bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Desenvolvimento inicial de mudas de moringa oleífera Lam submetidas a diferentes de substrates
Authors: Silva Wallyson Francisco Lopes da , Nascimento Everton Sebastião do , Avelino João Raphael Lima , Amorim Joan Jobson de Almeida de , Cavalcante Pedro Carvalho Vieira , Santos Nathanyel Ewertthon Alves dos , Santos Denise Maria , Almeida Camila Alexandre Cavalcante de , Pinto Andréa de Vasconcelos Freitas , Leite Maria José de Holanda
Published: October 2021

O objetivo do trabalho foi investigar qual a melhor concentração de substratos para produção de mudas de Moringa Oleifera Lam, com a finalidade de se obter plantas mais saudáveis, vigorosas e resistentes. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação na unidade da Embrapa Tabuleiro Costeiro, localizado no Campus de Engenharias e Ciências Agrárias – CECA/UFAL, Rio Largo, AL. Foi realizado o delineamento inteiramente casualizado (DIC) com 7 tratamentos: T0 – 100% solo (testemunha); T1 - solo + 10% de esterco ovino; T2 – solo + 20% de esterco ovino; T3 – solo + 33% de esterco ovino; T4 –  solo + 10% de borra de café; T5 – solo + 20% de borra de café; T6 – solo + 33% de borra de café, com cinco repetições, totalizando 35 saquinhos de polietileno, com volume de 3litros, foi utilizada análise de regressão quadrática e cúbica, adotando-se o nível de 5% de significância. Ao contrário do esperado, as mudas produzidas em ambos substratos não apresentam maiores valores. Em relação ao substrato contendo esterco ovino, foi observado que sua utilização em maiores concentrações prejudica sua decomposição e consequentemente a disponibilidade de nutrientes para as plantas. O substrato contendo borra de café, mostrou mais inviável e que sua utilização “in natura” acidifica o solo e torna lenta a mineralização dos nutrientes. Assim é possível recomendar a produção de mudas de Moringa oleifera Lam com substrato de esterco ovino na concentração de 20%.
História da Matemática
Authors: Videira Antonio Augusto Passos
Published: October 2021

Permitam-me iniciar esta resenha com uma advertência. Para que se pudesse fazer justiça aos propósitos da sua autora e aos méritos da sua obra, este livro deveria ser objeto de uma discussão pública, realizada por profissionais das áreas de ensino de matemática, história da matemática e matemática. [...]
História da ciência e crescimento econômico
Authors: Magalhães Gildo , Salateo Rosiney
Published: October 2021

A historiografia da química em periódicos brasileiros que a veiculam é examinada no período após a institucionalização da história da ciência no país, tendo como motivo condutor um debate entre as posições ditas de externalismo e internalismo. Sugere-se ainda um confronto dos dados obtidos de publicações sobre história da química com a produção nacional do setor químico para indagar se haveria uma correlação entre a base econômica e a historiografia, nesse período.
Artículo Circulo: Del silencio de las lenguas nativas a un desarrollo rural territorial políticamente renovado e inclusivo
Authors: Borjas Noemí , Mazier Marta , Valladares Marcia , Lagos Gerardo
Published: October 2021

Este artículo rescata los aportes del Foro Debate Contemporáneo del Desarrollo, realizado en el mes de marzo de 2021 por el Doctorado en Ciencias del Desarrollo Humano de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la UNAH. Particularmente, se han retomado los debates del Círculo de Desarrollo Rural en dicho foro, cuyo objetivo fue facilitar una mejor comprensión de la naturaleza de los nuevos paradigmas y procesos de desarrollo rural en la región latinoamericana y el Caribe.
Artículo Circulo: La trascendencia de las políticas educativas: una mediación para el desarrollo humano
Authors: Suazo Alvarenga Lorena Osiris , Ordoñez Marlenne Yamileth , Sabillón Rosa Elia , Martínez Arrazola Orlando José , Fortín Yuri
Published: October 2021

La educación como mediación para el desarrollo, que se incluye en estas iniciativas, es un componente clave en la política social del Estado. A partir del reconocimiento de la educación como un derecho fundamental de todo ciudadano es que se originan sus obligaciones en el diseño e implementación de acciones gubernamentales que buscan dar respuestas a las demandas de la sociedad. Estos esfuerzos se evidencian en las políticas públicas que los países generan para abordar los diversos problemas que enfrentan. Entender el rediseño de las políticas educativas y la generación de impacto en la reconfiguración del sistema educativo no es posible sin tener en cuenta a los actores o agentes educativos. El presente artículo tiene como propósito generar una reflexión en torno a la trascendencia de las políticas educativas como una dimensión del desarrollo humano. Se resalta la participación ciudadana como elemento esencial que contribuirá holísticamente a la resignificación del sistema educativo, el cual está supeditado en buena parte por la buena gobernanza, rediseño de las políticas educativas y por un cuerpo de actores estratégicos y democráticos.
Fear Factor: Overcoming the awkwardness of asking for help
Authors: Bohns Vanessa
Published: October 2021

The quietest part of my day used to be my office hours, when students could meet with me without an appointment. Why? Because no one would show up for them. I clearly advertised the time I would be available, door open, ready to answer any questions. I extolled the benefits of asking for help. And I told my students what a valuable resource their professors were, that we wanted to help them be successful in their classes. But I still sat there alone. None of it worked. Students already know it would benefit them to get help. But asking for help feels awkward, uncomfortable, and embarrassing.
Modelo de colaboração sistêmica: potencializando o compartilhamento do conhecimento no ecossistema das organizações
Authors: Colicchio Thais Andrade , Zambon Antônio Carlos
Published: October 2021

Introdução: Esse short paper tem o propósito de contribuir com a compreensão das conexões entre Colaboração com o Compartilhamento do Conhecimento, no âmbito da Gestão do Conhecimento (GC) nas organizações. Visa evidenciar que a Colaboração entendida como um sistema complexo, está composta por diversos níveis de interações entre agentes. Para compreender a leitura desse ecossistema, é necessário reconhecer os elementos que o compõe, buscando potencializar os impactos da Colaboração para as organizações. Método: a pesquisa ébaseada nos dados coletados em revisão sistemática da literatura, e propõe uma leitura do conceito de Colaboração a partir dos Sistemas de Informação (SI) ao adotar uma abordagem de análise combinada dos resultados, mapeando conceitos associados ao Compartilhamento do Conhecimento, de uma base qualificada por 270 artigos com foco em Colaboração. Na primeira etapa, o objetivo foi explorar a densidade das conexões entre os conceitos de Colaboração e Compartilhamento do Conhecimento. Resultados: como sequência, desenhou-se em um modelo conceitual de Colaboração, que foi baseado nos apontamentos da análise inicial, representado por um framework que permiti a leitura do sistema social, como um ecossistema de Colaboração, descrevendo a “Colaboração Sistêmica”. Os resultados posicionamessa pesquisa na linha contemporânea, a partir de uma macro leitura de sistemas complexos, e complementam assim as pesquisas já existentes em SI e GC. Conclusão: Nesta abordagem aplicada, a leitura estratégica da Colaboração Sistêmica incentiva a colaboração, e aponta potenciais influências no ecossistema da organização e na sustentabilidade das relações dos agentes.
Heel Pressure Sore: Surgical treatment with the Cone Flap
Authors: Wilfredo Calderon
Published: October 2021

Introduction: The patients with paraplegia may present pressure sores in the heel because is an area offriction and shearing with a thin and insensible tigth skin. The treat ment include many flaps but ussually they are of difficult procedure. The Cone flap, described in PRS, is a good, reliable aneasy flap for treatment of the pressure sore in the heel. Objetive: Show the casuistic of the Cone flap for repair of the pressure sore of the heel in paraplegic patients. Material and Method: Since 2016 through 2019 we operated on ten paraplegics patients with pressure sore in the heel with espoesedcal caneous bone. The flap chosen was the Cone flap that combine a rotation and a V-Y fasciocutaneousone. Both flap are taken from the sole of the foot and transferred to the ulcer. Discussion and Conclusion: The treatment of pressure sores of the heel in paraplegic patients is very difficult because of the low blood supply of this area with a tight and thin skin. The Cone flap is an easy, reliable and sure one with good results giving blood supply to the area.
A Review on Phthalic Anhydride Industry and Uses
Authors: Elgharbawy Abdallah S
Published: October 2021

Phthalic anhydride is the chemical that results from the oxidation of orthoxylene or naphthalene. In the USA, about 9 percent of phthalic anhydride came from naphthalene in2003. The remainder came from ortho-xylene.
Adictividad: una dimensión independiente en el síndrome
psicótico. Presentación de la Escala de Evaluación de la
Adictividad en el Síndrome Psicótico (EASP)
Authors: Vargas Martín L. , López-Lorenzo Sonia , Jimeno Bulnes Natalia
Published: October 2021

Los modelos de patología dual suelen considerar a los trastornos por uso de sustancias (TUS)
y al resto de trastornos mentales como dos entidades nosológicas que coinciden en una misma
persona. Este estudio adopta un punto de partida diferente y estima que la adictividad sería una
novena dimensión clínica independiente en los trastornos psicóticos, que se añadiría a las de
alucinaciones, delirio, habla desorganizada, conducta psicomotriz anormal, síntomas negativos,
déficit cognitivo, depresión y manía. Todas ellas derivarían, en último término, de una disfunción
fronto-subcortical común con implicación dopaminérgica, glutamatérgica y gabaérgica.
Se presenta la Escala de Evaluación de la Adictividad en el Síndrome Psicótico (EASP), que busca ser
un instrumento integrado y sencillo para la evaluación de la adictividad en los trastornos psicóticos.
Se basa en la recogida de datos sobre el primer uso, el tiempo de consumo, el último consumo,
la frecuencia de consumo y la intensidad de la adicción de doce tipos de sustancias o conductas
adictivas. Los resultados de la aplicación de la EASP a una muestra de 105 sujetos psicóticos
sugieren unas buenas características psicométricas, así como la independencia de la adictividad
respecto a otras dimensiones clínicas.
Addictiveness: an independent dimension in the psychotic
syndrome. Presentation of the Addictiveness in the Psychotic
Syndrome Assessment Scale (APSAS)
Authors: Vargas-Aragón Martín L. , López-Lorenzo Sonia , Jimeno-Bulnes Natalia
Published: October 2021

Models of dual pathology habitually consider substance-use disorders (SUD) and the rest
of mental disorders as two pathological conditions coincident in a same person. This study
adopts a different point of view and accept adictivity as the nineth clinical dimension in the
psychotic disorders to be added to hallucinations, delusion, disorganised speech, abnormal
psychomotor behaviour, negative symptoms, cognitive deficit, depression, and mania. In the
last term, all of them seems to derive from a common fronto-subcortical disfunction with
dopaminergic, glutamatergic and gabaergic implication.
The Scale for the Evaluation of Adictivity in the Psychotic Syndrome (SEAPS) is presented. It
wants to be an integrated and easy to use tool for evaluating adictivity in the psychotic disorders.
It is based in data collected with respect of first use, length of use, last use, frequency of use and
addiction intensity regarding twelve types of substances or addictive behaviours. Results of the
application of SEAPS on a sample of 105 psychotic subjects suggest good psychometric characteristics
as well as the independency of adictivity respect with other clinical dimensions.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR RISIKO YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN PLASENTA PREVIA PADA IBU BERSALIN DI RSUD DAYA KOTA MAKASSAR
Authors: Eppang Yudiarsi
Published: October 2021

The aim of the study: To determine the risk factors associated with the incidence of placenta previa in mothers who gave birth at RSUD Daya Makassar City. Method: Quantitative Research, with a cross sectional approach. The design of this study was used with the goal to knowing the risk factors associated with the incidence of placenta previa in mothers who gave birth at RSUD Daya Kota Makassar in 2020. The population in this study were all mothers who experienced placenta previa recorded as data in the INC room at RSUD. Daya City of Makassar in 2020. The sample in this study were women who experienced placenta previa recorded in the INC room data at RSUD Daya Kota Makassar in 2020. Results: This study shows that 15 respondents studied showed that there was a relationship between age, parity, history of curettage, and the distance between pregnancies to the incidence of placenta previa. Based on the results of the chi square test, the results obtained were age (p = 0.019), parity (p = 0.005), history of curettage (p = 0.020) and pregnancy distance (p = 0.020). Conclusion: in this study there is a significant relationship between age, parity, history of curettage, and the distance between pregnancies to the incidence of placenta previa at RSUD Daya Kota Makassar. Suggestion: Suggestions for health workers need to increase antenatal supervision of pregnant women who have a history of obstetrics, so that risky pregnant women can be managed properly
An Act of Particular Providence - Newcomen’s Speedy Vacuum
Authors: Greener James
Published: October 2021

Comparison of the only known account of the invention of cold water injection to activate an atmospheric engine with contemporary texts on experimental methodology reveals that Newcomen and Calley’s inventive process corresponds with the design of experiments prescribed by Robert Hooke for the Royal Society. Consequently, when an unexpected outcome occurred, they were able to make full application of the findings. Differences between the steam piston experiments of Newcomen and Denis Papin are explored, suggesting that the inventors may have been working in parallel.
Some Notes about Academic Evaluation: New Challenges for Accounting Scholars in Italy
Authors: Nicoliello Mario
Published: October 2021

This paper aims to analyze the recent evolution in the Italian accounting academic environment, discussing the behavioral, motivational and performance effects of such evolutions. In particular, the paper focus on the reforms in the area of academic evaluation in Italy in order to explain how it is changing, and why the local context can play an important role on the academic environment.
Tilgivelse – nøkkelen til et godt liv i familie, skole og samfunn?
Authors: Hansen Helskog Guro
Published: October 2021

Mens hat, hevntanker og bitterhet kan ødelegge livet både for en selv og andre, kan tilgivelse bidra til indre frihet, god helse og sunne relasjoner. Ikke bare i familien og i klasserommet, men også på den storpolitiske arenaen. Kan tilgivelse rett og slett være en fellesmenneskelig nøkkel til et godt liv, uavhengig av kontekst og livssynsmessig ståsted?
Bokmeldinger
Authors: Hirsch Asbjørn , Skrefsrud Thor-André , Andersland Inge
Published: October 2021

Anerkjennelse i skolen (2020) av Arne Nikolaisen JordetOslo: Cappelen Damm
Anmeldt av Asbjørn Hirsch
 
Urfolk og nasjonale minoriteter i skole og lærerutdanning (2020)av Bengt-Ove Andreassen & Torjer A. Olsen (Red.) Bergen: FagbokforlagetAnmeldt Thor-André Skrefsrud
 
Metacognition, worldviews and Religious Education. A Practical Guide for Teachers. (Routledge 2020)By Shirley Larkin, Rob Freathy, Jonathan Doney og Giles Freathy
Anmeldt av Inge Andersland
Sports Science and Efforts towards Sub-Two Hour Marathon Performance
Authors: Mundia Mwangi Francis , Enomoto Yasushi , Hong Sungchan , Perumal Shanmugam Saravana , Tian Xiaojie , Gitonga Rintaugu Elijah , Fuku Noriyuki , Kidokoro Tetsuhiro
Published: October 2021

Performance in different athletic activities has continued to improve over time, with some athletes from diverse parts of the world registering new world records from time to time. With stiff competition from athletes from different parts of the world, constant upgrading of sports science based approaches to training and competition are employed to achieve more success. However, some approaches used to improve sports performance may pose ethical concerns and may challenge sports as a concept of celebrating natural human abilities. This book chapter interrogates the factors associated with efforts towards improvement of performance in endurance sports events, with a specific focus on marathon races, and the future implications for training, competition, and the nature of sports. While the interplay between nature and nurture determines the unique psychophysiological responses to training and competition, technological exploits leading to advanced sports products coupled with favourable natural and/or manipulated internal (body) and external environmental conditions will ensure continued improvement in performance. However, there is a need to censor commercial interest as well as safeguard safety and the nature of sports as a medium to celebrate natural human abilities.
Ethics and the Prospect of E-Commerce Platforms in Doing Business in Nigeria
Authors: Okpara Ngozi
Published: October 2021

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, more Nigerians became liberal towards accepting and engaging e-commerce platforms for their purchases. However, there is a surging scepticism about the ability of e-commerce platforms in Nigeria to meet the demands of consumers. Nigerians have accused e-commerce platforms of uncompetitive turnaround time, discrepancy between customer orders and deliveries and failure to and deliver on brand promise. This chapter explores the ethical remedy to the unethical concerns expressed by Nigerian consumers when engaging ecommerce platforms. The study purposively gathered selected data on customers’ feedback from Jumia Nigeria’s website between April 1st and July 31st 2020 when lockdown measures were enforced in Nigeria. The study found that consumers’ mistrust and complaints about e-commerce platforms can be attributed to the absence of transparency on the part of e-commerce platforms to effectively use communication in keeping their customers abreast of the status of their order. Based on the findings, it was recommended that effective communication channels should be deployed to keep customers abreast of circumstances resulting in the delay or cancelling of their orders.
‘Silent Pandemic’: Evidence-Based Environmental and Public Health Practices to Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis
Authors: Morufu Olalekan Raimi , Gift Raimi Aziba-anyam , Charles Adias Teddy
Published: October 2021

Given the unprecedented novel nature and scale of coronavirus and the global nature of this public health crisis, which upended many public/environmental research norms almost overnight. However, with further waves of the virus expected and more pandemics anticipated. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 opened our eyes to the ever-changing conditions and uncertainty that exists in our world today, particularly with regards to environmental and public health practices disruption. This paper explores environmental and public health evidence-based practices toward responding to Covid-19. A literature review tried to do a deep dive through the use of various search engines such as Mendeley, Research Gate, CAB Abstract, Google Scholar, Summon, PubMed, Scopus, Hinari, Dimension, OARE Abstract, SSRN, Academia search strategy toward retrieving research publications, “gray literature” as well as reports from expert working groups. To achieve enhanced population health, it is recommended to adopt widespread evidence-based strategies, particularly in this uncertain time. As only together can evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) can become a reality which include effective policies and practices, transparency and accountability of decisions, and equity outcomes; these are all more relevant in resource-constrained contexts, such as Nigeria. Effective and ethical EIDM though requires the production as well as use of high-quality evidence that are timely, appropriate and structured. One way to do so is through co-production. Co-production (or co-creation or co-design) of environmental/public health evidence considered as a key tool for addressing complex global crises such as the high risk of severe COVID-19 in different nations. A significant evidence-based component of environmental/public health (EBEPH) consist of decisions making based on best accessible, evidence that is peer-reviewed; using data as well as systematic information systems; community engagement in policy making; conducting sound evaluation; do a thorough program-planning frameworks; as well as disseminating what is being learned. As researchers, scientists, statisticians, journal editors, practitioners, as well as decision makers strive to improve population health, having a natural tendency toward scrutinizing the scientific literature aimed at novel research findings serving as the foundation for intervention as well as prevention programs. The main inspiration behind conducting research ought to be toward stimulating and collaborating appropriately on public/environmental health action. Hence, there is need for a “Plan B” of effective behavioral, environmental, social as well as systems interventions (BESSI) toward reducing transmission.
A Journey through and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indian Setup-Lessons Learnt So Far
Authors: Kumar Divyesh
Published: October 2021

World over life was going at its normal pace when an outbreak occurred in Hubei province of China in the later part of the year 2019. This outbreak was soon found to be caused by a virus named coronavirus (COVID-19). Rapidly the virus spread globally leading to a pandemic. The mortality rate was increasing day by day and helplessly everyone was wondering what actually could be done to prevent the spread. Lessons from the past epidemic made it possible to think that maintaining social distancing and adequate hygiene might help to combat the ailment. In India, majorly affected were the people from poor strata and the businessmen who were earning their daily bread by selling things of daily need. The health sector too witnessed an alarming ratio of patients suffering from COVID-19. The second wave, which soon followd the first wave, caused much more havoc. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic, exposed and challanged the health security system of every country. As the danger of pandemic still prevails, steps to curtail the spread of disease and future management strategies should be formulated from the lessons learnt through the COVID-19 phase.
Treatment of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) Using Targeted Immunotherapy
Authors: Augustin Nsole Biteghe Fleury , Nyangone Ekome Toung Chalomie , De La Croix Ndong Jean , Mungra Neelakshi , B. Dar Tahir , John Kombe Kombe Arnaud
Published: October 2021

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the most common mosquito-borne Alphavirus infecting humans worldwide. Up to date, there are no antiviral treatments or vaccines approved to treat or prevent CHIKV for which treatments remain symptomatic based on clinical manifestations. Hence, designing effective therapies to either prevent or treat CHIKV infection is of paramount importance. Interestingly, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are known to be significantly important in mediating protective immunity in CHIV infection. During the last decades, numerous animal studies have reported the protective and prophylactic efficacy of human and mouse anti-CHIKV mAbs isolated from convalescent patients. However, the therapeutic benefits of these anti-CHIKV mAbs can be limited by multiple factors. Thus, it becomes pertinent to better understand the CHIKV infection dynamics, mitigate the undesired mAbs-associated effects and improve therapies. In this review, we critically discuss CHIKV antiviral infectious mechanisms and address how the improved understanding of the latter may pave the way to better targeted immunotherapies.
Exploitation of Excess Low-Temperature Heat Sources from Cogeneration Gas Engines
Authors: Goričanec Darko , Urbancl Danijela
Published: October 2021

The chapter presents an innovative technical solution for the use of low-temperature excess heat from the combined heat and power (CHP) of gas engines using gas or liquid fuel for district heating, building heating or industry. The primary fuel efficiency of CHP gas engines for heat production can be significantly increased by using the low-temperature excess heat of the exhaust gasses and the cooling system of the CHP gas engine, which are released into the environment thereby also reducing CO2 emissions. District heating hot water systems generally work with higher temperatures of the heating water, which is transported to the heat consumer via the supply line, and the cooled heating water is returned to the CHP gas engine via the return line. In order to make use of the excess low-temperature heat of the exhaust gasses and the cooling system of the CHP gas engine, a condenser must be installed in the exhaust pipe in which the water vapor contained in the exhaust gasses condenses and a mixture of water and glycol is heated, which later leads to the evaporator of the high-temperature heat pump (HTHP). The cooled heating water is returned from the heat consumer via the district heating return pipe to a condenser of one or more HTHPs connected in series, where it is reheated and then sent to a CHP gas engine, where it is reheated to the final temperature. The Aspen plus software package is used to run a computer simulation of one or more HTHPs connected in series and parallel to the district heating system and to demonstrate the economics of using the excess heat from the exhaust gasses and the cooling system of the CHP gas engine.
Developments in Probiotic Use in the Aquaculture of Salmo Spp.
Authors: Dindial Alexander
Published: October 2021

While interest in probiotic use in aquaculture is not a new phenomenon, the past few years have seen great developments in probiotic research in Salmo spp. This review examines the corpus of literature surrounding the use of probiotics in some of the species of Salmo most important to modern aquaculture, including Salmo salar, S. coruhensis, S. trutta, and S. trutta caspius, with a particular emphasis on the most recent research. The use of many of these probiotics is associated with such host benefits as enhanced growth, nutrition, and immunity. These benefits and the potential applicability of these probiotics to the modern aquaculture of Salmo are reviewed herein.
The Shear Stress/KLF2/Nrf2/ARE Pathway: A Hemodynamic Defense against Oxidative Stress
Authors: M. Owen John , J. Dormer Kenneth
Published: October 2021

Many diseases have oxidative stress and inflammation as underlying pathological features, including metabolic and inflammatory/autoimmune disorders, diseases of the lung, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular and nervous systems. A leading physiological mechanism for oxidative stress is the nuclear erythroid-related factor 2-like 2/antioxidant response element (Nrf2/ARE) signaling pathway. It maintains intracellular homeostasis and protects cells from oxidative damage by inducing phase II detoxifying and oxidative-stress responsive genes. Nrf2 transcription factor functions as the key controller of the redox homeostatic gene regulatory network, and is tightly controlled by the repressor protein, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1). Pharmacological agents to inhibit Keap1 and boost effectiveness of the Nrf2/ARE pathway have been developed and more are in development. This chapter elucidates the importance of hemodynamic laminar shear stress in oxidative homeostasis and examines hemodynamic induction of the shear stress (SS)/Krupple-like factor2 (KLF2) /Nrf2/ARE pathway as a means to combat oxidative stress through hemodynamics.
Signaling Pathways Associated with Metabolites of Dietary Fibers Link to Host Health
Authors: Rani Kavita , Kumar Jitendra , Sangwan Sonia , Masharing Nampher , Dhar Mitra Murli , Singh H.B.
Published: October 2021

Food is a basic requirement for human life and well-being. On the other hand, diet is necessary for growth, health and defense, as well as regulating and assisting the symbiotic gut microbial communities that inhabit in the digestive tract, referred to as the gut microbiota. Diet influences the composition of the gut microbiota. The quality and quantity of diet affects their metabolism which creates a link between diet. The microorganisms in response to the type and amount of dietary intake. Dietary fibers, which includes non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs) are neither neither-digested nor absorbed and are subjected to bacterial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in the formation of different metabolites called SCFAs. The SCFAs have been reported to effect metabolic activities at the molecularlevel. Acetate affects the metabolic pathway through the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and free fatty acid receptor2 (FFAR2/GPR43) while butyrate and propionate transactivate the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARγ/NR1C3) and regulate the PPARγ target gene Angptl4 in colonic cells of the gut. The NDCs via gut microbiota dependent pathway regulate glucose homeostasis, gut integrity and hormone by GPCR, NF-kB, and AMPK-dependent processes. In this chapter, we will focus on dietary fibers, which interact directly with gut microbes and lead to the production of metabolites and discuss how dietary fiber impacts gut microbiota ecology, host physiology, and health and molecule mechanism of dietary fiber on signaling pathway that linked to the host health.
Neonatal Anemia
Authors: M. Dionisio Laura , A. Dzirba Thamires
Published: October 2021

Neonatal anemia and iron deficiency are frequent founds in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The three major causes of anemia in neonates are blood loss, reduced red blood cell production, and increased degradation of the erythrocytes. Premature infants in ICUs have high levels of iron deficiency, and ascertaining the cause of anemia in this group of patients can be a challenge in clinical practice. This chapter provides an updated review of neonatal anemia. It will concern the pathophysiology of neonatal anemia in term and preterm infants and a detailed discussion of the traditional and innovative laboratory tests for diagnosis and assessment of this condition in the ICUs.
Recent Perspectives in Biochar Production, Characterization and Applications
Authors: Gezae Daful Asfaw , R. Chandraratne Meegalla , Loridon Marie
Published: October 2021

This chapter presents the most promising features and applications of biochar along with their optimal pyrolysis conditions. Biochars have a range of physicochemical properties depending on the feedstock and pyrolysis conditions, which greatly affect their wide applications. The biochar production and its characteristics, including the effect of feedstocks and different process-parameters on the properties and yield of biochar are thoroughly examined. The higher pyrolysis-temperature can give higher carbon-contents, pH, and surface-areas of biochars while volatiles and molar-ratios of O/C, H/C and N/C decrease with pyrolysis-temperature. Higher carbon-content and neutral-pH biochars have high affinity for organic pollutants due to high surface areas, making them attractive for adsorption and catalysis purposes. Biochars with higher-pH are preferred for soil application to correct soil-acidity. Thus, the pyrolysis temperature should be selected as per the final application of the biochar. Characterization of biochars of different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions is reviewed and presented along with their proximate and ultimate analysis.
The Relationship between “C-Space”, “Heuristic Methods”, and “Sampling Based Planner”
Authors: Sansebastiano Emanuele , P. del Pobil Angel
Published: October 2021

Defining the collision-free C-space is crucial in robotics to find whether a robot can successfully perform a motion. However, the complexity of defining this space increases according to the robot’s degree of freedom and the number of obstacles. Heuristics techniques, such as Monte Carlo’s simulation, help developers address this problem and speed up the whole process. Many well-known motion planning algorithms, such as RRT, base their popularity on their ability to find sufficiently good representations of the collision-free C-space very quickly by exploiting heuristics methods, but this mathematical relationship is not highlighted in most textbooks and publications. Each book focuses the attention of the reader on C-space at the beginning, but this concept is left behind page after page. Moreover, even though heuristics methods are widely used to boost algorithms, they are never formalized as part of the Optimization techniques subject. The major goal of this chapter is to highlight the mathematical and intuitive relationship between C-space, heuristic methods, and sampling based planner.
Youth Unemployment and Productivity-Pay in the GCC Countries
Authors: Mina Wasseem
Published: October 2021

Although the total youth unemployment rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries is less than in other high-income countries, the female youth unemployment rate is more than quadruple the male youth unemployment rate compared to equal rates in high-income countries. The gender bias in youth unemployment is attributable to the generous social contract GCC nationals enjoy as well as the largely conservative GCC culture that perceives a more important role of women in the household than in the job market. The generous social contract is also a key factor in the duality of the GCC labor markets with one segment for national labor and the other for foreign labor. Foreign labor constitutes most of the labor force, and the link between pay and productivity is strong in the foreign labor segment indicating labor market efficiency. This chapter investigates whether the presence of strong pay-productivity links in both labor market segments reduces the national youth unemployment rates in the GCC countries. Empirical evidence shows that linking pay to productivity robustly reduces the total and female youth unemployment rates. The influence is strongest on the female youth unemployment rate, however. Productivity-pay helps reduce youth unemployment and the associated gender bias.
Sentiment Analysis on Twitter Data: Comparative Study on Different Approaches
Authors:   Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Rahman Abdur , Sadat Mobashir , Siddik Saeed
Published: October 2021

Social media has become incredibly popular these days for communicating with friends and for sharing opinions. According to current statistics, almost 2.22 billion people use social media in 2016, hich is roughly one third of the world population and three times of the entire population in Europe. In social media people share their likes, dislikes, opinions, interests, etc. so it is possible to know about a person’s thoughts about a specific topic from the shared data in social media. Since, twitter is one of the most popular social media in the world; it is a very good source for opinion mining and sentiment analysis about different topics. In this research, SVM with different kernel functions and Adaboost are experimented using CPD and Chi-square feature extraction techniques to explore the best sentiment classification model. The reported average accuracy of Adaboost for Chi-square and CPD are 70.2% and 66.9%. The SVM radial basis kernel and polynomial kernel with Chi-square n-grams reported average accuracy of 73.73% and 68.67% respectively. Among the performed experimentation, SVM sigmoid kernel with Chi-square n-grams provided the maximum accuracy that is 74.4%.
Improvising With The Great Flow of Qi: Innovative Applications of Tai Ji Quan To Contemporary Performer Training
Authors: Zhu Min
Published: October 2021

Tai Ji Quan (TJQ) is generally viewed as an effective means of achieving the spiritual unity of the body. This article aims to discuss how TJQ as a mindfulness-based practice can be innovatively applied to contemporary performer training, especially in the form of improvisation. This unique way of movement training is based on the motion principle of TJQ: consciousness guiding the qi, the qi guiding the body, then the body forming the shape. Practitioners are expected to improvise with being aware of qi, and are therefore able to stimulate spontaneity in improvisation, and to achieve the moment of integration of the body and mind: doing and being. 
Factors influencing development of green women's entrepreneurship in Serbia
Authors: Mitić Nina , Srebro Bosiljka , Popović Jovanka , Kvrgić Goran , Deđanski Stevica
Published: October 2021

Environmental demanding situations require businesses to innovative as a way to gain each environmental, economic and social goals. This article objectives to suggest the elements influencing improvement of green female entrepreneurship thinking about the improvement possibilities thru standardization and gender equality inherent within side the green economy. Using the methods of regression evaluation with the aggregate of Likert's scale approach, 226 woman entrepreneurs from Serbia in 2021 have been involved in the research. The findings display female entrepreneurship however also, that there may be inadequate interest been committed to them within side the procedure of greening their enterprise in green economy support measures for small and medium companies.
Strategic advantages and disadvantages for rural tourism development in Dinaric Alps: Case Tropolje
Authors: Đorđević-Milošević Suzana , Dražić Gordana , Milovanović Jelena , Đorđević Slađana
Published: October 2021

The improvement of life quality in rural areas is an overall goal of all development strategies in the Western Balkans countries. Rural tourism represents the quality option for diversification of income and employment opportunities in Tropolje region (Canton 10 in Bosnia and Herzegovina). Therefore, the goal of this study is to identify strategic advantages and disadvantages for tourism development in Tropolje region of Dinaric Alps and provide guidelines for its development. The SWOT analysis combined with AHP method was used. In seven domains, 29 strengths, 31 weakness, 25 opportunities and 24 threats were determined, with total intensity 154, 202, 140 and 144 and average rating of influence intensity 5.3, 6.5, 5.6, 5.8, respectively. A significant advantage for tourism development were linked to short supply chains based on natural and cultural heritage of the region.
The role of reward-based crowdfunding in farm financing: What characterises successful campaign?
Authors: Ljumović Isidora , Hanić Aida , Kovačević Vlado
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the role of reward-based crowdfunding in farm financing, with a focus on its likelihood of success. The study uses a sample of 1,566 projects from the Kickstarter platform between 2014 and 2020. We added the level of urbanisation and relative importance of agriculture in the country's economy to the basic elements to assess the importance of the crowdfunding. We run a logistic regression model to investigate factors that motivate investment decisions. We discovered a statistically significant negative correlation between the self-set campaign goal and project success, as well as a small positive impact of number of backers and a positive impact of the importance of agriculture in the country's economy on crowdfunding success. In an era of rapid innovation and the rise of social networks, this paper contributes to the current literature on the agri-food industry's reword-based crowdfunding approach.
Enforcement of civil claims during state of emergency declared due to the Covid-19 crisis
Authors: Bodiroga Nikola
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this paper was to tackle conducting enforcement of civil claims in Serbia during state of emergency that has been declared because of coronavirus pandemic. Based on its constitutional powers in state of emergency Serbian Government has passed special regulation dealing with deadlines for initiating court proceedings and for filing legal remedies in the course of court proceedings. This regulation has also been applied to procedure for enforcement of civil claims. Ministry of Justice, High Judicial Council and Chamber of Public Enforcement Agents have issued various recommendations, conclusions and directives dealing with actions of courts and public enforcement agents. Since only the Serbian Government has undisputed constitutional authority to pass regulations in the state of emergency, all questions related to conducting civil enforcement had to be dealt by government regulations. In this way would have clear legal framework for enforcement of civil claims during state of emergency.
Role of economic instruments in the promotion of electric vehicles
Authors: Cvjetković-Ivetić Cvjetana
Published: October 2021

In the focus of this paper are the most important economic instruments used in the counties of European Economic Area, as well as in Serbia, in order to encourage the use of electric vehicles. Due to the fact that the transportation sector is responsible for approximate 27% of the greenhouse gas emissions, the application of economic instruments is inevitable. The goal of the paper is to determine which of them have the greatest potential in the protection of the environment. Also, the author will assess the economic instruments used in Serbia in order to promote electric vehicles.
Perfil do aluno da educação a distância em Porto Velho, Rondônia
Authors: Santos Renato Lima dos , Souza Lady Day Pereira de , Braga Marcus Vinícius Oliveira , Fernandes Fabio Herrera , Silva Rafael Luis da
Published: October 2021

Atualmente vem ocorrendo a expansão dos cursos superiores proporcionado pelo desenvolvimento da integração da educação e das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação – TIC’s, visando atender às exigências de profissionalização do mercado de trabalho. Contudo vem se configurando diversas preocupações no ambiente da Educação a Distância-EaD, principalmente, por exigir de professores e alunos atitudes diferenciadas: do professor exige-se a habilidade para criar condições que conduzam o aluno a aprendizagem, ao utilizar variadas ferramentas/TIC’s, e entre outros; do aluno exige-se uma efetiva prática do autoestudo, da disciplina e da autonomia considerando que, este, é produtor de seu conhecimento, podendo trazer à tona suas vivências. Diante disso, o presente artigo tem como objetivo, conhecer o perfil do aluno do curso de Administração na modalidade de Educação a distância – EaD, na cidade de Porto Velho, Rondônia, enfatizando suas motivações e dificuldades no processo de aprendizagem. Para tal foi realizada uma pesquisa de natureza quanti-qualitativa, feita através de pesquisa de campo exploratória e descritiva, que busca conhecer aspectos importantes e peculiares do comportamento humano em sociedade, com aplicação virtual de questionário, por meio da ferramenta Google Docs. O resultado revelou o seguinte perfil: os acadêmicos possuem de 26 a 45 anos de idade; está atualizado com o uso da internet; trabalha na área do curso, tanto ocupando níveis de chefia como em níveis administrativos; busca flexibilidade de tempo e espaço; busca profissionalização de acordo com os critérios exigidos no mercado de trabalho; e sente dificuldade na utilização de ferramentas tecnológicas. Além disso, esses acadêmicos, são pessoas que tem conhecimento profissional, e experiências de vida que tendem a somar na construção do processo de aprendizagem. Antes de iniciar o curso, os alunos tendem a acreditar que a EaD apresenta facilidades no sistema de aprovação, mas durante o curso atestam o rigor da modalidade. Assim reconhece-se que os resultados deste estudo podem orientar as ações e as práticas de Instituições e professores no modo de fazer a Educação a distância, através do esclarecimento a respeito das motivações e das dificuldades dos alunos.
A pesquisa de clima organizacional como ferramenta de diagnóstico organizacional
Authors: Silva Fabrícia Julia da , Calais Marina Reis Cláudio , Santos Sheyla Rosane de Almeida
Published: October 2021

O capital humano é considerado um diferencial competitivo nas empresas. Diante disso, são crescentes os investimentos em estratégias de gestão de pessoas que visam à retenção dos colaboradores. Com base nesse contexto, o presente artigo descreve o diagnóstico do clima organizacional da Locatio do Brasil, empresa do ramo de locação de equipamentos da construção civil, propondo ações de intervenção visando contribuir com a elevação o nível de satisfação dos funcionários no ambiente de trabalho. Trata-se de uma pesquisa que, quanto aos fins, é definida como descritiva e aplicada. Com relação aos meios, é uma pesquisa de campo realizada por meio de questionário estruturado, desenvolvido com bases em pesquisas bibliográficas tidas como fontes secundárias. A apuração dos resultados tratou de cinco grupos: ambiente de trabalho; tomada de decisão; sentimentos de realização, autonomia e responsabilidade profissional; reconhecimento, remuneração e benefícios; e relacionamento interpessoal. Em síntese, os dados obtidos sinalizaram instabilidade no ambiente organizacional, comprovada pela apuração das respostas que indicou o sentimento de insatisfação dos empregados, refletido nos resultados laborais. Enquanto propositura, indica-se à empresa o uso de metodologias de recursos humanos para minimizar, e/ou eliminar, fatores de insatisfação, tais como a criação de agenda de eventos para a socialização dos empregados, gestão participativa, plano de cargos e salários. Ademais, sugere-se a contratação de uma consultoria para dar continuidade às ações tendo em vista a melhoria do clima organizacional e, consequentemente, dos resultados laborais.
Tabuiseret spiritualitet?
Authors: Magnússon Gísli
Published: October 2021

Gísli Magnússon: "Tabuiseret spiritualitet? Esoterisk tradition som nøglen til Peter Høegs Den stille pige"

I 2006 udgav Peter Høeg romanen Den stille pige. Litteraturkritikken– både i Danmark ogi den akademiske verden som sådan – tolkede Høegs roman som et værk af en tvivlsom spirituel vækkelsesprædikant. Også hans forhold til Jes Bertelsen blev set i et kritisk lys, som om Høeg blot var talerør for en guru. Men både denne analyse og betegnelsen ’new age’ yderikke de traditioner, der ligger til grund for Den stille pigeretfærdighed.Ved at kaste et nærmere blik for den esoteriske epistemologi og den esoteriske tankestruktur, bliver det muligt at forstå de diskurser, som ligger til grundlag for Høegs roman. Romanen (og lignende romaner) kan således analyseres som værk i egen ret og ikke som repræsentant for en fejlagtig verdensanskuelse. Hermed fremstår esoterismen som det tertium comparationis, der viser, hvilken mere omfattende strømning både Høeg og Bertelsen er en del af.

"The Taboo of Spirituality – Esotericism as the Key to a More Comprehensive Understanding of Peter Høeg’s The Quiet Girl"

In 2006,Peter Høeg presented his new novel, The Quiet Girl. The literary criticism – both in Denmark and internationally – interpreted Peter Høeg’s novel as a work by a religious preacher. Moreover, his relationship to spiritual thinker Jes Bertelsen was sharply criticized, since Høeg was perceived as the mouthpiece of a guru. Neither this analyses nor the designation of Høeg as an exponent of the new age movement do justice to The Quiet Girl. By understanding epistemology and structure of thought of esotericism, it becomes possible to understand the discourses that form the basis of the novel. Thus, the novel is analysed as a work in its own right and not as the result of an erroneous world view. Esotericism, thereby, emerges as the tertium comparationisthat demonstrates to which larger movement both Høeg and Bertelsen belong.