bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The retrospective and perspective of the tax measures taken for the economic remedy of the Republic of Moldova and the member states of the European Union, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Buga Ariadna
Published: July 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Moldova is an ongoing pandemic in the territory of the Republic of Moldova caused by the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV-2), a virus that causes an infection called COVID-19. This pandemic was the cause of an amalgam of changes in all sectors of a country, including it had a major impact on the tax system. It also generated new challenges for the economic recovery of all the states of the world and led to the need to carry out reforms related to tax systems. The Republic of Moldova was subjected to a double blow (double shock): first of all there are internal restrictions and then another serious blow is the unfavorable external environment. re-exports of processed goods fell even more than domestic exports, around 25 percent. The fiscal measures undertaken during this pandemic focused on the development of economic activity, but also on the well-being of the population, which was quite affected. They have the main purpose of adjusting funding priorities, thus changes were made in the legislation.
Social responsibility and bank reporting in Republic of Moldova
Authors: Ciobanu Daniela , Moldovanu Anastasia
Published: July 2024

Responsabilitatea socială corporativă (RSC) este un concept relativ nou pentru Moldova, dar cu tradiții în Uniunea Europeană, unde a fost introdusă în legislație și este obligatorie pentru fiecare companie. Astăzi, pentru majoritatea companiilor din Moldova, RSC a devenit o carte de vizită care vorbește despre atitudinea față de societate și provocările cu care acestea se confruntă. Responsabilitatea socială este o teorie etică conform căreia o entitate, fie ea o organizație sau un individ, are obligația de acțiune în beneficiul societăților în general. Aceasta exprima o datorie pe care fiecare individ sau organizație trebuie să o îndeplinească pentru a menține un echilibru între economie și ecosistem. Exista patru tipuri de responsabilitate socială corporativă pe care bancile le pot practica: RSC de mediu, etic, filantropic și economic. Obiectivul acestei lucrări este familiarizarea cu conceptul de responsabilitate socială, analizarea caracteristicilor acestuia și implicarea băncilor din Republica Moldova. Responsabilitatea socială a băncilor în Republica Moldova a devenit mai dezvoltată, având ca scop participarea la diferite probleme sociale, protecția mediului, educația financiară, creșterea nivelului de trai al persoanelor, promovarea și implementarea programelor umanitare. „Caritate VB”, organizația de caritate fondată pe ideea personalului Victoriabank, se numără printre cele mai bune organizații filantropice din țară, participând la nenumărate acțiuni caritabile și susținând proiecte sociale esențiale. În 2021, s-a clasat pe locul 38 din 665 de ONG-uri care au beneficiat de desemnarea procentuală, persoanele fizice redirecționând 45.890 de lei în contul companiei. Al doilea exemplu este BC „ProCredit Bank” SA, care a reușit să-și reducă emisiile de gaze cu 56% în ultimii 4 ani. În plus, banca și-a scăzut consumul anual de energie cu 76%, consumul de apă cu 79% și consumul de hârtie cu 94%. Acest lucru demonstrează angajamentul băncii față de responsabilitatea de mediu, care este o parte integrantă a modului în care își desfășoară activitatea.
Analiza influenţei şi utilizării pârghiilor economico-financiare în Republica Moldova
Authors: Darie Tatiana
Published: July 2024

The analysis of the influence of economic-financial levers in the Republic of Moldova aims to describe the economic phenomena that have taken place or how future events will unfold. Levers are tools, which the state uses for the period of decline, as well as for the period of growth of the economy to establish a balance.
Dezvoltarea carierei fetelor și femeilor în industria IT: oportunități și perspective
Authors: Ignatiuc Anastasia , Stroiu Adelina
Published: July 2024

The IT industry is a dynamic and evolving sector, encompassing all activities related to the development, design, implementation and use of information technologies. The IT industry is present in many sectors of the economy and is one of the most important drivers of the global economy, having a significant impact on many sectors of the economy, including business, communications, education and healthcare. The IT industry continues to be largely male-dominated, with women accounting for only around 20% of the workforce worldwide. This gender inequality can be attributed to a combination of factors, including gender stereotyping, gender discrimination and cultural and communication barriers. The purpose of the work is to determine the causes of gender inequality in the IT industry as well as to identify opportunities and prospects for career development in this field for girls and women and to present solutions and measures that can be taken to improve the representation of women in the IT industry. The theoretical and methodological basis of the article is based on the fundamental principles of gender equality as one of the basic priorities of sustainable development, concepts, models of ensuring gender equality in all areas of activity, specific aspects of ensuring gender equality in IT. The following research methods were used: synthesis, comparison, content analysis.
История развития программных злоупотреблений
Authors: Niculin Egor
Published: July 2024

The report "The history of software malware development" describes how viruses have evolved and analyses the effectiveness of measures to protect against them. Viruses and other malware are a serious problem in today's IT world and pose a threat to users and companies. The study examined various methods of encrypting data. Security measures and measures to prevent the introduction of malicious code were analyzed. The results of the study showed that viruses are constantly evolving, making them more difficult to combat. The report's conclusions and recommendations focus on the use of a set of protection measures.
Venitul național în Republica Moldova. Analiză în dinamică
Authors: Plopa Silviu
Published: July 2024

The national income is a macroeconomic indicator of the (annual) activity results representing the sums received by the owners of the factors of production. This indicator has the following characteristics: the nationality of the productive factors is essentially taken into account, even when the productive factor is outside the country, its income enter the accounting., and if there are foreign factors of production in the country, they are excluded from the accounting. In general, this indicator is used as a measure of the country's well-being. The main studied elements that have a significant weight in the creation of the national income are the incomes households, export, transfers sent from abroad, interest income.
Protecția creditorului prin acțiunea oblică
Authors: Buga Anastasia
Published: July 2024

Derivative action is a means of guaranteeing the execution of obligations placed by the legislator at the disposal of the creditor who has a certain and enforceable claim, through which he can exercise the rights and actions of his debtor in the event that the latter neglects or refuses to do so. It may happen that a debtor does not exercise his rights towards his own debtor or otherwise omits to defend his rights and legitimate interests, due to absence, negligence, disinterest, due to a feared or imminent insolvency, or even because he intends to harm his creditors by not performing his obligations. In contractual relations, the creditor and the debtor could stipulate a right of the creditor to obtain information from the debtor regarding the evolution of the exercise of its rights vis-à-vis third parties if the debtor begins to commit non-performance of the contract towards the creditor. Therefore, when the debtor neglects to exercise an action that belongs to him, the creditor can exercise that power of attorney with or without filing an action in court, indirectly, obliquely, on behalf of his debtor. It is certain that the object of the derivativr action is limited to patrimonial rights and actions (given the fact that it is a measure by which the common guarantee of creditors is desired) and which are not closely related to the person of the debtor. Thus, the creditor will not be able to exercise, for example, the action to abolish or reduce the maintenance pension, the divorce action, the action to annul the marriage, etc. These proposals were interspersed with the objective of the given paper – better understanding of the subject by paying special attention to the comparison procedure, as we consider this method of effective research.
The Importance of Social-Emotional Learning in Schools
Authors: Martinez Maria Eugenia , Gomez Valeria
Published: July 2024

In recent years, the importance of addressing students' social and emotional development alongside their academic needs has gained increasing recognition. Traditional education systems have predominantly emphasized cognitive skills and academic achievement, often neglecting the emotional and social aspects of student growth. This oversight can lead to significant consequences, such as heightened rates of anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues among students. The lack of social-emotional learning (SEL) integration in school curricula results in many students being ill-prepared to manage their emotions, establish healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. Modern life's pressures and complexities exacerbate this problem, demanding greater emotional resilience and interpersonal skills from young people. Integrating SEL into school curricula can substantially enhance students' overall well-being, academic performance, and future success. By equipping students with the tools to understand and manage their emotions, develop empathy, and build strong interpersonal relationships, SEL creates a more supportive and effective learning environment. This holistic educational approach addresses the immediate emotional and social needs of students and contributes to their long-term personal and professional development. The objective of this article is to explore the importance of SEL in schools and highlight its benefits for students, educators, and the broader educational community. SEL, as an educational framework, aims to develop students' emotional intelligence, social skills, and overall well-being. By integrating SEL into school curricula, we can foster a supportive and emotionally healthy learning environment that prepares students to navigate the complexities of life, ensuring they are well-equipped for future challenges and opportunities.
The role of nursing, pharmacology, and diagnostics in pain management
Authors: Alharbi Albandary Falah , Abdullah Wejdan Amein , Alanazi Jehan Khelaif , Alshaibani Reem , Bin Taleb Dima Osamah , Alquwaidi May Khalid , Alanazi Mubarak Saud , Alhenaki Amal Ali , Aljaloud Hammad Abdullah , Alsoulaimi Reham Mohammad , Alshuraim Noor Fahad , Al-Otaibi Afaf SnITAN , ALKhabbaz Ghadeer Ghazi , Alraqqas Thaar Moesh , Al Ghanim Wael Ibrahim , Alghamdi Jumana Saud , Almermish Abdulaziz Hajjaj , Aladwani Mona Awadallah
Published: July 2024

Background: Severe burns affecting more than 20% of the body can lead to systemic dysfunction and immunological suppression, increasing the risk of developing skin cancer. This backdrop underscores the critical role of nursing in preventing complications associated with burn injuries, including cancer development. Aim of Work: This research aims to examine the role of nursing care in the prevention and management of post-burn skin cancer, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to delivering optimal care for burn patients. Methods: An extensive literature review was conducted across multiple databases, including Magiran, Scientific Information Database, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The search utilized targeted keywords—"nursing," "skin cancer," and "burns"—in combination with Boolean operators, resulting in an initial pool of 580 articles. After a thorough screening process, 10 articles were identified as eligible for analysis. Results: The findings indicate that effective nursing care is essential in managing wound care, controlling infections, and alleviating pain while emphasizing the role of nurses in early detection and treatment of wound inflammation, crucial for cancer prevention. Nurses are responsible for educating patients about skin cancer prevention, emphasizing healthy lifestyle choices and providing psychological support.
History of Beads from 30,000 B.C. to the Present, by Lois Sherr Dubin (1987)
Authors: Sprague Roderick
Published: July 2024

The History of Beads from 30,000 B.C. to the Present.
Lois Sherr Dubin. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1987. 346 pp., 130 figs., 248 color figs. $60.00.
Perforated Prehistoric Ornaments of Curacao and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Authors: Haviser Jay B.
Published: July 2024

This paper describes some of the more distinctive characteristics of perforated prehistoric ornaments, primarily beads and pendants, found on the Caribbean islands of Curacao and Bonaire. The production and stylization of these ornaments is briefly compared between the islands, as well as with specimens recovered from sites on the South American mainland.
O ensino de geografia frente à Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) e à premência de uma formação crítica e reflexiva
Authors: Albuquerque Junior Ailton Batista de , Araújo Ana Cláudia Uchoa , Souza Paulo Vinicius Leite de , Martins Leiriane Tomaz Ferreira , Carvalho Michele Lemos de Oliveira Sousa , Fernandes Kássia Lia Costa , Almeida Géssica Mesquita de
Published: July 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir, de forma crítica e reflexiva, os fundamentos disciplinares da Geografia. Para isso, recorremos à Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) como instrumento de análise da pesquisa, reconhecendo a realidade local e a diversidade social. Por conseguinte, promovemos o entendimento analítico do mundo e o estabelecimento de identidades por meio dos vínculos com diferentes espaços. Todavia, observamos que, no âmbito escolar, a Geografia ainda enfrenta obstáculos para superar a natureza tradicional e passiva do ensino, prejudicando o protagonismo dos alunos e o reconhecimento significativo dos objetos de conhecimento. Daí, cabe ao professor quebrar paradigmas conservadores, desenvolvendo nos alunos competências e aptidões críticas e dialéticas, permitindo-lhes participar e atuar de maneira substancial na sociedade, resolvendo problemas tanto locais quanto globais com bases sólidas. Quanto ao desenho metodológico deste objeto de estudo, recorremos à pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, de abordagem qualitativa, verificando autores contemporâneos alicerçados nas percepções e vivências no ambiente escolar. Em síntese, inferimos a importância de um ensino focado na formação integral do aluno e reforçando a urgência de revisão dos objetivos e metas do ensino de Geografia para manter o aluno no centro do processo educacional.
Processamento de pós-colheita e atributos químicos e sensoriais de cafés de três locais de Minas Gerais
Authors: Marques João Paulo , Santos Patrícia Cristina de Oliveira dos , Silva Adriano Bortolotti da , Rezende Tiago Teruel , Neves Rafael Costa , Matos Nágla Maria Sampaio de
Published: July 2024

A qualidade do café é influenciada pelas condições climáticas do local de cultivo e principalmente do método de processamento dos grãos, conferindo características distintas ao produto. Objetivou-se avaliar a relação entre o processamento de pós-colheita e os atributos químicos e sensoriais de cafés de três locais de Minas Gerais. Nas avaliações foram utilizadas amostras obtidas na Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (COOXUPÉ). Em cada região foram obtidas seis amostras de café, sendo três amostras de café natural e três de café descascado, totalizando 18 amostras. Cada amostra foi padronizada na peneira 16 e acima. Procedeu-se às análises químicas e sensoriais de acordo com a metodologia de avaliação para cafés especiais. Ajustados os modelos, realizou-se à análise de variância multivariada, e para os fatores em que os vetores de média tiveram diferença, foi realizada a análise discriminante canônica generalizada. Os cafés das diferentes regiões apresentaram características próprias, que lhes são conferidas de acordo com o tipo de processamento a que os grãos são submetidos no período de pós-colheita. As amostras de cafés descascados, apresentaram maiores notas para os atributos sensoriais, em relação às amostras de cafés naturais. A análise química do café apoia, não substituindo a análise sensorial, visando a classificação da qualidade de bebida do café.
Means of Forming a Culture of Academic Integrity of Postgraduate Students: Experience of Ukraine and the European Union
Authors: Kuzmenko Anastasiia , Biriukovab Diana , Tiahlo Nataliia , Tiahlo Liubov
Published: July 2024

The purpose of the article is to study how to form a culture of academic integrity of postgraduate students based on the consideration and analysis of the Ukrainian and European experience. To achieve this goal, the author used such research methods as analysis and synthesis, and the content analysis method was applied to study the scientific literature to official documents. The results show that the EU countries use a variety of tools, including the formation of educational ethics, university codes of conduct, specialised seminars and training, mentoring, the use of digital tools to detect plagiarism in dissertations, the imposition of severe sanctions for violations, as well as the use of public influence methods and the work of special control and accreditation commissions. The advantages of postgraduate education in European countries in terms of building academic integrity are the fact that this process has a long history of application and uses proven methods, while in Ukraine this concept is relatively new. This indicates the existence of certain weaknesses. Ukrainian codes of ethics for higher education institutions have a limited impact, unlike in European countries, where violations of academic integrity lead to the automatic isolation of a person in the scientific community. Ukrainian legal definitions also create precedents for avoiding responsibility for violations of academic integrity. The conclusions note some positive innovations in Ukraine, including borrowing forms of accreditation examinations and the work of a special agency to ensure the quality of education.
Fairness-Aware Radio Resource Management in OFDMA-Based Wimax Networks with Comparison Between Three Downlink Scheduling Algorithms
Authors: Osama Shibani  , Arebi Yakhlef
Published: July 2024

This study focuses on managing equity-conscious radio resources in OFDMA-based WIMAX networks with comparison of three algorithms, Max Rate, RR and PFS. Hence WiMAX Forum has been formed, which promotes the technology and provides compatibility and teroperability for 802.16-based products. The problem in heterogeneous WiMAX, users may possess different transmit power capabilities and experience independent channel realizations. As a result, those with lower power Capabilities or poor channel conditions will starve throughput share. It is observed that users with better channel conditions always dominate usage of the spectrum, causing low throughput for users with poor channel conditions. This paper studied the performance of downlink scheduling algorithms that perform radio resource allocation in order to improve the performance of the WiMAX system. These algorithms are Max Rate, Round Robin, and Proportional Fair. In addition, scheduling algorithm was implementing in order to explain the fairness concept. The algorithms were comparing to each other in terms of system throughput and fairness index. The performance evaluations are carrying out using MATLAB software. Simultaneous results show that the most suitable scheduling algorithm in terms of fairness index and system throughput for the WiMAX network is proportional fair. Meanwhile, Max Rate provides the highest throughput, even though the number of users is increased.
Drug-Resistant Trends of Acinetobacter Spp Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Arif Maqsood , Tahir Sania , Nazeer Kiran , Barakullah Huda , Sultan Sikander , Riaz Saba
Published: July 2024

The escalating level of antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan poses a significant threat to public health nationwide. Objective: To evaluate the antibiotic resistance trend of Acinetobacter spp before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and differences in antimicrobial resistance rates. Methods: This study assessed the microbiological data in two periods: before COVID-19 (January 2017- March 2020) and during the COVID-19 period (April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021). Antibiotic sensitivity testing was performed by using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. Results: Out of 625 strains of Acinetobacter, 462 (73.9%) were isolated in the pre-COVID-19 period and 163 (26.0%) during the COVID-19 period. The percentages of females in the pre COVID-19 and during COVID-19 era were 53%, and the proportion of males was 46% and 45%, respectively. The age group of 16-30 years (34%) was most infected in both periods. In the pre-COVID era, the percentage of Acinetobacter spp isolated from pus and urine was 47% and 34%, respectively, while in the COVID-19 period, it changed to 48% and 16%, respectively. The drugs that showed a significant increase in resistance during the COVID-19 period were Imipenem 53%, Aztreonam 91% to 100%, Ciprofloxacin 65% to 75%, Moxifloxacin 66% to 100%, Cefotaxime 61% to 97% and Tazobactam 61 to 71%. In the Lahore division, the infection rate increased from 35% (in the pre-COVID era) to 41% (during the COVID era). Conclusions: The notable differences in resistance patterns before and after the COVID-19 era indicate a decrease in the choices of drugs for Acinetobacter infections.
Evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de la Escala de Medición de Competencias de Empleabilidad (EMCE) en la población estudiantil de la Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Authors: Rodríguez-Ávila Alisson ,   Colégio Multicultural do Brasi, Gutiérrez-Valerio Stéfany , Chavarría-Guevara Daniela , Jiménez-Ulate Josué
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: Obtener evidencias de validez y fiabilidad de la escala de medición de competencias de empleabilidad en estudiantes del tercer y cuarto nivel del bachillerato del 2022, en carreras acreditadas de la Universidad Nacional. Metodología: Se fundamenta en el paradigma cuantitativo, con un diseño no experimental y un alcance descriptivo. La muestra incluyó 335 estudiantes activos de carreras acreditadas en el II ciclo lectivo del 2022. El diseño de la EMCE contempló tres fases: a) determinación del perfil de competencias de empleabilidad, b) estandarización de competencias de empleabilidad y c) instrumentalización de la escala. Se empleó el análisis estadístico la validez y fiabilidad mediante con el software Jamovi en su versión 2.4.14. Resultados: La validez de contenido por juicio de expertos mostró que la EMCE cumple con los criterios de claridad, coherencia, relevancia y suficiencia. La validación de estructura interna, con la Prueba de Bartlett (< .001) y el Índice KMO (0.919), indicaron que es apropiado la realización el Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE). El AFE indica que los primeros 3 factores logran explicar 40.6% de la variabilidad del constructo de la EMCE. La fiabilidad presentó un coeficiente de Alfa de Cronbach (0.94) y un coeficiente omega de McDonald (0.943) confirmando una alta consistencia interna. Conclusiones: La EMCE demuestra ser una herramienta válida y fiable para medir las competencias de empleabilidad en el estudiantado universitario según los criterios de desempeño predefinidos.
Evaluating the Impact of Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation Scheme on Rice Production in North-western Nigeria: An Evidence-Based Approach
Authors: Obalola Oyeyode , Aboaba Kazeem , Afolayan Samson , Ojumu Omobayo , Abubakar Bello
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Aim
The influence of the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation has not been felt much since its founding, and this is especially true in North-western Nigeria. As such the impact of the scheme on rice output in North Western Nigeria was investigated.
Methods
A multistage sampling procedure was employed in the study to select a sample of 120 respondents, consisting of 60 beneficiaries and 60 non-beneficiaries. Structured questionnaire was utilized to gather pertinent data regarding the socioeconomic attributes, capital sources of both NAIC scheme beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, and the scheme's influence on beneficiaries within the study area. Descriptive statistics and propensity score matching were used in data analysis.
Results
The study revealed the mean age of 46 and 45 years for beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries respectively with 13 and 11 mean years of farming experience in rice production. More than 90% of rice farmers were married, and the average size of their households consisted of 11 and 13 members for the beneficiary and non-beneficiary respectively. The study revealed that 38.3 % of beneficiary purchased land for rice production while 61.6 % of non-beneficiary acquired their land by inheritance. Banks, farmers’ cooperative funds and personal savings were the major source of funds for both beneficiary and non-beneficiary rice farmers. The results of the study demonstrated that beneficiaries' production output is positively impacted by agricultural insurance.
Conclusion
Younger farmers ought to be urged to take part in the initiative. To draw in this audience, this scheme may use customized outreach and engagement techniques. Still, more needs to be done to educate rice farmers who are not yet enrolled in the program. Considering the favourable results noted for participants, increasing sensitization initiatives may aid in making more farmers aware of the advantages of signing up for the program.
Cyberspace Resilience and Corporate Governance: Company Secretary as an Enabler
Authors: Juwah Lawrence
Published: July 2024

The cyberspace-resilience entails the collaboration of stakeholders. The company secretary plays a pivotal role and is an enabler of corporate governance involving various engagement levels. Digital ecosystem disruption leads to innovation that has triggered transformation by deploying technological tools. The processes are people-centric as the numerous decision-making processes in the organization require collaborative efforts. Corporate governance decisions are primarily by resolutions adopted at various meetings and ‘general meetings’ through the participation of the directors, senior management, company secretary, employees, shareholders, regulators and other stakeholders.The pandemic accelerated the surveillance of the remote workforce and monitoring of safety and productivity. Digital transformation permeates every aspect of the business, including the virtual meetings of the board of directors. It inevitably leads to shareholders of public companies’ engagement through interactive virtual sessions within the context of corporate governance. The stakeholders participate as they articulate their collective business and visions at the virtual meeting platform, which is considered efficient and cost-effective and is now prevailing. To align with these cyberspace technological changes requires legislative intervention to amend the legal architecture to permit public companies to undertake virtual interactive meetings and contemporaneously transmit remotely to shareholders to meet the current needs of the corporatist and keep pace with international best practices.
Editorial: What Is Tax Fairness?
Authors: de la Feria Rita
Published: July 2024

In the last two decades, the term ‘fair taxation’ has become ubiquitous in the European public debate. From a political economy perspective this increased popularity is not difficult to understand: the term is sufficiently vague to cover different taxing preferences, appropriately simple to be intuitively understood by voters, and suitably pro-social to convey a compelling story. From a normative perspective, however, it is precisely this vagueness and simplicity that renders the term problematic. From both a theoretical and a policy perspectives, what is meant by fair taxation? What is the impact of taxation on inequalities, broadly construed, and to what extent should the tax system be used to redress them? To answer these questions, the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP) embarked on a massive global research project on ‘Taxation and Inequalities’ in 2022. The overall aim of the project is to fill the scholarship gap and inform policy, by presenting a novel analytical and conceptual framework of taxation and inequalities, informed not solely by tax law, but also by human rights, constitutional and administrative law, as well as public economics, political economy, moral philosophy, and moral and social psychology. This Editorial introduces the core issues at stake, as discussed at the EATLP Congress, held at Antwerp University, in June 2024.
EU, World Order Transition and Strategic Autonomy
Authors: Attinà Fulvio , Carammia Marcello
Published: July 2024

The EU’s foreign policy makers are committed to backing the rule-based international order and the creation of international law treaties to tackle global issues. The importance of world framework policies as the foundation of the current world order system that was created after the Second World War is overlooked by the rules-based concept of world order. Based on the High Representative’s strategy papers, this article assesses the views of EU foreign policy makers on world order, multipolarity, and multilateralism to understand the EU’s position in the current transition phase of the world order system. The article also addresses the significance of strategic autonomy as it appears as the core concept of the EU policy towards order transition. The analysis is based on International Relations (IR) scholarship and Complex Systems Theory (CST), which reveals gaps and inconsistencies in current EU views on the changing world order and the necessity to improve our understanding of how the world order transition is evolving.
Bemerkungen zu Geschichte, Stand und Bedeutung der Zusammenarbeit von Archäologie und Ethnographie in der Ur- und Frühgeschichtsforschung
Authors: Grünert Heinz
Published: July 2024

Vortrag, gehalten auf der 7. zentralen Tagung der Fachgruppe Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Historiker-Gesellschaft der DDR, die unter dem Thema "Moderne Probleme der Archäologie" vom 10. -12. Mai 1973 in Dresden stattfand (vgl. den Bericht von V. WEBER im vorliegenden Heft). Für die Genehmigung eines Vorabdrucks des zur Veröffentlichung im Protokollband der Tagung vorgesehenen Beitrags dankt Verf. dessen Herausgebern, K.-H. OTTO und H. BRACHMANN, sowie dem Vorsitzenden der Fachgruppe, F. SCHLETTE, - Für wertvolle Anregungen bei der Ausarbeitung des Vortrags danke ich Herrn Dr. G. GUHR.
Use of ropes to collect oral fluids from gestating sows housed in dynamic groups and fed via electronic sow feeder
Authors: Pierdon Meghann , Martell Amy , Parsons Thomas
Published: July 2024

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to understand how group-housed sows interact with ropes as a tool for collecting oral fluids. The secondary objective was to provide evidence that oral fluids collected from gestating sows housed in pre-implantation dynamic groups can be a useful sample for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) surveillance. Materials and methods: Oral-fluid samples were collected 1 day per week for 3 weeks at a 750-sow PRRS-negative facility with two pens housing pre-implantation dynamic groups for gestating sows fed via an electronic sow feeder (ESF) system. Ropes were placed and activity filmed with handheld cameras. Videos were analyzed for number of sows to chew, time to first chew (TFC), and number of aggressive events. Serum samples were collected from a subset of sows that had contributed oral fluids on this farm, as well as from sows on a second similar farm that was PRRS-positive. Results: The average number of sows contacting a rope during sampling was 19.9 ± 1.2 (n = 13 videos). Repeated sampling significantly influenced TFC (Kruskal-Wallis; P < .05). Oral-fluid PRRS enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay sample-to-positive (S:P) ratios for individual ropes correlated with the mean serum S:P ratio of a subset of 10 sows that contacted the rope. Implication: Rope sampling will likely provide a method for readily collecting oral-fluid samples from sows housed in dynamic groups and fed with an ESF.
Virus detection using metagenomic sequencing of swine nasal and rectal swabs
Authors: Hause Ben , Duff Joshua , Scheidt Alan , Anderson Gary
Published: July 2024

Advances in DNA sequencing have increased our ability to generate large amounts of sequence data at lower costs. These developments have enabled microbial detection and characterization directly from clinical specimens, known as metagenomic sequencing. Viral metagenomic sequencing was performed on five nasal- and five fecal-swab pools collected from each of two primary and two secondary market slaughterhouses and a cull-swine buying station in the southeastern United States. Sequences were assembled de novo and analyzed by BLASTN to identify viruses present in the samples. Twenty seven different viruses were identified. Reads similar to a diverse family of single-stranded circular DNA viruses were identified in nearly every sample (47 of 50). Other viruses identified at all five sampling sites and in over half of the samples were bocavirus, torovirus, posavirus, torque teno virus, IAS virus, picobirnavirus, and teschovirus. Viruses identified in multiple sites in greater than 20% of the samples included enterovirus, parvovirus, influenza A virus, sapelovirus, and Senecavirus A. Other significant swine viruses detected less frequently include porcine circovirus type 2, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, and porcine deltacoronavirus. Together, these results suggest that metagenomic sequencing is a powerful tool for virus detection and characterization.
Pemanfaatan Data Ulasan Pengguna untuk Membangun Sistem Klasterisasi berdasarkan Pain Points menggunakan Algoritma K-Means
Authors: Ulummuddin Ikhya , Sari Anggraini Puspita , Swari Made Hanindia Prami
Published: July 2024

Dalam design thinking, tahap empathize dan define termasuk bagian UX research. Tujuannya untuk menganalisis pain points atau keluhan yang dialami oleh para pengguna dari data kualitatif yang didapatkan. Namun, proses ini selalu dilakukan secara manual, yang mana dapat memakan waktu dan sumber daya yang lebih banyak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan sistem pengelompokkan data kualitatif berdasarkan topik masalah menggunakan K-Means clustering dan beberapa metode evaluasi, yaitu silhouette score, Davies-Bouldin Index, dan Calinski-Harabasz Index dengan bahasa pemrograman Python yang dijalankan pada Google Colaboratory. Data ulasan pengguna aplikasi Gojek versi 4.9.3 dengan rentang waktu November 2021 sampai dengan Januari 2024 dari Kaggle yang telah dilakukan beberapa tahap preprocessing, akan dimanfaatkan sebagai objek pengembangan sistem. Berdasarkan pengujian setiap jumlah klaster, hasil yang didapatkan adalah 14 klaster atau topik masalah dengan silhouette score 0.65, Davies-Bouldin Index 0.35 dan Calinski-Harabasz Index 40.7, yang mana setiap metode evaluasi memiliki kualitas akurasi yang baik. Sistem membutuhkan waktu komputasi selama 127.4 detik. Algoritma K-Means menunjukkan keefektifannya ketika digunakan untuk mengelompokkan data ulasan pengguna berdasarkan topik keluhannya. Sistem dari hasil penelitian ini dapat dimanfaatkan oleh para UX researcher untuk membantu mereka dalam menganalisis pain points lebih mudah dan efisien.
Partisipasi masyarakat dalam implementasi ISPO: Analisis keberlanjutan, sosio-ekonomi, dan konflik di Kabupaten Merauke
Authors: Lauwinata Lavenia , Susanto Hendrik , Phoek Simon Ebel Maris
Published: July 2024

Tujuan penelitian mendalami sustainbility, konflik, dan sosio-ekonomi dalam implementasi Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil System (ISPO) di Kabupaten Merauke, Provinsi Papua Selatan. Metode metode asosiatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya sustainbility, konflik, dan sosio-ekonomi terhadap implementasi Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil System (ISPO) di Kabupaten Merauke, Provinsi Papua Selatan yang dianalisa secara korelasional. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah petani / mitra perkebunan kelapa sawit yang berada di Merauke. Teknik sampling menggunakan simple random sampling yaitu sebanyak 100 orang. Temuan penelitian bahwa variabel keberlanjutan memiliki koefisien regresi sebesar 1.113, yang berarti setiap peningkatan satu satuan dalam keberlanjutan akan meningkatkan partisipasi ISPO sebesar 1.113. Dengan nilai t hitung 3.303 > t tabel, keberlanjutan memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap partisipasi ISPO. Artinya, semakin baik persepsi masyarakat terhadap ISPO yang menjaga keberlanjutan dan tradisi, semakin tinggi partisipasi petani. Variabel sosial ekonomi juga menunjukkan pengaruh signifikan dengan koefisien regresi sebesar 0.317 dan nilai t hitung 2.168 > t tabel, yang berarti setiap peningkatan satu satuan dalam sosial ekonomi akan meningkatkan partisipasi ISPO sebesar 0.317. Semakin besar dampak ekonomi yang dirasakan masyarakat, semakin tinggi partisipasi petani. Namun, variabel rekonsiliasi konflik, dengan koefisien regresi 0.194 dan nilai thitung 0.900 < ttabel, tidak memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap partisipasi ISPO. Meskipun pelaksanaan ISPO membaik, pengaruh rekonsiliasi konflik terhadap partisipasi petani tidak signifikan.
Bystanders’ Behaviour in Traffic Crashes: A Vietnamese Case of Confucian Morals, Social Relationships, and Good Samaritan Risks
Authors: Tran Thanh Tam , Sleigh Adrian , LaBond Christine , Banwell Cathy
Published: July 2024

In Vietnam, where Emergency Medical Service systems are often ineffective, bystanders play an essential role in prehospital care for traffic-injured victims. However, little is known about what bystanders do and what compels or hinders them from helping at the scene. This study employed a focused ethnographic approach, utilizing semi—structured, in-depth interviews with forty-eight traffic-injured patients and their families, followed by thematic analysis. The aim was to examine how Vietnamese bystanders respond to traffic crashes and navigate the competing interests and risks associated with helping strangers. There is a strong cultural expectation for them to help, based on morality (Đạo đức) and social connection (Tình nghĩa). The legal system obligates bystanders to help while excusing the other parties involved in the crash from the same duty, thus contributing to conflict at the crash scene. Bystanders can be better supported with information on basic first-aid training and revised Good Samaritan laws that build on traditional Vietnamese virtues of social connectedness rather than emphasising civic duty alone.
Too weak to be pronounced
Authors: Amato Irene
Published: July 2024

In Gradient Harmonic Grammar (Smolensky & Goldrick 2016), syntactic strength is considered an inherent property of linguistic items. In this paper, I propose that syntactic strength plays a crucial role in pro-drop and in other phenomena that have often been related to a vague concept of “strength”. I suggest that pro-drop results from failed lexicalization of weak pronouns in the presence of a strong T. Subject clitics of non-pro-drop languages instead stem from the strengthening of weak pronouns in the context of a weak T. This strength-based approach to pronouns can be also extended to the independent phenomenon of mismatches between strong forms and weak semantics of pronouns, which is problematic for standard accounts à la Cardinaletti & Starke 1999 and it is not accounted for by any other theory of pro-drop. In general, such an approach is a mere extension of what has been tacitly presupposed while talking about strength for pro-drop (Rizzi 1986a; Alexiadou & Anagnostopoulou 1998), and for other phenomena (see Cardinaletti & Starke 1999 for pronouns; Chomsky 2013, 2015; Cecchetto & Donati 2022 for labeling).
Geopolítica del neofascismo
Authors: Cuenca Navarrete Arsenio
Published: July 2024

La comunidad de autores y militantes, reunidos en torno a varias publicaciones de referencia, que componen la Nueva Derecha Española (NDE), han sido los encargados de reformular y difundir el pensamiento de la Nouvelle Droite francesa en España. El esfuerzo más ambicioso por dotar al neofascismo europeo de una nueva orientación política e ideológica tomó una forma propia en el Estado español, incorporando a las tendencias principales de las Nuevas Derechas europeas sus propias coordenadas ideológicas. Lejos del rupturismo al que aspiraban sus homólogas europeas, la NDE incorporó las principales corrientes de pensamiento de la extrema derecha española, en concreto el nacional-catolicismo, el noventayochismo y el falangismo. La sublimación del pensamiento de la NDE se encuentra en el ideal de la Hispanidad, una representación geopolítica del imperio español que edulcora su naturaleza colonial, para cargarlo de un sentido identitario y nacionalista. La cuestión de la Hispanidad será una fuente de conflicto con el neoderechismo latinoamericano y anclará a la NDE irremediablemente al nacional-catolicismo de la extrema derecha española.
TERAPIA COGNITIVA COMPORTAMENTAL PARA IDOSOS E PATOLOGIAS EXISTENTES
Authors: Bragança Cléria
Published: July 2024

O referido trabalho é uma revisão de bibliografia onde relata-se a importância da Terapia Cognitiva Comportamental em idosos e como isso interfere na melhora das patologias existentes nesta idade impactando em sua qualidade de vida. O método utilizado foi pesquisa em literatura de acervos científicos que datam a partir de 1998, de relatos dos benefícios que a TCC traz para estes idosos, nas bases de dados: Google Acadêmico, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), PubMed e SciELO. O objetivo deste trabalho foi de trazer átona a grande importância destas terapias na terceira idade e sua ligação com as patologias existentes nesta faixa etária de idade. Conclui-se que as atividades de TCC (terapia cognitiva comportamental), surte muito em seus efeitos se elaboradas e executadas de forma equilibrada, em sessões em grupo ou individuais, acompanhadas por profissionais e equipes multidisciplinares, dispostas a trazer uma melhoria na qualidade de vida destes idosos, seja em terapia/ sessões ou em centros de apoio, por políticas públicas de governo da saúde do idoso.
Qu’il y a-t-il derrière le masque de la morale prolétarienne qui me réduit au silence ?
Authors: Heller Vera
Published: July 2024

Cet article explore l’impact de la langue de bois sur l’identité narrative. Il se situe en continuité avec un projet d’autoethnographie visuelle portant sur l’expérience du régime communiste en Roumanie, telle que vécue par l’autrice. En démontrant comment l’art lui avait permis de surmonter la difficulté d’évoquer verbalement cette période de sa vie, les résultats de recherche ont fait émerger une nouvelle interrogation sur l’origine de cette difficulté : si la langue joue un rôle fondamental dans la constitution de l’individu en tant que sujet, quel a été l’impact de la langue de bois dépourvue de contenu et de sens du régime communiste sur la capacité de celui-ci de saisir et de partager sa réalité ? Le texte débute par une description du projet autoethnographique initial. Puis, un parallèle entre le lexique militaire de la pandémie et la rhétorique communiste permettra d’explorer l’impact de la langue de bois sur l’identité narrative. Il se termine par l’hypothèse qu’en faisant obstacle à la compréhension des événements vécus, la langue de bois a provoqué un traumatisme collectif, dont le remède serait le retour tardif sur ces évènements et l’art.
Totalitarianism and the questionable legitimation of conflict through propaganda in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Art Spiegelman’s Maus
Authors: Fălăuș Anamaria
Published: July 2024

Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis is far from being a simple coming-of-age narrative. The autobiographical tale, projected onto the background of a relatively hostile country, tells the story of a young girl growing up in revolutionary Iran, a place where threats of violence, arrest, and torture are everyday fears. Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus is the story of the Holocaust seen through the eyes of the main character, Vladek, which juxtaposes the minutiae of day-to-day life with the enormity of the experience. This paper analyzes the social, historical, and cultural context that led to the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq-Iran war, on the one hand, and to the greatest extermination of the Jews in history, on the other. It aims to prove how lies, misconception, and murderous actions can be justified by virtues or allegedly good intentions.
Le spectacle futuriste de la conquête spatiale masque la fuite en avant technoscientifique
Authors: Oblin Nicolas
Published: July 2024

Cet article propose de s’arrêter sur les expériences contemporaines de voyages dans l’espace, fortement médiatisées et peu critiquées notamment en France, où le spationaute Thomas Pesquet fait office de véritable mascotte pour de nombreux politiciens, scientifiques, journalistes et enseignants. Le parti pris de ce travail consiste à défendre l’idée que la conquête spatiale, en tant qu’illusio, comporte une dimension spectaculaire de fétichisation et de sacralisation qui vient faire écran à la réalité sociale et politique contemporaine. Le progrès, dans sa dimension essentiellement techno-capitaliste, alors qu’il participe d’un vaste mouvement de décorporéité, apparaît pourtant comme l’ultime condition d’un devenir humain possible, en même temps qu’il accrédite l’idée que la planète Terre serait devenue inhabitable.
Procesamiento y conservación de frutas y hortalizas
Authors: Vera-Chang Jaime Fabián , Barzola-Miranda Sonia Esther , Álvarez-Aspiazu Andry Annabel
Published: July 2024

Este compendio, elaborado por estudiantes de la carrera de Alimentos- Agroindustrias de la UTEQ, ofrece un recorrido por diversas técnicas de procesamiento y conservación de frutas y hortalizas ecuatorianas, desde mermeladas y jaleas hasta frutas deshidratadas, hortalizas congeladas y salsas. Las páginas del libro reflejan el compromiso con la excelencia académica y la conexión con las costumbres gastronómicas productos de la región costa y sierra del país. Las recetas, desarrolladas a partir de materia prima tradicional y no tradicional, buscan elevar el estándar de la industria alimentaria ecuatoriana. Este libro se presenta como una herramienta invaluable para profesionales, emprendedores y entusiastas de la cocina, ofreciendo opciones tanto para principiantes. Más allá de las recetas, el compendio explora la ciencia y tecnología detrás del procesamiento de alimentos, invitando al lector a un viaje culinario donde la tradición se fusiona con la innovación y aprovechamiento de las frutas y hortalizas.