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How does it feel to be evaluated? A systemic look at postgraduate students
Authors: Carvalho Deise V. P. , Ranal Marli A. , Mendes-Rodrigues Clesnan 
Published: August 2019

The structural constellation, applicable to education, was used to test the hypothesis that postgraduate students do not have difficulties to be evaluated. To test this hypothesis, the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument abbreviated) was applied to 36 students of the Postgraduate Program in Agronomy of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, on the first and last days of the school semester of 2017. Half of these students spontaneously accepted to participate in the constellation and responded to two systemic questionnaires, one at the beginning and the other at the end of the semester. During the first month of classes, the 18 students were submitted to the nine squares of the structural constellation technique. At the beginning of the semester, the two groups presented the same quality of life profile. After the constellation, the desire of the 18 students to increase their comfort during the assessments was achieved. In addition, the constellation improved the quality of life of the treated group, regarding the psychological and the environment domains. Another important aspect was the positive correlation between the desire of greater comfort during the assessments and the social domain, before the constellation, and with the psychological domain after the constellation. Knowing that the two groups were initially equal and that the quality of life was improved for the group that participated in the constellation, we hope that this type of therapy can help students to look at the evaluation process with more self-confidence and tranquility, which may improve their academic performance.
Quantificação da perda de água por evapotranspiração em diferentes usos da terra da Bacia do Rio Vieira / Quantification of water loss by evapotranspiration in different land uses of the River Vieira Basin
Authors: Leite Marcos Esdras , De Almeida Maria Ivete Soares , Pereira da Silva Lucas Augusto , Leite Manoel Reinaldo 
Published: August 2019

Este trabalho teve como objetivo quantificar a perda de água por evapotranspiração real diária em diferentes usos da terra na bacia do rio Vieira em Minas Gerais, por meio de técnicas de sensoriamento remoto para o período de 17/06/2016. Diante dos dados obtidos, pode-se analisar os usos da terra que perdem maior quantidade de água por evapotranspiração, sendo as áreas de vegetação nativa (com vegetação rala inserida), as grandes potencialidades para a perda de água por meio de evapotranspiração exceto as áreas de Floresta Tropical Caducifólia, devido as suas características fenológicas de perder parte de sua folhagem durante o inverno (período analisado neste estudo). As áreas de eucalipto (uso antropogênico) também entram na estatística de uso da terra que perde mais água por evapotranspiração. Já as menores perdas são destinadas aos usos da terra de Pastagem, solo exposto, urbano e influência mineradora e pasto degradado.Palavras–chave: SEBAL, Usos da terra e Evapotranspiração Real Diária.Abstract The objective of this work was to quantify the loss of water by daily real evapotranspiration in different Land uses in the Vieira river basin in Minas Gerais, using remote sensing techniques for the period of 06/17/2016. Considering the obtained data, it is possible to analyze the land uses that lose more water by evapotranspiration, being the areas of native vegetation (with sparse vegetation inserted), the great potentialities for the loss of water through evapotranspiration except for the areas of tropical deciduous forest, which due to its phenological characteristics of losing part of its foliage during winter (period analyzed in this study). The areas of eucalyptus (anthropogenic use) also enter into the statistics of land use that loses more water by evapotranspiration. Already the smaller losses are destined to the uses of the Land of, Grassland, soil exposed, urban and mining influence and degraded grass.Keywords: SEBAL, Land Uses and Daily Real Evapotranspiration.
Ode à un Dieu agonisant
Authors: Unger Matthew P. 
Published: August 2019

Que le milieu du métal extrême cultive des liens conflictuels avec la religion n’a rien de nouveau. Toutefois, l’engagement du métal extrême avec « Dieu » est éminemment complexe en ce sens qu’il va bien au-delà du simple concept de dérision, de dédain ou de satyre. À travers une analyse approfondie de l’albumMonotheistde Celtic Frost, et de la compilationThrough the Cervix of Hawaah /λόγοςd’Antediluvian, le présent article explore l’engagement souvent réfléchi et sincère, mais critique, qu’entretient le métal extrême avec Dieu et la religion, et ce, par l’entremise d’une voix très particulière que nous percevons dans la philosophie métal-extrémiste. Adoptant la forme d’une déconstruction de la mythologie chrétienne, cette voix emprunte des aspects paradoxaux du religieux — où les aspects étiologiques d’un mythe sont minés, non pas par une analyse raisonnée, mais par la répétition inversée de récits bibliques et mythologiques.
Analyse régulationniste des incertitudes : de l’assurance au principe de précaution
Authors: El Ghezaoui Maria 
Published: August 2019

Cet article analyse le statut du principe de précaution comme un principe de gestion de l’incertitude scientifique. Depuis quelques années, cette nouvelle référence normative est apparue dans le champ de l’environnement. Il a commencé à être reconnu par le droit international et par le droit interne. Ce texte présente les fondements du principe de précaution et discute ses limites majeures, tant juridiques que pratiques. Il met en avant certains avantages qu’il y aurait à développer des analyses, incluant plus de transparence dans les décisions de prévention et une meilleure évaluation de leur efficacité. Il suggère que les pratiques courantes de gestion des risques, assurance, ne sont pas toujours efficaces. Il explique la tension qui existe entre un système de prévention plus efficace et un système plus équitable. Il aborde les questions de prise en compte du long terme, de l’incertitude scientifique et des perceptions subjectives du risque par les assurances. Dans l’univers scientifiquement controversé, le principe n’a pas vocation à réduire l’incertitude mais au contraire à la porter comme question vivante dans la société. L’enjeu est l’invention de nouvelles procédures collectives dans le cadre desquelles les acteurs sociaux seront amenés à faire face de façon explicite et raisonnable aux situations risquées Godard (2000) et Triech (2001 et 2005).
Study Protocol for ‘Informing American Muslims about Organ Donation (I AM a LD)’
Authors: Padela Aasim I. , Duivenbode Rosie , Quinn Michael , Saunders Milda R. 
Published: August 2019

Background: American Muslims tend to hold more negative attitudes towards organ donation than other American populations, and these attitudes are contributed to by gaps in biomedical and religious knowledge. As a result, there is significant need for religiously-tailored health education on organ donation within this community. Thus our study sought to test the effectiveness of a mosque-based, religiously-tailored health education program that addressed biomedical and religious knowledge gaps regarding living organ donation amongst Muslim Americans.
Methods: A randomized, controlled, cross-over trial of religiously-tailored educational workshops held at four mosques in Washington D.C. and Chicagoland. Mosques are randomized into early and late intervention arms and participants are recruited at worship services and other mosque events. The primary study outcomes are changes in biomedical and religious knowledge regarding living organ donation. Secondary outcomes include change in procedural knowledge about the process and types of living organ donation, beliefs regarding organ donation, and religious knowledge regarding end-of-life care.
Funding and Ethics: This study is supported by a grant from the U.S. Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and received ethics approval from the University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division Institutional Review Board.
Patient-reported outcomes measured with and without dizziness associated with non-specific chronic neck pain: implications for primary care
Authors: Ferrer-Peña Raúl , Vicente-de-Frutos Gonzalo , Flandez-Santos Diego , Martín-Gómez Carlos , Roncero-Jorge Carolina , Calvo-Lobo César 
Published: August 2019

Background
The aim of this study was to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability and fear of movement in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain (NSCNP) associated with dizziness with respect to patients with isolated NSCNP in primary care settings.

Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out in a primary care center. A total of 120 patients were divided into two groups and analyzed in this study. One group of patients reported dizziness combined with NSCNP (n = 60), and the other reported no dizziness with their NSCNP (n = 60). Patient-reported outcome measurements were HRQoL (primary outcome) and disability and kinesiophobia (secondary outcomes) assessed by the EuroQoL Five Dimensions and Five Levels (EQ-5D-5L), neck disability index (NDI) and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-11), respectively.

Results
Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) for a 95% confidence interval (CI) with a large effect size (Cohen d) were found between both groups with greater values of disability (mean difference = 6.30 points; 95% CI [3.84–8.75]; d = 0.94) and kinesiophobia (mean difference = 8.36 points; 95% CI [6.07–10.65]; d = 1.33), and an impairment of HRQoL (mean difference = 16.16 points; 95% CI [11.09–21.23]; d = 1.16), for patients with NSCNP associated with dizziness with respect to patients with isolated NSCNP.

Conclusions
Patients with NSCNP in conjunction with dizziness present higher HRQoL impairment and higher disability and kinesiophobia compared to patients with isolated NSCNP.
A Sequential Third Order Rotatable Design of Eighty Points in Four Dimensions with an Hypothetical Case Study
Authors: Cornelious Nyakundi Omwando , Cruyff Matunde Nambilo 
Published: August 2019

In research, experiments must be performed at pre determined levels of the controllable factors, meaning that an experimental design must be selected before the experiment takes place. Once an experimenter has chosen a polynomial model of suitable order, the problem arises on how best to choose the settings for the independent variables over which he has control. A particular selection of settings or factor levels at which observations are to be taken is called a design. A design may become inappropriate under special circumstances requiring an increase in factors or levels to make it more desirable. In agriculture for instance, continuous cultivation of crops may exhaust the previously available mineral elements necessitating a sequential appendage of the mineral elements which become deficient in the soil over time.
In current study, an eighty points four dimensional third order rotatable design is constructed by combining two, four dimensional second order rotatable designs and a practical hypothetical case study is given by converting coded levels to natural levels. We present an illustration on how to obtain the mathematical parameters of the coded values and its corresponding natural levels for a third order rotatable design in four dimensions by utilizing response surface methodology to approximate the functional relationship between the performance characteristics and the design variables. This design permits a response surface to be fitted easily and provides spherical information contours besides the economic use of scarce resources in relevant production processes.
GIS-based Analysis of Indigenous and Technical Knowledge of Soil Suitability Evaluation of Cocoa, Citrus and Oil Palm in Ejisu-Juabeng District, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Authors: Calys-Tagoe Edward , Sadick Adams , Asamoah Gideon , Alema Mandela 
Published: August 2019

A study was carried out to assess local knowledge about soil suitability in four villages in the Ejisu- Juabeng District in the Ashanti region of Ghana. This study described two approaches in soil mapping using geopedologic approach promoted by Zinck (1988) and the farmer approach using their spatial knowledge and experience. Both maps were assessed for their suitability for cocoa, oil palm and citrus. First, farmers created their soil map and then assessed the soil suitability for a selected number of tree crops which are important for them economically. Secondly, on the other side which is the side of the expert, the approach for soil suitability classification was performed using the Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES) which uses the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) framework for land evaluation that defines suitability by employing matching (comparison) between land quality/land characteristics and land use requirement. The expert and farmer suitability maps were then compared using spatial analysis within the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment to determine levels of spatial correlation and the level of agreement among the maps. Farmers’ suitability maps for cocoa accounted for 81% of the study area, citrus and oil palm accounted for 71% and 26% respectively. In the expert suitability map 66% of the study area was suitable for cocoa, citrus and oil palm accounted for 41%and 39% respectively. The overall accuracy from the map comparison was 67% for cocoa, 43% for citrus and 14% for oil palm. The results of spatial correlation between expert and local soil suitability map units reflect differences and similarities in the ways both systems classify soils. Critical is the evaluation of topsoil characteristics, as the understanding and monitoring of topsoil dynamics are fundamental for land use decision-making by farmers. Merging technical and local thinking is indispensable to formulate sustainable land management schemes for agricultural production
Relationship between Placental Location, Blood Group, Genotype and Parity in Port Harcourt Women
Authors: Ordu K. S. , Amadi M. A. , Ogbonda M. C. ` 
Published: August 2019

Aim: Placental location affects the outcome of pregnancy. The influence of certain maternal factors on placental location is unknown. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between placenta location, maternal blood group, maternal genotype and parity among Port Harcourt women.
Methodology: The study was a retrospective study which investigated the Relationship Between Placental Location, Blood Group and Genotype in Port Harcourt Women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. A survey of pregnant women from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2017, as well as delivery of the pregnancy, was undertaken using medical records. 250 antenatal/post-natal medical records of parous women were randomly selected at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Placental locations were recorded. Each placenta was categorized as anterior, posterior and fundal. Lateral placentas located on the left or right portion of the anterior and posterior uterine walls were classified as anterior and posterior respectively. Data were also collected for other variables such as maternal blood group, genotype and parity.
Results: Anterior placenta was predominant (47%) followed by the posterior placenta (45%) while Fundal was the least (8%). Majority of the women were of the O blood group (67.6%), blood group A (18%) was next, blood group B (13%) while AB (1.2%) was the least. Genotype AA was predominant (83.6%), followed by AS (15.6%) whereas genotype SS (0.8%) was the least. The distribution of parity showed that women who had given birth twice designated as Two were predominant (33.2%), followed by those who had given birth once designated as One, (30.8%), Three (19.2%) while Four and above, (10.8%) were the least. The association between placenta location and blood group was not significant (p>0.05). Similarly, there was no significant association between placenta location and genotype (ρ>0.05). However, there was a significant association (p<0.05) between placenta location and parity.
Conclusion: Placental location had no association with blood group and genotype but was associated with parity. There was an absence of a relationship between placental location and these factors.
Why Don’t Cancer Survivors Attend Cancer Support Groups in Toronto
Authors: Lee Tsorng-Yeh , Pilkington Beryl , Ho Grace 
Published: August 2019

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Canada. Professionally or nonprofessionally led support groups have been recognized as a significant source of psychosocial support for cancer survivors. However, the participation rate was low and reasons for leaving a support group were not explored fully.
Purpose: To explore the reasons why Chinese cancer survivors left or did not attend a cancer support group in Toronto.
Methods: In-depth individual qualitative interviews were conducted. Five Chinese cancer survivors participated in in-depth interviews. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used to analyze the interview data.
Results: Four themes were extracted from the in-depth interviews: “not fit in”, “not satisfied with the information provided”, “tried to be a normal person”, and “lack reliable transportation and convenient scheduling”.
Conclusion: Cancer support groups can improve cancer survivors’ physical and psychosocial outcomes. The services can also help cancer survivors to obtain health related information and connect with professionals and peers. In recognizing the reasons why cancer survivors left support groups, health-care providers need to evaluate and be aware of the needs and difficulties for cancer survivors to attend support groups. They should match cancer survivors with appropriate groups. More language-friendly groups need to be launched, so cancer patients can easily find a suitable one from their neighborhood.
Finite‐Time Decentralized Adaptive Fuzzy Control for Non‐Triangular Form Large‐Scale Time‐Delay Systems With Full State Constraints
Authors: Jiao Jianmin , Li Junmin , Zhang Rui 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTThis paper is concerned with the problem of finite‐time decentralized adaptive fuzzy fault tolerant control for a class of non‐triangular form large‐scale time delay systems with full state constraints. By using the fuzzy logic systems and domination approach, the unknown nonlinear functions are approximated and the non‐triangular form structure is tackled, respectively. The time‐varying barrier Lyapunov function (TBLF) is used to ensure that the full state constraints are satisfied. Based on the proposed TBLF and backstepping technique, an adaptive fuzzy fault‐tolerant control protocol is presented. It can assure that the errors converge to a small neighborhood of the origin in a finite time, the signals of the whole closed‐loop systems are bounded and the full state constraints are satisfied. Simulation example is presented to further demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
An Adaptive Metal–Organic Framework Discriminates Xylene Isomers by Shape‐Responsive Deformation
Authors: Li Jiaqi , Sheng Bin , Chen Rundao , Wu Hui , Zhou Wei , Zheng Fang , Liu Baojian , Yang Qiwei , Zhang Zhiguo , Yang Yiwen , Ren Qilong , Bao Zongbi 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe separation of xylene isomers, especially para‐xylene, is a crucial but challenging process in the chemical industry due to their similar molecular dimensions. Here, a flexible metal–organic framework, Ni(ina)2, (ina = isonicotinic acid) is employed to effectively discriminate xylene isomers. The adsorbent with adaptive deformation accommodates the shapes of isomer molecules, thereby translating their subtle shape differences into characteristic framework deformation energies. Through a combination of multiple local flexibility behaviors, Ni(ina)2 exhibits guest‐specific structural transformations that energetically favor para‐xylene over other isomers. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, in situ powder X‐ray diffraction, and theoretical investigations validate this “adaptive fitting” mechanism, where the degree of structural deformation scales with the mismatch between the molecular shape and pore geometry. As a result, Ni(ina)2 achieves exceptional para‐xylene selectivity in both liquid and vapor phase separations, maintaining a high para‐xylene purity and productivity. This work demonstrates a novel strategy of exploiting framework flexibility to address challenging molecular separations and provides fresh insights into the design of selective adsorbents.
Toward “Green” Vessels: Characterization of Microstructure, Mechanics, and Endothelial Cell Interaction on Three Macro‐Tubular Plants for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications
Authors: Salehi Ali , Ernez Meriem , Salido Gemma Lucas , Cattaneo Giorgio 
Published: December 2024

AbstractVascular tissue engineering aims to create vessel models for in vitro research and develop vascular grafts for in vivo applications using tubular scaffolds. Natural scaffolds outperform synthetic ones due to their biocompatibility and natural microenvironment supporting cell growth. Given the importance of producing biocompatible tubular scaffolds through cost‐effective and uncomplicated processes, this study introduces nature‐derived tubular structures from three decellularized tubular plants (Water Spinach, Green Onion, and Water Horsetail) as novel alternatives. Microstructural characterization on the luminal surfaces of the plants reveals unique surface topography for each. Water Spinach is the most promising graft candidate in suturability tests besides presenting the highest elongation before rupture in tensile test. Assessment of human endothelial cells on the luminal surfaces of decellularized scaffolds shows higher expression of Ki‐67 protein and a consistent increase in cell number on water spinach and green onion scaffolds compared to tissue culture plate as a control. Focal adhesion‐related molecule Vinculin is expressed more than twice on all scaffolds compared to control, and confluent cell monolayers are formed on water spinach and green onion scaffolds, as confirmed by VE‐cadherin. This study proposes an innovative approach to use the natural structure of macro‐tubular plants for the preparation of vascular scaffolds.