bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Qualidades avaliativas e a reinvenção do ENADE: o que Paulo Freire pode nos ensinar sobre isso?
Authors: Sarmento Carolina Trentini Moraes , Mendonça Samuel
Published: January 2023

O artigo aborda o Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior (SINAES) e o Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes (ENADE), se propondo a analisá-los a partir do entendimento de docentes e gestores de Pedagogia de uma Instituição de Educação Superior (IES) de Campinas, São Paulo. Contempla discussões sobre as qualidades representadas com as avaliações externas e questões acerca da importância do diálogo no processo avaliativo. A pesquisa é qualitativa, com análise documental e questionário aberto. Ficou evidente a possibilidade de reinvenção do ENADE pelas IES, desde que haja diálogo entre todos os envolvidos sobre as finalidades do Exame com o intuito de problematizar ações acadêmicas na busca de uma avaliação formativa, visando a construção de um curso de qualidade pedagógica.
Relatório de avaliação da cooperação Sul-Sul de fortalecimento da autoridade sanitária do Haiti: um estudo meta-avaliativo
Authors: De Moraes Renato Miguel , Araújo de Oliveira Helen Cristina , Filho Ovidio Orlando
Published: January 2023

Este estudo tem por objetivo apresentar uma meta-avaliação da Avaliação da Cooperação Sul-Sul de Fortalecimento da Autoridade Sanitária do Haiti (PRODOC BRA10/005), requerido pelo Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento, tendo como objeto de estudo, o seu relatório final. O caminho metodológico seguido foi centrado nas boas práticas avaliativas discriminadas por Jane Davidson, por meio dos cinco critérios fundamentais por ela elaborados. Dentre os resultados alcançados destaca-se que os problemas localizados mais relevantes se relacionaram à disponibilização dos dados utilizados para a confecção da documentação da avaliação. Dentre as recomendações apresentadas, destaca-se a necessidade da apresentação de como o planejamento da avaliação foi realizado, contribuindo com um maior conhecimento de aspectos como planejamento dos processos, contexto da avaliação, previsão de custos, entre outros.
Agenda de investigación sobre la Historia de las universidades en las revistas de historia de la educación en Web of Science (2020-2022)
Authors: Villar Vásquez Gorka
Published: January 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es establecer una agenda de investigación para el estudio de las universidades, a través de la revisión de los trabajos sobre historia de la educación superior en 6 revistas especializadas de historia de la educación. Para ello, se revisó el catálogo de indexación Web of Science a través de la utilización de operadores booleanos y filtros de antigüedad – de los últimos 3 años de publicación y del área de investigación educativa. Se inició la búsqueda en 989 artículos sobre la materia en estudio, la que concluyó con 39 artículos, y la revisión de las 6 revistas de historia de la educación que habían publicado la mayor cantidad de artículos de investigación sobre la Universidad. En los resultados se evidencia la importancia que fueron adquiriendo los estudios sobre la Universidad desde una perspectiva histórica, y la necesidad de repensar la vinculación que se establece entre la sociedad y las instituciones de educación superior como un espacio fundamental para la democratización del conocimiento y la regeneración del tejido político, ya sea dentro o fuera del sistema democrático liberal.
Internacionalización de la ciencia
Authors: Ruiz Jimeno Alberto
Published: January 2023

El desarrollo de este texto es, en gran parte, subjetivo y alimentado por la experiencia del autor, tras casi cincuenta años ligado a la Universidad de Cantabria y el Instituto de Física, centro mixto del CSIC y la UC. También recoge opiniones y comentarios de otros miembros de la Facultad de Ciencias, en torno a la estrategia ligada a la internacionalización. La experiencia del autor, como formador de nuevos investigadores y participante activo de la asociación europea de universidades (EUA) y del foro doctoral de dicha asociación EUA-CDE, se refleja en la exposición sobre la internacionalización y su relación con otros aspectos importantes de la construcción del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y del Espacio Europeo de Investigación. Se destaca el buen hacer de la UC por su potenciación de la internacionalización, así como las trabas burocráticas y administrativas del entorno para atraer y retener estudiantes e investigadores de otros países. Los temas tratados en el texto se refieren a aspectos de movilidad y formación, globalización de la actividad científica, infraestructuras y soporte industrial e institucional, comunicación y oportunidades culturales, trabajo en equipo, cultura, diversidad, cooperación internacional y desarrollo sostenible, problemas globales y actividades relacionadas, así como evolución desde los inicios, relaciones entre ciencias y humanidades, futuro… Todos ellos, desde el prisma de la experiencia del autor, incluyendo ejemplos concretos, fundamentalmente, en el contexto de las Ciencias.
Burocracia e corrupção na América hispano-colonial: uma tentativa de aproximação
Authors: Pietschmann Horst
Published: January 2023

O novo fenômeno do Estado moderno nascente começa rapidamente a ter impacto no mundo colonial hispânico. Mediante a implantação de um sistema burocrático administrativo, começa a Coroa, de modo experimental, já durante a regência de Fernando, o Católico, e com maior vigor nos reinados de Carlos V e de Felipe II, a eliminar o poder desmesurado e de forte apego a concessões de tipo medieval que detinham os chefes das hostes conquistadoras nas zonas da nova colonização. A ausência de instituições feudais e o impedimento de sua proliferação, tão logo a conquista de um novo território é finalizada, fez possível – ao menos na esfera jurisdicional e institucional – a criação de um sistema administrativo que, em suas linhas gerais, estava modelado completamente de acordo as exigências deste Estado moderno em vias de formação. Tanto é assim que, na América, deu-se este novo sistema de governo em sua forma mais pura. Uma legislação abundantíssima regulamentou a organização interior deste aparelho administrativo, deu normas para a execução do poder conferido aos funcionários que o compunham e, sobretudo, procurou precaver abusos pelos funcionários. Este ideal do funcionário público imparcial, leal, incorrupto e dedicado ao bem da monarquia, não somente se encontra na legislação emanada, em última instância, do soberano, mas também conta com fortes raízes na sociedade peninsular. A realidade, contudo, foi muito distinta. Pretende-se uma primeira aproximação a este tema complexo que, por sua transcendência, seguramente merece um estudo mais a fundo e mais sistemático do que se pode fazer à luz de uma nova bibliografia e de algumas fontes já muito conhecidas, em tão poucas páginas.
TRAÇAR CAMINHOS COM O PARKOUR: Práticas, narrativas e projetos em Porto e Campina Grande
Authors: Pereira Mariana
Published: January 2023

O parkour é uma prática que articula espaço e técnicas corporais de deslocamento,mobilizando usos criativos dos ambientes, em especial, dos elementos arquitetônicosurbanos. Nesse sentido, o artigo tem como foco explorar as narrativas de dois praticantesde parkour, situados em contextos diferentes: Porto, em Portugal, e Campina Grande,Paraíba, Brasil. Para tanto, os aspectos enfatizados dizem respeito às trajetórias, memóriase sociabilidades que são construídas a partir do parkour. Por meio de dados etnográficos,o artigo busca analisar como os projetos de vida e visões de mundo desses atores sãoevidenciados dentro de um quadro cultural, elaborado por símbolos, estéticas eexperiências corpóreas e afetivas. Ao apresentar as aproximações e distanciamentos dasexperiências daqueles que praticam a atividade, foi possível, também, demonstrar comoos atores em questão sintetizam a complexidade do parkour em diálogo com as relaçõessociais estabelecidas com e na cidade.
Aplicação do Modelo de Von Bertalanffy na Avicultura Familiar
Authors: Franco Célia Maria Rufino , Ferreira de Lima Isaac
Published: January 2023

A avicultura familiar é de grande importância por ser de baixo custo e assegurar muitas vezes a melhoria da qualidade da alimentação do produtor e da sua família, bem como para complementar o orçamento de famílias em pequenos municípios em vários estados brasileiros. O modelo de crescimento não linear de Von Bertalanffy foi adaptado para descrever a curva de crescimento de galinhas caipiras criadas soltas. Para tanto, foi realizado um trabalho experimental para coleta dos dados peso-idade, de forma que as aves não foram submetidas a uma dieta específica para acelerar o crescimento, sendo adotado o manejo comumente utilizado na avicultura familiar. Os parâmetros do modelo são considerados constantes e foram obtidos a partir dos dados experimentais. Além disso, a constante de alometria foi calculada para esta espécie específica. Utilizando o modelo de Von Bertalanffy, foi possível compreender melhor o processo de crescimento em peso da galinha caipira e fornecer informações ao produtor rural tais como: o peso máximo da ave e a melhor idade para o abate. Portanto, a metodologia utilizada neste trabalho mostra uma forma de inserção da extensão em disciplinas do ensino superior, por meio da aplicação do conhecimento na comunidade.
شعر"دع الأيام" في ديوان الإمام الشافعى (دراسة تحليلية السيميائية لشارلز موريس)
Authors: Aula Munib
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on الإمام Syafi'i's poem entitled "Da'il Ayyam" with the semotic analysis of Charles Morris. This study aims to determine and describe the meaning of the sign contained in the poem "Da'il Ayyam" written by Imam Al-Shafi'i. This research is a descriptive-analytical research, which is a systematic decomposition of the data obtained, providing understanding and interpretation so that readers can understand it well. without intending to draw general conclusions or generalizations. In this thesis, the researcher concludes that according to Morris's semiotic theory, from the general syntactic level, the number of insyyyah tholabiyyah is the number of insyyyah tholabiyyah, while the specific syntax is dominated by the 'atof' structure and the terms of answer. From the semantic level, it is the semantics of المرجعي, namely humans and all the events they face in the world. And from the pragmatic level, it is pragmatic in terms of background, namely Imam Shafi'i's life journey to accept destiny.
DARI EKSPANSI HINGGA EKSPLOITASI: Perkembangan Perkebunan Swasta Barat di Way Lima Lampung 1800-1932
Authors: Hanif Risa Mustafa  , Septi Utami
Published: January 2023

Perkembangan tanaman perkebunan telah membawa modal swasta barat untuk ikut andil dalam kancah ekonomi Lampung. Salah satu daerah yang menjadi fondasi terbesar modal swasta barat untuk datang ke Lampung adalah Way Lima. Komoditas yang dikembangkan di Way Lima kala itu berupa kopi. Beberapa tahun kemudian komoditas ini diganti dengan tanaman karet. Muncul pertanyaan bagaimana perkembangan perusahaan swasta barat di Way Lima Lampung dan apa penyebab perusahaan mengalihkan komoditas perkebunan dari kopi ke karet. Menurut Sartono Kartodirjo dan Djoko Suryo, perkembangan perkebunan di Indonesia tidak terlepas dari proses kolonialisme yang dilakukan oleh bangsa barat. Eksploitasi tanah dilakukan untuk mendapatkan tanaman budidaya yang merupakan komoditas ekspor, Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode sejarah Penilitian ini membahas tentang ekspansi kolonial serta perkembangan perkebunan di Way Lima. Kemudian tentang perubahan kepemilikan atas tanah perkebunan di Way Lima. Selanjutnya membahas perkembangan perkebunan kopi hingga beralih menjadi perkebunan karet. Pada akhirnya disimpulkan perkembangan perkebunan swasta barat di Way Lima dimulai dari upaya Belanda melakukan kolonialisme di Lampung. Way Lima dieksploitasi untuk menanam komoditas kopi, namun karena harga kopi jatuh dan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ekspor, maka komoditas kopi diganti dengan tanaman karet.
Kata Kunci: Karet; Kopi; Perkebunan; Way Lima.
Sensationalism and political disputes: analysis of media coverage of the process of ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Croatia
Authors: Ravbar Barbara
Published: January 2023

In order to establish supervision over the implementation of the law on the suppression of violence against women, the Council of Europe designed the Istanbul Convention, the ratification of which was voted by Croatia on April 13, 2018. The document caused public disagreement and political strife in Croatia, and the way the media reported on this problem was of significant importance in the process of creating public perception and public opinion. The main goal of this paper is to point out the biased media reporting on the process of ratification of the Istanbul Convention in Croatia. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis and discourse analysis were used, and the research was conducted on a sample of 882 articles published on six internet portals in the period from March 13 to April 13, 2018. The analysis confirmed the assumption that the most read Croatian portals focused on conflicts. and social division, and the most media attention was given to politicians and their conflicts. Although most portals maintained their neutrality when writing short news and reports, editorial preference could clearly be deduced from the selection of commentators and columnists. Almost no article emphasized the experiences of abused women and the importance of ratifying such a document for their safety and future.
Circulating levels of ACE2 zinc-metalloprotease and zinc/albumin ratio as potential biomarkers for a precision medicine approach to COVID-19
Authors: Benedetti Serena , Sisti Davide , Vandini Daniela , Barocci Simone , Sudano Maurizio , Carlotti Eugenio , Zamal Loris
Published: January 2023

Background and Purpose: Highly mutable influenza is successfully
countered based on individual susceptibility and similar precision-like
medicine approach should be effective against SARS-COV-2. Among
predictive markers to bring precision medicine to COVID-19, circulating
ACE2 has potential features being upregulated in both severe COVID-19
and predisposing comorbidities. Spike SARS-CoVs were shown to induce
ADAM17-mediated shedding of enzymatic active ACE2, thus accounting for
its increased activity that has also been suggested to induce positive
feedback loops leading to COVID-19-like manifestations. For this reason,
pre-existing ACE2 activity and inhibition of ACE2/ADAM17
zinc-metalloproteases through zinc chelating agents have been proposed
to predict COVID-19 outcome before infection and to protect from
COVID-19, respectively. Since most diagnostic laboratories are not
equipped for enzymatic activity determination, other potential
predictive markers of disease progression exploitable by diagnostic
laboratories were explored. Experimental approach: Concentrations of
circulating ACE2 protein and activity, albumin and zinc were
investigated in healthy, diabetic (COVID-19-susceptible) and
SARS-CoV-2-negative COVID-19 individuals. Key Results: ACE2 both protein
levels and activity significantly increased in COVID-19 and diabetic
patients. Abnormal high levels of ACE2 characterised a subgroup
(16-19%) of diabetics, while COVID-19 patients were characterised by
significantly higher zinc/albumin ratios, pointing to a relative
increase of albumin-unbound zinc species, such as ACE2-bound and free
zinc ones. Conclusions & Implications: Data on circulating ACE2 levels
are in line with the hypothesis that they can drive susceptibility to
COVID-19 and elevated zinc/albumin ratios support the therapeutic use of
zinc chelating inhibitors of ACE2/ADAM17 zinc-metalloproteases in a
targeted therapy for COVID-19.
ForestTaxator: A tool for detection and approximation of cross-sectional area of trees in a cloud of 3D points
Authors: Małaszek Maciej , Zembrzuski Andrzej , Gajowniczek Krzysztof
Published: January 2023

In this paper we propose a novel software, named ForestTaxator, supporting terrestrial laser scanning data processing, which for dendrometric tree analysis can be divided into two main processes: tree detection in the point cloud and development of three-dimensional models of individual trees. The usage of genetic algorithms to solve the problem of tree detection in 3D point cloud and its cross-sectional area approximation with ellipse-based model is also presented. The detection and approximation algorithms are proposed and tested using various variants of genetic algorithms. The work proves that the genetic algorithms work very well: the obtained results are consistent with the reference data to a large extent, and the time of genetic calculations is very short. The attractiveness of the presented software is due to the fact that it provides all necessary functionalities used in the forest inventory field. The software is written in C# and runs on the .NET Core platform, which ensures its full portability between Windows, MacOS and Linux. It provides a number of interfaces thus ensuring a high level of modularity. The software and its code are made freely available.
Deliberation over species change in a monodominant sessile oak stand (Quercetum petraeae Cer. et Jov. 1953., subass. tilietosum) - A case study in ”Djerdap” National Park
Authors: Bobinac Martin , Andrasev Sinisa , Susic Nikola
Published: January 2023

Stand structure analysis was conducted before and after natural regeneration (on the same plot) on a site of monodominant sessile oak forest (Quercetum petraeae Cer. et Jov. 1953., subass. tilietosum). In this stage individual old sessile oak trees were still remaining in the stand. Before the regeneration in the 150-yr-old stand in 1992 only sessile oak was rep?resented in the upperstorey. The trees mostly had irregularly developed crowns and reduced growth potential. These were the elements used in planning the regeneration in management plans. Besides the remaining individual old sessile oak trees, silver lime dominates in the young stand in 2017. In the stand structure there is no biological potential of sessile oak trees that could represent the basis for further development because the sessile oak trees are suppressed by silver lime towards the understorey and even the herb layer. Because of the undefined significance of the silver lime in the stand, transient management was prescribed in the man?agement plan so a reconstrucion of the stand should follow in one of the next management periods in order to restore sessile oak on the site as it was suppressed due to an inedequate regeneration procedure. On the basis of the studied stand structure of the young stand, the abandonment of the transient management concept is recommended and introduction of the intensive management approach of slver lime in the current rotation. This was based on the available number of silver lime trees of good quality in the stand, i.e. the aspirants for tending by means of selective thinning and their strong growth response four years after selective thinning. Old sessile oak trees that are still present in the stand are only a simulacrum of the continuity of the current stand with the previous one and they should be removed by means of intensive and rationalized tending of silver lime, and partly integrated in the silver lime stand.
Drying of oak wood lamellas: Part 2. Influence of temperature on the drying quality and wood colour
Authors: Milic Goran , Todorovic Nebojsa , Veizovic Marko , Popadic Ranko , Milivojevic Teodora
Published: January 2023

The subject of this paper is the analysis of the influence of higher initial temperatures during the drying of oak lamellas on the final quality and wood colour. Two different drying schedules (initial temperature: 45?C and 50?C; final temperature: 55?C) were used and then the drying quality and wood colour were determined. The colour change was expressed by parameter ?E but also by the corrected parameter ?E00. It was shown that the drying quality was very high in both cases, and that the colour change that occurred during drying was invisible to the naked eye. The application of higher temperatures does not pose a risk to the drying quality due to the small thickness of the wood and the short drying process. In industry, a higher initial temperature is justified in situations where sufficient quantities of (cheap) thermal energy are available. The results confirmed that the percentage of lamellas? deformation was reduced when the load was applied while drying.
Variability of morphological parameters of one- and two-year-old seedlings of different sessile oak half-sib lines
Authors: Nonic Marina , Maksimovic Filip , Kerkez-Jankovic Ivona , Devetakovic Jovana , Sijacic-Nikolic Mirjana
Published: January 2023

This research aimed to determine the variability of the part of the sessile
oak gene pool from the area of the Natural Monument ?Kosutnjak Forest? at
the level of one- and two-year-old seedlings, in the progeny test
established in the nursery of the Faculty of Forestry. The research was
conducted with one-year-old and two-year-old seedlings of 10 half-sib lines
of the sessile oak. The heights and root collar diameters were measured, and
the survival of the seedlings at the end of the second growth period, as
well as the annual height and diameter growth, were determined. The results
of descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance and Fisher?s least
significant differences test, as well as multivariate analyzes - cluster and
analysis of the main components were also presented in the research. The
obtained results indicate a satisfactory level of genetic variability, which
represents a good starting point for the realization of ex situ conservation
of part of the gene pool, by establishing a field trial in the area of
Kosutnjak and/or by introducing seedlings in smaller or larger groups to
this area. In this way, part of the gene pool of the starting population,
represented by seedlings of different half-sib lines, is permanently
preserved, the number of the starting population increases, and conditions
are created for continuous scientific and research work.
Effect of ECAP process on deformability, microstructure and conductivity of CuCoNi alloy
Authors: Grzegorczyk B. , Rusz S. , Snopinski P. , Hilser O. , Skowronek A. , Grajcar A.
Published: January 2023

The study deals with the influence of various variants of severe plastic deformation in the Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) process on the microstructure, microhardness, and conductivity of CuCoNi alloy. The microstructure evolution was studied by microscopic observations and electron back-scattered diffraction (EBSD) in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The Vickers method was used to test the microhardness of the samples after various variants of the ECAP process. The conductivity was measured with an eddy current electrical conductivity meter based on the complex impedance of the probe. The results indicated the possibility of deformation of CuCoNi alloys in the process of pressing through the ECAP angular channel and developing their microstructure and properties. The method is an effective tool for strengthening the tested copper alloy by refining its microstructure. After the first pass, the grain size was reduced by 80%. Increasing the plastic deformation temperature did not significantly affect the obtained level of microstructure fragmentation - the average grain size is approx. 1.4-1.5 ?m. The fragmentation of the microstructure had a negligible effect on the conductivity of the CuCoNi alloy, which oscillated at the value of 13 MS/m after the ECAP process.
Matte-slag separation behavior as a function of iron phase reduction in copper slag
Authors: Liu Y.-X. , Wei Y.-G. , Zhou S.-W. , Li B. , Wang H.
Published: January 2023

The Isa smelting furnace discharges the matte and slag in the same tapping hole. As a result, an electric furnace needs to clean the slag. In the present study, the copper slag cleaning in an electric furnace, particularly the separation of the matte from the slag during the reduction process, was investigated. For Fe3O4 to FeO, the foaming slag in the melt disappeared when the Fe3O4 content was less than 10%. With the formation of the metallic iron, the foaming slag formed again, hindering the sedimentation of the matte. When the anthracite dosage increased to 2.61%, the copper content in the slag increased to 9.46%. The microstructure of the slag and the existence of the metallic iron found in the slag were analyzed in detail. The results obtained in this study provide a theoretical basis for the reasonable control of the transformation of Fe3O4 during the copper slag cleaning.
Complete versus culprit-only revascularization in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel coronary artery disease
Authors: Jarakovic Milana , Petrovic Milovan , Ivanisevic Dragan , Mihajlovic Bojan , Kovacevic Mila , Popov Iva
Published: January 2023

Introduction/Objective. The optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with non-STelevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) is still not clear. The aim of our study was to examine intrahospital and long-term major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in this group of patients. Methods. This retrospective study included 225 patients with NSTEMI and multivessel CAD treated with PCI at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina. Three groups were formed: complete one-stage PCI; complete multi-stage PCI, and culprit-only PCI. We analyzed intrahospital and one-year follow-up MACCE and mortality after three years in all three groups. Results. Complete one-stage PCI was performed in 112 (49.8%), complete multi-stage PCI in 70 (31.3%), and culprit-only PCI in 43 (19.1%) patients. Patients with multi-stage complete PCI had the lowest mortality in comparison with one-stage and culprit-only PCI, both intrahospital (0% vs. 0.9% and 20.9%, respectively, p < 0.0005) and after one year (0% vs. 2.7% and 30.2%, respectively, p < 0.0005) and three years (4.3% vs. 5.4% and 32.6%, respectively, p < 0.0005). There was no significant difference in other MACCE between the groups, both intrahospital and after one year. Conclusion. In our study, multi-stage PCI significantly reduces intrahospital, one-year and three-year follow-up mortality in patients with NSTEMI and multivessel CAD.
Associations Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Changes in Glycemic Status Among Individuals With Prediabetes
Authors: Nabila Salma , Kim Ji Eun , Choi Jaesung , Park Jooyong , Shin Aesun , Lee Sang Ah , Lee Jong-Kook , Kang Daehee , Choi Ji-Yeob
Published: January 2023

  

Objective: To examine the associations between modifiable risk factors and glycemic status changes in individuals with prediabetes.

Research design and methods: A total of 10,358 individuals with prediabetes defined by their fasting blood glucose and HbA1c levels from the Health Examinees-Gem (HEXA-G) study were included. Modifiable factors, including BMI, abdominal obesity, smoking status, physical activity, alcohol consumption, diet quality, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, were examined to determine their associations with changes in glycemic status during follow-up. In addition, modifiable factor scores were calculated, and their association with changes in glycemic status was also analyzed. 

Results: The median follow-up time for this study was four years (range, one–seven years). BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (adjusted odds ratio 0.71 [95% confidence interval 0.63–0.79]), abdominal obesity (0.76 [0.68–0.86]), heavy drinking (0.74 [0.60–0.91]), hypertension (0.71 [0.64–0.79]), and dyslipidemia (0.78 [0.70–0.85]) were observed to have lower possibility of normoglycemia reversion. BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (1.58 [1.29–1.94]), abdominal obesity (1.31 [1.11–1.55]), current smoking (1.43 [1.07–1.91]), and hypertension (1.26 [1.07–1.49]) were found to have higher probability of type 2 diabetes progression. Having more favorable modifiable factors was also associated with normoglycemia reversion (1.46 [1.30–1.64]) and type 2 diabetes progression (0.62 [0.49–0.77]).

Conclusions: More favorable modifiable factors were related to a higher probability of returning to normoglycemia and a lower probability of progression to type 2 diabetes.
TIC y educación superior en México: un análisis de productividad a nivel estatal
Authors: Becerra-Peña Diana L. , Rodríguez Ruiz Javier Gonzalo , Gutiérrez Moreno Patricia
Published: January 2023

El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar empíricamente los cambios en la productividad total de los factores (CPTF) del uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en los principales indicadores de la educación superior durante 2010-2018 en México. Con un panel de 32 estados con información anual, se estimó el índice de Hicks-Moorsteen (HMTFP) para cada uno, bajo el supuesto de rendimientos variables a escala. Los resultados mostraron una caída promedio en los CPTF que oscila entre -5.09 % y 3.29 %, al considerar el desempeño conjunto de todas las entidades federativas. Se concluye que existe una imperativa necesidad de fortalecer la infraestructura de las TIC y su uso en el sector educativo, especialmente en el nivel superior.
Kesulitan Belajar Matematika Siswa di Indonesia Ditinjau dari Self-Efficacy: Systematic Literature Review (SLR)
Authors: Klorina Meicindy Jeny , Juandi Dadang
Published: January 2023

This study aims to describe the results of research on students' learning difficulties in mathematics in terms of self-efficacy. The method used in this study is the Systematic Literature Review (SLR), which consists of 15 samples of the results of research on learning difficulties in mathematics in terms of self-efficacy. The research sample consisted of those indexed by SCOPUS, SINTA to indexed by REPOSITORY in the period 2018-2022 and located in Indonesia. Search sample data obtained from Google Schoolar, Semantic Schoolar Eric Journal, Researchgate, and Repository. Data was collected by documenting all articles related to learning difficulties in mathematics in terms of self-efficacy based on the year of research, type of research, education level, research demographics, and journal index. All data obtained are presented in a quantitative descriptive manner. With the SLR method, it was found that the most research published in 2018, this research was also dominated by research indexed by SINTA 2. The majority of this research was conducted at the junior high school level and this research was dominated on the island of Java. Research on students' learning difficulties in mathematics in terms of self-efficacy tends to be small, researchers mostly examine students' learning difficulties in mathematics, even though knowing the students' self-confidence makes it easier for teachers to avoid learning difficulties that will be experienced by students.
Analisis Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis pada Materi Statistika: Implementasi Model Problem-Based Learning
Authors: Intan Nonoy , Putra Beni Yusepa Ginanjar
Published: January 2023

Problem solving skills are important for students to master and need to be trained and developed continuously. The purpose of this study was to find out how high school students' mathematical problem solving abilities in Statistics material with the implementation of Problem-Based Learning. This type of research is qualitative descriptive research. The subjects of this research were class XII students of SMA Negeri 5 Cimahi. The sample in this study were 30 students of class XII IPA 3, with 22 female students and 8 male students. The research time is the first semester of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Collecting data in this study used a test instrument for mathematical problem solving abilities in the Quartile submatter Statistics material. Data analysis techniques were carried out with the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the percentage of achievement of mathematical problem solving abilities of class XII high school students in Statistics material which is classified as Very Good (SB) is 26.7%, while the achievement category that dominates is the Enough category (C), namely 53.3%.
Application of Simulation Modeling as a Teaching Pedagogy in Business Education
Authors: Abdullah Riyaz Sheikh , Alnasheri Mobarak Oqlan
Published: January 2023

Simulations in higher education serve as an effective pedagogical tool to surge learners’ motivation and support in harnessing 21st-century skills. However, the cost of the software required expertise, and its complexity is some of the deterrents to its smooth adoption. It rarely allows you to learn what is happening in the background. How are the decision variables linked and affected? This research proposes and tests system dynamic (SD) based simulation modelling based on Sterman (2000) to investigate the use of simulation as a pedagogy to showcase growth in population(demand-side), its relationship to residential construction (supply-side), and finally predicts the total residential construction spending. The simulation case depicts a real-life business scenario where users are able to dynamically vary the decision variable values, and visualize its effect on dependent variables and the overall impact on the simulation goal. Even students and non-Economist can efficiently perform quality analyses for experiential learning.
Some Comments on the Productivity of Dichotomies in the Current Arena of Ideological Confrontations
Authors: Dobiaš Daniel , Gbúrová Marcela
Published: January 2023

The history of the development of human communities opens up a large number of chapters of the alliance of rationality and power. The determining power of the implementation of elements of purposeful rationality at the political level is almost always represented by the legitimation of a certain type of interest associated with the greatest power to enforcing them. The primary goal of this paper is in an endeavour to place the normative nature of current (democratic) political regimes where we encounter the need for a more fundamental theoretical argument that would enable us to respond to their dynamic, often contradictory development. We focus on the productivity of dichotomies in the theory and practice of rationalism, irrationalism and liberal democracy. Their interaction in fact defines and creates the conditions for experimenting with different forms of political structures in the search for a better human and the world. At the same time, its performance not only defines the conditions for the theoretical justification of the idea of power, but also becomes a tool for its implementation. The theoretical background of this approach develops monitoring the content turbulences in the political systems of liberal democracies, with an emphasis on political life in Slovakia. Hence, in the present study, in the context of possible effects of the infectious disease COVID-19 on the activities of individual political actors, we point to a unique experience that contributes to addressing the issue of the way of establishing "softer" forms of political communication instead of political struggle, especially at the level of relations between the conservative, socialist, and liberal party-political communities not just in Slovakia, but also in other countries around the world.
The Populist Construct of Migration: Framing within SPD's Communication Strategy ahead of the 2019 European Elections
Authors: Charvátová Denisa , Filipec Ondřej
Published: January 2023

Populism represents one of the major trends in contemporary politics across all European democracies. A key element in the success of populist parties is their communication strategy, with social networks that have become an ideal platform for populist political communication. Concerns about the success of populist groups marked also the recent European Parliamentary elections in May 2019. This also applies to the Czech Republic, where populist rhetoric is mainly represented by the Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD). The main objective of the article is to reveal how SPD is framing migration in the political communication on Facebook during the period of three months before the elections to the European Parliament. It mainly focuses on its content and form regarding the posts' visual elements and technical parameters. As migration was the main topic of populist political communication, special attention is paid to the communication regarding this phenomenon, incl. an analysis of selected frames and manipulation techniques in the SPD political communication. The result shows, that migration played the most important role but was communicated selectively and manipulatively. Only the negative effects of migration were emphasised, it was framed in connection with other negative phenomena (especially rape, crime, and terrorism) and illustrated by pictures of aggressive Muslims, emotions of fear, anger, and hatred were evoked among the supporters, which further contributed to the radicalisation and sustainability of the mobilisation of the electorate.
Post-Soviet De Facto States in the Theory of Small States
Authors: Baarová Barbara , Baar Vladimír
Published: January 2023

With their geographic and economic dimensions, post-Soviet de facto states are very small structures, yet they have existed for over a quarter of a century. This means that they have already had a generation that has no connection with the mother state from which they have separated. However, because the patron of their independence is (or, in the case of Artsakh, indirectly) Russia, which even officially recognized two of them (Abkhazia and South Ossetia-Alania), many authors keep observing their development. Their geopolitical importance significantly increased after the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Unrecognized states cannot be open economies, even if they wanted. In addition, in the case of post-Soviet de facto states, these are underdeveloped economies with high import costs and whose products are characterized by low competitiveness. The submitted contribution focuses on these structures from the point of view of the theory of small states. Based on geographic, demographic, economic and historical indicators, as well as the ability to resist reintegration, they suggest their theoretical possibilities of defending factual independence and gaining wider international recognition. The theory of small states shows in practice that the benefits of "smallness" cannot be used by de facto states to strengthen their political and economic prestige precisely because of the absence of international recognition and the rivalry of large states over geopolitical influence.
Drug design strategies for the treatment of coronavirus infection
Authors: Terekhov SS , Shmygarev VI , Purtov KV , Smirnov IV , Yampolsky IV , Tsarkova AS
Published: January 2023

The increasing size and density of the human population is leading to an increasing risk of infectious diseases that threaten to spread yet another pandemics. The widespread use of vaccination has reduced morbidity and mortality associated with viral infections and in some cases eradicated the virus from the population entirely. Regrettably, some virus species retain the ability to mutate rapidly and thus evade the vaccine-induced immune response. New antiviral drugs are therefore needed for the treatment and prevention of viral diseases. Modern research into the structures and properties of viral proteases, which are of key importance in the life cycle of viruses, makes it possible, in our opinion, to turn these enzymes into promising targets for the development of effective viral disease control methods.
The Use of Telehealth in Australia During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic for Medical Practitioners: A retrospective epidemiological analysis
Authors: Lee Joshua , Park Joon Soo , Wang Kate N , Feng Boxi , Tennant Marc , Kruger Estie
Published: January 2023

Introduction: New Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth item codes were added in 2020 to allow Australians to gain access to medical services during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Previous studies have been conducted on the utilisation of specific MBS item codes however none have been conducted on all medical practitioner telehealth item codes.
Objective: This retrospective epidemiological analysis aims to determine the utilisation rate of newly introduced medical practitioner telehealth MBS item codes and compare them with the usage of existing in-person item codes
Methods: The utilisation of 319 MBS item codes were extracted from the Medicare Statistics Database between March 2020 to March 2021. Using count and population statistics a population adjusted rate was generated and a linear regression analysis undertaken.
Results: A total of 199,059,309 in-person and telehealth services (Male, n=84,007,935; 42.2%, Female, n=115,051,374; 57.8%) were utilised during the study period. 147,697,104 were in-person compared to 51,191,898 telehealth services. In-person usage decreased by 27.5% while telehealth increased by 358.8%. In-person utilisation increased by 32.4% as the year continued while the telehealth utilisation decreased by 40.7%. There was a non-significant increase in total in-person item code utilisation (p=0.76) and a non-significant decrease (p=0.32) in the total telehealth item codes used
Conclusion: There was initially increased usage of telehealth especially during lockdown restrictions. However, when lockdowns eased, usage of telehealth decreased while in-person increased. Regardless, telehealth item codes continued to be used despite changes to eligibility criteria and lockdown restrictions easing. Hence, it appears that patients are accepting of telehealth as a healthcare delivery method.
MATHEMATICS TEACHER'S PROFESSIONALISM IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO THEIR TEACHING
Authors: Harisman Yulyanti , Noto Muchamad Subali , Amiruddin Mohd Hasril , Syaputra Hamdani , Suherman Suherman , Setiyani Setiyani
Published: January 2023

The background of this research is the importance of involving technology in the learning process. This study aims to see teachers’ interests, beliefs, and teaching processes using Adobe Premiere Pro software to categorize teachers’ professionalism. Furthermore, this study also describes the relationship between interests, beliefs, and the teaching process of teachers. This type of research is qualitative research with a case study method. 19 (nineteen) teachers from 11 (eleven) junior high schools in Padang, Indonesia were selected as research subjects. The research process has a reasonably long duration. At the beginning of the study, teachers were given the training to develop learning videos using Adobe Premiere Pro software. This software was chosen because it is challenging to use and is considered suitable as a medium for developing teacher digital literacy. The training was carried out in 5 meetings. The training is carried out by experts in their fields, from getting to know the tools to video rendering. Afterward, the teachers were given a questionnaire to determine their interest in the training. In addition, teachers are given open-ended questions to see teachers' beliefs in using technology in learning. The final stage of this research is to observe learning using observation sheets. This study found three types of teachers using technology: Technologically advanced teachers, technologically routine teachers, and technologically naive teachers. Technologically advanced teachers believe that technology plays an essential role in learning. Technologically routine teachers are teachers who sometimes use technology in the learning process, and technologically naive teachers are teachers who do not use technology in the learning process.
Urupā Tautaiao: Revitalising ancient customs and practices for the modern world
Authors: McNeill Hinematau
Published: January 2023

This urupā tautaiao (natural burials) research is a Marsden funded project with a decolonising agenda. It presents a pragmatic opportunity for Māori to re-evaluate, reconnect, and adapt ancient customs and practices for the modern world. The design practice output focus is the restoration of existing graves located in the urupā (burial ground) of the Ngāti Moko, a hapū (subtribe) of the Tapuika tribe that occupy ancestral land in central North Island of New Zealand. In preparation for the gravesite development, a series of hui a hapū (tribal meetings) were held to engage and encourage participation in the research. The final design which honours pre-contact customary practices, involved collaboration between the tribe, an ecologist, and a landscape architect. Hui a hapū included workshops exploring ancient burial practices. Although pre-contact Māori interred the dead in a variety of environmentally sustainable ways, funerary practices have dramatically shifted due to colonisation. Consequently, Māori have adopted environmentally damaging European practices that includes chemical embalming, concrete gravestones, and water and soil pollution. Mindful of tribal diversity, post-colonial tangihanga (customary Māori funerals) incorporate distinctively Māori and European, customary beliefs and practices. Fortuitously, they have also retained the essence of tūturu (authentic) Māori traditions that reinforce tribal identity and social cohesion. Tūturu traditions are incorporated into the design of the gravesite. Surrounded by conventional gravestones, and using only natural materials, the gravesite aspires to capture the beauty of nature embellished with distinctively Māori cultural motifs. Low maintenance native plants are intersected with four pou (traditional carvings)that carry pūrākau (Māori sacred narratives) of life and death. This dialectical concept is accentuated in the pou depicting Papatūānuku (Earth Mother). Etched into her womb is a coiled umbilical cord referencing life. Reminding us that, although in death we return to her womb, it is also a place that nurtures life. Hoki koe ki a Papatūānuku, ki te kōpū o te whenua (return to the womb of Papatūānuku) is often heard during ritual speeches at tangihanga. The pou also commemorates our connection to the gods. According to Māori beliefs, the primeval parents Papatūānuku (Earth) and Ranginui (Sky) genealogically link people and the environment together through whakapapa (kinship). Whakapapa imposes on humankind, kaitiakitanga (guardianship), responsibility for the wellbeing of the natural environment. In death, returning to Papatūānuku in a natural way, gives credence to kaitiakitanga. This presentation focuses on a project that encourages Māori to embrace culturally compatible burials that are affordable, environmentally responsible, and visually aesthetic. It also has the potential to encourage other indigenous communities to explore their own alternative, culturally unique and innovative ways to address modern death and burial challenges.