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Inclusive Education: Need for Enhancing Special Education Skills among Regular School Teachers
Authors: Rajaguru S.
Published: March 2023

The present study attempted to find out the current skill levels of teachers to teach children with special needs (CWSN) in inclusive education settings. A total of 92 school teachers were participated in this study and the data collected by using a two-part questionnaire. Part-one of the questionnaire collected background information of the respondents. Part-two was a five point scale which required the teachers to indicate their preparedness in special education skill levels on a list of competencies needed to inclusive classrooms. Data was analyzed using descriptive and differential statistics. The major findings were that nearly 75% of the regular school teachers had inadequate special education skills. Further, 47% of the teachers did attend proper in-service programme related to special education. Finally, 69% teachers with special education qualification rated themselves as having low competence for working CWSN. Providing Systematic in-service training to the teachers can improve quality of inclusive education.

Keywords: Special education skills, inclusive education, in-service training .
Manifestation of neurological sequels after COVID-19: litera-ture review
Authors: Pinheiro Denise Gonçalves Moura , Benevides Ana Paula Marques da Silva , Lima Ihoranna Freitas , Bacelar Joelma Nascimento , Machado Milena Pinheiro , Araújo Tayane de Brito , Lopes-Junior José Evaldo Gonçalves , Almeida e Neves Eduardo , Vanderlei Edfranck de Sousa Oliveira
Published: March 2023

COVID-19 had its first case in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019, with a few isolated cases that soon became a pandemic within a short period of time. Studies report widely varying prevalences of neurological manifestations, ranging from 3% to 35%, with a higher incidence in severe or critical cases. Neurological manifestations generally occur between the first and 14th day after the onset of respiratory symptoms. To determine the prevalence and types of neurological sequelae in post-COVID-19 patients through a literature review. A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases BVS, PubMed, and SciELO. Inclusion criteria were studies with full text availability, on patients who contracted COVID-19, published from 2019 to 2022. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 articles were selected, with nine eligible articles. The main results showed that COVID-19 affects the central nervous system (CNS) and can also cause exacerbated activation of the immune system, leading to stroke, depression, anxiety, encephalopathies, headaches, among others. Patient follow-up is necessary since this is a disease still under study and relatively new. This review should be updated as new sequelae or consequences may arise in the long term after the virus.
Results of a shuttle catheter technique for surgical repair of acute extensor hallucis longus tears
Authors: Gaarour Osama Samir , Elshahhat Amr
Published: March 2023

Background and study aims: The proximal end of a torn Extensor hallucis longus (EHL) is usually so retracted that a proximal wound extension is always required to retrieve it; leading to more adhesions and stiffness. This study aims at assessment of a novel technique for proximal stump retrieval and repair of acute EHL injuries with no need for wound extension.

Material and methods: Thirteen patients with acute EHL tendon injuries at zones III, IV were prospectively included in our series. Patients with underlining bony injuries, chronic tendon injuries and previous nearby skin lesions were excluded. Dual Incision Shuttle Catheter (DISC) technique was applied with subsequent evaluation by the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) hallux scale, Lipscomb and Kelly score, range of motion and muscle power.

Results: Dorsiflexion at the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint significantly improved from a mean of 38.4±6.2º at one month to 58±9.6º at three months to 78.8±3.1º at one year postoperatively (P=0.0004). Plantar flexion at MTP joint significantly inclined from 16±3.8º at 3 months to 30.6±7.8º at the last follow-up (P=0.006). The big toe dorsiflexion power surged from 6.1±0.9N to 11.1±2.5N to 19.7±3.4N at 1 month, 3 months and one-year follow-up periods respectively (P=0.013). As per the AOFAS hallux scale, pain score was 40 of 40 points. The mean functional capability score was 43.7 out of 45 points. On Lipscomb and Kelly scale, all were graded “good” except for one patient who was graded “fair”.

Conclusion: Dual Incision Shuttle Catheter (DISC) technique represents a reliable method for repair of acute EHL injury at zones III, IV.
Biochemical and biomechanical influence on peri anchor cyst formation in rotator cuff repair
Authors: Ranson John , Hoggett Lee , Mulgrew Emma , Jain Neil
Published: March 2023

This review aims to provide a detailed analysis of the pathological processes underlying peri anchor cyst formation. As a consequence providing methods that can be implemented to reduce cyst occurrence and also to highlight areas of current weakness in the literature that could be strengthened so as to improve our ability to manage peri anchor cyst formation.

We performed a literature review of the National Library of Medicine focused around rotator cuff repair and peri anchor cysts. We summarise the literature whilst incorporating a detailed analysis of the pathological processes underpinning peri anchor cyst formation.

There are two theories behind peri anchor cyst occurrence, biochemical and biomechanical. It is our belief that cyst formation occurs as a result of both. The biochemical make up of an anchor plays a crucial role in cyst occurrence and it’s timing post-operatively. Consequently anchor material plays a vital role in peri anchor cyst formation. Tear size, degree of retraction, number of anchors and varying bone density within the humeral head are all important biomechanical factors.

Further investigation is required into certain aspects of rotator cuff surgery to improve our understanding of peri anchor cyst occurrence. From a biomechanical perspective these include: Anchor configuration to both the tear and each other and also tear type itself. From a biochemical perspective we need to further investigate the anchor suture material. It would also be of benefit if a validated grading criteria of peri anchor cysts was produced.
Hyaluronic acid as an alternative treatment option for degenerative rotator cuff tears
Authors: Tack Philip , Vanhaverbeke Sofie , De Wilde Lieven , Van Tongel Alexander
Published: March 2023

Rotator cuff tears have a high prevalence in older people. This research examines the clinical outcome of the non-operative treatment of symptomatic degenerative rotator cuff tears with hyaluronic acid (HA) injections.

72 patients (43 females/29 males), with an average age of 66 years with symptomatic degenerative full- thickness rotator cuff tear, confirmed with arthro-CT, were treated with three intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections and followed on multiple observational moments during a 5-year follow-up using the SF- 36 (Short-Form Health Survey), DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand), CMS (Constant Murley Score), and OSS (Oxford Shoulder Scale.

54 patients completed the 5-year follow-up questionnaire. 77% of the patients did not require additional treatment for their shoulder pathology, and 89% were treated conservatively. Only 11% of the patients included in this study needed surgery. Between subjects, the analysis revealed a significant difference in response in the DASH (p=0.015) and CMS (p=0.033) when the subscapularis muscle was involved.

Intra-articular infiltrations with hyaluronic acid improve pain and shoulder function, especially if the subscapularis muscle is not involved.
Combined radial wedge and shortening osteotomy versus scaphocapitate arthrodesis in advanced Kienböck’s disease
Authors: Woo Seong-Hwan , Kim Sung-Min , Ahn Yeong-Seub , Hyun Jeong-Hun , Kim Hee-Yeon , Kim Myung-Sun
Published: March 2023

Although various surgical techniques have been reported for the treatment of advanced Kienböck’s disease (Lichtman stage IIIB and above), the ap- propriate operative treatment is still being debated. This study compared the clinical and radiological outcomes of combined radial wedge and shortening osteotomy (CRWSO) and scaphocapitate arthrodesis (SCA) in the treatment of advanced Kienböck’s disease (above type IIIB) with a minimum of 3 years of follow-up. We analyzed the data from 16 and 13 patients who underwent CRWSO and SCA, respectively. The average follow-up period was 48.6±12.8 months. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the flexion-extension arc, grip strength, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (DASH), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. The following radiological parameters were measured: ulnar variance (UV), carpal height ratio (CHR), radioscaphoid angle (RSA), and Stahl index (SI). Osteoarthritic changes in the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints were evaluated using computed tomography (CT).

Clinically, both groups showed significant improvements in the grip strength, DASH, and VAS at final follow-up. However, regarding the flexion-extension arc, the CRWSO group showed a significant improvement, while the SCA group did not. Radiologically, compared to the preoperative values, the CHR results improved at final follow-up in the CRWSO and SCA groups. There was no statistically significant difference in the degree of CHR correction between the 2 groups. By the final follow-up visit, none of the patients in either group had progressed from Lichtman stage IIIB to stage IV. Considering restoration of wrist joint range of motion, CRWSO may be a good alternative for limited carpal arthrodesis for advanced Kienböck’s disease.
A prospective study of 93 unicompartmental knee prosthesis emphasises the appearance of radiolucencies under the tibial component
Authors: Reynders-Frederix Peter , Reynders-Frederix Cristina , Schiopu Dragos , Illés Tamàs
Published: March 2023

Background and study aims: Here, we report the presence of radiolucent lines in a consecutive group of 93 partial knee replacements (UKA).

Materials and methods: The prospective study was conducted from 2011 to 2019 with a minimum follow-up of two years. Clinical data and radiographs were recorded. Of the 93 UKA, 65 were cemented. The Oxford Knee Score was recorded before and two years after surgery. In 75 cases, the follow-up was conducted at > 2 years. A lateral knee replacement was performed in 12 cases. In one case, a medial UKA with patellofemoral prosthesis was performed.

Results: In eight patients (8.6%), a radiolucent line (RLL) underneath the tibia component was observed. In four of these eight patients, RLLs were non-progressive, without clinical implications. In two cemented UKAs, RLLs were progressive and were revised with total knee arthroplasty. Early severe osteopenia of the tibia (zone 1 to 7) in the frontal view was observed in two cementless medial UKA cases. The demineralisation occurred spontaneously five months after surgery. We diagnosed two early deep infections, one of which was treated locally.

Conclusions: RLLs were present in 8.6% of the patients. Even in severe cases of osteopenia, spontaneous recovery of RLLs is possible with cementless UKAs.
Early internal fixation of open ankle malleolar fractures is not associated with increased complications: case control study
Authors: Abdelgawad Amr , Elabd Ahmed , Pisquiy John J. , Thabet Ahmed M.
Published: March 2023

The timing of definitive fixation of open ankle malleolar fractures is still controversial. This study intended to evaluate the outcome of patients who were managed by immediate definitive fixation in comparison to delayed definitive fixation following open ankle malleolar fractures. This was an IRB approved retrospective case control study of 32 patients who were treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for open ankle malleolar fractures at our Level I trauma center 2011-2018. Patients were divided into 2 groups; immediate ORIF group (within 24 hours) and delayed ORIF group (first stage included debridement and external fixator or splinting followed by second stage of delayed ORIF). Outcomes assessed were postoperative complications (wound healing, infection, nonunion). Logistic regression models were used to access the unadjusted and adjusted associations between post- operative complications and selected co factors. The immediate definitive fixation group included 22 patients while the delayed staged fixation group included 10 patients. Gustilo type II and III open fractures were associated with higher complications rate (p-value = 0.012) in both groups. Comparing the 2 groups, There was no increase in complication in the immediate fixation group compared to the delayed group. Complications following open ankle malleolar fractures are usually associated with Gustilo type II and III open fractures. Immediate definitive fixation after adequate debridement was not found to increase complication rate compared to staged management.
Terapia de campo de tumores (TTF) para el tratamiento del cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas
Authors: Llanos-Méndez Aurora
Published: March 2023

• La terapia de campo de tumores (TTF) es un tratamiento no invasivo que consiste en la aplicación de campos eléctricos alternos de frecuencia intermedia y baja intensidad para inhibir la replicación de las células cancerosas. • Los objetivos específicos de esta revisión se centraron en valorar la seguridad y eficacia de la TTF en el tratamiento de pacientes con cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas avanzado. • Se buscó en las bases de datos referenciales (hasta febrero de 2022) MedLine, Embase y WOS, así como en el registro de ensayos clínicos de la Cochrane Library, la Red Internacional de Agencias de Evaluación de Tecnologías y EuroScan. También se revisó manualmente diversos sitios WEB relacionados con el tema. • Se seleccionaron los estudios en los que se evaluara la eficacia del tratamiento con TTF en términos de supervivencia, progresión de la enfermedad, la calidad de vida, satisfacción de pacientes con carcinoma de pulmón de células no pequeñas avanzado. • Se recuperó únicamente un estudio en el que se siguió a una cohorte de 42 pacientes sin grupo control, por lo que no es posible determinar la eficacia o efectividad de los resultados obtenidos de manera definitiva al no contar con grupo control. • El estudio mostró la técnica como segura, con la aparición de dermatitis leve-moderada en la piel bajo el transductor como único efecto adverso relacionado con el dispositivo en el 34% de los participantes. • La supervivencia al año fue 57%, con una mediana de 13,8 meses. La mediana de tiempo hasta la progresión en el campo de TTF fue 28 semanas y 22,2 la supervivencia libre de enfermedad sistémica. Aunque ningún paciente alcanzó la remisión completa, el 48,8% tuvieron enfermedad estable durante el periodo de seguimiento. • No se han recuperado estudios económicos pero por similitud al tratamiento en el glioblastoma, el coste se estimaría en 21.000€ por mes de tratamiento y paciente.
“processo simbiótico” entre análise e performance e a interlocução entre performer e teórico no estudo da Allemande da Partita n. 5, BWV 829, em Sol Maior para teclas, de J. S. Bach
Authors: Coutinho de Barros Correia Renata
Published: March 2023

Este artigo oferece contribuição aos estudos em Análise e Performance Musical, evidenciando o potencial da ferramenta de análise schenkeriana na abordagem de questões performáticas. Embasado na proposta de Swinkin (2016), ilustra o emprego da ferramenta analítica de Schenker na produção de metáforas expressivas, bem como a contribuição mútua entre a análise e a performance musical. Responde aos desafios lançados por diferentes especialistas nos estudos em Análise e Performance: a valorização das propostas de modelagem adotadas por performers (gravações), bem como a possibilidade de contribuição mútua entre teórico e performer (Schmalfeldt 1985; Lester 1995; Swinkin 2016). Tem como objeto de estudo a Allemande da Partita n. 5, de J. S. Bach, BWV 829 em Sol Maior (1731), selecionada em função de seus desafios interpretativos. A análise de vozes condutoras é considerada num contexto analítico abrangente, sendo complementada pela observação de eventos métricos e a análise de elementos expressivos advindos de gravações (dinâmica, agrupamentos e agógica). Esta é apoiada no emprego do software Sonic Visualiser. A partir deste software, e com base em gravações de pianistas renomados (András Schiff, Murray Perahia e Claudio Arrau), são oferecidos gráficos das oscilações de dinâmica e representativos da agógica. Tais aspectos são tratados em sua interação com as vozes condutoras, servindo como uma importante base à representação analítica da estrutura musical. Buscamos neste artigo retratar uma possibilidade de “processo simbiótico” entre as atividades da análise e da performance, contribuindo assim para um redimensionamento dos papéis do performer e da análise musical. Os resultados mostram como noções advindas da teoria schenkeriana e a inclusão das ambiguidades interpretativas – de ordem estrutural e expressiva (diferenças interpretativas entre os performers) – tendem a contribuir ao enriquecimento do processo interpretativo do performer.
Gestalt Modeling of Ponteio No. 30 by Camargo Guarnieri
Authors: Oliveira Helder , Pitombeira Liduino
Published: March 2023

The present work proposes the gestalt modeling (hereinafter GM) of Ponteio No. 30 by Camargo Guarnieri with the purpose of elaborating a compositional system to be used in the planning of a work for solo piano. The creation of this new work was possible based on observations of the structural dispositions of the ponteio in question, following the suggestions by Tenney (1988) for the musical application of the gestalt law of objective group. The initial purpose of this work was to identify and describe in Ponteio No. 30 these musical suggestions and the relationships between the musical elements in this context. Based on a generalization of these relationships, definitions of the hypothetical system that generated the intertext (Ponteio No. 30) were prepared, which served as the basis for planning the new work. The similarities between the two works occur at a deep level, in an abstract way, while the differences between them reside in the different elements used to fill in the structural archetypes and in the decisions regarding parameters not included in the systemic model. We understand that GM is effective for the creation of new works, since it provides a consistent starting point for compositional planning and gives freedom in choosing the elements that must be inserted in the structures of the models and also outside them. In addition, GM has its analytical potential for coherently presenting new perspectives based on the listener's perception.
uso de processos estocásticos como recurso criativo no desenvolvimento de um sistema composicional
Authors: Miccolis Ana
Published: March 2023

O desenvolvimento de sistemas composicionais (Pitombeira 2020) pode fazer uso da matemática como uma poderosa ferramenta para especificação de regras. A maior propriedade desse uso é que ela dá suporte à abstração, tornando-se um meio excelente para modelagem (Pressman 1994). Conceitos oriundos dela proporcionaram uma base para o processo composicional de Xenakis (Xenakis 1992). A estocástica, uma das áreas da matemática selecionada pelo compositor, pode ser aplicada à elaboração da arquitetura de um sistema de composição para combinar elementos pré-existentes da composição ou para trabalhar objetos musicais ou extramusicais, resultando na expansão do processo criativo. Com esse recurso, um sistema composicional markoviano denominado Dorotéia é proposto e como resultado aplicado da pesquisa, são elaboradas algumas obras, cada uma delas conduzida por trechos literários extraídos do livro do escritor oulipiano Italo Calvino (Calvino 1990).
harmonIA
Authors: Rauber Gonçalves Fernando
Published: March 2023

Neste artigo, apresento um software prototípico para manipulação e visualização interativa de sucessões de acordes geradas por um modelo preditivo conexionista e discuto criticamente os resultados obtidos. Foram treinados modelos empíricos para tonalidades, compositores e estilos a partir de um corpus  de 52.203 canções populares cifradas, coletado por scraping  (extração automatizada) de um site colaborativo de cifras de acordes. Os dados brutos passaram por filtragem e tratamento para obtenção de melhor consistência e eficiência na modelagem. A aprendizagem computacional empregada utilizou Redes Neurais Recorrentes com células LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory), arquitetura escolhida pela sua capacidade em modelar dependências e relacionamentos em dados sequenciais. Em busca de indícios do sucesso da modelagem, foram avaliadas a capacidade de generalização dos modelos de tonalidades aprendidos em sucessões harmônicas com implicações funcionais claras – extraídas da música popular brasileira – bem como a capacidade de contextualização a partir dos elementos prévios.
Franz Liszt’s Early Formal Excursions
Authors: Rodriguez Solis Heyner Francisco
Published: March 2023

Franz Liszt reformulated the Classical sonata form by coalescing the structures of a single movement and a multimovement cycle into a two-dimensional sonata form. Most of his mature sonatas are constructed following this structure’s principles (e.g., the Piano Concertos in E-flat, S. 124, and in A, S. 125; the Piano Sonata in b, S. 178; and the symphonic poems Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne, S. 95, Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo, S. 96, Les preludes, S. 97, and Die Ideale, S. 106). As the first two-dimensional sonata, De Profundis: Psaume Instrumental marks Liszt’s early maturity, when he established the combination of formal paradigms necessary for the creation of this form. By conceptualizing and framing the required two-dimensional strategies (i.e., thematic transformation, frequent shifts in the musical discourse, progressive formal loosening, and formal incompleteness) in Liszt’s earliest Classical sonata forms (Duo, S. 127 and Malediction, S. 121), this study traces the compositional advent of the two-dimensional sonata produced in the 1830s. These analyses link the works of Liszt’s youth with his mature repertoire, a task so far neglected by the scholarly literature.
Interpreting Post colonialism in Ben Okri’s The Famished Road
Authors: Dhruti Raval
Published: March 2023

Postcolonial theory and criticism started to gain prominence from the last two decades. It consists of the study of literature which has been formerly colonised by the imperial masters. It includes the new literatures which got affected by the colonial process. The new literatures named as “Commonwealth literature” covers the literature from the Latin America, South Asia and Africa respectively. The African Literature had the most adverse effects of the colonisation process. As a result, the natives cannot forget their painful historical past. The writers of the African literature have embedded the painful histories with the rich oral tradition. Postcolonial African Literature discusses African oral traditions, gender identities, nationalism. This paper analyses the characteristic features which Ben Okri employs in his literary text, The Famished Road. The paper aims at determining the extent to which these features reflect the postcolonial literary ideal. This paper investigates the attributes of postcolonialism like hybridity, nationalism etc.  Apart from these, Okri also reflects on the themes of corruption, dispossession, colonial and neo-colonial domination, and identity crisis.
Literature and Popularity: Shakespeare as a Mediator between the ‘Class’ and the ‘Mass’
Authors: Mr. Parth Joshi
Published: March 2023

Shakespeare has enjoyed immense popularity and recognition among ‘elite’ critics like Ben Jonson in his own time, and Dr Samuel Johnson, Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, T S Eliot among others, till Harold Bloom in the 21st century, not to mention the enormous body of film adaptations, translations, music adaptations and various other mass-media through which he still dominates the ‘popular culture’. This is the reason why his case becomes a curious one as far as literature and popularity are concerned. The new century has brought a whole host of new technological artefacts within hand’s reach of all but the poorest denizens of the city street – the cell phone, the iPad, and attendant applications that help us navigate the city and connect and network cyber and physical spaces. These technologies are creating new cultures, material and aesthetic, cyber and physical space-making of new kinds that do not simply alter older traditions but transmogrify them into new shapes and flows. This paper aims at studying how we define the popular aspect of literature. How have erudite and popular cultures been studied in the 20th and 21st centuries? Where does Shakespeare stand in the debate?
Addressing Students Learning Gaps in Mathematics through Differentiated Instruction
Authors: Aguhayon Hernalyn , Tingson Roselyn , Pentang Jupeth
Published: March 2023

The study aimed to determine if differentiated instruction effectively addresses learning gaps in mathematics. In particular, it explored how it can improve the student’s learning gaps concerning mathematical performance and confidence. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with 30 purposively-selected Grade 10 participants divided into differentiated (n = 15) and control groups (n = 15), ensuring the utmost ethical measures. The mean and standard deviation were used to describe the participants’ performance and confidence. Independent samples t-tests were used to determine the significant differences in the performance and confidence between the two groups. In contrast, dependent samples t-tests were used to determine the significant differences in each group’s pre and posttest performance and confidence. Findings bared that the differentiated instruction successfully addressed students’ performance in mathematics even in a short period. It also increased the participants’ confidence when answering fundamental problems. Continuing differentiated instruction activities are recommended since it benefits students who struggle in mathematics, particularly in answering fundamental operations. Differentiated teaching activities in mathematics can boost academic achievement and engagement and prepare students for future success while fostering a positive and inclusive classroom culture that values individual learning needs and preferences.
El papel de la educación en la era del Antropoceno
Authors:   Instituto de Estudios Sobre la Universidad, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, García López Fabiola
Published: March 2023

La condición actual del planeta representa un reto para la humanidad, debido a la presencia de grandes problemas ecológicos, aunado a un estilo de vida humano consumista y voraz, al mismo tiempo costoso, que vulneran las condiciones de existencia en la tierra. Esta serie de sucesos pertenecen a una era geológica que manifiesta cambios, en gran medida, provocados por los seres vivos: el Antropoceno. Resulta valiosa la labor de reflexión y conciencia de la educación como medio para fomentar la responsabilidad, es decir, como una posibilidad de educar a seres humanos que tengan la capacidad de hacer frente al contexto presente y futuro. El tema es la educación en la era del Antropoceno, y para ello en primer lugar se reflexiona sobre el estilo de vida que tiene la sociedad actual, posteriormente, se analiza cómo es que se ha llegado al Antropoceno, qué dio paso a él y qué lo caracteriza, para poder entender porque también es llamada la “era de los seres humanos”. Y por último, se explica por qué a través de la educación humanista podría ser posible encontrar un punto de apoyo para fomentar la responsabilidad y la conciencia humana en el contexto actual.
El deporte universitario en la UAEMéx en relación con el deporte profesional en México
Authors:   Universidad Tecnológica de México, Gómez Mendoza Pamela Guadalupe , Cuéllar Romero Mario ,   Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana, Valenzuela Ornelas Elizabeth ,   Grupo Continental Movilidad
Published: March 2023

Con el presente ensayo se persigue exponer la forma en que actualmente se desarrolla el deporte universitario en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México y los retos que afronta para alimentar el deporte profesional. Por tanto, aquí se revisa su historia e infraestructura a partir de textos académicos a los que se tuvo acceso. Se parte del planteamiento: ¿por qué el deporte universitario no es la base del deporte profesional en el país? Aunque la reflexión se dirige específicamente a la casa de estudios mencionada, sirve mencionar que, a nivel nacional, existen esfuerzos para tratar de crear ligas profesionales de deportes distintos al fútbol soccer, esto se apoya en la idea de que un país de ingresos medios como México podría sostenerlas, sin embargo, esos mismos proyectos son difíciles de gestionar, como se puede ver con la Liga de Fútbol Americano (LFA) , donde dificultades diversas han impedido su despegue. Esta liga es el ejemplo de una asociación entre una organización universitaria bien consolidada, como la ONEFA, y un grupo serio de inversionistas, pero se observa que, más allá de iniciativas importantes como esta, tener a la universidad como semillero del deporte de paga, representa un gran reto debido a emergencias como la COVID-19, principalmente por la falta de apego a los lineamientos institucionales que deberían encausarla y que, por razones políticas y presupuestarias llenas de opacidad no se cumplen.
Estudio preliminar para la validación de la versión Chilena del Vocal Tract Discomfort-VTD en población docente
Authors: Cerda Sandoval Felipe , Jara Cabrera Gerson , Bittner Veronica , Riffo Sánchez Camila , Saballa Torrealba Felipe , Galgano Morales Gabriela
Published: March 2023

Debido a la carga vocal a la que están expuestos los profesionales de la voz, como los profesores, son frecuentes los trastornos de voz y mal uso vocal en este grupo, lo que hace necesario poder contar con instrumentos de pesquisa rápidos y sencillos para un diagnóstico precoz de sintomatología vocal. El objetivo del presente estudio es realizar una adaptación y validación preliminar de la pauta “Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale (VTD)” al idioma español chileno en profesores. Se comenzó con la traducción al español del instrumento original por parte de dos expertos nativos y luego la retro-traducción por dos expertos en idioma inglés para determinar concordancias y discrepancias. Luego se continuó con la validación de apariencia y contenido realizada por valoración de grupo de expertos compuesto por dos metodólogos y cinco fonoaudiólogos con experiencia en el área vocal. La validez de criterio se obtuvo mediante la correlación entre la escala en estudio y el Voice Handicap Index en su versión validada al español como prueba gold-standard, para lo cual se aplicó en una muestra de 31 docentes. La validación de la escala VTD es fiable y deja a disposición de los fonoaudiólogos una herramienta sencilla y comprensible para el entendimiento del impacto generado en personas con disfonía, particularmente, en profesionales de la voz como los profesores.
COLD PLASMA TECHNIQUE ITS CURRENT STATUS, APPLICATION AND FUTURE TRENDS IN FOOD INDUSTRY
Authors: Garg Raghav , Maheshwari Sudhanshu
Published: March 2023

Cold plasma has the ability to inactivate germs in the food processing sector. Cold plasma's action mechanisms, as well as its flexibility as a stand-alone or in conjunction with other technologies, makes it a powerful instrument looking forward to continuing innovative ideas. Irving Langmuir first described the state of matter as having nearly equal amounts of ions and electrons in the ionised gas at the electrodes. Since the 1970s, cold plasma treatment has been employed in semiconductor materials. Plasma is the fourth phase of matter, advancing from solid to liquid, then liquid to gas, and finally plasma. Cold plasmas have been produced using plasma technology in sealed plastic containers-in-package. Cold plasma is employed in sectors such as surface treatment, medical equipment sterilisation, and food safety. There are three main cold plasma technology designs being used for food sterilisation. Remote therapy, direct treatment, and close proximity to an electrode are the most common approaches. Plasma has received widespread application in the food sector during the last decade. DBD, Plasma jet, Corona plasma discharge, radio frequency plasma, microwave plasma are some of the techniques that is used in cold plasma delivery according to recent researches. Food processing sectors have been concentrating on energy use and energy savings during the last few years. Plasma processes provide the following advantages: high reliability at cold temperatures, precise plasma creation tailored to the intended application, minimal effect on the internal product matrix, no wastes, and low resource consumption. Cold Plasma is becoming more widely acknowledged as a viable non-thermal technique that can increase food safety with no impact on food quality. The procedure for obtaining regulatory clearance for novel food technology is governed by the nation's legal framework, and requires further study in system design.
SOLUTIONS FOR SOFT SKILL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN VIETNAM TODAY
Authors: Quy Truong Thi Thanh
Published: March 2023

In higher education, with the current context of globalization and international integration, equipping students with soft skills (soft skills) has become very important and necessary. The impact of many information flows, many cultural flows has affected the awareness, attitude and behavior of young people. For students of pedagogical schools, soft skills play an even more important role stemming from the professional characteristics of the sector. The output of students in pedagogical schools is mainly related to teaching - a field that requires ingenuity, flexibility, flexibility, skills in interaction, communication, and problem solving. To meet this goal, pedagogical schools need to attach importance to the education of soft skills for students in the training process. Because soft skills is not determined by the personality of the individual, but is formed, developed and increasingly perfected through the process of learning and training. Factors affecting the management of soft skill training for students of pedagogical schools in Vietnam
Mapping of students' socio-emotional competences: a systematic review
Authors: Silva Ketia Kellen Araújo da , Behar Patricia Alejandra
Published: March 2023

The growing interest in the construction and development of socio-emotional competences (SEC) in education has motivated the emergence of mappings and models, especially in recent years with the pandemic. Despite this, the existing terms related to the socio-emotional competences of students are still limited, in view of that, this article presents a systematic review of the literature on the definitions of the concept of socio-emotional competences with a focus on the student profile. For this, 18 articles were selected between 2017 and 2022 from 556 scientific publications identified. The results provide conclusions on the concept of SEC presenting a historical and conceptual overview from the most recent research, as well as a mapping of 87 SEC.
Difficulties, expectations, and characteristics of returning to school in PROEJA students
Authors: Cruz Simone Lobato Ferreira da , Costa Brenda Oliveira da , Silva Louise Cristhine Monteiro Silva da , Silva Mauro Marinho da , Silva Patrick Félix Almeida da , Estrela Cinara , Borges Daniel Clarismundo , Oliveira Júnior José Antônio de , Sá Pedro Rodrigues de , Rocha Clarisse Beltrão Rosas , Dantas Jedna Kato , Friaes Ellen Peixoto Pinon , Nina Leonice Maria Bentes , Silva Welligton Conceição da , Fonseca Laerte Silva da , Camargo Júnior Raimundo Nonato Colares
Published: March 2023

This study is exploratory research with a qualitative-quantitative approach and demonstrates the socioeconomic characteristics, educational aspects, difficulties and expectations of students who are 40 years old or older in the group of the Technical Course in Accommodation – PROEJA at IFPA - Campus Santarém. The research participants who met the criteria were selected from the enrollment list and later interviewed in person through a questionnaire containing 26 open and closed questions divided into two groups: I-Socioeconomic characterization, with 15 questions and II - Educational aspects, difficulties and expectations, containing 11 questions. The results include the totality of the interviewed population being female, married and separated, unemployed, considering their learning capacity as regular, and having as main difficulty during the classes, the understanding of the teachers' explanations.
Epidemiological survey of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis cases in the municipality of São Luís in the period from 2019 to 2020
Authors: Lages Luciana Sousa , Araújo Kássia Kelly Custódio de , Rosário Carla Janaina Rebouças Marques do , Fonseca Luciano Santos da , Bezerra Nancyleni Pinto Chaves , Bezerra Danilo Cutrim , Coimbra Viviane Correa Silva
Published: March 2023

The objective was to describe the epidemiological profile of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the municipality of São Luís, Maranhão. To this end, a descriptive study was carried out from 2019 to 2020, using secondary data obtained from the Information System of Notifiable Diseases and provided by the São Luís Zoonoses Surveillance Unit. General and clinical characteristics of the disease were analyzed in cases registered in humans and dogs. The results showed that 78 cases of VL in humans were reported, with the following profile: male (74.36%), mixed race (73.08%), 20 to 29 and 40 to 49 years old (35.90%), incomplete elementary school education (37.18%), urban area (44.87%). Most were new cases (84.62%), with co-infection with the HIV virus (41.03%) and with evolution towards cure (82.50%). Among the dogs, 401 cases were reported, 49.63% male, without defined breed (56.86%), age between 1 and 3 years (38.15%). Most dogs were symptomatic (90.27%), with a prevalence of skin lesions (39.90%) and weight loss (15.96%). It is concluded that VL has a frequent occurrence in the city of São Luís, therefore it is necessary to intensify sanitary measures in particular the education of the local population to reach the desired effect.
Teaching Supervision in Brazil (1950-1990): from supervising teaching work, to mediating social participation in school
Authors: Silva Elijane dos Santos , Castro Rosane Michelli de , Serrano Gabriel
Published: March 2023

The main objective of this article is to present the results of a historical analysis of the paths of teaching supervision in Brazil, between the 1950s and 1980s. the theme “supervision of teaching”, through stages and procedures of historical research, therefore, focused on the analysis of Supervision of Teaching in Brazil, in the time and historical space in which it was inserted. The paths of Teaching Supervision from 1950 onwards were focused on, the beginnings of the orderly diffusion of understandings of teaching supervision, in the context of the adoption of the of the Brazilian-American Assistance Program for Elementary Teaching (PABAEE), of reproduction of the North American designs of education in Brazil, that is, of Teaching Supervision as supervisory of teaching work. Afterwards, elements of Teaching Supervision were focused on, in the period of democratization of teaching in the 1980s and 1990s, looking at ways of mediating social participation in school spaces.
Estimate of the supply of attributes for the development of the industrial tourism activity in the Manaus Free Trade Zone
Authors: Alanís Rosângela López , Silva Ocileide Custódio da
Published: March 2023

Located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, the Manaus Industrial Pole (PIM) is recognized as one of the most advanced industrial parks in Latin America, comprising more than 500 companies that integrate the Manaus Free Trade Zone model. Considering that this industrial park is the mainstay of the regional economy and that it contributes significantly to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is possible to deduce that the PIM offers favorable conditions for industrial tourism, where, however, this activity is still incipient. In this context, this paper seeks to estimate, through a qualitative and quantitative research, the attractiveness level of the PIM companies for the industrial tourism activity, in order to support actions aimed at developing a local program of guided tours to the factories. For this, an evaluation matrix was applied, which makes it possible to verify the general level of supply of specific attributes within a group of companies, as well as to analyze a company individually, or even each of the attributes in isolation. The methodology used proved to be a useful tool for the management of a visitation program to factories and may have other applications regarding the evaluation of attributes, with the proper adaptations.
Origen del perfil de mutaciones presente en las secuencias de SARS-CoV-2 en El Salvador
Authors: Ortega Pérez Carlos Alexander , Rivera Noé Rigoberto , Sandoval López Xochitl , Hernández Ávila Carlos Enrique
Published: March 2023

Introducción. En el presente trabajo se describe el perfil de mutación y se analizan los distintos mecanismos responsables de las mutaciones en las primeras 6 secuencias completas del genoma de SARS-CoV-2 a partir de muestras de pacientes salvadoreños con diagnóstico de COVID-19. Objetivo. Analizar el perfil de mutaciones de acuerdo a los mecanismos que dan origen a las mutaciones presentes en SARS-CoV-2. Metodología. Se realizó un análisis de los cambios en las secuencias del genoma de SARS-CoV-2 utilizando como referencia la secuencia Wuhan (NC_045512.2), una vez conocidas las mutaciones, se procedió a tabular y generar gráficos de los SNPs y los genes afectados, además se analizó los posibles mecanismos descritos responsables de generar las mutaciones analizadas. Resultados. El análisis reveló que las mutaciones encontradas han sido reportadas a nivel mundial, sin embargo, las secuencias presentan mayor semejanza con los cambios descritos en Norte América, sumado a ello, el análisis global permitió clasificarlas en el caldo GISAID GH, y linaje pangolín B.1.2 y B.1.370, ambos linajes con una alta prevalencia en EUA, lo cual refuerza la hipótesis del origen norteamericano de las secuencias salvadoreñas. El patrón de cambios del genoma de SARS-CoV-2 en El Salvador, sugiere que las mutaciones son debidas a la acción de las desaminasas APOBEC (transición C>T) y ADARs (transición A>G), al efecto de especies reactivas de oxígeno (ROS) (transversión G>T), a errores propios del complejo replicación transcripción (RTC) que escapan a la corrección de la actividad exonucleasa de NSP14 y eventos de recombinación.
Propiedades físicas y químicas de materiales tipo hidroxiapatita sintetizados a partir de residuos de la industria alimentaria y empleando un método sol-gel modificado
Authors: Galicia Ayala José , Díaz José Alfredo , Chávez-Sifontes Marvin
Published: March 2023

El aprovechamiento de residuos industriales es parte fundamental del paradigma de la economía circular. El presente trabajo muestra que pueden ser sintetizados materiales sólidos tipo hidroxiapatita a partir de residuos de la industria alimentaria (i.e. cascarón de huevo y concha de molusco) empleando una metodología experimental basada en el método sol-gel modificado. Para este trabajo han sido utilizadas materias primas menos tóxicas y menos costosas que las empleadas en las síntesis clásicas. También, se ha propuesto el uso de una sustancia natural como agente generador de porosidad para preparar materiales con distintas propiedades físicas y químicas. Mediante el empleo de distintas técnicas analíticas fueron caracterizados los materiales sintetizados, confirmando que la fase mayoritaria es hidroxiapatita acompañada por una fase secundaria de fosfato tricálcico, además, se identificaron residuos de carbonato de calcio y óxido de calcio, como producto de descomposición del carbonato. La temperatura de envejecimiento y la temperatura de calcinación son parámetros que otros autores han reportado que influyen sobre las propiedades físicas y químicas de los materiales sintetizados, en este trabajo se ha confirmado que la relación entre la cantidad de agente generador de porosidad y la cantidad de sol (Sol. C) influye sobre las propiedades de los materiales sintetizados; por ejemplo, determina como se ve afectado el porcentaje de fase de hidroxiapatita.
La concentración de audiencia en la televisión salvadoreña. Una lectura desde la medición de rating
Authors: Pérez José Roberto
Published: March 2023

Este artículo forma parte de las investigaciones sobre la concentración de la radio y la televisión en El Salvador y sus efectos en la construcción de lo nacional. Frente a la dependencia cultural, la televisión en El Salvador experimenta cambios en los flujos de su programación. Cada vez existe una tendencia a incrementar la producción local frente a la internacional; sin embargo, las mediciones de rating demuestran que la concentración de audiencia sigue favoreciendo a las industrias creativas globales en alianzas con las locales. En un escenario de transformaciones de los consumos de la televisión, emerge la necesidad de competir con más horas de producción propia, pero los datos demuestran que las posibilidades de una propuesta con identidad, frente a la foránea, se encuentran en la periferia de las corporaciones nacionales, lo que también pone en evidencia lo que en otros estudios identifican como la falta de políticas públicas para la radio y la televisión.
Memoria del I Congreso Internacional de Educación Ambiental y su Impacto sobre la Gestión Integral de Riesgo de Desastre y los Medios de Vida ante el Cambio Climático
Authors: Investigaciones Científicas Secretaría de
Published: March 2023

El Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente fue establecido por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas en su resolución el 15 de diciembre de 1977, por tanto, cada 5 de junio se conmemora en muchos países del mundo. En relación a esta importante conmemoración, las Autoridades de la Universidad de El Salvador, a través de la Secretaría de Investigaciones Científicas de la Universidad de El Salvador (SIC-UES) y el Consejo Ejecutivo de Investigaciones (CEI), con el apoyo de la Secretaría de Proyección Social, Secretaría de Posgrados, Secretaría de Relaciones Nacionales e Internacionales, Unidad Ambiental UES y Organismos nacionales e internacionales, desarrollarán el I CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL Y SU IMPACTO SOBRE LA GESTIÓN INTEGRAL DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES Y LOS MEDIOS DE VIDA ANTE EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO. Este Congreso forma parte de la política ambiental de la Universidad de El Salvador, la cual tiene un fuerte compromiso por lograr que la educación en medio ambiente pueda formar parte del contexto académico de la educación superior a fin de coadyuvar en generar una mayor conciencia y un ambiente más resiliente, además del compromiso adquirido con la Red Iberoamérica de Medio Ambiente, (REIMA. A. C.), sobre la base de la carta de entendimiento, la cual ubica a la Universidad de El Salvador como punto focal ante REIMA.