bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Qualitative study of in-kind incentives to improve healthcare quality in Belize: Is quality work better than wealth?
Authors: Rios-Zertuche Diego , Benitez Collante Angel Eugenio , Aguilar Rivera Ana Mylena , Gillett Armelle , Largaespada Beer Natalia , Sabido Julio , Schwarzbauer Karla
Published: August 2023

Background

There is a sparsity of knowledge of the specific mechanisms through which financial and non-financial incentives impact the performance of health teams. This study aims to address this knowledge gap by examining an in-kind incentives program for healthcare teams implemented in three districts in Belize (2012–2022) as part of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative, which aimed to improve healthcare quality.

Methods

We performed a qualitative study to understand the mechanisms through which the in-kind incentive program supported quality improvement in Belize. We conducted key informant interviews (April—June 2021) remotely on a sample of former and current healthcare workers from Belize’s Ministry of Health and Wellness familiar with the program. We analyzed responses using qualitative content analysis. We used open coding to identify patterns and themes.

Results

We conducted eight key informant interviews from a pool of thirty potential informants. Our analysis of the interviews yielded a total of 11 major themes with 27 subthemes. Most informants reported that in-kind incentives were not the primary motivation for improving their performance, though they did acknowledge that incentives had increased their attention on the quality of care provided. Conversely, we found that quarterly measurements and supportive supervision by national level authorities offered an external validation mechanism and instilled frontline staff with a sense of shared responsibility towards improving their performance. The majority of informants conveyed positive opinions about the in-kind incentives program.

Conclusions

Our study contributes to the understanding of how in-kind incentives can enhance performance. We found that in-kind incentives created extrinsic motivation, leading to an increased focus on quality. Standardized measurements and supportive supervision improved intrinsic motivation and formed a stronger commitment to quality of care. Rather than focusing on tangible incentives, explicitly incorporating standardized measurements and supportive supervision in the routine work of the Ministry of Health could have longer lasting effects on quality improvement.
MLK4 as an immune marker and its correlation with immune infiltration in Cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma(CESC)
Authors: Gong Meng , Shen Fujin , Li Yang , Ming Lei , Hong Li
Published: August 2023

Mixed pedigree kinase 4 (MLK4) is a member of the serine/threonine kinases mixed pedigree kinase (MLKs) family. Few reports on immune-related targets in Cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma (CESC), and the role of MLK4 in cervical cancer remains to be studied. The expression of MLK4 in CESC was analyzed by TCGA database containing 306 CESC tissues and 3 peritumoral tissue samples, and the effect of MLK4 on immune invasion was evaluated using the Deseq2 package(Benjamini-Hochberg corrected p-value < 0.05 and log2 fold change ≥|2|). Tissue microarray was used to verify the expression of MLK4 in CESC patients, and it was found that MLK4 was significantly overexpressed in CESC, and significantly correlated with WHO grade. Multiple analysis algorithms revealed that the high expression of MLK4 was negatively correlated with immune cell infiltration in CESC. Analysis showed that MLK4 expression was negatively correlated with the infiltration of various immune cells including CD8+T cells, and MLK4 mRNA expression was positively correlated with immune checkpoints PD-L1,CTLA4, LAG3, and negatively correlated with immune promotion genes CD86 and CD80. Furthermore, vitro assays were performed to investigate the biological characteristics of MLK4 in C33A cells. The EDU and transwell assays demonstrated that the decrease in MLK4 expression in C33A cells resulted in a decrease in cell proliferation and invasion. The silencing of MLK4 resulted in a significant increase in the expression of inflammatory cytokines IL-1β(p<0.05), TNF-α(p<0.01), and IL-6 (p<0.05). The results of cell assays indicate that knocking down MLK4 would inhibit the expression of established biochemical markers CEA, AFP and HCG. Hence, it is plausible that MLK4 could potentially exert a significant influence on the development and progression of Cervical cancer.
Effects of lower tiers of government healthcare facilities on unmet need for contraception and contraception use in Bangladesh
Authors: Khan Md. Nuruzzaman , Khanam Shimlin Jahan , Khan Md Mostaured Ali , Islam M. Mofizul , Harris Melissa L.
Published: August 2023

Background

In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Bangladesh, modern contraception use remains lower than desired, resulting in a higher unmet need. A potential factor contributing to lower contraceptive use is reduced access to and use of lower tiers of government healthcare facilities, including home visits by family welfare assistants (FWAs), as well as women’s visits to community and satellite clinics. These relationships, however, are still unexplored in Bangladesh and LMICs more broadly. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of lower tiers of government healthcare facilities on unmet needs for contraception and contraception use in Bangladesh.

Methods

Data from 17,585 sexually active married women were analyzed from the 2017 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The outcome variables were any contraceptive use, modern contraceptive use, unmet need for contraception, and unmet need for modern contraception. The explanatory variables considered were respondents’ home visits by FWAs, respondents’ visits to a community clinic, and respondents’ visits to a satellite clinic. Multilevel mixed-effect Poisson regression with robust variance was used to determine the association between the outcome and explanatory variables, adjusted for individual-, household-, and community-level factors.

Results

Approximately 18% of respondents were visited by FWAs in the three months prior to the survey date and only 3.4% and 3.1% of women attended community and satellite clinics, respectively. Women who reported being visited by FWAs in the three months prior to the survey were approximately 36% less likely to report an unmet need for modern contraception and 42% more likely to report using modern contraception than women who did not report such a visit. A higher likelihood of unmet need for contraception and a lower likelihood of contraception use were found among women who did not visit these community or satellite clinics or visited these clinics for other reasons than collecting contraception as compared to women who visited these clinics to collect contraception.

Conclusion

Home visits by FWAs to respondents’ homes to provide contraception as well as respondents’ visits to satellite and community clinics play a major role in Bangladesh to ensure contraception use and reduce the unmet need for contraception. However, their coverage is quite low in Bangladesh. The findings suggest an urgent need for greater government initiatives to increase the number of FWAs and proper monitoring of them at the field level.
El rol de los órganos de control fiscal en la lucha contra la corrupción. Caso: Contraloría General de la República de Venezuela
Authors: Vivas Roso Jessica
Published: August 2023

Se reflexiona sobre el rol de los órganos de control fiscal en la lucha contra la corrupción mediante el análisis de las sanciones accesorias impuestas por la Contraloría General de la República de Venezuela en casos de inobservancia total o parcial del procedimiento de selección de contratistas durante el período 2007-2014, para evidenciar que un inadecuado control fiscal puede ser un incentivo para la corrupción. Así, se estudia el control fiscal como una actividad necesaria para la lucha contra la corrupción; luego se presenta el resultado del análisis de las sanciones accesorias impuestas en el período 2007-2014 y se enlistan los casos de gran corrupción que, para 2022, no cuentan con una investigación formal por parte de la Contraloría General, y, finalmente se exponen las conclusiones. La metodología utilizada es de tipo exploratoria y documental. Se realizó la búsqueda de publicaciones académicas sobre el tema de estudio y se revisaron los informes de gestión de la Contraloría General. Posteriormente se procedió a elaborar cuadros y analizar los datos para responder la premisa de la investigación. Se concluye que Venezuela no cuenta con un real y efectivo control fiscal de la contratación pública que evite o minimice los hechos de corrupción.
Prosecuting Jim Crow's Ghosts: The Racist 'Past' Lives
Authors: Street Paul
Published: August 2023

Prosecuting Jim Crow's Ghosts: The Racist 'Past' Lives
John Hope, the Prince Who Refused the Kingdom
Authors:   Harvard University, Gates Jr Henry Louis
Published: August 2023

John Hope, the Prince Who Refused the Kingdom
Diversionary tactics on Darfur
Authors:   University of Chicago, Barlett Anne
Published: August 2023

Diversionary tactics on Darfur
“It’s not us, it’s the government”: Perceptions of a national minority of their representations in the mainstream media during a global pandemic – the case of Israeli Arabs and COVID-19
Authors: Katz Nissim
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this research is to examine how a national minority, in our case Israeli Arabs, perceives its representations in the media during a global pandemic. The importance of this research is in gaining a better understanding of the perceptions of such minorities during global crises so that it can serve as a framework for various similar studies. Israeli Arabs were perceived as those who did not obey the instructions of the Ministry of Health and the government of Israel during the pandemic. Therefore, this study asks: “How and in what ways do Israeli Arabs perceive their representations in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic?” Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used to answer this question. The findings show that the interviewees believe that the media did not represent them properly but in a stereotypical way, and that the government and media should have adjusted health instructions in a way that is compatible with their culture. The research concludes that the media have the responsibility of ensuring an overall representation of minorities that is adequate and positive.
Negation in Modern Greek revisited: selecting between two speaker-based accounts
Authors: Veloudis Ioannis
Published: August 2023

This study holds that negation phenomena in a natural language involve much more than mere logical entailments in some individual’s epistemic model. The unique characteristics of negation, i.e., the persistent diachronic renewal of negative particles cross-linguistically, as well as the prevalent synchronic reinforcement of these particles through emphatic mechanisms, demand an analysis that casts theexpressivespeaker, not her epistemic model, in the leading role. Opting for a comprehensive account of negation in Modern Greek, the present analysis highlights this subjective involvement of the individual and suggests that it is thethinkingand – more important – thefeelingspeaker that directs the distribution of Modern Greek negators.
Cartographic architecture of DP
Authors: Alshamari Murdhy
Published: August 2023

This article argues that DP in Hail Arabic is dominated by a C-domain, with C-layers, adducing empirical evidence from C-particles that interact with DP-internal material,ʔektɪnmarking Topic andzadmarking Contrastive Focus. Analyzing Construct State phenomenon, it is shown thatʔektɪnexclusively marks the possessum N. The possessor DP is marked without a C-particle. The mechanism of topicalizing the possessor DP is via co-indexation with a clitic φ-agreeing with the possessor DP, spelled out on the possessum N, where the possessum N functions asLexical Strategy.Lexical Strategythough is not an option to topicalize the possessum N; the possessor DP cannot host a clitic that φ-agrees with the possessum N. Merger ofʔektɪnis thus motivated on morphological grounds. HA syntax instantiates a C-layer above DP, materialized byʔektɪnwhich φ-agrees with the possessum N, what I termFunctional Strategy. Further, a C-layer encoding Contrastive Focus headed by C-particlezadand a C-layer headed by the Shifting Topic C-particleʕad, both of which mark by movement of the CS-internal constituent, merge above DP and co-occur withʔektɪn. Within the backbones of the Cartographic approach, this phenomenon provides evidence that the DP architecture in HA is ripe for Split-DP analysis.
Relationship between serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels and prognosis in patients with acute cerebral infarction combined with cerebral-cardiac syndrome
Authors: Chang Qing , Liu Hongna , Zhang Ermiao , Xue Qian , Song Aixia
Published: August 2023

Objective:

This research was conducted to discuss the recent prognosis of patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) combined with cerebral-cardiac syndrome (CCS).

Method:

Eighty-seven patients with ACI were selected, which were divided into the ACI group (52 patients) and the CCS group (35 patients) according to whether the CCS was combined, and another 30 health controls were selected as the control group. Serum hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels of subjects in each group at the 1st day, the 3rd day, and the 7th day after admission were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. After discharge for 30 days, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score were utilized to evaluate the prognosis of patients. The role of serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels in the prognosis of ACI combined with CCS patients was assessed by receiver operating characteristic curve and the binary logistic regression analysis.

Results:

Higher serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels were observed in the CCS and ACI groups versus the control group, and the levels of which were even higher in the CCS group in comparison to the ACI group. According to the prognosis of the NIHSS score, fasting blood glucose (FBG), Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), and HIF-1α and VEGF levels at the 7th day of admission were higher while Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score was lower in the poor prognosis group than those in the good prognosis group, and the area under the curve (AUC) of serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels was 0.895 (95% confident interval [CI], 0.786–1.000), and 0.855 (95% CI, 0.731–0.980). According to the prognosis of the mRS score, FBG, CK-MB, and HIF-1α and VEGF levels at the 7th day of admission were higher while GCS score was lower in the poor prognosis group than those in the good prognosis group, and the AUC of serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels was 0.850 (95% CI, 0.722–0.979) and 0.901 (95% CI, 0.798–1.000). The results of the binary logistic regression analysis revealed that HIF-1α and VEGF levels may be independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of ACI combined with CCS.

Conclusion:

Serum HIF-1α and VEGF have a good predictive value for assessing the recent prognosis of patients with ACI combined with CCS, which could be independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of disease.
The Influence of Serving Leadership Style on Organizational Performance (A Case Study on the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency/BKPSDM Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province)
Authors: Zukri Zukri , Daulay Irfan Syah
Published: August 2023

The study is intended to determine the influence of servant leadership on the performance of BKPSDM Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province.   Servant leadership dimensions used in this study are emotional healing, creating value for the community, conceptual skills, empowering, helping subordinate grow and succeed, putting subordinate first, behaving ethically.  The analysis technique used is SPSS 24.  The results of this study show that the dimensions of servant leadership that have the most positive and significant influence on performance are conceptual skills, ethical behavior, and helping subordinates grow and succeed.  The simultaneous effect (R.Square) is 33.9%; it  means it’s still other variables that can affect the performance of BKPSDM and this is an opportunity for future researchers.
The Analysis of Sustainable Performance Management of Government Institution in Indonesia: A Public Policy Perspective
Authors: Noordiatmoko Didid , Riyadi Bambang Slamet
Published: August 2023

This research aimed to understand sustainable performance management that was significant at the ontological and sociological levels. The problem was very interesting to be analyzed by conducting a qualitative research method based on public policy theory. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation related to cases in Indonesia. Data analyzed by using interactive models were data reduction, data display, data verification, and supported by triangulation. The results were based on the ontological and sociological levels using public policy perspectives for improving sustainable performance management policy and practice. The vision and mission of public policy in managing policy were needed to provide stakeholders with information related to the regulations and sanctions. This result provided inputs to improve regulation on sustainable performance management policy in Indonesia for state agencies as public officials and practitioners.
The Utility of CT Coronary Angiography in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Yassin Firas , Khan Jawad , Mozid Abdul , Connolly Derek , Sharma Vinoda
Published: August 2023

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary arteries is a relatively common finding in routine coronary angiography. Of late, there has been considerable improvement in the success rate of percutaneous intervention for coronary CTO, attributed to technological advancement and skills development. CT coronary angiogram (CTCA) is a simple, non-invasive, and cost-effective test that aids in the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, including CTOs. The development of multi-slice CT and the use of 3D volume rendering images has revolutionised the diagnostic abilities of CTCA, with improvements in imaging quality and detailed anatomical and morphological characterisation of the plaque disease. In CTO percutaneous intervention, CTCA is used in pre-procedural planning, applying scoring systems to predict the likely success of the intervention as well as the post-procedural evaluation and follow-up. This review examines the different uses of CTCA in CTO intervention, its impact on successful recanalisation and the areas for future consideration.
Crise Capitalista, Política Social e Força de Trabalho no Brasil
Authors: Wellen Henrique
Published: August 2023

A partir de análises teóricas e estatísticas, objetivou-se apreender relações entre a política de assistência social e o processo de precarização da classe trabalhadora, no atual contexto econômico e social brasileiro. Observa-se que o caráter compensatório das políticas de assistência social vem sendo acompanhado da precarização das condições de trabalho e da naturalização e da individualização do pauperismo, que mistificam os laços que conectam os usuários à sua classe social. Com isso, a aparente desconexão com a classe trabalhadora naturaliza a ausência de garantia do direito ao trabalho e potencializa a subsunção ao capital.
Entre narrações traumáticas e interpelações do Curinga
Authors: Pott Airton , Campigotto Aquino Ivânia
Published: August 2023

A literatura é o refúgio e o lugar de registro de muitas vivências resultantes da realidade de períodos históricos, principalmente os traumáticos, como a ditadura militar, que, no Brasil, perpetuou de 1964 a 1985, mas deixou marcas até na atualidade. Muitos são os escritores que escreveram obras literárias que guardam em seu enredo histórias representativas dos 21 anos de ditadura militar. Maria José Silveira, por exemplo, em seu livro Felizes poucos: onze contos e um curinga, publicado em 2016, expressa, em onze contos, diversificadas vivências experienciadas por militantes e seus familiares e amigos durante aquele período histórico. No começo e no final do livro, bem como no final de um conto e começo de outro, aparece um personagem inusitado – o Curinga – que exerce diversas funções enquanto conversa com o leitor e a própria autora, além de comentar as cenas narradas. Observando-se essas questões, objetiva-se, neste estudo, analisar a representação de realidades da história da ditadura militar na obra ficcional supracitada em meio às estratégias narrativas suscitadas pela autora para conseguir atingir seus propósitos. Para subsidiar tais assertivas, recorre-se à teoria do efeito estético de Wolfgang Iser (1999) e aos estudos de Walter Benjamin (1987), Jeanne Marie-Gagnebin (2006), Márcio Seligmann-Silva (2000, 2003) e Euridice Figueiredo (2017) sobre narrativa, história, memória e as possibilidades de representação de traumas históricos na literatura, considerando seu contexto ficcional. Diante disso, as análises propiciam destacar que a literatura, por ser ficcional e formada por diversas estratégias narrativas, possibilita a representação da realidade das personagens vítimas da ditadura militar e a resistência da memória destas na ficção, uma vez que esta abarca outros elementos que os da história.
Electronic gaming machine accessibility and gambling problems: A natural policy experiment
Authors: Russell Alex M.T. , Browne Matthew , Hing Nerilee , Rockloff Matthew , Newall Philip , Dowling Nicki A. , Merkouris Stephanie , King Daniel L. , Stevens Matthew , Salonen Anne H. , Breen Helen , Greer Nancy , Thorne Hannah B. , Visintin Tess , Rawat Vijay , Woo Linda
Published: August 2023

Background

Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) are one of the most harmful forms of gambling at an individual level. It is unclear whether restriction of EGM functions and accessibility results in meaningful reductions in population-level gambling harm.

Methods

A natural policy experiment using a large (N = 15,000) national dataset weighted to standard population variables was employed to compare estimates of gambling problems between Australian residents in Western Australia (WA), where EGMs are restricted to one venue and have different structural features, to residents in other Australian jurisdictions where EGMs are widely accessible in casinos, hotels and clubs. Accessibility of other gambling forms is similar across jurisdictions.

Results

Gambling participation was higher in WA, but EGM participation was approximately half that of the rest of Australia. Aggregate gambling problems and harm were about one-third lower in WA, and self-reported attribution of harm from EGMs by gamblers and affected others was 2.7× and 4× lower, respectively. Mediation analyses found that less frequent EGM use in WA accounted for the vast majority of the discrepancy in gambling problems (indirect path = −0.055, 95% CI −0.071; −0.038). Moderation analyses found that EGMs are the form most strongly associated with problems, and the strength of this relationship did not differ significantly across jurisdictions.

Discussion

Lower harm from gambling in WA is attributable to restricted accessibility of EGMs, rather than different structural features. There appears to be little transfer of problems to other gambling forms. These results suggest that restricting the accessibility of EGMs substantially reduces gambling harm.
Confucian Historical Narratives and Misogynic Culture in South Korea
Authors: Manek Bernadine Grace Alvania
Published: August 2023

President Yoon Suk-yeol's campaign for the presidency embraces the anti-feminism movement that has further fueled the misogynistic culture in South Korea. South Korea is quite thick with patriarchy and misogyny because there is a lot of criticism of women, especially feminists. This article analyses the phenomenon of misogynistic culture in South Korea using document-based research and internet-based research techniques. It employs Foucault's discourse of power and the concept of misogyny to analyse the impact of history on misogynist culture in contemporary South Korea. The findings show that as Confucian teachings are the basis of state ideology in South Korea, Korean society believes in the chastity of women. In the Koran history, a negative connotation was given to women who are considered to have damaged the country’s ‘Joseon-ness’ and the standard of femininity in South Korean society. Given South Korea's high level of sexism and low level of female empowerment, the representation of males in dramas as caring and empathetic is unfortunately not representative of the real world. Sexist behaviour in South Korea is founded on Confucian ideology.
Voluntary Diaspora and Missionary Purposes: Mapping Indonesian Muslim Diaspora in Western Countries
Authors: Abrori Ahmad , Mushoffa Eva , Toyibah Dzuriyatun
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to show a new characteristic of diaspora. While previous literature discusses the issue of diaspora mostly in terms of victim subject and is associated with the marginalized individual and forced refugees, this article finds a new category which we call a voluntary diaspora. This term refers to a group of diaspora society who actively organize their members to maintain a social bond and identity. This finding was sufficiently generated by conducting literature research, especially on recent works of the diaspora of Indonesian Muslims in Western countries. The finding then contributes to the theoretical explanation of diaspora which is dominated by the notion that views diaspora as a victim phenomenon, as discussed in previous literature.
51 Years of India-Bangladesh Bilateral Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Ali Md Akbor
Published: August 2023

Because of their distinct histories, India and Bangladesh have unique neighbourly relations. India and Bangladesh have completed 51 years of bilateral ties in 2022, beginning in December 1971 with India's recognition of the newly independent People's Republic of Bangladesh. India played a significant role in the formation of Bangladesh during a liberation conflict with Pakistan. There are many things that tie the two nations together, such as a shared history and legacy, linguistic and social ties, and a love of art that reflects the diversity of human expression in music, literature, and other forms. Bangladesh is a geopolitically and strategically important country in India's neighbourhood policy. Bangladesh is especially important to India because of its connectivity with the country's seven landlocked northern sister states. Bangladesh's foreign policy discourse is dominated by the words "Indian factor" and "blocked by India." As a result, India is a top priority for Bangladeshi policymakers. The India-Bangladesh partnership affects millions of people in both countries, as well as in South Asia and beyond. The two nations are presently setting an example in South Asian politics in terms of security cooperation, connectivity, collaboration in the energy and power sectors, social and cultural integration, and bilateral trade. During the COVID-19 period, cooperation between the two nations was crucial. India made a humanitarian gesture at the time by assisting Bangladesh in developing its own vaccine. For more than 51 years, India and Bangladesh have had a more or less friendly relationship. There have been a few tense moments in the relationship's half-century history, most notably during the military regime and the BNP's rule. The golden jubilee year of the bilateral relationship was completed in 2021. The current research aims to provide a beneficial road map for the future by evaluating the history of the bilateral relationship and commenting on the problems and barriers experienced.
A Quantitative Assessment of High School Math Teacher's Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
Authors: Zeynivandnezhad Fereshteh , Asgharzadeh Nasrin , Fernández Ramón Emilio
Published: August 2023

The applicability of digital technologies is increasing boundlessly and so are the opportunities of the end-users, with ample opportunities to embed these technologies in the teaching and learning process. Nonetheless, classroom adoption of technologies, particularly in mathematics remains on the lower end of innovation in teaching and learning. To remedy this deficit, education policy makers can take advantage of the existing Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework. After multiple analyses of Iranian Teachers' self -assessed TPACK, this study places them within the TPACK spectrum, and provides evidence-based policy recommendations. We provide avenues to enhance the effectiveness of mathematics teacher education programs in Iran. We accomplish this by surveying 399 teachers; we then quantify their self-reported assessment of their TPACK; we then determine how their self-reported assessment related to each construct, and their mediating roles, of technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK), technological content knowledge (TCK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). We achieve this by means of structural equation modeling. Our results suggest the existence of high correlations among TPACK components. Additionally, PCK, TPK and TCK had mediating roles in the relationship between three main constructs TK, CK and PK.
APLICACIÓN DE LA METODOLOGÍA PARA FAVORECER LA ENSEÑANZA APRENDIZAJE DE LA TÉCNICA DE PATEO MONDOLYO DWIT FURIO CHAGUI EN LOS TAEKWONDISTAS DE LA CATEGORÍA NUEVE - DIEZ AÑOS
Authors: Rodriguez Licea Guillermo Luís , Guerra Reyna Maira Caridad
Published: August 2023

La aplicación de una metodología basada en los pasos lógicos de la técnica de pateo Mondollyo Dwit Furio Chagui, como parte del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje en la iniciación deportiva del Taekwondo, constituye una herramienta  fácil de emplear por los profesores de las áreas deportivas, para dar cumplimiento a los objetivos del programa de preparación del Taekwondista, lo que permitirá, un mayor desarrollo del  talento deportivo y lograr capacitar a los entrenadores en las tendencias actuales de la enseñanza deportiva. En la metodología propuesta se revela la lógica distintiva integradora y jerárquica de los objetivos, contenidos, métodos y evaluación del proceso de iniciación deportiva para la categoría 9-10 años, con la descripción de los pasos lógicos de la técnica de pateo Mondollyo Dwit Furio Chagui, creándose las bases para establecer los procedimientos metodológico-organizativos y satisfacer las demandas Técnicas del Taekwondo.
ESTUDIO SOBRE LA ACCIÓN TÉCNICA DE BLOQUEO EN VOLEIBOL UNIVERSITARIO
Authors: Rodríguez Stiven Elizabeth , Portela Pozo Yordan , Moreno León Rosa A.
Published: August 2023

El objetivo del estudio es analizar las acciones del bloqueo dentro del voleibol masculino universitario. La muestra estaba compuesta por 24 jugadores con edades que oscilan entre 20 y 26 años y se dividió en tres grupos según la zona de bloqueo 4, 3 y 2 del terreno. Se realizó una comparación entre el porcentaje de acierto de los grupos en las diferentes zonas estudiadas. Resultados: se realizaron más bloqueos por la zona 4 ofensiva, no se encontraron diferencias significativas en los aciertos entre las zonas 3 (37,74 %) y zona 2 (34,02%), aunque sí se detectaron diferencias significativas en la zona 4 (54,61) por donde bloquea el pasador. Estos resultados pueden ser la base para la mejora de la toma de decisiones en esta acción. Conclusiones: en el torneo la tendencia es a realizarse el bloqueo doble por zona 4, tomando los jugadores centrales frecuentemente incorrectas decisiones   en bloqueo.
FUNDAMENTOS TEÓRICOS-METODOLÓGICOS QUE SUSTENTAN EL SISTEMA DE EJERCICIOS PARA PERFECCIONAR LA TRANSFERENCIA DE LA RAPIDEZ DE EJECUCIÓN TÉCNICA DE LOS GIROS AL ESFUERZO FINAL DEL LANZAMIENTO DEL MARTILLO
Authors: Estrada Aguilar Jose Antonio , Alcea Hernandez Teresa Justa , Fonseca Lopez Marcos Antonio
Published: August 2023

La problemática se encuentra identificada entre las Demanda Tecnológicas de la Comisión Provincial de Atletismo y su concreción ha sido el fruto del Proyecto de I+D: “Perfeccionamiento de la transferencia de la rapidez  de  ejecución técnica  en los eventos de lanzamientos del atletismo”. El sistema de ejercicios, lo concebimos como un conjunto de actividades físicas bien estructuradas con sus relaciones para alcanzar un objetivo general, precisa una finalidad, con una secuencia lógica y una dependencia uno de otro, que establece una interacción entre todos formando un todo único que, permite el perfeccionamiento de la transferencia de la rapidez de ejecución técnica del lanzador de martillo, está compuesto por componentes y relaciones estructurales que determinan su organización y sus funciones.Tiene la particularidad de adecuarse a las características de los atletas y a las condiciones del área para la práctica de este deporte, además permite una utilización más racional de los materiales y medios con que se cuenta, incidiendo en el desarrollo técnico y la mejor planificación del entrenamiento para la categoría 13-14 añosde la EIDE “Pedro Batista Fonseca”.
NIVEL DE ANSIEDAD PRECOMPETITIVA EN DEPORTISTA DE KARATE-DO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL ATLANTICO
Authors: Estrada Chamorro Jonatan Jacob , TORRENEGRA ARIZA SILVIA ELENA
Published: August 2023

La ansiedad es un trastorno emocional que deteriora la calidad de vida de un individuo, en el caso de los deportistas de alto rendimiento limita su capacidad de concentración y autorregulación para obtener los logros deportivos. A causa de esto muchos no obtienen los resultados esperados causando frustraciones y abandono de la disciplina. El acompañamiento psicológico en el deporte es un elemento fundamental que los grandes deportistas alcancen sus máximos niveles de rendimiento físico y deportivo. El objetivo fue describir los niveles de ansiedad previo a la competencia en deportistas de la disciplina de karate-do de la Universidad del Atlántico. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal utilizando el TEST DE ANSIEDAD CSAI-2 (MARTENS) Unidad; La activación, el estrés, la ansiedad y el rendimiento, y las medidas antropométricas.  La muestra estuvo constituida por 100 deportistas entre los 16 a 24 años. El 53% de los jóvenes presentan altos niveles de ansiedad precompetitivo lo cual impide que los deportistas puedan alcanzar los logros deportivos. Es posible concluir, los deportistas con ansiedad no logran obtener resultados en el deporte por lo que se hace necesario implementar estrategias de intervención y acompañamiento psicológico desde la dependencia de bienestar universitario
Incidencia test gestáltico visomotor de bender koppitz en el aprendizaje del lenguaje simbólico
Authors: Jinete de la Rosa Miryam Josefa , Venegas Polo Marco Aurelio , Montero Hurtado Mario Ricardo
Published: August 2023

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo estudiar la incidencia entre la sensopercepción y el lenguaje simbólico de lectura, escritura y números en 29 estudiantes de 4 a 9 años de una institución educativa técnica de Polonuevo, Atlántico, Colombia. Para ello, se aplicó el test Gestáltico Visomotor de Bender Koppitz y una evaluación Académica con sub-pruebas de nociones básicas, lenguaje y matemáticas. En la investigación se utilizó metodología experimental, la cual se complementó con análisis estadísticos para encontrar la relación entre la edad perceptiva dada por el Test de Bender y las categorías de la evaluación Académica. Los resultados mostraron una correlación entre el test de Bender y la evaluación Académica, evidenciando que a mayor edad perceptiva hay mejores posibilidades de desarrollo de los aprendizajes en los primeros años de vida. Se concluye que la sensopercepción es un factor importante para el desarrollo de habilidades básicas estructurales perceptivo motoras que inciden directamente en lectura, escritura y matemáticas en estudiantes de grado transición y primero de la educación básica primaria de la muestra tomada.
ROLES, INTERCULTURALIDAD Y OCUPACIÓN
Authors: CONTRERAS JAUREGUI MAGDA MILENA , LUNA JAUREGUI DANIEL , SANCHEZ GARCIA DIANA
Published: August 2023

Determinar la influencia de los roles ocupacionales en el proceso de interculturalidad mediante la estrategia terapéutica denominada horticultura favoreciendo la ocupación del hombre rural del Municipio de Pamplona. Treinta hombres procedentes de las veredas Monteadentro y Negavita de Pamplona Norte de Santander (n=30) se aplicaron instrumentos propios de terapia ocupacional, Listado de Roles (LR) e Instrumento de Valoración de Transculturización en las Actividades de la Vida Diaria (IVTAVD). Se observaron datos relevantes, en el horario de trabajo que desempeñan de jornada continua es de un (87.0%) , las razones por las cuales desempeñan esa ocupación enfocadas para el sustento familiar es de un (87.0%), se puede denotar un gran porcentaje de (15.0%) referían no estar afiliados a ningún servicio de salud o algunas veces tenían la oportunidad en el pasado, frente al presente donde se puede observar que el (21.0%)  ya se encuentra afiliado a servicios de salud subsidiado, el (90.0%) de la población desempeña actividades de ocio, esparcimiento y actividad fisica englobadas en bolos, caminar y jugar fútbol. A pesar de estar afiliados a servicios de salud subsidiados se sigue manteniendo las creencias de los curanderos de los pueblos o aldeas pequeñas  debido al desplazamiento de las veredas a los centros médicos de urgencias o consulta externa. Las poblaciones a pesar de las largas jornadas laborales desempeñan en su tiempo libre actividad física y de esparcimiento características de la región.
Estratégias ou táticas alternativas: procurando novos caminhos para a promoção da saúde entre modelos assistenciais e processos de trabalho
Authors: Bezerra Italla Maria Pinheiro , Oliveira Ana Karla Sousa de , Silva Cesar Cavalcanti da , Lima Neto Eufrásio Andrade , Silva Ana Tereza Medeiros Cavalcanti da
Published: August 2023

RESUMO Objetivou-se analisar o processo de trabalho dos profissionais médicos e enfermeiros que desenvolvem alguma estratégia alternativa nas Unidades de Saúde da Família do município de João Pessoa (PB). Utilizou se de entrevistas e a técnica da Análise do Discurso para construção das categorias empíricas. Evidenciou-se a ocorrência de três categorias pouco consideradas pelos modelos assistenciais tradicionais: autonomia, integralidade e empoderamento. Foi possível, também, apreender uma preocupação dos profissionais entrevistados com o rompimento de práticas tradicionais anteriores, na perspectiva de mudanças no processo de trabalho e busca de novos caminhos para a promoção da saúde.
Análise bioética sobre o acesso dos usuários às unidades de terapia intensiva no Brasil
Authors: Corgozinho Marcelo Moreira , Primo Walquíria Quida Salles Pereira
Published: August 2023

RESUMO Trata-se de um estudo exploratório através do procedimento técnico de levantamento bibliográfico e análise documental de dados extraídos dos sites do Ministério da Saúde e Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. O objetivo foi analisar a cobertura assistencial em terapia intensiva por grandes regiões geográficas brasileiras, a partir de conceitos da Bioética de Intervenção. Foi possível estimar a necessidade de leitos de unidade de terapia intensiva através da Portaria nº 1.101 do Ministério da Saúde, que corresponde a 4 a 10% do total de leitos hospitalares. Identificou-se que as regiões Norte e Nordeste, as mais vulneráveis, possuem as menores coberturas em terapia intensiva do país. Nesse contexto de política e saúde, a Bioética de Intervenção emerge com pertinência, promovendo o discurso a favor dos vulneráveis.
Rede de atenção integral à saúde mental: experiência do processo de reforma psiquiátrica em um cenário do Nordeste brasileiro
Authors: Barros Márcia Maria Mont' Alverne de , Jorge Maria Salete Bessa , Pinto Antônio Germane Alves
Published: August 2023

RESUMO O presente artigo é um relato de experiência do processo de reforma psiquiátrica em um cenário do Nordeste brasileiro, em Sobral (CE), mediante o fechamento do hospital psiquiátrico Casa de Repouso Guararapes, em julho de 2000, e a implantação de uma Rede de Atenção Integral à Saúde Mental, que se caracteriza por uma atenção de qualidade, humanizada, tendo como horizonte de trabalho a integralidade do cuidado. Ela enfrenta desafios importantes como habilitação social dos usuários assistidos; ampliação das ações de saúde mental na atenção primária; e educação permanente dos trabalhadores da saúde.
New records of Ceratocampinae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) species from the Cerrado of Maranhão, Brazil
Authors: Santos Alberico Alves dos , Domingues da Silva Carlos Alberto , Camargo Roberto da Silva , Wilcken Carlos Frederico , Pinheiro Rodrigo Almeida , Lemes Pedro Guilherme , Zanuncio José Cola
Published: August 2023

Abstract Ceratocampinae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is the second most diverse subfamily of Saturniidae with 300 species described in 30 genera from southern Canada to northern Argentina. Species of this subfamily are widely distributed in Southeast Brazil, with many endemics to the Cerrado, and important as indicators of ecosystem quality. Specimens of Ceratocampinae were collected in the Parque Estadual do Mirador, Maranhão state, Brazil. Adeloneivaia acuta (Schaus, 1896), Adeloneivaia schubarti Barros & O. Mielke, 1970, Eacles penelope (Cramer, 1775) and Megaceresa pulchra (Bouvier, 1923) are recorded for the first time in Maranhão state and Northeast Brazil and Eacles fairchildi May & Oiticica, 1941, only for Maranhão. The record of five Ceratocampinae (Saturniidae) species increases the knowledge on the diversity and the importance of preserving those of this subfamily in the Cerrado biome of Maranhão state and the Northeast region of Brazil.
Fertilization with zinc improves the growth and photosynthetic performance of dwarf green coconut seedlings
Authors: Moraes Ana R. A. de , Araújo Suzana R. , Silva Junior Mário L. da , Lins Paulo M. P. , Gomes Maynara S. , Gomes Mila F. , Marques Jonathan D. , Dias Victor H. R.
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT Zinc is an essential micronutrient for plant metabolism and has been studied in several crops of economic interest. However, there is no evidence of its use in coconut crops. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of foliar zinc fertilization with doses of zinc on dwarf green coconut seedlings based on their nutritional status, growth attributes, and gas exchange. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, and the treatments consisted of different zinc doses (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 g per plant) with five replicates. Seedlings were positively influenced by zinc dose, mainly in terms of growth variables and gas exchange. Zinc fertilization reduced iron and manganese content and increased zinc concentrations in the leaf tissue. Zinc fertilization promoted an increase in leaf area, height, shoot dry mass, and total dry mass. Furthermore, zinc fertilization improved photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance, internal CO2 concentration, instantaneous water use efficiency, and intrinsic water use efficiency. The improvement in these growth indices and gas exchange, in most variables, was up to an estimated dose of approximately 16 g of zinc per plant and decreased with increasing doses.
Glyphosate doses in the suppression of Megathyrsus maximus cv. BRS Quênia intercropped with transgenic maize
Authors: Mello Carlos E. L. , Jakelaitis Adriano , Silva Carlos H. de L. e , Sousa Gustavo D. de , Silva Jaqueline O. da
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT In the intercropping of maize with Megathyrsus maximus, the application of herbicides is a technique that can be used to reduce competition between intercrops. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different glyphosate doses on suppressing the growth of Megathyrsus maximus cv. BRS Quênia intercropped with maize, as well as in weed control. The randomized block experimental design was used and conducted in the field. The treatments consisted of the application of six glyphosate doses, 0; 48; 96; 240; 480; 960 g acid equivalent [a.e.] ha-1, and a maize treatment without the forage with 960 g acid equivalent [a.e.] ha-1. The dose of 260.87 g a.e. ha-1 provides a 50% response to the forage production variable; therefore, it has the potential to suppress M. maximus cv. BRS Quênia. The presence of forage reduces the density and dry mass of weeds, with the species in the weed community: Ricinus communis, Eleusine indica, Alternanthera tenella, Commelina benghalensis, Conyza sp., and Digitaria horizontalis.
Peanut crop yield under full and deficit irrigation in the reproductive phase
Authors: Bertino Antonio M. P. , Faria Rogério T. de , Coelho Anderson P. , Cazuza Neto Ancelmo
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT Peanut cultivation has national and global significance in agriculture and industry. Under water-limited conditions, its yield decreases to the extent that it compromises the success of the exploitation. This study focused on evaluating peanut crop yield and production components under full and deficit irrigation applied in the reproductive phase, to determine the impact of water supply on the yield of peanuts grown in the off-season in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The experiment was conducted for two years and followed a randomized blocks design with five irrigation levels distributed in strips, with four repetitions. The treatments consisted of crop evapotranspiration replenishments from 100 to 10%. In the first year, under suitable temperatures, the maximum yield reached 3,922 kg ha-1 with the application of 277 mm of irrigation depth and decreased up to 35% with the lowest irrigation depth (48 mm). In the second year, suboptimal temperatures caused a delay in the growing cycle and caused a 33% reduction in crop yields. Despite the potential benefits of deficit irrigation in increasing water productivity, low temperatures pose a risk to peanut yield, especially during the off-season crop in the region.
PRÁTICAS NO ALOJAMENTO CONJUNTO E SATISFAÇÃO COM O ATENDIMENTO SEGUNDO ALTA EM ALEITAMENTO MATERNO EXCLUSIVO
Authors: Maliska Isabel Cristina Alves , Oliveira Saionara Nunes de , Andrade Zannis Benevides de , Wilhelm Laís Antunes , Velho Manuela Beatriz
Published: August 2023

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as práticas que favorecem o aleitamento materno realizadas no alojamento conjunto e satisfação com o atendimento recebido segundo alta em aleitamento materno exclusivo. Método: estudo quantitativo realizado entre julho de 2020 e setembro de 2021 em uma maternidade escola no Sul do Brasil, participaram 756 puérperas por meio de questionário online 20 dias após a alta hospitalar. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva, frequência absoluta e relativa, foi aplicado o teste de chi-quadrado para verificar uma diferença estatística segundo o desfecho alta em aleitamento materno exclusivo. Resultados: a prevalência da alta em aleitamento materno exclusivo foi de 85,0% e as práticas que apresentaram associação com o desfecho foram as orientações quanto aos sinais de prontidão para a mamada (69,0% versus 57,5%), a posição e pega correta (94,1% versus 86,7%), a livre demanda (79,2% versus 69,0%), o aleitamento materno exclusivo até o sexto mês de vida e complementado até os dois anos (77,9% versus 67,3%); e a prática da não oferta de outro leite durante a internação (88,5% versus 17,1%). A satisfação com o atendimento recebido foi elevada (95,0%) e não apresentou associação com o desfecho de alta em aleitamento materno exclusivo. Conclusão: a maioria das mulheres atendidas teve acesso às práticas que favorecem o aleitamento materno e a educação em saúde trouxe impacto positivo para o aleitamento materno exclusivo na alta hospitalar.