bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combination of surgical exposure and fixed orthodontic appliance in bilateral impacted canine
Authors: Utari Tita R. , Shaleh Edwyn
Published: December 2022

Objective: This case report is to describe the management of bilateral impacted canine due to the persistence of deciduous teeth with surgical procedures and retraction with orthodontic tools.

Methods: Orthodontic treatment used a Straight Wire system with a 0.22 bracket slot. It began with the use of Niti 0.14 for the correction of anterior teeth crowding. Teeth 53 and 63 extraction were performed and continued with Niti 0.18 wire to correct crowding and obtain sufficient eruption spaces for teeth 13 and 23. The surgery used an open window procedure with a full-thickness triangular flap to open the canine crown, bracket placement, and canine retraction using an elastomeric chain.

Results: Within five months, the crowding was corrected, and enough space was obtained for the canine eruption, and within three months, the canine had reached the occlusal plane perfectly.

Conclusion: Bilateral impacted canines can be treated with a combination of surgical procedure and retraction with orthodontic treatment to achieve optimum occlusion and aesthetic function.
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Right Kidney Mimicking a Locally Advanced Renal Carcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Ariafar Ali , Ahmed Faisal , Khorshidi AbdolAzim , Torabi-Nezhad Simin , Hosseini Seyed Hossein
Published: December 2022

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm with an unclear origin that can arise anywhere on the body. It contains spindle cells (myofibroblasts) with different inflammatory elements. Primary IMT of the kidney is a clinically rare disease and is difficult to differentiate from other renal malignancies. We reported a 49-year-old male who presented with right flank pain in the past year. A computed tomography scan showed a mixed density with slight heterogeneous enhancement mass in the upper pole of the right kidney, two small hypodense nodules invading the liver, and another mass in the lateral aspect of inferior vena cava. The patient underwent right radical nephrectomy and metastasectomy. IMT was confirmed by both postoperative histopathological examination and immunohistochemical assay. The patient recovered well after the operation, and no recurrence or metastasis was noted during the 12-month follow-up.
Legal Context and Support Incentives of Social Enterprises in Baltic Countries
Authors: Urmanaviciene Audrone , Praakli Merle
Published: December 2022

Background: All three Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, faced similar historical contexts and challenges. Currently, Baltic countries have created a favourable environment for entrepreneurship and have an active civil society sector. However, the social enterprise sector in the Baltic states is very young and still developing. Baltic countries have great potential for developing and expanding social enterprises through various support infrastructures. The solutions implemented to support the development of social enterprises differ in all three countries.

Research objectives: This article aims to identify social entrepreneurship support incentives in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Research design and methods: The paper uses literature review, document analysis, and comparative analysis results.

Results: The study revealed that all three Baltic states are gradually taking steps towards establishing a social enterprise ecosystem. However, Estonia and Lithuania lack supportive legal frameworks and tax support systems for SEs. The development of supportive regulatory environments could help to grow the sector and solve many conceptual issues.

Conclusions: The governments could, therefore, adopt a legal regulation and a clear definition of SEs to build a shared understanding of the field between all sectors and to implement future governmental strategies with identified coordinating structures, roles, and missions of SEs for far more successful collaboration.
Constructing Change: The Influence of Education on Female Social Entrepreneurs
Authors: Nieuwenhuizen Cecile , Tselepis Thea
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Female Social Entrepreneurs apply their knowledge in innovative ways in an attempt to solve complex problems in communities in order to create social value. The influence of their education or knowledge when they construct change is not clear from the literature. This paper offers an exploration on the social offering of Female Social Entrepreneurs in Africa.

Literature review: The Female Social Entrepreneurs (FSEs) in this study yield positive change by constructing solutions to meet needs in their communities. Positive change is conceptualised as social value creation, social value capturing and social value sharing.

Material and Methods: The sample is selected from the Ashoka database and 142 female social entrepreneurs from Africa were analysed with quantitative methods from a secondary data set.

Results and discussions: Results indicate that education has an influence on how FSE’s in this study construct knowledge and it could be indicative of a growth mindset to enable them to meet the needs of communities.

Conclusion: The FSEs in this study seem to construct knowledge to solve problems that relate to meeting needs of youth and children and seem to focus on education and learning. Their competencies enable them to construct positive change and share their value add in some instances via their websites to grow their business.
Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility in Companies’ Practices: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Małys Łukasz
Published: December 2022

Background: Despite conceptual differences, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility both refer to environmental and social aspects. There needs to be an agreement on how to recognise their differences in the practice of companies' operations.

Research objectives: The study aims to verify whether there are differences in the involvement in environmental and social practices between companies declaring a commitment to sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Research design and methods: The data were obtained using the CATI technique and a standardised survey questionnaire. The Mann-Whitney U test was carried out to verify the differences.

Results: Companies referring to the concept of corporate social responsibility implement more social practices compared to companies that refer to the idea of sustainable development. There are no differences in the implementation of environmental practices.

Conclusions: In business practice, corporate social responsibility seems to be a broader concept than sustainable development, as it puts more attention on social aspects.
Analysis of Coverage of Vladimir Putin’s Visit to China on TV Channels RT and CGTN
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Meng Zhang
Published: December 2022

The visit of the President of Russia to China has always been a major event, attracting wide attention of mass media of the two countries. The article presents the results of the analysis of coverage of Vladimir Putin’s visit to China in February 2022 based on the material of the international TV channels RT and CGTN. The features of the coverage of this topic by two media are shown in terms of the number of messages and the tone of coverage.
Image of China in Short Fiction Series “The Yellow Face” by E. Magaram
Authors:   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bogoderova Anna A. ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the image of China in short fiction series “The Yellow Face” by Russian emigrant writer E. Magaram. These sketches and short stories were published in Shanghai in anthologies “Far East” (1920), “Yellow Face” (1921) and “China” (1923). Special features of Chinese civilization are analyzed in Maragam’s depiction of everyday life in multinational Shanghai. Images of periods of the day, the most important Shanghai loci, color, sound and olfactory images represent life in China as socially and culturally discordant, but following the laws of nature.
Potential of Youth in Territory Branding
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Bystrova Tatiana Y. , Pevnaya Maria V. ,   Ural Federal University, Kostina Svetlana N. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: December 2022

Understanding branding as endowing the territory with additional value senses, the authors determine the motives and potential of youth participation in this socio­cultural process. A survey of young people conducted in the cities of Poland, Romania, Armenia, Russia and a series of case studies in these countries allows us to determine the resource of young people from different countries in city branding. The case about the volunteers of the Ural Night of Music confirms the authors’ hypothesis that the value bases of this activity, adequately identified by specialists, can influence the completeness of the realization of the youth resources and the degree of their involvement in brand building events and projects.
Soviet Recreation Park as a Project of the 1930s: Metropolitan Patterns and Provincial Practices
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vorobyeva Maria V. ,   UMMC Technical University, Rabinovich Evgeny I. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the restoration of the logic of the formation of a network of recreation parks in the Soviet Union and the identification of the real conditions of existence of provincial parks. The key features of park projects are highlighted, the dynamics of their development is shown. The authors for the first time introduce into scientific circulation the minutes of general meetings in the party organization of the Central recreation park named after V. Mayakovsky (Sverdlovsk). The difficulties of the first years of the parks are disclosed and described on the material of these minutes, namely: the lack of qualified personnel, constant transformations of the parks project and lack of funding. It is concluded that due to such serious problems, the main task of the park administration was to organize normal functioning. The tasks of ideological influence on visitors in order to form a new Soviet person were not set at this stage.
Demobilized Culture as Non-Manual Representative Subculture of Russian Conscription Soldiers
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Lipatov Vladislav A.
Published: December 2022

Based on the long-term field studies and stationary research of sketchbooks and notepads of demobilized soldiers, notebooks of soldiers (mariners), internet forums, personal memories of service and conversations with informants who had completed their military service, the author comes to the conclusion that certain phenomena, which are various in kind and quality (non-manual hierarchy of conscription soldiers and rites of passage, text materials and extravagant changes in full dress uniform, and, finally, deviant behavior of certain groups of military men) have common or similar causes.
Stress index of the Tax System of the Russian Federation in terms of Tax Revenues
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation, Malkina Marina Yu. , Balakin Rodion V. ,   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation,   Research Financial Institute, of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: December 2022

Economic systems are increasingly exposed to external shocks of various nature, which test their resilience. The tax system, which is directly linked to the level of business activity, is one of the first to experience stress, so the ways it reacts to shock are of particular research interest. The 2020–2021 coronavirus pandemic made such studies more acute. The purpose of the paper is to develop and test new approaches in studying the resilience of the tax system in terms of tax revenues by analyzing the dynamics and structure of the tax system stress index in the Russian Federation in pre-pandemic, pandemic and recovery periods. The tax system stress index for tax revenues is calculated as the difference between the moving standard deviation and the moving average growth rate of tax revenues. We have developed a method for decomposing the stress index by source with determining the contribution of each tax to the average growth rate and to the standard deviation of the growth rate. We have also calculated the Russian Federation tax revenue stress index from December 2015 to March 2022 and identified its sources. It was found that the stress indices for almost all taxes (except for excises and state duties) are significantly positively correlated with each other. The main contribution to the growth of the stress index during the crisis and its decline within the recovery period is made by profit tax and a group of taxes on natural rent, which significantly negatively correlate with oil prices. Under the pandemic crisis in Russia, the stress index on revenue form special tax regimes also increased significantly. It was found that the personal income tax has a stabilizing effect on the tax system stress index in the crisis and post-crisis periods. During the pandemic in Russia, the damping role of excises also came to the fore, which is explained by institutional factors and changes in tax rates. The research findings can be advantageous for the authorities to make an impact on the most vulnerable components of the tax system of the Russian Federation in order to increase its resilience to crises.
Tax Compliance Model Based on Taxpayers Planned Behavior in Indonesia
Authors:   Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya, Jakarta, Indonesia, Manrejo Sumarno , Yulaeli Tri ,   Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya, Jakarta, Indonesia
Published: December 2022

Taxes are the largest contributor to the state revenue in Indonesia, therefore tax compliance is required to meet the revenue target. This research aims to examine and analyze relates to the effect of the correlation between planned behavior of taxpayers and mediating intention to pay taxes on tax compliance in an effort to encourage the growth of state revenues. These research hypotheses are: 1) Taxpayers’ planned behavior has an effect to the tax compliance; 2) Taxpayers’ planned behavior has an effect to the intention to pay taxes; 3) Intention to pay taxes has an impact towards tax compliance and 4) Intention to pay taxes could mediate the influence of taxpayers’ planned behavior against the tax compliance. These research models are mixed method with quantitative approach which strengthened by concurrent triangulation design. This research used SEM-Lisrel as a data analysis method with total sample of 310 respondents who are individual taxpayers in Bekasi, Indonesia that have been reported to the 2021 Annual Tax Return. This research found that: 1) Taxpayers’ planned behavior can improve tax compliance; 2) Taxpayers’ planned behavior will boost the intention to pay taxes; 3) Intention to pay taxes can improve tax compliance; and 4) The intention of taxpayers could be able to mediate taxpayers’ planned behavior towards tax compliance. The implication of this research is that special regulations are needed which ruled the connection between the tax authorities and taxpayers as a harmonious professional bondage because both of them have an unequal interest and it is necessary to examine these taxpayers, both of corporate taxpayers and individual taxpayers in supporting the implementation of self-assessment system in Indonesia.
Foliar feeding of boron influencing biochemical attributes and enzyme activity in dragon fruit (Selenicereus monacanthus)
Authors: SAHU Ankita , KISHORE Kundan , DASH Satya N. , SAHOO Sarat C. , NAYAK Rabi K. , BAIDYA Bijay K. , SHUKLA Kuldeep K. , BARIK Subhashree
Published: December 2022

Boron plays crucial role in metabolic processes during fruit ripening and in turn ensures better fruit quality. However limited studies have been conducted to assess the influence of boron on fruit quality of dragon fruit. In the present study, the efficacy of boron was investigated on red-fleshed dragon fruit (Selenicereus monacanthus). Four levels of boron (100 mgL-1, 200 mgL-1, 300 mgL-1 and 400 mgL-1) were applied on 7- and 14-day-old flower buds. The highest pollen germinability, seed weight, fruit weight (274.32 ± 36.72g), pulp content (70.80 ± 1.79%) and pulp firmness (2.74 ± 0.18 N) were recorded when B was applied@300 mg L-1 on 7-day old flower bud. The same treatment also manifested higher soluble solid contents (17.42 ± 0.62 °Brix), sugar content, total carbohydrate (15.92 ± 1.12%), protein (1.33±0.11%), ascorbic acid (112.66 ± 4.98 µg/g), betacyanin (32.86±2.52 µg/g), total phenol (95.26 ± 3.72 µg GAE/ 100g), total flavonoid (37.65 ±2.14 mg QE/100g) and anti-oxidative activity (27.71±2.14 mM Fe II/100g). Correlation studies elucidated significant positive influence of pollen germinability on fruit weight, pulp content and pulp firmness. The activities of α-amylase, invertase and sucrose synthase enzymes were significantly upregulated with the application of B 300 mg L-1 on 7-day old flower bud. On the other hand, the activities of cell wall degrading enzymes such as cellulase, polygalacturonase and pectin methyl esterase were reduced with increasing levels of boron. The principal component analysis (PCA) illustrated the maximal proximity of most of the quality attributes with B 300 mgL-1, applied at 7-day old flower bud stage, thus exemplifying it as the best treatment.
A protocol specialized for microbial DNA extraction from living poplar wood
Authors: YU Xiao Li , HU Xing Yi , WANG Xiu Xiu , ZHANG Xin Ye , DU Ke Bing
Published: December 2022

Microbial DNA extraction is a critical step in metagenomic research. High contents of chemical substances in wood tissues always cause low microbial DNA yield and quality. Up to date, almost no specialized methods involved in microbial DNA extraction from living wood were reported. In this study, an improved protocol (M1) concerning microbial DNA extraction from living poplar wood was developed. We compared microbial DNA yield and quality by M1 with those by other seven methods, including PowerSoil DNA isolation kit (M2), two soil microbial DNA extraction methods (M3 and M4), poplar genomic DNA extraction method from wood (M5), and microbial DNA extraction method from herb stems (M6), isolating bacteria (M7) and isolating fungus (M8). Results showed that M1 yielded much better quality and concentration of microbial DNA than the other methods (M2-M8) from both poplar wetwood and sapwood tissues. Following M1 protocol, 1 g of wetwood sample could yield 272.27 ng/ul (vol=50 ul) pure microbial DNA with the absorption ratios of 1.87 (A260/A230) and 1.66 (A260/A280). For 1 g of sapwood sample, these values were 361.83 ng/ul, 1.85 and 2.24, respectively. These DNA could be stably visualized by agarose gel electrophoresis and amplified by primer sets of bacteria (16S V3-V4, 16S-V4, 16S V4-V5) and fungus (ITS1, ITS2). While, the other seven methods only obtained less or contaminated microbial DNA, which could not be amplified stably by aforementioned primer sets. Our protocol provided an approach for microbial community study in living poplar wood in a more accurate way by molecular biology techniques.
Biolistic transformation of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) with the Oryza sativa L. H+-PPase gene for improved salt stress tolerance
Authors: ULLAH Mazhar , KHAN Mohammad S. , JAN Asad , SHAH Sayed U.A. , IQBAL Navid , MUNIR Iqbal
Published: December 2022

Several biotic and abiotic stresses adversely affect sugarcane crop. Amongst the abiotic stresses, salinity causes substantial losses to sugarcane yield. Lack of conducive environment for sugarcane flowering and unstable genome are the main constraints in sugarcane crop improvement via conventional breeding. Therefore, genetic engineering of sugarcane using Oryza sativa L. H+-PPase gene (OVP1) to confer salt tolerance is the preferred alternative strategy. In the present research, tissue culture and biolistic transformation protocols for sugarcane were optimized. For callus induction, Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was most effective. Maximum callus induction (50.22%) was achieved on CM-3 augmented with 2.5 mgL-1 2,4-D. The induced calli was subjected to biolistic transformation. For biolistic transformation, the gold particles (0.6 and 1.0 µm) and plasmid DNA (100 and 50 ng) were used for 1X and 2X bombardment. Significant differences (P≤0.05) were observed amongst the gold particles and plasmid DNA concentrations. Maximum transformation frequencies were observed when calli were bombarded 2X with 0.6 µm gold particles coated with 100 ng of DNA (23.60%). Selection and regeneration of transgenic calli were performed on MS media augmented with BAP (2.5 mgL-), NAA (1 mgL-1) hygromycin (25 mgL-1) and 2% coconut water. Regenerated plants after root induction on MS media containing NAA (2 mgL-1) and 2% coconut water were transferred to loam and clay (1:1) and acclimatized to greenhouse condition. The transgenic plants were confirmed through PCR and RT-PCR.
Secondary metabolites, hormonal homeostasis, and antioxidant enzymes of Moringa oleifera in response to white or violet Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) combined with cytokinins under tissue culture conditions
Authors: ABU-ZIADA Lina M. , HAROUN Samia A. , GAMEL Rasha M.E. , ABBAS Mohamed A. , SOFY Mahmoud R. , EL-BANNA Heba Y.
Published: December 2022

The present study was carried out between 2021 and 2022 at the tissue culture lab and experimental station of the vegetable and floriculture department, faculty of agriculture, Mansoura University. Using mature seeds, Moringa oleifera is propagated on a large scale and in rapid succession by in vitro culture. Two types of cytokinin: 6-benzylaminopurin (BAP), and thidiauron (TDZ) singly at three different concentrations (0, 1, or 2 mg/L), were used, as well as light-emitting diode systems (LEDs) (white as control and violet; the combination of red and blue; 1:1). After incubation for 30 days, the obtained results showed that the survival percentage increased by the treatments with the maximum value (85%) by MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/L TDZ, under violet LEDs illumination. However, the addition of thidiazuron (TDZ) to the medium did not propagate shoot, and this treatment recorded 100% callus formation other than BAP. The maximum number of axillary shoots per explant and the number of leaves recorded in the MS medium contained 2 mg/L BAP under violet LEDs. Compared to the control values, all the used treatments generally caused surprisingly stimulating the determined antioxidant enzymes and compounds (peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase &catalase and phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanin& ascorbic acid). Concerning the phytohormone content of the hormone-free medium (control), IAA, kinetin, and zeatin increased. Meanwhile, GA3 and ABA decreased with the used treatments.
Phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activities of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)
Authors: FAROOQ Sundas , MUNIR Rawish , IMTIAZ Kashuf , SEHAR Sundus , KHURSHID Amina , YUNUS Naila , KANWAL Aqsa , MAJEED Yasir , GILLANI Faheem S.A. , FANG Nian
Published: December 2022

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a common worldwide medicinal plant. Due to high medical importance, tamarind seed and pulp fraction and sub fractions were compared. The present study was aimed to investigate the phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activities of different extracts of tamarind by demonstrating different extraction methods and then selection of best and less time taking method. Biological activities including 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) showed maximum inhibition for seed (74.09±0.76) as compare to pulp (72.09±0.43) at 300 μg/ml for butanol fraction, 2, 2'-azino-Bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) showed maximum inhibition for seed (79.19±0.36) as compare to pulp (75.69±0.23) at 300 μg/ml for butanol. Metal chelation showed maximum inhibition for seed (81.39±0.70) as compare to pulp (77.49±0.93) at 300 μg/ml for butanol fraction, whereas lipid-peroxidation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) inhibition showed maximum value for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to pulp with FeSo4 for butanol fraction and with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), TBARS inhibition showed maximum values for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to pulp for butanol faction. The total antioxidant activity phosphomolybdenum assay was performed, which showed maximum values for seed at 120 μg/ml as compare to seed for butanol fraction. Total phenolic contents of seed for butanol fraction were 1.83 ± 0.31 mg/g for seed and 2 .83 ± 0.44 mg/g for pulp. Similarly, high amount of flavonoid content for seed was 1.31 ± 0.09 mg/g was given for dichloromethane and for pulp it was given as 1.91 ± 0.96 mg/g for butanol fraction. The results suggested that the extract of T. indica is potential source of the phytochemical investigation and antioxidant activity and utilized in diseases arising from oxidative stress in near future by using ultra-sonication method which is precise and time-consuming method.
miRNA expression differentiation induced by polyploidization in newly formed triploids of black poplar
Authors: XU Wenting , WANG Xue , LIU Huichun , ZHANG Jiaqiang , ZHOU Jianghua , GOU Rongxin , ZHU Kaiyuan
Published: December 2022

During whole genomic duplication (WGD) events, micro RNAs (miRNAs) are involved in stabilization of chromatin and genome and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In this study, a newly induced triploid group of hybrids between sect. Tacamahaca and sect. Aigeiros in Populus, was characterized for genome-wide miRNA expression after WGD. Seven miRNA libraries (male parent, female parent, group of triploid offspring’s, group of diploid offspring, and three triploid individuals) were constructed and variation of miRNA expression from diploid parents to triploid offspring’s as well as distinction between triploid and diploid offspring were analyzed. The results showed that a total of 240 miRNAs were predicted including 187 known miRNAs and 53 novel miRNAs. 81.25% of miRNAs in triploid offspring were non-additively expressed in which 52.31% were down-regulated. A novel miRNA with 24nt in length choosing adenine as its first base was found in triploid offspring group suggesting its potential role in regulation of DNA methylation after WGD. A total of 18 novel miRNAs were specifically expressed in the library of triploid group. Targeted genes of different expressed miRNAs in three comparison sets (triploid offspring group vs female parent, male parent, and diploid offspring group) were all enriched in ADP binding (GO: 0043531; FDR < 0.05). KEGG enrichment pathway of all three comparison sets was plant-pathogen interaction. This study revealed an essential role of miRNAs involving in epigenetic regulation after WGD in poplar and provided a good model for further studies of polyploidization advantages in woody plant.
The influence of the biostimulator on the yield components and yield of faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor)
Authors: LAKIĆ Željko , NOŽINIĆ Miloš , ANTIĆ Marina , POPOVIĆ Vera
Published: December 2022

Faba bean is the third most important legume species after peas and beans in the world. The study on the influence of the biostimulator Slavol-S on the morphological and production characteristics of faba beans (Vicia faba var. minor) were carried out in the growing seasons of two successive years, in the agro-ecological conditions of Banja Luka. During the field research, the following parameters were analyzed: plant height (cm), number of pods per plant, pod length (cm), number of grains per pod, weight of grains per pod (g), harvest index (%) and grain yield (kg ha-1). Two-year average height of the plants in the control treatment was 81.3 cm and under the treatment with biostimulator Slavol-S it was 105.1 cm. The effect of the treatment with the biostimulator on the height was highly significant in both years. Two-year average number of pods per plant in the control treatment was 9.25, while in the treatment with the biostimulator it was 12.38. The effect of biostimulator on the number of pods per plant was highly significant. In the control variant, two year average number of seed per plant was 1.97, while biostimulator treatment provided 2.41 seeds per plant. Two year average harvest index under the treatment with biostimulator was 9.33% higher than in the control variant. The impact of biostimulants was highly statistically significant and is recommended for improving beans production.
The impact of droughts on sunflower production in the Republic of Moldova
Authors: DUCA Maria , BOIAN Ilie , DOMENCO Rodion
Published: December 2022

The impact of climate change on agriculture is difficult to assess, but estimating the possible effects generated by the increase in the frequency and intensity of weather-climate risk phenomena is a necessity. The purpose of this study is to highlight the impact of droughts of different intensity and territorial expansion on the sunflower crop in the Republic of Moldova. For this, the data from the last twenty years were analyzed, regarding the area cultivated with sunflowers, the global production and the average yield in the administrative-territorial profile, as well as annual and semi-annual precipitation and temperatures. During the analyzed period, the global sunflower production in the Republic of Moldova registers general growth trends, explained, for the most part, by the constant increase of the cultivated area, but also due to the high productive and qualitative performance of the new hybrids introduced into the crop. The analysis of the relationship between precipitation and temperature, and the sunflower harvest, highlighted the temporal evolution of the parameters and the dependence of the sunflower yield on environmental factors, and the negative influence of the drought on the harvest. The years with the highest droughts had a significant impact on the average harvest per hectare, strongly affecting the yield of sunflowers and reducing it by about 50%. The sunflower harvest was closely related to the precipitation during the growing season and those in the cold half of the year and less to the amount of annual rainfall. In addition, the high temperatures associated with periods of precipitation deficit determined low yields.
A armadilha do controle dos preços públicos: o exemplo dos insumos energéticos
Authors: KADOTA DÉCIO KATSUSHIGUE , AZZONI CARLOS ROBERTO
Published: December 2022

RESUMO O artigo argumenta que, ao controlar os preços públicos, o governo entra em uma armadilha: esse controle não reduz a inflação como esperado no primeiro momento e ativa fatores que a aumentarão posteriormente. A análise é desenvolvida para preços administrados pelo governo na área de energia e emprega um modelo de insumo-produto que leva em consideração os impactos diretos e indiretos das mudanças de preço. Quando os preços públicos são reduzidos, o impacto sobre a inflação é pequeno; mas, como isso cria dificuldades financeiras para as empresas públicas, elas demandam recursos do governo e/ou valorização dos preços posteriormente.
A URV e sua função de alinhar preços relativos
Authors: SICSÚ JOÃO
Published: December 2022

RESUMO O Plano Real de estabilização foi dividido em três fases. A primeira fase envolveu problemas de natureza fiscal: o déficit governamental. O segundo, realizado de março a junho de 1994, teve como objetivo equilibrar preços e remunerações relativos. O terceiro passo derrubaria a inflação. O objetivo do artigo é discutir se o dispositivo introduzido na segunda etapa do Plano, a Unidade Real de Valor (URV), cumpriu o objetivo de auxiliar a economia brasileira na descoberta de um vetor equilibrado de preços relativos. Conclui-se que a URV não desempenhou seu papel adequadamente e que o plano, apesar desse problema, foi bem-sucedido no período inicial da terceira etapa devido a outros motivos - também discutidos no texto.
Investimento Externo e Competição
Authors: ALMEIDA FILHO ARISTIDES
Published: December 2022

RESUMO No nível internacional, a liberalização requer maior mobilidade de tecnologia e mão-de-obra do que atualmente disponível em todos os países. Além dos movimentos internacionais de fatores de produção, este artigo argumenta que a cultura da liberalização precisa ser complementada por uma cultura da concorrência capaz de abordar a visão da empresa e do consumidor. Começamos com definições de investimento direto estrangeiro (IDE) e contestabilidade. As restrições ao IDE e à política de concorrência são então examinadas. Ressaltamos que, para otimizar os benefícios do IDE, variáveis críticas devem ser levadas em consideração. Finalmente, concluímos afirmando que não existe um ou outro entre mercados e intervenção do Estado.
LAICIDADE COMO NÃO DOMINAÇÃO
Authors: Rudas Sebastián
Published: December 2022

Resumo O artigo define duas concepções de “laicidade”. A laicidade liberal pluralista lida com os desafios que o pluralismo de doutrinas morais apresenta para a estabilidade democrática. Por sua vez, a laicidade como não dominação tem como principal preocupação garantir que atores religiosos não sejam veículos de dominação social ou política. Por esse motivo, para a laicidade como não dominação, os desafios do pluralismo, embora importantes, ocupam um lugar secundário na teorização sobre a laicidade. A partir da análise do movimento pela descriminalização do aborto e do movimento a favor da liberdade religiosa liderado por algumas minorias religiosas, o artigo mostra as vantagens de entender a laicidade nos termos da não dominação.
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, 12 years later: analysis focusing on the collective dimension of work and the organizational factors
Authors: Figueiredo Marcelo Gonçalves , Alvarez Denise , Rotenberg Lúcia , Adams Ricardo Nunes
Published: December 2022

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, in 2010, is considered the biggest disaster of the 21st century in the oil and gas industry. A total of 11 workers died, 17 were injured, total loss of the unit, and the largest environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico (United States). The existing literature encompasses its environmental, chemical, biological, and economic effects, focusing on immediate causes, that is, situations close to the event in time and space, especially human errors and technical failures. This approach is taken at the expense of identifying possible underlying causes, which refer to managerial and organizational factors. This essay aims to answer the question: wich factors may have contributed to the disaster that affected the platform, considering the relevance of the collective dimension of work? Our theoretical-methodological contribution is based on the activity ergonomics and the work psychodynamics, also valuing the synergistic conduction of the relationship between the knowledge of the sciences and the experience of the workers, as proposed by the ergological perspective. We identified decision failures from those who are at the tip of the process, operating systems of high complexity, that should not be interpreted as an endpoint, but as a starting point in the analysis of major accidents. Understanding such decisions demands the comprehension of the representations constructed by the workers, including in their collective and shared dimension. The communication (or communication gaps) between workers and organizational factors in the context of the accident are essential aspects to be considered in the analysis of events involving complex systems.
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN OLDER ADULTS IN A PHILANTHROPICAL HOSPITAL IN SÃO PAULO
Authors: TRINCADO RAFAEL MORAES , MORI MARCOS ALEXANDRE KOJIMA , FERNANDES LUCAS SEABRA , PERLAKY THOMAS ABDAL , HUNGRIA JOSÉ OCTÁVIO SOARES
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the age and anthropometry profile of patients with a diagnosis of fracture of the proximal femur in older adults admitted to a philanthropic hospital in São Paulo. Methods: Retrospective observational cross-sectional study. All patients older than 59 years with femoral fractures diagnosed and hospitalized between January, 2019 and April, 2020 were included. The analysis of the 85 medical records resulted in the data collected in the present study. Anthropometry, age, sex, ethnicity, presence of comorbidities and mechanism of trauma of these patients were considered in this study. Most traumas, as expect, presented low energy mechanisms. Results: Prevalence of 3:1 in females, aged between 60-104 and mean of 78.5 years, with an increased risk in patients over 80 years. The body mass index (BMI) between 16.53 and 39.80 with an average of 24.16 kg/m2. Being 89.4% cases of fall from own height. Conclusion: Proximal femur fractures in older adults occur more often in women, with a mean age of 78.5 years, normal BMI range, whose main trauma mechanism is fall to ground level. The most prevalent injury is transtrochanteric fracture, with a mean of 70.5% and the most performed treatment is internal fixation with cephalomedullary nail, with a mean of 66.1%. Level of Evidence VI, Descriptive Epidemiological Study.
The drama of artists in the Brazilian pandemic
Authors: Malhão Rafael da Silva , Damo Arlei Sander
Published: December 2022

Abstract This paper aims to present the dramas experienced by Brazilian artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This investigation is nested in one of the axes of broader research on the social impacts of the pandemic in Brazil. Initially, we argue that a pandemic is a critical event with multiple scales, which affects populations unevenly, as is the case of art world professionals, an unorthodox field in terms of specialties and remuneration, which was already suffering from the impacts of reduced investments in public policies in the cultural sector since the mid-2010s. Given the measures to face the pandemic, among which are restrictions on gatherings, artistic events were prohibited, and professionals could not act conventionally, generating economic problems and psychological distress. This paper explores the dramatic report of some of these professionals, highlighting the strategies adopted to cope with the crisis due to the impossibility of performing, the scarcity of public policies for the sector, and the national political and economic elite disdain for the arts and culture. In-depth interviews were conducted with scenic artists, musicians, and DJs from August to December 2020.
Child Sexual Violence: Interpersonal Relationship and Self-Image Evaluated by Zulliger R-Optimized Application
Authors: Lima Eduardo dos Santos de , Scortegagna Silvana Alba
Published: December 2022

Abstract This study aimed to verify the validity of Zulliger criteria in the evaluation of interpersonal relationships and self-image of children victims of sexual violence. Population: 42 children between 7 and 13 years old participated, divided into three groups: 19 Victims of sexual violence (G1); 10 Cancer patients (G2); 13 Control group (G3). Instruments: Zulliger in the Comprehensive System (ZSC) R-Optimized application; Personality Scale for Children (ETPC, EPQ-J); Social Skills Inventory for Children (SSRS); Intelligence Test (CPM-Raven). G1, when compared to other groups, showed more tendency to problematic or less adaptive understanding of interpersonal interactions [p < 0.05 in PHR, GHR and p (ZSC); Psychosis (ETPC, EPQ-J); EG and F2 (SSRS)], more self-critical and negative self-image [p < 0.05 in MOR (ZSC)] and increased traumatic content [p < 0.05 in Bl (ZSC)]. The ZSC demonstrated preliminary evidence of validity in the evaluation of Interpersonal Relationship and Self-image of victims of child sexual violence.
The Basic Empathy Scale: Evidence of Internal Structure in the Brazilian Context
Authors: Loureto Gleidson Diego Lopes , Santos Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira , Castelhano Marcos Vitor Costa , Benevides Délis Sousa , Lucena Hugo Horácio de , Leite Vinícius Silveira
Published: December 2022

Abstract This study aimed to investigate evidence for the internal structure of the 20 item Basic Empathy Scale (BES-20), and verify the parameters of each of its items. The participants totaled 300 subjects from the community sample who answered both the BES-20 and demographic questions. The results indicated a two-factor measure involving: affective empathy (α = .84 and ω =.84) and cognitive empathy (α =.84 and ω =.84). Analyses using Item Response Theory demonstrated that the items of the BES-20 properly discriminated between participants, requiring low levels of latent trait for agreement/checking-off responses in each category. In addition, we developed a 10 item (short-form) version (BES-10) which when compared to the full version yielded equivalent psychometric parameters and information scores. Overall, both the BES-20 and BES-10 were confirmed as qualified for psychometric use in future studies to measure empathy in Brazil.
Factors Associated with Condom Use Behaviour Among Young University Students
Authors: Stephanou André Teixeira , Freitas Isabella Kahl de , Dias Ana Cristina Garcia
Published: December 2022

Abstract As the rates of sexually transmitted infections among Brazilian youth rise, college students present with low rates of condom use. Understanding which factors affect preventive behaviours may assist in promoting them. This study aimed to test the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as a model of condom use behaviour among young university students. Data on sexual behaviour, TPB, and personality variables were collected online with 343 sexually active students aged between 18 and 29. Seventy participants also provided follow-up data after 30 days. Structural equation models and ordinal regressions were used to analyse the effects of TPB variables on condom use behaviour. Attitude was the main predictor of behavioural intention in the cross-sectional and longitudinal models. Being in a relationship and lower age at sexual debut were also associated with less frequent condom use behaviour in the cross-sectional analysis. Behavioural intention and perceived control were associated with condom use behaviour.
Insatisfação com a imagem corporal, uso de drogas e fatores associados entre adolescentes em três cidades brasileiras
Authors: Rocha Ryvanne Paulino , Galvão Patrícia Paiva de Oliveira , Sanchez Zila van der Meer , Rebouças Lidiane Nogueira , Castro Júnior André Ribeiro de , Santos Luís Eduardo Soares dos , Martins Mariana Cavalcante , Pinheiro Patrícia Neyva Da Costa , Vieira Neiva Francenely Cunha , Gubert Fabiane do Amaral
Published: December 2022

Resumo Objetivo: analisar a associação entre uso de drogas e a insatisfação com a imagem corporal de adolescentes em três cidades brasileiras. Método: estudo transversal, aninhado em um ensaio controlado randomizado para avaliar o programa de prevenção ao uso de drogas em escolas brasileiras #TamoJunto2.0 do Ministério da Saúde. A amostra foi de 5.213 alunos de 73 escolas de três cidades brasileiras. O desfecho satisfação corporal foi analisado por meio da escala de Silhuetas de Stunkard e as variáveis explicativas foram o uso de drogas e dados sociodemográficos. Resultados: os adolescentes tinham entre 12 e 14 anos e cerca de 69,9% relataram insatisfação corporal, e no último ano 35,67% utilizaram álcool. A insatisfação por sobrepeso foi maior nas meninas (41,5%) e por baixo peso nos meninos (33,1%). Os adolescentes que usavam maconha apresentaram 39% (OR=1,39) mais chance de insatisfação por baixo peso e ser menina aumentou em 24% (OR=1,24) as chances de insatisfação por sobrepeso. Conclusão: os níveis de insatisfação corporal merecem atenção no cuidado de enfermagem hebiátrica e reforçam a necessidade de estratégias educativas abordando a imagem corporal e uso de drogas, a relacionando aos vários atributos subjetivos que podem afetar a saúde dos adolescentes, seja na comunidade ou escola.
Repercusiones del embarazo en adolescentes quilombolas
Authors: Santos Laisa Silva , Morais Ariane Cedraz , Amorim Rita da Cruz , Souza Sinara de Lima , Martins Lucas Amaral , Morais Aisiane Cedraz
Published: December 2022

Resumen Objetivo: comprender las repercusiones de la gravidez en la vida de las adolescentes quilombolas. Método: estudio cualitativo con enfoque exploratorio y descriptivo. Participaron diez madres quilombolas que vivieron un embarazo en la adolescencia. La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los datos fueron sometidos a los procedimientos de análisis de contenido. Resultados: se elaboraron tres categorías que evidenciaron el conocimiento de las participantes sobre ser quilombola, así como los impactos en su rutina tras el descubrimiento de la gravidez y cómo se adecuaron para ser madres y adolescentes según las adaptaciones y expectativas de la nueva etapa. Conclusión: la existencia del embarazo adolescente repercutió en varios aspectos de sus vidas, con implicaciones relacionadas con los aspectos psicológicos, educativos, socioeconómicos y familiares; además de nuevas responsabilidades. Asimismo, se destaca el papel del proceso de atención de enfermería en la acogida de estas adolescentes, con el fin de atender sus necesidades individuales y desarrollar estrategias de prevención que puedan contribuir a la reducción del embarazo en este colectivo en las comunidades quilombolas.
Repercussões da gravidez entre adolescentes quilombolas
Authors: Santos Laisa Silva , Morais Ariane Cedraz , Amorim Rita da Cruz , Souza Sinara de Lima , Martins Lucas Amaral , Morais Aisiane Cedraz
Published: December 2022

Resumo Objetivo: compreender as repercussões da gravidez para a vida de adolescentes quilombolas. Método: estudo qualitativo de abordagem exploratória e descritiva. Participaram dez mães quilombolas que vivenciaram a gravidez durante a adolescência. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram submetidos aos procedimentos para análise de conteúdo. Resultados: foram elaboradas três categorias que evidenciaram o conhecimento das participantes acerca do ser quilombola, bem como as repercussões nos seus cotidianos após descoberta da gravidez e como configuravam o ser mãe-adolescente de acordo com as adaptações e expectativas da nova fase. Conclusão: a ocorrência da gravidez na adolescência repercutiu em vários aspectos da vida das adolescentes, com implicações relacionadas a aspectos psicológicos, educacionais, socioeconômicos e familiares; além das novas responsabilidades. Ainda, destaca-se o papel da enfermagem para acolher as adolescentes grávidas, a fim de atender às suas necessidades individuais e desenvolver estratégias de prevenção que possam contribuir para a redução da gravidez na adolescência em comunidades quilombolas.