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Discourses of division during the cost-of-living crisis: digital popular culture responds to governmental actions
Authors: Way Lyndon C. S.
Published: January 2025

The global 2023 economic slowdown contributed to a cost-of-living crisis that has impacted the daily lives of many, it being a structural and ‘well-being emergency’. Governments respond differently, based in part on political orientation and election cycles. The UK Conservative government, accused of leaning on populist discourses, responded in part with its 2023 budget. This paper uses Multimodal Critical Discourse Studies to investigate how a music mash up shared widely on social media criticises the UK government’s response, digital popular culture being a vital form of political participation and activism today. I examine lexica, images and musical sounds to reveal how government actions are ‘recontextualised’, that is, transformed through deletions, rearrangements, substitutions, and additions. Analysis provides a lens into what issues and events are raised and how these are articulated through divisive discourses. It is through this close reading that I consider digital popular culture’s roles in society.
Social Economy and Public Private Partnerships: Analysis, Drivers, and Prospects from the Local Level for Territorial Development
Authors: Catala Belen , Savall Teresa , Chaves-Ávila Rafael
Published: January 2025

Public private partnerships (PPPs) have traditionally foster collaboration between public administrations and private actors in terms of efficiency and risk sharing. Recent approaches emphasize aligning PPPs with sustainability and social value goals. This study explores PPPs with social economy entities at the local level and its impact to the territory by examining cases in energy, housing, and digitalization in the region of Valencian Community (Spain). The research identifies drivers, benefits, and obstacles in its implementation, showcasing pioneering cases as models for sustainable growth and achieving a green and digital transition. It highlights positive territorial impacts, the promotion of social innovation and the alignment with Sustainable Development Goals.
Des actions concrètes pour soutenir les apprentissages en littératie en milieu rural grâce au partenariat école-famille-communauté
Authors: Boily Elisabeth , Desrosiers Gabrielle , Lalande Josianne , Mariane Bergevin , Gravel Molène , Amboulé-Abath Anastasie , Tremblay Sabrina
Published: January 2025

Le partenariat entre l’école, la famille et la communauté (ÉFC) est particulièrement important dans les collectivités rurales (Casto, 2016). La structure partenariale l’AGIR, qui intervient dans cinq municipalités rurales, met en œuvre plusieurs actions concrètes pour favoriser la réussite éducative des jeunes (AGIR, 2021), notamment pour soutenir les apprentissages en littératie. Dans cet article, la structure de l’AGIR sera décrite de façon explicite et chacune des initiatives visant à soutenir les apprentissages en littératie sera présentée plus en détail. Des retombées observées auprès des jeunes, des familles, des écoles et de la communauté seront également exposées.
Coconstruction d’une approche didactique de la littérature au collégial : une démarche collaborative axée sur le transfert de connaissances
Authors: Bélec Catherine , Doré Roxane
Published: January 2025

Les cours de littérature de la formation obligatoire du collégial poursuivent des visées éducatives qui sont difficilement atteintes selon les personnes enseignant la discipline. Bien que plusieurs connaissances issues de la recherche fournissent des pistes pour améliorer la réussite éducative dans ces cours, un faible transfert dans les pratiques est observé. L’approche développée dans le cadre de cette recherche a été élaborée en coconstruction afin de faciliter ce transfert. L’approche « Enseigner la lecture littéraire au collégial » (ELLAC) opérationnalise plusieurs savoirs théoriques dans une optique de réussite éducative. La démarche fait aussi émerger l'importance des dimensions axiologiques dans les entreprises de reconfigurations disciplinaires.
Outil soutenant la planification lexicale au primaire : pistes pour favoriser la collaboration entre collègues
Authors: Proulx Caroline
Published: January 2025

Cet article aborde la phase d’exploration des besoins d’une recherche-développement (Bergeron et al., 2020) visant à élaborer un outil soutenant la planification d’activités lexicales au primaire. L’équipe de recherche a sondé plus de 19 membres du personnel scolaire au moyen d’entretiens semi-dirigés pour connaitre leurs pratiques actuelles de planification. La collaboration est ressortie comme un levier important soutenant la planification et différentes formes de travail d’équipe ont été recensées. Des pistes pour que la collaboration soit davantage favorisée entre les personnes utilisatrices de l’outil sont proposées.
Favoriser la collaboration dans la mise en œuvre d’une recherche collaborative sur le développement du vocabulaire et de la sensibilité lexicale à l’éducation préscolaire
Authors: Anctil Dominic , Proulx Caroline , Bouebdelli Aya , Tremblay Ophélie
Published: January 2025

Cet article présente une recherche collaborative sur le développement du vocabulaire et de la sensibilité lexicale à la maternelle impliquant une quinzaine d’enseignantes œuvrant en milieu défavorisé. La mise en œuvre du processus de recherche-formation est décrite, de même que les ajustements en cours de déroulement qui ont permis de favoriser la collaboration entre les personnes participantes et de mieux répondre à leurs besoins. Ces changements, concernant principalement les contenus et l’organisation des journées de formation ainsi que les outils de collecte de données, découlent des données recueillies à travers les documents de planification, les rencontres de suivi au terme de chaque séquence d’enseignement et nos propres observations en classe et lors des rencontres.
Enclosures of Wind: Practice-Led Methods for Visualization of Elemental Media
Authors: Gil-Fournier Abelardo , Parikka Jussi
Published: January 2025

This article engages with the aesthetics of air as it becomes spatialized, managed, and rescaled across different material configurations in the context of an art exhibition. The text builds an argument concerning wind, air currents, and cultural techniques of visualization and circulation through a live curatorial and artistic example of Abelardo Gil-Fournier’s exhibition The Raft: Three Acts for an Exposure to the Elements at the Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia (FCAYC) in León, Spain, in 2023–24. The spatial setting of the exhibition and its relation to the surrounding valley are investigated through imaging, modeling, and acoustic resonance that frame questions of air, atmosphere, and wind through the processual methodology employed. The article thus does not focus on final artworks so much as on the process of constructing an exhibition where issues of curatorial practice, architectural considerations, and practice-led research feature together with an undercurrent of arguments drawing on recent media theory as well as the history of media and science. In focusing on the framing of air and wind, the article asks: How do material limitations and conditions of curatorial practice address multiscalar planetary space? The article is structured around the broader theoretical point that responds to the core questions of this special issue and the three acts that structure the exhibition as an investigation of material methods of movement of bodies and air, spatial enclosures and their outsides.
Pneumothorax Detection System in Thoracic Radiography Images Using CNN Method
Authors: Fardana Nouvel Izza , Isnanto R. Rizal , Nurhayati Oky Dwi
Published: January 2025

Purpose: This research aims to develop an automatic pneumothorax detection system using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) to classify thoracic radiography images. By leveraging CNN's effectiveness in identifying medical abnormalities, the system seeks to enhance diagnostic accuracy, reduce evaluation time, and minimize subjective interpretation errors. The output will provide a predicted label of "pneumothorax" or "non-pneumothorax," facilitating faster clinical treatment and improving diagnostic services while supporting radiologists in making more accurate and efficient decisions for this critical condition.
Methods: This research employs an experimental deep learning approach using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) to detect pneumothorax in thoracic radiography images. The CNN model is trained on an annotated dataset with preprocessing steps, including zooming, brightness adjustment, flipping and format adjustment, followed by performance evaluation using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score metrics.
Result: The results showed that the CNN model detected pneumothorax with 79.59% accuracy, a loss of 1.3056, and 1,092 correct predictions out of 1,372 test data. Precision was 51.12%, recall 78.62%, and F1 score 61.96%, confirming the system's potential, though further optimization is needed.
Novelty: The novelty of this research lies in developing an automated pneumothorax detection system using a CNN architecture, improving diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. Despite high accuracy, precision and recall can be improved. Future research can focus on optimizing the model and applying data augmentation techniques.
Mineralocorticoid axis activity and cardiac remodeling in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome
Authors: Wolf Peter , Travers Simon , Domenig Oliver , Baron Stephanie , Blanchard Anne , Bouazizi Khaoula , Kachenoura Nadjia , Salenave Sylvie , Poglitsch Marko , Redheuil Alban , Trabado Severine , Young Jacques , Chanson Philippe , Kamenický Peter
Published: January 2025

Background

Arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy and remodeling are independent cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Cushing’s syndrome. Changes in the renin–angiotensin system and in the mineralocorticoid axis activity could be involved as potential mechanisms in their pathogenesis, in addition to cortisol excess.

Methods

In this ancillary study of our previous study prospectively investigating patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (NCT02202902), 11 patients without any interfering medication were cross-sectionally compared to 20 control subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index. Angiotensin metabolites and adrenal steroids were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and their relation to blood pressure and cardiac structure was evaluated.

Results

Concentrations of angiotensin I and angiotensin II were comparable, but the angiotensin-converting enzyme activity was significantly lower (2.19 (1.67; 3.08) vs 4.07 (3.1; 5.6); P < 0.001) in patients compared to controls. Aldosterone concentrations were significantly lower (6.9 (6.9; 124.1) vs 239.9 (181.4; 321.9) pmol/L; P < 0.001) in the group of patients, but adrenal aldosterone precursor metabolites were comparable between patients and controls. Inverse correlations were observed for 24 h urinary free cortisol and aldosterone with the ratio of left ventricular mass to end-diastolic volume (r = 0.470, P = 0.012 and r = −0.367, P = 0.046, respectively).

Conclusions

We describe a disease-specific profile of angiotensin metabolites in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome. Low levels of aldosterone in the presence of unchanged precursor metabolites indicate a direct inhibitory action of cortisol excess on the aldosterone synthase. Furthermore, glucocorticoid excess per se drives cardiac muscle remodeling.
El retorno a los delitos de opinión mediante el discurso del odio: la necesaria delimitación de un delito banalizado
Authors: Rebollo Rafael
Published: January 2025

En el trabajo se analiza la normativa internacional relativa a los delitos de odio, así como el tratamiento normativo y jurisprudencial que esos ilícitos reciben en el Código penal y las oscilaciones relativas a su interpretación, desde su consideración como un ilícito estrictamente formal, donde el mero acto comunicativo que contenga alabanzas terroristas o justificación de sus actos serían comportamientos subsumibles en el tipo penal. Por otro lado, una opción distinta requiere que esas expresiones de odio estén dirigidas contra determinados colectivos desfavorecidos, que impliquen una incitación a la comisión delictiva, además de que generen un riesgo para esas personas o sus derechos.
La violencia reproductiva y obstétrica: su prevención a través del Derecho penal
Authors: Trapero Barreales María A.
Published: January 2025

En este artículo se aborda el posible recurso al Derecho penal en la prevención de la violencia reproductiva y la violencia obstétrica. Un análisis contextualizado en los principios limitadores del ius puniendi, en particular, tomando en consideración los principios de ultima ratio, intervención mínima y subsidiariedad. Previamente se establece la definición de ambas manifestaciones de la violencia contra la mujer, a través de instrumentos y textos procedentes de organismos internacionales y desde la normativa interna. Para las conductas más graves de violencia reproductiva hay una indiscutible respuesta penal, a través de los delitos de lesiones y aborto no consentido. También para la violencia obstétrica consistente en negligencias médicas, en este caso a través de los delitos de lesiones e, incluso, homicidio imprudente. Desde los delitos de lesiones se han de abordar las intervenciones invasivas en la integridad corporal, vulnerando el derecho al consentimiento informado, otra de las conductas que integran el concepto de violencia obstétrica. Para las otras manifestaciones de la violencia reproductiva, atendiendo a las circunstancias concurrentes, también se puede encontrar respuesta penal, desde delitos contra la integridad física y salud y delitos contra la libertad hasta delitos contra la Constitución. También respecto a la violencia obstétrica el Derecho penal puede desempeñar su función preventiva, a través de los delitos que protegen la integridad física y salud, la libertad, la integridad moral, fundamentalmente.
Funcionalidad familiar e inteligencia emocional en estudiantes de psicología de una universidad pública de Lima
Authors: Tello Diaz Matias Fabio , Escudero Nolasco Juan Carlos
Published: January 2025

In this research, the objective was to determine whether the association between family functionality and emotional intelligence holds true in psychology students from a public university in Lima. A self-selected non-probabilistic sampling was conducted, and the TMMS 24 (Mayer et al., 1995) and the Family Apgar (Smilkstein, 1978) were applied as measurement instruments. The results were obtained through structural equation modeling, specifically structural regression. Three models were proposed, each associating family functionality with one of the three dimensions of emotional intelligence. All three models showed adequate fit indices (CFI > .90; RMSEA < .08). Family functionality was not statistically significantly associated with emotional attention (p = .115) but is was associated with emotional clarity and emotional repair (p < .001). Additionally, family functionality explained 12.8% of emotional clarity and 25.8% of emotional repair.
El rol mediador de la soledad social en la relación entre inteligencia emocional y soledad emocional en adolescentes peruanos
Authors: Angulo Salas Roger Joaquin , Anicama Palomino Yelin Estefany , Seclén Uchuya Marisabel Lucia , Bonilla Cassano Julio César Daniel , Oyola Garcia Jannet
Published: January 2025

The present research proposed a mediation model between emotional intelligence and emotional loneliness. The objective was to analyse the mediating role of social loneliness in the relationship between emotional intelligence and emotional loneliness in secondary school students of a regular basic education institution in the city of Parcona in Ica, southern Peru. The study has an explanatory and cross-sectional design, and the participants consisted of 731 secondary school adolescents. The Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale (ESJG) and the Trait Meta-cognition of Emotional States Scale (TMMS-24) were used. Psychometric validation of the instruments was carried out through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and evidence of reliability was obtained through the alpha and omega coefficient with acceptable values. Data analyses were performed using structural equation modelling (SEM) to represent the statistical mediation model with observable variables. The results reported complete mediation by finding statistical significance in the effect of emotional intelligence on emotional loneliness mediated by social loneliness (p< .001), and not in the direct pathway of the effect of emotional intelligence on emotional loneliness (p=0.35). In conclusion, emotional intelligence does not directly reduce emotional loneliness, but first decreases social loneliness, which then leads to a reduction in emotional loneliness. Therefore, in order to reduce emotional loneliness, it is key to intervene in aspects related to social loneliness.
Assessment of Natural Radioactivity in a Residence in Belo Horizonte
Authors: Sueli da Conceição Teixeira Coelho  , Santos T.O. , Takahashi L. C. , Ferreira I. N. S. , Passos R. G.
Published: January 2025

Natural radioactivity comes from natural radionuclides present in rocks and soil and from cosmic rays. In addition to gamma-emitting radionuclides, radon stands out, which is a carcinogenic gas. In nature, radon occurs as radioisotopes: 222Rn (half-life time, t1/2,of 3.83 d), 219Rn (t1/2 = 3.92 s) and 220Rn (or thoron, t1/2 = 54.5 s). The World Health Organization (OMS) recommends that it be measured in homes, with the recommended limit being 100 Bq/m3 and the maximum limit being 300 Bq/m3. This work evaluates the origin of natural radiation in a residence in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in which was observed radon concentrations above the limits established by the OMS. The detectors used were: nuclear trace detectors type CR-39, electrets (E-PERM), AlphaGUARD (AG) and the detector RS-230. The result of the 222Rn concentration measured in the electrets in the rooms of the residence varied from 14,8 Bq/m3 to 932 Bq/m3. At this highest point, the result of the average concentration of AlphaGUARD was from 4.78 kB/m3, with a maximum value of 8.5 kBq/m3. The concentration of 220Rn varied Bq/m3  Bq/m3. As this is a basement-type room, the bedroom next door was investigated, in which it is highlighted that the radon concentration of the detector CR-39 was from 445 Bq/m3, AG of 198.2 Bq/m3 with a maximum value of 350 Bq/m3, and electret of 29.6 Bq/m3. Gamma scanning with the RS-230 indicates higher counts on uncoated walls. Measurements of radon in the water showed background concentrations. It is concluded that poor ventilation of the location must be the biggest contributor to the high concentration of 222Rn, which originates mainly from the soil. The thoron concentration was higher in construction materials due to the measurement method. The instrumentation used allows a complete and comparative study between detectors in order to find the origin of natural radionuclides and subsequently suggest appropriate mitigation measures. In future studies, radon concentration in the soil and radon progeny will be measured.
Inhibition of Human Acetylcholinesterase (4EY7) using Bioactive Compound from Moringa oleifera: Molecular Docking and Dynamic Studies
Authors: Utami Wiji , Apriyanto Apriyanto , Antari Laila , Rasyid Herlina , Fitriani Ika Nur
Published: January 2025

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by acetylcholine hydrolysis that impairs cognitive brain function. This research aims to determine the interaction and dynamic of ligands from Moringa oleifera on AChE through Lipinski's Rule, ADMET properties, molecular docking calculations, and molecular dynamic simulations. Lipinski's Rule calculation provided ligand limits that adhere to druglikeness properties. ADMET results also showed that several ligands satisfy ADMET properties. Pterygospermine has lower binding energy than the ligand control (-10.28 kcal mol-1) with amino acid residues of TYR133 and GLU202. It indicates a favorable interaction between the AChE receptor and ligand in the inhibition process. Based on molecular docking calculations, pterygospermine inhibits the AChE receptor at the Long, narrow aromatic gorge active site. According to molecular dynamic simulations, the MMPBSA energy for pterygospermine is 37.377 kJ mol-1. The samples showed a total average RMSD of 2 Å, suggesting no significant conformational changes throughout the simulation. The sample's average RMSF value is around 2 Å, suggesting favorable interactions with the receptor during simulation. However, this data is different from the ligand control interaction mode. Molecular dynamic investigations of the pterygospermine ligand in the complex revealed the stability and unfolded effect on the protein. The results of this study propose a candidate anti-Alzheimer's ligand from Moringa oleifera against the AChE receptor. In practice, these results can contribute to research studies exploring natural ingredients from plants with medicinal potential in drug discovery. These results can be validated using further research in vitro and in vivo.
Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Particles using Banana Peels and Tea Leaves Extracts for Rhodamine B Photodegradation
Authors: Pratomo Uji , Fransisca Natasha , Afriani Zahra , Sinambela Ayu Jelita , Zahra Nazwa Alya , Suwarno Nelson Indarto , Sumeru Husain Akbar , Kurnia Irwan , Primadona Indah , Edwin Rudiawan
Published: January 2025

Rhodamine B is a widely used dye in the textile sector. However, the wastewater produced during the dyeing process presents a notable source of pollution, contaminating water and posing a threat to aquatic ecosystems due to its presence in liquid waste. Photocatalysis is a technique for breaking down toxic textile dye waste a semiconductor as a catalyst, valued for its high sensitivity and eco-friendly nature. In this research, zinc oxide particles were synthesized via a green synthesis approach using precipitation, employing natural capping agents from banana peel and tea leaf to degrade the synthetic dye of rhodamine B. The catalyst material was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance (UV-DRS). The photodegradation performance of rhodamine B was determined under UV light exposure for 3 hours. The XRD spectra of ZnO show the specific peaks of 2θ at 31.8°, 34.5°, and 36.3° with a crystallinity value of around 79.50%. The SEM result shows that the morphology of ZnO is in cotton-like form with a minimum band gap of 3.17 eV. The cotton-like ZnO particles demonstrated superior photodegradation efficiency for Rhodamine B, achieving 61.8%, compared to 47.9% with pure ZnO. It suggests that synthesizing ZnO particles with banana peels and tea leaf extracts boosts photodegradation efficiency by up to 20% compared to pure ZnO. This research highlights the potential of utilizing eco-friendly and sustainable methods as a greener approach for reducing waste in environmental applications.
Pemantauan Kadar Obat Antiepilepsi dalam Darah terhadap Clinical Outcome pada Pasien Epilepsi di RSPAD Gatot Soebroto dengan Pendekatan Farmakokinetika
Authors: Sari Dini Permata , Sianipar Winda Septyani
Published: January 2025

The use of antiepileptic drugs requires monitoring of blood drug levels because antiepileptics are drugs with a narrow therapeutic index. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the accuracy of blood antiepileptic drug levels and clinical outcomes in epilepsy patients at RSPAD Gatot Soebroto using a pharmacokinetic approach. This study is an analytical observational study with a retrospective cross-sectional study of epilepsy patients using antiepileptic drugs from January 2023 to January 2024 at RSPAD Gatot Soebroto Jakarta. The results of this study showed that the most antiepileptic drug was valproic acid (38.55%). Of the 32 patients using valproic acid, there were 22 uses of valproic acid below the therapeutic range (<50 mg/L), 10 uses of valproic acid within the therapeutic range (50–100 mg/L). Of the 22 uses of phenytoin, there were 4 uses of phenytoin below the therapeutic range (<10 mg/L), 17 uses of phenytoin within the therapeutic range (10–20 mg/L), and 1 use of phenytoin above the therapeutic range (>20 mg/L). Of the 10 uses of carbamazepine, 1 use of carbamazepine was below the therapeutic range (<4 mg/L), and 9 uses of carbamazepine were within the therapeutic range (4-12 mg/L). Of the 4 uses of levetiracetam, there were 4 uses of levetiracetam below the therapeutic range (12-46 mg/L), and 1 use of oxcarbazepine had a therapeutic range below the therapeutic range (3-35 mg/L). In clinical outcomes within 6 months, 18.07% of patients experienced seizures after receiving antiepileptic drug therapy, and 81.93% of patients experienced seizure-free for up to 6 months. The conclusion of this study is that a p-value of >0.05 is obtained, which means that there is no relationship between clinical outcomes and the accuracy of antiepileptic drug levels in the blood of epilepsy patients. This is because there are other pharmacokinetic parameters that cannot be predicted, so it is necessary to monitor antiepileptic drug levels directly on patients to improve the desired clinical outcomes.
Caregiver and Child Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Zhu Jenney , Deneault Audrey-Ann , Turgeon Jessica , Madigan Sheri
Published: January 2025

CONTEXT

Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is associated with adverse impacts on subsequent generations. The extent to which caregiver ACEs are associated with their child’s ACE score is unclear.

OBJECTIVE

To meta-analytically examine the association between caregiver and child ACE score. Potential moderators of this association were explored.

DATA SOURCES

Systematic searches were conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINHAL from 1998, the year the ACEs questionnaire was published, to February 19, 2024.

STUDY SELECTION

Inclusion criteria were that the ACEs questionnaire was completed for both caregiver and child, an effect size was available, and the study was published in English.

DATA EXTRACTION

Variables extracted included sample size and magnitude of association between caregiver ACEs and child ACEs, mean caregiver and child age, sex (% female), race and ethnicity, and informant of ACEs.

RESULTS

Seventeen samples (4872 caregiver-child dyads) met inclusion criterion. Results revealed a large pooled-effect size between caregiver and child ACEs (r = 0.33; 95% CI, 0.25–0.41; P < .001), such that higher caregiver ACEs score was associated with higher child ACEs score. This association was stronger among studies with younger caregivers and studies that utilized caregiver-report compared with child self-report of ACEs.

LIMITATIONS

Many studies were conducted in North America with female caregiver samples, limiting generalizability beyond these populations.

CONCLUSIONS

Caregiver ACEs were strongly associated with child ACEs. Prevention and intervention efforts for caregivers should be trauma informed and focused on bolstering protective factors that may break cycles of intergenerational risk.
León Florido, Francisco; López Salamanca, María. Introducción a la lógica medieval. Guillermo Escolar, Madrid, 2024, 188 pp.
Authors: Ramis-Barceló Rafael
Published: January 2025

Book Review
Restrepo, Mariluz. The Postcards Radical Openness: A Philosophical Perspective of its Inception, Impact, and Traits, Ethics International Press, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 2024, 276 pp.
Authors: Nubiola Jaime
Published: January 2025

Book Review
Stein, Edith. Ser eterno y ser finito. Traducción de Mariano Crespo, Ediciones Encuentro, Madrid, 2023, 502 pp.
Authors: Grande-Sánchez Pedro-José
Published: January 2025

Book Review
Głosowanie korespondencyjne dla każdego? Kilka uwag w sprawie nowelizacji Kodeksu wyborczego z 14 czerwca 2024 r.
Authors:   Akademia Łomżyńska, Buczkowski Łukasz
Published: January 2025

Under Polish law, apart from voting by proxy, postal voting is an alternative form of voting for eligible categories of voters. Since the entry into force of the Electoral Code of 2011, this institution has experienced numerous transformations, including the group of entities with the right to vote by correspondence. The purpose of this article is to present and assess the changes within the discussed institution, introduced by the Act of June 14, 2024. The study expresses the position that the extension of postal voting to all voters generally deserves a positive reception, as long as it is treated as a guarantee of universality of elections. and an instrument eliminating restrictions on the possibility of freely exercising the right to vote. In the author’s opinion, however, it is inappropriate to present the introduced changes only in the context of the projected increase in voter turnout.
Uwagi o potrzebie nowelizacji artykułów 201 i 203 Kodeksu wyborczego
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Woźnicki Marek
Published: January 2025

This article is devoted to proposals to amend Art. 201 and 203 of the Electoral Code. Currently, according to Art. 203, the change of the number of parliamentary seats in the constituebcies depends on the decision of the Sejm, which makes the changes on the motion of the State Election Commission. However, in practice, the Sejm may ignore this motion, thus violating the principle of equality of elections, as happened before the 2023 elections. Therefore the regulation of this issue should be entrusted to the President. Furthermore, the article draws attention to the fact that the minimum size of an electoral constituency in Sejm elections (7 seats) provided in Art. 201 is too low due to the high natural electoral threshold. It is therefore proposed that the smallest constituencies should comprise at least 14 seats, as only in such a constituency does the natural threshold equalise with the statutory threshold.
Rozważania wokół konstrukcji kadencji członków Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej wskazywanych przez Sejm
Authors:   Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Pyrzyńska Agata
Published: January 2025

The aim of the article is an answer to the question about interpretation of Art. 157 § 2c of the Electoral Code and Art. 158 § 1a and answer to the question whether the composition of the NEC should change at the end of the term of office of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, or after 150 days from the date of elections to the Sejm. This problem became apparent at the turn of 2023 and 2024, when, after the parliamentary elections, the President withheld the appointment of a new NEC until 13 March 2024, even though the Sejm had already selected its candidates in December 2023. This problem is important, because the difference of several months in the new composition of the NEC may have significant consequences for the political system. The work uses the formal and legal method and analyzes the achievements of the doctrine.
Procedury rezerwowe powoływania Rady Ministrów
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Leszczyńska-Wichmanowska Krystyna
Published: January 2025

The Council of Ministers should result from the President’s cooperation with the parliamentary majority. If this turns out to be impossible, the Constitution provides for reserve procedures, successively allowing other ways of forming the government (art. 154 s. 3 and art. 155 s. 1). The article presents constitutional issues regarding reserve procedures for the appointment of the Council of Ministers and an analysis of the applicability of these procedures in the event that the government is not created in the basic procedure (art. 154 sections 1 and 2). The article is indicates the role of the president and political groups represented in the Sejm in a situation where there is no parliamentary majority (2004), as well as when the parliamentary majority exists, but it is ignored by the president (2023). This statement may be important not only for the state of scientific reflection, but also for political practice.
Powszechna Deklaracja Praw Człowieka w orzecznictwie Trybunału Konstytucyjnego
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Brodowski Lidia
Published: January 2025

This paper problematises the role of Universal Declaration of Human Rights with regard to assessing the compliance of a given normative act with the constitutional paradigm of control. It presents the analysis of the legal status of the international legal act in question together with the jurisprudence of Constitutional Tribunal in the scope covered by the discussion. The focus is on Universal Declaration of Human Rights, considered in the context of confirmation, strengthening and extending the constitutional standards. The core thesis posed in the analysis was that Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an essential tool of assessing the constitutional character of the legislation passed in the Republic of Poland. The methodology used in the analysis drew from legal dogmatics and theory of law.
Odszkodowanie w świetle Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i kodeksu cywilnego
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Gawlik Zdzisław
Published: January 2025

The article discusses the issue of compensation in the light of the provisions of the Polish Constitution and the Civil Code. The Constitution primarily deals with compensation for expropriation for public purposes, while the compensation provided in the Civil Code reflects the realization of the idea of justice, which is one of the fundamental principles of Polish private law, ensuring the compensation for the damage caused to rights and interests protected by law. The Constitution refers to just compensation, while the Civil Code speaks of full compensation. The author argues that these terminological differences do not deprive the entitled person, under both the Constitution and the Civil Code, of the right to full compensation. Referring to the situations discussed, the author demonstrates that, while the principle of full compensation is not an absolute rule and the law allows for compensation to be awarded at a lower amount than the actual damage, the same approach should apply to the constitutional principle of just compensation. To ensure satisfaction for individuals deprived of their rights through expropriation, the author proposes introducing a legal solution whereby an individual dissatisfied with the amount of compensation received could apply to a common court for a review of the compensation amount. This approach would, on the one hand, safeguard the public interest in acquiring the necessary rights to achieve a public purpose, while, on the other hand, protect those affected by expropriation through an independent body separate from the expropriation procedure participants.
Rejestr Sprawców Przestępstw na Tle Seksualnym jako wymiar realizacji konstytucyjnej zasady ochrony praw dziecka
Authors:   Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie, Służalec Michał
Published: January 2025

Since 2016, there have been legal instruments for collecting and sharing data about people who have been convicted of selected statutory sexual offenses. The Register of Sexual Offenders is a form of preventive activity of the state in the context of counteracting sexual crime. The study in question is an attempt to determine the importance of the Register of Sexual Offenders as an expression of the state’s activity to create a safe sphere of children’s sexual freedom. Children, as entities requiring special protection, should have additional guarantees regarding their safety for proper development. The role of the state in this respect is an additional instrument of influence. The analysis was carried out solely on the basis of the constitutional principle of protection of children’s rights by the state.
Zakaz dyskryminacji konstrukcyjnym elementem racjonalnych usprawnień w kontekście praw osób z niepełnosprawnościami
Authors:   Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Cała-Wacinkiewicz Ewelina
Published: January 2025

In a multicentric system of law, apart from dignity, the category of equality, which is not only a systemic principle but also meta-law, must be attributed key significance. The same applies to non-discrimination, which is inherent to it. And although one may have the impression that research devoted to the latter remains in the shadow of investigations on the paradigm of equality as such, there are areas in the social discourse in which the burden of analysis shifts towards this prohibition of discrimination, contributing scholarly interest to it. This is exemplified by the subject matter of disability and a special category of human rights, that is the rights of persons with disabilities. Suffice it to say that non-discrimination is not only a sine qua non condition for effective protection of this social group, but also – and perhaps even above all – a constructive element of ensuring reasonable accommodation established by national and international law (including EU law) in force. This is a category that appears in the shadow of research on the wide-ranging issues of accessibility and rights of people with disabilities. This thesis is affirmed by the present study, whose main goal is to confront the categories of reasonable accommodation with the fundamental value and principle of non-discrimination.
The Regulation of Dependent Work Relations in the Light of the Constitutional Principle of the Protection of Work
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Ludera-Ruszel Agata
Published: January 2025

This article focuses on the appropriateness of the existing binary division of paid employment relations, in the light of the Constitutional principle of the protection of every work (Article 24), given the employment challenges posed by the technological revolution, referred to as Revolution 4.0. This article ends with the conclusion that the precarisation of paid employment today calls for measures to include dependent workers in the scope of labour law regulation. It is, therefore, necessary to move away from the binary distinction between self-employed considered as entrepreneurs and employees in an employment relationship and address labour law regulations to workers with dependent status within the former category.
ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DO MARACUJAZEIRO AMARELO IRRIGADO E SUBMETIDO A ADUBAÇÃO ORGANOMINERAL
Authors: Medeiros Sherly Aparecida da Silva , Nascimento José Adeilson Medeiros do , Bezerra Marlene Alexandrina Ferreira , Cavalcante (im) Lourival Ferreira , Bezerra Francisco Thiago Coelho , Ferreira Clemilton da Silva
Published: January 2025

ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DO MARACUJAZEIRO AMARELO IRRIGADO E SUBMETIDO A ADUBAÇÃO ORGANOMINERAL
 
 
SHERLY APARECIDA DA SILVA MEDEIROS1; JOSÉ ADEILSON MEDEIROS DO NASCIMENTO2; LOURIVAL FERREIRA CAVALCANTE3 (in memoriam); MARLENE ALEXANDRINA FERREIRA BEZERRA4, FRANCISCO THIAGO COELHO BEZERRA5 E CLEMILTON DA SILVA FERREIRA6
 
1Doutora, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia 079 -Km 12 – Caixa Postal 66 – Cep: 58397-000, Areia, Paraíba – Brasil, sherly.agro@hotmail.com
2Departamento de Agricultura, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus-Tianguá. Avenida Tabelião Luiz Nogueira de Lima SN, Bairro: Santo Antônio, Cep: 62324-079, Tianguá, Ceará – Brasil, adeilson.nascimento@ifce.br
3Pós graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia 079 - Km 12 – Caixa Postal 66 – Cep: 58397-000, Areia, Paraíba – Brasil, lofeca1946@yahoo.com.br
4Doutora, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia 079 -Km 12 – Caixa Postal 66 – Cep: 58397-000, Areia, Paraíba – Brasil, marlene_agro@hotmail.com
5Bolsista DCR-Fapesq-CNPq, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia PB 079 - Km 12, CEP: 58.397-000, Areia, Paraíba, Brasil, bezerra_ftc@yahoo.com.br
6Departamento de Agricultura, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus-Tianguá. Avenida Tabelião Luiz Nogueira de Lima SN, Bairro: Santo Antônio, Cep: 62324-079, Tianguá, Ceará – Brasil, clemil@ifce.edu.br
*Artigo oriundo da Tese de Doutorado de Sherly Aparecida da Silva Medeiros: “Fertilidade do solo, nutrição, fisiologia e produção do maracujazeiro amarelo sob irrigação e adubação organomineral”. UFPB, 2018.
 
 
1 RESUMO
 
 
Palavras-chave: Passiflora edulis, nutrição, insumo orgânico.
 
 
MEDEIROS, S. A. S.; NASCIMENTO, J. A. M.; CAVALCANTE, L. F.; BEZERRA, M. A. F.; BEZERRA, F. T. C.; FERREIRA, C. S.
NUTRICIONAL STATUS OF IRRIGATED YELLOW PASSION FRUITS UNDER ORAGNOMINERAL FERTILIZATION
 
 
2 ABSTRACT
 
 
Keywords: Passiflora edulis, nutrition, organic input.
Revisitando o matema: Lacan entre o formalismo e o Real
Authors: Centeno Leonardo Saturnino , Moreira Jacqueline de Oliveira
Published: January 2025

Resumo: A relação de Lacan com a formalização da metapsicologia psicanalítica sempre foi complexa, compondo um espaço topológico multifacetado na obra do psicanalista. De fato, trata-se não só de uma questão marcante na trajetória pela qual passa o ensino de Lacan, como também um impasse ainda presente no pensamento psicanalítico, precisamente por impor a continuidade de seu pensar. Impasse, não obstante, possível de ser destrinchado por meio de duas questões centrais: o problema do limite e o problema da transmissão, ambos derivados da formulação original de Lacan do real como o impossível.
The habitat use of longsnout seahorse Hippocampus reidi in a subtropical Brazilian estuary
Authors: Maccari Julia Maria , Adelir-Alves Johnatas , Freret-Meurer Natalie Villar , Pinheiro Pedro Carlos
Published: January 2025

Abstract Babitonga Bay, the largest estuary of Santa Catarina state, Brazil, is under intense environmental degradation, and the ecosystems (e.g., mangrove) and biodiversity (e.g., fish) are at risk. The longsnout seahorse Hippocampus reidi is avulnerablefish species found along the estuary, and this study aimed to compare the density and habitat use of longsnout seahorse in two different ecosystem structures along the Linguado Channel (southern mouth): one area with natural mangroves and another where mangroves were replaced by man-made structures. Data sampling was conducted biweekly for six months, from December 2021 to May 2022, during periods of ebb tide and low tide. Samples were collected by freediving along fixed transects, counting seahorses and recording pregnancy stage, behavior, and abiotic factors (salinity, temperature, precipitation, and pH). Salinity, temperature, precipitation and pH did not vary significantly over the months. Precipitation appeared to influence density in March. The results showed that both sampling areas had similarly low seahorse densities, but the sex ratio and number of pregnant males differed between the two sites. A male-biased sex ratio was observed throughout the study. Longsnout seahorses were frequently observed resting (anchored). These results offer valuable baseline data for future seahorse population assessments in Babitonga Bay.
Integrative diagnosis and review of the conservation status of a Near Threatened species of the “Psalidodon scabripinnis complex”
Authors: Silva Priscilla Caroline , Bonato Karine Orlandi , Bertaco Vinícius A. , Malabarba Luiz Roberto
Published: January 2025

Abstract The integration between morphological and barcode datasets allowed the discovery of new populations of Psalidodon cremnobates, expanding the distribution of this species to the Mampituba River drainage, municipality of Cambará do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and letting a review of the classification of extinction risk. DNA barcoding for these populations and other of the “Psalidodon scabripinnis complex” living in swift currents further supports the recognition of Psalidodon brachypterygium (new combination), P. cremnobates and P. laticeps as distinctive species, regardless of the lack of discrete and diagnosable ranges in body counts and measurements among them. Barcode DNA, in this sense, helps in recognizing monophyletic lineages and determining the boundaries between species with similar morphologies. The barcode divergence recommended to recognize species is also discussed.
Estrategias de Diferenciación en la Comercialización de Mezcales Artesanales en México: Un Enfoque Hacia la Sostenibilidad y la Innovación
Authors: Basulto González Carlos
Published: January 2025

El mercado de bebidas alcohólicas artesanales en México ha visto un crecimiento importante en los últimos años, con el mezcal artesanal consolidándose como un producto premium valorado por su autenticidad y conexión cultural. Este artículo analiza cómo las empresas mexicanas pueden diferenciarse a través de la sostenibilidad, la innovación tecnológica y la diversificación de productos, estrategias fundamentales para enfrentar los desafíos de un entorno competitivo y regulado. Basado en herramientas analíticas como PESTEL y FODA, el estudio identifica las oportunidades clave y propone un marco estratégico para fortalecer la posición de estas empresas en mercados locales e internacionales. Las conclusiones destacan la importancia de adoptar prácticas responsables y tecnología avanzada para satisfacer las demandas del consumidor moderno y garantizar la viabilidad del negocio a largo plazo.
Spectral signatures as evidence to test hypotheses in plant species complexes
Authors: Mendonça Niksoney Azevedo , Oliveira Marise Helen Vale , Almeida Thaís Elias
Published: January 2025

Traditional methods for species definition, based on macromorphological characteristics, face limitations due to the high phenotypic plasticity observed in plants, which makes it challenging to accurately identify species complexes. Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy emerges as a promising, non-destructive technique for analyzing plant material, enabling the distinction of species. This study focuses on the Scaly clade of the fern genus Microgramma, characterized by complex taxonomic boundaries and morphological variations. A total of 94 samples from eight species, including fertile and sterile leaves of dimorphic and monomorphic species, were evaluated to test the effectiveness of FT-NIR in distinguishing these lineages. The average identification accuracy ranged from 86% to 91%, depending on the models and validation employed. Species with better-defined morphological characteristics, such as Microgramma percussa, achieved an accuracy of 100%. Conversely, species with higher morphological overlap showed lower accuracy, which may be associated with hybridization, introgression, or cryptic variation. Dimorphic species, with morphologically distinct fertile and sterile fronds, exhibited higher intraspecific spectral variation compared to monomorphic species, which may explain their lower accuracy rates. Fertile fronds, in some cases, provided more informative data, possibly due to the presence of sori increasing the complexity of spectra. This study highlights the potential of FT-NIR as a complementary tool in plant systematics. However, further research is needed to understand the influence of processes such as hybridization and features such as the indumentum on spectral readings. Overall, FT-NIR presents itself as a promising method to elucidate species limits in ferns and improve knowledge about their diversity.