bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Serious Personal Conviction – on measurements of conscience
Authors: Björn Larsson  , Carl Johan Erikson
Published: March 2020

In Serious Personal Conviction – on measurements of conscience, we encounter two groups of people interviewed on different occasions discussing consciousness and ethics in relation to the military system. One of the groups are men that during the 1970s and ‘80s chose to perform non-combatant service and now reflect on the choices they made as 18-year olds. The other group consists of young people of today trying to answer several questions regarding the right to take another person's life. The exposition is part of the artistic research project Refuse to Kill – stories of the conscientious objectors. Our methodology involves a montage of a large number of voices collectively collected through statistical surveys, open-call procedure via advertising in newspapers and the internet, interviews and searches in archives.
jag vet hur folkhemmet luktar
Authors: tina carlsson
Published: March 2020

jag vet hur folkhemmet luktar is an interdisciplinary project that attempts to show a more complex picture of the Swedish folkhem (“people’s home” – a term used to describe the vision of a better life for all by Swedish social democracy). The project is a response to the romanticised and idealised image of the folkhem which, in the current political climate, is mainly propagated by the far right with the populist and racist Swedish Democrats (SD) at the forefront. Using the artists own “folkhem-marinated” body as a point of departure, the exposition sketches the nodes from which the folkhem unfolded and how that created the preconditions for certain people to feel at home while others were excluded. In mapping the “folkhem nodes” photographic documentation, notes of childhood memories and a conversation with the father is used. The project investigates how the folkhem ideology was implemented through a linguistic as well as a spatial and material aesthetics. The textual memories are contextualized through a system of footnotes, that in the exposition are shown in pop-up windows and act as a commenting and associative parallel text to the memory narratives.
Análise comparativa entre dois períodos de conciliação medicamentosa realizados na emergência de um hospital do sudoeste baiano
Authors: Silva Nascimento Islane , Dos Santos Xavier Leandro , Brito Sousa Andréia , Evangelista Santos Maykelle
Published: March 2020

Introdução: A conciliação medicamentosa consiste na comparação entre os medicamentos de uso crônico do paciente com os prescritos no ambiente hospitalar. Objetivo: Este trabalho objetiva comparar o perfil de discrepâncias encontradas durante a conciliação realizadas no ano de 2016 e 2017 e reforçar a importância da atuação do farmacêutico clínico na otimização da farmacoterapia. Método: Foi realizada a comparação dos dados da conciliação obtidos entre setembro e novembro do ano de 2016 ao período de abril a setembro do ano de 2017. A lista de medicamentos de uso contínuo foi coletada em até 48h após admissão dos pacientes na emergência de um hospital público do interior da Bahia. Após comparar à prescrição hospitalar, foram identificadas se havia discrepâncias, classificando-as em intencionais ou não-intencionais (como de omissão, inclusão inadequada, posologia incorreta, duplicidade e via de administração incorreta).  Resultado: No ano de 2016 foram realizadas 490 conciliações. Destes, 310 (63,26%) referiram uso de medicamentos de uso contínuo. O total de discrepâncias encontradas foram 217. Sendo que 154 (70,96%) destas foram classificadas como não intencionais. Dentre as discrepâncias não intencionais 117 (75,97%) foi do tipo omissão, 11 (7,14%) relacionada a frequência da administração incorreta, 10 (6,49%) relacionada a duplicidade de administração e 8 (5,19%) relacionada a inclusão inadequada de medicamento não utilizado pelo paciente. Já no período de 2017 foram entrevistados 646 pacientes. Destes, 285 (44,1%) usavam medicamentos de uso contínuo. Foram encontradas 259 discrepâncias, destas 128 (49,5%) como não intencionais. Em relação aos tipos de discrepâncias não-intencionais observadas, 110(86%) caracterizaram-se como “omissão de medicamento em uso pelo paciente”, 8 (6,25%) por inclusão inadequada, 8 (6,25%) com posologia incorreta, 2 (1,5%) por duplicidade na administração. Conclusão: Foi observada uma redução no percentual das discrepâncias não intencionais ao comparar o período de 2016 ao período de 2017. Entretanto as discrepâncias não intencionais continuam prevalentes, reforçando a importância desse serviço e o empoderamento do farmacêutico clínico nesta atuação, afim de promover otimização dos desfechos clínicos.
Atuação do farmacêutico clínico em um serviço de hemodiálise de um hospital universitário
Authors: Silva de Medeiros Jordan Carlos , Meira Lima de Souza Regina , Silva de Vasconcelos Laís , Do Nascimento Facundes Barbosa Érika Michelle , Barbosa Brito da Matta Carolina , Leite de Sousa Magalhães Eliane , De Arimatea Rocha Filho Jose
Published: March 2020

Introdução: A Doença Renal Crônica (DRC) é considerada atualmente um dos maiores problemas de saúde pública em todo o mundo. A mesma é decorrente de vários processos patológicos que levam a alterações das funções renais. Dessa maneira, a diminuição progressiva da taxa de filtração glomerular ou perda das funções renais comprometem toda a homeostase do organismo. A DRC é progressiva e de elevada morbimortalidade e, em sua fase avançada, necessita de tratamento de substituição da função renal, sendo a hemodiálise (HD) a mais frequente a nível mundial. Pacientes em HD muitas vezes necessitam de um grande número de medicamentos e a inclusão do farmacêutico na equipe multidisciplinar é de grande importância para o acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico e orientação correta em relação ao uso racional de medicamento. Objetivo: Analisar a implementação das atividades do Farmacêutico Clínico no serviço de Hemodiálise de um Hospital Universitário, visando melhorar a qualidade do tratamento farmacológico do paciente. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo transversal, realizado no mês de junho de 2018 no serviço de Hemodiálise do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (HC/UFPE), a cada paciente envolvido durante os horários das sessões de hemodiálise. As Atividades Farmacêuticas Clínicas (AFC) realizadas na rotina foram: anamnese farmacêutica, conciliação medicamentosa, análise da prescrição, intervenção farmacêutica, visita diária, evolução no prontuário e orientação farmacêutica ao paciente. Os dados foram registrados em banco de dados eletrônico da instituição. As AFC executadas foram quantificadas e submetidas à análise estatística descritiva. Resultados: Foram atendidos 23 pacientes renais crônicos do serviço de hemodiálise do HC/UFPE dos quais 69,56% eram femininos. Identificadas 310 atividades farmacêuticas clínicas, tendo uma média de 10,1 AFC/ dia e 13,47 AFC/paciente/mês. Dentre essas atividades, as mais prevalentes foram aquelas relacionadas à: visita diária (n= 138; 44,51%); orientações farmacêuticas (n=50; 16,12%) e evolução no prontuário (n=46; 14,83%). Seguidas de: anamnese farmacêutica, conciliação medicamentosa, análise da prescrição com (n=23; 7,41%) cada e intervenção farmacêutica (n=07; 2,25%). Conclusão: Os resultados apresentados demonstram a atuação do farmacêutico clínico na equipe multiprofissional contribuindo para a promoção da segurança ao paciente dialítico. Servindo como barreira na prevenção de eventos adversos, garantindo a adesão dos pacientes ao tratamento, propondo intervenções e fornecendo informações sobre sua terapêutica farmacológica.
Conhecimento de usuários da atenção básica sobre Diabetes mellitus
Authors: dos Santos Souza Lina Valéria , Da Cruz de Oliveira Luana , Braga Pires Gizelly , Rodrigues Alencar Bruno , De Oliveira Silva Alencar Tatiane
Published: March 2020

Introdução: O Diabetes Mellitus representa um dos principais problemas de saúde que causa incapacidade e mortalidade. O conhecimento a cerca dessa patologia é um aspeto fundamental para um eficaz controle da doença, neste aspecto o indivíduo tem um papel ativo e colaborativo no planejamento e implementação da prevenção e tratamento dessa doença, sendo fundamental para que possa tomar decisões conscientes tendo como objetivo comportamentos saudáveis. Objetivo: Caracterizar o conhecimento de usuários da atenção básica sobre Diabetes Mellitus. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo-descritivo, realizado em maio de 2018 com 38 indivíduos cadastrados nas USF do bairro Campo Limpo em Feira de Santana – BA, tendo como instrumento de coleta de dados um questionário com nove perguntas objetivas acerca do Diabetes Mellitus. Resultados: Apenas 68,42% dos participantes afirmaram que qualquer pessoa pode desenvolver a doença; 31,57% informaram que o Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1 é mais grave que o tipo 2; 55,27% afirmaram que comer doce causa diabetes; 10,53%¨desconhecem as complicações que podem ser ocasionadas pelo não-controle da doença; 57,80% dos participantes afirmaram que todos os medicamentos para diabetes devem ser utilizados antes das refeições e 7,90% da população desconhecem a importância do paciente com Diabetes possuir o seu próprio glicosímetro para o controle diário da glicemia. Em relação à terapia medicamentosa, 34,21% julgaram que todo paciente com Diabetes deve usar a insulina; 39,48% afirmaram que a insulina é um medicamento que causa dependência e 57,89% dos indivíduos julgaram que todos os tipos de insulina devem ser armazenados na porta da geladeira. Conclusão: Através dos resultados apresentados, pôde-se perceber a necessidade de disseminar o tema, visto que muitos participantes desconhecem informações importantes sobre o diabetes e tem sido crescente o número de indivíduos acometidos pela doença. Assim, o conhecimento sobre a mesma não se torna restrito e necessário apenas para as pessoas com diagnóstico de diabetes, mas para toda a comunidade de modo promover a prevenção e os cuidados necessários para o diabetes mellitus.
Cost Minimization Analysis (CMA) of XELOX versus MFOLFOX6 in the treatment of colorectal cancer in an universitary hospital in Brazil
Authors: Boscato Sara , Regina Godoy Marcia , Heineck Isabela
Published: March 2020

Introduction: Cancer worldwide is a public health problem with a perspective of 20 million new cases by 2025. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked the third most incident tumor in the world and the fourth in Brazil. Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness and to conduct the economic assessment of XELOX and mFOLFOX6, two chemeoterapic protocols used in adjuvant and metastatic treatment of colorectal cancer in stage III and in the palliative treatment of colorectal cancer stage IV, in a university hospital located at Rio Grande do Sul. Methodology: We conducted a systematic reviews using Pubmed, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases to analysis randomized clinical trials (RCT), systematic reviews or meta-analyses, comparing XELOX and FOLFOX in the adjuvant and/or palliative setting for CRC, among January 1st, 1995 and December 31, 2015. We also analyzed the quality of studies using the GRADE checklist. In cost analysis, we used the time-driven activity-based costing and microcosting method to identify expenses with medicines, materials, laboratory and imaging exams, outpatient and inpatient visits, human and administrative resources and to determine the individual cost per patient. In this study, we analysed medical records of the all patients (N:36) who began adjuvant or palliate treatment for CRC with one of the treatment protocols in the years of 2013 and/or 2014 in the our hospital. The information about direct medical costs were collected in the electronic medical record system. For the direct non-medical costs we used the financial reports. Results: We identified five studies: one RCT for adjuvant treatment and four meta-analyses, including three for metastatic and one for adjuvant treatments. These studies showed the therapeutic equivalence between XELOX and FOLFOX. The cost minimization analysis revealed an average cost for XELOX of R$ 8,407.13 for adjuvant and R$ 6,946.47 for palliative treatment, for mFOLFOX6 costs were of R$ 9,925.98 and R$ 8,036.95, respectively. Sensitivity analysis maintained the dominance of XELOX. The component that added the highest cost to the XELOX protocol was the cost of materials and medications, accounting for 84-85% of its cost, while for mFOLFOX6 the materials and medications accounted for 35-37%. The impact of each component on the treatments was similar to those demonstrated by other studies that evidenced the medications as main determinant of the XELOX cost, and the expenditure on personnel care for the preparation and administration as well as inpatient daily care as the main factors determining the cost of FOLFOX regimes. Conclusion: From a hospital perspective, XELOX is the least costly alternative in the treatment of CRC, however, further analyses with a higher number of patients and the inclusion of other cost components are necessary in order to confirm this.
Elaboração de um jogo de tabuleiro no âmbito acadêmico como ferramenta interativa de ensino para estudantes de farmácia
Authors: Silva Lima Gabriel , De Melo Soares Denis
Published: March 2020

Introdução: Construir um conhecimento sólido para entrar no mercado de trabalho, em qualquer área de atuação, é essencial para o futuro de qualquer profissional. Além disso, a base teórica quando somada à experiência prática da área de atuação, facilita a inserção, assim como a adaptação, do profissional no ambiente de trabalho. Dessa forma, a teoria alinhada à simulação da prática do ambiente torna-se necessária e se aplicada efetivamente tende a se tornar uma metodologia inovadora no meio acadêmico. Objetivos: Criar um jogo capaz de fornecer dinâmicas, mesclando a teoria da farmacologia com situações vivenciadas nos ambientes de saúde. Com o intuito de fortalecer e ampliar o conhecimento dos estudantes sobre a profissão, ao fornecer conceitos de legislação e reforçar habilidades como comunicação e resolução de problemas relacionados ao medicamento, o jogo Farmacêuticos em ação foi elaborado. Métodos: O estudo foi realizado na Universidade Federal da Bahia em Salvador e envolveu estudantes de duas profissões de saúde (Farmácia, Medicina) e Farmacêuticos. Vale a pena mencionar que o jogo foi aplicado em 7 sessões e 53 estudantes de farmácia (3º ao 10º semestre), 6 farmacêuticos e 2 estudantes de medicina jogaram (n = 61). Resultados: Foi realizado um pré e pós-teste de conhecimento específico com os jogadores (n = 61) e foi notado um aumento significante na nota dos jogadores após participarem do jogo. A pontuação dos jogadores no pós-teste foi significativamente maior do que a pontuação no pré-teste (72,5 %vs 55,5 %; p <.01). O teste foi aplicado também para os alunos que já tinham cursado farmacologia e que não participaram do jogo (n = 27) vs Pós-teste dos jogadores. Os resultados foram considerados animadores (72,5 % vs 48 %; p <0,01). Conclusão: Esses resultados levantam a possibilidade de ser aplicado periodicamente, de modo que também seja possível avaliar o desempenho de acadêmicos na disciplina de farmacologia antes e após as aplicações do jogo.
Impacto econômico no tratamento da hepatite c no planserv - um resultado da ação de compra direta de medicamento, e do compartilhamento de responsabilidades entre operadora de saúde e prestadores de S
Authors: Xavier de Jesus Daniela , Rocha N. Jr Reynaldo , Dos Santos Andrade Mata Pedra Daniela , N. Rehem Nadja
Published: March 2020

O Ministério da Saúde (MS) no ano de 2015, incorporou os primeiros antivirais de ação direta (DAA) para o tratamento da Hepatite C no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), estes medicamentos são melhores tolerados e mais seguros, possibilitando um tratamento altamente eficaz e de curta duração, cerca de 65 mil tratamentos foram realizados, atingindo 95% de cura entre os pacientes. O Planserv – Plano de Assistência à Saúde do Servidor Público do Estado da Bahia, oferece cobertura à terapia com os DAA para a patologia de Hepatite C, e no segundo semestre de 2015 ocorreram às primeiras solicitações deste tratamento. Em vistas da necessidade de diminuição dos gastos com estas terapias medicamentosas de alto custo, e buscando melhorias na assistência ao paciente, foi dado início ao processo de compra direta do medicamento SOVALDI (Sofosbuvir) através do Registro Preço da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia (Sesab), juntamente com a dispensação ao paciente e seu acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico, e também realizadas as negociações com prestadores, a fim de obter valor diferenciado do medicamento VIEKIRA PAK (3D), para validação de diminuição de preço em tabela própria do Planserv. A obtenção dos dados para este estudo se deu através de consulta ao Sistema Eletrônico do Planserv. Os critérios de inclusão aplicados foram: autorizações de tratamento que ocorreram baseadas no Protocolo Clínico do Tratamento da Hepatite C e nas autorizações advindas de processos judiciais, contendo os medicamentos Sofosbuvir e 3D no período de agosto de 2016 à julho de 2018. O quantitativo de caixas adquiridas por registro de preço e as autorizadas por negociação de valor somaram 214 unidades no período avaliado, sendo destas, dispensadas nas instalações do Planserv, 154 unidades, um total de 43 atendimentos. Com a introdução destas ações houve uma economia significativa, gerando uma redução de 64,38% sobre o gasto com Sofosbuvir e de 42 % com 3D. Com isso conclui-se, que as estratégias implantadas pelo Programa da Assistência Farmacêutica do Planserv, foram indispensáveis no controle de gastos com as referidas terapias, esta ação possibilita a ampliação da cobertura de novas tecnologias em saúde; A implementação do serviço de atenção farmacêutica ao paciente de HCV, com acompanhamento farmacoterapêutico, visa a melhoria da qualidade de vida e a prevenção dos potenciais problemas relacionados ao uso do medicamento, contribuindo assim para o sucesso da terapia.
Perfil do idoso institucionalizado: análise socioeconômica, epidemiológica e farmacológica dos residentes em um abrigo do Município de Salvador
Authors: De Jesus Campos Inaiara , Dos Santos Pereira Catarine , Martinez Castor de Cerqueira Rosa Maria
Published: March 2020

Introdução: No Brasil, a população idosa vem crescendo de forma acentuada, sendo considerado um país jovem até os anos de 1980. Chegando ao século XXI, a população mais idosa aumentou consideravelmente e de acordo ao último Censo Demográfico de 2010, o Brasil apresenta uma população não mais tão jovem. Fatores como a mudança da família brasileira, que tem se modificado com a modernização da sociedade, a inserção da mulher no mercado de trabalho, o avanço na medicina e farmácia, o aperfeiçoamento dos métodos contraceptivos, contribuem para o aumento da população idosa. Somada a essas mudanças, a escassez de alternativas para as famílias manterem seus parentes em casa, têm impulsionado a demanda por internações. Objetivos: Conhecer o perfil socioeconômico, epidemiológico e farmacológico de idosos que vivem em Instituições de Longa Permanência (ILPI), identificar as doenças prevalentes, classes terapêuticas e alguns dos medicamentos mais utilizados, analisar o problema da polifarmácia, além da importância da intervenção farmacêutica. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal e exploratório de dados coletados a partir de arquivos e fichas de admissão a instituição, no total de 44 amostras, onde registrava-se o histórico das idosas, com idade de 65-98 anos, de um abrigo feminino do município de Salvador. Resultados: No estudo, a média de idade foi de 80-86 anos (27,5%), nível escolar até o ensino médio (43,2%), sendo maioria de estado civil solteira e de renda mensal de 2-3 salários. Destacaram-se as doenças do sistema cardiovascular e endócrino, constituindo-se como os mais prevalentes: hipertensão arterial sistêmica (63,6%), diabetes mellitus (35,1%) e distúrbios da tireoide (15,9%). Quanto as prescrições médicas analisadas, encontrou-se medicamentos de uso por tempo determinado e de uso continuo. Algumas prescrições continham mais de 4 medicamentos para a mesma paciente, caracterizando a polifarmácia. Entre os fármacos mais prescritos, estão a Losartana Potássica, Hidroclorotiazida, AAS (ácido acetilsalicílico), Omeprazol, Sinvastatina, Rivotril, Amitriptilina, Diazepam, Calman, Puran T4, Glibencamida dentre outros. Conclusão: O perfil do idoso institucionalizado, está em conformidade às literaturas analisadas, em relação a idade de integração nas instituições, nível de escolaridade, estado civil e doenças crônicas. As ILPIs, podem e devem intervir de modo direto em inclusões de atividades de lazer para prevenir ou minorar as possíveis perdas funcionais, manter o idoso ativo, acolhido e para isso é necessária a presença de equipes multidisciplinares.
Acesso à medicamentos oncológicos versus desabastecimento: desafios para o SUS
Authors: Abreu de Carvalho Evandro
Published: March 2020

Introdução: O desabastecimento de medicamentos é um problema sistêmico que transcende o ciclo logístico da assistência farmacêutica. Ele demostra a vulnerabilidade do Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (CEIS) em garantir o suprimento de medicamentos essenciais considerando que a oferta destes envolve produtores públicos e privados. No Brasil, esse fenômeno tem gerado um grave problema de saúde pública. Objetivos: Analisar o cenário nacional de descontinuação produtiva definitiva e temporária de antineoplásicos entre 2014 a 2017 e suas características quanto as motivações para sua descontinuidade e os principais grupos terapêuticos envolvidos. Metodologia: Pesquisa descritiva com abordagem quantitativa de delineamento longitudinal retrospectivo. Foram coletados no site da ANVISA dados das notificações de descontinuidade de fabricação de medicamentos antineoplásicos apresentadas pelas empresas farmacêuticas junto à Anvisa no período entre 07/04/2014 a 31/08/2017. As informações que compõem o banco de dados contêm o nome comercial, princípio ativo, apresentação do produto, classe terapêutica, tipo de interrupção e o motivo da interrupção. Os medicamentos foram categorizados conforme classificação Anatômico Terapêutico Químico da OMS. Foram utilizadas ferramentas da estatística descritiva simples para análise. Resultados: Foram selecionados 164 medicamentos oncológicos com interrupção produtiva entre 2014 a 2017, sendo 28,6% de forma definitiva. A maior motivação para interrupção tanto do tipo definitiva quanto temporária foi devido a razões comerciais. O grupo ATC mais frequente foi dos antimetabólitos (21,89% dos itens), seguido dos alquilantes (20,8% dos itens). Conclusões: A superioridade da motivação econômica para interromper a produção demonstra a frágil relação entre as necessidades de saúde e as forças de mercado. O Estado deve explorar mecanismos de indução e de regulação que permitam a garantia de acesso e a sustentabilidade das ações em saúde em simultâneo a uma maior autonomia tecnológica nacional no âmbito do CEIS. Mais estudos sobre a temática são necessários para auxiliar no enfrentamento do problema.
Hrvatski vojnici i civili u vrtlogu Velikoga rata (1914. – 1918.)
Authors: Jelaska Marijan Zdravka
Published: March 2020

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Ivica Đikić, Beara. Dokumentarni roman o srebreničkom genocidu (Zagreb: Naklada Ljevak; Synopsis 2016), 246 str.
Authors: Barić Nikica
Published: March 2020

Prikaz knjige Ivice Đikića, Beara
Kazimir Katalinić, Od poraza do pobjede. Povijest hrvatske političke emigracije 1945. – 1990., I. i II. svezak (Zagreb: Naklada Trpimir, 2017), 334 + 302 str.
Authors: Šumanović Vladimir
Published: March 2020

prikaz knjige
Assessment of available sites for palatal orthodontic mini-implants through cone-beam computed tomography
Authors: Lyu Xinwei , Guo Jiusi , Chen Liangrui , Gao Yi , Liu Lu , Pu Lingling , Lai Wenli , Long Hu
Published: March 2020

Objective

To measure the palatal thickness of both hard and soft tissues and to determine safe regions for the placement of mini-implants. The influences of sex and age on palatal thickness were also examined.

Materials and Methods

Cone-beam computed tomography images of 30 patients (12 males, 18 females), including 15 adults and 15 adolescents, were used in this study. The thicknesses of palatal hard tissue, soft tissue, and hard+soft tissues were measured at the coronal planes of first premolars, second premolars, first molars, and second molars (P1, P2, M1, and M2 planes, respectively).

Results

The hard tissue was thickest at the P1 plane, followed by at the P2, M1, and M2 planes, while the thickness of soft tissue was similar among the four planes. The trends in the changes of palatal thickness from midline to the lateral sides (V-pattern) were similar for the four planes. Palatal thickness was influenced by sex, age, and their interaction. Mapping of recommended and optimal sites for palatal mini-implants was accomplished.

Conclusions

Sex and age factors could influence palatal thickness. Therefore, the findings might be helpful for clinicians in guiding them to choose the optimal sites for palatal mini-implants.
A bibliometric analysis for the research on laser processing based on Web of Science
Authors: Chen Yong , Cheng Ziwen , Wang Cheng , Chen Yi , Li Shiyun , Wan Yuehua , Jin Qiuxia
Published: March 2020

Laser processing technology is one of the most important technologies in the 21st century and is becoming an area of great potential in manufacturing. There is an increase in the quality and quantity of publications related to this topic. To formally illustrate the research status of laser processing at a global level, the bibliometric analysis was used based on Web of Science database; 3958 documents were retrieved and countries or regions, institutions, journals, authors, research areas, author keywords, and highly cited articles were discussed in detail, respectively. Results show that China is the dominant country in this field, followed by the USA and Germany. Greece has the most collaborated articles, and Germany was the most active country that cooperated with another 19 countries or regions, especially with the USA, France, and China. Applied Surface Science is the most productive journal with the highest influence factor, and the University of California System has the highest h-index. “Material science, Multidisciplinary” is the most attractive area, with 1777 documents involved in it. In addition, the major hot topics concluded by author keywords are “laser processing,” “micro-structure,” and “thin film.” Finally, “intelligent laser processing” and “production scheduling” are given as the potential research hotspot in the near future.
The Role of an Interactive Visual Learning Tool and Its Personalizability in Online Learning: Flow Experience
Authors: Ha Young , Im Hyunjoo
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of interactive online learning tools on college student learning using flow as the guiding perspective. Study 1 was conducted to test the effect of online interactivity manipulated by dynamic visual learning tools on student’s flow experience, level of telepresence, actual performance in test, and perceived values of such activities. Study 2 was designed to test the effect of personalizability of difficulty levels in the interactive online activity on students’ learning experience. The results found that interactive online learning tools can facilitate student’s active learning process by increasing attention, curiosity, and interest about the online activity, and by reducing awareness of physical surroundings. In addition, the interactive activity significantly improved students’ test scores. This study also found that personalized difficulty options available in the interactive online activity significantly increased students’ perceived hedonic value (i.e., enjoyment) of and the level of satisfaction with the activity. The results emphasize the critical role of interactive visual learning tool in the online activities in improving students’ flow experience and actual performance. Personalizability of task levels is also recommended to be used in online activities to increase students’ perceived hedonic value and satisfaction with such online activities.
The Validity and Instructional Value of a Rubric for Evaluating Online Course Quality: An Empirical Study
Authors: Lee Ji Eun , Recker Mimi , Yuan Min
Published: March 2020

This study investigated the validity and instructional value of a rubric developed to evaluate the quality of online courses offered at a midsized public university. This rubric was adapted from an online course quality rubric widely used in higher education, the Quality Matters rubric. We first examined the reliability and preliminary construct validity of the rubric using quality ratings for 202 online courses and eliminated twelve problematic items. We then examined the instructional value of the rubric by investigating causal relationships between 1) course quality scores, 2) online interactions between students, instructors, and content, and 3) student course performance (course passing rates). A path analysis model, using data from 121 online courses enrolling 5,240 students, showed that only rubric items related to learner engagement and interaction had a significant and positive effect on online interactions, while only student-content interaction significantly and positively influenced course passing rates.
Student Preferences for Learning Resources on a Land-based Postgraduate Online Degree Programme
Authors: Slater Duncan Royd , Davies Richard
Published: March 2020

Creating engaging online resources is an important part of the rapidly changing discipline of e-tutoring. There is increasing use of a wide range of media for online training but only a limited number of studies assessing their effectiveness. This study involved an educator working collegiately with cohorts of online students studying a specialist land-based postgraduate degree programme (n = 79).  The opinions of these mature online students, on current and potential learning resources, informed two interventions that provided novel online resources to the course. Student opinion on these new resources was captured and subjected to thematic analysis. The results identify that these students’ favoured resources were online lectures, course notes, primary literature and tutors’ opinion pieces because they were perceived as accessible, easy to engage with, assignment-related and/or provided something akin to a ‘university campus experience’.  In contrast, podcasts and knowledge review quizzes were strongly disfavoured by the majority of respondents. The implications of this study in relation to online teaching practice are discussed.
An Analysis into the Travels of the Translated Self in V.S Naipaul’s Half A Life
Authors: Das Gora Chand
Published: March 2020

V.S.Naipaul expertly exhibited a great craftsmanship in literary pieces like fiction, travel and journalistic writing. His fictional world reveals a critical look on the world and also utilizes its traditions, customs and cultures. Naipaul’s writing express the ambivalence of the exile, a feature of his own experience as an Indian in the West Indies, a West Indies in England, and a nomadic intellectual in a post colonial world. Naipaul adhered to the form of the traditional narrative, and by doing away with the technical devices of the stream of consciousness; he exhibits his power of writing by making his readers share the inevitable irony and paradox of modern life form by its quintessential self-division and inner conflict. The protagonist of Naipaul’s fiction may be different persons but there may be sensed a thread of continuity in their fate and there “limbotic” status. He has described the theme of a quest for identity, a sense of displacement, alienation, exile of an individual in the backdrop of colonial and postcolonial period. The act of displacement, his trying efforts to organize his experience, and his gazing back to know about his roots and his continuing search for the desirable self can be clearly stated in his novel Half A Life (2001). In the novel Half A Life, Willie Chandran is a migrant from one place to another and then to another. And he keeps on doing that through both Half A Life, and its sequel Magic Seeds (2004).
Journey of Savitri From Birth to Young-Age: Tale of a Legend in Sri Aurobindo’s Epic “Savitri”
Authors: Dahiya Dr. Sumit Kumari , Chikkara Ms. Harshita
Published: March 2020

Yoga leads to right knowledge and right knowledge makes right action possible. The struggle and the victory are the hard core of poetry “Savitri”. The legend Savitri’s birth and childhood are far from conventional. Her girldhood is a wonder. She is a king’s daughter. But she masters sculpture and painting, music and architecture, dance and poetry and many other arts and crafts. She is divine and outspaces her friends. She is a divine beauty and nobody dares to claim her. She is free to choose her husband. Savitri leaves her parent’s home, her palace. She visits many places and many woods. She is attracted towards Satyawan. He tells that he is a son of king, but a king no more. Savitri becomes sure in her decision to marry Satyawan but before this, she wants to return to her parents to tell them about her choice. Inspite of being intimations of future, she is committed to her chosen path.
Are Archetypes Not Enough in Children's Literature? A Case Study of Body Shaming and Stereotypes in Roald Dahl's The Twits And The Witches
Authors: Bahukhandi Akanksha
Published: March 2020

Archetypes are easily identifiable in works of fiction regardless of when they were penned and the relevant cultural mileu. This is because archetypes are functional units of the 'collective unconcious' which is common to all. Going by that logic shouldn't the authors of fiction be just fine with exploring various aspects and variations af various archetyes deep seated in the psyche of their readers? If archetypes provide a sound base of ready acceptance by virtue of  their familiarity to the entire human race, then what explains the rampant use of strereotypical characters and plots in fiction all across the globe and especially in children's literature? Do the stereotypes encourage prejudices and body shaming? The present paper aims to look into the possible reasons behind the use of stereotypes and caricatures, their effectiveness and their impact on the young readers.
Colonial Rule and Modernization in Ballari
Authors: Afrin Asra
Published: March 2020

Colonialism is one of the most important aspects of Indian history and Indian literature. The colonial rule has left its impression in both positive and negative ways. The paper looks at the positive aspects of the British rule in Ballari a District in Karnataka. The paper/article deals with the development that took place during the colonial rule in Ballari. It explores the adoption of modern technology and science and opening of missionary schools at Ballari and its positive impact on the region and regional/native people. The paper shows how the modernization and Westernization made its way in Ballari.
EVALUASI KESESUAIAN LAHAN UNTUK TANAMAN KAKAO BERBASIS SIG DI KECAMATAN NAN SABARIS KABUPATEN PADANG PARIAMAN
Authors: Oktavia Widya , Siswandana Siswandana
Published: March 2020

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to analyze and determination: level of land suitability, spatial distribution of land suitability and directive of land arrangement for cocoa plants-based SIG in Padang Pariaman District at Nan Sabaris Sub-District. The technique of determining sample points is based on land units with a purposive sampling method. Analysis of the data used is the comparison of matching between land characteristics with class criteria of land suitability.  As a results showed that : 1) The level of land suitability for cocoa planting area in Nan Sabaris sub-district can be categorized into 2 (two) land suitability levels, i.e. very suitable area of 1197.4 Ha with land units Qh.I.F1.Ldg.Gh and in accordance with an area of 2252.3 Ha with land units : Qh.I.F1.Swh.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Swh.Reg, Qh.I.F1.Swh.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Pmk.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Pmk.Reg, Qh.I.D1.Pmk.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Pmk.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Ldg.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Ldg.Reg, Qh.I.D1.Ldg.Gh. 2) Spatial distribution of land that is very suitable is the land unit in the village of Pauh Kamba. Whereas the appropriate categories are Nagari Sunua, Sunua tengah, Kuraitaji, Kaplokoto, Paguah dalam. 3) Directive of land arrangement in Nan Sabaris sub-district, all land units are suitable for cacao plants.Keywords: Suitability of land, Cocoa, Geography Information System   AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis tentang : tingkat kesesuaian lahan, sebaran spasial kesesuaian lahan dan arahan penataan lahan untuk tanaman kakao berbasis SIG di Kecamatan Nan Sabaris Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Penelitian ini dirancang dengan menggunakan metode survey. Teknik penentuan titik sampel berdasarkan satuan lahan dengan metode sampel purposif. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah pembandingan matching antara karakteristik lahan dengan kriteria kelas kesesuaian lahan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : 1). Tingkat kesesuaian lahan untuk areal penanaman kakao di Kecamatan Nan Sabaris dapat dikategorikan atas 2 (dua) tingkat kesesuaian lahan, yakni Sangat Sesuai seluas 1197,4 Ha dengan satuan lahan Qh.I.F1.Ldg.Gh dan Sesuai dengan luas 2252,3 Ha dengan satuan lahan : Qh.I.F1.Swh.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Swh.Reg, Qh.I.F1.Swh.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Pmk.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Pmk.Reg, Qh.I.D1.Pmk.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Pmk.Gh, Qh.I.F1.Ldg.Reg, Qh.I.M5.Ldg.Reg, Qh.I.D1.Ldg.Gh. 2) Sebaran spasial lahan yang sangat sesuai adalah satuan lahan di Nagari Pauh Kamba. Sedangkan untuk kategori sesuai adalah Nagari Sunua, Sunua tengah, Kuraitaji, Kapalokoto, Paguah dalam. 3) Arahan penataan lahan di Kecamatan Nan Sabaris, semua satuan lahan cocok diperuntukan untuk tanaman kakao.Kata Kunci : Kesesuaian lahan, Kakao, Sistem Informasi Geografi (SIG).
Analisis Potensi Longsor Sungai di Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Padang Sumatera Utara
Authors: Damanik Muhammad Ridha Syafii , Nurman Ali , Aminy Muhammad Yuliansyah , Ritonga Ilham
Published: March 2020

AbstractThe occurrence of flash floods in 2017 that hit Tebing Tinggi City in North Sumatra Province caused 33,825 lives to be affected. That shows that the potential for flash floods disasters in the North Sumatra region, including in the Padang River Basin, is classified as very high. The purpose of this study is to determine the location of potential riverbank landslides that cause river flow obstructions (natural dams) in the Padang River Basin. The method used in this study is a qualitative method using geographic information systems. The data analysis technique used is the cone stacking technique of research variable maps. The variables used to analyze the potential of riverbank landslides are the appearance of existing landslides, topography (flow accumulation), and geology (faults). The results of this study indicate that there are 86 locations with potential landslides that can cause natural dams. The most potential location is the Padang sub-watershed with 48 sub-areas.Keywords: Disaster Mitigation, Spatial Modeling, Flash floods, Geographic Information Systems AbstrakKejadian banjir bandang tahun 2017 yang melanda Kota Tebing Tinggi  Provinsi Sumatera Utara menyebabkan 33.825 jiwa terdampak. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa potensi bencana banjir bandang di wilayah Sumatera Utara termasuk di Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Padang tergolong sangat tinggi. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui lokasi yang berpotensi terjadi longsor tebing sungai yang mengakibatkan terhambatnya aliran sungai (bendungan alam) di DAS Padang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan sistem informasi geografis. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik tumpeng susun peta variabel penelitian. Adapun variabel yang digunakan untuk menganalisis potensi longsor tebing sungai adalah kenampakan longsor eksisting, topografi (akumulasi aliran), dan geologi (patahan). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 86 lokasi yang berpotensi longsor yang dapat menyebabkan bendungan alam. Lokasi paling banyak terdapat potensi adalah sub-DAS Padang dengan jumlah sub-area 48 lokasi.   Kata Kunci:   Mitigasi bencana, Permodelan Spasial, Banjir Bandang, Sistem Informasi Geografis
The Clydesdale report: Issues of media and academic responsibility
Authors: De Bres Joris
Published: March 2020

One of New Zealand’s leading daily newspapers, The Dominion Post, greeted its readers on 20 May 2008 with a front page headline declaring that Pacific migrants were a ‘drain on the economy’.  This was claimed in a study released by Massey University economist Dr Greg Clydesdale, who reportedly found that ‘Pacific Islanders’ crime rates, poor education and low employment were creating an underclass and a drain on the economy’. Pacific peoples were angered and dismayed by the Clydesdale claims, their publication on the front page of the Dominion Post, and racially prejudiced responses on talkback radio and the internet. No evidence was provided to support the claim that they were an underclass or a drain on the economy. The Dominion Post said it published the story because of Clydesdale’s status as an academic. Massey University said Clydesdale was exercising his academic freedom. This article is a case study of the controversy examining the intersecting responsibilities of academics, media and universities in response to a group vulnerable to racial stereotypes.
The 'goss' on Paul and Heather: Attitudes to celebrity and divorce in three NZ women's magazines
Authors: Brewer Rosemary
Published: March 2020

In recent years the range of mass media available in New Zealand and the Pacific generally has come under increasing attention from scholars, notably in this journal. However, New Zealand women's magazines, although widely read, have not received the same depth of scholarly attention. On the social constructionist principle that close analysis of written texts can suggest much about the society in which they are embedded and the social functions they perform, this article examines 34 items about the separation of Paul McCartney ad Heather Mills from the New Zealand Women's Day, and New Idea from 3 June to 30 December 2006, to investigate the nature of gossip's appeal in general, and the magazines' attitudes to divorce in particular.
Master storyteller's challenging vision
Authors: Latu Josephine
Published: March 2020

In Search Of The Friendly Islands, his sophomore publication, is sure to make wakes— and not only with the governing authorities. It is a jolting dose of realism for any Tongan. The title address Moala's scepticism with the myth of a perpetually serene and culturally idolised 'Friendly Islands'.
Informative insights into the making of a president
Authors: Shafer Richard
Published: March 2020

The Making of FDR argues that the image of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a modern, charismatic, and politically astute leader was 'made' in a significant way by his talented but non-intellectual press secretary, Stephen Early. The author, journalist Linda Lotridge Levin, clearly makes the case that Early played a crucial role in the Roosevelt presidency that lasted from 1932 until his death in 1945.
Following the Balibo massacre’s whale
Authors: O'Donnell Marcus
Published: March 2020

Early on in Tony Maniaty’s Shooting Balibo we come across Herman Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and John Dos Passos. We quickly get the message that this is as much a journey of the imagination as it is a travelogue, memoir or investigation. Maniaty tells us that when he went to East Timor as an ABC reporter in 1975, just before the ill-fated journalists, his travel reading was Melville’s Moby Dick. Here we get a sense of the young journalist’s ambition, his questing commitment to follow the story, just as Ahab follows his whale.
Public Enemy Number One’s global journalism
Authors: Robie David
Published: March 2020

Wilfred Burchett's legendary ‘warning to the world’ eyewitness account in the London Daily Express, exposing the horror of the United States nuclear genocide in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, made global headlines on 5 September 1945. Almost four decades later, in his final book, Shadows of Hiroshima, he returned to this nuclear nightmare and reflected on this racist experiment against an already defeated enemy and a history of cover-ups over the ‘atomic plague’.
Reporting war: Covering the Pacific – Radio NZ International and West Papua as a case study
Authors: Zweifel Walter
Published: March 2020

Commentary: Publicly funded, Radio New Zealand International has a broadcasting role that is not ratings-driven; it has no circulation figures or advertising revenue to worry about. The broadcaster’s work is simply to produce the first draft of history. Or, as the advertisement of a national television network in New Zealand says, ‘It’s all about the story’. This commentary was one of a series in a panel of journalists at the Reporting War conference, jointly organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Massey University's Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing in Wellington on 22 May 2009.
The media and international humanitarian law: Legal protections for journalists
Authors: Kagan Sophia , Durham Helen
Published: March 2020

Journalists and other media personnel perform a crucial role in armed conflicts. In the absence of functioning civil society, which, in peacetime can survey the behaviour of governments and other parties, and report on breaches of law, journalists are often the only parties on the ground able to document and publicise such breaches. Like humanitarian workers, they are often the only group that can bring to the attention of the world breaches of international humanitarian law and the horrific consequences which flow from armed conflict without limits. This article will consider the protections afforded to journalists under international humanitarian law and the practical assistance given to journalists by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions
Authors: MacWilliam Scott
Published: March 2020

The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs to be borne in mind when trying to evaluate recent events, including the 2006 coup in Fiji. In the meantime however, ‘short views’ will continue to be made and this collection of essays by 24 contributors forms part of that process.

The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji essays are also partisan, seking to affect what occurs in Fiji. The collection is framed largely around the spurious premise that there are only two defensible positions, either for or against the current military regime.
Critical Fiji media studies defy climate of censorship
Authors: Ratuva Steven
Published: March 2020

The special edition on ‘Media and Democracy in Fiji’ of Fijian Studies: A Journal of Contemporary Fiji is an engaging collection of articles of diverse quality presented in varying degrees of intellectual temperaments, some with political passion and unrestrained emotion, some with journalistic vigour and some with serious scholastic zeal. A few articles are outstanding in terms of analytical depth and cutting edge approach while some are lacklustre and lack what it takes to be a journal article. Nevertheless, the intensity of discourse relating to the media in Fiji and the Pacific is enough to inspire one’s sense of appreciation of the role the media and journalists who operate in politically challenging environments like Fiji play. (The last such collection was ‘crisis in coverage’ published after the George Speight attempted coup, May, 2000).