bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improved self-training-based distant label denoising method for cybersecurity entity extractions
Authors: Zhang Ke , Wang Yunpeng , Li Ou , Hao Sirui , He Junjiang , Lan Xiaolong , Yang Jinneng , Ye Yang
Published: December 2024

The task of named entity recognition (NER) plays a crucial role in extracting cybersecurity-related information. Existing approaches for cybersecurity entity extraction predominantly rely on manual labelling data, resulting in labour-intensive processes due to the lack of a cybersecurity-specific corpus. In this paper, we propose an improved self-training-based distant label denoising method for cybersecurity entity extraction. Firstly, we create two domain dictionaries of cybersecurity. Then, an algorithm that combines reverse maximum matching and part-of-speech tagging restrictions is proposed, for generating distant labels for the cybersecurity domain corpus. Lastly, we propose a high-confidence text selection method and an improved self-training algorithm that incorporates a teacher-student model and weight update constraints, for exploring the true labels of low-confidence text using a model trained on high-confidence text, thereby reducing the noise in the distant annotation data. Experimental results demonstrate that the cybersecurity distantly-labelled data we obtained is of high quality. Additionally, the proposed constrained self-training algorithm effectively improves the F1 score of several state-of-the-art NER models on this dataset, yielding a 3.5% improvement for the Vendor class and a 3.35% improvement for the Product class.
Forbidden, yet common: Female genital cutting among the Oromo in central Ethiopia
Authors: Tesfaye Zerihun Mekuria , Chala Dejene Gemechu , Choroke Jira Mekonnen
Published: December 2024

This article answers the question ’why female genital cutting (FGC) has remained common among the Oromo in central Ethiopia when it is legally forbidden.’ Primary data for this article were generated through key informant interviews and focus group discussions, while secondary data were gathered from online and archives in the research site. Our findings indicate that the government tries to use legislative and health approaches in its efforts to terminate FGC. However, it has survived over time because of the strong resistance that the community in the research area wages against the intervention efforts. The very reason behind the resistance to end FGC is a patriarchal value that shapes gender relations, women’s sexuality, and behaviors. The community gives precedence to the socio-cultural values of FGC over its criminalization and the stated negative health effects. Paradoxically, women are at the forefront in promoting FGC, for they believe that FGC shapes the sexual behavior of the girls and defines the gender identity of their daughters. The women take the prime responsibility to raise and mold the girls into ideal female behavior.
Setting the balance of care for older adults at risk of hospitalization and delayed discharge: A mixed-methods research protocol
Authors: Kuluski Kerry , Jacobson Danielle , Ghazalbash Somayeh , Baek Junhee , Rosella Laura , Mansfield Elizabeth , Sud Abhimanyu , Tang Terence , Guilcher Sara J. T. , Zargoush Manaf
Published: December 2024

Introduction

Delayed hospital discharge is a persistent care quality issue experienced across health systems worldwide and remains a priority area to be addressed in Canada. Often associated with a decrease in services while waiting to leave the hospital, delayed discharge from hospital can lead to increased frailty, physical and cognitive decline, and caregiver burnout. Optimizing availability of and timely access to community-based health and social care are avenues that could reduce initial admissions to the hospital and length of hospital stay, and facilitate hospital discharges.

Methods

This research will explore the ways in which community resources could be leveraged to potentially avoid hospitalization and delayed hospital discharge for older adults using sequential mixed-methods including co-design. To better understand the characteristics and needs of older adults, the research team will first identify sub-populations of older adults (65 years old or older) at risk of hospitalization and delayed discharge using comprehensive, longitudinal administrative health data. From these health data, risk profiles and personas will be created and then shared with key partners (e.g., older adults, caregivers, healthcare providers, healthcare decision-makers), who will be engaged to identify, leverage, and create targeted care solutions. The barriers and facilitators to the implementation of these care solutions will then be explored.

Discussion

Delayed hospital discharge has been a critical care quality issue across Canada for decades. The current research will provide health system leaders with an approach to better allocate services to older adults in order to avoid delayed hospital discharge and identify gaps in health and social care resources based on the characteristics, needs, and preferences of older adults, their caregivers, and providers.
Zinc homeostasis regulates caspase activity and inflammasome activation
Authors: Gong Xiao , Gu Weidi , Fu Shuo , Zou Gonglu , Jiang Zhengfan
Published: December 2024

Inflammasome activation drives pyroptotic cell death and the release of inflammatory cytokines, and many diseases involve its overactivation. Zinc is essential for all organisms as a trace element, but its functions in innate immunity remain undefined. Here, we reported that Zn2+ inhibits caspase-1 to hinder inflammasome activation. We first identified the zinc exporter solute carrier family 30 member 1 (SLC30A1) as an inflammasome regulator, using a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9-mediated screen. SLC30A1 deficiency suppressed multiple inflammasomes by increasing intracellular levels of Zn2+, which bound and inhibited caspase-1 at its active site residues H237, C244 and C285. Mutation of these residues almost completely blocked zinc binding. Similarly, Zn2+ also inhibited caspase-4/5/11-mediated noncanonical inflammasome activation. Importantly, zinc supplementation significantly relieved cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis, Imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis and Alzheimer’s disease. Thus, zinc might be used to treat inflammasome-related diseases as a broad-spectrum inflammasome inhibitor.
Monitoring Indian ungauged small reservoirs volume from remote sensing: Feasibility, bias and perspectives
Authors: Pascal Claire , Ferrant Sylvain , Peña-Luque Santiago , Selles Adrien , Marechal Jean-Christophe , Wijmer Taeken , Gascoin Simon , Merlin Olivier
Published: December 2024

What remote sensing products can be used to better quantify the water stored in hundreds of thousands Indian Small Reservoirs (SR)? This ungauged hydrological component of the water cycle is intermittently filled with rainwater runoff, constantly reshaped by farmers since last two decades, crucial for upstream irrigated agriculture. Given the small size and shallow depth of those reservoirs, usual remote sensing techniques (Altimeters and LIDAR) used in spatial hydrology to monitor their water level are not adapted. We evaluated the uncertainty of SR volume retrieval methods based on surface water estimates from Sentinel-2 and associated volumes from global available DEM at a medium to coarse resolution. Four pair of stereoscopic images at Very High Resolution (VHR) from Pléiades satellites were acquired during the last two dry hydrological years (2016 and 2019), when SR were totally empty. The Pléiades DEMs produced were cross validated with LIDAR IceSAT-2 products, and used to extract 504 SR bathymetries within an area covering 1,813 km2 located in the Telangana state (114,789 km2). We compared Pléiades based retrievals to freely available regional to global DEM to explore the regional volume retrieval Bias: ALOS World 3D-30 m, WorldDEM GLO-30 at 30 m TanDEM-X DEM at 90 m and one Indian DEM (CartoDEM at 30 m). The Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of reservoir volumes from global DEMs range from 47% to 78%. MAPE are 17%, 29% and 46% for Pléiades DEM resampled at 12, 30 and 90 m, respectively. In a near future, upcoming stereoscopy satellite missions at lower costs and with larger coverage and shorter revisit such as CO3D will provide 12m or higher resolution DEMs that, if acquired in dry years, will lead to acceptable MAPE (< 20%), to monitor empty SR geometries throughout India and other semi-arid areas in the world.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public relations roles: Perspectives of Malawian practitioners
Authors: Rashid Sufyan , Kasamale Tina
Published: December 2024

The public relations (PR) function in Malawi was passing through a period of growth when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. For the first time, a professional body – the Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM) – was established and commended for improving media and stakeholders’ relationships with various organizations and institutions. However, the pandemic, accompanied by an infodemic, increasingly affected the role of practitioners in disseminating effective communication. Previous literature indicates that environmental factors force companies and institutions to redirect resources away from PR activities, forcing PR practitioners to adjust some practices to accommodate the new circumstances. This study explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the role of PR practice and the function’s prospects in Malawi. Drawing on the excellence theory, the PR function can be of value if the department is empowered through practitioners’ inclusion in the coalition of the dominant. Data were collected from fourteen selected PR practitioners, who were also members of the PRSM, using in-depth interviews. The findings indicated that PR practitioners in Malawi were brought closer to the centre of power in organizations but somehow excluded from the coalition of the dominant. Most of the practitioners served as technicians. However, the pandemic forced organizations to direct more resources to PR activities due to the practitioners’ increased workload of disseminating information, working from home, and adopting information and communication technology in PR activities. PR practitioners’ efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic made the function a necessity in many organizations, a development that signalled a bright future for the industry in the country.
Reagrupación familiar de menores de origen extranjero en Navarra: propuesta analítica a través de cinco etapas
Authors: Lasheras Ruiz Rubén , Jabat Torres Edurne , Andueza Imirizaldu Izaskun
Published: December 2024

La reagrupación familiar, como fenómeno ligado a las migraciones, permite el reencuentro de personas (anteriormente agrupadas en familia) tras vivir separadas geográfica y temporalmente. Este texto tiene como objetivo profundizar en los efectos de la reagrupación familiar de menores de origen extranjero en Navarra (España). A través de técnicas cualitativas (entrevistas biográficas y grupos focales), se identifican impactos tanto en personas reagrupadas como reagrupantes. Los resultados, presentados mediante una propuesta analítica en cinco etapas, destacan, primeramente, salidas impulsadas por necesidades y salpicadas de duelos, culpa e incomprensión. Posteriormente, acontecen separaciones paternofiliales prolongadas que fracturan los vínculos. La decisión de reagrupar colisiona también con requisitos legales impulsando reunificaciones de facto que engendran desprotección. Asimismo, los reencuentros rebosan extrañamientos y choques. Finalmente, durante el encaje, irrumpen obstáculos (laborales, educativos, etc.) para la revinculación y la pertenencia social. En suma, sufrimiento y condicionantes estructurales tensionan a estas familias transnacionales.
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges and industry: Strengthening partnership-building practices
Authors: Njengele Tuletu , Engel-Hills Penelope , Winberg Christine
Published: December 2024

Partnerships between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges and industry play an important role in enhancing the quality of TVET education, both in South Africa and globally. Effective college–industry partnerships enable TVET colleges to stay abreast of technological advancements and changing practices, ensuring their relevance in a time of rapid technological, social and economic change. This study was guided by the research question: How can TVET college– industry partnerships be strengthened to benefit students, colleges and industry? The research aimed to identify strategies for initiating and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships. Using Activity Theory and a responsive evaluation methodology, the study uncovered challenges in building, maintaining and expanding TVET partnerships but also highlighted successful practices and examples of emerging transformative agency among management teams.
Efectividad de las intervenciones educativas constructivista cognitiva y conductista para mejorar conocimientos y prácticas del cuidado de los pies en personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2
Authors: Orozco Covarrubias Víctor Horacio , Cabrera Pivaral Carlos Enrique , Aguilera Velasco María de los Ángeles
Published: December 2024

Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad de las intervenciones educativas constructivista cognitiva y conductista para disminuir los niveles de hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1c) y mejorar los conocimientos y las prácticas para el cuidado de los pies en personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DMT2).

Material y métodos: Estudio cuantitativo con diseño cuasiexperimental de dos intervenciones educativas con pretest-postest, con un grupo experimental de 21 participantes al que se le aplicó una intervención basada en la teoría constructivista cognitiva y un grupo control con 21 participantes al que se le aplicó una intervención basada en el conductismo. Los participantes se incluyeron a través de un muestreo no probabilístico a criterio. Se realizó análisis intragrupo pretest-postest y análisis entre grupos pretest-postest. Se utilizó como prueba paramétrica la T de Student de muestras relacionadas. Para el análisis entre las dos intervenciones se utilizó la diferencia de las diferencias.

Resultados: En la disminución de HbA1c, en el grupo experimental se redujo 19 % en la comparación pretest-postest, en el grupo control disminuyó 8 %. En la mejora del nivel de conocimientos y prácticas para el cuidado de los pies se halló significancia estadística de 0.02 pretest-postest en el grupo experimental, en el grupo control, aunque se presentó una mejoría en ambos niveles, no se observó una significancia estadística.

En la diferencia de las diferencias, el nivel de conocimientos aumentó 1 y el nivel de prácticas aumentó 3.6 en las dos intervenciones.

Conclusiones: La intervención educativa basada en el constructivismo cognitivo fue más efectiva y estadísticamente significativa para la disminución de los niveles de HbA1c y para la mejora de los conocimientos y las prácticas para el cuidado de los pies en personas con DMT2, en comparación con la intervención educativa basada en el conductismo, aunque en esta última también se observó disminución de los niveles de HbA1c y aumento en los conocimientos y prácticas. Toma gran relevancia la incorporación de una teoría como base para las intervenciones educativas, en discrepancia con la mayoría de las intervenciones educativas que actualmente se aplican, las cuales no se basan en una teoría para su elaboración.
Prevalencia de lesiones perirradiculares diagnosticadas a través de Tomografía Computarizada Cone Beam
Authors: Toloza Espinoza Rita , Catalán Reyes Francisca , Chirino Gallardo Mishell , Duran Blanc Isadora , Benadof Dafna
Published: December 2024

Para evaluar estas lesiones perirradiculares se hace uso de exámenes imagenológicos tales como el Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Este examen permite producir una exploración tridimensional del esqueleto maxilofacial y el índice periapical (Periapicaindex o PAI); CBCT ayuda a entregar un adecuado diagnóstico y pronóstico para el tratamiento.

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de lesiones perirradiculares en personas que acudieron a recibir tratamiento odontológico, para el cual se les realizó un CBCT.

Métodos: Estudio observacional, transversal, descriptivo. Se evaluaron 267 exámenes CBCT. Se analizó el género, edad, diente y PAI. Tablas de frecuencia, gráficos de barra y medidas de tendencia central fueron utilizados para el análisis estadístico.

Resultados: Del total de los CBCT, 70,2 % corresponden al sexo femenino, 1,6 % presentaron al menos una lesión perirradicular, en mayor porcentaje en los dientes 3.7 (18,9 %), 4.5 (13,2 %) y 3.2 (11,3 %) y puntaje N°3 del índice periapical PAI, CBTC fue de un 52,7 %.

Conclusiones: La prevalencia de lesiones perirradiculares es alta en esta población de estudio. Su prevalencia fue mayor en mujeres, adultas, en dientes inferiores, y con un diámetro de radiotransparencia periapical > 2-4 mm.
La telesalud en la atención médica de pacientes diabéticos tipo 2: esultados clínicos, ventajas y desventajas
Authors: Arroyo Rodríguez Sara Milena , Correa Acevedo Juliana , De la Rosa Botello Álvaro Samir , Palacios Barahona Arlex Uriel
Published: December 2024

Antecedentes: La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es una enfermedad prevalente, con un impacto significativo en la salud pública. La telesalud, como herramienta de atención médica a distancia, ha surgido como una alternativa para mejorar la accesibilidad y el control de la DM2.

Objetivo: Describir la utilidad de la telesalud como herramienta de atención médica en pacientes adultos con DM2.

Método: Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en las bases de datos electrónicas PubMed y LILACS para analizar el uso, las ventajas y las desventajas del seguimiento clínico por telemedicina en pacientes adultos con DM2.

Resultados: Se identificaron 22 artículos, de los cuales se incluyeron 19 para la revisión. En su mayoría, los estudios demostraron que el seguimiento por telemedicina en pacientes con DM2 es efectivo y mejora el control de parámetros clínicos, especialmente cuando se utiliza la hemoglobina glicosilada como paraclínico de referencia.

Conclusión: La telemedicina es una herramienta de apoyo eficaz en el seguimiento de pacientes con DM2, ya que mejora los resultados clínicos en salud, especialmente en programas a largo plazo y en modalidad mixta.
به‌روبوومی كشتوكاڵ له‌ كوردستان كۆندا له‌ نیوه‌ی دووه‌می هه‌زاره‌ی دووه‌می پ.ز دا
Authors: Salah Farhad A. , جلال کامران محمود
Published: December 2024

كوردستان به‌ كۆنترین ناوچه‌ له‌ جیهان داده‌نرێت كه‌ كشتوكالی تێدا كراوه‌، ده‌ستپێكردنی كشتوكاڵ به‌ یه‌كه‌م شۆرشی ئابووری داده‌نرێتكه‌ مرۆڤ ده‌ستی پێكردووه‌، به‌ هۆی ئه‌م شۆرشه‌وه‌ ژیانی مرۆڤ له‌ كۆكردنه‌وه‌ گۆڕا بۆ به‌رهه‌م هێنانی خۆراك. كشتوكاڵ له‌ سه‌ره‌تادا ساده‌ و ساكار بووه‌،جۆری كشتوكاڵ به‌پێی ژینگه ‌و هۆكاره‌ سروشتییه‌كان دیاری ده‌كرێت، كه‌ ڕۆڵێكی كاریگه‌ریان بۆ راده‌ی سه‌ركه‌وتنی هه‌ر بوارێكی كشتوكالی هه‌یه‌، چونكه‌ هه‌ر جۆره‌ ‌به‌روبوومێكی كشتوكاڵی پێویستی به‌ جۆرێك خاكی دیاریكراو هه‌یه‌، له‌گه‌ڵ ئه‌وه‌ش پێویستی به‌ ڕاده‌یه‌كی ئاو(باران، ئاودێری) دیاری كراو هه‌یه.‌توێژه‌نه‌وه‌كه‌ به‌ دوای وه‌ڵامی چه‌ند پرسیارێكدا ده‌گه‌ڕێت، ئایا له‌ كوردستاندا چ جۆره‌ كشتوكاڵێك باوبووه‌؟ پشتیان به‌ چی به‌ستووه؟ تا چه‌ند سوود له‌ ئاوی سه‌ر زه‌وی بینراوه‌ به‌ تایبه‌ت‌ڕووباره‌كانو جوگه‌كان؟ وه‌ك زانراوه‌ چاندن زۆرتر له‌ ناوچه‌كانی زاگرۆسدا زانراوه‌، ئایا لێره‌وه‌ گه‌شه‌ی كردووه‌ بۆ باشوور یان ناوه‌ڕاستی میسۆپوتامیا؟ له‌ كوردستان زۆربه‌ی به‌روبوومه‌ خۆراكیه‌كان وه‌كو گه‌نم و جۆ و نیسك و نۆك…هتد به ‌ئاوی باران ده‌كرێن واتا زیاتر پشت به‌چاندنی دێمی ده‌به‌ستێت، له‌گه‌ڵ ئه‌وه‌ش له‌ هه‌ندێ ناوچه‌ی كوردستان به‌تایبه‌تی ئه‌و ناوچانه‌ی كه ‌ده‌كه‌ونه‌ سه‌رلێواری ڕووبار و كه‌ناڵه‌ ئاوییه‌كان ئه‌وه‌ كشتوكاڵی ئاودێری ده‌كرێت وه‌كو كونجی. زۆر له‌ به‌روبوومه‌كانی ناوچه‌ی كوردستان بۆ ناوچه‌كانی تر گواستراونه‌ته‌وه ‌وه‌كو گه‌نم جۆ بۆ باشوورو ناوه‌ڕاستی ووڵاتی نێوان دوو ڕووبار، له‌هه‌مان كات كوردستان له‌و سه‌رده‌مه‌ بۆ چاوتێبرینی ووڵاتانی دراوسێ وه‌كو سومه‌رییه‌كان و ئه‌كه‌دییه‌كان و ئاشورییه‌كان بۆ ده‌ست به‌سه‌رداگرتنی ئابووریه‌ ده‌وڵه‌مه‌نده‌كه‌ی.
القيم الإعلامية المعاصرة من منظور إسلاميّ
Authors: Hamad Farman M. , Hamadameen Othman Kh.
Published: December 2024

إنّ الدين الإسلامي مبني على الأصول والمبادئ الإيمانية والفكرية والأخلاقية، ومن هذا المنطلق فإنّ موضوع هذا البحث عبارة عن القيم الإعلامية المعاصرة من المنظور الإسلامي. والقيم الإعلامية جزء من القيم الأخلاقية، ومن البديهي أنّ هذه القيم غير متاحة بشكل كامل للسلوك الإعلامي؛ لذلك فإنّ، هذه الدراسة هي في صميم هذه الأخلاق، وفي مدى التزام الإعلاميّين بأخلاقيات الإعلام ومهنتها، ومدى تطابق القيم الإعلامية المعاصرة مع القيم الموجودة في الشريعة الإسلامية. وينطلق هذا البحث إلى بيان جملة من الأهداف، منها ضرورة التزام المنظومة الإعلامية في مجالها بالقيم من منظور الشريعة الإسلامية، وبيان التحدّيات التي تواجه الإعلام المعاصر وقيمه، كما ذكرت فيه جملة من القيم الإعلامية، والتعرّف على وجهة نظر الشريعة الإسلامية في الربط بين الإعلام ومبادئه الأخلاقية. تكمن أهمية هذا البحث في قضية آنية متّصلة بالمجتمع وأثرها البالغ فيه، وهي القيم الإعلامية من منظور الشريعة الإسلامية، ومدى تأثير هذه القيم وتوجيهها في المجال التربوي، والسياسي ،والاقتصادي ،والاجتماعي، بحيث لو اعتمد الإعلام على القيم الاسلامية أصبح أكثر قبولاً في نفوس جماهيره. ومدى أخذ الإعلام من القيم الواردة في الشريعة الاسلامية لبناء إعلام موضوعي ذو أَهمية وتأثير مباشر ومتوازن على المجتمع الإسلامي. إنّ هذه القيم المنشودة في الإعلام الإسلامي المعاصر تستنبط من القرآن الكريم والسنّة النبوية, ومن قواعد مقاصد الشريعة الإسلامية بحيث يستند عليها الإعلامي للارتقاء بالمجتمع في جميع مجالات الحياة، بتجسيد القيم الإعلامية واخلاقيات العمل الإعلامي والمؤسّسات الإعلامية, لغرض تنظيم العمل الإعلامي بما فيه القنوات ذات المرجعية الإسلامية، في إقليم كوردستان العراق لمواجهة الأفكار المتطرّفة، فضلاً عن الأفكار الشاذّة في تفكيك قيم هذا المجتمع.
El cambio de política de inserción a la docencia en el marco de dos reformas educativas en México: Una mirada desde el análisis institucional y desarrollo
Authors: Mejía Jorge , Valenti Giovanna
Published: December 2024

La reforma educativa de 2013 marcó el inicio de una política pública de ingreso a la docencia. Diversas aproximaciones de investigación mencionan que se estructuró un sistema regulado para el otorgamiento de plazas al magisterio con un diseño legal y administrativo que representaría una regla de posición formal para el funcionamiento de dicho sistema. No obstante, con la llegada de un nuevo gobierno en 2018 la contra reforma educativa modificó los instrumentos legales, lo que le habrá dado una arquitectura distinta, aunque con objetivos similares. Este trabajo se apoya del marco teórico del análisis institucional y desarrollo para realizar una mirada del cambio de política de inserción a la docencia en el marco de dos reformas educativas en México.
Indigenous Knowledge of Javanese in the Radya Pustaka Museum Collections
Authors: Nurislaminingsih Rizki , Heriyanto Heriyanto , Bakry Gema Nusantara , Prasetyawan Yanuar Yoga
Published: December 2024

Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum that represents Javanese culture. The collections in the museum are proof of the indigenous knowledge of the people in making cultural products. This research aims to identify Javanese indigenous knowledge based on the Radya Pustaka Museum collections. Therefore, qualitative research was used with a museum study approach to identify types of indigenous knowledge based on various museum collections. The results of the research show that indigenous knowledge represented in the collection at the Radya Pustaka Museum is how to make Javanese men's headgear (blangkon), turn tree bark into paper (daluang), use palm leaves (lontar) as a writing medium, cast copper for writing media, turn metal into various weapons, making puppets (from animal skin and wood), creating traditional orchestral musical instruments (gamelan), mastering Javanese astrology (pawukon), turning a hill into a burial complex, assembling a traditional cruise ship, understanding the health benefits from coconut water, and making natural paint, natural dyes, and glue. This research found that the indigenous knowledge behind gamelan is not only about how to make musical instruments and how to create notes, but there is also knowledge about mental health. Music produced from gamelan can calm the mind, facilitate concentration, and increase enthusiasm for living life. Another finding is that there is ethnomathematics implicit in the Imogiri burial complex. The results of this research can be a reference source for further research on local knowledge management in information institutions, especially museums, so that employees can service the knowledge behind the collections.
Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae): An addition to the flora of Nagaland, India
Authors: Kuotsu Ruokuonuo , Limasenla
Published: December 2024

Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae) is reported here as a new distributional record and an addition to the flora of Nagaland from Kohima District.
Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of bajra milk using response surface methodology
Authors: Siva Sakthi T , Amutha S , Vijayalakshmi R , Gunasekaran M , Prabhakaran K , Vellaikumar S
Published: December 2024

Millets, especially bajra, are known for their ability to thrive in harsh climates and resist pests. Bajra contains high nutritional values, including a high level of protein, fiber and essential minerals like iron, zinc, calcium and magnesium. Plant-based beverages such as bajra milk are becoming more popular as lactose-free, nutritious alternatives to dairy milk. Bajra milk is rich in antioxidants, phenolic acids and flavonoids, offering health benefits such as improved heart health, diabetes control and immune system support. Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) has proven to be an energy-efficient and a sustainable technique for producing plant-based milks like bajra milk. Compared to conventional methods, MAE reduces nutrient loss, speeds up the process and improves the protein content, viscosity and sensory acceptability. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the extraction processes, identifying ideal conditions of soaking time of 16 h, microwave time of 1.5 min and a temperature of 85 ?C. Under these parameters, the extraction yield was 70.23 %, with a protein content of 5.57 g/100 ml and an overall acceptability rating of 7.2. The aim of this present study is to use the RSM tool to optimize the microwave-assisted extraction of bajra milk and compare the physicochemical and nutritional properties of the conventional method and MAE, MAE bajra milk as a cost effective, ecofriendly solution for large scale plant-based milk production positioning bajra as a valuable alternative.
Water footprint and virtual water trade of apples: Insights from India
Authors: Bhavana B , Shivakumar K M , Prahadeeswaran M , Rohini A , Vanitha G
Published: December 2024

India is a prominent producer and exporter of apples globally. However, apple cultivation requires significant water resources, and the water foot- print associated with apple production and trade in India has not been thor- oughly quantified. This study quantified the water footprint associated with apple production in India from 2000 to 2023, as well as the virtual water trade between 2018 and 2023. State-wise data on Indian apple production was collected and analyzed to assess the domestic water footprint, while trade data was compiled to estimate the virtual water flow associated with apple imports and exports. The results showed that the water footprint of Indian apple production averaged 2,430 million cubic meters (Mm3 ) annual- ly. This substantial footprint was primarily composed of green water (69.9%), along with blue water (23.9%) and grey water (6.2%). In terms of virtual water trade, India was a net importer with 27.8 Mm3 of virtual water embodied in apple imports from major exporters such as Turkey, Iran and Italy. This analysis underscores the considerable water footprint of Indian apple production and the nation's significant net inflow of virtual water re- sources through the apple trade. Additionally, the study highlights the im- portance of considering virtual water flow in agricultural trade policies to achieve sustainable and equitable water resource management.
Qualche riflessione sulla relazione fra il significato e il significante: natura e classificazione dei gesti quasi-linguistici diretti
Authors: Szarota Beata
Published: December 2024

The article presents the classification of symbolic and conventional gestures used in communication otherwise known as quasi-linguistic gestures. The author classified them into two types i.e. direct gestures and indirect gestures otherwise known as linguistic calques. In the present article the first type is presented in detail with a division into the following subtypes deictic, iconic, symbolic and ideographic-metaphoric. Some examples from Polish and Italian are also provided.
Una breve sintesi sulla presenza degli anglicismi nel settore delle lingue speciali riguardo all 'italiano contemporaneo
Authors: Szpingier Beata
Published: December 2024

This article presents the classification and description of borrowings from the English language in the sector of special languages with reference to contemporary Italian. The present times are characterized by multiplicity of linguistic variants. Different, ready-made solutions to are observed this complex situation.
Electrical performance of calcium ferrite in sintering by the assimilation melt breakover method
Authors: Dai Mengbo , Liu Bin , Gu Baoshu , Qian Lixin , Meng Qingmin , Zhou Yongcheng , Chun Tiejun
Published: December 2024

The quality of sintering ore and the efficiency of the blast furnace are both heavily dependent on the high-temperature performance and compatibility of iron ores. A novel characterization technique, the Assimilation Melt Breakover method, is proposed to test the electrical performance during assimilation in sintering. Utilizing the two-electrode method, the electrical resistance of mixtures of ferrite oxide and calcium oxide was measured during their assimilation. A rise in temperature is associated with a reduction in electrical resistance, adhering to the principles of Arrhenius Law. The changes in conductivity observed during the assimilation process accurately reflect the mineral phase transformations, encompassing alterations within the solid state and transitions from solid to melt. The transition is marked by a substantial reduction in electrical resistance, specifically from several thousand to a few dozen Ohms in melting assimilation, along with notable variations in the activation energy associated with conductance. This research has the potential to swiftly differentiate between the assimilation characteristics of different iron ores, as well as to assist in the utilization of an electric field in iron ore sintering.
The effect of phlebotomy and placement of an intravenous catheter on plasma catecholamine and serum copeptin concentrations
Authors: Sastry Shruti , Tas Emir , Filingeri Domenic , McCann Erika , Amruthapuri Rahul , McPhaul Michael J. , Garibaldi Luigi
Published: December 2024

Objectives

Limited data are available on the hormonal response of children to venepuncture or intravenous cannulation (IVC). Catecholamines (epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE)) have been traditionally recognized as stress hormones. Copeptin, the carboxyl-terminus of the arginine vasopressin (AVP) precursor peptide, is also a known marker for stressful stimuli, including myocardial infarction, critical illness, and sepsis. We aimed to measure the above stress markers in response to IVC in the pediatric population.

Methods

We measured plasma E, NE and serum copeptin concentrations in 100 children aged 5–17 years undergoing endocrine testing. Labs were drawn 1–3 min (min) after placement of IV cannula (baseline or 0 min) and then re-measured 20 min later (+20 min) while subjects rested in a quiet room.

Results

Between 0 and 20 min, the median (IQR) NE (n=99) changed from 349 (244, 482) pg/mL to 253 (184, 348) pg/mL (p<0.001); E (n=54) changed from 57 (43, 116) pg/mL to 57 (38, 96) pg/mL (p=0.024); Copeptin changed from 9.4 (6.3, 15.2) pmol/L to 9 (5, 13) pmol/L (p<0.001). The mean decrease (delta) was 106 pg/mL for NE (28 %, p<0.001), 16 pg/mL for E (18 %, p=0.042) and 2.7 pmol/L for copeptin (17 %, p=0.012). There was no correlation between the decrease (expressed as a percentage) in NE vs. E, E vs. copeptin, and NE vs. copeptin.

Conclusions

Our data suggest that the stress of IVC induces a rapid increase in NE, E, as previously described, as well as copeptin levels. The copeptin decrement, concordant with the catecholamine trend in the minutes after IVC, supports this peptide (and AVP) as a rapid response marker of stress, and has unclear practical implications for copeptin measurements in evaluating fluid and sodium metabolism disorders in children.
Análise da constituição da Proposta Curricular de Santa Catarina pela perspectiva do ciclo de políticas
Authors: Thiesen Juares da Silva
Published: December 2024

No presente artigo, o autor interpreta aspectos da trajetória de constituição das fases históricas da Proposta Curricular de Santa Catarina sob a perspectiva do “policy cycle approach” ou abordagem do ciclo de políticas de Stephen Ball e colaboradores - uma proposta que objetiva analisar como as políticas públicas educacionais são constituídas em seus vários contextos. Apoiado nessa abordagem e no conceito de recontextualização de Basil Bernstein, o autor interpreta a experiência da política curricular catarinense considerando, sobretudo, os contextos de influência, de produção textual e de prática. Assume que essa política curricular configura-se por processos de recontextualização na forma de criação, transferência e tradução de discursos e textos políticos. O artigo inscreve-se como resultado parcial de uma pesquisa sobre política curricular em desenvolvimento no Centro de Educação da Universidade Federal de Santa Catariana.   Palavras-chave: Currículo, Recontextualização, Educação, Política.     Analysis of the Creation of the Curricular Proposal for Santa Catarina from a Policy Cycle Perspective   Abstract   This article interprets the constitution of the historic phases of the Curricular Proposal for Santa Catarina from the “policy cycle approach” perspective developed by Stephen Ball and others, which analyzes how public educational policies are constituted in various contexts. Supported by this approach, and by Basil Bernstein’s concept of recontextualization, the author interprets the experience of Santa Catarina curricular policy considering, above all, the contexts of influence, textual production and practice, understanding that this curricular policy is shaped by processes of recontextualization in the form of creation, transfer and translation of discourses and political texts. The article presents some of the results of a study about curricular policy underway at the Education Center of the Federal University at Santa Catarina.   Key words: Curricular, Recontextualization, Education, Policy.
Filosofía intercultural para la convivencia en un mundo diverso e interrelacionado
Authors: Demenchonok Edward
Published: December 2024

El ensayo analiza el concepto posmoderno del multiculturalismo y sus fallas teóricas. A éste se opone la filosofía intercultural, la que ve las diversas culturas como dinámicas e interrelacionadas, enfatiza las relaciones del dialogo entre culturas como fuente de renovación filosófica y como un modelo para relaciones de los pueblos, del mundo de unidad en pluralidad como una alternativa a la globalización homogeneizante. El ensayo se enfoca en la propuesta de “la transformación intercultural de filosofía,” elaborada por Raúl Fornet- Betancourt. Esta rompe con las barreras creadas por las estructuras monoculturales de filosofar y parte del reconocimiento de la pluralidad de las filosofías con sus respectivas matrices culturales y sus formas de argumentación y de fundamentación. El aplica las ideas de la transformación filosófica al caso de la filosofía latinoamericana. La filosofía intercultural tiene como su tarea una transformación intercultural de la razón, sobre todo de la razón filosófica.Palabras clave: Filosofía Intercultural. Dialogo Intercultural.Razón Intercultural philosophy for living in a diverse and interconnected worldAbstractThe essay provides a critical analysis of a postmodern concept of multiculturalism. As an alternative, it examines a concept of interculturality, which views the diverse cultures as dynamics and interrelated. Intercultural philosophy argues for dialogue among cultures and emphasizes the intercultural dialogue as a model for the relationship among the peoples, which is an alternative to the homogenizing globalization. At the heart of the analysis is a project of “the intercultural transformation of philosophy” developed by Raúl Fornet- Betancourt. He considers philosophy as culturally embedded. He argues for the plurality of philosophies and its forms of argumentation and grounding. This concept is applied to the Latin American philosophy. Intercultural philosophy explores the possibilities of the intercultural transformation of the reason, including in philosophy.Key words: Intercultural Philosophy. Intercultural Dialogue. Reason.
Educação inclusiva: estudo de estado da arte das publicações científicas brasileiras em Educação e Psicologia
Authors: Bisol Cláudia Alquati , Sangherlin Rafaella Ghidini , Valentini Carla Beatris
Published: December 2024

Este artigo apresenta um estudo de estado da arte, realizado com o objetivo de compreender como as publicações científicas das áreas da Educação e da Psicologia têm abordado a educação inclusiva, a partir de artigos publicados entre 2005 e 2010. A amostra foi composta por 480 artigos publicados em periódicos CAPES Qualis A1, A2, B1 e B2. A primeira etapa do estudo consistiu em uma descrição quantitativa dos dados, evidenciando aspectos negligenciados e privilegiados. Na segunda etapa, procurou-se identificar quais as dificuldades e desafios enfrentados por professores de escolas regulares em relação à inclusão e quais os fatores que levaram a experiências bem sucedidas de inclusão escolar. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo de caráter exploratório a partir de um recorte intencional da amostra (79 artigos) e os dados foram organizados em categorias temáticas. Os resultados indicam aumento do interesse pelo tema e preocupação com a qualidade. Os autores têm assumido uma perspectiva abrangente em suas análises dos desafios que o processo de inclusão comporta.   Palavras-chave: educação inclusiva, estado da arte, educação, psicologia
Valorizing Credibility: Trust as Paradigm and Revenue Repair in South African News Organizations 2012–2022
Authors: Dugmore Harry
Published: December 2024

Several South African news organizations emerged in the 2010s determined to provide public journalism in more durable, accessible, and credible ways. Partly responding to the disruption of the news industry’s business models by platform companies, and sustained attempts to delegitimize journalism by populist political parties, these organizations articulated the case for evidence-based, verified journalism, and pioneered more transparent and multidimensional funding models. They also embraced communal copyright license regimes to ensure wider dissemination and reach for their stories and were able to reconstitute a portion of their audiences into communities of interest, committed to supporting their journalism work, sometimes through direct financial contributions. By paying more attention to these organizations’ contractual relationships with audiences, distribution partners, and philanthropic donors, we can better understand how they were able to generate more sustainable revenue streams to create both viable levels of income and greater levels of trust in their news products. This will likely remain key to the survival of public interest journalism in South Africa if laws such as Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code are inimitable in other national contexts.
Certain solitons on $\alpha$-cosymplectic manifolds
Authors: Sardar A. , Sarkar A.
Published: December 2024

In the present paper, we characterize some solitons such as $\eta$-Einstein soliton, $\eta$-Yamabe soliton and Ricci-Yamabe soliton on $\alpha$-cosymplectic manifolds. Furthermore, we characterize $3$-dimensional $\alpha$-cosymplectic manifolds with gradient Ricci-Yamabe soliton. Finally, we construct an example.
A uniqueness theorem for Sturm-Liouville equations with a spectral parameter nonlinearly contained in the boundary condition
Authors: Farzullazadeh R.G. , Mamedov Kh.R.
Published: December 2024

In this work, we consider the inverse scattering problem for Sturm-Liouville equation on the semi-infinite interval with a nonlinear spectral parameter in the boundary condition. The scattering data of the problem is defined and the properties of the scattering data are investigated. The fundamental equation is obtained and uniqueness of the algorithm to the potential with given scattering data is studied.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome secondary to nivolumab in a patient with mixed cell variety classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Authors: Santiago Benitez Mary Jose , Navarro Omar López , Arias Ruiz Luis Felipe , Torres Michelle Gatica , Puentes López José Alfredo , Ferreira Ricardo Fernández , Aguirre Orozco María Camila , Ceballos Eduardo Cervera
Published: December 2024

The immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) nivolumab and pembrolizumab are some of the principal treatment options for relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma. However, immunotherapy has been related to dermatological adverse events (DAEs) and could lead to discontinuation of cancer treatment in severe cases. DAEs encompass entities such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), SJS/TEN-like reactions, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). We reported a case of a 46-year-old- female with classic mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, Lugano IV, who underwent a hematopoietic cell transplant and subsequent relapse, currently with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome secondary to nivolumab.
Aqueous antiseptic formulations with a neem and pine oil blend
Authors: IK Ajadi
Published: December 2024

This study shows that a blend of pine and neem seed oils was used as a natural ingredient in a liquid disinfectant to combat bacteria. The liquid disinfectant that was produced was found to possess antibacterial qualities against Staphylococcus aureus and not on Escherichia coli as obtained from the analysis. When applied against Staphylococcus aureus, the produced liquid disinfectant at concentrations of 50 and 100 mg/ml demonstrated a larger zone of inhibition as commercial liquid disinfectant, according to the analysis, but it had no effect on Escherichia coli. In contrast, the lower concentrations of 25 and 12.5 mg/ml were less effective against Staphylococcus aureus. This new product is a natural liquid disinfectant that is free of chemicals like chloroxylon, artificial colorant, and sodium sulfate (SLS).
Cooperation of Volodymyr Yastrebov with Foreign Periodicals
Authors: Sobchuk Olha , Tupchiienko Mykola
Published: December 2024

The published work is based on the results of an investigation connected with the study of the scientific heritage of the famous historian, ethnographer, archaeologist, local historian of the mid to late 19th century Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Yastrebov. His life and scientific heritage are still poorly known. In our view, this is caused with the absence of a personal archive of the scholar and the scattered nature of information about his life and activities. Therefore, a phased, detailed consideration of each specific area of V. Yastrebov’s research is crucial for conducting a comprehensive study of his life and scientific heritage.
The scientist’s communication with foreign colleagues and the publication of his research materials among foreign scientists and in international periodicals are important components of V. Yastrebov’s scientific heritage and a significant stage in the scientist’s own academic path.
The issue of Volodymyr Yastrebov’s collaboration with foreign academic colleagues, international publishing houses, and foreign scientific societies is considered in the article for the first time. The search for and analysis of V. Yastrebov’s published works in foreign editions have become the main focus of the submitted study. Additionally, an important task we have set for ourselves is to identify the reasons motivating the researcher to expand his scientific communication. An opportunity to publish the results of his ethnographic research despite fear of censorship and bans is one of the main reasons.
Foreign publishing houses cooperating with the researcher are also identified in the article. The main problems Volodymyr Mykolaiovych has encountered in the process of such work are named, the chronological period during which the historian has scientific contacts abroad are determined, the number and content of the articles published in foreign journals are considered.
Innovative Forms of Folk Songs Arrangement
Authors: Soldatenko Oleksandr
Published: December 2024

The purpose of the article is to research, analyze and systematize innovative forms of processing folk songs in the context of modern Ukrainian culture. The works of Ukrainian scientists researching the issues of song folklore processing are analyzed in the article. These are, for example, Andrii Kovbasiuk, Andrii Soloviov, Nataliia Fedorniak, Ruben Tolmachov, Hennadii Savenko, Andrii Mosieiev, Andrii Furdychko, Olena Batovska, Olha Buha, Oleksandr Yakovchuk. The reasons for the relevance of the use of innovative forms of processing folk songs by musicians, composers and producers are considered in the article. The submitted list includes, in particular, preservation and popularization of cultural heritage, creation of new musical trends, drawing attention of youth to folk culture, presentation of Ukrainian music at the international level, development of the musical industry. The author analyzes modern forms of processing folk songs such as: electronic processing, fusion music, multimedia performances, experimental arrangements, use of interactive technologies, use of acoustic effects, multisensory projects, creation of musical installations, collaborations with modern musicians and producers, participation in music festivals and events, intercultural exchange, use of a multicultural approach. The examples of the use of innovative forms of processing folk songs by Ukrainian musical groups and musicians are submitted in the article: the Dakha Brakha collective, Okean Elzy rock group, Another Dimension Project by Oleh Skrypka, The Moon is Sleeping album by the singer Iryna Bilyk, TIK band, The VYO band, the Dead Rooster art band, the musician Taras, demonstrating the diversity of their works in the field of interpretation of folk music. The author suggests directing further research to a more detailed study of the influence of innovative forms of folk song processing on the audience’s perception of music, their emotional reaction and cultural context, to the search for new genres and styles of music, such as folk-rock, ethno-techno, etc.