bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Air Ball: Missing the Net on Female Elite Athletes’ Reproductive Health
Authors: Jayawickrama Shehani , Loutrianakis Georgia , Vincent Kathleen , Campo-Engelstein Lisa
Published: April 2023

We argue the dearth of research on elite ciswomen athletes’ reproductive health is because athletics remains associated with masculinity, and female athletes therefore do not adhere to normative femininity and motherhood. In choosing a masculine career, it is assumed that elite athletes will reject other feminine activities, such as motherhood. We further argue that female athletes are considered especially ineligible for motherhood because their career choice violates normative motherhood by engaging in “risky” behavior (i.e., physical activity). By continuing with their career, athletes are accused of being “bad” mothers by not adhering to the gender norm of mothers as self-sacrificing.
An optimal control problem for the systems with integral boundary conditions
Authors: Mardanov M.J. , Sharifov Y.A.
Published: April 2023

In this paper, we consider an optimal control problem with a «pure», integral boundary condition. The Green’s function is constructed. Using contracting Banach mappings, a sufficient condition for the existence and uniqueness of a solution to one class of integral boundary value problems for fixed admissible controls is established. Using the functional increment method, the Pontryagin‘s maximum principle is proved. The first and second variations of the functional are calculated. Further, various necessary conditions for optimality of the second order are obtained by using variations of controls.
Generalized differential transformation method for solving two-interval Weber equation subject to transmission conditions
Authors: Y¨ucel M. , Muhtarov F.S. , Mukhtarov O.Sh.
Published: April 2023

The main goal of this study is to adapt the classical differential transformation method to solve new types of boundary value problems. The advantage of this method lies in its simplicity, since there is no need for discretization, perturbation or linearization of the differential equation being solved. It is an efficient technique for obtaining series solution for both linear and nonlinear differential equations and differs from the classical Taylor’s series method, which requires the calculation of the values of higher derivatives of given function. It is known that the differential transformation method is designed for solving single interval problems and it is not clear how to apply it to many-interval problems. In this paper we have adapted the classical differential transformation method for solving boundary value problems for two-interval differential equations. To substantiate the proposed new technique, a boundary value problem was solved for the Weber equation given on two non-intersecting segments with a common end, on which the left and right solutions were connected by two additional transmission conditions.
Considerações anestésicas para realização de profilaxia dentária em cão com diabetes mellitus: Relato de caso
Authors: Recco Neves Raiza , Pereira Daniele Amaro
Published: April 2023

Animais diabéticos que necessitam passar por um procedimento cirúrgico, devem ser avaliados cuidadosamente, pois o diabetes mellitus é uma das endocrinopatias que mais afetam os cães, e o número de animais acometidos por essa doença vem aumentando significativamente em virtude da maior expectativa de vida. Esta patologia quando não controlada, causa alterações em diversos órgãos, aumentando consideravelmente o risco deste paciente durante o procedimento anestésico. Dentro deste contexto este trabalho objetivou relatar um paciente diabético que passou por um procedimento de profilaxia dentária, sendo realizado os cuidados com as medicações pré e pós-operatórias indicadas e o controle da glicemia nos momentos do pré, tráns e pós anestésico, evidenciando uma recuperação favorável do paciente.
Palavras-Chave: Endocrinopatia. Glicemia. Tartarectomia. Profilaxia dentária.
Cardiomiopatia dilatada em cão com hipotireoidismo e megaesôfago
Authors: Kalil Rebeka Ferro Tosta
Published: April 2023

A cardiomiopatia dilatada é caracterizada pela deficiência de contração ventricular e sabe-se que diversas afecções podem causar com a baixa contratilidade miocárdica e consequente dilatação das câmaras cardíacas. O hipotireoidismo é uma endocrinopatia que pode estar relacionado à diminuição da contratilidade muscular, como da musculatura miocárdica e esofágica. O objetivo desde trabalho foi relatar um caso de um cão com hipotireoidismo, megaesôfago e cardiomiopatia dilatada. Foi atendido um paciente canino, macho, Fila Brasileiro, oito anos de idade e escore de condição corporal (ECC) 2 (1-9), apresentando queixa principal de dispneia, regurgitação, fraqueza, edema de membros, emagrecimento progressivo, hipotricose e alopecia bilateral simétrica em tronco e cauda. Ao exame físico pode-se constatar impressão de godet, crepitação pulmonar, sopro sistólico grau IV (I-VI) e desidratação de 8%. Foram realizados exames complementares, como radiografia torácica, ecodopplercardiograma e dosagem sérica de T4 livre por diálise e TSH. Assim, foi confirmada a presença de cardiomiopatia dilatada em insuficiência cardíaca congestiva, megaesôfago e hipotireoidismo. Foi instituída a terapia paliativa para estabilização do paciente e iniciado tratamento específico para as afecções por via oral com pimobendan, benazepril, furosemida, espironolactona, levotiroxina sódica, administrados em posição bipedal, além do manejo alimentar com alimentação pastosa também em posicionamento bipedal por 20 minutos. Com um mês de tratamento, o paciente apresentou melhora clínica, ganho de peso (ECC 3) e crescimento dos pelos. Todavia, o tutor declinou a realização de exames de acompanhamento hormonal, sendo mantida as doses inicialmente prescritas. O diagnóstico precoce, a instituição do tratamento adequado e o acompanhamento do paciente frente a terapia instituída são de extrema importância para a estabilização do paciente e a manutenção da homeostasia do organismo, aumentando a qualidade e expectativa de vida dos pacientes
Carboplatin effect on canine benign mixed tumour-derived cells cultured under three-dimension system: apoptosis, cell viability and mitochondrial dysfunction
Authors: Stockmann Daniela , Colin Panegossi Letícia , Figueiredo Nalesso Rebeca , ASP de Godoy Icaro , Baptistella Jamila Cristina , Gameiro de Carvalho Roberto , Cardoso Tereza Cristina
Published: April 2023

Canine mammary carcinomas represent an important pathology in small animal clinic, and benign mixed type carcinomas (MC-BMT) are one of the most diagnosed worldwide. The use of chemotherapeutic carboplatin has been one of the new protocols for the treatment of BMT. In this respect, three-dimensional cell culture (3D) represents an alternative in the evaluation of drugs by simulating what occurs in vivo. The present study aimed to verify the effect of carboplatin on 3D culture of cells derived from TMB, in addition to possible changes in cell viability, ballpoint size, apoptosis and Bcl-2/Bax ratio. For this, tumours samples were collected during mastectomy surgery procedure in private veterinary clinics, which were submitted to in vitro culture and part to histopathological analysis. After 28 days of 3D culture, spheroids were documented in both groups (treated and control) and sizes and morphology were compared. The carboplatin interfered in the cell viability by affecting their division and promoting apoptotic events. In the treated group, a higher transcription of Bax and caspase 3 was observed, in addition to low levels of caspases 2, 8 and 9, which was not observed in the control group. We thus suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in cancer progression and that targeting mitochondrial alterations and mitochondrial retrograde signalling might be a promising strategy for the development of selective anticancer therapy. Thus, it was possible to demonstrate that the results achieved may contribute to the establishment of a new chemotherapy therapy in female dogs with MC-BMT.
Uso do azul de metileno e permanganato de potássio em lesão cutânea de Phractocephalus Hemioliopterus
Authors: Andrade Renata Barbosa , Fernandes Marilia Parreira , Rezende Maria Teresa Nunes Pacheco , Alves Tânia Regina de Oliveira , Rodrigues Luciana
Published: April 2023

Neste trabalho objetivou-se relatar o uso de permanganato de potássio e azul de metileno (cloreto de metiltionina) no tratamento de lesão cutânea da pirarara exposta para visitação pública. Pirarara, nome comum para espécie Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, é originária da bacia amazônica e bastante valorizada na aqüicultura pelo fácil manejo, adaptação ao cativeiro e pela bela fisionomia e coloração, porém muito susceptível à infestação por ectoparasitas acarretando em mortalidades tanto no aspecto produtivo como no mercado pet. A adesão de anelídeos na pele desta espécie alocada no aquário público da cidade de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, levou à lesão cutânea grave e infecção secundária por fungos e bactérias necessitando de tratamento medicamentoso. O diagnóstico foi feito através de achados macroscópicos e das características fisiológicas e comportamentais do animal e o tratamento durou trinta e quatro dias. Após identificação da lesão, os ectoparasitas foram retirados manualmente e o peixe foi conduzido ao tanque escavado isolando-o de outros animais e sem acesso aos visitantes. Adotou-se, respectivamente, o tratamento tópico de 10 gramas e 2 gramas por metro cúbico de permanganato de potássio e azul de metileno até o desaparecimento total da ferida e cura do animal. Com recuperação clínica, o peixe retornou ao aquário exposto à visitação.
bem-estar animal sob a ótica de trabalho de uma Organização de proteção animal
Authors: Rodrigues Janderson Hiago Guimarães dos Santo , Guimarães Sandra Eliza
Published: April 2023

Considerando que o bem-estar animal é um tema que mais está em pauta na sociedade contemporânea, este artigo tem como objetivo evidenciar o trabalho de resgate de uma Organização Não Governamental de proteção e tratamento de animais resgatados em vias públicas da cidade de Barreiras, Bahia. Mostrando a maneira pela qual estes profissionais e voluntários atuam na construção do bem-estar dos animais atendidos. Tal enunciado contribui para uma reflexão sobre as ações humanas, sobretudo, as afirmativas de tratamento e proteção, dimensionando o olhar bioético que ações proferidas disseminam e o valor moral específico que o trato com animais em resgate pode acarretar. Este estudo foi realizado a partir do acompanhamento e estudo de caso com voluntários/funcionários de uma ONG de resgate animal que atua na Cidade de Barreiras, aqui denominada como “L”, objetivou-se com um questionário aplicado. A partir da abordagem disposta nesta pesquisa, evidencia-se o prazer dos funcionários/voluntários participantes na pesquisa, para com os animais resgatados nas ruas da Cidade de Barreiras, Bahia. Há o reconhecimento de que a instituição é de suma importância para o resgate e tratamento destes indivíduos, assim como seu manejo relaciona-se com preceitos principalmente defendidos na bioética, sobretudo o bem-estar animal, traduzido como a busca por um ambiente harmonioso que atenda os animais de maneira que configure como uma transmissão de amor e respeito dos seres humanos às demais espécies.
Brazilian researchers’ activity in international publication: a comparative view between Applied Social Sciences and Engineering
Authors: Leal Malyina Kazue Ono , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

O estudo é baseado em coleta de dados junto a pesquisadores brasileiros com experiência em publicações de artigos acadêmicos em periódicos internacionais, e examina uma gama de práticas correntes, de acordo com a Teoria da Atividade de Engestrom. A análise dessas práticas revela que há inúmeros e sérios conflitos dentro das atividades que compõe o objeto final, a publicação. Essas informações enfatizam a necessidade de políticas institucionais que apoiem o trabalho dos pesquisadores, tanto no campo da pesquisa quanto no letramento acadêmico em português e em língua estrangeira.
A escrita política de George Orwell
Authors: Tavares Débora Reis , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

Esse livro analisa duas obras do autor George Orwell, o romance A Flor da Inglaterra e o ensaio documental O Caminho para Wigan Pier, levando em consideração os aspectos políticos, históricos e sociais da Inglaterra da década de 1930.
O papel do épico na dramaturgia de Elmer Rice: uma análise de Street Scene
Authors: Malosso Maíra Gonçalves , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

Essa obra busca entender o papel do épico na dramaturgia de Elmer Rice (1892-1967), autor de muitas peças encenadas na Broadway, mas cujo o trabalho constantemente foca em questões de cunho social e apresenta forte crítica ao sistema capitalista, características situadas no âmbito do épico.
O ambíguo objeto do desejo: a figuração da utopia em The Dispossessed, de Ursula K. Le Guin
Authors: Oliveira Alysson , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

A obra-prima de ficção-científica de Ursula K. LeGuin, Os Despossuídos, é o tema deste estudo histórico-materialista, que a investiga a partir das utopias dos anos de 1960, e de como estas aspirações, figuradas no romance, foram cooptadas pelo neoliberalismo, uma razão de pensamento vigente até hoje, tornando, assim, impossível o surgimento de novas utopias na literatura e na vida.
Das histórias que nos habitam: por uma formação de professores de inglês para o Brasil
Authors: Jucá Leina , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

O presente trabalho foi realizado com apoio da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Código de Financiamento 001.
THE AGE OF CAPITALISM AND BUREAUCRACY: Perspectives on the Political Sociology of Max Weber
Authors: Mommsen Wolfgang J.
Published: April 2023

The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost experts on Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter of his work. Mommsen’s classic book, first published in 1974 under the title The Age of Bureaucracy, not only concisely explains the basic concepts underlying Weber’s worldview, but also explores the historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which he operated, including Weber’s development as an academic, his relationship to German nationalism, and his engagement with Marxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography that includes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn that surveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death, this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars and students alike.
AT HOME IN A NURSING HOME: An Ethnography of Movement and Care in Australia
Authors: Zhang Angela Rong Yang
Published: April 2023

Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be ‘at home’ in residential care in a novel and compassionate way. In an ethnographic study of how elderly residents can be given the right care, this book provides a new route into the bodily realities of ageing. It is a vital contribution to the search for alternative approaches to aged care provision.
SET TO SEE US FAIL: Debating Inequalities in the Child Welfare System of New York
Authors: Castellano Viola
Published: April 2023

Examining the interaction between families and professionals in the child welfare system of New York, this book focuses on how inequalities are reproduced, measured, managed, and contested. The book describes how state institutions and neoliberal governance police the groups which are most represented in the child welfare system, including low income, female-headed families living in racialized neighborhoods. The book also shows how these forms of policing produce unstable terrains, and give rise to contestation among families, communities, and professionals. It questions and re-thinks how state welfare and protection is administered.
INTEGRATING STRANGERS: Sherbro Identity and The Politics of Reciprocity along the Sierra Leonean Coast
Authors: Ménard Anaïs
Published: April 2023

Drawing on an ethnography of Sherbro coastal communities in Sierra Leone, this book analyses the politics and practice of identity through the lens of the reciprocal relations that exist between socio-ethnic groups. Anaïs Ménard examines the implications of the social arrangement that binds landlords and strangers in a frontier region, the Freetown Peninsula, characterized by high degrees of individual mobility and social interactions. She showcases the processes by which Sherbro identity emerged as a flexible category of practice, allowing individuals the possibility to claim multiple origins and perform ethnic crossovers while remaining Sherbro.
MODELING THE PAST: Archaeology, History, and Dynamic Networks
Authors: Terrell John , Golitko Mark , Dawson Helen , Kissel Marc
Published: April 2023

How do researchers use dynamic network analysis (DYRA) to explore, model, and try to understand the complex global history of our species? Reduced to bare bones, network analysis is a way of understanding the world around us — a way called relational thinking — that is liberating but challenging. Using this handbook, researchers learn to develop historical and archaeological research questions anchored in DYRA. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professional historians and archaeologists can consult on issues that range from hypothesis-driven research to critiquing dominant historical narratives, especially those that have tended to ignore the diversity of the archaeological record.
FEEDING ANXIETIES: The Politics of Children's Food in Poland
Authors: Boni Zofia
Published: April 2023

Focusing on the underlying politics behind children’s food, this book highlights the variety of social relationships, expectations and emotions ingrained in feeding children in Poland. With rich ethnographic accounts, including research with children, the book demonstrates how families, schools, the food industry and state agencies shape and experience feeding anxieties, and how such anxiety is at the heart of a new form of sociality. The book complicates our understanding of health and modern subjectivity and unpacks what and how we feed children today.
ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIONALISM AND COLONIALISM: Mendes Correia and the Porto School of Anthropology
Authors: Ferraz de Matos Patrícia
Published: April 2023

A major contribution to the history of European anthropology, this book highlights the Porto School of Anthropology and analyses the work of its main mentor, Mendes Correia (1888-1960). It goes beyond a Portuguese focus to present a wider comparative analysis in which the colonial empire, knowledge of origins, ethnic identity and cultural practices all receive special attention. The analysis takes into account the fact that nationalism, as associated with an ethno-racial paradigm, decisively influenced discourse and scientific and political practices.
WORKING THE FABRIC: Resourcefulness, Belonging and Island Life in Scotland’s Harris Tweed Industry
Authors: Nascimento Joana
Published: April 2023

Trademark-protected since 1910, the famous woollen cloth known as Harris Tweed can only be produced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland – yet it is exported to over 50 countries around the world. Examining contemporary experiences of work and life, this book is the first in-depth anthropological study of the renowned textile industry, complementing and updating existing historical and ethnographic research. Drawing on one year of ethnographic fieldwork research in the Outer Hebrides, it offers an intimate account of industry workers’ lived experiences and contributes to anthropological debates on work and labour, cultural production, inclusive belonging and place-making in global capitalism.
CITIZENS INTO DISHONORED FELONS: Felony Disenfranchisement, Honor, and Rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933
Authors: de Groot Timon
Published: April 2023

Over the course of its history, the German Empire increasingly withheld basic rights—such as joining the army, holding public office, and even voting—as a form of legal punishment. Dishonored offenders were often stigmatized in both formal and informal ways, as their convictions shaped how they were treated in prisons, their position in the labour market, and their access to rehabilitative resources. With a focus on Imperial Germany’s criminal policies and their afterlives in the Weimar era, Citizens into Dishonored Felons demonstrates how criminal punishment was never solely a disciplinary measure, but that it reflected a national moral compass that authorities used to dictate the rights to citizenship, honour and trust.
ASSESSMENT OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, TOTAL PHENOLICS, AND FLAVONOIDS OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT FRACTIONS OF Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. FRUIT EXTRACT
Authors: Masfria  , G. Haro  , H. Syahputra  , Nasution L.R.
Published: April 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine the antioxidant potential, total phenol, and total flavonoid content in the nhexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction, and water fraction of Eriobotrya japonica fruit. The research method for testing the antioxidant activity of the fruit of Eriobotrya Japonica was the DPPH (1.1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazil ) method by UV-VIS spectrophotometry, while phenol and flavonoids contents were carried out by colorimetric method UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The determination of total phenol with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and gallic acid as the standard, and the determination of total flavonoid content with AlCl3 reagent and quercetin as the standard. The results revealed that the IC50 values for the antioxidant activity of the n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction, and water fraction are 170.21, 68.33, and 351.95 g/mL, respectively. The total phenol concentration in the n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction, and water fraction, respectively, was 13.08, 95.34, and 15.24 mg GAE/g of material. The n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction, and water fraction contained 0.88, 12.65, and 2.6 mg QE per gram of material, respectively. Compared to the n-hexane and water fractions, the ethyl acetate fraction of Eriobotrya Japonica fruit had the highest quantities of total phenol and total flavonoid.
SOL-GEL SYNTHESIZED SnO2 NANOPARTICLES SHOWING ADVANCED PHOTOCATALYTIC ATTRIBUTES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL
Authors: Palai Amrita , Sahu Dojalisa
Published: April 2023

Tin oxide (SnO2) is an interesting material having novel structural and optical properties. To investigate the above properties, the sol-gel route is selected to prepare SnO2 nanoparticles. Detailed investigation of the structure such as; phase analysis and crystallinity was accomplished by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. It has been observed that the as-synthesized tin oxide has a tetragonal rutile structure. The synthesized SnO2 samples have an average crystallite size from 20 nm to 26 nm as ascertained from the XRD study. Morphology study by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) shows the evolution of monodispersed nanocrystallites of SnO2. The photocatalytic property of SnO2 nanoparticles was studied in degrading a cationic dye such as; methylene blue with the application of UV-Vis light. The dye degradation rate before & after illumination of UV-Visible light at (λ = 664 nm) was calculated which follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. The parameters such as catalyst dosage and pH have influences on the degradation rate which has been studied systematically. A degradation of 84.23 % has been obtained by tin oxide nanoparticles after 120 min of UV irradiation. This will eventually help in treating the industrial wastes mixed with water bodies targeting water pollution.
IMPACT OF BLENDING OF SOLVENTS ON CRYSTAL STRUCTURAL AND SURFACE MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WET CHEMICAL SOL-GEL SYNTHESIZED ZnONANO-THIN FILMS
Authors: Murthy M. Narasimha , S. Anusha  , G. Ravinder  , C. J Sreelatha
Published: April 2023

The nature of the solvent used to synthesize nanomaterial is one of the key factors that can influence the properties of nanomaterials. In this study, seed solutions containing various solventsblending were prepared at 0.2M concentration to fabricate Zinc oxide (ZnO) nano-thin films by the dip coating technique. Organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol and 2-Methoxyethanol were used to prepare the solvent blending. Various characterization techniques such as XRD diffraction, surface morphology studies using an electronic microscope (FESEM), Raman spectrum analysis, and double beam optical spectrum analysiswere adopted to investigate the influence of solvent blending on nanomaterials' properties. X-diffraction studies confirmed the formation of the wurtzite hexagonal crystal structure of ZnO. Electronic microscopic images evaluated the surface morphology and particle size. The presence of E2 (High) optical vibrating mode in Raman spectra of all the deposited thin films showed that ZnO has a hexagonal crystal structure. Finally, the UV-VIS spectra of the deposited films showed that the optical bandgap varied with the size of the particle clusters.
What works to improve outcomes for Kenya’s adolescent girls?
Authors:   Population Council
Published: April 2023

The Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya is a study that evaluates the long-term impact of a multi-sectoral intervention targeted at adolescent girls aged 11 to 15 years from Kibera and rural Wajir. The intervention consisted of four different components: a community-based violence prevention program, an education conditional cash transfer (CCT), health-focused girls' empowerment clubs, and wealth creation for girls via financial education and savings activities. This brief looks at the impact of the two-year program in Wajir County four years after it ended.
Sexual Harassment and other Workplace Challenges for African Women
Authors: Lefatshe Moagi A.
Published: April 2023

There is a high level of review in African American literature on the sexuality of women, particularly black women, in the context of the oppositional gaze and intersections of body politics. There is a high level of engagement with feminist theorists that enables us, as researchers, to engage with the challenges or difficulties in understanding the dynamics of harassment and the intimidation of African women in the workplace. The research focus is on African women in the workplace and the implications of their being policed by patriarchal structures to ensure that they remain inferior to men. This research is based on an analytical investigation with the aim of holistically assessing intimidation and sexual harassment (SH) in the workplace and the serious issue of women’s development to ensure that women are equal to men in the workplace.
Secondary Schooling Education as a Strategy to Combat Child Marriage
Authors: Deane Tameshnie
Published: April 2023

The evidence base on child marriage has grown substantially over the past decade, especially regarding its levels, trends, causes and consequences. The importance of such evidence is that it has been particularly useful in making an urgent case for investing in child marriage prevention initiatives and for doing so with cross-sectoral efforts. However, the rates of child marriage in the West and Central African region remain unacceptably high. An extremely effective but not yet fully explored strategy is to use girls’ education as a mechanism towards ending child marriages. By analysing the correlation between early marriage and school drop-out rates and looking at the advantages of this correlation to the regions Sustainable Development Goals, this article advocates for ending child marriages in a more targeted way. The paper will analyse some country-specific strategies to highlight how investing in girls’ education at more than primary schooling level will lead to the achievement of many of the development goals of the region. This paper aims to fill a knowledge gap by arguing that there currently exists an opportunity to address child marriages and development goals through policies and strategies that are specifically aimed at keeping girls in school for longer.
Digital Media Endorsement on COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy among Women in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa
Authors: Oscar Makananise Fulufhelo
Published: April 2023

The study sought to investigate whether digital media endorsement influences COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Vhembe District-based women in South Africa. As conceptual frameworks, the study relied on digital media endorsement and vaccination hesitancy. A qualitative research method and exploratory research design were employed to better explore women’s views and perceptions on how digital media might influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in the Global South. In this study, fifteen women participants aged between 20 and 45 were purposively selected to give their views and experiences concerning the identified lacuna. Data solicited through an in-depth structured interview schedule with open-ended questions were processed and analysed using a qualitative thematic analysis technique to develop pertinent themes and sub-themes. The study established that access to digital media platforms substantially endorsed COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and uncertainty among most women in the Vhembe District of South Africa. This study further revealed that most women in the Vhembe District were vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, a few were hesitant and would somehow use digital media endorsements to decide whether to go for vaccination or not. It was further established that digital media endorsements through celebrities, public figures, and influential people played a significant role in most women accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. The results show how digital media endorsement affects women’s perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Feminist Rethinking of the Representation of African Women in Peacebuilding: A Theoretical Analysis
Authors: Olaitan Zainab
Published: April 2023

Are women just victims in times of war and post-conflict peacebuilding? This question is a manifestation of years of research into the participation and underrepresentation of women in peacebuilding. Women’s underrepresentation in peacebuilding has been ascribed to several factors such as the patriarchal culture of most African societies, the “women-as-victims-only” narrative and the under-reporting of informal contributions women make through their participation in peacebuilding activities. Importantly, the women as-victim-only narrative which features in numerous studies is often cited as why women are not participating in post-conflict peacebuilding, thereby necessitating the opening question. Therefore, this paper used the radical feminist theory as a lens to rethink the agency that women embody during peacebuilding in a bid to argue that women are much more than victims. More specifically, it sought to examine the validity of the women-as-victims-only narrative and how it limits the representation of women in peacebuilding. By using qualitative methodology and radical feminist theoretical framework, this paper argued that women are much more than victims of war as they often participate in peace processes. The study found that women in Sierra Leone were an integral part of the peace processes, which lends credence to the notion that women are both victims of war and agents of peace.
Effective Contract in Higher Education: Intentions and Outcomes
Authors: Kurbatova M. V. , Donova I. V.
Published: April 2023

The issue of the academic contract in the Russian higher education is associated with the salary systems reform in social sector and scientific field according to the adoption of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from May 7, 2012 No. 597 “On Measures for the Implementation of the State Social Policy”. Institutional project of the effective contract was aimed to solve two problems. Firstly, to raise the level of wages. Secondly, to its orientation to increase performance (i.e. outcomes-based payment). Over the past ten years in practice an effective contract evolved from innovation to university routine. On the other hand, researchers moved from substantiating approaches and elaborating methodologies to analyzing the experience of implementing an academic contract and then to evaluating its outcomes. The purpose of this study is to show the outcomes of the implementation of the effective contract project in the higher education system in two directions. Firstly, the achievement of target indicators for increasing the level of salaries of university teachers. Secondly, stimulating more efficient activities.

Data from the Monitoring of higher education institutions effectiveness in 2021 is used in the study, and it includes data on 1222 universities. There is information on the average salary of university teachers (excluding part-time workers and civil contract staff) for 2020 for each educational institution, as well as on the ratio of teaching staff salary to the average salary in the region’s economy for 2016-2020. It was revealed that the task of introducing an effective contract for the increasing of salaries is generally being fulfilled but with significant difficulties due to the economic factors. The stimulating impact of an effective contract on the activities of university teachers is realized in conjunction with the solution of the tasks of increasing the effectiveness of the functioning of the universities themselves.
ChatGPT in Higher Education and Science: a Threat or a Valuable Resource?
Authors: Ivakhnenko E. N. , Nikolskiy V. S.
Published: April 2023

The purpose of the article is to draw the attention of the authors and readers of the journal to the problem of using artificial intelligence in higher education and science. The article consists of two interrelated parts. In the first part, authors of the article discuss the case of using ChatGPT for graduate writing in terms of implications for higher education. In the second part, the authors turn to the reaction of the academic community to the emergence of generative artificial intelligence and consider its shortcomings and opportunities for education and science. In conclusion, authors of the present work invite readers to an academic discussion about artificial intelligence in higher education and science on the pages of our journal.
Expert*innen und Lai*innen. Ein polarisiertes Verhältnis in der Corona-Pandemie
Authors: Weinheimer Paul
Published: April 2023

Der Konflikt um Wissen hat während der Corona-Pandemie zu einer Polarisierung innerhalb der Gesellschaft geführt. Dabei ist in diesem Perspektivenbeitrag vor allem das in der Pandemie von Spannungen geprägte Verhältnis von Expert*innen und Lai*innen von Interesse. Der Text untersucht ebendieses mit Hilfe von Ulrich Becks Überlegungen zur Risikogesellschaft (1986). Im Zuge der Diskussion stellt der Beitrag die Wichtigkeit einer zielgerichteten Kommunikation von Wissen in den Vordergrund, die dazu dienen soll, gesellschaftlicher Polarisierung entgegenzuwirken.
Incremento na eficácia de herbicidas no controle de plantas daninhas devido a aplicação sequencial de glufosinate + saflufenacil
Authors: Paiola Albrecht Alfredo Junior , Paiola Albrecht Leandro , Moreira Silva André Felipe , Alenbrant Migliavacca Rafaela , Larini Willian Felipe , Kosinski Rogério , Katakura Marcelo
Published: April 2023

É notória a eficácia de glufosinate + saflufenacil no controle de plantas daninhas, mas qual o incremento da eficácia de controle da primeira aplicação de herbicidas devido à aplicação sequencial, ou ainda quais seriam as melhores misturas de herbicidas na primeira aplicação com a aplicação sequencial de glufosinate + saflufenacil? Objetivou-se avaliar a eficácia de herbicidas, seguidos ou não da aplicação sequencial de glufosinate + saflufenacil, no controle de Conyza spp. (buva) e Commelina benghalensis (trapoeraba) no período de entressafra, anteriormente à semeadura da soja. O experimento foi conduzido em 2020, em Palotina, Paraná (PR), utilizado delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram dispostos em arranjo fatorial (19 x 2), utilizados 19 níveis para a primeira aplicação, compostos pela aplicação isolada ou em misturas de glyphosate, glufosinate, carfentrazone, saflufenacil, dicamba e 2,4-D. O segundo fator foi representado pela aplicação, ou não, em sequencial de glufosinate + saflufenacil. A aplicação sequencial incrementou a eficácia de todos os tratamentos no controle de trapoeraba, independentemente dos herbicidas utilizados na primeira aplicação. A aplicação de glufosinate + saflufenacil foi eficaz no controle da buva, seja na primeira ou na aplicação sequencial. A aplicação única em manejo de entressafra, antecedendo a soja, não é a indicação mais viável. Destaca-se a importância das misturas de saflufenacil com carfentrazone no controle de trapoeraba, e com dicamba, no controle de buva.
FORMATION OF THE ECOSYSTEM CYBER SPORTS (ESPORTS) AS A MODERN SPORT PHENOMENON, CULTURE AND EDUCATION
Authors:   National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, SHYNKARUK OKSANA
Published: April 2023

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History оf Telecommunication Law in Nigeria
Authors: Kehinde Adeola Olufunke
Published: April 2023

The telecommunications sector is a significant contributor to the global economy and is vital to the competitiveness of the economy. Market liberalization’s goal and objective encompasses both general economic growth and the advantages to consumers of lower pricing, more service options, higher service quality, and a wider selection of products. As a means of enacting regulatory changes in the telecommunications sector, telecommunications regulation is of the utmost importance. In the telecommunications sector, regulatory reform has become a crucial area. For regulatory reforms to be successful, regulatory regimes must be transparent, consistent, and all-encompassing, encompassing everything from setting up the right institutional framework to liberalizing network industries, promoting and enforcing competition law and policy, and opening both internal and external markets to trade. This article examines the historical background of telecommunications in Nigeria is traced. It examines several developments that have taken place in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. It further examines several regulatory regimes in the Nigerian telecommunications industry prior to Nigeria’s independence in 1960 and post-independence till 2003.
Leadership Styles and Effective Leadership Among Higher Education Leaders in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Wright Patrice
Published: April 2023

Problem Leadership has been shown to be crucial in the success of organizations, especially in higher education. However, little research has been done about leadership styles and effectiveness in North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) higher education institutions. My study examined transformational, transactional, and passive avoidant leadership styles and leadership effectiveness in these higher education institutions. Method To examine leadership in Adventist colleges, I used the online MLQ-5X short form. I secured participation from 12 colleges and after repeated emails secured 168 responses. I analyzed the relationship between leadership styles, several leader characteristics and leader effectiveness, using SEM, correlation, and multiple regression. Findings Of the 168 respondents, 92 were males and 76 females. Transformational leadership was predictive of greater leadership effectiveness. Although weak, transactional leadership had a direct effect on leadership effectiveness. However, it was not statistically significant. Passive avoidant was negatively correlated to leadership effectiveness. Age was positively correlated with leadership effectiveness, in that older leaders reported higher effectiveness. By contrast, gender did not significantly predict leadership effectiveness. Additionally, years of experience at their institution had a negative non-significant correlation with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also showed age was statistically significantly related to leadership effectiveness with older leaders reporting higher effectiveness. However, years of experience did not show a significant relationship with leadership effectiveness. Multiple regression also did not significantly predict effectiveness between male and female. Although not statistically significant, being a leader with more years of experience at their institution was associated with less leadership effectiveness. Conclusion My findings mirror the scholarship that shows transformational leadership style is strongly correlated with leadership effectiveness. However, an exception showed in data suggesting that transformation and transactional leadership style overlapped and both positively impacted leadership effectiveness. I call that overlap, transact-formational leadership style. Effective leaders display aspects of both transformational leadership and transactional leadership styles. I recommend institutions considering recruiting and/or developing leaders toward these transact-formational leadership characteristics. Because age was positively correlated with leadership effectiveness but negatively (non-significantly) related to years of experience, I discussed hiring as a balance between securing leaders that have used age to garner wisdom, but need to be cautious about assuming leaders with longer experiences or service have the breadth of experience for effectiveness.
Fundamentalismo Islâmico do Talibã e suas implicações nos direitos humanos das mulheres
Authors: Viana Anny Ramos
Published: April 2023

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar, por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, o retorno do Talibã, com seu extremismo religioso e as repercussões nos direitos humanos das mulheres do Afeganistão. O Talibã é um grupo fundamentalista que surgiu no Afeganistão no ano de 1994, durante a Guerra Civil Afegã. Tal grupo defende uma visão radical da lei islâmica e governou o Afeganistão entre 1996 e 2001, impondo um governo violento e autoritário. Foi derrubado pelas tropas norte-americanas em 2001, mas retornou ao poder 20 anos depois. A primeira parte contextualiza a ascenção do Talibã no Afeganistão e o fundamentalismo islâmico deste grupo. Em seguida, foram discutidos os direitos humanos das mulheres, apresentando seus avanços e possibilidades de maior reconhecimento. Por fim, o estudo analisou a negação de direitos humanos para a população feminina no Afeganistão e a incerteza de como essa população será tratada após a tomada do poder pelos talibãs em agosto de 2021. Concluiu-se que a liderança do Talibã parece entender que o reconhecimento formal por parte da comunidade internacional promete vantagens reais e pode estar disposta a tentar garanti-lo, pois tal reconhecimento de base ampla também significaria um grau de aceitação internacional, proporcionando maior durabilidade no poder, porém, o Talibã vem rompendo, sistematicamente, promessas públicas feitas à Organização das Nações Unidas – ONU sobre os direitos no Afeganistão, que incluem ordenar que as mulheres fiquem em casa, banir as mulheres das escolas e da vida pública.
O ensino religioso no Brasil: desafios contextuais para a formação docente
Authors: Gonçalves Andreia Soares
Published: April 2023

O artigo discute a formação docente para o Ensino Religioso no Brasil. À luz das questões legais que permeiam esse tema, enfatiza-se as tensões conceituais sobre o Ensino Religioso laico. Investiga-se a garantia da legitimidade da diversidade religiosa e do fenômeno do pluralismo religioso no contexto nacional. Analisa-se o cenário religioso brasileiro a partir de sua composição religiosa complexa e diversa, considerando os desafios que emanam para a formação docente em Ensino Religioso. Procura-se, com isso, superar a racionalidade técnica a partir de um referencial teórico cujos elementos assumem a perspectiva humanizadora da complexidade e da multirreferencialidade. Depreende-se que a formação docente para o Ensino Religioso pode promover ambientes de convivência pacífica, em que predominam a tolerância, a fraternidade e o respeito à liberdade de pensamento e de crença nas escolas públicas brasileiras.
Da prescrição na fase de cumprimento de sentença
Authors: Mota Lohan dos Santos
Published: April 2023

Este artigo investiga as diferentes formas pelas quais a pretensão de deduzir uma execução em juízo pode ser extinta pela prescrição, sob o prisma do Direito Civil. O estudo diferencia essas formas com base no marco inicial de contagem do prazo e no momento processual em que ocorrem, destacando ainda pontos em comum entre as facetas dessa dicotomia (momento processual: fase de cognição e fase executória). A pesquisa se baseia em legislação, análise de casos jurisprudenciais e revisão doutrinária.
Fatores psicossociais do trabalho que afetam o técnico de segurança do trabalho
Authors: Rievrs Isabela Lopes , Oliveira Maurelino Mendes de , Alvarenga Grasiela Aparecida Coura Querobino
Published: April 2023

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar os fatores psicossociais do trabalho que afetam o técnico de segurança do trabalho (TST) e saber quais são as causas dentro das empresas que prejudicam a saúde mental desses profissionais. Com o intuito de mostrar que as doenças psíquicas podem afetar até aqueles trabalhadores que cuidam de outras vidas, se faz necessário entender quais condições podem afetar o desempenho no trabalho e a qualidade de vida. Para isso, o método utilizado foi o de revisão bibliográfica, qualitativa, descritiva, que teve como referências livros, textos, normas e resoluções. Os descritores utilizados foram: riscos; saúde mental; estresse; para entender a posição dos autores e das normas sobre esse assunto tão complexo. Como resultado, foi possível entender que os técnicos de segurança do trabalho se encontram desgastados mentalmente, insatisfeitos e sem perspectiva de uma valorização da profissão. Isso resulta em doenças mentais como: estresse, depressão, síndromes e até outras doenças associadas, aumentando o número de afastamentos diariamente.
Work Engagement As Mediator Between Quality Work of Life and Organizational Commitment in PT. XYZ
Authors: Ramadhan Muhammad , Rostiana Rostiana
Published: April 2023

This research was conducted to find out the role of work engagement as a mediator between the quality of work life and organizational commitment. Participants in this study were 400 employees who worked at PT XYZ (One of the biggest Manufacture in Indonesia). In the implementation of the research conducted the dissemination of measuring tools of work quality, work engagement, and organizational commitment. The technique used to analyze the main data is to use regression analysis techniques using SPSS version 24.00. Based on the results of data processing it is known that the variables of work engagement and quality of work-life simultaneously affect the variables of organizational commitment with a coefficient of determination 0.541. Furthermore, it is known that work engagements variables can mediate the relationship between quality of work life variables and organizational commitments