bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Open and Innovative Schooling: An Implementation Experience in Fifteen Secondary Schools across Mozambique
Authors: Cossa Sérgio Paulo , Nakala Lurdes Patrocínia Matavela , Cherinda Nilsa Adelaide Issufo Enoque Pondja
Published: July 2022

This case study explores the open and innovative schooling model piloted in fifteen secondary schools across all regions of Mozambique in the period 2018 to 2020. The model involved provision of access to curriculum-based digital Open Educational Resources (OER) using an Aptus device to enable sharing offline. Learning support centres offering access to some ICT as well as opportunities for individual use or structured tutorials were established in fifteen schools around the country. A mixed methods tracer study was designed and implemented using quantitative analysis to ascertain student enrolment, retention and success and then used qualitative focus surveys and focus groups to gauge the satisfaction of students, teachers and managers with the OIS model to inform future planning. While the pilot was generally considered successful in augmenting existing secondary schooling provision, access to devices, teacher development and support and expansion of curriculum coverage were all found to be in critical need of improvement if the model is to be scaled.
A CAPELA DA PAMPULHA E A IGREJA DE ÁGUAS, UMA POSSÍVEL RELAÇÃO DE IRMANDADE
Authors: De Avelar Ana Paula Borghi , Toussaint Michel Pereira , Da Cunha João Pedro Gaspar Alves
Published: July 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar dois templos católicos do século XX, um brasileiro e um português. São estes a Capela da Pampulha, a primeira igreja moderna brasileira e a Igreja de Águas, a primeira igreja a ser considerada moderna em Portugal. O projeto da Capela da Pampulha é do arquiteto brasileiro Oscar Niemeyer e foi inaugurada em 1943. Já o projeto da Igreja de Águas, é do arquiteto português Nuno Teotónio Pereira e foi inaugurada em 1957. Para além da grande distância da data de inauguração da igreja brasileira para a igreja portuguesa, podemos perceber pontos em comuns entre elas. Como a defesa da arquitetura religiosa moderna em seus países e uma possível inspiração por parte do arquiteto português em relação a arquitetura moderna brasileira. Relações estas que iremos tratar a seguir. Este artigo faz parte de uma investigação maior, de doutoramento, onde o foco principal está na comprovação de uma relação entre a arquitetura religiosa moderna brasileira e a arquitetura moderna religiosa portuguesa.
ANALYSIS OF TILT ANGLE AND BATTERY CHARGING TIME OF ELECTRICAL POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR WOOD CUTTING EQUIPMENT PURPOSES
Authors: RR. Sri Poernomo Sari  , Sandy Suryady
Published: July 2022

Solar panels are a tool that serves to convert sunlight into electrical voltage, sunlight itself contained energy in the form of photons. In this photon hit the surface of the electron solar cell panel that will be excited and cause electricity. This is known as the photoelectric principle. Every day the earth rotates on its axis while orbiting along the ellipse. Where along the plane of the earth's orbit is called the ecliptic plane so that it affects the geothermal received. So in this study analyzed the angle of the panel with the battery charging time needed on wood cutting equipment. From the results of testing and observation of the most effective tilt angle and with the highest power is an angle of 30°. Where the intensity of sunlight received by solar panels is very influential that determines the amount of electrical output or power generated by solar panels. Due to erratic weather and average power generated during 7 hours of measurement and observation produces 55.29 Watts then the power passed on the scc (controller) for the battery charging time for 7 hours then (7 hours × 55.29 Watt = 387.03 Watts / h) after being calculated to get a total load of 328.98 Wh and the length of battery charging time at full condition (full) is 1.64 Hours (h) with the slope angle sample taken is an angle of 30° with power highest.
ANALYSIS OF MASS FLOW RATE IN COLD WATER INTO FLOW WITH HOT WATER OUTPUT TEMPERATURE IN SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
Authors: Eko Susetyo Yulianto  , Muhammad Aulia Febriandio Haadin
Published: July 2022

A heat exchanger is a device used to exchange heat and can usually function as a heater or a cooler. There are many types of heat exchangers available today. But the most widely used in industry is the shell and tube type heat exchanger. The shell and tube type heat exchanger has the advantages of being affordable, easy to maintain and has excellent heat transfer performance with a small volume. This paper aims to analyze the effect of mass flow rate on cold water inflow and hot water outlet temperature using water fluid in shell and tube heat exchanger. The design analysis that I did using the Solidworks 2019 software. This study only made a comparison by changing the mass flow velocity at the inflow of cold water with samples of 5 Kg/s, 10 Kg/s, 15 Kg/s, 20 Kg/s, 25 Kg/ s and 30 Kg/s and only sampled the hot water outlet temperature. The material used is stainless steel 321 on the shell and copper on the tube. The test results show that every increase of a multiple of 5 Kg/s there is a decrease in the average fluid temperature of 1.62 ℃ and the lowest temperature that can be achieved in this test is 52.33 ℃
El marco de la «ideología de género» en el discurso de Vox
Authors: Arranz Sánchez Laura
Published: July 2022

La idea de la existencia de una «ideología de género» que se ha infiltrado hasta las raíces del sistema y habría que combatir está calando en un amplio sector de la población. Vox ha sido el encargado de desarrollar este marco discursivo en España, que también están reproduciendo en Europa otros partidos de derecha radical. La lucha contra la ideología de género se ha convertido en el emblema de la estrategia antifeminista del partido. Una estrategia que, como sostengo en el artículo, Vox está implementando en una triple vía de actuación: destructiva, constructiva y oportunista. En ese sentido, este trabajo busca indagar en cómo ha articulado Vox este marco discursivo y resolver incógnitas como: ¿de dónde sale esta idea de la «ideología de género»? ¿qué uso le está dando Vox y qué lugar ocupa en su discurso de género?
MITIGASI BENCANA BERBASIS MODA MEDIA INTERAKTF (MMI) PADA MASYARAKAT DESA TUPA,KABUPATEN BONE BOLANGO
Authors: Cuga Candra , Adhani Yuli , Ardini Pupung Puspa
Published: July 2022

Indonesia merupakan negara dengan potensi bencana alam sangat tinggi, khususnya untuk bencana gempa bumi, longsor, banjir, letusan gunung berapi, dan tsunami, karena posisi geografis negara ini terletak di pertemuan tiga lempeng/kerak bumi aktif. Edukasi bencana kepada anak-anak maupun masyarakat sejak dini merupakan salah satu langkah awal dalam membangun masyarakat sadar bencana, sehingga saat peristiwa alam tersebut terjadi, mereka tidak panik dan bingung karena sudah memiliki bekal dalam menghadapi bencana. Daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango Provinsi Gorontalo khususnya Desa Tupa Kecamatan Bulango Utara merupakan contoh dari banyak daerah di Provinsi Gorontalo yang rawan terhadap bencana banjir dan longsor. Kondisi topografi dan demografi Desa Tupa yang lebih rendah dari daerah sekitar kerap membuat air dari desa sebelah menggenang di desa Tupa. Sungai besar dengan tanggul yang rendah juga menyebabkan air dengan cepatnya menggenangi daerah permukiman hal tersebut membutuhkan solusi yang bersifat aktif dan partisipatif.

Metode Pelaksanaan kegiatan ini adalah berupa program mitigasi bencana alam melalui media edukatif interaktif terhadap masyarakat terutama pada lingkungan keluarga (anak-anak dan orang tua). Urgensi program mitigasi dilakukan agar masyarakat terhidar dan sigap terhadap bencana yang sewaktu-waktu dapat terjadi.  Kegiatan ini bertujuan mengurangi resiko dan dampak dari bahaya bencana. Kegiatan tersebut akan dilakukan dalam kurun waktu tiga bulan yang meliputi 4 tahapan, yaitu tahap persiapan, tahap pelaksanaan, tahap evaluasi dan tahap publikasi. Kegiatan pengabdian masyakarat yang dilaksanakan di desa Tupa Kecamatan Bulango Utara Kab. Bone Bolango berjalan dengan lancar dan sukses. Kerjasama antara tim kolaboratif dosen dan mahasiswa serta pemerintah Desa menjadi kunci keberhasilan program. Alhasil program ini memberikan dampak terhadap pemahaman dan sikap siswa serta masyakarat dalam mencegah terjadinya bencana alam serta cara yang dapat dilakukan saat terjadinya bencana tersebut. Melalui mode media interaktif yang dipadu dengan media role playing sangat sesuai dengam  sasaran program yakni anak-anak bersama keluarga di rumah merupakan bagian dari keunggulan program ini. Metode role playing  agar kelompok sasaran dapat memahami dengan baik materi dalam permainan. Moda interaktif dapat memberi pengalaman belajar, seperti kemampuan kerja sama, komunikatif, dan menginterpretasikan suatu kejadian. Selain itu moda belajar tersebut dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dan keterampilan serta sikap kelompok sasaran dalam kehidupan sosial serta interaksi dengan alam semesta.
EFEKTIFITAS PENGELOLAAN TERNAK LEBAH MADU DALAM PELAKSANAAN EDUWISATA DI DESA NGARGORETNO KECAMATAN SALAMAN KABUPATEN MAGELANG PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Wijaya Rendy , Suganda R. Sondjana Ali , Muslim Syaeful
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan Mengetahui tata kelola ternak lebah madu di Segoro Madu Desa Ngargoretno dan Mengetahui jenis dan kondisi peralatan untuk meningkatkan produksi lebah dan madu di Segoro Madu Desa Ngargoretno serta Mengetahui diversifikasi produk lebah madu di Segoro Madu Desa Ngargoretno. Penelitian kualitatif ini memberikan gambaran dan merangkum berbagai keadaan atau situasi yang terjadi dengan para peternak lebah madu di .Desa Ngargoretno sebagai obyek penelitian.

Rekomendasi berdasarkan hasil penelitian yaitu  perlu adanya penyuluhan mengenai cara penataan kelola yang lebih efektif seperti pembelian koloni lebah, Memberikan pengarahan kepada petani lebah di Desa Ngargoretno mengenai penggunaan fasilitas untuk menambah produksi madu dengan cara integrasi tanaman kopi, kotak jebak dan penanganan stup lebah dan dukungan dinas pariwisata Bersama pemerintah daerah  untuk mengembangkan produk di Desa Ngargoretno mengenai pembangunan museum lebah dan galeri lebah.
Pengaruh Promosi Kesehatan terhadap Perilaku Personal Hygiene Pemeliharaan Gigi dan Mulut di Madrasah Ibtidaiah Negeri 3 Aceh Barat
Authors: Luthfi Fakhrurradhi , S Nurbaiti
Published: July 2022

Perilaku merupakan tanggapan atau reaksi individu terhadap rangsangan atau lingkungan. Madrasah Ibtidaiah Negeri 3 Aceh Barat merupakan sekolah yang memiliki masalah personal hygiene gigi dan mulut tertinggi di kecamatan Meureubo yaitu tahun 2018 sebanyak 97 siswa dari keseluruhan 123 siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh promosi kesehatan terhadap perilaku personal hygiene pemeliharaan gigi dan mulut. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain one group pre test dan post test design. Jumlah populasi 123 siswa, teknik pengambilan sampel dengan simpel random sampling dengan jumlah sampel 55 responden. Analisis data menggunakan uji wilcoxon (P value: 0,000<0,005) Ha diterima H0 ditolak, dapat disimpulkan bahwa nilai rata-rata post test (19,62) lebih tinggi dari pada pre test (13.67). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah ada pengaruh promosi Kesehatan terhadap perilaku personal hygiene pemeliharaan gigi dan mulut. Disarankan kepada pihak sekolah agar dapat menjalin Kerjasama dengan puskesmas dalam mengadakan program promosi kesehatna tentang personal hygiene pemeliharaan gigi dan mulut serta mengaktifkan Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS) sebagai sarana untuk menunjang perilaku dalam memelihara, menjaga dan meningkatkan personal hygiene pemelirahaan gigi dan mulut.
Pengetahuan Masyarakat dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga di Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan
Authors: Nurmaisyah Fadillah , Susilawati Susilawati
Published: July 2022

Salah satu permasalahan yang sering ditemui pada kawasan pantai atau pesisir adalah pengelolaan sampah. Sampah dapat menimbulkan permasalahan lingkungan apabila keberadaannya tidak tertangani dengan baik. Sampah selalu timbul menjadi persoalan rumit dalam masyarakat yang kurang memiliki kepekaan terhadap lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga masyarakat pesisir Percut Sei Tuan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif. Dengan metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah data primer (observasi dan wawancara) serta dokumentasi. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berupa kusioner. Dimana waktu penelitian dilaksanakan bulan Juni 2021. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 30 orang masyarakat pesisir Percut. Hasil dari penelitian ini diperoleh bahwa di Desa Percut masyarakat yang mengelola sampah dengan baik tidak lebih banyak dari masyarakat yang membuang sampah sembarangan. Penyebab masyarakat tidak mengolah sampah rumah tangga karena tidak adanya fasilitas tempat pembuangan sampah yang memadai, kurangnya perhatian pihak Pemerintah dan kurangnya pengetahuan serta kesadaran masyarakat.
Hubungan Kandungan Timbal (Pb) Dengan Produksi Pada Sayuran Sawi (Brassica juncea L.)
Authors: Irawan Budi
Published: July 2022

Sayuran sawi adalah sayuran yang mempunyai kandungan gizi yang lengkap yang berguna untuk kesehatan tubuh. Disisi lain sawi adalah sayuran yang memperlihatkan kemampuan metabolisme, volatilisasi dan akumulasi pada timbal (Kelly, 1999), sehingga perlu kehati-hatian dalam pemamfaatannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan kandungan timbal dengan produksi pada sayuran sawi. Penelitian ini merupakan percobaan eksperimen, Sampel penelitian 27 satuan percobaan, dianalisis setelah panen jumlah daun, tinggi, dan berat masing-masing sampel. Kesimpulannya: terdapat hubungan kandungan timbal pada sawi dengan produksi sawi yaitu jumlah daun, tinggi, dan berat sawi.
Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap Dengan Perilaku Merokok Pada Pengunjung di Lantai Dua Coffe Banjarmasin
Authors: Qariati Nurul Indah , Fahrurazi Fahrurazi , Lasari Rezky Dini
Published: July 2022

Perilaku merokok merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang serius di dunia. Perilaku merokok dilihat dari sudut pandang mana saja sangat merugikan, baik untuk diri sendiri maupun orang disekitar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat hubungan dan sikap dengan perilaku merokok pada pengunjung cafe lantai dua coffe Banjarmasin tahun 2018. Penelitian ini bersifat survei analitik dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional. Populasi dan sampel dalam peneitian ini sebanyak 150 responden dengan teknik pengambilan sebanyak 50% dari populasi yaitu didapat 75 responden. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuesioner, data dianalisis menggunakan uji statistik Chi Square yang diolah menggunakan program komputer dengan α = 0,05. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebanyak 33 responden (44,0%) tidak merokok, pengetahuan responden termasuk dalam kategori baik yaitu sebanyak 32 responden (42,7 %). Sikap responden sebagian berada dalam kategori positif sebanyak 59 responden (78,7%). Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik dengan menggunakan uji Chi Square menunjukkan ada hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap dengan perilaku merokok (p=0,015). Ada hubungan antara sikap dengan perilaku merokok (p=0,000). Saran agar lebih memperdulikan kesehatan, menumbuhkan kemauan yang tinggi untuk berhenti merokok, serta melakukan kegiatan yang lebih bermanfaat bagi diri maupun orang lain.
Analisis Data Time Series Penyebaran Covid-19 di Provinsi Riau
Authors: Cahyono Kori
Published: July 2022

Covid-19 merupakan virus baru yang massif menyerang sistem pernafasan manusia. Covid-19 kini terus berkembang menjadi beberapa varian Delta dan Omicron serta berhasil mengacaukan perekonomian dunia. Covid-19 menyebar luas di Indonesia pada sekitar awal bulan Maret 2020. Pemerintah perlu mengantisipasi dan mencegah penyebaran Covid-19 dalam upaya mengurangi dampak negatif pada semua bidang. Tujuan penelitian adalah menganalisis data penyebaran Covid-19 untuk memberikan rekomendasi kebijakan pemerintah daerah di bidang pendidikan kesehatan masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif terhadap data penyebaran Covid-19 di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian memberikan visualisasi data penyebaran kasus Covid-19 secara nasional pada tanggal 29 Agustus 2021, yaitu kasus jumlah sembuh = 16.468, jumlah meninggal = 551, jumlah positif = 4.073.831, dan total kasus meninggal = 131.923. Sedangkan jumlah total kasus Covid-19 di Riau adalah 119.568. Kematian akibat Covid-19 di Riau = 2.92 % dan persentase tingkat kesembuhan dari Covid-19 = 90.39 %. Hal ini menunjukkan kasus Covid-19 di daerah Riau pada 26 Agustus 2021, mengalami perkembangan tingkat kesembuhan pasien yang lebih baik. Kebijakan Pendidikan Kesehatan terhadap penyebaran Covid-19 dapat diantisipasi dengan kesadaran bersama pemerintah dan masyarakat untuk selalu mematuhi protokol kesehatan dan vaksinasi.
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (Haccp) Pada Pedagang Es Tebu Di Jalan Datuk Setia Maharaja Pekanbaru Tahun 2020
Authors: Sulemi Sri
Published: July 2022

Menurut Peraturan Mentri Kesehatan No 942 (2010) tentang persyaratan kualitas air minum, air minum adalah yang melalui proses pengolahan atau tanpa pengolahan yang memenuhi syarat kesehatan dan dapat langsung diminum. Air yang digunakan harus mempunyai kualitas tinggi. Jernih, tidak berbau, tidak berwarna, bebas dari organisme, yang hidup dalam air yang dapat membahayakan kesehatan manusia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penerapan konsep HACCP yang dapat diterapkan dan mengetahui ada tidaknya kandungan bakteri E. Coli pada minuman es tebu di jalan datuk setia maharaja pekanbaru. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif analitik. Subjek dari penelitian yaitu penjual minuman es tebu dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 5 orang. Instrument penelitian ini adalah penelitian sendiri yang dibantu dengan pedoman wawancara mendalam, pedoman observasi, dokumen yang terkait dengan penelitian perekam suara, kamera dan analisis laboratorium. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa titik kritis tidak dalam kendali. Dan didapatkan bahwa kandungan bakteri Escherichia coli pada sampel 1-5 dari total tertinggi sebanyak 240 MPN/100 ml. Diharapkan kepada Badan Penanggulangan Obat dan Makanan Provinsi Riau dan Dinas Kesehatan Kota Pekanbaru lebih memantau dan meneliti lagi untuk meningkatkan upaya dibidang kesehatan terutama pada pembuatan minuman es tebu terhadap keberadaan bakteri coliform.
Guiding the Clinical Nurse Specialist role in oncology within Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Authors: Cheung Verna , Brown Jocelyn , Julius Anet , Mitchell Laura , Moura Shari , Jin Rana
Published: July 2022

In 2019, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) published the Advanced Practice Nursing: A Pan-Canadian Framework, defining and highlighting the competencies of the clinical nurse specialist role (CNS). In response to the CNA publication, the CNS Community of Practice (CoP) at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM) reviewed how the oncology CNS roles at PM aligned with the CNA competencies. The primary goal was to utilize the CNA (2019) document to guide the development of a PM CNS role-clarity document and new-hire CNS pathway to assist the onboarding process for new CNS hires at PM. The secondary goal was to raise awareness of the diverse CNS oncology roles at a local and national level through developing, implementing, and disseminating the PM CNS role-clarity document and new-hire CNS pathway. Keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialist, role-clarity, nursing practice guidelines, oncology
Orientation du rôle de l’infirmière clinique spécialisée en oncologie au Centre de cancérologie Princess Margaret
Authors: Cheung Verna , Brown Jocelyn , Julius Anet , Mitchell Laura , Moura Shari , Jin Rana
Published: July 2022

En 2019, l’Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada (AIIC) a publié le document Les soins infirmiers en pratique avancée : Un cadre pancanadien, qui définit et met en lumière les compétences de l’infirmière clinicienne spécialisée en oncologie (ICS). Dans la foulée de cette publication de l’AIIC, la communauté de pratique des ICS du Centre de cancérologie Princess Margaret (PM) a vérifié si le rôle des ICS en oncologie du Centre PM correspondait aux compétences formulées par l’AIIC. L’objectif principal était d’utiliser le document de l’AIIC (2019) pour clarifier le rôle des ICS du Centre PM et orienter les ICS nouvellement en poste. L’objectif secondaire était de faire connaître les différents rôles joués par les ICS en oncologie à l’échelle locale et nationale grâce à l’élaboration, la mise en œuvre et la distribution d’un document clarifiant le rôle des ICS du Centre PM et d’un guide d’orientation des ICS nouvellement embauchées. Mots-clés : infirmière clinicienne spécialisée, clarification du rôle, lignes directrices sur la pratique infirmière, oncologie
Fragilité osseuse due au traitement du cancer du sein : rôle essentiel des infirmières dans l’élaboration, la mise en œuvre et l’évaluation d’un programme pour la santé des os
Authors: Lau Garnet , Ibrahim Marize , O'Brien Suzanne , Loiselle Carmen
Published: July 2022

Le traitement du cancer du sein modifie les taux d’œstrogène et entraîne une importante perte osseuse, de l’ostéoporose et des risques de fracture. Bien qu’il existe des lignes directrices sur les soins des os soient, les personnes à risque ne bénéficient pas systématiquement des interventions en ce sens. Le présent article fait état du processus de conception et de mise en œuvre d’un Programme Santé seins et os (PSSO) bilingue et dirigé par des infirmières, offert en personne et en ligne dans un centre de cancérologie de Montréal, dans la province de Québec (https://santeseinsetos.ca/). Le PSSO propose des interventions personnalisées pour préserver la santé des os : évaluation des risques, information sur la réadaptation, prescription d’exercices, conseils nutritionnels et accompagnement pour l’adoption d’un mode de vie sain. Pendant 2 ans, des femmes traitées pour un cancer du sein (N = 430) ont pris part au programme. De ce nombre, 40 % (n = 97) ont dit au départ ignorer que certains traitements anticancéreux pouvaient fragiliser considérablement les os. À la suite de la première séance d’information avec l’infirmière responsable du PSSO, leurs connaissances autoévaluées à ce sujet se sont grandement améliorées, et 96 % ont dit en savoir suffisamment pour gérer leur santé osseuse. Le PSSO a été créé à l’intention des professionnels de la santé et des femmes atteintes de cancer du sein. Il offre une évaluation du risque en ligne et en personne ainsi que des activités et des outils visant à promouvoir la bonne santé des os. Le présent article décrit le contexte ayant mené à l’élaboration et à la mise en œuvre du PSSO, de même que l’évaluation préliminaire du programme.
A mediação cognitiva por meio de recursos digitais de Tecnologia Assistiva para estudantes surdos: realidade, expectativas e possibilidades
Authors: Picanço Lucas Teixeira , Andrade Neto Agostinho Serrano de , Geller Marlise
Published: July 2022

Este artigo aborda o uso de recursos digitais de Tecnologia Assistiva (TA) como um mediador hipercultural no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de Física para estudantes surdos. Para tanto, utiliza-se a Teoria da Mediação Cognitiva (TMC) como suporte teórico, visando explicar os impactos da introdução de tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TIC’s), na cognição humana, e como estas têm influenciado a forma como interagimos, socializamos e produzimos novos conhecimentos. Inicialmente é discutido alguns aspectos centrais da Teoria da Mediação Cognitiva (TMC), para situar o leitor, no que diz respeito a apresentar essa teoria Psicológica aplicada à educação, e principalmente, relatar o desenvolvimento de uma nova forma de processamento de informações por parte dos seres humanos, a mediação Hipercultural. Posteriormente são apresentados alguns recursos de Tecnologia Assistiva (TA) que foram desenvolvidos para surdos e, em seguida, como alguns desses recursos já foram utilizados no processo de ensino e de aprendizagem de estudantes surdos em diversos contextos educacionais. Por fim, ressalta-se algumas possibilidades de aplicações de recursos digitais de Tecnologia Assistiva (TA) conjecturadas pelos autores para o ensino de Física e como esses recursos fazem parte de uma abordagem pedagógica desenvolvida e aplicada em uma Escola Especial para surdos da cidade de Porto Alegre – RS.
Hierarchy in Knowledge Systems
Authors: Bergman Michael K.
Published: July 2022

Hierarchies abound to help us organize our world. A hierarchy places items into a general order, where more ‘general’ is also more ‘abstract’. The etymology of hierarchy is grounded in notions of religious and social rank. This article, after a historical review, focuses on knowledge systems, an interloper of the term hierarchy since at least the 1800s. Hierarchies in knowledge systems include taxonomies, classification systems, or thesauri in information science, and systems for representing information and knowledge to computers, notably ontologies and knowledge representation languages. Hierarchies are the logical underpinning of inference and reasoning in these systems, as well as the scaffolding for classification and inheritance. Hierarchies in knowledge systems express subsumption relations that have flexible variants, which we can represent algorithmically, and thus computationally. This article dissects that variability, leading to a proposed typology of hierarchies useful to knowledge systems. The article argues through a perspective informed by Charles Peirce that natural hierarchies are real, can be logically determined, and are the appropriate basis for knowledge systems. Description logics and semantic language standards reflect this perspective, importantly through their open-world logic and vocabularies for generalized subsumption hierarchies. Recent research suggests possible mechanisms for the emergence of natural hierarchies.
Sozialrechtlicher Nutzen und medizinprodukterechtliche Konformität
Authors: Schweikard Christine
Published: July 2022

Where do the reformed European medical device regime and statutory health technology assessment (HTA) under the Fifth Book of the German Social Security Code intersect? In the context of the new European Medical Devices Regulation and recent social law reforms, the requirements for the reimbursement of new technologies under the German statutory health insurance system have shifted. Focused on the interface between regulatory and reimbursement requirements, the thesis analyses whether and to what extent a product's conformity with medical device law defines the notion of benefit of new diagnosis and treatment methods within the meaning of staturory health insurance.
Would a Feminist Appropriation of the Kantian Thought be Possible?
Authors: Duva Kaya Özlem ,   Kilikya Felsefe Dergisi
Published: July 2022

It is one of the main allegations impelled by feminist theorists against Kant's philosophy that the subject Kant placed at the base of his understanding of rationality is masculine, a Westerner and belongs to upper/middle class. In fact, there is considerable supporting evidence to promote this claim for mainstream Western philosophy in general and Kant's philosophy in particular. On the other hand, while reckoning with the history of philosophy, and examining whether it is possible to break away from philosophical concepts and categories or not, is another matter of discussion. In this article, I try to focus on various possibilities that can reconcile Kant's philosophy with the demands of liberal feminism and an inclusive democratic participation principle. It is important that to discuss whether it is possible to make a new reading that can be reconciled with feminist demands by ignoring the misogynistic discourses in Kant's works, especially starting from the concepts of autonomy and personality. Today, many factors like traditions, prejudices, oppressive forms of government, etc. prevent women from taking part in public life as free agents and autonomously, and from being considered as “subjects with the status of rights”. Therefore, I argue that Kant's concepts such as autonomy, becoming a person and having the conditions for free action, do have something in common with feminist demands.
Basic Beliefs, the Embryo Rescue Case, and Single-Issue Voting
Authors: McNabb Tyler , DeVito Michael ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

In this essay, we respond to Dustin Crummett’s argument that one cannot consistently appeal to body count reasoning to justify being a single-issue pro-life voter if one is also committed to the usual response to the embryo rescue case. Specifically, we argue that a modified version of BCR we call BCR* is consistent with the usual response. We then move to address concerns about the relevance of BCR* to Crummett’s original thesis.
Virgin Suicide and Vital Conflicts
Authors: Hollowell Anthony Paul ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

When threatened with rape, is it permissible for a virgin to commit suicide so that she might preserve her virginity? Both St. John Chrysostom and St. Ambrose allowed for suicide in these situations because they considered it a martyrdom, but St. Augustine argued that such an act is always illicit unless commanded by God, a teaching later adopted by St. Thomas Aquinas. In this paper, these arguments will be presented and then applied to cases of vital conflict, which involve many of the same principles disputed by these Doctors of the Church. This article contributes to the discussion of vital conflicts by reinforcing its patristic and Thomistic foundation.
Giving Our Humanity Its Due
Authors: Vogler Candace ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

In this paper, the author takes the perspective of the patient who is very ill and facing death and examines the traditional ethical question of whether forgoing medical treatment, including artificial hydration and nutrition, is equivalent to suicide. She approaches this question by way of a discussion of St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle and via a critical look at David Hume. At the end, she turns to Elizabeth Anscombe for the light that this twentieth-century philosopher sheds on the question.
In Their “Best Interests”
Authors: Keown John ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

This essay criticizes the subjective understanding of “best interests” adopted by the United Kingdom’s Mental Capacity Act 2005 and by the 2018 guidance of the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians on the provision of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration to incapacitous adults. The key criticism is that such an understanding wrongly values people’s preferences above their lives.
Navigating Medically Assisted Nutrition in Advanced Dementia through Practical Wisdom and Goals of Care
Authors: Kaldjian Lauris C. ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: July 2022

Clinical decisions about medically assisted nutrition require practical wisdom: a goal-directed virtue that makes decision-making purpose-oriented rather than intervention-focused. This deliberative process includes seven basic dimensions: diagnosis, prognosis, test or treatment, burdens, probabilities, goals of care, and clarification of diagnosis or prognosis. These must be integrated within a larger framework of meaning constituted by foundational beliefs and values—for example, social, philosophical, or theological perspectives on human identity, dignity, and purpose—that are substantive enough to explain the clinical context and clear enough to guide a reasoned response to it. This framework, which combines goal-oriented reasoning with empirical data, can clarify the assessment regarding the benefits of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for persons with advanced dementia.
Da razão funcional entre ambiente e saúde às epistemologias outras em Geografia da Saúde a partir da “r-existência” dos saberes populares
Authors: Clarindo Maximillian Ferreira , Nabozny Almir
Published: July 2022

Este artigo discute epistemologias outras em Geografia da Saúde no Brasil a partir da análise de teses e dissertações produzidas tratando da temática entre os anos de 1987 e 2018. Metodologicamente, as planilhas disponibilizadas pela CAPES foram tabuladas e as palavras-chave e as expressões que integram os seus respectivos títulos das pesquisas foram quantificadas e organizadas em nuvens de palavras com o apoio de softwares específicos. O resultado revela uma inclinação da Geografia em discutir doenças específicas (em especial a dengue), a questão ambiental, o espaço urbano, também a predileção pelo conceito de território e uma recente investida na compreensão dos serviços de saúde do país, com destaque para os debates envolvendo o SUS. Outrossim, observa-se uma concentração das produções nas regiões Sul e Sudeste. Neste sentido, trabalha-se com a proposta de uma ação inter/transdisciplinar que possa incrementar tais discussões com preceitos do pensamento decolonial, especialmente trazendo para a agenda geográfica outros saberes e práticas invisibilizados/silenciados pelo logocentrismo. Assim, a aposta é relacionar o bem-viver e a perspectiva do decrescimento como ferramentas necessárias para suplantar a crise do modelo civilizatório, endereçando olhares geográficos neste sentido e para outra escala de compreensão social, que possa descortinar ausências e emergências.
Accelerating Fixed-Point Algorithms in Statistics and Data Science: A State-of-Art Review
Authors: Tang Bohao , Henderson Nicholas C. , Varadhan Ravi
Published: July 2022

Fixed-point algorithms are popular in statistics and data science due to their simplicity, guaranteed convergence, and applicability to high-dimensional problems. Well-known examples include the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm, majorization-minimization (MM), and gradient-based algorithms like gradient descent (GD) and proximal gradient descent. A characteristic weakness of these algorithms is their slow convergence. We discuss several state-of-art techniques for accelerating their convergence. We demonstrate and evaluate these techniques in terms of their efficiency and robustness in six distinct applications. Among the acceleration schemes, SQUAREM shows robust acceleration with a mean 18-fold speedup. DAAREM and restarted-Nesterov schemes also demonstrate consistently impressive accelerations. Thus, it is possible to accelerate the original fixed-point algorithm by using one of SQUAREM, DAAREM, or restarted-Nesterov acceleration schemes. We describe implementation details and software packages to facilitate the application of the acceleration schemes. We also discuss strategies for selecting a particular acceleration scheme for a given problem.
Microfluidic refractive index sensor with D-shape fiber and microtube coupling
Authors: Zhang Wei , Wan Jing , Meng Lie , Luo Yao-Wei , Guo Ming-Rui ,   College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
Published: July 2022

Based on the coupling between the D-shape fiber and the microtube resonator in the whispering gallery mode, combined with the microfluidics, a refractive index sensor is proposed in this paper, in which the coupling region is fully encapsulated. This sensor requires a very little liquid sample (about 5 nL), is not fragile, and has better resistance to environmental perturbation, portability and repeatability than the general fiber-microcavity-coupled sensor. By the numerical simulation, the resonance properties of the microfluidic microtube resonator are investigated, and the refractive index sensing performance is analyzed. The research results show that the thickness of the mircotube-wall and the liquid refractive index have a great influence on the sensor performance. The shift of the resonance wavelength has a good linear relationship with the liquid refractive index. Meanwhile, the refractive index sensitivity is high (510.5–852.7 nm/RIU), and the Q-factor reaches up to 5.53×104, the detection limit can arrive at 2.11 × 10–6.
Energy efficient service placement in fog computing
Authors: Vadde Usha , Kompalli Vijaya Sri
Published: July 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) concept evolved into a slew of applications. To satisfy the requests of these applications, using cloud computing is troublesome because of the high latency caused by the distance between IoT devices and cloud resources. Fog computing has become promising with its geographically distributed infrastructure for providing resources using fog nodes near IoT devices, thereby reducing the bandwidth and latency. A geographical distribution, heterogeneity and resource constraints of fog nodes introduce the key challenge of placing application modules/services in such a large scale infrastructure. In this work, we propose an improved version of the JAYA approach for optimal placement of modules that minimizes the energy consumption of a fog landscape. We analyzed the performance in terms of energy consumption, network usage, delays and execution time. Using iFogSim, we ran simulations and observed that our approach reduces on average 31% of the energy consumption compared to modern methods.
Ubiquitin-proteasome system in diabetic retinopathy
Authors: Svikle Zane , Peterfelde Beate , Sjakste Nikolajs , Baumane Kristine , Verkauskiene Rasa , Jeng Chi-Juei , Sokolovska Jelizaveta
Published: July 2022

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication of diabetes, being the most prevalent reason for blindness among the working-age population in the developed world. Despite constant improvement of understanding of the pathogenesis of DR, identification of novel biomarkers of DR is needed for improvement of patient risk stratification and development of novel prevention and therapeutic approaches. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is the primary protein quality control system responsible for recognizing and degrading of damaged proteins. This review aims to summarize literature data on modifications of UPS in diabetes and DR. First, we briefly review the structure and functions of UPS in physiological conditions. We then describe how UPS is involved in the development and progression of diabetes and touch upon the association of UPS genetic factors with diabetes and its complications. Further, we focused on the effect of diabetes-induced hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and hypoxia on UPS functioning, with examples of studies on DR. In other sections, we discussed the association of several other mechanisms of DR (endoplasmic reticulum stress, neurodegeneration etc) with UPS modifications. Finally, UPS-affecting drugs and remedies are reviewed. This review highlights UPS as a promising target for the development of therapies for DR prevention and treatment and identifies gaps in existing knowledge and possible future study directions.
Juan Pablo Sutherland y el archivo marica de la nación
Authors: Rivas Felipe
Published: July 2022

Nación marica. Una nación “marica”. ¿Qué significa una nación marica? Para hablar de una nación marica habrá que abordar lo que es una nación. Y así comenzamos desde el principio con un gran problema, pues la idea de nación está lejos de ser unívoca, clara, acotada. Por el contrario, existen distintas visiones de lo que es una nación, y por tanto podrían existir múltiples orientaciones para una nación marica. Quisiera concentrarme primero en dos dimensiones antagónicas de la nación y que sugiero se mantienen agenciando este libro. Hay un sentido conservador, reaccionario de la nación, aquel que tiene en su extremo a los nacionalismos de la ultraderecha y también hay un sentido progresista o minoritario de la nación, que posibilita defender el derecho a la identidad y la autodeterminación de ciertas naciones, como por ejemplo la del pueblo-nación mapuche. Actualmente, en nuestro país, ese aspecto reivindicativo y minoritario de la nación se está condensando en la demanda constituyente de un estado plurinacional.
Impact of Fluoride Mouthwash on Nickel ion Release from Orthodontic Brackets: An In-vitro Study
Authors: Natarajan Prem Vishva , . Navaneethan
Published: July 2022

Introduction: In Orthodontic patients, the orthodontic brackets and wires are exposed to the oral fluids for a considerable period of time. Patients use fluoridated mouthwashes to maintain oral hygiene and avoid white spot lesions on their teeth, which can cause release of nickel and chromium from the orthodontic brackets and thus may lead to allergic reactions and cytotoxicity. Aim: To evaluate the amount of nickel ion release from orthodontic brackets on exposure to different fluoride mouthwash. Materials and Methods: This in-vitro experimental study was conducted on seventy-five Orthodontic brackets which were divided into three groups of 25 each and immersed in artificial saliva (group A), Amflor mouthwash (group B) and Zero sense (group C) mouthwash respectively in separate beakers. The temperatures of the solutions in the beakers were maintained at 37 degrees to simulate oral temperatures. The 5 mL of the solutions were drawn from the three breakers at 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours respectively and the Nickel ion release from each solution was measured using Optima 5300 Dual View (DV) Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with a post hoc test was performed for comparison between the groups and at different time intervals. Results: The highest mean value of nickel release was noted in group C (0.32±0.020156 μg/mL) at the 24 hrs peak time followed by group B (0.24±0.014338 μg/mL). Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between the two experimental groups at all time periods except 1 hour (p-value <0.05). Conclusion: The amount of nickel ion release did not exceed the permissible limit in any of the study groups. However, it can be inferred that Amflor mouthwash can be prefered over Zero sense mouthwash for Orthodontic patients considering the lower nickel ion release.
High Tibial Osteotomy versus Proximal Fibular Osteotomy in Medial Compartmental Osteoarthritis of Knee: A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Datta Tanmay , Mondal Kunal , Basak Avijit , Das Pinaki
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative intra-articular disorder of cartilage and bone. Knee joint is most commonly involved due to its pivotal role in weight bearing as it is constantly exposed to wear and tear. Osteotomy procedures can achieve normal alignment of the weight bearing axis of the lower limbs. Aim: To evaluate and compare the functional outcome of High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) and Proximal Fibular Osteotomy (PFO) in medial compartmental osteoarthritis of knee joint. Materials and Methods: This prospective longitudinal study was conducted in a tertiary healthcare centre, IPGMER and SSKMH, Kolkata,West Bangal, India from October 2019 to November 2021 for a duration of 26 months, in which 40 osteotomies were performed around the knee. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria 20 proximal fibular osteotomies and 20 high tibial osteotomies were operated avoiding the patients with advanced stage or tricompartmental OA. The scoring system considered for evaluation of the functional outcome was Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and Visual Analouge Scale (VAS) Score. The analysis was done through paired t-test with determining of p-value where value ≤0.05 was considered for statistically significant. Results: Majority of the patients in the present study were more than 45 years of age. The most frequent age group was 46-50 years followed by 51-55 years. The follow-up period was at least 15 months where the OKS score was 39.35±3.51 and 41.20±4.50 with p-value of 0.1556 and VAS score was 5.50±1.10 and 3.80±1.10 with p value of <0.0001 for PFO and HTO respectively. Only two of the patients developed surgical site infection in both cases. Conclusion: In long term follow-up the final functional status of both treatment modalities were comparable although HTO was considered superior with significant improvement in pain relief perspective than PTO.
Lived Experiences of Married Postgraduate Students at University of Zambia Regarding Marriage Mate Selection
Authors: Chirwa Masauso , Banda Lister , Thankian Kusanthan
Published: July 2022

This research sought to find out the lived experiences of married postgraduate students at UNZA regarding marriage mate selection. The study used a qualitative research methodology as well as a Case Study as its research design towards data collection. The data was collected using a semi-structured interview guided questions. The sample selection was 16 in total of postgraduate students at UNZA which included 8 males and 8 female participants. The general literature overview of this research indicated that marriage is a fundamental social institution that exists throughout the world. And that marriage mate selection is one of the most important decisions of people’s social life which determines their happiness in marriage. However, the findings in this study revealed that people looked for attributes or factors such as education in marriage mate selection because they believed that marrying a fellow educated person made it easy to relate as their thinking would be aligned to theirs. Secondly the financial stability of a potential marriage partner was also an important attribute that both males and females looked for in their prospective mate. Thirdly the study showed that a God-fearing partner was preferred unlike a non-believer because of the belief that Godly people were less likely to indulge in unholy conduct such as infidelity. The other perspectives includes some female preference of a man who is tall in height and dark in complexion, while some men preferred women who are beautiful with small and curvy body structure. Finally, the overall attributes in marriage mate selection included a man who is loving, caring and with good leadership qualities, while males preferred a woman who is respectful, intelligent, trustworthy, understanding and one who refrained from taking alcohol. For further studies, it is recommended that other research focus should be conducted in communities where there are less educated males and females.
Physiological Screening of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) Varieties by Seedling Germination Traits Under PEG Induced Drought Stress
Authors: Rakavi B. , Sridhar S. , Srimahesvari D. S. , Subashree A. , Suganya S. , Sujitha P. , SuryaRishi S.
Published: July 2022

Pulses play an important role in Indian diet due to higher protein content. Among the pulses, green gram (Vigna radiata L.) is one of the leguminous crops with high nutritional value, short growing period and soil fertility restoration by biological nitrogen fixation. Drought stress is one of the major constraints for pulse production which negatively affects its growth and production. The present experiment was performed with the objective of studying the seedling germination traits differences in five mung bean genotypes namely, MH421, VBN2, VBN4, CO8 and CO(Gg)912 under water deficit environment. It was done at laboratory conditions using various concentration of PEG 6000 as 5%, 10%, 15%, 18%, 21%. Using this level of moisture stress, 5 green gram genotypes were screened for their drought stress and the following parameters such as radicle length, shoot length, plant height, germination percentage and seed vigour were noted. By observing physiological traits of different genotypes under stress condition and founded that VBN 2 has drought tolerant ability.