bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recovery from Covid-19 critical illness: A secondary analysis of the ISARIC4C CCP-UK cohort study and the RECOVER trial
Authors: Pauley Ellen , Drake Thomas M , Griffith David M , Sigfrid Louise , Lone Nazir I , Harrison Ewen M , Baillie J Kenneth , Scott Janet T , Walsh Timothy S , Semple Malcolm G , Docherty Annemarie B ,   on behalf of the ISARIC4C and RECOVER Investigators
Published: October 2021

Background:

We aimed to compare the prevalence and severity of fatigue in survivors of Covid-19 versus non-Covid-19 critical illness, and to explore potential associations between baseline characteristics and worse recovery.

Methods:

We conducted a secondary analysis of two prospectively collected datasets. The population included was 92 patients who received invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) with Covid-19, and 240 patients who received IMV with non-Covid-19 illness before the pandemic. Follow-up data were collected post-hospital discharge using self-reported questionnaires. The main outcome measures were self-reported fatigue severity and the prevalence of severe fatigue (severity >7/10) 3 and 12-months post-hospital discharge.

Results:

Covid-19 IMV-patients were significantly younger with less prior comorbidity, and more males, than pre-pandemic IMV-patients. At 3-months, the prevalence (38.9% [7/18] vs. 27.1% [51/188]) and severity (median 5.5/10 vs 5.0/10) of fatigue were similar between the Covid-19 and pre-pandemic populations, respectively. At 6-months, the prevalence (10.3% [3/29] vs. 32.5% [54/166]) and severity (median 2.0/10 vs. 5.7/10) of fatigue were less in the Covid-19 cohort. In the total sample of IMV-patients included (i.e. all Covid-19 and pre-pandemic patients), having Covid-19 was significantly associated with less severe fatigue (severity <7/10) after adjusting for age, sex and prior comorbidity (adjusted OR 0.35 (95%CI 0.15–0.76, p=0.01).

Conclusion:

Fatigue may be less severe after Covid-19 than after other critical illness.
Hallux Valgus Deformities: Preferred Surgical Repair Techniques and All-Cause Revision Rates
Authors: Thier Zachary T. , Seymour Zachary , Gonzalez Tyler A. , Jackson J. Benjamin
Published: October 2021

Introduction

Hallux valgus is a commonly treated condition by foot and ankle surgeons with more than 200 different described correction techniques. Recurrence rates range from 5% to 50%, with increasing support of the theory that arthrodesis procedures may have a lower recurrence rate than osteotomies. Arthrodesis procedures to the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint or tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint for correction of hallux valgus deformity are becoming more commonly utilized. The purpose of this study is to investigate the surgical incidence and revision rates of hallux valgus deformities corrected by arthrodesis compared to osteotomy in the state of South Carolina.

Methods

The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office was queried from 2000 to 2017 to identify all surgically treated hallux valgus deformities. Data extraction included patient demographics, ICD-9 diagnoses, CPT procedure codes, and dates of surgery. A logistic regression model was used for statistical inference.

Results

A total of 22 199 feet had surgical treatment for hallux valgus during this time period, with 20 422 (92.0%), 592 (2.7%), and 1185(5.3%) receiving an osteotomy, arthrodesis, or other procedure at initial treatment, respectively. There was an all-cause revision rate of 5.6% in the osteotomy group and 6.4% in the arthrodesis group. Demographic factors such as female sex, white race, and surgery pre-2010 were associated with higher revision rates. Multiple comorbidities were correlated with higher revision rates such as tobacco use, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis, recurrent dislocations, hallux rigidus, lesser toe deformities, metatarsus varus, and talipes cavus.

Conclusion

Despite the recent increase in arthrodesis procedures for the treatment of hallux valgus deformity, our results suggest that osteotomy procedures are more commonly performed and there is no difference in all-cause revision surgery. However, there are multiple patient demographics and comorbidities that are associated with higher rates of revision surgery and should be considered and discussed during the preoperative planning period.

Level of Evidence:

Level IV
Association Between Spikes in External Training Load and Shoulder Injuries in Competitive Adolescent Tennis Players: The SMASH Cohort Study
Authors: Johansson Fredrik , Cools Ann , Gabbett Tim , Fernandez-Fernandez Jaime , Skillgate Eva
Published: October 2021

Background:

Few studies have examined the association between the acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) and complaints/injuries in young tennis players. Primary aims of this study were to investigate if accumulated external workload “spikes” in ACWR of tennis training, match play, and fitness training, and to see if high or low workload/age ratio were associated with the rate of shoulder complaints/injuries in competitive adolescent tennis players. Additional aims were to report the incidence of complaints/injuries stratified by sex and level of play and to describe shoulder injury characteristics.

Hypothesis:

Rapid increases in external workload are associated with the incidence of shoulder complaints and injuries.

Study Design:

A cohort study.

Level of Evidence:

Level 3.

Methods:

At baseline, 301 adolescent competitive tennis players, 13 to 19 years, were screened and followed weekly for 52 weeks with questionnaires, in the years 2018 to 2019. Information about time-varying accumulated external workload spikes (uncoupled ACWR >1.3), and workload/age ratio, in 252 uninjured players were used in Cox regression analyses with the outcomes shoulder complaints (≥20) and injuries (≥40) (Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Overuse Injury Questionnaire).

Results:

For each additional workload spike in tennis training/match play, the hazard rate ratio (HRR) was 1.26 (95% CI, 1.13-1.40) for a shoulder complaint and 1.26 (95% CI, 1.15-1.39) for a shoulder injury. The HRR for fitness training was 1.11 (95% CI, 1.02-1.20) for a shoulder complaint and 1.18 (95% CI, 1.09-1.27) for a shoulder injury. Workload/age ratio was not associated with the rate of shoulder complaints or injuries.

Conclusion:

Accumulated external workload spikes of tennis training, match play, and/or fitness training are associated with a higher rate of shoulder complaints and shoulder injuries in competitive adolescent tennis players.

Clinical Relevance:

Consistency in training load on a weekly basis is most likely more beneficial for adolescent tennis players regarding shoulder complaints/injuries than a training schedule comprising rapid increases (ie, spikes) in workload.
‘Using a Blacksmith’s Hammer to Crush a Fly’: Jallianwala Bagh, Public Order and Popular Protests in late Colonial India
Authors: Wani Javed Iqbal
Published: October 2021

This article reconstructs the unfolding of events in India in March–April 1919 that led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It evaluates the circumstances and the administrative and military response from a legal history perspective. It argues that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was not a unique event but culminated colonial rage against a broader anti-colonial mobilisation.
The Impact of Climate Change on Select Agricultural Production in a Water Scarce Country
Authors: Alleyne Laron , Jones Julian
Published: October 2021

The impact of rainfall and temperature on agriculture production has become increasingly pertinent due to mounting concerns regarding food security and the impact of climate change. The study uses both linear and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag models to simulate the impact that that climate variability has on agriculture production. Data on rainfall and temperature patterns are regressed on the disaggregated agricultural output, focusing on vegetable, root crop and milk production. Significant asymmetric effects were not evident with respect to the climatic impact of rain and temperature on total crop or root crop production. However, when rainfall is below its seasonal average, milk production is negatively impacted. The positive long-run influence of temperature is slightly smaller on vegetable production, in periods when temperature levels are above the seasonal average. Root crop production was found to be comparatively resistant to climate change.
Prevalence of evidence of inconsistency and its association with network structural characteristics in 201 published networks of interventions
Authors: Veroniki Areti Angeliki , Tsokani Sofia , White Ian R. , Schwarzer Guido , Rücker Gerta , Mavridis Dimitris , Higgins Julian P. T. , Salanti Georgia
Published: October 2021

Background

Network meta-analysis (NMA) has attracted growing interest in evidence-based medicine. Consistency between different sources of evidence is fundamental to the reliability of the NMA results. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of evidence of inconsistency and describe its association with different NMA characteristics.

Methods

We updated our collection of NMAs with articles published up to July 2018. We included networks with randomised clinical trials, at least four treatment nodes, at least one closed loop, a dichotomous primary outcome, and available arm-level data. We assessed consistency using the design-by-treatment interaction (DBT) model and testing all the inconsistency parameters globally through the Wald-type chi-squared test statistic. We estimated the prevalence of evidence of inconsistency and its association with different network characteristics (e.g., number of studies, interventions, intervention comparisons, loops). We evaluated the influence of the network characteristics on the DBT p-value via a multivariable regression analysis and the estimated Pearson correlation coefficients. We also evaluated heterogeneity in NMA (consistency) and DBT (inconsistency) random-effects models.

Results

We included 201 published NMAs. The p-value of the design-by-treatment interaction (DBT) model was lower than 0.05 in 14% of the networks and lower than 0.10 in 20% of the networks. Networks including many studies and comparing few interventions were more likely to have small DBT p-values (less than 0.10), which is probably because they yielded more precise estimates and power to detect differences between designs was higher. In the presence of inconsistency (DBT p-value lower than 0.10), the consistency model displayed higher heterogeneity than the DBT model.

Conclusions

Our findings show that inconsistency was more frequent than what would be expected by chance, suggesting that researchers should devote more resources to exploring how to mitigate inconsistency. The results of this study highlight the need to develop strategies to detect inconsistency (because of the relatively high prevalence of evidence of inconsistency in published networks), and particularly in cases where the existing tests have low power.
Using improved Swarm’s experimental absolute vector mode data to produce a candidate Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field (DGRF) 2015.0 model
Authors: Vigneron Pierre , Hulot Gauthier , Léger Jean-Michel , Jager Thomas
Published: October 2021

We describe the way a global model of the geomagnetic field has been built using vector field data acquired by the absolute scalar magnetometers (ASM) running in vector mode on board the Alpha and Bravo satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm mission. This model has been used as a parent model to build a candidate Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field (DGRF) 2015.0 model to meet the call issued in the context of the recent update of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF thirteenth generation). Because small but systematic issues were identified in a previous candidate IGRF 2015.0 model built in the same spirit (also only relying on ASM vector field data) in the context of the previous IGRF update (IGRF twelfth generation), we now also use improved ASM vector field (ASM-V) data. The issue originally affecting the ASM-V data is described, together with the way the improved data are now being produced. The resulting candidate DGRF 2015.0 model is shown to considerably improve on the previous candidate IGRF 2015.0 model (being closer to the final DGRF 2015.0 model by one order of magnitude in spherical harmonic spectral terms). It is also shown to stand among the candidate models closest to the final official DGRF 2015.0 model. Being the only candidate DGRF 2015.0 model entirely and only relying on such ASM-V data, it demonstrates the value of the new ASM-V data for such global geomagnetic field modeling purposes.
Morc2ap.S87L mutant mice develop peripheral and central neuropathies associated with neuronal DNA damage and apoptosis
Authors: Lee Geon Seong , Kwak Geon , Bae Ji Hyun , Han Jeong Pil , Nam Soo Hyun , Lee Jeong Hyeon , Song Sumin , Kim Gap-Don , Park Tae Sub , Choi Yang Kyu , Choi Byung-Ok , Yeom Su Cheong
Published: October 2021

The microrchidia (MORC)-family CW-type zinc finger 2 (MORC2) gene is related to DNA repair, adipogenesis and epigenetic silencing via the human silencing hub (HUSH) complex. MORC2 missense mutation is known to cause peripheral neuropathy of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 Z (CMT2Z). However, there have been reports of peripheral and central neuropathy in patients, and the disease has been co-categorized with developmental delay, impaired growth, dysmorphic facies and axonal neuropathy (DIGFAN). The etiology of MORC2 mutation-mediated neuropathy remains uncertain. Here, we established and analyzed Morc2a p.S87L mutant mice. Morc2a p.S87L mice displayed the clinical symptoms expected in human CMT2Z patients, such as axonal neuropathy and skeletal muscle weakness. Notably, we observed severe central neuropathy with cerebella ataxia, cognition disorder and motor neuron degeneration in the spinal cord, and this seemed to be evidence of DIGFAN. Morc2a p.S87L mice exhibited an accumulation of DNA damage in neuronal cells, followed by p53/cytochrome c/caspase 9/caspase 3-mediated apoptosis. This study presents a new mouse model of CMT2Z and DIGFAN with a Morc2a p.S87L mutation. We suggest that neuronal apoptosis is a possible target for therapeutic approach in MORC2 missense mutation.

This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
Eccentric Overload during Resistance Exercise: A Stimulus for Enhanced Satellite Cell Activation
Authors: WEHRSTEIN MICHAELA , SCHÖFFEL AXEL , WEIBERG NADINE , GWECHENBERGER THOMAS , BETZ THERESA , RITTWEG MAREIKE , PARSTORFER MARIO , PILZ MAXIMILIAN , FRIEDMANN-BETTE BIRGIT
Published: October 2021

Satellite cells (SC) are of importance for muscular adaptation to various forms of exercise. A single bout of high-force eccentric exercise has been shown to induce SC activation and, for electrically stimulated exercise, SC differentiation.

Purpose

This study aimed to assess if one bout of concentric/eccentric exercise with damaging eccentric overload (CON/ECC+) provides a sufficient stimulus to induce SC activation, proliferation, and differentiation.

Methods

Biopsies from the vastus lateralis muscle of recreationally active men were obtained in the rested condition and again from the contralateral leg 7 d after exhaustive concentric/eccentric (CON/ECC) (n = 15) or CON/ECC+ (n = 15) leg extension exercise and in a nonexercising control group (CG) (n = 10). Total SC number (Pax7+), activated (Pax7+/MyoD+), and differentiating (myogenin+) SCs, fiber type distribution, and myofibers expressing neonatal myosin heavy chain (MHCneo) were determined immunohistochemically. Creatine kinase and myoglobin were measured in venous blood. Isokinetic strength tests were repeatedly conducted.

Results

Significant increases in creatine kinase and myoglobin (P = 0.001) indicated myofiber damage, whereas maximal strength was not impaired. Only after CON/ECC+, SC content (P = 0.019) and SC related to type II fibers (P = 0.011) were significantly increased. A significant increase in the proportion of activated SCs occurred after CON/ECC+ only (P = 0.003), the increase being significantly (P < 0.05) different from the changes after CON/ECC and in CG. The number of differentiating SC and MHCneo remained unchanged.

Conclusions

Eccentric overload during leg extension exercise induced significant SC activation, increases in SC content and in SC number related to type II myofibers. However, there were no signs of increased SC differentiation or formation of new myofibers.
Cookies rich in iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin (vitamin B12), and antioxidants: a novel functional food potential for adolescent with anemia
Authors: Bolang Alexander Sam Leonard , Rizal Mochammad , Nurkolis Fahrul , Mayulu Nelly , Taslim Nurpudji Astuti , Radu Son , Samtiya Mrinal , Assa Youla Annatje , Herlambang Hendra Agung , Pondagitan Alpinia Shinta , Vivo Christopherous Diva
Published: October 2021

Background: This study aims to process porang flour, moringa leaves, and tempe into cookies that are high in iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin (vitamin B12), and antioxidants as potential functional food snacks for adolescents with anemia.

Methods: This study is experimental with a completely randomized trial design (CRD) with three treatments and triplicates. There are three comparison formulations of a combination of porang, moringa leaves, and black soybean-based tempe; respectively F1 (3:3:3)%, F2 (3:6:6)%, and F3 (3:10:10)%. The cookie sample was then analyzed for water content, ash, iron, folic acid, cobalt, and antioxidant activity. The differences between the samples were analyzed based on the activity of antioxidants, iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in data obtained from triplicates using multivariate ANOVA analysis.

Results: The results of the ash and water content tests of all three cookie formulations showed values in accordance with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for cookie products. F3 has significantly higher iron, folic acid, and cobalt levels than F1 and F2 (p<0.05). Antioxidant activity is highest in F3, but there is no meaningful difference between F2 and F3 (p>0.05).

Conclusions: The combination of porang's tubers, moringa leaves, and tempe made from black soybeans, especially F3, has the potential to be used as a functional cookie processed product source of iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin, and antioxidants for adolescent anemia.
Conceptual-Metaphorical Representation in English Fiction Metadiscourse: Diachronic Aspect
Authors: Fedotova Oksana
Published: October 2021

The paper deals with a very important aspect of communication – the fictional communication between the author of emotive prose and the reader. The research is based on the widely accepted thesis of a communicative nature of narrative. The author of the paper uses a popular nowadays term metadiscourse. The paper studies the diachronic aspect of conceptual-metaphoric representation in English fiction. The research shows that the conceptual metaphor is presented differently in the explicit and in the implicit dialogue of the author with the reader. The conceptual metaphors JOURNEY, BUILDING and GASTRONOMIC METAPHOR are characteristic of the explicit dialogue, whereas CONTAUNER mainly appears in the implicit dialogue.
Social Advertising as a Type of Communication Activity in the Formation of Italian Family Values (the Example of Social Campaigns in Italy at the End of the Twentieth Century)
Authors: Ivanova A.
Published: October 2021

The article is devoted to some stages of social advertising phenomenon formation in Italy, as well as its main strategies, techniques, methods, design style and thematic spectrum, and gives a brief analysis of the main approaches to its creation. The social campaigns of the late 20th and early 20th centuries, aimed at forming family values and regulating relations between Italians in the family circle, are presented as an example. Based on linguistic information, stereotypical perceptions and personal communication experiences, some features of the mentality, national character and everyday life of Italians are described, which seems necessary to better understand the concept of family and its importance in the life of this nation. Taking into account the statistical data presented in the text, it is possible to trace a causal relation between the social campaigns regulating the family microclimate in the 20th century and the family values of Italians in the present period, while current trends in social advertising allow us to make some assumptions about the trajectory of Italian society in the coming years.
Out-of-plane displacement measurement for an optical fiber image transmission element using optical flow
Authors: Zhao Ran , Jiao Peng , Liu Bo , Sun Ping , Tang Yuxin , Jia Jinsheng
Published: October 2021

To realize the industrial in-situ deformation detection of an optical fiber image transmission element, a method for out-of-plane displacement detection based on the combination of optical flow and an image spherizing algorithm is presented. After capturing the 2D deformation images, the out-of-plane displacement can be extracted from the in-plane displacement estimated by the optical flow method, which means that the out-of-plane displacement information contained in a 2D image is fully used. The principle of the Brox optical flow method is introduced and the accuracy of the method is proven by comparing test results with the digital image correlation method. Experimental results show that the relative errors and the absolute errors of the measurement are less than 2% and 0.1 µm. Because the optical flow algorithm introduces a time parameter and the smoothness assumption, the new method is more appropriate for dynamic and microscale out-of-plane displacement measurement. Unlike conventional methods, it does not need phase unwrapping or frequency domain conversion during detection and has many attractive characteristics such as nondestructive testing, a simple arrangement, and low errors. This method has been applied to the industrial in-situ monitoring of an optical fiber image transmission element.
Nd:YAG laser rod manufactured by femtosecond laser-induced chemical etching
Authors: Smith Nicholas A. , Mackenzie Mark D. , Morris James M. , Kar Ajoy K. , Bookey Henry T.
Published: October 2021

We present a cylindrical rod of single-crystal Nd:YAG fabricated from a bulk crystal using femtosecond laser-induced preferential etching. The rod is pumped at 808 nm, and the laser characteristics at 1064 nm emission and the thermal stability are investigated. The slope efficiency was determined with a maximum optical-to-optical efficiency of 7.9%±0.29% and a FWHM linewidth of 299 ± 63 pm. The etched rod shows parameters consistent with existing Nd:YAG gain crystals. This fabrication technology will find use in composite micro-optical devices where microfluidics, active and passive optics, and structures can be etched out of many different materials and combined into a single device.
The first survey of cryptococcal cells in bird droppings across Bloemfontein, South Africa
Authors: Kankam Gloria , Christians Byron , Maliehe Maphori , Mjokane Nozethu , Ogundeji Adepemi O. , Folorunso Olufemi S. , Pohl Carolina H. , Sebolai Olihile M.
Published: October 2021

Background and Aim: Cryptococcal yeast cells are spread across different ecosystems through bird movement and are deposited in bird guano. These cells may be inhaled by humans and lead to cryptococcal pneumonia. In individuals with reduced immune T-cell populations, cells may disseminate to the brain and cause the often-deadly cryptococcal meningitis. In this study, we surveyed cryptococcal cells in bird droppings across the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Materials and Methods: We aseptically collected 120 bird dropping samples from 15 representative city sites. In the laboratory, samples were assessed with regards to location, weighed, and standardized to a mass of 1 g before suspension in 10 mL phosphate buffer saline. Samples were first screened using Calcofluor-white stain as it is a rapid technique for the detection of fungi via binding to cell wall components such as chitin. After this, positive Calcofluor samples were serologically assayed for the cryptococcal antigen (CrAg). To confirm assay data, CrAg positive samples were then cultured on bird seed agar and resulting colonies were assessed using Indian ink.

Results: We determined that 10/15 locations were positive for the CrAg. Pathogenic cells were identified on bird seed agar as brown colonies. When examined using microscopy, brown colony cells exhibited characteristic thick capsules representative of cryptococcal cells.

Conclusion: This is the first proximate analysis showing the ecological distribution of cryptococcal cells in Bloemfontein. This is important as associated infections are acquired from the environment. Similarly, given the threat posed by cryptococcal cells to immunocompromised individuals, local authorities must initiate measures curbing the spread of these cells.
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Laube Robyn , Tran Yvonne , Paramsothy Sudarshan , Leong Rupert W.
Published: October 2021

INTRODUCTION:

Infertility may occur in women with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), especially after surgery such as ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). Assisted reproductive technology (ART) may be an option, but the safety and efficacy in this setting has been based on small cohorts to date. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to address this data gap.

METHODS:

A systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis was performed until May 2020. The primary outcomes were pregnancy and live birth rates per cycle of ART.

RESULTS:

Eleven studies met inclusion criteria for the systematic review and 4 for the meta-analysis. Compared with the general population, women with CD (with and without previous surgery) had no difference in pregnancy rates (odds ratio [OR] = 0.69, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.45–1.05) but had reduced live births (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.53–0.85) per cycle of ART. ART live birth rates are not reduced in women with medically managed CD; however, they are 49%–71% lower after CD-related surgery. Women with UC had no difference in both pregnancy rates (OR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.63–1.55) and live birth rates (OR = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.67–1.17); however, live birth rates were reduced after IPAA failure (hazard ratio = 0.36, 95% CI: 0.14–0.92). Two studies did not identify any significant safety signals.

DISCUSSION:

ART is safe and effective in patients with UC and medically managed CD, with pregnancy and live birth rates similar to that of the general population. However, within the limitations of the available literature, current data suggest that efficacy is reduced in women with CD-related surgery and IPAA failure. Greater gastroenterologist awareness of ART is needed to facilitate timely fertility therapy referral when indicated, particularly in CD.
NPUST Sustainable Operations and the Development of Circular Economies
Authors: H Tai , P.M Li
Published: October 2021

The National Pingtung University of Science and Technology was established as an agricultural institution in 1924. With a true appreciation for the environment, the university is dedicated to the pursuit of technology and practices that are sustainable, eco-friendly and environmentally sound. The university has already earned a reputation for “being Green” as a result of its approach to sustainable operations and circular economies. The university is actively working to make its campus Greener and healthier through simple measures, such as lending out free bicycles to students, and complex measures, such as developing water treatment and recycling systems designed to conserve water and restore eco-systems. Additionally, the university is working to raise environmental awareness among its students and is actively investing in the research and development of technologies that will be able to help businesses operate more sustainably in the future.
Innovations in Water Management for Sustainable Development of Higher Education Institutions: Experience from Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
Authors: Huu Nguyen Cuong , Nguyet Thi Tran Suong , Anh Duc Nguyen Nghi
Published: October 2021

Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU), which was established in 1997, is a fully autonomous public university in Vietnam. After over 22 years of development, TDTU is now the number one university in Vietnam for all aspects. In 2019, TDTU was ranked the 1st in Vietnam and ranked 165th in the world on sustainable development by UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (UI GreenMetric). Among six categories of UI GreenMetric, including: setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transport, and education, the water category of TDTU achieved 725 points out of 1000 maximum points (72.50%). This paper presents water management of TDTU, focusing on water conservation, water recycling, the use of water efficient appliances and piped water consumption. Specifically, the paper highlights innovations in water management that TDTU has implemented during the past few years. The paper concludes that sustainable water management makes great contribution to sustainable development of a higher education institution
Cooperation for Sustainable Development: a University Transport Model
Authors: Casacchi Melissa , Rocha Vivian , Cohen Marcos , Felipe Guanaes Luiz
Published: October 2021

The transportation system generally contributes with the largest share of Greenhouse Gases Emissions (GHG) among economic activities, which includes the high level of gas emissions from the transport system in the GHC Inventory from Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Guided by its socio-environmental agenda, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), has sought to implement integrated programs to encourage the use of alternative transportation in order to mitigate the impacts of urban mobility on the atmosphere since 2010. Free parking and shower facilities for cyclists, as well as pedestrian friendly sites and limited vehicle parking area inside the campus are some of the welcomed interventions implemented by PUC-Rio. In addition, the institution has collaborated technically with the public authorities to enable the arrival of good quality mass transportation to the University neighborhood. Even facing limited mass public transportation in the surroundings of the main campus, PUC-Rio has implemented a series of transportation initiatives that rely on the commitment and partnership of its community (students, professors and staff), who strongly support new solutions for sustainable development and contribute to the improvement of PUC-Rio transportation performance
Transportation Management in Universitas Indonesia
Authors: Kiswanto Gandjar , Hanzen Denni , Safitri Faradilla , Febrianty Farizha
Published: October 2021

Transportation management is one of the supports for a green and healthy campus. The increasing number of campus population has an impact on the number of vehicles entering the campus environment. So that in order to reduce the number of incoming vehicles, transportation management in the Universitas Indonesia is needed. In addition to regulating the transportation system on campus, transportation management also regulates the prohibition of the UI Civitas Academica from bringing private vehicles into the campus environment. To limit the vehicles that enter the campus environment, UI takes strategic steps such as making policies, building support facilities and planning that have been prepared and will be explained in this paper. to reduce and limit vehicles in the campus environment One of the steps taken by the Universitas Indonesia is to provide Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) transportation such as buses, bicylce, and scooters as a means of transportation that can be used for free by the UI Civitas Academica. To reduce and restrict private vehicles, UI is building a Highway Distribution to facilitate pedestrians, building a BORR (Bikers Outer Ring Road) lane for motorbikes, implementing a gate parking system at every entrance to the UI campus, In addition, UI also enforces various policies such as reducing the parking area, and prohibiting semester 1 and 2 students from bringing private vehicles into the campus environment, this is done by UI to reduce vehicles entering the UI campus
Напрями удосконалення системи публічного управління розвитком у сфері охорони здоров’я України
Authors: Ніколюк О. В. , Бондар В. А. , Цвєткова Н. Ю.
Published: October 2021

У статті обґрунтовано напрями удосконалення системи публічного управління розвиткомсфери охорони здоров’я України. Визначено, що перспективним напрямком вдосконалення системипублічного управління розвитком сфери охорони здоров’я є використання механізму державно-приватного партнерства. Запровадження ефективних інститутів взаємодії держави і приватногосектору сприяє розподілу повноважень на право власності, засоби виробництва й сприятиме розвиткусфери охорони здоров’я України. Метою трансформації системи публічного управління розвитком усфері охорони здоров’я варто вважати, перш за все, становлення ефективних механізмів публічногоуправління якості надаваної медичної допомоги, шляхом проведення системної перебудови такоїгалузі, формування комплексного нормативно-правового простору й інформаційно-методологічноїдоктрини щодо розвитку сфери охорони здоров’я. Формування протоколів щодо надання медичноїдопомоги повинно проводитись Міністерством охорони здоров’я разом із Академією медичних наукУкраїни та із залученням до їх опрацювання провідних експертів, науково-дослідних установ тощо.Обґрунтовано актуальність та перспективність формування єдиної публічної системи стандартизації всфері охорони здоров’я, яка має орієнтуватись на: забезпечення її цілісності шляхом імплементаціїєдиних підходів до проведення нормування, акредитації, ліцензування та сертифікації; сприятипідвищенню якості, доступності і безпеки медичних послуг, лікарських засобів та різних виробівмедичного призначення; оптимальне й результативне використання фінансових, кадрових таматеріальних ресурсів; динамічність впровадження інноваційних медичних технологій таінформаційних технологій; інтеграцію сфери охорони здоров’я України у глобальне медичнеспівтовариство.
Neurophysiological assessment of brachioradial pruritus patients
Authors: Miller Luiz Henrique Granja Souza Vieira , Akita Juliana , Martelli Antonio Carlos Ceribelli , Kirchner Daniel Rocco , Salgado Manoel Henrique , Garbino José Antonio
Published: October 2021

Abstract Background: Pruritus is a common complaint in dermatology. Wartenberg, in 1943, associated pruritus with neuropathy, relating it to the “posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve neuropathy”. In 1968, Waisman described patients with frequent pruritus complaints in the upper limb during the summer, which he named “brachioradial summer pruritus”. Currently, this pruritus is named brachioradial pruritus (BRP). BRP is characterized by a chronic pruritus, usually localized, with a long duration, and without apparent cutaneous abnormalities. Neurological disorders both from the central and peripheral nervous systems, including multiple sclerosis, are associated with pruritus. Objective: To investigate correlations between symptomatic dermatomes and alterations in the myotomes, as evidenced by electroneuromyography (ENMG). Methods: Forty-six patients with BRP dermatological diagnoses were subjected to upper limb ENMG. Results: Among 46 patients with C5 to C8 dermatomal pruritus, we evaluated 113 symptomatic dermatomal areas. Overall, 39 (85%) patients had radicular involvement and 28 (60%) had agreement between complaint and the ENMG findings (p=0.015). A total of 80% of the patients with complaints at C7 and 47% at C6 had radicular involvement at the same level. Conclusions: Among the patients who presented complaints, 47 and 80%, respectively, had ENMG alterations in the C6 and C7 myotomes. We conclude that peripheral nervous system involvement is associated with BRP.
Chemical composition, fractionation of carbohydrates and nitrogen compounds, ruminal degradation kinetics, and in vitro gas production of cactus pear genotypes
Authors: Magalhães André Luiz Rodrigues , Teodoro Ana Lúcia , Oliveira Leandro Pereira de , Gois Glayciane Costa , Campos Fleming Sena , Andrade Albericio Pereira de , Melo Airon Aparecido Silva de , Nascimento Daniel Bezerra do , Silva Wanderson Alves da
Published: October 2021

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, fractionation of carbohydrates and nitrogen compounds, degradation parameters, and in vitro ruminal fermentation of cactus pear genotypes. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 4 cactus pear genotypes and 4 replicates. The evaluated cactus pear genotypes were: Miúda (Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck), IPA Sertânia (Nopalea cochenillifera), Gigante (Opuntia ficus indica Mill), and Orelha de Elefante Mexicana (Opuntia stricta Haw), all in natura. Samples were randomly collected at different points in the experimental area. Whole plants were collected 24 months after field crop establishment. N. cochenillifera Salm Dyck presented the highest dry matter, acid detergent insoluble protein, non-fibrous carbohydrate, total digestible nutrients, digestible energy, total carbohydrates, and fractions A + B1 (P<0.05), while presenting lower neutral detergent fiber corrected for ash and protein, acid detergent fiber, and cellulose in relation to the other genotypes studied (P<0.05). The in vitro true digestibility of neutral detergent fiber was high for the genotypes N. cochenillifera Salm Dyck and N. cochenillifera Dyck, which also presented high in vitro total gas production (P<0.05). The cactus pear genotypes show adequate chemical characteristics to be composed part of diets offered to ruminants. However, supplementation is necessary to increase the dry matter and fiber contents. The Nopalea cochenillifera Salm Dyck genotype presented the highest proportions of total digestible nutrients, non-fibrous carbohydrates, non-protein nitrogen, unavailable nitrogen fraction total, and high gas production in relation to the other analyzed genotypes 24 months after field crop establishment.
In vitro comparison of peracetic acid and autoclave sterilization in the corrosion of orthodontic pliers: a pilot study
Authors: NUNES Livia Kelly Ferraz , CARNEIRO Érika Lopes , PALOMARES Nathalia Barbosa , SENNA Lilian , SAMPAIO-FILHO Helio , MIGUEL José Augusto Mendes
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Introduction: The most currently recommended method for sterilization of orthodontic pliers is the autoclave, while peracetic acid has also been shown to be effective in the chemical sterilization process. Objective: This study sought to compare the corrosive effects of peracetic acid and autoclave sterilization process of orthodontic pliers. Methods: Four active tungsten carbide (WC) stainless steel tie-cutting pliers from the manufacturers Quinelato (Rio Claro, SP, Brazil) and ICE (Cajamar, SP, Brazil) were selected. The active ends of the pliers were sectioned, and six active tips were obtained and distributed into the following groups: 1) control group (no sterilization); 2) AC group (two active pliers tips submitted to 100 autoclave sterilization cycles); and 3) AP group (two active pliers tips submitted to 100 cycles of sterilization by immersion in 2% peracetic acid solution for 30 minutes). Results: Chemical analysis using X-ray dispersive energy spectroscopy showed that after autoclave sterilization, only the ICE pliers presented oxidation corrosion (Δ[O] = +24.5%; Δ[Fe] = +5.8%; Δ[WC] = -1.9%). In comparison, following peracetic acid sterilization, both manufacturers ICE (Δ[O] = +1.8%; Δ[Fe] = +18.0%; Δ[WC] = -1.1%) and Quinelato (Δ[O] = +5.3%; Δ[Fe] = -10.4%; Δ[WC] = -15.2%) showed corrosion. The morphological analysis revealed that peracetic acid caused a pitting and localized corrosion in both brands, while the autoclave caused uniform surface corrosion on the ICE pliers. Conclusion: Autoclave application was the sterilization method that generated less corrosive damage to the orthodontic cutting pliers, when compared to the immersion in 2% peracetic acid.
Profissionalismo, generificação e racialização na docência do Direito no Brasil
Authors: Bonelli Maria da Gloria
Published: October 2021

Resumo Este artigo tem como foco a docência do Direito no Brasil, analisando como o processo de generificação e racialização é produzido ao longo da formação dos sujeitos docentes e das oportunidades e dos constrangimentos na carreira. A articulação desses marcadores resulta na distribuição díspar de privilégios e obstáculos entre homens brancos, mulheres brancas, homens negros e mulheres negras. Dialogando com estudos sobre as desigualdades de gênero no meio acadêmico do Direito em diversos países, o artigo propõe pensar o processo mencionado na chave das diferenças. Observamos que o gradiente do entrecruzamento de raça e gênero na docência acaba por produzir também o essencialismo e a fixação de identidades. Assim, a hipótese é de que os professores entrevistados dão sentidos diversos ao que seja profissionalismo e diferença, como resultado das experiências que os constituíram em sujeitos profissionais situados em processos de generificação e racialização que envolvem o trabalho das emoções. Eles burilam os significados de códigos de gênero e de atribuição racial, combinando-os de formas diversas e mutáveis, que não se estabilizam como identidades essencializadas. A pesquisa reuniu dados do Censo Nacional da Educação Superior (Inep), da Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (Rais) e de setenta entrevistas qualitativas com mulheres e homens no ensino jurídico, de sete Instituições de Ensino Superior (IESs) distintas.
The Donor’s Right to Reside for Life as a Condition in the Gift Agreement
Authors: Mitrofanova I. A.
Published: October 2021

The paper discusses the issue of the possibility of including the donor’s right to live for life in the real estate gift agreement. The relevance of this topic is predetermined by the large number of legal disputes that arise after the conclusion of a gift agreement in connection with the eviction of the donor from the living premises. There is no common point of view among theorists about the admissibility of the condition of life-long residence in the gift agreement, since this condition can be regarded as consideration. The situation is complicated by the fact that the right to live for life is not mentioned either in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation or in the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. Nevertheless, the courts, as a rule, recognize this condition in the contract as valid. It is proposed to include a canceling or suspensive condition in the gift agreement. Under the canceling condition, in case of violation of the donor’s right to live for life, the legal relationship terminates from the moment of violation of the right. The suspensive condition stipulates the following: in case of violation of the right of life-long residence, the donor has the right to cancel the gift. This will allow, firstly, to secure for the donor the right to cancel the gift if his right to live for life is violated. Secondly, this will resolve theoretical disputes, since the canceling and suspensive conditions are supplementary and do not change the causation of the transaction.
A Scenario of the Canadian Generation Y Consumers’ Behavioral Usage on the Internet
Authors: Guan Allen Lim Chong , Lee Goi Chai , Dell Peter
Published: October 2021

The main purpose of this research is to explore how Canadian Generation Y consumers’ behavioral use of the Internet. This research explores to determine the factors and variables that can increase the number of Canadian Generation Y consumers’ behavior using Canadian small businesses’ retail websites. This provides information on how small business retailers are able to plan strategies and tasks to engage them. The research question is to gather qualitative data from Canadian Generation Y consumers’ on their daily Internet and online shopping activities, and security and privacy on the Internet. The rationale behind the research objectives is to better understand Canadian Generation Y’s behavioral usage of Canadian small businesses’ retail websites. As it is imperative for retail websites to be an intrinsic part of the Internet, it is therefore important to understand Canadian Generation Y’s behavioral usage of the Internet as well. This research makes a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject matters in the areas of Generation Y, small businesses, and the activities on the internet that are applicable to academicians and practitioners. This is the first time that research has been conducted specifically based on Canadian Generation Y consumers’ behavioral usage and activities of Consumers on the Internet.
Impactos da iniciação científica sobre o desempenho estudantil no Enade 2015-2017
Authors: Marques Felipe César , Cunha Marina Silva da
Published: October 2021

O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar o impacto das bolsas de iniciação científica sobre o desempenho dos alunos bolsistas do ensino presencial nas universidades federais e estaduais do Brasil. Para tanto, utiliza-se como medida de resultado a nota dos alunos concluintes no Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes de 2015 a 2017. Devido ao problema do viés de autosseleção, foi empregada a técnica de pareamento por escore de propensão. Os resultados mostram um impacto positivo, significativo e robusto em favor dos alunos bolsistas, da ordem de 0,21 a 0,31 desvios-padrão. Tendo alunos bolsistas de outras modalidades em um segundo grupo de controle, os resultados, em geral, ainda indicam o melhor desempenho dos alunos de IC, embora as diferenças sejam reduzidas.
Juventude e políticas ambientais: a percepção e os discursos de jovens brasileiros
Authors: Barros Antonio Teixeira de
Published: October 2021

Analisa as percepções e os discursos de jovens brasileiros sobre as políticas ambientais na atualidade, com base em questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas. A ênfase é nas respostas abertas, as quais apresentam as justificações dos respondentes para as questões postas. O suporte teórico utiliza contribuições da sociologia ambiental e da sociologia da juventude. As principais conclusões indicam que a percepção dos respondentes é predominantemente pessimista, acreditando que o Brasil está regredindo em suas políticas ambientais. Quanto às autoridades eleitas que atuam ou já atuaram na defesa do meio ambiente, os jovens reconhecem em especial os vereadores, prefeitos e deputados estaduais, o que demonstra a primazia das políticas locais na percepção da juventude. Mais do que o ato de proferir discursos, os jovens atribuem importância à participação dos agentes públicos no debate ambiental qualificado com vistas à proposição de mudanças ou de aperfeiçoamentos das políticas ambientais.
PENGARUH AKTIVITAS FISIK TERHADAP RISIKO OBESITAS PADA USIA DEWASA
Authors: Suryadinata Rivan Virlando , Sukarno Devitya Angielevi
Published: October 2021

Indonesia has an increasing number of obese people every year. Risk factors and complications caused by obesity can increase morbidity and mortality in the community. One of factors causing the increasing number of obese people is caused by the decreasing level of physical activities done by Indonesian people.This study aims to determine the effect of physical activity levels on the risk of obesity. The study used an observational analytic case control design. Subjects were chosen through a purposive sampling method. The population was young adults in Surabaya. The sample of the study included 97 obese adults and 97 non-obese adults. The study was conducted in March - July 2018 in South Surabaya through distributing questionnaires to two groups. The questionnaire given used the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). The results showed that physical activity performed by adult age group of obesity was mostly classified as low activity (59,8%), while non-obese adult age group was mostly included in medium activity (56,6%).This shows a significant difference in physical activity between obese and non-obese groups (p=0,047). It can be concluded that decreased levels of physical activity may increase the risk of obesity in adult.