bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Efeito da dança do ventre na função sexual e imagem corporal de pacientes em hormonioterapia para o câncer de mama - ensaio clínico randomizado
Authors: Denig Luiza Andreatta , Boing Leonessa , Fretta Tatiana de Bem , Sperandio Fabiana Flores , Guimarães Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo
Published: October 2022

Resumo Introdução: O câncer de mama é um problema para a saúde pública devido ao alto número de incidência. Seu tratamento muitas vezes mutilador pode trazer sérios problemas na imagem corporal e na função sexual dessas mulheres. A dança do ventre vem como uma opção passível para melhorar a feminilidade dessas mulheres. Objetivo: Analisar o efeito da prática da dança do ventre na função sexual e na imagem corporal de pacientes em tratamento adjuvante de hormonioterapia para o câncer de mama em Santa Catarina. Métodos: O ensaio clínico randomizado de dois braços foi realizado com 24 mulheres (60 ± 10,4 anos) diagnosticadas com câncer de mama, sendo 11 no grupo de intervenção (GI) e 13 no grupo controle (GC). Utilizou-se um questionário avaliando características pessoais e clínicas, imagem corporal BIBCQ e função sexual FSFI. Resultados: Na escala de imagem corporal, nos domínios estigma corporal (p = 0,002) e preocupações com o corpo (p = 0,017), foram encontradas diferenças significativas intergrupo, com melhor imagem corporal para o GI no período pós-intervenção quando comparado ao GC. Na função sexual não foram encontradas diferenças significativas. Conclusão: Percebe-se a importância do exercício físico como a dança do ventre a fim de auxiliar na melhora da imagem corporal de pacientes com câncer de mama em tratamento adjuvante com hormonioterapia.
PLUME STRUCTURES IN NATURAL CONVECTION WITH TRANSPIRATION
Authors: Joshy P. J. , Joy Syam , Puthenveettil Baburaj A.
Published: October 2022

We present plume structures at high Rayleigh numbers (RaH ~ 1011) and Schmidt numbers (Sc ~ 675), in convection driven by density differences across a horizontal membrane, when vertical transpiration velocities in the range of 0.002 cm/s ≤ Vo ≤ 0.065 cm/s are imposed. The density differences across the membrane are created by having brine with higher concentrations above the membrane and ammonium chloride with lower concentrations below it, with the bottom fluid being forced upward across the membrane by gravitational heads to create transpiration. Planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) visualizations in a horizontal plane grazing the top of the membrane, with refractive index matching, brings out the plume structures and their evolution with RaH and Vo. The plume structures show complex dendritic patterns of line plumes with plume-free patches; the plume-free patches decrease in area and number, with decrease in RaH and Vo. At low Vo, these plume-free patches have aligned plumes around them, while at larger Vo, such aligned plumes are not seen. We expect these patches to be due to the impingement of large-scale flow at low Vo, while they could be due to the modification of boundary layer instability at large Vo. These plumes become closer with increase in RaH, while they become more separated with increase in Vo. We quantify this variation by measuring the total plume length (Lp) by skeletonizing the plume structures and calculate the mean plume spacing (λ) from Lp; λ show nontrivial, non-power law dependence on RaH and Vo, different from those observed for the case of no throughflow and low throughflows.
PER OF ELECTROMAGNETIC NANONETWORKS UNDER SYMMETRIC/ ASYMMETRIC AF RELAYING FOR PLANT MONITORING
Authors: Singh Rajneesh Kumar , Singh S. Pratap , Tiwari Shailesh
Published: October 2022

Electromagnetic nanonetworks are going to play an imperative role in high-resolution agriculture. Monitoring of crop health and detection of emitted volatile organic compounds are key applications among the others. However, the range of nanonetwork, which is very much limited, can be increased with the help of relaying schemes. This paper presents a novel system model for electromagnetic nanonetworks based on amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying for plant monitoring. Furthermore, the packet error rate (PER) has been analyzed to quantify network performance. Specifically, PER of DBPSK
and DQPSK modulation has been analyzed under both symmetric and asymmetric relaying schemes. For symmetric relaying, a fading channel from source to relay and relay to destination are both taken as either extended generalized K (EGK) or Fisher-Snedecor (FS) distribution. Whereas for an asymmetric scheme, a fading channel from source to relay and relay to destination are EGK and FS, respectively. Also, for the asymmetric case, FS and EGK fading channels are taken from source to relay and relay to destination, respectively. Again, it is worth mentioning that in every case and for both links, shaping and severity factors of both shadowing and multipath components have been included in the analysis of PER. It is observed that increasing the value of shaping and/or severity causes a decrease in the PER and vice versa. MATLAB-14 was used for simulation purpose.
A hard durable transparent antifouling coating prepared by ZrO2 and polysiloxane
Authors: Zhang Kaiqiang , Zhu Yong , Chen Zhang , Zhang Zongtao , Gao Yanfeng
Published: October 2022

Antifouling coatings face some critical challenges toward applications, particularly poor mechanical properties, complex or expensive fabrication and non-transparency. This work reports a transparent fluorine-free antifouling coating with robust mechanical properties. Water and salt, alkali and acid solutions can slide off the coating surface (water contact angle > 105°) and remove dirt. The coating endows the substrate with remarkable protection against exposure to harsh chemical conditions, mechanical robustness against extensive abrasion and high hardness (6H–9H). The characteristics of this coating are derived from heavily cross-linking branched (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane with zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) ceramic nanoparticles by using a curing agent.
The Use of Translanguaging Pedagogy in Writing Classes of Turkish EFL Learners
Authors: KARABULUT Aslıhan , KESLİ DOLLAR Yesim
Published: October 2022

Despite the blurred boundaries among languages and classroom evidence contrary to the implementation of monolingual pedagogies, the dominance of monolingual policies for teaching foreign languages continues to persist. To provide foreign language learners with an appropriate bilingual pedagogy and target one of the most challenging second language (L2) skills, this study aimed to explore the role of translanguaging pedagogy (TP) in writing classes and participants’ perceptions regarding its implementation in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. The participants (n=63) at the English prep school of a state university were assigned as one control and two experimental groups. Throughout one semester, the first experimental group was exposed to TP in their writing classes, whereas the second one learned writing through the translanguaging instructional cycle excluding their mother tongue (L1). The control group had product-focused English-only writing classes. Quantitative data collected via four in-class writing tasks (WTs) from three groups were analysed using inferential statistics. A weekly questionnaire regarding the first experimental groups’ perceptions of TP was conducted. The results revealed significant gains in task achievement, lexical and grammatical range and accuracy, and cohesion and coherence favouring TP and the participants found the implementation of TP useful in helping them improve in a variety of aspects in their English writing classes.
The Predictive Power of Reading Comprehension, Attitude Toward Sciences, Test Technique, And Science Subject Matter Knowledge In Predicting Pisa Scientific Literacy Test Total Score
Authors: GÜNAYDIN Yusuf , BAŞARAN Mustafa
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to identify to what extent that the reading comprehension, question types, attitude toward science, test method, and subject matter knowledge predict the PISA scientific literacy scores of the students. The study uses the method of correlational research, which is a type of quantitative research method. We reached out to 321 students who were randomly chosen using the method of cluster sampling. Five separate tests were used in the study: PISA 2015 science literacy test, 12 gap-filling exercises were asked to determine the students’ level of surface reading comprehension, Five open-ended questions were asked to determine the in-depth reading comprehension level of the students, 5-point Likert scale composed of 13 items was used to determine the students’ attitude toward sciences, 20 multiple-choice questions with 5 choices, regarding four units of the eighth-grade sciences curriculum and a 5-point Likert scale composed of 10 items was used to determine to what degree students use clues to guess the correct answer when solving multiple-choice tests. The research showed that the students’ PISA scientific literacy scores, and the scores that they got in the multiple-choice and open-ended questions of PISA scientific literacy test were strongly positively correlated with the independent variables of the research (surface reading comprehension, in-depth reading comprehension, scientific subject matter knowledge, attitude toward sciences, using test techniques).The independent variables of the research set forth the 43% of the variance of the PISA scientific literacy test total scores, 46% of the variance of the success score in open-ended questions, and 34% of the variance of the success score in multiple-choice questions. The research also reached the conclusion that the students performed much better in multiple-choice questions compared to the open-ended questions about the same text (situation/problem).
Independencia en auditoría. En pro de la defensa del interés público
Authors: García-Benau María Antonia , Gambetta Nicolás , Sierra-García Laura
Published: October 2022

A lo largo de la historia se han producido escándalos financieros que han puesto de manifiesto las terribles consecuencias que la falta de independencia del auditor tiene sobre la defensa del interés público. En el presente trabajo analizamos, desde un punto de vista reflexivo y crítico, las consecuencias de dos casos de gran relevancia como son Enron y Bankia. A pesar de que ambos casos se produjeron en países distintos (EE. UU. y España) la gran repercusión internacional, política y mediática de los mismos nos ha servido como plataforma para llegar a un mensaje mucho más profundo en el que reclamamos la importancia de la auditoría, especialmente de la buena auditoría, lo que supone su ejercicio desde la más estricta independencia, sin restricciones. Solamente así se trabajará en pro del interés público.
Perspectivas de la investigación contable en América Latina: una mirada a Argentina, Brasil y Colombia
Authors: Nepomuceno Valério
Published: October 2022

Este trabajo pretende analizar, evaluar y sugerir nuevas perspectivas para la investigación contable en América Latina desde una perspectiva autónoma y emancipadora, centrándose especialmente en las culturas contables de Argentina, Brasil y Colombia. Se realizó una breve retrospectiva histórica de la contabilidad en estos países para permitir la contextualización y plantear propuestas reflexivas sobre nuevos horizontes para la investigación contable latinoamericana. La línea de investigación adoptada es el ensayo teórico (artículo de reflexión), con un enfoque descriptivo. Los resultados muestran una hegemonía de la investigación contable positivista-normativista en Argentina y Brasil, y una fuerte reacción de los contadores colombianos a este modelo anglosajón (reduccionismo-contabilidad privada). También se encontró una tímida reacción de Argentina y Brasil a favor de la perspectiva crítico-interpretativa, y un movimiento representativo y fructífero desarrollado en Colombia a partir de los años 70. Las propuestas de reformulación de la investigación contable surgen desde Argentina y Colombia como una posibilidad de construcciones genuinas y emancipadoras para el futuro de la contabilidad.
Gender Politics of “Illiberal Pragmatics” in the Polish Defense Sector
Authors: Grzebalska Weronika
Published: October 2022

Since 2015, the illiberal Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość [PiS]) government in Poland has engaged in campaigns against “gender ideology,” rolling back several equality mechanisms and provisions, and mainstreaming traditionalist values into state policy. Following from this, scholarship has predominantly addressed PiS gender politics through the concepts of anti-gender backlash and gender backsliding. Against this background, Polish defense policy constitutes a puzzling realm that significantly escapes these frameworks, revealing instead a mix of backsliding, institutional and discursive continuity, and positive gender change. While the displacement of the Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment office has erased similar bodies in the defense sector, the government has swiftly created a National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, strengthened the Armed Forces Women’s Council, and continued prior policy and discourse on women’s service. Meanwhile, the increased defense preparations following the war in eastern Ukraine have doubled women’s percentage in the armed forces, partially regendering the very idea and practice of defense. To explore this ambiguity, the article draws from feminist institutionalism and multi-sited sociological methods. It proposes to move beyond backlash towards the analytical concept of illiberal pragmatics—a complex, gendered logic of governance which seeks to balance illiberals’ dedication to national sovereignty with pragmatic political, security, demographic, and economic considerations. Under illiberal pragmatics, women’s interests are pursued within a more conservative framework, with gender norms simultaneously upheld and destabilized across different realms. Nevertheless, the key feature of illiberal gender politics lies not in backsliding, but in a pragmatic balancing act between national integrity and structural pressures for change.
Children’s Play in Cultural-Historical Psychology: Substitution, Loss and Recreation of the Ideal Form of Activity in the Educational Space
Authors: Trifonova E.V.
Published: October 2022

The article deals with the problem of children’s play from the standpoint of the Cultural-Historical Psychology. The fact that developed forms of play are rather rare in the life of contemporary children is considered from the position of the absence in their life of the ideal form of the play, which inevitably leads to the impossibility of appropriating the corresponding activity. The distortion and loss of the ideal form of play has a long history and did not occur immediately. Based on the analysis of documentary sources (methodical letters, periodicals, scientific literature, etc.), it is shown how teachers’ ideas about children’s play changed, what forms of play were broadcast to children in educational organizations and what other channels of assigning play experience were at the disposal of children in different historical periods. The article describes the developed forms of play and indicates what conditions are necessary for their emergence.
Role Play in the Focus of the Cultural-Historical Scientific School: Developing the Ideas of L.S. Vygotsky
Authors: Tokarchuk Y.A.
Published: October 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the most well-known concepts of preschoolers’ role-play, elaborated in the Russian scientific tradition. All these concepts underlie the ideas of L.S. Vygotsky and the followers of the Cultural-Historical scientific school, who argue that play as the leading activity of preschool age determines the development of the key new formations. The article studies the approach of S.L. Novoselova and E.V. Zvorygina; N.Ya. Mikhailenko and N.A. Korotkova; E.O. Smirnova; G.G. Kravtsov and E.E. Kravtsova; M. Bredikyte and P. Hakkarainen. The criteria, taken for the analysis of the scientific approaches in the article, include: theoretical basis, the criterion of the developed form of the play, position of the adult, object-developing environment, conditions/principles of play development. In all of the concepts the general tendency is traced to avoid a directive position of the adult in play with the child as well as not to impose play activity on the child neither by the adult, nor by the environment itself. This means that in Russian scientific tradition there is a shift towards supporting the child’s independence and initiative in play.
Preschool Teachers’ Views on Children’s Play and its Observation
Authors: Iakshina A.N. , Le-van T.N.
Published: October 2022

There is a lack of studies about the interrelation between the quality of play support and teacher’s views on it. Our aim is to study teacher’s views on play and its observation; analyze the difference in views of the teachers from classrooms with different quality of play support. We conducted the survey to study teacher’s views and structured observation with “Play support rating scale” (PSRS) to assess the quality of psychological and pedagogical conditions for play. The sample included 180 preschool teachers; the observation was conducted in 25 classrooms. M= 3.63, min=1.57, max=6.00. The majority of teachers consider play as a form of teaching or a context for other children’s activities, but not as valuable itself. Teachers say that they observe play regularly and use their observations in planning play support. But the real quality of play support in the majority of groups is minimal. Regardless of their views on play, teachers rarely play with children as partners. There is no significant difference in teachers’ views on play and its observation in the classrooms with different conditions.
Brain Executive Functions and Learning Readiness in Senior Preschool Age
Authors: Zakharova M.N. , Machinskaya R.I. , Agris A.R.
Published: October 2022

It is known that the formation of executive functions (EF), which exert control over cognitive processes and behavior is crucial for children’s cognitive development and social adaptation. It has been shown that the efficiency of EF during the preschool period is a predictor of academic performance in primary and secondary school. However, it is still unknown to what extent the age and individual characteristics of EF during the preschool period determine children’s potential school readiness and success in mastering preschool educational programs. To address this issue, we conducted a comparative study using qualitative and quantitative neuropsychological tests. Children aged 5—6 (n=132, M=5.67±0.46 years) and 6—7 years (n=163, M=6.67±0.37 years) participated in the study. According to teachers’ estimates, both groups were subdivided into three subgroups of participants with low, medium and high school readiness. The statistical analysis showed that such cognitive functions as programming, selective regulation and control of behavior, working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and sustained attention were developed significantly (ps<0.05-0.001) better in children with a high level of school readiness (compared to children with low and medium levels of school readiness).
Source-receiver reciprocity and empirical Green's functions from chemical blasts
Authors: Nowack Robert L. , Chen Wang-Ping
Published: October 2022

We investigated source-receiver reciprocity in the context of empirical Green's functions (EGF) for chemical blasts. Theoretically, reciprocity holds between a purely explosive source and the divergence of the displacement field (dilation). Using a pair of large, delay-sequence mining blasts in southern Indiana, we carried out a pilot experiment in the field. Preliminary results show that reliable EGF can be obtained using reciprocity below a frequency threshold of about 2 Hz, where fine details in the source function are not critical. These results have applications for the characterization of seismic sources and wave propagation at local and regional distances using reciprocal geometries.
Selective Cytotoxicity of Chemical Composition of Spirulina platensis Extract In Endometrial Cells: In Vitro and In Silico Approach
Authors: ATASEVER ARSLAN Belkis , YILANCIOĞLU Kaan , TİMUÇİN Ahmet Can , KALKAN Zeynep , KUŞOĞLU GÜLTEKİN Seda , ÇETİNER Selim
Published: October 2022

Microalgae are considered as an ample source of bioactive compounds. These wide variety of chemicals possess promising potential to translate into drug candidates. Hence, the aim of this study is to determine potential anti-cancer effects of Spirulina platensis microalgae extract against endometrial cancer cells. The selective cytotoxic effect and cytotoxicity index of S. platensis microalgae extract on the Ishikawa endometrial cancer cell line, the determination of DNA fragmentation and the change in gene expression levels of apoptosis-related Bad, Poly-ADP Ribose Polymerase-1 (PARP1), p53, Akt1 and caspase-3 signaling proteins were determined. ECV304 human umbilical vein endothelial cell line was used for a control cell line. Cytotoxic effects of 500 μg mL-1 of S. platensis microalgae extract on Ishikawa and ECV304 cells were determined as 43±4.87 % and 22±1.87 % respectively. In order to delineate specific compounds in the extract, GC-MS analysis was further conducted and seven major compounds revealed to be abundantly present. Since DNA fragmentation induced by S. platensis extract might be related interaction of GC-MS identified compounds with PARP1, an in silico analysis was further implemented. Results indicated the presence of a possible PARP1 inhibitory mechanism contributing to the apoptotic response. In conclusion, a possible link between a specific compound found in S. platensis microalgae extract and the cytotoxicity in endometrial cells was formed through combining in vitro and in silico approaches. The result of these approaches has contributed to the identification of potential anti-cancer compound candidates found in S. platensis microalgae extract.
Food fuel and fermentation products
Authors: Meena Parthiban , Manimekalan Arunchalam , Radhakrishnan T  , Moranga Obebo Meshack
Published: October 2022

Earth is surrounded by 97% water; Human body is made of 90% water and that depicts the importance of water to humans and biosphere. Water nourishes, nurtures and sustains all forms of life. Likewise, every domestic and industrial activity of humans is filled with 90% of fermentation products. Even without our knowledge fermentation products are in every walks of humanity. This study aims at recalling fermentation products in the past as well as present day advances in fermentation industry and importance of these products in health care, food, agriculture, power generation, economy, etc.
A review of maternal TORCH-S infections
Authors: Rajendiran Prashanth , Saravanan Nithiyanandan , Ramamurthy Mageshbabu , Vadivel Kumaran , Nandagopal Balaji
Published: October 2022

TORCH-S is a medical acronym for a set of perinatal infections with known adverse impact on fetal developmental and pregnancy outcome. This includes infections with , Rubella virus, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus (1 and 2) and (Syphilis). TORCH-S infections group of prenatal illnesses that have been linked to adverse outcomes in fetal development and pregnancy. Infections caused by TORCH-S can affect anybody, including children, men, and non-pregnant women. However, because they may be passed to the embryo while it is still in the womb, major fetal problems can arise if a mother is exposed during the first 5 months of pregnancy. The cornerstone of congenital infection prevention is the primary prevention of maternal infections during pregnancy. Early identification of TORCH-S infection will help in appropriate treatment and management of these infections.
To study drug resistance & biofilm production in gram negative isolates from clinical samples
Authors: Prakash Prabhu , Agarwal Richa , Gupta Ekta , Rathore Ravinder Singh , Ashopa Vishakha , Gupta Eshank
Published: October 2022

Biofilms are groups of microorganism encased in a matrix of extracellular polysaccharide (slime), called polysaccharide intercellular adhesion (PIA). Bacteria commonly involved include , , , and . The present study was performed to identify antibiotic resistance pattern & their ability to form biofilm in gram negative clinical isolates.

All clinical samples received in laboratory for microbial culture during study period of 12 months (2017 to 2018) were included in this study Antibiotic susceptibility testing, ESBL & MBL detection was done for clinical isolates. Biofilm productions were determined by Congo red agar method, Christenson’s Test Tube method and Tissue culture plate method.

327 gram negative isolates were detected. Maximum were (32.72%) followed by (28.44%), (16.51%), (16.51%), Citrobacter species (3.97%). Maximum isolates showed resistance to ampicillin (93.27%) followed by amoxiclave (87.46%), ceftazidime (74%). Out of 327 GNB isolates, biofilm produced by 64 (19.57%) isolates by Tissue culture plate (TCP) method, 38(11.62%) by Congo red agar (CRA) method and 23 (7.03%) by Tube method. Maximum biofilm were detected in (24.29%).

There is increase prevalence of multidrug resistant& biofilm forming bacteria. The routine monitoring of multidrug resistance pattern & biofilm detection can be recommended in clinical laboratories to guide proper antibiotic treatment.
A study of serum interleukin-10 levels in dengue virus infection in a rural population
Authors: Birhman Nikita , Mogha Monika
Published: October 2022

Dengue fever is defined as a febrile individual who has travelled to or resides in a dengue-endemic area and has two clinical symptoms. Extrinsic incubation period changes are influenced by a number of variables, including the extent of daily temperature changes, virus genotype, and starting viral concentration. IL-10 may play a role in dengue pathogenesis by inducing an immune-suppressive function that results in IFN resistance, poor immunological clearance, and a long-term infectious impact for acute viral infections. The goal of this study is to learn more about the role of the cytokine IL-10 in dengue patients in order to get a better understanding of the disease, its treatment, and prevention in the coming years.

: The research was conducted at the SGT Medical College Hospital and Research Institute in Gurugram, Haryana, in the Department of Microbiology. During the study's duration, 80 patient samples, 40 confirmed dengue positive samples, and 40 healthy controls served as negative controls.

A total of 40 dengue positive serum samples were analysed according to the severity of DENV infection into group 1 and we discovered that 90% of the samples represented non-severe dengue infection, while 10% of the samples represented severe dengue infection.

: IL-10 is a post-anti-inflammatory cytokine that represents severity in dengue patients and has immune modulatory properties. This study further underlines the need to study and detect IL-10 in the early stages of severe dengue.
The Economic Impact of Sargassum: Evidence from the Mexican Coast
Authors: Schling Maja , Guerrero Compeán Roberto , Pazos Nicolás , Bailey Allison , Arkema Katie , Ruckelshaus Mary
Published: October 2022

This paper assesses the local economic impact of pelagic Sargassum seaweed washed ashore in tourism-heavy coastal zones in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. The study relies on a carefully designed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dataset of monthly observations from 2016 to 2019 for 157 beach segments. The dataset comprises an innovate measure of Sargassum seaweed presence, remotely sensed nighttime light intensity as a proxy of economic growth, as well as information on key infrastructure, sociodemographic and beach characteristics. We apply a fixed-effects regression model that controls for general time trends and unobserved, time-invariant differences across observations. We estimate that the presence of Sargassum in a beach segment reduces nighttime light intensity by 17.5%, representing an approximate 11.6% decrease in gross local product. Considering that impacts of Sargassum on local economic activity may be delayed due to reputational effects, our analysis finds that significant lagged effects can be detected up until 12 months after Sargassum was detected on the shoreline. These effect sizes range between a 5.9 and a 9.9% reduction in gross local product. Various robustness checks, including an adjusted measurement of Sargassum and the consideration of potential spatial correlation across beach segments, indicate that estimated impacts are consistently significant and negative across numerous specifications. For one of most tourism-dependent regions in the world, the recurrent influx is one of the most threatening manifestations of climate change. Our research is the first to robustly quantify the economic impact of Sargassum, and highlights the extent to which economic activity is negatively affected by the accumulation of seaweed and how these effects persist over time. The next important step is for both public and private sectors to invest in forecasting systems and containment strategies as well as engage in cleanup efforts to mitigate severe accumulations, inducing economic resilience in coastal communities.
Aplicación móvil para el seguimiento del crecimiento y cuidado nutricional del bebé en hogares colombianos
Authors: Salazar-Acosta Isail , Rugeles-Estupiñan Adriana Marcela , Quintero-Lesmes Doris Cristina , Castro-Monsalve Javier Mauricio
Published: October 2022

Introducción: El predominio y asequibilidad actual de los teléfonos móviles inteligentes han permitido una amplia difusión de variedad de aplicaciones a nivel mundial para el monitoreo del crecimiento y del estado nutricional de los lactantes. No obstante, la mayoría de estos recursos no son lo suficientemente completos para proveer una interfaz amigable de seguimiento del crecimiento, combinada con una adecuada educación parental en materia de nutrición y alimentación complementaria. Objetivos: Este trabajo pretende presentar el desarrollo y evaluación de la aplicación propuesta “Baby Home”, con el fin de estudiar su potencial como herramienta digital de apoyo a padres y cuidadores en el cuidado nutricional de sus niños desde el hogar. Materiales y métodos: Baby Home integra una interfaz de seguimiento interactivo del crecimiento del bebé con una serie de contenidos educativos alimentarios, posibilitando al usuario consultar las prácticas recomendadas según el estado nutricional estimado de su bebé. Un conjunto de 7 jueces expertos fue reunido para evaluar la validez de estos contenidos consignados en la aplicación. Posteriormente, se llevó a cabo un estudio de prueba piloto con 8 madres participantes las cuales aportaron en las fortalezas y debilidades de las funcionalidades propuestas. Resultados: La aplicación desarrollada muestra una aprobación positiva por los especialistas consultados y una aceptación satisfactoria entre las madres participantes gracias a su diseño amigable y funcionalidades de fácil uso. Los recursos visuales implementados prueban ser adecuados para la apropiación de los contenidos alimentarios y el empoderamiento del usuario en torno a los cuidados nutricionales que requieren sus niños. Conclusiones: Baby Home se ubica como un soporte práctico y accesible para el cuidado nutricional del lactante, otorgando seguridad y confianza al usuario en la alimentación de su niño y disponiendo la posibilidad de detectar oportunamente problemas de crecimiento.
Exposición a la violencia e ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios de Santa Marta, Colombia
Authors: Gallo-Barrera Yeison David , Perdomo-Rojas José Andrés , Caballero-Domínguez Carmen Cecilia
Published: October 2022

Introducción: la exposición a la violencia afecta la salud mental. Sin embargo, existen pocos estudios sobre este fenómeno en estudiantes universitarios. Objetivo: establecer la asociación entre la exposición a la violencia e ideación suicida en universitarios de Santa Marta, Colombia. Metodología: se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, analítico y transversal. Participaron 1647 estudiantes entre 16 y 24 años (M=20,58, DT=1,715), quienes completaron la Escala de Exposición a la Violencia (α = 0,87) y la Escala de Ideación Suicida de Roberts (α=0,74). Resultados: el modelo de regresión logística ajustado indicó que la exposición directa a la violencia en el colegio (OR=2,02; IC95 %=1,28-3,16) y casa (OR=1,53; IC95 %=1,02-2,29), e indirecta en colegio (OR=1,34; IC95 %= I1,06-1,70) y casa (OR=1,91; IC95 %=1,27-2,88), incrementan la ideación suicida. Conclusiones: la exposición a la violencia en el colegio y en la casa, de forma directa e indirecta, son factores de riesgo para la ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios.
BIOMETRIA DE FRUTOS E NÚMERO DE SEMENTES DE Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. NO SEMIÁRIDO DA PARAÍBA
Authors: Souto Patrícia Carneiro , Sales Francisco Chagas Vieira , Souto Jacob Silva , Santos Rivaldo Vital dos , Sousa Antônio Amador de
Published: October 2022

Calotropis procera, conhecida cimo “flor de seda” ou “algodão de seda”, é uma espécie que apresenta alto potencial de produção de matéria seca e elevado valor nutritivo, sendo utilizada como fonte de alimento para o rebanho, na Paraíba, nos períodos de escassez de alimento. O trabalho objetivou estudar as características biométricas dos frutos e sementes de Calotropis procera na messoregião de Patos (PB), no período de maio a julho de 2004. Coletaram-se frutos de indivíduos com altura média de 2,66 m dos quais foram avaliados comprimento, diâmetro, circunferência e peso; concomitantemente, quantificou-se o número de sementes por fruto e obteve-se o peso médio de 1000 sementes. O diâmetro dos frutos variou de 28 a 78 mm, enquanto o peso médio das sementes foi de 0,003 g. Do total dos frutos, 77,42% apresentaram cerca de 300 a 400 sementes. Os dados permitem concluir que Calotropis procera apresenta ampla variabilidade nas características biométricas dos frutos e que o número elevado de sementes por fruto favorece a sua disseminação.
Fumigant Activity of Tridax procumbens (Asterales: Asteraceae) Essential Oil Against Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Its Effects on Thai Rice Seed Germination
Authors: Wanna Ruchuon , Kaewduangta Waranyoo
Published: October 2022

Fumigant activity of the essential oil extracted from Tridax procumbens L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) by water distillation was assessed against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), together with its effect on the germination of three Thai varieties of rice, Oryza sativa L. (Poales: Poaceae). Tridax procumbens essential oil contains 25 compounds with five principal components as 1,2-cyclooctanediol (11.49%), hexanal (5.34%), 4-heptenal (4.92%), 2,4-nonadienal (3.10%), and 1,6-dimethylhepta-1,3,5-triene (1.67%). Tridax procumbens essential oil was a fumigant toxin to S. zeamais adults with a median lethal concentration (LC50) of 1,509.79 µl/L air 24 h after exposure. The highest concentration of 250 µl/L air of T. procumbens essential oil showed low efficacy in killing adults of S. zeamais at 24 h with 10% mortality. This concentration also affected newly emerged progeny (F1) of S. zeamais compared to the control, with the highest reduction of 92.87%, and also decreased seed germination of the three varieties of Thai rice RD6, Kham Na Sinuan, and KDML at 94.25, 96.0, and 93.25%, respectively, compared with the control (98.0–98.75%). Results indicate that essential oil from T. procumbens has potential for application on stored products to control progeny of S. zeamais that cause seed damage.
Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Midgut Microbial Community Responses to Exposure to Metarhizium flavoviride (Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales)
Authors: Zhang J.F. , Li F. , Zhong H.Y. , Chen J.M.
Published: October 2022

Changes to the community of symbiotic bacteria and fungi in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens Stål, were measured at different times after exposure to conidial suspensions of Metarhizium flavoviride Gams and Roszypal. Over all concentrations tested, bacterial species associated with N. lugens comprised 8 phyla, 17 classes, 22 orders, 26 families, and 31 genera of which the relative proportions of Arsenophonus, Burkholderia, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas, and Bacteroides were highest. The relative abundance and diversity of bacteria were highest in the carrier control (0.05% Tween-80 only). Fungi comprised 1 phyla, 5 classes, 10 orders, 13 families, and 18 genera, with Metarhizium being the dominant taxon in specimens from all treatment groups. Metarhizium spp. was greatest in the concentrations of 107 and 108 conidia/ml at 72 hours after exposure, reaching 94.82% and 93.74% of taxonomic units, respectively. We deduced that M. flavoviride competes for nutrition with midgut microorganisms; therefore, exposure to a pathogenic fungus will change the abundance and diversity of bacterial and fungal microorganisms in the midguts of hosts, and pathogens will impact the structure of bacterial communities in the host midgut with an alteration in the bacterial species composition. We observed that following the exposure of N. lugens to M. flavoviride, Metarhizium spp. dominated in the midgut of the host, the abundance and diversity of midgut fungal microorganisms decreased, and the dominant bacterial species in the midgut shifted.
Investigation of the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Students in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: ERAYDIN Canan , ÇORBACI Berkay , DİNİ Üzeyir , UYSAL Hamza , YILDIRIM Esra
Published: October 2022

COVID19 pandemic has caused nursing students studying in the clinical field to stay away from the clinic for a long time due to the interruption of education. This process affected the anxiety levels of nursing students, causing them to feel inadequate and experience stress. This study aims to investigate the effect of the emotional freedom technique on nursing students' styles of coping with anxiety and stress. In the experimentally designed study with a pretest-posttest control group, the emotional freedom technique was applied to the experimental group in 4 sessions. In addition, the state anxiety scale, coping styles scale, subjective discomfort level scale was applied during the pre-application phase and after the emotional freedom technique session. As a result, it was determined that the students in the experimental group had higher mean scores of coping with stress inventory, seeking social support, optimism, self-confidence, and submissive approach measurement scores in the post-test, and state anxiety scale measurement scores measured in the post-test. Therefore, alternative approaches such as the emotional freedom technique that nursing students can apply to reduce their anxiety levels and increase their coping with stress should be encouraged.
The Effect of Parents' Health Literacy Level on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Childhood Vaccinations
Authors: DAĞLI Elif , TOPKARA Nilüfer
Published: October 2022

Health literacy is important for parents to correctly perceive and implement decisions about their children's health. Health literacy of parents can affect their understanding of the requirements of preventive treatments and their positive attitudes and behaviors towards childhood vaccines. The global growth of vaccine hesitations in recent years has led to increasing concern at WHO. Therefore, the level of health literacy may be important in experiencing vaccine hesitancy. For this reason, the study was carried out to determine the relationship between the health literacy level of parents with 0-59 months old children and their attitudes and behaviors towards childhood vaccinations. A cross-sectional and descriptive design was used in the study. The sample group consisted of 1038 parents. As data collection tools in the research; introductory information form containing introductory information, Parents' Attitudes to Childhood Vaccines Scale and Health Literacy Scale were used. Parents were contacted via an online survey link. The mean age of the parents was 35.36 ± 4.93 years, and 81.7% had an undergraduate/graduate degree. A statistically significant difference was found between the parents' scores from the PACV and the status of obtaining information and negative information about vaccines (Z=2.431, P=0.015; Z=8.707, P=0.000, respectively). Vaccine hesitancy was higher in those who did not obtain information about vaccines than those who did, and in those who obtained negative opinions about vaccines from health personnel than those who did not. As scores from the T-SOY increased, the scores from the PACV decreased. As parents' health literacy levels increased, their vaccine hesitancy decreased. It is thought that initiatives targeting health literacy can improve vaccination coverage and that knowing these relationships well will benefit determining the strategies for combating vaccine opposition and their effectiveness. In our study, vaccine hesitancy was higher in parents who obtained negative opinions from healthcare professionals. This striking result of our study is important in showing that it is not possible to fight against vaccine opposition without building the trust in vaccines among healthcare professionals.
Retorik, Politik Ethos ve Metis
Authors: KILINÇ Yurdagül
Published: October 2022

Olgular kadar idealler de siyaset felsefesinin kapsamındadır. Reelpolitik teoriler, siyasi gerçekliği empirik değerlendirmeyle anlaşılır kılmaya çalışırken idealist teoriler, normatif değerlendirmeyi kullanır. Yaygın tutum, bu iki tavırdan birini diğerine dışlayıcı biçimde tercih etmektir. Başka bir deyimle, reelpolitik teoriler normatif değerlendirmeden, idealist teoriler ise empirik bakış açısının pozitivist sonuçlarından uzak kalmayı tercih eder. Teorilerdeki dışlayıcılığa alternatif olması bakımından bu iki kutbun arasında gidip gelebilecek, siyaset alanının akışkanlığı ve değişkenliğini göz önünde bulundurmakla birlikte bireyin karakterini ve eğilimini entelektüel erdemlerle destekleyecek bir “politik ethos” tartışmasını yürütmek makul bir arayıştır. Bu arayışın bir ürünü olan bu çalışma, iki sonucu hedeflemektedir. İlki, metis, epistemik erdemler ve epistemik kusurları retorikle ilişkilendirmenin politik epistemolojiye katkısını göstermek. İkincisi politik ethosun, değişen yönüyle siyaseti ve değişmeyen yönüyle bireysel karakter ve alışkanlıkları bir araya getirebildiğini göstermek. Böylece bu çalışma, retoriğin çağdaş siyaset felsefesi, müzakere ve argümantasyona dair olası katkısını tartışmaya açmaktadır.
+lAt- Biçimbirimine İşlevsel Bir Yaklaşım
Authors: DURSUN Sidika
Published: October 2022

Bu çalışmada +lAt- biçimbiriminin doğrudan addan eylem yapan bir ek olarak +lA-t’ tan ayrı bir şekilde değerlendirilmesi gerektiği örnekler ve kanıtlarla savunulmaktadır. Çalışmamızda +lAn, +lAş ve +lAt ile +lA-n, +lA-ş ve +lA-t’ın birleşik yapıda mı yoksa ayrı ekler olarak mı değerlendirilmesi gerektiği üzerinde durulup, ayrı bir +lAt eki olması durumunda adları doğrudan ETTİRGEN eylemlere çevirip çeviremeyeceği tartışılmaktadır. Bu ekler arasındaki ilişkiler BAŞLAMALI/ETTİRGEN eylem çiftleri olgusu üzerinden açıklanmaya çalışılmaktadır. Söz konusu ekler arasındaki türetim ilişkilerini artzamanlı yöntemlerle açıklamanın niçin uygun bir yöntem olmadığı sorusuna yanıt aranmaktadır. Çalışmada Martin Haspelmath’ın (1993) ETTİRGEN/BAŞLAMALI karşıt çiftler arasındaki türeme ilişkileriyle ilgili olasılık sınıflandırması temel alınmaktadır.
Valorisation agro-écologique de sédiments lacustres en contexte de revégétalisation de pelouse subalpine (Barrage du Mont Cenis, Alpes, France)
Authors: HUC Stéphanie , FRIBOULET Gilles , PAULIN David
Published: October 2022

Utiliser les sédiments lacustres lors d’une vidange de barrage est un moyen d’enrichir le sol dans un contexte agropastoral de montagne. A partir d’une expérience menée dans les Alpes françaises du Nord (barrage du Mont Cenis), deux mélanges grainiers, dont l’un avec des semences sauvages d’origine locale, ont été testés selon deux modalités de reconstitution de sol (deux mélanges de sédiments, compost et fumier). Cinq années de suivi de végétation et d’analyses du sol ont permis d’observer l’évolution du cortège floristique et l’amélioration physico-chimique du sol. Il en résulte des solutions opérationnelles apportées aux agriculteurs pour reconstituer le sol, améliorer la biodiversité des prairies et optimiser les pratiques de pâturages.
Typologie des ripisylves des rivières de Guadeloupe, un premier pas vers le développement de techniques de génie végétal avec des espèces locales
Authors: ROBERT Marie , EVETTE André , GAYOT Marc , PROCOPIO Lilian , BERNUS Jeffrey , ROUSTEAU Alain , IMBERT Daniel , LABBOUZ Lucie
Published: October 2022

Le projet PROTÉGER vise à promouvoir les techniques de génie végétal pour préserver l’extrême biodiversité des milieux rivulaires de Guadeloupe, tout en protégeant la population et leurs biens, des risques encourus lors des crues de rivière et des évènements cycloniques. La première phase du projet a consisté à décrire les ripisylves de l’archipel, afin d’en connaitre les modèles naturels et de pouvoir s’en inspirer pour développer des solutions fondées sur la nature. Sur les 270 berges échantillonnées, 302 espèces dont 231 indigènes ont été rencontrées, soit 10 % de la flore locale, reflétant la nature très forestière de l’archipel et son exceptionnelle diversité. L’analyse de ces relevés a permis de définir 12 types de ripisylves, et de documenter 80 espèces potentiellement utilisables en génie végétal. L’étude présente 30 d'entre elles sous forme de fiches individuelles disponibles sur le site internet du projet avec leur description, leur phénologie, leur statut de protection, leur écologie, leur usage et leur condition d’utilisation. Au-delà de la typologie et des fiches spécifiques, ce travail a aussi montré l’état alarmant des ripisylves de Guadeloupe, notamment sur la partie aval des cours d‘eau, avec des habitats dégradés par la pollution et la présence d’espèces exotiques envahissantes.
Quand l’infrastructure agroécologique peut aussi produire des fruits…
Authors: WARLOP François
Published: October 2022

Les vergers-maraîchers sont de plus en plus présents dans le paysage agricole français, notamment en agriculture biologique. Consistant à associer productions de fruits et de légumes sur une même parcelle, ces systèmes agricoles font l’objet de suivi au sein de plusieurs projets de recherche, en vue d’acquérir une expertise et des connaissances sur ces pratiques. Dans cet article, le GRAB, une structure de recherche associative en agriculture biologique, pilote et partenaire de ces projets, fait le point des résultats acquis ou en cours d’acquisition qui permettront de conforter ce modèle agroécologique.
Pollifauniflor : le couvert pluriannuel pollinisateurs et faune sauvage compatible en zone de production de semences
Authors: SWIDERSKI Chloé
Published: October 2022

La production de semences potagères n’est pas toujours compatible avec la présence de bandes ou de jachères fleuries, notamment lorsque les fleurs introduites aux abords des cultures détournent les abeilles à leur profit. Le mélange PolliFauniFlor a été élaboré afin de répondre à cette problématique. Composé de dix espèces annuelles et vivaces, le couvert présente une attractivité modérée pour les abeilles domestiques. Sa période de floraison étalée et complémentaire aux périodes de floraison des porte-graines permet d’attirer une multitude de pollinisateurs sauvages à proximité de ces cultures. Enfin, le couvert fleuri constitue une zone de refuge, d'alimentation et de reproduction de la faune sauvage.