bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Teaching Revolution
Authors: Hudson Renee
Published: January 2025

In Chapter 3, Hudson turns to a discussion of revolutionary pedagogy in the Dominican Republic. “Teaching Revolution” looks toward the larger pedagogical project of the conversion of the reader to political consciousness. To do so, Hudson investigates how Julia Alvarez’s In the Name of Salomé (2001) and Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007) contend with the history of revolution and dictatorships in Latin America by reading these texts alongside the poetry of the Dominican nineteenth-century poet Salomé Ureña. By resisting the totalizing narrative of the Latin American dictator novel, Alvarez and Díaz write against the legacy of the dictatorships in the Caribbean by theorizing the Latinx bildungsroman. Because both texts address themselves to U.S. readers, Hudson suggests that the novels align them with a Dominican perspective, thus exposing and seaming up the hemispheric divide to illuminate the entangled political and personal histories between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. In so doing, both authors suggest that contemporary literature must revise national history and aesthetic form to open the way for more liberatory, literary futures.
Mirroring the War In-Between
Authors: Kozol Wendy
Published: January 2025

This chapter analyzes portraiture created during the War on Terror that turned to individual faces in search of insights about the war’s impacts on soldiers. This enticement to gaze is predicated on the indexical promise that the face will reveal something of the interior self. Challenging popular assumptions that the portrait can capture and display a visual biography, this chapter argues that the face as an indexical referent is as complicated, partial, and contingent as any other form of indexicality. Instead of transparency, these portraits register a mirrored indexicality of cultural expectations that reveals more about the popular narratives about soldiering than about an interior subjectivity. If portraiture cannot succeed comprehensively, it nonetheless asymptotically guides viewers toward a reckoning with the war in-between that soldiers carry with them long after they leave the battlefield.
Ornamenting the Unthinkable: Visualizing Survival Under Occupation
Authors: Kozol Wendy
Published: January 2025

This is the first of two chapters to analyze “making” as a strategy of survival for non-combatant makers as much as to tell stories or send messages to their audiences. Chapter 4 explores the interweaving of survival, catastrophe, and ordinariness in the fabric art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, who lived through the Nazis’ genocidal occupation of Poland. Her needlework is arresting both for its virtuosic level of detail and frank rendition of the occupation and attendant traumas. This forces an asymptotic confrontation between traumatic memories and the haptic (or tactile) richness and sensory elegance of her craft that pulls viewers toward spectatorial pleasures. The haptic indexicality of this fabric art, I argue, visualizes survival as a process of rescuing beauty from an imperiled world, one that endures long after the genocidal acts the narrative portrays.
The Role of Neural Network Analysis in Identifying Predictors of Gastric Cancer
Authors: Siyam Ali
Published: January 2025

Background: Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers. We can use AI for predictive models and help us in early detection and diagnosis. Objective: This study examines the use of a neural network model to classify gastric cancer based on clinical, demographic and genetic data. Methods: The data from the participants were divided into two subsets. 70% training data and 30% testing data. The neural network model has 12 input variables. Factors influencing a disease can be age, sex, family history, smoking, alcohol, Helicobacter pylori infection, food habits, diseases, endoscopic images, biopsy, CT scan, gene variants (TP53, KRAS, CDH1). The hyperbolic tangent activation function has four units in the hidden layer of a model. The output layer used a Softmax activation function and cross-entropy error function which predicted the presence of gastric cancer. The assessment was done on the predictors: Results: The training and testing datasets showed 100% accuracy predicting gastric cancer in the model outputs. Age, gender, family history, infection with Helicobacter pylori, smoking, and drinking alcohol are the biggest predictors. Information from clinical diagnosis like endoscopic images, biopsy and CT scans helped the predictive model. Conclusion: The neural network was able to perform well for gastric cancer predictions using multiple clinical and demographic factors, showing great utility. The outcomes for AI-based diagnostic tools look promising in cancer, however generalization needs to be confirmed using external datasets. The study shows how artificial intelligence can better precision medicine and cancer diagnosis.
Treating Angle’s Class III with anterior cross bite with Jaw Functional Orthopedics. Clinics and Laboratory appliance construction protocols.
Authors: Jr Orlando
Published: January 2025

Jaw Functional Orthopedics (JFO) is a branch of dentofacial orthopedics and, in Brazil a specialty. It works with the triad stimulus - central nervous system (CNS) integration – response. These stimuli are generated in the stomatognathic system (SS) by removable appliances that change the mandibular posture in a protocol which varies with the type of malocclusion and the facial characteristics of the individual, among other factors as pain, for instance.
Angle’s Class III malocclusion is one of the most challenging to treat with any malocclusion treatment protocol (Jaw Functional Orthopedics, Orthodontics, orthognathic surgery among others). The clinical diagnosis if it is a false or a true Class III is fundamental for treatment planning. The aim of this manuscript is show in which cases Jaw Functional Orthopedics is indicated and how functional orthopedic appliance construction and clinical managements must be done to achieve good results through a class III treatment case report.
The Attitudes of Breastfeeding Mothers and Healthcare Professionals About Breastfeeding
Authors: Zvigac Tomica , Fures Rajko , Hrgovic Zlatko , Rosic Damir , Radic Lucije , Despot Albert , Zivkovic Kresimir , Pekez Suzana
Published: January 2025

Background: The attitudes of breastfeeding mothers and healthcare professionals greatly influence decisions about initiation of breastfeeding, duration of breastfeeding, and repeated breastfeeding in multiparous women. Objective and Methods: This research aimed to examine, through a questionnaire, the attitudes of breastfeeding mothers and healthcare professionals about breastfeeding in the area covered by the district nurses of the Zagreb-West Health Center. 76 mothers and 74 healthcare professionals participated in the study, which was conducted during 2021. Results: All healthcare professionals (100%) believe that breastfeeding in the first 6 months is important, and 97% of them believe that they are adequately educated about proper breastfeeding techniques. Furthermore, 98% of them believe that they provide mothers with all the necessary help and support regarding breastfeeding. 93% of healthcare professionals support breastfeeding in public. Most breastfeeding mothers were over 30 years old and had a higher level of education. Only 47% of women in the maternity unit had skin-to-skin contact, while 73% stayed in the room with their baby. In 89% of women, the first breastfeeding occurred within the first hour after birth. The greatest assistance during breastfeeding was provided to mothers by healthcare personnel (94%). Conclusion: Continuous education of healthcare professionals and raising public awareness about the importance of breastfeeding must be a priority for every society.
Guerra, rivolta, rinuncia: sull’Antigone di Walter Hasenclever
Authors: Miglino Gianluca
Published: January 2025

Written between 1916 and 1917, between the battlefields of the First World War and the admission to a war psychiatric hospital, Walter Hasenclever’s Antigone provides an ideal ground – even if extremely problematic – to problematize the impact of the figure at the center of Sophocles’ tragedy on modern German culture and literature. Placed at an almost symmetrical distance between Hölderlin’s famous translation/rewriting and the Brechtian reworking of the years after the Second World War, Hasenclever’s drama hints at new potential meanings and transformations of the Sophocles myth, without succeeding in carrying out its potentialities. Beyond the historicalliterary categories, the aporias of this rewriting of Sophocles tragedy can constitute, today, the main reason for a re-reading of this drama.
Mourir comme un chien
Authors: Brossat Alain
Published: January 2025

This article deals with guilt and shame as the unifying threads of Kafka's novel The Trial. What is the object or the ground of guilt - what makes it arise? Or it is maybe rather some sort of a mood, an inclination - unrelated to any distinct object? How does shame as a "pure affect" appear as the Doppelgänger of guilt and projects it into the ontological dimension? Shame is a breach that opens up in the fortress of the human subject and this is why guilt appears to be, at the end, unescapable.
Il cane in Kafka, tra addomesticamento e diserzione
Authors: Corace Eleonora
Published: January 2025

This article, starting from Konrad Lorenz’s thesis that links human being and dog inside the common destiny of domestication, dwells on the figure of the dog in Kafka. The dog appears to be an ambiguous figure, on the border between animal and humanity, characterized by shame, dependence and submission, but, in its silence and in its strength of instincts, it is also able to practice desertion from and resistance towards human domestication.
Tre volte Marilyn: grazia e destino di una diva “moderna”
Authors: Cervini Alessia
Published: January 2025

The Misfits (Huston, 1961) is the last film interpreted by Marilyn Monroe. The film is a precious observation point to analyze the triple figure of Marilyn Monroe: the character, the actress, the woman. The Misfits is the clear attempt to deconstruct the image of a diva, through the crisis of her own character. This is the condensed artistic and creative parable of Marilyn Monroe and, simultaneously, the most obvious sign of the end of the great Hollywood film industry.
Spartacus vs McCarthyism
Authors: Bruno Marcello Walter
Published: January 2025

If historical films are “thought experiments” involving producers and viewers, what are the claims of a movie like Spartacus which was developed and produced during the Cold War America and the resulting Inquisition in Hollywood? Dalton Trumbo as a young director employed after the dismissal of Anthony Mann, Stanley Kubrick matches the rebel slave to the filmmaker who tries to win against the studio and the star systems. When the USA looks like the Roman Empire and Hollywood a school of gladiators, the name of Spartacus can still resonate like a battle cry.
Violence de la loi et exigence du droit dans l’Antigone de Sophocle
Authors: Ciaramelli Fabio
Published: January 2025

Antigone’s reading is filled with philosophical and juridical implications. Sofocle’s work is the pretext for a reflection about the lack of mediation between the law in general and the peculiarity of the actual instances in the context of the classical Hellenism. Antigone stages the battle between the nomos and the daily life, unveiling the lack of the ancient Greek poleis’ “social thought”. The chance for a mediation between universal and particular differentiates the “hard” approach of the law and the “sweet” approach of the ius.
Da Pinocchio a Westworld. Epopea e fallimento del ricominciamento
Authors: Coviello Massimiliano
Published: January 2025

According to Emilio Garroni, Pinocchio is a character able to reproduce and multiply starting from an underlying contradiction, that is his "race towards death". Starting from this structural matrix, the essay will analyze the figure of the cyborg in the TV show Westworld (2016-) as a translation of Collodi's character. The analysis will focus on the becoming of the character and particularly on the transformative possibilities of inorganic matter into a subject capable of experiencing the world and organizing their own memories.
A hospital's wake-up call: Improving sleep in hospitalized patients
Authors:   , van den Ende Eva Sabine
Published: January 2025

Technology is advancing rapidly, yet both individuals and systems at times appear static. We tend to adhere to established routines, and it's challenging not to become oblivious to the demands of everyday operations. Patients grappling with sleep onset difficulties, anxieties about the future, nighttime pain, early-morning awakenings for blood pressure checks - all these are intrinsic to the routine of hospital life.

This dissertation highlights the gravity of sleep problems experienced by hospitalized patients. We have identified key factors that are potentially modifiable and contribute to poor sleep. Furthermore, we have demonstrated how addressing these specific factors can lead to improvements in sleep. We have also provided an overview of all the sleep-enhancing interventions studied to date. This overview enables healthcare providers to select the most suitable approach for their specific context. Sufficient sleep is essential for both physical and emotional well-being. Let this dissertation serve as a wake-up call, inspiring efforts to transform the hospital into a more sleep-friendly place.
Analisis tingkat kepuasan pasien BPJS terhadap kualitas pelayanan di Apotik Kimia Farma Kemanggisan Jakarta BaratJAKARTA BARAT
Authors: Marwan Ujang Sofyudin , Hidayat Febri , Latief Mutawalli Sjahid
Published: January 2025

Tujuan utama semua sistem layanan kesehatan di seluruh dunia adalah memberikan tingkat pelayanan medis yang berkualitas tinggi bagi pasien, kepuasan pelanggan merupakan hasil evaluasi pengalaman pelanggan setelah membeli, mengonsumsi, dan menggunakan suatu layanan atau produk yang dibandingkan dengan ekspektasi sebelum mereka membeli dan mengonsumsinya, Setiap pelanggan memiliki tingkat kepuasan yang berbeda karena setiap pelanggan memiliki sikap dan penilaian yang berbeda saat mengevaluasi suatu produk atau layanan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat kepuasan pasien BPJS terhadap kualitas pelayanan di Apotek Kimia Farma Kemanggisan Raya Jakarta Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif deskriptif, kriteria inklusi dalam penelitian ini yaitu pasien BPJS berusia ≥17 tahun dan eksklusi yaitu pasien tunai/asuransi swasta. sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 pasien. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh hasil bahwa pasien sangat puas terhadap kualitas pelayanan pada dimensi Kehandalan dengan nilai 86%, Penampilan (86) dan Empati (87%) sedangkan pasien puas terhadap kualitas pelayanan pada dimensi Jaminan (87%) dan Ketanggapan (82), sehingga dapat disimpulkan secara keseluruhan seluruh pasien sangat puas terhadap pelayanan di Apotek Kimia Farma Kemanggisan Jakarta Barat.
AI and the Cognitive Sense of Self
Authors: Hutson James , Barnes Emily
Published: January 2025

This article explores the development of a cognitive sense of self within artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the transformative potential of self-awareness in enhancing AI functionalities for sophisticated interactions and autonomous decision-making. Rooted in interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate insights from cognitive science and practical AI applications, the study investigates the mechanisms through which AI can achieve self-recognition, reflection, and continuity of identity—key attributes analogous to human consciousness. This research is pivotal for fields such as healthcare and robotics, where AI systems benefit from personalized interactions and adaptive responses to complex environments. The concept of a self-aware AI involves the ability for systems to recognize themselves as distinct entities within their operational contexts, which could significantly enhance their functionality and decision-making capabilities. Further, the study delves into the ethical dimensions introduced by the advent of self-aware AI, exploring the profound questions concerning the rights of AI entities and the responsibilities of their creators. The development of self-aware AI raises critical issues about the treatment and status of AI systems, prompting the need for comprehensive ethical frameworks to guide their development. Such frameworks are essential for ensuring that the advancement of self-aware AI aligns with societal values and promotes the well-being of all stakeholders involved.
Assessing Drought Pattern Through Satellite Based Observation in the Koshi River Basin, Nepal
Authors: Sigdel Madan
Published: January 2025

Drought identification is crucial for different environmental and ecological considerations. This study observed the spatial and temporal variation of drought based on satellite-derived vegetation condition index (VCI) on different time scales i.e. Winter, Pre-monsoon, and Annual compared with remotely sensed Land Surface Temperature (LST) and precipitation. MODIS NDVI product, LST, and meteorological station data for rainfall were used. VCI was used to classify drought. The Pearson correlation between VCI with LST and precipitation was conducted. The results show that severe drought was detected in 2001 in winter and pre-monsoon season and also in 2006 during pre-monsoon season. No severe drought was detected on the annual time scale but normal droughts were found in several years. The VCI trends have increased at the rate of 1.29 yr-1, 1.52 yr-1 and 1.72 yr-1 for annual, winter, and pre-monsoon respectively. Conversely, the LST decreased at the rate of 0.007 yr-1, 0.044 yr-1 and 0.028 yr-1 during annual, winter, and pre-monsoon. These increased VCI and decreased LST indicates decreases in drought trends on a yearly scale. The positively increased Anomaly of VCI (AVCI) indicates a better vegetation growth under moist soil condition. The VCI was also linked with precipitation showing positive correlation on annual and pre-monsoon time scales but a negative correlation with the winter season. The correlation between LST and VCI was negative in all time scales and more significant during pre-monsoon and winter season. This study helps to understand vegetation-based drought and its relation with temperature and precipitation in the Koshi basin in Nepal.
A BETTER CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING – A NEUROMARKETING APPROACH
Authors:   Associate Professor Department Of Commerce Gargi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Khosla Manju
Published: January 2025

The consumer mind-set is complex and not easily interpreted by anyone, as it encompasses their thoughts,
statements, actions, and emotions. Therefore, marketers not only aim to identify and satisfy consumer needs but
also consider their feelings. The exploration of consumer emotions is termed neuromarketing, a concept
introduced by Dutch marketing professor Ale Smids at Harvard University in 1990. Neuromarketing is becoming
a strategic method that enables the mapping of consumer brain activities and offers insights into their sensory and
motor responses to various business marketing strategies. Techniques in neuromarketing aid in examining the
human brain to forecast decision-making through brainwave activities, with methodologies such as eye tracking
and skin response being scientifically analysed using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging). This
medical technology assesses brain function by observing changes linked to blood flow. Marketing experts utilize
fMRI technology to identify fluctuations in brain activity and seek to comprehend which areas of the brain are
activated when consumers make purchase decisions. On-going research aims to investigate, identify, and
elucidate how businesses can integrate neuromarketing as a tool for understanding consumer behaviour. This
research paper will be beneficial for marketers, academics, and organizations, as neuromarketing provides a fresh
perspective on marketing practices and consumer psychology.

Keywords - consumer, behaviour, sensorimotor, emotional, neuromarketing, marketing,
One Stop Focusing on Tourism
Authors:   Department of Computer Science  and Engineering  Presidency University  Bengaluru, India, Venkatacahalam Amirtha Preeya
Published: January 2025

This paper outlines a detailed full-stack web application that merges an ASP.NET backend with a JavaScript frontend to create a scalable and robust system. The application features essential functionalities like user authentication, booking management, and data visualization, ensuring it operates efficiently and securely. By utilizing ASP.NET Core for backend API creation and contemporary JavaScript frameworks for an engaging front end, the system delivers a smooth user experience. The experimental findings illustrate the system's capability to manage multiple user requests simultaneously with rapid response times, making it appropriate for real-world scenarios. This research provides important insights into full-stack development and offers best practices for creating dynamic web solutions.

Keywords - Full-stack development, ASP.NET Core, JavaScript frameworks, Booking management, Frontend design
HARVEST HUB
Authors:   Assistant Professor, ECE, IARE, Bhavani P. Ganga
Published: January 2025

–This project focuses about a Software Application that allows farmers to sell their agricultural products through a website or mobile application. This system typically includes features such as product catalogs, shopping carts, payment gateways, and order management. The main advantage of an online e-farming store is its ability to connect farmers directly with consumers. This allows farmers to sell their products at a fair price and consumers to purchase fresh, high-quality produce directly from the source. This can help to support local agriculture and promote sustainability. It can also include advanced functionality such as personalized recommendations and order tracking. Personalized recommendations can help customers discover new products that match their preferences. Order tracking can also provide customers with real-time updates on status orders.

Key Words: Sustainability, Urban Agriculture, Circular Economy, Regenerative Agriculture, Farm to table
Economic Coercion and Grey Zone Competition: Reassessing the China-Australia Case
Authors: McDonagh Naoise , Bachmann Sascha-Dominik Dov
Published: January 2025

Economic coercion is recognized as a major policy challenge for global leaders. The case of Beijing's use of economic coercion against Australia (2020–2024) in response to bilateral tensions holds important insights. Research shows that China's coercion efforts failed in two ways:
the total costs to Australia's economy were smaller than expected, and Canberra did not change pre-existing policies that triggered the coercion. Failure in this case is attributed to the ability of markets to adjust. Building on this research, we argue that while markets adapted relatively
well in the Australia-China case, coercion still produced significant and concentrated subnational costs that differentially impacted Australian state economies. This resulted in political pressure and destabilization effects on Australian federal politics, influencing the provision of concessions
favourable to Beijing during bilateral negotiations to restore trade relations. Informed by a novel geoeconomic and hybrid warfare framework, this article therefore offers new insights on the political effects of economic coercion in democracies. Our findings suggest that weaponization of
trade can serve as an effective geoeconomic strategy for grey zone/hybrid warfare.
Organization of the Defense of the Ezo Republic by French Oﬃcer Jules Brunet During the Boshin Civil War (1868–1869)
Authors: Naumov S. S.
Published: January 2025

During the Bakumatsu period (1853–1867), under pressure from Western countries, the Tokugawa shogunate was forced to end Japan’s policy of selfisolation and conclude unequal treaties with a number of Western powers. This caused deep discontent in the country, aﬀecting various segments of the population. In the context of the political crisis, the shogunate launched a series of reforms aimed at strengthening its power, including military power.

Great Britain secretly supported the opposition forces in the south of the country, and France made a bet on the shogunate, expressing its readiness to support its reforms. As a result, in January 1867, a French military mission consisting of 15 people arrived in the Japanese port of Yokohama, commanded by Captain Charles Chanoine, who had previously led French troops in China during the Second Opium War (1856–1860). The purpose of the mission was to modernize the obsolete military system of the Tokugawa shogunate.

However, the recommendations of the French military advisers were not fully realized, because, after the outbreak of the civil war in January 1868 and the defeat of the supporters of the shogun, Emperor Meiji ordered the mission to leave Japan in October. A number of members of the mission, who did not obey this order, led by Jules Brunet, along with supporters of the shogunate, took part in the creation of the Republic of Ezo (1868–1869) on the island of Hokkaido.
Study of Antibiotic Resistance in the Fish Gut and Antibacterial Potential of Lactic acid bacteria against the isolated Multiple Drug-resistant bacteria.
Authors: Ansuya Yadav , Patil Shweta Ashish , Vinaya M Jategaonkar
Published: January 2025

The One Health approach integrates human, animal, and environmental health to address emerging diseases. Antibiotic resistance spread among microorganisms has been a concern in all ecosystems including aquatic environments.  This resistance is spreading horizontally in ways that are both hidden and unfathomable. The search for alternatives is the most important need for combating the spread of antibiotic resistance. This work aims to study the spread of antibiotic resistance through horizontal transmission via plasmids and the ability of bacteria to form biofilms. In this study, a total of 31 isolates were obtained from different fishes. Cultural, microscopic, and biochemical tests were performed to identify them. The antibiotic sensitivity was performed using the disc diffusion method with Oxytetracycline, Linezolid, Vancomycin, Imipenem, Cefoxitin, Ampicillin, and Amoxicillin. Plasmid extraction and biofilm-producing capacity of the resistant isolates were studied.  67 % of isolates were found to be gram-negative and 23 %  gram-positive. Antibiotic resistance profiling showed a higher percentage of resistance in gram-negative organisms with maximum resistance to Oxytetracycline.  Plasmids were found in 43% of the gram-negative isolates and out of these 83% were able to form biofilms. To screen for alternatives to antibiotics, cell-free extracts of Lactic acid bacteria were tested by the agar diffusion method, and a zone of inhibition was noted.   This study highlights the challenging trend of antibiotic resistance spread in aquatic ecosystems and the need for antibiotic substitutes.
Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter melalui Peningkatan Logika, Etika, dan Estetika di MTs. Al-Ma’arif dan MA Al-Ma’arif, Dusun Cumpleng, Desa Brengkok, Kecamatan Brondong, Kabupaten Lamongan
Authors: Fahmi Arif , Sofiyah Kharisma , Rohman M. Fathor , Zaini Ahmad Afan , Muhyidin Muhyidin
Published: January 2025

The existence of institutions from time to time is increasingly eroded by waves of 'levelling' in the name of accreditation. As an effort to defend his vision against the eroding of civilization, the author took the initiative to hold character education seminars at the Al-Ma'arif Foundation, Dusun Cumpleng, Brengkok Village, Brondong District. The goal to be achieved is the formation of students who have intact and balanced character between mind and heart, are intelligent, have good ethics, are physically and spiritually intelligent, have skills and morals, as well as cognitive, affective and psychomotor. In this service prepare the process a character education process and management that reflects management steps, implementation strategies, educational and educational HR readiness, indicators of program success, comprehensive program design containing content and contextual analysis of the educational process, program evaluation and monitoring techniques and policy formulation. . This assistance uses the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method, which is a research methodology that invites individuals and communities to actively participate by following activities in the same construction or facility with the knowledge they have. In its implementation there are several stages, namely analyzing the problem, compiling program planning, program implementation and program evaluation. Character education can be done early on in any institution or foundation. Character education is carried out and applied to Senior High School and Junior High School Al-Ma'arif students in Cumpleng Hamlet, Brengkok Village, Brondong District.
The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employee Resistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Banking Sector
Authors: Smajlovic Lejla , Bandur Katerina Malic
Published: January 2025

Adequate management of organizational changes is a crucial determinant of business success for banks today. Transformational leadership aligns with the conditions of dynamic changes in banks by creating an appropriate business climate of trust, thus impacting the achievement of the organization’s goals and results. Today, banks strive to be leaders in change, continuously providing innovative business solutions, which require proper management. Given the strategic decisions of banks to pursue new ideas and new ways of conducting business, which alter culture, climate, and value systems, it is crucial to apply the appropriate leadership style to effectively achieve desired results and business objectives. The problem in achieving these tasks is the occurrence of employee resistance to change, hence the significant role of the leader as the bearer of change.

This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted in the banking sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, aimed at determining the impact of transformational leadership on employee resistance to change in banks. The research included 90 respondents from 15 banks (65% of the total number of banks). Each bank included 6 respondents, with managers as the first stratum and employees as the second stratum. The authors believe that the application of transformational leadership in the banking sector can lead to a reduction in resistance to change, as well as expand scientific knowledge in the field of leadership in banking and create concrete recommendations for bank managers to apply in practice to improve business operations.

Demonstrating transformational leadership as the dominant style of leading changes in the banking sector and determining its impact on employee resistance is the fundamental goal of this paper. It provides bank managers with valid information on the adequacy of applying appropriate leadership styles, thus offering a reliable basis for decision-making related to the process of implementing changes and ultimately achieving better business results.
comparative study of Ethics of Jainism and of Mahatma Gandhi with Special reference to Ahimsa and observance of Vows
Authors: Dutta Narayan Chandra
Published: January 2025

This paper examines the ethical frameworks of Jainism and Mahatma Gandhi with a special focus on Ahimsa (non-violence) and the observance of vows. Jainism, one of the oldest religions in the world, emphasizes strict adherence to Ahimsa and self-discipline through vows as core tenets of its ethical system. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, deeply influenced by Jain principles, elevated Ahimsa to a universal moral ideal, incorporating it into his social and political movements. The objective of this study is to explore the commonalities between these two ethical approaches, particularly regarding the principles of non-violence and vow observance. Using secondary data sourced from books, journals, and research articles, the study undertakes a comparative analysis to reveal the shared values and their relevance in modern contexts. The findings highlight the enduring significance of Ahimsa and disciplined living in promoting personal and societal harmony. This comparative exploration aims to contribute to the broader understanding of how ancient and modern ethical frameworks converge in their pursuit of peace and moral excellence.
Atividade microbiana de um solo cultivado com soja sob a aplicação de herbicidas pré-emergentes
Authors: Corrêa Natalia Buttini , Risse Nataniel Osmar , Barreiros Marco Antonio Bacellar , Albrecht Leandro Paiola , Albrecht Alfredo Junior Paiola , Grange Luciana
Published: January 2025

O método de controle de plantas daninhas mais utilizado é o químico que possui o solo como reservatório final, onde as bactérias cumprem o papel de degradação destas moléculas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de doses de herbicidas pré-emergentes na microbiota de um Latossolo Vermelho Eutroférrico típico aplicados após a semeadura da soja. O experimento foi conduzido em Palotina, Paraná, na safra 2019/20, em delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições e oito tratamentos de herbicida e uma testemunha sem aplicação. O comportamento da microbiota do solo foi avaliado mediante avaliação de parâmetros como determinações de UFC (unidade formadora de colônia), RBS (respiração basal do solo) e índice de diversidade de Shannon, avaliados antes da semeadura da soja e, posteriormente, nos estádios fenológicos V3 e R5 da cultura. Constatou-se que todos os tratamentos demonstraram aumento na UFC em V3, quando comparados com o valor da testemunha. Em R5, também para todos os tratamentos, houve uma redução significativa dos valores de UFC, mas com manutenção da taxa respiratória (RBS), o que revela o reestabelecimento metabólico do sistema. No entanto, o índice de diversidade da segunda coleta (R5) apontou que os herbicidas promoveram a seleção dos microrganismos resilientes enquanto na testemunha este valor dobrou. Os tratamentos s-metolachlor e diuron+sulfentrazone obtiveram o melhor reajuste metabólico dos valores de UFC, RBS e diversidade do solo.
A solidão da mulher que vive com HIV/AIDS
Authors: França Pamela de Oliveira , Muniz Marcela Pimenta Guimarães , Kaippert Gabriela Almeida , Muniz Amaralina Pimenta , Figueiredo Eluana Borges Leitão de , Paquiela Eliane Oliveira de Andrade
Published: January 2025

As mulheres que vivem com HIV/AIDS são excluídas socialmente, acarretando no sentimento de solidão. O objetivo foi pesquisar sobre a solidão experienciada no campo da subjetividade por mulheres que vivem com HIV/AIDS. A metodologia foi abordagem qualitativa, do tipo descritivo exploratório, com coleta de dados através da técnica tipo observação participante. A análise de dados foi feita por categorias temáticas, com elaboração de um roteiro para nortear a pesquisa. O cenário foi em um grupo online de saúde mental do tipo recovery e empowerment. As participantes foram seis mulheres que vivem com HIV e AIDS. O estudo possui número de parecer 4.292.759, expedido pelo Comitê de Ética do HESFA/UFRJ. As mulheres expressaram tristeza e solidão, com dificuldades relacionais entre seus familiares e conhecidos. Suas relações são prejudicadas devido ao estigma, que é o principal causador de isolamento social, assim como as violências de gênero, reduzindo a qualidade de vida.
Perfil clínico e epidemiológico de gestantes com síndromes hipertensivas específicas da gestação atendidas em um hospital público da Transamazônica
Authors: Ribeiro Cibelly Castro Alves , Giannini Giannluca , Diógenes Sarah Laíssa Silveira , Sampaio Giovanna Coelho , Meireles Tonete dos Santos , Wai Onésimo Aaka Wai , Albarado Kaio Vinícius Paiva , Martins Tayane Moura
Published: January 2025

As Síndrome Hipertensivas Específicas da Gestação (SHEG) são um conjunto de transtornos relacionados à hipertensão arterial durante a gravidez. No Brasil, são as principais causadoras de morte materna. Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar o perfil clínico e epidemiológico de mulheres com Síndromes Hipertensivas Específicas da Gestação (SHEG) atendidas em um hospital público do município de Altamira durante o período de 2022 e 2023. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, transversal, epidemiológico e documental com abordagem quantitativa, realizado no Hospital Geral de Altamira por meio da análise de prontuários de gestantes internadas com diagnóstico de SHEG. As informações coletadas foram tabuladas no software Microsoft Excel (2019) e as análises estatísticas foram conduzidas com a versão 5.3 do programa BioEstat. O perfil epidemiológico apresentado é majoritariamente de mulheres jovens, com predominância na faixa etária entre 25 e 30 anos (29,21%), autodeclaradas pardas (78,16%), com escolaridade máxima o ensino médio completo (36,84%), e em união estável (40,26%). Houve prevalência da Pré-eclâmpsia 58,42% e Hipertensão Gestacional 31,58%. Em relação às manifestações clínicas mais frequentes, destacaram-se a cefaleia (48,95%) e a dor pélvica (43,42%). Esses dados reforçam a importância da implementação de políticas públicas focadas na educação em saúde e no planejamento familiar, especialmente em locais com recursos escassos.
Tecnologias para o conforto térmico utilizando o gesso – uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Campos Pedro Eugênio Macêdo Maia , Lima Júnior Claudemiro de
Published: January 2025

A Chapada do Araripe, no semiárido nordestino, contém os depósitos relevantes de gipsita. Desde 1970, Petrolina-PE produz gesso acartonado utilizando a matéria prima desta região. Apesar de comprovada viabilidade econômica, de reduzir quantidade de resíduos e de acelerar a execução das construções, o consumo do gesso acartonado no Brasil, é menor do que em outras partes do mundo. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar as tecnologias que utilizam o gesso para a construção ou readequação de ambientes construídos, visando proporcionar um melhor conforto térmico no ambiente construído. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática de literatura e selecionados 21 artigos. Estes, foram subdivididos em quatro grupos. O primeiro grupo refere-se a tecnologias que tratam de Materiais de Mudança de Fase (PCM) como aditivos aplicados ao gesso. No segundo, foram agrupados os desenvolvimentos tecnológicos referentes a reaproveitamento de resíduos inorgânicos e/ou de fibras naturais para a criação de um novo gesso ecológico e/ou sustentável. No terceiro grupo, foram apresentados trabalhos que visam readequar e preservar construções históricas com aplicação do gesso. Por último, um grupo trata de comparações diversificadas que incluem o uso do gesso. Destaca-se, em todos os grupos, os interesses em melhorar o conforto térmico e o desempenho energético das edificações. A viabilidade na reutilização de resíduos de gesso e de outros materiais para produzir novas composições construtivas, mostra uma preocupação com a sustentabilidade. Os Materiais de Mudança de Fase (PCM) apontam como grande expectativa de aplicabilidade e apresentam elevada diversidade de abordagens para controlar as oscilações de temperatura interna, diminuir patologias, melhorar o conforto dos usuários e colaborar para uma redução de demanda energética.
Mentoring women with disabilities in work environment
Authors: Pomarańska Renata
Published: January 2025

Contemporary organizations are increasingly eager to use innovative forms of support for their employees. Mentoring is such a key impact instrument. In the literature on the subject, its role in the development of the scientific career of students or professional employees is increasingly indicated. The mentoring system works well for people with disabilities. The article deals with the topic of mentoring women with disabilities in the work environment. It focuses on the goals, tasks and benefits of mentoring in the workplace for women with disabilities. The study presents the goals of mentoring women with disabilities from the point of view of the organization, mentor andmentees. It also includes the tasks of mentoring women with disabilities, as well as the benefits of mentoring women with disabilities, taking into account three perspectives of the mentee, mentor and organization. Finally, the results of the analyzes are summarized.
Situation of people with disabilities in Australia and Poland
Authors: Korczak Jarosław
Published: January 2025

The main reason for this article is to show the issue of functioning of people with disabilities in Australia and Poland. It characterizes selected data on the phenomenon of disability in relation to both countries. It focuses on aspects such as: defining disability, the number ofpeople with disabilities, the situation of people with disabilities on the labor market, education of people with disabilities and the level of support provided to them, both in the context of unctioning in society and preventing discrimination.
DISABILITY STUDIES: Perspektywa interdyscyplinarna i kierunek studiów
Authors: Ciechomska Marta , Gruczek Justyna , Khisamutdinova Venera , Lejzerowicz Magda , Popowska Krystyna , Posielężna Aneta
Published: January 2025

Artykuł przybliża badania zespołu studentów i pracowników Akademii Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej w Warszawie. Dokonano analizy dokumentów dotyczących prowadzonego w niej kierunku Interdyscyplinarne Studia nad Niepełnosprawnością, a także przeglądu stron internetowych uczelni w Polsce i na świecie, w poszukiwaniu kierunków studiów Disability Studies i o zbliżonej problematyce. Dokonano również pod tym kątem przeglądu literatury przedmiotu. Analiza literatury przedmiotu dowodzi, że problematyka niepełnosprawności badanej z perspektywy interdyscyplinarnej, a w szczególności jako kierunku studiów, w polskiej literaturze naukowej poruszana była dość rzadko. Analiza wyników badań wykazała, że konieczne jest wprowadzenie zmian w systemie kształcenia przyszłych specjalistów zajmujących się problememniepełnosprawności. Istotne jest zatem upowszechnienie kierunku Interdyscyplinarne Studia nad Niepełnosprawnością. Kształcenie specjalisty ds. niepełnosprawności jest bowiem jednym z elementów tworzenia warunków inkluzyjnych w systemach wsparcia i polityce społecznej.
Potential curriculum conundrums with inclusive education for students with extensive and pervasive support needs
Authors: Ryndak Diane L. , Baker Dale , Matthews Somer , Lansey Kirsten , Taub Debbie
Published: January 2025

Current research on students with extensive and pervasive support needs (EPSN) examines the effectiveness of evidence-based instructional strategies within general education classes on the same curriculum content being taught to their same-age classmates without disabilities. This research demonstrates that students with EPSN in general education classes make more Progress on both general education curriculum content and embedded essential skills than students with EPSN in segregated classes. In response, internationally students with EPSN increasingly are being taught in general education classes. With this change in context, education teams make decisions about the curriculum content taught the students with EPSN, impacting the extent to which they have access to general education classmates, curriculum, and instruction. When teachers and administrators are not up to date on research, they face a conundrum about the curriculum content to offer students with EPSN, and their ensuing instruction. To date, four curriculum foci have been used and appear in the literature: (a) child development sequences; (b) functional activities; (c) alternate achievement standards or learning outcomes intended to be aligned with the general education curriculum content standards; and (d) general education curriculum content standards. The fourth focus is supported by the research and ensures students with EPSN have access to: (a) opportunities to learn the general education curriculum content; (b) specially-designed instruction embedded within general education instruction; (c) instruction across general education classes, activities, and routines to support generalized use of skills; and (d) instruction with their same-age classmates who do not have disabilities. With this focus, teams identify components of general education content that are most meaningful for a student with EPSN to participate in activities during classes and in the community and identify the supports and services that facilitate the student’s acquisition and use of the curriculum content.
Research on implementing inclusive education for municipality and preschool levels in Taiwan
Authors: Lin Su-Jan
Published: January 2025

Taiwan’s inclusive education has been developed fully through national legislations and local government policies since 1984 within the Special Education Act. This national law clearly mandates the concept of inclusive education for the students with special education needs starting from the age of two. This article presents two sections of research on the implementation of regulations in inclusive education. The first was at the local government level of Kaohsiung City with design for the in-service teachers training program in special education. The second one was a school-wide level focus on differentiated instruction implementation for kindergarten teachers. The document analysis, action research and case method were applied in these studies. The result of the first section study was that 52 preschool teachers completed a 60-hour special education professional course held by Kaohsiung City in 2019 to 2020. The result of the second section study was a school-wide inclusive education practical model with administrative suport and teachers’ competency in differentiated instruction of six cases. Two studies showed positive results of inclusive education practice for a municipality and a preschool level in Taiwan.
A sense of belonging to discriminated groups among people with disabilities in Poland
Authors: Masłyk Tomasz
Published: January 2025

In the second half of the lastcentury, representatives of disabled communities took steps with the objective of social inclusion and promotinganti-discriminatory solutions. Along with this activity came efforts to tackle the issues of disability in the academic discourse and public debate. In retrospect, the question of the effectiveness of these activities remains reasonable. In this context, the article is an attempt to indicate the scale of the sense of belonging to groups discriminated against among people with disabilities in Poland. In pursuing this objective, anattempt was made to answer three questions, (1) how the percentage of people with disabilities declaring belonging to discriminated groups has changed over the years; (2) what part of them indicated discrimination due to disability, and (3) whether disability (subjected to the control of the influence of other variables) was a significant predictor of the sense of discrimination. The analysis was carried out with data collected in nine cycles of surveys conducted between 2002 and 2018 as part of the European Social Survey.