bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Outcomes of Treatment of Spinal Fractures with the SpineJack System
Authors: Sowa Dariusz , Guzik Grzegorz , Bronisz Michał , Merkiel Dawid , Pyrka Daniel , Pyrka Zuzanna
Published: April 2023

Background. The use of SpineJack implants in patients with stable spinal fractures and without neurological deficits enables restoration of the shape of the fractured vertebra and significantly accelerates restoration of normal function. In unstable spinal fractures, additional posterior fixation is recommended. This is not recommended in patients with traumatic spinal stenosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the surgical and functional outcomes of treatment of patients with the SpineJack implant.Material and methods. The objectives of this paper were accomplished on the basis of an evaluation of the outcomes of treatment of 39 patients operated on at the Orthopaedic Oncology Department in Brzozw and the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in the District Hospital in Stalowa Wola in the years 2020-2021. 71% of patients were men; the mean age of women was 54 years and the mean age of men was 41 years. A total of 30 patients suffered traumatic fractures, while 9 patients suffered non-traumatic (pathological) fractures. Fractures were most often located in the lower parts of the thoracic and upper lumbar spine. Patient radiographs taken on the day before, the first day after and 3 months following the surgery were evaluated to assess the correction of vertebral wedging and cement leakage. Functional status was assessed using ODI, the quality of life was assessed with the EQ-VAS and the severity of pain was measured with a VAS.Results. Pain intensity, measured with a VAS scale after the surgery, significantly decreased from the mean preoperative 6.9 to 2.4 three months post-op. The mean functional status of patients (ODI) before surgery was 74.4, compared to 14.8 at 3 months post-op. Mean Quality of life (EQ-VAS) was 56.4 before the surgery and 72.4 at 3 months post-op. The vertebral wedge angle decreased after surgical treatment, from a mean value of 15.8 degrees before surgery to 8.8 degrees after surgical treatment. At three months following the surgery, the mean loss of correction was 2.2 degrees and occurred in 4 patients. The most frequent complication was cement leakage into the disc and into the spinal canal, occurring in 4 and 2 patients, respectively. Conclusions. 1. The use of SpineJack implants in the treatment of stable vertebral fractures enables the restoration of the shape and reduction of the vertebral wedge angle. 2. The quality of life of patients after vertebral fracture treatment with SpineJack implants assessed using the EQ-VAS improved significantly. The severity of pain assessed on a VAS scale decreased significantly and the patients functional status improved according to the ODI. 3.Complications observed during treatment with SpineJack implants include fractures of the vertebral endplate and cement leakage, mostly asymptomatic.
Delay in Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Bone Tumors
Authors: Kotrych Daniel , Ciechanowicz Dawid , Pawlik Jakub , Brodecki Adam , Białomyzy Agnieszka , Prowans Piotr , Bohatyrewicz Andrzej , Szostakowski Bartłomiej
Published: April 2023

Background. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of bone tumors continues to be a common problem. Prolonged diagnosis can significantly reduce the chances of successful treatment of the disease. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess the delay in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors, identify the most common symptoms and analyze the course of the diagnostic and therapeutic path.Material and methods. Thirty-two (K=18; M=14) patients treated surgically for primary bone tumors were included in the retrospective study. Patient records were analyzed. Delay in diagnosis was defined as the time from the onset of symptoms to the initial diagnosis and referral to an orthopedic oncology center.Results. The median delay in diagnosis was 7 (3-12) months. For tumors located in the pelvis, the delay was 10 months, compared to 5 months for the upper limb and 7 months for the lower limb (p=0.2312). The delay was 6 months In patients with osteosarcoma, and 8 months in chondrosarcoma patients (p=0.1786). At the first office visit, an x-ray was ordered in 19 cases (59.4%), of whom 9 patients (47.4%) were referred on to the oncology center. The most common symptoms were pain in the affected area (90.6%), limited mobility (28.1%) and pathological fracture (25%). After admission to an orthopedic department, a biopsy was performed after 5.5 (3-8.2) days. The histology results were ready after another 14 (8-18) days, and surgical treatment was performed after 95 (76-100) days.Conclusions. 1. Although patients show typical symptoms of bone tumors, only a small proportion are referred directly to an oncology center. After a primary bone tumor is suspected, further diagnostic and therapeutic activities proceed efficiently, in accordance with the current guidelines.
Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis. Conservative and Surgical Treatment. A Diagnostic-Therapeutic Algorithm
Authors: Kanak Michał , Rokicki Robert , Wojna Joanna
Published: April 2023

Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (carpometacarpal arthritis / CMC-1 arthritis) is a common cause of chronic thumb pain and may significantly worsen patients quality of life. The thumb is the most important digit of the hand. A diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm for CMC-1 arthritis should be widely known and based on up-to-date evidence-based medical knowledge. The literature describes many medical and surgical treatment approaches. The methods used vary between hospitals and clinics. They also depend on patients financial capabilities and many other factors.Medical (conservative) treatment appears to be effective in 60% of cases, in particular when the synergy of combining several treatment methods is taken advantage of. The most commonly performed surgical procedures in CMC-1 arthritis fall into two major groups, namely trapeziectomy or arthroplasty. However, there is no proof of superiority of one surgical treatment method over the others, and all of them have their advantages and disadvantages.This paper aims to present the most up-to-date knowledge about: (1) conservative and (2) surgical treatments for CMC-1 arthritis and (3) to propose a diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm for this condition. It is based on the latest literature (mainly works published in the last 5 years) acquired from databases such as PubMed, Clinical Key and Science Direct. The article is the second of a two-part series that presents a diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm for CMC-1 arthritis. The authors believe that it may contribute to broadening knowledge about CMC-1 arthritis, optimizing the therapeutic process and improving care for patients with CMC-1 arthritis in Poland.
PROMOÇÃO DE SAÚDE E RASTREAMENTO DE LESÕES DE CÂNCER BUCAL – RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA
Authors: Carvalho Aristéa Ribeiro , Carneiro Mailon Cury , Silva Fernanda Leme , Abellaneda Letícia Medeiros , Dos Santos Camila Pascoal Correia , Medina Talissa da Silva , Ignácio Melissa Fontes , Santos Paulo Sérgio da Silva
Published: April 2023

Introdução: As doenças em cavidade bucal estão entre as mais prevalentes em todo o mundo, trazendo repercussões na economia e na qualidade de vida das pessoas. Dentre essas doenças, existe o câncer bucal, tumor maligno que afeta lábios e estruturas da boca, como língua, gengivas, mucosa jugal, palato duro e mole, e assoalho bucal. Essa doença é o 16° câncer mais comum no mundo, sendo o carcinoma espinocelular encontrado em mais de 90% desses casos, uma condição extremamente invasiva e com prognóstico ruim. Dois terços dos casos ocorrem em países subdesenvolvidos, como o Brasil. A Liga Acadêmica de Diagnóstico Bucal da Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru – Universidade de São Paulo, iniciou uma série de ações visando a promoção de saúde, o rastreamento de lesões e diagnóstico precoce do câncer bucal, bem como lesões com caráter potencialmente maligno, ações essas que foram intensificadas no mês de maio, conhecido como maio vermelho nacional, que faz apologia à prevenção do câncer bucal. Metodologia: Foram realizadas ações de promoção de saúde e rastreamento de lesões em boca, através de anamnese, exames físicos extra e intraorais, e recomendações visando prevenção e remoção de fatores de risco associados à esta condição com o apoio de pós-graduandos e docentes, nas cidades de Bauru e Boraceia, abertas à comunidade. Resultados e Discussão: Duas comunidades de cidades distintas foram alcançadas, facilitando o acesso à Odontologia e mais especificamente à Estomatologia. Conclusão: É importante a realização de ações como a descrita, que promovam bons hábitos de saúde e o diagnóstico de lesões que quando tratadas precocemente tem um prognóstico muito melhor.
ENTOMOFAUNA ASSOCIADA À CULTIVOS DE PITAIA COSTA RICA EM BRAGANÇA-PA
Authors: Pinheiro Gizele Martins , Brito Edna Antonia da Silva , Santana Raila da Rosa , Pereira Thayla Sousa , Matos Felipe Vieira , Da Luz Laís Rosário
Published: April 2023

A pitaia no Brasil vem se destacando nos últimos anos, devido a sua facilidade de cultivo, sua rápida produção, por ser uma cactácea e por apresentar excelentes atributos nutricionais. No mercado, é um considerável potencial para exploração econômica, e cada ano aumenta mais a aceitação pelos consumidores e exportação, viabilizando rendimento econômicos elevado. Entre os entraves para sua produção encontramos as doenças e pragas que podem causar prejuízos aos agricultores ou até mesmo, a perda de uma safra. Assim, é importante o levantamento e a classificação taxonômica da biodiversidade entomológica fornecendo subsídios para o desenvolvimento de planos de manejo sustentáveis, visto que para escolher a melhor estratégia de gerenciamento das técnicas de controle de insetos-pragas é necessário que haja o conhecimento prévio da comunidade entomofaunística presente em cultivos. Portanto, o estudo tem como objetivo identificar as principais famílias que constituem a entomofauna e acarofauna que frequentam as plantas de pitaia. O estudo de campo foi conduzido em plantios de pitaia, localizada no município de Bragança/PA em fevereiro a dezembro de 2022, com a utilização de 20 armadilhas adesivas do tipo painel amarelo e azul instaladas na base da copa das plantas em cada área do experimento, sendo 4 parcelas de plantio de pitaia que se diferiram quanto a épocas de plantio, tamanho de área e condições ambientais. Como resultados foram encontradas duas espécies predominantes no cultivo de pitaia, Solenopsis sp. e Trigona sp e também a preferência dos insetos por três partes da planta: cladódios, flores e frutos. Dessa forma, esse levantamento da entomofauna fornece subsídios para o manejo integrado de pragas.
Eutanasia: pesares de una navegación solitaria
Authors: Micolich V. Constanza
Published: April 2023

En este relato cuento mi experiencia en Bélgica donde pude presenciar una eutanasia. Intento expresar cómo fue para la médica a cargo y mis reflexiones a propósito de la necesidad de apoyo para aquellos dispuestos a acompañar en este complejo proceso.
Trombectomía Ya!
Authors: Cox Vial Pablo , Tomasello Weitz Alejandro , Bravo Castro Eduardo
Published: April 2023

En los últimos años se ha demostrado la efectividad y el beneficio de la extracción del trombo, que ocluye un vaso grande cerebral, trombectomía mecánica por acceso endovascular. El beneficio es tal que en la edición del 10 de Febrero del 2023 del "The New England Journal of Medicine" se publican dos ensayos clínicos que fueron detenidos antes de completar el número total de pacientes, dado el beneficio encontrado de la trombectomía mecánica, en comparación con el tratamiento médico exclusivo. En Chile no contamos con una cobertura nacional para que la población pueda acceder a este tratamiento. Proponemos una alternativa de implementación progresiva de este tratamiento, dada la extensión de la ventana terapéutica demostrada recientemente.
Lecturas de Verano: Árboles de Chile, Álbum de Plantas Prohibidas
Authors: Parada Valderrama Mirtha
Published: April 2023

Se comentan dos grandes libros que sirven como una grata lectura de verano. El primer libro es "Árboles de Chile" (Taxonomía, ecología y conservación de todas las especies arbóreas nativas de Chile) de Hernán Retamales y Nicolás Morales de Bosque Chileno Ediciones, año 2022.
Y, el segundo libro "Álbum de Plantas Prohibidas" de María del Carmen Tostado Gutiérrez de Elefanta Editorial, año 2021.
Vulnerabilidades y autonomías en salud: aborto y solicitud de adelantar la muerte
Authors: Etcheberry Rojas Lorena
Published: April 2023

Presentamos algunos de los resultados de una investigación cualitativa que busca analizar los dis- cursos del personal de salud de tres instituciones sanitarias de Santiago de Chile, sobre aborto y eutanasia -o más específicamente la solicitud de adelantar la muerte-, considerando que ambas problemáticas, abordadas integradamente, manifiestan situaciones donde las personas usuarias vivencian, en mayor medida, tanto una vulnerabilidad social como ontológica.
El interés radica en conocer cómo en estos contextos puede existir el reconocimiento autonómico, así como dar cuenta de ciertas prácticas clínicas, tales como el paternalismo médico, la limitación del esfuerzo terapéutico, la confidencialidad, entre otros, que merman dicha capacidad.
Los resultados y conclusiones del estudio apuntan a un panorama que no es homogéneo discursivamen- te, donde si bien existe reconocimiento de la autonomía de las personas usuarias, se la concibe de distintas maneras, vinculándola a las éticas de la justicia y de los cuidados, donde no sólo emerge una autonomía liberal/individual, sino también una autonomía relacional/colectiva. Aquello tiene directa relación con el carácter político de estas materias al momento de establecer que tanto aborto como eutanasia son posibi- lidades de ejercicios de derechos, autonomías y construcción de ciudadanías.
SANATTA BEDEN ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA: PERFORMANS SANATI ‘’MARİNA ABRAMOVİC’’
Authors: KILIÇ Ahmet Göktuğ
Published: April 2023

20. Yüzyıl ile birlikte sanatın görsel bir imgesi olma özelliğinden sıyrılarak çağdaş sanat yaklaşımları ile birlikte olgusal ifade biçiminde değişimler yaşanan beden, yenilenen felsefi görüş ve paradigmalarla birlikte yeni bir oluşum meydana getirmiştir. Bu oluşum geçmişten günümüze kadar uzanan süreçte beden ve sanat arasında oluşan ilişkisel bağlara dayanmaktadır. İnsanlığın var oluşu olan ilkel çağlardan bu yana her dönemde analiz edildiğinde bedenin bir nevi sanatçı statüsüne bürünerek sanat yapıtlarında yer bulduğu açıktır. Özellikle sanatın var oluşundan bu yana insanın sanatla birlikte etkileşim halinde olması ortaya çıkan bu değişimi gözler önüne sermektedir. Sanatın bu denli insan ile özdeşleşmesi gelenekselleşen sanat kalıplarının yıkılmasına ortam hazırlamış ve bir çok felsefi akım bu gelenekselleşen kalıpları yıkabilecek görüşler öne sürmüştür.

Sanatçı bedenini sanat nesnesi olarak kullanabilme özgürlüğüne yaklaştıktan sonra artık sanat kalıplara sığmayan, sınır kabul etmeyen veya bir çerçeve dahilinde oluşturulamayan bir yapıya bürünerek yeni, özgün yaratılar ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu anlamda sanatı bedene entegre eden yeni yaklaşım ve eylemleri ile sanatı farklı bir boyuta taşıyan performans sanatı bu alana gösterilebilecek en önemli yapılardan birisidir. Performans sanatı sanatçının eylem ve imgelem gücüne dayandığı için yaratıcılığın ön koşul olduğu bir sanat alanıdır.

Sanatçıların bu şekilde bir sanat alanından etkilenmesi ve yaratılarda bulunması 1960 ve 1980 sonrası süreçte daha fazla süreç kazanarak çeşitli örnekler altında gösterilmiştir. Performans sanatı bu anlamda ele alınacak olursa, gerek yaratıları gerekse ortaya koymuş olduğu düşünce biçimleri ile performans sanatına yeni bir boyut getiren Marina Abramovic, eylemleri ve eylemlerine yön veren uygulamalarıyla çeşitli boyutlara ulaşmıştır. Marina Abramovic’in gerek bedeni üzerinde yapılan eylemlerde gerekse sınırları aşan denemeleri ile bedenin kullanım alanının sınırlanmadığı aksine sonunun tahmin edilemez olduğu eylemlerinde dikkat çekmektedir.
Education and cyberculture: The contributions of adaptive platforms in history teaching
Authors: Carneiro Hellen Pires
Published: April 2023

This research aims to analyze the use of adaptive platforms in the teaching of History, as well as to understand the effects of this new technological culture on the education of students. The methodology used was a literature review supported by authors who discuss: digital technologies and the teaching of History. Therefore, it is possible to observe that the insertion of this new means of communication (adaptive platforms) used as a didactic tool in the teaching of History allows for bringing the content of the student's daily life closer together, making the teaching-learning process more dynamic, capable of arresting the attention of the individual. Key points to provide quality education.
Stent and triple stent accommodation in aorta anomaly and length change. Case study
Authors: Pino Gilberto Garcia del , Costa Cleinaldo de Almeida , Pitta Guilherme Benjamin Brandão , Santos Marcos Dantas dos , Costa Nilton , Torres Aristide Rivera
Published: April 2023

To improve public health, multidisciplinary teams of engineers and physicians work in various medical [1-3] and materials sectors in the development of new biomedical materials such as prostheses [4-5], as well as medical instruments [6] and development of technologies to improve the level of lives of patients who need these devices and solutions for different diseases.
The digital inclusion of blacks in Brazil
Authors: Fernandes João Carlos Lopes , Oliveira Daniel de , Souza Mônica Maria Martins de
Published: April 2023

This article seeks to identify the digital inclusion level in the Afro-descendant community and the advancement of public policies in this regard. Another important factor is how the use of information technology and used in school routine communications can provide African descent opportunities for access to the "information age/computerization". Digital inclusion is directly linked to socio-economic exclusion, so along with education; it is one of the pillars of social sustainability. It notes that this reality is present in third-world countries, and in the case of Brazil where racial issues are disguised as a racial democracy, it becomes more difficult to solve this problem, because the Afro-descendant population, low-income is excluded era digital. From these findings, we find that the digital divide not only includes access to the Internet, but something much broader and that the fundamental rights to information and communication are constrained because of the digital divide. We also identified that the Federal Constitution of 1988, the principle of material equality based on promoting digital inclusion and uses tax exemption as a legitimate mechanism to implement inclusive public policies in a way that involves all federal levels and their respective tax species.
Effect of aqueous extract of leaves of Piper aduncum L. (PIPERACEAE) in the early development and cell cycle of Lactuca sativa L. (Lettuce)
Authors: Alves Thammyres de Assis , Christ Jheniffer Abeldt , Leite Cristiana Torres , Alves Thayllon de Assis , Praça-Fontes Milene Miranda
Published: April 2023

Piperaceae is a family of basal angiosperms comprising about 3,615 species distributed in a pantropical form. In Brazil, there are about 458 species distributed in four genera, Piper L. and Peperomia Ruiz, and Pav. the most representative. Piper comprises shrubs and subshrubs. The best-known species of the genus is the black pepper (P. nigrum L.), a spice used for many years. Representatives of the genus are often used in folk medicine and the manufacture of medicines, as well as in the production of insecticides due to the properties of their essential oils. Among the most varied uses, oils can play an allelopathic or mutagenic role, and these are the objects of recent studies in several aromatic plants. Certain doses of these oils can inhibit or accelerate the growth of other vegetables. In addition, they can cause cellular changes that can lead to death. Based on this, this study aims to determine the concentrations of P. aduncum L. leaf extract that plays an allelopathic role and toxic gene cite in a model organism. The extract of P. aduncum was prepared from the leaves of 3 individuals, prepared at concentrations of 100 mg mL-1, 50 mg mL-1, 25 mg mL-1, and 12.5 mg mL-1. The design was completely randomized, with 5 treatments and 5 replications. Distilled water was used as a negative control. For allelopathy analysis, the following parameters were evaluated: germination speed index (GVI); germination percentage, root growth (CR), and aerial growth (AC). For the cytogenetic analysts, slides of the roots collected and fixed in ethyl alcohol: acetic acid by the crushing technique were prepared. The results show that the aqueous extract of P. aduncum leaves had an inhibitory effect on the germination and development of Lactuca sativa seeds, besides causing cellular changes such as bridges, C-metaphase, and chromosome loss.
Effects of a protocol for respiratory muscle training and balance in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: case report
Authors: Wisniewski Miriam Salete Wilk , Camera Fernanda Dal’Maso , Szczotka Luciéle Kempka
Published: April 2023

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory polyneuropathy, characterized by ascending demyelination of peripheral and cranial nerves. Respiratory and balance deficits and functional incapacity are expected limitations in these individuals. This study aimed to verify the effects of a respiratory and balance muscle training protocol in an individual with SBG. For this purpose, the following research instruments were used: Spirometry, Manovacuometry, Peak Expiratory Flow, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM). The respiratory training protocol was performed using Threshold IMT (30 – 50% MIP) and Threshold PEP (30% MEP). Balance training was divided into 3 phases, with progressive exercises and loads. Both protocols lasted four months, with three weekly interventions. As a result, it was observed that in the initial evaluation, there was inspiratory and expiratory weakness. After four months of intervention, MIP remained at the same value and MEP had an increase of 12.8% beyond the predicted value. Regarding the peak expiratory flow, in the evaluation, it was obtained at 75.31%, and in the reassessment 80.25% of the predicted value. Regarding the BBS in the evaluation, 50% of the total score was reached, and in the reevaluation, 89.28%. In the FIM assessment, initially 113 points, and in the reassessment 122 points. It is concluded that there was an improvement in the respiratory parameters, balance, and functional independence of the volunteer in this study, diagnosed with GBS.
Food attitudes of nutrition students at the university of Pernambuco
Authors: Barroso Laudicéia Sena , Silva Diego Felipe dos Santos , Cavalcante Taisy Cinthia Ferro , Sotero Andréa Marques , Silveira Matheus Sobral , Skrapec Michele Vantini Checchio
Published: April 2023

Eating attitudes are defined as beliefs, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships to food. Nutrition students have particular eating attitudes towards food, being also influenced by their academic background and the environment in which they live, reflecting on their professional practices. This study aimed to analyze the eating attitudes of Nutrition students at the University of Pernambuco Campus Petrolina. This is a cross-sectional study with nutrition students, over 18 years of age, of both genders, who were invited to optionally answer a structured electronic questionnaire. The mean score for eating attitudes was 57.98 (8.43) points. When comparing the eating attitudes and subscales scores between independent variables, women had higher scores compared to men in the total scale 58,7 (DP=8,5) and in relationship with food 18,4 (DP=2,5) and concerns about food and weight gain 6,9 (DP=2,62) subscales. Overweight individuals scored higher on the total scale 62,9 (DP=9,2) and in concerns about food and weight, 7,8 (DP=2,9) and in the restrictive and compensatory practices, 5,4 (DP=2,1), subscales. Participants showed little dysfunctional eating attitudes. Overweight women and individuals, in general, had worse eating attitudes. It is important and necessary to have academic training in nutrition with a greater appreciation of the humanities disciplines so that students have a broader view of health care with a biopsychosocial approach and a critical view.
Implications of the period of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elderly population in the city of Santos from 2020 to 2021
Authors: Florido Giovana Catharina , Bana Cesar Augusto
Published: April 2023

The objective of this study was to gather data regarding vaccination and deaths related to COVID-19 of the elderly population living in Santos in the years 2020 and 2021 and, through the application of an adapted quality of life assessment scale and listening to the elderly over 60 years of age living in a Long-Term Care Institution located in the Ponta da Praia neighborhood, investigate an alleged relationship between the results collected and the pandemic period related to the Coronavirus experienced. Regarding vaccinations, according to data collected in July 2022, 1,148,207 doses were administered in total. As for deaths, between March and December 2020, 843 were recorded, and between January and December 2021, 979. The survey was carried out with an exploratory purpose using an evaluator scale, whose results were analyzed qualitatively. A total of 10 individuals of both genders were interviewed, 6 males and 4 females whose age range was established from the age of 60 years. The results revealed little variation between averages and specifically low impact related to COVID-19. Complaints about physical health, autonomy, and social relationships were raised.
Viability of Sucupira-Branca (Pterodon emarginatus VOGEL.) seeds collected directly from the mother tree and on the soil
Authors: Valentim Sebastião Marcos Silva , Luz Petterson Baptista da , Cardoso Elaidy Laura Oliveira , Moretto Gabriel , Moreira Antônio Carlos Silva , Amaral Anna Júlia Cardoso , Miranda Bruna Samy de Oliveira , Freire Loryane Ribeiro , Oliveira Karina Leite de
Published: April 2023

The species Pterodon emarginatus Vogel., popularly known as Sucupira-Branca, is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family and is widely distributed in the Cerrado Biome. Its fruits are widely used in the fight against rheumatism, and diabetes and are mainly used in the treatment of inflammations, its wood is resistant and can be used in constructions, in addition, the species has the potential for reforestation actions. The objective of this work was to evaluate the viability of Sucupira-Branca seeds collected directly from the mother tree and on the ground, in a transition region between the Cerrado Biome and the Amazon Forest in Cáceres-MT. To carry out the study, 1,200 Sucupira-Branca fruits were collected, of which 600 were collected directly from the mother tree and the other 600 were collected on the soil located below it. The fruits were opened and the viability of their seeds was evaluated qualitatively and visually, analyzing whether they were whole, without imperfections, and with normal color (light brown), where the number of viable and non-viable seeds of the fruits was counted. fruits collected both directly from the parent tree and those that were on the ground so that it could analyze whether there is a difference in the viability of the seeds collected in both places. In total, 1,200 seeds were evaluated, of which, of the 600 seeds collected on the ground, only 160 were viable, and of the 600 collected directly from the mother tree, 285 were viable, 125 more seeds than those collected on the ground. Because of this, we can see that the simple act of not opening the Sucupira-Branca fruits to remove the seed before planting, which is very common, may be linked to the low germination rate of the species, as this attribute may be related to the viability of its seeds, which is also very low. The characteristic can only be evaluated through the opening of the fruits. We can conclude that a factor that is connected with the low viability of the seeds and possibly also with the low germination is the place where they are collected, which, because of the results found, we can observe that the collection of the Sucupira-Branca fruits carried out directly from the matrix tree presents greater seed viability, and may also present a higher germination rate.
Advanced Directives in Cancer Patients in Brazil
Authors: Freitas Eni Devay de , Correia Cristina Damasceno
Published: April 2023

Cancer is a health problem in the world. Scientific advances and precision medicine have demonstrated how cancer is a heterogeneous disease, requiring diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic individualiza-tion and personalization as well as more effective communication between doctors, patients, and fami-lies, to allow patients to express care preferences. The prevalence of AD in cancer patients varies widely among countries and Brazil has a paucity of data on Advance Directives (AD). OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the perception of cancer patients about topics such as Palliative Care (PC), Advance Care Planning (ACP), and Advance Directives (AD) in their oncologic care. METHODS: This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study with cancer patients undergoing outpatient treatment in a private tertiary teaching and research hospital in the city of Salvador, Brazil. RESULTS: of the 50 patients involved, 37 answered the complete questionnaire; 18% of the patients refused to participate when they became aware of the content involving the themes PC and AD. Most of the participants were women, with higher education levels, a mean age of 64 years, and more than one year of oncolog-ic follow-up. More than 70% had not heard about Palliative Care (PC) and 78% were not approached about refractory conditions to treatment and ACP by their oncologist. Only 10.8% understood the terms Advance Directives (AD) or Living Will and only 8% had AD before cancer diagnosis. CONCLUSION: 90% of the patients did not know about AD. Advance Directives were not a topic of discussion between patients and physicians.
Biotechnological advances in the production of fungal chitosan
Authors: Silva Ákylla Fernanda Souza , Takaki Galba Maria de Campos
Published: April 2023

Fungal biology has made important advances in recent decades, enabling the extraction of molecules of biotechnological interest, such as chitin, one of the most versatile and abundant biopolymers in nature. Several studies suggest that fungal organisms cultivated on a large scale can be used as an alternative source for obtaining this polysaccharide. Thus, this review presents the most recent biotechnological advances in the production of chitin and its derived products, evaluating the potential use of fungal organisms as a commercial source of this raw material.
Project-based learning – A significant learning at Júlia Kubitschek state college
Authors: Madeira Fabiana Ferreira Braga , Teixeira Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil
Published: April 2023

The project entitled Project-based learning was developed at Colégio Estadual Júlia Kubitscheck and was inspired by the period of the COVID-19 pandemic in a hybrid teaching format. The classes taught had a remote profile, sometimes they were carried out by video call communication service, sometimes by recorded classes, and made available on the SEEDUC/RJ platform. Faced with this reality, active methodologies enable the construction of collaborative classes based on more lively and meaningful learning experiences for students. The objective of the project was to highlight the themes of inclusive education - deafness, physical disability, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, blindness, high abilities, and giftedness through an active methodology that awakens youth protagonism related to the programmatic contents of Portuguese Language, when possible and that the contents of the Portuguese Language curricular component were discussed in the projects. As a theoretical basis for the development of the project, it was based on Bacich (2017) who designs models of active methodologies for innovative practices in the classroom. The work methodology used was TBL Team-based learning – learning in teams that offer a participatory teaching model, as students can do it together, share ideas, and collaborate (AMARAL, 2017). The results indicate that it is possible in a public education system to offer innovative educational models to students, according to the national curriculum base, and that integrate them into the new literacies resulting from a contemporary society that consumes new technologies. The students resignified their knowledge, and their learning, they felt part of the teaching process.
TANU’s Bombay Delegates: Stephen Mhando, Ali Mwinyi Tambwe, and the Global Itineraries of Tanganyikan Decolonisation
Authors:   University of Sheffield, Roberts George ,   European University Institute
Published: April 2023

Despite the recent move to understand African decolonisation in more global and transnational terms, the history of TANU’s struggle for independence remains understood primarily through a nationalist paradigm. Tanganyikans remain largely overlooked in the new historiography of ‘Afro-Asian’ connections in the 1950s. This article addresses this lacuna by sketching out the dual biographies of two less prominent TANU leaders, Stephen Mhando and Ali Mwinyi Tambwe. Using recently declassified colonial intelligence reports, it follows their journeys to the meeting of the Asian Socialist Conference in India in 1956 and subsequent travels around the Indian Ocean coastline. Through these life-stories, the article argues that activism under the auspices of African nationalism provided a platform for aspiring politicians to pursue their own projects in a decolonising world. These included the organisation of pan-African conferences, creating transoceanic solidarities between Muslim organisations, securing patronage from Cold War powers, and advancing anticolonial causes in Africa’s Indian Ocean basin. By stepping away from a narrative focused squarely on a struggle for national independence, the article argues for a more inclusive, globally connected and open-ended history of Tanganyikan anticolonialism.
From Public Ownership to Joint Venture Privatisation of Parastatals: A History of the Tanzania-China Friendship Textile Mill, 1968-2020
Authors:   Mkwawa University College of Education, Mayo Bungaya Gughangw
Published: April 2023

In 1968, the Tanzanian government inaugurated the Tanzania-China Friendship Textile Mill (FTM) which was built by using a Chinese interest-free loan. Built in the context of import substitution industrial strategy and the policy of socialism and self-reliance embodied in the Arusha Declaration of 1967, the FTM recorded a high productivity in the 1970s and declined in the 1980s. After the adoption of neo-liberal policies in the 1990s, the FTM was privatised to a Chinese company through a joint-venture contract (JVC) and it was renamed Tanzania-China Friendship Textile Company (FTC). In the early 2000s, FTC recovered shortly before it started to decline again until it stopped production in 2018. The extant literature fails to acknowledge interplay of both internal and external forces in FTM decline and they have not assessed the efficacy of joint venture privatisation. In addressing this lacuna, this paper argues that while the failure of government policies coupled with the impact of the global economic crisis of the 1980s to bring the textile industry to stand still in the 1990s, negative impact of economic liberalisation and the investor’s deleterious practices after privatisation were the final nails in the coffin.
The Concept of Niger Delta and Oil Politics in Nigeria from the Pre-colonial Era to the Recent Past
Authors:   Adeleke University, Onumonu Ugo Paschal
Published: April 2023

Nigerian Niger Delta is known across the globe due to its economic importance related to oil exploration by multinational companies and the related massive coverage of news about the region by international press. A lot has therefore been written about the region, but scholarship is yet to systematically examine the history of the Niger Delta and oil politics in the area during the post-colonial era. This paper therefore critically examines how the concept of the Niger Delta developed and how it has been a factor in the Nigerian politics. The paper adopts an historical-analytical approach, relying on information obtained from primary and secondary sources from archives, newspapers, oral interviews, online sources, and different publications. The paper sheds light on various challenges in the region which over the years have heightened the discourse on the Niger Delta. It argues that the firm grip exacted on the concept of Niger Delta by many forces clearly demonstrates the resilience of multiple stakeholder interests over the region. Although the article focusses on Nigeria, the thrust of its analysis and argument is relevant to Africa in general, and specifically to countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, Southern Sudan and Kenya, where an extraction-based economy has been evolving in recent decades.
Book Review: African Motors
Authors:   Maseno University, Akallah Jethron Ayumbah
Published: April 2023

Joshua Grace. African Motors: Technology, Gender and the History of Development. Durham: Duke University Press, 2021
Design of the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure
Authors: Miller Cameron
Published: April 2023

In December 2018, a team of student engineers and architects from the University of Cambridge took part in the Harbin Institute of Technology's second annual International Ice and Snow Innovation Construction Competition. The Cambridge design – the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure – won the Best Design and Construction Works Award in the competition.
Business Practice Note No. 28: Making a health and safety intervention
Authors: Byatt Matthew
Published: April 2023

Matt Byatt offers advice on how to intervene successfully when witnessing an unsafe act or procedure.
Propuesta de intervención pedagógica a la función del director escolar desde la perspectiva de la cognición social
Authors: Amador Molina Octavio , Hernández Carrillo Sonia Janeth , Bayona Enriquez Judith
Published: April 2023

El Sistema Educativo Nacional (SEN) a través de la Educación Básica tiene como finalidad brindar educación integral a todos los niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA). Para lograrlo ha buscado la excelencia a partir del mejoramiento continuo de todos los elementos y figuras que lo constituyen. El marco para la excelencia en la enseñanza y la gestión escolar en educación básica establece el perfil profesional deseable para el personal con funciones directivas, el cual constituyó el referente central para el desarrollo de la propuesta de intervención pedagógica que en este estudio se presenta. De esta manera se construyó, validó y aplicó el instrumento “un directivo que organiza el funcionamiento de la escuela como un espacio para la formación integral de los NNA”, que permitió recuperar información diagnóstica, de esta manera se planificaron las temáticas a desarrollar con los directivos de la zona escolar núm. 4 adscrita al Sistema Estatal de Telesecundarias (SETEL) del Estado de Durango. Dicha propuesta tiene como objetivo explicar que significa ser director escolar para el personal que desempeña esa función desde la perspectiva de la teoría de la Cognición Social a partir de la construcción colectiva de significados. Para el logro de dicho objetivo se establecen estrategias centradas en el aprendizaje cooperativo y colaborativo, empleando estrategias de evaluación a partir de la observación participante, el diario de campo y el análisis del discurso.
Implicaciones de la Teoría Freudiana para entender los efectos de extender la práctica de colecho, ¿de qué forma afecta el desarrollo psicosocial del infante?
Authors: Ruíz Izundegui Yuri Miguel
Published: April 2023

El presente ensayo es una revisión de los principales postulados Freudianos como lo son el complejo de Edipo, tanto en el varón como en la niña, haciendo notar los distintos caminos que cada sexo toma en su camino a la identidad de género, de forma que podamos adentraros con mejor entendimiento en la formación de las perversiones, basados en la teoría metapsicológica freudiana, podemos advertir los graves riesgos que conlleva el extender la práctica del colecho en la infancia, entiendo que el niño debe de entrar en estado de latencia entre los 5 y 11 años aproximadamente, el extender el colecho podría generar perturbaciones emocionales y psicólogas derivadas de un tipo de crianza que no favorece la entrada en latencia del menor.
MATEMATIK DAN REALITI: SATU PENELITIAN TERHADAP TAKRIF-TAKRIF MATEMATIK
Authors:   Selangor International Islamic University College, Malaysia, Azlan Muhammad Ikhwan
Published: April 2023

The role of mathematics as a foundation of other sciences is well acknowledged since the dawn of modern science. This fundamental and important role is then not only limited to the natural and physical sciences but also further extended to the social domains of humanities. This article reviews the many definitions of mathematics as put forth by philosophers and mathematicians, how these definitions are understood, and how they subsequently influence the development of mathematics itself as well as other disciplines influenced by mathematics. These definitions are: mathematics as the science of teaching and learning (ʿulūm al-taʿālim); mathematics as abstraction or the construction of abstracts; mathematics as logic; mathematics as a formal system; mathematics as the science of quantity and structure, mathematics=ontology; and mathematics as intellectual exercise (riyāḍiyyāt). Based on the aforementioned definitions, this article attempts to analyse the ontological status of mathematics and mathematical objects based on the degrees of existence (marātib al-wujūd) framework which orders existence into five levels, namely essential existence (wujūd dhātī), concrete existence (wujūd ‘aynī), mental existence (wujūd dhihnī), verbal existence (wujūd lafẓī), dan formal or written existence (wujūd khaṭṭī).
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR GREEN ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC FINANCE
Authors:   Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain, Al-Roubaie Amer , Sarea Adel ,   Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain
Published: April 2023

The subject of ethics has been widely debated in Islamic finance reflecting the importance of ethical considerations in environmental management. In recent decades, rapid growth in population, urbanisation, energy consumption and per capita income have increased the demand for natural resources causing substantial damage to the ecosystem. Sustainable development is concerned with human capabilities to manage natural resources so as to protect the environment and ensure future survival. Project funding by banks could strengthen guidelines for protecting the environment through investment in green or ethical projects. Ethical investments reduce the risk of environmental degradation by selecting green projects, including green technologies, suitable for the indigenous environment. Compliance with Islamic principles restricts Islamic financial institutions from financing enterprises that cause negative externalities. To this end, ethical investments should be integrated into the banking credit decision criteria to ensure that environmental protection is given priority in business decision-making. The paper maintains that investment in green projects represents new opportunities for Islamic banks to play an important role in sustaining development and responding to the challenges facing people worldwide.
KAJIAN KOLEKSI TAMADUN ISLAM DI PERPUSTAKAAN IKIM DAN KEPENTINGANNYA
Authors:   Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM), Malaysia, A. Denisova Tatiana
Published: April 2023

One of the great assets and distinguishing features of the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) is the presence of an invaluable special collection of materials encompassing different aspects of the civilisation of Islam in her library, amounting to more than eight thousand (8000) books published between the 17th to early 20th century in more than twenty (20) languages. It makes IKIM Library one of the few libraries in Malaysia and perhaps Southeast Asia with such a collection.The presence of several sets of the world’s leading journal publications in Oriental and Islamic studies is another unique feature of IKIM Library. The consist of eighty five (85) different research societies and institutions of international repute for the last 163 years. The main research themes of such journal collections are general studies on Islamic Civilisation; regional studies of the Arab lands, Iran, Central Asia, South Asia, as well as Southeast Asia; and Semitic Studies. The main goal of this article is to acquaint readers and specialists with this collection of scientific journals and present it as comprehensive historiographical source on the history of Muslim civilisation.
EBRAHIM MOOSA AND POSTMODERNISM: SOME CLOSE RESEMBLANCES AND IMPLICATIONS
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, Ahmad Hulaimi Muhammad Yusra
Published: April 2023

This article is aimed at cursory discussion on the structure of the thoughts of Ebrahim Moosa and its implications on the doctrinal aspects of Islam. More precisely, it studies Moosa’s interpretation of Islam. In exploring his thoughts, this article shall focus on some aspects of Moosa’s thoughts, notably: metaphysics, anthropology and exegesis, and conclude that Moosa’s ethos of interpretation and representation of Islam is, with some concern, postmodern. Also, it will conclude with some remarks on the de-essentialising implications of such a postmodern approach on the understanding of Islam’s essence. Lastly, his thoughts can be characteristically categorised as being (post) colonialistic in its insistence on interpreting Islam based not on its own worldview and vocabularies.
THE APPLICATION OF FOOD SAFETY CONCEPT WITHIN THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR HALAL FOOD IN MALAYSIA: AN OVERVIEW
Authors:   Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM), Malaysia, Awang Norkumala
Published: April 2023

Food safety aspects play an important role in ensuring that ṭayyib (good) components are adhered to such as healthy, quality, hygienic and safe foods. Hence, food safety and halal principles are interconnected and inseparable. In determining safety, the hygiene and quality of food—the concept of halālan ṭayyiban (halal and good) becomes the main benchmark. This article attempts to examine the importance of food safety parallel to the concept of halālan ṭayyiban in positioning food safety in the halal food industry; to review the reference standards used in halal certification that are consistent with the concept of halālan ṭayyiban in Malaysia, and to identify the aspects of food safety in the reference standards used for halal food in Malaysia. The aspects of food safety have to be continuously strengthened so that there will be no loop holes and manipulation in its implementation.