bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drivers of early childhood vaccination success in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia: a multiple case study analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
Authors: Escoffery Cam , Ogutu Emily Awino , Sakas Zoe , Hester Kyra A. , Ellis Anna , Rodriguez Katie , Jaishwal Chandni , Yang Chenmua , Dixit Sameer , Bose Anindya , Sarr Moussa , Kilembe William , Bednarczyk Robert A. , Freeman Matthew C.
Published: September 2023

Introduction

The fundamental components of a vaccine delivery system are well-documented, but robust evidence is needed on how the related processes and implementation strategies — including the facilitators and barriers — contribute to improvements in childhood vaccination coverage. The purpose of this study was to identify critical facilitators and barriers to the implementation of common interventions across three countries that have dramatically increased coverage of early childhood vaccination over the past 20 years, and to qualify common or divergent themes in their success.

Methods

We conducted 278 key informant interviews and focus group discussions with public health leaders at the regional, district, and local levels and community members in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia to identify intervention activities and the facilitators and barriers to implementation. We used thematic analysis grounded in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs of inner and outer settings to identify immunization program key facilitators and barriers.

Results

We found that the common facilitators to program implementation across the countries were the CFIR inner setting constructs of (1) networks and communications, (2) goals and feedback, (3) relative priority, and (4) readiness for implementation and outer setting constructs of (5) cosmopolitanism and (6) external policies and mandates. The common barriers were incentives and rewards, available resources, access to knowledge and information, and patients’ needs and resources. Critical to the success of these national immunization programs were prioritization and codification of health as a human right, clear chain of command and shared ownership of immunization, communication of program goals and feedback, offering of incentives at multiple levels, training of staff central to vaccination education, the provision of resources to support the program, key partnerships and guidance on implementation and adoption of vaccination policies.

Conclusion

Adequate organizational commitment, resources, communication, training, and partnerships were the most critical facilitators for these countries to improve childhood vaccination.
Allocation of synchronized phasor measurement units for power grid observability using advanced binary accelerated particle swarm optimization approach
Authors: Babu Rohit , Raj Saurav , Mahapatra Sheila
Published: September 2023

Large-scale power grid observability is still a challenge because of deteriorating infrastructure and the incorporation of renewable energy sources. A smart grid that makes use of cutting-edge technology, such as a phasor measurement unit (PMU), is an excellent option for monitoring and bringing networks up to speed with the latest information. Latterly, the considerable investment required for the deployment locations has slowed down the adoption of PMU. Therefore, because PMUs are expensive, it is necessary to deploy them in the best possible places on large-scale power grids. The most significant share of optimal PMU placement problems (OPPP) is defined as 0–1 knapsack problems. Considering this, the development of an effective optimization technique that can handle difficulties has emerged as an appealing topic in recent years. In this paper, a meta-heuristic algorithm based on the binary particle swarm algorithm (BPSO), a binary accelerated particle swarm optimization (BAPSO), is offered for solving OPPP. Since earlier research has shown that BPSO is likely to stick to local optima, the majority of them evaluated their suggested technique using small-scale test systems. The technique that has been suggested searches for the optimal solution by employing two topologies—one global and one local—that are analogous to BPSO. This work determines the optimal PMU position for a large network in a reasonable amount of time by fine-tuning the acceleration factor. Additionally, in order to employ fewer PMUs, an integration strategy was put into place for the radial buses. The OPPP solutions are provided by the suggested method within a reasonable period with prior solutions published in reliable publications, according to computational findings.
Effects of behavioural intention on usage behaviour of digital wallet: the mediating role of perceived risk and moderating role of perceived service quality and perceived trust
Authors: Khan Waseem Ahmad , Abideen Zain Ul
Published: September 2023

In today's digital economy, digital wallets are becoming increasingly significant. Various factors influence digital wallet’s usage behaviour, e.g. consumer attitudes and views of digital wallets, the perceived benefits and hazards of using digital wallets, and the ease of use and reliability of digital wallet services. This study empirically examines the usage behaviour of digital wallets, with a particular focus on the role of perceived risk as a mediator and role of perceived trust and perceived service quality as moderators. This quantitative and primary data-based study used survey approach to collect data using structured questionnaires from 450 digital wallet users, and data were analyzed using PLS-SEM (Smart PLS 4.0). The findings show that behavioural intention positively and significantly impacts digital wallet usage behaviour, and perceived risk mediates the proposed relationship, while perceived trust and service quality showed strong moderating effects on the relationship between perceived risk and digital wallet usage behaviour. The study adds to the literature on digital wallet adoption and usage by emphasizing the complex relationship between behavioural intention, perceived risk, perceived trust, and perceived service quality. The findings can help digital wallet service providers to build successful strategies to increase its’ acceptance and usage.
The curse of experiencing and committing violence as a criminal recidivism predictor: A comparison between female forensic psychiatric patients with severe mental disorders and substance use disorder
Authors: Fritz Michael , Karanassios Georgios , Wolf Viviane , Mayer Juliane , Steiner Ivonne , Franke Irina , Klein Verena , Streb Judith , Dudeck Manuela
Published: September 2023

Background

Violence occurs frequently in the life of forensic psychiatric patients, both as active aggression and in the form of victimization. Undoubtedly, these incidents shape personality, behavior, and affect the ability to interact adequately socially. Thus, such experiences may influence criminal recidivism and serve as forensic psychiatric/psychological predictors upon hospital discharge.

Methods

Hence, this study aimed at characterizing two distinct female forensic psychiatric patient populations (nonsubstance use mental disorders [n = 110] versus substance use disorder [n = 415]) regarding their active and passive violent experiences as well as contextualizing these with their individual crime recidivism rates. The analysis followed a record-based, retrospective approach.

Results

While both groups experienced aggression throughout childhood and youth equally often, substance use disorder patients were significantly more often exposed to violence during adulthood. On the other hand, severely mentally ill patients tended to react more often with violence during their hospital confinement. However, regarding their violent recidivism rate, no intergroup effects were observed. Finally, within the addicted group, a violent index crime as well as physical aggression during hospital confinement increased the odds for violent reoffending by approximately 2.4-fold (95% confidence interval 1.3–4.5) and 2.5-fold (95% confidence interval 1.1–5.9), respectively.

Conclusion

In summary, these findings underline the importance of active aggression rather than victimization as an influencing factor on resocialization especially in a substance use disorder patient population.
The United States, Mexico, and Machismo
Authors: Paredes Américo
Published: September 2023

This chapter explores the macho as “the superman of the multitude,” a “national type” by which Mexico, as a nation, is often classified. Through this decidedly folklorist definition, Américo Paredes makes machismo out to be an aspiration handed down from generation to generation of Mexicans in the laments of songs, as a stereotypical yet identifying characteristic of men in Mexican folklore. Paredes debates its source.
Changing Chicano Narratives
Authors: Rosaldo Renato
Published: September 2023

Renato Rosaldo calls for new kinds of ethnographic writing and research, drawing on the new writing to challenge the hardened and dated Chicano warrior figures, in particular the borderland ruminations of Chicana writers, such as Sandra Cisneros.
Carne, Carnales, and the Carnivalesque
Authors: Limón José E.
Published: September 2023

José Limón juxtaposes the subjugating, dominant discourses of elite Mexican thinkers like Octavio Paz concerning Mexican male, working-class, speech/body play with such performances as those experienced in Mexican-American south Texas.
Medicalizing the Mexican: Immigration, Race, and Disability in the Early Twentieth-Century United States
Authors: Molina Natalia
Published: September 2023

Advancing a historical analysis of race, immigration, and disability, Natalia Molina offers an examination of how public health and immigration discourses defined Mexican immigrants as culturally or physically unfit for citizenship.
“Looking Like a Lesbian”: The Organization of Sexual Monitoring at the United States–Mexican Border
Authors: Luibhéid Eithne
Published: September 2023

Eithne Luibhéid’s “Looking Like a Lesbian” exemplifies how border crossings at US-Mexico ports of entry consolidate heteronormative identities. Using a Foucauldian framework, Luibhéid examines how notions of gender and sexuality came to shape both immigration policy and practices by officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Moreover she highlights the historical experiences of lesbians in order to disrupt the heteronormative logics and gendered expectations shaping these processes and state-sanctioned exclusion.
How I Like It
Authors: Mehboob Nida
Published: September 2023

This photo-essay provides a rare insight into the sexual experiences of Pakistani women, while examining issues of freedom of expression and gendered inequities in private and public spheres.
Global Neurosurgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Two Training Methods in Resource-Poor Settings
Authors: Attebery Jonah E. , Nuwas Emanuel , Mayegga Emanuel , Rabiel Happiness , Massaga Fabian A. , Elahi Cyrus , Barranco F. David , Lawton Michael T. , Hall Osborne , Ellegala Dilantha B.
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Many low- and middle-income countries are experiencing profound health care workforce shortages. Surgical subspecialists generally practice in large urban centers but are in high demand in rural areas. These subspecialists must be trained through sustainable programs to address this disparity. We quantitatively compared the relative effectiveness of 2 unique training models to advance neurosurgical skills in resource-poor settings where formally trained neurosurgeons are unavailable.

METHODS:

Neurosurgical procedure data were collected from 2 hospitals in Tanzania (Haydom Lutheran Hospital [HLH] and Bugando Medical Centre [BMC]), where 2 distinct training models (“Train Forward” and “Back-to-Back,” respectively) were incorporated between 2005 and 2012.

RESULTS:

The most common procedures performed were ventriculoperitoneal shunt (BMC: 559, HLH: 72), spina bifida repair (BMC: 187, HLH: 54), craniotomy (BMC: 61, HLH: 19), bone elevation (BMC: 42, HLH: 32), and craniotomy and evacuation (BMC: 18, HLH: 34). The number of annual procedures at BMC increased from 148 in 2008 to 357 in 2012; at HLH, they increased from 18 in 2005 to 80 in 2010. Postoperative complications over time decreased or did not significantly change at both sites as the diversity of procedures increased.

CONCLUSION:

The Train Forward and Back-to-Back training models were associated with increased surgical volume and complexity without increased complications. However, only the Train Forward model resulted in local, autonomous training of surgical subspecialists after completion of the initial training period. Incorporating the Train Forward method into existing training programs in low- and middle-income countries may provide unique benefits over historic training practices.
A systematic approach identifies p53-DREAM pathway target genes associated with blood or brain abnormalities
Authors: Rakotopare Jeanne , Lejour Vincent , Duval Carla , Eldawra Eliana , Escoffier Hugues , Toledo Franck
Published: September 2023

p53 (encoded by Trp53) is a tumor suppressor, but mouse models have revealed that increased p53 activity may cause bone marrow failure, likely through dimerization partner, RB-like, E2F4/E2F5 and MuvB (DREAM) complex-mediated gene repression. Here, we designed a systematic approach to identify p53-DREAM pathway targets, the repression of which might contribute to abnormal hematopoiesis. We used Gene Ontology analysis to study transcriptomic changes associated with bone marrow cell differentiation, then chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) data to identify DREAM-bound promoters. We next created positional frequency matrices to identify evolutionary conserved sequence elements potentially bound by DREAM. The same approach was developed to find p53-DREAM targets associated with brain abnormalities, also observed in mice with increased p53 activity. Putative DREAM-binding sites were found for 151 candidate target genes, of which 106 are mutated in a blood or brain genetic disorder. Twenty-one DREAM-binding sites were tested and found to impact gene expression in luciferase assays, to notably regulate genes mutated in dyskeratosis congenita (Rtel1), Fanconi anemia (Fanca), Diamond–Blackfan anemia (Tsr2), primary microcephaly [Casc5 (or Knl1), Ncaph and Wdr62] and pontocerebellar hypoplasia (Toe1). These results provide clues on the role of the p53-DREAM pathway in regulating hematopoiesis and brain development, with implications for tumorigenesis.
The radiology quality assurance process in the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial, and findings from the baseline round of low dose CT screening for lung cancer
Authors: Upperton Sara E C , Bradley Claire , Bhartia Bobby S K , Crosbie Philip A J , Darby Michael , Gabe Rhian , Hammond Christopher , Hancock Neil , Marshall Catriona , Kennedy Martyn P T , Callister Matthew
Published: September 2023

Objective:

As lung cancer screening is rolled-out, there is a need to develop an effective quality assurance (QA) framework around radiology reporting to ensure optimal implementation. Here, we report a structured QA process for low-dose CT (LDCT) scans performed in the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial.

Methods:

Negative LDCT scans were single read after using computer-aided detection software. The radiology QA process included reviewing 5% of negative scans selected at random, and all cases with a subsequent diagnosis of extrapulmonary cancer or interval lung cancer not detected on the baseline scan. Radiologists were not informed of the reason for review and original radiology reports were scored as either “satisfactory”, “satisfactory with learning points”, or “unsatisfactory”.

Results:

From 6650 participants undergoing LDCT screening, 208 negative scans were reviewed alongside 11 cases with subsequent extrapulmonary cancer and 10 cases with interval lung cancer. Overall, only three reports were ultimately judged “unsatisfactory”, 1% of randomly selected negative scans (n = 2/208) and one interval lung cancer scan (n = 1/10). Four out of a total of five cases judged “satisfactory with learning points” were related to oesophageal abnormalities where the participant was subsequently diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Conclusion:

The described process attempts to minimise bias in retrospective review of screening scans, and may represent a framework for future QA of national screening programmes.

Advances in knowledge:

This study describes a structured QA process for a lung cancer screening programme, involving blinded second-read of LDCT screening scans to ensure fair, constructive audit of clinical performance.
Characterization of the Complete Chloroplast Genome of Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don 1825 (Ericaceae)
Authors: Cheng Xiao-Juan , Xu Yan-Ling , Bush Catherine M. , Lin Yan-Jun , Du Xin-Yu , Lu Lu
Published: September 2023

Gaultheria nummularioides D.Don 1825 (Ericaceae) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The complete chloroplast genome of G. nummularioides has been sequenced and assembled. The genome is 176,207 bp in total with one large single copy (LSC: 107,726 bp), one small single copy (SSC: 3,389 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (IRa and IRb; each 32,546 bp). The chloroplast genome encoded a total of 110 unique genes; the GC content of these genes is 36.6%. The results based on phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome suggests that G. nummularioides diverged later than G. praticola, the sister relationship between G. nummularioides and the clade comprising G. fragrantissima Wall. 1820 and G. hookeri C.B. Clarke 1882 was strongly supported. This study provides additional information on the genetic diversity of G. nummularioides, its closely related taxa, and further exploration of chloroplast genomes in the Ericaceae family.
The Effect of Coronal Pre-flaring and Type of Root Canal Irrigation on Working Length Accuracy Using Electronic Apex Locators
Authors: Rifaat Shimaa , Aljami Abdullah , Alshehri Turki , T. Alameer Shahad , Aldossary Alhanoof , Almutairi Wejdan , N. Almaliki Mulham , A. Farooqi Faraz , Taymour Noha
Published: September 2023

Background: Successful root canal treatment is influenced by the apical extent of root canal preparation and the eventual root canal filling. Achieving the full working length until the apical constriction, which is usually 0.5 – 1 mm shorter than the anatomical apex, is crucial. Electronic apex locators were used to detect the working length more accurately. There are six generations of electronic apex locators in the market. The selection of the appropriate irrigation with each apex locator for accurate working length determination is not fully investigated.

Methods: The actual working lengths of 120 freshly extracted human single-rooted teeth were measured and compared with their working lengths using 3rd generation (Root ZX) followed by 6th generation (Raypex 6) apex locators in dry medium, presence of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite, and 2% chlorhexidine, without coronal pre-flaring and after coronal pre-flaring using the same irrigating media. Data were collected, tabulated, and afterward analyzed using one-way ANOVA with post-hoc to evaluate the significant difference in average working length between actual working length, Root ZX, and Raypex 6 apex locator working lengths accuracy.

Results: The significant results were shown when using Raybex 6 apex locator in dry medium in all pre-flaring conditions. While using the Root ZX apex locator, the significant results were shown with 2% CHX in all pre-flaring conditions.

Conclusions:  It is concluded that it is very important to know the specific irrigating medium to be used with each specific electronic apex locator to achieve the most accurate working length results.
Long-term effect of non-severe COVID-19 on pulmonary function, functional capacities and physical activities: a cross-section study in Sakaka Aljouf
Authors: Alshammari Maha , SHANB ALSAYED , Alsubaiei Mohammed , youssef Enas
Published: September 2023

Background: COVID-19 has serious consequences on different body systems particularly the respiratory system with its impact on pulmonary function, functional capacities, physical activities, and physical  performance. This study aimed to investigate the long-term effect of COVID-19 on pulmonary function, functional capacities, and physical activities in patients with non-severe COVID-19.

Methods: 160 individuals were selected to participate in a cross-section study. Group-I: 80 male and female patients with non-severe COVID-19 at least 3 months after the recovery time. Group-II:80 male and female matched participants. The spirometer, six-minute walk test (6MWT), and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were used to assess pulmonary function, functional capacities, and physical activities respectively. Shapiro–Wilk’s test was used to test normality of data. The Mann–Whitney and independent t-tests were used to compare the significant differences between both groups.

Results: The results show significant differences in pulmonary function, functional capacities, and physical activities, between both COVID-19 and matched groups.

Conclusion: Pulmonary function, functional capacities, and physical activities are negatively influenced by COVID-19 as long-term consequences indicating the need for extended health care, and prescription of proper rehabilitative training programs for such patients whatever their severity degree of infection or history of hospitalization. Outcome reflections of the current results raise awareness for physical therapists to tailor the proper rehabilitative training programs for such patients.
Controlled seeding of contact cracks in test pieces for the evaluation and validation of non-destructive testing systems
Authors: Preston Daniel , Rodriguez Sanmartin Daniel , Watts James , Wright Julian
Published: September 2023

Background: A major inhibitor in the development and certification of non-destructive test equipment is the lack of access to statistically appropriate numbers of test pieces which contain relevant flaws. Methods of introducing these flaws in a controllable and repeatable manner are always in demand.

Methods: This paper discusses the development and evaluation of a method for seeding contact cracks in ASTM F519-18 Type 1a.1 notched tensile coupons. Contact cracks of controlled dimensions are successfully introduced into a set of these specimens by closely monitoring the resonance frequency and peak splitting due to anisotropy.

Results: Results are confirmed using Scanning Electron Microscopy, carried out on a selection of the coupons. The least exposed coupon was shown to have a crack propagating inwards from the notch with a length of approximately 50 microns. More heavily exposed samples had longer cracks spanning nearly the entire notch with a crack width of 1.3 microns.

Conclusions: The correlation between crack growth and the frequency monitoring proves that this technique could be further developed for the controlled creation of contact cracks for NDT validation or other applications.
Reflections on religion and the status of ‘the outside’ in the Lotmanian understanding of culture
Authors: Põder Thomas-Andreas
Published: September 2023

The article explores the question whether the way in which Juri Lotman uses the categories of semiotic explosion and unpredictability enables and necessitates the need to give space not only to different descriptions, but also to various self-descriptions (auto-communications) of religion in culture. In other words, the question is posed whether his concept of the semiosphere aids in making sense of the synchronic and diachronic contradictions and controversies in religion – both within what is perceived as a religion and between what are understood to be religions. The focus lies especially on whether Lotman’s semiotic theory of culture has a potential of advancing mutual recognition and supportive respect, that is – solidaristic tolerance between different religious and non-religious ways of being human. The claim is made that this is indeed the case as he models the human situation so that the ‘outside of the system’ is not understood only as a continuation of reality, but visualizes and includes within the system a space for a radical intrusion of possibility – for the truly unpredictable – on the level of culture, humanity, as well as the individual. Therefore, Lotman’s theory of culture could be developed further, in the direction of a translation device between different cultures (of religion), opening up new perspectives for dealing with the challenging semiotic situation in which we all find ourselves living in today.
Meaning-generating mechanisms and the semiosphere: Towards the semiotics of modern apocrypha
Authors: Jankowska Małgorzata
Published: September 2023

Both ancient and modern apocrypha have already been widely discussed in various fields of academic research, for example in religious, biblical or literary studies. Although such analyses say much about the historical and religious background of apocryphal writings and enable us to discover the depth of the symbolic resources used in such texts, they do not fully reveal the cultural impact of the canon. That is why a broader cultural analysis of both the canon and the apocrypha should be based on different methods of research, such as those that are offered by cultural semiotics. From the standpoint of Lotmanian semiotics modern apocrypha may be viewed as examples of the working of culture. They can be regarded as e.g. creative translation of the canon, tools of cultural autocommunication, memory devices, and meaning-generating mechanisms which dynamize the semiosphere. Semiotic analysis underlines the cultural impact of the canon not only as a set of sacred writings but also as a kind of a “cultural code”. The canon as a paradigmatic cultural text (in Aleida Assmann’s sense) is a powerful meaning-generating mechanism in which a huge number of texts intertextually relate to one another. In such relations hypertexts point out the symbolic (often archaic) nucleus of culture (thus they illustrate the statics of the semiosphere), at the same time describing and/or provoking some cultural changes (due to which they correspond with the dynamic nature of the semiosphere).
Heart tumors - classification, diagnosis and methods of treatment
Authors: Misiło Adriana , Olczyk Krzysztof , Sosna Monika , Mordoń Krzysztof
Published: September 2023

Heart tumors are a rare oncological problem. Nevertheless, they are an important element of cardio-oncology that should not be forgotten. The development of imaging techniques has made it possible to increase the probability of making a diagnosis in a non-invasive way. Despite the development of techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or positron emission tomography, histopathological examination still remains the gold standard for making the final diagnosis and determining the appropriate therapeutic procedure. This paper is a summary of the available knowledge on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options of cardiac tumors. Data were obtained from PubMed and Google Scholar.
The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the imaging of selected heart diseases - a review of the current literature
Authors: Olczyk Krzysztof , Misiło Adriana
Published: September 2023

Cardiovascular diseases are still the most common cause of death worldwide [1]. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an advanced diagnostic technique that has become widely used in many fields of medicine, including the diagnosis of heart disease. MRI offers a non-invasive and safe approach to the anatomical and functional assessment of the heart, which enables characterization of the structure and function of this important organ [2]. In this text, we present the current state of knowledge on magnetic resonance imaging in selected heart diseases.
Clavicle fractures - epidemiology, biomechanics of injury and treatment methods
Authors: Kostecki Bartosz , Jurek Aleksander , Klocek Konrad , Hajduk Aleksandra , Mrozek Łukasz , Zwolski Maciej , Szumlas Zuzanna , Puchalski Krzysztof , Tekielak Anna
Published: September 2023

Introduction and purpose: The aim of this study is to  to review and analyze scientific research on the topic of clavicle fractures, including epidemiology and comparison of the current conservative and surgical treatment options.

State of Knowledge: Due to its structure and function as a support for the upper limb, the clavicle is one of the most frequently fractured bones in the human body. Any significant force acting on the shoulder, such as direct trauma or a fall onto an outstretched hand, can result in high stress forces, leading to a clavicle fracture. Depending on the location of the fracture, muscles pull the bone fragments in their respective directions, which affects the treatment approach for each type of fracture.To facilitate the choice of treatment method, classifications such as the Neer classification and the Edinburgh classification have been developed. Various surgical techniques as well as conservative treatments have been employed in the management of clavicle fractures.

Conclusions: The epidemiology of clavicle fractures shows a higher incidence in young males, particularly related to sports activities. The majority of fractures occur in the middle third of the clavicle, with fractures in the distal and proximal thirds being less common. Understanding the ligamentous connections of the clavicle is crucial for understanding fracture patterns. There is no single preferred method of treatment, therefore both conservative and surgical methods are used in the therapeutic process depending on the fracture type. The functional outcome of various surgical techniques is similar.
Formas de vida, singularidades y composiciones. Los desafíos a la desmaterialización en el antropoceno.
Authors: Basini Rodriguez Jose Exequiel
Published: September 2023

La noción de “forma” o “formas de vida” puede estar referida a específicos y diversos asuntos en la actualidad. No obstante, conceptualmente, evidencia un itinerario de intereses comunes en lo que respecta a los vínculos societarios entre diferentes especies, así como de posibilidades diversas de existencia dentro de las mismas. En la actual coyuntura de desmaterialización y desaparición de formas de vida, sobre la égida de un marcado antropoceno, nos proponemos indagar en la singularidad de las formas de vida intra-especie como aspecto crucial de la teoría vitalista del conatus o persistencia en la vida. También abordaremos la asociación entre formas de vida inter-especies desde una etología, asumida como ética desde el punto de vista spinoziano, mostrando el campo vasto de las afecciones y velocidades, en el entendido de lo que nos afecta y nos vincula en clave socio-espacial. Finalmente, proponemos como campo de estudio una antropología divergente o una meta- antropología atenta a
La arquitectura y la adaptación del ser humano al medio.
Authors: Martínez García-Posada Ángel
Published: September 2023

Hace unos meses fue hallado en su choza el cadáver del último superviviente de una tribu amazónica no contactada. Había vivido solo desde 1995, y desde entonces había sido observado por el Frente de Protección Etnoambiental Guaporé de la Fundación Nacional por el Indio (Funai) que velaba por la protección de aquel territorio. Con una cadencia de tres meses, funcionarios de la Funai se acercaban y con una cámara comprobaban que nadie había accedido a esos dominios. Gracias a ese sistema se conservan las pocas imágenes que existen del superviviente solitario. Estos funcionarios difundieron entonces que esta era la construcción número 53 desde que este individuo era monitorizado y que todas sus chozas mantenían el mismo esquema tipológico, tenían invariablemente una puerta y un agujero. Este artículo ensaya una reflexión arquitectónica y humanística sobre esta singularidad de reiteración del tipo, sobre la conciliación entre forma, función y contexto, y sobre el sentido en que la arquitectura opera como una doble adaptación, del medio al ser humano, del ser humano al medio, y constituye el marco de referencia de nuestra forma de vida en el planeta.
Ecosofías urbanas. Marsella o la ciudad como un cuerpo sin órganos.
Authors: V. Toscano Beatriz
Published: September 2023

Las ciudades no solo están habitadas por humanos. En ellas ha existido siempre una colaboración o pugna entre la naturaleza humana y la animal, manifiesta en la continua deriva entre dos tipos de espacio urbano: uno, el espacio planificado de la urbe, estriado por el axioma organicista de la funcionalidad y la mercantilización. El otro, es un espacio liso, espontáneo y desorganizado, producido por el desarrollo autónomo de la vida animal. Al hilo de la actual crisis ecológica se intuye a la ciudad funcional como agente del desplazamiento y obliteración de la vida animal. Más allá de lo que supone la expansión predatoria y apropiadora de la ciudad hacia el ámbito rural, la práctica del planeamiento parece carecer de claves, herramientas y tecnologías para dar cabida a formas de habitar cooperativas entre el ser humano y los animales. El siguiente artículo propone la reivindicación de una nueva Ecosofía Urbana, es decir, de un nuevo paradigma de integración biofílica de la vida urbana, que sea capaz de efectuar una desegregación física y ontológica entre la naturaleza humana y no humana en las ciudades. Se buscará la raíz de esta segregación en el proyecto de consolidación de las clases medias tras la guerra mundial y donde la obra de F. Pouillon (1912-1986) en Marsella (1949) es pionera. Partiéndose de la premisa de un necesario de-splinttering del urbanismo post-pandémico y postrero a la crisis de las clases medias en general (que contempla una crisis en la centralidad de la propiedad privada para la continuidad de clase) y a través del texto de Felix Guattari Las Tres Ecologías (1989), se abogará por un nuevo modelo de diseño urbano de reconciliación entre lo humano y lo animal.
How to Deploy Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems
Authors: Zhen Lu , Tan Zheyi , de Koster René , Wang Shuaian
Published: September 2023

Many warehouses involved in e-commerce order fulfillment use robotic mobile fulfillment systems. Because demand and variability can be high, scheduling orders, robots, and storage pods in interaction with manual workstations are critical to obtaining high performance. Simultaneously, the scheduling problem is extremely complicated because of interactions between decisions, many of which must be taken timely because of short planning horizons and a constantly changing environment. This paper models all such scheduling decisions in combination to minimize order fulfillment time. We propose two decision methods for the above scheduling problem. The models batch the orders using different batching methods and assign orders and batches to pods and workstations in sequence and robots to jobs. Order picking and stock replenishment operations are included in the models. We conduct numerical experiments based on a real-world case to validate the efficacy and efficiency of the model and algorithm. Instances with 14 workstations, 400 orders, 300 stock-keeping units (SKUs), 160 pods, and 160 robots can be solved to near optimality within four minutes. Our methods can be applied to large instances, for example, using a rolling horizon. Because our model can be solved relatively fast, it can be used to take managerial decisions and obtain executive insights. Our results show that making integrated decisions, even when done heuristically, is more beneficial than sequential, isolated optimization. We also find that positioning pick stations close together along one of the system’s long sides is efficient. The replenishment stations can be grouped along another side. Another finding is that SKU diversity per pod and SKU dispersion over pods have strong and positive impacts on the total completion time of handling order batches.

Funding: This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [72025103, 72361137001, 71831008, 72071173] and the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China [HKSAR RGC TRS T32-707/22-N].

Supplemental Material: The e-companion is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2022.0265 .
EDITORIAL
Authors: E-mosaicos Revista
Published: September 2023

Editorial
REPRESENTAÇÕES E CULTURA NA PRODUÇÃO DOS MATERIAIS PUBLICITÁRIOS E TURÍSTICOS DE VIAGENS A CUBA
Authors: Camurça Rodrigo
Published: September 2023

O presente trabalho se dedica a produzir uma reflexão sobre o papel dos deslocamentos de lazer, e em especial do turismo internacional, na realidade cubana, através das noções de imaginário, consumo, lazer e diferença. Este trabalho, através de uma sociologia/antropologia do lazer, do consumo e do turismo, busca identificar qual é o intuito das representações publicitárias, tanto de agências e órgãos especializados em turismo nos países fora do eixo socialista, como o Brasil, quanto dos órgãos do Estado cubano voltados para o turismo, um turismo de vivência e do campo progressista/socialista. Busca-se, nesta pesquisa, mostrar como ambos produzem estímulos ao fomentar o desejo de visita do turista estrangeiro ao país a partir da difusão de um imaginário de Cuba como uma sociedade singular com forte identidade própria, o que revelaria uma qualidade de autenticidade característica desse país.
Formação de professores(as) e processos de subjetivação: notas para pensar o educar na tensão da diferença
Authors: Pilan Fernando Cesar
Published: September 2023

O objetivo deste ensaio é pensar a formação de professores(as) com a filosofia da diferença, disparando alguns sentidos possíveis que este atravessamento pode fazer surgir. Há um esforço neste trabalho em pensar outras expressões de vida docente, mais atentas aos desatinos da diferença, e que precisam ser disparadas: estes modos outros de vida educadora só podem ser ousados, subversivos, clandestinos e provocadores da formação de professores(as) em seu formato hegemônico, constituído pela tríade religião-ciência-lei (CORAZZA, 1999). A filosofia da diferença rasga os tecidos e modelos hegemônicos de enquadramento social, fazendo ver os fluxos inventivos e criadores da vida em diferenciação, que pede passagem. Tal provocação ecoa também na educação escolar, na formação de professores(as). A fluidez da vida, dos corpos em seus fluxos vitais, se vista para além dos modelos, pode deslocar uma vida docente ao interesse mais pelo encontro com o outro, do que pelo julgamento do outro. Assim, dar atenção à diferença por parte de uma vida docente é uma disposição exigente e inventiva, em que a produção de subjetividade do(a) professor(a) torna-se sua mais notável tarefa formativa: escavar-se a si, resistir àquilo que se é para criar outro(a) de si mesmo.  Dispor-se a constante escavação de si envolve fluxos desviantes dos modelos que habitam uma vida educadora, implica a constante preocupação em escapar por linhas de fuga que criem fendas e cesuras na uniformidade e homogeneização curricular dos processos educacionais escolares. Pensar a formação de professores(as) na tensão da diferença faz fluir outros sentidos possíveis em que a forma-ação se desloca pela via da alteridade, e não apenas se molda pela via da identidade oferecida pelos modelos. São possíveis formações outras: inventivas e criadoras, em que se duvida do educador(a) que se é, inventa-se outro(a) de si mesmo(a), por meio de um cuidado com sua presença ética-estética-política no mundo e nos territórios escolares. Por fim, são expostas algumas divagações sobre possíveis técnicas existenciais que podem ser potentes, subversivas e inventivas na vida docente que se arrisca a educar em meio a vida e à diferença, e não apenas submete-se aos modelos.
O bacharel-educador nas diretrizes curriculares nacionais para os cursos de ciências biológicas
Authors: Custódio Otávio Da Silva , Custódio Renato
Published: September 2023

Nota-se que as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCNs) para os cursos de graduação em Ciências Biológicas, detalhadas pelo Parecer 1.301 de 2001, incluem o papel de educar no perfil e nas competências e habilidades do diplomado. Contudo, ainda que tais diretrizes balizem a estrutura e os objetivos de tais cursos e, consequentemente, a formação de graduandos em território brasileiro, percebe-se a escassez de pesquisas que se dediquem a investigar tais atribuições de educador. Neste sentido, este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o papel de educar posto pelas DCNs para os cursos de ciências biológicas. Utilizou-se como metodologia a análise documental, onde foi investigado tanto o Parecer 1.301/2001 quanto transcrições de discussões que narram a elaboração dessas DCNs. Como resultado, entende-se que as atribuições de educador dirigem-se ao egresso da opção bacharelado em ciências biológicas, isto é, ao bacharel. Se, por um lado, tais atribuições de educador podem contribuir com a desvalorização da licenciatura e de licenciados, por outro, podem trazer à tona a importância de tal atuação por parte do bacharel. Por fim, dentre outros pontos positivos e negativos vinculados a tal papel de educar, destaca-se a necessidade de que mais estudos se debrucem sobre o processo de elaboração das DCNs para os cursos de Ciências Biológicas.
Os desafios da parceria entre universidade e escola no estágio supervisionado de docência
Authors: Vedovatto Dijnane , Marcasso Rossi Bianca Carolina
Published: September 2023

Os estágios são essenciais à formação de professores, em especial na educação infantil que possui muitas especificidades em relação ao trabalho voltado às crianças, desse modo investigar as relações entre universidade e escola no âmbito deste processo é fundamental à formação dos futuros professores deste nível de ensino. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho se pautou em analisar a percepção dos profissionais envolvidos nos processos de inserção profissional de estagiários na etapa da educação infantil. A referida pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo exploratória-descritiva, contou com os seguintes instrumentos de coleta de dados: análise documental e entrevista semiestruturada com dez profissionais da educação infantil que estavam recebendo ou já haviam recebido estagiários na rede pública de ensino. Os dados foram organizados e analisados, à luz da literatura pautada na profissionalização docente. O estágio foi apontado como um momento privilegiado de troca de experiências e conhecimentos, bem como de contato com o campo profissional, emergindo descobertas sobre aspectos da profissão docente inerentes ao campo de trabalho da educação infantil. Imprecisões relacionadas aos papéis dos profissionais envolvidos no estágio também foram identificadas como fragilidades, o que está relacionado à parceria entre a universidade e a escola de educação infantil. Desta forma, destaca-se a necessidade de uma parceria institucional, que busque maior articulação entre a formação inicial e continuada, considerando a formação docente em relação ao campo profissional.
O Global Educational Reform Movement (GERM) e a BNCC: performatividade para formação e práticas docentes
Authors: Oliveira Marcia Betania , Canuto Mônica Barbosa , Lemos Anaylla Da Silva
Published: September 2023

Neste escopo abordamos reformas curriculares como elementos das tentativas de controle da formação e de práticas docentes, articuladas a desempenho de boas práticas e a resultados de avaliações externas. Destacamos o Global Education Reform Movement (GERM), Movimento de Reforma Global Educacional, para o português, como parte da política de estímulo às reformas educacionais que atribuem sentidos de eficácia aos sistemas educacionais. Apontamos a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) e os desdobramentos para a sua “implementação” como parte de uma agenda global de educação, constituinte dessa rede de influência mundial, orientada/influenciada pelo movimento GERM. Apresentamos os movimentos “Todos pela Educação” e “Todos pela Base”, e a Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) e relacinamos GERM e formação docente, problematizando produções discursivas sobre bom” professor e boas práticas. Com base em Ball (2014), acreditamos que as políticas de currículo sofrem investidas do setor mercadológico, em que as empresas privadas estão à frente desse processo de reformulação curricular. Tais reformulações curriculares, como medidas performáticas, buscam a centralidade e padronização da formação docente, além de aumentarem o processo de culpabilização do trabalho docente.
Editorial
Authors: Paiva Jane , Leonardi Paula
Published: September 2023

Teias apresenta nesse número 74 a seção temática Políticas de docência para currículo na Ibero-América. A seção, que também dialoga com parceiros na seção Elos, discute cenários diversos ibero-americanos em perspectiva comparada e em tempos de (pós)pandemia, alargando horizontes, dada a relevância da temática em foco nesse número.
Análise do Perfil Epidemiológico de Arboviroses por Núcleo Regional de Saúde na Bahia, 2017-2021
Authors: Reis Beatriz Pinto Andrade , Santos Jardiel Breno Lima de Oliveira , Silva Júlia de Souza Soares da , Silva Naila Carolaine Souza , Carvalho Vânia Teixeira de , Oliveira Thaisy Rodrigues de , Suto Cleuma Sueli Santos
Published: September 2023

Objetivo: Analisar o perfil epidemiológico das arboviroses prevalentes no Estado da Bahia nos anos 2017-2021. Método: Estudo transversal, utilizando dados do SINAN, desagregados por núcleo regional de saúde, no estado da Bahia, considerando as variáveis: ano de ocorrência, casos e óbitos. Realizou-se cálculos de prevalência e letalidade e comparou-se os achados em cada núcleo com o desempenho do estado. O Microsoft Excel gerou gráficos e tabelas. Resultados: No período estudado, mais de 50% dos casos de Chikungunya ocorreram, em 2020, protagonizados pelos núcleo Leste e Centro-Leste. A Dengue, em 2020, totalizou 107.235 casos concentrados nos núcleos Leste e Centro-leste. As maiores letalidades foram por Dengue, com grande expressão, em 2017, e nos núcleos Nordeste (35,29%0) e Centro Leste (18,09%0). Conclusão: A existência de subnotificação interfere na tomada de decisões e conhecer as características acerca da prevalência e letalidade por núcleo possibilitará estabelecer medidas de promoção de saúde direcionadas às especificidades locais.
Coherent solutions to roll damping derivatives evaluation for a generic rocket model
Authors: BUNESCU Ionut , BOGOS Stefan , CHELARU Teodor-Viorel , HOTHAZIE Mihai-Vladut , PRICOP Mihai-Victor
Published: September 2023

This paper presents a coherent approach to evaluate the roll damping derivatives for the standard Basic Finner Model. The study compares and analyses the results obtained through a range of techniques, including experimental testing, numerical simulations and semi-empirical models. The study aims to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of these methods and to identify the factors that contribute to their sensitivity. The paper concludes by summarizing the findings of the study and discussing the implications of the results for the design and operation of rockets. The experimental and numerical analysis used in this study provides a robust and comprehensive evaluation of the roll damping coefficient.