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Écologie occidentale et cosmovision andine
Authors: Bourguignon Rougier Claude 
Published: January 2025

Adoptant une démarche interculturelle, Alfredo Gomez-Muller nous invite à mieux comprendre les notions andines de Buen Vivir et de Pachamama qu’il met en regard de notre approche écologique occidentale. Il articule ces concepts indigènes comme les deux faces d’une relation respectueuse entre humain, non-humain et cosmos, à l’opposé de l’hubris de la démesure qui menace aujourd’hui la vie sous toutes ses formes.Retraçant certains moments de l’idée de nature et d’écologie dans notre histoire occidentale, l’auteur remonte à l’ethos qui anima la réflexion d’un romantique comme Thoreau au XIXe siècle, et s’intéresse à l’un des versants les plus radicaux de la pensée écologique contemporaine : l’écologie profonde du Norvégien Arne Naess, qui refusait la marchandisation de la « nature » et la réduction de la Vie Bonne à une vie confortable.Pachamama et Buen Vivir sont présentés dans leur lien à l’utopie andine, ce projet indigène de justice sociale inspiré de l’ancien empire inca et né dans la résistance à la domination espagnole. Nous pourrions y voir la manifestation d’une modernité latino-américaine alternative, dans laquelle les réalisations heureuses du passé sont repensées, devenant des réponses aux questionnements cruciaux du présent.
The impact of pre-hospital emergency medical services on the outcomes of patients with burn: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Alanazy Ahmed , Alruwaili Abdullah 
Published: January 2025

Burn injuries are a worldwide health issue, significantly burdening healthcare facilities. Specialized burn centres are only sometimes available near the site of burn injury. First aid greatly impacted the outcomes of burns by evaluating the severity of the burn and associated injuries. Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have more remarkable contributions to healthcare systems. We aimed to reveal the interventions provided by the EMS staff on the scene of burn injuries and the impact of these interventions on the outcomes of burn injuries. Furthermore, the study aimed to identify areas for improvement in pre-hospital burn care. A systematic literature review was carried out from inception to 1st July 2023 using twelve databases. All original articles that included patients with burn injuries who received the necessary pre-hospital care by EMS staff were included. Nine articles comprehending 6149 patients with burn injuries were retrieved. The analysis revealed that EMS interventions significantly improved the outcomes of burn management. This included better control for pain and vital parameters, and lower mortality risk. The EMS provided analgesic administration, cooling of the burn wound, and the necessary urgent therapies. However, the study identified a need for better EMS training in assessing burn severity and managing burn injuries effectively. Enhancing EMS providers' knowledge and skills in pre-hospital burn management could substantially improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden on healthcare systems. Improving the understanding of EMS providers towards burn care can minimize the risk of burn-related poor outcomes and reduce the burden on healthcare facilities.
Thulaganyo ya seretotumišo (sa Sepedi), pesalema (ya Bibele) le sefela sa kereke (ya Lutere)
Authors: Mojalefa Mawatle J. 
Published: January 2025

The structure of Sepedi traditional praise poem, a psalm (of the Bible) and a hymn (of Lutheran Church). Readers appear to recognise similarities in the structures of hymns, psalms, and ancient praise poems. This article examines whether the proposition is based on facts or truth. Similarity or difference will be realised by contrasting the strata of the three literary texts through the lens of the adapted narratological model. In the content of traditional praise poem, the poet uses the traditional events which are not extracted from his own source. When comparing psalm and hymnal content events, it is clear that they have similarities with traditional praise poem content. This is due to the fact that they are derived from the same source. Traditional praise poet recites the same topic of praising a chief, an animal or a thing, while a psalmist and a hymnist’s topics are related to praising and praying to the Lord and not a chief or a thing. In this manner, a psalmist and a hymnist agree on their structure of the topics, while a traditional praise poet differs with them. A traditional poet praise ancestors and people by paying tribute at the graveyard, whereas a psalmist or hymnist prays to God by giving sacrifices and prayers in church. This helps us understand the differences in how a hymnist, psalmist, and traditional praise poet express reverence to their God or ancestors.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article seeks to examine two fields of study: African literary works and Biblical Study. It draws from scholars of Sepedi traditional praise poetry and sacred songs to re-read the Old Testament texts, in particular Psalms of David focusing on 2 Samuel 22:2–3 and hymnal song taken from Difela tša Kereke, ‘A re godišeng Morena’ by Paul Gerhardt.
Examining the Durability of an Inexpensive Intervention for Improving Point-of-care Ultrasound Documentation Rates
Authors: Baker Jessa , Greb Alexandra C. , Rowland Jonathan , Whited Matthew , Saadat Soheil , Fox J. Christian 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Background:
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a widely used diagnostic tool in emergency departments (EDs), and proper documentation is essential for both patient safety and reimbursement. POCUS is often underdocumented, and therefore, underbilled, by emergency medicine physicians. The absence of POCUS documentation can result in significant revenue loss for both providers and hospital administration.

Methods:
This study is a follow-up study to the manuscript published by Lahham et al. and primarily examines POCUS documentation rates for a 15-month billing period following the initial intervention of a personalized e-mail reminder. Data included rates of documented and phantom scans from three separate 11-day periods (April 2019, July 2019, and July 2020) after the performance feedback intervention in March 2019.

Results:
Documentation rates steadily declined from April 2019 to July 2020 following the intervention, with the highest success rate being immediately after the e-mail intervention.

Conclusion:
This study demonstrates that there is limited durability to a single e-mail reminder as an intervention to improve POCUS documentation in the ED and suggests that there is a need for repeated interventions to prevent deterioration of documentation rates.
Does Playing an Instrument Affect Cortical Excitability? A Study in Healthy Musicians
Authors: Alaydin Halil Can , Kilinc Hasan , Boran Hurrem Evren , Tankisi Hatice , Topa Elif , Cengiz Bulent 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACT

Introduction:
Musicians are an excellent example of people executing the perfect intended movements. Timing, sequencing, and precision are essential for purposeful actions. While playing an instrument, musicians must make motor adjustments to perform flawless music. These motor adjustments are made through auditory, tactile, and proprioceptive feedback. This study sought to investigate the cortical excitability and sensory-motor interaction in healthy professional musicians utilizing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Subjects and Methods:
Fifteen healthy professional musicians and equal number of age and sex-matched control volunteers participated in this study. Motor thresholds (at both 200 μV and 1 mV), short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) (within interstimulus intervals of 1–7 ms), and short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) (within interstimulus intervals of 16–24 ms) were recorded in the dominant and nondominant flexor carpi ulnaris muscles.

Results:
Analysis revealed no significant differences in RMT, SICI, or SAI between healthy musicians and controls across both dominant and nondominant sides.

Conclusion:
Motor cortex excitability and sensorimotor integration were comparable between healthy musicians and nonmusicians. TMS offers insights into motor system function, yet voluntary movement and TMS-induced motor responses engage different neurobiological pathways. Structural and functional alterations in the sensorimotor integration of healthy musicians may not be detectable through the SAI paradigm. Thus, TMS might not effectively detect alterations in cortical excitability or sensorimotor integration resulting from long-term instrument playing.
Sensory Nerve Conduction in Brachial Plexopathy: Contribution in Lesion Localization
Authors: Alaydin Halil Can , Fidanci Halit 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACT

Aim:
This study aims to investigate the contribution of bilateral comparative sensory nerve conduction studies (sNCS) in localizing brachial plexopathy (BP) at the trunk level.

Subjects and Methods:
In this retrospective study, we evaluated 79 adult patients with BP, 40 adult controls, and 36 pediatric patients with BP. Bilateral antidromic sNCS of the median (M1, M2), ulnar (U5), radial superficial (RS), medial antebrachial cutaneous (MABC), and lateral antebrachial cutaneous (LABC) nerves were conducted. Abnormalities were identified by decreased or absent sensory nerve action potentials or significant bilateral amplitude differences (>50%).

Results:
In adult patients with BP, bilateral comparative studies significantly enhanced the detection of abnormalities in M1 (46.7% vs. 100%, P < 0.001), M2 (42.7% vs. 86.7%, P < 0.001), RS (44.9% vs. 77.6%, P < 0.001), and U5 (59% vs. 87.2%, P = 0.001). In upper + middle trunk involvement, M1, M2, and LABC showed the highest abnormality rates, and U5 and MABC were predominant in lower trunk involvement. The findings of pediatric patients with BP mirrored those of adults, with M1 showing the highest abnormality rate (97.2%) in upper + middle trunk involvement, and bilateral studies significantly increased abnormality detection in M2 (33.3% vs. 88.9%, P < 0.001).

Conclusions:
Bilateral comparative sNCS significantly improved the detection of nerve abnormalities in BP, particularly in the M1, M2, U5, and RS nerves. The results confirm the utility of sensory conduction studies in localizing BP lesions at the trunk level in both adult and pediatric patients. These findings emphasize the importance of bilateral comparative sNCS in accurately diagnosing BP.
On
$\Sigma _1$
-definable closed unbounded sets
Authors: Ben-Neria Omer , Lücke Philipp 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Definable stationary sets, and specifically, ordinal definable ones, play a significant role in the study of canonical inner models of set theory and the class HOD of hereditarily ordinal definable sets. Fixing a certain notion of definability and an uncountable cardinal, one can consider the associated family of definable closed unbounded sets. In this paper, we study the extent to which such families can approximate the full closed unbounded filter and their dependence on the defining complexity. Focusing on closed unbounded subsets of a cardinal

$\kappa $

which are

$\Sigma _1$

-definable in parameters from H

${}_\kappa $

and ordinal parameters, we show that the ability of such closed unbounded sets to well approximate the closed unbounded filter on

$\kappa $

can highly vary and strongly depends on key properties of the underlying universe of set theory.
Irreducible representations of the crystallization of the quantized function algebras $C(\operatorname{SU}_{q}(n+1))$
Authors: Giri Manabendra , Pal Arup Kumar 
Published: January 2025

The crystallization of the

C^{*}

-algebras

C(\operatorname{SU}_{q}(n+1))

was introduced by Giri and Pal in [Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. Math. Sci. 134 (2024), article no. 30] as a

C^{*}

-algebra

C(\operatorname{SU}_{0}(n+1))

given by a finite set of generators and relations. Here we study the representations of the

C^{*}

-algebra

C(\operatorname{SU}_{0}(n+1))

and prove a factorization theorem for its irreducible representations. This leads to a complete classification of all irreducible representations of this

C^{*}

-algebra. As an important consequence, we prove that all the irreducible representations of

C(\operatorname{SU}_{0}(n+1))

arise exactly as

q\to 0+

limits of the irreducible representations of

C(\operatorname{SU}_{q}(n+1))

. We also present a few other important corollaries of the classification theorem.
Distribution of sets of descent tops and descent bottoms on restricted permutations
Authors: Burstein Alexander 
Published: January 2025

In this note, we prove some and conjecture other results regarding the distribution of descent top and descent bottom sets on some pattern-avoiding permutations. In particular, for 3-letter patterns, we show bijectively that the set of descent tops and the set of descent bottoms are jointly equidistributed on the avoiders of 231 and 312. We also conjecture similar equidistributions for 4-letter patterns, in particular, that the set of descent tops and the set of descent bottoms are jointly equidistributed on the avoiders of 3142, 3241, 4132. This conjecture and several others made in this paper have now been proved by Zhou, Zang, and Yan (2024).Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures
Eulerian $k$-dominating reconfiguration graphs
Authors: Messinger M. E. , Porter A. 
Published: January 2025

For a graph $G$, the vertices of the $k$-dominating graph, denoted $\mathcal{D}_k(G)$, correspond to the dominating sets of $G$ with cardinality at most $k$. Two vertices of $\mathcal{D}_k(G)$ are adjacent if and only if the corresponding dominating sets in $G$ can be obtained from one other by adding or removing a single vertex of $G$. Since $\mathcal{D}_k(G)$ is not necessarily connected when $k &lt; |V(G)|$, much research has focused on conditions under which $\mathcal{D}_k(G)$ is connected and recent work has explored the existence of Hamilton paths in the $k$-dominating graph. We consider the complementary problem of determining the conditions under which the $k$-dominating graph is Eulerian. In the case where $k = |V(G)|$, we characterize those graphs $G$ for which $\mathcal{D}_k(G)$ is Eulerian. In the case where $k$ is restricted, we determine for a number of graph classes, the conditions under which the $k$-dominating graph is Eulerian.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures
The Influence of Leadership-Member Exchange (LMX), Motivation and Continuity Commitment on Increasing the Work Productivity of State Vocational School Teachers in the City of Central Jakarta
Authors: Silitonga Dikson , Sihotang Hotmaulina , Murniarti Erni 
Published: January 2025

The measure of teachers' effectiveness and efficiency while doing their duties and responsibilities during the learning process is teacher productivity. Despite their location are close to the central of power, close to the source of policies, participate regularly in any competency training, and being equipped with better facilities, the productivity of teachers in Central Jakarta's municipality remains make apprehensive. This case indicates the need for evaluation and efforts to improve teacher's productivity continuously , which at the end will give positive impact the quality of education on the whole. This study aims to analyze the influence of Leadership-Member Exchange (LMX), motivation, and Continuance Commitment both partially and simultaneously on the productivity of public vocational schools teachers in Central Jakarta. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed to 100 public vocational school teachers in Central Jakarta as the sample (respondents). Through a quantitative research method with a multiple regression analysis approach, the results indicate that LMX, motivation, and Continuance Commitment have a positive and significant impact on teacher productivity. Simultaneously, these three variables mutually support, leading to an overall increase in productivity. Based on these findings, it is recommended that schools need to enhance the quality of relationships between leaders and teachers and create a motivating work environment to support the achievement of optimal learning outcomes. This research is expected to provide insights for policymakers in formulating human resource development strategies in the education sector
Student’s Perception and Measure of Bloom's Taxonomy Cognitive Levels: An Integrated Analysis Based on Hec's Career-Oriented Speaking Curriculum and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Authors: Ayub Sadia , Mohammed Lubna Ali 
Published: January 2025

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the cognitive levels of Bloom's taxonomy that are emphasized in teaching speaking skills and evaluate how students from diverse backgrounds in Pakistani universities perceive the advanced cognitive levels of Bloom's taxonomy necessary for developing speaking skills required in the workplace.

Theoretical Framework: The research's fundamental concepts and theories are based on Richards and Rodgers' language teaching model (2001).

Method: This exploratory, case-based, qualitative study collected data from public and private universities in Islamabad. Data sources included the HEC Functional English selected curriculum, interviews with teachers and students, and classroom observations.

Results and Discussion: The study results revealed that to improve students' speaking abilities, the HEC's speaking curriculum should emphasize all levels of the cognitive domain outlined in Bloom's taxonomy. Currently, the curriculum primarily focuses on higher levels of cognitive processing. The curriculum must be revised to include effective comprehension exercises tailored to students from various backgrounds across all cognitive domains to help students enhance their speaking skills.

Research Implication: Bloom's Taxonomy is a valuable roadmap for teachers to develop students' critical skills. The findings will assist universities and curriculum designers in developing curricula aligned with Bloom's cognitive domain for the professional development of graduates.
Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by filling a gap by examining the cognitive domain levels that enhance the speaking skills required in the workplace, which need to be highlighted within the Pakistani context.
Computed tomographic analysis of the frontal sinus morphology and structures that affect the size of the frontal sinus outflow tract in Vietnamese people
Authors:   Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Viet Nam, Viet Nguyen Trieu , Thanh Mai Vo Kim ,   Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Viet Nam, Lien Nguyen Thi Ngoc ,   Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Viet Nam
Published: January 2025

The frontal recess is a relatively small and narrow area with many neighboring structures and is very diverse in each body. Surgical intervention in this area is still challenging for surgeons. The International Frontal Sinus Anatomy Classification (IFAC) helps classify frontal cells on computed tomography (CT) scans for surgical purposes and anatomical accuracy. This study aims to investigate the morphology of the frontal sinus, the anteroposterior (A-P) diameter of the frontal sinus ostium and the A-P diameter of the frontal recess, the frontal cells classified by IFAC and the relationships between frontal sinus characteristics and A-P diameter of frontal sinus ostium and frontal recess on CT scans. Descriptive cross-sectional study on all CT scans of nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses of patients ≥ 20 years old at the Examination Department of Minh Duc Hospital — Ben Tre and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital.
In terms of morphology, we found that the most common type was large-sized frontal sinus (40.7%), followed by medium (35.4%) and small (23.9%), respectively. The three dimensions of the frontal sinus in men were larger than in women (p<0.05). The mean A-P diameter of frontal sinus ostium was 6.41±2.66 mm. The mean A-P diameter of frontal sinus recess was 3.23 ± 2.59 mm. The agger nasi cells accounted for the highest proportion (93.6%) and supraorbital ethmoid cells accounted for the lowest proportion (2.9%). There was a statistically significant relationship between ostium diameter and frontal sinus morphology with p<0.001. The A-P diameter of the frontal sinus ostium and frontal recess became narrower with the appearance of the frontal cells. From the study’s results about the frontal sinus morphology, the relationship between the frontal recess cells and the structures affecting the anteroposterior diameter of the frontal sinus drainage pathway can assist surgeons in planning effective and safe surgical interventions in the frontal sinus area.
Alimento como possível transmissor de SARS-CoV-2: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Pereira Simone Cardoso Lisboa , Costa Bruna Vieira de Lima , Bento Isabel Cristina , Azeredo Eveline Monteiro Cordeiro de 
Published: January 2025

A pandemia de COVID-19 coloca em evidência a importância da cadeia de alimentos e em especial, a questão da sua segurança sanitária. Com base no conhecimento disponível até o momento, o SARS-CoV-2 estará entre o grupo de vírus respiratórios circulantes por um tempo considerável. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi levantar evidências científicas acerca do potencial dos alimentos transmitirem o SARS-CoV-2, por meio de uma revisão integrativa de publicações de 2020 a 2022. Realizou-se a busca de artigos na integra que retratassem a temática do estudo, triada por descritores em português e inglês, no período de 2020 a 2022, em duas bases de dados reconhecidas; a avaliação crítica na análise de qualidade dos métodos; e a síntese das evidências disponíveis, delineadas pela pergunta norteadora “É possível a transmissão do SARS-CoV-2, pela via oral/digestiva?” Apurou-se seis evidências cientificas, com base em dados epidemiológicos, microbiológicos e de ensaio biológico que reforçam a possibilidade dessa via de transmissão do SARS-CoV-2 e foram propostas cinco etapas de controle com suas medidas preventivas para redução do risco potencial de COVID-19 pela via oral/digestiva. Assim, os resultados de estudos independentes sobre o assunto em tese contribuíram, pois, para uma possível repercussão na qualidade da prática, concernente ao aspecto sanitário dos alimentos. Sinalizam, também, a necessidade de novas investigações mais aprofundadas, para determinar os mecanismos dessa via de transmissão do SARS-CoV-2, bem como a possível confirmação, deste vírus, como patógeno associado às Doenças de Transmissão Alimentar (DTA).
EVALUASI KINERJA FURNACE DI HIGH VACUUM UNIT PT. Y MENGGUNAKAN METODE HEAT ABSORBED & HEAT LOSS
Authors: Misqi Al , Nugroho Budi Sulistiyo , Badaruddin Akhmad 
Published: January 2025

Furnace adalah salah satu alat proses utama dalam unit pengolahan High Vacuum Unit (HVU) yang mempengaruhi efisiensi energi dan kualitas produk akhir dan berfungsi sebagai pemanas fluida atau feed agar mendapatkan temperature tinggi sekitar 350oC sebelum diproses lebih lanjut ke proses berikutnya yaitu pada kolom distilasi vakum sebagai pemisah fraksi-fraksi berdasarkan trayek didih. HVU mempunyai kapasitas pengolahan 54 MBSD. Proses pemanasan furnace menggunakan hasil panas pembakaran bahan bakar berupa fuel oil dan fuel gas. Metode heat absorbed digunakan untuk mengukur jumlah panas yang diserap oleh sistem, sedangkan metode heat loss digunakan untuk menentukan jumlah panas yang hilang selama proses. Berdasarkan data hasil perhitungan evaluasi dari tanggal 01 – 30 July 2024 menggunakan kedua metode tersebut efisiensi furnace masih dalam batasan desain yaitu sebesar 85,10%. Dari hasil perhitungan evaluasi, pada penggunaan bahan bakar, khususnya bahan bakar gas masih digunakan rata-rata selama 1 bulan sebesar 39,62 T/D, hal tersebut masih dapat dievaluasi dengan cara menurunkan angka mass flow fuel gas mendekati batas minimal desain yaitu 30 T/D.