bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE – TRITOR
Authors:   Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Stančićeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia, Ljulj Andrija , Slapničar Vedran , Brigić Juraj ,   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia,   State Inspectorate, Šubićeva 29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Published: September 2022

This paper presents an unmanned surface vehicle Tritor that was developed, constructed, and tested within an innovative, multi-purpose, multidisciplinary, low-budget and environmentally friendly solution. The idea behind this work was trying to invent a new concept of a miniature surface vehicle that will be unmanned, remotely controlled and autonomous, with electric propulsion, and with an innovative Three Slender Cylinders Hull (3SCH) form gaining advantages in comparison to existing surface vehicles. This initial work is focused on vehicle prototype design, propulsion system development and optimization, control design, and trials, while research related to advantages of the vehicle in terms of naval architecture criteria such as drag and power, stability, seakeeping, and maneuverability will be investigated in further work. In addition, the paper intends to contribute to a new trend in developing vehicles with electrical propulsion that could use renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar energy. The potential usage of the vehicle can be civilian or military, and further work will be focused on larger models, improved based on the experience got during the development of the vehicle. Tritor vehicle was successfully designed, constructed, and tested in real environmental conditions. The preliminary results show that the vehicle has required performances and potential for improvements in the future. The main scientific contribution of this work is advanced surface vehicle development with a focus on a new hull form and the integration of electric propulsion in it.
CO2 quantification in silicate glasses using µ-ATR FTIR spectroscopy
Authors: Schanofski Maximilian , Koch Lennart , Schmidt Burkhard C.
Published: September 2022

A new method for measurements of high-CO2 concentrations in silicate glasses was established using micro–attenuated total reflectance (µ-ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in the mid-IR (MIR) region. We studied two glass/melt compositions, namely leucitite and granite, to cover samples in which CO2 is dissolved as carbonate ions (CO32−) or as CO2 molecules (CO3mol). In the leucitite glasses a carbonate absorption doublet with maxima at 1510 and 1430 cm–1 has shown to clearly separate from aluminosilicate lattice vibrations at lower wavenumbers. Due to the lower sensitivity of the µ-ATR method, we were able to measure high-CO2 contents (cCO2 >0.5 wt%) in experimental silicate glasses that would only be measurable with great difficulties using established transmission MIR measurements due to detector linearity limit effects even with very thin sample wafers. The peak heights of the 1430 cm–1 ATR band (A1430), normalized to the integral of the T-O lattice vibrations (T = Si, Al, Fe) at about 930 cm–1 (Int930) show a linear trend with CO2 contents in the range 0.2–4.3 wt%, yielding a linear correlation with cCO2 (wt%) = 0.4394 ± 0.006·A1430·10000/Int930. The normalization of the CO2 related band to a lattice vibration accounts for variations in the quality of contact between ATR crystal and sample, which has a direct effect on signal intensity.

In granitic glasses, where CO2 is dissolved as CO3mol only, the asymmetric stretching vibration at 2350 cm–1 overlaps with the signal of atmospheric, gaseous CO2. As the ATR signal of dissolved CO2 is very weak, the atmospheric signal may dominate the spectrum. Since the absorbance spectrum is calculated by division of the single-channel sample spectrum by a single-channel reference spectrum measured in air, keeping the laboratory and spectrometer atmosphere as constant as possible during spectral acquisition can resolve the problem. Nonetheless, a procedure to subtract the signal of remaining atmospheric CO2 may still be required for the spectral evaluation. We studied a series of 5 granitic glasses with CO3mol contents of 0.08 to 0.27 wt% and found an excellent linear relation between CO2 concentration and lattice vibration normalized ATR intensity of the 2350 cm–1 band: cCO2 (wt%) = 0.2632 ± 0.0016·A2350·10000/Int990. Although the CO3mol concentrations in our granitic glass series can still be analyzed without major difficulties by conventional transmission IR spectroscopy, our data demonstrate the potential of the ATR method for samples with higher CO2 contents or for samples where a high spatial resolution is required (melt inclusions, vesicular or partially crystallized glasses). The lower limits of the ATR method are approximately 0.2 wt% CO2 dissolved as carbonate groups or 0.1 wt% CO2 (or slightly less) dissolved in molecular form.
On the origin of fluorine-poor apatite in chondrite parent bodies
Authors: McCubbin Francis M. , Lewis Jonathan A. , Barnes Jessica J. , Boyce Jeremy W. , Gross Juliane , McCanta Molly C. , Srinivasan Poorna , Anzures Brendan A. , Lunning Nicole G. , Elardo Stephen M. , Keller Lindsay P. , Prissel Tabb C. , Agee Carl B.
Published: September 2022

We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within one LL chondrite, six R chondrites, and six CK chondrites. These data were combined with previously published apatite data from a broader range of chondrite meteorites to determine that chondrites host either chlorapatite or hydroxylapatite with ≤33 mol% F in the apatite X-site (unless affected by partial melting by impacts, which can cause F-enrichment of residual apatite). These data indicate that either fluorapatite was not a primary condensate from the solar nebula or that it did not survive lower temperature nebular processes and/or parent body processes. Bulk-rock Cl and F data from chondrites were used to determine that the solar system has a Cl/F ratio of 10.5 ± 1.0 (3σ). The Cl/F ratios of apatite from chondrites are broadly reflective of the solar system Cl/F value, indicating that apatite in chondrites is fluorine poor because the solar system has about an order of magnitude more Cl than F. The Cl/F ratio of the solar system was combined with known apatite-melt partitioning relationships for F and Cl to predict the range of apatite compositions that would form from a melt with a chondritic Cl/F ratio. This range of apatite compositions allowed for the development of a crude model to use apatite X-site compositions from achondrites (and chondrite melt rocks) to determine whether they derive from a volatile-depleted and/or differentiated source, albeit with important caveats that are detailed in the manuscript. This study further highlights the utility of apatite as a mineralogical tool to understand the origin of volatiles (including H2O) and the diversity of their associated geological processes throughout the history of our solar system, including at its nascent stage.
The Status of Gifted Students During Covid-19 Pandemic Process
Authors: AVCI DOĞAN Gülşah , ATEŞGÖZ N. Nazlı
Published: September 2022

Introduction: In this study, it is aimed to reveal the situation of gifted students during the Covid-19 epidemic from the perspectives of students, teachers and parents. This process need to be examined in the gifted students, one of the special needs group affected by the changing educational activities with the pandemic. The status of the gifted students during the pandemic needs to be evaluated on the basis of their characteristics. Method: Research data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. For all the data collected within the scope of the research, content analysis was performed with an inductive approach. This study was designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. The participants consisted of five students who were identified gifted, five parents with gifted child and five teachers working in the field of education of the gifted.Findings: The data were evaluated under three headings, including the themes of making sense, shaping life (academic and social) and future plans. Under the theme of making sense, the experiences of the gifted in understanding and adapting the process were examined. Under the theme of shaping life, students’ status of continuing their education and their sharing about their social lives were evaluated. Life styles which the pandemic process brought and the students’ plans for the future were examined.Discussion: Research findings have shown that gifted students can use their skills to turn the crisis that emerged with the pandemic into an opportunity. Moreover, the findings support the necessity of differentiating education programs for the gifted students.
International cooperation, legal assistance and the case of lacking states collaboration within the international criminal court
Authors: Liakopoulos Dimitris
Published: September 2022

The present research work is focused on the legal analysis of the relevantarticles of the International Criminal Court’s Statute regarding theobligation of cooperation between States for the punishment of seriouscrimes against humanity and war. Judicial development, starting with adhoc Tribunals and arriving at causes at various stages of proceedings stillongoing at the International Criminal Court, opens the doctrinal and comparativenational debates, seeking to elaborate on specific topics such asrequests for assistance during preliminary investigations, the role of theProsecutor and the non-assistance of some States that for political andnot only reasons impede the development and operation of internationalcriminal justice.
Envejecimiento, calidad de vida y políticas públicas en torno al envejecimiento y la vejez
Authors: Robledo Marín Carlos Arturo , Duque Sierra Carmen Patricia , Hernández Calle Jonathan Andrés , Ruiz Vélez María Alejandra , Zapata Monsalve Ruth Betania
Published: September 2022

Las políticas públicas relacionadas con el envejecimiento y la vejez están llamadas a aportar al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las poblaciones; el exponencial crecimiento demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe, en un contexto de vulneración de derechos de las personas mayores, especialmente de Colombia, promueven la necesidad de poner en práctica acciones efectivas y eficaces para la protección de este sector poblacional. El análisis de la relación entre los enfoques, la calidad de vida y la perspectiva histórica de las políticas públicas del envejecimiento y la vejez son una exhortación para la creación de sistemas integral para la protección integral de la vejez.
In-silico Approach to Investigate the Phytochemicals of Terminalia arjuna
as Multitarget Inhibitors of Proteins Involved with Lung Cancer
Authors: Adhikary Tathagata , Basak Piyali
Published: September 2022

Background:

Existing medications for treating cancer are reported to exhibit severe side effects,
therefore, there is an urgent need to address these unprecedented health risks. With the advancements
in ethnobotanical studies and research on phytochemicals, information on several medicinal plants
is being revisited nowadays. Terminalia arjuna is a widely used medicinal plant in ayurvedic and Unani
medicine for curing several diseases. Although the bioactives from this plant are reported to possess anticarcinogenic,
antiproliferative and antioxidant activities, information on the potentials of its specific phytoconstituents
on the inhibition of receptor molecules associated with lung cancer is scarce.

Objectives:

The primary goal of this study is to virtually screen the phytochemicals of Terminalia arjuna
as potential drug candidate molecules for lung cancer. Considering all major reported receptor molecules
that inevitably take part in lung cancer, it highlights the phytochemicals as novel multitargeted inhibitors
of proteins responsible for lung cancer.

Methods:

A thorough literature review was done to select twenty-seven receptor molecules associated with
lung cancer cases. The molecular docking study using PyRx predicts protein-ligand interactions and identifies
potential drug targets. Evaluating the ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion,
and Toxicity) properties of the phytochemicals present in Terminalia arjuna, this study takes into account
thirty-four bioactive compounds as the chosen ligands in molecular docking. The binding affinity, inhibition
constant (Ki), and the interacting residues of these phytochemicals with the receptors are compared
with the docking results of twelve selected standard anticancer drugs. The study finally categorizes the
phytochemicals that can potentially act as multitargeted inhibitors of proteins associated with lung cancer.

Results:

The results from PyRx highlighted the phytoconstituents having a higher binding affinity with
inhibition constant comparable to the standard drugs. Among the standard anticancer drugs, alectinib,
pralsetinib, and ibrutinib are marked as potent inhibitors of several lung cancer receptors. The phytochemicals
of Terminalia arjuna proved to be the potential candidates against ALK2, ALK5, DDR2, BRAF,
KRAS, Tankyrase, vasopressin V2, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 mediated lung cancer but the effectiveness
(in comparison to the standard drugs) is limited against Bcl-2, IL22R1, NCAM, RET, MET and ROS1
receptors.

Conclusions:

The findings indicate that phytochemicals namely luteolin, friedelin, oleanolic acid, and
14,16-dianhydrogitoxigenin bind strongly to multiple receptors under consideration with high affinity and
hence could be investigated as effective alternatives for treating lung cancer with minimal side effects.
Molecular Modeling Study of Methylxanthines and Tannins as
Β-Secretase Inhibitors
Authors: da Silva Hage-Melim Lorane Izabel , Correia Lenir Cabral , Ferreira Jaderson Vieira , de Paula da Silva Carlos Henrique Tomich , Taft Carlton Anthony
Published: September 2022

Background:

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive functions, especially memory, impacting the daily life and personality of the elderly. In the present study, we performed molecular modeling of methylxanthines and tannins, with pharmacologic actions as stimulants of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and antioxidant, respectively, present in Paullinia cupana Kunth (guarana), evaluating the theoretical viability of these molecules as an alternative for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, specifically to act by inhibiting the β-secretase enzyme (BACE-1).

Methods:

It has been accomplished a optimization of selected chemical structures, derivation of the pharmacophore, docking simulation, as well as prediction of physicochemical, pharmacokinetic (ADME) and toxicological (TOX) properties, ending with the activity prediction and synthetic viability of the selected molecules. For the physicochemical properties, evaluated according the Lipinski’s Rule of Five, only methylxanthines, catechin and epicatechin remained within the parameters evaluated.

Results:

In the molecular docking, caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, catechin, epicatechin, and proanthocyanidin, respectively, interacted with 57.14%, 42.86%, 28.57%, 57.14%, 28.57% e 57.14% of the active site amino acid residues of BACE-1. The ADME properties indicated the average permeability of the blood-brain barrier to the molecules caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, catechin and epicatechin, and caffeine, theobromine and theophylline showed high intestinal absorption and low aggregation to plasma proteins. The TOX properties showed only proanthocyanidin as a safer molecule. Only catechin and epicatechin were related to the action of BACE-1 in predicting activity. The synthetic viability of methylxanthine has been evaluated as high, while catechin and epicatechin were median and proanthocyanidin has been evaluated as difficult.

Conclusion:

catechin and epicatechin tannins presented more favorable results indicating interaction of suppression of the Aβ aggregation, being potential BACE-1 inhibitors.
Targeting Neuroplasticity for the Management of Pain and Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease via Bergamot Nanotherapy
Authors:   Pharmacotechnology Documentation and Transfer Unit, Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy, Scuteri Damiana ,   Regional Center for Serious Brain Injuries, S. Anna Institute, Crotone, Italy, Tonin Paolo ,   Regional Center for Serious Brain Injuries, S. Anna Institute, Crotone, Italy, Corasaniti Maria Tiziana ,   Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy, Bagetta Giacinto ,   Pharmacotechnology Documentation and Transfer Unit, Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
Published: September 2022

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) accounts for 50–70% of cases of dementia worldwide and is a social burden to the affected population. Although several pathogenetic hypotheses have been proposed, evidence favoring the role of aberrant neuroplasticity in the development of the neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with dementia is increasing. Specifically, agitation is resistant to treatment and affects the quality of life, also because of the lack of safe and effective treatment for AD. Alterations in pain processing due to plastic modifications occur during aging and neurodegeneration. Up to 80% of AD patients have chronic pain due to age-related comorbidities that are misdiagnosed and remain unattended due to a lack of self-reporting because of communication hindrance, which also contributes to the development of agitation. Here, we reported a strategy to target altered neuroplasticity for treating pain and agitation by applying bergamot essential oil with evidence for in-vivo analgesic effects on neuropathic and inflammatory pain preclinical models. Bergamot was engineered in a nanotechnology delivery system, NanoBEO, which provides the opportunity to investigate its efficacy in the NCT04321889 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial BRAINAID. This trial can provide a rational basis for safe and effective treatment to alleviate agitation and pain, thus improving the quality of life of people suffering from AD.
Search for extremity zones with discrete mathematical analysis algorithms to identify risks when drilling based on geophysical data
Authors: Bogoutdinov Shamil , Odintsova Anastasiya , Pirogova A.
Published: September 2022

Despite the impressive list of examples of the integration of pattern recognition theory into various activities in the development of oil and gas fields, the authors propose a fundamentally new approach to the use of artificial intelligence. The paper considers in detail the algorithm for searching for extremity zones, based on discrete mathematical analysis (DMA), as applied to the problem of identifying geological hazards. The application of the method is shown on models of the physical properties of rocks reconstructed from seismic data. Potentially, it can also be applied directly to the wave seismic field to identify objects.
The Effect of Biological Control Agents on Paddy Soil Bacterial Community Structure
Authors: Bintang Aisyah Surya , Wibowo Arif , Priyatmojo Achmadi , Subandiyah Siti
Published: September 2022

Biodiversity has been defined as the range of significantly different types of organisms and their relative abundance in an assemblage of community. The aim of this research was to understand about soil bacterial community after on biological control agents (BCA) treatments with various formulations. This research was conducted at Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Faculty Agriculture of Universitas Gadjah Mada. The research conducted with culture dependent and culture independent methods to assess soil bacterial diversity. The results showed that soil bacterial diversity before and after treatment of biological control agent were different. Results from this research suggested different molecular methods regarding soil bacterial diversity based on their benefits and challenges.
The Effect of Economic and Social Activities on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly: Focusing on the mediating effect of health conditions
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Mi-kyung
Published: September 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of social and economic activities on life satisfaction of the elderly, and to provide measures to improve life satisfaction of the elderly by grasping the mediating effect of health status on life satisfaction in this relationship.
Methods The subjects of the study were 9,840 elderly people aged 65 in the 5th (2020) of the survey on the elderly, and the collected data were statistically analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 program. First, statistical analysis was analyzed by the reliability analysis, frequency analysis, technical statistical analysis, and mediating effect by Baron & Kenny.
Results It was found that social activities of the elderly had a positive effect on life satisfaction in the order of other-oriented activities and self-oriented activities. In the effect of the elderly's economic activities on health status, work satisfaction in economic activities had a positive effect, and work satisfaction in economic activities had a positive effect on life satisfaction. It can be seen that health status shows a significant mediating effect in the relationship between social activity and economic activity and life satisfaction.
Conclusions According to the results of this study, environmental creation and action plans were presented to revitalize social activities and increase health status of the elderly.
Self-assessment for physician competencies in A medical school graduates cohorts
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Park Joo-Hyun , Kwon Hyo-Jin
Published: September 2022

Objectives This study aims to investigate the self-assessment of physician competencies of medical school graduates and explore their competence development and the impact of medical school education.
Methods Medical school graduates in the last 10 years (2012-2021) were classified into 10 cohorts according to their graduation year. Participants completed a survey that investigated their career status after graduation and served as a self-assessment tool for competencies required of every physician. Frequency analysis and analysis of variance were conducted to determine the differences among groups.
Results The medical school graduates generally recognized their competencies higher as they got older, but the self-assessment results tended to be somewhat declined in the group of eight years or more after graduating. In the medical training course, the self-assessment of the specialist group was the highest in all competencies. In the cohorts, after graduation competencies, the self-assessment results for six competencies were found to be generally balanced.
Conclusions The study results have important educational implications. The information on the graduates can be used as basic data for lifelong learning for physicians, which can be used to examine the impact of medical school education after graduation. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously collect data and use it for all education activities.
Effects of Self-directed Learning Ability, Teaching Presence, and Learning Presence on University Students’ Learning Flow in Untact Online Class Environments
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Won Juyoen , Seong Guiboke
Published: September 2022

Objectives This study investigated university students’ self-directed learning ability, teaching presence, learning presence, learning flow, their correlations, and the effects of self-directed learning ability, teaching presence, and learning presence on the students’ learning flow.
Methods 255 university students taking general courses at a four-year university participated in the study and were tested on their levels of self-directed learning ability, teaching presence, learning presence, and learning flow. Their test responses were analyzed through SPSS 25.0. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analyses, and stepwise multiple regression analyses were administered.
Results Descriptive statistical analyses found that their teaching presence was the highest among the four. Pearson correlation analyses revealed that their learning presence and learning flow, and their teaching presence and learning presence showed highest correlations. The results of the stepwise multiple regression analyses presented that the greatest variable affecting learning flow was learning presence. Among the subcomponents, cognitive presence in learning presence showed the greatest effect on learning flow.
Conclusions It is important for universities and instructors to provide students with better learning environments by developing various teaching-learning resources and strategies that can facilitate the students’ cognitive presence and thus promote their learning flow.
A Phenomenological Study on the Capstone Design Project Experience of Effectiveness in Counseling Psychology Undergraduates
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Seungyun
Published: September 2022

Objectives The purposes of this study is to understand and explore the essence of counseling psychology students who took the capstone design by the phenomenological method.
Methods Five undergraduates who took the counseling psychology capstone design in capital area, January and March, 2022 participated in focus group interview. They were selected who most contributed by submitted reflection papers, interim and final reports The interview data were analyzed using phenomenological analysis of Colaizzi.
Results The Results divided effective and ineffective learning experiences. First, effective earning experiences of the capstone design is an in-depth understanding of knowledge in major, the linkage between a theoretical knowledge and the environment, and a learner-centered education. On the contrary, ineffective earning experiences of the capstone design is being confronted with their own inadequacies as a counselor and the collapse of cooperation activities.
Conclusions The implication of this results has the meaning of understanding the experiences of capstone design in counseling psychology as supplementation of work experiences. Moreover, the this study provides basic data for operation and development subject.
Korean society's perception of MBTI using big data
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Young Ju
Published: September 2022

Objectives This study was conducted to find out the main issues and meanings of Korean people's MBTI because two years after the first MBTI test became an issue using big data, and it shows more than just a psychological test.
Methods Using the web crawler function, “MBTI” was collected from February to March 2022, and “Personality Type Test” was collected around ‘Naver news’ articles collected from November 2021 to March 2022, and language network analysis was conducted using a total of 3,910 keywords excluding disused words.
Results First, the terminal frequency analysis showed that the top key keywords associated with MBTI were certification, education, symptoms, Yu Jae-seok, results, disorders, overcoming, study, counseling, depression, disposition, Korea, lecture, implementation, and operation. Second, as a result of analyzing the topic modeling based on the Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA), the four major topics were ‘related counseling programs’, which showed the types of counseling programs operated in relation to the actual MBTI. ‘Actual treatment and utilization plan as a professional’ appeared to be used in the actual treatment process as an expert as the youth appeared in high frequency. The MBTI Expert Course was not a formal psychological test in the broadcast, so it was interested in the official license MBTI inspection of the Korea MBTI Institute. ‘Celebrity and Issue’ appeared as an issue related to entertainers as MBTI received people's attention.
Conclusions This study examined the overall perception of Korean people's MBTI and discussed the implications and significance of the study using it.
In the era of COVID-19, in daycare centers, A Study on the Parent Experience of Family Parenting Support
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Seo Yeon , Ha Yeon Hee , Kim Cho Long
Published: September 2022

Objectives The purposes of this study were to specify variables related to find the direction in which home childcare support should proceed in the event of prolonged closure or non-face-to-face childcare process due to infectious diseases that may occur continuously through the story of parents who have experienced home childcare support from daycare centers in the COVID-19 situation.
Methods To this end, individual in-depth interviews with 12 parents were conducted 22 times in consultation with 7 daycare centers in Busan Metropolitan City for parents who experienced closure due to COVID-19, and the contents were classified through the process of transcription, coding, nomination, and subject generation.
Results The purposes of this study were to specify variables related to In the COVID-19 situation, parents' experiences and demands for support through home childcare support at daycare centers are as follows. First, the home childcare support provided by the daycare center alleviated the frustration of childcare, and it was difficult to use the supported data, and event-like support experienced a lack of help for childcare. Second, parents' demand for home childcare support due to COVID-19 is mind care to quench their thirst for meetings, and a systematic and continuous support program. They wanted to receive support from daycare centers for parental education due to the lack of parenting knowledge. In addition, the demand for support from the state demanded the expansion of the criteria for payment of family childcare allowances, emotional support to alleviate parenting stress, and the need for flexible customized institution operation.
Conclusions The purposes of this study were to specify variables related to suggested the introduction of a customized home care system that reflects parent's needs, systematic support from the state that supports home care centered on daycare centers, and parent's needs in the event of re-proliferation of infectious diseases such as OVID-19.
The effect of tinkering and making-centered maker activities applied to early childhood science education classes on the creative disposition problem-solving ability of pre-primary early childhood teachers
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Suyoun , Song Yeonsook
Published: September 2022

Objectives This study was carried out to investigate the effect of tinkering and making-oriented maker activities applied to early childhood science education classes on the creative disposition and problem-solving ability of early childhood pre-service teachers.
Methods Forty-seven third students from the early childhood education department at a college located in U city were set as the experimental group and the comparison group, and an independent sample t-test and normality test were performed to verify the homogeneity between the two groups. To verify the effects on the creative tendencies and problem-solving skills of early childhood pre-service teachers according to the early childhood science education class through the making and tinkering approach maker activities, t-test and covariate analysis (ANCOVA) were performed using the SPSS WIN 23.0 program.
Results The experimental group, which conducted early childhood science play classes through tinkering and making-oriented maker activities showed higher scores on creative disposition and problem-solving ability than the comparative group, and there was a significant difference between the groups.
Conclusions The implementation of early childhood science play classes through tinkering and making-oriented maker activities positively affects the creative disposition and problem-solving ability of early childhood pre-service teachers. The study suggests that maker activities can be an educational method to develop teacher competency for nurturing future talents.
Taxa de mortalidade por câncer de colo de útero na 16ª região de saúde da Paraíba, 2005-2015
Authors: Batista Gabriela Pereira , Kiss Catalina
Published: September 2022

O câncer do colo do útero (CCU) é um problema de saúde pública no Brasil, responsável por altos índices de morbimortalidade entre as mulheres de acordo com os indicadores de saúde. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar e discutir o comportamento da taxa de mortalidade por CCU na 16ª Região de Saúde entre 2010 e 2015. Este é um estudo transversal retrospectivo, com base em dados retirados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM)-Datasus no período de 2005 a 2015. No cenário de mortalidade por CCU na Paraíba, em relação aos respectivos números de óbitos entre os anos de 2005 e 2015 na 16ª Região de Saúde, os municípios de pequeno porte tiveram suas taxas mantidas, porém Campina Grande, região de médio porte, apresentou aumento exponencial a partir de 2012, evidenciando, assim, aumento em todo o estado, além de representar um ponto fora da curva que elevou o índice. Foi possível perceber pouco êxito das políticas de saúde na 16ª Região de Saúde a partir do ano de 2012, pois o número de óbitos triplicou em relação ao ano anterior, mantendo-se crescente até o fim do período estudado, o que demonstrou possível falta de eficácia na gestão e coordenação do cuidado em saúde.
Conhecimento dos enfermeiros da atenção primária à saúde sobre arboviroses
Authors: Franco Wesley Alexsander , Machado Bruna dos Reis Santos , Teixeira Aline Pialarici , Corrêa Ana Paula de Vechi , Uehara Silvia Carla da Silva André
Published: September 2022

Dengue, zika e chikungunya têm gerado preocupação para os gestores, profissionais de saúde e população devido à elevada morbidade, além de apresentar maior incidência nos países em desenvolvimento. Pretende-se analisar neste artigo o conhecimento autorreferido pelos enfermeiros e a atuação nas ações de controle das arboviroses na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Logo, este artigo consiste em uma pesquisa transversal, descritiva e de abordagem quantitativa, realizada com 23 enfermeiros de 23 unidades de saúde de São Carlos. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário autorrespondido, utilizando um instrumento construído com base em documentos do Ministério da Saúde sobre dengue, zika e chikungunya analisados por meio da estatística descritiva. Foi destacado que 100% (23) dos enfermeiros relataram conhecimento sobre os sinais e sintomas da dengue; 52,2% (12) referiram que o paciente com chikungunya apresenta riscos de hemorragia na fase aguda; 17,4% relataram que a zika não oferece risco de alterações hemodinâmicas. Sendo assim, percebe-se que os enfermeiros possuem um conhecimento clínico adequado sobre dengue; porém, básico e superficial em relação à zika e à chikungunya, especialmente quando as doenças são pareadas.
Soroprevalência de marcadores de triagem sorológica para doenças transmissíveis por transfusão em doadores de sangue em Sergipe, Brasil
Authors: Góes Marco Aurélio de Oliveira , Aguiar Rafael de Souza , Bencz Ester , Amorim Vanessa Oliveira , Barreto Íkaro Daniel de Carvalho , Ramos Edivan Rodrigo de Paula
Published: September 2022

A transfusão de sangue é um procedimento comum nos serviços de saúde, embora não seja isento de riscos. O descarte sorológico e a análise do perfil do doador fornecem informações essenciais para a segurança da transfusão. Este artigo avalia a prevalência e a tendência de descarte das bolsas de sangue por positividade sorológica para doenças transmissíveis por transfusão do hemocentro de Sergipe. Trata-se de um estudo observacional, relativo às doações realizadas entre janeiro de 2007 e dezembro de 2018. Das 308.953 doações, 16.828 (5,45%) foram descartadas devido à positividade em alguma sorologia de triagem. Verificou-se uma tendência de diminuição do descarte de bolsas de sangue nas sorologias testadas. As sorologias responsáveis pelo descarte foram: anti-HBc (2,09%), sífilis (1,49%), anti-HIV (0,82%), HBsAg (0,62%), anti-HCV (0,52%), anti-HTLV-1/2 (0,23%) e Chagas (0,15%). Com relação ao perfil do doador, houve maior descarte de doadores homens, de reposição e de faixas etárias avançadas. Neste estudo foi encontrada uma alta prevalência de descarte, embora com tendência decrescente para todas as sorologias, exceto sífilis, que permaneceu estacionária no período. Os resultados reforçam a necessidade dos processos de triagem sorológica para garantir a segurança transfusional, tendo em vista que essas doenças ainda são frequentes na população. Evidencia-se a importância da realização de campanhas educativas, de testagem e tratamento para as principais infecções de risco transfusional para que diminua a taxa de descarte de bolsas de sangue e melhore a qualidade transfusional.
Consumo alimentar de estudantes de nutrição de uma universidade pública
Authors: Oliveira Danila Soares de , Gomes Daiene Rosa , Mattos Mússio Pirajá , Alves Gervana Rabêlo , Campos Hudson Manoel Nogueira , Silva Danielle Cristina Guimarães da , Pereira-Santos Marcos
Published: September 2022

O contexto de vida de universitários é marcado por vivências individuais e coletivas que se associam ao distanciamento da família, ampliação das responsabilidades e adoção de novos comportamentos, como os diferentes padrões alimentares. Diante disso, uma questão que se apresenta é se os estudantes da área da nutrição, familiarizados com os prejuízos de uma alimentação não saudável, orientam seus consumos alimentares com base nos pilares teóricos de uma alimentação saudável. Objetivou-se, com isso, caracterizar o consumo alimentar de estudantes universitários do curso de nutrição de uma universidade pública do Nordeste do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 166 acadêmicos. A ingestão dietética foi estimada por meio da aplicação de dois recordatórios de 24 horas. Para análise de dados, foi utilizada a comparação de médias por meio do teste t independente. O consumo médio diário de energia dos estudantes universitários foi de 2010,97 ± 575,65 kcal, sendo 52,8% desse total proveniente dos carboidratos; 17,3% de proteínas e 30,8% de lipídeos. A média de refeições diárias feitas pelos participantes foi 5 ± 0,93, sendo, principalmente, suas casas o principal local de realização. Por outro lado, o consumo hídrico correspondeu a 1,73 ± 0,74 litros por dia. Maiores alterações desfavoráveis na ingestão alimentar foram verificadas em estudantes do sexo masculino, com sobrepeso e que estão em semestres intermediários da graduação. Dessa forma, aspectos significativos da vida como o gênero, estado nutricional e tempo de estudo podem afetar o consumo alimentar dos estudantes.
Sífilis gestacional e congênita: evolução e relação com estratégia saúde da família no sul e extremo sul baiano
Authors: Moraes Márcia Maria Santos de , Freire Mayra da Rocha Santos , Rufino Vinicius Nascimento
Published: September 2022

Sífilis em gestantes e sífilis congênita representam importantes problemas de saúde pública no Brasil. Este estudo descreve a situação epidemiológica dos casos de sífilis em gestantes e sífilis congênita na região sul/extremo sul baiana e compara a evolução das taxas de detecção dessas doenças com a ampliação da cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). Este é um estudo observacional e descritivo do período de 2009-2019. Foram analisados municípios agrupados em diferentes portes populacionais e casos analisados, segundo características maternas e assistenciais. Foram correlacionadas taxas de detecção e incidência com a cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família utilizando o coeficiente de correlação de postos de Spearman. Os dados foram coletados do Painel de Indicadores Epidemiológicos do Ministério da Saúde. O grupo com população inferior a 20 mil habitantes foi excluído pela precariedade de registros. Foram notificados um total de 3.028 casos de sífilis em gestantes e 1.454 de sífilis congênita, nos 22 municípios selecionados, que formaram três grupos. Todos os grupos apresentaram aumento nas taxas de detecção e incidência e, quando correlacionadas com a cobertura da Estratégia de Saúde da Família, mostraram resultados positivos, sendo os mais fortes para o de menor população. Em todos os grupos prevaleceram casos de mulheres jovens, com baixa escolaridade, em sua maioria negras e que realizaram pré-natal, mas com diagnóstico de sífilis primária no terceiro trimestre gestacional. O tratamento da gestante e do parceiro foi inadequado ou não realizado na maioria dos grupos. O desafio atual está em qualificar o pré-natal, controlar desigualdades e barrar a transmissão vertical.
A gestão do cuidado em saúde mental por meio de grupos terapêuticos em Una (BA)
Authors: Santos Anne Caroline , Sousa Thiago Ferreira de
Published: September 2022

Este artigo teve como objetivo analisar o processo do matriciamento na gestão do cuidado em saúde mental no Núcleo Ampliado da Saúde da Família e Atenção Básica (Nasf-AB) por meio de grupos terapêuticos, como forma de minimizar os problemas psicológicos dos usuários nos serviços públicos de saúde no município de Una (BA). Trata-se de um relato de experiência que utilizou a observação das ações que ocorreram em grupos terapêuticos. Os encontros aconteceram por um período de cinco meses, com um encontro mensal em cada Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF). Buscou-se observar nos grupos a forma como os profissionais de saúde e a comunidade lidavam com o sofrimento psíquico dos usuários que frequentavam as unidades de saúde, bem como daqueles com quem os agentes comunitários tinham contato frequente, realizando cobertura assistencial. O intuito foi identificar os fatores de risco presentes nas famílias e no território adscrito, além de compreender e refletir sobre as formas de minimizar o adoecimento psíquico na própria comunidade. Observou-se o funcionamento dos grupos e as discussões acerca das temáticas ansiedade, depressão, dependência afetiva, conflitos familiares, dificuldades cotidianas e estratégias para autogestão de cuidado à saúde mental. Os encontros realizados nos grupos de saúde mental fomentaram a produção de sentidos a respeito do sofrimento psíquico, reelaborando e redirecionando estratégias de cuidado e enfrentamento das adversidades cotidianas.
The Evaluation of Incidentally Detected Head and Neck Region Soft Tissue Calcifications and Ossifications on Computed Tomography Images
Authors: TÜRK Ezgi , AYYILDIZ Veysel Atilla , GÖRMEZ Özlem
Published: September 2022

Aims: Unorganized accumulation of calcium stored in soft tissues is termed as heterotopic calcification, organized accumulation of it is termed as heterotopic ossification. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively all head and neck region soft tissue calcifications/ossifications that are detected incidentally on computed tomography (CT) images of Turkish patients and to analyze them according to age and gender. Methods: CT images of 917 patients were retrospectively analyzed in terms of the presence of head and neck soft tissue calcification/ossification, and demographic characteristics (age and gender) of the patients were recorded. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistical methods and the relationship between soft tissue calcification/ossification and gender was evaluated with the chi-square test.Results: Soft tissue calcification/ossification was detected on CT images of 214 (mean age= 61.35±14.7 years, 50.5% female, 49.5% male) of 917 patients examined (23.3%). Among the calcifications/ossifications detected, tonsillolith (n=120, 56.1%), arterial calcifications (n=61, 28.5%) and sialolith (n=15, 7%) were determined in the first three rows. Tonsillolith was significantly more common in female and ossified stylohyoid ligament (OSL) was significantly more common in male (p<0.05).Conclusions: Soft tissue calcifications/ossifications can be detected incidentally in radiographic images taken from head and neck region for various purposes. In the study, tonsillolith was the most common soft tissue calcification on CT images. It was found that the tonsillolith was statistically higher in female, and the OSL in male. These calcifications/ossifications were most frequently found in patients over age 40.
A Narrative Inquiry of Three Chinese International Students’ Academic Adjustment Experiences at Canadian Universities
Authors: Huang Ju , Guo Haojun , Zhou Qiutong
Published: September 2022

There is an increasing number of Chinese graduate students who study in Canada and have quite different educational backgrounds. Despite a large number of studies attending to the challenges and difficulties they encountered in life and study, not much research narratively explores Chinese international students’ academic adjustment experiences in graduate programs in Canada. To fill the gap, this research makes a narrative inquiry into three Chinese international students’ academic adjustment in the graduate and doctoral programs of two universities in Ontario, Canada. The three-dimensional framework (Clandinin, 2006) is employed to tell and retell their stories. Their narratives have revealed the importance of their native languages and how their past experiences before they came to Canada influenced their academic adjustment. The Eastern and Western cultures have had a lasting effect on their personal and professional development. In addition, they have played multiple roles as Chinese international students, novice researchers, and future educational practitioners.
The Efficacy of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Low-Proficiency International Students in Online Teaching and Learning
Authors: Khoo Elaine , Huo Xiangying
Published: September 2022

International students with low academic English proficiency face challenges with reading their course materials and writing assignments. Their challenges are exacerbated during remote learning, as they remain in their home countries, immersed in their home languages, which may be quite distant from academic English. To investigate the effects of culturally responsive pedagogy for international students online, quantitative and qualitative data were collected from a learner-driven, instructor-facilitated (LeD-InF) support program at a large university in southern Ontario. This fully online delivery of the Reading and Writing Excellence (RWE) program was re-envisioned from a long-running co-curricular program that addressed students’ academic English reading, writing, and critical thinking needs. Among eight groups (with the total enrolment of 154) in the Fall 2020 academic term cycle and nine groups (with the total enrolment of 226) in the Winter 2021 academic term cycle of the online RWE program, the intervention groups that were additionally supported with culturally responsive pedagogy had the highest volume of writing output and engagement metrics among all groups. The text data (of student voices and experiences) also reinforces the efficacy of culturally responsive pedagogy in facilitating student experience, constructing identities, promoting learner agency, increasing satisfaction, improving students’ perceptions of learning, and realizing transformative inclusivity.
Editors' Note
Authors: Currie Robert
Published: September 2022

Editors' Note: Inaugural Issue