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Ecologies of Disappearance Today. Introduction

This introduction contrasts contemporary disappearances with the original disappearances typically framed by the state. With a particular focus on spatialities, the authors suggest that the contemporary disappearances can best be understood as part of an ecology. These reflections are a prologue to the dossier “Ecologies of Disappearance Today”.

Hearing Loss Alone and in Combination with Vision Loss in Older Patients

Evidence suggests that hearing loss and vision loss are associated with cognitive decline. However, most of this evidence is from cross-sectional

An Approach for Being Able to Use the Options of Calculating Inter-coder Reliability Manually and Through Software in Qualitative Research of Education and Training in Sports

Reliability that can be proved by numeric indicators in quantitative studies has become a very discussible issue. The reason for this is to be thought that in qualitative researches, reliability is not based on positive perspective and those forming reliability criteria is difficult. However, for testing the reliability of a qualitative study or raising it to the top level, some ways are used. The objective of this study is to introduce an approach to be able to use the options of inter-coder reliability calculating manually and through software in qualitative researches of education and training in sports. This research was conducted by document review method. In this context, how inter-coder reliability in qualitative researches will be formulated, how it will be calculated in software dimension, and the dimensions of inter-coder agreement, code frequency in document, code overlapping rate of segment level, and revealing code frequency were discussed. In the study, document analysis technique among qualitative research designs and in analyses content analysis method were used. The study results revealed with the examples that inter-coder reliability could be calculated in the various ways and that percentage flexibility could differ in every formula. Also, the options of inter-coder agreement were calculated by means of software, and it was identified that each option used had a different flexibility. This study, in terms of its originality, drawing the existing reliability from related to qualitative study from the framework of inter-coder agreement, suggests a synthesis of contemporary viewpoints. It is considered that in inter-coder qualitative studies, especially in sports education and training studies, will guide to the relevant researchers.

The Moderating Role of Career Decision Regret in the Effect of Career Adaptability on Burnout

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between career adaptabilities, career decision regret and burnout of teachers. The participants of the study were 269 teachers (151 females and 118 males) who worked in the primary and secondary education institutions of a city located in the Eastern Mediterranean region in Turkey and agreed to participate in the study. The study used Career Decision Regret Scale, Career Adapt-abilities Scale-Short Form and The Burnout Measure-Short Version were used as data collection tools. SPSS package program and the Process Macro 3.5 software were utilized for the analysis of the data. Pearson correlation analysis was utilized to investigate the relationships between career adaptability, career decision regret, and burnout. Process Macro software developed by Hayes (2018) based on linear regression analysis was utilized to test the power of career adaptability and career decision regret on burnout as well as the moderating role of career decision regret on the relationship between career adaptability and burnout. The results of the study showed that career adaptability and career decision regret predicted burnout significantly. Another finding of the study is that career decision regret played a moderating role in the relationship between the teachers’ career adaptability and burnout. Findings of the research were discussed and suggestions were made.

Investigation of University Students' in-Class Smartphones Usage with Association Rules

This study aimed to investigate the university students' usage of smartphones in-class and reveal the relationships among the frequency of use, the purpose of use, reasons for the smartphone using in course, and demographic variables (gender and class). To achieve this aim, we used the correlational survey model. The study sample was selected from the students studying in an Education Faculty of a University in the east of Turkey in the spring semester of 2019-2020 academic year. The sample determined by the snowball sampling method consisted of a total of 577 students. The survey technique was used to collect data. The descriptive and relation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Frequency and percentage calculations were made for descriptive analysis. For relational analysis, the association rule, one of the data mining methods, was used. It has been revealed that most of the students use their smartphones occasionally and mostly in messages, to do research and connect to social networks. It was observed that the main reasons that motivated students to use their smartphones in the courses were doing research about the course and using them in emergencies. Besides, students gave close answers about the effect of smartphone use on academic performance, and most of the students stated that they did not have difficulty focusing when using smartphones in the courses. Some students also stated that they did not use the phone as it distracted them, and it was forbidden to use it in the course. Results revealed that the boring course, negative attitudes towards the lecturer, and the course cause students to message and connect to social media. It was concluded that the occasional use of smartphones in the courses in cases of emergency and messaging does not affect students' academic performance and does not cause any problems in focusing on the course. Besides, most people who use their smartphones for researching, reading news, and messaging in the courses stated that they use their smartphones for educational purposes. Some suggestions were developed at the end of the study based on the results.

Investigating the Effectiveness of STAR Strategy in Math Problem Solving

Focusing on students with mild disabilities, this study aimed to examine the effect of STAR problem solving strategy on their a) solving change problems involving one-step addition and subtraction, b) maintaining their acquisition of solving change problems involving one-step addition and subtraction after 1, 3, and 5 weeks, c) generalizing their performance in solving problems to the classroom environment. Three students with mild mental disabilities participated in the study. A multiple probe across participants design was used in the study. The number of problems that students solved correctly was determined by scoring the data. The data are shown graphically and analysed visually. Findings emphasized the effectiveness of STAR strategy for students with mild mental disabilities when solving change problems that involve a one-step addition and subtraction, indicating that those who acquired this strategy could demonstrate the same problem solving performance 1, 3, and 5 weeks after the intervention. Also, students were observed to generalize their strategy performance to the classroom environment. The findings of the research were discussed within the framework of the relevant literature and theoretical views, and suggestions were made for teachers in terms of interventions and for researchers considering further studies.

Ortogranulitos de Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, uma janela para o Arqueano no Orógeno Ribeira: litogeoquímica e geoquímica isotópica de Nd e Sr

O presente estudo visou contribuir com o entendimento da gênese dos ortogranulitos arqueanos (ca. 2,65 Ga) que afloram na região de Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, e que foram denominados em um estudo recente de Ortogranulitos Ribeirão das Lajes. Os granulitos são homogêneos, constituídos principalmente de quartzo, K-feldspato e plagioclásio (esverdeado), com biotita, clinopiroxênio e ortopiroxênio como os máficos mais comuns. Composicionalmente, os protólitos são granitos e granodioritos. A análise de litogeoquímica revelou que os granulitos são metaluminosos, representando séries de alto e médio-K, correlacionáveis a granitos de arco. O comportamento de elementos terras raras (ETR) ainda revela que provavelmente devem existir diferentes suítes cogenéticas nos ortogranulitos. Porém, em razão do quantitativo de análises, não foi possível definir com maior acurácia todas as possíveis suítes. Foram ainda realizadas análises de Sm/Nd e Rb/Sr no mesmo ortogranulito datado em trabalho recente como arqueano (MAN-JEF-01a), e foi obtida uma idade modelo TDM de aproximadamente 2,7 Ga. Seu εNd(t) positivo (+2,1) aponta para origem a partir do manto depletado, apesar da razão 87Sr/86Sr(t) calculada (0,70529) indicar alguma contribuição crustal (fonte enriquecida). Os dados obtidos neste estudo sugerem que os ortogranulitos de Mangaratiba foram formados em ambiente de arco magmático no Neoarqueano, a partir de uma fonte mantélica envolvendo assimilação crustal.

Letalidad por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad y su relación con el proceso de estratificación y con el cumplimiento de las sugerencias de ubicación intrahospitalaria y de tratamiento antimicrobiano inicial

Community-acquired pneumonia continues being an important cause of morbimortality at world level. The objective was determining the relationship between community-acquired pneumonia mortality and the frequency and quality of the stratification process, and all of this with the fulfillment of the stratification instrument’s suggestions as for both the patient's intrahospitalary location and the initial antimicrobial treatment. It was carried out an observational study with a descriptive correlational design on a population of 1,809 patients hospitalized between the years 2009 and 2019. Mortality was evaluated according to different study variables. The statistical analysis was based on odds ratio, with a significance level of 95%. Global mortality of the series was of 28%, with the highest value on patients with serious pneumonia and scarce recovery probabilities (OR 9, 5 [7;12,8]). It was proven a significant association between the non-stratification and the lethality (OR 1,6[1,2;2,2]), and between the incorrect stratification and the mortality (OR 1,4[1,07;1,8]). Patients with intrahospitalary location different to the stratification instrument’s suggestion showed a higher mortality (OR 2,2[1,3;3,6]). Only in patients with moderate pneumonia and high probabilities of non-satisfactory evolution a higher lethality was observed in the sick persons that received antimicrobial therapeutic different from the one suggested in the stratification instrument (OR 1, 7[1,3; 2, 2]). As conclusions, it was proven a narrow relationship between the non-stratification, the incorrect stratification or the intrahospitalary location of the sick person different from the suggestion of the stratification instrument, and the mortality for community-acquired pneumonia.

Does Blood Group Type A Confer Excess Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

Some research has suggested an excess risk for COVID-19 in people with blood group type A and lower risk in people with type O blood. To explore this

4차 산업 혁명 시대의 5대 PR 교육 과정 제안

배경 및 목적 4차 산업 혁명 및 디지털 시대로의 전환이라는 급격한 환경 변화를 맞은 PR이 고유의 가치를 유지하고 확장 하기 위해서는 새로운 PR 교육 과정의 마련이 필요하다. 이 연구는 PR이 4차 산업 혁명의 시대에서도 다른 유사 영역과 차별화될 수 있고, 고유의 기능과 가치를 확장시킬 수 있는 방안을 제안했다. 방법 4차 산업 혁명, 초연결 사회, 데이터 자본주의 사회, 디지털 트랜스포메이션 사회, 디지털 혁명, 계층, 계급, 갈등, 정보 보호 등에 관한 다양한 문헌에서 제공하고 있는 개념들과 경제학, 사회학, 갈등 및 협상학의 개념 들을 활용하는 자기 성찰적 연구에 의해 진행했다. 결과 및 논의 PR 영역이 4차 산업 혁명을 주도하기 위해서는 PR 교육 과정에 데이터에 관한 이해, 공중 간 연결성에 관한 이해, 테크놀로지에 관한 이해, 갈등에 관한 이해, 윤리에 관한 이해 등이 필요하다. PR 교육 과정에 이와 같 은 5대 교과 과정을 주도적으로 채택할 것을 제안한다.

Understanding Natural Regeneration in Burned Tropical Peatland: A Strategy to Accelerate the Forest Recovery Process

The 2015’s massive forest fires have left large areas of burned peatlands that need to be restored, demanding substantial number of resources. To understand natural regeneration on burned peatland and how planting might accelerate its recovery process, we measured recruitment on burned peatland with different fire frequency. Three transects were established each consisting of five 20x20 m2plots developed at a 30 m interval. Our finding suggests that the absence of remnant trees due to frequent or severe fires does not always impede the emergence of new recruitments, although diversity of forest regrowth is likely to be affected by its proximity to forest remnant. The floristic composition also showed a domination of pioneer species, giving evidence that forest recovery is initiated. We conclude that to support the recovery process through planting activity, the successional stage of the designated sites should be determined first. During the early phase of succession, stand initiation should be addressed first by the colonization of rapidly recruiting species to ensure continuous regeneration. Therefore, the common planting method on large areas with mixed climax-high valuable trees is unbeneficial unless the restoration sites have reached the later stages of succession.

Suggestions on Revision Regarding Abortion Laws in Korea: an Empirical Study Using Qualitative Research Method

Suggestions on Revision Regarding Abortion Laws in Korea: an Empirical Study Using Qualitative Research Method

Analyze Brand Experience(BX) and Suggest Strategies for Improvement according to Customer Journey- Focusing on Aging Outdoor Brand Cases -

Analyze Brand Experience(BX) and Suggest Strategies for Improvement according to Customer Journey- Focusing on Aging Outdoor Brand Cases -

Seismic performance improvement of RC buildings with external steel frames

In this study, in order to improve the seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete (RC) framed structures, various external attachment of corner steel frame configurations was considered as a user-friendly retrofitting method. The external steel frame is designed to contribute to the lateral stiffness and load carrying capacity of the existing RC structure. A six story building was taken into account. Four different external corner steel frame configurations were suggested in order to strengthen the building. The 3D models of the building with suggested retrofitting steel frames were developed within ABAQUS environment using solid finite elements and analyzed under horizontal loadings nonlinearly. Horizontal top displacement vs loading curves were obtained to determine the overall performance of the building. Contributions of steel and RC frames to the carried loads were computed individually. Load/capacity ratios for the ground floor columns were presented. In the study, 3D rendered images of the building with the suggested retrofits are created to better visualize the real effect of the retrofit on the final appearance of the facade of the building. The analysis results have shown that the proposed external steel frame retrofit configurations increased the lateral load carrying capacity and lateral stiffness and can be used to improve the seismic performance of RC framed buildings.

Spell corrector for Bangla language using Norvig’s Algorithm and Jaro-Winkler distance

In the Online World, especially in the social media platform most of us write without much regard to correct spelling and grammar. The spelling mistakes are much larger in proportion when it comes to Bangla language. In our paper, we presented a method for error detection and correction in Bangla words' spellings. Our system could detect a misspelled Bangla word and provide two following services- suggesting correct spellings for the word and correcting the word. We had used Norvig's Algorithm for the purpose but instead of using probabilities of the words to prepare the suggestions and corrections, we had used Jaro-Winkler distance. The previous works done in this field for Bangla language are either very slow or offers less accuracy. Our system successfully achieved a 97% accuracy when evaluated with 1000 Bangla words.

Depression and anxiety and assciated factors among college students returned to campus during the outbreak of COVID-19

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the state of depression and anxiety and assciated factors of back-to-school college students during the outbreak of COVID-19, so as to provide theoretical basis for emotional counseling and psychological crisis intervention after long-term school closure due to epidemic outbreak. Methods Cluster sampling was used to select the first batch of 2 697 back-to-school students in a high vocational college. The survey content includes basic information questionnaire, Depression Self-rating Scale (SDS) and Anxiety Self-rating Scale (SAS). Results The detection rate of depression and anxiety was 31.8% and 10.4% respectively. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of depression in female college students was 1.28 times higher than that in male students. The risk of depression among college students with family loss experience caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 was 1.30 times that of those without family loss experience caused by the outbreak of COVID-19. Outgoing personality ( OR = 0.62), neutral ( OR = 0.55) and mild temper ( OR = 0.46), moderate frequency of physical exercise per week (1–2 times: OR = 0.73, 3–4 times: OR = 0.65) were protective effects for depression in college students.Low frequency of breakfast were the risk effects for depression in college. The risk of anxiety among college students who was the only child in the family was 1.61 times higher than that who was not the only child in the family. The risk of anxiety among college students with family loss experience caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 was 1.45 times higher than that college students without family loss experience caused by the outbreak of COVID-19. Neutral temper, mild temper and physical exercise 1–2 times a week were associated with lower level of anxiety in college students ( OR = 0.67, 0.56, 0.67). Breakfast skipping ( OR = 2.03) was associated with higher levvel of anxiety in college students. Conlusions During the outbreak of COVID-19, the first batch of back-to-school college students presented high level of depression. Colleges are suggested to promptly carry out effective emotional relief and psychological intervention for students, especially those whose family suffered in COVID-19, the only child in the family, with poor breakfast eating habits, as well as breakfast skipping and lack of physical exercise. 【摘要】 目的 了解新型冠状病毒肺炎流行期间返校大学生抑郁、焦虑情绪现况及其影响因素, 为后续开展有效的情绪 疏导和心理干预提供依据。 方法采用整群抽样的方法对安徽中医药髙等专科学校首批返校的2 697名大学生进行自编 问卷调査, 内容包括基本信息、抑郁自评量表 (Self-rating Depression Scale, SDS) 和焦虑自评量表 (Self-rating Anxiety Scale, SAS) 等。 结果 首批返校大学生抑郁检出率为31.8%, 焦虑检出率为10.4%。多因素Logistic回归分析显示, 女生产生抑 郁情绪的风险是男生的1.28倍;因疫情致家庭损失的大学生产生抑郁情绪的风险是无家庭损失的1.30倍;外向性格 ( OR = 0.62)、中性脾气 ( OR = 0.55)及温和脾气 ( OR = 0.46)、每周体育锻炼次数适中 (1~2次:OR = 0.73;3~4次:OR = 0.65)与大 学生产生抑郁情绪呈负相关;早餐次数较少与大学生产生抑郁情绪呈正相关。独生子女大学生产生焦虑情绪风险是非独 生子女的1.61倍;因疫情致家庭损失的大学生产生焦虑情绪的风险是无家庭损失的1.45倍;中性脾气 ( OR = 0.67)及温和 脾气 ( OR = 0.56)、每周体育锻炼1~2次 ( OR = 0.67)与大学生产生焦虑情绪呈负相关;从来不吃早餐 ( OR = 2.03)与大学生 产生焦虑情绪呈正相关。 结论新冠肺炎流行期间, 首批返校大学生群体抑郁检出率较髙。学校应针对有因疫情所致损 失经历、独生子女、具有不良早餐习惯、缺乏体育锻炼的学生及时开展有效情绪疏解和心理干预。

Chinese experts suggestions on the application of esmolol injections in patients with arrhythmia

β-receptor blocker is the cornerstone for the treatment of many cardiovascular diseases. Esmolol, an ultra-short-acting intravenous β-receptor blocker, is characterized with rapid onset of action, a fast metabolism process and convenience in adjusting its effect. It is an important drug in the treatment of acute arrhythmia. By blocking sympathetic excitation, esmolol has other multiple effects, such as negative inotropic action, negative chronotropic action, lowering blood pressure etc. Relative contraindications of its application may occur in clinical practice. Thus, it is of great necessity to master the indications and contraindications for the standard prescriptions and rational administration of the drug.

Securitização da política pública em Belo Horizonte e redes de financeirização

Resumo O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar a formação da coalizão que levou à empresificação da política urbana e à securitização em Belo Horizonte, primeira cidade no Brasil a adotar esse tipo de modelo de gestão urbana, bem como a constituição de uma rede de financeirização das políticas públicas em escala nacional. O artigo estrutura-se a partir da análise de documentos da PBH Ativos S/A e da análise das relações que determinados atores desempenham na concepção, na circulação e na efetivação desse modelo de política pública. Sugere-se a existência de uma forma específica de gestão baseada no desenvolvimento urbano-financiado por meio de mercados financeiros.

Gut microbiome skin axis in the development of atopic dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis mostly starts with children in early life. Besides the aetiological factors, like environmental, dietary or medical exposures, gut-skin axis microbiome studies have an impact to investigate and to understand the relation between the gut microbiome and changes to the skin microbiom as well as resulting skin diseases like atopic dermatitis. Infants start forming their microbiome in early life and some studies suggest that this phase has a crucial role in AD development. Balanced bacterial composition is important to maintain healthy skin as the gut microbiome dysbiosis may result in dramatic shifting in the skin microbiome that gives better chance for some bacteria, such as staphylococcus aureus, to prevail which has been reported to contribute to AD development. Among several factors, immunological activity has a strong relation to microbiome, changed composition and AD development. Supplements of prebiotic and probiotic could be a positive treatment approach. More studies regarding the gut-skin axis microbiome in general and diseases associated with microbiome, such as AD, are needed.

The Challenges of Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Gender Equality in Nepal

This research entitled 'The challenges of localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Gender Equality in Nepal' is an attempt to find out the key challenges of localizing SDG in gender equality. The research was descriptive method conducted through KIIs with provincial ministries and Offices, local governments and civil society organizations in Lumbini Province. This study was limited to 18 participants. The descriptive method was conducted through KIIs for exploring the key challenges of localizing gender equality and how to overcome those challenges. It was found that major challenges of localizing gender equality were data gaps to set baseline at province and local levels. The gender disaggregation isn't properly managed in planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting systems. The gender equality is not mainstreamed in all SDGs indicators and targets as integrated inclusive indicators and targets with adequate resources. Therefore, the provincial and local governments should focus on data management and integration in planning, budgeting, monitoring with adequate resources. This article suggests some of the possible alternatives to overcome those challenges with the authors’ experience.