bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using the Apple Watch to Teach and Learn About Heart Rate Variability While Vacationing
Authors: Mitas Ondrej , van Reijsen Marenna , Carreira Oliveira Nadia
Published: December 2023

Vacations are known to contribute to well-being. Wearable sensing technologies associated with 'the quantified self' hold promise for designing experiences such as vacations based on evidence to optimize their well-being outcomes. Tourism organizations may also ask to collect data from customers to help with experience management. The present project shows the potential of heart rate variability data, measured using an Apple Watch, during vacation to produce such insights, and to do so in cooperation with students for the purpose of inspiring them to state-of-the-art research ideas in the context of tourism. Findings show that heart rate variability during vacation appears to follow a conversation-of-resources pattern, whereby days with low life satisfaction on vacation feature significant increases in heart rate variability. While students gained insights from providing these data and becoming familiar with the Apple Watch, future iterations of this project may feature students learning to work with their data themselves.
Hypertension Self-Management Success in 2 Weeks; 3 Pilot Studies
Authors: PA Simons Luuk , Wielaard Bas , Neerincx Mark
Published: December 2023

Hypertension Self-Management is more powerful when done in groups, and with daily (e)Support for maximum impact. Small intervention groups enable high degrees of personalization, interaction, and learning. We compare three Self-Management Support (SMS) pilots of two weeks duration, in which various tools and daily microlearning strategies were used. Average blood pressure improvements in the pilots were 161/112 to 129/90 mmHg, resp. 145/92 to 126/86 mmHg, and 155/95 to 139/85 mmHg. User evaluations (n=20) were collected on perceived effectiveness of the various support components. This showed the importance of core SMS components: information transfer, daily monitoring, promoting health competences and follow-up. A tentative cross-case conclusion is that more daily social learning and microlearning feedback helps build more success: for blood pressure results and for competence building.
Ethical Considerations of Augmented Reality in High-Tech Manufacturing
Authors: van der Hoek Sander , van Steenbergen Marlies , Ravesteijn Pascal
Published: December 2023

The use of Augmented Reality (AR) in industry is growing rapidly, driven by benefits such as efficiency gains and ability to overcome physical boundaries. Existing studies stress the need to take stakeholder values into account in the design process. In this study the impact of AR on stakeholders' values is investigated by conducting focus groups and interviews, using value sensitive design as a framework. Significant impacts were found on the values of safety, accuracy, privacy, helpfulness and autonomy. Twenty practical design choices to mitigate potential negative impact emerged from the study.
Data Governance Capabilities; Empirical Validation in Case Studies of Large Organisations
Authors: R. Merkus Jan , W. Helms Remko , J. Kusters Rob
Published: December 2023

The exponential growth of data within organisations necessitates the implementation of effective data management practices, which in turn necessitates the establishment of data governance. The evaluation of the maturity of data governance can be carried out using maturity models. However, the existing data governance maturity models are limited in their consistency in terms of data governance capabilities used and lack empirical validation. To address this gap, this study aims to validate the set of data governance capabilities identified in prior research within large organisations. This study employs a case study research design, using semi-structured interviews with experts in data governance. As a basis for the semi-structured interviews, maturity models are designed as questionnaires to discuss the relevance of each data governance capability. The results of this study provide empirical validation of the set of data governance capabilities and contribute to the advancement of both data governance research and practice by providing a comprehensive, validated set of data governance capabilities for maturity model design to advance data governance within and between organisations.
Using Simulators to Assist with Healthcare Issues: The Impact of a Sailing Simulator on People with Adhd
Authors: Sarai Gurdeep , Tirosh Oren , Jayaraman Prem Prakash , Brooks Peter , Saunders Norman , Wickramasinghe Nilmini
Published: December 2023

The use of simulators has grown a vast amount in the past few years, with various research reports on the advantages that come with the use of this technology. However, the use of simulators as a form of treatment/aids have yet to be fully embraced. Given the growing diffusion of technology, many people can benefit from simulators that are more accessible and improve specific qualities to help them cope with their deficiencies. To examine this current void, this research in progress examines the benefits of physical activity for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through the use of a VSail Sailing Simulator. Specifically, we contend that there are benefits to addressing strength and balance. Thus, this paper analyzes the ramifications of the findings, along with knowledge gaps and a research plan.
How to Design a Participation Companion: A Conversational Interface to Foster Motivation and Support Participation
Authors: Wittholz Varinia , Strohmann Timo , Robra-Bissantz Susanne
Published: December 2023

Smart cities are no longer based only on technologies because it is their citizens who significantly influence the development. Lack of motivation plays a major role in the area of bottom-up participation. The digital transformation is creating new opportunities to support people in their participation process and increase motivation. Through the use of artificial intelligence, systems such as virtual companions can be improved further to create a valuable relationship between the human and the machine by incorporating interpersonal elements. A virtual companion that supports people in their participation process could be a solution to motivate people to participate. To provide a basis for deriving design knowledge for a Participation Companion this research starts by identifying the stakeholders’ needs and problems based on literature reviews and interviews. It then follows an iterative, user centered prototype development and evaluation.
Comparative Analysis of Market Structures of p2p Energy Trading in a Local Energy System
Authors: Deng Mengqiu , Peng Xiao , Zhao Yang
Published: December 2023

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading has been recognized as an important technology to increase the local self-consumption of photovoltaics in the local energy system. Different auction mechanisms and bidding strategies haven been investigated in previous studies. However, there has been no comparatively analysis on how different market structures influence the local energy system’s overall performance. This paper presents and compares two market structures, namely a centralized market and a decentralized market. Two pricing mechanisms in the centralized market and two bidding strategies in the decentralized market are developed. The results show that the centralized market leads to higher overall system self-consumption and profits. In the decentralized market, some electricity is directly sold to the grid due to unmatchable bids and asks. Bidding strategies based on the learning algorithm can achieve better performance compared to the random method.
The Role of Anticipated Guilt and its Neutralisation in Explaining Responsible Online Shopping
Authors: Makkonen Markus
Published: December 2023

Although responsible consumption has been the target of growing interest in academic research, the antecedents of responsible online shopping remain poorly understood. In this study, we address this gap in prior research by focusing on the role of anticipated guilt in explaining responsible online shopping. By using data from 479 Finnish consumers, we aim to answer two research questions: (1) how strong an antecedent of responsible online shopping intention is anticipated guilt in relation to other potential antecedents and (2) how efficiently can consumers regulate their resulting feelings of guilt by using different kinds of neutralisation techniques? We find anticipated guilt to be a strong antecedent of responsible online shopping intention and the denial of responsibility, the denial of injury, and the appeal to higher loyalties to be the most efficient neutralisation techniques for consumers to regulate their feelings of guilt that result from not engaging in responsible online shopping.
Conceptualizing Information Systems as Biological Ecosystems - A ”New” Vocabulary for Speaking of Information Systems
Authors: Sell Anna , Jeansson John , Helmefalk Miralem , Allmér Hans , Marcusson Leif
Published: December 2023

Biological ecosystems and related concepts are well known and have been used for a long time, also outside of the ecology context. In this conceptual paper, we explore the use of biological ecosystem concepts as a new lens to understand and analyze information systems. We propose that applying a frame of reference from a different discipline enriches information systems analysis in several ways, firstly through broadening the perspective of information systems, secondly by offering connections to phenomena and areas that were previously outside of the scope of the information system, and lastly through offering a new viewpoint on actors, roles and functions within an information system. Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of the information system ecosystem and apply this approach to other business activities.
The Role of IT Identity in the Formation and Mitigation of Technostress
Authors: Saidani Najma , Ruiz Santiago Laura
Published: December 2023

The pervasive and ubiquitous nature of technology has grown exponentially in the last decades. Technostress has been a common consequence of such intensive use, causing serious damage to IT users and organizations. How technostress is formed via primary appraisal toward IT and how it can be mitigated has been overlooked by prior research. This research addresses these gaps by mobilizing an IT identity perspective. IT identity informs about individuals’ attitudes towards IT and would explain the formation of negative feelings associated with the use of IT as well as how technostress mitigation occurs in a personal IT use setting.
AutoML as Facilitator of AI Adoption in SMEs: An Analysis of AutoML Use Cases
Authors: K. Polzer Anna , P. Zeiringer Johannes , Thalmann Stefan
Published: December 2023

While the uptake of AI and ML has been rising in recent years, SMEs still face various adoption challenges. In contrast to large enterprises, SMEs struggle to adopt AI as already the identification of suitable AI use cases requires substantial technical expertise. At the same time, productivity tools like AutoML promise easy access to AI capabilities to non-experts. This research-in-progress aims to investigate how AutoML tools can be utilised to facilitate the adoption of AI in SMEs. In a focus group with 11 representatives from SMEs, we identified and discussed potential AutoML use cases in detail. Results show that the identification of potential use cases rarely focused on existing and available data but rather repeated known use cases and success stories from large enterprises. We argue that a paradigm shift towards a data-centric approach would be beneficial to exhaust the capabilities of AutoML for SMEs.
Rapid Scaling of a Danish Public Health System Under COVID-19
Authors: Frederiksen Nicklas , L. Møller Erik , Tuxen Jarl , E. O’Neill Sarah , Boesen Morten
Published: December 2023

In recent years cloud infrastructure services have acted as engines for scaling applications when user demand spikes. A discipline typically recognized as complex, expensive, error-prone, and time-consuming. In the field of healthcare services, data is considered sensitive under the European Union’s data protection law and are therefore under strict jurisdiction disallowing the Danish public services to utilize cloud scalability. During the COVID-19 lockdown a small group of expert practitioners was tasked with scaling public health services to accommodate an exponential number of excess users who needed to access test results and immunity passports. An effort further restrained by a severely limited timeframe of two weeks. By utilizing the critical incident technique this paper is an effort empirically to capture the most significant decisions in the scaling process including organizational aspects, virtualization, content delivery network, lazy-loading, and firewall interface configuration.
Component Models for IoT Search Engine
Authors: Giedrimas Vaidas
Published: December 2023

The more distributed system expands, the higher need for search engines of its elements we have. The Internet of Things (IoT) systems become very complex, and the number of devices is growing exponentially. The demand for the search engine of things now reached the demand for the search engine of web pages as it was in the 1990s. We propose to use component-based architecture for the search engine of things (IoTSE). As IoT systems are heterogeneous, and the interoperability of various component models is problematic, we must focus on selected component models only. This paper surveys existing component models and discuss their feasibility to be used in IoT search engine.
Validation of Data Maturity Criteria for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Authors: Gašperlin Blaž
Published: December 2023

Data is a fundamental source for any business to operate and to develop. Inefficient data management can lead to lack or a flood of data and consequently non-optimal business decisions. This is particularly evident in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which often lag behind due to limited resources (financial, human, time, knowledge). To support SMEs in understanding how to manage and utilize data effectively we propose a data maturity assessment multiple-cirteria model. Important criteria were identified from the literature and have been validated through semi-structured interviews with seven Slovenian SMEs. The results suggest some new criteria to describe the data maturity, relevant to Slovenian SMEs.
Digitalisation in RoPax ports: the Typology of Available Solutions
Authors: Tsvetkova Anastasia , Chen Yiran , Wahlström Irina , Morariu Andrei-Raoul , Iancu Bogdan , Hellström Magnus
Published: December 2023

Sea logistics is slow to adopt digitalisation technologies and still relies heavily on old communication and data exchange methods. However, digitalising activities in RoPax ports can improve logistic chains. Managing and combining flows and services of cargo and passengers leads to several specific challenges, creating digitalisation opportunities. Data was gathered through desktop studies, interviews, site visits, and workshops to identify available and potential digital solutions. The research resulted in a typology of digital solutions classified based on their functional value and how much they impact logistics chains
“Qual é a necessidade de desconstruir o mérito de uma cientista?”
Authors: Massarani Luisa , Leal Tatiane , Waltz Igor
Published: December 2023

Mulheres cientistas enfrentam desigualdades históricas que perpassam a construção de suas representações midiáticas. Neste artigo, analisamos a percepção pública sobre mulheres na ciência, a partir do estudo de caso das conversações sobre Katie Bouman, uma das cientistas responsáveis pela primeira imagem de um buraco negro. Por meio da Análise do Discurso, investigamos comentários no Facebook do G1, com objetivo de identificar os principais sentidos articulados nas conversações. O estudo aponta um predomínio de elogios a Bouman, mas também críticas ao seu destaque a pautas de gênero no campo da ciência, compreendido como espaço de “neutralidade”. As percepções revelam embates entre demandas por equidade de gênero e apelos ao mérito individual, críticas a movimentos sociais e reforço de a estereótipos sexistas.
Turismo e distinção na globalização: o capital cultural para além da tese do cosmopolitismo
Authors: Nicolau Netto Michel , Michetti Miqueli
Published: December 2023

O artigo analisa as transformações do conceito bourdiesiano de capital cultural na situação de globalização por meio de um estudo empírico sobre turismo de luxo e “acessível”. Argumenta-se que, embora a tese do capital cultural cosmopolita tenha, mais recentemente, buscado apreender aquelas transformações, ela perde de vista a própria reconfiguração espacial promovida pela globalização por insistir na nação como referente principal das representações espaciais. A análise das ofertas do setor de turismo demonstra que o que está em questão não é a oposição entre nacional e estrangeiro, nem a superação dos referentes nacionais, mas a possibilidade, para certas frações de classe, de realizar novas composições distintivas entre diferentes escalas geosimbólicas. As fronteiras simbólicas se redesenham de forma a refletir o manejo distintivo das representações sociais acerca do espaço geográfico.
Design que atravessa fronteiras: editores de móveis como intermediários na circulação internacional da 'criatividade brasileira'
Authors: Rosatti Camila Gui
Published: December 2023

Designers brasileiros têm ganhado cada vez mais notoriedade no mercado da arte e do design internacional. A crescente valorização desses criadores tanto tem aumentado a busca por seus móveis antigos e autênticos, que vem sendo especialmente comercializados como peças de coleção, quanto tem impulsionado a fabricação de novas peças, reproduzidas a partir dos desenhos originais. Nomeadas de “edição”, esses novos produtos continuam a incarnar a magia da assinatura de seus criadores. Este estudo trata, em primeiro momento, da presença do design em um mercado de bens simbólicos para, em seguida, focalizar o trabalho de fabricantes de design brasileiro que, se encarregando das funções práticas e simbólicas de “editores de móveis”, atuam como reprodutores, prescritores e guardiões de um mobiliário que é considerado produto de relevância cultural. Seguindo as trilhas da sociologia interessada nas operações de produção de bens simbólicos, o artigo analisa o papel desses intermediários culturais que contribuem diretamente para a produção e circulação de um mobiliário autoral. A internacionalização das empresas, as estratégias de singularização, com a valorização da assinatura e dispositivos de certificação da autenticidade são, nesse processo de reprodução de mercadorias estéticas, requisitos fundamentais para garantir a circulação do mobiliário brasileiro em um mercado renovado por lógicas transnacionais.
Condicionantes e possibilidades do sucesso das artistas do modernismo brasileiro
Authors: Ronconi Jéssica
Published: December 2023

Trata-se de uma resenha sobre o livro: "mulheres modernistas: estratégias de consagração na arte brasileira" da autora Ana Paula Simioni.
Phenomenon of Simultaneous Feeding of Leptotrombidium larvae (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) and Myocoptes musculinus Koch (Acariformes: Listrophoridae) on Laboratory Mice
Authors: B Shatrov A
Published: December 2023

Skin damages in simultaneously feeding Leptotrombidium larvae (Trombiculidae) and Myocoptes musculinus (Koch, 1836) (Myocoptidae) on laboratory mice have been studied histologically. These mites compete with each other, but if Mycoptes evolves a moderate superficial epidermal reaction, trombiculids produce feeding tube, stylostome, perforating the epidermis and extending into the dermis revealing significant skin reaction.
Crop Diversification for Asparagus in the Pannonian Pedoclimatic Region: Opportunities and Constraints
Authors: Lóczy Dénes
Published: December 2023

The H2020 project of the European Union ’Diverfarming’ aims at introducing various crop diversification technologies and low-input management practices to cropping systems in all pedoclimatic regions of Europe and removing the barriers which limit their adoption. Among the case studies CS10 is located in a sand region of Hungary and represents the Pannonian region. In the experiment asparagus is intercropped with field pea and oats. The first results of the experiment show improved ecosystem services in respect to soil fertility (available nutrients), soil structure and reduction of wind erosion.
Portfolio of Agricultural Financing Options, a Funding Strategy. Mexico Case
Authors: Romero Torres Fernando
Published: December 2023

The agri-food sector represents one of the most dynamic sectors in the Mexican economy, for the development of business projects requires the flow of resources that guarantees its viability. In this sense, 11 projects were analyzed of which the main components that integrate the business projects were identified, as well as two moments: the one before the operation, which we call installation, and the moment of the operation itself, where before reaching the equilibrium point, negative flows are generated and, after this point, the company operates via positive flows. In this respect, funding sources are identified, which include: the subsidy, the flow of generated resources, the venture capital participation and financing (subsidized or not); finding a combination of contribution from resources that guarantee the viability of the business is the basis of a feasible business, so directed funding at which different concepts of spending and their source of financing are recognized by developing the strategies that allow to manage resources in the most efficient way represents a business strategy that guarantees the feasibility of the company. In this sense, identifying funding sources based on the concept of expenditure represents a tool that allows the agricultural manager to recognize and seek to obtain resources in a timely manner and at the lowest cost.
Educational Aspirations as a Key Element in the Genesis of Early Social Inequality in German Primary and Secondary Education
Authors:   , Bittmann Felix
Published: December 2023

In a meritocratic society, individual talent, effort, and abilities should be the main determinants of educational and occupational success (R. Becker & Hadjar, 2009; Solga, 2005). However, in the case of Germany, decades of empirical research have shown that these ideals are often undermined and other factors, such as social origin of one’s own family (R. Becker & Lauterbach, 2008; Schindler & Lörz, 2012), ethnic background (Dollmann, 2010), or gender (Hadjar, 2011), can have a significant influence on educational success and the entire life course. This is not only tragic for the individual but also for society as a whole. If bright minds cannot achieve their full potential due to some arbitrary influences, this can obstruct economic, technological, and societal progress. Consequently, it is a highly relevant task to understand in more detail how meritocratic ideals fail and why, which is, of course, an immense challenge given the scope of potential causes. To be concrete, the present dissertation will take a life-course perspective and investigate in more detail how some forms of educational inequalities emerge early in life, especially in the German educational system. This perspective highlights that early events and decisions can have long-lasting consequences and affect the entire trajectory an individual is on. Additionally, it emphasizes some other features, such as observing longer periods of time (in contrast to singular events),involving multiple life domains (such as family and education), including individual actions but also institutional and structural factors, and taking relevant collective contexts, such as parents or peers, into account (Mayer, 2009). All these aspects will be taken up in this dissertation.
Os cantos-dança guarani, sua territorialidade cósmica e a etnografia como antropologia modal
Authors: Ferraz Ana Lúcia
Published: December 2023

Este artigo pretende configurar uma antropologia modal como etnografia dos cantos-dança dos povos guarani, a partir de uma revisão da literatura sobre o tema e da pesquisa etnográfica mediada por processos de produção audiovisual, realizada entre grupos mbya e nhandeva, na última década. Entender os modos de existência dos povos guarani e a centralidade das relações de alteridade para estes, é o que anima nosso processo de criação que vai do filme etnográfico à cartografia do grande território invisível guarani.
Captação de recursos próprios como fonte de financiamento do Ensino Superior no Centro de Ciências Agrárias da UFPB
Authors: Cordeiro Mércia Gomes , Araújo Rhoberta Santana de
Published: December 2023

Introdução: A captação de recursos próprios como fonte de financiamento do ensino superior, no Brasil, representa uma estratégia de sustentabilidade econômica nas instituições federais públicas, como forma de complementar o financiamento estatal. Objetivo: Nesse contexto, o objetivo geral deste estudo é analisar a participação dos recursos próprios no orçamento do Centro de Ciências Agrárias (CCA), cotejando o orçamento total da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), no período 2014-2019. Metodologia: A pesquisa é do tipo descritiva; em relação aos objetivos é exploratória e explicativa; e quanto aos procedimentos técnicos adotados caracteriza-se como sendo documental e um estudo de caso. Para o embasamento teórico, a revisão bibliográfica foi realizada considerando aspectos relacionados ao financiamento do ensino superior, o público-privado em educação, e o orçamento público do ensino superior. Resultados: Os resultados indicam que das fontes de recursos que a UFPB possui, a maior delas é proveniente do orçamento da União, e os recursos próprios representam apenas uma contribuição financeira ao seu orçamento total. Conclusão: Consequentemente, não podem ser consideradas como a principal fonte de financiamento para as atividades de: ensino, pesquisa e extensão da instituição. A redução sistemática dos recursos públicos destinados à universidade estudada representa riscos para manutenção do complexo de atividades desenvolvidas.
Necessidade de Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica na Rota Bioceânica em Mato Grosso do Sul
Authors: Arguelho Joelma Fernandes , Loubet Luciano Furtado , De Eugenio Carmen , Borge Pedro Pereira
Published: December 2023

Este artigo aborda a necessidade de utilizar a Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica (AAE) como instrumento para avaliar os impactos ambientais decorrentes da implantação da Rota Bioceânica em Mato Grosso do Sul, também conhecida como Corredor Bioceânico ou Rota de Integração Latino-Americana (RILA). O objetivo principal é examinar a falta de ação coordenada na previsão dos impactos ambientais dessa rota e identificar os melhores instrumentos jurídicos dentro do sistema brasileiro para realizar essa avaliação. A metodologia utilizada inclui revisão bibliográfica, análise de dados documentais de órgãos públicos e investigação da legislação relacionada ao tema. O modelo de desenvolvimento brasileiro, que prioriza interesses econômicos, requer a proteção de outras questões, especialmente as ambientais. A tomada de decisões sobre políticas públicas deve ser permeada pelo princípio do desenvolvimento sustentável, envolvendo a participação e conscientização da coletividade. O artigo analisa diferentes instrumentos de Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais (AIA), como o Estudo Prévio de Impacto Ambiental (EIA) e seu Relatório de Impacto Ambiental, além das Avaliações Ambientais Estratégica e Integrada. Como estratégia para enfrentar as possíveis consequências negativas da Rota Bioceânica, propõe-se a implementação da AAE como política, promovendo maior transparência governamental e conexão entre economia, qualidade de vida e meio ambiente. Os autores argumentam que, no caso da Rota Bioceânica, a AAE é o instrumento mais adequado para avaliar os impactos ambientais e sociais decorrentes desse empreendimento. Em suma, a implementação da Rota Bioceânica em Mato Grosso do Sul requer uma análise abrangente dos impactos ambientais e a adoção de medidas adequadas para mitigar possíveis consequências negativas. A utilização da Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica (AAE) se apresenta como uma solução promissora para avaliar e gerenciar os efeitos dessa rota, assegurando um desenvolvimento sustentável e equilibrado para a região.
O Turismo Gastronômico presente na Rota Bioceânica em Mato Grosso do Sul
Authors: Arguelho Joelma Fernandes , Ponticelli Luana Silva , Lima Caciano Silva , De Castilho Maria Augusta
Published: December 2023

A temática deste artigo é a possibilidade de explorar e descobrir as potencialidades da gastronomia do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, mais especificamente nos municípios integrantes da Rota Bioceânica, objetivando assim, destacar a importância e os atrativos do turismo gastronômico. Além disso, pretende-se promover a Rota Bioceânica como um destino turístico para os entusiastas da gastronomia, destacando os alimentos e as experiências gastronômicas únicas que podem ser encontrados ao longo do percurso. A trajetória analítica deste trabalho baseou-se em revisão bibliográfica e análise de dados documentais de órgãos públicos, com o intuito de obter informações e conhecimentos atualizados sobre o tema. Os resultados obtidos indicam que, até o presente momento, não há investimentos financeiros ou diálogo sobre a implantação de uma rota gastronômica ao longo do trajeto da Rota Bioceânica. A Rota apresenta carência de postos de abastecimento, que, uma vez implantados, tendem a oferecer alimentos rápidos e pratos prontos para os motoristas de caminhão que transitam pela região, considerada um Hub logístico. No entanto, uma iniciativa não invalida a outra, pois, enquanto é necessário fornecer alimentos rápidos e mais acessíveis para suprir as necessidades alimentares daqueles que transitam a trabalho, também há outro público que usufruirá da rota para viajar a lazer. Portanto, a criação de um circuito gastronômico, que inclua restaurantes, cafés, produtores locais, feiras de alimentos e outros estabelecimentos, oferecendo uma experiência autêntica da culinária regional, traz inúmeros benefícios para o desenvolvimento local. Em suma, a criação de uma rota gastronômica pode ser uma oportunidade promissora para o desenvolvimento local sustentável, valorizando a culinária regional, estimulando o turismo e fortalecendo a economia. Esse projeto requer planejamento, envolvimento da comunidade e parcerias estratégicas para obter sucesso.
Critical Literacy in Health among sex professionals in Porto Murtinho: Self-care and Risk of STI
Authors: Sousa Breno Evangelista de , Araújo Natanael dos Santos de , Maciel Ruberval Franco
Published: December 2023

This study aims to analyze the perceptions of female sex workers in the city of Porto Murtinho (MS) on the concepts of self-care and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and how their opinions on the subject can affect decision-making in health. The research is based on a qualitative approach developed through semi-structured interviews recorded in audio and analyzed according to the epistemology of emergence. Data collection took place in Porto Murtinho, a city that makes up the Bioceanic Route under construction to connect Brazil to Paraguay as part of a regional socioeconomic development project. In all, 8 women were interviewed who, despite revealing a sexual prevention routine and professional autonomy, reinforced the role of critical health literacy as a tool for permanent self-care and health promotion. In addition, the relationship between the implementation of the Bioceanic Route and its possible negative impact on safety and social determinants in health is highlighted, since the consequent increase in the flow of people and services in the region corroborates the growth of prostitution and sex tourism. With this, it is concluded that more effective public health policies must be taken to ensure greater health literacy for these women, as well as the need to encourage academic debate on the subject.
Porto Murtinho: possibilidades de implantação de turismo de experiência, inovação e competitividade no Corredor Bioceânico
Authors: Golçalves Débora Fittipaldi , Wilke Erick , Asato Thiago Andrade
Published: December 2023

As características peculiares de uma localidade podem contribuir para que ela se torne uma importante fonte de interesse para o turismo. Investimentos na oferta de serviços qualificados, inovações e experiências únicas estão associados a geração de vantagem competitiva e fortalecimento da atratividade de destinos turísticos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo central identificar os principais fatores favoráveis e desfavoráveis para o desenvolvimento do turismo em um município eixo do Corredor Bioceânico, Porto Murtinho. Para tanta, focamos na pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, especialmente no levantamento documental, observação in loco e diálogo com a comunidade. Nosso processo de investigação ocorreu por meio de avaliação de documentos, entrevistas e vivências dialógicas e observacionais in loco. Nossos resultados apontaram que Porto Murtinho está caminhando rapidamente para um momento de colisão contra os desafios apresentados pelo Corredor Bioceânico. A constituição de um Núcleo Gestor do Turismo, bem como a criação do Fundo Municipal do Turismo, a potencialidade do turismo de observação de aves e da pesca esportiva, além da receptividade da comunidade murtinhense representam oportunidades de negócios para o município. Em contrapartida, a falta de qualificação profissional, a ausência de seccionais das principais entidades associativas de turismo e déficit na oferta de produtos turísticos, são aspectos que precisam de atenção diligente e podem inviabilizar a consolidação do turismo de experiência.
Observatório interdisciplinar UniRILA: pesquisa e inovação na perspectiva de implantação da Rota de Integração Latino-Americana
Authors: Shiota Hanae Caroline Quintana , Dorsa Arlinda Cantero , Corazza Emerson Augusto Miotto , Vilhanueva Marcos Pinheiro
Published: December 2023

A Rota de Integração Latino-Americana – RILA, também conhecida como Rota Bioceânica ou Corredor Bioceânico, consiste em um projeto de integração rodoviária entre Brasil, Paraguai, Argentina e Chile. Pretende-se, por meio dessa iniciativa, estabelecer uma via direta de trânsito entre os portos brasileiros no Atlântico e os portos chilenos no Pacífico, reduzindo-se a distância e o tempo de transporte e, consequentemente, os custos logísticos. Além do seu caráter estratégico do ponto de vista comercial, a conclusão das obras do Corredor carrega a esperança de viabilização do desenvolvimento das regiões, bem como da integração cultural, social, linguística, política, jurídica e ambiental dos países latino-americanos. Frente a esse emergente cenário transformador, reconheceu-se a necessidade de concepção de um Observatório, no intento de produzir e disseminar dados e informações que permitam o monitoramento e avaliação dos diversos processos circundantes à Rota. Portanto, o presente artigo objetiva contextualizar e apresentar o Observatório Interdisciplinar UniRILA - OBSUNIRILA, por meio de aportes teóricos advindos de artigos e livros publicados, assim como publicações jornalísticas, vídeos e lives acerca da temática. Trata-se, assim, de pesquisa exploratória com abordagem qualitativa, levada a termo através de revisão bibliográfica e análise documental. Como resultados, apresentam-se as correntes ações do OBSUNIRILA e seus planos e projetos vindouros, com o fito de colaborar para a compreensão das especificidades experimentadas ao longo da Rota Bioceânica, assim como figurar como um espaço aberto e democrático apto à construção do pensamento crítico e de soluções inovadoras.
Integration law and harmonization of law in the context of RILA
Authors: Reynaldo Gabriela Oshiro , Sunakozawa Lucio Flavio Joichi , Dorsa Arlinda Cantero
Published: December 2023

The Latin American Integration Route (RILA) is a proposal for regional development based on the economic, political, and social integration of Latin American countries. Its objective is to better develop the interaction between countries and the utilization of regional resources and opportunities, aiming at strengthening economic and social development. Integration Law is the field of International and Community Law responsible for governing relations between countries during the implementation of regional integration. It encompasses the norms and principles regulating the commercial, political, cultural, and social relations among the member countries of RILA. In this context, the main goal of this article is to present conceptual aspects of Integration Law and Harmonization of Law, and to reflect on their roles within the context of Latin American integration. The current text is a qualitative approach and bibliographical research, drawing from thinkers that bring the Integration Law and Harmonization of Law scheme to the regional economic integration scenario. It comes to the conclusion that International Law is fundamental to the maintenance and economic integration of the member countries of MERCOSUL, since it creates norms and principles by which the members of this bloc (nations and civil society) can guide themselves.
Políticas públicas, territorialidad y transformaciones societarias: un análisis a partir del Corredor Vial Bioceánico
Authors: Almeida Luciane Pinho , Carissimi Fabricia Santina de Oliveira
Published: December 2023

Este artículo presenta reflexiones sobre fronteras, territorio, territorialización y políticas públicas, en particular de salud, en la región fronteriza Brasil – Paraguay. Recopila resultados parciales de la investigación “Red Intersectorial de Políticas Públicas”, que abordan las potencialidades y transformaciones sociales, desde la perspectiva del territorio y las territorialidades de la frontera brasileña y paraguaya. Este escenario se planteó con el desarrollo del Corredor Vial Bioceánico, cuyo proceso señala cambios cualitativos para la población de Mato Grosso del Sur. Mientras se reafirman y construyen estrategias de integración entre países, ante las nuevas demandas y configuraciones del actual escenario mundial, también emerge la necesidad de responder a las demandas sociales. Se destaca la importancia de las políticas públicas de acceso y asistencia a la población, como salud, trabajo, asistencia social y educación, buscando la solidez y constitución de políticas transnacionales que puedan fortalecer la región y a sus poblaciones. Se configura la búsqueda de la consolidación de un territorio integrado, que valore su territorialidad construida desde la identidad, resistencia y lucha de sus pueblos. Las transformaciones en curso traducen el deseo de la población de un desarrollo más igualitario.
Entrevista – O Corredor Rodoviário Bioceânico e a integração territorial
Authors: Parkinson João Carlos
Published: December 2023

Entrevistado: João Carlos Parkinson – Ministério das Relações Exteriores do Brasil. Diplomata e funcionário de carreira do Ministério das Relações Exteriores. Coordenador Nacional dos Corredores Rodoviário e Ferroviários Bioceânicos.Data da entrevista: 10 de agosto de 2023.
Participatory demonstration and evaluation of improved onion variety in East Shewa zone of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia
Authors: Miruts Fistum , Roba Belay , Sori Derara
Published: December 2023

The study was carried out in selected districts of East Shewa zone Oromia regional state to compare the performance of a recently released onion variety (Nafis) with their recommended agronomic recommendations to a control (Bombay red) through an on-farm demonstration. The demonstration was implemented on 9.3 hectares of 37 farmers’ farmland. The Nafis variety outperformed the control, with a mean yield of 293.2 qt/ha. The mean technology gap was 106.8 qt/ha and the technology index recorded was observed to be 26.7%. Farmers' preferences were used to evaluate onion varieties with criteria of yield, disease, bulb size, bulb color (deep red preferred), pungency, storability, and market preference. Nafis variety is preferred over the Bombay red variety. In addition, lack of improved seeds, high chemical costs, and insect and disease infestations are among the major constraints limiting onion production and productivity in the study area. Trips and fungi (Purple Bloch) have also been identified by farmers as a major disease affecting onion production in the districts. In general, the demonstrated variety (Nafis) was found to be feasible and preferred by the farmers to cultivate in the East Shewa zone as compared to the check (Bombay red). Therefore, onion yield in farmers' fields can be improved largely by cultivating the Nafis variety in the study area and similar environments.
Confirming the Receipts of International Tourism in Indonesia after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analyzed with Macroeconomic Indicators
Authors: Munifatussaidah Asma , Zahara Jihan Nabila , Zubaidah Siti
Published: December 2023

This study aims to analyze International Tourism Receipts in Indonesia with the variables of International Trade, Inflation, and Exchange Rates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis technique used to answer the problem is regression analysis using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. This type of research data uses secondary data obtained from the World Bank, Central Statistics Agency, and Bank Indonesia during the 2002-2022 period. The results of research analysis show that 1) the International Trade variable has a significant negative effect on International Tourism Receipts in Indonesia during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The stability of international trade fluctuates, tends to decrease, but after the COVID-19 pandemic and the relaxation of social distancing policies, there has been an increase in international tourism. 2) The Inflation variable has a significant negative effect on International Tourism Receipts in Indonesia. A higher inflation rate increases living and travel costs, then reduces tourist interest. 3) The exchange rate variable has a significant and positive effect toward international tourism receipts. The increase of dollar exchange rate against the rupiah, will increase tourist interest in Indonesia. The implications of the results of this research are important for stakeholders and tourism sector companies so that they can continuously increase International Tourism Receipts in Indonesia through keeping macroeconomic indicators consisting of International Trade, Inflation and Exchange in Indonesia.
In Vitro Characterizations of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Dimethacrylate)-Nanofibrillated Cellulose as an Injectable Biomaterial Substitute for Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Authors: Widiyanti Prihartini , Firda Yurituna , Aminatun  , Herry Wibowo
Published: December 2023

Highlights:

Novel synthetic biopolymer hydrogels were successfully prepared using photopolymerization method based on pristine PEGDMA and pristine NFC.
Biocomposite hydrogel based on pristine PEGDMA: pristine NFC can be developed as a substitute biomaterial for the nucleus pulposus in cases of herniated nucleus pulposus which can afford for clinical application standards

 
Abstract
As many as 30-80% of cases low back pain (LBP) is frequently attributed to herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) with 18-29% of instances reported in Indonesia. HNP can cause in motor weakness, sensory disturbances and decreased physiological reflexes. HNP occurs due to protrusion of the intervertebral disc through the annulus fibrosus which can be caused by the rupture of the annulus fibrosus or decreased proteoglycans (PGs). Hydrogel implant material is injected into the disc space, which can restore disc thickness caused by disc degeneration with minimal invasive. This study utilizes  poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA):nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) used to treat first-degree HNP using photopolymerization method. PEGDMA is very hydrophilic and is able to produce hydrogel. The addition of NFC to the PEGDMA precursor that forms a hydrogel was able to show mechanical properties as a hydrogel biocomposite candidate. This research to characterize of PEGDMA:NFC for biomaterial substitute of HNP. Characterizations involves Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) test, viscosity assessment and in vitro injection model test.  PEGDMA:NFC concentrations explored include 1:0 (control), 1:0.5 (K1 sample), 1:0.75 (K2 sample) and 1:1 (K3 sample). FTIR test can indicating each functional group for hydrogel biomaterial of PEGDMA:NFC. Based on characterization results, the K3 sample has the best results with a concentration of 1:1. The viscosity value was 74,67 dPa.s and in vitro injection model test showed the addition of NFC indicates the hydrogel state when released from the mold will be not ruptured. Hydrogels can be injected with syringe 18 gauge. Consequently, the study concludes that the PEGDMA:NFC biocomposite hydrogel can be effectively applied in cases of  herniated nucleus pulposus.
YAZININ AMACINDA AYKIRI BİR ÜSLUP: ASEMİK YAZI
Authors: ERTEN Deniz , UYGUNGÖZ Mehtap
Published: December 2023

Yazı, tarih boyunca çeşitli kültürlerden geçerek gelişmiş ve günümüzde kullanılan hallerine kavuşmuştur.

Bunların bazıları görsel imgelerden oluşurken, bazıları da belli bir alfabeye dayalı harf ve/veya benzeri

imgeler sistemi ile çözümlenmiştir. Harfler, sadece bilginin görselleştirilerek okutulmasının ötesinde resimsel

biçimler haline de getirilmiştir.

Tarihteki bu yolculuğunda yazı, kimi zaman sesin harf görünümüden sıyrılarak sanatçılara ilham kaynağı

olmuş, kimi zamansa kendi doğasına aykırı olarak okunamayan boyutta deneysellik ve özgünlük içeren

şekillere dönüşmüştür. Asemik yazı, anlamsızlıktan öte, işaretin yokluğunu vurgulayan bir tür ‘açık’ anlamlı

yazıyı ifade eder. Gizlediği özellik, yapım aşamasında olan ama içerdiği anlamı asla çözülemeyen bir dilmiş

gibi görünen saf estetik formlar ile ortaya çıkmaktadır. Asemik yazı ile yazı normunun dışına çıkan sanatçı,

konuşulan dil ve kullanılan alfabe fark etmeksizin, her izleyiciye ulaşabildiği eserler üretebilmektedir. Bu

sayede sağlanan kültürlerarası akışkanlık ile Asemik yazı küresel olarak yaygınlaşmaya devam etmektedir.

Bu araştırma kapsamında Asemik yazının tarihçesi, geçirdiği evrim, amacı ve temelleri ele alınmakta, modern

sanat akımlarındaki tipografik yaklaşımlar çerçevesindeki Asemik yazı anlatımları sorgulanmaktadır.

Asemik yazı türünde eserler üreten çağdaş sanatçılardan da örnekler verilerek, bu sanat anlayışına dikkat

çekilmektedir.
SOKAK FOTOĞRAFÇILIĞINDA GÖRSEL HİKÂYE ANLATIMI
Authors: IŞIK Atila
Published: December 2023

Teknolojinin ilerlemesi ile hikâye anlatımı, radyo veya televizyon gibi iletişim araçlarından çevrimiçi sanatsal

ve sosyal ağlara taşınmıştır. Bu ilerlemenin en fazla çeşitlendirdiği ve zenginleştirdiği anlatım dillerinden biri

fotoğraf olmuştur. Sokak fotoğrafçılığı ise uygulanabilirliği ve sosyal medyada kolay paylaşılabilirliği nedeniyle

bu ilerlemeden fotoğraf dalları arasında en fazla faydalananlardan biridir. Fotoğraf sanatında hikâye anlatımı,

seri olarak çekilmiş çoklu görüntülerin aynı konuyu anlatması şeklinde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın

amacı bu görsel dilin sokak fotoğrafçılığı ve hikâye anlatımı bağlamında nasıl icra edildiğinin fotoğraf

sanatının geçmişindeki izini sürmek, çağdaş uygulamalarını anlatmak ve örneklendirmektir. Mobil aygıtların

popülerleşmesi ile yaşamın bir parçası haline gelen fotoğraf çekme eyleminin sıradanlaşmaması ve anlamını

yitirmemesi için çalışmada fotoğrafçıların hikâye anlatıcı yaklaşım kapsamında nasıl özgün uygulamalar

yapabileceğine değinilmiş ve bu uygulamalar geçmiş ve çağdaş sanatçıların eserleri ile örneklendirilmiştir.

Çalışmanın kuramsal boyutu yanında fotoğraflarla hikâye anlatımını daha iyi uygulayabilmek için ise konum,

yerleşim, noksanlık, karakterler gibi çekim teknikleri açısından fotoğrafta anlatımı destekleyici unsurlar ele

alınmıştır. Çalışmaya derinlik katması amacı ile sokak fotoğrafları ile hikâye anlatımını geçmişte icra etmiş

veya günümüzde icra eden William Eugene Smith, John Free, Clarissa Bonet gibi önde gelen sanatçıların

eserleri incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın fotoğrafçılara, sanatçılara ve görsel sanat ve tasarım literatürüne katkı

sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.