bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT NATIONAL POLICIES ON INTEGRATED FOREST MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR)
Authors:   , Department of Anthropology PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Rana Shanza
Published: February 2024

This research topic focuses on exploring anthropological insights with reference to national policies on integrated forest management and climate change. Forests are a crucial element of ecosystem which provide a range of ecological, economic, and social benefits, and play a significant role in mitigating climate change. Integrated forest management (IFM), which involves the sustainable use of forests through a combination of conservation and development activities, is an important strategy for ensuring the long-term health and productivity of forest ecosystems. This research seeks to identify the socio-cultural factors that shape forest management practices, as well as the impacts of climate change on forest-dependent communities. The methodology of the study was systematic literature review (SLR), for which, researcher has collected seventeen papers from Google Scholar covering the period from 2012 to 2022 for SLR, focusing on the themes of integrated forest management, climate change and policies, specifically from Pakistan. This study underscores the significant positive impact that IFM can have on the environment and climate, fostering ecosystem-friendly conditions, along the need for ongoing assessment in ensuring its continual effectiveness in fostering sustainable practices and positive outcomes for both ecosystems and human societies. The insights gained from this research can inform the development of national policies that take into account the needs and perspectives of forest-dependent communities and promote sustainable forest management practices that are responsive to the impacts of climate change. Regular monitoring and evaluation of IFM practices may help to promote sustainable integrated forest management which will in turn improve our environment and ecosystem friendly climate and a better human life. Key words: Effectiveness, Forest Management, Integrated Forest Management, National Policies, Climate Change
GENDER AND WELLBEING IN LATER LIFE. A CASE STUDY OF OLDER PERSONS OF SOHAN VILLAGE, ISLAMABAD
Authors:   PMAS-AAUR, and AU Islamabad., Ahmed Aftab
Published: February 2024

Ageing is a natural process that has a vital role in increasing the susceptibility of individuals either male or female whilst they are growing older to reach an age that eventually led them to end on a phenomenon called death. Like other natural processes, it is a kind of complex and simultaneous process where multi-factors get attracted and operate on many levels in a functional organism. However, the current study aims to address aging and its impact on humans whilst categorizing them on a gender basis. Descriptive research methodology has been employed to assess social support patterns among the aged population of Sohan village. A statistically calculated sample of 97 has been traced and studied through pursuance with the interview method. The study aimed to generate a report based on an understanding of people with different spectacles of beliefs and values regarding the influence of aging on gender along with an assessment of each multifactorial element that affects the individual such as through health mapping, health profile evaluation, and so on. The retrieved data throughout the research has been managed and analyzed whilst using CSPro and SPSS for data entry and analysis software respectively. Significant conclusions have been presented that revealed a proportional relationship between the gender distribution of older persons and their respective health profiles. Moreover, chronic diseases are most prevalently found in males such as heart attacks leading to death than in females which raises the life expectancy and well-being standards of females than males. Keywords: ageing, health profile, health mapping, gender and health, gender and old age, ageing and well being
An Assessment of Flood Risk in the Gambia: A Data-Driven Approach to Flood Risk Management and Prevention
Authors: Tambang Yengoh Genesis
Published: February 2024

Coastal African countries, including Gambia, are increasingly vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, notably flooding, which poses significant challenges to sustainable development and safety. This study set out to comprehensively assess the flood risk in Gambia using a data-driven approach, aiming to enhance flood risk management and prevention strategies. Utilizing geospatial data and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques, the research involved mapping and categorizing flood risk zones across various regions. The analysis focused on the identification and categorization of flood risk zones, assessment of the vulnerability of key infrastructures, health facilities, road networks, and settlements to flooding. The findings reveal that a total of 2,721 square kilometers of land is at flood risk categorized as either high or very high. This constitutes 26.89 percent of the country’s of terrestrial area. A total of 25 critical health infrastructure were in areas of this high flood risk categorization – ranging from general hospitals to clinics. Up to 24.5% of the nation's road network was found to be in this flood risk zone. Of the country’s five administrative regions, the West Coast Region which is home to most of its urban centers was most at risk of flooding. Here, of the 353 settlements in this region, 172 of them fell under the high to very high-risk flood zone categorization, constituting 48.7% of the settlements at a significant level of flood vulnerability. This study enhances the understanding of flood hazards in Gambia, providing essential perspectives for decision makers, city planners, and emergency response teams. This research highlights the need for using data-driven methods in identifying and managing environmental risks. It also advocates for the adoption of long-term strategic planning, infrastructure enhancements, and community-based activities to reduce the effects of floods.
Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Consumer behaviour and Preference: Modern or Traditional Medicines?
Authors: Wijaya Heri , Shahimi Mustapha Mohd. , Subramaniyan Muniswary
Published: February 2024

Backgorund: The COVID-19 pandemic also affects people's behavior (consumers) in Indonesia. To avoid COVID-19, people often consume natural or herbal medicine in addition to chemical medicines. Objective: To analyze the consumers behavior and preference in purchasing modern and traditional medicines during pre and mid pandemic of Covid-19 in East Kalimantan province. Methods: 540 East Kalimantan residents participated in a cross-sectional online survey from December 2021 to February 2022. The survey instrument included demographic information, 4 items on purchasing modern and traditional medicine pre and mid Covid-19. Results: Purchase of traditional medicine prior to the Covid-19 pandemic was 43.7% and mid the covid-19 was 51.5%. Purchase of modern medicine prior to the Covid-19 pandemic was 59.6% and mid the covid-19 was 72.2%. The wilcoxon test for the purchase of traditional and modern medicines before and during covid is <0.001. Conclusion: Consumers in East Kalimantan experienced changes in behavior before the COVID-19 pandemic compared to mid-COVID-19; the highest change was in purchasing modern medicines, and this change in behavior was statistically significant.
Anti-inflammatory Potency of Pulutan (Urena lobata) Leaf extract and its Fractions by Protein Denaturation Inhibition Assay
Authors: Purnomo Yudi , Wahyuningsih Doti , Tilaqza Andri
Published: February 2024

Pulutan (Urena lobata) is a herb which is traditionally used to treat certain diseases and early studies have shown its effectiveness. However, anti-inflammatory activity of herb has not been explored well. The study aim to determine the anti-inflammatory potency of Urena lobata leaf extract and its fraction by the inhibition of protein denaturation. Methanol solvent is used to extract U. lobata leaf by digeration methods therefore concentrated extract was fractionated using n-hexane (Fraction A), ethyl acetate (Fraction B), n-butanol (Fraction C) and aqueous solvent (Fraction D) respectively. The anti-inflammatory potency of medicinal plants was studied by inhibition of protein denaturation and measured using a spectrophotometer at 660 nm wavelength. Half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) were evaluated for at least five different dose (n = 3) and Ibuprofen as a reference drug. Fraction C is greater to suppress protein denaturation (IC50 = 208,75μg/mL) than fraction A (IC50 = 430,20μg/mL), fraction B (IC50 = 491,69μg/mL) and methanolic extract (IC50 = 338,80μg/mL). However, the inhibitory activity of the fraction and extract on protein denaturation was lower than ibuprofen (IC50 = 79,08 μg/mL). Both of extract and fraction U. lobata leaf have potency to inhibit inflammation but the activity more weak than Ibuprofen as the reference drug.
Gauging the Impact of the Digital Ecosystem and Skill on SMEs’ Performance
Authors: Ahmad Zuriyati , Mahmood Rosman , Mohd Fuza Zatul Iffah , Mohd Redzwan Fatimah Nur , Shahreza Dhona
Published: February 2024

Mastering the digital ecosystem has become crucial to a business’s continued success in recent years. Therefore, Malaysia has started producing entrepreneurial graduates with high entrepreneurial characteristics. To assess the effectiveness of the Malaysian university curriculum in entrepreneurship, this paper therefore tries to gauge the impact of the digital ecosystem and digital skills on the performance of university graduates in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Primary data was collected from 321 university alumni who are entrepreneurs using purposive sampling. Findings demonstrated that digital ecosystem factors such as knowledge management, e-readiness, and ICT utilization influence SME performance. Digital skill also depicts a positive significant relationship with SME performance. Overall, the findings imply that management involvement in fostering the empowerment of the digital ecosystem and digital skill in business management is required. In addition, universities’ curricula must prioritize the focus areas and strategies for developing a more positive digital ecosystem and digital skill.
Influence of quartz and marble on the performance of particulate-filled rigid polyurethane foams
Authors: Olajesu Favor Olanrewaju  , Isiaka Oluwole Oladele  , Taiwo Fisayo Omotosho  , Faruq A. Atilola  , Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani
Published: February 2024

This work was carried out to investigate the roles of quartz and marble on the performance of polyurethane particulate-filled composites. Prior to the mixing, the quartz and marble were pulverized and sieved to obtain an average particle size of less than 90 µm. Polyurethane (PU) was produced from isocyanate and polyol by a two-step method in which marble and quartz particles were incorporated in predetermined proportions. Three different weight ratios were utilized to investigate the physical, chemical, and mechanical behavior of the pristine rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) and the marble and quartz-filled RPUF using analytical equipment such as FTIR, XRF, and SEM. The mechanical properties were performed according to the ASTM standards, where the compressive and flexural strengths were investigated using the universal testing machine. Overall, the RPUF shows the hydroxyl bands, while the principal elements of fillers are Calcium and Silicon. It was discovered from the results that adding these fillers improved the mechanical properties of the filled samples, where the compressive strength was enhanced.
Effect of provenance on seed-borne Mycoflora, germination and seedling disease incidence on Khaya Senegalensis seeds in Ghana
Authors: Prince Cobbinah  , Debrah Yaa Pokuaa Apraku  , Latif Iddrisu Nasare  , Cosmas S. Abengmeneng
Published: February 2024

Seed provenance is an important component determining seed quality in forest restorations. Collection of seeds from diseased-free agro-ecological zones for reforestation programs in Ghana is key. To contribute to knowledge, a research was conducted to assess the effect of provenance on seed-borne mycoflora prevalence, germination and initial seedling disease incidence of Khaya Senegalensis seeds in three agro-ecological zones of Ghana. Four seed-borne fungi in three genera namely Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Colletotrichum sp. and Penicillium sp. were isolated from Khaya Senegalensis seeds collected from the three different provenances namely Deciduous forest, Transitional and Guinea Savannah zones. Total seed-borne mycoflora infections on Khaya Senegalensis varied significantly (p<0.05) between provenances. Transitional and Deciduous zones recorded equal highest incidence of 100.0% total seed-borne mycoflora infections whilst seeds from the Guinea Savannah zone recorded the least total seed-borne mycoflora infection of 58.3%. Significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between provenances with respect to seed germination. Seeds from Guinea Savannah zone recorded the highest (73.7%) whilst the least percentage (16.3%) germination was observed in seeds sourced from the Deciduous forest zone. There were no significant difference (p<0.05) for percent seedling disease incidence amongst provenances. However, the highest (20.0 %) seedling disease incidence was recorded in seeds sourced from Transitional zone whilst the least (12.5%) recorded in seeds from the Deciduous Forest zone. Provenance has significant effect on seed-borne mycoflora prevalence and seed germination. It is recommended that seeds be collected from provenances with low incidence of seed-borne mycoflora to enhance high seed germination for reforestation programs.
Podziękowania Jubilata
Authors: Kłodziński Marek
Published: February 2024

Publikacja z okazji 70-lecia urodzin Profesora Marka Kłodzińskiego.
Specyfika kapitału społecznego polskiej wsi – preliminaria teoretyczne i możliwe obszary badań w odniesieniu do edukacji
Authors: Mikiewicz Piotr
Published: February 2024

Tekst stanowi próbę systematycznej refleksji nad problematyką kapitału społeczne-go w odniesieniu do zagadnień związanych z nierównościami społecznymi w dostępie do edukacji. W szczególności autora interesuje możliwość wyjaśnienia gorszej sytuacji młodzieży wiejskiej w dostępie do edukacji na tle jej rówieśników z miast. Wychodząc od analizy specyfiki kapitału społecznego w jego trzech podstawowych ujęciach (koncepcja Roberta Putnama, Jamesa Colemana i Pierre'a Bourdieu), autor wskazuje na możliwe obszary badań w zakresie funkcjonowania edukacji na wsi oraz formułuje szereg hipotez wyjaśniających. Jak wskazuje tytuł, tekst ma charakter preliminariów teoretycznych i stanowi wstęp do dalszych prac badawczych w zakresie relacji: kapitał społeczny — edukacja na terenach wiejskich.
Produkty regionalne w Portugalii
Authors: Borowska Agnieszka
Published: February 2024

Artykuł jest próbą przedstawienia podstawowych informacji na temat żywności tradycyjnej i regionalnej w UE, w tym zwłaszcza w Portugalii. Omawia dotychczasowe korzyści wynikające z uczestnictwa tego kraju we wspólnotowym systemie wysokojakościowej żywności na podstawie dostępnej literatury przedmiotu oraz wyników badań. Ukazuje znaczenie ekonomiczne i społeczne produktów PDO, PGI i TSG dla obszarów wiejskich, informuje o dotychczasowej liczbie i strukturze zarejestrowanych według krajów i kategorii produktów objętych ochroną przez Komisję Europejską.
The Effects of Spacing on the Reading Behaviors of Native and Nonnative Korean Speakers
Authors: Baik Juno
Published: February 2024

The current study investigates the effects of novel spacing systems on the reading performance of native and nonnative Korean speakers. It conducted two experiments. The first experiment measured native and nonnative speakers’ (N = 24) eye movements while they read normal, spaced, and unspaced texts. The normal text used the Korean language’s current spacing system. In the spaced text, linguistic markers were separated from their preceding noun phrases. The unspaced text had no spaces at all. We measured performance by correct answer rate, fixation rate, regression ratio, and reading speed. The second experiment measured native and nonnative Korean speakers’ (N = 69) eye movements while reading the same texts, but they also received three weeks of training on novel spacing systems according to their assigned group. It conducted a survey to examine each participant’s perceived reading efficiency on each spacing system. The evidence showed facilitating effects of spaced text for native English speakers; unspaced text did not disrupt native Korean speakers’ reading performance. The spaced text showed potential for its application in second language learning. The novel spacing systems were proved to be learnable, indicating the possible use in education.
Pharmacological AMD toxicological studies of crude extract of impatiens Balsamina linn
Authors: Shubham Tiwari  , Manisha Parmar  , Sujata Kushwaha  , Harish Pandey
Published: February 2024

Impatiens balsamina belongs to the family balsaminaceae, is an annual plant commonly known as ‘garden balsam’ or ‘rose balsam’. This plant is native to southern Asia in India. I. balsamina is used in traditional methods such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha for various diseases and physiological conditions such as Jaundice, Corns, Snake bite etc. Phytochemical studies revealed the presence of many valuable compounds like naphthoquinones, coumarins, phenolic acids, flavonoids, anthocyanidins and steroids. The different parts of the plants like leaves, stem juice, flower are used in different places. I. balsamina have been reported to have various pharmacological activities such as antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antipruritic effects. The current review summarizes published information about the ethanopharmacology, chemical constituents, biological activities and toxicological study I.balsamina. The present review summarizes all the research work carried out on this plant in order to provide updated information for future works.
CCG Promulgation and Firms' Accounting Performance: A Case of an Emerging Economy
Authors: Mr. Manssor Ahmed  , Waseem Subhani (Corresponding Author)  , Salman Riaz
Published: February 2024

Purpose – This study examines the impact of the code of corporate governance (CCG) before and after promulgation-2002 in Pakistan. The impact of the enhanced (updated) corporate governance code on business performance is also examined in this study, both before and after the 2012 modification.

Design/methodology/approach – It's a longitudinal study based on 20 years of firm observations, from 1999 to 2018, of 202 listed companies in Pakistan. This study applies a two-sample t-test to compare means of control and dependent variables before and after the promulgation and revision of the corporate governance code to evaluate the impact on firms' performance. In furtherance, regression analysis under the fixed effect model has been conducted to evaluate the impact on dependent variables, i.e., The indicators of a company's accounting success return on equity, profit margin, return on assets, return on return on capital employed, and earning per share.

Findings – According to empirical studies, adopting a corporate governance code has a favorable and statistically significant impact on the company's success. The study also reveals the updated corporate governance code's positive and statistically significant effect on business performance.

Research limitations/implications – This study enriches the literature on the role of the code of corporate governance firms accounting performance nexus, strengthening firms' practices. The stakeholder's protection has application to sustainable development practices in the emerging environment.

Originality/value – The distinction from prior studies is examining the impact of code based on a longitudinal period of twenty years and evaluating promulgation and revision to provide evidence that either change enhances the firm performance.
Techniques and Poetics of the Submarine in Film
Authors: Jouhannet Elise
Published: February 2024

Water, whether surface or depths, recurrently appears in cinema as a motif and a material. The great symbolic importance this recurrence of the aquatic bears within film leads to calling its different uses into question, especially when it comes to the subaquatic. Addressing the question of the submarine allows going beyond water as a simple surface, and thus to move towards a real habitability of water. Making a history of underwater cinema that includes precinematic devices such as the public aquariums of the late 19th century enables the identification of an aesthetic community, as well as that of a common desire to stage a totalizing perceptive experience of the aquatic element and, in that way, of the image materiality. In line with the various cinematic underwater devices conceived to that end during the 20th century, virtual reality, as a total experience generator, also resorts to the subaquatic as a pretext to immerse the user in the work of art. The recurring fascination for the subaquatic throughout the ages, even more so with the rise of new media, demonstrates how water is a central feature to better define and archeologize the concept of immersion.
Digital Heterotopias in the Metaverse
Authors: Fontana Margherita
Published: February 2024

At a time when the umbrella term “metaverse” seems to have monopolised the discourse on online social presence, this paper aims to explore the possibility of constructing interactive online spaces that challenge the hegemonic structures of heteronormative society. Before describing the metaverse as a futuristic scenario that catalyses technophobic fears, perhaps we can turn our attention to existing metaverses: one example is the sandbox video game Minecraft, which is characterised by great interactivity and manipulability. Therefore, by analysing the immersive and interactive artwork g(Ender Gallery) by artist Cat Haines, which was created entirely on Minecraft in 2021, I will explore how the platform can be used to build a playful ground and at the same time a critical arena of gender norms and a deep reflection on trans experience.
THE ITALIAN JOB - Job N. 3, Lazy Sunday (2022)
Authors: Vavarella Emilio
Published: February 2024

Lazy Sunday is the third work in THE ITALIAN JOB series. Started in 2014, straddling the distance between Italy and the United States, this series intends to highlight the hidden structures behind themes such as artistic legitimacy, virtuality, immaterial labour and 2.0 relationships between artists and curators. Lazy Sunday takes shape after an invitation to participate in a virtual residency within the spaces of the 12th Atelier of Casa degli Artisti in Milan. The artist accepts the invitation, overturning the assumptions of the residency: instead of participating at a distance, Vavarella transforms his point of view into an open space for the virtual participation of other people. The work consists of a 12-hour film made with a 360° camera and shot continuously on August 8 2021, on an ordinary day. Starting at 9:40 a.m., Emilio Vavarella filmed the events of one of his summer Sundays, recording his every activity, from waking up until the evening. The film has been shown in the space set up in the Casa degli Artisti, where visitors took on the point of view of the artist using a Virtual Reality headset.
Art and Artifice
Authors: Corrain Lucia
Published: February 2024

Art in general, more than other fields, appears to lie at the heart of immersivity. As argued by Oliver Grau, it is art that still deploys a considerable genealogy with examples that resonate with the immersivity as proposed in contemporaneity. It is the current immersivity that constructs “constellations” which, as Benjamin put it, dynamically enact “the history of art [as] the history of prophesies […] which can be written only starting from the point of view of an immediate present,” where “every present is determined by those images that are synchronous to it: each now is the now of a given knowability.” In the art history field, however, it is almost mandatory to re-evoke a fully mannerist ambience where “painting” creates – without the aid of particular instruments – the near-total immersion, acting fully on the passional dimension. The case in point is the Camera dei Giganti/Chamber of the Giants, made by Giulio Romano between 1532 and 1536 in Palazzo Te in Mantua. A stunning illusionist artifice that catapults the viewers into the heart of the ongoing event, to produce in them a sense of awe and estrangement beyond the “frame.”
Educação linguística, variação e ensino: como eles se encontram?
Authors: Alencar Beatriz Aparecida , Costa Daniela de Souza Silva
Published: February 2024

A variação linguística já tem sido bastante estudada na academia, o que é relevante para o conhecimento da heterogeneidade linguística. Todavia, o ensino de língua portuguesa ainda carece de um maior aprofundamento e também de novas possibilidades para o tratamento do tema, de maneira que ainda é comum assistirmos a episódios de preconceito linguístico. Com vistas a contribuir para uma mudança nesse cenário, este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre variação linguística e ensino a partir de dados geolinguísticos, aportados pela Dialetologia (Cardoso, 2010), discutindo à luz da Sociolinguística Educacional (Bortoni-Ricardo, 2005) e da Educação Linguística (Bagno; Rangel, 2005) como a escolaridade se reflete nas escolhas lexicais dos falantes no que tange aos usos de menos/menas. Assim, busca-se auxiliar na melhoria do trabalho com a variação linguística na escola a partir de dados da língua em uso, neste caso representada pela documentação no Atlas Linguístico do Brasil, e seu estudo sob diferentes enfoques.
Variação linguística: uma proposta didática a partir de Sobrevivendo no Inferno de Racionais MC's
Authors: Balduino Amanda
Published: February 2024

Este artigo discute uma proposta didática voltada ao trato da variação linguística juntamente a reflexões gramaticais e discursivas. As atividades apresentadas e debatidas foram desenvolvidas em 2022 com alunos do primeiro ano do Ensino Médio. Baseadas no álbum Sobrevivendo no Inferno dos Racionais MC's (1997) e assumindo que as aulas de Língua Portuguesa no Ensino Básico devem incorporar uma abordagem interdisciplinar, considerando língua e a linguagem como objetos multifacetados e complexos, propomos um trabalho sobre variação linguística no Ensino Básico a partir de um arcabouço teórico e metodológico amplo que explora três níveis de consciência linguística: sistêmica-formal (Saussure, 2006; Hjelmslev, 1975; Chomsky, 2005), pragmático-discursiva (Orlandi, 2005) e, principalmente, sociolinguística (Weinreich; Labov; Herzog, 2006[1968]; Oushiro, 2019).
A variação linguística na formação e na prática de comunicadores de rádio e outras mídias
Authors: Marques Barbosa Ana Paula , Battisti Elisa
Published: February 2024

O artigo, fundamentado na ideia de que a variação linguística oferece recursos para a construção de estilos de persona contextualizados conforme as identidades dos interlocutores e objetivos das atividades realizadas (Coupland, 2007), examina qualitativamente dados de fala de uma locutora de rádio e um programa de disciplina oferecida em um curso de formação de locutores. A análise dos dados revela variação linguística na fala da locutora, mobilizada na construção de diferentes personas. Já a análise do programa da disciplina mostra a exclusividade das práticas da fala neutralizada no treino de locução. Os resultados das análises sugerem a necessidade de abordar, na formação dos locutores, tanto a linguagem padrão da fala neutralizada como a fala com variação, centrada no tipo de atividade e nos diferentes propósitos da comunicação.
ensino de português e a problemática abordagem da variação linguística em livros didáticos
Authors: Souza da Silva Pedro Henrique , Rodrigues de Lima Marcelo , Teresinha Sartori Adriane
Published: February 2024

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar o tópico “variação linguística” em livros didáticos de língua portuguesa do ensino médio, aprovados no Plano Nacional do Livro Didático 2021. Para realizar a análise, apresentamos pressupostos do ensino de língua portuguesa a partir dos anos 1980, sobretudo Geraldi (2002) e Soares (1986), com destaque para a entrada da concepção de gênero discursivo (Bakhtin, 2003) no final do século passado. Propomos uma análise qualitativo-interpretativista, pelo viés da Linguística Aplicada Indisciplinar (Moita Lopes, 1994, 2006, 2022), realizando um estudo documental, no qual os sete livros aprovados constituem o material selecionado. Os resultados apontam para a presença do tópico “variação linguística” em todos os livros, bem como aspectos ligados a preconceito linguístico. No entanto, a concepção de língua como interação social, consagrada nos estudos de gêneros discursivos, parece não contemplar o referido tópico, apresentado por atividades atreladas à avaliação do uso linguístico, as quais acabam por enfatizar concepções tradicionais de língua. Por fim, defendemos o ensino do português brasileiro como centro do trabalho pedagógico, a partir da metáfora do “roçado linguístico”, abandonando, assim, a noção de “adequação linguística” para assumir o “esperançar” (Freire, 2020) do “agonismo” (Foucault, 2011), para nós, “agonismo linguístico”.
Resenha de “Variação linguística na escola”, de Joyce Elaine Almeida e Stella Bortoni-Ricardo
Authors: Antonio Peres Gilberto , De Cássia Marine Talita
Published: February 2024

O livro “Variação linguística na escola”, organizado por Joyce Elaine de Almeida e Stella Maris Bortoni-Ricardo e publicado pela Editora Contexto, no primeiro semestre de 2023, possui 94 páginas e apresenta-se estruturado por uma breve introdução, seguida das duas partes que dão corpo à obra: uma pequena parte teórica, que vai da página 9 a 28, e outra mais robusta, composta por propostas didáticas que vão da página 29 a 71. Em seguida, são apresentadas as respostas aos exercícios das atividades didáticas, a bibliografia da obra e uma pequena apresentação dos autores.
diagnose de traços graduais em redações escolares e a importância da pedagogia da variação linguística
Authors: Sene Marcus Garcia de , Barbosa Juliana Bertucci
Published: February 2024

O presente artigo objetiva diagnosticar traços graduais nas redações escolares de alunos do Ensino Fundamental II, com base no que orienta Bortoni-Ricardo (2005) e adaptado por Sene (2018). Para isso, o corpus desta pesquisa foi composto de 56 redações de três diferentes escolas da cidade de Araraquara (São Paulo), totalizando 168 textos. Os desvios foram organizados em dois grupos: o primeiro decorrente da própria natureza arbitrária do sistema de convenções da escrita e o segundo aqueles que são decorrentes de hábitos da fala para a escrita. Os dados foram interpretados à luz da sociolinguística educacional (Bortoni-Ricardo, 2005), de processos fonológicos (Seara, Nunes e Lazzarotto-Volcão, 2011) e da pedagogia da variação linguística (Faraco, 2008). Foi possível refletir sobre como os desvios ortográficos são pistas linguísticas importantes para o reconhecimento da competência sociolinguística do aluno, sem contar que atuam como pistas de aprendizagem, dado que, a depender do desvio ortográfico apresentado, este pode ser ou não reflexo de uso variável gradual, ou descontínuo. A partir desse reconhecimento, o professor pode mobilizar um conhecimento necessário para que o aluno supere suas dificuldades ortográficas, além de depreender de que modo a pedagogia da variação linguística é o melhor caminho para um ensino de língua reflexivo e consciente.
Níveis nutricionais na recria, gestação e pós-parto no desempenho de primíparas
Authors: Lobato José Fernando Piva , Rosa Antonio Augusto Galarza , Pacheco Paulo Santana , Sá Haylleen Aparecida Menezes Oliveira de , Vaz Ricardo Zambarda
Published: February 2024

O objetivo do experimento foi analisar o desempenho reprodutivo de 119 vacas Herefordprimíparas aos 36 meses submetidas a diferentes níveis nutricionais durante a recria e pré-acasalamento, queforam estabelecidas a partir de diferentes cargas animais (CA) associadas ou não ao uso de pastagensmelhoradas, e no pós-parto com a utilização ou não de pastagens melhoradas. Durante a recria as novilhasforam submetidas a duas CA (0,8 e 0,6 unidades animais [UA] por ha) e, previamente ao primeiroacasalamento, os grupos foram divididos e alocados (0,7 UA ha -1 ) em pastagem natural ou em pastagemnatural melhorada. O melhor desempenho das diferentes CA e da pastagem melhoradas pré-acasalamentoquando novilhas não se manteve durante a gestação, chegando as vacas ao parto com pesos e escores decondição corporal (ECC) semelhantes. Após o parto, as primíparas foram distribuídas, conforme ostratamentos anteriores, em dois lotes mantidos sob pastoreio contínuo em pastagem natural ou em pastagem natural melhorada. Com exceção do momento do parto, o peso e o ECC das vacas foram superiores paraanimais mantidos em pastagem natural melhorada, que também apresentaram maiores variações de peso atéo final do período reprodutivo. O melhor nível nutricional ofertado para vacas mantidas em pastagem naturalmelhorada determinou maiores percentuais de prenhez comparadas com as vacas mantidas em pastagemnatural, com valores de 44,3 e 13,8%, respectivamente. Quando os lotes foram estratificados em faixas depesos em vacas muito leves, leves, médias e pesadas, as taxas de prenhez foram crescentes acompanhando oaumento de peso com valores de 0,0, 18,8, 21,2 e 88,0%, respectivamente. Vacas com ECC inferior a 2,6pontos não emprenharam. Já vacas com ECC entre 2,6 e 3,4 pontos apresentaram taxa de prenhez de 48,1% evacas com ECC igual ou superior a 3,5 pontos apresentaram 100% de prenhez. Pastagens naturaismelhoradas no pós-parto determinam maior peso e melhor escore de condição corporal em primíparas, sendoos mesmos determinantes de maior taxa de prenhez.
Impact of Thyroid Cancers on Thyroid Hormones among Patients Attended Tripoli University Hospital
Authors: Elbaruni Salah , Almehdawi Magdoline , Badi Lubna , Ferrara Najua , Bilkhier Nidal
Published: February 2024

Thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine system malignancy, accounting for 3.8% of new cancer cases in the US and ranking ninth overall. The number of people diagnosed with thyroid cancer has increased dramatically over the last three decades, indicating the disease's global severity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect different types of thyroid cancers on thyroid hormones (TSH, T4 and T3). This study was conducted in the Oncology and Endocrinology departments of Tripoli University Hospital (TUH). A total of 70 thyroid cancer patients were targeted, and data was collected using patient record file. TSH, T4 and T3 levels monitored and analyzed in biochemistry laboratory using Cobas e411 Fully Automated Machin. Thyroid cancer struck most females than males. Thyroid cancer incidence has increased among people aged 20 to 40. Most thyroid cancer cases are papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroidectomy was done with an 87.14% success rate. The level of TSH hormones increased in thyroid cancer patients. Also, the percentage of T4 hormone levels was mostly increased, whereas thyroid cancer had no proven effect on T3. Papillary thyroid carcinoma was the most common thyroid cancer. There was pronounced effect of thyroid cancer on the TSH and T4 hormone, however T3 hormone remained unchanged.
Pengaruh Keunikan Produk dan Potongan Harga terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Coffee
Authors: Sofia Susetyowati , Pala’biran Junaeta , Wijiastuti Retno Dewi , Jamil Ahmad
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini memiliki dua variabel independen yaitu Keunikan Produk dan Potongan Harga sedangkan variabel dependennya yaitu Keputusan pembelian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Keunikan Produk dan Potongan Harga terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Coffee Sienna di Cafe Teras Putih Kota Sorong. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode korelasi dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan dengan menggunakan analisis data yaitu analisis regresi linear berganda. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu konsumen yang pernah membeli Coffee Sienna di Cafe Teras Putih Kota Sorong. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh. Pengambilan data menggunakan kuisioner. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa Keunikan Produk dan Potongan Harga secara parsial dan simultan berpengaruh terhadap Keputusan pembelian.
Pengaruh Komitmen Organisasi dan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Loyalitas Karyawan
Authors: Sofia Susetyowati , Muhammad Rahmin , Rahayu Agilistya , Rokhimah Rokhimah
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh komitmen organisasi terhadap loyalitas karyawan PT. Pelni (Persero) Cabang Sorong, pengaruh budaya organisasi terhadap loyalitas karyawan pada PT. Pelni (Persero) Cabang Sorong. penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian dengan metode kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dan korelasi dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantutatif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah karyawan yang bekerja pada PT. Pelni Persero Cabang Sorong yang berjumlah 34 orang. Teknik pengumpulan sampel penelitian ini menggukan sampel jenuh dengan sampel 34 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menyebarkan kuisioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa budaya orgaisasi berpengaruh secara positif terhadap loyalitas karyawan pada PT. Pelni Persero Cabang Sorong. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan nilai signifikan sebesar 0.012 < dari taraf nilai signifikassi 0.05.
Prevalence of Parkinson’s disease in Pakistan – A Systematic Review
Authors: Jamali Yasir Akbar , Rahu Hajira Naila , Kumar Ashoke , Khuhro Ali Bux , Shaikh Abdul Sami , Soomro Sanam
Published: February 2024

Numerous epidemiological investigations pertaining to Parkinson's disease (PD) have been carried out on a global scale during the course of time. While each research documented an increase in the frequency and incidence rate of PD as individuals age, there were variations in the overall estimations seen across various nations. Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide a thorough analysis of PD incidence and prevalence rates in Pakistan. Methods: Google Scholar, Medline, and Embase were used to look for studies which reported the incidence of PD around the world. The searches were limited to English-language studies about people that happened between 1965 to 2023. Results: A total of 7 studies were conducted on Parkinson’s disease in Pakistan. Muhammad Tufail et al. in a cross-sectional study observed a heightened prevalence of Parkinson's disease, with 600 patients identified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). In a cross-sectional study conducted in Lahore, 85 cases of PD were identified within a hospital setting. Fifty cases in a cross-sectional study were conducted at a Hospital in Rawalpindi. Saira et al. performed an observational study at Islamabad Hospital and found the prevalence of We estimated the overall frequency of PD in Pakistan was 1016 cases in this systematic review. Males were more diagnosed with PD as compared to females. Conclusions: The data from the studies reviewed here indicate that PD increased in Pakistan during the last decade. While males were dominant in this study which is not different from across the globe.
Chemical Composition of Calculi Removed from Urinary Tract
Authors: Raza Asghar Hassan , Ahmad Muhammad Zahid , Asif Muhammad , Channa Aftab Ahmed , Ahmad Nauman , Niazi Abdul Basit , Shahzad Shafqat
Published: February 2024

Urinary stone (calculi) disease is the most prevalent occurrence in the outpatient urology department by far. It is becoming more and more commonplace. Since most of the calculi might recur, understanding chemical composition is crucial. worldwide. Objective: To analyze the different compositions of calculi removed from urinary tract. Methods: A descriptive study was performed in the Department of Urology, Avicenna Medical College and Hospital, Lahore, from July 2016 to October 2022. 300 Patients operated for urinary stone disease were selected as the sample population. All calculi removed from these patients were subjected to stone analysis and then results were prepared. Results: The most common stone type based on chemical composition was calcium oxalate (52%), followed by uric acid stones (25%), mixed stones (17%) and magnesium ammonium phosphate MAP (5%). Other less common types were accountable for only 1%. Conclusions: Calcium oxalate, uric acid and mixed composition stones are most common varieties in the draining area of our hospital setup.
Teicoplanin use is associated with rapid clinical improvement in COVID-19 pneumonia
Authors: Ishaq Muhammad , Afsar Nasir , Riaz Syeda , Abbas Muslim , Mukarram Muhammad , Ishaq Khizra , Ishaq Shifa , Ali Muhammad
Published: February 2024

BACKGROUND:
Drug repurposing is an important approach to treat COVID-19 pandemic. Among various drugs that were felt efficacious we had to use the ones that were low cost, efficacious and readily available. Antibacterial drug teicoplanin has shown some promise in this regard. This study evaluates the therapeutic benefits of using teicoplanin in COVID-19 pneumonia patients.
METHODS:
In this case-control study, 39 patients of COVID-19 were included. The controls (n=19) had received azithromycin for seven days while the cases (n=20) received teicoplanin for ten days. The primary outcomes included the limitations on activity due to illness, need for hospitalization, need for supplemental oxygen therapy and/or ventilation by the 14th day of starting treatment. While the secondary outcomes included same parameters recorded on interim basis by the 7th day of starting treatment.

RESULTS:
A total of 39 patients, including 12 females and 27 males diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this study, who had received antibacterial drugs azithromycin (n=19) or teicoplanin (n=20) as part of the treatment. The teicoplanin group had a consistently lower prevalence of fever on days 7, 10 and 15 (p <0.001, <0.001 and 0.02 respectively). Despite suffering from a severer form of the disease, the teicoplanin group showed a rapid recovery in terms of cough and shortness of breath. Similarly, they had a significantly better recovery from the loss of smell sensation by day 15 (p=0.039).
CONCLUSIONS:
Teicoplanin use is associated with rapid recovery from febrile illness as well as improvement in clinical and biochemical features in moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
A study on knowledge, perception, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among adolescents attending Medical College, Kolkata
Authors: Das Pratibha , Raychaudhuri Dibyendu , Marak Meghali , Das Pushpak
Published: February 2024

Background: This research attempted to understand adolescents aged 12 years and knowledge, perception, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines given their limited understanding of the virus and the need for vaccination. This is because the MOHFW introduced vaccines for adolescents aged 12 years and above in March 2022.

Aim and Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate knowledge and perception of COVID-19 vaccines among adolescents aged 12–19 at the Adolescent Clinic of Medical College, Kolkata, and to determine their acceptance of the vaccines, as well as any relationships between the variables.

Materials and Methods: An observational descriptive epidemiological study was conducted through a cross-sectional survey at the Adolescent Clinic of Medical College, Kolkata, for 2 months among adolescents attending the clinic aged 12–19 years through systematic random sampling with a sample size of 110. Interview of the study participants was done with a pre-designed, pre-tested semistructured data collection form.

Results: 42.73% of participants did not have knowledge regarding the number of covid vaccines approved for their age. 51.82% had no knowledge regarding the approved gap between doses of COVID-19 vaccine for their age. 63.64% had no knowledge regarding the presence of contraindications for taking the vaccine. 49.09% of participants had no knowledge regarding digital application for vaccination registration. 65.45% had perception that the vaccine would protect them from COVID-19 infection. 55.44% had the perception that COVID-19 vaccines would control the pandemic. Seventy percent were vaccinated and 30% unvaccinated. Among vaccinated participants, 44.16% were partially vaccinated and 55.84% were completely vaccinated during the time of the study.

Conclusion: Some of the participants had less knowledge regarding many aspects related to the COVID-19 vaccines. To avoid the persistence of the same, adequate and scientifically sound knowledge should have been imparted at both school and household levels.
Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Characterisation of the Učja Aquifer, NW Slovenia
Authors: Žvab Rožič Petra
Published: February 2024

The groundwater characteristics of the Učja aquifer were investigated using geochemical and isotopic data. The water discharge and physico-chemical properties of the groundwater and the Učja River reflect the climate that is characteristic of the area. The mixed snow/rainfall regime is characteristic for the Učja Valley, with the highest discharges appearing during the spring snowmelt and autumn precipitation, and the lowest discharges in the winter and especially summer months. The temperature of the groundwater and the Učja River is lower in winter and higher in summer. The specific electrical conductivity values indicate a very permeable carbonate aquifer. Higher conductivity values were observed in spring and autumn at all sampling sites, which is related to snowy and rainy periods. The groundwater from the Učja aquifer indicates a uniform type of water (Ca-Mg-HCO3), with Ca2+, Mg2+ and HCO3– the most abundant ions. Differences in Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations and in the Mg2+/Ca2+ molar ratio between sampling sites were observed. Those springs with lower Mg2+ and lower Mg2+/Ca2+ molar ratios indicate limestone recharge areas, and those springs with higher Mg2+ and molar ratios indicate interaction with the dolomite hinterland. The pH values confirm alkaline waters characteristic of carbonate aquifers. The hydrogen (δ2H) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope values suggest the main source of water is from precipitation from a complex mixing of maritime and continental air masses. An altitude isotopic effect is observed with minor δ18O and δ2H depletion at higher altitude sampling sites compared to those springs at lower altitudes. The altitude isotopic effect is most prominent in spring. The δ13CDIC values indicate the dissolution of carbonates and the degradation of organic matter.