bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Electrochemical characterization of PbO2-TiO2 composite prepared on stainless steel substrate by cyclic voltammetry method
Authors: Phạm Tốt , Mai Thùy , Phan Bình
Published: November 2022

In this study, PbO2-TiO2 composite was prepared on stainless steel (SS) substrate by cyclic voltammetry (CV) method from mixed solution containing TiO2 sol-gel with size from 10 to 50 nm. In the electrochemical deposition, TiO2 nanoparticle will disperse in the growing PbO2 coating to create PbO2-TiO2 composite. These TiO2 nanoparticles are delivered from the electrolyte bulk to the eletrode surface by diffusion and migration.The electrochemical properties of SS/PbO2-TiO2 electrodes were investigated in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution by CV, PP (potentiodynamic polarization), and EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) methods with and without UV irradiation. The results showed that the exchange current density (io), the value o (ip,a and ip,c, respectively) depended on the TiO2 concentration. With a solution containing  2 g/L TiO2, the value of the redox peaks is the largest and the exchange current density obtained is close the maximum value, indicating that the SS/PbO2-TiO2 composite electrode exhibits the best electrochemical activity under this solution condition. Due to the presence of TiO2 in the composite, the height of the redox peaks and the exchange current density increased sharply under UV light. This demonstrated that the photo-electrochemical activity of the composite is very good, which  can be used  to remove  dyes in wastewater by electrocatalytic oxidation.
Medicalization of Deviations as a Tool of Social Control
Authors:   Northern State Medical University, Svetlichnaya Tatyana , Smirnova Elena ,   Cherepovets State University
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to comprehend the phenomenon of medicalization of deviations as an instrument of social control in the context of liberalization of all spheres of society. In the course of the study, an analytical method was used in combination with a scientific-theoretical approach, materials from 56 sources of literature were analyzed. In modern society, there is more and more a tendency towards the spread of cruelty, crime, promiscuity, drug addiction. All these are the consequences of the fall of human spirituality, when not only the main human values, but also human life itself, are devalued. Against this background, discussions about the impact of medicine on people's lives are increasingly arising. The medical style of thinking is formed on a subconscious level. In a person's daily life, his dependence on medicine increases and even medical "labels" are attached to certain patterns of behavior. This situation has received the definition of "medicalization". The phenomenon of medicalization of deviations has a contradictory nature, which consists in the presence of both negative and positive social and medical meanings. On the one hand, its negative impact on people's daily life lies in the real ability of doctors to control the social behavior of people. The medical profession has a preferential right to exercise the social control function, owing to their professional powers to define and designate illness. As a result, they can subjugate the management of social processes, expanding their medical recommendations and prescriptions. On the other hand, the positive impact of the medicalization process lies in the prevalence of social control on the part of medical workers and, as a consequence, the replacement of open forms of violence with milder forms of coercion.
Islamic Thought in the Postmodern Era: The Philosophy of Hasan Khanafi
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Maulana Amy
Published: November 2022

This article aims to reconstruct the paradigm of Islamic thought associated with postmodernism. The relevance of this goal is explained by the need to understand how Islam in its theological and anthropocentric dimensions corresponds to postmodern thinking. In this regard, the works of the Islamic thinker Hassan Hanafi (1935–2021), whose philosophical development is closest to postmodernism, are of particular interest. Hasan Hanafi, with the Turat va tajdid (Tradition and Reform) project and the Islamic left, identifies three factors for the implementation of Islamic revival, Islamic revolution, unity and integrity of the ummah. According to him; (1) the need for rationalism to revive the intellectual treasures of classical Islam and bring out the progressive elements in it; (2) the need to confront Western civilization and do away with its global civilization by studying local culture and creating accidentalism that is contrary to the Orientalist paradigm; (3) the need to analyze the reality of the Islamic world by abandoning traditional textual methods and resorting to certain methods that allow the reality of Islam to speak for itself. Here he contrasts Occidentalism with Orientalism. If Orientalism views the East from a Western perspective, from the standpoint of cultural superiority, then Occidentalism seeks to present a picture of Western culture from the perspective of the East. Hassan Hanafi does not approve of isolationism in any form (including Islamic). Islam is a world, and therefore a global religion, therefore the Islamic world must see cultures in a global perspective. Occidentalism is an attempt to undermine Western supremacy in language, culture, science, theory, and opinion.
Acoustic release systems
Authors: Heinmiller Robert H.
Published: November 2022

In the fall of 1967 an extended program of tests was begun to evaluate several types of acoustic anchor release devices available on the market. This program was.prompted by a.need to isolate and correct problems which came to light after, several years of use of the O.R.E. system. Two other systems, one made by Raytheon and the other by American Machine and Foundry Co., were tested. This report deals with previous use of O.R.E.'s system by the W.H.O.I. Buoy Project and the testing program in 1968 and with the Raytheon and A.M.F. test series. Detailed description of these systems and their operation will not be undertaken in this report. Reference is made to data published by the respective manufacturers.
Multiprofessional round with checklist: association with the improvement in patient safety in intensive care
Authors: Maran Edilaine , Matsuda Laura Misue , Magalhães Ana Maria Muller de , Marcon Sonia Silva , Oliveira João Lucas Campos de , Cavalcanti Alexandre Biasi , Haddad Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço , Reis Gislene Aparecida Xavier dos
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT Objective To verify the association between a multiprofessional round with the use of checklists and patient safety practices by health professionals in an intensive care unit. Method Mixed-method study, delineated by the sequential explanatory approach, conducted in a hospital in southern Brazil. Quantitative data were analyzed using Poisson regression, and qualitative data, using content analysis. The integrated analysis was performed through the explained/connected combination. Results In the post-implementation period of the rounds with systematic use of the checklist, there was a significant improvement in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism, light sedation, reduction in the days of use of mechanical ventilation, central venous catheter and indwelling urinary catheter. Conclusion The multiprofessional round with the systematic use of checklist, associated with the improvement in patient safety practices, was considered as a strategy that ensures better care in intensive care and favors job satisfaction.
Eficácia de estratégias educativas no envolvimento do paciente para a segurança no cuidado: revisão sistemática
Authors: Luiz Raíssa Bianca , Estevam Layara Oliveira , Raponi Maria Beatriz Guimarães , Felix Márcia Marques dos Santos , Barbosa Maria Helena
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a eficácia de estratégias educativas no envolvimento do paciente adulto hospitalizado para a segurança no cuidado. Método Revisão sistemática realizada por meio da busca de estudos experimentais e quase-experimentais, publicados de janeiro/2010 a dezembro/2021, no PubMed®, Cochrane Library CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, CINAHL e EMBASE. Resultados Foram incluídos doze estudos para envolver o paciente nas práticas seguras do cuidado, cinco (41,7%) experimentais e sete (58,3%) quase experimentais. Diferentes estratégias educativas foram adotadas nos artigos incluídos: orientações verbais, livretos, folhetos e folders (n=4; 33,3%); vídeos, e-book e aplicativos eletrônicos (n=5; 41,7%); pôster, folhetos e vídeo (n=3; 25%). Quatro estudos experimentais apresentaram alto risco de viés (80%) e todos quase-experimentais baixo risco de viés (100%). Conclusão O uso de estratégias educativas se demonstrou eficaz no envolvimento do paciente em práticas seguras do cuidado. Recomenda-se a condução de futuras pesquisas ao se considerar a heterogeneidade entre os estudos.
Efetividade do co-debriefieng para desenvolver competências clínicas no suporte básico de vida: estudo piloto randomizado
Authors: Nascimento Juliana da Silva Garcia , Nascimento Kleiton Gonçalves do , Alves Mateus Goulart , Braga Fernanda Titareli Merizio Martins , Regino Daniela da Silva Garcia , Dalri Maria Celia Barcellos
Published: November 2022

RESUMO Objetivo Comparar a efetividade entre co-debriefing com debriefing com facilitador no desenvolvimento de competências clínicas em estudantes de enfermagem no atendimento simulado da parada cardiorrespiratória. Método Estudo-piloto randomizado, realizado em uma universidade de Minas Gerais, Brasil, em agosto de 2021 com 17 estudantes, para comparar o debriefing com um facilitador (controle n=8) e com o co-debriefing (intervenção n=9). Utilizaram-se pré e pós-teste, Exame Clínico Objetivo Estruturado e escalas para avaliar as habilidades comportamentais. Adotaram-se testes de comparação não paramétricos Wilcoxon e Mann-whitney para análise. Resultados O grupo intervenção obteve desempenho superior ao controle para o conhecimento sobre o suporte básico de vida (controle=17,00±2,39 e intervenção=19,22 ± 0,66, p=0,021) e habilidades psicomotoras (controle=8,12±0,13 e intervenção=8,50 ± 0,001, p<0,001). Não houve diferenças significativas para as habilidades comportamentais. Conclusão O co-debriefing parece ser mais efetivo do que o debriefing como um facilitador para desenvolver competências clínicas no suporte básico de vida em enfermagem.
Paratránsito y expansión urbana: el transporte informal como dispositivo de urbanización
Authors: Cabrera Juan E. , Moyano Bianca De Marchi
Published: November 2022

Resumen Desde la perspectiva del paratránsito, el artículo caracteriza la relación entre transporte urbano de pasajeros y la expansión en el área metropolitana de Cochabamba. Sostiene que el crecimiento urbano de esta metrópoli es, entre varios factores, resultado de las condiciones del servicio de transporte de pasajeros, caracterizado por su informalidad, autonomía, libertad y flexibilidad. Se postula que el servicio de transporte es un dispositivo fundamental para la consolidación de la urbanización, a través de tres tipos de relación con nuevos asentamientos: 1) consubstancialidad entre organización barrial y organización de servicio de transporte; 2) organización barrial solicitante de servicios de transporte; y 3) operador de transporte ofertante de servicios específicos para la demanda. A esto se suman tres formas de agencia en las rutas: la creación, la extensión y la subdivisión. Como cierre, se reflexiona la importancia de este fenómeno como factor central para comprender las condiciones de urbanización de las ciudades bolivianas.
ENTRE TELAS E TECLAS: PESQUISA-INTERVENÇÃO COM CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES NA PANDEMIA
Authors: Lara Juliana Siqueira de , Silva Renata Tavares da , Moraes Julia Oliveira , Page Júlia Ovidio , Andrade Rafi Nobrega , Castro Lucia Rabello de
Published: November 2022

RESUMO O artigo objetiva compreender os desafios e apostas que surgem para a pesquisa-intervenção à distância com crianças e adolescentes a partir do uso de dispositivos digitais na pandemia da Covid-19. O método consistiu em entrevistas por meio de celulares e computadores com 18 crianças e adolescentes durante os meses de março a setembro de 2020. Os resultados indicam que a relacionalidade estabelecida entre pesquisador(a) e criança é afetada, sobretudo, pelas limitações devidas ao contato presencial. Por outro lado, verificou-se uma aposta no vínculo de confiança entre os envolvidos. Como conclusão, destaca-se a expansão do uso dos dispositivos digitais e, sobretudo, das chamadas de vídeo e de voz.
A ESCOLA NA AUSÊNCIA DA ESCOLA: REFLEXÕES DAS CRIANÇAS DURANTE A PANDEMIA
Authors: Silva Isabel de Oliveira e , Luz Iza Rodrigues da , Carvalho Levindo Diniz , Gouvêa Maria Cristina Soares de
Published: November 2022

RESUMO O artigo discute os sentidos da escola para crianças de 8 a 12 anos durante a suspensão das aulas em virtude da pandemia da Covid-19. A compreensão dos pontos de vista das crianças sobre a escola se sustenta no reconhecimento dos seus direitos e da sua capacidade de participação na vida social, conforme tem sido demonstrado pelos estudos sociais sobre a infância. São analisados dados de pesquisa com 2.021 crianças da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. Os resultados indicam que as crianças compreendem a escola como espaço com funções amplas, que inclui aprendizagens, cuidado e sociabilidade.
Sentiment in Bank Examination Reports and Bank Outcomes
Authors: Cowhey Maureen , Lee Seung Jung , Popeck Spiller Thomas , Vojtech Cindy M.
Published: November 2022

We investigate whether the bank examination process provides useful insight into bank future outcomes. We do this by conducting textual analysis on about 5,500 small to medium-sized commercial bank examination reports from 2004 to 2016. These confidential examination reports provide textual context to the components of supervisory ratings: capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, and liquidity. Each component is given a categorical rating, and each bank is assigned an overall composite rating, which are used to determine the safety and soundness of banks. We find that, controlling for a variety of factors, including the ratings themselves, the sentiment supervisors express in describing most of the components predict relevant future bank outcomes. The sentiment conveyed in the asset quality, management, and earnings sections provides significant information in predicting future outcomes for problem loans, supervisory actions, and profitability, respectively, for all banks. Sentiment conveyed in the capital adequacy section appears to be predictive of future capital ratios for weak banks. These relationships suggest that bank supervisors play a meaningful role in the surveillance of the banking system.
MICROCONTROLLER ATMEGA328P TIMER/COUNTER FOR SINGLE CHANNEL GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
Authors: Sulaksono Santiko Tri , Sukmabuana Putu , Nagara Nanda
Published: November 2022

Soil contamination may occur in the upcoming decommissioning activities of the TRIGA2000 Reactor. Measurement of contaminant radioactivity, which can be performed using single-channel spectroscopy, is required in soil decontamination processes. This research develops a timer/counter system for single-channel spectroscopy using a microcontroller. The performance of the ATMega328P microcontroller Timer/Counter on Arduino has been tested for single-channel spectroscopy. Microcontroller's Timer/Counter 1 is used as a counter while Timer/Counter 2 is used as a timer. Tests include the linearity test, comparative test, and chi-square test. The test results show that the ATMega328P microcontroller Timer/Counter works well and can be used as the end of a single-channel spectroscopic system.
Ozonioterapia para o tratamento complementar da úlcera do pé diabético: revisão integrativa
Authors: Miranda Tatiana Costa Franco , Santos Girleide Souza dos , Chaves Joana de Novais , Azevedo Rosana Freitas
Published: November 2022

OBJETIVO: analisar os conhecimentos acerca da utilização da ozonioterapia para o tratamento complementar da úlcera do pé diabético. MÉTODOS: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, na qual a busca dos artigos ocorreu nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). Para além destas, utilizaram-se também as bases de dados ScientificElectronic Library Online (SciELO), Centro Nacional de Informação de Ciências Médicas de Cuba (CUMED) e o portal de difusão da produção científica hispânica, Dialnet. RESULTADOS: a pesquisa analisou uma amostra de sete artigos. Estes foram organizados em categorias temáticas de acordo com os conteúdos que emergiram das publicações:  métodos de aplicação da ozonioterapia no tratamento da úlcera do pé diabético; os benefícios da ozonioterapia para úlcera do pé diabético; e limitações para o uso da ozonioterapia. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: a partir da análise discursiva dos artigos científicos, almeja-se que os resultados deste estudo se tornem uma ferramenta de incentivo para o desenvolvimento de outras pesquisas sobre o uso da ozonioterapia como tratamento complementar da úlcera do pé diabético.
Therapeutic implications in patients with subacute thyroiditis in the SARS-CoV-2 era
Authors: Katrin Henke , Natalia Rudovich , Thomas Zehnder , Mairi Ziaka
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this mini-review is to provide the latest information on the treatment of Subacute Thyroiditis (SAT) in the era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is well documented that SAT has a significant impact on the quality of life of the patients, so early and proper diagnosis and treatment are necessary in order to reduce or even eliminate the severity of symptoms, frequency of relapses, and permanent hypothyroidism. This requires a multidisciplinary management approach in order to meet patients’ special needs. The present mini-review aims to summarize recent research evidence regarding the therapeutic management of SAT with special recommendations for COVID-19-associated SAT.
CHANGE IN FORAGE QUALITY OF WHOLE PLANT, LEAF AND STEM ACCORDING TO SOWING AND HARVESTING PERIODS IN Atriplex nitens SCHKUHR GROWN WITHOUT FERTILIZER
Authors: TEMEL Süleyman , KESKİN Bilal , GÜNER Zeynep
Published: November 2022

Atriplex nitens, which can grow in extreme ecological conditions and produce a high amount of forage material, has been seen as an important alternative forage source for livestock. With the present study, the effect of different sowing (mid-April, late-April, early-May, mid-May) and harvesting periods (end of vegetative period, beginning of flowering, full flowering period) on forage quality was tried to be determined. For this purpose, a study was planned according to randomized complete block design in split plots with three replications in Iğdır irrigated conditions in 2019 and 2020. As a result of the study, the forage quality values of the stem, leaf and whole plant differed according to the sowing and harvesting periods. Accordingly, it was determined that the crude protein, dry matter digestible, disgestible energy, metabolic energy and relative feed value of the stem, leaf and whole plant increased as the sowing time was delayed, but neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre ratios decreased. Similar results were obtained by moving harvests to an earlier time. As a result, it was determined that the stem, leaf and whole plant produced a low, very high and medium quality forage material in late sowing and early harvests, respectively.
Constructing Common Meeting Places: A Strategy for Mitigating the Social Isolation of Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods?
Authors: Carstensen Trine Agervig , Skytt-Larsen Christine Benna , Busck Anne Gravsholt , Søraa Nina Glomså
Published: November 2022

Community planning has undergone changes in direction over time, from a traditional neighbourhood approach seeking to ensure well-functioning local communities to a newer focus on the feasibility of neighbourhood-based urban renewal for combating segregation. The latter initially concentrated on the internal social relations of disadvantaged neighbourhoods, but nowadays the focus for interventions is changing towards opening up such neighbourhoods to improve their external relations with more affluent surrounding districts. This article unfolds the visions related to a new urban planning strategy for constructing common meeting places inside disadvantaged neighbourhoods, which seem closely related to the political discourses about the need for opening these neighbourhoods up. Specifically, the article scrutinises the visions for two meeting places currently being constructed in two Danish neighbourhoods characterised as disadvantaged, and it examines which problems these meeting places seek to solve and how they are intended to provide for publicness. The study reveals that, despite being part of the same strategic funding programme and having similar problem framings, it is claimed that the two future meeting places will provide for publicness in distinct and context-specific ways. Furthermore, we show that the way problem representations entangled in specific political discourses are being manifested in specific local planning strategies may have contingent, yet potentially pervasive social and physical consequences for local neighbourhoods.
DEPOSITION OF ICE IN THE CATEGORY OF DP (DANGEROUS) AND SHP (SPONTANEOUS) HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA OF MASS DISTRIBUTION IN UKRAINE DURING THE DECADES 1991-2000, 2001-2010, 2011-2020
Authors:   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Service Emergencies of Ukraine, Pyasetska S.I.
Published: November 2022

The presented work is devoted to the study of ice deposits of the category of DP (dangerous) and SHP (spontaneous) of mass distribution in Ukraine during the last 30 years (1991-2020) at certain ten-year intervals. It is established that the period 1991-2000 will be distinguished by the total number of cases of mass distribution of ice deposits of the DP category, and the periods 2001-2010 and 2011-2020 are almost equivalent. The peculiarities of the manifestation of cases of mass deposition of ice of the DP category on the territory of Ukraine in separate months of the studied ten – year intervals are shown and the years in which such cases were the most are revealed. Thus, the largest number of such cases was observed in 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018. That is, in the last decade the number of years with such cases has increased slightly. It was found that in the studied decades the largest number of such cases was detected in the winter months (December-February), but from decade to decade they had their own dynamics, namely – their predominant increase in January (relative to 1991-2000) and volatile change in February and December (from period to period there is a variation in the number of cases). Thus, in February 2001-2010, compared to 1991-2000, there is an increase in the number of such cases, and in 2011-2020, on the contrary, there is a rather sharp decrease. In December 2001-2010, the number of such cases decreased slightly compared to 1991-2000, and in 2011-2020 slightly increased. In March, the number of cases of mass spread of ice deposits of the DP category did not change during the studied ten-year periods. In November, the largest number of such cases was observed during 1991-2000. The largest contribution to the number of such cases was in 1998 and 1999. During 2001-2010, it decreased significantly, and in the following decade 2011-2020 it more than doubled compared to with the last decade. Cases of mass deposition of ice in the SHP category have also changed over the decades under study. The largest number of them was observed during 1991-2000 and 2011-2020, and in the first decade they were mostly observed in November, and in the last in January. For the most part, ice deposits of the NE and OHS categories during their mass distribution are observed at 2 or 3-4 stations and within 2 (3-4) oblasts. However, in some cases, especially in the winter months, they may be larger.
Radial base neural network for the detection of banana maturation stages: perceptron multilayer network comparison
Authors: Bonini Neto Alfredo , Ferreira da Silva Fávaro Vitória , Prado Leão dos Santos Wesley , Marques de Mello Jéssica , Vacaro de Souza Angela
Published: November 2022

Agriculture is one of the pillars of human existence since it allows for the obtention of food as well as other products for food production processes. In this regard, there are some crops, such as climactic fruits, that face difficulties especially regarding classification of their maturation stages at the time of harvest, which is the case of bananas, the focus of this work. Therefore, there are some techniques that use artificial neural networks to classify them, such as multilayer networks. Examples of such networks are Perceptron, widely used in several areas, and Radial Base Functional networks (RBF), whose studies are incipient and have little use in agricultural areas. Hence, the objective of the present work was to carry out a comparison between these two neural networks to verify which provides the highest accuracy. In this work it was possible to verify that radial base functional neural networks provide a faster and more efficient categorization for the stages of bananas maturation, because they do not require training and, therefore, have low computational cost, saving more energy, when compared to a Multilayer Perceptron. Therefore, it can be inferred that Radial Base Functional Artificial Neural Networks (RBF ANN) can be widely used in agriculture, enabling the improvement of different cultures and different processes, such as harvesting.
Сепсис, септический шок. Возбудитель инфекции: есть ли разница в подходах? Как быть с карбапенем-резистентными возбудителями?
Authors: Петухова И. Н. , Григорьевская З. В. , Сытов А. В. , Багирова Н. С. , Агинова В. В. , Кононец П. В.
Published: November 2022

Цель: представить литературные и собственные данные по распространенности карбапенемаз у микроорганизмов, вызывающих тяжелые инфекции у онкологических больных и дать сведения о предпочтительном лечении при выделении основных карбапенем-резистентных грамотрицательных возбудителей (Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae).

Методы исследования: обзор литературы за последние 10 лет, включая международные рекомендации по лечению мультирезистентных инфекций (2021–2022 гг.). Также представлены собственные данные по частоте выделения карбапенемаз в биоматериалах от больных с нозокомиальными инфекциями, находившимися в НМИЦ онкологии им. Н. Н. Блохина, в 2021–2022 гг.

Результаты: представлены обобщенные данные, касающиеся возможностей комбинированной терапии нозокомиальных инфекций, вызванных трудно поддающимися лечению возбудителями (карбапенемазопродуцирующими грамотрицательными микроорганизмами), дан подробный разбор механизмов резистентности, обусловленных бета-лактамазами (карбапенемазами).

Заключение: При наличии тяжелых инфекций, сепсиса / септического шока универсальных схем антибиотикотерапии не существует. Необходимо знание особенностей лечения в зависимости от молекулярно-генетических характеристик возбудителей инфекции.
3D-Printed scaffolds based on poly(Trimethylene carbonate), poly(ε-Caprolactone), and β-Tricalcium phosphate
Authors: Zheng Si-Yao , Liu Zhi-Wei , Kang Hong-Lei , Liu Fan , Yan Guo-Ping , Li Feng
Published: November 2022

Three-dimensional (3D)-printed scaffolds of biodegradable polymers have been increasingly applied in bone repair and regeneration, which helps avoid the second surgery. PTMC/PCL/TCP composites were made using poly(trimethylene carbonate), poly(ε-caprolactone), and β-tricalcium phosphate. PTMC/PCL/TCP scaffolds were manufactured using a biological 3D printing technique. Furthermore, the properties of PTMC/PCL/TCP scaffolds, such as biodegradation, mechanic properties, drug release, cell cytotoxicity, cell proliferation, and bone repairing capacity, were evaluated. We showed that PTMC/PCL/TCP scaffolds had low cytotoxicity and good biocompatibility, and they also enhanced the proliferation of osteoblast MC3T3-E1 and rBMSC cell lines, which demonstrated improved adhesion, penetration, and proliferation. Moreover, PTMC/PCL/TCP scaffolds can enhance bone induction and regeneration, indicating that they can be used to repair bone defects in vivo.
Strategic positioning of white oat genotypes in the organic system
Authors: Vieira Loro Murilo , Carvalho Ivan Ricardo , Gonzalez da Silva José Antonio , Alban Aljian Antônio , Challiol Marcio Alberto , Lautenchleger Francine
Published: November 2022

The objective of this work was to select, under the Bayesian perspective, white oat genotypes that have high phenotypic adaptability and stability for the organic system. The study was carried out in four different environments Itapúa in Paraguay and Palotina, Candói and Três Passos in Brazil, in the 2019 crop season. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, organized in a 4x7 factorial scheme, with four environments and seven white oat genotypes (URS Taura, URS Corona, URS Brava, URS Altiva, UFPA Ouro, IPR Artemis and IPR Afrodite) arranged in 4 repetitions per environment. The following characters were evaluated: final plant population, plant height, days until flowering, days until maturation, lodging and grain yield. The use of the Bayesian method provides greater accuracy in the selection of white oat genotypes with high phenotypic adaptability and stability. The genotypes URS Brava, IPR Aphrodite and UPFA Ouro are classified as highly adaptable to unfavorable environments. The genotypes IPR Artemis, URS Corona and URS Taura exhibited high adaptability to favorable environments. The URS Brava genotype is the ideal genotype and can be placed in any environments. The characters plant height and days from emergence to flowering can be used in indirect selection for grain productivity.
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a rare case report
Authors: Munshi Noreen , Varma Krishnendra
Published: November 2022

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary systemic connective tissue disease affecting mainly the skin, retina and cardiovascular system. Pathologically, it is characterized by mineralization and fragmentation of elastic fibers (so-called "elastorhexia"). PXE is associated with mutations in the ABCC6 (ATP binding cassette subtype C number 6) gene. Women are affected more than men. A 22-year-old woman came to our department with complaints of small, yellowish raised lesions in rows or lacy pattern on her neck since 2 years, some of which coalesced to form larger lesions. She also complains that the skin has been soft, flabby, and wrinkled since 2 years in the armpits, trunk, groin, and knees. On examination, the lesions were slightly pebbly in appearance; such papular lesions tend to coalesce gradually to form plaques with a cobblestone appearance. On histopathological examination, elastic fibers appear basophilic due to calcium deposition. The fibers were fragmented, swollen, and clustered in the middle and deep reticular dermis. The collagen fibers were split. Based on the above findings, a diagnosis of PXE was made. Due to the rarity of the disease, we are reporting this case. The course and prognosis were explained to the patient. Most of the pathological changes associated with PXE are irreversible, but prophylactic measures can be taken to minimize the course of the disease.
The use of Flashcards in teaching EFL vocabulary in online learning
Authors: Khan Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq
Published: November 2022

The outbreak of COVID-19 has altered the way of language instruction. Vocabulary learning is an essential aspect of the language learning and teaching process that needs careful attention and consideration. Teaching vocabulary becomes more critical when learners cannot attend physical classes. The present study explores the impact of flashcards in learning vocabulary in an online context. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design to gather the data. The study was carried on two performed intact groups of intermediate-level learners. A vocabulary test was used to collect the data as pre and posttests. The intervention of the flashcards was continued for seven weeks. All the learners were informed about the process of the research. The result implies that the incorporation of flashcards impacted learners' vocabulary learning during online instruction. The data analysis asserts that flashcards have helped the experimental group to develop their vocabulary. The results indicate that flashcards are beneficial in the virtual learning environment. Keywords: Flashcards, EFL, Online learning, Vocabulary
Developing Thinking Reading Classrooms: Insight from Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Lesson Plans and Classroom Instructions
Authors: Hastuti Dwi Puji , Kristina Diah , Setyaningsih Endang
Published: November 2022

Numerous studies have investigated the integration of critical thinking in EFL classrooms and textbooks. Still, relatively few have investigated the integration of critical thinking into reading lesson plans and classroom instructions. The current study adopted a qualitative case study approach to provide insight into how pre-service EFL teachers infused critical thinking skills into online reading classrooms. The study also gives information on pre-service EFL teachers' challenges in critical thinking integration into reading classrooms. Eight pre-service EFL teachers who completed all three phases of the faculty-mandated teaching practicum program participated in the study. Document analysis, virtual classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection techniques to fulfill the research objectives. As the study framework, Bloom's revised taxonomy was applied to lesson plan data to examine how critical thinking components are incorporated. Virtual classroom observations illuminated the incorporation of critical thinking into reading lessons. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather more information regarding the challenges of integrating critical thinking skills. The present study reveals that pre-service EFL teachers integrated critical thinking aspects into reading online classes with a greater emphasis on lower-order cognitive than higher-order cognitive processes. It implies that pre-service EFL teachers had insufficient preparation for teaching practicum programs. Due to the significance of critical thinking skills for EFL students, this study recommends that teacher training institutes strengthen the critical thinking abilities of pre-service EFL teachers so that they are more equipped to teach and promote critical thinking in EFL classrooms.Keywords: classroom instructions, critical thinking, lesson plans, pre-service teachers
An Investigation of the Integration of Inter-semiotic Complementarity in Iraqi EFL Textbook
Authors: Jabour Riyadh Sarhan , Faisal Wafaa Mokhlos
Published: November 2022

Nowadays, multimodal texts are widely used in the media, schools, and daily life. There have been several studies on nonverbal semiotics in multi-semiotic texts. This study examines the complementarity of verbal and visual semiotic modes in an Iraqi EFL textbook. Royce's (2007) inter-semiotic complementarity and (Kress,van Leeuwen's 1996) structure of information value were used to analyse an Iraqi EFL textbook titled English for Iraq (Garnet, 2017). According to the analysis, the entire textbook is not built on a page-by-page path that allows linear and nonlinear reading. Although the information layout varies from page to page, the overall structure of the textbook image allows for a linear reading path from start to finish. Texts in multimodal EFL are required. This study investigated the relationship between verbal text and image in terms of address, social distance, and participation because multimodality conveys teachers' perspectives on language learning (the extent to which the reader engages with what is represented). This study's sample includes analytical units. Each verbal and visual sample text-image relationship was determined, and the participation and address levels were comparable. We discovered that social distance favors divergence over convergence in English education and learning. Young students select, design, and employ multimodal textbook materials.Keywords: Multimodality, inter-semiotic complementarity, semiotics’ mode, EFL, School textbooks
Features of the development of student sports in Moscow and abroad
Authors:   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Stepyko Dmitry G. , Gracheva Darya V. ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Published: November 2022

The relevance of the study is due to the level of attention of the state and the public to the development of student sports, its growing role in the socialization of students. The purpose of the study is to determine approaches and identify features of the development of university sports on the example of the city of Moscow. The hypothesis of the study is that the determination of key barriers to the development of university sports in various megacities has a number of similar features, includes issues of interaction between various industries (i.e. education, physical culture and sports, healthcare, etc.), and also reflects the level of interaction of various stakeholder organizations in this process. The study examined official statistics, current regulatory and legal documents, as well as information from sociological surveys conducted among students in Moscow. The analysis identified the key organizations that influence the development of university sports in Moscow and the main barriers to their effective interaction. The study also used an analysis of international experience in the development of university sports and the study of existing models. A distinctive feature of the study is the consideration of the issue of various aspects and activities for the development of university sports in the world’s megacities: Berlin, Paris, London and Beijing.
Porte de estupefacientes en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano. Una mirada crítica a la luz de la teoría del delito
Authors: Jiménez Cabarcas Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2022

Se realiza un recuento del tratamiento que tuvo y tiene en Colombia el porte y consumo de sustancias estupefacientes, desde el punto de vista legal, como el proceder de las autoridades judiciales frente a esta problemática. La rama judicial colombiana ha transitado por senderos donde los pilares de la teoría del delito han sido flexibilizados, e incluso ignorados, en detrimento de las garantías fundamentales de un Estado de derecho. Se destacan las maneras, bien intencionadas, pero ilegítimas, mediante las cuales la Corte Suprema de Justicia decide declarar impune el comportamiento carente de potencialidad lesiva.
Company growth and growth opportunities on the example of some EU stock exchanges in the light of market characteristics
Authors: Bolek Monika , Gniadkowska-Szymańska Agata , Pietraszewski Piotr
Published: November 2022

This paper analyzes the relationship between growth opportunity measures and the future growth of companies. If there is a correlation between a company’s growth potential and its real growth, then the markets are more predictable and effective. The survey was conducted on the example of the following European markets: Austria, the Baltic Countries, Hungary, France, Poland, and Germany. The goal of this paper is to assess the relationship between growth opportunity measures and the future growth of companies listed on the stock exchanges of some markets in the European Union. The countries considered can be classified according to the size of the state, market liquidity, and the maturity of the exchange. Those external factors were expected to influence the strength of the growth and its opportunity relationship. It was found that growth opportunity measures based on market prices have predicting power for the future growth of companies. They are also strongly related to companies’ future growth in large countries and weakly related to future growth in small countries. This paper adds to the literature on the application of growth opportunity measures regarding market characteristics. These results are in line with the view that market liquidity should increase its efficiency in revealing the value of stocks and the Comprehensive Advantage of Large Countries hypothesis.
Astros, humores y cometas: las obras de Juan Jerónimo Navarro, Joan de Figueroa y Francisco Ruiz Lozano (Lima, 1645-1665)
Authors: Suárez Margarita
Published: November 2022

Los textos de Navarro, Figueroa y Ruiz Lozano que conforman esta edición demuestran que los cielos peruanos estuvieron presentes en las discusiones sobre medicina y astronomía en el virreinato, dentro de un proceso sinuoso que comenzó con la creencia en la magia y terminó con la discusión sobre el pensamiento escolástico y la aproximación a los problemas que planteaba la revolución científica. El Perú no solo fue receptor de ideas científicas europeas, sino que estas se «domesticaron» o «americanizaron», de manera que su circulación fue un encuentro de carácter cultural. La observación de los astros y su influencia sobre los hombres fue un tema central en las reflexiones de los científicos y políticos peruanos de los siglos XVI y XVII. Tal es el caso de la astrología patriótica del siglo XVII, que tuvo como escenario las tensiones entre criollos y peninsulares. Mientras los primeros sustentaron que tenían derecho a gobernar por haber nacido en el Perú, los peninsulares sostenían que precisamente por ello los americanos no podían acceder al poder. Estas ideas se abandonaron poco después y se aceptó que un mismo cielo envolvía a todos los habitantes del planeta. Sin embargo, no se abandonó la idea de la influencia estelar, que confluyó con la astronomía y la astrología política, y coexistió con la astrología médica, duramente criticada por algunos. La editora de este texto es Margarita Suárez, quien escribió un minucioso estudio preliminar.
Derecho privado. Parte general: negocios, actos y hechos jurídicos
Authors: León Hilario Leysser
Published: November 2022

El libro II del Código Civil contiene las disposiciones de la parte general del derecho privado peruano sobre los negocios jurídicos. Este libro analiza la historia y problemática de las instituciones que inspiraron dicha reglamentación y los contrasta con nuestra realidad y los conflictos típicos de nuestra sociedad.
Camel Milk Curd Properties: Application of a Kiwi Juice as a Coagulant
Authors: Fguiri Imen , Sboui Amel , Atigui Moufida , Arroum Samira , ayeb Naziha , Dbara Mohamed , Hammadi Mohamed , Khorchani Touhami
Published: November 2022

Background: The transformation of camel milk into cheese is an operation considered very delicate because of several difficulties encountered in achieving coagulation. The present study aims to improve coagulation abilities of camel milk using enzyme extracts from kiwi juice. Methods: The optimum characteristics of extract were determined (pH, temperature and CaCl2 concentration), a fresh cheese was manufactured and the physicochemical and organoleptic qualities were determined. Result: Our results concerning the characterization of the enzymatic extract showed an extraction yield as 63.97%±5.22. The optimum coagulation conditions were: pH=6.6, temperature= 40°C and a volume of used enzymatic extract as 1.5 ml. A fresh cheese was made from camel milk with a particular nutritional quality and consistency. The kiwi proteases displayed chymosin-like properties and thus hold the best potential for use as a milk coagulant in cheese production.
Metagenomic Studies for the Detection of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei, Ostertagia leptospicularis and Eimeria ahsata in Northern Cyprus Sheep for the First Time
Authors: Olaifa J.T. , Ozgor E.
Published: November 2022

Background: Gastrointestinal parasitism is considered one of the major health problems of ruminants in developing and undeveloped countries in the world. Despite the universal knowledge of these parasites, little is known about their prevalence and distribution in Northern Cyprus. This study is aimed at the microscopic and metagenomic study of gastrointestinal parasites across Cyprus sheep farms. Methods: A total of 200 sheep faecal samples were randomly collected across sheep farms in suburban regions of Northern Cyprus during 2021-22. Samples were analyzed using the centrifugal floatation technique. Data were subjected to chi-square test analysis on SPSS to determine the relationship between age, sex of animals and prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes. Samples were randomly selected to extract DNA and subjected to metagenomic analysis after which DNA has been extracted from the samples. Result: Our investigations in the Northern Cyprus sheep farms allowed us to identify three species of gastrointestinal parasites namely Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei, Ostertagia leptospicularis and Eimeria ahsata which are new to this region. The GINs recovered are Haemonchus, Moniezia and Toxocara among others. A high prevalence (85%) of gastrointestinal parasites was recorded. Results showed a considerable significant relationship (P less than 0.05) between the age of animals and parasite prevalence.
Need for Communitarian Ethics in Mathematics Teaching-Learning in Engineering Careers
Authors: García-Ubaque César-Augusto , Vergel Rodolfo
Published: November 2022

This article presents some reflections on ethics in mathematics classes in engineering majors. We conceptualize ethics as the forms of relationship with the other or the otherness forms. Once the production and learning of mathematics are conceived as processual events that occur in concrete human practice, ethics is considered an inescapable element to consider, as the theory of objectification suggests. In the first part, this study addresses a brief contextualization of the relationship between mathematics teaching and learning and engineering from an ethical point of view. Then, an approach to Radford's theory of objectification and its ethical position is presented. In the third part, this study addresses an instrument design that allowed to explore preliminarily in a group of university mathematics professors the types of ethics applied in the classrooms. The fourth part of the article focuses on the analysis of the responses. Finally, we present some reflections and suggestions for future studies.
Relationship between the Broader Autism Phenotype and empathy among students
Authors: Dučić Bojan , Kaljača Svetlana , Stojković Irena
Published: November 2022

Previous research has shown that persons with a higher level of the broad autism phenotype (BAP) experience deficits in empathy. The aim of the present study is to investigate a multivariate relationship between the BAP and different aspects of empathy. In a sample of 293 university students, we explored the relationship between the BAP and the following aspects of empathy: fantasy, empathic concern, perspective taking, and personal distress. The BAP level was measured using The Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ), and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used for multidimensional assessment of empathy disposition. Canonical correlation analysis yielded two functions (Function 1  ̶  Rc2 = 17.31%, Function 2  ̶  Rc2 = 10.82%). In Function 1, IRI subscales Personal Distress (PD) (rs = .92) and Perspective Taking (PT) (rs = -.39) are associated significantly with all three domains of the BAP. The strongest correlation PD and PT show with Rigid and Pragmatic Language domains of the BAP, while they demonstrate a weaker relationship with the Aloofness domain. In Function 2, IRI subscales Empathic Concern (EC) (rs = -.98), Fantasy (FS) (rs = -.46), PT (rs = -.43) and PD (rs = -.31) are related to the Aloofness domain of the BAP. The results imply that the relationship between BAP and empathy differs for different aspects of these two constructs. The more detailed understanding of the relationship between BAP and empathy obtained through the multivariate approach provides a basis from which to create programs for the more efficient promotion of empathy skills.