bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A crisis within the crisis
Authors: Catenaccio Paola
Published: August 2022

This essay investigates the representation of children's mental health in the UK press in the period immediately prior to the onset of and during the first 16 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, up to June 2021, during which, after the first wave of infections, a hard lockdown and a partial reopening, a resurgence of the virus after the summer months required the reintroduction of distancing measures, amid growing concerns for children and their mental health as a result of prolonged isolation. Based on a collection of articles from the British quality and tabloid press, the study takes a corpus-driven approach combined with discourse analysis, and identifies salient lexical features which not only provide an outline of the dominant concerns in children's mental health discourse, but also of the way it was framed across the period considered. Prior to the pandemic, the ‘crisis’ frame dominated. The discourse of children's mental health was characterised by alarm, urgency and a call for immediate action. In the first part of the pandemic, the crisis frame was hijacked by the pandemic itself. The dominant frame for the topic of children's mental health was that of risk, which projected the concerns into an uncertain future. In the last period considered, the ‘risk’ frame was replaced by an ‘impact’ frame, which was characterised by greater control and less uncertainty. The findings suggest that, while the salience of children's mental health in the press continued to be high, the frame shifts blunted the agenda-setting momentum which characterised the pre-pandemic period.
EFFECTS OF CONTUSION AND EXHAUSTIVE EXERCISE ON MURF1 AND MAFBX IN THE SKELETAL MUSCLE OF RATS
Authors: Pan Tongbin , Wang Yaru , Ye Leilei , Wang Qiuxin , Yin Fengyang , Qin Cheng
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT Objective To study the effects of contusion and exhaustive exercise on the expression of degradation-related factors MuRF1 and MAFbx in the skeletal muscle of rats and describe the repair mechanism of skeletal muscle injury. Methods Forty-two male SD rats were randomly divided into 7 groups. The rats in each group were killed at different time points (0h, 24h, 48h) after exhaustive exercise (E0, E24, E48) and contusion (D0, D24, D48), respectively, and in the resting state in control group (C). The right gastrocnemius muscles were resected and divided into two parts, one for the mRNAs of MuRF1 and MAFbx by real-time PCR, and the other for protein measurement by Western blotting. Results Compared with the control group, the MuRF1 mRNA and protein expression of the skeletal muscle in the E0 group was markedly increased (P <0.05) and followed by a downward trend in E24 the E48 groups. On the other hand, MuRF1 mRNA expression of the skeletal muscle in the D24 group was significantly upregulated (P <0.01), then decreased in the D48 group (P <0.01). Meanwhile, compared with the C group, MAFbx mRNA gene expression continued to be upregulated in D24 and D48 (P <0.05), but decreased in E24 and E48 (p<0.01). On the other hand, the NF-κB protein contents of the skeletal muscle in the D0, D24, and D48 groups, as well as in the E48 group, were markedly downregulated (P <0.05), and the one in E48 was also remarkably downregulated (P <0.05). Conclusion NF-κB may negatively regulate the process of protein degradation by the NF-κB / MuRF1 signal pathway. Level of evidence III; Therapeutic studies investigating the results of treatment.
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy to prevent vitamin D deficiency in newborns: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Colonetti Tamy , Paulino Amabile Scremin , Sartor Jaíne Paulina , Grande Antonio Jose , Colonetti Laura , Rosa Maria Inês da
Published: August 2022

Abstract Objectives: to assess the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on the outcomes of vitamin D concentration in newborns, length at birth, overall health (Apgar), birth weight and maternal vitamin D concentration after childbirth. Methods: this research was conducted in the electronic databases of MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE and Cochrane Library until December 2020, using the terms “vitamin D”, “pregnancy”, “vitamin D deficiency”, “infant”, “newborn” and their synonyms. Randomized controlled trials were searched by evaluating the effects of maternal vitamin D supplementation in neonates. The data was analyzed on RevMan 5.4 software and the quality of evidence on GRADE. Results: the newborn’s overall health condition was presented as Apgar, with a mean difference (MD) of 0.15 (CI95%=0.06-0.25; p=0.002; I2=0%, two studies, 648 participants, moderate quality evidence) at the first minute and 0.11 (CI95%=0.04-0.17; p=0.001; I2=0%, two studies, 648 participants, moderate quality evidence) at the fifth minute. Significant effects were also presented at the length at birth considering any supplemented dose (MD=0.19; CI95%=0.08-0.30; p=0.0010; I2=0%, 1452 participants, low quality evidence) and birth weight in doses higher than 4000IU/day (MD=257.05 (CI95%=137.81-376.29; p<0.0001; I2=14%, 176 participants, moderate quality evidence). Conclusion: vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy improves serum 25 (OH) D concentration and suggests positive effects on overall health condition, length at birth and birth weight. PROSPERO CRD42017073292.
Educational instrument for intervention in the lifestyle of overweight pregnant women
Authors: Manochio-Pina Marina Garcia , Crivellenti Lívia Castro , Sartorelli Daniela Saes , Diez-Garcia Rosa Wanda
Published: August 2022

Abstract Objectives: to conduct the semantic validation of the images and text in educational material about eating and lifestyle for overweight women in different stages of pregnancy. Methods: qualitative, descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study with focus groups for adapting and semantically validating the messages and images of educational material for women in three moments of the pre-natal period, as well as the support scripts for healthcare providers. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ – Portuguese acronym) were considered. Results: participants of this study were seven pregnant women aged 21 to 40 who were in pre-natal care and 17 nutritionists aged 25 to 51. The folder was validated over seven meetings with the focus group, with one-week intervals between the groups. For each folder there were at least two meetings with focus groups, and one meeting for each script. The language was adjusted for the messages, and two images were changed to improve the self-identification of pregnant women. Technical and didactic adaptations were suggested for the scripts. Conclusion: images and text were semantically adapted; the instrument is easy to use in primary and secondary healthcare, providing support for pregnant women and healthcare providers on the subject of eating habits and lifestyle for overweight women in different stages of pregnancy.
Urethral leiomyoma: combined vaginal and abdominal approach – a case report
Authors: Souza Francilberto Dyego de , Leite Fernanda dos Passos e Silva , Liberato Ana Ricarlanda Cajaseiras , Haruta Carolina Mayumi , Rangel Artur Eduardo de Oliveira
Published: August 2022

Abstract Introduction: leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal tumors of smooth muscle origin that can develop in various locations. Urethral leiomyomas are rare, with approximately only 120 cases reported in the literature. These tumors often occur in the third and fourth decades of life but are rare in menopausal patients. In general, treatment involves surgery, only three recurrence reports in the literature. Description: a case report on a 56-year-old woman; the patient had type II diabetes mellitus and chronic high blood pressure, was overweight (body mass index, 27.1 kg/m2), and a smoker. Besides this, the patient presented symptoms of urinary obstruction and had a large urethral leiomyoma. The tumor was completely removed with no associated urethral lesions using a complex, combined abdominalvaginal surgical approach. Discussion: the management and treatment on urethral leiomyomas is challenging and have not been established yet due to the rarity of these tumors.
Negra de pele clara: embranquecimento e afirmação da negritude no Brasil
Authors: Rodrigues Luciana
Published: August 2022

Resumo: No presente artigo, sustento uma política de escrita que, baseada nas proposições de autoras como bell hooks e Gloria Anzaldúa, não opera a separação entre vida e escrita, entre pessoal e político. Nesse sentido, partindo de memórias que evocam questões raciais em diferentes períodos da minha trajetória de afirmação como mulher negra de pele clara, esse trabalho objetiva visibilizar aspectos acerca dos processos sócio-históricos de embranquecimento e genocídio da população negra brasileira que atravessam a autodeclaração racial e afirmação da negritude em nosso país. Trazendo contribuições da produção intelectual de bell hooks e Neusa Souza, aponto a potência do exercício da militância e da escrita como chaves antirracistas que nos auxiliam no percurso em direção à desconstrução da branquitude e à superação do que Sueli Carneiro nomeia como a “dor da cor”.
Espiritualidade e religiosidade na abordagem a pacientes sob cuidados paliativos
Authors: Santos Jonatas Caetite , Sena Adriana da Silva , Anjos Jelber Manzoli dos
Published: August 2022

Resumo A elaboração do plano assistencial para pacientes sob cuidados paliativos deve ser singular e abrangente, buscando suprir, na medida do possível, as necessidades do paciente. Dentro desse plano, destaca-se o eixo espiritual e religioso. Para analisar a importância desse tipo de abordagem, realizou-se estudo de revisão integrativa. Os artigos analisados deveriam responder à pergunta norteadora “o que versa a literatura acerca da espiritualidade e religiosidade na abordagem a pacientes sob cuidados paliativos?”. A amostra foi composta por 15 artigos que evidenciam caráter multidisciplinar da temática e apontam os benefícios de aliar o eixo espiritual e religioso aos planos de cuidado. Observou-se, contudo, que algumas práticas e vertentes religiosas podem influenciar negativamente o indivíduo e a equipe profissional não se sente preparada para abordar e desenvolver essa temática com seus pacientes.
Use of essential oils in the diet of slow-growing broilers and their effects on performance
Authors: DIOGO Ingrid Andressa Jesus , FREITAS Henrique Jorge de , PINEDO Lerner Arévalo , SOUZA Edcarlos Miranda de , GOMES Fábio Augusto
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT This study proposes to examine the effect of supplementing the diet of slow-growing broilers with essential oils. A total of 270 one-day-old female chicks of the Pesadão Vermelho line, reared in an intensive system, were allocated to one of three treatments (1: Control, without addition of essential oils; 2: Feed supplemented with cinnamon essential oil; and 3: Feed supplemented with lemongrass essential oil) in a completely randomized design with nine replicates of 10 birds each. Growth performance variables were evaluated at 14, 28, 42, 56, and 70 days, whereas carcass yield, primal cuts, and internal organs were analyzed at 71 days of age. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and differences between means were compared using the Scott-Knott test at 5% probability. Supplementation with lemongrass essential oil improved the live weight of birds at 14, 28, and 42 days, as well as feed conversion and feed efficiency at 42 and 56 days of rearing (P<0.05). The treatments with cinnamon and lemongrass essential oils provided the highest thigh yields (P<0.05). The other evaluated variables did not show statistically significant differences (P>0.05) between treatments.
A transfusão de sangue sob as lentes da medicina baseada em evidências
Authors: Montano-Pedroso Juan Carlos
Published: August 2022

Introdução: A transfusão de sangue é um tratamento tradicional, popular e considerada pela sociedade e pela comunidade médica como um tratamento que apresenta grandes benefícios na redução da mortalidade. A medicina baseada em evidências é uma abordagem a prática médica que visa a tomada de decisões a partir de provas científicas atualizadas e testadas pelo método científico. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a transfusão de sangue sob as lentes da medicina baseada em evidências. Métodos: Busca não sistemática da literatura, sem restrição de tipo de estudo, data ou idioma, nas bases de dados científicas: MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, Biblioteca Cochrane, SciELO, Scopus e Web of Science, priorizando publicação de revisões sistemáticas e metanálises. Resultados: Revisão sistemática de ensaios clínicos randomizados demonstrou que transfusão de sangue mais restritiva reduz a mortalidade quando comparada a transfusões menos restritivas. Não foram encontrados ensaios clínicos randomizados placebo-controlados que avaliaram a eficácia da transfusão de sangue, configurando uma incerteza do efeito da transfusão de sangue, tanto na modalidade restritiva como na liberal, na mortalidade. Revisão sistemática da qualidade das diretrizes sobre transfusão de sangue demonstrou que as diretrizes foram realizadas com baixo rigor metodológico. Revisão sistemática concluiu que a maioria dos estudos não demonstrou melhora da oxigenação tecidual com a transfusão de sangue. Revisões sistemáticas de estudos observacionais demonstraram uma associação da transfusão de sangue com aumento da mortalidade e todos os critérios de causalidade de Bradford Hill foram contemplados, apontando uma relação causal entre a transfusão de sangue e aumento dos desfechos adversos. Revisões sistemáticas demonstraram que tanto pacientes quanto médicos apresentam tendência a superestimar os verdadeiros benefícios de tratamentos e subestimar seus danos. Conclusão: A base de evidências científicas para recomendar a transfusão de sangue é fraca, não havendo evidências robustas de que o tratamento reduza a mortalidade. Há acúmulo significativo de evidências demonstrando pior desfecho clínico com este tratamento, revelando nítida discordância sobre o modo que este tratamento é percebido pela sociedade e pela comunidade médica. Tal constatação leva a implicações éticas e legais relacionadas à qualidade das informações que são oferecidas ao paciente para obtenção do seu consentimento informado e esclarecido, assim como o respeito à sua autonomia quanto ao uso deste tratamento. A comunidade médica, jurídica e a sociedade devem, com urgência, reavaliar a transfusão de sangue sob os princípios da medicina baseada em evidências.
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF NITROGEN FOAM AND GEL-ASSISTED STEAM FLOODING FOR OFFSHORE HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS
Authors: Zhang Peng , Tan Xianhong , Yang Renfeng , Zheng Wei , Zhang Xiaoliang , Xie Haojun , Sun Xiaofei
Published: August 2022

Chemical-assisted steam flooding is a promising method for heavy oils. However, few researches have investigated the performance of nitrogen foam and gel-assisted steam flooding (NFG-A-SF) on offshore heavy oil reservoirs. In addition, the effects of operational parameters on the performance of NFG-A-SF are still unclear. In this study, a numerical simulation model was developed to simulate NFG-A-SF processes for offshore heavy oil reservoirs. Then, a comparison of NFG-A-SF and steam flooding was made to assess the feasibility of NFG-A-SF in a well group at Oilfield L, a typical offshore heavy reservoir of Bohai Bay, China. Finally, sensitivity analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of the chemical agent type, injection mode, injection timing, cycle number of gel and nitrogen foam, polymer concentration, crosslinking agent concentration, foaming agent concentration, and gas-liquid ratio on NFG-A-SF performance. The results showed that, compared with SF, the NFG-A-SF has better performance, which is a potential and effective method for offshore heavy oil reservoirs. The NFG-A-SF should be implemented as early as possible. During the NFG-A-SF processes, gel slugs should be injected alternately with nitrogen foam slugs, and the gel slugs should be injected first before nitrogen foam slugs. Considering the economic benefit, there are optimum cycle numbers of gel and nitrogen foam, gas-liquid ratio, concentrations of polymer, crosslinking agent, and foaming agent.
МАКАЛДАРДАГЫ ИНВАРИАНТТУУЛУКТУН КЫРГЫЗ ЛИНГВОПАРЕМИОЛОГИЯСЫНДА ИЗИЛДЕНИШИ
Authors:   Kyrgyz State University I. Arabaev, Aigul Tolokovna Abdraeva , Choibekova Nurila Temirkanovna
Published: August 2022

This scientific article is devoted to describe the theory of inversion. The mutual attitude of version and inversion has particular meaning in proverbs and sayings. The reason is in national pithy sayings constant meaning dominated and, in its area, has small and limited meanings connected. Kyrgyz scientist recently started interested in inversion and version meanings in wise sayings in Kyrgyz lyngvoparemology. Professor A.N. Lisstin’s role is huge on this topic. Professor did great contribution on opening of inversion content in pithy sayings, he worked on proverbs, sayings and comparative theory of phraseology in English, Russian and Kyrgyz languages. He also described how to learn and teach second foreign languages. Professor Listin he carefully worked out bibliography of Kyrgyz paremyology, he also published textbook on this topic for linguists who are interested in. In antropocenter in Kyrgyz Republic worked out the plan of lyngvoparemology. Lyngvoparemology is the linguistic branch which studies language characteristic of national proverbs and sayings, pithy and wise sayings, puzzles and other small folk genres. In this article we will talk about constant and not stable meanings of paremy.
МАЛГА КАРАТА ЫРЫМДАРДЫН КОНСТАНТАЛЫК МААНИЛЕРИ ЖАНА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАТИВДЕРИ
Authors:   Kyrgyz State University I. Arabaev, Aigul Tolokovna Abdraeva
Published: August 2022

In our pro –verbal field prohibition forms do great work. It does valuable function of public behavior, interpersonal attitude of people representatives in positive note. There are a lot of pro-verbal fictions in prohibition forms. The prohibition sets are created by people and used. They are nationalized. They have all sentence-based features, they are expressed as the imperative or simple sentences. They have finished idea (meanings and intonation.) There is a cultural meaning in prohibition. They come from generation to generation. It seems to have the same secret. It seems that the prohibition of doing some action has magical feature. The action where has the prohibition seems holy things. They adapted and teach youth, culture, tried to follow not written laws, experiences, limitations, requirements. Therefore, to open inversion- conversion processes of proverbs, sayings shorten and distribution, changings is one of the new tasks. In Kyrgyz mind has a lot of named and not named things are valuable and these objects influenced on me to learn in detail.
A study on the difference in perception of health beliefs in nature-based tourism depending on the COVID-19 period: Application of the health belief model and theory of planned behavior
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Kyung-Yur , Jeong Ji Youn
Published: August 2022

Due to the prolonged COVID-19, most tourism and leisure industries are in unprecedented crisis; however, nature-based tourism has proliferated unexpectedly. The first purpose of this study is to identify the structural relationship of health beliefs on nature-based tourism, and then test the developed model by establishing an integrated model of the extended health belief model and the theory of planned behavior for Americans during the pandemic in two time periods in 2020 and 2021. Second, it is to confirm the changes in perception of health beliefs between the two time periods. Data for American adults were collected via an online survey in July 2020 and March 2021, and a total of 576 valid samples were analyzed. The results showed that the integrated model's explanatory power was high, confirming its validity, and structural equation modeling revealed that the path of perception of health beliefs was derived to be somewhat different from the hypotheses. Furthermore, the average of each component of the health belief model was higher in 2021 than in 2020, and the majority of them were statistically significant. It was also discovered to be partially significant in changing attitudes of Americans toward nature-based tourism over time. The study's findings have both academic and practical implications for tourism marketers and leisure policymakers in determining when, how, and what restrictions should be addressed.
Effects of foreign visitors’ Templestay cultural experiences on their satisfaction: Moderating effects of intercultural sensitivity
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Cho Ok-Seon , Kim Hyoung-Gon
Published: August 2022

The goal of this study is to look at how foreign visitors' cultural experiences through temple stays affect their satisfaction, as well as how intercultural sensitivity modifies the causal relationship between them. To that end, a survey was conducted with 235 foreign participants who had visited 8 temples. The findings indicate that the two cultural experience factors(program and environment) have a positive (+) effect on experience satisfaction. Cognitive sensitivity, a sub-factor of intercultural sensitivity, was also discovered to positively moderate the relationship between the program and satisfaction while negatively moderating the relationship between the environment and satisfaction. Another sub-factor of intercultural sensitivity, behavioral sensitivity, moderated the relationship between the program and satisfaction negatively. This suggests that cultural sensitivity is important in understanding foreign visitors' temple stay experiences. This study has implications in that it tried to understand the experience of foreign participants in temple stay by introducing the concept of bicultural sensitivity that was not well covered in tourism. In addition, tourism, which provides an experience that is essentially different from the activity-oriented leisure tourism experience that pursues the existing hedonic value, provided an important basis for understanding the complex role of cultural sensitivity of foreign experiencers beyond the existing simple causal view.
Effect of carbon emission media reports on eco-friendly tourism behavior intention
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Jaehyun , Kim Nam-Jo , Jeong Chul
Published: August 2022

Because the tourism industry accounts for approximately 10% of total carbon emissions and carbon is also emitted by tourists, it is critical to understand the intention of eco-friendly tourism behavior in order to solve the fundamental problem. As a result, the purpose of this study was to confirm the effect of carbon-emitting media reporting on eco-friendly tourism behavioral intentions. The survey was conducted online from June 5 to June 8, 2021, on 254 potential tourists who are willing to travel within the next year after receiving carbon-emitting media reports. Carbon-emitting media reports had a significant effect on social, environmental, physical, and economic risk perception, and social, environmental, and physical risk perception had a significant positive (+) effect on attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control, according to the study. This can be interpreted to mean that respondents were aware of the social, environmental, and physical risks posed by carbon emissions, but did not recognize them to the extent that they were economically vulnerable. Furthermore, the study discovered that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control all had a significant impact on eco-friendly tourism behavioral intention.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIRCUIT AND SIMULATION OF A RESONANT TRANSFORMER BASED ON A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTEGRATED ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT
Authors:   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Aflyatunov Radmir , Vasilyev Petr ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kaekbirdina Ilgiza ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kirillov Roman ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Khazieva Regina ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
Published: August 2022

Relevance The use of functional integration methods in power electrical engineering makes it possible to achieve a reduction in the weight and dimensions of the finished device, as well as to increase the reliability and efficiency of the system. The use of hybrid components in the development of transformers makes it possible to implement the resonant mode of operation of the system, thereby reducing losses. Aim of research This article discusses the development of a circuit and modeling of a resonant transformer based on a multifunctional integrated electromagnetic component. The main tasks are to determine the electrical circuit of the resonant transformer implemented on the basis of a multifunctional integrated electromagnetic component and the analytical calculation of the parameters of the multifunctional integrated electromagnetic component. Research methods In this study, the following methods were used: patent review, the study of scientific literature, computer simulation performed in the MatLab software package. Results The authors have developed a computer model in MatLab of a resonant transformer based on a multifunctional integrated electromagnetic component. The design and functional features of component make it possible to implement the resonant mode of operation of the transformer, since the finished component is both a capacitive and an inductive load. An equivalent circuit of a multifunctional integrated electromagnetic component is presented and adapted to the MatLab software package. As a result of the simulation, a graph of the magnetizing current of the transformer was obtained. The analysis of the possibility of practical implementation of the system was carried out.
STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS IN THE PLANE OF TWO ANGLES
Authors:   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Shabanov Vitaly , Basyrova Aigul ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kantyukov Nikita ,   Ufa State Petroleum Technological University
Published: August 2022

Relevance The main technological installations of the oil and gas industry require power supply of the first category and are fed from two independent sources. Possible short-term interruptions of power supply of such installations by their duration should not lead to a violation of the stability of electric motors and disruption of technological processes. The problem of stability at enterprises equipped with automatic standby switching devices with self-starting of synchronous motors after a short interruption of power supply is especially relevant. Therefore, the assessment of conditions for preserving the dynamic stability of synchronous motors after a short interruption of power supply is an urgent task. Aim of research Based on the method of areas, develop a method for assessing the dynamic stability of synchronous motors in the plane of two parameters. Methods The article uses dynamic stability areas in the plane of two angles to assess the dynamic stability of synchronous motors: the load angle of the synchronous motor in the pre-emergency mode δ0 and the inclusion angle δвкл between the mains voltage vectors and the residual voltage on the section that lost power, in the emergency mode. Results The dynamic stability area in the plane of two angles is plotted: the load angle δ0 and the turn-on angle δвкл. The boundary lines of dynamic stability area are plotted for the range of values of load angles, in which the static stability of the synchronous motor in the pre-emergency mode is preserved. On the example of synchronous motor of STD-2500 type, the definition of the dynamic stability area in the plane of parameters under study is shown. It is shown that the region of dynamic stability in the plane of two angles can be transformed into the dynamic stability area of other investigated parameters.
SOLIDARIEDADE FRENTE À DESIGUALDADE EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA: UM OLHAR A PARTIR DE CURITIBA (BRASIL)
Authors:   UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ, GAMA CAROLINA , KSZAN MARIANA SACOMAN ,   UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ, POLLI SIMONE APARECIDA ,   UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ, LUNELLI ALESSANDRO ,   UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO, SANCHES ALINE ,   UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ
Published: August 2022

The objective of the article is to point out solidarity actions aimed at vulnerable territories in Curitiba, which were originated due to the Covid-19 crisis. It is based on the experience of a university extension project, the “Solidarity Map”. The project connects vulnerable territories to possible donations while identifying social groups most impacted by the crisis. Considering that the disease impacts more significantly those in a situation of housing precariousness, the article exhibits social inequality and its spatial distribution as it prioritizes initiatives by social movements and small organized groups. Combining technical data and academic papers with new territorialities originated from insurgent practices, the actions were registered and spatialized through Geographic Information System. It was noted that local solidarity networks existed even before the beginning of the pandemic, and that they can easily articulate actions in situations of emergency. Therefore, this article indicates the need to elaborate municipal emergency plans in order to provide support to these groups in a preventive manner.
CARTAS EDUCATIVAS: INSTRUMENTOS DE QUÊ?
Authors:   INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE EDUCAÇÃO E CIÊNCIAS - ISEC LISBOA, LOURO PAULO , CORTE-REAL MADALENA ,   INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE EDUCAÇÃO E CIÊNCIAS - ISEC LISBOA, MATA TÂNIA ,   INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE EDUCAÇÃO E CIÊNCIAS - ISEC LISBOA
Published: August 2022

This article is the second in a line of research entitled "Instruments for territorial management", which seeks to analyse the use and valuation, by municipalities, of instruments such as the Municipal Master Plan (MP), the Educational Charter (EC), the Municipal Civil Protection Plans and also the identification of existing participation instruments in the different municipalities. In the present case, we seek to know practices and perceptions about the Educational Charter through the analysis of 44 Educational Charters and by conducting interviews with municipal representatives about this instrument for territorial management. The data collected indicate that, despite the explanation about the importance of this document, it is, in many municipalities, completely out of date and, probably, of no use. There seems to be, currently, a perspective that it should contemplate other educational dynamics than those of formal education and that it is essential to contemplate its connection to other territorial management instruments in the sense of an effective implementation of municipal educational policies considering an integrated territorial vision.
ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS CONSTRUÍDOS: PERCEPÇÃO DOS USUÁRIOS DO PARQUE LINEAR RIO DO PEIXE
Authors:   UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA, CAMARA INARA PAGNUSSAT , LEMOS DIOGO ,   UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA
Published: August 2022

The urban landscape undergoes constant transformations with the dynamics of the cities that (re) produce the spaces. Understanding this dynamic and its results emerges from the need to understand cities and their inhabitants, places more equitable and resilient to the transformations of society. In the spatial organization of cities, places with green predominance play an important role for their relationship between urban memory, quality of life departing from natural elements, the affection of the inhabitants with the place and the memorialist that is made through the relations between space and time. Thus, we understand that the quality of the urban landscape is measured by an arrangement of infrastructure elements, but also how people perceive the environment. In this study, the analysis of the perception of a public free space is measured by the identification of the elements that are understood by users as significant for the quality of the landscape of the Parque do Rio do Peixe (Videira - SC) and what experiences are felt along the existing paths in the park. The methodology of this analysis was structured according to a compendium of authors, but mainly suggested by Gehl and Svarre (2013), Lynch (1960) and Cullen (1983) and Camara (2018). At the end of the courses, unstructured interviews were conducted with approximately 150 volunteers. The results indicate preferences for areas with a predominance of natural elements, environments that provide safety sensations and elements of historical-cultural identification.
IMPACTOS DA HIDRELÉTRICA DE SANTO ANTÔNIO NA CONFIGURAÇÃO ESPACIAL DO BAIRRO TRIÂNGULO (PORTO VELHO/RO)
Authors:   UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA, ANDRADE ROBERTO CARLOS OLIVEIRA DE , TEIXEIRA MARCO ANTONIO DOMINGUES ,   UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA/UNIR, LEÃO MARCELO ,   UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA
Published: August 2022

Peoples who live on the banks of Amazonian rivers carry habits and economic, cultural, spatial heritages and their territories are at the mercy of the natural dynamics of these rivers. From the 2014 flood, families in the Triângulo neighborhood in Porto Velho/RO, in addition to losing part of their economy, the catastrophe involved (1) misconfigured accesses; (2) flooded homes and (3) unassisted families. The question we ask is: what were the impacts of the Santo Antônio HPP on the spatial configuration of the Triângulo neighborhood after its installation? The work aims to examine the impacts on the spatial configuration of the lower area of the Triangle neighborhood and the methodological process is divided into three stages (1) literature review, (2) planialtimetric survey and visits to the neighborhood and (3) representation, modeling and tooling treatment. The study points out that the enterprise compromised extractive activities, disrupted private properties and public elements, resulting in losses for the local population and its surroundings.
ESTUDOS DE MORFOLOGIA COMO SUBSÍDIO PARA A QUALIFICAÇÃO DO ESPAÇO EDIFICADO: TIPOLOGIA DE QUARTEIRÕES
Authors:   UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA, CAMARA INARA PAGNUSSAT , TESK JOSELAINE ,   UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a study of the urban morphology of Videira, Brazil, framing the evolution of the traces of the urban form as a process and of the manufacture of the city as an object. The object of study was chosen due to particularities such as: great formal-functional similarity with other Brazilian and European cities, a city produced from the 20th century, with a strong presence of the railway as a structuring road axis and topography as a matriarchal element of formation. We understand that there is a gap in understanding the formation of cities after the 20th century, fragmenting the elements of the urban form to understand the design of the city. The main objective is to understand the temporal evolution and generate models that can be used as parameters of block drawings focused on the geography of the sites, contributing to the urban planning of housing allotments more analogous in the distribution of lots. The method used is part of a compendium of theoretical and practical concepts, focusing on the classification of the urban form reviewed by several authors, with predominance of the School of English Urban Morphology: (1) relationship of the tracing with physical expression of the site, (2) main elements to support the composition and; (3) shape of blocks and lots. Preliminary results allow identifying blocks with predominantly irregular formats and very diverse lot patterns, circulation routes with a sinuous or poorly homogeneous profile and with several structural problems, reflecting the need for lots adapted to topography.
Comparing the effect of myofascial release and muscle energy technique on craniovertebral angle and headache in tension type headache patients
Authors: Sharma Ankita , Sharma Ankita , Rizvi Moattar , Kumari Sunita , Sharma Pooja
Published: August 2022

INTRODUCTION: Tension headaches can be induced by forward head posture, and there is a wealth of evidence available for managing chronic headaches. The data supports the use of manual therapy approaches to manage tension type headaches. Because of the forward head posture, the suboccipital muscle region becomes short, resulting in an increase in lordosis and neck pain. Patients with an even more forward head posture have a smaller cranio-vertebral angle, which in turn causes tension type headache. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Myofascial release therapy(MFR) and Muscle energy technique(MET) with general neck exercises on the cranio-vertebral angle and headache in tension type headache patients. METHODS: In total, 75 subjects with tension type headache and suboccipital muscle tenderness were recruited and randomized blindly into three groups: the MFR group, the MET group, and the control group (25 subjects in each group). A pre-craniovertebral angle was taken by photographic method, and a pre-headache disability index questionnaire was filled in. The MFR group receives cranio-basal release in the suboccipital region with neck exercises, the MET group receives post–isometric relaxation in the suboccipital region with exercises, and the control group receives only exercises for 2 weeks. After two weeks, the postcranial angle and the headache questionnaire were taken and measured. RESULTS: Craniovertebral angle and headache index showed significant improvement in both the MET and MFR groups. There was no significant difference when MET and MFR groups were compared. When compared with the control group, both MET and MFR showed a significant increase in craniovertebral angle. There was significant improvement in the headache index following MET, MFR, or routine neck exercise. CONCLUSION: Compared to the control group, MFR shows better results than MET on craniovertebral angle and headache.
An algorithm for enhancing coverage and network lifetime in cluster-based Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Osamy Walid , Khedr Ahmed M
Published: August 2022

Majority of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) clustering protocols in literature have focused on extending network lifetime and little attention has been paid to the coverage preservation as one of the QoS requirements along with network lifetime. In this paper, an algorithm is proposed to be integrated with clustering protocols to improve network lifetime as well as preserve network coverage in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSNs) where sensor nodes can have different sensing radii and energy attributes. The proposed algorithm works in proactive way to preserve network coverage and extend network lifetime by efficiently leveraging mobility to optimize the average coverage rate using only the nodes that are already deployed in the network. Simulations are conducted to validate the proposed algorithm by showing improvement in network lifetime and enhanced full coverage time with less energy consumption
Ferry–Based Directional Forwarding Mechanism for Improved Network Life-Time in Cluster-Based Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Eyadeh Ali Ahmad , Bani Amerah Mohammad
Published: August 2022

Considerable energy saving can be achieved with mobility-based wireless sensor networks (WSN's), where a mobile node (ferry) visits sensing nodes in a network to collect sensed data. However, the critical issues of such WSN's are limited networks lifetime and high data latency, these critical issues are due to the slow mobility and relatively long route distance for ferries to collect and forward data to the sink. Incorporating ferries in WSNs eliminates the need for multi-hop forwarding of data, and as a result, reduce energy consumption at sensing nodes. In this paper, we introduce the One Hop Cluster-Head Algorithm (OHCH), where a subset of ferries serve as cluster heads (CH), travel between nodes with short distance mobility, collect data originated from sources, and transfer it to the sink with minimum hop count possible, this approach can achieve more balance between network energy saving and data collection delay, also, it is an efficient design to combine between ferries and noise.
Urban Air Pollution Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Pavani Movva , Rao P.Trinatha
Published: August 2022

Air pollution is evolving as a severe environmental concern due to its enormous impact on the well being of the people, universal environment and also on the global economy. Conventional air pollution systems are not able to provide air pollution data of high spatiotemporal resolution due to non-scalability and limited data availability. With the advances in the areas of Micro Electro Mechanical Sensor (MEMS) and Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), the researchers had implemented various state-of-the-art air pollution monitoring systems with better and efficient results. A comprehensive review of continuous air pollution surveillance of both indoor and outdoor pollution by employing WSN was presented. In the proposed paper attempts to provide the details related to the existing methods for measuring major air pollutants like CO2, CO, O3, SO2, VOC and Particulate Matter (PM). It presents the various methods, algorithms and dedicated network designs in air pollution monitoring which are useful for generating new solutions to improve the performance through WSN. A comprehensive and detailed review of the existing methods of Air Quality Monitoring systems using WSN was done along with their comparisons
Designing an Energy Efficient Network Using Integration of KSOM, ANN and Data Fusion Techniques
Authors: Singh Pooja , Anil K Ahlawat Vikas Pareek,
Published: August 2022

Energy in a wireless sensor network (WSN) is rendered as the major constraint that affects the overall feasibility and performance of a network. With the dynamic and demanding requirements of diverse applications, the need for an energy efficient network persists. Therefore, this paper proposes a mechanism for optimizing the energy consumption in WSN through the integration of artificial neural networks (ANN) and Kohonen self-organizing map (KSOM) techniques. The clusters are formed and re-located after iteration for effective distribution of energy and reduction of energy depletion at individual nodes. Furthermore, back propagation algorithm is used as a supervised learning method for optimizing the approach and reducing the loss function. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed energy efficient network.
A New Approach for DDoS attacks to discriminate the attack level and provide security for DDoS nodes in MANET
Authors: Swain Jhum , Pattanayak Binod kumar , Patimilu Bibudhendu
Published: August 2022

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) enable versatile hosts to frame a correspondence arrange without a prefixed framework. In military applications portable specially appointed system assumes essential part since it is particularly planned network for on request necessity and in circumstances where set up of physical network isn't conceivable. Despite the fact that it gives high adaptability, it likewise conveys more difficulties for MANETs to battle against malicious assaults. In any case, the property of mobility and excess additionally motivates new plans to outline safeguard procedure. In this paper, we propose a procedure to relieve DDoS assaults in MANETs. Expect that a malicious attacker ordinarily targets particular victims. The attacker will surrender if the assault neglected to accomplish the coveted objectives after a specific length of assaulting time. In our assurance system, we exploit high excess and select a protection node. Once a DDoS attack has been identified, the suspicious movement will be diverted to the protection node. The victim will work typically, and it is sensible to expect that the attacker will stop the trivial endeavors. Through escalated recreation test utilizing NS-2, we have confirmed the viability of our approach and assessed the cost and overhead of the framework.
Facilitated Binge-like Eating Following Chronic Ethanol Exposure in Females
Authors:   , Stine Samantha Marie , Barker Jacqueline M
Published: August 2022

Individuals recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD) are at elevated risk for developing binge eating behavior, potentially due to changes in reward circuitry. Women are being increasingly diagnosed with AUD and are more likely to develop eating disorders. We investigated if a history of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure (CIE) and withdrawal promoted subsequent binge eating in female mice to test the hypothesis that a history of CIE would increase binge-like eating behavior in female mice through alterations in the glutamatergic projections from the prefrontal cortex (PFC) to the nucleus accumbens (NAc). To model chronic exposure and withdrawal adult female C57BL/6J mice were exposed to a 4 week CIE paradigm by vapor inhalation or air control. After CIE, mice received limited home-cage access to highly palatable Chocolate Ensure Plus for 2 hrs/day Monday-Thursday for 6 weeks. Differences between groups were tested by mixed model ANOVA (with access days as the within-subjects factor). CIE and binge-eating induced alterations in the glutamate system were assessed using qPCR analysis of glutamate transporters vGLUT1 and vGLUT2 of the mPFC tissue samples microdissected. To test the role of PFC projections to the NAc in regulating binge-like eating, a separate cohort of mice received a microinjection of an AAV expressing a GiDREADD in the PFC. The DREADD ligand CNO was administered in the NAc to selectively silence PFC NAc projections. Differences between groups were tested by mixed ANOVA (CNO vs saline as the within subjects factor), with post-hoc tests where appropriate. Our findings indicated that CIE-exposed mice increased binge-like eating compared to control at the initiation of the binge paradigm, as indicated by greater Ensure intake (kcal/body weight) and a greater percentage of daily caloric intake from Ensure. These behavioral changes were accompanied by reduced vGLUT1 and vGLUT2 mRNA expression in the PFC of CIE mice compared to Air controls. Consistent with changes in PFC glutamate signaling, chemogenetic silencing of discrete glutamatergic PFC projections to the NAc increased binge-like eating. Importantly, this model met criteria for binge-like eating and identified chronic ethanol induced changes in binge-like eating and PFC glutamate system. This suggests that women may exhibit an increased vulnerability to acquisition of binge eating behavior following withdrawal from alcohol use. Further, modulation of the glutamate system to reduce binge-like eating during ethanol withdrawal may represent a feasible therapeutic target.