bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for tigecycline-induced pancreatitis in a tertiary hospital: a retrospective study
Authors: Fan Wenjuan , Tan Qinghai , Zhang Yu , Liu Mei , Tian De'an , Wu Xiaohui , Zhou Lei
Published: January 2023

Background and Purpose: Information on tigecycline-induced pancreatitis
(TIP) is lacking in real-world settings. We aim to analyze the clinical
characteristics and risk factors for TIP and evaluate the safety and
efficiency of tigecycline use in non-TIP. Experimental Approach: A
retrospective case-control study was conducted on adult and juvenile
patients administered tigecycline for >3 days. Adults were
classified as TIP, non-TIP (pancreatitis with other causes), and
non-pancreatitis. Univariate analyses were performed to compare TIP and
non-pancreatitis, multivariate analysis was used to identify risk
factors for TIP. The clinical characteristics of TIP and the safety and
efficiency of tigecycline use in non-TIP were evaluated. Key results: A
total of 3910 patients (3823 adults and 87 juveniles) were enrolled. The
adults comprised 21 TIP, 82 non-TIP, and 3720 non-pancreatitis. TIP
prevalences were 0.56% in adults and 1.15% in juveniles. The mean time
from tigecycline use to symptom onset was 7.2 days (were mild
pancreatitis). The mean time from tigecycline withdrawal to symptom
relief was 3.6 days. Comorbid renal insufficiency was an independent
risk factor for TIP (OR = 3.032). Among the 82 non-TIP patients, 81.7%
had severe pancreatitis and 47.6% had necrotizing pancreatitis. The
modified computed tomography severity score after tigecycline use was
similar to that before use, but the pancreatic enzymes and infection
indices were significantly decreased. Conclusions and Implications: The
prevalence of TIP was low. Comorbid renal insufficiency was as an
independent risk factor for TIP. Tigecycline is safe and efficient for
treatment of pancreatitis, especially necrotizing pancreatitis, with
intra-abdominal infection.
Impacts of Climate Change on the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area and its ecosystem services
Authors: Mora Lee de , Galli Giovannni , Artioli Yuri , Broszeit Stefanie , Baum Diane , Weber Sam , Blackford Jerry
Published: January 2023

This is the first forecast of marine circulation and biogeochemistry for
the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area (MPA). MPAs are a key
management tools used to safeguard ocean biodiversity from human
impacts, but their efficacy is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic
climate change. To assess the vulnerability of individual MPAs to
climate change and predict biological responses, it is first necessary
to forecast how local marine environments will change. We found that the
MPA will become warmer, more saline, more acidic, with less nutrients,
less chlorophyll and less primary production by the mid-century. A
weakening of the Atlantic equatorial undercurrent is forecast in all
scenarios. In most cases, these changes are more extreme in the
scenarios with higher greenhouse gases emissions and more significant
climate change. The mean rise in temperature is between 0.9
\degree C and 1.2 \degree C over the first
half of the 21st century. The integrated primary production and
nutrients are forecast to decline in the MPA, but there is less
consistency between models in projections of salinity, surface
chlorophyll, and dissolved oxygen concentration at 500m depth. The
combined effects of these projections may lead to changes in ecosystem
services around Ascension Island. The effects of the model outputs were
interpreted for three key ecosystem service providing habitats: biogenic
deep sea habitats, intertidal sand and intertidal rocky shores. The
outcomes were then used to assess potential effects on eight marine and
coastal ecosystem services and information was compared to current
ecosystem service levels.
Attention-based deep learning model for Arabic handwritten text recognition
Authors: Ben Aïcha Gader Takwa , Kacem Echi Afef
Published: January 2023

This work proposes a segmentation-free approach to Arabic Handwritten Text Recognition (AHTR): an attention-based Convolutional Neural Network - Recurrent Neural Network - Connectionist Temporal Classification (CNN-RNN-CTC) deep learning architecture. The model receives as input an image and provides, through a CNN, a sequence of essential features, which are transferred to an Attention-based Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Network (BLSTM). The BLSTM gives features sequence in order, and the attention mechanism allows the selection of relevant information from the features sequences. The selected information is then fed to the CTC, enabling the loss calculation and the transcription prediction. The contribution lies in extending the CNN by dropout layers, batch normalization, and dropout regularization parameters to prevent over-fitting. The output of the RNN block is passed through an attention mechanism to utilize the most relevant parts of the input sequence in a flexible manner. This solution enhances previous methods by improving the CNN speed and performance and controlling over model over-fitting. The proposed system achieves the best accuracy of 97.1% for the IFN-ENIT Arabic script database, which competes with the current state-of-the-art. It was also tested for the modern English handwriting of the IAM database, and the Character Error Rate of 2.9% is attained, which confirms the model's script independence.
Sound recordings and Karel Strekelj: The initiator of a new approach to folk song research in Slovenia
Authors: Kunej Drago
Published: January 2023

The Slovenian philologist and folk song researcher Karel Strekelj (1859-1812) was one of the first researchers in Slovenia to recognise the importance and usefulness of a new sound recording method. Based on a detailed study of archival documents and relevant literature, in this article I examine Strekelj?s contribution to folk music research using a new technical device and introducing a new method of sound documentation to field research. By placing his plans and efforts in a broader context of folk song research, one concludes that Strekelj was more ambitious and forward-thinking than many other researchers at the time.
Disputes regarding the ratification of the Istanbul convention in Europe
Authors: Djurkovic Misa
Published: January 2023

The Istanbul Convention adopted in 2011 increasingly represents a subject of ideological, political and legal disputes in Europe. The author first analyzes the content of the convention and the novelties it brings, highlighting the points that have become the subject of conflict and dispute. Then the ratification process is analyzed, which showed that there is serious resistance to its adoption and implementation in Eastern Europe. The paper provides an overview of the situation in individual countries and explains why the document has not been ratified there. The situation is also presented in the countries that have ratified the Convention, but its implementation is still marked by sharp conflicts.
VEGF-A: A NOVEL MECHANISTIC LINK BETWEEN CYP2C-DERIVED EET AND NOX4 IN DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Authors: Njeim Rachel , Braych Kawthar , Ghadieh Hilda E. , Azar Nadim S. , Azar William S. , Dia Batoul , Leone Angelo , Cappello Francesco , Kfoury Hala , Harb Frederic , Jurjus Abdo R. , Eid Assaad A. , Ziyadeh Fuad N.
Published: January 2023

Diabetes is associated with decreased epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EET) bioavailability and increased levels of glomerular vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) expression. We examined whether a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitor protects against pathologic changes in diabetic kidney disease and whether the inhibition of VEGF-A signaling pathway attenuates diabetes-induced glomerular injury. We also aimed to delineate the crosstalk between cytochrome P450 2C (CYP2C)-derived EETs and VEGF-A. Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic (T1D) rats were treated with 25 mg/L of AUDA in drinking water for 6 weeks. In parallel experiments, T1D rats were treated with either SU5416 or humanized monoclonal anti-VEGF-A neutralizing antibody for 8 weeks. Following treatment, the rats were euthanized, and kidney cortices were isolated for further analysis. Treatment with AUDA attenuated the diabetes-induced decline in kidney function. Furthermore, treatment with AUDA decreased diabetes-associated oxidative stress and NADPH oxidase activity. Interestingly, the downregulation of CYP2C11-derived EET formation is found to be correlated with the activation of VEGF-A signaling pathway. In fact, inhibiting VEGF-A using anti-VEGF or SU5416 markedly attenuated diabetes-induced glomerular injury through the inhibition of Nox4-induced ROS production. These findings were replicated in vitro in rat and human podocytes cultured in a diabetic milieu. Taken together, our results indicate that hyperglycemia-induced glomerular injury is mediated by the downregulation of CYP2C11-derived EET formation, followed by the activation of the VEGF-A signaling and upregulation of Nox4. To our knowledge, this is the first study to highlight VEGF-A as a mechanistic link between CYP2C11-derived EET production and Nox4.
Editorial
Authors: BIANCHINI BARBARA LUTAIF , LIMA GABRIEL LOUREIRO DE , OLIVEIRA GERSON PASTRE DE
Published: January 2023

Editorial
Contribuições da Teoria dos Campos Conceituais no processo formativo dos estudantes dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental
Authors: MINÉ VALDETE APARECIDA DO AMARAL , IGLIORI SONIA BARBOSA CAMARGO
Published: January 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar representações de situações-problema de estruturas aditivas realizadas por crianças dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública do interior de São Paulo, no contexto da Teoria dos Campos Conceituais de Vergnaud, no âmbito da Abordagem Documental do Didático (ADD), constructo teórico desenvolvido por Luc Trouche.  A Teoria dos Campos Conceituais foi elaborada para explicar o processo das estruturas aditivas, multiplicativas, álgebra e relação entre número-espaço. Tendo, para esse artigo o principal aporte teórico Vergnaud (1985), que traz as representações, conceito e esquemas para a compreensão da evolução do conhecimento das crianças dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental. Assim, iniciamos fazendo uma contextualização das ideias da estrutura aditiva para compreensão das situações-problema apresentadas em seu desenvolvimento no campo do conhecimento.
Educação financeira no ensino médio
Authors: MARTINS FABIANA VENHOVEN , COUTINHO CILEDA DE QUEIROZ E SILVA
Published: January 2023

Este artigo apresenta um recorte de uma pesquisa de mestrado, cujo tema de interesse é a Educação Financeira. Pretendemos responder à pergunta: “quais conhecimentos, matemáticos ou não, são mobilizados por alunos do Ensino Médio para a tomada de decisões financeiras críticas e complexas, frente a situações contextualizadas na realidade brasileira?”. Nossa sequência didática foi elaborada e analisada à luz da Teoria das Situações Didáticas, de Guy Brousseau, e aborda questões sobre a poupança, diferentes investimentos, endividamento, compras parceladas e poupança com investimentos mensais. Ao longo das atividades são trabalhados o cálculo de porcentagens, função exponencial, progressão geométrica e equações. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada foi a Engenharia Didática, com a qual esperamos caracterizar um processo de aprendizagem potencialmente reprodutível para estes temas da Educação Financeira.
Oficina de Pensamento Crítico e Criativo em Matemática com Estudantes do 9º Ano do Ensino Fundamental Envolvendo Poliedros
Authors: Rodrigues Leal Márcia , Santos Cleiton Rodrigues dos , Gontijo Cleyton Hércules
Published: January 2023

O pensamento crítico e criativo em matemática tem sido foco de estudos em contextos educacionais que buscam a melhoria nos processos criativos dos estudantes. Objetiva-se, neste relato de experiência, verificar se a aplicação de uma oficina envolvendo o conteúdo de poliedros estimula o pensamento crítico e criativo em matemática. O estudo de caso foi desenvolvido com um grupo de estudantes de uma escola em Brasília - Distrito Federal e as informações produzidas junto aos participantes foram tratadas por meio da Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados apontam para a necessidade de abordagens didáticas dinâmicas e participativas, com a possibilidade de inovações quanto à forma de abordar os conhecimentos e à aproximação da matemática com o cotidiano. Concluiu-se que a abordagem didática com o estímulo ao pensamento crítico e criativo proporcionou mudanças na postura dos estudantes tanto nas relações existentes em sala de aula quanto na construção do conhecimento.
Governança Digital
Authors: Barbosa Rodrigues Cristina , Giorgini Fusco Cammarosano Flávia
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo aborda o modelo de governança digital adotado no Brasil, o qual almeja gerar benefícios para a sociedade contemporânea com o uso das novas tecnologias da informação e da comunicação, garantindo a prestação de serviços públicos em meio digital, estimulando a participação popular na implementação, monitoramento e na avaliação das políticas públicas e assegurando o acesso à informação. Nesse cenário, o processo administrativo eletrônico, é uma iniciativa de governo digital que visa, com uma estrutura pública de processos e documentos eletrônicos, permitir mais celeridade, produtividade, transparência e economia para atuação estatal. Assim, o Estado assume o papel de indutor da utilização de documentos eletrônicos e de novas aplicações tecnológicas de gestão e suporte administrativo, atuando em três frentes: junto ao cidadão, na sua gestão interna e na relação com parceiros e fornecedores.
Maîtres des règles. De la notion de « code » à la grammaire de l’imaginaire
Authors: Ferraro Guido
Published: January 2023

On a souvent tendance à penser les systèmes de règles comme des limitations et interdictions qui tombent « du ciel » et nuisent à la libre création. Dans une perspective socio-sémiotique on devrait plutôt les considérer comme le produit d’un travail social : les règles constituent des moyens établis et partagés de réaliser certaines choses. Il ne s’agit donc pas en premier lieu d’un ensemble de limitations et d’interdictions mais plutôt d’un ensemble de ressources. Les systèmes de règles (ou « grammaires ») définissent la forme de notre pensée, et par là, la forme du monde pour nous. Le travail des créateurs est de les transformer, non pas au nom de l’« innovation » pour elle-même, mais pour réaliser des transformations allant dans une direction définie, correspondant à de nouvelles exigences expressives. L’article vise à concrétiser cette perspective à partir d’une série d’exemples tirés de la littérature, de la peinture, du cinéma et de la musique.
Em defesa do espírito de criação
Authors: Landowski Eric
Published: January 2023

O artigo elabora a distinção entre “fabricação” e “criação” entendidas como dois tipos de práticas produtivas. Ambas implicam um material a transformar, um produtor-transformador e certas regras de transformação (por exemplo receitas). Sob o regime da fabricação, o produtor atua unilateralmente sobre a matéria conforme algum programa transformador regulamentado em função do tipo de objeto a obter ; salvo acidente, isso exclui a aparição de elementos inovadores. A criação, ao contrário, supõe um “ultrapassar” das regras, o que significa observá-las (e não as transgredir), mas de um modo tal que elas acabem dando mais do que elas prescrevem. Para tal, é necessária uma relação direta e dinâmica, dita de “ajustamento”, entre o produtor e a matéria a transformar. O próprio curso da interação entre eles — ao longo do qual a regra aparece não mais como constrangedora mas como fonte de formas potenciais novas — determina a modalidade da sua confrontação assim como seus resultados possivelmente criativos.
Du bricolage comme principe de création
Authors: Petitimbert Jean-Paul
Published: January 2023

Cet article est consacré à un mode spécifique de création : le bricolage. Partant des récentes réflexions d’E. Landowski sur la question (cf. « Politiques de la sémiotique » et « Plaidoyer pour l’esprit de création »), nous nous proposons de les prolonger en les confrontant avec celles menées il y a bientôt trente ans par Jean-Marie Floch, notamment dans Identités visuelles. L’objectif est de mettre en évidence les convergences, et surtout les complémentarités entre ces deux auteurs, en particulier dans leur compréhension de l’attitude qu’adopte le créateur pour l’un, et le bricoleur pour l’autre, vis-à-vis des normes et des conventions fixées, voire érigées en règles par l’usage. Ce faisant, ce travail est amené à envisager un changement de nature dans la relation « standard » entre les deux régimes d’interaction en jeu que sont la programmation d’une part et l’ajustement d’autre part.
MORAL CULTURAL EM DE OLHOS BEM FECHADOS
Authors: Fogaça Barbosa Ana Caroline
Published: January 2023

O vienense Arthur Schnitzler apresenta em sua obra, Breve romance de sonho ou Traumnovelle, de 1926, certas violações tidas como depravações da sociedade burguesa do século XIX, cuja a releitura cinematográfica do filme De olhos bem fechados, em 1999, delineia tais aspectos de forma mais atualizada mesmo para os dias de hoje. Este trabalho busca analisar, através os recursos estéticos do filme, aspectos que apontam para o que Freud, remetendo a Von Ehrenfels, chamava de “moral cultural” em seu texto A moral sexual “cultural” e a doença nervosa moderna, de 1908, relacionando ao conceito de Simbólico de Lacan.
Linhas sobre vida e morte sob a luz da fé católica
Authors: Berezuk André Geraldo
Published: January 2023

A questão limite sobre a existência da Vida e da morte não somente ocupa o imaginário de cada indivíduo ordinário assim como ocupa, de certa forma, todos os dias. Trata-se de um normal, mas desafiante pensamento humano, muitas vezes chegando, a sua presença, ao limite da angústia para quem acredita que são questões relevantes. Deste modo, o objetivo deste artigo é o de apresentar algumas reflexões sobre a Vida e a morte seguindo um escopo epistemologicamente católico, mas tentando também vias de interpretação através de vieses científicos, ora valorizando a Ciência, ora criticando-a. Esta tentativa interpretativa deste pequeno ensaio é, portanto, mais uma tentativa de se dar um passo em um espaço desafiador, buscando o fortalecimento de possíveis ideias e conceitos em um campo onde se prepondera a fé. No entanto, a busca Humana por respostas é um instrumento de fortalecimento da fé, com certeza.
Como no Céu, Assim na Terra
Authors: Ribeiro Celia Maria , Righi Maurício Gonçalves
Published: January 2023

Este artigo tem por objetivo levantar a questão da permanência de certas questões fundamentais à igreja cristã, sobretudo por meio da exortação paulina “às coisas do alto”, em sua Epístola aos Colossenses. A realidade sempre presente dos poderes totalitários e exploratórios, do apego humano às paixões violentas e desregradas, bem como do apego às distrações rasteiras e à cobiça das coisas materiais, permanece como obstáculo poderoso e deveras resistente à ação cristã no mundo. Sem a fundamentação na fé que vem da Palavra do Deus vivo e encarnado, uma fundamentação rigorosamente mística, esse combate contra essa realidade brutal do mundo, vinculada à linguagem da morte, vira-se contra si mesmo, validando ainda mais os imperativos exploratórios e sua desumana lógica interna. Uma igreja viva e ativa é uma igreja ainda em martírio – podemos dizer, infelizmente –, uma vez que presente num mundo ainda dominado pela linguagem e pelos anseios da carne.
Avaliação dos múltiplos papéis na gestão de pessoas: ferramenta para a melhoria das ações em organizações públicas
Authors: Garcia Gabriel Adolfo , Schwantz Patricia Inês , Dorion Eric Charles Henri , Bortolaso Ingridi Vargas
Published: January 2023

Objetivando realizar uma avaliação sobre o cumprimento das funções esperadas em Recursos Humanos, o presente estudo utiliza o modelo de múltiplas funções de Ulrich (1998). Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica nas bases Scopus, Scielo, Portal de Periódicos CAPES e BDTD. Desta forma, o artigo evidencia uma lacuna teórica relacionada à implementação das funções de recursos humanos em organizações públicas. Os trabalhos analisados revelam que as teorias apoiam os aspectos relacionados ao ambiente, processo e pessoas. No entanto, é necessário o desenvolvimento de estratégias mais integradas, que possam considerar as relações conjunturais e contingentes.
O impacto da implementação do teletrabalho nas análises dos projetos de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação na Superintendência da Zona Franca de Manaus
Authors: Andrade Paulo Augusto de Freitas , Souza Marcelo José Raiol
Published: January 2023

O Teletrabalho é uma modalidade de trabalho, na qual o servidor executa as suas atividades fora das dependências da unidade. Na Superintendência da Zona Franca de Manaus (Suframa), o teletrabalho foi instituído via autorização oficial do governo para uma experiência piloto. Com isso, o objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar o impacto do Teletrabalho nas análises de projetos de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação na Suframa. Para tanto, aferiu-se a produtividade antes e após a experiência, levando em consideração o número de projetos analisados e o tempo para analisá-los. Os resultados mostraram que o Teletrabalho, impactou positivamente na produtividade da Suframa.
PRÁTICA PEDAGÓGICA E ORIENTAÇÕES DIDÁTICAS PARA O ENSINO DA MATEMÁTICA NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA
Authors: SÁ BATISTA COIMBRA PATRÍCIA , De Sant Ana Quaresma Edilan
Published: January 2023

Na Educação Básica, pensar em prática pedagógica requer analisar e estudar as ações educativas realizadas pelos docentes ao longo de suas vidas profissionais, refletindo sobre suas experiências diárias, pensando na construção dos saberes dos discentes, e perceber que os profissionais da educação são sujeitos do processo educativo. A prática pedagógica docente é composta por um conjunto de ações interligadas, dentre outras, o domínio didático e as metodologias desenvolvidas sobre estudar e aprender. É o caso do processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Matemática, uma das disciplinas menos apreciadas pelos alunos, sobre a qual se deve ter um olhar específico para a disciplina e suas orientações didáticas visando a aprendizagem. O trabalho com essa disciplina requer demonstrá-la como uma ciência dinâmica, que se faz e refaz, sempre que aprendida de modo contínuo, para que os estudantes percebam que é possível a aprendizagem enquanto está sendo experimentada e estudada. Pesquisa realizada com abordagem qualitativa, utilizou o método bibliográfico, para o estudo apresentado. Objetivou pensar e refletir sobre práticas pedagógicas e orientações didáticas para o ensino da Matemática, por se tratarem de ações educacionais de extrema importância no processo educativo, e realizá-las de maneira eficaz é fundamental para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos discentes.
ESTUDOS BRASILEIROS SOBRE O ENSINO DE VETORES COM EXPERIMENTAÇÃO EM SALA DE AULA NO PERÍODO DE 2010-2021
Authors: Florêncio Rocha Kasahara Rita , Franco de Sá Pedro
Published: January 2023

Esse artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados de uma revisão de estudos sobre o ensino de vetores com experimentação em sala de aula com aplicação de uma sequência didática em teses e dissertações brasileiras entre os anos de 2010 e 2021, a fim de responder a seguinte questão: quais as contribuições das pesquisas sobre ensino de vetores com experimentação em sala de aula no Brasil no período de 2010 à 2021? O levantamento foi realizado no Catálogo CAPES, no BDTD e em bancos de Programa de Pós-Graduação da UEPA e UFPA e do PROFMAT. A seleção dos 21 trabalhos teve por critérios o ensino de vetores com experimentação em sala de aula a partir da aplicação de uma sequência didática. A fase de estudo possibilitou a categorização em Estudos aplicados a: conteúdos de Matemática no Ensino Médio, conteúdos de Física no Ensino Médio e Fundamental, estudantes de licenciatura em Matemática e em Física, estudantes de Engenharia e Arquitetura. A análise por categoria, revelou o uso da abordagem vetorial em diferentes níveis de ensino presencial ou à distância para a melhora do aprendizado, verificação de dificuldades, validação de softwares, uso de materiais manipuláveis e propostas de inclusão do conteúdo na educação básica.
Metabolic syndrome and obesity in children as a social and hygienic issue
Authors: Shikaleva AA , Shulaev AV , Titova SA , Ziatdinov AI
Published: January 2023

The problem of pediatric obesity focused on risk factors at early stages because their modification can reduce the risk of later metabolic diseases and disability. It is the metabolic syndrome that describes a set of cardiometabolic risk factors, including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, high level of triglycerides and low level of high-density lipoproteins that increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Obesity mainly determines statistical values that characterize the case with endocrine gland diseases among children and adolescents in the Republic of Tatarstan. Obesity is not growing at the same rate any more. The current level of excessive weight in children is too high and requires intervention at the level of the community and school. Inactivity and non-rational nutrition can contribute to formation of excessive body mass among children. Regular physical activity and better nutrition of adolescents is a worthy investment in the health of future generations.
NIGERIA: DECOLONIAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND CONFLICT. EVIDENCE FROM COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF THE NIGER DELTA
Authors:   Department of Political and Administrative Studies University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, ALLEN Fidelis
Published: January 2023

The paper proceeds on the assumption that decoloniality matters in tackling the global climate crisis, conflict, and development at the community level across countries with high vulnerabilities. Africa remains one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. By examining what decolonisation means in climate adaptation and the experience of six communities in three states in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, this article contributes to the conceptualization of the decolonial discourse of climate adaptation, development and conflict understood as conditions favourable to the crisis. I analysed qualitative data obtained from the coastal communities through observation, focus group discussions, and interviews. The results showed a reinforcement of positions in a segment of the literature on decolonial climate adaptation in communities in some parts of the world. Migration, alternative sources of livelihood, embarkment of shorelines, skills development, vocations, and infrastructure development are among legitimate adaptive measures local communities are adopting. At the same time, maladaptive measures such as piracy, kidnapping, illegal oil refining, and gangsterism are common. These antisocial behaviours lead to conflict and contribute to making climate change a very complex problem. Decolonial climate adaptation requires collaborative interventions at the level of the community, sub-national, national, and multilateral fronts. The fact that climate change is a global problem with unequal impact means that the capacity to respond well to it at the community, sub-national, national, regional, continental, and international levels is crucial in addressing the crisis. The role of decoloniality in the handling of the effects of climate change in the community may take the form of integration of local and western knowledge. The decolonial framework would appear to be elastic with a potential conceptual role of critical assessment of existing frameworks, outcomes, impact, and power relations. One of the striking messages in this analysis is the likely role of local knowledge in reducing the risk of social tension and criminal conflict, and the need to strengthen it to increase the resilience and well-being of people. Keywords: Decolonisation, climate, adaptation, development, Africa, Nigeria, coastal communities
Proyectos de recuperación patrimonial y ambiental. Aplicación del método y puesta en valor de la Calzada México Tacuba y el Parque América, Polanco
Authors:   , Baeza Limón Stephani Jareth , García Sánchez René , Krieg Schreiber Stephanie , Pérez Cortés Gabriela Haydeé , Pérez Gómez Magaly , Villegas Velázquez Aldo Kiyoshi , Zermeño Gutiérrez María Fernanda
Published: January 2023

La presente tesina se realizó analizando dos zonas distintas dentro de la Ciudad de México, de las cuales se recopiló información bibliográfica para conocer la importancia de los valores presentes en sus paisajes con la finalidad de contribuir en la identificación y salvaguarda de cada uno de sus elementos para su posible puesta en valor y consolidación como Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad. En la primera parte, se toma como sitio de estudio, la Calzada México Tacuba del tramo que corre a partir de la zona de panteones en la Avenida Ingenieros Militares, hasta la Avenida Circuito Interior Melchor Ocampo, abarcando colonias de las Alcaldías Miguel Hidalgo y Azcapotzalco; sitio que posee una basta riqueza histórica, patrimonial y cultural al ser la primer calzada edificada en la ciudad y misma que gracias a que aún conserva en su mayoría el trazo original, durante el 2021, fuera propuesta su declaratoria como “Patrimonio de la Humanidad” ante la UNESCO. En la segunda parte, el sitio de estudio se trata del Parque América ubicado en la colonia Polanco, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, el cual, por sus valores patrimoniales y estéticos, fue elegido por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), como el sitio correcto para llevar a cabo la reordenación paisajística del mismo y la reubicación para la salvaguarda del inconmensurable valor cultural del Monumento Escultórico de Cristóbal Colón, que es un hito histórico y patrimonial del Siglo XIX para la Ciudad de México. Para la comprensión del paisaje de ambos proyectos, se elaboró la interpretación de los valores históricos, patrimoniales, estéticos, simbólicos, naturales, sociales y productivos que nos ayudaron a realizar una lectura estructurada del sitio para entender de mejor manera su entorno, y a determinar las directrices de diseño para lograr un equilibrio en el patrimonio paisajístico de ambos complejos culturales. Las propuestas de diseño de esta investigación, se centran en integrar a ambos sitios, el patrimonio histórico cultural que los representa, junto con el bienestar y la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos. Se busca que la contemplación, disfrute y usos de los espacios y el paisaje se encuentren en óptimas condiciones, generando un impacto positivo, tanto en el ámbito social, en el económico y en el ambiental. Finalmente, a partir de las investigaciones y propuestas realizadas, se plantean una serie de conclusiones que son la base para la correcta recuperación y conservación de ambos sitios de estudio.
Technical Condition Monitoring for Telecommunication and Radioelectronic Systems with Redundancy
Authors: Zaliskyi Maksym , Solomentsev Oleksandr , Zuiev Oleksiy , Pavlenko Maksim , Zakharchenko Iryna , Petrova Yuliia
Published: January 2023

The telecommunication and radioelectronic systems with redundancy are widely used in different branches of human activity. To provide the necessary reliability level of equipment, the operation system is utilized. That system contains intended use, maintenance, repair, technical condition monitoring, and others. The damages, faults and failures are usually observed during the lifecycle of telecommunication and radioelectronic systems. They can lead to deterioration of equipment technical condition. The deterioration of technical condition can be detected during observation of diagnostic variable and reliability parameter. This article concentrates on the synthesis and analysis of statistical data processing procedure for deterioration detection while operating telecommunication and radioelectronic systems with redundancy. For the purpose of reliability estimation based on different redundancy methods, statistical data processing procedure synthesis was carried out using multiple hypothesis testing and detection criterion. The analysis problem was solved using Monte- Carlo simulation method, which allowed constructing operating characteristics. The obtained results can be used in the process of design and improvement of operation systems for telecommunication and radioelectronic equipment.
Automatic Vessel Steering in a Storm
Authors: Zinchenko Serhii , Tovstokoryi Oleh , Mateichuk Vadym , Nosov Pavlo , Popovych Ihor , Gritsuk Igor
Published: January 2023

The issues of automatic vessel control in a storm are considered in the paper. Vessel control in a storm is the most difficult stage in the vessel’s wiring, as it requires quick decisions to be made in difficult conditions. Practical experience shows that the deterioration of the working conditions of the crew is usually associated with an increase in the number of control errors, which is completely unacceptable in stormy conditions. To assess the safe speed and course in a storm, Yu. V. Remez has proposed a universal storm diagram, which allows identifying unfavourable combinations of vessel speed and course angles of the waves – the resonant zones, and avoid them. The universal Remez diagram provides for graphical calculations, which, in combination with the visual determination of the wave parameters, gives a very low accuracy. The article examines the possibility of automatic control of a vessel in a storm by automatic measurement of motion parameters and wave parameters, automatic calculation in the onboard controller of the vessel optimal safe speed and course during a storm, automatic maintenance of the optimal safe speed and course of the vessel. The automatic control significantly increases the accuracy of calculations, excludes the human factor, reduces the depletion of the crew, and increases the reliability of the vessel control in a storm. The efficiency and effectiveness of the method, algorithmic and software were tested on Imitation Modelling Stand in a closed loop with mathematical vessel models of the navigation simulator Navi Trainer 5000.
Bank Regulation in the Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Dynamics and Trends
Authors: Thamae Retselisitsoe I. , Odhiambo Nicholas M. , Khumalo John M.
Published: January 2023

This paper discusses the dynamics of bank regulation in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region during the period before the 1990s and post 1990s and describes the trends in bank regulatory measures between 1995 and 2017 using the updated databases of the World Bank’s Bank Regulation and Supervision Surveys. Before the 1990s, bank regulation in the majority of SSA countries was inadequate and that led to multiple occurrences of banking crises. As a result, many countries introduced the financial sector reforms from the late 1980s that included major adjustments in the banking regulatory and supervisory frameworks. In both low-income and middle-income SSA economies, bank regulatory environment became more stringent over time, driven by increased restrictions on bank entry barriers and ownership structure, as well as the introduction of macroprudential policies in the case of the former, while in the case of the latter, it was influenced by more restrictions on bank ownership structure and capital regulation requirements, as well as the adoption of macroprudential policies. Overall, the bank regulatory environment was slightly more stringent in middle-income than in low-income SSA countries over the period under review.
Money Supply Determination Process for Japan
Authors: Ongan Serdar , Gocer Ismet
Published: January 2023

This study re-investigates the money supply determination process for Japan. The methodology of this study, which differs from previous studies, is constructed on the assumption of potential nonlinear (asymmetric) relations between money supply and monetary base via money multiplier. To this aim, the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model by Shin, Yu and Greenwood-Nimmo, (2014) is applied. This model allows us to examine the endogeneity and exogeneity of the money supply determination process via the linkage of the money multiplier under expansionary and contractionary monetary policies of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) separately in a nonlinear manner. The main findings of the study indicate that the money supply determination process is endogenous with an unstable money multiplier for Japan for M1. However, this endogeneity in the BOJ’s contractionary monetary policy is more than its expansionary policy. This can be interpreted that the BOJ’s expansionary monetary policy has more of a determining role on money supply determination than its contractionary monetary policy. Additionally, the same findings indicate that the BOJ has more power to determine M1 than M2. This result can be interpreted that when the measure of money broadens the BOJ’s controllability on money supply decreases. In contrast, in our Canadian study (Ongan and Gocer, 2019) with the same nonlinear ARDL model, we concluded that the Canadian central bank (BOC) was able to determine money supply exogenously for M1, unlike the Japanese central bank (BOJ), and the money multiplier was stable for Canada.
Family Business and Religion – Research Agenda
Authors: Bąkiewicz Anna , Kasuma Jati , Hermawan Asep
Published: January 2023

Objective: The aim of the study is to find out what is our state of knowledge about the importance of religion for the activity of family businesses. The literature review on the impact of four major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam on the family business development has been made. The issues as business development, resource allocations, risk taking, succession and business ethics in family business under the influence of religion have been discussed. The synthesis effect of the study is the picture of a specific research field. And, as a result of the study the important niches in our knowledge, main barriers of research development and most inspiring directions for future studies have been identified.
Consumer Attitudes towards Pro-ecological Activities in Accommodation Facilities
Authors: Dębski Maciej , Andrzejczyk Robert , Borkowska-Niszczota Małgorzata , Krawczyk Adriana
Published: January 2023

Objective: The main aim of the article is to analyse the respondents’ attitudes towards selected pro-environmental practices of enterprises providing accommodation services and the factors conditioning their involvement in the activities implemented in the facilities.

Methodology: The study is empirical in nature and is based on the results of an empirical survey that was carried out in the period December 2021–April 2022 in Poland. The survey used the diagnostic survey method, and 575 respondents took part in it. The main hypothesis assumes that customers of accommodation facilities appreciate the pro-environmental activities used in them.

Findings: The survey results show that the respondents are sensitive to environmental issues and try to apply in practice the principles leading to environmental protection. They also emphasise that they would be more willing to stay in “green” facilities, although the application of sustainable development principles is not a key factor for them in choosing a facility.

Value Added: The survey of 575 respondents indicated, similar to other studies, a positive attitude towards activities aimed at protecting the environment. At the same time, however, it showed that tourists are not always willing to make sacrifices during their stay related to either their comfort or the price of the service. This fact has practical implications for hotel managers and must be taken into account.

Recommendations: The survey confirmed that consumers have a positive perception of environmental activities in hotels, so activity in this area can be an element of building their competitiveness.
Awake craniotomy for operative treatment of brain gliomas – experience from University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Authors: Zele Tilen , Velnar Tomaz , Koritnik Blaz , Bosnjak Roman , Markovic-Bozic Jasmina
Published: January 2023

Background

Awake craniotomy is a neurosurgical technique that allows neurophysiological testing with patient cooperation during the resection of brain tumour in regional anaesthesia. This allows identification of vital functional (i.e. eloquent) brain areas during surgery and avoidance of their injury. The aim of the study was to present clinical experience with awake craniotomy for the treatment of gliomas at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana from 2015 to 2019.

Patients and methods

Awake craniotomy was considered in patients with a gliomas near or within the language brain areas, in all cases of insular lesions and selected patients with lesions near or within primary motor brain cortex. Each patient was assessed before and after surgery.

Results

During the 5-year period, 24 awake craniotomies were performed (18 male and 6 female patients; average age 41). The patient's cooperation, discomfort and perceived pain assessed during the awake craniotomy were in majority of the cases excellent, slight, and moderate, respectively. After surgery, mild neurological worsening was observed in 13% (3/24) of patients. Gross total resection, in cases of malignant gliomas, was feasible in 60% (6/10) and in cases of low-grade gliomas in 29% (4/14). The surgery did not have important negative impact on functional status or quality of life as assessed by Karnofsky score and Short-Form 36 health survey, respectively (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

The results suggest that awake craniotomy for treatment of gliomas is feasible and safe neurosurgical technique. The proper selection of patients, preoperative preparation with planning, and cooperation of medical team members are necessary for best treatment outcome.
Implementation research as a task for subject-matter education disciplines: Co-constructive, content-related, and research-based
Authors: Prediger Susanne
Published: January 2023

Content-related didactical innovations are often developed in research-based and co-constructive ways by subject-matter education specialists, design researchers, and teachers. For scaling-up the flexible and co-constructive implementation of these innovations in many classrooms, the German Center for Mathematics Teacher Education follows material, personnel, and systemic implementation strategies on three levels: the classroom level, the teacher professional development level (PD) and the facilitator professional development level. The paper exemplifies these strategies using a case involving the implementation of the Mastering Math program, which was designed to develop students’ understanding of basic mathematical concepts. The case is used to illustrate three basic principles for implementations into subject-matter classrooms: (1) Co-constructive implementation requires research-practice partnerships on several levels, (2) targeted implementation requires content-related innovations, and (3) a research base is required for enhancing both the pedagogical quality and the content quality of the teacher and facilitator PD.
International Transfer of Knowledge: Translating Didaktik, Fachdidaktik, Allgemeine Fachdidaktik
Authors: Vollmer Helmut Johannes
Published: January 2023

The following contribution is divided into two parts, for reasons of space. The current article will deal with issues of translation and translatability from German into English in the field of Didaktik (didactics, subject didactics and general subject didactics). The starting point will be to gather information about the spread and acceptance of the concept of didactics as a cover term for a comprehensive theory of teaching and learning within school as an institution, in Europe and beyond. The multi-facetted reality of this concept in so many countries or educational settings and the different approaches to go with it, will have an effect on the demands of an appropriate rendering of Didaktik in English as a lingua franca and thus transferring it into another, essentially foreign socio- cultural context. The same is even more true for the notion of Fachdidaktik (= subject-matter didactics).

In particular, it will be shown that there are challenges and even limits in sharing didactic and subject-didactic knowledge, concepts and research findings internationally, when transmitting them from German into English and thus from a continental European into an Anglo-Saxon way of thinking and of organizing school education. The difficulty to establish a one-to-one equivalence is reflected on the linguistic level, where certain anglicized forms which do not originally exist in English, have been developed (e.g. subject-matter) didactics, general subject didactics), for lack of appropriate translations. Also in many other cases of translation more than one version is possible, depending on context, focus or intention. This insight will be applied to individual notions or whole semantic clusters in the field (e.g. around key words like Fach or Fachliche Bildung).

In combination with the second part the overall goal is to bring Didaktik/didactics and curriculum theory into conversation again and widen the scope towards subject-matter didactics at the same time.2
Designing Research in Subject Matter Didactics. Results and Open Questions of a Delphi Study
Authors: Riegel Ulrich , Rothgangel Martin
Published: January 2023

Up to now, the discussion about research designs in subject-matter didactics has mainly taken place within the disciplines of this academic field. A generic model is useful in order to stimulate a discussion across different disciplines as it provides a common reference point. Such a model was the goal of a Delphi study, which consisted of two rounds. This paper describes the basic results of this Delphi study. On the one hand it brought about the basic contours of such a model: it is characterized by three basic dimensions (subject areas, methodologies, reference theories) and categories by which these three dimensions were operationalized. On the other hand, the Delphi brought about those topics that need to be discussed in future. This is especially true for categories on the dimensions of methodologies and reference theories. In summary, this study offers arguments and impulses for further discussion about the understanding of research in subject-matter didactics.
(How) Can didactic research find its way into the classroom? Results from a questionnaire survey on the lesson preparation and continuing professional development of German teachers
Authors: Brommer Sarah , Weinhold Swantje , Sowinski Ronja
Published: January 2023

The gap between research about education and teaching practice is well-known in most subjects/disciplines. A nationwide online questionnaire survey regarding which sources German-language teachers use for lesson preparation and what in-service training opportunities they perceive may shed light on how research findings can be incorporated into classroom practice.

These are some of the results from the 403 responses: In-service training courses are popular, but judged to be of little use. Social media offers are frequently used and assessed as helpful – despite the often poor quality, which teachers do not necessarily recognise. Therefore subject didactics should rethink certain traditions and explore new ways of reaching teachers. Because teachersʼ pracƟces of lesson preparaƟon tend to be idiosyncratic rather than determined by the subject matter, the findings from the survey are equally relevant and useful for all subjects and can contribute to a better alignment of subject science, subject didactics and teaching practice.
Employee Evaluation Project Using Feedback
Authors: Majerčák Jozef , Majerčák Peter , Kurbatova Anna , Kurenkov Petr
Published: January 2023

At present, in business practice, we meet the requirements of the employer for employees to work better, faster and better in order to satisfy the customer as much as possible. It often happens that this requirement on the part of the employer is evaluated subjectively and then subsequently the presentation of the results of the employees’ work is not objective. Several methods can be used to improve the evaluation process, and in our case we used an evaluation system using a full-fledged feedback methodology.