bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Use of Fuzzy Logic Methods to Optimize the Selection of Suppliers of the Enterprise
Authors: Murodian L. O. , Kuchkova O. V. , Chupryna N. M. , Dotsenko G. Ye. , Zhuravel V. V. , Naumenko N. Yu. , Sverdlikovska O. S.
Published: December 2023

Purpose. The current state of Ukraine's economy dictates the requirements for optimizing the selection of a reliable supplier to ensure the stable operation of the enterprise. Therefore, the authors believe that one of the main conditions for the company's activity is the improvement of logistics links. The main purpose of the study is to optimize the selection of suppliers of raw materials and supplies based on a logistics approach. Methodology. The article analyzes the performance indicators of suppliers of raw materials in the meat processing industry of Ukraine. The methodology for building an integral indicator of supplier competitiveness is presented. The modeling of the integral indicator of assessing the competitiveness of a raw material supplier using a fuzzy logic approach is carried out. The study was carried out using the methods of analysis and synthesis to determine the criteria and parameters for selecting a supplier of raw materials in order to organize the movement of material flows of the enterprise. Findings. The study found that the search for a new supplier of raw materials and supplies requires strict adherence to the selection algorithm. One of the elements of the algorithm is a study of the supplier market, which should be carried out using competitiveness indicators. The article assesses the competitiveness of pork and chicken suppliers in the Ukrainian market. The list of optimal suppliers for the uninterrupted supply of raw materials to meat processing enterprises is determined. Originality. The paper proposes a methodological approach to a more detailed analysis of raw material suppliers to enterprises, which allows applying elements of fuzzy logic to optimize the supplier selection process, unify diverse performance indicators, and compare the competitiveness of suppliers both within Ukraine and abroad. Practical value. The article proposes a model procedure for assessing the level of competitiveness of optimal suppliers of raw materials and supplies. The basis is the model of an integral indicator of competitiveness, the components of which are aggregate indicators. The use of fuzzy logic methods made it possible to formalize the obtained diverse indicators of activity of suppliers of raw materials and systematize them on a single scale. This made the supplier assessment model universal and expanded the possibilities of its use for practical purposes.
Intelligent Technology for Optimizing the Management of Order Flows of Service Systems With Imprecisely Defined and Natural Language Data
Authors: Skalozub V. V. , Horiachkin V. M. , Terletskyi І. А.
Published: December 2023

Purpose. The tasks of data classification and optimization of order flow management in service systems are widespread. The development of an intelligent information technology (IIT) for optimal management of order flows in service systems (OMFS&S), taking into account imprecisely defined and natural language data characteristics (IDD), implemented on the basis of a modified Hamming network (MHN), is currently relevant, scientific and practical. The main purpose of the work is to develop and improve mathematical models and procedures of the OMFS&S and the formation of IIT based on the MHN with IDD. Methodology. New formulations of the tasks of the OMFS&S, which are characterized by the IDD, are proposed. Mathematical models and intellectual procedures for optimizing the flows of OMFS&S based on MHN have been improved. Software tools for IIT based on MHN and procedures of OMFS&S processes were developed. Numerical studies of the correctness and efficiency of solutions were carried out. Findings. New task formulations of the OMFS&S according to the IDD were formed, which differ in the ability to take into account the results of the choice of controls in the previous steps. Improved mathematical models and productive intellectual procedures of the OMFS&S based on MHN were developed, and the scope of their application was analyzed. IIT software tools for the processes of OMFS&S with IDD were developed and studied, and a numerical experiment was conducted to confirm the reliability and efficiency of the proposed models and methods of OMFS&S processes. Originality. The paper improves mathematical models and productive intelligent procedures for optimizing flows based on the results of classification by MHN. Variants of models for the functioning of OMFS&S procedures have been developed, where flow elements are considered either in isolation from others, or the optimal control choice for the current element affects the maintenance of subsequent elements. Practical value. The intelligent information technology developed on the basis of modified Hamming networks allows optimizing the management of order flows in service systems with imprecisely defined and natural language data characteristics.
Metazoan and protozoan pathology of wild opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in Mexico
Authors: García-Valle Jorge L. , Ramírez Johnatan A.R. , García-Prieto Luis , Ramírez-Hernández Cecilia , Ramírez-Romero Rafael , Macedo-Barragán Rafael J. , López-Mayagoitia Alfonso , Martínez-Burnes Julio , García-Márquez Luis J.
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT: The aim was to describe the incidence and lesions caused by metazoan and protozoan parasites in Didelphis virginiana opossums in Mexico. From 2019 to 2021, twenty D. virginiana were collected from the state of Colima, Mexico. Post mortem, parasitological, and histopathological studies were performed to identify and describe their lesions and findings. All opossums(20/20) presented at least one type of parasite of the twelve found; the most abundant were nematodes 58.33% (7/12) Didelphostrongylus hayesi, Turgida turgida, Cruzia sp., Viannaia sp., Trichuris didelphis, Trichostrongylidae and Gnathostoma sp. Protozoa 25% (3/12), including Sarcocystis sp., Besnoitia sp., and Sarcocystis sp. A single specimen of Mathevotaenia sp., 8.3% (1/12), and Paragonimus mexicanus 8.3%, were identified (1/12). The most affected systems were the digestive, respiratory, and musculoskeletal. The most abundant parasites were Turgida turgida (20/20) 100%, Cruzia sp., (16/20) 80%, and Viannaia sp. (6/20) 30%, followed by Sarcocystis sp. cysts, (6/20) 30%. The associated parasitic lesions were: D. hayesi produce eosinophilic granulomatous bronchopneumonia, P. mexicanus eosinophilic focal granulomatous pneumonia, and Besnoitia sp., focal eosinophilic lymphoplasmacytic interstitial pneumonia. Gnathostoma and T. turgida caused severe eosinophilic granulomatous focal gastritis. Viannaia sp., Sarcocystis sp., Mathevotaenia sp., and Trichostrongylidae; caused diffuse eosinophilic mucosal enteritis. Cruzia sp., and T. didelphis, induced diffuse eosinophilic mucosal typhlitis. Sarcocystis sp. cysts were detected in the cytoplasm of muscle fibers without histological changes.
Escrevivência como metodologia de pesquisa em psicanálise
Authors: Bispo Fábio Santos
Published: December 2023

Resumo: Este artigo discute a escrevivência como metodologia de pesquisa em psicanálise, ressaltando as subversões políticas e epistemológicas que comportam para a revitalização da vocação subversiva da psicanálise na abordagem do racismo e do sexismo. Destacamos seu caráter insurgente, relacionado por Evaristo à retomada de vozes e histórias silenciadas das pessoas negras. Mais do que uma escrita narcísica, ela propõe que a história de cada uma acolha vivências e memórias que remetem à coletividade. Apresentamos algumas práticas de pesquisa que lidam com essa tensão entre o domínio do saber e o real da experiência utilizando a escrevivência como via de abordagem.
Different stocks of Prochilodus lineatus along the Cinzas River basin: contributions from a free-flowing tributary in the Capivara Reservoir region, Paranapanema River basin (upper Paraná River)
Authors: Ferreira Dhiego G. , Galindo Bruno A. , Limeira Daniel M. , Garla Alanna , Marques Ana J. C. , Moreira Amanda A. , Rodrigues Maria V. H. , Clemente Roberta C. , Shimpo Jhennifer Y. , Martins Gabriel A. , Almeida Fernanda S. , Apolinário-Silva Caroline , Zanatta Augusto S. , Sofia Silvia H. , Souza-Shibatta Lenice
Published: December 2023

Abstract Dams are one of the main threats to Neotropical potamodromous fish, causing blockages of migratory routes and loss of breeding areas in an increasing number of drainage systems. In this scenario, current data argue that the maintenance of free-flowing tributaries along fragmented watersheds would be an important strategy to the migratory fish conservation, both in panmixia situations and in scenarios with different coexisting stocks, as already reported for Prochilodus lineatus. This study analyzed microsatellite loci and mitochondrial haplotypes in samples of P. lineatus obtained in different years along the Cinzas River basin, as well as in the Capivara Reservoir (largest Reservoir in the Paranapanema main channel, upper Paraná River) and in the Tibagi River, all connected by free stretches, aiming to investigate the contributions of the Cinzas River basin to the population dynamics of migratory fish in the Capivara reservoir region. Both markers detected high genetic diversity levels and indicated different genetic stocks of P. lineatus along the Cinzas River basin, suggesting some temporal genetic structuring, as well as the mixture of these stocks in the sample from the Capivara reservoir and from other points, corroborating the relationships among stocks in this reservoir and its tributaries.
Dinâmica do crescimento da produtividade do trabalho na indústria de transformação brasileira segundo o porte das empresas – 1997 a 2018
Authors: Silva Ariana Cericatto da , Botelho Marisa dos Reis Azevedo
Published: December 2023

Resumo O artigo tem por objetivo analisar a dinâmica de evolução da produtividade da indústria de transformação brasileira considerando as faixas de tamanho das empresas. Para a análise, utilizou-se dados da Pesquisa Industrial Anual, por meio de uma tabulação especial. Empregou-se um horizonte amplo, do ano de 1997 a 2018, e utilizou-se o método shift-share para decompor o crescimento da produtividade do trabalho da indústria de transformação brasileira, sob o enfoque do tamanho das empresas, tanto entre os portes como intra portes. Os resultados demonstraram que as pequenas empresas apresentaram melhor dinâmica de mudança estrutural, tanto em relação aos outros portes como internamente. Com isso, verificou-se uma sinalização de melhora do desempenho produtivo nos menores portes, ou seja, os resultados indicam diminuição, embora sutil, da brecha produtiva por parte das pequenas e médias empresas.
O comportamento familiar pode afetar o desempenho escolar e aspirações futuras dos estudantes de raças distintas?
Authors: Oliveira Felipe Resende , Raposo Isabel Pessoa de Arruda , Silva José Lucas Barros Amâncio da
Published: December 2023

Resumo Esse artigo investiga em que medida as fontes de desigualdades do desempenho escolar e de expectativas educacionais por raça/cor são resultantes de desvantagens socioeconômicas, da heterogeneidade de estilos parentais ou se advêm de fatores residuais não observáveis. As análises utilizam dados da pesquisa Fundaj que disponibiliza informações relativas à raça/cor, aspirações educacionais futuras e uma avaliação longitudinal do desempenho escolar. A estratégia de identificação utiliza o método de Propensity Score Matching. Os resultados mostram que as disparidades educacionais entre estudantes do 6º ano do ensino fundamental da rede pública do Recife, que se declaram pretos ou de outra raça/cor, persistem em termos de reprovação e expectativa de ingresso ao ensino superior, mesmo após o condicionamento em um amplo controle de observáveis, sugerindo que a fonte dessas disparidades decorre de fatores não observáveis na análise. Apesar das famílias de estudantes pretos se engajarem mais ativamente no acompanhamento escolar de seus filhos do que familiares de estudantes não-pretos, esse maior envolvimento não tem sido suficiente para neutralizar as desigualdades educacionais por raça/cor. Alunos pretos possuem taxas de reprovação maiores do que seus colegas não-pretos e menores expectativas de acesso ao ensino superior em cerca de 5 pontos percentuais, diferenças estatisticamente significantes a 5%.
Cuidado centrado na pessoa na atenção psicossocial: desafios para a relação terapêutica na perspectiva de profissionais
Authors: Sousa Johnatan Martins , Landim Joyce Soares Silva , Nunes Fernanda Costa , Silva Nathália dos Santos , Paranaguá Thatianny Tanferri de Brito , Bezerra Ana Lúcia Queiroz
Published: December 2023

Resumo Objetivo analisar os desafios para a relação terapêutica na perspectiva do cuidado centrado na pessoa. Método pesquisa social modalidade estratégica, de abordagem qualitativa, realizada com 17 profissionais de dois Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) da região central do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas individuais online com roteiro semiestruturado e anotações em diário de campo. Foram organizados com o auxílio do software ATLAS.ti, submetidos à análise temática. Resultados emergiram quatro categorias sobre os desafios para a relação terapêutica que abordaram aspectos relacionados às equipes de saúde, aos usuários, à família e aos processos de trabalho dos serviços estudados. Conclusão e implicações para a prática foram identificados desafios que interferem no estabelecimento da relação terapêutica entre os profissionais dos CAPS, usuários e seus familiares que inviabilizam a concretização do modelo de cuidado centrado na pessoa. Relações interpessoais frágeis se configuram empecilhos para a construção de vínculo, o que demanda processos de educação continuada e permanente para a transformação dessa realidade.
Victorian science and morality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886)
Authors: Paiani Flavia Renata Machado
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT This article analyzes how Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) depicts the relationship between science and morality (secular or religious) in his 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. For this purpose, I analyze the setting choice (London) and some characteristics of late Victorian Gothic fiction that constitute the negative aesthetics of which Stevenson’s characters are formed. Then, I analyze how the negative aesthetic juxtaposes with an order that is both scientific and moralist in a cultural context in which the reading public is obsessed with crime. Eventually, I discuss the theories of 19th-century philosophers and scientists, such as Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909), and Francis Galton (1822-1911), in an attempt to understand Stevenson’s novella from an allegedly scientific point of view. I conclude that Hyde/Jekyll was “destined” to fail since both late Victorian science and morality were prone to condemn the “unfit”.
Eneida - entre livros, artes, amigos, viagens: viver
Authors: Menezes Roniere
Published: December 2023

Resumo Este texto visa trazer aos leitores um pouco da imagem de Eneida em sua relação com a arte, principalmente a música popular. Serão abordadas algumas passagens vividas por mim e a professora e amiga, ressaltando nossas idas a teatros, shows, cinemas, apresentações artísticas diversas e viagens. Meu interesse é apresentar alguns traços biográficos da intelectual que, apesar de ser muito firme em suas posições acadêmicas e muito dedicada aos seus estudos teórico-críticos - incluindo aqueles ligados à crítica cultural -, nunca abandonou a fruição da leitura literária, o prazer trazido pela experiência estética e o desejo de se reunir com amigos, amigas e familiares. Ela nunca deixou de lado o interesse em desvendar o mundo ladeada por companheiros e companheiras de viagem. Esse aspecto, mais ligado ao lado pessoal da autora, certamente enriqueceu seu olhar para os textos que avaliava, para os projetos que desenvolvia. Por outro lado, a formação intelectual da ensaísta contribuiu para que ela melhor desfrutasse e entendesse o universo artístico-cultural. Eneida trazia a marca da transdisciplinaridade em seu modo de viver e atuar profissionalmente.
A expansão desigual das engenharias na educação superior brasileira (2011 – 2017)
Authors: Rodrigues Leonardo Augusto Lopes
Published: December 2023

Resumo: Análise da expansão das engenharias na educação superior brasileira. Entre 2011 e 2017, a engenharia esteve entre as áreas com maior expansão de concluintes na educação superior brasileira. Este trabalho investiga se esse processo de expansão levou a uma maior ou menor concentração de concluintes entre suas habilitações. A partir do Censo da Educação Superior, de 2011 a 2017, a análise mostrou que as engenharias se expandiram de forma desigual. Identificou-se que apenas duas habilitações no setor privado foram responsáveis por 60,1% da expansão das engenharias. No setor público, a expansão foi menor e ocorreu de forma equilibrada entre as habilitações. A análise no nível das habilitações revelou que o crescimento ocorreu a partir de duas dinâmicas: concentração de concluintes em poucas habilitações no setor privado (isomorfismo) e maior diferenciação institucional entre públicas e privadas (diferenciação).
Tomato plants’ growth observations obtained from multiple sources in a production-like setting
Authors: Oliveira Monique , Amaro Rafaella , Pescarini Henrique , Rodrigues Luiz Henrique
Published: December 2023

This dataset contains observations of tomato growth in a production-like setting, at research greenhouses. Two tomato plants in each of three growth cycles were continuously monitored: pictures were taken every other day from above and from a side view, while a weighting system was used to record changes in weight of the plant and of water in the substrate. Additionally, other plants in the environment were subjected to destructive analysis, in general every two weeks, to quantify aspects of growth that required destructive measurements, such as dry weight and plant leaf area. These records are also included in the dataset, including the scans of digitized leaves. Plant samples destined to destructive measurements also had their pictures taken before removal. In total, 618 photos of monitored and removed plants were annotated, and masks of leaf, fruit and mature fruit areas in pictures are also provided. The dataset also includes measurements of photosynthetically active radiation and air temperature recorded inside the greenhouses by two different sets of sensors during the growth cycles. The dataset allows for applications regarding growth monitoring, simulation modeling, and computer vision tasks.
Аррlication of lаsеr dоррler flоwmetry in gynecological practice
Authors: Dikareva L. V. , Gadzhieva P. Kh. , Suverneva A. A. , Ukhanova Yu. Yu. , Vlasova N. A.
Published: December 2023

The аrtiсlе summarizes the dаtа оf scientific litеrаturе on miсrocirculаtiоn disоrders in patients with variоus gynecоlogical disеаses. The technique оf lаser dоррler flowmetry fоr assеssing lосаl chаnges in the micrоcirculatiоn оf thе pelvic оrgans is presented, аs well аs the results of clinicаl use оf this method аre presented.
Intravital age-related anatomical dynamics of brain stem volume
Authors: Balandin A. A. , Yurushbaeva G. S. , Balandina I. A.
Published: December 2023

The brain stem is phylogenetically the most ancient and multifunctional, anatomically complex brain structure. In spite of considerable attention to the study of age variability and sexual dimorphism of the brain stem, no works devoted to determining its volume using in vivo imaging techniques in individuals of both sexes within such a huge age range – from adolescence to old age - have been found.

   The aim is to carry out a comparative analysis of brain stem volume in men and women in adolescence, first and second periods of adulthood, elderly age and old age according to magnetic resonance imaging data.

   Materials and methods. The work is based on the analysis of the results of magnetic resonance imaging studies of 240 patients (124 men and 116 women) who were examined in the Department of Radiation Diagnostics in 2020-2022. The age of the subjects ranged from 16 to 88 years inclusive. The study sample consisted of persons without central/peripheral nervous system pathology, without alcohol/drug addiction, and mesocranes. All investigated material was divided into five groups according to age anatomical periodization.

   Results. We revealed statistically significant decrease of the brain stem volume from the first period of mature age to senile age in both sexes (p < 0,01). In all age groups there was a tendency for predominance of brain stem volume parameters in men compared to women (p > 0,05). The results obtained in the course of the study can form the basis for the age-related anatomy of the human central nervous system in the future. It will help to provide more individualized approach to patients in medical practice, using  these results in the further clinical and basic researches for detailed understanding of age variability of the brain.
Clinical significance of micronutrient status and vaginal microbiocenosis in pregnant women and correction of indentified disorders
Authors: Kukharchyk Yu. V. , Gutikova L. V.
Published: December 2023

Objective: to conduct a clinical analysis and evaluate the significance of micronutrient status and vaginal microbiocenosis in pregnant women and develop a method for correcting the identified disorders based on the use of Bellakt Mama+ powdered milk product.

   Materials and methods. We conducted a prospective study on the basis of the professorial advisory center of the EE “Grodno State Medical University”. In the course of the work, we examined 110 pregnant women, 55 of whom took Bellakt MAMA + dry milk product for 3 months, and the second half were observed only according to the clinical protocol. The assessment was made: anamnestic - assessment of the anamnesis of life and disease; generally accepted clinical, laboratory and instrumental (ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs) research methods. Performed blood sampling from the cubital vein in the morning on an empty stomach with the determination of the levels of ferritin, calcium i, iron, total vitamin D, folic acid, osteocalcin. An assessment of the biocoenosis of the urogenital tract was carried out “Femoflor Screen”; statistical processing of the results was carried out.

   Results. We found that in patients who took a dry dairy product of Belarusian production, a persistent positive trend in the increase in the level of folic acid (p = 0,0049), total vitamin D (p = 0,0041), serum iron (p = 0,0041) was established, ferritin (p = 0,0040), as well as improvement of the vaginal biocoenosis (p = 0,0040). There were no statistically significant differences in the levels of ionized calcium and osteocalcin. It should be noted that the patients of the main group had no complaints of discomfort in large joints, bones and cramps in the calf muscles, in contrast to the women of the control group.

   Conclusion. The above results confirm the need to control and correct micronutrient deficiency and vaginal dysbiosis in women at the stage of preconception preparation and in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Analysis of the outcomes of myocardial infarction against the background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents of the Astrakhan region
Authors: Prokof'eva T. V. , Polunina O. S. , Polunina E. A. , Sevost’yanova I. V.
Published: December 2023

Objective. To analyse the course of coronary heart disease within a year after the development of myocardial infarction in residents of Astrakhan region with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

   Materials and Methods. We examined 325 patients with myocardial infarction, residents of Astrakhan region. 195 patients had heart attacks against the background of COPD and 130 patients without COPD. During 12-month follow-up 30 people dropped out - 19 in the group of patients with myocardial infarction against COPD, 11 in the group of patients with myocardial infarction without COPD. Correspondingly, by the end of the observation period the number of patients under observation was: 176 - in the group of patients with myocardial infarction against COPD, and 119 - in the group of patients with myocardial infarction without COPD.

   Results. It was found that in patients with myocardial infarction against COPD the annual mortality from conditions associated with cardiovascular pathology was twice as frequent as in patients with MI without COPD. There was also a tendency to more frequent development of recurrent myocardial infarction. In the structure of mortality in patients with myocardial infarction against COPD and without COPD and there was a tendency to a more frequent occurrence of acute heart failure expressed stages (Killip III-IV) and decompensation of chronic heart failure as causes of mortality. The odds of developing a combined endpoint, including recurrent myocardial infarction, stroke and mortality from cardiac causes, among patients with myocardial infarction against COPD were 2.7 times higher compared to patients with myocardial infarction without COPD. The combined endpoint, which combines clinically significant events in patients with myocardial infarction, makes the existing differences in the outcomes of infarction in patients with and without COPD evident.
As Possibilidades de Aplicações da Aprendizagem Criativa no Processo de Ensino e Aprendizagem a Distância como Fator Motivador
Authors: Borja Shirley , Grossi Márcia , Giffoni Iomara , Fonseca Renata , Minoda Dalva de Souza
Published: December 2023

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi apresentar as possibilidades de práticas pedagógicas que utilizam a criatividade nos cursos EaD, como um fator motivacional para seus alunos. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e, o procedimento técnico foi uma pesquisa bibliográfica. Os resultados mostraram que é possível aplicar os princípios da aprendizagem criativa em AVA, por meio de práticas pedagógicas que enfatizam o papel da criatividade. Assim, os alunos são encorajados a explorar ideias, experimentar soluções e trabalhar em projetos colaborativos que os desafiem a usar a imaginação, tornando o aprendizado mais envolvente e atraente, contribuindo para evitar a evasão.
Psychische Belastungen als ganzheitliches Handlungsfeld in der Arbeitsmedizin
Authors:   Institut für Arbeit und Gesundheit (IAG) der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung, Dresden, Windemuth Dirk , Harth Volker ,   Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin (ZfAM), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Published: December 2023

Die Relevanz psychischer Belastungen am Arbeitsplatz wird in Wissenschaft und Praxis regelmäßig auf den Begriff „Psychische Gesundheit“ reduziert. Dabei geht es um psychische Belastungen, Sicherheit und (ganzheitliche) Gesundheit. An praktischen Beispielen wird im Folgenden verdeutlicht, welche betriebsärztlichen Handlungsfelder sich daraus ableiten und welche Optimierungen erforderlich sind, damit die Handlungsfelder auch erfolgreich bearbeitet werden können.
Psychische Belastung durch die Arbeit im Wandel?
Authors:   Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA), Dortmund, Tisch Anita
Published: December 2023

Neue Technologien, ein beschleunigter Waren- und Dienstleistungsverkehr, älter werdende Belegschaften und neue Arbeitsformen fordern Betriebe und ihre Beschäftigten heraus. Die Berücksichtigung einiger, zentraler Schlüsselfaktoren kann dazu beitragen, psychische Belastungen bei der Arbeit im Wandel zu reduzieren.
Klima belastet die Psyche, belastet die Arbeitswelt
Authors:   KLUG – Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit e. V., Berlin, Dohm Lea , Bühn Stefanie ,   KLUG – Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit e. V., Berlin
Published: December 2023

Das Wissen um die voranschreitende Klimakrise bedeutet für viele Menschen eine mentale Belastung; ihr Voranschreiten selbst, führt zu einer erhöhten Wahrscheinlichkeit, psychisch zu erkranken. Neben dem enormen Leidensdruck für die Betroffenen und ihre Angehörigen stellt die wachsende psychische Belastung auch die Arbeitswelt vor neue Herausforderungen. Der folgende Artikel fasst den bisherigen Kenntnisstand zum Thema zusammen und wagt einen ersten Ausblick auf die Risiken und Chancen der sich beschleunigenden Veränderungsprozesse.
Aktuelles aus dem Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz (Folge 3): Mobile Arbeit als Teil von New Work
Authors:   Berufsgenossenschaft Energie Textil Elektro Medienerzeugnisse (BG ETEM), Stuttgart, Opitz Torsten
Published: December 2023

Im Zuge der COVID-19-Pandemie hat die Bedeutung von mobilem Arbeiten stark an Bedeutung gewonnen und ist heute auch unter dem Begriff „Hybrid Work“ nicht mehr aus der betrieblichen Praxis wegzudenken. Das Arbeiten im Zug, im Café oder im Homeoffice an teilweise improvisierten Arbeitsplätzen stellt die Unternehmen vor neue Herausforderungen. Im Kongressblock „Mobile Arbeit“ wurden auf der Messe Arbeitsschutz Aktuell 2022 mögliche Formen der Arbeitsplatzgestaltung bei mobiler Arbeit ebenso diskutiert wie deren Auswirkungen auf die betriebliche Organisation und Kommunikation.
Prädiktoren der Umsetzung von BGM-Elementen in Betrieben – Ergebnisse einer Querschnittstudie in einem süddeutschen Landkreis
Authors:   Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Tübingen, Siegel Achim , Schenk Aileen C. ,   Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Abteilung Innere Medizin 2, Tübingen, Neunhöffer Anna T. ,   Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Tübingen, Rieger Monika A. ,   Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Tübingen
Published: December 2023

Predictors of the implementation of workplace health management measures in companies – results of a cross-sectional study in a southern German district Objective: Workplace health management (WHM) can be divided into four components: occupational safety and health (OSH), workplace reintegration management (WRM), workplace health promotion (WHP) and human resources development (HRD). In order to identify predictors of the degree of implementation of WHM measures in companies, we analysed data from a survey of 222 company managers, each of whom represented a company in the district of Reutlingen. Method: The data collected included structural data on the company (e.g. number of employees, availability of a company doctor), the implementation of typical WHM measures in the four areas of OSH, WRM, WHP and HRD, as well as opinions and attitudes of the managers on various WHM aspects. Within the framework of multiple regression analyses, we designed the degrees of implementation of WHM measures in the four areas as the four variables to be explained; structural company data such as the number of employees, but also attitudes of managers relevant to WHM were included as explanatory variables. The attitudes in question had previously been formed on the basis of an exploratory factor analysis from the managers’ WHM-related opinions collected by questionnaire. Results: Three of the four final regression models showed a high explained variance (corrected R2>0.25), one model a moderate explained variance. Three regression models showed the relevance and statistical significance of certain WHM-related attitudes of managers for the implementation of measures in the companies. For example, the attitude “WHM/WHP creates added value for companies” made a considerable contribution to the explained variance of two dependent variables (WHP and HRD scores). The presence of a safety officer in the company had a significant positive influence on the degree of implementation of the respective measures in all four models. In craft enterprises, the degree of implementation (OSH, WHP, HRD scores) was significantly lower than in other enterprises. Conclusion: In addition to companies’ “objective”, structural operational characteristics, the general attitudes of company managers toward WHM are factors that decisively explain the implementation of WHM elements in companies. Keywords: workplace health management (WHM) – attitudes of company managers on WHM aspects – cross-sectional study – multiple regression analysis
Digitalisierungstreiberin Pandemie? Kommunikations- und Austauschplattformen im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst
Authors:   Akademie für Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen in Düsseldorf, Roppel Malin Siv , Korff Torge
Published: December 2023

Die SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie hat den digitalen Transformationsprozess im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst (ÖGD) vorangetrieben. Bei der effizienten Umsetzung von Digitalisierungsprojekten gibt es dennoch häufig Probleme. Das hängt insbesondere mit einer fehlenden Koordination und einem geringen bundesweiten Austausch relevanter Akteurinnen und Akteure zusammen. Der Blick in die Praxis zeigt, dass es bereits verschiedene Austauschplattformen gibt – diese müssen jedoch ausgebaut werden.
Gesundheit Geflüchteter in Sammelunterkünften – Das Mandat des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes
Authors:   Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Sektion Health Equity Studies & Migration, Gold Andreas W. , Bozorgmehr Kayvan ,   Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Sektion Health Equity Studies & Migration
Published: December 2023

Die gesundheitliche Lage und Versorgung geflüchteter Menschen ist für den öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst (ÖGD) ein wichtiges Betätigungsfeld. Gegenwärtig ist der ÖGD vor allem in die Erstuntersuchung von Geflüchteten und bei Infektionsschutzmaßnahmen eingebunden. Der ÖGD benötigt aber ein Mandat über den reinen Gesundheitsschutz hinaus. Dieser Beitrag stellt die Ausgangslage dar und Ansätze zur Weiterentwicklung vor.
Economic Justification of the Development of the Master Plan for Suburbanized Territories on the Example of Irkutsk Agglomeration
Authors: Astafiev Sergey
Published: December 2023

Accodring to regional strategy for socio-economic development all municipalities are required to develop or adapt to the regional development strategy of their municipality, which makes this study particlualry relevant. Since the Khomutovo municipality, which is part of the urban agglomeration of the cities of Irkutsk, Angarsk and Shelekhov, has not yet developed a strategy, and the regional government approved the strategy of the Irkutsk region until 2036 only at the end of 2021, the purpose of the study was to develop a strategy for the socio-economic development of this municipality. The research methods were economic and mathematical methods of forecasting, methods of graphical analysis of the boundaries of built-up areas over the past 30 years and forecasting based on the revealed dynamics of the development of the territory of the municipality until 2050. The study showed that the growth rate of development in the territory of the Khomutovo municipality is linear, that is, from year to year the territory of the municipality increases by approximately the same amount, but the population is in dire need of missing social infrastructure, high-quality roads, sidewalks, recreation areas etc. As a result of the study we supported a strategy to increase the number of jobs in the rural area by moving international airport from Irkutsk to the territory of the Khomutovo municipality.
The Impact of Economic Development Indicators on Ensuring the Economic Security of an Individual
Authors: Vasilyeva Julija , Kulakov Vadim
Published: December 2023

This research evaluated personal economic security as the most important component of national security. The purpose of evaluation personal economic security is to obtain characteristics of the quality and standards of living, as well as to identify trends in changes in the personal economic security in throughout Russia. The purpose of the study was to assess the level of personal economic security in Russia and Irkutsk region. The authors used such methods as the structural-­functional method, analysis, synthesis, and statistics: generalization, absolute and relative values, and dynamic series. The authors proposed and used a system of criteria for assessing economic security of an individual according to the most important indicators of the socio-economic development of the country and region. The analysis of indicators using method of E.I. Kuznetsova allowed us to determine the inconsistency of most of the indicators with their recommended values during the period under review, in particular, the level of social inequality, poverty, financial support for retirees, unemployment level, population growth, enrollment in vocational education. Considering identified negative trends, we found unsatisfactory level of personal economic security both in Russia and in the Irkutsk region. For the diagnostics of the level of personal economic security, we should prioritize the creation of benchmarks for the indicators used.
The Role of Chinese Private Military Companies in the Implementation of One Belt One Road Initiative
Authors: Shalak Alexander , Tretyakov Dmitry
Published: December 2023

The study used historical and geopolitical approaches to examine the dialectical relationship of the activities of private military companies and security firms in China in implementing global economic projects of the People’s Republic of China. We identified the features of the formation and evolution of private military companies in China. The study analyzed the role of private military companies in the implementation of the «One Belt, One Road» initiative. It is important to note that the Chinese leadership is well aware of the importance of private military companies in the implementation of the country’s economic projects and acts in this direction consistently, while maintaining state control over their activities. Currently, China’s private military firms play an important role not only in the implementation of economic projects of the state, but also in protecting the interests of business and citizens of the People’s Republic of China.
EFFECT OF STEEL’S THERMAL CONDITION ON THE TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURES OF TWO HOT-WORK TOOL STEELS WITH INCREASED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
Authors: Balaško Tilen , Burja Jaka , Medved Jožef
Published: December 2023

The aim of our study was to investigate how different thermal conditions affect the transformation temperatures of two hot-work steels with high thermal conductivity. We focused on two conditions: soft annealing, and quenching and tempering. Soft annealing results in a ferritic steel matrix with spherical carbides, while quenching and tempering result in a fully hardened and tempered martensitic matrix with secondary and tempering carbides. We analysed samples using a simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine the transformation temperatures. Controlled heating and cooling allowed us to observe the energy changes associated with the phase transformations. The equilibrium temperatures were calculated using the CALPHAD method. Our study investigated the influence of thermal conditions on different transformation temperatures, including solidus/liquidus temperatures, austenite solid transformation temperatures (A1 and A3), austenite solidification temperatures and bainite and/or martensite transformation temperatures. A DSC analysis was used to quantitatively measure the transformation temperatures and energy absorption during the endothermic processes (austenite solid transformation and melting) and to study the energy release during the exothermic processes (solidification and transformation). The results showed that soft annealing reduced the solidification interval and the solidus temperature, while energy absorption increased during melting. Conversely, quenching and tempering reduced the austenite solid transformation temperatures and energy release during solidification, including δ-ferrite solidification.
OPTIMIZING SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL SELECTION FOR AIR CONDITIONERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN
Authors: Sivaraman P. , S. Santhosh
Published: December 2023

In order to cut their carbon footprint and promote environmental sustainability, the majority of businesses have now turned towards sustainable practises in their manufacturing processes and supply networks. The use of sustainable materials has drawn a lot of attention recently as a crucial step in accomplishing these goals. Choosing the material that is most suited for a product can be difficult, despite the fact that there are many sustainable materials available. This study uses machine learning – a random forest algorithm and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to optimise the use of sustainable materials in supply-chain operations. The study uses machine learning algorithms to analyse data on different sustainable materials, their characteristics and their effects on the environment. The study also investigates how an optimised material selection affects the whole supply chain, including the production, packing and shipping operations. The research offers a complete strategy for reducing the environmental effect of industrial processes by combining approaches from material engineering, supply chain management and machine learning. The novelty of this work resides in its integration of material engineering and machine learning strategies to enhance the supply chain choice of sustainable materials. As a notable example, the study highlights the potential of mycelium as a sustainable material for air conditioner components. Mycelium’s unique properties, such as its biodegradability, lightweight nature and adaptability position it as a promising candidate, enhancing the environmental profile of air conditioners. By incorporating mycelium-based components, manufacturers can significantly reduce carbon emissions, resource consumption and waste generation throughout a product’s lifecycle. This investigation underscores both the viability of mycelium and the broader significance of innovative material choices in reshaping industries towards a more sustainable future. Through such advances, this research not only contributes to the air conditioning sector but also establishes a paradigm for sustainable material adoption with far-reaching positive implications.
EFFECT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE HASTELLOY C-276 ALLOY FOR MACHINING SPEED AND SURFACE-CORROSION FACTOR
Authors: Venugopal P. , Arul T. G. , Selvam V. , Saranya K.
Published: December 2023

Electrochemical micromachining (ECMM) is a well know for manufacturing hard-to-cut materials, e.g., nickel-based alloys, titanium alloys and metal-matrix composites. For this reason it finds application in aerospace, automobile and biomedical industries. In this research Hastelloy C-276 is used as a workpiece and stainless-steel electrode coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to avoid stray current. The effect of process parameters such as voltage, duty cycle and electrolyte concentration on the machining speed and the surface-corrosion factor were studied. The range of 9–11 V has an impact on the machining speed. The electrolyte concentration range of 25–35 g/L shows a linear increase in the machining speed and the surface-corrosion factor is found to be highest at 1.1449 for an electrolyte concentration of 15g/L. The surface roughness depth profile depicts the values of Rz, Rt, Ra are 16.3 µm, 99.1 µm and 1.90 µm, and 15.4 µm, 50.6 µm and 1.49 µm, respectively.
Social Media Influencers Defined by Adolescents
Authors: Zozaya-Durazo Luisa , Feijoo Beatriz , Sádaba-Chalezquer Charo
Published: December 2023

Social media influencers have emerged as digital celebrities, positioning themselves as role models for different audiences, particularly young people. Due to the inherent social and psychological immaturity of adolescents, they are considered a more vulnerable group, and thus, their digital behaviour and its potential impact on their identity development should be carefully studied. This study aimed to explore how adolescents perceive social media influencers. Sixtytwo adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17 living in Spain participated in 12 focus groups. The study attempted to understand how adolescents define the concept of social media influencers and which profiles they follow in order to identify the attributes they prioritised. This study describes the categories proposed by the adolescents, as well as the influence generated by social media influencers based on the age and socio-economic status of the interviewees. Additionally, the study reveals that adolescents from lower socio-economic levels and adolescents between 16 and 17 years old expressed a desire to become social media influencers.
Stigmatisation or Destigmatisation?
Authors: Yang Lai Fong
Published: December 2023

Mental health has emerged as an international priority to secure health, well-being and human development. Media are important sources of health information, and this gives media a powerful voice in contributing to the creation, perpetuation, evolution and/or attenuation of stigma towards mental illness. Through employing stigmatisation as the theoretical framework and qualitative content analysis as the research method, this study examined the coverage of mental health problems during the Covid-19 pandemic by Malaysian legacy and online newspapers. Six dimensions of stigma (concealability, origin, course, disruptiveness, aesthetics and peril) were examined and it was found that individual level of origin and peril were the most prominent dimensions of stigma found in the reporting. In addition, the newspapers focused on promoting mental health awareness and literacy in their destigmatisation effort, while reflecting either a positive or neutral valence in their coverage. The implications of the findings were discussed with regard to the role of media in reporting mental health problems and destigmatisation of mental illness.
FUNCTIONALITY OF VERBAL THINKING IN THE NOVEL THE ROCKING CHAIR BY ANNA HERNÁNDEZ
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine, Saifutdinova Olena , Stepanov Andriy ,   Lviv University of Trade and Economics, Lviv, Ukraine
Published: December 2023

The paper deals with the reflection of verbal thinking of the characters in the novel The Rocking Chair by Anna Hernández, a contemporary author of Spanish detective novels. It outlines the main thematic directions and features of journalistic and literary activities of Anna Hernández. It is noted that the text of the novel “The Rocking Chair” reflects the thinking of only the main characters, which gives their personalities a special status within the narrative. The verbal thinking of Elena Rius, Nils Åkerman and Mykola Solonenko is singled out. The functions performed by the verbal thinking of the characters portrayed in the novel are determined as follows: artistic reproduction of the characters with their most essential features, psychological focus on the motives that guide the characters, creation and depiction of vivid title images, and a balanced storyline of the novel. The research touches upon some ways of representing verbal thinking: a monologue, an internal dialogue, and an epistolary monologue. The psychological nature of verbal thinking is analysed in all situations where it is illustrated. In some cases, verbal thinking reflects the search for solutions in a life situation, while in others it is a search for a better model of oneself and is close to a psychotherapeutic technique with which characters try to help themselves. The vivid visual and auditory effects, which are present in the narrative of “The Rocking Chair”, reveal certain features of cinematography bringing the novel closer to a film script. In view of the above, it is appropriate to study the novel through the prism of cinema semiotics. As a prospect for further research, it is proposed to study the functioning of the protagonists' verbal thinking depicted in other contemporary detective novels, in particular in “The Moon over the Windmills” by Anna Hernández, a recently published novel, which continues the storyline of “The Rocking Chair” and deals with the same characters set in new circumstances.