bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O processo de implementação da reforma do ensino médio de 2017 nos Institutos Federais: novas propostas, velhas recomendações
Authors:   , Silva Evelyn Freire da
Published: March 2023

Esta dissertação teve como objeto de estudo a Reforma do Ensino Médio, instituída através da Lei nº 13.415/2017, e sua implementação nos Institutos Federais de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo geral compreender as contradições fundamentais no processo de implementação da Reforma do Ensino Médio nos Institutos Federais, nos campi Ibatiba-ES e Ponte Nova-MG, e suas implicações no Ensino Médio ofertado por essas instituições. Como objetivos específicos, tivemos: analisar um documento produzido pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) e suas aproximações com a Lei 13.415/2017; analisar o processo de implementação da Reforma do Ensino Médio a partir da compreensão de professores e gestores dos Institutos Federais campi Ibatiba-ES e Ponte Nova-MG; investigar como (e se) foi implementada a Reforma nos Institutos Federais e suas implicações no Ensino Médio ofertado por essas instituições. Para tanto, esta pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa, foi orientada pelo referencial teórico e metodológico do materialismo histórico-dialético. Em sua metodologia, a presente pesquisa utilizou como instrumento de coleta de dados a análise documental, cujo objeto de análise foi o documento produzido pelo BID intitulado “Desconectados: habilidades, educação e emprego na América Latina” (BASSI et al., 2012); a pesquisa bibliográfica, buscando analisar a produção acadêmica acerca da Reforma nos Institutos Federais; e entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores e docentes das instituições analisadas. A partir da investigação realizada, identificamos com análise documental importantes semelhanças entre as orientações do BID para os jovens latino- americanos e as proposições contidas na Lei nº 13.415/2017, principalmente no que se refere ao incentivo do ensino técnico no contexto do Ensino Médio. Através da análise bibliográfica, verificamos uma diminuta produção acerca da Reforma do Ensino Médio e sua implementação nos Institutos Federais, assim, se configurando um campo ainda pouco estudado no Brasil. Por fim, através das entrevistas semiestruturadas com docentes e gestores do Ifes, campus Ibatiba, e do IFMG, campus Avançado Ponte Nova, identificamos que a Reforma não foi implementada em nenhuma das duas unidades analisadas, sendo sua relação com IFs atravessada pela implementação dos livros didáticos do Programa Nacional do Livro Didático de 2021, bem como através da Resolução CNE/CP nº 01/2021, que adequa as diretrizes da Rede Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia. Além disso, identificamos a resistência por parte de professores e gestores em relação à Reforma e, da mesma forma, encontramos as bases legais para garantia da autonomia dos IFs e a manutenção do Ensino Médio Integrado. Palavras-chave: Ensino Médio. Reforma do Ensino Médio. Educação profissional. Institutos Federais. Ensino Médio Integrado.
تعليم اللغة العربيّة للناطقين بغيرها في ضوء القضايا الأساسيّة لاكتساب اللغة الثانية: الواقع والآفاق المستقبليّة
Authors: الماحي عبد النور , الجراح محمد إبراهيم
Published: March 2023

يُعرَّفُ ميدانُ اكتسابِ اللغةِ الثانيةِ بأنَّه الميدان الذي يُنْشئُ فيه المتعلّم نظامَه اللُّغويَّ الجديدَ لتعلُّمِ لغةٍ جديدةٍ عليه، غير لغته الأم، التي يتحدثّها، ويرتبط هذا التعلّم، بالضرورة، بالطرائق والاستراتيجيات، ويشمل عناصر اللغة ومهارتها، بالإضافة إلى استيعاب طريقة تداولها، مصطحباً في ذلك البيئة الاجتماعيّة، والثقافية، وقد يكون هذا التعليم منظّماً، داخل بيئة تعليمية متكاملة، من فصول تعليمية، ومقرر دراسي ومعلّم، وأنشطة تعليمية، وغير ذلك، ومن ثم فإنَّ منهج تعليم اللغة الثانية يُظْهِرُ قدراً من العناية بالتعلُّم والمتعلِّم والطريقة التي تمكّنه من استخدام النظام اللغوي الجديد بإجادة مهاراته التعليميَّة. إنّ التعرُّف على القضايا الأساسيّة لاكتساب اللغة الثانية يسلمنا إلى الفكرة الأساسية التي دعت إلى تنفيذ هذا البحث، وسؤال مشكلته هو: ما واقع تعليم اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها في ضوء القضايا الأساسيّة لاكتساب اللغة الثانية؟ ويتفرع عنه سؤالان آخران، هما:
- ما القضايا الأساسية لاكتساب اللغة الثانية؟
- ما آفاق تعليم اللغة العربيّة للناطقين بغيرها؟
ويتبع البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وصولا إلى نتائج تؤكد حاجة العربية إلى المزيد من تعميق البحث في قضاياها الأساسيّة.
الكلمات المفتاحية: اكتساب اللغة، تعليم اللغة، الآفاق المستقبلية لتعليم اللغة العربية، استراتيجيات تعليم اللغة العربية.
The field of second language acquisition is defined as the field in which learner create his new linguistic system to learn a new language on it other than his mother tongue, which he speaks, and this learning is necessarily related to methods and strategies, and includes the elements of the language and its skill, in addition to understanding the method of its circulation, taking in that environment Social and cultural education, and this education may be organized within an integrated educational environment, including educational classes, a course and a teacher, educational activities, and so on, and then the second language teaching curriculum shows a measure of attention to learning and the learner and the method that enables him to use the new language system By mastering his educational skills. Knowing the basic issues of second language acquisition brings us to the basic idea that called for the implementation of this research, which is: What is the reality of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in light of the basic issues of second language acquisition? Two other questions are divided into this question:
- What are the key issues for second language acquisition?
- What are the prospects for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers?
The research follows the descriptive and analytical approach, and it is expected to arrive at results that confirm the need for Arabic to further deepen research on its basic issues.
Keywords: Language acquisition, Language Teaching, Future Prospects for Teaching Arabic, Strategies for Teaching Arabic.
On State Support as a Method of State Management of the Economy in the Russian Federation (Organizational and Legal Aspects)
Authors: Gudkov E. S.
Published: March 2023

The article forms the concept of state support is being formed, considered as a means of state management of the economy, activating economic activity, and in some cases acting as a preferred way to realize a particular task in the economy. State support is considered as a goal-setting tool, a means of attracting business attention, as well as a means of ensuring the implementation of the tasks facing the economy. For private business, government support is a means of increasing the efficiency of economic activity and a condition for the success of the implementation of projects, stimulates investment activity. The incentive for state support can be both the need to realize public interests and the implementation of private initiatives aimed at achieving results with high public value. Issues about the forms, subjects and objects of state support are being considered.
Methodological Basis for the Formation of a System for Evaluating R&D Effectiveness
Authors: Zavarukhin V. P. , Kleeva L. P.
Published: March 2023

The article substantiates the need to create a new system for evaluating the effectiveness of research and development as a key element and basis for the R&D monitoring system in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Law of June 28, 2022 No. 195-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law "On Science and Government Science and Technology Policy".The authors formulate main parameters for this system, as well as propose and substantiate a methodology for the evaluation of R&D effectiveness.The proposed system for evaluating R&D effectiveness, according to the authors, meets the needs of public administration in the field of science and ensures: the integrity and high level of digitalization of the government R&D monitoring system, double personalized assessment of scientific and technological results (by experts and R&D subjects), maximum simplicity for users and experts of the system, its resistance to involuntary and purposeful influences on its work.
Benefits of Acute Rehabilitation in COVID Recovered Patients and Changes in the Current Treatment Guidelines Related to COVID-19
Authors:   Post-Acute Medical Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover, USA, Alekseyev Kirill , Didenko Lidiya ,   Post-Acute Medical Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover, USA
Published: March 2023

Objective: Over the past year, clinical focus worldwide has centered on the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. The prevalence of this disease continues unabated; consequently, COVID-19 treatment modalities continue to improve. As a result, there are now more survivors of COVID-19. The expansion of this COVID-19 survivor demographic necessitates attention, specifically regarding patient rehabilitation. The benefits that rehabilitation offers to COVID-19 survivors must be examined, especially as this disease has begun to affect individuals with complex comorbidities. Design: Observational Prospective Study that followed 60 patients from admission into the Acute Medical Rehabilitation Hospital from the beginning of the pandemic up until March 2021. Data collected were analyzed to determine the benefit of acute rehabilitation in COVID-19 recovered patients in addition to the changes of the current treatment related to COVID-19. Results: Overall, acute rehabilitation significantly improved patients’ Self-Care and Mobility Section GG (GG) outcomes in their overall functional assessment. The average increase in GG overall was 29.45. Patients that only required 10 days or fewer of rehabilitation had an average GG increase of 34.1. Those that required 11-20 days of rehabilitation had an increase in GG of 26.5. Conclusions: Acute rehabilitation plays a primarily positive role in the outcome of patients with COVID-19. This increase in the GG scores can be attributed to the different therapies provided during their acute inpatient rehabilitation.
Spinal Cord Injury: Extent of Disability, Complications, and Management of Patients in The Community – An Overview for Primary Care Physicians
Authors:   Neurology, Singhealth Residency, Singapore, Manohararaj Nijanth , Edrick Oey Nicodemus ,   Rehabilitation Medicine, Singhealth Residency, Singapore
Published: March 2023

In terms of mortality and morbidity, spinal cord injury (SCI) is the second most frequent severe traumatic event globally, behind traumatic brain injury. SCI causes physical, psychological, social, and financial dysfunction not only to patients but also to their families. This review aims to highlight the most common potentially reversible medical issues faced by patients affected by SCI in the community so that they could be addressed early at the primary care level. In this narrative review, the leading causes of morbidity following SCI including cardio-pulmonary complications, bowel, and bladder-related complications and autonomic dysreflexia are presented with recommendations for their management. We explore the management of bone health-related, pressure injury-related complications and psychosocial aspects of care, and present recommendations to improve the quality of life of patients with SCI. Early detection and management of complications of SCI at the primary care level will help reduce the financial costs and psychosocial burden of this major cause of long-term disability.
Isotopic Creation of New Materials
Authors:   Fonoriton Science Lab., Garon ltd, Tallinn, 11413, Estonia, VG Plekhanov
Published: March 2023

Most of the physical properties of substances depend to a greater or lesser on isotopic composition. 95% or more of substances are mixture of different isotopes. We analyze and overview the main characteristics of the new isotope - based materials. Mainly the results of isotope - substituted substances based on lithium hydride and carbon are used. LiH has the largest isotopic shift. Carbon, being the second element after silicon on Earth, has unusually wide range of allotropic compounds with completely different physical properties that a highly dependent on isotopic composition. The use of our object allows the investigation of not only the isotope effects in lattice dynamics (vibrational, elastic and thermal properties), but also the influence of such effects on the electronic excitations (for example, the renormalization of the band - to - band transition energy Eg). We emphasize that the study of the isotope effect remains at the forefront not only in materials science, but also nuclear and high energy physics. The latter one is associated with the non - accelerating manifestation of strong nuclear interaction as well as the origin of mass in Nature.
Using mathematical modeling, identify the repetition and progression of the human eye's colour pattern
Authors: Ghani Fahad , Syed Asif Ali , Leghari Irfan
Published: March 2023

The formation of human eyes is basically a result of genetic mutation process. The colour of eyes is determined by variation of genes which are associated with eye colour to produce transport or storage of a pigment is called melanin. In this research this aspect is confirm with the theory of Jordan algebra which has invented from an associative algebra which is relative to the arrangement, this scheme is called special Jordan algebras. To verifying the eyes colour mutation an appropriate number of datasets are collected from survey and observation, similar result found from the collected datasets which show that, the human eyes colour which is an outcome of genetic mutation of eye genes which appeared in first generation is mostly skip in second generation cycle and same process is repeat in generation to generations. The climate of Pakistan is usually varying in region to region because of temperature its dry and warm near the coastline and low-lying region and gradually cooler in the northern highland’s areas. Mostly in coldest area of Pakistan the colour of eyes are lighter but in some warm areas the lighter eyes colour in eyes colour in eyes causes different types of eyes disease. Lighter eye colour is more sensitive to light because of less amount of melanin. Melanin protects eyes from sun light due to lesser amount of melanin there is chances of macular degeneration (an eye disease that can blur your central vision). The darker coloured eyes practice less visual discomfort in sun light, mean it help in protection from ultraviolet (UV) rays. Lighter coloured of eyes increased the risk of cancer because of less amount of melanin which cannot/less protect eyes from sun light which is very harmful and increase the chance of cancer. Colour vision deficiency, sometime called colour blindness is usually a genetic (hereditary) condition transfer into next generation. Colour blindness is a cause of less melanin ration, the prediction of repetition of eye colour of next generation can be helpful to stop the problem of colour blindness.
Factors Influencing the Development of Public Universities’ Personnel Specialists
Authors: Nguyen Thi Xuan Loc
Published: March 2023

Developing public universities’ personnel specialists is essential in the current period to enhance the quality of higher education human resources and meet the requirements of the fundamental and comprehensive reform of higher education. This article figures out the factors influencing the development of public universities’ personnel specialists, including globalization and internationalization trend, the development of the knowledge-based economy, and the fourth industrial revolution; the fundamental and comprehensive reform of higher education; State’s guidelines and policies; working environment; perception of public universities’ personnel specialists of their roles and positions in the universities; competencies of public universities’ personnel specialists; administrators for the development of public universities’ personnel specialists.
Miscarriage of Justice in Legal System
Authors: Achile Joseph
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The aim of the study is to examine the miscarriage of justice in the Legal system

Methodology: This study adopted a desktop methodology. This study used secondary data from which include review of existing literature from already published studies and reports that was easily accessed through online journals and libraries.

Findings: The study reveals that countries have many numerous legal and institutional framework governing justice, nevertheless the law has failed to promote justice due to poor and shallow investigative process, corruption, incompetent forensic science and witness misidentification. The study also shows that there are innocent people who are serving sentences or have been pushed for crime they did not commit and the factually guilty walking free

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was anchored on theory of justice and neo-liberalism theory. The study recommends that there is need to develop a sophisticated and insightful working framework of criminology of wrongful prosecution. The study recommends that researchers should continue to identify the weaknesses in the police investigative and interview process and to propose reform.
Analysis of the Prison Justice Reforms Act
Authors: Alisha Tamil
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The aim of the study is to analyze the Prison Justice Reform Act

Methodology: This study adopted a desktop methodology. This study used secondary data from which include review of existing literature from already published studies and reports that was easily accessed through online journals and libraries.

Findings: The study shows that rehabilitation and education programs were major reforms introduced in prisons. Rehabilitation programs aimed at enhancing job readiness, seeking skills, which equip the inmate with job search techniques and job behavioral health support. The study also shows that prison education programme was found to be of great benefit to the ex-convicts and the benefit trickle down to the community at large.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was anchored on Cognitive behavior modification theory and legitimacy theory. The study recommended that prisons should focus on the importance of incorporating the knowledge of rehabilitation programs of initiative into the mainstream private sector and public policy decision making.
Investigating School Principals Management Practices in The Implementation of Teacher Performance Appraisal in Public Secondary Schools in Kisauni Sub-County, Mombasa County, Kenya
Authors: Wambua Douglas Kioko , Macharia Susan Macharia
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess school principals' management strategies when it comes to adopting Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) in Kenya's Kisauni Sub-public County's secondary schools. The study's objectives were to assess school principals’ instructional supervision practices in the implementation of TPAD in public secondary schools in Kisauni sub-County, Mombasa County, Kenya, to determine school principals' instructional coordination procedures, to analyze school principals' instructional evaluation practices in the implementation of TPAD in public secondary schools in Kisauni Sub-County, Mombasa County, Kenya.

Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population was 570 teachers, 27 senior teachers, and 27 principals from Kenya's 27 public secondary schools in Kisauni sub-county, Mombasa County. The instructors' sample size was based on 30% of the total population, with 171 teachers being picked. This was in line with Mugenda & Mugenda (2003), who believe that in descriptive research, a sample size of 10-30% is sufficient. Because the number of senior teachers and principals was limited to 30, all of them were chosen. This was based to Wiersema (2009) who asserts that if the items are 30 or less, the study is conducted using the entire population. Therefore, the sample population for the senior teachers was 27 and that for the principals was 27. Respondents were asked to fill out questionnaires to provide information for the study.

Findings: The study concluded that school principals’ management practices influence the implementation of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study suggests that the Kenyan government conduct workshops and other types of training for the Principals in order to give them the opportunity to share their experiences with TPAD implementation in their respective public secondary schools.
Under Her Husband’s Shadow:
Authors: Vázquez Novo Vanesa
Published: March 2023

Zelda Fitzgerald has remained under Scott Fitzgerald’s shadow for too long. It was not until the seventies that scholars such as Nancy Milford started to focus on her life and works. Since then, interest in Zelda has done nothing but increase. Recent biographies, articles, and novels about Zelda represent the need to place her in the spotlight by focusing not only on her life and her tumultuous marriage to Scott Fitzgerald, but also on her artistic career as a writer, dancer, and painter. During her short life, Zelda tried to find her own voice, despite her husband’s opposition and her frequent hospitalizations in different mental institutions. This article seeks to explore Zelda’s growth from flapper to writer in order to highlight her self-determination to become a renowned and independent artist.
"ДООБОРУДОВАНИЕ ГАЗОФАКЕЛЬНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА ТОО «ПНХЗ» "
Authors: Д. Ш. Абдугалимов  , М. А. Елубай
Published: March 2023

"В данной статье представлена описание существующей технологической схемы газофакельного хозяйства товарищества с ограниченной ответственностью Павлодарский нефтехимический завод (ТОО «ПНХЗ»). В статье подробно остановимся на основных недостатках данной технологической схемы. Как известно технологические печи установок производства первичной переработки нефти, производства глубокой переработки нефти, установки производства битума, установки замедленного коксования, установки производства серы, установки производства водорода потребляют в качестве сжёга для поднятия температур жидкое и газообразное топливо. Для стабильного технологического режима установок важно иметь постоянное давление, стабильный расход и однородный состав топливного газа. В рамках моей магистерской диссертации по оптимизации топливного кольца ПППН, я хочу рассмотреть в данной статье все тонкости работы газофакельного хозяйства, а также предложить дооборудовать действующую установку блоком компримирования, усреднения и очистки газа. После доработки действующей установки газофакельного хозяйства мы получим однородный состав сжигаемого газа на печах всех производств, а также стабильное давление в системе топливной сети и позволит значительно повысить экологичность производства на ПНХЗ, что соответствует политике Республики Казахстан по созданию «зеленой» экономики. "
"ЖАЙЫЛЫМДЫҚ-ТЕБІНДІК ҰСТАУ ЖАҒДАЙЫНДАҒЫ ТАБЫН ЖЫЛҚЫЛАРЫНЫҢ МІНЕЗ-ҚҰЛҚЫ "
Authors: Т. Ш. Асанбаев  , А., Уахит  , Р. Р. Акильжанов  , Б. Атейхан  , А. К. Ибраева
Published: March 2023

"Бұл мақалада табындық жылқыларының әртүрлі этологиялық көріністерін зерттеу қарастырылған. Этология-биология ғылымдарының маңызды салаларының бірі. Биологиялық зерттеулердің тәуелсіз бағыты ретінде этология ғылымы салыстырмалы түрде жақында, яғни пайда болғанына 30 жылдай уақыт болды. Этология жалпы және жеке болып бөлінеді. Жалпы этология өмір көріністерінің негіздерін және жүйке жүйесінің, гормондардың, тұқым қуалайтын факторлардың әсерін зерттейді, сонымен қатар жануарлардың мінез-құлық актілерінің бағытын, олардың қоршаған орта жағдайлары мен дененің әртүрлі жағдайларындағы өзара байланысы мен өзгеруін талдайды. Жеке этология жануарлардың кеңістіктегі бағдарын, жеке жануардың аумақтық және әлеуметтік қатынастарын, дыбыстық байланысты, көбею кезіндегі мінез-құлықты зерттейді.Этологияның түпкі мақсаты-мінез-құлық актілері мен олардың физиологиялық механизмдерін зерттеу, олардың өсіру үшін қажетті бағытта өзгеру мүмкіндігін қамтамасыз ету. Саланы жүргізудің ғылыми негізделген технологияларын әзірлеу, ұрпақтардың шығымын арттыру және оны сақтау, ветеринариялық іс-шараларды жүргізу кезінде еңбек шығындарын үнемдеу, жайылымдарды, жемшөпті ұтымды пайдалану, өнімділікті арттыру, төтенше жағдайларда жануарлардың жоғалуын болдырмау. Этология биология, зоология, физиология, эволюциялық зерттеулер, психология, генетика және экология мен тығыз байланысты. Табын жылқыларының этологиясын білу жылқылардың көбеюін жоғары деңгейде ұйымдастыруға, жайылымдардың азық-түлік ресурстарын ұтымды пайдалануға, азықтандыру үшін жақсы жағдайларға қол жеткізуге және жылқы өсірушілердің еңбек шығындарын үнемдеуге мүмкіндік береді. "
Comparative Analysis of Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain
Authors: Ahlam Shakeel Ahmed Ansari  , Ansari Farhin Firoz  , Attarwala Murtuza Suber  , Sahani Shivprasad Shankar
Published: March 2023

A blockchain is a decentralized, shared, and public digital ledger that is used to log transactions across many devices so that the record cannot be altered, deleted, or destroyed retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and the consensus of the network. Blockchain is global and open to all users and is considered completely secured and verified. It is possible only because of the presence of the consensus protocol, which is a core part of any Blockchain network. The consensus algorithm is a strategy that a group of computers uses to agree with each other on what's true, and it is the foundation of all cryptocurrency blockchains. It is used to verify transactions and keep the underlying blockchain secure. There are various types of consensus algorithms in blockchain, each with its own set of benefits and losses. One consensus algorithm cannot meet the needs of all applications. Comparing the available consensus algorithms on a technical level is critical to highlight their strengths, weaknesses, and application scenarios. Major algorithms in use today are PoW, PoS, etc but they suffer from one or other problems directly affecting their performance, security, efficiency, and use. From statistics available for the performance and efficiency of various consensus algorithms it is determined that PBFT showcases various promising characteristics needed from a consensus algorithm. We proposed in this paper implementation to mitigate the scalability problem of PBFT. In this paper, we have identified parameters in various consensus algorithms and determined the best suitable consensus algorithm. This paper will serve as a resource for developers and researchers looking to evaluate and design a consensus algorithm
Textile Circulation in the Dutch Global Market: A Digital Approach
Authors: Anderson Carrie , Kehoe Marsely
Published: March 2023

From the refined silk used to make japonse rokken to the coarse cotton of laborers’ shirts, textiles have long been critical indicators of rank and status in the visual culture of the early modern Dutch Republic and its global networks. And yet, due to the complexity of the trade, the ways in which these textiles generated meaning is not easy to discern. With these concerns in mind, this essay debuts the preliminary findings of the Dutch Textile Trade Project (dutchtextiletrade.org), an ongoing, collaborative digital art history project that brings together four types of data (textual, material, visual, and quantitative) in an effort to advance the study of historic trade textiles and their social meanings.
The Fame of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Authors: Echenberg Margo
Published: March 2023

The Fame of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz traces the meteoric trajectory of the Mexican Tenth Muse’s renown and studies how her worldly celebrity was altered posthumously by elegists in her Fama y obras póstumas [Fame and Posthumous Works] of 1700. In this study of a polyphonic, transatlantic volume, the didactic framework of early modern fame is pushed to its limits as panegyrists inscribe the nun into an evolving world-view that could trade in the fictions of the saintly exemplar, the Tenth Muse or a New World treasure, but could not preserve a woman’s renown on the grounds of authorship. Only by making her legible could she vie for the promise of posthumous fame. In flushing out the machinations of Sor Juana’s role as agent of her own celebrity as well as the negotiations of her contemporaries, this book opens new lines of inquiry in the study of early modern fame and print culture and the role of writers, panegyrists and editors as cultural agents in the transatlantic literary relationship between Mexico and Spain.
With “Quills of Ink” and “Wings of
Fragile Paper”
Authors: Echenberg Margo
Published: March 2023

This chapter examines Sor Juana’s textual responses to her
public image, in which carefully construed formulations of self reveal her
conflicting feelings about her fame and inform her posthumous depiction.
The chapter opens with an examination of Sor Juana’s romance #37 to the
Duchess de Aveyro, in order to explore her ideas on representation and
the possibility of a reciprocal exchange among women. Next, I consider
her daring comparison with the martyrdom of Christ in her Respuesta,
followed by readings of décima #102 and sonnets #152 and #145, in which
she works to destroy her public image. The chapter closes with the suggestion
of another means of exchange—in the form of the Engimas ofrecidos
a la Casa del Placer—that held the potential of fueling a woman writer’s
renown outside the literary marketplace.
Narrowing Dynastic Rule : Models of
Governance, Social Conflict and the
Hobbesian Bargain in Early Modern
Sweden (1560–1718)
Authors: Scherp Joakim
Published: March 2023

When Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated the throne in
1654, she left her successor Charles X Gustav a strong position vis-à-vis
the aristocracy and the Swedish Riksdag. The offspring of the new King
were given hereditary rights, but his other relatives were cut off from the
royal family tree. This contribution argues that this was at least partly the
result of a conscious effort on the part of the Council and Riksdag to limit
the power of the royal family, and that many wished to avoid the bloody
internecine feuds of the Vasa family. This contribution investigates the
discussions in the Riksdag concerning non-ruling royals in order to further
understand the ideological support for, and resistance to, royal power.
A new periodisation of Swedish early modern history from a dynastic
perspective is also suggested. Theoretically, the contribution relies on
prospect theory and the political philosophy of Hobbes in its analyses.
The Pop Theology of Videogames
Authors: Wildt Lars
Published: March 2023

Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin’s Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to modern audiences. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book argues that developers of videogames and their players engage in a ‘Pop Theology’ through which laymen reconsider traditional questions of religion by playing with them. Games allow us to play with religious questions and identities in the same way that children play at being a soldier, or choose to ‘play house.’ This requires a radical rethinking of religious questions as no longer just questions of belief or disbelief; but as truths to be tried on, compared, and discarded at will.
Determination of Cystatin C Level in a Sample of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Salman Maryam Noman , Ashwak Jasim kzar  , Hamzah Alaa S.
Published: March 2023

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) effects around one-third of the population and is frequently under recognized by patients and clinicians. GFR of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, A minimum of 30 mg of albuminuria per 24 hours, Hematuria or structural abnormalities are signs of kidney damage such like polycystic kidney disease or dysplastic kidneys that persists for more than 3 months. The purpose of this research was to examine the efficacy of cystatin C as a measure of renal function in individuals. Cystatin C, Creatinine, urea, and uric acid levels were measured in 225 blood samples (150 patients and 75 controls). Cystatin C was measured as enzymatic link absorbance assay and the measurements of urea, creatinine, and uric acid were performed using the Cobas c311. Cystatin C levels, urea, serum creatinine, and uric acid were found to show high significant differences (p <0.01) between the patient and control. Cystatin C is useful to detect individuals with CKD who show a little reduction in GFR as compared to serum creatinine. Serum Cystatin C, urea, uric acid, and Creatinine levels all rise as eGFR falls. Serum Cystatin C could be utilized to evaluate people who have poorly managed diabetes mellitus or high blood pressure when the serum creatinine level is inconclusive.
Effect of Covid-19 Vaccine on Women's Fertility Hormones
Authors: Haydar Basim Najeb  , Abdulameer Jasim Mohammed  , Emad Mohammed Rasheed
Published: March 2023

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a result of the modern intense respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, caused an unexpected fundamental global raise in the admission to hospitals for lung and other organ diseases. COVID-19 vaccination has increased and accelerated in a conscionable progress. More than 184 nominee vaccines are being tested in preclinical use and 104 in clinical stages of development. The current study aimed to know the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on female fertility hormones. The results obtained from the current study showed a slight increase in FSH and LH hormones for women infected with Covid-19 virus and for women who received the vaccine to prevent covid-19 virus compared to healthy, uninfected and unvaccinated groups (FSH 10.26±3.86 ,15.32±2.04 LH 15.41±2.76, 10.40±1.58 respectively), with non-significant differences (P>0.05), while the prolactin hormone levels showed a highly significant increase (P<0.01) in infected women who took the vaccine in comparison with its levels in healthy women who did not receive the vaccine and not infected (32.32±6.48, 19.62±4.04, 10.27±6.88 respectively). Conclusions: Covid- 19 vaccine affected the female hormones in one way or another.
Problembewusstsein für Milchviehhalter
Authors: Leißner Martina
Published: March 2023

Berlin. Vom 16. bis 17. März fand das Milchforum mit rund 540 Teilnehmern statt. Im Fokus standen die Themen Corona, geopolitische Kriegsfolgen, Klimawandel und Tierhaltungskennzeichnung. Experten diskutierten, welche Lösungsansätze und Strategien es trotz der großen Herausforderungen für die Milchbranche gibt.
Deutscher Fleischexport rückläufig
Authors: Schultz Olaf
Published: March 2023

Frankfurt a.M. Auch die Fleischerzeugung weist hierzulande eine negative Tendenz auf. Seit Jahren schränken die Bundesbürger ihren Verzehr ein.
Bierpulver soll Brauerei-Markt retten
Authors: Schultz Olaf
Published: March 2023

Frankfurt a.M. Bierliebhaber müssen wegen steigender Rohstoff- und Energiepreise immer tiefer in die Tasche greifen. Um die hohen Verarbeitungskosten zu senken, hat ein findiger Kopf etwas Revolutionäres ausgeheckt.
The Role Of Generation Z Through Online Platform in Optimizing of Zakat Literacy and Fundraising
Authors: Firdaus Farah Arum , Zaki Irham , Herianingrum Sri
Published: March 2023

Currently, the majority of Indonesia's population is dominated by Generation Z and Millennials. The presence of the Millennial Generation and Generation Z, can be an opportunity in collecting zakat in the midst of the demographic bonus. Although generation z is said to have not been able to provide assistance with a large nominal directly to the community, they can provide new creative ideas and can change people's perspectives in terms of Islamic philanthropy, especially zakat. The purpose of this study is to analyze zakat collection strategies, especially those carried out digitally by the zakat institution like Lazismu Jawa Timur and also to provide solutions to optimize zakat collection by utilizing an online platform. The use of the online platform owned by Lazismu Jawa Timur is very important to use, both websites for digital payments and social media, considering that the use of online platforms facilitates efficiency in collection and provides donors regarding matters literacy of zakat in published content in order to attract public interest to donate. This study uses qualitative research methods that are descriptive analytical case studies. The results of this study indicate that the role of generation z can support digitalization in literacy regarding zakat on social media for zakat institutions.
Exploring Quality Dimensions of Zakat Institutions' Website
Authors: Mohd Sharif Mohd Hisham , Mohd Ariff Arifatul Husna , Abdullah Zaimah , Nasir Mohd Herry , Md Hussain Md Hairi , Said Ram Al Jaffri
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of system quality, service quality and information quality on the Zakat websites from the visitors' perspectives by utilising Delone and Mclean's information system success (ISS) model. This study collected data from 150 respondents who had prior experience visiting Zakat institutions' websites in Malaysia using an online survey technique. The data were analysed using the partial least square–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The result shows the importance of system quality, service quality, and information quality in influencing the satisfaction level among visitors of Zakat websites. The result also indicates that information quality is the most substantial factor in visitors' satisfaction compared to other quality dimensions. The results of this study can help Zakat institutions improve their service delivery by enhancing the quality dimensions of their websites, particularly on the information displayed about Zakat collection and distribution. An improvement in the quality of Zakat institution's website can promote accountability and transparency of the Zakat collection and distribution system in Malaysia and boost the potential of the Zakat system as a mechanism for society development.
Memperkasa Inovasi Pengurusan Bantuan Makanan dengan Menggunakan Aplikasi Zakat on Touch (ZOT) dalam Kalangan Penolong Amil Kedah: Isu dan Cabaran
Authors: Mat Saad Mohd Zuwairi , Ibrahim Marzura , Othman Zakaria
Published: March 2023

Sistem pengurusan zakat di Malaysia telah mengalami evolusi besar dalam teknologi. Pada era awal teknologi diperkenalkan dalam pengurusan zakat, kebanyakan organisasi menggunakan laman sesawang sebagai salah satu platform dalam penyampaian maklumat. Melalui penggunaan ICT sebagai satu alat komunikasi dan informasi yang semakin meluas, ia telah memainkan peranan yang penting dalam menyebarkan maklumat dan mempromosikan perkhidmatan zakat ini melalui laman sesawang. Kini, landskap pengurusan zakat berkembang dan berkonsepkan mudah alih dengan wujudnya aplikasi yang diperkenalkan sebagai salah satu medium baharu bagi mengoptimumkan penyampaian dakwah zakat serta bantuan makanan kepada asnaf. Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah Darul Aman (LZNK) turut membangunkan aplikasi yang diberi nama Zakat On Touch (ZOT) bagi memudahkan pihak pengurusan terutamanya penolong amil dalam mengemas kini data secara digital dalam menguruskan bantuan makanan. Majoriti amil berumur melebihi 56 sehingga lebih 60 tahun. Terdapat kekangan penerimaan terhadap teknologi dalam golongan kerana mereka mempunyai sikap yang rendah terhadap teknologi. Oleh itu kajian ini akan mengkaji isu dan cabaran aplikasi ZOT dalam kalangan penolong amil dalam menguruskan bantuan makanan. Temu bual mendalam telah dilakukan terhadap lima penolong amil yang berada di daerah Baling. Hasil kajian mendapati terdapat kekangan dalam menggunakan aplikasi ZOT seperti faktor umur, kurangnya latihan, tiada penguatkuasaan dalam penggunaan dan kemudahan fasiliti terhadap rangkaian dan peralatan.
Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with A Hyperfunctioning Nodule in An Adolescent Girl
Authors: Saw Shi-Hui , Wong Jeanne Sze Lyn , Cheng Hooi-Peng , Selveindran Nalini M , Hong Jajnet Yeow Hua
Published: March 2023

Background: Follicular thyroid carcinoma is rare in young patients and further diagnostic challenge is added when it presents as a hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule. Case report: We described a 14-year-old girl who presented with thyrotoxicosis and a large goitre associated with compressive symptoms. Thyroid scintigraphy demonstrated a solitary autonomous hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule. FNAC examination was not suggestive of malignancy. Thyrotoxicosis was controlled with carbimazole and a hemithyroidectomy was done. Histopathological examination revealed minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma, following then, complete thyroidectomy was done. Discussion: This patient’s risk factors of malignancy were her age (young), gender (female), large nodule size, progressive growth, and compressive symptoms.  This case illustrates the limitation of FNAC to ascertain malignancy in patients with large AFTN as the initial FNAC report was consistent with a benign lesion. Surgical resection without prior FNAC should be considered for cases with hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule which then would allow timely histologic analysis and accurate diagnosis. Conclusion: Autonomous functioning nodules in children and adolescents warrant careful evaluation to exclude malignancy. Our case illustrated the challenges to discriminate between malignant and benign lesions preoperatively for children and adolescents who present with AFNT.
Kaseteista suoratoistoon
Authors: Uimonen Heikki
Published: March 2023

From Compact Cassettes to Music Streaming Services: The Sociocultural Change of Background Music Industry

The history of electronically mediated background music in Finland can be divided into era of scarcity, era of availability and era of plenty. The centralised and regulated supply of background music of the 1970s was followed by re-regulation of media and establishment of commercial radio stations increasing music consumption and listening to it while engaged to other activities. Analogue and tape-based solutions were first replaced with physical digital platforms and programming and finally with music streaming applications and music contents of the international media houses.

The transformation of music platforms, music delivery channels and modes of listening are closely related to histories of technology, ­the social use of music and agencies of background music entrepreneurs. The article clarifies the transforming relationship of the environment, listening and music from the 1970s to the present day with the help ­of recent and archived interviews of representatives of background music companies.

Keywords: background music; music cultures; anthropology of sound
Sentiment beyond Chronometry
Authors: Lundblad Jonas
Published: March 2023

Sentiment bortom kronometri: en interpretationshistorisk studie av Olivier Messiaens Livre d’Orgue

Tonsättaren Pierre Boulez påpekade att hans lärare Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) stod mitt i en av 1900-talsmusikens mest betydande spänningar: i hans verk är ett fokus på kompositionstekniker avsett att understödja en mer romantisk strävan mot ett intensivt musikaliskt uttryck och känsla. Spänningen kan diskuteras som aspekter av en modernistisk respektive romantisk musiksyn och gör sig direkt påmind i studier av Messiaen som interpret av sina egna verk.

Till skillnad från en rad befintliga undersökningar av Messiaens pianospel har motsvarande analytiska studier av hans interpretation av egna orgelverk inte genomförts tidigare. Under lång tid har en uppsättning kommersiella inspelningar från 1956 utgjort den främsta källan till detta område, vid sidan av diverse kommentarer som spridits genom elevers skrifter. Det har funnits en vitt spridd uppfattning att Messiaen tar sig mycket stora friheter i förhållande till sina egna partitur, utan att bakomliggande konstnärliga ideal diskuterats vidare. Artikeln påvisar att tonsättaren själv upphöjde partituren som gemensam norm för verkens interpretation och betraktade sina egna inspelningar som ett högst personligt uttryck.

I denna studie har tre inspelningar av cykeln Livre d’Orgue med Messiaen som interpret kunnat detaljstuderas, tillsammans med 14 senare kompletta versioner med andra organister. Analysen utgår från tonsättarens egna råd till interpreter i förordet till verket Quatuor pour la fin du temps. Där fastslås att musiker först måste lära sig spela musiken exakt som noterat för att senare vid framföranden enbart behålla notvärdens sentiment och forma musiken med personlig frihet och agogik. I flera av de sju satserna blir det tydligt att Messiaen spelar med en stark känsla för sina bakomliggande idéer, även till en punkt där han inte längre bibehåller kontroll över partiturens notvärden. Trots att en senare interpretationshistoria till stor del bygger på att organister underordnat sig tonsättarens auktoritet sker tidigt en riktning mot ett mer exakt återgivande av notationen.

Analysen påvisar att Messiaen tycks följa de råd han formulerade i sitt nämnda förord. Artikeln lyfter också fram skilda akustiska förhållanden som avgörande för olika versioners tempi och artikulation. En annan slutsats är att Messiaens skivor från 1956 till stor del bör betraktas som uttryck för sitt eget decenniums estetik och synsätt på inspelningar. Den frihet som tidigare kommentatorer tillskrivit Messiaen som interpret kan till viss del förstås i ljuset av hur betydelsen av återkommande lyssning till inspelningar förändrade interpretationsideal under andra hälften av 1900-talet.
Molecular signatures and formation mechanisms of particulate matter (PM) water-soluble chromophores from Karachi (Pakistan) over South Asia
Authors: Tang Jiao , Li Jun , Zhao Shizhen , Zhong Guangcai , Mo Yangzhi , Jiang Hongxing , Jiang Bin , Chen Yingjun , Tang Jianhui , Tian Chongguo , Zong Zheng , Hussain Syed Jabir , Song Jianzhong , Zhang Gan
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy has been widely used to characterize chemical components of brown carbon (BrC), yet the molecular basics and formation mechanisms of chromophores decomposed by parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis are not fully understood. Here, water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in aerosols from Karachi, Pakistan, were characterized with EEM spectroscopy and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). Three PARAFAC components were identified, including two humic-like (C1 and C2), and one protein-like (C3) species. Among them, the C2 shows the longest emission maxima (~494 nm), and correlates tightly with the mass absorption efficiency at 365 nm (MAE365), the character of BrC. Molecular families associated with each of the three components were determined by Spearman correlation analysis between FT-ICR MS peaks and PARAFAC component intensities. The C1 and C2 components are associated with nitrogen-enriched compounds, despite that C2 more with higher aromaticity, higher N content, and highly oxygenated compounds. The formulas associated with C3 include fewer nitrogen-containing species, with a lower unsaturated degree and oxidation state. A dominant oxidation pathway for the formation of C1 and C2 components was suggested, notwithstanding their different precursor types. A large number of formulas associated with C2 were found to be located in the “potential BrC” region, overlapped with BrC-associated formulas, and readily correlated tightly with MAE365. This suggests that the compounds illuminating C2 may have also contributed substantially to the BrC light absorption. These findings were important for future studies using the EEM-PARAFAC method to explore the compositions, processes, and sources of atmospheric BrC.