bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recursos interacionais e oferta de cuidados: observação de bebês durante acolhimento institucional
Authors: Brito Sidney Fernando de Souza , Pedroso Janari da Silva
Published: February 2025

Este artigo objetivou compreender formas de interações entre dois bebês e suas cuidadoras em uma instituição de acolhimento infantil provisório. Utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa inspirada no método Bick de observação de bebês para a realização da coleta de dados. Após leitura dos materiais provenientes das observações e análises, três categorias foram criadas: recursos interativos do bebê; cuidadoras e suas capacidades para atender e cuidar do bebê; e o abrigo como contexto de promoção da interação cuidadora-bebê. Observou-se que ambos os bebês estavam apresentando um desenvolvimento dentro do esperado para suas idades, o que sugere que o ambiente da instituição se apresentava de forma positiva, tanto nos objetos presentes nele utilizados como suportes aos cuidados, quanto às disponibilidades das cuidadoras com as crianças. O abrigo onde a pesquisa foi realizada mostrou que pode influenciar significativamente no processo de individualização e desenvolvimento emocional dos bebês. Pesquisas sobre o desenvolvimento infantil em instituições como o abrigo são importantes no fomento de políticas públicas voltadas à saúde e cuidados do lactente.
Saúde mental das mulheres, maternidade e carreira: uma revisão da literatura
Authors: Delvan Josiane da Silva , Delfini Ana Claudia , Sedor Liara Dall' Agnese
Published: February 2025

As inúmeras conquistas laborais das mulheres no mundo do trabalho, asseguradas pela garantia dos seus direitos trabalhistas e ampliação de seus espaços de atuação no mercado de trabalho, são um forte retrato das transformações socioculturais e econômicas das relações de gênero a respeito dos papéis sociais historicamente construídos para as mulheres. Se, de um lado, tais conquistas representam avanços laborais significativos, de outro reatualizam o debate sobre saúde mental das mulheres no enfrentamento dos papéis tradicionais de gênero e a conciliação entre maternidade e carreira. Com maior presença no mercado de trabalho, os desafios para conciliar carreira e maternidade estão cada vez mais presentes na vida das mulheres mães. Um dos maiores desafios evidenciados é a saúde mental na nova rotina após a vinda do primeiro filho. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a produção científica de estudos sobre saúde mental das mulheres que buscam conciliar maternidade e carreira. Foram realizadas buscas nas bases de dados Capes e BVS-Saúde e 76 artigos foram encontrados, dos quais 03 foram selecionados a partir dos critérios estabelecidos. Da análise dos achados, quatro pontos foram destacados: a naturalização dos papéis de gênero que responsabiliza unicamente as mulheres para criarem, individualmente, estratégias de gerenciamento das inúmeras demandas maternas e laborais; a relevância da rede de apoio para a promoção do autocuidado; a necessidade de observar os diferentes contextos sociais e econômicos que impactam na criação das redes de apoio e a crença de que a conciliação é algo possível de ser realizado, não sem conflitos.
Did the CPA Shut the Bathroom Doors for Transgender and Non-Binary People? A Critical Legal Reflection of Section 9(2) of the CPA
Authors: Scott-Ngoepe Tshepiso , Van Dyk Obakeng
Published: February 2025

The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) introduced a variety of consumer rights that are intended to protect consumers in their engagement with suppliers. Amongst these rights is the consumer's right to equality in the consumer market. Section 8 of the CPA sets out practices that are considered to be prohibited discriminatory marketing practices; while section 9 of the CPA provides instances that constitute reasonable grounds for differential treatment in certain circumstances. In particular, section 9(2) of the CPA provides that a supplier may provide and designate facilities that are separate but equal for the exclusive use of each gender. Alternatively, the supplier is permitted to offer access to a facility to one gender exclusively. Over the years, the LGBTQI+ community has increased awareness around gender stereotypes; and stressed that not all persons conform to a binary-gender allocation. Therefore, the question that arises is whether section 9(2) of the CPA, in permitting the designation of facilities to exclusively one gender, is unfairly discriminating against transgender and non-binary persons and is therefore unconstitutional. To the extent that the provision is constitutional, the paper considers whether the continued practice of having gender-segregated bathrooms to the exclusion of transgender and non-binary persons is constitutional.
Examining the efficacy of professionalising university teaching through formal teaching qualifications at a historically disadvantaged university in South Africa
Authors: Ndebele Clever
Published: February 2025

Lecturers in higher education normally come into teaching with little, if any, formal professional training in teaching. The changing higher education landscape, for example, the increased student diversity, has begun to put pressure on academics to get solid grounding in pedagogical training. Many universities across the globe have now put systems in place to professionalise their teaching. This article reports on an initiative by a South African university to foreground the importance of professionalising teaching and learning among current and future university lecturers as a strategy to improve student success. The article discusses impressions of university lecturers enrolled on a formal higher education teaching qualification; the Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) on the usefulness of the qualification. Grounded in the interpretivist paradigm and premised on the qualitative research approach, this case study focuses on only one university. The research was conducted as part of a large National Research Foundation (NRF) research project on the enabling and constraining conditions in the uptake of professional development opportunities in teaching by lecturers, involving eight South African universities. A purposive sample of sixteen academics who had applied for and received funding support to enrol for a post graduate diploma in higher education was used for data collection. The lecturers responded to an open-ended questionnaire on their experiences of the first year of the two-year post graduate diploma and how their teaching practices had been affected by the attendance of that year’s sessions. Content analysis was used to identify emerging themes from the data. Findings from the study revealed that new ways of understanding teaching and learning and relating to students had emerged as a result of attending the first-year sessions and that the participants were developing an identity as university teachers. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that professional training in pedagogy is essential for university teaching; disciplinary expertise alone does not necessarily make one a good teacher. Based on the conclusions of the study, it is recommended that academics should undergo training to get solid grounding in pedagogical content knowledge before assuming duties as lecturers at university.
Older adults’ adaptiveness to disruptions during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown: Keep your head up and continue breathing
Authors: De Vries Aaqil , Mthembu Thuli G , Wegner Lisa
Published: February 2025

Introduction: Adaptiveness fosters resilience through increasing
capacity to transcend barriers in individuals, their
environment and occupational engagement. The COVID-19
pandemic and lockdown may have decreased adaptiveness
in older adults by disrupting occupational engagement, thus
negatively influencing health and well-being.
Methods: A qualitative, meta-analytic design was used to
explore the adaptiveness of older adults to disruptions experienced
during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown. Four
student researchers’ primary studies were reviewed and findings
synthesised for this paper. Individual, semi-structured
interviews were conducted with 16 participants during April
and May 2020. The transcripts were analysed thematically
and reported in the primary studies. The authors conducted
thematic analysis across all four primary studies to develop
themes for this paper.
Findings: Three dominant themes emerged: (1) COVID-19 as
an illness, (2) occupational disruptions experienced by older
adults, and (3) developing a state of adaptiveness. Older adults
developed adaptiveness through changing perspective,
adapting to new environments, learning to use technology,
expanding roles and routines, and strengthening the spiritual
self through engagement in eudemonic occupations.
Conclusions: The study provides insights into challenges and
adaptiveness of older adults during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Findings inform interventions with older adults presenting with
reduced adaptiveness.
Implications for practice
This study is valuable as it provides occupational therapists
with a deeper understanding of older adults’ experiences
and challenges during the COVID-19 lockdown, thus, laying
the potential for strengthening client-therapist interpersonal
relationships. Although the sample observed in this study was
older adults, the findings can be considered among other
vulnerable clients such as individuals with disease, illness
and/or disability. Additionally, these findings may provide occupational
therapists with insights that can assist in framing
intervention strategies for clients with a decreased state of
adaptiveness. This is significant as adaptation requires reasonable
social, emotional, and cognitive processes. Lastly, this
study aimed to contribute to a wealth of research exploring
adaptiveness, rooted in the reality that change is inexorable;
however, how we respond to change can be transformative for individual and population wellbeing.
Awaiting a Fair Trial
Authors: Rupcic Sonia
Published: February 2025

Between 1995 and 2003, a number of legislative reforms made it more difficult for accused persons in South Africa to be released on bail. As a result, roughly one-third of South Africa’s total prison population is comprised of those held in remand detention. Drawing on 22 months of ethnographic research in regional courtrooms in the Thohoyandou area, this article contends that those who are held in long-term remand detention are more likely to dismiss their state-sponsored legal counsel in order to defend themselves in court. By tracing the connections between long-term remand detention, lengthy trials and self-representation, I argue for expanding how we understand the injustices associated with remand detention.
Protest events have a 'Twitter Signature': Evidence from South Africa's #FeesMustFall
Authors: Papageorgiou Hraklis , Baggott Joseph , Bekker Martin
Published: February 2025

Protest levels in South Africa remain notoriously high. However, Protest Event Analysis (PEA) within the South African context has predominantly relied on media or administrative data, with scant regard for the insights that social media records may provide. Using data gathered during the #FeesMustFall movement, we employ a machine learning model trained on historical South African Twitter data combined with event records from a protest database. Our findings indicate that such events establish a distinctive time-series pattern, suggesting a robust approach to modelling, identifying or predicting protests within South Africa. Moreover, this implies that protests can be characterised using social media sources in ways that can enhance the insights from traditional data sources, and that automated analysis can unearth and assemble PEA databases. Moreover, automated PEA may soon provide valuable information about the actors, level of turmoil, size, duration, grievances, and motivations of protest.
The elephant in the room: Power and race at play in art practice in primary schools
Authors: Meiring Kobie (J.J.) , Perold-Bull Karolien , Costandius Elmarie
Published: February 2025

Pervasive exercising of power in educational institutions and processes could be a contributing factor to the undervalued status of art education in South African primary schools. A case study approach that aimed at gaining insight into power relations that played out in the establishment of an art education programme in a low-income area in the Western Cape, South Africa was employed. The article addresses problems of race, inequality, and exclusion as well as schools as possible spaces for critical transformative dialogue. In order to address the impoverished status of art education in primary schools, teachers should become knowledgeable in the functioning of hidden curricula to be able to work towards unbiased observation of learners. Inequality and exclusion emphasised feelings of discomfort, which relates to language and learning barriers as well as limited material and human resources. It is suggested that dialogue could cultivate within teachers greater understanding of the intersection of class, race and power, and the unfolding thereof in education. In striving for a meaningful way to work towards social justice, schools could become spaces for critical transformative dialogue in role players’ detachment from the symbolic forms of meaning that constitute their histories, social constructions, beliefs, viewpoints and preferences.
A reflection on the ‘non-place’ character of German foreign language (GFL) courses and coursebooks in South African higher education
Authors: Jita Thuthukile , Munje Paul Nwati
Published: February 2025

The ability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve teaching and learning explains its inclusion in policy prerogatives in countries around the world. Efforts to realise ICT’s potential in the teaching of science across the world are ongoing. In this qualitative study, we purposively sampled six beginning teachers with up to two years’ teaching experience to unpack the enablers and constraints they encounter when using ICTs to teach science in South African schools. The participants responded to semi-structured interviews, wherein they narrated their experiences on the teaching of science using ICTs. We used a thematic mode of analysis. Findings indicate a range of enablers and constraints that influence beginning teachers’ abilities to teach science using ICT tools. Despite exposure and competence, beginning teachers are unable to integrate ICTs effectively in teaching as indicated in the country’s education policies due to certain constraints. The paper recommends, among others, that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) should activate its monitoring and evaluation mechanisms that would assist in identifying context-specific challenges. In addition, it is recommended that the government relook its budget allocation to schools in the domain of technology to enhance school capacity to purchase internet data on a regular basis and to repair broken computers timeously. These findings call for more interdisciplinary studies to provide additional information relating to the use of ICTs by beginning teachers to teach science across a variety of classroom contexts.
Teacher-Student Interaction Management: A Study on the Practices and Principles in a Pakistani ESL Classroom
Authors: Ahmad Muhammad , Siddique Ali Raza , Arshad Amna
Published: February 2025

This study investigated Teacher Talk (TT) quantity, TT quality, teacher questions and feedback to determine whether the teacher-student interaction practices in a Pakistani language classroom align with ESL (English as a Second Language) principles or not. For this purpose, two lessons in a Pakistani secondary level ESL classroom were recorded and analysed through conversation analysis (CA). TT was observed to dominate in the classroom. The teacher used display questions more than referential questions. There was a slight use of second language (L2) in the classroom that was limited to the use of key terms in the lessons. Feedback was romantic in nature. All of these practices were observed as less effective teacher-student interaction practices. Therefore, the study concluded that teacher-student interaction did not align with ESL classroom management principles. Since TT, teacher questions and feedback were the important forms of teacher-student interaction in an ESL classroom, this study suggested to manage TT, teacher questions and feedback in the Pakistani ESL classroom for effective L2 teaching.
Let's slow it down- re-imagining Life orientation education in higher education
Authors: Jarvis Janet , De Jager Sarina
Published: February 2025

This article proposes a paradigm shift in teaching and learning within the context of neoliberal universities that increasingly emphasise the commercialisation of knowledge, student throughput, and performativity. Drawing from the conceptual framework of the Slow Movement, specifically Slow Pedagogy, this article argues that teaching-learning in higher education should not be merely assessment driven, nor simply a technicist activity facilitated irrespective of context. Teaching differently, or against the grain, implies humanising the curriculum and creating time and space for brave and courageous conversations that are empathetic and reflective, with the possibility of being transformative. Talking circles are an indigenous pedagogical approach that serves a decolonial agenda by promoting situated relatedness, respectful listening and reflective witnessing. The relationality enabled by this teaching-learning methodology presents the possibility for a sustainable and transformative education system. Two academics from higher education institutions in South Africa present and discuss vignettes of their observations and experiences facilitating Life Orientation in this way. This teaching praxis is both reflective and reflexive.
Perspectives in Gender Medicine
Authors: Ortona Elena , Bellenghi Maria
Published: February 2025

La Medicina di genere studia l’influenza del sesso e del genere sullo stato di salute e di malattia degli individui. Con il termine “sesso” si intende l’insieme delle caratteristiche biologiche con le quali una persona nasce, per esempio i cromosomi, le gonadi, i genitali esterni, gli ormoni sessuali. Con il termine “genere” invece si intende l’insieme delle caratteristiche socio-economiche e culturali che definiscono e attribuiscono il genere femminile e maschile. La Medicina di genere rappresenta una nuova dimensione trasversale da considerare in tutte le specialità mediche. Considerare il sesso e il genere nelle azioni di prevenzione e di cura è necessario per promuovere l’equità e l’appropriatezza degli interventi e realizzare azioni efficaci di promozione della salute e prevenzione, contribuendo a rafforzare la “centralità della persona” e ad applicare una medicina personalizzata. L’Istituto Superiore di Sanità, organo tecnico scientifico del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, ha da tempo inserito tra i suoi obiettivi strategici l’applicazione della Medicina di Genere e già nel 2017 ha istituito il Centro di riferimento per la Medicina di Genere, che ha come obiettivo quello di promuovere, condurre e coordinare attività nell’ambito sanitario che tengano conto dei differenti bisogni di salute della popolazione dovuti a differenze di sesso e di genere. Il Centro in questi anni ha svolto un’importante funzione di riferimento e di punto di aggregazione, contribuendo in maniera sostanziale alla costituzione di una rete di istituzioni, enti, regioni, IRCCS, ospedali, università e società scientifiche che si interessano di medicina di genere. Il Centro ha attivamente partecipato, in collaborazione col Ministero della Salute, alla stesura del Piano Nazionale per l’applicazione e diffusione della Medicina di Genere in ottemperanza all’art. 3 della legge 3/2010 ed è in prima linea nell’organizzazione dei lavori dell’Osservatorio dedicato alla Medicina di Genere che ha sede presso l’Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
Preliminary assessment of habitat uses and time budget by an urban group of white-footed tamarins (Oedipomidas leucopus, Callitrichidae)
Authors:   Universidad de Antioquia, Soto-Calderón Iván Darío , Pérez-Estrada Ana María ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Acosta-Madrigal Tatiana ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Jurado-Gutiérrez Ana María ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Delgado-Villegas Vanessa ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Mesa-Alarcón Vanesa ,   Universidad de Antioquia, Hidalgo-García Camilo ,   Universidad de Antioquia
Published: February 2025

High levels of species diversity and endemism in developing countries contrast with a dramatic expansion of human populations and urban development. This poses a challenge for wildlife and their ability to adapt to transformed and fragmented habitats. In the Neotropics, tamarins and marmosets (Primates: Callitrichidae) have established populations in urbanized areas, including the White-footed tamarin in north-western Colombia, where it is prone to metabolic syndrome presumably due to nutritional issues and reduced physical activity. We conducted an exploratory analysis of habitat use and activity budget of a group of the White-footed tamarin established in an isolated forest patch in Medellín, Colombia over a 12-month period. We applied multiple linear regressions to assess 1) the seasonal variation of diet and 2) the role of landscape features on the use of the available habitat. Resting was the most dominant behavior. The diet comprised a range of animal and plant items as well as a smaller proportion of anthropogenic food. The diet diversity showed an inverse relationship with the within-month humidity variation, indicating an adaptation to seasonal changes. The use of available area was associated with tree density and abundance of key plant species that are either consumed or used as part of corridors. Our results suggest that seasonal plasticity and generalist diet habits may be favored in species adapted to urbanized areas, but food oversupply may lead to sedentarism and compromise the health of urban fauna. Strategic planting of key tree species that provide food sources and facilitate dispersal is recommended.
Patrimonio bioartesanal y prácticas museales decoloniales con la comunidad de La Laguna: “Los Hijos del Agua”
Authors:   Universidad de Guadalajara, Kouvatsou Paraskevi
Published: February 2025

El artículo analiza una experiencia de prácticas museales decoloniales fruto de la colaboración entre la Universidad de Guadalajara y la comunidad de San Juan Bautista de La Laguna, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, México. La exposición “Los Hijos del Agua”, inaugurada en abril de 2017, exploró el patrimonio bioartesanal de fibras vegetales en una comunidad que defiende el control de los recursos hídricos del lago, en un contexto de crisis ecológicas, conflictos con autoridades municipales y resistencia comunal por su autonomía. La metodología decolonial empleada, basada en la “coconstrucción horizontal de significados” promovió la inclusión de saberes comunitarios, enfrentando las profundas inequidades sociales y los hegemónicos sobre el patrimonio.
STUDY OF DECORATIVE FEATURES OF CHINESE JUNIPER (JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS L.) CULTIVARS FOR USE IN LANDSCAPING IN THE SOUTH OF THE KYIV REGION
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, SYNELNYK Maksym , PANYUTA Olga ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2025

Background. The Chinese juniper, Juniperus chinensis L., is widely used in landscaping and is the source of many other species and cultivars, including J. x pfitzeriana. Numerous ornamental varieties of J. chinensis differ in height, crown architectonic and leave color. Evaluating the ornamental features of plants, such as plant size, color scheme and other characteristics, is necessary for their successful when creating a decorative composition. Thus, this study was aimed at analyzing the decorative features of J. chinensis cultivars commonly used in greening in the South of the Kyiv region.

Methods. Four techniques for assessing the decorativeness of plants were used, which are modifications of the generally accepted method of O. Vynohradova and N. Kotelova for studying the ornamental features of conifers, or even exclusively of junipers.

Results. J. chinensis 'Spartan' obtained the highest coefficients of decorativeness when applying all four methods. The tall-growing J. chinensis 'Stricta' and the medium-growing J. × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzerana Aurea', 'Old Gold', 'Gold Star' showed the highest ones when defined by three methods, and the tall-sized J. chinensis 'Blaauw', J. × pfitzeriana 'Mint Julep', the medium-sized J. shinensis 'Shimpaku', J. × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Glauca', 'Saybrook Gold' and all short-growing cultivars - by two methods. J. × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana', 'Pfitzeriana Compacta' and J. chinensis 'Plumosa Aurea' were praised when only one method was applied and so they are significantly inferior to other cultivars in their ornamental qualities.

Conclusions. The complex use of various methods for determining the decorative qualities of J. chinensis cultivars made it possible to determine the most ornamental of them for their further use in landscaping.
Tumor del estroma gastrointestinal de yeyuno: reporte de un caso.
Authors: Cepero Rosales Bárbara , Roche Albernas Claudia , Roca Campañá Víctor
Published: February 2025

Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal son una causa poco común de hemorragia gastrointestinal. Entre ellas, las localizadas en yeyuno representan el 0,1-3% de todas las neoplasias gastrointestinales. Los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal son potencialmente malignos. Reportamos una causa rara de hemorragia gastrointestinal alta recurrente en un paciente masculino de 36 años que acudió a la sala de emergencias con hemorragia digestiva y una masa palpable en el abdomen. La laparotomía reveló una masa en yeyuno. La anatomía patológica reportó un tumor del estroma gastrointestinal de células fusiformes con potencial comportamiento maligno. El paciente se encuentra en tratamiento con imatinib, libre de recurrencias. Se revisan aspectos referentes a la morfología, inmunohistoquímica y diagnóstico diferencial de los tumores del estroma gastrointestinal.
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma metastasic to the submaxillary gland, a rare event: Case report and literature review.
Authors: Barayobre Dr. Matías , Giani Dra. Nancy , García Yllán Dra. Verónica , García Muñiz Dr. José Antonio
Published: February 2025

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) represents the most common renal epithelial malignant neoplasms, accounting for 65-70 % of all renal carcinomas. Metastases are most frequently hematogenous, to lung, bone, liver, central nervous system (CNS) etc. Lymphatic way to hilar, aortic and cavil lymph nodes is less common. Head and neck metastasis represent 8-15% while salivary gland metastasis involvement is rare, accounting for 3-5 %, of the cases, being the submaxillary gland affected in 1%
LEWIS CARROLL’S WONDERLANDS
Authors: Laterza Cristina Ferreira
Published: February 2025

The article studies Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland employing the concepts of utopia and heterotopia, which would express two aesthetic attitudes of the text in keeping with its metafictional aspect.O ensaio tem como objetivo analisar a obra Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland de Lewis Carroll’s sob a luz dos conceitos de utopia e heterotopia, que expressariam duas atitudes estéticas do texto distintas, condizentes a seu caráter ficcional.
TESTEMUNHOS NARRATIVOS FEMININOS NA AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Magnabosco Maria Madalena
Published: February 2025

Os testemunhos narrativos femininos desarticulam as relações de gênero e colocam a necessidade da interdisciplinaridade entre Literatura, História, Psicologia e Política, para uma releitura da diferença.
OS IMPASSES DE UMA ESCRITA
Authors: Teixeira Maria Juliana Gambogi
Published: February 2025

Este texto tem o propósito de, introduzindo as obras L’Amour e La Femme de Jules Michelet, compreender como o afeto amoroso irrompe nos textos desse autor de modo a, constituindo-se como impasses lógicos para seu projeto pedagógico, tornarem-se espaços para construções poéticas.
O PECADO COMO FORMA DE REDENÇÃO
Authors: Reis Nelson Ricardo Guedes dos
Published: February 2025

Dostoiévski foi uma das principais referências literárias de Lúcio Cardoso. Suas personagens, assim como as do autor russo, buscam no pecado a salvação. Na obra desses dois autores, o homem só atinge a redenção pela danação. É através do pecado que suas personagens chegam a Deus.
Network communication culture, digital etiquette, online community of university teachers and students: bibliometric mapping of the literature
Authors: Syzdykbayeva A. D. , Abdigapbarova U. M. , Knissarina М. M. , Seidualiyeva A. N. , Mirza N. V.
Published: February 2025

Introduction. Online communication and digital etiquette have become essential components of higher education, requiring a thorough understanding of their evolution and current status. Aim. This research aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the development of scientific thought in network communication and digital etiquette within higher education, offering insights into the current state and future prospects of this field. Methodology and research methods. The study employs a bibliometric analysis of metadata from 9,039 articles indexed in the Web of Science from 1975 to 2024. Quantitative bibliometric methods are utilised to describe and visualise the evolution of the field over 49 years, examining publication growth dynamics, author productivity, and the social, intellectual, and conceptual structures. Results. The research findings indicate a consistent increase in publication activity, particularly notable since 2019, with contributions across various disciplines, including education, computer science, communication studies, sociology, psychology, and management. The research community exhibits a global character, with the USA, China, and the UK at the forefront of authorship. The study identifies twelve key research themes that dominate scientific discourse, ranging from contemporary educational approaches in the digital age to the co-creation of value in the digital environment. Scientific novelty. This comprehensive analysis provides a unique perspective on the evolution and current state of research in network communication culture and digital etiquette within higher education. By identifying key themes and trends, the study deepens our understanding of the development of this field and its interdisciplinary nature. Practical significance. The research provides valuable insights for educators, researchers, and policymakers in higher education regarding strategies for enhancing online communication practices and digital etiquette.
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLEX OSTEOPATHIC AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NARROWED UPPER JAW
Authors: Vasilyeva Maria
Published: February 2025

Relevance. The prevalence of dental anomalies and are currently one of the urgent problems of modern medicine both in Russia and around the world. Narrowing of the upper jaw is a predisposing factor and the cause of the development of malocclusion and comorbid conditions of the whole body, which significantly affect the quality of life, which contributes to the deterioration of the dental and main health of the population, causing medical, social and economic damage. The use of various types of orthodontic hardware and surgical treatments can also lead to complications that can worsen the clinical situation.
Goal. To review and analyze the literature data that would justify an integrated approach in the treatment of patients with a narrowed upper jaw.
Materials and methods. The literature was searched in the database eLibrary and PubMed for keywords such as narrowed upper jaw, Marco Rosa, HAAS, HYRAX, Rapid expansion of the upper jaw, JFO, functional jaw orthopedics.
Results. Despite the large amount of data on standard treatment methods (orthodontic apparatus and combined surgical orthodontic), there is very little data on complex osteopathic orthodontic treatment. As example, during orthodontic treatment of an asymmetric narrow upper jaw, serious clinical complications arise, such as scoliosis, TMJ dysfunctions, osteopathic lesions and suture dysfunctions of the skull bones, for example, lateral strain and other disorders of the basic patterns (breathing, swallowing, vision, hearing, chewing). However, more research is still needed to evaluate the stability results of each approach. We were able to identify a number of interesting data regarding the compatibility of orthodontic and osteopathic work in the correction of a narrow upper jaw, as well as complications in the treatment of a narrowed upper jaw with surgical and hardware methods.
VESTIBULOPLASTY WITH FREE GINGIVAL GRAFT IN THE AREA OF DENTAL IMPLANTS USING LASER TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Tarasenko Svetlana , Kalinin Sergey , Abrosimov Daniil
Published: February 2025

Introduction. Dental implantation often requires additional surgical interventions in order to create optimal bone parameters. The peculiarity of such manipulations is the excessive mobilization of the muco-periosteal flap and the incision of the periosteum fibers, which leads to its scarring and thinning of the mucous membrane with the formation of a deficiency of the attached keratinized gum.
Objective: to increase the effectiveness of surgical treatment of patients with a deficiency of the attached keratinized gum and a small vestibule of the oral cavity using laser technologies.
Materials and methods. A patient with a deficiency of the attached keratinized gum in the area of dental implants in the positions of teeth 3.6, 3.7 and with a small vestibule of the oral cavity, who is shown a vestibuloplasty operation using a free connective tissue autograft. The graft was taken from the sky using a diode laser.
Results and discussion. As a result of the surgical intervention, the increase in the area of the attached keratinized gum was 5.4 mm in the implant area 36, 4.4 mm in the implant area 37. The use of laser technologies during vestibuloplasty has a number of advantages: shorter surgery time, good hemostasis, high visualization of the surgical field, unexpressed pain syndrome and collateral edema in the recipient and donor areas, shorter rehabilitation period. The postoperative area of the donor zone of the hard palate when using a diode laser on the 20th day looks similar to that after surgery performed with a scalpel on the 45th day. Creating a “laser bandage" on the palate causes less discomfort to patients when chewing and articulating.
Conclusions. The use of a diode laser increases the effectiveness of surgical treatment of patients with a small vestibule of the mouth and a deficiency of the attached keratinized gum at all stages of the operation and contributes to a more favorable course of the rehabilitation period.
CORRELATION OF 3D ODONTO AND 3D BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF VIRTUAL DYNAMIC MODELS OF JAWS AND 3D DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF OCCLUSION IN PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL FORMS OF DENTAL ARCHES IN THE PERIOD OF PERMANENT TEETH
Authors: Grigorenko Mark , Vakushina Elena , Lapina Natalia , Grigorenko Pavel , Mrikaeva Madina , Karton Elena , Zaretskaya Elina
Published: February 2025

Objective. To evaluate the correlations of personalized 3D odontometric and 3D biometric parameters of virtual dynamic jaw models and precision 3D dynamic occlusion parameters in patients with abnormal shapes of dental arches in the period of permanent teeth.
Methodology. A total of 134 adult patients of both sexes, adolescents and early adulthood aged 17 to 35 years with abnormal dental arch shapes combined with distal occlusion, were examined clinically, radiologically, 3D odontometrically, 3D biometrically and 3D occlusiographically. Personalized linear dimensions of permanent tooth crowns (width, thickness and height) were sequentially measured on virtual dynamic 3D jaw models, virtual projections of abnormal dental arch shapes (saddle-shaped, V-shaped, triangular, trapezoid and asymmetric) were constructed, and dental arch types (microdont, normodont, macrodont and combined) were determined. The ultra-thin sensor was used to obtain precision 3D dynamic virtual occlusionograms, and the parameters of the occlusal contact time of the antagonist teeth, the number of occlusal interferences, the percentage of the maximum value of the compression force and the occlusion balance on both sides were sequentially recorded and analyzed. The correlation dependencies of the parameters obtained during the study were calculated.
Results. Conclusion. The definition of personalized and precise 3D odontometric and 3D biometric parameters of virtual dynamic jaw 3D models and 3D dynamic occlusion parameters allowed us to conduct a comprehensive analysis of counter micromovements of antagonist teeth, significantly supplement the existing applied methods for studying the localization, area and number of occlusal interferences, distribution of occlusal load and its balance on both sides of integral dental arches with abnormal shapes and pathological occlusion for interdisciplinary consultation and drawing up individual plans for complex treatment of adult patients during the period of permanent teeth.
Conclusion. The study showed that the use of modern diagnostic virtual technologies is appropriate and highly informative in determining the correlations of 3D odontometric and 3D-biometric parameters of virtual dynamic jaw models and 3D dynamic occlusion parameters in patients with abnormal shapes of dental arches during the period of permanent teeth.
MODERN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTISTRY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONALITY (A REVIEW)
Authors: Verkhovskiy Andrey , Apresyan Samvel , Stepanov Alexander
Published: February 2025

Modern digital dental forensics has revolutionized traditional forensic investigations in the collection, analysis and presentation of forensic evidence, and today its use is becoming routine in the investigation of the consequences of mass disasters, earthquakes and terrorist acts. Improvement of software and emergence of digital computer technologies, computer-aided design and manufacturing systems, digital records and robotics, techniques of non-contact autopsy and virtual autopsy (virtopsy) have led to acceleration and optimization of the personal identification process by extracting a large amount of data and reducing possible errors. Analysis of available domestic and foreign literary sources indicates the need for a comprehensive identification study with the use of diverse digital methods and traditional means of evaluating the available biomaterials.
The aim of the study is to analyze the current scientific literature related to the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the general medical and dental personal identification practice.
Methodology. This literature review was based on 25 sources from the following databases: PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Elibrary, ResearchGate, Google Scholar.
Results. The article presents a review of actual methods of digital forensic identification of a person using artificial intelligence technologies. The article covers modern aspects of diagnostics and complex planning of identification study in order to effectively resolve medico-legal and dental issues.
Conclusions. Based on the performed literature analysis a conclusion can be drawn up that depending on the complexity and specificity of the tasks set in the process of personal identification, the optimal ways of their operational solution are to be determined, and modern digital methods of research with the use of artificial intelligence technology are increasingly being prioritized. In summary, the innovative nature of the technologies used, as well as the inevitability of introduction of specialized digital software by the world scientific community into the professional practice of personal identification shall be noted.
Impact of Foliar Nutrition Sprays and Hydrogel on Lentil Yield and Profitability in Sangrur, Punjab Region
Authors:   Department of Agriculture, Bhai Gurdas Degree College, Sangrur, Punjab, India, Malik Anurag
Published: February 2025

Two winter (rabi) seasons in a row (2022–23 & 2023-24) saw the Department of Agriculture at Bhai Gurdas Degree College in Sangrur, Punjab, India, execute a field experiment. Three hydrogel levels—2.5, 5.0, and 0 kg/ha—were maintained in the main plots of the experiment, while five foliar nutrition levels—water spray, 2% urea, thiourea 500 ppm, salicylic acid 75 ppm, and NPK (19:19:19) @ 0.5 percent—were maintained in the subplots. Before planting lentils in designated strips, hydrogel was drilled 7–8 cm deep into the ground. Foliar nutrition was then sprayed on the plants at crucial times, such as during the commencement of the bloom and the development of the pod. The maximum B: C ratio (1.41) was obtained with hydrogel 2.5 kg/ha being on par with hydrogel 5.0 kg/ha over no hydrogel. The results showed that drilling of hydrogel 5.0 kg/ha before sowing recorded significantly higher pods/plant (66.5), grain yield (1210 kg/ha), and net return (Rs. 27507/ha) over control and 2.5 kg/ha, respectively. Foliar treatment of NPK (19:19:19) @ 0.5% during the stages of pod development and flower initiation resulted in significantly greater grain output (1127 kg/ha), net return (Rs. 26646/ha), and pods/plant (63.2) than water spray and urea 2%, respectively.
Exploring the Effects of Altitude on Milk Composition: Insights from Kosovo’s Diverse Localities
Authors: Mestani Mergim , Mehmeti Ibrahim , Zeqiri Medin , Gavazi Era , Demaj Arta , Zaidalkilani Ayah T. , Natour Abdul Rahman Al , Alfarga Ammar
Published: February 2025

Background: This study examines how altitude affects the physicochemical characteristics of milk by examining samples taken from three different altitude ranges in Kosovo: low altitude (below 600 m), medium altitude (600-800 m) and high altitude (above 800 m). Identification of changes in milk’s physical and chemical properties brought on by altitude variations was the goal. Methods: Between April and June 2021–2023, 85 farmers in 13 municipalities in Kosovo provided samples, which were then examined for factors such fat, protein, casein, SNF, TS, density, freezing point, acidity (Dornik, Soxhlet Henkel, Thörner), lactose, galactose, glucose, organic acids and urea. In compliance with ISO 9622:2013 and AOAC 972.16 standards, measurements were made using the MilkoScan FT device (FOSS, Hilleroed, Denmark) with accuracy less than 1% CV and reproducibility £0.25% CV. SPSS was used to conduct statistical analysis, evaluating height group differences using the LSD test and ANOVA. Result: Differences in freezing point, lactose, galactose, glucose and lactic acid were statistically significant (p less than 0.05). The freezing point was lower and the quantities of lactose, galactose and glucose were higher at high altitudes, indicating a strong correlation between the two variables. However, no significant differences (p greater than 0.05) were found for urea, fat, protein, casein, solids non-fat (SNF), total solids (TS), citric acid, or free fatty acids (FFA). This suggests that altitude has less of an impact on these parameters than genetics and animal food.
Insight review on solar still application
Authors: Hamdoon Alaa Ahmed , Awad Afrah Turki
Published: February 2025

Access to drinkable water is essential for life, and solar energy offers a sustainable method for water purification. Solar stills, which use solar energy to distill water, have been widely studied to improve efficiency. However, challenges such as low productivity and reliance on sunlight remain. This study reviews advancements in solar still technology, focusing on enhancements using nanoparticles, phase change materials (PCM), and design modifications. Due to their high surface area and thermal conductivity, Nanoparticles improve heat transfer when applied to the glass surface of solar stills. However, their effectiveness depends on factors such as type, size, shape, and concentration. PCM is incorporated to address the limitation of solar availability by storing energy and enabling water production during cloudy conditions and nighttime. Additionally, various solar still designs have been explored to enhance efficiency. This review critically examines these techniques, highlighting their benefits and limitations. The findings provide valuable insights for optimizing solar still performance, contributing to the development of more efficient and reliable solar water purification systems.
Keywords: Distillations, review; nanoparticles; phase change; solar still.
Islamic Legal Perspective on Data of Child Victims of Sexual Violence: A Case Study of the Indonesia’s Court
Authors: Gurusi La , Mansyah Muh Sutri , Lee Kirsty , Purnamasari Yety , Alfajar Subhan
Published: February 2025

The Case Tracking Information System (SIPP), established by the Supreme Court, is designed to facilitate the tracking of legal cases. However, concerns have arisen regarding data leakage of victims of sexual violence. This study seeks to analyse and evaluate the protection of personal data of victims of sexual violence published in the SIPP Court, particularly from an Islamic law perspective. Employing a socio-legal research method, the study integrates case, statutory, and conceptual approaches. Primary legal materials include laws and regulations relevant to victim protection, while secondary legal materials are sourced from relevant journals, books, and literature. The analysis was performed using a descriptive technique with grammatical and systematic interpretations. The results of the study show that five laws (Witness and Victim Protection Law, Sexual Violence Crime Law, Personal Data Protection Law, Juvenile Criminal Justice System Law, and Child Protection Law) regulate victim confidentiality to prioritise the best interests of children as the next generation of the nation. Despite these legal provisions, practical discrepancies persist. For example, in the SIPP of the Baubau District Court, sensitive details such as victims’ names are accessible, whereas the Aceh District Court only displays anonymised data, using aliases like "child witness." From the Islamic perspective, as derived from the Quran and Hadith, Muslims are prohibited from approaching adultery, and people who commit adultery will be punished both in this world and in the hereafter. The implication of personal data protection for victims of sexual violence, associated with Maqashid Syariah, is that the protection of the soul (hifz al-nafs) and mind (hifz al-‘aql) of children is part of the collective responsibility borne together by the family, society, and government. Therefore, it is important to reevaluate and reconstruct the protection of child victim data in SIPP