bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The effects of variations in length of suction pipette inserted during vaginal smear cytology procedure on estrous cycle in Sprague–Dawley rats
Authors: Bakare Airat Adeola , Idaguko Chika Anna , Sogbesan Zainab Adebusola , Adeoye Fatimah 
Published: June 2022

Estrous cycle is a periodic reproductive sequence of events in most female laboratory animals that are used for basic research. Several methods have been used to stage estrous cycle, these include visual method, vagina smear cytology evaluation, chemical analysis of urine and the analysis of electrical resistance. The vaginal smear cytology (VSC) evaluation method is commonly used to stage estrous cycle because it is a faster method coupled with easy execution and not as expensive as the other methods. The study of estrous cycle is primary to all investigations in reproduction and related areas. For the generation of dependable research outcome from VSC evaluation method, the technique for the collection of vagina smear and its microscopic interpretation must be done according to established standards. Many reports in literature concerning VSC evaluation method, lack comprehensive demonstrations and uniformity which lead to loss of homogeneity and hence provide study outcomes that are not authentic. Therefore, this present investigation was designed to establish the standard value of inserted length of suction pipette during smear extraction technique when using VSC method to study estrous cycle. A total of fifteen experimental animals were recruited for this investigation. The animals were subdivided into three groups 1 to 3. The lengths of pipette inserted into the vagina canal were varied from 1mm, 2mm to 4mm in group 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The outcome from this investigation showed that the depth of suction pipette inserted during smear extraction procedure in VSC method has effect on estrous cycling. Estrous cycle was maintained with 2mm insertion length with approximate four days cycle and phases changing daily.
A INVIABILIZAÇÃO DO CORPO GORDO NAS REVISTAS FEMININAS BRASILEIRAS: estudo de caso sobre capas da revista digital Elle Brasil
Authors: Souza Jayane 
Published: June 2022

O mundo globalizado fez com as plataformas midiáticas e de comunicação tivessem que se reinventar, como foi o caso das revistas impressas que convergiram, e algumas ressurgiram no formato digital. O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir a inviabilização do corpo gordo feminino nas revistas femininas brasileiras, mais especificamente na revista digital Elle Brasil. A pesquisa ancora-se nos conceitos de gordofobia com Santos e Jimenez (2021), corpo ideal midiático com Siqueira e Faria (2007) e Oliveira (2018), explicando a moda como instrumento cultural. Para compor o artigo, três capas, cujos modelos estampados no produto eram gordos, foram objeto para análise textual e de imagem. Foi feito também um apanhado, de maneira bibliográfica, de como funcionam as escolhas editoriais e de como essas estruturas corpóreas foram representadas nas capas estudadas.
IDENTIFICATION OF POLYMORPHISMS 1843C>T IN THE RYR1 GENE AND 5860C>T IN THE DMD GENE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRESS SINDROM OF PIGS USING KASP TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Ramanishka E. L. , Mikhailova M. E. , Sheyko R. I. 
Published: June 2022

Pig exposure to stress is a serious economic problem for pig breeding. We have studied genetic factors that determine
the sensitivity of pigs to stress in different breeds of pig such as polymorphisms 1843C>T in the RYR1 gene (rs344435545) and 5860C>T in the DMD gene (rs196952080) in the Republic of Belarus using the competitive allelespecific PCR (KASP) method. The frequency of occurrence of animals carrying stress syndrome associated with the DMD gene polymorphism (TO/TT genotype) was 2.8% in the Landrace breed. The mutant T-allele was identified in the sample of animals of the Landrace breed with a frequency of 14.2%, in Duroc – 1.3%, in Yorkshire – 0.8%. Mutant
n-alleles were not found in the RYR1 gene in the studied sample of animals. The study results demonstrate that DNA diagnostics of breeding animals is required to identify nonsynonymous substitutions in RYR1 and DMD genes in order to control and eliminate stress syndrome in pig population.
Associations between dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes and nutrient intakes in men with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy
Authors: Söderström Lisa , Forslund Marina , Johansson Birgitta , Ottenblad Anna , Rosenblad Andreas 
Published: June 2022

Objectives: A variety of non-evidence-based dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes are provided to patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy to counteract treatment-related bowel symptoms. More knowledge on the nutritional consequences of such advice is needed. This study aimed to explore how advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes during pelvic radiotherapy was associated with nutrient intakes amongst patients with prostate cancer.
Methods: A total of 77 Swedish men who underwent radiotherapy (50/2 Gy + boost 20–30 Gy) in 2009–2014 due to prostate cancer were given dietary advice at radiotherapy onset (baseline) and at 4 and 8 weeks after radiotherapy onset, to modify their fibre and lactose intakes. At baseline, the participants completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a 24-h dietary recall. At 4 and 8 weeks, the participants completed the FFQ and a 4-day estimated food record.
Fibre and lactose intakes were measured by intake scores calculated from the FFQs. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyse associations between intake scores and fibre- and lactose-related nutrients.
Results: In adjusted analyses, there were few significant associations between dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes and observed intakes of fibre- and lactose-related nutrients. A more modified lactose intake was thus associated with a lower intake of calcium (P = 0.041), whilst a more modified fibre intake was associated with a higher value for the change in intake of vitamin C (P = 0.016).
Conclusions: Dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intake was in most cases not significantly associated with altered nutrient intakes, rather the energy and nutrient intakes were mostly stable during the pelvic radiotherapy. More research is needed on the nutritional consequences of dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes to reach consensus on if they should continue to be provided in the clinic.
Innovation linked with SDGs: Citizen Science projects to foster competencies for participation in the Digital Society
Authors: Villares Rosana , Carciu Oana Maria 
Published: June 2022

This paper describes the design of an innovative approach to teaching and learning academic communication and intercultural linguistics in the English Studies field to foster competencies for participation in the Digital Society. More specifically, we describe the learning outcomes, sequence of tasks and assessment of competencies for an itinerary of collaborative multimodal online tasks focused on the creation of a Citizen Science (CS) project linked with SDGs. These tasks drew on a genre-based pedagogy and task-based learning in connection with language and digital competencies. We conclude that the integration of CS and SDGs in the educational objectives of the course enables us to embrace the digital transition by promoting open and innovative education and training in transversal skills, digital and intercultural communication, language mediation and English.
An Analysis of Conversational Volatility During Telecollaboration Sessions for Second Language Learning
Authors: Smeaton Alan F. , Dey-Plissonneau Aparajita , Lee Hyowon , Liu Mingming , Patel Vyoma , Scriney Michael 
Published: June 2022

Tandem telecollaboration is a pedagogy used in second language learning where mixed groups of students meet online in videoconferencing sessions to practice their conversational skills in their target language. We have built and deployed a system called L2 Learning to support post-session review and self-reflection on students’ participation in such meetings. We automatically compute a metric called Conversational Volatility which quantifies the amount of interaction among participants, indicating how dynamic or flat the conversations were. Our analysis on more than 100 hours of video recordings involving 28 of our students indicates that conversations do not get more dynamic as meetings progress, that there is a wide variety of levels of interaction across students and student groups, and the speaking in French appears to have more animated conversations than speaking in English, though the reasons for that are not clear.
First Generation College Students with Disabilities Attending a Four-year College: How Did They Get There
Authors: Bueno Sydney A 
Published: June 2022

Post-secondary education is important for all students. Despite an increase in high school graduation rates and an increase in post-secondary enrollment, students with disabilities are less likely to enroll in a four-year post-secondary program than their general education peers. They are also more likely to drop out and not complete their degree than their general education peers. Using Espinoza’s research on pivotal moments as the framework, this qualitative study used a combination of case study approach and grounded theory to answer the research questions. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten current first-generation college students with disabilities. The results of this study suggest that first-generation students with disabilities can benefit from pivotal moments.
Survive to stay connected: patterns of user experiences in a Life Long Learning digital platform
Authors: Cannistrà Marta , Soncin Mara , Frattini Federico 
Published: June 2022

In an ever-changing world, having the right competences for the job market represents a key challenge for sustained employability. To address this need a growing number of digital platform for life long learning (LLL) has been developed. Anyway, it is less known how users navigate and use these platforms. The present study represents a one of the first attempts to fill this gap, offering a deep analysis for the identification of latent subgroups of learners with similar behaviours on a digital LLL platform. Then, the identified subgroups are described in terms of personal features and survival profiles. Findings reveal three distictive latent classes, with very different survival profiles. The analysis provides interesting insights about how the administators of a digital LLL platform can better personalize their contents according to the type of learner, to support and let them stay on the platform, acquiring the needed skills for the job market.
Increasing Students’ Felt Need for Teamwork: An Experiential Learning Exercise that Sets the Stage
Authors: Jassawalla Avan Rusi , Sashittal Hemant , Witt Alan 
Published: June 2022

Abstract This paper describes an innovative learning exercise used in three management classes and inspired by the popular group experience-based game of “escape rooms.” Within one 75-minute period, the exercise engaged students and increased their awareness of and motivation for effective teamwork. Our qualitative analysis of the reflection reports students individually wrote immediately after the lesson, shows that the exercise was successful in increasing their knowledge of effective teamwork, creating the felt need for proactively planning their team process, creating the desire to develop more of their own teamwork skills, and arriving at the undeniable realization that working as a team is better than working individually on complex tasks. This exercise adds to the instructor interventions needed in college classes when professors assign term-long team projects with the goal of helping students develop their teamwork skills and be better prepared for the workplace.
Action Learning Strategy to Enhance Students Speaking Skill: A Classroom Action Research
Authors: Putra Rangga Mega , Solekhah Siti , Agustina Diyah Dwi , Sobirov Bobur 
Published: June 2022

The aim of this study was improve the students’ English speaking skill through action learning strategy at 9 of SMP Islam Assya’roniyyah. The method used Classroom Action Research (CAR) that developed by Kemmis and Mc Taggart (2013). It consists of four steps namely, planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. Improvement the problem in this research was brought by the series of cycle. The procedures of research were performs by administrating two cycles. Each cycle contain four steps which are planning, action, observation, and reflection. The collecting data used test, observation, and interview. Analyzing data used the mean each post-test in cycle. The result showed that the students’ speaking skill improved. It can be noticed that there was an improvement in every cycle from the students’ behavior and achievement. Action learning strategies facilitate the students to speak in way, they reduce students’ anxiety so they can speak freely without being afraid to make a mistake, they increase the students’ motivation in learning speaking, and the most important the students do not think that English is a difficult subject.
Keywords: Action Learning Strategy, English Speaking Skill, Classroom Action Research
Komunikasi Elemen Sekolah dan masyarakat pada Upaya Peningkatan Mutu Pendidikan Di SMA Swasta Muhammadiyah Kendari.
Authors: Nur jaya Hasma 
Published: June 2022

Komunikasi elemen sekolah dan masyarakat dalam meningkatkan mutu pendidikan di SMA Muhammadiyah Kendari menjadi masalah yang tidak hanya dihadapi sekolah tetapi juga masyarakat atau orang tua peserta didik. Penelitian bersifat kualitatif melalui pendekatan deskriptif adalah suatu metode yang bertujuan membuat deskripsi, gambaran atau lukisan secara sistematis, akurat, mengenai sifat-sifat dan hubungan mengenai fenomena yang diselidiki. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Komunikasi yang dilakukan antara sekolah dengan masyarakat dalam meningkatkan mutu pendidikan di SMA Muhammadiyah Kendari yakni: 1). Integritas yaitu pemberian informasi kepada masyarakat yang terpadu, 2). Secara terus menerus, komunikasi yang dilakukan secara berkala ataupun rutin dilakukan 3). Menyeluruh, komunikasi memiliki prinsip menyeluruh yaitu tidak ada pemberlakukan khusus dalam melakukan komunikasi dengan masyarakat 4). Membangun artinya komunikasi yang dihasilkan memberikan harapan peningkatan mutu pendidikan semakin membaik dan 5). Penyesuaian dalam komunikasi diperlukan dalam mengenalkan program-program sekolah. Adapun bentuk kerjasama antara sekolah dengan masyarakat yaitu menjaga keamanan, orang tua mengikutsertakan anaknya ikut perlombaan sekolah, ekstrakurikuler dan komite sekolah.
compromisso concorrencial dos programas de integridade das companhias do novo mercado
Authors: Cabral Caroline Victor Soeiro , Da Rosa Pinheiro Caroline 
Published: June 2022

Contextualização: O artigo é fruto de um trabalho estruturado do grupo Empresa, Desenvolvimento e Responsabilidade (EDRESP), que no ano de 2020 avaliou os programas de integridade do segmento do Novo Mercado da B3 em diversos critérios, e, dentre eles, concorrência.
Objetivo: verificar a importância dada à matéria concorrencial como elemento de influência no funcionamento do mercado e enquanto standard assumido pelas empresas através de seus programas de integridade
Método: pesquisa empírica, considerando que o trabalho se desenvolveu por meio da análise dos programas de integridade latu sensu das empresas do Novo Mercado, a partir da submissão, pelo próprio pesquisador, a um questionário estruturado - composto por perguntas cujas respostas foram pré-estabelecidas. No período definido de 15/01/2020 a 15/02/2020, foram submetidos à análise os dados dos programas de integridade de 142 (cento e quarenta e duas) Companhias, à época elencadas na listagem do Novo Mercado.
Resultados: Os resultados da análise de dados, resguardadas as limitações próprias à natureza desta pesquisa, a saber, o acesso integral aos dados das Companhias e às ações internas eventualmente empreendidas e não divulgadas por estas, demonstraram que, apesar da expectativa de que todas as empresas listadas no segmento do Novo Mercado contenham programas de integridade satisfatoriamente estruturados, os quais podem auxiliar na tutela da concorrência, os programas, aparentemente, falham ou em divulgar as políticas de forma completa ou em preencher todos os requisitos elencados e recomendados pelo CADE.
Conclusões: conclui-se que os programas de integridade, da forma como ora se apresentam ao público a partir dos sítios eletrônicos das Companhias do Novo Mercado da B3, apresentam conteúdo supostamente declaratório, que, a princípio, não vinculam os compromissos sustentados no programa de integridade.
Novos rumos do direito da concorrência
Authors: Koury Suzy Elizabeth , Oliveira Lis Arrais 
Published: June 2022

Contextualização: Com o advento das novas tecnologias da informação e comunicação, surge o questionamento sobre a necessidade, ou não, de evolução dos conceitos e das interpretações tradicionais do direito antitruste, para que este ramo do direito possa oferecer uma tutela adequada aos consumidores e ao processo competitivo.
Objetivo: O artigo objetiva discutir a necessidade de evolução da interpretação e da metodologia do direito da concorrência, no que tange à proteção de dados pessoais de consumidores, para que, assim, seja possível assegurar o bem-estar e a proteção do consumidor.
Método: Inicialmente, será feita uma análise dos preceitos da ordem econômica e social estabelecidos pela Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988 e pela Lei 12.529/2011. Em seguida, será apresentado o controle monopolístico do mercado de dados e as suas principais implicações. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, de natureza aplicada, com uso do método hipotético-dedutivo.
Resultados: A análise mostrou que a interpretação do direito da concorrência necessita evoluir para se tornar um instrumento capaz de atuar em defesa do consumidor na nova economia.
Conclusões: O direito antitruste brasileiro não deve se limitar ao uso de conceitos e interpretações tradicionais para promover a tutela da livre concorrência e da defesa do consumidor diante dos novos desafios que surgem com as novas tecnologias da informação e da comunicação.
The Effectiveness of Using Color-Coding in Teaching Grammar for Female Saudi EFL Learners in KSA
Authors: Mohammad Aljehani Layla 
Published: June 2022

This study explores the effect of using color-coding teaching techniques on L2 learners’ accuracy of using English articles and quantifiers by employing a mixed method research design. The study aims to answer two research questions. The first research question explores the effect of color-coding grammar instruction on Saudi EFL learners’ accuracy of article and quantifier use. The second question explores the perception of Saudi EFL learners towards color-coding grammar instruction. To answer the first question of the study, a classroom experiment was conducted. To answer the second research question, interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of 82 Saudi female intermediate level students who are preparatory year students and taking general English language courses at the English Language Institute, King Abdulaziz University. The classroom experiment showed that there is a statistical significate in that the experimental group outperformed the control group which suggests that color-coding is effective for teaching English articles and quantifiers. Moreover, it was found that all the participants seem to prefer to learn by using colors more than black and white colors scheme. Based on these findings, it is recommended that English instructional material is better learned when presented or enhanced using color-coding techniques compared with black and white color scheme.
Impact of Welfare and Unemployment on the Crimes in the United States: Co-integration Analysis
Authors: MOURAD Mahmoud 
Published: June 2022

The paper carries out a depth study of the total annual crimes by 100000 people in the United States, considered as the dependent variable, and two explanatory variables that are: welfare expenditure by 100000 people and unemployment rate during the period 1980-1919. The paper is oriented to a specific point: impact the unemployment and welfare variables on the total crimes (violent and property) in the United States of America. Much attention is given to the stationarity analysis and then to the cointegration analysis using the ARDL / Bounds testing Methodology proposed by Pesaran, Shin and Smith (PSS). Two long-term equilibrium relationships were identified and an interpretation of the results was performed. Both relationships have been validated and the Error Correction Model (ECM) is built. The results show that the adjustment speeds towards equilibrium are in the case of Unrestricted intercept and no trend, and in the case of Unrestricted intercept and trend.
UMA CONTRIBUIÇÃO AO DEBATE SOBRE O ESPAÇO PÚBLICO CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: Carmona Vanegas Jorge Mario 
Published: June 2022

O debate sobre o espaço público comumente é colocado dentro da disjuntiva público e privado como base para pensar a realidade espacial de certos lugares que configuram a cidade. O público, usado como referência estatal e de carácter coletivo, assume-se como o espaço por excelência de uma totalidade social que se contrapõe à “natureza” do espaço privado, um espaço que emerge da propriedade privada e com especificidades jurídicas particulares sobre seu uso individual. Portanto, manifesta-se como o oposto ao público, alheio e separado da forma estatal e coletiva da cidade. Porém, como categorias do pensamento moderno, consideramos o uso analítico dessas categorias um obstáculo para compreender a lógica da produção capitalista do espaço na modernidade, prolongando e encobrindo uma realidade que se reproduz com seu uso, a desigualdade social. Neste sentido, se pretende assumir uma análise crítica sobre a realidade espacial capitalista a partir da crítica às categorias público e privado usadas comumente no âmbito institucional e acadêmico sem pretender superar sua oposição, pois isto, consideramos, é um sofisma que o pensamento burguês traz no plano do pensamento contemporâneo como estratégia para se perpetuar como forma de ser e estar no mundo.
Uma História Transnacional do Cinema? revendo cômicos e vamps com Siegfried Kracauer
Authors: Zanatto Rafael Morato 
Published: June 2022

A série Revendo filmes antigos (Wiedersehen mit alten Filmen, 1938-1940), publicada no Jornal Nacional (National Zeitung, Suíça), é o primeiro trabalho que Siegfried Kracauer publicou sobre a história do cinema. Dos sete artigos que compõe a série, analisarei aqui apenas dois: Max Linder e O cinema Vamp, interpretando-os à luz da fortuna crítica e histórica do intelectual. A partir dessa operação, será possível reconstituir uma proposta historiográfica que lida com múltiplas temporalidades em sua análise fílmica. A medida que interpreta gênese, pioneirismo, auge, desintegração ou atualidade dos temas, dos tipos e dos gêneros cômico e vamp, ficará claro como Kracauer concebe nos artigos uma proposta de história transnacional do cinema.