bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Gut Microbiome and the Imperative of Normalcy
Authors: Dryden Jane
Published: April 2023

Healthism and ableism intertwine through an imperative of normalcy and the ensuing devaluing of those who fail to meet societally dominant norms and expectations around “normal” health. This paper tracks the effect of that imperative of normalcy through current research into gut microbiome therapies, using therapies targeting fatness and autism as examples. The complexity of the gut microbiome ought to encourage us to rethink our conception of ourselves and our embeddedness in the world; instead, the microbiome is transformed into one more tool for controlling unruly bodies and minds.
Waiting to Be Human: The Cruel Optimism of Christian Petzold’s Transit
Authors: Cormican Muriel
Published: April 2023

Christian Petzold’s Transit confronts viewers with a series of traditional binaries: individual and social, past and present, image and word, local and global, waiting and acting, and subjection and sovereignty. Its audiovisual and narrational strategies for negotiating these polar categories and relating them to the characters’ narratives introduce questions of what it means to be human within the hierarchies of deservingness that constitute not only international politics but also our intimate, personal interactions. Exploring Georg’s varied responses to the suffering of others, the film implicitly intervenes in debates about the politics of compassion and juggles questions such as those posed by Judith Butler as to how we might create a world that is inhabitable for everyone. The film asks what it means to exist in relation to others at both micro (social, interpersonal, ethical) and macro (political, governmental, legal) levels and what it means to lose those others. Ultimately, I argue, Transit is an elegy that functions as a kind of literal Trauerarbeit, an affective labour in which viewers remember the past but are afforded no reassurance that the present is better.
الحصيلة الأولمبية للأنظمة السلطوية: هل من أثر لشخصنة الحكم؟
Authors: أمنكاي عبد الكريم , الشمايلة عمار
Published: April 2023

​لم تكن الألعاب الأولمبية الحديثة، منذ نشأتها في نهاية القرن التاسع عشر، مجرّد فضاء للتنافس بين الرياضيين الطامحين إلى حصد الألقاب والميداليات المختلفة، بل شكّلت أيضًا مجالًا للمناكفة بين الدول لما رأته أنظمتها في النجاح الأولمبي من قدرةٍ على شحذ الشعور القومي وتعزيز شرعيتها، وحتى إبراز تفوّقها الأيديولوجي في مواجهة خصومها الداخليين والخارجيين. وفي المقابل لم تكن كلّ الدول التي حكمتها أو تحكمها الأنظمة السلطوية على المستوى نفسه من النجاح، إذ تُظهر حصيلة نتائج الدول ذات النظام السلطوي تفاوتاتٍ كبيرةً على مرّ الدورات الأولمبية. تنظر هذه الدراسة في أسباب هذه التفاوتات؛ وذلك بالتركيز على دور شخصنة النظام السلطوي بوصفه عاملًا مفسِّرًا لها، إذ تبيّن عن طريق تحليلها معطيات تغطّي الفترة 1948 - 2008 أنّ قدرة أيّ بلد يحكمه نظام سلطوي على حصد الميداليات الأولمبية تتأثّر بمستوى شخصنة الحكم، فكلّما ارتفع مستوى شخصنة النظام السلطوي انخفضت حصيلة البلد من الميداليات الأولمبية، بغضّ النظر عن طبيعته (حزبي، ملكي، عسكري، فردي)، ودون أن يلغي ذلك محورية العوامل البنيوية المتحكّمة تقليديًّا في تألّق أيّ بلد في المنافسات الرياضية الدولية، وعلى رأسها مستوى النماء الاقتصادي وعدد السكّان.
On the solvability of a nonlinear optimization problem with boundary vector control of oscillatory processes
Authors:   Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Abdyldaeva E.F. , Kerimbekov A.K. ,   Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Zhaparov M.T. ,   Kyrgyz State Technical University
Published: April 2023

In the paper, the solvability of the nonlinear boundary optimization problem has been investigated for the oscillation processes, described by the integro-differential equation in partial derivatives with Fredholm integral operator. It has been established that the components of the boundary vector control are defined as a solution to a system of nonlinear integral equations of a specific form, and the equations of this system have the property of equal relations. An algorithm for constructing a solution to the problem of nonlinear optimization has been developed.
“The case of Clyde Griffiths”: a encenação do Group Theatre e a dramaturgia de Erwin Piscator nos Estados Unidos
Authors: Bustamante Fernando , Ilari Mayumi , Ferraz Daniel
Published: April 2023

Erwin Piscator é mundialmente conhecido como diretor pioneiro do teatro épico. Neste livro, tomamos contato com sua obra como dramaturgo. A partir de sua adaptação para os palcos do clássico romance “An American tragedy”, de Theodore Dreiser, e da história de sua montagem pelo Group Theatre na Broadway em 1936, embarcamos não apenas na obra de Piscator, mas na história do teatro operário nos EUA.
FIXING MOTORCYCLES IN POST-REPAIR SOCIETIES: Technology, Aesthetics and Gender
Authors: Jderu Gabriel
Published: April 2023

Most social science studies on automobility have focused on the production, usage, identity construction and aesthetic improvements of personal means of transportation. What happens if we shift the focus to the labour, knowledge and social relations that go into the unavoidable moments of maintenance and repair? Taking motorcycling in Romania as an ethnographic entry point, this book documents how bikers handle the inevitable moments of malfunction and breakdown. Using both mobile and sedentary research methods, the book describes the joys and troubles experienced by amateur mechanics, professional mechanics and untechnical men and women when fixing bikes.
CONTESTING MORALITIES: Roma Identities, State and Kinship
Authors: Sarafian Iliana
Published: April 2023

Roma identities have often been presented in literature as collectively constructed and in opposition to those who are not Roma. Contesting Moralities challenges these preconceptions about Roma identification by disentangling the binaries between Roma and non-Roma, state and non-state, public and private. It explores topics resonating in contemporary Romani studies that are in need of further exploration through individual perspectives, including history, activism, kinship, childhood, and gender hierarchies. The book paints a complex picture of inequality and how it is negotiated amid conflicting, ambiguous and contradictory regimes of power and moral demands, including those of state and kin.
SYNTHESIS, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY ALONG WITH COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OF SOME AZO MOIETIES
Authors: Devi A. Mathunika , Josephine J. Lesy , P. Ramanathan  , P. Punitha  , K. Thanigaimani
Published: April 2023

Novel azo moieties were synthesized and confirmed by technical characterization. Antimicrobial screening activity was done by the moieties 1and 2 with respective strains. Theoretical calculations like HOMO – LUMO, MEP, and Mulliken populations were done by DFT using B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) basis set.
Coping with Academic and Family Expectations during COVID-19: Perspectives of Female Students of Durban University of Technology
Authors: I. Patrick Rhoda T. , J. Ramohai Nthuna
Published: April 2023

Coping with COVID-19 has been difficult for humankind globally. While there has been an assessment of the challenges people face concerning COVID-19, there is sparse research on the coping mechanisms used in different spheres. This paper lurched into this gap and looked specifically at selected female students of the Durban University of Technology, exploring their coping processes as they balance the reality of COVID-19 and the challenges of university life. Folkman and Lazarus’ (1988) coping theory and the associated ways of coping (WCQ) factors (confrontive coping, distancing, self-controlling, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, escape-avoidance, planful problem-solving and positive reappraisal) are the foundations of this study’s conceptual framework. This study used the WCQ factors within a qualitative interpretive analysis to interpret reflective pieces of 14 female students enrolled in a university-wide module – Cornerstone. The module aims to induct students into the higher education community with the values and practices that promote self-awareness, social justice and environmental knowledge. Findings revealed the difficulty experienced by the students in balancing life and academic contexts. The study also showed that COVID-19 had worsened their social realities because of the regulations on social distancing and public gatherings, thus inhibiting educational or physical social contact. These made female students vulnerable to mental health issues. Therefore, they used multiple coping mechanisms to deal with challenges during the COVID-19 period.
The Nexus of Gender-based Violence and Print Media Portrayal: Echoes from Uitenhage, South Africa
Authors: Olawumi Oladimeji Kate , Osunkunle Oluyinka
Published: April 2023

Gender Based Violence (GBV) has become a global menace. The prevalence of this violence against women and children in South Africa reveals that the country is plagued by this horror called GBV. According to the South African police crime statistics, with regards to sexual offences, the SAPS reported 64 419 (2012), 66 197 (2014), 62 226 (2013), and 53 617 (2015) cases. A more recent crime report, which covers the period between April 1 2018, and March 31, 2019, reveals an increase of reported GBV cases compared to previous years. The number of reported sexual offences increased to 52,420 in 2018/19 from 50,108 in 2017/18, most of which were cases of rape. The rate of sexual offences increased from 88.3 per 100,000 in 2017/18 to 90.9 per 100,000 in 2018/19. Reported sexual offences in 2019/2020 increased again to 53,293 reported cases. Furthermore, from October to December 2021, 11 315 rape cases were reported, which equates to 123 cases per day on average. These alarming statistics demand the attention of the media. The media is known to be a powerful tool of influence; however, in the process, the media has been criticised for portraying violence in ways that can have a varying effect on the behaviour of those exposed to it. Many studies have been conducted to examine the impact of the media on violent behavior; none or few of them have focused on the impact of the print media on GBV against women, with an emphasis on community perception. This is what this paper intends to focus on. The purpose of this study was to investigate Uitenhage residents' perceptions of the print media's portrayal of gender-based violence against women and children, and the relationship between people’s exposure to the print media and their violent behaviour. The quantitative research method was employed, and questionnaires were subsequently distributed to collect data from the respondents, who were residents of Uitenhage, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The findings of this study revealed that respondents are of the opinion that the print media has a varying effect on different individuals and that, in spite of the fact that there is an association between people’s exposure to the print media and their violent behaviour, there are other contributing factors to people’s violent behaviour. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge in the area of print media reporting by bringing the media’s attention to the representation of GBV.
Features of Life Meaning Orientations and Defensive-Coping Behaviour of Russian and Foreign Students
Authors: Perchenko E. L. , Gudina T. V.
Published: April 2023

The relevance of the study is due to the need to comprehend the influence of cultural and value orientations on the behavior of Russian and foreign students in difficult situations. Relying on meaningful life guidelines helps to transform and improve one’s own line of response at difficult social crisis conditions and accumulate a baggage of culturally acceptable solutions. The need to understand this problem determined the purpose of the study – to identify features in the manifestation of meaningful life orientations and differences in the strategies of protective coping behavior among Russian and foreign students (from the Republic of Tajikistan). Based on the set goal, using empirical and interpretive research methods, results were obtained for a total sample of 100 people. The subjects were first-year students from Tajikistan and Russia. It was revealed that Russian students in crisis situations actively try to comprehend it and, nevertheless, satisfy their significant needs, while foreign young people, most often, smooth out, mitigate discomfort, their behavior is compensatory in nature. Nevertheless, differences in value-semantic orientations and, in accordance with this, building their own trajectory of protective and coping behavior allow students to adapt in society, coordinating their traditional values  with the modern cultural transformation of society.
Studytube: Educational Bloggers in the Higher Education Ecosystem
Authors: Romanenko K. R. , Makareva A. Yu.
Published: April 2023

The article examines a new non–traditional actor in higher education: educational bloggers “studytubers” who being students themselves record informal and non-professional videos on the topic of learning, productivity, popular science, and education in general. The objectives of this study included a description of the phenomenon of the studytube itself, its history, context, specifics, then in revealing the ways educational bloggers work and, finally, in fixing its role in the ecosystem of higher education. The phenomenon of studytube was considered through an ecosystem approach, the framework of the “participatory culture”, and the concept of “micro-celebrity”. It was empirically studied through the methodology of digital ethnography and methods of nonparticipant observation, visual analysis of video materials, thematic analysis of texts. The results showed the main thematic repertoire of the educational bloggers, the stylistic features of their work, the affective nature of the work of educational bloggers, ways of interacting with subscribers, and monetization models. Recommendations are also offered to universities for the involvement of the studytube community into the development of the university environment.
The Position of the University in the Infrastructure, Which Supports Technological Entrepreneurship
Authors: Zayakina R. A.
Published: April 2023

The article’s goal is to eliminate the contradiction between the need for university activities to support and develop technological entrepreneurship and the lack of a sequence of steps leading to the achievement of the desired result. This contradiction is proposed to be resolved by identifying the position of the university in the infrastructure supporting technological entrepreneurship.

The paper highlights three main infrastructural positions of the university, called “Supplier of Talents”, “Platform of Academic Technological Entrepreneurship” and “Technological Entrepreneurial Hub”. The first focuses on the development of creative thinking of students seeking to develop high-tech products and support their entrepreneurial intentions. The second focuses on the achievements of university researchers, based on which promising high-tech start-ups are launched and profitable small innovative enterprises are developed. The third relies on mediation and facilitation to coordinate communications between key parties for promoting high-tech business. In this position, the university is an access point to the main success factors of a technological entrepreneurial project. It is more than others capable of stimulating the economic development of the region.

One university can hold several positions. Each of the listed positions is endowed with functional characteristics corresponding to their purpose and performs the tasks assigned to them. Starting from an infrastructural position close to the university, it becomes possible to clearly define the criteria that the university needs to have to effectively fulfill these tasks. And the presence of criteria makes it possible to identify dominant problems, adapt university resources, and bring social practices and educational technologies into line.
A Research Note on Natural Reclamation Processes that Support Mangrove Biodiversity Spheres: Sedimentation in Three Major River Deltas in Northwestern Luzon Using Aerial Imagery
Authors: Canilao Michael Armand P.
Published: April 2023

River deltaic regions feature natural reclamation processes that generate mangrove-viable environments. The new sediments that fan out and are reconcentrated by coastal waves become newer land extensions or even river islands and islets that become a spawning ground for mangrove ecosystems. The temporal dimension of these changes is showcased through case studies that tap on multiscalar remote sensing and geographic information systems (RS-GIS) tools (micro, meso, and macro) in studying mangrove ecosystems.

In this research note, I provide a contemporary historical record of the sedimentation in three river deltas in Northwestern Luzon: the Bauang/Naguilian, Aringay, and Amburayan Rivers. As a baseline, topographic maps from the NAMRIA 711 series at 1:50000 scale are used dating to aerial photography in the 1960s to 70s. These historical imageries are then contrasted to April 2013 WorldView 2 satellite (Digital Globe Foundation) imagery at 2 meters spatial resolution. The resulting output is a geographic information systems (GIS) shapefile of new sedimentation that has reclaimed part of the sea or even part of the river conduits. This macroscale output was then compared to more macro to meso scalar data taken from a Consumer Off the Shelf Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (COTS-RPAS). Special focus will be given to the mangrove ecosystem that has made these silt accumulations a new home.
Recognising Physical and Mental Health Issues in Neurodivergent Females: Opinion Piece
Authors: Kelly Clive , Martin Ren , Taylor Rachael
Published: April 2023

The term ’neurodiversity’ acknowledges that there are many different ways in which people experience life and interact with others. The term ‘neurodivergence’ refers to variations in mental or neurological function from what is considered typical or normal and usually incorporates autism, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome, with increasing evidence of an overlap with dyslexia and dyspraxia. Research and education into neurodivergent conditions is essential in shaping clinicians’ approaches to people who may present with a wide range of symptoms. Neurodivergence may influence a person’s style of communication, learning, attitudes, and behaviour, and they may experience social isolation and inequity. A formal diagnosis improves access to social and medical support and helps them and their family understand their challenges and differences. Neurodivergent people are more prone to a wide variety of physical and psychological health issues, and it is important that clinicians learn to recognise and respond to these.
Remarks on “Perov Fixed-Point Results on F-contraction Mappings Equipped with Binary Relation”
Authors: Mitrovic Slobodanka , Fabiano Nicola , Radenović Stojan
Published: April 2023

Since 1964, when I.A. Perov introduced the so-called generalized metric space where \(d(x,y)\) is an element of the vector space \(\mathbb{R}^m\). Since then, many researchers have considered various contractive conditions on this type of spaces. In this paper, we generalize, extend and unify some of those established results. It is primarily about examining the existence of a fixed point of some mapping from \(X\) to itself, but if \((x,y)\) belong to some relation \(R\) on the set \(X\). Then the binary relation \(R\) and some \(F\) contraction defined on the space cone \(\mathbb{R}^m\) are combined. We start our consideration on the paper [1] and give strict critical remarks on the results published in there. Also, we improve their result by weakening one condition.
Analysis of Field Propagation inside A Waveguide Diplexer using Cavity Model Analysis
Authors: Chakraborty Ashmi , Dwari Santanu
Published: April 2023

This paper presents a numerical analysis of field propagation inside a waveguide diplexer network. To do the analysis the diplexer network has been modeled using multiple cavities and then solved using a method of moments. Field propagation inside the network has been demonstrated in terms of aperture field distributions at various transverse planes of the network at the two-channel frequencies and a stopband frequency. To validate the numerical analysis, the frequency responses of the diplexer have been compared with literature available data.
The Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Coping Strategies and Anxiety Sensitivity of Patients With COVID-19 Obsession
Authors:   Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran., Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Farzin , Fathi-Ashtiani Ali ,   Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Savabi Niri Vahid ,   Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran., Otadi Samaneh ,   Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Rezaei Golezani Hamed ,   Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
Published: April 2023

Background: One of the factors affecting people’s mental health is having repeated and confused thoughts about COVID-19. In this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on coping strategies and anxiety sensitivity of patients with COVID-19 obsession. Methods: The present research method was quasi-experimental and pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with COVID-19 obsession in 2021. The study sample includes 30 patients with COVID-19 obsession who were selected using the convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The collection tool included a questionnaire on COVID-19 obsession, coping strategies, and anxiety sensitivity. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy, but the control group received no intervention. Finally, the obtained data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis in SPSS software, version 24 (P<0.05). Results: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy significantly increased the problem-oriented coping strategy and decreased the emotion-oriented coping strategy, avoidance coping strategy, and anxiety sensitivity (physical, cognitive and social) in patients with COVID-19 obsession (P<0.01). Conclusion: The obtained findings indicated that cognitive-behavioral therapy can significantly improve the patients with COVID-19 obsession. Considering the long-term consequences of COVID-19, psychology and counseling centers should take measures to identify and treat vulnerable groups.
The Socio-economic Status Predicting Women’s Reproductive Health: A Prospective Cohort Study in Ardabil City, Iran, 2017-2020
Authors:   Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran., Zandian Hamed , Pourfarzi Farhad ,   Department of Community Medicine, Digestive Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran., Mardi Afrouz ,   Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran., Zahirian Telma ,   Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran., Shadman Atefeh ,   Department of Community Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Published: April 2023

Background: Women often have many reproductive health problems in developing countries. Economic and social factors play a vital role in health outcomes. This study aimed-predict women’s reproductive health from socio-economic status in Ardabil City, Iran in 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a prospective cohort study in Ardabil in March 2020. Out of 9,000 eligible participants (35-70 years old and living in Ardabil), 368 women were included in the study with systematic random sampling. A checklist was used-collect all patient information from the Ardabil Persian Cohort study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and multivariate regression analysis. The significance level was 5%. Data were examined using statistical SPSS software, version 21. Results: The results showed a significant statistical relationship between socio-economic status and women’s reproductive health (P<0.001). Women with higher socio-economic status had fewer reproductive health issues, such as infertility (P<0.001), and tubectomy (P=0.004), abortion (P<0.001), stillbirth (P<0.001), atypical menopause (P<0.001) and hysterectomy (P=0.021). Conclusion: The findings showed a significant inequality in reproductive health status among women who were at different socio-economic levels. Policymakers should consider these results-promote women’s reproductive health.
Antimicrobial activity of Curcuma longa L. on Escherichia coli
Authors: Bandeira Debora Marina , Marchi Juliana Pelissari , Gomes Simone Damasceno , Pellizzaro Luciana
Published: April 2023

Curcuma longa is a plant that has stood out in research evaluating antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiprotozoal, anticarcinogenic and antifungal activity. The discovery of new alternatives for the development of drugs originating from active principles of plants is necessary considering the high adaptive capacity of different microorganisms. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of oleoresin and powder suspension of rhizomes of Curcuma longa against the bacterium Escherichia coli. In this study, no antimicrobial activity was observed for the extracts of turmeric powder and oleoresin against Escherichia coli. There is a wide variety of results obtained in the literature in the face tests of C. longa on the different microorganisms, some positive, demonstrating antimicrobial action, and others negative. This divergence is justified by factors such as: different methodologies used, climate, soil types, fertilization, water availability of the plant’s cultivation, as well as the form of harvest and storage, which interfere in the components present and in their concentration in the plant. Although the results of this study were negative, it does not mean that the plant does not have antimicrobial activity, being indicated the continuity in the assays, aiming to identify the factors that generate disagreement between the studies already carried out.
Một thuật toán giấu tin trong ảnh có bảng màu
Authors: Ất Phạm Văn , Tuấn Đỗ Văn
Published: April 2023

This paper proposes a new algorithm to embed data in palette image. In each image block oforiginal  image,  this  algorithm  can  hide  a  bit  by modifying  at  most  one  pixel  of  block.  New  color  of modified  pixel  resembles  the  color  of  its  some neighborhood  pixels,  so  the  image  after  hiding  veryclose  to  the  original image.  The  experimental  results showed  that  the  invisible  of  proposed  algorithm  is better than algorithms Fridrich and Ez Stego
Role of Balanced Scorecard in Evaluating Total Productive Maintenance Performance
Authors: Abidmuslim Hraiga Raad , Maher Muhammad Ali Fadel Ahmed , Abdulhassan Abbas Ali
Published: April 2023

In light of the general inadequacy in the performance of the economic units operating in Iraq, and the contemporary developments in all the various sciences, Iraqi economic units have become obligated to use modern technologies applied around the world. Keeping abreast of these developments is done by moving away from traditional methods of evaluating performance and applying approved and accepted methods of evaluating performance. This will lead to an increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities of economic units. In addition, this drives to reduce production costs. Accordingly, this study aims to clarify the application of the balanced scorecard technique and its role in evaluating the overall performance of the economic unit and the performance of total productive maintenance in particular. The study also aims to highlight the role of the balanced scorecard technique in evaluating the performance of total productive maintenance in order to develop the Iraqi industrial sector. The research selects the sulfuric acid factory in Al-Furat Company for Chemical Industries and Pesticides as a sample for the study. The most important finding is that the application of the balanced scorecard technique, based on the measures that have an impact on the overall productive maintenance, contributes to evaluating the total performance of the economic unit and evaluating total productive maintenance activities.

Paper type: Research paper.
DESEQUILIBRIO FISCAL VERTICAL, DEPENDENCIA DE TRANSFERENCIAS (PARTICIPACIONES Y APORTACIONES) FEDERALES Y FINANCIAMIENTO PÚBLICO. EL CASO DEL ESTADO DE MICHOACÁN (1980-2015)
Authors: Romo de Vivar Mercadillo Manuel Ricardo , Gómez Monge2 Rodrigo
Published: April 2023

Las finanzas públicas de los gobiernos locales y, de manera específica el de las entidades federativas en México, dependen de los recursos económicos provenientes del gobierno federal (transferencias), por consiguiente, en los últimos 35 años los estados han adoptado una actitud conformista, no interesándoles la generación de ingresos propios, ni el modo de eficientar la asignación del gasto con recursos federales, así como la irresponsabilidad en la contratación de financiamiento o deuda pública. La desvinculación entre su capacidad fiscal y las necesidades de gasto han generado diversos problemas y efectos, entre ellos el desequilibrio fiscal vertical y horizontal. En este sentido es importante determinar la relación que existe entre el desequilibrio fiscal vertical, la dependencia de las transferencias (participa­ciones y aportaciones) federales y el financiamiento público del gobierno del Estado de Michoacán (1980-2015).
BALANCE SCORECARD COMO PROPUESTA DE UN SISTEMA DE PLANEACIÓN ESTRATÉGICA EN UNA EMPRESA METALMECÁNICA PARA AUMENTAR LA PRODUCTIVIDAD
Authors: Gaona López Hugo Antonio , Muratalla Bautista Gabriela , Bautista Villegas Karina , Zurita Alejo Ana Laura
Published: April 2023

La globalización ha generado que las empresas se encuentren en constante cambio, motivo por el cual se requiere la implementación de un sistema que mejore la productividad y ayude a lograr los objetivos de la organiza­ción. El presente trabajo tiene como propósito presentar una propuesta para la implementación del Balanced Scorecard como herramienta de la planeación estratégica en una empresa metalmecánica para aumentar la productividad; para ello se utilizó la metodología que presentan los autores Kaplan y Norton a través las perspectivas del Cuadro de Mando Integral que son: la financiera, de clientes, interna y la de aprendizaje. Dentro de los resultados principales que se obtienen son el diagnóstico de la empresa que fue la base para formular los indicadores de gestión que permitieron el control y evaluación de los objetivos programados, así como el poder monitorearlos de forma constante. Se concluye que el impacto que tiene el Balanced Scorecard como sistema de planeación estratégica es significativo por presentar incremento en la productividad en los indicadores benefi­cios, reclamaciones, productividad, mejoras, horas, formación, rotación y acceso a las tecnologías de información.
COMPETITIVIDAD EXPORTADORA DEL SECTOR APÍCOLA DE MÉXICO, UN ANÁLISIS 2000-2016
Authors: Alfaro Calderón Gerardo Gabriel , Olvera García José David
Published: April 2023

En el presente artículo se revela la ventaja comparativa del sector apícola de México y de los demás países exportadores, a nivel mundial y dentro del sector agropecuario, a través del comercio internacional de miel, durante el periodo 2000-2016; se realizó la medición de la ventaja comparativa de todos los países exportadores de miel, a lo largo del periodo 2000-2016. Dicha medición se llevó a cabo mediante cinco diferentes índices de Venta­ja Comparativa Revelada (VCR), propuestos por los siguientes autores: el economista húngaro Bela Balassa, en el año 1965; el japonés Hisao Kana-mori, en 1977; el estadounidense Thomas L. Vollrath, en 1991; el eslovaco Stefan Bojnec, en 2001; y los economistas hawaianos Run Yu, Junning Cai y PingSun Leung, en el año 2008. Obteniendo como resultado que, los índices de Balassa (1965) y de Kanamori (1977), presentan valores idénticos, revelando a 32 países con ventaja comparativa en la exportación de miel; mientras que los índices de Vollrath (1991) y de Bojnec (2001), mostraron valores idénticos, pero en distinto rango, revelando a 66 países con ventaja comparativa en el comercio internacional de miel, dentro del sector agropecuario. Por su parte, el índice de Yu, Cai & Leung (2008), reveló a 32 países con ventaja comparativa.
COMPROBANTES FISCALES QUE AMPARAN OPERACIONES INEXISTENTES EN MÉXICO
Authors: Chávez Chávez José Luis
Published: April 2023

Indebidamente los contribuyentes acuden a prácticas ilegales (evasión, si­mulación y defraudación fiscal), esto debido a los trastornos financieros que en lo cotidiano, en la gran mayoría de empresas en México pasa, tales prácticas a las que nos referimos es la moda hoy en día al igual que otros cambios en materia fiscal como complementos de pago, factura electró­nica y contabilidad electrónica entre otras; el trastorno mayor es respecto de hacer uso indebido de comprobantes fiscales que amparan operaciones inexistentes, cuyo principal objetivo es reducir su carga tributaria, al darles un efecto fiscal a tales comprobantes deduciendo y/o acreditando diversas operaciones simuladas consignadas en los mismos y que en realidad no se llevaron a cabo. La problemática inicial comenzó con la incorporación legislativa del artículo 69-B del Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF) así como al momento de que la autoridad fiscal ejerce sus facultades de com­probación, solicita a los contribuyentes comprobar la debida materialidad de los actos o actividades, soportadas en los comprobantes fiscales.
Los costos de fabricación del calzado, para personas con diabetes y su apego a la nmx-a-238-scfi-2019.
Authors: Pérez Márquez Rosalba
Published: April 2023

La presente muestra la importancia de obtener el costo del producto, la fabricación de calzado ya que no solo se centrará en los elementos del costo como son materia prima directa, mano de obra directa y los gastos indirectos de fabricación sino también en ver cuáles serán las características que debe cumplir este calzado según la norma NMX-A-238-SCFI-2019, y los costos que se acumulen en su avance por el proceso de que se trate. Haciendo análisis de datos, comprobando así la importancia del costeo por procesos clasificando los elementos de este.
Sodan teoria ja Venäjän sota Ukrainassa 2013–2022
Authors: Käihkö Ilmari
Published: April 2023

Miksi Venäjän helmikuussa 2022 aloittama laajamittainen hyökkäys Ukrainassa on helpompi tunnistaa sodaksi, kuin esimerkiksi vuoden 2014 keväällä alkaneet taistelut Donbasissa? Yksinkertaisin vastaus kysymykseen löytyy tavastammeymmärtää nuoremman Carl von Clausewitzin teorian mukaisesti sota valtioidenvälisenä laajamittaisena väkivaltana vihollisen riisumiseksi aseista. Ennen Venäjän helmikuista laajamittaista hyökkäystä Ukrainassa käytyä sotaapidettiin liian rajattuna, ja sen poliittisuuden tähden epämääräisenä. Tämä ilmeni konkreettisesti länsimaiden passiivisuutena. Teoreettisesti sodalle yritettiin myös keksiä etuliitteitä, jotka erottivat sen ylläkuvatusta ”perinteisestä” sodasta. Clausewitzin viimeistelemätön teoria on kuitenkin ristiriitainen: sen kautta sotaa voidaan pitää sekä väkivaltana että politiikkana. Clausewitzin myöhempi teoria mahdollistaakin sodan ymmärtämisen laajempana ja poliittisempana ilmiönä. Yhtä lailla Clausewitzilta juontuu nykyaikainen strategian käsite, joka keskittyy päämäärien, keinojen ja niiden käyttötapojen suhteeseen. Clausewitzin sotaa politiikan instrumenttina painottava ja sodan käsitteistä ja seuraussuhteistakoostuva teoria tarjoaakin analyyttisen rakennelman, jonka kautta sotia voidaan ymmärtää, ja viime kädessä menestyksekkäästi käydä. Tässä artikkelissa käytetään näitä eri käsitteitä kronologisessa Ukrainan tilanteen analyysissä, joka alkaa loppuvuodesta 2013 ja päättyy alkuvuoteen 2023.
Management of Congenital Aural Atresia and Microtia
Authors: Nam Gi-Sung , Cho Sung Il
Published: April 2023

Microtia is commonly associated with aural atresia, which will cause cosmetic problems as well as hearing impairment. The management of microtia and aural atresia should improve the aesthetic of the external ear and enhance functional hearing. The reconstruction of the auricle can be performed with autologous rib cartilage or a porous polyethylene framework. Surgeons ideally perform the autologous costal cartilage method at 9 years old or higher considering the development of costal cartilage. For porous polyethylene microtia repair, surgical reconstruction can be performed after 5 years of age. Atresiaplasty can be performed in patients who have normal inner ear function and a well-developed middle ear. The Jahrsdoerfer grading scale is used for assessment of middle ear anatomy and scoring 7 or higher expects good results. The other options for hearing rehabilitation include bone conduction hearing devices or middle ear implants. The surgery for bone conduction devices or middle ear implants can be proposed after 5 years of age. Atresiaplasty is recommended in combination with or after autologous rib graft microtia repair and before porous polyethylene microtia repair. The implantation of the hearing devices should not interfere with auricular reconstruction. It can be performed after autologous rib graft microtia repair or combined with ear elevation.
A Case of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection of External Auditory Canal Mimicking Cellulitis or Malignancy
Authors: Lee Joo Hyung , Kim Minheon , Kwon Dong Hwan , Kong Tae Hoon
Published: April 2023

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an extremely prevalent virus which infects over 90% of the global population at some point in their lifetime. Chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV) is a disease with a high mortality rate with life-threatening complications. Although the main symptom of CAEBV is inflammation, most patients present with fever, hepatic dysfunction with or without hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, thrombocytopenia, anemia, hypersensitivity to mosquito bites, rash, oral ulcers, hemophagocytic syndrome, coronary artery aneurysms, and interstitial pneumonia. Although some cases of CAEBV with other organ symptoms have been reported, CAEBV of external auditory canal and parotid gland is extremely rare. We report a case of CAEBV infection mimicking cellulitis or malignancy diagnosed after a number of biopsies in a patient who presented with a mass accompanied by inflammation in the external auditory canal.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Infection Control Measures among Clinical Medical Students in South Eastern Nigeria
Authors: Ekwebene Onyeka Chukwudalu , Edeh Chidera Gabriel , Azubuike Precious Chidozie , Phyllis Nnamani Chioma , Obi Chibuike Anthony , Daniel Abazu Somtochukwu , Ekwebene Chioma Favour , Chikere Madukwe Jesuspower
Published: April 2023

Introduction: HAIs are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and economic burden considering it affects millions of people each year. Evidence has shown that a great proportion of healthcare providers and patients had acquired infections within a healthcare facility. Methodology: A snowball sampling technique was utilized in the distribution of the online questionnaires sent in the form of a link through social media outlets such as WhatsApp, Face book and emails. This study was carried out among the clinical medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, in all colleges of medicine in south-eastern Nigeria. There was no restriction on the number of clinical medical student per school. An online survey was created using the free software Google form and distributed through social media networks (WhatsApp, Facebook, Emails). Data was collected within 4 weeks interval. Analysis was performed using the Statistical Software Package SPSS version 22.0. Descriptive statistics (including means and standard deviations) was calculated for the numerical variables. Approval to carry out this study was obtained from the Scientific and Ethical Review Boards of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Anambra State, South East Nigeria. Result: From the research conducted, out of 333 respondents, a whopping number of 138 medical students (41.4%) admitted to not having undergone any form of hand hygiene training within the past year. Only 78 students (23.4%) have been through frequent hand hygiene training frequently within this period. On universal precaution training within the same period, 150 students (45%) have not received any training while 72 students (21.6%) have frequently been exposed to the training. In addition, 21 students (6.3%) have undergone Needle stick injury training. Meanwhile, 258 students (77.5%) have not within the last 12 months. The same discrepancy is also seen in surgical scrubbing training where 192 students (57.7%) have not undergone any, having only 30 students (9%) admitting to such training. Conclusion: With clinical medical students having the most exposure to infectious agents during their training, and considering that they are still in their formative years as future clinicians, this study assessed their knowledge, attitude and practices regarding the four major components of Infection control measures (ICMs).
Assessments of Depression Anxiety and Stress among Volunteers Health Workers in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: B Odulate-Ogunubi , A.Y Adelayo , A.O Coker , OA Alonge
Published: April 2023

This study aimed at investigating the prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among volunteers who volunteered to carry out free health services in Lagos, Nigeria. It was a cross-sectional survey. The secondary objective was to determine whether there were differences between individuals who were experiencing depression, anxiety, or stress and those who were not. One hundred and sixty-three consecutive health workers were invited to take part in the study. Sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered using a semi-structured proforma. Assessments were further done using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. According to the DASS-21 scale, 30.3% had various levels of depression, and various levels of anxiety were detected in 47.5% of participants. Similarly, various levels of stress were detected in 29.5% of the participants. There were significant associations between the sub-domains of depression anxiety and stress. High levels of depression, anxiety and stress were detected among the participants. The higher degree was evident, particularly among the single, female participants. The results will serve as supporting evidence for the timely intervention of further planning of preventative mental health services by the supervising ministry for volunteer health workers within the public and private health sectors. This implicates the need for mental health training. Hospital management and medical policymakers should continue to provide various types of therapies to increase the emotional resilience and coping skills of healthcare workers.
Photoperiodism and overwintering in boreal and sub-Arctic Calanus finmarchicus populations
Authors: Coguiec E , Last KS , Cohen JH , Hobbs L , Choquet M , Ershova E , Berge J , Daase M
Published: April 2023

The copepod Calanus finmarchicus, a key species in the North Atlantic, generally spends the non-productive season by descending into deep waters and entering diapause, a physiological state characterized by reduced metabolism and arrested development. In the open ocean, overwintering depths are below 600 m, where temperature and light conditions are favourable to initiate diapause. However, C. finmarchicus has also been reported diapausing in areas with shallow water depth such as fjords, coastal waters and shelf seas. In these environments, the temperature and light conditions are different, and it has been hypothesized that under such conditions C. finmarchicus may remain active throughout winter. Here, we investigated changes in the swimming activity of C. finmarchicus from shallow fjords in the eastern North Atlantic during overwintering in response to ambient photoperiod. We conducted monthly experiments with populations from 2 fjords from different latitudes (sub-Arctic Ramfjord, 69°N and boreal Loch Etive, 56°N), measuring the locomotor activity of individual C. finmarchicus stage CVs exposed to a natural light:dark cycle. At both locations, peaks in activity in response to the light cycle were observed to shift from nocturnal during the early overwintering phase to diurnal during mid and late overwintering phase, with a minimal intensity observed during the mid-overwintering phase. In Ramfjord, activity and rhythmicity were generally lower than in Loch Etive. We conclude that C. finmarchicus remains active throughout its overwintering period when in shallow (<200 m) locations but down-regulates its locomotor activity during the main overwintering phase, which we describe as a winter resting state as distinct from classical diapause.
Tracking ongoing transboundary marine distributional range shifts in the digital era
Authors: Sbragaglia V , Espasandín L , Jarić I , Vardi R , Ramírez F , Coll M
Published: April 2023

The digitalization of society is providing new opportunities to track spatio-temporal redistribution of species across national boundaries in near real-time. This is particularly interesting for marine species for which dynamics are difficult to monitor. We took advantage of the ongoing northward distributional range shift of the white grouper Epinephelus aeneus in Italy, Spain and France (Mediterranean Sea) to test the performance and complementarity of 4 emerging digital methods: (1) local ecological knowledge of recreational fishers actively collected using social media; (2) passive data mining of recreational fishing on social media; (3) Wikipedia page views; and (4) Google search volumes. We compared the temporal changes in maximum latitude of occurrence of the species from local ecological knowledge, passive data mining and traditional scientific knowledge and matched it with the thermal habitat of the species. Moreover, we compared the Wikipedia page views and Google search volumes to assess whether societal interest has a relationship with the distributional range shift of the species. Local ecological knowledge and passive data mining on social media complement traditional scientific knowledge, but are more sensitive as suggested by their significant relationship with the thermal habitat of the species. Wikipedia page views and Google search volumes were higher in Italy where the species is more common, but temporal trends within countries did not agree with changes in the distribution, and likely reflect local societal interest. Digital methodologies can complement traditional scientific knowledge with limited associated costs and with the additional ability to provide social insights for species on the move.