bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Self-Driving Networks
Authors: Kompella Kireeti
Published: October 2021

This chapter presents a new vision of network operations, the self-driving network, that takes automation to the next level. This is not a description of existing work; rather, it is a challenge to dramatically rethink how we manage networks (or rather, how we do not manage networks). It draws upon an analogy with the development of self-driving cars and presents motivations for this effort. It then describes the technologies needed to implement this and an overall architecture of the system. As this endeavor will cause a major shift in network management, the chapter offers an evolutionary path to the end goal. Some of the consequences and human impacts of such a system are touched upon. The chapter concludes with some research topics and a final message. Key takeaways are that machine learning and feedback loops are fundamental to the solution; a key outcome is to build systems that are adaptive and predictive, for the benefit of users.
Self-Driving Robotic Cars
Authors: Pisarov Jelena L. , Mester Gyula
Published: October 2021

Even the behavior of a single driver can have a dramatic impact on hundreds of cars, making it more difficult to manage traffic. While the attempts to analyze and correct the traffic patterns that lead to congestion began as early in the 1930s, it wasn't until recently that scientists developed simulation techniques and advanced algorithms to create more realistic visualizations of traffic flow. In experiments conducted by Alexandre Bayen and the Liao-Cho, which included several dozen cars in a small-scale closed circuit, a single autonomous vehicle could eliminate traffic jams by moderating the speed of every car on the road. In larger simulations, the research showed that once their number rises to 5-10% of all cars in the traffic, they can manage localized traffic even in complex environments, such as merging multiple lanes of traffic into two or navigating extremely busy sections.
Future Blockchain Technology for Autonomous Applications/Autonomous Vehicle
Authors: Show Arnab Kumar , Kumar Abhishek , Singhal Achintya , N. Gayathri , Vengatesan K.
Published: October 2021

The autonomous industry has rapidly grown for self-driving cars. The main purpose of autonomous industry is trying to give all types of security, privacy, secured traffic information to the self-driving cars. Blockchain is another newly established secured technology. The main aim of this technology is to provide more secured, convenient online transactions. By using this new technology, the autonomous industry can easily provide more suitable, safe, efficient transportation to the passengers and secured traffic information to the vehicles. This information can easily gather by the roadside units or by the passing vehicles. Also, the economical transactions can be possible more efficiently since blockchain technology allows peer-to-peer communications between nodes, and it also eliminates the need of the third party. This chapter proposes a concept of how the autonomous industry can provide more adequate, proper, and safe transportation with the help of blockchain. It also examines for the possibility that autonomous vehicles can become the future of transportation.
Optimal Solution of Combined Heat and Power Dispatch Problem Using Whale Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Paul Chandan , Roy Provas Kumar , Mukherjee Vivekananda
Published: October 2021

In this article whale optimization algorithm (WOA) has been applied to solve the combined heat and power economic dispatch (CHPED) problem. The CHPED is energy system which provides both heat and power. Due to presence of valve point loading and the prohibited working region, the CHPED problems become more complex one. The main objective of CHPED problem is to minimize the total cost of fuel as well as heat with fulfill the load demand. This optimization technique shows several advantages like having few input variables, best quality of solution with rapid computational time. The recommended approach is carried out on three test systems. The simulation results of the present work certify the activeness of the proposed technique.
An Optimal K-Nearest Neighbor for Weather Prediction Using Whale Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Moorthy Rajalakshmi Shenbaga , Parameshwaran Pabitha
Published: October 2021

The weather has a serious impact on the environment as it affects to change day to day life. In recent days, many algorithms were proposed to predict the weather. Although various machine learning algorithms predict the weather, the optimal prediction of weather is not addressed. Optimal Prediction of weather is required as it has a serious impact on human life. Thus this domain invites an optimal system that can forecast weather thereby saving human life. To optimally predict the changes in weather, a metaheuristic algorithm called Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) is integrated with machine learning algorithm K- Nearest Neighbor (K-NN). Whale optimization is an algorithm inspired by the social behavior of whales. The proposed WOAK-NN is compared with K-NN. The integration of WOA with K-NN aims to maximize accuracy, F-measure and minimize mean absolute error. Also, the time complexity of WOAK-NN is compared with K-NN and observed that when the dataset is large, WOAK-NN requires minimum time for an optimal prediction.
A Novel Multi-Objective Nonlinear Discrete Binary Gaining-Sharing Knowledge-Based Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Hassan Said Ali , Agrawal Prachi , Ganesh Talari , Mohamed Ali Wagdy
Published: October 2021

GSK algorithm is based on the concept of how humans acquire and share knowledge through their lifespan. Discrete Binary version of GSK named novel binary Gaining Sharing knowledge-based optimization algorithm (DBGSK) depends on mainly two binary stages: binary junior gaining sharing stage and binary senior gaining sharing stage with knowledge factor 1. These two stages enable BGSK for exploring and exploitation of the search space efficiently and effectively to solve problems in binary space. Besides, one of these practical applications is to optimally schedule the flights for residual stranded citizens due to COVID-19. The problem is defined for a decision maker who wants to schedule a multiple stepped trip for a subset of candidate airports to return the maximum number of residuals of stranded citizens remaining in listed airports while comprising the minimization of the total travelled distances for a carrying airplane. A nonlinear binary mathematical programming model for the problem is introduced with a real application case study, the case study is solved using (DBGSK).
RETRACTED: Political Discourse as Sliding Mode Manifestations
Authors: Aleshina Ekaterina Yuryevna
Published: October 2021

The article considers the problem of political discourse transformation as exemplified by European (British and Russian) political rhetoric of the 20th century. Considered is the complex nature of political discourse comprising both its variable and invariable aspects reflecting discursive constancy and change which are regarded as manifestations of the sliding mode usually applicable to exact sciences phenomena. The major factors of transformation depend on social change caused by dramatic events in history, namely political conflicts. The invariable part of political discourse is concentrated around the text structure with dicteme as the main information and structure unit of the text and discourse. The variable part is determined by factors of speech regulation including target content of the utterance, status of the speaker and the listener, pre-supposition, and post-supposition. Genre and register specificity of political discourse as its constant characteristics reflect the change.
Sadness, Negativity, and Uncertainty in Education During COVID-19 on Social Media
Authors: Oliveira Luciana , Silva Paulino , Mesquita Anabela , Sa Sequeira Arminda , Oliveira Adriana
Published: October 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic increased social media usage to obtain information and to share concerns, feelings, and emotions, turning it into a prolific field of research through which it is possible to understand how audiences are coping with the multitude of recent challenges. This paper presents results from a social media analysis of 61532 education-related news headlines posted by the major daily news provider in Portugal, Sic Notícias, on Facebook, from January to December 2020. We focus on how the news impacted on audiences’ emotional response and discourse, and we analyze the key issues of the most commented news content. The results show a prevailing sadness among audiences and a very negative discourse all throughout 2020, with a high degree uncertainty being expressed. The main concerns revolved around parents supporting children in their first remote learning endeavors, financial sustainability, the lack of devices, the disinfection of schools, and the students’ mobility, particularly in the non-higher education context.
Active Learning Online
Authors: Wang Viktor , Hitch Leslie , Torrisi-Steele Geraldine
Published: October 2021

Preparing graduates for the present and future workforce is an important strategic learning and teaching goal of higher education. Towards realizing this goal, institutions are expending significant effort promoting active learning as an institution-wide teaching approach. Active learning is defined as learners deeply participating in the learning process which are being increasingly used in face-to-face contexts, but can it be used just as effectively in the online environments now common in higher education? In their 2017 paper, the authors established that active learning online is certainly possible. In this current article, the authors assert that not only is active learning online possible, but that it is a necessity to bolster workforce and higher order thinking skills needed in this current century. Importantly, the faculties have a crucial role to play in implementing active learning online, and active learning online permeates the whole of the online learning experience within courses.
Integration of Multi-Omics Data to Identify Cancer Biomarkers
Authors: Li Peng , Sun Bo
Published: October 2021

A novel method for integrating multi-omics data, including gene expression, copy number variation, DNA methylation, and miRNA data, is proposed to identify biomarkers of cancer prognosis. First, survival analysis was performed for these four types of omics data to obtain survival-related genes. Next, survival-related genes detected in at least two types of omics data were selected as candidate genes. The four types of omics data only composed of candidate genes were subjected to dimension reduction using an autoencoder to obtain a one-dimensional data representation. The mRMR algorithm was used to screen for key genes. This method was applied to lung squamous cell carcinoma and 20 cancer-related genes were identified. Gene function analysis revealed that the genes were related to cancer. Using survival analysis, the genes were verified to distinguish between high- and low-risk groups. These results indicate that the genes can be used as biomarkers for cancer.
Segmentation of Pectoral Muscle in Mammograms Using Granular Computing
Authors: Divyashree B. V.  , Amarnath R.  , Naveen M.  , Hemantha Kumar G.
Published: October 2021

In this paper, pectoral muscle segmentation was performed to study the presence of malignancy in the pectoral muscle region in mammograms. A combined approach involving granular computing and layering was employed to locate the pectoral muscle in mammograms. In most cases, the pectoral muscle is found to be triangular in shape and hence, the ant colony optimization algorithm is employed to accurately estimate the pectoral muscle boundary. The proposed method works with the left mediolateral oblique (MLO) view of mammograms to avoid artifacts. For the right MLO view, the method automatically mirrors the image to the left MLO view. The performance of this method was evaluated using the standard mini MIAS dataset (mammographic image analysis society). The algorithm was tested on 322 images and the overall accuracy of the system was about 97.47 %. The method is robust with respect to the view, shape, size and reduces the processing time. The approach correctly identifies images when the pectoral muscle is completely absent.
Therapeutic management of a symptomatic Kaposi’s sarcoma patient with renal failure undergoing haemodialysis: A case report
Authors: Passarelli Anna , Galdo Giovanna , Pellegrino Teresa , Roviello Giandomenico , Aieta Michele , Conca Raffaele
Published: October 2021

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare inflammation-based vascular cancer involving the skin. The viral aetiology of KS is the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). KS may be frequently diagnosed in immunosuppressed kidney-transplanted patients, while is less common in patients with dialysis. It is known that various immunological abnormalities can lead to impaired immune status in uremic patients. It is noteworthy that despite the incidence of KS in patients with renal impairment, only few cases have reported efficacy and safety profile of KS targeting anti-cancer drugs in this kidney disease population. Herein, we report the first case of a symptomatic KS patient with renal disease in haemodialysis and focus on its therapeutic management. We also review the main data available from literature regarding the safety of KS therapy in dialysis patients.
Notes on the Malachiini of the East-Mediterranean region, with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae)
Authors: Franzini Gabriele , Plonski Isidor S.
Published: October 2021

New distributional data are here presented for the genera Clanoptilus Motschulsky 1854 and Malachius Fabricius 1775 in the East-Mediterranean region. Malachius saltinii n.sp. is described from Lebanon.
Somatochlora arctica (Odonata: Corduliidae) oviposing at “lower than usual” altitude for Italy and the Mediterranean Region and first observation for the Varese Province (Northern Italy)
Authors: Aguzzi Stefano , Orioli Valerio
Published: October 2021

Somatochlora arctica is an endangered dragonfly with populations characterized by low density and scattered distribution. The presence of the species in the Varese Province, recorded during the specific monitoring operations for Nehalennia speciosa, is reported for the first time. The observation of an oviposing female was carried out in a peat bog placed at 550 m a.s.l., the lowest altitude for the species in Italy and one of the most unusual for the Mediterranean Region. The peculiarities of this record are shown.
UNICEF Helps Rehabilitate Physically Handicapped Children in Ten Countries
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: October 2021

No abstract available.
World Confederation of Physical Therapy: Seventeenth bulletin to member-organisations
Authors: Agersnap Rudie
Published: October 2021

No abstract available
Aspects of respiration
Authors: Labuschagne C. J.
Published: October 2021

No abstract available.
Book reviews
Authors: Office Editorlal
Published: October 2021

No abstract available.
The history of physiotherapy education in South Africa
Authors: Dart Raymond
Published: October 2021

No abstract available
Physiotherapy in the treatment of rheumatic fever in children
Authors: Bodoano A. M.
Published: October 2021

No abstract available.
Abdominal decompression-It’s development and facilitation of labour
Authors: Kastell Brenda
Published: October 2021

No abstract available.
Conservation and Care among the Cofán in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Authors: Esbach Michael S. , Lu Flora , Quenama Felipe Borman
Published: October 2021

Accelerating deforestation and ecological degradation, linked to political and economic policies and agendas that endanger the health, well-being, and cultural survival of Indigenous people, present dire threats to the Amazonian biome and its inhabitants. Confronting these challenges necessitates a unified response by local and global partners. However, some conservationists, predominantly from the Global North, have perpetuated problematic, essentialised framings of Indigenous communities, which have even led them to advocate for punitive protectionist policies that we argue are morally and conceptually flawed. Western scientific and popular discourse often presents nature conservation via protected areas as a universal good. In this article, we argue for a more pluralistic approach; one that calls for an equitable footing between Indigenous knowledge and sustainability science. We examine a case study of the Cofán community of Zábalo in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where collective efforts totsampima coiraye(care for the forest) have resulted in dynamic institutions adapted to diverse challenges and opportunities.Tsampima coirayeexemplifies a form of caretaking that is distinct from and complementary to Western conservation, one that provides important insights into understanding the context and meanings through which community governance fosters stewardship. We draw upon longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork and the Cofán concept ofpuifama atesuye(Two-World Knowledge) to describe collective action, community governance, and caretaking.
Rare occurrence of orofacial granulomatosis with deformity in gingiva – unusual case report
Authors: Dhruvakumar Deepa , Sharma Himani , Veerabhadrappa Arun K.K.
Published: October 2021

Persistent soft tissue enlargement in the orofacial region is often considered a feature of a chronic disease, termed as orofacial granulomatosis (OFG). Systemic diseases like crohn's, inflammatory bowel syndrome present OFG as their oral manifestation, but it may also be seen in the absence of these diseases. To the best of the authors' knowledge and literature search, this is the first case of OFG with gingival deformity related to cigarette smoking. A 25-year-old male patient presented with chief complaint of swelling on his upper lip, increase in the size of gingiva and hypersensitivity in the maxillary anterior teeth region. After thorough history of disease initiation in response to cigarette smoking, clinical examination, histopathological findings, the diagnosis of OFG associated with cigarette smoking was made. Treatment included cessation of cigarette smoking, internal bevel gingivectomy, with proper medication. Single treatment modality may not be effective in such cases. Therefore, early and precise diagnosis with sequential treatment including elimination of etiological agent, anti-inflammatory drugs or even plastic surgeries may be required for improving patient's health, appearance and comfort.
Antibiotic Overuse for COVID-19: Are We Adding Insult to Injury?
Authors: Abdela Seid Getahun , Liesenborghs Laurens , Tadese Fentaw , Abegaz Seid Hassen , Bayuh Fentaw Bialfew , Asmamaw Etsegent Arega , Mebrate Tamiru Assefa , Mamo Abreham Eshetu , Embiale Wendemaegn , Hunegnaw Samuel , Hundie Dereje Bedanie , Hurissa Zewdu , Agero Gebi , Kaso Abdene Weya , Mebrate Maraki Assefa , van Henten Saskia , van Griensven Johan
Published: October 2021

In this study, we described the proportion of COVID-19 patients started on antibiotics empirically and the work-ups performed to diagnose bacterial superinfection. We used a retrospective cohort study design involving medical records of symptomatic, hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were admitted to these centers. A total of 481 patients were included, with a median age of 41.0 years (interquartile range, 28-58.5 years). A total of 72.1% (N = 347) of COVID-19 patients received antibiotics, either before or during admission. This is troublesome because none of the patients’ bacterial culture or inflammatory markers, such as the erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein, were evaluated, and only 73 (15.2%) underwent radiological investigations. Therefore, national COVID-19 guidelines should emphasize the rational use of antibiotics for the treatment of COVID-19, a primarily viral disease. Integrating antimicrobial stewardship into the COVID-19 response and expanding microbiological capacities in low-income countries are indispensable. Otherwise, we risk one pandemic aggravating another.
Optimization of Transport Flow on Two Paths with Respect to the Passengers Time Costs
Authors: Mercorelli Paolo
Published: October 2021

Transportation of passengers by public transport is one of the most important tasks of the economy. Waste of passengers’ time plays a special role in optimizing the movement of vehicles on urban routes. This paper considers an optimization problem in the context of two paths and proposes an optimal strategy of transport with respect to the costs of the travel. The optimization method is based on the Newton Method and the software is realized using Python.
The Literary Canon in the Russian Magazine and Newspaper Cartoons of the late 19th - early 20th centuries
Authors: Sonina Elena S.
Published: October 2021

An enormous amount of research has been devoted to studying the Russian classics. Nevertheless, the issue of reflecting social ideas about the writers whose works were included into the Russian literary canon has been insufficiently studied, especially with regard to satirical graphics. Caricature in the legitimate press is considered to be a popular visual art, with the image of a Russian writer demonstrating the attitude of society towards his work.

The purpose of this paper is to study the frequency of the portrayals of Russian writers in the satirical graphics of the early 20th century, which are viewed as a reflection of the established (and constantly updated) literary canon of Russia. Our objectives include identifying the images of Russian writers found in the satirical graphics, comparing the visualization techniques used to portray the authors in the caricatures of the 19th and early 20th centuries, highlighting the visual motifs used to contrast the literature of the past and the contemporary magazine issues and pointing out the persistent satirical characterizations and tropes of the images of famous writers, depending on the periodical.

On the basis of a selective scan of 25 thin magazines and two newspapers published from 1877 to 1917, more than 200 caricatures and satirical cartoons were identified, including benevolent and spiteful caricatures of Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Nicolai Nekrasov, Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky and many others. The cartoons held the readers’ interest in their literary work, forming the people’s attitude towards the human qualities of the writers and highlighting their personality among the rest of their peers. The prevalence of humor or satire was directly related to the historical context, either to the works of a particular writer, the editorial policy of publications or the position of a caricaturist. The cartoons of the early 20th century reflect the social atmosphere of the Silver Age: creative, critical, nervous and overthrowing the idols of the bygone eras. The article would prove useful for literary critics, historians of journalism and visual content researchers interested in the Russian pre-revolutionary press.
Atividade antifúngica de óleos essenciais de alecrim (Rosmarinus officinalis) e cravo (Syzygium aromaticum) em pão de forma
Authors: Santos Aline Ferreira , Jardim Matheus Firmino , Ramos Monique Silveira , Brito Iuri Procópio Castro , Almeida Catrine , Porto Bruna Castro
Published: October 2021

Pão de forma é um produto que possui alta atividade de água, o que propicia uma maior probabilidade à deterioração microbiana, sendo os fungos os principais microrganismos causadores da redução de sua vida útil. Esse trabalho objetivou avaliar a atividade antifúngica de dois conservantes naturais, óleos essenciais de alecrim e cravo, em comparação a um conservante químico amplamente utilizado em pães, o sorbato de potássio. Além de avaliar o teor de umidade e a atividade de água. Para isso, pães de forma foram produzidos, submetidos a tratamento por aspersão com os três conservantes e tiveram as contagens de fungos filamentosos e leveduras determinadas nos tempos 0, 8 e 16 dias. O teor de umidade e atividade de água dos pães foram obtidos no tempo 0 e observou-se que os resultados estavam de acordo com o encontrado na literatura. Notou-se que o óleo essencial de cravo apresentou atividade antifúngica semelhante ao sorbato de potássio, com menor contagem de fungos ao longo do tempo, quando comparado ao óleo de alecrim e controle. Sendo assim, pode-se concluir que o óleo essencial de cravo é um substituinte em potencial para o sorbato de potássio como conservante.
Proeja: um novo tempo para a educação de jovens e adultos
Authors: Barbosa Letsilane Alves , Martins Alex Lara
Published: October 2021

O presente trabalho tem por finalidade analisar os possíveis desdobramentos sociais, históricos e políticos da implementação do Proeja (Programa Nacional de Integração da Educação Profissional com a Educação Básica na Modalidade de Jovens e Adultos) no Brasil a partir da perspectiva da pedagogia crítica-marxista, em especial, da hipótese de que essa modalidade de ensino é libertadora e emancipatória. Inicialmente, apresenta-se uma síntese da trajetória da educação profissional no país e, logo em seguida, da educação de Jovens e Adultos, com o intuito de perquirir a articulação histórica entre elas. A abordagem metodológica da pedagogia crítica destaca a importância da relação entre educação e trabalho, no sentido de se educar para o mundo do trabalho e não necessariamente para o mercado. O Proeja foi analisado do ponto de vista formal, ou seja, a partir da legislação que o regulamenta, concluindo que é necessária cautela na sua implementação para que não seja convertido em uma estratégia de ensino superficial que não consegue formar o ser humano na sua integridade. Ademais, propõe-se que sejam construídas práticas educativas distintas da educação básica regular, de preferência, em consonância com o ideário catártico freiriano para conduzir o programa ao patamar de formação ampla e cidadã e, por conseguinte, combater as abissais desigualdades sociais do país.
O uso de sistemas de informações gerenciais em empresas de diferentes portes: um estudo realizado em Currais Novos/RN
Authors: Gomes Danilo Cortez , Souza Luiz Felipe Guedes de , Oliveira Pedro Jonath Silva , Alves Álisson de Oliveira
Published: October 2021

Os sistemas de informação gerenciais têm contribuído substancialmente na gestão dos negócios. Este trabalho analisou a utilização dos sistemas de informação gerenciais em empresas de portes diferenciados da cidade de Currais Novos/RN. A pesquisa de cunho exploratório-descritiva de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa foi realizada por meio de uma pesquisa de campo através da aplicação de questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas em 157 empresas. Investigou-se a maneira como os usuários inserem e manipulam as informações e a relação desses dados com as empresas. Os resultados revelaram que as empresas avaliam os sistemas de informações gerenciais positivamente, enquanto outras não utilizam em sua plenitude esses sistemas.
Thoughts for the internationalization of SMES in Ecuador and its institutional framework
Authors: Méndez Reátegui Rubén , Macías Mero Fernanda
Published: October 2021

Due to their employment and the national GDP, SMEs’ relevance generates interest in promoting their growth through internationalization. From this scenario, its business structure is an advantage for internationalization, allowing greater adaptability to change. Through the Neo Institutional analysis, this research highlights the need to study the game rules that can affect SMEs as an essential factor for developing internationalization as a growth strategy based on the importance of institutions (formal and informal rules of the game) as part of that environment. The result of the investigation points to the conclusion that there would be a strong influence of the institutional environment or framework of the rules of the game in the low levels of internationalization of Ecuadorian SMEs. Therefore, it is necessary to promote actions that improve the said environment (an institutional amalgam of SMEs) and thereby reduce the transaction costs present in the internationalization process and promote a collaborative institutional environment that favors the appearance of incentives that positively affect the business climate for SMEs and, therefore, in their systemic competitiveness.
APLICAÇÃO DO MODELO DINÂMICO DE AVALIAÇÃO E INTERVENÇÃO FAMILIAR - UM ESTUDO DE CASO
Authors: Correia Carla Isabel Silva , Chaves Cláudia , Batista Bruno , Rosário Helena , Teixeira Renato
Published: October 2021

Na avaliação familiar é essencial o enfermeiro de família ser detentor de ferramentas facilitadoras do processo de avaliação. O Modelo Dinâmico de Avaliação e Intervenção Familiar (MDAIF) surge como resposta à necessidade de avaliação sistémica da família, efetivando assim os cuidados centrados na família. São objetivos do estudo avaliar uma família segundo o MDAIF, identificar as necessidades de intervenção em cada dimensão e estabelecer planos de intervenção. Como metodologia optou-se pelo estudo de caso, em que o processo de tomada de decisão foi sustentado na matriz operativa do MDAIF. Foram realizadas entrevistas à família e utilizados diversos instrumentos de avaliação como ferramentas de abordagem familiar. Como principais resultados destacamos que a família em estudo é reconstituída, formada pelo casal, o filho de ambos e dois adolescentes. Apresenta rendimento familiar insuficiente e conhecimento sobre gestão do rendimento não demonstrado. Revela problemas de comunicação, sendo o papel parental não adequado e as interações conflituosas. Este estudo possibilitou, assim, a identificação das necessidades da família e respetivas intervenções promotoras de mudança. Reconhecemos no MDAIF um excelente instrumento de trabalho, pois constituiu-se como modelo sistematizador e orientador dos cuidados de enfermagem à família.
Menthol for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: Generation and Technology Export
Authors: De Jesus Rafael Leonne Cruz
Published: October 2021

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is considered a public health problem with numerous risk factors, such as hypertension. Besides the existing oral treatment for ED, there are individuals that do not respond to or present numerous side effects to this therapy. Changes in the TRP channels can lead to several clinical complications, such as hypertension. More specifically, the cooling-sensing TRPM8 channel could be a novel target for the development of new drugs. In this line, menthol, a natural product TRPM8 channel agonist may be a molecule for use to treat erectile dysfunction. Then, we conducted a patent review to evaluate the application of menthol focusing on the treatment of erectile dysfunction. The search was conducted on Espacenet® associating A61K31/045 and A61K36/534 codes or using keywords, “erectile dysfunction AND menthol”. We analyzed 1,331 patents, which fourteen patents were found with the use of menthol in the genitourinary system. Although the patents had menthol in their formulations, none went directly to the development of pharmaceutical applications to treat erectile dysfunction. Taking these data into account, the use of menthol in the treatment of erectile dysfunction has been underexplored and is an opportunity for research and technological development based on a high innovation potential.
فعالية كتاب "قواعد الإملاء" لعبد السلام محمد هارون في ترقية مهارة كتابة همزة الوصل والقطع
Authors: Suratmin Muhammad Mulkan
Published: October 2021

Latar belakang para mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Arab yang mengikuti perkuliahan Qowa’id Imla’ tidaklah sama, oleh karena itu diharapkan bagi mahasiswa Pendidikan Bahasa Arab dapat menulis dengan baik dalam perkuliahan Qowa’id Imla’ dengan menggunakan kitab karya “Abdussalam Muhammad Harun”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuktikan keefektifitasan penggunaan kitab karya Abdussalam Muhammad Harun dalam meningkatkan menulis Hamzah Washal dan Qatha’. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif, penelitian yang menghasilkan deskriptif, dikategorikan sebagai penelitian lapangan, dan teknik yang digunakan adalah Observasi, Dokumentasi, Wawancara, dan Tes. Hasil dari penelitian ini bedasarkan nilai rata-rata yang didapat dari 3 kelas yaitu Pretest 53,53 dan untuk Posttest 58,72. dari hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan kitab Qowa’id Imla’ karya Abdusslam Muhammad Harun kurang efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan menulis Hamzah Washal dan Qatha’. Ada beberapa sebab yaitu, kurangnya dalam memahami materi di dalam kitab tersebut dikarenakan kitab yang dipakai berbahasa Arab, kurangnya perhatian ketika dosen sedang memberikan materi kelas, dan kurangnya waktu dalam memahamkan seluruh materi tentang hamzah washal dan qatha’, dan kurangnya latihan menulis selama materi hamzah washal dan qatha’.
Hotel employees’ perceptions of training practices in a developing economy: Implications for improving service delivery.
Authors: Opoku Felix Kwame , Minta Nyaku Kwamena , Nyahan Martin Maame
Published: October 2021

This study examined employees’ perception of training practices in the hotel industry in a developing economy, and adopted a purely quantitative approach, using the cross-sectional field survey. Data were collected using self-administered survey questionnaires and was analysed using percentages. Using a sample of 195 full-time employees from 61 registered hotels in the Cape Coast Metropolis and the Elmina Townships in Ghana, the findings showed that hotel employees perceived all the elements of training practices as adequate except evaluation of training where training effectiveness and reaction to trainees were found to be inadequate. Indicatively, employees’ ability to transfer learning from training to the workplace significantly affects their service delivery. The authors recommend that managers invest in staff training but pay particular attention to hotel employees acquiring and transferring the requisite skills and knowledge required to improve service delivery
Navigating complexities, exploiting shortcuts: Talking about culture as researchers and university educators
Authors: Rellstab Daniel
Published: October 2021

Simplistic understandings of culture as ‘national culture’ and of the relation between language, identity, and culture, have been criticized for quite some time. Today, many teachers in higher education have developed a critical awareness of the complexities of culture and interculturality, and many would no longer subscribe to a simplistic understanding of culture as ‘national culture’. Yet despite this awareness, ‘national cultural’ parlance has not disappeared. Drawing on videotaped interactions among researchers and university educators of German as a Foreign Language during a workshop in West Africa, I demonstrate how we as researchers and university educators navigate complexities when discussing ‘culture’ and when, how, and why we, then and again, revert to simplistic concepts of culture in our talk. Analyzing the practices and ‘common sense resources’ we deploy and the discourses we thereby mediate provides insights into how we configure understandings of culture in action and points at problems in the ways we talk.
Practical applications of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education
Authors: Olbertz-Siitonen Margarethe
Published: October 2021

In recent years, the field of intercultural communication has seen a remarkable shift characterized by a growth in publications that distance themselves from the traditional, essentialist understanding of culture. In research, this shift is reflected in approaches that appreciate culture-in-action instead of taking culture for granted as a stable entity that pre-exists social interaction and predicts as well as explains human behavior. However, despite attempts to introduce differentiated views on culture and interculturality in education, concrete options for critical intercultural training are scarce and often remain abstract, which makes their application challenging. This article argues for the use of naturalistic inquiry in intercultural education. This pedagogical choice may provide students with access to authentic data and allow them to observe and analyze facets of interculturality by themselves while working out practical solutions collaboratively. Advantages of naturalistic inquiry include independence from theoretical presuppositions, approachability for facilitators and students alike, and applicability to a wide variety of naturally occurring social interactions. The article proposes that naturalistic inquiry enables students to identify and analyze practices that may be problematic with respect to cultural attributions or categorizations and encourages them to notice and discuss the meaning of culture as it dynamically surfaces in interaction.
Sensing Non-sense in Animal Sex From Perspective of Transposable Elements
Authors: Mukherjee Ayan
Published: October 2021

Evolution of vertebrate species took shape through millions of years, where sex played an important role in maintenance of a lineage, genetic diversifications and reproductive isolation. On due course of sexual evolution, sex determination strategies have been proposed to flow from temperature dependent sex determination to genetic sex determination, which has been demonstrated as XY system in mammals and ZW system in birds. In contrary to this established conception, different lineages showed to have overlapping sex determining strategies. While searching possible reasons for these phenomenons, researchers observed that gene content of sex chromosomes is highly variable as far as their location and prevalence is concerned, which otherwise suggested autosomal origin of sex chromosomes. Although the exact mechanisms of gene transfer and thereby origin of sex chromosomes are yet to be unveiled, but chromosomal rearrangement and introgression has been hypothesized to be the possible effector. Transposable elements (TEs) are long been considered to be ‘Selfish’ or ‘Junk’ DNA material as most of the non-coding genomic regions are comprised by TEs, which did not make any sense to be a part of species genome. But recently, TEs are being considered to be a nature’s tool for biological innovation by creating new regulatory elements, new coding sequences, genetic disruption and chromosomal remodelling. So, this has been postulated that TEs could facilitate rearrangement and introgression, which ultimately lead to evolution of sex chromosomes and sex determining genes through positive selection. Prevalence of highly repetitive sequences in sex chromosomes, particularly in Y, makes it a hot bed for TEs mediated rearrangement and introgression. In this review, I tried to discuss whether it makes any sense to focus on the role of TEs in sexual evolution of animals.
Site Suitability Analysis for Photovoltaic Power Plant Using Geographical Information System
Authors: M. Kailainathan
Published: October 2021

Among the various renewable energy resources, solar energy potential is vastly and freely available in our country. Solar energy offers a clean, climate-friendly, abundant and inexhaustible energy resource to mankind. The costs of solar energy have been falling rapidly and are entering new areas of competitiveness. Solar Thermal Electricity (STE) and Solar Photo Voltaic Electricity (SPV) are becoming competitive against conventional electricity generation in tropical countries. In conventional methods, site selection based on integrating various performance indicators such as Temperature, DNI, Sunshine hours, Slope, Aspect and Land use are difficult. GIS provides an integrated approach to combine several factors and provides different scenarios for decision making. This paper describes the suitable site selection for installation of photovoltaic power plants using GIS. It involves three stages: the first stage requires the selection of study area based on power crisis in different districts. The second stage includes preparation of the layers such as Direct Normal Irradiance, Temperature, Sun Shine Hours Land use / land cover, Slope and Aspect for study area and at final stage weights for each layer is calculated with the help of Analytical Hierarchy Process and suitable sites for installation of photovoltaic power plants are derived using suitability analysis in GIS environment.
Metodología para la evaluación de la eficiencia en el uso del agua en sistemas de riego de parques urbanos extensos
Authors: Canales-Ide Freddy , Zubelzu Sergio , Rodríguez-Sinobas Leonor
Published: October 2021

En los parques urbanos, plataformas deportivas y jardines privados, el principal reto en la programación del riego es el cálculo de las necesidades hídricas de las plantas ornamentales (ETj), que pueden variar significativamente entre las distintas zonas de un mismo parque. De las numerosas metodologías para estimar las necesidades de riego de las plantas, destacan por su aplicabilidad el método WUCOLS para estimar los coeficientes de jardín (Kj). En este trabajo, se desarrolla una metodología que combina la información climática y el cálculo del índice de la eficiencia en el uso del agua (suministro relativo de agua, ‘relative water supply’) RWS, visualizada mediante mapas SIG, para evaluar el manejo del riego atendiendo tanto a las necesidades hídricas de las especies vegetales como a la eficiencia del manejo del riego. Esta metodología pretende apoyar la toma de decisiones de los gestores de los sistemas de riego de los grandes parques urbanos relacionadas con el manejo del riego. La metodología se ha aplicado durante tres años (2017-2019) a 18 ha de parques dentro de la urbanización de Valdebebas (Madrid) de 1018 ha regadas con goteo subsuperficial, completamente automatizado. Los resultados muestran que las necesidades hídricas de las especies vegetales son bajas, debido a que corresponden a especies ornamentales adaptadas al clima semiárido. Así mismo, la eficiencia en el uso del agua en los parques, aunque tengan las similares necesidades hídricas, es heterogénea. El mapeo proporciona una gran cantidad de información, tanto a escala espacial como temporal (semanal, mensual) que ayudará al personal a cargo del manejo de riego de los parques urbanos a ajustar las decisiones del manejo del riego con mayor detalle, así como, a detectar y evaluar cualquier posible anomalía que pueda presentarse durante las sucesivas temporadas.
Crítica ao consenso racional de John Rawls segundo Alasdair MacIntyre
Authors: Moreira Eduardo Ribeiro , Osorio Victor Hugo Maia
Published: October 2021

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo a apresentação da crítica moral de Alasdair MacIntyre à teoria proposta por John Rawls quanto à dificuldade de consenso racional para definir os critérios da posição original, a fim de elaborar a teoria básica da sociedade. Serão também caracterizados os elementos essenciais da teoria de MacIntyre como alternativa ao modelo de Rawls, usando conceitos como a unidade narrativa da vida humana, a prática e a tradição e como estas auxiliam na elaboração de um critério racional adequado aos modos de vidas particulares. Finalmente, serão expostas algumas críticas à teoria de MacIntyre, a fim de aperfeiçoamento teórico e para uma reatualização do tema.
Halbe Auslastung, voller Erfolg
Authors: Sachs Melanie
Published: October 2021

Bedenken, ob sich die Fachpack dieses Jahr lohnen würde, hatten Aussteller:innen und Besucher:innen im Vorfeld der Messe angemeldet. Die Sorge hat sich zerschlagen: In den Messehallen tummelte sich ein zahlreiches Publikum, die Stände waren voll, die Stimmung äußerst positiv. Trends und Stimmen von der Messe.
Beim Verpacken zweigleisig fahren
Authors: Laux Matthias
Published: October 2021

Warum der Boom im Onlinehandel für ein Umdenken sorgt. Und welche Anforderungen Verpackungen für den E-Commerce erfüllen müssen. Das Unternehmen Gerhard Schubert gibt Antworten.
Is there any relationship between Antiphospholipid Antibody and COVID-19?
Authors: Bahinipati Jyotirmayee , Rajlaxmi Dr Rajlaxmi Sarangi , Mahapatra Srikrushna , Lamare Andrew Abel , Mohapatra Amrut Kumar , Pathak Mona , Rattan Roma
Published: October 2021

Background: Secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) and rise in antiphospholipid antibody (APLA) has been linked to the development of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in COVID-19. But still controversies exist regarding the increase in APLA in COVID -19. Hence, the present study aimed  to estimate the levels of APLA in COVID patients and its relationship with the severity of the disease.

Materials and Methods: 40 RT PCR positive COVID-19 cases and normal control were recruited for the study. Biochemical and hematological findings were compared in both the groups. COVID-19 patients were further subdivided into survivor Vs non-survivor and based upon the CT findings of thorax they were grouped with vs without CT findings.

Results: CRP, PCT, ESR were found to be significantly increased in COVID-19 patients. IgM & IgG APLA antibody (3.02±1.32 U/ml & 3.54±1.85 U/ml) were found to be within normal range in COVID cases. APLA did not show any correlation with serum ferritin, CRP, PCT, N/L ratio and MPV in COVID-19. No statistical difference was seen in the levels of APLA when compared in non-survivors vs survivors. Even APLA was within normal range in the patients who presented with pulmonary embolism (PE), venous thromboembolism (VTE) and succumbed to the disease. Serum ferritin and neutrophil to lymphocyte (N/L) ratio was found to be significantly higher in non-survivors.

Conclusion: Hence, in our study APLA was within normal range and was not related to the severity of the disease.
A LINGUAGEM DOS CAMPOS E O URRO DAS FLORESTAS
Authors: Coutinho Marcelo
Published: October 2021

Este artigo analisa o conceito de “campo disciplinar” em especial quando aplicado àprodução artística contemporânea. Questiona até que ponto tal disciplinarização do sabernão implicaria em um fechamento epistemológico e autofágico. Quando aplicadoà produção artística, o raciocínio disciplinar não levaria a uma domesticação do poderintempestivo da arte?Palavras-chave: arte contemporânea, epistemologia, fi losofi a, cultura visual contemporânea.
Um campo e sua seara: aspectos do campo artístico pernambucano nos anos vinte
Authors: Rodrigues Paulo Henrique
Published: October 2021

O presente texto é dedicado a uma breve análise da estrutura do campo artísticopernambucano na segunda década do século XX. Estruturado por relações que passampelas instâncias de poder, pelas instâncias ideológicas e pelo habitus inerente a estecampo, fortemente marcado, pela chegada das ideias modernistas, almejamos delinearas bases deste campo, percebendo como as mesmas orientaram as práticas e os posicionamentosdos indivíduos.Palavras-chave: Arte, Campo, Pintura, Recife.
O “Anjo medroso” no acervo naïf do Museu de Arte Assis Chateaubriand (MAAC) em Campina Grande
Authors: Costa Robson Xavier da
Published: October 2021

Este ensaio objetiva analisar a obra “Anjo medroso” do artista Alexandre Filho noacervo do Museu de Arte Assis Chateaubriand (MAAC), da cidade de Campina Grande,Paraíba, Brasil. O recorte Naïf do acervo do MACC é composto por 55 obras datadasde 1966 a 2004, contando com trabalhos de artistas significativos para a arte brasileira.Ao analisar a pintura trabalhei com a proposta da “leitura iconográfica” (PANOFSKY,1991) aplicada a obra específica do artista, parti do pressuposto de que a produção Naïfé parte significativa da produção visual da arte brasileira, mantendo um nicho específicono Brasil e no mundo e que permanece como um campo aberto para o desenvolvimentode novas pesquisas na área.Palavras chave: Arte Naïf. MAAC. Leitura de Imagens. Pesquisa. Alexandre Filho.