bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Albubo festival as a tool to enhance community engagement of Buguias, Benguet residents
Authors: Oligo Jenalyn P. , Smith Jaicelle P. , Quinto Joseph
Published: March 2022

Researchers that have examined the contribution of the Albubo Festival to local development have focused more on its economic impact. Consequently, this study aimed to examine the participation of the residents as well as the effectiveness of the festival itself. The results showed that passive participation (level 2) is the most prevalent. It implies that the residents are interested in having joint effort with the Local Government Unit (LGU) and with the organizers of the cultural festival. The tools to enhance effective community engagement in Albubo Festival were informing decisions, building capacity, and strengthening relationships. The results also revealed that there is an insignificant relationship between the level of participation of Buguias residents on the Albubo Festival and its effectiveness in community engagement. It implies that the level of participation of the residents does not influence the level of effectiveness of the Albubo Festival in community engagement or vice versa. Thus, passive participation, functional participation, participation by consultation, and empowered participation are not related to the effectiveness of the activities such as cultural presentations, Ukob, agricultural trade fair, agri-booth competition, and inter-barangay sports competition held during the celebration.
PEMANFAATAN VIDEO TUTORIAL (DEMONSTRASI) PADA PEMBELAJARAN PCKI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Nurwati Nani , Purwanti Heni
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaksimalkan pembelajaran siswa kelas XII, mata pelajaran PCKI (Pembuatan Cake dan Kue Indonesia) pada siswa kelas XII Kuliner 3, SMK Negeri 4 Yogyakarta, dengan materi praktik menghias cake pada acara perkawinan di masa pandemi Covid-19 melalui video tutorial demonstrasi. Strategi pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan memanfaatkan data kualitatif yang kemudian dijabarkan secara deskriptif. Menghias cake untuk acara perkawinan membutuhkan ketelitian, ketrampilan, dan kreativitas terutama pada saat mengapilkasikan butter cream, membuat bentuk hiasan dengan butter cream, memilih warna butter cream untuk  hiasan, dan memilih ornamen untuk meningkatkan penampilan cake. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran praktik menghias cake untuk acara perkawinan dengan memanfaatkan video tutorial demonstrasi berdampak positif bagi siswa, ditunjukkan dengan pengumpulan tugas siswa yang tepat waktu, antusias serta semangat siswa dalam berdiskusi dan bertanya kepada guru saat mendapatkan kesulitan. Dari hasil foto praktek yang dikirimkan oleh siswa dapat dilihat bahwa dengan memanfaatkan video tutorial demonstrasi siswa dapat menggali potensi dan kreativitas sehingga meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan dan pada akhirnya berpengaruh pada hasil belajar siswa.
UPAYA MENGEMBANGKAN MINAT MENULIS SISWA MELALUI GAWAI MENUJU NEW NORMAL
Authors: Purnami Purnami
Published: March 2022

Abstrak Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh gawai terhadap minat menulis siswa kelas VI, SDN Karangtengah IV menuju persiapan new normal. Dalam Penelitian ini digunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Metode yang digunakan adalah melalui pemanfaatan gawai dalam kegiatan pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam kegiatan menulis terutama pada saat pembelajaran dari rumah, siswa kelas VI SDN Karangtengah IV masih rendah. Namun, dalam penggunaan  gawai dalam berkomunikasi sangat lancar. Hal tersebut yang mendorong untuk meneliti seberapa besar pengaruh gawai dalam menumbuhkan minat menulis siswa menuju persiapan new normal. Tahapan berupa perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi pembelajaran melalui pemanfaatan gawai dalam menumbuhkan minat menulis siswa. Siswa mendapatkan tugas melalui pembelajaran luring dan daring. Tugas tersebut berupa pemanfaatan video dan gambar melalui gawai yang mereka miliki, kemudian dikembangkan menjadi tugas tertulis. Kendala yang terjadi di lapangan adalah ada beberapa siswa yang tidak memiliki gawai sendiri, sehingga pengerjaan tugas menjadi tidak tepat waktu. Disamping itu, terkadang sulit mendapatkan sinyal. Efektifitas pemanfaatan gawai pada kegiatan pembelajaran adalah adanya peningkatan minat menulis pada siswa. Minat menulis tumbuh karena adanya rasa senang dengan media gawai tersebut. Dari rasa senang itulah timbul minat yang lebih terhadap tugas yang diberikan. Hasil akhir menunjukkan bahwa dengan pemanfaatan gawai dalam kegiatan pembelajaran, minat menulis di kelas VI pada SDN Karangtengah IV mengalami peningkatan.
Teledermatology and Artificial Intelligence: Piction Health
Authors: Conover Susan
Published: March 2022

Background

Skin diseases affect 2.3 billion people globally. Due to the scarcity of dermatologists, 2 in 3 cases are seen by primary care physicians (PCPs), who have lower diagnostic accuracy. Published studies have shown that the diagnostic accuracy of a PCP or general practitioner is close to 50%.

Objective

The aim of this study was to build artificial intelligence (AI) classifiers across 26 and 54 common and urgent adult rashes that present in a primary care setting.

Methods

We trained our AI models with approximately 50,000 total photos. The number of images within each disease or class ranged from 76 to 5505. Additionally, we further tested narrowing the differential diagnosis by adding body part information to identify how this impacts top-5 accuracy for one condition.

Results

Overall, we trained an AI model to identify 26 classes on par with the accuracy level of a dermatologist, who is, on average, 75% top-3 accurate across 26 conditions. Additionally, we trained the AI model across 54 conditions and achieved 74.3% top-5 accuracy across common conditions and 79.2% top-5 accuracy across urgent conditions. In evaluating if body part information may increase top-5 accuracy, we saw top-5 accuracy for one condition increase from 67% to 97%.

Conclusions

Overall, we concluded that including body part information to down-select possible disease matches substantially increased the overall differential diagnosis accuracy for body region–specific conditions. We also concluded that AI may assist PCPs to identify the most likely skin conditions quickly in a clinical encounter, improve overall diagnostic accuracy, and inform the most appropriate next step for the patient. These promising findings highlight the need and potential of AI and clinical decision support to augment the ability of PCPs to accurately and confidently evaluate patients with skin conditions.

Conflicts of Interest

SC is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Piction Health, a company focused on using AI to help augment frontline providers’ clinical decision making to save time and improve outcomes for patients with skin diseases. SC also holds shares in Piction Health.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Diversity of Dermatological Skin Color Pathology: Protocol for an Algorithm Development and Validation Study (Preprint)
Authors: Rezk Eman , Eltorki Mohamed , El-Dakhakhni Wael
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

The paucity of dark skin images in dermatological textbooks and atlases is a reflection of racial injustice in medicine. The underrepresentation of dark skin images makes diagnosing skin pathology in people of color challenging. For conditions such as skin cancer, in which early diagnosis makes a difference between life and death, people of color have worse prognoses and lower survival rates than people with lighter skin tones as a result of delayed or incorrect diagnoses. Recent advances in artificial intelligence, such as deep learning, offer a potential solution that can be achieved by diversifying the mostly light-skin image repositories through generating images for darker skin tones. Thus, facilitating the development of inclusive cancer early diagnosis systems that are trained and tested on diverse images that truly represent human skin tones.

OBJECTIVE

We aim to develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence–based skin cancer early detection system for all skin tones using clinical images.

METHODS

This study consists of four phases: (1) Publicly available skin image repositories will be analyzed to quantify the underrepresentation of darker skin tones, (2) Images will be generated for the underrepresented skin tones, (3) Generated images will be extensively evaluated for realism and disease presentation with quantitative image quality assessment as well as qualitative human expert and nonexpert ratings, and (4) The images will be utilized with available light-skin images to develop a robust skin cancer early detection model.

RESULTS

This study started in September 2020. The first phase of quantifying the underrepresentation of darker skin tones was completed in March 2021. The second phase of generating the images is in progress and will be completed by March 2022. The third phase is expected to be completed by May 2022, and the final phase is expected to be completed by September 2022.

CONCLUSIONS

This work is the first step toward expanding skin tone diversity in existing image databases to address the current gap in the underrepresentation of darker skin tones. Once validated, the image bank will be a valuable resource that can potentially be utilized in physician education and in research applications. Furthermore, generated images are expected to improve the generalizability of skin cancer detection. When completed, the model will assist family physicians and general practitioners in evaluating skin lesion severity and in efficient triaging for referral to expert dermatologists. In addition, the model can assist dermatologists in diagnosing skin lesions.

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From Teledermatology to Dermatology Artificial Intelligence: Will Teledermatology Exist in the Next 2 Years? (Preprint)
Authors: Börve Alexander
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Dermatology has been proven to be well suited for store-and-forward telemedicine triaging. With the reduced cost of computer power and readily available deep convolutional neural networks, using the digital images collected with store-and-forward, machine learning has made it possible to create artificial intelligence (AI) models. The AI models can analyze new digital images taken with a smartphone camera and return reliable dermatology outputs within seconds.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the shift from teledermatology to dermatology AI.

METHODS

A literature search was conducted and experience from a web-based teledermatology service was also considered.

RESULTS

There has been a slow uptake of teledermatology in a clinical setting and by consumers. The development of AI dermatology models has gained momentum over the last few years. Studies have shown that AI dermatology is on par with teledermatology to deliver accurate diagnoses for the most common dermatology pathologies.

CONCLUSIONS

Teledermatology has still not gained mass adoption, both clinically and directly by consumers. The fast pace of AI dermatology development indicates that the technology will surpass store-and-forward teledermatology as a first point of digital consultation in dermatology.
An Intensive Ambulatory Care Program for Adolescents with Eating Disorders Combining In-Person and Virtual Care: Protocol for a Naturalistic Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Novack Kaylee , Dufour Rachel , Picard Louis , Booij Linda , Chadi Nicholas
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

The incidence of eating disorders among adolescents has increased significantly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hybrid care, combining virtual and in-person modalities, is a promising approach for adolescents with eating disorders but remains understudied in this population.

OBJECTIVE

We aim to implement a novel, hybrid (virtual and in-person) intensive ambulatory program for youth and evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness.

METHODS

We will use a naturalistic pretest-posttest design to evaluate our proposed pilot intensive ambulatory care program (IACP). This novel type of day hospital care follows evidence-based principles and uses a family-centered, educational, and motivational approach. It will be tailored to the psychological needs of each participant and delivered in a hybrid format. One hundred participants meeting DSM-5 criteria for eating disorders, aged 12-18 years, will be recruited over the 2-year trial period. We will examine (1) recruitment, retention, and adhesion to protocol rates, (2) participant and family satisfaction, and (3) preliminary effectiveness using quantitative self-report questionnaires.

RESULTS

We expect to recruit approximately 80% of eligible participants, to retain at least 75% of eligible participants, and to have at least 70% of participants complete at least one therapeutic session per week and all pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. We base our estimates on previous literature and consider that the highly flexible design of the IACP, with no additional work required from participants to participate in the study will lead to high levels of feasibility. We anticipate that participants and their families will be satisfied both with the program and with the hybrid delivery format. We expect that participation in the IACP will be associated with a medium effect size reduction in eating disorder psychopathology, from baseline to end-of-treatment.

CONCLUSIONS

Given the high clinical burden associated with eating disorders, this project has the potential to fill an important research gap, by testing the implementation of a novel hybrid mode of intervention. If shown feasible, acceptable, and effective, the IACP could lead to important improvements in healthcare services for adolescents with eating disorders.
Pharmaceutical Payments to Authors of Dermatology Guidelines After Publication (Preprint)
Authors: Sivesind Torunn E , Szeto Mindy D , Anderson Jarett , Maghfour Jalal , Matheny Maya , Le Quan Nguyen Minh , Kamara Michael , Dellavalle Robert
Published: March 2022

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5-Year Analysis of Twitter Usage Among Physicians: 2016-2020 (Preprint)
Authors: Nakagawa Keisuke , Tsang Nuen Yang , Wilson Machelle , Yellowlees Peter
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

Physicians are increasingly using Twitter as a channel for communicating with colleagues and the public. Identifying physicians on Twitter is difficult due to the varied and imprecise ways people self-identify themselves on the social media platform. This is the first study to describe a reliable, repeatable methodology for identifying physicians on Twitter. Using this approach, we characterized the longitudinal activity of U.S. physicians on Twitter.

OBJECTIVE

To characterize 5-year activity of U.S. physicians on Twitter.

METHODS

Five years of Twitter data (2016-2020) were mined for physician accounts. U.S. physicians on Twitter were identified using a custom-built algorithm to screen for physician identifiers in the Twitter handle, user profile, and tweeted content. The number of tweets by physician accounts were counted and analyzed over the 5-year period. The top 100 hashtags were identified, categorized into topics, and analyzed.

RESULTS

Approximately 1 trillion tweets were mined to identify 6,399,146 tweets (0.0007%) originating from 39,084 U.S. physician accounts. Over the 5-year period, the number of U.S. physicians tweeting more than doubled (112%). Across all 5 years, the most popular themes were general health, medical education, and mental health, while in specific years, tweets related to elections (2016, 2020), Black Lives Matter (2020), and Covid-19 (2020) increased.

CONCLUSIONS

Twitter has become an increasingly popular social media platform for U.S. physicians over the past 5 years, and their use has evolved to cover a broad range of topics from science, politics, social activism, to Covid-19. We have developed an accurate, repeatable methodology to identify U.S. physicians on Twitter and characterize their activity.
Responding to the crisis in emotional-behavioral and mental health in children and youth by leveraging automation of a collaborative data platform (Preprint)
Authors: Seth Puneet , Klein Benjamin
Published: March 2022

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Emotional-behavioral and mental (EBMH) disorders in pediatrics have been on the rise prior to the pandemic, and have escalated in response to it. Deeply rooted systemic issues, such as fragmentation of care for EBMH and lack of provider capacity, inherent complexities of EBMH, such as it’s focus on more time-consuming biopsychosocial analyses, along with the lack of a scalable infrastructure to meet the explosion in demand have led to extreme delays in receiving care. In this case study, we explore a promising approach to help tackle this problem through the use of a data-centric and collaborative clinical framework. This involves three key elements: 1) the development of an end-to-end clinical pathway that describes the flow of narrative and discrete dimensional data from patients with EBMH concerns through the utilization of both existing validated measures and practical clinical measures; 2) the automated collection of this data from the appropriate individuals and sources; 3) the integration of this information into a collaborative health record in a manner that accomplishes automation in documentation and administrative activity within the health record, while optimally displaying this rich data set in a clinically effective manner at point-of-care. The development and utilization of this framework over the last 3 years in an iterative fashion has yielded both remarkable results in clinical efficiency while also producing a unique and comprehensive real-time data set that can be leveraged for intelligent clinical triage and fueling of clinical-decision support algorithm development. It is felt that this approach has the ability to represent a paradigm shift in quality improvement and access to care for patients in need of support with EBMH.
Public Use of the “Your COVID Recovery” Website Designed to Help Individuals Manage Their COVID-19 Recovery: Observational Study (Preprint)
Authors: Baldwin Molly M , Daynes Enya , Chaplin Emma , Goddard Amye , Lloyd-Evans Phoebe H I , Mills George , Hong Annabel , Gardiner Nikki , Singh Sally J
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented pressure was placed on health care services globally. An opportunity to alleviate this pressure was to introduce a digital health platform that provided COVID-19–related advice and helped individuals understand and manage their COVID-19 symptoms. Therefore, in July 2020, the Your COVID Recovery website was launched by the National Health Service of England with the aim of creating a practical tool that provides advice and support to individuals recovering from COVID-19. The website includes information on many of the key COVID-19 symptoms. To date, public use of the Your COVID Recovery website and user behavior remain unknown. However, this information is likely to afford insight into the impact of the website and most commonly experienced COVID-19 symptoms.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate public use of the Your COVID Recovery website, a digital health platform that provides support to individuals recovering from COVID-19, and determine user behavior during its first year of operation.

METHODS

Google Analytics software that was integrated into the Your COVID Recovery website was used to assess website use and user behavior between July 31, 2020, and July 31, 2021. Variables that were tracked included the number of users, user country of residence, traffic source, number of page views, number of session views, and mean session duration. User data were compared to COVID-19 case data downloaded from the UK government’s website.

RESULTS

During the study period, 2,062,394 users accessed the Your COVID Recovery website. The majority of users were located in the United Kingdom (1,265,061/2,062,394, 61.30%) and accessed the website via a search engine (1,443,057/2,062,394, 69.97%). The number of daily website users (n=15,298) peaked on January 18, 2021, during the second wave of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. The most frequently visited pages after the home page were for the following COVID-19 symptoms: Cough (n=550,190, 12.17%), Fatigue (n=432,421, 9.56%), Musculoskeletal pain (n=406,859, 9.00%), Taste and smell (n=270,599, 5.98%), and Breathlessness (n=203,136, 4.49%). The average session duration was 1 minute 13 seconds.

CONCLUSIONS

A large cohort of individuals actively sought help with their COVID-19 recovery from the website, championing the potential of this tool to target an unmet health care need. User behavior demonstrated that individuals were primarily seeking advice on how to relieve and manage COVID-19 symptoms, especially symptoms of cough, fatigue, and musculoskeletal pain. COVID-19 rehabilitation programs should use the results of this study to ensure that the program content meets the needs of the post–COVID-19 population.
Improving The Quality of Coconut Cream-Based Pasta Through The Presence of Sago Starch and Surfactants: Application As An Ingredient of Rendang Seasoning
Authors: Nugrahanto Anggita , Sutardi Sutardi , Santoso Umar
Published: March 2022

Coconut processed products (coconut cream) are widely used in the food field. However, various ways, such as adding starch and surfactants still need to be made to improve the stability of coconut cream. This study aimed to evaluate the addition of starch and surfactant on the stability of coconut cream and its use as an ingredient of rendang spices. The separation of coconut milk into coconut cream was conducted using the cold method (4oC for ± 18 hours) and cream separator method. After that, Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB) 5 (1%) surfactant and sago starch (3% and 5%) were added to the coconut cream to produce a coconut cream paste, which was later used as an ingredient in the rendang seasoning. The quality parameters of coconut cream such as zeta potential, viscosity, free fatty acid content were evaluated in this study. The results showed that the cream separator method with 1% surfactant HLB 5 and 3% sago starch produced coconut cream paste with a zeta potential of -30.5 mV and free fatty acid of 0.1%. This method was suitable for use as an ingredient of rendang seasoning indicated by a viscosity of 699.9 cPs, lightness of 32.51, and pH of 4.41. Therefore, the cream separator method could improve the coconut cream stability and be applied to rendang seasoning.
IOT Based Agriculture Monitoring System
Authors: Bhelave Mr. Jayramdas R.
Published: March 2022

Abstract: In earlier days farmers want to calculate the readiness of soil and impacted doubts to make which of the kind of yield. They didn't consider the stickiness, level of water and particularly atmosphere condition which was difficult to a Farmer, progressively the Internet of Things (IoT) is renovating the agribusiness engaging the agriculturists through the broad scope of methodologies, for example, exactness even as useful cultivating to manage difficulties within the field. IoT helps in the gettogether data on conditions like atmosphere, protection, temperature, and productivity of the soil. IoT improvement can decrease the expense and update the efficiency of ordinary creating for farmers. Index Terms: ESP32, Soil Moisture, Temperature, Buzzer, LCD, WIFI module, Humidity, etc.
Design and Performance Analysis of Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
Authors: Majeed Ishrat , Singh Er. Jasdeep
Published: March 2022

Abstract: The underwater acoustic sensor network (UASN) is essential for exploration missions and observation in demanding environments. The UASN'S connection route is acoustic waves, which limits its usefulness in comparison to ground sensor networks. This is the case because to its limited capacity, latency, and significant route loss. This article provides comprehensive research of the characteristics of UASN. We explore the functionality of underwater acoustic ad-hoc networks in the presence of disruptions. RF signals are used as a communication mechanism in wireless sensor networks, both terrestrial and aerial. However, in a sub-sea setting, such as deep-sea research, detecting and transmitting data needs a completely different method to underwater communication. The fact that the seas cover 70% of the earth's surface and contain massive amounts of unexplored riches cannot be ignored. The aquatic environment has largely escaped the effects of recent breakthroughs in wireless sensor networks (WSNS) and their broad application in latest studies and economic progress. Research on underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNS) is developing at a snail's pace due to the difficulties in transferring most of the state-of-the-art of land and air based WSNS to its aquatic equivalent. The bulk of underwater activities rely on acoustic communication and specialized sensors that can endure the harsh environment of the oceans. The purpose of this study is to investigate how UASN works in different situations. End-to-end latency and energy consumption are examined in response to a variety of factors. We also investigate how well underwater acoustic ad-hoc networks perform when nodes are dispersed, and the network is large. Keywords: Under water Acoustics, Sensor, Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Consumptions.
Morphometric Analysis in Varuna River Basin: A Geoinformatics Based Analysis
Authors: Varshney Anshika , Shukla Dr. Sudhakar
Published: March 2022

Abstract: Varuna River is an important tributary of river Ganga. For the present study River Varuna has been chosen for the morphometric analysis and the demarcation of the basinal area of the river has been automatically done through Geospatial tool known as Arc Hydro. The study regarding the morphometry of the river lets us infer about the basin geometry, network system of the drainage and more of the river basin characteristics. Calculations of the morphometry will give us the quantitative description of the drainage system, which is an important aspect of the basins. This will describe the shape, slope, elongation, drainage density and many more important values to further incorporate water management processes in the varuna river basin. GIS tools will help us achieving morphometric analysis. With the help of morphometric analysis we are able to gain knowledge regarding the basin geomorphology and its responses to various hydrological processes. Keywords: Morphometric Analysis, Varuna River Basin, Arc Hydro, DEM, GIS
Desafos à atuação dos trabalhadores de Vigilância Sanitária nos serviços de saúde
Authors:   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Alves Costa Ediná , Auxiliadora Magalhães Costa Eliana ,   Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Karla Bomfm de Souza Mariluce ,   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Sodré Araújo Patrícia ,   Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Santana Souza Gisélia ,   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Oyram Ramos Lima Yara ,   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Maria Santos da Paz Bianca ,   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
Published: March 2022

Introdução: A vigilância sanitária é uma função precípua do Estado para proteção da saúde individual e coletiva mediante ações de controle de riscos, atuais ou potenciais, presentes na produção de bens e serviços, e integra o Sistema Único de Saúde. A vigilância sanitária de serviços de saúde é parte do escopo de atuação da Vigilância Sanitária (Visa) para o controle dos riscos e iatrogenias nos serviços de saúde. Objetivo: Analisar desafios à atuação dos trabalhadores de Visa nos serviços de saúde. Método: O estudo, de abordagem qualitativa, integra uma pesquisa financiada pelo CNPQ para análise do controle sanitário realizado pelas Visa em serviços de saúde da atenção básica e especializada. Utilizou-se a técnica de Grupo Focal com trabalhadores da Visa de oito estados brasileiros. As falas foram transcritas e analisadas segundo a técnica de análise de conteúdo temática, sistematizadas em duas categorias: Gestão e Organização dos Serviços e Condições de Trabalho. Resultados: Identificou-se problemas e desafios, tais como: incipiente planejamento das ações; dificuldades na organização do trabalho decorrentes da rotatividade de gestores, da falta de recursos humanos e tecnológicos, da ausência de coordenação e da integração dos níveis do Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. Emergiram insatisfações e desafios sobre condições de trabalho, precarizações dos vínculos, baixos salários, equipes incompletas e necessidade de concursos públicos e de valorização do trabalho. Conclusões: A atuação da Visa em serviços de saúde requer a superação de múltiplos desafios, que perpassam a integração das ações nos distintos níveis de gestão e questões de capacitação, incorporação de tecnologias e de readequação de processos de trabalho.
Ações de Vigilância Sanitária na pandemia COVID-19
Authors:   Faculdade Independente do Nordeste, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil, Pereira da Rocha Marcelo , Portella Lopes Cruz Silvana ,   Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Guanambi, BA, Brasil, Benemérita Alves Vilela Alba ,   Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brasil, Palmarella Rodrigues Vanda ,   Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brasil
Published: March 2022

Introdução: Em tempos de pandemia de COVID-19, a vigilância sanitária, assim como outros setores da saúde, precisou se adaptar para desenvolver suas atividades em um novo contexto desafiador. Objetivo: Descrever a atuação de profissionais da Vigilância Sanitária (Visa) no enfrentamento da pandemia da COVID-19. Método: Trata-se de um relato de experiência acerca do trabalho em Visa durante a pandemia em um Núcleo Regional de Saúde do estado da Bahia. Resultados: Foram relatadas ações realizadas em uma barreira sanitária, com acolhimento, palestra, testagem dos sintomáticos respiratórios e notificação, bem como a oferta de atividades de educação permanente em saúde, de forma presencial e on-line, por meio de reunião com os gestores municipais e demais ações realizadas pela equipe, tendo-se como destaque o caráter intrasetorial e intersetorial. Conclusões: A experiência do trabalho realizado coaduna com as propostas do Plano Estadual de Contingências para Enfrentamento do Novo Coronavírus. Salientamse as parcerias como de fundamental importância para os profissionais da Visa e de outros setores, frente à complexidade do momento pandêmico. A experiência ainda representa um aprendizado em lidar com novas ferramentas tecnológicas, que permitiram criar espaços de reﬂexão dos processos de trabalho, bem como de novas possibilidades de abordagem diante dos desafios atuais.
Forma Aberta: a proposta de Oskar Hansen e Svein Hatloy para o PREVI — Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda — Perú
Authors: Castro-Gonsales Celia , Alvariz-Lopes Gabriel
Published: March 2022

The call for the housing estate of PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda – Experimental Housing Project), carried out in 1969, in Lima, happened in a specially fruitful moment of reflections concerning changes in architecture and, mainly, in cities. In this context of criticism, issues like citizen participation and the change in architecture over time became key. This was a process that strongly influenced the proposals of 13 international teams that participated in the call in Peru. This project lab, promoted by the Peruvian government with UN funds, became, according to the opinion of the authors of this article, a fundamental experience in social housing in Latin America in the 20th century, concentrating seminal projects whose ideas still reverberate today. If all international architects who were invited to participate in the call already had, at the time, a significant repertoire in the housing issue, and were greatly in tune with the critical production of their contemporary colleagues, the Polish team, with Oskar Hansen and Svein Hatloy, brought to Peru a very peculiar work experience that they had been developing in Eastern Europe. Two structuring concepts of the practical and theoretical practice of Oskar Hansen and his wife, Zofia Hansen — the ‘Open Form’ and its deployment at an urban scale, the ‘Linear Continuous System’ (LCS) — appear in the proposal for PREVI as instruments for the search of a flexible architecture in space and time, open to citizen participation and intervention and adequate to their sociocultural peculiarities. Therefore, the present article aims at rescuing, through a more specific outline, the guiding ideas of the Polish proposal for the call and, in a broader sense, raising the importance of PREVI as a fundamental reference for social housing projects nowadays.
La intervención del patrimonio arquitectónico-urbano residencial de Mar del Plata: un problema abierto
Authors: Sánchez Lorena Marina
Published: March 2022

The handling of heritage, regarding the broad spectrum of real estate it comprises, involves multiple approaches to its safeguarding. In particular, the incorporation of new architecture in existing works, at any scale, represents a current challenge. This dilemma has an extensive background in the history of architecture and urbanism, alongside other associated areas within European and Latin American frameworks. However, in the second decade of the 21st century, the problems related to contemporary contributions in historical architectural and urban frameworks, show an ongoing difficulty to dialogue, giving and resist, or to parley between the surviving legacy and the additions that it will unfailingly receive through time. In this sense, what happened in the city of Mar del Plata regarding the interventions of its picturesque contexts, is of interest. Past and present dynamics, alongside a deficient process of heritage protection, have affected their typical landscapes generated in the first half of the 20th century. Therefore, this article reflects on the evolution of this residential legacy in two characteristic historical neighborhoods, from a mainly qualitative perspective, through the interpretation of primary and secondary sources. Thus, the goal is to analyze the connection between this heritage, its interventions since the beginning of the 21st century, and the local conservation regulations, to begin to understand the pending challenges, and as a result, to formulate possible responses.
Acompañamiento psicosocial en cuidadores primarios informales: Mindfulness, calidad de vida y apoyo social a distancia
Authors: Vicente-Ramírez Luis Emilio , Medina-Reyna Viridiana , Rodríguez Medina David Alberto , Carranza Aguilar Mario , Vázquez Ortega José Joel , Manjarrez Ibarra Jesús Omar
Published: March 2022

Hablar de género es analizar las condiciones de vida de mujeres y hombres; sin embargo, poco se sabe de las necesidades que surgen en los hombres si nos detenemos a reflexionar acerca de las posibles desventajas con que ellos tienen que aprender a vivir. Se utilizó el construccionismo social como enfoque teórico de esta investigación, incorporando la perspectiva de género. El objetivo es analizar el proceso de socialización y aprendizaje del ser hombre dentro de la familia, identificando algunas desventajas que viven los hombres en su proceso de construcción identitaria. La metodología es cualitativa; se entrevistó a tres hombres y se utilizó el análisis de contenido para analizar la información obtenida. Los resultados mostraron cómo la educación en torno al género es importante en la construcción de hombres, ya que los participantes fueron aprendiendo estos roles y estereotipos asignados socialmente, lo cual los conduce a ocultar sus verdaderas emociones por el temor a ser señalados o juzgados. Se sugiere abrir más espacios de reflexión donde sea posible reconocer las necesidades y desventajas que ellos viven en su condición de hombres “invencibles”, donde puedan hablar de sí mismos, propiciando el autocuidado de su salud y su cuerpo, analizando esas formas de vida basadas en estereotipos que los llevan a riesgos innecesarios.
La infancia contemporánea: Sociologie de l’enfance y Childhood Studies Introducción, antología de textos, conceptos fundamentales y entrevistas
Authors: Gómez Miguel Ángel , Alzate María Victoria
Published: March 2022

Este libro está destinado a todos los profesionales, investigadores y estudiantes interesados en los estudios de infancia. Plantea el surgimiento, la evolución y el cambio de la mirada social y científica sobre la infancia contemporánea a través del análisis documental de los estudios anglófonos de orientación sociológica (childhood studies) y la sociología francófona sobre la infancia (sociologie de l’enfance). Aquí, se abordan una serie de cuestiones fundamentales sobre la sociología de la infancia se entre las cuales se destacan las siguientes: ¿Un campo autónomo? ¿Cuál edad de la vida? ¿Cuáles instancias o territorios? ¿Sociología de la infancia francófona o sociología anglófona? ¿Sociología de la infancia o childhood studies? La respuesta a esta serie de preguntas implicó exponer las representaciones discursivas de la infancia contemporánea las cuales son objeto de una mirada cada vez más interdisciplinaria que reúne teorías y métodos de la historia, la sociología, la antropología, el derecho, entre otras, en el contexto de una aproximación y lectura del campo anglófono de los childhood studies y del campo francófono de la sociologie de l’enfance. Finalmente, el libro se organiza en tres grandes partes con sus correspondientes divisiones, precedidas por una presentación de la conocida estudiosa brasileña de la infancia, Monique Aparecida Voltarelli. La primera sección expone de manera específica y detallada un acercamiento a la sociología de la infancia de nuestra autoría, que se complementa con la divulgación en lengua española de dos trabajos claves en este campo de la socióloga francesa Régine Sirota; la segunda reúne una serie de «lecturas» de los conceptos y definiciones básicas de los llamados childhood studies apelando a documentos de Allison James y Adrian James; y la tercera ofrece a los lectores sendas entrevistas a la socióloga inglesa Allison James y a Régine Sirota. Cierra el libro con una relación bibliográfica exhaustiva sobre la sociología y los estudios de infancia en las ópticas indicadas.
Factualidad, ficción y posverdad en el folletín mediático
Authors: Vásquez Ramírez Teresita
Published: March 2022

El carácter parcelado de la información mediática y, en consecuencia, la dificultad para reconocer los acontecimientos como totalidad, permite proponer al folletín mediático como un dispositivo de lectura de los medios de información. Esta investigación tiene por objeto analizar las estructuras narrativas del folletín y los recursos léxicos y discursivos de que se valen los medios para cimentar la información y darle forma al macrorrelato. Asimismo, se identifican las convergencias que existen entre relato ficticio y factual y la colonización de lo factual por lo ficticio en la narrativa de la posverdad. Finalmente, se analiza el folletín mediático de los falsos positivos 2.0 en Colombia, con el propósito de poner a prueba un modelo de lectura crítica que ponga en evidencia la interacción de lo factual y lo ficcional en el relato noticioso.
Despliegues estéticos Trayectos de sentido(s) Un debate actual
Authors: Montoya Gómez Jairo
Published: March 2022

Este libro constituye un aporte significativo a las preocupaciones académicas más recientes sobre las prácticas artísticas y estéticas contemporáneas y a su lugar, siempre en crisis, siempre en expansión, de sus expresiones más complejas, en virtud de lo que tales prácticas imponen en su rebeldía y en sus búsquedas por ampliar lo que aquí el profesor Jairo Montoya procura resolver a la manera de una discusión que desborda el mero ámbito académico universitario, pues los límites en el debate de las ideas devienen tan difusos como pretender acorralar el concepto de arte contemporáneo en unas cuantas sospechas interpretativas.
Definitions of Artificial Intelligence: A review
Authors: APPIAHENE PETER , Domfeh Emmanuel Adjei , Andoh Bernard
Published: March 2022

The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years, has proven
critical in almost every sector of the economy. Numerous applications
have been developed based on the concepts and techniques provided by
this field. Every field of great potential continues to draw attention
and evolve. As a result, well-defined terminology also plays a key role
in the development and evolution of these important fields as AI is no
exception. The PRISMA Flow Diagram is used in scanning the retrieved
articles from the Scopus database. A total number of 347 articles were
obtained as search results based on the research query of which 21
articles provided 34 definitions. A generic definition for Artificial
Intelligence is proposed.
Mechanisms of sex differentiation and sex reversal in hermaphrodite fish revealed by Epinephelus coioides genome
Authors: Zhang Yong , Li Shuisheng , Li Wanshun , Jiang Shoujia , Jing Yi , Xiao Ling , Yu Yangyang , Liu Yun , Li Yanhong , Wang Dengdong , Li Jiang , Peng Cheng , Chen Jiaxing , Lu Dan , Wu Bin , Guang X , Ma Junping , You Xinxin , Yang Yuqing , Liu Su , Fang Xiaodong , Gao Q , Shi Qiong , Lin Haoran , Schartl Manfred , Zhen Yue
Published: March 2022

Abstract: Most grouper species are functional protogynous
hermaphrodites, but the genetic basis and the molecular mechanisms
underlying regulation of this unique reproductive strategy remain
enigmatic. In this study, we reported a high-quality chromosome-level
genome assembly of the representative orange-spotted grouper
(Epinephelus coioides). No duplication or deletion of sex
differentiation related genes was found in the genome, suggesting that
sex development in this grouper may be related to changes in regulatory
sequences or environmental factors. Transcriptomic analyses showed that
aromatase and retinoic acid are probably critical to promote ovarian
fate determination, and follicle-stimulating hormone triggers the
female-to-male sex change. Socially controlled sex-change studies
revealed that the brain of sex-changing fish in response to social
environment may be mediated by activation of phototransduction cascade
and the melatonin synthesis pathway. In summary, our genomic and
experimental results provide novel insights into the molecular
mechanisms of sex differentiation and sex change in the protogynous
grouper.
Consolidation of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Authors: Deutch John
Published: March 2022

The U.S. Government has promoted defense industry consolidation in the past decade as part of its acquisition reform policies, to help control costs and promote efficiency. But when the Department of Defense (DoD) reversed its pro-consolidation policy, defense firms were left financially less secure from the acquisitions and mergers—and the hoped-for reductions in tangible assets have been marginal. What is the best way forward?
Adaptation of Porter's Five Forces Model to Risk Management
Authors: Rice John
Published: March 2022

Prominent tools for assessing and managing risk include risk cubes, risk burndown charts, and automated risk management software. They are generally lacking, however, in accommodating ideation and brainstorming to identify potential problems. A suggested approach for improving the process is to apply strategic management models currently used as commercial best practices. Many are directly applicable and adaptable to systems engineering processes including risk management. This article presents traditional risk tools and introduces a complementary management model tailored to the identification, scoring, and tracking of potential program threats. Additional management models are presented for further investigation and adaptation.
The High Flying Leadership Qualities: What Matters The Most?
Authors: Tremaine Robert
Published: March 2022

Like many U.S. companies, the Department of Defense (DoD) invests in leadership development. The DoD recognizes equal benefits and has instituted various programs to enable it. However, not every DoD organization invests in leadership development the same way. The ones that do think more deeply about their future have thoughtful and effective leadership development programs that combine training, practice, and cultivation—all intended to professionally nurture future leaders. DoD organizations that have more defined hierarchical leadership structures such as mid-level managers (MLMs), senior-level managers (SLMs), senior-level leaders (SLLs), or equivalent offer a gateway to learn more about what leadership qualities matter to them. At the Defense Acquisition University, 37 MLMs and 32 SLMs provided valuable insights in their survey responses. No SLLs participated in this study.
Integrated assessment of urban land carrying capacity (ULCC) for reducing earthquake risk disaster in Palu City
Authors: JOSSI E. , CHAY A. , BOMBOM R. , MOHAMAD S.
Published: March 2022

Assessment of the carrying capacity of urban land is very important to evaluate and obtain an overview of the level of land capability through the classification of the carrying capacity of the area so that it becomes the basis for future urban development. This research was conducted in Palu City, which is national city in Indonesia with limited urban development due to its prone to earthquakes. For urban development, it is necessary to study the carrying capacity of land to reduce the risk of earthquake disasters, through three stages of analysis, namely mapping of earthquake-prone areas using the earthquake hazard mapping with seismic micro-zonation; land capability assessment; and integration of land suitability with planning and spatial planning of Palu City. Based on the findings of this study, 74.56% of Palu City is an earthquake-prone area dominated by land capability Classes A to B, namely low to very low land capability classes (55.43%), implying that they have urban physical constraints. However, if it is integrated with the Palu City spatial plan until 2030, most (78.79%) are already in accordance with the carrying capacity of their land, especially in protected areas, but there are still land developments that are not suitable for carrying capacity (21.21%), especially in cultivation areas with risks earthquake disaster. Land use plans that are not in accordance with their carrying capacity must be managed strictly as a tool for disaster mitigation that is urgently needed.
Shear performance of reinforced self-compacting concrete beams incorporating steel and polypropylene fibers
Authors: ALKHATTAT S.S. , AL-RAMAHEE M.A.
Published: March 2022

The impact of steel and polypropylene fibers on the performance of lightweight self-compacting concrete (LWSCC) beams was investigated in this study. Seven beams with various parameters were cast and tested. Partial (50%) and full (100%) replacement of coarse aggregate with lightweight aggregate expanded clay (LECA) were considered. In addition, a 1% volumetric ratio of steel or hybrid (steel and polypropylene) fiber was added to LWSCC beams to study their effect on the shear performance. The LWSCC beams had a decrease in ultimate load and stiffness of 23 and 30% for partial and full replacement, respectively when compared to normal weight beam. The addition of steel fiber improved the efficiency of LWSCC beams in terms of crack formation, failure mode, crack width, and ultimate load, as well as changed the failure mode from shear to flexure. The ultimate load for hybrid LWSCC was increased by around 6% for a partial replacement and 13% for full replacement as compared to beams without fibers. However, hybrid beams had a larger bearing capacity, little more cracks with smaller size, and ductile failure.