bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acne: modern approaches to solving an old problem
Authors: Kardashova Z. Z. , Vasilenko I. A. , Rusanova E. V. , Schelkova V. V.
Published: January 2021

Background. Acne is one of the most common chronic dermatoses, which occurs in almost 8590% of the population. The disease manifests itself as polymorphic eruptions and is characterized by a recurrent and torpid course. Acne treatment is constantly improving, requires an integrated approach and long courses of therapy. Aims. To increase the effectiveness of acne therapy using new opportunities and promising methodological approaches using a combination of the therapeutic effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and topical bacteriophage therapy. Materials and methods. The study included 30 patients with papulopustular acne of mild and moderate severity. Patients with mild acne were treated with PRP procedures as monotherapy. For moderate acne, PRP therapy was combined with regular applications of a staphylococcal bacteriophage (NPO Microgen, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia). The treatment was carried out on an outpatient basis: at least 3 procedures with an interval of 12 weeks (up to a maximum of 6 procedures within one year). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the parametric Student's t-test. Data processing was carried out using the Biostat software. The value of the level of statistical significance of differences was taken as p 0.05. Results. Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment was carried out on the basis of an analysis of the immediate outcomes of the disease, the dynamics of clinical symptoms and the severity of acne: regression of inflammatory elements of acne, a decrease in the phenomenon of seborrhea, improvement of the skin relief. As a result of the therapy, a transition to remission was noted in 16.6% of patients, an improvement in their condition 36.7%, a significant improvement 46.7%. Conclusions. An integrated approach combining PRP procedures and bacteriophage therapy can serve as a pathogenetically substantiated strategy for treating acne. A promising direction for further research is the development of new regimens and combinations of alternative therapeutic strategies using bacteriophages.
The role and place of azelaic acid in the routes of patients with acne vulgaris
Authors: Snarskaya E. S.
Published: January 2021

The review presents data from foreign and domestic clinical studies on the efficacy and safety of azelaic acid (Skinoren) in the treatment of acne vulgaris. New aspects of pathogenesis are presented, an analysis of the database of systematic reviews of Russian, European, American researchers is presented, including an analysis of the database of systematic reviews of the Cochrane Systematic Review Intervention Version of the Cochrane Skin Group (2020) comparative studies on the effectiveness of azelaic acid, Skinoren and other topical topical medications for the treatment of acne vulgaris. Possibilities of monotherapy with the preparation of azaelaic acid Skinoren and variants of combined treatment, in particular, a combination of azelaic acid with topical retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, systemic and topical antibiotics for the treatment of acne of varying severity, are shown. Reliable efficacy, safety, the possibility of long-term therapy, high compliance allow us to conclude that Skinoren is highly effective in treating acne, and a number of priority complex advantages, such as the presence of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-keratinizing, antiandrogenic and anti-tyrosinase action, allow Skinoren to be considered as optimal. topical agent for long-term and safe treatment of acne and prevention of the development of post-acne symptom complex.
Projeto acadêmico socorrista em ação: atividade de promoção de saúde as vítimas de desastres naturais em Teresina - PI: relato de experiência
Authors: Martins Germano Soares , Júnior Olívio Ferreira da Silva , Brito Fabricia Castelo Branco de Andrade , Lima Suênia Maria da Silva , Silva Cássia dos Santos , Silva Anna Karollyna Sousa , Borges Pamella Judith Carvalho , E Silva Allexya Ribeiro , Rocha Eva Larissa de Sousa , Lima Renan Rodrigues Ferreira
Published: January 2021

Objetivo: Relatar e descrever as ações desenvolvidas por alunos das áreas de enfermagem e odontologia, em atividade de apoio as vítimas de desastres naturais na cidade de Teresina-PI. Relato de Experiência: Em março de 2019, a cidade de Teresina capital do estado Piauí foi acometida por fortes chuvas que deixaram muitos estragos na população que vivia as margens de córregos, riachos e lagos, revelando um grande problema que faz parte da rotina da sociedade contemporânea, principalmente nas cidades onde a expansão não se dá de forma planejada. Esse evento de causas naturais trouxe grandes impactos na vida das pessoas acometidas, e despertou a solidariedade das pessoas, entretanto faltou uma atividade que envolvesse a saúde e o social, e a partir dessa situação surgiu o desejo e o projeto acadêmico socorrista em ação, que organizou e viabilizou essa atividade. Considerações Finais: A experiência vivenciada permitiu aos estudantes refletirem sobre a adequação das ações de serviços segundo a situação social vivida e a necessidade de cada população.
Atuação dos profissionais de enfermagem frente às mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica
Authors: Galvão Renata de Lima , Oliveira Halley Ferraro , Lima Maria Adriely Cunha , Costa Tiago Almeida , Munaretto Giovanna Freitas , Faria Mariana Soares , Santos Tatiane de Oliveira , Vieira Thaís Francielle Santana , Pinto Fabiana de Oliveira , Delgado Márcia de Araújo
Published: January 2021

Objetivo: Analisar os resultados das produções científicas acerca da assistência de enfermagem em mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica e conhecer os principais fatores relacionados a esta violência. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, que tem por objetivo a reunião, análise e síntese de estudos pré-existentes sobre determinada temática, a coleta de dados foi feita através das bases de dados, LILACS, SciELO e BVS, foram selecionados 19 artigos publicados durante o período de 2013 a 2020. Resultados: Foi possível abordar o tema por meio dos fatores associados à violência doméstica, como pobreza e nível ensino. Além disso, foi notável que a violência doméstica ocorre de diferentes formas, como física, verbal, moral e psicológica. Referente aos profissionais de saúde, a atuação dos profissionais de enfermagem frente às mulheres vítimas da violência doméstica é imprescindível, até mesmo para auxílio na criação de políticas públicas. Considerações Finais: Foi identificado que os profissionais de enfermagem são os que identificam com maior facilidade situações e/ou casos de violência doméstica, uma vez que realizam uma assistência por tempo integral aos pacientes.
Dados de saúde de mulheres em regime prisional em Teresina, Piauí
Authors: Barbosa Marina Gabriele Mendes , Pereira Lara Mota , Madeiro Alberto , Rufino Andréa Cronemberger
Published: January 2021

Objetivo: Evaluar datos de salud de mujeres en prisión en Teresina, Piauí. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, exploratorio y transversal con mujeres en un sistema penitenciario cerrado en un centro penitenciario de mujeres en Teresina en 2019. Se aplicó un cuestionario con preguntas cerradas sobre características demográficas, morbilidad autoinformada, comportamientos de salud e información sobre prácticas sexuales. Los datos se analizaron de forma descriptiva, con valores absolutos y porcentuales. Resultados: Se entrevistaron 54 mujeres, con predominio del grupo de edad entre 26-40 años (63,0%), de etnia negra (85,2%), con baja escolaridad (74,1%), bajos ingresos (94,4%) y sin pareja (66,7%). Hubo una mayor frecuencia autoinformada de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (33,3%) y enfermedades mentales (25,9%). En cuanto a los hábitos de salud, el 57,4% eran fumadores actuales, el 70,4% consumía alcohol antes del encarcelamiento y el 37% realizaba actividad física en la prisión. Casi la mitad (48,1%) de las mujeres reportaron no tener práctica sexual en prisión, con más reportes de práctica sexual con hombres (76,9%). Sin embargo, el 65,4% informó no usar o usar condones esporádicamente. Conclusión: Las mujeres privadas de libertad mostraron perfil que indica susceptibilidad a enfermedades físicas y mentales, con mayor riesgo de contraer enfermedades de transmisión sexual.
Crenças de homens hipertensos sobre a terapêutica medicamentosa
Authors: Neto José Rocha Gouveia , Gomes Iago Vieira , Alves Mônica Gusmão Lafrande , Da Silva Gleybson Felipe Marinho , De Souza Anna Karla Araújo , Dos Santos Jamira Martins , Oliveira Roberta Paolli de Paiva , Morais Gilvânia Smith da Nóbrega , Queiroz Xênia Sheila Barbosa Aguiar , Almeida Taciana da Costa Farias
Published: January 2021

Objetivo: Investigar as crenças de homens hipertensos em relação à adesão farmacológica. Métodos: Tratou-se de uma pesquisa descritiva e de abordagem quanti-qualitativa, realizada com 13 homens em uma unidade de saúde da família, situada no estado da Paraíba. Utilizou-se de entrevista com formulário estruturado, e questionamentos baseados nos pressupostos da Teoria da Ação Racional como ferramenta de coleta de dados. As entrevistas foram transcritas e procedeu-se à análise de conteúdo, segundo Laurence Bardin. Resultados: A maioria dos homens acredita que tomar a medicação prolongará a vida, porém, alguns acreditam que a hipertensão é curável. Destacou-se a questão da utilização da medicação por obrigação, sem haver uma compreensão da sua importância para a saúde, fator que resulta em abandono do tratamento. A maioria dos indivíduos possui apoio da esposa para lembrar-se da tomada da medicação, sendo este um aspecto positivo. Conclusão: As crenças apresentadas relacionam-se com adesão à medicação e qualidade de vida, aspectos relevantes, que devem ser conhecidos pela equipe multiprofissional, para que sejam compreendidos os obstáculos que interferem na não adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso. Este levantamento possibilita a construção e implementação de estratégias educativas e motivacionais, para melhorar a adesão dos hipertensos que fazem uso de fármacos para controle.
Saúde mental da mulher: a utilização do grupo como ferramenta terapêutica para promover bem-estar, autoestima e qualidade de vida
Authors: Filho Elias Neves do Nascimento , De Brito Alex Viana , Barbosa Douglas Ferreira Rocha , Gonçalves Ediane , De Melo Rosa Layse Saboya , Da Silva Isamara Santos , Nunes Romilson da Silva , Barros Caio César da Silva , Vasconcelos Lilian Maria , Valença Darliane Keila de Lima Xavier
Published: January 2021

Objetivo: Promover saúde através da criação de um grupo terapêutico direcionado as mulheres com o foco nos transtornos mentais comuns em uma cidade do Ceará. Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa-intervenção, que teve como cenário o Centro de Saúde da Família (CSF) referido. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram mulheres que apresentam algum sofrimento psíquico. A intervenção aconteceu em três etapas sendo a primeira um momento em roda para com as Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS), a segunda para a leitura de prontuários para selecionar potenciais participantes para o grupo e a terceira etapa foi à criação do grupo, realizado em seis encontros semanais. Resultados: No início do mês de outubro de 2016 foi realizado o primeiro momento com as ACS, foi feito o convite às usuárias para o primeiro encontro, onde o tema dos próximos cinco encontros foram escolhidos pelas participantes, os temas abordados foram: depressão/ansiedade, cineterapia, oficina de confecções, estresse e o último sobre autoestima. Conclusão: O grupo terapêutico mostrou-se eficiente para o alcance dos objetivos deste estudo, pois em cada encontro emergiu a confiança entre as participantes e elas passaram a se apoiar, a partir do momento em que iam se identificando umas com as outras.
High intensity exercise induced alteration of hematological profile in sedentary post-pubertal boys and girls: A comparative study
Authors: Pal Sangita , Chaki Biswajit , Bandyopadhyay Amit
Published: January 2021

Objectives:

High-intensity exercise induces intensity dependent leukocytosis due to increased trafficking of white blood cells in circulation and also causes red blood cell (RBC) damage and hemolysis due to osmotic and mechanical stress. The present study was aimed to investigate the high-intensity exercise-induced perturbations of hematological profile in sedentary post-pubertal boys and girls.

Materials and Methods:

Blood samples were collected from sedentary post-pubertal boys (n = 22, age = 16.10 ± 0.74 years) and girls (n = 22, age = 16.04 ± 0.63 years) before and immediately after exercise to assess hematological parameters such as RBC Count, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration (Hb), total leukocyte counts, and differential count.

Results:

Pre- and post-exercise RBC count, Hb and hematocrit had no significant inter-group variation. Pre- and post-exercise hematocrit and Hb were significantly (P < 0.001) higher in post-pubertal boys. Leukocyte count had insignificant intergroup variation before the exercise but it increased significantly (P < 0.001) following exercise in both the groups. Monocytosis and neutrophilia were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in post-pubertal boys. Percentage change in monocyte, eosinophil and basophil did not depict significant inter-group variation while percentage increase in neutrophil was significantly (P < 0.01) higher in boys as compared to girls. Post-exercise absolute lymphocyte count as well as percentage increase in this variable was significantly (P < 0.001) higher in girls as compared to boys. Absolute eosinophil count increased significantly in both the groups but its relative count declined substantially probably due to higher rate of mobilization of lymphocyte and neutrophil. Basophil count was also perturbed following exercise.

Conclusion:

Gender appeared to have insignificant impact on exercise-induced perturbation in hematological profile at post-pubertal stage except for neutrophil and lymphocyte.
Relation of interleukin-17 and high-sensitivity C-reactive proteins with sympathetic reactivity in pre-hypertensive young adult
Authors: Saxena Yogesh , Gupta Rani , Kotwal Aarti , Ojha Archana
Published: January 2021

Objectives:

Recent studies have shown that both innate and adaptive immunity response contributes to vascular dysfunction by vascular remodelling and later hypertension. Furthermore, the sympathetic activity mediates the vascular dysfunction through pro-inflammatory activity of immune system. In context to insidious onset hypertension, the study was planned to observe the association of immunity with the increased sympathetic activity in pre-hypertensive adults.

Materials and Methods:

Thirty healthy pre-hypertensive (as per JNC VII) non-smokers, non-alcoholic and non-obese male adults volunteers were recruited from the study area. Equal numbers of normotensive controls were taken for comparison. On reporting day, they were subjected to the recording of demographic and anthropometric measurements, hand grip dynamometry and later investigated for serum levels of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and high-sensitivity C-reactive proteins (hsCRP) after written informed consent. The data collected were analysed for differences in mean and association of immune and inflammatory markers with sympathetic activity by statistical tests.

Results:

Significantly higher values of weight, BMI, % BF, visceral fat, resting heart rate and IL-17 and a lower sympathetic reactivity was observed in pre-hypertensive subjects. Values of hsCRP was higher in prehypertensive but was not statistically significant.. IL-17 was a positive significant predictor with 4.7 times (P = 0.02) increase in odds of being pre-hypertensive, whereas sympathetic reactivity was a significant negative predictor (OR = 0.75; P = 0.001). SBP and DBP are both related negatively and significantly (P < 0.05) to the sympathetic reactivity suggesting that blood pressure is related to sympathetic nervous system. Furthermore, the hsCRP is observed to be related positively to the % BF and to only SBP and RHR, complimenting link of adiposity as an inflammatory process to blood pressure. IL-17 levels in blood are observed to be positively and significantly related to DBP.

Conclusion:

Elevated IL-17 levels are significant predictor of pre-hypertension along with lower sympathetic reactivity. No direct association was observed between IL-17 and sympathetic system except with raised DBP. Immune mechanism is part of pathogenesis of increased blood pressure in pre-hypertensive with enhanced baseline sympathetic activity.
Adaptive Goal-Oriented Solver for the Linearized Poisson- Boltzmann Equation
Authors: Nakov Svetoslav , Sobakinskaya Ekaterina , Renger Thomas , Kraus Johannes
Published: January 2021

An adaptive finite element solver for the numerical calculation of the electrostatic coupling between molecules in a solvent environment is developed and tested. The new solver is based on a derivation of a new goal-oriented a posteriori error estimate for the electrostatic coupling. This estimate involves the consideration of the primal and adjoint problems for the electrostatic potential of the system, where the goal functional requires pointwise evaluations of the potential. A common practice to treat such functionals is to regularize them, for example, by averaging over balls or by mollification, and to use weak formulations in standard Sobolev spaces. However, this procedure changes the goal functional and may require the numerical evaluation of integrals of discontinuous functions. We overcome the conceptual shortcomings of this approach by using weak formulations involving nonstandard Sobolev spaces and deriving a representation of the error in the goal quantity which does not require averaging and directly exploits the original goal functional. The accuracy of this solver is evaluated by numerical experiments on a series of problems with analytically known solutions. In addition, the solver is used to calculate electrostatic couplings between two chromophores, linked to polyproline helices of different lengths. All the numerical experiments are repeated by using the well-known finite difference solvers MEAD and APBS, revealing the advantages of the present finite element solver.
Multiplexed Affinity Measurements of Extracellular Vesicles Binding Kinetics
Authors: Chiodi Elisa , Daaboul George G. , Marn Allison , Ünlü M. Selim
Published: January 2021

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have attracted significant attention as impactful diagnostic biomarkers, since their properties are closely related to specific clinical conditions. However, designing experiments that involve EVs phenotyping is usually highly challenging and time-consuming, due to laborious optimization steps that require very long or even overnight incubation durations. In this work, we demonstrate label-free, real-time detection and phenotyping of extracellular vesicles binding to a multiplexed surface. With the ability of label-free kinetic binding measurements using the Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor (IRIS) in a microfluidic chamber, we successfully optimize the capture reaction by tuning various assay conditions (incubation time, flow conditions, surface probe density and specificity). A single (less than 1 hour) experiment allows for characterization of binding affinities of the EVs to multiplexed probes. We demonstrate kinetic characterization of 18 different probe conditions, namely three different antobodies, each spotted at six different concentrations, simultaneously. The affinity characterization is then analyzed through a model which considers the complexity of multivalent binding of large structures to a carpet of probes, and therefore introduces a combination of fast and slow association and dissociation parameters. Additionally, our results confirm higher affinity of EVs to aCD81 with respect to aCD9 and aCD63. Single-vesicle imaging measurements corroborate our findings, as well as confirming the EVs nature of the captured particles through fluorescence staining of the EVs membrane and cargo.
A case study on various disorders and defects present in congenital myasthenia syndrome
Authors: Sravani G  , Ramana S V  , Natarajan B  , Iysverya G T
Published: January 2021

The Congenital Myasthenia Syndromes (CMS) are a different gathering of problems that have a hidden deformity in the transmission of signs from nerve cells to muscles. These problems are described by muscle shortcoming, which is declined upon effort. The time of beginning, seriousness of introducing indications and dissemination of muscle shortcoming can shift starting with one patient then onto the next. The synapse, acetylcholine, or ACh for short that goes about as a compound 'courier' with guidelines for the muscles to contract. A three years old child female patient was brought to our department with the complaints of drooping of the left eyelid after one week she developed drooping of right eye. With scientific and laboratory discoveries, she is identified by congenital myasthenia and treatment was started. Evidence from case notes, history, review and accept. Muscle fatigue habits included limb, trunk, bulbar, respiratory, nasal, extraocular muscles and patients reacted with anticholinesterase and 3,4-diaminopyridine. Quick channel syndrome compared with AChR in serious respiratory emergencies in infancy or early childhood. Two children's fatalities, also in care and family history of sibling deaths, highlight the need for effective genetic diagnosis.
Analysis of mathematical models for calculating following intervals in main flows the prevailing road conditions in the Russian Federation
Authors: Mikhailov A. Yu. , Popova E. L.
Published: January 2021

Introduction. This paper presents the results of a study on the methods for calculating the capacity of level crossings. The purpose of writing this research paper is determine the best methodology for calculating the intervals in the main flows for the prevailing road conditions in the Russian Federation, that a new methodology to calculate capacity adapted to domestic road conditions would be developed in the future.

Materials and methods. In recent decades of market relations in the Russian Federation, one can note a rapid increase in motorization in human settlements. The number in 550 vehicles per 1000 people in domestic entities is expected to have been increasde by 2025, which is significantly higher than the current level in European part of the Russian Federation. It is important to note that when the number of vehiclec is increasing, which level is about 80%, it is essential to increase road crossings capacity.

Results. At the moment the methodology for calculating capacity and queue length is the same. It should be noted that the current models are not properly described in the domestic studies, but the calculations were made using models developed in the 1960s and 1970s.
Re-placing “Place” in Internationalised Higher Education: Reflections from Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Anderson Vivienne , Bristowe Zoë
Published: January 2021

Aotearoa New Zealand is a small, island nation located on the rim of Oceania. Since colonisation by British settlers in the mid-1800s, the internationalisation of higher education (HE) in Aotearoa New Zealand has reflected shifting notions of nationhood – from an extension of Great Britain, to a (separate) bicultural nation, to a player in the global knowledge economy. Since the late 1980s, internationalisation policy has reflected the primacy of market concerns; the internationalisation of HE has been imagined primarily as a means to attract export revenue and human capital to Aotearoa New Zealand, and to increase brand recognition. However, internationalisation, as the movement of people and knowledge between places, can also be seen as pre-dating the development of nations, particularly in the Oceania context.Within mātauranga Māori, or Māori (indigenous) epistemological traditions, place is central to identity. To be human is to be part of something bigger than oneself; care for the land is care both for ancestors and the wellbeing of future generations. In this paper, we (re)consider internationalised HE in light of three questions that are central to mātauranga Māori: “Who am I? What is this world that I exist in? What am I to do?” (Royal, 2012, p. 35). After tracing the connections between internationalisation, colonisation, and nationhood in Aotearoa New Zealand,we consider how attention to Māori place-based epistemologies and values drawn from mātauranga Māori might challenge, stretch and ground contemporary internationalisation policies and practices in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Contesting Settler Colonial Accounts: Temporality, Migration and Place-Making in Scarborough, Ontario
Authors: Villegas Paloma E. , Landolt Patricia , Freeman Victoria , Hermer Joe , Basu Ranu , Videkanic Bojana
Published: January 2021

The paper considers how the logic of settler colonialism, the active and ongoing dispossession of Indigenous peoples, shapes scholarship on migration, race and citizenship in Canada. It draws on the insights of settler colonial theory and critiques of methodological nationalism to do so. The concept of differential inclusion and assemblages methodology are proposed as a way to understand the relationship between Indigeneity and migration in a settler colonial context. The paper develops this conceptual proposal through an analysis of a single place over time: Scarborough, Ontario. Authors present portraits of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada to understand how migration and Indigenous sovereignty are narrated and regulated in convergent and divergent ways. Together, the portraits examine historical stories, media discourses, photography and map archives, fieldwork and interviews connected to Scarborough. They reveal how the differential inclusion of migrant, racialized and Indigenous peoples operates through processes of invisibilization and hypervisibilization, fixity and erasure, and memorialization. They also illustrate moments of disruption that work to unsettle settler colonial dispossession.
Narrating Colonial Silences: Racialized Social Work Educators Unsettling our Settlerhood
Authors: Elkchirid Abdelfettah , Ngo Anh Phung , Kumsa Martha Kuwee
Published: January 2021

In this paper, three racialized social work educators unsettle our settled colonial silences as acts of self-decolonization and as a way of responding to the call to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Hailing from the uneven manifestations of global capitalism and coloniality in Morocco, Vietnam, and Ethiopia, we draw on various critical theories to interrogate our unique entanglements with the imperial project of entwined settler colonialism and white supremacy. We narrate our embodied coloniality and how the virulent materiality of global processes of displacement and dispossession plays out in each of our personal stories, everyday encounters, and practices as educators.

With the aim of teaching for social justice by modeling, we share the processes of unsettling our colonial settlerhood and puncturing our racialized innocence. Each story addresses three themes: contact and colonial relations with Indigenous peoples of Canada, complicity in global coloniality, and responsibility in responding to the TRC call to action. The first story provides a broad outline of our struggles with the Indigenous/Settler binary created to perpetuate the various forms of displacement and dispossession in settler colonialism. The second story probes the complexities in the Settler category by engaging difference-making as a central technology of dispossession. The third story probes the complexities in the Indigenous category through interrogating the perils and promises of recognition and reconciliation in the context of global hierarchies of nation-states and global Indigenous resistance. We conclude bymoving beyond our divergent trajectories and offering shared critical remarks on the human rights framework, the nation-state framework, and the coloniality of social work.
Enacting a Latinx Decolonial Politic of Belonging: Latinx Community Workers’ Experiences Negotiating Identity and Citizenship in Toronto, Canada
Authors: Cahuas Madelaine , Arraiz Matute Alexandra
Published: January 2021

This paper explores how women and non-binary Latinx Community Workers (LCWs) in Toronto, Canada, negotiate their identities, citizenship practices and politics in relation to settler colonialism and decolonization. We demonstrate how LCWs enact a Latinx decolonial politic of belonging, an alternative way of practicing citizenship that strives to simultaneously challenge both Canadian and Latin American settler colonialism. This can be seen when LCWs refuse to be recognized on white settler terms as “proud Canadians,” and create community-based learning initiatives that incite conversations among everyday Latinx community members around Canada’s settler colonial history and present, Indigenous worldviews, as well as race and settler colonialism in Latin America. We consider how LCWs’ enactments of a Latinx decolonial politic of belonging serve as small, incomplete, but crucial steps towards decolonization.
Untitled (2019) (Creative Intervention)
Authors: Gosine Andil
Published: January 2021

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Lessons from "No Ban on Stolen Land" (Dispatch)
Authors: Yalamarty Harshita
Published: January 2021

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Toward an Understanding of International Students within Canadian Settler-colonial Capitalism (Research Note)
Authors: Gomez Bianca
Published: January 2021

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中国小学创造教育中的问题及对策探析
Authors: 陆 颖
Published: January 2021

当前，世界范围内科技、文化及经济的竞争异常激烈，这种竞争的本质归根结底是各国教育水平或者说是人才培养质量的竞争。教育作为挖掘人价值的活动，具有一定的创造性并以培养高素质创造人才的重任。虽然当前素质教育以实现学生全面发展，培养高素质的创新人才为目标，以割除与改善了传统应试教育的弊端为己任，但中国的创造教育仍处于发展阶段，存在着许多问题。因此，为了推进创造教育的发展，进一步实现在学校教育中切实激发小学生创造能力，针对创造教育中的问题进行思考并采取相应的策略加以应对。在此基础上，作者从教育者的角度提出改进创造教育的几点建议。
现代标准韩语与汉语中汉字的发音对比研究
Authors: 付 志超
Published: January 2021

随着全球一体化和经济全球化的发展，中韩两国在经济、文化各方面交流日益加深。两国之间的语言交流、学习也变得尤其重要。韩国属于“汉字文化圈”，汉字在其语言系统中占有很重要的地位。研究韩语系统中汉字的发音与现代汉语汉字发音的联系和区别，对两国的语言学习者有很大的帮助和重要的意义。论文首先对汉、韩两种语言汉字的注音方式形成进行了说明，然后将两种语言中语音的基本音素进行了对比，从而总结出中韩两国汉字发音的一些规律性对应关系，希望有效帮助学习者在学习对方语言时快速掌握大量共通汉字词语。
生活化教学理念在高中历史教学中的融入
Authors: 赵 瑞娟
Published: January 2021

在高中历史生活化教学模式探讨过程中，教师要完善历史学科知识体系，强化学生的理解和记忆。论文主要分析了在高中历史教学中融入生活化教学的意义，描述了生活化教学理念在高中历史教学中的应用现状，提出了生活化教学理念在高中历史教学中的应用途径。
浅探小学到初中数学教学的有效衔接
Authors: 张 艳姣
Published: January 2021

小学阶段到初中阶段的学习，是一个逐渐深入化、复杂化、思维化的过程。对于数学这门本身就思维强度较大的学科来说，小初之间的台阶跨度十分大，导致大部分学生在进入初中之后无法适应。有学生认为数学抽象难懂，课堂枯燥乏味，无法入手做题，无法真正地掌握知识点。论文针对小学到初中数学教学的有效衔接进行分析与探索，并提出几点有效的策略。
高等数学教学方法的探讨
Authors: 郭 彦
Published: January 2021

高等数学既是一门科学文化课，也是一门基础课，为其他学科提供语言、概念、思想、理论和方法。在高等数学课程教学中，多数教师以理论性、公式化方式进行授课，忽视了培养学生能力，易造成教师学生互动差、学习难度大、教学质量差等问题。因此，论文从细化教学方法、完善教学模式等方面对高等数学教学方法进行探讨。
近十年中国高原环境与运动研究综述
Authors: 李 佳亮 , 郭 玉石
Published: January 2021

运用文献资料法和逻辑分析法，论文对2009年至2019年中国对高原环境与运动相关核心期刊的研究进行梳理和分析，主要对高原训练对于体能主导类运动和技能主导类运动项目研究。通过探讨与分析中国高原环境与运动研究领域相关知识，进一步为中国高原环境与运动发展提供一定参考依据，但与此同时，发现中国高原环境与运动存在问题：一是重视研究优秀运动员，忽视研究其他人群；二是高原训练对于体能主导类和技能主导类运动项目研究存在发展不平衡现象。
《复合材料》课程教学改革初探
Authors: 邹 平 , 吕 丹 , 高 华
Published: January 2021

《复合材料》是材料科学与工程专业的一门基础课程。该门课程涉及众多的复合材料类型，课程知识点多，具有一定的难度，只有从课程改革入手，才能获得良好的教学效果。论文先介绍了该门课程教学改革的思路，然后从教学内容改革、教学方法改革、课程考核办法改革三个方面阐述了如何进行《复合材料》课程教学改革，希望能提高该门课程的教学质量。
依托超星平台探讨酒店英语教学在高校旅游管理专业中的应用
Authors: 田 燕飞
Published: January 2021

云教学是信息化时代在大数据环境下特有的一种教学方式，云计算依托于互联网时代的智能特点，利用移动终端如智能手机和平板电脑作为移动的学习平台，超星学习通平台满足了教师和学生在课堂内外辅助教学师生互动的需求。酒店英语教学作为高校旅游管理专业不可缺少的学科，利用超星平台能有效的达成师生之间的互动和连接，提高了学生的学习兴趣，并让课堂效率成倍提升。
The impact of dynamic capabilities and market orientation on firm performance: a case study of higher education consulting firms
Authors: Chiarelli Andrea
Published: January 2021

Dynamic capabilities (DC) and market orientation (MO) have been described as affecting firm performance, particularly in the case of fast-changing markets. They have been analysed for a wide range of firm sizes, but research on DC in the context of sole traders and micro enterprises is scarce. To begin filling this gap, this research focuses on the effects of DC and MO on firm performance in the case of sole traders, micro and small enterprises (MSEs), using higher education (HE) consulting as a case study. HE consulting was chosen as it is comprised of numerous sole traders and MSEs and it is subjected to significant and continual change. Using a survey completed by 60 MSEs based in the UK, Europe and North America, this research found that the sensing capability is a significant determinant of firm performance, alongside what this study defines as operational MO. Furthermore, operational MO was found to significantly moderate the relationship between the learning capability and firm performance. This work suggests that (i) research on DC should be extended to sole traders and MSEs; and (ii) the business literature is ripe for a growing body of applied work on DC going beyond their theoretical validation and looking to develop practical recommendations for firms in different industry sectors.
Learning EFL Online During a Pandemic: Insights into The Quality of Emergency Online Education
Authors: Assalahi Hussein
Published: January 2021

This study investigates English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' perceptions of the causal relationships among teaching, social, and cognitive presences, indicative of a community of inquiry in online EFL course. Their relationships to demographic variables are also explored. There has been a growing interest in using the community of inquiry framework to explore the existence of teaching, social, and cognitive presences as indicative of the quality of online educational experience. The causal relationships among the three presences and whether demographic variables such as gender and program of study predict these presences have not received considerable attention. To examine the relationships among the three presences, the Community of Inquiry (COI) survey instrument was administered to 737 learners of EFL. Factor analysis was performed, and the findings confirmed the factor structure of the COI. In addition, structural equation modelling and Chi-squared automatic interaction detection (CHAID) analyses confirmed the hypothesized causal relationships among the three presences. Results revealed that teaching presence was the core factor in sustaining an online community of inquiry and gender significantly predicted perceptions of teaching presence. Implications for research on online language teaching, policy, and practice are discussed.
Shadow Education in Indonesia: Is It Relevant to Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Chemistry Learning?
Authors: Kawedhar Maria C. S , Mulyani Sri , Saputro Sulistyo , Yamtinah Sri
Published: January 2021

Private tutoring, also known as shadow education (SE), is significant in the view of Indonesian society. It attains public reliance on children’s success at school. Although SE seems to be promising to elevate students’ achievements in school, this still needs to be proven. With the development of 21st-century skills, can SE make itself worthy of being a part of proper supplementary education? This research aims to reveal how relevant SE is to develop students’ 21st-century skills, especially critical thinking (CT) skills. This study involved 193 students from 3 different ranks of schools in Surakarta, Indonesia. This mixed methods explanatory research used a computerized testlet instrument to obtain quantitative data about students’ CT skills in Chemistry. Open-ended questionnaires and open-ended interviews were used to obtain qualitative data about students’ tendencies in their SE. Interviews were also performed to hear SE tutors’ voices about the SE field in which they worked. The quantitative data were analyzed using Rasch modeling to reveal the interaction between the items and students’ CT skills. The modeling results showed that SE still seems less significant in responding to the community’s wishes about their children’s success at school, especially as related to CT skills. However, the results also showed that SE can aid those with moderate cognitive ability. Furthermore, the qualitative results are worth considering by those who will take or build SE in future. Thus, SE can be a proper supplement for formal education.
Exploring Vertical Coherence of Content Topics in Philippine Spiral Kto10 Mathematics Curriculum
Authors: Dio Ryan V
Published: January 2021

Vertical coherence of the content topics coupled with careful sequencing of learning competencies considering student’s cognitive level of development has been identified as an excellent characteristic of a well-planned spiral progression approach of the curriculum. This descriptive-evaluative method of study tailored with the Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM) as a framework of analysis explored the Philippine Kindergarten to Grade 10 (Kto10) mathematics curriculum guide (CG) to determine the program strengths and areas that need improvement. The qualitative approach to the analysis of CG is supported by the feedbacks and experiences of 16 teacher-informants (3Male, 13Female). The curriculum mapping revealed that content topics were arranged in increasing complexity (though there were observed discontinuity) with the corresponding progression of mathematical tasks across the grade level. However, the spiral design of the curriculum failed to decongest the distribution of the content and learning competencies which became unrealistic to implement for general classrooms according to the level of cognitive development of Filipino learners as revealed by the feedbacks and experiences of mathematics teachers. The K to 10 Mathematics curriculum needs revision covering the most essential learning competencies (vertically arranged) per content area anchored on international benchmarks.
“PEOPLE WANTED FREEDOM”: REFLECTION OF THE “KIEVAN KOZACHCHYNA” OF 1855 IN THE CORRESPONDENCE AND DIARY NOTES BY HRYHORIY GALAGAN
Authors: Kovalyov Yevgen
Published: January 2021

Mass riots of serfs in Right-bank Ukraine in the spring of 1855, known in historiography as the “Kyievan Kozachchyna”, is an important topic that should be careful researched, especially from a cultural and anthropological points of view. In this way it is possible to identify the deep motivation of the peasants’ actions and to explain the reaction of the landlords, clergy and government officials. An important source for the study of the “Kievan Kozachchyna” is the correspondence and diary notes of the Ukrainian public figure Hryhoriy Galagan (1819–1888) of this time. These texts contain not only his own views on the causes, course and consequences of the mass peasant riots in the Kyiv region in the spring of 1855, but also valuable eyewitness accounts of these events, from the governor-general to the ordinary peasant. Galagan’s narratives show a knot of contradictions between representatives of various strata of the agrarian society of the “pre-reform era”, such as the peasantry, landowners, officials and the clergy. Mutual alienation of these strata, lack of communication between them, being in different discursive fields led to the Kyiv Cossacks.
The Possible Effects of Asiatic Herbs in SARS-COV-2 and their Mechanism of Action
Authors:   Department of Sciences, Nutrition Formulators Inc., Miramar, Fl, USA.
Published: January 2021

In 2019, a new virus called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) gave rise to an unknown outbreak that spread in China’s Hubei province, triggering a new epidemic known as coronavirus-19 (COVID -19). Several studies have demonstrated the metabolic pathways of SARS-COV-2 in angiotensin-converting enzyme receptors 2 (ACE2). With this, others have been considering an approach with drugs that bind to ACE2 receptors as well as antiviral activity as a possible treatment option for the disease. Thus, the objective of this present review was to evaluate some Asiatic herbs for both the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Some herbs, such as the extract of Artemisia annua (Artemisinins) and the extract of Isatis indigotica (Emodin), showed to be effective as inhibitors of adhesion of some viruses. Some studies observed this in the SARS-CoV S / ACE -2 protein interaction in which it inhibited the adhesion of the virus to the cell surface. Similarly, Glycyrrhiza glabra extract (Licorice) showed significant inhibiting action on the influenza virus and was shown to be an effective antiviral in many other viruses by weakening virus activity, such as inhibiting virus gene expression and replication, reducing adhesion force and stress through the reduction of high-mobility-group box1 (HMGB1) binding to DNA. Additionally, one of the best herbs in effective concentration value (EC50) found in this study was Lycoris Radiata with EC50: 2,4 ± 0.2 μg / ml. The results presented in this review are promising in the search for prophylactic treatment in a viral pandemic such as SARS-VOC-2. However, more clinical trials to validate the processes of the effectiveness of both plants and their extracts, as well as the synergy between the plants themselves are needed to validate future herbal treatments against SARS-VOC-2.
Fractal modeling and cluster analysis of social processes in Russia, 17th – 20th centuries
Authors:   Derzhavin Tambov State University, Zhukov D , Kanishchev V. , Lyamin S.
Published: January 2021

The article is devoted to the heuristic possibilities of fractal simulation and cluster analysis in historical research. The authors presented examples of the application of these research tools to the study of historical demographic processes (XIX–XX centuries), to the history of the frontier (XVII – XIX centuries). The authors concluded that the mentioned toolkit is an effective means of typing objects.
Electronic Tambov Encyclopedia: Functionality and Prospects for Project Development
Authors:   Tambov Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Ilyin A. , Lyamin S. ,   Derzhavin Tambov State University
Published: January 2021

The article presents the results of the implementation of the project to create an electronic Tambov encyclopedia. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the capabilities of the Wiki-platform on which the electronic encyclopedia is created.
La filosofía en el arte de Frida Kahlo. La colisión de mestizajes en América como interpelación de lo urbano.
Authors: Enrici Aldo
Published: January 2021

La colisión cultural expresada en los autorretratosde Frida Kahlo es algo que América vive filosóficamenteentre el Estar y el Ser. Lo precolombinorodea a la civilización europea como “espacio vitalindeterminado” con un horizonte contingente,confundiéndose con la barbarie vegetal. Lo salvajese presenta de un modo inminente. No hay bellezasino una inmensidad sublime, a punto de caersobre la cultura urbana dentro de una dialécticaentre lo bárbaro y lo civilizado. De acuerdo con elpensador argentino Rodolfo Kusch en América elespacio vital anterior a la llegada europea o primermestizaje no ha sido superado, acecha al segundomestizaje Americano a partir del contacto conEuropa. Corresponde a una ontología del “Estar”que siempre vuelve a presentarse. No es un estadiosuperado sino que acecha constantemente a laciudadanía. La colisión entre el primer mestizaje yel segundo mestizaje se mantiene actualmente. Seintroduce en aspectos urbanísticos que muestranla ambigüedad americana. Frida Kahlo da cuentade esta ambigüedad a través del arte como interpelaciónde lo urbano. Su rostro persevera estableen un modo de ser europeo, en cambio su cuerpose reentrama con el primer mestizaje. En la obra“Autorretrato en la frontera” se muestra el contrasteentre esos dos mestizajes que, aunque parecenseparados como lo civilizado y lo bárbaro, no obstantemantienen una conexión.
La casa propia, territorio de libertad.
Authors: Martínez Duran Anna
Published: January 2021

La casa que el arquitecto construye para sí mismoconstituye un acto libre, de vida y de arquitectura.Los arquitectos de la modernidad han construidocasas propias en todas las geografías y con todoslos formatos. Es ésta una de las tipologías de viviendaen la que la experimentación es mayor,muestra de las diferentes posiciones frente a unmismo acto, el del hombre que construye su propiacasa. Observar estas obras desde la inversión entrelo vital y lo racional, que nos propone el filósofoOrtega y Gasset en El tema de nuestro tiempo(1923) nos permite descubrirlas en su mayor plenitudy establecer relaciones dispares entre ellas. Enestas viviendas la relación entre la vida y la arquitecturaes intensa, y la casa, como obra artística,se somete al devenir y al habitar. Pero también elhombre, a través de su vivir en ellas, renueva suconfianza en la arquitectura. Una lectura de estasobras a través de los distintos modos de habitar yde construir nos permitirá descubrir aspectos deellas, invisibles ante una lectura más disciplinar.
Proyectos de limpieza social e imaginarios urbanos de la perfección.
Authors: Carmona Ochoa Gabriela , Narváez Tijerina Adolfo Benito
Published: January 2021

El artículo trata sobre el desarrollo de las ideassobre eugenesia y “purificación de la raza” y surelación con el diseño basado en ideas de perfecciónque persiguen las ciudades contemporáneasa través de la pretensión de ejercer un control entodos los aspectos de la vida de los ciudadanos. Serealizó una netnografía mediante el buscador Googlepara explorar sobre las imágenes que rodeana tales búsquedas de control y perfección de losescenarios de la vida y de los propios habitantes.Finalmente se reflexiona sobre los imaginarios querodean a la búsqueda de una sociedad y una ciudadperfectas a través del mito de Hybris.
Notas para el estudio de los correlatos de los imaginarios de la ciudad.
Authors: Aragón Palacios Milton
Published: January 2021

El texto aborda el tema de los imaginarios desdela propuesta de los correlatos de los imaginarios.Para ello, se centra en los imaginarios de la ciudad.La ciudad la entenderemos como un símbolo querepresenta un mundo. Representación que operabajo las diferenciaciones funcionales, en las cuales,los correlatos se presentan como elementos dela comunicación del sistema donde se manifiestanlos imaginarios. Para explicar lo anterior, se presentael caso de la ciudad de Monterrey, México.
Calidad de vida en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal atendidos en tres hospitales del Seguro Social en Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil y Cuenca)
Authors: Mayorga Garcés Alejandro S , Rodríguez Vélez Vilma E , Dávila Bedoya Santiago E , Andrade Zamora David , Carrillo Ubidia Javier H
Published: January 2021

Contexto: la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) es un proceso inflamatorio crónico del intestino con sus dos variedades, la colitis ulcerativa (CU) y la enfermedad de Crohn (EC). El objetivo del tratamiento es la remisión clínica y endoscópica de la enfermedad, sin embargo, la calidad de vida que esta influye en el manejo y evolución de la enfermedad es usualmente soslayada. Objetivo: determinar la calidad de vida y los factores relacionados en pacientes con EII atendidos en tres hospitales del Seguro Social ecuatoriano. Metodología: estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal en pacientes mayores de 18 años diagnosticados de EII, que acuden al servicio de gastroenterología de tres hospitales del Seguro Social: Carlos Andrade Marín, José Carrasco Arteaga y Teodoro Maldonado, en el periodo enero a junio de 2018. Resultados: se evaluaron 50 pacientes, 68% (n=34) con CU y 32% (n=16) con EC. La edad promedio fue 48 +/-9 para CU y 42+/-7 en EC. Se determinó una relación hombre: mujer de 1,6:1. El 30% de los pacientes evaluados (n=15) percibieron su calidad de vida como baja. Se encontró diferencias estadísticamente significativa en relación al tipo de EII (EC, p 0,03), sexo femenino (p 0,04) y presencia de recaídas (p 0,04). Conclusión: la calidad de vida en los pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal fue percibida como más baja en pacientes de sexo femenino que quienes padecen EC y en quienes presentan uno o más episodios de recaídas durante el último semestre.