bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social inequality and mass imprisonment
Authors: Pavicevic Olivera , Ilijic Ljeposava
Published: January 2023

The paper is dedicated to the analysis of the phenomenon of penal policy of mass imprisonment, which is assumed to be the cause and consequence of increasing social inequalities. The relationship between social inequality, social vulnerability and crime creates complex patterns - direct and indirect mechanisms of interaction that can be observed from different perspectives. Following the idea that deeper social, economic and ideological regroupings and regulations are hidden behind mass imprisonment, the paper investigates the connection between the social position of convicts, penal policy and crime. The neoliberal penalty reform accompanied by the penal policy of mass imprisonment is analyzed in the paper along with the deepening of socio-economic inequality and the reduction of social protection. Criminological approaches also indicate a strong correlation between these factors, emphasizing that they should be investigated through direct and indirect influences that take place in a specific space and time. The most significant disadvantages of unfavorable social environments related to criminal choices and practices are low level of educational activities and achievements, insufficiently structured free time, in one word, lack of social and economic resources that would distance individual self-choices from criminal life options.
The effect of thickness and deposition angle on structural, chemical and magnetic properties of nickel slanted columns
Authors: Potocnik Jelena , Popovic Maja
Published: January 2023

In this work, the influence of different deposition angles on the structural,
chemical and magnetic properties of nickel (Ni) thin films was investigated.
Nickel samples were deposited by glancing angle deposition technique at two
different angles, 65o and 85o. Characterization of the thin films was
carried out by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy and magneto-optical Kerr effect microscopy. Structural analysis
was found that the changes in the deposition angle have a great influence on
the porosity of the film as well as on the amount of the present nickel
oxide (NiO) in the samples. On the other hand, we have also found that
different deposition angle changes the magnetic response of nickel film. The
coercivity of the samples deposited at the angle of 85o is significantly
higher compared to the samples deposited at lower angle which could be
correlated with the higher porosity and the amount of NiO in the thin films.
Firing variables and strain sensitivity of Bi2Ru2O7 thick resistive films
Authors: Stanimirovic Ivanka , Stanimirovic Zdravko
Published: January 2023

In order to provide accurate and semi-real-time information about
performances and conditions of various civil engineering structures
thick-film resistors are often being used as strain sensors. For that
purpose, Ba2Ru2O7 thick resistive films based on compositions with sheet
resistivities of 1 kOhm/sq, 10 kOhm/sq and 100 kOhm/sq were evaluated.
Resistors were fired at three different peak temperatures (825oC, 850oC and
875oC) and with three different dwelling times (5 min, 10 min and 15 min) in
order to correlate influence of firing variables and thick resistive film
strain sensitivity by tracking structure-related changes in resistance, gage
factor and noise index values. For 10 kOhm/sq composition values of
resistance change vs. temperature and temperature coefficient of resistance
were measured and calculated.
Association Between Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease: Multivariable Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Observational Data From a Bariatric Surgery Cohort
Authors: Nguyen Anthony , Khafagy Rana , Gao Yiding , Meerasa Ameena , Roshandel Delnaz , Anvari Mehran , Lin Boxi , Cherney David Z.I. , Farkouh Michael E. , Shah Baiju R. , Paterson Andrew D. , Dash Satya
Published: January 2023

Obesity is postulated to independently increase chronic kidney disease (CKD), even after adjusting for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension. Dysglycemia below T2D thresholds, frequently seen with obesity, also increases CKD risk. Whether obesity increases CKD independent of dysglycemia and hypertension is unknown and likely influences the optimal weight loss (WL) needed to reduce CKD. T2D remission rates plateau with 20–25% WL after bariatric surgery (BS), but further WL increases normoglycemia and normotension. We undertook bidirectional inverse variance weighted Mendelian randomization (IVWMR) to investigate potential independent causal associations between increased BMI and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in CKD (CKDeGFR) (<60 mL/min/1.73 m2) and microalbuminuria (MA). In 5,337 BS patients, we assessed whether WL influences >50% decline in eGFR (primary outcome) or CKD hospitalization (secondary outcome), using <20% WL as a comparator. IVWMR results suggest that increased BMI increases CKDeGFR (b = 0.13, P = 1.64 × 10−4; odds ratio [OR] 1.14 [95% CI 1.07, 1.23]) and MA (b = 0.25; P = 2.14 × 10−4; OR 1.29 [1.13, 1.48]). After adjusting for hypertension and fasting glucose, increased BMI did not significantly increase CKDeGFR (b = −0.02; P = 0.72; OR 0.98 [0.87, 1.1]) or MA (b = 0.19; P = 0.08; OR 1.21 [0.98, 1.51]). Post-BS WL significantly reduced the primary outcome with 30 to <40% WL (hazard ratio [HR] 0.53 [95% CI 0.32, 0.87]) but not 20 to <30% WL (HR 0.72 [0.44, 1.2]) and ≥40% WL (HR 0.73 [0.41, 1.30]). For CKD hospitalization, progressive reduction was seen with increased WL, which was significant for 30 to <40% WL (HR 0.37 [0.17, 0.82]) and ≥40% WL (HR 0.24 [0.07, 0.89]) but not 20 to <30% WL (HR 0.60 [0.29, 1.23]). The data suggest that obesity is likely not an independent cause of CKD. WL thresholds previously associated with normotension and normoglycemia, likely causal mediators, may reduce CKD after BS.

ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Efficacy of Dapagliflozin by Baseline Diabetes Medications: A Prespecified Analysis From the DAPA-CKD Study
Authors: Beernink Jelle M. , Persson Frederik , Jongs Niels , Laverman Gozewijn D. , Chertow Glenn M. , McMurray John J.V. , Langkilde Anna Maria , Correa-Rotter Ricardo , Rossing Peter , Sjöström C. David , Toto Robert D. , Wheeler David C. , Heerspink Hiddo J.L.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

To determine whether the benefits of dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Dapagliflozin And Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in CKD trial (DAPA-CKD) varied by background glucose-lowering therapy (GLT).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We randomized 4,304 adults (including 2,906 with type 2 diabetes) with a baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 25–75 mL/min/1.73 m2 and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio of 200–5,000 mg/g to dapagliflozin 10 mg or placebo once daily (NCT03036150). The primary end point was a composite of ≥50% eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease, and kidney or cardiovascular cause of death. Secondary end points included a kidney composite end point (primary composite end point without cardiovascular death), a cardiovascular composite end point (hospitalized heart failure or cardiovascular death), and all-cause mortality. In this prespecified analysis, we investigated the effects of dapagliflozin on these and other outcomes according to baseline GLT class or number of GLTs.

RESULTS

The effects of dapagliflozin on the primary composite outcome were consistent across GLT classes and according to the number of GLTs (all interaction P > 0.08). Similarly, we found consistent benefit of dapagliflozin compared with placebo on the secondary end points regardless of background GLT class or number of GLTs. The same applied to the rate of decline in the eGFR rate and safety end points. Dapagliflozin reduced the initiation of insulin therapy during follow-up compared with placebo (hazard ratio 0.72; 95% CI 0.54–0.96; P = 0.025).

CONCLUSIONS

Dapagliflozin reduced kidney and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD across baseline GLT class or classes in combination.
Physical activity levels in adults with chronic low back pain: A national survey in the general Spanish population
Authors: Moreno-Ligero Marta , Moral-Munoz Jose A. , Failde Inmaculada , Dueñas María
Published: January 2023

Objective: To identify and compare physical activity levels in the Spanish population with chronic low back pain and their associated factors.Design: Cross-sectional national study.Subjects: A total of 3,220 adults with chronic low back pain from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey.Methods: Three groups were defined according to physical activity level (low, moderate, and high) assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Descriptive analysis and an ordinal regression model were performed.Results: Thirty percent of the subjects were classed as doing a low level of physical activity, 53% moderate, and 17% high. Females predominated in the low and moderate groups, and the subjects in the high group were younger. Subjects in the low group reported more use of pain-relief, more severe-extreme pain, more functional limitations, and worse quality of life and mental health. Factors more likely to be associated with higher levels of physical activity were: being male, normal body mass index or overweight, better health status, less pain, less physical and cognitive limitations, and more social support.Conclusion: Different aspects of the biopsychosocial framework were associated with the different levels of physical activity in subjects with chronic low back pain. These findings should be taken into consideration in order to establish suitable public health strategies.
LAY ABSTRACTPhysical activity benefits subjects with chronic pain, although its performance depends on various factors. This study analysed 3,220 adults with chronic low back pain from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey, in order to identify and compare levels of physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) and their associated factors. Thirty percent of subjects were classed as doing low levels of physical activity, 53% moderate, and 17% high. Females predominated in the low and moderate level groups, and subjects with a high level of physical activity were younger. Subjects in the low level of physical activity group reported more consumption of pain-relief, more severe-extreme pain, more functional limitations, and worse quality of life and mental health. Factors associated with more physical activity were being male, normal body mass index (BMI) or overweight, better health status, less pain, less physical and cognitive limitations, and more social support. In conclusion, different biopsychosocial aspects were associated with the different levels of physical activity in subjects with chronic low back pain, and this information should be taken into consideration in order to establish suitable public health strategies.
programa residência pedagógica na formação docente: perspectivas de estudantes residentes em um subprojeto interdisciplinar de Biologia e Matemática
Authors: Pereira da Costa André , Pimentel Júnior Clívio
Published: January 2023

O trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver uma análise qualitativa e interpretativa das implicações da participação de estudantes residentes em um subprojeto interdisciplinar de biologia e matemática, do Programa Residência Pedagógica, na constituição de suas profissionalidades e identidades docentes. Partindo dos relatos das perspectivas dos(as) estudantes, a metodologia do trabalho baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa, com análise interpretativa de conteúdo dos relatos, e categorização das falas dos(as) residentes. Os relatos foram organizados em dois momentos, no que diz respeito à participação dos(as) estudantes no programa: o período prévio e o período simultâneo à sua participação no subprojeto interdisciplinar de biologia e matemática. As análises dos relatos discentes revelam que o programa suscitou entre eles(as) e demais envolvidos(as) a compreensão da docência como exercício complexo, contextual, forjado nas práticas educativas dos/nos espaços-tempos escolares, entendidas como unidades de produção de conhecimento e saberes da/na/sobre profissão docente.
Programa Residência Pedagógica
Authors: Vladimir Vladimir Lira Veras Xavier de , Régnier Jean-Claude
Published: January 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo ampliar o debate sobre a residência pedagógica no Brasil fazendo um comparativo com o que ocorre na França, com ênfase na formação inicial de professores(as) de matemática. A França está passando por mudanças na educação nacional. Um dos objetivos é melhorar o desempenho discente em matemática que vem caindo nos últimos 30 anos. No quadro de um grande plano que começa a ser implementado na educação nacional da França, temos o investimento nas condições da atuação docente como um dos pontos fortes da reforma, que traz como uma das medidas uma proposta de pré-profissionalização. Procuramos comparar essa proposta com a residência pedagógica no Brasil, sem esquecer as diferenças histórico-culturais. Para tanto, realizamos uma pesquisa exploratória baseada em dados documentais oficiais atuais disponíveis dos governos brasileiro e francês sobre as propostas que vêm ocorrendo no ensino de matemática. Essa pesquisa deriva de um estudo de pós-doutorado na França. Entre os resultados observados na França, consideramos que seria pertinente a ampliação do tempo da residência pedagógica no Brasil proposto inicialmente pela CAPES, bem como aumento do valor das bolsas, de forma a valorizar a formação inicial docente. Consideramos que também se faz necessário um projeto nacional de valorização da carreira de professor(a) no Brasil com mais investimentos em educação.
programa residência pedagógica e a mobilização do Conhecimento Didático-Matemático
Authors: Martins Amanda Cristina , Frade Iara Maria Soares de Assis , Tinti Douglas da Silva
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar os critérios de idoneidade ecológica assumidos por residentes de matemática na elaboração de um plano de aula envolvendo a gamificação. Participaram do estudo seis residentes do subprojeto matemática do Programa Residência Pedagógica da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Os participantes se inseriram em um minicurso sobre metodologias ativas que focalizou a gamificação e o trabalho em grupo. Os dados foram produzidos ao longo de três encontros formativos e contemplam as gravações e produções dos participantes. Após a transcrição dos encontros e organização das produções dos estudantes, organizou-se a análise em duas etapas. A primeira consiste na análise descritiva dos encontros e a segunda na análise do plano de aula, assumindo os indicadores da idoneidade ecológica como categorias analíticas. A análise revelou que se contemplou o nível alto para dois componentes da idoneidade ecológica (abertura à inovação didática e conexões intra e interdisciplinares), o nível médio para outros dois componentes (adaptação ao currículo e adaptação socioprofissional e cultural) e o nível baixo para um componente (educação e valores). Tal cenário possibilitou inferir que, em termos médios, a idoneidade ecológica presente no plano de aula elaborado pelos residentes se aproximou do nível médio. Nessa perspectiva teórica, os dados sinalizam a importância de o conhecimento didático-matemático ser assumido pelos formadores como uma ferramenta de avaliação, reflexão e tomada de decisão.
Contribuições sociológicas do pensamento Habermasiano para os Estudos Organizacionais: um estudo da produção internacional em administração
Authors: Inocêncio Ewerton Roberto , Favoreto Ricardo Lebbos
Published: January 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é identificar as contribuições habermasianas para os estudos organizacionais na área de administração no panorama internacional. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de procedimentos bibliométricos. A análise das citações e referências permitiu averiguar que a principal obra habermasiana explorada é “Teoria do Agir Comunicativo”, sendo seus conceitos, os mais empregados. Também foi possível identificar os temas dos artigos, o volume de produção por ano, os trabalhos de outros autores comumente citados em artigos com referencial habermasiano, as metodologias empregadas, os autores mais produtivos, as regiões com mais autores e as instituições que estão associados.
Carreira e formação humana: percursos, percalços, dores, sabores e descobertas
Authors: Santos Claudemir Inacio dos
Published: January 2023

Formação humana alude à ideia de que a humanização do homem é compreendida à medida que o sujeito conhece a interdependência entre as suas múltiplas dimensões e o cosmos. Propõe-se que trabalho e carreira sejam considerados oportunidades educativas, uma vez que podem contribuir para a humanização do ente singular. A revisão de literatura toma por base textos sobre formação humana e carreira. Este é um estudo exploratório, cujos dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. O artigo tem como objetivo descrever experiências consideradas como promotoras de formação humana no desenvolvimento de carreira.
Investigação-histórica-com-tecnologia para a unidade de grandezas e medidas do 8º Ano
Authors: SILVA ALISON LUAN FERREIRA DA , SOUSA GISELLE COSTA DE
Published: January 2023

No presente estudo propusemos uma aliança entre História da Matemática (HM), Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação (TDIC) via Investigação Matemática (IM) abordando a unidade temática de Grandezas e Medidas enfatizando o objeto de conhecimento de área de figuras planas embasado no tema histórico da quadratura do círculo. Essa pesquisa segue abordagem qualitativa com objetivo exploratório introduzindo constructos que embasam a proposta de apresentar exemplo que configura a aliança supracitada. Como resultado selecionamos objeto de conhecimento na unidade temática supracitada, realizamos pesquisa histórica e produzimos produto educacional a ser abordado numa investigação-histórica-com-tecnologia.
O sentido de número numa perspectiva inclusiva: uma tarefa utilizando Numicon para atender crianças com Síndrome de Down na Educação Infantil
Authors: SANTOS JACIARA DE ABREU , MIRANDA MOTA FELIPE , LOZADA CLAUDIA DE OLIVEIRA
Published: January 2023

Esse artigo configura uma discussão teórica com uma proposta de intervenção pedagógica voltada para crianças com Síndrome de Down usando o Numicon como recurso para auxiliar no desenvolvimento do sentido de número. O Numicon como recurso pedagógico apresenta a possibilidade de a criança compreender o sentido do número a partir do plano material, principalmente pela interação visual e tátil, uma vez que muitas crianças com Down têm algum tipo de perda auditiva. Diante disso, o uso do Numicon auxilia de forma lúdica, estimulando a atenção da criança em virtude de suas cores e textura, assim como colabora para o desenvolvimento de processos mentais básicos como contagem, correspondência, comparação, seriação, inclusão, que são essenciais para a construção da intuição e do sentido de número.
Comunidades de aprendizagem e educação matemática: um aprendizado cooperativo, inclusivo e multicultural
Authors: MOURA CRISTINE DE JESUS , MANRIQUE ANA LÚCIA
Published: January 2023

Este artigo é uma revisão sistemática que se concentra nos trabalhos que organizam as atividades de aprendizagem a partir do conceito de constituição de comunidades de aprendizagem nas aulas de matemática. Analisando os textos selecionados, procuramos verificar pontos de confluência ou divergência em relação à concepção de comunidades de aprendizagem, organização, espaço geográfico utilizado, o papel do professor, contribuições para a aprendizagem matemática e o currículo entendido nestes espaços. Como resultado, os trabalhos apontam que comunidades de aprendizagem, que visam trabalhar com cooperação, inclusão, multiculturalidade, favorecem um ambiente propício à troca entre estudantes e o crescimento mútuo, proporcionando uma maior apropriação dos conceitos matemáticos e maior confiança nas realizações das atividades.
Trajetória documental de um professor que ensina combinatória
Authors: CAMPOS CARLOS EDUARDO DE , IGLIORI SONIA BARBOSA CAMARGO
Published: January 2023

Este artigo apresenta dados referentes à trajetória documental (TD) de um professor de matemática do ensino médio de uma escola particular paulista. Trata-se de um conceito desenvolvido por Katiane Rocha no âmbito da abordagem documental do didático, tornando-se uma importante ferramenta na análise do desenvolvimento profissional docente. Por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada, o professor foi levado a refletir sobre quais eventos de sua vida profissional ele os tinha como relevantes e que impactos eles tiveram no seu trabalho documental. Os dados coletados foram compilados em uma linha temporal fornecendo um panorama desse trabalho durante quinze anos de profissão. A análise dos dados coletados nos permitiu inferir dois elementos constitutivos de sua TD: a experiência documental e o traço de experiência documental. Os desafios de uma formação básica em matemática consideradas por ele deficitária moldaram as ações e o modo como esse professor tem encarado sua função docente.
Uma abordagem sob a perspectiva da teoria de modificabilidade cognitiva estrutural e a experiência de aprendizagem mediada por meio do uso da inteligência artificial
Authors: FELÍCIO ALEXANDRE CÉSAR , LIMA GABRIEL LOUREIRO DE
Published: January 2023

A presença da Inteligência Artificial (IA) se tornou difusa em todos os segmentos da sociedade. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a utilização da IA para potencializar o processo de aprendizagem dos estudantes, colocando em debate o modelo de sala de aula segundo o qual o aluno precisa se adaptar ao currículo ao invés do trabalho em sala de aula levar em consideração as necessidades do estudante. Entretanto, o uso da IA, feito de forma isolada, não contempla todas as necessidades de uma aprendizagem focada no estudante, pois não considera os fatores emocionais que influenciam a efetividade do processo. Assim sendo, a principal razão deste artigo é levantar a hipótese de que a intersecção entre um modelo utilizando a IA e a mediação do professor - feita sob a premissa de este deve acreditar que os estudantes são capazes de aprender - pode impactar o sucesso na aprendizagem da Matemática.
Preoperative and postoperative stance analysis in dogs with patellar luxation confirms lameness improvement after surgery
Authors: DiGiovanni Lisa C. , Roush James K. , Berke Kara
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

To document and compare preoperative and postoperative stance analysis measurements in animals with naturally occurring patellar luxation.

ANIMALS

131 client-owned dogs surgically treated for naturally occurring unilateral or bilateral patella luxation between March 30, 2015, and February 12, 2020.

PROCEDURES

Weight bearing as a percent body weight on each limb was recorded with the use of a platform device for analyzing stance (PetSafe Stance Analyzer; LiteCure LLC, Companion Animal Health) preoperatively and postoperatively for all dogs. Signalment, limb affected, lameness grade, luxation direction, luxation grade, and surgical procedure were collected from patient records and assessed for the effects of these variables on weight bearing preoperatively or at the first or second postoperative recheck examination.

RESULTS

There were 61 males and 70 females, with a mean age and body weight of 4.62 years and 13.01 kg, included in the study. As age increased, body weight decreased in these dogs (P = .025). There was a statistically significant improvement in lameness after surgery (P = .008) at the second postoperative recheck examination. Lameness significantly decreased as postoperative time increased (P < .001, r = 0.503). As age increased, lameness at the initial visit decreased compared to younger dogs but not significantly (P = .062). There was no significant effect of preoperative luxation grade, luxation direction, surgical procedure, or sex when comparing initial lameness or lameness at recheck examination.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Surgical correction of patella luxation improves lameness as measured by postoperative stance analysis. Preoperative luxation grade or direction, surgical procedure performed, and sex of the animal did not significantly affect outcome in this group of dogs.
Co-unit graphs associated to ring of integers modulo n
Authors: Pirzada S. , Altaf Aaqib
Published: January 2023

Let R be a finite commutative ring. We define a co-unit graph, associated to a ring R, denoted by G

nu
(R) with vertex set V(G

nu
(R)) = U(R), where U(R) is the set of units of R, and two distinct vertices x, y of U(R) being adjacent if and only if x + y ∉ / U(R). In this paper, we investigate some basic properties of G

nu
(R), where R is the ring of integers modulo n, for different values of n. We find the domination number, clique number and the girth of G

nu
(R).
Corporate Investment in Bank-Dependent Companies in Crisis Time
Authors: Bukalska Elżbieta , Skibińska-Fabrowska Ilona
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to ascertain corporate investment reaction in bank-dependent companies in times of crisis. Our investigation covers the differences in corporate investment reaction due to the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007–2009 and the COVID-19 crisis of 2020–2021. We utilized panel data of companies present on the Warsaw Stock Exchange during the GFC and COVID-19 crisis—932 firm-year observations. We found a negative relationship between bank dependence (static ratio) and corporate investment, but a statistical significance was found only for the GFC period. We also found a positive relationship between bank dependence (dynamic ratio) and corporate investment, but statistical significance was found only for the GFC period. Additionally, we found that during the COVID-19 crisis, the level of corporate investment was at its lowest level, but the biggest drop was noticeable during the GFC when compared to the pre-GFC period. Our article contributes to the existing research by being part of the research on corporate investment and capital structure. It consists of the research on one of the determinants of the corporate investment and capital structure decisions—macroeconomic turbulence manifested in economic crises.
Reconfiguration and Analysis of PV Array based on Particle Swarm Optimization of Solar Plant
Authors: Sheryar Muhammad , Umer Farhana , Muhammad Aoun , Rashid Zeeshan
Published: January 2023

The major shortcoming in the extraction of electrical energy occurs due to partial shading over a limited area of vast spread solar panels underpinning reduction of efficiency. A number of panels are interconnected in series and parallel to form a photovoltaic (PV) array for large power plants and a shadow over a single cell deteriorates overall performance. As a consequence, several peaks are added to the P-V curve causing hotspots in PV panels, degradation of the PV system, and collapse of tracking algorithms. In order to minimize such issues in PV panels, an effective optimization technique is developed by reconfiguring the panels which are capable of reaching the full global power point in a PV system under partial shading conditions. The study proposes particle swarm optimization (PSO) using PV characteristics of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Plant (QASP) in Punjab, Pakistan1. In PSO, electrical connections of PV modules are changed keeping their physical locations unaltered aiming to improve the performance of the PV system. After reconfiguration, the algorithm finds the best combination of PV modules by equalizing the row currents followed by the comparison of row current, voltages, and power of panels. The proposed PSO is proved to be an efficient method for reconfiguring PV modules in very less computational time by increasing the output power of shaded modules.
Coefficient inequalities for a subclass of analytic functions associated with exponential function
Authors: Singh G. , Singh G.
Published: January 2023

This paper is concerned with the upper bound of various coefficient functionals for a certain subclass of analytic functions associated with exponential function in the open unit disc E = {z ∈ℂ : |z| < 1}. This investigation will motivate other researchers to work in this direction.
Penetration and Development of Meloidogyne javanica on Four Pistachio Rootstocks and Their Defense Responses
Authors: Shekari Mahoonaki Fatemeh , Mahdikhani Moghadam Esmat , Zakiaghl Mohammad , Pedram Majid
Published: January 2023

Pistachio yield is annually reduced due to root-knot nematode infections. In order to evaluate its resistance to Meloidogyne javanica, three domestic pistachio rootstocks, namely, Badami, Ghazvini and Sarakhs, and a wild pistachio, Baneh (Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica), were selected. Their response to the nematode infection was evaluated based on different plant and nematode indexes, 120 days post-inoculation (dpi). The penetration and development rate of nematode in roots of these four pistachio rootstocks were evaluated at different time points by acid fuchsin staining. Based on the measured indexes, Badami, Ghazvini, Sarakhs, and Baneh rootstocks ranked as susceptible, moderately resistant, moderately resistant, and resistant, respectively. The penetration rate of second-stage nematode juveniles (J2) into four rootstocks was discussed. The first “midstage” or swollen juveniles appeared at 4 dpi but to a lesser extent in Ghazvini, Sarakhs, and Baneh cultivars. The first females were seen in Badami at 21 dpi, in Ghazvini and Sarakhs at 35 dpi, and in Baneh at 45 dpi. Three types of defense responses were distinguished and characterized in the examined pistachio rootstocks: (i) a hypersensitive response (HR)-like reaction in the cortex in Ghazvini, Sarakhs, and Baneh root tips at 4 dpi and 6 dpi; (ii) an HR response, degrading J2 which induce giant cells in the vascular cylinder of all rootstocks, at 6 dpi and 10 dpi; and (iii) an HR response, degrading females and giant cells in the vascular cylinder of all rootstocks at 15 dpi onward. These observations open new fields of study in breeding programs of this crop.
International Knowledge Transfer in subject-oriented didactics. The example of Religious Education
Authors: Schweitzer Friedrich
Published: January 2023

Can there be international knowledge transfer in subject-related didactics which is not limited to psychological research results which have often been received internationally, and what are the presuppositions of such transfer? The starting point of this article is an international project with consultations and cooperation in the field of religion-related didactics. One of the most important questions in this project refers to the possibility of insights and research results achieved by subject-related didactics for which international validity can be claimed. This question is not limited to empirical research but refers to validity claims in subject-related didactics in general as well as to the more far- reaching question if subject-related didactics can be considered an academic discipline if international validity claims would be excluded. Moreover, the article discusses possible contents of the international knowledge transfer from teacher education. Finally, a number of suggestions for future work in subject- related didactics are offered.
Transferring language instruction into science education: Evaluating a novel approach to language- and subject-integrated science teaching and learning
Authors: Gieske Robert , Streller Sabine , Bolte Claus
Published: January 2023

Language competences are still a powerful gatekeeper for many students in science learning. Popular approaches to integrating language and subject learning have attempted to make science learning more accessible to all students; however, empirical evidence for the effects of novel teaching approaches is still scarce. The Disaggregate-Instruction-Approach (DIA), which ‘disaggregates’ concept from scientific language learning, offers great potential to address an increasingly diverse population of students in science subjects and beyond. In this paper, we will present a comparative study with 228 public school students who either participated in a teaching intervention aligned with the DIA or designed in accordance with principles of language- and subject-integrated Scaffolding. The findings indicate that learners in both conditions reach substantial learning gains. However, students who received the DIA exhibit very similar learning growth scores regardless of their language proficiency whereas control group students reach a higher learning growth depending on their language competences.
The Linguistic and Typological Features of Clickbait in Youtube Video Titles
Authors: Kemm Roy
Published: January 2023

This exploratory study aims to identify which linguistic and typological features commonly as-sociated with clickbait in online news headlines are indicative of clickbait in YouTube video titles. Acomparative corpus analysis is conducted to compare YouTube video titles commonly associatedwith clickbait to titles not associated with clickbait. Results indicate that a majority of the typologicaland linguistic features associated with clickbait in online news headlines are found to be indicative ofclickbait in YouTube video titles. However, the role which each of the features plays seems to differto that of online news. The findings contribute to the understanding of clickbait in non-news contextsfrom a linguistics perspective, an area which has been relatively unexplored in the current literature.
Storytelling in the Inclusive L2 Classroom
Authors: Bovshik A. , Gaivoronskaya S.
Published: January 2023

This paper examines storytelling as a technology of teaching foreign languages with the help of fascinating stories in the inclusive environment. The relevance of developing inclusive education, i.e. integrating students with different individual characteristics (in particular, disabilities) into the learning process, is highlighted. In this regard, the concept of cognitive learning styles and Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences are characterized as not quite suitable for the role of a general foundation of language teaching methodology in an inclusive classroom. Krashen’s Monitor Model, in its turn, is adopted as the theoretical basis of the modern approach to second language acquisition, emphasizing the importance of comprehensible input (received speech material) and emotional filter (psychological barrier) as key factors in the development of speech competence. In light of this, the advantages of a multisensory approach to language learning, and, in particular, the inclusive potential of using multisensory stories and creating students’ own stories with the support of a teacher (storybuilding), are clarified. Storytelling, thus, is considered by the authors of the article as a universal method for developing both receptive and productive speech skills in a foreign language for all kinds of students, including children with disabilities. The paper contains methodological recommendations regarding the implementation of storytelling technology in an inclusive classroom, including the conditions for effective assimilation of educational material by students with special educational needs. The principles of scaffolding (teacher support), mutual cooperation, clarity of instructions, sequence of material presentation, individualized information delivery forms, emotional involvement and integration are also explained. Based on the research literature on psychology, inclusive pedagogy and language education (Vygotsky, Rubinstein, Asher, Krashen), as well as some case studies featuring diverse students with varying disabilities, the authors argue for the need to gradually shift from skill-building to implicit teaching (and learning).
Obesitas terhadap kejadian hernia inguinalis dewasa di Rumah Sakit Sumber Waras Jakarta Barat
Authors: Solihah Maidatus , Jeffrey
Published: January 2023

Obesitas dianggap bertanggung jawab atas meningkatnya kejadian hernia inguinalis dengan cara meningkatkan tekanan abdomen. Namun berdasarkan penelitian sebelumnya, kelebihan berat badan (overweight) dannobesitassmasih menjadi ketidakpastianiterhadapnkomponen faktor risiko dan etiologi dari kejadian hernia inguinalis. Studi ini bertujuan mencari hubungan obesitas dengan hernia inguinalis dewasa. Studi ini bersifat analitik dengan desainccase-control dan dilakukan di Rumah Sakit Sumber Waras. Kelompok kasus adalah penderita hernia inguinalis sedangkan kelompok kontrol adalah pasien yang tidak menderita hernia inguinalis, masing-masing sebanyak 53 pasien. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan cara purposive sampling. Data menggunakan data rekam medis dari tahun 2019 hingga 2020. Sampel yang diperoleh kemudian dikategorikan, dianalisis dan diuji secara statistik dengan uji chi-square.  Sebanyak 13 (37,1%) subyek dari 35 subyek yang mengalami obesitas menderita hernia inguinalis, sedangkan 40 (56,3%) subyek dari 71 subyek yang tidak obesitas mengalami hernia inguinalis. Hasil penelitian secara statistik didapatkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan antara obesitas dengan kejadian hernia inguinalis dewasa di Rumah Sakit Sumber Waras Jakarta Barat tahun 2019 – 2020 (p-value = 0,063 OR = 0,458, 95% CI = 0.2-1,051).
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA DI SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Isnaini Siti Nur , Firman Firman , Desyandri Desyandri
Published: January 2023

Media pembelajaran harus digunakan dalam meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran di era digital. Media pembelajaran dapat dimanfaatkan untuk menginspirasi dan memotivasi siswa dalam belajar yang nantinya akan meningkatkan minat siswa terhadap pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan review literatur tentang penggunaan media video pembelajaran dalam pembelajaran matematika di Sekolah Dasar. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian kualitataif dengan pendekatan Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Artikel yang direview dalam penelitian ini yaitu penelitian yang diterbitkan antara tahun 2014 dan 2022 membahas tentang video pembelajaran yang diterapkan pada siswa Seolah Dasar. Artikel berasal dari jurnal nasional terakreditasi yang diperoleh dari Google Schooler melalui aplikasi Publish or Perish. Penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa pembelajaan matematika di Sekolah Dasar sangat cocok dengan menggunaan video pembelajaran. Hal ini dikarenakan video pembelajaran dapat membantu siswa belajar lebih efektif dan meningkatkan minat belajar siswa.
Digital provision of social and psychological assistance to vulnerable categories of the population
Authors: Skochko Maksym , Salata Nazar
Published: January 2023

The situation that Ukraine is going through is beyond normal human experience. It caused a significant disruption of people's daily life, harm to their health, great human losses, significant material damage, etc. The purpose of the article is to reveal the content of digital provision of social and psychological assistance to vulnerable categories of the population to overcome difficulties in the life situation. The article defines the main approaches to the formation of digital provision of social and psychological assistance. It was determined that the development of the system of social and psychological assistance in the conditions of digital transformation is associated with an increase in the role of the state in solving the following social issues: legal provision of social protection of the population, adoption of relevant legislative and regulatory acts, expansion of the spectrum of social subsidies, formation of state programs for solving specific social problems, pension provision, effective social partnership. The question of preserving and restoring social and psychological health, finding resources to prevent the consequences of professional stress in the process of counseling vulnerable categories of the population, who found themselves in difficult life circumstances as a result of military operations, should become a special task for the specialist and the direction of further development of scientific research. The main tasks of socio-psychological assistance are to expand the range of social and personal resources of a person to independently solve emerging problems, overcome difficulties, actualize his creative, intellectual, personal, spiritual and physical capabilities, necessary for getting out of a crisis state, stimulating self-respect and self-confidence.
Expression pattern of MRPS18 family genes in medulloblastoma: a case report
Authors: Kovalevska Larysa M. , Shcherbina Valeriia M. , Kalman Serhii S. , Verbova Ludmila M. , Rozumenko Volodymyr D. , Malysheva Tetyana A. , Kashuba Elena V.
Published: January 2023

Medulloblastoma is one of the most prevalent brain tumors in children. Due to alterations in the gene expression patterns, medulloblastomas display diversity in the transcriptional, genetic, and clinical markers. However, these markers are few. Hence, there is an urgent need for other molecular, preferentially, non-invasive markers to propose the personalized treatment. One of the putative markers can be the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPS18-2.

Purpose: In the present work we aimed to study expression of the MRPS18 family genes at mRNA and protein levels, in serum and tissue of the medulloblastoma. 

Materials and methods. To do so, a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to assess the relative expression of RB and MRPS18 family genes at mRNA levels in patient sera and tissue. Protein signals were detected by immunohistochemistry. The relative expression of MRPS18 genes was lower, when assessed in serum of the tumor patient compared with the control.

Results. Thus, MRPS18-1 expression level, detected in serum, is up to 8.5-folds lower than in the control sample, while in tissue it is quite similar in both samples. The MRPS18-2 gene was detected at up to 26-fold lower levels in the serum of the tumor patient. Importantly, MRPS18-2 and MRPS18-3 are elevated by 13- and 7.2-fold, respectively, in tumor tissue, compared to the control. Moreover, the MRPS18-2 protein signal is dramatically elevated in medulloblastoma cells, compared with the conditionally healthy brain tissue.

Concluding, the members of the MRPS18 protein family, especially MRPS18-2, are the putative candidates for molecular prognostic markers. More experiments should be done on a study on this family, and on a large cohort.
Selective surgical reinnervationn of the axillary nerve due to supraclavicular brachial plexus injury: outcomes of 42 consecutive cases, causes of inefficacy
Authors: Gatskiy Alexander A. , Tretyak Ihor B. , Tsymbaliuk Vitalii I. , Tsymbaliuk Iaroslav V. , Jiang Hao
Published: January 2023

Objective: retrospective analysis of the outcomes of selective surgical reinnervation (SSR) of the axillary nerve (Ax) in patients with supraclavicular brachial plexus injury (SBPI).
Materials and methods. Forty-two patients (mean age 31.2 years) received 25 SSR with extraplexus donor nerves (e-ND) – 9 cases of subtotal SBPI and 16 cases of complete SBPI. In 17 cases of subtotal SBPI exclusively intraplexus donor nerve (i-ND) were utilized. Twenty-nine (69%) patients received SSR in terms up to 6 months, 13 patients (31%) – in terms more than 6 months. All patients at the time of inclusion were examined neurologically, electophisilogically and in 6, 9, 15 and 17 months. Recovery of the deltoid (D) muscle was assessed on Medical Research Council Scale (MRC Scale) – effective power (Еp). Recovery of effective function (Ef) has been assessed on the basis of flexion angle in glenohumeral joint in sagittal plane.
Results. Ер of D recovered in 12 patients (28%), in terms up to 6 months - in 31%, more than 6 months – in 23%. Ep of D recovered after SSR with i-ND in 9 patients (52%), in terms up to than 6 months - in 60%, more than 6 months – in 43%. Ep of D recovered after SSR with e-ND in 3 patients (12%), in terms up to 6 months- in 16%, no recovery of Ep has been observed in terms more than 6months.Ef of D recovered in 11 patients (26%), in terms up to 6months - in 31%, more than 6months – in 15%. Ef of D recovered after SSR with i-ND in 8 patients (53%), in terms up to 6 months - in 60%, more than 6 months – in 29%. Ep of D recovered after SSR with e-ND in 3 cases (12%), in terms up to 6months - in 16%, no recovery of Ep has been observed in terms more than 6months. Recovery of Ef of D at subtotal SBPI occurred in 10 cases (38%), regardless of whether i-ND or e-ND have been utilized. SSR with e-ND at subtotal SBPI allowed restoring Ef of D in 2 cases (22%). SSR with i-ND at subtotal SBPI allowed restoring Ef of D in 8 cases (47%). SSR at complete SBPI allowed restoring Ef of D in 1 case (6%).
Conclusions. e-ND can be utilized at complete SBPI in order to provide stability to glenohumeral joint in terms up to 6 months; i-ND should be utilized in all cases of subtotal SBPI in order to provide Ef to D in terms up to 6 months.
Identifikasi Zona Reservoir Panas Bumi Gunung Ijen Jawa Timur Berdasarkan Pemodelan 2 Dimensi Anomali Geomagnetik
Authors: Muchtar Alimuddin , Manurung Zelica K. M. , Rustadi Rustadi , Suparman Yasa , Jumarang M. Ishak
Published: January 2023

Komplek Gunung api Ijen merupakan prospek panas bumi yang terletak di Kabupaten Bondowoso, Jawa Timur. Sistem panas bumi Gunung api Ijen ditandai oleh kawah danau berfluida asam dan solfatara bertemperatur tinggi. Beberapa batuan teralterasi di dekat Gunung Kukusan dan sekelompok mata air panas Blawan di bagian utara kaldera. Pengukuran magnetik dilakukan pada 175 titik tersebar di dalam kaldera melingkupi kawah Gunung Ijen hingga Gunung Merapi. Anomali intensitas magnetik total diperoleh melalui koreksi standard IGRF dan variasi diurnal. Metode reduksi ke kutub (RTP) diterapkan dengan inklinasi geomagnet sekitar -32°. Secara umum, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa anomali magnetik tinggi berasosiasi dengan jalur patahan yang menghasilkan pembentukan gunung api baru di bagian selatan, Sedangkan anomali magnetik rendah berada berdekatan dengan kawah Ijen dan Gunung Merapi di bagian timur. Anomali yang rendah ditafsirkan oleh dua kemungkinan pengaruh demagnetisasi batuan akibat kontak termal atau pengaruh remanen batuan dengan umur geologi tertentu menghasilkan polaritas reversal. Anomali intensitas magnet total tinggi pada komponen regional berada 50 hingga 114 nT dan anomali rendah berada di kisaran -850 hingga –750 nT, hal ini ditafsirkan bahwa potensi batuan panas di Komplek Gunung api Ijen tersebar sesuai keberadaan kaldera dan jalur gunung api muda. Prospek batuan panas berkorelasi dengan Formasi batuan gunung api muda dan intrusi magmatic hasil proses pembentukan gunung api berumur Kuarter.
Kontribusi Massa Air Tawar dari Estuari Banyuasin ke Perairan Selat Bangka pada Musim Peralihan II
Authors: Surbakti Heron , Nurjaya I Wayan , Bengen Dietrich G , Prartono Tri
Published: January 2023

Perairan Selat Bangka banyak mendapat pasokan air tawar dari sungai-sungai di pesisir timur Provinsi Sumatera Selatan, termasuk estuari Banyuasin.  Percampuran air tawar dan air laut menentukan kondisi lingkungan estuaria, khususnya pola salinitas, termasuk pembentukan habitat yang kompleks untuk komunitas tumbuhan dan hewan yang khas di dalamnya.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengestimasi besarnya masukan air tawar dari empat muara sungai di estuari Banyuasin ke Perairan Selat Bangka pada bulan Oktober (musim peralihan II).  Pengukuran data lapangan dilakukan di 23 lokasi pada bulan Oktober 2018 menggunakan Valeport Midas CTD+ Model 606.  Selanjutnya, data salinitas digunakan untuk mengetahui kisaran nilai salinitas, menganalisis nilai anomali, fraksi air tawar dan stabilitas massa air dari masing-masing sungai.  Kisaran salinitas massa air di perairan Selat Bangka pada musim peralihan II adalah 2,19 sampai 31,42 psu dengan nilai anomali salinitas sebesar -30,23 sampai -1,00 psu. Masukan massa air tawar dari empat sungai adalah berbeda satu sama lain sehingga terbentuk kontur lidah salinitas di mulut estuari dan nilai salinitas bervariasi secara spasial di Selat Bangka.  Fraksi air tawar yang paling dominan berasal dari Sungai Musi dengan kontribusi sebesar 31,2 %, selanjutnya diikuti Sungai Air Saleh (21,9%), Sungai Banyuasin (20,5%) dan Sungai Upang (20,3%).