bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
UMA NARRATIVA EM VERSO: Conto para uma só voz (2020) de João Anzanello Carrascoza
Authors: Leal Luciana Ferreira 
Published: November 2022

Neste texto apresenta-se a resenha do livro Conto para uma só voz, publicado pela editora Nós em 2020, que traz experiências trágicas do dia a dia sob o olhar apurado de João Anzanello Carrascoza. Esse livro foi escrito em residência literária que o autor fez na Sangam House, na Índia e reúne uma história delicada, que trata de experiência dolorosa, descobertas e aprendizados do ser humano. Trata-se da dor/amor de um pai que perde o filho criança. Com uma linguagem fluida e poética e por meio de experiências subjetivas e intimistas, a prosa de Carrascoza é apresentada em verso e possibilita a caminhada do leitor para o interior de sua própria existência e olhar atento para questões esquecidas.
Raising Libyan EFL undergraduate students’ awareness about environmental issues through project-based learning
Authors: Suwaed Hameda 
Published: November 2022

Although project-based learning, as a language teaching strategy, is considered important for developing college students' academic and soft skills is still a neglected approach in EFL teaching in Libya. This study aims to investigate the use of project-based learning in EFL writing classrooms to raise students’ awareness about environmental issues. It is carried out in the Department of English at Sabratha College of Arts. The findings of this study, based on an open-ended questionnaire and students’ reflection journals, show that PBL enhanced the students’ English language knowledge and skills. Also, students gained content knowledge about the environment, soft skills, autonomy, and self-confidence in using the English language in its context. Finally, the PBL experience promoted the students’ awareness of the environment and how to protect it. This research provides good evidence of the effectiveness of PBL to engage and enhance students' learning.
Keywords: EFL; environmental issues; Project-based learning; soft skills.
An assessment of the Algerian EFL students' literary proficiency at the Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret
Authors: Mehdaoui Ahmed 
Published: November 2022

Countless research has spotlighted literature on foreign language’s linguistic, cultural, aesthetic, and critical thinking benefits as well as the models and strategies in connection with its effective teaching. Howbeit, based on our experience/observation, the provision of the ways/processes the literary competence should be assessed seems to be scarce. The need to assess the foreign language learners' literary competence as a learning outcome is vital. Therefore, as a contribution to this area of study, the present study aims at assessing EFL students’ literary competence. To do so, twenty-five randomly selected third-year English students at the University of Tiaret participated in the study, and O’Brien’s On the Rainy River was used as a data tool to measure their literary competence. Given the skills that literary competence embraces, the findings of this research revealed that the participants of the EFL students at the University of Tiaret lacked some basic skills that are essential for literary competence. In response to this, the paper suggests some recommendations for both teachers and students.
Keywords: Assessment; Competence; EFL Students; Literature
Assessing the effectiveness of diarization algorithms in costa rican children-adult speech according to age group and gender
Authors: Alejandro  Chacón-Vargas  , Daniel Pérez-Conejo  , Marvin  Coto-Jiménez  
Published: November 2022

Speaker diarization is the task of automatically identifying speaker identities and detecting their speaking times in an audio recording. Several algorithms have shown improvements in the performance of this task during the past years. However, it still has performance challenges in interaction scenarios, such as between a child and adult, where interruptions, fillers, laughs and other elements may affect the detection and clustering of the segments.
In this work, we perform an exploratory study with two diarization algorithms in children-adult interactions within a recording studio and assess the effectiveness of the algorithms in different age groups and genders. All participants are native Costa Rican Spanish speakers. The children have ages between 3 to 14 years, and the interaction combines guided repetition of words or short phrases, as well as natural speech.
The results demonstrate how the age affects the diarization performance, both in cluster purity and speaker purity, in a direct but non-linear fashion.
Personalized patient ventilation at large scale: Mass Ventilation System (MVS)
Authors: Ogbolu Melvin-Omone  , Bence Takács  , Roland  Dóczi  , Tivadar  Garamvólgyi  , Lászlo  Szücs  , Péter  Galambos  , Tamás  Haidegger  , Miklós  Vincze  , Kristóf  Papp  , Daniel   Drexler  , György  Eigner  , Abdallah  Benhamida  , Ezter  Koroknai  , Peter  Dombai  , Miklos  Kozlovszky  
Published: November 2022

This paper describes a Mass Ventilation System (MVS) which serves as a medical ventilator system. It can be used to ventilate large number of COVID-19 patients in parallel (5 – 50+) with personalized respiratory parameters. The system has been designed to be medically suitable for both non-invasive and invasive patient ventilation. It protects healthcare workers with its centralized air filtering solution, it increases the effectiveness of the healthcare workers with its networked communication and it can be operated in a temporary emergency hospital setup. In this paper, we describe the basic concept and building blocks of the system.
Gambaran Signifikansi Mindset dan Fungsionalisasi Jabatan dalam Membentuk Motivasi Kerja dan Minat Studi Lanjut Tenaga Kependidikan
Authors: Muttahida Muttahida , Pardiman Pardiman , Haridjanto Djoni 
Published: November 2022

A study was conducted with the aim of knowing the effect of mindset, functionalization of positions on work motivation and interest in further studies in education staff at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University Malang. This study uses a quantitative approach with a sample of 88 people with ASN status, the lowest graduates are Strata 1 and come from groups II-IV. This research basically wants to predict the effect of variables on variables in the research model that has been developed. The variables used in this study as a whole are latent variables (variables that cannot be measured directly). Based on these considerations, the data analysis in this study used the Structural Equation Model- Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) approach with the help of the WarpPLS 6.0 program. The results of the study show that all variables have a significant positive effect, both direct and indirect effects. This means that respondents have a good way of thinking in responding to the regulation of functionalization of positions, have good work motivation and are highly willing to carry out further studies. Keywords: Mindset, Functionalization of Position, Work Motivation and Interest in Further Studies Abstrak: Sebuah penelitian dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pola pikir atau mindset, fungsionalisasi jabatan terhadap motivasi kerja dan minat studi lanjut pada tenaga kependidikan di Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana malik Ibrahim Malang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 88 orang yang berstatus ASN, lulusan terendah Strata 1 dan berasal dari golongan II-IV. Penelitian ini pada dasarnya ingin memprediksi pengaruh variabel terhadap variabel dalam model penelitian yang telah dikembangkan. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini secara keseluruhan merupakan variabel laten (variabel yang tidak dapat diukur secara langsung). Atas dasar pertimbangan tersebut analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Structural Equation Model- Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) dengan bantuan program WarpPLS 6.0. Hasil penelitian menyajikan bahwa seluruh variabel berpengaruh positif signifikan, baik pengaruh langsung maupun tidak langsung. Artinya responden memiliki cara berfikir yang bagus dalam menyikapi adanya regulasi fungsionalisasi jabatan, memiliki motivasi kerja yang baik dan berkemauan tinggi untuk melakukan studi lanjut.
Memórias dos movimentos iniciais para a atuação de enfermeiras obstétricas em um hospital de ensino
Authors: Mendes Daiane Maria Dias , Jardim Danubia Mariane Barbosa 
Published: November 2022

Objetivo: conhecer a história dos movimentos iniciais para a implantação e atuação da Enfermagem Obstétrica em um Hospital de Ensino, no município de Montes Claros. Método: estudo qualitativo fundamentado na História Oral Temática. Entrevistaram-se 12 profissionais da saúde que vivenciaram a implantação da Enfermagem Obstétrica, sendo os dados submetidos à técnica de Análise Temática de Conteúdo. Resultados: a história da implementação e atuação de enfermeiras obstétricas em Montes Claros perpassa pelo Hospital Clemente de Farias com pioneirismo na inserção das profissionais na preceptoria dos estágios de maternidade e bloco obstétrico, com a inauguração do curso de Especialização para Enfermeiras Obstétricas e com a solidificação da assistência humanizada ao parto e nascimento nos diferentes cenários. Conclusão: a implantação da atuação de enfermeiras obstétricas no município atende às políticas públicas de humanização do parto e nascimento, e a experiência de Montes Claros revela os caminhos necessários para o alcance desse objetivo.
Neighborhood Composition and Air Pollution in Chicago: Monitoring Inequities With a Dense, Low-Cost Sensing Network, 2021
Authors: Esie Precious , Daepp Madeleine I.G , Roseway Asta , Counts Scott 
Published: November 2022

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of a novel, real-time sensor network for routine monitoring of racial and economic disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5; particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm in diameter) exposures at the neighborhood level. Methods. We deployed a dense network of low-cost PM2.5 sensors in Chicago, Illinois, to evaluate associations between neighborhood-level composition variables (percentage of Black residents, percentage of Hispanic/Latinx residents, and percentage of households below poverty) and interpolated PM2.5. Relationships were assessed in spatial lag models after adjustment for all composition variables. Models were fit with data both from the overall period and during high-pollution episodes associated with social events (July 4, 2021) and wildfires (July 23, 2021). Results. The spatial lag models showed that racial/ethnic composition variables were associated with higher PM2.5 levels. Levels were notably higher in neighborhoods with larger compositions of Hispanic/Latinx residents across the entire study period and notably higher in neighborhoods with larger Black populations during the July 4 episode. Conclusions. As a complement to sparse regulatory networks, dense, low-cost sensor networks can capture spatial variations during short-term air pollution episodes and enable monitoring of neighborhood-level inequities in air pollution exposures in real time. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(12):1765–1773. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307068 )
Feasibility and Effects of Mobile Videoconference-based Parent- Implemented Early Start Denver Model Intervention for Early Autism
Authors: Kim Hye Hyeon , Choi Ki Won , Choi Ye Jin , Park So Young 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Parent-implemented Early Start Denver Model (P-ESDM) is an evidence-based early intervention model for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated the effectiveness of a low-intensity, mobile videoconferencing-based P-ESDM intervention, for 20 parents and their toddler with ASD. They were evaluated at baseline and after 3 months of intervention. We conducted stratified subgroup analysis based on participants’ characteristics and evaluated feasibility using parent questionnaires. Significant improvement was found in parental acquisition of ESDM intervention skills. However, there were no significant differences in any variables between baseline and after intervention. Stratified subgroup analysis based on ASD severity indicated significant effects on parent-child interaction among parents in the high ASD severity group. Stratified subgroup analysis based on personal health record (PHR) access frequency indicated significant effects on toddler's problem behaviour and parent’s stress among high PHR access frequency group. We observed promising feasibility outcomes for P-ESDM intervention through videoconferencing.
Counterfactual groups to assess treatment efficacy in HIV prevention trials in high risk populations in Uganda
Authors: Abaasa Andrew , Mayanja Yunia , Anywaine Zacchaeus , Kusemererwa Sylvia , Ruzagira Eugene , Kaleebu Pontiano 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
Assessment of efficacy in HIV prevention trials remains a challenge in the era of widespread use of active controls. We investigated use of countefactual groups to assess treatment efficacy.
Methods
We used data from placebo arms of two previous HIV prevention efficacy trials (Pro2000 vaginal microbicide trial, 2005–2009 and dapivirine vaginal ring trial, 2013–2016) and four observational cohorts (two in each of the periods; (a) during the conduct of a simulated HIV vaccine efficacy trial (SiVET), 2012–2017 and (b) prior to SiVET (2005–2011), and compared HIV prevention efficacy trial targeted outcomes with SiVETs. SiVET participants were administered a licensed Hepatitis B vaccine at 0,1 and 6 months mimicking an HIV vaccine efficacy trial schedule. Participants were tested for HIV quarterly for one year. The probability of SiVET assignment conditioned on measured participants baseline characteristics were estimated using propensity scores (PS) and matched between SiVET and placebo arm of trials. Similar calculations were repeated for observational cohorts in the pre and during SiVET periods. We compared HIV incidence rate ratio (IRR) between SiVET and the trials or observational data before and after PS matching.
Results
This analysis involved data from 3,387 participants; observational cohorts before SiVET 1495 (44.2%), placebo arms of previous trials 367 (10.8%), observational cohorts during SiVET conduct 953 (28.1%) and SiVETs 572 (16.9%). Before propensity score matching (PSM), there were significant imbalances in participants baseline characteristics between SiVET and all the other studies and HIV incidence was lower in SiVET. After PSM, the participants characteristics were comparable. The HIV incidence in SiVET was similar to that in the previous trial, IRR = 1.01 95%CI:0.16–4.70), p = 0.968, and observational data during SiVET, IRR = 0.74, 95%CI 0.34–1.54), p = 0.195 but much lower compared to the observational data pre SiVET, IRR = 0.48, 95%CI:0.20–1.04) p = 0.023.
Conclusion
PSM can be used to create countefactual groups from other data sources. The best counterfactual group for assessing treatment effect is provided by data collected in the placebo arm of previous trials followed by that from observational data collected concurrently to the current trial (SiVET). Even with PSM, observational data collected prior to the current trial may over estimate treatment effect.
Effect of home exercise on post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction during the long-term COVID-19 epidemic lockdown: a retrospective single-center cohort study
Authors: Wei Dong , Wu Jia-Jia , Zheng Mou-Xiong , Hua Xu-Yun , Xu Jian-Guang 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background:During the unpredictable and long-term COVID-19 epidemic lockdown (Shanghai, April 2022 to May 2022), a large number of patients with post-stroke dysfunction exercised at home, without going to specialized rehabilitation institutions for systematic rehabilitation treatment. To date, there are few relevant studies on the effect of home exercise in patients with post-stroke dysfunction in the case of long-term COVID-19 epidemic lockdown.
Methods: First, we collected the factors that might affect the post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction during the long-term lockdown. The evaluation indicators of post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction before and after the long-term lockdown were recorded. Second, we analyzed the recovery effect of sensorimotor dysfunction in post-stroke patients who can only rely on home exercise during the long-term lockdown. Third, we sequentially performed univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses to see which factors might influence post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction during the long-term lockdown.
Results: We report the results of a retrospective single-center cohort study of 104 post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction patients. For post-stroke sensory dysfunction, patients with shorter disease courses or personalized home exercise programs recovered better. For post-stroke motor dysfunction, patients with younger age, shorter disease courses, or personalized home exercise programs recovered better. For post-stroke balance dysfunction and ADL dysfunction, patients with shorter disease courses recovered better.
Conclusion:During the unpredictable and long-term COVID-19 epidemic lockdown, patients with post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction who had personalized home exercise programs had better recovery of sensorimotor dysfunction than those who did not have personalized home exercise programs.
Trial registration: This trial was prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (ChiCTR2200063781; 16 September, 2022).
The discovery of multiple active mys-related LTR-retroelements within the Neotominae subfamily of cricetid rodents
Authors: Kass David H , Beatty Sarah , Smith Ashlee , Scott Megan , Shah Dishita , Czaplicki Mary 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Retrotransposon families in the rodent family Cricetidae have been understudied in contrast to Muridae, both taxa classified within the superfamily Muroidea. Therefore, we pursued advancing our knowledge of the unique mys-1 LTR-retroelement identified in Peromyscus leucopus by utilizing intra-ORF PCR, quantitative dot bots, DNA and protein library screens, the generation of molecular phylogenies, and analyses of orthologous LTR-retroelement loci. This led to the discovery of three additional related families of LTR-retroelements. These include a 2900 bp full-length element of mys-related sequences (mysRS), an 8,000 bp element containing the mys ORF1 sequence (mORF1) with ERV-related sequences downstream in the reverse orientation, as well as an 1800 bp element primarily consisting of mys ORF2 (mORF2) related sequences flanked by LTRs. Our data revealed a very limited number of full-length mys elements among genera of the Neotominae subfamily of cricetid rodents. Additionally, although we estimated roughly 5,000–10,000 genomic copies of the mysRS element among Neotominae, most exist as partial copies. The mORF1 elements are also limited to the genomes of the Neotominae subfamily of cricetid rodents, whereas mORF2 appears limited to the Peromyscus genus. Molecular phylogenies demonstrating concerted evolution, along with an assessment of orthologous loci in Peromyscus for the presence or absence of elements, are consistent with recent activity of these novel LTR-retroelement families. Together with known activity of various families of non-LTR retroelements in Peromyscus species, we propose that retrotransposons have been continually contributing to the dynamics of Peromyscus genomes and are plausibly associated with the evolution of the over 50 identified species.
Preparation of high-performance supercapacitor electrode with nanocomposite of CuO/NCNO flower-like
Authors: Sohouli Esmail , Adib Koroush 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Due to their importance, different studies have been performed on energy storage systems based on supercapacitors. In this case study, a capacitor electrode based on carbon nano onions (CNOs) and copper oxide (CuO) nanocomposite was synthesized by the hydrothermal synthesis method. The synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD). Then, the supercapacitance of electrodes based on nickel foam was investigated during autoclave-mediated synthesizing nanocomposite in a 3 M potassium hydroxide solution. In a three-electrode system, the supercapacitor capacitances of flower-like CuO and CNO/CuO nanocomposite at current density 4 A/g were found to be 155 and 315 F/g, respectively. The high stability of the method after 3000 consecutive cycles showed that this electrode has appropriate stability. The supercapacitive properties obtained for NCNO with high surface area help to improve the supercapacitor capacitance of flower-like CuO, which has quasi-supercapacitive properties. In a two-electrode system, the capacitance, the obtained power density, and energy density at a current density of 4 A/g were 450 F/g, 3200 W/kg, and 98 Wh/kg, respectively. Also, stability and low charge transfer resistance are other advantages obtained in a two-symmetrical electrode investigation.
Vitamin A and vitamin E in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: a systematic review
Authors: Carvalho Maria Clara da Cruz , Silbiger Vivian Nogueira , Ribeiro Karla Danielly da S , Araújo Júlia Kaline C P 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
It is known that nutrition plays an important role in maintaining the immune system. In addition, viral infections can culminate in the depletion of vitamins, such as vitamins A and E, and inadequate levels of nutrients can be harmful to health, it is important to verify its relationship with COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan (China), and has spread rapidly worldwide, affecting the immune system and causing exacerbated inflammation. The aim of the study is to investigate whether COVID-19 affects the levels of these vitamins, and how they can help fighting the infection, it is relevant since they can be included as therapy against the disease. A systematic search was performed according to the PRISMA statement, using the PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases. We selected articles that presented the controlled descriptors present in the title or abstract without language exclusion. Abstracts, conferences, editorials, book chapters, review articles, letters, short communications, supporting information, or articles unavailable for download were excluded. The quality of studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS). From a total of 4,572 articles, 10 met all inclusion criteria. Three of them were related with vitamin A, two with vitamin E and five relating both vitamins to COVID-19. Of these, 70% were studies that evaluated the concentrations of vitamins, and 30% that evaluated the impact of supplementation of these micronutrients. Adult and elderly patients had decreased vitamin A and E concentrations, being below or close to the reference values for deficiency, especially in critical patients. Supplementation of these vitamins was associated with better prognosis of patients. However, the therapeutic capacity of these vitamins requires additional biological validation through more robust studies, such as randomized clinical trials and assessment of food intake of these vitamins. In addition, studies that assess serum levels of these vitamins before infection are also required.