bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relación entre los valores de péptido natriurético cerebral e índice cintura talla en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca, “Unidad Cardio Metabólica”- Ecuador, 2023
Authors: Alvarado-Álvarez Alexandra María , Berruz-Alvarado Steven Javier , Ruíz-Ortega María Gisella , Viteri-Rojas Ana María
Published: February 2025

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los valores de péptido natriurético cerebral (PNC) e índice cintura-talla en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca, “Unidad Cardio Metabólica”-Ecuador, 2023. Método: Investigación cuantitativa de diseño correlacional. Resultados: La edad media de los pacientes fue 71,91 ±12,12 años, la media de peso fue de 82,75 ±10,65 kg, la talla fue de 152 ±10,68 cm, el índice de masa corporal fue de 27,54 ±5,2. La etiología predominante fue la isquémica (60%); según la clasificación NYHA 68,8% se encontraban en clase II. El 24% de los pacientes cursó con hipertrofia del ventrículo izquierdo. La media del valor de PNC fue de 76,3 ±0,451 pg/mL. Según la clasificación de la NYHA el 75% tiene valores mayores a 35pg/mL Los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca tienen una media de índice cintura/talla de 0,94 ±0,81. La correlación entre los valores de PNC e índice cintura-talla fue de -0.72 lo que indica una correlación negativa moderada a fuerte entre el PNA y el índice de cintura-talla. Conclusiones: los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca, edad avanzada, sobrepeso (por IMC elevado) y obesidad abdominal reflejan un perfil etiológico y de gravedad clínica típico, con predominio de causas isquémicas e hipertensivas, se estableció una correlación inversamente proporcional entre los niveles de PNC, biomarcador de insuficiencia cardíaca, y el índice cintura-talla, indicador de obesidad abdominal. Resultados identificados como elementos de riesgo importantes en el desarrollo y progresión de la insuficiencia cardíaca.
CULTURA, IDENTIDADE, INTERCULTURALIDADE E A LEI 11.645/2008
Authors: Vieira Antonia Pedrosa , Poltronieri Clarice Lyra , Silva Inayara Moares da , Cichy Jussara Santos Araújo , Magalhães Kelem Sena , Monte Moacir Correa do , Silva Tiago Nicolau da
Published: February 2025

A proposta que move este artigo baseia-se em uma pesquisa bibliográfica que visa analisar como a cultura, a identidade dos povos originários e o Etno-esporte podem ser utilizados no currículo, considerando as memórias e a cultura dos povos originários, correlacionando-as às exigências da Lei 11.645/2008. Pensar no esporte nessa perspectiva é uma resposta que a escola precisa dar às inúmeras culturas presentes na sociedade, nos papéis que os professores podem exercer no desenvolvimento do currículo, especificamente quando se quer atender a diversidade e ainda nas potencialidades da educação intercultural no sentido da renovação de um currículo que concretize o princípio de escola para todos. Buscaremos um diálogo com os principais autores sobre interculturalidade, identidade, conceitos sobre o currículo inter e multicultural, e sua conexão com a diversidade, utilizando a cultura dos povos tradicionais e o Etno-esporte como formas diversas de conhecimentos construídos, de maneira que seja possível aproximá-los das práticas docentes e propor a atividade intercultural na escola, em conformidade com a legislação. Nessa perspectiva, situamos este trabalho, que busca uma educação democrática, justa e plural, com especial relevância no momento atual marcado por perspectivas conservadoras e reacionárias, orientado pela perspectiva decolonial e sua inter-relação com a educação intercultural crítica.
DISAIN MODUL PRAKTIKUM SISTEM KENDALI DUA MOTOR INDUKSI DENGAN TEKNIK FUNCTION BLOCK MENGGUNAKAN PLC, MAD11 DAN VFD
Authors: Raden Hernadi  , Pandi Sutardi  , Siti Fatimatul Zuhro  , Adelia Dwi Valentin
Published: February 2025

The control and monitoring system for induction motor speed is widely used in industrial environments, specifically in the cable industry. The use of two working induction motors is for driving two extrusion machines that produce cables. Each machine operates according to a specific formula uploaded to the program. The main machine produces molten plastic in larger volumes, while the smaller machine applies coloring to the surface of the cable. However, the limited number of experts in this field often makes the industry experience difficulties when designing, modifying or when problems occur in the production machine control system program, so that foreign experts often have to be called in to handle it.
To overcome this challenge, Educational Institutions need to prepare engineering students to be equipped with automation knowledge and practical experience through practical modules that enable them to design and implement HMI and PLC. This research aims to design a learning medium for industrial automation lab practice to enhance students' skills by mastering the concept of controlling two induction motors in the cable industry, where the motor speeds follow a formula similar to a linear equation uploaded to the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) program.
Hernias de la pared abdominal: Diagnóstico y Tratamiento - una Revisión Narrativa
Authors: Carrillo Naupari Luis Fernando , Coba Chango Alison Sofía , Pérez Reyes Silvia Betsabet , Pérez Páez Fernando Sebastián , Garófalo Manzano Kátherin Esthefanía , Gaibor Neira Damián Joel , Ortiz Arcos Karla Salomé , Cifuentes Gaibor Hugo Alexander
Published: February 2025

Las hernias de la pared abdominal consisten en la salida anómala de contenido intraabdominal a través de un defecto en la fascia o los músculos que conforman esta región. Su prevalencia varía según la localización, siendo las hernias inguinales las más frecuentes, sobre todo en hombres, mientras que las ventrales y umbilicales predominan en mujeres y en personas con obesidad. El diagnóstico generalmente se fundamenta en la historia clínica y el examen físico, apoyándose en estudios de imagen, como ecografía o tomografía computarizada, en situaciones más complejas o inciertas. El manejo puede incluir enfoques conservadores, como el empleo de soportes abdominales para aquellos no aptos para cirugía; sin embargo, el tratamiento definitivo es quirúrgico, mediante técnicas abiertas o laparoscópicas, seleccionadas según el tipo de hernia, las características del paciente y la experiencia del equipo quirúrgico. Entre las complicaciones posibles se encuentran el encarcelamiento, la estrangulación, la recurrencia y los problemas posoperatorios, incluyendo infecciones o dolor crónico, lo que demuestra la importancia de adaptar el tratamiento a cada caso y asegurar un adecuado seguimiento.
Production Oriented Survey (POS) on Different Aspects of Rice Cultivation and Farmers Practices in Konkan Region of Maharashtra State
Authors: M. P. Gawai  , B. D. Waghmode  , P. D. Patil  , V. V. Sagvekar  , V. P. Sawant
Published: February 2025

Production oriented survey (POS) on rice cultivation was conducted by Regional Agricultural Research Station, Karjat, Raigad, Maharashtra under programme of AICRIP, Directorate of Rice Research (ICAR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-50003 during Kharif, 2023 in Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. Konkan region is distributed as north Konkan and south Konkan. The popular commercial cultivars planted in the region were Suma, Karjat-2, Karjat-3, Karjat-6, Karjat-7, Karjat-9, Sonal, Kaveri Sona, Safal 1010, Shubangi, Rupali, Avani, Chintu, Trupti, NP-125, Hashita,Vijaya, Janaki, Ratnagiri-6, Ratnagiri-5, MTU-1010, MTU7029, Sundar, Indrayani, Jaya, Komal, Karjat-5, Akshet, Daptari-108, Manisha, Dapatari-125, Suprema Sona, Spriha 911, Shabri, Silkey, Shree 1001, Avani, Devaki, Zordar, Raja, Suvarna, YSR, Komal 101, Silky 277, Wadakolam, Dapturi, Durga, Mahuli, Mahalaxmi, Saguna, Kuber, Sindhu, Sampada, Punam, Kranti, Punam Gold, Akshad, Komal-101, Gangotri, Bhavna, Vikrant, Swabagya, N.P.H.-242, Gaytri, Asmita, Sarathi, Ratnagiri-8, Sadna, Prasanya, Vaishnavi, Pooja, Sairam, Suvarna, Punam, Sri 100, Gold 78, Kranti-89, Avni, Jaishriram Gold, Shatayu, Samrudhi and Om Shri Ram; Hybrids: Raja, Ankur 7576, Syn 5251, Loknath 505, Goraknath, Mahiko 6529, Upaj, Mahiko 5556, Ankur-6444, Arise 6444, Kaveri 9090, NPH, Loknath, Arize6129, NPH 30, Ankur 7434,NP- 150, Nirmal-NPH, Tej Gold ,NP-125, Goraknath, Rashi- 113 including local land races Wada Zinia and Wada Kolam. Rice is cultivated as mono crop in this regionwhich predominantly depends on monsoon, which determines the success of kharif crops. Biotic constraints like blast, sheath blight, sheath rot, false smut, grain discoloration and bacterial leaf blight (BLB) were in low to moderate intensities. Among insect pests stem borer, leaf folder, gundhi bugs and rats were recorded in low intensities in the surveyed districts. Among weeds, Isachneglobosa, Cyperusdufformis, Cyperusrotundus, Cyperusiria, Echinochloacolona, Echinochloacrusgalli, Eleusineindica, Convolvulus arvensis, Celosia argentea, Ludwigiaoctovalvis, Ischaemumrugosum, Ischaemumrugosum, Alternanthera triandra, Brachiariamutica (Para grass), Amaranthus spinosus, Leptochloachinensis, Alternanthera ficoidea, Saccharum spp., Saccharum spontaneum, Coixlacryma-Jobi, Digitariasanguinalis, Cynodondactylonand Mimosa pudica were major problem in all the districts. The farmers used mainly hand weeding for control of weeds. No herbicides were used to control the weeds. Minimum use of pesticides and insecticides were observed.
PROTON-PUMPING AND NITROGEN METABOLISM IN RICE UNDER HUMID TROPIC CONDITIONS
Authors: Garrido Rodrigo Grazinoli , Garrido Fabiola De S.R.G. , De Souza Sonia Regina , Fernandes Manlio Silvestre
Published: February 2025

In rice plants, it is important to recognize N metabolism efficiency parameters in order to design strategies for improvements, increasing grain protein and enhancing people nutrition quality. Two rice varieties grown under humid tropic conditions were evaluated: Piaui, a landrace adapted to low N availability, and reduced light supply, and IAC-47, an improved variety. The assay was carried out in controlled conditions of 24oC and 12/12 hour light/dark periods (200 µE.m-2.s-1) using a growth chamber, simulating humid tropic environment. Rice plants were grown under 0.1 and 1.0 mM NH4+-N, in a Hoagland & Arnon nutrient solution, pH 5.5, up to 26 days after germination. The activity of PM H+-ATPases in the plasma membrane, vacuole VH+-ATPases, H+-PPases as well as GS, GOGAT, and GDH were determined. PM H+-ATPase presented higher activity in IAC-47 roots. On the other hand, Piaui roots showed an enhanced microsomal protein content and VH+-ATPases activity, which apparently allows this variety to absorb N as well as the improved one. Increases in the cytosolic ammonium would result in high GDH deamination in Piaui variety at 1.0 mM NH4+-N. Meanwhile, GS increases were observed in IAC-47 shoots, together with GOGAT increases at same treatment.
EVALUATION OF HERBACEOUS RANGE PLANTS IN EARLY AND LATE RAINY SEASON IN PROTECTED AND OPEN SITES AT BUTANA AREA (ELHWATA) - SUDAN
Authors: Mahala Ahmed Gofoon , Ali E.E. , Elfaki R.E.M.
Published: February 2025

A study was conducted in 2009 to estimate the dry weight yield and nutritive value of grasses and forbs at Butana area. Dry weight of forbs and grasses were higher in late season than in early season. Dry weight of forbs in the protected site was higher than in open site, while the opposite occurred for grasses. Forbs percentages in both protected and open site were higher than that of grasses. Crude protein (CP) in forbs decreased due to maturity from 22.4% to 20.2% in early rainy season and from 22.6% to 17.1% in late rainy season in open and protected site respectively. However, CP content of grasses for the same periods and site were 14.8% and 13.3 %, and 17.4% and 14.4%. CP content of pasture decreased and ash content increased (P<0.001) with increasing maturity of plants. NDF in forbs ranged from 53% to 43.1% and from 44.1% to 48%, ADF varied from 49% to 42.2% and from 46.1% to 45.3% and ADL ranged from 19.2 % to 15.7% and from 12.8 to 17.5% in early and late period of season in open and protected sites, respectively. Increases in NDF, ADF and ADL in early season in open site may be due to selective grazing of animals while in late season in protected site particularly ADL 17.5% might be due to maturity lignifications. NDF and ADF in grasses were higher than in forbs while ADL was lower. The study confirmed that animals prefer forbs to grasses as indicated by the decrease of forbs in open site compared with that of protected site.
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT ON THE NUTRITIONAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE UNDERUTILIZED LEGUMES, Canavalia gladiata (JACQ.) DC, Erythrina indica LAM. AND Abrus precatorius L.
Authors: Tresina Pious Soris , Mohan Veerabahu Ramasamy
Published: February 2025

The seed samples of Canavalia gladiata, Erythrina indica and Abrus precatorius (red and black coloured seed coat and white coloured seed coat) were collected from the regions of Tamil Nadu and analyzed for their chemical composition with a view to evaluate their nutritional potential. The proximate composition revealed that, all the presently investigated seed samples were found to contain high content of crude protein and crude lipid. Mineral profiles were also analyzed in all the seed samples. All the investigated pulses appeared to be good sources of potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper and manganese content were deficient when compared with Recommended Dietary Allowance (NRC/NAS, 1980, 1989). Vitamins (niacin and ascorbic acid) contents were found to be relatively high in the investigated pulses. The essential amino acid profiles of total seed proteins were compared favorably with FAO/WHO (1991) requirement pattern. Fatty acid profiles revealed that, all the investigated seed samples had rich unsaturated fatty acids (55.60-72.04%) and very high content of linoleic acid (24.16-34.14%). The IVPD of the investigated tribal pulses ranged from 63.31-71.36%. Antinutritional factors like total free phenolics, tannins, L-DOPA, phytic acid, hydrogen cyanide, trypsin inhibitor, oligosaccharides and phytohaemagglutinating activity were analyzed.
AN EFFECTIVE IN VITRO SLOW GROWTH PROTOCOL FOR CONSERVATION OF THE ORCHID Epidendrum chlorocorymbos SCHLTR.
Authors: Lopez-Puc Guadalupe
Published: February 2025

Efficient slow growth protocol for the orchid E. chlorocorymbos Schltr. was developed using in vitro conservation studies. Seedlings were placed in MS culture medium and a 2x3x3 factorial design applied to evaluate the effects of supplementing the medium with mannitol (0, 1, 2 and 3%), sucrose (0, 1, 2 and 3%) or sorbitol (0, 1, 2 and 3%). Experimental conditions were a 16:8 h photoperiod, 23 Â± 2 Â°C temperature and 50-80% relative humidity. At 6 months, the best treatment was MS medium at half ionic strength with 1% sorbitol. The culture was also free of contamination. This resulted in slow growth and normal morphology during maintenance and successful growth afterwards. Shoots were subsequently recovered, multiplied and rooted on MS medium with sucrose 3% without addition of growth regulators.
DEGRADACIÓN FÍSICO-QUÍMICA DE SUELOS AGRÍCOLAS EN SAN PEDRO LAGUNILLAS, NAYARIT
Authors: Alejo Santiago Gelacio , Salazar Jara Fredy Isabel , GarcÃ­a Paredes Juan Diego , Arrieta Ramos Beatriz Guillermina , Jimenez Meza VÃ­ctor Manuel , Sanchez Monteon Ana Luisa
Published: February 2025

The objective of this study was to evaluate the degradation to propose strategies for remediation and recovery of agricultural soils of San Pedro Lagunillas, Nayarit, Mexico; considering physical and chemical properties. Soils maintained with natural vegetation but slightly grazed and agricultural soils used for more than 20 years for the production of several crops, were compared. Eight sites were studied (four cultivated and four uncultivated), each agricultural lands (cultivated) was located at a distance of 30 to 80 m from its counterpart or soil with natural vegetation (uncultivated). Samples were obtained from the following layers: 0 to 10, 10 to 20 and 20 to 30 cm. The variables evaluated were: particles smaller than 2 mm, pH, organic matter, extractable phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, calcium and magnesium; soil texture and water infiltration rate. An analysis of variance and Tukey means test (α = 0.05) was applied. It was concluded that traditional farming practices led to adverse changes in soil chemical properties, in the upper 20 cm soil layer. Physical properties were also affected because infiltration film and water infiltration rate decreased about 50% in cultivated soils. The overall results in this work evident the need to take appropriate measures to prevent the physical and chemical degradation of cultivated soils in order to preserve this resource and maintain their productivity.
ASOCIACIÓN DE ESPECIES LEÑOSAS EN BANCOS DE FORRAJE: INFLUENCIA SOBRE EL APORTE DE HOJARASCA, DESCOMPOSICIÓN Y LIBERACIÓN DE NITRÓGENO
Authors: Casanova Lugo Fernando , Segura A. , Solorio F.J. , Chay A.J.
Published: February 2025

The litter production, decomposition and N release from leaves of three woody species, Leucaena leucocephala, Guazuma ulmifolia and Moringa oleifera, in pure fodder banks and the association of L. leucocephala + G. ulmifolia and L. leucocephala + M. oleifera, as mixed fodder banks, were evaluated. Twenty plots (200 m2) in a completely randomized block design with four replicates were used. Litter production was estimated using traps installed in the middle row of each plot. For decomposition, were used fresh leaves of L. leucocephala, G. ulmifolia y M. oleifera and their mixtures. 120 litter bags of 30 × 30 cm each were used and randomly distributed within the plots (6 bags per plot). Two bags were removed from each plot at 4, 8 and 16 weeks. The remained material was weighed, dried, ground and N content was determined. To determine decay constant (k), we used the model . The litter accumulation was different among treatments (P < 0.05). The fodder banks of L. leucocephala + G. ulmifolia had the higher production, while that the M. oleifera bank had the minor. L. leucocephala, associate with G. ulmifolia presented a lower litter production (385 kg DM ha-1), which when associated with M. oleifera or was alone (623.3 and 653.2 kg DM ha-1, respectively). Litter production of M. oleifera associated with L. leucocephala, was superior, compared to monoculture (124.1 vs. 58.0 kg DM ha-1). At 4 weeks, litter from the banks of M. oleifera, L. leucocephala y G. ulmifolia registered a decomposition of 88, 76 and 73%, respectively; while L. leucocephala + G. ulmifolia y L. leucocephala + M. oleífera showed a decomposition of 76 and 83%, respectively. Fodder banks of M. oleifera, L. leucocephala y G. ulmifolia at 4 weeks, release the 90, 86 and 74% of the N content in their foliages, respectively. The accumulate litter production was higher in the mixed fodder banks. Most decomposition occurred in the banks that included M. oleífera. The N release from the foliage was faster in pure fodder banks.
FERMENTACIÓN RUMINAL, DIGESTIBILIDAD Y PRODUCCIÓN DE METANO EN OVINOS ALIMENTADOS CON CUATRO NIVELES DE RASTROJO DE MAIZ
Authors: Bonilla Cardenas Jorge Armando , Lemus-Flores Clemente , Montaño Gomez Martin Francisco , Gonzalez-Vizcarra Victor , Ly-Carmenatti Julio
Published: February 2025

The objective was to evaluate four inclusion levels of corn stover (CS): T15, T30, T45 and T60 %, on ruminal fermentation, digestibility (D) and methane production in sheep. A 4 x 4 latin square experimental design was used, with four wethers with ruminal and duodenal cannula, and four periods of 14 days. Feed was offered at 2.2 % of live weight, in two portions day-1. Total concentration of VFA were similar (P>0.05) in T15, T30 and T45, but higher (P<0.01) in T15 (103.7) than in T60 (67.6 mmol L-1). VFA molar proportions were similar (P>0.05) between treatments, with a mean of 66.4, 20.9 and 12.8 % for acetate, propionate and butyrate, respectively. DMD was higher (P<0.01) in T15 (75.3 %) than in others (67.2 %), but OMD differed only between T15 and T60: 61.9 % vs 47.5 %. CPD averaged 62.0 %. NDFD was higher (P<0.01) in T15 (55.0 %) than in others (37.5 %). Estimated methane production did not differ (P>0.05) between treatments, with a mean of 0.61 mol mol-1 of fermented glucose equivalent, but if expressed in mol kg-1 of fermented OM, there were differences (P<0.01) only between T15 and T60:1.30 vs 1.65. Mayor differences were between T15 and T60: it is possible to include until 45 % CS without affecting efficiency and without increasing methane production.
ESTRUCTURA DE RODALES DE Pinus hartwegii AFECTADOS POR INCENDIOS UTILIZANDO PARÃMETROS DE VECINDAD EN LA SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL, MÃ‰XICO
Authors: Avila Flores Diana Yemilet , Gonzalez-Tagle Marco A. , Jimenez-Perez Javier , Aguirre-Calderon Oscar A. , Treviño-Garza Eduardo J. , Vargas-Larreta Benedicto
Published: February 2025

The objective of this research was to characterize the pattern of spatial structure of a Pinus hartwegii forest in the Sierra Madre Oriental, affected by a fire in 1998. Sampling was stratified by fire severity. Three fire severity classes were defined based on the degree of crown consumption (low, medium and high). Three sample plots of 40m x 40m were established for each severity. The variables obtained for all trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm in each plot were: DBH to 1.30 m (cm), height (m), spatial location by recording the azimuth (°) and distance (m) from center of the plot to each tree. To describe the stand structure three groups of indices were employed: “contagion” and “distances” (Wi and Di), “dominance” (Ui), and “size differentiation” (TDi and THi) for DBH and height respectively. An analysis of variance was performed to detect differences between dasometrics parameters by fire severity. Statistical analysis shows significant differences (p>0.001) in the parameters such as basal area, diameter, and height, along the low, medium, and high fire severities. The characterization of the Pinus hartwegii spatial structure suggests that, with increasing degree of fire severity, the stands showed an increase on the aggregation index, however, the dimensional differentiation and dominance indices decreases as the fire severity increases.
ADICIÓN DE DOS COMPLEJOS ENZIMÁTICOS A RACIONES CON HARINA DE SOYA (Glycine max L.) CON DIFERENTE SOLUBILIDAD DE PROTEÍNA Y RESPUESTA PRODUCTIVA EN POLLOS DE ENGORDE
Authors: Ojeda Alvaro J. , Nuñez Marco T. , Araque Humberto , Rossini Mario B. , Machado Isamery M. , De Basilio Vasco A.
Published: February 2025

To evaluate the effect of two exogenous enzymatic complex (EEC) in diets with soybean meal with different protein solubility on the performance of broilers, 990 Cobb chickens from 8 to 42 days were assigned in a completely randomly design with factorial arrangement 3x2, to diets with soybean meal with 73, 80 and 86% of KOH solubility, and the on top addition (Soy73E, Soy80E and Soy86E) or not (Soy73, Soy80 and Soy86) of a proteolytic (Allzyme VegPro®) and fibrolytic (Allzyme SSF®) EEC. The EEC did not affect (P>0.05) live weight variation (58.9 ± 1.2 g/anim/d), feed conversion (1.95 ± 0.04), viscosity (1.35 ± 0.07 cps) neither intestinal pH (6.5 ± 0.1), increasing the intake on Soy 86 in 3.5 and 2.8% for finishing and total cycle. EEC increased the crypts depth (P=0.052) on 7.1%, and intestinal lesions were lower on Soy73. The EEC addition increased the feed intake when soybean meal had the lower thermal processing, and increased the crypts depth in intestinal villi, without variations in live weight, feed conversion, pH neither intestinal viscosity. 
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ANTINUTRITIONAL FACTORS OF LITTLE-KNOWN SPECIES OF VIGNA
Authors: Kalidass Chinnamadasamy , Mohan Veerabahu Ramasamy
Published: February 2025

The seeds of Vigna trilobata, V. radiata var. sublobata, V. umbellata, V. unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, V. aconitifolia, V. vexillata and V. bourneae were collected from different geographical regions in Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. They were analyzed for their proximate and mineral composition, vitamins (niacin and ascorbic acids), fatty acid profiles, amino acid profiles of total seed proteins, in vitro protein digestibility (IVPD) and certain antinutritional factors. The crude protein ranged from 18.24 to 26.12%, crude lipid 3.18 to 6.48%, total dietary fibre 3.42 to 7.48%, ash 3.10 to 4.12% and carbohydrates 59.44 to 72.06%. Energy values of the seeds were 1584.87 – 1644.34 kJ100g-1DM, which were comparable to those of other legumes. The fatty acid profiles of all the species of Vigna revealed that the seed lipids contained higher concentrations of palmitic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. The essential amino acid profiles of total seed proteins compared favourably with FAO/WHO (1991) requirements, except that there were deficiencies of sulphur containing amino acids in all the species of Vigna. The IVPD of the different Vigna species ranged from 70.38 to 79.12%. Antinutritional substances like total free phenolics, tannins, L-DOPA (3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine), phytic acid, hydrogen cynide, trypsin inhibitor activity, oligosaccharides and phytohaemagglutinating activity were also investigated. The antinutritional factors that were detected were thought to have little nutritional significance if the beans are properly processed.
NUTRITIONAL BLOCKS EMPLOYED AS SUPPLEMENT FOR SHEEP IN DRY TROPICAL HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL MEXICO
Authors: Vazquez-Mendoza Paulina , Castelan-Ortega Octavio A. , Estrada-Flores Julieta G. , Garcia Martinez Anastacio , Aviles-Nova Francisca
Published: February 2025

The objective of the present study was to assess the productive performance of both confined and grazing sheep, supplemented with nutritional blocks (NB). Two experiments were carried out. Experiment 1 was carried out with confined sheep while. Experiment 2 was carried out with sheep grazing continuously on native grassland. For both experiments 1 and 2, fifteen sheep F1 (Dorper x Pelibuey) were used with an initial average body weight of 17 Â± 3 and 26 Â± 3 kg, respectively. Treatments in experiment 1 were: T1= basal diet + NB1 with L. leucocephala; T2= basal diet + NB2 with wheat bran; and T3= Basal diet (control). Treatments in experiment 2 were T1= grazing +NB1 (containing L. leucocephala); T2= grazing + NB2 (containing wheat bran) and T3= grazing (control). Response variables in both experiments were: average daily gain (ADG), nutritional block intake (NBI), basal diet intake (BDI), total intake (TI), dry matter apparent digestibility of the nutritional block (ADDMNB), dry matter apparent digestibility of the basal diet (ADDMBD). In both experiments results were analyzed using a completely randomized design. In experiment 1, significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in ADG, T1 and T2 showed the highest daily weight gains with 92 and 102 g day-1 respectively. T3 showed the lowest daily weight gains with 64 g day-1. Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed for NBI, showing that NB1 had higher intake (135 g animal-1 day-1) than NB2. In experiment 2, T1 showed high NBI (133 g day-1), T2 showed high ADG (68 g day-1) and NB2 had higher ADDMNB (832 g kg-1 DM) than NB1. It was concluded that supplementing with nutritional blocks in both confinement and grazing sheep improved their productive performance. The highest productive response was observed when grazing sheep were supplementing with NB2.
20 Years of the Faculty of Global Studies in the 270-year History of Moscow University
Authors: Ильин И.В.
Published: February 2025

The article is devoted to the history of the formation and development of the Faculty of Global Processes of Moscow State University, one of the youngest faculties of Moscow University, the twentieth anniversary of which falls on the year of the 270th anniversary of the first university in Russia. The stages of the formation of the faculty are highlighted, its main achievements and role in the development of science, education, scientific and diplomatic activities of Moscow University are noted. The key areas of development of the faculty and events dedicated to the anniversary of Moscow University are noted.
Department of Management Theory and Technology: Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the Faculty of Global Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Authors: Гвозданный В.А. , Агафонова Н.В. , Молчанова Н.П. , Юдина Т.Н.
Published: February 2025

The Department of Management Theory and Technology has been recreated and is successfully functioning at the Faculty of Global Processes, solving current problems of modernization of higher professional education set by the Rector of Moscow State University, Academician V.A. Sadovnichy and the dean of the faculty, Professor I.V. Ilyin. The staff of the department carries out the functions of educational, educational-methodological, scientific-research, educational and social work in accordance with the Charter of Moscow State University and the regulations and documents in force at the university. The teaching staff of the department is actively working on updating and updating the working curricula and work programs of disciplines in the areas of training in bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and is training postgraduate students. Priority attention is paid to scientific activities on the issues of global economics and management, research on the processes of regionalization and digitalization of the global economic space. International cooperation with the People’s Republic of China is developing.
Department of Eastern Political Science in the University System of Education and Science
Authors: Абылгазиев И.И. , Кулешова Н.С.
Published: February 2025

The article is devoted to the study of the development of the Department of Political Science of the East, the analysis of its scientific, pedagogical and research activities. The efforts of the department staff since its establishment were aimed at the development and implementation of high-quality new curricula, programs, lecture courses, textbooks and teaching aids so that students could get an adequate idea of ​​the real processes in the socio-economic and political development of the countries of Asia and Africa. Global upheavals of the late 20th century, the process of formation of the young Russian state and its role in the international arena, the problems of reforming higher education and, in parallel with this, the establishment of political science – all this was reflected in numerous discussions of that period, then duly developed in theoretical and applied research by employees and graduate students of the department.
UNESCO Chair for the Study of Global Issues – a Unique Department of the Faculty of Global Processes MSU Named After M. V. Lomonosov
Authors: Саямов Ю.Н.
Published: February 2025

The head of the UNESCO Chair at the Faculty of Global Processes of the Moscow State University tells about the formation and development of the Chair, its uniqueness, various aspects of its activities, existing achievements and plans for the future.
The Role of Brand Awareness in Mediating the Effect of Social Media Campaign on Purchase Intention
Authors: Hasan Tity Alayda , Haji Sulfi Abdul , Mohungo Yolanda
Published: February 2025

This study aims to analyze the role of Brand Awareness in mediating the effect of Social Media Campaigns on Purchase Intention for Warner Bros. movie marketing in Indonesia. Specifically, this research examines the intention to purchase movie tickets from Warner Bros. as a production house. This research was conducted through quantitative approach with a total of 110 respondents who have certain criteria, namely aged 17 to 50 years, social media users (Instagram, X, Tiktok, and Facebook), and have watched movies produced by Warner Bros. The data was processed using the Structural Equation Modelling with the Smart Partial Least Square statistical program. The results of this study prove that: Social Media Campaign has a significant effect on Purchase Intention; Social Media Campaign has a significant effect on Brand Awareness; Brand Awareness has a significant effect on Purchase Intention; and Brand Awareness mediates the effect of Social Media Campaign on Purchase Intention.
La excesiva carga procesal y acumulación de procesos judiciales en el proceso civil peruano
Authors: Fuentes Uribe Raúl André
Published: February 2025

En el artículo científico desarrollado, se advirtió sobre de la excesiva carga procesal y acumulación de procesos judiciales en el proceso civil peruano, que, en consecuencia, perjudica a los justiciables que desean acceder a un sistema judicial que cumpla con todas las garantías dispuestas por la ley, por esta razón, se propone una reforma legislativa que obligue a las partes el uso de algunas de las formas especiales de conclusión del proceso regulados en el Código Procesal Civil, como la conciliación, la transacción judicial, entre otras. En este contexto, el objetivo general fue demostrar la excesiva carga procesal y acumulación de procesos judiciales en el proceso civil peruano, y como hipótesis principal se propuso una reforma legislativa que obliga a las partes el uso de las formas especiales de conclusión del proceso regulados en el Código Procesal Civil. En conclusión, la investigación tuvo un diseño no experimental y como técnica se ha utilizado la entrevista a jueces especializados en materia civil y como instrumento de recolección de datos fue el cuestionario a dichos jueces.
Resolution of Breach of Contract Disputes in Car Sale Agreements by PT. Deltamas
Authors: Ignatius Manurung Sergyo Evgard , Esther July , Sidauruk Jinner
Published: February 2025

Transportation plays a crucial role in modern society, especially in developing countries like Indonesia, where both private and public transport systems are integral to daily life. Public transportation offers an affordable solution for individuals without private vehicles; however, it is often limited by schedule and route constraints, leading many to rely on private cars. This research aims to investigate the legal framework governing car sales agreements and the resolution of breaches of contract (wanprestasi) in Indonesia. Using a case research of PT Deltamas, the research explores the application of key laws, including the Indonesian Civil Code and the Consumer Protection Act, as well as dispute resolution mechanisms such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. The findings highlight the necessity of clear contract terms to minimize disputes and enhance legal certainty in business transactions. This research provides valuable insights for businesses and consumers in navigating car sales agreements and resolving legal conflicts efficiently.
Freedom's Journal
Authors: Bacon Jacqueline
Published: February 2025

On March 16, 1827,Freedom's Journal, the first African-American newspaper, began publication in New York. Freedom's Journal was a forum edited and controlled by African Americans in which they could articulate their concerns. National in scope and distributed in several countries, the paper connected African Americans beyond the boundaries of city or region and engaged international issues from their perspective. It ceased publication after only two years, but shaped the activism of both African-American and white leaders for generations to come. A comprehensive examination of this groundbreaking periodical, Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper is a much-needed contribution to the literature. Despite its significance, it has not been investigated comprehensively. This study examines all aspects of the publication as well as extracts historical information from the content.
Gays and Grays
Authors: Godfrey Donal
Published: February 2025

Gays and Grays tells the story of a unique Catholic parish. Most Holy Redeemer Parish in San Francisco is in the center of the world's first gay neighborhood, The Castro. This parish was the center of the hostility to the arriving gay population in the 1970s; but paradoxically was itself transformed into a welcoming parish. The old time parishioners, 'the gray,' bonded with the new comers, 'the gay, ' particularly in a joint compassionate response to the crisis of AIDS. A charismatic pastor, FR Tony McGuire also played a key role in the transformation of this interesting parish. Most Holy Redeemer was changed from a dying parish to a vital place where gay and straight people together created something new. Father Donal Godfrey shows how this parish became prophetic and compassionate, through conflict and compromise at times; despite opposition from many sources, including the institutionalized homophobia of the church and society. Rather than becoming embittered, the parish opened up to be a place of healing and indeed sanctuary for many. This book tells this fascinating story and why it is significant beyond the scope of San Francisco. Most Holy Redeemer is a place which has remained within the institution while at the same time challenging it with grace and humor. This accessible and moving book is appropriate for all levels of students of congregational studies, Sociology of Religion, Gay or Queer Studies and Religion courses.
Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq
Authors: Sjoberg Laura
Published: February 2025

Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq offers a feminist critique and reconstruction of just war theory. It points out gender biases in the just war tradition and suggests alternative jus ad bellum and jus in bello standards that emphasize women, political marginality, and empathy. Laura Sjoberg applies this feminist just war theory to analyze the wars in Iraq since the end of the Cold War—the First Gulf War, the war of sanctions, and the Second Gulf War. By examining international political discourse from and about Iraq, it shows where war generally and just war specifically are gendered. Through the stories of key just war characters like Jessica Lynch, this book reveals where women are omitted and subordinated in global politics. Sjoberg suggests that dialogue and empathy replace righteousness in just war thinking for the good of human safety everywhere and concludes with alternative visions of Gulf War policies, inspired by feminist just war theory.
Islam in China
Authors: Israeli Raphael
Published: February 2025

Are they really Muslims?' Islam in China reveals the struggle for identity of the small yet vital Muslim community of China, a little studied minority on the fringes of the Islamic world now thrust into the spotlight by the opening of China to the world and the rise of independent Muslim republics on China's western borders. Both timely and important, the multifaceted essays-_ collection of over twenty years of Raphael Israeli's scholarship on Chinese Muslims_offer detailed insight into the relationship between China's non-Muslim majority and an increasingly self-confident guest culture. The work uncovers a history of uneasy ethnic, philosophical, and ideological coexistence, the gradual sinification of the Chinese Muslim creed, and the increasing accommodation of Islam by a modern, westernizing China. In addition, it highlights a religious group riddled with sectarianism; factional rifts that reveal the doctrinal, social, and political diversity at the core of Chinese Islam.
The Politics of Judgment
Authors: Ferguson Kennan
Published: February 2025

This innovative and theoretically sophisticated book investigates how aesthetic judgment forms the groundwork for understanding political identities. It posits aesthetics as central to conceptions of politics that are based on how people understand the relationship between themselves and larger communities. Ferguson focuses not only on how different theoretical conceptions of political judgment relate to one another, but also on their historical development and potential meaning for contemporary scholarship across the humanities and social sciences. Drawing on recent contributions to philosophy, economics, cultural studies, feminism, psychology, and anthropology, The Politics of Judgment demonstrates how modern political identities depend upon and are formed by aesthetic judgment. Political theorists, social scientists, philosophers and cultural critics will find this book especially useful, though general readers will also be attracted by the author's keen insight into contemporary political questions.
Reading Dante
Authors: Hede Jesper
Published: February 2025

Reading Dante: The Pursuit of Meaning examines the problem of determining the thematic unity of Dante's Divina Commedia in the history of Dante studies. The question of unity has puzzled Dante readers for centuries, due to an apparent discrepancy between Dante's construction of the afterworld and medieval Christian teachings on the conditions of the afterlife. If all sins condemned in Hell can be forgiven, we would expect to see them purged in Purgatory and their virtuous opposite celebrated in Paradise. In Dante's account, however, the three realms of the afterlife appear as self-contained entities with only partially related structures that undermine the establishment of thematic correspondences and the determination of the poem's thematic unity. Was Dante inconsistent in his exposition of the divine order, or have Dante scholars been inconsistent in their treatment of the poem's thematic content? Jesper Hede examines the prevalent strategies of reading applied by Dante scholars in their attempt to solve the problem of unity. Detailing the major contributions to the resolution of the problem and focusing on medieval philosophy and modern hermeneutics, Hede argues that a systematic parallel reading of the poem's three parts reveals that it is the vision of divine order that gives the poem its thematic unity.
Woodrow Wilson
Authors: Pestritto Ronald J.
Published: February 2025

Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States.
The Ruling Ideas
Authors: Wendling Amy E.
Published: February 2025

The concepts that organize our thinking wield, by virtue of this fact, a great deal of political power. This book looks at five concepts whose dominion has increased, steadily, during the bourgeois period of modernity: Labor, Time, Property, Value, and Crisis. These ruling ideas are central not only to many academic disciplines— from philosophy and law to the political, social, and economic sciences— but also to everyday life.

These ruling ideas explain the cultural attitudes of boredom and multitasking, revealing the inescapable internalized consciousness of time that has become a mode of political domination. They also explain the terrifying environmental problem of privatized property in water and the terrifying humanitarian problem of privatized property in human bodies and body parts. Finally, they explain the affective dimensions of the housing crisis, and especially why capitalism cultivates the desire to own a home that is beyond one’s means.
Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West
Authors: Moncrief Gary F.
Published: February 2025

In Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, Gary F. Moncrief brings together some of the best-known scholars in American state and electoral politics to explore the unique processes and problems of redistricting in the western United States. These political scientists examine the specific challenges facing western states in ensuring fair and balanced political representation. Western states tend to be geographically large and experiencing rapid population growth and the chapters in this enlightening volume discuss the changing demographics in western states, paying special attention to the rise in the Latino population and the effect this has had on reapportionment and redistricting. They describe the ways in which some of these states achieve redistricting through independent redistricting commissions—a process rarely found in other regions—and they provide policy prescriptions for the future.
Dario Fo
Authors: Scuderi Antonio
Published: February 2025

As a playwright and a performer, Dario Fo (1926-) is one of the most important figures in world theatre. By the 1980s some were proclaiming him the most widely performed living playwright. In 1997 his achievements were acknowledged with the Nobel Prize for literature. Based on his interpretations of the Marxist social writer Antonio Gramsci, Fo's politically motivated theatre strives to restore dignity to the popular culture of the masses. As part of this process, his theatre is structured on popular forms that challenge the preeminence of an authoritative text. In order to create a thematic frame, akin to certain oral traditions, Fo repeats themes and motifs that run throughout his theatre. Utilizing the mechanisms found in various oral traditions, Fo reaches beyond the confines of a given performance, by referring to the greater thematic frame. Dario Fo: Framing, Festival, and the Folkloric Imagination is a close, interdisciplinary study of his thematic frame and the techniques that allow him to refer to it throughout a performance. Using the tools of folklore performance studies and anthropology-including the works of some of the scholars that influenced Fo-this book explores his use of history and aspects of European culture that hark back to the carnival as a primordial fertility rite.
The Demoralization of Teachers
Authors: Wang Dan
Published: February 2025

The educational system in China is marked by its dramatic inequality between rural and urban schools. The challenges facing rural schools are usually understood as disadvantages in funding, facilities, and staffing, which consequently result in undesirable student performance in general. This book, however, penetrates these phenomena on the surface and brings forth a much deeper moral crisis in rural education, a crisis that is entrenched in the complicated interlocking of formal and informal institutions within and beyond the school.

The Demoralization of Teachers describes the work and workplace in a rural school from the perspective of teachers who were working there. It faithfully depicts the lamentable state of teachers’ work morale in the school and, little by little as if a detective story, reveals the reasons for the teachers’ demoralization by vivid narratives. The book demonstrates the profound impact on the meanings of teaching exerted by the state curriculum reform, the formal and informal norms and regulations in the school, and the erosion of moral integrity in the state bureaucracy and the society at large. The crisis in the rural school stops to be a “rural” or educational problem in nature, but mirrors the societal-wide transformation in political economy as well as in ideology in the current reform China.

The sheer complexity of the moral crisis in this ethnography calls for renewed efforts to identify and investigate the educational problems in rural China from fresh theoretical perspectives that situate rural education in broader historical and social contexts and processes.