bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Deviation of peak hours for metro stations based on least square support vector machine
Authors: Yu Lijie , Cui Mengying , Dai Shian
Published: September 2023

The station-level ridership during the peak hour is one of the key indicators for the design of station size and relevant facilities. However, with the operation of metro system, it cannot be ignored that, in many cities, the station peak and the city peak may not be simultaneously occurred. As the current ridership forecasting methods use the city peak as the point of reference, stations with wide differences of ridership in between would experience disorders due to serious underestimates of passenger demand during the actual peak. Accordingly, this study fully considers the phenomenon that the metro station peak is not identical to the city peak and focuses on the concept of the peak deviation coefficient (PDC), the ratio of the station peak ridership to the city peak ridership. It investigates how metro ridership determinants affects the PDC using the least square support vector machine (LSSVM) model. A land-use function complementarity index is employed as one of the independent variables, which is newly proposed in this study that describes the relationship of the commute land use around an individual station with that along the whole network. This method can help to resolve the ridership amplification indicator for a fine-grained station-level forecasting. The results for Xi’an metro indicate that the LSSVM is an effective method to scrutinize the nonlinear effects of e.g., land use attributes, on the temporal distribution features of the metro ridership. Compared to the ratio of commute land use measured for individual stations, the land-use function complementarity index can better explain and predict the severity of peak deviation phenomenon, controlling other independent variables in the model.
Noncanonical Rab9a action supports retromer-mediated endosomal exit of human papillomavirus during virus entry
Authors: Choi Jeongjoon , DiMaio Daniel
Published: September 2023

Rab GTPases play key roles in controlling intracellular vesicular transport. GTP-bound Rab proteins support vesicle trafficking. Here, we report that, unlike cellular protein cargos, retromer-mediated delivery of human papillomaviruses (HPV) into the retrograde transport pathway during virus entry is inhibited by Rab9a in its GTP-bound form. Knockdown of Rab9a inhibits HPV entry by modulating the HPV-retromer interaction and impairing retromer-mediated endosome-to-Golgi transport of the incoming virus, resulting in the accumulation of HPV in the endosome. Rab9a is in proximity to HPV as early as 3.5 h post-infection, prior to the Rab7-HPV interaction, and HPV displays increased association with retromer in Rab9a knockdown cells, even in the presence of dominant negative Rab7. Thus, Rab9a can regulate HPV-retromer association independently of Rab7. Surprisingly, excess GTP-Rab9a impairs HPV entry, whereas excess GDP-Rab9a reduces association between L2 and Rab9a and stimulates entry. These findings reveal that HPV and cellular proteins utilize the Rab9a host trafficking machinery in distinct ways during intracellular trafficking.
Screening for canine coronavirus, canine influenza virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in dogs during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic
Authors: Santos Hércules Otacílio , Santos Eliane Macedo Sobrinho , da Silva de Oliveira Hérica , dos Santos Wagner Silva , Tupy Arthur Almeida , Souza Elber Gomes , Ramires Rair , Luiz Ana Clara Orneles , de Almeida Anna Christina
Published: September 2023

Background and Aim: Although most cases of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are in humans, there is scientific evidence to suggest that the virus can also infect dogs and cats. This study investigated the circulation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), canine coronavirus (CCV), and canine influenza virus (CIV) in domiciled and/or stray dogs from different locations in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and Methods: In total, 86 dogs living in homes, on the streets, or in shelters in the cities of Taiobeiras, Salinas, Araçuaí, and Almenara were randomly selected for this study. The COVID Ag Detect® Self-Test was used to detect SARS-CoV-2. The ACCUVET CCV AG TEST – CANINE CORONAVIROSIS® was used to detect CCV, whereas canine influenza was detected using the ACCUVET CIV AG TEST – INFLUENZA CANINA®. All collected data were mapped using QGIS 3.28.1 for spatial data analysis and the identification of disease distribution patterns. Descriptive analysis of the collected data, prevalence calculations, odds ratios (ORs), and 95% confidence intervals, when possible, was performed.

Results: Of the 86 animals tested, only one dog tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 using the rapid test for viral antigen detection. No animals tested positive for CIV. Canine coronavirus was detected in almost half of the animals tested in Almenara. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 had a low prevalence (1.16%), versus 15.62% for CCV. Although the results were not significant, the age and breed of animals appeared to be associated with the occurrence of CCV. The results indicated that younger animals were 2.375-fold more likely to be infected. Likewise, purebred animals were more likely to contract the disease (OR = 1.944).

Conclusion: The results indicate the need to maintain preventive measures against CCV, canine influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 in dogs. More studies are needed to better elucidate the panorama of these diseases in dogs, mainly in underdeveloped and developing countries.

Keywords: coronavirus disease-2019, georeferencing, rapid tests, zoonosis.
Az alkotás privilégiuma
Authors: Mitnyán Lajos
Published: September 2023

Még talán egy évtizede is csak szakfilozófiai – és leginkább kogníciófilozófiai – problémának tűnhetett a kérdés, vajon értelmezhetők-e egy gép (computer, robot) esetében azok a kategóriák, melyeket évszázadok óta csak az ember vonatkozásában tekintettünk érvényesnek, vagy egyáltalán értelmesen felvethetőknek? Mit jelenthetnek az emberlét fenomenológiájának olyan kulcsfogalmai, mint az intencionalitás, az emóciók, a kreativitás, és általában véve az önálló gondolkodás képessége egy gép vonatkozásában. A jelen tanulmány filozófiai gondolatkísérlet az alkotói kreativitás, és mindenekelőtt a művészet értelmezhetőségéről a Mesterséges Intelligenciáról folyó diskurzusok kontextusában.
Investigation of neural network models application in EU-TIRADS thyroid nodules classification for personalization of thyroid gland ultrasound diagnostic
Authors: Tsyguleva K. V. , Lozhkin I. A. , Korolev D. V. , Zajcev K. S. , Dunaev M. E. , Garmash A. A. , Manaev A. V. , Zaharova S. M. , Trukhin A. A. , Troshina E. A.
Published: September 2023

SUBSTANTIATION. It is known that about 69% of all thyroid nodules undergoing surgical treatment are benign formations, and up to 75% of patients with an intermediate cytological conclusion undergo unnecessary surgical intervention. This suggests that improving the quality of differential diagnosis of nodular formations will avoid excessive economic costs for the healthcare system. In this regard, AI technologies in diagnostic algorithms for the classification of thyroid nodules were involved.AIM. Improving the efficiency of automatic classification of thyroid nodules on ultrasound images by using a set of neural network models.MATERIALS AND METHODS. We used ultrasound images of thyroid nodules available in open sources and obtained with the help of 3 ultrasound devices of Endocrinology Research Centre as part of Project № 22-15-00135 of the grant of the Russian Science Foundation. This article check the hypothesis that the size of the training set cannot be increased by repeating similar images from the ultrasound cine loop of one patient, but only by expanding the dataset with new unique specimens of other patients and/or data from the augmentation process.RESULTS. As a result, a neural network model EfficientNet-B6 was proposed to solve the problem of EU-TIRADS classification of thyroid nodules based on ultrasound images of the thyroid gland.CONCLUSION. The results obtained allow us to advance in the use of artificial intelligence methods for personalized medicine in thyroid diseases.
Difficulties and missteps of diagnosis and surgical treatment of patient with multifocal metachronic carcinoma associated with primary hyperparathyroidism
Authors: Sergiiko S. V. , Korotovskii D. V. , Lukyanov S. A. , Baturin O. G. , Butorin A. S. , Ilyina T. E.
Published: September 2023

We present a clinical case of a patient with metachronous primary multiple carcinoma of left kidney (2004) with left adrenal metastasis (2021), occult low-grade follicular thyroid carcinoma with lateral neck lymph node metastasis (2019), central lung cancer (2020), primary hyperparathyroidism with coherent parathyroid adenomas with intrathyroid and typical location.

Patient had undergone left-side nephrectomy with bilateral adrenalectomy, double-staged thyroidectomy with parathyroidectomy and selective lateral neck dissection and right-side pulmonectomy with 4 sessions of chemotherapy. Almost 20 years after first operation patient has no signs of tumors recurrence. In addition, patient is undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) of adrenal insufficiency and thyroid hormone suppression therapy.

This case represents combination of non-hereditary endocrine neoplasms with multiple carcinomas. It also examples mistakes and difficulties of differential diagnosis of primary adrenal tumors and adrenal metastasis.
TANTANGAN DALAM MEWUJUDKAN MERITOKRASI BIROKRASI PEMERINTAHAN DESA
Authors: Nugraha Muhammad Siwi
Published: September 2023

Pemerintah desa merupakan entitas birokrasi pemerintahan terkecil yang memiliki peran krusial dalam penyediaan pelayanan publik. Dalam mendukung terlaksananya pembangunan dan juga pelayanan publik di tingkat desa, tentunya pemerintah desa memerlukan sumber daya manusia yang memiliki kecakapan dan keterampilan tertentu. Birokrasi di tingkat desa semestinya diisi oleh orang-orang yang selain memiliki motivasi melayani masyarakat, juga memiliki wawasan dan kompetensi yang sesuai dengan bidang pekerjaannya. Sistem birokrasi pemerintahan desa sudah seharusnya didasarkan pada merit system, agar penyediaan pelayanan publik di tingkat desa menjadi lebih responsif terhadap tuntutan masyarakat dan sesuai dengan dinamika soisal ekonomi yang ada. Meskipun demikian, bukan hal yang mudah mewujudkan birokrasi pemerintahan desa yang meritokratis. Hal ini dikarenakan masih adanya kerancuan dalam pengisian jabatan perangkat desa yang dalam beberapa kasus dilakukan melalui mekanisme pemilihan langsung dan ada juga pengisian jabatan perangkat desa melalui skema pengangkatan. Makalah ini berisi tentang analisis kritis mengenai berbagai tantangan dalam mewujudkan meritokrasi birokrasi pemerintahan desa. Argumen yang dibangun dalam makalah ini dibangun berdasarkan data-data sekunder dan juga kajian terdahulu terkait dengan pemerintahan desa.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN DANA DESA UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA DI KABUPATEN BANJARNEGARA
Authors: Ismiyarto Ismiyarto
Published: September 2023

Kebijakan pengelolaan dana desa sebagaimana diamanatkan dalam Undang-UndangNomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa dan ditindaklanjuti dengan Peraturan PemerintahNomor 22 Tahun 2015 tentang Perubahan Atas Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 60 Tahun2014 tentang Dana Desa yang bersumber dari Anggaran Pendapatan dan BelanjaNegara (APBN). Kebijakan dimaksud memberi implikasi terhadap pengelolaan danadesa khususnya desa-desa di wilayah Kabupaten Banjarnegara, hal ini mengingat letakgeografis desa-desa, masyarakat setempat dan pemerintah kabupaten tersebutmendukung untuk menjadi desa wisata. Dalam penelitian ini implementasi kebijakanpublik berupa peraturan pemerintah yang merupakan kebijakan birokrasi, maka teoriyang dipergunakan implementasi kebijakan Model Edward III dengan menunjuk empatvariable yang berperan penting dalam pencapaian keberhasilan implementasi. Keempatvariabel atau aspek tersebut meliputi 1) komunikasi; 2) sumber daya; 3) disposisi; dan4) sruktur birokrasi. Desain yang dipergunakan untuk memecahkan masalah ini adalahmetode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian deskriptif adalah penelitian yangdiarahkan untuk memberikan gejala-gejala, fakta-fakta atau kejadian-kejadian secarasistematis dan akurat, mengenai sifat-sifat populasi atau daerah tertentu. Implementasidana desa benar-benar diperuntukkan demi terwujudnya desa dan masyarakat desa yangmaju, kuat, mandiri dan sejahtera.
DAMPAK SEKTOR PARIWISATA DAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP TERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN BANDARA INTERNASIONAL YOGYAKARTA (YIA)
Authors: Reviandani Oktarizka , Arundinasari Indira
Published: September 2023

The crisis in the environmental and development aspects always creates conflict for government, private, and community actors. The focus of this research is to analyze YIA's development policies. This study uses qualitative research methods with an interpretive paradigm. The results of this study indicate that the phenomenon of policy debate in the struggle for interests by the rival coalition over the rejection of YIA development is due to its influence on the tourism sector and in particular the environmental impact. The formation of a counter-coalition consisting of the main coalition and the supporting coalition has a strong influence in attracting a broad base of supporting movements. The groups in the counter-united coalition are driven by a common belief system, ranging from the most general to specific beliefs, namely the community's close attachment to land, a community-friendly development perspective, and the impact of YIA. When the counter-coalition was built, various counter-coalition groups were motivated to translate this belief into policy actions ranging from formal legal channels, public communication, scientific information, and mass movements. Various resources and strategies support each other, especially in the two aspects that are most powerful in influencing policy, namely information sources and financial sources.
IMPLEMENTATION E-GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICE E-KTP IN NGALIYAN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE SEMARANG
Authors: Tiara Mita tiara Mita
Published: September 2023

One of the government's efforts to improve the quality of public services namely with utilise progress technology information in process governance. This is known as e-government or administration of electronic or internet-based government. As is system e-government, expected every agency service public can provide an increase in the quality of public services that are more transparent, effective and efficient. Online services can be accessed by the District community Excavations, but there are still a number of obstacles in operation. Objective of this study to determine the application of e-government in making E- ID card on Service Subdistrict Dig. As for technique collection data that is interviews, documentation and observation. The research method used is qualitative with descriptive type with informant selection technique that is purposive sampling And For test validity data, researcher triangulation source. Results study show that service public in Subdistrict damn city Semarang still has obstacles in its implementation, namely related to servers and networks that sometimes have problems, besides the necessary socialization improved so that increasing awareness public And bureaucrat in utilise e-development government in City Semarang.Kata Kunci:E-Government, Service, E-KTP
Kalanchoe dineshii (Crassulaceae), an addition to the flora of Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: Vallepu Nagaraju , Goli Penchala Pratap , Bramhanapalle Jyothi , Muktinutalapati Keerthana , Gudivada Sudarsanam
Published: September 2023

Kalanchoe dineshii Syam Radh & Nampy collected from Amadaguru, Sri Satya Sai District, is communicated in this paper as an addition to the flora of Andhra Pradesh. Taxonomic description, colour photographs, short notes on habitat, phenology and distribution are presented in the paper.
Connective Frequency Bands informed by textbook frequencies and midadolescents’ knowledge of connectives: a tool to support Spanish literacy instruction across content areas
Authors: Meneses Alejandra , Arriagada Silvana , Caro Sebastián , Baeza Felipe , Uccelli Paola
Published: September 2023

This study focuses on connectives, linguistic devices that signal relations between ideas. Connective knowledge varies widely across grades and is known to support reading comprehension and school writing. Despite the important role that connective knowledge plays in reading and writing, few resources exist to support teachers in understanding which connectives to prioritize in Spanish literacy instruction. In this study we combined a secondary analysis of midadolescents’ connective assessment data (810 students in grades 4–8) with a corpus linguistics frequency analysis of connectives in Chilean national science and social studies textbooks (1,079,593 total words), with the goal of generating a pedagogically relevant tool to support the instruction of connectives in Spanish literacy across content areas. To generate the Connective Frequency Bands Tool, we first examined the role of grade and connective type in midadolescents’ connective knowledge. Secondly, we examined associations between students’ knowledge and textual frequencies across content areas for each connective included in the assessment. Finally, informed by midadolescents’ connective knowledge and by the corpus linguistics analysis of science and social studies textbooks from grades 1–8, we generated the Connective Frequency Bands Tool listing connectives frequencies by grade, connective type, and content area.
The Essential Role of Human Service Nonprofits in Restorative Justice Policy Implementation
Authors: Moore Paige L. , Lawrence Kara L.
Published: September 2023

Evidence demonstrating the essential role of human service nonprofits in restoring justice to communities has led to an increased need in understanding how these nonprofits view their service delivery role in relation to the state in a restorative justice context. Despite the increase in funding dedicated to restorative justice programs and increased collaborations between states and nonprofits, few studies have explored perceptions of collaborative restorative justice roles in state-led initiatives. This exploratory qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews to understand how leaders in these programs view their organization’s roles in restorative justice implementation. The analysis evaluates the variations in perceptions among nonprofits leaders as well as the differences in perceptions between nonprofit versus public managers/policy makers. Results indicate that nonprofit leaders and public managers/policy makers view nonprofits as pivotal to restorative justice policy implementation given their capacity to engage in grassroots problem-solving and develop strengths-based programs.
Triaxial Testing Methodology for Gassy Soils
Authors: Kaminski Pauline , Grabe Jürgen
Published: September 2023

Small amounts of gas occur in almost every sediment in marine or coastal environments. In past studies, a negative influence of gas on the mechanical properties of soil was associated with geohazard occurrence and dike safety in tide affected areas. However, the impact of a homogeneous distribution of gas bubbles in soil on its mechanical properties has not yet been thoroughly understood. In order to further investigate and improve our understanding of the shear strength of gassy soils, an experimental setup and a sample preparation procedure to implement the axis-translation method were developed. To this end, a temperature-controlled triaxial apparatus was specially modified. The triaxial apparatus is supplemented by a circulation system, required for the preparation of gassy samples with a homogeneous gas bubble distribution. In the circulation system, a defined quantity of carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in water. During the test procedure, the carbonated water is circulated into a saturated sample via a pressure gradient between the sample top and bottom. A subsequent unloading, tailored to the previously dissolved gas quantity, leads to gas exsolution in the sample. As a result, a defined degree of saturation can be generated within the triaxial apparatus. This experimental procedure represents a nondestructive technique for the preparation of gassy soil samples that is not limited to specific soil types. Triaxial shear tests on these samples extend our knowledge on the stress–strain behavior of gassy soils and thus provide a basis for future research, e.g., in the field of constitutive modeling.
An intrinsic connection between COVID-19 and aging
Authors: Wang Jingchao , Wei Jonathan , Dang Fabin , Inuzuka Hiroyuki
Published: September 2023

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a rapidly spreading outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (the COVID-19 pandemic). COVID-19 has severely affected healthcare systems worldwide, as well as the global economy, and has significantly increased morbidity and mortality rates. The majority of COVID-19-related deaths occurred in older individuals, primarily among those with concomitant diseases, including metabolic, respiratory, and cardiovascular diseases. Aging hallmarks, such as cellular senescence, chronic inflammation, and genomic instability, partially explain the increased disease severity at the molecular level with advancing age. Other multifactorial considerations, including healthcare facilities, socioeconomic status, and dissemination of epidemic information, may help control morbidity in the elderly population. While the World Health Organization declared an end to the emergency status of COVID-19 in May 2023, physical and emotional impairments may persist after recovery from the virus. Precautions should therefore be taken to prevent future pandemics, and suitable emphasis should be placed on addressing persistent COVID-19 and preventing future pandemics.
HNP-1 Reverses Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Inhibiting the NF-кB Signaling Pathway
Authors: Duan Xiaorong , Yu Zhenqiu
Published: September 2023

Background: Human neutrophil peptide-1 (HNP-1) is a commonly investigated therapeutic agent. However, its role in hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (HLVH) remains unclear.

Methods: We measured HNP-1 levels in patients with hypertension and treated HLVH rat and H9c2 cell hypertrophy models with HNP-1. Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy indexes (i.e., single-cell surface area, left ventricular fibrosis area, BNP levels, and β-MHC levels) were measured with hematoxylin-eosin and Masson’s trichrome staining and WB. NF-кB signaling factors (i.e., IKKβ, p-IKKβ, IкBα, p-IкBα, p65, and p-p65) were measured with WB and qPCR. Finally, inflammatory factors (i.e., IL-6, IL-1α, and TNF-α) were measured with ELISA.

Results: HNP-1 levels were lower in the exposure than the control groups (M (95% CI), 48.83 (45.64–52.26) vs. 59.03 (55.62–62.54), P = 0.000). Diminished HNP-1 was associated with HLVH occurrence in patients. HLVH rat and H9c2 cell hypertrophy models revealed elevated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy indexes and NF-кB signaling and inflammatory factors. However, each HNP-1 treatment group showed lower levels of the aforementioned indices than were observed in the model groups.

Conclusion: Diminished HNP-1 is a risk factor for HLVH. HNP-1 treatment may reverse HLVH by inhibiting NF-кB signaling pathways.
A Deep Learning Approach for Neuronal Cell Body Segmentation in Neurons Expressing GCaMP Using a Swin Transformer
Authors: Islam Mohammad Shafkat , Suryavanshi Pratyush , Baule Samuel M. , Glykys Joseph , Baek Stephen
Published: September 2023

Neuronal cell body analysis is crucial for quantifying changes in neuronal sizes under different physiological and pathologic conditions. Neuronal cell body detection and segmentation mainly rely on manual or pseudo-manual annotations. Manual annotation of neuronal boundaries is time-consuming, requires human expertise, and has intra/interobserver variances. Also, determining where the neuron’s cell body ends and where the axons and dendrites begin is taxing. We developed a deep-learning-based approach that uses a state-of-the-art shifted windows (Swin) transformer for automated, reproducible, fast, and unbiased 2D detection and segmentation of neuronal somas imaged in mouse acute brain slices by multiphoton microscopy. We tested our Swin algorithm during different experimental conditions of low and high signal fluorescence. Our algorithm achieved a mean Dice score of 0.91, a precision of 0.83, and a recall of 0.86. Compared with two different convolutional neural networks, the Swin transformer outperformed them in detecting the cell boundaries of GCamP6s expressing neurons. Thus, our Swin transform algorithm can assist in the fast and accurate segmentation of fluorescently labeled neuronal cell bodies in thick acute brain slices. Using our flexible algorithm, researchers can better study the fluctuations in neuronal soma size during physiological and pathologic conditions.
Why and How to Account for Sex and Gender in Brain and Behavioral Research
Authors: Eliot Lise , Beery Annaliese K. , Jacobs Emily G. , LeBlanc Hannah F. , Maney Donna L. , McCarthy Margaret M.
Published: September 2023

Long overlooked in neuroscience research, sex and gender are increasingly included as key variables potentially impacting all levels of neurobehavioral analysis. Still, many neuroscientists do not understand the difference between the terms “sex” and “gender,” the complexity and nuance of each, or how to best include them as variables in research designs. This TechSights article outlines rationales for considering the influence of sex and gender across taxa, and provides technical guidance for strengthening the rigor and reproducibility of such analyses. This guidance includes the use of appropriate statistical methods for comparing groups as well as controls for key covariates of sex (e.g., total intracranial volume) and gender (e.g., income, caregiver stress, bias). We also recommend approaches for interpreting and communicating sex- and gender-related findings about the brain, which have often been misconstrued by neuroscientists and the lay public alike.
Discovering the mindsets of the luxury recycling phenomenon
Authors: Todri Ardita , Papajorgji Petraq
Published: September 2023

This study focuses on two main luxury items recycling issues. First, understanding customers’ attitudes toward recycling luxury items via e-business and second, discovering e-platforms configurations used. This study considers as input parameters consumers’ age and gender. Thus, an online survey implementing a mind genomics experiment was delivered to 4,320 international consumers regardless of whether they have experienced or not recycling luxury items via e-commerce channels. Only 3,624 consumers participated in the study, indicating one of four reasons they recycle luxury items via e-commerce channels. These reasons are: to renew their wardrobe often, follow fashion without paying an exorbitant price, profit from selling clothes & accessories they do not use anymore, and be part of the luxury recycling business without significant investments. In addition, this study established as the main pillars of luxury recycling items via e-commerce channels the following aspects: the use of e-commerce to recycle luxury clothes & accessories; the configuration used in luxury recycling e-commerce sites; the sector benefiting the most from the luxury recycling business; the luxury recycling business approach more beneficial. The selection of the study pillars and the reasons for recycling help to achieve the main goal of the study, being understanding what fascinates consumers about luxury recycling. It unveils that configurations such as outlets and individual sales are preferred in the luxury items recycling business. Further, recommendations are provided to consolidate ethical luxury items recycling business, such as the development of more user-friendly technological e-commerce platforms, and decreasing intermediation charges.
Risk Assessment of Industrial Waste: Case of an Algerian Company
Authors: Sefouhi Linda , Bahmed Lylia
Published: September 2023

More than 300,000 tons of industrial hazardous wastes are produced every year in Algeria. Industrial waste can cause harm to people or the environment. The study highlights the problem of a very important step of the industrial waste management which is the storage. The Algerian regulation does not specify the storage mode of the different industrial wastes. This can cause very dangerous accidents such as fires and explosions. The main research technique is modeling according to a risk analysis tool. Using our assessment method (Preliminary Hazard Analysis), various risk factors can be classified according to their contribution to environmental and human health risks. The goal of this study was to study the risks associated with storing industrial waste and to assist businesses in improving their waste management practices for the purpose of sustainable development. The initial analysis of dangers and the Risk Assessment Matrix show that hazardous wastes like used batteries, used oils, and Askarel transformers can cause serious harm to the environment and humans if not handled safely. They can make the air, water, and soil dirty, and they can also contaminate the fauna and flora.
Gas Discharge Source of Synchronous Flows of UV Radiation and Silver Sulphide Microstructures
Authors: Shuaibov O.K. , Minya O.Y. , Hrytsak R.V. , Bilak Yu.Yu. , Malinina A.O , Homoki Z.T. , Pop M.M. , Konoplyov O.M.
Published: September 2023

The results of the study of the characteristics of a pulsed source of time-synchronous UV radiation streams of silver atoms and ions and micro-nanostructures of silver sulfide are given. An overvoltage nanosecond discharge was ignited in nitrogen between electrodes made of silver sulfide (Ag2S) at a distance between electrodes of 2 mm. Silver sulfide vapors were introduced into the gas-vapor mixture "Nitrogen - Ag2S" due to the ectonic mechanism. The voltage and current pulses, the pulsed power of the discharge, the energy contribution to the plasma for one pulse at pulse repetition frequencies of 40-1000 Hz were studied. The spectral characteristics of the discharge and the spatial characteristics of the microstructures deposited from the discharge plasma on a quartz substrate installed near the electrode system were studied.

The discharge can be used as a source of bactericidal radiation and a source of microstructures based on silver sulfide, as well as a plasma chemical reactor for the synthesis of thin microstructured films of silver sulfide.
Effect of yttrium doping on the photocatalytic properties of ZnO thin films
Authors: Hrytsak L. , Turko B. , Vasil’ev V. , Eliyashevskyy Y. , Kostruba A. , Hrytsak A.
Published: September 2023

Zinc oxide films with different levels of yttrium doping are deposited on glass substrates, using radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. Photocatalytic properties were investigated for such Y-doping weight concentration: 0, 2.4, 3.9, 4.7 wt. %. The studies showed that the Y-doping significantly improves the photocatalytic activity of the ZnO thin films. It was shown that the ZnO:Y 3.9 wt. % presents the highest degradation efficiency of 100 % during 80 minutes and the largest rate constant 9.6 · 10-2 min-1 among all samples.
Radiation-induced isomerization reaction mechanism of hydrocarbons on the surface of solid acid
Authors: Ismayilova M.K. , Mustafayev I. I. , Melikova S.Z. , Nurmammadova F.N. , Aliyeva M.H.
Published: September 2023

This paper's goal is to investigate how petroleum's n-alkane isomerization reaction occurs on the surface of a solid nanocatalyst. In this experiment, the isomerization of aromatic-rich crude oil is being studied as a result of radiation exposure. It was discovered that sodium-rich bentonite –solid acid, from the Alpoid deposit works well as a catalyst for refining petroleum. Possible mechanisms of the radio-catalytic reaction that converts n-alkanes to branched hydrocarbons have been researched by methods of FT- IR spectroscopy and gas chromatography. The effect of acidity type of the nanostructured bentonite clay on Lewis acid cites is proposed to explain observed results. Additional radiation energy, which is mainly generated due to the nanobentonite volume, results in a more efficient aromatic- rich petroleum radiolysis process. Also, it was investigated the dynamics of dose –dependent changes in the amount of branched   hydrocarbons.  One of the primary objectives of this research work is increasing the efficiency of transformation of adsorbed beam energy in solid phase to the system and improvement of hydrocarbon isomerization reactions in crude oil. The results of hydrocarbon transformations are discussed in terms of the behavior of excited electrons in solids. Novel eco-friendly nanocatalyst creates new opportunities for hydrocarbons with multi- branched structures.
İŞ YERİ DIŞINDA KURULAN KEFALET SÖZLEŞMESİNİN TÜKETİCİ İŞLEMİ NİTELİĞİNE VE KEFİLİN KEFALETTEN CAYMA HAKKINA İLİŞKİN ALMAN FEDERAL MAHKEMESİ KARARININ ALMAN VE TÜRK HUKUKU BAKIMINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: SADİOĞLU Fikriye Ceren
Published: September 2023

Bir kişisel teminat türü olan kefalette kefil, alacaklıya, borçlunun borcunu ifa etmemesinin sonuçlarından sorumlu olmayı üstlenmektedir. Kefalet sözleşmesinin bir tüketici işlemi olarak kabul edilip edilemeyeceği ve dolayısıyla kefilin tüketici hukukunun tüketiciyi koruyucu mekanizmalarından yararlanıp yararlanamayacağı Alman hukukunda tartışmalıdır. Alman hukukunda tüketici hukukuna ilişkin hükümlerin uygulama alanı BGB § 312’de belirtilmiştir. Alman Federal Mahkemesi’nin güncel kararına göre kefalet sözleşmesi, kanunun aradığı anlamda karşılıklı borç yükleyen bir tüketici sözleşmesi olmadığından kefilin kefaletten caymasından söz edilemez. Konu Türk hukuku bakımından da tartışmalı olmakla birlikte kefil, ticarî veya meslekî olmayan amaçlarla kefil olmuşsa tüketici sıfatına sahip olur ve kefalet sözleşmesi tüketici işlemi olarak kabul edilebilir. Ancak bu kabul, tüketici kefilin tüketiciyi koruma amacıyla getirilen tüm imkanlardan yararlanabileceği anlamına gelmemektedir. Cayma hakkı, tüketiciyi koruyan önemli bir hak olmakla birlikte, bütün tüketici işlemlerinde tüketiciye tanınmamıştır. Kefalet sözleşmesinde kefilin bu hakka sahip olması için çabalamak, hem cayma hakkına ilişkin hükümle korunmak istenen menfaate hem de kefalete ilişkin hükümlere uygun düşmemektedir.
Reforma Educativa en México: El Programa Escuelas de Calidad
Authors: Álvarez Gutiérrez Jesús
Published: September 2023

En el marco de la preocupación general sobre la desigualdad educativa en México, este trabajo describe el Programa Escuelas de Calidad, impulsado por la presente administración federal. En contraposición a la tradicional organización vertical y centralista del sistema educativo mexicano, el Programa -que se nutre de la experiencia y la investigación de varios movimientos teórico-prácticos sobre mejora y eficacia escolar- concentra su atención en la escuela como la organización clave para avanzar en la calidad y equidad de la educación. Una vez revisados el origen y los antecedentes del Programa, se detallan sus objetivos, premisas y fundamentación general, así como algunas de las implicaciones metodológicas y operacionales de su implementación. Se insiste en la necesidad de construir nuevos modelos en gestión estratégica, prácticas pedagógicas flexibles y asociación integral escuela-hogar, de manera que el cambio surja por voluntad propia desde la escuela, se rescate la experiencia de los docentes y se fortalezca el capital social de las comunidades escolares. Finalmente, y reconociendo las limitaciones que impone el breve tiempo de su implementación, se señalan algunos avances del Programa. El impacto real, en términos de logro de aprendizaje y eficacia social, sólo podrá medirse a medio y largo plazo.Descriptores: descentralización - autonomía escolar - calidad educativa - equidad - mejora de la escuela Educational Reform in México: The Quality Schools ProgamAmong social concerns about educational inequality in Mexico, this paper describes the "Quality Schools Program" (QSP), launched two years ago by the incoming federal government. In a highly centralized education system, this new policy -nurtured from many of the outstanding theoretical and practical movements on school improvement and school effectiveness-, considers school community as the key organization in order to address current problems on quality and equity issues. This article offers a review on QSP origins, goals, premises and theoretical basis, as well as some practical implications of its implementation. QSP most innovative proposals have to do with the design at the school level of three new models: strategic management, flexible teaching practices and school-home partnership, in a course of action that encourages the school will for transformation and parents empowerment. Finally, the paper offers some preliminary results, under the awareness that the real impact, in terms of learning achievement and social efficacy, can only be obtained in the middle and long term.Keywords: decentralization - school autonomy - quality of education - inequality - school improvement
Cuando la enseñanza marca la diferencia. Un estudio de casos sobre la enseñanza del Lenguaje en el último grado de Primaria, en el Uruguay
Authors: Picaroni Beatriz
Published: September 2023

Aprender a leer y a escribir es un proceso que no finaliza en los primeros años escolares. Este artículo se centra en la enseñanza de la Lengua Escrita, en la etapa en que los niños han superado el período inicial de su adquisición. Se basa en una investigación realizada en escuelas uruguayas, estudiando un panel de grupos provenientes de contextos socioculturales desfavorables, que cursan el último año de la educación primaria. Se describen las estrategias de enseñanza utilizadas en los grupos que tienen mayores avances en el aprendizaje y las utilizadas en el grupo que muestra menores incrementos del mismo. La variable aprendizaje, que se operacionaliza como la diferencia de rendimiento inicial y final, es medida a partir de una prueba estandarizada que se propone al comienzo y se repite ocho meses después. El trabajo de campo focaliza en la observación en las aulas, aunque además, implica, entrevistas en profundidad y grupos de discusión con el propósito de recabar información complementaria que permita comprender mejor cada caso y enriquecer el análisis con la triangulación de información. Las conclusiones se vinculan directamente con la teoría a través de un proceso de reflexión que busca profundizar la interpretación de los hallazgos empíricos.Descriptores: enguaje - enseñanza - educación primaria - investigación - didáctica. When teaching makes a difference. A case study on language teaching in the last grade in UruguayLearning to read and write is a process that does not end in the early school years. This article focuses on the teaching of the written language, at the stage where the children have passed the initial period of acquisition. It is based on research conducted in Uruguayan schools, studying a panel of groups from unfavorable sociocultural contexts, enrolled in the final year of primary education. teaching strategies used in the groups that have most progress in learning and those used in the group showing smaller increases thereof are described. The learning variable, which is operationalized as the difference between initial and final performance is measured from a standardized test that is proposed at the beginning and is repeated eight months later. The field work focuses on classroom observation, but also involves in-depth interviews and focus groups in order to gather additional information to better understand each case and enrich the analysis with triangulation of information. The findings are directly linked to the theory through a process of reflection that seeks to deepen the interpretation of the empirical findings.Descriptors: Language - education - primary education - research - teaching.
Aproximación conceptual al mundo de los valores
Authors: Pestaña de Martínez Pilar
Published: September 2023

Con la intencionalidad de clarificar las concepciones sobre los valores en la sociedad del conocimiento, se tratan algunas cuestiones del tema inagotable de los valores, tales como los algunos de los más relevantes principios axiológicos, la motivación hacia los valores en el contexto educativos, la conceptualización y la génesis de los valores en el sujeto humano. Las conclusiones se albergan en dos nichos axiológicos: el proceso de adquisición de valores, como la semilla de la rectitud en la conducta humana -es decir la educación en valores- y la consideración del estudio como un valor en la sociedad del conocimiento.Descriptores: valores - educación en valores - génesis de los valoresConceptual approach to the world of the valuesIntending to clarify the conception of values in the knowledge society, some controversial subjects about values are analyzed: the most relevant axiological principles, the motivations for the values in an educational context, conceptualization and genesis of values in the human being. Conclusions may be divided in two axiological niches: Value acquisition process, as a seed for human behavior rightness- education on values- and considerations over the study as a value in the knowledge society.Keywords: values - values education - genesis of values
O efeito da escola no desempenho cognitivo de seus alunos
Authors: Soares José Francisco
Published: September 2023

Entre as várias funções atribuídas à escola atribuímos neste artigo primazia ao ensino e aprendizagem de conteúdos cognitivos. Não só as expectativas dos pais são maiores em relação a esta função da escola, como a atual preocupação da sociedade brasileira com o nível de conhecimentos com os quais os alunos terminam a sua educação básica justificam a escolha. O artigo apresenta e discute os fatores associados ao desempenho cognitivo, classificando-os em três grandes categorias: os associados à estrutura escolar, os associados à família e àqueles relacionados ao próprio aluno. Um modelo conceitual, fruto de síntese da literatura, é apresentado. Utilizando dados empíricos coletados recentemente verifica-se que a capacidade explicativa destes fatores registrada na literatura internacional vale também para a realidade brasileira.Palabras-chave: eficácia escolar - efeito-escola - modelos multinível - Brasil The impact of the school in the cognitive achievement of the studentsAmong the different school functions, this paper emphasizes the importance of teaching and learning processes. This option is justified because the parents' expectations are higher in relation to this school function and because the Brazilian society is actively looking for the reasons its basic education students are not learning as expected. This paper presents and discusses the factors associated to cognitive achievement classifying them in three groups: the ones associated to the school structure, to the family and to the student themselves. These factors are integrated in a conceptual model, a synthesis of previous works. Using recent empirical data from Brazilian basic education students it is shown that these factors have for the Brazilian school reality the same importance found elsewhere.Keywords: school effectiveness - school efects - multinivel models - Brazil
Preparación del administrador de la escuela en Baja California
Authors: Slater Charles L. , Esparza Elena , Peña Rosa M. , Topete Carlos , Alvarez Isaias , Cerecedo Trinidad , Garcia Jose Maria
Published: September 2023

Este estudio es una investigación de la preparación de administradores escolares en Baja California, México realizada por profesores en los Estados Unidos y México. Usamos grupos de enfoque para determinar los desafíos diarios de los directores de escuelas rurales y qué recomendaciones podrían implicar para la preparación del administrador educativo.
Innovación en educación secundaria: el valor agregado de una dimensión comunitaria
Authors: Goodfellow Mike
Published: September 2023

Este documento sostiene que una característica clave del programa de escuelas especializadas en Inglaterra es que una proporción significativa del trabajo realizado por escuelas especializadas se relaciona con aspectos relacionados con el aprendizaje en la comunidad local de la escuela. Argumenta que el desarrollo del papel de la escuela como el centro de aprendizaje dentro de la comunidad ha contribuido significativamente, o incluso, en algunos casos impulsado, a la transformación de la escuela en sí.
Retroalimentación de los indicadores de desempeño como instrumento estratégico para el mejoramiento escolar
Authors: Vanhoof Jan , Van Petegem Peter
Published: September 2023

En la última década, el desarrollo de indicadores educativos (internacionales) se ha extendido de muchas maneras: el número de países involucrados, los aspectos cubiertos, el impacto en la política educativa, su atención en los medios de comunicación. Más reciente es la atención que se presta a la retroalimentación de los indicadores a las escuelas individuales. Cada vez más partes interesadas se convencen del hecho de que un mejor uso de los indicadores podría dar lugar a oportunidades poderosas para que las escuelas individuales analicen y mejoren su calidad educativa (Van Petegem y Vanhoof, 2002). Un papel muy importante a este respecto está reservado para los modelos que proporcionan retroalimentación a las escuelas individuales.
La gente común en el acto de hacer cosas extraordinarias: los maestros como líderes en la revitalización escolar.
Authors: Andrews Dorothy
Published: September 2023

Si bien los desafíos a los que se enfrentan las escuelas en todo el mundo son más grandes que nunca, y muchos maestros poseen capacidades, talentos y credenciales formales más sofisticados que nunca, la responsabilidad y autoridad otorgada a los maestros no ha crecido ni cambiado significativamente en décadas. Se necesita una nueva imagen de la profesión docente; uno que reconoce tanto la capacidad de la profesión para proporcionar la revitalización escolar que se necesita desesperadamente como el sorprendente potencial de los maestros para proporcionar nuevas formas de liderazgo en las escuelas y comunidades.
La toma de riesgos políticos: un requisito del liderazgo educativo de hoy.
Authors: Puget Eulàlia Guiu
Published: September 2023

Evaluar las prácticas en el lugar de trabajo (práctica) es parte de nuestros deberes de trabajo en la mayoría de los profesores de la Facultad. Estoy involucrado en los Estudios de Educación Social, lo que me permite conocer y trabajar con una gran variedad de instituciones diferentes, donde los estudiantes realizan sus períodos de práctica (práctica) en el lugar de trabajo.
Comprender el mejoramiento escolar y la eficacia escolar desde una perspectiva escolar que promueve la salud
Authors: Anderson Andy
Published: September 2023

La salud ofrece mucho para mejorar y enriquecer nuestras vidas. La buena salud nos permite disfrutar de una vida que refleja y respeta la dignidad de la vida humana y las libertades asociadas con la plena participación en la sociedad. En términos de educación, salud y aprendizaje son interdependientes. Los estudiantes tienen dificultades para aprender si están enfermos, cansados o con miedo (Allensworth, 1993).