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Considerații cu privire la secularizare și anticlericalism IV/1. Romanul Mănăstirea din Parma de Stendhal
Authors:   Conf. univ. dr., Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Facultatea de Teologie Greco-Catolică, Departamentul Oradea; ovidiu.pop@ubbcluj.ro., POP Ovidiu Horea
Published: December 2024

Considerations on Secularization and Anticlericalism IV/1. The Novel the Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal. Henri-Marie Beyle, Stendhal's real name, would not have published anything if the Empire had not fallen, the writer being closely related to Napoleon. For this reason, Stendhal comes to literature so late and somewhat by accident, writing essays on painting and music in 1817 with his first book Rome, Naples and Florence. We find here impressions about Italian society, written at the beginning of a seven-year stay in Italy, in Milan. His critical reflections will continue in the Promenades dans Rome, in 1829 and in the Memoirs of a Tourist, in 1838. They would have continued in posthumous volumes as intimate notes, memories, diaries and would have remained in manuscript if, at the age of forty-four, Stendhal had not discovered himself by chance, a novelist.
Keywords: anticlericalism, secularization, Restoration in Italian Duchies, Stendhal, The Charterhouse of Parma
Importanţa învăţării prin descoperire în şcoala de astăzi
Authors:   Profesor învățământ primar, Școala Gimnazială Silvania, Șimleu Silvaniei, România. Email: floricalupau@yahoo.it., BODEA Florica
Published: December 2024

The Importance of Learning Through Discovery in the School of Today. The dynamism and the complex character of our daily society asks for exigencies of continued adjustment of the educational methodology to finalties. The very vast and dynamic informational context has got a notable impact on school, so that the teacher is no longer the central figure who knows everything. The way we know how to get the enormous amount of information that surrounds us becomes the main problem and, also, how to understand its meaning and the way we motivate the students to understand it. We cannot learn everything, but we need to develop better our necessary abilities to search and discover the continuance to generate and examine knowledge. School must go beyond the simple storage of dates and facts, it must provide the construction of knowledge that is useful and practical. Through research and discovery, the students reach a level of understanding and finding of proper solutions to questions or problems. The research and discovery represents the training capacity and the mental abilities that will make the learning process possible and, also, a great adjustment to the social panorama however unforeseeable or new this would become.
Keywords: education, discovery learning, discovery teaching, didactic methods
(Im)possibilidade da aplicação da suspensão condicional do processo no âmbito da Lei 11.340/2006 (Lei Maria da Penha)
Authors: Hirt Rafael Lúcio , Bueno Mariza Schuster
Published: December 2024

Após o período de súplica por ferramentas que salvaguardassem os direitos das mulheres em crimes no contexto de violência doméstica contra a mulher, e houvesse uma rápida e adequada sanção ao agressor, o legislador inovou o ordenamento com a Lei n. 11.340/2006. Entretanto, na prática, a finalidade alcançada para se evitar que os réus recebessem como punição o pagamento de cestas básicas, ou de salário mínimo em modestas prestações advindos da transação penal por meio da Lei n. 9.099/1995, alcançou também a suspensão condicional do processo inserida, com algumas ressalvas jurisprudenciais, na referida lei. O sursis processual encontrou barreira tanto na Lei Maria da Penha em 2006, quanto, após extenso debate, na Súmula 536 do Superior Tribunal de Justiça. Contudo, para além do entendimento fixado de não aplicação do instituto da suspensão condicional nos crimes envolvendo violência doméstica contra a mulher, na Comarca de Rio Negro/PR ainda ocorre o oferecimento, fundamentado nos princípios da celeridade, instrumentalidade, duração razoável do processo e eficiência, destacando também, que o instituto da suspensão em nada tem a ver com a Lei dos Juizados Especiais, estando má inserida no dispositivo. Dessa forma, realizou-se uma pesquisa documental quanto à efetividade do acordo na mencionada comarca e se este coibia e prevenia o cometimento de crimes pelos mesmos agressores. Dos resultados apresentados, mostrou-se que todos réus cumpriram integralmente o acordo, e a grande maioria não voltou a cometer crimes no contexto de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher.
Wędrówki zapisane w naszym DNA
Authors: Golik Paweł
Published: December 2024

W przeszłości ludzie prowadzili koczowniczy tryb życia, przemieszczali się w poszukiwaniu pożywienia, zasiedlając kolejne kontynenty.
Direct Synthesis of the Ce-SBA-15 Catalyst Doped with MoO3 for Application in the Transesterification Reaction of Soybean Oil
Authors: Alves Bruno Taveira da Silva , Queiroz Ruth Nóbrega , Silva André Miranda da , Alves José Jailson Nicácio , Barbosa Bianca Viana de Sousa
Published: December 2024

Objective: Synthesize and characterize the heterogeneous catalyst MoO₃/Ce-SBA-15, to be applied in the transesterification reaction of soybean oil.
 
Theoretical Framework: The molecular sieve SBA-15 is a mesoporous silica used as a support for the dispersion of active metals. Modification with cerium (Ce) enhances the textural properties, while doping with molybdenum oxide (MoO₃) increases the catalytic activity. This catalyst is applied in transesterification for the production of biodiesel, a renewable and efficient biofuel to replace fossil diesel.
 
Method: Ammonium cerium nitrate was introduced along with the silica source in the synthesis gel, evaluating different Si/Ce molar ratios (10, 20). The obtained material was doped with MoO3 using the pore saturation method and evaluated in the transesterification reaction at different temperatures.
 
Results and Discussion: Characterization analyses indicated that the longer crystallization time (48h) and the introduction of Ce into the structure improved the crystalline and textural properties of SBA-15. The presence of MoO₃ in its orthorhombic phase was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The maximum yield of methyl esters was 86.56% at 150°C using the 15MoO3/10Ce-SBA-15 catalyst.
 
Research Implications: This research developed a new catalyst efficient in biodiesel production, contributing to the field of catalysis. Promoting advances in renewable energy and sustainability.
 
Originality/Value: This study reports the influence of Ce as a structural promoter in the synthesis of a new catalyst (MoO3/Ce-SBA-15) to be applied in the transesterification reaction for biodiesel production.
Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Urban Areas of the Federal District, 2014-2018
Authors: Oliveira Kenia Cristina de , Cruvinel Vanessa Resende Nogueira , Sousa Antônio Ralph Medeiros , Obara Marcos Takashi
Published: December 2024

Objective: To describe and analyze the diversity of mosquitoes in urban areas of the Federal District (DF), Brazil, the types of breeding sites, and the relationships between climatic variables and the abundance of the main vector species.
 
Theoretical Framework: The potential distribution, endemicity, emergence, and re-emergence of pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes is regulated by fluctuations in potential vector Culicidae communities. Studies on the diversity of culicids are important to understand the ecological relationships between species and the environment they occupy. However, information on diversity patterns and the structure of the culicid fauna in the DF is still scarce and dispersed in the literature.
 
Method: Mosquito larvae collected and identified in urban areas of the DF between January 2014 and December 2018 were evaluated for abundance, constancy, dispersal capacity, similarity of specific composition among Administrative Regions, and abundance by type of breeding site. The influence of macroclimatic factors was verified using the Spearman coefficient.
 
Results and Discussion: The results revealed 12 species of mosquitoes, with higher abundance, constancy, and dispersion among Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. Precipitation and relative humidity were the abiotic factors that most influenced total abundance, with similar results recorded in other studies.
 
Research Implications: Understanding the structure of the Culicidae fauna, and in particular, the identification of local parameters that shape these communities are important for adequate approaches to control vector species.
 
Originality/Value: Shows the benefits that disease-vectoring mosquito species find in the Federal District.
Synthetic Training Data and the Reconfiguration of Surveillant Assemblages
Authors: Ravn Louis
Published: December 2024

Synthetic training data promise considerable performance improvements in machine learning (ML) surveillance tasks, including such applications as crowd counting, pedestrian tracking, and face recognition. In this context, synthetic training data constitute techno-fixes primarily by virtue of acting as “edge cases”—data that are hard to come by in the “real world” yet straightforward to produce synthetically—which are used to enhance ML systems’ resilience. In this dialogue paper, I mobilize Haggerty and Ericson’s (2000) concept of the surveillant assemblage to argue that synthetic training data raise well-known, entrenched surveillance issues. Specifically, I contend that conceptualizing synthetic data as but one component of larger surveillant assemblages is analytically meaningful because it challenges techno-deterministic imaginaries that posit synthetic data as fixes to deep-rooted surveillance issues. To exemplify this stance, I draw from several examples of how synthetic training data are already used, illustrating how they may both intensify the disappearance of disappearance and contribute to the leveling of hierarchies of surveillance depending upon the surveillant assemblage that they reconfigure. Overall, this intervention urges surveillance studies scholarship to attend to how synthetic data reconfigure specific surveillant assemblages, with both problematic and emancipatory implications.
Critical Provocations for Synthetic Data
Authors: Susser Daniel , Seeman Jeremy
Published: December 2024

Training artificial intelligence (AI) systems requires vast quantities of data, and AI developers face a variety of barriers to accessing the information they need. Synthetic data has captured researchers’ and industry’s imagination as a potential solution to this problem. While some of the enthusiasm for synthetic data may be warranted, in this short paper we offer critical counterweight to simplistic narratives that position synthetic data as a cost-free solution to every data-access challenge—provocations highlighting ethical, political, and governance issues the use of synthetic data can create. We question the idea that synthetic data, by its nature, is exempt from privacy and related ethical concerns. We caution that framing synthetic data in binary opposition to “real” measurement data could subtly shift the normative standards to which data collectors and processors are held. And we argue that by promising to divorce data from its constituents—the people it represents and impacts—synthetic data could create new obstacles to democratic data governance.
„Wir brauchen eine Strategie zur Förderung der Lotsensysteme“
Authors:   TU München, Sundmacher Leonie , Stegmaier Peter ,   Monitor Versorgungsforschung
Published: December 2024

'From my point of view, it would be useful if further evidence were collected on the effectiveness of selective contracts.' In the cover interview with 'Monitor Versorgungsforschung', experienced healthcare researcher Prof Dr Leonie Sundmacher is not surprised that the 'Cardiolotse' innovation project was not recommended for transfer to standard care. However, in her opinion, this decision cannot be based on a lack of evidence. Her assumption is that the Innovation Committee 'apparently shies away from recommending this labour-intensive intervention for standard care as long as its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness are not confirmed by other projects'.
Recht auf Infektionsschutz vs. Pflicht zum Infektionsschutz
Authors: Rothenberger Andreas F.
Published: December 2024

When the coronavirus pandemic reached Germany, the German government reacted with extremely restrictive measures to contain the virus. The so-called 'lockdown' was imposed: contacts outside of one's own residential community were prohibited, the hospitality industry and most retail shops had to cease operations, schools and daycare centres were closed, and many federal states even imposed curfews.
Entlastung von Arztpraxen und zukunftsfähige Versorgung
Authors:   AGENON, Lenk Alexander , Bohm Steffen ,   AGENON
Published: December 2024

More than 16 million people over the age of 67 live in Germany. This figure is expected to rise to over 20 million by 2040. As the proportion of older people in the population increases, so too will the number of chronically ill, multi-morbid and care-dependent people. The care problem will become particularly acute in rural and structurally weak regions, as the demographic developments described above tend to be more pronounced here than in urban areas. As a result of this development, the already tense situation in many doctors' surgeries will become even more acute. At the same time, there are difficulties in attracting doctors and nurses to work in rural and structurally weak urban regions. In order to counter these undesirable developments, the ErwiN innovation fund project is utilising the advantages of the organised 'doctor network' setting to transfer medical activities to members of the geriatric and nursing professions for the independent practice of medicine in accordance with the G-BA directive pursuant to Section 63 (3c) SGB V. The transfer of activities that relieve physicians to specialised nursing professionals (SPFP) is intended to significantly relieve the burden on doctors' practices and make a genuine contribution to the future viability of care structures in Germany.
Die Festbetragsregelung im AMNOG-Markt – ein Blick aus der Praxis
Authors:   Arneburg Analytics, Lukat Susann , Götting Ulrike ,   vfa
Published: December 2024

The Pharmaceutical Market Reorganisation Act (AMNOG) was introduced by the legislator in 2010 as a supplement to the reference price system, which had already been in place for a long time. The AMNOG instruments were intended to regulate prices in the 'non-fixed price market'. The AMNOG obliges the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds and the pharmaceutical company, as the explanatory memorandum to the law briefly and succinctly stated at the time, 'to agree a reimbursement amount for non-fixed-price drugs with new active ingredients with effect for all health insurance funds' (Deutscher Bundestag 2010: 31). In reality, however, the exact application and delimitation of both instruments were unclear. The categorisation of drugs without proven additional benefit into the reference price system was considered the standard case in the initial concept: 'Without additional benefit - transfer to the reference price system' was the chapter heading in the explanatory brochure of the Federal Ministry of Health on the AMNOG (BMG 2010: 16). In these cases, the reimbursement amount negotiation should only be necessary on an interim basis. On closer inspection, however, there was a lack of concrete guidelines as to which instrument should be used when and how the different regulatory logics of the two systems should be harmonised. De facto, the self-administration had a great deal of room for manoeuvre here. This article analyses how the reference price regulation has been applied in practice in the AMNOG market since 2011. After a brief explanation of the legal framework (1), different case constellations are presented and the procedural practices of the self-administration are analysed in each case (2). The analysis is based on all benefit assessment procedures published by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) up to and including 15 July 2024 in which the reference price regulation has become relevant. These 42 procedures for 27 medicinal products were classified and compared. The review is followed by a discussion of the challenges and problems arising from procedural practice (3). Overall, the present study shows that reference price regulations in the AMNOG market have so far tended to be a 'procedural sidetrack' in practice (4).
Versorgungslage von Schluckstörungen in Pflegeheimen – Herausforderungen und Notwendigkeiten
Authors:   FH Joanneum Graz, Darkow Robert , Ofner Tonja ,   Gesundheit Österreich, Amort Frank ,   FH Joanneum Bad Gleichenberg, Ritschl Helmut ,   FH Joanneum Graz, Mühlensiepen Felix ,   Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg, May Susann ,   Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg
Published: December 2024

Dysphagia is a frequently underdiagnosed consequence of dementia (up to 95%) (Dziewas & Pflug et al. 2020), which often goes unnoticed by those around the patient and is probably not always recognised by those affected, and is the cause of a higher risk of complications and life-threatening conditions (Baijens 2016, Namasivayam & Steele 2015): Dysphagia-related malnutrition and dehydration as well as aspiration pneumonia and the need for enteral feeding, among other things, lead to increased and repeated hospital admissions with stressful interventions, longer hospital stays and the likelihood of being discharged to rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes instead of home after hospitalisation (Altmann 2010). Even medication taken with the intention of improving the condition becomes a risk: chemical pneumonitis is the result of aspirated medication, leading to odynophagia due to mucosal damage in the swallowing route, viral or fungal-associated oesophagitis due to immunosuppressants. Compensatory functions can be impaired, particularly in old age and as a result of multiple medications (Schwemmle et al. 2015). Untreated pneumonia can also exacerbate existing coronary heart disease and trigger other acute cardiac syndromes or death from sepsis.
Sind Männer unterversorgt?
Authors:   inav, Amelung Volker E. , Klähn Ann-Kathrin ,   inav, Demandt Fenja ,   inav
Published: December 2024

Male-specific diseases are health problems that either occur exclusively in men or occur more frequently and/or more severely in men. Some examples are erectile dysfunction (erectile dysfunction), benign prostatic hyperplasia (non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate that can lead to problems urinating), prostate cancer and testicular cancer. The care situation for men in Germany has been little analysed to date. At first glance, there is a gender gap. The life expectancy of men in Germany is five years lower than that of women and is reflected in a higher mortality rate across all age groups [1]. There is also a gender-specific difference in the uptake of cancer screening: in 2020, the statutory health insurance funds recorded 6.7 million screenings for men, but more than five times as many (35.1 million) for women [1]. While the specialist area of gynaecology, which is relevant for women-specific cancers, is established as a firm pillar in the medical system, men's healthcare does not receive the same attention. Urology focuses mainly on diseases of the urogenital system and is typically only utilised for men over the age of 50 [2]. Internationally, it can also be observed that men often interact less effectively with the healthcare system compared to women [3] and preventive healthcare services are often not adequately tailored to the specific needs of men [4, 5]. This shows the need for a reorientation of care approaches. The aim of the study is to determine the status quo of care in the area of men's health in Germany and to identify obstacles and potential for optimisation in the implementation of preventive and health-promoting services in order to derive specific recommendations for action.
Hecken: „Gesetze werden im Treibsand versanden”
Authors:   Monitor Versorgungsforschung, Stegmaier Peter
Published: December 2024

Although the 'alliance of the willing' that Daniela Teichert, CEO of AOK Nordost, has often called for is rarely formed, there is little chance that Robert Habeck's 'alliance of the sensible' will carry the outstanding legislative proposals of the collapsed traffic light coalition, especially those in the healthcare sector, over the 'ramp'. The latter was one of the statements made by Tino Sorge, health policy spokesperson for the CDU-CSU parliamentary group and CDU MP, during a panel discussion at the Federal General Assembly of the Virchowbund. He strictly denied that - quote - 'the CDU/CSU would have to take one or two of the project proposals of the Trümmer-Ampel' over the ramp out of national political responsibility. Sorge: 'I can say quite clearly that we will not do that.'
Pelatihan Wirausaha Dengan Tema �Berorientasi Pada Tindakan� di Kelompok Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) Nusa Indah
Authors: Sari Syara Purnama , Purnama Husna , Elina Maria , Juwita Farida , Sari Rizka Novita
Published: December 2024

Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kurangnya minat dan pemahaman masyarakat, khususnya anggota Kelompok Program Harapan Keluarga (PKH), dalam berwirausaha. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan intensi berwirausaha pada masyarakat di Kelurahan Korpri Raya, Bandar Lampung, serta memberikan penyuluhan dan pelatihan tentang Business Plan. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan pada bulan September hingga Oktober 2023 dan diikuti oleh ibu-ibu rumah tangga peserta PKH. Metode yang digunakan meliputi presentasi interaktif, studi kasus, workshop praktis, dan refleksi pengalaman peserta. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa peserta memperoleh pemahaman lebih dalam tentang pentingnya berpikir adaptif dan inovatif dalam kewirausahaan. Mereka juga mampu menyusun rencana bisnis yang memanfaatkan potensi lokal, serta menghasilkan ide-ide baru yang dapat meningkatkan daya saing usaha. Kegiatan ini telah membekali peserta dengan keterampilan yang dibutuhkan untuk memulai dan mengembangkan usaha secara mandiri.
Edukasi 5S Untuk Mengurangi Inefisiensi Waktu Proses Pada Sentra Industri Batik, Bayat, Jawa Tengah
Authors: Apsari Ayudyah Eka , Nugraheni Diyah Dwi , Ismaili Abul Fida
Published: December 2024

Kondisi perusahaan batik yang masih jauh dari kata nyaman mengharuskan perusahaan untuk mengkondisikan stasiun kerja sesuai dengan kebutuhan. Buruknya kondisi ini dapat mengakibatkan kecelakaan kerja yang dapat membahayakan pekerja. Diperlukan adanya pengaturan untuk meminimalisir adanya potensi kecelakaan kerja. Pengaturan ini bertujuan meningkatkan performa kerja seperti menambah kecepatan kerja, akurasi, keselamatan kerja, mengurangi pemborosan tempat dan waktu. 5S sebagai salah satu metode yang digunakan untuk bisa mempermudah problem yang ada saat ini di sentra industri batik Bayat. Metode ini digunakan mengingat skala UMKM yang masih tergolong kecil, namun membutuhkan adanya pembenahan untuk meningkatkan kinerja dari keseluruhan proses yang ada. 5S sebagai metode yang sederhaana dapat diterapkan oleh perusahaan kecil maupun perusahaan besar sekalipun. Program 5S diharapkan menghilangkan pemborosan yang ada dapat diminimalkan sehingga terjadi peningkatan produktifitas dan efektivitas dari perusahaan. Kendala yang masih dirasakan saat ini, masih belum adanya pencatatan pengadaan barang secara terperinci. Hal ini menjadikan industri rumahan di daerah Bayat ini belum bisa memaksimalkan sumber daya yang ada untuk mendapatkan keuntungan yang lebih besar. Konsep 5S yang sederhana sering terabaikan. Industri tanpa 5S tak akan mampu berprestasi secara layak. 5S merupakan budaya tentang bagaimana seseorang memperlakukan tempat kerja secara benar. Tempat kerja yang tertata rapi, bersih, dan tertib memudahkan pekerjaan perorangan.
ATIVIDADE ANTIMICROBIANA DO ÓLEO ESSENCIAL DAS FOLHAS Tetradenia riparia E SEU POTENCIAL NO COMBATE AS BACTÉRIAS CAUSADORES DE MASTITE EM BOVINOS
Authors: Laginestra Bruna de Fatima Antunes , Meskiv Patrícia Wynnek , Simões João Vitor Morais , Macagnan Gilson Roberto , Rodrigues Selma Alves , Gazim Zilda Cristiani , Gonçalves Daniela Dib , Paiu Júnior Ranulfo
Published: December 2024

A mastite bovina, uma das principais doenças do rebanho leiteiro, caracteriza-se por um processo inflamatório no úbere. A inviabilidade econômica na tentativa de usar algum recurso terapêutico, o impacto ambiental negativo e os resíduos antimicrobianos estão estimulando a pesquisa de métodos alternativos para a prevenção e tratamento de doenças na bovinocultura leiteira. Os óleos essenciais são produtos bioativos que possuem diversas atividades para auxiliar na terapia, entre elas se destacam principalmente sua ação antimicrobiana, as quais podem servir como solução para o tratamento da mastite subclínica em bovinos. Pesquisas com plantas, com destaque para a Tetradenia riparia indicam o potencial antimicrobiano e antifúngico, a T. riparia apresenta em todas as suas partes valor medicinal, porém devido a maior concentração de óleo essencial e fitoconstituintes nas folhas, estas são utilizadas para o tratamento de várias enfermidades. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar as propriedades do óleo essencial de folhas de Tetradenia riparia e seu potencial uso no controle da mastite bovina.
Зменшення вуглецевого сліду при використанні стисненого повітря в автоматизації
Authors:   Technical University in Kosice, Tuleja Peter
Published: December 2024

Production process projects are constantly confronted with the level of ecological burden (the so-called carbon footprint) of a specific technology. Since automated production is largely realized using compressed air, the question arises as to what extent the production and use of this medium burdens our environment. During the energy audit of the operation, it is possible to determine a number of areas in which, with the right solution, interesting results can be achieved in saving compressed air.
The article offers an overview and indicates the possibilities of solving the uneconomical handling of produced com-pressed air, for example by using tools provided by manufacturers of pneumatic components.
The information presented in the article is an overview.
Гальмівні системи промислових навантажувачів
Authors:   Національний технічний університет України «Київський політехнічний інститут імені Ігоря Сікорського», Цимбаленко Ігор
Published: December 2024

У статті досліджено гальмівні системи промислових навантажувачів, зокрема крани-штабелери, важливість яких полягає в забезпеченні безпеки та ефективності роботи в промислових середовищах. Розглянуто основні проблеми й вимоги до цих систем, серед яких надійність, точність і безпека. Крім цього, проаналізовано гальмівні системи провідного вироб-ника промислових навантажувачів компанії Jungheinrich та різні аспекти роботи гальмівних систем і сучасні технології, які використовуються для їх поліпшення. Здійснено огляд джерел, що містять корисну інформацію про гальмівні системи промислового обладнання, щоб допомогти фахівцям у цій галузі розширити свої знання та навички.
Стаття є оглядово-інформаційною.
A Survey on the Use and Acceptability of Smartphones for Nursing Education in Nigeria
Authors: Owoeye Isaiah , Daniels Felicity , Chipps Jennifer
Published: December 2024

Background: The global exponential increase in technology has resulted in smartphones being used for learning in low resource settings.
Objectives: To investigate the use and acceptability of smartphones in nursing education in Nigeria.
Design and Setting: Cross sectional descriptive survey design. Five nursing education institutions in Southwest Nigeria were included in the study.
Participants: Nursing students in the setting were included (N = 1388), with a sample of 462 (university students: n = 354; college students: n = 108), allowing for an attrition rate of 10%.
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire with two valid and reliable scales was used to measure use, acceptance, perceived ease of use and usefulness, attitudes, and challenges of using smartphones for educational purposes.
Results: In the 451 respondents (97.6% response rate), the mean age was 21.31 (standard deviation [SD] = 3.59) years; most were female (389, 86.3%). Smartphones were common (422, 94.2%) and most (367, 81.4%) reported using their smartphone daily for educational purposes. High levels of smartphone acceptance with high ratings for perceived usefulness (M = 3.38, SD = 0.44), ease of use (M = 3.10, SD = 0.56) were reported with mixed attitudes (M = 2.75, SD = 0.35). Most of the respondents (428, 94.9%) found it useful for learning, but suitability of mobile content, unstable Internet, and data costs were barriers.
Conclusion: Smartphones have emerged as unintended grassroots academic tools for learning in low resource settings, but challenges remain in terms of the appropriateness of educational learning material and costs.
Students’ Engagement in Learning Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics: A Self-reported Volunteer Experience
Authors: Husaini Danladi Chiroma , Mphuthi David , Chiroma Joel , Nwachukwu Innocent , Ihebie Collins , Sani Barba
Published: December 2024

Hands-on experiential learning within a clinical setting and the integration and translation of theoretical knowledge to practice have been explored as pedagogical methods to enhance nursing education. This study reports nursing students’ self-assessment of volunteer learning experience at hospitals and community pharmacies to enhance nursing pharmacologic knowledge. The study quantitatively evaluated the self-reported assessment of nursing students at hospital and community pharmacies in Belize using a convenient sampling technique. Forty-six nursing students spent 48 hours at assigned community and hospital pharmacies under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Self-assessment questionnaires and the grades from preceptors were analysed and reported. Students described a positive experience with high mean scores indicating self-reported learning of new medications, drug side effects, labelling of drugs, dispensing prescriptions, patients’ assessment, communication and experience working alongside interprofessional healthcare team members. This study shows that undergraduate nursing students can benefit from volunteer learning at community and hospital-based pharmacies to enhance hands-on learning of pharmacotherapeutics knowledge. Daily interactions with pharmacists, medications and patients complemented students’ learning of medications and skills acquisition. Nursing educators should explore nonconventional pedagogical approaches, such as pharmacy clinical sites, to complement students’ pharmacologic learning.
Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards by Tener Goodwin Veenema
Authors: Ramdani Wawan
Published: December 2024

The latest edition, the fourth, of Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards stands out as a pivotal resource aimed at fortifying the emergency readiness of nursing and healthcare practitioners against disasters. Under the stewardship of Tener Goodwin Veenema, a renowned authority in disaster nursing, this edition broadens the narrative to encompass an extensive array of hazards, spanning natural calamities to acts of terrorism. The structured layout, segmented into clear divisions such as preparedness, response, recovery and specialised topics, streamlines both pedagogical and emergency reference purposes.
Methods for Gestational Age Estimation during Pregnancy in Africa: A Scoping Review
Authors: Cele Winile Dorentce , Chironda Geldine , Mbeje Pretty , Mhlongo Euphemia Mbali
Published: December 2024

Monitoring foetal growth and managing pregnancy complications require the precise determination of gestational age. Estimation of gestational age during pregnancy is of utmost importance as it assists with the identification of high-risk pregnancies like polyhydramnios, multiple pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction. The purpose of the SR was to map the evidence of estimation of gestational age during pregnancy in Africa using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Scoping Review Methodology. Electronic search engines were used to search articles published from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2023. A total of 79 eligible articles were retrieved and uploaded to Rayyan – a web and mobile app for systematic reviews. The selection process included title and abstract screening as well as full text article screening, which resulted in 19 articles. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) flow chart was developed to report the 19 studies identified for final SR. There was a minimal publication of studies between 2013 and 2014 with a marked increase in 2019 (n = 4) and 2020 (n = 4). Countries where studies were done included Northern Africa (n = 3), Eastern Africa (n = 3), Western Africa (n = 3), Central Africa (n = 2), Southern Africa (n = 3), and multiple countries (n = 5). Among the 19 articles included in the SR, 16 adopted a quantitative design. This scoping review (SR) identified several methods for gestational age estimation, namely, ultrasound; last menstrual period (LMP); symphysis fundal height (SFH); and clinical data. More systematic reviews should be conducted on the estimation of gestational age to add to the information obtained from the SR.
Investigating the Effect of Bromelain Capsules on Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Authors: Salmani Alireza , Varaei Shokoh , Sadeghi Hajar , Nazari Shima , Mohajeri Tehrani Mohammad Reza , Abbasian Alireza , Dehghan Nayeri Nahid , Haghani Shima
Published: December 2024

Depression and stress are common among individuals with diabetic foot ulcers. The purpose of this study was to find whether bromelain can alleviate these symptoms. This single blind, two-group clinical trial study was conducted in 2023. Eighty people with diabetic foot ulcers in specialised wound clinics of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were selected and randomly assigned to the test and control groups. The test group received capsules containing 500mg of bromelain twice a day for four weeks, and the control group received the same amount and number of placebos. After the intervention, the DASS-21 was completed again by the participants. The mean scores of depression, anxiety and stress of people with diabetic foot ulcers in the test group before taking bromelain were 16.02 ± 1.44, 11.62 ± 1.25 and 13.65 ± 1.81 respectively. After the intervention, they were 10.45 ± 1.44, 7.25 ± 1.17 and 10.80 ±1.72 respectively. The mean of this index in the control group before the intervention was 15.50 ± 3.25, 11.55 ± 3.43 and 13.22 ± 3.33. After the intervention, it reached 15.15 ± 1.87, 12.22 ± 2.15 and 13.17 ± 2.34. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean indices of depression (p=0.00), anxiety (p=-0.02) and stress (p˂0.001) in the test group before and after the intervention. However, this difference in the control group was not significant (p ≥ 0.05). The core of caring for patients with chronic diseases involves using safe and low-complication treatment methods. The study findings show that bromelain capsules can effectively alleviate depression, anxiety and stress. Therefore, it is recommended that healthcare providers, especially nurses, consider using bromelain for patients with diabetes and other acute and chronic diseases.
Reflexões filosóficas sobre racismo e tecnologia
Authors: Sievers Juliele Maria , Guadalupe Silveira Luís Gustavo
Published: December 2024

Abordaremos filosoficamente o racismo algorítmico a partir da análise do documentário Coded Bias, que apresenta o uso de tecnologias digitais reforçando discriminações de raça e gênero. Investigaremos cinco conceitos filosóficos a fim de ampliar a compreensão da discriminação algorítmica e que estão relacionados a temas abordados na obra: “neutralidade da tecnologia", com Feenberg, para pensar os aspectos políticos e sociais dos aparatos tecnológicos; a noção de “rosto” de Levinas para analisar o racismo na utilização da tecnologia de reconhecimento facial; “vigilância”, com Foucault e suas reflexões sobre o panóptico para pensarmos as nuances da vigilância contínua e onipresente operada pela tecnologia e pelos algoritmos; “necropolítica”, em Mbembe, para compreender como a aplicação dos programas de reconhecimento facial pela polícia e órgãos públicos de segurança operam de maneira discriminatória em relação às pessoas negras; “racialização do crime” e o consequente encarceramento em massa da população negra, com Davis, pensando os efeitos do racismo nas noções de justiça e segurança. Além disso, estudos como os de Noble e Silva serão usados para aprofundar a discussão sobre o racismo algorítmico.
Kierkegaard, ironia e niilismo:
Authors: Paula Márcio Gimenes de
Published: December 2024

Em 1841, o jovem filósofo dinamarquês Kierkegaard, então com menos de 30 anos, escreveu sua dissertação intitulada O Conceito de ironia constantemente referido a Sócrates. Ali, o pensador nos brinda, na primeira parte da obra, com a ironia socrática, valendo-se especialmente das interpretações antigas como as de Xenofonte, Platão, Aristófanes, bem como de referências historiográficas como Diógenes Laércio, Hegel, Schleiermacher e outros pensadores das questões socráticas. Na segunda parte da obra, o autor dedica-se a melhor elucidar o vínculo entre a ironia socrática e o niilismo, tal como se pode perceber em alguns dos escritores românticos e ali forja o conceito kierkegaardiano de ironia dominada, que será fundamental para sua interpretação sobre ironia, niilismo e dúvida. Desse modo, o intuito do artigo será abordar a ironia e o niilismo em Kierkegaard tendo em vista a presente obra e algumas de suas repercussões.
O impacto do desmame precoce na saúde da mãe e do bebê
Authors: Sousa Chrycianne Silva , Ribeiro Ruan Lopes , Sousa Vânia Maria Alves de
Published: December 2024

Objetivo: Analisar o impacto do desmame precoce na saúde da mãe e do bebê. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, com coleta de dados de fontes secundárias e análise qualitativa por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica. Resultados: Após a busca por evidências nas bases de dados selecionadas (LILACS, BDENF, SCIELO) e a aplicação dos filtros, foram encontrados 14 artigos que atenderam à temática e aos objetivos da pesquisa. O ano com o maior número de publicações entre os artigos selecionados foi 2021, e observou-se que a Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil foi a que mais publicou. Discussão: O aleitamento materno é crucial nos primeiros meses de vida de um bebê, fornecendo múltiplas funções protetoras para sua saúde e oferecendo fatores imunológicos que promovem um crescimento e desenvolvimento saudáveis, proporcionando um início de vida melhor. Torna-se a refeição mais importante para o bebê. Conclusão: Dos estudos analisados, a grande maioria constatou que a introdução precoce de outros alimentos antes dos seis meses de idade foi o principal motivo do desmame precoce, e quase todos os estudos observaram a ingestão de fórmulas lácteas por lactentes de 3 a 5 meses de idade.
Perfil nutricional de mulheres em acompanhamento no programa Hiperdia em uma unidade básica de saúde em Belém - PA
Authors: Silva Flaviane Silva da , Santana Camilla Ramos , Amaral Vanessa Carolina Costa , Silva Rainnymarie Beatriz Silva , Siqueira Camila Tenorio , Costa Madson Matheus Garcia , Rocha Fernanda Ribeiro , Mori Rejane Maria Sales Cavalcante , Figueiredo Sandra Maria dos Santos , Dutra Claudia Daniele Tavares
Published: December 2024

Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil nutricional e socioeconômico de mulheres adultas e idosas cadastrada no programa Hiperdia, em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS), em Belém do Pará. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, quantitativo e transversal, realizado no período de agosto a setembro de 2023. Foram coletados dados socioeconômicos e antropométricos (peso, altura, circunferência da cintura, circunferência do quadril, circunferência da panturrilha e cálculo do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e relação cintura/quadril). Resultados: Obteve-se um público-alvo de 60 mulheres. Ao analisar o perfil socioeconômico, foi possível observar que, grande parte das usuárias (85%) eram mães de família, nascidas na capital paraense (96,6%), inseridas numa composição familiar acima de 4 pessoas e tinham acesso às informações de saúde (71,7%), seja através do profissional nutricionistas ou outros da equipe multidisciplinar. Com relação a avaliação nutricional das pacientes foi constatada a prevalência do estado nutricional de excesso de peso, sobrepeso ou obesidade nas mulheres adultas (86,3%) e nas idosas (60,6%), como também elevado risco cardiovascular. Conclusão: Ressalta-se a importância de estratégias de combate à obesidade, educação alimentar e nutricional nas UBS, de forma a socializar a informação sobre as causas e consequências das patologias e incentivar a construção de hábitos benéficos à saúde.
Evaluation of pedotransfer functions to estimate saturated hydraulic conductivity using machine learning with random forest and gradient boosting algorithms
Authors:   Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science, Cairo 11241, Egypt, Mady Ahmed Y. , Abdelhamid Mhamoud A. ,   Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural engineering Cairo 11241, Egypt, Shalaby Lina A. ,   Ain Shams University, Faculty of Women, Department of Mathematics, Cairo, Egypt, Saeed Mohamed A. ,   AL-Azhar University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soils and Water, Cairo 11884, Egypt
Published: December 2024

Pedotransfer function (PTFs) is widely developed using machine learning algorithms (MLA) and non-linear regression (NLR). Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is obviously used to regulate water movement in the soil. The objective of the work is to evaluate the accuracy of MLA to predict Ks. Moreover, is to determine the best class of predictors that can be used to predict Ks with little estimation error. Saturated hydraulic conductivity was measured by direct method using the constant head method. In addition, Ks was predicted using PTFs developed by machine learning algorithms including Random Forest Algorithm (RFA), and Gradient Boosting Algorithm (GBA) models with three categories of soil physical predictors. Furthermore, PTFs developed by RFA, and GBA were compared with PTFs developed by NLR models using the same three categories of soil physical predictors. The three categories of soil physical predictors were the following: category-1 refers to sand, silt, and clay “SSC”; category-2 refers to category-1, in addition to bulk density “SSC+BD”; and category-3 refers to category-2, in addition to organic matter “SSC+BD+OM”. The results of error analysis observed that PTFs developed by RFA were more accurate than GBA and NLR models, respectively, for Ks prediction with the three categories of soil physical predictors. Moreover, the category-3 which takes into account sand, silt, clay, bulk density, and organic matter was the best category used to predict Ks using RFA, and NLR models. PTFs developed by machine learning algorithms including RFA, and GBA models can be utilized to predict Ks with little calculation error. However, RFA was greater than GBA for calculating Ks. The efficiency of RFA was associated with the number of soil variables predictors and building classification and regression trees which is more robust than decision trees such as GBA to optimize Ks prediction.
Advancement in periodontal accelerated osteogenic orthodontics: Exploring the synergy between periodontal and orthodontic treatment – A case report
Authors: Gupta Dhriti , Singh Anisha , Singh Shruti , Jha Anil Kumar , Chandra Chetan
Published: December 2024

Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) is a surgical technique that merges targeted corticotomy, particle grafting, and appropriate orthodontic forces. This approach shortens treatment duration, enhances tooth stability, and prevents the relapse of tooth movement. By leveraging the regional acceleratory phenomenon, PAOO promotes faster orthodontic tooth movement and improves the healing process of bone. It also increases the width of the alveolar bone, reduces the overall treatment time, enhances post-treatment stability, and minimizes the risk of dehiscence. The focus of this case study was to gauge the therapeutic effects of this surgical procedure alongside soft and hard-tissue augmentation in a patient undergoing treatment for orthodontic malocclusion.
Bacopa Monnieri's Dual Action: Free Radical Scavenging and Blood Glucose Management
Authors: Manhas Surekha , Devi Arti , Khan Zaved Ahmed
Published: December 2024

This investigation aimed to assess the hypoglycemic and antioxidant characteristics of extracts derived from Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi), a plant widely recognised for its customary ethnomedical application in northeastern India. An assessment of the in vitro hypoglycemic and antioxidant properties of Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi) roots and leaf extracts produced in ethanol, methanol and water was performed by introducing α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory assay, glucose adsorption, glucose diffusion method, glucose uptake potential of yeast cells, DPPH, hydrogen peroxide activity, ferric reducing power radical scavenging activity.

By eliminating free radicals at levels of roughly 69–70% (DPPH), 70–89% (H2O2) and 64–80% (FRAP), Brahmi extracts produced favourable results linked to their antioxidant activity. The methanolic extract of BM leaves and shoots exhibited considerably higher radical scavenging activity in comparison to the corresponding extract of roots. Although the in vitro glucose diffusion retardation, glucose uptake capacity and glucose adsorption suggested that Brahmi may have therapeutic value, more research is necessary to identify the pertinent bioactive chemicals to validate their pharmacological qualities in vivo.
Eco-friendly green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles prepared from different leaf extracts
Authors: Suresh M. , Yuvarani S. , Christuraj P. , Arunkumar S. , Vennila J.
Published: December 2024

Ecologically benign reactants and green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles are receiving a lot of attention. This is the most popular way of preparation since it uses chemicals that do not contribute to pollution and promotes the use of non-toxic solvents like water and plant extracts. The goal of the current work is to create ZnO nanoparticles by an environmentally friendly, green process that uses leaf extract from environmentally safe plants like Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Acalypha indica where zinc nitrate serves as the precursor.

The crystalline structure of the sample was revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and functional groups were identified using Fourier transmission infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) were used to evaluate the shape, structure and content.