bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Protein primary structure correlates with calcium oxalate stone matrix preference
Authors: Tian Yu , Tirrell Matthew , Davis Carley , Wesson Jeffrey A.
Published: September 2021

Despite the apparent importance of matrix proteins in calcium oxalate kidney stone formation, the complexity of the protein mixture continues to elude explanation. Based on a series of experiments, we have proposed a model where protein aggregates formed from a mixture containing both strongly charged polyanions and strongly charged polycations could initiate calcium oxalate crystal formation and crystal aggregation to create a stone. These protein aggregates also preferentially adsorb many weakly charged proteins from the urine to create a complex protein mixture that mimics the protein distributions observed in patient samples. To verify essential details of this model and identify an explanation for phase selectivity observed in weakly charged proteins, we have examined primary structures of major proteins preferring either the matrix phase or the urine phase for their contents of aspartate, glutamate, lysine and arginine; amino acids that would represent fixed charges at normal urine pH of 6–7. We verified enrichment in stone matrix of proteins with a large number of charged residues exhibiting extreme isoelectric points, both low (pI<5) and high (pI>9). We found that the many proteins with intermediate isoelectric points exhibiting preference for stone matrix contained a smaller number of charge residues, though still more total charges than the intermediate isoelectric point proteins preferring the urine phase. While other sources of charge have yet to be considered, protein preference for stone matrix appears to correlate with high total charge content.
A simpler screening tool for sarcopenia in surgical patients
Authors: Chaiwat Onuma , Wongyingsinn Mingkwan , Muangpaisan Weerasak , Chalermsri Chalobol , Siriussawakul Arunotai , Pramyothin Pornpoj , Thitisakulchai Poungkaew , Limpawattana Panita , Thanakiattiwibun Chayanan
Published: September 2021

Background

Sarcopenia is defined as decreased skeletal muscle mass and muscle functions (strength and physical performance). Muscle mass is measured by specific methods, such as bioelectrical impedance analysis and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. However, the devices used for these methods are costly and are usually not portable. A simple tool to screen for sarcopenia without measuring muscle mass might be practical, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to design a simple screening tool and to validate its performance in screening for sarcopenia in older adult cancer patients scheduled for elective surgery.

Methods

Cancer surgical patients aged >60 years were enrolled. Their nutritional statuses were evaluated using the Mini Nutrition Assessment-Short Form. Sarcopenia was assessed using Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Four screening formulas with differing combinations of factors (muscle strength, physical performance, and nutritional status) were assessed. The validities of the formulas, compared with the AWGS definition, are presented as sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and area under a receiver operating characteristic curve.

Results

Of 251 enrolled surgical patients, 84 (34%) were diagnosed with sarcopenia. Malnutrition (odds ratio [OR]: 2.89, 95% CI: 1.40–5.93); underweight status (OR: 2.80, 95% CI: 1.06–7.43); and age increments of 5 years (OR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.41–2.24) were independent predictors of preoperative sarcopenia. The combination of low muscle strength and/or abnormal physical performance, plus malnutrition/risk of malnutrition had the highest sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy (81.0%, 78.4%, and 79.3%, respectively). This screening formula estimated the probability of sarcopenia with a positive predictive value of 65.4% and a negative predictive value of 89.1%.

Conclusion

Sarcopenia screening can be performed using a simple tool. The combination of low muscle strength and/or abnormal physical performance, plus malnutrition/risk of malnutrition, has the highest screening performance.
Megafire affects stream sediment flux and dissolved organic matter reactivity, but land use dominates nutrient dynamics in semiarid watersheds
Authors: Crandall Trevor , Jones Erin , Greenhalgh Mitchell , Frei Rebecca J. , Griffin Natasha , Severe Emilee , Maxwell Jordan , Patch Leika , St. Clair S. Isaac , Bratsman Sam , Merritt Marina , Norris Adam J. , Carling Gregory T. , Hansen Neil , St. Clair Samuel B. , Abbott Benjamin W.
Published: September 2021

Climate change is causing larger wildfires and more extreme precipitation events in many regions. As these ecological disturbances increasingly coincide, they alter lateral fluxes of sediment, organic matter, and nutrients. Here, we report the stream chemistry response of watersheds in a semiarid region of Utah (USA) that were affected by a megafire followed by an extreme precipitation event in October 2018. We analyzed daily to hourly water samples at 10 stream locations from before the storm event until three weeks after its conclusion for suspended sediment, solute and nutrient concentrations, water isotopes, and dissolved organic matter concentration, optical properties, and reactivity. The megafire caused a ~2,000-fold increase in sediment flux and a ~6,000-fold increase in particulate carbon and nitrogen flux over the course of the storm. Unexpectedly, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration was 2.1-fold higher in burned watersheds, despite the decreased organic matter from the fire. DOC from burned watersheds was 1.3-fold more biodegradable and 2.0-fold more photodegradable than in unburned watersheds based on 28-day dark and light incubations. Regardless of burn status, nutrient concentrations were higher in watersheds with greater urban and agricultural land use. Likewise, human land use had a greater effect than megafire on apparent hydrological residence time, with rapid stormwater signals in urban and agricultural areas but a gradual stormwater pulse in areas without direct human influence. These findings highlight how megafires and intense rainfall increase short-term particulate flux and alter organic matter concentration and characteristics. However, in contrast with previous research, which has largely focused on burned-unburned comparisons in pristine watersheds, we found that direct human influence exerted a primary control on nutrient status. Reducing anthropogenic nutrient sources could therefore increase socioecological resilience of surface water networks to changing wildfire regimes.
Gender bias in clinical trials of biological agents for severe asthma: A systematic review
Authors: Ciudad-Gutiérrez Pablo , Fernández-Rubio Beatriz , Guisado-Gil Ana Belén
Published: September 2021

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases characterized by sex disparities. Gender bias is a well-documented issue detected in the design of published clinical trials (CTs). International guidelines encourage researchers to analyze clinical data by sex, gender, or both where appropriate. The objective of this work was to evaluate gender bias in the published CTs of biological agents for the treatment of severe asthma. A systematic review of randomized controlled CTs of the biological agents (omalizumab, benralizumab, reslizumab, mepolizumab or dupilumab) for the treatment of severe asthma was conducted. The literature search was performed using PubMed and EMBASE without language restrictions. This study followed the corresponding international recommendations. We identified a total of 426 articles, of which 37 were finally included. Women represented 60.4% of patients included. The mean percentage of women in these trials was 59.9%, ranged from 40.8% to 76.7%. The separate analysis by sex of the main variable was only performed in 5 of the 37 publications included, and none of the trials analyzed secondary variables by sex. Only 1 of the articles discussed the results separately by sex. No study included the concept of gender in the text or analyzed the results separately by gender. The proportion of women included in CTs was higher compared to publications of other disciplines, where women were under-represented. The analysis of the main and secondary variables by sex or gender, even the discussion separately by sex, was insufficient. This gives rise to potential gender bias in these CTs.
TURISMO E BENS PATRIMONIAIS: A DINÂMICA DA CULTURA CAIÇARA NA ILHA DO MEL - PARANÁ
Authors: DENKEWICZ PATRÍCIA , MARTINS BRUNA MORANTE LACERDA , GONZAGA CARLOS ALBERTO MARÇAL , HARDER EDUARDO
Published: September 2021

O Turismo é uma atividade que promove o deslocamento das pessoas, as quais buscam conhecer novos lugares e obter novas experiências, uma busca pelo prazer. Dessa forma, pode-se afirmar que a atividade turística é um fator de desenvolvimento das comunidades locais, sendo contribuinte ao desenvolvimento local, o qual pode ser compreendido como a busca pela qualidade de vida de determinada comunidade, tendo os indivíduos que a compõem uma efetiva participação em todo o processo. Como objeto de estudo, abordou-se a Ilha do Mel, importante atrativo turístico do estado do Paraná, onde localizam-se duas Unidades de Conservação, as quais possuem diretrizes administrativas restritivas para manter a preservação ambiental concomitante às interações culturais promovidas pelo turismo. Dessa forma, o objetivo desta pesquisa centrou-se em analisar a relação entre o turismo e as dinâmicas culturais da comunidade nativa da Ilha do Mel - PR. A metodologia empregada foi de abordagem qualitativa, cujos instrumentos de pesquisa foram entrevistas individuais e coletivas, observação participante e pesquisa documental. Concluiu-se que o turismo está relacionado às dinâmicas culturais por meio das trocas culturais.
A MULTITERRITORIALIDADE DOS TRABALHADORES DO TURISMO DE ARRAIAL DO CABO (RJ)
Authors: CARNEIRO JULIANA , FRATUCCI AGUINALDO CESAR
Published: September 2021

Levando em consideração as interrelações dos diversos agentes do fenômeno do turismo, presenciamos o espaço marcado pelas multiterritorialidades, resultado da sobreposição de diferente territórios no espaço, incluindo aqueles gerados por seus trabalhadores. Neste contexto, este artigo busca compreender a multiterritorialidade dos trabalhadores do turismo de Arraial do Cabo (RJ), especificamente dos trabalhadores da hotelaria, tendo em vista seus espaços de trabalho, lazer e moradia, e aspectos funcionais e simbólicos. A pesquisa de campo, de caráter qualitativo, consistiu na
realização de entrevistas com auxílio de formulários semiestruturados, com base nas orientações teórico metodológicas de Baptista (2014). A análise dos resultados nos permitiu observar que as mobilidades dos trabalhadores do turismo que moram em Arraial do Cabo se demonstram ainda restritas pelo nível da possibilidade (Lévy, 2001), uma vez que a oferta de lazer para esse grupo é escassa, limitando suas articulações e mobilidades, sendo enfraquecida em seu sentido simbólico.
O USO DE GEOLOCALIZAÇÃO PARA COMPREENDER PRÁTICAS ESPACIAIS DE TURISTAS E RESIDENTES
Authors: MINASI SARAH MARRONI , TRICÁRICO LUCIANO TORRES
Published: September 2021

O processo de urbanização turística materializa no território a infraestrutura necessária para o turismo. Com isso, age na formação de centralidades voltadas para atendimento de necessidades de lazer e entretenimento, deixando em segundo plano as necessidades de uso do cotidiano. Nesse contexto, surge o questionamento sobre como é a relação de turistas e moradores no território apropriado pela urbanização turística. O objetivo estabelecido foi o de compreender a prática espacial de turistas e residentes nos territórios da urbanização turística nos destinos turísticos Gramado e Canela, RS e São Joaquim e Urubici, SC. Foram coletados dados usando a interface de programação de aplicativos. Os dados coletados tiveram como base as hashtags para as postagens utilizadas em referências aos destinos turísticos em análise. A base de dados formada agregou os seguintes itens: identificador, geolocalização e data da postagem. Os resultados indicaram que o quantitativo de postagens de turistas é expressivamente superior ao dos moradores. Também, independente da origem das postagens, as geolocalizações se concentram nas áreas centrais e são influenciadas pela presença de elementos icônicos e atrativos turísticos. Deste modo, foi possível perceber que o processo de apropriação de urbanização turística repercute no uso do território urbano, contribuindo para a que o uso do turista prevaleça sobre o uso do morador.
TERRITORIAL SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS AND RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURE IN TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT: A BRAZILIAN CASE STUDY
Authors: FARIAS RAFAEL ARAÃšJO SOUSA , HOFFMANN VALMIR EMIL
Published: September 2021

This study describes the relationship between the role of tourism support institutions, their services and their relationship structure in the tourism destination management of Pirenópolis-GO, in the interior of Brazil. Tourism can be studied as a geographical territory comprising local attractions and different actors. These actors include tourism support institutions (TSIs), such as universities, agencies, trade associations and others. Using a qualitative and quantitative approach, this study involved twenty support institutions, with data collection through semi-structured interviews. The research findings indicate the centrality of some institutions which, nevertheless, do not play a leading role in the network, and that I) Centrality is not related to the provision of services but to the relationships between TSIs; ii) Less investmentintensive activities are more abundant and complementarity of services is not observed among the TSIs; and iii) Destination management is not performed by a destination management organization (DMO), which makes its management more fragmented.
Implementasi Deep Learning untuk Entity Matching pada Dataset Obat (Studi Kasus K24 dan Farmaku)
Authors: Pratama Rivanda Putra , Hidayat Rahmat , Fano Nisrina Fadhilah , Akbar Adam , Rakhmawati Nur Aini
Published: September 2021

Data processing speed in companies is important to speed up their analysis. Entity matching is a computational process that companies can perform in data processing. In conducting data processing, entity matching plays a role in determining two different data but referring to the same entity. Entity matching problems arise when the dataset used in the comparison is large. The deep learning concept is one of the solutions in dealing with entity matching problems. DeepMatcher is a python package based on a deep learning model architecture that can solve entity matching problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the matching between the two datasets with the application of DeepMatcher in entity matching using drug data from farmaku.com and k24klik.com. The comparison model used is the Hybrid model. Based on the test results, the Hybrid model produces accurate numbers, so that the entity matching used in this study runs well. The best accuracy value of the 10th training with an F1 value of 30.30, a precision value of 17.86, and a recall value of 100.
Peramalan Pelayanan Service Mobil (After-Sale) Menggunakan Backpropagation Neural Network (BPNN)
Authors: Puspitasari Novianti , Haviluddin  , Kustiawan Arinda Mulawardani , Setyadi Hario Jati , Putra Gubtha Mahendra
Published: September 2021

The automotive industry in Indonesia, primarily cars, is getting more and more varied. Along with increasing the number of vehicles, Brand Holder Sole Agents (ATPM) compete to provide after-sale services (mobile service). However, the company has difficulty knowing the rate of growth in the number of mobile services handled, thus causing losses that impact sources of income. Therefore, we need a standard method in determining the forecasting of the number of car services in the following year. This study implements the Backpropagation Neural Network (BPNN) method in forecasting car service services (after-sale) and Mean Square Error (MSE) for the process of testing the accuracy of the forecasting results formed. The data used in this study is car service data (after-sale) for the last five years. The results show that the best architecture for forecasting after-sales services using BPNN is the 5-10-5-1 architectural model with a learning rate of 0.2 and the learning function of trainlm and MSE of 0.00045581. This proves that the BPNN method can predict mobile service (after-sale) services with good forecasting accuracy values.
Implementasi Algoritma RC4 pada Sistem Pengamanan Dokumen Digital Soal Ujian
Authors: Febriyani Fauziyah Suwarsita , Arfriandi Arief
Published: September 2021

The development of science and technology has led to changes in the use of documents in life to become digital data. However, this can cause problems, namely regarding data security and confidentiality. To increase security and confidentiality can be done with cryptographic algorithm RC4. The research method uses the Waterfall method. The result of this research is a website that can secure document files with * doc extension using the RC4 algorithm. The test was carried out using the blackbox test and the CrackStation test for encryption testing. The results of the test show that the website can run well and successfully implements the RC4 algorithm.
Ricardo Olano Estrada y los congresos de mejoras (1917-1946). Bases para una planeación urbana en Colombia
Authors: Cuervo-Calle Juan José , Schnitter-Castellanos Patricia , Múnera-Barrios Maria Ginette
Published: September 2021

El texto expone la divulgación de la arquitectura, el urbanismo y temas de ciudad a través de los llamados congresos de mejoras nacionales conferidos entre 1917 y 1946, periodo en el cual Ricardo Olano Estrada, importante personaje de la élite antioqueña, urbanista sin formación y principal impulsador de estos eventos, mantuvo una participación activa. El trabajo se soporta en una investigación documental, cuyo objetivo aporta a las interpretaciones arquitectónicas y urbanísticas de la ciudad moderna en Medellín entre 1926 y 1947, desde de los discursos de Ricardo Olano Estrada. Metodológicamente, se realizan dos etapas: la primera surge de una revisión bibliográfica sobre el problema, y la segunda, de la búsqueda de material de archivo y revistas seriadas especializadas de la época, teniendo como fuente principal la Revista Progreso, órgano de divulgación de la Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas de Medellín. Los resultados expuestos en el texto tienen una implicación de carácter nacional; es decir, que solo son de potencial interés para la historia de la planeación urbana en Colombia.
Dvokrilnost istine u Divljoj patki: Platon, Ibsen i Krleža
Authors: Tomljenović Ana
Published: September 2021

Questioning the commonly held assumption in critical reception that Ibsenʼs symbol of the wild duck was influenced by Darwinʼs theory, I want to argue that the wild duck flew into Ibsenʼs play all the way from Platoʼs aporetic dialogue The Theaetetus. Following Lacanʼs reading of Plato, I want to examine the connection between the Socratic position towards knowledge – especially the rupture between knowledge and truth – and the treatment of dramatic dialogue in Ibsenʼs The Wild Duck and Krležaʼs The Glembays.
Фраземи со зоонимна компонента од фразеосемантичкото поле ‘време’ во македонскиот јазик
Authors: Велјановска Катерина , Мирчевска-Бошева Биљана
Published: September 2021

Тhis article analyses Macedonian phrasemes with zoonymic component denoting time. Zoonyms mainly came from surrounding environment which was expected having in mind the fact that man often reaches for something that is well known to him in an attempt to understand something far and abstract, such as the category of time. What distinguishes the analyzed units from the rest of the phraseological material with zoonymic components is their relative neutrality, bearing in mind that in general the zoonymic phrases are negatively colored. Such neutrality is due to their semantics, as well as to the fact that they show the characteristics and animals behavior as they are in reality
Zastupljenost i obrada antropomorfnih i zoomorfnih frazema u Rusko-hrvatskome frazeološkom rječniku (2019)
Authors: Barčot Branka
Published: September 2021

This paper presents the analysis of Russian animalistic phraseological units included in the Russian-Croatian Phraseological Dictionary (2019). In our research we focused on etalons that have the simile structure. Anthropomorphism and zoomorphism are two antipodes of the same reality within the language picture of the world – in our case it is the Russian language picture of the world. We believed that the anthropocentric perspective of the animal world was stronger than the ecocentric perspective, and that it has influenced the Russian language correspondingly, which has led us to the conclusion that there must be more Russian anthropomorphic similes than zoomomorphic similes. But the analysis that we have performed within the frames of the Russian-Croatian Phraseological Dictionary has not proven our hypothesis. The findings of this study suggest that there is an equal number of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic similes within the analyzed phraseological material.
Vukodlaci – oborotnji i psoglavci u odabranoj slovenskoj prozi 19. veka
Authors: Ajdačić Dejan
Published: September 2021

The author analyzes the origins and characteristics of werewolves (human-wolves) and lycanthropus (human-dogs) as dual-natured beings within Slavic folk beliefs. He also analyzes the way their mythological properties transform through literature. The werewolf’s mythos is approached through texts of 19th century authors, Russians Orest Somov (Oboroten: narodnaja skazka, 1829) and Alexander Kuprin (Serebrjanyj volk, 1901) and the Pole from Belarus Jan Barszczewski(Wilkołak, 1844), while the lycanthrope’s is viewed through the lens of the literary fairy tale by Serbian Joksim Nović Otočanin (Vrzino kolo i Zlatni i Alem-grad, 1864). The author puts focus on symbolism, specifically that of the human-beast dichotomy. The literary representation of this man-beast duality in 19th century Slavic written prose indicates a fantasy view of the coexistence between beast and man – the beastly in men, or the human in beasts.
V MIĘDZYNARODOWA KONFERENCJA NAUKOWA Z CYKLU „UKRAINISTYKA: WCZORAJ, DZISIAJ, JUTRO…”
Authors: Janczura Dominika
Published: September 2021

Стаття присвячена ознайомленню читачів з роботою V Міжнародної Наукової Конференції „Україністика: вчора, сьогодні, завтра…”, організованої щодва роки Кафедрою Україністики Університету ім. Адама Міцкевича в Познані. Конференція відбулася 22–23 жовтня 2020 року і повністю була проведена в онлайн-форматі, для роботи використано платформу Майкрософт Тімс. У конференції брало участь 47 вчених з Польщі і з-за кордону. Наукову зустріч було поділено на п’ять різноаспектних секцій, робочими мовами визначено польську й українську. Конференція мала на меті обговорення актуальних питань україністики у широкому значенні цього поняття – мовознавства, літературознавства, культурології. Акордом конференції став круглий стіл „Український нуар і творчість Олеся Ульяненка”.
Microstructural evolution and properties of tungsten inert gas and fiber laser welded SUS445 ferritic stainless steel
Authors: Lu Ching-Wen , Wang Huei-Sen , Hsieh Chih-Chun , Wu Jie-Jyun
Published: September 2021

To determine the weldability of SUS445 ferritic stainless steel, two welding approaches, tungsten inert gas and fiber laser welding processes, were used and compared. After the welding processes, the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of the welds were investigated. In the weld fusion zones of these two welding approaches, different morphologies of the grains were obtained. No obvious precipitation formed in these zones. In the heat affected zone of the tungsten inert gas welds, more volume fraction and larger grain sizes of the Laves phase and larger matrix grains were observed, which significantly affected its corrosion resistance and mechanical properties. However, in the heat affected zone of the fiber laser welds, only small amounts Laves phases and a relatively narrow matrix grain growth area were observed, which offers better corrosion resistance and mechanical properties.
Análisis discursivo de las cédulas de los expósitos del Hospicio de Oviedo (1752‒1782)
Authors: Menéndez Fernández Claudia Elena
Published: September 2021

The Oviedo Hospital was the main charity in charge of caring for foundlings in Asturias (Spain) between the 18th and the 20th century. Sometimes these children carried an identity card or document with them containing several pieces of information, such as their name or the confirmation of baptism. These were copied into the hospital register books (‘Foundling Records’). The identity cards are characterized by the repetition of a basic informative scheme and certain linguistic elements located in the area of ‘language of immediacy’. Taking this into account, the aim of this paper is to examine from the perspective of discourse analysis a corpus composed of 1.117 identity cards collected between 1752 and 1782 to determine if these documents are able to constitute by themselves a specific discursive tradition.
ANÁLISE DA QUALIDADE DE ENERGIA DE UM SISTEMA FOTOVOLTAICO CONECTADO A UMA REDE DE BAIXA TENSÃO
Authors: Fortes Márcio Zamboti , Medina Vinicius Peixoto , Martinho João Carlos Gonçalves , Cosentino Guilherme Vieira
Published: September 2021

A energia fotovoltaica tornou-se uma ótima alternativa aos sistemas de geração de energia elétrica tradicionais, por ser uma fonte de energia limpa e renovável. Nos últimos anos, a geração fotovoltaica para uso residencial ganhou destaque, principalmente devido aos altos custos de energia elétrica. O Brasil é um dos países com o maior custo de energia elétrica do mundo, o que motiva o uso dessa alternativa energética. No entanto, os sistemas fotovoltaicos precisam ser avaliados quanto à qualidade da energia fornecida ao consumidor. A distorção harmônica é um dos principais problemas que pode afetar a qualidade da energia. O proposto artigo consistiu na análise da qualidade de energia de um sistema fotovoltaico de baixa tensão instalado no estacionamento da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Foram realizados testes em laboratório com o objetivo de estimar a distorção harmônica total em termos de tensão e corrente e verificar se níveis recomendados foram atingidos. Os testes foram realizados com carga linear.
MODELAGEM DA VAZÃO E ANÁLISE DO ESCOAMENTO NA ÁREA DE RECARGA DE UMA NASCENTE INSERIDA NA BACIA DO RIO VERDE
Authors: Silva Israel Luiz da , Oliveira Alisson Souza de , Marques Rosângela Francisca De Paula Vitor
Published: September 2021

Entender a dinâmica da água em áreas de recarga de nascentes é extremamente importante, pois são precursoras dos cursos d’água. Objetivou-se a caracterização da área de recarga da nascente F1 e a modelagem de sua vazão. Localiza-se na Fazenda Experimental UninCor em Três Corações, MG. Para a delimitação da área de recarga e obtenção da declividade foi utilizado o MDE SRTM com resolução espacial de 30 m, para a classificação do uso e cobertura da terra utilizou-se uma imagem do CBERS-4. A vazão foi avaliada em associação a área de recarga, relevo e uso e cobertura da terra. Realizou-se o monitoramento semanal da vazão entre abril e setembro de 2019, avaliando-se o deflúvio, vazão média, rendimento específico e a modelagem da vazão. O uso do solo predominante é a pastagem degradada (91,98%). O relevo predominante é o ondulado (83,20%), declividade média de 15,16% e altitude média de 935,8 m. A vazão no início do período de depleção (Qt) foi de 1,35 l.s-1 e no final (Qt0) foi de 0,07 l.s-1. Embora haja a necessidade de estudos complementares, fica evidente a influência negativa do uso do solo na geração do escoamento, fatos comprovados com a relação Qt/Qt0 de apenas 5,20%, aliado ainda ao coeficiente de depleção α igual a -0,02211. A precipitação total no período analisado foi de 929,28 mm, o deflúvio total igual a 225,58 mm e a participação do deflúvio base no total precipitado (Db/P) foi de 24,27%.
AUMENTO POPULACIONAL E DEGRADAÇÃO AMBIENTAL: a conta que não quer fechar
Authors: Friede Reis
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre a relação entre crescimento populacional e desenvolvimento sustentável, questionando se o aumento populacional é um dos causadores da escassez de recursos e, consequentemente, um dos problemas que impedem o desenvolvimento sustentável. Discorre sobre algumas das causas constantemente associadas ao alardeado rompimento da estabilidade ambiental em que se encontra o planeta, citando, ainda, seus respectivos efeitos.
POSSÍVEIS EVIDÊNCIAS DA VITAMINA B12 NA DOR NEUROPÁTICA: Seria um fator de proteção em Doenças Neurológicas?
Authors: Moreno Adalgiza Mafra , Orsini Marco , Fernandes do Nascimento Jacqueline Stephanie , Moraes Nunes Nicolle Dos Santos
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A prevalência de pacientes acometidos por dor neuropática na população em geral pode chegar a 10%. Quando comparado com demais síndromes de dor crônica, os pacientes com dor neuropática descrevem pior estado de saúde mental e física, tornando-se desafiador seu controle. Dado o visível quantitativo de doenças associadas à dor neuropática e as respostas restritas aos manejos atuais, revela-se a busca por novas terapêuticas a serem utilizadas como monoterapia ou em combinação com os tratamentos vigentes. Uma dessas terapêuticas baseia-se na suplementação com vitamina B12, ainda que não seja evidenciado sinais sugestivos de deficiência. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo exploratório descritivo que emprega o método de revisão integrativa, categoria que consiste em explorar o conhecimento já definido, incluindo pesquisas com diferentes técnicas. Realizou-se em abril de 2020 o levantamento de artigos indexados nas bases de dados eletrônicas PubMed, MedLine, LILACS e BIREM. Resultados e Discussão: Há vários anos, a vitamina B12 tem sido empregada sob forma de monoterapia ou combinadas a demais fármacos para o tratamento de dor em diversas condições clínicas, como dor inflamatória, neuropática, doenças neurodegenerativas, radiculopatia, e etc. demonstrando evidências positivas. Conclusão: Dada as evidências, a vitamina B12 apresenta-se como um candidato potencial para o tratamento da neuropatia periférica com boa segurança e baixa incidência de efeitos colaterais, destacando-se pelos efeitos analgésicos em diferentes síndromes dolorosas e neuropáticas, como adjuvantes ou em monoterapia.
USO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS NAS CIDADES DE CRUZÍLIA, SÃO GONÇALO DO SAPUCAÍ E VARGINHA MG
Authors: De Freitas Aurivan Soares , Brandão Andresa De Oliveira , Souza Karina Luiza de , Saturnino Larissa Aparecida Silva
Published: September 2021

As plantas medicinais vêm sendo usadas como medicamento para a cura e o tratamento de doenças há muito tempo. Todavia, se essa prática não for realizada corretamente, poderá comprometer à saúde humana. Nesse sentido, foi objetivo do presente trabalho avaliar o uso de plantas medicinais nos municípios de Cruzília, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí e Varginha MG. A amostragem do tipo probabilístico foi realizada aplicando 20 questionários em cada município, totalizando 60 questionários. Constatou-se que a maioria das pessoas que usa plantas medicinais é do sexo feminino. Em Cruzília, São Gonçalo e varginha 65, 95 e 25 % das pessoas usam plantas medicinais, respectivamente. A maioria dos entrevistados consegue plantas medicinais através de hortas caseiras e utiliza as plantas na forma de chá. Entre as plantas mais utilizadas nas três cidades são hortelã, erva doce, boldo e erva cidreira. Em Cruzília e Varginha, 69 e 60% dos entrevistados, respectivamente, sempre viram resultados no tratamento, enquanto em São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, apenas 37%. Apesar desse resultado, em São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 89% responderam que já apresentaram alguma reação adversa devido ao uso de plantas. Diante deste contexto, destaca-se a importância das plantas medicinais como alternativa no tratamento de doenças, entretanto, alerta-se quanto aos riscos do uso indiscriminado de certas espécies.
ESTUDO DE CASO À LUZ DA PSICOLOGIA SÓCIO-HISTÓRICA SOBRE O FILME “EXTRAORDINÁRIO”: ANÁLISE DA AUTOESTIMA DO PERSONAGEM AUGGIE PULLMAN
Authors: Coelho Gilson Gomes , Fulaneti Ana Luiza Machado , Ribeiro Maycon Douglas Silva
Published: September 2021

Este artigo tem o objetivo de analisar o processo de construção da autoestima do protagonista Auggie Pullman do filme “O extraordinário”, através de uma pesquisa qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso e baseada na teoria da Psicologia Sócio-Histórica. Com estas metodologias verificou-se que o processo de instituição da autoestima do garoto se realiza a partir da predominância de comportamentos positivos, oriundos sobretudo da família: contribuindo para um desenvolvimento satisfatório dos processos de internalização de acordo com o repertorio histórico cultural do seu próprio meio. Neste enfoque, concluímos que os marcadores sociais que influenciam na autoestima de Auggie é primeiro a sua família e de maneira assistente o contexto escolar apenas sinalizado no trabalho sem maior foco. Porém, observamos que mesmo na ocorrência de comportamentos positivos, somam também os negativos, que impactam no processo de construção da autoestima de Auggie, o que se verifica ao mesmo tempo que a família e entre outros marcadores sociais podem contribuir assertivamente, por outro lado, também podem colaborar negativamente.
GhostiPy: An Efficient Signal Processing and Spectral Analysis Toolbox for Large Data
Authors: Chu Joshua P. , Kemere Caleb T.
Published: September 2021

Recent technological advances have enabled neural recordings consisting of hundreds to thousands of channels. As the pace of these developments continues to grow rapidly, it is imperative to have fast, flexible tools supporting the analysis of neural data gathered by such large-scale modalities. Here we introduce GhostiPy (generalhubofspectraltechniquesinPython), a Python open source software toolbox implementing various signal processing and spectral analyses including optimal digital filters and time–frequency transforms. GhostiPy prioritizes performance and efficiency by using parallelized, blocked algorithms. As a result, it is able to outperform commercial software in both time and space complexity for high-channel count data and can handle out-of-core computation in a user-friendly manner. Overall, our software suite reduces frequently encountered bottlenecks in the experimental pipeline, and we believe this toolset will enhance both the portability and scalability of neural data analysis.
Requiem for the Unipolar Moment in Nagorny Karabakh
Authors: Broers Laurence
Published: September 2021

The Minsk Group, led by the United States, France, and Russia, has brokered the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict since the mid-1990s after Armenia-backed secessionists in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic won the first Karabakh war of 1992–94. That mediation embodied the ideals of the mid-1990s unipolar moment, which assumed that liberalized markets and democratic transitions would converge internally to resolve legacy conflicts in postsocialist states while bringing them into convergence externally with Euro-Atlantic nations. Those assumptions withered away over the next quarter-century. Neither Azerbaijan nor Armenia transitioned to liberal democracy. Backed by an increasingly assertive Turkey, Azerbaijan prevailed in a bloody war in 2020. This time, the regional authoritarian powers, Russia and Turkey, are overseeing what could be a test case for a new form of “illiberal peace.”
How Faith-Based Human Rights Work Gets Done in Moscow
Authors: Caldwell Melissa L.
Published: September 2021

Churches and other faith-based communities have taken the lead in the human rights sector in Russia. At a time when many secular activists have been harassed, imprisoned, forced into exile, and even murdered, interfaith partnerships working on civil rights for minorities and migrants have been tolerated and officially recognized. Part of a long history of civic–oriented religious activism, they benefit from their legacy as moral leaders. While some religious activists have publicly challenged the Russian state’s authority and values, most have been careful to present themselves as partners of the state, even if their beliefs are not always fully aligned.
Pilgrims’ Progress
Authors: Luhr Eileen
Published: September 2021

This article examines how the missionary work of Paramahansa Yogananda, founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), promised to advance the American way of life while re-affirming the traditional and authentic nature of his message. Drawing on Yogananda’s writing and the SRF’s in-house publication, this cultural history contextualizes Yogananda’s career within processes of decolonization, America’s deepening economic and political connections to the developing world, and consumer-driven shifts in the religious marketplace. Yogananda’s message provided a means for managing difference while seeking to forge greater sentimental, cultural, and commercial connections between the United States and India. His career offers insights into how American “exceptionalism” met the challenges of global cultural exchange amid geopolitical imaginaries of the nation’s burgeoning empire.
Studienfinanzierung - Teil 1: Stipendien und BAföG
Authors: Kropp Matthias , Rade Katja
Published: September 2021

Der zweiteilige Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten der Studienfinanzierung. Im ersten Teil des Beitrags werden Stipendien und BAföG einschließlich Überbrückungshilfen für Studierende in pandemiebedingten Notlagen vorgestellt. Der zweite Teil geht dann auf Hilfen zum Studienabschluss und reine Darlehensangebote zur Studienfinanzierung ein.
La dinamización de cadenas agroindustriales uruguayas en contexto de expansión comercial global (2001-2019)
Authors: Bartesaghi Ignacio , Silva Sandes Emilio
Published: September 2021

La producción y el comercio mundial agroindustrial ha registrado un importante incremento en el presente siglo. Algunos países en América Latina, especialmente los sudamericanos, se han reposicionado como importantes abastecedores de bienes agrarios. Si bien la expansión tiene múltiples causas, el acelerado crecimiento económico que ha evidenciado en los últimos veinte años la región Asia-Pacífico, motorizado principalmente por China, así como otras regiones y países emergentes, ha estado en la base de este proceso. En ese contexto, Uruguay es uno de los países sudamericanos que ha mostrado un importante dinamismo. En este artículo se analiza cómo este país, históricamente agroexportador, acompañó la expansión de la producción y el comercio mundial de base agraria, desarrollando sus vínculos con el mercado externo a partir de sus principales cadenas industriales relacionadas con la producción de soja, forestación, carne, arroz y lácteos. La clave de este proceso implicó, entre otras cosas, una reorganización espacial de las actividades agropecuarias, la captación de inversión extranjera directa, así como potentes transformaciones en materia de innovación tecnológica y gestión de los agronegocios.
La actividad física y la recreación como estrategias para impactar a las comunidades locales y promover el desarrollo de habilidades blandas en el estudiantado: la experiencia de extensión universitaria con estudiantes de diferentes carreras en la Sede Interuniversitaria de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Authors: Miranda-Benavides Yanixa , Miranda-Benavides Karla , Prendas-Aguilar Gaudy
Published: September 2021

This article discloses situations students from different careers of the National University, Alajuela Interuniversity Campus, have experienced. As part of their learning process in the course “Actividades y Eventos Recreativos” (Activities and Recreational Events), they designed and practiced actions that promote physical and recreational activities in different communities in Alajuela, one of the seven provinces of Costa Rica. This exercise proves that it is possible to reinforce students’ abilities and impact local communities through learning and extension programs. For the systematization of this experience, the students and people in charge of organizations where the activities took place were asked to fill out a questionnaire to know their perception regarding the obtained results.
Informacija apie autorius
Authors: Vilnensia Acta Paedagogica
Published: September 2021

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Reikalavimai „Acta paedagogica Vilnensia“ spausdinamiems straipsniams
Authors: Paedagogica Vilnensia Acta
Published: September 2021

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Використання космічної інформації в системі геоінформаційного забезпечення ухвалення управлінських рішень з питань національної безпеки та оборони України
Authors: Горбулін Володимир Павлович
Published: September 2021

Сьогодні роль геоінформаційних систем у забезпеченні ухвалення рішень з питань національної безпеки і оборони розвинених країн світу постійно зростає. У новій Стратегії воєнної безпеки України особливу увагу приділено впровадженню сучасних інформаційних та космічних технологій у діяльність українських сил оборони. У статті актуалізовано проблему розвитку національної інфраструктури геопросторових даних за відсутності в України власних супутників. Проаналізовано два шляхи розв’язання цієї проблеми: отримання даних від іноземних космічних апаратів і запуск власного супутника дистанційного зондування Землі.
Видатний математик, вчитель, людина
Authors: Резуненко Олександр Вячеславович , Рижкова Ірина Анатоліївна , Фастовська Тамара Борисівна
Published: September 2021

Статтю присвячено пам’яті видатного українського математика, фахівця в галузі рівнянь з частинними похідними і динамічних систем, лауреата Державної премії України в галузі науки і техніки (2010), завідувача кафедри математичної фізики та обчислювальної математики Харківського національного університету ім. В.Н. Каразіна (2000–2015), доктора фізико-математичних наук (1990), професора (1992), члена-кореспондента НАН України (2009) Ігоря Дмитровича Чуєшова.
Вони відкривали лазерну епоху
Authors: Негрійко Анатолій Михайлович
Published: September 2021

30 вересня виповнюється 90 років відомому вченому в галузі фізики твердого тіла, нелінійної оптики та квантової електроніки, лауреату Ленінської премії (1966), Державних премій СРСР (1982), УРСР (1974) та України (1994) в галузі науки і техніки, заслуженому діячеві науки і техніки України (1992), повному кавалеру ордена «За заслуги», лауреату премії ім. К.Д. Синельникова НАН України (1998), академіку-секретарю (1990—1998) Відділення фізики і астрономії НАН України, директору (1987—2006) Інституту фізики НАН України (нині — почесному директору), доктору фізико-математичних наук (1963), професору (1968), академіку НАН України (1982) Михайлу Семеновичу Бродину.
Patient, Provider, and Health Care System Characteristics Associated With Overuse in Bronchiolitis
Authors: Wolf Elizabeth R. , Richards Alicia , Lavallee Martin , Sabo Roy T. , Schroeder Alan R. , Schefft Matthew , Krist Alex H.
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against the routine use of β-agonists, corticosteroids, antibiotics, chest radiographs, and viral testing in bronchiolitis, but use of these modalities continues. Our objective for this study was to determine the patient, provider, and health care system characteristics that are associated with receipt of low-value services.

METHODS

Using the Virginia All-Payers Claims Database, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of children aged 0 to 23 months with bronchiolitis (code J21, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) in 2018. We recorded medications within 3 days and chest radiography or viral testing within 1 day of diagnosis. Using Poisson regression, we identified characteristics associated with each type of overuse.

RESULTS

Fifty-six percent of children with bronchiolitis received ≥1 form of overuse, including 9% corticosteroids, 17% antibiotics, 20% β-agonists, 26% respiratory syncytial virus testing, and 18% chest radiographs. Commercially insured children were more likely than publicly insured children to receive a low-value service (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.21; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15–1.30; P < .0001). Children in emergency settings were more likely to receive a low-value service (aPR 1.24; 95% CI: 1.15–1.33; P < .0001) compared with children in inpatient settings. Children seen in rural locations were more likely than children seen in cities to receive a low-value service (aPR 1.19; 95% CI: 1.11–1.29; P < .0001).

CONCLUSIONS

Overuse in bronchiolitis remains common and occurs frequently in emergency and outpatient settings and rural locations. Quality improvement initiatives aimed at reducing overuse should include these clinical environments.
El Plan de Iguala como Ley fundamental del Estado mexicano independiente
Authors: Del Arenal Fenochio Jaime
Published: September 2021

En los orígenes del Estado mexicano como estado constitucional independiente no puede soslayarse que uno de sus pilares jurídico-políticos lo constituyó el Plan de Iguala suscrito por Iturbide el 24 de febrero de 1821 entendido, en el lenguaje de su época, precisamente como Ley fundamental lo que hasta ahora no se ha reconocido por motivos ideológicos. Se revisa el concepto de “Ley fundamental” y se concluye calificando a dicho proyecto político como una de las leyes o bases fundamentales de los orígenes del Estado mexicano independiente.
Wealthier is healthier? Healthier is wealthier? A comprehensive econometric analysis of the European countries
Authors: Açci Reyhan Cafri , Samut Pinar Kaya
Published: September 2021

Healthier people contribute more to the development of the economy. Besides, in a better economy, people have a better quality and healthier life. At this stage, one has to ask which one precedes the other: health or wealth? To find the answer, this study aims to investigate the causality relationship between health and inclusive wealth in the European countries for the period of 1990–2015. The causality between health and inclusive wealth scores, which are estimated by cluster and discriminant analyses, is investigated by the panel causality test. The research results indicate bidirectional causality between health and inclusive wealth. A one-way causality is detected in 11 cases as being from inclusive wealth to health and in 8 the other way. Furthermore, a two-way causality is found in 2 countries. Among the results, it is noteworthy that 91% of the countries with causality from inclusive wealth to health are among the healthy countries.
Stress tests in Hungarian banking after 2008
Authors: Pollák Zoltán , Popper Dávid
Published: September 2021

The 2008 crisis highlighted the importance of using stress tests in banking practice. The role of these stress tests is to identify and precisely estimate the effect of possible future changes in market conditions on capital adequacy and profitability. This paper seeks to show a possible methodology to calculate the stressed point-in-time probability of default (PD) parameter. The presented approach contains a linear autoregressive distributed lag model to determine the connection between the logit of default rates and the relevant macroeconomic factors, and uses migration matrices to calculate PDs from the forecasted default rates. The authors illustrate the applications of this methodology using the Hungarian real credit portfolio data.
Günther Oestmann, The Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral: Function and Significance. Trans. Bruce W. Irwin
Authors: Taylor Carole
Published: September 2021

Günther Oestmann, The Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral: Function and Significance. Trans. Bruce W. Irwin Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2020. Hardback xvi, 348 pp. ISBN: 978-90-04-42346-6. $179.00.