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Análisis de los programas de responsabilidad social en la imagen corporativa del sector cooperativista de la provincia de Tungurahua
Authors: Caisa-Yucailla Elias David , Tapia-Vasquez Jefferson Stalin 
Published: October 2021

Las organizaciones pertenecientes a la economía popular y solidaria son responsables por el cumplimiento de las expectativas que tienen los socios sobre las implicaciones de sus inversiones en los ámbitos medioambientales y la comunidad. La presente investigación tuvo por objetivo determinar el impacto de la responsabilidad social en la construcción de una imagen corporativa positiva en las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito del segmento 3 y 4 de la provincia de Tungurahua. Se aplicó una encuesta a los gerentes de 37 instituciones financieras para evaluación de su imagen corporativa, socios externos, socios internos e inversionistas. La confiabilidad para la aplicación del instrumento fue de 96%. Los hallazgos revelaron que, las instituciones han descuidado al grupo de interés externo e inversionistas. Sin embargo, se evidenció que las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito mantienen su responsabilidad hacia sus empleados (socios internos); es decir, el bienestar de sus socios internos ha sido su prioridad, pues, ha ocasionado el fortalecimiento interno de la organización.
Palabras clave: Responsabilidad social, imagen corporativa, sector cooperativista, stakeholders.
Abstract
Organizations belonging to the popular and solidarity economy are responsible for meeting the expectations that members have regarding the implications of their investments in the environmental and community spheres. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of social responsibility in the construction of a positive corporate image in the savings and credit cooperatives of segment 3 and 4 of the province of Tungurahua. A survey was applied to the managers of 37 financial institutions to evaluate their corporate image, external partners, internal partners, and investors. The reliability for the application of the instrument was 96%. The findings revealed that the institutions have neglected the external interest group and investors. However, it was evidenced that savings and credit cooperatives maintain their responsibility towards their employees (internal partners), that is, the well-being of their internal partners has been their priority, since it has caused the internal streng- thening of the organization. Keywords: Social responsibi- lity, corporate image, coope- rative sector, stakeholders.
Contribución de las empresas al mejoramiento social, económico y ambiental, como desarrollo en Colombia
Authors: Serna-Cardona Luis Hernando , Florez-Vergara Juvenal , Lopez-Ortiz Yulieth , Escalante-Manosalva Uberty 
Published: October 2021

Como objetivo del estudio, se identificaron las contribuciones que han realizado las empresas al mejoramiento social, económico y ambiental, como desarrollo en Colombia. La investigación fue desarrollada bajo el enfoque cualitativo, con un diseño analítico enmarcado mediante categorías, con una población de 67 empresas, con instrumentos de recolección de información, el cuestionario y entrevista. Entre los resultados se evidenció que las organizaciones no pueden verse como islas, sino parte de la sociedad, con características como: responsable, económica, desarrollo, comunidad, vital importancia, organización, organismos, entorno, sobrevivencia, adaptabilidad, transformación, integridad, valores éticos, políticas públicas, mejoramiento, calidad, vida, medioambiente y solidaria. En conclusión, se debe entender que no se constituyen como un sistema rígido, sino abiertos, comportándose de diferente manera. Se recomienda organizar un plan de acción de mejoramiento social, económico y ambiental que incluya políticas públicas del ambiente local, además de promover y propender a tener una mejor calidad de vida y de la naturaleza, mediante programas innovadores, confiables, responsables y rigurosos.Palabras claves: contribución, empresa, social, economía, ambiental.
Abstract
The objective was to identify the contributions that companies have made to social, economic and environmental improvement, as development in Colombia, it was developed under the qualitative approach, with analytical design framed by categories, with a population of 67 companies, with instruments for collecting Information, the questionnaire and interview. Among the results it was evident that organizations cannot be seen as islands, but part of society, responsible, economic, development, community, vital importance, organization, organisms, environment, survival adaptability, transformation, integrality, ethical values, public policies, improvement, quality, life, environment and solidarity. In conclusion it should be understood that they are not constituted as a rigid system, but open behaving differently. It is recommended to organize a social, economic and environmental improvement plan that includes public policies of the local environment, in addition to promoting and aiming to have a better quality of life and nature through innovative, reliable, responsible 0.and rigorous programs.
Keywords: contribution, company, social, economy, environmental.
Propuesta de un modelo de innovación abierta a un sector de las Pymes de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador
Authors: Calle Marcelo , Cobos Sofia , González María José , Vera-Reino José 
Published: October 2021

En la actualidad, las Pymes enfrentan una necesidad notable de transformar su gestión innovadora; por lo tanto, es necesario encontrar las herramientas que potencien toda su capacidad. Para impulsar nuevas prácticas de innovación con visión abierta, es fundamental que la cultura organizacional se transforme a una cultura de innovación, para que pueda adaptar nuevas estrategias y herramientas que generen un cambio de mentalidad y se visualice a las empresas como una comunidad de oportunidades, de conocimiento y crecimiento. Este estudio tiene como objetivo encontrar información que ayude a crear una propuesta de un modelo de innovación abierta, basado en la realidad de las Pymes del sector comercial de venta de partes, piezas y accesorios para vehículos. Se levantaron datos utilizando encuestas cara-a-cara a una muestra aleatoria de los locales comerciales en estudio de la ciudad de Cuenca. La información recolectada condujo a observar los resultados de una baja implementación innovadora en las PYMES de este sector y permitió identificar herramientas que se proponen como una innovación abierta para que se viabilice y direccione de una manera adecuada la información de fuentes internas y externas, para alcanzar mejores resultados que impulsen el crecimiento de las Pymes.
Palabras clave: cultura innovadora, gestión empresarial, innovación abierta, oportunidad, Pymes.
Abstract
Opettajien kokemuksia työn tuunaamisesta koira-avusteisen pedagogiikan avulla
Authors: Mäkelä Liisa 
Published: October 2021

Artikkelissa tutkitaan opetustyön tuunaamista ja sitä, miten opettajat kokevat sen vaikuttaneen työn vaatimuksiin ja voimavaroihin sekä hyvinvointiin. Työn tuunaamisen tapa on koira-avusteisen pedagogiikan hyödyntäminen opetustyössä. Aineisto kerättiin haastattelemalla 14 opettajaa, joilla oli kokemusta koira-avusteisesta työstä. Tulokset osoittivat, että työn tuunaamisella työn vaatimukset ja voimavarat sekä lisääntyivät että vähenivät. Pääosin opettajat kokivat muutokset myönteisinä. Vaikka esimerkiksi työn suunnittelu vaati aiempaa enemmän aikaa, koiran läsnäolo luokassa paransi ilmapiiriä, minkä kuvattiin lisänneen hyvinvointia. Kielteisiksi koettuja muutoksia oli vähän, mutta niiden vaikutukset olivat hyvin kielteisiä. Tilanteet koskivat sosiaalisia suhteita ja kielteisiä asenteita koira-avusteista työtä kohtaan. Koiran kanssa työskentely vaikutti positiivisesti opettajien hyvinvointiin muillakin tavoin, esimerkiksi koiran silittämisen koettiin laskevan stressiä. Työyhteisöissä tulisi suhtautua ennakkoluulottomasti erilaisiin työn tuunaamisen tapoihin, sillä näin työntekijän hyvinvointi voi merkittävästikin kohentua. Työn tuunaamisen reunaehdot ja vaikutukset sidosryhmiin tulisi selvittää, sillä epäonnistuessaan menetelmä voi aiheuttaa pettymystä ja työpaikan vaihtoajatuksia.
Exploring Veteran Teachers' Collaborative Action Research Experiences Through a School-University Partnership: "Old Dogs" Try New Tricks
Authors: Buckley-Marudas Mary Frances (Molly) , Dutton John , Ellenbogen Charles , Huang Grace Hui-Chen , Schwab Sarah 
Published: October 2021

This article shares insights from the experiences of three high school practitioners and two university faculty who participated in a school-university-based action research program as a voluntary part of the teachers’ professional development. The three high school practitioners conducted action research projects around questions that stemmed from and were relevant to their own teaching practice. As part of the action research program, the practitioners were paired with university faculty to support the research. Building on practitioner inquiry traditions and critical case study methodologies, this study used qualitative methods to explore the experiences of practitioner action research processes. Drawing on in-person meeting notes and reflective memos, four key ideas emerged: Infrastructure, We are all Partners in Education, Engaging Pathway for Experienced Teachers, and Challenges. Insights gained from this inquiry will have implications for professional practices in the areas of school-university partnership, professional development, and action research process.
Screening of Potent Phytochemical Inhibitors Against SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: An Integrative Computational Approach
Authors: Mahmud Shafi , Hasan Md. Robiul , Biswas Suvro , Paul Gobindo Kumar , Afrose Shamima , Mita Mohsana Akter , Sultana Shimu Mst. Sharmin , Promi Maria Meha , Hani Umme , Rahamathulla Mohamed , Khan Md. Arif , Zaman Shahriar , Uddin Md. Salah , Rahmatullah Mohammed , Jahan Rownak , Alqahtani Ali M. , Saleh Md. Abu , Emran Talha Bin 
Published: October 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially lethal and devastating disease that has quickly become a public health threat worldwide. Due to its high transmission rate, many countries were forced to implement lockdown protocols, wreaking havoc on the global economy and the medical crisis. The main protease (Mpro) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus for COVID-19, represent an effective target for the development of a new drug/vaccine because it is well-conserved and plays a vital role in viral replication. Mpro inhibition can stop the replication, transcription as well as recombination of SARS-CoV-2 after the infection and thus can halt the formation of virus particles, making Mpro a viable therapeutic target. Here, we constructed a phytochemical dataset based on a rigorous literature review and explored the probability that various phytochemicals will bind with the main protease using a molecular docking approach. The top three hit compounds, medicagol, faradiol, and flavanthrin, had binding scores of −8.3, −8.6, and −8.8 kcal/mol, respectively, in the docking analysis. These three compounds bind to the active groove, consisting of His41, Cys45, Met165, Met49, Gln189, Thr24, and Thr190, resulting in main protease inhibition. Moreover, the multiple descriptors from the molecular dynamics simulation, including the root-mean-square deviation, root-mean-square fluctuation, solvent-accessible surface area, radius of gyration, and hydrogen bond analysis, confirmed the stable nature of the docked complexes. In addition, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) analysis confirmed a lack of toxicity or carcinogenicity for the screened compounds. Our computational analysis may contribute toward the design of an effective drug against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2.
Prognostic Significance of Preprocedural N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Assessment in Diabetic Patients With Multivessel Coronary Disease Undergoing Revascularization
Authors: Wang Le , Cong Hong-liang , Zhang Jing-xia , Hu Yue-cheng , Li Xi-ming , Zhang Ying-yi , Wang Lin , Yang Hua , Ren Li-bin , Qi Wei , Liu Chun-wei 
Published: October 2021

Background and Aims: The N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) may predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes. However, its prognostic value in patients with multivessel disease (MVD) undergoing coronary revascularization remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of preprocedural NT-proBNP levels in diabetic patients with MVD undergoing coronary revascularization.Methods: A total of 886 consecutive diabetic patients with MVD who underwent coronary revascularization were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into quartiles according to their pre-procedural NT-proBNP levels. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were performed to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular events, including all-cause death, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to the NT-proBNP quartiles.Results: During a median follow-up period of 4.2 years, 111 patients died (with 82 being caused by cardiovascular disease), 133 had MI, 55 suffered from stroke, and 250 experienced MACE. Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated that NT-proBNP levels were significantly associated with higher incidences of all-cause death, cardiovascular death, MI, and MACE (log-rank test, P &lt; 0.001, respectively). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that NT-proBNP level was an independent predictor of adverse outcomes, including all-cause death (HR, 1.968; 95% CI, 1.377–2.812; P &lt; 0.001), cardiovascular death (HR, 1.940; 95% CI, 1.278–2.945; P = 0.002), MI (HR, 1.722; 95% CI, 1.247–2.380; P = 0.001), and MACE (HR, 1.356; 95% CI, 1.066–1.725; P = 0.013). The role of NT-proBNP in predicting adverse outcomes was similar in patients with stable angina pectoris and acute coronary syndrome. Moreover, preprocedural NT-proBNP alone discriminated against the SYNTAX II score for predicting all-cause death [area under the curve (AUC), 0.662 vs. 0.626, P = 0.269], cardiovascular death (AUC, 0.680 vs. 0.622, P = 0.130), MI (AUC, 0.641 vs. 0.579, P = 0.050), and MACE (AUC, 0.593 vs. 0.559, P = 0.171). The addition of NT-proBNP to the SYNTAX II score showed a significant net reclassification improvement, integrated discrimination improvement, and improved C-statistic (all P &lt; 0.05).Conclusion: NT-proBNP levels were an independent prognostic marker for adverse outcomes in diabetic patients with MVD undergoing coronary revascularization, suggesting that preprocedural NT-proBNP measurement might help in the risk stratification of high-risk patients.
Case Report: Abnormal ECG and Pantalgia in a Patient With Guillain–Barré Syndrome
Authors: Cao Xiangqi , Tang Manyun , Liu Hui , Yue Xin , Luo Guogang , Yan Yang 
Published: October 2021

Background: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated disorder in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) characterized by symmetrical limb weakness, sensory disturbances, and clinically absent or decreased reflexes. Pantalgia and dysautonomia, including cardiovascular abnormalities, are common findings in the spectrum of GBS. It is usually challenging to distinguish GBS-related electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormities and chest pain from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with GBS due to the similar clinical symptom and ECG characteristics. Here, we present a case of GBS complicating ACS.Case Summary: A 37-year-old woman with a 2-month history of GBS presented to the emergency department due to pantalgia. The ECG showed a pattern of transitional T-wave inversion in the leads I, aVL, and V2 through V4 and shortly returned to normal, which appeared several times in a short time, but lab testing was unremarkable. Then, a further coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed the presence of critical stenosis of the left anterior descending artery, leading to the diagnosis of ACS. During the follow-up, she suffered from a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and accepted revascularization of the left anterior descending artery in the second week after discharge.Conclusion: Guillain–Barré syndrome could accompany chest pain and abnormalities on ECG. Meanwhile, it is essential to bear in mind that “GBS-related ECG abnormalities and chest pain” is a diagnosis of exclusion that can only be considered after excluding coronary artery disease, especially when concomitant chest pain, despite being a common presentation of pantalgia, occurs.
Deep-Water Syn-rift Stratigraphy as Archives of Early-Mid Pleistocene Palaeoenvironmental Signals and Controls on Sediment Delivery
Authors: Cullen Timothy M. , Collier Richard E. Ll. , Hodgson David M. , Gawthorpe Robert L. , Kouli Katerina , Maffione Marco , Kranis Haralambos , Eliassen Gauti T. 
Published: October 2021

The timing and character of coarse siliciclastic sediment delivered to deep-water environments in active rift basins is governed by the complicated interactions of tectonics, climate, eustasy, hinterland geology, and shelf process regime. The stratigraphic archives of deep-water syn-rift basin-fills provide records of palaeoenvironmental changes (e.g. climate and vegetation) in onshore catchments, particularly where they are connected by narrow shelves. However, a chronostratigraphically constrained record of climatic fluctuations and process responses in the hinterland source area recorded in deep-water deposits is rare. Here, we integrate a fully cored research borehole with outcrop exposures of deep-water syn-rift stratigraphy to reconstruct palaeoenvironmental change within the stratigraphy of the West Xylokastro Fault Block in the Corinth Rift, Greece. We used palaeomagnetic and palynological analyses from borehole core samples to develop a chronostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental model, which we compare to global records of Early-Mid Pleistocene climate and eustatic change. This framework allows establishment of a chronostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental context to stratigraphic variability encountered in outcrop and in the borehole. Our results show that the ∼240 m thick studied succession was deposited from ∼1.1 to 0.6 Ma across the Early-to Mid-Pleistocene transition. During the Early Pleistocene, obliquity-paced climatic variability is largely coherent with vegetation changes of forest coverage within catchments on the southern margin of the Corinth Rift. Large magnitude, eccentricity-paced cyclicity dominant after the Mid-Pleistocene Transition can alter sediment supply from onshore catchments during the warming stages of severe interglacials where expansion of forest cover may trap sediment within catchments. Conglomeratic grade sediment delivery to the deep-water is enhanced during glacial periods, interpreted to reflect sparse forest cover and large winter storms, and during semi-arid, grassland-dominated interglacial highstands during severe interglacials. Base-level rise during minor interglacials is easily outpaced by high sediment supply and is seldom represented stratigraphically. The study demonstrates the value of integrated palynological and sedimentological studies, whilst applying a conservative approach to interpretation when dealing with sparse palynological records from proximal deep-water stratigraphy. The case study provides conceptual models where climatic and vegetation changes can begin to be incorporated as a key control on sediment flux from onshore drainage basins to deep-water syn-rift successions.
Localized Enhancement of Infrared Radiation Temperature of Rock Compressively Sheared to Fracturing Sliding: Features and Significance
Authors: Liu Xiangxin , Wu Lixin , Zhang Yanbo , Mao Wenfei 
Published: October 2021

Previous experiments indicated that infrared radiation temperature (IRT) was applied in monitoring rock stress or rock mass fracturing, and abnormal IRT phenomena preceding rock failure or tectonic earthquakes were frequently reported. However, the characteristics of IRT changing with rock fracturing and frictional sliding are not clear, which leaves much uncertainties of location and pattern identification of stress-produced IRT. In this study, we investigated carefully the localized IRT enhancement of rock compressively sheared to fracturing and sliding (named as CSFS) with marble and granite specimens. Infrared thermogram and visible photos were synchronously observed in the process of rock CSFS experiment. We revealed that localized IRT enhancement was determined by local stress locking, sheared fracturing, and frictional sliding, and the relations between the Kcv of IRT and the shear force are almost linear in wave length 3.7–4.8 μm. In the process of rock CSFS, the detected ΔIRT which resulted from thermoelastic effect is 0.418 K, while the detected ΔIRT resulted from friction effect reaches up to 10.372 K, which is about 25 times to the former. This study is of potential values for infrared detection of rock mass failure in engineering scale and satellite remote sensing of the seismogenic process in the regional scale.
Investigation on the Influences of STEAM-Based Curriculum on Scientific Creativity of Elementary School Students
Authors: Tran Ngoc-Huy , Huang Chin-Fei , Hsiao Kuo-Hung , Lin Kuan-Li , Hung Jeng-Fung 
Published: October 2021

Up until now, there have been several different viewpoints on creativity in general and creativity in the science field in particular. Furthermore, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education is increasingly successful and widespread around the world; however, few studies on its impact on scientific creativity exist. As a result, research on the influence of STEAM-based curriculum on students’ scientific creativity is critical. Elementary school students were chosen to be investigated in this research, and the main topic of the STEAM-based curriculum was about a house-shaped money-saving tube with the concept of lock science, which was developed and created by the authors’ team. This research produced two phases of courses: Lock Science Courses (2 weeks) and STEAM-based courses (2 weeks). In this study, sixty-six elementary students from two separate courses were divided into two groups: control and experimental. This research used a counterbalanced design. The control group took Lock Science Courses first and then STEAM-based courses, while the experimental group did the opposite. As a pretest and posttest, students in both groups were asked to complete the “scientific creativity test” (Cronbach’s α, 0.87). The findings of the paired t-test study indicate that both the control and experimental groups have shown significant improvement in their scientific creativity. However, only the fluency and flexibility components of scientific creativity (consisting of fluency, flexibility, and originality) showed considerable development, whereas the originality component remained unchanged. This research also found that after engaging in a STEAM-based curriculum, there was no substantial difference in scientific creativity between males and females. Further discussion is provided.