bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Financeirização e internacionalização da agricultura
Authors: Coelho Jaime , Muneron Busatto Fábia
Published: February 2025

O presente artigo trata da financeirização da agricultura e Land Grabbing no Brasil pela perspectiva da Economia Política Internacional. Dado que o Brasil atrai o recente mercado de bens naturais por seus recursos, terras e orientação agrária, a pesquisa investiga por quais maneiras a financeirização do campo e o fenômeno de aquisição transnacional de terras afetam o território brasileiro. O artigo conclui que a intensificação destes eventos insere-se na lógica da ordem transnacional do capital financeirizado, e portanto contribui com a externalização da tomada de decisões do país, aprofunda sua condição de dependência e prejudica sua governança de terras.
Bispectrum analysis based on dual channel homologous information fusion and its application in fault diagnosis
Authors: Chen Bangchun , Wang Hongchao
Published: February 2025

High order spectrum is a powerful tool for processing the nonlinear and non-Gaussian signals of rotating machinery. As one typical representative of high order spectrum, the bispectrum analysis method has been used widely due to its advantages of low order and effective algorithm. However, traditional bispectrum analysis method based on single channel information often results in inconsistent fault feature extraction results while analyzing the phase coupling of complex vibration signals collected from two different measurement directions at the same measurement point, which will have great negative impact on subsequent rotor dynamic balancing experiment requiring phase information or fault diagnosis. The full vector spectrum analysis method based on dual channel homologous information fusion is an improved method of original two classical homologous information fusion methods (holographic spectrum and full spectrum), which could extract the dual channel fusion features while preserving the original information effectively. To overcome the shortcomings of traditional bispectrum and take advantages of full vector spectrum, a novel bispectrum analysis method based on full vector spectrum analysis is proposed. The proposed method could integrate the dual channel signal information effectively to display the secondary phase coupling comprehensively and accurately, fully reflect the nonlinear feature information contained in the signal, and provide accurate and reliable basis for feature extraction and fault diagnosis in the next step, whose effectiveness and advantage are verified through simulation and experiment.
Strategic Motivation of High-Tech Industries: Incentives and Time Factor
Authors: Fesyanova Oksana
Published: February 2025

Material and non-material incentives are closely interconnected as part of strategic motivation systems. In high-tech industries, the time factor affects the choice of incentives and strategic motivation. Strategic motivation is one of the three functions of strategic management. As a result, it has a crucial impact at each stage of strategizing. The article introduces an algorithm for identifying and substantiating the correlation between the incentives of the strategic motivation system at high-tech enterprises, as well as the effect of the time factor on each incentive and the motivation system as a whole. The research relied on the theory of strategy and the methodology of strategizing developed by Professor V. L. Kvint. It yielded a brief and an extended scheme of incentives, as well as a block-vector strategic motivation scheme for a hi-tech enterprise with a step-by-step operating algorithm. The schemes demonstrated good application prospects for the sphere of strategizing.
Assessing the Impact of Socio-Economic Indicators on the Emergency Period Pr ogress in Moscow Housing Market
Authors: Petrova Polina
Published: February 2025

Residential property market is a key element of the regional socio-economic system. It affects the quality of life, as well as the construction sector, banking, labor market, etc. When it goes through an emergency period, the local housing market has a serious multiplier effect on the development pace of the entire economic system in the region. An emergency period means a price surge, long-term speculative investments, a growing debt burden for all market agents, and a deteriorating life quality. To identify opportunities and manage the regional housing market in an emergency period, analytics should understand the strategic importance of the market and take into account global fluctuations. The author applied the theory of strategy and the methodology of strategizing developed by Professor V. L. Kvint to the current emergency period in the Moscow housing market. The article introduces a new method for assessing the impact of the local socio-economic indicators on the progress of the emergency period in the Moscow residential property market. The recommendations may facilitate the process of strategizing the development of the real estate market in the regions.
Strategic Directions for Improving Methodological Tools in Oil and Gas Field Development
Authors: Trofimov Sergei
Published: February 2025

Modern macroeconomic realities have made it necessary to adjustment the methodological tools used in the development of hydrocarbon reserves, state regulation of pricing for oil and gas products in the domestic market, ensure the stability of legal and tax regimes, the creation of supportive institutional and infrastructure conditions. To develop proposals for improving the methodological tool for the integrated development of hydrocarbon reserves, to highlight the directions for the strategic development of the oil and gas complex at the current stage of economic relations. The object of scientific research is considered from the standpoint of system-functional and comprehensive approaches. Adjustment of methodological tools is the direction of strategic development of the oil and gas complex of Russia, is associated with ensuring economic stability in conditions of external challenges, national security and energy sustainability, achieving technological sovereignty and reaching faster economic growth rates. In the context of external challenges, the priorities of the state energy policy are the uninterrupted functioning of the sectors of the fuel and energy complex, the promotion of the economic and technological development of oil and gas enterprises, the systematic achievement of the targets laid down in the programs and documents of strategic development.
Multidimensional assessment of transportation sector’s performance: Nonparametric analysis of the Azerbaijani economy
Authors:   Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Niftiyev Ibrahim
Published: February 2025

Increasing geopolitical tensions and changing economic relations between East and West are prompting new studies in geographically favorable countries such as Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani government has significantly improved the country’s transport infrastructure since the oil boom period, but the multidimensional performance of the sector is still not well studied in academia, leaving a knowledge and methodological gap that this research attempts to fill. To this end, principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the collected annual data between 1998 and 2022 to create index-based performance indicators for each transport sector (e. g., railway, aviation, maritime). Variables such as employment, investment, revenue, etc. were used to conduct the performance assessment through the dimensional reduction approach. Then, actual and potential performance were compared by applying the Hodrick —Prescott (HP) filter. The results indicate that the aviation, maritime and road transport sectors have a positive upward trend in their potential performance. Meanwhile, the railway sector has deteriorated significantly and the pipeline sector has slowed down, although the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian conflict in 2022 has made the Azerbaijani transport sector a viable alternative for international partners. In addition, the railway and maritime sectors are more volatile in their performance compared to the other sectors. Thus, while the railway infrastructure needs urgent reforms, other sectors should also increase their potential and actual performance. This study provides an opportunity to adjust public transportation policies and also contributes to theory through a systematic detailed examination of the performance of each sector.
Proximal transnationalism and identities within the border between Brazil and Paraguay
Authors: Estrada Marcos
Published: February 2025

The central objective of this article is to analyze transnational practices within border regions. The theoretical analysis focuses on the participation of rural workers, including members of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), in transnational activities on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Based on the cross-border experience of rural workers’ relations, part of a longitudinal study starting in 2012, with annual/bi-annual visits culminating in the final fieldwork in 2024, this article argues that geographical proximity and the search for a piece of land for subsistence have an essential role in cross-border transnationalism between Brazil and Paraguay. Based on own studies, defining transnationalism within border regions as proximal transnationalism is proposed. This case study also demonstrates how the participation of this group in transnationalism, encompassing agrarian issues in both countries, contributes to the formation of Brasiguaio identity (Brazilian + Paraguayan).
MODEL OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INITIATOR REGIONS AND THE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES OF WORLD-CLASS SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS
Authors:   Penza State University, V. Surovitskaya Galina , A. Gamidullaeva Leyla ,   Penza State University
Published: February 2025

Background. The key problems of functioning of world-class scientific and educational centers that received state support in 2019 and 2020 are related to insufficient efficiency of interaction between their participants. Here we aim to discuss: the results of the analysis of competitiveness of the regions of the Volga Federal District that initiated the creation of such centers, their leading universities and the existing models of interaction between regions and universities. Materials and methods. To characterize the competitiveness of the initiating regions, the index of scientific and technological development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, formed by RIA Rating, was used, and to characterize the competitiveness of the participating universities, the Innovation rating of the National University Ranking formed by the Interfax International Information Group was used. Together with benchmarking analysis, a comparative analysis of the competitiveness of the initiating regions and participating universities was used. Results. A number of executive bodies of state power of the initiating regions and their subordinate institutions received the status of managing organizations of scientific and educational centers. The implementation of national projects will require the introduction of project management mechanisms into the practice of managing organizations. The efficiency of world-class scientific and educational centers depends on the level of scientific and technological development and the quality of innovation policy of the initiating regions, which is expressed by the corresponding indices, as well as on the position of the participating universities in the Innovation rating of the National University Ranking, which can be expressed by the corresponding points. Conclusions. As a tool for increasing the efficiency of world-class scientific and educational centers, a model of interaction between the initiating regions and the participating universities is proposed, built using the basic concept of the new theory of public administration. At the same time, it is proposed to introduce into the practice of interaction the mechanisms of digital transformation, project management, risk management within the framework of quality management systems that have proven themselves in business. The formation of these mechanisms in the executive bodies of state power of the regions will be facilitated by the implementation of digital transformation strategies for the regions. For the participating universities, the implementation of updated development programs within the framework of the strategic academic leadership program Priority 2030 may be effective. The proposed model of interaction is innovative for the practice of Russian regions.
ASPECTS OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AT THE LAST MILE STAGE
Authors:   Penza State University, V. Zinchenko Svetlana
Published: February 2025

Background. A study of the directions of transformation of logistics processes associated with the development of e-commerce and changes in consumer habits made it possible to determine that logistics at the last mile stage is one of the most important and at the same time complex links in supply chain management of modern organizations. The quality of customer experience and the organization’s position among competitors depend on the effectiveness of logistics management at the last mile stage, which determines the relevance of this research. The purpose of the study is to study the structure of the logistics market at the last mile stage and identify the main players, identify market development trends, study the features, problems of its functioning and aspects of logistics management at the last mile stage. Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the study consisted of general scientific and special methods. The work used methods for collecting, processing and analyzing data on the development of the e-commerce market in the Russian Federation, methods for comparing and summarizing information, analysis and synthesis, secondary and primary marketing research. The information base for the study was the results of scientific and marketing research of the e-commerce market, expert publications, analytical reports from research companies Data Insight, Shoppers, KNORUS CONSULTING, data from online stores and marketplaces, delivery services, and the author’s own research. Results. As a result of the research, the structure of the logistics market at the last mile stage was examined, changes that occurred in the Russian last mile logistics market, the main trends, directions and problems of its development were identified, and current solutions were proposed. Several defining aspects have been identified that influence the process of logistics management at the last mile stage: the growth of the e-commerce market and the transformation of online consumer requests for organizing product delivery at the last mile stage; increasing complexity and digital transformation of logistics processes, the emergence of new market players and the development of collaborations, greening last-mile logistics in the context of sustainable development policies. Conclusions. Last mile logistics is one of the most resource-intensive parts of the supply chain. To effectively manage logistics business processes at the last mile stage, organizations need to take into account various aspects – organizational, competitive, value, technological and environmental.
Brincar ao ar livre em educação de infância: Possibilidades de participação das crianças
Authors: Da Silva Pinto Joana
Published: February 2025

A investigação que está na origem deste artigo nasce de uma preocupação central relativamente à infância contemporânea quanto às ameaças que têm sido dirigidas ao brincar ao ar livre. A pesquisa tem a sua matriz teórica na sociologia da infância, com tónica nas questões referentes à participação da criança. O objetivo principal é compreender que dimensões de participação da criança estão presentes no brincar ao ar livre em contextos de educação de infância. O trabalho de campo decorreu em dois jardins de infância com práticas pedagógicas que privilegiam o brincar ao ar livre, um deles na Noruega e o outro em Portugal. Para dar resposta à questão de investigação utilizámos a metodologia de estudo de caso de inspiração etnográfica. A partir dos resultados, discutimos temas que emergiram na nossa análise e, relativamente ao jardim de infância em Portugal, distinguimos dois eixos de reflexão. Um dos eixos revela a participação através de decisões das crianças, sobretudo em momentos informais, através da escolha dos espaços onde brincam, dos materiais, bem como dos tempos e atividades. O segundo eixo integra as iniciativas e realizações das crianças, que se referem à sua participação, sobretudo sob a forma de ação, através do corpo e do movimento. Neste artigo, destacamos o brincar com riscos, as explorações e descobertas, as construções e os desafios e problemas. As conclusões do estudo revelam que o ar livre, enquanto lugar do brincar, parece contribuir para um alargamento das dimensões espaço e tempo na experiência das crianças.
Acute Liver Failure Due to Assumed Drug Induced Liver Injury but Lack of Any Validated Causality Algorithm: Evidence by 36 Cohort Reports with 21,709 Cases
Authors: Teschke Rolf , Eickhoff Axel
Published: February 2025

Liver transplantation (LT) can be the only option for patients with acute liver failure (ALF) where medical approaches are ineffective. Causes of ALF are multiple and commonly easily detectable, but uncertainty remained on the role of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) within the published ALF cohorts. Therefore, an analysis was undertaken to clarify which drugs may have caused the DILI and how the diagnosis of the liver injury was established. Using the PubMed database and Google Science, the search term of acute liver failure combined with drugs provided 36 publications of ALF cohorts, which included 21,709 DILI cases. Whereas non-drug causes were detectable by specific diagnostic biomarkers, the diagnosis of DILI among the ALF cohorts was neglected, as evidenced by the lacking use of a validated diagnostic algorithm like the Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM), best qualified to verify causality for individual drugs or combined drugs. This lack of firm diagnosis leads to a long list of drugs with highly questionable causality of suspected DILI, prevents calculation of incidence or prevalence data of DILI among ALF cohorts, and cannot help find an appropriate therapy for selected cases of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis (DIAIH) or overdosed N-acetyl-para-aminophenol (APAP) also known as paracetamol, aiming to prevent LT. Under discussion is also the high rate of indeterminate cases of up to 78% among the published cohorts, which confounds any quantitative approach in this setting. In conclusion, there is much room for improvement in future ALF cohorts, requiring the application of validated tools.
The hidden dangers of delay: A qualitative study on the acceptance of decision support tools in youth mental health care (Preprint)
Authors: McKenna Sarah , Chong Min K , Poulsen Adam , Turner Ashlee , Gorban Carla , Crouse Jacob J , Capon William , Varidel Mathew , Aji Melissa , Scott Elizabeth M , Hickie Ian B, , Iorfino Frank
Published: February 2025

BACKGROUND

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in young people (aged 10-24-years), and their incidence constitutes a major health crisis. Primary youth mental health services are struggling to keep up due to overwhelming demand, the complexity and severity of young people presenting for care and a shortage of qualified mental health professionals (MHPs). Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have potential to facilitate necessary improvements to diagnosis, triage and care planning for young people with emerging mental disorders.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the current study was to examine beliefs and attitudes underlaying MHP acceptance of AI tools in youth mental health services.

METHODS

Fifty-seven MHPs (Mage = 35.35, 54% Male) with experience working with youth populations (age 12 to 30) completed online surveys about the acceptability of two novel AI prototypes. Attitudes towards the use of AI in youth was also explored in one-hour semi-structured interviews. Fifteen MHPs also participated in online one-hour semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data was interpreted using descriptive statistics, and qualitative analysis followed the Thematic Analysis approach.

RESULTS

MHPs were more likely to agree than disagree that AI will improve youth mental health care overall (e.g. 64.4% somewhat or strongly agree that the field of mental health will improve with AI). Despite voicing concerns regarding data security and privacy, MHPs also acknowledged a need for AI to improve the “signal-to-noise ratio” in services and address delays to care for those with severe and complex problems. Such problems were seen as pervasive across the youth mental health system and emphasise the serious costs of delaying development and implementation of novel tools. All participating MHPs discussed the potential negative impacts of not adopting novel tools.

CONCLUSIONS

MHP acceptance and uptake of novel AI tools in youth mental health services will be driven by a more complex cost-benefit analysis of both adopting and not adopting, rather than solely on their design. The costs of delay are clear and so researchers and MHPs have a shared imperative to develop useful and meaningful clinical tools, and to work jointly on integrating them into practice. These findings should inform the future design and implementation of such tools.
Effectiveness of synchronous telerehabilitation versus face-to-face physical therapy in frail older adults: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Preprint)
Authors: Cigarroa Igor , Reyes-Molina Daniel , Vargas-Rios Felipe , Lopez-Alarcon Gustavo , Jara Sergio , Riquelme-Hernández Cristobal , Zapata-Lamana Rafael , Parra-Rizo María Antonia
Published: February 2025

BACKGROUND

Frail older adults face significant barriers to physical activity, and innovative solutions like synchronous telerehabilitation may provide a viable alternative to traditional face-to-face programs. However, less is known about its effectiveness compared to a face-to-face program.

OBJECTIVE

To compare the effectiveness of a synchronous telerehabilitation program versus a face-to-face physical therapy program in the primary outcome (lower body strength, cardiorespiratory fitness) and secondary outcomes (upper limb strength, dynamic balance, static balance, number of steps, functional status and quality of life) in frail older adults

METHODS

In a randomized, blinded, parallel-group controlled trial, all frail older adults aged 60 years or older of both sexes from the Los Angeles Comprehensive Center for the Older Adults (CIAM, in Spanish) will be invited to participate. A total of 58 frail older adults (aged ≥60 years) meeting eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned to either a synchronous telerehabilitation group (n=29) or a face-to-face physical therapy group (n=29). Participants will engage in 1-hour multicomponent exercise sessions twice weekly for 12 weeks. The tele-rehabilitation group will participate via videoconferencing, supervised remotely by technical staff, while the face-to-face group will attend in-person sessions. Outcomes will include lower limb strength (sit-to-stand test), cardiorespiratory fitness (2-minute step test), upper limb strength (grip strength test), balance (timed get-up-and-go, single-leg stance), quality of life (36-item brief health survey), functional status (functional independence measure), and daily steps (pedometer).

RESULTS

We hypothesize that synchronous telerehabilitation will yield equal or superior improvements in both primary and secondary outcomes compared to face-to-face physical therapy in frail older adults.

CONCLUSIONS

Synchronous telerehabilitation is emerging as a viable and effective alternative to in-person physical therapy for older adults with frailty. This approach has the potential to improve physical condition and functional and quality of life indicators, overcoming geographical and logistical barriers and optimizing therapeutic resources.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrial.gov ID NCT06784245.
Benchmarking Action Recognition Models for Self-Harm Detection in Studio and Real-World Datasets (Preprint)
Authors: Ham Hyun-Sik , Lee Kanghee , Kim Hee-Cheol , Lee Doohee , Lee Pooreum , Lee Yourack , Jeong Hyun-Ghang , Choi Hyun-Soo
Published: February 2025

BACKGROUND

In highly secure psychiatric wards, surveillance cameras are used to prevent incidents such as self-harm. However, round-the-clock monitoring remains challenging due to limited staffing and the difficulty of detecting covert behaviors. To address these issues, the introduction of automated monitoring systems has been proposed, yet their effectiveness relies heavily on the availability of large-scale self-harm datasets—resources that are notoriously hard to obtain. Gathering reliable self-harm data is crucial for bolstering prevention and monitoring capabilities, but the collection and management of sensitive patient footage raise ethical and legal concerns that complicate the process. Even in wards equipped with continuous surveillance, acquiring high-quality, comprehensive data proves difficult. This scarcity of data impedes the development of robust automated monitoring systems and, ultimately, slows progress in enhancing safety measures within mental health care settings.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to address the lack of self-harm datasets by introducing a publicly available dataset and evaluating its effectiveness in training action recognition models for automated monitoring in psychiatric wards, assessing their applicability to real-world settings.

METHODS

A self-harm dataset was created, consisting of 1,120 reenactment videos recorded in a controlled studio environment, along with 118 real-world videos collected from secure psychiatric wards over a 10-month period.
These datasets were used to evaluate state-of-the-art action recognition models, including Temporal Segment Network, SlowFast, TimeSformer, UniformerV2, and Vision Transformer (ViT). The models were tested on both the controlled and real-world datasets to examine their generalization performance.

RESULTS

Experimental results show that ViT-Base, pre-trained on Kinetics 400 using Video Masked AutoEncoderV2, achieved the highest F1 score of 0.78 on the studio dataset. However, all models performed significantly worse on the real-world dataset, with ViT-Base achieving only 0.65 accuracy, highlighting the challenge of generalizing to real-world scenarios.

CONCLUSIONS

By making this dataset publicly available, this study aims to promote further research in self-harm detection and enhance automated monitoring in secure medical environments. Future work will expand the dataset and explore methods to bridge the gap between controlled and real-world conditions, providing a foundation for robust patient safety solutions.
Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Tuberculosis Detection Using X-Ray Images
Authors: Udayana I Putu Agus Eka Darma , Prawira I Made Karang Satria , Tika I Gede Bagus Arya Merta
Published: February 2025

Penyakit tuberkulosis (TB), yang disebabkan oleh bakteri Mycobacterium tuberculosis, merupakan penyakit menular yang sangat berbahaya. Di Indonesia, TB adalah penyakit menular paling mematikan setelah COVID-19 dan menempati urutan ke-13 sebagai penyebab kematian global. Deteksi dini TB sangat penting untuk meningkatkan peluang kesembuhan, namun keterbatasan jumlah ahli radiologi menjadi tantangan utama. Teknologi deep learning, khususnya Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), mejadi solusi efektif untuk masalah ini. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini akan membandingkan dua arsitektur CNN, yaitu AlexNet dan VGG-19, dalam mendeteksi TB pada citra rontgen paru-paru, dengan penerapan metode perbaikan kualitas citra, seperti Histogram Equalization (HE), Adaptive Histogram Equalization (AHE), Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE), dan Gamma Correction. Dataset yang digunakan diperoleh dari Kaggle dan mencakup citra rontgen paru-paru normal serta TB. Evaluasi performa dilakukan berdasarkan akurasi, presisi, recall, dan F1-score. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa VGG-19 dengan CLAHE memberikan performa terbaik dengan akurasi 93.5%, presisi 98.88%, recall 88%, dan F1-score 93.12%. VGG-19 dengan Gamma Correction juga menunjukkan hasil yang sangat baik dengan akurasi 91%, presisi 97.67%, recall 84%, dan F1-score 90.32%. Temuan ini menggarisbawahi efektivitas kombinasi CNN dan metode pemrosesan citra dalam meningkatkan deteksi TB.
Enhancing Neural Collaborative Filtering with Metadata for Book Recommender System
Authors: Sedyo Mukti Putri Ayu , Baizal Z. K. A.
Published: February 2025

Book recommender systems often face the challenges of information overload and item cold start due to the dynamics of the evolving book market. This paper proposes Feature Enhanced Neural Collaborative Filtering (FENCF), which is a novel method that combines the interaction between users and items with genre metadata information to address the item cold start problem and improve the accuracy of rating predictions. The uniqueness of FENCF lies in the preprocessing of metadata genres, which is different from typical book recommendation research. Experiments with the Amazon book dataset show the contribution of FENCF, which outperforms NCF by reducing RMSE by 4.04% and MAE by 2.73%. In addition, FENCF is also better able to cope with item cold start, with lower MAE across all testing data scenarios. The advantages of FENCF in improving rating accuracy and overcoming item cold start on complex data are very relevant to the actual condition of book sales in e-commerce, which is dynamic. In real-world applications, FENCF can accurately recommend old and new books according to each user's preference. This not only encourages users to stay with the e-commerce platform in the long run but also has the potential to increase the conversion rate of sales.
Accessibility of Housing for Young People in the Republic of Kalmykia
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Centre of the RAS, Chimbeeva Irina E.
Published: February 2025

The paper considers the issues of providing the youth of the Republic of Kalmykia with housing. The analysis of the current state of the housing stock in the Republic of Kalmykia has been carried out, factors affecting the availability of housing for young people have been identified, and state programs to support the young population in purchasing housing have been reviewed. The purpose of the article is to identify the existing problems and difficulties in the purchase of housing by young people. Materials and methods. When writing the article, the following materials were used: statistical data from the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). The main research method is a sociological survey. Young people aged 18-35 were interviewed in 13 districts of the Republic of Kalmykia and the city of Elista. Results. More than half of the respondents have their own housing, but a significant number of young people rent housing and live with relatives. A small percentage of the respondents live in office housing or dormitories. According to the respondents, the main reasons for the lack of their own housing are high real estate prices and lack of savings for a down payment. Most of the young people surveyed plan to purchase housing through a mortgage. Thus, housing provision among the young population of the Republic of Kalmykia is an urgent and important problem that requires an integrated approach and active actions on the part of government agencies, local authorities and society itself. Significant results in improving housing conditions and creating comfortable environment for young people in the region can be achieved only through joint efforts.
Material Openings
Authors: Davis Michael
Published: February 2025

If an installation is charged with immersing an audience simultaneously in the alternative worlds to which it gestures, what role might the materiality of the installation play in the transposition of time and space implicit in such an immersion? The vehicle for an investigation into this affective materiality is a reflective case study of ‘the Vessel’ and its making.
Presented, originally, as part of a PhD by Project at RMIT, Melbourne, The Vessel allowed the telling of a story of my architectural practice, Ark. Having been exposed to the Dutch Rationalism of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, and subsequently immersed in the formalism of the AADRL, Ark was eventually returned to New Zealand and the particular lineage of modernist tectonics from which it stems. Through the apparatus of The Vessel. The research showed how Ark brought these different approaches to architectural making together to the effect of creating new architectural works.
The article focuses on The Vessel itself through the lens of materiality. Doing so relocates The Vessel to new territory where it can open new, alternative design research opportunities.
Read the full article online at: https://drawingon.org/Issue-02-05-Material-Openings
Finding Byaduk
Authors: Khoo Chuan
Published: February 2025

The Finding Byaduk creative residency is an exploratory process aimed at producing speculations into the phenomenology of digital data representations of a landscape, and the design of interfaces and expressions to embody said representations. Part of this process is inspired by design ethnography, and the consideration of how its methodologies articulate a picture of the site in question. The creative brief centred around a thought experiment on ‘affective telepresence’, finding means to remotely convey the qualities of a place using environmental sensors, digital connected technologies, and the design of embodied expressions and/or interactions. Finding Byaduk: Field Notes covers the formative and supporting phases of this project, focusing on capturing ethnographic observations of the town, and connecting these to the eventual production of artefacts as a response to the written, visual and audio recordings of Byaduk.
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land of the Gunditjmara peoples on which this project took place, and pay my respects to the Elders past, present and future.
Read the full article online at: https://drawingon.org/Issue-03-04-Finding-Byaduk
Parallel Projections
Authors: Goché Peter , Krukowski Samantha
Published: February 2025

Parallel Projections investigates two types of post- industrial site: the architectural and the agricultural; it conflates (projections of and into) spaces as means of making visceral our intellectual comprehension of the relationships between materiality, surface, place and history. Parallel Projections is not meant for specific places but for specific kinds of spaces: defunct industrial buildings, abandoned urban edifices, and mechanized natural landscapes. The authors, living in places (Iowa and Ohio) that have both been radically altered by scalar economic shifts, adapt alien (guest) project components to their native (host) contexts. Both types of spaces, host and guest, as spaces of urban and rural abandonment, share surfaces that are compelling palimpsests. These surfaces are encrusted with nearly-obliterated histories, emptied by changes in production methods and habits of occupation and revealed by ghost texts. In opposition to the idea that these sites should be whitewashed and redrawn, the authors see them as grounds for new layers that can receive projections of phenomena from other post- industrial sites and as repositories for material evidence that deepens, rather than erases, the evidence of their pasts.
Read the full article online at: https://drawingon.org/Issue-02-06-Parallel-Projections
The Bodiless Shadow
Authors: Boumeester Marc
Published: February 2025

This paper seeks to unlock alternative perspectives on both the practice of theory and the theory of practice through the construction of a meta-medial mental framework based on intertwining socio-cultural and architectural conditions (or, rather, force fields). The topic of this investigation is the specific role of (the use of) media in this construction, but of greater importance is the exposé of meta-media as an expression of meta-agency. The field within which this piece of research sits is demarcated by the intrinsic relation between medium, desire and affect, and this paper will be directed towards the exploration of the role of media in the interplay between what was formerly known as perception and the independent force of desire, rendering the hegemony of anthropocentric will obsolete. To this end the following essay is structured around the four ‘scapes’ proposed by Arjun Appadurai (etho-, techno-, ideo- and mediascape) and centres on a fundamental premise around which numerous questions recur, namely: What does the medium want? What is the affective capacity of the medium? How does the medium behave in the different ‘scapes’?
Read the full article online at: https://drawingon.org/Issue-01-03-The-Bodiless-Shadow
Surfaceworks "Out There" In Here
Authors: Goché Peter
Published: February 2025

Black Contemporary is an experiential archive whereby ongoing investigations are conducted in an effort to expand knowledge specific to the study of atmospheric logics and the Midwestern agricultural landscape. The archive is located two miles south of Ames, Iowa. Using experiential perceptions as spatial conditioners, current studio projects focus on the act of making and curating a series of Surface Works within a dormant seed-drying facility constructed in 1979. Based on a series of modulated experimental actions, the foundational body of work provides a material/ visual reflection on the contemporary social configuration of the post-industrial landscape of Iowa. This work might best be understood as a peculiar deposit of site-adjusted installations and experimental drawings that indicate the presence of, and makes clearly recognizable, its context as referent, rather than as a source or setting. Each work is driven by the nascent possibility of a persistent desire to intercourse with existing material surroundings pursuant to a philosophical position that leverages perceptual notions of chiaroscuro in the practice of understanding and generating a set of spatial valence within the material culture of a post-industrial site. Surface Works addresses the aesthetic experience generated by a set of spatial apparatus (installation and experimental drawing) with a relative capacity to draw out, unite, react or interact with the latent dimensions of our inherited landscape.
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Zacatecas como el upside down estratégico para el tráfico de drogas hacia Estados Unidos y la operación de la mente colmena.
Authors: García Alanís Paola Lilí
Published: February 2025

El estado de Zacatecas se ha convertido en un campo de batalla clave para grupos del crimen organizado como el Cártel de Sinaloa y el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), principalmente por su ubicación estratégica para el tráfico de drogas hacia Estados Unidos. Este estado, además de ser una importante reserva de recursos naturales y el segundo en producción minero-metalúrgica en México, se ha visto sumido en una ola de violencia crónica, con asesinatos y desapariciones constantes. Bajo una propuesta explicativa que busca incorporar recursos culturales para explicar fenómenos sociales complejos, se realiza un análisis de la violencia en Zacatecas utilizando una metáfora comparativa con el "Upside Down" de la serie de televisión estadounidense "Stranger Things", argumentando que en el estado se ha establecido una red de macrocriminalidad que opera a través del control territorial y del miedo, adoctrinando y reclutando individuos para mantener la economía criminal en el estado.
Review on Study of Pharmacovigilance in Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Landge Arati Kishanrao
Published: February 2025

Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a growing global epidemic, imposing significant socio-economic burdens on
countries worldwide. Although treatment options for managing DM are evolving rapidly, conventional therapies have not fully
addressed the root causes of the disease and are often associated with serious adverse effects. This narrative review examines
various therapeutic strategies for DM management and their associated challenges. A comprehensive literature search was
conducted using databases such as Web of Science, PubMed/Medline, and Scopus, employing keywords including "diabetes
mellitus," "DM management," and "gene therapy." Our findings reveal significant advancements in DM treatment with
encouraging outcomes through diverse approaches, including nanotechnology, gene therapy, stem cell therapy, medical
nutrition therapy, and lifestyle modifications. However, these strategies face considerable challenges, such as optimizing
glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure control to reduce complications, enhancing patient adherence to lifestyle and
pharmacological interventions, addressing safety and ethical concerns, and improving delivery systems. In conclusion,
integrating lifestyle modifications with pharmacological therapies and refining these emerging techniques are essential for
devising effective and safe clinical treatment plans.
Net primary productivity in a Tropical Dry Forest of northern Colombia
Authors: Aguirre-Forero Sonia Eperanza , Rozo-Celemín Arturo , Piraneque-Gambasica Nelson Virgilio
Published: February 2025

Tropical dry forests are the world’s second most relevant forest type, home to unique vegetation and highly threatened by human activity. This study aimed to determine changes in plant biomass within a tree-hectare permanent plot of tropical dry forest (TDF) at the Universidad del Magdalena over 12 months. The composition, structure, and plant dynamics were characterized using drone imagery and allometric equations for dry climates. Biomass was calculated for 848 trees and shrubs with a diameter at breast height (DBH) over 10 cm, and a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time series was established.  It was possible to identify the change in NDVI with a positive trend in areas with higher soil moisture, higher coverage, vegetation network, and limited access. Likewise, the findings show that areas with lower coverage have greater accessibility and lower diversity. The vegetation cover dynamics within the Universidad del Magdalena’s TDF plot revealed low variability in NDVI over the study period, with values exceeding 0.7 in 58% of observations, reflecting a linear trend with the rainy seasons. Estimating the vegetal cover biomass is feasible using differentiated indices and techniques that reduce costs and time and do not have destructive implications for the vegetation.
Factors influencing the acquisition of corn seed in the State of Veracruz, Mexico
Authors: Vega-Bautista María , Platas Diego Esteban , Vilaboa-Arroniz Julio , López José Luis , Ortiz Adriana Ivón , Neri Martín
Published: February 2025

Corn production is a fundamental agricultural activity in Mexico. However, producers face significant challenges in accessing improved seeds that can optimize yields. Identifying the factors influencing the acquisition of these seeds is crucial for developing effective support strategies for local farmers. This study aimed to analyze the factors affecting the acquisition of improved corn seeds in three communities within the municipality of Paso de Ovejas, Veracruz, Mexico. A survey method and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 103 producers. Agricultural technicians and neighboring farmers were identified as the primary sources of information on seed use. Economic and social factors were found to have the greatest influence on access to information. Hybrid seeds from transnational companies, such as Monsanto and Pioneer, dominated the market, accounting for 83% of seed purchases. These seeds were more expensive than those from national companies, with an average cost of $5,728 per producer. Economic factors were determined to be the most significant influence on the purchase of improved seeds, outweighing social, political, and human factors.
Effect of Acacia mangium Willd plantations on the natural regeneration of a savanna
Authors: Reyes-Moreno Giovanni , Darghan Aquiles Enrique , Ramírez Wilson Ariel , Garibello Juan Camilo
Published: February 2025

Introducing alien species into natural ecosystems can generate important changes in water quality and supply level, ecosystem services, and biodiversity. Different results have been found with the appearance of alien species that contemplate both high invasion risks and opportunities to form new ecosystems that permit a new path toward restoration. This research aimed to analyze the contribution of Acacia mangium Willd. plantations for ecological restoration using both spectral instruments and conventional sampling to calculate the abundance or frequency of species appearances. Two analyses were conducted on four plant covers (an active plantation, a felled forest, and a gallery forest edge). The analysis was of a spectral type, evaluating two vegetation indices and their relationship with the Berger-Parker biotic dominance index (D); the vegetation indices were NDVI (the normalized difference vegetation index) and CVI (the chlorophyll vegetation index). The statistical methodologies involved spatial regression modeling to relate diversity and spectral indices and a permutational multivariate analysis of variance for the variables associated with regeneration. We found that felled plantations have a higher degree of similarity to gallery forests in terms of spectral indices and diversity when compared to active plantations. The composition and abundance of species of natural regeneration in plantations differ significantly from both regeneration in forests and regeneration in savannas.
Development of valuation zoning methodology in the state cadastral system based on statistical analysis
Authors: Zhigulina T.N. , Meretsky V.A. , Kubrakov D.V. , Boronina N.Yu. , Lebedeva L.V.
Published: February 2025

The research deals with developing valuation zoning methodology in the practice of state cadastral valuation. Its aim was to define the mentioned technique in the system of state cadastral valuation through statistical analysis of market data. The study is based on the deductive method, sample statistical one and that of building thematic maps by means of GIS. The basic indicators to be used in carrying out estimation zoning are considered, they are sample average, mean square deviation, dispersion, errors of sample average and intervals of cost. The author's view on the matter and tasks, the nature of their solving and implementation (continuous or discrete) are expressed. The algorithm of the valuation zoning methodology used in the practice of state cadastral valuation of real estate objects on the territory of Altai Krai in 2019–2023 is given