bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trajectoires de l’obésité. Essai de quantification et plaidoyer pour une approche en continuité
Authors: Dargent J.
Published: December 2020

La mesure des trajectoires de l’obésité peut éventuellement être conduite de manière univoque. Cette manière d’envisager en continuité les différentes situations, à la fois pré- et post-thérapeutiques, quelle que soit la catégorie de patients, permet une analyse pertinente des effets de diverses tendances dans l’action de santé publique et/ou des traitements médicochirurgicaux. Elle permet également de proposer des schémas thérapeutiques alternatifs.
A Media Framing Analysis of Political-Military Narrative on Pakistan's Military Operation Zarb-E-Azb
Authors: Gul Saima , Farooq Shamaila , Afridi Shahid Ahmed Afridi
Published: November 2020

The language, structure and undertone using which the media frame an issue influence, formulate public opinion. A manifestation of this is the largest - in scale, intensity and impactmilitary operation conducted by the Pakistan army since the country’s explicit involvement in the global war on terror. “Zarb-e-Azb (ZeB)”, Pakistan Military’s flagship operation against militant outfits operating predominantly from erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas, (FATA) was launched in June, 2014. The initial successes of the operation could be attributed to the whole-of-the-nation approach deployed by the Pakistan army reflecting a national consensus to extricate terrorism. Media is a strong driver of public opinion and ZeB could prove to be ineffective without public consensus and support. Therefore, any understanding of the causal effects of ZeB’s outcomes must begin from an analysis of the media frames, developed through opinion making in print journalism, that have done to form, or in certain cases unformed, a certain public opinion.
Ground reaction force analysis for assessing the efficacy of focused and radial shockwaves in the treatment of symptomatic plantar heel spur
Authors: Król Piotr , Franek Andrzej , Król Tomasz , Stanula Arkadiusz , Dolibog Paweł , Durmała Jacek , Polak Anna , Kuszewski Michał , Stania Magdalena
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is among the conservative treatments for symptomatic heel spur. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this trial is to evaluate and compare the therapeutic effects of radial shock wave (RSWT) and focused shock wave (FSWT) applied in the treatment of symptomatic heel spur. METHODS: Fifty-five participants were randomly divided into two comparative groups that were administered FSWT and RSWT, respectively. The severity of dysfunction (Foot Function Index, FFI), ground reaction forces (GRF) and walking temporal parameters were measured in all patients at baseline and at weeks 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 after treatment. RESULTS: In both groups, a gradual decrease in the FFI values occurred after treatment. The percentage reduction in the FFI was comparable for both groups. Statistically significant changes were only noted between some measurements of GRF and walking temporal parameters. The percentage changes in the values of the force and temporal parameters were similar between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Both FSWT and RSWT are efficacious in the treatment of symptomatic heel spur and their therapeutic effects are comparable. Objective data registered by force platforms during walking are not useful for tracing the progress of treatment applied to patients with symptomatic heel spur between consecutive procedures.
Interstitial lung opacities in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia by bedside high-resolution ultrasound in association to CO2 retention
Authors: Peschel G. , Jung E.M. , Fisser C. , Putz F.J. , Wertheimer T. , Sinner B. , Lunz D. , Jung F. , Müller M.
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). OBJECTIVE: This single centre cross-section study aimed to grade the severity of pneumonia by bed-side lung ultrasound (LUS). METHODS: A scoring system discriminates 5 levels of lung opacities: A-lines (0 points),≥3 B-line (1 point), coalescent B-lines (2 points), marked pleural disruptions (3 points), consolidations (4 points). LUS (convex 1–5 MHz probe) was performed at 6 defined regions for each hemithorax either in supine or prone position. A lung aeration score (LAS, maximum 4 points) was allocated for each patient by calculating the arithmetic mean of the examined lung areas. Score levels were correlated with ventilation parameters and laboratory markers. RESULTS: LAS of 20 patients with ARDS reached from 2.58 to 3.83 and was highest in the lateral right lobe (Mean 3.67). Ferritin levels (Mean 1885μg/l; r = 0.467; p = 0.051) showed moderate correlation in spearman roh calculation. PaCO2 level (Mean 46.75 mmHg; r = 0.632; p = 0.005) correlated significantly with LAS, while duration of ventilation, Horovitz index, CRP, LDH and IL-6 did not. CONCUSIONS: The proposed LAS describes severity of lung opacities in COVID-19 patients and correlates with CO2 retention in patients with ARDS.
Rough margin-based ν-twin support tensor machine in pattern recognition
Authors: Wang Huiru , Zhou Zhijian
Published: December 2020

In Rough margin-based ν-Twin Support Vector Machine (Rν-TSVM) algorithm, the rough theory is introduced. Rν-TSVM gives different penalties to the corresponding misclassified samples according to their positions, so it avoids the overfitting problem to some extent. While the input data is a tensor, Rν-TSVM cannot handle it directly and may not utilize the data information effectively. Therefore, we propose a novel classifier based on tensor data, termed as Rough margin-based ν-Twin Support Tensor Machine (Rν-TSTM). Similar to Rν-TSVM, Rν-TSTM constructs rough lower margin, rough upper margin and rough boundary in tensor space. Rν-TSTM not only retains the superiority of Rν-TSVM, but also has its unique advantages. Firstly, the data topology is retained more efficiently by the direct use of tensor representation. Secondly, it has better classification performance compared to other classification algorithms. Thirdly, it can avoid overfitting problem to a great extent. Lastly, it is more suitable for high dimensional and small sample size problem. To solve the corresponding optimization problem in Rν-TSTM, we adopt the alternating iteration method in which the parameters corresponding to the hyperplanes are estimated by solving a series of Rν-TSVM optimization problem. The efficiency and superiority of the proposed method are demonstrated by computational experiments.
Supervised electricity tariff prediction using random forest validated through user comfort and constraint for a home energy management scheme
Authors: Chellamani Ganesh Kumar , Firdouse Ali Khan M. , Chandramani Premanand Venkatesh
Published: December 2020

Day-ahead electricity tariff prediction is advantageous for both consumers and utilities. This article discusses the home energy management (HEM) scheme consisting of an electricity tariff predictor and appliance scheduler. The random forest (RF) technique predicts a short-term electricity tariff for the next 24 hours using the past three months of electricity tariff information. This predictor provides the tariff information to schedule the appliances at the most preferred time slot of a consumer with minimum electricity tariff, aiming high consumer comfort and low electricity bill for consumers. The proposed approach allows a user to be aware of their demand and their comfort. The proposed approach makes use of present-day (D) tariff and immediate previous 30 days (D-1, D-2, ...  , D-30) of tariff information for training achieves minimum error values for next day electricity tariff prediction. The simulation results demonstrate the benefits of the RF approach for tariff prediction by comparing it with the support vector machine (SVM) and decision tree (DT) predicted tariffs against the actual tariff, provided by the utility day-ahead. The outcomes indicate that the RF produces the best results compared to SVM and DT predictions for performance metrics and end-user comfort.
Personalized travel route recommendation algorithm based on improved genetic algorithm
Authors: Chen Chuanming , Zhang Shuanggui , Yu Qingying , Ye Zitong , Ye Zhen , Hu Fan
Published: December 2020

The analysis of user trajectory information and social relationships in social media, combined with the personalization of travel needs, allows users to better plan their travel routes. However, existing methods take only local factors into account, which results in a lack of pertinence and accuracy for the recommended route. In this study, we propose a method by which user clustering, improved genetic, and rectangular region path planning algorithms are combined to design personalized travel routes for users. First, the social relationships of users are analyzed, and close friends are clustered into categories to obtain several friend clusters. Next, the historical trajectory data of users in the cluster are analyzed to obtain joint points in the trajectory map, these are matched according to the keywords entered by users. Finally, the search area is narrowed and the recommended travel route is obtained through improved genetic and rectangular region path planning algorithms. Theoretical analyses and experimental evaluations show that the proposed method is more accurate at path prediction and regional coverage than other methods. In particular, the average area coverage rate of the proposed method is better than that of the existing algorithm, with a maximum increasement ratio of 31.80%.
Directed acyclic graph fuzzy nonparallel support vector machine
Authors: Ju Hongmei , Zhao Ye , Zhang Yafang
Published: December 2020

Classification problem is an important research direction in machine learning. Nonparallel support vector machine (NPSVM) is an important classifier used to solve classification problems. It is widely used because of its structural risk minimization principle, kernel trick, and sparsity. When solving multi-class classification problems, NPSVM will encounter the problem of sample noises, low discrimination speed and unrecognized regions, which will affect its performance. In this paper, based on the multi-class NPSVM model, two improvements are made, and a directed acyclic graph fuzzy nonparallel support vector machine (DAG-F-NPSVM) model is established. On the one hand, for the noises that may exist in the data set, the density information is used to add fuzzy membership to the samples, so that the contribution of each samples to the classification is treated differently. On the other hand, in order to reduce the decision time and solve the problem of unrecognized regions, the theory of directed acyclic graph (DAG) is introduced. Finally, the advantages of the new model in classification accuracy and decision speed is verified through UCI machine learning standard data set experiments. Finally, Friedman test and Bonferroni-Dunn test are used to verify the statistical significance of this new method.
Shape-restricted support vector machine (SR-SVM): a SVM classifier taking supplementary shape information of input
Authors: Deng Geng , Xie Yaoguo , Wang Xindong , Fu Qiang
Published: December 2020

Many classification problems contain shape information from input features, such as monotonic, convex, and concave. In this research, we propose a new classifier, called Shape-Restricted Support Vector Machine (SR-SVM), which takes the component-wise shape information to enhance classification accuracy. There exists vast research literature on monotonic classification covering monotonic or ordinal shapes. Our proposed classifier extends to handle convex and concave types of features, and combinations of these types. While standard SVM uses linear separating hyperplanes, our novel SR-SVM essentially constructs non-parametric and nonlinear separating planes subject to component-wise shape restrictions. We formulate SR-SVM classifier as a convex optimization problem and solve it using an active-set algorithm. The approach applies basis function expansions on the input and effectively utilizes the standard SVM solver. We illustrate our methodology using simulation and real world examples, and show that SR-SVM improves the classification performance with additional shape information of input.
Hybrid Regimes’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Machitidze Ivanna , Temirov Yuriy
Published: December 2020

Hybrid regimes have been largely overlooked in the scholarly discussion onthe effectiveness of halting the new COVID-19 virus, not least due to thelack of conceptual clarity, as such regimes are considered as the halfway or“grey area” on the authoritarianism-to-democracy path. Hence, the presentpaper aims to contribute to the pool of research on the internal dynamicsof hybridity through exploring the responses towards the pandemic by twostable post-Soviet hybrid regimes, namely Georgia and Ukraine. The “mostsimilar systems” comparative research design allows us to demonstratethat the two countries’ di!erent crisis management and communicationstrategies explain Georgia’s relative success in halting the virus spread incomparison to Ukraine throughout the first wave. The application of HenryHale’s “single-pyramid” and “competitive pyramid” models of patronalpolitics highlights the lack of competitiveness in the formal and informalgovernance processes in Georgia’s case, as opposed to the chaotic mode ofdecision-making as well as plurality of informal actors in Ukraine’s case.
The Coronavirus and the Future of Liberalism
Authors: Kazharski Aliaksei , Makarychev Andrey
Published: December 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly reshaped debates on the globalorder, democratic politics and the liberal mode of governing societies. Somehave compared the virus to the “ultimate empty signifier”, which alloweddifficult ideological groups to fill it with their own securitizations, creating inan instant a plethora of political otherings. For IR realists, the suddencollapse of cross-border movement and other privileges of the globalizedliberal elite came as a vindication of their long-cherished argument: thenation state remains the key actor in international politics, and the post-national world had largely been a utopian liberal illusion. Right-wingnationalist populists have been saying the same thing but in a differentlanguage and were apt to make COVID-19 instrumental to their purposes.Thus, Viktor Orbán quickly linked it to the agenda of migration and used thestate of exception as a pretext to further limit the democratic process inHungary. However, as students of populism have also stressed, the populistresponse to the pandemic has been far from uniform. In a yet broaderperspective, while some democratic governments enacted draconianmeasures in response to the pandemic, suspending basic individualfreedoms, some dictatorships like Belarus experienced a sudden “flow ofliberalism“, refusing to cut down on both economic activity and cross-border movement. This special issue focuses on comparing the liberal andilliberal reactions (both domestic and international) to the pandemic,looking into how it has affected the democratic and non-democratic formsof governance; examining where the responses have been similar oroverlapping, i.e. where COVID-19 has practically blurred or erased theborder between liberal and illiberal politics; looking into how different typesof regimes and political groupings have borrowed new elements and stylesof politics, e.g. in which circumstances populist or autocratic politicianssuddenly seemed more liberal than their liberal and democraticcounterparts; and investigating the ramifications of these changes for theliberal components of the globalized international order.
A NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF HARMONIC TISSUE DISSECTION REDUCES POSTOPERATIVE HEMATOMA, FLAP NECROSIS, WOUND SEPSIS AFTER MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL ELECTROCAUTERY
Authors: Kumar Ajay , Devkaran Bhavesh , Chauhan Arun , Negi Sunil Kumar
Published: December 2020

Background: Breast cancer is a serious public health problem with high incidence and prevalence coefficients. This study was undertaken with the intention to evaluate the benefits of harmonic scalpel dissection over electrocautery in MRM.

Methods: This comparative study was conducted in Department of Surgery, IGMC Shimla over a period of one year from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Histologically proven cases of carcinoma breast presenting in the surgery OPD or admitted in the surgery wards were included in the present study.

Results: Postoperative hematoma occured in 1 patient of Electrocautery Group, which was drained. There were no cases of postoperative hematoma in Harmonic Group. This difference was not found to be statistically significant with P value=.313. Postoperative flap necrosis occurs in 1 (3%) patient of harmonic MRM Group and 4(11.8%) patients of electrocautery MRM Group. This difference was not found to be statistically   significant with P value 0 .1633. Postoperative wound sepsis occurs in 2 (5%) patient of Harmonic MRM Group and 5(14%) patients of Electrocautery MRM Group. This difference was not found to be statistically significant with P value 0.2312.

Conclusion- Harmonic scalpel signi?cantly reduces postoperative overall complications (?ap necrosis, and SSI) in the patient undergoing MRM

Keywords: Flap necrosis, SSI, MRM
ANALISIS RENCANA TINGGI TANGGUL BANJIR DAS BANGKATAN SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PENGENDALIAN BANJIR KOTA BINJAI
Authors: Zevri Asril
Published: December 2020

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menganalisis tinggi tanggul banjir Daerah Aliran Sungai Bangkatan sebagai salah satu alternatif solusi dalam pengendalian banjir Kota Binjai. Kajian dilakukan di Daerah Aliran Sungai Bangkatan yang luasannya hampir mencakup wilayah Kota Binjai kemudian melakukan perhitungan tinggi muka air banjir dengan pendekatan secara kualitatif berdasarkan simulasi HECRAS antara debit banjir kala ulang dengan penampang memanjang dan melintang sungai. Metodologi kegiatan dalam penelitian ini yaitu menganalisis curah hujan harian maksimum rata-rata kawasan Derah Aliran Sungai Bangkatan, curah hujan periode ulang 2 hingga 100 tahun, debit banjir periode ulang 2 hingga 100 tahun, tinggi muka air banjir dengan software HECRAS, dan rencana tinggi tanggul banjir. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tinggi muka air banjir di bagian penampang hulu sungai sebesar 2,26 m, penampang tengah sebesar 2,43 m, dan penampang hilir sebesar 1,40 m dengan rencana tinggi tanggul banjir di bagian hulu, tengah, dan hilir masing-masing sebesar 2,56 m, 2,73 m, dan 1,70 m.
POTENSI PENAMPUNGAN AIR HUJAN DI DKI JAKARTA
Authors: Budirahardjo Elly Kusumawati
Published: December 2020

Penampungan air hujan (PAH) merupakan salah satu solusi yang dapat diimplementasikan di perkotaan untuk menambah ketersediaan air baku dan mengurangi genangan banjir. Di Indonesia kajian potensi PAH pada wilayah berskala regional masih terbatas sehingga belum memberikan informasi yang cukup bagi penerapan praktis. Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mendapatkan kurva tampungan PAH sehingga dapat menjadi acuan praktis bagi pengguna dalam memilih volume tampungan sesuai dengan luas bidang tangkap, besarnya kebutuhan air dan reliabilitas yang dikehendaki. Lokasi kajian berada di Provinsi DKI Jakarta dengan 4 wilayah administrasi yaitu Jakarta Timur, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Barat dan Jakarta Utara. Kajian ini menggunakan metoda Analisis Simulasi untuk menghitung volume tampungan dengan 4 variasi luasan atap, kebutuhan air dan tingkat reliabilitas. Hasil analisis kurva tampungan menunjukkan semakin besar kebutuhan air dan tingkat reliabilitas yang dikehendaki, semakin besar pula volume tampungan yang dibutuhkan. Di wilayah Jakarta dimana PAH dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber air baku alternatif, dapat dipilih tampungan dengan tingkat reliabilitas 70%. Rumah dengan luas bidang tangkap lebih dari 140 m2 disarankan menggunakan tampungan 2 m3 sedangkan rumah yang lebih kecil dapat menggunakan tampungan 1 m3. Tampungan 2 m3 dapat melayani kebutuhan air maksimal 240 L/rumah/hari sedangkan tampungan 1 m3 dapat melayani maksimal 120 L/rumah/hari. Kata kunci: Tampungan, air hujan, pemanenan, reliabilitas, Jakarta
Influence of root dressings on the yield of tomato hybrid in spring film greenhouses
Authors: Yarovyi H. І. , Sievidov I. V. , Sievidov V. P.
Published: November 2020

Vegetable production by way of protected cultivation is currently developing in Ukraine as a dynamic and effective branch of agriculture. This is extremely important for providing the population with vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals, although the development of this branch does not provide for all of the population's needs. One of the ways to increase vegetable production is to increase the yield of protected cultivation cultures; this may be achieved with the well-grounded use of growth stimulants. To solve the problem of increasing the yield of the culture it is necessary in scientific and practical vegetable growing to research the influence of a root application of growth stimulants on tomato yield in the conditions of protected cultivation, particularly in spring film greenhouses. During the study, the plants were treated according to general recommendations for vegetable cultures. The article presents experimental data of three-year research on the use of biologically active natural substances, among which are Radifarm, Viva, Potassium humate and Kornevin, obtained during the cultivation of indeterminate type Signora F1 tomato hybrid. The study determines the phenologic and biometric properties of plants and establishes that the parameters of tomato plants had significant differences of biometrics when biologics were used. The research revealed the consistent patterns of using growth stimulants changing the formation of tomato yield. Using Radifarm biological resulted in a 28.6 % yield increase compared to the clean sample. The study established the effective influence of used biologics on the content of dry matter and main chemicals in tomato fruits. Among the researched biologics, using Radifarm provided the highest content of dry matter and sugar, while Kornevin provided the highest content of ascorbic acid. Economic calculations showed the high effectiveness of biologics used for root applications, especially of the Radifarm biological. It provided the highest yield and cash proceeds – 22.9 kg/m2 and 233 UAH respectively, which is 25.5 % higher than the control group. Years of research established that using biologics that stimulate root system growth provides increases in yield and profitability level to the producers.
Modern achievements of the development of scientific research at obtaining in vitro sheep embryos
Authors: Sharan O. M. , Stefanyk V. Yu. , Shalovylo S. G.
Published: November 2020

New literature data on research aimed at improving the in vitro production of sheep embryos presents in the article. An analysis of the achievements of scientists from different countries to increase the efficiency of the main stages of embryo production in vitro: maturation of oocytes in vitro, their in vitro fertilization and in vitro embryo culture. In the literature experience has shown that the efficiency of oocyte maturation in vitro is significantly influenced by the experience and qualifications of scientists, the age of the egg donor, the improvement of the environment by adding roscovitin to inhibit meiosis, α-linolenic acid, cerium dioxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) and sericin to accelerate nuclear maturation and increase the number of oocytes of the second meiotic metaphase (MII). The main factors influencing the effectiveness of in vitro fertilization have been identified, and the parameters of the limited time of fertilization ability of sperm and the ability of oocytes to fertilize, which is called the “fertile span”, have been determined. The main effective medium that increases the effectiveness of in vitro fertilization – synthetic oviduct fluid (SOF) with the addition of heparin and serum of cattle or sheep. The main parameters of sheep embryo culture in vitro are presented with the definition of the most commonly used media and their influence on embryonic development. Potential ways to improve the production of sheep embryos in vitro with the determination of morphological evaluation of categories of oocytes, methods of synchronization of their maturation in vitro are also highlighted. At the same time, literature data on the synchronization of oocyte-cumulus complexes with the use of a large number of inhibitors of meiotic division are presented, which according to many scientists may be a key factor in improving the efficiency of sheep embryo production in vitro. In addition, the results of studies of many scientists on the expansion of the fertile gap of oocytes of sheep cultured in vitro using certain biologically active substances were analyzed. In conclusion, the prospect of using the technology of in vitro production of sheep embryos in biomedical research is highlighted.
Directions of diversification of agricultural production in Ukraine on the basis of sustainable development
Authors: Khomiuk N. L. , Pavlikha N. V.
Published: November 2020

The article substantiates the directions of diversification of agricultural production in Ukraine on the basis of sustainable development in order to improve the quality of life of the rural population, ensure the competitiveness of rural areas, achieve environmental safety. In the process of research in the areas of diversification of agricultural production used a monographic and graphic methods and scientific generalization. Diversification is seen as the diversification of the object of study and giving it a multidisciplinary, combined nature, which is realized by expanding the scope of the enterprise. Attention is drawn to the fact that in rural areas diversification should be based on the basis of sustainable development and on the relocation of resources to new areas of agricultural and non-agricultural activities. It is proposed to diversify agricultural production in the areas of expanding the range and markets, support and development of organic production, increase the volume of niche crops, which will contribute to the production of agricultural products with a larger share of value added, increase exports of agricultural products, expand the population. Declining trends in agricultural production have been identified in parallel with the growth of more profitable types of crop and livestock products (rapeseed, sunflower, pigs, poultry). It is emphasized that during the formation of the species structure of agricultural production it is necessary to take into account not only the demand for it but also to ensure efficient and rational use of available labor, raw materials, land, technical, technological, financial and other resources. The expediency of growing niche crops (garlic, sorghum, chickpeas, mustard, nuts, flax) is substantiated, the main advantage of which is the growth of demand for these products in combination with small production volumes, which will expand markets and increase the competitiveness of agricultural production. It is proved that in Ukraine there are all the prerequisites for the spread of organic land use as a direction of diversification of rural development on the basis of sustainable development. This allows not only to make a profit, but also to produce environmentally friendly food and reduce the destructive anthropogenic impact on the environment. Further research should be carried out in the field of formation of the scientific concept, development of the mechanism of organizational and economic support and selection of priorities of diversification of agricultural production.
A implantação da Logística Reversa de Embalagens de Medicamentos: Um estudo de caso em uma Indústria Veterinária de médio porte
Authors: Roviero Fernanda Duarte , Mello George Gustavo Ricardo , Soares Letícia Furigo , Anjos Alexander Pitta dos
Published: December 2020

A preocupação ambiental é cada vez maior em todos os setores da sociedade, no qual essa questão se tornou o foco no meio empresarial estimulando a responsabilidade das empresas sobre o fim da vida de seus produtos. Como forma de minimizar os males causados pelas embalagens ao meio ambiente, muitas empresas têm adotado de forma estratégica a ferramenta logística reversa que além de contribuir para o bem estar da sociedade e ao meio ambiente, reduz os custos operacionais de muitas empresas através do reaproveitamento de materiais e embalagens. Apesar de ser considerada uma das ferramentas mais eficazes para a melhoria dos processos produtivos através do reaproveitamento de resíduos sólidos, tem sido pouco empregada em indústrias de medicamentos veterinários. O objetivo desta pesquisa é descrever a implementação da Logística Reversa em uma indústria de medicamentos veterinários. A investigação de caráter qualitativo tem como técnica de pesquisa o estudo de caso da aplicação da ferramenta logística reversa em uma empresa de médio porte e utilizará como instrumentos para a coleta dos dados a pesquisa documental para detalhar como foram os procedimentos de implantação e os impactos gerados na organização. O uso da logística reversa na indústria de medicamentos veterinários mostrou-se eficaz na diminuição de resíduos sólidos e impacto socioambiental, além de redução dos custos com embalagens, mostrando resultados semelhantes aos alcançados pelas empresas farmacêuticas de grande porte.
Número de casos de diabetes tipo 1 e 2 diagnosticados no Amapá entre 2007 e 2012
Authors: Souza Kauê de Melo , Facco Lucas , Fecury Amanda Alves , Araújo Maria Helena Mendonça de , Oliveira Euzébio de , Dendasck Carla Viana , Souza Keulle Oliveira da , Dias Claudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos
Published: December 2020

Diabetes mellitus é uma sucessão de diferentes tipos de transtornos no metabolismo que são caracterizados por causarem uma alta taxa de açúcar no sangue. Por ser uma doença com fatores genéticos a diabetes tipo 1 possui como principal fator de risco a hereditariedade, enquanto a diabetes tipo 2 além desses fatores, incluí a obesidade, pressão alta, má educação alimentar e o avanço da idade. Este trabalho objetiva mostrar o número de casos de diabetes tipo 1 e 2 diagnosticados no Amapá com as variáveis gênero, faixa etária, sedentarismo, sobrepeso, tabagismo, entre 2007 e 2012. Os dados para a pesquisa foram retirados do departamento de informática do SUS, DATASUS (http://datasus.saude.gov.br). As diabetes mellitus tipo 1 e 2 (DM1 e DM2) são doenças estão atreladas a distúrbios na produção ou então no uso eficiente da insulina. O tabagismo, bem como o sedentarismo e o sobrepeso constituem-se como importantes fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de DM2. A diabetes mellitus tipo 2 propicia o desenvolvimento de várias lesões orgânicas nervosas. Além disso, a DM2, mediante sua cronicidade, possibilita o desenvolvimento de retinopatias, nefropatias e outras condições negativas à saúde do indivíduo.
Soft skills of human resources and their role in strategic performance Field research in a sample of the directorates of the Ministry of Education
Authors: Khamees Luma hadi , Al-Zeidi Nadhum Jawad Abid
Published: December 2020

هدف البحث الى تحليل علاقات الارتباط والتأثير بين المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية والاداء الاستراتيجي، اذ تشكل المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية المحرك لكافة الواجبات والعمليات التي تقوم بها المنظمة، ونتيجة التغييرات الحادة التي شهدتها البيئة، استوجب الامر قيام هذه المنظمة بتحديد اهم المؤشرات المالية وغير المالية التي يتوجب اعتمادها في تحقيق الاداء الاستراتيجي لضمان بقاءها واستمرارها في العمل. وقد تمثلت مشكلة البحث بانخفاض الوعي الادراكي بأهمية توظيف المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية في تحقيق مؤشرات الاداء الاستراتيجي المالية وغير المالية، لذا تبرز اهمية البحث في محاولة تقديم معالجات لها، ولتحقيق اهداف البحث من خلال  توضيح العلاقة بين المتغيرات المبحوثة الرئيسة والفرعية، قد اعتمد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي في تطبيق البحث، اذ استخدمت الاستبانة كأداة لجمع البيانات، والتي تم اعدادها باستخدام المقاييس الجاهزة، ووزعت على عينة من (101) مديرا قسم ومسؤول شعبة في (6) مديريات تابعة لوزارة التربية العراقية. ولمعالجة وتحليل بيانات البحث تم استخدم البرنامج الاحصائي (SPSS-V23) & (Excel). كما افرزت الاساليب الاحصائية مجموعة نتائج اكدت علاقة الارتباط بين المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية والاداء الاستراتيجي، كما يوجد تأثير معنوي للمهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية في الاداء الاستراتيجي. ومن اهم قيود البحث هي ندرة البحوث والدراسات العراقية على وجه التحديد المتعلقة بالمهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية، صعوبة ترجمة بعض المصطلحات الاجنبية، وصعوبة اقناع افراد العينة المبحوثة بملء فقرات الاستبانة. اما الاثار العلمية للبحث فقد تمثلت بتقديم مجموعة من الاستنتاجات اهمها ان المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية تعد الموارد الاكثر اهمية لتحديد وبناء مؤشرات الاداء الاستراتيجي المالية وغير المالية في ظل البيئة الدينامية، الامر الذي يوجب عليها الاهتمام بتنمية وتطوير المهارات الناعمة بالاطلاع على تجارب الدول المتقدمة ومحاولة الافادة منها وتطبيقها بالبيئة العراقية بأفضل شكل ممكن . وفيما يخص الاصالة/ القيمة الخاصة بالبحث فهي محاولته الجمع بين متغيرين (المهارات الناعمة للموارد البشرية والاداء الاستراتيجي) في بحث واحد لتقديم اسهام في توفير مصدر جديد من نوعه للمكتبة العراقية والعربية.
مدى إسهام القدرات التنظيمية الديناميكية في إدارة المواهب البشرية: دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من القيادات الإدارية في رئاسة جامعة الموصل
Authors: Dagher AL Mullah Tohi Hala Fazea
Published: December 2020

إن إقرار القدرات التنظيمية الديناميكية بمداها الفعلي والتأثيري في بيئة العمل يحقق جملة من المعطيات الإيجابية والتي يمكن أن تقع تحت محاور الإضافة وبالذات ما يتعلق بقدرة المنظمة على إدارة المواهب البشرية فيها، لذا سعى البحث إلى التعرف على مستوى إسهام القدرات التنظيمية الديناميكية في إدارة المواهب البشرية بدلالة أبعدهما في المنظمة المبحوثة من خلال تأشير مستوى العلاقة والأثر بينهما، وقد اختيرت رئاسة جامعة الموصل ميداناً للبحث الحالي، كما جمعت البيانات باعتماد استمارة الاستبانة بوصفها الأداة الرئيسة للبحث، وبعينة قصدية من القيادات الإدارية في المنظمة المبحوثة والتي بلغت (42) فرداً، وباعتماد عدد من الأدوات (الوسط الحسابي، الانحراف المعياري، نسبة الاستجابة الى مساحة المقياس، معامل الاختلاف، معامل الارتباط، الانحدار الخطي) عن طريق البرنامج الإحصائي (SPPS)، وتؤكد نتائج البحث وجود درجة من الإسهام الفعلي للقدرات التنظيمية الديناميكية في إدارة المواهب البشرية في المنظمة المبحوثة، وهذا ما اكده نتائج علاقة الارتباط والتأثير بين متغيرات البحث، كما قدمت عدداً من المقترحات أبرزها ضرورة ان تعمل الإدارات العليا في المنظمة المبحوثة على استحضار امكانياتها الداعمة نحو تعزيز مستوى القدرات التنظيمية الديناميكية بهدف إدارة المواهب البشرية عبر اعتمادها منهجاً يمكنها من إدارتها بكفاءة وفاعلية.
Manifestação de Histoplasmose em cavidade oral: relato de caso
Authors: Silva Mirela Caroline , Silva William Phillip Pereira da , Jesus Katia Gonçalves de , Rios Barbara Ribeiro , Deus Ciro Borges Duailibe de , Souza Francisley Ávila , Faverani Leonardo Perez
Published: November 2020

Fundamento: A histoplasmose é uma infecção fúngica sistêmica causada pelo fungo dimórfico Histoplasma Capsulatum o qual possui esporos em solos, principalmente ácidos, em áreas endêmicas. Manifestações clinicas estão associadas a imunocompetência e apresentam sinais e sintomas que incluem: febre, fraqueza, perda de peso, sinais respiratórios, hepatoesplenomegalia e linfadenopatias superficiais. Manifestações orais são secundarias em pacientes imunocompetentes, porém em pacientes imunossuprimidos, especialmente os infectados por HIV, a doença passa a ser sintomática em 95% dos casos onde a contagem de CD4 é inferior a 200/mm³. Os sinais clínicos orais apresentam-se como lesão ulcerativa de borda evertida, nódulos ou até mesmo lesões vegetativas. Apesar de raras, merecem cuidadosa observação para que sejam precocemente diagnosticadas e tratadas para evitar complicações sistêmicas. Objetivo e Relato de Caso: O objetivo desse trabalho é relatar o diagnóstico da manifestação oral de Histoplasmose, em um paciente imunossuprimido, com uma lesão ulcerativa em lábio superior com características de malignidade. Conclusão: As manifestações orais isoladamente da Histoplasmose tornam mais difícil o diagnóstico devido sua raridade, dentro desse contexto, é imprescindível o conhecimento das manifestações orais da Histoplasmose, principalmente em pacientes imunocomprometidos, os quais estão mais susceptíveis a infecções oportunistas.
Characterization and biological activities of polysaccharides extracted from the filamentous fungal cell wall: an updated literature review
Authors: Valasques Junior Gildomar Lima , Cedro Pâmala Évelin Pires , Mendes Tátilla Putumujú Santana , Miranda Alana Caise dos Anjos , Côrtes Filho Aldo Barbosa , Lima Danyo Maia , Barreto Maíra Mercês , Pinheiro Antônio Anderson Freitas , Marques Lucas Miranda
Published: November 2020

Filamentous fungi are eukaryotic organisms with several industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Polysaccharides are the principal components of cell walls from Fungi and other organisms like diatoms, and have been reported in the industrial and medical fields as products with a huge number of different biological activities and applications. The objectives of this narrative review were to assess the characterization methods and and biological activities of polysaccharides extracted from the filamentous fungal cell wall. Glucans, chitin and galactomannans are the most common polysaccharide often found in the cell walls of fungi. These polysaccharides can contain different glycosidic linkage either an α or β-configuration and at various positions, such as (1-3,1-4, 1-6), as well as several molecular sizes. This leads to an almost limitless diversity in their structure and biological activity. There are many methods for polysaccharides characterization, among them; the methods commonly used involve Infrared Spectrometry (FT-IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (CG-MS). Typically, cell wall polysaccharides from filamentous fungi have been shown to possess complex, important and multifaceted biological activities including mainly antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antinociceptive, antitumor and hypoglycemic activities. Due to the large number of filamentous fungi genus and species capable of producing useful polysaccharides, perform scientific researches, and produce novel scientific knowledge and information are particularly interesting in order to identify polysaccharides with potential biological activity and that can be used for medicinal purposes.
Tabagismo, Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica e Pandemia da COVID-19: uma Análise Psicanalítica Freudiana
Authors: Melo Laércio Deleon de , Jeremias Juliana da Silva , Shubo Ana Francis Moura Fernandes , Taroco Felipe Eduardo , Spindola Thelma , Gomes Filho Wanderley , Ferreira Bianca Salgueiro Baptista , Barbosa Diogo Jacintho
Published: November 2020

Objetivou-se refletir sobre tabagismo, suas justificativas e principais influências sobre a saúde de hipertensos da Atenção Básica numa perspectiva psicanalítica. Investigação descritiva, do tipo transversal, com análise reflexiva estruturada na Teoria Psicanalítica de Freud, realizada numa Unidade Básica de Saúde em Minas Gerais, Brasil, com 40 participantes hipertensos. Coletaram-se dados de caracterização, perfil de carga tabágica e foram realizadas entrevistas individuais gravadas. Tratamento de dados com análise de conteúdo foi feito com apoio em softwares SPSS versão 24 e NVivo Pro11. Atenderam-se todos os aspectos ético-legais de pesquisa. Do total de participantes 40% eram tabagistas/ex-tabagistas, emergiram duas categorias discursivas: 1) A cultura do tabaco em busca de prazer, satisfação e alívio das tensões; 2) A cessação de fumar e a (des)construção da realidade cotidiana do EU em favor da saúde. Os participantes são conscientes dos malefícios que o tabagismo traz a sua saúde e qualidade de vida, bem como do aumento de suas vulnerabilidades a se contaminarem pelo coronavírus.
Recomendações em tempos de COVID-19 com ênfase no distanciamento social
Authors: Alves Rayssa Stéfani Sousa , Silva Mariana Pereira Barbosa , Fonseca Vanessa Maranhão Noleto da , Oliveira Marilene de Sousa , Oliveira Elton Filipe Pinheiro de , Jatobá Diana Nogueira Villa , Oliveira Nadja Vanessa Dias de , Cavalcante Danielle Lages Aragão , Brito Andrea Nunes Mendes de , Leal Maria Andréia Brito Ferreira , Tadielo Ana Luiza Trombini , Assis Tamara Saraiva de , Silva Gabriel Costa da , Sousa Samilly Lorâna Farias de , Silva Edlígia Sonally Pereira
Published: November 2020

Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever recomendações para estratégias de controle e prevenção para o enfrentamento da pandemia do COVID-19, e compreender o impacto do isolamento social na população. Trata-se, de um estudo descritivo baseado em revisão de literatura, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado por meio da busca de artigos indexados nas seguintes bases de dados: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), National Center for Biotechnology Information (PUBMED), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS). Os critérios de inclusão compreendem pesquisas de revisão da literatura compreendendo o ano de 2020. Os critérios de exclusão, foram artigos duplicados, incompletos, resumos, resenhas, debates, relato de experiência e indisponíveis na íntegra. Foram analisados 05 artigos e 04 estudos referentes à entidades de saúde. Os resultados do estudo evidencia que, as principais recomendações consistem em, lavar as mãos até o nível dos punhos com água e sabão, ou higienização com álcool em gel, ao tossir ou espirrar deve – se, cobrir o nariz e a boca com algum lenço ou com os braços. Evitar tocar os olhos, nariz e boca com as mãos quando não higienizadas; manter distância mínima de 2 metros das pessoas, evitar contatos físicos, e não compartilhar objetos pessoais. Concluímos que, a desinformação quanto as recomendações para os tempos de COVID – 19, ainda são insuficientes, assim, o isolamento social compreende uma das principais medidas para a minimização do número de casos da doença, devido o reduzido contato com a sociedade, resultando na baixa capacidade de transmissão do vírus.
Análise multivariada no desempenho da alface em respostas as lâminas de irrigação e níveis de salinidade da água em dois ambientes de cultivo
Authors: Santos Márcio Aurélio Lins dos , Silva Cinara Bernardo da , Santos Valdevan Rosendo dos , Santos Cícero Gomes dos , Santos Daniella Pereira dos
Published: November 2020

Objetivou-se analisar o crescimento e rendimento da alface sob o efeito da interação de lâmina e da salinidade da água em dois ambientes de cultivo. O experimento foi conduzido em campo e ambiente protegido na UFAL. O delineamento experimental para ambos os ambientes foi em blocos ao acaso, com esquema fatorial 5x5, com 5 repetições, com 25 tratamentos. Os tratamentos consistiram na interação de 5 lâminas de irrigação e 5 níveis de salinidade da água. Foram analisadas e processadas 18 variáveis utilizando o software estatístico R. Os resultados mostraram que a análise de componente principal apresentaram as lâminas com 100 e 75% ETc sendo as melhores em ambos ambientes. A salinidade teve maior variação em campo e a lâmina no protegido. O nível de salinidade da água S4 (dois ambientes) interferiu diretamente no desempenho das 18 variáveis. A análise de componente principal teve melhor desempenho das variáveis na interação L3S3 para o campo e L1S1 para protegido. No campo, as interações L1S4 e L1S5 obtiveram menores similaridades e L4S2 e L5S5 as maiores, ocorrendo o inverso no protegido com dissimilaridade entre as L2S1 e L3S3 e similaridade entre as L2S1 e L2S3. A análise hierárquica de Cluster mostrou que a MFF e o DC são as variáveis de maiores importância entre as demais. Para ambos ambientes, a alface respondeu melhor as maiores lâminas e menores salinidades para variáveis biométricas seguidas das variáveis de produtividade e as menores lâminas e salinidades abaixo do limiar da cultura para o índice de clorofila.
STEM: uma inovação no Ensino Superior
Authors: Prado Junior Leal do , Silva Romário Ribeiro da
Published: November 2020

A metodologia STEM tem sido utilizada por diversas escolas e universidades no mundo com o objetivo de levar os alunos a se envolverem em soluções de problemas reais de forma multidisciplinar. Uma metodologia inovadora em que há uma ideia de rompimento com o ensino tradicional passivo, no qual o aluno pouco interage com o objeto de estudo e não vê conexões com o mundo, com o seu dia a dia. Nasce nos Estados Unidos da América a partir da necessidade de formar profissionais qualificados nas áreas STEM: Ciência, Tecnologia, Engenharia e Matemática. A proposta chega aos outros países e como resultado a STEM Education se torna um tópico de discussão nos círculos político, econômico e educacional em todo o mundo. No Brasil, o movimento em prol da STEM Education ainda é tímido quando comparado com a atenção dada em diversos países. Assim, emerge uma questão: até o momento, o que há de produções acadêmicas científicas sobre a STEM e o Ensino Superior? Portanto, o presente artigo trata de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a STEM no Ensino Superior, bem como da análise sobre esta aproximação como uma inovação no ensino. Constatou-se que a quantidade das produções científicas relacionadas à STEM no Ensino Superior ainda é considerada mínima diante da importância e aplicabilidade do tema. Não foram encontrados trabalhos que discutem a aplicação da STEM no Ensino Superior, entretanto há trabalhos que enfocam o ensino básico, a formação de professores e a interdisciplinaridade, sendo estas últimas grandes desafios da aplicação da metodologia.
Métodos para a redução do índice de Streptococcus mutans e Porphyromonas gingivalis na cavidade bucal: uma revisão narrativa da literatura
Authors: Veríssimo Matheus Harllen Gonçalves , Carvalho Morgana Maria Sousa Gadêlha de , Lins Rodrigo Barros Esteves , Moura Helene Soares , Pereira Pauliny Anaiza de Almeida , Tito Fernanda Kelly Costa , Rodrigues Matheus Andrade , Dias Brenno Anderson Santiago , Batista Thálison Ramon de Moura , Cordeiro Annyelle Anastacio , Sousa Flávia Regina Galvão de , Palhano José Martí Luna , Figueiredo Lanna Lidia Monteiro , Deus Larissa Alves Assunção de , Silva Maria Alice Pereira , Silva Maria Isabel Araújo André da , Paiva Paulina Renata da Silva , Oliveira Efigênia Mendonça Ferreira de , Dantas Eugênia Lívia de Andrade , Lima Ramon Rodrigues de
Published: November 2020

A cárie e a periodontite são as principais problemáticas enfrentadas pelo cirurgiões-dentistas em seu cotidiano. O desenvolvimento biológico de tais processos patológicos são acarretados por multifatores, como o aumento do índice de bactérias cariogênicas, como Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), e periodontopatogênicas, como Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão narrativa da literatura, a fim de analisar os métodos empregados por diversos autores para reduzir o índice do S. mutans e P. gingivalis na cavidade bucal e a anuência de inovações empregadas no âmbito odontológico. Metodologia: Foi realizada uma busca da literatura através da base de dados eletrônica PubMed, usando termos MeSH. Os artigos foram avaliados quanto aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão pré-estabelecidos por 04 pesquisadores independentes. Foi realizada a extração dos dados, tabulação e análise detalhada de todos os artigos selecionados. Resultados e Discussão: Com a seleção de 11 artigos, tornou-se evidente a existência de estudos que comprovaram a redução de S. mutans por fitoterápicos e enxaguantes bucais, entretanto, isso não se aplica à P. gingivalis, havendo pouca literatura clínica e laboratorial focada em tal bactéria. Considerações Finais: Para as bactérias cariogênicas, tornou-se evidente a eficácia de métodos com plantas medicinais e bochechos com chá verde na redução do biofilme na superfície dentária. No que tange às bactérias periodontopatogênicas, a literatura evidencia a importância da utilização de antibióticos na redução da P. gingivalis, todavia, é válido ressaltar o aumento da resistência bacteriana e necessidade de novas pesquisas na busca de métodos alternativos no controle dessas bactérias.