bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Is health literacy of family carers associated with carer burden, quality of life, and time spent on informal care for older persons living with dementia?
Authors: Häikiö Kristin , Cloutier Denise , Rugkåsa Jorun
Published: November 2020

Introduction

Family carers are cornerstones in the care of older people living with dementia. Family carers report extensive carer burden, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and extensive time spent on informal care (Time). Health literacy (HL) is a concept associated with people’s ability to access health services, and navigate the healthcare system. This study’s aim was to investigate HL among family carers, and investigate the associations between HL and carer burden, HRQoL, and Time spent on informal care.

Method

We designed a self-administered survey comprising validated instruments, including the Health Literacy Scale (HLS-N-Q12) to measure HL, Relative Stress Scale (RSS) to measure carer burden, the EQ-5D-5L instrument to measure HRQoL, and some modified questions from the Resource Utilization in Dementia (RUD) questionnaire to measure time spent on informal care (Time). Descriptive analysis in addition to bivariate and multiple linear regressions were undertaken. In multiple linear regression analysis, we used HL as the independent variable to predict the outcomes (carer burden, HRQoL, Time). Analyses were adjusted for the effects of explanatory independent variables: age, gender, education levels, urban residency, having worked as health personnel, caring for someone with severe/mild dementia, and being born abroad.

Findings

In a non-probability sample of 188 family carers from across Norway, most of them female and over the age of 60, we found high levels of HL. In the bivariate analysis, carer burden and HRQoL (EQvalue) showed significant associations with HL. In the multiple regression analyses, HL was statistically significantly associated with carer burden (B = -0.18 CI:-0.33,-0.02 p = 0.02), HRQoL (EQvalue: B = 0.003 with 95% CI: 0.001, 0.006 p = 0.04), and Time (B = -0.03 with 95% CI: -0.06, 0.000, p = 0.046), after adjusting for the effect of independent variables.

Conclusion

This is one of the first studies to investigate the associations between HL and different outcomes for family carers of older people living with dementia. Additional research into the associations identified here is needed to further develop our understanding of how to support family carers in their roles. Targeted support that increases family carers’ HL may have potential to enhance their ability to provide sustainable care over time.
The difference between cellulolytic ‘culturomes’ and microbiomes inhabiting two contrasting soil types
Authors: Evdokimova Elizaveta V. , Gladkov Grigory V. , Kuzina Natalya I. , Ivanova Ekaterina A. , Kimeklis Anastasiia K. , Zverev Aleksei O. , Kichko Arina A. , Aksenova Tatyana S. , Pinaev Alexander G. , Andronov Evgeny E.
Published: November 2020

High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to compare the microbiomes inhabiting two contrasting soil types—sod-podzolic soil and chernozem—and the corresponding culturome communities of potentially cellulolytic bacteria cultured on standard Hutchinson media. For each soil type, soil-specific microorganisms have been identified: for sod-podzolic soil—Acidothermus, Devosia, Phenylobacterium and Tumebacillus, and for chernozem soil—Sphingomonas, Bacillus and Blastococcus. The dynamics of differences between soil types for bulk soil samples and culturomes varied depending on the taxonomic level of the corresponding phylotypes. At high taxonomic levels, the number of common taxa between soil types increased more slowly for bulk soil than for culturome. Differences between soil-specific phylotypes were detected in bulk soil at a low taxonomic level (genus, species). A total of 13 phylotypes were represented both in soil and in culturome. No relationship was shown between the abundance of these phylotypes in soil and culturome.
Risk-guided maternity care to enhance maternal empowerment postpartum: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Authors: Lagendijk Jacqueline , Sijpkens Meertien K. , Ernst-Smelt Hiske E. , Verbiest Sarah B. , Been Jasper V. , Steegers Eric A. P.
Published: November 2020

Objective

To investigate whether a structured inquiry during pregnancy of medical factors and social factors associated with low socioeconomic status, and subsequent patient-centred maternity care could increase maternal empowerment.

Design

Cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Setting

This study was conducted among pregnant women in selected urban areas in the Netherlands. This study was part of the nationwide Healthy Pregnancy 4 All-2 programme.

Population

Pregnant women listed at one of the sixteen participating maternity care organisations between July 1, 2015, and Dec 31, 2016.

Methods

All practices were instructed to provide a systematic risk assessment during pregnancy. Practices were randomly allocated to continue usual care (seven practices), or to provide a patient-centred, risk-guided approach to addressing any risks (nine practices) identified via the risk assessment during pregnancy.

Main outcome measures

Low postpartum maternal empowerment score.

Results

We recruited 1579 participants; 879 participants in the intervention arm, and 700 participants in the control arm. The prevalence of one or more risk factors during pregnancy was similar between the two arms: 40% and 39%, respectively. In our intention-to-treat analysis, the intervention resulted in a significant reduction in the odds of having a low empowerment score [i.e. the primary outcome; adjusted OR 0.69 ((95% CI 0.47; 0.99), P 0.046)].

Conclusions

Implementation of additional risk assessment addressing both medical and social factors and subsequent tailored preventive strategies into maternity care reduced the incidence of low maternal empowerment during the postpartum period. Introducing this approach in routine maternity care may help reduce early adversity during the postpartum period.
ICU admissions and in-hospital deaths linked to COVID-19 in the Paris region are correlated with previously observed ambient temperature
Authors: Mejdoubi Mehdi , Kyndt Xavier , Djennaoui Mehdi
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this ecological study was to explore the association of weather with severity indicators of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Daily COVID-19-related intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and in-hospital deaths in the Paris region and the daily weather characteristics of Paris midtown were correlated with a time lag. We assessed different study periods (41, 45, 50, 55, and 62 days) beginning from 31 March 2020. Daily ICU admissions and in-hospital deaths were strongly and negatively correlated to ambient temperatures (minimal, average, and maximal). The highest Pearson correlation coefficients and statistically significant p values were found 8 days before the occurrence of ICU admissions and 15 days before deaths. Partial correlations with adjustment on days since lockdown showed similar significant results. The study findings show a negative correlation of previously observed ambient temperature with severity indicators of COVID-19 that could partly explain the death toll discrepancies between and within countries.
Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements
Authors: Herrman Jean M. , Morey Jeanine S. , Takeshita Ryan , De Guise Sylvain , Wells Randall S. , McFee Wayne , Speakman Todd , Townsend Forrest , Smith Cynthia R. , Rowles Teresa , Schwacke Lori
Published: November 2020

Age is an important parameter to better understand wildlife populations, and is especially relevant for interpreting data for fecundity, health, and survival assessments. Estimating ages for marine mammals presents a particular challenge due to the environment they inhabit: accessibility is limited and, when temporarily restrained for assessment, the window of opportunity for data collection is relatively short. For wild dolphins, researchers have described a variety of age-determination techniques, but the gold-standard relies upon photo-identification to establish individual observational life histories from birth. However, there are few populations with such long-term data sets, therefore alternative techniques for age estimation are required for individual animals without a known birth period. While there are a variety of methods to estimate ages, each involves some combination of drawbacks, including a lack of precision across all ages, weeks-to-months of analysis time, logistical concerns for field applications, and/or novel techniques still in early development and validation. Here, we describe a non-invasive field technique to determine the age of small cetaceans using periapical dental radiography and subsequent measurement of pulp:tooth area ratios. The technique has been successfully applied for bottlenose dolphins briefly restrained during capture-release heath assessments in various locations in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on our comparisons of dental radiography data to life history ages, the pulp:tooth area ratio method can reliably provide same-day estimates for ages of dolphins up to about 10 years old.
Association between alanine aminotransferase within the normal range and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A nationwide cohort study
Authors: Visaria Aayush , Pai Suraj , Fayngersh Alla , Kothari Neil
Published: November 2020

Background and aim

We sought to determine the association between alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the normal range and mortality in the absence of liver dysfunction to better understand ALT’s clinical significance beyond liver injury and inflammation.

Methods

A cohort of 2,708 male and 3,461 female adults aged 20–75 years without liver dysfunction (ALT<30 in males & <19 in females, negative viral serologies, negative ultrasound-based steatosis, no excess alcohol consumption) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)-III (1988–1994) were linked to the National Death Index through December 31, 2015. Serum ALT levels were categorized into sex-specific quartiles (Females: <9, 9–11, 11–14, ≥14 IU/L, Male: <12, 12–15, 15–20, ≥20 U/L). The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated, adjusting for covariates and accounting for the complex survey design.

Results

Relative to males in the lowest quartile (Q1), males in the highest quartile (Q4) had 44% decreased risk of all-cause mortality (aHR [95% CI]: 0.56 [0.42, 0.74]). Females in Q4 had 45% decreased risk of all-cause mortality (aHR [95% CI]: 0.55 [0.40, 0.77]). Males with BMI <25 kg/m2 in Q4 had significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality than Q1; however, this association did not exist in males with BMI ≥25 (BMI<25: 0.36 [0.20, 0.64], BMI≥25: 0.77 [0.49, 1.22]). Risk of all-cause mortality was lower in males ≥50 years than in males<50 (age≥50: 0.55 [0.39, 0.77], age<50: 0.81 [0.39, 1.69]). These age- and BMI-related differences were not seen in females.

Conclusion

ALT within the normal range was inversely associated with all-cause mortality in U.S. adults.
Compression, expansion, or maybe both? Growing inequalities in lung cancer in Germany
Authors: Tetzlaff Fabian , Epping Jelena , Golpon Heiko , Tetzlaff Juliane
Published: November 2020

Background

Lung Cancer (LC) is one of the most common malign diseases worldwide. So far, it is unclear if the development of LC incidence and mortality leads to morbidity compression or expansion and whether these developments differ by socioeconomic characteristics. This study analyses time trends in social and gender inequalities in life years with and without LC in Germany.

Methods

The study is based on data of a large German statutory health insurance provider (N = 2,511,790). Incidence and mortality risks were estimated from multistate survival models. Trends in life years with and without LC were analysed using multistate life table analyses. All analyses were performed separately for gender, time period (2006–2009 and 2014–2017), and income group (<60% and ≥60% of the German average income).

Results

Among men, declining LC incidence rates resulted in gains of life years free of LC and declining LC- affected life years and led to a relative compression, which was strongest in men with higher incomes. Among women, a clear increase in life years with LC led to an expansion of the lifespan affected by LC. This expansion was mainly driven by increasing incidence rates in women with low incomes. Overall, income inequalities in LC increased in both genders.

Conclusions

Our analyses reveal that developments in the length of life affected by LC differed substantially by gender and income and led to widening health inequalities over time. Public health efforts should mainly focus on vulnerable groups to reduce the persisting social inequalities in LC.
Understanding how midwives employed by the National Health Service facilitate women’s alternative birthing choices: Findings from a feminist pragmatist study
Authors: Feeley Claire , Thomson Gill , Downe Soo
Published: November 2020

UK legislation and government policy favour women’s rights to bodily autonomy and active involvement in childbirth decision-making including the right to decline recommendations of care/treatment. However, evidence suggests that both women and maternity professionals can face challenges enacting decisions outside of sociocultural norms. This study explored how NHS midwives facilitated women’s alternative physiological birthing choices–defined in this study as‘birth choices that go outside of local/national maternity guidelines or when women decline recommended treatment of care,in the pursuit of a physiological birth’. The study was underpinned by a feminist pragmatist theoretical framework and narrative methodology was used to collect professional stories of practice via self-written narratives and interviews. Through purposive and snowball sampling, a diverse sample in terms of age, years of experience, workplace settings and model of care they operated within, 45 NHS midwives from across the UK were recruited. Data were analysed using narrative thematic that generated four themes that described midwives’ processes of facilitating women’s alternative physiological births: 1. Relationship building, 2. Processes of support and facilitation, 3. Behind the scenes, 4. Birth facilitation. Collectively, the midwives were involved in a wide range of alternative birth choices across all birth settings. Fundamental to their practice was the development of mutually trusting relationships with the women which were strongly asserted a key component of safe care. The participants highlighted a wide range of personal and advanced clinical skills which was framed within an inherent desire to meet the women’s needs. Capturing what has been successfully achieved within institutionalised settings, specifically how, maternity providers may benefit from the findings of this study.
The singing film star in early French sound cinema
Authors: Lewis Hannah
Published: November 2020

In the early years of synchronized sound film, cinema’s relationship to live theatre was a topic of debate. Many stars from the Parisian stage successfully transitioned to the screen, becoming important figures in establishing a French national sound film style at a time when the medium’s future remained uncertain. Not only did French audiences take pleasure in hearing French stars speak on-screen, but the French singing voice also had an equally influential, if less examined, effect. Songs performed on-screen by stars from the French stage bridged theatrical traditions and sound cinema’s emerging audio-visual aesthetics. This article examines the singing star in early French sound cinema. Drawing on scholarly approaches to stardom in France and abroad by Richard Dyer and Ginette Vincendeau, I focus on musical numbers in early French sound films that feature three singers already famous on the Parisian stage: Fernandel, Henri Garat and Josephine Baker. I consider how these songs are visually structured around the singing star’s stage presence, and how the soundtrack was likewise constructed around their voices familiar to audiences from recordings and stage performances. Through my analysis, I show how the singing star contributed to a broader acceptance of sound cinema in France.
Impacto de la eliminación de impuestos sobre el consumo de alimentos y productos agrícolas en Brasil
Authors: Wolf Rayan , Mohamed Abdoulaye Aboubacari , Gomes Fabrício Sepúlveda , Gurgel Angelo Costa , Teixeira Erly Cardoso
Published: November 2020

Este trabajo analiza el impacto de eliminar impuestos a los alimentos y bienes de la agricultura para las regiones de Brasil. El impacto de la transferencia de la clase que posee mayor ingreso a la recaudación del gobierno fue también evaluada. Se observaron impactos positivos en el bienestar familiar, pero una caída en el bienestar del gobierno. Considerando la transferencia de ingresos, la cuenta del Estado es restablecida con una disminución del bienestar del sector privado, siendo una política efectiva.
Qual a relevância da técnica do operador na fotoativação?
Authors: Shimokawa Carlos Alberto Kenji , Giannini Marcelo
Published: November 2020

Após entendermos a importância dos equipamentos fotoativadores e a influência de suas características na fotoativação, podemos discutir os fatores relacionados à técnica do operador que são relevantes durante a fotoativação. O primeiro fator a ser discutido é a distância entre o equipamento fotoativador e o material resinoso a ser fotoativado. O feixe de luz emitido pelos equipamentos fotoativadores não é colimado, como o feixe de luz emitido por equipamentos laser, ou seja, o feixe de luz se espalha com o aumento da distância entre sua ponteira e o material resinoso. Dessa forma, o aumento dessa distância leva a uma diminuição considerável da irradiância da luz que chega ao material restaurador . Existem equipamentos que emitem o feixe de luz de forma mais colimada do que outros. Equipamentos que emitem seu feixe de luz mais colimado levarão a uma menor perda de irradiância com o aumento da distância. Estudos mostraram uma perda de até 75% da irradiância quando um equipamento fotoativador que apresenta luz menos colimada é utilizado com sua ponteira a 6 mm de distância do alvo.
Utilização de laminados cerâmicos para recuperação funcional e estética em situações de grande desgaste dentário
Authors: Hoshino Isis Almeida Endo , Martin Natalia Roberta , Dias Gabrielly Barros , Anchieta Naiara Reis Gil , Rocha Eduardo Passos , Anchieta Rodolfo Bruniera
Published: November 2020

Introdução: Caracterizado por atos involuntários de apertar ou ranger os dentes, o bruxismo pode causar desgaste dentário severo. Apesar de ser uma situação desafiadora, a combinação de preparos dentários conservadores, materiais adesivos e cerâmicas ácido-sensíveis — as restaurações cerâmicas minimamente invasivas — tem sido proposta como uma das opções reabilitadoras para pacientes com bruxismo. Objetivos: O objetivo do presente caso clínico é demonstrar a resolução estético-funcional, usando lamina- dos cerâmicos, de uma paciente com hábitos parafuncionais e severo desgaste dos dentes. Relato do caso: No presente caso clínico, a paciente apresentou perda precoce das guias de desoclusão, resultando em padrão oclusal inadequado e deficiência estética. Após compensar os sintomas de bruxismo com uma abordagem multidisciplinar, foi realizado o manejo correto da estrutura remanescente, a fim de preservar o máximo da estrutura dentária sadia e manter a adesão das peças cerâmicas ao esmalte. Conclusão: O tratamento com laminados cerâmicos pode ser uma opção conservadora, além de permitir um resultado estético e recuperar guias de desoclusão normais da oclusão mutuamente protegida.
Núcleo de preenchimento associado a pino de fibra de vidro: relato de caso clínico
Authors: Santos Glaucia Antonia Faustino dos , Capobianco Vinícius , de-Bem Samuel Henrique Câmara , Camargo Juliana , Bueno Rafael Bronzato , Custodio William , Godoi Ana Paula Terossi de
Published: November 2020

Introdução: Os núcleos de preenchimento associados aos pinos de fibra de vidro surgiram para atender à demanda estética e proporcionar melhor distribuição de cargas mastigatórias na raiz, osso e periodonto, minimizando o índice de fraturas radiculares. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente trabalho foi apresentar um relato de caso clínico de reabilitação de dente tratado endodonticamente, utilizando-se um retentor intrarradicular direto confeccionado com pino de fibra de vidro (PFV) individualizado anatomicamente com resina composta e, subsequentemente, coroa metalocerâmica. O presente caso clínico descreve a reabilitação do elemento #11, que apresentava um conduto radicular com diâmetro e forma não compatíveis com os PFV pré-fabricados. Conclusão: Com base no acompanhamento de 5 anos após a instalação, pode-se concluir que tanto os profissionais envolvidos quanto a paciente consideraram satisfatório o resultado clínico. A técnica empregada minimiza a camada de cimento resinoso, que pode causar falhas de retenção do PFV, tendo, portanto, características de adaptação semelhantes à técnica convencional de núcleos metálicos fundidos. Além disso, como visto na literatura, retentores intrarradiculares confeccionados por essa técnica apresentam um módulo de elasticidade bem próximo da dentina remanescente, podendo, assim, evitar fraturas do remanescente dentário com o passar do tempo.
InstaScienceBook
Authors: Vitti Rafael Pino
Published: November 2020

As redes sociais se tornaram um meio de comunicação de rápida disseminação de fake news. Nunca se discutiu tanto terraplanismo, movimentos antivacina e os malefícios do leite com manga (Ah, se a minha avó tivesse Facebook!). Na Odontologia, o amálgama voltou a ser um vilão que deve ser procurado e severamente combatido. O flúor, que já foi protagonista do “Plano Comunista” e surfou na onda do câncer da tireoide e da formação de lixo tóxico, agora prejudica o QI. Muitas vezes, o alarmismo pseudocientífico extrapola as redes sociais e submete os pacientes a protocolos invasivos e inúteis, que ferem a Odontologia minimamente invasiva, expondo-os a riscos desnecessários.
A escolha de um sonho
Authors: Mendonça Rafael Pinto de
Published: November 2020

A vida é uma balança de escolhas e oportunidades. A todo momento, somos colocados em situações nas quais precisamos escolher entre um ou outro caminho, nem sempre certos de que chegaremos a um lugar ao qual realmente pertencemos. Foi nessa incerteza com relação ao futuro que acabei, por escolha própria, especializando-me e, posteriormente, fazendo mestrado em Dentística. Mas, afinal, o que significa ser mestre nos dias de hoje? O que há de interessante em seguir a carreira acadêmica em um país tão cheio de dentistas, no qual, ainda por cima, o ensino e a pesquisa são tão subvalorizados? Não é de hoje que eu sinto enorme pressão para me dedicar e destacar na Odontologia. Desde a minha graduação, eu ouvia de alguns professores o quanto o mercado odontológico estava complicado e o quanto era importante praticar uma Odontologia baseada em evidências científicas para exercer a profissão de forma digna e ética ao lidar com a saúde de outras pessoas. Isso, sem dúvida, foi um fator chave para despertar meu desejo de estar sempre em busca de mais conhecimento na área, seja sobre os materiais, seja sobre as técnicas ou sobre o porquê de determinadas coisas funcionarem do jeito que dizem funcionar.
Instagram Nu e Cru
Authors: Ottoboni Thiago
Published: November 2020

Olá, meus amigos! Espero que estejam bem. Para os novos leitores, nossa coluna trata de mostrar casos clínicos em formato de um post do Instagram, através do qual conseguimos expor a realidade clínica de restaurações diretas com os fluxos restauradores. Espero que você aproveite a leitura e, vendo os casos, consiga tirar algo de bom para sua rotina clínica. Esses casos não foram manipulados em softwares de tratamento de imagem e mostram a realidade, com fotografias de flash twin e estúdio soft box, mas sem tentativa de enganação do colega ou paciente. Tome cuidado: muito do que vemos nas mídias sociais ou fotografias odontológicas são imagens criadas para se chegar à “perfeição”, manipulando e direcionando a resultados talvez inexistentes ao vivo.
Determining the Intracortical Responses After a Single Session of Aerobic Exercise in Young Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis
Authors: Alibazi Razie J. , Pearce Alan J. , Rostami Mohamad , Frazer Ashlyn K. , Brownstein Callum , Kidgell Dawson J.
Published: November 2020

Alibazi, RJ, Pearce, AJ, Rostami, M, Frazer, AK, Brownstein, C, and Kidgell, DJ. Determining the intracortical responses after a single session of aerobic exercise in young healthy individuals: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis. J Strength Cond Res 35(2): 562–575, 2021—A single bout of aerobic exercise (AE) may induce changes in the excitability of the intracortical circuits of the primary motor cortex (M1). Similar to noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation, AE could be used as a priming technique to facilitate motor learning. This review examined the effect of AE on modulating intracortical excitability and inhibition in human subjects. A systematic review, according to PRISMA guidelines, identified studies by database searching, hand searching, and citation tracking between inception and the last week of February 2020. Methodological quality of included studies was determined using the Downs and Black quality index and Cochrane Collaboration of risk of bias tool. Data were synthesized and analyzed using best-evidence synthesis. There was strong evidence for AE not to change corticospinal excitability and conflicting evidence for increasing intracortical facilitation and reducing silent period and long-interval cortical inhibition. Aerobic exercise did reduce short-interval cortical inhibition, which suggests AE modulates the excitability of the short-latency inhibitory circuits within the M1; however, given the small number of included studies, it remains unclear how AE affects all circuits. In light of the above, AE may have important implications during periods of rehabilitation, whereby priming AE could be used to facilitate motor learning.
Unburdening the Heart
Authors: Nguyen Dat Manh
Published: November 2020

Based on twenty months of ethnographic research from 2016 to 2019 at Buddhist educational programs for youth in Hồ Chí Minh City, this article investigates the emergence of urban therapeutic Buddhism. Responding to the heightened public concerns over youth’s well-being and mental health, urban monastics are adapting Theravada vipassanā meditation and Thích Nhất Hạnh’s mindfulness teachings to help youth address their social-emotional concerns. The article argues that by promoting a lifestyle based on Buddhist mindfulness and meditation practices, Buddhist monastics and youth are fashioning a framework of ethical personhood and moral community that challenges, but also reinforces, market-socialist morality.
Coronavirus, un desafío para la gobernanza universitaria en la era digital: una mirada desde Colombia. VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Investigación sobre Gobernanza Universitaria
Authors: Jorge Andrés Sosa , Adriana Quimbayo Feria
Published: November 2020

La historia de la humanidad evidencia la presencia de pandemias, sin embargo, ninguna de ellas registra impactos tan contundentes como la que se vive en el siglo XXI dada su velocidad de propagación y ausencia de límites y fronteras en un mundo globalizado. Las dinámicas cotidianas en las que estaba inmerso el pensamiento, la emocionalidad y los comportamientos cotidianos, sumado a los avances tecnológicos, cambiaron el quehacer de la política, las dinámicas educativas, en el uso e inversión del recurso económico, y evidentemente los aspectos sociales, evidenciando las exigencias que tiene la sociedad en medio de la pandemia y pensando como nunca en la manera de sobrevivir y conservar la esencia de las relaciones sociales, base de los procesos de la subjetividad humana. Es en este contexto, donde se hace importante preguntarse por el manejo que se da a la gobernanza Universitaria en tiempos de Pandemia, una perspectiva desde la era digital.
“Liderazgo, cultura organizacional y gobernanza”. VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Investigación sobre Gobernanza Universitaria
Authors: María Constanza Aguilar Bustamante , Marta Gisela Durán Gamba , Juanita Charria Isaacs
Published: November 2020

En primera instancia muchas gracias por la invitación a participar en el Congreso Iberoamericano de Investigación de Gobernanza Universitaria. Vamos a compartir con ustedes algunas reflexiones sobre el liderazgo, la cultura organizacional y la gobernanza, como parte del proyecto de investigación FODEIN - USTA, que realizamos durante el año 2020. El proyecto se planteó como objetivo, la caracterización de los estilos de liderazgo y la cultura organizacional, comparando tres países México, Colombia y Perú, en una empresa que prestaba sus servicios allí. Parte de lo que presentamos hace referencia a la relación que tiene la cultura organizacional, como las formas en que se comportan las personas en las organizaciones, con los estilos de liderazgo de los jefes, de los líderes, en estos tres países
Pea peel waste: A lignocellulosic waste and its utility in cellulase production by Tricoderma reesei under solid state cultivation
Authors: Verma Nitin , Bansal Mukesh C. , Kumar Vivek
Published: November 2020

A wide variety of waste bioresources are available on our planet for conversion into bioproducts. In the biological systems, microorganisms are used to utilize waste as an energy source for the synthesis of valuable products such as biomass proteins and enzymes. The large quantities of byproducts generated during the processing of plant food involve an economic and environmental problem due to their high volumes and elimination costs. After isolation of the main constituent, there are abundant remains which represent an inexpensive material that has been undervalued until now. Pea peel waste is one of the undervalued, unused sources of energy that can serve as a potential source for cellulase production. Batch experiments have been performed, using pea peel waste as a carbon source for cellulase production under solid state cultivation by Trichoderma reesei. It was observed that 30 oC temperature and pH 5.0 are the most favorable conditions for cellulase production by T. reesei. FPase activity significantly increases by incorporation of whey as well as wheat starch hydrolysate in the basal salt media used in the production study. The present study describes the utility of pea peel waste, whey as well as wheat starch hydrolysate in cellulase production by T. reesei. The utilization of economically cheap, pea peel waste for cellulase production could be a novel, cost effective, and valuable approach in cellulase production as well as in solid waste management.
Potret Perempuan dalam Bingkai Ketatanegaraan
Authors: Nasution Latipah
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe role of women is an absolute prerequisite for the realization of equitable development. The state will not be prosperous if the women are left behind, marginalized and oppressed. Efforts to empower women are an integral part of national development efforts. Therefore, women's empowerment is an ongoing effort to adjust to the times. The presence of various rules regarding women's representation in various aspects is a form of respect for women for the realization of a prosperous and just state.Keywords: Women, Political Participation, Rule of Law. Abstrak Peran perempuan merupakan syarat mutlak demi terwujudnya pembangunan yang berkeadilan. Negara tidak akan sejahtera apabila kaum perempuannya dibiarkan tertingal, tersisish dan tertindas. Upaya pemberdayaan perempuan merupakan bagian integral dari upaya pembangunan nasional. Oleh karena itu pemberdayaan perempuan merupakan upaya yang berkelanjutan menyesuaikan dengan perkembangan zaman. Hadirnya berbagai aturan mengenai representatif perempuan di berbagai aspek merupakan bentuk penghormatan terhadap perempuan demi terwujudnya negara yang sejahtera dan berkeadilan.Kata Kunci:  Perempuan, Partisipasi Politik, Negara Hukum.
Counter-Attack Pasca Penghitungan Suara Pilpres 2019 Menuju Real Count
Authors: Susilowati Ida
Published: November 2020

Abstract:The 2019 Presidential General Election is a continuation of the political battle between the two camps, namely the Prabowo camp and the Joko Widodo camp. The two camps have the same strong support, both from the people as voters, as well as the support of political parties participating in the election. After the vote on April 17, 2019, each party claimed to have won the election. Jokowi's camp showed his victory with the results of the Quick Count, while Prabowo's camp showed its victory with the results of their own real count. This debate does not end if the General Election Commission does not immediately announce the results of the general election.Keywords: Presidential Election, Counter Attack, Real Count. Abstrak:Pemilihan Umum Presiden 2019 merupakan kelanjutan pertarungan politik antara dua kubu yaitu kubu Prabowo dan kubu Joko Widodo. Kedua kubu memiliki dukungan yang sama-sama kuat, baik dukungan dari rakyat sebagai pemilik suara, maupun dukungan partai politik peserta pemilu. Pasca pemungutan suara tanggal 17 Agustus, masing-masing pihak mengklaim telah memenangkan pemilu. Kubu Jokowi menunjukkan kemenangannya dengan perolehan hasil dari Quick Count, sedang kubu Prabowo menunjukkan kemenangannya dengan hasil real count yang mereka lakukan sendiri. Perdebatan ini tidak berujung bila Komisi Pemilihan Umum tidak segera mengumumkan hasil pemilihan umum.Kata Kunci: Pemilihan Umum Presiden, Counter  Attack, Real Count.
Siapa Yang Membutuhkan RUU HIP
Authors: Hariyadi Anton
Published: November 2020

Abstract:The universal ideal values of Pancasila are derived from the domain of instrumental values in the realm of formation of laws and regulations, and how the ideal values of Pancasila are internalized into practical values in the life of society, nation, and state. Pancasila ideology is a guideline for state administrators in formulating and determining planning, implementation and evaluation of national development policies in the political, legal, economic, social, cultural, mental, spiritual, defense and security fields based on science and technology, and direction for all Indonesian citizens and residents. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methodology and refers to the basic law as one of the legal umbrella..Keywords: HIP Bill, Academic ManuscriptAbstrak:Nilai ideal Pancasila yang universal diderivasikan ke domain nilai-nilai instrumental dalam ranah pembentukan peraturan perundang-undangan, dan bagaimana nilai-nilai ideal Pancasila terinternalisasi ke dalam nilai-nilai praktis dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa, dan bernegara. Idelogi Pancasila adalah pedoman bagi penyelenggara negara dalam menyusun dan menetapkan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi terhadap kebijakan pembangunan nasional di bidang politik, hukum, ekonomi, sosial, budaya, mental, spiritual, pertahanan, dan keamanan yang berlandaskan pada ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, serta arah bagi seluruh warganegara dan penduduk Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metodologi penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dan merujuk pada undang-undang dasar sebagai salah satu payung hukumnya.Kata Kunci: RUU HIP, Naskah Akademik
Aksi Nyata Membangun Bangsa, Siap Sukseskan Negara Dengan Literasi
Authors: Alhaqni Zahra Putri
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe progress of a nation is determined by the level of public literacy. The current level of Indonesian literacy is very low. In an effort to improve literacy, it can be done in various ways, one of which is Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Changes in the education curriculum that support increased literacy and reduce the price of books in accordance with the mandate of Law No. 3 of 2017 also needs to be done.Keywords: Education, Literacy, Gawai AbstrakKemajuan suatu bangsa ditentukan oleh tinggi rendahnya literasi masyarakatnya. Tingkat literasi bangsa Indonesia saat ini sangat rendah. Dalam upaya untuk meningkatkan literasi dapat dilakukan dengan berbagai cara, yaitu salah satunya dengan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK). Perubahan kurikulum pendidikan yang mendukung peningkatan daya literasi dan menekan harga buku sesuai dengan amanat Undang-Undang No. 3 Tahun 2017 pun perlu dilakukan.Kata Kunci: Pendidikan, Literasi, Gawai
Presidential Power’s Limitation to Emergency Provisions in Indonesia
Authors: Jayus Jayus , Ulum Muhammad Bahrul
Published: November 2020

After the demise of Suharto’s regime, Indonesia’s 1945 Constitution was successfully revised from 1999 to 2002. This period of constitutional revision added emphasis to avoid authoritarian administrations such as those experienced during the times of Sukarno and Suharto; consequently, the constitution was re-designed to limit the powers of the government. This article examines the trajectory of constitutional practices in the post-constitutional revision by taking into account emergency provisions exemplifying the new challenges of democratization in contemporary Indonesia. Currently, emergency provisions are amongst the unamended norms in the 1999-2002 agenda of constitutional revision. As a consequence, authoritarianism threatens the future of liberal democracy in Indonesia, especially the enjoyment of civil and political rights. Hence, this analysis elucidates the extent to which the deficit is inherent to Indonesia’s revised constitution on emergency laws and how this deficit threatens the design of liberal constitutionalism. Selected cases were collected to illustrate how Indonesia’s current constitution is reflected, articulated, debated, and negotiated toward the idea of legally limited powers. The deficits have resulted in two major adverse impacts; first, the ambiguous provisions on emergency laws prevail as they are mentioned in Articles 12 and 22 of the 1945 Constitution; second, the President’s monopoly on the power to issue emergency laws is a result of the absence of limitations outlined in the constitution. While the monopoly of such a power is often utilized by the government under the backdrop of constitutional legitimacy, there is possible effort to eschew potential authoritarianism to add the constitutional restraint to presidential powers in the agenda of constitutional revision.
Biosorción de plomo (II) en solución acuosa con biomasa de los cladodios de la tuna (Opuntia ficus indica)
Authors: Lavado Meza Carmencita Del Rocio , Sun Kou María del Rosario , Bonilla Mancilla Humberto Dax , Castro Arroyo Tracy Kate
Published: November 2020

Se investigó la remoción de plomo de soluciones acuosas por biomasa de los cladodios de la tuna (BCT), una especie abundante en la sierra peruana. Las propiedades físicas y químicas de la BCT se determinaron por técnicas de FTIR y SEM/EDX. El análisis FTIR confirmó la presencia de grupos –OH, CO–C, C=O y –NH2, los cuales interactuarían con el metal. La micrografía SEM reveló que la morfología superficial de la BCT tiene porosidad adecuada para la biosorción. En un sistema discontinuo se obtuvo la más alta capacidad de biosorción (qe) con una relación masa BCT/volumen de 4 g/L, pH 4,5 y tiempo de contacto de 1 h. La biosorción siguió un modelo cinético de pseudo-segundo orden y el proceso de difusión intraparticular fue el factor principal de control de la velocidad. Los datos en el equilibrio fueron correlacionados con cinco modelos (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, D-R y Redlich-Peterson) y se ajustaron mejor al modelo de Langmuir, lo que indica que el proceso se realiza en centros activos energéticamente homogéneos, el valor de qe máxima fue 50,25 mg/g. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que la BCT puede ser usada como biosorbente eficiente para el tratamiento de aguas contaminadas con Pb (II).
Triple thyroglossal duct cysts in an adult: a rare case report and review of literature
Authors:   Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India, Bhardwaj Abhishek , Gupta Kartikesh ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India, Malhotra Manu ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India, Priya Madhu ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India, Verma Mamta ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Published: November 2020

Introduction. Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is the most common cause of congenital neck mass. These can present anywhere from foramen caecum to mediastinum. Usually presents as a solitary cyst, the double thyroglossal cyst is very rare and a triple thyroglossal cyst has never been reported. Aim. Herein, we report an atypical case of triple thyroglossal cyst, at levels of hyoid, thyrohyoid membrane and thyroid isthmus managed surgically without any complication. Description of the case. We are presenting case of a 48-year-old female who presented to us with the complaint of anterior neck swelling since birth. On work up it was diagnosed as a case of the thyroglossal duct cyst and was intraoperatively found to have 3 distinct cystic swellings connected to a common stalk lying beneath the hyoid. It was successfully treated by modified Sistrunk’s procedure. There was no evidence of recurrence on follow up for 6 months. Considering atypical presentations, there are 9 cases reported with the double thyroglossal duct cyst, TDC within the thyroid gland and sublingual TDC. Such presentations make the diagnosis more challenging, leading to improper treatment. Conclusion. We are presenting this case as there is no case reported in English literature with a triple thyroglossal duct cyst. An awareness that thyroglossal cyst can present as multiple cysts is important for clinician in order to perform correct surgical management and to avoid the most feared complication of recurrence.
Dochodzenie w sprawie wypadku lotniczego z zastosowaniem dynamicznego symulatora lotu
Authors: Lewkowicz Rafał
Published: November 2020

Celem prezentowanych badań była ocena przydatności dynamicznego symulatora lotu (wirówki przeciążeniowej HTC-07) do odtwarzania krytycznej fazy lotu samolotu F-16. Ocena przydatności symulatora polegała na porównaniu przyspieszenia liniowego oraz prędkości kątowej oddziałujących na pilota w locie rzeczywistym z przyspieszeniem oddziałującym na niego podczas odtwarzania tego lotu w symulatorze. Do oceny zgodności tych wielkości zastosowano pierwiastek błędu średniokwadratowego oraz współczynnik korelacji liniowej. Biorąc pod uwagę, że zaburzenia wzrokowe oraz utrata świadomości u pilota są wynikiem głównie składowej pionowej przyspieszenia liniowego, to niedostateczna zgodność w odtwarzaniu pozostałych składowych tego przyspieszenia oraz składowych prędkości kątowej nie dyskwalifikuje tego symulatora z możliwości jego zastosowania w badaniach przyczyn poważanych incydentów i wypadków lotniczych.
Alegoryczna interpretacja świątyni w pierwszej księdze Rationale divinorum officiorum Wilhelma Duranda
Authors: Wronikowski Bartosz
Published: November 2020

The allegorical interpretation of the temple in the first book of Rationale divinorum officiorum by G. Duranti The article presentes an attempt to group single elements whose interpretation was undertaken by Guillelmi Duranti (comparanda) in the comparison he most frequently used (comparantis), in other words, to which elements are compared. The classifica-tion of particular collections of comparatives (comparantis) for the purposes of work has been specified and created by the author. The work of G. Duranti was a result of concern about priests and faithful of his diocese, for whom he wanted to create a text-book that explained questions raised in the liturgy. The three chapters of the first book written by G. Duranti show that the liturgical space is not lifeless, that each element has a meaning and can help man to explore the reality, where they are and what they participate in.
Pregnancy-lactation cycle: how to use imaging methods for breast evaluation
Authors: Rosas Carlos Henrique de Sousa , Góes Ana Carolina de Ataíde , Saltão Laís Martinho , Tanaka Adriana Michiko da Silva , Marques Elvira Ferreira , Bitencourt Almir Galvão Vieira
Published: November 2020

Abstract Pregnancy and lactation constitute states of intense hormonal variation with secretory and structural changes in the breast parenchyma. These changes translate into important features on breast imaging, as well as the emergence of specific benign and malignant lesions. This literature review aims to discuss the safety of the use of breast imaging methods (mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging) during the pregnancy-lactation cycle, and to present the expected physiological changes and imaging appearance of the main breast diseases that may occur in this period, such as galactocele, lactating adenoma, fibroadenoma, puerperal mastitis, and pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
The ABCD of portal vein thrombosis: a systematic approach
Authors: Minoda Alexandre Makoto , Cadete Raissa Brito Fernandes , Teixeira Sara Reis , Muglia Valdair Francisco , Elias Junior Jorge , Melo-Leite Andréa Farias de
Published: November 2020

Abstract Portal vein thrombosis refers to complete or partial obstruction of the portal venous system, in the intrahepatic or extrahepatic venous tract or even in the splenic or superior mesenteric veins. This common and potentially fatal condition can develop in various clinical contexts, especially those of liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and other solid tumors. Certain characteristics, such as the time since the onset of the thrombus (acute or chronic), its biology (hematic or tumoral), the presence of collateral vessels, and the magnetic resonance imaging aspects, are important components of a thorough, careful analysis, as well as informing decisions regarding the appropriate therapeutic strategy. Here, we present a brief review of the anatomy of the portal venous system and a systematic approach to analyzing the condition, using a mnemonic (ABCD, for age, biology, collaterals, and diffusion). We discuss the various imaging methods and illustrate our discussion with images selected from the case files archived at our facility.