bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of reported Lyme disease cases: Data from the Canadian Lyme disease enhanced surveillance system
Authors: Murison Kiera , Wilson Christy H. , Clow Katie M. , Gasmi Salima , Hatchette Todd F. , Bourgeois Annie-Claude , Evans Gerald A. , Koffi Jules K.
Published: December 2023

Lyme disease cases reported in seven Canadian provinces from 2009 to 2019 through the Lyme Disease Enhanced Surveillance System are described herein by demographic, geography, time and season. The proportion of males was greater than females. Bimodal peaks in incidence were observed in children and older adults (≥60 years of age) for all clinical signs except cardiac manifestations, which were more evenly distributed across age groups. Proportions of disease stages varied between provinces: Atlantic provinces reported mainly early Lyme disease, while Ontario reported equal proportions of early and late-stage Lyme disease. Early Lyme disease cases were mainly reported between May through November, whereas late Lyme disease were reported in December through April. Increased awareness over time may have contributed to a decrease in the proportion of cases reporting late disseminated Lyme disease. These analyses help better describe clinical features of reported Lyme disease cases in Canada.
Phylogenomic analysis of 343 Xanthomonas citri pv. citri strains unravels introduction history and dispersal paths
Authors: Xu Jin , Zhang Yanan , Li Jinyun , Teper Doron , Sun Xiaoan , Jones Debra , Wang Yayu , Tao Jin , Goss Erica M. , Jones Jeffrey B. , Wang Nian
Published: December 2023

Xanthomonas citri pv. citri (Xcc) causes the devastating citrus canker disease. Xcc is known to have been introduced into Florida, USA in at least three different events in 1915, 1986 and 1995 with the first two claimed to be eradicated. It was questioned whether the Xcc introduction in 1986 has been successfully eradicated. Furthermore, it is unknown how Xcc has spread throughout the citrus groves in Florida. In this study, we investigated the population structure of Xcc to address these questions. We sequenced the whole genome of 343 Xcc strains collected from Florida groves between 1997 and 2016. Our analysis revealed two distinct clusters of Xcc. Our data strongly indicate that the claimed eradication of the 1986 Xcc introduction was not successful and Xcc strains from 1986 introduction were present in samples from at least 8 counties collected after 1994. Importantly, our data revealed that the Cluster 2 strains, which are present in all 20 citrus-producing counties sampled in Florida, originated from the Xcc introduction event in the Miami area in 1995. Our data suggest that Polk County is the epicenter of the dispersal of Cluster 2 Xcc strains, which is consistent with the fact that three major hurricanes passed through Polk County in 2004. As copper-based products have been extensively used to control citrus canker, we also investigated whether Xcc strains have developed resistance to copper. Notably, none of the 343 strains contained known copper resistance genes. Twenty randomly selected Xcc strains displayed sensitivity to copper. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the introduction, eradication, spread, and copper resistance of Xcc in Florida.
Conflito e Conflitualidades
Authors: Teixeira Anacleto Marta
Published: December 2023

O nº 9 da 3ª série da Biblos. Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra é subordinado ao tema Conflito e conflitualidades, formulado pela atual equipa da direção executiva da Revista. A escolha do tema teve como motivação principal a consciência de que é absolutamente crucial, no panorama atual das revistas centíficas, insistir na dimensão de cruzamento de saberes, de transversalidade epistemológica da Biblos, a que se associa o seu perfil modelar de revista das Humanidades, revista humanista e revista da FLUC.
Topografias da sobrevivência
Authors: Melão Dulce
Published: December 2023

Este artigo é norteado pelo objetivo de abordar espaços do conflito em poemas de guerra, indagando os modos como desvelam manifestos de resistência e de dor, reverberadas nos limiares e no corpo das palavras cinzeladas. Para dar cumprimento a tal objetivo atenta-se no caráter multifacetado dos veios temáticos que os poemas expõem, sendo sublinhado o cariz visual e táctil dos espaços mapeados. As excisões do corpo do conflito na matéria-prima analisada prenunciam as vozes que clamam por liberdade, metamorfoseando os poemas de guerra em precário refúgio da paz ansiada.
A Língua: assimilação e resistência
Authors: D'Encarnação José
Published: December 2023

At the time of the Roman conquest in Hispania, the indigenous words to identify persons, deities and villages were maintained in the epigraphic monuments, with, nevertheless the Roman facies. So, we can say that the language acted as an very important way to the assimilation, without real resistance.
A memória nos Commentarii rerum gestarum
Authors: Margarido Ferreira Paulo Sérgio
Published: December 2023

Com base na moderna teoria sobre “memória cultural”, “memória coletiva” e “memória comunicativa”, e na importância retórica da memória, procura esta reflexão, à luz do cotexto, definir o que entende César, no Bellum Gallicum, por hominum memoria, patrum nostrorum memoria e nostra etiam memoria: a primeira diz respeito a origens, práticas e rituais, a segunda está próxima da memória comunicativa e a terceira tem que ver com o domínio da memória como critério de definição do bárbaro e do civilizado, do mais e do menos poderoso militar, simbólica e espacialmente, e, ao cabo, a identidade de cada povo.
Maomé e os judeus da Arábia no século VII: a emergência do conflito
Authors: Beato Sofia Cardetas
Published: December 2023

A presente síntese histórica tem como objetivos: observar que relação, geográfica e socialmente, tinham judeus e árabes (não incluímos, aqui, os judeus árabes) à época do nascimento de Maomé; realçar a nova relação construída durante a pregação de Maomé, tendo em conta que, para esta ser possível, Maomé recebeu material da sua nova fé principalmente dos judeus do Hedjaz e alguns dos árabes passaram a ser muçulmanos. O judeo-cristianismo da Arábia e, naturalmente, o hanifismo foram igualmente uma fonte para Maomé (restringimo-nos, portanto, às religiões de índole monoteísta). Investigando sobre o passado religioso do tempo e lugar já indicados, procuramos contribuir para a coordenação interna dos factos e compreensão da experiência religiosa.
Luis Weckmann Muñoz: biografía intelectual del primer medievalista mexicano,1923-1995
Authors: Améndolla Spínola Diego Carlo
Published: December 2023

Con base en los postulados de Francois Dosse, el presente artículo tiene por objetivo analizar los vínculos entre la formación académica y diplomática del medievalista Luis Weckmann y la interpretación que realizó en torno a los vínculos entre la Edad Media y la conquista del Nuevo Mundo. En consecuencia, se estudiarán los elementos más significativos de su formación, las ideas que influyeron en su producción intelectual, como fueron las propuestas de Ernst Kantorowicz y Charles Verlinden, y su experiencia en la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores y la Organización de la Naciones Unidas.
Uma análise dos standards ambientais no acordo de comércio livre União Europeia-Mercosul: as incertezas do futuro
Authors: Braga Moreira Julio
Published: December 2023

O acordo comercial EU-Mercosul é resultado do redirecionamento do comércio internacional para acordos bilaterais, regionais e birregionais. A União Europeia, por sua vez, tem adotado novas temáticas nos chamados “acordos de nova geração”, nomeadamente os standards ambientais. A inclusão do capítulo denominado “comércio e desenvolvimento sustentável” no futuro Acordo Comercial EU-Mercosul estabelece uma “agenda” de compromissos para a implementação dos standards ambientais, baseados em tratados e convenções internacionais de proteção do ambiente, e na convergência regulatória entre os dois blocos. Este artigo faz uma análise de possíveis consequências na implementação desses standards e das incertezas do futuro do Acordo.
Mudanças Climáticas, Desastres Ambientais e oProblema Hídrico no Brasil
Authors: Suzin Luis Henrique , Pinto de Jesus Roosevelt
Published: December 2023

A pesquisa apresenta uma análise legal e doutrinária sobre mudanças climáticas e os desastres ambientais no mundo e no Brasil e o problema hídrico das secas no Brasil, com ações de mitigação e solução do problema em algumas regiões do país. Utiliza-se a pesquisa exploratória e bibliográfica para tanto, com a metodologia dedutiva. Conclui-se que o Brasil ocupa em nível global o 5º lugar como maior poluidor climático, com desastres envolvendo excesso ou escassez de água, tendo as regiões Nordeste, Norte e Centro-Oeste como as áreas mais afetadas por óbitos, secas e estiagens. Verifica-se ações emergenciais ou reativas quanto as secas, sendo insuficientes para reduzir a vulnerabilidade da população, necessitando de mais investimentos nestas áreas.
As Regiões Ultraperiféricas e a presença da União Europeia no Mundo
Authors: Fonseca Henrique
Published: December 2023

As Regiões Ultraperiféricas (RUPs) da União Europeia têm uma relevância geoestratégica que passa frequentemente despercebida, relevância essa que poderá ser aumentada significativamente caso a UE, as suas instituições e os seus Estados‑ membros escolham fortalecer as políticas europeias na área da Defesa e da presença da UE no Mundo. Neste artigo, procuramos demonstrar que o combate às ameaças securitárias tradicionais é apenas uma das problemáticas nas quais as RUPs podem ser uma mais‑ valia para a UE e para a NATO. A ascensão e o surgimento de outros tipos de constrangimentos à segurança global trazem com elas a necessidade das grandes potências se adaptarem.Ao assumir a responsabilidade de contribuir para e de levar a cabo missões próprias de manutenção de paz e de apoio em países e zonas do Mundo afetadas por estes novos perigos, a UE tem a necessidade de possuir pontos estratégicos no globo a partir dos quais pode lançar, monitorizar e prestar apoio logístico a tais empreendimentos.
O século de Outubro, o papel dos intelectuais e a hipótese revolucionária
Authors: Bebiano Rui
Published: December 2023

Identificam-se neste artigo linhas de força essenciais associadas à Revolução Russa de Outubro de 1917 e ao seu impacto por mais de um século. Salientando o seu papel de natureza emancipatória de uma dimensão mundial e situada na longa duração, releva-se também a sua inscrição como acontecimento decisivo nos processos de escrita e de interpretação da história contemporânea. A partir das grandes expectativas que gerou e dos múltiplos caminhos que percorreu e propagou, articula-se em particular a sua reverberação com o imprescindível papel que nela tiveram a propaganda, a reflexão e a criação artística e intelectual, bem como a iniciativa dos seus agentes, aqui tomados como instrumentos dinâmicos da mudança política, da transformação cultural e da produção de um ideal de socialismo. Refere-se ainda, em articulação com este processo, a reformulação do próprio conceito de revolução na relação com o conhecimento histórico e com o impacto da memória, associando-lhe a importante dimensão simbólica introduzida pelo intervenção da nostalgia e da utopia. No todo, o artigo procura sublinhar e conferir um sentido interpretativo ao impacto da Revolução de Outubro no curso do século XX.
O Brasil como potência emergente no Sul Global no novo cenário internacional: ameaças e possibilidades diante da mudança hegemônica
Authors: Filipe Fernandes Ivan
Published: December 2023

O objetivo deste estudo é discutir as opções na política externa brasileira face às transformações do sistema internacional. Diante de um ambiente mais tenso e a posição periférica, questiona-se: deve o país escolher lados ou manter sua autonomia? Argumentamos que a ação brasileira deve retomar as heranças da sua atuação estratégica frente a contestações hegemônicas anteriores. A situação atual reduz o espaço para a ação hegemônica e abre possibilidades de rupturas, colocando o Brasil diante de uma encruzilhada. O Brasil é um membro ativo dos BRICS, portanto, parte da zona de contestação da ordem liberal; faz também parte da zona de influência americana no Hemisfério Ocidental e possui um regime democrático vigoroso, colocando-o como parte da frente Ocidental. Damos especial atenção os riscos e oportunidades nas principais parcerias do Sul Global, que contrasta com a parceria secular do Brasil com os EUA e Europa. O BRICS permite uma aproximação institucionalizada e em temas fora do campo da segurança com as potências não ocidentais, sem colocar em risco a aproximação do Brasil com o Ocidente. O nosso estudo basear-se-á numa abordagem da histórica do tempo presente das relações do Brasil com as grandes potências e nas recentes transformações do sistema internacional.

Palavras-chave: Política Externa Brasileira, Equidistância Pragmática, China, Estados Unidos, Autonomia.
Cuckoo
Authors: Warner Sylvia Townsend
Published: December 2023

A 1949 short story set in a bomb-damaged city in post-war Germany. Frau Beigel’s uncle comes from the country to the city to sell a cuckoo-clock.
Enzyme-Assisted Extraction of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Sea Cucumber Holothuria scabra and Bohadschia argus and their Potential in Pharmaceutical Applications
Authors: Rattanaporn Kittipong , Ruensodsai Thanagorn , Mensah Richard Q. , Vasudevan Shrivarshini , Shanmugam Ratheeshkumar , Venkatachalam Ponnusami , Kitiborwornkul Nichaphat , Sriariyanun Malinee
Published: December 2023

Due to the health benefit of fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FuCS), the efficient method for extraction of FuCS from raw materials is a crucial issue in reducing the production cost. In this study, enzymatic extraction of FuCS from two species of sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra and Bohadschia argus was undertaken using two protease enzymes, alcalase and papain. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed in determining the optimal extraction conditions with the highest yield of FuCS concentration. The predicted optimal papain-assisted extraction conditions of Holothuria scabra and Bohadschia argus obtained a predicted FuCS yield of 1609.73 mg/100 g and 444.51 mg/100 g, respectively. To compare extraction efficiencies of two protease enzymes, employment of the RSM optimal conditions to Holothuria scabra resulted in 1538.76 ± 20.26 mg/ 100 g and 1295.50 ± 14.28 mg/100 g of purified FuCS for papain and alcalase, respectively. Whereas Bohadschia argus produced 412.39 ± 10.12 mg/100 g and 461.11 ± 8.45 mg/100 g purified FuCS for papain and alcalase, respectively. The acquired FTIR and NMR spectrums of extracted FuCS showed typical bands of sulfation patterns and were compared to commercial FuCS. The extracted FuCS showed enzyme type dependent antioxidant activity, and significant tyrosinase inhibitory activity than commercial FuCS. It also exhibited similar anti-glucosidase activity as commercial FuCS. Thus, this study reveals potential applications of enzyme-assisted FuCS from sea cucumber in food and pharmaceutical industries.
Modificaciones introducidas por la reforma del Libro VI en las circunstancias agravantes (c. 1326)
Authors: Gandía Barber Juan Damián
Published: December 2023

La reforma del Libro VI del CIC ha introducido modificaciones en las circunstancias agravantes de la imputabilidad del delito. Después de presentarlas, se ofrecen hipótesis de trabajo exponiendo posibles razones que expliquen los motivos por las que pensamos que éstas se han llevado a cabo. Para ello nos apoyamos en los criterios que han regido esta reforma, en las circunstancias históricas que se dieron en el proceso de Codificación del Código de 1983, y en la doctrina canónica que comentaba el Código de 1917.
The Bishop’s Special Solicitude for a Presbyter Who Has Served Expiatory Penalties for The Delict «Contra Sextum Cum Minore»
Authors: Jaszcz Adam
Published: December 2023

A grave delict contra sextum cum minore committed by a presbyter may result in dismissal from the clerical state. However, in some cases it is possible to impose other expiatory penalties for a determined period. In this case, the offender does not lose the status of a cleric. This means that the incardination may continue, which involves special solicitude on the part of the diocesan bishop, according to c. 384. This paper attempts to examine the nature of this solicitude when the presbyter is the offender of a delict against which the Church has declared a ruthless struggle. Guided by the principle formulated by John Paul II of «zero tolerance», it is necessary consider the capacity of the punished presbyter to carry out pastoral ministry; recognition of his subjective rights, considering the situation in which he finds himself; necessary assistance by taking care of personalized spiritual and intellectual formation. This is an important step towards the creation of a professional system for the protection of minors in the Church.
Assessing the journey of technology hype in the field of quantum technology
Authors: Roberson Tara , Raman Sujatha , Leach Joan , Vilkins Samantha
Published: December 2023

The ‘second quantum revolution’ promises new technologies enabled by quantum physics and has been the subject of substantial hype. We show that while creating expectations has helped secure support for quantum research, their iterative effects can come to affect the field in concrete ways. These iterative impacts for quantum include emerging discussions about ethics and the delivery of promised outcomes. Such contestations could open up alternative quantum futures, but this will depend on how the ‘hype helix’ of iterative expectations unfolds.
Are social experiments being hyped (too much)?
Authors: Neuwinger Malte
Published: December 2023

Social experiments, also known as randomized controlled trials, are the subject of contentious discussions, giving rise to buzzwords such as ‘credibility revolution,’ ‘experimenting society,’ ‘global lab,’ or ‘empire of truth.’ While using exaggeration to illustrate opportunities and risks may well be justified, this research article analyzes to what extent the present debate is characterized by excessive hype. It finds that the transformative potential of social experiments is greatly overestimated, a judgment that applies to the reasoning of both proponents and critics.
Efforts against stem cell hype stuck in the logic of overpromising?: An essay on hype-conducive ways of doing ethics
Authors: Pichl Anja
Published: December 2023

Studies on hype have had a strong focus on the role of science, media and markets in overstating potential benefits or risks of emerging science and technologies. Less attention has been paid to the role of ethics in creating or sustaining hype or alarmism. This research article focuses on how bioethical approaches as well as bioethicists’ relationship towards science contribute to stem cell and organoid hype. How (if at all) may ways of doing ethics fuel exaggerated expectations and could ethics be done differently? Understanding hype-conducive ways of how ethicists engage with science and technology is of relevance not only for the broader ethical community but also for technology assessment and science and technology studies where an increasing interest in normative dimensions of their object of study has been observed.
Chatbots als pädagogische Herausforderung für Schule und Unterricht
Authors: Gutbrod Johannes , Klopsch Britta
Published: December 2023

Chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) do not stop at schools. Integrating them beneficially into pedagogical settings is still an unfamiliar situation for schools and teachers. This article relates the fundamental pedagogical aspects of schools to digitalization and shows how the challenge of AI can be reconciled with the pedagogical approach to educational processes.
Development as Labour and Labour as Development: Korczak’s Philosophy of Labour Against the Background of Interwar Childhoods
Authors: Rakoczy Marta
Published: December 2023

In this article, I consider two Korczakian conceptions complementary to each other of children’s labour as a means of building their agency and autonomy. The first is the concept of labour as development. While the second is development as labour. I analyse testimonies from Korczak’s institutions, including notes gleaned from children’s accounts Wspomnienia z maleńkości dzieci Naszego Domu w Pruszkowie [Recollections from the Children of Our Home in Pruszków], children’s texts (Mały Przegląd [Little Review]) and programme and literary texts by Janusz Korczak/Henryk Goldszmit and Maria (Maryna) Falska, who collaborated with him. In the anthropological perspective of new childhood studies I ponder the radicalism of Korczak’s projects involving child labour in light of the time, their perspective on child labour, and childhood itself. In what sense did they have modern origins? And in what sense did they transcend modernity – along with its concepts of childhood and child development?
Life at the Center: Haitians and Corporate Catholicism in Boston
Authors: James Erica Caple
Published: December 2023

In Life at the Center, Erica Caple James traces how faith-based and secular institutions in Boston have helped Haitian refugees and immigrants attain economic independence, health, security, and citizenship in the United States. Using the concept of “corporate Catholicism,” James documents several paradoxes of assistance arising among the Catholic Church, Catholic Charities, and the Haitian Multi-Service Center: how social assistance produces and reproduces structural inequalities between providers and recipients; how these inequities may deepen aid recipients’ dependence and lead to resistance to organized benevolence; how institutional financial deficits harmed clients and providers; and how the same modes of charity or philanthropy that previously caused harm can be redeployed to repair damage and rebuild “charitable brands.” The culmination of more than a decade of advocacy and research on behalf of the Haitians in Boston, this groundbreaking work exposes how Catholic corporations have strengthened—but also eroded—Haitians’ civic power.
Unitary system of patent protection as an element of innovation policy of the European Union
Authors: Ivanova K.Yu.
Published: December 2023

The article analyzes the process of establishing a unitary system of patent protection in the European Union as an alternative to national and regional systems and its importance for enhancing the innovation potential and economic development of the EU. It examines the preconditions for the transition from national patents to regional (and subsequently unitary) patents, which are based on the intention of the EU Member States to overcome the territorial principle of patent rights by extending the patent owner’s exclusive rights beyond the territorial borders of one state.It is noted that the transformation of the economy into an innovative one, in which a key role is assigned to intellectual property rights (as a precondition for innovation), has actualized the issue of effective intellectual property legal protection, in particular, concerning patent rights. Since 1997, the European Commission has been highlighting the importance of patents as one of the tools available for protecting innovation and the need to reform the European patent system to increase Europe’s innovation potential and competitiveness. Subsequent decisions of the EU Council were taken to fulfill this task, resulting in the introduction of a unitary system, which includes the European Patent with Unitary Effect (the Unitary Patent) and the Unified Patent Court, as of June 1, 2023. As a result, inventors can obtain unitary patent protection based on the Unitary Patent in all EU Member States participating in the enhanced cooperation mechanism.It is concluded that the unitary patent protection system extends the territoriality principle beyond the national borders of the State within the EU borders, but does not destroy the basic principles of intellectual property rights. In contrast, the article examines the US case law, which demonstrates its own approaches to understanding the principle of territoriality and the presumption against extraterritoriality of patent rights, allowing in certain cases the US patent holder to extend its monopoly to foreign markets.
EVLENME YOLUYLA VATANDAŞLIĞIN KAZANILMASINDA ÖNGÖRÜLEN ŞARTLARIN TÜRK VATANDAŞI EŞTE ARANMASININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: GANIYEVA Salimya
Published: December 2023

Evlenme yoluyla vatandaşlığın kazanılması, 5901 sayılı Türk Vatandaşlığı Kanunu’nun (TVK) 16. maddesinde düzenlenmiştir. Hükme göre, “(1) Bir Türk vatandaşı ile evlenme doğrudan Türk vatandaşlığını kazandırmaz. Ancak bir Türk vatandaşı ile en az üç yıldan beri evli olan ve evliliği devam eden yabancılar Türk vatandaşlığını kazanmak üzere başvuruda bulunabilir”. Hükmün devamında ise “başvuru sahiplerinde” aranan şartlar üç bent halinde sıralanmıştır. Bunlar; a) Aile birliği içinde yaşama, b) Evlilik birliği ile bağdaşmayacak bir faaliyette bulunmama ve c) Millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeni bakımından engel teşkil edecek bir halin bulunmaması [(m. 16/1(a,b,c)]. Madde hükmünde belirtilen şartlar, evlenme yoluyla Türk vatandaşlığını kazanmak isteyen yabancı eşte aranmaktadır. Fakat uygulamada, Danıştay 10. Hukuk Dairesi ile İdari Dava Daireleri Kurulu’nun bazı kararlarında anılan şartların Türk vatandaşı eşte arandığı da görülmektedir. Bu uygulamanın Kanuna aykırı olduğunu belirterek çalışmamızda, evlenme yoluyla Türk vatandaşlığının kazanılması TVK’da öngörülen şartlar çerçevesinde değerlendirilecek ve bunların Türk vatandaşı eşte aranmadığına dikkat çekilecektir.
Isolation of arabinose and galactose from industrial sidestreams in high yield and purity
Authors: Widsten Petri , West Mark , Vaidya Alankar , Murton Karl
Published: December 2023

Monosaccharides such as L-arabinose (Ara) and D-tagatose (derived from D-galactose, Gal) are low-calorie sweeteners associated with improved glycaemic and insulin control compared to disaccharides such as sucrose. However, alternative sources and better sugar-sugar separation methods are needed to improve the sustainability and economics of their production. Here, these sugars were obtained from purified and ultrafiltered compression screw pressate (CSP) of thermo-mechanical pulping of softwood (Pinus radiata) and orange peels (OPs). Ba-substituted zeolite X (BaX) molecular sieves showed superior separation performance of Ara from other sugars compared to conventional Ca-form ion exchange resin. To facilitate subsequent separation of sugars, OP hydrolysates were fermented to leave just Ara and Gal, while OP pectin was hydrolysed to generate a Gal-rich mixture. Overall, BaX has good potential for separating Ara from Ara-rich hydrolysates containing several different sugars. It is also suited for separating Ara and another monosaccharide such as Gal or Xyl in the absence of other sugars.
Phytoremediation of Iron and Antimony Polluted Waste Dump Sites in Anyigba Kogi State, Nigeria: A Multivariate Statistical Technique
Authors: Ameh E.G.
Published: December 2023

Soil degradation by anthropogenic means is increasing day after day all over the globe, particularly in Nigeria. This research became necessary to show how plants grown surrounding waste dumps are able to mitigate soil pollution by Fe and Sb. Both media (plants and soils) were collected, and leached, and analyses were performed to assess the quantum of Iron and Antimony found within sampled media. The EDX3600B X-ray fluorescence spectrometer was used to analyze for soil and plants sampled. The bioconcentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), bioaccumulation coefficient (BAC), and metal uptake efficacy (%) ME for both media were calculated. The evaluated data revealed that Colocasia esculent and Amaranthus viridis showed the maximum capacity as Fe hyperaccumulators. Also, Colocasia asculenta, Physalis angulate, and Zea mays were suitable plants as hyperaccumulators of Sb. Only Loportea aestuans suffices as phytoextractor for Antimony. Amaranthus hybridus, Colocasia asculenta, and Corchorus aestuans have capacities to stabilize Sb in soils. Species collected showed the required ability as phytominers of Sb. The quantities of Iron and Antimony in acquired media were higher than allowable benchmarks in leaves (vegetables). From this investigation, the acquired plants showed evidence of good specimens with abilities to remove Iron and Antimony from the soil. The collected species also showed attributes and characteristics of good reservoirs of Iron and Antimony.
Effect of teleconnection patterns on the runoff formation of Lithuanian rivers during the warm period
Authors:   Lithuanian Energy Institute, Gurjazkaitė Karolina , Akstinas Vytautas
Published: December 2023

River discharge and flow dynamics are influenced by numerous natural and anthropogenic factors, which implies the need for comprehensive studies to reach sustainable water resource management and enhance predictions and preparedness for extreme events, especially droughts. Talking about warm season risks, anthropogenic activities in rivers create additional challenges in water management. In human-regulated rivers, maintaining ecological flow downstream of technical structures is essential to balance anthropogenic and ecosystem needs and reach EU WFD goals. Therefore, it is important to understand the conditions of runoff formation and its natural causality. Previous research in Lithuania has established that the multi-annual average of low-flow discharge (Q30_average) could be assumed as the potential value of ecological flow. However, the causality of this parameter was not sufficiently investigated because this measure can be influenced by multiple large-to-local scale driving forces that govern discharge volume and flow patterns. This study focuses on investigating teleconnections, which represent long-distance effects between large-scale atmospheric oscillations and regional climatic anomalies, as significant drivers of the hydrological cycle. Teleconnections are well-known to impact temperature and precipitation, thereby affecting discharge volumes and flow regimes. However, their influence may vary significantly on spatial and temporal scales. Specifically, this study examines five Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns (North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), East Atlantic (EA), East Atlantic/Western Russian (EATL/WRUS) Scandinavian (SCAND), Polar/Eurasian (POL)), which manifest themselves through a variety of influences on the climate of Europe. Lithuanian rivers from three hydrological regions exhibiting diverse feeding patterns were studied to assess the relationship between teleconnections and the formation of low-flow parameters. Non-parametric Wilcoxon sum rank test was applied to assess the connections between the selected teleconnections and the low-flow of the warm period. The findings of this study indicated that some of the indices showed only an occasional effect, however, the SCAND index was revealed to be closely related to the runoff variability in the warm period. Consequently, the results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the impact of teleconnections on the formation of low-flow parameters that one day might be assumed as ecological flow, as well as providing valuable insights for sustainable water resource management.
Analysis of solar radiation changes in large cities of Ukraine in the summer period
Authors:   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Martazinova Vazira , Shpyg Vitalii , Kykhtenko Yaroslav
Published: December 2023

Solar energy is the cleanest and most common renewable energy source. The solar energy market today is almost 103 gigawatts (GW). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), about 125 GW of solar energy is produced in the world. In Ukraine, the average annual amount of total energy of solar radiation ranges from 1,070 kWh/m? in the northern part of Ukraine to 1,400 kWh/m? and above in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Along with a fairly large number of works devoted to the components of the radiation balance, research is mainly conducted to study their spatio-temporal distribution over the territory, and in Ukraine, the main source of data remains the few weather stations at which relevant observations are made. This exploration uses data from surface observations and reanalysis data. In particular, the surface observation data were taken from the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory. Reanalysis data - from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, ECMWF [http://www.ecmwf.int/en/research/climate-reanalysis/era-interim]. For the exploration, 5 large cities of Ukraine were chosen, which highlight different parts of the country - Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro and Odesa. Validation was carried out on surface observation data using data covering the period 2008-2020. An exploration of the temporal distribution of direct, diffuse and total solar radiation was carried out on reanalysis data covering the period 1991-2020. For each city as a whole, for the summer and for a single month of the season, the values of direct, diffuse and total solar radiation were obtained according to the reanalysis data. The minimum and maximum values that occurred are determined. For each city, a general trend for the summer as a whole and separately for June, July and August was obtained. It was found that the reanalysis tends to underestimate diffuse and overestimate direct solar radiation. According to the reanalysis data, the changes in diffuse solar radiation are insignificant in terms of values for all cities, in terms of the actual direction of changes - for Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv, in Dnipro and Odesa at the end of the studied period there is a tendency for it to decrease. In general, these conclusions are confirmed by the data of surface observations, with the exception of Kyiv (for all summer months), as well as for June in Odesa and Lviv, where an increase in its values is observed at the end of the studied period. The largest fluctuations (both according to surface observations and reanalysis) occur for direct solar radiation and, as a result, appear in the amount of total solar radiation. In general, for the summer period in all five cities, there is a tendency to a slight increase in the amount of total solar radiation.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting efficiency modeling based on precipitation climatology of the southern region of Ukraine
Authors:   Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Shchehlov Oleksandr
Published: December 2023

The southern part of Ukraine is one of the most vulnerable regions of the country to climate change due to the increasing precipitation deficit. The region is highly dependent on a system of canals fed with water from the Kakhovka reservoir. The Kakhovka Dam destruction on June 6, 2023 and the consequent disappearance of the reservoir led to water supply problems to many settlements and agricultural lands. Rainwater harvesting in a precipitation-deficient region is an important measure for climate change adaptation. One of the solutions to mitigate the consequences of technical water deficit at the individual household level is an installation of rooftop rainwater harvesting systems (RRWHS). To evaluate the feasibility of using such systems and estimate the amount of water potentially collected, simulations are performed based on both climatological and climate projections data. Various indicators can be used to evaluate the RRWHS efficiency, e.g. volume of water that can be collected (precipitation inflow PI index) or the amount of time with a shortage of water in the water storage (demand exceeds supply, DES index) for a given roof area, the roof and the water storage geometry and average water consumption. The essence of the DES index is the time in days when water demand exceeds the actual water supply to the RRWHS water storage. The DES calculation involves solving the water balance equation as described in [1]. The water level change component of the equation takes into account runoff coefficient (depends on the roof geometry), the roof area, actual precipitation during a day, water outflow (daily water demand), daily evaporation rate and an area of the water storage [1]. When solving the water balance equation, the condition of not exceeding the actual water storage volume must be met. The E-OBSv27.0e dataset [2] was used as input data on precipitation over the period 1991-2020. The results of DES and PI simulations were obtained for the roof area of 50, 75, 100 m2 under the condition of the runoff coefficient equal to 0.75. The results were obtained for a fixed daily water demand of 0.3 m3 and the water storage volume of 2.0 m3. For climatological assessment, the daily DES data in the southern region of Ukraine were averaged over months, seasons and the whole climatological period. Since the efficiency of RRWHS depends on the roof area, for practical purposes PI index per 1 m2 of the collection area was calculated as well. The simulation code has been adapted to use both GFS and WRF forecast data as an input. Thus, it can be used for operational forecasting of the water level in the water storage of preset parameters in different sites of the Southern region of Ukraine.
singularidad nativista en Vox
Authors: Fernández- Vázquez Guillermo
Published: December 2023

Abstract: Vox es un partido crecientemente estudiado, tanto en España como a nivel internacional. Su ascenso electoral sostenido en los últimos años y la ruptura de la excepcionalidad española con respecto a la extrema derecha -que significativamente también se ha producido en Portugal-, justifica dicho interés. Diversos artículos han analizado el carácter ideológico de Vox y su adecuación a la definición de Cas Mudde de los Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRP). La mayor parte de los estudios subrayan que la oferta política del partido español es similar a la de otros partidos de la derecha postfascista europea. Sin embargo, el nativismo de Vox guarda algunas peculiaridades notables. Este artículo se propone profundizar en las singularidades del nacionalismo de Vox a partir de dos conceptos interrelacionados: hispanismo étnico e iberoesfera. Para ello, se desarrolla una estrategia metodológica basada en tres pilares: por un lado una revisión de la bibliografía especializada sobre el tema, por otro lado un análisis discursivo de un corpus amplio de intervenciones de Santiago Abascal en diversos mítines del partido, y finalmente un análisis de tres entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a miembros del principal think tank de Vox: la Fundación Disenso.  De esta manera, se pretende comprender y enmarcar mejor las peculiaridades de la oferta política del partido español, así como también abrir la investigación a la recepción que estos conceptos tienen en otras naciones de la llamada "iberoesfera".
Palabras clave: Vox, iberoesfera, hispanismo étnico, derecha radical.
Dynamics of Neolithisation in South-eastern Europe
Authors: Krauß Raiko
Published: December 2023

This book describes various scenarios of the transition from the wandering way of life to sedentarism in Southeastern Europe – the key region between Anatolia and the Aegean to Central Europe – where these fundamental changes first appeared in Europe. At the beginning of this monograph there is a research-historical review of the development of the concept of a “Neolithic” which is deeply rooted in Western cultural history. One important aim of this book is to display the complexity of the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture and animal husbandry in south-eastern Europe. There is no single neolithisation process; rather, there are different scenarios for the transition to sedentarism in each of the major regions examined herein.
New records of arthropods from the priority Natura 2000 habitats in Estonian coastal areas
Authors: Sammet Kaarel , Martinez Mylene R. , Tali Kadri , Melts Indrek
Published: December 2023

The ground-dwelling arthropod fauna of Estonia has been unevenly studied, and there are significant gaps of knowledge regarding microarthropods. Our study focused on alvars and both coastal and wooded grasslands within the Natura 2000 network in Estonia. Forty-four previously unrecorded species were found, and the presence of two species in Estonia is confirmed. Seven species of Araneae, Talavera thorelli (Kulczyński, 1891), Micaria micans (Blackwall, 1858), Drassodes cupreus (Blackwall, 1834),  Pardosa maisa Hippa & Mannila, 1982, Rugathodes instabilis (Pickard-Cambridge, 1871), Donacochara speciosa (Thorell, 1875), and Pocadicnemis juncea (Locket & Millidge, 1953), three species of Prostigmata, Cunaxa capreolus (Berlese, 1890), Scirula impressa Berlese, 1887, and Storchia robusta (Berlese, 1885), and two species of Mesostigmata, Alloparasitus pratensis (Huhta & Karg, 2010) and Urotrachytes formicaria (Lubbock, 1881), are recorded for the first time from the Baltic states. The records of Diachromus germanus (Linnaeus, 1758) and the invasive Mermessus trilobatus (Emerton, 1882) represent the northernmost occurrences in Europe.
Graphical Study of Energy Efficiency Indicators of Fuel and Energy Resources Consumption by Countries of the World
Authors:   Higher School of Economics, South Ural State University (National Research University), Dzyuba Anatoly
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the comparative study of the energy characteristics of countries around the world, which is based on the construction of graphic maps of energy characteristics. The article presents the author’s maps of the energy intensity and electrical capacity of GDP by PPP of the countries of the world, the energy intensity and electrical capacity of per capita GDP by PPP of the countries of the world, a map of per capita energy consumption and electricity consumption in various countries of the world, and a map of the characteristics of CO2 emissions in various countries of the world, with the distribution of characteristics along the axes of GDP per capita and per capita electricity consumption. The materials analyze the results of the constructed maps and draw appropriate conclusions. Based on the maps of the energy intensity and electrical intensity of GDP by PPP of the countries of the world, conclusions are drawn about the high differences in the level of energy efficiency of the economies of different countries of the world, both in terms of total consumption of fuel and energy resources and electric energy, in particular. The constructed map of the energy intensity and electrical intensity of per capita GDP by PPP in various countries of the world makes it possible to group countries by indicators of energy efficiency of electricity consumption, taking into account the scale of economic development per capita. The identified country groups make it possible to carry out a subsequent analysis of the energy and economic characteristics of individual countries, to identify common features, and to develop principles, mechanisms, and methods of managing the economy and energy facilities of countries, taking into account the identified features. The map of per capita energy consumption and electricity consumption in various countries of the world presented in the materials made it possible to clearly identify that the indicators of per capita energy consumption and electricity consumption of the countries of the world are proportional. The article presents a map of the characteristics of CO2 emissions from different countries of the world, reflecting the distribution of countries relative to each other in terms of relative CO2 emissions, which allows us to clearly identify a significant difference in carbon dioxide emissions, which indicates a difference in the characteristics of the efficiency of consumption of fuel and energy resources. The results obtained make it possible to perform a subsequent grouping of countries with the identification of common features as well as the development of differentiated directions of energy policy aimed at effective economic development.
State Regulation of the Labor Market and Its Impact on Economic Security
Authors:   Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Tolkacheva Olga
Published: December 2023

The negative impact of the labor market on the economic security of the country is determined and reasoned on the basis of statistical analysis methods. The threats generated by inefficiency (“failures”) are identified in the labor market. Regression models reflecting the dependence of indicators characterizing crime and indicators characterizing the labor market are constructed. A comparative analysis of the state of the labor market in Russia in 2022 compared to 2017 was carried out. Conclusions are drawn about the dynamics of labor force indicators, unemployment, informal employment, the level of wages, and the presence of migrants in the Russian labor market. The regional differentiation of the labor market in Russia is noted. The conclusion is made about the need for state intervention in the regulation of the labor market to minimize its negative impact on the economic security of the country. The views of scientists on the threats to the economic security of the country formed in the labor market, as well as their ideas about the content of state regulation of the labor market, are presented. The author presents a comprehensive classification of methods of state regulation of the labor market based on the use of seven classification features: form of exposure, method of exposure, nature of exposure, source of exposure, object of exposure, content, and effect. The impact of restrictions and prohibitions imposed by the state on the labor market on economic security is noted.
Theoretical Approaches to Determining the Circular Economy Essence
Authors:   Federal Research Centre the Subtropical Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mishulina Svetlana
Published: December 2023

The article, based on the analysis of statistical data, substantiates the need to change the paradigm of socio-economic development and transition to a nature-like, environmentally friendly closed-loop economy. The study explores various theoretical approaches to defining the circular economy (CE) as an alternative to the traditional linear economy described in domestic and foreign science literature. The author-developed definition of a circular economy is proposed. The article reveals multidimensional benefits gained due to the introduction of circular economy principles into the real economy. Unified approaches to understanding the CE essence are necessary to determine the directions for further development of the CE concept and the possibilities of its implementation in business processes. The research theoretical background includes national and foreign scientific papers on the issues of closed-loop economy (circular economy) concept development. The data background includes analytical and statistical reports of international and national environmental organizations and governmental and non-governmental entities. Applied methods of informational monitoring and analysis of national and international scientific databases, systemic analysis, synthesis, and pattern identification determine the validity of the conclusions. The results obtained will allow determining the conditions, possible ways, and methods for systemic environmental transformation of economic goods production and consumption processes and for the transition to a closed-loop economy model.