bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pondi: A low-cost logger for long-term monitoring of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide in aquatic and terrestrial systems.
Authors: Malerba Martino E. , Edwards Blake , Schuster Lukas , Odebiri Omosalewa , Glen Josh , Kelly Rachel , Phan Paul , Grinham Alistair , Macreadie Peter I.
Published: May 2024

Understanding the complex dynamics of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems requires extensive monitoring campaigns to capture spatial and temporal variations adequately. However, conventional commercial GHG analysers limit data collection due to their high costs, limited portability, cumbersome weight, and restricted field autonomy. To overcome these challenges, we developed the ‘Pondi’ – a lightweight (0.8 kg) logger from cost-effective components tailored for long-term (weeks to months) continuous monitoring of CO2, CH4, and N2O in terrestrial and aquatic environments. The Pondi features solar panels for indefinite runtime, GPS for tracking, a gyroscope for motion detection, and an optional microcontroller to support self-venting and additional sensors. It can be deployed on floating chambers to monitor aquatic emissions, or on land for net primary productivity. The Pondi maintains continuous connectivity to a cloud-based system, facilitating real-time data access and enabling remote configuration. The components for the Pondi are readily available in most countries, and standard engineering and IT skills are sufficient to assemble the device. By offering a practical, cost-effective, and reliable solution for GHG flux monitoring, the Pondi contributes to efforts to assess and mitigate anthropogenic GHG emissions that cause climate change.
From pixels to practices: Reconceptualizing visualization literacy
Authors: Hedayati Maryam , Hunt Ayse , Kay Matthew
Published: May 2024

Inspired by work in literacy theory and work in visualization literacy across many fields, we propose a new conceptualization of visualization literacy that includes three components: visualization competencies, visualization comprehension processes, and visualization practices. Visualization competencies refer to cognitive skills or abilities related to working with visualizations, such as reading bar charts, designing formal visualizations, and critical thinking about line graphs. Visualization comprehension processes refer to the cognitive processes that take place as an individual encounters and works with a visualization. Visualization practices refer to the ways visualizations are used in real-world contexts. By introducing this terminology, we seek to clarify the definition of visualization literacy and the types of engagement that it does (and does not) encompass. In doing so, we hope to highlight opportunities for future work to explore how visualization curricula and assessments can support visualization practices in real-world contexts.
Explaining the Unexplainable: The Impact of Misleading Explanations on Trust in Unreliable Predictions for Hardly Assessable Tasks
Authors: Sadeghi Mersedeh , Pöttgen Daniel , Ebel Patrick , Vogelsang Andreas
Published: May 2024

To increase trust in systems, engineers strive to create explanations that are as accurate as possible. However, if the system's accuracy is compromised, providing explanations for its incorrect behavior may inadvertently lead to misleading explanations. This concern is particularly pertinent when the correctness of the system is difficult for users to judge. In an online survey experiment with 162 participants, we analyze the impact of misleading explanations on users' perceived and demonstrated trust in a system that performs a hardly assessable task in an unreliable manner. Participants who used a system that provided potentially misleading explanations rated their trust significantly higher than participants who saw the system's prediction alone. They also aligned their initial prediction with the system's prediction significantly more often. Our findings underscore the importance of exercising caution when generating explanations, especially in tasks that are inherently difficult to evaluate. The paper and supplementary materials are available at https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/azu72.
Exploring Data Analysts' Uncertainty Reasoning Strategies for Effective Uncertainty Visualization Design
Authors: Kinkeldey Christoph , Reljan-Delaney Mirela , Panagiotidou Georgia , Dykes Jason
Published: May 2024

Despite its proven positive effects, visual data analysis rarely includes information about data uncertainty. Building on past research, we explore the hypothesis that effective uncertainty visualizations must support reasoning strategies that enable data analysts to utilize uncertainty information (‘uncertainty reasoning strategies’, UnReSt). Through this work, we seek to gain insights into the reasoning strategies employed by domain experts for incorporating uncertainty into their visual analysis. Additionally, we aim to explore effective ways of designing uncertainty visualizations that support these strategies. For this purpose, we developed a methodology involving online meetings that included think-aloud protocols and interviews. We applied the methodology in a user study with five domain experts from the field of epidemiology. Our findings identify, describe, and discuss the UnReSt employed by our participants, allowing for initial recommendations as a foundation for future design guidelines: uncertainty visualization should (i) visually support data analysts in adapting or developing UnReSt, (ii) not facilitate ignoring the uncertainty, (iii) aid in the definition of acceptable levels of uncertainty, and (iv) not hide uncertain parts of the data by default. We reflect on the methodology we developed and applied in our study, addressing challenges related to the recruiting process, the examination of an existing tool along with familiar tasks and data, the design of bespoke prototypes in collaboration with visualization experts, and the timing of the meetings. We encourage visualization researchers to adapt this methodology to gain deeper insights into the UnReSt of data analysts and how uncertainty visualization can effectively support them. The supplemental materials can be found at https://osf.io/s2nwf/.
Leadership, Management, and Team Practices in Research Labs: Development and Validation of Two New Measures
Authors: Antes Alison , English Tammy , Solomon Erin , Wroblewski Matthew , McIntosh Tristan , Stenmark Cheryl , DuBois James
Published: May 2024

Effective leadership and management practices in research labs contribute to responsible, high-quality research and the well-being of lab members. This paper describes the development and initial validation of two measures. One assesses principal investigators’ leadership and management practices in the lab, and the second gauges related research team practices. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 570 postdoctoral researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health reported on the perceived behaviors of their principal investigator (PI) and the research team. The new PI leadership and management items factored into two dimensions: fostering relationships and directing research. Associations of these new scales with existing, validated measures of ethical leadership and general leader behavior provided evidence for their convergent validity. Scores on the new measures predicted three important outcomes: lab climate for research ethics, self-reported productivity, and job satisfaction. Research team practices provided additional predictive value above and beyond the PIs’ leadership and management behaviors. These findings provide evidence for criterion-related validity. Overall, this study provides evidence for the construct validity of the new Leadership and Management in Science (LAMPS) Measure and the Research Team Practices (RTP) Measure. Qualitative responses to an open-ended survey item reinforced the importance of practices focused on relationships and directive supervision for a positive lab environment. These measures can be useful tools for future research and might be valuable for PIs looking to obtain feedback about their leadership and management practices.manage
Mujeres en el proceso de institucionalización de la formación docente de Educación Física en Córdoba
Authors: Cena Marcela María Seferina , Bologna Liprandi Carina
Published: May 2024

A partir de un corpus documental constituido por publicaciones de los diarios La Vozdel Interior y Los Principios; la Revista de Educación Física del ISEF y otras fuentes decomienzo y mediados del siglo XX (leyes, informes y actas de congreso), nosproponemos iluminar la participación de las mujeres -ausentes en las reconstruccioneshistóricas realizadas hasta el momento-, maestras normalistas, en el proceso deinstitucionalización de la formación docente en Educación Física en Córdoba. Laindagación se despliega en un doble movimiento; por un lado, agudizar la mirada paraencontrar a las mujeres en la referencia empírica seleccionada; por otro, recuperar lassingularidades locales solapadas bajo la producción historiográfica producida en BuenosAires e irradiada hacia el resto del país.Si bien es complejo reconocer el punto cero en la línea de tiempo para hablar de procesode institucionalización, ese hito inicial respecto de la formación docente en EducaciónFísica en Córdoba, provisoriamente recuperamos dos momentos bisagra, uno endiciembre de 1915/enero de 1916 con los cursos de verano que Romero Brest dictó enCórdoba en las escuelas normales Alberdi y Olmos respectivamente y otro, mástardíamente, entre la creación de la Dirección de Educación Física de Córdoba en 1939y del Instituto Provincial de Educación Física (IPEF) en 1946.
Rap Music as a Social Reflection: Exploring the Relationship Between Social Conditions and Lyrical Expressions in Rap Music
Authors: Park Minsu , Park Jaehyuk , Rojas Fabio , Ahn Yong-Yeol
Published: May 2024

What social factors affect the content of rap music? Previous studies in this area have documented the differing themes present in rap, such as violence, sexual behavior, and materialism. Scholars have interpreted these themes as artistic reflections of social conditions, such as urban poverty and mass incarceration. The purpose of this study is to extend this basic analysis and test hypotheses derived from this “social reflection” theory of lyrical content. Using data from 27,445 underground and mainstream rap singles released in the United States from 1971 to 2016, we test the hypothesis that the content of rap lyrics is correlated with quantitative measurements of crime, sexual assaults, economic conditions, and substance abuse. We find a positive correlation of rap lyric content with the first three factors, but not substance abuse. These findings support and extend the social reflection hypothesis, but also indicate limitations and nuances in the theory.
Lifestyle journalism practices in hard news: Dismantling the ‘hard news’/‘soft news’ binary
Authors: Perreault Gregory P , Hackett Ella
Published: May 2024

Historically, soft news and hard news have been conceptualized with a strong binary opposition. Yet in recent years, the lifestyle bent of digital media has seen even lifestyle specialties of politics, crime, and the environment engaging in practices long associated with soft news. Moreover, their implementation–often rationalized as speaking to the core of journalism’s normative mission–necessitates a reconsideration of lifestyle journalism’s essential contributions to global society: contributions that call for reconsidering the rationale for lifestyle journalism’s perceived lesser standing within the field.
“Survival and Salvation:” Religious Situational Crisis Communication Strategies
Authors: Perreault Gregory P , Perreault Mildred F , Crawford Monica
Published: May 2024

Religious crisis communication stretches back across history with crisis communication reflected in large-scale moments tied to institutions, for example, through the Inquisition and the Catholic Counter-Reformation and through responses from American Muslim communities following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Prior research has reflected on the value of viewing organizational crisis communication through the lens of situational crisis communication theory, and indeed it would seem the most relevant framework to employ for such research given that religious organizations respond to crisis in a similar manner to other types of organizations. This chapter provides a discussion of religion and crisis communication into three broad categories, admitting failure, using a moderated response, and reinforcing dominant narratives, which roughly correlate with situational crisis communication theory's (SCCT) rebuild, diminish, and deny strategies. Application of SCCT and observations of public reception are vital in crisis communication strategies both online and in more internal settings with parishioners, donors, and followers.
Australian Third Sector actors’ theories of change for climate justice: real and apparent barriers and obscured root causes
Authors: Jackson Guy
Published: May 2024

As climate action remains insufficient, societal actors are demanding climate justice. Self-defined climate advocates working within non-governmental and not-for-profit organisations—collectively known as Third Sector Organisations (TSO)—are one group of such actors working towards their subjective vision of climate justice in Australia. I critically examine Australian TSO actors' theories of change for climate justice. Although diverse, I identify a spectrum of climate justice visions from social solidarity with Indigenous Peoples to eco-centric, bordering on anti-human. TSO theories of change are dominated by those seeking incremental change without challenging the existing power structures premised, as they are in Australia, on settler colonialism and capitalism. Despite this, some clearly diagnosed impediments to change but struggled to articulate a theory of change to transcend these barriers. When giving up isn’t an option, critical reflection on the root causes of climate injustice and the real and apparent barriers to change is necessary.
Bureaucracy and the everyday practices of contested state diplomacy: The paradigmatic case of Kosovo
Authors: Wille Tobias
Published: May 2024

The representatives of contested states – that is, territories whose claim to sovereign statehood is not, or is not fully, recognised by the international society of states – often make significant efforts to engage in diplomacy. Two literatures have recently begun to explore these diplomatic activities, one focusing on the ‘rebel diplomacy’ of insurgents and secessionist movements, the other on ‘liminal actors’ in global politics. However, these two literatures have defined the phenomenon in very different ways, namely, as either instrumental action or cultural performance, and study it largely without regard to each other's insights. My argument in this article is that contested state diplomacy can be better understood if we appreciate the nature of modern diplomacy as a set of bureaucratic practices. As a routinised process within a bureaucratic organisation, modern diplomacy both gives rise to specific decisions and sustains the reality of the state as the locus of legitimate power. The representatives of contested states therefore have strong reasons to set up more or less rudimentary bureaucracies for their diplomacy. I use the history of Kosovo's foreign policy institutions as a paradigmatic case to demonstrate how everyday bureaucratic practices fuse instrumental action and cultural performance and further theorise the interplay of ‘political’ and ‘technical’ conduct in contested state diplomacy.
EMOTIONAL INVALIDATION: AN INTEGRATION WITH AGNEW’S GENERAL STRAIN THEORY
Authors: Dennison Christopher
Published: May 2024

This paper integrates the concept of emotional invalidation into Robert Agnew’s General Strain Theory (GST). It first discusses Agnew’s central argument in GST, which, most broadly, suggests that strenuous experiences can lead to negative emotions (e.g., anger). In turn, these negative emotions can lead to crime and other coping behaviors. This paper then describes emotional invalidation, which represents an overall sense that one’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are not being recognized by others in their world. From there, a new conceptual model combining both GST and emotional invalidation is proposed. Next, this paper explains how to best operationalize emotional invalidation by following a psychological measure known as the perceived invalidation of emotion scale. This paper concludes with an early assessment of the face validity of emotional invalidation, as well as some directions for future research. Collectively, the argument put forth suggests that emotional invalidation could provide valuable insight into several criminological inquiries, including why certain strains seem to influence crime for some but not others. Furthermore, it is argued that researchers can adopt this conceptual model to uncover strains that have not currently been considered, one of which I propose is gaslighting.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Tools on Academic Writing Instruction in Higher Education: A Systematic Review
Authors: Aljuaid Hind
Published: May 2024

With the growth of Artificial Intelligence technologies, there is interest in studying their potential impact on university academic writing courses. This study examined whether AI tools are replacing these courses by exploring how they effectively replace traditional academic writing instruction and this shift’s potential benefits and drawbacks. The researcher reviewed existing literature on integrating AI tools into academic writing instruction. The findings provide insights to educators navigating the integration of Artificial Intelligence tools into writing curricula while maintaining instructional quality and academic integrity standards. By synthesizing the latest research, this study can inform decisions about the appropriate use of Artificial Intelligence in teaching essential writing skills. Increased use of Artificial Intelligence writing tools has sparked debate about their role in academic writing instruction. Universities like Stanford have updated policies around Artificial Intelligence tool usage and academic integrity. The University of California issued guidance acknowledging the prevalence of generative Artificial Intelligence on campuses. Middlebury College banned classroom use of ChatGPT over concerns it could impede critical thinking and writing skill development. Results show that while Artificial Intelligence helps with grammar and style, questions remain about its impact on creativity and critical thinking. However, Artificial Intelligence is not replacing university writing courses. These courses teach critical thinking, research, citation, argumentation, creativity, originality, and ethics, which Artificial Intelligence lacks. Academic writing courses offer a complete learning experience. Artificial Intelligence may improve academic writing but is unlikely to replace traditional courses soon. A balanced approach integrating Artificial Intelligence support while preserving core elements of academic writing education appears most effective for preparing students for diverse writing challenges.
Determinants of Price of Stock of Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Lamsal Bishnu Prasad
Published: May 2024

Determinants of stock price of Nepalese commercial banks are examined. Primary goal of the study is to analyze, and evaluate the share price fluctuations of Nepalese commercial banks. A descriptive and causal comparative research design was utilized to achieve the objectives of this research. Secondary data will be gathered from the annual reports of sample seven commercial banks, the NEPSE, and other related companies. The MPS has a positive relationship with EPS, P/E ratio, and BVPS but a negative relationship with DPS. It is found that there is a strong positive association between all independent variables (EPS, DPS, BVPS, and P/E Ratio) and the dependent variable (MPS) Examined are the factors that affect Nepalese commercial banks' stock prices. The analysis and evaluation of Nepalese commercial banks' share price fluctuations is the study's main objective. The MPS has a negative relationship with DPS but a positive relationship with EPS, P/E ratio, and BVPS. The study reveals that during the study period of the Nepalese commercial banks, MPS appears to move the greatest, while price earnings ratio fluctuates the least. The study period's findings also shown a significant positive correlation between commercial banks' stock prices and their EPS, DPS, P/E ratios, and BVPS. The EPS, DPS, P/E ratio, and BVPS have a considerable positive correlation with the share price of commercial banks.
Authors: Firdaus Annisa , Suwita I Komang , Puspita Theresia
Published: May 2024

The problem of Iron Deficiency Anemia (ADB) can affect anyone, including pregnant women. Based on the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (2018) in Riskesdas 2018 data, the proportion of anemia in pregnant women has increased from the previous year with details of 37.1% in 2013 to 48.9% in 2018. One of the efforts to prevent and overcome anemia is to increase the intake of nutrients. protein, iron, and vitamin C. The ingredients used include red guava as a source of vitamin C (87 g/ 100 g), Ambon banana as a texture enhancer, reliever nausea and vomiting for pregnant women (because it contains vitamin B6) and lowers blood pressure in pregnant women who have hypertension, and soybean sprout flour as a source of protein (33.22 g/100 g).
The method used is Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Consisting of 4 treatment levels, each treatment level was replicated 3 times for each treatment level. The treatments were P0 (control), P1 (80% red guava : 20% ambon banana + 25% soybean sprout flour), P2 (85% red guava : 15% ambon banana + 25% soybean sprout flour), and P3 (90% red guava: 10% ambon banana + 25% soybean sprout flour). The parameters studied were chemical quality (moisture content and ash content), nutritional quality (energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, iron, vitamin C), physical quality (overrun and melting speed), and organoleptic quality (color, taste, aroma, scent, and texture). Then the data were analyzed with a confidence level of 95% Anova One Way or 95% Kruskal Wallis. The data that was tested to be significant were continued with the Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) or Mann Whitney test.
The results of the study showed a significant effect on organoleptic quality (color). The best treatment level was P2 with nutritional value per portion (100 grams) namely energy 247,3 kcal, protein 4,51 gram, fat 7,66 gram, carbohydrates 40,09 gram, iron 1,91 gram,and vitamin C 3,96 gram.
There are coarse grains in the texture of ice cream (P1, P2, and P3) caused by the addiction of soybean sprout flour in formula. Therefore, inprocessing into soybean sprout flour, it is recommended to sieve finer by reducing the unit of mesh or using a sieve with < 80 mesh.
Examining Performance on an Integrated Writing Task from a Canadian English Language Proficiency Test
Authors: Barkaoui Khaled
Published: May 2024

Many English language proficiency (ELP) tests used for university admissions and placement now include integrated writing tasks that require examinees to use external sources when writing. Integrated writing tasks improve test authenticity and impact, but they raise several validity questions, such as what academic language skills they engage and whether performance on these tasks varies with examinee ELP level. This study addresses these questions with reference to an integrated writing task from the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Test that involves reading, listening, and writing in academic contexts. Responses by 59 students to one of the CAEL integrated writing tasks are analyzed in terms of various grammatical, discourse, sociolinguistic, strategic, content, and source use aspects and compared across ELP levels (high and low) and score levels. The findings indicate that both ELP level and score level had significant effects on most writing features examined in the study, except for syntactic complexity. Additionally, except for syntactic complexity, all writing dimensions examined in the study were significantly associated with writing scores. The findings and their implications for the validity argument of source-based writing tasks are discussed.
De la théorie à l’action : cohérence entre croyances et enseignement-apprentissage dans la mise en pratique des approches plurilingues
Authors: Jasor Ingrid , Paquet Pierre-Luc , Woll Nina
Published: May 2024

Cette étude explore l’influence des croyances des enseignantes et enseignants des langues additionnelles (Lx) sur la mise en œuvre d’approches plurilingues et inclusives de la diversité linguistique des répertoires langagiers des élèves dans leur enseignement-apprentissage en salle de classe. Elle repose sur une recherche-action (RA), type de recherche essentiel dans la mise en relation entre la théorie et la pratique, utilisant des ateliers de formation pour promouvoir un modèle d’enseignement translinguistique-communicatif. Trois vignettes de personnes enseignantes de français Lx sont présentées et offrent des pistes sur la manière avec laquelle ces croyances peuvent être surmontées en passant d’abord par un travail de conscientisation pédagogique de leurs pratiques. Les principales observations suggèrent le recours à une approche « intermédiaire », impliquant une collaboration étroite entre tous les acteurs et actrices du domaine de l’enseignement de Lx ainsi que des chercheuses et chercheurs universitaires.
CULTIVO DE PLANTAS DE GIRASSOL SUPLEMENTADAS COM RESÍDUOS DE TANQUES DE PRODUÇÃO DE TILÁPIA
Authors: Sousa Filho Elias do Nascimento de , Icaro Carvalho Aderaldo Francisco , Teles de Carvalho Gabrielli , Ferreira Gabriela de Sousa , Mesquita Maria do Socorro Chacon de , Gondim Franklin Aragão
Published: May 2024

O presente estudo objetivou analisar a viabilidade do uso de sedimentos gerados em tanques de produção de tilápia para o cultivo de plantas de girassol, avaliando variáveis biométricas (altura, diâmetro, número de folhas), teores relativos de clorofila e a produção de massa fresca e seca. A etapa de cultivo vegetal foi conduzida em casa de vegetação. Foram avaliadas variáveis de crescimento, teores relativos de clorofila e produção de matéria fresca e seca de plântulas de Helianthus annuus L. (girassol). Foram utilizados cinco tratamentos, sendo três concentrações de resíduos da produção de tilápia (equivalente a 20, 40 e 160 kg de N ha-1), uma concentração de fertilizante orgânico comercial (húmus) misto a 80 kg de N ha-1 e um grupo controle (ausência de biofertilizante). Aos 27 dias após a semeadura (DAS), observou-se nos tratamentos contendo resíduos de tanques de produção de tilápia (RTT) um maior crescimento em relação aos tratamentos areia e fertilizante comercial. As plantas cultivadas sob suplementação com resíduos de tanques de tilápia (RTT) apresentaram valores mais elevados nas variáveis de crescimento analisadas em relação aos tratamentos húmus (fertilizante comercial) e areia. Ressalta-se como destaque o tratamento suplementado à 160 kg N ha-1 que demonstrou os resultados mais expressivos.
Palavras-chave: Oreochromis niloticus; adubação; sustentabilidade.
 
Cultivation of sunflower plants supplemented with residues from Tilápia production tanks
 
ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to analyze the feasibility of using sediments generated in tilapia production tanks for the cultivation of sunflower plants, evaluating biometric variables (height, diameter, number of leaves), relative levels of chlorophyll and the production of fresh and dry mass. The plant cultivation stage was conducted in a greenhouse. Growth variables, relative chlorophyll contents, and fresh and dry matter production of seedlings of Helianthus annuus L. (sunflower) were evaluated. Five treatments were used, with three residues from tilapia production (equivalent to 20, 40, and 160 kg of N ha-1), a concentration of commercial organic fertilizer (humus) mixed at 80 kg of N ha-1, and a control group (absence of biofertilizer). At 27 days after sowing (DAS), treatments containing residues from tilapia production tanks (RTT) showed greater growth than sand and commercial fertilizer treatments. The plants grown under supplementation with tilapia pond residues (RTT) showed better results about the humus (commercial fertilizer) and sand treatments, emphasizing the supplemented treatment at 160 kg N ha-1, which proved the most expressive results.
Keywords: Oreochromis niloticus; fertilizing; sustainability.
Eficácia dos procedimentos de fading e apresentação simultânea no tratamento da seletividade alimentar
Authors: Perez Duarte Cintia , Freire Barreto Taynara , Bueno Nogueira Claudia
Published: May 2024

O Transtorno Alimentar Restritivo Evitativo (TARE) é caracterizado pela seleção e restrição dos alimentos, que podem resultar em quadros de desnutrição e impactos na saúde. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a eficácia dos procedimentos de Fading e Apresentação Simultânea para inserção de novo alimento, com um participante de 12 anos, sexo masculino, com quadro diagnóstico de TARE e comportamentos de recusa, principalmente tosse antecipatória e vômito. Foram realizadas sessões de linha de base, de intervenção, sondas intermediárias, finais e sessões para avaliação de generalização. Os procedimentos combinados foram efetivos para a ingestão do novo alimento, com etapas progressivas de apresentação da textura, combinadas com Apresentação Simultânea do alimento não preferido com o preferido. Quando apresentado isoladamente nas sessões de sonda, o alimento não preferido não foi ingerido. Foram realizadas sessões de follow-up em casa, monitoradas pela mãe, com sucesso na ingestão dos alimentos apresentados simultaneamente e inseridos no cardápio habitual.
Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, Practice towards the Sun Exposure and the use of Sunscreen by the General Population in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Authors: M. ZahrAllayali Ahmed
Published: May 2024

Context: Sunlight exposure is a major cause of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The sunscreen use can reduce the risk of developing melanoma and NMSC. Purpose: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the general population of Makkah city, Saudi Arabia related to sun exposure and the use of sun protection. Methods and Material: The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 577 participants from the general population of Makkah city, Saudi Arabia using an online pretested Arabic questionnaire designed via Google Forms. Results: More than three-quarters of the respondents (78.4%) stated that sun exposure is harmful; of these, 61.9% stated that tanning, pigmentation, burns, skin cancer, and aging are potential risks that result from sun exposure. Further, 39.5% of the participants sometimes used sunscreen, while 23.9% of them regularly used sunscreen when exposed to the sun; the majority (75.1%) was unaware of the different forms of sunscreens. The factors associated with the regular use of sunscreen were female gender, aged between 18-25 years, and single. The majority of the respondents admitted that sunscreen use is necessary for protection against harmful ultraviolet radiation (88.9%); however, only 34.7% of them used other protective methods such as avoiding exposure to the sun (84.0%) and seeking shade (72.0%). Conclusions: According to the results, various attitudes toward the usage of sunscreen were found. Most of the respondents believed that exposure to the sun are harmful. However, the rate of sunscreen use by our population was average despite their reasonable awareness of the effects of sun exposure. This implies the need for health education campaigns and programs.
Scialized Method (Eka) of Acne Scar Repair using Low Level Laser Therapy
Authors: Kamani Ehsan
Published: May 2024

Is meant to amplify light by induction emission, and it can be briefly stated that some materials can absorb the radiation energy and then radiate it into the light when this occurs naturally in the atom.
Skin Barrier Dysfunction in Hand Eczema
Authors: Ye Xingdong
Published: May 2024

Hand eczema (HE) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease of the hand, the occurrence and development of which are related to the dysfunction of the topical skin barrier. Causes of topical skin barrier dysfunction include dysregulation of gene/protein expression, permeability barrier abnormalities, flora imbalance in the microbial barrier, and abnormalities of antimicrobial peptides in the immune barrier. Because the incidence rate of HE is high and the disease is likely to recur, we wrote this review to identify pathogenic factors through skin barrier analysis of HE and to explore more favorable treatment methods. Previous studies have shown that the mutation of the filaggrin gene, a medical history of atopic dermatitis, and the hyperproliferation of Staphylococcus aureus in lesions are related to the prolongation of HE. Moreover, high pH value, increased transepidermal water loss, and damaged integrity of the stratum corneum are closely related to the activity and severity of chronic HE with or without atopic dermatitis. The S100 family of antimicrobial peptides, including S100A7A, S100A7, S100A8/A9, and S100A11, has also been shown to be highly expressed in vesicular and hyperkeratotic HE.
Formulation Of Herbal Cream to Treat Dry Skin
Authors: Krishna Sailaja A.
Published: May 2024

The main aim of the present article is to reduce the adverse effect associated with synthetic dry skin cream by formulating an herbal dry skin cream for treatment of dry skin. Abnormally dry skin Can be occurring due to a dry weather, winter weather, acute deficiency of vitamin A, systemic illness, over exposure to sunlight, or medication. The skin loses moisture. It may crack and peel. Or it may become irritated, inflamed, and itch. Bathing repeatedly, especially with soaps, can contribute to dry skin. This research mainly based on the treatment of dry skin by using various herbs and making poly herbal formulation. Herbs such as cucumis sativus (main fruit juice) used as repair dry skin and damaged skin, moisturizer, azadirachta indica (neem leaves) used as skin moisturizer, rose water(rose water) used as cooling agent, flavouring agent, emollient, tulasi (tulasi leaves) used as antioxidant and skin texture improve, antimicrobial agent, amla (amla fruit) used as antioxidant and vitamin C help to brighten your skin, vitamin E used as moisturizer skin, lotus flower(lotus petals) used as anti-inflammatory and which help balance sebum production, improve the texture and elasticity of the skin, cool. Natural herbal extract in combination effectively utilized for the treatment of dry skin. Use of such product far better than the use of synthetic cream for the control of dry skin.
Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
Authors:   University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Azlina Y. , Azlan M.N. ,   University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Suriani A.B. ,   University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Shaari H.R. ,   Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Al-Hada Naif Mohammed ,   Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Umar S.A. ,   IFederal University Lafia, Kenzhaliyev B.K. ,   nstitute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation JSC; Satbayev University, Zaid M.H.M. ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Hisam R. ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, Iskandar S.M. ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Yusof N.N. ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Yusoff Abdul Hafidz ,   Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Published: May 2024

Investigating the effect of different types of rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass is important to determine the potential application in optical devices. The addition of rare-earth oxides in zinc borotellurite glass is well-known to enhance the optical properties due to the effects of 4f-4f transitions. In this work, we aim to compare the effect of different rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass denoted as ZBTNd, ZBTHo, ZBTEr and ZBTSm. The glass samples were successfully fabricated via the melt-quenched technique. The physical investigation of the glasses has been done by measuring the density and molar volume. It was found that ZBTNd glass has the lowest density than the other glasses due to the small atomic radius in neodymium oxide. High-density value for ZBTHo glass shows potential to be used as radiation shielding properties. The high value of molar volume for ZBTNd glass is advantageous for fiber optics as ZBTNd glass has good performance in elasticity. It was found that ZBTEr has a lower refractive index than the other glasses due to low dispersion characteristics. However, ZBTEr glass has good performance to be used in optical communication applications. It was found that the optical absorption shifts to a longer wavelength beginning from ZBTEr > ZBTHo > ZBTNd > ZBTSm. The optical band gap energy for ZBTEr glass is higher than the other glasses due to the Coulomb repulsion energy for erbium which is greater than neodymium and samarium and slightly higher than holmium. The pattern of electronic polarizability for all glasses was found as follows ZBTSm>ZBTNd>ZBTEr>ZBTHo. The optical basicity for ZBTEr was found highest which indicates a higher acidity, meanwhile, the ZBTNd glass has the lowest value which corresponds to a higher basicity.
On the influence of iron and silicon content on the phase composition of the Al-Fe-Si system
Authors:   Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Andreyachshenko V. , Toleuova A. ,   Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University
Published: May 2024

Increasing interest in intermetallic phases of the Al-Fe-Si system is associated with their high specific strength, corrosion and wear resistance, as well as the low cost of their production. To exhibit the most successful combination of properties, it is necessary to impart a specific compact morphology to the precipitated intermetallic phases. It is important to create an alloy with a composition capable of accepting plastic deformation. The purpose of the work is to develop the composition of an Al-Fe-Si system alloy capable of withstanding plastic deformation and determining the corresponding deformation interval. Based on computer modeling, an alloy composition capable of accepting plastic deformation was developed and the corresponding deformation interval was determined. The simulation was carried out in the ThermoCalc software package, TCAL8 database. It has been revealed that alloys with a high content of both silicon and iron are not characterized by the formation of a single-phase region, however, with a certain combination of alloy components, it is possible to achieve a quasi-single-phase structure, when the content of one phase is observed to be more than 90%. The solidus temperatures for different alloy compositions and the boundary conditions for the existence of phases have been determined. The α phase is present in the system from a temperature of 770°C up to a temperature of 446°C. In composition, it is found in the range from 5 to 35% iron with an amount of silicon of 10% and from 0 to 15% silicon with an iron content of 30%. The maximum amount of α phase was obtained for the Al60-65 alloy; Fe30-32; and Si5-10%, deformation temperature range is 600-450°C. Deformation in this region will ensure processing in a quasi-single-phase region without melting.
TENDÊNCIAS E BENEFÍCIOS DA FERMENTAÇÃO EM BEBIDAS VEGETAIS: UMA REVISÃO DOS ÚLTIMOS AVANÇOS
Authors: Leal Tarcisio Wolff , Júnior Afonso Henrique da Silva , Oliveira Patrícia Vieira de , Müller Júlia de Oliveira Martins , Oliveira Carlos Rafael Silva de
Published: May 2024

As bebidas de origem vegetal têm ganhado destaque devido às mudanças no padrão de consumo global. No entanto, esses produtos apresentam desvantagens nutricionais e sensoriais que dificultam sua substituição pelo leite de origem animal. Para contornar esses problemas, o processo de fermentação tem sido sugerido como uma solução, conferindo valor nutricional e sensorial aos produtos vegetais. Além disso, o uso de cepas probióticas em bebidas vegetais fermentadas tem sido explorado por seus potenciais benefícios à saúde. Nos últimos anos, vários estudos têm sido realizados sobre o desenvolvimento de bebidas probióticas à base de plantas, como bebidas fermentadas de aveia, soja, amêndoas, pistache, castanha de caju, semente de damasco e coco. A maioria desses estudos relatou melhorias na qualidade nutricional, sensorial e aumento da atividade antioxidante. No entanto, mais pesquisas são necessárias para aprimorar os processos de fermentação e a seleção adequada de cepas probióticas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo revisar os estudos mais relevantes sobre a produção de bebidas vegetais, sua composição nutricional, a influência da fermentação na qualidade dos produtos, bem como os benefícios e desafios associados ao desenvolvimento das bebidas de origem vegetal. Para este trabalho de revisão, utilizou-se a base de dados da Scopus como fonte de pesquisa. As palavras- chave selecionadas foram "leite fermentado à base de plantas", "bebidas à base de plantas", "probióticos" e "vegano". Aplicaram-se filtros para identificar publicações de pesquisa, revisão e capítulos de livros publicados entre 2021 e 2023. Foram encontradas 152 publicações, das quais foram selecionadas as mais relevantes para este trabalho. Palavras-chave: Bebida à base de plantas, fermentação, probiótico, qualidade sensorial, substituição do leite de origem animal.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE HAMBÚRGUER VEGETAL DE FEIJÃO GUANDU (Cajanus Cajan)
Authors: Guerra Nadjaneide dos Santos , Pereira Daiana Oliveira , Menezes Marciana Regina de , Oliveira Anderson Rodrigues , Santos Keyla Laura de Lira dos
Published: May 2024

O feijão guandu é uma planta originária da Índia, mas comum na região do Nordeste brasileiro. Suas sementes apresentam elevado valor nutritivo, podendo ser utilizada na alimentação humana e elaboração de diferentes produtos alimentícios. Objetivou- se desenvolver um produto tipo hambúrguer de feijão guandu. Os hambúrgueres foram elaborados na Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, utilizando os seguintes ingredientes: feijão guandu, carne bovina moída, amido de milho, farinha de aveia, ovo líquido, cebola ralada, pasta de alho, chia, tempero comercial e sal. Foram desenvolvidas três preparações de hambúrgueres contendo 100%, 78% e 52% de feijão guandu e armazenados em freezer a - 18 oC para posterior análises do percentual de perda de água durante a cocção, rendimento, índice de aceitação do produto e custo da preparação. A avaliação da aceitação do produto foi realizada com um público não treinado, de 60 provadores voluntários, utilizado uma escala hedônica estruturada de 9 pontos. Os dados foram tabulados e submetidos a análise descritiva, de variância e teste de média ao nível de significância de 5%, utilizando o software estatístico SAS. Não houve efeito (P>0,05) para das formulações de hambúrgueres para perda de peso por cocção e consequentemente para o percentual de rendimento. Os resultados do índice de aceitação demonstraram que há viabilidade na formulação de hambúrguer de feijão guandu, sendo considerada mais saboroso o tratamento com 52% de guandu. Conclui-se que o produto tipo hamburguer elaborado com feijão guandu é uma alternativa de baixo custo para diversificar o consumo do feijão e reduzir o consumo de ultraprocessados. Palavras-chave: desenvolvimento de produto, planted based, sociobiodiversidade.
ELABORAÇÃO DE BEBIDA LÁCTEA FERMENTADA COM DIFERENTES CONCENTRAÇÕES DE SORO E ESTABILIZANTE
Authors: Souza Jessica dos Santos , Neves Daniele Santos , Santos Maria Layane dos , Souza Danilo Santos , Reis Maycon Fagundes Teixeira
Published: May 2024

Bebida láctea é o produto desenvolvido a partir do coproduto gerado pela fabricação do queijo, o soro, produto esse que é fonte de nutrientes. Esse coproduto antes era jogado pelas indústrias de laticínios no meio ambiente sem nenhum tipo de tratamento, contaminando o mesmo, entretanto com o surgimento da bebida láctea, o soro passou a ser um produto de valor comercial. O objetivo desse trabalho é desenvolver uma bebida láctea fermentada com diferentes concentrações de soro e estabilizantes, através do Delineamento Composto Central Rotacional (DCCR) 22 com 11 ensaios. Essa bebida foi desenvolvida na Universidade Federal de Sergipe – Campus do Sertão, mais precisamente no laboratório 3. Para sua elaboração foi utilizado soro de leite, leite, açúcar, inoculo e estabilizante. Por meio de análises físico-químicas e microbiológica foi possível avaliar a qualidade do produto. O pH teve variações entre 3,73 e 4,0 nas 11 formulações e isso é explicado pela continuidade da fermentação mesmo depois da bebida pronta, já o SST que é medido em °Brix, também teve variações entre 10 e 11, valores que são semelhantes com outros resultados encontrado por outros autores. Os resultados para a análise microbiológica deram negativo para Salmonela e Listeria. A bebida láctea é uma forma de aproveitamento e agregação de valor ao coproduto soro, que antes não tinha função e agora pode ser reutilizado na elaboração de novos produtos, já que a mesma é feita por processamento simples, sendo assim uma possibilidade de as indústrias lácteas aproveitarem esse produto, aumentando sua renda e diminuindo a contaminação da natureza. Palavras-chave: coproduto, reaproveitamento, inovação.
ELABORAÇÃO DE HAMBÚRGUER VEGANO À BASE DE FIBRA DE JACA E AVEIA
Authors: Dantas Alícia Gomes de Oliveira , Santos Jalison Barreto dos , Oliveira Juliana Paula Felipe de , Balieiro Acenini Lima
Published: May 2024

Dentre as diversas inovações que vem recebendo destaque no mercado da alimentação está o desenvolvimento de produtos veganos, e a procura por uma alimentação mais consciente, natural e saudável, nomeadas como opções alternativas. De forma a ampliar o seu público e aplicar técnicas que englobem a promoção da alimentação natural e aproveitamento integral dos alimentos como o aproveitamento das fibras da jaca, esse trabalho teve o objetivo de desenvolver hambúrgueres veganos com a utilização da fibra da jaca e a farinha de aveia. Para a elaboração dos hambúrgueres, foram utilizadas diferentes formulações variando o percentual de farinha de aveia em F0 (controle), F1 e F2, sendo representado por 0, 5% e 15%, respectivamente. As formulações foram submetidas a análises físico-químicas (umidade, pH, cinzas), analise de rendimento e encolhimento, cor instrumental. Foi utilizada uma ficha técnica de preparação do hambúrguer vegano como uma importante fonte de gestão e organização de análise do alimento. De acordo com os resultados, a umidade apresenta-se com diferença significativa entre si (p<0,05) para as formulações F1 (51,32 %) e F2 (52,77%); e o teor de cinzas apresentaram diferença significativa entre si(p<0,05) com valores de 0,83%, 1,73% e 2,52% para as formulações F0, F1 e F2,respectivamente, equivalendo a uma diferença de 1,69 entre eles, sugerindo que a adição da farinha de aveia aumentou o teor de cinza dos hambúrgueres. Em relação ao rendimento observou-se valores de 30,82% para controle, 68,0% F1 e 73,27% para F2, devido a adição de farinha de aveia que é responsável por reter água, acarretando em um rendimento maior se comparado as amostras F1 e F2. Em se tratando de coloração instrumental o parâmetro b*, que equivale a coloração azul/amarela encontrado na formulação F2 se diferiu estatisticamente das demais formulações de hambúrgueres vegano (p>0,05), acarretando em um tom mais escuro que os demais hambúrgueres, lembrando que a coloração é importante para que haja uma aceitação do consumidor. Sendo assim, os objetivos da pesquisa foram alcançados, sendo melhor indicadas as formulações F0 correspondente ao processamento com a fruta “in natura” possuindo maior probabilidade de compra e consumo. A F1 também é indicada por possuir a coloração um pouco mais clara que a F2, sendo de maior agrado dos consumidores. Palavras-Chave: “carne” vegetal; inovação; plant based.