bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ĐỘ CHÍNH XÁC CỦA PHẪU THUẬT ĐẶT IMPLANT CHO PHỤC HÌNH CỐ ĐỊNH TOÀN HÀM VỚI SỰ HỖ TRỢ CỦA MÁNG HƯỚNG DẪN PHẪU THUẬT
Authors: Phạm Ngọc Thanh Thảo , Bùi Tấn Lâm , Đậu Cao Lượng , Phạm Thị Hương Loan
Published: November 2023

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá độ chính xác của phẫu thuật đặt implant với máng hướng dẫn phẫu thuật chế tác bằng công nghệ in 3D trong các trường hợp đặt implant cho phục hình cố định toàn hàm. Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu báo cáo loạt ca trên 9 hàm mất răng toàn hàm hoặc bán hàm có chỉ định làm phục hình cố định toàn hàm trên implant. 40 implant được đặt với sự hỗ trợ của máng hướng dẫn phẫu thuật chế tác bằng công nghệ in 3D, đánh giá độ chính xác của máng thông qua độ sai lệch về góc độ và khoảng cách giữa vị trí implant thực tế so với kế hoạch. Kết quả: Độ lệch góc trung bình giữa implant thực tế và kế hoạch là 4,54 ± 1,31 độ, độ lệch trung bình ở cổ và chóp implant lần lượt là 1,33 ± 0,48 mm và 1,92 ± 0,63 mm. Theo chiều đứng, độ lệch trung bình ở cổ implant là 0,26 ± 0,09 mm và ở chóp là 0,51 ± 0,18 mm. Độ lệch ở nhóm mất răng toàn hàm lớn hơn so với nhóm mất răng bán hàm ở tất cả các biến số. Kết luận: Phẫu thuật đặt implant cho phục hình cố định toàn hàm dưới sự hỗ trợ của máng hướng dẫn phẫu thuật vẫn có độ sai lệch nhất định, tuy nhiên độ lệch nằm ở giới hạn chấp nhận được trên lâm sàng. Ở các trường hợp mất răng bán hàm, vị trí implant có độ lệch ít hơn so với mất răng toàn hàm.
Compensación de bases imponibles negativas en procesos de fusión
Authors: Sanz Gadea Eduardo
Published: November 2023

La presente colaboración aborda la compensación de bases imponibles negativas en los procesos de fusión al hilo del comentario de la Sentencia de la Audiencia Nacional de 3 de mayo de 2023 (rec. núm. 524/2019), la cual ha modificado el criterio establecido en otra precedente. El nuevo criterio desborda la literalidad de la norma aplicable, sobre la base de una interpretación finalista, admitiendo que la norma restrictiva de la referida compensación opere, también, en sede de la entidad absorbente.
Levar a ler em lugares distantes: os limites e as possibilidades de instituir uma biblioteca em uma comunidade quilombola
Authors: Santos Jamile Castro dos , Santos Zair Henrique , Oliveira Luanna Cardoso
Published: November 2023

Neste artigo relata-se os resultados parciais de um projeto que desenvolvi durante a graduação em Letras - Português no quilombo Saracura/Santarém-PA, teve como objetivo levar a ler por meio da construção de uma biblioteca em uma comunidade quilombola, buscando e articulando atividades de leitura com os alunos, funcionários da Escola Nossa Senhora do Livramento e demais comunitários. Adotou-se como metodologia a pesquisa-ação, por ser um método flexível, podendo as ações sofrerem alterações constantes. Utilizamos como apoio teórico: Britto (2003, 2015); Candido (2011); Castrillón (2011); Chauí (2009) e Santos (2016). Os resultados apontam a organização e adaptação de um espaço de leitura para a biblioteca como uma das possibilidades de levar a ler. No entanto, destaca-se a dificuldade de envolver com mais profundidade a comunidade e o corpo docente ao projeto como um dos desafios para o êxito da pesquisa-ação e permanência do lugar de ler.
Modelling values, entrepreneurial competencies and sustainable development : a case of small, medium and micro enterprises in eThekwini Municipal area
Authors:   , Ogonsola Sijuwade Adedayo
Published: November 2023

There is a universal call to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. This must be done in such a way that the needs of the present must be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is what sustainable development is all about. Broadly stated, it refers to programmes, initiatives and actions aimed at the preservation of distinct areas such as human, social, economic and environmental. Governments at all levels are expected to be in the forefront of such initiatives. At the heart of economic development is the business world, in particular, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises. There is overwhelming evidence that these categories of business are very responsive to societal needs and are thus able to mitigate the effects of afflictions such as poverty and unemployment. As such, the South African Government has some initiatives in place to assist them to grow. The kind of assistance that is mainly focussed on is financial and skills training. However, even with all that assistance, the two main ills of poverty and unemployment have not been dented. This observation gave rise to this study, to examine the behavioural competencies of entrepreneurs to see how values impact competence so that sustainable development is achieved. The research area was eThekwini Municipality, which is a Metropolitan City in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its size and economic activity make it attractive to job seekers even from rural areas. The main aim of this research has thus been to determine the extent to which values and entrepreneurial competencies can impact sustainable economic development in the eThekwini Municipal Area of South Africa. To establish the set objectives, a descriptive research design was employed, using a quantitative research strategy. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was administered to the entrepreneurs through convenience sampling, yielding a sample of 400. The data was captured and analysed on SPSS (version 26) and SEM was used to test the structural relationships of the variables, these being Honesty; Integrity; and Transparency as these emerged as the key values that entrepreneurs should have while Accountability; Social Interaction and Personal Identity were conceptualised as key competencies. The main measures of sustainable development were Poverty Alleviation and creation of employment opportunities. Pertinent observations came out of the structural model which showed that honesty and transparency do not have an effect on accountability. Similarly, personal identity does not have an impact on integrity whereas integrity has a significant effect on social interaction. Furthermore, accountability does not have a significant impact on neither poverty alleviation nor creation of employment opportunities. The finding that integrity weighs more to society than anything else is to be taken seriously.
Peran Dan Strategi Akuntan Milenial Di Era New Normal
Authors: Pujianto Pujianto  , Aminatuzzuhro Aminatuzzuhro  , Yuli Ermawati
Published: November 2023

Pandemi virus korona telah menyebabkan beragam krisis di seluruh penjuru dunia. Pasar finansial global tertekan sejak pekan terakhir Februari 2020. Organisasi menghadapi beragam masalah baru yang terus mengancam, seperti virus (malware), serangan terhadap infrastruktur, pembobolan data, dan penipuan pembayaran (fraud). Firma akuntan, pajak, dan jasa keuangan termasuk UMKM juga tidak luput dari risiko bahaya kejahatan cyber itu sendiri, dengan potensi pembobolan data dan akses yang tidak sah ke pembukuan yang menciptakan potensi penipuan pengembalian pajak dan pensiun, pencurian identitas, serta penipuan financial terhadap klien. Generasi milenial sangat update teknologi karena ketika lahir telah akrab dengan perkembangan teknologi di masyarakat. Alhasil para Akuntan dari generasi milenial ini sangat diperlukan perannya sebagai solusi permasalahan yang terjadi. Metode pada penelitian ini adalah mix methode, dimana untuk kualitatif melakukan wawancara mendalam terhadap Akuntan Pendidik, Akuntan Publik, dan Praktisi Akuntan milenial, dan untuk kuantitatif melakukan survey terhadap 100 akuntan milenial di Surabaya. Penelitian ini mengungkap bahwa Akuntan Milenial di Surabaya yang diwakili oleh koresponden telah dikatakan siap menghadapi era new normal. Dan terdapat 17 strategi yang bisa disiapkan oleh Akuntan milenial agar siap menghadapi era new normal.
Implementasi Sertifikasi Halal Self Declaire Pada Usaha Mikro Dan Kecil Di Surabaya
Authors: Erwan Aristyanto  , Agus Sarwo Edi
Published: November 2023

. The aim of the research is to find out, analyze and evaluate the implementation of halal certification for micro and small businesses through BPJPH and to find out, analyze and evaluate how halal certification through BPJPH works for micro and small businesses in the city of Surabaya from an Islamic economic perspective. This research was carried out in accordance with the strategic research plan of Wijaya Putra University for 2020 - 2024 in the leading areas of managing innovation & creative industry with research topics on standardization and competitiveness of MSMEs and creative industries. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. This research data was collected through observation, interview and documentation techniques which were validated through method triangulation and source triangulation techniques and then analyzed through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions and verification. The findings of this research are that the BPJPH self-declaration halal certification process for micro and small businesses in 2023 in the city of Surabaya which is dominated by food products rather than beverage products is carried out in several stages. First, registration is carried out online on the halal application and accompanied by a halal process companion from a BPJPH representative institution bringing the specified documents. Second, the halal process assistant from the BPJPH representative agency will carry out an inspection to check the suitability of the completeness of the files in the field. Third, holding a fatwa commission hearing to assess whether the product can be accepted or rejected. Fourth, products accepted at the fatwa commission hearing will be approved for certification. Halal certification in a sharia economic perspective applies three ethical principles, namely, aqidah, shiddiq, and amanah which are related to the urgency of halal certification not only for consumers but also business actors, including, among other things, the importance of eating halal food, providing guarantees and a sense of security as well as consumer protection
PENGANGGARAN BERBASIS KINERJA PADA PEMERINTAH DESA CUPAK KABUPATEN JOMBANG
Authors: Irda Agustin Kustiwi  , Tri Ratnawati
Published: November 2023

Village fund and budget programs are activities carried out by the central government to develop Indonesia in developing village potential by empowering the local economy to realize community independence and create sustainable, independent villages. Cupak village, Ngusikan sub-district, Jombang district is one of the villages that has the potential for a religious tourism village, part of the villages assisted by the Higher Education Matching Fund by the accounting study program at the University of 17 August 1945 Surabaya. This village has a phenomenon that shows a level of independence in the management of the budgeting process that is still lacking by the local government. This explains the need for internal audits in the process of improving regional finances so that they can be used properly by both the regional government and the community. The research team chose a qualitative approach to produce internal audit results regarding the budgeting process and fund allocation in the Cupak religious tourism village, Jombang. They will also provide advice to interested parties. Researchers hope that the government and the community of Cupak village, Jombang will be involved in the process of preparing, implementing and being accountable for village fund budgeting.
ENHANCING SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH AI-POWERED TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Liya Umaroh  , Mukaromah Mukaromah  , Muhammad Naufal
Published: November 2023

.  Artificial Intelligent (AI) is a field of computer science devoted to solve cognitive problems, commonly associated with human intelligence, such as learning, problem solving and pattern recognition. From education point of views, it helps teachers to facilitate learning process especially for speaking skill. The research method runs with mixed method (qualitative. And quantitative) The aim of this research is investigating the students’ speaking performance with artificial intelligence. The data collection is taken from interviews, photo, and literature studies. The result of this study is the increasing student’s speaking performance with AI.
A New Dual-Frequency Stratospheric Tropospheric / Meteor Radar: System Description and First Results
Authors: Xu Qingchen , Reid Iain Murray , Cai Bing , Adami Christian , Zhang Zengmao , Zhao Mingliang , Li Wen
Published: November 2023

Abstract. A new dual-frequency Stratospheric Tropospheric (ST) / Meteor radar has been built and installed at the Langfang Observatory in northern China. It utilizes a novel two-frequency system design that allows interleaved operation at 53.8 MHz for ST mode and at 35.0 MHz for Meteor mode, thus optimizing performance for both ST wind retrieval and meteor trail detection. In dedicated meteor mode, the daily meteor count rate reaches over 40,000 and allows wind estimation at finer time resolutions than the 1-hour typical of most meteor radars. The root mean square uncertainty of the ST wind measurements is better than 2 m/s when estimating the line of best fit with radiosonde winds. Preliminary observation results for one month of winter gravity wave (GW) momentum fluxes in the mesosphere, lower stratosphere and troposphere are also presented. A case of waves generated by the passage of a cold front is found.
Crucial role of obliquely propagating gravity waves in the quasi-biennial oscillation dynamics
Authors: Kim Young-Ha , Voelker Georg Sebastian , Bölöni Gergely , Zängl Günther , Achatz Ulrich
Published: November 2023

Abstract. In climate modelling, the reality of simulated flows in the middle atmosphere is largely affected by the model's representation of gravity wave processes that are unresolved, while these processes are usually simplified to facilitate computations. The simplification commonly applied in existing climate models is to neglect wave propagation in horizontal direction and time. Here we use a model that fully represents the propagation of unresolved waves in all directions, thereby elucidating its dynamical effect upon the climate mode in the tropical stratosphere, namely the quasi-biennial oscillation. Our simulation shows that the waves at the equatorial stratosphere, which are known to drive this climate mode, can originate far away from the equator in the troposphere. The obliquely propagating waves toward the equator are found to play a huge role in the phase progression of the quasi-biennial oscillation as well as in its penetration into the lower stratosphere. Such waves will require further attention, given that current climate models are struggling to simulate the quasi-biennial oscillation down to the lower stratosphere to reproduce its observed impacts on the surface climate.
A long-term (2000–2020) global 0.05° continuous atmospheric carbon dioxide dataset (GCXCO2) combining OCO-2 observations and model simulations based on stack learning
Authors: Guan Xiaobin , Sun Zhihao , Chu Dong , Xie Guanglei , Wang Yuchen , Shen Huanfeng
Published: November 2023

Abstract. High-accuracy atmospheric (carbon dioxide) CO2 concentration data are critical in understanding the global carbon cycle, but there is still a lack of a high-resolution CO2 product with long-term and global seamless coverage. In this study, a global continuous 8-day XCO2 (column-averaged CO2 dry air mole fraction) product (GCXCO2) was reconstructed at a spatial resolution of 0.05° from 2000 to 2020, based on OCO-2 satellite data. An ensemble machine learning stacking regression model, which combines light gradient boosting machine (LGBM), extreme gradient boosting (XGB), extremely randomized trees (ETR), gradient boosting regression (GBR), and random forest (RF), was utilized to model the relationships between XCO2 data and auxiliary satellite, simulation data, and meteorological data. A dynamic normalization strategy was developed to handle the great temporal variation issue and ensure the temporal expansion of the prediction model. Multiple validation methods were applied to comprehensively evaluate the spatial and temporal generalization ability of the model and product. The 10-fold cross-validation shows an overall satisfactory result at a global scale, with R2 = 0.974 and root-mean-square error (RMSE) = 0.551 ppm (parts per million). Further spatial extension and temporal prediction experiments also proved that dependable results could be obtained in the regions and time periods without valid OCO-2 satellite observations (R2 = 0.958 and R2 = 0.886, respectively). Compared with Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) ground station observations, the GCXCO2 product performs better than the model simulation data, demonstrating a better accuracy and a higher spatial resolution. Based on the GCXCO2 product, an upward annual trend of approximately 2.09 ppm/year can be found for global XCO2 between 2000 and 2020, and significant differences are found between the Northern and Southern hemispheres in different seasons. This product may well be the first remote sensing-based global high-precision long-term XCO2 dataset, which will help advance the understanding of climate change and carbon balance. The dataset can be obtained freely at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10083102 (Guan and Sun, 2023).
Assessment of windstorm-damage relations in the complex terrain of Norway
Authors: Jaison Ashbin , Sorteberg Asgeir , Michel Clio , Breivik Øyvind
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Extreme winds are by far the largest contributor to Norway’s insurance claims related to natural hazards. The predictive skills of four different damage functions are assessed for Norway at the municipality and national levels on daily and annual temporal scales using municipality level insurance data and the high-resolution Norwegian hindcast (NORA3) wind speed data for the period 1985–2020. Special attention is given to extreme damaging events and occurrence probabilities of wind speed induced damages. Because of the complex topography of Norway and the resulting high heterogeneity of the population density, the wind speed is weighted with population. The largest per-capita losses and severe damages occur most frequently in the western municipalities of Norway, more exposed to incoming storms from the North Atlantic, whilst there are seldom any large losses further inland. There is no single damage function that outperforms others. However, a good agreement between the observed and estimated losses at municipality and national levels for a combination of damage functions suggests their usability in estimating severe damages associated with windstorms. Furthermore, the damage functions are able to successfully reconstruct the geographical pattern of losses caused by extreme windstorms with a high degree of correlation. From event occurrence probabilities, the present study devises a damage classifier that exhibits some skill at distinguishing between daily damaging and non-damaging events at the municipality level. While large loss events are well captured, the skewness and zero-inflation of the loss data greatly reduces the quality of both the damage functions and the classifier for moderate and weak loss events.
The QuantiSlakeTest, measuring soil structural stability by dynamic weighing of undisturbed samples immersed in water
Authors: Vanwindekens Frédéric Marie , Hardy Brieuc François
Published: November 2023

Abstract. We evaluated the performance of a new, simple test to evaluate soil structural stability. The QuantiSlakeTest (QST) consists in a quantitative approach of the slake test, a dynamic weighing of a dried structured soil sample once immersed in water. The objective of this work was threefold: we aimed to (i) derive indicators from QST curves to evaluate soil structural stability, (ii) establish the relationship between soil properties and QST indicators, and (iii) assess how QST indicators respond to contrasting soil management practices. To reach these goals, we sampled the soil of 35 plots from three long-term field trials in the silt loam region of Belgium dealing respectively with contrasting organic matter inputs, tillage and P–K fertilisation. For each plot, indicators calculated from QST curves (e.g. total relative mass loss, disaggregation speed and time to meet a threshold values of mass loss) were compared to the results of the three tests of Le Bissonnais (1996), used as a reference method for the measurement of soil aggregate stability. Shortly after immersion in water, soil mass increases due to the rapid replacement of air by water in soil porosity. Then soil mass reaches a maximum before decreasing, once mass loss by disaggregation exceeds mass gain by air loss. Our results confirmed that the early mass loss under water is mainly related to slaking, whereas after a longer time period, clay dispersion and differential swelling become the dominant processes of soil disaggregation. The overall soil structural stability was positively correlated to the soil organic carbon (SOC) content and negatively correlated to the clay content of soil. Consequently, the SOC : clay ratio was closely related to QST indicators. Nevertheless, for a similar mean annual carbon (C) input, green manure and crop residues were more efficient in decreasing clay dispersivity and differential swelling, whereas farmyard manure promoted SOC storage and was more efficient against slaking. QST curves had a strong discriminating power between reduced tillage and ploughing regardless of the indicator, as reduced tillage increases both total SOC content and root biomass in the topsoil. The QST has several advantages. It (i) is rapid to run, (ii) does not require expensive equipment or consumables, and (iii) provides a high density of information on both specific mechanisms of soil disaggregation and the overall soil structural stability. As an open-access programme for QST data management is currently under development, the test has a strong potential for adoption by a widespread community of end users.
Should We Test the Model Assumptions Before Running a Model-based Test?
Authors: Shamsudheen Iqbal , Hennig Christian
Published: November 2023

Statistical methods are based on model assumptions, and it is statistical folklore that a method's model assumptions should be checked before applying it. This can be formally done by running one or more misspecification tests testing model assumptions before running a method that requires these assumptions; here we focus on model-based tests. A combined test procedure can be defined by specifying a protocol in which first model assumptions are tested and then, conditionally on the outcome, a test is run that requires or does not require the tested assumptions. Although such an approach is often taken in practice, much of the literature that investigated this is surprisingly critical of it.Our aim is to explore conditions under which model checking is advisable or not advisable. For this, we review results regarding such ``combined procedures'' in the literature, we review and discuss controversial views on the role of model checking in statistics, and we present a general setup in which we can show that preliminary model checking is advantageous, which implies conditions for making model checking worthwhile.
東岸部落災後復原的里山實踐與韌性
Authors: 高詩晴 高詩晴 , 林貝珊 林貝珊
Published: November 2023

在全球環境變遷的當代，國際上雖提倡以社區為基礎、以自然為本的取徑降低災害風險，但台灣主流災害管理仍以興建硬體防災工程、區隔人和土地互動關係為之。因此，本研究以南投縣仁愛鄉南豐村岸部落為例，探討原住民部落如何在災後復原的過程中，持續維繫並孕育部落的韌性，並據以應對災害風險乃至於進一步降低災害風險。透過觀察與深度訪談，本研究發現東岸部落在經歷土地及生態資源退化、土石流災害事件、賽德克文化流失之後，發揮韌性理論中重要的社會學習與臨場反應能力，以里山倡議精神復育生態、復振文化與復甦經濟，從而恢復經濟和生計並重建社區，以具韌性的社會－生態－生產地景與風險共存。

 

In this era of global environmental change, although the international community advocates community-based and nature-based approaches to reduce disaster risk, in Taiwan, the focus of mainstream disaster management remains on strengthening disaster prevention. Therefore, this study explores how indigenous tribes maintain and nurture resilience in the process of post-disaster recovery, and how they cope with and even further reduce disaster risks. Through observation and in-depth interviews, the case of the Alang Tongan in Nantou County is used to understand the topic. Results show that after experiencing land degradation, landslide disasters, and the loss of traditional culture, the Alang Tongan have utilized social learning and improvisation from resilience theory. The spirit of the Satoyama Initiative was applied to rehabilitate the ecosystems and revitalize the culture and the economy. Therefore, not only does the economy and livelihood recover and the community rebuild, but resilient coexistence with risk is also possible.

 
Atık Tuğla Tozunun Polimer Betonda Katkı Malzemesi Olarak Kullanımı: Mekanik Özelliklerin İncelenmesi
Authors: POLAT Hasan , ÜSTÜN İsa , ŞAFAK Ahmet , ÇAKILCIOĞLU Ahmet Nadir
Published: November 2023

Endüstriyel kaynaklardan dünya genelinde ve ülkemizde yüksek miktarda atık malzeme ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu atık malzemelerin bir kısmı belirli oranlarda farklı uygulamalarda kullanılırken, büyük bir kısmı depolama sahalarına gönderilmektedir. Bu atıklardan biri de çeşitli sebeplerle kullanılamaz hale gelen tuğlaların öğütülmesiyle elde edilen tuğla tozudur. Bu atık malzemeye alternatif bir kullanım alanı sağlamak amacıyla, farklı ağırlık oranlarında (%10, %20, %30, %40 ve %50) tuğla tozu doymamış polyester reçine ile ikame edilerek polimer beton numuneleri üretilmiştir. Polimer beton numunelerin üretiminde bağlayıcı olarak doymamış polyester reçine kullanılmıştır ve sertleşme işlemi için Mekp (metil etil keton peroksit) kullanılarak çapraz bağ oluşturulmuştur. Ayrıca, reaksiyonu hızlandırmak için kobalt octoate (%6) kullanılmıştır. Üretilen numuneler kür edildikten sonra, birim hacim ağırlığı, ultrases geçiş hızı, basınç dayanımı ve eğilme dayanımı deneylerine tabi tutulmuşlardır. Deneysel çalışmanın sonucunda, atık tuğla tozu oranının artmasıyla birlikte birim hacim ağırlığı değerlerinde artış meydana gelmiş, ancak basınç dayanımı ve eğilme dayanımı değerlerinde azalma olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Optimum atık tuğla tozu kullanım oranının %10 olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Smart cities: practices and indicators adopted in Brazil
Authors: Felicio Eugênio Augusto , Freitas Leonardo , Oliveira João Paulo , Meireles Eduardo
Published: November 2023

Rapid urban growth, with an increasing number of people moving to urban areas, demands effective strategies to address the resulting challenges, including issues related to transportation, housing, infrastructure, and quality of life. Evaluating the performance of these cities is crucial to understand how the measures they implement directly impact the well-being of their residents. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to examine specific practices related to performance and sustainability indicators used in smart cities in different regions of Brazil. To do so, the methodology involved the selection of a diverse group of cities from various regions of Brazil, the definition of a set of performance and sustainability indicators, and the collection of relevant data and information related to these indicators. Through this analysis, it was possible to identify best practices employed by cities that excelled in terms of performance and sustainability indicators. Lastly, areas in need of improvement were identified, and recommendations were formulated based on these findings.
Circular economy in the Amazon: technology, design, and community
Authors: Cavalcante Raniery Lopes da Silva , Araujo-Silva Gabriel
Published: November 2023

The Amazon, characterized by its rich biodiversity and relevance in global climate regulation, faces ongoing challenges linked to deforestation, unsustainable natural resource exploitation, and socioeconomic inequalities. This work explores Circular Economy (CE) as an effective means to promote sustainable development in the region, through an in-depth analysis of how sustainable technologies, innovative design, and community engagement can be integrated to facilitate this transition. Through a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study identifies and discusses the barriers and facilitators influencing the transition to a CE in the Amazon, as well as proposes effective engagement strategies for the adoption of sustainable technologies and innovative design practices in the region. The analysis revealed that the effective engagement of local communities, the incorporation of sustainable design practices, and the adoption of sustainable technologies are central to optimizing resource stocks and flows, thus promoting sustainability in the region. Moreover, challenges such as inadequate waste management, challenging socioeconomic conditions, and a lack of awareness about the benefits of CE were highlighted, as well as opportunities including the promotion of bioeconomy, regional and global cooperation, and design innovation. This work provides valuable insights for academics, policymakers, and the general community, offering a framework for promoting CE in the Amazon while highlighting the need for future multidisciplinary research and collaborations for effective implementation and scaling of CE in the region.
WOMEN TEACHERS’ EDUCATION IN GREECE, BULGARIA, AND TURKEY DURING THE 19TH CENTURY: PARALLEL PATHS AND INTERACTIONS
Authors: FOUKAS Vassilis
Published: November 2023

The Balkans have a long history of cultural and religious diversity, with Greeks, Bulgarians, and Ottomans coexisting within the same geographical area and state system. Despite differences, their social, economic, and cultural lives were intertwined. Over time, unique national ideologies emerged, giving rise to independent and diverse nation-states. The exchanges between these groups continued even after the Ottoman period amidst the rise of secessionism and nationalist debate. The importance of secular-national educational systems grew during this time, as monastic schools declined. That led us a remarkable outcome. It underscored the crucial intersections and essential congruence in our pedagogical perspectives, the systematic arrangement of our concepts, and the instructional materials we employ. During the 19th century, the first public girls’ schools and women associations established, as well as women journals and the recognition of teaching as a profession for women. Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey have followed parallel paths towards full social acceptance of the teaching profession, with the women teachers’ education and the first female teachers emerging first in Greek-speaking populations with a national and Western bourgeois consciousness. This paper examines the women teachers’ education in these countries during the 19th century, identifying the parallel paths and interactions in the organization and content of their schools within a broader educational, socio-economic, and ideological context.
T-MEC: subordinaciones y resistencias en el comercio electrónico en América del Norte
Authors: Guadarrama Sánchez Hugo Alberto
Published: November 2023

El presente texto presenta una interpretación de las subordinaciones y las resistencias en materia de comercio electrónico por parte de Canadá y México frente a los intereses de Estados Unidos en el marco del tratado de libre comercio. En este sentido, se considera pertinente explorar las causas y los efectos generados por el T-MEC, puesto que, en el futuro cercano podrían existir nuevas regulaciones que modifiquen las leyes en cada territorio. Teniendo como objetivo identificar los elementos que definen la subordinación y la resistencia por parte de los funcionarios de México y Canadá en relación al capítulo del comercio electrónico del T-MEC. Para ello se considera un breve marco teórico conformado por el comercio electrónico, el comercio digital y los antecedentes que dieron pauta a la aplicación del T-MEC. La metodología se caracteriza por tener un enfoque cualitativo constituido por una agrupación de datos obtenidos a partir de la búsqueda y la recolección de los recursos de información referentes al capítulo del comercio electrónico del T-MEC. De acuerdo con la información consultada, la participación y el desempeño de los funcionarios públicos mexicanos tiende a ser permisible a los intereses tanto de las empresas como del gobierno estadounidense, en contraste con las actividades difundidas por el grupo de estudio canadiense.
Research on Enterprise Environmental Risk Management of Industrial Bank under Analytic Hierarchy Process
Authors: Wang Yabing , Chen Qianru
Published: November 2023

With the frequent occurrence of corporate environmental incidents and the intensification of bank credit risks, the banking industry urgently needs to strengthen the prevention, control and management of corporate environmental risks. Based on the analytic hierarchy process, this paper takes the three enterprises that have been granted credit by IB as samples, selects the enterprise environmental risk model of four sub-indicators: carbon emissions, basic environmental management, environmental risk management measures, and environmental risk emergency management, and selects the appropriate green credit objects according to the calculation results. It also puts forward suggestions on environmental risk management to improve the collection and transmission of enterprise environmental information, strengthen the supervision of enterprise risk management measures, and formulate a unified enterprise environmental risk rating standard, so as to provide reference for the banking industry to carry out enterprise environmental risk management.
Research on the Reasons and Impacts of The Implementation of The New Stamp Duty Law and Tax Rate Adjustment
Authors: Song Yu , Yang Liu , Yang Chengzong , Ran Hang
Published: November 2023

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the Stamp Tax Law of the People's Republic of China, which was officially implemented on July 1, 2022. This is the first official legal document issued for stamp duty since the Provisional Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Stamp Duty issued by the State Council in 1988. The new stamp tax law redefines the stamp duty items, tax rates, tax bases, etc. on the premise of ensuring that the current tax system framework remains unchanged and the tax burden level is relatively stable. This article will analyze the impact of the reform of the new stamp tax law from the perspective of legislative thinking, market background, etc., and put forward suggestions on the direction of tax law reform based on this.
The effectiveness of Ultrasonography in predicting Pregnancy, litter size, viability and embryo/fetal age during first three months post-breeding in Iraqi Shami does
Authors: Aboud, Qusay  , SettingsYounis, Laith  , SettingsAmeen, Hayman
Published: November 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the detection efficiency of early pregnancy by Ultrasonography (ULR), and also to estimate embryo/fetal age, embryo/fetal count and viability in Iraqi Shami Does. Thirty-five mature does were synchronized using progesterone intra-vaginal sponges for 12 days+ equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin (eCG) (500 IU) after sponge removal.  Estrus was detected after two days in only 28 does, therefore, seven does were excluded. All does (n=28) were mated by four breeding bucks. Pregnancy monitoring, embryo/fetus number and developmental stages during the does gestation was carried out with B-mode Transrectal ultrasonography (TRU) (Transrectal probe) on days 17-29 Post mating (PM) using a frequency 6.5-7.5 MHz, and Transabdominal Ultrasonography (TAU) with in days 36-90 PM with frequency 3.5-4.5 MHz. The results revealed that the conception rate was 85.71% (24/28) and the Predicted +value (PV+), Predicted –value (PV-), Sensitivity (Se), Specificity (Sp) and Accuracy (Acc) were low on days 17-20 PM, which recorded 50%, 4%, 12%, 25% and 14% respectively. All detection values between 96-100% in the period 36-50 PM, and 100% in day 60 onwards. The efficiency in predicting embryo/fetal number was 77% and 75% for estimating twin (Se) and singleton (Sp) pregnancies in days 23-29 PM, and the detection parameters reached 100% by day 60, then declined after that. The embryo/fetal viability was 60% in the early gestational period and reached 96% between days 36–50 PM, and 100% after that. The correlation coefficient between embryo/fetal age and Embryonic Vesicle Diameter (EVD), Crown Rump Length (CRL) and Trunk Diameter (TD) was recorded as very high in different gestational ages; R² = 0.99 (23-42 days), R² = 0.97 (23-60 days) and R² = 0.98 (42-90 days). It was concluded that ULR (by using both TRU and TAU) was reliable, very efficient and safe to predict pregnancy, embryo/fetal count, viability and age between days 23-35 and 35-90 PM, respectively.
Entropy’s Critical Translations
Authors: Kroth Lilian
Published: November 2023

It is, according to Serres, the ‘greatest discovery of history that entropy and information are connected’ – a line of thought he takes throughout epistemological questions, aesthetics, cultural analysis, and a theory of matter. By following Serres’s work, one finds negentropy, entropy, chaos, local orders, the ‘soft’, and the ‘hard’ almost everywhere in his writings. The intellectual context and sources that Serres draws on are an important support to understand the way in which the coupling of informational and thermodynamic entropy takes place, and how it becomes a key operator of entropic differentiation. This text draws a combinatorial map of how Serres connects understandings of entropy across a range of areas of knowledge. In this specific context, Serres’s path of translation harnesses the so-called ‘hard’ and the ‘soft’ forms of entropy in looking at literature and arts, yet also to discuss social phenomena and the formations of societies. By drawing attention to the negative spaces in Serres’s connective path of translating entropies, and in the course of reading his work in context with other philosophies of entropy, this section aims to explore Serres’s translations in the way it both connects and leaves gaps. Approaching Serres’s criticality in this way brings one to the critical, difficult, icy landscapes of the North-West-Passage and the role it plays in his work. The North-West-Passage epitomises a ‘method’ to conceive the difficult path between the natural sciences and the humanities – exactly the kind of path that ‘entropy’ often meanders on. In fact, entropy itself plays an important role in regard the icy landscape’s ecology, e.g. to the degree to which the passage is melted or frozen, and thus, to the possibility of the passage as such. By bringing these multi-layered aspects of entropy as a material, aesthetic, and critical factor together, this contribution places Serres’s take on entropy as an eco-critical path in the face of the melting of icy landscapes.
Entropy, Said the Devil
Authors: Sagan Dorion
Published: November 2023

Appearing to channel the Devil himself, writer Dorion Sagan reports on a deep Earth conference where the former, with technical and philosophical rigor, expands upon Bernard Stiegler’s notion of the Entropocene, the “generalised anthropogenic acceleration in the rate of terrestrial entropization” from which “[m]any of the world’s current politico-ecological crises derive” (White and Moore, 2022). The apparently possessed writer, whose stenography of the deep Earth demon appears to be for self-aggrandizement as part of a suspected Mephistophelean pact, argues that Stiegler’s Entropocene is in fact a specific form of thermodynamic planetary dysfunction. Unlike some other global concerns analyzed by philosophers—e.g., Immanuel Kant’s inquiries into the possibilities of world peace, and speculations, following Fontenelle, on the existence of life on other planets—the analysis of Earth’s planetary condition, is not unique: it is an example of thermodynamic dysfunction in general, which has important and investigable precursors: forest ecosystems exposed to heat and radiation from nuclear runoff,  nonliving complex systems (e.g., Bénard cells, Taylor vortices, “multiplying” typhoons, and long-lived autocatalytic Belousov-Zhabotinski chemical reactions) that exhibit physiological malaise, and ultimately “death,” when the temperature, pressure, or electron potential gradients upon which their organization depends become too steep or insufficient. Among the many interwoven themes discussed in one of the Devil’s “outer dens” are senescence, the checkered history and thermodynamic reality of entropy as a measure of the spread of energy, Nietzschean eternal recurrence, life on other planets, and the mythical heat death of the universe.
Evaluation, analysis, and the state-of-applications of Taylor expansion
Authors: Bai Jinfan , Zhou Shengzhe
Published: November 2023

Contemporarily, Taylor expansion is a pretty powerful mathematical tool widely used in various fields for approximating complex functions with simpler polynomial approximations. It has applications in fields inducing physics, engineering, and computer science, ranging from numerical methods for solving differential equations to optimization algorithms and machine learning scenarios. Despite its extensively use, there are still open questions and challenges related to its application, including accuracy, convergence, computational cost, and numerical stability, etc. This study will provide a comprehensive summary as well as analysis of the existing literature on the application of Taylor expansion, identifies the current state-of-the-art, and proposes future research directions. The paper aims to address the limitations and challenges of Taylor expansion, improve its accuracy and efficiency, and explore new applications. The findings of this research can benefit researchers, practitioners, and engineers interested in utilizing Taylor expansion in their fields. Overall, these results contribute to the advancement of the field of Taylor expansion-based approximations.
Identification and Analysis of the Ankle Microbiome Using Next-Generation DNA Sequencing: An Observational Analysis
Authors: Hoch Caroline , Allen J. Ryan , Morningstar Joshua , Materon Solangel Rodriguez , Scott Daniel J. , Gross Christopher E.
Published: November 2023

Introduction:

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) technologies have increased the sensitivity for detecting the bacterial presence and have been used in other areas of orthopaedics to better understand the native microbiome of various joints. This study uses NGS to determine whether (1) a unique microbiome exists in human ankle tissues, (2) if components of the ankle microbiome affect patient outcomes, and (3) whether microbes found on the skin are a normal part of the ankle microbiome.

Methods:

A prospective study recruited 32 patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (n = 23) or ankle arthrodesis (n = 9) via direct anterior approach between November 2020 and October 2021. During surgery, five layers of the ankle were swabbed: skin (n = 32), retinaculum (n = 31), tibialis anterior tendon (n = 31), joint capsule (n = 31), and distal tibia (n = 32). These swabs (N = 157) were sent to MicroGen Diagnostics (Lubbock) for NGS. Demographics, medical comorbidities, surgical indication, postoperative complications, readmission, and revision surgery rates were collected from patient records.

Results:

The mean age was 60.7 (range, 19 to 85) years, and the mean follow-up duration was 10.2 (range, 4.8 to 20.6) months. Of 157 swabs sent for NGS, 19 (12.1%) indicated that bacteria were present (positive), whereas the remaining 138 (87.9%) had no bacteria present (negative). The most common organisms were Cutibacterium acnes in eight ankles (25.0%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis in two ankles (6.25%). Most bacteria were found in the retinaculum (29.6%). Complications, nonunions, infections, 90-day readmission, and revision surgery rates did not differ by NGS profile.

Discussion:

This study found that C acnes and S epidermidis were the most common bacteria in the ankle microbiome, with C acnes being present in 25% of ankles. Complication rates did not differ between patients with or without positive bacterial DNA remnants. Thus, we concluded that a unique ankle microbiome is present in some patients, which is unique from that of the skin of the ankle.

Level of evidence

Level II, Prospective cohort study.
Outpatient Versus Inpatient Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis of Postoperative Complications, Surgical Outcomes, and Reimbursements
Authors: Agarwal Amil R. , Wang Kevin Y. , Xu Amy L. , Ramamurti Pradip , Zhao Amy , Best Matthew J. , Srikumaran Uma
Published: November 2023

Introduction:

There has been a trend toward performing arthroplasty in the ambulatory setting. The primary purpose of this study was to compare outpatient and inpatient total shoulder arthroplasties (TSAs) for postoperative medical complications, healthcare utilization outcomes, and surgical outcomes.

Methods:

Patients who underwent outpatient TSA or inpatient TSA with a minimum 5-year follow-up were identified in the PearlDiver database. These cohorts were propensity-matched based on age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, smoking status, and obesity (body mass index > 30). All outcomes were analyzed using chi square and Student t-tests where appropriate.

Results:

Outpatient TSA patients had markedly lower rates of various 90-day medical complications. Outpatient TSA patients had lower risk of aseptic loosening at 2 years postoperation and lower risk of periprosthetic joint infection at 5 years postoperation relative to inpatient TSA patients. Outpatient TSA reimbursements were markedly lower than inpatient TSA reimbursements at the 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year postoperative intervals.

Conclusion:

This study found patients undergoing outpatient TSA to be at lowers odds for both postoperative medical and surgical complications compared with those undergoing inpatient TSA. Despite increased risk of postoperative healthcare utilization for readmissions and emergency department visits, outpatient TSA was markedly less expensive at every postoperative time point assessed.