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A PREVALÊNCIA DA SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EM MÉDICOS: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Galvão Inês Portela Passos , Duarte Jamyla Osternes Lemos , Sousa Thaís Sthefane Quaresma de , Santos Amanda Tábata dos , Gonçalves Mateus Machado , Araújo Allany Letícia Dantas de , Lopes Maria Clara Barroso Leite
Published: April 2024

Introdução: A Síndrome de Burnout é uma condição comum em médicos, os quais estão propensos ao desgaste e à fadiga física e emocional, que quando exacerbados podem corroborar no seu desenvolvimento. Essa Síndrome é definida e composta por 3 fatores: a exaustão emocional, a despersonalização e o declínio na realização profissional e apresenta-se com sinais e sintomas físicos, psíquicos, emocionais e comportamentais. Objetivo: Analisar e revisar as etiologias, as implicações a prevalência da Síndrome de Burnout nos médicos. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, utilizando as bases de dados Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SCIELO), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) e Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), com artigos em inglês, português e espanhol publicados no período de 2015 a 2020 retratando a temática em estudo. Resultados: Foram analisados 10 artigos onde foi possível perceber que existe maior predisposição à síndrome de burnout no sexo masculinos, sendo exaustão emocional a mais frequente dimensão com 53%. As cinco especialidades com maior probabilidade de desenvolver essa condição, em ordem decrescente, foram: Medicina de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Medicina de Família, Medicina de emergência, Medicina interna e Ortopedia. As cinco especialidades com maior probabilidade de desenvolver essa condição, em ordem decrescente, foram: Medicina de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Medicina de Família, Medicina de emergência, Medicina interna e Ortopedia. Conclusão: A prevalência de altos níveis de estresse emocional e esgotamento nos médicos, leva a necessidade de ações para intervir no agravo da situação e a conciliação do âmbito de trabalho e familiar. Sendo necessário o diagnóstico precoce para oferecer maior assistência de saúde mental e física para esses profissionais.
ATUAÇÃO DO PROFESSOR DIANTE DA INCLUSÃO DE ALUNOS COM NECESSIDADES EDUCACIONAIS ESPECIAIS NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Duré Elaine Sanchez , Araújo Silvano Ferreira de , Ramos Wanessa Pucciariello , Barbosa João Antônio da Silva , Boeira Fernando Dias , Nascimento José Carlos do , Langer Adriana
Published: April 2024

O professor desempenha um papel decisivo ao proporcionar um ambiente inclusivo e promover a participação ativa de todos os alunos, independentemente de suas habilidades ou limitações. Isso requer estratégias pedagógicas diferenciadas, que favoreçam o convívio social, o respeito mútuo e o desenvolvimento integral dos alunos. Os desafios enfrentados por esses profissionais no seu dia a dia de trabalho incluem a necessidade de romper com paradigmas excludentes, oferecer suporte individualizado aos alunos com necessidades especiais e criar ambientes de aprendizagem que valorizem a diversidade e promovam a inclusão. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar como os professores de Educação Física estão contribuindo para a inclusão de alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva, utilizando um questionário com oito questões, sendo seis abertas e duas fechadas, aplicado a quatro professores de Educação Física que trabalham na rede pública de ensino do município de Coronel Sapucaia, Mato Grosso do Sul. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam que, apesar das tentativas de práticas inclusivas para alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais, a maioria dos professores participantes não possui formação específica ou tem conhecimento limitado sobre o tema. Isso dificulta ou impede a efetividade de suas aulas no que diz respeito à inclusão desses alunos. Conclui-se que a Educação Inclusiva no Brasil avançou significativamente, mas ainda enfrenta desafios na sua efetiva implementação. O engajamento dos professores, a adaptação dos currículos e a promoção de ambientes escolares inclusivos são elementos essenciais para garantir o direito à educação de todos os alunos, respeitando a diversidade e promovendo uma sociedade mais igualitária.
Hybrid Feature Extraction and Capsule Neural Network Model for Fake News Detection
Authors: R Uma Maheswari , N Sudha
Published: April 2024

The introduction and widespread use of social media has altered how information is generated and disseminated, along with the expansion of the Internet. Through social media, information is now more quickly, cheaply, and easily available. Particularly harmful content includes misinformation propagated by social media users, such as false news. Users find it simple to post comments and false information on social networks. Realising the difference between authentic and false news is the biggest obstacle. The current study's aim of identifying bogus news involved the deployment of a capsule neural network. However, with time, this technique as a whole learns how to report user accuracy. This paper offers a three-step strategy for spotting bogus news on social networks as a solution to this issue. Pre-processing is executed initially to transform unstrsuctrured data into a structured form. The second part of the project brought the HFEM (Combined Feature Extraction Model), which also revealed new relationships between themes, authors, and articles as well as undiscovered features of false news. based on a collection of traits that were explicitly and implicitly collected from text. This study creates a capsule neural network model in the third stage to concurrently understand how creators, subjects, and articles are presented. This work uses four performance metrics in evaluations of the suggested classification algorithm using on existing public data sets.
Economic Growth Unleashed: The Power of Institutional Quality
Authors: Fathi El Houssaine , Qafas Ahlam , Youness Jouilil
Published: April 2024

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and institutional quality in the context of the Moroccan economy. Using annual data from 1970 to 2020 and an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration approach, we analyze the long-run and short-run nexus between these two variables. The statistical tests performed, including the ADF and Phillips Perron tests, indicate integration at different orders, and the bounds cointegration test proposed by Pesaran was also conducted. The study finds that institutional quality has a positive short-term impact on economic growth. Furthermore, in the long term, the study reveals that institutional quality continues to positively influence economic growth in Morocco (P-value=0,01<5 %). These results contribute valuable insights to the existing empirical literature and can guide policymakers and stakeholders in implementing institutional reforms to promote economic development
Real-Time Vehicle Detection for Traffic Monitoring: A Deep Learning Approach
Authors: Swathi Patakamudi , Tejaswi Dara Sai , Khan Mohammad Amanulla , Saishree Miriyala , Rachapudi Venu Babu , Anguraj Dinesh Kumar
Published: April 2024

Vehicle detection is an essential technology for intelligent transportation systems and autonomous vehicles. Reliable real-time detection allows for traffic monitoring, safety enhancements and navigation aids. However, vehicle detection is a challenging computer vision task, especially in complex urban settings. Traditional methods using hand-crafted features like HAAR cascades have limitations. Recent deep learning advances have enabled convolutional neural networks (CNNs) like Faster R-CNN, SSD and YOLO to be applied to vehicle detection with significantly improved accuracy. But each technique has tradeoffs between precision and processing speed. Two-stage detectors like Faster R-CNN are highly accurate but slow at 7 FPS. Single-shot detectors like SSD are faster at 22 FPS but less precise. YOLO is extremely fast at 45 FPS but has lower accuracy. This paper reviews prominent deep learning vehicle detectors. It proposes a new integrated method combining YOLOv3 detection, optical flow tracking and trajectory analysis to enhance both accuracy and speed. Results on highway and urban datasets show improved precision, recall and F1 scores compared to YOLOv3 alone. Optical flow helps filter noise and recover missed detections. Trajectory analysis enables consistent object IDs across frames. Compared to other CNN models, the proposed technique achieves a better balance of real-time performance and accuracy. Occlusion handling and small object detection remain open challenges. In summary, deep learning has enabled major progress but enhancements in model architecture, training data and occlusion handling are needed to realize the full potential for traffic management applications. The integrated method proposed offers improved performance over baseline detectors. We have achieved 99 % accuracy in our project
Assessment of predictors of satisfaction with life in pre-service teacher education students
Authors: Estrada-Araoz Edwin Gustavo , Larico-Uchamaco Guido Raúl , Ferreyros-Yucra Jair Emerson , Revilla-Mendoza Silvia María , Ruiz-Tejada José Octavio
Published: April 2024

Introduction: satisfaction with life plays a crucial role in students' academic and personal experience as it can influence their academic performance, emotional well-being, and adaptation to the higher education environment.Objective: to determine whether resilience, perceived social support, and self-esteem predict satisfaction with life in Peruvian pre-service teacher education students.Methods: a quantitative, observational, analytical, predictive, and cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample consisted of 215 students of both sexes who were administered the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Short Form, the Social Support Perception Scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale, instruments with adequate psychometric properties. Regarding statistical methods, Pearson correlation coefficient was used, followed by multiple linear regression analysis.Results: multiple regression analysis showed a good fit for the model (F=78,319; p<0,05), indicating that resilience (β=0,103; p<0,05), perceived social support (β=0,268; p<0,05), and self-esteem (β=0,274; p<0,05) explained 52 % of the total variance of the satisfaction with life variable.Conclusions: resilience, perceived social support, and self-esteem predict satisfaction with life in Peruvian pre-service teacher education students. Therefore, it is recommended to foster an institutional culture that values and promotes students' emotional well-being, providing psychological and emotional support resources and services
Bridging brain barriers for gene therapy
Authors: Schwaninger Markus , Prevot Vincent , Nogueiras Ruben
Published: April 2024

Bridging brain barriers for gene therapy

Reflecting on the challenges in treating brain diseases, this article explores ways to transduce the blood-brain barrier as well as the critical role of tanycytes as a target for gene therapy vectors. It is vital that the precious central nervous system is protected from exogenous harmful factors that can damage it. As an innate helmet, the skull protects the brain from mechanical trauma. The blood-brain barrier, on the other hand, serves as a much less conspicuous shield that prevents molecular injury from taking place.
Digital twins shake up heat exchanger design: Vestas Aircoil and University of Sheffield forge a sustainable future
Authors: Ibsen Claus H
Published: April 2024

Digital twins shake up heat exchanger design: Vestas Aircoil and University of Sheffield forge a sustainable future

Beyond blueprints, beyond prototypes, lies a future where humans and machines design in harmony. Dive into the groundbreaking collaboration between Vestas Aircoil and the University of Sheffield, where digital twins unlock sustainable engineering breakthroughs. In an interview with Open Access Government, Dr Claus Ibsen (Group R&D Director, Vestas aircoil), Dr Bilal Qadri (R&D Vibration Engineer, Vestas Aircoil), Professor Atul Bhaskar and Mr Muhammad Hafizh (PhD student) from the University of Sheffield revealed how integral digital twins are to the future of sustainable engineering and their own personal work. The transition from traditional blueprints and prototypes to a future where human expertise converges with cutting-edge technology is well underway. This transformative journey finds a vivid expression in collaborative initiatives, with one noteworthy partnership being between Vestas Aircoil and the University of Sheffield.
Pavitra Ganga successfully demonstrates robust and low-energy wastewater technologies in India
Authors: Campling Paul
Published: April 2024

Pavitra Ganga successfully demonstrates robust and low-energy wastewater technologies in India

Paul Campling is the coordinator and Anshuman is the scientific coordinator of the EU-India Horizon 2020 project Pavitra Ganga that ran from 2019 until the beginning of this year. This research and innovation project brought European and Indian partners together to collaborate on tackling wastewater treatment challenges and to unlock some of the resource recovery opportunities. Paul Campling: “Our aim was to develop and pilot wastewater treatment technologies that can be implemented in Indian circumstances. This meant that the technology trains should be able to deal with all major contaminants and should be both robust and have low energy requirements. We piloted our technologies at two of the most challenging locations in India: the Jajmau wastewater treatment and water re-use irrigation scheme in Kanpur, which is also surrounded by the oldest and largest tannery cluster in India, and the Barapullah Drain in New Delhi, an open drain system that also discharges solid waste and the wastewater of millions of Delhiites. Through an environmental scan of the demonstration areas, we detected from ground and surface water samples more than 140 contaminants of emerging concern based on a non-targetted screening. We then carried out a targetted assessment, which measured several pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals and pesticides in the μg/l range and a number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Our technologies, therefore, mainly focused on secondary and tertiary treatments – with the tertiary “polishing” techniques dealing with the contaminants of emerging concern and heavy metals.
Who will staff the psychedelic resurgence?
Authors: Dyck Erika
Published: April 2024

Who will staff the psychedelic resurgence?

Who will staff the psychedelic resurgence? Erika Dyck, Professor and Canada Research Chair in History of Health & Social Justice from the University of Saskatchewan, provides an intriguing answer to this question. On 6th February 2024, a research team at Le Grau-du-Roi Hospital in the south of France, led by addictologist Amandine Luquiens, put their first subject through a clinical trial with psilocybin to investigate its therapeutic value for people with alcohol use disorder and depressive symptoms. This was the first psychedelic trial conducted in that country in 58 years, which now adds France to a growing list of places investing in psychedelic medicine after decades of prohibition. However, overturning half a century’s worth of regulations and attitudes is not trivial.
Meal replacements: An educational tool for weight reduction in patients with diabetes in rural areas
Authors: Santen Richard J
Published: April 2024

Meal replacements: an educational tool for weight reduction in patients with diabetes in rural areas

Richard J Santen, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia, discusses how meal replacements can aid successful weight loss for individuals with diabetes living in rural, underserved communities. The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide in parallel with that of obesity. Poorly controlled patients with diabetes mellitus can benefit from a consultation with an endocrinologist. However, patients living in rural, financially challenged, underserved areas in the US do not have access to endocrinologists to help manage their diabetes. This lack of specialists has resulted primarily from a marked workforce gap, particularly in underserved rural areas. A program developed by the author of this manuscript utilized telemedicine to evaluate and manage patients with diabetes attending rural, Federally Qualified Community Health Centers in the US. The rationale was to teach patients about diet, exercise, and medication management. The program has been successful in that hemoglobin A1c levels decreased from 10.3±1.94% to 7.78±1.5% in 139 patients completing the program. As evidence of the success of the self-management component, when patients were discharged from the program but followed for the next six to 18 months, the average hemoglobin A1c remained stable. However, the major failure of the study was that body weight did not change significantly. Recent guidelines strongly suggest that control of patients with type 2 diabetes requires a reduction in body weight and consider this equally important as glucose control.
Ensuring the best performance of sensor-driven irrigation systems in vineyards
Authors: Jacoby Pete W
Published: April 2024

Ensuring the best performance of sensor-driven irrigation systems in vineyards

Professor Pete W. Jacoby, from Washington State University, explains how to ensure the best performance of sensor-driven irrigation systems in vineyards. Over the past year, our team has published several articles (1,2,3) in Open Access Government reporting on the use of new and emerging technologies to enhance irrigation to address challenges of warming climatic conditions in winegrape growing regions of the world.
Leveraging exercise mimetics as potential therapeutics
Authors: Wessells Robert
Published: April 2024

Leveraging exercise mimetics as potential therapeutics

Robert Wessells, Associate Professor at Wayne State University, explores whether identifying potential exercise mimetics can deliver the benefits of exercise to patients with reduced mobility. Exercise is an indispensable part of our daily life to maintain a healthy body and brain across ages. Regular exercise has been shown to reduce the incidence of many age-related diseases and preserve healthy function during normal aging, improving quality of life and independence. However, chronic exercise remains inaccessible to portions of the population due to injury, illness, advanced age, or job-enforced sedentary periods. Therefore, identifying potential exercise mediators or mimetics that can deliver the benefits of exercise to sedentary people would be potentially transformative in reducing disease burden worldwide.
GPS logging of smart charging of electric vehicles
Authors: Johnsson Filip , Taljegard Maria , Kobayashi Yuki
Published: April 2024

GPS logging of smart charging of electric vehicles

Filip Johnsson, Maria Taljegard and Yuki Kobayashi from Chalmers University of Technology, investigate the smart charging of electric vehicles, specifically GPS logging of driving and charging patterns. To limit global warming in line with the Paris Agreement, electrification of the transport sector is crucial. Electrification must be accompanied by simultaneous decarbonisation of the electricity generation system. The good news is that there has been a strong expansion of renewable electricity in many countries, such as the EU Member States and the UK.
Bacterial photobiohybrids and photosynthesis: Optimizing energy harvesting with bacterial-semiconductor hybrids
Authors: Bose Arpita
Published: April 2024

Bacterial photobiohybrids and photosynthesis: Optimizing energy harvesting with bacterial-semiconductor hybrids

Photosynthesis serves as the primary mechanism for converting solar energy into chemical energy and plays a pivotal role in regulating atmospheric oxygen levels and carbon dioxide concentrations, influencing global climate patterns as a result. Traditional photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll, can only absorb specific regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, leaving a significant span of wavelengths of light unutilized. The solar energy-conversion efficiency of photosynthesis typically reaches a maximum of ~6%; however, some plants exhibit efficiencies lower than 1%, depending on the type of organism, environmental conditions, and the specific metabolic pathway involved. While photosynthesis has relatively low efficiency compared to some human-made solar energy technologies, it plays a crucial role in sustaining life on Earth by providing the primary source of energy for most ecosystems.
Soil health monitoring through iterative analysis of soil’s past, present, and future
Authors: Hengl Tom , Greve Mogens H
Published: April 2024

Soil health monitoring through iterative analysis of soil’s past, present, and future

Tom Hengl, Director of the OpenGeoHub foundation, discusses the importance of soil health monitoring and how the AI4SoilHealth project is supporting this endeavor. Soils are the basis of human civilization. Together with biodiversity, climate, and water resources, it is our primary natural capital that we have inherited and should never underestimate or mistreat: 1cm of soil can take between 200–400 years to form under natural conditions, hence any soil degradation (e.g., soil erosion, landslides, salinization, flooding, sealing, loss of biodiversity and similar) means we are throwing away the future of our children and their children. Soil health monitoring is thus a fundamental activity and an important requirement for reaching the European Green Deal and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Delivering the best policy for cancer patients: Follow the science – follow the data
Authors: Lawler Mark
Published: April 2024

Delivering the best policy for cancer patients: Follow the science – follow the data

Mark Lawler, from the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research at Queen’s University Belfast, reflects on key milestones in cancer policy initiatives and how data support innovative cancer research, optimal care and equity of access. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the European Cancer Patient’s Bill of Rights, which we launched in the European Parliament on World Cancer Day 2014. (1) The European Cancer Patient’s Bill of Rights was a catalyst for change and a charter for action for those affected by cancer in Europe. The bedrock of the Bill of Rights was the most comprehensive analysis of cancer inequalities across Europe undertaken at the time, (2) providing the data intelligence required to inform the co-creation of the Bill of Rights by patient advocates and health professionals. The Bill of Rights initiative resonated across Europe, receiving the prestigious European Health Award at the European Health Forum Gastein in 2018, which recognises health initiatives with Europe-wide impact. Further data analysis and modelling informed the creation of a 70:35 Vision, an ambitious but achievable vision for 70% long-term survival for cancer patients across Europe by 2035. (3)
Building a sustainable, high-impact, and ‘living’ biobank infrastructure in Canada
Authors: Lamontagne Francois , Hebert Paul , Kho Michelle
Published: April 2024

Building a sustainable, high-impact, and ‘living’ biobank infrastructure in Canada

A living biobank can generate new insights about our care; Francois Lamontagne, Paul Hebert, and Michelle Kho tell us more. A detailed examination of diseased tissues and other biological specimens has enabled a better understanding of heart diseases, tumors, and syndromes such as sepsis. Biobanking involves collecting, storing, cataloguing and eventually analyzing these specimens. (1, 2) Specimens are most valuable when they are systematically linked to accurate clinical information (i.e. data), including risk factors, disease trajectories and ultimately, outcomes that are important to patients. This is no small feat and requires a lot of planning and infrastructure. One of the most important and difficult aspects is working with clinical teams and services to obtain access to patients and their medical records.
Exposure to Libby Amphibole: The clinical picture of autoimmune disease
Authors: Pfau Jean C , Morrissette Karen Lee
Published: April 2024

Exposure to Libby Amphibole: The clinical picture of autoimmune disease

Karen Lee Morrissette and Jean C. Pfau from the Center for Asbestos-Related Disease discuss the clinical presentation and complexity of the autoimmune disease progression among those exposed to Libby Amphibole. The Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) opened in 2000 to provide asbestos health screening and ongoing care for those exposed to Libby Amphibole asbestos at the Superfund site in Libby, Montana. A vermiculite mine, open for a seventy-year period ending in 1990 and at one time producing up to 80% of the world’s vermiculite supply, was naturally contaminated by asbestiform fibers – tremolite, winchite, and richterite – a combination now known as Libby Amphibole. Not only were mine workers exposed, but also their families and most of the nearby town of Libby. In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared the area an environmental public health emergency, the first designation of its kind in the US.
Hearing and auditory research for cochlear implant outcomes
Authors: Buchman Craig A
Published: April 2024

Hearing and auditory research for cochlear implant outcomes

Amit Walia, Matthew Shew, and Craig A Buchman from Washington University School of Medicine, guide us through hearing and auditory research predictive models for cochlear implant outcomes in adults. Hearing loss, affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide, is the most prevalent sensory disorder. While hearing aids assist those with mild to moderate-severe loss, cochlear implants (CIs) are essential for severe to profound cases to restore hearing. Yet, the wide variability in CI users’ speech comprehension outcomes presents a significant challenge, affecting patient expectations and the identification of candidates for early rehabilitation and device optimization.
AI healthcare research: Pioneering iSMART Lab
Authors: Armanfard Narges
Published: April 2024

AI healthcare research: Pioneering iSMART Lab

Dr Narges Armanfard, Professor, talks us through the AI healthcare research at McGill University which is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative – the iSMART Lab. Access to high-quality healthcare is not just a fundamental human right; it is the bedrock of our societal wellbeing, with the crucial roles played by doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Yet, healthcare systems globally face mounting challenges, particularly from aging populations. Dr Narges Armanfard, affiliated with McGill University and Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada, has spearheaded a groundbreaking initiative – the iSMART Lab. This laboratory represents a revolutionary leap into the future of healthcare, with its pioneering research in AI for health applications garnering significant attention. Renowned for its innovative integration of AI across diverse domains, iSMART Lab stands at the forefront of harnessing Artificial Intelligence to elevate and streamline health services.
Circular textiles research: Recycling technologies
Authors: Sanchis Sebastiá Miguel , Wallberg Ola
Published: April 2024

Circular textiles research: Recycling technologies

Miguel Sanchis Sebastiá, CEO of ShareTex and Ola Wallberg, Professor at Lund University, unpack research and innovation within circular textiles sector, explaining the role of recycling technologies in a larger strategy. Fashion has been identified as a priority sector needing innovation and transformation to reduce its environmental impact, so that the carbon-neutrality goals of the European Union can be achieved. Innovation is required to transform several aspects of this value chain so a completely new, more environmentally friendly system can be created. Increasing recycling rates has a vital role to play in this holistic strategy, although it is crucial to understand that no solution can transform the whole system on its own.
Classical biological control: Nature-based solutions to reduce pesticide usage
Authors: Hill Martin
Published: April 2024

Classical biological control: Nature-based solutions to reduce pesticide usage

Professor Martin Hill from the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University discusses the benefits of classical biological control and highlights the necessary considerations for this approach. The International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) defines biological control as using living organisms or their products to prevent or reduce the losses or harm caused by pest organisms. A broader definition of this discipline would include reference to the development of nature-based solutions to reduce the pesticide footprint in the world. Biological control can be divided into three broad categories:
Insights on metabolic health and reproductive wellness with Dr. Carol Elias
Authors: Elias Carol F
Published: April 2024

Insights on metabolic health and reproductive wellness with Dr. Carol Elias

In this exclusive interview, Dr. Carol Elias simplifies the complex link between metabolism and reproduction, sharing insights into the science behind our physiological balance. During my college years, I developed a fascination for the brain and all neuroscience research. I decided to follow an academic path and sought a graduate program that would provide me with an opportunity to work in this field. In the final years of my PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, the discovery of leptin, a hormone that signals energy stored as fat, had a profound impact on the field of endocrinology. This breakthrough garnered specific attention in the realm of neuroendocrinology, as the brain is leptin’s primary target.
How Tun-AI technology can be used to estimate tuna biomass
Authors: Gavira Kathryn , Torres Alberto
Published: April 2024

How Tun-AI technology can be used to estimate tuna biomass

Satlink, a leading buoy manufacturer, has partnered with Komorebi AI researchers to develop Tun-AI, a machine-learning protocol that contextualizes echo-sounder data from buoys to estimate tuna biomass, shaping the future of fishery science. In the last few decades, technology has revolutionized how fishermen approach their work at sea. Increasingly advanced technological solutions enable gear selectivity and efficient route planning, foster transparency and improve operational safety, but also provide new ways of looking at the ocean environment. Data from systems on board and deployed by fishing vessels have recently garnered attention from the scientific community, as it can provide new methods of studying how fish species behave, their habitat preferences, or how their populations might react to climate change. Technology providers are instrumental in bridging the gap between the fishing industry and scientists, finding ways to use information to benefit science.
Protecting genetic diversity to benefit nature and society
Authors: Kershaw Francine
Published: April 2024

Protecting genetic diversity to benefit nature and society

There are three ways that governments and other conservation actors at all levels can monitor and protect genetic diversity, supporting the attainment of biodiversity goals and targets. But first, what is genetic diversity, and is there potential to safeguard it better? Genetic diversity refers to variation within species, including DNA differences among individuals and populations, and contributes to the traits and survival of organisms. Genetic diversity is the foundation of a species’ ability to adapt to changing environments and promotes the resilience of species and ecosystems to environmental disturbances and climate change. Genetic diversity also helps ensure successful ecological restoration and food security.
Governing a fair energy transition in coal-dependant areas
Authors: Bakouros Yiannis
Published: April 2024

Governing a fair energy transition in coal-dependant areas

Prof Yiannis Bakouros, provides a comprehensive exploration of promoting inclusive regional governance for a fair energy transition in coal-dependent areas. In the global effort to create a fair and sustainable future, it’s imperative to help regions that depend on coal switch to cleaner energy sources. The SITRANS (Governance and Social Impact of Coal Regions under Transition) project financed by the EU looks at how local governments can be supported to make this transition fair for everyone. We’re focusing on places where coal is a big deal and trying to explain the shift clearly and easily. University of Western Macedonia, Greece, is the leader of this project, and related organisations from Poland, Bulgaria, and Italy are the main partners.
Collaborative governance on big health problems in developing countries
Authors: Ryan Michael P
Published: April 2024

Collaborative governance on big health problems in developing countries

Collaborative governance research may help tackle big health problems in developing countries, says Michael P. Ryan. Here, he explains how. Some public administration researchers propose that collaborative governance may help tackle big global health problems in developing countries, such as HIV/AIDS in Africa. Collaborative governance of a public-nonprofit- private, or cross-sector network in public administration and organization studies means ‘a governing arrangement where one or more public agencies directly engage non-state stakeholders in a collective decision-making process that is formal, consensus-oriented, and deliberate and that aims to make or implement public policy or manage public programs or assets.’ (1) Public-nonprofit-private collaborative governance in public administration and organization studies involves ‘the processes and structures of public policy decision-making and management that engage people constructively across the boundaries of public agencies, levels of government, and/or the public, private, and civic spheres to carry out a public purpose that could not otherwise be accomplished.’ (2)
Inclusive digital rural transformation: Co-developing a digital service marketplace for regional ecosystems
Authors: Ehrenhard Michel , Sahhar Yasin , Hormann Tina , Delgado Myriam Martin
Published: April 2024

Inclusive digital rural transformation: Co-developing a digital service marketplace for regional ecosystems

Michel Ehrenhard, Yasin Sahhar, Tina Hormann & Myriam Martin, place the spotlight on inclusive digital rural transformation, in particular, co-developing a digital service marketplace for regional ecosystems. The dRural project aims to foster economic growth and quality of life by creating a digital service marketplace for rural regions. Service offerings are provided on a local portal built on a shared underlying digital platform. These services range from booking healthcare appointments to shared mobility or smart farming solutions. The complexity of the services depends on the number of integrated additional systems into the platform.
Optimizing Cervical Cancer Classification with SVM and Improved Genetic Algorithm on Pap Smear Images
Authors: Umamaheswari S. , Birnica Y. , Boobalan J. , Akshaya V. S.
Published: April 2024

This study presents an approach to optimize cervical cancer classification using Support Vector Machines (SVM) and an improved Genetic Algorithm (GA) on Pap smear images. The proposed methodology involves preprocessing the images, extracting relevant features, and employing a genetic algorithm for feature selection. An SVM classifier is trained using the selected features and optimized using the genetic algorithm. The performance of the optimized model is evaluated, demonstrating improved accuracy and efficiency in cervical cancer classification. The findings hold the potential for assisting healthcare professionals in early cervical cancer diagnosis based on Pap smear images.
DIÁLOGOS ENTRE JUVENTUDES RIOGRANDINAS E O DIREITO AO SONHO
Authors: Zucchetti Tatiane Carijio , Da Silva Rafael Lachni , Goulart Denner Rodrigues
Published: April 2024

O Projeto de Extensão "Diálogos entre Juventudes Riograndinas e o Direito ao Sonho: 'Renovar é Preciso'" ansiou a escutatória dos sonhos, desejos e lutas de jovens dos bairros periféricos no entorno da FURG, convidando-os a ocupar as dependências da universidade e a ter entre grupos distintos, por meio de encontros incentivando a exposição e discussão de suas realidades, cultura, condições, artes e posição da universidade nestas, apontando a possibilidade de pertencimento.
DAS TENSÕES EPISTEMOLÓGICAS E POLÍTICAS DO RACISMO E DO EPISTEMICÍDIO
Authors: Campos Ana Laís Lúcia , Santos Vânia Maria dos , Baldan Merilin
Published: April 2024

A presente investigação social está vinculada ao contexto do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica para o Ensino Médio, desenvolvida entre a Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis e a Estadual Professora Amélia de Oliveira Silva. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, do tipo teórico-bibliográfica e empírica com o material didático. Os objetivos da pesquisa é o de compreender as implicações do epistemicídio na formação humana a partir da sua incidência no currículo e no material estruturado de história e de geografia adotado pela Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Mato Grosso (SEDUC-MT). Com base nas premissas das Leis 10.639/2003 e 11.645/2008, os resultados da pesquisa refletem a persistência do fenômeno do epistemicídio histórico que continua a apagar, invalidar e marginalizar os corpos negros e indígenas dos espaços de produção de saberes. Os resultados da pesquisa ainda ressaltam as problemáticas que permeiam as agendas neoliberais na educação pública, isso porque, os materiais de ensino apostilados produzidos pela empresa privada Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) têm corroborado para uma construção de conhecimento dominante e hegemônica, distanciando das salas de aulas mato-grossenses os aspectos de uma formação humana democrática e inclusiva.
MINICURSO EDUCAÇÃO E DIVERSIDADE
Authors: Santana Maria Silvia Rosa , Custódio Micheli Cristina Hayashi , Dos Santos Gabriel Silva Scatena
Published: April 2024

Este relato de experiência traz aspetos teóricos e práticos do Minicurso Educação e Diversidade realizado em uma Escola Estadual no noroeste paulista. São trabalhados conceitos sobre diversidade, com ênfase nos preconceitos de raça e gênero, voltados inicialmente aos professores, visando esclarecer alguns conceitos e fomentar discussões críticas sobre esse universo. Posteriormente, considerando a boa aceitação da equipe, os mesmos temas são tratados em uma linguagem diferente com os alunos das segundas e terceiras séries do Ensino Médio. O objetivo é promover práticas pedagógicas em relação ao direito à educação, como um direito à igualdade e à diferença, por meio de uma metodologia focada na explanação do tema, diálogo e escuta. É uma atividade que se apoia nas orientações dos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs) e no Plano Nacional de Educação (2014-2024). A ação configura-se como uma medida no combate aos atos violentos contra o racismo e a homofobia na escola. Em conclusão, práticas como essa devem fazer parte do currículo e dos projetos da escola, pois quando a gestão permite que se realize atividades relacionadas a temas transversais todos se beneficiam, contribuindo para que o ambiente escolar se torna mais acolhedor e democrático.
MEUS FILHOS, MINHAS REGRAS
Authors: Scotta Larissa
Published: April 2024

Este trabalho apresenta um recorte de pesquisa realizada em âmbito de doutorado e tem como objetivo problematizar a privatização familial da educação decorrente das estratégias de manutenção do projeto político neoliberal. A partir das lentes teórico-metodológicas da governamentalidade (Foucault, 2010; 2023), o trabalho discute como a governamentalidade neoliberal, em sua atual face conservadora, encontra em aparatos como o Programa Escola sem Partido e o movimento a favor da escolarização doméstica mecanismos que visam estabelecer a precedência dos valores tradicionais da família em políticas educacionais brasileiras formuladas na última década. A partir da discussão levantada, entende-se que a ascensão de uma agenda familiar nos domínios da educação está diretamente vinculada ao intento neoliberal de dissolução dos laços sociais e de primazia de uma ordem privada, homogênea e familiar em detrimento de uma ordem pública, plural e democrática.
CULTURA DA PAZ E A COMUNICAÇÃO NÃO-VIOLENTA EM INSTITUIÇÕES ESCOLARES
Authors: Silva Nilma Fernandes de Miranda , Carvalho Michele Lemos de Oliveira Sousa , Asnis Valéria Peres
Published: April 2024

Este artigo apresenta reflexões das formas de violência impregnadas em nossa sociedade, em especial, a violência que ocorre nas instituições escolares. Tem como objetivo de estudo refletir as formas escancaradas e sutis de violências que estão impregnadas no espaço escolar e elencar possibilidades para que ações possam ser desenvolvidas, através da implantação de uma Cultura de Paz dentro das escolas. A metodologia do trabalho se insere na abordagem qualitativa, tendo como procedimento a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Entende-se que implantar uma cultura de paz perpassa por capacitação profissional e desenvolver uma comunicação não-violenta, através da escuta ativa e atenta, para transformar a cultura tradicional em cultura da paz.
Diseño y validación de un instrumento de evaluación del nivel de violencia desde la perspectiva docente en instituciones educativas, Luque 2023
Authors: Ramírez Ayala Pablo Benjamín
Published: April 2024

El diseño y validación de un instrumento de evaluación del nivel de violencia en instituciones educativas implica crear una herramienta confiable y precisa para medir la probabilidad de ocurrencia de situaciones de riesgo en el entorno escolar. Este estudio tiene como objetivo diseñar y validar un instrumento para evaluar el nivel de violencia en instituciones educativas de la Educación Escolar Básica y el Nivel Medio desde la perspectiva docente en la ciudad de Luque. La metodología utilizada se basa en un enfoque cuantitativo, con un diseño observacional, nivel descriptivo de tipo instrumental y temporalidad transversal. Para el diseño y validación del instrumento se utilizó, la fundamentación teórica, el índice de validación de contenido de Lawshe, el análisis factorial exploratorio, el alfa de Cronbach y la determinación del punto de corte y la baremación. La investigación se llevó a cabo en la Ciudad de Luque, distrito del Departamento Central, entre los meses de enero y agosto de 2023. La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo en el mes de julio. El muestreo empleado es no probabilístico de tipo bola de nieve, con una población total de 2158 docentes y una muestra de 308 participantes. El resultado de la investigación culminó en el desarrollo de un instrumento de evaluación del riesgo de violencia en instituciones educativas, abarcando tres dimensiones: psicológica, social y física. En total, el instrumento comprende 31 ítems, todos con sólidas propiedades psicométricas, que convergen en un alto nivel de confiabilidad y consistencia interna, representado por un coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach de 0.978.
What Were You Thinking? Analyzing Thought Processes in The Presence of Brand Love
Authors: Derek Ezell Dr. , William Bishop Dr.
Published: April 2024

This study attempts to obtain a glimpse into the minds of consumers concerning how information is processed differently in the presence of brand love. Guided by the theories of brand love, attachment theory, and source credibility, two studies are conducted in which consumers were given various messages by various sources about a brand they identify love for. These consumers are then asked to provide thought listings, therefore providing a better understanding of how consumers process new information, and how likely they are to seek additional information under various circumstances involving brands they love. Similarly, the effects of brand love on source credibility are also examined. Results indicate that although message valence plays a role in tendencies to seek additional information and source credibility, the presence of brand love may alter this relationship.
TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: Auliyah Silmi , Abdul Nurdevi Bte , Junaid Junaid
Published: April 2024

This research aimed to find out the kinds of information and communication technology (ICT) used by the teachers to teach English at SMPN 3 Sungguminasa and the teachers’ perspectives on the implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) in English language teaching. The data were collected in February 2022 from 3 teachers of the seven and eight at SMPN 3 Sungguminasa. This research used a descriptive qualitative method, and the instruments used were observation and interview. The observation was used to observe and interview the English teachers of seventh and eighth grades at SMPN 3 Sungguminasa. The findings of this research show that the teachers used the kinds of ICT in English language teaching likewise, LCD, laptops, Mobile Phones, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, E-Book, and YouTube. The result of the interview of this research showed that mostly the teachers gave positive perspectives and agreed that teachers use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English language teaching, they are happy, they are easy to understand the lesson, enthusiastic about ICT, motivated to learn, and diligent doing assignment
The Role of Modularity and Mobility in Language MOOCs
Authors: Bárcena Elena , Read Timothy
Published: April 2024

This article reflects on the suitability of MOOCs for second language learning. It is arguedthat such LMOOCs can potentiate large-scale student interaction to facilitate verbalcompetence development if the course content is carefully structured to this end, i.e.,modular, diversified and scaffolded. Most LMOOCs consist of texts/recordings followed byhighly structured activities. A modularly organised LMOOC has advantages for heterogeneousgroups by offering more activities than are strictly necessary for the ideal average student(extra-theory, extra-simple activities to be used as didactic scaffolding) and makingstudents complete only a certain percentage of the total. The article also argues thatMobile Assisted LMOOCs offer diversity to student-centred learning that opens the door toa variety of itinerant and context-based scenarios that blur the line between formal andinformal language learning and our own digital living.
La evolución en el aprendizaje de idiomas, más allá de Internet
Authors: González Vera Pilar
Published: April 2024

La tecnología está presente cada vez en más facetas de nuestras vidas. Los avances tecnológicos nos permiten acceder inmediatamente a materiales que se adecúan al tipo de input comunicativo, ya que se tratan de materiales reales y auténticos. El propósito de este artículo es mostrar la importancia del uso de las TICs en la enseñanza, y en particular, en la de lenguas extranjeras. Con este fin se presenta un recorrido del papel de las nuevas tecnologías en la educación. Se atenderá a su relación con los enfoques comunicativos y se mostrarán los recursos tecnológicos que se pueden potenciar en estos momentos para conseguir mejoras en la educación. Por último, se recoge una propuesta de tarea para la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras y en la que se engranan distintos recursos tecnológicos todo ello dentro de un enfoque comunicativo donde la colaboración entre estudiantes y profesor es crucial.