bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Correlation Between Pesantren Culture and Character Formation of Islamic Student
Authors: Ghozali Sholchan , Hilal M.
Published: January 2025

This study aimed to identify the application of Islamic boarding school culture, analyze the character traits of the santri, and measure the correlation between pesantren culture and the character development of santri at Al Fattah Siman Islamic Boarding School. This research used a quantitative correlational approach with a simple random sampling method, involving 25 participants. Data were collected using a questionnaire and documentation methods. The validity of the instrument was tested using the Product Moment Correlation formula, while reliability was assessed with the Spearman-Brown formula. Data analysis was conducted using percentage formulas and Product Moment Correlation. The results indicated that: (1) Pesantren culture was rated as "Good Enough," with a percentage score of 68.9%; (2) The character development of santri was rated as "Good," with a percentage score of 71.3%; and (3) A positive correlation was found between pesantren culture and the character development of santri, as evidenced by the Product Moment Correlation results.
Veni, Vidi, Vici, Dixi: Latin as the Dominant Language in the Roman Near East
Authors: Smolny Anya
Published: January 2025

Syria becoming a consular province by 58 BCE marked the beginning of the Roman period of the Near East, and as a result, Latin was introduced as the language of the East’s rulers to a linguistic landscape dominated by native Aramaic and Greek as a lingua franca. However, scholarly research has focused more on Greek’s relationship with Latin and Aramaic than Latin and Aramaic’s relationship with each other. Latin was never enforced or widely spoken in the Near East compared to Aramaic or Greek, yet that does not mean Latin had no impact on the region. This study analyzes bilingual Latin and Aramaic inscriptions in the Near East using sociolinguistic theory surrounding language contact and dominance, revealing meaningful language contact between Latin and Aramaic speakers. The presence of Aramaic-Latin bilingualism, Latin’s higher prestige, and the influence of the Roman army on the Aramaic lexicon in light of linguistic theory asserts that Latin impacted the Near East at a linguistic level due to Latin’s role as the dominant language despite Latin initially appearing to be uninfluential in the Near East. By positioning Latin as the dominant language in relation to Aramaic, this research challenges the notion of a lack of meaningful language contact between these groups, and aims to encourage further research into lesser-discussed linguistic dynamics.
The Price of Their Sweat
Authors: Lapierre Nathan
Published: January 2025

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution highlighted the failures of Stalinist policies and violent suppression as a means of establishing legitimacy, prompting the Hungarian government under János Kádár to adopt the New Economic Mechanism (NEM) in 1968. Aimed at revitalizing Hungary’s domestic market and export potential, the NEM replaced rigid Soviet-style central planning with a more flexible, market-conscious system of autonomous enterprises. This study examines the social and economic impacts of the NEM on the Hungarian working class throughout the 1970s and 1980s, focusing on how its implementation eroded working-class power, constructed new forms of class conflict between factory workers and the new managerial elite, and eroded socialist work culture as societal values shifted towards consumerism. Drawing from firsthand accounts, factory surveys, and state records, this study reveals how workers experienced the contradictory repercussions of NEM. Rather than strengthening the working class, as Marxist-Leninist theory would dictate, Kádár’s NEM precipitated wage stagnation, recreated class conflict, and effectively diminished the power of the Hungarian working class. These contradictions, embodied in labor practices and social dynamics, paved the way for the decline of the socialist state and the rise of individualism within the Hungarian workplace and beyond.
Computación Cuántica: Mitos y Realidades
Authors: Lalinde Pulido Juan G. , Sierra Sosa Daniel
Published: January 2025

La computación cuántica ha trascendido los límites del laboratorio para convertirse en un tema central en la tecnología, la economía y la sociedad. En palabras de Isaac Chuang, profesor del MIT que trabajó con IBM en el desarrollo de los primeros computadores cuánticos, “Lo que está impulsando el entusiasmo es la verificación de que la computación cuántica es real. Ya no es el sueño de los físicos, sino la pesadilla de los ingenieros”.
De vuelta a la moda cuántica
Authors: Gómez Hernández Jaime Enrique
Published: January 2025

Un día cualquiera después de una cita odontológica, la doctora, una gran amiga mía, me pidió que le explicara brevemente mecánica cuántica. Vaya mi sorpresa. Para nada dudé de la inteligencia de mi amiga, ni de su capacidad para entender, ni que yo no pudiera explicar los principios cuánticos de forma sencilla, pero con lo que no pude fue con la curiosidad de saber de dónde se había originado la pregunta tan particular.
Sucede que al igual que muchos términos científicos, la denominación de “cuántica” está siendo usada por una corriente de “nueva era” para tratar de validar, darle visos de seriedad o de fundamento formal de sus creencias. Entonces se encuentra uno con términos tan diversos como homeopatía cuántica, coaching cuántico, mente cuántica, sanación cuántica por entrelazamiento de mentes (análogo del entrelazamiento cuántico), en fin, toda una selva de términos. Y sorpresivamente no es una cuestión nueva. Esta manipulación perversa de términos es tan vieja como el habla y es parte de la evolución de las lenguas humanas, tenga fundamento o no, nos guste o no.
Natural anti-UV formulation increases the survival of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium rileyi conidia and enhances the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in corn plants
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Departamento de Biotecnología, Unidad Iztapalapa, Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco, Núm. 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1 A Sección, Alcaldía Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, C.P. 09310, México., Hernández-Campos Reinier , Montesinos-Matías Roberto , Sánchez-González Jorge A. , Loera Octavio ,   Departamento de Control Biológico del Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria (DGSV-SENASICA-SADER). Km 1.5 Carretera Tecomán-Estación FFCC, Col. Tepeyac C.P. 28110, Tecomán, Colima, México.
Published: January 2025

Solar radiation (SR) decreases the effectivity of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) propagules. The main objective was to evaluate a natural formulation (NF) based on humic acids (HA) with anti-UV effects, to improve the survival of conidia against SR, evaluating its capacity in the control (BC) of Spodoptera frugiperda. The strains used were Beauveria bassiana CHE-CNRCB 1029, Metarhizium rileyi CHE-CNRCB 682 and Metarhizium rileyi CHE-CNRCB 796. Compatibility evaluations (6.49, 9.51 and 12.39 mg/L of HA) were performed, as well as survival evaluations, anti-UV effects and pathogenicity bioassays (13.64, 20.45 and 27.27 AH mg/L). The two M. rileyi strains showed greater compatibility when comparing the radial growth rate (RGR) and the survival percentage (CFU). The anti-UV effect was positive when HA suspensions were mixed with conidia from the three strains evaluated. Conidia mixed with HA maintained virulence against S. frugiperda (L2) larvae. Mortality by the spraying method for B. bassiana reached 66.66%, and 86.66% for both M. rileyi strains, while by the immersion method, it reached 73.33% for B. bassiana and between 85.71% and 87.03% for the M. rileyi strains, respectively. The persistence of conidia B. bassiana and M. rileyi increased under exposure to SR when mixed with an NF with anti-UV effects, maintaining its virulence against S. frugiperda. This finding represents an attractive alternative during the formulation of EPF.
Co-cultures of endophytic microorganisms: A strategy to produce bioestimulants and value-added compounds
Authors:   Departamento de Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Velázquez-Rodríguez Monserrat Guadalupe ,   Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1A Sección, Iztapalapa, 09310, Ciudad de México., Volke-Sepúlveda Tania L. , Figueroa-Martínez Francisco Javier ,   Investigador por México CONAHCyT – Departamento de Biotecnología. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa. Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1A Sección, Iztapalapa, 09310, Ciudad de México.
Published: January 2025

Cocultures between algae and bacteria aim to harness the metabolic capabilities of both microorganisms for biotechnological purposes. However, establishing a successful coculture is challenging because of their different nutritional and environmental requirements. This work proposes the establishment of a coculture between the plant growth-promoting bacterium Methylobacterium oryzae and the unicellular green alga Coccomyxa simplex, both endophytes of Vachellia farnesiana, with the aim of using their metabolic capacities to produce value-added compounds. To achieve this, the conditions to obtain a stable alga-bacteria coculture were defined, and the effect of the coculture and the initial nutrient concentration on lipid and pigment production, as well as plant growth stimulation were evaluated. A stable coculture was successfully established enabling the growth of both microorganisms even in the absence of carbon and nitrogen sources. The coculture stimulated lipid production (up to 43%) and pigment production (by 2.5 to 4.8 times). Additionally, the coculture's supernatant improved the growth of radish seedlings, suggesting that the coculture promotes the production of biostimulant compounds with potential to enhance crop yields and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.
DIREITO ANIMAL E POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NO ÂMBITO SOCIAL
Authors: Alves Larissa Lara , Neves Elisandra Figueiredo , Vellani Júnior Raymundo Lázaro , Silva Nivalda de Lima
Published: January 2025

Este artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar ao público-alvo a situação atual dos animais em relação às políticas públicas brasileiras, que apesar do avanço da causa animal, onde estão ganhando espaço no meio social, ainda há o que pensar, inclusive leis e ações governamentais em relação aos seres sencientes, como ainda há um grande número de maus-tratos no Brasil, com o objetivo principal de chegar a uma possível conclusão do que leva aos maus-tratos, foram utilizados métodos de pesquisa qualitativos e quantitativos nos quais se pode chegar a um possível resultado, em que o animal é taxado como objeto, utilizado como meio e instrumento fim das ações humanas, e que apesar de ter proteção das leis e dos ativistas desta causa, o poder público deve adotar medidas que implementem meios educacionais para oferecer conhecimento dos direitos dos animais.
O EFETIVO AUMENTO DAS CANDIDATURAS FEMININAS COM A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DAS COTAS DE GÊNERO: UMA ANÁLISE NAS ELEIÇÕES DE MINAS GERAIS A PARTIR DE 2010
Authors: Barros Isabela Oliveira , Silva Nivalda de Lima
Published: January 2025

Este artigo buscou analisar o impacto das cotas de gênero no aumento das candidaturas femininas em Minas Gerais, com ênfase nos avanços desde sua implementação e nas eleições desde 2010. Embora o mecanismo de cotas tenha contribuído para o crescimento quantitativo dessas candidaturas e para uma representatividade política mais inclusiva, persistem desafios que limitam a efetiva participação e competitividade das mulheres no cenário eleitoral. Esses obstáculos, de natureza estrutural e cultural, demonstram que as cotas são uma medida inicial necessária, mas insuficiente para assegurar uma igualdade plena de representação política. O estudo sugere que políticas complementares são essenciais para criar um ambiente político mais equitativo e sustentável para a participação feminina.
A ABORDAGEM DA PESSOA TRANSEXUAL DENTRO DO SISTEMA PRISIONAL BRASILEIRO
Authors: Morais Amanda Maria de Oliveira , Silva Gabriel Coelho Borges , Silva Nivalda de Lima
Published: January 2025

O estudo aborda as dificuldades enfrentadas por pessoas transgênero no sistema prisional e verifica se há, de fato, violações de seus direitos. Serão discutidos os direitos já reconhecidos para a população transgênero durante a execução da pena em unidades prisionais e como esses direitos vêm sendo aplicados, avaliando se são efetivos ou não para promover a ressocialização. Além disso, serão esclarecidas as mudanças necessárias para resolver problemas como discriminação, homofobia e transfobia no sistema prisional, e ressaltada a importância de uma abordagem legislativa mais eficaz para garantir a humanização dos direitos nesse contexto. Nesse contexto, indivíduos transgênero são frequentemente alvo de preconceito, o que leva a agressões psicológicas, físicas e abusos sexuais que resultam em danos irreparáveis. A análise revela que, embora o Estado proclame direitos e princípios de dignidade da pessoa humana, práticas discriminatórias ainda são frequentes contra minorias dentro e fora do sistema prisional, tema central deste trabalho. Assim, torna-se urgente uma reestruturação das políticas prisionais, tanto no âmbito social, quanto político e jurídico, para enfrentar essas questões e dar efetividade às garantias constitucionais.
DIREITO À SAÚDE: O FENÔMENO DA MISTANASIA NO BRASIL E AS VIOLAÇÕES AO DIREITO À SAÚDE
Authors: Flôres Everton Vitor Monteiro , Oliveira Igor Horácio Araújo de , Lopes Nairo José Borges
Published: January 2025

Este estudo aborda a mistanásia, morte prematura causada por desigualdades sociais e acesso inadequado aos cuidados de saúde, destacando a importância de políticas públicas, educação e conscientização para sua prevenção. A mistanásia é vista como uma questão de justiça social, exigindo abordagens integradas para garantir acesso universal e equitativo à saúde. O Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) desempenha papel fundamental na ampliação da cobertura e melhoria da qualidade dos serviços. Além disso, a educação empodera comunidades, promovendo conscientização sobre direitos à saúde e comportamentos saudáveis, e motivando ações para reduzir desigualdades sociais e econômicas na saúde.
CONFLITOS ENTRE VENEZUELA E GUIANA: APLICAÇÃO DA ARBITRAGEM NO PANORAMA DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL
Authors: Costa Gabriel Castro Lucena , Barbaresco Rogério Ananias
Published: January 2025

O presente artigo propõe uma análise do papel da arbitragem internacional na resolução de conflitos entre Venezuela e Guiana, com ênfase na disputa territorial. Desde o século XIX, a região fronteiriça entre os dois países tem sido objeto de controvérsias, exacerbadas recentemente pela descoberta de vastas reservas de petróleo na costa marítima disputada. A falta de uma fronteira claramente demarcada e o legado colonial complicam a situação, tornando-a um desafio diplomático de longa data. Este estudo não apenas busca compreender as dinâmicas dos conflitos territoriais na região, mas também examinar a eficácia da arbitragem internacional como método de resolução de disputas entre Venezuela e Guiana. A arbitragem internacional oferece uma alternativa viável para resolver essas questões de forma transparente e participativa, permitindo que as partes articulem suas preocupações e busquem soluções criativas. Ao fornecer uma estrutura legal e institucional para o diálogo construtivo, a arbitragem pode reduzir a polarização e promover uma cultura de cooperação e respeito mútuo entre os Estados envolvidos. Por meio de uma revisão de literatura, análise do contexto histórico, revisão da jurisprudência internacional relevante e estudos de caso de disputas anteriores, será realizada uma avaliação crítica das vantagens e desvantagens da arbitragem nesse contexto específico. O objetivo principal é demonstrar como a arbitragem pode ser uma ferramenta vital na promoção de soluções pacíficas e duradouras para conflitos territoriais, contribuindo para uma cooperação construtiva entre as partes envolvidas.
CAPACITAÇÃO DE BRINQUEDISTA E SUA ATUAÇÃO EM BRINQUEDOTECA
Authors: Dias Magda Núcia Albuquerque , Barbosa Lucimeire Rodrigues , Nascimento Bruna Elane Lopes do
Published: January 2025

O projeto de extensão “Capacitação de brinquedista e sua atuação em brinquedoteca” teve como principal objetivo oferecer formação profissional para os alunos de Pedagogia do Centro de Estudos Superiores de Timon (CESTI), da Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA), e para educadores da comunidade, capacitando-os para atuarem como brinquedistas. A formação foi organizada em dois momentos principais, alternando entre discussões teóricas e oficinas práticas. Esse formato permitiu que os participantes vivenciassem na prática os conhecimentos adquiridos nos encontros teóricos, fortalecendo o aprendizado acerca da atuação de educadores em brinquedotecas.
QUEM CONSTRÓI AS CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS? A AUSÊNCIA DE MULHERES NOS PROJETOS PEDAGÓGICOS DE UM CURSO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS
Authors: Silva Maria Paula França da , Oliveira Ana Caroline Jardim , Souza Rebeca Hennemann Vergara de
Published: January 2025

O artigo objetiva discutir a presença de pensadoras e referenciais teóricos produzidos por mulheres no projeto de curso de Ciências Sociais, entendido como documento orientador da formação e resultado de um trabalho seletivo. Foram analisados três projetos, correspondentes ao decênio de existência do curso, tendo-se considerado o texto integral, as ementas das disciplinas obrigatórias e optativas e a bibliografia indicada. Os três projetos analisados não registram menções significativas e programáticas aos termos gênero/mulher(es), embora haja um salto quantitativo e qualitativo entre o primeiro documento e o mais recente. A totalidade de autores e autoras é de pessoas cisgêneros e, a quase totalidade, de pessoas brancas. No texto mais recente, identifica-se maior presença de autoria negra na bibliografia complementar, apenas. Conclui-se que a autoria feminina está concentrada em áreas do saber feminizadas e que as autoras tendem a ocupar o papel de compiladoras ou de intérpretes em relação às pensadoras originais.
AS MÚLTIPLAS EXPRESSÕES DE UMA TRAJETÓRIA: A PARTICIPAÇÃO DE JOAQUIM RAIMUNDO FERREIRA CHAVES NA TRAMA INTELECTUAL PIAUIENSE DA SEGUNDA METADE DO SÉCULO XX
Authors: Silva Kamila Vytória Santos e , Queiroz Teresinha de Jesus Mesquita
Published: January 2025

Este estudo propõe-se a analisar a participação de Joaquim Raimundo Ferreira Chaves na trama intelectual piauiense da segunda metade do século XX. Religioso dedicado à fé católica e ao cuidado com os fiéis, Padre Chaves tornou-se, também, historiador por amor, dedicação e prática, atuando nos principais espaços intelectuais do Piauí, após os anos 1950, produzindo obras de grande importância para a historiografia deste estado. Em termos teóricos, o estudo em questão situa-se no quadro das perspectivas metodológicas possibilitadas pela História Social, em constante diálogo e articulação com os campos delineados em torno da escrita da História, memória, biografia histórica e história intelectual. Metodologicamente, orienta-se por meio de uma pesquisa científica qualitativa, na qual os dados obtidos derivam do balanço investigativo de fontes que versam sobre os caminhos traçados por Joaquim Chaves no decorrer de sua trajetória, sobretudo, intelectual.
EDUCAÇÃO, SOCIEDADE E JUSTIÇA SOCIAL
Authors: PAZ JOSÉ FLÁVIO DA , ARAÚJO AMÉRICA MENDES , SIQUEIRA ANDREIA CRISTINA , FLORINDO CAIO CÉSAR FERREIRA , OLIVEIRA DANIEL FERREIRA DE , LIMA EMERSON TAVARES , JORNADA EVA TEREZINHA FERREIRA , AGUIAR FABIANO SALES DE , RIBEIRO FRANCIMAR PEREIRA , BARBOSA FRANCISCO LUCAS FERREIRA , PAULA GLÓRIA MARIA DE , LOPES IVANA CARLA DE OLIVEIRA , RIBEIRO NETO JOSÉ DE RIBAMAR MUNIZ , FIGUEIREDO JULIANA DOS SANTOS , OLIVEIRA KAIQUE DE , SAKATA KELLY LETÍCIA DA SILVA , SANTOS LEANDRO DOS , SANTOS LETÍCIA DOS , KINOSHITA LUCIANA , ARNALDO MARCIA RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS , MACHADO MICHELLY SILVA , GOMES MIRIAM DE CASTRO , ESMERALDO MOEMA DE SOUZA , BARBOSA MÔNICA DE GOIS SILVA , Gomes Otoniel Guimarães , SANTOS SAFIRA SETÚBAL RODRIGUES , PEREDO THIAGO DA SILVA
Published: January 2025

A educação é frequentemente vista como uma ferramenta transformadora para a promoção de uma sociedade mais justa e igualitária. A educação é um direito humano fundamental e um meio para a construção de sociedades mais justas. No entanto, o acesso desigual à educação de qualidade e as práticas excludentes no ambiente escolar perpetuam as desigualdades sociais. Este projeto justifica-se pela necessidade de promover debates e ações voltadas à inclusão, à equidade e ao respeito às diferenças. Além disso. Neste contexto, investigar as relações entre educação, sociedade e justiça social é essencial para compreender como as práticas pedagógicas podem contribuir para a redução de desigualdades e para a formação de cidadãos críticos e participativos. Este projeto propõe uma reflexão interdisciplinar sobre essas conexões, buscando compilar ideias e possibilidades para promover a justiça social por meio da educação. Logo, seus objetivos consistem em: investigar os conceitos de justiça social no contexto educacional; analisar práticas pedagógicas que promovam a inclusão, equidade e diversidade; compilar experiências e metodologias inovadoras que contribuam para a justiça social nas escolas; e, propor diretrizes e recomendações para educadores e gestores educacionais. Os capítulos desta Obra são resultados de revisão bibliográfica, que se deu a partir do levantamento de estudos sobre educação e justiça social, com foco em teorias pedagógicas críticas e inclusivas; estudo de caso e relatos de experiências, ocasião que se analisou iniciativas educacionais bem-sucedidas com intuito de promover a justiça social. Assim, apresenta-se um panorama crítico sobre as relações entre educação e justiça social, por meio de uma coletânea de práticas pedagógicas inovadoras e inclusivas, seguida de propostas de ações concretas para implementação em diferentes contextos escolares. Por fim, visa-se contribuir para a ampliação do debate sobre justiça social na educação, incentivando práticas pedagógicas que valorizem a diversidade e promovam a equidade. Além disso, acredita-se que sua leitura inspirará políticas educacionais mais inclusivas e sensibilizar a sociedade sobre o papel da educação na transformação social.
Robust Face Detection and Identification under Occlusion using MTCNN and RESNET50
Authors: Wahab Eiman , Wajeeha Shafique  , Habiba Amir  , Sameena Javed  , Muhammad Marouf
Published: January 2025

In today's rapidly evolving world, where technology is progressing swiftly, there is an increasing demand for facial recognition systems. Technologies are similar to digital forensics in that they can recognize people by scanning faces. However, one key problem they confront is dealing with covered or occluded faces, which might restrict recognition of faces in real-world situations. To overcome this issue, we created a system that is capable of identifying individuals even when their faces are veiled. We used the face detector algorithm called Multi-Task Cascaded Convolutional Neural Network (MTCNN) for face detection with 99.8% accuracy. Further we have conducted feature extraction and pre-processing on our self-created dataset. Our project utilizes the power of deep learning model: Residual Network (ResNet50), the form of deep neural network architectures well-suited for the job of features extraction. These features are matched by using Cosine similarity with accuracy of 92%. By leveraging the capabilities in the deep learning algorithms, this project provides a robust solution for automating the recognition of partially occluded faces.
Determining synchronously updated fixed points and attractors in a prototype boolean gene regulation model of diphtheria pathogenesis
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun., Jeff Ugbene Ifeanyichukwu , Trust Utoyo Ovokaefe ,   Department of Mathematics, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun.
Published: January 2025

This study employs dynamic modeling and simulation to provide theoretical insights into the systemic behaviors underlying diphtheria pathogenesis. A Boolean network model was developed to formalize the hypothesized interactions among eight genes identified in the literature as central to toxin production, immune response, and disease transmission. Computational exploration of the state-space dynamics within this model revealed three distinct attractors, each hypothesized to represent key disease states. Structural analysis of these attractors and their basins of attraction offered insights into network architectures potentially responsible for bistable switches between chronic infection and recovery, endogenous inflammatory oscillations reflective of periodic fever cycles, and modular topologies enabling alternative developmental pathways. These findings demonstrate the utility of Boolean modeling in uncovering organizing principles—such as periodicity, bistability, and evolvability—that govern disease emergence in complex systems. The study highlights testable network signatures that could refine our understanding of diphtheria and similar pathologies, and while preliminary, it underscores the potential of iterative computational and experimental approaches to inform more effective control strategies.
Importance of ethical behavior in sports management
Authors: Yeong In Kim
Published: January 2025

This dissertation explores the critical importance of ethical behavior in sports management, delving into how it shapes trust, compliance, and stability in sports management relationships. Ethical conduct, characterized by integrity, truthfulness, and commitment to moral values, is positioned as a fundamental pillar for maintaining a positive reputation and fostering long-term customer relationships. The study highlights the negative repercussions of unethical practices, including reputational damage, legal consequences, and financial losses. It highlights the importance of trust in forming strong sports management relationships and the legal consequences of unethical behavior in sports. Additionally, the study explores how organizational culture affects ethical behavior, the role of ethics in subordinates well-being and motivation, and the wider consequences of ethical practices in relation to corporate social responsibility goals. Using qualitative research methods, this study seeks to offer an in-depth insight into the ethical dilemmas encountered by sports professionals, the impact of leadership and organizational policies on ethical decision-making, as well as the various advantages of maintaining ethical conduct in sports settings
Investigating the impact of emerging renewable energy technologies on reducing carbon emissions
Authors: Jinyoung Hwang
Published: January 2025

This research quantitatively investigates and models the potential carbon emissions reduction impacts of emerging renewable electricity generation technologies out to 2050. An extensive literature review first identifies key technologies within the concentrated solar power, geothermal, tidal, wave energy and bioenergy sectors which currently represent or demonstrate strong future potential to provide substantial new sources of sustainable energy based on technological viability and scalability. Custom scenario analysis across technology-specific simulations provides projected deployment pathways and emissions mitigation capabilities under a range of assumptions related to cost trends, policies, grid development, and other macroeconomic factors. Total addressable market modelling and geospatial resource mapping inform hypothetical installed capacity, power generation and grid penetration for each technology. Life cycle assessment and meta-analysis synthesis provide emission factor per electricity outputs. Resulting emission reduction pathways are contextualized within IPCC benchmarks. Multivariate and probabilistic sensitivity analysis illuminates critical system dynamics and uncertainties impacting decarbonization. Key conclusions prioritize the most impactful technologies, developments and supporting policy frameworks for maximizing emerging renewable contributions to urgent deep decarbonization imperatives.
Solid lipid nanoparticles for transdermal delivery of curcumin: Optimization using factorial design and in vitro characterization
Authors: Jalal Basha  , Y Anand Kumar  , Shamshuddin M
Published: January 2025

This study aimed to design and optimize Curcumin (CUR) loaded solid lipid nanoparticle (SLNs) transdermal formulations by nano emulsion template method. A 3 factor, 2 level Box-Behnken design was used to evaluate the effect of three independent variables viz., Amount of Span 60 (X1), Tween 60 (X2) and Stearyl alcohol (X3) on dependent variables viz., Particle size (Y1), entrapment efficiency (Y2) and zeta potential (Y3). Optimization study signifies that amount of formulation components viz., Span 60, Tween 60 and Stearyl alcohol influence the vesicle size, entrapment efficiency and Zeta potential. The numerical optimization was validated within the design space. The OP-CUR-SLNs exhibited good entrapment efficiency and particle size. Further the OP-CUR-SLNs loaded transdermal carbopol gel shows good in vitro drug release and better ex vivo permeation than the plain CUR loaded gel, which concludes CUR-SLNs considered to be a successful topical transdermal drug delivery system and provide a sustained release of encapsulated drug. Furthermore, CUR-SLNs loaded carbopol gel considered to be non-irritant and safe to be applied on the skin for the intended period of time.
Ethics of artificial intelligence: Examining moral accountability in autonomous decision-making systems
Authors: Jin young Hwang
Published: January 2025

This research critically explores the ethical challenges posed by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems, focusing on the moral accountability of decision-making processes conducted without human oversight. Autonomous systems, with applications in healthcare, finance, transportation, and military domains, challenge traditional ethical frameworks such as deontology, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics. By examining these systems' capacity to make decisions with profound societal impacts, the study addresses the growing tension between algorithmic decision-making and established notions of human moral responsibility. Key topics include the "moral machine problem," where AI systems face ethical dilemmas in life-or-death scenarios, and the role of algorithmic bias, which can perpetuate inequality and harm. The research evaluates existing accountability mechanisms, highlighting their limitations in addressing the ethical and legal complexities introduced by AI. Furthermore, it examines alternative frameworks, such as relational ethics and collective responsibility, which emphasize shared accountability among developers, users, and societal stakeholders. The study proposes practical strategies for embedding ethical principles into AI design, advocating for increased transparency, explainability, and oversight. It argues that while traditional philosophical theories provide valuable insights, they must be adapted to address the unique challenges of AI systems. By integrating these insights with contemporary technological realities, this research contributes to the ongoing discourse on ensuring ethical and accountable AI deployment, ultimately seeking to align technological advancement with societal values and human welfare.
Sparteine Metal Complexes as Chiral Catalyst for Asymmetric Synthesis – A Review
Authors: Manojkumar U. Chopade , Anil Chopade , Suraj S. Ade
Published: January 2025

The commercial availability of (2)-sparteine reflects its easy isolation by extraction of papilionaceous plants such as Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). The aim of this review is to highlight recent advances in the field of asymmetric synthesis that use sparteine as chiral diamine ligand, emphasizing the use of sub-stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of this ligand. Lithium, palladium copper, cobalt, nickel, titanium and zinc chloride complexes with sparteine. It has found widespread use as a chiral ligand for asymmetric reactions. Asymmetric aldol reaction, Sonogashira-type reaction, Henry reaction, Oxidative kinetic resolutions of secondary alcohols, Michael addition reaction, asymmetric aerobic oxidative, Wacker cyclization of allylphenol, deprotonation, Mukaiyama aldol reaction are the various asymmetric reactions often lead to highly enantioselective transformations biologically active molecules and natural products.
Trasvases entre literatura, música y cine: el motivo narrativo de la honra femenina en El agua en el suelo (Eusebio Fernández Ardavín, 1934), Nobleza baturra (Florián Rey, 1935) y María de la O (Francisco Elías, 1936)
Authors: García-Defez Olga
Published: January 2025

En el cine sonoro coincidente con la II República Española hasta el golpe de estado de 1936 aparece con cierta frecuencia el motivo narrativo de la honra femenina, entendida esta como la obligación de mantener un comportamiento sexual regulado y sometido al escrutinio constante del núcleo social. Una de las variaciones en el tratamiento fílmico de este motivo es la posibilidad de que la reputación individual, y por extensión familiar y social, se vea rota por una información calumniosa. Así ocurre en las películas El agua en el suelo (Eusebio Fernández Ardavín, 1934), Nobleza baturra (Florián Rey, 1935) y María de laO (Francisco Elías, 1936), filmadas en el mismo contexto de producción. Este texto analizará la presencia del motivo narrativo central de la honra femenina en las tres y mostrará su participación en una visión inmovilista de la sociedad y ajena a los cambios modernizadores de su contexto sociopolítico.
¿Qué hacéis vosotras aquí, mujeres? Feminismo y movimiento antimilitarista en España, 1968-1989
Authors: Ordás García Carlos Ángel
Published: January 2025

Este artículo pretende abordar la experiencia de las mujeres en el movimiento antimilitarista en España durante las décadas de los setenta y ochenta, concretamente dentro de los grupos del Movimiento de Objeción de Conciencia. Si bien existe una histórica relación entre el activismo femenino y el antimilitarismo y el pacifismo, la participación de las mujeres en los grupos mixtos de estos colectivos fue complicada. En estos grupos se reprodujeron dinámicas sexistas que condicionaron el activismo femenino y su desarrollo. Por otra parte, se muestran algunos de los debates internos de los propios hombres yse analiza qué tipo de cuestionamiento hubo sobre la masculinidad hegemónica, especialmente respecto a la gestión de los privilegios.
Developing a correlation model between the frequency of road traffic accidents and road geometric design elements
Authors: Molla Kassa Semachew , Shirko Lachore Tarekegn , Tilahun Fetene Abeje , Sewnet Habtamu , Bewket Demlew Muluager
Published: January 2025

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are a global problem that affects all sectors of society, irrespective of age, gender, or socioeconomic status. Specifically, Wolaita zone in Ethiopia is currently experiencing a high number of road traffic crashes. The study focused on the Halaba-Sodo area, which is a road segment that frequently witnesses traffic crashes within the Wolaita zone. This research aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the road geometric design elements that contribute to RTCs, with a particular focus on crash frequency. The factors contributing to RTCs were categorized into three groups: human factors, vehicular factors, and road and environmental factors. To achieve the research objectives, a total of 532 road crashes that occurred over a six-year period (2011-2016 G.C.) were collected from secondary sources such as traffic police records and the transport office database along the entire Halaba-Sodo road. Additionally, field measurements and observations were conducted to gather the necessary data for crash analysis, in addition to the secondary data used in this study. Once the important data was collected using both primary and secondary data collection techniques, statistical analysis was performed using the principal component analysis method. Based on the analysis, significant variables with strong predictive abilities for model development were selected from the three categorized contributing factors. Subsequently, a mathematical model was developed using multiple nonlinear and partial least squares regression models. The Monte Carlo approach was utilized to determine the interactive effect of individual components or variables on the model, through 10,000 repeated simulations of samples within the probability density functions of the input data. The findings of the study revealed that gradient, sight distance, and horizontal curve were highly correlated with accident frequency, with correlation coefficients of 0.692, -0.529, and 0.426, respectively, among other road geometric factors. It was observed that gradient had a positive relationship with crash frequency, whereas sight distance and horizontal curve had a negative relationship. These findings provide valuable insights for engineers, urban planners, and policymakers in developing strategies to mitigate traffic crashes by implementing informed road design improvements.
Road Crash Prediction Models: A Review of Methods and Applications
Authors: Mintie Wubie Tilahun , Tilahun Fetene Abeje
Published: January 2025

Road traffic crashes are still the major road safety problems in the world causing for the death of more than 1 million people each year, although the problem is more serious in low- and middle-income countries. Therefore, road crash prediction models play an important role in road safety management to determining both the predicted crash frequency and the contributing factors that could then be addressed by transport policies. Many types of statistical crash prediction models have been proposed for estimating the predicted crash frequencies in road networks, ranging from basic Poisson and negative binomial models to more complicated models, such as zero-inflated and Conway-Maxwell Poisson regression models. However, little effort has been made in assessing the performance and practical implications of these models when they are used for identifying black spot locations. The study aims to critically summarize the global experience on the development and application of CPMs to analyze and identify black spots for road safety improvements. To achieve the objective several crash modelling techniques have been reviewed. The study also reviewed data and methodological issues in the development of crash prediction models including data collection methods, network segmentation and selection of explanatory variables and the application of crash prediction models in black spot identification for road safety improvements. The study identified the limitations of the most traditional crash modelling techniques and examined the flexibilities and effectiveness of the latest crash modelling techniques.
Structural maintenance of concrete roads: replacement of concrete slabs on the A1 West Motorway – a Case Study
Authors: Hrapović Kerim
Published: January 2025

Common problems on motorways with concrete pavements include edge chipping along the edges of the concrete slabs, damaged pavement transitions (joint damage), reduced skid resistance, cracking and concrete slab migration or subsidence. To effectively repair these damages, concrete pavement rehabilitation works are carried out during periods of low usage, such as weekends and/or during night hours. During these periods, the concrete pavement will be rehabilitated in sections on individual lanes while traffic is routed on the remaining lanes.
MASR: Multi-Agent System with Reflection for the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus
Authors: Bikov Kiril , banerjee soumya , Bober-Irizar Mikel
Published: January 2025

The Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus (ARC) benchmarksgeneral artificial intelligence, presenting a significant challengeto existing machine learning models and program synthesissolvers due to its focus on broad generalization. In thiswork, we introduce a Multi-Agent System with Reflection(MASR) for ARC. MASR combines Large Language Models(LLMs) and a program synthesis solver based on a DomainSpecific Language (DSL). We analyse the accuracy ofLLMs on ARC and demonstrate unsatisfactory results. Wecreate AugARC, an augmented ARC benchmark, which consistentlyimproves the performance of LLMs compared to thenormal ARC benchmark. Using augmented ARC data, wefine-tune LLMs and observe a significant gain in ARC accuracyafter training. By utilizing reflection, we combine LLMsand a previous DSL solver into our MASR approach for abstractionand reasoning. Our experiments show that MASRoutperforms the previous publicly available ARC systemsthat consist solely of LLMs or DSL solvers, demonstratingthe effectiveness of multi-agent systems on ARC. MASR motivatesresearch to advance previous ARC attempts by combiningthe advantages of LLMs and program synthesis solversinto multi-agent systems.
Urban Noise Classification Using Machine Learning Techniques: Comparative Analysis and Future
Authors: Mujawar Tasmiya salim
Published: January 2025

This research paper investigates the effectiveness of various machine learning models for the classification of urban noise, focusing on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Deep Neural Networks (DNN), Long Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTM), and Random Forest (RF). Utilizing the UrbanSound8K dataset, the study aims to determine which model offers the highest accuracy and performance for categorizing urban sounds. The results reveal that the DNN model achieved the highest accuracy at 94.5%, followed by CNN at 90%, RF at 87%, and LSTM at 79%. The DNN’s superior performance is attributed to its deep hierarchical learning capabilities, while the CNN excels at spatial feature extraction from spectrograms. The RF model demonstrated robust generalization capabilities, and the LSTM model highlighted the need for further optimization in capturing temporal dependencies. The paper discusses the challenges faced, including data quality, computational limitations, and the need for efficient feature extraction, and suggests future research directions. These include advancing automated sound event detection, optimizing feature selection, exploring hybrid neural network architectures, and deploying models on edge devices. The findings emphasize the potential of deep learning models in enhancing urban noise monitoring systems and improving urban living conditions.
Data-Driven Innovation for Trustworthy AI
Authors: Siddharth L. , Luo Jianxi
Published: January 2025

The rapid integration of AI in products, services, and innovation processes has enabled transformative applications, raising global concerns about the trustworthiness of AI features and the corresponding development processes. In this paper, we provide a perspective on how design and innovation processes can be adapted to ensure the trustworthiness of AI-centric artefacts. We review generic recommendations for trustworthy AI provided by various organisations and scholars. By leveraging the “double-hump” model of data-driven innovation, we explain and illustrate how trustworthy AI could be integrated into the design and innovation processes. We then propose research directions, data, and methods that could help gather an empirical understanding of trustworthiness and thus lead to an assessment of existing AI artefacts for trustworthiness. Since there is a disparity among domains and organisations in terms of AI-related risk and maturity, we expect that the proposed process model and the assessment methods could contribute towards a reliable road map for the development and assessment of trustworthy AI.
Systematic Review on Impacts of Vitamin C, Thiamin, and Hydrocortisone in Sepsis
Authors: Khan Ahmad , Tidman Melanie M.
Published: January 2025

Sepsis is one of the most common conditions causing prolonged hospitalizations. Sepsis is a systemic infectious process that can be caused by multiple sources and types of infection in the human body. In developing and developed countries, sepsis is a condition that can put a financial burden on the health system due to longer stays in the hospital and the need for mechanical ventilators and vasopressors. Also, sepsis has a higher rate of mortality and morbidity for patients in lower-income countries due to lower levels of symptom awareness, health inequity, delay in care, and under-resourced healthcare facilities. Healthcare professionals are interested in finding evidence-based approaches to decrease mortality and morbidity and reduce the financial burden on an already stressed health system. This systematic article review aims to appraise articles using a hierarchy of evidence to address the clinical question regarding the efficacy of vitamin C, steroids, and thiamine in sepsis and septic patients when added to the standard treatment. After reviewing the randomized control trial, we found that study results on the regular use of vitamin C, steroids, and thiamine in sepsis and septic shock are conflicting. More research is needed to assess the efficacy of vitamin C, steroids, and thiamine in sepsis and septic shock to improve patient outcomes and reduce the length of hospitalizations.
Quantum Fluctuation Wave length for stable black hole
Authors: Rustamani ishfaque Ahmed
Published: January 2025

AbstractLatest theoretical research and developments regarding black holes suggest a paradigm shift in our understanding of them. New theories which propose and consider the Schwarzschild black hole as a hollow massive shell, subject to strong quantum fluctuations with an apparent horizon where collapsing matter condenses. In this study, the quantum mechanical nature of the black hole's surface is taken into account. This paper examines and explains the quantum fluctuations at the apparent horizon, where the scale of such fluctuations is related to the Planck length. We propose that the wavelength λ of these fluctuations is inversely proportional to the radius R of the black hole, as described by the equation λ=2lp2/R . This relationship highlights the significance of quantum gravitational effects near the horizon and provides a concrete study of black hole with quantum mechanics. The equation suggests that the structure of the black hole is more dynamic and quantum-mechanical and offer new insights into the black holes surface. In this paper black hole is being treated as hollow shell, with quantum mechanical properties, and the connection to wavelength equation. It also briefly mentions how the new model reinterprets the event horizon and incorporates quantum gravitational effects. By revisiting these quantum effects at the apparent horizon, we show how the wavelength of fluctuations is linked with e Planck length lp and the radius R of the black hole, providing a deeper insight into the quantum nature of black hole surfaces and the behavior of collapsing matter.This paper explores an equation that considers black hole as massive hollow shell filled with a sea of quantum fluctuations. This is an attempt to provide clue about quantum remnants of small black hole and intends to offer a new insight into how the wavelength of quantum fluctuations is connected with black holes with plank length. The equation is expressed as λ=2ℓ2p/R. As λ represents the wavelength of quantum fluctuations, ℓP is the Planck length,R denoting radius of space region. This suggests that the wavelength of tiny quantum fluctuation is inversely proportional to the tiny radius and when this gravitation radius approaches plank length then quantum fluctuation becomes like λ=2lp.This can help to solve puzzle of black hole complete evaporation at the quantum level. Keywords: Quantum fluctuation, Gravitational radius, Plank length.