bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Endogenous hormone and nutritional ingredient of pendulous characteristics of Cunninghamia lanceolata var. Luotian
Authors: YANG Yujie , XU Yezhou , DU Chaoqun , YUAN Hui , YAN Shaoliang , WU Chu
Published: March 2022

Cunninghamia lanceolata var. Luotian (herein, Luotian), a natural variety of Cunninghamia lanceolata (Chinese fir, herein Lanceolata), shows great potential for agricultural protection short-period and high-density plantations because of its narrow, pointed, tower-shaped crowns, thin braches and older drooping branches that die naturally at 6-7 years old. The physiological mechanisms of the pendulousness and the natural death of the branches are still unclear. To investigate these mechanisms, phytohormone levels and nutritional ingredients of different positions of branches in Luotian and Lanceolata were determined. Phytohormone analyses showed that IAA and ZR played critical functions on the branch initial growth, and that GA3 was related to bending of branches. Meanwhile, ABA may enhance abscission of the branches in Luotian. Nutritional ingredient analyses showed that the accumulation of nutritional ingredients in Luotian and Lanceolata were consistent with the morphology of their branches. An integrated analysis implied that phytohormones had a strong influence on pendulous characteristics by interacting with other factors. This study helps to elucidate the mechanism governing the pendulous trait and provides theoretical basis and technical support for its cultivation, introduction, plantation management and genetic improvement.
Analysis of codon usage pattern in Lonicera × heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ based on chloroplast genome
Authors: ZHANG Jiaqiang , LIU Huichun , XU Wenting , ZHU Kaiyuan
Published: March 2022

Codon usage bias (CUB) was a unique feature of the genome, and revealing chloroplast genome codon usage bias can provide useful information for the evolution of plant species. Lonicera × heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ is one of the members of the Lonicera genus with important ornamental value. However, the codon usage bias of chloroplast genome of this genotype has not been investigated. In this study, base compositions and various codon usage indices of 51 coding sequences from Lonicera × heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ chloroplast genome was calculated, by Codon W, DnaSP, CUSP of EMBOSS and SPSS software. A total of 51 CDS of the Lonicera × heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ chloroplast genome was selected to analyse codon usage bias. The results showed that the average GC content of 51 CDS sequences was 39.27%, and the average value of ENC was 48.75%. The chloroplast gene codon usage bias was weak, and preferred A/T ending. The general GC content order was GC1 (47.72%)>GC2 (39.89%)>GC3 (30.19%). Correlation analysis results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between GC content and GC1, GC2 and GC3 content. Combined with neutral plot analysis, ENC-plot and PR2-plot analysis, it is found that chloroplast gene codon usage preference was affected by mutations pressure and natural selection. In addition, the eight optimal codons in chloroplast genome were finally identified, codon bias ending with A/T. The study on the codon usage bias of Lonicera × heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’ provides a demonstration for exploring its genetic structure and molecular evolution mechanism, and provides a reference for molecular breeding.
Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on the growth and polyphenol production of medicinal plants: Ehretia asperula and Solanum procumben
Authors: BUI Cuong V. , LE Quang D. , VO Anh T. K. , TRAN Lam D.
Published: March 2022

The study was conducted to evaluate the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Rhizophagus intradices) on growth and polyphenol production of the two important and popular medicinal plants in Vietnam: Ehretia asperula Zoll. & Mor. and Solanum procumbens Lour. The results showed a significant effect of the fungus on the growth of these two species with the growth indices such as height, weight and P content that were all higher than those of non-AM plants; although the indices of AM symbiosis in the plant roots were not as high as other plants in previous studies. The effect of AM fungus on polyphenol production was different between the two species. In E. asperula, the effect of AM fungi on polyphenol production was not significant; whereas in S. procumbens, AM symbiosis significantly increased polyphenol production in plant biomass, especially in roots. The different growth times of the two species might cause the different effects of AM fungus on polyphenol production.
Performance of fourteen genotypes of durum wheat under Eastern Mediterranean conditions
Authors: KAKABOUKI Ioanna , BESLEMES Dimitrios , TIGKA Evangelia L. , ROUSSIS Ioannis , MAVROEIDIS Antonios , KOUNELI Varvara , KATSENIOS Nikolaos , EFTHIMIADOU Aspasia , KARYDOGIANNI Stella , KOSMA Chariklia , ZOTOS Anastasios , TRIANTAFYLLIDIS Vassilios
Published: March 2022

Durum wheat is used as raw material for many foods. Climate change might be responsible for larger or smaller changes in crop yields. For the combined assessment of climate and crop, growing degree days (GDDs) have a crucial role. Two experimental lines and twelve commercial wheat (Triticum durum) varieties from diverse backgrounds were cultivated to compare their crop properties, yield, and protein content in terms of GDDs. The experiment was established in typical Mediterranean environment, using a randomized complete block design with blocks of varieties and lines for two growing seasons. For all varieties, GDDs to head emergence was affected by factor year, whereas GDDs from head emergence to harvest were influenced by both varieties and year. Protein content (%) was not affected by genotypes. Factor of variety and interaction variety × year had an impact on vitreousness; it was ranged from 79.75 % (‘Makaras’ variety) to 44.00 % (‘Levante’ variety). Yield had no statistically significant difference among varieties/lines. In durum wheat cultivation, up to head emergence, when GDDs increased, yield would be declined in contrast to GDDs from emergence to harvest; with the increasing of GDDs to harvest, yield was climbed. Nowadays, the integrations of and interpretation of GDDs in the evaluation of crop performance seem vital.
A vida social brasileira e suas dissonâncias temporais: afinidades de Buarque de Holanda, Prado Jr. e Freyre
Authors: Tavolaro Sergio B. F.
Published: March 2022

Resumo: Ao reexaminar os célebres ensaios de interpretação de Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Caio Prado Jr. e Gilberto Freyre, publicados originalmente entre os anos 1930 e meados da década de 1940, o artigo explora suas afinidades em torno de dois aspectos conexos: de um lado, as conotações que, implícita ou explicitamente, a categoria tempo assume em suas cogitações acerca da vida social brasileira; e, de outro, as maneiras pelas quais tais acepções prefiguram os horizontes de imaginação dos intérpretes a propósito do estatuto e da condição do Brasil na cena moderna. Ao final, discorro sobre as simetrias entre essas representações do país, alusivas a uma temporalidade apenas em parte sincronizada à cadência moderna, e certo imaginário social e político da modernidade.
REPRESENTAÇÕES SOBRE O ENSINO DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NUMA ESCOLA RURAL
Authors: ANTONELLA Kiahra , SILVA Wagner Rodrigues , BRITO Cristiane Carvalho de Paula
Published: March 2022

RESUMO Esta pesquisa investiga representações discursivas sobre o ensino de Língua Portuguesa (LP), em uma escola rural na Região Norte do Brasil. Assumimos uma abordagem transdisciplinar da Linguística Aplicada e utilizamos pressupostos teóricos da educação científica e de teorias discursivas da linguagem. Tais pressupostos informam a abordagem qualitativa da análise linguística realizada. Os dados da investigação são constituídos a partir de uma entrevista semiestruturada, realizada antes de uma intervenção pedagógica no âmbito do projeto de pesquisa ConGraEduC (CNPq 441194/2019-2). Para este artigo científico, foram consideradas as respostas apresentadas por estudantes da educação básica a oito perguntas de um roteiro com quinze questionamentos. Nas análises das respostas, consideramos o imbricamento entre o intra e o interdiscurso, de forma a entrever a memória mobilizada pelos participantes ao enunciarem sobre o ensino da LP e, em especial, da gramática. Os resultados sugerem que a gramática é representada tanto por um silenciamento quanto pelo discurso da normatividade, pois os alunos afirmam desconhecê-la e concebem a língua como um mero conjunto de regras.
Inovação e colaboração on-line na criação de software livre
Authors: Fernandes Nelson da Cruz Monteiro , Paiva Jr. Fernando Gomes de , Fernandes Osiris Luis da Cunha , Costa Marconi Freitas da
Published: March 2022

RESUMO Os avanços das tecnologias de informação propiciaram a inovação centrada no utilizador de artefatos advindos da cultura cibernética. Esse advento do capitalismo provoca a emergência de abordagens que contemplam a produção coletiva e imaterial vigente em comunidades de softwares de código aberto. A partir de uma perspectiva pós-estruturalista, foram analisadas seis entrevistas, dois vídeos e uma lista de discussão on-line para apreciação do processo de construção do discurso hegemônico a partir das lógicas de equivalência, diferença e fantasia. Constatou-se que os discursos dos desenvolvedores simbolizam uma presença ainda por vir, com as demandas particulares diluídas numa cadeia equivalencial que abarca o maior número de reivindicações, e que existe um esforço para a criação de um processo incessante de geração de valor ao ultrapassarem as fronteiras da comunidade, articulando continuamente stakeholders para acessar recursos e gerar soluções conjuntas no processo de inovação.
Incremental Event Calculus for Run-Time Reasoning
Authors: Tsilionis Efthimis , Artikis Alexander , Paliouras Georgios
Published: March 2022

We present a system for online, incremental composite event recognition. In streaming environments, the usual case is for data to arrive with a (variable) delay from, and to be revised by, the underlying sources. We propose RTECinc, an incremental version of RTEC, a composite event recognition engine with formal, declarative semantics, that has been shown to scale to several real-world data streams. RTEC deals with delayed arrival and revision of events by computing all queries from scratch. This is often inefficient since it results in redundant computations. Instead, RTECinc deals with delays and revisions in a more efficient way, by updating only the affected queries. We examine RTECinc theoretically, presenting a complexity analysis, and show the conditions in which it outperforms RTEC. Moreover, we compare RTECinc and RTEC experimentally using real-world and synthetic datasets. The results are compatible with our theoretical analysis and show that RTECinc outperforms RTEC in many practical cases.
Sustainable paving alternative for low-volume roads using cold recycled asphalt
Authors: Araneda María Elena , Pradena Mauricio , Silva Rodrigo , Pardo Marcos
Published: March 2022

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is a waste generated by removing asphalt material from a pavement. If RAP is not recycled, the pavement will require new asphalt layers, typically formed by virgin materials (bitumen and aggregates). One way to recycle RAP is by applying the cold-asphalt technique with bitumen emulsion as an additive, which potentially has environmental benefits. This technique can be a cost-effective alternative for low-volume road (LVR) networks that connect to main asphalt-paved roads. The objective of this research is to analyse the alternative of paving with RAP using cold bitumen emulsion as a binder. This pavement structure was compared with a traditional hot-mix asphalt pavement as an alternative for LVRs. The environmental impact analysis, through a streamlined life-cycle analysis, showed that the cold recycled alternative typically generates 50% less impact than a traditional pavement. In terms of global warming, the hot-mix asphalt pavement generates three times more emissions than the cold recycled alternative. The most important factors in these differences are the in situ construction technique of the RAP alternative and, as is the case in Chile, the long distances to a hot-mix asphalt plant.
Net-zero carbon dioxide emissions in flood defence schemes
Authors: Cload Laurence
Published: March 2022

This paper compares the carbon dioxide emissions of constructing flood protection schemes with the emissions saved by providing flood defences. There is considerable information available on the carbon dioxide ‘cost’ of construction, but less on repairing flooded properties. Drawing on existing research into flooding, this paper identifies a carbon dioxide cost of repairs of 6 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent per property flooded and uses this to provide a method to determine emission benefit for constructing flood protection schemes. While emission reduction should be the first priority, flood defences defend against future emissions. Using Stonehaven in the UK as a case study, this paper demonstrates that the carbon dioxide cost of constructing a flood protection scheme can be less than the carbon dioxide cost of undertaking repairs following flooding over the life of a scheme, with a benefit ratio of 2 identified for the case study scheme. The paper concludes with a review of the UK government appraisal process and cautions that the carbon value many not differentiate a flood protection scheme option when compared with capital cost. It is considered that an independent assessment should be undertaken to demonstrate that a net-zero-emission option is selected.
Optimising an output of a slip line field using a chaotic swamp optimisation algorithm
Authors: Vo Thanh Liem , Mac Thi Ngoc , Do Duy Minh
Published: March 2022

In solving earth pressure problems, many input parameters are needed to account for more realistic soil properties and complex boundary conditions. Finding an optimal output while considering many inputs can be costly and time consuming. The input parameters themselves may be significantly uncertain due to lack of laboratory test data and variations in design and construction stages. Adopting an optimisation technique can be useful in such a problem. In this study, a chaotic particle swamp optimisation algorithm is applied to three different earth pressure problems – that is, a retaining wall problem, a plane strain tunnel problem and a suffosion sinkhole problem, to determine their global optimal outputs and corresponding input parameters. The problems are solved using a slip line theory satisfying static equilibrium and the Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion. This improved particle swamp optimisation algorithm is found to show better performances, in accuracy and computational effort, compared to conventional Monte Carlo simulations.
Review - Working memory: State of the Science, a Review
Authors: Koerich Rondon Tatiana Koerich Rondon , Maria Braga Tomitch Lêda
Published: March 2022

Working memory (WM) is a cognitive system that enables the simultaneous manipulation and storage of information, allowing the accomplishment of everyday activities, from the simplest to the most complex ones. Given its relevance, WM has been a prolific topic of study in cognitive psychology and related sciences. Several researchers have developed models to explain how WM is organized, how it interacts with other cognitive systems, how it supports processing and maintenance functions, among diverse specificities. From the first theoretical framework proposed by Baddeley and Hitch (1974) until today, research has advanced quite substantially based on various data sources such as behavioral, cognitive, neuroimaging, and computer modeling studies. After twenty-two years since the publication of the book entitled “Models of Working Memory: Mechanisms of Active Maintenance and Executive Control”, edited by Miyake and Shah (1999), Logie, Camos, and Cowan invited proponents of competing WM models to answer a series of questions in their new book entitled ‘Working Memory: State of the Science’ aiming to provide a comprehensive and integrative account of the current scenario.
Plurilinguisme et santé à Mayotte
Authors: LAROUSSI Foued
Published: March 2022

Le texte tente de questionner la relation triangulaire médecin-patient-interprète, ce dernier n’étant pas uniquement un traducteur mais aussi un médiateur culturel. Il s’agit d’identifier les freins à cette communication et de questionner les préjugés, les stéréotypes et les attentes qui jalonnent cette relation triangulaire. Il analyse aussi les référents culturels de ces trois acteurs impliqués ainsi que leurs représentations de la relation soignant-soigné, de la santé, de la maladie, de la mort, etc., l’objectif étant d’améliorer l’accès aux services de santé et aux soins dispensés aux Mahorais.
Enjeux de la délégitimation de la langue macédonienne en contexte plurilingue
Authors: PEJOSKA-BOUCHEREAU Frosa
Published: March 2022

Le macédonien est attesté à partir du IXe siècle grâce aux premières traductions du grec en slave (caractères glagolitiques) faites par les frères Cyrille et Méthode - évangélisateurs des Slaves -, sur la base d’un parler slavo-macédonien de la région de Salonique connu sous le nom de vieux-slave ou vieux-macédonien. Bien que la langue macédonienne ait été reconnue scientifiquement, la négation de son existence par les États voisins, allant de pair avec celle du peuple macédonien, a servi au partage de la Macédoine à l’issue des guerres balkaniques en 1913 (Traité de Bucarest) et au changement du nom de la République de Macédoine en 2019 (Traité de Prespa). Ces différents traités, notamment les Accords cadre d’Ohrid pour la période contemporaine, visant la pacification, n’ont-ils pas en réalité délégitimé la langue et la nation macédoniennes, en portant atteinte au statut de la langue et aux emblèmes : nom, drapeau, constitution, afin de servir des enjeux géostratégiques internationaux et des objectifs de reconfiguration des frontières et des États ?
Difficultés de la langue française vues par les croatophones
Authors: Damić Bohač Darja
Published: March 2022

L’objectif que nous avons poursuivi a toujours été de faciliter l’apprentissage de la langue française. Pour essayer de remédier aux mauvaises analogies intra et interlinguales, il nous a fallu au préalable identifier les zones de difficultés et de fossilisations potentielles spécifiques aux croatophones, lesquelles, pour la plupart, sont dues aux divergences de fonctionnement non seulement du français et du croate, mais aussi, et il ne faut pas le négliger, des autres langues que nos étudiants apprennent. Proposer des descriptions contextualisées de certains éléments de grammaire qui posent problème aux apprenants croatophones même à un niveau supérieur de maîtrise de la langue nous apparaît être le meilleur moyen de faciliter la tâche à des apprenants qui reçoivent par ailleurs une formation en linguistique. La mobilisation des savoirs explicites et implicites de nos étudiants dans la langue étrangère cible, accompagnée des remarques contrastives, qui reposent sur ces mécanismes de l’analogie et de l’opposition, ont pour but de prendre appui sur la langue maternelle pour en exploiter les ressources. Nous espérons que le présent ouvrage constitue un outil réunissant et condensant les difficultés auxquelles se heurtent les croatophones, point par point et zone par zone, qu’il offrira des clés à ceux qui sont décidés à prendre leurs difficultés à deux mains pour en faire des points forts.
Chemically Competent Cell Preparation [Calcium Chloride Method] v1
Authors: Akligoh Harry , Molloy Jenny
Published: March 2022

This protocol is a low-cost approach for preparing competent cells using 0.1M CaCl2 solution which is useful in cases where commercial competent cells are unaffordable, it is challenging to receive products on dry ice or you do not have an ultra low temperature freezer.
Liquid biopsy in sentinel mussels v1
Authors: Ferchiou Sophia , Caza France , St-Pierre Yves
Published: March 2022

This protocol has been optimized for sampling hemolymph in sentinel mussels in remote areas, such as polar regions. A detailed protocol can be found in Caza et al. (2019).
[RETRACTED] Optima Brain Mind Max v1
Authors: not provided optimabrain
Published: March 2022

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Cognitive health affects your quality of life. Lack of concentration, memory and chronic brain fog affects your decision-making ability and overall performance. Students require a sharp brain to enhance learning and make it possible to ace any exams
Native gel lipid binding assay v1
Authors: not provided patreece.suen
Published: March 2022

This protocol details how to perform a native gel lipid binding assay to evaluate the number of lipids bound per molecule of 3xFLAG-SHIP164Δ901-1099
[RETRACTED] Cracking The Breezy Cbd Neon Rings Secret v1
Authors: not provided sanumelopral
Published: March 2022

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Breezy CBD Neon Rings
Protein purification v1
Authors: not provided patreece.suen
Published: March 2022

This protocol details how to purify 3xFLAG-SHIP164Δ901-1099
Optimal Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Architecture for Time Series Forecasting with Calendar Effect
Authors: Hendikawati Putriaji , Subanar Subanar , Abdurakhman Abdurakhman , Tarno Tarno
Published: March 2022

This paper discusses a procedure for model selection in ANFIS for time series forecasting with a calendar effect. Calendar effect is different from the usual trend and seasonal effects. Therefore, when it occurs, it will affect economic activity during that period and create new patterns that will result in inaccurate forecasts for decision making if not considered. The focus is on the model selection strategy to find the appropriate input variable and the number of membership functions (MFs) based on the Lagrange Multiplier (LM) test. The ARIMAX stochastic model is used at the preprocessing stage to capture calendar variations in the data. The calendar effect observed is the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. The data of Tanjung Priok port passengers used as a case study. The result shows that hybrid ARIMAX-ANFIS based on the LM test can be an effective procedure for model selection in ANFIS for time series with calendar effect forecasting. Empirical results show that the use of the calendar effect variable provides more accurate predictions as indicated by smaller RMSE and MAPE values than without the calendar effect variable.
Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic P(AAm-AETAC) Hydrogels, and Their Uses in Adsorption of Titan Yellow
Authors: IŞIKVER Yasemin , IŞIKVER Ali
Published: March 2022

In this study, a new cationic P(AAm-AETAC) hydrogels were prepared by a radical addition reaction in aqueous solution with acrylamide and [2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride) comonomers in the presence of ethylene glycolmethacrylate. Hydrogels were characterized by spectroscopic, surface, and thermal analysis. The hydrogel does not undergo any structural degradation with the effect of heat up to 250 oC.The adsorption of titan yellow from aqueous solution to the newly prepared cationic hydrogels was evaluated by Freundlich, Langmuir, and Temkin isotherms. The dye adsorption to hydrogels prepared from adsorption isotherms was L type according to the Giles adsorption isotherms. It was determined that the adsorption of titan yellow to the hydrogels prepared from the RL values calculated for a concentration of 500 mg L-1 titan yellow was favorable. The dye removal efficiency of the hydrogel from the aqueous solution was found to be about 98%. As a result, it can be said that the cationic P(AAm-AETAC) hydrogel, which is prepared at a low cost, can provide a high amount of removal in the adsorption of anionic dyes from aqueous solutions.
CT-DNA/BSA Binding Studies of Thiosemicarbazone-Derivated Zn(II) Complex
Authors: UÇAR Asuman , FINDIK Mükerrem , AKGEMCİ Emine
Published: March 2022

Zn(II) complex of 2-hydroxy-5-methoxyacetophenone thiosemicarbazone { Zn(HMAT)2} was synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR, UV–Vis and FT-IR spectroscopies. Further, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis of Zn(HMAT)2 was carried out to point out the complexation. The binding affinities of Zn(HMAT)2 with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) have been studied by using fluorescence and absorption titration technics. In addition, bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding studies were recorded by fluorescence and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Zn(HMAT)2 is a strong binders of CT-DNA with binding constant (Kb) 3.65×107 M−1. The binding parameters KSV (for EB), Kq (for BSA) and Kb (for BSA) were determined as 8.2×107 M−1, 1.8×1014 M−1 s−1 and 2×107 M−1 respectively.
A clinical and pathological update on hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Renne Salvatore Lorenzo , Tommaso Luca Di
Published: March 2022

It is estimated that more than 1 million individuals will be affected annually by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by 2025. HCC can be broadly grouped into two major molecular subgroups, each of which is characterized by specific morphological and phenotypic features that mirror the genetic background. The use of these tissue biomarkers in the daily practice of pathologists promises to better allocate patients with HCC with adequate treatments. In turn, this will likely boost the attitude of clinicians toward obtaining a pre-treatment biopsy.
Ankara Yapılarında Bacini Uygulamaları
Authors: KARASU Yunus Emre
Published: March 2022

Seramikler günlük hayatı ve toplumların sosyo-ekonomik yapılarını yansıtması açısından önemli bir yere sahiptir. Aynı zamanda kültürel ve dönemsel olarak farklı form, bezeme ve kompozisyon özelliklerini yansıtmaktadır. Günlük yaşamın vazgeçilmez öğelerinden biri olan seramikler süs eşyası olarak da kullanılabilmektedir. Ustaca yapılmış oldukça kaliteli ve yoğun bezemeli seramiklerin ağırlıklı olarak süs eşyası olarak kullanıldığı ve ticaretinin yapıldığı bilinmektedir. Ticaret aracılığıyla toplumların sosyo-kültürel etkileşiminde oldukça büyük etkisi olan seramiklerin mimari yapılarda da kullanıldığı görülmektedir. “Bacini” olarak tanımlanan mimari yapılarda seramik kullanımının ne zaman ve nerede ortaya çıktığı kesin olarak bilinmemektedir. Genellikle taş, tuğla ve alçı malzemeli yüzeye gömülen seramikler çeşitlilik göstermektedir. Anadolu ve Avrupa yapılarında görülen bacinilerin geniş bir dönem aralığında kullanıldığı anlaşılmaktadır. Ankara’da bulunan çok sayıda yapıda da bacini kullanımı görülmektedir. Ankara yapılarında mihrap başta olmak üzere giriş kapısı ve beden duvarlarında örneklerine rastlanmaktadır. Çalışmamızda bacinilerin Ankara örneklerindeki kullanım amacı ve şekli, yapıların hangi kısımlarında tercih edildiği ve seramik özelliklerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.
The Relationship between Prevention Focus, Money Attitude and Financial Behavior
Authors: YILDIRIM Durmuş , ÖZBEK Adem
Published: March 2022

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the prevention focus as a regulatory focus factor that affects individuals’ decisions and money attitude and financial behaviour. Within the scope of the study, questionnaires were administered to 385 people and the study data were analyzed using the structural equation modelling technique. Results of the study reveal that the prevention-focus factor has no direct or indirect effect on financial behaviour. Further, prevention-focus is found to have a positive effect on power-prestige, retention-time, distrust and anxiety, which are among the factors that define attitude towards money. However, the retention-time factor is the only money attitude factor found to have a positive effect on financial behaviour.
Gavan Edmund Rosman (1934–2022)
Authors: Richardson James , Ayre Robert , Gerrand Peter
Published: March 2022

Gavan Rosman was valued at the Telecom (later Telstra) Research Laboratories, Australia, for his expertise as a research engineer in radio and coaxial cable technologies and, in particular, for his pioneering work on optical fibre technologies. He was also valued for his wide-ranging intellect and gentle, satirical sense of humour. His fluency in speaking Japanese was appreciated by visiting Japanese researchers. In retirement from TRL, he worked at Optiscan Imaging in Melbourne on developing an optical endoscope.
A Five-Class Recognizer for Sounds of Induction Motor Overload
Authors: Phuong Nguyen C.
Published: March 2022

This paper presents research on the recognition of induction motor overload levels using sound analysis. Stable and durable operations of induction motors are very important in home appliances and industries. Overloading is one of faults that can shorten the operating life of these electromechanical machines. In our studies, five levels of overload status are classified using sounds collected by a single microphone. Three acoustic features and six classification models are evaluated. The accuracy rate of 94.85% shows that this is a promising way to classify and therefore to monitor induction motor overload.
Sporadic dyskeratosis congenita in a male – A case report
Authors: Badam Yashwitha , Avisa Vijaya Mohan Rao , Sumalatha A , Reddy G Pavan Kumar , Bhavana A
Published: March 2022

Dyskeratosis congenita was first described in 1960 as Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome. It is a rare inherited condition with a progressive nature and a tendency to involve multiple systems like pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, cerebral, and dental. It has an X-linked recessive (most common) or Autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance with a high male preponderance. The genetic defect lies in the DKC1 gene which encodes for Dyskerin protein. Dyskeratosis congenita patients are at a higher risk of development of malignancies, pulmonary fibrosis and eventually aplastic anemia and bone marrow failure which may be the cause of death. This report details a case of Dyskeratosis congenita affecting a 21 year old male patient with the most benign presentation.
Retainer in different malocclusion: A review
Authors: Achantani Anjali , Sharma Prashant , Raghav Pradeep
Published: March 2022

The purpose of this review article is to discuss the different type of retainers used to stabilize the treatment outcome in different malocclusions. Strategic and through search of the literature from different databases was undertaken using free text and MESH terms.

Extensive study of the literature suggests that the duration and type of retention varies for different malocclusion and should be planned at the start of orthodontic treatment, as it plays important role in stabilizing the treatment outcome.

Irrespective of the type of appliance used for retention, the patient should be informed and prepared for the long term or indefinite use of retainers and its role in maintaining the treatment results.
Los ferrocarriles y la transformación de la periferia de la ciudad de México a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX
Authors: Ibarra Deras Mauricio , Becerril Sánchez Teresa
Published: March 2022

Este artículo analiza una de las vertientes del proceso de expansión inicial de la ciudad de México, ocupándose de la particular dinámica de interacción que desde mediados del siglo xix tuvo lugar con la aparición de los primeros asentamientos “extramuros”, los cuales se establecieron en la cercana periferia urbana, junto a la localización también periférica, de las estaciones del ferrocarril de la ciudad. A través de la exploración del vínculo desarrollado entre estaciones y nuevos asentamientos, se espera no sólo corroborar lo que variadas fuentes han afirmado en relación a que “los ferrocarriles y sus estaciones sirvieron para orientar el crecimiento urbano de la ciudad”, sino también para aclarar que esta relación no fue el resultado de la casualidad, sino que hay razones de fondo que explican tal interacción, las cuales es necesario poner al descubierto para contribuir a una mejor comprensión de los orígenes de la ciudad contemporánea.
Factors associated with corneal astigmatism change after ptosis surgery
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Naresuan University Hospital, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand, Mongkolareepong Natpatsorn , Pimpha Oranicha ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Naresuan University Hospital, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
Published: March 2022

AIM: To evaluate the predictive factors of postoperative corneal astigmatism change in ptosis patients who underwent ptosis surgical repair.
METHODS: Patients who underwent levator resection at Oculoplastic service of the Department of Ophthalmology, Naresuan University Hospital, Thailand between September 2017 and August 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Changes in degree and axis of corneal astigmatism after ptosis surgery were compared based on patient factors consisting of age at operation, sex, preoperative margin-reflex distance (MRD) 1, and preoperative degree and axis of corneal astigmatism.
RESULTS: Forty-two eyes of 28 patients were included in the study. Wilcoxon signed ranks test showed a significant postoperative corneal astigmatism change only in a subgroup of eyes with preoperative astigmatism of ≥1.5 diopters (D; P=0.006). Furthermore, 72.2% (13/18) of the eyes with preoperative astigmatism of ≥1.5 D showed a reduction of astigmatism after eyelid surgery, with the mean astigmatic change of 0.65 D. Majority of preoperative eyes demonstrated with-the-rule astigmatism pattern (45.2%), of which 57.9% showed a reduced degree of astigmatism.
CONCLUSION: In patients undergoing ptosis surgery, the data demonstrate for the first time the association between postoperative corneal astigmatism change and a preoperative corneal astigmatism of ≥1.5 D. Thus, we encourage considering severity of corneal astigmatism prior to cataract or refractive surgery planning in ptosis patients, especially with toric-intraocular lens, to avoid the possibility of calculation error.
Manaus, manáos, “mãe dos deuses”, o povo...
Authors: Schweickardt Julio César
Published: March 2022

O presente texto foi produzido para uma homenagem recebida pela Câmara de Vereadores do Município de Manaus com o título de cidadão manauara. A cidade de Manaus tem uma história singular desde o seu nome que faz referência à etnia Manáos, que vivia nessa região. O nome significa a “Mãe dos deuses”, o que traz muitas reflexões para as imagens divinas retratando a figura masculina. A cidade traz consigo várias histórias de “Cidades Invisíveis” que depende da perspectiva de quem a olha e a vive. Por isso, interpretar a cidade é uma forma de exercitar o olhar os diferentes outros que habitam o território. Terminamos o texto, dizendo que nós somos O Povo, que desejamos mais justiça, equidade e direitos a sermos diferentes.
Violência de gênero: caminhos para o enfrentamento na Atenção Primária em Saúde sob a perspectiva dos mecanismos de superação das desigualdades
Authors: Virgínia Cassia de Souza , Rolim Ana Carine Arruda
Published: March 2022

O objetivo é apresentar um relato de ações que vem sendo desenvolvidas com vistas ao enfrentamento da violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) de Caicó/RN em articulação entre a universidade e as equipes Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). Trata-se de um estudo do tipo relato de experiência, empreendido a partir de ações de extensão que vem sendo realizadas nas UBS de Caicó/RN que possuem a atuação do Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Atenção Básica (PRMAB), desde o ano de 2018. Os resultados das ações empreendidas foram apresentadas em categorias que consideraram o tipo de abordagem direcionadas ao público alvo, organizadas em ações coletivas e intersetoriais. No tocante as experiências de caráter coletivo, podemos identificá-las nas seguintes atividades: Salas de Espera, Grupos Operativos de promoção à saúde, ações referentes à saúde da mulher, como consultas de Pré-natal compartilhadas, Grupo de Gestantes, de Planejamento Familiar e Consultas de Puericultura coletiva e compartilhada. A participação de profissionais de saúde e da universidade, por meio da Residência Multiprofissional, bem como da assistência social e da educação nas ações intersetoriais configuraram um importante momento para o cumprimento de ações colaborativas. Tais ações cumprem com a finalidade de preparar tais profissionais para um acolhimento interprofissional e multidisiciplinar às mulheres vítimas de violência colaboram na construção um olhar crítico a cerca do tema.
Performance de enfermeiras alicerçada no trabalho colaborativo e em redes de atenção no cuidado de pessoas com lesão de pele
Authors: Slongo Kellen Cristina , Duro Carmen Lúcia Mottin , Paz Potiguara de Oliveira , Ferla Alcindo Antônio , Duarte Êrica Rosalba Mallmann , Kaiser Dagmar Elaine
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: contextualizar a performance de enfermeiras alicerçada no trabalho colaborativo  em redes de atenção no cuidado de pessoas com lesão de pele. Método: pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa. A coleta das informações ocorreu em outubro de 2016, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, com quatro enfermeiras que atuam no cuidado da pele em diferentes níveis de atenção. As informações foram submetidas à Análise de Conteúdo Temática. O estudo teve aprovação por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: do corpus da análise resultaram quatro categorias temáticas: acesso das pessoas com lesões de pele aos serviços de saúde; trabalho colaborativo e em redes de atenção; necessidade de fortalecimento das redes de atenção; ampliação de conhecimentos no cuidado da pele. Considerações finais: as enfermeiras, oriundas da atenção básica e/ou hospitalar, reconheceram-se inseridas em espaços de mediação, abrangendo as necessidades e demandas das pessoas com lesão de pele, reconhecendo a importância da promoção do acolhimento como estratégia fundamental ao trabalho em redes de atenção no cuidado da pele, bem como a adesão das pessoas com lesão ao tratamento e cura.
Condicionantes do ambiente hospitalar de trabalho e sua influência nas atividades dos profissionais de saúde: um estudo de caso
Authors: Morais Luis Pereira de , Araujo Isaac Moura , Silva Junior Cicero Pedro da , Brito Junior Elizaldo de , Martins Alissan Karine Lima , Callou Rachel de Sá Barreto Luna
Published: March 2022

O ambiente hospitalar possui uma série de fatores que geram insalubridade podendo provocar sofrimento psicológicos aos profissionais que nele atuam. Dentre as profissões existentes nesse ambiente, a enfermagem é apontada, como uma profissão que apresenta alto nível de estresse ocupacional. De forma menos frequente, mas não menos importante, outras categorias profissionais também sofrem prejuízos decorrentes do estresse decorrente da operacionalização das atividades hospitalares. Objetivou-­se identificar os condicionantes que influenciam as atividades profissionais de trabalhadores no ambiente hospitalar por meio das três dimensões Job Stress Scale (JSS). Trata­-se de um estudo transversal, do tipo estudo de caso, desenvolvido com 63 profissionais de um Hospital Pólo, na Região do Cariri, Ceará. Foi realizada análise descritiva por meio de frequências absolutas e relavas para as variáveis categóricas. Este trabalho obedeceu a Resolução 466/2012 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde, respeitando os princípios da Bioética. Foi evidenciado que os profissionais entrevistados não enfrentam muitos problemas com relação ao ambiente de trabalho, pois quando questionados sobre se tem um ambiente calmo e agradável onde trabalham, 77,7% (49 profissionais) responderam que concordam ou concordam mais que discordam. De modo geral, pode-­se afirmar que a situação de trabalho para os profissionais do referido hospital, mostrou-­se satisfatória na opinião dos mesmos, indicando necessidade de atenção com relação ao desgaste por esgotamento para garantir maior satisfação profissional e impactar de forma positiva nos serviços ofertados pelo Estabelecimento de Assistência à Saúde – EAS.
Controle social ativo: análise do registro público das atas de um conselho municipal de saúde
Authors: Dalmaso Marina Souto , Souza Lucas Balsanelli , Ribeiro Fabiane Elizabetha de Moraes , Bonamigo Andrea Wander
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: Analisar a participação do Conselho Municipal de Saúde, de um município do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, nos processos de discussão, formulação, proposição, fiscalização, implementação e avaliação das Políticas Públicas de Saúde. Métodos: análise das Atas das reuniões ordinárias e extraordinárias de um Conselho Municipal de Saúde (CMS) no ano de 2017. Após coleta das demandas de saúde trazidas pelos participantes do CMS, os dados foram analisados com a aplicação da técnica de análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin. Resultados: As demandas de saúde levantadas pelos conselheiros foram agrupadas em três grandes categorias. A categoria “Prestação de serviços públicos de saúde” refere­-se às falas sobre dificuldade de acesso, oferta insuficiente de serviços de saúde, falta de recursos materiais e insumos farmacêuticos e limitações na estrutura física das unidades. A categoria “Vínculos profissionais e o processo de trabalho no SUS” diz sobre as demandas que envolvem os profissionais da saúde e a necessidade de recursos humanos na Atenção Básica, bem como a insegurança e situações de violência no contexto de trabalho. Por fim, a categoria “Fiscalização e Controle dos Recursos e Ações em Saúde” contempla as falas sobre transparência na alocação de recursos públicos e o (não) cumprimento da legislação que versa sobre atuação do controle social. Conclusão: Estas demandas, além de encontrarem respaldo nas discussões internas do CMS, possuem similaridades com demandas externas ao controle social, desta forma, conclui­-se que esta instância colegiada participa ativamente do Sistema Único de Saúde, de maneira independente, autônoma e representativa.
Gestão em Saúde na visão de gestores municipais de duas regiões de saúde: desafios e potencialidades
Authors: Alves Camila D'Ávila Lopes , Quevedo André Luis Alves de , Bellini Maria Isabel Barros
Published: March 2022

Objetivos: conhecer o perfil dos secretários municipais de saúde ou seus representantes de duas Regiões de Saúde e identificar as potencialidades e as fragilidades encontradas por esses atores no exercício da gestão. Métodos: trata­-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida de agosto a outubro de 2018, em uma Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os participantes deste estudo foram quatorze secretários municipais da saúde ou seus representantes. Resultados: destacaram-se como potencialidades, o gestor ter conhecimento da legislação, experiência prévia na área da saúde, a capacidade de mediação de conflitos, ter uma equipe engajada, o trabalho em rede, o apoio da gestão municipal, estadual e do Conselho dos Secretários Municipais da Saúde. Como fragilidades, foram apontadas a burocracia, a insuficiência dos recursos financeiros, a falta de perfil do profissional de saúde, a transição epidemiológica e a interferência política nos processos de trabalho. Conclusões: a gestão em saúde pode ser considerada um processo em constante mudança, com desafios pautados em dificuldades e potencialidades, que exigem inovação, processos de invenção e novas formas de gerir pelos atores públicos.
Dynamics of solutions of nonlinear functional differential equation of parabolic type
Authors:   Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky, Kornuta Anshelika , Lukianenko Vladimir ,   Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky
Published: March 2022

Purpose of this work is to study the initial-boundary value problem for a parabolic functional-differential equation in an annular region, which describes the dynamics of phase modulation of a light wave passing through a thin layer of a nonlinear Kerr-type medium in an optical system with a feedback loop, with a rotation transformation (corresponds the involution operator) and the Neumann conditions on the boundary in the class of periodic functions. A more detailed study is made of spatially inhomogeneous stationary solutions bifurcating from a spatially homogeneous stationary solution as a result of a bifurcation of the “fork” type and time-periodic solutions of the “traveling wave” type. Methods. To represent the original equation in the form of nonlinear integral equations, the Green’s function is used. The method of central manifolds is used to prove the theorem on the existence of solutions of the indicated equation in a neighborhood of the bifurcation parameter and to study their asymptotic form. Numerical modeling of spatially inhomogeneous solutions and traveling waves was carried out using the Galerkin method. Results. Integral representations of the considered problem are obtained depending on the form of the linearized operator. Using the method of central manifolds, a theorem on the existence and asymptotic form of solutions of the initial-boundary value problem for a functional-differential equation of parabolic type with an involution operator on an annulus is proved. As a result of numerical modeling based on Galerkin approximations, in the problem under consideration, approximate spatially inhomogeneous stationary solutions and time-periodic solutions of the traveling wave type are constructed. Conclusion. The proposed scheme is applicable not only to involutive rotation operators and Neumann conditions on the boundary of the ring, but also to other boundary conditions and circular domains. The representation of the initial-boundary value problem in the form of nonlinear integral equations of the second kind allows one to more simply find the coefficients of asymptotic expansions, prove existence and uniqueness theorems, and also use a different number of expansion coefficients of the nonlinear component in the right-hand side of the original equation in the neighborhood of the selected solution (for example, stationary). Visualization of the numerical solution confirms the theoretical calculations and shows the possibility of forming complex phase structures.
Experience in assessing heart rate variability by smoothed cardiointervalograms
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nikulina Marina , Antonets Vladimir ,   Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2022

The objective of this study is to show the possibility of using the smoothing cardiointervalograms (CIG) method which is solely time domain analysis of CIG to separate and display the influence of various mechanisms of human physiological regulation systems on his heart rate. Methods.This paper shows the possibility of using the method of smoothing the cardiointervalogram by means of a moving average for its subsequent decomposition into slow and fast components. Decomposition results are visualized by line graphs and pseudo-phase portraits. Visualization settings allow us to isolate unique transients and calculate its timing. The method is applied to data obtained under different subject functional states and differing in the level of adaptation risks, the presence or absence of stress. For analysis were selected stress episodes detected using the information and telecommunication technology of event-related cardiac telemetry (ITT ERCT) presented by the Internet resource “StressMonitor”. Results.For the numerical series of RR-intervals, a clear division into fast and slow components is obtained. An algorithm for identifying the frequency content of heart rate variability has been formulated and tested. A visualization method is proposed that is convenient for comparing data obtained for different patients. A pseudo-phase portrait pattern corresponding to the moment of stress onset is found. The proposed method reduced the discreteness of identifying the stress onset moment from 10 seconds to single heart beats. Conclusion. The correspondence of the results to the verified ITT ERCT method and the Baevsky–Chernikova concept of adaptive risk has been demonstrated. This confirms the possibility of using the time cardiointervalograms smoothing method for the analysis of heart rate variability.