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Hábitos y técnicas de estudio que utilizan los estudiantes del 2do semestre de las diferentes carreras de la Universidad Privada del Valle – La Paz
Authors: Hidalgo Maynaza Virginia 
Published: September 2021

El presente artículo hace referencia a la importancia de las técnicas y los hábitos de estudio, considerados como elementos fundamentales para el aprendizaje de cualquier estudiante. Los índices de deserción y fracaso estudiantil en las instituciones educativas generan la necesidad de brindar a los estudiantes universitarios herramientas que les permitan mejorar su rendimiento académico. Los hábitos de estudio son la manera en que el individuo se enfrenta cotidianamente a su quehacer académico, como el tiempo, el espacio, etc. En cambio, las técnicas son los métodos que se utilizan para estudiar y así asimilar o retener información nueva.
La presente investigación describe las diferentes técnicas y hábitos de estudio que utilizan los estudiantes del segundo semestre de las diferentes carreras de la Universidad Privada del Valle, subsede La Paz. Para el logro de este objetivo, se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo-descriptivo-deductivo; el diseño fue no experimental-transeccional; el muestreo, no probabilístico estratificado simple, de 213 estudiantes. El instrumento fue un cuestionario con la escala de Likert de 31 preguntas.
“Don’t Be Hopeless, Kid”: A Literary-Biographical Consideration of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s First Years in New York, 1935–1937
Authors: Stromberg David 
Published: September 2021

AbstractIsaac Bashevis Singer arrived in New York on May 1, 1935, on a tourist visa—and spent the next two years finalizing his immigrant status while trying to advance the career he had begun to establish in Warsaw. Scholarly inquiries into Singer’s life, especially during this period, have historically based their claims on his autobiographical writing in Yiddish and English, as well as fictionalized versions that appeared in his books—all of which blur the boundaries of fiction and nonfiction, and generate misconceptions about the circumstances of these events. Using archival sources, this consideration of Singer’s life and work revisits some of these details as presented in his work—which may have seemed irrelevant or inconvenient for his own account—to paint a more intricate portrait of his path as a young Yiddish writer in America. From this perspective, I reconsider Singer’s life and work, and finally suggest that his shift in 1937 from writing fiction to a weekly column, translating articles from popular American magazines into Yiddish, represented a temporary but necessary suspension of literary production during which he absorbed the language and culture of the country in which he was doing everything in his power to stay.
EFFECTIVENESS OF RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES (X-RAYS, MDCT, AND MRI) FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PELVIC FISTULA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Shahzad M , Anjum N , Siraj S , Omer MA , Shabbir R , Masood A 
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of different imaging techniques for preoperative detection of pelvic fistula. Imaging and classification of female genital abnormalities considerably pelvic floor fistulas are significant. We conducted a systematic review of the available literature to highlight the effectiveness of different radiological imaging techniques (X-RAY,U/S,CT,MRI) for the diagnosis of different types of pelvic fistulas to see the limitations of conventional scanning and testing over modern imaging techniques and to show the effectiveness of choosing one imaging modality over other depending upon multiple dynamics e.g., site and types of fistula. The controlled and regular research cases (n= 9) available in English from 2011 to 2020 were included in criteria of research. The evidence databases were used for assessment of certain studies analytically by way of PEDro scale and explicated under decision guidelines. In all relevant articles were identified and included in this systematic review. The radiological techniques showed improved diagnostic performance that established the effectiveness of imaging advancement for administration and treatment of pelvic fistula. Conventional methods have less sensitivity and specificity as compared to modern techniques. X-RAY fistulography and ultrasonography has less sensitivity and specifity as compared to CT scan but still found beneficial in the diagnosis of colovaginal, uterovesical fistula and considered as the most basic clue about the existence of a malignant fistula respectively.it is verified that MDCT is the safer accurate and offered more detailed defects in diagnosis of urogenital, urethrorectal, lower urogenital tract fistulas, upper and middle vaginal fistulas colovesical fistulas(along with X-RAY) and prostate symphyseal fistula(along with MRI).It has been concluded that MRI can access colovesical fistulas inherited vaginal fistulas and prostate symphyseal fistulas(along with CT) more efficiently. It has been concluded that diagnostic imaging for all pelvic fistula is useful, to help the physicians, particularly radiologists, in diagnosis of pelvic fistulas. The choice of imaging technique is dependent upon multiple factors. Advanced medical imaging techniques XRAY,MDCT MRI) are considered more recommended choices as compared to conventional imaging.
Redefining Spirit Through the Body for the Healing and Flourishing of Trauma Survivors
Authors: Cargioli Paige 
Published: September 2021

Pastoral caregivers are mediators for healing both body and spirit. However, healing of the body through the spirit, and the spirit through the body is overlooked by caregiving disciplines. Different specialties emphasize more bodily healing or spiritual healing. For example, medical doctors and psychologists aim to heal bodies, while pastoral caregivers seek to heal the spirit. Additionally, this “healing” is complete once one reaches neutral functioning. I believe healing is, instead, a journey towards optimal functioning that is flourishing. In this paper, I explain how the body and spirit become disconnected in trauma survivors, and how those seeking healing ultimately are seeking to reconnect the body and spirit as one. That is to say, bodily trauma hurts the spirit, and vice versa. Secondly, I discuss the dangers of dualistic thinking and the language that separates body and spirit in society and among all types of caregivers, but especially pastoral caregivers. Finally, I connect how an integrative body/spirit approach leads to more holistic healing. Overall, I urge pastoral caregivers (as well as other disciplines) be more integrative, open-minded, and less dualistic in their approach to service and healing in order to build flourishing communities.
From Theoretical To Practical: Developing Tillich’s Apologetics
Authors: Morrison Wendy 
Published: September 2021

Paul Tillich’s understanding of faith, doubt, and church communities forms part of a systematic theology which Tillich understands as a theoretical apologetics. By developing these themes, especially Tillich’s concept of existential doubt, five guidelines for a practical apologetics can be developed in line with Tillich’s theoretical apologetics. First, both believers and nonbelievers are included in the apologist’s audience because both are at risk of idolatry. Second, the goal of apologetics is to end the suppression of doubt in order to break down idols. Third, this apologetics affirms faith without aiming to rid one of doubt. Fourth, apologetics should bring Christians and non-Christians into faith communities. Fifth, those faith communities should continue the work of apologetics by remaining open to doubt. These guidelines form a method of apologetics that speaks to the increasing secularity of the world. By breaking down traditional categories which separate faith from doubt and believers from nonbelievers, this practical apologetics is capable of moving people toward a deeper, more dynamic faith in the True God.
The Faith that Does Prudence: Contemporary Catholic Social Ethics and the Appropriation of the Ethics of Aquinas
Authors: Reedy, SJ Brian Michael 
Published: September 2021

One of the most important contemporary issues within the Society of Jesus is the way in which contemporary evangelization impacts social evolution and social structures. Under the umbrella term of “social justice” the Society is committed to the analysis of and changing of the social and economic structures that impact human lives, so that the values of the Gospel can be actualized within the human family. Understanding what Aquinas has to say about the issues involved in social justice is important for two reasons. First, the theological and ethical language of the Society, and the Catholic Church in general, draws deeply from the Thomistic tradition. Second, there is a vigorous resurgence of attempts to reappropriate Aquinas’ ethical theory according to contemporary sensibilities. For all those interested in promoting social justice within a Catholic framework it is important to understand how the issues related to social justice relate to Aquinas’ theological project. Although Aquinas does provide a theoretical framework in which the issues of social justice can be addressed, he provides a different rubric. The contemporary convictions of radical equality and individual rights belong to the Thomistic domain of theoretical reasoning through wisdom. The critique and evaluation of social structures according to contemporary economic theories and sensibilities belongs to the Thomistic domain of practical reasoning through prudence. The commitment to the preferential option for the poor belongs to the Thomistic virtue of charity. In Aquinas’ language, the faith that does justice is, because it acts in a critical and constructive fashion, more accurately a faith that acts prudently.
From Divine Action to Divine Presence: The Next Step in an Integrated Cosmology of Science and Theology
Authors: Brodrick Robert 
Published: September 2021

One of the challenges facing contemporary theologians has been an increasingly perceived rift between the disciplines of theology and scientific cosmology. A common narrative maintains that the incompatibility of these disciplines is a result of the rise of modern science during which the doctrinal claims of theology as they relate to our understanding of the universe as a whole were disproven. Within this narrative framework, theology is reduced to issues of human experience and moral life. In contrast to this myth, this paper establishes the claim that the perceived rift between theology and cosmology is not merely due to the advances of modern science but also to particular philosophical and theological developments in the realms of epistemology and the social imaginary. Furthermore, the author suggests that these sources of the exclusion of cosmology from theological discourse indicate a need for the development of an Irenaean cosmological framework in which the Eucharistic tension between the simultaneous presence and absence of Christ is upheld.
Who IS This Woman, Anyway?- Hildegard Interpreted in the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Cameron Cynthia 
Published: September 2021

The last fifty years has seen a resurgence of interest in Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth-century mystic, theologian, and nun. As her story is taken up by various scholars, the image of Hildegard that is presented tells us as much about the scholars as it tells us about Hildegard. By isolating two scholars who take Hildegard’s work seriously, we can investigate the ways that the interpreter can shape what they find in a historical source for a particular theological purpose. Barbara Newman and Pope Benedict XVI approach Hildegard from very different perspectives and the vision of Hildegard that they each present tells us as much about these scholars and their interests as they do about Hildegard hers
Toward a Recovery of the Priest as Shepherd
Authors: Janeczko Matthew 
Published: September 2021

This essay attempts to recover the pastoral office of ordained ministry by drawing upon selected passages from Sacred Scripture and entering into dialogue with important magisterial documents as well as the works of contemporary theologians. It concludes by providing a theological account of priestly presence as a constitutive part of ordained ministry, without which the sanctifying and governing duties of the priest lose much of their theological grounding.
Pragmatic Shift from Conventional to Solar Off-Grid Access to Electricity in Isolated Places
Authors: Giri Nimay Chandra , Mishra Siba Prasad , Choudhury Subhashree , Mishra Bishnu Prasad , Vennila H. , Roja Mandapati 
Published: September 2021

Facing ever-increasing worldwide energy demand, the reliable and eco-friendly use of green power drive as sources is one of the biggest challenges in 21st century. About 200 million people of India are deprived of grid power supply, prominently in unreachable hilly and rural locations of the country. Solar energy is a free, green and a leading source of sustainable energy to produce electricity and can overcome the gap between energy demand and generation in the developing countries. Solar energy technologies can be harnessed either through photovoltaic for electrical energy or thermal power for heat generation respectively. Present novel research is an effort to design, connect and suitably apply solar off grid system in an isolated place like at the premises of Centurion University, Odisha. The approach is to develop low cost, ecofriendly, and less energy ingesting solar off-grid systems such as emergency light, street light, and water pumps for suitable locations in-side and out-side of the University. The efficient design of off-grid system plays a vital role in the larger development of solar power generation in the country. The opportunity will helps to upcoming researchers and industry experts to implement environmental friendly solar off-grid system, and welcome to a better tomorrow.
DIGITAL MARKETING: ENGAGING CONSUMERS WITH SMART DIGITAL MARKETING CONTENT
Authors: Umami Zakiya , Darma Gede Sri 
Published: September 2021

The accelerated development of digital technology is currently affected by several factors such as the use of internet technology, the development of smartphones, the emergence of various social media, the deve­lopment of e-commerce and the large number of people who actively use the internet. This study aimed to find a suitable marketing strategy for promoting food products by observing the development of digital marketing, especially today’s social media marketing. Bali was well known as one of the destinations visited by local and International tourists. One restaurant located in Kuta called Maisyaroh, in spite of the advancement of digital technology, had not optimized the use of the technology well. Whereas, it actually could affect the competitive advantages. In addition, a qualitative descriptive approach was used in this research, while the data collection techniques were carried out through observation, in-depth interviews by using Zoom Meeting and docu­men­tation. The results stated that promotion using Instagram (IG) endorsement and paid promote could increase brand awareness and buying interest.
Enhanced Ferritin‐Manganese Interaction by Nanoplatinum Growth Enabling Liver Fibrosis 3D Magnetic Resonance Visualization and Synergistic Therapy with Real‐Time Monitoring
Authors: Cui Jin , Wang Gongzheng , Yip Li Xian , Dong Mengzhen , Mu Mengyao , Tian Liya , Gao Yuan , Fan Qing , Zhu Qiang , Zhao Xinya , Xu Xueli , Leong David Tai , Sun Xiao 
Published: December 2024

AbstractEarly detection and timely intervention are essential to prevent liver fibrosis from progressing to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Herein, utilizing the enhanced ferritin‐manganese interaction by nanoplatinum growth, a novel ferritin‐platinum‐manganese magnetic resonance nanoplatform with RGD grafting and metformin loading (FNMMR) is developed. RGD can enhance the targeting ability of the nanoplatform toward integrin αVβ3 on activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) in liver fibrosis. Systemic delivery of FNMMR shows clear degree‐dependent magnetic resonance contrast enhancement in liver fibrosis. 3D reconstruction techniques and histogram‐based features are achieved to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the inhomogeneous liver fibrosis areas. FNMMR with catalase‐like activity can catalyze the generation of O2 to alleviate the liver fibrosis hypoxia and inhibit the expression of HIF‐1α, blocking the TGF‐β1/Smad signaling pathway. In addition, metformin shows synergy with HIF‐1α reduction in blocking the TGF‐β1/Smad pathway, effectively inhibiting the activation of HSCs and reducing collagen formation. Furthermore, FNMMR can achieve real‐time anti‐fibrotic therapy monitoring by magnetic resonance imaging. Importantly, no obvious side effects can be observed in both histological and hematology examinations. Therefore, this work presents a novel nanoplatform for accurate liver fibrosis diagnosis and synergistic anti‐fibrotic therapy with real‐time monitoring.
Bioinspired SiC/Chitosan Impact Resistant Coatings
Authors: Hao Taige , Huang Wei , Guarín‐Zapata Nicolás , Lublin Derek , Chen Yu , Yu Haitao , Shyamsunder Loukham , Zavattieri Pablo , Kisailus David 
Published: December 2024

AbstractRoutine high strain rate impacts from the surrounding environment can cause surface erosion, abrasion, and even catastrophic failure to many structural materials. It is thus highly desirable to develop lightweight, thin, and tough impact resistant coatings. Here, inspired by the structurally robust impact surface of the dactyl club of the peacock mantis shrimp, a silicon carbide and chitosan nanocomposite coating is developed to evaluate its impact resistance as a function of particle loading. High strain rate impact tests demonstrate that coatings with 50% and 60% SiC have optimal performance with the greatest reduction in penetration depth and damage area to the substrate. Post‐impact analysis confirms that these concentrations achieve a balance between stiffness and matrix phase continuity, efficiently dissipating impact energy while maintaining coating integrity. The addition of SiC particles helps dissipate impact energy via interphase effects, particle percolation, and frictional losses due to particle jamming. The formation of these stress paths is also modeled to better understand how the addition of particles improves coating stiffness and the stress distribution as a function of particle loading. These findings highlight the potential of bioinspired materials and their promise to promote innovation and breakthroughs in the development of resilient multifunctional materials.
Clarifying the Active Structure and Reaction Mechanism of Atomically Dispersed Metal and Nonmetal Sites with Enhanced Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Authors: Hu Hui , Wang Jiajun , Liao Kang , Chen Zanyu , Zhang Shiyu , Sun Buwei , Wang Xin , Ren Xixi , Lin Jianguo , Han Xiaopeng 
Published: December 2024

AbstractAtomically dispersed transition metal (ADTM) catalysts are widely implemented in energy conversion reactions, while the similar properties of TMs make it difficult to continuously improve the activity of ADTMs via tuning the composition of metals. Introducing nonmetal sites into ADTMs may help to effectively modulate the electronic structure of metals and significantly improve the activity. However, it is difficult to achieve the co‐existence of ADTMs with nonmetal atoms and clarify their synergistic effect on the catalytic mechanism. Therefore, elucidating the active sites within atomically dispersed metal‐nonmetal materials and unveiling catalytic mechanism is highly important. Herein, a novel hybrid catalyst, with coexistence of Co single‐atoms and Co─Se dual‐atom sites (Co─Se/Co/NC), is successfully synthesized and exhibits remarkable performance for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Theoretical results demonstrate that the Se sites can effectively modulate the charge redistribution at Co active sites. Furthermore, the synergistic effect between Co single‐atom sites and Co─Se dual‐atom sites can further adjust the d‐band center, optimize the adsorption/desorption behavior of intermediates, and finally accelerate the ORR kinetics. This work has clearly clarified the reaction mechanism and shows the great potential of atomically dispersed metal‐nonmetal nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications.
Multi‐Dimensional Nano‐Additives for Their Superlubricity: Tribological Behaviors and Lubrication Mechanisms
Authors: Yang Kang , Xiong Yahui , Wu Guijun , Lin Haibo , Tang Jun , Wu Chao , Chen Hongliang , Wang Yaqiong 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe significant contribution of super lubrication is to achieve ultra‐low friction in the friction pair, improving the wear resistance of the contact surface and thus achieving energy savings and environmental protection. Despite numerous experimental studies exploring the mechanism contributing to superlubrication, there is a relative scarcity of overall generalizations regarding the recent development of 0D–3D nanomaterials in superlubrication. Therefore, this paper systematically reviews the latest research progress on nanomaterials for achieving ultra‐low friction and wear in solid/liquid lubrication systems focusing on the structural characteristics of 0D‐3D nanomaterials. The important role of nanomaterial dispersion in the superlubrication steady state is discussed in detail, and recommendations are made for the key challenges of future engineering‐scale macroscopic superlubrication applications.
Advances in Microfluidic Cochlea‐On‐A‐Chip
Authors: Shen Tian , Han Shanying , He Weiwei , Yang Wen , Tang Xinghua , Zhao Xiaolong , Liu Xinghong , Shao Zhenhua , Cheng Lin , Zhao Yu , Fan Jiangang 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe current understanding of the human auditory system has been primarily based on studies using animal and cellular models. Organoids have been used to simulate cochlear structures and replicate cochlear functions. However, the physical and chemical cues required to control the development of cochlear organoids accurately remain poorly understood, limiting research advances on cochlea‐on‐a‐chip systems. Consequently, the development of cochlea‐on‐a‐chip platforms that provide reliable preclinical testing grounds for studying inner ear developmental mechanisms and screening‐related therapeutic drugs has become a key focus for future cochlea‐on‐a‐chip technologies. In this review, the recent advancements in cochlea‐on‐a‐chip technology are summarized. First, an overview of cochlear anatomy and physiology is provided. Next, the latest breakthroughs are discussed in the 3D cultivation of inner ear organoids and explore the progress in microfluidic technologies for constructing cochlea‐on‐a‐chip systems. Finally, perspectives are presented on the current challenges and future directions for developing cochlea‐on‐a‐chip technology.