bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Underwater robotics
Authors: Βασιλείου Μάριος
Published: January 2024

Η υδατοκαλλιέργεια έχει αναδειχθεί ως ο ταχύτερα αναπτυσσόμενος κλάδος στη βιομηχανία παραγωγής τροφίμων, λόγω της ταχείας ανάπτυξής της. Εξυπηρετεί μια κομβική λειτουργία για την κάλυψη της αυξανόμενης παγκόσμιας ανάγκης για θαλασσινά, ενώ ταυτόχρονα αντιμετωπίζει τις δυσκολίες που δημιουργούνται από τη μείωση των αποθεμάτων άγριων ψαριών. Τα υποβρύχια οχήματα έχουν συμβάλει στην επέκταση της υδατοκαλλιέργειας επιτρέποντας υποβρύχιες επιθεωρήσεις, αποτελεσματική συλλογή δεδομένων και βελτιωμένες διαδικασίες συντήρησης. Αυτή η καινοτόμος τεχνολογία διαδραματίζει επίσης κρίσιμο ρόλο στην ενίσχυση της αλυσίδας εφοδιασμού τροφίμων, διευκολύνοντας την απόκτηση υποθαλάσσιων δεδομένων. Αυτή η ικανότητα όχι μόνο βοηθά τους ερευνητές στη βελτίωση των διαδικασιών υδατοκαλλιέργειας, αλλά υποστηρίζει επίσης πρωτοβουλίες που στοχεύουν στην επίτευξη επισιτιστικής ασφάλειας μέσω της βιώσιμης ανάπτυξης των υδρόβιων ειδών. Στόχος της παρούσας διατριβής είναι ο σχεδιασμός, η ανάπτυξη και η αξιολόγηση υποβρύχιων συστημάτων για την ικανότητα επιθεώρησης και συντήρησης διχτυών κλωβών σε εγκαταστάσεις υδατοκαλλιέργειας Η έρευνα επικεντρώνεται σε ένα υποβρύχιο όχημα για επιθεώρηση σε ιχθυοτροφεία και σε ένα αυτόνομο υποβρύχιο όχημα με το όνομα «Kalypso».Επιπλέον, παρουσιάζεται η ανάπτυξη, η κατασκευή και η προσομοίωση ενός προσιτού υποβρύχιου βραχίονα που ονομάζεται MURA (Multipurpose Underwater Robotic Arm) και μπορεί να ενσωματωθεί με το Kalypso για την εκτέλεση εργασιών όπως η αφαίρεση αντικειμένων που έχουν κολλήσει στα δίχτυα, η συλλογή νεκρών ψαριών, και η επιδιόρθωση σκισιμάτων στα δίχτυα. Αυτή η διατριβή παρέχει μια έρευνα υποβρύχιων οχημάτων και τις εφαρμογές τους στην υδατοκαλλιέργεια. Η μελέτη περιλαμβάνει μια ολοκληρωμένη εξέταση του υποβρύχιου οχήματος «Kalypso», τονίζοντας το λογισμικό, τη μοντελοποίηση, την υλοποίηση κινητικότητας και τις δυνατότητες πλοήγησης. Στη συνέχεια, η εστίαση κατευθύνεται στα προκαταρκτικά σχέδια υποβρύχιων οχημάτων, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της δομικής τους διαμόρφωσης, της ενσωμάτωσης εξαρτημάτων και των δυνατοτήτων κίνησης. Επιπλέον, παρουσιάζεται το MURA, διευκρινίζοντας τις θεμελιώδεις αρχές σχεδιασμού του, τις ικανότητες χειρισμού και τα ηλεκτρονικά του μέρη. Η αποτελεσματικότητα και οι επιχειρησιακές δυνατότητες των μοντέλων υποβρύχιων οχημάτων τεκμηριώνονται μέσω πειραματικών αξιολογήσεων που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στα Ιχθυοτροφεία της Κεφαλονιάς. Εν κατακλείδι, συνοψίζεται η έρευνα που προέκυψε εξετάζοντας τις συνέπειές τους και προσφέροντας προοπτικές για την υποβρύχια ρομποτική. Η παρούσα διατριβή συμβάλλει στα πεδία της τεχνολογίας υποβρύχιων οχημάτων και της υδατοκαλλιέργειας, διευκολύνοντας έτσι τη βελτίωση των δυνατοτήτων επιθεώρησης και χειρισμού στην υδατοκαλλιέργεια.
Modelling the Archipelago: Corfu as a Case Study for a Digital Edition of Cristoforo Buondelmonti’s Liber Insularum
Authors: Bessi Benedetta , Fusi Daniele
Published: January 2024

The Liber Insularum by Cristoforo Buondelmonti can be considered the first guide to the Greek islands, each of them described by a textual paragraph and illustrated by color maps, in a format which gave rise to the new literary genre of Isolaria.” Mapping the Aegean: Cristoforo Buondelmonti’s Liber Insularum” is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie project aimed at the study of this book. This paper illustrates the application of Cadmus, a structured content management tool, to the creation of a digital edition of the Liber and to do this, we focus on the text and map of Corfu as a case study. After a historical introduction on the author and his work and the presentation of the project, we explain why we chose to use this tool and its main characteristics, and we offer a concrete example of its application to the material pertaining to the description of Corfu by showing its frontend output.
Forecasting influenza incidence as an ordinal variable using machine learning
Authors: Wang Haowei , Kwok Kin On , Riley Steven
Published: January 2024

Background: Many mechanisms contribute to the variation in the incidence of influenza disease, such as strain evolution, the waning of immunity and changes in social mixing. Although machine learning methods have been developed for forecasting, these methods are used less commonly in influenza forecasts than statistical and mechanistic models. In this study, we applied a relatively new machine learning method, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), to ordinal country-level influenza disease data.

Methods: We developed a machine learning forecasting framework by adopting the XGBoost algorithm and training it with surveillance data for over 32 countries between 2010 and 2018 from the World Health Organisation’s FluID platform. We then used the model to predict incidence 1- to 4-week ahead. We evaluated the performance of XGBoost forecast models by comparing them with a null model and a historical average model using mean-zero error (MZE) and macro-averaged mean absolute error (mMAE).

Results: The XGBoost models were consistently more accurate than the null and historical models for all forecast time horizons. For 1-week ahead predictions across test sets, the mMAE of the XGBoost model with an extending training window was reduced by 78% on average compared to the null model. Although the mMAE increased with longer prediction horizons, XGBoost models showed a 62% reduction in mMAE compared to the null model for 4-week ahead predictions. Our results highlight the potential utility of machine learning methods in forecasting infectious disease incidence when that incidence is defined as an ordinal variable. In particular, the XGBoost model can be easily extended to include more features, thus capturing complex patterns and improving forecast accuracy.

Conclusion: Given that many natural extreme phenomena are often described on an ordinal scale when informing planning and response, these results motivate further investigation of using similar scales for communicating risk from infectious diseases.
The genome sequence of the Marbled White Spot, Protodeltote pygarga (Hufnagel, 1766)
Authors: Boyes Douglas , Lewis Owen T. ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: January 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Protodeltote pygarga (the Marbled White Spot; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 421.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.48 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 17,784 protein coding genes.
Democracy and Economic Growth: Theoretical Debates and Empirical Contributions
Authors: SImmons Joel W.
Published: January 2024

Is democracy a boon for economic growth or a hindrance? This brief essay reviews the theoretical and empirical contributions to this age-old question and highlights some potentially fruitful avenues for future research.
Speckle wavemeter based on a multi-core fiber and compressive imaging
Authors: Liu Huan , Kong Haole , He Jiajun , Qiu Yanqing , Mao Bangning , Meng Yanlong , Li Yanghui , Kang Juan , Wang Le , Li Yi
Published: January 2024

Random speckle patterns contain valuable information about the incident light. Researchers have successfully constructed spectrometers and wavemeters by utilizing the speckles generated by inter-mode interferences of a multimode fiber (MMF). However, cameras were often employed to record the speckle data in previous reports. The camera's high cost (especially in the near-infrared range), large size, and low response speed limit the applications in optical communications, metrology, and optical sensing. A seven-core fiber (SCF) was fused with an MMF to capture the speckle pattern, where each core coupled part of the speckle field. Furthermore, we take advantage of the space division multiplexing capability of the SCF by incorporating an optical switch. This allows the variety of speckles generated by the incidence of different cores into the MMF. A convolutional neural network (CNN) regression algorithm was designed to analyze the complicated speckle data. The experimental results show that the proposed wavemeter can resolve adjacent wavelengths of 1 pm with an error of about 0.2 pm. We also discussed how different lengths of MMF influence the wavelength resolution. In conclusion, our research presents a robust and cost-effective approach to a wavelength measurement device by use of a seven-core optical fiber.
Single-double-band switchable optical circular polarizers based on surface plasmon resonance
Authors: Zhang Mingdi , Zhang Zhili , Yang Zhiyong , Cai Wei , Zhong Qiyuan , Luo Lina , Chen Enqing
Published: January 2024

A single-double-band
switchable circular polarization filter based on surface plasmon
resonance exhibits significant potential for applications in fields
such as communication and sensing due to its adjustable, low-cost, and
easy integration features. In this study, we propose a bi-layer rod
nanostructure and use FEM simulation to study the transmission spectra
of the structure. The results demonstrate that the structure exhibits
both single- and double-band circular polarization filtering effects,
which can be switched by varying geometric parameters such as the
distance between the two layers and the width of nanorods.
Furthermore, the filtering effects of both single- and double-band are
highly dependent on the length of the nanorods, with average
extinction rates reaching 486 and 2020/129, respectively; the
operating bandwidths (defined as extinction ratio >10) can reach 170 nm and
35 nm/70 nm, respectively. The underlying physical
mechanisms are clarified by analyzing the electric dipole, magnetic
dipole resonance modes, and induced chiral fields on
nanostructures.
Using e-modules for acquisition of complex diabetes skills in diabetes care providers in Rwanda
Authors: Chen Melinda , Niyonsenga Simon-Pierre , Rwagasore Edson , Lyden Elizabeth , Dudzinski Jessica , Wilson Cynthia , Delair Shirley , Rutagarama Florent
Published: January 2024

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is life-threatening without appropriate treatment. Though pediatric endocrinology care is limited in Rwanda, a decentralized health system allows access to local non-communicable disease (NCD) nurses through a network of 42 district hospitals. Recent rapid expansion of internet access in the country makes virtual diabetes education initiatives possible. We investigated whether Rwandan NCD nurses receiving diabetes education via online e-modules could make similar educational gains in insulin adjustment skills (IAS) compared to NCD nurses educated in a conference-style setting, and whether they would maintain equivalent competency at 1 year after education. We randomized 21 district hospitals and their NCD nurses to participate in a 1.5-day educational conference centered around care of type 1 diabetes (Group 1), while nurses from the remaining 21 hospitals (Group 2) received accommodation and access to equivalent educational materials in e-module form. Both groups were requested to review initial course materials at 4, 8, and 12 months. Ten-point IAS assessments were administered before and after education or review at each time point. Groups 1 and 2 had equal improvement after education (+2.0 vs. +2.0, p = 0.47) and equal final score at baseline (6.0 vs. 6.0, p = 0.74). However, both groups showed a diminishing improvement over time, so that any gains were lost by 4 months in Group 1 and 8 months in Group 2. Group 1 showed greater attrition in participation over time (19% vs 58% continued participation at one year, p = 0.002). Groups did not differ in subjective confidence in IAS after education. Both groups identified existing or potential access barriers to their respective educational method. While further modifications should be trialed to ensure equitable access and to maintain long-term engagement, online education is a feasible method to teach complex subspecialty skills to providers working in low-resource settings.
Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Tomori Cecília , O’Connor Deborah L. , Ververs Mija , Orta-Aleman Dania , Paone Katerina , Budhathoki Chakra , Pérez-Escamilla Rafael
Published: January 2024

In 2020, 149.2 million children worldwide under 5 years suffered from stunting, and 45.4 million experienced wasting. Many infants are born already stunted, while others are at high risk for growth faltering early after birth. Growth faltering is linked to transgenerational impacts of poverty and marginalization. Few interventions address growth faltering in infants under 6 months, despite a likely increasing prevalence due to the negative global economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Breastfeeding is a critical intervention to alleviate malnutrition and improve child health outcomes, but rarely receives adequate attention in growth faltering interventions. A systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to identify and evaluate interventions addressing growth faltering among infants under 6 months that employed supplemental milks. The review was carried out following guidelines from the USA National Academy of Medicine. A total of 10,405 references were identified, and after deduplication 7390 studies were screened for eligibility. Of these, 227 were assessed for full text eligibility and relevance. Two randomized controlled trials were ultimately included, which differed in inclusion criteria and methodology and had few shared outcomes. Both studies had small sample sizes, high attrition and high risk of bias. A Bangladeshi study (n = 153) found significantly higher rates of weight gain for F-100 and diluted F-100 (DF-100) compared with infant formula (IF), while a DRC trial (n = 146) did not find statistically significant differences in rate of weight gain for DF-100 compared with IF offered in the context of broader lactation and relactation support. The meta-analysis of rate of weight gain showed no statistical difference and some evidence of moderate heterogeneity. Few interventions address growth faltering among infants under 6 months. These studies have limited generalizability and have not comprehensively supported lactation. Greater investment is necessary to accelerate research that addresses growth faltering following a new research framework that calls for comprehensive lactation support.
Resilient and regenerative Rural Tourism: the case of Travancinha Village, Portugal
Authors: Kastenholz Elisabeth , Brites Salgado Manuel António , Silva Rafaela
Published: January 2024

In the recent past, Portugal has suffered from devastating rural fires, particularly in its hinterland regions, with current data on climate change suggesting an increasing risk. This risk jeopardizes these regions’ living conditions, while simultaneously deterring visitors. Still, particularly small-scale, locally embedded rural tourism projects may also help introduce changes in regional landscape management and enhance community resilience. The main goal of this study is to a) analyze the importance of prevention in addressing the challenges imposed by climate change in low-density territories, specifically associated to rural fires in the inland of Portugal, and b) explore how rural tourism can contribute to the resilience and regeneration of the destination after fire-incidents. Based on a qualitative study using a constructive-interpretive case study, namely that of Travancinha village (Municipality of Seia, in Portugal’s Central Region), semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with local tourism agents, local authorities, and tourism development agents and subjected to content-analysis. Also, documents and secondary data were analysed, namely statistics and policy documents regarding measures of climate change risk prevention, combat, and mitigation. Based on this, an analysis was performed regarding the pre- and post-fire periods of 2017 and 2022. The results reveal the importance of community collaboration in rural and low-density territories, in the analyzed case, and a model of regenerative tourism, based on community resilience, is proposed. Some conditioning factors for the success of this model are also identified.
munidade.
Reseña del libro: José Romera Castillo (2023), Teselas literarias actuales
Authors: Cazorla Castellón Antonio
Published: January 2024

Reseña del libro: José Romera Castillo (2023), Teselas literarias actuales.
Gone to Guts: Osteosarcoma With Metastasis to Small and Large Intestines Presenting as Recurrent Bleeding
Authors: Harne Prateek S. , Salooja Ishita , Thomas Percy , Rivera Arturo Suplee , Cardenas Carlos , Zamir Asif
Published: January 2024

Gastrointestinal involvement in osteosarcoma is uncommon, with colonic spread being particularly rare. Symptoms range from abdominal pain and obstruction to anemia and melena. Chemotherapy for metastatic lesions has not been standardized, and surgery remains the treatment for selective candidates. We describe a rare occurrence of osteosarcoma metastasizing simultaneously to the small and large intestines in a 43-year-old man who presented with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding causing symptomatic anemia. Endoscopic examination revealed multiple nodules in the jejunum and colon consistent with metastatic osteosarcoma.
The Effectiveness of Video Tutorial-Based Audiovisual Media on the Aspects of Prayer Movements in 5-6-Year-Old Children
Authors: Salsabila Ana , Samawi Ahmad , Astuti Wuri
Published: January 2024

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of audiovisual media in Group B at TK Muslimat NU 19 Malang affects children's knowledge of prayer movements before and after receiving treatment and to assess the effectiveness of this media.
Design/methods/approach – This research employs an experimental research method with a comparative whole-group design. The research subjects consist of 30 children in Group B, comprising 14 boys and 16 girls, divided into experimental and control groups.
Findings – However, after the treatment, their knowledge and skills in prayer movements improved to a good standard, based on a two-tailed signal of 0.892 in both the control and experimental groups, with a critical t-value of 0.682. It can be concluded that the significance value is greater than the critical t-value, rejecting the null hypothesis (H0) and accepting the alternative hypothesis (Ha). This demonstrates that the use of video tutorial-based audiovisual media influences the prayer movements' quality. The coefficient of determination (R2) shows a value of 0.671, indicating that 67.1% of the ability to apply religious values is influenced by audiovisual media for prayer movements, while 32.9% is influenced by other factors or variables. This suggests that the application of video tutorials is highly effective in enhancing children's knowledge and skills in performing prayer movements.
Research implications/limitations – This study implies that introducing prayer in early childhood education can be done effectively with the use of audiovisual media.
Practical implications – From a practical standpoint, this research provides examples of prayer movements in accordance with Islamic principles.
Originality/value – The value of this research finding lies in the early introduction of prayer, assisted by audiovisual media.
Paper type Case study
Enhancing Early Childhood Financial Literacy Through FinSOLEkid Indonesia: A Comparative Study of Digital Platforms
Authors: Fitriah Nurlaeli , Degeng Made Duananda Kartika , Degeng I Nyoman Sudana , Praherdhiono Henry
Published: January 2024

This study investigates the impact of FinSOLEkid Indonesia, a game-based educational application, on financial literacy among early childhood learners aged 5-6 years. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design with two experimental groups, one using a PC version and the other an Android version, the study aims to determine the effectiveness of digital platforms in enhancing financial understanding. Subjects were chosen through purposive sampling based on their interaction with money, comprehension of in-game instructions, and ability to use digital devices. Data collection involved multiple-choice tests tailored with game elements and visual aids to suit the developmental stage of the participants. The analysis, conducted using the Kruskal-Wallis test and N-Gain scores, revealed that the PC version of FinSOLEkid Indonesia was more effective in augmenting financial knowledge than its Android counterpart and conventional methods. However, the suitability of the application for children under the age of 5-6 remains questionable due to the presence of written instructions. The study highlights the importance of selecting appropriate educational media and content for early childhood. It suggests that such technology-enhanced learning tools, while effective, need to be tailored to the developmental needs of the learners. These findings offer insights into the potential of digital learning platforms in early childhood education, emphasizing the need for age-appropriate design and content in educational technology.
Effect of ozone gas on viral kinetics and liver histopathology in hepatitis C patients
Authors: Sadek Ahmed , Abd El Hady Ahmed M. , Olfat Hammam , Abd El Hady Afaf A. , Wafy Wafaa , Zaki Moushira , Youness Eman R.
Published: January 2024

Objectives

We examine how well ozone/oxygen gas therapy treats chronic hepatitis C patients with varying degrees of liver fibrosis. Also to study the effect of giving multiple anti-oxidants with the ozone/oxygen gas mixture, to see if this addition would have any additive or synergistic effect.

Methods

Two hundred and twenty three patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver biopsies were carried out at after 12 weeks of administering an ozone/oxygen gas mixture.

Results

The mean stage of fibrosis decreased from 1.98 to 1.41 and the mean grade of inflammation decreased from 10.08 to 7.94, both with a p value less than 0.001. After 12 weeks of treatment, mean PCR values increased. No single significant complication was recorded in a total of >9,000 settings of ozone therapy.

Conclusions

Ozone oxygen gas mixture is safe and effective in treatment of hepatic fibrosis due to chronic viral hepatitis C.
Gettin’ sociolinguistic data remotely: comparing vernacularity during online remote versus in-person sociolinguistic interviews
Authors: Gardner Matt Hunt , Kostadinova Viktorija
Published: January 2024

The following paper examines the use of the stable sociolinguistic variable (-ing) across two different interview modalities: “classic” in-person sociolinguistic interviews and identical interviews conducted remotely over online video chat. The goal of this research was to test whether a change in modality results in style-shifting, as quantified by different rates of formal/standard [-ɪŋ] versus informal/non-standard [-ɪn]. Results show that when the internal linguistic constraints governing (-ing) variation are taken into account, there is not a significant difference between modalities, suggesting both modalities are equally formal (or informal). This suggests that remote online video chats are a viable method for collecting sociolinguistic data.
A quasi-boundary value regularization method for the spherically symmetric backward heat conduction problem
Authors: Cheng Wei , Liu Yi-Liang
Published: January 2024

In this article, we investigate a spherically symmetric backward heat conduction problem, starting from the final temperature. This problem is severely ill posed: the solution (if it exists) does not depend continuously on the final data. A conditional stability result of its solution is given. Further, we propose a quasi-boundary value regularization method to solve this ill-posed problem. Two Hölder type error estimates between the approximate solution and its exact solution are obtained under an a priori and an a posteriori regularization parameter choice rule, respectively.
A digital Jordan surface theorem with respect to a graph connectedness
Authors: Šlapal Josef
Published: January 2024

After introducing a graph connectedness induced by a given set of paths of the same length, we focus on the 2-adjacency graph on the digital line

Z

{\mathbb{Z}}

with a certain set of paths of length

n

n

for every positive integer

n

n

. The connectedness in the strong product of three copies of the graph is used to define digital Jordan surfaces. These are obtained as polyhedral surfaces bounding the polyhedra that can be face-to-face tiled with digital tetrahedra.
Nonlinear thermal radiation and the slip effect on a 3D bioconvection flow of the Casson nanofluid in a rotating frame via a homotopy analysis mechanism
Authors: Li Yijie , Imtiaz Mariam , Jamshed Wasim , Rehman Sadique , Eid Mohamed R. , Nasir Nor Ain Azeany Mohd , Aminuddin Nur Aisyah , Abd-Elmonem Assmaa , Abdalla Nesreen Sirelkhitam Elmki , Ibrahim Rabha W. , Amjad Ayesha , El Din Sayed M.
Published: January 2024

This theoretical work suggests a novel nonlinear thermal radiation and an applied magnetic feature-based three-dimensional Casson nanomaterial flow. This flow is assumed in the rotating frame design. Gyrotactic microorganisms (GMs) are utilized in the Casson nanofluid to investigate bioconvection applications. The altered Buongiorno thermal nano-model is used to understand the thermophoretic and Brownian mechanisms. Convective boundary conditions must be overcome to solve the flow problem. With suitable variables, the dimensionless pattern of equations is obtained. The solutions to the nonlinear formulations are then obtained using semi-analytical simulations using a homotopy analysis mechanism. It was found that the velocity outline is enhanced with the enhancing estimations of the buoyancy ratio, rotation factor, and Casson parameter while it is reduced with mixed convection, porosity, slippery parameters, and Rayleigh number. The temperature profile is increased with radiation, the temperature ratio, the thermophoretic parameter, the Brownian parameter, and the Biot number. The Brownian parameter reasons an improvement in the concentration outline contrary to the thermophoretic parameter. The concentration of GMs is decreased with the Peclet number inversely to the Lewis number effect, which causes an increase in the microorganisms’ concentration.
Zwischen Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik
Authors: Loch Thorsten
Published: January 2024

Ausgehend von der Entwicklung im 19. Jahrhundert wendet sich der Autor dem Phänomen der Benennung von Kasernen zu. Erst im ideologischen Zeitalter des 20. Jahrhunderts erhielten sie die Namen von Personen, Orten oder Gemarkungen. In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland war die Benennung von Kasernen immer auch eine Auseinandersetzung um die Erinnerungskultur in der Bundeswehr. Kritiker störten sich vor allem an den nach Wehrmachtsoffizieren benannten Kasernen, schienen sie doch für innenpolitisch motivierte Kontinuität und vordemokratische Gesinnung zu stehen. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser in der Öffentlichkeit wie in der Zeitgeschichtsschreibung bis heute virulenten Debatte spannt der Aufsatz einen Bogen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis in das Jahr 1995 und zeigt erstmals, dass Kasernenbenennungen auch im Zusammenhang mit staatspolitischen Zielsetzungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu verstehen sind.
Schadet Umweltpolitik der Wirtschaft?
Authors: Oberloskamp Eva
Published: January 2024

1975 versammelte Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt Vertreter der Wirtschaft, der Bundesregierung und der Ministerialbürokratie zu einer Umweltklausur auf Schloss Gymnich. Fünf Jahre nach dem Start eines ambitionierten umweltpolitischen Reformprogramms sollte auf dem Höhepunkt der Ölpreiskrise diskutiert werden, inwieweit die Umweltpolitik der Wirtschaft schade. Der Aufsatz deutet das Treffen als Kristallisationspunkt der umweltpolitischen Debatte in der Bundesrepublik. Die Vorstellung eines positiven Zusammenhangs von Umweltschutz und Konjunktur wurde hier prominent formuliert und in den politischen Diskurs eingebracht. Auf dieser Grundlage konnte sich in der Folge das wirkungsmächtige Konzept einer ökologischen Modernisierung etablieren.
Wider das Establishment
Authors: Fischer Moritz , Schlemmer Thomas
Published: January 2024

Die Zeitgeschichtliche Forschungsstelle Ingolstadt (ZFI) ist weitgehend vergessen, auch wenn ihr nach wie vor die Rolle einer wichtigen Stichwortgeberin auf dem Feld des apologetischen Geschichtsrevisionismus zukommt. 1981 unter Federführung von Alfred Schickel und Hellmut Diwald gegründet, verstand sich die ZFI als Gegenentwurf zum Münchner Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ), das als Bastion einer angeblich politisch motivierten Historiografie einer von den Schatten der NS-Vergangenheit unbelasteten deutschen Identität im Weg stand. Moritz Fischer und Thomas Schlemmer geben auf der Basis neu erschlossener Quellen Einblick in das Innenleben der ZFI, sie zeichnen ihre Konflikte mit etablierten Institutionen wie dem IfZ oder dem Bundesarchiv nach, und sie erklären, warum die ZFI in den 1980er Jahren zu einem auch öffentlich beachteten Eckpfeiler im „Brückenspektrum zwischen Konservativismus und Rechtsextremismus“ (Armin Pfahl-Traughber) avancieren konnte.
Információfeldolgozás folyamatának szerepe speciális, komplex döntéshozatali folyamat meggyőző kommunikációja során
Authors: Cservék Judit , Hlédik Erika
Published: January 2024

A TANULMÁNY CÉLJA
Egy reklám hatásosságát számtalan tényező befolyásolja. Az egyik alapvetően eldöntendő kérdés, hogy a reklám célcsoportja az adott termék esetén inkább racionális vagy inkább érzelmi alapon dolgozza-e fel az „ingergazdag” környezetben érkező információkat, meghatározva ezzel a konkrét reklám kivitelezésének módját, keretét. Kutatásunk célja az információ feldolgozási útjainak aktiválódását befolyásoló tényezők vizsgálata egy speciális termék reklámvideóján keresztül.
ALKALMAZOTT MÓDSZERTAN
Az Advertising Response Model által megkülönböztetett racionálisabb, tudatosabb centrális és az emocionálisabb, heurisztikus perifériás feldolgozási utak elmélete alapján az erősebb kognitív beállítottságú személyek esetében a centrális irány aktiválódását várnánk, míg az emocionálisabb személyiségeknél a perifériás útét.
LEGFONTOSABB EREDMÉNYEK
Ezzel szemben a 226 főre elvégzett kvantitatív kutatásunk eredményei alapján a kisgyermekek képességfelmérésére szolgáló PractiKid termék reklámvideójának hatását vizsgálva, még a magasabb emocionális szinttel rendelkező válaszadóknál is a centrális út dominanciáját tapasztalhattuk. A várakozásokkal szembeni eredmények többek között a vizsgálatba bevont termék speciális jellegére, valamint a feldolgozási út aktiválódását befolyásoló további tényezők jelenlétére vezethető vissza, amelyek a közeljövőben további kutatásokat tesznek szükségessé. Ugyanakkor a korábbi hazai publikációkon túlmutatva a cikkünkben alkalmazott módszertan lehetőséget biztosít a feldolgozási utak empirikus kutatásainak megalapozásához.
GYAKORLATI JAVASLATOK
Kutatásunk eredményei felhívják a gyakorlati szakemberek figyelmét arra, hogy speciális termékek esetén a komplex döntési folyamat a különböző érzelmek iránti igényű csoportokban egyaránt a kognitív feldolgozási irányt erősítheti. Az ilyen termékek reklámjának tervezésénél főként a termékjellemzőkre, az érvek súlyára szükséges fókuszálni.
ZWIĄZEK CZYNNIKÓW RYZYKA ŻYWIENIOWEGO, CECH DEMOGRAFICZNYCH I STATUSU SOCJO-EKONOMICZNEGO W BADANEJ GRUPIE OSÓB STARSZYCH ZAMIESZKUJĄCYCH SPOŁECZNOŚĆ LOKALNĄ W POLSCE
Authors: GAJDA ROBERT , SOBIESZCZAŃSKA MAŁGORZATA , NOCULAK ŁUKASZ , SZYMALA-PĘDZIK MAŁGORZATA , MAĆKÓW MONIKA , KACZMAREK-WDOWIAK BEATA
Published: January 2024

Background. A significant percentage of older people in Poland experience a high nutritional risk, which is determined by various factors. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between nutritional risk factors, selected demographic characteristics and a socio-economic status. The SCREEN14 questionnaire was used to identify nutritional risk factors. Questions on gender, age, region of residence, place of residence and personal household structure were used to characterize demographics. A socio-economic status was assessed using questions on the self-assessment of a material situation, education, social activity and family relations. Based on a cluster analysis using Ward's hierarchical classification of variables, two clusters of dietary risk factors emerged. A Chi-square test was used to verify differences between the variables. A logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the variables. Results and conclusions. It was shown that people belonging to cluster 1, described as "Weight gain and unfavorable dietary beliefs and behaviors", were more likely to live in small towns, alone or with a partner but without a family. Individuals belonging to cluster 2, described as "Weight loss and its perception and functional limitations", were more likely to have a high nutritional risk, were more likely to be aged 75 or older, living alone or living with a family (with or without a partner). Respondents with a low socio-economic status also belonged to this cluster. Decision-makers in public health policy planning should take into account data and indicators for nutritional risks and their determinants to increase the effectiveness of efforts to reduce negative changes in the health and quality of life of older people.
ZASTOSOWANIE SZCZEPU PROBIOTYCZNEGO LACTIPLANTIBACILLUS PLANTARUM PL8 W PRODUKCJI WYROBÓW CZEKOLADOWYCH O POROWATYM RDZENIU
Authors: GĄSIOR ANNA , GIEMZA MILENA , PONIKIEWSKA WERONIKA , MACHUL-ŻWIRBLA AGNIESZKA , MAGIERA JANUSZ , BUŁKA JACEK , SKWARCZYŃSKA-MAJ KRYSTYNA , POMIETŁO ELŻBIETA
Published: January 2024

Background. A healthy lifestyle, which has been promoted in recent years, is manifested through increased demand for foodstuffs the biggest nutritional value and specific health-promoting features. For this reason, consumers often choose functional food, which, apart from the nutritional effect, has a beneficial effect on one or more functions of the body, proven by scientific research. The aim of the research was to develop an innovative chocolate product with a porous core enriched with functional ingredients. In order to select the probiotic strain best adapted to the production conditions of chocolate dragées, a detailed characterization of 20 bacteria from the genera Lactiplantibacillus, Lacticaseibacillus and Limosilactobacillus included in the study was carried out, i.e. phenotypic and genotypic identification, drug susceptibility testing, resistance analysis to bile salts and gastric juice, adherence to intestinal epithelial cells, testing of antibacterial activity. The strains were also subjected to quantitative analyses in terms of their survival under industrial conditions. The influence of increased temperature and humidity, low pH, the presence of oxygen, the addition of a prebiotic and the type of industrial medium on the growth of probiotic bacteria was studied. The method of producing a chocolate dragée composed of a chocolate core, aerated with gas, containing a probiotic strain a prebiotic, and sugar coating was also developed. Results and conclusions. The conducted research allowed the selection of strain of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PL8 and the development of a method of its application to chocolate dragées in the liquid microencapsulated form in the fat carrier of the graft. The obtained chocolate product, containing, apart from the probiotic, also a prebiotic (glucooligosaccharide), meets the requirements of WHO/FAO regarding the content of probiotic bacteria in food, i.e. the number of bacteria not less than 106 CFU/g throughout the shelf life. The developed chocolate dragées display unique health-promoting properties and attractive organoleptic qualities.
WPŁYW OBRÓBKI ZIMNĄ PLAZMĄ ATMOSFERYCZNĄ NA JAKOŚĆ ŚWIEŻEGO SOKU TŁOCZONEGO Z MARCHWI
Authors: STAREK-WÓJCICKA AGNIESZKA , GRZĄDKA ELŻBIETA , SAGAN AGNIESZKA , TEREBUN PIOTR , KWIATKOWSKI MICHAŁ , ZARZECZNY DAWID , KOBUS ZBIGNIEW , CHUDZIK BARBARA , ANDREJKO DARIUSZ , PAWŁAT JOANNA
Published: January 2024

Introduction. The growing interest of consumers in purchasing minimally processed food that retains various bioactive ingredients has led to the need to investigate the impact of a new low-temperature preservation method on the quality characteristics of freshly pressed carrot juice (Nerac variety). The influence of plasma gas (air) generated in a Glide-arc reactor operating at atmospheric pressure on microbiological, physicochemical and structural changes in product samples was analyzed. Three groups of juices characterized by different exposure times to plasma (10, 20, 30 minutes) and untreated juice (control) were used for the study. The properties of the juices were assessed after 1, 2 and 3 days of storage in a refrigerator at 6 oC. Results and conclusions. The test s showed that the juices exposed to plasma for 20 and 30 minutes were characterized by good, stable microbiological quality even after 3 days of refrigerated storage. Compared to the control sample, an increase in colloidal stability and, what is important, in the content of the extract, carotenoids and polyphenols was also observed in the products. An EDX analysis showed that the elemental compositions of the samples before and after plasma plating did not differ qualitatively, but there were slight quantitative differences. However, in all the samples of juice treated with cold plasma, a slight reduction in the brightness of the products and the chromaticity indices a* and b* was observed. In general, the results of the conducted research indicate that cold plasma treatment is a promising technique that can ensure better quality and greater colloidal stability during the processing of carrot juice, and the product treated in this way is characterized by better physicochemical properties and a greater amount of bioavailable nutrients.
O papel pivotal dos ODS para reconfigurar os sistemas alimentares no século XXI
Authors: Schneider Sergio , Donini de Lemos Marcela
Published: January 2024

Os desafios colocados na contemporaneidade são diversos e multifacetados. As mudanças climáticas estão em curso, não sendo mais um futuro possível, mas uma realidade vivenciada por todos de diferentes maneiras. Assim, foi articulado, a nível global, os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, pautados nas dimensões ambiental, social e econômica, de forma integrada e indivisível, sendo responsabilidade de todos os países membros da Organização das Nações Unidas engajar-se em seus 17 objetivos para que possamos, em conjunto, alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável. São as Instituições de Ensino Superior também importantes atores sociais para implementar a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável em sua articulação estrutural com ensino, pesquisa e extensão, para modificação das práticas degradantes da natureza, principalmente no que diz respeito aos sistemas alimentares. Nesse sentido, evidencia-se o papel pivotal dos ODS para a reconfiguração dos sistemas alimentares, devida sua importância como principais causadores e afetados pela degradação e uso de recursos naturais em todo seu processo.

Palavras-chaves: Objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável; sistemas alimentares; instituições de ensino superior; educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável.
Abordagem integral institucional da sustentabilidade nas instituições de ensino superior: como incorporar a sustentabilidade em suas funções e estabelecer parcerias para o fomento aos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável
Authors: C. Moura-Leite Rosamaria
Published: January 2024

Este texto apresenta a relação das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) com a sustentabilidade enfatizando a mútua contribuição entre as IES e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Ele também introduz o conceito de Abordagem Integral Institucional da Sustentabilidade, destacando sua importância para capacitar as IES a desempenhar um papel crucial como motores na transformação social em direção à sustentabilidade. Além disso, o texto aborda ferramentas de gestão e avaliação que podem ser adotadas pelas IES e apresenta as barreiras comuns à implementação dos ODS nas IES. E encerra com uma reflexão sobre a importância de as IES atuarem como faróis, iluminando e orientando a sociedade em direção a um desenvolvimento sustentável.

Palavras-chaves: Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Gestão; Avaliação.
Gestão para a sustentabilidade: a implementação do ODS 11 em evidência
Authors: Da Fonseca Holz Raquel , Natalia Steigleder Clara , Pinto da Silva Maurício , Mascarenhas de Souza Pinheiro Pedro
Published: January 2024

Este artigo explora as possibilidades advindas do Curso de Especialização Lato Sensu em Gestão para a Sustentabilidade do Centro de Integração do Mercosul (CIM), destacando a importância que adquire o ODS 11 para pensar a gestão na área. Enfatizando sua base sólida na interação entre a universidade e a sociedade, na integração dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e da ênfase na aplicação prática dos princípios da sustentabilidade, o curso reconhece a interligação e a indivisibilidade dos ODS. A partir de  uma abordagem holística, envolvendo as áreas que compõem o curso (Hospitalidade urbana, Gestão Sustentável e Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável), o que permite uma análise abrangente da questão da sustentabilidade, neste artigo nos deteremos nas possibilidades de elaborar estudos e propostas visando a implementação do ODS 11.

 

Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade; Pós-graduação; ODS 11
Educación para la sustentabilidad en las instituciones de educación superior de América Latina y el Caribe
Authors: Sáenz Zapata Orlando
Published: January 2024

Nesta comunicação que agora se apresenta em forma de texto, o coordenador do Observatório de Sustentabilidade na Educação Superior da América Latina e do Caribe (OSES-ALC) procurou elencar questões referente ao programa interinstitucional de pesquisa, extensão e educação. Os principais temas abordados foram: a aAliança de Redes Ibero-Americanas de Universidades para a Sustentabilidade e o Meio Ambiente. A incorporação da dimensão ambiental no ensino superior na ALC. Os avanços no compromisso ambiental das instituições de ensino superior na ALC. Os avanços no Compromisso e Contribuições das IES  da ALC à Agenda 2030 e aos ODS

Os desafios para continuar avançando nas contribuições das IES da ALC para os ODS.
African Wisdom Traditions and Healing Practices: Performing the Embodied, Contemplative, and Group-based Elements of African Cosmology, Orality, and Arts Modalities
Authors: Draper-Clarke Lucy , Green Caryn
Published: January 2024

This study on African wisdom traditions and their healing practices, as conducted through embodied modalities and in community settings, addresses a gap in mainstream discourse centered on Eastern meditation practices and Western cognitive therapeutic practices. During a research retreat in South Africa, traditional healers, creative arts therapists, and performers were invited to facilitate indigenous contemplative rituals and arts-based healing practices. The study intended to classify selected Southern African practices and question how they contribute to healing trauma, supporting well-being and enabling human flourishing. This article presents a definition, brief history, and the performed elements of five healing practices: Umphahlo, Umgidi Wokulingisa, Isicathamiya, Iintsomi, and Djembe drumming.
Chakra Awareness through Dance Movement Therapy
Authors: Kashyap Tripura , Arora Karishma , Doshi Anubha , Harlalka Karishma
Published: January 2024

This article introduces a novel approach to holistic healing by integrating dance movement therapy with the Indian chakra system. The multidimensional chakra-imbued therapeutic movement sequence model, created by the authors, addresses the intricate balance of and among the seven chakras: root (muladhara), sacral (svadhisthana), solar plexus (manipura), heart (anahata), throat (vishuddha), third eye (ajna), and the crown (sahasrara). The model facilitates the awareness of energy centers and has the transformative potential to foster stability and resilience. The article highlights the efficacy of this model by illuminating customized, chakra-specific movement sequences that include body preparatory activities, movements metaphors, embodiment exercises, expressive movement, voice work, tapping, self-massage, eye movement sequence, visual imagery and art, yoga breathwork, and meditation alongside verbal reflection. This innovative approach, which is successfully adapted to online and offline studio spaces, offers a rich potential to build and develop body-self awareness and leads individuals toward sustaining and enhancing physical, cognitive, and emotional wellness within themselves.
John Rollin Ridge’s Joaquín Murieta and the Legacy of the Mexican American Frontier
Authors: Sandell David P.
Published: January 2024

This essay addresses colonial history, the underlying dynumics of nineteenth-century Mexican and United States political relations, and John Rollin Ridge’s biography to articulate Mexican and American frontier mythologies. These mythologies shnped California’s social context of the early 1850s, Ridge’s representation ofJoquín Murieta, and Jouquín’s impression. His impression, which combines self-reliance, enterprise, heroism, and villainy, has retained symbolic value for Californians. As a reification of the frontier mythologies, Jouquín expresses a legacy of conflict between Anglo Americans and Mexicans; he also articulates their intimacy, marking a path toward reconciliation and advancing his role as a social bandit who fights for justice.
From Golden Age Mexican Cinema to Transnational Border Feminism
Authors: Heredia Juanita
Published: January 2024

The novel Loving Pedro Infante by Chicana writer Denise Chávez provides an insightful transcultural feminist critique of Golden Age Mexican cinema culture through a careful examination of gender roles. In the novel, the reception of Pedro Infante’s films by spectators bridges generations and national spaces and leads to the formation of a transnational border feminism by the female protagonist. This essay advances the fields of Chicano culture and feminist and literary studies by dialoguing with Mexican film studies, history, and popular culture and by setting U.S.-Mexican borderland studies in an international frame of reference.
The Development of an Incommensurable Whiteness
Authors: Smith Everet E.
Published: January 2024

Mexican philosopher José Vasconcelos’s The Cosmic Race (first published in 1925) has enjoyed both considerable prestige and criticism in academic circles concerned with Chicano/a/x studies, among others. Despite frequent debates concerning Vasconcelean mestizaje, few have considered how the relationship between eugenics, public hygiene, and antichinismo (anti-Chinese sentiment) in Mexico influenced mestizaje’s development in his work. Investigating this relationship in the first place solidifies claims concerning the exclusionary function of Vasconcelean mestizaje. The influence of eugenic discourses and hygienic practices is demonstrated by the explicit racial preferences that are manifested in Vasconcelos’s public art commissions as well as his writings. Yet, I contest Vasconcelean mestizaje’s proximity to whiteness, a term frequently construed broadly and often in relation to Anglo Europe, by tracing mestizaje’s historical development in relation to Chinese immigration and labor policies in Mexico. The status of whiteness in Vasconcelos’s work has implications for Chicana/o/x studies since keystone texts and theorists, such as Gloria Anzaldúa, are criticized for their appropriation of Vasconcelos due to his alleged privileging of whiteness. Fostering a deeper understanding of the relationship between racial categories and state development, I shed light on the how material relations augment the determinable content of racial categories such as whiteness.