bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19, uncertainty and acceleration of innovation
Authors: Saad Mohammed
Published: June 2023

The aim of this Special Issue is to review and discuss, through practical examples from different countries, the rapid and effective responses of industries, societies and governments to the high level of uncertainty and risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented health crisis has pushed managers, scientists, policy makers and many other social, economic and health actors to think ‘out of the box’ and provide quick solutions by reducing the process of innovation, introducing new business models and new ways of ‘doing things’ in many areas such as medicine, finance, retailing, communication, teaching, supply chains and sustainable development. This Special Issue also highlights the importance of holistic approach and collaboration between different disciplines and stakeholders.
West Nile virus: The current situation in Egypt
Authors: Hassanien Rabab T. , Hussein Heba A. , Abdelmegeed Hala K. , Abdelwahed Dina A. , Khattab Omnia M. , Ali M. H. , Habashi Ahmed R. , Ibraheem Essam M. , Shahein Momtaz A. , Abohatab Eman M.
Published: June 2023

Background and Aim: Due to climatic changes, arthropod-borne viruses have become a global health concern. In Egypt, West Nile virus (WNV) was initially detected in humans in 1950 and then in 1951, 1954, 1968, and 1989. Although WNV infection has been recorded in numerous Middle Eastern countries, its prevalence among the equine population in Egypt is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the current situation of vector-borne WNV in Egypt, estimate its seroprevalence, and assess the associated risk factors.

Materials and Methods: We screened 1100 sera samples and nasal swabs from the same equids, 156 mosquito pools, and 336 oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from migratory birds for WNV. The sera were investigated for the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) against WNV-prE. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to detect WNV RNA in the nasal swab samples, mosquito pools, and migratory birds’ oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs.

Results: The seroprevalence showed positive IgG in sera samples collected from different districts. The data showed that horses were 1.65-fold more susceptible than donkeys, with male being 1.45 times more susceptible than females. Moreover, the tested equids samples were divided into three groups based on their age: <5 years, 5–10 years, and >10 years. The 5–10- year group was 1.1 and 1.61 times more vulnerable to infection than the <5- and >10 year groups. All the sera samples were negative for IgM. The nasal swabs from equids, oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from migratory birds, and mosquito samples tested negative for WNV by molecular detection.

Conclusion: Based on the obtained data, we recommend that effective control programs should be implemented to enable epidemiological investigations and understand the current situation of WNV in Egypt.

Keywords: climatic changes, flaviviruses, seroprevalence, West Nile virus.
Flow cytometric evaluation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell in IPB-D2 chickens with different Newcastle disease antibody titers level
Authors: Lestari Dwi , Murtini Sri , Ulupi Niken , Gunawan Asep , Sumantri Cece
Published: June 2023

Background and Aim: IPB-D2 chickens are selected from IPB-D1 due to their disease-resistance characteristics. One-way to evaluate the strength of a chicken’s immune system is by examining the number of circulating T lymphocytes. This assessment can be conducted using a modern analytic method called flow cytometry which relies on monoclonal antibodies to detect the relative proportions of each cell and measure the quality and quantity of biological and physical features of cells, including specific membrane or intracellular glycoprotein markers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the population of lymphocytes, cluster of differentiation (CD)4+ and CD8+ in IPB-D2 chickens.

Materials and Methods: Flow cytometry was used to evaluate the population of lymphocytes, CD4+, and CD8+ in IPB-D2 chickens. The data obtained in this study were analyzed by Minitab, and the mean values were compared using a t-test.

Results: The lymphocytes, CD4+, and CD8+ populations of IPB-D2 chicken with high Newcastle disease (ND) antibody titers were 65.04%, 10.53%, and 5.47%. Meanwhile, this breed, with low ND antibody titers had lymphocytes CD4+ and CD8+ population of 57.19%, 8.40%, and 4.11 %. The comparison of CD4+ and CD8+ populations in chickens with high and low ND antibody titers was 1.92 and 2.04, respectively.

Conclusion: IPB-D2 chickens with high ND antibody titers exhibited increased lymphocyte, CD4+, and CD8+ cell populations in comparison to those with low ND antibody titers. However, the high ND antibody titer group had a lower CD4+/CD8+ ratio.

Keywords: cluster of differentiation 4+, cluster of differentiation 8+, flow cytometry, IPB-D2 chicken, lymphocytes.
Trade Patterns of Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from the agri-food sector
Authors:   , Borges Aguiar Giovanna Maria
Published: June 2023

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is one of the most important players in global agricultural trade, being among the global leaders in the production and exports of agricultural and fisheries commodities and accounting for 15% of the world’s average agri-food export from 1995 to 2019. The region have vast potential to strengthen their position as a result of the region's opportunities to increase agricultural production when combined with growing global demand, which could help the region's economy thrive. The purpose of the dissertation is to provide a consistent analysis of the agri-food trade patterns for Latin America and the Caribbean. determinants of LAC agricultural bilateral export for the period 1995-2019 and export competitiveness of the sector in the same period. This research explored the LAC agricultural trade patterns and export competitiveness through the analysis of the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index formulated by Balassa (1965) and its modifications – SRCA (Symmetric Revealed Comparative Advantage), RTA (Relative Trade Advantage, and RC (Revealed Competitiveness) – in the agricultural sector for the period of 1995-2019, indicating which countries in the region are currently competitive and in what agricultural products. Panel data econometrics was used to identify the conditioning factors lying behind trade flow and the gravity model of trade was employed, by estimating various Poisson pseudo-maximum likelihood (PPML) models including zero trade flows, to determine how bilateral cultural characteristics affect LAC agri-food export. Throughout the research period, the results indicated that Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico were the TOP agri-food exporters in LAC. The highest RCA, SRCA, and RTA were found in Guatemala, whereas the greatest RC was found in Argentina. At the product level analysis, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants, and straw and fodder (HS12) were the most exported items at the 2-digit level. Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS-09) was the most competitive group product in the worldwide agri-market. In terms of agri-trade flow determinants, findings show that importers' GDP of LAC countries had a greater impact on agricultural trade compared to LAC exporters. Cultural similarities (common language) and countries' participation in Southern Common Market [Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR)] stimulated agri-food export. Conversely, distance (transportation), past colonial links, and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) raised trade costs, having a negative impact on the export of agricultural products. The impacts of environmental regulations are ambiguous.
Az anyagiasság, az értékek, az önkéntes egyszerűség és a közösségi médiahasználat összefüggéseinek vizsgálata tinédzserek körében
Authors:   , Debreceni János
Published: June 2023

A tárgyi javak szerzése, szolgáltatások igénybevétele és élmények gyűjtése elválaszthatatlan részét képezik életünknek. A fogyasztói társadalom tagjaként olykor kritikusan állapítjuk meg, hogy táskánk, autónk vagy mobiltelefonunk jelentősége túlmutat a tárgyak funkcióján. Gyakran szembesülünk azzal, mennyire vágyunk valamilyen tárgyra vagy fogyasztói élményre. Olykor a vágyakozás olyannyira eluralkodik rajtunk, hogy megalapozatlan, felesleges döntéseket is meghozunk. Nem lehetünk biztosak abban, hogy mindaz, amit vásárolunk, birtoklunk, feltétlenül szükséges – e számunkra, ezért gyakran kényszernek érezzük a fogyasztást. Megnyugtatóan hat ránk az a magyarázat, hogy a világ, a média, embertársaink viselkedése váltja ki belőlünk a vásárlás-szerzés igényét. Folytonos költekezésünkre és szüntelen vágyakozásunkra talán ez a legegyszerűbb válasz. Mégis, fontos elfogadni annak tényét, hogy a javak szerzése és birtoklása iránti vágy mélyről fakadó emberi vonás, és el kell fogadni a fogyasztás szükségszerűségét. A szerzés, birtoklás nem egy kívülről befolyásolt pótcselekvés, vagy felszínes életcél, hanem az emberi természet szerves része. Mivel szükségleteinket már régóta nem javak előállításával, hanem azok megszerzésén keresztül elégítjük ki, érdemes úgy gondolnunk a fogyasztásra, mint egy nagy rendszer elemére, egyéni jóllétünktől a közösségi kapcsolatainkig terjedő cselekvés – és tapasztalati hálóra. Hasonló gondolatok mentén és több előzménykutatás tapasztalataként állt össze az az összefüggésrendszer, aminek vizsgálatára jelen értekezésben vállalkoztam. A címben első helyen szereplő anyagiasság, az angol nyelvű materialism terminus magyar nyelvű megfelelője. Bár az értekezésben leggyakrabban a materializmus szó fordul elő – illetve a materializmus és anyagiasság szinonimaként szerepel - szándékosan tartózkodtam annak címben való használatától. Ennek oka, hogy a materializmus magyar nyelvi környezetben elsősorban filozófiai irányzatként, történelmi-, és természettudományi materializmusként jelenik meg, ezért a címben a materializmus szót szerepeltetni félrevezető lenne.
On Line Dispute Resolution na Administração Pública Brasileira: Estudo a partir de um Mapeamento Sistemático
Authors: Silva Filho Antônio Sabino da , Silva João Carlos Sedraz
Published: June 2023

Diante do advento da Administração Pública Consensual (ou dialógica), percebe-se, no âmbito da Administração Pública Brasileira, uma vertiginosa valorização de técnicas alternativas de resolução de conflitos. Diante da relevância do tema proposto, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a utilização da Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) no âmbito da denominada Administração Pública Consensual, para o tratamento de conflitos que envolvam entes e órgãos públicos. Para alcançar esse objetivo, empreendeu-se um estudo de natureza aplicada, seguindo um percurso metodológico envolvendo um mapeamento sistemático sobre experiências da adoção de ODR pela Administração Pública. Observou-se que, mesmo com farta legislação sobre o tema, e em que pesem as plataformas públicas já existentes em em plena funcionalidade, a utilização da ODR pela Administração Pública ainda é incipiente, o que denota a necessidade de investimento público na referida tecnologia. Espera-se, com este trabalho, contribuir para uma maior eficiência da gestão pública.
Neurodesenvolvimento infantil: os limites e as contribuições no uso de dispositivos tecnológicos
Authors: Silva Gabriela Gamba da , Pontarolo Andreia Cristina
Published: June 2023

Este artigo aborda as contribuições e os efeitos negativos relacionados ao uso da tecnologia no desenvolvimento integral infantil, e tem como objetivo pesquisar os possíveis agravos e contribuições para o desenvolvimento intelectual, afetivo e motor da criança em uso de dispositivos tecnológicos. O estudo volta-se ao uso da pesquisa bibliográfica por meio da coleta de dados de artigos e livros publicados que abrangem e retratam a temática; assim, foram analisados e selecionados os dados com o intuito de reunir o conhecimento produzido sobre o assunto. Sobretudo, as influências afetivas que rodeiam a criança possuem uma ação determinante sobre sua evolução. Com base nisso, o uso adequado da tecnologia pode trazer benefícios; caso contrário, pode acarretar consequências negativas à infância. Portanto, a resolução do problema ocorre quando pais ou responsáveis tomam iniciativas e impõem limites, além de oferecerem melhores condições de espaço para brincadeiras e vínculos afetivos saudáveis.
Avaliação e Abordagem Inicial ao Paciente Grande Queimado no Departamento de Emergência: Uma Revisão Integrativa da Literatura
Authors: Callou Pedro Henrique Cardoso , Viana Raizza Caroline de Andrade , Oliveira Kaike Santos de , Viana Maria Clara de Andrade , Ramalho Cicero Lucas Gomes , Menezes Daisy Teixeira de
Published: June 2023

O Brasil apresenta em seu território a estimativa de 1.000.000 de ocorrências de acidentes por queimaduras por ano, sendo que, desses casos, apenas 100 mil se encaminham para ajuda hospitalar e, aproximadamente, 2.500 morrem devido a complicações diretas ou indiretas das queimaduras. A mortalidade das queimaduras se eleva quando se observa o comprometimento de outras estruturas orgânicas. Este trabalho tem por objetivo realizar uma revisão narrativa da literatura quanto à abordagem e avaliação inicial do paciente grande queimado no departamento de emergência hospitalar. Foi realizada uma busca eletrônica por artigos publicados em periódicos indexados através da base de dados PubMed, ScienceDirect e BVS Saúde, usando a seguinte combinação de descritores verificados na base DeCS/MeSH: ‘emergency medical services’ AND ‘burn injury’ AND ‘evaluation’. Foram admitidos estudos publicados entre janeiro de 2017 e outubro de 2022. A observação do estado hemodinâmico, a rápida avaliação assertiva do grau de comprometimento e o manejo da equipe multiprofissional em saúde são aspectos fundamentais para a melhora no quadro do paciente.
Continuing Medical Education Questions: June 2023
Authors: Dulaney David T.
Published: June 2023

Article Title: Long-term Outcomes of Biological Therapy in Crohn's Disease Complicated With Internal Fistulizing Disease: BIOSCOPE Study From GETECCU
uso de dicionário infantil em sala de aula
Authors: Serra Luis Henrique , Silva Maria Ednalva Lima e
Published: June 2023

Este trabalho é um relato de uma aplicação de uma sequência didática com uma turma do 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública no Maranhão. A atividade, entre outros objetivos, teve o propósito de apresentar o gênero textual dicionário a esses alunos e incentivar o uso como recurso didático na alfabetização. A pesquisa tem natureza aplicada e técnica de pesquisa bibliográficas e de campos com a realização da sequência didática utilizando dicionários. Do ponto de vista teórico, foram considerados trabalhos no ramo da Lexicografia Pedagógica, com destaque para os trabalhos de Silva e Serra (2018), Pontes (2009), Krieger, (2006, 2012), Brasil (2012) entre outros. A sequência didática apresentada aqui teve como base os trabalhos no campo da Linguística Aplicada, com destaque para aqueles que orientam para a didática do gênero textual (BRASIL, 2018, SCHNEUWLY; NOVERRAZ; DOLZ, 2004; ALVES FILHO, 2014). Os resultados da pesquisa mostraram que é possível apresentar e trabalhar com os dicionários na sala de aula com os alunos do 1° ano do ensino fundamental, podendo ser uma boa ferramenta para utilizar em sala de aula em uma perspectiva de desenvolvimento de conhecimento linguístico.
Indice soja/maíz como indicador del aporte de materia orgánica al suelo en la agricultura argentina
Authors: Presutti Miriam Elisabet , Gusmerotti Lucas Alberto , Abbona Esteban Andrés
Published: June 2023

Actualmente, la agricultura argentina se basa en un modelo tecnológico simplificado y de alta productividad, marcado por la tendencia al monocultivo de soja. Estos sistemas con escaso aporte de carbono (C) al suelo lo predisponen a su degradación por afectar sus propiedades físicas, químicas y biológicas. En contraste, los cultivos en la secuencia de una rotación se diferencian por la cantidad y calidad de los residuos que dejan en el suelo. En la rotación con mayor frecuencia de gramíneas, el balance de C es positivo, mientras que en una rotación con mayor frecuencia de soja los balances son negativos. El objetivo de éste análisis es comparar la relación entre las superficies dedicadas al cultivo de soja y maíz, como indicadora del riesgo de la disminución del aporte de C de los cultivos y de los niveles de materia orgánica de los suelos agrícolas de la República Argentina. El Índice Soja/Maíz se calculó a partir de los datos sobre estimaciones agrícolas oficiales. Se utilizaron las superficies cosechadas de los cultivos de soja y maíz en cada departamento/partido del país y para todas las campañas, desde 1969/70 hasta 2020/21. El Índice propuesto fue calculado para tres niveles administrativos: nacional, provincial y departamental/partido. A nivel nacional, el mismo se fue incrementando hasta valores cercanos a 6, muy por encima del ideal de 1. Si bien en la última década este índice viene descendiendo, aún presenta altos valores en algunos sitios del país. El análisis a nivel provincial y departamento/partido se realizó en las tres principales provincias productoras argentinas.
El ejercicio de una razón de la ciudadanía
Authors: Busdygan Daniel Juan
Published: June 2023

El siguiente artículo se inscribe dentro de los problemas de la deliberación y constituye un análisis de la razón pública rawlsiana. Apoyados en una concepción ralwsiana de razón pública entendemos que se pueden dar respuesta a las principales objeciones que se han planteado contra este modelo, particularmente, desde el modelo habermasiano. De allí que buscamos dar cuenta de lo propicio que es el umbral de apertura que propone el modelo.
Sobre o ensino de Filosofia no Ensino Médio brasileiro
Authors: Guimarães Odair , Silva Matheus Felipe
Published: June 2023

Avaliar o papel do ensino da Filosofia no Ensino Médio Brasileiro requer a contextualização do problema e uma retomada de sua história, se fazendo necessário retratarmos sua historicidade e também seus avanços e retrocessos, pois a educação brasileira no decorrer dos anos perpassou por diversas reformas, porém estas, elaboradas para atender as necessidades de cada período. Propomos então uma reconstrução da inserção do ensino de Filosofia no Ensino Médio nacional, entendendo que este ciclo formativo é sucedido de imediato pelo momento da assunção da maioridade social. Nesse sentido, buscamos paralelos com a filosofia kantiana no que se refere a maioridade e esclarecimento.
The Cosmology of Tana Toa: Local Knowledge, Traditions, and Experiences of Forest Preservation in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: SABRI Muhammad , SALAHUDDIN Muh. , NUNSI Lanri Febrianty M , DATU Nurcholish Madjid
Published: June 2023

The study aims to explore the traditions of the Kajang people in nature/forest management based on their local knowledge and experience. In specific, this research describes the concept of cosmology of the Kajang tribe and the nature management system based on the prevalent social system in the Kajang tribe community. The research methods used in the study were interviews, observations, and documentation. Key leaders in the Kajang tribe community were the primary sources in this research. The collected data were analyzed and validated through focused group discussion sessions, discussions with peers, and discussions with experts. In this study, it was discovered that the Kajang people believe that nature comes from God and sent someone from the sky to lead the Kajang people with the aim of protecting and preserving nature. Pasang Ri Kajang is a spiritual message passed down through oral tradition to preserve nature in the Kajang community system.
Assessing Organizational Legitimacy of Multi Stakeholder Initiatives in the Forest Governance Policy in Indonesia: Insights from the Indonesian National Forestry Council
Authors: MUTTAQIN Tatag , DHARMAWAN Budi
Published: June 2023

National Forestry Council (DKN) is a multi-stakeholder initiative organization (MSI) that was established as a collaborative forum for parties to contribute to Indonesia's forestry governance policy process. As MSI, DKN aims to become a collaborative forum for forestry stakeholders in the policy-making process. The dilemma between institutional status and the ability of constituent representatives is a factor in the decline of their performance and credibility. This research aims to empirically examine the legitimacy of DKN as an MSI using the input and output legitimacy approach. Using semi-structured interviews, snowball sampling, and triangulation approaches, information regarding organizational dynamics was obtained. Based on our empirical findings, we conclude that DKN satisfies all of the criteria for an institution with relatively high input legitimacy and low output legitimacy. DKN involves many stakeholders affected by forestry policies and is able to cooperate successfully in every decision-making process while preserving the rights of each constituent. In particular, DKN does not meet the criteria for output legitimacy in carrying out its role as an MSI by offering policy-adopted recommendations or suggestions.
Impact of Environmental Standards on Employment
Authors: TAZHBAYEVA Ainagul , AIMAGAMBETOV Yerkara , TAZHBAYEV Nurlan , GRELA Manuel Fernandez
Published: June 2023

There is a wide variety of dynamics of structural transformations of employment in the world. Some regions of the world are seeing steady growth in employment, while others are facing severe declines in employment. Demographic changes potentially affect regional growth through a reduction in the labor force, which has an impact on growth and is largely dependent on the level of education, labor productivity, and labor resources. The article discusses the impact of ecology on the structural transformation of employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The labor market of the Republic of Kazakhstan has acquired a permanent character over the years of Independence and reflects the changes that the country's economy has experienced over the past 30 years. Structural shifts were observed in the structure of world GDP from industrial production to the service sector, to the developing economy of Kazakhstan. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of ecology on the structural transformation of employment in the context of digitalization of the economy of Kazakhstan.
Sustainable Strategies for Risk Management Process of Coca-Cola Company with Regard to Promote Climate Resilience Efforts and Agricultural Sustainability. Chosen Contexts
Authors: MROZEK Michał
Published: June 2023

The paper regards the sustainable strategies for risk management process of Coca-Cola Company with regard to promote climate resilience efforts and agricultural sustainability. The fundamental aim of the paper is the analysis of the Coca-Cola Company in terms of agricultural sustainability. The company’s beverage production and packaging processes rely heavily on agricultural components. Enterprise’s efforts to promote climate resilience, water security, human rights, sustainable packaging, and economic development rely heavily on the use of sustainably produced foods. Adaptation strategies throughout its supply chain and in the communities that produce the company’s agricultural components will be greatly aided by the adoption of more sustainable agriculture methods as climate change causes more severe weather and higher water stress. The PSA was first implemented in 2021 to enhance the company’s prior Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles (SAGP) and accelerate its movement toward the ethical and environmentally responsible procurement of agricultural components. The paper is using of statistical, comparative, dynamics, and documentation analysis. The time scope of the study is 2020-2021, but in some aspects, it was broadened.
Institutional Ownership in Encouraging Carbon Emission Disclosure for Mining Companies, Basic Industries and Chemicals in Indonesia
Authors: KISWANTO Kiswanto , WIDHIASTUTI Ratieh , SAFITRI Mila Anggi
Published: June 2023

This research analyses the effect of institutional ownership in strengthening the effect of environmental performance, regulators, and media exposure on carbon emissions disclosure. By using certain criteria in sampling, the unit of analysis was obtained from as many as 57 companies. The research focused on mining, basic industry, and chemical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2020. Hypothesis testing was carried out using moderated regression analysis which was strengthened by descriptive analysis for each research variable. In general, it is found that the carbon emissions disclosure in the research object is classified as low, with an average disclosure of 7-8 items out of 18 items that must be disclosed in the report. Hypothesis testing shows that environmental performance and media exposure have a positive effect on carbon emissions disclosure, while regulators have no effect on carbon emissions disclosure. The presence of institutional ownership as a moderating variable was found to be able to strengthen the influence of regulators in increasing the carbon emissions disclosure, but not able to strengthen the effect of environmental performance and media exposure on the carbon emissions disclosure. This research contributes to regulators, developing standards for carbon emissions disclosure for companies that go public. Further researchers are expected to add other variables that can affect the carbon emissions disclosure and increase the research period to get more accurate results.
Identities in the Era of Globalisation
Authors: Sedláková Markéta , Košatka David
Published: June 2023

Aims: This article analyses the reflections of a range of student teachers on their international experiences for their impact on the students’ personality, comfort, and effectiveness in diverse environments. We will describe the process of identity formation during the time that student teachers are exposed to such environments. We see international experience and raising awareness of diversity as a personal and social developmental part of their professional preparation.This may be seen as contributing to the transformation of the school climate towards inclusive and culturally responsive education.
Methods: The main research question was how the internationalisation of education enhances student teachers’ cultural sensitivity to diversity. The qualitative investigation focuses on aspects of the international experience of student teachers concerning teaching practice. Ten semi-structured interviews with student teachers who have had international experience provided the data.
Findings: Experiencing different socio-cultural environments, we found, impacts on the construction of multiple/hybrid identities and engenders empathy for diversity. The implications for inclusive practice were identified, including reflective teaching strategies, the development of culturally sensitive attitudes, and awareness of others’ perspectives and cultural habits.
Conclusion: A positive benefit for student teachers from grasping and understanding diversity in such an environment is the enhancement of the effectiveness of teaching. The internationalisation of the curriculum expands the student teachers’ responsiveness.
Correlation and path coefficient analysis of yield and yield components of some Ethiopian faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions
Authors: HIYWOTU Andualem Muche , ABATE Alemu , WOREDE Fisseha
Published: June 2023

The knowledge of correlation and path coefficient analysis allow crop breeders to practice indirect selection to improve traits like grain yield which are complex in nature. The objectives of the present study were to measure association among yield and yield related traits and to identify important traits for indirect selection to improve faba bean grain yield. Eighty-one faba bean accessions were evaluated following 9 × 9 simple lattice design at one of the Bahir Dar University research sites at Mecha district in 2019 rainy cropping season. The result of correlation analysis revealed that grain yield had highly significant (p < 0.01) and positive phenotypic and genotypic correlations with plant height, pod length, number of pods per plant, number of branches per plant, biomass yield, 100-seed mass and harvest index indicating the possibility of simultaneous improvement of grain yield with these traits through selection. Path coefficient analysis demonstrated that higher positive direct effects were exerted by biomass yield and harvest index on grain yield both at phenotypic and genotypic levels, as a result, these traits could be used as indirect selection criteria to improve faba bean grain yield.
De-emphasizing Statistical Significance
Authors: Mitton Todd
Published: June 2023

Persistent and difficult methodological issues, such as those highlighted in Ohlson (2025. Empirical accounting seminars: Elephants in the room. Accounting, Economics, and Law: A Convivium 15, 1–8), undermine confidence in the results of empirical studies. Many of these issues relate to the efforts of researchers to defend the statistical significance of their results. However, the seemingly endless combination of methodologies that can be employed make statistical significance a somewhat illusory concept. A more productive approach would be to place greater emphasis on the economic significance of empirical results.
Neue Bibliotheken in alten Häusern – Ein Reisebericht zu Bibliotheken in den Niederlanden
Authors: Göring Eva , Momirovski Vlatko , Stenert Felix
Published: June 2023

Glückliche Niederlande, du hast es besser! – Inspiration, Vorstellungskraft und Partizipation sind die Hauptmerkmale des Bibliothekswesens in den Niederlanden. Dort findet der bibliothekarische Geist eine Heimat in architektonischen Meisterwerken wie einer industriellen Lokomotivfabrik, einem alten Postgebäude oder gar einer Kathedrale. Was die Bibliotheken des Nachbarlandes ausmacht, was dort anders und was manches Mal besser läuft, wird im folgenden subjektiven Reisebericht erläutert.
Two new compounds from leaves of Capparis dongvanensis (Sy, B. H. Quang & D. V. Hai) and inhibition activities
Authors: Van Khang Pham , Hiep Hoang Phu , Trung Tu Quang
Published: June 2023

In continuation of the research, the phytochemical investigation of Capparis dongvanensis (Sy, B. H. Quang & D. V. Hai) (Capparaceae). In this work, we described the isolation and identification of two novel polycyclic compounds Capparisone A (1) and Capparisone B (2). The structures of these compounds were determined based on NMR spectral data and mass spectrometry. Furthermore, we evaluated the inhibitory activities of isolated compounds from C. dongvanensis leaves against five cancer cell lines, the results showed that isolated compounds exhibited good activities on four cancer cell lines. Otherwise, two isolated compounds 1 and 2 and EA extract also exhibited the anti-oxidant activity in the DPPH free radical scavenging assay.
Ptolemaios, Caligula und die fremdeabolla – Neue Überlegungen zum Ende des letzten mauretanischen Königs
Authors: Decker Christopher
Published: June 2023

Der Tod des Ptolemaios von Mauretanien im frühen 1. Jahrhundert n. Chr. erscheint auch heute noch rätselhaft. In dieser Untersuchung soll daher neues Licht auf ein vieldiskutiertes Thema geworfen werden. Dabei wird insbesondere eine Passage in Suetons Schrift über den römischen Kaiser Caligula in den Blick genommen, der für den Tod des Ptolomaios verantwortlich gewesen sein soll. Dort wird berichtet, dass Caligula den mauretanischen König habe ermorden lassen, da dieser in einer purpurnenabollain Rom erschienen sein und somit den Kaiser öffentlich brüskiert haben soll. In der Analyse der schriftlichen Quellen wird deutlich, dass es sich bei derabollaum eine typische Tracht hellenistisch geprägter Herrscher handelte, die von der römischen Gesellschaft als fremd konnotiert wurde. Die prestigeträchtige Farbe des Purpurs stellte eine zusätzliche Komponente einer traditionellen monarchischen Selbstdarstellung dar, die von Ptolemaios als König von Mauretanien auch so zu erwarten gewesen sein muss. Doch zeigt es sich, dass das Auftreten des Ptolemaios von Caligula vor dem Hintergrund der Spannungen der Gaetulicus-Lepidus-Verschwörung und der selbst gewählten Herrschaftskonzeption desprinceps – einer expressiven Repräsentation des eigenen Ranges – missverstanden wurde. Dies führte schließlich zur drastischen Reaktion des Kaisers.
Cassava starch nanocomposite films reinforced with nanocellulose
Authors: Asmawi Nazrin , Ilyas R. A. , Mohd Roslim Muhammad Huzaifah , Rajeshkumar L. , Abotbina W. , Syafri Edi , Jumaidin Ridhwan , Syafiq R. , Rafiqah S. A. , Ridwan R. , Jusoh Suriani Mat , Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Zuhri
Published: June 2023

Recent researchers are keen on developing alternative bioplastic materials from renewable and eco-friendly sources to replace the materials obtained from crude oil and other petroleum-based sources. The measures for these replacements have been made continuously to create a sustainable future for the forthcoming generations. Researchers are focusing on bio-based alternatives due to their numerous benefits, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and structural flexibility. The main problem on the current bio-based material such as poly lactic acid, poly butylene succinate and poly L lactide, polyhydroxybuturate, and polyhydroxyalkalonates is the cost of production. Compare with cassava starch, the cost is much cheaper around 0.32 $/kg compare with other bio-based will cost around 1.2–2.4 $/kg. Conversion of biomass into useful materials has been the order of the day, as it reduces the cost of inventory and aims to develop a nature-derived material. The development of nanocomposites from biological sources has progressively experimented with the researchers and the deriving of polysaccharides such as starch, cellulose, and glycogen has aided the development of nanobiocomposites. Corn starch has been the dominant bioplastic material derived out of corn which can handle a variety of reinforcements and render a biocomposite material with better and enhanced properties. Cassava starch is the most economic and cheap polysaccharide derived from the cassava plant and has a greater potential to act as biopolymer material for the development of biocomposites. The development of cassava starch-based biocomposite film was widely used for a wide range of applications mainly for food packaging applications. This review focuses on the extraction, preparation, and properties of cassava starch from cassava plants. The properties of the cassava starch and its composites were also comprehensively dealt with. The development of biocomposite films based on cassava starch for food packaging applications has been reviewed along with the challenges associated with it.
Is particle size reduction linked to drug efficacy: an overview into nano initiatives in pharmaceuticals
Authors: Sher Mujahid , Zahoor Muhammad , Shah Syed Waqas Ali , Khan Farhat Ali
Published: June 2023

Poor aqueous solubility results in ineffective drug dissolution and a reduced bioavailability. The poor bioavailability may render even effective medications therapeutically ineffective. Therefore, improving water solubility is necessary in order to enhance drug dissolution and availability at the action site. Drug solubility has been increased using conventional methods, but these methods have many drawbacks, including inconsistent particle size and difficulty in reproducing. Nanotechnology can enable drug targeting and can also offer protection to drugs against degradation. Phytochemicals have some unbelievable benefits when it comes to disease treatment. The integration of phytotherapy and nanotechnology at clinical level will boost pharmacological response and favorable clinical results for the ailing population. The given review is an overview of what may be the consequences, if a drug is poor water soluble and current approaches that further improve these drugs solubility. While such process of solubilization of drugs is also explained. It explains how nanoparticles of drugs, nanocarriers, and lipid-based nano-systems, can be utilized to meet the challenges and which of these methods do already prevail in the market. Finally, it is drawing a line of demarcation and making comparisons between the crude drug formulations and those with enhanced solubility.
Das Lebenswerk von Graf Imre Széchényi, des Agrarierpolitikers und Publizisten des Zeitalters des Dualismus
Authors: Fritz János
Published: June 2023

The purpose of the study: To present the work of Count Imre Széchényi, a lesser-known Somogy-affiliated leader of the agrarian movement that criticized the capitalism of the end of the 19th century from the right-side. Through his theoretical and political activities to demonstrate the reform conservative toolbox with which this course at that time imagined the settlement of the peasant issue, the overcoming and the agrarian socialism. Applied methods: A critical analysis of Imre Széchényi's writings in the light of the 19th press and publications was conducted. The conclusions were complemented by analyses of agricultural and local historiography. For better contextualization, it was advisable to examine agricultural proposals with the eyes of the agricultural economist. The scenes of Imre Széchényi's operation were presented with the help of thematic maps. Outcomes: Imre Széchényi's work closely fitted into the public perception of the era, which was thinking strongly about national politics. In the age of great emigration, he also admitted that there was no Hungarian land without Hungarian small owners. Imre Széchényi saw this as feasible by adapting foreign patterns. The American journey convinced him of the usefulness of the institution of homestead, and the experience of Posen convinced him of the importance of inner colonization. It is another matter, how favourable the Hungarian conditions were to transpose them? The one-child-system, the decrease in the birth rate was again something by which one saw the Hungarian supremacy in danger. In addition, Imre Széchényi's narrower environment, Somogy, was among the leading areas in this. Széchényi saw the solution in moral rather than economic motives in his otherwise highly resonant writing dealing with the topic. Nevertheless, Imre Széchényi played an active role in the economic development of Somogy county. Thus, after the phylloxera epidemic, he, as a government commissioner was entrusted with the reconstruction of vineyard in the region of South Balaton. Similarly, he played a great role in the development of the Balaton coast, seeing the opportunity in tourism.
From Trade to Agribusiness. Kálmán Nádosy’s Entrepreneurial Career in Southern Transdanubia During the Era of Dual Monarchy
Authors: Kaposi Zoltán
Published: June 2023

The Hungarian agricultural sector developed significantly in the second half of the nineteenth century. This was the time when the Western technologies and innovations were introduced to the domestic agriculture. However, it was important that trained professionals were working on the domestic large estates of whom had extensive knowledge of the Western manufacturing operations and were up to date on agricultural practices. Our study shows a case like this. Kálmán Nádosy (1832–1913) was coming from a middle-class family. In 1861 he – together with his brother István – leased the bankrupted estate of Szentlőrinc owned by the Prince Esterházy family. While leasing the estate he modernised its operations. His marriage with Mária Jeszenszky helped him to socially integrate into the community of landowners in Somogy and Baranya Counties. Nádosy played a leading role in many business organisation and he was the founder of many of them. After the leasing contract ran out he acquired a part of Helesfa village from the prince, north of Szentlőrinc. Later he also acquired lands in Tótkeresztúr and Görösgal from the heirs of Gusztáv Biedermann. By the end of the nineteenth century his estate comprised more than 2400 hectares of land.290 He achieved results in viticulture, winemaking, livestock management and forestry. He won numerous street and trade fair awards. He was a great supporter of the Southern Transdanubian Lutheran Church where he worked as a leader for a long time; in the meantime, he also donated to schools and churches.
Boglárlelle, or 13 Years of Changes in the Era of Mass Tourism
Authors: Wilhelm Réka
Published: June 2023

The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive picture of the period between 1978 and 1991 when Balatonboglár and Balatonlelle were together, i.e., the development of Boglárlelle. Placing the period under study in context, it describes the economic changes of the two settlements over the centuries, the circumstances of their union and the process of their separation. Finally, it shows what kind of developments were made to bring tourism to Lelle and Boglár in line with modern market economy conditions after their separation in 1991. In order to answer my research question, I made seconder research using professional literature, press materials, archival sources and statistics to learn about the most important developments and economic changes in the settlement during the period of 13 years. As a result of my research, I was able to present the important turning points of economic development of Balatonboglár and Balatonlelle, highlighting the changes in the 19th century when Boglár became the transport and trade centre of the of the area. Moreover, this time the development of spa culture also started in the region of the Balaton. I found that Boglár and Lelle had different economic roles in the region apart from tourism, thus the idea of their symbiotic development was established and seemed a valid argument for their union. However, while the aggregate numbers of the 13 years show progress, examining details the disparity between Boglár and Lelle becomes visible. My research has proven the validity of the concept of forced marriage for the period of Boglárlelle. Moreover, it is also confirmed by the new developments of the independent towns after their separation in 1991.
Measurement of Pavement 3D Texture Using the Binocular Reconstruction Algorithm Improved by Moving Laser Line Constraint
Authors: Wang Yuanyuan , Ren Xiaofeng , Huang Zhongwen , Liu Yanyan
Published: June 2023

For such a specific object as asphalt pavement with inconspicuous feature points, the traditional image vision algorithm has limited effect on its texture measurement. In order to realize the high-resolution, high-precision, and convenient detection of three-dimensional (3D) pavement texture while better serving traffic safety, the traditional binocular reconstruction technology was improved in this study threefold. First, the improved binocular reconstruction test system and the measurement accuracy evaluation device were manufactured to realize the reconstruction of the 3D texture and the true point-to-point evaluation of measurement accuracy. Second, the global scanning constraint posed by a moving laser line was introduced to shoot video images, which formed numerous mandatory constraints and improved the matching accuracy. Last, the centroid enhanced subregion segmentation algorithm was proposed to complete stereo matching under global scanning constraint. Results show that the binocular reconstruction algorithm improved by moving a laser line constraint under a centroid enhanced subregion segmentation matching mode can significantly improve the accuracy in the measurement of asphalt pavement 3D texture. Ultimately, the test results can meet the precision requirement of micro-texture.
Not Drinking and Alone: Alcohol Use and Its Implications for Existential Isolation
Authors: Oleskowicz Tatum , Yawger Geneva C. , Pinel Elizabeth C.
Published: June 2023

Introduction: Research implicates social isolation as a risk factor for problematic alcohol use. However, no known research examines the role that a specific type of social isolation—existential isolation, a feeling of being alone in one's subjective experience of reality—plays in alcohol consumption. In sociocultural contexts where alcohol consumption is normative, existentially isolated individuals may seek out alcohol as a method for experiencing more existential connection. The opposite may also hold true: those who do not partake in the normative, alcohol-drinking culture may “pay the price” with higher levels of existential isolation. This study examined which of these two possible correlations between existential isolation and alcohol use the data support. Methods: In Study 1, we recruited 511 adult participants from Amazon MTurk. We then conducted a regression analysis to examine the unique predictive effects of existential isolation, gender, interpersonal isolation, and a gender × existential isolation interaction on alcohol consumption. Next, we examined whether existential motives mediated the relationship between existential isolation and alcohol use. In Study 2, we recruited 99 adult undergraduate students to determine if the Study 1 findings replicated in a different sample and with different measures of interpersonal isolation. We additionally assessed whether alcohol accounted for self-reported changes in existential isolation before and 3 months after arrival at college. Results: Data from Study 1 revealed that controlling for interpersonal isolation, lower existential isolation levels predicted greater alcohol use and that desire to drink for existential connection accounted for this effect. Study 2 replicated these findings. We observed a significant negative correlation between existential isolation and alcohol use and a negative correlation between alcohol use and change in existential isolation over time. Discussion: Our findings suggest a potential disadvantage to sobriety and an existential risk pathway to problematic alcohol use. We discuss the societal implications of these findings.
The Development of Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Iran
Authors: Tavakoli Saman
Published: June 2023

Iran, as one of the oldest civilizations in the world, is positioned at the crossroads of important trade routes linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, resulting in enormous cultural interactions with the East and West. The development of modern psychiatry and psychodynamic psychiatry in Iran occurred in the context of the broader process of modernization through interactions with the West. Mentioning key scholars and influences that helped establish a psychodynamic tradition within centralized government-led systems of mental health care and medical education, the author describes various stages of the development of psychodynamic psychiatry in Iran.
Stigma and Countertransference in Resident Attitudes toward Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Authors: Han Bernadine H.
Published: June 2023

Apprehending the full range of one's countertransference presents a challenge for the new therapist and psychiatry resident. Experiencing negative or aggressive feelings while also striving to consolidate one's professional identity and self-experience as a good, helpful, and competent doctor feels dissonant and contradictory. Developing and practicing the skills of countertransference awareness and analysis are crucial aspects of psychiatry and psychotherapy training. These skills can help the trainee navigate difficult clinical interactions through reflection on their own anxieties, as well as the unconscious social and personal biases and motivations that shape their countertransferences. This article examines some of the countertransference reactions that may be colored by social and personal stigma toward patients with substance use disorders. Acknowledging and exploring such countertransference reactions in training not only can provide valuable insights into the psychodynamic experiences of the patient and the treatment dyad, but also can sharpen a lifelong tool, helping the trainees weather powerful and disorienting countertransference currents, untangle their personal motivations and prejudices, and recognize the times when supervision may help to provide containment and clarity throughout their careers.