bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SYMBOLIC CONVERGENCE IN ALFIN RIZAL'S INSTAGRAM POETRY
Authors: Mawaidi  , Suminto A. Sayuti  , Wiyatmi
Published: June 2024

Literary works such as poetry are no longer limited to books. In the digital age, poetry has also shifted to media that easily accessible by readers. It means that poetry is no longer consumed by specific community only. Poetry can be consumed by people from various demographics; age and gender; and can be expressed by anyone from various backgrounds through social media platforms such as Instagram. This study discussed Instagram poetry from the theoretical perspective of symbolic convergence. The data sources for this research were the poems of Alfin Rizal, analyzed qualitatively. Data was collected from the Instagram account @alfinrizalisme, supported by Alfin Rizal's poetry books. Each piece of poetry content on Alfin Rizal's Instagram was classified into smaller taxonomies to facilitate findings. The findings of this study indicated the dramatization of messages by Alfin Rizal, which impacts public response to his work. This message dramatization takes the form of poetry videos, photo manipulation, background as the setting, and illustrations as a secondary backdrop. Another finding was the construction of symbolic reality, which affects public interaction (followers) who utilize this message dramatization (in the form of Instagram posts with poetry content) to re-communicate to the public through other social media platforms.
Is Wheelchair Basketball a Symmetric or Asymmetric Sport?
Authors: Farì Giacomo , Chiaia Noya Enrica , Dell'Anna Laura , Ricci Vincenzo , Quarta Francesco , Masiero Laura , Bernetti Andrea , Megna Marisa , Ranieri Maurizio
Published: June 2024

Wheelchair basketball (WB) is a health and inclusion opportunity for people with disabilities. In the scientific literature, no evidence defines WB as a symmetrical or asymmetrical sport; however, it would be helpful to deepen this aspect because it could improve the quality of training programs and consequently speed up WB performance. In WB, the biomechanical role of the shoulders is crucial. Therefore, the symmetry index and the activation of the bilateral supraspinatus and biceps brachii muscles were investigated to establish, with specific WB tests, whether it is a symmetrical or asymmetrical sport. Ten professional athletes were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Each athlete was assessed by executing three tests on the field: sprint test, figure 8 test with the ball, and test without the ball. The symmetry index and muscle recruitment of the right and left supraspinatus and biceps brachii muscles were evaluated with a surface electromyograph. In all three tests, there was a positive correlation between muscle activations of the right and left supraspinatus muscles (sprint test: p-value 0.004; figure 8 without the ball: p-value 0.016; figure 8 with ball: p-value 0.009), while no correlation emerged between the muscle activities of the two brachial biceps (sprint test: p-value 0.155; figure 8 without ball: p-value 0.291, figure 8 with ball: p-value 0.9). There was a negative correlation between right biceps brachii muscle recruitment and performance in the figure 8 test without the ball and between right and left supraspinatus muscle recruitment and performance in the figure 8 test with the ball. Finally, no correlation was found between the symmetry index of the supraspinatus and brachial biceps muscles and the performance in the three tests. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant for all tests. A higher and more symmetrical shoulder muscle recruitment does not lead to a better performance. WB could be regarded as an asymmetrical sport, particularly in sport-specific gestures, where technical skills are more important than muscle strength. Therefore, training should not aim to implement strength and symmetry but to improve the refinement and technical peculiarity of the athletic gesture.
Temperature Measurement Timings and the Fever Detection Rate After Gastrointestinal Surgery: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Wang Shiqi , Ji Gang , Feng Xiangying , Huang Luguang , Luo Jialin , Yu Pengfei , Zheng Jiyang , Yang Bin , Wang Xiangjie , Zhao Qingchuan
Published: June 2024

Background

Postoperative fever frequently indicates surgical complications and is commonly used to evaluate the efficacy of interventions against surgical stress. However, the presence of circadian rhythms in body temperature may compromise the accurate detection of fever.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the detection rate of fever under intermittent measurement.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients who underwent nonemergency gastrointestinal surgery between November 2020 and April 2021. Patients’ temperature data were continuously collected every 4 seconds using a wireless axillary thermometer, and fever was defined as a temperature exceeding 38 °C within a day. To simulate intermittent measurement in clinical practice, the body temperature at each hour was selected from the continuously collected temperature dataset. Considering that temperatures are measured multiple times per day, all possible measurement plans using intermittent measurement were composed by combining 1-24 time points from the 24-hour daily cycle. Fever was clinically diagnosed based on the temperature readings at the selected time points per day. The fever detection rates for each plan, with varying measurement times, were listed and ranked.

Results

Based on the temperature data continuously collected by the thermometer, fever occurred in 60 (40.8%) of the 147 included patients within 3 days after surgery. Of the measurement plans that included 1-24 measurements daily, the fever detection rates ranged from 3.3% (2/60) to 85% (51/60). The highest detection rates and corresponding timings for measurement plans with 1, 2, 3, and 4 measurements daily were 38.3% (23/60; at 8 PM), 56.7% (34/60; at 3 AM and 7 or 8 PM), 65% (39/60; at 3 AM, 8 PM, and 10 or 11 PM), and 70% (42/60; at 12 AM, 3 AM, 8 PM, and 11 PM), respectively; and the lowest detection rates were 3.3% (2/60), 6.7% (4/60), 6.7% (4/60), and 8.3% (5/60), respectively. Although fever within 3 days after surgery was not correlated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications (5/60, 8.3% vs 6/87, 6.9%; P=.76), it was correlated with a longer hospital stay (median 7, IQR 6-9 days vs median 6, IQR 5-7 days; P<.001).

Conclusions

The fever detection rate of the intermittent approach is determined by the timing and frequency of measurement. Measuring at randomly selected time points can miss many fever events after gastrointestinal surgery. However, we can improve the fever detection rate by optimizing the timing and frequency of measurement.
Exploring Adaptive Virtual Reality Systems Used in Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Review
Authors: Maddalon Luna , Minissi Maria Eleonora , Parsons Thomas , Hervas Amaia , Alcaniz Mariano
Published: June 2024

Background

Adaptive systems serve to personalize interventions or training based on the user’s needs and performance. The adaptation techniques rely on an underlying engine responsible for processing incoming data and generating tailored responses. Adaptive virtual reality (VR) systems have proven to be efficient in data monitoring and manipulation, as well as in their ability to transfer learning outcomes to the real world. In recent years, there has been significant interest in applying these systems to improve deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This is driven by the heterogeneity of symptoms among the population affected, highlighting the need for early customized interventions that target each individual’s specific symptom configuration.

Objective

Recognizing these technology-driven therapeutic tools as efficient solutions, this systematic review aims to explore the application of adaptive VR systems in interventions for young individuals with ASD.

Methods

An extensive search was conducted across 3 different databases—PubMed Central, Scopus, and Web of Science—to identify relevant studies from approximately the past decade. Each author independently screened the included studies to assess the risk of bias. Studies satisfying the following inclusion criteria were selected: (1) the experimental tasks were delivered via a VR system, (2) system adaptation was automated, (3) the VR system was designed for intervention or training of ASD symptoms, (4) participants’ ages ranged from 6 to 19 years, (5) the sample included at least 1 group with ASD, and (6) the adaptation strategy was thoroughly explained. Relevant information extracted from the studies included the sample size and mean age, the study’s objectives, the skill trained, the implemented device, the adaptive strategy used, the engine techniques, and the signal used to adapt the systems.

Results

Overall, a total of 10 articles were included, involving 129 participants, 76% of whom had ASD. The studies included level switching (7/10, 70%), adaptive feedback strategies (9/10, 90%), and weighing the choice between a machine learning (ML) adaptive engine (3/10, 30%) and a non-ML adaptive engine (8/10, 80%). Adaptation signals ranged from explicit behavioral indicators (6/10, 60%), such as task performance, to implicit biosignals, such as motor movements, eye gaze, speech, and peripheral physiological responses (7/10, 70%).

Conclusions

The findings reveal promising trends in the field, suggesting that automated VR systems leveraging real-time progression level switching and verbal feedback driven by non-ML techniques using explicit or, better yet, implicit signal processing have the potential to enhance interventions for young individuals with ASD. The limitations discussed mainly stem from the fact that no technological or automated tools were used to handle data, potentially introducing bias due to human error.
Multimodal ChatGPT-4V for Electrocardiogram Interpretation: Promise and Limitations (Preprint)
Authors: Zhu Lingxuan , Mou Weiming , Wu Keren , Lai Yancheng , Lin Anqi , Yang Tao , Zhang Jian , Luo Peng
Published: June 2024

UNSTRUCTURED

This study evaluated the capabilities of the newly released ChatGPT-4V, a large language model with visual recognition abilities, in interpreting electrocardiogram waveforms and answering related multiple-choice questions for assisting with cardiovascular care.
Genomic Medicine Guidance: A Point-of-Care App for Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases (Preprint)
Authors: Patil Rohan , Ashraf Fatima , Abu Dayeh Samer , Prakash Siddharth
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND

Genetic testing can determine familial and personal risks for heritable thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAD). The 2022 ACC/AHA guidelines for TAD recommend management decisions based on the specific gene mutation. However, many clinicians lack sufficient comfort or insight to integrate genetic information into clinical practice.

OBJECTIVE

We therefore developed the Genomic Medicine Guidance (GMG) app, an interactive point-of care tool to inform clinicians and patients about TAD diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance. GMG is a REDCap-based app that combines publicly available genetic data and clinical recommendations based on the TAD guidelines into one translational education tool.

METHODS

TAD genetic information in GMG was sourced from the Montalcino Aortic Consortium, a worldwide collaboration of TAD centers of excellence, and the NIH genetic repositories ClinVar and ClinGen.

RESULTS

The app streamlines data on the 13 most frequently mutated TAD genes with 2,286 unique pathogenic mutations that cause TAD so that users receive comprehensive recommendations for diagnostic testing, imaging, surveillance, medical therapy, preventative surgical repair, as well as guidance for exercise safety and management during pregnancy. The app output can be displayed in a clinician view or exported as an informative pamphlet in a patient-friendly format.

CONCLUSIONS

The overall goal of the GMG app is to make genomic medicine more accessible to clinicians and patients, while serving as a unifying platform for research. We anticipate that these features will be catalysts for collaborative projects that aim to understand the spectrum of genetic variants that contribute to TAD.

CLINICALTRIAL
The Implementation Outcomes and Population Impact of a Statewide IT Deployment for Family Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Authors: Tonkikh Orly , Young Heather M , Bell Janice F , Famula Jessica , Whitney Robin , Mongoven Jennifer , Kelly Kathleen
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND

In 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services released the first National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, identifying actions for both government and the private sector. One of the major goals is to expand data, research, and evidence-based practices to support family caregivers. While IT tools are widely deployed in health care settings, they are rarely available at scale in community agencies. In 2019, the state of California recognized the importance of a statewide database and a platform to serve caregivers remotely by enhancing existing service supports and investing in a web-based platform, CareNav. Implementation commenced in early 2020 across all 11 California Caregiver Resource Centers.

OBJECTIVE

This paper describes the implementation strategies and outcomes of the statewide implementation of CareNav, a web-based platform to support family caregivers.

METHODS

The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), including a recent addendum, guided this mixed methods evaluation. Two major approaches were used to evaluate the implementation process: in-depth qualitative interviews with key informants (n=82) and surveys of staff members (n=112) and caregivers (n=2229). We analyzed the interview transcripts using qualitative descriptive methods; subsequently, we identified subthemes and relationships among the ideas, mapping the findings to the CFIR addendum. For the surveys, we used descriptive statistics.

RESULTS

We present our findings about implementation strategies, implementation outcomes (ie, adoption, fidelity, and sustainment), and the impact on population health (organizational effectiveness and equity, as well as caregiver satisfaction, health, and well-being). The platform was fully adopted within 18 months, and the system is advancing toward sustainment through statewide collaboration. The deployment has augmented organizational effectiveness and quality, enhanced equity, and improved caregiver health and well-being.

CONCLUSIONS

This study provides a use case for technological implementation across a multisite system with diverse community-based agencies. Future research can expand the understanding of the barriers and facilitators to achieving relevant outcomes and population impact.
Predicting risk indicators for periodontitis in a Korean population: ﻿Machine learning algorithms approach (Preprint)
Authors: Park Hee-Jung , ﻿Lee ﻿Young-Ro , ﻿Che ﻿Xianhua , ﻿Kim ﻿Jun-Min
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND

﻿Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease that involves numerous risk factors and indicators. While a few factors, such as age, uncontrolled diabetes, and smoking, have been well established as true risk factors for periodontitis, many risk factors and indicators remain debatable due to conflicting data from previous studies. This calls for a novel approach to data analysis to improve the accuracy of risk assessments and disease predictions.

OBJECTIVE

﻿This study aimed to assess the ability of machine learning approaches to identify important risk indicators for periodontitis using data from the 2015–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 13,946 subjects.

METHODS

﻿The severity of periodontitis was categorized as non-severe and severe according to the community periodontal index. Machine learning models such as classification and regression tree, gradient boosting machine, random forest, extareme gradient boost (XGBoost), and multilayer perceptron (MLP) were developed, and their performance based on the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was compared with that of the conventional logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS

﻿XGBoost and MLP showed higher performance than the logistic regression model. The important risk indicators for periodontitis were age, sex, education, smoking, blood pressure, use of interdental cleaning aids, and glycated hemoglobin. Interestingly, further analysis showed that glycated hemoglobin and frequency of binge drinking were significant indicators of severe periodontitis. While the findings of this study showed moderate AUC in machine learning models, it confirmed consistent risk indicator rank, which was derived from feature importance analysis such as Gini impurity, permutation importance, and Shapley additive explanations.

CONCLUSIONS

﻿Collectively, our findings suggest the importance of considering a novel data analysis methodology, such as machine learning, for the better management of periodontitis.
Jejuno-ileal and jejuno-colic diversion as a new bariatric method in the treatment of diabetes and obesity (Preprint)
Authors: Buzga Marek , Holeczy Pavol , Svagera Zdenek , Svoboda Petr , Skop Vojtech , Vecka Marek , Rychlikova Jana , Stemberkova Hubackova Sona , Haluzik Martin , Machackova Jitka
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND

Obesity is a serious disease that leads significantly to worse global health. Bariatric-metabolic techniques are one of the methods for an effective obesity treatment.

OBJECTIVE

Our study should confirm the hypothesis that jejuno-ileal diversion (JID) and jejuno-colic diversion (JCD) lead to weight and fat mass reduction, have a positive effect on endocrine-metabolic function, and increase the bile acid in blood serum. Furthermore, we expect that JKB leads to greater and longer positive changes in body composition and endocrine-metabolic function without a negative effect on patient life.

METHODS

This is a prospective nonrandomised clinical trial. Study subjects who meet Inclusion criteria and baseline procedures undergo surgery: first 20 patients JID / next 20 patients JCD. The subject will have follow-up clinic visits specific to the study at Weeks 1, 2, and 3 and at Months 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 after the original procedure. At each clinic visit, the subject will undergo a review of medical history, evaluation of adverse events, physical examination (including weight and girth measurements) and blood work (e.g., glycated hemoglobin - HbA1c). At specific intervals, the principal metabolic studies will be performed, including a mixed meal tolerance test. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) series radiographic studies will be performed at baseline and 14 days after the procedure, as well as at the discretion of the principal investigator, focusing on the patency of the anastomosis.

RESULTS

Statistical analysis will be split into three parts such as continuous outcomes (unpaired t tests); binary outcomes (McNemar’s test or Z tests); baseline demographic and clinical variables (standard approaches / t test versus a null hypothesis/repeated measures analysis of variance.

CONCLUSIONS

The study is consistent with the principles and guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and good clinical practice and has been approved by the Ethics Committee. The surgical side-to-side jejuno-ileal anastomosis and side-to-side jejuno-colic anastomosis without gastrectomy potentially represent a new class of therapy with minimising its attendant risks.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06374368.
Analisis Pelaksanaan Kebijakan Penanggulangan Stunting: Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Brebes
Authors: Nurva Liza , Maharani Chatila
Published: June 2024

ABSTRAKKabupaten Brebes merupakan Kabupaten/Kota yang memiliki prevalensi balita stunting tertinggi di Jawa Tengah dengan prevalensi sebesar 26,3% dan termasuk dalam 100 Kabupaten/Kota lokus prioritas intervensi stunting di Indonesia. Pemerintah Kabupaten Brebes mengeluarkan peraturan berupa Peraturan Bupati Brebes No. 50 tahun 2019 tentang Penanggulangan Stunting yang tujuannya untuk mencegah dan menurunkan angka kasus stunting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pelaksanaan kebijakan penanggulangan stunting di Kabupaten Brebes dengan teori eksplorasi model implementasi kebijakan George Edward III, Marilee S Grindle, dan Mazmanian & Sabatier dalam perspektif segitiga analisis kebijakan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara open coding menggunakan aplikasi QDA Miner Lite. Hasil menunjukan bahwa untuk pelaksanaan kebijakan secara keseluruhan sudah sesuai dengan peraturan yang ada, dari segi pemerintah daerah dan Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) terkait saling bekerja sama, namun banyak hambatan yang dialami membuat kebijakan ini belum mencapai tujuan dan untuk Perbup tersebut perlu dilakukan revisi agar sesuai dengan Peraturan Presiden yang terbaru yaitu Perpres No.72 tahun 2021.Kata kunci : Penanggulangan; Pelaksanaan Kebijakan; Stunting ABSTRACTBrebes Regency is one of the regencies/cities that have the highest stunting toddler prevalence in Central Java with a prevalence of 26.3% and included in 100 districts/cities the priority locus of stunting interventions in Indonesia. The Brebes Regency Government issued regulations, Brebes Regent Regulation No. 50 of 2019 concerning Stunting Countermeasures whose purpose is to prevent and reduce the number of stunting cases. This study aims to find out how the implementation of stunting countermeasures policies in Brebes Regency with the exploration theory of the policy implementation model of George Edward III, Marilee S Grindle, and Mazmanian & Sabatier in the policy analysis triangle perspective. This type of research is qualitative research with a case study approach. Data analysis was carried out by open coding using the QDA Miner Lite application. The results show that the implementation of policy as a whole is in accordance with existing regulations, from the local government and Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) related to working together, but many obstacles have been experienced so that have not reached their goals and the Perbup needs to be revised so that it is in accordance with the latest Presidential Regulation that is Perpres No.72 of 2021.Keywords : Countermeasures; Policy Implementation; Stunting
Twice Weekly versus Thrice Weekly Hemodialysis—A Pilot Cross-Over Equivalence Trial
Authors: Lee Seolhyun , Pham Nhat M. , Montez-Rath Maria E. , Bolanos Christian G. , Bonde Saniya S. , Meyer Timothy W. , Sirich Tammy L.
Published: June 2024

Key Points

The 2015 Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Guideline Update increased the contribution of residual kidney function, shortening the time required for twice weekly hemodialysis.

No study had yet assessed the feasibility of prescribing twice weekly hemodialysis according to the updated guideline.

Twice weekly hemodialysis prescribed using the updated guideline maintained quality of life and controlled fluid gain, potassium, and uremic solutes.

Background

The 2015 Update of the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Guideline for Hemodialysis Adequacy increased the contribution of residual kidney function in calculating standard Kt/Vurea (stdKt/Vurea). However, no study has assessed the effect of prescribing twice weekly hemodialysis according to this guideline on patients' quality of life or uremic solute levels.

Methods

Twenty six hemodialysis patients with average residual urea clearance (Kru) 4.7±1.8 ml/min and hemodialysis vintage of 12±15 months (range 2 months to 4.9 years) underwent a cross-over trial comparing four weeks of twice weekly hemodialysis and four weeks of thrice weekly hemodialysis. Twice weekly hemodialysis was prescribed to achieve stdKt/Vurea 2.2 incorporating Kru using the 2015 KDOQI Guideline. Thrice weekly hemodialysis was prescribed to achieve spKt/Vurea 1.3 regardless of Kru. Quality of life and plasma levels of secreted uremic solutes and β
2 microglobulin were assessed at the end of each period.

Results

Equivalence testing between twice and thrice weekly hemodialysis based on the Kidney Disease Quality of Life instrument (primary analysis) was inconclusive. Symptoms as assessed by the secondary outcomes Dialysis Symptom Index and Post-Dialysis Recovery Time were not worse with twice weekly hemodialysis. StdKt/Vurea was adequate during twice weekly hemodialysis (2.7±0.5), and ultrafiltration rate and plasma potassium were controlled with minimally longer treatment times (twice weekly: 195±20 versus thrice weekly: 191±17 minutes). Plasma levels of the secreted solutes and β
2 microglobulin were not higher with twice weekly than thrice weekly hemodialysis.

Conclusions

Twice weekly hemodialysis can be prescribed using the higher contribution assigned to Kru by the 2015 KDOQI Guideline. With twice weekly hemodialysis, quality of life was unchanged, and the continuous function of the residual kidneys controlled fluid gain and plasma levels of potassium and uremic solutes without substantially longer treatment times.

Clinical Trial registration number:

NCT03874117.
Begleitforschung zur Fördermaßnahme „Starke Fachhochschulen – Impuls für die Region“ (FH-Impuls)
Authors:   Technopolis Group, Berger Florian , Galati Nadia , Merkl Fiona , Geyer Anton , Frank Andrea , Lehmann-Brauns Cornels
Published: June 2024

Das BMBF-Förderprogramm „Starke Fachhochschulen – Impuls für die Region“ (FH-Impuls) richtet sich an forschungsstarke Fachhochschulen (FH) / Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW) in Deutschland. Es basiert auf einer Bund-Länder-Vereinbarung von 2013 über die Förderung der angewandten Forschung und Entwicklung an Fachhochschulen und dient der Förderung modellhaft wirkender, strategischer FuE-Partnerschaften zwischen FH / HAW und ihrem regionalen Umfeld. Der folgende Bericht fasst die Herangehensweise und Ergebnisse der FH-Impuls-Begleitforschung im Zeitraum 2017 – 2020 zusammen.
HUKUKUN ESTETİK YARGISI
Authors: Karkın Necmi
Published: June 2024

Hukuk ve Estetik disiplinlerin ortak noktalarının olabileceği inancı günümüze kadar estetik yargılarının özellikleri hakkında olumlu iddialarda bulunabileceğimizi göstermektedir. Estetik yargıda doğruluğun kaynakları olan, yasaların, kuralların ya da beğeni ilkelerinin örnekleri olabileceğini düşünmek gerekmektedir.
Beğeni, estetik yargı, denge ve düzen gibi asal durumların iki disiplin arasında uzlaşı noktası olabileceği konusu çalışmanın ana amacını oluşturmaktadır. Çünkü iki disiplinde beğeni ve doğruluğun önceliğine olanaklar sağlamaktadır. Estetiğin ve Hukukun simetri ve denge durumlarına hassas oluşları doğayı duygu ve akılla yansıtmanın tezahürüdür.
Hukuk ve Estetik ilişkisinin ortak geçerlilik özelliğine odaklanıldığında dünyevi ve mahşeri yargının estetik temsillerini oluşturan sanatçıların olduğu görülebilmektedir. Genel olarak estetik yargıların ne kadar mümkün olduğu, doğruluk veya evrensel geçerliliğin yansıyan özelliğine dayanmaktadır. Sanatçılar için Rönesans ve Barok dönemlerinden başlayarak hukukun kendisi de sanatsal bir üretim biçimi olmuştur.
Bu araştırma kapsamında bazı estetik kuramların aracılığıyla, sanatçıların hukuk konularına dair tasvirleri konuyu sonuçlandırmak üzere önemli görünmektedir.
CULTURA ORGANIZACIONAL E PRÁTICAS ORÇAMENTÁRIAS: UM ESTUDO EM UMA EMPRESA DO SEGMENTO DE COMBUSTÍVEL
Authors: Da Conceição Moura Pessoa Maria do Socorro , Dominguez Arita Indira Scarlett , Leitão Carla Renata Silva
Published: June 2024

Objetivo: O artigo busca verificar como as dimensões da cultura organizacional se manifestam nas práticas orçamentárias de uma empresa multinacional do segmento de combustíveis. Para isso, foram utilizadas as dimensões da cultura organizacional estabelecidas por Hofstede (1991).
Método: Sobre a metodologia utilizada, a pesquisa é descritiva com abordagem qualitativa, sob a forma de estudo de caso único. A coleta de dados foi estruturada em três etapas: realização de entrevista com o controller da empresa, aplicação de questionário com seis gerentes de unidades, observação in loco do funcionamento do fluxo orçamentário e análise da documentação fornecida pela organização.
Principais Resultados: Os resultados revelam que a institucionalização e consolidação das práticas orçamentárias apresentam relação com as seis dimensões de Hofstede (1991), indicando especificamente que a entidade é: orientada para alcançar resultados; voltada para o trabalho paroquial, visto que a identidade dos colaboradores é fortemente influenciada pela organização; um sistema aberto, que facilita a comunicação entre seus clientes internos e externos; caracterizada por controle rígido; e, com leve inclinação normativa, por desenvolver e manter normas, procedimentos e regras consolidadas.
Contribuições teóricas/práticas/sociais: A pesquisa contribuiu com a temática sobre orçamento empresarial no âmbito das relações entre a cultura organizacional e as práticas orçamentárias, sob as dimensões de Hofstede.
Originalidade/relevância: O estudo atualiza uma temática do orçamento sob a perspectiva da cultura organizacional sob a lente das dimensões de Hofstede, disponibilizando elementos para a realização de pesquisas futuras que abordem a cultura organizacional e as práticas orçamentárias tanto em outros segmentos empresariais quanto sob outras perspectivas teóricas.
Evolution of flight control systems and aerial photography in unmanned agricultural aircraft
Authors: Tsench Yu. S. , Kurbanov R. K. , Zakharova N. I.
Published: June 2024

The advancement of UAV technologies has enabled the automated capture of photos and videos, eliminating the need for manual intervention in flight control. (Research purpose) This research aims to conduct a retrospective analysis of the evolution offlight control systems and the development of aerial photography equipment for agricultural land, covering the period from the mid-19th century to present. (Materials and methods) A systematic literature review was conducted using the historical-analytical method. The paper examines original works by both domestic and international authors, including monographs, scientific journals, conference proceedings, museum exhibitions, photographic archives, and open-source software code. (Results and discussion) The paper identifies six distinct phases in the development of aerial photography and flight control systems. The classification is based on key innovations in camera types, control systems, and aircraft designs. Each phase highlights the predominant cameras, control systems, and aircraft utilized for agricultural applications. (Conclusions) Over the past 165 years, notable changes have occurred in aerial photography parameters, including the type of photographic material, image spatial and spectral resolution, camera weight and mounting, shutter types and their mechanisms, inertial control units, integrated GPS/GLONASS receivers, and light sensors. In terms of flight control systems for UAVs, significant developments over the last 106 years include variations in flight control types, the number offlight-stabilizing sensors, obstacle detection systems, size of the flight control units, flight modes, and takeoff/landing techniques, along with interfaces for attachments. It is anticipated that future intellectualization and miniaturization of flight control systems will not only boost UAV performance but also reduce the economic costs associated with the aerial monitoring of agricultural biological assets.
Parameters of a robotic loading device for selection seeder
Authors: Chulkov A. S. , Shibryaeva L. S.
Published: June 2024

In cassette-type selection seeders, a cassette loading device sequentially conveys cassettes filled with seed material to the planting mechanism of the seeder. (Research purpose) The research aims to calculate the geometric parameters and identify the cassette material in the development of a robotic cassette loading device for the selection seeder. (Materials and methods) The geometric parameters of the cassettes are determined based on the existing cassette loading device of the model SSS-2-6 selection seeder and the selection sowing specifi cations. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with the wavenumber range of 400-4000 cm–1 is used to identify a polymer material suitable for manufacturing cassettes and a guide plate for a selection seeder. (Results and discussion) The geometric parameters of cassettes, cells, cassette blocks, and guide plates are determined by using various design solutions employed in previous cassettes for the loading device. The objectives of the study also encompass the selection of polymer material for the manufacture of the cassette using 3D modeling techniques. To accomplish this, it was necessary to identify the specific polymer material of the plastic cassette and guide plate samples currently used in the loading device of the SSSe-6 selection seeder. The qualitative composition of these samples is determined by infrared spectroscopy using a Simex FT-801 Infrared Fourier spectrometer. (Conclusions) The geometric parameters essential for modeling, manufacturing and further development of a robotic cassette loading device are calculated. It has been established that the device is made of a copolymer consisting of acrylonitrile, polybutadiene and styrene (known as ABS plastic), which has a sliding friction coefficient approximately 0.47-0.54. In order to decrease the coefficient of cassette friction when driving along the guide plates, additives like ceramide can be introduced into ABS during their production enhancing its sliding properties.
Determining friction properties of ABS plastic in contact with loamy soil
Authors: Kvas S. A. , Zolotarev A. S.
Published: June 2024

The paper explores the feasibility of substituting steel working bodies with polymer ones in soil-cultivating units. (Research purpose) The research aims to investigate how the friction parameters of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS plastic) are affected by variations in absolute soil moisture and speed of the unit during the interaction of its working body with loamy soil. (Materials and methods) A laboratory unit was developed to examine the friction characteristics of the polymer in contact with loamy soil. The study measures the friction and adhesion properties by altering the absolute moisture of loamy soil. (Results and discussion) Graphs were constructed to illustrate the relationship between of the friction parameters of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS plastic) on absolute soil moisture. It was determined that at absolute soil moistures of 18, 20 and 26 percent, the friction coefficients of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene are 0.45, 0.5 and 0.6, respectively. The adhesion values were recorded at 100, 145 and 700 pascals for absolute soil moistures of 18, 20 and 28 percent, respectively. A decrease in both friction and adhesion was observed when the soil moisture reached between 26% and 28%. (Conclusions) The friction properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS plastic) are lower than those of steel, yet significantly higher than those of fluoroplastic. Further research in this area is expected to significantly increase the effi ciency of selecting materials for the manufacturing of working parts in soil-cultivating units, while also reducing energy costs.
ANALISIS PENERAPAN BAGI HASIL TERHADAP PEMBIAYAAN UMKM OLEH PT.BPRS HIKMAH WAKILAH
Authors: Yahya Faisal , Arifin Khairul , Abdullah Arifin
Published: June 2024

Penelitian ini berfokus pada untuk  menganalisis penerapan bagi hasil  terhadap pembiyaan UMKM oleh PT BPR Syariah Hikmah Wakilah Banda Aceh  yang menggunakan revenue sharing sehingga berbeda dengan Fatwa DSN MUI NO:15/DSN-MUI/IX/2000. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian lapangan di PT BPR Syariah Hikmah Wakilah Banda Aceh  dengan pendekatan yuridis empiris. Hasil dari penelitian ini ialah PT BPRS Hikmah Wakilah menerapkan mekanisme bagi hasil dalam pembiayaan UMKM dengan revenue sharing  menyebabkan fluktuasi sesuai dengan pendapatan usaha nasabah. Pendekatan ini menggambarkan dinamika pembagian hasil yang terkait dengan performa pendapatan usaha nasabah. Meskipun bagi hasil ditentukan berdasarkan proyeksi keuntungan nasabah pada awal perjanjian, ada ketidaksesuaian dengan Fatwa DSN MUI No 15/DSN-MUI/IX/2000. Keberadaan nominal tetap dalam pembayaran angsuran bulanan tidak sejalan dengan prinsip ekonomi syariah yang menekankan bagi hasil berdasarkan pendapatan usaha nasabah dan persentasi yang disepakati dalam perjanjian.
Determination of the type of radioactive nuclei and gamma spectrometry analysis for radioactive sources
Authors: Cena Besire
Published: June 2024

Determining the type of radioactive nuclei is the second activity after the inventory of radioactive waste in Kosovo, their location and the number of radioactive sources. Before starting any type of radioactive waste action, it is necessary to determine the content of their activity, the type of radioisotope, physical and chemical form and the risks associated with their management. The realization of this is achieved as a combination of quality assurance processes, the inventory of the radioisotope and its activity that is present in the waste, the composition of the waste material and direct measurements. This serious activity was carried out entirely in the field and was undertaken due to the lack of source certification or any other indication of their classification and activity. The process of determining the type of radioactive nuclei helps to realize a more effective characterization of them as well as to determine the path of waste management. The probability that a gamma radiation detector interacts with it to produce a pulse represents the effectiveness of the detector.
“Everything Around Here Is Worn Out”: Broadway Hit Tobacco Road, 1933
Authors:   Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Kleiman Yulia A.
Published: June 2024

The article analyzes production Tobacco Road based on the play by Jack Kirkland, a stage version of Erskine Caldwell’s novel. Staged at the height of the Great Depression, this production had been run on stage for nine years until 1947, remaining the highest-grossing production in the history of the American Theatre. Critics' reviews ranged from delight to rejection, and the authorities of many states opposed its run as an obscene and blasphemous production. The article examines the peculiarities of the play, created by Jack Kirkland, who turned with novel social significance into a slapstick comedy. The play, where the crackers kneaded real dirt on stage and vividly exchanged comic lines, contained a physical score of gags. The actors — the leading character, Jeeter Lester, stood out among them — performed in an eccentric mode. Such things that frightened Americans during the era of an unprecedented economic crisis as poverty, hunger, early marriage, cruelty and promiscuity, being taken to an absurd extreme, evoked during performance not fear but laughter. Photographs of the production, critical reviews and the text of the play allow to reconstruct Tabacco Road and also to compare it with the film adaptation (1941), which had become a response to the unprecedented success of the production. The huge contrast in the type of comic — the sentimental comedy by John Ford and the slapstick comedy/farce staged by Anthony Brown — makes it possible to detect the difference between cinema, restrained by the Hays censorship code, and the theater. Allowing one to laugh at the most monstrous social phenomena, the “dirty” production (such was its reputation) had become a kind of therapy for millions of spectators in the 1930s.
The Мaking of an Avant-garde Artist: G. Stein in Dialogue with W. James, G. Flaubert and P. Cézanne
Authors:   Huaqiao University, Morzhenkova Natalia V.
Published: June 2024

Analyzing Gertrude Stein's early short story “The Good Anna”, included in the trilogy Three Lives (1909), the article examines the dialogical process of the formation of the author's poetics at the intersection of various discourses dealing with the concept of habituality. Written under the influence of the ideas of W. James and the aesthetic principles of G. Flaubert and P. Cézanne, the story can be read as a “space” within which scientific and aesthetic representation of ordinary interact. I argue that we can treat this juxtapositions of names (Stein, James, Flaubert and Cézanne), not as a result of individual circumstances and personal preferences, but as a manилиifestation of certain zeitgeist. Particular attention is paid to the comparative reading of “The Good Anna” as created under the powerful influence of Flaubert’s “A Simple Heart.” On the one hand, the recognition of Flaubert's influence on the writer is commonplace in Stein scholarship. On the other hand, it has not attracted close attention, paradoxically remaining a frequently mentioned but underexplored issue. The article proves that through her dialogue with Flaubert, Stein develops a special mode of defamiliarization, revealing the complex relationship between the extraliterary automatically emerging speech of everydayness and the literary experimental discourse. The discussion of Flaubert's influence on Stein's development as a modernist author implies, in principle, the need to look at this dialogue from a broader perspective, without reducing it to a special case of apprenticeship with the greats and without forgetting the two-way direction of this contact of texts.
20th Century Two Poetic Paradoxes: Gertrude Stein vis-a-vis Alexey Kruchenykh
Authors:   Moscow State University, Shvets Anna V.
Published: June 2024

In this article, we will begin with two almost simultaneously written paradoxes of modernism / avant-garde. The first paradox is Gertrude Stein’s miniature “Sacred Emily”, a one-line poem that reads “Rose is a rose is a rose”. The second paradox is Alexey Kruchenykh’s abstract poem “Dyr byl schyl”. Both texts suggest a transition from a negative emotional state to a positive one, creating a complex aesthetic experience. At the heart of this experience is a re-evaluation of the poetic code as a meaningful and symbolic system, a source of meaning and knowledge. The reader interacts with this code as a collaborator and co-creator, adapting it to their own reality and giving it new meaning. These texts reflect the global artistic trends of the era, which were characterized by a shift towards a different type of representation, one that emphasizes the transmission of feelings and impressions. This vector is inherent in the creative works of both Gertrude Stein and Aleksey Kruchenykh. The artist's task is to induce a complex range of reactions in the recipient, which form a cognitive and creative experience, resulting in an epistemological reconfiguration. Focusing on a new approach to imitation (imitating an experience of reality, not reality itself), both Stein and Kruchenykh sought to accomplish a cognitive recalibration of the reader's mind through experimentation with language. Both Gertrude Stein and Alexey Kruchenykh identify peripheral and associative aspects of experience, create a complex of experiences based on these elements, and recreate them through language. This process is made possible by the suggestive, associative, and connotative power of language and artistic form.
Relação entre o uso de cigarros eletrônicos e o câncer bucal: uma revisão de literatura
Authors:   , Oliveira Ana Júlia Celestino de , Oliveira Isadora Helena de , Moraes Karina Kagiyama , Pessotti Lauren Cristina
Published: June 2024

Devido ao baixo custo e ao fácil acesso, o cigarro é a segunda droga mais consumida no Brasil. Com sua rápida evolução e aceitação dos usuários, os cigarros eletrônicos (CEs) facilmente atraíram o público jovem. Embora tenham sido criados com a proposta de serem menos prejudiciais à saúde em comparação com os cigarros convencionais, estudos relatam que o uso de CEs está associado ao aumento do risco de desenvolvimento de neoplasias, como câncer bucal. O presente estudo tem como objetivo relacionar o uso de cigarros eletrônicos com o desenvolvimento de lesões cancerosas na cavidade bucal, bem como compará-lo ao cigarro convencional, alertar seus usuários sobre seus malefícios e enfatizar a necessidade de mais estudos sobre seu uso a longo prazo. Através de uma pesquisa nas bases de dados do PubMed, Scielo e Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, foram encontrados 47 trabalhos científicos no período entre 2003 e 2023. Pode-se concluir que, devido à falta de regulamentação, os cigarros eletrônicos apresentam substâncias tão maléficas quanto aos componentes presentes nos cigarros convencionais, podendo expor os usuários a um maior risco de desenvolver lesões cancerosas.
Identificación de polimorfismos en el gen mieloperoxidasa y su papel en candidiasis vulvovaginal recurrente por Candida spp., aisladas de pacientes de Bogotá DC
Authors: Montoya María Paula , Rincón Gloria Julieth , Muñoz Julián Esteban , Ochoa Sharon Hassbleidy , Andrea Cruz Claudia , Navarrete Jeanette
Published: June 2024

Introduction: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an antimicrobial protein present in the azuro- philic granules of neutrophils, its action falls when it is conjugated in the phagosome with hydrogen peroxide, resulting in toxic substances for phagocytosed microorganisms. Seve- ral authors have described that recurrent vulvovaginal infections by Candida spp., are rela- ted to primary MPO deficiency, which is an autosomal recessive disorder, due to polymor- phisms associated with posttranslational processing or pre-translational errors. Objective: To identify the relationship between the two MPO polymorphisms (Y173C-M251T) with a higher probability of presenting vulvovaginal infection. Materials and methods: 27 blood samples were collected from women between 20-45 years old diagnosed with vul- vovaginal candidiasis in order to analyze the complete blood count, Wright stain, leuko- cyte peroxidase stain and perform DNA extraction to assess the quantity and quality of genetic material. Subsequently, primers for the mpo gene were designed by bioinformatic tools and the conditions to standardize conventional PCR were established. Amplified products were sequenced by capillary electrophoresis (CES) to identify polymorphisms. Results: The polymorphisms of interest were not found in any sample. However, nucleoti- de changes were found in exons 4 and 6 of the fragment studied in two samples analyzed, indicating that this region may present genetic variability. Conclusion: The present study is a first approximation in Colombia on the mpo gene polymorphisms from patients with vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Bogotá D.C. Future studies with a more representative num- ber of samples will give us stronger indications of the genetic variability that the mpo gene may present.
Birds of a feather: Building trust in customer-supplier relationships
Authors: Xia Yifei , Xue Chunxiao , Yi Hanlin
Published: June 2024

This study examines the effect of board similarity on customer-supplier relationships using a sample of Chinese listed companies from 2007 to 2020. We introduce a novel measurement comprising six key dimensions of director characteristics to gauge board similarity. Our findings indicate that increased board similarity enhances cooperation between customers and suppliers. However, this effect is weakened by long distances, making trust-building challenging, and in highly marketized environments, where trust has less influence on business interactions. This study contributes to the existing literature on supply chain relationships, highlighting the role of effective governance mechanisms like board similarity in fostering inter-firm cooperation. Additionally, it offers practical insights for managers aiming to cultivate strategic partnerships and investors seeking a deeper understanding of supply chain dynamics.