bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Smartphone App (TRIANGLE) to Change Cardiometabolic Risk Behaviors in Women Following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Intervention Mapping Approach
Authors: Potzel Anne Lotte , Gar Christina , Seissler Jochen , Lechner Andreas
Published: March 2021

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common complication during pregnancy and is associated with an increased risk for the development of cardiometabolic diseases. Behavioral interventions can reduce this risk, but current solutions insufficiently address the requirements for such a program. The systematic development of a scalable mobile health (mHealth) promotion program for mothers during the first years post-GDM may contribute to solving this problem.

Objective

The aim of this project was to systematically plan and develop a theory- and evidence-based mHealth intervention to change cardiometabolic risk behaviors in women during the first 5 years post-GDM that meets women’s expected standards of commercial health apps.

Methods

The intervention mapping steps 1 to 4 structured the systematic planning and development of the mHealth program described in this paper. Steps 1 and 2 led to a theory- and evidence-based logic model of change for cardiometabolic health. Based on this model, the prevention program was designed (step 3) and produced (step 4) in cooperation with industrial partners to ensure a high technological standard of the resulting smartphone app for the iPhone (Apple Inc). Step 4 included a user study with women during the first 5 years post-GDM once a beta version of the app (“TRIANGLE”) was available. The user study comprised 2 test rounds of 1 week (n=5) and 4 weeks (n=6), respectively. The tests included validated questionnaires on user acceptance, user logs, and think-alouds with semistructured interviews.

Results

The novel TRIANGLE app is among the first self-paced smartphone apps for individual habit change in the 3 lifestyle areas of physical activity, nutrition, and psychosocial well-being. The 3 core features—a challenge system, human coaching, and a library—address 11 behavioral determinants with 39 behavior change methods to support lifestyle changes. Participants in the user study showed a high acceptance, high perceived quality, and high perceived impact of the TRIANGLE app on their health behaviors. Participants tested the app regularly, used it intuitively, and suggested improvements. We then adapted the TRIANGLE app according to the insights from the user study before the full TRIANGLE program production.

Conclusions

The intervention mapping approach was feasible to plan and develop an innovative and scalable smartphone solution for women during the first 5 years post-GDM. The resulting TRIANGLE intervention has the potential to support behavior change for cardiometabolic disease prevention. However, the app needs further refinement and testing in clinical trials. Intervention mapping steps 5 (implementation plan) and 6 (evaluation plan) may support the integration of the TRIANGLE intervention into routine care.

Trial Registration

German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00012736; https://www.drks.de/DRKS00012736
Analysis of Registered Clinical Trials in The WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, 2005-2019: A Cross-section Study (Preprint)
Authors: Zhao Fei , Xue Wei , Qi Wenyuan , Cong Duanduan , Yao Huiqing , Liu Yue , Wang Juan , Liu Xiaohui , Li Hongyan , Liu Zhihe , Wang Qingqing , Fu Chunyi , Hu Xin , Li Kexin
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

Background: World health organization and the international committee of medical journal editors call for clinical trial registration before the start of the recruitment of participants. The registration promotes transparency and accessibility to all researchers and targeted patients globally.

OBJECTIVE

Objective: We conducted this research to explore the tendency and change of clinical trial registration among different classifications, in order to show the development of the registered clinical trials in the world.

METHODS

Methods: All clinical trials which had registered in the database of the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) from 2005 to 2019 were collected as the database for analysis in this study. Developments of clinical trial registration were analyzed in terms of different registries, different regions, different income country classifications by covariance analysis for the difference in clinical trial registration and Cochran-Armitage Test for trend. The sample size enrolled was analyzed to explore whether there was any change in the scale of the clinical trials over time.

RESULTS

Results: Totally 205,228 clinical trials were registered in the ICTRP from 2005 to 2019. The numbers of clinical trial implementation annually increased as an exponential function (R2=0.83，t=10.45，P< .001). Almost 65% of clinical trials were performed in North American and East Asia & Pacific regions. There was a significant increasing trend in the numbers of clinical trial performance over time (F=184.85, P< .001). The numbers of clinical trial registration were different significantly between different income classifications of the country (F=90.84, P< .001). The sample sizes of the same Phases of clinical trials had no significant difference adjusted by income classification over time changes (F=0.57, P= .45).

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusions: The clinical trials were becoming flourishing in the world. Most of the clinical trials had performed in high and upper-middle-income countries, especially North American and East Asia & Pacific. And the lower-middle-income countries had a much faster-increasing trend in the clinical trial performance.
An Augmented Reality Device for Remote Supervision of Ultrasound Examinations in International Exercise Science Projects: Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Rigamonti Lia , Secchi Matteo , Lawrence Jimmy B , Labianca Luca , Wolfarth Bernd , Peters Harm , Bonaventura Klaus , Back David Alexander
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

Support for long-distance research and clinical collaborations is in high demand and has increased owing to COVID-19–related restrictions on travel and social contact. New digital approaches are required for remote scientific exchange.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to analyze the options of using an augmented reality device for remote supervision of exercise science examinations.

METHODS

A mobile ultrasound examination of the diameter and intima-media thickness of the femoral and carotid arteries was remotely supervised using a head-mounted augmented reality device. All participants were provided with a link to a YouTube video of the technique in advance. In part 1, 8 international experts from the fields of engineering and sports science were remotely connected to the study setting. Internet connection speed was noted, and a structured interview was conducted. In part 2, 2 remote supervisors evaluated 8 physicians performing an examination on a healthy human subject. The results were recorded, and an evaluation was conducted using a 25-item questionnaire.

RESULTS

In part 1, the remote experts were connected over a mean distance of 1587 km to the examination site. Overall transmission quality was good (mean upload speed: 28.7 Mbps, mean download speed: 97.3 Mbps, mean ping: 21.6 milliseconds). In the interview, participants indicated that the main potential benefits would be to the fields of education, movement analysis, and supervision. Challenges regarding internet connection stability and previous training with the devices used were reported. In part 2, physicians’ examinations showed good interrater correlation (interclass correlation coefficient: 0.84). Participants valued the experienced setting as highly positive.

CONCLUSIONS

The study showed the good feasibility of the chosen design and a highly positive attitude of all participants toward this digital approach. Head-mounted augmented reality devices are generally recommended for collaborative research projects with physical examination–based research questions.
Visitor's Characteristic and Motivation at Museum Prasasti as Dark Tourism Site in Jakarta
Authors: Giri Risang Dahana
Published: March 2021

Tourists are pushed to travel to different destinations, either pleasant or macabre destinations, for various motives. Tourist motivation which determines one’s behaviour can be used to understand the tourists’ needs, destination, and choice of activities. This research aimed to investigate local tourists’ characteristics and motivation for visiting Museum Prasasti, which formerly served as a Dutch cemetery. It was conducted due to the limited number of researches on tourists’ visitation to cemetery sites in Indonesia. The research was conducted at Museum Prasasti, Jakarta. The data collection gained from the paper-based questionnaires using the Likert scale. This quantitative method was used to measure tourists’ tendency during their stay at Museum Prasasti. The measurement of motivation was divided into four major motivations: engaging entertainment, dark experience, unique learning experience, and casual interest. By collecting the data from101 responses, this research shows that local tourists at Museum Prasasti are mostly female, under the age of 30, students, and come from lower-middle-class society. The unique learning experience is the most favourable motivation that drives local tourists to visit Museum Prasasti. They visit the museum for educational purposes (to increase their knowledge, understand well-known places regarding their historical heritage, and learn their history). The dark experience motivation least likely motivates them (to see well-known locations for their paranormal activity, experience paranormal activity firsthand, and witness the aftermath of deaths).
A Critical Perspective of the Unique Selling Point for Sustainable Tourism Development: Pentingsari Tourism Villag
Authors: Ristiawan Raden Rucitarahma
Published: March 2021

The proliferation of community-based tourism village development in Indonesia context promises an ideal model of alternative tourism that puts its main central concern in empowering community. This model could also escalate the community participation and emancipation in their development process through enabling tourism activities surround their area. However, the raising numbers of community-based tourism villages that mostly appear with similar product characteristic and unique selling point, for example in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, has also encouraged challenges in terms of product competition and development. This study aims at identifying the potentials and challenges of the Unique Selling Point of Pentingsari Tourism Village through enabling sustainable tourism product development and marketing lens. Through employing a qualitative case study approach, the data gathered mostly through observation and interview with local community tourism organization members. The findings show that to some extent, sustainable tourism village development paradigm can also encourage the unsustainable practices of tourism development if the paradigm is only be applied partially in a tourism village site.
Perbedaan Persepsi Wisatawan Perempuan dan Laki-laki Mancanegara terhadap Keselamatan dan Keamanan Wisata di Kota Yogyakarta
Authors: Junanto Junanto
Published: March 2021

Tourism safety and security is one of the most important aspects of the tourism industry. Bad perception of tourism safety and security could greatly hinder the growth of tourists in a city. Gender, which is a topic highly related to tourism safety and security, has often been debated among researchers hence is a very intriguing issue to examine further. Therefore, research that analyses the safety and security of Yogyakarta city from the perspective of gender is extremely valuable and important. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method with a total of 102 respondents to figure out their perception toward tourism safety and security in Yogyakarta City. The quota sampling method is used to obtain a balanced proportion of male and female respondents in this research. The result shows that foreign tourists perceive Yogyakarta City as “Safe” in tourism safety and security. However, out of four dimensions that are used in this research, one dimension that discusses traffic safety in Yogyakarta has been perceived as “Unsafe” by foreign tourists. From the gender perspective, data shows that male foreign tourists perceived Yogyakarta as a safer tourist destination than female foreign tourists.
Citra Objek Wisata Kampung Lawas Maspati, Kota Surabaya di Mata Wisatawan Nusantara
Authors: Wardani Tiara
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to determine the image of Kampung Lawas Maspati as perceived by domestic tourists and how to improve the image. Kampung Lawas Maspati is known as a kampong tourist attraction in Surabaya that has the community’s local historical value and wisdom as its attraction. This research used quantitative and qualitative data. The data collected through questionnaires distributed to 92 respondents. Besides, interviews were employed with the organiser of tourist attraction and visitors. The result showed that Kampung Lawas Maspati has an excellent image as perceived by the domestic tourist, for the cognitive and affective component, also the overall image. Therefore, the efforts to improve the image by improving each component and creating innovation for tourist activity.
The Continuum of Acid Stress
Authors: Wesson Donald E.
Published: March 2021

Acid-related injury from chronic metabolic acidosis is recognized through growing evidence of its deleterious effects, including kidney and other organ injury. Progressive acid accumulation precedes the signature manifestation of chronic metabolic acidosis, decreased plasma bicarbonate concentration. Acid accumulation that is not enough to manifest as metabolic acidosis, known as eubicarbonatemic acidosis, also appears to cause kidney injury, with exacerbated progression of CKD. Chronic engagement of mechanisms to mitigate the acid challenge from Western-type diets also appears to cause kidney injury. Rather than considering chronic metabolic acidosis as the only acid-related condition requiring intervention to reduce kidney injury, this review supports consideration of acid-related injury as a continuum. This “acid stress” continuum has chronic metabolic acidosis at its most extreme end, and high-acid-producing diets at its less extreme, yet detrimental, end.
Influence of pharmaceutical services organization on the availability of essential medicines in a public health system
Authors: Rocha Wenderson Henrique , Teodoro Juliana Álvares , Assis Acurcio Francisco de , Guerra Augusto Afonso , Gomes Moura Isabel Cristina , Godman Brian , Kurdi Amanj , Rezende Macedo do Nascimento Renata Cristina , Almeida Alessandra Maciel
Published: March 2021

Objective:
To evaluate the influence of organizational structure and technical-management activities on the availability of essential medicines in the primary healthcare.
Materials & methods:
Cross-sectional, exploratory and evaluative study. The availability was evaluated according to parameters established by the WHO.
Results:
The average availability of standardized essential medicines was 83.3 and 73.3% for medicines purchased centrally by the Brazilian government. Among the therapeutic groups evaluated, the lowest average availability were for the tuberculostatics (24.1%) and psychotropic/special control medicines (30.3%).
Conclusion:
The availability of essential medicines was positively influenced by the presence of the pharmacist and by the computerized system deployed, and negatively associated with essential medicines purchased centrally by the federal government, especially in the smaller municipalities.
Preparation and Characterization of Artemether Solid Dispersion by Spray Drying Technique
Authors: Dabhade Dhiraj , Wadher Kamlesh , Bute Shrikant , Naidu Nikita , Umekar Milind , Anantwar Sanjay
Published: March 2021

Introduction: Artemether, a BCS class IV drug (poorly water soluble and poorly permeable, less bioavailability) but is found to be effective against falciparum malaria. Preparation of water soluble formulation could be the technique to improve bioavailability of such drug. The most ideally used technique to enhance the solubility and dissolution of poorly water soluble drugs is Solid dispersion method.

Method: The objective of the study was to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of Artemether by preparing solid dispersions using Soluplus, at different ration of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 using spray drying technology. Prepared Solid dispersions were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry.

Results: The spray-dried solid dispersions found to be having less crystallinity and showed higher dissolution rates. Solubility study data showed the optimum drug/Soluplus ratio to be 1:3. The dissolution studies of Solid dispersions in 1.2 pH and 6.8 pH buffer showed higher drug release as compared to pure drug.

Conclusion: Thus we conclude that an amorphous solid dispersion of Artemether could be a better option for enhancing the dissolution rate of drug

Keywords: solid dispersion, artemether, soluplus, solubility enhancement
Formulation of Metformin Sustained Release Tablet Using Natural Polymer
Authors: Siddiqui Mehak , Omray L. K. , Soni Pushpendra
Published: March 2021

The overall objective of the present work was to develop an oral sustained-release (SR) Metformin tablet that is prepared by the direct compression method by using hydrophilic hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and Guar gum polymer alone as well as in combination at different concentrations. Metformin is a biguanide that has a relatively short plasma half-life. It has low absolute bioavailability. All the properties were evaluated for thickness, weight variation, hardness and drug content uniformity and in vitro drug release. The mean dissolution time is used to characterize the drug release rate from a dosage form that indicates the drug release-retarding efficiency of the polymer. The hydrophilic matrix of HPMC alone could not control the Metformin release effectively for 12 h but when combined with Guar gum, it could slow down the release of drug and, thus, can be successfully employed for formulating Sustain Release matrix tablets.

Keywords: Guar gum, hydroxylpropylmethylcellulose, matrix tablets, release kinetics,
Ethnobotanical Profiling and Floristic Diversity of the Miyawaki Plantation in Saurashtra University Campus, Rajkot
Authors: Lagariya Vijay J. , Kaneria Mital J.
Published: March 2021

The investigation was carried out in order to explore the existing floristic composition of the Miyawaki plantation, recently developed in the Saurashtra University campus, Rajkot. The main aspect of the study is to prepare an ethnobotanical and pharmacological inventory of the recorded plant species from the study area. The fieldwork was conducted for a period of four months regularly in the study area. This study revealed that most of the species as documented are total 71 plant species belonging to 62 genera and 32 families, could be used for the various medicinal purposes from Miyawaki plantation. Present investigation provides a huge lump of ethnobotanical significance and it is an urgent need to document uses of plants for future domestication.

Keywords: Miyawaki, Ethnobotany, Plantation, Floristic diversity, Medicinal plants
Analysis of Achyranthes aspera L. extracts for their α-Amylase and urease inhibitory activities
Authors: Prakash Ved , Sagar Anand
Published: March 2021

Plant products have served as a major source of useful drugs for centuries and about half of the pharmaceuticals in use today are derived from these natural products. The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines have attracted the attention of scientists towards medicinal plants research. The present study was designed to investigate the whole plant extracts of Achyranthes aspera L. for their anti-enzyme (α-amylae and urease) activity. All the extracts of A. aspera were reported to show good alpha-amylase and urease inhibitory activity of greater than 50% in all the solvents used at a concentration of 1 mg/mL. α- amylase inhibition ranged from 17.66±0.10-69.90±0.50% whereas urease inhibitory activity ranged from 18.60±0.50 to 79.90±0.50% suggesting a strong α- amylase and urease inhibitory effects of this plant. Thus the study provided scientific evidence to the traditional uses of this plant in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, ulcers, kidney stones intestinal infections etc. Therefore, the whole plant extracts of A. aspera can be selected for further investigation to find their therapeutic potential.

Keywords: Achyranthes aspera, plant extracts, α-Amylase, Urease
Enhancement of Solubility of Diclofenac Sodium by Pastillation Method
Authors: Pund Sopan , Mahajan Nilesh , Gangane Purushottam , Warokar Amol
Published: March 2021

The Diclofenac Sodium is BCS class II drug which comes under the antipyretic class drug, and has a wide range of use. But due to its low solubility it has low dissolution rate and hence reduced bioavailability. There are several methods for the enhancement of solubility and dissolution rate. Pastillation technique is widely employed in chemical industry for solidification and better handling. Pastilles are solidified discrete units, acquired directly from the melt mass. However, this method of pastillation has not been explored for the drug delivery system yet. Literature revels that it can be used as a novel, effective and easiest method for the enhancement of solubility and dissolution rate. The selection of polymer was done by the solubility studies and Kolliphor HS 15 was used to make the pastilles of Diclofenac Sodium. Formation of pastilles were confirmed by FT-IR and further evaluated for % yield, drug contents, solubility study and dissolution test. From the results it was concluded that, solubility of Diclofenac Sodium was increased by pastillation method by 2-fold and dissolution rate was also enhanced by double than that of the drug. Thus, pastillation can be an effective and easiest method to enhance the solubility, dissolution rate and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs having good permeability. 

Keywords: Diclofenac Sodium, Pastillation, Kolliphor HS 15, Solubility enhancement, Solid dispersion.
Risk Factors Associated with Prostate Cancer
Authors: Habib Arslan , Jaffar Ghulam , Khalid Malik ShahZaib , Hussain Zahid , Zainab Syeda Wafa , Ashraf Zeeshan , Haroon Atia , Javed Rimsha , Khalid Bilal , Habib Palwasha
Published: March 2021

Globally prostate cancer is the second most familiar and fifth-most hostile neoplasm among male individuals. One of the emerging issues in men is prostate cancer. The Prostate is a ductal small walnut-shaped gland situated in men below the urinary bladder that produces the seminal fluid for sperms provision and transportation. The risk of emerging prostate cancer during the man’s lifetime is one out of seven. According to the epidemiological studies, different environmental and genetic factors are associated with the progression of abnormal prostate cell growth which ultimately causes the development of cancerous cells. The chances of prostate cancer occurrence are more in those patients with familial member’s history, and it can be more by two to three-folds associated with first-rank relatives to get prostate cancer. In the current review different risk factors which are associated with the development of prostate cancer, are discussed. Keywords: Prostate cancer, Risk factors, Male, BRCA1, BRAC2.
REVISITANDO A JURISPRUDÊNCIA DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL EM MATÉRIA DE RESERVA DE IDENTIDADE DE DENUNCIANTES
Authors: Cunha Filho Marcio Camargo
Published: March 2021

Em 2003, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) decidiu que é ilícita a prática da reserva de identidadedo denunciante. Desde então, este posicionamento tem sido amplamente aceito pelas instituiçõesbrasileiras, não suscitando maiores discussões ou críticas. Argumento que o advento da Lei de Acessoà Informação (Lei n. 12.527/11) nos obriga a uma mudança de interpretação com relação ao tema, emespecial, porque a Lei protege informações pessoais sensíveis por até cem anos, independentementede classificação. Há ainda outros argumentos que permitem rever o posicionamento do SupremoTribunal Federal, como a proteção da confiança e o princípio da proporcionalidade.
CAMINHANDO EM RUMOS OPOSTOS: O FALECIMENTO DA RECOMENDAÇÃO 44 DO CNJ EM ÂMBITO JUDICIAL
Authors: Moreira Leonardo Melo , Farina David Alexandre Teles
Published: March 2021

Ressocialização é a chave-mestra do processo executório. Em nada é eficaz a execução penal que,em vez de primar pela lapidação ou aperfeiçoamento do comportamento do reeducando e por suaconscientização acerca do necessário para o convívio social, opta por efetivar apenas a disposiçãocondenatória referente à privação da liberdade do condenado. Logo, com vistas a atender a pedrafundamental da execução penal, o Estado instituiu mecanismos de incentivo àqueles que, na sociedade,se encontram marginalizados. Dentre estes mecanismos, encontra-se a remição pelo trabalho e,abordada neste trabalho, a remição pelo estudo. Com efeito, embora normativamente regulamentadana Lei de Execução Penal e na Recomendação n. 44 do CNJ, por meio de análise de execuções penais seconstata, aliando-as às decisões monocráticas, o resultado da atual aplicação da norma: a ressocializaçãonão tem sido o caminho trilhado pelos detentores do poder e pelos aplicadores da norma.
TIPOLOGIA E PROPOSTURA DA AÇÃO POPULAR E A VIA PARALELA E SALUTAR DA AÇÃO DE IMPROBIDADE ADMINISTRATIVA
Authors: Oliveira Cecília Teresa de Menezes
Published: March 2021

A presente investigação consagra a ação popular como garantia, remédio constitucional e cláusula pétrea emoldurada para impugnação de atos lesivos ao patrimônio público moral e material. Este artigo discorre sobre a vertente salutar da ação de improbidade administrativa para formulação das pretensões deduzidas em ações populares: ambas as ações pertencem ao microssistema de tutela de direitos coletivos, todavia, os procedimentos são diferentes e dependendo da espécie de ato questionado, uma ação é mais vantajosa que outra. A pesquisa baseou-se em consulta doutrinária e jurisprudencial. Breves comentários ao procedimento específico da ação popular foram necessários; ressalta-se que entre a ação popular e ação fundada na lei de improbidade, sem prejuízo da identidade de causa de pedir, haverá mera continência e não litispendência. O tema é relevante ante o contexto histórico atual do Brasil. Buscou-se comparar a finalidade e a sistemática procedimental da ação popular à da ação de improbidade administrativa. O atual Código de Processo Civil (Lei nº 13.105/2015) também poderá ser utilizado de forma benéfica tanto pelo autor popular como na ação de improbidade administrativa. Esse sistema processual geral promove a atitude ativa do magistrado, a economia processual e a instrumentalidade, em vista da aplicação dos princípios da não surpresa, da presunção racional, da efetividade da prestação jurisdicional, do combate ao formalismo exacerbado, da adaptabilidade e da adequação do procedimento. Concluiu-se que a ação de improbidade administrativa é mais ampla, sendo maior a efetividade jurisdicional dessa para punição dos que lesionam o patrimônio público, bem jurídico sensível e caro à sociedade.
APRESENTAÇÃO - VOLUME 108, n.1, DA REVISTA DE DOUTRINA E JURISPRUDÊNCIA – RDJ
Authors: Ulhôa Humberto
Published: March 2021

Com o intuito de incentivar a produção técnica e científica de magistrados, membros do ministério Público, advogados, operadores e acadêmicos do Direito, bem como de promover o conhecimento e o amplo debate sobre questões de interesse jurídico, o TJDFT faz chegar aos leitores o volume 108, n. 1, de sua Revista de Doutrina e Jurisprudência nas versões eletrônica e impressa.
A OBSERVÂNCIA DAS REGRAS PROCESSUAIS NO DECLÍNIO DE COMPETÊNCIA EM AÇÃO DE EXECUÇÃO MOVIDA POR COOPERATIVA FINANCEIRA
Authors: Ferraz Teixeira Marianna
Published: March 2021

O presente trabalho realiza a análise de que os processos de execução de títulos extrajudiciais movidos pelas cooperativas financeiras contra os seus associados tem, majoritariamente, a competência declinada em favor do domicílio da parte devedora, sob o argumento de que, por pertencer ao Sistema Financeiro Nacional, a relação travada entre as partes é consumerista.Tal estudo congrega a utilização do método dialético de pesquisa, por meio do estudo de casos e sua aplicação prática de acordo com a legislação e princípios adotados pelo ordenamento jurídico brasileiro.Para tanto, distingue-se a competência territorial absoluta da competência territorial relativa e abordam-se as características do cooperativismo, em especial do ramo crédito, a fim de explicar o funcionamento e composição das cooperativas financeiras, demonstrando, assim, a diferença existente em relação às outras instituições financeiras, bem como sobre o direito consumerista.Definida essa diferença, analisam-se os motivos pelos quais o CDC não é aplicável às cooperativas e as razões pelas quais o declínio de competência de ofício pelo magistrado, nos casos de execução de título executivo extrajudicial de cooperativas financeiras é indevido.
A APLICABILIDADE DOS DISPUTE BOARDS NO REGIME DIFERENCIADO DE CONTRATAÇÕES PÚBLICAS (RDC).
Authors: Machado Matheus Oliveira
Published: March 2021

No presente ensaio, objetiva-se verificar a compatibilidade do instituto dos Dispute Boards com os contratos celebrados sob o Regime Diferenciado de Contratações Públicas, haja vista permanecer, no Brasil, o cenário de defasagem infraestrutural, resquício de um modelo de Administração Pública burocrática, que poderia ser beneficiado pela utilização desse instituto americano. Para tanto, os Dispute Boards serão abordados por meio da técnica de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, dado o caráter teórico-argumentativo desta, bem como serão analisados sua origem e contextualização, os modelos (de acordo com a classificação proposta pela International Chamber of Commerce – ICC) e a composição dos comitês, e as principais vantagens em utilizá-los. O Regime Diferenciado de Contratações Públicas, seu marco legal e características também serão examinados, para, após, serem verificados os fundamentos legais, doutrinários e jurisprudenciais de aplicabilidade dos Dispute Boards ao referido Regime. Por fim, será apresentada a conclusão de total aplicabilidade do instituto em comento aos contratos celebrados sob o Regime Diferenciado de Contratações Públicas.
Green Nail Syndrome caused by Citrobacter braakii
Authors: Mulita Francesk , Parchas Nikolaos , Tchabashvili Levan , Liolis Elias , Iliopoulos Fotis , Plachouri Kerasia-Maria
Published: March 2021

A 34-year-old woman presented due to progressive painful swelling around
the nail of the right index finger. Onychectomy and drainage of the
abscess of the affected finger were performed as the inflammation was
progressive despite the previous antibiotic therapy. The microbiological
culture revealed a ciprofloxacin-susceptible Citrobacter braakii.
Nanopyramid With High Purity And Their Local Plasmonic Properties
Authors: Qiu Man , Yu Li
Published: March 2021

Au nanopyramid particles (Au NBPs) are highly desirable for its
remarkable optical properties such as long-range tunable resonance. It
has wide applications in room-temperature bioimaging probes and
bioanalytical sensors. In this paper, we synthesize Au NBPs with a
purity of 95%, and obtain the optical response of Au NBP in near
infrared regime. We find that Au NBPs have small mode volume of electric
field which can lead to the strong coupling with quantum dots at room
temperature. It provides novel applications for Au NBPs in fields of
materials, biomedical science, and quantum information
Acute Changes in Mitral Valve Geometry after Percutaneous Valve Repair with MitraClip XTR by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Authors: Tusa Maurizio , Barletta Marta , Rubbio Antonio Popolo , Travaglio Nicole , Saffioti Silvia , Granata Giuseppina , Mantovani Valentina , Stefanini Elisa , Corciu Anca , Testa Luca , Bedogni Francesco
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND. Mitral valve (MV) repair with MitraClip system is a safe
treatment option for high-risk patients with significant mitral
regurgitation (MR). We aimed to characterize, by three-dimensional
echocardiography (3D-E), changes occurring in MV after implantation of
third generation MitraClip XTR device, with specific reference to the
underlying MR mechanism (functional vs. degenerative, FMR vs DMR).
METHODS. We prospectively enrolled 59 patients, who underwent
intra-procedural 3D-E before and after device deployment. Three-D
datasets were analysed off-line, using a dedicated semiautomatic
software, to obtain parametric quantification of mitral anatomy.
RESULTS. Post-procedural MR of mild or lesser degree was achieved in 40
patients (68%), with no differences between FMR and DMR (p 0.9). After
MitraClip XTR implantation, the FMR group experienced an immediate
annular resizing, with reduction of antero-posterior diameter (p 0.024)
and sphericity index (p 0.017), next to a recovery of physiological
saddle-shape, defined by lower non-planar angle (p ≤0.001) and higher
annulus height to commissural width ratio (p ≤0.001). On the opposite,
the DMR group revealed a significant decrease of maximum annular
velocity (p 0.027), addressing a mechanic effect of the device
deployment. Finally, baseline anterior mitral leaflet angle was found as
the strongest independent predictor of acute procedural result (OR 0.91,
[CI 0.84-0.99], p = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS. MitraClip XTR implantation
acts in restoring the original mitral geometry, with distinctive effects
according to MR mechanism. Three-D parametric quantification of MV sheds
new light on changes occurring in the valvular apparatus, and helps
identifying possible new predictors of acute procedural success.
Existence and stability results of a nonlinear Timoshenko equation with damping and source terms
Authors: Ouaoua Amar , Khaldi Aya , Maouni Messaoud
Published: March 2021

In this paper, we consider a nonlinear Timoshenko equation. First, we prove the local existence solution by the Faedo?Galerkin method, and, under suitable assumptions with positive initial energy, we prove that the local existence is global in time. Finally, the stability result is established based on Komornik?s integral inequality.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Quantum Teaching untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Matematika
Authors: Murnawan I Ketut
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar Matematika siswa kelas VI semester ganjil SD Negeri 7 Ban setelah diterapkannya model pembelajaran quantum teaching. Subjek penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VI SD Negeri 7 Ban yang terdiri dari 18 orang siswa, 14 siswa laki-laki dan 4 orang siswa perempuan. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang dilaksanakan dalam dua Siklus. Setiap Siklus terdiri dari 3 kali pertemuan yang didalamnya terdiri atas perencanaan, tindakan, pemantauan, serta refleksi. Data hasil belajar siswa dikumpulkan melalui tes tulis pada setiap akhir siklus. Data yang telah dikumpulkan tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran quantum teaching dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Hal ini ditunjukkan dari nilai rata-rata hasil tes siklus I sebesar 62,78 dengan tingkat ketuntasan belajar 50,00% dan nilai rata-rata siklus II sebesar 75,00 dengan tingkat ketuntasan belajar 88,89%
"CALAMITAS TERRENA" OU "POENA DIVINA" : UNE APPROCHE ÉLIADIENNE DE LA PESTE DANS LE ROMAN "SORTEZ VOS MORTS" DE BRUNO LEYDET
Authors: ONOFREI Ciprian
Published: March 2021

Calamitas terrena or Poena divina: An Eliadian Approach to the Plague in the Novel Sortez vos morts by Bruno Leydet. The article proposes a dichotomous analysis of the outbreak of the Black Plague in Marseille (1720), described by French writer Bruno Leydet in the novel Sortez vos morts, which appeared in 2005. According to the grid established by Mircea Eliade, the analysis is built on two levels: the sacred and the profane. The religious as well as the modern perception of the disease and the use of a relevant lexis allow the bubonic plague to transgress the historical space, passing into the literary one. The plague epidemic in southern France is, in our view, not only a manifestation of the divine will to punish the sinful souls of the dead, but also the incarnation of greed and vicious side of the human being.
REZUMAT. Calamitas terrena sau Poena divina: o perspectivă eliadiană asupra ciumei din romanul Sortez vos morts de Bruno Leydet. Articolul propune o analiză dihotomică a epidemiei de ciumă neagră din Marsilia (1720), descrisă de scriitorul francez Bruno Leydet în romanul Sortez vos morts, apărut în 2005. Conform grilei stabilite de Mircea Eliade, analiza se construiește pe două niveluri: sacru și profan. Percepția religioasă/modernă a bolii și utilizarea unui lexic relevant permit ciumei bubonice să transgreseze spațiul istoric, concretizându-se în cel literar. Epidemia de ciumă din sudul Franței constituie, în viziunea noastră, o manifestare a voinței divine de a pedepsi sufletele păcătoase ale muritorilor dar și o încarnare a lăcomiei și a esenței vicioase a ființei umane.
Cuvinte-cheie: ciumă, Bruno Leydet, Mircea Eliade, sacru, profan
THE CITY OF OSLO IN JAN ERIK VOLD’S POEMS
Authors: DUINEA Raluca-Daniela
Published: March 2021

The City of Oslo in Jan Erik Vold’s Poems. The aim of this paper is to examine, from a cultural and social perspective, the Norwegian urban areas and everyday situations in Jan Erik Vold’s (b. 1939) poems. Our close-reading technique reveals important social aspects, different places and streets, located in the capital city of Norway, Oslo. These urban poems written by the contemporary Norwegian poet Jan Erik Vold contribute to the reconstruction of a new Norwegian cultural identity as it is reflected in a selection of poems taken from Mor Godhjertas glade versjon. Ja (Mother Goodhearted’s Happy Version. Yes, 1968), followed by the poet’s wanderings in the city of Oslo in En som het Abel Ek (One Named Abel Ek, 1988), and concluding with his bitter social criticism in Elg (Moose, 1989) and IKKE. Skillingstrykk fra nittitallet (Not: Broadsides from the Nineties, 1993). Vold’s urban poems emphasise the transition from nyenkle (new simple), friendly and descriptive poems which present closely the city of Oslo on foot, to short, political and social critical poems from the 90s. Thus, it is of great importance to traverse various urban ‘landscapes’ in different periods of time, beginning with the 1960s, followed by the 80s and the 90s.
REZUMAT. Orașul Oslo în poeziile lui Jan Erik Vold. Această lucrare are ca scop o analiză, din perspectivă culturală și socială, a zonelor urbane și a situațiilor cotidiene din orașul Oslo, așa cum sunt ele prezentate în poemele lui Jan Erik Vold (n. 1939). Tehnica close-reading-ului folosită pentru a analiza acest tip de poezie urbană dezvăluie aspecte sociale importante, precum și diferite locuri și străzi din capitala Norvegiei, Oslo. Aceste poezii urbane scrise de poetul contemporan norvegian Jan Erik Vold contribuie la reconstrucția unei noi identități culturale norvegiene, așa cum este reflectată în poeziile selectate din volumul Versiunea fericită a mamei Inimă Bună. Da, 1968, urmate de plimbările poetului prin orașul Oslo, în volumul intitulat Așa-Numitul Abel Ek, 1988. Ciclul de poezii urbane se încheie cu o serie de poeme cu tenta politică, criticând aspru societatea norvegiană așa cum apar în volumele intitulate Elan, 1989 și Nu: Calomnii din anii nouăzeci, 1993. Poeziile urbane ale lui Jan Erik Vold marchează trecerea de la poeziile de tip nyenkle (neo-simpliste), deschise și descriptive, care prezintă îndeaproape orașul Oslo la pas, la poeziile critice, cu tentă politică și socială din anii ‘90. Astfel, cititorul parcurge diverse ‘peisaje’ urbane în diferite perioade de timp, începând cu anii ‘60, urmate de anii ‘80, și culminând cu anii ‘90.
Cuvinte-cheie: Jan Erik Vold, poezii urbane, critica socială, zone urbane norvegiane, orașul Oslo
LIMINAL SPACES AND THE ECOMORPHIC SELF IN ALISTAIR MACLEOD’S SHORT STORIES
Authors: MORE Octavian
Published: March 2021

Liminal Spaces and the Ecomorphic Self in Alistair MacLeod’s Short Stories. Starting from the observation that Cape Breton Island, the distinctive setting of Alistair MacLeod’s fiction, is a “borderland” lying at the intersection of complementary elements (past – present, tradition – individuality, humans – environment), this paper proposes a general discussion of liminality in the author’s work as well as a close reading of two of his short stories, “The Road to Rankin’s Point” and “Island”, with the aim of highlighting how a relational, ecomorphic self-arises in the wake of symbolic encounters that lead to a reassessment of the subject’s position within their biological and cultural milieu.
REZUMAT. Spații liminale și sinele ecomorfic în povestirile lui Alistair MacLeod. Pornind de la observația că Insula Cape Breton, cadrul natural tipic al povestirilor lui Alistair MacLeod, este o „zonă de frontieră” situată la intersecția unor elemente complementare (trecut - prezent, tradiție - individualitate, oameni – mediu înconjurător), această lucrare propune o discuție generală a liminalității în opera autorului, precum și o lectură atentă a două dintre creațiile sale, „Drumul către Rankin Point” și „Insula”, pentru a evidenția modul în care un sine relațional, ecomorf, apare în urma unor întâlniri simbolice care duc la reevaluarea poziției subiectului în raport cu mediul său biologic și cultural.
Cuvinte-cheie: Alistair MacLeod, Cape Breton, liminalitate, zone de frontieră, ecomorfism.
EXPLORING COGNATE OBJECT CONSTRUCTIONS IN JAPANESE
Authors: PLOSCARU Mihaela-Alina
Published: March 2021

Exploring Cognate Object Constructions in Japanese. The aim of this paper is to explore Cognate Object Constructions in Japanese. To do so, we will rely on the definitions that have been proposed in the literature to account for this phenomenon, as well as on the constraints which apply to such constructions. We will see that Japanese does make use of COCs, although the status of such constructions available in this language is not always agreed upon by the authors who have investigated verbs and their cognate objects. This paper is also concerned with investigating Hyponymic Object Constructions as well as Cognate Object Constructions built on unaccusative verbs. After examining the data, we conclude that although the former are accepted in Japanese, the latter constitute violations.
REZUMAT. O explorare a obiectelor cognate din japoneză. Scopul prezentei lucrări este acela de a explora acele construcții din limba japoneză care implică complementele cognate, i.e. complemente care au aceeași origine morfologică precum verbele pe care le însoțesc. Pentru a face acest lucru, vom apela la definițiile care au fost propuse în literatura de specialitate pentru a descrie acest fenomen lingvistic, precum și la constrângerile ce se aplică acestor construcții. Vom vedea că limba japoneză conține astfel de complemente, deși nu toți autorii care au studiat verbele și complementele înrudite cu acestea sunt de acord că toate exemplele din japoneză s-ar putea încadra în această clasificare. În lucrarea de față ne vom îndrepta atenția și asupra construcțiilor formate din verb și complement hiponimic, cât și asupra celor formate din verb neacuzativ și complement cognat. Ulterior examinării datelor, vom concluziona că, deși construcțiile hiponimice sunt acceptate în japoneză, complementele cognate ce însoțesc verbe neacuzative nu formează propoziții gramaticale în această limbă.
Cuvinte-cheie: verb, obiect cognat, japoneză, verb neergativ, verb neacuzativ
EINE SEMANTISCHE KLASSIFIZIERUNG VON "WEIL"-SÄTZEN
Authors: CANTARINI Sibilla , BASTIANI Chiara De
Published: March 2021

A Semantic Classification of Weil-clauses. In the present study, we will elaborate a classification of clauses introduced by weil ‘because’; this classification combines different views on the concepts of cause and motive and their respective linguistic realization. In this paper, the three-dimensional model proposed by Sweetser (1990) will be combined with the distinction between cause and motive made in Prandi/De Santis (2011) and Prandi (2013), with the purpose of formulating a taxonomy of linguistic causality. Corpus research aimed at testing the afore-mentioned classification shows that the subordinating conjunction weil, which is usually defined as the prototypical causal subordinator in traditional grammars, introduces different conceptual relations, which would be difficult to identify without a comprehensive classification of the semantic relations introduced by this subordinator. Finally, further applications of the proposed classification involving the opposition between clauses headed by weil with verb-end and verb-second syntax will be proposed. It will be argued that the verb-second syntax serves a particular function in the encoding of semantic relations.
REZUMAT. O clasificare semantică a propozițiilor introduse prin Weil. O clasificare semantică a propozițiilor introduse prin Weil. În studiul de față, vom elabora o clasificare a propozițiilor introduse prin conjuncția subordonatoare weil (deoarece), care combină perspective diferite asupra conceptelor „cauză”, „motiv” și realizările lor lingvistice. În această lucrare, modelul tridimensional propus de Sweester (1990) va fi combinat cu diferențierea dintre cauză și motiv enunțată de Prandi/De Santis (1990) și Prandi (2013), cu scopul de a formula o taxonomie a cauzalității lingvistice. Cercetarea corpusului, care își propune testarea clasificării mai sus menționate, demonstrează că weil, de obicei definită drept subordonatoarea cauzală prototipică în gramaticile tradiționale, introduce de fapt relații conceptuale diferite, care ar fi greu de identificat în absența unei clasificări exhaustive a relațiilor semantice introduse de această conjuncție. În cele din urmă, se vor propune aplicații suplimentare ale clasificării sugerate, ce vizează opoziția dintre propozițiile a căror categorie sintactică e determinată de weil de tip verb în poziție finală și cele de tip verb în poziție secundară. Se va argumenta că sintaxa de tip verb în poziție secundară îndeplinește o funcție specifică în codificarea relațiilor semantice.
Cuvinte-cheie: cauză, motiv, gramatici tradiționale, relații semantice, verb în poziție finală, verb în poziție secundară
THE IMPACT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE
Authors:   Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China, Peprah Emmanuel Oppong
Published: March 2021

Purpose – This paper investigates the impact that High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) have on Employee Engagement and the moderating effect of Organizational Justice on this relationship. Research methodology – By the usage of a quantitative research method, data gathered from 251 employees of Professional Service firms are analysed with SPSS. Findings – This study found that there is a positive relationship between HPWS and Employee Engagement. It also found that Organizational Justice moderates the relationship between the two. Research limitations – Data was only gathered at the employee level making the interpretation of HPWS to be how employees perceive it. Hence a further study at the firm level as well as cross-sectional analyses will be needed in the future. Practical implications – Management of firms should avoid a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in the administration of HR policies and should rather encourage tailor-made treatment for individual employees of the firm. Unfairness is encouraged if the firm is after employee engagement. Originality/Value – This study is one of the first to investigate the moderating effect of organizational justice on the relationship between HPWS and employee engagement and the first to advice firm managers to be unfair in their dealings with individual employees