bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GRUPO DE EXTERMÍNIO: UMA ANÁLISE JURÍDICA E SOCIAL DA INCITAÇÃO À VIOLÊNCIA NO ÂMBITO DAS CORPORAÇÕES POLICIAIS
Authors: Freire Torres Débora , Felix de Lima Heloísa
Published: November 2024

This project aims to analyze the legal, social and structural aspects related to the actions of death squads within police forces in Rio Grande do Norte. The focus is on understanding the motivations behind these behaviors, such as social outrage, the search for status, financial gains, and other factors. The research also considers the historical, political and social circumstances that favor the emergence of these groups, highlighting institutional fragility, the absence of public policies and the precariousness of public security. These factors contribute to the proliferation of criminal groups within the police forces themselves, generating a cycle of violence and impunity. Cases that received major media coverage will be analyzed, such as those of Wendel Lagartixa and João Grandão, as well as Operation Caronte, which investigated a death squad in Ceará Mirim. The study will also investigate the social impacts of these practices, such as the effects on the families of the victims, the credibility of the police forces and society's perception of public security. The research seeks to understand the mechanisms that support these death squads and present different views of what happens in the illicit mode of police operations and what happens later to the victims' families and the corporations themselves.
Evaluating the Structural Integrity and Performance of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Low-Density Polyethylene-Based Interlocking Bricks for Sustainable Construction
Authors: Garbati Abubakar Abdullahi , Imran Muhammed Awwal , Chike Caleb Chisom , Nwaka Emmanuel Nwaka , Akomah Ugochukwu Chibuzo , Ogueri Ihechimere Jael , Olaremi Samuel Oluwasijibomi , Ige Akinsanmi S. , Chukwuebuka Amaku Marcellinus , Osasona Christopher Olayinka , Ibeanu Uzoma Eucharia
Published: November 2024

The increasing accumulation of plastic waste poses significant environmental challenges, contributing to pollution and resource depletion. The construction industry, traditionally reliant on non-renewable materials, faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices. This study addresses the urgent need for innovative solutions that utilize recycled plastics in construction, thereby mitigating waste and enhancing material sustainability. This study aims to address the problem of plastic waste management by evaluating the production of interlocking bricks from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic. The objectives include assessing the mechanical properties, structural integrity, and durability of these polymeric bricks as sustainable alternatives to traditional building materials. Given the high rates of plastic waste generation and the reliance on natural raw materials for brick production, this research seeks to explore innovative solutions that utilize recycled materials effectively. A systematic methodology was employed to design the mixtures, focusing on varying the sand-to-polymeric waste ratios. Compressive and flexural strength tests were conducted to assess the bricks' ability to withstand vertical loads and bending forces, respectively. Water absorption and density tests were performed to determine durability and suitability for external use. Results indicated that the 70:30 PET to sand mix ratio provided the best performance, with an average compressive strength of 7.86 MPa and flexural strength of 21.94 MPa. The findings suggest that using PET plastic waste in interlocking brick production can enhance material properties while contributing to environmental sustainability.
Competencias de sostenibilidad en la educación de ingenierías
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, BUSTAMANTE Victor J.
Published: November 2024

El sentido de la enseñanza de las competencias de sostenibilidad en las ingenierías se ubica en el progreso de la calidad educativa generadora del bienestar de todos. El estado del arte muestra variados enfoques metodológicos, desde los tradicionales hasta las investigaciones aplicadas. Se contribuye con herramientas para actualizar la educación en las ingenierías desde el aprendizaje de las competencias de sostenibilidad, requisito clave del perfil de los nuevos ingenieros caracterizados por sus saberes en materia de sostenibilidad.
Factores de riesgo específicos asociados al síndrome de burnout en el profesorado de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Ecuador
Authors:   Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi, HIDALGO-CAJO Byron G. ,   Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, MENESES-FREIRE Manuel A.
Published: November 2024

El estudio sobre el síndrome de burnout en el profesorado de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, en Ecuador, identificó que más del 50 % de los docentes presentan síntomas relacionados con este síndrome, destacando el agotamiento emocional, la despersonalización y la baja realización personal. Las principales variables predictoras incluyen las exigencias laborales, el desgaste emocionaly la interferencia del trabajo en la vida personal. El modelo de regresión logística demostró que estas variables son significativas para predecir el burnout, resaltando la importancia de políticas laborales que favorezcan el bienestar docente.
Factores de riesgo que influyen en la desnutrición crónica infantil en niños menores de 5 años en la provincia de Morona Santiago - Ecuador
Authors:   Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi, MONTENEGRO-CHANALATA Mercedes G. , MENESES-FREIRE Manuel A. ,   Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
Published: November 2024

El estudio analiza los factores de riesgo asociados con la desnutrición crónica infantil en Morona Santiago, Ecuador. Se identificaron variables clave como la anemia, el nivel educativo de la madre, la lactancia materna, y la zona rural, las cuales muestran una fuerte asociación con la prevalencia de la desnutrición. Utilizando un modelo de regresión logística, se determinó que la anemia y las enfermedades infecciosas son los factores más influyentes. Los resultados proporcionan una base sólida para intervenciones y políticas públicas enfocadas en reducir la desnutrición infantil.
Challenging stereotypes in Mexico: Impact on university students' entrepreneurial intentions
Authors:   Universidad de Guadalajara, AGUILAR Pedro D. , PEREZ Anna ,   UVic-UCC, CAMPOS Alejandro ,   Universidad de Guadalajara
Published: November 2024

This study examines how gender stereotypes influence the entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Mexico. Through a survey of 399 students at the University of Guadalajara, the research reveals that traits traditionally viewed as masculine, such as leadership and risk-taking, are positively associated with entrepreneurial intentions, while feminine traits show a negative correlation. The findings highlight the need for policies that promote gender equity, challenging prevailing stereotypes to foster a more inclusive and diverse entrepreneurial environment.
Ectopic testicular torsion in a 18 years old patient
Authors: DJAGHLOUL Atif , MEGRI Rochdi , BOUKHROF Noureddine
Published: November 2024

Torsion of an ectopic testis is a rare and challenging medical condition characterized
by the abnormal twisting of the testicle around its vascular pedicle, occurring outside
the normal scrotal position. Here we report the case of an 18 years old patient
presenting with acute abdominal pain and tenderness to the emergency department.
Through detailed clinical evaluation and imaging, the diagnosis of a left intra
abdominal testis torsion was established. Prompt surgical intervention was initiated
and right orchiectomy was performed, this case report highlights the significance of
timely identification and prompt intervention in cases of ectopic testicular torsion.
Improved healthcare provider awareness is crucial for enhancing patient outcomes
and preventing potential complications.
Tarsometatarsal osteoarthritis. A rare location of osteoarticular tuberculosis
Authors: FEKRACHE Radia
Published: November 2024

Osteoarticular tuberculosis is one of the causes of subacute or chronic arthritis. Its
most common location is the spine which is affected in 50% of cases, followed by the
peripheral joints. Foot involvement represents a very rare location. The presence of
certain arguments allows us to suspect the tuberculous origin of osteoarticular
damage, among which we can cite its occurrence in a particular area, especially
immunocompromised people following HIV or immunosuppressive treatment,
residents of endemic areas, the dragging nature, over several months or even years
of pain which is not very intense with moderate local inflammatory signs, as well as
the fixity of osteoarticular damage. This article reports the case of a patient with lupus
who developed one of the rarest locations of osteo-articular tuberculosis of the foot,
during which the absence of respiratory symptoms and of specific joint manifestations
were a source of diagnostic delay.
Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Anti-NMDA-receptor antibody encephalitis in pediatrics
Authors: AGGOUNE Samira , Hachemi Maouche
Published: November 2024

Autoimmune / paraneoplastic encephalitis has common features with rapidly
progressing clinical pictures combining behavioral or mood disturbances, seizures,
memory impairment, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory reaction, and changes in
brain imaging. Their early identification and treatment improve patient outcomes. They
are secondary to the presence of an antibody directed most often against antigens of
the central nervous system (CNS), which may be common to antigens expressed by
tumor tissue. Among these, encephalitis with - anti-receptor antibodies-N-methyl-D
aspartate (R-NMDA), of recent description, seem particularly frequent. We present the
case of a 13-year-old adolescent with convulsions and agitation.
Acute Pericarditis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A Case Report
Authors: ZAOUI Nassime , BENAMARA Sabrina , BOUKABOUS Amina , IRID Nabil
Published: November 2024

Coronary angioplasty can be complicated by pericarditis which can appear at distance
or more rarely early after the procedure, especially in the event of a mechanical
complication of this procedure such as coronary artery perforation. We report the case
of a patient who presented with early pericarditis after angioplasty complicated by
coronary perforation. It is about a 58-year-old patient admitted for angioplasty of a
chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery, the angioplasty resulted in a
coronary perforation through the guidewire 0.014. The patient remained asymptomatic
and hemodynamically stable. Faced with the failure to exclude the perforation by
balloon inflation, we decided to perform a distal fat embolization to seal the perforation.
Twelve hours after the procedure, the patient presented with intense chest pain with a
concave elevation of the ST segment in the anterior and lateral leads with an increase
in troponins level and a worsening of the pericardial effusion on echocardiography that
motivate an emergency coronary angiography which confirms the absence of an active
perforation. An elevated C-reactive protein level confirmed the diagnosis of acute
pericarditis leading to the start of anti-inflammatory treatment allowing sedation of the
pain, normalization of the ECG and regression of the effusion thus authorizing the
patient's discharge 5 days later. Coronary perforation during angioplasty has, in
addition to these immediate hemodynamic consequences, a risk of progression to so
called traumatic acute pericarditis and should prompt rigorous monitoring of
inflammatory signs and the systematic initiation of anti-inflammatory treatment (Aspirin
or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Colchicine) after the acute management
of the perforation in order to reduce the long-term morbidity and mortality of this
complication and the progression towards constriction.
Algerian Ovarian Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study
Authors: HABAK Nawal , HADJ ARAB Fatiha , ROUIBAH Nadjet , KERBOUA Esma , CHIKOUCHE Ammar
Published: November 2024

Introduction. Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancers in women with a
high mortality rate due to late diagnosis. Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological
and anatomopathological characteristics of ovarian cancer in an Algerian population.
Materials and methods. This is a retrospective study from 2016-2022 carried out in
collaboration with the medical oncology department of EHS Pierre and Marie Curie on
181 patients who developed ovarian cancer. Data is collected and analyzed using Epi
info. Results. Average age of patients was 56 years. Serous type epithelial tumors
were the most frequent histological type (54.14%) with advanced stage IIIC and IV
41.54% and 10.77% respectively. 85.83% were married, 83.33% of patients were
multiparous, 75.76% patients had breastfed their children and 55.56% did not take
contraceptives. The average age of menarche was 13 years, the menstrual cycle was
irregular in 3 patients. In our series, 73.08% of patients were postmenopausal, 75
patients had a family history of cancer. Concerning the histological type, we noted
76.22% of tumors were epithelial, including 54.14% with serous adenocarcinoma,
7.73% mucinous adenocarcinoma. According to FIGO, 41.54% patients were at stage
IIIC. 88.89% patients developed several metastases, including 75.69% in the
peritoneum. According to immunohistochemistry, 50% of tumors showed positivity for
CK7, CA 125, RO, WT, P53, RP, Ki67. And more than 90% of tumors did not express
CK20 CDX2. Conclusion. Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage.
Knowledge of the histological type allows a better therapeutic strategy and assessment
of the prognosis.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION IN ETWINNING PROJECTS
Authors: Keleş Bircan , Uzun Erman
Published: November 2024

eTwinning, which was initiated as the main movement of the European Commission's e-learning program and later supported within the scope of the Erasmus+ program, is carried out in our country by the General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies of the Ministry of National Education.eTwinning, an activity where teachers and students in 46 countries come together in an online environment to create projects and develop their personal and professional development, encourages the use of information technologies and the use of innovative teaching methods and techniques.In this study, it was investigated whether there was a significant difference between the attitudes of teachers who are new to eTwinning and teachers who receive the eTwinning National Quality Label in terms of using technology in education.The study was conducted using the causal comparison model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, and a demographic information form and an attitude scale regarding the use of technology in education were used. The Mann Whitney U test was used to examine whether there was a significant difference between the attitudes and sub-dimensions of teachers who received and did not receive the eTwinning quality label towards the use of technology in education. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was found that; It was observed that there was a significant difference in the attitudes towards the use of technology in education in the whole scale and in the sub-dimension of self-development in the use of technology in education, which is one of the three sub-dimensions. It is seen that eTwinning projects contribute positively to teachers' attitudes towards using technology in education, and those who receive the National Quality Label have a higher attitude level than those who are new to eTwinning.
Club Event Management System
Authors: Vidhi Nimje  , Tejas Admane  , Sanjana Patil  , Vedika Nalkar  , Avinash A. Utikar
Published: November 2024

The College Event Management System (CEMS) is an innovative platform that has been carefully designed to enhance organization and participation at college events. This ensures a smooth and engaging university experience. This system facilitates effective program announcements and informs students and club members of upcoming events. It has a complex voting mechanism that allows participants to vote for their favorite clubs. CEMS also has a dual registration process catering to students and club members separately. It provides a customized user experience for each segment. while club members You can easily manage your events and registrations. The platform's user-friendly interface and robust functionality ensure effective communication and collaboration. Prevent missed updates or events By centralizing all job-related information, CEMS promotes greater participation and fosters a vibrant college community. Support timely communication Promote active participation in college life. and guarantee the smooth operation of activities. which ultimately contributes to a cohesive and vibrant university environment
JOGOGRAFIA SOCIOESPACIAL: DA POÉTICA À CRÍTICA
Authors: Natanael Domingos Lopes Jahan
Published: November 2024

Em busca de se compreender a jogografia socioespacial, teceu-se uma coligação entre a linguagem poética e a linguagem científica. Desse modo, tem-se, na hermenêutica do jogo, a movimentação a partir da configuração, um entalhe para o Xadrez e o Espaço. Nisso, encontra-se com a fenomenologia do espaço miltoniana, que corresponde à jogografia através de quatro dialéticas: forma e estrutura (espacial), função e processo (temporal) e, duas que transpassam o espaço-tempo, entre forma e função e estrutura e processo. Em constituição da des-re-totalização mediante a dialética processo e forma. Assim sendo, situa-se o enxadrismo em seus arquétipos de representação social: as peças (o movimento da materialidade), os jogadores (as classes rente à matéria), os espectadores (intelectuais e/ou revolucionários) e o árbitro (o capitalismo). No entanto, um outro jogo é possível, a consciência, que é tempo, pode modificar a jogografia pelas funções e processos reformulando o conteúdo do jogo e transformando-o. Em referência à totalidade socioespacial, projeta-se um outro jogo que pode destituir a desigualdade nesta luta de classes enxadrística.
A Survey on Machine Learning Applications in VLSI CAD
Authors: Shekar K , Rachamalla Sandhya
Published: November 2024

The incorporation of machine learning (ML) methodologies into VLSI computer-aided design (CAD) procedures is gaining prominence owing to its capacity to enhance design efficiency, forecast performance, and diminish time-tomarket. This literature overview examines the advanced machine learning techniques used at many phases of VLSI design. This review synthesizes data from current research articles, emphasizing the strengths, limits, and prospective avenues for machine learning implementations in VLSI CAD.
Availability, Efficacy and Challenges of Government Social Protection Programs on Household Welfare in West Point, Liberia
Authors: Podah Dr. Isaac P. , Gross Adama Aloysious
Published: November 2024

The study examined the availability, efficacy, and challenges of government social protection programs on household welfare in West Point, Liberia. The study employed a quantitative research method, utilizing survey design to collect data from a sample of 192 household heads in West Point, determined through Cochran’s formula and selected via simple random sampling. Population included the 30,847 residents of West Point as indicated by the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information 2022 census data. Data analysis involved cleaning, coding, and using SPSS and Excel for descriptive statistics, including means, standard deviations, and frequency tables. Findings reveal that, relative to the availability of Government Social Support Programs to the West Point Community, a very marginal number agreed to the availability of social protection programs. As shown in the finding, 63.2 percent strongly disagrees about provision of direct transfer of financial resources. This pattern of strong disagreement is replicated in every other area of social protection, which includes unemployment benefits, job training programs, and support for the disabled, where majorities of the respondents either strongly disagree or disagree and food assistance programs which showed 67 percent disagreement. As per the efficacy of the social support programs, 56.3 percent, disagreed that these programs improved their access to healthcare, and 52.1 percent disagreed that they increased educational opportunities for their children. Furthermore, 60.4 percent disagreed that these programs had improved their housing conditions, while 61.5 percent disagreed that the programs have enabled them to better manage finances. The study highlighted significant challenges in program accessibility and effectiveness, with 68.8% of respondents acknowledging difficulties in obtaining government assistance and 87.5% citing lack of information as a major issue. Inefficiencies in identification and outreach, bureaucratic delays, and financial constraints were identified as major barriers, with 71.9% and 81.2% of respondents respectively noting problems in these areas. The study recommends that the Government of Liberia address these challenges by carrying out targeted outreach strategies to better reach vulnerable groups, developing sustainable funding models to ensure their long-term stability, and conducting full-scale sensitization exercises for the general public.
On Your Own in a One-and-Unequal World: Forms and Worldviews in Contemporary Romanian Narratives of Emigration
Authors: Stan Adriana
Published: November 2024

This article examines the political and world-literary location and outlook developed in the contemporary Romanian literature that details labor emigration. To that end, I bring under joint scrutiny the fields of postcolonialism, postcommunist and migration studies, to argue that fiction about postcommunist economic emigration cannot be adequately addressed within the cosmpolitan, postnational paradigm that was celebrated by postcolonialism. I also discuss how this Romanian literary archive that translates an experience of economic subalternity could engage with Wallerstein-inspired world-systems theories and comparative frameworks that posit global capitalism as the matrix of world-literature. In approaching my choice set of novels (written by Radu Aldulescu, Liliana Corobca, Liliana Nechita, Dan Lungu, Ioana Baetica Morpurgo), I explore questions of form and genre, to inquire what modes of storytelling account for the subjectivities born out of capitalist precarity and whether testimonial forms of writing are better suited to expose the “situational consciousness” of the peripheral subject. My main argument is that, while the narrative features displayed through these novels indicate the difficulty to provide a critical account of world-systemic unevenness, they manage to expose the fragmentation enforced by capital on social communities.
Etica memoriei și literatura. Două studii de caz: Aleksander Wat și Bertolt Brecht
Authors: Vancu Radu
Published: November 2024

The current article applies memory ethics to literature, aiming to observe what happens to poets when their political ideology comes into radical conflict with the very instinct of freedom in which their ideology originates. It happened unfortunately too often that the ideology of the human park led in the 20th century towards genocide – or, with a post-Lemkian terminology, towards classicide, politicide, democide. What happens in these cases with the poet’s writing, what anamorphoses does this malformation of the instinct of freedom produce in his literature (but also in his non-fictional writing)? It is a general question – but its answer is always particular, illustrated by the fate of each of the poets who crossed this conflict of self-contradictory loyalties (loyalty to ideology conflicts with loyalty to “the park human”).The present article will focus on two particular cases illustrating this conflict of loyalties: the Polish poet Aleksander Wat, respectively the German poet Bertolt Brecht. The article docments how each of them reacted when they understood that the totalitarian ideology they had supported (in their case, communism) led to classicide (Michael Mann), class genocide (Stéphane Courtois), politicide (Barbara Harff and Rudolph J. Rummel).
N. D. Popescu și romanele istorice de consum
Authors: Varga Dragoș
Published: November 2024

The article aims to identify some of the peculiarities of the 19th century outlaw novel in relation to the conventions and the stereotypes of the historical novel, focusing on N. D. Popescu’s novels. The author almost always proves rather undemanding about the accuracy of historical data, not necessarily for strictly literary reasons, but rather to better fit the adventures and actions of the characters in accordance with the moralizing intention of his writings, present in almost all his novels. It is not by chance that he always chooses the sources that best fit his stated intentions.
Din spațiul muzeal pe terenul etnologic și înapoi: sensurile și finalitățile cercetării
Articole RTR
Authors: Fruntelată Ioana-Ruxandra
Published: November 2024

The article argues the importance of ethnological field research for contemporary ethnographic museums, stating the premise that the specificity of ethnological heritage consists in its epistemic value and in its intrinsic human (‘living’) dimension. As a central institution of knowledge, any modern ethnographic museum should be connected to the present, studying heritage communities and bearers in order to preserve and safeguard the systemic character of folk cultures, their unique know-how and forms of expression and their creative and affective components. By reassessing the results of the research project „Contemporary Villages in Romania – Openings Towards Europe” which was initiated by the Museum of Ethnography in Brașov in 2005 and implemented in 2006-2007, the knowledge and expertise acquired during ethnological field researches are explored. The project was coordinated by Ligia Fulga Ph. D and aimed to perform an emergency ethnological research in two communes in Brașov county that were to be crossed by the A3 Highway Brașov-Borș, under construction. Teams of Brașov museum researchers and teams of University professors and students from the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest worked together to identify the representative heritage of communes Mândra and Șercaia. As coordinator of two research teams working in Mândra in 2006 and 2007, the author of the article analyses the collected material focusing upon “traditions of representation” and the marginal status of two exceptional heritage bearers, a Rroma woman – poet and singer and a Romanian woman with exceptional memory and communication skills. Also, the exhibition dedicated to the village Mândra after the end of the project is regarded as a kind of validation of the quality of the research, since villagers who were invited to the Brașov Museum of Ethnography to see and discuss the exhibition actually mirrored themselves in its exhibits. Finally, two more arguments for the necessity of field research as current museum activity are formulated: the constant need for collecting the present because ‘traditional’ culture is meaningful “only when seen in relationship with any other observable aspects of culture” (Christian Feest) and the characteristic ‘interweaving’ of ethnological scholarship (and ethnologues, as a matter of fact) in present heritage regimes and in the making of cultural heritage.
Cercetarea de teren în contextul practicilor de mediere culturală din Muzeul ASTRA
Authors: Ilie Ancuța-Maria
Published: November 2024

The present study analyses the ethnographic field research in the context of cultural mediation activities at the ASTRA Museum in Sibiu. In 2022, the Museum started `The Secret Memory of Objects` cultural program that consists of workshop-exhibitions, cultural mediation, cultural animations, and storytelling activities, all of them having in common the ethnographic field research as the core starting point. Within this context, the article presents three research cases conducted on field by ASTRA Museum specialists in 2022-2023. The aim of these field studies was to bring up to date all the information and the present situation of the targeted communities. In addition, this paper gives practical examples of creative ways to valorize the research and make it relevant for different types of visitors.
Postmodernismul românesc s-a născut din tezele din iulie și din crizele petrolului
Authors: Rogozanu Costi
Published: November 2024

The “July Theses” were a strange start to Romanian postmodernism. Nicolae Ceausescu’s speech was filled with postmodern ideas that wanted to break the tyrannical, authoritarian, “grand” author. After all, what he announced was that the most important thing for future socialism was mass-culture and that the modernist emphasis should be urgently toned down by reallocating funds to entertainment. With his July Theses, Ceausescu was in fact announcing the collapse of the domination of the literary medium. To make the polycrisis scenario perfect, the gesture was followed by oil crises that consistently thinned resources in the literary field, followed by IMF borrowing and crushing austerity. Western postmodernism was born out of the abundance of postwar revival. Eastern postmodernism was born out of the dream of abundance, out of the trafficking of mass culture to the black-market. It was born out of austerity.
Convenția literară ca playground: expresia joculară în scrierile avangardistului Grigore Cugler
Authors: Șuteu Cătălin
Published: November 2024

This paper aims to revisit Grigore Cugler’s prose from the perspective of jocular language expressions, which come to form a virtual world, I argue, similar to Richard Burtle’s MUDs. I provide context regarding the marginal role Grigore Cugler occupies in the field of East-Central European avant-garde and the mechanisms by which he differentiates himself from other avant-garde prose writers. To follow this virtual construction, I distinguish between literality and literariness in his works, contextualizing the position of avant-garde prose in regard to the Romanian literary landscape. Then, I intend to trace how Grigore Cugler created an automythologizing virtual world by means of jocular language that allowed for the infinite extension of that literary universe. In this sense, a revision of Grigore Cugler is possible through the grid of a literature practiced for its own sake, in order to extend its meanings and automythologize its world. Hence, the aim of my article is to analyse the form of an exemplary type of avant-garde prose, without paying attention to its shock-value intention. Given that the avant-garde literary universe has been treated summarily by critics, often imposing ‘the absurd’ as an umbrella term, the novelty of this research lies in the framing of Grigore Cugler’s prose within a convention of play, through the analysis of language.
Making the Intermediaries: The Romanian Book Market in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century Between Economics and Culture
Authors: Moroșan Ioana
Published: November 2024

The present paper is the first introductory entry of a research project that largely questions the autonomy of Romanian publishing infrastructure during the last part of the nineteenth Century (1860-1900). More specifically, I endeavor to shape the limits of the professionalization of the Romanian publishing field in the last decades of the nineteenth Century, a pivotal period regarding the establishment of the professional profile of the publisher and the role of intermediaries in the local literary field. The degree of professionalization is understood concerning the field’s degree of autonomy. As a minor culture that after the 1848 Revolution built the national agenda around the foundation of national cultural and linguistic identity, the Romanian publishing field faced two great impediments: the subsumption of the editorial agenda by national stakes, and a poor educational and academic infrastructure. The latter affected the formation of specific competencies of cultural agents responsible for the dissemination of cultural products, on the one hand, while the former is responsible for the reduction of readership, on the other. The involvement of foreign intellectuals in Romanian literary life compensated for this lack of skills in making culture, especially in widening access to culture. Furthermore, the economic aspect made difficult publishing activities by the insertion of this quite fragile economic sector into the market system. This fact determined publishers to ultimately replace the cultural and literary stakes with commercial ones. From this standpoint, publishers and editors are first defined as merchants and then as cultural agents. The introduction of the first copyright legislation, in 1862, does not balance the asymmetric relationship between writers and publishers, both interests revolving rather out of pure cultural recognition and symbolic gain. Thus, I attempt to highlight the significant contributions of foreign intermediaries especially concerning the economic and national constraints.
Literatura basarabeană – o negociere între Vest și Est: exportul prozatorilor moldoveni și dubla periferie
Authors: Vîrban Iulia
Published: November 2024

Given the gap between the “Damrosch model”, advocating for cultural translation with “liberal” circulation, and the (post)Marxist perspective outlined by Moretti, influenced by Wallerstein, which shifts focus to “master-slave”/“oppressor-oppressed” dynamics to highlight symbolic and economic inequalities within literary spheres (as per Bourdieu & Sapiro), this paper aims to illustrate that the “hospitality” of centers towards peripheries should not be overemphasized, whether in terms of familiarity or from an Eastern eccentricity standpoint. The case study I propose (Vasile Ernu (Born in the USSR, 2006), Iulian Ciocan (Before Brezhnev Died, 2007), Liliana Corobca (Kinderland, 2013), and Tatiana Țîbuleac (The Glass Garden, 2018)) demonstrates that some authors represent Western symptomatic trends (Țîbuleac), while others embody Eastern sensibilities (Ernu), or find themselves in a nuanced balance between the two (Ciocan & Corobca). This validates the notion that major cultural and literary hubs (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia) vie for the position of “temporary sub-centers” (Thomsen), leveraging interest in peripheries to enhance visibility. Simultaneously, without attributing a conspiratorial tone to this dynamic, I find a discussion on the assimilation of regional literatures into central ones through Zohar’s inter-systemic transfer theory relevant. Thus, the international success of Bessarabian authors is achieved either through “therapeutic writing” practices (Gefen), as exemplified by Țîbuleac, or via fetishization common in former communist bloc countries (Ernu and Ciocan), alongside similarities with international literary paradigms (Corobca). These levels intersect, suggesting a multifaceted pathway to recognition.
Imperii și ecouri: literatura română în vortexul interimperial
Authors: Chirteș Denisa
Published: November 2024

This study aims to analyze the differences in reception between Western and Romanian academia regarding the study Creolizing the Modern by Manuela Boatcă and Anca Parvulescu, a work that brings together the approaches of inter-imperial studies (Laura Doyle) with world-system analysis, a productive aspect for recent literary studies using the Wallersteinian grid. The volume has had a significant impact in Western academic circles, being reviewed in several publications, but has received little attention in Romanian academic circles, with the exception of the issue dedicated to it in the journal Transilvania. In a similar way, both Manuela Boatcă’s doctoral thesis (which, although in the sociological sphere, starts from Maiorescu) and the volume Laboratories of Modernity (which problematizes the political conception of Maiorescu and Eminescu) have remained neglected. This phenomenon indicates a certain “resistance” of Romanian academia to sociological and interdisciplinary approaches, partly due to a long tradition of literary autonomism. The aim of this paper is to highlight this tension between the sociological perspective and the tradition of literary autonomism and to explore the reasons why approaches investigating the intersection of social factors, ideology, economics and politics are not well received in Romanian literary studies, but at the same time enjoy recognition in the West, while pointing out contributions from the Romanian area that depart from the theorists’ project or apply the inter-imperial grid in a distinct manner.
Dimensiunile și valențele simbolice ale spațiului în proza interbelică feminină. Cella Serghi și Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu
Authors: Mirică Teodora
Published: November 2024

On the background of the synthesis of the concept of femininity in the Romanian literature and in the light of gender studies and geocriticism, this paper aims to question an intimate relationship between female subjects and fictional space in four interwar and postwar novels written by women: Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu’s 1925 Fecioarele despletite [The Disheveled Maidens], 1927 Concert din muzică de Bach [A Concert of Bach’s Music], Cella Serghi’s 1950 Cartea Mironei [Mirona`s book] and 1970 Gențiane [Gentians]. Through close reading and other methods, this paper aims to demonstrate the existence of a transfer between novelists and their characters. Obsessed with self-definition, they project the same infatuation upon their female subjects. In this matter, space becomes a subject of interest and the construction of fictional spaces, the authors are influenced by their new conquest, oscillating between known spaces, with which they are familiar, and daring to claim other spaces.
Cosmopolitism periferic: un studiu asupra conștiinței periferice în proza basarabeană contemporană
Authors: Han Hanna
Published: November 2024

The concept of cosmopolitanism is a political, moral and cultural concept that emerged with the age of globalization but became more visible with the tragedy of September 11, 2001. In a capitalist world where transnational connections are increasingly important, it becomes pivotal not only to be aware of the other and of planetary diversity, but also to try to understand and even empathize with the rest of the cultures. This desire to be recognized is usually directed from the peripheries and semi-peripheries towards the centers. This article aims to analyze how this concept can be applied to the Romanian-language Bessarabian literature, a literature that has always, in the 20th and 21st centuries, been part of the cosmopolitanism of another literature (the Soviet and the Romanian one, respectively). The terminology proposed by Pnina Werbner, namely the term vernacular cosmopolitanism, will be used in order to distance this field from the Western gaze that looks with empathy at underdeveloped cultures and to help emphasize the inter-peripheral dialogues. First, the post-1991 critical discourse in both Bessarabia and Romania will be analyzed, how some Moldavian critics seek integration into Romanian literature without differentiation, and the response of Romanian critics and scholars. In the second part, the discussion is focus on contemporary Bessarabian literature, with a case study on Tatiana Țîbuleac and Vasile Ernu, in order to follow how they manage to build a “localized” cosmopolitanism, and are able to translate the local for the global due to the initial desire to be received by a country in a semi-peripheral position, namely Romania.
Poetici matematice și emoții în centrifugă: importuri terminologice din științele tari în discursurile poetice (semi)periferice
Authors: Pietraru Iulia
Published: November 2024

In the texture of current poetic formulae in the Romanian poetic space (alt-lit, digital poetry, digital-realist, digital-scientist, retro-digital, minimalist-biographical poetry, etc.), the experimental-scientific one emerges, marginally, converting a voice imported from the hard sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and so on). Using as methodological support the theory of combined and uneven development, this paper aims to analyze the (semi-)peripheral poetic discourses modulated by terminological imports from the exact sciences and the way in which the affects are systematized in two zones of the world literary system (central vs. semi-peripheral). The hypothesis of departure is that, in contrast to central cultural spaces (USA, Canada, etc.), where there are many techno poetic discourses, academic directions (courses, associations, research projects, journals) and a solid critical system, in the Romanian (semi-peripheral) cultural space, there is a well-defined critical apparatus on mathematical poetics (from the 20th century), but, at the present time, there is a lack of critical research on these collections of poetry, which frame an emerging direction (with the collections of Gabi Eftimie or val chimic). Therefore, we consider that the extreme-contemporary volumes worth analyzing in this sense are Dmitri-INTJ by Dmitri Miticov (OMG Publishing, 2023) and vom trece de Marte dar nu imediat (We Shall Pass Mars but not Immediately) by Șerban Mihalache (Max Blecher Publishing House, 2023), both of them nuancing their dynamics by appealing to centrifuged emotions, to “rationaffects”.
Associated Factors with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children: a study in an individual pediatric psychiatry practice in Cluj-Napoca
Authors: P. COBLISAN ALINA , F. POP CLAUDIA , PALI LAVINIA , TARAU-SAS VALENTINA , TAMAS CARLA , CHERECHES-PANTA PARASCHIVA
Published: November 2024

Background. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) pose a major challenge to healthcare systems worldwide, signifi cantly affecting the social and cognitive development of children. In Romania, despite a reported lower prevalence compared to other European countries, it is essential to better understand the factors associated with these disorders in order to improve diagnostic and intervention strategies.
Sokak Hayvanları Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezinde Bulunan Köpeklerin Sağırlık Yönünden Araştırılması
Authors: Koçkaya Mustafa , Özşensoy Yusuf , Alıcı Şahin
Published: November 2024

İnsanlar tarafından evcilleştirilmiş ve aynı çevrede bulunan, doğada gerek kendi popülasyonuyla gerekse insan başta olmak üzere diğer canlı toplulukları ile sosyal ilişkiler kurabilen sahipsiz hayvanlara sokak hayvanı denilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Sivas Belediyesine ait Sokak Hayvanları Bakım ve Rehabilite Merkezinde bulunan melez köpeklerin sağırlık yönünden araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Merkezde bulunan toplam 20 adet melez köpeğinde Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER) testi ile sağırlık tarama işlemi gerçekleştirilmiş (20, 40, 60 ve 80 desibeller (dB)) ve duyma eşikleri elde edilmiştir. Daha sonra köpekler hiçbir ayrıma tabi tutulmadan tek grup olacak şekilde genel ve cinsiyet (erkek ve dişi), kulağı kesik olup olmaması (kesik ve kesik değil) ve yaş aralığına (3 yaş ve altı ile 3 yaş üstü) göre farklı gruplandırma yapılarak tüm gruplarda her iki kulağa ait 20, 40, 60 ve 80 dB ile genel grubunda 80 dB’nin I-III-V. dalga aralıkları karşılaştırılmıştır. Grup karşılaştırılmalarında hepsinde 2 şer grup olması ve sayı az olduğundan dolayı Mann Whitney U testi SPSS v.25 paket programı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, 3 yaş üstü grubunda 2 hayvanda 20 ve 40 dB ve 1 hayvanda 60 dB ses aralığı tespit edilememiştir. Grupların karşılaştırılması sonucunda ise kulak durumuna göre sol 60 ve 80 dB ve yaş grubunda her iki kulağın tüm dalga boylarında istatistiksel olarak önemlilik tespit edilmiştir (P
Effect of Student Welfare on Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
Authors: Kisiang’ani Electine Ayiela , Wamocha Lydia , Buhere Pamela
Published: November 2024

This study sought to investigate the effect of student welfare on student academic achievement in Kakamega County, Kenya. The research employed the production function theory. The study was conducted using a survey research design. This study took place in Kakamega County, which has thirteen sub-counties. The study focused on 423 secondary schools, which included 2 national schools, 2 national special schools, 28 extra county schools, 45 county schools, and 346 sub county schools. The target population included 423 Principals, 5514 teachers, and 182,893 learners, for a total of 188,830 respondents in Kakamega County secondary schools. Purposive sampling was used to choose special and national schools. The Yamane formula was used to determine a sample of 440 respondents. The study gathered data through interviews and questionnaires. A pilot study was conducted in Bungoma County to test the instruments' validity and reliability. Cronbach's alpha was employed as a statistical tool to assess reliability. The study analyzed data using a Regression analysis. The results indicated that most of the institutions have resources that included classrooms, laboratories, libraries and others however they were not adequate. The results further revealed that most of the schools have adequate number of teachers while a sizeable were still struggling with fewer teachers. On the study’s hypothesis, H01 that state that there is no statistically significant effect of student welfare on student academic achievements in Kakamega County, Kenya was rejected at p=0.000. The study found that most respondents in Kakamega County, Kenya have adequate institutional resources such as classrooms, laboratories, and libraries. However, the principals disagreed, stating that these facilities are not sufficient. The study found that when institutional resources are absent, the average student academic achievement score improves by 6.93%. The analysis also revealed a statistically significant relationship between institutional resources and academic achievement, rejecting the null hypothesis that there is no significant effect. The findings suggest that enhancing institutional resources significantly boosts academic achievement among students in the region. The study thus recommends that the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders to enhance funding for school infrastructure, learning materials, and teacher training to improve student achievement. That schools should invest in nutritional support, mental health services, financial assistance, and co-curricular activities to create a supportive learning environment. This can be achieved through clear policies and robust school guidance and counselling programmes.
ÉTICA E RESPONSABILIDADE NO EMPREENDEDORISMO BASEADO EM IA
Authors: Costa Jane Kelli Jacinto da , Moreira Rhayssa thayná Morais , Nascimento Cristina Bianca Silva do , Carvalho Maria Larissa de , Saraiva Piedley Macedo
Published: November 2024

Este estudo explora a ética e a responsabilidade no uso da Inteligência Artificial (IA) no empreendedorismo, destacando os desafios e diretrizes essenciais para uma implementação responsável. Com o avanço da IA, surgem questões éticas como o viés algorítmico, a privacidade de dados e a transparência nos processos, exigindo uma abordagem cautelosa por parte dos empreendedores. Por meio de entrevistas com empresários da região do Cariri Cearense, a pesquisa identificou uma conscientização crescente sobre a importância da ética no uso da IA, embora ainda existam dificuldades na formalização de políticas que assegurem práticas responsáveis. As entrevistas revelaram que a transparência e a responsabilidade são elementos cruciais para a aceitação social e o fortalecimento da confiança nas soluções baseadas em IA. O estudo sugere a necessidade de regulamentação governamental e treinamentos contínuos para apoiar os empreendedores na criação de um ambiente de inovação que respeite os valores humanos. Em conclusão, o uso ético da IA no empreendedorismo é essencial para promover uma relação de confiança com a sociedade e alcançar um impacto positivo e sustentável.