bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combined Korean Medicine Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Posterior Limb of Internal Capsule Infarction Presenting with Hiccups as the Chief Complaint - A Case Report
Authors: Hur Jun-young , Kim Sung-hyun , Shin Joo-eun , Jang Jung-hee , Kim Yoon-sik , Seol In-chan , Yoo Ho-ryong
Published: October 2024

Objective: Hiccup is a sudden, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, followed by laryngeal closure. Persistent hiccups can occur in the central nervous system following a cerebral infarction. While medications, for example chlorpromazine, are commonly used for treatment, they often fail to fully resolve the hiccups, showing little to no improvement in symptoms. The aim of this study was to present the treatment response of a patient diagnosed with posterior limb of internal capsule (PLIC) infarction, who was experiencing hiccups and was treated with combined Korean medicine after taking chlorpromazine.Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male diagnosed with left PLIC infarction was experiencing problems in daily life due to hiccups and dysarthria. During the 10-day hospitalization, he received treatment that included herbal medicine (modified Hyeolbuchugeo-tang, Xiěfǔzhúyūtāng), acupuncture (GV20, LI11, ST36, LI4, LR3, and submandibular area acupoint), moxibustion, cupping, and physical therapy. After 10 days of hospitalization, the patient’s hiccups disappeared, and he did not have to take any chlorpromazine. The score on the Numerical Rating Scale fell from 7-8 to 1-2. The 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) fell from 11 to 7, and the EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) rose from 20 to 80. The frequency (times per minute) of hiccups decreased and almost disappeared. During outpatient treatment, the patient stated that he did not experience hiccups for 7 months, and no significant side effects were observed.Conclusion: This study suggests that a patient with hiccups as a chief complaint can be effectively treated with combined Korean medicine. However, more studies with control groups are needed to confirm these findings.
O TRABALHO DO ENFERMEIRO NO CONTEXTO PÓS-PANDÊMICO: A intensificação da precarização sob a lógica da uberização
Authors: Santos Júlio Sérgio Brito dos , Meirelles Juliano Ribeiro de
Published: October 2024

The present article constitutes bibliographic research on the work of nurses, emphasizing the context of the covid-19 pandemic and how it relates to the processes of uberization and precarization in the healthcare field. Scientific literature and legal documents addressing these issues were analyzed. Reports on the pandemic situation were also consulted, describing the trajectory of nurses' work within the pandemic context, subsequently examined through the lens of Marxist theory. Considering the theories addressing this topic, it is concluded that the precarization of work in the healthcare sector affects many professionals, specifically workers in the nursing field. Understanding that the phenomenon of precarization has significant potential in the crisis with new facets of contemporary capitalism, this movement has acquired a name, a neologism, uberization, stemming from digital platforms serving capitalist interests, converging towards the biomedical model.
A MIGRAÇÃO ESTUDANTIL NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: Um relato de experiência
Authors: Sousa Ana Raíla Arrais de , Carneiro Henrique Figueiredo
Published: October 2024

This is the author's experience report with the aim of discussing the subjective effects of student migration based on dialogue with psychoanalysis. It is a qualitative bibliographic work that applies to personal narrative as a scientific creation. The data was analyzed using Content Analysis.As for the results, the subjective effects are markers in university migration, the feeling of foreignness, the hypothesis of the migrant as a broken subject, anoranza, the duel caused by the absence of love objects, academic demands and the impossibility of contact with history from the country. Subject and the social bond as the subject's reinsertion into the new culture, producing illness and psychological suffering in the student who migrates. The invisibility of this phenomenon was also eliminated, in addition to understanding that this investigation can be seen as a space for dialogue between the author's experience and theoretical constructs.
EMOÇÕES À FLOR DA PELE: ALTERAÇÕES EMOCIONAIS NO TERCEIRO TRIMESTRE DE GRAVIDEZ
Authors: Cetolin Sirlei Favero , Simon Cleonice , Mello Ediane , Franzosi Tamiris Silva , Oliveira Lisandra Antunes de , Trissoldi Lediane Paula , Beltrame Vilma
Published: October 2024

Pregnancy is a stage of many transformations in the lives of women who will become mothers. This article aims to identify emotions expressed by pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Qualitative research was carried out through an interview with thirty pregnant women who were in the third trimester of pregnancy. The participants underwent prenatal care in Basic Health Units in municipalities located in the Far West Health Region of Santa Catarina. The results of the study demonstrated that there was an increase in anxiety during pregnancy. Among the causes listed by the participants, reports of proximity to childbirth, clinical conditions, insufficient knowledge about the gestational period, insomnia and history of abortion prior to the current pregnancy stood out. The qualification of health professionals to identify signs and symptoms of emotional changes is a preventive possibility for promoting a healthy pregnancy and postpartum period.
COGESTÃO DA TERAPÊUTICA MEDICAMENTOSA: Do cuidado seguro à gestão autônoma da medicação
Authors: Pinho Eurides Santos , Santoro Giulia Chalub , Sousa Johnatan Martins , Silva Nathália dos Santos , Dias Paula Cândida da Silva , Bezerra Ana Lúcia Queiroz
Published: October 2024

The objective was to describe the involvement of users of community mental health services in the co-management of medication therapy from the perspective of professionals. Descriptive and exploratory qualitative research carried out using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with 40 professionals from four Psychosocial Care Centers, analyzed through thematic content analysis with the help of the Atlas T.I software. Two categories emerged: 1. Involvement of users in co-management of therapy medicinal; 2. Autonomous Medication Management as a safe care strategy. The Autonomous Medication Management strategy has the potential to promote involvement, co-management, autonomy and harm-free medication. There is a need to develop co-management of drug therapy, considering the widespread influence of coercive processes related to the use of psychotropic drugs and the challenges of implementing co-participatory decision-making.
AURICULOPLASTIA EM EQUINOS COM TELA DE POLIPROPILENO: relato de caso de uma égua com 6 anos de idade, SRD, 310 kg, alazã, no município de Presidente Olegário - MG
Authors: Melo Luciano Macedo de , Ramos Fernando Alves Soares
Published: October 2024

Given the results of various conditions affecting auricular cartilage, one of which is external ear deformities in equines, these issues can cause significant health, aesthetic, and functional impairments, often resulting from trauma or ectoparasites. To date, few surgical techniques with proven efficacy have been described to address this problem. The objective of this article is to report the case of a 6-year-old, mixed-breed, 310 kg chestnut mare with a drooping left ear. Auriculoplasty was performed using a polypropylene mesh implant in the external ear cartilage as a reconstructive method for auricular deformities in equines. It was concluded that the technique was not effective, as the equine developed fibrous tissue in the conchal cavity of the scapha, leading to an unsatisfactory aesthetic and functional outcome.
Experimental studies and calculation of crack propagation at the nil ductility temperature of shipbuilding steel
Authors: Filin V. Yu. , Mizetsky A. V. , Barakov D. R. , Peglivanova M. M.
Published: October 2024

Resistance to crack propagation in low-alloyed steels is verified by the experimental evaluation of ductile-to-brittle transition temperatures. Though, correlations of test results obtained according to used methods with the minimum design temperature of marine structures should be substantiated. The paper suggests a fracture mechanics based formula for the required nil ductility temperature (NDT). An original FEM simulation method with uniform mesh size is applied.
Development of calculation methods for the uncertainty of special mechanical characteristics of structural steel
Authors: Peglivanova M. M. , Yunev V. D. , Filin V. Yu.
Published: October 2024

Understanding of an accuracy related to the evaluation of special mechanical performances of materials is an essential part of the quality control system providing for safe operation of modern structures in severe climatic conditions in far locations where any emergency and repair activities are hindered. In absence of a priori known values of such performances the methodic basis of uncertainty calculation procedures should be developed. Relevance of the problem is supported by the requirement of Russian Accreditation Agency regarding the availability and due application of the corresponding methods in test laboratories as for directly measured parameters as for ones calculated from the test results. Uncertainty calculation procedures are suggested as a background for the developed specialized software.
Radiation and thermal embrittlement of RPV steels: the links of embrittlement mechanisms, fracture modes and microcrack nucleation and propagation properties. Part 3: Brittle fracture modelling and analysis of the link of microcrack nucleation and propagation properties and embrittlement mechanisms
Authors: Margolin B. Z. , Fomenko V. N. , Shvetsova V. A. , Yurchenko E. V.
Published: October 2024

Radiation and thermal embrittlement of RPV steels are studied from viewpoint of links of brittle fracture properties on micro- and macroscales. Brittle fracture properties on macroscale (such as fracture toughness and fracture stress) and the critical parameters controlling nucleation and propagation of microcracks are determined on the basis of the probabilistic brittle fracture model Prometey. The experimental and numerical investigations are performed for 2Cr–Ni–Mo-V steel and A533 steel used for RPVs of WWER and PWR types. RPV steels are studied in the following states: (1) the initial (as-produced) state; (2) the thermally-embrittled state modelling hardening mechanism of embrittlement; (3) the thermally-embrittled state modelling non-hardening mechanism of embrittlement; (4) the irradiated state. The test results of various specimens (smooth and notched round bars and cracked compact tension specimens) from the investigated steels in various states are represented over brittle fracture temperature range. Brittle fracture modelling is performed with the Prometey model for all the above specimens, and the experimental and numerical results are compared. On the basis of the obtained results the links between embrittlement mechanisms, fracture modes and microcrack nucleation and propagation properties are found.
Creating pyrolysis reactor for disposal of municipal solid waste
Authors: Oryshchenko A. S. , Kashtanov A. D. , Blank E. D. , Gerasimov V. A. , Ikonnikov V. K.
Published: October 2024

In order to utilize municipal solid waste (MSW), a prototype reactor for thermal processing was created using materials developed at the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – Central Research Institute of Structural materials “Prometey”, the technology for decomposing MSW in the reactor was developed, and its tests were carried out. The test results allowed us to conclude that the use of pyrolysis reactors for recycling ensures the environmental safety of the process and produces high-temperature gas (1000–1200°C) suitable for further use in power plants. Technical requirements were determined for the development of an industrial reactor for the disposal of solid waste with a productivity of up to 10 t/h, taking into account the shortcomings identified during testing of the prototype.
Textural index for martensitic and bainitic steels to assess influence of hot rolling mode on parent austenite structure before quenching
Authors: Zisman A. A. , Kurteva K. Yu. , Novoskoltsev N. S. , Petrov S. N. , Khlusova E. I. , Yakovleva E. A.
Published: October 2024

To assess a state of parent austenite before the steel quenching, a scalar textural index for martensite and bainite is introduced in terms of EBSD orientation data. Deformed and recrystallized states of the parent phase are discriminated by the sign of this index, whereas its magnitude in each of the two reflects the texture sharpness depending on the hot rolling mode. Accordingly, in a virtual case of randomly distributed orientations the considered parameter vanishes. Performance of the proposed approach is demonstrated on medium carbon martensitic steel hot rolled at laboratory conditions and on industrial rolled plates of low carbon bainitic steel.
Producing antifriction babbitt В83 layer by gas-dynamic cold spraying
Authors: Bystrov R. Yu. , Gerashchenkov D. A. , Gerashchenkova E. Yu. , Kashirina A. A. , Barkovskaya E. N.
Published: October 2024

The technological processing of antifriction layer from Babbitt by gas-dynamic cold spraying was carried out on the DIMET-403. The coating was sprayed on plain bearings for marine low- and medium-speed diesel engines, turbines, and shaft lines. Technical requirements for antifriction layer materials, standard technological processes of preparation, spraying, heat treatment, and quality control are also considered.
El acoso callejero. Una mirada de Roma a la actualidad = Street harassment. A look from Rome to the presente time
Authors: Álvarez Mirta Beatriz
Published: October 2024

En el presente trabajo se analizará el edictum adtemptata pudicitia que reguló en Roma el acoso callejero como una variante del delito de iniuria. Haremos mención a los sujetos protegidos por el edicto, así como a las formas de comisión. Finalmente nos referiremos a la legislación del acoso callejero a nivel nacional en la Argentina, así como la regulación de esta figura como contravención en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
ABSTRACT: This essay will analyze the edictum adtemptata pudicitia that regulated street harassment in Rome as a variant of the iniuria.  We will mention the subjects protected by the edict, as well as the forms of commission. Finally, we will refer to the legislation of street harassment at the national level in Argentina, as well as the regulation of this figure as a contravention in the Autonomus City of Buenos Aires.
Bitácora de un viaje. Primeras notas para el estudio del contrato de transporte en Roma y su recepción en la legislación de la nación Argentina = Log of a trip. First notes for the study of the Rome transportation contract and its reception in the legislation of the Argentine nation
Authors: Somovilla Claudia Gabriela
Published: October 2024

El propósito de este estudio inicial consiste en analizar el camino recorrido del contrato de transporte desde Roma y hasta la normativa plasmada en el Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación Argentina. Se informa de manera sintetizada sobre el mismo -dada la riqueza del itinerario-, y con detenimiento en la caracterización del material logrado en determinados momentos considerados relevantes. En cada caso describiendo los resultados de los avances de los trayectos. Y la consideración de aspecto que influyeron positiva o negativamente en la recepción del entendimiento romano por parte del codificador del siglo XXI nacional en particular.
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this initial study is to analyze the path traveled by the transport contract from Rome and up to the regulations set forth in the Civil and Commercial Code of the Argentine Nation. It is reported in a synthesized way on it - given the richness of the itinerary - and carefully in the characterization  of the material achieved at certain times considered relevant. In each case describing the results of the progress of the routes. And the consideration of aspect that positively or negatively influenced the reception of the Roman understanding by the national 21st century coder in particular.
Retrospective comparison of the distribution and abundance of breeding Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) along eastern Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Authors: Hannah Kevin , Hope David , Howat Elyse , Ng Christoph , Russell Rich , Spencer Nora , Weeber Russ
Published: October 2024

Species inhabiting rare habitats or unique geographic regions may be underrepresented in standard surveys. More intensive, periodic surveys may be required to improve data quality, especially for species of conservation concern. Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) has experienced range-wide declines of >50% in recent decades and is a species of conservation concern in Canada. The largest continually occupied breeding population of this species in Canada occurs along the shoreline of eastern Georgian Bay, Ontario, where annual Breeding Bird Survey and eBird coverage is generally poor. In 2015, we replicated a spatially intensive 1997 survey of this species along the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, visiting the same sites and using comparable methods. We detected more male birds at the survey sites in 2015 (estimated >350 breeding pairs) than in 1997 (estimated 265 breeding pairs). We also surveyed sites farther north than those covered in 1997, but the breeding range appears not to have moved substantially northward. We also conducted additional surveys and canoe transects in the core range in southern Georgian Bay to ensure that breeding birds were not being missed. Combining data from all our surveys in 2015, we estimated a total of 427 singing males in eastern Georgian Bay. Although overall numbers here appear to have increased in recent decades, localized declines in some areas warrant further investigation. The population appears to be stable or increasing in this region, but we recommend intensively re-surveying this population on at least a 20-year basis.
Declining population of Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) on the Bow River, Alberta, Canada: 25 years of monitoring
Authors: Smith Cyndi , Shepherd Brenda , Bradley Mark , Humphries Shelley
Published: October 2024

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a small sea duck that winters in coastal waters and breeds on fast-movingmountain streams in western North America. Because of its dependency on streams and coastal near-shore habitat with healthy macroinvertebrate populations, population trends of this species can be used as an indication of healthy freshwater and marine ecosystems. From 1995 to 2020 we conducted roadside surveys for Harlequin Ducks on the Bow River in Banff National Park, Alberta. We calculated the population’s trend by modelling maximum annual count, which showed a population decline over the 25 years of 3.3% per year. The trajectory varied over time: a relatively stable population from 1995 to 2005, a steep decline until 2011, then stabilising at a much lower level with a slight rebound in recent years. The predicted number of ducks from our state-space model closely tracked the maximum number of ducks observed in annual counts. During stable or slightly increasing population estimates the male:female (M:F) ratio fluctuated considerably but stayed high (1.4:1 and 1.3:1, respectively), and during the period of steep population decline the M:F ratio was at its lowest (1.1:1). This declining population trend is concerning because it is occurring in a protected area, but it is similar to data from other studies in the Rocky Mountains and at the coastal wintering area, suggesting that causes may not be solely due to issues on the breeding streams.
Korzyści i koszty wdrażania „e-administracji” w regionie podlaskim
Authors: Maciuszko Milena , Milewska Anna
Published: October 2024

Elektroniczna usługa publiczna to usługa świadczona przez państwo na rzecz obywateli, firm i instytucji za pośrednictwem Internetu. Jest on definiowany m.in. jako ogólnoświatowa sieć komputerowa, będąca zbiorem milionów sieci lokalnych i pojedynczych komputerów z całego świata, oparta na protokole komunikacyjnym TCP/IP. W ramach sieci Internet dostępne są usługi, takie jak: WWW, poczta elektroniczna, FTP [ang. File Transfer Protocol]. Celem artykułu było ukazanie możliwości finansowania a także skali kosztów i korzyści z wdrażania „e-administracji” w województwie podlaskim. Realizacja celu możliwa była poprzez wykorzystanie materiałów i danych udostępnionych przez Urząd Marszałkowski na podstawie wniosku o ponowne wykorzystanie informacji publicznej z dnia 09 sierpnia 2012 a także wyników badań Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego.
Opodatkowanie gospodarstw rolnych w Unii Europejskiej w latach 2004–2011
Authors: Ryś-Jurek Roma
Published: October 2024

Celem badania było przedstawienie opodatkowania sektora gospodarstw rolnych w Unii Europejskiej w latach 2004-2011. Do opisania tego problemu wykorzystano dwa wskaźniki: udział podatków w dochodzie z rodzinnego gospodarstwa rolnego oraz wartość podatków na 1 hektar użytków rolnych w gospodarstwie rolnym. Dane pochodziły z bazy FADN. Obliczenia wykonano dla wszystkich krajów Unii Europejskiej w latach 2004-2011. Wykonano również szczegółowe badania dla Polski na tle średnich wyników unijnych według: wielkości ekonomicznej, typu rolniczego, warunków produkcji i jej regionów.
Funkcje międzynarodowych horyzontalnych rynków elektronicznych
Authors: Strzębicki Dariusz
Published: October 2024

W artykule przedstawiono problematykę funkcjonowania horyzontalnych publicznych rynków elektronicznych działających w skali międzynarodowej. Celem poniższego opracowania było określenie funkcji i usług oferowanych przez te rynki przedsiębiorstwom. W opracowaniu przeprowadzono studium przypadku największego tego rodzaju rynku na świecie o nazwie Alibaba.com. Jako technika zbierania danych posłużyła obserwacja strony internetowej rynku. Badany rynek zaopatruje uczestników w informacje w fazie przed-transakcyjnej, umożliwia komunikację pomiędzy stronami transakcji oraz przyczynia się do zwiększenia bezpieczeństwa transakcji. Oferowane usługi charakteryzują się wysokim stopniem kastomizacji. Rynek ten przedstawia największą wartość dla przedsiębiorstw szukających nowych rynków i źródeł dostaw.
Czynniki różnicujące wydatki inwestycyjne w gospodarstwach rolniczych
Authors: Domańska Teresa , Felczak Tomasz
Published: October 2024

W opracowaniu określono czynniki wpływające na wartość oraz zróżnicowanie wydatków inwestycyjnych w gospodarstwach rolniczych. Wykorzystany materiał liczbowy pochodził z bazy FADN-PL. Okres badawczy obejmował 2011 rok, a badane gospodarstwa rolnicze położone były w regionie Mazowsze i Podlasie. Wartość nakładów inwestycyjnych jest istotnie zróżnicowana w zależności od poziomu standardowej nadwyżki bezpośredniej oraz charakteru prowadzonej produkcji rolniczej. W gospodarstwach rolniczych o wielkości ekonomicznej powyżej 16 ESU przepływy z działalności operacyjnej przyczyniają się do podejmowania inwestycji w tych gospodarstwach.
Zasadność interwencji państwa w zakresie wsparcia sektora mikro, małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, ze środków publicznych w Polsce
Authors: Kowalski Dariusz
Published: October 2024

Obecnie na przełomie perspektyw finansowych Unii Europejskiej na lata 2007 – 2013 i 2014 – 2020, zasadnym jest weryfikacja dotychczas prowadzonej polityki rozwoju sektora MŚP. Celem opracowania jest ocena czy państwo w obecnych uwarunkowaniach gospodarczo-prawnych powinno aktywnie prowadzić politykę wsparcia MŚP? Analiza tego problemu wymaga oszacowania wpływu tego sektora na gospodarkę oraz uwzględnienia przepisów normatywnoprawnych regulujących politykę gospodarczą państwa. Podstawą prowadzonych rozważań są oficjalne dane statystyczne, literatura przedmiotu oraz branżowe raporty i analizy, na podstawie których dokonano porównania zalet i wad przedsiębiorstw tego sektora, i określono zasadność takiej interwencji państwa.
Zróżnicowanie terminów płatności w wybranych krajach Europy
Authors: Bieniasz Anna , Gołaś Zbigniew
Published: October 2024

W opracowaniu przedstawiono wyniki analizy zróżnicowania struktury oraz cykli należności według sektorów w wybranych krajach Europy w latach 2007-2012. Analizę oparto na danych pochodzących z raportów międzynarodowej wywiadowni gospodarczej Intrum Justitia – „European Payment Index”. Badania wykazały, że struktura terminowa należności w krajach Europy jest silnie zróżnicowana. Najkorzystniejszą strukturą należności cechowały się kraje skandynawskie oraz Finlandia, Austria, Estonia, Niemcy, Islandia i Szwajcaria. Z kolei znaczący udział należności płatnych po 3 miesiącach występował w Hiszpanii, Portugalii, Włoszech, Grecji i na Cyprze. W 2012 roku w stosunku do 2008 roku, w większości krajów Europy, ryzyko płatnicze, mierzone indeksem płatności wzrosło. Najniższe ryzyko płatności także dotyczyło krajów skandynawskich oraz Finlandii i Islandii. Z kolei krytyczny poziom ryzyka i jego duży wzrost, w stosunku do 2008 roku, wystąpił w Portugalii, Grecji oraz Hiszpanii, a więc tych krajach, które najbardziej odczuły skutki kryzysu finansowego.
Ekonomiczne aspekty przekształcania prawa użytkowania wieczystego w prawo własności
Authors: Laskowska Elwira
Published: October 2024

Prawo użytkowania wieczystego gruntu funkcjonuje w Polsce jako forma prawna długoterminowego korzystania z gruntów Skarbu Państwa i jednostek samorządu terytorialnego przez inne osoby prawne i fizyczne. Prawo to związane jest z opłatami rocznymi wnoszonymi przez użytkownika wieczystego, które dla właścicieli gruntów stanowią dochody budżetowe. Celem podjętych w niniejszym opracowaniu analiz jest próba przedstawienia ekonomicznych aspektów prawa użytkowania wieczystego poprzez określenie udziału wpływów budżetowych z tytułu opłat rocznych oraz opłat za przekształcanie prawa użytkowania wieczystego w prawo własności w dochodach własnych jednostek samorządu terytorialnego na przykładzie wybranych miast oraz wskazanie progu opłacalności przekształcania prawa dla użytkownika wieczystego w zależności od wykorzystanego okresu prawa oraz założeń dotyczących wzrostu wartości gruntu i stopy dyskonta przyszłych opłat.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARKETING ORIENTATION IN POLAND BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Authors: Nowotarska-Romaniak Beata
Published: October 2024

Marketing is a tool for expansion and fight for company to achieve a position on the market, which is judged by generally accepted standards such as: sales volume, market share and profit levels. Marketing orientation of life insurance companies as a source of income shows customer needs and preferences, so that targeted offers and marketed insurance services meet the needs and preferences better than those of the competition. The company's marketing orientation is the need to adapt constantly to changing market conditions. The article presents scope of the implementation of the marketing orientation by life insurance companies based on of the survey. The aim of the study was to determine: primary purpose of the operations of life insurance companies, a strategy of action to customers, way to identify customer needs and make employees aware of the way that the company implements marketing orientation activities.
Presja ze strony konkurentów a aktywność innowacyjna przedsiębiorstw w państwach rozwijających się
Authors: Brelik Agnieszka , Tomaszewski Marek
Published: October 2024

Artykuł napisano w oparciu o dane empiryczne pozyskane w trakcie IV tury badań nad otoczeniem biznesu przeprowadzonych w latach 2008-2009 na zlecenie Europejskiego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju (EBOR) oraz Banku Światowego. Na terenie państw grupy Wyszehradzkiej przebadano łącznie 1349 przedsiębiorstw. Głównym celem artykułu jest analiza wpływu intensywność presji ze strony konkurentów na działalność innowacyjną przedsiębiorstw. Artykuł ten uwzględnia zarówno presję ze strony konkurentów na wprowadzenie przez przedsiębiorstwo nowych wyrobów jak i presję ze strony konkurentów na obniżenie przez przedsiębiorstwo kosztów produkcji Przeprowadzone badanie ma charakter statyczny i dotyczy okresu 2006-2008. Część metodyczna artykułu bazuje na modelowaniu probitowym. W celu odrzucenia lub pozytywnego zweryfikowania postawionych hipotez badawczych przyjęto zmienne niezależne o różnej intensywności dotyczące: a) presji ze strony konkurentów na wprowadzenie przez przedsiębiorstwo do produkcji nowych produktów, b) presji ze strony konkurentów na obniżenie przez przedsiębiorstwo kosztów produkcji. Z kolei jako zmienne zależne przyjęto występowanie w przedsiębiorstwie: a) działalności inwestycyjnej, b) działalność B+R, c) wprowadzonych do produkcji nowych wyrobów, d) ulepszonych wyrobów, e) międzynarodowych certyfikatów jakości. Przeprowadzone badania potwierdzają hipotezę, że presja ze strony konkurentów wpływa stymulująco na aktywność innowacyjną badanych przedsiębiorstw. Z kolei brak lub minimalna presja ze strony konkurentów powoduje ograniczenie działalności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw. Wnioski wynikające z artykułu stanowią przyczynek do dyskusji na temat roli konkurencji we wspieraniu aktywności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw z państw rozwijających się.
Zastosowanie technik neuronauki poznawczej w zarządzaniu marketingowym
Authors: Wąsikowska Barbara
Published: October 2024

Najważniejszymi elementami procesu zarządzania marketingowego są przemyślane i twórcze strategie i plany, które wyznaczają kierunki działań marketingowych. Jednak aby być w stanie ocenić dotychczasowe działania oraz planować przyszłe specjaliści od marketingu potrzebują dobrych analiz. By podejmować optymalne decyzje taktyczne i strategiczne muszą oni mieć aktualne i prawdziwe informacje o klientach, konkurentach i ich markach. W ostatnich latach alternatywą dla tradycyjnych badań konsumenckich są rozwijane przez część badaczy techniki wywodzące się z neurobiologii. W poniższym artykule przedstawiono trzy najczęściej stosowane w naukach ekonomicznych techniki neuronauki poznawczej tj. funkcjonalny magnetyczny rezonans jądrowy (fMRI), elektroencefalografię mózgu (EEG) oraz eye tracking (w Polsce zwany również okulografią). Podano również przykłady zastosowania wybranych technik do badania zachowania konsumentów.
Wartość dla klienta jako podstawa budowania pozycji konkurencyjnej kin studyjnych
Authors: Knop-Iwińska Krystyna , Szymańska Kamila
Published: October 2024

Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie znaczenia właściwie skonstruowanej wiązki wartości dla klienta jako fundamentu budowania pozycji konkurencyjnej kin niszowych na konkurencyjnym rynku zdominowanym przez kulturę popularną. Biorąc pod uwagę, że „głównym produktem” kin każdego typu są pojedyncze projekcje lub maratony filmowe, kina niszowe muszą przede wszystkim koncentrować się na eksponowaniu swojej unikalności, która w umyśle klienta jawi się jako atrakcyjna. Niszowe instytucje filmowe nie mogą jednak popadać w żadną ze skrajności – ani koncentrować się wyłącznie na oczekiwaniach widzów, ani na „ochronie” studyjności ponad wszystko. Analizie poddano korzyści, jakie kina studyjne chcą dostarczać swoim klientom, ich wpływ na konstruowanie oferty, sposoby komunikowania wartości, a także stopień zaawansowania współpracy z klientem i podmiotami zewnętrznymi w procesie współtworzenia wartości. Podstawę empiryczną opracowania stanowią badania empiryczne przeprowadzone w 2014 r. wśród pracowników i właścicieli polskich kin studyjnych.
Induction of a Müller Glial Cell–Specific Protective Pathway Safeguards the Retina From Diabetes-Induced Damage
Authors: Lin Cheng-Hui , Wu Man-Ru , Tanasa Bogdan , Prakhar Praveen , Deng Boxiong , Davis Alexander E. , Li Liang , Xia Alexander , Shan Yang , Fort Patrice E. , Wang Sui
Published: October 2024

Diabetes can lead to cell type–specific responses in the retina, including vascular lesions, glial dysfunction, and neurodegeneration, all of which contribute to retinopathy. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these cell type–specific responses, and the cell types that are sensitive to diabetes have not been fully elucidated. Using single-cell transcriptomics, we profiled the transcriptional changes induced by diabetes in different retinal cell types in rat models as the disease progressed. Rod photoreceptors, a subtype of amacrine interneurons, and Müller glial cells (MGs) exhibited rapid responses to diabetes at the transcript levels. Genes associated with ion regulation were upregulated in all three cell types, suggesting a common response to diabetes. Furthermore, focused studies revealed that although MG initially increased the expression of genes playing protective roles, they cannot sustain this beneficial effect. We explored one of the candidate protective genes, Zinc finger protein 36 homolog (Zfp36), and observed that depleting Zfp36 in rat MGs in vivo using adeno-associated virus–based tools exacerbated diabetes-induced phenotypes, including glial reactivation, neurodegeneration, and vascular defects. Overexpression of Zfp36 slowed the development of these phenotypes. This work unveiled retinal cell types that are sensitive to diabetes and demonstrated that MGs can mount protective responses through Zfp36.

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Screening cutoff values to identify the risk of falls after stroke: A scoping review
Authors: Matsumoto Daisuke , Fujita Takaaki , Kasahara Ryuichi , Tsuchiya Kenji , Iokawa Kazuaki
Published: October 2024

Objective: The present scoping review aimed to summarize and determine the accuracy of the variables and cutoff values reported to date for identifying fall risk in patients with stroke and identify the commonalities, limitations, and clinical implications.
Methods: Articles published by the end of 2023 were searched using PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Scopus electronic databases. Two reviewers created a search formula, searched the databases, and conducted primary and secondary screenings.
Results: This review included 21 articles. The most commonly used individual indicator for identifying fall risk after stroke was the Berg Balance Scale; the cutoff values were relatively consistent, ranging between 46.5 and 50.5 points (area under the curve: 0.72–0.81). For the Timed Up and Go test and Falls Efficacy Scale-International, the cutoff values were in the range of 15–19 s and 27–29 points, respectively, and were relatively consistent across the articles. However, the area under the curve values were low (0.66–0.70 and 0.68–0.71, respectively).
Conclusion: Among various assessments, the Berg Balance Scale is the most extensively studied tool, with established cutoff values associated with falls risk. It serves as a reliable indicator for detecting fall risk, especially in community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke.
Characterization and simulation of AlSi10Mg reinforcement structures by direct energy deposition by means of laser beam and powder
Authors: Bruzzo Francesco , Alberghini Matteo , Bertinetti Andrea , Tommasi Alessio , Riede Mirko , Pullini Daniele , López Elena
Published: October 2024

Among metal additive manufacturing technologies, direct energy deposition (DED) processes have the advantage to be easily integrable in a manufacturing chain with other conventional technologies. This characteristic can be exploited by designing reinforcement structures to be added by DED onto pre-existing subcomponents to tailor the part’s mechanical properties while keeping the part lightweight. This study focuses on DED by means of laser beam and powder process optimization to improve material quality and geometrical accuracy of AlSi10Mg reinforcement structures while preventing excessive thermal deformations and material dilution into the substrate. These results are compared with finite elements numerical simulations of the deposition process, comprising thermo-elastic deformation and material deposition, to predict the bending and reinforcement of the processed substrate. In particular, the model includes the deterministic prediction of the deposition profile as a function of the process parameters and a few condition-specific coefficients: once calibrated, the model was used to compare the numerical and experimental residual deformation of the reinforced sample, obtaining promising agreement. The reinforcement provided to a 1.5 mm thick substrate by a single wall of deposited materials, with cross-sectional dimensions of 2 mm in width and 2.5 mm in height, was evaluated by three points bending. With the reinforcement on the tensile side of the stresses, the energy absorbed by the material plastic deformation increased by 2.4% as compared to the substrate alone, while with the reinforcement on the compression side of the stresses the energy absorption increased by 75.8% on average.
The Collaborative Development of an Online Planning Tool for Teachers in Norway: Study Protocol for DigUp
Authors: Hoem Toril Frafjord , Bugge Hans Erik , Fuglestad Unni , Mangen Anne , Staurseth Hanne Egenæs , Støle Hildegunn , Sønneland Margrethe , Sæbø Johanne Ur , Billington Mary Genevieve
Published: October 2024

Instructional planning is acknowledged as an important factor influencing the quality of classroom teaching. DigUp is a Research and Innovation in the Public Sector project which has received funding from the Research Council of Norway. Using a design-based research methodology, the objectives of DigUp are to design, trial, optimise and disseminate an online, didactic planning tool for teachers and to investigate how teachers use and experience the digital planning tool. The innovation part of the project has been developed in a close collaboration between researchers and practitioners in primary and lower secondary school. It applies perspectives from backward design, inquiry-based learning and disciplinary literacy. A combination of quantitative and qualitative data has been collected, providing the empirical basis for a research-based online tool that supports teachers in their planning. This protocol paper presents the background, design process and future research plan for the project.
PROMOÇÃO E RETENÇÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGICA NA PERSPECTIVA DE EDGAR MORIN
Authors: Martins Diego Melquior Melo , Pinto Valmir Flores
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo possui como objetivo tratar da questão da promoção e retenção no ensino médio técnico profissionalizante, para tal adotou-se como referencial teórico o arcabouço epistemológico de Edgar Morin, e suas ponderações com relação a educação baseadas na Teoria da Complexidade. A metodologia que conduz este artigo baseia-se na pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. O contexto histórico e biográfico de Morin, suas contribuições para a educação e a questão da promoção e retenção na educação profissional sob a ótica da filosofia moriniana, formam os eixos centrais desse estudo teórico-bibliográfico, e ganham um significado fundamental no ano que Morin completou 102 anos de nascimento. Como resultados observou-se que a educação profissional vem  há décadas com replicados modelos educacionais clássicos, que encontram-se em desalinho com as necessidades tanto dos estudantes quanto da sociedade, tornando-se assim necessário a quebra de paradigma com tais modelos reducionistas e fragmentadores, pondo em evidência a prática da educação complexa baseada na ideia de compreender a totalidade e as partes mediante as relações que se dão entre as mesmas, desenvolvendo assim uma educação adequada ao desenvolvimento completo do ser humano.
Factores que influyen en la competitividad de las Pymes desde la perspectiva de los empleadores del sector manufacturero en México
Authors: Sarabia-Alonso Ma. Teresa , Gomez-Mohedano Gisela Yamin , De la Concha Solís Blanca Angélica , Fragoso Torres Daniel , Álvarez Cedillo Jesús Antonio
Published: October 2024

Las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (Pymes), son una unidad básica para el crecimiento de los países porque son generadoras de riqueza y de trabajo que de acuerdo con el INGEI en 2020 representaron aproximadamente 99% del total de compañías a nivel mundial; en México las Pymes conforman el 97%       de las empresas consideradas nacionales, este segmento empresarial aporta ventajas a la economía porque generan empleo, ingresos y desarrollo regional, en este estudio se analizan los factores que influyen en la competitividad de las Pymes desde la perspectiva de los generadores de empleo, siguiendo una  metodología cualitativa para comprender el fenómeno, el tipo de alcance es descriptivo y de acuerdo al tiempo de la realización es transversal, para esta investigación se implementó un tipo de muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia en donde se entrevistaron a 15 empleadores de distintas Pymes pertenecientes al sector manufacturero ubicadas en la zona del altiplano hidalguense, México, a partir del cual se reafirma la importancia que tiene el capital humano en la competitividad de la empresa siempre y cuando adopten la cultura empresarial con prácticas de gestión para la sostenibilidad de igual manera comprueba que la integración de los resultados, habilidades, capacidades y estrategias empresariales definen mejor la ventaja competitiva en las Pymes del sector manufacturero (INEGI, s.f.).
THE INFLUENCE OF WORK MOTIVATION ON TEACHER PERFORMANCE AT SMK PARIWISATA THROUGHOUT PADANG CITY
Authors: Astina Dwi Yuli
Published: October 2024

This research is motivated by the author's observations and is equipped with information from teachers about teacher performance in schools. Many factors affect teacher performance, one of which is work motivation. The purpose of this study is to obtain data and information about 1) teacher performance, 2) work motivation and 3) the influence of work motivation on teacher performance in Tourism Vocational Schools throughout Padang City. This research is a descriptive quantitative research. The population was 123 people and the sample was determined using the Krejcie & Morgan table of 97 people. The results of data analysis showed that 1) the performance of teachers in Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City was good with a percentage of 88.61, 2) Teachers' work motivation was high in Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City with a percentage of 88.28%, 3) There was a significant influence between work motivation on teacher performance with a correlation coefficient of 0.863 and a correlation significance test of 18.847. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence between work motivation and teacher performance at Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City.
The Influence of the Work Environment on Teacher Performance in State Vocational Schools throughout Payakumbuh City
Authors: Azzahra Dinda Riza
Published: October 2024

This research aims to obtain information about teacher performance and the work environment as well as the relationship between the work environment and teacher performance. The hypothesis proposed in this research is "there is a significant relationship between the work environment and teacher performance in State Vocational High Schools (SMKN) throughout Payakumbuh City." The population of this study consisted of 361 teachers, and a sample of 84 teachers was taken using the Stratified Random Sampling technique. Data was collected through a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. Data analysis uses the Product Moment correlation technique with the help of SPSS version 29.0 in 2024. The research results show that: (a) Teacher performance is quite good (79.94% of the ideal score), (b) the work environment is quite conducive (76,9% of the ideal score), and (c) there is a significant relationship between the work environment and teacher performance in State Vocational High Schools (SMKN) throughout Payakumbuh City.
INVESTIGATING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ (PST) MATHEMATICAL THINKING TRAJECTORIES (MTT) IN SOLVING SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS PROBLEMS
Authors: Sudirman Sudirman , Saifurrisal Ahmad Hasan , Parameswari Pradina , Linuhung Nego
Published: October 2024

Linear algebra is an area of mathematics that is widely considered challenging. One of the subjects covered is the system of linear equations in two variables. During their first year of college, Pre-Service Teachers (PST) study this subject using increasingly sophisticated approaches and theories. The objective of this qualitative study is to classify and describe the Mathematical Thinking Trajectories (MTT) of PST in solving a system of linear equations in two variables problems. Thirty-three PST majoring in mathematics education who enrolled in the Errors and Misconceptions in Mathematics course participated in this study, which used written answers as research data. The Three Worlds of Mathematics theory framework is used in this study. Seven MTT classifications were identified by the research findings: (1) embodied, (2) symbolic, (3) embodied-symbolic, (4) symbolic-embodied, (5) formal, (6) embodied-symbolic-embodied, and (7) symbolic-embodied-symbolic. “Embodied” refers to how PST applies mathematical ideas that focus on actual objects, “symbolic” focuses on symbols, operations, and their properties, and “formal” focuses on definitions, theorems, and logical procedures. In learning practices, the results of this study can be applied to create learning that is meaningful and that fosters the growth of algebraic thinking abilities.
Presidential elections in the United States and the transatlantic agenda
Authors:   Director, CIDOB, Morillas Pol , Bargués Pol ,   Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB, Arco Escriche Inés ,   Research Fellow, CIDOB, Borràs Javier ,   Research Fellow, CIDOB, Garcia Duran Patricia ,   Associate Researcher, CIDOB, Colomina Carme ,   Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB, Garcés Blanca ,   Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB, Ayuso Anna ,   Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB, Martinez Ricardo ,   Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB
Published: October 2024

The polls in the race for the White House show that the two main candidates, former President Donald Trump and the Democrats’ Kamala Harris, are running neck and neck. The surprise effect of the assassination attempts on the former and the rapid nomination of the latter (following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal) has subsided, and the presidential election is too close to call. The battle continues in a few key states, and it looks likely it will be another case of the winner of the popular vote failing to secure the electoral college majority required to become president. This Nota Internacional is the product of a collective effort on the part of the CIDOB research team to analyse the main issues on the transatlantic agenda that will surely be impacted by the result.