bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Instrument to evaluate the perception of minimal contrasts in Chilean Sign Language – reliability evidence
Authors: Herrera Carlos González , Kessler Themis Maria , Pagliarin Karina Carlesso
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT Purpose Obtain evidence of the test reliability to evaluate the perception of minimum contrasts in Chilean Sign Language (LSCh). Methods Ten deaf children and adolescents aged between 7 and 14 years participated in this study. They were evaluated with the test of perception of minimal contrasts in LSCh. The test was reapplied 11 and 14 days after the first application (test-retest reliability). Spearman's Rho correlation was performed. During the first application, authorization was requested from the parents of the children and adolescents to record the responses of the participants so that another evaluator could re-score the protocols, in order to obtain inter-rater reliability. First-order agreement coefficient (AC1) Gwet’s was used for data analysis. Results Test-retest obtained a strong and significant correlation (Rho= 0.741; p=0.014). The concordance values obtained inter-rater vary between 0.962 and 1 (p<0.001), indicating that the test presents almost perfect concordance. Conclusion The minimum pairs perception test in LSCh presents satisfactory test-retest and inter-rater reliability.
Evaluation of cognitive functions in the elderly with and without central auditory processing disorder
Authors: Rocha-Muniz Caroline Nunes , Zalcman Tatiane Eisencraft , Alonso Renata , Rabelo Camila Maia , Neves-Lobo Ivone Ferreira , Filippini Renata , Schochat Eliane
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT Purpose Evaluate and compare the performance of cognitive functions between elderly with and without auditory processing disorders. Methods Twenty-eight healthy elderly (14 Control group and 14 Auditory Processing Disorder group - APD group) participated in the study. All elderly were submitted to (central) auditory processing evaluation, P300 event-related potential and brief cognitive battery (BCB). In the comparison between subjects, the Mann-Whitney test was applied and in the intra-subjects comparison, the Wilcoxon signed rank test was used. To verify if there was an association between the performance of the PAC and the cognitive variables, Spearman's correlation was used. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the Control and APD groups for the cognitive abilities assessed by BCB, as well as for the P300 cognitive potential variables. Conclusion Elderly with auditory processing disorders do not seem to show greater cognitive difficulties compared to elderly of the same age group without auditory processing disorders, exception of the clock drawing test, whose task involves multiple cognitive functions, including visuospatial processing, executive function, semantic memory, and planning.
The relationship between parenting styles and hearing development in children with cochlear implants
Authors: Ferreira Aline Alves , Paula Jonas Jardim de , Carvalho Sirley Alves da Silva
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and hearing skills in children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants. Methods This is an observational analytical study. The participants were the children’s main caregivers divided into a study group (N=50) and a control group (N=28). The children’s ages were between 3 and 7 years old. Subjects in the study group provided a past medical history (PMH), and completed the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) and the Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS) or the Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS). Subjects in the control group also provided a PMH and completed the PSDQ. The Mann Whitney test, the Spearman coefficient, and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used for data analysis, utilizing the JASP 0.8 and SPSS 23 softwares. Results Results showed that The authoritarian parenting style and punishment dimension revealed a statistical significance, with higher scores for children with altered auditory development. Conclusion It was concluded that the practice of authoritarian parenting style with punitive dimensions and physical coercion were related to altered hearing development. Regulation dimension presented a significant correlation with hearing development. The outcome suggested the importance of psychotherapeutic strategies for caregivers who are responsible for children with hearing loss.
A relação entre estilos parentais e desenvolvimento auditivo em crianças com implante coclear
Authors: Ferreira Aline Alves , Paula Jonas Jardim de , Carvalho Sirley Alves da Silva
Published: December 2023

RESUMO Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a relação entre estilos parentais e habilidades auditivas em crianças usuárias de implante coclear. Métodos Este é um estudo analítico observacional. Os participantes foram os cuidadores principais das crianças divididos em grupo estudo (N=50) e grupo controle (N=28). As idades das crianças estavam entre 3 e 7 anos. Os indivíduos do grupo estudo forneceram uma história médica pregressa (HMP) e preencheram o Questionário de Estilos e Dimensões Parentais (QEDP) e a Escala de Integração Auditiva Significativa Infantil-Toddler (IT-MAIS) ou a Escala de Integração Auditiva Significativa (MAIS). Os sujeitos do grupo controle também forneceram um PMH e preencheram o QEDP. O teste de Mann Whitney, o coeficiente de Spearman e o teste de Kruskal-Wallis foram utilizados para análise dos dados, utilizando-se os softwares JASP 0.8 e SPSS 23. Resultados Os grupos estudo e controle não apresentam diferenças significativas em relação aos estilos parentais (p<0,05). A dimensão estilo parental autoritário e punição revelou significância estatística, com escores mais elevados para crianças com desenvolvimento auditivo alterado. Conclusão No presente estudo foi possível verificar que a prática do estilo parental autoritário com dimensões punitivas e coerção física esteve relacionada ao desenvolvimento auditivo alterado em crianças usuárias de implante coclear.
Death Cafe como uma estratégia formativa em fonoaudiologia paliativista
Authors: Roque Francelise Pivetta , Starosky Priscila , Alves Rafaela Duarte , Oliveira Alzira Costa de , Silva Gisele Gouvêa da , Lima Renato Sampaio , Pinto Luciana de Rezende
Published: December 2023

RESUMO As intervenções fonoaudiológicas podem ser influenciadas pela forma como se pensa, sente e fala sobre a morte e o morrer. A literatura sugere que o (futuro) fonoaudiólogo deve aprender a administrar suas respostas emocionais relacionadas à morte e ao morrer e ampliar suas perspectivas para considerar a morte e o morrer como parte da experiência humana, por meio de estratégias formativas reflexivas e de aprendizagem experiencial, assemelhando-se às características de um Death Cafe, tornando seu uso formativo potencialmente aplicável neste contexto. O Death Cafe é uma franquia social global com regras preestabelecidas, em que as pessoas se reúnem para discutir livremente a morte como parte da vida, sem objetivos ou temas predefinidos, distinguindo-se do apoio ao luto, palestras e afins. Estudos discutem os benefícios da participação de estudantes e profissionais de saúde em Death Cafe, incluindo a transformação da morte numa perspectiva naturalista, a exploração da humanidade do morrer, a reavaliação de como abordam e querem abordar os cuidados de fim de vida, a gestão das emoções e a melhoria do julgamento clínico.
A novel approach for begonias micropropagation by inflorescence explants
Authors: Nabieva Aleksandra Yurievna , Fershalova Tatyana Dmitrievna
Published: December 2023

Abstract Begonias grown in greenhouses are susceptible to devastating disease caused by pathogenic bacteria and fungi, decreasing the quality of propagated material. Plant tissue culture provides an alternative for rapid propagation of healthy Begonia material. The present study was undertaken to develop the protocol of micropropagation of three Begonia species and one hybrid from inflorescence explants. Male flower buds with part of pedicel restricted to 1 mm have been cultured in vitro on 6 variants of modified N6 media. Adventitious shoot organogenesis has been shown to occur from both pedicel and receptacle tissues under the action of any type of cytokinin applied, whereas BA and 2-iP triggered mainly the direct organogenesis, while TDZ proceeding morphogenic events through the stage of callus formation. For the culture establishment in vitro the most effective was the medium, supplemented with 1.5 µM 2-iP + 0.54 µM NAA with the addition of 40 mg L-1 adenine sulfate, contributed to the highest shoot regeneration from floral explants of all begonias studied. Histological analysis of adventitious buds pathways approved that their induction occurs under the treatment directly from the subepidermal cells. Morphological analysis performed after plantlets adaptation to the greenhouse conditions showed no morphological or bloom variations in the progeny, derived from the begonias inflorescence. The suggested technique considered as a practical step toward obtaining the uniform planting material for the propagation of economically valuable Begonia plants.
Between flowers and loves: the profile and behavior of the consumer with the purpose of seduction
Authors: Anacleto Adilson , Scheuer Luciane
Published: December 2023

Abstract Since the fifth century B.C., flowers have been associated with seduction, however, no studies were found that could reveal how flowers are bought with this intention. In order to investigate the profile and behavior of consumers of flowers with the purpose of seduction, a descriptive exploratory study was carried out with 108 consumers at the time they purchased flowers with the intention of seduction. The study revealed that among people who bought flowers for this purpose, the frequency was on average of 1.7 times a year, with 64.7% of these consumers defining themselves as male people. No statistical variation was observed between heterosexual, bisexual and homosexual groups. Single and married people had higher purchase rates, with roses being the preferred flowers. Tropical flowers may represent a trend to be explored in market segmentation. The purchase of flowers for seduction was mostly associated with affective relationships such as boyfriends/girlfriends or spouses and the use of flowers in the search for new relationships or even fortuitous cases was also evidenced. Most respondents who reported that have received flowers described that it was a positive influence and contributed to feeling seduced. Finally, it is possible to consider market segmentation, however, it is urgent that the sector be organized in order to elaborate a diagnosis of potential consumption, elaborate consumer acceptance tests, define groups to be segmented, establish targeted marketing campaigns and create evaluation programs for consumer loyalty.
Trajectory of landscaping and multifunctionality around urban rivers: the case of Angers
Authors: Sousa Rafael de Brito , Paiva Patrícia Duarte de Oliveira , Reis Michele Valquíra dos , Carcaud Nathalie
Published: December 2023

Abstract Due to urban population growth, there is increasing pressure to utilize open spaces in urban centers, particularly in challenging areas like watercourses. However, traditional approaches such as canalization and drainage techniques have proven ineffective and unsustainable in the face of climate change challenges. This research aims to analyze the landscapes and multifunctionality of river environments in Angers, France, identifying their functions and historical evolution, considering the population contributions and the impact on quality of life. The research employed a geohistorical analysis to examine the social, economic, and environmental dimensions through the construction of a historical timeline depicting changes in the urban space influenced by the municipality’s watercourses (Quantitative analysis). Additionally, key actors’ actions were captured and discussed through interviews and questionnaires (Qualitative analysis). This comprehensive approach facilitated the analysis of the evolutionary process of urban rivers and the identification of their multifunctional use, contributing to urban sustainability. The implementation of green and blue infrastructures (GBIs) played a significant role in this process, and participatory interventions helped garner public support for reintegrating rivers into the urban landscape. The interviews highlighted that the successful implementation of multifunctional infrastructures relies not only on clear legislation but also on political will and the adoption of sustainable economic alternatives.
The perception of people’s occupations under palliative oncology care in view of Wilcock's dimensions of being and doing
Authors: Pereira Wiviane Kelly de Sousa , Pinho Aline Cruz Cavalcante de , Corrêa Victor Augusto Cavaleiro , Santos Grace Kelly Cabral dos , Boulhosa Rosiléa Mendes
Published: December 2023

Abstract Introduction Ann Allart Wilcock, focusing on the occupational science, idealized the dimensions of being, doing, becoming and belonging, relating health, well-being, and occupation. In her academic and professional journey, she sought to present the interdependence of the dimensions with the person and community. When a person suffers a partial or total break in their occupations, they may suffer biopsychosocial, spiritual and occupational repercussions. Cancer is still seen as a diagnosis related to death, however, given early identification, treatments, and advances in research, it is possible to promote well-being and quality of life. Among the treatments, palliative care has as one of the principles to guarantee completeness in care, control and management of symptoms, multidisciplinary monitoring of the person, their family, caregivers, and community, from diagnosis to the post-death mourning process. Objective To understand the perceptions of occupations of people in oncological palliative care, from Wilcock's perspective. Method Qualitative research, with an action-research procedure. Seven semi-structured interviews were carried out from July to August 2022, in palliative care clinics. Results The findings were presented in the categories of being and doing, presenting the perceptions and occupational relationships of the person with themselves and their surroundings. Conclusion The relationships between being and doing in everyday life and how occupational therapists can identify impaired occupations through the dimensions and provide support to the hospitalized person. The aim is to stimulate new knowledge in academic and professional communities based on the object of study in occupation and the contexts of occupational therapists in the national scenario, as well as ensuring evidence-based practice.
Desenvolvimento da Órtese de Descompressão Occipital (ODO) para pacientes críticos em unidades de terapia intensiva
Authors: Muniz Lucas da Silva , Sá Nonato Márcio Custódio Maia , Vasconcelos Filho Carlos Roberto Monteiro de
Published: December 2023

Resumo Introdução Lesões por pressão são causadas por prolongado contato da pele com alguma superfície, levando a danos consideráveis de difícil recuperação. Terapeutas ocupacionais podem atuar na prevenção desses agravos por meio da confecção de dispositivos de tecnologia assistiva. Objetivos Apresentar o desenvolvimento de um dispositivo para prevenir e tratar lesões por pressão na região occipital: a Órtese de Descompressão Occipital. Método Esta é uma pesquisa exploratória aplicada através do método de gestão de projetos desenvolvida em quatro etapas. O dispositivo começou a ser desenvolvido em 2017 em um hospital de traumas referência na região metropolitana de Belém, PA, Brasil. Resultado Foi realizado um levantamento dos dispositivos disponíveis no mercado e, a partir disso, desenvolvida a Órtese de Descompressão Occipital. Essa órtese utiliza o colchão piramidal, que é um material de baixo custo que promove a baixa pressão constante no segmento occipital do paciente, e foi confeccionada a partir de avaliação antropométrica. Com base na literatura e em um estudo financeiro, criou-se um modelo aplicável na descompressão do segmento. Esse modelo alternativo apresenta baixo custo e é eficiente para prevenir lesões por pressão. Conclusão A Órtese de Descompressão Occipital segue em processo de aperfeiçoamento. Apesar de se embasar na literatura atual abordando a prevenção de lesões por pressão, ainda é necessário realizar um estudo científico criterioso para verificar sua eficácia. A Órtese de Descompressão Occipital apresenta limitações, principalmente quanto à aprovação de sua utilização por instituições hospitalares.
Efectos del apego y procesamiento sensorial en el desarrollo de niñas y niños. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Bernal Rivas Francisco , Avello-Sáez Daniela
Published: December 2023

Resumen Esta revisión se enfoca en la intersección de dos factores fundamentales en el desarrollo infantil: el procesamiento sensorial y el apego. Las transformaciones rápidas y profundas que ocurren en el cerebro durante la infancia influyen en la regulación emocional, la autoestima y la capacidad para establecer relaciones saludables. Siguiendo los lineamientos PRISMA, se llevó a cabo una revisión sistemática para explorar la relación entre el procesamiento sensorial y el apego en niños y niñas de 0 a 14 años. Se realizaron búsquedas en las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus, Pubmed y PsycINFO, utilizando palabras clave relacionadas con la teoría del apego y el procesamiento sensorial. Los estudios se seleccionaron de los disponibles hasta mayo de 2022. De un total inicial de 87 artículos, 17 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión y proporcionaron una variedad de perspectivas sobre la relación entre el procesamiento sensorial y el apego en la infancia temprana. Se identificó una conexión significativa entre el trastorno del procesamiento sensorial y el apego, destacando la importancia de la visión en el desarrollo social y la comunicación, así como las estrategias parentales efectivas, los estilos de apego saludables y un procesamiento sensorial adecuado. Se respalda la idea de que un apego saludable durante la infancia favorece el desarrollo del procesamiento sensorial. Se evidencia la utilidad de la integración sensorial para mejorar las relaciones y orientar futuras investigaciones y prácticas en terapia ocupacional.
Terapia ocupacional e cultura: dimensões em diálogo
Authors: Lavacca Antonio Belforte , Silva Carla Regina
Published: December 2023

Resumo Este manuscrito visa ampliar e fortalecer debates e diálogos sobre terapia ocupacional e cultura. Para isso, apresenta uma proposição a respeito da relação entre esses campos em três diferentes dimensões: i) os aspectos culturais das atividades humanas na terapia ocupacional; ii) as marcas da cultura nos processos históricos e constitutivos da terapia ocupacional, nos quais as artes são protagonistas; e iii) a cultura como campo de trabalho do terapeuta ocupacional com base nas políticas culturais e no entendimento de cultura como um direito. Assim, a cultura adquire diferentes contornos, oferecendo pistas sobre sua composição para as atividades humanas em uma retrospectiva reflexiva no campo da terapia ocupacional. O presente debate propõe considerar a cultura em relação às atividades humanas singulares, comunitárias e territoriais, que também participam de processos hegemônicos de poder, o que requer uma ação terapêutico-ocupacional consciente de suas reproduções, hierarquias, classificações, violações e colonizações, bem como de suas resistências. Reflete-se que os vínculos entre arte, cultura e terapia ocupacional estão diretamente ligados a marcos históricos para a construção da profissão e estão presentes em todas as áreas de atuação profissional. Debate-se que existe um campo de atuação diretamente relacionado às políticas culturais que requer referenciais teóricos e metodológicos próprios, que por sua vez estabelece possíveis interfaces com as políticas e setores de saúde, assistência social, educação, entre outros.
Interprofissionalidade e terapia ocupacional: percepção dos participantes do Programa de Aprimoramento Profissional em um serviço de reabilitação
Authors: Faria Natália Milânio Soares de , Uchôa-Figueiredo Lúcia da Rocha , Montilha Rita de Cássia Ietto
Published: December 2023

Resumo O Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Reabilitação “Prof. Dr. Gabriel O. S. Porto” (CEPRE) participou do Programa de Aprimoramento (PAP)2 para profissionais não médicos da área da saúde entre 1994 e 2019. O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer e verificar a ocorrência da interprofissionalidade e o papel da terapia ocupacional entre os participantes do PAP atuantes no CEPRE. Esta é uma pesquisa descritiva, qualitativa com a participação de 18 aprimorandos das áreas de fonoaudiologia, pedagogia, psicologia, serviço social e terapia ocupacional que ingressaram nos PAPs realizados no CEPRE em 2018. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, contendo perguntas fechadas e abertas, que abordaram questões referentes às experiências e vivências no PAP. Essas entrevistas foram registradas em áudio e posteriormente transcritas. Optou-se pela análise de conteúdo para examinar os dados. Os resultados apontaram que o aprimoramento profissional contribuiu positivamente para a ocorrência do conhecimento sobre outras áreas, especialmente a terapia ocupacional, oportunizado através de aulas interdisciplinares. A análise de conteúdo revelou que os momentos compartilhados foram importantes para a ocorrência da prática interprofissional centrada no paciente com enfoque na integralidade, e que esse espaço fortaleceu ainda mais o trabalho.
UMA TIPOLOGIA DO ATIVISMO PROFISSIONAL NA INTERVENÇÃO EDUCATIVA, SOCIAL E COMUNITÁRIA
Authors: Costa Ana Luísa , Vaz Henrique , Menezes Isabel
Published: December 2023

RESUMO Este estudo analisa o ativismo profissional no âmbito do trabalho educativo, social e comunitário com pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade, em Portugal. Procura contribuir para a sua caraterização, particularmente no que respeita à pluralidade de abordagens, por meio da construção e validação da escala da tipologia de ativismo profissional. Mediante a análise estatística descritiva e inferencial dos dados recolhidos por intermédio de um inquérito com 338 participantes, apresenta uma tipologia constituída de diferentes tipos de ativismo profissional, altamente correlacionados: coletivo, individual, especializado e radical. Aponta ainda tendências de influência de fatores como o sexo/gênero, os anos de trabalho e a formação em ativismo profissional no envolvimento com essas abordagens. As implicações para a formação de profissionais nessa área são sublinhadas.
A APRENDIFICAÇÃO DA PEDAGOGIA DAS COMPETÊNCIAS NA BNCC
Authors: Zajac Danilo Rodrigues , Cássio Fernando
Published: December 2023

RESUMO O artigo examina as diferentes apropriações do construto “direito à aprendizagem e ao desenvolvimento” ao longo do processo de elaboração da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), além da pretensa oposição entre projetos educacionais baseados no “direito de aprender” e na pedagogia das competências, reivindicada por alguns autores. Para isso, realizamos uma série de análises textuais de diferentes versões da BNCC, complementadas por análises dos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN). Os resultados indicam que a “aprendificação” da pedagogia das competências operou uma síntese inédita no texto do currículo oficial da terceira versão da Base em diante, na direção de um projeto educacional muito mais individualista que o dos PCN, assim como enfraqueceu o legalmente bem definido direito à educação.
The rates of null and valid movements in parapowerlifting in international competitions
Authors: Ortega Jairo Alejandro Fernández , Ramirez Julie Joan Acevedo , Galvis Rodrigo Nieto , Cuartas Luz Amelia Hoyos , Sánchez María Fernanda Montilla
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT The Paralympic system adapted the press modality, allowing the participation of people with physical disabilities called para-powerlifting (PPL). The purpose was to establish the rates of valid and invalid movements; identify if factors such as the weight category, gender, or athletes ‘country have an influence on the results; A retrospective study was elaborated in which the results of the null and valid movements made in 12 international events of the 2013-2016 Paralympic cycle were recovered from the official page of the international paralympic committee The results indicate that in these twelve events a total of 6,759 movements were performed, of which 3,264 moves were valid and 2,991 were rated as null, with no significant differences in null movements between men and women. These results indicate the need to review the judging system or the use of visual technologies to reduce the rate of null movements.
Physical Cultural Studies e os desafios para a construção de seus tons brasileiros/latino-americanos
Authors: Lara Larissa Michelle , Sá Ariane Boaventura da Silva , Marani Vitor Hugo
Published: December 2023

Resumo Este artigo explora o Physical Cultural Studies (PCS) como potente campo de investigação relacionado ao corpo e à cultura física, desenvolvido no Brasil por pesquisadores/as em contextos locais. O texto aborda o surgimento do PCS como desdobramento do Cultural Studies, as lutas disciplinares nos departamentos de cinesiologia norte-americanos e a virada para a cultura física no interior da sociologia do esporte. Ao mesmo tempo, o estudo discute o PCS a partir das dimensões empírica, contextual, transdisciplinar, teórica, política, qualitativa, autorreflexiva e pedagógica, articulando-as a práticas locais de pesquisa e de intervenção de pesquisadores/as brasileiros/as. Por fim, o estudo lança desafios à construção de um PCS com tons brasileiros, quiçá, latino-americanos.
Investigation of dynamic compression properties of basalt fibre reactive powder concrete
Authors: Sha Haiyang , Liu Jinchun , Fu Xianwen
Published: December 2023

Basalt fibre reactive powder concrete (BFRPC) was prepared by incorporating basalt fibres (BFs) instead of steel fibre into reactive powder concrete. In this study, the impact resistance of BFRPC was experimentally and numerically analysed at different strain rates (101–102 s−1). The 75 mm dia. split-Hopkinson pressure bar was used for impact compression tests and the finite-element software LS- Dyna was used for numerical simulation analysis. The results showed that the high-strength BFRPC has an obvious strain rate effect and the dynamic increase factor (DIF) of compressive strength increases logarithmically with strain rate. Meanwhile, the parameters of the Comité Euro-international du Béton (CEB) model were refitted and the relationship between strain rate and DIF was established. By using the Holmquist–Johnson–Cook material constitutive model (HJC model), the stress–strain curves and failure patterns obtained were consistent with the experimental results. The incorporation of BFs significantly improves the deformation properties of BFRPC.
Exploration of the impact of junction characteristics on pedestrian red-light violation
Authors: Pellecuer Luc , Chusseau Aurélien
Published: December 2023

The design of the geometry and traffic controls at signalised junctions is often focused on the level of service offered to motor vehicles and rarely considers the level of service offered to pedestrians. This results in pedestrians adopting illegal and unsafe behaviours – for example, red-light violation. This study aimed to identify the elements of signalised junction design that are critical in pedestrian safety by analysing how they affect pedestrian behaviour. Both traffic engineering design and associated traffic conditions were investigated. Over 6500 observations were made at ten signalised junctions in Montreal, Canada. The ten junctions were selected to cover a variety of environments, road users and junction designs. The results show that the presence of a countdown display has the most significant and positive impact on pedestrian behaviour. The results also suggest that pedestrians cross on the red light when they feel confident about their ability to judge whether they can use the available traffic gaps to cross the street safely. This study concludes that an adequate junction design is likely to limit risky pedestrian behaviours. Therefore, designers need to consider the factors affecting the behaviour of pedestrians to design junctions that are convenient and safe for them.
The Symbiosis of Language(s), Literature, and the Medical Humanities
Authors: Wong Kit Yee
Published: December 2023

This Special Collection focuses on the ‘pathological body’ in literature, from the socio-cultural anxieties around the human body to the sick body’s relationship with language(s) and translation. The six articles—from Italian, German, Spanish, French literatures—explore posthuman female body-subjectivity; catalepsy as a framework to reorient traditional gender narratives; the violence of maintaining a socially acceptable subjecthood; the body as language in creating identity; the emotional-psychological coupled with the environment; and translation as an epistemic category. The concept of the ‘pathological body’ arose from the professionalisation of European medicine from the mid-1800s, and literary texts and medical theories travelled across national boundaries in a mutually reinforcing interconnection that globally positioned bourgeois masculinity at the top of a medical-humanistic hierarchy. This Introduction calls for the collaboration of European Modern Languages scholars to begin undoing the consequent harmful models. Understanding that medical paradigms are formed through credible stories, the first section highlights literature as an activist (Thornber, 2013) and ethical site of knowledge that can deconstruct an apparently immutable medical narrative. Section II gives an historical overview of the rise of clinical medicine and its creation of the idealised man and woman, and examines the repercussions of not fulfilling these normative categories. Section III discusses the overlap of nineteenth-century scientific and literary texts, and the danger of translating ‘sickly’ texts. Section IV notes the signal importance of language and considers how non-normative and racialised identities can ‘write back’ against medical paradigms. Banner image: Max Simon Nordau, Entartung, Vol. 2, p. 401. 1893 edition. Berlin: C. Duncker. Image taken from Google Books.
Skunk: Olfactory Violence and Morbid Speculation
Authors: Tremblay Jean-Thomas , Hsu Hsuan L. , Cohene Aleesa
Published: December 2023

This chapter examines the different modes of speculation activated by the weaponized malodorant known as Skunk, from the financial speculation around its trading and stockpiling to the sadistic social chatter imagining its deployment within and beyond the Palestinian communities where Israeli police forces have already used it. We interrogate how Skunk’s developers and advocates have leveraged the legal distinction between morbidity and lethality. Specifically, we locate Skunk in a broader history of chemical weapons, particularly tear gas, zooming in on the ways the rubric of “less-lethal” has not only minimized the health risks associated with such weapons but celebrated their development and deployment as humanitarian interventions. We also analyze Skunk’s marketing materials alongside varied accounts of its embodied effects to show how the substance both trivializes and weaponizes the visceral, trans-corporeal qualities of olfaction.
Smell and the Engineering of Christian Atmospheres in the Theodosian Code: An Olfactory Approach to the Legislation on Public Festival
Authors: Ducasse Cinnamon
Published: December 2023

This chapter considers atmosphere as a site of socio-religious conflict, as it is depicted in the C5thCE Roman lawbook, the Theodosian Code. What it meant to smell a smell was a problematic theme in the emergent christianities of Antiquity, as ritual smoke enacted and rearranged cosmic connections between earthly and divine bodies. The air-borne scents of burning flesh and incense which accompanied the spectacular civic festivals of the Roman calendar became the object of multiple roman laws by early Christian emperors. The question posed, however, centres on the creative representation of these laws by those who edited and compiled these circumstantial laws into a generally applicable codex. These jurists, it is argued, construct a narrative in which the lawgiver and the law itself engineer a sensual atmosphere imbued with religious meaning. As the protagonists of this atmosphere, the law and the lawgiver are represented as non-oppressive agents, guardians of pleasure and keepers of correct divine relations, who replaced the stench of sacrifice with an offering of sweet incense to the new deity.
Law and the Odour-ing of Order: Smell, Air and the Public Forum
Authors: Marusek Sarah
Published: December 2023

The ability of law to ascertain and assert olfactory jurisdiction will be analyzed and contextualized through the jurisdiction of the nose and beyond. In the former, smell is something produced and interpreted through the individual nasal cavities of bodies. However, smell moves beyond bodies to exist in air and through this move, smell transcends the jurisdiction of the nose. Smell, whether as fragrance or stench, takes on post-human qualities as it becomes as a source of regulation that objectifies the social order. As the medium for smell and subsequent source of public action, smell in air characterizes the public forum as a site of legal materiality in the interpretation of social acts, such as drunkenness or illegal drug use. Often, the association of place with smell is culturally determined by legal authority and/or legal remedy regarding illegality. In these places, law responds to the cultural framework of public right exerted by notions of community in regulating public space and associated expectations of air with neutral-to-positive scent. The normativity of smell then suggests that while some smells are offensive, others are acceptable even promoted. These smells are fundamental to a social order that benefits from legal prescription, even legal positivism as smell is either desired or condemned by the public. Smell that lingers in public spaces generate legal frameworks of air and public forum. Through air, smell moves beyond olfactory stimulus to socio-legal stimulus reflective of culturally normative regulation and social order that defines odors, bodies, and power in everyday life.
EFFECT OF GINKGO BILOBA LEAF EXTRACT ON RAT PSYCHOEMOTIONAL STATUS IN SKIN BURN INJURY
Authors: Azhikova Alfiya , Samotrueva Marina , Fel'dman Bronislav
Published: December 2023

Abstract. The aim studying the effect of liquid extract leaf Ginkgo biloba on the psychoemotional status of rats under conditions of thermal skin injury. Materials and methods. The subject of the study was sexually mature male nonlinear white rats. Burn wounds were modeled in the interscapular region of the back. To study psychoemotional status, rat behavior studies were conducted using standard psychophysiological tests: Open Field and Porsolt. Results of the study. In the conditions of burn damage to the skin, signs of an alarming-depressive state, in particular disorientation in space, suppression of the psychoemotional state, and a change in the nature of behavioral reactions were noted. The study also found that the external use of Ginkgo biloba leaf extract contributed to a decrease in situational anxiety and the appearance of depressive-like behavioral reactions that arose under conditions of thermal skin injury. Conclusion. Thus, the revealed changes in the psychoemotional status of rats in burn skin damage are the result of functional disorders of the brain, activated during protective and adaptation reactions in burn injury. Results of assessment of psychoemotional state of animals in case of skin burn injury confirm involvement of nervous system in response to stress, reflex activity of which under stress conditions is manifested in change of behavioral reactions. Taking into account the psycho-corrective effect of Ginkgo bilobate leaf extract against the background of thermal skin injury, it is legitimate to argue that it is advisable to correct systemic homeostasis disorders accompanying the burn process.
Arvenses en cultivos de maíz de temporal en las tres provincias biogeográficas del estado de Aguascalientes, México
Authors: Mascorro-de Loera Ricardo Daniel , Sosa-Ramírez Joaquin , Luna-Ruíz José de Jesús , Perales-Segovia Catarino , Cabrera-Manuel Florencia
Published: December 2023

Antecedentes: Las investigaciones sobre arvenses en cultivo de maíz de temporal en el estado de Aguascalientes son escasas. Preguntas: ¿Qué especies arvenses se encuentran en cultivos de maíz de temporal por provincia biogeográfica en el estado de Aguascalientes? ¿Cómo es su control y manejo? Sitio y años de estudio: Un sitio en cada una de las tres provincias biogeográficas del estado de Aguascalientes: Sierra Madre Occidental (SMO), Altiplano Sur (AS) y Costa del Pacífico (CP); durante los ciclos agrícolas 2020 y 2021. Métodos: Se aplicaron 30 entrevistas semiestructuradas para describir el control y manejo de arvenses. Se realizaron 48 inventarios florísticos y mismo número de muestreos para estimar riqueza e índices de diversidad de Shannon-Whiener (H’) y Simpson (DSi). La similitud florística se evaluó con el Índice de Jaccard (Ij). Resultados: El control de arvenses se realiza principalmente con tractor, yunta y en menor proporción herbicida. Se identificaron 128 especies, 21 introducidas. Aunque en SMO se registró mayor riqueza y diversidad, no existe diferencia significativa en la riqueza promedio entre las tres provincias (P > 0.05), pero sí en diversidad (H’) entre SMO con AS y CP y (DSi) entre CP y SMO (P < 0.05). La similitud florística fue menor al 50 %. Conclusiones: En el estado de Aguascalientes existe gran riqueza de arvenses en cultivos de maíz de temporal y la composición florística está diferenciada por provincia biogeográfica. Los resultados de la investigación suman al registro y conocimiento de las arvenses a nivel local y nacional.
Institutional Memory of Journalism
Authors: Blokhin Igor
Published: December 2023

The research considered the principles of institutional analysis of journalism. The study is particularly relevant in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social institutions and media consumption practices, formation of new approaches to the definition of the institution, weakening of globalization trends, sovereignization of local world-systems and media spaces. The stages of professional development differ based on the prevailing thinking styles of team of authors, organizers, regulators, researchers and teachers of journalism. The parameters of the definition of the institution are determined accordance to the levels of analysis of the social system. The individual level corresponds to the status-role parameter, the level of professional activity corresponds to the organizational, the level of mass profession corresponds to the socio-institutional, the level of mass activity corresponds to the practical and normative. Based on the principles of analysis, we determined the stages of the evolution of journalism as a social institution. We employed institutional and historiosophical approaches to the analysis of journalism. At the first stage, journalism is organized as an individual activity and is characterized as a system of roles and statuses. At the second stage, journalism acquires the properties of professional activity and is formed as a developed organizational structure. At the third stage of widely accepted profession, a system of professional functions is formed, including personnel training. In addition, the structural organization of journalism acquires the characteristics of a media system. At the fourth stage, journalism becomes a mass activity and manifests itself as a set of practices. The institutional parameters of journalism are misshaped, the principles are questioned, and the need of its regulation comes forward. At each stage, journalism acquires new properties, while keeping essential characteristics and forming institutional memory as a means of preserving professional ideology and identity. In the theory of journalism, institutional memory takes the form of historical self-knowledge, professional ideology and paradigmatic consensus.
DToL Tissue and Blood Sampling Standard Operating Procedure: Chordata: Vertebrata: Aves v1
Authors: Januszczak Inez
Published: December 2023

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains guidance on how to sample tissue and blood from bird specimens submitted to the Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project. Please note this SOP covers sampling tissue and blood either during an appropriate veterinary procedure or post-mortem, with assumed veterinary knowledge. It is applicable if the submitter/centre in question has opportunities to sample tissue from birds that are being either being euthanized for clinical purposes, undergoing veterinary procedures. or eligible biobanked carcasses (storage dependent). This SOP does not cover procedures regarding bio banked, pre - dissected tissue or blood. This SOP is covers birds specifically - please refer to the DToL Chordata: Vertebrata SOP for a general overview. For vouchering and sampling fish specimens, with the idea of donating tissue and carcasses specifically to the Natural History Museum in London, please refer to the DToL Chordata: Vertebrata: Fish Vouchering SOP. This is version one of this SOP, and may be subject to change in the future.
The Assessment of Muscle Strength in Fracture Patients with Manual Muscle Testing: Narrative Literature Review
Authors: Hidayah Nurul , Hakam Mulia , Kushariyadi Kushariyadi
Published: December 2023

Decreased muscle strength in fracture patients can be caused by postoperative immobilization, thus requiring early immobilization to accelerate the fracture healing process. The principle of early immobilization is the same as the assessment of muscle strength, namely flexion, extension, and rotation to determine muscle strength in fracture patients. To determine the decrease in muscle strength with the Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) method in fractured and non-fractured patients. Narrative literature review was chosen in this research design. Literature search through seven databases with keywords using boolean operators and found 6533 articles. The selection process is based on several criteria: the publication year 2015-2020, full-text access, National (SINTA) / International (Scimagojr) indexed articles, in English or Indonesian, so that 11 articles were reviewed in this study. MMT is a reliable measurement tool, does not require additional tools to assess muscle strength and is universal (can assess muscle strength in fractures and non-fractures). MMT examination needs to be performed on fracture patients to determine muscle strength to accelerate the muscle recovery process.
Determinants of Anxiety, Stress, and Depression of Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic of Omicron Variant
Authors: Fitriana Lisna Anisa , Supriatna Lena Helen , Tania Mery
Published: December 2023

The Omicron variant is a new variant of the Coronavirus which is thought to be able to spread and infect humans faster than the previous variant. The rapid transmission of the disease and the high mortality cause great panic and anxiety nr the general public and the health sector. One of the health workers who are very vulnerable to receiving the impact of the emergence of COVID-19 is nurses. In addition to being directly infected, psychological disorders such as anxiety, stress, and depression are very easily experienced by nurses due to various causes. This study aimed to know the determinants of anxiety, stress, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic of the Omicron variant. The research method is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted in the adult inpatient room at the RSUD Kota Bandung in February 2022. The respondents were 64 nurses with a total sampling technique. The research instrument used a Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42) questionnaire, which was collected via a google form. The data were analyzed using Pearson chi-square test. The results showed that a small proportion of nurses experience mild to moderate anxiety, stress, and depression. The bivariate test showed no significant relationship between age, gender, education, and length of work with anxiety, stress, and depression (p0.05) in nurses in the adult inpatient room at the RSUD Kota Bandung. Although small, there are still nurses who experience stress, anxiety, and depression, so the hospital should provide training on how to deal with anxiety, stress, and depression for nurses to have adaptive coping mechanisms when anxiety, stress, or depression occurs.
A EXPOSIÇÃO DA PRIVACIDADE DIANTE DA FALTA DE TRANSPARÊNCIA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O CÓRTEX
Authors: Barreto Alana Maria Passos , Dias Clara Angélica Gonçalves Cavalcanti
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo objetiva analisar como o sistema de inteligência denominado “Córtex” fragiliza o direito à privacidade em razão do seu elevado acesso às informações e dados pessoais, além da falta de transparência pública a respeito do seu uso e finalidade. Parte-se do pressuposto que esse sistema de inteligência, apesar de possuir enquanto justificativa o combate ao crime, pode ser usado para monitoramento e vigilância da sociedade civil de maneira a contrariar a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) e as garantias fundamentais expressas na Constituição Federal de 1988. Para fins metodológicos, adota-se uma abordagem essencialmente qualitativa, a partir de análise bibliográfico-documental. O desenho da pesquisa baseia-se no método de estudo de caso e de caráter exploratório.
CONFIANÇA NAS INSTITUIÇÕES ANTES E DEPOIS DA ELEIÇÃO DE BOLSONARO NO BRASIL
Authors: Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Leal Tatiana , Da Silva Lima Kaline , Pereira Cícero Roberto , Camino Leoncio
Published: December 2023

A confiança institucional é um pilar fundamental para a legitimidade e estabilidade de um regime democrático. No entanto, é importante monitorar as variações dessa confiança, especialmente em momentos de conjunturas políticas críticas, que podem gerar consequências significativas. A compreensão desse fenômeno é essencial para o desenvolvimento de estratégias de fortalecimento institucional e para a manutenção de um ambiente democrático saudável e estável. O presente artigo abordou essa questão identificando as variações na confiança institucional durante o período entre 2018 e 2019, um momento crucial na história recente do Brasil, marcado pela ascensão ao poder de um presidente extremamente conservador nos costumes e com discursos antidemocráticos. Participaram 381 universitários respondendo a um questionário sobre confiança institucional durante esses anos. Os resultados revelaram um baixo nível de confiança, especialmente nas instituições democráticas. Além disso, observou-se um aumento na confiança em instituições coercitivas durante o novo governo. Discutimos os limites e alcances desses resultados no contexto de uma crise institucional e da ameaça à jovem democracia brasileira, que possui um histórico de rupturas institucionais.
Seers who unmask illusion
Authors: Marchinkowski George , Langerman Peter
Published: December 2023

As humanity seeks to redefine its relationships with technology, the earth and ultimate reality, the mystics can assist in discerning a way forward. How can we live at peace in a rapidly changing and technologically advancing world? Will these redefined relationships facilitate human flourishing or cause alienation? Twentieth century mystics Thomas Merton and Henri J. M. Nouwen believed that the conversation began with confronting illusion. The illusions human beings construct begin in the Self (with the false personas we create) but extend to the collectives we relate to. Merton and Nouwen were mystics and social critics, from a starting point of contemplation, representing ‘Christ, the challenger and disturber of human illusion.’ This article seeks to showcase their contribution while outlining some spiritual practices seekers might adopt to navigate our complex and constantly transforming milieu.