bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tourism in global value chains- the case of Central and East European countries
Authors: Kersan-Škabić Ines
Published: January 2025

The paper investigates the involvement of tourism in global value chains in the EU's new member states by analysing the proportion of domestic and foreign added value in tourism exports, as well as their shares in domestic and foreign demand. According to the OECD TiVA database, by applying secondary data analysis, the results show that Croatia has achieved the highest share of inward FDI stock in tourism out of total FDI stock, which aligns with tourism's significant contribution to Croatia's GDP; the domestic added value dominates in domestic export with the share of foreign added value reaching a maximum of 25%. The econometric analysis confirms positive impact of FDI inward stock and number of employed in accommodation and food services on the domestic value added. The Granger causality test is employed to find out the interrelation between supply and demand variables on domestic value added in the sector of accommodation and food services. Positive impact is found for different groups of employed persons, expenditures in accommodation and food services, and the number of beds in all accommodation units. The results indicate the importance of tourism, as well as domestic production capabilities and capacities.
The relationship of constitutional-exogenous obesity and hormonalmicroelement status in adolescent boys with delayed sexual development
Authors: Drukker N. A. , Palieva N. V. , Petrov Y. A. , Рopova V. A.
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity and the rate of its spread is a serious threat to the reproductive health of the nation, especially among boys, being a background for delaying sexual development and further disrupting fertility.AIM: To study the peculiarities of the ratio of the level of leptin and a number of toxic and essential chemical trace elements in biological environments in adolescent boys aged 13–14 years with obesity and delayed sexual development.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three groups of adolescents aged 13–14 years were studied and formed: the main ones — with constitutional exogenous obesity of 1–2 degrees (1–20 boys without secondary signs of puberty; 2 — 24 boys with 2–4 stages of puberty according to Tanner) and comparisons (3 — 15 boys with normal body weight and without deviations in puberty). The level of lead, zinc, selenium, chromium and manganese in the morning urine was determined by the absorption method; in the blood serum — leptin, by the method of enzyme immunoassay. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out in the MeoCape 11.4.2 Statistica environment, nonparametric Spearman correlation analysis and calculation of the Student’s t-test for independent samples, the reliability of the results at p< 0.05.RESULTS: It was found that adolescents with obesity are characterized by a certain shift in the content of toxic and essential trace elements, the vector of which is shifted towards the predominance of levels of toxic chemical elements, in particular, ead, and a decrease in essential toxic elements, such as zinc, selenium, chromium and manganese. However, a more pronounced shift in the values in the imbalance of trace elements already violates not only the metabolic processes in the body of adolescent children, but also leads to a violation of puberty - to a delay in sexual development. CONCLUSION: In the body of adolescent boys with obesity and delayed sexual development, the processes of oxidative stress, tissue hypoxia are progressing against the background of excess leptin, accumulation of heavy metals and deficiency of essential trace elements. Less pronounced shifts in the content of leptin and trace elements in adolescent boys are determined by a failure in neuroendocrine regulation, but does not affect the level of puberty. The homeostasis of the hormonal-microelement composition ensures the harmonious development of adolescent boys.
Clinical, hormonal and molecular genetic characteristics of patients with 46,XY disorders of sex development associated with variants in the HSD17B3 gene
Authors: Kalinchenko N. Y. , Makretskaya N. A. , Kolodkina A. A. , Ioutsi V. A. , Petrov V. M. , Tyulpakov A. N.
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND: Deficiency of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (HSD17B3) is a rare variant of 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD).AIM: To give clinical, hormonal and molecular genetic characteristics of cases of 46,XY DSD associated with variants in the HSD17B3 gene.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 310 patients with 46,XY DSD for the period from 2015 to 2019. The patients underwent a comprehensive examination, including a study of the steroid profile by high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection, as well as a molecular genetic analysis using NGS.RESULTS: According to the results of molecular genetic studies, biallelic nucleotide substitutions in the HSD17B3 gene were detected in 13 cases, which accounted for 4.2% of the total number of patients with 46,XY DSD. All 13 patients with biallelic variants in the HSD17B3 gene were registered as females. The ratio of androstenedione/testosterone concentrations in the blood in this group ranged from 1.4 to 8.9. 2 variants in the HSD17B3 gene were found in several patients: c.277+4A>T (on 6 chromosomes) and c.729_735del:p.V243fs (on 9 chromosomes). 4 novel variants have been identified. Monoallelic nucleotide substitutions in the HSD17B3 gene were detected in 7 cases, which accounted for 2.3% of the total number of patients with 46,XY DSD. External genitalia in this group corresponded to Prader stages 3–4. In 1 patient, a pathogenic variant c.277+4A>T was detected in the HSD17B3 gene, in other cases variants with uncertain significance were detected.CONCLUSION: In the structure of 46,XY DSD, patients with biallelic variants in the HSD17B3 gene were identified in 4.2% of cases, with monoallelic variants — in 2.3% of cases. 4 novel variants were found in the HSD17B3 gene.
Development of prognostic clinical and genetic models of the risk of low bone mineral density using neural network training
Authors: Yalaev B. I. , Novikov A. V. , Minniakhmetov I. R. , Khusainova R. I.
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a common age-related disease with disabling consequences, the early diagnosis of which is difficult due to its long and hidden course, which often leads to diagnosis only after a fracture. In this regard, great expectations are placed on advanced developments in machine learning technologies aimed at predicting osteoporosis at an early stage of development, including the use of large data sets containing information on genetic and clinical predictors of the disease. Nevertheless, the inclusion of DNA markers in prediction models is fraught with a number of difficulties due to the complex polygenic and heterogeneous nature of the disease. Currently, the predictive power of neural network models is insufficient for their incorporation into modern osteoporosis diagnostic protocols. Studies in this area are sporadic, but are widely demanded, as their results are of great importance for preventive medicine. This leads to the need to search for the most effective machine learning approaches and optimise the selection of genetic markers as input parameters to neural network models.AIM: to evaluate the effectiveness of machine learning and neural network analysis to develop predictive risk models for osteoporosis based on clinical predictors and genetic markers of osteoporetic fractures.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The predictive models were trained using a database of genotyping and clinical characteristics of 701 women and 501 men living in the Volga-Ural region of Russia. Anthropometric parameters, data on gender, bone mineral density level, and the results of genotyping of 152 polymorphic loci of candidate genes and replication loci of the GEFOS consortium’s full genome-wide association search were included as input parameters.RESULTS: It was found that the model for predicting low bone mineral density, including 6 polymorphic variants of the OPG gene (rs2073618, rs2073617, rs7844539, rs3102735, rs3134069) and 5 polymorphic variants of microRNA binding sites in the mRNA of genes involved in bone metabolism (COL11A1 — rs1031820, FGF2 — rs6854081, miR-146 — rs2910164, ZNF239 — rs10793442, SPARC — rs1054204 and VDR — rs11540149) (AUC=0.81 for men and AUC=0.82 for women).CONCLUSION: The results confirm the promising application of machine learning to predict the risk of osteoporosis at the preclinical stage of the disease based on the analysis of clinical and genetic factors.
Nós ligamos
Authors: Aragão Otávia Cassimiro , Rocha Sibele Pontes , Mourão Netto José Jeová , Moita Marina Pereira
Published: January 2025

Este artigo objetiva descrever a criação da Liga Acadêmica de Atenção Primária à Saúde (Laps) e a relevância dela na formação acadêmica. Pretende explorar as competências desenvolvidas para lidar com complexos desafios e promover ações que melhoraram a qualidade do atendimento em saúde ainda na graduação. Trata-se de um relato de experiência, desenvolvido entre dezembro de 2023 a fevereiro de 2024, na Faculdade Luciano Feijão (FLF), em Sobral/CE. Desenvolveram-se diversas ações, colocando o acadêmico em contato direto com os problemas de saúde mais prevalentes e com estratégias de solução. Para tanto, ancorou-se nos pilares do ensino, pesquisa, extensão, inovação e responsabilidade social. A experiência trouxe variedade de temas e possibilidade de engajamento em campo, com destaque para ações que exigiram responsabilidade, organização, criatividade e trabalho em equipe. Acredita-se que a imersão na comunidade e a proximidade com suas necessidades contribuíram para formação de profissionais de saúde com maior engajamento social. É preciso reforçar a compreensão de que as especificidades das diferentes categorias profissionais se complementam e que a formação com uma abordagem interprofissional promove um atendimento mais eficaz às necessidades dinâmicas e complexas de saúde.
An Assessment of the Contributions of Ecosystem Services in Guinea-Bissau: A Case Study of Cantanhez National Park
Authors: Fernandes Joaquim Silva , Foye Victoria Oluwatoyin , Cardoso Leonildo Alves
Published: January 2025

Valuation of ecosystem services (ES) is vital for national growth and development, particularly in Guinea-Bissau which is ranked among the poorest nations worldwide. Therefore, this study assessed the contributions of five ES (land, sea, medicinal plant, mangrove and tourism) in the Cantanhez National Park with a view to establishing their effects on the growth and development of Guinea-Bissau. Data were purposively obtained through semi-directed interviews and questionnaires from 226 respondents in Tombali.  A multi-stage sampling method was employed in this study. At the primary stage, the purposive sampling technique was used to select 11 villages closely situated 3-4km apart within Cantanhez Park while at the secondary stage, a second stage of purposive sampling was employed in the selection of 20 individuals in each village and at the final stage, face-to-face interviews were conducted to establish the robustness of our results. The study adopted the Contingent Valuation Method to elicit information from respondents, while data were subjected to descriptive statistics. The study revealed that people were willing to pay between 1 and 25000 FCFA for the ES, an average of about 12,500 FCFA based on the income of respondents. This value was used to project the additional income and per capita income that could be generated annually from the five ES. These were approximately 5.07 billion FCFA and 2574.09 FCFA respectively. The result showed that ES observed in this study could contribute to the growth and development of Guinea Bissau; and to ensure maximal contribution, successful implementation of the conservatory and regulatory policies is requisite. The study concludes that periodic ecological valuation of ES is essential for inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Determinants of Environmental Quality in Yogyakarta: Panel-Data Approach
Authors: Salwa Nabella Aksi Humanita  , Ibnu Muhdir  , Khoiruddin Akhmad Yusuf
Published: January 2025

Environmental degradation is an important issue that currently challenges the continuity of sustainable economic development in a big city like Yogyakarta. This study analyzes what factors affect environmental quality. By using annual panel data from 2017-2023 in Yogyakarta City and proposing Panel Data Regression Analysis as the analysis method. The results show that GDP and Education have a positive effect on Environmental Quality, Population has no significant effect on Environmental Quality, and Tourists have a negative effect on Environmental Quality. An increase in per capita income and getting a proper education will improve the quality of the environment. However, the increase in population has no effect because public awareness still needs to be improved in environmental conservation efforts. Tourists increase consumption, so environmental pollution is getting higher. The implications of this research are useful for the government to develop policies that focus on raising awareness and stricter environmental regulations in Yogyakarta.
Determinan Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Kawasan Timur Indonesia (KTI)
Authors: Ayu Wandirah  , Joko Setyono
Published: January 2025

This paper examines how government expenditure affects the education and health sectors, economic growth, and labor force on HDI in 13 provinces in the Eastern Region of Indonesia (KTI) for 2015-2022. Using panel data regression, this paper studies whether the human development index correlates to government expenditure on the education and health sectors, economic growth, and the labor force in the province of KTI. The study's findings revealed that all exogenous variables in this paper were important factors that influenced human development in KTI during the 8-year observation period. This shows that the government has succeeded in improving the welfare of its people, which is reflected in the value of HDI in each KTI province which has increased in recent years. However, the government still has to continue striving for human development to improve its people's quality of life and standard of living.
Determinan Peningkatan Urbanisasi Di Negara-Negara ASEAN
Authors: Dafelia Qodhari  , Khairul Umam Khudhori
Published: January 2025

The inevitable phenomenon of urbanization will have a bad impact if it is not balanced with wise policies that cause inequality in welfare between villages and cities, especially in developing countries. This study aims to measure and explain the relationship between the minimum wage, job opportunities, education, and economic growth to increase urbanization. The population in this study is from ASEAN countries, with a sample size of 8 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines. This study uses panel data processed with the Fixed Effect Model (FEM) approach. The study's findings show that any increase in minimum wage, employment opportunities, and economic growth will encourage an increase in urbanization, whereas education has no significant effect on the increase in urbanization in ASEAN countries. This needs to be done equally in the development of villages and cities by the government so that there is no gap in wages and job opportunities that can increase urbanization, causing problems of population density, increased crime, slums, and high carbon emissions in urban areas.
Jual Beli Online Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam
Authors: Risnawati Heni , Nadhifah Tuti , Rosita Dian
Published: January 2025

The aim of this research is to analyze the views of Islamic law towards online purchases and sales by considering sharia principles concerned. This research uses a qualitative approach to liberal research or literature study by searching primary sources in the form of books and journals related to this research. The results of the research show that online buying and selling according to Islamic law is permissible as long as the objects or goods being sold are not haram and do not contain elements of usury, fraud (gharar) and gambling (maisyir). The implication of this research is to provide knowledge about the behavior of trustworthy and legitimate sellers. in accordance with Islamic law.
Europeizace skutkové podstaty praní peněz
Authors: Polák Přemysl
Published: January 2025

This contribution examines the way, how European law (i.e., community law and union law) exerts influence on criminal laws of the member states of the European Union as regards the establishing of the elements of criminal offence of money laundering, both from the point of view of substance (definition of the elements of criminal offence of money laundering) and form (form of legal act of European law). The phenomenon examined here is understood as dynamic one. The first part explains the terms used in heading and thereby uncovers the approach to the subject-matter. The second part presents the sources of inspiration for European action to criminalize money laundering. The third part analyses individually the substance and form of the legal acts of European law, which regulate the elements of criminal offence of money laundering, and the consequences of the decision of the European Court of Justice in the matter C-176/03 Commission of the European Communities v. Council of the European Union. The final part provides the summarizing contemplations, in particular the following ones. The European action to criminalize money laundering is based on earlier international efforts in this field and is realized through the legal acts of the first and third pillars. In the first pillar, the comprehensive approach was taken and new definition of money laundering (albeit derived from the Vienna Convention of 1988 and inspired by the Strasbourg Convention of 1990 and the Financial Action Task Force recommendations) was drawn up and its scope gradually extended. However, the effectiveness of this definition was weakened by the reluctance on the part of the member states to admit that the Community could have competence in criminal law. The decision of the European Court of Justice in the matter C-176/03 considerably changed the situation, as it clarified that the Community, although it does not have general competence in criminal law, can, within its competences, impose on member states an obligation to criminalize certain acts in order to ensure the effectiveness of the community law. This decision has therefore paved the way for effective enforcement of the duty to criminalize money laundering (under the “European” definition) in the framework of the community law. In the third pillar, two partial approaches could be identified. The first one can be named sectional approach (obligation to criminalize money laundering is imposed only with regard to very limited number of crimes producing proceeds) and the second one accessoric approach (legal act of third pillar imposes obligation not to make or uphold certain reservations limiting the scope of definition of money laundering from the Strasbourg Convention of 1990).
K nové koncepci trestního postihu nelegální migrace a převaděčství
Authors: Herczeg Jiří
Published: January 2025

The establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice was one the main objectives of Treaty of Amsterdam. Measure to harmonize criminal law as well as judicial cooperation in criminal matters are indivisible part of this objective. One of the objectives of the European Union is the gradual creation of an area of freedom, security and justice, which means, inter alia, that illegal immigration must be combated. Consequently, measures should be taken to combat the aiding of illegal immigration both in connection with unauthorised crossing of the border in the strict sense and for the purpose of sustaining networks which exploit human beings. In this article the author describe Council framework Decision of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence, and implementation measures. To that end it is essential to approximate existing legal provisions, in particular, on the one hand, the precise definition of the infringement in question and the cases of exemption, which is the subject of Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and, on the other hand, minimum rules for penalties, liability of legal persons and jurisdiction, which is the subject of framework Decision.
Eco-friendly utilization of rice husk ash for amending acid soils
Authors: Malathi P , Preetha K , Selvi D , Parameswari E , Thamaraiselvi S P , Sellamuthu K M
Published: January 2025

Rice husk ash (RHA) contains appreciable amounts of exchangeable cations and plant nutrients which can be used as liming material for acid soil reclamation. Hence, the present study was carried out to assess the potential of rice husk ash for soil acidity reclamation and its effect on related soil properties. RHA was collected from a modern rice mill and its physical and chemical properties were assessed. The results confirmed the alkaline nature of RHA with a pH of 8.30 at 1:10 RHA-to-water suspension. An incubation experiment was conducted with five levels of RHA viz., 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 t ha-1; compared with the treatments without liming material and the lime application as per lime requirement. Soil sampling was performed at 15, 30, 45 and 60 days after incubation (DAI) and analysed. The results indicated that the application of RHA 50 t ha-1, 40 t ha-1,30 t ha-1 and lime (100% lime) were comparable in enhancing the soil pH, effective cation exchange capacity and percent base saturation and reduced the total acidity and exchangeable Al. With all levels of RHA and lime application, favourable effects on soil properties related to acidic soil reclamation were observed over time. Exchangeable Ca and Mg were the highest in the 100% lime requirement, followed by RHA at 50 t ha-1. Exchangeable K and Na were the highest in rice husk ash at 50 t ha-1. The results emanated from this study ensured the potential of rice husk ash as a source of lime for acidic soils reclamation.
Intercultural Im/politeness: perceptions of language choice and translanguaging in the Korean community in Australia
Authors: Brown Lucien , Kim Soyeon
Published: January 2025

This paper furthers the literature on intercultural im/politeness by investigating the phenomenon of language choice in multilingual contexts. We investigate how choosing one language over another in contexts where two or more language codes are available can stem from concerns for maintaining or asserting politeness-related norms, and how unexpected or undesired language choices can lead to negative evaluations on the part of the interlocutor. We address these questions via the analysis of narratives collected in oral (76 narratives) and written (96 narratives) forms from members of the Korean community in Australia. The interviews focussed on participants’ experiences in service encounters where a Korean customer interacts with a Korean service provider. Despite both parties being Korean speakers, our analysis shows that participants are actively engaged in choosing whether to use Korean or English, and that such choices are motivated by complex and competing moral orders, linked to wider linguistic ideologies. Choosing Korean is tied up with moral orders connected to community membership and upkeeping Korean-style norms of social interactions. Meanwhile, English indexes notions of equality, and attempts to push back against traditional notions of Korean sociality. Ultimately, the negotiation of language choice ties in with the contested nature of im/politeness in intercultural contexts.
PbO2 substitution impact on the gamma ray shielding effectiveness of borotellurite glasses: a comparative study of attenuation parameters
Authors: Al Huwayz Maryam , Almuqrin Aljawhara H. , Alharbi F.F. , Sayyed M.I. , Albarzan B.
Published: January 2025

This study investigated the radiation shielding characteristics of the 10TeO2-8MgO-8Na2O-(20-x)PbO2-(54-x)B2O3 (where x = 0, 4, 8, and 12 mol%) glasses, identified as Pb20B54, Pb24B50, Pb28B46, and Pb32B42, which correspond to their concentrations of PbO2 and B2O3. The Phy-X software was used to study the radiation shielding properties of the glasses in the energy range of 0.122–0.964 MeV, corresponding to the energies emitted by the Eu-152 source. By analyzing the glasses’ LAC values against the Pb20B54 sample, it was found that there is a-large impact by adding PbO2 to the glass samples, as all differences were positive across all energies. The percentage decrease in HVL showed the advantage of having greater amounts of HVL at low, medium, and high energies. The difference in Zeff values between the Pb20B54 and Pb32B42 reveals that at all energies, the Pb32B42 sample’s Zeff is higher than Pb20B54. The TVL values of the samples showed that the Pb32B42 glass can always be seen to have a lower TVL than Pb20B54. For example, at 0.296 MeV, the TVLs are 2.360 and 1.683 cm for Pb20B54 and Pb32B42, respectively. When evaluating the relationship between density and MFPs, an inverse relationship was revealed, where the highest density samples also have the lowest MFPs. A comparison of the glasses’ HVL versus four glass systems previously investigated is also carried out. The comparisons highlighted the effectiveness of the tested glass system against other shields.
Key glycometabolism during oocyte maturation and early embryonic development
Authors: Zhang Yichuan , Li Tianjie , Wang Yibo , Yu Yang
Published: January 2025

In brief

Glucose metabolism is central to the successful progression from oocyte maturation to blastocyst formation, influencing not only energy production but also key developmental decisions and epigenetic regulation. This review uncovers the intricate interplay between glucose, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides, highlighting their crucial roles in early embryonic development and exploring how noninvasive metabolic monitoring can revolutionize embryo selection and personalized assisted reproductive technologies, offering new hope for fertility treatments.

In recent decades, it has become increasingly clear that mammalian gametes and early embryos are highly sensitive to metabolic substrates. With advances in single-cell sequencing, metabolomics and bioinformatics, we now recognize that metabolic pathways not only meet cellular energy demands but also play a critical role in cell proliferation, differentiation and fate determination. Investigating metabolic processes during oocyte maturation and early embryonic development is thus essential to advancing reproductive medicine and embryology. This review highlights the intricate metabolic pathways, particularly glucose metabolism, that drive the transition from an oocyte to an embryo. These processes involve a complex interaction of signaling pathways, nutrient availability and environmental factors, with glucose metabolism not only providing essential energy but also offering a variety of metabolic substrates and intermediates that regulate developmental events, influence cell signaling and impact epigenetic modifications. This article emphasizes that future research will focus on regulating maternal metabolic environments and noninvasive metabolic monitoring of embryonic systems, particularly glucose metabolism, with promising opportunities to improve embryo selection and personalized assisted reproductive technologies, ultimately enhancing fertility treatment outcomes.
Optimization of edge banding process parameters used for particle board and medium density fiberboard
Authors: Koc Kucuk H. , Hazir Ender , Seker Sedanur
Published: January 2025

This study determined the factors affecting peeling strength performance of edge bands, an important element of the furniture industry, and improved peeling strength performance by optimizing these factors. The independent variables were material types, amount of adhesive, feed speed, and temperature, while the dependent variable was the peeling strength. A central composite design (CCD) was used to investigate the optimal process parameters to achieve a maximum peeling strength for medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and particle board (PB). These materials were prepared using different feed speeds, temperatures, and amounts of adhesive. The CCD design based on the desirability function approach successfully achieved the optimal process parameters. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) determined the significant parameters on the peeling strength of edge banding. Maximum MDF and PB edge banding peeling strength values were calculated as 0.0706 and 0.0673 N/mm2, respectively. In the edge banding process applied using optimum parameter levels, an increase of 8.8% and 7.17% was achieved in the peeling strength of PB and MDF samples, respectively.
Improving mechanical performance of hybrid polymer composites: Incorporating banana stem leaf and jute fibers with tamarind shell powder
Authors: Manickaraj Karuppusamy , Karthik Aruchamy , Palanisamy Sivasubramanian , Jayamani Manivannan , Ali Syed Kashif , Sankar Subramanian Lakshmi , Al-Farraj Saleh A.
Published: January 2025

Mechanical properties were evaluated for bio-natural fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites made with varying amounts of jute, banana stem leaves (BSL), and tamarind shell powder (TSP). Each composite design had varying weight percentages of jute and BSL (5 to 25%) and a consistent mix of TSP (10%) and epoxy resin (60%). The tensile strength, flexural strength, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), impact strength, hardness, and water absorption were examined. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to investigate chemical bonding and morphology. The findings indicated a relationship between fiber and filler content and mechanical properties of composites, with 20% jute fiber content resulting in the highest performance. The tensile strength of the composite increased by 24.6%, rising from 32.4 MPa for the 5% jute and 25% banana stem leaves (5J25BSL) composite to 40.4 MPa for the 20% jute and 10% banana stem leaves (20J10BSL) composite. Similarly, the flexural strength saw a 27.9% improvement, increasing from 67.2 MPa in the 5J25BSL composite to 86.0 MPa in the 20J10BSL composite. The impact strength also experienced a notable increase of 39.1%, moving from 2.56 J for the 5J25BSL composite to 3.56 J for the 20J10BSL composite. These results highlight significant improvements in all three properties, as the proportion of jute in the composite increased and the proportion of banana stem leaves decreased. This research influences material selection for engineering applications and informs the development of specialized composite materials.
Medicinal potential of pine trees: A brief review focusing on three species
Authors: Li Qinsong , Li Qiyu , Wang Anping , Quan Wenxuan
Published: January 2025

Pinus trees are widely distributed worldwide, and pine needles, pine bark, pinecones, etc., have potential medicinal value. This paper reviews the medicinal potential of extracts from different organs of three trees of the genus Pinus in East Asia. Studies have shown that pine trees are rich in bioactive compounds, and these compounds have a variety of pharmacological activities, including antioxidation, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, and hypolipidemic effects. The wide range of pharmacological activities of these bioactive components is helpful for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, tumors, and other diseases. These findings can help promote research on the medicinal potential of Pinus and its organs to realize the efficient utilization of byproducts of pine resources.
Identification of NDM-1 producing and colistin resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11: A highly drug-resistant strain detected in intensive care unit of a Greek tertiary care hospital
Authors: Chatzidimitriou Maria , Tsolakidou Pandora , Kyriazidi Maria Anna , Chatzopoulou Fani , Varlamis Sotiris , Mavridou Maria , Kalinderi Kallirhoe , Kyriazidis Kyriazis Athanasios , Mitka Stella
Published: January 2025

The spread of NDM-1-harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae is a worldwide concern. In this study the whole-genome sequence (WGS) of a carbapenem- and colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae 838Gr strain is presented. This strain was isolated from a urine sample of a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Volos Hospital, Greece. The initial assembly produced 224 contigs with a combined genome size of 5,561,803 bp and a GC content of 57.21%. The K. pneumoniae strain carried IncR, IncFIA, IncC, and repB (R1701) replicons. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis revealed that the isolate belonged to the sequence type 11 (ST11) and serogroup KL24 and O2a. The WGS analysis identified several beta-lactamase genes (blaTEM-1B, blaCTX-M-15, blaNDM-1, blaOXA-1, blaVEB-1, blaOXA-10, and blaSHV-11) alongside resistance genes for other antibiotic classes, including floR2, cmlA1, cmlA5, catB3, arr-3, aph(6)-Id, aadA2. Colistin resistance was attributed to specific point mutations in pmrB (R256G, T140P). This is the first report of a carbapenem- and colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae ST11 strain in Greece. The findings of this study highlight the urgent need for increased surveillance and stringent infection control.
FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE E PRÁTICAS EDUCATIVAS: ARTICULAÇÃO ENTRE ESTUDOS
Authors: Bosi Leal Flávia Daniela , Cardillo Homem De Mello Renata
Published: January 2025

O artigo tem como objetivo se apoiar no estado da arte a fim de estabelecer um diálogo atualizado entre a aprendizagem significativa e a educação empreendedora em sala de aula. Tomando como base duas pesquisas, uma de doutorado defendida em 2022 e a outra de mestrado, defendida em 2023, que investigaram as relações entre as práticas educativas e a formação docente. A primeira pesquisa sob a perspectiva da educação empreendedora, explorou as percepções de alunos que cursaram a disciplina de empreendedorismo em um programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu, e suas implicações na formação e atuação docente. A segunda pesquisa, foi norteada pela teoria da aprendizagem significativa de David Ausubel, examinando como os professores adotam essa abordagem ao desenvolver estratégias de ensino. A Metodologia para a elaboração do artigo e estado da arte, comtemplou a abordagem exploratória e qualitativa, analisando resumos de dissertações e teses na base científica da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), entre 2022 - 2024. Ao analisar os resultados observamos que, para uma formação docente robusta e a implementação de práticas educativas inovadoras, os programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu precisam reavaliar seus princípios formativos, bem como os programas de graduação precisam rever as diretrizes norteadoras das disciplinas.
ESTADO DA ARTE SOBRE A EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL CRÍTICA DESENVOLVIDA NO MUNICÍPIO DE PRAIA GRANDE – SP
Authors: Ferreira da Silva Nadja
Published: January 2025

Nesse artigo apresentamos o resultado sobre o estado da arte referente a educação ambiental (EA) crítica, desenvolvida pelo Departamento de Educação Ambiental (DEA) no município de Praia Grande (SP). A pesquisa buscou compreender os avanços, ou não, observados a partir da defesa da tese concluída em 2022 na Universidade Metodista de São Paulo. O estado da arte consistiu em um levantamento no qual procuramos investigar e compreender se o trabalho desenvolvido pelo DEA apresentou avanços desde a defesa da tese, considerando a urgência para uma consciência ambiental crítica. A metodologia consistiu em um levantamento inicial dos trabalhos já pesquisados, observando sua alteração, ou não, após os resultados apresentados em 2022. Contudo, foi possível observar que não houve alterações em suas ações, faltando maior aproximação com as questões do presente que dialoguem de modo efetivo com as questões ambientais do município, possibilitando a formação da consciência ambiental crítica, tema que depende de muitos esforços.
PESSOAS QUEREM FLORESCER E VIVER DIGNAMENTE: GENTE É PARA BRILHAR
Authors: Bernardes Marco Aurelio , Ferreira da Luz Catto Andréia
Published: January 2025

O artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre o estado da arte após a publicação da tese “Gente é Para Brilhar: uma proposta de educação, extensão universitária e intervenção empreendedora em territórios com vulnerabilidade social e econômica”, cuja defesa ocorreu em outubro de 2020. A justificativa para esse artigo é verificar o status do debate acadêmico sobre desenvolvimento territorial, considerando os descritores: extensão universitária de base comunitária, a educação e o empreendedorismo coletivo. O objetivo geral foi o debates atuais sobre desenvolvimento de territórios carentes que incluam o papel do terceiro setor em integração às instituições de ensino, com o propósito de fomentar a geração de emprego e renda. Os objetivos específicos são: (1) mapear os estudos considerando o recorte de tempo que se estende de 2019 a 2023, sobretudo, relacionados aos descritores da tese; e, (2) investigar a existência de propostas similares à Metodologia de Ativação do Potencial Econômico e Social (MAPES), voltadas ao desenvolvimento de territórios carentes, tendo como propulsores a educação e o empreendedorismo coletivo. A metodologia adotada teve por base a pesquisa bibliográfica pautada na abordagem qualitativa, analisando resumos de dissertações e teses na base científica da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), entre 2019 e 2023. Isso incluiu um ano antes da defesa, o ano da defesa e três anos subsequentes, com foco nos descritores da tese. Os resultados indicam a relevância da discussão apresentada na tese "Gente é para Brilhar", embora apresente como fragilidade a consulta a uma única base de dados.
HISTÓRIAS E LUTAS DOS PROFESSORES SURDOS: ESTADO DA ARTE
Authors: Castro Rocha Leliane Aparecida
Published: January 2025

A tese “História de vida: trajetórias formativas e profissionais de professores surdos, defendida em 2020, trouxe uma contribuição significativa da complexidade das trajetórias individuais formativas e profissionais de professores surdos, revelando desafios e superações que são centrais para a construção de uma carreira. Com base nas próprias narrativas dos professores surdos adotando uma abordagem qualitativa com entrevistas narrativas (EN) proposto por Fritz Schütze, os resultados mostraram que os surdos enfrentam uma série de barreiras, como falta de interpretes antes e depois da obrigatoriedade desse profissional, falta de materiais didáticos, recursos humanos e sociais adequados e até a discriminação no ambiente acadêmico e profissional. O objetivo aqui é revisitar novas pesquisas que se sucederam entre 2020 e 2023, relacionadas à formação acadêmica e profissional de professores surdos, crucial para a promoção de uma educação verdadeiramente inclusiva. A relevância deste levantamento foi verificar os avanços e o cumprimento da legislação que garantem a formação acadêmica e profissional dos professores surdos. O percurso metodológico adotado aconteceu pelo levantamento bibliográfico de bases online que divulgam dados científicos e a leitura de resumos de teses de dissertações e teses da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal e Nível Superior (CAPES), ou seja, para compararmos mesmos bancos de dados utilizados na pesquisa inicial defendida em 2020. Utilizando os mesmos descritores como: história de vida, professor surdo, trajetória acadêmica, trajetória profissional, Língua Brasileira de Sinais e Libras.
INOVAÇÃO NAS CADEIAS PRODUTIVAS DO AGRONEGÓCIO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Nogueira Matheus Lira , Wander Alcido Elenor
Published: January 2025

O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar quais trabalhos foram publicados internacionalmente sobre as Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) no agronegócio brasileiro, bem como suas vantagens, desvantagens, desafios e soluções, mediante uma revisão sistemática internacional da literatura. Para tanto, foi feita uma pesquisa nas bases de dados Science Direct, Web of Science e Scopus no período de janeiro de 2013 a janeiro de 2023. O processo de inclusão e exclusão dos trabalhos deu-se a partir do protocolo de Cronin et al. (2008) e a análise de dados foi realizada por meio da técnica de análise do conteúdo. Os resultados encontrados mostram que a literatura internacional sobre TICs no agronegócio é limitada e escassa, evidenciando lacunas de investigação. Nos trabalhos analisados foi possível notar que há diversidade entre as tecnologias usadas e uma pressão por parte da sociedade por produtos ecologicamente corretos que podem levar a uma minimização do impacto ambiental da atividade pecuária. Este trabalho contribui com a literatura ao abrir novos horizontes para o desenvolvimento de estudos sobre tecnologias e inovação no agronegócio que promovam o crescimento, desenvolvimento e competitividade no agronegócio brasileiro.
PRINCÍPIOS COOPERATIVISTAS
Authors: Cançado Airton Cardoso , Pereira José Roberto , Vieira Naldeir dos Santos
Published: January 2025

Este estudo buscou identificar e analisar convergências entre a gestão social e os princípios cooperativistas balizados pela Aliança Cooperativa Internacional. Foi apresentada uma escolha teórica para a Gestão Social, embasada, principalmente em Tenório (2008a, 2008b) e Cançado, Pereira e Tenório (2015), aproximando-a dos sete princípios cooperativistas (Schneider, 1999; Crúzio, 2002; Cançado et al., 2013), bem como o texto de Pereira e Cançado (2018). Trata-se de um ensaio teórico ancorado em estudos clássicos sobre os princípios cooperativistas e em estudos mais recentes que delimitam o conceito de Gestão Social, sendo o mesmo um conceito nacional, desenvolvido desde a década de 1990. Observou-se que as categorias Interesse Bem Compreendido, Esfera Pública e Emancipação, da aproximação teórica de Gestão Social, caracterizada pela tomada de decisão coletiva, livre de coerção, entendimento, dialogicidade, inteligibilidade, transparência e emancipação, estão fortemente contidas nos enunciados dos sete princípios cooperativistas analisados. A principal diferença entre as temáticas tratadas se refere à questão entre esfera pública e empreendimento privado. Por ser um exercício efetivo de entender o processo de gestão das cooperativas, tendo como base um constructo brasileiro, este artigo possibilita resultados relevantes, tanto para o desenvolvimento da teoria e prática da gestão social, quanto do cooperativismo.
“DEIXA PARA AMANHÃ QUE EU FAÇO (OU NÃO)!”
Authors: Richter Julia , Barboza Malheiros Michel , Bobsin Debora , Wegner Roger da Silva
Published: January 2025

A literatura sobre a procrastinação no trabalho está crescendo a passos lentos, e várias lacunas de pesquisa estão abertas e precisam ser preenchidas para que se tenha um escopo teórico robusto e consolidado. Considerando a ausência de um estudo que possa mapear este campo, os itinerários, estado da arte e lacunas especificamente para o contexto do trabalho, esta revisão sistemática da literatura busca identificar quais são os itinerários da produção científica internacional sobre a procrastinação no trabalho? Por meio de uma revisão sistemática, foi realizada uma busca na base de dados da Web of Science, em que n=14 estudos compuseram a amostra desta pesquisa. Os resultados revelaram o perfil das publicações e como se concebe a estrutura conceitual deste campo. Além disso, antecedentes e consequentes da procrastinação no trabalho foram identificados e uma agenda de pesquisa com caminhos futuros a serem trilhados foi proposta. Espera-se que essa revisão possa contribuir para a expansão desse domínio do conhecimento e que tem despertado a atenção das organizações sobre características que influenciam a procrastinação dos indivíduos e o seu desempenho. Evitar tais comportamentos contribui para a promoção de ambientes laborais saudáveis e sustentáveis, com trabalhadores motivados a finalizar suas tarefas com êxito.
Fortalecimiento de las Habilidades Comunicativas a través de la Pedagogía para la Comprensión.
Authors: Mosquera Albornoz Deivis Robinson , Salazar Gómez Niny Johana
Published: January 2025

El presente artículo, se centra en el diseño de estrategias didácticas basadas en la pedagogía para la comprensión con el fin de fortalecer las habilidades comunicativas de los estudiantes de tercer grado de la Institución Educativa Concejo Municipal el Porvenir sede Eduardo Uribe Botero del municipio de Rionegro Antioquia en el año 2018, en consecuencia es relevante mencionar que se trató de una investigación cuantitativa, que utilizó como técnicas en primer lugar la prueba de lectura y escritura de Ricardo Olea, que se le aplicó a los estudiantes con la intención de conocer diferentes aspectos del lenguaje en ellos, asimismo, se utilizó el análisis documental al revisar los resultados históricos de las pruebas saber 3 en el área de lenguaje en los componentes de lectura y escritura a fin de establecer las fortalezas y debilidades presentadas por los estudiantes en su desempeño, por último, se entrevistaron a los docentes de lengua castellana de dichos grados a fin de poder identificar las concepciones que tienen en torno a las mejores herramientas que utilizan en el momento de abordar la enseñanza de las competencias comunicativas con sus estudiantes. En consecuencia, se pudo evidenciar como resultado un fortalecimiento de la habilidad comunicativa en los estudiantes después de implementar las diversas estrategias didácticas basadas en la pedagogía para la comprensión.
Pedagogía teatral: experiencia de aprendizaje para mejorar las relaciones interpersonales en estudiantes con discapacidad visual en edad escolar
Authors: Sierra Herrera Daniela Andrea , Julio-Ramos Gretel
Published: January 2025

RESUMEN
Las relaciones interpersonales en los estudiantes con discapacidad visual son un fundamento de vital importancia para el adecuado proceso de comunicación, interacción y sociabilidad con el contexto al que se enfrentan en su cotidianidad. Con lo anterior, no solo se busca fortalecer el proceso de aprendizaje, se trata de una estrategia que permita que logren una interacción asertiva dentro de la sociedad. A través de herramientas propias del teatro, se busca establecer las debilidades y fortalezas que presentan los estudiantes con discapacidad visual y sus pares sin discapacidad. Se toma como marco referencial el manual de pedagogía teatral, en el cual se ofrece una amplia gama de herramientas que favorecen los procesos sociales anteriormente mencionados, y de esa manera causar un impacto en los individuos involucrados, pues se encuentra en el documento en mención, una estrategia pertinente que responde a las necesidades educativas y sociales halladas en los estudiantes, demostrando en otros contextos un favorecimiento en las relaciones interpersonales, ya que lo basan parámetros de observación, evaluación e intervención, garantizando así el adecuado desarrollo de las habilidades sociales. Está investigación está orientada en el paradigma socio-crítico basado en la concepción de García (2008), el tipo de investigación es cualitativa, y su diseño es Investigación-Acción. Para el desarrollo de esta estrategia se tomó como muestra estudiantes con discapacidad visual, en nivel de básica primaria y con docentes de la institución colaboradora. También se tomaron en cuenta instrumentos investigativos que ayudaron a la realización de este postulado, tales como observación participativa, diarios de campo, checklist, entrevistas y la adaptación de Manual de Pedagogía Teatral de la autora García-Huidobro (1996). De esta manera la propuesta se basa en el pedagoteatro, como una estrategia innovadora, que se ajusta al entorno pedagógico que caracteriza a una escuela, además de ello se puede llevar a cabo en cualquier nivel educativo que se quiera utilizar. Cabe resaltar que, al ser una metodología ajustada a las necesidades de los estudiantes con discapacidad visual, le otorga al un carácter interdisciplinar, garantizando un fortalecimiento en los mecanismos de aprendizaje en los que se desee trabajar.
Palabras claves: pedagogía, pedagogía teatral, relaciones interpersonales, discapacidad visual.