bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lyotard et la petite vérité ou ce que nous ne voulons pas perdre
Authors: Pagès Claire
Published: December 2021

Bien plus qu’une position relativiste ou nihiliste, on reproche parfois aujourd’hui à Lyotard d’avoir fait le lit de la « post-vérité » par la promotion de la multiplicité de jeux de langage sans au-delà et sans principes généraux de validation. Par un raccourci stupéfiant, on y lit l’affirmation que les discours sont tous également légitimes et ne doivent posséder comme autre principe de validation que le fait d’avoir été proférés. Si l’accusation d’un Lyotard inspirateur d’une forme de « post-vérité » nous semble infondée, c’est que la pensée et la parole s’attachent toujours pour lui à « quelque chose » dont il faut avoir le souci ou qu’il faut chercher à entendre. Lyotard nous semble moins soucieux de relativiser ou, comme on l’en accuse aujourd’hui, d’abandonner l’exigence de vérité que de montrer, d’une part, que celle-ci peut se dire en plusieurs sens, et, d’autre part, qu’on ne vient pas à bout de cette dernière aux moyens de ce qu’il nomme « le discours ». Que ce soit par la pensée, la parole, la création ou l’action, on s’attache toujours à « quelque chose » dont on a souci, et la promotion de la multiplicité dans le champ de la vérité vise non à s’affranchir du vrai mais à se montrer à sa hauteur par un élargissement des perspectives qui ne le cantonne pas à un seul genre de lieu.
La piste des stances dans l’enquête sur la post-vérité
Authors: Künstler Raphaël
Published: December 2021

L’une des principales questions préoccupant la philosophie de la philosophie est celle de l’explication de la persistance de désaccords théoriques malgré d’intenses échanges argumentatifs. Bas van Fraassen, Paul Teller et Anjan Chakravartty ont récemment suggéré que cette irréductibilité était causée par des «  stances » . Le terme « post-vérité » quant à lui renvoie au moins en partie à des désaccords factuels persistant malgré un accès ouvert à l’information et aux échanges argumentatifs. Il y a là une analogie qui suggère l’hypothèse selon laquelle le modèle méta-philosophique des stances pourrait être également employé pour expliquer les phénomènes de post-vérité. L’objet de cet article est de tester cette hypothèse.
Validation de l’âge des personnes à la longévité exceptionnelle
Authors: Desjardins Bertrand
Published: December 2021

S’il ne fait aucun doute que la longévité a connu une augmentation spectaculaire au cours des siècles passés, il n’en reste pas moins que les affirmations concernant l’âge extrême, en particulier avant 1900, doivent être abordées avec une bonne dose de scepticisme. La plupart des cas rapportés de longévité exceptionnelle dans un passé lointain sont en fait incorrects et l’histoire de la longévité est donc en réalité une histoire de mythes. Et contrairement à ce que l’on croit généralement, c’est encore le cas dans une grande majorité de pays aujourd’hui, au point que non seulement les déclarations individuelles d’âges extrêmement élevés sont généralement à écarter, mais aussi que très peu de statistiques nationales officielles sur les personnes extrêmement âgées, s’il en existe, peuvent être considérées comme parfaitement fiables. Ce chapitre examine pourquoi c’est le cas et comment le problème peut être résolu par la validation des âges. Plusieurs exemples tirés de l’expérience canadienne-française sont donnés pour illustrer les différents points soulevés dans le texte.
À la recherche des premiers super-centenaires français (1830-1929)
Authors: Chambre Dany
Published: December 2021

En France métropolitaine, aucune personne n’a officiellement atteint l’âge de 110 ans avant le dernier quart du XX e  siècle. C’est surprenant car ce ne fut pas le cas pour la Grande-Bretagne, l’Allemagne, les Pays-Bas et les États-Unis. L’objet de cet article est de stimuler la recherche d’authentiques supercentenaires méconnus décédés entre 1830 et 1929. Un moyen de tester cette hypothèse est de parcourir la presse ancienne qui faisait largement écho des cas de longévité. J’ai relevé plusieurs centaines d’articles indiquant l’existence présumée de personnes ayant atteint ou dépassé l’âge de 110 ans. La presse ancienne indiquait l’identité et le lieu de résidence des candidats. La recherche, toujours en cours, a d’ores et déjà permis de retrouver 48 certificats de décès indiquant un âge égal ou supérieur à 110 ans. Pour chacun de ces présumés supercentenaires, un processus de validation ou d’invalidation de l’âge a été entrepris. Les données des recensements, des registres paroissiaux et des registres de l’état civil permettent souvent, mais pas toujours, d’établir une reconstitution familiale complète pour chaque cas retenu. À ce jour, aucun vrai supercentenaire n’a été formellement validé sur base de ces critères stricts. L’hypothèse reste ouverte car, à l’époque, tous les candidats supercentenaires ne faisaient pas forcément l’objet d’un article dans la presse ancienne.
Consentement, assentiment, accueil et inscription
Authors: Lecarpentier Michel
Published: December 2021

Partant d’un consentement régi par le contrat, Michel Lecarpentier développe cette notion en quatre temps. Le premier expose l’éventail des possibilités d’aide pour l’obtention de ce consentement. Elle se confronte parfois à la contrainte d’une privation de liberté. Néanmoins, elle s’efforce de maintenir les potentialités pour une inscription dans le monde commun de la citoyenneté, impliquant les préoccupations pour les ressources suffisantes, le logement et le travail si possible. Le deuxième tient compte de la réalité sociale et politique. Dans le service public hospitalier s’impose une logique du flux, celle du nouveau management de l’industrie. Alors que l’esprit du secteur psychiatrique organisait l’action au sein d’une seule équipe, les pôles et inter-secteurs, la division entre sanitaire, médicosocial et social, désorganisent l’activité en multipliant des intervenants cloisonnés, séparés les uns des autres. Le troisième met l’accent sur l’enjeu de notre action. Loin de la logique des flux et de l’hôpital entreprise, elle repose sur une humanisation reposant sur le rappel de l’apport freudien. Cette indispensable réflexion théorique montre comment l’assentiment permet l’accueil des événements vécus pour une inscription construisant le Moi. La réflexion s’avère d’autant plus utile face à des processus psychotiques. Ils inscrivent ces événements vécus en des mondes séparés, ce qu’il faut rassembler. D’où un quatrième temps, dans lequel Michel Lecarpentier présente l’association qu’il préside : « Osons Nous Soigner ». Son approche psycho-dynamique vise à décloisonner, en particulier entre intra et extra-hospitalier. Elle s’occupe de ceux qui en ont le plus besoin dans son département, les personnes handicapés ou vieillissantes, en s’efforçant de les maintenir dans leur cadre de vie. Il peut alors conclure sur le respect pour autrui, sa dignité. Cela implique de distinguer la co-construction d’un monde partagé et le rapport asymétrique d’un monde dominé par le tout marchandise. À cette condition prend sens l’action du soin et de l’aide, permettant l’affirmation de la singularité de l’existence d’une personne pleinement humaine.
Quelle est la place du consentement dans l’obligation de soin ?
Authors: Monod Guillaume
Published: December 2021

L’auteur constate une tension manifeste entre une déontologie respectueuse du consentement libre et éclairé d’une part et, d’autre part, une obligation juridique s’y opposant. La demande adressée au psychiatre consiste le plus souvent à apporter une réponse à une violence, c’est-à-dire un trouble du comportement. Encore faut-il préciser la spécificité de « l’obligation de soin », datant de la loi du 5 juillet 2011, laquelle vise à inciter à un suivi thérapeutique. Elle se distingue de deux autres mesures : « l’injonction thérapeutique », mesure alternative aux poursuites judiciaires, régie par la loi du 31 décembre 1970 et « l’injonction de soin », faisant partie de la sanction pénale après expertise médicale; organisée par la loi du 17 juin 1998. Ensemble, ces modalités d’intervention prennent en étau le psychiatre dans une double contrainte, pouvant le conduire à choisir entre protection de la personne ou de la société. Face à une demande croissante de réponse à de nouvelles formes de violence, terrorisme et féminicide, comment éclairer l’antinomie entre consentement et obligation. Le psychiatre ne risque-t-il pas de servir d’instrument de contrôle social, menaçant la démocratie ? En définitive, à quelle hauteur placer le degré de consentement pour répondre éthiquement à une demande de médicalisation de comportement ou d’opinion personnelle.
Ne pas consentir, consentir… ou bien désirer
Authors: Marty-Aoustin Nathalie
Published: December 2021

Par son récit de parcours personnel, Nathalie Marty-Aoustin, éclaire le choix de son titre présenté en trois aspects. « Ne pas consentir » fait référence à une hospitalisation vécue dans une certaine violence, qui dissuade du soin. Elle a pu y « consentir » tout d’abord grâce à la ruse d’une psychiatre-psychanalyste. Elle a su l’apprivoiser en instaurant une relation de confiance et en lui proposant de rejoindre le GEM, Bon Pied, Bon Oeil, où Nathalie Marty-Aoustin, a su animer ses premiers ateliers d’écriture. « Désirer » lui permet de dépasser le non consentement, le rejet et la colère. Désirer signifie trouver son propre chemin : des activités créatives multiples et des engagements, en particulier à Santé Mentale France. Désirer et donc consentir consiste à inscrire ses activités et ses engagements dans un accord avec les autres.
Peut-on encore parler du consentement aujourd’hui ?
Authors: Bonamour du Tartre Jean-Jacques
Published: December 2021

Concrètement, Jean-Jacques Bonamour du Tartre engage sa réflexion avec le récit de l’hospitalisation sous contrainte d’une de ses clientes. Il précise par quel moyen il a pu en « amortir » la violence. Ce moyen repose sur une relation de confiance, établissant une alliance thérapeutique. D’où la définition du consentement comme effet de partage. Le professionnel sait imposer la contrainte en situation de mise en danger, à condition de prendre le temps d’expliquer et de s’écarter de « toute puissance ». Définir cette confiance comme primordiale s’avère nécessaire face aux multiples obstacles, d’au moins trois catégories. D’abord, une dégradation de la psychiatrie, publique comme privée, résulte d’une politique irresponsable de maîtrise des dépenses. Ensuite, une classification descriptive, dépourvue de bases théoriques pertinentes, se drape de l’autorité d’évaluations statistiques, en méprisant l’indispensable psychopathologie. Enfin, la part grandissante des normes juridico-administratives impose le primat du respect de la procédure au détriment du respect de la personne. Pour conclure, Jean-Jacques Bonamour, du Tartre oppose la multiplication de ces procédures déshumanisantes, à une réflexion centrée sur l’humanité du désir soignant, sa « mise en parole » continue, y compris lors des séances de formation.
À la recherche du consentement…
Authors: Lefort Anéïla
Published: December 2021

Comment concilier consentement et contrainte, sécurité et liberté ? Avec intensité, le collectif de Laragne s’efforce de dépasser la contradiction. La solution repose sur une négociation permanente entre la rigidité du statut légal de soin sans consentement et l’apriorisme d’un consentement possible. Il se gagne par l’établissement d’une relation de confiance réciproque, illustrée par l’histoire de Jean, âgé de 25 ans. Encore faut-il préciser une particularité des plus notables dans ce service de Laragne, à savoir l’absence de « chambre dite d’isolement », ce qui oblige à inventer un compromis. Il tient à la tenue hospitalière dans ce cas de soin sans consentement, plus précisément le pyjama ou, – on le lira -, le « mi-jama ». Lors d’une visite du Contrôleur des Lieux de Privation des Libertés, la pratique fut jugée conforme aux droits fondamentaux, sous réserve d’amélioration, dans la mesure où elle compense la grande liberté due à l’absence de chambre d’isolement. Lors de la rédaction de l’article, le débat a fait envisager par certains un consentement obtenu s’apparentant au « syndrome de Stockholm ». On retiendra surtout le choix de conserver la liberté d’aller et de venir, par un collectif se voulant délibérément ouvert et créatif.
Simulating deformable objects for computer animation: A numerical perspective
Authors: Ascher Uri M. , Larionov Egor , Sheen Seung Heon , Pai Dinesh K.
Published: December 2021

We examine a variety of numerical methods that arise when considering dynamical systems in the context of physics-based simulations of deformable objects. Such problems arise in various applications, including animation, robotics, control and fabrication. The goals and merits of suitable numerical algorithms for these applications are different from those of typical numerical analysis research in dynamical systems. Here the mathematical model is not fixed a priori but must be adjusted as necessary to capture the desired behaviour, with an emphasis on effectively producing lively animations of objects with complex geometries. Results are often judged by how realistic they appear to observers (by the "eye-norm") as well as by the efficacy of the numerical procedures employed. And yet, we show that with an adjusted view numerical analysis and applied mathematics can contribute significantly to the development of appropriate methods and their analysis in a variety of areas including finite element methods, stiff and highly oscillatory ODEs, model reduction, and constrained optimization.
Symplectic P-stable additive Runge—Kutta methods
Authors: Zanna Antonella
Published: December 2021

Classical symplectic partitioned Runge–Kutta methods can be obtained from a variational formulation where all the terms in the discrete Lagrangian are treated with the same quadrature formula. We construct a family of symplectic methods allowing the use of different quadrature formulas (primary and secondary) for different terms of the Lagrangian. In particular, we study a family of methods using Lobatto quadrature (with corresponding Lobatto IIIA-B symplectic pair) as a primary method and Gauss–Legendre quadrature as a secondary method. The methods have the same implicitness as the underlying Lobatto IIIA-B pair, and, in addition, they are P-stable, therefore suitable for application to highly oscillatory problems.
Decision Theory and large deviations for dynamical hypotheses tests:
The Neyman-Pearson Lemma, Min-Max and Bayesian tests
Authors: Ferreira Hermes H. , Lopes Artur O. , Lopes Silvia R. C.
Published: December 2021

We analyze hypotheses tests using classical results on large deviations to compare two models, each one described by a different Hölder Gibbs probability measure. One main difference to the classical hypothesis tests in Decision Theory is that here the two measures are singular with respect to each other. Among other objectives, we are interested in the decay rate of the wrong decisions probability, when the sample size \begin{document}$ n $\end{document} goes to infinity. We show a dynamical version of the Neyman-Pearson Lemma displaying the ideal test within a certain class of similar tests. This test becomes exponentially better, compared to other alternative tests, when the sample size goes to infinity. We are able to present the explicit exponential decay rate. We also consider both, the Min-Max and a certain type of Bayesian hypotheses tests. We shall consider these tests in the log likelihood framework by using several tools of Thermodynamic Formalism. Versions of the Stein's Lemma and Chernoff's information are also presented.
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Foot
Authors: Sardon Christopher , Foster Christin , De Luca-Johnson Javier , Fehringer Adam
Published: December 2021

We describe the case of an 18-year-old male Army reservist presenting with left lower extremity pain for which he was initially diagnosed with a stress injury. After failing conservative treatment, a radiograph was obtained showing a "lacelike" appearance of the medullary bone in the foot and ankle. Magnetic resonance imaging subsequently demonstrated widespread polyostotic marrow replacement with coarsened trabeculations. A biopsy was obtained which diagnosed the patient with polyostotic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma which is the most common malignant vascular tumor of bone. The patient ultimately underwent a below the knee amputation once computed tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis excluded distant metastatic disease. It is important for radiologists to be aware of this diagnosis because osseous epithelioid hemangioendothelioma can present like a stress injury and be mistaken for a less serious diagnosis while potentially having visceral involvement.
Primary extraskeletal osteosarcoma of small bowel mesentery presenting with acute bowel obstruction
Authors: Tong Gabriel Yihan , Leow Kheng Song , Gunasekaran Sivaraj , Hue Susan Swee-Shan , Srinivasan Sivasubramanian
Published: December 2021

Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the small bowel mesentery is an exceedingly rare condition. It is an aggressive malignant neoplasm of mesenchymal origin characterized by osteoid formation. Final diagnosis is often made by histopathological analysis. However, we believe that prospective radiological diagnosis may be possible through careful analysis of densities (ossification) within the mesenteric mass. To the best of our knowledge, there is no current literature describing the radiological approach to making a prospective diagnosis of this condition. We present the 12th case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma worldwide and describe a radiological approach that is potentially useful in making a prospective diagnosis.
Initial undergraduate training in physical education: perceptions of the graduate
Authors:   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Martins Samara Escobar , Luiz Maria Eduarda Tomaz ,   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Folle Alexandra ,   Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Farias Gelcemar de Oliveira ,   Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Marinho Alcyane
Published: December 2021

At the end graduate course, the graduate takes with him a bag of feelings, experiences, beliefs and values ​​that reflect in his professional intervention. The perception of this in relation to its formation becomes thus an important instrument of evaluation of the offered formation in Higher Education. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the initial formation of graduates of the bachelor and licensed degree in Physical Education from a public university in the state of Santa Catarina, considering the positive and negative aspects of the graduate degree and the suggestions for improvement of the course. The study included 94 graduates, 47 of the Bachelor's degree and 47 of the Licensed's degree. In the data collection, we used an on-line questionnaire, analyzed through the technique of content analysis. The main positive and negative points of the initial formation were: teachers; opportunities and experiences; Supervised Curricular Stages; laboratories and scientific initiation; curriculum; infrastructure, location and time; activities and extension scholarships; friends and class; personal questions. The graduates provided important suggestions for improving the initial formation process, especially with regard to the curriculum, the course infrastructure, the class schedule and the teachers' pedagogical intervention.
Leisure spaces and equipment: reflections on school recreation time
Authors:   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Luiz Maria Eduarda Tomaz , Marinho Alcyane ,   Santa Catarina State University (UDESC)
Published: December 2021

This study investigated the relationships between children and adolescents with recreational spaces and leisure facilities at a private school in Florianópolis. It is characterized as a field study, descriptive and exploratory, with a qualitative approach and analysis. A total of 19 students participated in this study, between the 6th grade of elementary school and the last year of High School, as well as three school employees. To obtain the data, observations and interviews were used. The data were organized using the software N-VIVO 12 and analyzed through the content analysis technique. The categories that grouped the results were: students' desires and interests at recess; playing in different times and spaces; social relationships and interaction at recess. From this, it was possible to affirm that children and adolescents should establish relationships with the spaces and leisure facilities present in the school environment since these can foster social, intellectual and integral growth of students.
Teachers’ health questionnaire validation for the Brazilian context
Authors:   Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Sampaio Adelar Aparecido , Stobaus Claus Dieter ,   Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC)RS, Lima Dartel Ferrari de , Both Jorge ,   Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Mazzardo Junior Oldemar , Piovani Verónica Gabriela Silva
Published: December 2021

The present study shows the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish health questionnaire so-called Cuestionario de Salud Docente (CSD) for the Brazilian context with regard to the following variables: welfare (satisfaction and self-efficacy), and malaise (musculoskeletal dysfunctions, cognitive dysfunctions, breakdown and vocal cord dysfunctions). Some stages were performed to ensure the quality of translation and adaptation of the CSD with regard to semantic, idiomatic, experiential and conceptual equivalence between the original items and the translated ones. The final sample of the pilot study consisted of 697 teachers, 168 men and 529 women, aged between 18 and 52 years, working in 03 infant education centers, 9 Elementary schools from the 1st to 5th grade, and 04 Elementary schools from the 6th to 9th grade, and High School. Kappa test was used for assessing the temporal stability of the scores, and Cronbach's alpha test for the internal consistency of the dimensions and overall evaluation of the instrument. A satisfactory correlation between them was seen. As a measuring instrument, the questionnaire is considered reliable to evaluate teachers’ health, in addition to containing guidelines for further studies on welfare and malaise variables of Brazilian teachers.
Do health and education concern the bachelor and teaching programs in physical education?
Authors:   Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Antunes Priscilla de Cesaro , Knuth Alan Goularte ,   Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG)
Published: December 2021

There has been an increasing trend to privilege the health area in bachelor programs and education in teaching programs after the initial formation in Physical Education was divided in these two separate programs. Public policies guiding professionals from the health and education areas are analyzed in this article in order to discuss the relevance of the themes in both modalities of formation. Documents highlight the need to deal with health in the school environment and education in the National Health System based on a critical approach comprising social transformations such as developing people’s autonomy in addition to improving people’s lives stressing the trend for early curriculum specializations.
Reliability and sensitivity of countermovement jump-derived variables in detecting different fatigue levels
Authors:   Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Knihs Débora Aparecida , Detanico Daniele , Silva Daniel Rocha da , Dal Pupo Juliano
Published: December 2021

O objetivo foi verificar a reprodutibilidade e a sensibilidade de variáveis derivadas do salto com contra movimento (CMJ) na detecção de pequenas, moderadas e grandes alterações e se a capacidade das variáveis em detectar fadiga é dependente do volume do exercício fatigante. Dezessete homens fisicamente ativos realizaram dois protocolos de fadiga, em semanas separadas, compostos por saltos verticais contínuos: protocolo curto (7 x 10 saltos) e protocolo longo (14 x 10 saltos). A altura do salto (JH), a potência (PO), o impulso (IMP) e a rigidez vertical (KVERT) foram mensurados durante o CMJ antes e imediatamente após os protocolos de fadiga. Foram avaliados o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse, erro típico de medida, mínima mudança valiosa e magnitude baseada em inferência. PO e JH apresentaram excelente reprodutibilidade e boa sensibilidade para detectar pequenas e médias alterações, respectivamente. Os efeitos da fadiga podem ser detectados mais provavelmente pela PO, independentemente do volume de exercício fatigante. JH e IMP parecem ser afetados somente após protocolo longo e KVERT somente após protocolo curto. Em conclusão, PO (pico e média) é o um marcador melhor durante o CMJ com excelente reprodutibilidade e sensibilidade, o que permite detectar até mesmo pequenos efeitos e diferenciar níveis de fadiga.
Welcome to Summoner’s Rift”: notes about League of Legends professionalization process
Authors:   Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, Ferreira Jéssica Barbosa , Marchi Júnior Wanderley ,   Federal University of Paraná (UFPR)
Published: December 2021

With the development of electronic games in recent years, the game League of Legends stood out for its championship structure and number of players and spectators. It was noticed that, since its release, in 2009, the game went through a process of professionalization, with some players being considered as professionals. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to understand how the professionalization of the game League of Legends has been treated in published papers about the theme. The methodology used was exploratory descriptive, in which, through the reading of titles, abstract and articles, it was selected twenty articles for a literature review. Thus, it was found that the professionalization of League of Legends is linked to two factors: the launch of the League Championship Series (LCS) and its other leagues scattered in other regions, allowing players to earn wages, and the specialization of players in specific positions within the game
Effect of massage and pseudo massage on acute performance and self-perceived recovery: a study placebo-controlled
Authors:   University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), Andreossi Anderson Augusto , Marchetti Paulo Henrique ,   California State University (CSU), Northridge-CA, United States, Lass André Domingos ,   Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Leite Gerson dos Santos ,   University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), Paulo Anderson Caetano ,   Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR)
Published: December 2021

The aim of this study was to verify the effect of massage or pseudo massage on vertical jump performance. Fifteen participants were randomly subjected to three experimental conditions: massage, pseudo massage and rest. The massage condition required three unipodal vertical jumps followed by two minutes of manual massage on plantar flexor muscles and, before performing another three jumps, the Total Quality Recover Scale (TQR) was applied. The two following conditions were structured with the same procedures, although participants were submitted either at pseudo massage (single-blinded) or two minutes of rest. Results showed no statistical differences on jump height between pre and post analysis nor between experimental conditions (massage 18.7 ± 4.1 vs 18.2 ± 4.1; pseudo massage 19.1 ± 4.0 vs 8.3 ± 3.8; rest 19.0 ± 4.0 vs 18.7 ± 3.9 cm). There were also no statistical differences in the TQR results between experimental conditions (massage 16.2 ± 4.3; pseudo massage 16.4 ± 3.9; rest 15.9 ± 2.6 ua). Both massage and pseudo massage did not affect performance on vertical jump and TQR.
Sports public policy: sports activities in the first cycle in the municipalities of the metropolitan area of Lisbon
Authors:   University of Évora (UEv), Évora-Alentejo Central, Portugal, Figueira Tiago , Teixeira Mario ,   University of Évora (UEv), Évora-Alentejo Central, Portugal
Published: December 2021

This study seeks to understand the Public Policies of Sports in 1st Cycle of Basic Education formulated by the Municipalities of Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portugal). Methodologically was used a qualitative and interpretative approach, having applied to six Municipalities a model of analysis with indicators of structural, financial, strategic and inter-municipal nature. Data collection took place between 2016 and 2018, having been used the methods of Document Analysis and Guided Interview. We verified that only in one of the Municipalities the Sport Department is responsible for managing these activities, being the intervention of the Municipalities made through the provision of Sports Practice, Teacher Training and Logistic Support programs. This study allowed us to conclude that the Municipalities mostly delegate this responsibility to other Entities and that the programs are predominantly evaluated as positive, although gaps have been identified at different levels (structural, logistical and human).
Cardiorespiratory fitness level influences the ventilatory threshold identification
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Neves Leticia Nascimento Santos , Gasparini Neto Victor Hugo ,   Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo-UFES, Alves Sabrina Pereira , Leite Richard Diego ,   Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo-UFES, Barbieri Ricardo Augusto ,   Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Carletti Luciana ,   Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo-UFES
Published: December 2021

We aimed to analyze the influence of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on ventilatory threshold identification (VT1) using the Ventilatory Equivalents (VEq) and V-slope methods. Twenty-two male runners (32.9 ± 9.4 years) were divided into two groups: G1 - group with less cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF: VO2max 40 to 51 ml·kg-1·min-1) and G2 - higher CRF (G1; VO2max £56,4 to 72 ml·kg-1·min-1) divided by the 50th percentile. An incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test was applied to identify VT1 using VEq and V-slope methods to compare heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption (VO2), and speed. Two-way ANOVA was used to compare HR, VO2, and speed (groups vs. methods). The Effect size was calculated using Cohen’s d. The intraclass correlation coefficient, variation coefficient, typical error, and Bland Altman were applied to verify reliability and agreement. No significant differences (p < 0.05) were found between methods for G1 (VO2, HR, and speed), and Bland Altman showed good agreement (mean difference: VO2 0.35ml·kg-1·min-1; HR 2.58bpm; speed 0.33km·h-1). However, G2 presented statistical differences between methods (VO2 and speed) and a more significant mean difference (VO2 2.68ml·kg-1·min-1; HR 6.87 bpm; speed 0.88km·h-1). The small effect size was found in G1 between methods (VO2: 0.06; speed: 0.20; HR: 0.14), and small and moderate effects were found in G2 between methods (VO2: 0.39; speed: 0.43; HR: 0.51). In conclusion, runners with lower CRF have a better agreement for the V-slope and VEq methods than those with a higher CRF.
The Men’s Marriage Premium in the United States: What Remains after Controlling for Publication Bias and Heterogeneity?
Authors: Millagaha Gedara Nuwan Indika
Published: December 2021

Married men earn more than single men, which is a significant finding in labour and family economics. A considerable amount of research literature discusses this estimated wage effect for married men in the United States. This study finds a meaningful impact on wage after controlling for the publication bias with heterogeneity, considering a meta-analysis of 120 estimates. Marriage premium accounts for 6.8% compared to unmarried men with the evidence of publication bias after applying descriptive statistics, funnel graph, simple meta-regression analysis (MRA), and multiple MRAs. Also, this analysis identifies omitted variable bias as another important aspect for explaining this widespread empirical literature.
Conceptualising Digital Content Marketing for Greater Consumer Brand Engagement
Authors: Jacob Mishel Elizabeth , Johnson Johney
Published: December 2021

Digital Content Marketing (DCM) is the creation of valuable, relevant, and compelling content by brands, and its dissemination to their target audiences through digital platforms. In this paper, we provide a conceptual analysis of DCM and present three fundamental propositions (FPs). Underpinned by the Uses and Gratification Approach, FP1 explores six key characteristics of DCM communications (content value, relevance, reliability, consistency, interactivity, and entertainment) which can be considered as the motives for consumers to interact with them. FP2 elucidates the importance of selecting appropriate content formats (e.g., images, text-based articles, reports, videos) and content disseminating platforms (e.g., social media, websites, blogs, brand communities and discussion forums) in a DCM communication. FP3 explains the nexus between the key characteristics disseminated in different formats, through different platforms and Consumer Brand Engagement. It proposes that engagement triggered by different content formats over different platforms varies based on the gratification sought by targeted audiences.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Challenges in Enacting Procedural Justice in Resolving Sexual Harassment Complaints
Authors: Adikaram Arosha S. , Kailasapathy Pavithra
Published: December 2021

This paper aims to examine what impedes Human Resource Professionals’ (HRPs) ability to enact procedural justice in resolving complaints of sexual harassment by identifying the challenges and difficulties HRPs encounter in practice. We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 35 HRPs from 30 companies in Sri Lanka, employing a qualitative research approach. We found that HRPs face numerous challenges in enacting procedural justice. They struggle with competing demands to legally safeguard the company while also being fair to the parties concerned. We also found that complainants, other parties connected to the complaint, or observers can perceive HRPs as unfair even when they adhere to procedural justice principles. Understanding these challenges will help address some of the loopholes in complaint handling processes and highlight the need for interventions such as training to mitigate or eliminate the challenges HRPs face in taking fairer actions.
Psychological impact and coping strategies of medical students during university closure due to COVID-19 in a state university in Sri Lanka
Authors: Rohanachandra Y. M. Maheshi , Alles P. S. , Amarakoon L. , Prathapan S.
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Medical students are an especially vulnerable group to develop mental health problems due to high academic pressure, competitive training and financial restraints. Loss of routine, disengagement from peers and adapting to distant learning during the pandemic may worsen psychological distress in medical students.

Aims: We aimed to identify the psychological impact and coping strategies of medical students during the pandemic.

Methods: The study instruments were emailed as a Google form among all medical students in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. A specifically designed questionnaire was used to gather the sociodemograpgic details and assess coping skills. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to measure psychological impact.

Results: 527 students responded to the questionnaire. The main worry among the students was upcoming exams (74.4%). Depressive symptoms were present in 40.8%, anxiety in 34% and high levels of stress were seen in 24.7%. Depression (p
Koro, psychological retraction of the genitalia: A case series
Authors: Ellepola A.
Published: December 2021

Koro has been found to exist mainly in Asia and Africa. Some authors describe the syndrome as a universal syndrome, rather than a condition found only in certain cultures. It is not uncommon to find koro presenting with comorbid conditions and psychopathology relevant to these conditions. The cases in this article illustrate three different presentations of Koro in Sri Lanka, where the affected males believed that their worth was associated with fertility and sexual potency. One patient had comorbid schizophrenia, and other two had anxious personality traits.
“My daughter is unwell”: Fears of a mother with a major psychiatric illness
Authors: De Silva Rajaratne P. K. D. H. J. L. , Dahanayake D. M. A.
Published: December 2021

Schizophrenia is a major mental illness with children of affected individuals experiencing multiple challenges, which are often overlooked by professionals. These children are at risk of mental health issues due to multiple reasons including genetic predisposition, poor attachment in relationships and chaotic family environments. We describe an unusual presentation of a child whose mother was suffering from schizophrenia.
Very early onset schizophrenia in Dandy-Walker variant: A case report
Authors: Hettiarachchi D. B. , Gunarathne E. , Hettiarachchi C.
Published: December 2021

The Dandy-Walker variant is a milder form of the Dandy-Walker Complex (DWC) with less severe radiological abnormalities. We describe a 13-year old girl with limited intellectual capacity who presented with clinical features of schizophrenia, and who was diagnosed with the Dandy-Walker variant during organic screening for first episode psychosis.
Suicide thoughts
Authors: Samarasinghe D.
Published: December 2021

The unmatched drop in suicides that Sri Lanka achieved around the turn of the century provide lessons for what is useful to try now, as our rates gradually plateau. Looking back over that phase of dramatic reduction in rates provides an opportunity also to examine critically the strategies used in other countries, to reduce suicides. And examining little explored facets of the puzzling phenomenon that suicide is, helps us develop new insights about our own unsuicidal existence.
2021 Korean Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes: Diabetic Kidney Disease
Authors: Kim Nam Hoon
Published: December 2021

Diabetic kidney disease is one of the most serious complications of type 2 diabetes and a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. Recently, the Korean Diabetes Association released a new version of clinical practice guidelines including substantial changes in the management of diabetic kidney disease. Of note, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are now the preferred glucose-lowering agents for reduced glomerular filtration rate or albuminuria. Convincing evidence from cardiovascular or renal outcome trials supports the recommendation of those drugs. This review summarizes the results of recent clinical studies on diabetic kidney disease and explains new clinical recommendations based on them.
Development of a diabetic retinopathy screening model for a district health system in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Authors: Abdool Zaheera , Naidoo Kovin , Visser Linda
Published: December 2021

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are important issues in the district health system (DHS) of South Africa (SA). Guidelines for the management of DR in SA were developed more than a decade ago but not effectively implemented.Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a suitable model for DR that could be effectively implemented by a team of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) to co-manage DM and DR in the DHS of SA.Setting: The study was conducted through Voortrekker District Hospital, Limpopo Province, SA.Methods: A saturated strategy sample study was employed, and questionnaires were distributed to 24 endocrinologists in both private and public practices in Gauteng Province and to three ophthalmologists and 10 medical officers (MOs) in ophthalmology in health institutions in Waterberg and Capricorn districts of Limpopo Province. The questionnaires distributed included questions relating to the recommended roles of primary healthcare (PHC) nurses, MOs in general practice, MOs in ophthalmology, ophthalmic nurses, optometrists, and ophthalmologists to manage patients with DM in the public sector. The Delphi technique was employed requiring experts to comment qualitatively and quantitatively to elicit the required information.Results: At PHC level, PHC nurses are to document a comprehensive patient case history and assess vitals before referring to MOs in general practice. Medical officers in general practice are to assess DM control and screen for target organ disease. All patients with DM are to be referred to optometrists for retinal photography. Optometrists and ophthalmic nurses are to detect, grade and monitor pre-proliferative stages of DR, and refer to MOs in ophthalmology or ophthalmologists at district or tertiary hospitals for surgical intervention or treatment.Conclusion: Based on the expertise of the endocrinologists and ophthalmologists concerned, a DR screening model for a DHS was proposed, reflecting the role of HCPs in the management of DM and DR in the DHS of Limpopo Province, SA.
Violence in the Bible and the Apocalypse of John: A critical reading of J.D. Crossan’s How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian
Authors: Rosell Nebreda Sergio
Published: December 2021

This critical reading/dialogue follows a straightforward structure. Firstly, it presents some of the major insights in J.D. Crossan’s book, attending to its inner logic on his critique on the violence which little by little creeps into the biblical texts. Secondly, it engages in a critique of his reading of Revelation, which is Crossan’s starting point for his discussion on violence. He observes here a direct contradiction with the Jesus of history, centre of interpretation for Scripture. This article points to certain lacunae in his reading of Revelation and, finally, moves to a conclusion offering new ways to interpret and question Revelation’s violent imagery within its own literary context.Contribution: This article is a critical dialogue with one of J.D. Crossan’s latest books: How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence From Genesis Through Revelation. This is a vibrant and insightful book about how violence ultimately crept into the canonical texts, tainting even its ‘good news’. Crossan’s concern with this crude violence surfaces as he teaches different groups and he is asked why the Bible ends in Revelation on such a violent note, essentially with ‘a war to end all wars’, somehow buttressing the ‘myth of redemptive violence’. The special focus of this article resides thus on a nuanced reading of Revelation which tries to understand, in context, the function of such violent images.
Comparing the minimum inhibitory and mutant prevention concentrations of selected antibiotics against animal isolates of Pasteurella multocida and Salmonella typhimurium
Authors: Wentzel Jeanette M. , Biggs Louise J. , Van Vuuren Moritz
Published: December 2021

Historically, the use of antibiotics was not well regulated in veterinary medicine. The emergence of antibiotic resistance (ABR) in pathogenic bacteria in human and veterinary medicine has driven the need for greater antibiotic stewardship. The preservation of certain antibiotic classes for use exclusively in humans, especially in cases of multidrug resistance, has highlighted the need for veterinarians to reduce its use and redefine dosage regimens of antibiotics to ensure efficacy and guard against the development of ABR pathogens. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), the lowest concentration of an antibiotic drug that will prevent the growth of a bacterium, is recognised as a method to assist in antibiotic dosage determination. Minimum inhibitory concentrations sometimes fail to deal with first-step mutants in bacterial populations; therefore dosing regimens based solely on MIC can lead to the development of ABR. The mutant prevention concentration (MPC) is the minimum inhibitory antibiotic concentration of the most resistant first-step mutant. Mutant prevention concentration determination as a complementary and sometimes preferable alternative to MIC determination for veterinarians when managing bacterial pathogens. The results of this study focused on livestock pathogens and antibiotics used to treat them, which had a MIC value of 0.25 µg/mL for enrofloxacin against all 27 isolates of Salmonella typhimurium. The MPC values were 0.50 µg/mL, with the exception of five isolates that had MPC values of 4.00 µg/mL. The MPC test yielded 65.52% (18 isolates) Salmonella isolates with florfenicol MICs in the sensitive range, while 11 isolates were in the resistant range. Seventeen isolates (58.62%) of Pasteurella multocida had MIC values in the susceptible range and 41.38% (12 isolates) had an intermediate MIC value. Mutant prevention concentration determinations as done in this study is effective for the antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections and minimising the development of resistance. The MPC method can be used to better control to prevent the development of antibiotic drug resistance used in animals.
Medical internship training during the COVID-19 pandemic – A case of ‘sacrificial pawns’ or not?
Authors: Singaram Veena S. , Naidoo Kimesh , Ramrathan Labby
Published: December 2021

Background: Newly qualified medical practitioners in South Africa (SA) are part of the frontline health care workers who face Africa’s most severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The experiences of interns during the pandemic reflect SA’s preparedness to respond in a crisis and inform strategies that could be adopted to balance training and service in resource-challenged contexts.Aim: To explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats posed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as reflected on by interns within the clinical training platforms in SA.Setting: Public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.Methods: An online questionnaire consisting of eight open-ended questions based on the SWOT framework related to personal and professional perspectives to clinical training during the COVID-19 pandemic was developed using SurveyMonkey. All data were collected remotely via social media platforms. Data were thematically analysed.Results: Forty-six interns reflected on personal and systemic challenges as the major threats and weaknesses in intern training during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extrapolating on strengths and opportunities, there were three overarching learnings interns reflected on. These related to being a medical professional, communities of practice and the development and enhancement of clinical and non-clinical competencies. Existing challenges in the environment exacerbated the threats posed by COVID-19 and innovative strategies related to improving support, feedback, broadening the intern curriculum and online training.Conclusion: Although the clinical environment where interns learn and work is often stressful and overpowered by high service burdens, there are unique opportunities to enhance self-directed learning and graduate competencies, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.