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The Enlightened Mind of the Buddha and the Shin Teaching
Authors: Gesshō Sasaki
Published: February 2022

In this chapter, the author considers the teaching or the truth expounded by the Buddha, and this teaching may generally be defined thus: (1) It is the doctrine taught by the Buddha, (2) It is the doctrine that will make us Buddhas, and (3) It is the doctrine that teaches what Buddhism is.
Thoughts on Why, How and What Buddhists Can Learn from Christian Theologians
Authors: Makransky John
Published: February 2022

This essay attempts to establish foundations for doing comparative theology, deep learning across religious boundaries, from a Buddhist perspective (from the author's location in Tibetan Buddhism). The essay argues for the necessity of developing a Buddhist theology of religions, a way of understanding the possibility of liberating truth in other religions, which is consistent with Buddhist principles and would appropriately motivate and guide a Buddhist approach to comparative theology. It develops such a theology of religions, a Buddhist form of open inclusivism, by drawing on relevant principles from Buddhist texts together with recent academic scholarship in the various theologies of religions. With that basis, the essay gives examples of five areas of comparative theological learning for Buddhists from Christianity, focusing on the following themes: atonement theory, faith in God, the two great commandments, ecclesiology, and justice. It concludes with the author’s reflections on how this process of inter-religious learning further informs his Buddhist approach to the theology of religions.
Finding the Right Questions about Religious Diversity: What Buddhist Could Contribute to Discussions of Religious Diversity
Authors: Gross Rita
Published: February 2022

This chapter argues that all current theologies of religion share the presupposition that differences among religions are a problem, even a mistake, and that unity or agreement would be preferable to difference and religious diversity. But theologians of religion need to start at the other end of the puzzle, conceding from the get-go that religious diversity is here to stay, is inevitable, normal, natural, and, therefore, not the major problem or issue. The important questions are not about them, the others who are different from us, but about us. Why do we dislike diversity so much? Why does it make us so uncomfortable? Why does difference so frequently elicit the response of ranking the different options hierarchically? And, most important of all, how can we cure our own discomfort with diversity? The chapter also suggests that we need to practice the spiritual disciplines that help us overcome our egocentric preferences for a world in which everyone else would be just like us and can, instead, live comfortable in a world that accommodates vast differences.
The Dalai Lama and Religious Diversity
Authors: Vélez de Cea Abraham
Published: February 2022

The chapter introduces the Dalai Lama’s approach to religious diversity as formulated in Towards True Kinship of Faiths: How the World’s Religions Can Come Together. The first part explains the Dalai Lama’s ideal of interreligious harmony and the means to achieve it. Interreligious harmony requires various types of dialogue and the acknowledgment of fundamental differences among the religions. In order to achieve the ideal of interreligious harmony it is also necessary a balance between respectful acceptance of religious diversity and faithful commitment to one’s own tradition. The means to attain such balance is to uphold with integrity two distinct perspectives: the exclusivist perspective “one truth, one religion” in the context of individual practice, and the pluralist perspective “many truths, many religions” in the context of social interreligious relationships. The second part provides a sympathetic yet critical assessment of the Dalai Lama’s approach to religious diversity. It is argued that while the Dalai Lama’s proposal offers a robust foundation for accepting religious diversity, such acceptance is problematic because it is limited to the level of ethical teachings and confined to the context of social interactions.
Komunikasi Kesehatan
Authors: Salisah Nikmah
Published: February 2022

Kesehatan
Komunikasi Inklusi Framing Sebagai Upaya Penanganan Anak Korban Kekerasan Seksual (Study Kasus Korban Kekerasan Seksual UPTD Dinas Sosial Kampung Anak Negeri Surabaya)
Authors: Alvi Amalia
Published: February 2022

Artikel ini membahas tentang: (1) Dampak kekerasan seksual yang dialami anak binaan UPTD Dinas Sosial Kampung Anak Negeri Surabaya. (2) Proses konseling dengan menggunakan teknik Reframing dalam komunikasi inklusi sebagai upaya penanganan anak korban kekerasan seksual di UPTD Dinas Sosial Kampung Anak Negeri Surabaya, (3) Bagaimana hasil akhir konseling dengan menggunakan teknik Reframing dalam komunikasi inklusi sebagai upaya penanganan anak korban kekerasan seksual di UPTD Dinas Sosial Kampung Anak Negeri Surabaya.

Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif komparatif. Hasil penelitian menujukkan klien mengalami trauma dan ketakutan yang mendalam sehingga memengaruhinya dalam beradaptasi dan berkomunikasi dengan teman-teman dan lingkungannya. Dalam proses konseling dengan menggunakan teknik refreming konselor memberikan gambaran serta sudut pandang baru untuk memperluas cakrawala berpikir dan berpandangan bagi klien sehingga klien bisa mengatasi ketakutannya.

Hasil akhir dari proses konseling dengan menggunakan teknik Reframing dalam penelitian ini dikatakan tidak berhasil dengan persentase 30%. yang mana hasil tersebut dapat dilihat dari adanya perubahan kecil pada beberapa sikap dan pengontrolan emosional negatif dan interaksi dengan lingkungan sekitar.
Gaya Komunikasi Model Profesional SZ Management Surabaya
Authors: Nurfaiza Ulfi
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini membahas tentang Gaya Komunikasi Model Professional SZ Management Surabaya melaui komunikasi secara verbal dan nonverbal. Metode penelitian ini peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai oleh peneliti adalah untuk memahami dan mendeskripsikan gaya komunikasi Model Professional SZ Management Surabaya secara verbal dan nonverbal.

Hasil peneliti ini bahwa, gaya komunikasi model professional secara verbal dapat diketahui melalui penggunaan bahasa sehari hari. Sedangkan melalui nonverbal dapat diketahui melalui ketinggian badan yang berkisaran antara 165 – 170 cm, busana yang sesuai dengan waktu dan situasi setiap model, ekspresi wajah yang memiliki kemampuan fotogenic atau dapat disebut wajah menarik saat di kamera serta kemampuan di bidang (catwalk) kemampuan berjalan berlenggak-lenggok dengan memperagakan busana yang berada di atas panggung dan disaksikan oleh banyak pihak dengan menggunakan sepatu high heels yang berketinggian kisara 12 – 15 cm.
Lectura de un cuento desde una perspectiva cinematográfica: "Declinación y Ángel", de Antonio Di Benedetto
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Criach Sofía
Published: February 2022

La escritura de Antonio Di Benedetto ha recibido frecuentemente la denominación de experimental. Esta caracterización puede explicarse, en muchas ocasiones, por el importante influjo del arte cinematográfico en el escritor, lo que se observa tanto en el empleo de procedimientos cinematográficos, como en la elaboración de algunos de sus cuentos casi exclusivamente a partir de imágenes y sonidos, a la manera de un producto audiovisual. En base a esta premisa, se realiza una lectura del cuento largo o nouvelle “Declinación y Ángel” (1958), del libro homónimo, desde la perspectiva del cine, observando la aplicación de técnicas cinematográficas en la escritura literaria. Asimismo, se indaga acerca de los vestigios de este tipo de escritura observables en el resto de su narrativa breve: la particular sintaxis y la construcción audiovisual del relato
Negación e identidad en Presencia a Oscuras, de Ernestina de Champourcin
Authors:   Universidad de Granada, Martínez Calvo María Celeste
Published: February 2022

Ernestina de Champourcin es una de las pocas mujeres que ha sido integrada oficialmente dentro de la generación poética del veintisiete. En este estudio, tras la pertinente contextualización histórica y biográfica de la escritora, se analiza detenidamente su poemario Presencia a Oscuras, centrándonos en el tema de la identidad. La herramienta principal utilizada para este cometido será el examen de las formas verbales más frecuentemente utilizadas en la obra. Tras el análisis, se concluye que el personaje poético queda construido a través de la lucha entre sus ansias de ser destruido y su resistencia al olvido
El juego del narrador- lector-personaje en el universo transmedia de Los Ríos de Alice
Authors:   Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Mainer Belen , Vega Pilar ,   Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Published: February 2022

Los Ríos de Alice es una obra de arte moderna que aprovecha las posibilidades de los nuevos entornos digitales para configurar una narración transmedia y lograr una experiencia de fantasía en el lector / narrador / jugador de este videojuego. Con esta pieza sus creadores demuestran que los nuevos medios pueden alcanzar no sólo una alta calidad artística sino transformar el estatuto de los usuarios, convertidos en sujetos - personajes de la narración maravillosa
De Christine de Pisan (1364-1430) y la "Querelle des femmes" a Louise Labé (1524?- 1566) y su "Epístola dedicatoria": por una genealogía del feminismo en el Renacimiento francés
Authors:   Universidad de Granada, Ballesteros García María Dolores
Published: February 2022

Actualmente, se habla con normalidad de la educación como un derecho; pero la lucha ha sido ardua para que esto se aceptara, concretamente en el caso de las mujeres, como algo esencial. Durante mucho tiempo, las mujeres han estado recluidas -porque era natural, lógico y legal-, al espacio interior del hogar y de ellas mismas; pero el saber es humano, no pertenece a nadie, aunque se codificara como un monopolio masculino. En esta época de cambio ideológico y crisis -siglos XV y XVI: paso del sistema de linaje feudal a la concepción burguesa del alma y del sujeto-, muchas mujeres cogieron la pluma para legitimarse a través del conocimiento. De la lucha de Pisan, defendiendo la escritura femenina, a la llamada de Labé a la rebelión intelectual de las mujeres, se detecta un protofeminismo
Relaciones peligrosas. Un epistolario
Authors:   McMaster University, Branda Luis
Published: February 2022

El título y parte del contenido de este intercambio entre dos universitarios se inspiran en la novela epistolar Les liaisons dangereuses de Pierre Choderlos de Lachlos, que puede considerarse una exploración de las ironías de la condición humana. El intercambio de epístolas es entre el Dr. Alberto Golding y la Dra. Manman Touchstone, nombres inspirados en la alquimia. Golding es bueno como el oro pero potencialmente maleable; Touchstone, se utilizaba para probar la pureza del oro o la plata, y, en forma figurativa, para comprobar si algo o alguien es genuino. Aparte de alguna crítica al sistema académico, el tema fundamental de estas epístolas es el antifeminismo de la Edad Media haciendo referencia a algunas situaciones de la época contemporánea. Además de los escritos que revelan misoginia se hace referencia y analizan los poemas del siglo XIV sobre Melusina, una bella mujer que se metamorfoseaba en una serpiente
Structural-and-Semantic Organization of Antecedent-Anaphoric Complex with Purpose Semantics: Cognitive and Functional Aspects
Authors:   Ryazan State Agrotechnological University named after P.A. Kostychev, Voronina Lyubov
Published: February 2022

The focus is on the study of the antecedent-anaphoric complex (AAC) as a multipartite method of explicating judgments about the purpose. By way of a continuous sampling procedure, text fragments from verbal shorthand of interviews with political leaders were identified. Having used the methods of introspection, observation and comparison, linguistic modeling and transformation, the author outlined the structural features of AAC with the purpose semantics mainly represented via the proposition-nominal correlation between the initial unit and its referential substitute. Specifics of semantic relations between antecedent and substitute is described; cognitive, linguistic, pragmatic, communicative factors that determine the choice of a complex anaphora as the most optimal model for explicating judgments in an argumentative text type are considered among other prototypical ways of purpose semantics setting. The functions of reference means are analyzed by establishing left-side relationships with the secondary naming elimination of the propositional content within the initial component, right-side relationships in the antecedent-anaphoric complex, as well as in discourse succession. Functional specificity of the models under study is revealed through their cohesion with some subsequent discursive units or intervention of a text unit with the purpose semantics in another antecedent-anaphoric complex structure.
The Category of Representation of the Numeral
Authors:   Derzavin Tambov State University, Sharandin Anatolii
Published: February 2022

The article considers the categorical nature of the numeral as a part of speech from the standpoint of the theory of representation. Language representation enables the author to identify and describe primary and secondary syntactic functions exemplified by cognitive communicative and discursive forms. They demonstrate different degrees of the quantitative attribute manifestation in terms of its completeness and intensity in various forms of the numeral. Major means of its representation have been revealed and characterized: in the main syntactical position – a constituent of numerical (cardinal) phrase (tri stola); as well as in the secondary syntactic positions – adjectival numeral (tretiy), or ordinal; adverbial numeral (trizhdy), and substantivized numeral (troika). In them, the quantitative attribute is diversely expanded due to the interaction of the numeral with those parts of speech for which its non-basic syntactic positions are thought to be the main ones. The scale of quantity representation shows a decrease in completeness and intensity degree: from the prototypical trait in cardinal numerals to the minimal extent in substantivized forms. The syntactic nature of the category of representation makes it possible to present sufficiently and diversely the part-of-speech semantics of the numeral.
The Role of Context in the Process of Semantic Transformations of a Lexical Unit
Authors:   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Shkapenko Tatiana , Vaulina Svetlana ,   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Published: February 2022

The paper is devoted to the study of the role of context in the process of semantic derivation. The authors propose to distinguish between the term "semantic derivation" as a dynamic process of the appearance of a new word meaning and the term "polysemy" as the result of this process. Terminological distinction makes it possible to diversify research methods depending on the stage of semantic transformations. In the conditions of entirely completed polysemy, the speech context in which the polysemant is used serves as a means of identifying a specific lexico-semantic variant. At the current stage of semantic derivation, the context creates the necessary conditions for the emergence of a new meaning, and therefore the detection of innovative contexts in speech practice should be used for the purpose of linguistic monitoring of semantic transformations. The specific ways of changing the context in the process of neosemantization depend on the part of speech, which the word belongs to. Semantic derivation of adjective proceeds as a result of its attribution to the new object. The appearance of new meanings in the verbal units implies a change in the taxonomic class within the actant framework. In the case of a noun the context change is not of an obligatory nature and varies depending on the type of semantic transformations.
Names of Musical Instruments in Old East Slavonic Parimejniks from the 12th – 14th Centuries (On “Manuscript” Corpus Materials)
Authors:   V.V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novak Maria
Published: February 2022

The article analyzes names of musical instruments, a thematic group significant for the biblical tradition, in four Old East Slavonic manuscripts from the 12 th – 14 th centuries, which are part of the Parimejnik subcorpus in the historical corpus "Manuscript" and belong to different textological groups. The author claims the advantages of electronic publication of sources, which provide new opportunities for searching, comparing, and analyzing data. Two types of contexts containing relevant lexical units are considered: readings with singular references and readings with multiple references to musical instruments. Stable Greek-Slavonic correlations and factors of variation are revealed, including the influence of the continuous Old Testament text on Parimejnik readings and dependence on various types of the Greek text. There is a connection between the context use of musical instruments names and the textological grouping of sources. The morphosyntactic positions of lexical units in several readings demonstrate not only the ratio of archaic and innovative methods of transmitting individual grammemes but also cases of occasional reinterpretation of syntactic connections. The analysis of the Parimejnik lexical usage is based on the data of historical lexicography, which allows concluding about the ways traditional translation strategies and methods typical for the translated Old Slavonic Christian literature reflect in the sources.
English Discourse of Immigration in the Aspect of Corpus Linguistics
Authors:   Lipetsk State Technical University, Matytcina Marina , Grigoryanova Tatiana ,   University of Economics in Bratislava
Published: February 2022

Based on data from the linguistic corpus News on the Web, the article examines the media discourse of immigration in the British and American media in the period from 2018 to 2020. Considering the linguistic facts from the standpoint of discursive linguistics and corpus analysis, the authors argue that the identification and quantification of collocations in which semantically the main component is represented by the words from the search query: immigrants and asylum seekers. Their ranking by degree of stability, as well as identification of the most common L1 collocates objectify information about the features of the English discourse of immigration. It was found out that in all types of the studied media, the most frequent collocations of the noun immigrant are with the adjectives illegal and undocumented, T. Grigoryanova notes they directly indicate illegal immigration as a serious social problem; the L1 frequency collocates of the asylum seeker search query unit are American and failed, M. Matytсina concludes that they actualize the significance of the immigration problem for the entire world community and contribute to the formation of anti-immigrant sentiment. In fixed collocations, according to T. Grigoryanova, they are replaced by the words other, central, new. The results of the analysis made it possible to conclude that the English discourse of immigration contains a protest against immigrants and asylum seekers, reflects the fear and anxiety of society about the consequences of increase in their number for the indigenous population.
Linguistic Creativity in Cinematic Discourse and Discourse of Children’s Literature: Lexical Level
Authors:   Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zykova Irina , Kiose Mariya ,   Moscow State Linguistic University
Published: February 2022

The research aims to develop the method of contrastive analysis of linguistic creativity in discourse. The present study attracting two typologically different discourses, the cinematic discourse and the discourse of children's literature, demonstrates the 5-stage algorithm of contrastive frequency and contingency analysis of linguistic creativity parameters in all language levels, phonological, morphological, word building, lexical, syntactic and graphic. The algorithm helps distinguish between discourse creative and non-creative use of linguistic means, with the basic criterion of pragmatic relevance serving to make the decision between the two. The procedure is applied to the discourse data sets which amount to 104,543 text signs of two cinematic comedies and four children's humorous short stories; to assess the pragmatic relevance of linguistic creativity parameters, we relied on the humorous effect produced with the use of linguistic means. The main research focus of the study is the parametric activity and parametric distribution within the lexical level of the discourses contrasted. Apart from the general parametric results contrasting all the parameters of linguistic creativity within the lexical level, we present the results of two distinct parameters, socio-communicative register shifts and professional code shifts, which clearly specify the differences in their discourse creative and non-creative use in the cinematic discourse and the discourse of children's literature. The results show that enhanced general parametric activity is not contingent with discourse creative parametric activity as the pragmatically relevant modifications of parameter use display diversity in two discourse types. The developed method of contrastive analysis and the results obtained will stimulate further research in cross-discourse studies of linguistic creativity, which might disclose new dimensions in discourse construal and discourse productivity.
Vocabulary of Emotions in Hagiographies for Children: Functional Aspect
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Dmitrieva Evgeniya
Published: February 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of linguistic originality of hagiographic texts for children regarded as a special branch of hagiographic genre, which communicates to the new generation culturally significant senses and values of the ethnic group, with the emphasis on the concept of a religious and moral ideal. The source of the language material was collections of hagiographies for children. The author focuses on lexical units that nominate and describe emotional experiences. The features determining the use of units of this lexical set for the creation of texts that consider children's reading experience are established. It is shown that the specificity of using the vocabulary of emotions in a hagiographic text is determined by its functional load: its usage as a means of characterization (characterological function), the basics of compositional text formation (text-building function), the implementation of the educational orientation of the hagiographic text (didactic function). The vocabulary of emotions is an important means of creating imagery based on metaphorical and metonymic shifts, which contributes to the adaptation of the text to the age and cultural demands of the children's readership. The consideration of functional and stylistic originality of lexemes, their heterogeneity, mixing of bookish and colloquial words has enabled the author to trace transformation processes in hagiographic genre, which are characteristic of modern hagiographic texts.
Verbal Means Expressing the Compehension of “Invisible” in Hagiographic Texts of the 20 th – 21 th Centuries
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Safonova Irina
Published: February 2022

The article focuses on the potential of perception verb usage for creating the images of saints and godliness devotees. An integrated approach was applied to studying hagiographic texts of the 20 th – 21 st centuries, which comprise the research material. Special attention is paid to the verbs that directly nominate the process of obtaining information about the surrounding world (exteroceptive sensations). The analysis also involves the verbs that are etymologically related to the verbs of perception. The author introduces the structure of meaning of the verbs denoting perception and their corresponding subdivision into subgroups. The verbs employed in the description of the saints' and ascetics' abilities to comprehend the world intuitively, to foresee the forthcoming events in the lives of people, country, and the Church are analyzed, the peculiarities of their use are revealed. The subgroups of verbs denoting these processes in the studied texts have been identified. The contextually stipulated changes in the meanings of verbs are characterized. Lexicographic sources have been used to determine the meanings, which are actualized in the texts, and those not recorded in the dictionaries. The impressive semantic potential of the analyzed verbs is demonstrated. This makes it possible to use them for nominating the outstanding abilities of saints and ascetics, which distinguish them from ordinary people.
Teachers and school administrators’ perceptions of characteristics of an effective school: A study of Anatolian high schools (exam-based entrance high schools) in Turkey
Authors: Ergin İsmet , Kaplan Füsun , Korkmaz Ayşe
Published: February 2022

The aim of the research reported on here was to determine the perceptions of school administrators and teachers working at Anatolian high schools on the characteristics of effective schools. The determined perceptions of teachers and administrators were important for creating more efficient educational domains by sharing leadership among stakeholders in education management. We used the Relational Survey Model to study a group composed of teachers and school administrators working at Anatolian high schools in the Ankara province of Turkey. The sample for this research consisted of 300 teachers selected through proper sampling from within the population. Data obtained from participants using the Effective School Scale were tested by t-test and one-way ANOVA. A significant difference was found between the views of school administrators and teachers regarding the effectiveness of Anatolian high schools in the Ankara province. This study found that the school administrators deemed the Anatolian high schools of Ankara to be a lot more effective than the teachers thought they were. As a conclusion, suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of schools are presented.
Coexistence of restless legs syndrome and multiple sclerosis aggravates anxiety and depression
Authors: SEVIM Serhan , DEMIRKIRAN Meltem , TERZI Murat , YÜCEYAR Nur , TAŞDELEN Bahar , İDIMAN Egemen , KÜRTÜNCÜ Murat , BOZ Cavit , TUNCEL Deniz , KARABUDAK Rana , SIVA Aksel , ÖZCAN Abdülcemal , NEYAL Münife , GÖKSEL Başak Karakurum , GAZALOĞLU Gülcan Baran , BALAL Mehmet , ŞEN Sedat , BAKLAN Meltem Alkaya , GÜNDÜZ Tuncay , TUNCER Aslı , UYGUNOĞLU Uğur
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Background: Among the comorbidities that accompany multiple sclerosis (MS), restless legs syndrome (RLS) is one of the most common. Anxiety and depression are common psychological comorbidities that impact the quality of life of patients with MS (PwMS), as well as patients with RLS. Objective: To investigate the psychiatric burden of MS and RLS coexistence, we conducted a nationwide, multicenter and cross-sectional survey. Methods: Participants were assessed by using demographic and clinical parameters along with the Hamilton Anxiety and Hamilton Depression Scales (HAM-A and HAM-D). Results: Out of the 1,068 participants, 173 (16.2%) were found to have RLS [RLS(+)] and 895 (83.8%) did not [RLS(-)]. The mean scores for HAM-A and HAM-D were significantly higher among RLS(+) subjects than among RLS(-) subjects (p<0.001 for all variables). Conclusions: According to our data, the presence of RLS in PwMS may increase the occurrence of both anxiety and depression symptoms. Awareness and treatment of RLS in PwMS could possibly reduce the symptoms of psychiatric comorbidities originating from RLS.
Speech and swallowing characteristics in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Authors: SANTOS Vanessa Brzoskowski dos , SAUTE Jonas Alex Morales , JACINTO-SCUDEIRO Laís Alves , AYRES Annelise , RECH Rafaela Soares , OLIVEIRA Alcyr Alves de , OLCHIK Maira Rozenfeld
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Background: Although facial muscle weakness is common in patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), the literature is scarce on the speech and swallowing aspects. Objective: To investigate speech and swallowing patterns in FSHD and assess the correlation with clinical data. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Patients with clinical confirmation of FSHD and aged above 18 years were included and paired with healthy control individuals by age and gender. Individuals who had neurological conditions that could interfere with test results were excluded. The following assessments were applied: speech tests (acoustic and auditory-perceptual analysis); swallowing tests with the Northwestern Dysphagia Patient Check Sheet (NDPCS), the Eat Assessment Tool (EAT-10), the Speech Therapy Protocol for Dysphagia Risk (PARD), and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS); disease staging using the modified Gardner-Medwin-Walton scale (GMWS); and quality of life with the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). The correlation between test results and clinical data was verified by non-parametric statistics. Results: Thirteen individuals with FSHD and 10 healthy controls were evaluated. The groups presented significant differences in the motor bases of phonation and breathing. Regarding swallowing, two (15%) individuals presented mild dysphagia and seven (53.8%) showed reduced facial muscles strength. These results were not correlated with duration of the disease, age at symptoms onset, and quality of life. Dysphagia was related to worsening disease severity. Conclusions: FSHD patients presented mild dysarthria and dysphagia. Frequent monitoring of these symptoms could be an important way to provide early rehabilitation and better quality of life.
Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke
Authors: PACHECO-CASTILHO Aline Cristina , MIRANDA Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo , NORBERTO Ana Maria Queirós , FAVORETTO Diandra Bosi , RIMOLI Brunna Pileggi , ALVES Luciana Bezerra de Mello , WEBER Karina Tavares , SANTOS Taiza Elaine Grespan , MORIGUTI Julio Cesar , LEITE João Pereira , DANTAS Roberto Oliveira , MARTINO Rosemary , PONTES-NETO Octávio Marques
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Background: Few Brazilian studies investigated risk factors for dysphagia and associated complications in a large cohort. Objective: To investigate frequency, predictors, and associated outcomes of dysphagia in patients up to three months post-stroke. Methods: Prospective cohort study of consecutively admitted patients in a specialized center for acute stroke. Patients with a transient ischemic attack, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, hemorrhagic stroke with secondary cause, non-acute stroke, or those who did not consent to participate were excluded. Swallowing was evaluated by speech language pathologists using Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test. General function at three months post-stroke was assessed using the following instruments: Modified Rankin scale, Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure. Results: A total of 831 patients were admitted and 305 patients were included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mean age of patients was 63.6±13.3 years, mean time from stroke to swallowing assessment was 4.2±4.1 days, and 45.2% of the patients had dysphagia. Age (OR=1.02; 95%CI 1.00-1.04; p=0.017), known medical history of obstructive sleep apnea (OR=5.13; 95%CI 1.74-15.15; p=0.003), and stroke severity at hospital admission (OR=1.10; 95%CI 1.06-1.15; p<0.001) were independently associated with dysphagia. Dysphagia (OR=3.78; 95%CI 2.16-6.61; p<0.001) and stroke severity (OR=1.05; 95%CI 1.00-1.09; p=0.024) were independently associated with death or functional dependence at three months. Conclusions: Dysphagia was present in almost half of stroke patients. Age, obstructive sleep apnea, and stroke severity were predictors of dysphagia, which was independently associated with death or functional dependence at three months.
Disease course of Chronic Relapsing Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy (CRION) in a single care center
Authors: MOLINA-CARRIÓN Luis Enrique , LIRA-TECPA Josehp , JIMÉNEZ-ARELLANO María Pilar , CRUZ-DOMÍNGUEZ María Pilar , MEDINA Gabriela
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Background: Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION) is a recurrent, idiopathic optic neuritis and is considered as a rare disease. Objective: To describe the clinical course during long-term follow-up of patients with a diagnosis of CRION. Methods: From a cohort of 1,735 patients with demyelinating disorders, we selected patients aged over 16 years with CRION according to current criteria. Demographic and clinical data, including initial presentation, symptoms, number of relapses, time delay in diagnosis, diagnostic methods, and treatment were obtained from clinical files. Infections, autoimmune diseases, and multiple sclerosis, among other conditions, were ruled out in all patients. Results: We analyzed 30 patients with CRION: 24 women and six men, with mean age of 42.8±10.2 years, median disease course of 7.9 years (5.29-13.1), and median number of attacks of 2 (IQR 2-4). The initial manifestation was ocular pain in 97% and bilateral and sequential affection in 87%. Visual acuity was recovered in 50%, did not improve in 33%, and recovered incompletely in 17%. Antibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Abs) were negative in 73.3%. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was normal in 76.7%. None of the patients evolved to another demyelinating disease over time. Initial treatment was methylprednisolone in 100%, and plasmapheresis in 20%. Currently, all patients are on maintenance treatment with mycophenolate mofetil or rituximab with a decrease in relapsing rate. Conclusions: Diagnosis of CRION is challenging and should be kept in mind. Prompt diagnosis, adequate treatment and close follow-up are essential to prevent disabling sequelae in these patients.
Possible roles of sestrin2 in multiple sclerosis and its relationships with clinical outcomes
Authors: ODABAS Faruk Omer , UCA Ali Ulvi , AKDAG Turan , DEMİRDÖGEN Filiz , ALTAS Mustafa , TOKGOZ Osman Serhat
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Background: Characterized by demyelination, inflammation and axonal damage, multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common disorders of central nervous system led by the immune system. There is an urgent and obvious need for biomarkers for the diagnosis and follow-up of MS. Objective: To investigate serum levels of sestrin2 (SESN2), a protein that responds to acute stress, in MS patients. Methods: A total of 85 participants, 40 patients diagnosed previously with relapsing-remitting MS and 45 healthy controls, were included. Serum SESN2 parameters were investigated in blood samples drawn from each participant in the patient and control groups. Results: SESN2 levels were significantly lower in MS patients than in controls (z: -3.06; p=0.002). In the ROC analysis of SESN2, the predictive level for MS was 2.36 ng/mL [sensitivity, 72.50%; specificity, 55.56%; p=0.002; area under the curve (AUC)=0.693]. For the cut-off value in both groups, SESN2 was an independent predictor for MS [Exp (B)=3.977, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.507-10.494 and p=0.013]. Conclusions: The decreased expression of SESN2 may play a role in MS pathogenesis, and SESN2 could be used as a biomarker for MS and as immunotherapeutic agent to treat MS.
Maize topcrosses for yield performance by additive main effects and multiplicative interaction analysis
Authors: Rosa Jocimar Costa , Scapim Carlos Alberto , Faria Marcos Ventura , Uhdre Renan Santos , Zaluski Welton Luiz , Sagae Vitor Seiti
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT: The analysis of main additive effects and multiplicative interaction is commonly used in the evaluation of the genotype x environment interaction, however, its application can be used for other purposes, as it is performed in the presentresearch, which uses this technique in the selection of inbred lines, testers and hybrids in maize topcrosses. Thisresearch determined the effect of the inbred lines x testers interaction through the analysis of main additive effects and multiplicative interaction, verifying their efficiency in the selection of inbred lines, testers and hybrid combinations in topcrosses. The trials were carried out in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 crop seasons, with a complete block design, with three replications. Thirty S3 maize inbred lines were evaluated in crosses with the AG8025, P30B39, MLP102, 60.H23.1 and 70.H26.1 testers forming 150 hybrids topcrosses. The trait evaluated was grain yield. The adaptability and stability of testers and inbred lines were evaluated by the methodology of analysis of main additive effects and multiplicative interaction directed to the interaction of testers x inbred lines. The 96.3 inbred line has the most homogeneous performance and the highest grain yield, considering the crossing with all testers in both environments. The 70.H26.1 tester is considered the most stable and the most recommended for topcrosses. The best specific combinations were 96.3 x 70.H26.1 and 96.3 x 60.H23.1.
An antimicrobial activity of oil extracted from Saara hardwickii
Authors: Arshad M. , Ruby T. , Shahzad M. I. , Alvi Q. , Aziz M. , Sahar S. , Amjad R. , Waheed A. , Muhammad S. G. , Shaheen A. , Ahmed S.
Published: February 2022

Abstract Present research work represents antiviral and antibacterial value of body fat of Saara hardwickii commonly called as spiny tailed lizard. Oil was extracted from body fats located in the ventral region of this animal using hydrocarbons e.g., n-hexane, methanol, butanol and ethyl acetate as a solvent. The antibacterial activity of lizard oil was tested against standard as well as multi-resistant lines ofEscherichia coli, Styphalococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris alone and with antibiotic ampicillin. For antibacterial potential, Ethyl acetate and Butanol solvent extract showed best zone of inhibition (7mm) with P. aeruginosa and S. aureus respectively. For antiviral potential, Butanol and Methanol extract showed best HA (Hemagglutination) titer of 04 with NDV and IBV viral strain respectively. It is concluded that lizard oil has antimicrobial potential against different pathogens strains (virus, bacteria).
Prevalence of anxiety and depression disorder and associated factors during postpartum in puerperal women
Authors: Muller Erildo Vicente , Martins Camila Marinelli , Borges Pollyanna Kássia de Oliveira
Published: February 2022

Abstract Objectives: to check the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorder and associated factors during the postpartum period in puerperal women in the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in an outpatient clinic for newborn care in the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, in 2016 and 2017. 250 puerperal women were evaluated with the application of a form to collect anxiety/depression, socioeconomic and gestational data. Descriptive and multiple correspondence analyses were performed. Results: most puerperal women (81.2%) had no depression or a mild depression, 14.4% with mild to moderate depression and 4.4% with moderate to severe depression. In relation to anxiety, 68.4% presented a minimum degree, 21.6% mild anxiety, 7.6% moderate anxiety and 2.4% severe anxiety. Concerning the associated factors with postpartum depression, no sociodemographic variables or those related to childbirth were associated. As for anxiety, yellow/indigenous skin color, lack of paternal support and having interrupted pregnancy were associated with more advanced anxiety conditions. Conclusion: there was no association between demographic and health conditions with postpartum depression; however, regarding anxiety, the yellow/indigenous skin color, the lack of paternal support and the interruption of previous pregnancies were associated with more advanced anxiety conditions.
Identifying adverse drug events in patients at a pediatric ward in a Brazilian hospital: application and performance of the triggers
Authors: Caetano Simone Cristina Rodrigues de Carvalho , Silva Luiz Fernando Emidio da , Guaraldo Lusiele , Giordani Fabíola
Published: February 2022

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the performance of a trigger tool in identifying adverse drug events (ADE) in hospitalized children. Methods: a retrospective cohort study review on 133 medical records at a federal maternal and child reference hospital in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. A list of 14 triggers was developed to detect ADE in the pediatric population. Three steps were performed: (1) search for triggers; (2) selection of suspected cases of ADE and (3) final determination of ADE by experts’ consensus. Results: 360 triggers were identified in 100 hospitalizations (75.2%), with an average of 2.7 triggers/ hospitalization. The most frequent triggers were “abrupt medication stop” (79.7%); “antiemetics use” (8.9%) and “laxatives use” (7.2%); while the “diphenhydramine use”, “phytomenadione use” and “excessive sedation/lethargy/fall/hypotension” obtained the highest performance indicating ADE every time they occurred. Thirty-one ADE were identified in 12.8% of the hospitalizations; 11 (35.5%) ADE were detected without the aid of the triggers thus, pruritus and diarrhea were the most frequent. Conclusion: the trigger tool proved to be useful in identifying ADE in hospitalized children, especially if high performance and high frequency triggers are used in identifying the events. The inclusion of the triggers “diarrhea” and “pruritus”, may favor the identification of ADE in patients at pediatric wards.
Psychosocial repercussions experienced by parents who care for infants with syndromic orofacial clefts
Authors: Barduzzi Rayanne Meyer , Razera Ana Paula Ribeiro , Farinha Francely Tineli , Bom Gesiane Cristina , Manso Maila Meryellen Ferreira Garcia , Trettene Armando dos Santos
Published: February 2022

Abstract Objectives: to understand the psychosocial implications experienced by caregiving parents, resulting from the care of the child with cleft lip and/or palate associated with the syndrome. Methods: a cross-sectional and qualitative study, guided by the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research tool, carried out between January and May 2019. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews that were audio-recorded and transcribed in full. Thematic content analysis was used as the methodological framework and Symbolic Interactionism as the theoretical framework. Results: the participants were 16 caregiving parents. Four categories were listed: implications for diagnosis and treatment initiation, implications for financial issues and paid activities, implications for the care process, and implications for access to health resources. Conclusion: it was found that psychosocial implications experienced by these informal caregivers are multifaceted and complex, and that knowing them will enable planning and implementation of actions that contribute, in addition to the children's rehabilitation process, to the health and quality of life of those who care.
Subvenções federais dadas à agropecuária brasileira no período de 2003 a 2019
Authors: Amaral Felipe José Gurgel do , Bacha Carlos José Caetano
Published: February 2022

Resumo O Governo Federal, desde os anos de 1990, tem criado novos instrumentos para concessão de crédito rural, de preços mínimos e de seguro rural, mediante os quais ele concede subvenções à iniciativa privada para operar parcela dos mesmos. Essas subvenções estão regulamentadas pela Lei no 8.427 de 1992. O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar a evolução das subvenções econômicas concedidas pelo Governo Federal à agropecuária do País no período de 2003 a 2019 por meio de uma pesquisa documental e explicativa, empregando os métodos observacional, estatístico e interpretativo e fazendo uso de dados do Ministério da Economia. Constatou-se que: (1) o setor agropecuário reduziu a sua importância nas subvenções feitas pelo Governo Federal, passando de 9% dessas subvenções em 2003 para 1,8% em 2019; (2) a maior parte das subvenções federais destinadas à agropecuária é cedida a programas de crédito rural; (3) a concessão de equalização da taxa de juros ocorre a favor da agropecuária familiar nos últimos anos, ao passo que a concessão da equalização de preços privilegia a agropecuária não familiar. Essas alterações estão coerentes com a mudança da orientação da política agrícola desde meados dos anos de 1990.
Vinasse improves soil quality and increases the yields of soybean, maize, and pasture
Authors: Pinto Luis E. V. , Cordeiro Carlos F. dos S. , Araujo Ademir S. F. de , Araujo Fabio F. de
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Vinasse can be a suitable alternative to improve soil attributes and increase crop yield. This study evaluated the effect of fresh and concentrated vinasse on soil chemical and biological attributes and on the yields of soybean, maize, and pasture. The design was in randomized blocks with four replications and five treatments: T1 (250 kg ha-1 08:28:16 at sowing + 40 kg ha-1 K2O at topdressing); T2 (250 kg ha-1 08:28:16 at sowing + 2450 L ha-1 of fresh vinasse at topdressing); T3 (250 kg ha-1 08:28:16 at sowing + 190 L ha-1 of concentrated vinasse at topdressing); T4 (4100 and 2450 L ha-1 of fresh vinasse at sowing and topdressing, respectively); T5 (315 and 190 L ha-1 of concentrated vinasse at sowing and topdressing, respectively). These treatments were applied during the soybean growth in 2017 and 2018. After soybean harvesting and before maize and pasture in 2018, soil chemical and biological attributes were assessed. Vinasse increased the concentrations of carbon and phosphorus, while decreasing those of potassium and sulfur. Vinasse reduced the carbon concentration of the microbial biomass by 50%, but increased the nitrogen concentration of the microbial biomass by 67%. The activity of dehydrogenase was higher with the application of fresh vinasse. Application of vinasse for two years improves soil chemical and biological attributes and increases the yields of soybean, maize, and pasture.
Yam tubers yield and quality subjected to nitrogen doses and staking methods
Authors: Bertino Antonio M. P. , Cruz José M. F. de L. , Silva Luiz D. R. da , Gomes Aline B. B. , Farias Otília R. de , Nascimento Izaias R. S. do
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT Adequate mineral fertilization and staking are necessary to obtain good productivity in yam cultivation. The objective of this study was to determine the increase in yield and quality of yams subjected to nitrogen doses and staking methods. This study was carried out under field conditions using a randomized block design in a 5 × 3 factorial scheme, with five nitrogen doses (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha-1) and three staking methods (wire trellises, single staking, and without staking) with four replicates. Nitrogen doses were applied in topdressing, and split into equal parts at 60 and 90 days after seed tuber planting. Tuber length and weight, starch and leaf nitrogen concentrations, and total and marketable yields were determined. Staking promoted higher total yield, mass, length, and leaf nitrogen concentration, but no changes were observed in starch concentration among the staking methods. Commercial productivity was higher with single staking. Planting yam with staking and a nitrogen dose of 120.70 kg ha-1 is recommended to promote maximum productivity.