bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Creating a circular economy with and without plastic: A strategic challenge for SIBUR
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Aray Yulia N. , Veselova Anna S. ,   HSE University, Knatko Dmitri M. ,   HSE University, Levchenko Anna V. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: February 2023

The teaching case can be used for the in-depth study of circular economy principles by university students. The case reveals the concept of “circular economy” and allows to analyze the implementation of circular economy principles in SIBUR’s activities. The case considers the areas and models of circular economy principles application, determinants of SIBUR’s transition to circular economy, specificities of circular economy development in Russia. The case of SIBUR, whose main activity is associated with the processing of oil products into polymeric materials, allows to discuss the issues related to opportunities, limitations, reasonableness and prospects of introducing and development of circular economy. The case describes the challenges faced by petrochemical companies — the anti-plastic trend, on the one hand, and the uniqueness of plastic as a lightweight, recyclable material, on the other hand. The case pays much attention not only to global trends in the field of processing and the introduction of the principles of a circular economy, but also to the institutional features of the development of this sphere in Russia. The case can be used on different levels of educational programs in the courses on strategic management, business modeling, supply chain management and sustainable development. The solutions proposed by students can be applied both in the current situation in the company and the external environment, as well as in the future development of the sphere with focus on the trends.
Perception of talent management practices by different generations of employees
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Latukha Marina O. , Kriklivetc Anna A. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Podgainyi Felix V. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: February 2023

Talent diversity is now an important characteristic of any organization. The ability of companies to attract, develop, and retain employees, who differ in their gender, age, generation, nationality, etc., affects firm performance and forms unique competitive advantages. Representatives of different generations are active participants in the global and local labor markets who at the same time differ in terms of values, attitudes, and perceptions. That is why, modern companies adapt and develop existing management practices for such employees, through creating talent management systems for different generations. However, the question of effectiveness of using the existing practices remains debatable and requires further research inquiries. This study is aimed at identifying differences in the perception of talent management practices among employees from different generations who may value different aspects of their working experience. The research results would allow companies to identify the most significant practices, increase their effectiveness, and achieve higher long-term results through increasing the levels of satisfaction among their employees.
De recentioris aetatis epigrammate Coi asservato
Authors:   Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Jerez Sánchez Gonzalo
Published: February 2023

The article examines an unpublished inscription conserved in the Nerantzia Castle of Kos (Greece). It consists of four elegiac couplets that Coan scholar Stamatios K. Pantelidis (Παντελίδης) composed some time before 1879. It was supposed to be located in the facade of the school founded the year indicated in the inscription. Seemingly, after the earthquake which devastated Kos in the year 1933, it was relocated in the warehouse of the Nerantzia Castle in northern Kos along with many other inscriptions. On the one hand, it provides the possibility of knowing how stonegravers work, to what extent Greeks knew their very own language in its ancient form and the way they dealt when it came to use (then and now) unusual forms of the language. On the other hand, the inscription is relevant to the cultural history of Greece in the last years of Ottoman rule and in the years after it, as Kos was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912, date in which it passed under Italian rule until 1947, when the isle was incorporated into the Hellenic Republic. Therefore the purpose is to clarify the historical and real circumstances of the inscription, as well as to analyze the compositional process of this dedicatory epigram from the metrical point of view (it contains many deviations from to the classical precepts), style and classical tradition. The inscription has not been previously studied due to its peculiar characteristics. Indeed, it is an epigram written in modern times but in an archaizing Greek (i. e. roughly respecting the rules of classical grammar), so it is not studied by neohellenists given the ancient character of its language, nor by classicists because it was composed in recent times.
V. K. Trediakovskii and A. P. Sumarokov in Polemics about the Sapphic Stanza
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lappo-Danilevskii Konstantin Yu.
Published: February 2023

The transition from syllabic to syllabo-tonic verse in Russian poetry in the 1730s — early 1740s years is connected to the activity of three outstanding writers: Vasilii Trediakovskii (1703–1769), Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) and Aleksandr Sumarokov (1717–1777). This reform concerned first of foremost binary and ternary meters and paved the way for creation of more complicated meters, among them syllabo-tonic equivalents of ancient Aeolic verse. The Sapphic hendecasyllable was the most known and widespread of them. The sapphic stanza was likewise very popular in European literatures; it consists of three sapphic hendecasyllabic lines and an adonean fourth line. Russian syllabic poets eagerly created rhymed sapphicstanzas with a caesura after the fifth syllable in the hendecasyllables, with the stresses in all four lines unregulated. Trediakovskii composed such sapphic stanzas for his translation of Paul Tallemant’s gallant novel “Le voyage de l’isle d’amour, à Licidas” (Paris, 1663), printed 1730 in Saint Petersburg. In 1735, Trediakovskii published “A New and Brief Method of Composing Russian Verse”, which is considered the beginning of the reform of Russian versification. In this treatise, Trediakovskii proposed a more regulated sapphic stanza. The sapphic hendecasyllables were to consist of six trochees; the third of them, before a regular caesura, was catalectic. All lines concluded with feminine rhymes. In the second edition of this work (1752) Trediakovskii revisited his conception. At this point he understood the sapphic hendecasyllable as a combination of four trochees with one dactyl in the middle of them. Under the influence of Lomonosov’s “Letter on the Rules of the Russian Poetry” (1739) Trediakovskii became convinced of the necessity of alternating rhymes and for this reason decided that the first two lines in the sapphic stanza should have masculine rhymes. As a result he truncated these lines so that they contained only ten syllables. In his lost “Letter about Sapphic and Horatian Stanzas” (1755) Aleksandr Sumarokov expressed strong disagreement with Trediakovskii’s revised conception. He found decasyllables in sapphic stanzas unacceptable; he also came out against regular caesurae. However, Sumarokov treated the metrical structure of the sapphic hendecasyllable the same way as Trediakovskii had. In 1755 and 1758, Sumarokov published three poems in sapphic syllabo-tonic stanzas, rhymed and unrhymed, but always without a regular caesurae. In 1762, Trediakovskii translated two stanzas from Horace’s Carmen saeculare. Their form allows one to conclude that he took Sumarokov’s criticism intoaccount: he rejected decasyllables in these stanzas. Only in the question of caesura did he remain unyielding.
Labour law and institutionalism: A well-forgotten old
Authors:   P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Lushnikov Andrej M.
Published: February 2023

The article considers a set of problems related to the possibility of an institutional approach to the study of the development and functioning of labour law. An analysis of the features of institutionalism in economics, its main characteristics and differences from both neo-institutionalism and new institutionalism is given. The main features of this phenomenon are presented. Particular attention is paid to the “old” institutionalism and especially its legal direction, associated with the activities of the American scientist J. R. Commons. At the same time, the role of scientists of this direction in the development of problems of labour law, as well as in the formation of American labour and social security legislation in the first third of the 20th century, is emphasized. The author comes to the conclusion that lawyers, including the first scientists in the field of labour law, also used the institutional approach in their research. It is concluded that the institutional approach allows us to take a fresh look at the traditional problems of science and the branch of labour law, given that they are closely related to the economic processes taking place in society. It is argued that it is the institutional approach that makes it possible to reach the signs of an employment relationship, but from a slightly different angle. In this regard, it is not by chance that among the ideologists and authors of the first bills related to the regulation of labour relations in the United States in the thirties of the 20th century, supporters of institutionalism prevailed. The author connects the emerging doctrine of social partnership and the doctrine of “human relations” by F. Mayo precisely with institutional approaches to economics and law. All this makes it possible to include the institutional approach in the methodological tools of modern research into the problems of labour law.
The principle of respect for a person of labour in the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Korobchenko Viktoriia V. , Safonov Valery A. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: February 2023

The principle of respect for a person of labour and labour itself enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation should be attributed to the number of fundamental principles that determine the nature and general direction of the legal regulation of relations in the sphere of any labour including hired. The introduction of relevant provisions into the country’s Basic Law means recognition at the constitutional level of the key role of a person of labour in ensuring social development as well as classifying labour as a category of constitutional values subject to legal protection. In the field of labour relations the principle of respect for a person of labour and labour itself is not only a kind of “main idea” that reflects the essence of the current labour legislation but also a “constitutional vector” for its further adjustment and adjustment of law enforcement practice. The practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in recent years in which there is still a steady tendency towards a single disqualification of labour legislation norms with a predominance of the constitutional and legal interpretation of the contested legal provisions allows us to conclude that this principle is a really working legal instrument for the constitutionalization of labour legislation and increasing the effectiveness of protecting the labour rights of citizens. The constitutional consolidation of the principle of respect for labour and the person of labour should ensure the development of labour legislation in the appropriate direction and form the appropriate practice of its application, which, in turn, implies strict observance of this principle not only by the legislator when adopting a new or amending the current legal regulation, but also by law enforcement, and above all judicial, agencies.
Interpretation of legal facts in court in the course of a labour dispute
Authors:   Belarusian State University of Economics, Yasinskaya-Kazachenko Angelica V.
Published: February 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the specifics of views on judicial law-making at the level of interpretation of legal facts in the course of a labour dispute. The author considers the prerequisites for the formation of these ideas, reveals their content, notes the debatable aspects of their essence, shows the theoretical and practical significance of the methodology of judicial law-making. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that the actual recognition of the law-making monopoly of the court is accompanied in the institutional theory of law by attempts to substantiate its realism and rational limitation, focusing on the importance of the court decision as the responsibility of the individual choice of the law enforcement officer, a tool to fill gaps, situational approach and a special stage of law and order. Theoretical conclusions are supported by examples from the practice of courts in whose decisions it is possible to trace the use of a balanced model. It is shown how, due to the effectiveness of interpretation, including contra legem, judicial practice has an impact on the movement of the entire legal system, on the entire process of implementing labour legislation during the movement of a dispute. The author proceeds from the fact that judicial practice should be considered in two aspects — as an element of the legal system and as an activity for the administration of justice. In these manifestations, judicial practice is included in the mechanism of legal assignment, establishing a connection between a legal fact and legal consequences. However, with all the importance of judicial practice, its legal significance still remains not fully investigated, in particular, the concept and meaning of legal provisions developed by the court and formalized in judicial acts are not defined.
Dismissal of an employee at the initiative of the employer for a single gross violation of labour duties (clause 7 of Article 42 of the Labour Code of Belarus)
Authors:   MITSO International University, Volk Elena A. , Tomashevski Kirill L. ,   MITSO International University
Published: February 2023

During the third global reform of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus, which took place in 2019-2020, Article 42 of the Labor Code was set out in a new edition. In the updated Article 42 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus, five grounds for dismissal at the initiative of the employer for a single gross violation of labor duties were combined into one paragraph 7. In 2021, this paragraph was supplemented with three new grounds. In this paper, for the first time, an attempt is made to comprehensively analyze all eight grounds for dismissal on the initiative of the employer for a single gross violation of labor duties, enshrined in paragraph 7 of Article 42 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus. Within the framework of the scientific and practical analysis of eight disciplinary grounds for dismissal of an employee carried out in the article, the provisions of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, as well as current Belarusian judicial practice, are taken into account in a comparative aspect. Special attention in the paper is paid by the authors to the procedure for termination of an employment contract for this group of disciplinary grounds, problems that arise in personnel and other law enforcement practice, as well as guarantees that employees can use when dismissed on these grounds. Proposals are made to improve the labor legislation of the Republic of Belarus and law enforcement practice in relation to this group of grounds for dismissal of employees at the initiative of the employer.
Compliance of Pakistan with ILO Standards on Freedom of Association
Authors:   Centre for Labour Research, Ahmad Iftikhar
Published: February 2023

The right to form an association is considered the social, economic and political right of a person. The principle of freedom of association is not only enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) but also in various UN and ILO instruments. The right to organize and form organizations of employers and workers is the prerequisite for sound social dialogue and collective bargaining. The right to freedom of association ensures that workers and employers can freely associate to efficiently negotiate working conditions and work relations. Collective bargaining not only allows for negotiating better working conditions but also prevents labour disputes and thus increases workers’ productivity. The article explores the right to freedom of association in Pakistan.
The Co-Use of Stromal Vascular Fraction and Bone Marrow Concentrate
for Tendon Healing
Authors: Aydın Emin Yusuf , Aşık Mehmet , Aydın Halil Murat , Çay Nurdan , Gümüşkaya Berrak , Çağlayan Ayça , Torabi Ali , Yüksel Sümeyye , Veizi Enejd , Bozkurt Murat
Published: February 2023

Objective:

The Achilles tendon is the most frequently injured tendon in the human body, despite
being the strongest. Many conventional treatments including medication, surgical interventions, and
physical therapy are available, however, the desired results are often not achieved. Stromal vascular fraction
(SVF) and bone marrow concentrate (BMC) are two additional cellular treatment options. The purpose
of this study is to evaluate the effect of SVF and BMC, used as a combination, for the treatment of
Achilles tendon injuries.

Methods:

Five male New Zealand rabbits were used for each of the 6 study groups. A 3-mm of SVF and
BMC were injected on the Achilles tendons at certain ratios. The histological results were classified by
the Movin grading system for tendon healing. The collagen type-I and type-III structures in the tendons
were examined by immunohistochemical evaluation. The expressions of tendon-specific genes were also
examined by using the RT-PCR method to analyze tendon healing.

Results:

Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation indicated that tendons receiving the SVF and
BMAC mixture performed better than control and individual groups (p < 0.05). Moreover, RT-PCR evaluation
showed that mixture-receiving groups were the closest similar to the uninjured group (p < 0.05).

Conclusion:

The combined use of BMC and SVF improved Achilles tendon healing when compared to
the individual use of each mixture.
Quality Control of Gene Expression Data Allows Accurate Quantification
of Differentially Expressed Biological Pathways
Authors: Soloviev Mikhail , Reed Ellen , Ferrari Enrico
Published: February 2023

Background:

Gene expression signatures provide a promising diagnostic tool for many
diseases, including cancer. However, there remain multiple issues related to the quality of gene expression
data, which may impede the analysis and interpretation of differential gene expression in
cancer.

Objective:

We aimed to address existing issues related to the quality of gene expression data and to
devise improved quality control (QC) and expression data processing procedures.

Methods:

Linear regression analysis was applied to gene expression datasets generated from diluted
and pre-mixed matched breast cancer and normal breast tissue samples. Datapoint outliers were identified
and removed, and accurate expression values corresponding to cancer and normal tissues were
recalculated.

Results:

We achieved a 27% increase in the number of identifiable differentially regulated genes and
a similar reduction in the number of false positives identified from microarray DEG data. Our approach
reduced technical errors and improved the accuracy and precision of determining the degree
of DEG but did not remove biological outliers, such as naturally variably expressed genes. We also
determined the linear dynamic range of microarray assay directly from expression data, which allowed
accurate quantification of differentially expressed entire pathways.

Conclusion:

The improved QC allowed accurate discrimination of genes by the degree of their upregulation,
which helped to reveal an intricate and highly tuned network of biological pathways and
their regulation in cancer. We were able, for the first time, to quantify the degree of transcriptional
upregulation of entire individual biological pathways upregulated in breast cancer. It can be concluded
that the vast majority of DEG data that are publicly available today may have been generated using
sub-optimal experimental design, lacking preparations required for genuinely accurate and quantitative
analysis.
Food Fortification Using Essential Fatty Acids and Antioxidants: A Short
Review
Authors: Rege Sameera , Varshneya Megha , Momin Shamim
Published: February 2023

Abstracts:

‘Health is wealth’ is an old saying. It implies that good health is more important than
wealth. Food influences health conditions. A balanced nutritious diet is the key to good health.
Consumption of non-nutritious food causes malnutrition because of insufficient nutrients. Prolonged
deficiencies of certain nutrients lead to serious problems. When the deficiencies are detected,
they can be recovered by proper supplementation based on medical prescription in proper
doses, i.e., through tablets or injections. It is advisable to avoid such deficiencies by having a
nutritious diet. In this context, functional food can be designed to cater to consumers’ needs.
Functional food is designed via fortification of food by adding certain nutraceuticals, such as
vitamins and essential fatty acids, in a proper proportion. The added nutrients should give a synergistic
effect so that the nutritive value of the food can be elevated. Essential fatty acids play a
vital role in the progress of the physical and mental health of the human beings. The property of
essential fatty acids to undergo degradation can be prevented by using antioxidants. In this review
paper, the design of functional food by using essential fatty acids and antioxidants is discussed.
The synergistic effect of beneficial activities of essential fatty acids and antioxidants can be
achieved in a single functional food.
In-Crease: Less Concrete More Paper
Authors: Lloret-Fritschi Ena , Choma Joseph , Scotto Fabio , Szabo Anna , Gramazio Fabio , Kohler Matthias , Flatt Robert J.
Published: February 2023

Concrete is one of the most used materials after water. Largely owing to this, its environmental impact is substantial, although its embodied carbon per unit volume or mass is low when compared to most alternatives. This, along with the broad availability, good strength, durability and versatility of concrete means that it will remain a material of choice, although more efficient ways of using it must be found.
Structurally optimized building components are a means to do this as they can save about 50% material. Unfortunately, however, such elements are presently too expensive to produce owing to them requiring non-standard formwork. It is an objective of digital fabrication to propose solutions to this issue. In this con-text, Digital Casting Systems (DCS) have advanced material control strategies for setting-on-demand in digital concrete processing. Thereby, the formwork pressure is reduced to a minimum, which opens possibilities of rethinking formworks as systems that are dynamically shaping, millimetre thin or weakly supporting the material cast inside.
In this paper we present a brief overview of millimetre thin formworks and summarize the first realization of concrete elements that utilizes the mechanics of paper folding to make millimetre thin formworks up to 2.5 meters high. Such formworks could initially be flat packed, erected into shape, and eventually peeled-off and recycled in established material streams. This would reduce waste and transport cost, while offering a surface finish that meets the expectations for exposed concrete surfaces.
Een alternatieve chirurgische behandeling van een complexe patellafractuur bij een hond
Authors: Campe J.
Published: February 2023

Een mannelijke, gecastreerde Mechelse herder van 18 maanden oud werd aangeboden met een zeven dagen oude patellafractuur. Het onderste derde van de patella was volledig verbrijzeld. De fractuur werd gestabiliseerd met behulp van een 7-mm polyesterband. Deze werd in achtvormige wijze rond de patella gefixeerd doorheen een beentunnel in de proximale tuberositas tibiae. De pees werd met polydioxanone aan de patella gehecht. De peesplaat van de m. tensor fascia lata werd over de patella en de patellapees gehecht. Twee weken postoperatief stapte de hond reeds goed. Daarom werden revalidatie-oefeningen opgestart, in combinatie met een laserbehandeling. Zes maanden postoperatief liep de hond vlot tien kilometer zonder manken.
Contexto de cadena cebolla
Authors: Vergara Peña Dais Johanna
Published: February 2023

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de cebolla enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
Contexto de cadena quinua
Authors: Zambrano Muñoz Adriana del Pilar
Published: February 2023

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de quinua enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
A Web-Based Audio Computer-Assisted Self-interview Application With Illustrated Pictures to Administer a Hepatitis B Survey Among a Myanmar-Born Community in Perth, Australia: Development and User Acceptance Study
Authors: Phoo Nang Nge Nge , Reid Alison , Lobo Roanna , Davies Murray , Vujcich Daniel
Published: February 2023

Background

Self-administered paper or electronic surveys can create accessibility issues for people with language barriers and limited literacy, whereas face-to-face interviews can create privacy issues and give rise to reporting biases, particularly in the context of sensitive subject matters. An audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI) offers an alternative mode of survey administration, and its use has been tested against other survey modes to determine whether the presence of a background narration helps overcome literacy and privacy issues. There are still gaps with the ACASI survey administration because audio narration alone does not assist respondents with limited literacy in choosing response options. To overcome literacy issues, a few studies have used illustrated pictures for a limited number of response options.

Objective

This study aimed to illustrate all the questions and response options in an ACASI application. This research is part of a larger study comparing different modes of survey administration (ACASI, face-to-face interviews, and self-administered paper surveys) to collect data on hepatitis B knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the Myanmar-born community in Perth, Australia. This study describes the 2-phase process of developing a web-based ACASI application using illustrated pictures.

Methods

The first phase was the preparation of the ACASI elements, such as questionnaire, pictures, brief descriptions of response options, and audio files. Each element was pretested on 20 participants from the target population. The second phase involved synchronizing all the elements into the web-based ACASI application and adapting the application features, in particular, autoplay audio and illustrated pictures. The preprototype survey application was tested for user acceptance on 5 participants from the target population, resulting in minor adjustments to the display and arrangement of response options.

Results

After a 12-month development process, the prototype ACASI application with illustrated pictures was fully functional for electronic survey administration and secure data storage and export.

Conclusions

Pretesting each element separately was a useful approach because it saved time to reprogram the application at a later stage. Future studies should also consider the participatory development of pictures and visual design of user interfaces. This picture-assisted ACASI survey administration mode can be further developed and used to collect sensitive information from populations that are usually marginalized because of literacy and language barriers.
Efficacy of the Aim2Be Intervention in Changing Lifestyle Behaviors Among Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Tugault-Lafleur Claire N , De-Jongh González Olivia , Macdonald Janice , Bradbury Jennifer , Warshawski Tom , Ball Geoff D C , Morrison Katherine , Ho Josephine , Hamilton Jill , Buchholz Annick , Mâsse Louise
Published: February 2023

Background

Aim2Be is a gamified lifestyle app designed to promote lifestyle behavior changes among Canadian adolescents and their families.

Objective

The primary aim was to test the efficacy of the Aim2Be app with support from a live coach to reduce weight outcomes (BMI Z score [zBMI]) and improve lifestyle behaviors among adolescents with overweight and obesity and their parents versus a waitlist control group over 3 months. The secondary aim was to compare health trajectories among waitlist control participants over 6 months (before and after receiving access to the app), assess whether support from a live coach enhanced intervention impact, and evaluate whether the app use influenced changes among intervention participants.

Methods

A 2-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2018 to June 2020. Adolescents aged 10 to 17 years with overweight or obesity and their parents were randomized into an intervention group (Aim2Be with a live coach for 6 months) or a waitlist control group (Aim2Be with no live coach; accessed after 3 months). Adolescents’ assessments at baseline and at 3 and 6 months included measured height and weight, 24-hour dietary recalls, and daily step counts measured with a Fitbit. Data on self-reported physical activity, screen time, fruit and vegetable intake, and sugary beverage intake of adolescents and parents were also collected.

Results

A total of 214 parent-child participants were randomized. In our primary analyses, there were no significant differences in zBMI or any of the health behaviors between the intervention and control groups at 3 months. In our secondary analyses, among waitlist control participants, zBMI (P=.02), discretionary calories (P=.03), and physical activity outside of school (P=.001) declined, whereas daily screen time increased (P<.001) after receiving access to the app compared with before receiving app access. Adolescents randomized to Aim2Be with live coaching reported more time being active outside of school compared with adolescents who used Aim2Be with no coaching over 3 months (P=.001). App use did not modify any changes in outcomes among adolescents in the intervention group.

Conclusions

The Aim2Be intervention did not improve zBMI and lifestyle behaviors in adolescents with overweight and obesity compared with the waitlist control group over 3 months. Future studies should explore the potential mediators of changes in zBMI and lifestyle behaviors as well as predictors of engagement.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03651284; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03651284

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

RR2-10.1186/s13063-020-4080-2
Head + Heart + Hands-on - Concerning, Specific, Visual and Creative Methods in Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Conversations
Authors: Lowenborg Christina
Published: February 2023

This article describes how creative methodology can be applied to different types of professional conversations. The method is used in part in psychotherapeutic and psychosocial conversations with patients/clients and part in supervision with professionals working in human care professions.
Consumo de flores de pitahaya costarricense (Selenicereus costaricensis) por la chiza (Echinosciurus variegatoides) en San José, Costa Rica
Authors: Ríos-Muñoz Cesar
Published: February 2023

Se presenta el registro fotográfico de una chiza o ardilla (Echinosciurus variegatoides) al momento de alimentarse de un botón floral de pitahaya costarricense (Selenicereus costaricensis) en un área urbana en San José, Costa Rica. Esta observación representa el primer registro de herbivoría floral de una cactácea para Echinosciurus variegatoides, lo que incrementa el número de especies conocidas que han sido reportadas como parte de la dieta para esta especie de ardilla.
Survey on Interactive E-Learning Platform
Authors: Mohad Ashish , Shendre Sayan , Likhar Mahesh , Pathrabe Divya , Bhurle Vidhi
Published: February 2023

Abstract: This Social Networking Site for College students. Networking is the way through which different people can be connected with each other through some means of communication. The social networking is one of the common media of communication between the people in today's world. . It gives the educators, students and parents a platform such as web app, Android app, iOS app to carry out their day to day activities, communicate and collaborate. It is an unique cloud based system that can be used by teachers, students and parents to perform all of their academic activities online through web or app. he students will be able to create their own profile, browse locations worldwide. share and collect knowledge, education related details etc. This application can also be used by the students to share the knowledge's, education related books, question or answer and any other information. This educational platform is for students and educators who are willing to learn new technologies. It is a unique cloud-based system that can be used by teachers, students, and parents to perform all of their academic activities online through the web or app. The students will be able to create their own profiles, browse locations worldwide share and collect knowledge, education- related details. The user interface must be simple and easy to understand even by the common man. The social networking site for college students is only meant for students all over the world to register themselves and can share information, knowledge, videos sharing, articles, etc.
Peristaltic Transport of a Couple Stress Fluid through a Horizontal Tapered Asymmetric Channel
Authors: Kamalakkannan J. , Dhanapal C. , Kothandapani M.
Published: February 2023

Abstract: The peristaltic transport of a Couple stress fluid in the horizontal tapered asymmetric channel is examined, concealed by long wavelength and low Reynolds number assumptions. The tapered asymmetric channel is produced due to the peristaltic motion on the walls of the non-uniform channel having alternative amplitudes and phases. Excellent velocity, pressure gradient, and stream function results have been determined. Numerical evaluation has also been found for investigating the pumping characteristics with various flow values of parameters. It has been shown that the peristaltic transport pumping decreases with an increase in non-uniform rheological parameters. Further, our conclusion is created to be very relevant to [19] when the absence of the tapered asymmetric nature of the channel and couple stress fluid parameter.
Restrictive COVID-19 policies in selected EU countries and Russia: an Institutional Approach
Authors: Demchuk Artur , Kapitsyn Vladimir , Karateev Artem
Published: February 2023

Based on empirical quantitative data, the article provides a comparative analysis of existing studies of the policy of countering COVID-19 infection in selected European Union countries and Russia, the specifics of restrictive governmental measures (including institutional dimension), and also provides a quantitative analysis of the relationship between the severity of epidemiological situation in a particular country, the stringency of governmental response measures, and the institutional characteristics of the country (including the quality of healthcare, management, the level of public trust in the government, value orientations, etc.), which determine the specifics of measures taken and their effectiveness. Using the developed index of the severity of the epidemiological situation, institutional characteristics that most affect the effectiveness of the measures applied and, if possible, allow combining the relatively easy passage of the pandemic with relatively lax measures were identified.
Covid-19 and the Russian Regional Response
Authors: Blackburn Matthew , Hutcheson Derek , Tsumarova Elena , Petersson Bo
Published: February 2023

As was the case with other federal states, Russia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was decentralized and devolved responsibility to regional governors. Contrary to the common highly centralized governance in Russia, this approach is thought to have helped insulate the government from criticism. Using local research and analysis based on a national representative survey carried out at the height of the pandemic during the summer of 2021, the article charts the public response to the pandemic across Russia. It examines the regionalization of the response, with an in-depth focus on two of the Russian cities with the highest infection rates but differing responses to the pandemic: St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk. There are two main findings: at one level, the diffusion of responsibility meant little distinction was made between the different levels of government by the population; at another level, approval of the pandemic measures was tied strongly to trust levels in central and regional government.
Perceived Access and Appropriateness: Comparison of Teaching and Resident Family Physicians’ Patients
Authors: Rodrigues Isabel , Authier Marie , Haggerty Jeannie
Published: February 2023

Background and Purpose: Teaching clinics aim to provide patients with care that is comprehensive, high quality, and timely. Since resident presence at the clinic is irregular, timely access to care and continuity remain challenging. The two main objectives of our study were to compare the experience of timely access by patients of family residents vs staff and to determine if there was a difference between resident and staff patients in reported appropriateness and patient-centeredness of the visit.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was carried out in nine family medicine teaching clinics part of University of Montreal and McGill University Family Medicine Networks. Patients self-administered two anonymous questionnaires, before and after their consultation.
Results: We collected 1,979 preconsultation questionnaires. Teaching physician (staff) patients rated the usual wait time for an appointment as very good or excellent more frequently than resident patients (46% vs 35 %; P=.001). One out of five reported consulting another clinic in the last 12 months. Resident patients consulted elsewhere more often. In postconsultation questionnaires staff patients rated their visit experience better than resident physician patients and patients of second-year residents better than first-year residents.
Conclusion: Although patients generally have a positive perception of access to care and adequacy of the consultations meet their needs, staff also face the challenge of providing better access to their patients. Finally, we found the patients’ perceived visit-based patient centeredness was higher for visits of second-year than first-year resident physicians, supporting the impact of training efforts toward patient-centered best practices.
Optimización y Modelamiento del Proceso en la Extracción de Humedad de Plátano (Musa paradisiaca L.) en un Secador Solar Indirecto, en el Suroeste de la Amazonía Peruana
Authors: Gutiérrez-Paredes Elías , Kuaquira-Huallpa Federico , Julián-Laime Edgar Rafael , Peña-Valdeiglesias Joel
Published: February 2023

Introducción: Actualmente se pierde aproximadamente entre 15 y 45% de los productos cosechados, existe diversidad de tecnologías postcosecha para la preservación de alimentos perecederos. El propósito de la investigación fue optimizar y modelar el proceso de deshidratado de Musa paradisiaca L. a través de un secador solar artesanal. Para el deshidratado se obtuvieron 10 kg de muestra de plátano verde en el mercado local por semana, se realizaron cortes en forma longitudinal de 0.45±0.05cm para colocar en cada una de las bandejas del deshidratador solar con peso promedio de 1178.03 g por día, durante 15 días, diariamente se tomó la masa inicial al producto fresco con una balanza analítica, se pesó en tres intervalos, entre las 8:30am – 5:00pm, con la finalidad de determinar la variación de sus masas. El resultado indica que existe relación significativa entre las variables con un nivel de confianza del 95.0 %. La variación explicada del modelo es 99.4683 % de la variabilidad en humedad pérdida en función de las variables independientes. La confiabilidad del modelo para describir el comportamiento del secador solar y el estado final del producto se restringe a ciertas variables tales como la humedad del producto, la temperatura, la humedad relativa del aire interior, sobre las cuales se puede tener certeza a partir del procedimiento de validación realizado.
Un Algoritmo Híbrido para la solución del Problema Job Shop Considerando Eficiencia Energética1
Authors: Torres-Cárdenas Fabián Alexander , Lozano-Suárez Lina Mayerly , Sanabria-Ruiz Víctor Alfonso
Published: February 2023

Introducción: La presente investigación aborda un problema bi-objetivo, el clásico de la programación de la producción de sistema tipo taller Job Shop Scheduling con la extensión de eficiencia energética el cual busca minimizar el makespan y el consumo de energía. En este, se manejan maquinas fijas por operaciones, se producen variaciones en el consumo de energía y tiempo de procesamiento dependientes de la velocidad, lo cual se asemeja a ambientes reales presentes en las industrias. Este problema es considerado NP-Hard debido a su complejidad computacional. Objetivo: El objetivo de esta investigación es diseñar un algoritmo híbrido para la solución con el fin de minimizar el tiempo computacional y establecer la mejor secuencia y asignación de velocidades buscando reducir el tiempo de finalización de la última tarea (Makespan) y el consumo de energía. Materiales y métodos: El enfoque de investigación es cuantitativo de tipo Investigación aplicada tecnológica dado a que sirve para generar conocimientos que se puedan poner en práctica en el sector productivo, con el fin de impulsar un impacto positivo en la vida cotidiana. Resultados: El algoritmo propuesto se evaluó con problemas benchmarking de la literatura logrando un buen rendimiento en términos computacionales. Conclusiones: El algoritmo Recocido Simulado mejoró los resultados obtenidos por el algoritmo genético siendo la unión de los dos una buena alternativa para la solución del problema.
El peso del mercurio en la minería
Authors: Cabrera-Jaramillo Azucena
Published: February 2023

La minería es considerada una de las industrias más importantes para la economía nacional. Si bien pesa su impacto en los indicadores económicos del país, que se aproxima a los $8.33 billones y el 2 % del producto interno bruto2,3, es innegable la huella ambiental, social y cultural que deja a su paso, y mucho más la minería informal que converge mundos totalmente divalentes entre el conflicto y la ilegalidad, y la identidad ancestral de varias comunidades raizales en Colombia
Revisión de los beneficios del Cinnamomun en la obesidad y metabolismo de la glucosa en animales
Authors: Duque-Quintero Mónica , Velásquez Laura Yesenia , Gallego-Rodríguez Jorge
Published: February 2023

Introducción: el sobrepeso y la obesidad son considerados en la actualidad como la patología nutricional más común en los animales de compañía, estudios han demostrado que los niveles de metabolitos sanguíneos como triglicéridos, colesterol total y glucosa son tan altos en perros y gatos, que se recomiendan programas para ayudar a bajar de peso, es aquí donde cobran importancia productos botánicos como la canela. Objetivo: indagar y reportar los beneficios que tiene el uso de la canela sobre la obesidad de los animales. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda electrónica en diferentes bases de datos y fueron escogidos 11 artículos, los cuales se relacionaban con los beneficios de la canela en el manejo de la obesidad.
La Apertura de Saberes en la Escuela, Trascendiendo la Legitimación del Capitalismo
Authors: Upegui-Castañeda Yonny Amilton , Escobar-Londoño Julia Victoria
Published: February 2023

El presente escrito reflexiona sobre la necesidad del desarrollo de un pensamiento crítico que reconozca la interculturalidad y la complejidad social para la promoción de heterogeneidad como alternativa a una educación homogeneizadora en el capitalismo hegemónico. En este, se prioriza la reflexión sobre la instrumentalización del conocimiento científico para fines económicos y se formula la pregunta por la apertura de la escuela hacia otros saberes que propicien una postura crítica sobre el modelo imperante, exponiendo a la escuela como el lugar en el que comienza la posibilidad de construcción colectiva de una sociedad futura que propendan por el bienestar humano.
¿Enamorarse del Problema o de la Solución? Reflexiones en el Emprendimiento Social
Authors: Pérez-Castillo David
Published: February 2023

“Enamórate del problema y no de la solución” es una frase que nos invita a entender a profundidad al cliente o beneficiario, antes de enfocarnos en establecer alternativas prontas o sin suficiente análisis. Sin embargo, un uso no adecuado dentro de programas de incubación o aceleramiento puede resultar en un exceso de análisis y no necesariamente generar las condiciones clave para el éxito de un emprendimiento social. En este artículo se presentan los antecedentes históricos de la frase, así como dos reflexiones personales derivadas de su uso, la primera cuestiona la carencia metodológica que acompaña al concepto y la segunda busca generar la reflexión sobre los elementos clave que contribuyen a un emprendimiento exitoso. Este trabajo es realizado con la intención que sea de utilidad en procesos de formación de agentes de cambio, construcción de competitividad y en la incubación de negocios socioambientales.