bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Opportunistic predation events of bats entangled in mist nets by margay Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821) in northwest Honduras: recommendations to avoid preventable casualties.
Authors: López Gallego Zeltia , Medina-van Berkum Pamela , Edward Martin Thomas
Published: June 2021

Predation of entangled bats captured in mist-nets is common but infrequently documented. As such, this welfare issue is often not considered when mist-netting surveys are being designed. Margays (Leoparduswiedii) are small neotropical cats that are known to have a varied diet and exhibit opportunistic hunting behaviour. Despite bats not having been frequently reported as a prey item for margays, studies on this felid’s feeding ecology remain scarce. We discuss the potential for margays to feed on bats when they become entangled in mist nets, providing two examples from Cusuco National Park, Honduras. In light of this, we provide recommendations as to how such opportunistic predation events can be mitigated in future surveys.
Probabilistic Assessment of Power Systems with Renewable Energy Sources based on an Improved Analytical Approach
Authors: Le Duong Dinh , Ngo Duong Van , Nguyen Nhi Thi Ai , Huynh Ky Van
Published: June 2021

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources has introduced great uncertainties and challenges into computation and analysis of electric power systems. To deal with uncertainties, probabilistic approaches need to be used. In this paper, we propose a new framework for probabilistic assessment of power systems taking into account uncertainties from input random variables such as load demands and renewable energy sources. It is based on the cumulant-based Probabilistic Power Flow (PPF) in combination with an improved clustering technique. The improved clustering technique is also developed in this study by making use of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to reduce the range of variation in the input data, thus increasing the accuracy of the traditional cumulant-based PPF (TCPPF) method. In addition, thanks to adopting PCA for dimensionality reduction, the improved clustering technique can be effectively dealt with a large number of input random variables so that the proposed framework for probabilistic assessment can be applied for large power systems. The IEEE-118 bus test system is modified by adding five wind and eight solar photovoltaic power plants to examine the proposed method. Uncertainties from input random variables are represented by appropriate probabilistic models. Extensive testing on the test system indicates good performance of the proposed approach in comparison to the traditional cumulant-based PPF and Monte Carlo simulation. The IEEE-118 bus test system is modified by adding five wind and eight solar photovoltaic power plants to examine the proposed method. Extensive testing on the test system, using Matlab (R2015a) on an Intel Core i5 CPU 2.53 GHz/4.00 GB RAM PC, indicates good performance of the proposed approach (PPPF) in comparison to the TCPPF and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS): In terms of computation time, PPPF needs 4.54 seconds, while TCPPF and MCS require 2.63 and 251 seconds, respectively; ARMS errors are calculated for methods using benchmark MCS and their values clearly demonstrate the higher accuracy of PPPF in estimating probability distributions compared to TCPPF, i.e., the maximum (Max) and mean (Mean) values of ARMS errors of all output random variables are: ARMSPPPFmax = 0.11%, ARMSTCPPFmax = 0.55%, and ARMSPPPFmean = 0.06%, ARMSTCPPFmean  = 0.35%.
Heidegger and Gadamer on Hegel’s Greek Conception of Being and Time in an Unpublished 1925/26 Seminar
Authors: Gonzalez Francisco
Published: June 2021

In the Winter semester of 1925/26 Heidegger gave what appears to have been his first seminar on Hegel. Still unpublished in any form, this neglected seminar is of extraordinary importance, and not only for the in-depth and critical reading it pursues of Hegel’s Logic I, a critique that charges Hegel with not knowing how or where to begin. The seminar is also important for its attempt to demonstrate that Hegel’s philosophy was thoroughly Greek. In the class of 25 November 1925, Heidegger is reported to have said: “Therefore am I in the habit of saying that Hegel is the most radical Greek there ever was. With the means that were pre-formed in Greek ontology as if in a seed, the means that lay at the roots of Greek ontology, Hegel mastered something (roughly speaking: spirit, history) that in this form was never experienced by the Greeks. This is only asserted here. Proof of this thesis is naturally very difficult.” Heidegger therefore turns towards the end of the seminar to Aristotle’s account of time in the Physics to show that both this understanding of time and the conception of being it presupposes are also Hegel’s. Yet Heidegger entrusts the initial presentation of Aristotle’s conception of time to a student whose reading is at odds with his own, so much so that Heidegger accuses the student of turning everything on its head. The student’s name is H.-G. Gadamer.
Variation inequalities for rough singular integrals and their commutators on Morrey spaces and Besov spaces
Authors: Zhang Xiao , Liu Feng , Zhang Huiyun
Published: June 2021

This paper is devoted to investigating the boundedness, continuity and compactness for variation operators of singular integrals and their commutators on Morrey spaces and Besov spaces. More precisely, we establish the boundedness for the variation operators of singular integrals with rough kernels Ω ∈ Lq
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n−1) (q > 1) and their commutators on Morrey spaces as well as the compactness for the above commutators on Lebesgue spaces and Morrey spaces. In addition, we present a criterion on the boundedness and continuity for a class of variation operators of singular integrals and their commutators on Besov spaces. As applications, we obtain the boundedness and continuity for the variation operators of Hilbert transform, Hermit Riesz transform, Riesz transforms and rough singular integrals as well as their commutators on Besov spaces.
Prevalence and distribution of causes of infertility according to women’s age – a cross-sectional study in a tertiary healthcare hospital setup
Authors: Dhandapani Keerthana , Kodavanji Bhagyalakshmi , Nithyananda Madom Anantharaya Vinodini , Arun Kumar Nayanatara
Published: June 2021

Objectives

Infertility has disastrous consequences, particularly for women. Causes of infertility in developed countries have been investigated but there is a significant lack of data among Indian female population. The aim of the present study was to analyze the causes and the proportion of the individual factors contributing to infertility, considering the age factor.

Methods

The data of 204 infertile women (18–45 years) were collected from the files in tertiary care hospitals. Causes and age of infertile women were grouped. The prevalence of each cause was evaluated. Data analysis was done using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 17.0.

Results

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was the most common (14.71%) cause of female infertility. Ovulatory dysfunctions (25.55%) were the foremost cause in primary infertility, whereas in secondary infertility, uterine factors (26.86%) were most common. The incidence of primary and secondary infertility was more evident in patients who were more than 30 years of age.

Conclusions

Causes of infertility vary according to the age. The causes of female infertility were unexplained infertility, ovulatory disorders and uterine factors most commonly affecting women at ≤30 years.
Monogenic diabetes in Pakistani infants and children: challenges in a resource poor country
Authors: Ibrahim Mohsina Noor , Laghari Taj Muhammad , Riaz Miara , Khoso Zubair , Khan Yasir Naqi , Yasir Mehar , Hanif Misbah Iqbal , Flanagan Sarah E. , De Franco Elisa , Raza Jamal
Published: June 2021

Objectives

To review the data of infants and children with suspected monogenic diabetes who underwent genetic testing.

Methods

Monogenic diabetes is a rare form of diabetes resulting from mutations in a single gene. It can be caused by dominant as well as recessive modes of inheritance. In a country like Pakistan where interfamily marriages are common the incidence of genetic disorders is increased. As Pakistan a resource-poor country, the diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes is often delayed and a genetic diagnosis of monogenic diabetes is extremely difficult. Children with clinical diagnosis of monogenic and syndromic diabates were recruited and blood samples were sent for genetic analysis.

Results

One thousand sixty four new cases diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were registered at the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, in the last 10 years. Of these 39 patients were selected for genetic testing who were diagnosed with diabetes/had a sibling diagnosed with diabetes before the age of nine months (n = 27) or had extra pancreatic features ( n= 12). We identified mutations in 18/27 cases diagnosed with diabetes before nine months of age. The most common genetic subtype was WolcottRallison syndrome caused by EIF2AK3 mutations (seven cases). KCNJ11 mutations were identified in two cases, ABCC8mutations were identified in four cases from three families, GCK and INS mutations were each identified in two cases, and one SLC2A2 mutation was identified in one case. A genetic diagnosis was made in 12/12 children from six families with diabetes diagnosed after the age of nine months who had extrapancreatic features. Six patients had genetically confirmed Wolfram syndrome (WFS1), three had thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia (SLC19A2) and three were diagnosed with histocytosis lymphadenopathy plus syndrome (SLC29A3).

Conclusions

Genetic testing is essential to confirm a diagnosis of monogenic diabetes which guides clinical management and future counselling. Our study highlights the importance of diagnosing monogenic diabetes in the largely consanguineously-married population of Pakistan.
On the role of creativity in the formation of new complex words
Authors: Körtvélyessy Lívia , Štekauer Pavol , Kačmár Pavol
Published: June 2021

This article presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary project aimed at a corroboration of the role of creativity in the way university undergraduates (N = 309) coin new complex words. Specifically, the tendency towards economy of expression, preferred by a speaker, and the tendency towards semantic transparency, preferred by a listener, were examined in the broader context of the creative potential of an individual, understood as divergent thinking abilities captured by the Torrance test of creative thinking (TTCT). The results indicate that divergent thinking abilities, as operationalized by the TTCT scores, negatively correlate with the general tendency to coin new complex words in a more economical fashion. More specifically, the general tendency towards economy of expression correlates negatively with Elaboration, Creative Strengths, and potentially with Creativity. A more detailed analysis indicates that this is especially the case for the word-formation task, where open-ended responses were analyzed and a drawing served as stimulus material for word formation. These results are not only novel but also encouraging for future research into the role of psychological factors in the psycholinguistic process of word formation conceived as a creative act of a language user.
Disazo (Bishydrazone) pigments based on acetoacetanilides
Authors: Christie Robert , Abel Adrian
Published: June 2021

Disazoacetoacetanilide pigments, more commonly known as diarylide yellows, are the most important group of yellow classical organic pigments. They were commercialized in the early 20th century many years after the introduction of the structurally related monazoacetoacetanilides (Hansa yellows). The molecules adopt the bis-ketohydrazone tautomeric form. X-ray single crystal structure investigations have provided an insight into the influence of the molecular geometry and crystal packing arrangements in the solid state on the properties of the pigments in application. The synthesis of diarylide pigments is relatively straightforward, the conditions essentially following those used for the corresponding monoazo pigments, so that the products are economically priced. In the case of these disazo pigments, suitable aromatic amines (1 mol) are bis-diazotized and the resulting bis-diazonium salts reacted with acetoacetanilide coupling components (2 mol), the two azo coupling reactions occurring at the same time. They are by far the dominant group of yellow pigments used in printing inks, well-suited for most standard process yellow inks. They were formerly important in the coloration of plastics but are no longer recommended for polymers processed above 200 °C, under which conditions toxic decomposition products are formed. Diarylide yellow pigments are characterized by high color strength, good to excellent solvent fastness, and good chemical stability, although they generally show inferior lightfastness.
Insulin desensitization in a patient with gestational diabetes mellitus and the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the management of morning blood glucose
Authors: Eissa Islam
Published: June 2021

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Deferred consent model for an observational study in a pediatric emergency department
Authors: Armstrong Sam , Holland Patrick , Yanchar Natalie , Davies Dafydd , Wallace Karin
Published: June 2021

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Covid-19: A year into the pandemic, what has changed from the first, to the second, and third waves?
Authors: Sultan Mohammad
Published: June 2021

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Percepción de estudiantes de pregrado y evaluación de pares del Consejo Nacional de Acreditación respecto a la calidad de los procesos académicos en una universidad pública
Authors: Leal Marquez Diana , Payan Villamizar Claudia Maria , León Giraldo Hoover
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: relacionar la percepción de estudiantes de pregrado y la evaluación realizada por pares académicos del Consejo Nacional de Acreditación en relación con el factor procesos académicos, como resultado de la autoevaluación con fines de acreditación en alta calidad. Metodología: el estudio fue observacional, descriptivo, transversal y correlacional. Se analizó la autoevaluación de 3408 estudiantes de 25 programas académicos entre 2014 y 2018, y se comparó con el informe de los pares académicos del Consejo Nacional de Acreditación con respecto al grado de cumplimiento de las características de los programas académicos. Se evaluaron las características que tuvieron mayor variabilidad: apoyo docente, interdisciplinariedad, evaluación y autorregulación, y recursos informáticos. La correlación se analizó utilizando el índice kappa y se consideró un valor de referencia menor de 0.05. Resultados: se encontró una concordancia débil entre las dos evaluaciones con respecto a la calidad de los procesos académicos (k = 0.242). Los pares académicos otorgaron una mejor calificación en las cinco categorías evaluadas. Conclusión: existe diferencia entre la percepción de los estudiantes de pregrado y la evaluación de los pares académicos con respecto a las características del factor procesos académicos, que fueron mejor evaluadas por los pares que por los estudiantes.
De la eco-historia a la ecología-mundo
Authors: Deléage Jean-Paul , Hémery Daniel , Zahrawi Haj-Younes Rami
Published: June 2021

Desde tiempos prehistóricos, las actividades humanas han transformado los ecosistemas. Pero es con la llegada del capitalismo industrial se ha traspasado un umbral histórico. A finales del siglo XX, la constitución de un espacio mundo productivo es el estandarte de la unificación ecológica del mundo: de la destrucción acelerada de especies, de la contaminación de los océanos, del agujero en la capa de ozono atmosférica amenazan hoy al planeta. En el Tercer Mundo, las tensiones ambientales son viejas conocidas, como la deforestación y la desertificación. Llevándolos al umbral de una economía-mundo, el capitalismo, tanto en sus versiones clásicas como en sus avatares "socialistas" ha empujado a las sociedades a una nueva relación con la naturaleza: la de un mundo ecológico.
Acuerdos comerciales, migratorios, de seguridad y de empleo centro-periferia. Un análisis de ecología-mundo
Authors: Sajir Zakaria
Published: June 2021

El artículo busca tres objetivos: 1) contribuir al debate en curso en el marco de la propuesta de la ecología-mundo, centrándose en el caso de los acuerdos suscritos entre los estados del centro global, de la semiperiferia y los estados de la periferia; 2) proporcionar una visión de cómo y por qué los acuerdos en las áreas de comercio, migración, seguridad y empleo que se suscriben entre los estados del centro, de la semiperiferia y los estados de la periferia global contribuyen a acelerar la caída del excedente ecológico; y por último, 3) volver a centrar la atención en el continente africano, haciendo hincapié en su papel central en el desarrollo y crisis de la economía capitalista global. La perspectiva desarrollada por Moore rechaza el dualismo cartesiano de "Naturaleza" y "Sociedad" y, por tanto, trasciende la narrativa del capitalismo y el medio ambiente tan predominante en la actualidad, proponiendo en su lugar una relación creativa y dialéctica de unidad fundamental entre la naturaleza humana y la extrahumana, oikeios. De ello se desprende que la crisis del capitalismo, ya sea evolutiva o epocal, no se origina en la convergencia de crisis ontológicamente distintas e independientes, la económica (sociedad) y la medioambiental (naturaleza), sino que expresa la esencia misma del capitalismo.  En este sentido, los acuerdos comerciales, de inmigración, de seguridad y de empleo entre los estados del centro, las semiperiferias y los estados de la periferia encarnan la misma esencia antagonista del capitalismo: la tendencia a la acumulación incesante de capital y la caída del excedente ecológico. En este artículo exploramos que si, por un lado, los acuerdos estipulados entre los estados del centro, las semiperiferias y los estados de la periferia representan una forma de apropiarse del "trabajo" barato y gratuito de naturalezas humanas y extrahumanas para ponerlos al servicio del proceso de acumulación capitalista, estos acuerdos, por su propia construcción y sus dinámicas de negociación, aceleran, por otro lado, la caída del excedente ecológico, lo que se hace visible en el aumento de los precios de los bienes primarios a través del continuo agotamiento de las naturalezas humanas y extrahumanas no capitalizadas o infracapitalizadas. El texto, además de introducción y conclusiones, consta de tres apartados. En el primero se establecen las principales características de la perspectiva de la ecología-mundo de Moore, que se desarrollarán a lo largo del artículo. En el segundo apartado se aíslan las cuatro grandes razones que nos ayudan a entender cómo y por qué los acuerdos entre estados del centro, de la semiperiferia y los estados de la periferia pueden acelerar la caída del excedente ecológico. En el tercero se desarrolla el argumento principal del artículo, aplicándolo al caso concreto de los acuerdos estipulados entre algunos estados del centro, de la semiperiferia y los estados de la periferia africana.
Evaluation of the antagonistic effect and influencing factors of Bacillus subtilis against wood stain fungi: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis approach
Authors: Huang Congxun , Wang Lihai , Xu Guoqi , Zhao Pengwei , Wang Chuhong
Published: June 2021

Wood sapstain is a serious problem caused by the wood stain fungus, and it has a great influence on the international wood industry. The utilization of biological methods has good prospects for wood conservation. The objective of this study was to systematically estimate the antagonistic effect and influencing factors of Bacillus subtilis against wood stain fungus by using meta-analysis of literature data. Through report retrieval, a total of 992 references on B. subtilis related to wood were obtained. After strict screening, 163 data items from 7 articles were integrated. Estimated by the random-effects model, the combined effect Odds Ratio of the overall antagonistic effect was 0.15 (95% confidence interval [0.06, 0.34]). The results showed that B. subtilis could produce significant antagonistic effects against wood stain fungi. The inhibitory effect of wood stain fungi was affected by the strains of B. subtilis, species of wood stain fungi, the B. subtilis dosage, the type of mixed reagent, and the amount of mixed reagent on different wood stain fungi. The results of this study may provide a reference for biological control experiments, field tests, and practical applications of wood conservation.
Properties of the western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) strandboard
Authors: Pipíška Tomáš , Leavengood Scott , Kamke Frederick A. , Král Pavel
Published: June 2021

This work investigated the feasibility of using western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) as a material to manufacture oriented strandboard (OSB) panels. Four different material combinations of juniper sapwood, heartwood, and fibrous bark were compared with regular southern yellow pine (Pinus sp.) strands. The OSB panels were made at an oven-dry density of 560 kg/m3. One pine control panel was also made at a higher density of 650 kg/m3 with a 5% addition of phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin and a 0.5% addition of wax. The single-layer panels were formed with a hot press, and the physical and mechanical properties were tested according to the ASTM standard D1037 (2020). The testing indicated that western juniper is a potential material for manufacturing of OSB panels. The properties of the juniper panels were equivalent or slightly better than those of the southern yellow pine panels at the same density level, except for the modulus of elasticity (MOE). The lower density of the juniper OSB panels may have benefits in construction applications and can decrease transportation costs.
A Conceptual Management Model of Virtual Project Team in International Companies
Authors: Kukytė Aistė
Published: June 2021

Globalisation and technological advancement have an enormous impact on how businesses operate. Technological evolution, economic challenges, and different generations working in one workforce impact businesses to seek flexibility and adopt techniques that support virtual teamwork. In the modern international business environment increasing number of teams that work in virtual environments through project execution, leads to the need for theory and research on how successfully manage virtual project teams. In this paper the analysis of the scientific literature allowed to formulate the definition of a virtual project team, the analysis was able to show the management aspects, which are related to the features of the virtual project team, review of scientific literature also let to disclose the emerging problems faced by managers. These results were used to conceptualise the virtual project team management model in international companies.
Use of Propranolol in the Treatment of Chylous Effusions in Infants
Authors: Mitchell Kaitlin , Weiner Angela , Ramsay Patricia , Sahni Mitali
Published: June 2021

Chylothorax and chyloperitoneum are rare in infants and challenging to definitively diagnose by using current criteria extrapolated from the adult population. They can be of primary or secondary etiologies, including congenital lymphatic malformations and postoperatively, after cardiothoracic or abdominal surgery. Current first-line management consists of bowel rest, parenteral nutrition, and a modified diet of medium-chain triglycerides but can often take weeks to be effective. Off-label use of octreotide has been reported in numerous case studies for the management of chylous effusions. However, there are no definitive neonatal data available regarding dosing, safety, and efficacy; moreover, octreotide has a side effect profile that been linked to serious morbidities, such as pulmonary hypertension and necrotizing enterocolitis. Propranolol, commonly used for the treatment of infantile hemangiomas, is currently gaining interest as a novel therapy for chylous effusions. In this case series review, we describe the use of propranolol in 4 infants with presumed chylous effusions: 1 with congenital pleural effusions and 3 infants who developed postoperative chylothorax and/or chylous ascites. Clinical improvement was noted within a few days of initiating oral propranolol, and the maximum dose used in our cases was 6 mg/kg per day. In previous case reports, researchers describe the use of oral propranolol in infants with chylous effusions, with the dose used ranging from 0.5 to 4 mg/kg per day. However, this is the first case series in which researchers report its use exclusively in infants with chylothorax and chyloperitoneum. Although further research is needed to establish safety and efficacy, our experiences suggest that propranolol could be an acceptable treatment option for chylous effusions in infants.
Discursos y prácticas de la extensión en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia: el caso del Grupo de Trabajo Guadua (1989-1999)
Authors: López-Palacio Daniela , Chicangana-Bayona Yobenj , González-Castrillón Eugenia
Published: June 2021

El presente artículo reconstruye los orígenes del Grupo de Trabajo Guadua (1989-1999), adscrito a la Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín, para indagar históricamente por las ideas y acciones que configuraron recientemente la función de extensión en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. En un ejercicio de microhistoria institucional, donde se realiza un análisis cualitativo de bibliografía, legislación y entrevistas con el fin de identificar las manifestaciones y tensiones que antecedieron la regularización de esta misión universitaria en la que se expresan de forma concreta los enlaces de la universidad con la sociedad colombiana; en este caso, a través de los aportes directos al desarrollo agrícola y constructivo de la región noroccidental del país. Dicha noción surgió a principios del siglo XX, pero su conceptualización en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia solo cobró relevancia en los años noventa. Comparando estos discursos con las actividades del GTG, esta investigación demuestra que las redes académicas de hecho —invisibilizadas en los relatos oficiales sobre la identidad y desempeño de la universidad— han sido los principales interlocutores sociales del conocimiento universitario, anticipando en su praxis las consignas que al final del siglo XX pretendían redefinir la Universidad Nacional de Colombia en clave integracionista.
De Bragado a Nueva York: derivas de un tenor local en la trama cultural de la ópera internacional
Authors: Guillamon Guillermina
Published: June 2021

Este artículo reconstruye y analiza la trayectoria de Florencio Constantino, un inmigrante vasco que llegó a Buenos Aires con oficio de peón y que, en menos de diez años, se convirtió en un tenor de reconocimiento internacional y estrella de las emergentes industrias discográficas. Más allá de la singularidad del caso, esta excepcionalidad, la trayectoria de este “empresario de sí mismo” constituye un prisma a través del cual acercarse a las experiencias culturales —tanto exitosas como truncas— de entresiglos. La reconstrucción de su historia de vida se realiza mediante el abordaje de un amplio corpus documental compuesto por prensa del periodo 1890- 1910 de carácter nacional e internacional. La metodología propuesta para el análisis del caso retoma herramientas cualitativas de la historia regional para reponer espacialidades micro en un contexto macro y de la perspectiva pragmática que nos permite hacer énfasis en los cursos de acción desplegados por Constantino. Tras el recorrido propuesto, el artículo muestra cómo el análisis de trayectorias culturales situadas en los márgenes del centro cultural arroja luz sobre formas específicas de atravesar y apropiarse de la modernidad cultural, así como dar cuenta de la emergencia de nuevas formas de consagración, de afición y circuitos artísticos.
Gene expression level of renalase in the skeletal muscles is increased with high-intensity exercise training in mice on a high-fat diet
Authors: Tokinoya Katsuyuki , Ono Seiko , Aoki Kai , Yanazawa Koki , Shishikura Yasuhiro , Sugasawa Takehito , Takekoshi Kazuhiro
Published: June 2021

Introduction

Exercise training is beneficial for reducing obesity. In particular, exercise training can lower the catecholamine concentration in circulation. Renalase, whose expression was first confirmed in the kidneys, is a physiologically active substance that decomposes circulating catecholamines; additionally, it has been reported to be present in the skeletal muscles. The aim of this study was to clarify the expression of renalase in the skeletal muscles and kidneys after high-intensity exercise training in obese mice.

Material and methods

The mice were divided into four groups: normal diet and sedentary, normal diet and exercise training, high-fat diet and sedentary, and high-fat diet and exercise training, and the test was performed for 8 weeks.

Results

Body weight and skeletal muscle wet weight were reduced by high-fat diet intake but were rescued by training. Skeletal muscle renalase gene expression was significantly increased by exercise training. However, in the kidneys the gene expression of renalase was significantly increased by high-fat diet intake and exercise training. No significant changes were observed in the gene expression of catecholamine-degrading enzymes, catechol-O-methyltransferase and monoamine oxidase A and B.

Conclusion

We demonstrated that exercise training increased the gene expression of renalase in the skeletal muscles and kidneys, thus lowering circulating catecholamine levels. This may lead to amelioration of obesity as catecholamines are lipolytic.
An Analysis of Australian Research Council’s Grants in Religion
Authors: Possamai Adam , Long Gary , Counted Victor
Published: June 2021

In this article, we used the meta-metrics approach to analyse research grants in the Religion and Religious Studies field of research (FoR) in Australia, with respect to their metric properties, significance, similarity, and usage characterisation. Whilst comparing and contrasting various results from the dataset of the Australian Research Council (ARC) on the success of its grant capture, we found the following: an imbalance in the FoR between the quantity of publications and that of national competitive grant capture in Australia (highlighting the problem of research significance) and a disparity between the use of keywords on religion without using corresponding FoR codes (as an expression of usage characterisation). These findings are examined in parallel with the last 2018 ARC’s Excellence in Research for Australia report.
Representações sociais e mapas afetivos: vivências juvenis na escola pública
Authors: Vasconcelos Francisca Denise Silva , Da Silva Luana Paiva , De Sousa Teixeira Jorge Samuel , Viana Sales Bárbara Ellen , Severiano Gracymara Mesquita , Do Nascimento Mota Juliana Maria
Published: June 2021

Este estudo objetivou discutir as Representações Sociais produzidas pelos estudantes a partir do seu ambiente escolar. Para isso, utilizamos o Instrumento Gerador dos Mapas Afetivos com 73 estudantes de uma escola pública de ensino médio da cidade de xxxx. Para a análise dos dados utilizamos como ferramenta o software IRAMUTEQ e a Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin, tendo como base a Teoria das Representações Sociais. Os resultados indicam que as representações construídas pelos estudantes trazem a escola como espaço de sentimentos conflitantes, ora traduzindo um lugar de acolhimento e sociabilidade, e ora revelando um local gerador de sofrimento psíquico através das cobranças reservadas a esses alunos, permeadas ainda pela possibilidade de construção de futuros. Concluímos observando que, embora seja geradora de sentimentos paradoxais, a escola se apresenta como um importante espaço de produção de subjetividades e representações, fruto de criações coletivas e perspectivas individuais que atravessam a juventude nela inserida.
Um estudo sobre a Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (2001-2017): autorias, temas e citações
Authors: Ferreira Junior Amarílio , Bittar Marisa , Neta Olivia Morais de Medeiros
Published: June 2021

Este artigo é resultado do projeto internacional “Mapping the History of Education” (2014-2019) e analisa as publicações da Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE). Como fundamento teórico, baseamo-nos em autores que se dedicaram a compreender o funcionamento do campo científico, como Pierre Bourdieu e Norbert Elias. Foram analisados os artigos publicados entre 2001, data do primeiro número da Revista, e 2017. Para classificá-los, adotamos as seguintes nomenclaturas: internacionalização; gênero das autorias; instituições de filiações (nacionais e internacionais); origem geográfica das autorias (países e regiões brasileiras); citações; temáticas; palavras-chave. Além das conclusões referentes a esses indicadores, finalizamos com a reflexão sobre a importância em si do mapeamento dessa produção, acreditando que ele possa contribuir para a formação de grupos, a troca de informações e o intercâmbio que vem sendo praticado em âmbito internacional.
Práticas pedagógicas na educação inclusiva: revisão sistemática
Authors: Freitas Lêda Gonçalves , França Carla Cristie , Fukuda Cláudia Cristina , Neto Gustavo Francisco
Published: June 2021

Neste artigo a inclusão escolar é analisada a partir das práticas pedagógicas, pressuposto essencial para a democratização da escola. As leis, as políticas públicas são fundamentais para o exercício da democracia social, mesmo no contexto de dificuldades de garantir os direitos sociais de educação, saúde, emprego, entre outros. O presente manuscrito teve como objetivo mapear estudos brasileiros publicados em periódicos nacionais nas áreas de Psicologia e Educação, que investigaram práticas pedagógicas no contexto da inclusão, e ainda refletir sobre as principais contribuições dessas pesquisas. Após busca sistemática na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde - Psicologia (BVS-PSI) e no Scielo.br, período 2008-2018, com os descritores inclusão escolar, práticas pedagógicas, práticas inclusivas e aprendizagem, 18 artigos foram considerados. As contribuições dos artigos em relação às práticas pedagógicas inclusivas indicam a presença, ainda, de obstáculos para a garantia da inclusão escolar, sobretudo pelas dificuldades de infraestrutura e formação apropriada dos docentes para atuarem na área. Não obstante, observam-se práticas pedagógicas que visam superar uma educação bancária por meio de ações pedagógicas que provocam os estudantes a serem sujeitos ativos no seu processo de aprendizagem.Palavras-chave: Educação. Inclusão. Práticas pedagógicas.
Towards a better understanding of the neuro-developmental role of autophagy in sickness and in health
Authors: Zapata-Muñoz Juan , Villarejo-Zori Beatriz , Largo-Barrientos Pablo , Boya Patricia
Published: June 2021

Autophagy is a critical cellular process by which biomolecules and cellular organelles are degraded in an orderly manner inside lysosomes. This process is particularly important in neurons: these post-mitotic cells cannot divide or be easily replaced and are therefore especially sensitive to the accumulation of toxic proteins and damaged organelles. Dysregulation of neuronal autophagy is well documented in a range of neurodegenerative diseases. However, growing evidence indicates that autophagy also critically contributes to neurodevelopmental cellular processes, including neurogenesis, maintenance of neural stem cell homeostasis, differentiation, metabolic reprogramming, and synaptic remodelling. These findings implicate autophagy in neurodevelopmental disorders. In this review we discuss the current understanding of the role of autophagy in neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as currently available tools and techniques that can be used to further investigate this association.
Trends in fertility rates, proportion of antenatal consultations and caesarean sections among Brazilian adolescents
Authors: Bicalho Milena Laryssa Costa , Araújo Fernanda Gontijo , Andrade Gisele Nepomuceno de , Martins Eunice Francisca , Felisbino-Mendes Mariana Santos
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the temporal trends in the fertility rate, proportion of antenatal consultations and caesarean sections in Brazilian adolescents aged 15 to 19, between 2000 and 2015. Methods: The fertility rate, proportion of prenatal consultations and proportion of routes of birth were calculated using data from DATASUS. The trend analysis was performed using the Prais-Winsten regression model and the annual percentage change. Results: There was a trend of reduction of 3.5% per year in the fertility rate among adolescents (p<0.05), in addition to an increasing trend of 6% per year in the proportion of more than six antenatal consultations (p <0.0001) and an increasing trend of 6.8% per year in the proportion of caesarean sections (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Despite the decreasing trend in fertility rates among Brazilian adolescents, they remain high. Also noteworthy is the growing trend for caesarean sections, even with improved access to antenatal care.
Heterarchies and Developmental Traps
Authors: BRUSZT LASZLO
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT State capacity to resist powerful predatory economic groups is highly dependent on the way social diversity is represented within the polity. Such state capacity is weak when a single branch of government can usurp the representation of public good between two elections. ln some democracies that I call heterarchies, coalition partners, parties in different houses of the legislature, different levels and branches of government, autonomous state agencies compel executives to take into account diverse modes of representation while making their programs and policies. Such constraints on executive authority allow the state to rise above the direct distribution of powers and interests within the economy. ln the paper I use the Russian case to analyze the relationship between state weakness and the related problems of economic development.
Epistemología del desempeño e intrusión pragmática: algunas conexiones generales aplicadas a la teoría de Sosa
Authors: Rimoldi Florencia
Published: June 2021

Resumen: En este trabajo exploraré las conexiones entre la epistemología basada en el desempeño (performance based epistemology), y la intrusión pragmática (pragmatic encroachment) en epistemología, prestando especial atención a la teoría del conocimiento de Sosa y a los argumentos de Stanley (2005) y Fantl y McGrath (2011). En la primera sección expondré ambas posiciones. En la segunda sección responderé a una pregunta que no ha sido demasiado explorada en la literatura sobre virtudes: ¿Puede una teoría basada en el desempeño hacer lugar a la intrusión pragmática? Defenderé que hay al menos dos maneras en las que esto podría ocurrir. En la tercera sección tendré en cuenta la discusión de Sosa sobre la intrusión pragmática en el capítulo 8 de Judgment and Agency, y argumentaré que mientras el rechazo de Sosa a esta posición lo compromete innecesariamente con problemas teóricos profundos de difícil solución, su teoría puede perfectamente acomodar a la intrusión pragmática.
A brief discussion of the empirical plausibility of the reflective epistemic agency
Authors: Freitas Ana Margarete Barbosa de , Santos Felipe Rocha Lima
Published: June 2021

Abstract: This paper aims to discuss one specific feature of Sosa’s performance epistemology, which is what we call Reflective Epistemic Agency. We argue that Sosa defends a problematic version of epistemic agency on its reflective level. We contrast Sosa’s idea of reflective epistemic agency with Proust’s theory of metacognition to argue that the argument in favor of Reflective Epistemic Agency may lack some empirical plausibility, thus, it should be either revised or abandoned.
A relação entre competência epistêmica e conhecimento na teoria de Ernest Sosa
Authors: Etcheverry Kátia M.
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Este artigo enfoca a relação de atribuição entre competência e crença verdadeira presente em explicações de conhecimento em termos de virtudes epistêmicas como a de Ernest Sosa. A ideia central é que, em casos de conhecimento, o fato de o agente formar uma crença verdadeira é atribuível à sua competência cognitiva (condição da competência), e não a algum fator de sorte. Os críticos apresentaram casos nos quais, alegadamente, ou o agente tem conhecimento sem satisfazer a condição da competência (portanto, a condição da competência não seria necessária para conhecimento); ou, apesar da satisfação da condição da competência, o agente não tem conhecimento (portanto, a condição da competência não seria suficiente para o conhecimento). O cerne da questão reside em como conceber adequadamente a condição da competência para o conhecimento, e a relação subjacente entre competência e sucesso no domínio epistêmico. Este artigo explora a concepção de Sosa dessa relação, em termos de “sucesso cognitivo que manifesta a competência do agente”, e argumenta que essa posição pode dar uma resposta mais direta aos críticos do que outras explicações de conhecimento em termos de virtudes epistêmicas.
MERCOSUR COMO POLÍTICA EXTERIOR ARGENTINA Y SUS DESAFÍOS ACTUALES
Authors: Simonoff Alejandro
Published: June 2021

Resumen El Mercosur ha sido un instrumento exitoso para la estrategia de inserción argentina en el mundo. Si bien estuvo sustentado en la alianza entre Buenos Aires y Brasília, que hoy atraviesa un tiempo complejo, nos concentraremos en las dificultades que está atravesando ante los cambios operados en el orden Internacional: la pretensión de la tríada (Estados Unidos, Europa y Japón) de integrarlo a la hiperglobalización, mediante el Acuerdo con la Unión Europea; y la irrupción de China que impactó en la estructura regional.
Burnout among nurses: a multicentric comparative study
Authors: Borges Elisabete Maria das Neves , Queirós Cristina Maria Leite , Abreu Margarida da Silva Neves de , Mosteiro-Diaz Maria Pilar , Baldonedo-Mosteiro Maria , Baptista Patrícia Campos Pavan , Felli Vanda Elisa Andres , Almeida Miriam Cristina dos Santos , Silva Silmar Maria
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: to identify and compare burnout levels between Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian nurses. Method: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, comparative and cross-sectional study conducted using a sample of 1,052 nurses working in hospitals and primary care centers. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were applied to nurses in Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, Spain (n=269) and S. Paulo, Brazil (n=477). Data analysis was performed using descriptive, inferential and multivariate analysis. Results: approximately 42% of the nurses showed moderate/high levels of burnout, with no differences found between countries (Portugal and Brazil 42%, Spain 43%). Only depersonalization showed differences between countries, presenting Spain the highest level and Portugal the lowest one. Comparative analysis showed higher burnout levels in young nurses and those working by shifts. Considering job schedules, burnout was associated to shift work in Portugal, while in Spain and Brazil it was associated with fixed schedules. Conclusion: these results suggest that this syndrome among nurses is a global phenomenon. The daily stressors and higher demands of the nursing profession are crucial in the preparation of nurses to deal with complex situations, to avoid burnout, and to reduce the negative impact on nurses’ health and on the quality of care they provide.
Pain in the bipolar disorder: prevalence, characteristics and relationship with suicide risk
Authors: Rosa Ana Carolina Ferreira , Leão Eliseth Ribeiro
Published: June 2021

Objective: to know the prevalence and characteristics of pain, to verify how pain management has been carried out by the health services, and to correlate suicide risk with pain intensity in patients with bipolar disorder. Method: an observational study with a quantitative approach. The study included people with bipolar disorder assessed by the McGill-Reduced Pain Questionnaire, Body Diagram, Visual Numerical Scale, and the Suicidal Ideation Scale (Beck). Results: the sample of 60 participants was mainly composed of women with a mean age of 40 years old and a mean psychiatric treatment time of approximately 13 years. Of these, 83% reported feeling pain at the time of the interview. Half of the participants indicated that pain interferes with routine and 80% did not receive care in health institutions. The main descriptors that qualify the painful experience were as follows: painful, heavy and sensitive for the sensory descriptors, tiring and punishing in the affective category. Suicide attempt was reported by 57% of the participants. There was a correlation between suicide risk and pain intensity. Conclusion: pain presented a high prevalence. Suicide risk was identified in more than half of the participants. Pain intensity showed a significant correlation with suicide risk.
Bioinformatics and expression analysis of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum complementation group C (XPC) of Trypanosoma evansi in Trypanosoma cruzi cells
Authors: Souza K. M. , Mendes I. C. , Dall’Igna D. M. , Repolês B. M. , Resende B. C. , Moreira R. S. , Miletti L. C. , Machado C. R. , Vogel C. I. G.
Published: June 2021

Abstract Nucleotide excision repair (NER) acts repairing damages in DNA, such as lesions caused by cisplatin. Xeroderma Pigmentosum complementation group C (XPC) protein is involved in recognition of global genome DNA damages during NER (GG-NER) and it has been studied in different organisms due to its importance in other cellular processes. In this work, we studied NER proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma evansi, parasites of humans and animals respectively. We performed three-dimensional models of XPC proteins from T. cruzi and T. evansi and observed few structural differences between these proteins. In our tests, insertion of XPC gene from T. evansi (TevXPC) in T. cruzi resulted in slower cell growth under normal conditions. After cisplatin treatment, T. cruzi overexpressing its own XPC gene (TcXPC) was able to recover cell division rates faster than T. cruzi expressing TevXPC gene. Based on these tests, it is suggested that TevXPC (being an exogenous protein in T. cruzi) interferes negatively in cellular processes where TcXPC (the endogenous protein) is involved. This probably occurred due interaction of TevXPC with some endogenous molecules or proteins from T.cruzi but incapacity of interaction with others. This reinforces the importance of correctly XPC functioning within the cell.