bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
I. Lewis minimally invasive esophagectomy
Authors: Savenko G. Yu. , Sydiuk O. Ye.
Published: July 2022

The aim of the study was to improve the direct results of surgical treatment for esophageal diseases by implementing the method of minimally invasive esophagectomy according to I. Lewis.
Materials and methods. A total of 92 patients with esophageal diseases were divided into 2 groups: mini-invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and open esophagectomy (OE). The groups were comparable in age, sex, comorbidity and the stage of a disease (P > 0.05).
Results. The duration of OE was 270 minutes (IQR 257.5–320.0 minutes), and it was statistically significantly (P < 0.001) less than the duration of MIE – 350 minutes (IQR 326.25–387.50 minutes). The volume of intraoperative blood loss in OE was 400 ml (IQR 300–500 ml) that was statistically significantly (P < 0.001) higher than in MIE – 130 ml (IQR 90–165 ml). The mean value of blood transfusion volume for patients with OE was 283 ml (IQR 261.25–468.50), which was statistically significantly higher (P < 0.001) than in MIE group – 0 (IQR 0.00–246.75). The length of intensive care unit stay in patients after OE was 4 days (IQR 3.00–5.25), in contrast to 2 days in MIE group (IQR 1.00–2.00), P < 0.001. The postoperative period of treatment for patients after OE averaged 12 days (IQR 10.00–15.25), after MIE – 8 days (IQR 8.00–11.00), P < 0.001.
Conclusions. Based on the experience of using minimally invasive esophagectomy according to I. Lewis, the safety, efficacy and advantages of the surgical intervention over open esophagectomy have been demonstrated.
Cytokines, insulin resistance and arterial wall stiffness in assessing the course of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Stepanov Yu. M. , Didenko V. I. , Tatarchuk O. M. , Konenko I. S. , Petishko O. P.
Published: July 2022

The progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease.
Aim: to assess the level of cytokines, insulin resistance, arterial wall stiffness during the progression of hepatic steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Material and methods. 87 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were examined. Group I consisted of 14 patients without steatosis, group II – 32 patients with steatosis grade 1; III – 30 patients with steatosis grade 2, IV group – 11 patients with steatosis grade 3. The control group consisted of 30 apparently healthy individuals. Steatometry with a quantitative assessment of the grade of hepatic steatosis was performed using a Soneus P7 ultrasound machine. The content of cytokines (interleukin-6, interleukin-10, TNF-α) was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a Stat Fax 303 Plus analyzer. The level of insulin resistance was determined using the HOMA-IR index.
Results. The content of interleukin-6 in the blood serum of patients of group IV was significantly increased relative to the level in the control group (by 1.8 times, P < 0.05), patients of group I (by 3.2 times, P < 0.05), II group (by 3.0 times, P < 0.05) and group III (2.3 times, P < 0.05). The level of TNF-α increased with the progression of structural changes in the liver and at grade 4 of steatosis its content was increased by 6.4 times (P < 0.05) relative to the level in the control group, by 8.0 times (P < 0.05) relative to group I patients, by 3.4 times (P < 0.05) – group II patients and by 1.8 times (P < 0.05) – group III patients. An increase in the HOMA-IR index by 3.2 times (P < 0.05) was found in patients with moderate steatosis and 3.9 times (P < 0.05) in patients with severe steatosis compared to controls. A correlation was established between the intima-media thickness of the left common carotid artery and the level of TNF-α (r = 0.438; P = 0.006) and the HOMA-IR index (r = 0.557; P = 0.0008).
Conclusions. In patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with progression of the grade of hepatic steatosis, a significant increase in proinflammatory cytokines, insulin resistance and intima-media thickness of the left common carotid artery was found.
Morphological rationale of mesenchymal stem cells in the local treatment of experimental chronic purulent-necrotic wounds
Authors: Slobodianyk S. V. , Khimich S. D. , Vernygorodskyi S. V. , Shkolnikov V. S.
Published: July 2022

Aim: to study morphological changes in healing of chronic purulent-necrotic wounds in rats with local use of 0.025 % decamethoxine solution and mesenchymal stem cells.
Materials and methods. The experimental study was performed on 120 rats, which were divided into the following groups: I – control (without treatment); II – the use of classical wound healing (0.025 % decamethoxine); III – the use of clones of mesenchymal stem cells from the umbilical cord; IV – the use of clones of mesenchymal stem cells (cloned in inert gases). To assess morphological changes in chronic wounds, fragments measuring 0.5 cm × 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm were cut from the edges, followed by fixation in 10 % solution of neutral formalin. The microspeciments were prepared according to standard methods, histological sections 5–7 μm thick were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, basic brown, picrofuchsin according to van Gieson, Masson trichrome. The monoclonal antibodies (DAKO) with markers of intermediate filaments, mesenchymal cells and myofibroblasts – Vimentin (Clone V9), smooth muscle actin (αSMA, Clone 1A4), transmembrane protein of endothelial, stem cells and embryonic fibroblasts CD34 (Clone QBEnd 10) were used for immunohistochemistry.
Results. The positive dynamics of chronic wounds healing, with the usage of 0.025 % decamethoxine solution only in the early stages (3–7 days) was determined with a decrease in inflammatory cellular infiltration, while MSC and MSC-IG were effective at all stages of research and confirmed by more intensive purification of the wound’s surface from purulent and necrotic tissues, area of the wound reduction, granulation tissue formation and epithelialization acceleration.
Conclusions. The use of MSCs and MSCs-IG creates favorable conditions for the normal course of regenerative processes and epithelialization of wounds with the activation of fibroblasts, which increases the effectiveness of chronic wound healing.
Immunohistochemical study of the brain glutamine synthetase expression in the rat septic model
Authors: Shulyatnikova T. V. , Tumanskiy V. O.
Published: July 2022

Severe sepsis is accompanied by multiple organ dysfunction where acute liver failure (ALF) plays one of the most critical roles. The principal sign of acute hepatic encephalopathy accompanying ALF is ammonia induced edema of astrocytes. In case of ALF in sepsis, one can suppose increase in systemic and brain ammonia. Astroglia are target cells for ammonia metabolism as they are principal source of glutamine-synthetase (GS). Previous studies have reported that ALF stimulates increase in astroglial GS which correlates with deterioration of the animal state.
The aim of the study was to determine the level of glutamine synthetase expression in different brain regions of rats in the conditions of experimental sepsis.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted in Wistar rats: 5 sham-operated (control) animals and 20 rats with cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) septic model. Immunohistochemical study of GS expression was performed in the cortex, white matter, hippocampus, thalamus, caudate nucleus/putamen in the period of 20–48 h after CLP.
Results. Starting at 12th h after CLP, operated animals displayed progressive impairment finished by profound lethargy and respiratory failure. Between 20–38 h, 9 animals expressed final mentioned symptoms and were euthanized (CLP-B, non-survived), 11 rats displayed less expressed suffering up to 48 h (CLP-A, survived). At 23 h in CLP-B and 48 h in CLP-A rats, liver tissue displayed morphological signs of the focal irreversible damage which was aggravated with time after CLP which could be observed dynamically in non-survived group. Both CLP-A and CLP-B rats showed gradual elevation of GS in all studied brain regions. From 24 to 38 h after CLP, non-survived animals showed significant region-specific dynamic increase in GS expression: in the cortex – by 69.35 %, hippocampus – by 53.6 %, thalamus – by 50.0 %; with the most substantive elevation in the cortex – 1.69-fold increase compared to control.
Conclusions. In CLP model, 24 h after operation there is significant dynamic increase in GS level in the cortical, hippocampal and thalamic regions of the rat brain with the most prominent in the cortex. Heterogeneous increase in GS indicates regions more or less vulnerable for incoming systemic agents as well as region-specific reactiveness of the brain tissue, including local astroglia, to these factors in septic conditions. Morphological signs of sepsis-associated liver damage preceding significant increase in the brain GS by 1 h, might suppose addition of the liver failure to the course of sepsis which is accompanied by increased level of hepatogenic toxins (presumably including ammonia) in the blood and in the brain parenchyma by 23 h after CLP. The latter might propose an active implication of hepatogenic detrimental agents in sepsis pathophysiology and involvement of reactively increased brain GS levels in the complex mechanisms of sepsis-associated encephalopathy.
A case of successful treatment of an extremely preterm infant with necrotic enterocolitis complicated by sepsis of bacterial and fungal etiology
Authors: Kurochkin M. Yu. , Davydova A. H. , Makarova M. O. , Denysenko I. H. , Horodkova Yu. V.
Published: July 2022

The aim. To acquaint medical practitioners with the case of successful surgical treatment and intensive care of a extremely preterm infant with necrotic enterocolitis, complicated with intestinal perforation and sepsis of mixed bacterial and fungal etiology.
Materials and methods. The child was treated in the Neonatal Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department of Communal Non-commercial Enterprise “City Children’s Hospital No. 5” of Zaporizhzhia City Council. Blood analyses, microbiological, X-ray and ultrasound examinations were performed by indications using the hospital equipment.
Results. An extremely preterm, very low birth weight infant underwent nine traumatic surgical interventions for NEC with gastric and intestinal perforation, diffuse peritonitis, and adhesive intestinal obstruction. The child’s condition was complicated by sepsis of mixed bacterial and fungal etiology. Preoperative preparation included antibacterial therapy, infusion therapy with modern balanced polyionic solutions, and inotropic support.
During and after surgical interventions, the child underwent multimodal combined anti-stress anesthesia with the use of neuroaxial blocks, prolonged MLV, antibacterial therapy with modern drugs according to the de-escalation principle and microbiological peculiarities of the department, antifungal therapy with reserve drugs, immune replacement therapy, parenteral nutrition and infusion program using blood products according to indications. Despite the child’s critically severe condition and morphofunctional immaturity, the child has survived, has no neurological deficit, and has gained four times his initial body weight.
Conclusions. The use of multimodal combined anesthesia with caudal-epidural blocks in the intra- and postoperative periods, adequate respiratory and hemodynamic support, parenteral and early enteral feeding in a deeply premature baby with NEC probably contributed to antinociceptive protection and positive treatment outcome after 9 urgent operations. The reserve antibiotics and antifungal drugs prescription according to de-escalation principle, considering the sensitivity of the bacterial flora to them, bacteriological monitoring and immune replacement therapy, had a positive result in the treatment of sepsis, which complicated the course of NEC in the newborn baby.
Clinical experience with tocilizumab in the treatment of pregnant woman with severe COVID-19
Authors: Riabokon O. V. , Kuliesh I. O. , Furyk O. O. , Matvieieva T. B. , Kalashnyk K. V.
Published: July 2022

The aim of the work – to present a case of positive use of tocilizumab in the treatment of pregnant woman with severe COVID-19.
Materials and methods. A self-observation clinical case of severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in pregnant K., 40 years old, who was treated at Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Regional Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital” of Zaporizhzhia Regional Council. The patient was treated in accordance with the “Protocol for the provision of medical care for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)”.
Results. Our own clinical observation demonstrates the formation of severe COVID-19 in a 40-year-old pregnant woman in the second trimester of pregnancy. Combination treatment with glucocorticoids in the presence of oxygen dependence on the 11th day of the disease was ineffective for two days of clinical and laboratory parameters monitoring, which required a decision on the additional appointment of tocilizumab. The development of “cytokine storm” clinical and laboratory signs on the 12th day of the disease was evidenced by the preservation of fever in the range of 37.5–37.8 °C, no regression of oxygen dependence. According to laboratory data, an increase in the severity of lymphopenia as a relative quantity – up to 5 % and absolute quantity – up to 0.5 × 109/l, an increase in fibrinogen – up to 5.8 g/l and D-dimer – up to 1.9 ng/ml, high level of C-reactive protein – up to 190 mg/l. These data justify the additional use of tocilizumab, which was administered at a dose of 8 mg/kg in the absence of contraindications. Tocilizumab administration was effective, contributing to oxygen dependence regression and recovery of laboratory parameters within a week.
Conclusions. Our own clinical observation demonstrates the formation of severe COVID-19 in pregnant woman in the second trimester of pregnancy. Due to the ineffectiveness of glucocorticosteroid therapy and the presence of clear clinical and laboratory signs of “cytokine storm” on the 12th day of the disease, the use of tocilizumab was effective, which contributed to the oxygen dependence regression and recovery of laboratory parameters within a week. Treatment of pregnant woman with severe COVID-19 requires adherence to existing protocols.
Electronic Voting in Opinions and Declarations of Young Lithuanians Aged 19–29 Years. Report on Preliminary Research
Authors: Malużinas Martinas , Górny Maciej
Published: July 2022

The aim of the article is to present the preliminary results of a survey conducted among Lithuanian students on their opinion about i-voting and the possibility of implementing this alternative voting method in Lithuania. The main aim of the research was to answer the following research questions: What is the attitude of young Lithuanians towards voting via the Internet? What threats, benefits and challenges related to the potential implementation of i-voting in Lithuania are perceived by the surveyed group. The research showed that the respondents believe that the greatest barriers to the introduction of i-voting in Lithuania are: the threat of cybercrime, the possibility of violating the principle of secret voting, the lack of political will, the need to change the law; young voters would be willing to vote via the Internet and this could have a positive impact on the turnout among this group of voters; the complexity of the challenges related to implementing i-voting means that there is no chance of its quick introduction.
The Dynamics of Party System in India: A Comparative Study of National and Regional Parties
Authors: Bharti Mukesh Shankar
Published: July 2022

The purpose of the study is the structure of political parties and comparative analysis of the party system in the Republic of India. The objective of the research is to investigate the functioning of the parties, power structure, dynamics and their role in forming the government at the centre and state levels in the country. In addition, the study analyses the approaches of the parties as an actor to make a coalition government in various provincial governments. The research used comparative method analysis to achieve the purpose of this study and describe the source methods for testing the research objectives. The study finds the comprehensive relevance of parties’ role in the Indian political system. Finally, the result of the article finds as a conclusion that the multi-party system provides multiple opportunities for people to participate in the democratic process in India.
Effects of arginase inhibition on myocardial Ca2+ and contractile responses
Authors: Cho Jin Sun , Han Young Soo , Jensen Cole , Sieck Gary
Published: July 2022

Nitric oxide (NO) is thought to increase cardiac contractility by increasing cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) during excitation. Alternatively, NO could increase the sensitivity of the contractile response to [Ca2+]cyt (Ca2+ sensitivity). Arginase regulates NO production by competing with NO synthase (NOS), and thus, arginase inhibition should increase cardiac contractility by increasing NO production. We hypothesized that arginase inhibition increases cardiac contractility by increasing both [Ca2+]cyt and Ca2+ sensitivity. [Ca2+]cyt and contractile (sarcomere length [SL] shortening) responses to electrical stimulation were measured simultaneously in isolated rat cardiomyocytes using an IonOptix system. In the same cardiomyocytes, measurements were obtained at baseline, following 3‐min exposure to an arginase inhibitor (S‐[2‐boronoethyl]‐l‐cysteine; BEC) and following 3‐min exposure to BEC plus a NOS inhibitor (NG‐nitro‐l‐arginine‐methyl ester; l‐NAME). These responses were compared to time‐matched control cardiomyocytes that were untreated. Compared to baseline, BEC increased the amplitude and the total amount of evoked [Ca2+]cyt, and the extent and velocity of SL shortening in cardiomyocytes, whereas addition of l‐NAME mitigated these effects. The [Ca2+]cyt at 50% contraction and relaxation were not different across treatment groups indicating no effect of BEC on Ca2+ sensitivity. The [Ca2+]cyt and SL shortening responses in time‐matched controls did not vary with time. Arginase inhibition by BEC significantly increased the amplitude and the total amount of evoked [Ca2+]cyt, and the extent and velocity of SL shortening in cardiomyocytes, but did not affect Ca2+ sensitivity. These effects of BEC were mitigated by l‐NAME. Together, these results indicate an effect of NO on [Ca2+]cyt responses that then increase the contractile response of cardiomyocytes.
On the existence of canonical multi-phase Brakke flows
Authors: Stuvard Salvatore , Tonegawa Yoshihiro
Published: July 2022

This paper establishes the global-in-time existence of a multi-phase mean curvature flow, evolving from an arbitrary closed rectifiable initial datum, which is a Brakke flow and a BV solution at the same time. In particular, we prove the validity of an explicit identity concerning the change of volume of the evolving grains, showing that their boundaries move according to the generalized mean curvature vector of the Brakke flow.
As a consequence of the results recently established in
[J. Fischer, S. Hensel, T. Laux and T. M. Simon,
The local structure of the energy landscape in multiphase mean curvature flow: Weak-strong uniqueness and stability of evolutions,
preprint 2020, https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.05478],
under suitable assumptions on the initial datum, such additional property resolves the non-uniqueness issue of Brakke flows.
Nonnegative scalar curvature and area decreasing maps on complete foliated manifolds
Authors: Su Guangxiang , Wang Xiangsheng , Zhang Weiping
Published: July 2022

Let

(
M
,

g

T
⁢
M

)

{(M,g^{TM})}

be a noncompact complete Riemannian manifold of dimension n, and let

F
⊆

T
⁢
M

{F\subseteq TM}

be an integrable subbundle of TM. Let

g
F

=

g

T
⁢
M

|

F

{g^{F}=g^{TM}|_{F}}

be the restricted metric on F and let

k
F

{k^{F}}

be the associated leafwise scalar curvature. Let

f
:

M
→

S
n

⁢

(
1
)

{f:M\to S^{n}(1)}

be a smooth area decreasing map along F, which is locally constant near infinity and of non-zero degree. We show that if

k
F

>

rk
⁢

(
F
)

⁢

(

rk
⁢

(
F
)

-
1

)

{k^{F}>{\rm rk}(F)({\rm rk}(F)-1)}

on the support of

d
⁢
f

{{\rm d}f}

, and either TM or F is spin, then

inf
⁡

(

k
F

)

<
0

{\inf(k^{F})<0}

. As a consequence, we prove Gromov’s sharp foliated

⊗
ε

{\otimes_{\varepsilon}}

-twisting conjecture. Using the same method, we also extend two famous non-existence results due to Gromov and Lawson about

Λ
2

{\Lambda^{2}}

-enlargeable metrics (and/or manifolds) to the foliated case.
Travelling waves solutions of the KP equation in weakly dispersive media
Authors: Althobaiti Ali
Published: July 2022

The current work focuses on the solutions of the Kadomtsev and Petviashvili (KP) equation, which models nonlinear waves in a dispersive medium. The modified auxiliary equation approach is utilized to find analytical solutions of the KP equation. Consequently, a set of solutions including Jacobi elliptic solutions and solitary and periodic waves solutions is obtained. The geometry of the derived solutions is plotted with an appropriate choice of the parameters. It can be seen that the proposed method is powerful and can be used to solve nonlinear partial differential equations due to its simplicity.
A Second Experimental Study the Application of a Teaching Plan for the Algorithms Subject in an Undergraduate Course in Computing using Active Methodologies
Authors: Garcia Fabrício Wickey da Silva , Oliveira Sandro Ronaldo Bezerra , Carvalho Elielton da Costa
Published: July 2022

The contents taught in the programming subjects have a great relevance in the formation of computing students. However, these subjects are characterized by high failure rates, as they require logical reasoning and mathematical knowledge. Thus, establishing knowledge through the subject of algorithms can help students to overcome these difficulties and absorb the contents and skills required. Thus, this work aims to present and discuss the results of a second experiment on the application of a teaching plan composed of several active methodologies (Virtual Learning Environments, Coding Dojo, Gamification, Problem-Based Learning, Flipped Classroom and Serious Games) in an algorithms subject. Based on this experiment, it was evaluated whether there were learning gains compared to the learning acquired with the traditional method. Finally, an analysis was performed using the two-tailed Student-t approach, used for independent samples, which presented statistically significant results.
A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Oncidiinae) from Colombia, named in honor of an esteemed taxonomist
Authors: Castro Cristian , Moreno Juan Sebastián , Dalström Stig
Published: July 2022

A new and previously little-known Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), is named in honor and in memory of Leonore Bockemühl, who published a monographic treatment of Odontoglossum in 1989, which included many species that subsequently were transferred to Cyrtochilum based on molecular evidence. One of these species that was included in her treatment as “Odontoglossum leucopterum” is in fact an undescribed Cyrtochilum and is described here. The real “Odontoglossum leucopterum”, which was transferred to Cyrtochilum in 2001, has proven to be quite elusive since its original description. It was only recently photographed in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, its only known location, and photos of this rare orchid are featured here for the first time. The new Cyrtochilum is described, illustrated and compared with closely related Cyrtochilum species which are featured with line drawings and color photographs to illustrate the differences.
Choroidal thickness analysis in keratoconus patients
Authors: López-Jiménez A. , Caravaca-Alegría A. , Gómez-Ramírez A.M. , Romero-Caballero M.D. , Gómez- Sánchez C. , Lacorzana J.
Published: July 2022

Objective. To determine and compare choroidal thickness (CT) in keratoconus (KC) patients using Enhanced Depth Imaging (EDI) OCT.
Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study including 26 patients with KC and 26 healthy controls assessed with Pentacam and EDI-OCT. CT was measured manually with the Caliper function at thirteen locations at 500 µm regular intervals.
Results. The average CT in T6 was 253.96 ± 88.95 μm in the KC group, and of 309.39 ± 94.11 μm in the control group (p <0.041). No significant differences in mean CT were observed in the rest of the points, including the subfoveal CT (M), 351.48 ± 106.3 vs 365.35 ± 114.6 μm, (p = 0.66). No correlation was observed between the mean subfoveal CT (M), the mean CT in the KC group, and the values of K1 (p = 0.977 and p = 0.498 respectively), K2 (p = 0.450 and p = 0.656), corneal asphericity (Q ) (p = 0.986 and p = 0.902), minimal pachymetry (Pachy) (p = 0.408 and p = 0.688), keratoconus index (KI) (p = 0.601 and p = 0.217), vertical asymmetry index (VAT) (p = 0.296 and p = 0.523), staging of KC (TKC) (p = 0.549 and p = 0.08) and corneal apex morphology.
Conclusion. Significant lower CT was found in the KC group in T6 (3000 μm temporal to the fovea). No significant difference of CT values in KC patients and healthy subjects was found in the other twelve measurement locations.We found no association between the refractive and keratometric indexes obtained by corneal topography and subfoveal CT.
SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in Andalusia, methodology and study of variants
Authors: De Salazar A. , Fuentes-López A. , Viñuela L. , Camacho-Martinez P. , Chueca N. , Merino L. , Perez-Florido J. , Casimiro-Soriguer C.S. , Dopazo J. , Lorusso N. , García F. , Lepe J.A.
Published: July 2022

The incorporation of genomic sequencing techniques through next-generation sequencing has revolutionized clinical microbiology, innovating and improving the clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases. Today, whole genome sequencing in infectious diseases has many applications in virology, bacteriology, antibiotic resistance, epidemiology, and public health. With the appearance of SARS-CoV-2, the importance of the analysis and study of genetic sequences has been underlined. Since the initial identification of SARS-CoV-2, to date, more than 414,575 complete genomic sequences have been shared worldwide through public access databases. The ability to monitor viral evolution in near real time has a direct impact on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This paper presents the importance of genomic sequencing in microbiology, infectious diseases, epidemiology and public health, and describes how SARS-CoV-2 sequencing has been implemented in Andalusia, and what the main results are to date.
Beyond dichotomies
Authors: Al-Khulaif Afra , Van De Mieroop Dorien
Published: July 2022

Most research on gender in the Middle Eastern workplace treats gender identities in relation to the polarity of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’. Although some of these studies take a critical perspective, they largely ignore the importance of language, and therefore empirical work on this topic from a social constructionist perspective is largely lacking. This article presents the narratives related by a female Qatari professional during a research interview and the discursive positions she takes up vis-à-vis these ‘tradition-or-modernity’- oriented dominant discourses of gender-based difference. A qualitative, micro-oriented discourse analytical method highlights how ‘gender identity’ is made relevant in the negotiation of ‘professional identity’ and how culturally-governed expectations about femininity and professionalism surface – and are interactionally dealt with. The interviewee constructs a highly ephemeral identity at the intersection of gender and professional identity, presenting a much less polarised view on gender identity. This challenges essentialist notions of the gender-related tradition-modernity dichotomy found in the literature.
(Hetero)sexist microaggressions in practice
Authors: Lobban Rosemary , Luyt Russell , McDermott Daragh T
Published: July 2022

Verbal microaggressions perpetuate inequalities and negatively impact wellbeing. Yet, there is little work on microaggressions in situ. We address this gap, connecting microaggressions research with scholarship concerning prejudice and discrimination in situated interaction, and focusing on (hetero)sexist microaggressions. Conversation analysis (CA) and membership categorisation analysis (MCA) are applied to excerpts of naturally-occurring and focus group conversation to determine what (hetero)sexist microaggressions look like in practice; how they affect conversations; and whether they map onto well-documented CA/MCA phenomena. Findings suggest that when people produce microaggressive utterances, they use various devices (e.g. pre-sequences, idioms, humour) to mitigate accountability. Furthermore, concerning recipients’ reactions, the treatment of an utterance as microaggressive can involve hallmarks of dispreferred turns including hesitation and/or indirect challenges involving deletion/repair initiation. We therefore propose that such features are criteria for an utterance/sequence to be considered microaggressive. Moreover, such strategies suggest that speakers/recipients are agentic in the (re)production of (hetero)sexism, and therefore may be agentic in effecting change.   OPEN ACCESS CC BY-NC-ND: INV PAID
Love, Sex, Gender, and Superheroes Jeffery Brown (2022)
Authors: Heritage Frazer
Published: July 2022

Love, Sex, Gender, and Superheroes Jeffery Brown (2022) New York: Rutgers University Press, 244 pp.
Effects of carbohydrate use on preoperative thirst: a randomized clinical trial
Authors: Oliveira Carla Brandão de , Garcia Aline Korki Arrabal , Nascimento Leonel Alves do , Conchon Marília Ferrari , Furuya Rejane Kiyomi , Rodrigues Renne , Fonseca Ligia Fahl
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of carbohydrate popsicles, carbohydrate solution, and usual care (fasting) on the intensity and discomfort of preoperative thirst. Methods: a randomized clinical trial with 60 preoperative patients aged between 18 and 60 years, randomized into three groups: control (fasting), carbohydrate solution (100 ml), and carbohydrate popsicle (100 ml). The outcomes were thirst intensity and discomfort. Results: there was a difference between groups for final thirst intensity (p = 0.01) and final thirst discomfort (p = 0.001). The effect size for both the Solution Group and the Popsicle Group was robust: 0.99 and 1.14, respectively. Conclusions: the groups that received the carbohydrate fasting abbreviation showed a reduction in thirst discomfort compared to the control group. The carbohydrate popsicle proved more effective in reducing the intensity of thirst. NCT: 3.209.283
Efeitos da utilização do carboidrato sobre a sede no pré-operatório: ensaio clínico randomizado
Authors: Oliveira Carla Brandão de , Garcia Aline Korki Arrabal , Nascimento Leonel Alves do , Conchon Marília Ferrari , Furuya Rejane Kiyomi , Rodrigues Renne , Fonseca Ligia Fahl
Published: July 2022

RESUMO Objetivos: avaliar a efetividade do picolé de carboidrato, solução de carboidrato e cuidado usual (jejum) sobre a intensidade e desconforto da sede no pré-operatório. Métodos: ensaio clínico randomizado, com 60 pacientes no pré-operatório, idade entre 18 e 60 anos, aleatorizados em três grupos: controle (jejum); solução de carboidrato (100 ml); picolé de carboidrato (100 ml). Os desfechos foram a intensidade e o desconforto da sede. Resultados: houve diferença entre os grupos quanto à intensidade final da sede (p = 0,01) e ao desconforto final da sede (p = 0,001). O tamanho do efeito tanto para o Grupo Solução quanto para o Grupo Picolé foi forte: 0,99 e 1,14, respectivamente. Conclusões: os grupos que receberam a abreviação do jejum com carboidrato apresentaram redução no desconforto da sede quando comparados ao grupo-controle. O picolé de carboidrato mostrou-se mais efetivo na redução da intensidade da sede. NCT: 3.209.283
Implementation of advanced practice nursing in Brazilian Primary Health Care: methodological path
Authors: Miranda Neto Manoel Vieira de , Almeida Letícia Yamawaka de , Bonfim Daiana , Rewa Talita , Oliveira Maria Amélia de Campos
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the operationalization of the steps of a model proposed by the Pan American Health Organization for implementing advanced practice nursing in Primary Health Care services. Methods: a methodological study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in a local health system located in southern São Paulo. The first six steps of the model were followed: 1) improve health outcomes; 2) identify stakeholders; 3) determine unmet health needs; 4) identify priorities and goals to introduce advanced nursing practices in primary health care; 5) define advanced practice nursing in primary health care; 6) plan implementation strategies. Results: in each step, the objectives, methodological strategies and operationalization were described. Final Considerations: the model proved to be effective to support the process of development and implementation of advanced practice nursing in the local system studied.
Implantação de práticas avançadas de enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde brasileira: percurso metodológico
Authors: Miranda Neto Manoel Vieira de , Almeida Letícia Yamawaka de , Bonfim Daiana , Rewa Talita , Oliveira Maria Amélia de Campos
Published: July 2022

RESUMO Objetivos: descrever a operacionalização das etapas do modelo proposto pela Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde para a implantação de práticas avançadas de enfermagem em serviços da Atenção Primária à Saúde. Métodos: estudo metodológico, de abordagem qualitativa, realizado em um sistema local de saúde localizado na zona sul do município de São Paulo. Foram seguidas as seis primeiras etapas do modelo: 1) melhorar os resultados de saúde; 2) identificar os interessados; 3) determinar as necessidades de saúde não atendidas; 4) identificar prioridades e metas para introduzir as práticas avançadas de enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde; 5) definir as práticas avançadas de enfermagem em cuidados primários de saúde; 6) planejar as estratégias de implementação. Resultados: em cada etapa, foram descritas os objetivos, as estratégicas metodológicas e a operacionalização. Considerações Finais: o modelo mostrou-se eficaz para apoiar o processo de desenvolvimento e implantação da prática avançada de enfermagem no sistema local estudado.
Effect of a fungal glycoprotein on scab control caused by Cladosporium herbarum in passion fruit plants
Authors: Santos-Jiménez José Leonardo , Montebianco Caroline de Barros , Barreto-Bergter Eliana , Rosa Raul Castro Carriello , Vaslin Maite Freitas Silva
Published: July 2022

Abstract Phytosanitary problems drastically affect passion fruit cultivation around the world. Scab, a fungal disease that attacks the aerial part of plants, especially the younger leaves, impairs development and reduces plant productivity. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of treatment with a fungal cell wall glycoprotein, named pGM from peptidogalactomanann, in the control scab caused by Cladosporium hebarum infection. Under greenhouse conditions, morphological parameters or plant development were evaluated in two passion fruit genotypes, ‘H09-110/111’ and ‘FB300’. pGM treatment was able to mitigate the damage caused to plant development in parameters such as height, the number of leaves, stem diameter, leaf area and biomass in the ‘H09-110/111’ genotype compared to the control. However, in the genotype ‘FB300’, no significant differences were observed concerning the control. Passion fruit scab disease incidence and severity were also reduced by pGM treatment. Therefore, this study suggests that the use of pGM can lead to control and attenuation of the damage caused by this fungus in the early stages of passion fruit plants ‘H09-110/111’ when the plants are more susceptible to biotic stresses.
METAMORFOSES INTERCULTURAIS: O IMPACTO DA IMIGRAÇÃO NA SAÚDE MENTAL DE IMIGRANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS LATINO-AMERICANOS
Authors: FERREIRA ALISSON VINÍCIUS SILVA , BORGES LUCIENNE MARTINS
Published: July 2022

RESUMO: No cenário educacional contemporâneo, marcado pela globalização e valorização da formação acadêmica, imigrantes saem de seus países em busca de melhores oportunidades educacionais. Ao se deslocarem de seus lugares de pertença, estes imigrantes têm que lidar com a distância dos referenciais culturais e sociais que norteavam o seu dia a dia e com a diferença cultural e educacional do novo contexto, o que, por sua vez, pode gerar um estado de vulnerabilidade psíquica e sofrimento. Diante de tal problemática, nosso objetivo nesta pesquisa foi compreender os impactos da migração internacional na saúde mental de estudantes de graduação da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA). Para tal, buscamos identificar quais são os fatores de risco pré e pós-migratórios à saúde mental dos estudantes, os sintomas psíquicos pós-migração e os fatores de proteção pré e pós-migratórios. Seguimos o viés epistemológico da investigação qualitativa, de caráter descritivo, exploratório e transversal. Para coleta de dados, utilizamos formulário sociodemográfico intercultural e entrevista semiestruturada. A sistematização foi realizada via técnica de análise de conteúdo. Dificuldades foram encontradas pelos participantes, mas a imigração/mobilidade acadêmica também se mostrou como possibilidade de continuidade de um projeto de vida.
INTERCULTURAL METAMORPHOSES: THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IMMIGRANTS
Authors: FERREIRA ALISSON VINÍCIUS SILVA , BORGES LUCIENNE MARTINS
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: In contemporary educational scenario, marked by globalization and the valuing of academic education, immigrants leave their place of origin seeking better educational opportunities. When moving from their home countries, these immigrants will have to deal with the distance from the cultural and social references that guided their daily life and with the cultural and educational difference of the new context, which in turn, can generate a state of psychic vulnerability and suffering. Faced with this problem, this research aimed to understand the impacts of international migration on the mental health of undergraduate students at the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA). To this end, we sought to identify the pre and post-migratory risk factors for students' mental health, post-migration psychological symptoms, and pre- and post-migratory protective factors. We conducted a qualitative investigation, with a descriptive, exploratory, and transversal character. For data collection, we used an intercultural sociodemographic form and semi-structured interviews. We systematized the results using the content analysis technique. Participants pointed out the difficulties they found, but immigration/academic mobility was also seen as the possibility to continue a life project.
CORPO, PRÁTICAS CORPORAIS E O FAZER SENSÍVEL NA FORMAÇÃO EM PEDAGOGIA: NARRATIVAS DE DOCENTES DAS UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS PAULISTAS
Authors: ASSIS MARÍLIA DEL PONTE DE , AYOUB ELIANA , CUNHA ANTÓNIO CAMILO TELES NASCIMENTO
Published: July 2022

RESUMO: Esta pesquisa teve como principal objetivo analisar como as disciplinas relacionadas ao corpo e às práticas corporais vêm sendo tematizadas nos cursos de graduação em Pedagogia das universidades públicas paulistas, em diálogo com a área da Educação Física. Ao eleger a constituição dessas disciplinas como objeto de estudo, interessou-nos principalmente sua organização a partir das experiências, dos conhecimentos e dos saberes narrados pelos(as) docentes responsáveis pelas disciplinas e com graduação em Educação Física. Os pressupostos metodológicos do paradigma indiciário foram adotados como inspiração e perspectiva de busca, compreensão e análise das fontes, levantadas por meio dos programas das disciplinas (fontes documentais) e das entrevistas (fontes narrativas). As reflexões tomaram forma em três eixos de análise: o corpo como construção social e produção cultural; as práticas corporais como conhecimento; e a dimensão dos sentidos corporais no fazer sensível. Percebemos a presença, ainda que tímida, das temáticas sobre o corpo e as práticas corporais como conhecimentos relevantes a serem tratados na formação em Pedagogia, com maior ou menor ênfase na dimensão do fazer corporal. Nesse tipo de disciplina, defendemos aquilo que ultrapassa os textos escritos, com propostas de trabalho que perpassam as práticas corporais em vivências sensíveis, tomando o corpo como lugar privilegiado da experiência e da produção de conhecimento.
O IDEÁRIO DEMOCRÁTICO E POPULAR E A LUTA PELA DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO: CONTROVÉRSIAS TEÓRICAS, ESTRATÉGICAS E TÁTICAS
Authors: KATAOKA EMYLY KATHYURY , MARCASSA LUCIANA PEDROSA
Published: July 2022

RESUMO: O artigo problematiza alguns dos alcances e limites da Estratégia Democrática e Popular (EDP) e a influência desse ideário no campo educacional, explicitada através das lutas pela democratização da educação. Para compreender a luta pela democratização da educação resgatamos: a produção da pesquisa educacional entre os anos 1980 e início dos anos 2000; a constituição do Fórum Nacional em Defesa da Escola Pública (FNDEP), por abranger significativa representação na área; a construção do Plano Nacional de Educação - A Proposta da Sociedade Brasileira (1997), documento que sintetizou de forma singular as bandeiras de luta do campo educacional; e as resoluções e programas de governo do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) que tratam da educação, produzidos entre o final dos anos 1970 e 2002, por terem sido o principal partido da classe trabalhadora nesse período. O objetivo foi evidenciar como as orientações da estratégia democrática e popular foram assimiladas pelos movimentos que lutaram pela democratização da educação e em defesa da escola pública, apresentando as bandeiras levantadas, táticas utilizadas e as consequências para a organização política. Trata-se de um estudo bibliográfico que se vale de análise histórica, conceitual e documental. Em nossas conclusões, apontamos que há certa convergência entre as produções da pesquisa educacional, as reivindicações explícitas no Plano Nacional de Educação (1997), a organização do FNDEP, as resoluções do PT e o ideário democrático e popular. O campo educacional, enquanto parte da totalidade, expressou de forma particular a consciência prática da classe trabalhadora.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: FROM DENIAL TO POSSIBILITIES
Authors: BAGNARA IVAN CARLOS , BOSCATTO JULIANO DANIEL
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: This study aims to analyze how Physical Education (PE) could be conceived in Integrated High School (IHS) at Federal Institutes, based on different Brazilian legal documents, tensioned with the theoretical and conceptual assumptions that conceive it as a curricular component, integrated with the pedagogical project. We developed a qualitative, descriptive, and documentary research based on the legal frameworks. We resorted to the hermeneutic perspective to understand PE legal propositions in IHS. The data indicate that work, science, technology, and culture are understood as inseparable dimensions of human formation and need to ground the educational proposals of IHS curricular components. Regarding PE in this educational modality, the knowledge of its specificity and its particularities should, whenever possible, be linked to the knowledge of other curricular components in at least three distinct dimensions, interdependent or not: with those in the field of languages; with those in the general training nucleus; those in the vocational area. Thus, we understand that PE is responsible to contribute on the formation of political subjects, providing a basic framework that can help them exercise citizenship, in the context of a republican and democratic society. In this sense, students, upon completing the IHS, need to clearly understand and relate with the universe of body movement culture, articulating the knowledge produced in this context with other life dimensions.
Reincidência de gravidez na adolescência: fatores associados e desfechos maternos e neonatais
Authors: Assis Thamara de Souza Campos , Martinelli Katrini Guidolini , Gama Silvana Granado Nogueira da , Santos Neto Edson Theodoro dos
Published: July 2022

Resumo O objetivo é analisar os fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos associados à reincidência de gravidez na adolescência, assim como verificar a associação com desfechos maternos e neonatais desfavoráveis. É um estudo transversal, a partir dos dados do “Nascer no Brasil”, composto por puérperas adolescentes e seus recém-nascidos. Utilizou-se regressão logística univariada e múltipla para indicar os fatores associados à essa reincidência. A reincidência da gravidez na adolescência esteve associada à idade materna de 17-19 anos (OR=3,35; IC95%=2,45-4,59), à escolaridade inadequada para a idade (OR=4,34; IC95%=3,50-5,39), à intenção de engravidar, à residência na capital do estado e ao fato do companheiro ser chefe da família. No entanto, as adolescentes primíparas apresentaram maior chance de doença hipertensiva e crescimento intrauterino restrito. Conclui-se que há um elevado percentual de reincidência de gravidez na adolescência no Brasil. Adolescentes com companheiro, pouca escolaridade e sem planejamento reprodutivo são as mais expostas a ter duas ou mais gestações antes dos 20 anos, demostrando dificuldades em postergar a primeira gestação. Todavia as adolescentes primíparas apresentam maior chance de intercorrências do que as multíparas.
Recurrence of teenage pregnancy: associated maternal and neonatal factor outcomes
Authors: Assis Thamara de Souza Campos , Martinelli Katrini Guidolini , Gama Silvana Granado Nogueira da , Santos Neto Edson Theodoro dos
Published: July 2022

Abstract The present study aims to analyze the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the recurrence of teenage pregnancy, as well as to verify the association with unfavorable maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is a cross-sectional study, based on data from “Nascer no Brasil”, comprised of adolescent mothers and their newborns. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to indicate the factors associated with this recurrence. Recurrence of teenage pregnancy was associated with a maternal age of 17-19 years (OR=3.35; 95%CI=2.45-4.59); an inadequate education for their age (OR=4.34; 95%CI=3.50-5.39), with no intention of becoming pregnant; residency in the state capital; and the fact that the partner is the head of the family. However, as independent primiparous teenagers, there is a greater chance of hypertension and restricted intrauterine growth. It can therefore be concluded that there is a high percentage of teenage pregnancies in Brazil. Teenagers with a partner, inadequate education, and no reproductive planning are more likely to have two or more pregnancies before the age of 20, demonstrating difficulties in postponing the first pregnancy. However, as primiparous teenagers, they are more likely to have complications than multiparous teenagers.