bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Práctica pedagógica del pensamiento crítico desde la psicología cultural
Authors: Escobar Domínguez María Gisela
Published: January 2024

Si bien el pensamiento crítico es una competencia fundamental en los actuales enfoques educativos, ha sido objeto de definiciones diversas, exigiendo un abordaje desde su epistemología, teorizaciones y praxis en el aula de clases. La investigación se propuso como objetivo analizar nociones sobre el pensamiento crítico y las prácticas pedagógicas en un grupo de docentes latinoamericanos. Se acudió al paradigma cualitativo-crítico a través del método hermenéutico. La selección de participantes se realizó mediante el procedimiento de muestreo por saturación teórica, obteniéndose un grupo de ocho docentes a quienes se aplicaron entrevistas no directivas a profundidad.  En el análisis de resultados emergieron 5 categorías: 1.) Nociones sobre pensamiento crítico, en las cuales se evidencia la tendencia a un énfasis cognitivo y racional; 2.) Praxis didáctica, expresando mayor dominio de las asignaturas de contenido lingüístico como adecuadas para promover el pensamiento crítico; 3.) autoevaluación y necesidad de una mayor reflexión y capacitación sobre la praxis docente en el área, 4.) Currículo y políticas educativas, en la cual se exponen incongruencias entre los currículos y la práctica de aula, y 5.) Pensamiento crítico y rendimiento académico, que expone una relación no lineal entre ambos conceptos.  Se concluye que es fundamental evitar los determinismos basados en habilidades que expresan el pensamiento crítico y en su lugar promover aproximaciones complejas que permitan incluir experiencias culturales, sociales y éticas también inherentes al proceso.
ELANE rs17223045C/T and rs3761007G/A variants: Protective factors against COVID-19
Authors: Fragoso José Manuel , Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto , Martínez-Flores Ángel Emmanuel , Montufar-Robles Isela , Barbosa-Cobos Rosa Elda , Rojas-Velasco Gustavo , Ramírez-Bello Julian
Published: January 2024

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The development and severity of this infectious disease is influenced by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into human cells, with transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) playing a crucial role in S protein priming. Other proteases, such as cathepsin L and elastase, neutrophil-expressed (ELANE), have the capability to prime the S protein and contribute to SARS-CoV-2 infection. ELANE variants have not been previously examined in COVID-19 patients. We aimed to assess the association of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) within ELANE with COVID-19 and biochemical markers. The study included 319 SARS-CoV-2-infected patients and 288 controls. Genotyping of ELANE rs17216663C/T (Pro257Leu), rs17223045C/T (As1n30Asn), and rs3761007G/A was conducted using a 5'-nuclease allelic discrimination assay (TaqMan assay). Our findings indicate that ELANE rs17223045C/T (C vs T: odds ratio [OR] 0.08, P = 0.005, and CC vs CT: OR 0.08, P = 0.005) and rs3761007G/A (G vs A: OR 0.38, P = 0.009, and GG vs GA: OR 0.40, P = 0.008) confer protection against COVID-19. However, these variants were not associated with biochemical markers. In conclusion, our data suggests that ELANE rs17223045C/T and rs3761007G/A SNVs may play a protective role against COVID-19.
'Everybody likes it more when it's even': Joint physical custody from the children’s perspective
Authors: Reimann Maria
Published: January 2024

In April 2022, the Polish Children’s Ombudsman publicly addressed the Minister of Justice, demanding changes in family law regarding child custody post-parental separation. The Ombudsman pointed out the lack of a legal definition of joint physical custody (JPC) and suggested there should be a clear definition and associated regulation. The Ombudsman’s address is one part of the debate on JPC that has recently emerged in Poland. Politicians, mothers, and fathers are actively engaged in the debate, with each of their voices well represented. Both supporters and opponents of joint physical custody claim that their main concern is the best interest of the child. However, no attempts have been made to listen to children’s opinions about custodial arrangements. This article is based on interviews with 23 children living in JPC. I asked the children about their everyday experience of home and belonging and their relationships with their parents, siblings, and parents’ new partners. I also asked their opinions on how custodial arrangements should be made to suit them. The interviewees complained about the inconvenience of frequent moves but also stated that living with their mother and father interchangeably allowed them to be as close to each of the parents as they desired. For this reason, the interviewees considered JPC a preferable solution after divorce.
Weber and the European City in the 21st century: Still reality or just a concept?
Authors: Eckardt Frank
Published: January 2024

Max Weber has left a 100-page long text that played a main role in his argumentation on the particular development of Europe in contrast to especially Asia. Main difference, according to Weber, is the development of a ‘local society’ where freedom and the association of free citizens laid the ground for a democratic society. In the reception of this text, a critical view on main assumptions on the ‘European city’ has been dominant. In particular, the notions of conflict and inequality have not been integrated into his argumentation. Nevertheless, some sociologists even today, see Weber and his text as a kind of starting point to understand the social and political construction of urban societies in Europe. Firstly, a critical introduction into the core ideas of Weber on the city will be presented. Subsequently, the article discusses whether the ‘European city’ can still be regarded as a meaningful term to explain the process of urban restructuring taking place today. Although not rejecting the Weberian notion of the city, it will be highlighted that his understanding of ‘urban society’ leaves out recent processes of the post-Fordist restructuring of space.
Revisiting the Weberian conceptual framework and its relevance for analysing ethnic and racial relations in contemporary times
Authors: Mendes Maria Manuela
Published: January 2024

Max Weber was a forerunner and one of the most innovative sociologists of his time. Among the many and diverse contributions to his extensive work, this article aims to highlight his importance and pioneering spirit in the analysis of ethnic and racial relations. Based on the fact that Romani people (known as Ciganos in Portugal) comprise the most numerous minority in Europe (10–12 million), we aim to discuss the relevance and limits of certain conceptual tools and forms of (self) categorization of Ciganos/Roma, namely those based on racial and ethnic phenomena, revisiting Max Weber’s writings. Based on a qualitative study carried out on Portuguese Ciganos/Roma, using in-depth interviews of women and men resident in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, we seek to question the pertinence of these forms of categorization when applied in operative and empirical ways to Ciganos/Roma persons in contemporaneity.
Rationalizing ‘Vivir Bien’: The Modern State and the formal limits to transformative rationalism in Bolivia
Authors: Castellano-Durán Rubén D.
Published: January 2024

Drawing on the 2011 march against a highway project through the Isiboro Sécure National Park and IndigenousTerritory (TIPNIS) in Bolivia, this paper reviews Max Weber’s conceptions on rationality, situating the TIPNIS protestin the interface between the modern formal-instrumental rationality of Bolivian State with the Substantive rationalityproposed as ‘Vivir Bien’; an umbrella term for a conglomeration of Latin American indigenous proposals for asustainable human and nature relationship beyond neoliberalism,￹ colonialism, and their cultural and environmentalconsequences. As any modern institution, the Bolivian State seeks to impose modern means-ends calculations,discourses and practices, thus subduing the original transformational potential of ‘Vivir Bien’ as a different rationality,with its means-ends framework, knowledge and patterns of action.In this regard, from a Weberian critique of Modernity, two questions will be raised. First, to recognize the modernstate as the institutional embodiment of modern formal-instrumental rationality, bounded to the means-ends frameworksettled by Modernity. Secondly, to evaluate the conditions for the possibility of incorporating other rationalities into themodern state, allowing another means-ends calculation for state policy-making as well as other patterns of action andsociality.From these considerations, this paper realizes modern rationalism in front of other rationalisms, other humanworldviews and practices in a critical search of alternative approaches and proposals to attend to local and globalproblems that threaten sustainable human existence, from environmental devaluation to social inequality.
Orthodox charismatic communities and social change during the Bulgarian transitional period (1980s–1990s)
Authors: Nazarska Georgeta
Published: January 2024

The article is devoted to the relationship between religiosity and social action. It studies religious communities in Bulgaria as active subjects of social change in the period of transition from a totalitarian to a democratic society in the 1980s and 1990s. The subjects of the study are Orthodox charismatic communities, established formally as political formations in the mid 1980s but by the mid 1990s gradually transforming into religious ones. The article is based on the Weberian social action theory and value-spheres typology. Using historical and sociological approaches an analysis of documents and of semi-standardized interviews is done.
The ‘Spirit’ of Schooling: The relevance of the sense of a calling on the school experiences of secondary-school Roma/Ciganos students
Authors: Caetano Pedro Jorge , Mendes Manuela
Published: January 2024

In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (PE), Max Weber examines the ecological domination of instrumental rationality to the detriment of value-oriented action. The concept of the calling (Beruf in German) becomes a key one for interpreting the process of value rationalization. One can find Weberian value-rationality among the Portuguese Roma/Ciganos, who seek alternative livelihood strategies via schooling, although they are still characterized by a high rate of early school dropouts, with a very low number of students attending secondary education. The EDUCIG (School performance among Ciganos/Roma: action research and co-design) project was launched in 2019 to grasp the multiple factors involved in this social problem. The project interview-based analysis entailed the participation of 31 Roma/Ciganos students from the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto. Results suggest that despite the social, cultural and economic constraints affecting their school pathways, the academic success of young Roma/Ciganos is facilitated by the influence of religion, specifically the Pentecostal Evangelical Church and its respective values. Moreover, we can recognize the emergence of a new ‘spirit’ in these young Roma/Ciganos, a ‘spirit’ that does not aim at instant gratification but represents an investment in the future and, simultaneously, a desire for integration.
Stack, T. & Luminiello, R. (Eds.) (2021). Engaging Authority: Citizenship and Political Community. Rowman & Littlefield
Authors: Nagy Aliz
Published: January 2024

Engaging Authority is a book being part of the series ‘Frontiers of the Political’. The book edited by Trevor Stack and Rose Luminiello engages with concepts of political theory and offers a framework to reconceptualize our views on political community and citizenship at the same time. The book was put in print as the quarantines were ordered all over the world in 2020. The book engages authority via two concepts: political community and citizenship. Authors with distinct disciplinary backgrounds introduce their case studies with the aim to grasp the nuances of relations to political authority. By doing so, the book provides an excellent opportunity to move beyond the regular discussion of democratic norms and offers an original agenda to reconceptualize citizenship and political authority in more authoritarian settings as well.
Who and what is Jewish?
Authors: Pap András László
Published: January 2024

Focusing on Jewishness, which is placed at the intersection of race, ethnicity, nationality and religion, the article provides a case study of the complexity of legally validated ethno-racial classifications. The case of the Jewry is chosen due to its peculiar history and contemporary experience of persecution and discrimination, the myth, and the challenging legal concept of assimilation, and the unique case of Israel, the ‘official national homeland’ of the Jewry offering an official definition, which may also serve as a reference point for the Diaspora.
Real time-quaking induced conversion assay (RT-QUIC) v1
Authors: west andrew.west , Sokratian Arpine
Published: January 2024

Seeded-amplification assay (SAA) method for the detection of pathology-associated aggregation-templating competent forms of alpha-synuclein and other interacting factors.
Early Childhood Education during conflict and change: Learning from the World War 2 experience of Breslau, Germany/Wroclaw, Poland
Authors: Noel Andrea , Kondracka-Szala Marta
Published: January 2024

This research explores Early Childhood Education (ECE) during an intensely chaotic historical period in one city in Eastern/Central Europe. Breslau, initially a German city, was transferred to Poland and renamed  Wroclaw in 1945 after World War 2. Breslau/Wroclaw experienced intense upheaval before, during, and after the war including the almost complete physical devastation of the city and the ensuing massive migration from the expulsion of ethnic Germans and the resettlement of Poles from eastern regions. The impact of war and government policies on the development and continuance of Early Childhood Education as Hitler and National Socialism rose to power, during the months of uncertainty around the end of the war, and on the establishment of a new system of Early Childhood Education in Wroclaw under Soviet domination receive focus in this paper. The results and discussion are applied to contemporary circumstances such as the current crisis in Ukraine, as well as social and political upheaval arising from other emergencies.
Adolescents’ Resilience Evaluation Scale – ARES-i25 and the Analysis of its Psychometric Characteristics
Authors: Glaveanu Simona Maria
Published: January 2024

This study was designed considering the necessity of a questionnaire (validated on Romanian population and built after consulting the available papers on the subject) for evaluating the resilience of adolescents. It was focused on further developing the ARES ("Adolescents’ Resilience Evaluation Scale”, built in 2018 as a pilot-study, with 62 subjects). This new form (ARES-i25) includes new theoretical aspects, new items and it was completed by 423 subjects. Using factorial exploratory analysis, five factors (which explained 72,1% of the variance of resilience) were identified: tenacity and self-efficiency; self-confidence; learn from life experiences; rapid recovery after trauma; social and familial resources. The reliability was proven by its internal consistency (α= .83 on a general level, and subscales .71<α> .89), while its concurrent validity was proven by .05 .75 (comparing the results to those of BRS - Smith et al., 2008) thus proving the adequate psychometric qualities of the new form of ARES-i25. Future studies will focus on extending the sample and on applying ARES-i25 in other countries and creating programs for developing resilience.
Masculinities to Trans-femininities: Evidence through the “Girl” Film
Authors: Ahmadi Anas
Published: January 2024

This study aims to explore the life journey of a man who wants to become a transfeminist woman through the perspective of masculinity studies. This study uses a qualitative method. The results of this study are as follows.  First, Lara as a transfeminist made psychological changes by making herself a graceful figure, changing her love desires by loving men, and having aspirations of becoming a ballerina so that she is like a natural woman. Second, Lara as a transfeminist made physical changes to become a normal woman by wearing earrings and women's clothes, cooking, doing feminizing hormone therapy to grow breasts, and planning to do a sex reassignment surgery to have a vagina. Third, from the aspect of attitude, Lara's family that supports Lara's transformation from male to female has become a controversy. However, in society, Lara, who is a transfeminist, is still controversial and not everyone accepts the presence of transfeminism/LGBT. This can be seen in how society bullies and sexually harasses her. In the end, Lara, who was assigned as a male, actually turned into a female.
PROSPECTS OF BACTERIOPHAGES IN MANAGEMENT OF PLANT PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Korotieieva Hanna , Andriichuk Olena ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Budzanivska Iryna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: January 2024

B a c k g r o u n d . In recent years bacteriophages draw attention as environmentally friendly means for controlling the bacterial infection. Their use is an effective measure for number of bacterial crops diseases. Bacteriophages have a number of advantages over other methods of control: they are highly specific to host bacteria, non-toxic to macroorganisms, not pathogenic for normal biota of plants and soil. In particular, phage cocktails with specificity and effectiveness against only certain groups of bacteria are used for preventing the spread of infectious diseases in plants. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to isolate and identify bacteriophages specific to phytopathogenic bacteria. M e t h o d s . Samples of beet, potatoe, apple, garlic and mandarin with rotting symptoms were selected from vegetable storehouses. Phages were isolated by direct isolation. Phage titers were determined as plaque forming units (pfu/ml) using the standard double layer agar assay technique. The morphological features of viral particles were examined by electron microscopy. R e s u l t s . As a result of this work we isolated phages (7591/3, 8573/3, Ser/2) specific to Pseudomonas syringae lachrymans 7591, P. fluorescens 8573 and Serratia marcescens. The phage isolates differed in terms of the morphology of their negative colonies. To identify host range of isolated phages spectrum of lytic activity was studied against 16 laboratory strains of phytopathogenic bacteria. Our research revealed that among 9 phage samples three phage isolates are polyvalent. C o n c l u s і o n s . The obtained data indicate that isolates with a broad spectrum of lytic activity can be promising biological agents in control of bacteriosis. Consequently, isolated polyvalent bacteriophages can be considered for therapeutic use against bacterial infection in plants during storage.
Opioid crisis in the USA and Canada: how and why did this happen?
Authors: Sivolap Yury P.
Published: January 2024

In the last few decades, there has been an epidemic increase in opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in the United States and Canada, which allows us to state the presence of an opioid crisis. The opioid epidemic is believed to have begun due to a significantly low threshold for prescribing narcotic analgesics to treat chronic pain. This subsequent tightening of medical opioid dispensation led to the resurgence of the unlawful drug market, which included heroin and fentanyl. The review article provides data from a special commission established with the supporting of Stanford University and The Lancet Journal to understand and overcome the opioid crisis in North America, as well as analyzes other literary sources.
Dissociation, “OCD IN REVERSE” and unfulfilled schizophrenia. Case of Alsu B.
Authors: Mendelevich Vladimir D. , Katok Alena A. , Beybalaeva Tangyul Z. , Kapralov Andrey A. , Abakarov Radzhab R.
Published: January 2024

The article describes a rare clinical case of severe histrionic personality disorder featuring manifestations of an atypical obsessive-compulsive disorder (“obsessive-compulsive disorder in reverse”), which led to an erroneous diagnosis of schizophrenia and classification of the patient as disabled. Over an eight-year period of psychiatric observation, the girl was given many different diagnoses in leading Russian and foreign clinics — from somatoform, hypochondriac and obsessive-compulsive disorder to schizophreniform disorder, bipolar affective disorder and paranoid schizophrenia with an emotional and volitional defect. The article substantiates the diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder and the incorrectness of other diagnoses. The article also provides a brief review of the literature regarding the comorbidity of dissociative and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis as a reversible cause of acute psychoses: Diagnostic possibilities. (Comment on the article by E.V. Snedkov "Is anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis real? I. Diagnostic challenges")
Authors: Vasenina Elena E. , Levin Oleg S.
Published: January 2024

Encephalitis with antibodies to NMDA receptors is a form of autoimmune encephalitis that most often debuts as an acute psychosis. Considering its curability and reversibility, encephalitis with antibodies to NMDA receptors must be included into differential diagnostic list for all the patients suffering first psychotic episode. However, to diagnose it, it is necessary to follow a step-by-step algorithm considering both clinical and instrumental and laboratory data. Confirming anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis based solely on increased blood antibodies level often leads to false-positive diagnostics and errors in treatment of such patients. In this article, we discuss diagnostic features of encephalitis with antibodies to NMDA receptors,as well as other forms of autoimmune encephalitis that can initially manifest as acute psychoses.
Clinical features of three-layer’s impairment of capillary plexuses’ perfusion at follow-up in patients with Purcher retinopathy and Purcher-like retinopathy
Authors: Poroshina Mariya A. , Pedanova Elena K. , Samedov Azad Kh. , Matyaeva Angelina D. , Kalinich Neilya I.
Published: January 2024

In Purcher retinopathy and Purcher-like retinopathy, ischemic lesions occur at the level of all three retina capillary plexuses. Recognition of characteristic ischemic patterns by optical coherence tomography helps to predict the degree of visual functions’ recovery. The aim of this study is to present clinical cases of patients with Purcher retinopathy and Purcher-like retinopathy and to observe the dynamics of visual rehabilitation of patients with retinal vascular conditions. Two patients with complaints of central vision loss and skotomata in the visual field were examined. The complex of multimodal visualization included fundus photoregistration with fundus camera, optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography-angiography, and microperimetry. Paracentral acute middle maculopathy and acute macular neuroretinopathy are the manifestations of the same ischemic process on different levels of retinal vascular plexuses. The “diffuse” pattern damages in paracentral acute middle maculopathy lead to more permanent structural and functional impairments opposed to the “skip” pattern. The optical coherence tomography allows to predict the possibilities of visual and functional rehabilitation in patients with ischemic damage of retinal vessels.
Port Competition and Choice Model: A Hybrid MCDA-Game Theoretic Approach
Authors:   The Korean Logistics Research Association, Park Byungin
Published: January 2024

Port competition is a complex phenomenon that is inextricably linked to the port selection decisions of hinterland and maritime port users. To effectively analyze port competition and formulate strategies, it is essential to adopt a holistic perspective that considers the entire port system through a supply chain lens. Existing research on port competition has largely focused on constructing separate port choice models for hinterland and seaward considerations, or developing unified port choice models that do not distinguish between user groups. However, these approaches fail to account for the interdependent relationship between the port choice behaviors and port competitiveness of hinterland and seaward port users within a single port. In this study, we address this gap in the literature by proposing an integrated model that leverages port choice models of hinterland and maritime port users, along with their respective port preferences, within a multicriteria decision analysis-non-cooperative game theory framework. This integrated model enables a comprehensive examination of port selection and inter-port competition from a unified perspective. In addition, we construct a two-player, three-strategy non-cooperative game theory model in which hinterland and maritime perspectives are considered distinct game participants. Applying the proposed integrated multi-criteria decision-making port competition theory model to container ports, we find that Busan Port exhibits the highest overall competitiveness, followed closely by Yeosu Gwangyang Port and Incheon Port. The Nash equilibrium solution for all participants in both simultaneous and sequential games is confirmed to be the choice of Busan Port for both hinterland and maritime considerations. These findings suggest that Incheon Port and Yeosu Gwangyang Port, which benchmark the Nash equilibrium solution, should prioritize the enhancement of port selection factors according to their relative importance, particularly those where they fall short compared to Busan Port. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of port selection and a game theory-based port competition framework from the perspective of port users in the context of container ports. The findings of this study can support the strategy formulation of port authorities and port operators. However, future research could build more realistic models that categorize inland shippers by region and ocean carriers by route to obtain more practical outcomes
The Effect of Eco-Friendly Management Activities on Perceived Quality, Brand Image, and Brand Loyalty of Food Service Industry: Focusing on Coffee Shop
Authors:   The Korean Logistics Research Association, Park Kyu-Tae , Shin Heung-Kyoon , Park No-Hyun
Published: January 2024

This study was conducted on consumers who had purchased from eco-friendly coffee shops. We wanted to find out how the eco-friendly management activities of restaurant brands affect customers’ perceived quality, brand image, and brand loyalty, focusing on coffee shops. As attributes for measuring eco-friendly management activities, they were defined as eco-friendly ingredients, eco-friendly services, and contributions to the local community. For empirical analysis, the survey was conducted for customers who had purchased or used eco-friendly food service brands. Of the collected questionnaires, 515 valid samples were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 25,0 statistical programs. The empirical analysis results of this study are as follows. First, it was found that the eco-friendly management activities of coffee shops had a significant positive (+) effect on the perceived quality. Second, it was found that the eco-friendly management activities of coffee shops had a significant positive (+) effect on the brand image. Third, it was found that the eco-friendly management activities of coffee shops have a positive effect on brand loyalty. Fourth, perceived quality was found to have a very significant positive (+) effect on brand loyalty. Fifth, a causal relationship was identified in which brand image was very positive for brand loyalty. Therefore, it can be said that the hypothesis presented in this study has been sufficiently proven.
The association of circadian rhythms with academic, physical, and cognitive performance: A systematic review
Authors: Sabaoui Ikram , Lotfi Said , Talbi Mohammed
Published: January 2024

Introduction. Biological cycles exist across diverse time spans. Circadian rhythms are the most thoroughly examined and significantly influence individuals. These rhythms in physiological measures are affected by cyclical variations in human actions and surroundings over a 24-hour duration.

                Aim. The present research aims to analyse the association of biorhythm factors with performance in students considering research in the field of chronobiology in relation to the educational field.

                Research methodology and methods. The present systematic review summarises 34 records treating sleep quality, lifestyle, and circadian preferences in their association with the academic, physical, and cognitive performance of students during their daily life; using a PRISMA model.

                Results. The current review paper has cited numerous studies that confirm the significant impact of sleep and circadian preference on a student’s academic, psychomotor, and cognitive performance. These two factors play a crucial role in the rhythmicity of a student’s life.

                Scientific novelty. This study introduces a novel interdisciplinary method that applies findings from the study of biological rhythms to education, revealing how these rhythms affect student learning and performance. By merging chronobiology with educational theory, it opens new research paths and enhances our understanding of the relationship between students’ circadian rhythms and their academic, cognitive and physical results, representing a significant progression in how the field of education is linked with chronopsychology.

                Practical significance. Educational professionals can use the results obtained to gain a deeper insight into how chronobiological factors may affect student performance, thereby enhancing their comprehension of student productivity and potentially identifying more efficient ways to improve it.
Tendencias de la evidencia científica de las evaluaciones económicas y las enfermedades no transmisibles: un análisis bibliométrico
Authors: Cubillos Osorio Astrid Lorena , Palencia Sánchez Francisco , Riaño Casallas Martha
Published: January 2024

el envejecimiento de la población a nivel global ha generado un creciente interés en el estudio de las Enfermedades No Transmisibles (ENT) y la necesidad de evaluar económicamente su abordaje, dado su impacto en la mortalidad. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la producción científica de evaluaciones económicas de las ENT y detectar áreas de investigación menos exploradas. Se llevó a cabo una búsqueda de la literatura en Web of Science (WoS), PubMed y Scopus. Se utilizó R/Bibliometrix y VosViewer para el análisis de datos. Los resultados revelaron un incremento en la producción científica a lo largo del tiempo. La revista “Value in Health” se destacó por ser la que más publicaciones ha realizado y los autores Mark Lamotte y Lieven Annemans fueron los que más publicaron. Los principales nodos de información estuvieron relacionados con diabetes en las ENT y con carga de enfermedad y costo-efectividad en las evaluaciones económicas. En conclusión, la producción científica relacionada con las evaluaciones económicas de las ENT se enfoca predominantemente en el análisis de los costos directos asociados a estas enfermedades y a los subanálisis de los Estudios de la Carga Global de Enfermedad.
Bridging artificial intelligence and cognitive ergonomics: a call for synergy
Authors: Rostami Masoud , Soltani Raziyeh , Anooshe Vidasat
Published: January 2024

There is considerable potential between the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive ergonomics. The purpose of this thesis is to support increasing attention to the synergy between artificial intelligence and cognitive ergonomics, as well as the urgent need to explore it in research and practice.Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of the modern workplace, transforming industries, increasing productivity, and streamlining processes. However, as AI technologies continue to evolve, it is essential to consider the human side of this digital transformation. Ergonomics, the science of designing workspaces and tools that fit the people who use them, is a critical element in ensuring that the integration of artificial intelligence into the workplace increases employee well-being, efficiency, and overall success.
With its rapid advancements, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing various fields and industries, from healthcare to self-driving vehicles and financial services. While the potential benefits are obvious, the ethical, cognitive, and ergonomic implications are just as important. Cognitive ergonomics is a sub-branch of ergonomics that deals with the design and evaluation of systems and technologies that support human cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, and decision-making. The field of cognitive ergonomics, which primarily focuses on Optimizing human-system interaction is the key to ensuring that artificial intelligence systems are designed and implemented in a way that aligns with human capacities, abilities, and cognitive limitations . Current AI implementations typically adopt a technology-driven focus, and employees are expected to adapt to the technology. In this technology-driven focus, the performance, performance, and accuracy of AI are optimized, but these aspects are considered separately. This point of view raises various critical considerations that are often neglected in the design and implementation of advanced technologies and sometimes have disastrous consequences. From the point of view of ergonomics, the design of artificial intelligence should be transferred from a technology-oriented focus to a systemic and human perspective. By applying a focus on personnel, artificial intelligence should be meaningfully and safely designed and integrated into work processes with the aim of optimizing overall system performance and people's well-being.
Marine sediments: A sink for geogenic and anthropogenic metals, a case study of Ridge flank and near vent sediments in Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean
Authors: Popoola Samuel Olatunde , Adegbite Akintunde Adewole , Oghenede Esther Karo , Mordi Solomon
Published: January 2024

Marine sediments found in the Mid-Ocean Ridges serve as repositories for both naturally occurring (geogenic)

and human-generated (anthropogenic) metals. Understanding the geochemistry and processes of these sediments is crucial

for assessing their source, compositional end-members, and environmental impact. This study applied geochemical ratios

and proxies to representative samples from the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean, to determine the influence of hydrothermal

circulations on the near-vent hydrothermal sediments (NVS) and ridge flank sediments (RFS) and the potential effect of

toxic trace metals on the benthic ecosystems. The bulk chemical compositions of seven representative hydrothermal

indicator metals (Ca, Al, Ti, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn) and seven representative toxic trace metals (Pb, Ni, Co, Cr, As, Cd, and

Co) were analyzed at the A laboratory services in Guangzhou, China, by Agilent 7700 Inductively Couple Plasma Mass

Spectrometer (ICPMS). The geochemical signatures Fe/(Al + Fe + Mn) > 0.5; Al/(Al + Fe + Mn) < 0.3; (Fe + Mn)/Al >

2.5; and (Fe + Mn)/Ti > 25 affirm the proximity of the NVS and the distal position of RFS to the Wocan vent site in the

Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean. The pollution indices, ecological risk index, and sediment quality guidelines showed low

to moderate contamination, low to moderate severity, and low to moderate ecological risk of As, Cd, Sb, Pb, Ni, Co, and

Cr to the benthic ecosystems at RFS. This is an indication of low to moderate anthropogenic influence from hydrothermal

venting to the ridge flank sediment (RFS). This study has shown that an understanding of background and threshold

concentrations can guide the development of strategies to reduce the impact of human activities on marine ecosystems.
Evaluación de las condiciones térmico-metabólicas en el área de producción de una empresa del cantón Quevedo – Ecuador y su incidencia en los trastornos sistémicos por calor
Authors: Tuarez García Diego Armando , Erazo Solórzano Cyntia Yadira , Mestanza Segura Pedro Alexander
Published: January 2024

Este trabajo busca determinar las condiciones térmico-atmosféricas en la que los trabajadores desarrollan sus actividades y su incidencia en los trastornos sistémicos por calor como síncope, edema, calambres, agotamiento y golpe de calor, además trastornos locales como afecciones cutáneas, en la planta de productos alimenticios Oriental Industria Alimenticia OIA Cía. Ltda., ubicada en la ciudad de Quevedo, Ecuador. Tiene por objetivo disminuir la incidencia de accidentes y enfermedades ocupacionales mediante la implementación de sistemas de medidas preventivas, efectuando controles de ingeniería y administrativos. Como etapa inicial, se efectuó la identificación de las áreas críticas y se realizó la medición del índice WBGT, con instrumentos y métodos avalados por la Norma ISO 7226, posteriormente se evaluó los resultados para proponer medidas que reduzcan, controlen o minimicen a niveles permitidos el estrés térmico por calor según la normativa vigente, estas medidas garantizaran la integridad y bienestar de todos los trabajadores.
Obtención de barras nutritiva a base de centeno (Secale cereale L), amaranto (Amaranthus hipochondriacus) y stevia (Stevia rebaudiana ertoni) como fuentes de proteínas, vitaminas y calorías
Authors: Azogue Ortiz Hipólito , Ledesma Veloz Paola , García Muñoz Iván Marcelo , Montero Silva Víctor Danilo
Published: January 2024

El incremento de problemas de salud relacionado a la mala nutrición ha empujado a que muchas investigaciones se centren en el aprovechamiento de alimentos integrales, especialmente cereales y pseudocereales. En tal sentido, el objetivo del presente trabajo fue Elaborar barras nutritivas a base de Centeno (factor A), Amaranto (factor B) y Stevia (factor C) como fuentes de proteínas, vitaminas y calorías. Para el efecto, se realizaron análisis organolépticos a las barras obtenidas mediante la participación de un panel de catadores semi entrenados. También, se efectuaron análisis físico químicos tanto a las materias primas como al producto terminado, y análisis de composición nutricional del mejor tratamiento obtenido. De acuerdo con los análisis sensoriales se determinó que el tratamiento 1 presentó mejor aceptación por parte de los catadores. Además, tras los análisis físico-químicos y nutricional de las barras, los resultados fueron, en proteína 10,2%, grasa 2,16%; fibra dietética 8,71%; carbohidratos totales 52,4%; cenizas 1,01%; humedad 25,5%, aportando un 49 kcal y 3 kcal de la grasa por unidad consumida, valores que han sido calculados en base a una dieta de 2000 calorías al día. Finalmente se comprobó que 18 g de centeno; 4 g de amaranto y 1 mL de Stevia cumple con las características sensoriales y nutricionales dentro de los parámetros establecidos en las normas ecuatorianas, aportando una mínima cantidad de calorías siendo ideal para personas con diabetes, sobrepeso, obesidad y desnutrición.
Estimación de potencial energético renovable en el recinto Malqui Machay
Authors: Medina Coro Kenny Jair , Paredes Anchatipán Alex Darwin
Published: January 2024

El estudio “Estimación de potencial energético renovable en Malqui Machay” analiza el potencial de energías renovables en Malqui Machay, Ecuador, usando una metodología avanzada que integra análisis geoespacial y aplicación de fórmulas y ecuaciones matemáticas, con datos de fuentes como la NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Los resultados indican un notable potencial solar de 361,80 KWh/m2, lo cual sobresale en comparación con las estimaciones más moderadas para la energía eólica y biomasa. Esta discrepancia subraya la idoneidad de la región para proyectos fotovoltaicos y sugiere la implementación de aerogeneradores de baja potencia y el aprovechamiento de biomasa a partir de residuos orgánicos, además el uso de sistemas híbridos que integren el uso de estas energías renovables no convencionales. El estudio resalta la importancia de las energías renovables en la transición energética sostenible de la región, enfatizando la energía solar fotovoltaica y sugiriendo investigaciones futuras sobre el potencial geotérmico. Este análisis posiciona a Malqui Machay como un sitio clave para el desarrollo de proyectos de energía renovables.
Resistir y provocar
Authors: Krajnik Baquerizo Franz
Published: January 2024

La fotografía aparece en el mundo como un acto de plena rebeldía. Su franca oposición a la temporalidad lineal nos confronta con destellos del pasado como una inflexión de la mirada que manifiesta, mordaz y punzante, las cicatrices de la memoria. A la vez que procura resistencia, su carácter evocativo y creador la erigen como herramienta capaz de proyectar una visión del mundo que va otorgando luz a aquello que debe ser mirado para despertar conciencias a través de su inevitable huella indexical, pero también de su fuerza discursiva. Una visión —a veces incómoda y contestataria— que nos permite imaginar, con imágenes, el mundo que deseamos.
Imagen, poder, ficción
Authors: León Cannock Alejandro
Published: January 2024

Joan Fontcuberta es una de las figuras más importantes de la fotografía contemporánea. Su actividad a lo largo de los últimos 50 años como artista, escritor, comisario, editor y docente ha contribuido sustancialmente a impulsar las principales líneas de fuerza, tanto creativas como críticas, que definen al universo de las imágenes (post) fotográficas en la era de la cultura digital.
La resistencia al olvido
Authors: Mohanna Mayu
Published: January 2024

Yuyanapaq. Para Recordar cumple 20 años y hoy es un símbolo emblemático de la memoria y la resistencia en el Perú. Abrió sus puertas en agosto de 2003 con la intención de ser una exhibición temporal por cuatro meses, pero se quedó para siempre entre nosotros.
Diferenças na qualidade do sono em lutadores de karatê amadores e profissionais
Authors: Silva Neto Luiz Vieira da , Reis Felipe da Silva , Oliveira José Klinger da Silva
Published: January 2024

Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar se existem diferenças na qualidade do sono entre lutadores de karatê amadores e profissionais. Metodologia: Dezenove lutadores de karatê masculinos participaram do estudo, sendo dez lutadores amadores (campeonatos regionais), com idade média de 32,3 ±11,2 anos e peso médio de 79,1 ±13,1 kg, e nove lutadores profissionais (campeonatos mundiais), com idade média de 26,8 ±10,5 anos e peso médio de 66,3 ±8,2 kg. Todos os voluntários responderam ao instrumento PSQI-Br, validado para o português brasileiro. O teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney U foi usado para análise estatística, com valor de p, valor U, escore Z e tamanho de efeito. Resultados e discussão: Houve diferença estatisticamente significativa no horário de dormir e na duração do sono, indicando resultados piores para lutadores profissionais de karatê. Não houve diferenças na qualidade geral do sono; no entanto, ambos os grupos foram classificados como tendo má qualidade do sono. Conclusão: Portanto, lutadores de karatê amadores e profissionais têm má qualidade do sono, o que gera vários fatores que afetam negativamente a saúde e o desempenho.
O desenvolvimento do judô no interior da Bahia
Authors: Queiroz Diego Alves Ribeiro , Joaquim Cassia dos Santos , Rodrigues Gustavo Yuji Uchida , Hirama Leopoldo Katsuki , Montagner Paulo Cesar
Published: January 2024

Objetivo: O estudo buscou compreender o processo de desenvolvimento do judô no Vale do Jiquiriçá, na Bahia. Metodologia: De cunho qualitativo, do tipo exploratório descritivo, utilizou-se o método da História Oral e entrevista com um judoca padre e defensor da modalidade como uma forma de educação. Resultados e discussão: Os dados foram interpretados segundo a análise do conteúdo. Os achados mostraram que o judô chegou ao Vale na década de 80, por iniciativa da Igreja Católica por meio do padre e, a partir da criação de uma rede de relacionamento, o judô expandiu-se na região. A disseminação seguiu um modelo artesanal de educação, assemelhando-se às escolas de ofício. Conclusão: Concluímos que a disseminação do judô ocorreu dessa forma e reforçamos a necessidade de novos estudos, identificando similaridades ou distanciamentos em outras regiões do país.
Relationship of MicroRNAs with Transposable Elements in the Type 1 Diabetes Development
Authors: Mustafin R. N.
Published: January 2024

The review article describes the involvement of epigenetic factors in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) etiopathogenesis. The disease is characterized by changes in expression of microRNAs that affect the transcription of genes involved in autoimmune reactions, destruction of beta cells and insulin production. However, the cause of the observed epigenetic changes is still unclear. In evolution, the sources of microRNA genes are transposable elements, which occupy up to 45 % of the entire human DNA sequence and are drivers of epigenetic regulation in ontogenesis. They are sources of transcription factor sequences and binding sites for them. Features of the genome distribution of transposable elements can cause changes in the number of 5’VNTR (variable number of tandem repeats) — repeats of insulin promoter region and HERV insertions into HLA genes, which affects their expression. Therefore, I assume that the cause of the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus may be an imbalance in transcription activation of transposons, which contributes to changes in the expression of specific microRNAs and protein-coding genes, and also contributes to autoimmune response development. Triggers for this may be individual features of genome distribution of transposons, viral infections and stress. An analysis of the scientific literature confirms my proposed mechanisms for T1DM development, since the global role of retroelements in hormonal regulation, the sensitivity of transposable elements to exogenous viral infections and stress, and HERV-W expression of the majority of patients with T1DM with activation of the autoimmune response have been proven. Analysis of the MDTE DB (miRNAs derived from transposable elements database) database showed the transposon origin of 12 T1DM-associated microRNAs (miR-192, miR-224, miR-31, miR-320c, miR-326, miR-340, miR-342, miR-44661, miR-548c, miR-652, miR-95), the use of which can become the basis for targeted therapy for T1DM.