bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An update to pain management after spinal cord injury: from pharmacology to circRNAs
Authors: Mazzone Graciela L. , Coronel María F. , Mladinic Miranda , Sámano Cynthia
Published: November 2022

Neuropathic pain (NP) following a spinal cord injury (SCI) is often hard to control and therapies should be focused on the physical, psychological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors that may contribute to chronic sensory symptoms. Novel therapeutic treatments for NP management should be based on the combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological options. Some of them are addressed in this review with a focus on mechanisms and novel treatments. Several reports demonstrated an aberrant expression of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that may represent key regulatory factors with a crucial role in the pathophysiology of NP and as potential diagnostic biomarkers. This review analyses the latest evidence for cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with the role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the management of pain after SCI. Advantages in the use of circRNA are their stability (up to 48 h), and specificity as sponges of different miRNAs related to SCI and nerve injury. The present review discusses novel data about deregulated circRNAs (up or downregulated) that sponge miRNAs, and promote cellular and molecular interactions with mRNAs and proteins. This data support the concept that circRNAs could be considered as novel potential therapeutic targets for NP management especially after spinal cord injuries.
Development of an Unpiloted Aircraft System–Based Sensing Approach to Detect and Measure Pavement Frost Heaves
Authors: Zaremotekhases Farah , Hunsaker Adam , Dave Eshan , Sias Jo E.
Published: November 2022

The combination of low temperatures, precipitation, and high-water table causes the formation of subsurface frost in pavements leading to the formation of frost heaves. This leads to significant damage to the structural integrity of the pavements and causes extensive surface roughness. Frost heaving is a common type of distress in cold climate regions, especially for road and airport infrastructures located in remote areas. Research discussed in this article focuses on determining the efficiency and accuracy of photogrammetry-based sensing systems to measure the extent of pavement frost heaves. The sensors are mounted on an unpiloted aircraft system (UAS) capable of providing measurements over large spatial domains in a single flight and are well suited for difficult-to-access regions. Experiments have been conducted on simulated heaves as well as actual cold climate pavement sections. The research described herein provides suitable UAS flight parameters for conducting frost heave measurements. Flight at an altitude of 50 m above the ground surface and a flight speed of 5 m/s with capturing images every 2 s resulted in more than 80 % front and side image overlap. The pavement surface profile has been constructed from extracted photogrammetry elevation data collected in three different seasons. Pavement surface roughness has been measured in terms of the international roughness index (IRI), and variation between measured IRI values has been evaluated during different seasons because of the formation of the frost heave distress. As it is expected, the IRI values increase as the cold season approaches. Moreover, the measured IRI values have been compared with the most recent available IRI data collected by an instrumented vehicle. The key outcomes of this work demonstrate that photogrammetry can reliably detect pavement frost heaves and provide high confidence in the future development of an automated system to measure pavement roughness that is attributable to frost heave distresses.
Head Orientation Influences Saccade Directions during Free Viewing
Authors: Reeves Stephanie M. , Cooper Emily A. , Rodriguez Raul , Otero-Millan Jorge
Published: November 2022

When looking around a visual scene, humans make saccadic eye movements to fixate objects of interest. While the extraocular muscles can execute saccades in any direction, not all saccade directions are equally likely: saccades in horizontal and vertical directions are most prevalent. Here, we asked whether head orientation plays a role in determining saccade direction biases. Study participants (n = 14) viewed natural scenes and abstract fractals (radially symmetric patterns) through a virtual reality headset equipped with eye tracking. Participants’ heads were stabilized and tilted at −30°, 0°, or 30° while viewing the images, which could also be tilted by −30°, 0°, and 30° relative to the head. To determine whether the biases in saccade direction changed with head tilt, we calculated polar histograms of saccade directions and cross-correlated pairs of histograms to find the angular displacement resulting in the maximum correlation. During free viewing of fractals, saccade biases largely followed the orientation of the head with an average displacement value of 24° when comparing head upright to head tilt in world-referenced coordinates (t(13)= 17.63,p < 0.001). There was a systematic offset of 2.6° in saccade directions, likely reflecting ocular counter roll (OCR;t(13)= 3.13,p = 0.008). When participants viewed an Earth upright natural scene during head tilt, we found that the orientation of the head still influenced saccade directions (t(13)= 3.7,p = 0.001). These results suggest that nonvisual information about head orientation, such as that acquired by vestibular sensors, likely plays a role in saccade generation.
The Developmental Progression of Eight Opsin Spectral Signals Recorded from the Zebrafish Retinal Cone Layer Is Altered by the Timing and Cell Type Expression of Thyroxin Receptor β2 (trβ2) Gain-Of-Function Transgenes
Authors: Nelson Ralph F. , Balraj Annika , Suresh Tara , Elias Leah J. , Yoshimatsu Takeshi , Patterson Sara S.
Published: November 2022

Zebrafish retinal cone signals shift in spectral shape through larval, juvenile, and adult development as expression patterns of eight cone-opsin genes change. An algorithm extracting signal amplitudes for the component cone spectral types is developed and tested on two thyroxin receptor β2 (trβ2) gain-of-function linescrx:mYFP-2A-trβ2andgnat2:mYFP-2A-trβ2, allowing correlation between opsin signaling and opsin immunoreactivity in lines with different developmental timing and cell-type expression of this red-opsin-promoting transgene. Both adult transgenics became complete, or nearly complete, “red-cone dichromats,” with disproportionately large long-wavelength-sensitive (LWS)1 opsin amplitudes as compared with controls, where LWS1 and LWS2 amplitudes were about equal, and significant signals from SWS1, SWS2, and Rh2 opsins were detected. But in transgenic larvae and juveniles of both lines it was LWS2 amplitudes that increased, with LWS1 cone signals rarely encountered. Ingnat2:mYFP-2A-trβ2embryos at 5 d postfertilization (dpf), red-opsin immunoreactive cone density doubled, but red-opsin amplitudes (LWS2) increased <10%, and green-opsin, blue-opsin, and UV-opsin signals were unchanged, despite co-expressed red opsins, and the finding that answs1UV-opsin reporter gene was shut down by thegnat2:mYFP-2A-trβ2transgene. By contrast both LWS2 red-cone amplitudes and the density of red-cone immunoreactivity more than doubled in 5-dpfcrx:mYFP-2A-trβ2embryos, while UV-cone amplitudes were reduced 90%. Embryonic cones with trβ2 gain-of-function transgenes were morphologically distinct from control red, blue or UV cones, with wider inner segments and shorter axons than red cones, suggesting cone spectral specification, opsin immunoreactivity and shape are influenced by the abundance and developmental timing of trβ2 expression.
A Black Feminist Perspective in Response to Roe v. Wade
Authors: Walkington Lori
Published: November 2022

The author writes a “letter” to White feminists and academic allies in order to demand greater modes of solidarity, and to draw attention to the ongoing and too-often ignored work of Black feminists in protecting and creating space for collective and social freedoms. The commentary recalls the legacy of Black feminist thinkers and activists, and positions their insights in a new era of legalized reproductive rights restrictions in the United States.
Anxiety among undergraduate Nursing students with mandatory curricular internship during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Martins Mariana Cavalcante , Coelho Manuela de Mendonça Figueiêdo , Oliveira Débora Teles de , Almeida Paulo Cesar de , Cavalcante Viviane Mamede Vasconcelos , Lima Larissa Rodrigues de Freitas , Gubert Fabiane do Amaral
Published: November 2022

Objective: to compare the average anxiety among undergraduate Nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: it was a cross-sectional study conducted with 101 undergraduate Nursing students. Data collection took place through WhatsApp®, by sending a link containing a consent form, a Google Forms® instrument and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The analysis was carried out through central tendency, absolute and relative frequency, and analytical tests. Results: trait anxiety and state anxiety presented medium (52.5%) and high (67.3%) levels, respectively, with mean state anxiety (48.1) higher than the mean trait anxiety (42.3) and positive correlation (r=0.479) between the two scales (p<0.000). They were high among students who lived with family members with risk factors for COVID-19 aggravation, underwent social isolation, without confirmatory tests for the disease, and performed an internship in internal medicine. Conclusion: significant percentages of anxiety levels were identified among undergraduate Nursing students in mandatory internship during the COVID-19 pandemic, thus revealing the need for preventive actions for this public. Contributions to practice: based on these findings, proposals to prevent mental health problems in this public can be developed seeking to change the current mental health scenario.
Construction and validity of an instrument to assess talent retention factors in nurses
Authors: Kuratomi Shirley dos Santos Kimura , Trovo Mônica Martins , Carvalho Rachel de
Published: November 2022

Objective: to construct and validate an instrument to assess talent retention in nurses. Methods: methodological study whose stages were as follows: construction of the instrument by integrative literature review; content validation; and agreement by experts. To establish psychometric properties, it was applied to 290 nurses for construct validity through exploratory factor analysis, principal components method and Promax rotation. Evaluation of the internal consistency of the constructs by Cronbach's Alpha coefficient and McDonald's omega coefficient. Results: content validation by 10 experts obtained a degree of agreement >80% and second-order agreement coefficient (AC2 Gwet) between 0.83 and 0.89. After factor analysis, we obtained: instrument with 25 items, high degree of reliability and internal consistency; Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test = 0.947; Bartlett p<0.001; and α from 0.87 to 0.92 with the formation of four factors explaining 74% of the variance. Conclusion: the instrument showed evidence of content and construct validity and adequate internal consistency. Contributions to practice: this innovative instrument for Nursing science enables managers to identify their teams' own talent retention factors, directing assertive measures for retaining nurses according to the predominant motivators.
Registro de desorden cromático en Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) en la Amazonia del Ecuador
Authors: Bravo-Salinas Ronald , Salas Jaime A.
Published: November 2022

Presentamos un caso de desorden cromático observado en un ejemplar de Trachops cirrhosus proveniente de bosques de tierras bajas de la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Durante el trabajo de campo, seis individuos de esta especie fueron capturados con redes de niebla en un hábitat intervenido, de los cuales, un ejemplar macho juvenil fue distinguible del resto de individuos debido a la presencia manchas blanquecinas en la región ventral, en el pecho y abdomen. Discutimos sobre los reportes previos de este tipo de trastornos pigmentarios en murciélagos de Ecuador, y en el Neotrópico, documentando el primer registro de esta especie con esta condición para el país.
Современная русская литература Литвы, Латвии, Эстонии: балтийский постколониальный роман
Authors:   , Šalkinė Aleksandra
Published: November 2022

Šiuolaikinė rusų literatūra Lietuvoje, Latvijoje, Estijoje: Baltijos pokolonijinis romanasContemporary Russian literature in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia: the Baltic postcolonial novel
Systematic of Signature Splitting in Ce Nuclei
Authors: RANA A. K. , Gupta A. K. , Tiwary S. S. , Sharma H. P.
Published: November 2022

The signature splitting and signature inversion in rotational bands belonging to configurations in even-even deformed 132,134,136Ce nuclei have been studied. These Ce isotopes are interesting candidates to probe for signature of triaxiality. The energy staggering index S(I) is found nearly constant for band 4 and 5 132Ce. similarly, S(I) is also found nearly constant as a function of spin 134 Ce. The observed signature splitting in these two nuclei does not support low K (projection on symmetry axis) value for these bands on the other hand, high K value is not expected for  and / orbitals at Z=58. Hence, this low and constant signature splitting is only possible due to triaxiality. However, in 136Ce favored and unfavored partner bands (B1 and B2) Shows normal signature splitting and indicate axially symmetric shape for 136Ce.
A Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative
Authors: Edwards Jeffrey G. , Cheston Christine C. , Kelly Colleen A. , Brewster Ryan C.L. , Williams Alexis R. , Mell Anthony J.
Published: November 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a disparate impact on Black and Latinx communities. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, inaccessibility and distrust of the medical community rooted in historical oppression led to hesitancy about medical interventions. In Boston, COVID-19 vaccination rates of Black and Latinx adolescents lagged behind their white and Asian peers. In response, Boston Medical Center created community vaccine clinic sites across Suffolk County. Pediatric resident physicians subsequently partnered with Boston Medical Center to establish an accompanying education program entitled “Ask-a-Doc” to help improve health literacy and address vaccine hesitancy that focused on Black and Latinx adolescents. In partnership with multidisciplinary stakeholders, including Boston Public School leaders, Ask-a-Doc pediatric resident physicians staffed 46 community vaccine events in 15 zip codes. At these events, 1521 vaccine doses were administered, with most administered to Black and Latinx community members. As of January 1, 2022, 67% of 51 first-year pediatric resident physicians had participated. Ask-A-Doc is an example of a community-based intervention that directly targets health inequities and misinformation and demonstrates that pediatric resident physicians can meaningfully engage in community outreach with sufficient protected time, resources, and institutional support. The resulting connections may lead to greater trust and credibility within systematically oppressed communities.
Movimento estudantil em tempos de adversidade: o papel do estudante na reforma sanitária brasileira
Authors: Cavalcante Ana Suelen Pedroza , Farias Quiteria Larissa Teodoro , Pereira Wallingson Michael Gonçalves , Amaral Vitória Ferreira do , Ribeiro Marcos Aguiar , Gomes Diógenes Farias , Silva Maria Rocineide Ferreira da
Published: November 2022

Objetivo: refletir sobre as contribuições do movimento estudantil para a reforma sanitária brasileira, pressupondo seus aspectos histórico-dialéticos e os traços da contemporaneidade.
Síntese de conteúdo: ao reconhecer que vivemos em tempos adversos e de uma reforma sanitária inconclusa, as entidades estudantis e outras organizações estudantis, bem como projetos e iniciativas que estimulam mudanças na formação em saúde, tais como iniciação científica, extensão universitária, Programa Nacional de Reorientação da Formação Profissional em Saúde, Programa de Educação para o Trabalho, Vivências e Estágios na Realidade do Sistema Único de Saúde e residências multiprofissionais, representam o estímulo ao pensamento crítico e social e o encorajamento do movimento estudantil como símbolo da defesa à efetivação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) enquanto projeto político e social, bem como de resistência à desarticulação das políticas públicas brasileiras.
Conclusões: colocamos em cena o potencial que todas essas iniciativas de formação, institucionalizadas ou não, têm para contribuir para a efetivação do SUS, uma vez que buscam a autonomia e o protagonismo discentes para a transformação da realidade social em que vivem.
Fatores associados à ativação de pacientes em hemodiálise
Authors: Leone Denise Rocha Raimundo , Pereira Gabriela Amorim , Silva Arison Cristian de Paula , Aguiar Aline Silva de
Published: November 2022

Objetivo: mensurar a ativação de pacientes em hemodiálise e determinar os fatores associados à ativação dessa população.
Materiais e método: estudo exploratório, de caráter descritivo e corte transversal com 162 pacientes em tratamento hemodialítico no interior de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados de janeiro a abril de 2019, com instrumentos para avaliação sociodemográfica, socioeconômica e clínica e da escala Patient Activation Measure de 13 itens. A análise de dados foi realizada por estatística descritiva e regressão de Poisson com variância robusta.
Resultados: a medida de ativação dos pacientes em hemodiálise variou de 39,4 a 90,7 pontos, em que a média é 60,85 + 15,57 pontos e a mediana 53,2 (IC: 58,4-63,3) pontos. Dos participantes, 52,5 % (n = 85) apresentavam baixa ativação, sendo que o menor quantitativo de pessoas (18,5 %, n = 30) se encontrava no nível 3. Foi associado à maior prevalência de alta ativação o fato de apresentar o nível superior de ensino e não necessitar de cuidador.
Conclusões: embora as variáveis associadas à alta ativação não sejam modificadas pelos profissionais de saúde, conhecê-las permite inferir qual o perfil de pacientes em hemodiálise que necessitam de intervenções direcionadas ao aumento dos níveis de ativação.
Adopción del rol y calidad de vida de cuidadores de pacientes oncológicos en Medellín, Colombia
Authors: Escalante Hernández Harrison , Montoya Zapata Claudia Patricia , Arias-Rojas Mauricio
Published: November 2022

Objetivo: determinar el nivel de adopción del rol y la calidad de vida de los cuidadores familiares de personas con cáncer.
Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal que incluyó la participación de 50 cuidadores familiares de pacientes con cáncer en tratamiento activo. Se aplicaron los instrumentos Adopción del Rol del Cuidador Familiar y Escala de Calidad de Vida versión Familiar. También se realizaron análisis descriptivos y comparativos.
Resultados: los participantes reportaron una edad promedio de 44,8 años y fueron en su mayoría mujeres (66 %). Frente a la adopción del rol, se encontró un nivel satisfactorio, con una mediana de 86,5 puntos. La calidad de vida presentó una mediana de 165 puntos. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en los puntajes de adopción del rol de acuerdo con la edad, el grado de escolaridad y el nivel socioeconómico de los cuidadores familiares.
Conclusiones: esta investigación encontró niveles satisfactorios de adopción del rol y calidad de vida. Con el fin de mejorar la adopción del rol de los cuidadores, los profesionales de la salud deben prestar atención a características del perfil del cuidador tales como su edad, escolaridad y nivel socioeconómico.
Validación de un instrumento para medir la dimensión científico clínica del cuidado de enfermería en UCI
Authors: Guáqueta-Parada Sandra Rocío , Triana-Restrepo Martha Cecilia , Henao-Castaño Ángela María
Published: November 2022

Objetivo: describir la validación de un instrumento que mide la dimensión científico-clínica del cuidado de enfermería en la unidad de cuidado intensivo (UCI).
Materiales y métodos: estudio psicométrico que determinó la validez aparente y de contenido del instrumento mediante panel de expertos, la validez de constructo por medio de análisis factorial exploratorio y la consistencia interna mediante el alfa de Cronbach. La investigación contó con una muestra de 186 enfermeros que laboran en UCI en Colombia.
Resultados: la validez aparente y de contenido mostró un índice de concordancia entre 0,778 como valor menor y 1 como valor máximo. La consistencia interna por el alfa de Cronbach fue de 0,887 para el instrumento total. En la validez de constructo, el análisis factorial exploratorio evaluó los 3 factores contenidos en la versión original del instrumento, identificando una mayor correlación de los ítems con el proceso de atención de enfermería y, en menor proporción, con el proceso administrativo y el proceso investigativo en UCI.
Conclusiones: desde el análisis de propiedades psicométricas, se evidencia que el instrumento para medir la dimensión científico-clínica del cuidado de enfermería en UCI es una medida confiable y válida desde la validez aparente y de contenido. El instrumento aporta a la valoración del componente científico, que permite a los profesionales en enfermería aplicar los elementos científicos que sustentan el quehacer diario en UCI , con base en elementos teóricos de enfermería y en los procesos de atención de enfermería, administrativo e  investigativo del cuidado a la persona en situación crítica.
Bosques sucesionales en Colombia: una oportunidad para la recuperación de paisajes transformados
Authors: Hurtado-M Ana Belén , Muñoz Juan Camilo , Echeverry-Galvis María Ángela , Norden Natalia
Published: November 2022

Más de la mitad de los bosques tropicales corresponden a bosques sucesionales, producto de la regeneración natural que ocurre espontáneamente, una vez han cesado actividades humanas en un terreno. El proceso sucesional que rige la recuperación de la estructura y composición de los bosques está determinado por diversos factores que operan simultáneamente a diferentes escalas y que se relacionan de maneras complejas. Estas contingencias conducen a los bosques hacia trayectorias sucesionales impredecibles en cada sitio. En Colombia, los bosques sucesionales hacen parte integral del paisaje, su área se encuentra en aumento y pueden considerase aliados importantes para alcanzar las metas de restauración; sin embargo, su valor ecológico no ha sido considerado en las agendas de conservación. Por esto, el objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el estado de arte en el conocimiento sobre los bosques sucesionales en Colombia para visibilizar las oportunidades de investigación. Calculamos la extensión de los bosques sucesionales en Colombia y al interior de las distintas regiones del país y realizamos una revisión de la literatura sobre la investigación de estos bosques en el país. Finalmente, realizamos unas consideraciones sobre su estudio a futuro. En conclusión, los bosques sucesionales son ecosistemas dinámicos, taxonómica y funcionalmente, que deben  considerarse como elementos clave de los paisajes transformados y tienen posibilidades de integrarse a los proyectos de conservación y restauración de gran escala. Esto pone de manifiesto la necesidad de eliminar el estigma que reposa en su nombre para empezar a estudiarlos como valiosos elementos ecológicos dentro del paisaje.
Viabilidad y germinación de semillas de cuatro especies amenazadas de cactáceas
Authors: Manzo- Rodriguez Sinai Mariana , González- Rosas Héctor , García De los Santos Gabino , García Moya Edmundo , Espinosa - Hernández Vicente , Corona -Torres Tarsicio , Robledo Paz Alejandrina
Published: November 2022

Existen pocos estudios acerca de métodos para evaluar la viabilidad y germinación de semillas de cactáceas, información necesaria para planear su conservación y preservación en su hábitat o sobrevivencia por periodos largos en condiciones ambientales desfavorables o de almacenamiento. En el presente trabajo se exploró la viabilidad de las semillas de las especies mexicanas amenazadas Echinocactus platyacanthus, Ferocactus pilosus, Lophophora williamsii y Echinocactus grusonii con cloruro 2, 3, 5-trifenil tetrazolio (TZ) y la eficiencia de su germinación in vitro y ex vitro. Se emplearon semillas almacenadas por tres años a temperatura ambiente; la viabilidad se determinó para diferentes concentraciones de TZ. La tasa de germinación y el índice de velocidad germinativa (IVG) en las cuatro especies de cactáceas se evaluó con diferentes sustratos. La viabilidad de la semilla de E. platyacanthus fue de 87,5 % con cloruro de tetrazolio al 0,1 %. Para F. pilosus se obtuvo el 98 % de germinación en tierra de monte-tezontle sin escarificación; el IVG fue de 4,03 semillas por día, mientras que E. grusonii escarificada con ácido sulfúrico durante 1 min. germinó mejor (100 %) en tierra, una mezcla de monte-tezontle y arena; ambas especies mostraron un IVG de 8,3 y 8,1 semillas por día, respectivamente. Hubo una relación positiva entre la prueba de viabilidad con tetrazolio y la prueba de germinación. Se obtuvieron patrones topológicos de tinción para cada especie; se establecieron métodos de reproducción que podrán ayudar en la conservación de estas especies en peligro de extinción.
Características, historia natural y aplicaciones de Hydrocharis laevigata: Una revisión
Authors: Ruiz-Merino Maybe , Campos-Cuéllar Rebeca , Germán-Gómez Arianne , Aponte Héctor
Published: November 2022

Hydrocharis laevigata, una macrófita flotante perteneciente a la familia Hydrocharitaceae, es conocida por ser una especie invasora; su proliferación es causada con frecuencia por su uso como planta ornamental de estanques y acuarios, y por su alta plasticidad morfológica, rápido crecimiento y propagación que le han permitido colonizar ambientes naturales de varios continentes como Norteamérica, Sudamérica, Europa, África y parte de Oceanía. Se realiza una recopilación de la literatura sobre esta especie. Posee un alto contenido proteico (26-30 %) que permite considerarla para forraje de organismos acuáticos y, por su capacidad de bioacumular metales pesados en sus raíces, se considera también buen biorremediador. La efectividad de estas propiedades y propósitos permite un mayor entendimiento de la historia de vida de Hydrocharis laevigata, así como el planteamiento de mejores estrategias para su regulación en sus zonas de distribución.
Water relations and gas exchange in Ruilopezia atropurpurea (Asteraceae), a giant rosette growing under contrasting microclimates in the high tropical Andes
Authors: Rada Fermin , Navarro Antonio
Published: November 2022

Tropical high andean ecosystems, known as paramos, are unique because they are highly diverse, have a high number of endemic species, and play an essential role in different ecosystem services, but are especially susceptible to climate change. Most of the giant rosettes, a dominant growth-form in the paramos, depend on unique features like stems protected by marcescent leaves, voluminous stem pith, and leaf pubescence. However, Ruilopezia atropurpurea lacks these characteristics and must respond differently to endure the paramo extreme conditions. Additionally, unlike other rosettes, this species is found under contrasting exposed and understory microenvironments so that intraspecific plasticity is also expected. We evaluated the responses of R. atropurpurea in terms of leaf water relations, gas exchange, and morphological characteristics in temporal (seasonal and daily variations) and spatial (microsite differences) scales in a Venezuelan paramo. R. atropurpurea displayed lower leaf water potentials (minimum leaf water potentials of -1.5 MPa and -1.8 MPa at the turgor loss point), higher leaf conductance (620 mmol m-2s-1), transpiration (5 molm-2s-1), and CO2 assimilation (13 mmol m-2s-1) rates compared to other paramo giant rosettes. A reduction in leaf area and specific leaf area occurred from understory to exposed sites. R. atropurpurea diverges from the typical responses of most paramo giant rosettes to the extreme environmental conditions. This species’ morphological and physiological plasticity permits it inhabit under variable microclimatic conditions, but despite its confirmed plasticity, it is not able to reach higher elevations as other giant rosettes successfully have.
Caracterización biológica de los organismos incrustantes en sistemas de cultivo suspendido de Argopecten purpuratus en bahía Samanco (Ancash, Perú)
Authors: Tapia-Ugaz Liliana Del Rosario , Nizama Oscar , Arteaga Caren , Chunga Juan , Chipana Gerardo , Refulio Marianella
Published: November 2022

Los organismos incrustantes son un subproducto generado del cultivo del molusco Argopecten purpuratus,que impactan el medio marino costero por su inadecuada disposición. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar la distribución de los organismos incrustantes durante los años 2017 a 2019 y su organización funcional, información que permitirá mejorar el cultivo y desarrollar un manejo ambientalmente responsable. Las muestras fueron tomadas de sistemas de cultivo suspendido del molusco bivalvo A. purpuratus en bahía  amanco (Ancash, Perú). Se registraron mensualmente parámetros fisicoquímicos como temperatura, oxígeno disuelto, pH y salinidad. El análisis cualitativo y cuantitativoconsistió en la determinación de la riqueza de especies y la abundancia mediante el registro del peso. Se encontraron 80 taxones, de los cuales 66 se identificaron a especie. El 41 % son organismos incrustantes, conformado por los phyla Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Porifera, Cnidaria, Brachiochopoda, Bryozoa, Arthropoda, Mollusca y Chordata; de estos el 73 % son filtradores. El 59 % restante presenta algún tipo de movilidad, la mayoría son depredadores y está conformado principalmente por Polychaeta, Malacostraca y Gastropoda. Así mismo, se registran nueve especies introducidas: Ciona robusta, Ciona intestinalis, Bugula neritina, Bugulina stolonifera, Botrylloides violaceus, Caprella equilibra, Caprella scaura, Jassa slatteryi y Scruparia ambigua. Las  especies C. robusta, Semimytilus algosus, B. neritina y Tubularia sp. se encuentran presentes durante todo el año y representan el 80 % de la biomasa que conforma la comunidad de organismos incrustantes. Estos resultados ayudan a comprender esta compleja diversidad asociada al cultivo.
Habitat and abundance of Aegla papudo (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae) at two new record sites
Authors: Chávez-Villavicencio César , Tabilo-Valdivieso Elier , Acuña-Videla Sergio
Published: November 2022

Aegla papudo is a freshwater crab endemic to Chile. Although known to inhabit turbid watercourses with gravel, sand, filamentous algae, leaf litter, and no tree cover; however, is scarce the information on the proportions of these components, physical-chemical aspects of the water, population abundance, and reproductive season. Its presence in the Cordillera El Melon led us to describe the habitat. Between 2018 and 2019, the species was searched for in seven streams. Its habitat was described, the density calculated, the water’s physical-chemical parameters recorded. The variable that explained the abundance was analyzed with a model of Poisson. The species was recorded in the Los Coiles and El Gallo streams (62 and 24 individuals respectively) with a mean density of 1 individual/m2. The abundance was explained by the volume of the mud with gravel and pebble. This investigation is the first to determinethe abundance of adults and juveniles, as well as the variable that explained it. Environments with transparent water and tree cover are new aspects of the habitat. Fecal coliforms varied remarkably. Juvenile individuals present in August suggest that reproduction takes place between summer and fall. The International Union for Conservation of Nature does not register the species; however, we agree with other researchers who propose that the species be classified as Endangered due to known threats.
Updated geographical distribution of the Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias: Eurypigidae)
Authors: León-Alvarado Omar Daniel , Méndez-Camacho Karen Andrea , Arenas-González Fernando , Medina-Contreras Diana
Published: November 2022

The Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), despite having a wide distribution, is poorly studied and with few records in its area of distribution. Updating the distributions of species allows us to understand distributional patterns which are useful in ecology and conservation, especially for rare or threatened species. Given this situation for E. helias and the new records outside its historical range, here we present its updated distribution and a new record in the south of the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia. Using occurrences with preserved specimens and photographic records we build an Ecological Niche Model using the algorithm implemented in MaxEnt. The new record was found in the municipality of La Belleza, Santander in northern Colombia. Its range extends approximately 200 km south of its historical distribution. In Venezuela, it could reach the northern part near the foothills of the Cordilleras Central and Oriental. In Bolivia to the south over the Chiquitano Forest. In Central America, it extends to the lowlands near the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Volcánica Central, and in North America to southern Mexico. The model suggests that tropical lowlands are more suitable for the species than cold temperate zones, also, the Middle Magdalena Valley is a suitable area, however, the species prefers forested and preserved areas. Some distribution patterns could be explained by different biogeographical barriers, but phylogeographical analyzes are needed to test this hypothesis.
Museos digitales interactivos, una nueva forma de generar y transmitir conocimiento
Authors: Radicelli-García Ciro , Pomboza-Floril Margarita
Published: November 2022

Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación son herramientas imprescindibles para la implementación de museos físicos y virtuales por las ventajas que brindan para generar y transmitir conocimiento. Este artículo muestra el proceso para la implementación de un museo didáctico interactivo de las Culturas Valdivia, Puruhá y Upano III en Ecuador, para lo cual se identificaron los fundamentos y aplicaciones de las herramientas tecnológicas a utilizar, se diseñaron los contenidos a ser difundidos en el museo, y se estudiaron los procesos de implementación tecnológica para museos didácticos interactivos, utilizando los métodos de inducción científica, sintético, analítico y de la observación científica, además de los tipos de investigación aplicada, exploratoria, descriptiva y explicativa. A través de lo cual se implementó el museo IntiKilla utilizando diversas herramientas tecnológicas como Coespaces Edu, Blender 3D y Unitag QR, con el fin de ofrecer enriquecidas experiencias culturales y aprendizaje permanente.
Mejora continua de un posgrado en México aplicando el QFD
Authors: Montesinos-González Salvador
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de la presente investigación se centra en desarrollar el Despliegue de la Función de Calidad (QFD, por sus siglas en inglés) como metodología de mejora continua a un programa de posgrado que se imparte en una Institución de Educación Superior (IES) en México, desde un enfoque de gestión de calidad educativa, que tiene fundamento en la satisfacción de las necesidades y requerimientos de todos los actores involucrados del programa, con el fin de mejorar la calidad del servicio que se ofrece desde el punto de vista educativo. Se identificaron áreas de oportunidad, para la toma de decisiones adecuada y oportuna por parte de las autoridades correspondientes, generándose como resultado un modelo de mejora holístico e integral propuesto al caso de estudio que se podrá utilizar en otros modelos educativos similares.
Creencias normativas y confianza: una adaptación del modelo de aceptación tecnológica al e-commerce durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en Ecuador
Authors: Bonisoli Lorenzo , Castillo Leyva Kerly Lisseth
Published: November 2022

A pesar de que el comercio electrónico actualmente manifiesta un constante crecimiento debido a las medidas de confinamiento por la pandemia por covid-19, todavía son escasos los estudios de su aceptación en el entorno ecuatoriano. Esta investigación analiza la intención de uso del e-commerce en los consumidores ecuatorianos, mediante el modelo de aceptación tecnológica adaptado a las variables de creencias normativas y confianza. El instrumento de investigación fue aplicado a 360 personas y los resultados fueron analizados mediante la técnica sem-pls. Los resultados muestran que la confianza percibida no influye significativamente en la intención de uso del e-commerce, mientras que las creencias normativas y la competencia en los dispositivos electrónicos son los factores que más intervienen en la decisión del usuario. Este resultado profundiza el análisis del efecto de la pandemia en la familiaridad de utilizar los medios digitales y concluye que el e-commerce fue adoptado porque el comprador no tenía alternativas en régimen de confinamiento; además, la falta de confianza podría motivar a regresar al comercio tradicional cuando los compradores tengan la posibilidad. Por esta razón, es necesario que las empresas optimicen sus prácticas digitales y las relaciones con los consumidores para brindar la confianza que todavía el consumidor ecuatoriano no recibe.
Editorial: Marketing y comportamiento de consumidor durante y en la superación de una pandemia
Authors: Rojas-Berrio Sandra , Sánchez-Torres Javier A. , Arroyo-Cañada Francisco-Javier , Madrigal-Moreno Flor
Published: November 2022

Dadas las anteriores consideraciones, en agosto de 2021 la Revista Innovar realizó un llamado a un número especial cuyo propósito fue brindar a la comunidad académica del área del marketing un espacio para analizar de manera plural este fenómeno. Como resultado se recibieron 48 documentos y la presente edición, volumen 32, número 86, presenta los diez artículos aceptados; en una próxima edición, se espera publicar más resultados de investigación que abordan este relevante fenómeno global. A continuación, se presenta una síntesis de los documentos que hacen parte de este número especial.
Rito Scozzese Antico ed Accettato in Italia nelle carte dell’archivio di Salamanca
Authors: Locci Emanuela
Published: November 2022

Questo lavoro e il risultato delle ricerche portate avanti sullo studio dei fondi in lingua italiana relativi al Supremo Consiglio del Rito Scozzese Antico ed Accettato, guidato da Saverio Fera dal 1908, dopo la scissione dentro al RSAA del Grande Oriente d’Italia. I documenti, sono unici, testimoniano sia i primi anni di vita dell’organismo massonico e portato avanti da Saverio Fera per inserirlo nel novero degli organismi massonici riconosciuti e operanti nel sistema mondiale del Rito Scozzese Antico e Accettato, sia le forti relazioni con l’omologo spagnolo. L’arco cronologico inizia dal 1908, per terminare nel 1925.
Étienne Morin y su influencia en el desarrollo del Rito Escocés Antiguo y Aceptado
Authors: Pinto-Pardo Nicolas
Published: November 2022

Este artículo analiza a figura de Étienne Morin, el cual fue fundamental en el desarrollo del escocesísmo en Centro América, Estados Unidos y después, en Europa. La hipótesis de investigación plantea que éste recibió distintas patentes que utilizó alternativamente para la creación de nuevos grados masónicos gracias a su oficio, a sus redes de comercio entre Francia y Centro América y a su bilingüismo, que logró la expansión de un rito de 25 grados hasta los 33, siendo base para la creación del escocesísmo en el mundo.
Optimisation of liquorice extract microencapsulation and bioaccessibility of its bioactives
Authors: Özcan F.Ş. , Özcan N. , Özkan K. , Sağdıç O.
Published: November 2022

In this work, functional liquorice powder beverage (FLPB) with standardised glycyrrhizin (GL), glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), carbenoxolone (CBX), and liquiritin (LQ) contents, was produced by encapsulating Glycyrrhiza glabra extract with maltodextrin (MD) by spray drying. Encapsulation parameters of the FLPB were optimised as MD:GL 3.4:1, inlet temperature: 149 °C, and air flow: 8.9 L min−1. GL, GA, LQ, CBX, and yield in powdered beverage produced using these optimised parameters were 6.8 g L−1, 81.1 mg L−1, 24.7 mg L−1, 0.79 g L−1, and 30.95%, respectively. Moreover, the effect of the encapsulation on the bioaccessibility of GL, GA, CBX, and LQ bioactives in G. glabra was evaluated. According to the obtained results, FLPB exhibited a higher bioaccessibility index for GL, GA, CBX, and LQ compared to the aqueous extract.
‘It Makes a Difference in My Life’
Authors: Rackley Eric D
Published: November 2022

Informed by social theories of literacy, religious literacy, and motivation for literacy, this article examines the motivations for religious literacy embedded in the lived experiences of 16 Latter-day Saint young adults. Several cycles of qualitative analysis of semi-structured and verbal protocol interviews with Latter-day Saint college students point to three primary motivations for reading sacred texts: reading to improve one’s self, reading to learn information about one’s faith, and reading to receive guidance. These religiosocial motivations grew out of participants’ everyday religious, personal and educational experiences with sacred texts and provide empirical support for the religiosocial influence of sacred texts in young adults’ lives. Findings have implications for religious researchers and educators working at the intersection of religion, literacy and motivation.
Adam Yuet Chau, Religion in China: Ties that Bind
Authors: Wickeri Philip L. , Chen Ruiwen
Published: November 2022

Adam Yuet Chau, Religion in China: Ties that BindCambridge and Medford, MA: Polity, 2019, pp. 200, ISBN: 9780745679150 (pbk). $23.95.
Sacred in the Secular
Authors: Ashcroft Bill
Published: November 2022

Francis Webb’s poetry places the significance of Jesus firmly in the miracle of the incarnation, a moment that symbolises the presence of Christ in all creation, a presence summed up in the lines ‘The tiny not the immense / Will teach our groping eyes’. Drawing energy out of the Thomist tradition and the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, Webb demonstrates a belief in the presence of Jesus in the quotidian, proximate aspects of existence, a belief he shares with other Australian writers such as Patrick White and Les Murray. Mentored in his early years by Norman Lindsay and Douglas Stewart, Webb’s maturing sense of the presence of Christ in creation required a severing of ties with their stridently anti-religious position. Consequently, his poetry is driven by the metaphor of the journey, specifically a journey towards the revelation of Jesus, a journey to the ‘Centre’—both the centre of Australia and the spiritual centre of life. But such a journey demands the apprehension of the divine in the proximate, material aspects of existence. In this way the poetry demonstrates that revelation lies in the journey, not at its end. Jesus is to be apprehended in every moment.
‘All Our Time’
Authors: Massam Katharine
Published: November 2022

Taking a cue from recent scholarship in Britain, this article explores the role of women as agents for religious change in Catholic classrooms in the mid-twentieth century. It takes examples from Melbourne, Australia where teachers had been influenced by the Young Christian Workers (YCW) Jocist method of ‘see, reflect, act’ and Cardijn’s inductive, Incarnational theology that challenged the traditional dualism between private faith and public life. In a democratisation of faith commitment, their method of theological reflection invigorated young people with a sense of their responsibility as disciples. Classroom teachers influenced by Jocist formation moved first through strategies designed to communicate relationship with Jesus, then an understanding of salvation history and then through approaches that enabled and encouraged engagement with reflection on experience. The everyday reality of Jesus not as an otherworldly friend but as a potential agent of social transformation is a significant shift from devotional styles of Catholic spirituality.
Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Handasyde Kerrie , Massam Katharine
Published: November 2022

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On Splitting Wood and Lifting Stones
Authors: Winter Sean
Published: November 2022

One early Christian gospel attributes the following saying to Jesus: ‘I am the light who is above all things… Split a piece of wood—I am there. Lift the stone, and you will find me there’ (Gospel of Thomas 77). The aphorism suggests both the possibility of finding Jesus in ordinary, and therefore surprising, places, and the human labour that might lead to revelation. As such, it stands as a suggestive metaphor for the scholarly industry and instincts of this issue’s articles that chart the Christ-figure in Australian imagination. Drawing on biblical reception history and the arguments and strategies of these articles, I suggest that while Christian theology traditionally affirms Christ as universal redeemer (‘the light who is above all things’), these articles are a reminder that it is only inside and under the highly particular trees and rocks of locality, land and culture that Jesus will be found.
David J. Shepherd (ed.), The Silents of Jesus in the Cinema (1897–1927)
Authors: Kozlovic Anton Karl
Published: November 2022

David J. Shepherd (ed.), The Silents of Jesus in the Cinema (1897–1927)London: Routledge, 2019, pp. xii + 292, ISBN: 978-0-367-86944-1 (pbk). $77.99
David Rankin, Film and the Afterlife
Authors: Kozlovic Anton Karl
Published: November 2022

David Rankin, Film and the Afterlife. London: Routledge, 2020, pp. viii+ 193, ISBN: 978-0-367-78548-2 (pbk). £36.99.
Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Halafoff Anna , Weng Enqi , Roginski Alexandra , Rocha Cristina
Published: November 2022

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Charles McCrary, Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers
Authors: Poulos Elenie
Published: November 2022

Charles McCrary, Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers. Class 200: New Studies in Religion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021, pp. 296, ISBN: 9780226817958 (pbk). US$30.00.
David L. Haberman, Loving Stones: Making the Impossible Possible in the Worship of Mount Govardhan
Authors: Allen Michael S
Published: November 2022

David L. Haberman, Loving Stones: Making the Impossible Possible in the Worship of Mount Govardhan (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), 328 pp., $35.00 (pbk), ISBN: 978190086725.
G.F. Wagenfuhr, Plundering Eden: A Subversive Christian Theology of Creation and Ecology
Authors: Bratton Susan Power
Published: November 2022

G.F. Wagenfuhr, Plundering Eden: A Subversive Christian Theology of Creation and Ecology (Eugene, OR: Cascade Publications, 2020), 206 pp., $27.00 (pbk), ISBN: 9781532677427.