bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Signing and the Brain: The Importance of Early Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Authors: Hong Jaimie , Nam Rosemari , DeMott Elizabeth
Published: July 2021

Language skills are developed as one is exposed to auditory input from birth to adolescence. However, a majority of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals do not receive adequate—or appropriate—guidance from their parents at an early age. Since the brain develops significantly during the early years of childhood, children need robust and persistent instruction to develop the ability to recognize language. DHH children who lack the ability to perceive audio and spoken language, the universal language format, have poor outcomes in the future. In fact, hearing-disabled Americans are more likely to be unemployed, imprisoned, or have poor physical health. This paper will discuss the obstacles DHH people face in society as well as introduce a program to improve the standard of living for the deaf community. It will focus on preventative methods, most importantly, the adoption of a visual language, to protect DHH children from facing major neurological issues that would intrude on their ability to communicate with others fluently.
Impact of Congenital Heart Disease on School Adjustment in Elementary School Aged Children
Authors: Yang Jingyi , Modry-Mandell Kerri L.
Published: July 2021

Congenital heart disease or congenital heart defect (CHD) is an abnormality of the heart that develops before birth (American Heart Association, 2018). While much is known about how children are physically affected, less is known about the psychological impacts of CHD. In particular, little is known about school adjustment or the process of adapting to the role of a student and to various aspects of the school environment, while failure to adjust can cause academic and social-emotional problems (Lakhani, Jain, & Chandel, 2017). This review aims to investigate how and to what extent having CHD affects school adjustment in elementary school aged children (grades 1-5) (a group oftentimes overlooked as insignificant) and if the severity of CHD in elementary-aged children impacts their ability to adjust in schools. By reviewing literal and studies published in the past 50 years, the review reaches the conclusion that CHD does have negative effects on school adjustment and the severity of CHD positively correlates with difficulty to adjust. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the current studies regarding children with CHD and their relationship to different aspects of school and the school environment as well as propose a study that is multi-site, multi-informant, and multi-method.  The result of this review has compelling clinical and theoretical significance, benefiting clinicians and practitioners, teachers and educators, and researchers by bridging the gap between existing and unknown knowledge of elementary-aged children with CHD and their school adjustment.
PERAN POLITIK DAN KEBIJAKAN TERHADAP PROSES PERIZINAN PENDIRIAN LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM
Authors: Halimah Halimah , Sukarno Sukarno , El Widdah Minna
Published: July 2021

Pendidikan merupakan bagian kebutuhan mendasar manusia yang harus dipenuhi oleh setiap manusia. Pendidikan adalah bagian dari masalah politik sebagai pengelolaan urusan rakyat berdasarkan ideologi yang diemban negara.Politik merupakam pembahasan yang tidak terlepas dari pembentukan Negara. Negara membutuhkan seorang pemimpin untuk menyelamatkan umat. Memanglah dalam Alquran maupun hadis tidak ditemukan secara gamblang konsep tentang Negara. Hal ini tentu bisa dimaklumi karena konsep Negara atau nation-state seperti sekarang ini baru muncul pada abad ke-16 yang dikemukakan oleh Nicolo Machiavelli. Namun demikian, bukan berarti bahwa konsep Negara itu tidak ada sama sekali dalam Islam. Secara substantif, terdapat sejumlah ayat Alquran dan hadis yang menunjukkan adanya pemerintahan pada umat Islam. pendidikan Islam dalam bentuk pesantren di Jawa, maunasah di Aceh, Surau di Minangkabau dan madrasah sebagai lembaga pendidikan Islam yang telah mengalami proses transformasi keilmuan dan kelembagaan adalah lembaga pendidikan Islam yang telah menyejarah. Usia pendidikan Islam lebih tua dari kemerdekaan RI sehingga tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kultur bangsa ini. Berdasarkan pemahaman mendasar dalam proses mendirikan suatu lembaga pendidikan islam tentu ada peran politik dan kebijakan yang membantu proses perizinan tersebut.
PERENCANAAN PENDIDIKAN YANG BAIK SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DI ERA DIGITAL
Authors: Nardawati Nardawati
Published: July 2021

Perencanaan sangatlah penting sebagai bagian dari manajemen, apalagi bidang yang direncanakan merupakan bidang yang sangat subtansial yaitu pendidikan. Pendidikan dengan menggunakan perencanaan yang matang maka dalam prosesnya akan menghasilkan pendidikan yang baik pula. Pendidikan yang baik adalah pendidikan yang dalam prosesnya mampu mengembangkan seluruh fitrah peserta didik, terutama fitrah akal dan agamanya. Dengan fitrah ini, peserta didik akan dapat mengembangkan daya pikir secara rasional. Sementara melalui fitrah agama, akan tertanam pilar-pilar kebaikan pada diri peserta didik yang kemudian diimplikasikan dalam seluruh aktivitas hidupnya, dalam meningkatkan mutu pendidikan.
Webinar-Based Capacity Building for Teachers: “Lifeblood in Facing the New Normal of Education”
Authors: Tanucan Jem Cloyd M. , Uytico Baby Jane
Published: July 2021

Webinars as an avenue for professional development training remain to be scarcely explored, impeding the innovations in human resource development, which, if left unresolved, could have detrimental consequences to the professionals and ultimately, the economy. This study responded to this gap by exploring and examining the meanings around webinars as capacity-building for professionals from the point of view of the teachers. Guided by the post-modern, constructivist philosophical stance, interpretive hermeneutic phenomenology research design, and the interpretive analysis of qualitative data, the virtual face-to-face interview of the purposively selected 35 teachers revealed four overarching themes: (1) Webinars as vital space for formal professional deliberations; (2) Webinars as matters of personal, environmental, technical, and financial tolls; (3) Webinars as prevue of what lies ahead in the new normal of education; and (4) Webinars as the lifeblood in facing the new normal of education. Overall, the themes purport that despite the different issues that teachers encountered in the navigation of webinar complexities, their learning and discovery, cultivated connections, and developed hope for the newer education system and continued professional growth in the future, are what makes webinars their lifeblood in facing the new normal of education. These findings can help human resource development personnel craft webinar training plans and protocols that are congruous to the present situations, common interests, and nature of professional teachers.
Does Nutrition Really Matter for the Productivity of Smallholder Farmers?
Authors: Tilai Azra , Brahmana Rayenda Khresna , You Hui Wei
Published: July 2021

Household-level data from Malaysia Smallholder paddy farmers are used to test whether higher caloric intake enhances family farm labour productivity. This study contests the notion behind the efficiency wages hypothesis. Farmers’ productivity is estimated using Data Envelopment Analysis. To avoid estimation bias from reverse causality, we utilize a two-stage least square approach by choosing prices, household demography, and farm assets as instrumental variables. The results show that high caloric intake significantly affects farmers’ productivity in a non-linear relationship. Farmers with obesity and overweight conditions produce less per unit of inputs and supply more labour than farmers with normal BMI and normal weight. The model results show that production inefficiency increases significantly with the high consumption calories, high BMI, and obesity of farmers providing solid support for the nutrition-productivity hypothesis. The marginal effect on productivity falls drastically as caloric intake increases. These outcomes recommend that investing in the health sector in rural areas will improve farmer productivity. Policymakers should develop approaches that will maximize agricultural investments’ contribution to agricultural productivity and the overall rural economy.
Male Dominant Sport: The Challenges of Esports Female Athletes
Authors: Yusoff Nur Hafizah , Mohd Yunus Yuza Haiqal
Published: July 2021

This article discusses the challenges experienced by female athletes in esports. Esports is categorized as a male-dominated sport. Since most of the players are male, female athletes struggle to sustain their careers. A qualitative approach was used where ten women who were actively involved in esports were interviewed. The respondents selected through the purposive sampling method were active in esports, representing esports team/club, and involved in massively multiple online role-playing games (MMORPG). Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and presented descriptively and narratively. The findings indicated gender stereotyping women as not competitive at MMORPG, sexually explicit comments from male opponents, communication issues, especially with male players, and the perception that women are not suitable to play the extreme, aggressive and masculine type of online games. The game features are more significant to men compared to women, who are often associated with femininity. Indirectly, such impressions hamper the opportunity for women to be more active and progressive in esports.
Selection of a Hydrological Model and Objective Function for Water Resources Management in Predominantly Rural Watershed using Criteria-Based Evaluation
Authors: Thakuri Pratik Singh , Wijesekera NT Sohan
Published: July 2021

Selection of a fitting up-to-date hydrological model using an evaluation of the functionality, modeler’s requirements, and modeling experiences are very important for water resources management in rural watersheds. Similarly, the selection of appropriate objective function is equally crucial in hydrological modeling processes. Accordingly, A review study was carried to select an appropriate model and objective function for water resources modeling in the predominantly rural watershed. Hydrological models namely HEC-HMS, MIKE SHE, SWAT, TOPMODEL, and SWMM, and objective functions namely NSE, RMSE, MRAE, and RAEM were reviewed. Hydrological models were reviewed under several criteria viz. temporal scale, spatial scale, hydrological processes, documentation, resources requirement, user interface and, model acquisition cost. Whereas, criteria for the review of objective functions were mathematical implication, flow regime, and modeling purpose. Each of the review criteria was comprised of several factors. The criteria-based evaluation was done to quantify the review outcome of the hydrological model and objective function. SWMM was found to be the most suitable model for simulating rural watersheds for water resources management purposes whereas, MRAE was found to be the most appropriate objective function to evaluate the performance of the model selected for rural watershed modeling.
PHENOMENON OF AL-FARABI IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORLD PHILOSOPHY
Authors:   PhD  student, L.N.  Gumilyov  Eurasian  National  University,Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Saduov Asylhan , Маkulbekov Aidos ,   PhD  student, L.N.  Gumilyov  Eurasian  National  University,Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Маlikova Assel ,   PhD, Senior Lecturer, Kazakh National University of Arts, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Published: July 2021

Al-Farabi laid the foundations of the philosophy of mutual understanding, following the principle of tolerance towards other cultures, religions and spiritual practices. He carried out a constructive dialogue between the philosophy of antiquity and the philosophy of the Middle Ages, Islam, Christianity and Judaism and organically entered into the modern discourse of the Kazakh philosophy of mutual understanding. In his teaching on mutual understanding, Al-Farabi revealed the unlimited possibilities of an integral communicative dialogue between completely different spiritual and intellectual worlds. The principle of mutual understanding as a way of mastering the semantic philosophical space of the ancient heritage allowed him to reveal the dialogic essence of philosophy and understand it as a dialogue of free, equal spiritual and intellectual practices. Through the prism of Al-Farabi’s philosophical heritage, the great meaning of the philosophy of mutual understanding is clarified.
Measuring the institutional environment of corruption in Kazakhstan based on international indices
Authors:   Professor, Chief Re-searcher, Institute of Economics of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Panzabekova Aksana , Irina Turgel ,   Professor, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N Yeltsin, Zhanbozova Aksaule ,   MBA, PhD, Eurasian National University. L.N. Gumilyova, Institute of Economics, Ministry of Education and Sci-ence of the Republic of Kazakhsta
Published: July 2021

The relevance of the research topic is due to the definition of the fight against corruption as one of the main strategic priorities of state policy in Kazakhstan. This article aims to assess the institutional environment of corruption in Kazakhstan. The study investigated the essence of formal and informal institutions of corruption as determinants of preventing or stimulating illegal behavior. The institutional definition of corruption is given, distinctive features of corruption are highlighted and an approach to assessing the its institutional environment is formed. To assess the institutional environment, we used comparative indicators developed by various international organizations, as well as “indices of cultural dimensions” developed by G. Hofstede. A comparative analysis of their values ​​for Kazakhstan in the time frame and with other countries representing different geo-economic regions of the world is carried out. The results of the analysis made it possible to generalize the features of the institutional environment of corruption in Kazakhstan. The findings of the study can find practical application by the competent state bodies in the development of program documents to increase the anti-corruption consciousness of Kazakhstanis. The significance of the work for science lies in the development of a conceptual framework for assessing the institutional environment of corruption. The direction of future research is to include in the assessment of the constituent parts of the indices used in this work, as well as to identify the strength of the relationship between corruption and other social institutions.
SUFISM AS A TURKISH RENAISSANCE
Authors:   Professor, PhD, Akdeniz Universitesi, Antaly, Turkiye, sfiliz@akdeniz.edu.tr, karabagsahin@gmail.com. ORCID ID:0000-0002-4249-22-21, Filiz Şahin , Nurpeııs Lazıza ,   PhD Student, University of Sakarya, Turkiye, aruana84@gmail.com. ORCID ID:0000-0002-2564-8888
Published: July 2021

The Turkish Sufis, who created the Turkish Renaissance for centuries, should also be called Turkish philosophers. They take a human-centered religion and worldview as their main point of departure. In their humanistic approach, Islam has been adapted to Anatolian Turkish culture. Because Turkish Sufism is the practical view of Turkish philosophy in Anatolia. In addition, every Turkish philosopher has taken a philosopher, a philosophical system or a gnostic view from the ancient times and the Islamic world as a guide. From Ahmed Yesevi to Otman Baba, the Turkish Sufism tradition combined and reinterpreted Islam with all cultures that lived in Anatolia, creating a Turkish-style world view. It is imperative to understand this four-hundred-year period in shaping the way the Turks view people, life and existence. Turkish Sufism is also the proof of the fact why the history of the Turks should be based on centuries before Islam, when viewed from the perspective of philosophy of history. Thus, historically, culturally and religiously, Turkish Sufism, Islam that started with Farabi, refers to an original Renaissance, not a transition period between the Western Renaissance that started in Italy three years later. A Republic culture that keeps faith and secularism in consensus for the two worlds has taken its spiritual inspiration from the Renaissance culture of Turkish Sufism philosophy.
Formation of the Ideal of Moral and Ethical Education in the Kazakh Worldview
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies СS MES RK, Sagikyzy Ayazhan , Zhanabayeva Dinara ,   Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies СS MES RK, Shurshitbay Маira ,   S. Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University
Published: July 2021

The article provides a philosophical analysis of the formation of the problem of moral education in the worldview of the Kazakh people. The ideal of moral education of the individual is the most important problem in the context of the reform of society, the modernization of public consciousness. The ideal is the core of the moral world of man, the criterion for re-evaluating the stereotypes of consciousness. The formation of the ideal of moral education has worried Kazakh thinkers and philosophers since ancient times. The theoretical issues of the formation of ideals were reflected in the works of Abu Nasr al-Farabi, Yusuf Balasaguni, Mahmud Kashgari, where they managed to reveal the essence of the ideal, morality and spirituality. Various aspects of this problem were considered by Ybyray Altynsarin, Shokan Ualikhanov and Abai Kunanbayev, who attached great importance to education in terms of moral development of the individual, and in particular, his ideals. The specific features of the idels of moral education found their development in the philosophy of Shakarim, M. Zh. Kopeev, Magzhan Zhumabaev, which consisted in studying themselves, their inner world. Traditional Kazakh culture, concentrating the centuries-old collective moral experience based on the purity of conscience, honor and duty, integrity of the spirit, enriches the modern Kazakh culture, the life experience of modern people in terms of moral criteria and norms of behavior.
Nonnative, Noninvasive Woody Species Can Enhance Urban Landscape Biodiversity
Authors: Chalker-Scott Linda
Published: July 2021

Increasingly, homeowner associations and municipalities are requiring a certain percentage of native trees and shrubs as part of any new landscape installation. These native species mandates make numerous claims as to the superiority of native plants over introduced species, including their ability to enhance ecosystem biodiversity. In contrast, nonnative trees and shrubs are labeled as harmful to biodiversity, primarily because they are improperly grouped with known invasive species. This review summarizes the current published science regarding the effects of native and nonnative woody species on urban landscape stability as measured by biodiversity of associated plants, birds, insects, reptiles, and mammals. The preponderance of studies demonstrate that parameters other than species nativity have the greatest influence on biodiversity of these groups. Rather than limiting tree and shrub selection lists to a narrow palette of native species, a more practical, science-based approach to enhancing urban landscape biodiversity is suggested.
Exploring the Relationship Between Trees and Human Stress in the Urban Environment
Authors: Townsend Joseph B. , Ilvento Thomas W. , Barton Susan S.
Published: July 2021

The research literature describes a positive relationship between seeing plants and human well-being. More rapid recovery from surgery, reduced incidence of neighborhood crime, increased baby birth weight, and increased trust of neighborhood merchants are among the benefits attributed to exposure to trees and shrubs. This study attempted to find a common explanation for these outcomes. It examined the connection between urban trees and neighborhood stress. Each of the stated outcomes can be attributed, in part, to stress reduction. The literature indicated that stress reduction is one of the consequences of exposure to plants. Stress levels were measured at the block level in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., by means of a survey mailed to 2,704 residents. Physical conditions were catalogued using an on-site inventory. The survey and inventory demonstrated that the total number of trees on a block has a strong negative relationship with neighborhood stress and a positive relationship with self-reported health. The results suggest that moderation of stress is one of the factors that underlies the beneficial consequences of exposure to green vegetation on inner-city blocks. This research should prove useful to city planners and urban residents alike.
Impact of Nursery Root Pruning and Tree Orientation at Planting on Growth and Anchorage
Authors: Gilman Edward F. , Paz Maria , Harchick Chris
Published: July 2021

Root pruning by shaving 12 L container root balls when shifting to 51 L containers did not impactAcer rubrumL. orQuercus virginianaMill. root architecture within the top 12 cm of planted 51 L root balls five years later, despite marked differences at planting, and had no impact on tree height or trunk diameter increase. Root pruning in the nursery did not affect bending stress required to tiltAcertrunks up to five degrees (anchorage) either one, two, or three years after landscape planting. In contrast, anchorage was greater the second year after plantingQuercusthat were root pruned. Rotating trees 180 degrees at planting from their orientation in the nursery had no impact onAcerorQuercusanchorage, tree height, or trunk diameter. Rotating oak (not maple) trees 180 degrees at planting increased root cross-sectional area growing from the hot (south) side of the root ball when trees were rotated at planting.
Differential Environments Influence Initial Transplant Establishment Among Tree Species Produced in Five Container Sizes
Authors: Garcia-Chance Lauren M. , Arnold Michael A. , Denny Geoffrey C. , Carver Sean T. , King Andrew R.
Published: July 2021

Effects of two post-transplant environments were tested on trees grown in five nursery container sizes to determine differences in initial post-transplant growth.Vitex agnus-castusL.,Acer rubrumL. var.drummondii(Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Sarg., andTaxodium distichum(L.) Rich. grown in 3.5 L (#1), 11.7 L (#3), 23.3 L (#7), 97.8 L (#25), and 175.0 L (#45) containers were transplanted in early summer into field plots in College Station, Texas, and Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. Height, trunk diameter, and canopy width measurements were recorded after nursery production and the end of the first growing season to determine initial growth during landscape establishment. Growth ofA. rubrumandT. distichumwere significantly (P≤ 0.05) affected by interactions among container sizes and environments, whileV. agnus-castusdid not demonstrate a difference between environments but were affected by container sizes. Across all species and locations, trees transplanted from smaller container sizes exhibited a greater percent change in growth than the larger container-size trees. Greater percent change in growth measures in the smaller container-size trees during the first growing season may indicate a more rapid establishment time compared to trees from larger containers. Where differential responses to environments occurred, predominantly the beneficial effects of smaller container sizes on post-transplant establishment were accentuated with more stressful establishment conditions.
Forecasting the Effects of Heat and Pests on Urban Trees: Impervious Surface Thresholds and the ‘Pace-to-Plant’ Technique
Authors: Dale Adam G. , Youngsteadt Elsa , Frank Steven D.
Published: July 2021

Trees provide ecosystem services that benefit humans and the environment. Unfortunately, urban trees often do not provide maximum services due to abiotic stress and arthropod herbivores and borers. These problems often originate from trees being planted in unsuitable conditions. Cities are warmer than natural areas because impervious surfaces absorb and reradiate heat. Higher temperatures can increase pest insect abundance and water stress, and reduce street tree condition relative to natural forests. For example, the gloomy scale insect [Melanaspis tenebricosaComstock (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)], a pest of red maple (Acer rubrum) street trees, is more abundant in warmer than cooler urban sites.Acer rubrum, at warmer urban sites with moreM. tenebricosa, are typically in poor condition. Here, researchers demonstrate these relationships and illustrate how impervious surface cover can be used to predict the condition ofA. rubrumstreet trees. Impervious surface thresholds were then developed to define suitable planting sites that can be used by individuals with access to GIS software. Researchers present the ‘Pace-to-Plant’ technique, which can be used by landscape professionals to quickly estimate impervious surface cover around a planting site. These thresholds predict future tree condition based on planting site impervious surface cover. The hope is that more informed planting will minimize pest infestations and maximize the future vigor and performance of street trees.
Urban Highway Roadside Soils and Shrub Plantings Enhanced by Surface-Applied and Incorporated Organic Amendments
Authors: Bary Andy , Hummel Rita , Cogger Craig
Published: July 2021

Degraded, highly compacted soils along roadsides present an inhospitable environment for trees and shrubs and lead to the failure of urban landscapes. Developing and testing practices to ameliorate urban soils, thereby improving plant growth and survival, is essential. This research compared the effects of waste-derived soil amendments on woody landscape plants and soil properties on a compacted highway roadside in Tacoma, Washington, U.S., and compared surface application versus incorporation of amendments. Treatments included yard debris compost (surface-applied and incorporated), biosolids blend (surfaceapplied and incorporated), and worm castings (surface-applied only), plus a control with no amendments. Amendments were applied 8 cm deep, and incorporated to a 10–15 cm depth on the tilled plots. An 8-cm layer of bark mulch was blown onto all plots, including the control. Rhus aromatica, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, and Mahonia aquifolium were transplanted from 3.8 L containers in March 2007. One year later, soil under the mulch/amendments was analyzed for bulk density, total carbon, and nitrogen. Plant growth and survival was evaluated for three years. Incorporating soil amendments reduced bulk density by >50% and increased soil C and N tenfold in the incorporated zone. Soil properties within the surface and control treatments or within the incorporated treatments were not different. All amendments significantly improved plant growth in comparison to the bark mulch control, in the order worm castings ≥ biosolids blend ≥ yard debris compost. Neither plant growth nor plant survival was affected by surface application versus incorporation, and plant roots remained confined to the amended zone.
Impact of residual defect of anal sphincter on patient’s quality of life
Authors:   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University and Na Bulovce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, Hubka Petr , El Haddad Rachid , Mašata Jaromír , Martan Alois , Švabík Kamil
Published: July 2021

Summary Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to correlate the presence of residual anal sphincter defect with the quality of life of patients after vaginal delivery complicated with obstetrical anal sphincter injury. Study group and methods: Patients diagnosed with obstetrical anal sphincter injury are dispensed at our urogynecological unit, with a mean follow-up period of 37 months. Two investigators blinded to the results of clinical symptoms evaluated archived ultrasound volumes taken for the presence of residual anal sphincter defects that were later correlated with the St. Mark’s Incontinence Score. Results: The group comprises of 181 patients diagnosed with an obstetrical anal sphincter injury who underwent ultrasound examination of anal sphincter at three post-partum months. The questionnaires were completed by 118 patients (65.2% of all patients). A residual sphincter defect was diagnosed in seven cases (5.9%). In the group with residual defects, fecal urgency (lack of ability to defer defecation) was present in 57.1%. In the group without residual anal sphincter defects, fecal urgency was present in 12.6%. This difference is significant (< 0.001) with the contingency coefficient 0.291. Conclusions: In conclusion, the presence of residual anal sphincter defect increases the probability of fecal urgency.
Changes of the quality of sexual life following pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Authors:   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sokolov Hospital, Sokolov, Czech Republic, Velický Vladimír
Published: July 2021

Summary Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the percentage of sexually active women with a higher degree of descent in the anterior and middle compartment (in one compartment at least ≥ III degree) and how the surgical solution affects the quality of sexual life and overall quality of life in women who underwent surgery. Methods: Patients who underwent prolapse surgery were included in the study. Before the operation, a complete urogynecological examination was performed, including ultrasound examination, history and POP-Q (pelvic organ prolapse quantification system) evaluation, and quality of life questionnaires were completed. We compared the quality of sexual life in sexually active women before and after surgery to ascertain the effect of surgery in this respect. Results: The study included 128 patients who underwent pelvic organ descent surgery from January 2018 to April 2019. Depending on the type of operation, they were divided into three groups: reconstruction with anterior vaginal implant fixed to the sacrospinous ligament, laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy and sacrospinous vaginofixation according to Amreich-Richter. The differences between the groups in the results of the surgical solution were not statistically significant due to the size of the monitored group. Sexual activity of the patients even in the advanced stage of pelvic organ setup was reported preoperatively by 45.9% of women and postoperatively – after 1 year – by 44.8% of women. Comparing the quality of life preoperatively and postoperatively, there was a very significant improvement in 58.0% of respondents, a significant improvement in 36.0% and a slight improvement in 2.0%: only in 3.0% of women, there was a deterioration (ranging from mild to very significant). Surgical treatment of the descent slightly worsened the quality of sexual life in 20.8% of women, did not change it in 33.3% and significantly improved it in 45.8% of them. Conclusion: A high percentage of patients are sexually active even at an advanced stage of descent. Comparing the quality of life preoperatively and postoperatively, there was a significant improvement or even complete resolution of the problems associated with descent in most women. For some women, the surgical treatment of the descent may slightly worsen the quality of sexual life; in others, its quality remains at the same level, but the largest section of the studied group feels a significant improvement in the perception of sexual activities.
Hereditary antithrombin deficiency in pregnancy – severe thrombophilic disorder as a danger for mother and foetus
Authors:   Centre for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, ​Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic, Čápová Irena , Salaj Peter , Hrachovinová Ingrid
Published: July 2021

Summary Setting: In the article, we remember the role of antithrombin (AT) in hemostasis, escalation of AT-potential with heparin and difficulties with monitoring the effectiveness of LMWH therapy (low molecular weight heparin) in patients with AT deficiency. We pay most of our attention to hereditary AT deficiency and its thromboembolic risk in pregnancy. Methods: In the introduction, the principle of AT function, its two main domains and the regulation of synthesis are cleared. We describe the causal mutations of hereditary AT deficiency in SERPINC1 gen and the relation to a thromboembolic risk. The general recommendations for patients with hereditary AT deficiency and pregnant women are mentioned. As the risk of thromboembolic disease is escalated in pregnancy, the LMWH should always be considered. There has been frequently observed that patients with AT deficiency do not elevate anti-Xa-levels when standard prophylactic LMWH doses are used. This fact well illustrates that heparin without AT may not inhibit the active coagulant factors efficiently enough. Therefore, if a high thromboembolic risk in the patient’s anamnesis is present, the LMWH dosing should be escalated. In individual cases, concomitant administration of an antithrombin concentrate to the heparin treatment is recommended at the time of delivery or in the case of deep venous thrombosis. In this article, three cases of unusual pregnancy in patients with different types of AT deficiency are reported. The case reports are summarized from the Department of Hematology at Hospital Kolín, the Centre of Hemostasis and Thrombosis at Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Prague and from cooperating obstetrical departments in the Czech Republic. Results: We demonstrated the threat of hereditary AT deficiency in three case reports. In one case, the estimated risk of thromboembolism – type I of AT-deficiency (quantitative) – was in a good correlation with real peripartal complications. In the next two cases with different types of AT deficiency, we showed surprising courses of complicated pregnancies. Conclusion: As it has been shown, it is not safe to estimate the risk of thromboembolism on the base of causal mutation for AT deficiency. For present clinical practice, we should still remember AT deficiency as a potentially very dangerous thromboembolic disorder for mother and fetus; thus, excellent cooperation of an obstetrician and a hematologist is necessary.
"Lo que piensa la juventud..." Inicial y su intervención conceptual
Authors: Galfione María Carla
Published: July 2021

Partimos del reconocimiento de la revista Inicial como parte y expresión contundente de la transformación cultural que caracteriza los años veinte en Argentina. Un cambio que puede considerarse desde diversas perspectivas, aunque todas señalan la novedad radical que traía aquella invitación a pensar desde una "nueva sensibilidad" y en un "tiempo nuevo". En ese marco, Inicial es leída aquí poniendo atención especial al despliegue filosófico que desde sus páginas permitían afirmar esa novedad. Recorremos las notas editoriales y algunos de sus artículos, advirtiendo cómo afirman y entrelazan los elementos conceptuales que permiten construir la base sobre la cual puede afirmarse el corte con el pasado. Si a simple vista puede verse una diferencia con otras expresiones culturales previas, lo que nos interesa aquí en ahondar en la construcción filosófica de esa diferencia. En especial, decimos, la novedad que se proclama sólo puede ser postulada y comprendida como tal sobre el suelo particular que supone una reconfiguración de la temporalidad. Y desde ahí leemos también algunas de sus derivas o implicancias, tan presentes en el imaginario de la época: el rol de una intelectualidad, el estrecho vínculo que se establece entre lo que muere bajo el peso de este tiempo nuevo y algunas ideas y expresiones políticas contemporáneas, el lugar que le cabe a América Latina y su inscripción en Occidente y la exigencia que recae sobre la universidad y, con ello, sobre la Reforma Universitaria.
REFLEXÕES GEOGRÁFICAS SOBRE A ECONOMIA CRIATIVA NO BRASIL
Authors: Ferreira Tauana Apolo , Oliveira Giovana Mendes De
Published: July 2021

Introdução. A Economia Criativa é baseada no emprego de capital criativo, com potencial de gerar crescimento socioeconômico, considerando a importância da cultura, inovação e tecnologia, que surge após transformações econômicas que alteraram padrões de consumo, esgotando o modelo fordista e dando início a era da informática, no período chamado de Nova Economia. Objetivos. O objetivo da pesquisa é identificar e analisar a distribuição da Economia Criativa desta nova face da economia capitalista no período de 2019 no Brasil de uma perspectiva geográfica. Material e Métodos. O processo metodológico utilizado é uma pesquisa quantitativa, através da identificação de famílias e ocupações criativas na CBO 2002 (Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações) no site da RAIS (Relação Anual de Informações Sociais), elaborando mapas e tabelas a partir do software ArcGIS e Microsoft Excel, empregando como base a classificação efetuada na UNCTAD (Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Comércio e Desenvolvimento), através do Relatório de Economia Criativa 2010, viabilizando as seleções necessárias para obter dados de profissões que englobam a Economia Criativa, utilizando a escala nacional com suas Unidades Federativas e as respectivas capitais. Resultados. Como resultado, temos a distribuição dos profissionais criativos em cada um desses territórios, identificando a predominância de profissionais por estado e a quantidade total e proporcional em relação à população do Brasil, seus estados e capitais, destacando as ocupações criativas prevalentes. Conclusão. Verificou-se que a Economia Criativa está presente significativamente nos mais populosos estados e municípios do país, indicando aglomerações criativas, desigualdades territoriais e problemas na coesão social, onde determinados estados e municípios tendem a ficar em desvantagem no desenvolvimento econômico.
AS CORRENTES DA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL E DA GEOGRAFIA PRESENTES NA PRÁTICA DE DOIS EDUCADORES DE GEOGRAFIA NOS ANOS FINAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Lelis Diego Andrade de Jesus , Pedroso Daniele Saheb
Published: July 2021

Introdução: Considera-se que a diversidade de saberes e experiências influenciam no modo como os educadores desenvolvem a sua prática. De igual maneira, acredita-se que as escolha teóricas são influenciadas pelo modo como os educadores concebem o mundo e as suas inter-relações. Objetivo: Analisar as características da prática docente em Educação Ambiental do educador de Geografia nos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental em uma escola da rede privada de Curitiba/PR. Material e métodos: Utilizou-se como base os referenciais da Educação Ambiental a partir dos autores: Carvalho (2004, 2012) e Sauvé (2005a); no campo da Geografia: Moraes (1989, 2007), Mendonça (2004, 2009, 2019) e Vesentini (1994, 2001, 2008). A pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, investigou dois educadores de Geografia que atuam nos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental em uma escola em Curitiba-PR. O percurso metodológico amparou-se em Creswell (2010, 2014), Saldaña (2013) e Flick (2009). As técnicas de coleta de dados utilizadas foram a entrevista semiestruturada, observação participante por meio da plataforma digital Blackboard e análise documental do Projeto Político Pedagógico Pastoral, dos Planos Anuais de Geografia e de Interioridade. Os dados foram analisados com o auxílio do software ATLAS.ti. Resultados: Os resultados apontam que o desenvolvimento da Educação Ambiental ocorre de modo contínuo, fortalecido por ações mais abrangentes com caráter interdisciplinar, a exemplo de trabalhos de campo e campanhas escolares pautadas na coleta de lixo e preservação de recursos naturais. Foi possível identificar que as correntes crítica, naturalista, recursista, humanista e de sustentabilidade da Educação Ambiental apareceram de modo enfático, sem desconsiderar a presença das outras correntes. No que diz respeito à presença das correntes da Geografia, percebe-se a predominância das correntes crítica, socioambiental e humanista. Percebe-se que a relação entre as correntes da EA e da Geografia não possui uma homogeneidade, ocorrem de modo diferente a depender do educador e do conteúdo abordado. Conclusão: Conclui-se que as experiências dos educadores e a sua percepção de mundo influenciam em sua prática, de modo que, mesmo abordando o mesmo conteúdo, cada educador o discute de uma perspectiva diferente, dependendo do seu referencial de mundo e compreensão das inter-relações no espaço.
A RELAÇÃO HUMANAS E URBANAS ENTRE CURITIBA E SÃO JOSÉ DOS PINHAIS
Authors: Galiano Leonardo Oliveira
Published: July 2021

Introdução: Analisar a composição e distribuição da população, implicações políticas, econômicas na organização socioespacial. Essas estruturas que configura o espaço urbano da cidade de São José de Pinhais, acaba se tornando um polo de atração de população, promovendo uma fluxo e densidade maior na cidade. Objetivos: Analisar a composição e distribuição da população, implicações políticas, econômicas na organização socioespacial na RMC e interpretar e relacionar a cidade de Curitiba e de São José dos Pinhais. Atualmente, um desafio fundamental para a gestão das regiões metropolitanas tem a ver com a capacidade dos órgãos gestores de exercerem o seu papel. Materiais e Métodos: A pesquisa foi feita através de método documental, através de bibliografias e documentos de órgãos públicos oficiais da Região Metropolitana de Curitiba, com o intuito de encontrar a relação dinâmica e codepedentes, suas causas e feitos dentro de um espaço geográfico na cidade de Curitiba e São José dos Pinhais. Resultados: O resultado encontrado foi de as pessoas) também deixam suas marcas de maneira “invisível”. Ao trazerem expressões do vocabulário presente na região de onde vieram, a sua cultura e o modo de portar em sociedade e de lidar com a vida, contribuem ainda mais, não apenas a cidade de Curitiba, mas a RMC – este artigo dá destaque a São José dos Pinhais – uma configuração mais cosmopolita e multiétnica. Que por sua vez, além de atrair mais turistas, e povos de outras regiões para morar na região, também traz desafios quanto a convivência e relação de ideais muitas vezes, antagônicos e até conflitantes. Se torna conflito, pois a paisagem de São José dos Pinhais se configura como território, da qual existe classes sociais e administrativas que pelejam para exercerem uma maior influência no local. Conclusão: A reconfiguração urbana é imprescindível, uma vez que as cidades vêm crescendo, e constantes transformações são sofridas por elas. O modo como a cidade está disposta – o seu sistema de transportes, espaço público, entre outros aspectos – está diretamente ligado à sua capacidade para melhorar a produtividade e aumentar a riqueza, e de promoção de cidadania aos seus munícipes.
Multifunctional And Low Cost Braille Display
Authors:   department of Electronics & Communication, B.N.M Institute of Technology., Holla Shravya K , M Rakshita ,   department of Electronics & Communication, B.N.M Institute of Technology., P Varshitha ,   department of Electronics & Communication, B.N.M Institute of Technology., B.J Tejaswini ,   department of Electronics & Communication, B.N.M Institute of Technology., J.P Anuradha ,   department of Electronics & Communication, B.N.M Institute of Technology.
Published: July 2021

Braille Display is a device which helps the visually impaired to read a text file in Braille format and as well receive an audio output of the text file. It gives an option to the user whether to receive output in terms of braille or audio. Braille is a tactile writing language of raised dots using which blinds and visually impaired people read and write through touch. The pattern of raised dots can be read with the fingers by blinds. The number and arrangement of these dots forms alphabets, numbers and special characters. The braille output in Braille display is observed in Braille text popper device which is made up of a plate having holes. Solenoids are placed under each hole to raise or lower the braille pin which will emerge through perforations on the top plate to form a Braille dot. The perforations serve as guides for the pins and form six dots which is equivalent to one Braille cell. Raspberry Pi Microcontroller is used to convert the text file into Braille format and thus controls the corresponding solenoid present below each of the holes to either pop up or down the hole by sending signal values to solenoids. Thus the solenoids align themselves based on the input character from the text file . The blinds can feel the sense of touch of the Braille pins that are popped up and they recognize the character accordingly. This way, blinds can recognize character by character. At every iteration, three characters from text file comes out in braille in Braille text popper device. The next button would display next three characters and previous button would display previous three characters. If the user prefers to hear audio, then it would give audio output of the text file through ear phones. Thus, the device facilitates the user either to read the text in braille or to hear the text as audio making it multifunctional.
SISTEMÁTICA DE ACOMPANHAMENTO DE EGRESSOS NA REDE FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA À LUZ DA LEGISLAÇÃO BRASILEIRA E DAS POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS
Authors: Miranda Isabella Tamine Parra , Pilatti Luiz Alberto , Picinin Claudia Tania
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar a sistemática de acompanhamento de egressos na Rede Federal de Educação Tecnológica à luz da Legislação Brasileira e das Políticas Educacionais. A metodologia utilizada baseou-se na Legislação em âmbito nacional e nas Políticas Educacionais  como dispositivos que sugerem e impõem a avaliação dos cursos das IES, voltadas para uma sistemática de acompanhamento de Egressos. Os resultados dessa sistemática de acompanhamento de egressos permitem levantar diagnósticos, subsidiar o planejamento, a adoção de estratégias e políticas institucionais relacionadas à gestão de qualidade e ao aprimoramento do ensino, pesquisa e extensão.
CONCEPÇÕES DE GESTORES E PROFESSORES SOBRE A ORGANIZAÇÃO ESCOLAR
Authors: Silva Givanildo Da , Vilanova Jussikeilly De Farias
Published: July 2021

A pesquisa teve como objetivo apresentar a organização de uma escola no município de São Lourenço do Piauí, no estado do Piauí,  por meio das concepções de gestores e professores. A metodologia do trabalho é de viés qualitativo. O método desenvolvido na pesquisa foi o estudo de caso. A coleta dos dados foi realizada por meio de questionários e de entrevistas com a diretora, o coordenador pedagógico e um professor. Os resultados apontaram que o maior desafio posto na organização da escola é a insuficiência de recursos financeiros para o desenvolvimento das atividades planejadas, a falta de precisão do Estado em assumir as suas responsabilidades na oferta da educação básica e a ausência da participação da família na vida escolar dos filhos.