bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Do China’s pilot free trade zones promote green dual-circulation development? Based on the DID model
Authors: Lai Liuliu , Chang Yanjun
Published: March 2023

Accelerating the formation of a green dual-circulation pattern is an essential strategic choice for China to achieve high-quality development. As a vital link for two-way economic and trade cooperation, the pilot free trade zone (PFTZ) is an important window for promoting green dual-circulation development. From the perspective of green dual-circulation, this paper attempts to construct a comprehensive index system of green dual-circulation by entropy weight method based on Chinese provincial panel data from 2007 to 2020 and uses the Propensity Score Matching–Difference in Differences method to test the policy impact of PFTZ building on regional green dual-circulation. The empirical results show that: (1) the establishment of PFTZs significantly promotes regional green dual-circulation development by 3%-4%. This policy effect has a strong positive impact on the eastern regions; (2) PFTZs can improve regional green dual circulation through the effect of green finance, technological progress, and the agglomeration of innovative talents. The mediating effect of green finance and technological progress is more pronounced; (3) The promotion effect of PFTZs is primarily due to the local green circulation effect, with no significant effects on the surrounding areas; and (4) There is a positive policy linkage effect between PFTZs and the Belt and Road Initiative. This study creates the analytical perspective and empirical support for assessing the policy impact of PFTZs and provides management insights for PFTZ policymakers in promoting green dual-circulation development.
Onsite enhancement of REEEC solar photovoltaic performance through PCM cooling technique
Authors: Badi Nacer , Alghamdi Saleh A. , El-Hageen Hazem M. , Albalawi Hani
Published: March 2023

The efficiency of solar panels decreases as the temperature increases and heat dissipation becomes a serious problem in hot environments such as the Arabian desert. This paper investigates the use of a phase change material (PCM-OM37P) to maintain panel temperatures close to ambient. The enhancement of the GCL–P6/60265W solar panel efficiency was demonstrated at the University of Tabuk Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Center (REEEC). As these solar panel arrays are remotely monitored, we were able to demonstrate the validity of our cooling solution. During peak times, a drop voltage of at least 0.6V has been realized using the PCM for cooling the PV panel. This corresponds to a cooling temperature of 5 to 6°C. This difference in operating voltages between the PCM-cooled and the reference PV panels translates into a power enhancement percentage (PEP) of about 3%. The PEP value was underestimated due to the PV string configuration where the operating electrical current is taken as the average value for both PV panels.
Impact of enhancing GP access to diagnostic imaging: A scoping review
Authors: Phelan Amy , Broughan John , McCombe Geoff , Collins Claire , Fawsitt Ronan , O’Callaghan Mike , Quinlan Diarmuid , Stanley Fintan , Cullen Walter
Published: March 2023

Background

Direct access to diagnostic imaging in General Practice provides an avenue to reduce referrals to hospital-based specialities and emergency departments, and to ensure timely diagnosis. Enhanced GP access to radiology imaging could potentially reduce hospital referrals, hospital admissions, enhance patient care, and improve disease outcomes. This scoping review aims to demonstrate the value of direct access to diagnostic imaging in General Practice and how it has impacted on healthcare delivery and patient care.

Methods

A search was conducted of ‘PubMed’, ‘Cochrane Library’, ‘Embase’ and ‘Google Scholar’ for papers published between 2012–2022 using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework. The search process was guided by the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews checklist (PRISMA-ScR).

Results

Twenty-three papers were included. The studies spanned numerous geographical locations (most commonly UK, Denmark, and Netherlands), encompassing several study designs (most commonly cohort studies, randomised controlled trials and observational studies), and a range of populations and sample sizes. Key outcomes reported included the level of access to imaging serves, the feasibility and cost effectiveness of direct access interventions, GP and patient satisfaction with direct access initiatives, and intervention related scan waiting times and referral process.

Conclusion

Direct access to imaging for GPs can have many benefits for healthcare service delivery, patient care, and the wider healthcare ecosystem. GP focused direct access initiatives should therefore be considered as a desirable and viable health policy directive. Further research is needed to more closely examine the impacts that access to imaging studies have on health system operations, especially those in General Practice. Research examining the impacts of access to multiple imaging modalities is also warranted.
The clinical characteristics of pediatric patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and whole viral genome sequencing analysis
Authors: Tsang Hin Fung , Yu Allen Chi Shing , Yim Aldrin Kay Yuen , Jin Nana , Wu Yu On , Cheng Hennie Yuk Lin , Cheung WL , Leung Wai Ming Stanley , Lam Ka Wai , Hung Tin Nok , Chan Loiston , Chiou Jiachi , Pei Xiao Meng , Lee On Ying Angela , Cho William Chi Shing , Wong Sze Chuen Cesar
Published: March 2023

Pediatric population was generally less affected clinically by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Few pediatric cases of COVID-19 have been reported compared to those reported in infected adults. However, a rapid increase in the hospitalization rate of SARS-CoV-2 infected pediatric patients was observed during Omicron variant dominated COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) genome sequences collected from pediatric patients by whole viral genome amplicon sequencing using Illumina next generation sequencing platform, followed by phylogenetic analysis. The demographic, epidemiologic and clinical data of these pediatric patients are also reported in this study. Fever, cough, running nose, sore throat and vomiting were the more commonly reported symptoms in children infected by Omicron variant. A novel frameshift mutation was found in the ORF1b region (NSP12) of the genome of Omicron variant. Seven mutations were identified in the target regions of the WHO listed SARS-CoV-2 primers and probes. On protein level, eighty-three amino acid substitutions and fifteen amino acid deletions were identified. Our results indicate that asymptomatic infection and transmission among children infected by Omicron subvariants BA.2.2 and BA.2.10.1 are not common. Omicron may have different pathogenesis in pediatric population.
Evaluating combined effects of pesticide and crop nutrition (with N, P, K and Si) on weevil damage in East African Highland Bananas
Authors: Bukomeko Hannington , Taulya Godfrey , Schut Antonius G. T. , van de Ven Gerrie W. J. , Kubiriba Jerome , Giller Ken
Published: March 2023

Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar) is a major pest in East African Highland Banana. The influence of crop nutritional status on weevil damage is poorly understood. Nutrient availability affects the nutritional quality of plants for weevils and may affect weevil damage. Here, we evaluate the effect of insecticides alone and in combination with fertilisers (N, P, K and Si) on weevil damage using data from two experiments in central and southwest Uganda. In the first experiment, we varied chlorpyrifos and application rates of N, P and K. In the second experiment, we varied the application rates of K and Si. Treatment effects were analysed using generalised linear mixed models with a negative binomial distribution. In the first experiment, chlorpyrifos reduced and N increased weevil damage, while P and K had no significant effect. In the K or Si application rates reduced weevil damage compared with the control. We conclude that the combined application of chlorpyrifos with K and Si fertilisers can contribute to weevil damage control on sites with low nutrient availability and should form part of integrated weevil management in bananas. Future studies should assess how much reduction in insecticide use is possible in EAHB with judicious input rates.
Identification of residues involved in allosteric signal transmission from amino acid binding site of pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2
Authors: Nandi Suparno , Dey Mishtu
Published: March 2023

PKM2 is a rate-limiting enzyme in the glycolytic process and is involved in regulating tumor proliferation. Several amino acids (AAs) such as Asn, Asp, Val, and Cys have been shown to bind to the AA binding pocket of PKM2 and modulate its oligomeric state, substrate binding affinity, and activity. Although previous studies have attributed that the main chain and side chain of bound AAs are responsible for initiating signal to regulate PKM2, the signal transduction pathway remains elusive. To identify the residues involved in signal transfer process, N70 and N75 located at two ends of a β strand connecting the active site and AA binding pocket were altered. Biochemical studies of these variants with various AA ligands (Asn, Asp, Val, and Cys), illustrate that N70 and N75, along with β1 connecting these residues are part of the signal transduction pathway between the AA binding pocket and the active site. The results demonstrate that mutation of N70 to D prevents the transfer of the inhibitory signal mediated by Val and Cys, whereas N75 to L alteration blocks the activating signal initiated by Asn and Asp. Taken together, this study confirms that N70 is one of the residues responsible for transmitting the inhibitory signal and N75 is involved in the activation signal flow.
The effect of whole-body vibration on lower extremity function in children with cerebral palsy: A meta-analysis
Authors: Cai Xiaoye , Qian Guoping , Cai Siyuan , Wang Feng , Da Yingjuan , Ossowski Zbigniew
Published: March 2023

Objective

The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of whole-body vibration training on lower limb motor function in children with cerebral palsy in randomized-controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods

Two independent reviewers systematically searched the records of nine databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, EMBASE, CNKI, etc.) from inception to December 2022. Tools from the Cochrane Collaboration were used to assess risk of bias. Standard meta-analyses were performed using Stata 16.0 and Revman 5.3. For continuous variables, the arms difference was calculated as the weighted mean difference (WMD) between the values before and after the intervention and its 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Results

Of the 472 studies identified, 13 (total sample size 451 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis showed that WBV training could effectively improve GMFM88-D [WMD = 2.46, 95% CI (1.26, 3.67), P<0.01] and GMFM88-E [WMD = 3.44, 95% CI (1.21, 5.68), P = 0.003], TUG [WMD = -3.17, 95% CI (-5.11, -1.24), P = 0.001], BBS [WMD = 4.00,95% CI (3.29, 4.71), P<0. 01] and the range of motion of ankle joint and the angle of ankle joint during muscle reaction in children with cerebral palsy. The effect of WBV training on 6MWT walking speed [WMD = 47.64, 95% CI (-25.57, 120.85), p = 0.20] in children with cerebral palsy was not significantly improved.

Conclusion

WBV training is more effective than other types of conventional physical therapy in improving the lower limb motor function of children with cerebral palsy. The results of this meta-analysis strengthen the evidence of previous individual studies, which can be applied to the clinical practice and decision-making of WBV training and rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy.
Evaluation of content validity and feasibility of the eVISualisation of physical activity and pain (eVIS) intervention for patients with chronic pain participating in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs
Authors: Tseli Elena , Sjöberg Veronica , Björk Mathilda , Äng Björn O. , Vixner Linda
Published: March 2023

Background

Chronic pain negatively influences most aspects of life, including aerobic capacity and physical function. The “eVISualisation of physical activity and pain” (eVIS) intervention was developed to facilitate individualized physical activity for treatment in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs (IPRPs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the content validity and feasibility of the eVIS intervention prior to an effectiveness trial.

Methods

In order to determine pre-clinical content validity, experts (n = 10) (patients, caregivers, researchers) participated in three assessment rounds using a Likert-scale survey where relevance, simplicity, and safety were rated, whereafter the intervention was revised. Item-content validity index (I-CVI), average, and overall CVI were used to quantify ratings. To determine content validity and feasibility in the clinical context, experts (n = 8) (patients and physiotherapists) assessed eVIS after a 2-3-week test trial, with the feasibility aspects acceptability, demand, implementation, limited efficacy-testing, and practicality in focus. Additional expert interviews (with physiotherapists, physicians) were conducted on two incomplete areas.

Results

The intervention was iteratively revised and refined throughout the study. After three assessment and revision rounds, the I-CVI ratings for relevance, simplicity, and safety ranged between 0.88 and 1.00 (≥0.78) in most items, giving eVIS “excellent” content validity. In the IPRP context, the intervention emerged as valid and feasible. Additional interviews further contributed to its content validity and clinical feasibility.

Conclusions

The proposed domains and features of the eVIS intervention are deemed valid in its content and feasible in the IPRP context. The consecutive step-by-step evaluation process enabled careful intervention development with revisions to be made in close collaboration with stakeholders. Findings implicate a robust base ahead of the forthcoming effectiveness trial.
Multidrug-resistant extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli from farm produce and agricultural environments in Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Igbinosa Etinosa O. , Beshiru Abeni , Igbinosa Isoken H. , Cho Gyu-Sung , Franz Charles M. A. P.
Published: March 2023

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health concern, especially the extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL) Escherichia coli bacteria are emerging as a global human health hazard. This study characterized extended-spectrum β-lactamase Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) isolates from farm sources and open markets in Edo State, Nigeria. A total of 254 samples were obtained in Edo State and included representatives from agricultural farms (soil, manure, irrigation water) and vegetables from open markets, which included ready-to-eat (RTE) salads and vegetables which could potentially be consumed uncooked. Samples were culturally tested for the ESBL phenotype using ESBL selective media, and isolates were further identified and characterized via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for β-lactamase and other antibiotic resistance determinants. ESBL E. coli strains isolated from agricultural farms included 68% (17/25) from the soil, 84% (21/25) from manure and 28% (7/25) from irrigation water and 24.4% (19/78) from vegetables. ESBL E. coli were also isolated from RTE salads at 20% (12/60) and vegetables obtained from vendors and open markets at 36.6% (15/41). A total of 64 E. coli isolates were identified using PCR. Upon further characterization, 85.9% (55/64) of the isolates were resistant to ≥ 3 and ≤ 7 antimicrobial classes, which allows for characterizing these as being multidrug-resistant. The MDR isolates from this study harboured ≥1 and ≤5 AMR determinants. The MDR isolates also harboured ≥1 and ≤3 beta-lactamase genes. Findings from this study showed that fresh vegetables and salads could be contaminated with ESBL-E. coli, particularly fresh produce from farms that use untreated water for irrigation. Appropriate measures, including improving irrigation water quality and agricultural practices, need to be implemented, and global regulatory guiding principles are crucial to ensure public health and consumer safety.
Naturally-occurring serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains that lack functional pneumolysin and autolysin have attenuated virulence but induce localized protective immune responses
Authors: Wong Ηαnnah E. , Tourlomousis Panagiotis , Paterson Gavin K. , Webster Steve , Bryant Clare E.
Published: March 2023

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of fatal pneumonia in humans. These bacteria express virulence factors, such as the toxins pneumolysin and autolysin, that drive host inflammatory responses. In this study we confirm loss of pneumolysin and autolysin function in a group of clonal pneumococci that have a chromosomal deletion resulting in a pneumolysin-autolysin fusion gene Δ(lytA’-ply’)593. The Δ(lytA’-ply’)593 pneumococci strains naturally occur in horses and infection is associated with mild clinical signs. Here we use immortalized and primary macrophage in vitro models, which include pattern recognition receptor knock-out cells, and a murine acute pneumonia model to show that a Δ(lytA’-ply’)593 strain induces cytokine production by cultured macrophages, however, unlike the serotype-matched ply+lytA+ strain, it induces less tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) and no interleukin-1β production. The TNFα induced by the Δ(lytA’-ply’)593 strain requires MyD88 but, in contrast to the ply+lytA+ strain, is not reduced in cells lacking TLR2, 4 or 9. In comparison to the ply+lytA+ strain in a mouse model of acute pneumonia, infection with the Δ(lytA’-ply’)593 strain resulted in less severe lung pathology, comparable levels of interleukin-1α, but minimal release of other pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interferon-γ, interleukin-6 and TNFα. These results suggest a mechanism by which a naturally occurring Δ(lytA’-ply’)593 mutant strain of S. pneumoniae that resides in a non-human host has reduced inflammatory and invasive capacity compared to a human S. pneumoniae strain. These data probably explain the relatively mild clinical disease in response to S. pneumoniae infection seen in horses in comparison to humans.
Player involvement as a result of difficulty: An introductory study to test the suitability of the motivational intensity approach to video game research
Authors: Strojny Paweł , Strojny Agnieszka , Rębilas Krzysztof
Published: March 2023

Motivational Intensity Theory could serve as a useful framework in the process of analyzing and optimizing a user’s involvement in computer games. However, it has not yet been used in this way. Its main advantage is that it makes clear predictions regarding the relations between difficulty level, motivation and commitment. The current study aimed to test whether the postulates of this theory may be useful in the process of game development. Forty-two participants took part in a fully controlled within-subjects experiment utilizing a commonly available game (Icy Tower) that has several levels of difficulty. Participants played on four increasing levels of difficulty and their task was to play as best they could, with the aim of reaching the hundredth platform. As a result, we demonstrated that involvement level increases as the difficulty level increases when a task is feasible, but it drops rapidly when a task is so difficult that it cannot be completed. This is the very first evidence that Motivational Intensity Theory may be useful in game research and design. The following study also supports concerns regarding the usefulness of self-report data in the game design process.
MAdCAM-1 costimulation in the presence of retinoic acid and TGF-β promotes HIV infection and differentiation of CD4+ T cells into CCR5+ TRM-like cells
Authors: Vimonpatranon Sinmanus , Goes Livia R. , Chan Amanda , Licavoli Isabella , McMurry Jordan , Wertz Samuel R. , Arakelyan Anush , Huang Dawei , Jiang Andrew , Huang Cindy , Zhou Joyce , Yolitz Jason , Girard Alexandre , Van Ryk Donald , Wei Danlan , Hwang Il Young , Martens Craig , Kanakabandi Kishore , Virtaneva Kimmo , Ricklefs Stacy , Darwitz Benjamin P. , Soares Marcelo A. , Pattanapanyasat Kovit , Fauci Anthony S. , Arthos James , Cicala Claudia
Published: March 2023

CD4+ tissue resident memory T cells (TRMs) are implicated in the formation of persistent HIV reservoirs that are established during the very early stages of infection. The tissue-specific factors that direct T cells to establish tissue residency are not well defined, nor are the factors that establish viral latency. We report that costimulation via MAdCAM-1 and retinoic acid (RA), two constituents of gut tissues, together with TGF-β, promote the differentiation of CD4+ T cells into a distinct subset α4β7+CD69+CD103+ TRM-like cells. Among the costimulatory ligands we evaluated, MAdCAM-1 was unique in its capacity to upregulate both CCR5 and CCR9. MAdCAM-1 costimulation rendered cells susceptible to HIV infection. Differentiation of TRM-like cells was reduced by MAdCAM-1 antagonists developed to treat inflammatory bowel diseases. These finding provide a framework to better understand the contribution of CD4+ TRMs to persistent viral reservoirs and HIV pathogenesis.
Evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A virus in the central nervous system of ferrets
Authors: Siegers Jurre Y. , Ferreri Lucas , Eggink Dirk , Veldhuis Kroeze Edwin J. B. , te Velthuis Aartjan J. W. , van de Bildt Marco , Leijten Lonneke , van Run Peter , de Meulder Dennis , Bestebroer Theo , Richard Mathilde , Kuiken Thijs , Lowen Anice C. , Herfst Sander , van Riel Debby
Published: March 2023

Central nervous system (CNS) disease is the most common extra-respiratory tract complication of influenza A virus infections in humans. Remarkably, zoonotic highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus infections are more often associated with CNS disease than infections with seasonal influenza viruses. Evolution of avian influenza viruses has been extensively studied in the context of respiratory infections, but evolutionary processes in CNS infections remain poorly understood. We have previously observed that the ability of HPAI A/Indonesia/5/2005 (H5N1) virus to replicate in and spread throughout the CNS varies widely between individual ferrets. Based on these observations, we sought to understand the impact of entrance into and replication within the CNS on the evolutionary dynamics of virus populations. First, we identified and characterized three substitutions–PB1 E177G and A652T and NP I119M - detected in the CNS of a ferret infected with influenza A/Indonesia/5/2005 (H5N1) virus that developed a severe meningo-encephalitis. We found that some of these substitutions, individually or collectively, resulted in increased polymerase activity in vitro. Nevertheless, in vivo, the virus bearing the CNS-associated mutations retained its capacity to infect the CNS but showed reduced dispersion to other anatomical sites. Analyses of viral diversity in the nasal turbinate and olfactory bulb revealed the lack of a genetic bottleneck acting on virus populations accessing the CNS via this route. Furthermore, virus populations bearing the CNS-associated mutations showed signs of positive selection in the brainstem. These features of dispersion to the CNS are consistent with the action of selective processes, underlining the potential for H5N1 viruses to adapt to the CNS.
Jonathan Wright on translating Arab and Iraqi literature, interview by Ruth Abou Rached
Authors: Abou Rached Ruth
Published: March 2023

Jonathan Wright is a British journalist and literary translator, known for bringing many works of Arab fiction to new audiences via translation for the past fifteen years. His recent works, however, seem more connected to Iraq: in addition to The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim and Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, he has translated The Book of Collateral Damage by Sinan Antoon (Yale University Press, 2020) and God 99 by Blasim (Comma Press, 2020). Jonathan is currently working on a semi-biographical novella by Iraqi writer Ali Bader and on works by Palestinian activist and fiction writer Ghassan Kanafani yet to be translated or retranslated, into English. In this interview, Ruth Abou Rached and Jonathan Wright discuss the experiences of Wright translating Iraqi and Arabic fiction and Wright offers his thoughts and recommendations.
Iraq after the Invasion: From Fragmentation to Rebirth and Reintegration, Saad Jawad (2021)
Authors: Ghareeb Edmund
Published: March 2023

Review of: Iraq after the Invasion: From Fragmentation to Rebirth and Reintegration, Saad Jawad (2021)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 291 pp.,

ISBN 978-3-03072-105-3, h/bk, $139.99
Media and extraction: A brief research manifesto
Authors: Jaikumar Priya , Grieveson Lee
Published: March 2023

This short essay is a polemical exploration of recent scholarship on media and resource extraction, with remarks on the necessary revisions this work entails to the purview and practice of studying cinema and media. Drawing on emergent works that elucidate the significance of media’s embeddedness in extractivist logics, we reflect on the ideas that propel them and the future conversations we hope they will provoke. As old disciplinary configurations no longer fit the task of understanding the technological instrumentalization of life in the face of climate breakdown, we consider the ways in which reckoning with modernity’s dependence on extractive industries and modes of labour reformulate media histories, the disciplinary study of media objects, our horizons of thought and our ways of being.
Archiving (lost) nature: Hybrid experiences and memorization through participatory digital archives
Authors: Verploegen Helen
Published: March 2023

A growing group of nature enthusiasts share observations of flora and fauna through participatory online platforms. These ‘citizen science’ data are valuable for research and policy, but the value of these platforms goes beyond this: they provide opportunities to stimulate experiences with nature and remember nature that has been lost. Waarneming.nl is the largest nature observation platform in the Netherlands, with over 70,000 users contributing data on biodiversity through their website and mobile applications. Using Waarneming.nl as an example, the theoretical exploration in this article offers a new lens to look at platforms for nature observations. Users of Waarneming.nl read and write digital traces of encounters with other species, creating a ‘hybrid experience’ of nature, where digital and physical information are intertwined. As physical experiences become scarcer in threatening times of species endangerment and extinction, Waarneming.nl should additionally be understood as a place to memorialize lost nature. By conceptualizing Waarneming.nl as a digital lieu de mémoire (‘place of memories’) and a place where hybrid experiences of nature are inspired, this article reflects on the positive and negative consequences of such platforms for humans and their multispecies relationships.
Slow Disturbance: Infrastructural Mediation on the Settler Colonial Resource Frontier, Rafico Ruiz (2021)
Authors: Moeller Robert
Published: March 2023

Review of: Slow Disturbance: Infrastructural Mediation on the Settler Colonial Resource Frontier, Rafico Ruiz (2021)

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 240 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-47800-850-7, p/bk, $29.95

 

The Settler Sea: California’s Salton Sea and the Consequences of Colonialism, Traci Brynne Voyles (2021)

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 382 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-49623-338-7, p/bk, $30.00
formación universitaria en traducción del japonés al español en España
Authors: Asquerino Egoscozábal Laura
Published: March 2023

En este artículo se presentan los resultados obtenidos en un estudio descriptivo sobre la situación de la formación de traductores del japonés al español en España, atendiendo a cuestiones como los criterios de admisión, las notas de corte, los planes de estudios, el número de alumnos inscritos, las prácticas y las salidas profesionales, así como en qué consiste la propia formación en traducción del japonés. En la actualidad, esta formación solo se ofrece en dos universidades, la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona y la Universidad de Salamanca, en el Grado en Traducción e Interpretación, donde el japonés solo puede estudiarse como segunda lengua extranjera.
Toda la información recogida en este estudio ha permitido conocer en detalle cuál es la situación de la formación en traducción del japonés al español en España, así como proponer pautas de mejora para la formación, entre las que se aboga por la creación de un posgrado específico en traducción del japonés.
Homeland security and pasture based farming
Authors: Halasz Andras
Published: March 2023

Self-sufficient agriculture is a corner stone in national economy.
Sustainability, low external-input technology and nature reservation are
all parts of Agro-SMEs’ (small and medium enterprises) activities. Building
decision support database, introducing heat tolerant cultivars and breeds,
directing farm products straight to the consumers and taking all the
opportunities what space industry offers are all parts of secure food
production.

Hungarian Grassland Management Database is being built with national
cooperation. Remote sensing and on farm data collection are used. Survey
data set and decision support system help to evade forage- and supplement
shortages, also protect short food chains from halting.

Heat resistant and low water-consuming animals could be a natural
response to climate change and droughts.

European small and medium stakeholders have serious concerns about
MERCOSUR and Green Deal. Direct trade allows farmers to negotiate better
prices with consumers and processors. Locally processed meat, milk and wool
need to be integrated into national commercial activity.

CubeSat technology is an economical solution to test new plant
cultivars, materials or life support systems. Mini space labs are available
for every farmers or small enterprises, therefore custom products can be
developed.
Motivations of small-scale producers and gardeners towards tomato
landrace utilization
Authors: Tihanyi Adrienn , Csambalik László
Published: March 2023

Old varieties and landraces of cultivated crops has gradually been
excluded from commercial production as new varieties and hybrids
overperformed them in yield quantity and in resistance to pests and
diseases. However, these old genetic materials can act as a genetic pool
for advantageous traits, therefore their maintenance is reasonable from a
breeding point of view. The landraces are the elements of the extensive
production systems as these do not require the use of synthetic fertilizers
and pesticides. Their production can contribute to agrobiodiversity in
species- and variety level as well.

Ex-situ conservation of these genetic materials is done by
centralized gene banks. In-situ maintenance, however is less organized, as
it is based on the choice of farmers. In our study, we investigated the
motivations of Hungarian small-scale farmers and amateur gardeners to adopt
tomato landraces in their production. The evaluation of the questionnaire
revealed the strong interconnection of producers to their chosen genetic
materials. This emotional-based link seems to be a good foundation to the
small-scale maintenance, utilization, and survival of this agricultural
heritage.
The reasons for the range expansion of the grey wolf, coyote and red
fox
Authors: Bijl Hanna , Csányi Sándor
Published: March 2023

Canidae is a species-rich, abundant, and widespread family. Several
wild canid species, in particular, have shown a significant range expansion
and increased abundance in the last few decades or even in the last
century. The grey wolf (Canis lupus), coyote (Canis latrans), and the red
fox (Vulpes vulpes) are resident on whole continents or even on multiple
continents. Although canids share common behavioural and ecological
characteristics, the formula of species-specific elements contributes to
their success. This review investigated which factors have contributed
mainly to the expansion of the grey wolf, coyote, and red fox. Analysis of
the literature review shows that the grey wolf has dramatically benefitted
from legal protection, reintroduction programs, and the ability to colonise
areas naturally because of its particular social system, early
reproduction, high fecundity, and rapid physical development. As a
meso-carnivore, the coyote has shown a rapid spread after the extermination
of apex predators in several regions in North America. Along with changes
in land use, their high adaptability and hybridisation with wolves have all
contributed to their prolonged success. The red fox has shown the largest
expansion among canids even though it is a solitary species. Their
morphological, reproductive and behavioural traits have facilitated their
expansion to all corners of the world. Moreover, the species benefitted
from human-caused changes like land conversion and the almost complete
eradication of rabies in Europe. Overall, it is crucial to change
management policies for grey wolves and increase control measures to
regulate the three species and mitigate (potential) human-carnivore
conflicts.
Comparison of different substrates for organic seedling production
Authors: Divéky-Ertsey Anna , Csambalik László , Pusztai Péter , Madaras Krisztina , Gál Izóra
Published: March 2023

Propagation from seedlings is generally applied in the horticultural
sector and it has many advantages including earlier harvest and more
efficient resource (land, time, energy and seeds) utilization, as well as
healthy and homogenous plant production. In conventional large-scale
horticulture, seedling cultivation has already become a separate sector.
The basis of successful seedling production is the use of the suitable
substrate. The physical and chemical quality of the growing medium is
crucial. There can be significant differences among the growing media
available at the domestic market. For own substrate, farmers put different
mixtures of peat, perlite and nutrients together according to a unique
recipe.

According to the Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and
labelling of organic products, only organic seed and seedling can be used
for organic plant production. Therefore, seeds, fertilizers, plant
protection and disinfection substances are allowed to be applied only  when
authorized for use in organic production by the regulations.

Recently there are only a few professional organic seedling
producers in Hungary. Most of the organic farmers produce their own
seedlings. For this purpose, commercially available certified organic
growing media, or home mixed substrates are used.

In this study, two commercially available organic substrates
(Florasca Bio B and Klasmann KKS Proline) are compared with two typical
farmer mixtures: peat with pelleted cattle manure and peat with compost.
The physical and chemical properties of the substrates are investigated and
presented.
Hogyan építsünk egy jobb rendet?
Authors: Jász Mihály
Published: March 2023

Nagyhatalmak rivalizálásának korlátozása egy anarchikus világban A szerzők: Dani Rodrik a Harvard Kenedy School Nemzetközi Politikai Gazdaságtan professzora. Kutatásai során főleg a globalizációt és a gazdasági növekedést és fejlődést vizsgálta. Emellett tagja az Amerikai-Kínai Gazdaságpolitikai Munkacsoportnak is. Stephen M. Walt szintén a Harvard Kenedy School professzora, ám az ő területe a külügy. Számos amerikai egyetemen tart előadásokat, az Amerikai Művészeti és Tudományos Akadémia tagja.
Neurorreabilitação com o Método Padovan® em recém-nascidos com Paralisia Facial Congênita: Relato de 2 Casos
Authors: Farias Jéssica de Oliveira , Moreira Aucília Braga , Pereira Lilianny  Medeiros , Maciel Samara Bezerra Sales
Published: March 2023

A paralisia facial congênita é resultante de defeitos no desenvolvimento do nervo facial ou por trauma em alguma parte de seu trajeto, aonde os traumas perinatais são a principal causa desse tipo de paralisia. Este estudo teve como objetivo demonstrar a eficácia da Reorganização Neurofuncional (Método Padovan®) na restauração da sucção em dois recém-nascidos com paralisia facial congênita unilateral isolada do lábio inferior em maternidade do interior do Ceará. O primeiro caso trata-se de neonato RNPT com 34 semanas e 5 dias, masculino, AIG e Apgar de 8/9 participante da terapia de reorganização por 8 dias e que obteve sucção ao seio ao sétimo dia. O segundo trata-se de RNPT com 31 semanas, masculino, Apgar 6/7, reflexo de sucção descoordenado, hipoatividade, choro fraco e reflexos de lateralização da cabeça, reptação e passagem de mãos ausentes, que ao fim de 22 dias de terapia apresentou sucção coordenada e melhora do exame neurológico. A utilização do Método Padovan® se mostrou eficaz na restauração da sucção nos casos analisados, contudo se faz necessário acompanhamento longitudinal dos pacientes para avaliação da evolução da paralisia facial.
Estratégias utilizadas para minimizar erros de Medicação em Pacientes da Emergência: Revisão Integrativa
Authors: Monteiro Alves Marivânia , Maria Damacena Pereira Vieira Lívia , Damacena Pereira Avelino Thaila , Emanuel Soares de Sousa Nilo , Agostinho Tavares dos Santos Luiz , Alves Silva Maria Leni
Published: March 2023

Objetivou-se descrever neste estudo as estratégias utilizadas para minimizar erros de medicação em pacientes da emergência. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura, empregou PVO. Elucidou-se: Quais são as estratégias necessárias para minimizar a administração incorreta de medicamentos em clientes da emergência? A busca ocorreu na: MEDLINE, LILACS e BDENF via BVS, em abril de 2022. DEC’s: Erros de Medicação, Segurança do Paciente e Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência interligados ao operador AND. Incluídos: texto completo, temáticas associadas, em português, inglês e espanhol entre 2018-2022. Excluiu: estudos duplicados e artigos fora do tema. Encontrou 2056 referências, sendo 9 incluídos. O erro está relacionado a fatores como: longas jornadas, dificuldades com tecnologia, prescrições erradas, complexidade do setor e capacitações fragilizadas. Portanto, estratégias como educação permanente, identificação e distinção de medicamentos são adotadas. A administração correta é relevante, pois possibilita o resguardo da segurança e quando não é realizada de forma correta impacta na assistência.
Integralização curricular: Uma análise de dados dos indicadores de permanência e êxito de alunos de graduação de uma instituição pública de ensino
Authors: Vasconcelos Gibran Medeiros Chaves de , Silva João Carlos Sedraz , Silva Augusto Santana Palma , Silva Eliene , Macêdo Vanderlan Feitosa de
Published: March 2023

Este artigo teve como objetivo analisar a situação dos alunos vinculados às matrizes anteriores aos atuais Projetos Pedagógicos dos Cursos (PPC) de graduação do <>, << Campus omitido para a revisão>>. Para isso, foi realizado um levantamento em dois sistemas de ensino adotados na instituição: <> e <>, em que foram analisados os indicadores de permanência e êxito propostos pela Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica SETEC/MEC e pela Organização Acadêmica da Instituição de Ensino. Os resultados apontaram um quantitativo relevante de alunos vinculados a essas matrizes, os quais precisam de orientação pedagógica em relação aos seus percursos formativos, para que possam concluir de forma exitosa seus cursos de graduação.
Análise do Processo Ensino-Aprendizagem na Disciplina de Semiologia e Semiotécnica de Enfermagem
Authors: Machado Lucas Dias Soares , Lima Marcos Ryan Loiola , Mota Pedro Lucas Ferreira , Leite Thiáskara Ramile Caldas , Brito Nayara Santana , Silva Maria Rocineide Ferreira da
Published: March 2023

Objetivou-se analisar o processo ensino-aprendizagem na disciplina de semiologia e semiotécnica de enfermagem. Estudo de corte transversal, com participação de 110 discentes do curso de enfermagem de uma universidade pública do centro-sul do Ceará, Brasil. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de um questionário eletrônico, organizado no Google Forms®, agrupados em planilha do Microsoft Excel® e analisados quanto a estatística descritiva e inferencial. Os discentes que debatiam ou eram proativos apresentaram médias na disciplina maiores do que aqueles que nunca o faziam. Esses reconheceram a relevância da disciplina na formação intelectual e sua essencialidade para a prática profissional, todavia atribuem um grau de dificuldade de médio a alto a disciplina. O processo ensino-aprendizagem na disciplina de semiologia e semiotécnica de enfermagem exige múltipla combinação de métodos pedagógicos que promovam o desenvolvimento de competências para atuação futura do enfermeiro, contemplando aprendizagem significativa e uso de metodologias ativas.
Digitalization of Environmental Information in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Issues of Legal Regulation
Authors: YERKINBAYEVA Lazzat , NURMUKHANKYZY Daniya , KALYMBEK Bakytzhan , OZENBAYEVA Aigerim , KALYMBEKOVA Zhanna
Published: March 2023

This article considers legal regulation in the sphere of digitalizing environmental information. The study addresses the legislative consolidation of such digitalization to protect the environment and use natural resources, as well as respect human rights to access environmental information. The article is based on both general and special scientific methods. The article provides recommendations on improving the existing legislation in the field of access to environmental information and regulating the digitalization of environmental information.
COVID-19 Anchor for Cruise Tourism. An analysis of Gdańsk’s and Gdynia's Cruise Tourism in the 2017-2020 Period
Authors: PIOCH Joanna , CHMIELEWSKI Mariusz , PŁOSKA Renata , ŚLEDZIK Karol
Published: March 2023

In many Member States, European regions and cities, tourism is a key factor in the economic and social structure. The COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in 2020 caused significant losses in the tourism sector area in all European Union (EU) countries. This applies in particular to one of the elements of the tourism sector of any economy with access to the sea - the possibility of accepting cruise ships. This cruise tourism sector has also been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aim of this paper is to estimate the number of selected expenditures of passengers and cruise ship crews entering the ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia, which are a source of revenue for the region, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on limiting the growth of this tourism segment. Our study takes a holistic approach by estimating the amount of revenue generated by tourists arriving in the two ports in the Gulf of Gdańsk capable of handling large cruise ships. Based on the number of arriving tourists in 2017-2020, the study estimates the income of tourism enterprises that receive a direct cash inflow from offering services to arriving tourists.

The tourism sector that was particularly affected by the pandemic was cruise tourism. In 2020, this sector recorded an over 5-fold decrease in the number of cruise ship passengers. The conclusions of the study show that the number of cruise ships arriving in the analysed ports in 2020 decreased significantly compared to the previous year, similarly to other ports in the region. At the same time, the number of passengers visiting the analysed ports decreased substantially. Nevertheless, the dynamic growth of cruise tourism in the Baltic Sea basin, which began before the COVID-19 pandemic, allows for conclusions about further development of this tourism segment and its potential impact on the region’s economy after the crisis which occurred in 2020.
Book review: Martin Kirschner (ed.): Europa (neu) erzählen.
Authors: Noble Tim
Published: March 2023

Review of the book: Martin Kirschner (Hrsg.), Europa (neu) erzählen. Inszenierungen Europas in politischer, theologischer und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2022. Pp. 480. ISBN: 978-3-8487-8484-4.
What Does School Attendance Mean in Japanese Compulsory Education Schools? Analysing the National Annual Report
Authors: Maeda Naoki
Published: March 2023

School absenteeism in Japan has become a serious psychosocial issue over the past few decades. According to the national survey conducted annually by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology − Japan (MEXT), the number of students with school attendance problems (futoko) in compulsory education schools has been the highest since the government introduced the current data collection format in 1991. All Japanese compulsory education schools collect data on attendance and absence each day. The obtained data in each school are collected by MEXT via local education boards, which are eventually reported as annual national data. However, in recent years, data classification and interpretation of school attendance and absenteeism have become more complicated, which may constitute a limiting factor for appropriate measures for school absenteeism in Japan. The current study showed the situation of school absenteeism in Japanese compulsory education schools using the annual data reported by MEXT, and it examined matters of data classification and interpretation. The author proposed that two main categories of attendance/absence be used, namely: (a) class attendance in mainstream schools, and (b) class nonattendance in mainstream schools.
Contrôle juridictionnel des sanctions internationales de l’UE devant la Cour de justice de l’UE
Authors: Svoboda Pavel
Published: March 2023

This article provides background legal information on the problems of judicial review of EU external sanctions before the CJEU. It does so from two perspectives. First, the article discusses the general problems of judicial review of international (external) sanctions, hiding under the ambivalent label of “restrictive measures”; here, the legal problems arise mainly from the fact that EU secondary sanctions acts fall under both the CFSP and other EU policies, the two EU policy areas being relatively autonomous in terms of the types of secondary acts and their adoption. The article then analyses the human rights dimension of this judicial review; this is because certain fundamental rights (in particular the right to a defence and the right to effective remedy) place considerable demands on the procedural and evidentiary aspects of this judicial review in a situation where much of the evidence relies on classified intelligence information. The scope of the article allows the author to provide only an introduction to the issues discussed.
Nucený zánik členství v družstvu
Authors: Dvořák Tomáš
Published: March 2023

This scientific study deals with the issue of individual methods of forced termination of membership in a cooperative. The study is written according to the legislation contained in Act No. 90/2012 Sb., on business companies and cooperatives (Act on business corporations), as amended by Act No. 33/2020 Sb. and No. 163/2020 Sb., which entered into force on 1. 7. 2020 and 1. 1. 2021. Specifically, the individual methods of forced termination of membership in a cooperative are analysed, which are bankruptcy, discharge of debt, execution, and expulsion of a member.