bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of alcohol consumption and factors associated with binge drinking behavior among adolescents in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2016
Authors: Freitas Claudio Monteiro , Bezerra Jorge , Soares Fernanda Cunha , Soares Mallu Dias , Lima Rodrigo Antunes , Bezerra Fabiana de Godoy Bene , Barros Mauro Virgílio Gomes de
Published: March 2021

To investigate the prevalence of alcohol consumption and the factors associated with binge drinking behavior among adolescents in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. A cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 6,002 adolescents composed of students from public high schools in Pernambuco, Brazil, aged 14 to 19 years. Binge drinking behavior was used as a dependent variable. The following were evaluated as possible risk factors: sociodemographic variables (gender, maternal education, marital status, work, religion); indicators of psychosocial stress (feelings of sadness; suicidal thoughts; feelings of loneliness; friends) and health risk behaviors (physical inactivity; number of sexual partners; drug use; and involvement in fights in the last year). Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR). A total of 6,002 adolescents participated, with 75% reporting having consumed alcoholic beverages at least once in their lives. The prevalence of binge drinking in the last month was 17%. Adolescents without a religion had 81% (95%CI: 1.51; 2.16) more chance of consuming alcohol in excess. Adolescents who felt sad were 29% more likely to binge drink (95%CI: 1.08; 1.54), and adolescents who had already thought about suicide had 41% (95%CI: 1.13; 1.76) more chance to drink excessively. Adolescents who used illicit drugs had 4.6 times the chance (95%CI: 3.51; 6.17) of excessive drinking. Adolescents who engaged in four or more fights during the year were twice as likely to binge drink as those who did not fight (95%CI: 1.36; 2.88). The prevalence of alcohol consumption and binge drinking behavior was high. Sociodemographic factors, psychosocial stress and health risk behaviors were associated with binge drinking.
Influência da estrutura de capital na venda de direitos econômicos de atletas e na receita de bilheteria em clubes de futebol do Brasil
Authors: Marçal Ronan Reis , Rengel Rodrigo , Monteiro Januário José
Published: March 2021

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a influência da estrutura de capital dos clubes de futebol do Brasil em suas respectivas receitas de bilheteria e receitas de vendas de direitos econômicos de atletas. Para isto, aplicou-se uma regressão cujos dados foram trabalhados diante de um painel plenamente balanceado. A amostra remete aos doze maiores clubes do futebol brasileiro, sendo as informações referentes ao intervalo cronológico de 2012 a 2017. Considerando sempre um nível de confiança de 95%, os achados deste estudo sugerem que o endividamento dos clubes brasileiros de futebol acarreta valores menores nas receitas de venda dos direitos econômicos de atletas, muito embora a composição desse endividamento não denote tal influência. A partir destes resultados, conclui-se que os clubes brasileiros de futebol podem estar inseridos em um ciclo vicioso, uma vez que o endividamento, ao ocasionar vendas de menor expressão, gera menos recursos para investimentos em outros atletas. Assim, há uma ideia de que o mau desempenho financeiro poderia prejudicar também o desempenho esportivo dos clubes. Ademais, não se pôde identificar qualquer relação entre o endividamento e a composição do endividamento com as receitas de bilheterias dos clubes brasileiros. Este resultado sugere que os gestores de clubes de futebol do Brasil se beneficiam da fidelidade dos torcedores aos seus clubes, já que independentemente da situação financeira da entidade, estes adeptos tendem a se manter presentes nos estádios.
Robot-assisted segmental ureterectomy with psoas hitch ureteral reimplantation: Oncological, functional and perioperative outcomes of case series of a single centre
Authors: Palagonia Erika , Scarcella Simone , Dell'Atti Lucio , Milanese Giulio , Schatteman Peter , D'Hondt Frederiek , De Naeyer Geert , Galosi Andrea B. , Mottrie Alexander
Published: March 2021

Introduction: According to the Urology guidelines, in selected cases of distal upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) segmental ureterectomy (SU) can be offered. There is no consensus in the surgical technique of preference. Robot-assisted SU could be an option to overcome all the limitations of open and laparoscopic techniques. We describe our first experience of robot assisted SU with psoas hitch ureteral reimplantation (RAPHUR). Materials and methods: 11 patients underwent RAPHUR for distal UTUC between 2013 and 2017 in a single centre. Pre-, intra-, and postoperative outcomes were assessed. Conventional imaging was performed after 1, 3, 6 months and 1 year from surgery as follow up protocol. We retrospectively evaluated the technical feasibility, oncological and functional outcomes. Results: Median age was 71 years (57-91). The median length of the ureteral defect was 23 mm (10-40). Median preoperative creatinine level was 1.22 mg/dl (0.7-1.85) and median eGFR was 57.5 ml/min/1.73m2 (31-80). Five (45.5%) patients were symptomatic and 7 (63.6%) had hydronephrosis. Median operative time was 185 min (120-240), with a median blood loss of 100 ml (50-300). No case required conversion to open surgery. Overall, only 1 (9%) patient developed Clavien Dindo ≥ 3 postoperative complications. Average hospital stay was 7 (2-9) days. Mean postoperative creatinine was 1.05 mg/dl (0.8-1.85) and mean postoperative eGFR was 72 (36-83). During a median follow up time of 25.5 months (12-53), 4 (36.4%) patients experienced recurrence of urothelial cancer at conventional imaging follow up and 2 (18.2%) died due to its progression. Conclusions: In our initial experience RAPHUR can be proposed to selected cases of distal ureteral carcinoma with optimal perioperative and functional outcomes. However, cancer control may be undermined compared to nephroureterectomy. Thus, further prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.
COVID-19 and male fertility: Taking stock of one year after the outbreak began
Authors: Delle Fave Rocco Francesco , Polisini Giordano , Giglioni Gianluca , Parlavecchio Arnaldo , Dell'Atti Lucio , Galosi Andrea Benedetto
Published: March 2021

Objectives: The aim of this review is to summarize, following a timeline, the current knowledge regarding the effects of the Sars-cov2 virus on male fertility, researching the pathological and clinical results of the studies published in the last year. Methods: A systematic research was performed on the major international online databases; Thirty-five articles were selected. Results: A statistically significant reduction in testosterone levels and sperm quality in subjects with COVID-19 has been highlighted in several papers; however, in many cases the tests have been conducted in patients with active disease and long-term consequences are still not known. Some studies have confirmed the presence of the virus in the testis in a low percentage of patients; viral presence in sperm has only been found in one study. Testicular discomfort, which could indicate viral orchitis, was highlighted in several works, with an incidence of up to 19% percent of patients. The presence of inflammatory lymphocytic infiltrates, IgG and inflammatory cytokines have been documented in several works; pathological signs of inflammation were found in 60.9% of testicular biopsies performed in one study. The entry of the virus into the testis cells, both stromal and seminal cells appeared to be Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2) mediated, as it also occurs in other tissues. DNA fragmentation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, autoantibody production and ACE2 mediated effect have all been hypothesized as cause of cellular damage. Conclusions: The results on effects of COVID-19 infection on the male reproductive system are currently insufficient as they are based on a small number of patients and therefore are often contradictory.Certain mechanisms of testicular damage are still to be assessed, as any risk categories like age, ethnicity, or others. As for the transmission of the virus through sperm, there is insufficient evidence to ensure that this cannot happen.
Oncology and complications
Authors: Giordano Giuseppe , Kyriazi Evangelia , Mavridis Charalampos , Persico Francesco , Fragkoulis Charalampos , Gatto Piergiorgio , Georgiadis George , Giagourta Irene , Glykas Ioannis , Hurle Rodolfo , Lazzeri Massimo , Lughezzani Giovanni , Magnano San Lio Vincenzo , Mamoulakis Charalampos , Meo Diego , Papadaki Helen A. , Piaditis George , Pontikoglou Charalampos , Stathouros Georgios
Published: March 2021

This collection of cases describes some unusual urological tumors and complications related to urological tumors and their treatment.

Case 1: A case of uretero-arterial fistula in a patient with long-term ureteral stenting for ureteral oncological stricture and a second case associated to retroperitoneal fibrosis were described. Abdominal CT, pyelography, cystoscopy were useful to show the origin of the bleeding. Angiography is useful for confirming the diagnosis and for subsequent positioning of an endovascular prosthesis which represents a safe approach with reduced post-procedural complications.

Case 2: A case of patient who suffered from interstitial pneumonitis during a cycle of intravesical BCG instillations for urothelial cancer. The patient was hospitalized for more than two weeks in a COVID ward for a suspected of COVID-19 pneumonia, but he did not show any evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection during his hospital stay.

Case 3: A case of a young man with a functional urinary bladder paraganglioma who was successfully managed with complete removal of the tumor, leaving the urinary bladder intact.

Case 4: A case of a 61 year old male suffering from muscle invasive bladder cancer who was admitted for a radical cystectomy and on the eighth postoperative day developed microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia, which clinically defines thrombotic microangiopathy.
Movember in a pandemic - it matters, more than ever
Authors: Barreira João Vasco , Falcão Gil , Amaral Mariana , Barreira Pedro
Published: March 2021

Dear Editor, in recent years there has been an increase in the number of new cases of cancer. This increase, in part, is closely related to the increase in average life expectancy, as well as more accurate diagnostic techniques and well-defined screening programs. [...]
Acute kidney injury strongly influences renal function after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A single-centre experience
Authors: Tafuri Alessandro , Odorizzi Katia , Di Filippo Giacomo , Cerrato Clara , Fassio Giulia , Serafin Emanuele , Princiotta Alessandro , D'Aietti Damiano , Gozzo Alessandra , Porcaro Antonio B. , Brunelli Matteo , Cerruto Maria Angela , Antonelli Alessandro
Published: March 2021

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate frequency and predictors both of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and renal function decline in a population of consecutive upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients who underwent radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Materials and methods: Between October 2014 and February 2020, 93 patients underwent RNU at our Institution. After considered exclusion criteria, 89 patients were selected. Perioperative clinical factors were retrospectively collected. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKDEPI) equation. We defined AKI as an increase in serum creatinine by ≥ 0.3 mg/dl or a 1.5-1.9-fold increase in serum creatinine from baseline to I post-operative day (POD). A significant renal function reduction was defined as an eGFR reduction of 40% from baseline at discharge and at last clinical evaluation. Frequency of AKI and eGFR decline was investigated. Association between perioperative clinical factors and AKI and eGFR reduction at discharged and last follow-up was studied using univariate and multivariate models. Results: AKI was detected at I POD in 45 patients. On multivariate analysis, pre-operative eGFR was an independent predictor of AKI (OR 1.03; p = 0.042). Further, AKI was found to be a significant predictor of eGFR reduction ≥ 40% at discharge at univariate analysis (OR 19.42; p = 0.005) and at multivariate analysis (OR 12.49; p = 0.02). In a multivariate logistic regression model post-operative AKI (OR 5.18; p = 0.033), lack of ipsilateral preoperative hydronephrosis (OR 0.17; p = 0.016), preoperative eGFR (OR 1.04; p = 0.047) and antiplatelet therapy (OR 5.14; p = 0.018) were found to be independent predictors of an eGFR reduction higher than 40% at last clinical evaluation made at a median of 15 (IQR 5-30) months. Conclusions: In our cohort, AKI was present in almost 50% of patients after RNU and it was a strong predictor of renal function decline after RNU.
Ampullary Stone in Chronic Pancreatitis Causing Obstructive Jaundice and Cholangitis
Authors: Janardhanan Sandheep , James Allwin , Palaniappan Alagammai , Ardhanari Ramesh
Published: March 2021

Cholangitis is very rarely caused by impaction of a pancreatic stone in the papilla. An elderly male presented with obstructive jaundice and cholangitis that was caused by an impacted pancreatic stone. He presented as fever of 2 weeks duration and was referred as case of periampullary neoplasm for palliative stenting. However, an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram was done which revealed the impacted stone. Precut papillotomy was done to release the stone, which led to the resolution of cholangitis.
Seroprevalence and Genotypic Analysis of Ehrlichia canis Infection in Dogs and Humans in Cauca, Colombia
Authors: Forero-Becerra Elkin , Patel Jignesh , Martínez-Díaz Heidy-C , Betancourt-Ruiz Paola , Benavides Efraín , Durán Steven , Olaya-Másmela Luz-A , Bolaños Eliana , Hidalgo Marylin , McBride Jere W.
Published: March 2021

Ehrlichia canis infections have been reported in humans in Venezuela and Costa Rica. In this study, 506 healthy residents and 114 dogs from four municipalities (Cauca, Colombia) were surveyed and blood samples collected. Antibodies to E. canis in human and canine sera were evaluated using the Tandem repeat protein 19 (TRP19) peptide ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Ehrlichia canis TRP19 antibodies were detected in only 1/506 human sera, but the single positive sample was negative by IFA. The majority (75/114; 66%) of dogs surveyed had antibodies to the E. canis TRP19 peptide by ELISA, and eight randomly selected sera were further confirmed by E. canis IFA. Genomic DNA samples obtained from 73 E. canis TRP19 ELISA–positive dog blood samples were examined by PCR targeting the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene. Ehrlichia canis 16S rRNA was amplified in 30 (41%) of the dogs, and 16 amplicons were selected for DNA sequencing, which confirmed that all were E. canis. A second PCR was performed on the 16 confirmed E. canis 16S rRNA PCR–positive samples to determine the TRP36 genotype by amplifying the trp36 gene. TRP36 PCR amplicon sequencing identified nine dogs infected with the U.S. E. canis TRP36 genotype (56%), one dog with the Brazilian genotype (6%), and six dogs with the Costa Rican genotype (38%). Moreover, these molecular genotype signatures were consistent with serologic analysis using TRP36 genotype–specific peptides. Notably, there was no serologic evidence of E. canis infection in humans, suggesting that E. canis infection in dogs in Cauca is not associated with zoonotic human infection.
Cliff in Pidkamin: analogies and interpretations
Authors: Liubun Roman
Published: March 2021

For the territory of Western Ukraine, there is a characteristic presence of erosive sandstone remains of the Neogene period by the Cenozoic. Most of them used by people in some way. One of the most prominent objects is Pidkamin (Lviv Region). The ceramic material confirms that the monument functioned from the Bronze Age until modern times. It is believed that the rock was used as a shrine. This statement was made based on the rock structures, analogies of which are in Bulgaria.
Latency Analysis in the 2-Dimensional Systolic Arrays for Matrix Multiplication
Authors: Snopce Halil , Aliu Azir
Published: March 2021

This paper deals with the latency analysis in a twodimensional systolic array for matrix multiplication. The latency for all possible connection schemes is discussed. In this way there is obtained the lower bound of the latency that can be achieved using such arrays.
Micro-Doppler Signature Based Helicopter Identification and Classification Through Machine Learning
Authors: Iswariya S. , Valarmathi J.
Published: March 2021

This paper focuses on identification of helicopter by exploiting the concept of micro-Doppler effect which is prominent in targets containing rotating, oscillating or vibrating parts in it. Radar received signal is analyzed by Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) to extract the micro Doppler (mD) signature. From the mD signature, the helicopter parameters are estimated. In a multiple helicopters scenario, estimated parameters will be a mixure, pertaining to the multiple helicopters. These parameters are classified further using a machine learning algorithm, namely k-means clustering to classify the helicopters. Simulated results for the synthesized received signal shows the betted estimates of the helicopter parameter through mD signature. Dataset containing basic parameters like number of blades, blade length and rotational rates of the UN-1N helicopter (rotor with 2 blades), the SH-3H helicopter (rotor with 5 blades) and the CH-54B helicopter (rotor with 6 blades) are considered for the classification. Results show a good classification. When analysed with different SNR level in dataset, at lower SNR, observed some ovelapping in the classification.
Маргинальные и пограничные социальные группы средневековой Испании
Authors: Kalinina Elena Yu.
Published: March 2021

Основная проблема, которая ставится в данной статье – это отсутствие внятной типологии средневековых групп, расположенных в зоне культурного отчуждения. Это связано с тем, что источники дают нам негативную информацию репрессивного или осуждающего характера, основанную на страхе и непонимании. Сами представители этих групп о себе практически не оставляют памяти, поскольку чаще всего это не обладающие письменной культурой группы. Они не стремятся о себе рассказывать, а их не хотят выслушать.

На примере средневековой Испании создаётся модель социальной структуры, где выделяются ядро и периферия, на которую вытесняются группы, определяемые как маргинальные и пограничные; выясняется их правовой статус. Исследование носит междисциплинарный характер и основано на привлечении сведений и источников из разных областей социального и гуманитарного знания, причём концептуальной основой можно считать антропологический и системный подходы.В статье рассматривается взаимосвязь географического и культурного пространства, зоны их возможного схождения. Выявлено, что жёсткой географической привязки в случае изучения маргинальной и пограничной культуры, скорее всего, не существует. Они чаще не локализованы и не существуют компактно.

Настоящее исследование направлено на то, чтобы создать целостное представление о правовом статусе социальных групп, вытесненных на периферию официальной правовой культуры. Выявлены основы для их последующей типологии и детального изучения. Перечислены некоторые группы и обосновано их отнесение к маргинальным или пограничным структурам. Показан правовой статус отдельных групп.
Growth in China’s New Economy
Authors: Day Creina
Published: March 2021

This paper analyzes socially optimal shares of output invested in research and development (R&D), education and physical capital to sustain China’s economic growth as population growth slows. China’s high human capital income share closes the gap between individual skill and the technology frontier. The long run level of output per person is independent of population size. China’s spending on R&D and education contributes more than physical capital investment to economic growth.
How Do Pandemics Affect Government Expenditures?
Authors: Fu Qiang , Chang Chun-Ping
Published: March 2021

Based on a sample of panel data for 14 countries spanning the period 2000-2018, this paper investigates the effect of pandemics on government expenditure and public health expenditure. The empirical results show that pandemics lead to an increase in government health expenditure, but the positive effect on total government expenditure may not be statistically significant.
Can Uncertainty Due to Pandemic Predict Asia-Pacific Energy Stock Markets?
Authors: Fasanya Ismail O. , Oyewole Oluwatomisin J. , Oliyide Johnson A.
Published: March 2021

In this note, we examine the predictability of the energy stock markets using the diseases-based uncertainty index within a nonparametric framework. The nonparametric causality test reveals that energy stocks’ predictability driven by pandemic uncertainty is prevalent around the lower and upper quantiles for both the full sample of data and for the COVID-19 sample period.
Through the Looking Glass Space to New Ways of Knowing: A Personal Research Narrative
Authors: Brand Gabrielle
Published: March 2021

This article describes how writing personal research narratives during my doctoral research journey challenged my role as a health professional and my personal beliefs and values in fundamental ways. In qualitative narrative inquiry, the reflexive account of the research experience is a key element in conducting ethical, rigorous, and meaningful forms of qualitative research. However, as a novice researcher, I was unprepared for the unlearning journey I experienced during the research process. This uncomfortable experience cut to the core of my identity by dismantling unexamined belief and value systems that lay dormant and hidden from my everyday consciousness as a health professional. In the spirit of transparency, reflexivity and “good” qualitative research, this article presents an explicit account of my exquisite and sometimes excruciating reflexive research journey that profoundly changed how I relate and work with people. I believe health care professionals should adopt a narrative view of experience that creates the “looking glass space” to locate their own stories within the broader socio-cultural and historical context of their lives, especially in relation to their health professional identity. Exchanging diminishing dialogue with deeper dialogue honours both the complexities of young peoples’ lives and social worlds and encompasses socially-conscious methodologies of promise and hope.
Juxtaposition: The Coexistence of Traditional Navajo and Standards Based Curricula
Authors: Conn Daniel
Published: March 2021

Northridge Elementary, a small public school serving almost entirely Navajo students, was recently labeled with a failing grade from the New Mexico Department of Education. This study explores what this label reveals and what it conceals. Using educational connoisseurship and criticism as the method of inquiry, this study considers how the label interacts with the structural, intentional, curricular, pedagogical, and evaluative dimensions within the school. As offered in the thematic aspect of the analysis, the label overgeneralizes realities of Northridge Elementary and is hindering rather the benefiting students.
Thinking with Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research
Authors: Marn Travis
Published: March 2021

Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research is a direct challenge to long held traditional forms of qualitative data analysis. Defining analysis methods like coding and thematic analysis to be reductive and simplistic, Jackson and Mazzei offer an alternative account of data analysis by “plugging-in” six poststructural theorists to data. Through interviews of two first generation academic women, Jackson and Mazzei demonstrate how researchers can employ complex theories to analyze data without relying upon traditional methods. The insightful, clear, and, at times, profound, findings of Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research demonstrates the need for researchers to reexamine the continued reign of traditional forms of data analysis in the contexts of modern social life.
Managers’ Perspectives on the Effects of Online Grapevine Communication: A Qualitative Inquiry
Authors: Baerjee Pratyush , Singh Sweta
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this study was to understand how modern-day managers perceived their subordinates were reacting to the phenomenon of online grapevine communication in the workplace. A qualitative inductive inquiry drawing upon techniques of grounded theory was conducted to collect and analyze feedback provided by 15 top-level corporate managers from 10 organizations in India. Managers cited several evidences of employees engaging in online grapevine communication and discussed reasons behind such behavior. Some of the key factors behind such behavior of employees were level of internet familiarity, anonymity of the rumor mongers, quicker and wider reach and opportunity for cyber loafing. A theory of antecedents of online grapevine communication and management reaction to this phenomenon gradually emerged from our data.
The Challenge of Involvement and Detachment in Participant Observation
Authors: Takyi Enock
Published: March 2021

The technique of participant observation, and the roles involved, have been widely discussed in the literature across a range of settings and topics. However, researchers rarely argue for a particular role that a participant observer should adopt. In this paper, I attempt to argue for the participant-as-observer role. I do so by reviewing existing literature on the topic. I argue that the complete observer and the complete participant roles are not applicable in today's research environment because, aside from their practical problems, they violate the ethical requirement of informed consent. I argued further that the observer-as-participant role, with its limited involvement in the life of informants, not only prevents the researcher from fully understanding the context of the study, but also instils doubts and suspicion in informants, leading to concealment or distortion of data. I therefore conclude that, where all the four roles are possible, the participant-as-observer role, which offers a higher degree of involvement, should be employed to enable the researcher to get deeper understanding of the context under study. I add, however, that the participant observer should, in this case, account for his/her biases and their possible effects on his/her observations.
A Case Study Illustrating the Importance of Educating the Whole Person by Using the Arts as a Supplementary Training Tool in Workplace Learning
Authors: Mettälä Matilda
Published: March 2021

From a humanistic, learner-centered view this practical case study involving Tetra Pak, a world leadingfood processing and packaging solution company,explores the role of emotion in learning and the arts as a supplementary training tool by describing and interpreting their new employee orientation trainings based on the facilitator’s accounts. This case will illustrate the added value the arts contribute as well as the need to include the whole person-concept in workplace learning. This case does not suggest an exact design with specifications of how this kind of training should be conducted, but rather this specific study will offer additional knowledgeby exemplifying how emotional and aesthetical elements can be applied in a learning context.
Psychosocial Distress: A Case Study of a Male African American Veteran with End-Stage Colon Cancer
Authors: Nedjat-Haiem Frances , Carrion Iraida , Lewison Terri
Published: March 2021

This in-depth single-case-study explored the emergent trauma of psychosocial distress of an older male African-American veteran after being diagnosed with end-stage colon cancer. Using a qualitative case study methodology, three in-depth interviews were conducted which identified the following five themes: (1) the emotional impact of being diagnosed with cancer, (2) experiencing inescapable loss of control and independence, (3) adjusting to nursing home placement, (4) lacking social support, and (5) navigating complicated services. The findings expand our understanding of the need for identifying and managing psychosocial distress. Implications for behavioral health practitioners are discussed.
Assessing the FACTS: A Mnemonic for Teaching and Learning the Rapid Assessment of Rigor in Qualitative Research Studies
Authors: El Hussein Mohamed , Jakubec Sonya , Osuji Joseph
Published: March 2021

Teaching and learning research appraisal strategies is a challenge in undergraduate education and for practitioners alike. The appraisal of rigor in qualitative research papers is particularly complex and sophisticated work for many undergraduate research students and practitioners who want to develop their critical reading skills. The mnemonic strategy (The FACTS) explained in this paper is one pedagogical strategy for establishing a simplified approach to teaching and learning the appraisal of rigor in qualitative research. While not a comprehensive tool, the FACTS are a useful introduction to the complex challenge of qualitative research appraisal.
Call to Resistance: A Review of Denzin and Giardina’s Qualitative Inquiry: Past, Present, & Future
Authors: Rhodes Paul
Published: March 2021

This book is a compendium of papers presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry from 2005 to the present. It serves as a call to arms for critical researchers, to engage deeply with theory and praxis, directing their efforts against our conservative neo-liberal culture. The book is suitable for academics and students alike and will not disappoint in its capacity to perturb and challenge.
Applying the Pedagogy of the Oppressed: A Review of Creating Together: Participatory, Community-Based, and Collaborative Arts Practices and Scholarship across Canada
Authors: Lilyea Bruce
Published: March 2021

Creating Together: Participatory, Community-Based, and Collaborative Arts Practices and Scholarship across Canada offers a series of real-life practical examples where the concepts of the book title are effectively applied and an impact is made in a range of places across Canada and with a range of marginalized groups. By using a comparative approach, this review links the material presented in Creating Together: Participatory, Community-based, and Collaborative Arts Practices and Scholarship across Canada to the concepts presented in Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. The examples in Creating Together offer pragmatic applications of Freire’s concepts and provide a series of pragmatic illustration for those that want to make a difference in community engagement particularly with those who occupy the edges of society.
A Modeling of Bradford Keeney’s Ability to Gain Cooperation with Directives
Authors: Musikantow Robert
Published: March 2021

Gaining cooperation with directives is an important aspect of psychotherapy. This paper analyzes therapeutic examples from Bradford Keeney, utilizing transcripts, videos, and the viewing of live sessions. Important factors were identified that lead to improved cooperation with therapist-generated directives. These factors are: Construct a resourceful context, compliment client while highlighting and amplifying resources, utilize resourceful naming, notice reactions and adjust, gain commitment. Each factor is illustrated with examples from transcripts of client sessions.
The Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement in George W. Bush’s “War on Terror” Rhetoric
Authors: Cartledge Stefan , Bowman-Grieve Lorraine , Palasinski Marek
Published: March 2021

Despite considerable literature on the Bush administration’s war on terrorism rhetoric, little attention has been paid to its discourse of moral disengagement, leaving an important and still relevant gap that this paper aims to address. Rather than approaching this gap in terms of an archival historical analysis that is disconnected from the present, it proposes an exploratory revisit of the rhetoric that the benefits of hindsight might enrich and, we argue, aid in understanding connections to the current post-invasion turmoil and the gradual ISIS takeover. Having subjected nineteen presidential speeches to qualitative content analysis, we identified a number of moral disengagement mechanisms: moral justification, advantageous comparisons, and attribution of blame, dehumanisation of the enemy, the use of sanitizing language, diffusion of responsibility and minimization of harm. We also identified novel themes relating to American excellence/patriotism, religious ideals and fear- arousing appeals, offering original contributions to the existing literature and advancing our understanding of dynamic, real-world, and highest stakes moral disengagement whose parallels can be identified in today’s political discourses. The detailed analysis unveils the apparent paradox of propagating moral disengagement through a thread of arguments that interweave diversity with uniformity, complexity with simplicity, in effect alerting the reader to the processes of moral desensitisation that the past, current and future “warmongering” political discourses may often rely upon.
DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE: ANALYSIS OF THE LIQUIDITY CRISIS AND CIRCULARITY DEBTS IN PAKISTAN
Authors:   Iqra University, Karachi., Khan Muhammad Irfan
Published: March 2021

Purpose: This paper is based on the models derived by the researchers to explain the patterns of corporate governance, firms’ financial policies and liquidity position. Methodology: A deductive approach has been adopted to reconcile and examine the different models of corporate governance and firms’ financial policies. Findings: The study showed that corporate savings is a good predictor of the macro level investment in a country. The magnitude of national investment will increase by improvement in corporate savings. In fact the corporate savings indicate the expansion in business activities which may be an indicator of the trust and confidence of the private sector. On the other hand it explains the financial health of the corporate sector, which may provide the significant portion of tax revenue to the government for developing projects in the public sector. The study has concluded that corporate governance is a significant variable in determining the liquidity and circularity debts. In this way corporate governance becomes a crucial determinant of the national investment. Implications:The bad corporate governance may deteriorate the investment activities at national level, which may damage the economy for a longer term. This study also indicates that capital structure and the patterns of ownership play an important role in the determination of corporate governance of an institution.
THE MODERATING ROLE OF SOCIAL CLASS: EFFECT OF BRAND SERVICE SCAPES ON LOYALTY
Authors:   Iqra University, Karachi., Butt Atif Shahab
Published: March 2021

Purpose: In this study, the impact of Services cape on Loyalty has been studied in the presence of Social Class as a moderating variable. Methodology: The probability based systematic random sampling technique is used to collect the data through a self-administered survey to test the gained hypothesis from 308 respondents living in upper, middle and lower classes. A structured questionnaire was approved of actual information from the respondents to support the collection gained. The conceptual development of costumer’s loyalty measurement scale proposed by McMullan (2005) was adopted for analyzing the loyalty and for computing the services cape of the restaurant the instrument proposed by Hightower (2010) was acquired. SPSS and AMOS were being used to check the questionnaire. The instruments' reliability was checked by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and composite reliability test. SEM (structural equation modelling) through AMOS was used to examine the data. Moderation and moderation steps were analyzed by using orthogonalization and 5000 bootstrapping samples, SPSS MACRO developed by preacher & Hays to check the moderation. Findings: Ambient = 0.71, social = 0.75, design = 0.72 and customer loyalty 0.70 is the outcome of CFA. The positive relation of the loyalty of restaurant with ambiance, social dimension and design dimension of services cape was tested as the first three hypotheses using linear regression. Moreover, the analyzed result of hypothesis 4, 5 and 6 indicated the outcome that social class effects while picking the restaurant. Originality/ Value: By this research, the buying and spending pattern of consumers in Pakistan and the factors that influence the repeat selection of the restaurant in the presence of their social class of the target market has been brought into attention.
DIREITO INTERNACIONAL PÚBLICO E DIREITO TRIBUTÁRIO. PROJETO DA INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION SOBRE DIREITO TRIBUTÁRIO INTERNACIONAL – FASE 1: DIREITO DOS CONTRIBUINTES
Authors: Kokott Juliane , Pistone Pasquale , Miller Robin
Published: March 2021

Atualmente, a luta contra a evasão e o abuso fiscais domina o desenvolvimento do direito tributário internacional. Isso requer uma abordagem abrangente de contrapeso do ponto de vista dos contribuintes. O texto que segue descreve os resultados alcançados sobre os direitos dos contribuintes pelo grupo de pesquisa sobre Direito Tributário Internacional da International Law Association (ILA). A partir de um estudo jurídico comparativo, examinamos tais direitos, que geralmente limitam o exercício da soberania fiscal. Começamos este artigo com as fontes do direito tributário internacional (III). Em seguida, lidamos com a interação entre o direito internacional e o nacional (IV). Depois, examinamos as questões gerais dos direitos humanos no direito tributário (V), antes de abordar os direitos dos contribuintes individuais com base na categorização em direitos processuais (VI), direitos relacionados às sanções (VII) e direitos substantivos (VIII). Finalmente, resumimos as nossas conclusões (IX).
Еvaluation of antitumor activity of some 4-aminopiperidine derivatives — low molecular weight Hsp70 inhibitors — on transplantable mouse tumors
Authors: Aldobaev VN , Mikhina LV , Present MA
Published: March 2021

Low molecular weight compounds targeting chaperone proteins Hsp90 and Hsp70 have opened up a new avenue in the therapy of neoplasms. In 2020, we tested 3 Hsp70 inhibitors from the class of 4-aminopiperidine derivatives for their antitumor activity on in vivo models. The list of the tested compounds included N-(2-chlorobenzyl)-N-ethyl-1-(2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-amine (compound 1), 4-((methyl(1-(2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-4-yl) piperidin-4-yl)amino)methyl) benzonitrile (compound 2) and N-(2,6- dichlorobenzyl)-1-(1-(2-(ethylthio)pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl)-N-methylmethaneamine (compound 3). The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of 4-aminopiperidine derivatives in vivo using the models of transplantable murine L1210 lymphocytic leukemia and B16 melanoma. Compounds 2 and 3 used in combination with cyclophosphamide exhibited high cytotoxic activity (р = 0.05) against L1210 leukemia (an 80-82% increase in survival time) and B16 melanoma (98-99.7% tumor growth delay). For L1210 lymphocytic leukemia, compounds 2 and 3 used in combination with cyclophosphamide fell into the low (+) therapeutic potential category. For B16 melanoma, compounds 1, 2 and 3 used in combination with cyclophosphamide fell into either low (+) or moderate (++) therapeutic potential categories. On the whole, the tested doses of the compounds used in combination with cyclophosphamide hold promise for the therapy of L1210 leukemia and B16 melanoma in mouse models. Our findings confirm the potential of low molecular weight Hsp70 inhibitors for combination chemotherapy against cancer.
Responsabilidad ética herramienta para mejorar la competitividad del sector servicios petroleros
Authors:   Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael María Baralt, Graterol Casilla Merlyn Alberto , Rojas Nieves Dorkys Coromoto ,   Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael María Baralt, Chirinos Araque Yamarú del Valle ,   Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Alaña de Hernández Yasmira del Carmen ,   Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael María Baralt
Published: March 2021

El presente estudio tiene como objeto identificar la importancia de la responsabilidad ética como herramienta para el mejoramiento de la competitividad de las empresas del sector servicios petroleros; en la actualidad, las organizaciones buscan la manera de mantenerse en el mercado ante el aumento constante de su competencia; la ética y la resposabilidad social son conceptos que están en la palestra, por ello para la sustentación teórica se consideraron los aportes de los autores Guédez, (2006), Soto & Cárdenas, (2007) y Stiglitz, (2003), abordan lo relacionado con la variable responsabilidad ética mientras que la competitividad fue abordada por Porter, (1999) y Guédez, (2008). Metodológicamente, la investigación es de tipo descriptiva, con un diseño no experimental, transeccional– descriptivo; la población estuvo conformada por 27 gerentes, se les aplicaron 2 instrumentos los cuales darán respuesta a las dos variables objeto de estudio, con una escala de cinco (5) alternativas de respuestas. Se validó a través de juicio de expertos. El análisis de los resultados permitió concluir que las empresas de este sector poseen las características necesarias para aplicar la responsabilidad ética como herramienta, en su búsqueda de diferenciarse de sus rivales, de esta manera lograr mejorar su competitividad y así alcanzar el éxito empresarial.
Consumo de bienes y servicios y sus representaciones sociales en Facebook de los migrantes nacionales radicados en Tijuana
Authors:   Universidad de Guanajuato, Montiel Flores Julio César , González Vega Alba María del Carmen ,   Universidad de Guanajuato, Luna Correa José Enrique ,   Universidad de Guanajuato, Godínez López Roberto ,   Universidad de Guanajuato
Published: March 2021

Este artículo es resultado de un trabajo de investigación previo que se llevó a cabo durante el año de 2017 cuyo objetivo fue comprender los sentidos de identidad tijuanense a través del consumo de bienes y servicios realizados por los migrantes nacionales radicados en Tijuana; se basó en una metodología cualitativa cuyos informantes debían ser radicados en Tijuana y haber nacido en otro estado diferente al de Baja California y contar con perfil público en la red Facebook; para el procesamiento de la información se realizó un análisis de contenido de sus perfiles públicos. En este texto se reportan los aspectos relacionados con el consumo de bienes y servicios por parte de los migrantes nacionales radicados en Tijuana a través de representaciones sociales. Entre las representaciones sociales más relevantes en torno al consumo de bienes y servicios por parte de los migrantes nacionales radicados en Tijuana se distingue una conexión importante entre lo que se socializa por la red social Facebook como consumo y el placer ya sea por el consumo mismo o por la acción de compartir la actividad con familiares o amigos.
El espacio público y los negocios informales: el caso de una ciudad intermedia
Authors:   Universidad de Guanajuato, Polo Tovar Mónica Andrea , Flórez Ozuna Jessica ,   Universidad de Sucre, Pérez Peralta Claudia Milena ,   Corporación Universitaria del Caribe – CECAR
Published: March 2021

El presente documento, busca analizar la economía de los negocios informales de tipo estacionario que operan en áreas de espacio público del centro histórico en el municipio de Sincelejo, para ello se trabajó desde una investigación descriptiva de tipo correlacional, mediante técnicas de georreferenciación, utilizando fuentes de información primarias y secundarias. Para el tratamiento de los datos se usó un software de sistema de información geográfica (tipo ArcGIS) y programas estadísticos que permitieron describir las condiciones sociales, económicas y espaciales de los negocios informales ubicados en el centro de la ciudad. Dentro de los resultados de esta investigación se caracterizaron las unidades productivas encontrando relaciones entre variables geográficas y económicas. Como conclusión se puede decir, que el comercio informal en el espacio público del municipio de Sincelejo, se ha convertido en una problemática a lo largo de los años; dicho comercio se concentra en áreas donde tiene mayor opción de ventas, es decir, en el centro o su área perimetral, siendo el tipo de ventas estacionarias, desde negocios de varios años, bajo una estructura económica de mercado fragmentado, es decir, cercano a la competencia, y desde el punto de vista geográfico altamente concentrado, de donde, depende el sustento de más de 300 familias pobres del municipio.
Modelo gerencial para medir desempeño ambiental en establecimientos de alojamiento en Bogotá.
Authors:   Universidad de Manizales, Roa Rodríguez Miguel Iván , Sánchez Giraldo Lida Rocío ,   Universidad de Manizales, Castro Escobar Edisson Stiven ,   Universidad de Manizales
Published: March 2021

La implementación de políticas públicas para procurar el desarrollo sostenible es un reto imperante en el sector turístico; el trabajo expuesto tuvo como objetivos mostrar la necesidad, las ventajas y la disposición de los Establecimientos de Alojamiento y Hospedaje para adoptar un modelo de gestión que permita medir el desempeño de variables, que de acuerdo con la Norma Técnica Sectorial de Turismo Sostenible -NTS-TS-002, asegure demostrar avances en la mejora continua de los requisitos de sostenibilidad por ella exigidos; el modelo, que pueden adoptar los establecimientos o los entes de control, identificó el estado de los objetivos pretendidos por este estudio en los Establecimientos de Alojamiento en la localidad de Usaquen en Bogotá, mediante una investigación cualitativa de carácter descriptivo. La validación del instrumento corroboró la pertinencia del estudio al determinar la necesidad de contar con un instrumento que facilitara la implementación y fuera veraz, e identificó que el requisito legal para cumplir con esta política pública de carácter obligatorio es débil.
El diálogo con la naturaleza como lógica de la investigación social: Una aproximación desde las ciencias de la complejidad.
Authors:   Universidad del Sinú Elías Bechara Zainúm, Barbera de Ramírez Nataliya , Hernández Buelvas Efraín de Jesús ,   Universidad del Sinú Elías Bechara Zainúm, Vega Martínez Arney Alfonso ,   Universidad del Sinú Elías Bechara Zainúm, Camejo López Lyneth ,   Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Falcón Alonso Gamero
Published: March 2021

Comprender el diálogo experimental como vía para explorar la naturaleza en el campo de las ciencias sociales, parte por revisar los supuestos básicos de la complejidad desde la perspectiva de Prigogine (1997). El propósito del artículo consiste en avanzar en la aproximación al estudio del diálogo con la naturaleza como lógica de la investigación social a partir de la visión prigoginiana; para ello fue necesario desarrollar un estudio documental empleando la estrategia análisis de contenido sobre las nociones y postura conceptual del autor frente al diálogo experimental. El trabajo consistió en definir los supuestos básicos de las ciencias de la complejidad entre los cuales se tienen: la complejidad como ciencia abierta e histórica, la naturaleza inestable, el tiempo reencontrado y la interrogación científica. Por otro lado, se establecieron los principios que guían el pensar prigoginiano y su lógica con base en la irreversibilidad, autoorganización y adaptabilidad. Finalmente, se concluye que el diálogo experimental es el arte de hablar, conversar e interactuar con la naturaleza, mediante un proceso que implica un continuo preguntar y repreguntar, orientado a descubrir lo oculto y comprender los diferentes lenguajes que expresan el significado del comportamiento complejo de la realidad hasta conformar su unidad de sentido.