bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of IL-6 levels among healthy subjects and patients with periodontal disease
Authors: Sood Anchal , Kataria Pavita , Khichi Aditya , Kaur Jaspinder , Arora Rachita , Gautam Jannat
Published: July 2022

Background: The present study was conducted for comparing the IL-6 levels among healthy subjects and patients with periodontal diseases. Materials & methods: A total of 30 healthy controls and 30 subjects with presence of generalized periodontitis were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the patients was obtained. All the patients were recalled in the morning and blood samples were obtained. All the samples were sent to the laboratory where an auto-analyser was used for evaluation of serum IL-6 levels. All the results were recorded and analysed by SPSS software. Results: Mean serum IL-6 levels among the subjects of the periodontitis group and control group was 6.96 pg/mL and 3.1 pg/mL respectively. While analysing statistically, it was seen that mean IL-6 levels among the subjects of the periodontitis group was significantly higher in comparison to the subjects of the control group.Conclusion: IL-6 plays a significant role in immune-modulation and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases.
Factors influencing medical tourism in Chennai and its impact
Authors: Abilash R. , Milton T.
Published: July 2022

Medical travel is the process of traveling outside the country of hearthstone to admit medical care. The country's advanced installations professed croakers, and low-cost treatment makes it an ideal destination for medical excursionists. Away from ultramodern medical practices, India has also promoted traditional practices similar to Yoga and Ayurveda that promote overall good health. It's the trip primarily to admit health care. Medical excursionists may be portable for a diversity of procedures, including new or experimental treatments. Medical excursionists may also travel to developing or developed countries, medical tourism unique conception in the trip and tourism assiduity. It plays an important part in the tourism sector. A great quantity of people travels for treatment every time. Medical tourism helps in the development of the frugality and living norms of mortal civilization. The Medical Tourism assiduity offers high eventuality for India primarily because of the low cost of treatment with high quality. To understand the factors developed in medical transportable and their impact on Chennai city.
study to assess quality of sleep among antenatal mothers
Authors: Kumari Sandhya , Patel Janvi , Patel Pinkal , Patel Mohini , Patel Nirav
Published: July 2022

During nine month of Pregnancy period lot of changes occurred, the changes are psychological, physiological & hormonal due to which pregnant women are at risk of disrupting their sleep patterns. Sleep issues affect the majority of women, with over 98 percent experiencing nocturnal awakenings. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of sleep during pregnancy. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used, with 100 samples recruited using a convenient sampling technique. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) & a demographical questionnaire was used to collect data. The analysis is done by using SPSS 15.0 software. Results revealed that 87% of participants had poor quality of sleep and only 13% had good quality of sleep and SD=5.108. The chi-square values showed that age, education, occupation, type of family, area of living, number of children, weight, monthly income and any disease condition were statistically non-significant at p<0.05. The study concluded that majority of women had a poor quality of sleep.
variability of algal blooms and the trophic state index for Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati, Assam
Authors: Das Jayati , Das Mautushi
Published: July 2022

Algae react to changes in their environment, such as temperature, nutrients, etc. The uncertainty in aquatic environments exacerbates several interacting pressures. As a result, lakes are vital to society because they help to mitigate flood risks. It maintains the natural equilibrium, allowing flora and fauna to flourish. The primary objective of this research is to identify the trophic state index, category, and algal assemblages of Dighalipukhuri Lake. The findings show that algal blooms of the Microcystis species are the most abundant and have a higher occupancy in the Dighalipukhuri Lake, which has a TSI of 58.6, indicating that it is Supereutrophic. Thus revealing that the quality is poor and unsatisfactory.
Digital literacy and it’s challenges
Authors: Lal Mohan , Panigrah Debahuti
Published: July 2022

India's education system has shifted from conventional to digital learning because of Covid-19 pandemic, which has put the whole planet on lockdown. The Scheduled Tribes of Himachal Pradesh could not escape it’s effect. Due to online education which is the only way of education, their children are unable to get formal education because of difficult geographical situation, poor internet facility, irregularity of electricity service, poor infrastructure, lack of mobile phones, laptop and computer. This paper aims to explore the problem of getting the education of the Scheduled Tribe of the districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti, as well as the two sub-divisions of District Chamba: Pangi and Bharmour (designated as Scheduled Areas) of Himachal Pradesh during Covid-19.
Protective role of single versus multiple remote ischemic preconditioning in elective percutaneous coronary interventions
Authors: Youssuf Mohamed Eid , Yassin Ibrahim Abdel Fattah , Sallam Mansour Mohamed
Published: July 2022

Background and aim of the work: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the prevailing options to alleviate coronary artery disease (CAD) manifestations. Unhappily, re-opening of a previously partially or completely occluded coronary vessel exposes the myocardium to ischemic reperfusion injury. We aimed at evaluating the protective role of a single versus multiple remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) in reducing the risk of post PCI chest pain, ST-segment deviation and myocardial infarction.Subjects and Methods: The current study was a prospective interventional study enrolled 125 patients with documented CAD requiring elective PCI. The patients were divided into four groups. Group I included 50 patients who received multiple cycles of RIPC on both upper and lower limbs. Group II, III and IV comprised 25 patients, each of them received a single cycle of RIPC on upper limb, single cycle of RIPC on lower limb or no RIPC respectively. We assessed cardiac troponin levels before and after PCI as well as major cardiac cerebrovascular events.
Theme extraction based on NLP
Authors: Dandekar Pranali Rahul , Pethe Yoginee Surendra
Published: July 2022

Theme Extraction is a method of identifying, evaluating, and understanding human perception about a product in form of key features or themes that we extract dynamically from a given set of reviews within a data set. These themes are then categories to form an opinion about a given feature inside of the product through which we can analyze the advantages as well as the short comings of a given product or organization. These key features are then displayed on to the user for them to make a wise decision based on their likes and dislikes which they can compare with the user base that have already formed a review. All of this happens seamlessly with the help of Natural language Techniques that enables us to dynamically extract features or themes and generalizes an opinion score alongside it to represent thousands of reviews in a small concise manner. To make this happen, we consider seven different steps: (i)Text Pre-Processing, (ii) Removal of Stop-Words, (iii) Vader Sentiment Analysis, (iv) Feature Extraction using HAC, (v) Classification of Key Features using MOS, (vi) Testing the Accuracy of the Score and (vii) Creation of Word-Cloud using Features.
La importancia de la auditoría externa en los procesos de inventarios de las pymes
Authors:   Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., CARRERA LÓPEZ JEAN STEVE , BEDOR VARGAS DEYTON DARÍO ,   Investigador Independiente, Ecuador., HUACÓN ARÉVALO MANUEL ORLANDO ,   Investigador Independiente, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

Las pequeñas y medianas empresas PYMES, en la actualidad son consideradas de gran importancia para el desarrollo económico de cualquier país, dado a que estas contribuyen al crecimiento de la economía, además de aportar puestos de trabajo. Es importante que este tipo de empresas, puedan llevar a cabo sus gestiones administrativas a fin de lograr los objetivos que tengan planificados. Una de las áreas a la que se le debe prestar atención es a lo que respecta al proceso de inventarios, dado a que estos forman parte del activo y por ende representan dinero, puesto que, en los mismos, se encuentran las materias primas necesarias para la elaboración de productos, así como los productos ya terminados destinados para las ventas. Por lo cual resulta importante que dichos procesos sean realizados bajo una estricta gestión de inventarios que le permita mantener la productividad y disponibilidad de productos para la venta. Asimismo, además de contar con controles internos dentro de la empresa es necesario aplicar evaluaciones de dichos procesos, a través de auditorías externas, lo cual les permitirá obtener una visión y evaluación externa del proceso, con miras a mejorarlos y optimizarlos y que la opinión generada sea realizada por una persona o ente que no esté vinculado a ellas.
Asimetrías cerebrales
Authors:   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., AGUILAR COBEÑA FERNANDA , MOREIRA CANTOS VANESSA ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., GUILLÍN VILLAGRAN KATHERIN ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

Las asimetrías funcionales se relacionan en gran medida con la localización del lenguaje receptivo, comprensivo y expresivo en el hemisferio cerebral izquierdo y con los atributos aritméticos, espaciales y otros receptivos en el hemisferio cerebral derecho. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo principal analizar las asimetrías cerebrales en los humanos. Además, también se enfoca en conocer cuál es la asimetría que se presenta con mayor incidencia y que asimetrías se pueden encontrar en diferentes enfermedades de salud mental. La metodología utilizada es no experimental, con nivel explicativo. Como conclusión se determina que El campo de la lateralidad cerebral se ha visto muy influenciado por las asimetrías del lenguaje. De hecho, estos sesgos cerebrales han mostrado repetidamente correlatos cognitivos y conductuales, solidificando su lugar como rasgos distintivos de la lateralidad. Sin embargo, múltiples informes han demostrado que el cerebro es notablemente y ubicuamente asimétrico y, de hecho, la asimetría, más que la simetría, parece ser la norma en la función cerebral. Esto, al menos en teoría, puede tener ventajas, como la maximización del espacio disponible, una mayor velocidad de procesamiento y una menor competencia interhemisférica. De hecho, la ventaja evolutiva puede explicar las asociaciones con los resultados cognitivos, emocionales y conductuales, así como las alteraciones encontradas en procesos neurodegenerativos como el deterioro cognitivo leve y la enfermedad de Alzheimer, y en patologías del neurodesarrollo como la esquizofrenia, el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, el trastorno del espectro autista o el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad.
Variaciones anatómicas de la arteria carótida interna
Authors:   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ FREDA RAFAELA , MOLINA ROSADO JILLIAN JAZMIN ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., CÓRDOVA RUIZ MARÍA BELÉN ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

La arteria carótida interna, rama terminal de la arteria carótida común, atraviesa el canal carotídeo de la base del cráneo y entra en la fosa craneal media junto al dorso de la silla turca del hueso esfenoides y se encarga de la irrigación del encéfalo. Por lo tanto, tiene gran importancia en el campo clínico. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo dar a conocer las distintas variaciones anatómicas de la arteria carótida interna. Se realizó la investigación mediante uso del método cualitativo con realización de búsquedas bibliográficas de fuentes confiables y una revisión exhausta de cada uno visible en la Tabla 1, por lo cual se pudo encontrar diferentes tipos de variaciones anatómicas de la ACI incluyendo: (i) ACI aberrante; (ii) ausencia congénita de la ACI; (iii) anastomosis carotido-vertebrobasilar persistente; (iv) arteria carótida interna lateralizada. En conclusión, se destaca que las variaciones de la ACI se producen desde el desarrollo embriológica y las malformaciones surgen como una vía colateral resultado de agenesias.
La hemorragia subaracnoidea como un accidente neurológico mortal
Authors:   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., ECHEVERRÍA VÁSCONEZ STEVEN , NEIRA SORIA CHRISTOPHER ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., PINOS VALLEJO BIANKA ,   Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

Se considera a la hemorragia subaracnoidea como aquella extravasación de sangre en el espacio subaracnoideo o leptomeningeo, posee diversos tipos de causas y gracias a estas se la considera como una de las patologías cerebrovasculares más críticas y mortales dentro del área clínica. Sus signos característicos para su identificación son discutibles ya que no se encuentra como tal algo exacto que nos permita sospechas de una HSA. Al momento de hablar de su identificación se plantean diferentes maneras de las cuales solo una se resaltaría como la más factible. La presente investigación tiene como objetivo conocer la definición correcta de una HSA, sus causas, sus características principales, las formas en las que esta se presenta y por qué se la considera como una patología altamente mortal. Se ha utilizado una metodología cualitativa, tomando un método de revisión bibliográfica. Como instrumento de medición se ha realizado una entrevista a personales de salud: El doctor en medicina, cirujano y especialista en medicina interna, Ricardo Alberto Loaiza Cuclalón, el médico general Martín Alfaro Quevedo Pinos y la doctora en medicina, cirujana y especialista en imagenología, Ana Patricia Guerra Alvarado. Se llegó a la conclusión de que una HSA es efectivamente la principal causa de muerte dentro del área clínica, se puede dar por traumas o por presencia de aneurismas o malformaciones arteriovenosas, se presenta en distintas edades y en los dos sexos, su condición de pende de la presencia de enfermedades adicionales y su método de estudio característico es una angiografía.
La Educación Virtual Universitaria. Un avance o retroceso de la formación de profesionales en Latinoamérica
Authors:   Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., CHENCHE JÁCOME WILLIAM LENIN , POSLIGUA ESPINOZA JESSICA ELIZABETH ,   Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

La educación es el eje fundamental en el desarrollo de los países y de la sociedad, por ello se deben utilizar las técnicas y herramientas apropiadas a fin de garantizar la calidad de la misma y con ello las competencias de los profesionales que egresa de las instituciones universitarias, también se deben considerar la velocidad a la que se mueve la cotidianidad que hace que la persona que necesita de una educación universitaria opten por la educación virtual, que permite una educación más flexible en cuanto a horarios, espacios y distancias, con lo cual la persona puede mantener su ritmo laboral y familiar. Sin embargo, aún existe muchas discusiones en cuanto a la calidad de los egresados, más específicamente de los profesionales latinoamericanos, siendo esto el fundamento de esta investigación, que permitió, desde la perspectiva de los diferentes autores analizar esta modalidad; para dicho análisis se usa una metodología de tipo documental, basada en el diseño bibliográfico. De este análisis se pudo corroborar que mientras la educación virtual mantenga espacios de revisión y actualización de todos los procesos pedagógicos y herramientas tecnológicas, así como excelente conectividad será una educación de calidad capaz de garantizar las competencias de los profesionales.
¿Se está produciendo una educación basada en el desarrollo sostenible en Latinoamérica?
Authors:   Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., QUIÑONEZ ALVARADO ERIKA SONIA , ESTRADA CARRERA FLOR MARÍA LORENA ,   Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Published: July 2022

La educación basada en el desarrollo sostenible permite una relación armónica entre los compromisos sociales, políticos y económicos con el medio ambiente mediante el abordaje práctico de contenidos y proyectos socio ambientales. A pesar de su reconocida importancia a nivel mundial, y se estar incluida en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030 de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, en Latinoamérica, de forma general, poco se ha logrado en el campo educativo sobre la priorización del tema ambiental y sostenible, así como su impacto en la sociedad, medido en las prácticas ecológicas y sostenibles llevadas a cabo en los países de la región. De forma aislada y desarticulada, los países mejores conocidos por sus iniciativas ambientales, intentan desarrollar una cultura sostenible como resultado de una concientización de la población sobre la importancia de la sostenibilidad, y por la inminente advertencia del agotamiento de los recursos y las consecuencias del cambio climático y la contaminación. La priorización de los problemas sociales y económicos que la región enfrenta, dejan en plano secundario la educación basada en sostenibilidad, y evidencian el largo camino que aún le queda por recorrer para tratar el tema de la sostenibilidad de forma integral con todos los sectores sociales y productivos y lograr cambios significativos en toda la región.
El consumo, la producción y los costos como parte de la vida cotidiana en la humanidad
Authors:   Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí, Jipijapa, Ecuador., SOLEDISPA RODRÍGUEZ XAVIER ENRIQUE
Published: July 2022

La investigación es el factor beneficioso con una estrecha relación en los niveles de producción y estos simultáneamente influyen de forma directa en la conducta del consumidor, por lo que se deben tener en cuenta las variaciones de los restantes recursos que intervienen en el proceso productivo y adquisitivo y esto origina al mismo tiempo fluctuaciones cíclicas de suma trascendencia en el proceso de producción, el papel de estudio del comportamiento del consumo, la producción, la elección de las capacidades productivas, la estabilidad, el ahorro, la inversión como fuentes de vida de una compañía. La intencionalidad de estas apreciaciones y basamentos teóricos, radica en el establecimiento de criterios básicos de entendimiento de la actitud de compra del consumidor y las reacciones de producción de aquellos que son proveedores de bienes o servicios, se debe admitir que la producción debe ser de rendimiento constante, sin embargo con criterios variables que permitan evaluar y adaptar las estrategias para que los productos que se generen no ocasionen pérdidas sino todo lo contrario, una productividad; el comportamiento del consumidor es piedra angular para este panorama, puesto que su elección de compra va a mover los hilos del proceso productivo y por ende del funcionamiento adecuado de los recursos, sobre todo financieros.
La teoría del consumo, producción y mercado+
Authors:   Investigador Independiente, Ecuador., CHILÁN REGALADO MERCEDES LEONOR
Published: July 2022

La economía se encargan de evaluar el comportamiento del consumidor y como se evalúan de forma lógica y matemática los diversos supuestos existentes para demostrar las bases científicas que defienden la teoría del consumidor y cómo es posible evaluar los niveles más óptimos en cuanto a la optimización de los fondos que disponen los consumidores para adquirir sus bienes y servicios. Otra parte de la microeconomía es la teoría de la producción y los costos, esto es descrito desde el punto de vista empresarial asumiendo la existencia de una economía perfecta, donde los productores determinan la cantidad de productos que fabricaran y venderán en el mercado, a través del uso de cálculos matemáticos y estadísticos que les brinden los resultados más óptimos en cuanto a la optimización del uso de los recursos técnicos y económicos para aprovechar de forma eficiente cada uno de los recursos que intervienen en el proceso productivo y como esto conlleva a la relación que existe con la teoría de la oferta. Por lo tanto, la psicología, la neurociencia, la antropología y otras ciencias son parte fundamentales para dar apoyo a los supuestos que soportan la existencia de la teoría de la conducta del consumidor, así como también se destacaron las fórmulas que permiten determinar los óptimos o los puntos de equilibrio para maximizar la eficiencia de los fondos disponibles para adquirir dichos bienes o servicios.
O atentado contra Jair Bolsonaro aos olhos da Wikipédia
Authors: Pileggi Matheus , Bomfim Ivan
Published: July 2022

enquanto enciclopédia digital construída sob a perspectiva de inteligência coletiva (LÉVY, 2003), amadorização e reflexividade do conhecimento (BURKE, 2012), o site da Wikipédia tornou-se referência como consulta informativa, tratando de diversos temas e assuntos e abordando, constantemente, acontecimentos que envolvem coberturas jornalísticas. O presente trabalho busca compreender o discurso jornalístico (CHARAUDEAU, 2010) como instância referencial de credibilidade das informações dispostas em verbetes, sendo as notícias jornalísticas utilizadas como fontes. O artigo traz explorações iniciais de pesquisa em andamento cujo objetivo é analisar essa relação a partir do escopo de acontecimentos políticos brasileiros presentes na Wikipédia - mais especificamente, o atentado ocorrido contra o então candidato à Presidência da República, Jair Bolsonaro, durante a campanha em 2018.
Saúde, trauma e religião: o testemunho midiático de Reynaldo Gianecchini sobre o câncer
Authors: Abib Roberto
Published: July 2022

Este artigo propõe discutir os testemunhos da e na mídia como uma confluência das narrativas terapêuticas e religiosas na emergência da noção do sobrevivente a partir do processo de tratamento de um câncer linfático vivenciado pelo ator Reynaldo Gianecchini. Considera-se a consciência de saúde contemporânea - marcada pelas práticas alternativas, autocuidado e a cultura terapêutica - como condições discursivas para a existência dos testemunhos midiáticos relacionadas a um sentido de doença como gerenciamento das emoções, provação e salvação pessoal. Trata-se de uma análise da formação discursiva da medicina, do jornalismo e da religiosidade como produtoras de subjetividades por uma ética terapêutica.
O refúgio e o desafio de uma sociedade informada
Authors: Gordillo Sánchez Daniel Guillermo
Published: July 2022

Resenha do livro:CARARO, Aryane; SOUZA, Duda Porto de. Valentes: histórias de pessoas refugiadas no Brasil. São Paulo: Editora Seguinte, Grupo Companhia das Letras, 2020. 296 p. ISBN: 978-8555340963
TELEJORNALISMO E VIDEOGRAFIA COM “TEM NOTÍCIAS” DA TV TEM – REDE GLOBO/SOROCABA
Authors: Reis Cayton Esteves dos , Drigo Maria Ogécia Ogecia
Published: July 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivos contribuir para a compreensão da produção de notícias no telejornalismo na interface com a videografia, identificar produtos videográficos que compõem uma notícia e inventariar o potencial de significados dessa notícia do telejornal “Tem Notícias” da TV TEM – Rede Globo/Sorocaba. Analisamos a notícia com seus elementos videográficos, na perspectiva da semiótica peirceana. As reflexões são relevantes para a comunicação, pois demonstram que a semiótica mencionada pode contribuir para a análise de produtos videográficos e para subsidiar a sua própria produção reverberando assim na qualidade da produção telejornalística.
Dinâmica Transmídia e Modos de Integração Narrativa na Telenovela Contemporânea: considerações sobre Vivi Guedes em A Dona do Pedaço
Authors: Souza Ana Carolina Almeida , Ferreira Mariana De Almeida
Published: July 2022

O artigo busca fazer uma análise das potencialidades e limitações da estratégia transmidiática de Vivi Guedes, na telenovela A Dona do Pedaço (2019), considerando as interações no perfil do Instagram da personagem com os modos de distribuição da informação e integração de universos narrativos operadas pelo enredo e pelo estilo. Para isso, utilizamos exemplos pontuais de eventos, cenas e postagens ocorridos durante a exibição da telenovela e nos apoiamos em discussões sobre dinâmicas transmídia e modo clássico de narração, que dialogam com o objeto empírico escolhido. Concluímos que, embora a utilização de uma extensão transmídia seja um recurso integrativo à narrativa da personagem, a partir de seus valores, relações com outros personagens e com sua profissão, é observável um rendimento interativo modesto no que se refere à participação da audiência na telenovela como um todo.
The Effect of Training Provided to Mothers on Their Non-Functional Practices and Maternal Self-Efficacy in Preventing Early Childhood Diarrhea
Authors: BEKAR Pınar , ARIKAN Duygu
Published: July 2022

Objective: This study was carried out to examine the effects of education on “Non-Functional Practices and Prevention of Early Childhood Diarrhea” on non-functional practices of mothers for child care and maternal self-efficacy in preventing early childhood diarrhea.

Materials-Methods: The research was carried out as a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental model with a control group. The sample of the study consisted of mothers who met the research criteria and had at least one child between the ages of 0-5 who applied to 5 Family Health Centers in the city center of Erzincan in Turkey between the dates of the research. The study was completed with a total of 128 mothers (64 in the control group, 64 in the experimental group).

Results: It was found that mothers' mean scores from the maternal self-efficacy scale for preventing early childhood diarrhea after training were higher than before training. After the training given, it was determined that there was a general decrease in the non-functional practices of mothers for child care.

Conclusions: It was concluded that the education given reduced the non-functional practices for child care and increased maternal self-efficacy for prevent early childhood diarrhea.
Effect of temperature on the incorporation of Arnica tincture (Arnica Montana) in Polycaprolactone and Chitosan matrices
Authors: Ribeiro Raquel de Souza , Silva Maria Vitória de Almeida Carneiro , De Oliveira Hellen Regina , Da Silva Luciara , De Almeida Ester Costa , Da Silva Talita Goulart , Pereira Débora Baptista , Mendonça Tiago dos Santos , Mendonça Roberta Helena
Published: July 2022

This work aims to produce Polycapractone (PCL) and Chitosan (CTS) matrices in different mass proportions and to analyze the incorporation of Arnica's Tincture and Dr. Humphrey's Curative Wonder under different temperatures. The purpose of this analysis is to make viable the creation of biocompatible matrices capable of absorbing and releasing drugs for future use in the field of Tissue Engineering, more specifically, Bone Tissue Engineering, and in addition, to potentiating the absorption capacity of drugs. The matrices produced were immersed in the cited drugs and placed under conditions of different temperatures. The analyzes were done for Mass Variation and Spectroscopy in the Infrared Region by Fourier Transform (FTIR), and the results showed that, for both drugs, the hot incorporation was better than the room temperature incorporation.
Filaments of ABS loaded with Neomycin – a supplier to produce surfaces by 3D printing
Authors: Anjos Yasmin Garcia do , Almeida Hellen Regina de Oliveira de , Silva Luciara da , Silva Talita Goulart da , Pereira Débora Baptista , Mendonça Roberta Helena
Published: July 2022

The skin of several animals can be affected by bacterial infection, especially in the case of dogs and cats. Among the bacteria that can cause skin and soft tissue infections, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the commonest. Neomycin (NEO) is one of the most used antibiotics to prevent bacterial infections. Due to this cochleotoxicity and nephrotoxicity, their use is topical. Animals infected by these bacteria can potentially contaminate healthy animals and humans. A possible alternative may be the development of surfaces with bactericidal properties where animals, during the treatment phase, can rest without favoring the local proliferation of the bacteria. This work aims to produce, by hot extrusion, filaments of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) with neomycin. ABS is a thermoplastic polymer commonly used in fused deposition modeling (FDM). A mixture of ABS and NEO (1:6% w/w) was extruded, resulting in ABS/neomycin filament with a diameter of 2.4 mm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) showed that the filament might be used for the production of surfaces by 3D printing.
IL SISTEMA “PONTI DI PAROLE”
Authors: Arcuri Adriana
Published: July 2022

“Ponti di Parole” è un sistema integrato (manuali cartacei e sito di supporto) per l’apprendimento dell’Italiano destinato a migranti adulti del tutto o parzialmente analfabeti. Scopo di questo articolo è di spiegare la sua efficacia rispetto a questo particolare target. Alla base c’è un’idea di alfabetizzazione intesa non come semplice padronanza della lettoscrittura ma come competenza d’uso della lingua per la cittadinanza. L’articolo ripercorre la storia di “Ponti di Parole” e ne argomenta le scelte linguistiche e didattiche, in particolare fa riferimento all’importanza attribuita alla testualità sotto il profilo dei contenuti, e all’autonomia dei destinatari, in quanto adulti, sotto il profilo del metodo. Si descrivono inoltre alcuni recenti progetti in cui dai materiali di “Ponti di Parole” sono state ricavate applicazioni multimediali e si esplorano alcune possibili direttrici di sviluppo del sistema.
 
A language learning tool “Ponti di parole”
“Ponti di Parole” is an Italian language learning tool integrating paper manuals and supporting website, designed for adult migrant learners that are either illiterate or partially illiterate. The aim of this article is to explain its effectiveness for this particular target. “Ponti di Parole” is based on an idea of literacy that it is not limited to the command of reading and writing skills, but implies the ability of using the language for citizenship. The article retraces the story of “Ponti di Parole” and argues the linguistic and didactic choices behind it. The article focuses on the relevance “Ponti di parole” gives to textuality in its contents and to the autonomy of the learners, as adults, in its method. Recent projects are also described where materials from “Ponti di Parole” have been used for multimedia applications, and possible developments of this leaning system are explored.
“TIJAN CHE VOLEVA ANDARE A SCUOLA”. DAL RACCONTO DI SÉ ALLA NARRAZIONE SCENICA
Authors: Amoruso Chiara
Published: July 2022

Queste pagine vogliono raccontare, seppure per brevi cenni, il percorso e l’esito del laboratorio di “Narrazione e teatro” che si è svolto tra dicembre 2021 e marzo 2022 e che ha visto come partecipanti Mustapha Jarjou, Souleymane Bah e Sambare Brunon. A partire dai loro racconti di infanzia, relativi soprattutto alla prima esperienza scolastica, è stata scritta una narrazione in cui le tre storie personali dei partecipanti confluiscono incastrandosi perfettamente. La narrazione è stata poi trasformata in un testo scenico, in parte riportato di seguito, in cui sequenze narrative si alternano a dialoghi inscenati e che gli stessi ragazzi hanno portato al pubblico mettendo in gioco la loro fisicità e le loro voci.  I tre bambini veri si trasfigurano in un personaggio inventato, le tre storie personali diventano la materia viva di una forma espressiva più alta, dove le persone in quanto tali si riscoprono profondamente simili nella loro comune aspirazione alla bellezza e alla comunicazione. Si realizza così un nuovo precario equilibrio tra verità e bellezza, tra espressione autentica e comunicazione artistica.
 
“Tijan che voleva andare a scuola”. From self-telling to scenic narration
We intend to briefly report the path and outcome of the “Narration and Theatre” workshop which took place between December 2021 and March 2022 thanks to participation of Mustapha Jarjou, Souleymane Bah and Sambare Brunon. Starting from their childhood stories, mainly related to their first school experiences, a narrative text was written where their three personal tales cross and fit perfectly together. The text was then transformed into a script, partially included below, where the narrative sequences alternate with staged dialogues which the participants themselves performed for the public using their bodies and their voices. The three real children were transfigured into an invented character, the three personal stories became the living matter of a higher expressive form, where people discovered deep similarities in their shared aspiration towards beauty and communication. Thus a new, precarious balance was created between truth and beauty, between self-expression and artistic communication.
Stili vocali e coreutici nella ricerca di Alan Lomax
Authors: Coiro Luigi
Published: July 2022

In questo saggio si vogliono analizzare i tratti distintivi del sistema teorizzato da Lomax, focalizzando l’attenzione in particolar modo sul fac-simile di uno dei coding sheet sui quali si annotavano, tra le tante cose, il luogo in cui la registrazione si consumava, la lingua utilizzata dagli esecutori, la fonte sonora e quanti fossero i componenti che prendevano parte alle performance. Una breve incursione di natura teorica viene fatta, in secondo luogo, sul Choreometrics, l’altro sistema di classificazione formulato dall’etnomusicologo e basato sulle ricerche effettuate dal coreografo e teorico della danza ungherese Rudolf Von Laban.
Sincretismo e circolarità in Bobby McFerrin. Tra vocalità, gioco e improvvisazione
Authors: Voto Valentina
Published: July 2022

Nel presente articolo mi propongo di mostrare la sintesi di elementi in apparenza inconciliabili che sostanzia la cornice estetica ed etica in cui si muove Bobby McFerrin. Suggerisco che tale sintesi rappresenti la sua personale interpretazione di una visione “circolare” dell’esistenza. A sostegno di questa idea, presenterò i tre fils rouges che ne attraversano l’opera e indagherò in che modo essi siano fondamentali alla realizzazione di tale “circolarità sincretica”. In primo luogo, la vocalità, che si pone all’incrocio di tradizioni musicali differenti, e.g., quelle africana, afroamericana ed eurocolta. In secondo luogo, l’approccio ludico alla musica, e al pubblico che viene concepito come parte integrante delle performance.In terzo luogo, la pratica improvvisativa, che diviene il trait d’union tra tutte le tradizioni musicali attraversate. Infine, discuterò l’opera di McFerrin in termini di estetica pareysoniana, grazie alla quale l’improvvisazione può diventare paradigma del fare artistico, e la collocherò all’interno di una prospettiva che vede l’agire improvvisativo come paradigma dell’agire umano tout court.
Recensione a Carlo Serra, Come suono di natura. Metafisica della melodia nella Prima Sinfonia di Gustav Mahler, Giulianova, Galaad Edizioni, 2020
Authors: Pinto Angelo
Published: July 2022

Recensione a Carlo Serra, Come suono di natura.Metafisica della melodia nella Prima Sinfonia di Gustav Mahler, Giulianova (Teramo), Galaad Edizioni, 2020
Health Care for India’s 500 Million: The Promise of the National Health Protection Scheme
Authors: D. Sharma Shalendra
Published: July 2022

India is the world’s second most populous nation with an estimated 1.27 billion inhabitants. In 2018, the Indian economy was estimated to be the seventh-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Although robust economic growth over the past two decades has contributed to a decline in mass poverty, gains in other indicators of “well-being” such as access to health care or education continue to lag behind. To address these “failures” the Indian government recently announced an unprecedented National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), or in Hindi, the Ayushman Bharat Yojana (popularly known as “Modicare”), designed to provide health insurance coverage to roughly 100 million “poor and vulnerable families” (or an estimated 500 million individuals) through reimbursements. This paper provides an overview of this ambitious plan, in particular, its strengths and weaknesses and the complex economic and political challenges it faces.
Death, Violence, Health, and Poverty in Chicago
Authors: Fredrick Earl
Published: July 2022

I am by any estimation the product of a privileged upbringing. My father is a physician and my mother was an educator, author, and stay at home mom. I grew up on Chicago’s south side through 6th grade before moving to an affluent south suburb. The opportunities, education, and environment I experienced were at the opposite end of the spectrum from those had by people in the neighborhoods I am about to describe. I grew up around mostly white kids, in predominately white neighborhoods, and attended predominately white schools until I went to medical school at Howard University, in Washington D.C.
Gun Safety: A Call to License Arms
Authors: M. Kane Ryan
Published: July 2022

The culture of safety that has developed for automobiles has been no mistake. Decades of advocacy from a plurality of voices were required to implement the intrinsic (e.g. seatbelts and airbags) and regulatory (e.g. speed limits and blood alcohol concentration limits) safety measures that have reduced the rate of vehicular fatalities by 90% since 1925. 1 The gradual change occurred through grassroots organizing, political action and increased industry standardization. This public health achievement creates a helpful case for car safety that can be applied to the current debate on guns.
Capability Framework Implementing Pay-Per-Outcome Business Model in Equipment Manufacturing Companies
Authors: Uski Veli-Matti , Kukkamalla Prasanna Kumar , Kärkkäinen Hannu , Menon Karan
Published: July 2022

The primary objective of this paper is to enhance our understanding of the capabilities necessary for implementing a pay-per-outcome business model and how equipment manufacturing companies can successfully implement such a business model. Based on systematic literature research, we analysed 12 research publications that discussed pay-per-outcome capabilities in the equipment manufacturing industry. We identified 36 capabilities and formulated a capability framework for pay-per-outcome business models in the equipment manufacturing industry. We also identified that pay-per-outcome business models require specific capabilities related to customer relationship and contracting, compared with other service-based business models (such as pay-per-use business models). Since earlier studies have failed to distinguish the capabilities necessary for pay-per-outcome business models from those for other types of product–service system business models or focused on some specific required capabilities for the former business models, we contribute to current business model literature by uncovering the unique characteristics of pay-per-outcome business models in the equipment manufacturing industry.
Documenting the Contribution of People to Successful Business Model Implementation:
Authors: Roslender Robin , Nielsen Christian
Published: July 2022

The absence of people (employees) from the business model literature is at odds with their pivotal contribution to the value creation, delivery and capture process. As a resource that management is continually challenged to grow, their success in doing so has been identified as an outcome falling within the scope of Integrated Reporting, an approach currently touted as the new corporate reporting. This short paper suggests a number of employee attributes that might be documented in such reports.
Pediatric Ulnar-sided Wrist Pain: A Review of the Current Literature
Authors: Roberts Susanne M. , Konigsberg Matthew W.
Published: July 2022

Patients presenting with ulnar-sided wrist pain can pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to physicians because there are several pathologies with similar signs and symptoms. In comparison with adult patients, other etiologies must be considered in the pediatric patient, given the skeletal immaturity and potential for known or unrecognized syndromes. In addition, these patients may not be able to articulate their symptoms as clearly as an adult patient, further stressing the importance of obtaining a pertinent history and performing a focused physical examination. Having a thorough understanding of the anatomy, the varying pathologies, and the indications for surgical and nonsurgical management will assist in improved patient outcomes.
Influencing Factors of Academic Burnout and Coping Mechanisms of Student Leaders in BatStateU-Lemery and Balayan
Authors:   Batangas State University- Lemery Campus, Lemery, Batangas, Philippines, Atienza Mhelett V. , Bathan Myke Chester M. , Manguerra Marienel E. , Baxa Elaine Noreen G.
Published: July 2022

Student leaders organize numerous activities that generate learning in support of strategic efforts and provide long-term programs that help to shape school policies. Consequently, it sometimes results in tiresome situations that could lead to academic burnout. With this, the researchers looked at the various factors that contribute to academic burnout of BatStateU Lemery and Balayan student leaders and their coping techniques. The study utilized a descriptive method and involved 98 student leaders. A research-based survey questionnaire was used as a data-gathering tool and employed percentage, chi-square, and Pearson r as statistical tools. Findings revealed that most of the student leaders of BatStateU Lemery and Balayan were 21-23 female 3rd year and linked with one organization. Academic burnout is prevalently influenced by emotional exhaustion specifically in terms of responding to urgent reports. Then, in depersonalization, burnout ignites when there was a lack of cooperation among others. Lastly, with reduced personal accomplishment, they struggled during unexpected outcomes out of the performance delivered. The majority looked at the positive aspects of the situations, calming down and recalibrating for improvement which fell under the problem-focused coping mechanism. More so it was found that there was no significant relationship between respondents’ demographic profile and factors that influenced their academic burnout in reference to the three variables. However, emotion-focused coping had a significant relationship to emotional exhaustion while depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment had no significance. Activities proposed for student leaders to aid the influencing factors of academic burnout, practice proper coping mechanisms to create an engaging and positive nature of service. Keywords: Student Leaders, Academic Burnout, Coping Mechanisms, Influencing factors, student organizations
The Philippine Kankanaey -An Morpheme
Authors:   https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-6913, Domogen Jevera C. ,   jeveradomogenc@gmail.com,   Mountain Province State Polytechnic College Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Published: July 2022

Language is a significant aspect of every culture. Kankanaey is one of the most widely spoken languages in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines. Regrettably, the study of this language has very few resources and material available for it. This study presents the Kankanaey language centering on -an morpheme words, how they developed, the present situation, and how they can be improved or enriched to meet the needs of the present and future times and generations in terms of linguistic knowledge. It examines the range of words that are formed with the Kankanaey -an morpheme, then it attempts to classify the input words according to affix/es used, part of speech, and aspect. It also figures out the meanings of the -an morpheme; summarizes some of the morphological phenomena that were observed during the study; and defines the conditioning factors that govern the rules in the usage of the Kankanaey -an words. More so, it uses qualitative descriptive analysis through observation, classification and analysis, inquiry, abstraction, and verification and revision. It was revealed in the study that the input Kankanaey -an words are made up of one or more prefixes, infixes, the -an suffix, and base words. It appears that the -an suffix has many meanings, so it represents many morphemes; its number of meanings corresponds to its morpheme count or number that appears in nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Kankanaey verbs are inflectable for three aspects: perfective, imperfective, and contemplated. Because of this verb characteristic, including the transitiveness of some verbs, Kankanaey verbs are governed by grammar rules when they are used in sentences. Similarly, morphological changes were observed in attaching -an suffix whether alone or with other affixes to base words and conjugating derived -an verbs. Keywords: affix, analysis, base words, morphology, Kankanaey
Quantitative determination of the content OF FE, NI, CR, CU, ZN, CD, PB, HG in vegetables and fruits growed in Moldova and assessment of the health risk
Authors:   Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Republic of Moldova, Stratulat Tatiana , Popa Alexei ,   Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Republic of Moldova, Gusan Ana ,   Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection, Republic of Moldova, Kadar Oana ,   Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (ICIA), Romania, Solocov Vasili ,   Free International University of Moldova, Solocova Ludmila ,   Free International University of Moldova
Published: July 2022

Abstract: In samples of fresh vegetables and fruits, food products of domestic production, selected in rural markets, in shops, in preschool institutions of four pilot districts of Moldova, was determined the content of the following heavy metals: copper, zinc, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, cadmium and chrome. Based on the results of a survey of the population of four pilot rural districts, a list of studied products (fresh vegetables and fruits, food of plant origin) was determined. The results of the analysis showed that the investigated heavy metals accumulated in all samples of fresh vegetables, legumes and in products of processing plant raw materials, with the exception of residual amounts of mercury, the content of which was below the detection limit of the method. Taking into account the daily diet of a rural dweller, it can be assumed that the consumption of foodstuffs containing residues of copper, cadmium and zinc exceeding the MPC may have a negative impact on health.