bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Japanese version of the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2): Psychometric evaluation and analysis of the theoretical model
Authors: Yoshimura Sayaka , Shibata Mami , Kyuragi Yusuke , Kobayashi Kei , Aki Morio , Murai Toshiya , Fujiwara Hironobu
Published: November 2022

Background

The Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2) is a self-administered questionnaire that evaluates problematic internet use (PIU) from a multidimensional perspective. We analysed the psychometric properties and adequacy of the theoretical model of Japanese version of the GPIUS2.

Methods

This study included 291 healthy Japanese adults (median age = 25 years; interquartile range 22–43 years; 128 women) who completed the GPIUS2 and several other questionnaires evaluating the degree of PIU, self-esteem, depression, and impulsivity.

Results

Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a similar factor structure between the original and Japanese versions of the GPIUS2, with only minor differences in item composition. Higher-order confirmatory factor analyses revealed a good overall fit for the factorial model suggested by EFA, indicating adequate construct validity. The model showed acceptable internal consistency. Partial correlation analyses between GPIUS2 and other measures, with age as a control variable, revealed good convergent validity. Finally, structural equation modelling showed a good fit to the data, supporting the cognitive-behavioural model of Caplan (2010).

Conclusions

The Japanese version of the GPIUS2 has good psychometric properties and the theoretical model of the original GPIUS2 is applicable to Japanese adults.
Cardiovascular risk in subjects over 55 years of age and cognitive performance after five years. NEDICES2-RISK study. Study protocol
Authors: Tapias-Merino Ester , De Hoyos-Alonso María del Canto , Contador-Castillo Israel , Rodríguez-Sánchez Emiliano , Sanz-Cuesta Teresa , Becerro-Muñoz Concepción María , Hernández-Gallego Jesús , Vega-Quiroga Saturio , Bermejo-Pareja Félix ,   NEDICES2-RISK Group
Published: November 2022

Background

Cognitive impairment and dementia have a high prevalence among the elderly and cause significant socio-economic impact. Any progress in their prevention can benefit millions of people. Current data indicate that cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors increase the risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia. Using models to calculate CVR specific for the Spanish population can be useful for estimating the risk of cognitive deterioration since research on this topic is limited and predicting this risk is mainly based on outcomes in the Anglo-Saxon population. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between CVR in the Spanish population, as calculated using the FRESCO (Función de Riesgo Española de acontecimientos Coronarios y Otros) and REGICOR (Registre Gironí del Cor) CVR tables, and the change in cognitive performance at a 5-year follow-up.

Methods

Design: Observational, analytic, prospective cohort study, with a 5-year follow-up. Ambit: Population. Population: Subjects 55 to 74 years of age, included in the NEDICES2 (2014–2017) cohort, who did not present dementia and had undergone the neuropsychological evaluation (N = 962). Variables: Exposure factors (CVR factors and estimated risk according to the CVR predictors by REGICOR and FRESCO), dependent variables (change in the score of the brief neuropsychological test in the study NEDICES2 five years after the first evaluation), and clinical and socio-demographic variables. Statistical analysis: Analysis of data quality. Descriptive analysis: socio-demographic and clinical variables of subjects. Bivariate analysis: relationship between basal CVR and change in neuropsychological tests. Multivariate analysis: relationship between basal CVR and change in neuropsychological tests adjusted by co-variables. Analysis and comparison of the reliable change in independent samples.

Discussion

The Spanish population can benefit from determining if individuals with high CVR, which is commonly detected in usual clinical practice, will present decreased cognitive performance compared to subjects with lower CVR. This study can affect how to address CVR factors and the design of effective prevention strategies for cognitive deterioration.

Trial registration

Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03925844.
Mechanism of gene network in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage by natural plant drugs in Lutong granules
Authors: Sun Jie , Li Na , Xu Min , Li Li , Chen Ji Lin , Chen Yong , Xu Jian Guo , Wang Ting Hua
Published: November 2022

Purpose

To study the effects of Lu-tong Granules (LTG) in ICH etermine the underlying mechanism of molecular network

Methods

Modern bioinformatics and network pharmacology methods were used to predict molecular network mechanisms between ICH and LTG. Animal experiments were carried out to verify the effect of LTG for the treatment of ICH, combined with behavior test and morphologic detection.

Results

Forty-three active components in LTG and involved 192 gene targets were identified successfully. Moreoner, they were intersected with 1132 genes of ICH,88 intersection targets were obtained. subsequently, Cytoscape was used to screen Hub genes, in which,6 core molecules, including AKT1, IL6, VEGFA, CASP3, JUN and MMP9 were recognized. Furthermore, we constructed Six core compounds by " disease-drug-active ingredient-target-KEGG " (D-D-A-T-K) network, showed including quercetin, luteolin, β sitosterol, stigmasterol, kaempferol and formononetin, and PPI protein network interaction showed that AKT1:OS3 and CNA2:DKN1A had the highest correlation. Whereas the enrichment of GO and KEGG indicated that LTG was most likely to play a therapeutic role in ICH through AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications. Integrated analysis also showed that the first 10 pathways of KEGG are integrated into 59 genes, among which 6 core genes are closely involved. Lastly, molecular docking showed that there was a good binding activity between the core components and the core genes, and animal experiments confirmed effect of LTG in the treatment of ICH, by using TTC staining and behavior test.

Conclusion

LTG are effective for the treatment of ICH, the underlying mechanism could be involved in gene network including anti-inflammatory response, nerve repair, analgesia, anti-epilepsy and other aspects.
Perpendicular probing and screwing technique: A simple method for accurate pedicle screw placement based on the human internal reference frame for angle estimation
Authors: Kato Go , Baba Satoshi , Kawaguchi Kenichi , Watanabe Takeshi , Mae Takao , Tomari Shinji
Published: November 2022

The pedicle screw (PS) is widely used for spinal fixation surgery. However, PS malpositioning can cause critical complications; thus, the accuracy of ascertaining PS trajectory is paramount. This study aimed to demonstrate the accuracy and safety of a simple and cost-effective PS placement technique using a human internal reference frame for angle estimation. Ex vivo lumbar porcine spine samples were fixed to a wooden board with rostrocaudal and mediolateral rotational angles adjusted by two angle vises. PS entry points (EPs) were identified using clear anatomical vertebral landmarks. PS placement was performed on one side using the perpendicular probing and screwing technique (PPST), wherein the attitude angle of the sample was adjusted such that the longitudinal axis of the target pedicle was perpendicular to the ground. The pedicle probe and PS driver were manually maintained perpendicular to the ground during probing and PS placement. PS placement on the contralateral side was performed freehand as a control. Offsets between the preoperatively planned and implanted PS rotational angles measured using computed tomography for PPST and freehand method were analyzed. Pedicle wall penetration was also evaluated. The mean ± standard error of the medial rotational offsets was 5.83° ± 0.57° in the freehand group versus 2.89° ± 0.31° in the PPST group (p <0.001), and the rostrocaudal rotational offsets were 4.81° ± 0.65° in the freehand group versus 2.92° ± 0.45° in the PPST group (p = 0.01). The mean pedicle wall penetration distance was significantly reduced by PPST (0.28 ± 0.12 mm vs 0.80 ± 0.17 mm in the freehand group, p = 0.0071). Thus, PPST improved PS positioning accuracy, resulting in reduced pedicle wall penetration and increased PS placement safety. This simple technique is also potentially cost-effective for institutions without computer-assisted surgical systems.
An effective spatial relational reasoning networks for visual question answering
Authors: Shen Xiang , Han Dezhi , Chen Chongqing , Luo Gaofeng , Wu Zhongdai
Published: November 2022

Visual Question Answering (VQA) is a method of answering questions in natural language based on the content of images and has been widely concerned by researchers. The existing research on the visual question answering model mainly focuses on the point of view of attention mechanism and multi-modal fusion. It only pays attention to the visual semantic features of the image in the process of image modeling, ignoring the importance of modeling the spatial relationship of visual objects. We are aiming at the existing problems of the existing VQA model research. An effective spatial relationship reasoning network model is proposed, which can combine visual object semantic reasoning and spatial relationship reasoning at the same time to realize fine-grained multi-modal reasoning and fusion. A sparse attention encoder is designed to capture contextual information effectively in the semantic reasoning module. In the spatial relationship reasoning module, the graph neural network attention mechanism is used to model the spatial relationship of visual objects, which can correctly answer complex spatial relationship reasoning questions. Finally, a practical compact self-attention (CSA) mechanism is designed to reduce the redundancy of self-attention in linear transformation and the number of model parameters and effectively improve the model’s overall performance. Quantitative and qualitative experiments are conducted on the benchmark datasets of VQA 2.0 and GQA. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method performs favorably against the state-of-the-art approaches. Our best single model has an overall accuracy of71.18% on the VQA 2.0 dataset and57.59% on the GQA dataset.
Development of an effective clustering algorithm for older fallers
Authors: Goh Choon-Hian , Wong Kam Kang , Tan Maw Pin , Ng Siew-Cheok , Chuah Yea Dat , Kwan Ban-Hoe
Published: November 2022

Falls are common and often lead to serious physical and psychological consequences for older persons. The occurrence of falls are usually attributed to the interaction between multiple risk factors. The clinical evaluation of falls risks is time-consuming as a result, hence limiting its availability. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to develop a clustering-based algorithm to determine falls risk. Data from the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR), comprising 1411 subjects aged ≥55 years, were utilized. The proposed algorithm was developed through the stages of: data pre-processing, feature identification and extraction with either t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbour Embedding (t-SNE) or principal component analysis (PCA)), clustering (K-means clustering, Hierarchical clustering, and Fuzzy C-means clustering) and characteristics interpretation with statistical analysis. A total of 1279 subjects and 9 variables were selected for clustering after the data pre-possessing stage. Using feature extraction with the t-SNE and the K-means clustering algorithm, subjects were clustered into low, intermediate A, intermediate B and high fall risk groups which corresponded with fall occurrence of 13%, 19%, 21% and 31% respectively. Slower gait, poorer balance, weaker muscle strength, presence of cardiovascular disorder, poorer cognitive performance, and advancing age were the key variables identified. The proposed fall risk clustering algorithm grouped the subjects according to features. Such a tool could serve as a case identification or clinical decision support tool for clinical practice to enhance access to falls prevention efforts.
Alcohol inhibits the metabolism of dimethyl fumarate to the active metabolite responsible for decreasing relapse frequency in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
Authors: Yang Bing , Parker Robert B. , Meibohm Bernd , Temrikar Zaid H. , Srivastava Ashish , Laizure S. Casey
Published: November 2022

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a first-line prodrug for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) that is completely metabolized to monomethyl fumarate (MMF), the active metabolite, before reaching the systemic circulation. Its metabolism has been proposed to be due to ubiquitous esterases in the intestines and other tissues, but the specific enzymes involved are unknown. We hypothesized based on its structure and extensive presystemic metabolism that DMF would be a carboxylesterase substrate subject to interaction with alcohol. We sought to determine the enzymes(s) responsible for the extensive presystemic metabolism of DMF to MMF and the effect of alcohol on its disposition by conducting metabolic incubation studies in human recombinant carboxylesterase-1 (CES1), carboxylesterase-2 (CES2) and human intestinal microsomes (HIM), and by performing a follow-up study in an in vivo mouse model. The in vitro incubation studies demonstrated that DMF was only metabolized to MMF by CES1. Consistent with the incubation studies, the mouse pharmacokinetic study demonstrated that alcohol decreased the maximum concentration and area-under-the-curve of MMF in the plasma and the brain after dosing with DMF. We conclude that alcohol may markedly decrease exposure to the active MMF metabolite in the plasma and brain potentially decreasing the effectiveness of DMF in the treatment of RRMS.
Exploring healthcare professionals’ beliefs, experiences and opinions of family-centred conversations when a parent has a serious illness: A qualitative study
Authors: Dalton Louise J. , McNiven Abigail , Hanna Jeffrey R. , Rapa Elizabeth
Published: November 2022

This study explored healthcare professionals’ perceived role in talking to adult patients about sharing their diagnosis with children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore healthcare professionals’ beliefs about how families could and should be supported when a parent has a serious illness. Participants were 24 healthcare professionals working in primary, secondary and tertiary NHS services in the UK with adult patients diagnosed with a serious illness. Data were analysed thematically. Many healthcare professionals reported systems to identify patients’ family relationships, but this information was rarely used to initiate conversations on what and how to talk to children. It was frequently assumed that someone else in the healthcare system was supporting patients with family communication. Others reported there were more urgent priorities for the consultation or considered that talking to children was a private family matter. However, several professionals did undertake these conversations, viewing this as a central part of their role. Some healthcare professionals felt they had inadequate skills or confidence to raise talking to children with their patients and indicated a need for specific training to address this. The results highlight the importance of systematically documenting patients’ relationships with children so that this information can be used to inform ongoing discussions with the healthcare team about what children have been told. Patients consistently report wanting support about how to talk to children and the benefits of effective communication are well documented. Dissemination of this evidence could encourage professionals across all specialities to include family-centred communication in routine patient care. Training resources are needed so that staff feel empowered and equipped to raise these sensitive subjects with their patients.
Evaluation of emerging inflammatory markers for predicting oxygen support requirement in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Kamjai Peerapong , Hemvimol Sivaporn , Bordeerat Narisa Kengtrong , Srimanote Potjanee , Angkasekwinai Pornpimon
Published: November 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly contagious pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly and remains a challenge to global public health. COVID-19 patients manifest various symptoms from mild to severe cases with poor clinical outcomes. Prognostic values of novel markers, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio (CLR) calculated from routine laboratory parameters have recently been reported to predict severe cases; however, whether this investigation can guide oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients remains unclear. In this study, we assessed the ability of these markers in screening and predicting types of oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients. The retrospective data of 474 COVID-19 patients were categorized into mild and severe cases and grouped according to the types of oxygen therapy requirement, including noninvasive oxygen support, high-flow nasal cannula and invasive mechanical ventilator. Among the novel markers, the ROC curve analysis indicated a screening cutoff of CRP ≥ 30.0 mg/L, NLR ≥ 3.0 and CLR ≥ 25 in predicting the requirement of any type of oxygen support. The NLR and CLR with increasing cut-off values have discriminative power with high accuracy and specificity for more effective oxygen therapy with a high-flow nasal cannula (NLR ≥ 6.0 and CLR ≥ 60) and mechanical ventilator (NLR ≥ 8.0 and CLR ≥ 80). Our study thus identifies potential markers to differentiate the suitable management of oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients at an earlier time for improving disease outcomes with limited respiratory support resources.
Non-intrusive deep learning-based computational speech metrics with high-accuracy across a wide range of acoustic scenes
Authors: Diehl Peter Udo , Thorbergsson Leifur , Singer Yosef , Skripniuk Vladislav , Pudszuhn Annett , Hofmann Veit M. , Sprengel Elias , Meyer-Rachner Paul
Published: November 2022

Speech with high sound quality and little noise is central to many of our communication tools, including calls, video conferencing and hearing aids. While human ratings provide the best measure of sound quality, they are costly and time-intensive to gather, thus computational metrics are typically used instead. Here we present a non-intrusive, deep learning-based metric that takes only a sound sample as an input and returns ratings in three categories: overall quality, noise, and sound quality. This metric is available via a web API and is composed of a deep neural network ensemble with 5 networks that use either ResNet-26 architectures with STFT inputs or fully-connected networks with wav2vec features as inputs. The networks are trained and tested on over 1 million crowd-sourced human sound ratings across the three categories. Correlations of our metric with human ratings exceed or match other state-of-the-art metrics on 51 out of 56 benchmark scenes, while not requiring clean speech reference samples as opposed to metrics that are performing well on the other 5 scenes. The benchmark scenes represent a wide variety of acoustic environments and a large selection of post-processing methods that include classical methods (e.g. Wiener-filtering) and newer deep-learning methods.
The emotion bias of health product consumers in the context of COVID-19
Authors: Yuan Lian , Wang Mingyan
Published: November 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 has led to an increase in negative emotions and health awareness among consumers. This paper discusses the emotion bias of Chinese consumers during the three periods: the pre-COVID-19 period, the COVID-19 lockdown period, and the COVID-19 normalization period. This study takes health products as the research object and crawls relevant reviews on the JD platform to classify products. The data were classified into emotion, the intensity of emotion was calculated, and the logistic regression model and variance analysis were used to analyze the difference in emotion expression. The study reveals that consumers are willing to express fear and sadness during the COVID-19 lockdown era and are willing to express like emotions before the pandemic compared to the three periods. There are also differences in the emotional intensity of different product reviews. The intensity of emotional expression is more vigorous for consumers who purchase nutritional products, while for those who purchase healthcare equipment, the intensity of emotional expression is lower. This study offers the emotion bias of consumers in response to COVID-19 to provide a theoretical basis and reference solution for implementing marketing strategies for health product companies.
The effects of mulberry (Morus alba Linn.) leaf supplementation on growth performance, blood parameter, and antioxidant status of broiler chickens under high stocking density
Authors: So-In Charinya , Sunthamala Nuchsupha
Published: November 2022

Background and Aim: A stocking density system in boilers is well known for increasing productivity. However, this system increases stress and affects the growth performance of broilers. Mulberry is a valuable plant with therapeutic applications in traditional medicine; moreover, it reduces free radicals and improves growth performance in broilers. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of mulberry on the blood biochemistry parameters and the antioxidant status of broilers exposed to various raising systems.

Materials and Methods: Two hundred and seventy-six 3-week-old male broilers were randomly assigned to nine categories composed of three growing systems: Semi-intensive, low stocking density, and high stocking density. Each group was fed with a control diet mixed with and without 10% mulberry leaf extract; the positive control group was provided with vitamin C. During the study, phytochemical screening of mulberry leaf extract, growth performances, hematological parameters, and antioxidant profiles were measured over the 4 weeks of the treatment.

Results: In the high stocking density group, lipid peroxidation gradually increased while antioxidant activities decreased; however, the level of lipid peroxidation was reduced, whereas catalase and superoxide dismutase activities were significantly increased. The growth performance and blood biochemistry were improved after being fed with 10% mulberry leaf extract.

Conclusion: This finding indicates that mulberry leaf extract reduced oxidative stress, activated antioxidant enzyme activities, and enhanced broilers' growth performance when raised under stress conditions.
Igazságosság és rangsorolás: Alkalmazások a közgazdaságtan és sport területéről
Authors:   , Petróczy Dóra Gréta
Published: November 2022

A doktori disszertáció néhány igazságossággal kapcsolatos problémát tárgyal a közgazdaságtan és a sport területéről. Mindennapjaink egyik legfontosabb kérdése, hogy mit nevezünk igazságosnak. A 2. fejezetben a Brexit utáni lehetséges további kilépések hatását vizsgáljuk az Európai Unió Tanácsában két ismert hatalmi mértékkel, a Shapley--Shubik és a Banzhaf indexekkel. Ez a szavazási helyzet azért különleges, mert két különböző kvótának (tagállam és lakosság) is teljesülnie kell egy döntés meghozatalához. Bár a Brexit hatásait számos korábbi szakirodalom számszerűsítette, a további kilépésekkel eddig nem foglalkoztak. Az ideális az lenne, ha egy tag ki- vagy belépésének nem lennének egyértelmű nyertesei és vesztesei, az eredményeinkből azonban nem lehet ezt a következtetést levonni. Egy kilépés a nagy országok számára kedvező, ha a tagállam kvóta csökken, azonban a kis országok hatalmi indexét növeli, amikor nem változik a korlát. A 3. fejezetben egy fejezetben egy új országrangsorolási módszert javasoltunk. A különböző életminőség indexeket számos kritika éri, az önkényesen kiválasztott változók és a szakértői becslések alapján (vagy megfelelő magyarázat nélkül) meghatározott súlyok miatt. A módszertani bizonytalanságok sokszor valós gazdaságpolitikai következményekkel járnak, amikor egy állam célzottan javít néhány indikátoron, pusztán a rangsorban történő előrelépés érdekében. Az általunk választott, páros összehasonlításokból kiinduló sorrend viszont a kinyilvánított preferenciákat veszi figyelembe, azaz azt, melyik országot ítélik jobbnak az emberek a másiknál. Eljárásunk egyszerű számítása miatt a különféle összetett indexek alternatíváját jelentheti, bár teljes mértékben nem helyettesítheti azokat. A 4. fejezet jól illeszkedik a közvetítési- és reklámbevételek egy versenysorozat résztvevői közötti felosztásának egyre népszerűbb témakörébe. A Forma--1-ben használt rendszert leginkább az egyedi megállapodások jellemzik. A fejezetben páros összehasonlítások segítségével egy teljesítményen alapuló díjfelosztást vezetünk be. A megközelítés előnye a hivatalos pontozási rendszerrel szemben, hogy független a világos érvelés nélkül választott – és a múltban többször módosított – pontértékektől. Az 5. fejezetben a labdarúgásban a hosszabbítást követő esetleges büntetőpárbaj rúgási sorrendjét tárgyaljuk. Az azonos képességű csapatoknak ugyanolyan valószínűséggel kell(ene) győzniük, a tizenegyesrúgást meghatározó szabály azonban megsérti ezt a követelményt. Ezért hat alternatív mechanizmust hasonlítottunk össze egy matematikai modell segítségével, illetve empirikus alapokon.
Abordagens fisioterapêuticas no pós-operatório de reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Sousa Rodney Ribeiro de , Moura Ayla de Jesus , Oliveira Dyandra Fernanda Lima de , Vale Thamires Santos do , Oliveira Anderson dos Santos , Silva Tamires Mendes , Veloso Júnior Paulo Henrique de Holanda
Published: November 2022

Uma das lesões mais ocorrentes no mundo todo é a lesão no ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) e a abordagem inicial do tratamento para esse tipo de lesão ocorre por meio cirúrgico, sendo a fisioterapia auxiliar no pós-cirúrgico do paciente em seu processo de reabilitação. Com isso, objetivou-se identificar os tipos de protocolos fisioterapêuticos utilizados no pós-operatório de reconstrução de ligamento cruzado anterior. O trabalho consiste em uma revisão bibliográfica, elaborada a partir de dados dos indexadores PubMed, SciELO e PEDro, publicados entre 2016 e 2020, em língua portuguesa, espanhola e inglesa. Os resultados mostraram que são tratamentos eficazes a reabilitação tradicional associada a um protocolo de vibração de corpo inteiro na frequência ideal, a reabilitação baseada em critérios objetivos, a estimulação elétrica funcional, a utilização da mobilização imediata do joelho, o treinamento de força/neuromuscular e a reabilitação supervisionada.  Dessa forma, em virtude de os aspectos apresentados ver-se a reabilitação do pós-operatório do LCA como uma área que abrange diversas alternativas, mas que ainda se tem a necessidade de ser explorada.
Educação para a promoção da igualdade de gênero: Um estudo de caso no Centro de Formação de Professores na Cidade de Maputo, Moçambique
Authors: Fonseca Jussiline de Almeida , Manuel Alzira
Published: November 2022

Moçambique é um dos países que tem se comprometido através da ractificação de diferentes tratados e convenções, para o combate às desigualdades em particular, as desigualdades de gênero, contudo as desigualdades entre homens e mulheres prevalecem, principalmente na educação. O presente estudo é de carácter qualitativo exploratório, baseado em entrevistas semi-estruturadas aplicadas a seis formadores e dois gestores visando compreender as estratégias e abordagens usadas no Instituto de Formação de Professores, seleccionado para o desenvolvimento de conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes, que possam contribuir na promoção da igualdade de gênero, entre os futuros profissionais da educação. Entre outros aspectos, o estudo constatou que existe algum esforço, por parte dos gestores e professores para a inclusão das questões de gênero, no processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Contudo, ainda há desafios relacionados com a necessidade de vencer os comportamentos e atitudes de alguns formandos marcados pelas suas experiências sócio-culturais e a indiferença na consideração de questões de gênero, de alguns formadores, no seu trabalho, devido à suposta necessidade de evitar atraso no cumprimento do programa estabelecido.
Azospirillum brasilense e Pseudomonas fluorescens aplicados via foliar em sorgo cultivar Nucover 100
Authors: Silva Rogério Soares da , Menezes Filho Antonio Carlos Pereira de , Batista-Ventura Hellen Regina Fernandes , Côrrea Fernando Rezende , Ventura Matheus Vinicius Abadia
Published: November 2022

Dentre os microrganismos promotores de crescimento de plantas, podemos destacar os gêneros Azospirillum e Pseudomonas. Esses grupos de microrganismos podem aumentar o crescimento, desenvolvimento e rendimento de várias espécies de plantas de interesse agrícola. O objetivo deste estudo, foi verificar a eficácia e a influência do produto comercial Biofree® a base de Pseudomonas fluorescens e Azospirillum brasilense aplicados via foliar na cultura do sorgo. O experimento foi desenvolvido no Centro Agro Pesquisa no Cerrado, Rio Verde, Estado de Goiás, Brasil (S 17º44'54" e W 50º51'13"). Os tratamentos foram constituídos por diferentes doses 0,0; 0,3; 0,5 e 0,7 L ha-1 de Biofree® aplicado via foliar em V4/V5. Foram determinadas as variáveis altura de plantas, tamanho da panícula, estande de plantas e produtividade de grãos. Os dados foram submetidos a análise de variância ANOVA e os casos de significância foram submetidos ao teste de média Scott-Knott p < 0,05. A aplicação de Azospirillum brasilense e Pseudomonas fluorescens (Biofree®) promoveram incrementos na produtividade de grãos de sorgo cultivar Nucover 100.
DESIGUALDADES SOCIOESPACIAIS NA PRODUÇÃO DA IMAGEM DE MARINGÁ-PR: CIDADE PLANEJADA PARA QUEM?
Authors: Sorato da Silva Gabriel Henrique , Lima Valéria
Published: November 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as desigualdades existentes no espaço urbano de Maringá, considerando variáveis que expressam os aspectos ambientais e sociais, evidenciando as diferenças entre o centro, projetado, inicialmente, como cidade-jardim, e os demais bairros da cidade, sendo o primeiro privilegiado pelos agentes políticos e econômicos, inclusive, por meio do city marketing. Para a análise, foram realizados o mapeamento da temperatura da superfície, do índice de vegetação e da renda salarial da população, a fim de identificar desigualdades socioespaciais entre as diferentes áreas da cidade. A cidade de Maringá foi projetada com uma imagem que retrata o conceito de cidade planejada, o que pode ser justificado pelo uso do city marketing como ferramenta, porém seu desenvolvimento impactou na geração e acentuação das desigualdades, apresentando diferenças entre áreas inseridas no limite do plano inicial e as zonas periféricas, que são dissociadas da proposta inicial do planejamento.
ANÁLISE DA COBERTURA VEGETAL E SUA RELAÇÃO COM O MICROCLIMA EM PRAÇAS PÚBLICAS URBANAS NA CIDADE DE TRÊS LAGOAS (MS)
Authors: Da Silva Borges Diego , Soares da Silva Mauro Henrique
Published: November 2022

Este trabalho objetivou realizar um estudo da cobertura vegetal em três praças públicas na cidade de Três Lagoas-MS, bem como avaliar a interferência microclimática da vegetação, buscando compreender se estas praças estão contribuindo com a qualidade de vida da população. A metodologia deu-se em revisão literária; seleção de três praças; análise da cobertura vegetal; coleta de dados termo-higrométricos com instrumentos Dataloggers fixos, tendo registrado dados em 2019 no dia 30 de agosto (inverno) as 06hrs e 17 de outubro (primavera) as 15hrs. Os resultados explicitaram diferentes temperaturas entre as praças, sobretudo referente ao seu interior e exterior, em que a presença ou ausência da vegetação resultou em diferenças termo-higrométricas. Concluiu-se a necessidade de planejamentos voltados a valorização da cobertura vegetal, mediante ao arrefecimento térmico do microclima local, visto o interior das praças com cobertura vegetal, onde apresentaram-se menos quentes e mais úmidas, comparando-as com o espaço externo, sem cobertura vegetal.
ESTUDOS SOBRE MULHERES NOS PERIÓDICOS FLUMINENSES DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM GEOGRAFIA NOS ANOS 2007-2019
Authors: Lisboa da Silva Cintia Cristina , Moreira Erika Vanessa
Published: November 2022

Este texto tem como objetivo analisar as contribuições dos estudos feministas na geografia fluminense, ao longo de doze anos (2007-2019), em busca de entender a inserção do debate sobre gênero, mais especificamente atrelado as feminilidades, que são os estudos sobre as mulheres, na produção científica geográfica. Foram considerados 853 artigos publicados em periódicos online vinculados aos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Geografia no Rio de Janeiro. Destes, apenas 15 artigos perpassaram por discussões de gênero e sexualidades, todavia, somente 3 possuíam uma preocupação centralizada na mulher. Para que fosse possível compreender as construções das abordagens feministas nos periódicos fluminenses fez-se uma análise de conteúdo em busca das epistemologias, teorias, conceitos e métodos adotados. Constata-se que o fazer geográfico reunido em torno das questões de feminilidade precisa de mais divulgação, pois no momento há uma secundarização na geografia.
Expansão urbana para as áreas rurais da zona sul do município de Viçosa-MG
Authors: De Souza Maria Ana Cristina , Caixeiro Stephan Ítalo Itamar
Published: November 2022

O objetivo do artigo é realizar uma reflexão sobre o processo de expansão urbana de Viçosa-MG para o vetor sul do município, estudando a produção de espaços horizontais e seus desdobramentos nas dinâmicas urbano-rurais. O conjunto das transcrições das entrevistas aqui mencionadas constitui um importante documento para o debate dos conflitos de interesse ligados aos projetos de expansão territorial-urbana.
Uma avaliação sobre Planejamento de Transportes Urbanos
Authors: Ferreira Denise Labrea
Published: November 2022

Uma avaliação sobre Planejamento de Transportes Urbanos
Sistemática de Cordiaceae en Argentina II: Las especies del género Varronia
Authors: Moroni Pablo , O'Leary Nataly , Nadra María Gabriela , Miller James S.
Published: November 2022

A taxonomic treatment for Varronia P. Browne (Cordiaceae, Boraginales) in Argentina is presented for the first time. The genus consists of shrubs or subshrubs up to 5 m tall that are distributed mainly in the Neotropics. Plants are characterized by being multi-stemmed shrubs with flowers arranged into capitate or pseudospiciform inflorescences with a distinctly 2-branched style. The analyses of the morphological features support the recognition of six Varronia species in the country. A key to all Argentinian species, illustrations to aid identification both in herbaria and in the field, and distribution maps are provided. Synonymy, morphological descriptions, nomenclatural aspects, common names and uses are also provided. Varronia urticifolia is reported for the first time in Argentina and V. curassavica in La Rioja province.
Relevance of inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome: a case report
Authors: García Clara Jiménez , Sirera Paula Sirera , Torregrosa Quesada María Eugenia , Bueno Victoria González , Guerra Rocío Alfayate
Published: November 2022

Objectives

Non-specific signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) can pose a diagnostic challenge.

Case presentation

We report the case of a man referred to the service of endocrinology for suspected CS. Hypercortisolism was confirmed on CS screening tests, whereas diagnostic tests confirmed the presence of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) -dependent CS. The corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation (CRH) test was performed to determine whether CS had an endogenous or ectopic origin. Since the CRH and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test were negative, IPSS was performed and suggested that CS was originated in the pituitary glands. Transsphenoidal pituitary resection was carried out. Histopathological analysis confirmed the cortitotrope origin of the tumor.

Conclusions

The etiological study and differential diagnosis of CS are complex processes that involve a variety of biochemical and imaging tests. It is important that a sequence of biochemical screening and diagnostic tests is performed, along with studies for establishing the location of the lesion, to determine whether CS has an adrenal, pituitary or ectopic origin. Despite its good diagnostic performance, the results of biochemical tests may not be conclusive, especially in ACTH-dependent CS. In the case reported, the inconclusive results obtained in the CRH test rendered an invasive procedure (IPSS) necessary, which ultimately confirmed diagnosis.
Smooth Hilbert schemes: Their classification and geometry
Authors: Skjelnes Roy , Smith Gregory G.
Published: November 2022

Closed subschemes in projective space with a fixed Hilbert polynomial are
parametrized by a Hilbert scheme. We classify the smooth ones. We identify
numerical conditions on a polynomial that completely determine when the
Hilbert scheme is smooth. We also reinterpret these smooth Hilbert schemes
as generalized partial flag varieties and describe the subschemes being
parametrized.
Influence of the mild steel coating application process, drying method and pigment on the surface topography
Authors: Razumić Andrej , Turkalj Lovro , Horvatić Novak Amalija , Stojanović Ivan , Runje Biserka
Published: November 2022

Protecting metal surfaces with organic coatings is one of the most common ways of corrosion protection. The main goal of coating is to insulate the base of the material from the corrosive environment in order to provide long lasting protection. The aim of this research is to show how different coating applications in combination with different drying methods affect the coating surface topography. Two different two-component primers were also observed, one containing zinc in its chemical composition and the other one not, to see if zinc had any effect on the surface topography. The surface topography of coatings is examined by the atomic force microscope. At the nano level, the surface condition is quantitatively described by areal topography parameters, also known as 3D roughness parameters. An accelerated laboratory test in the salt spray chamber was performed to compare topography parameters and evaluate which coating system had the slightest differences in observed parameters before and after exposure to a corrosive environment. All the results were statistically processed and presented.
Mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Cf/SiC–Nb joints using Ti-base laminated foil
Authors: Chu JianRu , Jiang Xiaosong , Sun Hongliang
Published: November 2022

A self-designed Ti–Zr–Cu composite foil was used as an interlayer and vacuum brazed to achieve a heterogeneous joint between the Cf/SiC composite and Nb, resulting in a well-bonded, defect-free joint with a typical interfacial microstructure of Cf/SiC/(Ti, Zr)C/(Ti, Zr)2Cu + Zr2Cu/Ti2Cu + (Ti, Nb)ss/Nb. The effects of different experimental temperatures on the microstructural evolution of the joints and the mechanical properties of the joints were investigated, and the formation mechanism of the joint interface was analyzed. The results show that the microscopic morphology and mechanical properties of the joint interface change significantly with increasing experimental temperature. As the temperature increased to 1080 °C, the shear strength increased by 150.6% compared to 1060 °C (78.09 MPa) and reached a maximum value of 195.72 MPa, but further warming to 1100 °C (144.25 MPa) resulted in a 26.3% decrease in shear strength, with the best joint achieved at 1080 °C.
Alles schon mal dagewesen? Der russische Aggressionskrieg gegen die Ukraine in historischer Perspektive
Authors: Förster Stig
Published: November 2022

Kurzfassung

Dieser Artikel widmet sich der Frage nach historischen Parallelen zum gegenwärtigen Krieg in der Ukraine. Es zeigt sich, dass die Suche nach Ähnlichkeiten in der Geschichte mit Vorsicht angegangen werden sollte. Schnellschüsse, die auf oberflächlich betrachteten scheinbaren Analogien beruhen, führen nicht weiter. Es ist zweifelhaft, ob das Putin-Regime wirklich einen Blitzkrieg anstrebte. Vergleiche mit einstigen angeblichen Blitzkriegsoperationen überzeugen nicht. Der sowjetische Winterkrieg 1940 gegen Finnland eignet sich ebenfalls nicht für einen Vergleich. Die extreme Gewalttätigkeit der russischen Kriegführung ist ein strukturelles Problem in der russisch-sowjetischen Militärgeschichte. Große Ähnlichkeiten bestehen allerdings mit der deutschen Geschichte von 1918 bis 1945 und der russischen Entwicklung seit 1991. In beiden Fällen sind Revisionismus und ideologisch motiviertes Weltmachtstreben zu konstatieren.
An Akkadian-Hittite List of Body Parts (KBo 1.51)
Authors: Cohen Yoram
Published: November 2022

This article provides a complete and comprehensive edition, translation and commentary of KBo 1.51 from Hattuša. It identifies the source as an Akkadian-Hittite list of body parts, some of which are clearly of bovidae, and compares it to two tablets of the same nature: BM 29963 and HS 2944. By doing so, it establishes the existence of a hitherto unknown Akkadian scholarly composition. It discusses the nature of this particular list in relationship with the lexical corpora (Ḫḫ and Uguĝu) and its role as a functional or instructional text in the world of the diviner. The reconstruction of KBo 1.51 also allows us to reconsider some Hittite words and attribute new meanings to them that are otherwise unattested.
Az üzleti szféra felé nyitás tényezőinek vizsgálata egy hazai felsőoktatási intézmény példáján
Authors: Nagy Gáborné , András István , Konczosné Szombathelyi Márta
Published: November 2022

A TANULMÁNY CÉLJA

Jelen tanulmány célja egy alkalmazott tudományok egyetem példáján keresztül bemutatni, hogy az üzleti szféra közelségének megteremtéséhez, az új kapcsolatok kialakításához milyen folyamatok vezettek. További cél a felsőoktatási intézmény vállalatszerű működésből eredő sikerességi faktorok feltárása, azok felhajtó erejének, hatásának jellemzése.

ALKALMAZOTT MÓDSZERTAN

Az alkalmazott módszer a felsőoktatás hazai és nemzetközi szakirodalom áttekintése, amely a felsőoktatás és a vállalati kapcsolatok témájával foglalkozik, másrészt mindazon dokumentumok, amelyek a hazai felsőoktatás irányát írják elő (bolognai rendszer, duális képzés, kancellári rendszer, modellváltás), valamint a vizsgált intézmény dokumentumai. Utóbbiak közül kiemelten azok, amelyek arról adnak képet, hogy szervezeti szinten a menedzsment milyen változásokat vezetett be az attitűddel kapcsolatos összhang megteremtése érdekében, és mindez hogyan hatott a vállalati kapcsolatok kialakítására.

LEGFONTOSABB EREDMÉNYEK

A felsőoktatás átalakulása, az ágazati vállalati kapcsolatrendszer elképzeléseinek megjelenése új működési modell kialakítására adott lehetőséget az egyetemek számára. Ott, ahol a felsőoktatás és az üzleti szféra innovatív, inspiráló kapcsolatot tud kialakítani egymás között, stratégiai ágazati szerepkör alakulhat ki, és az intézmény ebben a térben központi tényezővé válhat. Mindezen folyamatok során a menedzsment működése vállalati attitűdökkel bővülhet.

GYAKORLATI JAVASLATOK

A változások korát élő felsőoktatás egy bemutatott esetének a példája, a menedzsment által kijelölt új „működési minta” kialakulásának a vizsgálata, a vállalatszerű működésből eredő sikerességi faktorok feltárása, azok felhajtó erejének, hatásának jellemzése hasznosítható tapasztalatokkal szolgálhatnak hasonló intézmények vezetői döntéseihez. Adaptálható tartalommal szolgálhatnak olyan más, rendkívüli dinamikákat megélő szervezeti kultúrák számára, amelyek nyitottak az innovatív változtatásokra.
Cybercrime, Pancasila, and Society: Various Challenges in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0
Authors: Nugraha Aloisius Arizendy , Lukitaningtyas Yosephine Ken Rahayu Dyah , Ridho Aly , Wulansari Heni , Al Romadhona Risang Adhitya
Published: November 2022

The Industrial Revolution 4.0 is a change in the mechanism for the production of goods and services marked by a number of characteristics, namely the use of the internet of things, big data, automation, robotics, lay computing, to artificial intelligence. This change is not only felt by the private sector, but also by government organizations. What the community, especially students, can do to play a role in this industrial era and take steps and places as the driving force of this country is to develop a pattern of critical thinking that is not easily eroded by negative influences. This means that with the amount of information that can be obtained, students must be able to see which information can be trusted and which is not and do not immediately believe in any information that is not necessarily true. In addition to the various opportunities offered in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, there are many new public issues that must be faced, such as online transportation polemics, the threat of e-commerce to conventional shops/retails and cybercrime. This time, we focus on cybercrime, and the problem of violence that occurs through online media in fact poses a problem for the whole community. For this reason, everyone needs to get a good understanding of the impact of cybercrime, and the potential emergence of women as victims of these crimes, such as cyberstalking and cyberpornography.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Rounds on an Academic Inpatient Pediatric Unit
Authors: Samide Aaron J. , Morrison John M. , Mills Rory , Collins Kimberly R. , Hopkins Akshata , Maniscalco Jennifer , Dudas Robert A.
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVES

Virtual rounds enable remote participation in bedside clinical encounters. Their effects on education remain poorly characterized and limited by lack of foundational evidence establishing that this approach is welcomed among learners and educators. We assessed technical feasibility and acceptability of incorporating video conferencing into daily work rounds of pediatric residents and attending physicians.

METHODS

We conducted a cross-sectional survey-based study of attending observers and pediatric residents participating in rounds both at the bedside and via video teleconferencing from September to December 2020. Participant experiences were assessed and summarized using parametric Likert-type questions regarding technical issues, efficiency, educational experience, and engagement. Associations between technical aspects and individual perceptions of virtual rounds and self-reported engagement were also measured.

RESULTS

Of 75 encounters, 29% experienced technical issues, 45% of which were attributable to a low-quality tablet stand. Negative impacts of virtual rounding on efficiency were reported in 6% of responses. Virtual participants were engaged (70%) and reported educational value for 65% of encounters. Comfort with virtually asking questions (odds ratio 3.3; 95% confidence interval 2.0–5.7) and performing clinical tasks for other patients (odds ratio 0.42; 95% confidence interval 0.2–0.9) were associated with engagement (P <.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Virtual participation in rounds was technically feasible and maintained educational value and engagement for residents in the majority of encounters, without sacrificing efficiency. Even as restrictions from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic are lifted, this rounding model has many important applications, including increasing educational opportunities for remote learners and making multidisciplinary rounds more accessible.