bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epidemiology and burden of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis among United States Veterans: An analysis of Veteran’s Affairs data
Authors: Goldschmidt Deborah , Bensink Mark E. , Zhou Zheng-Yi , Shi Sherry , Lin Yilu , Shi Lizheng
Published: December 2024

Introduction

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a rare glomerular disease that can lead to reduced kidney function and kidney failure (KF). The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology, characteristics, clinical outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs associated with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in United States (US) veterans.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients in the National Veterans Affairs Health Care Network with ≥2 FSGS-associated diagnostic codes that were 30–180 days apart (October 1999–February 2021). Annual FSGS incidence and prevalence per 1,000,000 US veterans were calculated. Patient and disease characteristics as of the index date (date of first FSGS diagnosis) and baseline (6-months pre-index) comorbidities were described. Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to assess overall survival and time from index to KF or death, dialysis, and kidney transplant. Post-index medication use, HRU, and direct healthcare costs were summarized.

Results

The study included 2,515 veterans with FSGS who were followed for an average of 8.9 years. The mean age was 57.5 years, most patients were male (94.6%), and the most common comorbidity was hypertension (87.0%). The mean annual incidence and prevalence of FSGS during 2000–2020 were 19.6 and 164.7 per million veterans, respectively. Approximately half (51.5%) died during follow-up (median time: 11.6 years) and 76.9% had kidney failure (4.1 years). Overall, 43.3% underwent dialysis and 5.8% had a kidney transplant. During follow-up, statins and calcium channel blockers were commonly used (81.9% and 75.1%). During the first year post-index, 40% had an inpatient admission and 33% visited the emergency room; mean total healthcare cost per patient in the analysis was $36,543.

Conclusions

Among US veterans, FSGS is associated with considerable clinical and economic burdens. Better treatments for FSGS are needed to slow kidney disease progression, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the burden.
Effect of high-flow nasal cannula therapy on mechanical ventilation duration in the pediatric intensive care unit
Authors: Choi Jaeyoung , Park Esther , Park Hyejeong , Kang Danbee , Yang Jeong Hoon , Kim Hyunsoo , Cho Juhee , Cho Joongbum
Published: December 2024

Background

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy has gained popularity in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). However, the nationwide effect of HFNC on mechanical ventilation duration has not been studied.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed pediatric patients (28 days to 17 years old) admitted to tertiary ICUs for respiratory support from 2012 to 2019 using the Korean National Health Insurance database. Pre-/post-HFNC periods were defined as the 12 months before and after the application of HFNC in any hospital, respectively, allowing a 6-month transition period. Mechanical ventilation duration and ventilator-free days during these two periods were compared using a multivariable regression model.

Results

Using data from 46 hospitals, 4,705 and 4,864 respective pre-/post-HFNC period patients were evaluated. During the post-HFNC period, 14.8% of patients were treated by HFNC, and 67.1% were treated using invasive mechanical ventilation. In adjusted analysis, mechanical ventilation duration was reduced by 0.99 days (confidence interval [CI]: -1.86, -0.12). The duration was significantly reduced by 17.81 days (CI: -35.46, -0.16) among patients whose ventilation duration was longer than 28 days. In subgroup analysis, mechanical ventilation duration was reduced by 1.49 days (CI: -2.78, -0.19) in the overall surgical group and 6.71 days (CI: -11.71, - 1.71) in the neurologic subgroup. Ventilator-free days were increased only in the overall surgical group, by 0.31 days (CI: 0.01, 0.61).

Conclusions

Application of HFNC to PICU patients could reduce mechanical ventilation duration, especially in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilator support or in post-operative patients.
Evangélikus lelkészek Magyarországon (ELEM) II
Authors: Csepregi Zoltán
Published: December 2024

Az adattár második korszakának időhatárai, a zsolnai
zsinat (1610) és a soproni országgyűlés (1681) meghatározó
egyházpolitikai cezúraként keretezik a hazai evangélikus
egyháztörténet „rövid 17. századát”. Ez a röpke hét évtized a
vallásszabadság törvénybe iktatásának köszönhetően a protestáns
egyházi életnek, az iskolázásnak és a könyvkiadásnak olyan
felvirágzását hozta, hogy részben a lelkészi kar szükségszerű
bővülése, részben az adatok sűrűsödése miatt a biogramok az
adattár legvaskosabb köteteit töltik meg. Az életrajzi adatokat
ezekben területi felosztás szerint közöljük. Jelen kötetben
Északnyugat-Magyarország, azaz az Árva, Liptó és Trencsén
vármegyékre kiterjedő biccsei evangélikus egyházkerület papjait
gyűjtöttük össze.
Financial Evaluation of the BIM Model Coordination Process in Construction
Authors: Kobik Daniel , Verny Lubos , Zak Josef
Published: December 2024

Although the decision whether to use the BIM method for a project has many factors, the purpose of this work is to describe financial benefits that comes with using the method in the field of project coordination in design phase. On the following pages it will be described how the tools of the BIM method can be used to detect collisions in comparison to performing classical coordination only using 2D coordination and visual inspection. The cost of removing the collisions will be determined for the case in which it would not have been detected during the design phase, but the collision is dealt with during construction. The difference between BIM and classical detections will be determined as the added value of using BIM method.
Depressive and Suicidal Text-Based Sentiment Analysis in Bangla Using Deep Learning Models
Authors: Hoque Rafiul , Islam Md. Samiul , Sarkar Sagor , Habiba Sultana Umme , Rahman Md. Moshiur , Palas Md. Rajibul , Hoque Muhammad
Published: December 2024

This research aims to create and apply efficient sentiment analysis methods for the Bengali language. It also aims to investigate how people in Bangladesh communicate their feelings and mental health issues on social media platforms with a particular emphasis on depression and suicidal thoughts. The process of applying deep learning models to sentiment analysis of suicidal and depressing writing in Bangla entails a few thorough stages. First a dataset of 1076 data points is created by carefully classifying data from a variety of sources including news articles, Facebook, YouTube, and any other online resources into three categories: depressive, non-depressive, and suicidal. Tokenization, stop word removal, and stemming are important preprocessing techniques that help to improve the text. The dataset is split into training and testing sets to train various algorithms. Confusion metrics are used for evaluation and LSTM has the best accuracy (92.01%). This study advances the understanding of sentiment analysis in Bengali by exploring various methodologies and addressing specific challenges in this area. The usefulness of LSTM models is notably highlighted, and it shows that deep learning may be used to achieve accurate sentiment classification. The study compares the simplicity of use of machine learning with the superior performance of deep learning in managing contextual information. The goals are to employ sentiment analysis more widely in interdisciplinary fields and to improve existing methods.
Os efeitos das intervenções baseadas em mindfulness na sintomatologia de ansiedade social em adultos: revisão sistemática
Authors: Oliveira Silva Gabrielly , Bezerra de Medeiros Paloma Cavalcante , Pereira dos Santos Lucas , de Carvalho Sousa Maria Carolina
Published: December 2024

Introdução/Objetivo: O Transtorno de Ansiedade Social (TAS) é caracterizado pelo medo ou pela ansiedade com relação a uma ou mais situações sociais, em que o indivíduo é exposto à avaliação de terceiros; a manifestação precoce dos sintomas traz complicações futuras. Portanto, faz-se necessário catalogar intervenções/tratamentos eficazes. Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo realizar revisão sistemática referente aos efeitos das intervenções baseadas em mindfulness (IBMs) no tratamento da ansiedade social na população adulta. Método: Trata-se de revisão sistemática, pautada no Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) para revisões sistemáticas. Os artigos foram pesquisados em outubro de 2023, utilizando os seguintes descritores (“social anxiety” OR “social anxiety disorder” OR “social phobia”) AND (yoga OR mindfulness OR “mindful awareness” OR meditation) AND (“randomized controlled trial” OR “randomized controlled” OR “controlled clinical trial” OR randomized) em seis bases de dados eletrônicas: PubMed Central, Embase, SciELO, Crochrane, PsycInfo e Web of Science. Resultados: Foram identificados 173 estudos, dos quais oito foram incluídos na análise final. Entre as Intervenções Baseadas em Mindfulness (IBMs) utilizadas, a Redução de Estresse Baseada em Mindfulness foi a mais presente. Observa-se
que o mindfulness vem sendo amplamente difundido e aplicado como intervenção na área de saúde mental. Os resultados dos estudos indicam uma efetividade das IBMs na redução dos sintomas de ansiedade social. Conclusão: Por fim, destaca-se a importância de estudos futuros buscarem controlar os vieses em pesquisa, uma vez que, como levantado na presente revisão, alguns estudos apresentaram risco de viés, no processo de randomização e cegamento na avaliação dos resultados, bem como informações insuficientes.
O processo dialógico de orientação acadêmica no evento de elaboração de monografias em uma universidade federal
Authors: Oliveira Yasmim Pereira de , Araújo Dionelle , Rodrigues Jéssica do Nascimento
Published: December 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os resultados de um levantamento bibliográfico, do tipo estado da arte, realizado nas plataformas Capes e Portal SciELO, sobre a orientação acadêmica no processo de elaboração de trabalhos de conclusão de curso (TCC), especificamente o gênero monografia. Como aporte teórico-metodológico, utilizou-se a Análise Dialógica do Discurso (ADD), de base bakhtiniana, e o exercício do Cotejo na leitura, interpretação e apreciação dos discursos circulantes a respeito do trabalho pedagógico de orientação acadêmica. Na análise, manifestam-se pontos de encontro e de tensão, consonâncias e dissonâncias, típicos do diálogo entre vozes sociais que, ao se chocarem, (re)criam sentidos; afinal, toda palavra é ocupada e atravessada pela palavra alheia. Como principais resultados, os dizeres/enunciados expressam vozes sociais em dialogia segundo as quais a orientação acadêmica é um trabalho pedagógico, dada a sua natureza política e a relação de interlocução, humanidade e diálogo (Ferreira, 2017), estabelecida entre sujeitos históricos. Os raros estudos encontrados no levantamento apontam para as intervenções do/a orientador/a no texto do/a orientando/a como um despertar para a escrita e para a constituição autoral daquele que escreve (Rodrigues, 2012). Dessa maneira, o olhar exotópico (Bakhtin, 2011) do orientador, o qual contempla um horizonte ainda a ser explorado pelo orientando - mediante suas leituras e escritas - possibilita a mudança de posicionamento do estudante diante de seu processo escritural. Assim, a prática da escrita, como pudemos vislumbrar mediante o cotejo dos levantamentos bibliográficos, é processual, de modo que, a cada retorno ao texto, a cada apreciação realizada pelo/a orientador/a, uma mudança é gerada na escrita do/a orientando/a, que amplia o olhar sobre sua monografia. Dito isso, o apoio e a presença do orientador durante todas as etapas de elaboração do texto acadêmico alimentam a confiança do estudante, minimizando suas inseguranças.
El ethos mediático como recurso del poder en un gobernante mexicano
Authors: Flores Treviño María Eugenia
Published: December 2024

Este trabajo contiene una aproximación al discurso político mexicano. Tiene como objetivo explicitar los rasgos del ethos mediático construido por el actual presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador y las estrategias de poder que en él emplea. Desde el Análisis del discurso enfocamos el performance, la identidad y su relación con los dramas sociales; sobre la teoría de la producción social del sentido; así como las implicaciones entre el discurso, la creencia, el poder y sus modalidades para prefigurar el ethos en el discurso político del sujeto estudiado. En la metodología son útiles las funciones estratégicas del discurso político, los marcos sociales de referencia, la imagen social y el concepto de estigma a la luz de los cuales examino la persuasión y la coerción que se ejercen en el discurso presidencial. El resultado principal apunta a un empleo y aprovechamiento del poder detentado por el locutor por el rango social al que pertenece, así como la figura de autoridad y la distancia social entre él y sus receptores, para construir una identidad virtual alternativa que le permite ridiculizar y estigmatizar los referentes en su discurso que resulta en un proceso mediante el que se coloca al referido en posición de subalternidad.
Da violência que estrutura a sociedade ao comportamento violento: contribuições da Teoria Histórico-Cultural
Authors: Lins e Silva Costa Mariana
Published: December 2024

A pesquisa aqui apresentada decorre e continua as investigações empreendidas na dissertação de mestrado concluída no ano de 2014.
The Potential Application of Diatom-aided Constructed Floating Wetlands for Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Kumara Madhu Kumar , Oruganti Raj Kumar , Tejavath Rakesh , Sriariyanun Malinee , Tawai Atthasit , Bhattacharyya Debraj
Published: December 2024

Urbanization and industrialization have resulted in the generation of a large quantity of wastewater. The substantial amount of resources and capital requirement is driving the growing demand for sustainable, eco-friendly, and cost-effective treatment systems. In this context, extensive research is underway on Constructed Floating Wetlands (CFWs) for wastewater treatment. The present study attempts to treat real-domestic wastewater using diatoms and four different macrophytes, including Eichhornia crassipes, Salvinia molesta, Lemna minor, and Pistia stratiotes. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), phosphates, and total nitrogen (TN) were monitored to assess the ability of individual plants, diatoms, and their combinations to treat wastewater. COD, phosphate, and TN removal efficiencies varied from 56.4% to 86.5%, 64.8% to 99.1%, and 85% to 96.2% respectively, with the plants and their combination with diatoms. A 4-fold increase in wet biomass of the seeded plants and their roots was observed. This increased biomass and root length indicates the acclimatization of plants to the wastewater. The plant biomass produced during the treatment can be a potential substrate for bioenergy and bio-fertilizer production.
Proyectos de inversión social como generadores de valor compartido en las cooperativas financieras
Authors: Correa Gómez Jimena , Rojas Arenas Iván Darío , Rodriguez Álvarez Andres Felipe , Lopera Vargas Andrés
Published: December 2024

El objetivo del presente artículo es determinar cómo los indicadores de inversión social de determinadas cooperativas financieras, no constituyen necesariamente un valor compartido para sus asociados, dado que se asemejan a los servicios ofrecidos por la banca tradicional. Se desarrollo una metodología con enfoque mixto y alcance descriptivo, usando como herramientas para la obtención de información, la entrevista, así como una revisión sistemática de literatura empleando una matriz de metaanálisis. Para la validación estadística, se hizo uso de los test de Fligner-Killeen y de Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney, para demostrar homogeneidad de varianzas y de medianas, respectivamente. Los resultados obtenidos evidenciaron poca variación en los indicadores en el intervalo de tiempo analizado. Como conclusión principal se tiene que los indicadores estudiados no están alineados con el concepto de valor compartido, y por tanto no generan un factor diferenciador para las cooperativas financieras, dado su propósito.
Bolstering the Spatial Rotation Ability to Understand the Topics of Point and Line in Descriptive Geometry
Authors: Parra Lara Hernando , Ospina Parra Carlos Alberto
Published: December 2024

Objective: The main objective is to determine how the spatial rotation ability (HER) is enhanced in first-year engineering students of Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (UTP).
Methodology: A qualitative study is proposed which is aimed at understanding the role of students' prior ideas in the development of the HER. Initially, a test (PSVT: R) is administered to a group of students as a pre-test. Four of these students are selected using a Student's t-test. Then, an instrument that measures the notions regarding the concepts of point and line that students have developed since childhood is applied.
Results: After conducting the post-test, progress in the students' HER is evident. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). The tests of the four selected students were analyzed using the Atlas ti software.
Conclusions: The development of the HER was evidenced in the results of the normalized PSVT: R post-test, implying the evolution of students' (previous, vague, and imprecise) ideas regarding 3D notions of point and line.
The Effect of Binahong Leaf Extract Emulsion (Anredera cordifolia) on Histopathological Description of Common Carotid Artery Study on Male Wistar (Rattus novergicus) Rats Induced by Diabetes Mellitus Using Streptozotocin
Authors: Fauzi Muhammad Iqbal , Pudjonarko Dwi , Indraswari Darmawati Ayu , Istiadi Hermawan , Wati Arinta Puspita
Published: December 2024

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that can cause microvascular and macrovascular complications. The formation of superoxide (O2-) by dysfunctional mitochondria in diabetes has been recognised as a major driver of diabetic complications. Consequently, the utilisation of antioxidants may prove advantageous. The plant Andredera cordifolia contains flavonoids, which act as antioxidants.Objective : to investigate the effect of binahong leaf extract on the development of atherosclerosis in the carotid artery.Methods: The research employed a laboratory experimental method with a randomised post-test control group design. The research subjects were 15 Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus). In this research, the extraction of the active compounds was achieved through a maceration process using 96% ethanol (1:3) and emulsification by the addition of sunflower oil, CMC, Span80 and Tween 20. The analysis of Anredera cordifolia extract content included the determination of flavonoid content and IC50. The intervention will be conducted for a period of 14 days. The rats were administered 1 ml of aquades per day, 45 mg/kg BW of metformin (K+), 200 mg/kg BW of EAC (P1), and 400 mg/kg BW of EAC (P2). The diabetic model was induced using a single dose of 50 mg/kgBW streptozotocin intraperitoneally. On the fourteenth day following the induction of treatment, blood glucose measurements were taken using the GOD-PAP method, and a histopathological examination of the common carotid artery was conducted using eosin haematoxylin staining at a magnification of 100-400x.Results: The total flavonoid content of binahong leaves is 1525 mg/100 g extract, while the IC50 value is 1.9 ppm. The results of the ANOVA indicate a statistically significant difference between the fasting blood glucose levels of the two groups (p < 0.05). The post hoc test demonstrated that a 400 mg/kgBW dose can result in a reduction in glucose levels to 305.75 mg/dl, with a p-value of 0.001 (p < 0.05). The Mann-Whitney test revealed a statistically significant difference among the groups (p < 0.05) for the inhibition of atherosclerosis in the common carotid artery. Conclusion: A significant difference was observed in the administration of 400 mg/kgBB binahong leaf emulsion extract in comparison to a negative control group, with regard to the histopathological picture of atherosclerosis of the common carotid artery
Clove Flower Extract (Syzygium aromaticum) enhance Wound Healing Time, Bacterial Count, and IL 10 Levels in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infected Rats
Authors: Muttaqien Rizal Arief, , Lestari Endang Sri , Prajoko Yan Wisnu , Susilaningsih Neni
Published: December 2024

To determine the effect of clove flower extract on the healing time of incision wounds, bacterial count and IL-10 levels in rats infected with MRSA.Method. Experimental study with a post-test-only control group design in rats that were given incisions on their backs. Random allocation was carried out to divide the Sprague Dawley rats into 6 groups (@5 rats). Healing time was assessed based on the length of days, the bacterial count was examined from the blood and then counted by culture using nutrient agar. IL-10 levels were examined from the venous blood of rats and then measured using an ELISA kit assessed by a certified microbiologist. Data were analyzed and processed using the One Way Anova - Post Hoc hypothesis test.Results. The bacterial count in the clove flower extract group was lower than the group without antibiotics and there was no difference compared to the group given antibiotics. IL-10 levels in the group given clove flower extract were lower when compared to the group given antibiotics. The wound healing time in the clove flower extract group was faster when compared to the group with or without antibiotics.Conclusion. Clove flower extract enhancewound healing in MRSA-infected rats.
THE EFFECT OF COMBINATION FOSFOMYCIN AND SAMBILOTO (Andrographis paniculata) LEAF EXTRACT ON THE LEUKOCYTES COUNT, NITRITE LEVELS, AND LACTOFERRIN LEVELS IN WISTAR RATS (Rattus norvegicus) URINARY TRACT INFECTION MODEL
Authors: Sutriono Sutriono , Lestari Endang Sri , Agung Nugroho Eriawan , Nindita Yora , Addin Sofyan Rais
Published: December 2024

Background: Fosfomycin is the first-line of antibiotic for urinary tract infection (UTI). To prevent antibiotic resistance, antibiotics and herbal medicines combination was developed. Studies have shown that Andrographis paniculata has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent.Objective: To investigate the effect of A. paniculata extract for treating UTI in animal modelMethods: Using post test only control group design, thirty females Rattus norvegicus rats were induced by 1 cc transurethral inoculation of E. coli and then randomly grouped into negative control (NC) received no treatment, positive control (PC) that had 54 mg fosfomycin, and treatment groups which were divided into T1 (A. paniculata 100 mg/kgBW), T2 (A. paniculata 200 mg/kgBW), T3 (fosfomycin 54 mg with A. paniculata 100 mg/kgBW), T4 (fosfomycin 54 mg with A. paniculata 200 mg/kgBW). Urinary samples were utilized to count leukocytes under microscope, nitrite levels with a dipstick, and lactoferrin using ELISA.Results: Combination of fosfomycin and A. paniculata led to a reduction in the number of leukocytes and nitrite levels compared to the single therapy group, particularly in T4 group (p<0.001). There were no significant differences in lactoferrin levels among all study groups (p>0.05).Conclusion: Combination of A. paniculata with fosfomycin resulted in a more pronounced reduction in the number of leukocytes and nitrite levels compared to single therapy, while lactoferrin levels were unaffected.TRANSLATE with x EnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian //  TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack//
Effect of boron spraying, potassium levels, and irrigation interval on some physiological traits and Cabbage productivity
Authors: A. Jasim AHMED , AL-TAMEEMI Ali Jasim Hadi , AHMED Firas
Published: December 2024

Water shortages directly impact human malnutrition and agricultural productivity. However, the ideal irrigation times must accommodate crop seasons in various climates and address the effects of climate change. Thus, this research aimed to quantify the impact of fertilizers, including boron and potassium, and irrigation intervals. In 2021, two irrigation intervals—three and six days—were used in a field trial. Potassium fertilizer was applied at three rates, namely, 0, 75, and 150 kg K ha-1 which were applied three times at the beginning of the season, then, 20 and 40 days after the planting day. Boron was sprayed on plants at three rates 0, 50, and 100 mg B L-1. This spraying procedure was performed 20, 40, and 60 days after planting the plants, using boric acid containing a 17.4% boron concentration. This study employed the drip irrigation technique. However, the dataset showed that antioxidants were increased at six irrigation intervals, compared to three days through the irrigation schedule. Proline, peroxidase, carotene, and catalase enzymes increased as irrigation intervals increased. Since plants use potassium to maintain their water content, potassium was associated with an increase in antioxidants and the rate of boron fertilizer.
The different serum albumin assays influence calcium status in haemodialysis patients: a comparative study against free calcium as a reference method
Authors: Eisa Osama , Dafaalla Mohammed , Wright Mark , Faisal Muhammad , Stuart Kevin , Jassam Nuthar
Published: December 2024

Objectives

Accurate assessment of calcium levels is crucial for optimal management of regular Haemodialysis (HD) patients. Different calcium adjustment equations and albumin methods; including bromocresol purple (BCP) and bromocresol green (BCG) assays are employed by laboratories, which cause considerable discrepancies between reported results. The aim of this study is to assess the influence of albumin assays on calcium status in stable haemodialysis patients against free calcium (fCa) as a gold standard test.

Methods

103 paired serum and fCa samples were collected from a cohort of stable HD patients. Albumin levels were measured by either the BCP or BCG method, and samples were also analysed for the total calcium (T.Ca), phosphate, bicarbonate, and pH levels. The performance of BCG-based and BCP-based adjusted calcium equations was compared using Z-scores scatter plots, intraclass correlation coefficient and Cohen Kappa statistic, with fCa being the reference standard.

Results

Unadjusted T.Ca achieved a 70 % overall classification agreement with fCa and identified 61 % of the “true” hypocalcaemic samples. Adjusted calcium concentrations, calculated by either BCP- or BCG-based equation, were poor predictors of fCa; with more than 50 % of the hypocalcaemic samples being misclassified as normocalcaemic. Notably, both equations misclassified the calcium status in 5 (4.9 %) patients with severe hypocalcaemia (i.e., potentially requiring calcium infusion) as mild hypocalcaemia.

Conclusions

Our study showed evidence of hidden hypocalcaemia being missed by the current practice of using adjusted calcium in HD patients. Therefore, we recommend abandoning the adjustment procedure in samples from stable HD patients in favour of fCa measurement.
Ранняя социалистическая модель государства и общества. Утопия Павла Пестеля в 1820-х гг.
Authors: Бебеши Дьёдь , Колонтари Аттила
Published: December 2024

Резюме
Статья с историко-философской точки зрения изучает Русскую Правду, один основный документ декабризма, важнейшее произведение молодого декабристского солдата, Павла Ивановича Пестеля, заведующего радикальным Южным Обществом центра Одесса.
В этой работе во первых в истории русского мышления Пестель дает комплексное представление о деформациях, ошибках русского автократического режима и необходимости его свержении, методе взятия власти. Срочно с этими он понятно пишет о методе преобразования общества, и о таком устройстве будущего нового государства, которое необходимо по его мнению. Он ясно объясняет, что в его глазах господствующую власть можно свергнуть только вооруженной силой, и после захвата власти - хотя только в временный период - необходимо введение военной диктатуры, которая обеспечит преобразование общества и экономики на основе воображаемых им принципов.
Его статья одновременно является проектом конституции, в котором Пестель подробно намешит функциональную модель будущего государства. Он в первую очередь берет конституционное устройство действующей американской демократии за основу. Особенность его образа мышления, как идеи западного процветания, современного либерализма и американского конституционного правопорядка смешиваются с русским имперским мышлением, и идеей экспансии, ассимиляции и единого государства. Его работа является выдающейся частью истории мышления того времени, которую заслужит анализировать в дальнейшем, и которая является предшественником многих более поздних теории.
Ключевые слова: Пестель, Русская Правда, вооруженный захват власти, военная диктатура, новая государственная модель, однородное гражданское общество, эклектичное мышление, идеологический предшественник.
PESQUISAS BRASILEIRAS SOBRE PROFESSORES INICIANTES NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: Nono Maévi Anabel
Published: December 2024

Apresenta-se, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, um mapeamento de estudos produzidos no Brasil, no período 1996-2018, que tratam da temática dos professores iniciantes na Educação Infantil. Buscou-se evidenciar contribuições desses estudos para subsidiar programas de acolhimento de docentes que ingressam na profissão em creches e pré-escola. De modo geral, as pesquisas analisadas trazem contribuições para compreensão de aspectos relacionados às vivências de docentes que ingressam na carreira na Educação Infantil. O levantamento indica a necessidade de estudos que investiguem programas de inserção à docência na Educação Infantil.
FONTES, HISTÓRIA E MEMÓRIA DO CENTRO MUNICIPAL DE EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL TIO PATINHAS DE MANDAGUARI / PR (1950-2000)
Authors: Sena Lioti Cláudia , Marlene Stentzler Márcia
Published: December 2024

Este artigo objetiva analisar a história da criação e existência do Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil (CMEI)
Tio Patinhas de Mandaguari/PR, entretecida à concepção de infância e organização socioeducacional brasileira. A instituição educacional foi criada no ano de 1950, logo após a fundação do município de Mandaguari/PR e permanece até os dias atuais sendo referencial para a educação infantil na cidade. A pesquisa foi organizada com base em fontes documentais disponíveis em arquivos, bem como respostas a
questionários, entremeadas a pesquisas já desenvolvidas na área. Desvelaram-se aspectos da história e memória deste CMEI em sua relação com a concepção de infância, as transformações sociais e a legislação educacional.
EXPERIÊNCIAS COM O CURRÍCULO CULTURAL DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: De Carvalho Duarte Leonardo , Garcia Neira Marcos
Published: December 2024

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar experiências documentadas com o currículo cultural da Educação Física na Educação Infantil. Trata-se de pesquisa bibliográfica onde produziu-se um gesto descritivo-analítico com quatro capítulos de livro, duas dissertações,  uma tese e 16 relatos de prática disponíveis no repositório do GPEF/USP. Os resultados evidenciam experiências próximas de proposições contemporâneas dos estudos sociais da infância que posicionam bebês e crianças pequenas como produtoras de cultura, sujeitos sociais com direitos que podem/devem ser escutados e ter suas vozes consideradas na sociedade e nas práticas educacionais.
A PARTICIPAÇÃO DAS MULHERES EM POSIÇÕES DE DESTAQUES NA CARREIRA CIENTÍFICA
Authors: Da Silva Xavier Barros Aparecida , Panerai Alves Thelma
Published: December 2024

Apesar de participarem das várias ciências, as mulheres continuam minoritárias em posições de poder e reconhecimento, em qualquer que seja a área em que atuam. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste ensaio é apresentar um panorama da participação das mulheres em algumas posições nas áreas de matemática, física e química, no mundo e no Brasil, além de reflexões sobre os desafios enfrentados por elas ao longo das suas carreiras científicas.
ENTREVISTA
Authors: Edimar de Souza José
Published: December 2024

Entrevista com o professor Óscar Saldarriaga Vélez.
Uso da Tecnologia na Educação:
Authors: Boni Minetto Gustavo , Lionel Quiroga Fernando , Resende Ferreira João Roberto , Fernandes Cappele Vasconcelos Marcela
Published: December 2024

Neste artigo analisamos o uso das tecnologias aplicadas à educação, buscando uma visão alternativa acerca da incorporação de tecnologias ao ambiente educacional, considerando as implicações da tecnologia no desenvolvimento de crianças e adolescentes, o uso tecnológico no âmbito escolar e a necessidade de se analisar a intencionalidade do uso indiscriminado de tecnologias neste ambiente. Indentificamos grande entusiasmo por parte de secretarias de educação, com altos investimentos na aquisição de equipamentos eletrônicos, muitas vezes sem uma formação adequada aos professores. Em seguida, apresentamos as consequências do exagerado uso de aparatos digitais por crianças e adolescentes, trazendo informações indicativas de uma redução nos níveis de inteligência por parte dos alunos, em parte causada pelo uso excessivo de tecnologia. Concluímos que as desastrosas consequências de uma educação mercantilizada, entranhada no neoliberalismo, evidenciam uma intencionalidade perversa na plataformização e redução da formação escolar.
Controvérsias científicas como controvérsias editoriais
Authors: Pinheiro Joaquim , Monteiro Neves Fabrício
Published: December 2024

Neste artigo, defendemos que editores de revistas científicas são fundamentais no processo dedefinição de controvérsias, intervindo no fluxo do debate e proporcionando condiçõesfavoráveis para uma das posições. O relatório traz o debate sobre controvérsias, oriundo detrabalho empírico e de artigo sobre a produção de conhecimento em revistas científicasinternacionais de estudos agrários. Nosso interesse é realizar uma discussão teórica dosresultados que obtivemos, focando principalmente na construção de dois conceitos que, emnossa opinião, articulariam a discussão sobre controvérsias científicas e políticas editoriais, asaber, “rede editorial” e “comprometimento socioeditorial”. Por fim, analisamos taisdinâmicas editoriais por meio do debate sobre geopolítica do conhecimento.
Abalando imaginários urbano-tecnológicos:
Authors: Carvalho Silva Flávio , Kraus Lalita
Published: December 2024

O fetiche tecnológico no urbanismo contemporâneo se manifesta pela promoção de modelos urbanos-tecnológicos que, frequentemente impulsionados pelo mercado, agravam desigualdade e injustiças espaciais. Este estudo propõe uma análise crítica com o ojetivo de reconfigurar o entendimento sobre tenologia e apresentar alterativas em que condições sociotécnicas específicas geram tecnologias urbanísticas de resistência. O estudo de caso focaliza o movimento em defesa da Pedra de Xangô, em Salvador, Bahia, onde a comunidade se mobilizou para proteger o monumento religioso afro-brasileiro diante de ameaças urbanísticas. A pesquisa, conduzida entre 2022 e 2024, inclui análise documental, entrevistas e visitas de campo, apoiando-se em teorias do urbanismo crítico e dos estudos sociais da tecnologia para demonstrar como tenologias ligadas à memória, cultura e religiosidade negra podem ser usadas como formas de contestação ao planejamento urbano tradicional.
A linguagem da diferença no “entre-lugar” da convivência na fronteira Chuí-Chuy
Authors: Machado da Silva Luiza , I Bohn Hilário
Published: December 2024

As fronteiras que delimitam países, marcam sua soberania diante dosseus limites. Esse é o carácter oficial das fronteiras. No entanto, quandofalamos da fronteira como um espaço geográfico que agrega, aomenos, duas diferentes nacionalidades, duas leis soberanas e duaslínguas, percebemos que as fronteiras oficiais interessam apenas à vidaburocrática dos seus habitantes. A eles recaem outras tantas fronteirasinvisíveis e bem mais complexas pornão serem determinadas por regrase leis, que causam fascínio e curiosidade a nós, pesquisadores dalinguagem e da sociedade, de forma a pesquisá-las. Este artigo resultade um recorte de uma pesquisa que tem por objetivo averiguar comoos habitantes da fronteira Chuí-Chuy lidam com os hibridismoslinguístico-culturais e como esta diversidade é materializada nosdiscursos e nas práticas sociais dos afazeres diários dos habitantes dafronteira.
Dear Compatriots
Authors: Lenton Adam , Karibayeva Akbota
Published: December 2024

This article offers a comparative analysis of post-Soviet leaders’ new year addresses to the nation. As highly prominent, programmatic speeches, such texts provide a unique and valuable basis for examining insights from literatures on authoritarian political communication and regime legitimation. Collecting 152 new year addresses from across the region (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan), we find systematic differences in leaders’ political communication depending on the openness of the regime, both in ordinary times and during global crises such as COVID-19. Autocrats’ acknowledgment of mass unrest, however, is less consistent, which we argue reflects broader uncertainties in the political as seen in our case comparisons of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan. Across all our cases we find leaders increasingly using new year addresses to articulate claims about the identity of the state and the nation, (re)interpreting its history, past achievements, as well as defining a vision of the future. Moreover, these visions coalesce around unitary understandings of the nation, replacing multiethnic narratives of the immediate post-Soviet period. The unique status of the new year as one of the most enduring “invented traditions” of the Soviet Union provides an important lens to assess continuity and change across the region.
Politics, Technology, and Interdisciplinarity at the Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM): Rafael Aponte-Ledée’s Presagio de pájaros muertos (1966)
Authors: Torres-Rivera Noel
Published: December 2024

Through a close examination of the composition, premiere, and subsequent performances of Rafael Aponte-Ledée’s mixed-media piece Presagio de pájaros muertos (1966), this article interrogates the entanglement between sound, politics, technology, and interdisciplinarity at one of Latin America’s most influential music institutions in the twentieth century: the Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM). Moreover, the article situates musical avant-garde and experimental practices at CLAEM in the context of the Center’s material and ideological interactions with the Centro de Artes Visuales (CAV) and the Centro de Experimentación Audiovisual (CEA). Drawing on unprocessed and scattered archival materials, oral histories, and music analysis, the article first addresses Presagio’s text in relation to both local and international politics, thereby positioning it within the ever-growing interest in conceiving political artworks across the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella (ITDT)—the umbrella institution for each of the three centers—and the artistic milieu of Buenos Aires more broadly. Proposing a synchronic assessment of the history of CLAEM’s Electronic Music Laboratory, the article secondarily analyzes ways in which electronic music composition was conceptualized, particularly in its relation to political activism.
Constructing a website graph using the crawling procedure
Authors: Dolotov Ivan O. , Guk Natalia A.
Published: December 2024

The paper presents an approach to analyzing website structures. The objective is to develop an automated data collection
procedure (crawling process) that systematically traverses a website and constructs a web graph represented as either lists of vertices
and edges or an adjacency matrix, enabling subsequent analysis of structural connections between its elements. An unclear website
structure can hinder user navigation and slow down the indexing process for search engines. Consequently, the development of
automatic structure analysis methods is a relevant task. Existing information collection procedures for websites are deficient in
providing comprehensive dataset and lack configuration options for setting data collection parameters. Considering that modern
websites often have dynamic structures, which leads to variations in URL composition, this work enhances the approach to
automating website structure data collection, accounting for dynamic pages and the specific features of their URL structure. The
research method involves analyzing both internal and external links on webpages to understand the interconnections between
different parts of a site. The quality of the structure is evaluated by calculating metric characteristics of the generated web graph,
including diameter, density, clustering coefficient, and others. In this work a crawling procedure and algorithm were developed based
on a breadth-first traversal of the graph. Software was developed to implement the crawling procedure and analyze the collected data,
utilizing Python libraries such as requests, BeautifulSoup4, and networkx. Web graphs of several websites of various types and topics
were constructed. The web graph representation allowed to explore the website's structural properties. Graphs were created to
demonstrate the dependence between the average density of web graphs and the number of vertices, the average graph formation time
and the number of vertices, and the average modularity coefficient relative to the average clustering coefficient. It was found that
websites with well-defined thematic structures exhibit higher modularity and clustering coefficients. The practical significance of this
work lies in its potential applications for optimizing website structures and developing new tools for data analysis.
Hybrid evolutionary algorithm for effective adaptive teaching of medical students
Authors: Uhryn Dmytro I. , Masikevych Andrii Yu. , Iliuk Oleksii D.
Published: December 2024

The article investigates three evolutionary algorithms are analyzed: genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm algorithm (PSO)
and ant colony algorithm (ACO) to assess their ability to adapt curriculum to different characteristics of students, including their
level of knowledge, learning style, practical skills and pace of study. The study compares effectiveness for each evolutionary
algorithm creating flexible curricula that meet the individual needs of each student. Based on the analysis, the author proposes a
hybrid algorithm that combines the advantages of each of the approaches considered. The article discusses the features of the hybrid
algorithm, its ability to quickly adapt the learning process, improve individual learning efficiency and improve the quality of medical
training. The proposed hybrid approach was tested in simulation conditions, which demonstrated its advantages in ensuring effective
personalization of learning, avoiding local minima, and responding flexibly to changes in students' performance
Integration of Digital (Neural Network) Avatars in the Practice of Teaching Russian Language Foreign Students
Authors:   Pushkin Leningrad State University, Fedotova Vera S. , Fedotova Nadezhda S. ,   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (Herzen University)
Published: December 2024

Introduction. The research is aimed at analyzing the didactic possibilities of integrating digital (neural network) avatars into the practice of teaching Russian to foreign students. The focus is on the discussion of the role of digital (neural network) avatars in the formation of linguo-country and communicative competence of foreign students. The educator has the opportunity to create such digital assistants based on the use of generative neural network technology through available online services. The aim of the study is to analyze and evaluate the integration of digital (neural network) avatars in the practice of teaching Russian to foreign students, as well as to identify their impact on the formation of linguo-country studies and communicative competence. Methodology. The methodological basis is formed by the main provisions of the cultural and environmental approach, experimental testing of the proposed approach in the work with foreign students of the Russian State University named after A. I. Herzen (Saint Petersburg). Results. Digital (neural network) avatars are characterized as a modern teaching tool of digital educational environment, which is relevant in the cross-section of phonetic representation of aspects of the studied language to enhance the impact of reading texts in Russian on its perception, studentsʼ understanding of cultural contexts, the formation of intercultural communication skills. Conclusions. Digital (neural network) avatars as virtual speakers provide interactive interaction with students, deeper involvement of students in the process of learning Russian and a personalized approach to learning. The results of the study are practically significant for the development of modern approaches in language learning using digital technologies.
Colloidal synthesis and optical properties of ultra-small CdTe quantum dots
Authors: Dremliuzhenko K.S. , Kulchytskyi B.N. , Korbutyak D.V. , Kosinov O.G. , Isaieva O.F. , Mazur N.V. , Trishchuk L.I.
Published: December 2024

The colloidal synthesis of CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) in a reactor whose reaction medium consists of a solution of CdI2 salt, thioglycolic acid (TGA), and NaOH alkali. The gaseous precursor H2Te, which was obtained electrochemically in a galvanostatic cell, was passed through this solution. The size of the synthesized NCs was varied by egulating the flow of hydrogen telluride from galvanostatic cell. In turn, the outflow of hydrogen telluride depends on the current that passes through the cell electrodes. The growth rate of nanocrystals is determined by the rate of precursor feeding into the reactor. Studies have shown that this synthesis usually produces CdTe NCs of different sizes. To separate the colloidal solution into fractions, a centrifugation method was proposed, which allowed to isolate ultra-small quantum dots (USQDs) of CdTe with dimensions of about 2 nm. To obtain QDs of ultra-small size, we used low current values (up to 100 mA), a short synthesis time (0.5-1 min), and high pH values (8-11) of the reaction medium. The study of the absorption spectra of CdTe NC samples taken from the fraction with the smallest size separated by centrifugation showed that the energy of the corresponding transitions significantly exceeds the band gap of bulk CdTe (1.5 eV), and which correspond to CdTe USQDs (clusters). Our study of the size of CdTe on the Zetasizer Nano ZS confirmed the presence of USQDs with dimensions of approximately 2 nm. It has been shown that the photoluminescence of the USQDs is mainly due to surface defects.