bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O Papel Bidirecional da Nicotina na Tarefa Go/No-Go: Um Ensaio Clínico Piloto
Authors: Rodrigues Stephanye J. , Silva Gabriella M. , Bonifácio Thiago A. , Limaverde Relva P. , Gomes Maria Eduarda , Leite Livia H. , Almeida Natalia L. , Fernandes Thiago P. , Santos Natanael Antonio
Published: June 2022

Resumo Estudos mostram que o tabagismo é responsável por afetar algumas funções cognitivas. No entanto, a nicotina é apenas um dos componentes existentes no cigarro e existem evidências de que pode servir como agente neuroprotetivo e causar melhoras em algumas funções cognitivas. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar como a nicotina interage com algumas funções cognitivas. Um ensaio clínico piloto com administração de gomas de nicotina contendo 2-mg ou 4-mg, ou gomas placebo contendo a mesma textura, sabor e aparência, foi realizado. Quarenta e dois participantes participaram da pesquisa e os resultados indicaram que a relação entre nicotina e o desempenho na tarefa Go/No-Go podem ser bidirecionais. Os resultados indicaram que participantes do grupo que utilizaram 4-mg de nicotina apresentaram menor desempenho, enquanto os participantes que fizeram uso de 2-mg de nicotina tiveram melhor desempenho do que os demais. Esta pesquisa tem aplicações biopsicossociais e podem ajudar na compreensão da relação entre tabagismo e nicotina, além de contribuir para estratégias que possam ajudar no abandono do cigarro ou na melhora de condições que afetem a cognição.
Scale of Creative Potential at Work: validity based on external criteria and reliability evaluation
Authors: Spadari Gabriela Fabbro , Nakano Tatiana de Cássia , Rocha Monica de Oliveira , Messias João Carlos Caselli
Published: June 2022

Resumo O presente estudo visou adicionar evidências de validade à Escala de Potencial Criativo no Trabalho, por meio da investigação da influência de variáveis relacionadas ao sujeito (gênero, idade e nível de escolaridade) e ao ambiente organizacional (tempo de empresa) nos resultados do teste e investigar a precisão do instrumento por meio do método de teste e reteste. A amostra foi composta por 371 participantes, com idade média de 33,1 anos, funcionários de empresas de pequeno a grande porte. Nenhuma das variáveis se mostrou significativa nos dois fatores do instrumento (bloqueios e barreiras à criatividade; atributos e características que favorecem a criatividade). Somente três interações se mostraram significativas (sexo x idade no Fator 1; escolaridade x idade no Fator 1; idade x tempo no Fator 2). A precisão se mostrou adequada (r = 0,650 no Fator 1 e r = 0,729 no Fator 2). Estudos voltados à investigação de outras qualidades psicométricas do instrumento são recomendados.
Modelo numérico-computacional de ligação semirrígida baseado na Mecânica do Dano
Authors: de Souza Luiz Antonio Farani , Letícia Soares Amanda , Kawamoto Rodrigo Yukio Mizote , dos Santos Douglas Fernandes , Vanalli Leandro
Published: June 2022

RESUMO As ligações de viga – pilar em estruturas de aço são projetadas tradicionalmente supondo seu comportamento idealmente flexível ou totalmente rígido, o que simplifica os processos de análise e de projeto estrutural. No entanto, esses dois casos são extremos, porque a maioria das conexões usadas no campo prático transmitem algum momento parcial. Resultados experimentais obtidos para conexões de viga – pilar mostram que a relação entre a rotação e o momento é não linear e varia dependendo da flexibilidade das mesmas. Nesse contexto, um modelo constitutivo unidimensional de ligação fundamentado na Mecânica do Dano Contínuo é proposto, o qual leva em conta a redução progressiva da rigidez rotacional. Um código computacional é desenvolvido para a análise estática de pórticos planos com comportamento não linear geométrico e com ligação semirrígida. A variável dano é calculada em função de três parâmetros – rigidez rotacional inicial, deformação rotacional e módulo de dano -, sendo esses obtidos da curva momento – rotação da ligação. Com o objetivo de verificar a formulação proposta, esse modelo é aplicado em dois problemas numéricos - uma viga em balanço e um pórtico com dois andares. As estruturas são discretizadas com a formulação Corrotacional do Método dos Elementos Finitos, considerando a teoria de Euler-Bernoulli para a flexão de viga. A ligação é simulada por um elemento finito de comprimento nulo, cuja matriz de rigidez elementar considera as rigidezes axial, translacional e rotacional. O sistema de equações não lineares, que descreve o problema estrutural, é solucionado por um procedimento incremental-iterativo de dois passos com convergência cúbica. Os resultados numéricos com o programa Scilab mostram a boa concordância entre as trajetórias de equilíbrio obtidas com o modelo proposto e aquelas encontradas na literatura.
Phytotoxicity and cytogenetic action mechanism of leaf extracts of Psidium cattleyanum Sabine in plant bioassays
Authors: Alves T. A. , Spadeto M. S. , Vasconcelos L. C. , Souza J. R. C. L. , Menini L. , Ferreira M. F. S. , Praça-Fontes M. M.
Published: June 2022

Abstract The search for more environmental friendly herbicides, aiming at the control of agricultural pests, combinated with less harmfulness to human health and the environment has grown. An alternative used by researchers is the application of products of secondary plant metabolism, which are investigated due to their potential bioactivities. Thus, species belonging to the Myrtaceae family are potential in these studies, since this family is recognized for having high biological activity. A species belonging to this genus is Psidium cattleyanum, which has a medicinal effect and its fruits are used in human food. Thus, the objective of this research was to evaluate and compare the phyto-cyto-genotoxicity of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of the specie P. cattleyanum, from plant bioassays, as well as to identify the main classes of compounds present in the extracts. For this, the extracts were prepared, characterized and biological tests were carried out by evaluating, in seeds and seedlings of lettuce and sorghum, the variables: percentage of germination, germination speed index, root growth and aerial growth; and in meristematic lettuce cells the variables: mitotic phases, mitotic index, nuclear alterations and chromosomal alterations. Flavones, flavonones, flavonols, flavononols, flavonoids, alkaloids, resins, xanthones and anthraquinone glycoside were characterized in the ethanolic extract. Both evaluated extracts, in the highest concentration, inhibited the initial plant development. All treatments caused alterations in the mitotic phases and inhibited mitotic index. In addition, the treatments promoted an increase in nuclear and chromosomal alterations. The mechanism of action presented was aneugenic, clastogenic and determined in epigenetic alterations. The ethanolic extract was more cytotoxic, since it had a more expressive effect at a lower concentration. Despite the cytotoxicity of the extracts under study, they promoted alterations at lower levels than the glyphosate positive control.
Muscle endurance of Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Silva Junior Marcos Cezar Pitombo da , Menezes Enaiane Cristina , Mendonça Gerfeson , Lima Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT Muscle endurance (ME) is considered to be an important indicator of health-related fitness in childhood and adolescence. The present study aimed to identify and summarize the evidence on the prevalence of adequate ME in Brazilian children and adolescents (6 to 18 years old). A systematic search of studies published from 2009 to 2019 was performed in six databases (LILACS; SciELO; SportDiscus; Medline/PubMed; Web of Science; Scopus). We found 16,168 articles, 20 of which met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review for data extraction and assessment of their risk of bias. Among the 23,805 children and adolescents participating in the studies, 43.5% of the total (43.7% of boys and 41.0% of girls) had adequate abdominal ME. Different test batteries were reported, the main ones being PROESP/BR®, FITNESSGRAM®, and AAHPERD®. Most studies were carried out in the South (50.0%) and Southeast (20.0%) regions of Brazil. Regarding the distribution of studies by geographic region and human development index (HDI), there were no disparities in ME between studies conducted in regions with a lower HDI (43.1% for the Northeast and 32.2% for the North) and those with a higher HDI (46.8% for the South and 33.1% for the Southeast). We conclude that less than half of Brazilian children and adolescents of both genders have an abdominal ME adequate for health, with slightly lower values among females.
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Battelle Development Inventory, 2nd Edition for Brazil
Authors: ALBUQUERQUE Karolina Alves de , CUNHA Ana Cristina Barros da , BERKOVITS Michelle Denise
Published: June 2022

Abstract The Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition is a standardized inventory for evaluating the child development from birthto seven years, 11 months old. The objective of this article is to describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation of the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition Protocolto Portuguese-Brazil. This methodological study was conducted in three steps: 1) Pre-condition; 2) Test development; and 3) Evaluation of content validity. Adjustments were performed in the formulation of some items, as well as in the stimuli for structured application of the Brazilian version of Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition. Compared to the original version, the Brazilian version showed good semantic, idiomatic, experiential, conceptual, and operational equivalences, as well as excellent content validity indexes. This adapted version of the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd Edition for Brazil can be considered aviableinstrument for the usewith a Brazilian infant and child population.
Career Education Questionnaire: psychometric properties of the Portuguese version
Authors: LEAL Mara de Souza , MARQUES Cátia , TAVEIRA Maria do Ceú , MELO-SILVA Lucy Leal
Published: June 2022

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Career Education Questionnaire, through the analysis of reliability, dimensionality and possible correlations with the SENNA 1.0 socioemotional measure. The participants were 282 Portuguese high school students of both genders, with a mean age of 15.93 years, from public schools in northern Portugal. The analysis of the internal consistency of the dimensions showed satisfactory Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. The intercorrelations showed a positive and significant pattern for the subscales of the Career Education Questionnaire. The discriminant validity between the Career Education Questionnaire and the SENNA showed a positive and significant relationship of weak magnitude. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a model with three factors showed satisfactory goodness of fit to the data and better than the alternative models. The Portuguese version of this instrument presents metric qualities, making it a useful measure for research in this field.
Cultural adaptation and validation of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire for Children (SIQ-C) to the portuguese language
Authors: BARBOSA Diego Grasel , HALL Craig , FELDEN Érico Pereira Gomes
Published: June 2022

Abstract The aim of this study was to translate, adapt and validate the Sport Imagery Questionnaire for Children to Brazilian Portuguese. For this purpose, analyzes of reproducibility, internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted. The final sample consisted of 521 athletes from 14 sports and ages 14 and 19 (M = 16.31, SD = 1.18). High indices of internal consistency (? = 0.870), reproducibility (0.824) and content validity were verified. In the confirmatory factor analysis, it was observed the appropriate global indexes of adjustment to the five-factor instrument model (RMSEA = 0.060; CFI = 0.90; TLI = 0.88; SRMR = 0.047). The translated instrument has adequate psychometric indicators to evaluate sport imagery, presents a reproducible factor structure and is a reliable test to measure the frequency of imagery use in Brazilian adolescent athletes.
Sandplay therapy in the treatment of children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
Authors: CHALFON Mariana Simão Taliba , RAMOS Denise Gimenez
Published: June 2022

Abstract The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of sandplay therapy in the treatment of children with symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder and/or conduct disorder. The intervention consisted of twelve weekly sessions of sandplay therapy. The Child Behavior Checklist 6-18 was used to assess symptoms before and after the intervention. Participants were 41 children of both sexes, randomly divided into two groups. The control group remained on hold while experimental group 1 underwent the intervention. After three months, control group participants who still met the inclusion criteria were placed in experimental group 2. Results were analyzed statistically, in order to compare the control group and experimental group 1, as well as to assess the evolution of the total experimental group, which included experimental groups 1 and 2. Results pointed to the effectiveness of sandplay therapy in reducing symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.
Ensino da Língua Brasileira de Sinais durante a graduação em Medicina: a percepção dos futuros médicos
Authors: Oliveira Alana Santos Rios , Oliveira Carolyne Vieira de , Jesus Rodrigo Francisco de , Quintanilha Luiz Fernando , Avena Katia de Miranda
Published: June 2022

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a percepção dos estudantes de Medicina em relação à oferta da disciplina Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) durante a sua formação acadêmica. Métodos Estudo transversal, descritivo e analítico, incluindo estudantes de Medicina da cidade de Salvador, Bahia, maiores de 18 anos. Aplicou-se um questionário virtual, semiestruturado, contendo aspectos sociodemográficos, acadêmicos e sobre a Libras (comunicação, aprendizado, importância na formação médica e oferta curricular). Resultados Dos 240 estudantes avaliados, 82,9% não sabe se comunicar através de Libras, entretanto 95,8% acreditam que a disciplina é necessária no currículo médico. Quanto à oferta curricular, os estudantes consideram que esta deveria ser obrigatória (55,2%) e na modalidade presencial (75,7%). Os principais motivos para não cursar a disciplina foram por esta ser optativa (41,7%) e por falta de tempo (33,3%). Identificou-se que as mulheres dão mais importância a esta formação (p=0,0013) e essa percepção independe de idade, natureza administrativa da instituição e ciclo acadêmico em curso. Conclusão Os estudantes de Medicina têm uma percepção favorável ao ensino de Libras na educação médica. Entretanto, a maioria desses estudantes não cursou a disciplina em seus percursos acadêmicos e acredita ser desafiador o atendimento a este público.
Citizens’s perception on stormwater management and use of on-site stormwater detention in Belo Horizonte/Brazil
Authors: Drumond Pedro de Paula , Moura Priscilla Macedo , Silva Talita Fernanda das Graças , Ramires Juliana Camargos , Silva Lucas Rogério Vieira
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT To mitigate urbanization impacts on the hydrological cycle, Low Impact Development techniques, especially On-site Stormwater Detention - OSD, are applied worldwide. Besides their frequent use, the public knowledge about these techniques and stormwater management is insufficient, particularly in Latin America. Public comprehension about stormwater management and LID techniques lead to more acceptance and engagement. In this sense, the aim of this article is to present the results of interviews about local’s perception on stormwater management in Belo Horizonte/Brazil. The results indicate that males and respondents older than 40 years old have more knowledge about stormwater management, as well as higher socioeconomic interviewees. Although the use of OSD is positively perceived, a greater knowledge on urban stormwater does not lead to a greater willingness to co-participate in the stormwater management. Our results provide an overview of city inhabitants’ perception of municipal stormwater management and have great potential to help managers.
Reflecting on conceptualisations of ‘meaning’ in occupational therapy
Authors: Kiepek Niki , Beagan Brenda , Patten San , Ausman Christine
Published: June 2022

Abstract In this reflection essay, the authors explore how meaning is represented in occupational therapy literature. A review of occupational therapy and occupational science literature uncovers framings of meaning, meaningful, and meaningfulness that are almost exclusively ‘positive’. Positioning of occupations as inherently ‘positive’ and assuming universal experiences of positive meanings for all members of society, overlooks individual and collective diversities. To perpetuate framings of occupations as inherently and exclusively ‘positively meaningful’ effectively silences experiences that do not conform to dominant assumptions and perspectives. Approaching concepts of ‘meaning’ more broadly may allow occupational therapists and scholars to better comprehend what people do and do not do, and why, better situating the profession to promote the espoused goals of equity, justice, and rights. Neglecting nuanced understandings of meaning may forfeit more complex examinations of occupation to other disciplines, thereby undermining disciplinary claims of expertise in the realm of occupation.
Body and health: reflections on Body Practices among older adults in a Basic Health Unit in Goiânia, Brazil
Authors: Santana Nayara , Silva Letícia , Custódio Bruno , Baptista Tadeu João
Published: June 2022

Abstract This qualitative research investigates the concepts of body and health in body practices among older adults who attend the Esporte e Lazer (Sports and Leisure) group at a Basic Health Unit in Goiânia, Brazil. The research has a qualitative nature. Six field observations were performed (and recorded) with about 30 members, as well as a focus group with five older adults. Data underwent content analysis. Results indicate hybrid conceptions, in a way that elements present in the individual’s life are confronted with those experienced by health practices. Body practices are meaningful life experiences toward an integrative perspective. Thus, although certain elements among older adults drive the comprehension of biopsychosocial factors, they often show aspects which reduce the body or health to biological determinism. Thus, professionals who work with older adults must make different propositions.
ComiDHAA de verdade para todos: desafios para a efetivação do direito humano à alimentação adequada no cenário de crises no Brasil
Authors: Guerra Lúcia Dias da Silva
Published: June 2022

Resumo No cenário contemporâneo persistem diferentes violações do direito humano à alimentação adequada, desde fome à obesidade. Contudo, esse direito ainda se encontra em processo de efetivação e disputa, dado ao somatório de crises econômica, política, social, alimentar, ambiental, climática e sanitária no âmbito mundial e sua expressão no âmbito nacional. Este ensaio tem por objetivo tecer criticamente a análise de elementos importantes para efetivação do direito humano à alimentação adequada. Para tanto, optou-se pelo percurso metodológico de análise de conjuntura, mais comum nas pesquisas sociais, com a construção argumentativa e analítica sobre os acontecimentos, cenários, atores, e relação de forças existentes, buscando desvendar o que envolve, obscurece ou mesmo inverte o problema social estudado. O artigo estrutura-se em três seções: na primeira, apresenta-se os princípios fundantes dos direitos humanos relacionados ao direito à alimentação; na segunda, expõe-se as fragilidades participativas para a efetivação deste direito como via de justiça e transformação social; por fim, discute-se os desafios para a efetivação da alimentação como um direito de todos, diante do atual cenário de crises no Brasil. No campo da saúde pública permanece a necessidade de construção de uma rede de proteção social que vise a efetivação do direito humano à alimentação.
Ecologia de violências nas periferias urbanas em tempos de emergências de saúde multiespécie
Authors: Baquero Oswaldo , Silva Sara Cristina Aparecida da , Faria Júlia Amorim
Published: June 2022

A violência é um problema de saúde e um determinante das emergências de saúde, com dimensões estruturais que vão além das agressões físicas interpessoais. No presente texto esboçamos a noção de ecologia de violências e a relacionamos com vivências da pandemia de Covid-19 numa favela paulistana, a partir de uma perspectiva de saúde multiespécie. Mostramos como marginalização, precariedade imposta, exploração, perseguição, expulsões territoriais, práticas de encarceramento e agressões no ambiente domiciliar, violentam viventes periféricos, humanos e outros-que-humanos, encontrando nas emergências de saúde a possibilidade de se elevarem à condição de sindemia de violências. Isso aconteceu na pandemia de Covid-19, em epidemias anteriores, e provavelmente acontecerá nas próximas pandemias. Por meio da ecologia de violências damos mais visibilidade à imbricação que frustra tentativas de prevenção e proteção frente a emergências de saúde. Imbricação entre dispositivos marginalizantes, modalidades de violência e emergências de saúde, materializada em coletivos multiespécies.
Automated Reinforcement Learning (AutoRL): A Survey and Open Problems
Authors: Parker-Holder Jack , Rajan Raghu , Song Xingyou , Biedenkapp André , Miao Yingjie , Eimer Theresa , Zhang Baohe , Nguyen Vu , Calandra Roberto , Faust Aleksandra , Hutter Frank , Lindauer Marius
Published: June 2022

The combination of Reinforcement Learning (RL) with deep learning has led to a series of impressive feats, with many believing (deep) RL provides a path towards generally capable agents. However, the success of RL agents is often highly sensitive to design choices in the training process, which may require tedious and error-prone manual tuning. This makes it challenging to use RL for new problems and also limits its full potential. In many other areas of machine learning, AutoML has shown that it is possible to automate such design choices, and AutoML has also yielded promising initial results when applied to RL. However, Automated Reinforcement Learning (AutoRL) involves not only standard applications of AutoML but also includes additional challenges unique to RL, that naturally produce a different set of methods. As such, AutoRL has been emerging as an important area of research in RL, providing promise in a variety of applications from RNA design to playing games, such as Go. Given the diversity of methods and environments considered in RL, much of the research has been conducted in distinct subfields, ranging from meta-learning to evolution. In this survey, we seek to unify the field of AutoRL, provide a common taxonomy, discuss each area in detail and pose open problems of interest to researchers going forward.
Near-Field Microwave Tomography of Biological Tissues: Future Perspectives
Authors: Martusevich Andrew K. , Nazarov Vladimir V. , Surovegina Alexandra V. , Novikov Alexander V. 
Published: June 2022

This overview shows the mapping of specific visualization techniques, depth assessment of the structure of the underlying tissues and used wavelengths of radiation. Medical imaging is currently one of the most dynamically developing areas of medical science. The main aim of the review is a systematization of information on the current status of the microwave imaging of biological objects, primarily of body tissues. The main options of microwave sensing of biological objects are analyzed. Two basic techniques for sensing differing evaluation parameters are characterized. They are microwave thermometry (passive) and near-field resonance imaging. The physical principles of microwave sensing application are discussed. It is shown that the resonant near-field microwave tomography allows visualization of the structure of biological tissues on the basis of the spatial distribution of their electrodynamic characteristics - permittivity and conductivity. Potential areas for this method in dermatology, including dermatooncology, are shown. The known results of applying the method to patients with dermatoses are given. The informativeness of the technology in the early diagnosis of melanoma is shown. The prospects of microwave diagnostics in combustiology, reconstructive and plastic surgery are demonstrated. Thus, microwave sensing is a modern, dynamically developing method of biophysical assessment
of body tissues. There is a strong indication of the feasibility of application of microwave sensing in combustiology (in different periods of burn disease), as well as in reconstructive surgery. Further research in this and other areas of biomedicine will significantly expand the range of possibilities of modern technologies of visualization.
Transformación digital en sistemas de gestión de calidad en empresas tecnológicas
Authors: Peña Gómez Johan Stiven , Asdraldo Vargas César
Published: June 2022

El siguiente artículo es producto de la investigación que describe un modelo de transformación digital en sistemas de gestión de calidad y su aplicabilidad en ámbitos empresariales, tal es el caso de Link Wireless. Para verificar su aplicabilidad se llevó a cabo un estudio con enfoque cualitativo de tipo descriptivo y exploratorio, a partir de lo que se realizó un diagnóstico en donde se estableció el estado inicial del sistema de gestión de calidad conforme lo establece la norma ISO 9001:2015 y la capacidad tecnológica de la compañía para diseñar la mejor estrategia que potenciara sus capacidades de digitalizar sus procesos con el fin de usar al máximo sus herramientas de software y hardware logrando un modelo que puede garantizar la continuidad de la operación del sistema de gestión de calidad con el menor costo posible.
Estructura y composición de los bosques de Pinus pinceana Gordon (Pinaceae), en el noreste de México
Authors: Sánchez-Castillo Carolina , Wehenkel Christian , Golubov Jordan , Vanoye-Eligio Venancio , Martínez-Gallegos Rodolfo , De la Rosa-Manzano Edilia , Torres-Castillo Jorge Ariel , Martínez-Ávalos José Guadalupe
Published: June 2022

Antecedentes: Los bosques de Pinus pinceana en Tamaulipas crecen en condiciones de aridez en la Sierra Madre Oriental. Es importante conocer la composición y diversidad florística, además de los parámetros estructurales útiles para futuros programas de conservación.
Preguntas: ¿Cómo es la estructura, composición y diversidad florística de la vegetación asociada al bosque de Pinus pinceana en Tamaulipas?
Especies de estudio / Descripción de datos / Modelo matemático: Pinus pinceana , parámetros estructurales, diversidad y regresiones lineales.
Sitio y años de estudio: Tamaulipas, México. Marzo de 2016 a Marzo de 2017.
Métodos: En cada sitio (A y B) se establecieron 10 parcelas de 100 m2 para el estrato alto; 10 de 25 m2 para el medio y 10 de 1 m2 para el bajo. Un total de 30 parcelas por sitio.
Resultados: Un total de 48 especies, 39 géneros y 24 familias de plantas vasculares fueron registradas. Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae y Asparagaceae fueron las familias dominantes. Pinus pinceana mostró el mayor Índice de Valor de Importancia (IVI) en el estrato alto, Flourensia laurifolia y Acacia roemeriana en el estrato medio y Croton ciliatoglandulifer y Hechtia hernandez-sandovalii en el estrato bajo. También, se encontraron diferencias significativas en la estructura del estrato medio y superior entre los dos sitios de estudio.
Conclusiones: La vegetación de los bosques de Pinus pinceana en Tamaulipas son semejantes en composición y diversidad de especies entre sitios, pero la estructura del estrato medio y superior entre los dos sitios de estudio es diferente.

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Bioclimatología, Indicadores Florísticos y Vegetación Potencial de la subcuenca Sayula, Jalisco, México
Authors: Gopar-Merino Luis Fernando , Macías-Rodríguez Miguel Ángel , Giménez de Azcárate Joaquín
Published: June 2022

Antecedentes: La subcuenca Sayula localizada al centro-sur del estado de Jalisco, presenta un complejo paisaje conformado por diferentes comunidades vegetales a lo largo de un gradiente altitudinal. Pese a que existen diferentes trabajos del área, éstos no han abordado la distribución de la vegetación a lo largo de dicho gradiente, ni su interpretación bioclimática.
Preguntas: ¿Cuál es la diagnosis bioclimática de la subcuenca? ¿Cuáles son los pisos bioclimáticos y como se vinculan con su correspondiente vegetación potencial natural? ¿Cuáles son los bioindicadores florísticos de cada piso bioclimático?
Especies de estudio: Plantas vasculares, tipos de vegetación.
Sitio y años de estudio: La subcuenca Sayula; 2017 a 2020.
Métodos: Revisión de literatura, trabajo de campo, análisis bioclimático y trabajo de gabinete.
Resultados: El área pertenece al Macrobioclima Tropical, reconociéndose los bioclimas Tropical Xérico y Tropical Pluviestacional; en el primero se incluyen los pisos bioclimáticos Termotropical Semiárido, Termotropical Seco y Mesotropical Seco, y en el segundo, los pisos bioclimáticos Mesotropical Subhúmedo y Mesotropical Húmedo. Las categorías mencionadas fueron trabajadas en un SIG obteniendo una cartografía que mostró su distribución espacial.
Asimismo, la información geobotánica se sintetizó en una catena de vegetación representativa y en tablas que vinculan la información florística, vegetacional y bioclimática.
Conclusiones: La diagnosis bioclimática permitió establecer la distribución de los pisos bioclimáticos, así como su relacióncon los tipos de vegetación. Los recambios en cuanto a fisionomía, estructura, composición y ecología de los pisos están enconsonancia con las variaciones de las condiciones bioclimáticas a lo largo del gradiente altitudinal.

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Measurement of the Flow of the River Canastra in Itapuranga (Goiás) as a strategy for Planning and Management of Hydrographic Basins
Authors: Dos Reis de Souza Josimar , Campos Ferreira Edgar , Naiara Gonçalves dos Reis Laís
Published: June 2022

This study aimed to measure the flow of the Canastra River, located in the municipality of Itapuranga (Goiás), from 2017 to 2018, using the float method. This river plays an important role in providing water for the urban area, for industry and for the irrigation of extensive areas of cultivation. Thus, the analysis focused on showing how these results can contribute to the planning and management of river basins. The methodology used for data collection was the estimation by the float method. The results obtained showed that in the wettest months the flow rate reached a relative average of 200 m³/s, with a maximum flow rate of 450 m³/s. In the dry months, especially in October 2018, the flow reached a minimum of 4.1 m³/s. The flow data of the watercourse allowed to show the extremes of the water source capacity, which has been increasingly under pressure from increasing demand for supply in the urban area of Itapuranga and also from industries and agricultural activities. Furthermore, this experimental study demonstrated how the use of techniques considered simple and cheap, such as the one used, emerge as possibilities for the practice of watershed management, available to managers, especially in small municipalities in the country with limited financial resources.
Urine amylase level after Whipple resection might be a predictive factor of postoperative complications
Authors: Ljuca Farid , Tursunović Amir , Ljuca Kenana , Rifatbegović Zijah , Agić Mirha
Published: June 2022

The association between urine amylase levels and the development of postoperative complications after Whipple resection is still unknown. Aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of urine amylase levels for postoperative complications in patients who underwent Whipple resection. In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed amylase levels in urine, serum and drains in 52 patients who underwent Whipple resection preoperatively and on Postoperative Day 1 (POD1) after the intervention. Patients were followed up for 3 months to assess their predictive value for postoperative complications. In patients with complications, urine amylase levels were significantly higher on POD1 than before resection (198.89 ± 28.41 vs. 53.70 ± 7.44, p=0.000). Considering the sensitivity and specificity of the urine amylase level on POD1, an area under the ROC curve of 0.918 was obtained (p<0.001, 95% CI: 0.894-0.942). Patients with urine amylase levels ³140.00 U/L had significantly higher risks of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) grade C (definition of POPF done according to the ISGP) (RR:20.26; 95% CI: 1.18-347.07; p=0.038), readmission to hospital (RR: 6.61; 95% CI: 1.53-28.58; p=0.011), reoperation (RR: 5.67; 95% CI: 1.27-25.27; p=0.023), and mortality (RR:17.00; 95% CI: 2.33-123.80; p=0.005) than patients with urine amylase levels <140.00 U/L. Urine amylase levels on POD1 displayed strong and significant positive correlations with serum amylase levels (r=0.92, p=0.001) and amylase levels in drains (r=0.86, p=0.002). We can conclude that urine amylase levels on POD1 have good prognostic value for postoperative complications after Whipple resection and might be used as an additional predictive risk factor.
Collaborative Dissent: Noses as Shared Instruments in the Nineteenth-Century Fight for Public Health
Authors: Kiechle Melanie A.
Published: June 2022

In the decades after the United States’ Civil War, city and state governments began to institutionalize organized public health, a process that gave physicians and chemists limited political power as officials. The emergence of boards of health as scientific-political institutions fostered but also undermined productive collaborations between chemists, physicians, and urban residents—collaborations of the sort that our contemporary citizen science hope to create, wherein experts and local lay persons shared authority. This paper interrogates the first phases of organized public health in Boston, Chicago, and New York City to reveal the forces that enabled productive collaborations between chemists and citizens, and to pinpoint how the demands of government and the law shifted the balance of power from local, embodied knowledge to quantitative measurement. For modern movements, these historic moments raise the question of how bodies can be mobilized as dissent—and of where scientists need to be physically located in urban environments and communities. Identifying and understanding the social and cultural factors that enabled collaborative dissent holds promise for contemporary urban environmental and health crises.
Seed Schools in Colombia and the Generative Character of Sociotechnical Dissent
Authors: Hernandez Vidal Nathalia , Moore Kelly
Published: June 2022

In STS, dissent has typically been understood as resistance, a way of saying “no” that is intended to generate change in discourses, material systems, and forms of law and rule that would then govern those who are aggrieved. Using the case of La Red de Semillas Libres de Colombia (RSL) [Network of Free Seeds of Colombia], this paper builds on another approach most visible in feminist, decolonial, and indigenous STS that examines rebuilding rather than direct resistance. Drawing from interviews and participant observation, we show that RSL’s practices of “generative dissent” are temporally distinctive in three ways. Firstly, RSL’s emphasize knowledge-making in the present, they address bio- and social tempos situated in understandings of both the past and the future. Secondly, RSL re-form the bios revitalizing emotional and social capacities. And finally, they reshape human and more-than-human worlds by invigorating biosocial kinships and university-community epistemic ties.
Exploring students’ views on clinical simulation in the acupuncture programme at a South African university
Authors: HU Zijing , VENKETSAMY Roy
Published: June 2022

Students’ competencies in clinical practice is vital in health sciences. Clinical simulation is one approach used to support students’ learning in clinical practice. There is a lack of research on clinical simulation in acupuncture programmes in the African context. This paper explored the experiences of acupuncture students’ views towards clinical simulation in the acupuncture programme to strengthen clinical teaching using the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework as a theoretical lens. A qualitative research approach with an interpretivist paradigm was adopted. A single case study design was selected. Six undergraduate students voluntarily agreed to participate. The data were analysed inductively using the thematic analysis approach. Findings revealed that students were optimistic about clinical simulation because it assisted them in their practice. The findings highlighted students’ views regarding the lack of knowledge and skills among instructors and poor infrastructure. The study also found that students gained more confidence in the clinical simulation since they were aware that the patients are not harmed. It is recommended that clinical simulation should be included and standardised in the acupuncture curriculum. To improve clinical simulation, the authors recommended that clinical simulations should be carefully planned and coordinated; training facilities needed upgrading to accommodate COVID-19 regulations and a detailed handbook on clinical simulation should be developed to standardise the simulation process.
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Clinical and morphological observation of a 19-year-old patient with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck region
Authors: Ryabukhina Yu. E. , Fedenko A. A. , Zeynalova P. A. , Timofeeva O. L. , Abbasbeyli F. M. , Chekini D. A. , Mudunov A. M. , Batsev A. F. , Sinitsyna O. V. , Zhukov A. G. , Shestakova L. A. , Allakhverdieva G. F. , Yurichev I. N.
Published: June 2022

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is an aggressive primitive tumor with limited differentiation of rhabdomyoblasts. Primarily, it occurs in children and teens under 15 years of age in the head and neck region (in 40 % of cases). In patients older than 19-20 years, ARMS is significantly less common and is localized primarily on the limbs, while head and neck region is affected in about 24 % of all cases, involvement of the orbit in the tumor process is very rare. ARMS progression in adults is more aggressive than in children, and prognosis is more unfavorable due to development of regional and distant metastases at the time of diagnosis. Hence, selection of antitumor therapy is limited to drug treatment. Use of multimodal approach to therapy allows to improve treatment outcomes and increase quality of life in patients with ARMS.
Safe drug therapy in clinical practice: experience of using microinfusion single-use mechanical systems in treatment of patients with malignant diseases of hematopoietic tissue and solid tumors
Authors: Ryabukhina Yu. E. , Zeynalova P. A. , Gruzdev V. E. , Anisimov M. A. , Fedenko A. A. , Timofeeva O. L. , Abbasbeyli F. M. , Chekin D. A. , Zhukov A. G.
Published: June 2022

Recently due to significant successes in drug therapy of malignant tumors, the question of quality of life of patients has become more important. Cyclical drug treatment implies intravenous infusion of antitumor agents. Complications associated with this type of therapy include phlebitis and extravasation and, in some cases, lead to full obliteration of vessel lumen and vast skin and hypoderm necrosis. Multiple venous punctions can with time lead to significant technical difficulties in accessing the vein and limit the continuation of therapy. This drives the necessity to search for rational approaches to patient safety during both outpatient and inpatient antitumor drug treatment. To solve this problem, fully implanted venous port systems were developed and implemented in clinical practice which provide organization of aseptic continuous venous access, as well as infusion pumps (for independent prolonged intravenous therapy). Use of these devices allows for continuity and cycling of treatment process, significantly improves patients' quality of life by not limiting daily activities.

In the article we present our experience of using microinfusion single-use mechanical systems for antitumor drug therapy and relief of intense pain syndrome in patients with malignant disorders of hematopoietic tissue and solid tumors.
Fan Culture as a Phenomenon of Media Behavior of Ukrainian Youth
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Krainikova Tetiana , Krainikov Eduard ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Yezhyzhanska Tetiana ,   Borys Hrinchenko University of Kyiv
Published: June 2022

The manifestations of fanaticism in the behaviour of Ukrainian youth are revealed from the media-centric point of view. A survey of young people aged 18-35 from different regions of Ukraine was conducted; the results are qualitative. Given the importance of self-identification in media culture, the attitude of respondents to the concept of “fan” and the willingness to recognize themselves as a fan of a particular person (organization). It has been determined that fan behaviour does not necessarily correlate with hyper-consumption of information and is most strongly associated with the use of online resources. Active appeal to online resources and at the same time small expenses for attending offline events gives grounds to talk about online fanaticism as the dominant model of media behavior of Ukrainian youth. There were studied specifics of informational consumption about idols (periodicity, sources, formats, content satisfaction). There was a concluded list of attractive features that engage the audience to bright figures and ensure loyalty. For the respondents, idols are mentors and teachers. Their special abilities concentrate the audience’s attention, cause admiration, induce, if not actively, to imitate, then at least to follow.
Intervention for Creating Equal Classrooms
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Pinchuk Kateryna , Zalipska Krystyna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: June 2022

Bullying and victimization are prevalent during adolescence. In Europe and North America, approximately 6% of middle school students are bulling others, and approximately 10% of middle school students are bullied 2 or 3 times in a month. Moreover, adolescence is a sensitive period for social status. LaFontana and Cillessen (2009) showed a clear peak in prioritizing status enhancement in early adolescence. Given that the CEC (Creating Equal Classroom) project aims to reduce the level of bullying through mitigating classroom status hierarchy, grade 7 is a particularly relevant developmental stage to implement this intervention project. Target population: Adolescents from grade 7 at the middle school Methods: Questionnaires, multilevel modeling with Mplus 8.0 to estimate the intervention effects due to the nested nature of data, trainings and discussions. Short description of results and conclusions: Pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their social environment and for interacting with peers. This program is effective in reducing the frequency of adolescents' involvement in bullying situations. With help of this program, the number of both initiators and victims of bullying will decrease.
Valuable Potential of a Teen
Authors:   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Svatenkova Tatiana
Published: June 2022

The article deals with the relevance of the assessment and development of the value potential of a modern adolescent. The approaches to the problem are analyzed, including on the territory of the European scientific community. The influence of the value potential of the adolescent on the nature of the adolescent's behavior in modern psychosocial reality is shown. The life-meaning orientations of adolescents were investigated according to the Life-meaning orientations test of D.A. Leontiev. A thorough study of instrumental and terminal values was carried out using the tests of M. Rokich and I. G. Sanin. Their influence on the life spheres of the personality of a teenager is analyzed. The connection between the actual values and meanings of adolescents with the leading activities and the social situation of personality development in adolescence is shown. The importance of the development of the value and meaning sphere of a teenager and the realization of his value potential has been proved.
CONTROLLING GRINDING PROCESS PARAMETERS USING CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGN TO REDUCE SLIMES IN PHOSPHATE ORE BENEFICIATION
Authors: Abdelhaffez Gamal S. , Abd-Elwahed Mohamed S. , Hefni Mohammed
Published: June 2022

Ultrafine particles resulting from the grinding operations of phosphate ore cause problems of air pollution, and of the beneficiation plants particularly, flotation cells and filtration units. Particles of less than 38 μm are one of the undesirable consequences of the phosphate ore beneficiation stage, where fine or ultrafine powder accounts for 10–30 percent of phosphate quantities and is regarded as a loss. Furthermore, maintaining additional amounts of phosphate by reducing these particles will provide several benefits, including minimizing the environmental implications of slime disposal and enhancing the economic impact of the phosphate ore beneficiation process. This paper aims to maximize the useful phosphate particles and reduce the slime instead of doing even more work with traditional techniques. This goal might be attained by increasing the percent of particles of the desired size of the phosphate (Target) during the grinding process by determining the optimal operational conditions, that will reduce the amount of slime. The central composite design (CCD) is used to identify the number of experiments to be evaluated and to create a predictive model to be used for determining the optimal operation parameters. As a result of the optimization process, a maximum Target of 87.6% was obtained at grinding conditions t (5.1 min), v (42.6%), s (81.2%), and c (50.7%). Where t, v, s, and c stand for grinding time, occupied volume of ball, rotational speed percent from critical speed (%) and solid concentration by volume (%) respectively.