bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE GENDER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “POWER” FRAME IN SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY “MACBETH”
Authors: LOBANOVA Ekaterina A.
Published: August 2020

This article studies the cognitive features of the “power” frame and its gender implementation in the historical tragedy by W. Shakespeare “Macbeth”. Here, the author examines the concepts of “frame” and “gender” in linguistics, studying different approaches to their definition. The relevance of this work is determined by the close attention of the contemporary linguistics to these concepts, as well as their place in the contemporary academic paradigm. The academic affirmation of the “frame” and “gender” concepts designates a new step in understanding the ways and peculiarities of the language interaction, consciousness, and culture, and, consequently, it shows new aspects of the relationship of linguistics with other sciences. Nevertheless, the problems of both frame and gender are not yet fully understood. This study allows describing in detail the essence of the frame “power” and showing its meaning, use, and ways of its gender implementation in fiction, which explains the novelty of this article.
The study’s methodology is based on the cognitive-discursive analysis of the text, as well as on an integrative approach to the discourse study, which combines methods of both cognitive and gender linguistics, as well as the discourse analysis. Common research methods were used along with private linguistic methods. The application of cognitive-discursive analysis has significantly increased the depth of understanding of the “power” frame that dominates Shakespeare’s historical tragedy.
This historical text presents the central theme of political tragedy: the overthrow of the rightful ruler and the usurpation of power. The motive for the seizure of power forms a thematic core and is presented from the usurpers’ point of view. In this article, the author observes the gender shift and duality of the female and male beginnings: Shakespeare puts the female protagonist, hungry for power, among men, thus the images of Lady Macbeth and her husband come into conflict with the gender characteristics attributed to them. The play clearly traces the main idea of Machiavellianism: the goal justifies the means. The results conclude that the “power” frame is the leading one in Lady Macbeth’s monologue, thus setting one of the main themes of this tragedy.
Cancer Proteomics: New Horizons and Insights into Therapeutic Applications
Authors: Subramanian Perumal , Jayapalan Jaime Jacqueline , Abdul-Rahman Puteri Shafinaz
Published: August 2020

A proteome is an efficient rendition of a genome, unswervingly controlling various cancer
processes. Molecular mechanisms of several cancer processes have been unraveled by the proteomic
approach. Thus far, numerous tumors of diverse status have been investigated by two-dimensional
electrophoresis. Numerous biomarkers have been recognized and precise categorization
of apparent lesions has led to the timely detection of various cancers in persons at peril. Currently
used pioneering approaches and technologies in proteomics have led to highly sensitive assays of
cancer biomarkers and improved the early diagnosis of various cancers. The discovery of novel
and definite biomarker signatures further widened our perceptive of the disease, and novel potent
drugs and aimed therapeutic outcomes in persistent cancers have emerged. However, a major limitation,
even today, of proteomics is resolving and quantifying the proteins of low abundance. Despite
the rapid development of proteomics technologies and their applications in cancer management,
annulling the shortcomings of present proteomic technologies and the development of better
methods are still desirable. The main objectives of this review are to discuss the developing aspects,
merits and demerits of pharmacoproteomics, redox proteomics, novel approaches and therapies
being used for various types of cancer-based on proteome studies.
Evaluation of General Health Status in Diabetic Patients Using Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
Authors: Al-Ibrahimy Ali Shlash , Rabea Ihsan Salah
Published: August 2020

Objectives::

The aim of this study is to assess the general health of diabetic type 2 patients by using SF-36 and also to find if there was an association between the scores of eight domains of this tool with disease-specific and demographic variables.

Methods::

cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the general health of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. The participants of the present study were randomly selected from rural and urban areas. The diabetic patients visiting community pharmacies in these areas were invited to participate in this study after explaining the goal of the study. A self-reported questionnaire in the Arabic version of the medical outcome survey, the Short-Form (36-item), was conducted. However, uneducated patients were interviewed by trained pharmacists in the community pharmacies.

Results and Discussion:

Two hundred confirmed DM patients were enrolled in this study with a mean age of (50.65 ± 8.914 years). 142 (71%) were male and the remaining 58 (29%) were female. The scores of all domains of SF-36 were significantly lower (p < 0.05) in female patients in comparison to that recorded in men. In addition, diabetic patients aged more than 50 years showed significantly lower scores of most domains of SF-36 (p < 0.05) except for emotional well-being (p > 0.05). The multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that gender, age, and treatment type were independent of health status based on the SF-36 survey, while emotional well-being, social functioning, and pain were exceptional.

Conclusion::

The outcomes of this study showed a negative correlation between diabetes mellitus and the health status as measured by SF-36. Furthermore, excluding emotional well-being, social functioning, and pain domains, the other parameters of gender, age, and treatment type showed a significant correlation with health status.
Administered Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Doses at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa: A Comparison with Corresponding Activities Based on North American Consensus Guidelines and Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee Guidelines
Authors: Nyathi Mpumelelo
Published: August 2020

Background:

Diagnostic nuclear medicine reveals physiological processes in vivo, facilitating
early detection of disease prior to anatomical changes. However, in pediatric studies, the selection
of appropriate dosing guidelines is challenging. Administration of Radioactive Substances
Advisory Committee (ARSAC) and North American Consensus (NAC) guidelines are extensively
used.

Objective:

To determine appropriate pediatric dosing guideline for a South African Tertiary Hospital
(SATH).

Methods:

A combination of retrospective and empirical studies was conducted. Age, weight, name
of the nuclear medicine study and administered activities were extracted from archived pediatric patients’
files in a SATH who were attended from 2012-2015. To increase the sample size when calculating
would be administered activities based on ARSAC and NAC guidelines, weights for sixty
pediatric patients (empirical data) from the commonly conducted nuclear medicine studies were
used.

Results:

The most commonly performed nuclear medicine studies at a SATH were bone scans,
99mTc-HIDA scans, renal scans, thyroid scans, MIBG scans and gastroesophageal reflux scans. The
mean pediatric administered radiopharmaceutical activities based on SATH, ARSAC and NAC
guidelines were; bone scans (57.7, 15.2 and 10.0 MBq/kg), 99mTc-HIDA scans (13.7, 5.0 and 3.6
MBq/kg), renal scans (13.9, 3.4 and 7.8 MBq/kg), thyroid scans (7.0, 2.6 and 1.5 MBq/kg), MIBG
scans (15.5, 15.1 and 7.7 MBq/kg) and gastroesophageal reflux scans (2.1, 1.9 and 1.7 MBq/kg).
High variability of Administered Radiopharmaceutical Activities (ARAs) was observed for SATH
guidelines compared to ARSAC and NAC guidelines.

Conclusion:

NAC guidelines are recommended for dosing pediatric patients at SATH. These guidelines
will certainly reduce pediatric doses, which are currently high.
Rapid Contamination Detection in Validamycin A Production by HS-SPME/GC-MS
Authors: Yu Xiao-Mei , Jiang Jing , Yang Shang-Tian , Zhou Wen-Wen
Published: August 2020

Background:

Validamycin A (Val-A) is one of the most widely used agricultural antibiotics
in East Asia especially for controlling rice sheath blight disease. Fermentation contamination of the
industrial Val-A producing strain is a common occurrence.

Methods:

Fermentation culture of S. hygroscopicus 5008 has a special smell that could be distinguished
from other tainted samples. The change of the volatiles in untainted and tainted samples was
characterized using headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with gas chromatography-
mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Results:

Seventy-one volatile compounds (including alkanes, amines, alcohols, esters, aldehydes and
others) were identified and there were significant differences in the composition of volatiles among
different samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) based on the GC-MS data was used to identify
the important volatile compounds that contributed to the differentiation of the fermentation samples
under different fermentation stages, as well as among different pollution species and fermentation media.
Contamination could be discovered in time irrespective of the stage of fermentation and the contaminating
bacteria in broth.

Conclusion:

It is the first report to detect contamination by volatile compounds in the antibiotic fermentation
and it was proved that HS-SPME/GC-MS is an effective contamination detection method in
Val-A production.
Studi tentang Pengaruh Pembelajaran Kewirausahaan Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Siswa di Era Revolusi 4.0
Authors: Mustikawati Amel , Kurjono Kurjono
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalis pengaruh pembelajaran kewirausahaan terhadap minat berwirausaha siswa di era revolusi 4.0. Pembelajaran kewirausahaan diukur melalui indikator enterprenurial awareness education, education for start-up, education for enterprenurial dynamic dan contrinuining education for enterpernurship. Minat berwirausaha diukur melalui indikator preference, desire dan plan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode survei eksplanatori. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui penyebaran kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Negeri 2 Tasikmalaya. Instrumen penelitian diuji melalui uji validitas dan uji realibitas. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa SMK Negeri 2 Tasikmalaya sebanyak 1.545 siswa dan berdasarkan perhitungan Slovin diperoleh sampel sebanyak 300 siswa. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proportional random sampling. Teknik analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan analisis regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran kewirausahaan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan dan positif terhadap minat berwirausaha siswa di era revolusi 4.0. Temuan ini menyiratkan bahwa untuk meningkatkan minat berwirausaha siswa di era revolusi 4.0 akan lebih efektif dengan meningkatkan proses pembelajaran kewirausahaan di sekolah.
Синтез и газовая чувствительность тонких пленок оксида хрома
Authors: Алмаев А.В. , Кушнарев Б.О. , Черников Е.В. , Новиков В.А.
Published: August 2020

The thin polycrystal Cr2O3 films were synthesized by RF - magnetron sputtering with followed annealing at T = 673 K in an air atmosphere. The grains diameter in the thin Cr2O3 film is 40–70 nm, Eg = 3.3±0.2 eV. In the temperature range of 303–473 K, the Cr2O3 films show high response to NO2, Н2, vapors of acetone and toluene, weakly react to CH4 and CO and have the relatively weak dependence of resistance on humidity. The qualitative model of the gases influences on the thin Cr2O3 films electrical properties was proposed.
Caracterización microbiológica de polen seco y congelado en Viracachá-Colombia
Authors: Vargas-Abella Julio Cesar , Tarazona-Manrique Luis Edgar , Andrade-Becerra Roy José
Published: August 2020

Objetivo. Caracterizar microbiológicamente el polen seco y congelado producido en el municipio de Viracachá-Boyacá. Materiales y métodos. A través de un estudio transversal descriptivo cuantitativo se tomaron muestras de 5 apiarios, cada uno con 10 colmenas, separando el polen en seco y congelado, determinando para cada muestra: aerobios mesófilos, coliformes totales, coliformes fecales, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium sulfito reductor y hongos. Los datos obtenidos se analizaron de acuerdo a normatividades internacionales y se compararon con resultados de investigaciones en otros países. Resultados. Se encontraron coliformes totales y fecales en tres de los cinco apiarios evaluados y solo en muestras de polen seco. Además, en dos apiarios cuando se analizó polen seco se encontró Staphylococcus aureus. Los resultados microbiológicos de la mayoría de las muestras se encuentran dentro de los rangos de algunas normatividades internacionales, sin embargo, los mejores resultados en cuanto a calidad microbiológica se determinaron para el polen congelado. Conclusiones. El proceso de congelamiento del polen ofrece ventajas relativas al mantenimiento de la calidad microbiológica en comparación con el proceso de secado. Se hace necesario evaluar la calidad microbiológica de ambos productos a través del tiempo de almacenamiento.
Clinical features of COVID-19 patients in Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital, Samarinda, Indonesia (Preprint)
Authors: Paramita Swandari , Isnuwardana Ronny , Marwan Marwan , Alfian Donni Irfandi , Masjhoer David Hariadi
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Indonesia officially established the first COVID-19 confirmation case in early March 2020. East Kalimantan has been determined as a candidate for the new capital of Indonesia since 2019. This makes Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital Samarinda as the largest hospital there has been designated as the main referral hospital for COVID-19 patients in East Kalimantan.

OBJECTIVE

We report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of these patients.

METHODS

All patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 by RT-PCR were admitted to Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital in Samarinda. We retrospectively collected and analyzed data on patients with standardized data collection from medical records.

RESULTS

By May 8, 2020, 18 admitted hospital patients had been identified as having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Most of the infected patients were men (16 [88.9%] patients); less than half had underlying diseases (7 [38.9%] patients). Common symptoms at the onset of illness were cough (16 [88.9%] patients), sore throat (8 [44.4%] patients), and fever (8 [44.4%] patients). Laboratory findings of some patients on admission showed anemia. Levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were increased in 10 (55.6%) of 18 patients. On admission, abnormalities in chest x-ray images were detected in 6 (33.3%) patients who had pneumonia. The mean duration from the first hospital admission to discharge was 33.1 ± 9.2 days.
The majority of COVID-19 patients are male. COVID-19 comorbidities were found in several patients. The main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 in this study were cough, sore throat, and fever. The abnormal laboratory finding in COVID-19 patients is anemia, an increase in AST and ALT levels, and chest x-ray images of pneumonia. All patients are in mild condition. The average length of hospital admission patients to discharge is more than 30 days.

CONCLUSIONS

Although all patients are in mild condition, the inability of a local laboratory to check for positive confirmation of COVID-19 makes the admission period of the patient in the hospital very long. The availability of RT-PCR tests at Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital Samarinda will greatly assist the further management of COVID-19 patients.
Codesigned Gamified Attention Bias Modification for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Zhang Melvyn , Fung Daniel SS , Smith Helen Elizabeth
Published: August 2020

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Introduction
Substance use disorders are prevalent globally. In 2019, there has been a large increase in individuals abusing opioids; a 56% increment from previous estimates, and this led to the World Health Organization declaring there being an Opioid epidemic. Locally, in Singapore, Opioids are also highly abused. The recent advances in experimental psychology has led to there being better understanding of automatic, unconscious processes, such as that of attentional biases. Prior research has demonstrated there being robust attentional biases amongst individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorders; and even those who are maintained on methadone maintenance therapy. To date, there remains no prior studies that have evaluated the effectiveness of bias modification amongst Asian individuals, and amongst a cohort of participants with opioid use disorders. No prior evaluations have evaluated the effectiveness of a codesigned mobile attention bias modification intervention. Given this, this current study investigates the effectiveness of the codesigned intervention as compared to the conventional intervention in reducing the magnitude of the attentional biases, where effectiveness is defined as a substantial significant reduction in the magnitude of attentional biases (when comparing the magnitude at baseline and that at the end of the intervention).
Methods and Analysis
This proposed study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial, comparing the codesigned attention bias modification intervention against the conventional intervention. Prior to randomization, all participants will be assessed to determine if they are eligible and if they have underlying positive baseline biases. This study uses a 2 (Intervention: codesigned versus conventional) x 2 (time: baseline, completion of intervention) design. Power computation reveals that 162 participants per arm are required, considering a 65% attrition rates (for participants without baseline biases). Participants enrolled into this trial are either randomized into receiving the conventional intervention or the codesigned intervention.
Ethics and Dissemination
We are in the process of seeking extramural funding. Once funding has been secured, we will apply for ethical approval from the National Healthcare Group’s Domain Specific Research Board. The results arising from the study will be disseminated by conferences and research publications.
Privacy Policy Compliance of Chronic Disease Management Apps in China: Scale Development and Content Evaluation (Preprint)
Authors: Ni Zhenni , Wang Yiying , Qian Yuxing
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND

With the development of mobile health (mHealth), chronic disease management apps have brought not only the possibility of reducing the burden of chronic diseases but also huge privacy risks to patients’ health data.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of the study was to analyze the extent to which chronic disease management apps in China comply with the Personal Information Security Specification (PI Specification).

METHODS

The compliance of 45 popular chronic disease management apps was evaluated from the perspective of the information life cycle. To conduct a fine-grained evaluation, a scale based on the PI Specification was developed. Finally, 6 level 1 indicators, 22 level 2 indicators, and 61 level 3 indicators were defined.

RESULTS

There were 33/45 apps (73%) with a privacy policy, and the average score of these apps was 40.4 out of 100. Items of level 1 indicators with high scores included general characteristics (mean 51.9% [SD 28.1%]), information collection and use (mean 51.1% [SD 36.7%]), and information sharing and transfer (mean 50.3% [SD 33.5%]). Information storage and protection had the lowest compliance with PI Specification (mean 29.4% [SD 32.4%]). Few personal information (PI) controllers have stated how to handle security incidents, including security incident reporting (7/33, 21%), security incident notification (10/33, 30%), and commitment to bear corresponding legal responsibility for PI security incidents (1/33, 3%). The performance of apps in the stage of information destruction (mean 31.8% [SD 40.0%]) was poor, and only 21% (7/33) apps would notify third parties to promptly delete PI after individuals cancelled their accounts. Moreover, the scoring rate for rights of PI subjects is generally low (mean 31.2% [SD 35.5%]), especially for obtaining copies of PI (15%) and responding to requests (25%).

CONCLUSIONS

Although most chronic disease management apps had a privacy policy, the total compliance rate of the policy content was low, especially in the stage of information storage and protection. Thus, the field has a long way to go with regard to compliance around personal privacy protection in China.
Problem UKM Dalam Pengembangan Usaha: Studi Pada UKM di Desa Mulyoarjo Lawang Malang
Authors: Kumalasari Luluk Dwi
Published: August 2020

AbstrakUKM berperan besar dalam penciptaan dan pertumbuhan kesempatan kerja, atau sumber pendapatan bagi masyarakat dan rumah tangga miskin. Tetapi dalam perkembangannya, seringkali UKM menghadapi kendala. Desa Mulyoarjo Kecamatan Lawang adalah desa di kabupaten Malang yang memiliki banyak industri. UKM di desa Mulyoarjo juga menghadapi kendala yang membutuhkan berbagai solusi kritis meski ada juga yang bisa berjalan lancar. Peneliti tertarik untuk mengkajinya guna memperoleh diskripsi tentang problem-problem yang dihadapi oleh UKM, faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya masalah dan menemukan langkah-langkah dalam mengatasi permasalahan yang dihadapi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Penentuan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode purposive sampling.Sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data didapatkan melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa masalah yang dihadapi UKM di Desa Mulyoarjo dalam mengembangkan usahanya antara lain; kendala modal, sistem manajemen keuangan, kendala tempat, dan kendala mesin yang sebagian belum mampu membeli mesin yang modern. Sedangkan faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya masalah tersebut antara industri yang satu dengan yang lain juga berbeda-beda. Diantaranya adalah faktor bahan dan faktor cuaca. Langkah yang ditempuh UKM untuk keluar dari masalah dan mengembangkan usahanya antara lain; meminjam uang di bank, melakukan kerjasama permodalan, menjual harta yang dimiliki, serta menjaga kualitas barang yang dihasilkan.Kata Kunci: industrialisasi,kesempatan kerja, UKM.                                        AbstractSMEs as part of the industry, is an important source of economic growth. SMEs are often constrained by various constraints. Subdistrict Mulyoarjo Lawang village is the village in the district of Malang which has many industries. SMEs in it also faces many obstacles or problems that require a variety of solutions critical although some are able to run smoothly. Researcher is interested in studying in order to obtain a description of the problems faced by SMEs, the factors that cause the problem and find measures to overcome the problems encountered. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive research. The samples in this study using purposive sampling method.Data collection techniques obtained through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this study says the problems faced by SMEs in the village Mulyoarjo in developing a business, among others; lack of capital, financial management systems, place constraints, and constraints that most machines have not been able to buy modern machines.Weather factor and material factor are the problem. Thus the steps taken by SMEs to get out of the problem ,borrow money in the bank, cooperate in terms of capital, sell assets owned, as well as maintaining the quality of goods produced.Keywords: industrialization, employment, SMEs.
Efektivitas Multi-bi Aid pada Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Triangle Project
Authors: Prinanda Devita
Published: August 2020

The existences of geographical factors, push factors and pull factors generated the intensity of migration in Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS). The region which consists of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and part of China’s territory had various problems in the migration process.  A predominant problem of migration is rendered by the absence of law framework. Therefore, there were a practically illegal migrant and human trafficking. This research will explain the assistance to recover migration’s problems in GMS given by Australian Government (cooperated with ILO). The type of assistance is categorized as multi-bi aid which is the assistance given by the bilateral donor to a multilateral institution. The assistance was released in the form of a project named GMS Triangle Project with the aim of creating migrant protection in GMS. To analyze the implementation of that project, the author uses the concept of multi-bi aid and review effectiveness through the concept of aid effectiveness proposed by Paris Agreement including ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for a result, and Mutual Accountability. The result of this study describes how multi-bi aid methods are embodied in a form of project and effectiveness are different for each receiving state in GMS.
Perubahan Perilaku Politik Luar Negeri Tiongkok terhadap Isu Laut Tiongkok Selatan
Authors: Darmawan Arief Bakhtiar
Published: August 2020

This article aims to explore China's foreign policy changes on the South China Sea dispute (SCS) since China has been willing to participate in regional or multilateral forums to date. This article argues that although the main characters and narratives of China’s foreign policy tend to be consistent, Chinese foreign policy behavior is changing. This study is a qualitative research that using non-numerical data sources, both primary and secondary. China's foreign policy behavior on the issue of SCS is divided into four phases. First, the passive and defensive phases. China still suspects that multilateral forums are a way of suppressing Chinese interests. Second, active phase. In this phase, China begins to believe in itself as a big and powerful country so as not to worry that multilateral forums will threaten its national security. Third, the initiative phase. China goes a step further by initiating some important multilateral initiative and multilateral breakthroughs in the long term project. Fourth, assertive phase. In this phase, China is involved in several incidents, consistent with their interests, while trying to refrain from initiating an open war. Through the change of foreign policy, China has adapted itself to contemporary international politics and has maintained its national interest in SCS.
Nuevos registros de crinoideos (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) en el talud continental de Chile
Authors: Catalán Jennifer , Merino-Yunnissi Catalina , Martínez Andrea , Sellanes Javie , Ibáñez Christian M.
Published: August 2020

The presence of Solanometra antarctica has been reported in the continental slope of central Chile, however, some studies suggest that this species could have been confused with Florometra magellanica. In this study, 11 crinoid specimens obtained in the continental slope of Central Chile were analyzed and compared with other specimens previously collected in that same region and catalogued as Florometra magellanica. The morphological and meristic characteristics confirm that the crinoids collected in Central Chile, off Concepción and Los Vilos, correspond to Florometra magellanica.
DISEÑO Y CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN PROTOTIPO AUTÓNOMO PARA LA PRÁCTICA EXPERIMENTAL DE LEY DE SNELL
Authors: De Castro Kondarzewski Isabel Cristina , Bohórquez S Leonardo , Gallego Hugo Armando
Published: August 2020

Para motivar os alunos na experimentação sobre o comportamento de um feixe de luz ao passar por diferentes meios, o grupo de pesquisa DICOPED propõe um equipamento demonstrativo cuja função é estudar a lei de Snell com a característica de fornecer elementos necessários para alterar as variáveis incluídas nesse fenômeno físico. O principal objetivo da prática é encontrar experimentalmente o ângulo de refração, a constante N do meio (material utilizado) e encontrar o ângulo total de reflexão interna, de maneira mais fácil. Foram utilizados elementos como o Arduino e uma tela de LCD. A partir do equipamento básico, um mecanismo foi desenvolvido para facilitar a alteração do ângulo de incidência sem a necessidade de usar um transferidor externo e finalmente, um gerador de feixe de luz foi adaptado para realizar as respectivas alterações necessárias É importante ressaltar que este projeto foi realizado com o uso da tecnologia e dos materiais encontrados em nosso ambiente, da mesma forma que as ferramentas de software existentes hoje são aplicadas, para que seja possível motivar e incentivar os alunos a observar os elementos teóricos que são vistos neste tópico da Física.
A NATUREZA DA CIÊNCIA NA FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES POR MEIO DAS CONTROVÉRSIAS SOCIOCIENTÍFICAS: O ESTADO DO CONHECIMENTO
Authors: Krupczak Carla , Aires Joanez Aparecida
Published: August 2020

A literatura mostra que a formação de professores de ciências deve abordar a Natureza da Ciência e uma das formas de se fazer isso é por meio das discussões de controvérsias sociocientíficas. Desse modo, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar se e como a Natureza da Ciência é abordada nas pesquisas sobre Controvérsias Sociocientíficas que têm como escopo a formação inicial e continuada de professores. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo estado do conhecimento. A constituição de dados ocorreu no Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES e a verificação dos mesmos utilizou a Análise Textual Discursiva. Os resultados indicam que a produção acadêmica que versa sobre a formação de professores por meio das Controvérsias Sociocientíficas é recente no Brasil e se concentra predominantemente em uma instituição. Com relação à Natureza da Ciência, encontrou-se que a maioria das pesquisas aborda apenas o fato da Ciência ser socialmente influenciada, deixando de lado as influências internalistas, as quais também são importantes.
O REENDEREÇAMENTO DE CONTEÚDOS AUDIOVISUAIS EM UM MUSEU DE CIÊNCIAS ITINERANTE
Authors: Pereira Willian Alves , Rezende Filho Luiz Augusto Coimbra de
Published: August 2020

Apesar dos centros e museus de ciências apresentarem um crescimento quantitativo ao longo dos últimos anos, esse crescimento se manteve restrito aos grandes centros urbanos, o que faz com que as regiões periféricas continuem sem acesso a esses equipamentos culturais. Uma maneira de atingir essas regiões são os museus de ciências itinerantes. Além de se deslocarem ao interior, esses museus se caracterizam por um dinamismo quanto à forma de apresentação do conteúdo, utilizando por exemplo conteúdos audiovisuais, e quanto às formas de atuação do mediador frente a seu público, sempre diverso quanto a diversos aspectos. Este trabalho analisa a atuação de mediadores frente aos diferentes níveis de público presentes nas sessões do espaço multimídia do museu de ciências itinerante Ciência Móvel (Museu da Vida/FIOCRUZ), verificando como os mediadores realizam o reendereçamento do conteúdo a partir do endereçamento original de vídeos utilizados durante algumas de suas atividades. Para isto, foi realizada uma entrevista coletiva com um grupo de 13 mediadores, em que se buscou investigar as diferentes formas de realização da mediação para diferentes públicos. Além disso, três vídeos utilizados no espaço de ciências foram analisados para identificar seus endereçamentos, e desta forma auxiliar as discussões quanto às formas de reendereçamento empregadas pelos mediadores. Tais análises foram feitas com base nos princípios da Análise de Conteúdo. Constatou-se que os mediadores consideram as diferenças de público presentes nas sessões, realizando adaptações do conteúdo dos vídeos. Assim, quando há um público participante com diferentes faixas etárias, privilegia-se a parte mais jovem do público por meio de uma linguagem de fácil entendimento, de forma que todos possam compreender o conteúdo dinamizado durante a sessão.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE DIVULGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA PARA ALÉM DAS CIÊNCIAS NATURAIS: UMA PROPOSTA PARA O CURSO TÉCNICO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO
Authors: Silva Aline Rocha Santana da , Bonfim Marilyn Anderson Alves
Published: August 2020

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar o processo de desenvolvimento de uma Feira de Ciências (Sociais) em ambiente escolar, organizada por 24 alunos do 2º e do 3º ano do curso técnico em administração, concomitante ao Ensino Médio, que ocorreu em 2017, no âmbito da disciplina Métodos e Técnicas Administrativas, buscando responder se estratégias de divulgação científica poderiam contribuir para o ensino de administração e se, na visão dos alunos, é possível categorizar as ciências sociais no grupo das grandes ciências, considerando uma feira de administração como uma feira de ciências. A Feira foi organizada em módulos interativos e teve como tema Administração nos Esportes, associando conceitos administrativos a esportes como Judô, Voleibol, Atletismo, Basquetebol e Futebol, de forma a alcançar o público previsto, a comunidade escolar e as pessoas das imediações. A partir de uma abordagem qualitativa, o estudo adotou como estratégia metodológica a observação participante do processo de criação e realização da Feira e a análise de conteúdo da atividade avaliativa aplicada aos alunos, pós Feira. Os resultados apontam que estratégias de divulgação científica podem contribuir para o ensino de administração, favorecendo não somente o ensino de conteúdos da disciplina, mas a vivência das atividades administrativas e o desenvolvimento de habilidades pessoais e profissionais, como a comunicação, trabalho em equipe, oratória, tomada de decisão,  organização, liderança e criatividade.
VIVER A ARTE EM SAÚDE: A CONTAÇÃO DE HISTÓRIAS COMO ESTRATÉGIA PARA A PRODUÇÃO PARTICIPATIVA DE CONHECIMENTOS EM PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE
Authors: Santana Clarice Silva de , Guimarães Ana Carolina de Freitas , Milnor Jacob , Teixeira José Liporage , Souza Claudia Teresa Vieira de
Published: August 2020

O projeto Plataforma de Saberes: envolvimento e participação da comunidade em práticas inovadoras de promoção da saúde e produção de conhecimento promovido pelo Laboratório de Pesquisa em Epidemiologia e Determinação Social da Saúde (LAP-EPIDSS) do Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI)/Fiocruz busca promover, de forma compartilhada, novas formas de produção de conhecimento permitindo uma constante troca de saberes. Este manuscrito tem como objetivo relatar a experiência e descrever a operacionalização de uma atividade que promoveu uma construção coletiva textual que envolveu membros de grupos sociais comunitários e pesquisadores em um evento promovido pelo LAP-EPIDSS comemorativo ao Dia Internacional do Contador de Histórias, em 20 de março de 2018. Esta experiência e permitiu repensar como arte e saúde dialogam em nosso cotidiano utilizando a contação de histórias como elemento norteador para reflexão de conhecimentos em promoção da saúde.  A metodologia utilizada para coleta de dados foi a observação participante e teve como ferramenta, para a construção coletiva, uma árvore em material reciclado com palavras dos participantes do evento. Assim, a partir da participação de todos emergiu um texto construído coletivamente com as reflexões sobre as expectativas para 2018. O evento trouxe a possibilidade do acesso à cultura, despertando nos participantes a imaginação, emoções, reflexões e esperança. Além disso, essa iniciativa proporcionou o envolvimento da ciência com a sociedade e ofereceu subsídios para a construção de conhecimentos sobre o conceito amplo de saúde. Experenciar um encontro com a arte, por meio da contação de histórias, possibilitou aos participantes abrir um caminho para a compreensão da sua saúde em seu sentido amplo e a compreender a arte, como parte integrante de um modelo contemporâneo de saúde.
ENSINO E PESQUISA NO CONTEXTO INTERDISCIPLINAR: DIFERENTES PERSPECTIVAS E SUAS APROXIMAÇÕES COM A ESCOLA
Authors: Silva Wanderson Diogo Andrade da
Published: August 2020

O presente texto apresenta uma resenha do livro “Pesquisa em ensino e interdisciplinaridades: aproximações com o contexto escolar” organizado por Jean Mac Cole Tavares Santos, professor da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, publicado pela EdUECE no ano de 2017. Com 295 páginas, a obra reúne quatorze artigos de professores(as) pesquisadores(as) que atuam em instituições de educação básica e superior no Brasil e em Portugal, divididos em três partes que discutem ensino, interdisciplinaridade e formação docente/discente, respectivamente. De forma clara, objetiva e dinâmica, o livro tem sua relevância por oportunizar ao(as) leitores(as) uma melhor compreensão sobre esses campos que se articulam de diferentes formas no espaço escolar. Sua leitura é indicada não apenas para professores(as), pesquisadores(as) e alunos(as) de cursos de licenciatura, mas a todas as pessoas que se interessam pela educação, contemplando temáticas sobre ensino médio, qualidade de ensino, gestão e políticas curriculares, direitos humanos, língua brasileira de sinais, literatura, formação docente na Química e sua articulação com a Educação Especial, metodologias ativa, dentre outras.
CONTRIBUIÇÕES DO PIBID PARA A FORMAÇÃO INICIAL DE PROFESSORES DE CIÊNCIAS NAS PERCEPÇÕESDE EX-BOLSISTAS
Authors: Turke Nathália Hernandes , Passos Marinez Meneghello
Published: August 2020

O presente artigo traz resultados de uma investigação que buscou verificar as contribuições do PIBID para a formação inicial de professores em um curso de Ciências Biológicas de uma Universidade pública do estado do Paraná. Para tal, 14 ex-bolsistas do PIBID foram convidados a elaborar um memorial, narrando as contribuições do programa para sua formação inicial. Para a interpretação dos dados, assumiu-se a abordagem metodológica da Análise de Conteúdo e a categorização foi realizada a partir das seguintes indagações: (1) De acordo com o relato de ex-pibidianos, graduandos do curso de Ciências Biológicas, quais as contribuições do PIBID para sua formação inicial? (2) Estas contribuições estão de acordo com os objetivos do programa? Segundo os memoriais analisados, constatamos que as ações desenvolvidas no projeto mostraram-se inteiradas com sete dos nove objetivos do programa, os quais foram utilizados como base para a elaboração das cinco categorias de análise: Incentivo à formação docente (C1); Influência do PIBID na qualidade da formação inicial docente (C2); Inserção dos licenciandos no ambiente escolar (C3); Reflexão sobre o sistema educacional e valorização do magistério (C4); Comprometimento com a melhoria da aprendizagem dos alunos (C5).
QUÍMICA AMBIENTAL EM POSTOS DE COMBUSTÍVEIS E OFICINAS MECÂNICAS: UMA ABORDAGEM EDUCACIONAL
Authors: Dos Santos Vieira Thalita Brenda , Galeno Oliveira Rayane Erika , Rodrigues Marciele Gomes , De Araujo Sousa Paulo Sérgio , Carvalho Thaís Alves , Fonseca de Carvalho Rusbene Bruno , Alves Abraão Leal
Published: August 2020

Os altos índices de poluição ao meio ambiente são, atualmente, uma das maiores causas de desastres naturais. Postos de gasolina e oficinas mecânicas, quando não obedecem às medidas de gestão ambiental, contribuem para a ocorrência deste problema, liberando substâncias químicas constituídas principalmente por hidrocarbonetos que afetam a natureza. A abordagem dessa temática na escola contribui para um meio sustentável e apresenta a Química em uma dimensão mais próxima dos estudantes. O trabalho objetivou sensibilizar estudantes do 3º ano do ensino médio sobre os impactos que estes estabelecimentos causam em virtude da emissão de substâncias químicas prejudiciais à natureza. Para o desenvolvimento do trabalho realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica para o aprofundamento do tema e, posteriormente, coleta de dados nos postos e oficinas através da observação e aplicação de questionários. Em seguida, a temática foi trabalhada com alunos do 3º ano do ensino médio da escola Deputado Ribeiro Magalhães, na cidade de Cocal Piauí, através de exposição do tema trabalhado. A partir dos dados obtidos, foi perceptível que a gestão ambiental não é seguida por alguns estabelecimentos visitados e outros demonstraram falta de conhecimento sobre o assunto, porém se mostraram dispostos a obter maior informação. Ao abordar o tema na escola, obteve-se êxito em relacionar os dados da pesquisa com o conteúdo em sala e ampla participação dos alunos nas atividades. Desta forma, os objetivos do trabalho foram alcançados, uma vez que contribuiu-se para a formação de uma consciência ambiental nos estudantes e para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem na disciplina de Química.
The Impact of Obesity on COVID-19 Disease Severity
Authors: Long Joshua D. , Ward Caitlin A. , Khorasani-Zadeh Arshia
Published: August 2020

Introduction: Obesity has been declared a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients. In this rapid review, we provide an overview of recently-published papers with clinical and epidemiological relevance on this topic.
Methods: As part of a weekly COVID-19 data mining meeting, we conducted a literature review regarding the role of obesity in COVID-19 outcomes, particularly in young patients with COVID-19. We utilized the PubMed, Upstate Medical University Health Sciences Library, Google Scholar, and LitCovid databases to identify the articles.
Results: Our group identified seven relevant publications (four retrospective case series and three reviews). 
Conclusion: Our group’s review of this topic illustrates that obesity is a common comorbidity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of intermittent mandatory ventilation within the first 10 days of hospitalization and a higher risk of admission to acute or critical hospital care, including in patients aged less than 60 years, with one study showing it to be a greater risk factor than cardiovascular or pulmonary conditions for critical COVID-19 illness. There are some indications that moderate-intensity exercise may be beneficial for promoting a healthy immune system in patients with and without obesity. Given these findings, hospitals should ensure their staff are prepared and their facilities are adequately equipped to provide high-quality care to patients with obesity (PWO) hospitalized with COVID-19. Family medicine and primary care physicians are encouraged to counsel their PWO about their increased risk for morbidity and mortality during this pandemic.
Corporate governance reporting: Compliance with upper limits for severance payments to members of executive boards in Germany
Authors: Dilger Alexander , Schottmüller-Einwag Ute
Published: August 2020

We examine how corporate governance reporting corresponds to actual conduct regarding severance payment caps for prematurely departing members of executive boards in Germany. Firstly, we evaluate the declarations of conformity for all companies listed in the CDAX between 2010 and 2014, which we use to determine conformity and deviation rates, and analyse the reasons for deviation, contributing to current research on comparative corporate governance, which focuses on when, why and how companies deviate from legitimate corporate governance goals (Aguilera, Judge, & Terjesen, 2018). Secondly, we assess the compensation amounts of all severance payments made and published by DAX companies to compare the respective severance ratio with the cap recommended by the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC). We find that more than 20% of companies listed in the CDAX declared deviation in the declaration of conformity. Moreover, in 57% of actual severance cases where DAX companies had previously declared their conformity, the cap was exceeded. Yet, none of the companies that had exceeded the cap disclosed this in the following declaration of conformity. In most cases, the corporate reports deviated from reality and therefore could not serve as a suitable basis for decisions by the capital market.
Is Transdisciplinary Education Engaging the 21st Century Engineering Student?
Authors: Stroud Robert
Published: August 2020

Objective evidence shows whether contemporary engineering students are engaged by transdisciplinary education. This is done by first using a diffusion of innovations approach that isolates “transdisciplinary engineering” occurrences on the Internet from occurrences of disciplinary engineering, and then showing trends, forming conclusions, and making recommendations.
A composite neonatal adverse outcome indicator using population-based data: an update
Authors: Todd Stephanie , Bowen Jennifer , Ibiebele Ibinabo , Patterson Jillian , Torvaldson Siranda , Ford Jane , Nippita Tanya , Morris Jonathan , Randall Deborah
Published: August 2020

Introduction

Severe morbidity rates in neonates can be estimated using diagnosis and procedure coding in linked routinely collected data as a cost-effective way to monitor quality and safety of perinatal services. Coding changes necessitate an update to the previously published composite neonatal adverse outcome indicator for identifying infants with severe morbidity.

Objectives

To update the neonatal adverse outcome indicator for identifying neonates with severe morbidity, and to investigate the validity of the updated indicator.

Methods

We audited diagnosis and procedure codes and used expert clinician input to update the components of the indicator. We used linked birth, hospital and death data for neonates born alive at 24 weeks or more in New South Wales, Australia (2002–2014) to investigate the incidence of severe neonatal morbidity and assess the validity of the updated indicator.

Results

The updated indicator included 28 diagnostic and procedure components. In our population of 1,194,681 live births, 5.44% neonates had some form of morbidity. The relative risk of morbidity was greater for higher risk pregnancies and was lowest at 39–40 weeks’ gestation. Incidence increased over the study period for overall neonatal morbidity, and for individual components intravenous infusion, respiratory diagnoses, and non-invasive ventilation. Severe neonatal morbidity was associated with double the risk of hospital readmission and ten times the risk of death within the first year of life.

Conclusions

The updated composite indicator has maintained concurrent and predictive validity and is a standardised, economic way to measure neonatal morbidity when using population-based data. Changes within individual components should be considered when examining longitudinal data.
Sistema de monitoreo electrónico de asfixia neonatal
Authors: Hernández Soberón Jesús Arturo , González Medrano Miriam Zulema , Zambrano Rangel Raúl
Published: August 2020

El síndrome de muerte súbita del lactante (SMSL) es una de las principales causas de muerte encontradas en las autopsias a bebés menores de un año. Aunque se han identificado múltiples factores de riesgo estadísticos, científicamente no hay certeza de qué provoca este trastorno. Por ello surge la idea de crear un dispositivo de monitoreo para medir las pulsaciones del lactante, capaz de emitir una alerta cuando se presente un problema respiratorio en bebés lactantes y así prevenir el SMSL. El método utilizado fue el del análisis. El dispositivo está compuesto por sensores piezoeléctricos, un microcontrolador, látex y cables. Para la producción del dispositivo, fue necesaria una máquina de prototipado de placa de circuitos impresos (PCB, por sus siglas en inglés). Con este proyecto se presenta una forma de monitorear los pulsos cardiacos del lactante: al detectar un ritmo diferente al normal, mediante el uso del internet de las cosas (IdC), emite de inmediato una notificación. Además, presenta tecnología open hardware y software de Arduino. Como se utiliza tecnología abierta, los usuarios tienen la posibilidad de mejorar el diseño o añadirle nuevas funcionalidades. Se trata de una muestra de que este tipo de tecnologías se pueden utilizar como herramientas de prevención en el campo de la medicina, en este caso, para prevenir la muerte súbita del lactante.