bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluación de riesgos en auditorías para planear valor agregado en la gestión de proceso
Authors: Gómez Avilés Bismayda , Hernández Abreu Ailén , Plaza Macías Nila Marisol , Medrano García Yitsy
Published: June 2024

La implantación de las nuevas Normas Cubanas de Auditoría, respecto a la identificación de riesgos en los procesos auditables,  necesitan cumplir con las exigencias de las ISO 31010:2015 respecto al análisis de riesgo. La integración de herramientas que aportan elementos esenciales de medición y control, permitieron estructurar una metodología de carácter descriptiva sustentada en una investigación cuantitativa, no experimental. Se propone como objetivo desarrollar un procedimiento de evaluación de riesgos en auditorías de cumplimiento, para alinear la planeación de valor agregado en la gestión de proceso. En la implementación del procedimiento, se efectúa la fase de seguimiento de la auditoría en el transcurso de la acción de control y se logró cambiar la categoría de calificación del sistema en los 30 días de ejecución. En los resultados se presenta una disminución de riesgos y del número de no conformidades, se logró estabilidad para los procesos relacionados con el tema auditado (combustible), expresado en una reducción de variabilidad respecto al inicio de la auditoría. De esta forma se establece un aporte a la mejora de la organización auditada y establecer un nuevo nivel de control de calidad, para las próximas auditorias.
experimentação como abordagem avaliativa no ensino de química
Authors: Silva Elivelton Santos da , Pereira Ademir de Souza , Calixto Vivian dos Santos
Published: June 2024

O presente trabalho consiste em apresentar os resultados de um levantamento bibliográfico dos anais publicados no Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (ENPEC) entre os anos de 2015 a 2019, com finalidade de abordar suas percepções quanto à avaliação e a utilização da experimentação como instrumento avaliativo. A pesquisa é qualitativa e segue princípios de estudos de revisão de literatura. O levantamento dos trabalhos sobre tal estratégia didática foi delineado com a seguinte questão de pesquisa: “Como as atividades experimentais no ensino de ciências têm sido apresentadas, enquanto instrumento avaliativo em trabalhos do ENPEC, entre os anos de 2015 e 2019?”. Foram analisados 8 trabalhos. Foi possível verificar que poucos trabalhos estão alinhados com a avaliação formativa e diagnóstica, o que aponta para reflexões que o instrumento avaliativo realizado em atividades experimentais, majoritariamente, é o relatório tradicional.
Mediating Effect of Depression on the Relationship between Shift Nurses' Sleep Quality and Job Satisfaction
Authors:   Korean Society of Nursing Research, Choi Eun Ji , Jeong Seon Kyeong , Park Ji Yeong , Kim Kyoung Ja
Published: June 2024

Purpose : This study examined the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between shift nurses' sleep quality and job satisfaction. Methods : A cross-sectional design combined with a survey method was used. One university hospital and general hospital each were selected based on convenience sampling. Data were collected between March 30 and April 24, 2023, using a self-report questionnaire from 180 three-shift nurses. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and Process Macro with the SPSS/WIN 28.0 program. Results : Job satisfaction was significantly correlated with sleep quality and depression. Additionally, depression mediated the relationship between sleep quality and job satisfaction. Conclusion : Depression played a mediating role in the relationship between shift nurses' sleep quality and job satisfaction. To increase job satisfaction, sleep quality and depression should be monitored and improved.
Integrating Qualitative Content and Narrative Analysis: A Five-Step Approach
Authors: Sulakatko Sirja
Published: June 2024

The integration of different analytical approaches allows harnessing their respective benefits. Nonetheless, the integration of varied methods is challenging, primarily due to the scarcity of comprehensive guidelines for such complex analyses. This paper introduces a five-step approach for combining two distinct research methods: qualitative content analysis and narrative analysis as a useful tool for researchers working under critical realist paradigm, or those who just wish to use both – categorizing and connecting approaches – in their research analysis. Qualitative content analysis plays a crucial role in categorizing insights from data. However, an exclusive reliance on content analysis might result in the loss of important contextual aspects associated with these insights. Consequently, narrative analysis becomes valuable, as it enables linking diverse elements in the data, such as the subject of study, its context, associated events, and identified categories. The process of combining the qualitative content analysis and narrative analysis method introduced in the current study was formulated during a doctoral research project within a critical realist paradigm, which necessitated a thorough consideration of both the subject matter and its context. In response to the absence of guidelines for combining content and narrative analysis, the author developed and tested a unique process during her research project. Employing the suggested approach of connecting content and narrative analysis can assist researchers, particularly those applying the critical realist paradigm in the process of generating contextually situated yet generalisable results. From a practical standpoint, innovative research methods and more comprehensive insights from academic studies enhance our understanding of various patterns in the business and management landscape.
Soliloquy Methodology: a Cradle for Credible, Practice-Based Research
Authors: Vallack Jocene
Published: June 2024

Practice-based research is becoming increasingly popular with scholars of creative arts, writing and even business studies. The author is currently using practice-based research in conjunction with her original, Soliloquy Methodology, to address the research question: How does my application of Soliloquy Methodology produce insight into the phenomenon of judgement? The practice component, which aligns with a method in the framework of Soliloquy, involves writing, directing and staging a full play about human judgement. Through the practice, new insights into the research question have been gleaned. Debate is now emerging about the validity of practice-based approaches – is it academic inquiry or is it just art? This paper will argue that whereas artists do not need to be able to explain their work (as the work speaks for itself), academic researchers using arts-based methods do. The very nature of academic inquiry requires a solidly aligned methodology to service the research question, along with clearly articulated research outcomes. This paper will look at the academy’s recent attempts to find suitable frameworks for practice-based research and then contrast these with the author’s alternative and original methodology, Soliloquy Methodology. It will argue the latter both compliments the creative nature of the practice and validates the need for academic structure and explanation. Soliloquy Methodology has been developed over two decades as an adaptation of Husserl’s philosophical, pure phenomenology. The author will describe her current, practice-based research that uses creativity - specifically play writing and performance - as a research method. It will demonstrate how this method cradles comfortably in the theoretical framework of Soliloquy Methodology. There is potential for different and new knowledge to be accessed through arts practice. Answers come initially in abstract forms, which must then be interpreted and articulated by the researcher. This paper will emphasise the need for investigators to be vigilant about rigor in their research. It will demonstrate how this is being achieved with reference to the author’s current, theatre-inspired inquiry into judgement. Furthermore, it will detail the research framework of Soliloquy Methodology for possible use in future arts-practice-based projects.
Methods for Learning in Tripartite Collaboration – A Study Inspired by Action Research
Authors: Svensson Ann , Johansson Madeleine
Published: June 2024

Both private and public organizations are in need of employees with sustainable health, to be effective and productive. Mobile health applications have now started to be implemented for health promotion for individuals and groups at work. Such applications can motivate participation and engagement for health activities, and support managers in suggesting appropriate activities for the individuals and for the working groups, to promote the health of the employees in the production industry. The aim of this research is to analyze how research activities can be designed in collaboration with industrial companies and a software company to support learning for improved work-related health, in implementing digital applications. Action research is used as an approach to knowledge production within this field of work. This paper sheds light on the underlying mechanisms that make the collaborative endeavor a dynamic and impactful process. The active involvement of researchers, private industrial companies, and the software company is not merely a facilitator for data collection; it is the driving force that propels the research forward, ensuring its relevance, innovation, and real-world impact.
Rational Thinking in Complex Qualitative Business and Management Research Using Systems Methodologies.
Authors: De Villez Julian
Published: June 2024

This paper describes the application of Systems Methodologies when dealing with complex qualitative business and management research studies, when seen in their true light, as “wicked projects”. It will demonstrate the power, flexibility and effectiveness of these approaches.   This paper focuses on studies undertaken by mostly part-time postgraduate students on Business and Management related degrees who are managers in their full-time roles. Such research studies in the “messy” real world often deal with complex, difficult, unstructured and ill-defined problematic situations, with many stakeholders, multi-perspectives, uncertainties, soft factors.  Hence “wicked projects”.   Systems methodologies and Soft OR (Operational Research) are very suitable approaches for structuring the research project, gathering data, carrying out rigorous analysis, and enabling clear, unbiased and rational thinking. They provide the researcher with a fully informed holistic approach.  They have been employed successfully by the author, when supervising, or in collaboration with students undertaking research studies or dissertations.  Soft systems methodologies are not mainstream, and thus are often ignored in university research methods courses, and rarely mentioned in business research methods books. Yet they help the student design the project, help the supervisor guide the project, enable clear communications between the participants in the research, and aid collaboration. They are highly efficient and effective, and will deliver “joined-up thinking!”  The paper will describe the studies carried out, and methods and techniques chosen. They have proved of real value to the students, not only in their degrees but also in the learning and development needed for their ongoing managerial roles, to the organisations in question, and to advance knowledge in the particular field.
The Influence of Demographic Factors on Creativity Level of Undergraduate Agricultural Students
Authors: Mavhungu Mbulaheni Lordwin
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this study is to establish the influence of demographic factors on the creativity level of undergraduate agricultural students. It seeks to understand how gender, status of family owned business, field of study, and place of upbringing affect the creativity level of these students. The research adopts a quantitative approach, using a self-administered questionnaire. The survey data, collected from 421 participants, is analyzed using structural equation modelling. Hypotheses are statistically tested to establish the relationships between demographic factors and creativity level of undergarduates students. The survey data for this research was collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The participants were undergraduate agricultural students from various South African universities. To statistically test the hypotheses and analyze the relationships between demographic factors and the creative level, structural equation modelling was used. The study reveals that all demographic factors do not significantly influence creativity level of agricultural students. This suggests that gender, status of family owned business, field of study, and place of upbringing are not reliable indicators to test creativity level of undergraduate agricultural students. This research adds to the existing creativity literature on entrepreneurship by providing insights into the role of demographic factors in shaping the creativity level of agricultural students. It contributes to an understanding of how these factors influence students' perception on their creative abilities. The findings highlight the grounds of not considering demographic factors when evaluating creativity in educational settings.
Efficiency Indicators as Management Research Tools at Scientific Institutions
Authors: Spica Inese , Kants Kalevs , Spics Ernests , Berzina Baiba
Published: June 2024

The theme of research is topical in the present situation with management research tools at scientific institutions of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science in Latvia. The object of the research are the management research tools of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science at scientific institutions. The subject of the research is the comparative analysis of efficiency indicators of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of intellectual capital of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science in Latvia. The objective of the research is to study efficiency indicators of academic staff and students in the formation of intellectual capital of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science at scientific institutions in Latvia in the period from 2013 to 2018. The following tasks are set in order to reach the objective: to study the management research tools at scientific institutions; to identify the concept of efficiency indicators of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of intellectual capital of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science; to calculate their efficiency indicators; and, to conduct comparative analysis of efficiency indicators of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of intellectual capital of agriculture, forestry, and veterinary science at scientific institutions in Latvia. Research methods used in the paper are as follow: content analysis, economic analysis, and economic experiment.
The Challenges of Health Units During Covid19: Qualitative Analysis Through the Lens of Dynamic Capacities
Authors: Simões Jorge , Loureiro Rúben , Lopes Eunice R. , Pacheco Ana
Published: June 2024

In all sectors, whether public or private, the current organizational context is characterized by technological, economic, political, social, and cultural changes, which affect the ongoing relations between countries and companies. In the public sector, the political factor and its political cycles are more present, as well as social and human responsibilities in health allow us to differentiate our study environment from all the others. Currently, during the pandemic phase, according to the need for adaptation and dynamics of the Health Units, this was even more visible. Dynamic capabilities (DCs) need to be renewed to respond to emerging changes in the environment, and organizations must develop their capabilities to sustain good levels of performance. Therefore, CDs play an essential role in the performance of organizations. The main objectives of this study are to study the HC in Health Units during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the objective of developing a mapping of indicators that would allow a more efficient response to the organizational and structural changes of the Health Units, users' needs (whether COVID or non-COVID). This article presents preliminary data from an investigation still ongoing on the topic. As contributions, we highlight how the study helps to identify the relationships between the various capacities, relating the importance of technological capacity, human resources capacity and the special importance given to learning resources (through routine activities).
On the Use of Generative AI for Literature Reviews: An Exploration of Tools and Techniques
Authors: Mozelius Peter , Humble Niklas
Published: June 2024

To carry out a literature review often involves hard and tedious work.  There is a tradition of using facilitating tools, that extended to the AI field in 2018 when iris.ai appeared. Today, in the emerging field of Generative AI tools based on Large Language Models, there has been rapid development of new literature search tools and approaches. This study has the aim of exploring this vast array of Generative AI tools, in a literature study where some of the found tools were used to facilitate the selection of relevant publication. Three research questions guided this study: RQ1) "What Generative AI tools can be found in literature?", RQ2) "Which of these tools could be of use in the literature review conducted in this study, and how?", and RQ3) "What are the ethical aspects of using Generative AI tools in literature studies?” The approach has been a scoping review, built around a search that combined the keywords: "AI supported", "AI generated", "AI based" and "Literature review". An initial result set was filtered with inclusion exclusion criteria in a strive for an interesting quality answer to the research questions. However, most publications that passed the filtering lacked any potential to contribute to answer the research questions. The most interesting finding in the first search was a hint about the new feature 'Scopus AI'. A new search with the Scopus AI tool resulted in a small but very relevant set of publications. These publications were analysed in a deductive inductive thematic analysis, and primary sorted into the categories of: 'Generative AI Tools', 'Supportive AI Techniques', and 'Ethical Issues'. Findings indicate that there is a wide variety of tools that can facilitate the skimming process of a literature, and to provide adequate summaries of retrieved publication. However, authors recommendation is to keep the tools on the facilitating support level, and that the main analysis and conclusion should be human conducted. With this, rather traditional approach, researchers will have clearly less ethical issues to consider. Finally, the ethical aspects of Generative AI tools in research ought to be investigated more in detail, in a separate future study.
Pinturicchio’s frescoes in the Borgia apartments at the Vatican: Biblical imagery
in the representation of Roman Popes as political figures
Authors:   Russian State University for the
            Humanities, Shapovalova E. V.
Published: June 2024

Researchers cannot agree on the interpretation of the programme of the murals in
the Borgia apartments executed by Pinturicchio in the 90s of the 15th century. Egyptian
sub-jects, Turkish motifs, the theme of the salvific role of the Church, the Aragonese
origin of the customer, etc., are on a display in the interior of the apartments in the
Apostolic Palace. The frescoes were commissioned by Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), one
of the most odious Popes of the Renaissance. This paper focuses on the political aspect
of the frescoes, particularly on the theme of the triumph of the Church as an
institution. Pinturicchio’s painting was used to visualize the public image of Rodrigo
Borgia with dominant motifs of Pope’s leadership in the Christian world. The pontificate
of Alexander VI, the ‘warrior of Christ’, in whose hands both spiritual and secular
powers were united, was glorified in the church history, and it is presented here as
Borgia’s triumph. Such a public image was in line with other representa-tions of Roman
pontiffs and secular rulers of Western Europe. It was created in the context of
political confrontation of the Holy See with powerful royal houses of Italy, French
kings, etc. We can thus talk not only about the visual programme of the apartments per
se, but also about its connection with other imagery presenting Popes as political
figures and created for Alexander VI’s predecessors as well as for his successors.
The visualization of a hagiography: Frescoes of the chapel of St. Nicholas of Myra
in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin of the Ferapontov Monastery
Authors:   Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes, Silina O. V. ,   Ilya Repin St. Petersburg
            Academy of Arts
Published: June 2024

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin of the Ferapontov Monastery houses the
life of St. Nicholas of Myra, consisting of 12 episodes, the earliest one among Russian
murals. The cathedral was painted by the artel of the Muscovite painter Dionisy in 1502.
The frescoes of St. Nicholas chapel (actually, a sacristy) with the central image of the
Saint, located in the conch of the altar apse, have attracted much attention.
Researchers did not fail to notice the expressiveness and psychological characterisation
of the face of St. Nicholas in the central image. The combination of the themes of the
Theotokos and St. Nicholas in the Ferapontov Cathedral was a manifestation not only of
the Byzantine tradition but also of the idea of spe-cial closeness of St. Nicholas to
the Mother of God characteristic for the Russian religiosity. The iconographic program
of Cathedral’s sanctuary with the image of John the Baptist and the consecration of the
sacristy to St. Nicholas, was unusual for the Russian tradition, but echoed mosaic
decorations of side apses with a similar dedication in the Cathedral of the Assumption
of the Virgin in Daphne (circa 1100). The custom of having a side church in the sacristy
was widely spread in Byzantium and was also adopted in Medieval Russia. When examining
the frescoes of St. Nicholas chapel, scientists did not pay sufficient attention to the
principles of placement and order of scenes running in the space of the apse in two
tiers, but not in a chron-ological order. In this regard, a hypothesis was formulated
about the influence of the hagiog-raphic icons of St. Nicholas on the spatial
composition of the paintings in St. Nicholas chapel. This paper discusses both strong
and weak sides of this hypothesis with a purpose to further the study of the problem.
When studying the location of the episodes of the cycle, we found that a few scenes were
placed relative to each other in a similar manner. In addition, it turned out that the
main principle governing the placement of the episodes was the principle of pair-ing.
Within the pair, scenes and images were selected in accordance with iconographic
simi-larity or a thematic relation. The axis of symmetry of the apse was of crucial
importance. The compositions were distributed in the space of the sacristy with visual
and semantic balance relative to this axis. The very principle of the spatial design,
where thematically related scenes were placed opposite to each other endowed the entire
composition with completeness and integrity, being quite different from a linear
historical narrative with a more primitive visual conception.
Religious ideas and medieval legal proceedings. A few remarks on the iconographic
turn in the history of law
Authors:   Institute of World History of the
            Russian Academy of Sciences, Togoeva O. I.
Published: June 2024

The article explores legal medieval iconography in its inextricable connection
with the religious ideas of the time and ecclesiastical settings reflected in the canon
law, theology, and hagiography. The first steps in this direction were taken only in the
beginning of the 21st century, even though the iconic turn in historical research has
been discussed for decades. Nevertheless, recent publications on legal medieval
iconography still come from the pen of art historians, philologists, or literary
critics, but not legal historians. As a result, the analysis of the content of these
images is often replaced by mere descriptions. The author offers quite a different
approach. Instead of studying miniatures and marginalia only as illustrations to the
text to which they are formally attached, she attempts to relate the content of these
images with medieval religious ideas. Such a turn of study necessitates references to
ecclesiastical texts, and in each individual case, as the author accentuates, it
requires a distinctly specific source. Thus, the analysis of the miniature from the
“Coutumes de Toulouse” (end of the 13th c.) requires the reference to the Decretum of
Gratian and the Liber sextus of Boniface VIII, according to which the artist interpreted
the degradation of clerics. The marginalia from the “Coutumes de Bordeaux” (1438), which
illustrates the death sentence imposed on thieves, recalls the doctrine of atonement
developed by Anselm of Canterbury. The image of the Virgin Mary in the scene of fox
Renard’s hanging from the Smithfield decretals (second half of the 14th c.) refers to
the ideas of the parasudic procedure liberatus a suspendio, repeatedly described in
Marian hagiography. The treatise of French theologian Jean Gerson “Requête pour les
condamnés à mort” (end of the 14th c.) should be considered as a starting point for
changing the iconography of the death penalty in the next century. In general, as the
author concludes, the comparison of medieval legal images with the works of canonists,
theologians and hagiographic writings allows not only to understand the deeper meaning
inherent in miniatures, but also to clarify the dating of manuscripts, the principles of
the artists’ work and their relations with clients.
Integration of narrative compositions and structural transformations in Trecento
polyptych altarpieces
Authors:   National Research University
            “Higher School of Economics”, Nazarova O. A.
Published: June 2024

Painted polyptych altarpieces appeared on high altars in late Duecento in the
churches of mendicant orders. They were characterized by a special manner of organizing
visual material by juxtaposing single half-figures with each other and arranging them in
rows and columns, allowing no room for narrative elements, widely used at that time in
panel painting. Such narrative-free character of main altarpieces would be preserved
throughout the whole period of their popularity. However, polyptychs created in late
Trecento integrated narrative scenes and even entire cycles into the structure of the
altarpieces, which required new approaches to composition and to the use of pictorial
space. The article examines the role of narrative content in altarpieces of late
Trecento and discusses the origins and development of this new style.
Speech Enabled E-learning Technology For Adult Literacy Tutoring
Authors:   ,   Cork Institute of Technology, Meade Jason
Published: June 2024

This research presents the work involved in developing a speech-enabled e-Learning prototype for use in literacy tutoring. As the main objective was to develop an interface for literacy learning, initial research concentrated on establishing a framework for literacy e-Leaming through the use of speech technology. Requirements for best practice e-Learning and the relevance of learning theories to an e-Learning application were also investigated. The technologies to facilitate this, such as text to speech technologies and mark-up languages, were addressed during the implementation of speech-enabled prototypes. Both server-side and client-side prototypes were implemented to investigate speech technology. Testing found the server-side version impractical due to high bandwidth requirements. Moving the speech functionality components to the client made the prototype more scalable, flexible and efficient. Internet architectures were also investigated by the implementation of Active Server Pages (ASP) and extensible Mark-up Language (XML) client-side versions. A comparative study found the XML version to be more efficient. Third-party developers used the final prototype and research findings to develop Literacy Tools, a complete literacy e-Learning application. The evaluation phase was conducted by performing a Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory (WAMMl) analysis on Literacy Tools with literacy learners and the help of tutors. The results of the analysis were also documented as part of this research.
Hot Carrier Reliability Of Lateral Dmos Transistors In Power Process Applications
Authors:   ,   Institute of Technology Tralee, O'Donovan Vicky
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this study is to investigate and validate the mechanism of hot carrier degradation of the LDMOS device. The LDMOS device is a new technology to Analog Devices, and a relatively new topic to the semiconductor industry, evident from the limited published research in the field. A prerequisite for device release on a product in the market place, is comprehensive hot carrier reliability testing, as hot carrier degradation has evolved as one of the foremost concerns in submicron devices. Both the high voltage and the structural difference of the LDMOS device, from standard MOSFET device, pose a hot carrier investigation challenge. Establishing the hot carrier mechanism involves gaining an understanding of the internal electric fields, the current paths and the basic mechanics of the device. An accelerating factor i.e. increased voltage or current or temperature is required and must be seen to exist at both use and stress condition, and without causing any new failure mechanisms to be introduced. Interpretation of the resultant stress test device parametric degradation typically yields a device lifetime at the stress conditions, and analysis and models are used to predict lifetime at the use conditions. This is the approach of the investigative research undertaken in this thesis. The outcome will present a hot carrier mechanism, an interpretation of observed device degradation, and methods of device lifetime presentation, for the LDMOS device. An on-line wafer level test providing early feedback on maverick fabrication lots will also be proposed. While it is expected that the objectives will be achieved, continued study into aspects of the results are a natural outcome of most investigations. 11
Investigation Of Implementation Techniques For Backpropagation Neural Networks
Authors:   ,   Cork Institute of Technology, Culloty John
Published: June 2024

"Artificial neural networks are biologically inspired computational methods that have the ability to approximate discrete, real and vector valued target functions. For some problem domains this ability makes neural networks a more appealing solution than traditional computational techniques. Such problem domains typically contain a large number of parameters that are interrelated in a complex and often unknown manner. This makes rule based solutions all but impossible. However another feature of such problem domains is the presence of large volumes of real world data that can be used to tram a neural network until it learns the solution. One of the more popular neural network training algorithms is the backpropagatioii of error training algorithm. Backpropagation works by compiling a large set of input/output samples and using these samples to adjust the network structure until the network encodes a solution to the problem. After the presentation of each sample to the network its structure is adjusted in such a way as to bring the network output closer in line with the sample output. This process must be repeatedly performed several hundred or thousand times on all the samples before the network converges on a solution. Hence a major limiting factor of the backpropagation algorithm is the length of time required to train a network. Therefore the aim of this thesis is to investigate parallel implementation techniques that reduce this time without altering the underling calculations. Methods investigated include the use of SIMD processing to speedup the underlying operations, the parallel implementation of backpropagation on a dedicated cluster computer, and its extension to a High Throughput Computing environment"
A Chomharsain, Ná Leighidh an Chainnt Bhreá Fén gCré - An Investigation of the 'Saíocht' of a Kerry Parish in Beara.
Authors:   ,   Institute of Technology Tralee, Ó Luanaigh Tomás
Published: June 2024

"We live in a global village of ever increasing travel and mass communication resulting in multiculturism in society. As our country has become part of an enlarged E.U., the debate concerning the place of the Irish language in E.U. life is a salient issue. The challenge of a minor poet upon his Famine deathbed echoes down the generations urging us to discover and further develop the rich seam of our own saíocht or culture, so dear to the mind of Diarmuid Na Bolgai. This thesis seeks to reveal that saiocht as lived by the people of Tuosist. It indicates how this cultural heritage can be accessed and interpreted with a view to encouraging similar communities to appreciate their own story, be aware of its value and have the heart and will to develop same. Folklorist Sean O Suilleabhain shows the way: “one of the richest strata enshrined in Irish is what is termed seanchas - traditional lore of the countryside which is handed down orally....This lore embraced all that was held in popular memory concerning the area....local family history...wars....Famine....penal times...place-names, saints, festivals, holy wells, castles, ruined monasteries....as well as that, it was one of the main sources of information about the way in which ordinary people of the countryside lived their daily lives - you will search the history books in vain for knowledge of that important part of our country’s story” (O Suilleabháin 1969:56). “Desde los pequehos” was the profound lesson I learned while working among the shanty town communities of Northern Peru ‘from the little ones’ (i.e. poor folk). Ó Súilleabáin lectured about the theme during the 1976 Writers’ Week in Listowel, Co. Kerry: “the folk are any group, large or small, which has distinctive traditions...folklore is a living thing. It never dies out at all, it changes all the time” (O Suilleabhain Writers’ Week Lecture May 1976 - recording in possession of researcher). Modem poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh recognises a like story of struggle and survival in the landscape and folk of his Donegal."
Closed Material Cycles And Organic Solvent Recovery
Authors:   ,   Cork Institute of Technology, de Jong Tim
Published: June 2024

"A survey was conducted of the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland to establish organic solvent usage, recovery and treatment practices. The eleven companies covered by the survey, which included several of the worlds largest multinational companies, consumed in the region of 122,000 tonnes of organic solvent in 2002. Approximately 53,000 tonnes was recovered on-site while 69,000 tonnes of virgin solvent was brought on-site to replace that which was lost through wastewater treatment, incineration, fugitive emissions and off-site treatment or reuse. The total quantity of virgin solvent consumed by the eleven companies accounted for 75.4 % of organic solvent imports to Ireland. Forty-five organic solvents were identified during the survey, however the sector relies on a small number of these solvents to meet its process requirements, with only ten making up roughly 93 % of total solvent consumption over six companies. The recovery of individual solvents was found to be largely determined by their toxicity while other factors such as solvent unit price, calorific content and partition coefficient showed a very weak correlation. The survey also aimed to identify the recovery technologies and techniques used by the pharmaceutical sector to recover their solvent wastes. Forty-six technologies under six main technology types were recorded as being used. Batch and continuous fi’actionation technologies were the most prevalent technologies, being recorded thirty-seven times. Steam distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, pervaporation and reverse osmosis were the other twelve technologies used. The Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) methodology was applied to an existing solvent recovery system located at one of the companies surveyed. This was carried out to determine whether recovery was a better waste management alternative to incineration and to identify sources of efficiency. Solvent recovery was found to be €1,200,000 per annum cheaper than incineration, mainly through process material savings. An alternative solvent recovery system to the existing one was identified and optimised and found to be 48% cheaper."
Antimicrobial, Anti-quorum sensing and Antibiofilm Potentials of Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L. and Lamium purpureum L. Ethanolic Extracts
Authors: Akkoyunlu Ayşegül , Dulger Gorkem
Published: June 2024

Bacteria act through a communication mechanism called quorum sensing (QS) to control pathogenicity. Biofilm formation is a process supported by the QS mechanism and is known to act a part in antibiotic resistance. In this study, antimicrobial, anti-QS and antibiofilm capacities of ethanol extracts obtained from Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L. and Lamium purpureum L. plants were determined. The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts was evaluated by well diffusion assay against various hospital isolates. The extracts have antimicrobial effects against all bacteria and yeasts. The 27.5 ± 0.71 mm inhibitory effect of L. purpureum against Candida guilliermondii yeast at a dose of 100 mg/mL is remarkable. The anti-QS potential of the extracts was evaluated by a well diffusion assay based upon violacein pigment inhibition. L. purpureum extract showed a higher level of anti-QS effect against Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472 biosensor strain. Antibiofilm capacity against biofilm-forming Escherichia coli isolate was determined by the crystal violet staining method. L. purpureum extract showed an inhibitory effect of 89.66% against E.coli biofilm at the highest dose. Both plants have been shown to have anti-pathogenic properties. However, it can be said that the L.purpureum plant is a more highly anti-pathogenic plant compared to L. galeobdolon.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN GREEN ACCOUNTING DAN KINERJA LINGKUNGAN TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PADA PERUSAHAAN PERTAMBANGAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Amalia Roudhatul , Hafizi Muhammad Riza , Mubarok Arif
Published: June 2024

This study aims to analyze the effect of green accounting and environmental performance on the profitability of mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The population of this study comes from mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Through the publication of the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Secondary data is taken in annual time series from 2018-2022. At least, the data that can be analyzed further is 55 data. Sample selection is done by purposive sampling method. Data analysis using panel data regression with Eviews 12. The results showed that green accounting has a positive and significant effect on profitability. While environmental performance has no effect on profitability. This study also obtained results showing that green accounting and environmental performance simultaneously have a significant effect on profitability. The R-square value is 56.2%. Therefore, profitability is influenced by green accounting and environmental performance by. While the remaining 43.8% is influenced by other variables outside this study.
morte no ciberespaço
Authors: SILVA Oliveira Leandro , MORAES Lopes Juliana , Ferreira Fernandes Paes Deise
Published: June 2024

O suicídio constitui um problema de saúde pública, caracterizado pelo silêncio que o transformou em tabu. Neste artigo procuramos desenvolver uma visão do suicídio sob a ótica dos suicidas, por meio da análise de suas mensagens de adeus, e considerando o ciberespaço como o palco para a exposição de suas mortes. Para isso, foram realizadas análises lexicais por meio do programa Iramuteq e análises qualitativas de extratos das cartas. Percebemos que as mensagens encontradas em meio digital compartilham características comuns do discurso suicida, identificadas por outros trabalhos. Esperamos, com este trabalho, contribuir para a ampliação da discussão acerca do suicídio e dos significados presentes nas mensagens de adeus publicadas em ambiente virtual.
Soldado Flavio Costa
Authors: NETO Silva Helcio Herbert
Published: June 2024

Flavio Costa foi jogador de futebol, treinador e comentarista da cobertura esportiva em radiodifusão no Brasil. O propósito deste trabalho é explorar sua relação com as Forças Armadas, mais especificamente o Exército. A partir desses vínculos, é preciso examinar as tensões estabelecidas no interior do Estado e a filiação partidária do técnico. O estudo se insere na linhagem de pesquisas a respeito do engajamento de personalidades ligadas ao esporte no país e da adesão de esportistas a ideários militares.
Cultura em Direitos Humanos e Educação para o Empoderamento de Mulheres e Meninas
Authors: SCHWARTZ Pires Barbato Rosana Maria , BETTINI Polleti Lúcia Helena
Published: June 2024

No século XXI, as discussões na academia sobre os Direitos Humanos, em específico sobre as Mulheres, incorporaram as pesquisas, projetos e ações dos movimentos, redes e coletivos sociais e propiciaram renovações da temática nas universidades, com novas estratégicas metodológicas e categorias de análise que vão ao encontro das políticas vigentes. Buscamos neste artigo, tratar da categoria gênero, suas fronteiras epistemológicas, novas referências paradigmáticas e sua contribuição para o avanço dos Direitos das Mulheres por meio da Educação. Adoção da metodologia de análise dos documentos internacionais da Organização das Nações Unidas sobre a mulher e da atual Constituição brasileira de 1988, sob a base teórica de Celso Lafer, Maria Izilda Santos Matos, Norberto Bobbio.
Educação em direitos humanos no ensino superior
Authors: AGOSTINIS Bruna , FRANÇA F. Fabiane , Pinguello Morgado Suzana
Published: June 2024

O presente artigo aborda a educação em direitos humanos na formação inicial de docentes e tem como objetivo analisar como as tecnologias digitais, de modo específico a WebQuest, podem ser usadas na formação inicial de estudantes de Pedagogia no que se refere às discussões de direitos humanos. Como resultados constatamos que as WQ analisadas partem de uma abordagem problematizadora que estimula o/a estudante da disciplina de Educação em Direitos Humanos a participar de forma ativa do processo de aprendizagem.
Teatro das máscaras
Authors: SILVA Pires João Angelo
Published: June 2024

Resenha do livro A Metrópole Imaginária, publicado pela Editora da Universidade Federal do Paraná em 2020, de André Azevedo da Fonseca.
Apresentação dossiê “Cultura e Direitos Humanos”
Authors: NETO Souza João Clemente , PRUDENTE Celso Luiz , ANDRADE Santos Fábio
Published: June 2024

O pressuposto deste dossiê é a concepção dos direitos humanos como uma construção social, com a preocupação central de publicar várias experiências neste campo.
Pareceristas dessa edição
Authors: RAMOS Freire Alcides , PATRIOTA Rosangela , SILVA  Pereira Robson
Published: June 2024

Fênix: Revista de História e Estudos Culturais. NEHAC, v. 21, n. 01, jan – jun . 2024.
Colaboraram com este periódico nos pareceres dos manuscritos submetidos pelo sistema de avaliação revisão por pares duplo-cego (Double-Blind Peer Review)
Sürdürülebilir Ulaşım Planlamasında CBS Tabanlı Otopark Uygunluk Analizi
Authors: Aydınoğlu Arif Çağdaş , Şişman Süleyman , Şaşmaz Mesube Azize , Akın Selin Nur
Published: June 2024

Son zamanlarda çalışma hayatı ve günlük yaşam biçimlerindeki değişimler daha fazla insanın şehirlere yönelmesine neden olmuştur. Artan nüfus, araç sayısındaki hızlı artışı da paralelinde getirmiş olup şehir içi ulaşım sistemlerini olumsuz etkilemiştir. Bu yüzden sürdürülebilir kentsel ulaşımda büyük öneme sahip otoparkların eksik olması ve uygun olmayan konumlara planlanmasından dolayı problemler meydana gelmektedir. Araçların durağan trafik olarak bilinen otoparklarda zamanının çoğunu geçirdiği göz önüne alındığında, uygun otopark konumların belirlenmesi ile trafik sıkışıklığı ve araçların hareket kabiliyeti optimize edilmektedir. Araç sahipliği ve birim alandaki nüfusun fazla olduğu metropoliten alanlarda ulaşımın sorunsuz sağlanması açısından bu durum büyük öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada sürdürülebilir ulaşım planlamasın için otopark uygunluk analizinde Ulaşım, Ekonomi&Finans ve Potansiyel Çekim Özellikleri kriter gruplarında 23 kriter belirlenmiştir. Kriter ağırlıkları için ilgili sektör paydaşlarının katıldığı anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Anketler Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) tekniklerinden En İyi-En Kötü (Best Worst Method-BWM) tekniği ile analiz edilmiş olup, kriter ağırlıkları hesaplanmıştır. İstanbul’un Pendik ve Tuzla ilçeleri ile Kocaeli’nin Gebze, Çayırova ve Darıca ilçeleri çalışma alanı olarak belirlenmiş olup, çalışma alanında kriterlere ilişkin veriler elde edilmiştir. Veriler yakınlık, eğim, bulanık mantık ve ağırlıklı bindirme gibi coğrafi analiz teknikleri ile değerlendirilerek Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) tabanlı uygunluk analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Böylelikle Pendik ilçesinde 5 farklı konumda toplam 18.38 km2, Tuzla ilçesinde 4 farklı konumda toplam 8.55 km2 ve Gebze ilçesinde 6.51 km2 bölgesel uygun alanlar tespit edilmiştir. Sonuçlar kentlerde otoparkların uygun yerlere konumlandırılmasında etkin karar-destek mekanizması olarak değerlendirilebilir. Uygun yerlere planlanmış otoparklar trafik sıkışıklığı ve çevreye salınan karbon emisyonlarının azaltılmasıyla kentsel yaşam kalitesinin artırılmasına katkı sağlayabilir.
Evaluation of the Effects of Imazalil on Genotoxicity and Behavioral Toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Özkara Arzu , Özdemir Sezin , Çilek Mehmet Furkan , Girgin Selcan , Şeşen Özkan , Akyıl Dilek , Ciğerci İbrahim Hakkı
Published: June 2024

Imazalil (IMZ) is an imidazole and triazole derivative fungicide that is widely used to prevent many diseases in vegetable and fruit fields and to prevent post-harvest spoilage. In this study, the genotoxic potential of IMZ at different concentrations (0.25, 1, 4.5 mM) on Drosophila melanogaster was investigated using Somatic Mutation and Recombination (SMART) and Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (Comet) Assays. The effect of the same IMZ concentrations on behavioral toxicity in D. melanogaster was investigated. Larval weight, crawling, and pupa formation success were performed to determine behavioral toxicity. As a result of the study, it was determined that IMZ generally caused a negative effect on D. melanogaster. In the SMART test, it was found that the differences between the wing preparations of the individuals obtained as a result of all IMZ concentration applications were not statistically significant compared to the negative control. The damage caused to DNA by IMZ was determined by the Comet test, and a statistically significant increase in DNA damage scores was observed at doses of 1 and 4.5 mM. In the crawling experiment of IMZ on D. melanogaster, a decrease in locomotion occurred due to the increase in dose compared to the control group, and these changes were found to be statistically significant at all application doses. Changes in larval weight were not found to be statistically significant. In the pupa formation success experiment, the decrease at 1 and 4.5 mM doses was found to be statistically significant.