyolxauhqui , Prieto Laura J. , De La Torre Sheila , Terrazas Teresa
Published: April 2024

Mammillaria lasiacantha is a small cactus that inhabits at Sierra of Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Their populations have been affected by habitat destruction, illegal extraction, and uncontrolled tourism in the region that steps on the seedlings; therefore, knowing its reproductive biology is necessary for its conservation. Our main questions were: What is the floral morphology and anatomy like? What type of sexual and mating system do M. lasiacantha present? Do the seeds produced by the crosses germinate, how and in what percentage? Sixty individuals from a population of 120 plants were studied at Sierra of Juárez, Juárez Chihuahua from January to August 2021. The study of the floral morpho-anatomy was carried out. Four treatments were applied: natural selfing, forced selfing, geitonogamy and forced outcrossing plus a control. Pollinated flowers, fruits, number of seeds and germination percentage were recorded. Flowers have naked pericarp, funnel-type nectary, nectarostomata, closed style and collateral vascular bundles. The anatomical characteristics of M. lasiacantha agree with those reported for other species of Mammillaria. The flowers of M. lasiacantha present herkogamy, with an obligate outcrossing system. The seeds produced from the outcrossing and control group germinated in 32 and 76%, respectively. The herkogamy and strict outcrossing system of M. lasiacantha should be confirmed in other populations. The seeds are positive photoblastic, without dormancy, but the study of the seed bank and seedling survival in the field would be pertinent. The ex-situ conservation of M. lasiacantha in the site will be feasible, since species high percentage of germination may contribute to produce plants for restoration programs.
Teaching CLIL With Digital Literacies
Authors: García Esteban Soraya
Published: April 2024

Despite the growing interest in digital literacy within educational policy, guidance for educators in terms of how digital literacy translates into the CLIL classroom is lacking. Many teachers feel ill-prepared to support and engage their Net Generation learners in using technology effectively in a CLIL context. Following earlier research, this paper focuses on the illustration of different digital literacy strategies carried out at Centro Universitario Cardenal Cisneros considered necessary for effective and pedagogical learning in emerging CLIL environments. To date, the discourse on both of these important issues has been practice-oriented, and lacks integrative strategies or theoretical foundation. This lacuna in the current discourse on linking CLIL with digital literacies, calls for a theoretically-grounded view of the digital literacies required for effective learning in CLIL situations. The purpose of this article is to propose some strategies to enable motivating and effective content and language integrated learning using digital literacies.
The Poe Studies Association Fourth International Edgar Allan Poe Conference (Durante los días 26-28 de febrero y 1 de marzo de 2015, se ha celebrado en el Hotel Roosevelt de Nueva York, la “Cuarta Conferencia internacional de la Asociación Edgar Allan Poe
Authors: Rigal Aragón Margarita
Published: April 2024

“The Poe Studies Association”1 fue fundada en 1972 con el objeto de fomentar elintercambio de información (tanto formal como informal) sobre la figura y obra de esteemblemático escritor estadounidense, cuya imagen estaba muy dañada por aquelentonces. La Asociación2 cuenta con una revista propia de reconocido prestigio, The EdgarAllan Poe Review, cuya editora es Barbara Cantalupo3 (The Pennsylvania State University).
¿Es la introducción de AICLE moderado la solución para el bajo nivel de inglés de los españoles? Sugerencia de modelo de planificación
Authors: García Rodríguez Miriam
Published: April 2024

La consolidación del inglés como lingua franca en nuestra sociedad actual ha dado lugar a

que su aprendizaje ya no sea una elección si no un requisito en nuestro sistema educativodando lugar a un fuerte crecimiento de diferentes métodos de enseñanza.En los últimos años, el Aprendizaje Integrado de Contenidos y Lenguas Extranjeras(AICLE) se han posicionado como uno de los métodos de enseñanza más importantes. Aunasí, la poca cohesión entre los autores sobre sus prácticas y la aplicación del modelo,además de la necesidad de formación en lenguaje y contenido por parte del profesor, hahecho que su aplicación en nuestro sistema educativo sea complicada. Por estas razones,una buena alternativa para solventar este problema, es la combinación del llamado “soft-CLIL” y la enseñanza por proyectos.Por consiguiente, es la intención de este artículo sugerir un modelo de planificación deunidades didácticas que combine estos dos métodos de enseñanza en Mallorca, dondeaunque AICLE está bastante extendido, la enseñanza por proyectos a nivel de secundariaes prácticamente nula.
Teaching English to students with special needs: a case of study in a high school of Avila (Spain)
Authors: Robledo Carranza Tamara , González Rodríguez Luisa María
Published: April 2024

This study focuses on the ways in which teachers can teach English as a second language (ESL) in high school to ADHD and Dyslexic students without delaying the rest of the students of the class. The main aim for teachers must be to ensure that all children can learn to their full potential, therefore, this paper describes different methodologies and didactic innovations that can contribute to successful second language learning. The present study was conducted among 23 students of First year of ESO in a high school in Avila (Spain). Data were collected through questionnaires, tasks, and classroom observation. Findings suggest that using Task-Based Learning methodology in conjunction with appropriate didactic innovations have made students not only improve their English language skills, also they feel more motivated towards English language learning. Nevertheless, the results of this study are valid but not conclusive and further investigation in the field is required.
“La mirada Bizca” o Breve Historia de los Feminismos: Del Sufragismo a la Crisis de la Masculinidad
Authors: Bruña Bragado María José
Published: April 2024

Este trabajo supone un resumen teórico por la historia de los feminismos. Parte delsufragismo y el feminismo radical y político anglosajón y pasa por el feminismo radicalfrancés para llegar al feminismo latinoamericano y la perspectiva crítica de la escritura demujeres y, finalmente, concluir en el ecofeminismo, el ciberfeminismo y la actual crisis delas masculinidades.
Recodificación del género a través de la heroína distópica: Análisis de Divergente (2014)
Authors: Riestra-Camacho Rocío
Published: April 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es el de analizar, siguiendo una teorización poststructuralista, en qué medida la película Divergente (2014) deconstruye binarismos de género a través de la representación agentiva de su protagonista, Beatrice Prior. Este análisis deconstructivo propone que es necesario diferenciar entre un análisis de género a nivel espacial, orientado a identificar elementos estereotipados de género en las denominadas ‘facciones’, de un análisis de género a nivel identitario. Se investiga el filme de acuerdo a técnicas analíticas cinematográficas y de hermenéutica textual. Así, a nivel identitario, las conductas y rasgos de la heroína de Divergente pueden ser entendidas como características humanas, rompiendo la caracterización dialéctica de rasgos masculinos / femeninos. La agentividad que se desprende de tal entendimiento contribuye a una identificación del público con la protagonista como heroína, si bien esto no se traduce en una lectura feminista.
Quality in translation through the combination of CAT tools and CohLitheSP
Authors: Montalbán Martínez Nicolás
Published: April 2024

There have always been long-winded discussions on the role played by both human and MT in quality translation processes. Which one is better? Or, should they be used in combination to achieve a quality translation? The present paper provides an answer to these matters bymeans of the calculation of several evaluation metrics to study the quality offered by MT compared to human translation. Moreover, there is a implementation of a new tool (CohLitheSP) based upon the comparison between a reference model text with a text translated by humans, with some indexes including Narrativity, Readability, Referential Cohesion, Deep Cohesion, and Concreteness. All mention technology has been applied to the final year dissertations on tourist translation of one student who have already finished a degree in translation and interpreting but have never used this technology before
Ted Hughes’s Nature Poetry and the Reconfiguration of the Sublime
Authors: Martínez-Alfaro María Jesús
Published: April 2024

Animals and nature figure prominently in Ted Hughes’s poems, which often focus on the savagery of both. Some have dismissed his verse on account of this, while others suggest adopting an aesthetic perspective to consider the range of effects it produces. More specifically, this article explores the ways in which Hughes’s poetry affords the reader anexperience of the sublime, a concept that has evolved in parallel with changes in the understanding of our relationship with the natural world. Christopher Hitt, in particular, has reconfigured the traditional version into an “ecological sublime” that rewrites the anthropocentrism of the conventional approach but does not dismiss the old theory entirely. Within this frame, I will use Hughes’s nature poetry to illustrate the possibilities of Hitt’s model of an “ecological sublime” for literary analysis, focusing on concrete poems and showing different ways in which they enhance an ecocentric experience of sublime disruption and transcendence.
EFL Written Competence through Blogging within the CLIL approach: Product Writing Analysis
Authors: Montaner-Villaba Salvador
Published: April 2024

This paper aims to verify whether blogging helps to improve the quality of EFL written competence within Content and Language Integrated Learning. We conducted an experiment with learners studying geography using English in the 3rd year of secondary education during the academic year 2017-2018. One group of 11 students participated in the treatment group through blogging, while a second group of 11 learners completed the experiment within the control group using Google Docs. In the case of the treatment group, learners completed 5 different written tasks through blogging and, regarding the control group, students completed 5 tasks via Google Docs. Regarding the treatment group, an interactive digital written task is also analysed. The outcomes showed that there was a relevant difference between the treatment group and the control group. This confirms the research hypothesis, which is that the treatment group would achieve better outcomes than the control group.
La necesaria voz de Las insolentes: desafío e insumisión femenina en las letras y el arte hispanos
Authors: Velasco Martín Mónica
Published: April 2024

El título que se analiza, Las insolentes: Desafío e insumisión femenina en las letras y el arte hispanos, abarca, como estudio conjunto coordinado por los profesores Fernández Ulloa y Soler Gallo, una muestra significativa de voces y formas de reivindicación femenina en la cultura hispana. Figuras y obras imprescindibles para conocer esa mitad del legado cultural que poco a poco se va rescatando, con inmenso esfuerzo todavía, por darle el lugar que debería ocupar en la historia
El papel de la fraseología en los estilos de humor en adolescentes
Authors: Merino González Alicia
Published: April 2024

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la producción de unidades fraseológicas (UF) en contextos afines a los estilos de humor (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray and Wir 53-54) en relatos escritos por adolescentes. Abordamos las UF como elementos figurativos y el humor como expresión intencional que revierte cierta desviación de la literalidad (incongruencia). Así pues, para el estudio de la coordinación de estas dos esferas figurativas en participantes de 12-13 años, tomamos como referencia una investigación similar basada en narraciones de menores de 9-11 años. De este modo, observaremos si la presencia de UF y los valores de estas en niños/niñas se consolidan en los cuentos elaborados por adolescentes o, por el contrario, asistimos a cambios asociados a la adolescencia. En última instancia, trazaremos un patrón de producción de fraseologismos adscritos a los estilos de humor con los resultados de estudios previos y los hallazgos del presente.
(Audio)literatura intercultural y multilingüe
Authors: Alcantud-Díaz María , Saneleuterio Elia
Published: April 2024

Este artículo describe un proyecto de innovación educativa que incrementó la escasa presencia de la literatura en clases de inglés como Lengua Extranjera (ILE) en la Facultad de Magisterio, al incorporar la literatura intercultural tanto en formato escrito como oral (audiolibros). El alumnado participante pertenecía a diferentes cursos de los grados de Maestro/a: unos estaban matriculados en Infantil y otros en Primaria. El objetivo principal era mejorar las competencias comunicativas y literarias en inglés de forma integrada participando en la creación de la colección de relatos interculturales y bilingües Cuentos alrededor del mundo, del Proyecto Talis. Asimismo, se pretendía promover la lectura en lengua extranjera, la pronunciación, la fluidez, la comprensión lectora y la didáctica de la literatura en las clases de ILE entre el alumnado con bajo nivel lingüístico. Además, se pretendía incorporar temas transversales de la Agenda 2030. Este proyecto aportó mejoras en el nivel de inglés, las competencias didácticas, el interés por la literatura intercultural y la concienciación cívica del alumnado participante.
The Impact Of Smartphones In Enhancing Writing Skills On Kurdish Efl University Students
Authors: Mahmood Hemn Mohammed Ali , Ghafar Zanyar Nathir , Sdiq Chro Omer , Muhialdeen Asuda Faraj , Mohammed Shanga Sleman
Published: April 2024

Smartphones have become an important Internet platform and play an essential role in individuals' daily lives, and their use is gaining popularity due to their various features. The study's main objective was to investigate the potential of smartphones as tools for improving English writing skills. The proliferation of Education has facilitated the broad adoption of mobile language learning, prompting this research to examine the growing inclination of undergraduate students to acquire English language skills via the use of Smartphones. The quantitative method was used to collect data by conducting a questionnaire to undergraduate students, and the survey included the recruitment of 52 individuals, with ages ranging from 18 to 23; among all those who took part, there were 41 females and 11 males. The results indicated that using smartphones positively impacted various aspects of English language proficiency, such as listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and communication. The findings show that the respondents acknowledged the benefits of employing social media and smartphones to enhance their writing abilities by using smartphones, and this pattern is anticipated to persist in the forthcoming period.
Soziale Verantwortung in globalen Lieferketten: Über das Zusammenspiel von nachhaltigem Lieferketten- und Personalmanagement
Authors: Conrads Julian , Groß Matthias
Published: April 2024

Die ökologische und soziale Relevanz von Lieferketten wird immer deutlicher. Die Einführung von Lieferkettengesetzen unterstreicht die Notwendigkeit, Menschenrechte und Umweltstandards sicherzustellen. Das Supply Chain Management beispielsweise in der Textilindustrie ist gefordert, nachhaltige Lösungen zu implementieren. Dabei sind nicht nur Aspekte wie Arbeitssicherheit, Arbeitszeiten und existenzsichernde Löhne von Bedeutung, sondern auch die Arbeitszufriedenheit der Beschäftigten in den Zulieferländern. Die vorliegende Praxisstudie untersucht das komplexe Zusammenspiel zwischen Lieferketten- und Personalmanagement sowie der Arbeitszufriedenheit von NäherInnen in 18 Textilfabriken in Vietnam. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Faktoren wie Führungsqualität, persönliche Karrieremöglichkeiten und physische Arbeitsbedingungen einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die Arbeitszufriedenheit und somit auf die Fluktuationsabsicht haben. Es werden Handlungsempfehlungen für Unternehmen abgeleitet, die nicht nur ihrer sozialen Verantwortung gerecht werden möchten, sondern auch die Stabilität ihrer Lieferkette sicherstellen wollen.
When Educational Images Don’t Reflect the Population: Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens, a Case Report
Authors: Bornstein Kasha , LaRosa Elizabeth , Byrd Kelsey , Laney Daniel , Ferral Hector , Murphy-Lavoie Heather
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening complication of acute deep venous thromboses that requires a timely diagnosis. The name of the condition, the visual diagnostic criteria, and the preponderance of cases in the literature referencing ﬁndings exclusively in patients with lighter skin complexions means that PCD may not be on the differential diagnosis for the patient with more melanated skin who is experiencing this time-sensitive vascular emergency. Case Report: We describe one case of PCD in a patient with darker skin complexion and the importance of identifying clinical ﬁndings, regardless of skin color, given the paucity of reference images for PCD in darker complected patients. Our literature review yielded 60 case reports for PCD. Only two papers included images referencing patients of color. Conclusion: Accurate diagnosis requires recognition of diagnostic ﬁndings, which may vary signiﬁcantly between phenotypically distinct populations. Many pathognomonic physical exam ﬁndings rely on descriptors based on presentation in phenotypically white patients.
A Critical Combination of Esophageal Rupture and Upside-down Stomach: A Case Report
Authors: Tipton Kay Nicole , Schroder Daniel
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Spontaneous esophageal rupture, or Boerhaave syndrome, and upside-down stomach are rare pathologies associated with grave sequelae. Boerhaave syndrome can have a mortality rate as high as 44%. Upside-down stomach accounts for less than 5% of hiatal hernias and can lead to incarceration and volvulus. Case Report: An 80-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden onset, severe epigastric pain. Physical examination revealed normal vital signs with mild epigastric tenderness. Imaging obtained revealed a large hiatal hernia and ﬁndings concerning for esophageal perforation. The patient was started on 3.375 grams of intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam, and transfer to a tertiary care facility was initiated. After transfer, esophagography conﬁrmed a perforation near the gastroesophageal junction and ﬁndings consistent with an upside-down stomach. The patient underwent successful repair of the esophageal perforation and gastropexy followed by intensive care unit admission and ultimately discharge. Conclusion: Boerhaave syndrome and upside-down stomach are two conditions with high associated morbidity and mortality requiring prompt intervention. Information obtained in the history and physical examination including acute onset of chest pain after vomiting, tachypnea, subcutaneous emphysema, and hypoxia can assist in the diagnosis of the described pathologies. These signs and symptoms can be subtle on examination but are important in raising clinical suspicion for an otherwise rare etiology for acute onset chest pain.
Child with Closed Head Injury and Persistent Vomiting
Authors: Khan Abdullah
Published: April 2024

Case Presentation: We present the case of a six-year-old child with autism who presented with persistent vomiting in the setting of a closed head injury (CHI). Computed tomography of the head was normal, but due to persistent vomiting a radiograph of the abdomen was done, which showed multiple, rare-earth magnets in the abdomen. There was no history of witnessed ingestion. These magnets had caused enteroenteric ﬁstula formation leading to persistent vomiting. Discussion: In the setting of CHI, vomiting can be a sign of concussion or intracranial hemorrhage. In cases of CHI where intracranial pathology is ruled out and vomiting still persists, it is important to explore intra-abdominal causes of vomiting, especially in developmentally challenged children as they have higher incidence of unwitnessed foreign body ingestions.
Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Findings of Pediatric Leptospirosis in Southeastern Turkey
Authors: Orhan Özhan , Elci Huseyin
Published: April 2024

Background: Leptospirosis is a significant zoonotic infection caused by Leptospira spirochetes, which are distributed globally. Infection typically occurs through exposure to water or soil contaminated by the urine of mammals, including dogs, cattle, pigs, or rodents. Objectives: The objective of this study was to elucidate the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of leptospirosis cases in Turkey. Methods: In a retrospective review, we analyzed the clinical and laboratory data of all individuals under 18 years diagnosed with leptospirosis at a secondary care center in Southeast Turkey from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022. Results: Over the two-year period, 36 confirmed cases of leptospirosis in individuals under 18 were identified. All patients had been engaged in activities at wells in cornfields, assisting their families with irrigation or related to well operations. Of these patients, 3 (8%) resided in urban areas, while 33 (92%) lived in rural settings. None required intensive care, and there were no fatalities reported. The most common symptoms at presentation were fatigue (83%), fever (75%), and nausea/vomiting (75%). Laboratory tests revealed that all patients had positive C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, with a significant portion (61%) showing highly positive results (CRP > 100). Conclusions: In conclusion, leptospirosis should be considered by clinicians when evaluating patients, especially those with risk factors like occupational exposure. Prompt testing for the disease is advisable under these circumstances.