bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Accuracy of infrared thermography evaluation in burn wound healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Pedrosa Rafaela , Souza Martins Letícia , Freire Renata Maria , do Nascimento Silva Rayanne Kethleen , Ferreira José Jamacy de Almeida , do Nascimento João Agnaldo , Rodrigues de Andrade Palloma
Published: April 2024

Objective:

Accurate assessment of burn depth and burn wound healing potential is essential to determine early treatments. Infrared thermography (IRT) is a non-invasive and objective tool to do this. This systematic review evaluated the accuracy of IRT to determine burn wound healing potential.

Method:

This systematic review and meta-analysis used MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro, DiTA and CENTRAL databases. IRT data were extracted from primary studies and categorised into four cells (i.e., true positives, false positives, true negatives and false negatives). Subgroup analysis was performed according to methods used to capture thermal images.

Results:

The search strategy identified 2727 publications; however, 15 articles were selected for review and 11 for meta-analysis. In our meta-analysis, the accuracy of IRT was 84.8% (63% sensitivity and 81.9% specificity).

Conclusion:

IRT is a moderately accurate tool to identify burn depth and healing potential. Thus, IRT should be used carefully for evaluating burn wounds.
Use of person-centred music to manage wound dressing-related pain: a mixed method case study
Authors: Paulander Ann-Sofie , Lindholm Christina , Torgrip Ralf , Kumlin Maria , Eulau Louise
Published: April 2024

Objective:

To determine whether person-centred music (PCMusic) contributes to reducing pain during painful leg ulcer dressing change procedures indicated by: decreased levels of indicators related to stress; decreased pain scores; and a more favourable treatment climate during the dressing change procedure.

Method:

A case study of a 51-year-old female patient with chronic inherited disease weakening her connective tissues. Quantitative data entailed temporal measurements of stress indicators including: heart pulse rate; oxygen saturation (SpO2); saliva cortisol; and a visual analogue scale (VAS). Qualitative data comprised phenomenological treatment descriptions and patient/licensed practical nurse (LPN) questionnaires.

Results:

The patient's body temperature remained steady throughout all treatments. Blood pressure was excluded due to missing data. No significant pulse rate differences in relation to music/no music could be observed during treatment. Comparing PCMusic to the patient's own other music (POOM), the pulse rate was greater in both magnitude and variation when the patient listened to POOM. Oxygen saturation showed no significant difference between PCMusic and music/no music. No significant difference was observed pre-/post-debridement with music. Similarly, no significant difference was observed pre-/post-debridement with no music. Treatment with no music showed the highest VAS score; PCMusic treatments had the lowest scores. Qualitative data showed that both patient and LPNs found that PCMusic decreased pain during dressing change.

Conclusion:

The results of this case study indicate that PCMusic is a suitable complementary treatment to decrease patient pain. Patients' general health status is important when using quantitative stress/pain marker measurements. For cohort selection in future studies, we suggest healthy patients undergoing slightly painful or unpleasant treatments, patients in postoperative care and obstetric care.
Use of a wax bite for accurate lateral skull radiographs
Authors: Murphy Ian , Taylor Nigel
Published: April 2024

CPD/Clinical Relevance: The reader will learn a method of simplifying the process of taking a lateral skull radiograph with the mandible in a reproducible position in patients who have a variable jaw closure position.
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government Reorganizes to Further Privatize Health Care
Authors: Church John , Smith Neale
Published: April 2024

Since the 1990s, Alberta has been a leader in attempting to reform its health care system. These reforms have largely focused on delivery of services and governance. Underpinning these policy changes has been a continuing effort to promote privatization in the health sector, an idea which can be defined as the results of a range of strategic choices: “increasing out-of-pocket payments for care, private ownership, for-profit methods, privatized care work, private responsibility, and private decision-making regarding the organization and delivery of health care” (Bryant and Raphael 2020, 137). While these efforts have been tempered over the years by political leadership and fluctuations in the provincial economy, the renewed push by the current United Conservative Party (UCP) government appears to be the most overt and aggressive effort since the Ralph Klein government of the 1990s. This article provides an update from a recently completed book about Alberta’s health care system (Church and Smith 2006; Church and Smith 2022). Much of the efforts of the current government have focused. [full text continues in PDF / HTML].
Genesis 34 and the Law
Authors: Tooman William A.
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Two features of the Shechem story present challenges for reading: the story’s ambiguities and its relationship to the law. The two features are mutually implicating. Through their words and their actions, particular characters allude to particular laws, revealing that they hold divergent points of view on the crisis instigated by Prince Shechem. Disclosing this conflict of perspectives clarifies many of the story’s ambiguities and maximizes others. In this way, Genesis 34 reveals itself as a legal riddle. All the legal actions proposed and taken by different characters correspond with biblical laws, but all are wrongly applied. One possibility after another is tested and discarded, until all the options are discounted.
Where the Model Ends
Authors: Chang Alenda Y.
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT: The particular pathways by which natural models show up in games remain largely invisible and undertheorized. If models shape what is knowable and which actions can be taken, how might a closer attention to modeling—specifically, natural modeling in the worlds of digital games—encourage us to reevaluate our relationships to electronic artifacts and the biosphere? Drawing on work in data justice and digital modeling, this essay reflects on whether existing modeling resources, such as popular digital asset libraries, largely replicate the anthropocentric and cultural biases of the people that make them. A brief examination of player modification practices and two projects, Wao Kanaka and the Taiwan Digital Asset Library, suggests ways that games can include greater ecological and cultural variability while broadening access to the tools and practices of asset creation.
Hume beyond Theism and Atheism
Authors: Peckel Ariel
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This paper defends a rigorous reading of Hume’s critiques of arguments for the existence of God and of the belief in God against interpretations that endorse Humean theism, deism, and fideism. The latter include Donald Livingston’s theist reading, J. C. A. Gaskin’s “attenuated deism” reading, and Edward Kanterian’s “humble fideism” reading. I also examine whether Hume’s rejections of a positive theology commit him to agnosticism or atheism. My innovative challenge to such conclusions maintains that, while elements of both agnosticism and atheism are found in Hume, these denote, respectively, a methodology and an incidental implication of his philosophy. But neither sufficiently captures his constructive vision for a society, individual psychology, and system of knowledge guided by naturalist principles and aims. For this, an alternate conception is needed that describes Hume’s philosophy of religion beyond mere atheism.
Hume’s Theory of Moral Judgment in Light of His Explanatory Project
Authors: Levi Avital Hazony
Published: April 2024

Abstract: In this paper, I argue that Hume’s account of moral judgment is best understood if it is read in light of Hume’s explanatory project. I first lay out the textual support to show that Hume’s account of justice in the Treatise includes both approval of a motive that gives rise to the virtue of justice, and approval of a system of conduct, irrespective of a motive. I then argue that we can allow for such plurality in Hume’s theory of moral judgment if we view it in light of his explanatory project: finding unifying causes for disparate phenomena. Hume offers a unified theory of moral judgment because he can show that the different approvals are explained by the same causes. Finally, I argue that viewing Hume’s account of moral judgment in light of his explanatory project allows us to appreciate a further distinction between the moral judgment of the natural and the artificial virtues: while judgments of the former are fully explained by the causes of a certain motive, the latter are only fully explained by the causes of the motive in the context of a convention, which in turn is partially constituted by non-approved motives.
Hume as Regularity Theorist—After All! Completing a Counter-Revolution
Authors: Millican Peter
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Traditionally, Hume has widely been viewed as the standard-bearer for regularity accounts of causation. But between 1983 and 1990, two rival interpretations appeared—namely the skeptical realism of Wright, Craig, and Strawson, and the quasi-realist projectivism of Blackburn—and since then the interpretative debate has been dominated by the contest between these three approaches, with projectivism recently appearing the likely winner. This paper argues that the controversy largely arose from a fundamental mistake, namely, the assumption that Hume is committed to the subjectivity of our conception of causal necessity. That assumption generated tensions within the regularity account, which the skeptical realist and quasi-realist alternatives, in very different ways, purported to resolve. But a broader and more balanced view of the textual evidence, taking due account of the relatively neglected sections where Hume applies the results of his analysis, tells strongly in favour of an objectivist regularity view, both in respect of causation and causal necessity. Despite some complications, the upshot is a far more straightforward reading of Hume than those that have hitherto dominated this long-running debate.
"A Surprising Comparison": Althusser's Interpretation of Epicurus and Heidegger
Authors: Incoronato Ciro
Published: April 2024

Abstract: In his later writings, Althusser brings to light a repressed materialistic current in Western philosophy, ranging from Epicurus to Heidegger and Derrida. In this article, I argue that the comparison between Epicurus's conception of Nature and Heidegger's concepts of Geworfenheit and Es gibt allows Althusser to lay the foundation for a new notion of event. Through the analysis of this philosophical connection, Althusser aims both to think of Time and History in a non-teleological way and to create the conditions for a political praxis that does not apply any kind of metaphysical principles to a constantly changing reality.
Double F-P interference optical fiber Temperature and gas pressure sensor based on hollow core Bragg fiber.
Authors: maocheng Guo , zhang qi , su zhixuan , ZHU hongtian , Liang Rui , zhang chengfei , wang bo , guo bin , Zheng Yongqiu , chen Jiamin , Hai Zhenyin , Xue Chenyang
Published: April 2024

A dual Fabry-Perot interferometric (FPI) temperature-gas pressure dual parametric sensor based on a hollow core Bragg fiber (HCBF) is introduced and validated experimentally for gas pressure monitoring in high-temperature settings. This dual parametric sensor employs a single mode fiber-hollow core Bragg fiber-single mode fiber (SMF-HCBF-SMF) structure to form a dual FPI, while the gas flow channel of the HCBF were processed by Femtosecond laser to make the sensor sensitive to gas pressure. Additionally, a novel white light interference demodulation technique is developed to demodulate the dual parametric sensor. Experimental findings corroborate theoretical predictions, the pressure measurement range of the proposed sensor reaches 0~10 MPa, the temperature measurement reaches 600°C. Pressure sensitivity greater than 50 nm/MPa over the full temperature rang. The high temperature and high sensitivity resistance of the proposed sensor highlights its potential for monitoring gas pressure in extreme high temperature environments.
The Bullary as a New Type of Cartulary: The Example of Becerro III of San Millán de la Cogolla
Authors: Agúndez San Miguel Leticia
Published: April 2024

Following the famous miscellaneous volume of 1993 dedicated to the study of cartularies, part of the historiographical attention on these manuscripts has focused on their typological diversity. This study aims to advance research in this specific area by investigating the emergence of cartularies devoted to the preservation of papal documents. Such manuscripts have been known as bullaria (or bullaries in English and bularios in Spanish) since the early Modern Age, the period of their maximum diffusion. In the Iberian Peninsula, there survive several exemplars from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries that can be interpreted as precursors of this new typology. Due to its early chronology, the Becerro III of the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla is an excellent starting point for this investigation. The study of this manuscript reveals that, despite its factitious nature, the monks’ creation of a dossier of papal privileges which opens the manuscript can be recognised as a «proto-bullary», which anticipated by several centuries the definition and diffusion of a new type of cartulary.
Characteristics of Social Media Detoxification among Management and Science University Students
Authors: Sadia Sadia
Published: April 2024

Social media detoxification is a method that involves self-restraint to limit the use of social media or social networking sites. This study aimed to observe the characteristics of social media detoxification among management and science university (MSU) students. An observational cross-sectional study was done to assess the characteristics of social media detoxification among Management and science University (MSU) students. A set of questionnaire was prepared for the study. Cochran’s sample size formula was used to calculate the sample size. Descriptive statistics was used for the analysis of qualitative data, while chi- square phi- kramer’s correlation and analysis was used to measure between social media addiction level and gender or voluntary participation of social media detoxification among Management and Science University students. Analyses was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics and data was considered significant if p < 0.05. Results: Majority of the participants were categorized as moderate addiction with 63% followed by mild addiction with 26%, severe addiction with 10% and normal use with 1%. Also about 44.8% of participants reported that they have previously undergone voluntary social media detoxification out of 145 participants. Results showed that majority of Management and Science university (MSU) students were moderately addicted to social media.
Advancing Democracy: The Digital Government of Malaysia
Authors: Khalid Nur Ajrun , Yang Yu
Published: April 2024

Malaysia, a dynamic and heterogeneous democratic nation in Southeast Asia, has undertaken a progressive endeavor in recent years by embracing digital governance. They are employing substantial amounts of data and advanced analytics to bolster decision-making and facilitate interactive communication with their citizens. This shift towards a digital government underscores the nation's commitment to efficiency, transparency, and citizen-centric services.

This work delves into Malaysia's journey towards digitization, focusing on the formulation of policies, strategies for implementation, evaluation, and the importance of digitization for public engagement. Malaysia is currently exploring the possibilities of the digital government revolution and actively working to utilise open data to enhance public service delivery and accountability. By implementing strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration, Malaysia is not only improving citizen services but also establishing itself as a proactive participant in the global digital economy.
Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: More Than Meets the Eye
Authors: Erminelli Davide , Mangini Chiara , Zarantonello Lisa , Angeli Paolo , Montagnese Sara
Published: April 2024

INTRODUCTION:

We aimed to assess the reliability of a qualitative approach to overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) diagnosis compared with the semiquantitative, and recommended one.

METHODS:

The above 2 methods were compared in 411 outpatients (71% males, 60 ± 10 years, model for end-stage liver disease 13.5 ± 5.0).

RESULTS:

Of the 73 patients with OHE on quantitative assessment, 19 (26%) were missed on qualitative assessment, with no difference in the likelihood of the physician missing grades II or III. Sixty-eight (20%) of the 270 patients with no OHE on quantitative assessment were wrongly qualified as having OHE.

DISCUSSION:

Qualitative clinical evaluation of OHE is not reliable, and recommendations should be followed.
Metabolic Sequelae and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Pancreatitis With and Without Prior Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Authors: Cook Mathias Ellgaard , Bruun Niels Henrik , Davidsen Line , Vestergaard Peter , Drewes Asbjørn Mohr , Olesen Søren Schou
Published: April 2024

INTRODUCTION:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk of metabolic sequelae and all-cause mortality in a population-based cohort of chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients with and without prior acute pancreatitis (AP).

METHODS:

We used nationwide health registries to identify all Danish residents (18 years and older) with incident CP from 2000 to 2018. Information on AP/CP diagnoses, metabolic sequelae (post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus [PPDM], exocrine pancreatic dysfunction, and osteoporosis), and all-cause mortality were obtained from Danish national health registries. CP cases were stratified based on the presence of AP before CP diagnosis. The risk of metabolic sequelae and all-cause mortality was expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), calculated using multivariate Cox proportional hazards models.

RESULTS:

A total of 9,655 patients with CP were included. Among patients with CP, 3,913 (40.5%) had a prior AP diagnosis. Compared with patients without a history of AP, patients with prior AP had a decreased risk of death (HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.74–0.84), which was largely confined to the initial period after CP diagnosis. Patients with prior AP had an increased risk of PPDM (HR 1.53, 95% CI 1.38–1.69), which persisted for up to a decade after CP diagnosis. No overall differences in risk were observed for exocrine pancreatic dysfunction (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.87–1.07) and osteoporosis (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.74–1.02).

DISCUSSION:

This nationwide study revealed that most of the patients with CP have no prior episode(s) of AP, indicating that an attack of AP sensitizing the pancreas is not essential for CP development. CP patients with and without prior AP have different risk profiles of PPDM and all-cause mortality.
Strategic management of the portfolio of urban real estate: research of the current scientific knowledge
Authors: Dobrucká Lucia , Maštálka Martin , Šilhánková Vladimíra
Published: April 2024

Municipalities possess a wide range of real estate. However, land, buildings, and premises must not only be managed individually, but also optimized and strategically developed as a comprehensive portfolio linked to the objectives of public administration activities and, of course, to the development plans of a particular municipality. Nevertheless, a comprehensive view of the issue of managing and building a real estate portfolio in public administration is missing. This is evidenced by the lack of a methodology that would help local authorities with the task. Thus, a quantitative analysis of scientific publications was conducted, dealing with the issue of strategic management of real estate portfolios at the city level, both within the Czech Republic and throughout the world. This article aims to present a qualitative search of the content of scientific publications, thereby contributing to the creation of a foundation for further systematic research into this issue.
Methodology for measuring the potential of a tourism destination in relation to sustainable local tourism product development
Authors: Plzáková Lucie , Tittelbachová Šárka
Published: April 2024

Tourism is very strongly associated with the potential of the area, including the society, in which the tourism activities take place. This potential is often fragmented and it depends on the skills of local actors, stakeholders, and tourism management structures to discover and connect it effectively. And it does not matter whether the potential is tangible or intangible, natural or cultural. The potential of each territory is unique and needs to be summarized, measured, evaluated, and categorized for its effective and sustainable use.This article presents the first part of a methodology for the creation of a local tourism product focusing on the measurement of potential. The methods used in this process are based on decision analysis and process management methods. The methodology is addressed to all tourism actors in each destination, in particular managers of destination management organizations, local authorities, or other initiating entities. The Ministry of Regional Development certified the Methodology for the creation of a local tourism product and recommended its use to municipalities and tourism destinations.
Unlocking the Future of Secure Automatic Machines: Leveraging FaceReg with HRC & LBPH
Authors: Vijaywargiya Yamini , Mishra Mahak , Doohan Nitika Vats
Published: April 2024

We propose a Computer vision and Machine Learning equipped model which secures ATMs from fraudulent activities by leveraging the use of Haar cascade (HRC) and Local Binary Pattern Histogram (LBPH) classifier for face detection and recognition correspondingly, which in turn detect fraud by utilizing features like PIN and also face recognition helps to identify and authenticate the user by checking with the trained dataset and trigger real-time alert mail if the user finds to be unauthorized also, do not allow them to log in into the machine which resolves the ATM security issue. this system is evaluated on the dataset of real-world ATM camera feeds, which shows an accuracy of 90%. It can effectively detect many frauds, including identity theft and unauthorized access which makes it even more reliable.
The influence of filler and FDM printing parameters on the strength of PLA
Authors: Appusamy Anandha Moorthy , Karuppan Sivakumar , Subramaniyan Madheswaran , Chinnappan Balaji Ayyanar
Published: April 2024

The tensile strength of samples made by FDM technology from PLA and PLA with different fillers (aluminum oxide, copper, carbon fiber) was investigated. FDM process parameters (raster angle, layer thickness and number of shells) were optimized using ANOVA test. It was found that the raster angle is the most influential parameter. Tensile strength increases as the raster angle increases and the number of shells as well as layer thickness (larger number of infills) decreases. The highest strength was achieved for PLA/PLA-Al2O3.
Polymer materials to produce wrist-hand orthoses using the additive method
Authors: Szczygieł Paweł
Published: April 2024

Wrist-hand orthosis was developed using PolyJet Matrix (PJM) and Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) additive technologies. MED610 and PLACTIVE were used as the filament. The orthosis was divided into parts A and B. The accuracy of both parts was checked using an optical scanner. The PJM method was more accurate. The compressive strength and stress relaxation of the orthosis were also tested. Greater strength was achieved for part A made using PJM technology, and for part B made using FFF technology.
Influence of the preparation method on selected properties of PLA nanofibers modified with lavender oil
Authors: Güngör Ertuğral Tuğba
Published: April 2024

PLA nanofibers containing 30 wt% lavender essential oil (LEO) was obtained by electrospinning (ES) and solution blow spinning (SBS) methods. The structure was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermal properties were determined by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The ES method produced thinner nanofibers than the SBS method. The method of obtaining nanofibers did not affect their thermal properties.
In search of a ‘developmental state’
Authors:   Institute for African Alternatives, Nicol Martin
Published: April 2024

This Special Issue on Economics and Labour is divided into two sections. It pairs contributions on current economic development with three articles presented at a conference marking 50 years since the Durban Strikes of 1973. That said, all of the authors reflect widely on history and on immediate challenges, both for South Africa and the continent at large.
The Necessity of System Change
Authors: Ceddia M. Graziano , Bergamo Jacopo Nicola
Published: April 2024

In a world of convergent crises, leading voices have called for radical changes to food, financial, and energy systems. However, these fail to account for a deeper systemic crisis: unfettered and accelerating of capital accumulation. In this article, M. Graziano Ceddia and Jacopo Nicola Bergamo provide a more comprehensive narrative, one which emphasizes capital as a social relation—and the potential of the environmental proletariat to dismantle its dominance.
O pibid e a possibilidade de contribuir com formação de seres transformadores
Authors: Vidrik Elisandra Chastel Francischini
Published: April 2024

Este texto tem por objetivo investigar em que medida o PIBID contribui com a formação de futuros professores transformadores. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa com estudo de caso. Os sujeitos da pesquisa são licenciandos em Química de uma universidade federal brasileira e bolsistas do PIBID. Como instrumento de coleta de dados, utilizamos formulários requisitando concepções sobre educação e ser professor. Indagamos sobre o porquê da escolha do curso e sobre a satisfação em cursá-lo. Os resultados nos indicam que a escola é um lugar privilegiado para formação inicial, e apesar de alguns deles nos responderem que não tinham interesse em cursar licenciatura em Química, essas concepções foram mudadas no decorrer do processo. Eles passaram a se identificar com o magistério, compreendendo que para além da empatia de ensinar e aprender a todo o momento, professores aprendem a ensinar, a implementar mudanças e a serem transformadores. Para aquisição desse propósito, os bolsistas necessitam de espaços de formação, com oferecimento de suportes necessários para a superação da dicotomia entre teoria e prática.
Recursos pedagógicos acessíveis para o ensino de química de alunos com deficiência visual: uma revisão sistemática entre 2007 e 2022
Authors: Mesquita Lidivânia Silva Freitas , Vasconcelos Ana Karine Portela
Published: April 2024

O ensino de Química para pessoas com deficiência visual (DV) necessita de uma abordagem diferenciada, que envolve a utilização de Recursos Pedagógicos Acessíveis (RPA) para auxiliar na compreensão de imagens e modelos, a fim de proporcionar equidade nas condições de acesso ao conhecimento. E é imprescindível o uso de RPA no ensino de Química de alunos com DV, para promover o acesso equitativo aos conteúdos. Assim, este trabalho visa analisar recursos acessíveis voltados ao ensino de química para alunos com DV, com o intuito de sistematizá-los em função de: conteúdo, nível educacional, público a que se destina e se atende aos critérios de qualidade definidos pelo MEC. A pesquisa constituiu-se de uma investigação bibliográfica, baseada na análise de conteúdo. Foi realizada uma Revisão Sistemática Literária que teve como questão principal “A produção de RPA para pessoas com DV voltados ao ensino de Química nos últimos quinze anos, no Brasil”. A base de dados utilizada para definição do corpus da pesquisa foi o Portal de Periódicos da CAPES, no interstício 2005-2020. Sete trabalhos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão do protocolo. Todos os RPA construídos abordam temáticas de Química para o Ensino Médio. A maioria dos recursos não atende, simultaneamente, as necessidades específicas de alunos com baixa-visão e cegueira. Como também, nem todos atendem aos critérios de qualidade do MEC.  Não foram encontrados trabalhos no interstício 2005-2013. Revelando que a preocupação em compartilhar resultados de práticas inclusivas, direcionadas ao Ensino de Química, tomou fôlego apenas nos últimos oito anos. Os conteúdos abordados giram em torno de Atomística e Tabela Periódica, revelando que ainda há muitos conteúdos que carecem de uma abordagem inclusiva.
Análise do tema vacinação em livros didáticos de ciências
Authors: França Elizabete , Diniz Sachs Juliane Priscila , Bolake Cavalli Mariana , Ribeiro da Silva Ronaldo Adriano , Meglhioratti Fernanda Aparecida
Published: April 2024

Com o advento da pandemia pela Covid-19, o crescente interesse social pelo tema da vacinação se intensificou e tornou premente oferecer aos estudantes oportunidades para a aprendizagem a respeito do impacto que a vacinação teve (e tem) no controle de diferentes doenças ao longo do tempo, dos tipos de vacinas e das formas como essas agem no corpo. Entre os recursos utilizados na oferta dessas oportunidades, o livro didático destaca-se como um veículo de disseminação de informações que intermedeia a construção de saberes científicos, sendo um dos principais subsídios utilizados pelos professores e alunos em aulas de ciências. Desse modo, o presente texto relata uma pesquisa que procurou identificar como o tema da vacinação foi abordado nos livros didáticos de ciências vinculados ao Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático (PNLD). Para tanto, selecionou-se 12 livros voltados ao sétimo ano do ensino fundamental que foram aprovados para o programa e procedeu-se a sua investigação por meio de análise de conteúdo categorial na modalidade temática. Os resultados indicam uma maior ênfase nas temáticas de Políticas Públicas e Doenças e poucos registros em relação a temáticas como Tipos de Vacinas e Capacidade das vacinas frente a novas variantes.
FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONCEPT
Authors:   V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Veretyokhin Andrey
Published: April 2024

The article presents the formation and implementation of enterprises digital transformation management concept as one of the important factors in the enterprises innovation. The need for digital transformation of an enterprise in the context of global digitalization makes this study relevant and necessary. Without following modern digital trends, an enterprise cannot be successful in technological, communication and market aspects. A high-quality concept for managing digital transformation can help the development of an enterprise. The study aims to substantiate the need to formalize the concept of managing digital transformation of an enterprise, to determine corporate goals and tasks that are solved by management in the process of managing digital transformation. The study used various general scientific and special methods of cognition: observation, synthesis, method of analogies, abstraction, generalization, construction of hypotheses, concretization, graphic-analytical presentation, formalization etc. This study sets the following tasks: substantiation of the scientific and applied relevance of the topic of digital transformation management; determination of the «concept» definition in the digital transformation context; attribution of goals and main objectives, as part of the formation and implementation of the digital transformation concept. Due to the analysis of theory and practice, the author determined the priority management goals of digital transformation and formed a set of tasks, the solution of which will allow the company's management to improve the digital transformation management.
IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Authors:   South Ural State University, Vishnyagova Ekaterina , Solovieva Irina ,   South Ural State University
Published: April 2024

In modern conditions of widespread digitalization and the introduction of sanctions restrictions, industrial enterprises need to be flexible and timely adapt to the current situation. In this regard, there is an urgent need to develop and implement new innovative ways of doing business, one of which is the creation of industrial ecosystems. The study aimed to analyze the functioning of ecosystems and identify the possible structure and principles of industrial ecosystems functioning. The key hypothesis of the study is the possibility of increasing the efficiency of domestic industrial enterprises by developing methodological support for the creation and functioning of industrial ecosystems in Russia. The methodological basis of the study is represented by the provisions of systems theory, digital economy and the concept of ecosystems. The research was carried out using methods of systematization, comparative and structural analysis. As a result, it presents the author's definition of an ecosystem, a system of principles for the functioning of an industrial ecosystem and the author's model of the composition and structure of industrial ecosystems. The author’s model being atomic in nature reflects the composition of the ecosystem, its interrelations, where the center is a base enterprise, uniting participating enterprises under its brand on the basis of a single digital platform to form a modular customer offer, expand boundaries, and increase competitiveness industry and ensuring the technological sovereignty of the country. The author's model of industrial ecosystems structure makes it possible to analyze the relationships between the elements of the ecosystem, see the composition (of all participants) of the ecosystem, as well as understand the essence of the work of industrial ecosystems from the inside, determine the key aspects of strategic planning and current operational management. The paper focuses on the need to assess the readiness of industrial enterprises for ecosystem transformation as a base enterprise or a participating enterprise, as well as the lack of approaches to assessing the effectiveness of industrial ecosystems functioning, which became a prerequisite for the development of the author’s approach and methodology on this issue. The theoretical significance of the study lies in increasing knowledge in the field of strategic planning and management of industrial enterprises and complexes.
SIMULATION OF FINANCIAL RESULT: CONCEPT AND TOOLS
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State Economic University, Lisitsa Maxim
Published: April 2024

The research focuses on simulation models aimed at the formation of a financial result by a commercial organization. At the same time, the paper aims to substantiate the approach stated in the topic to determine the probabilities of a negative/zero/positive outcome – financial result – of economic activity for a period of time in the form of a certain number of lead periods. At its core, the study is based on a combination of methods of mathematical statistics and quantitative modeling applied to finance. It is appropriate to consider the results of the work performed, which represent scientific novelty, as a concept and tools that do not require the introduction of additional information into the initial data within the framework of the stated topic, most likely expert/subjective, therefore, additionally distorting the results of calculations, in particular, random number generation sensors, probabilities of dividing extreme (pessimistic and optimistic) events, etc. The question is about the scope of application of the results obtained, since they can be used by economic entities understood in a broad sense, which are able to make decisions on computerization and adjustment of the presented approach to the implemented business processes at their own discretion. Nevertheless (which is seen as a distinctive feature of the research result), it is possible to conclude that simula-tion is theoretically attractive as an option for determining the safest way to form the expected financial result, since it is possible to eliminate the contradictions of choice from among acceptable alternatives. What is important here is the method of achieving the expected financial result, but not the probability of obtaining it (although it is revealed) or quantitative assessment (although it is given). However, the approach contains a potential problem – the need to calculate the financial result for so many scenarios for which there may simply be no time.
HARMONIZED APPROACH TO THE APPLICATION OF BUDGET CLASSIFICATION
Authors:   Orenburg State University, Sviridova Larisa
Published: April 2024

The paper considers the issues of applying budget classification as an accounting tool necessary for separate accounting of income and expenses of commercial organizations. The budget classification can also be applied by commercial organizations for the purpose of internal control of the receipt and use of funds earned in the course of activities or subsidies and grants received from the state budget. The issues of external and internal financial control are relevant and are widely discussed by the professional community in terms of finding its effective mechanisms. The purpose of the study is to adapt a harmonized approach to the application of budget classification by economic entities of various groups: commercial organizations of the real sector, organizations of the budgetary sphere, non-profit organizations of the real and public sectors, as an instrument of external and internal control. The methodological basis of the study was the general scientific principles and methods of research: analysis and synthesis, logical linking, systematization. The proposed author's approach to the application of budget classification can be implemented both in the process of improving regulatory regulation and in the process of compiling external and internal reporting by economic entities. The main results obtained by the author allow us to improve the tools of internal control for commercial organizations of the real sector and non-profit organizations of the real and public sector. The classification of operations of the public administration sector is unified, as it reflects the economic content of the facts of economic life, and can be used for management accounting and budgeting by commercial organizations of the real sector, as well as for the control of targeted financing by non-profit organizations of the real and public sector. The harmonized codes of economic classification proposed in the work will make it possible to organize separate cost accounting, including when commercial organizations fulfill a state (defense) order.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOGENIC DEPOSITS MASTERING
Authors:   Ural State Mining University, Strovsky Vladimir , Ivanov Andrey ,   Ural State Mining University, Komarova Oxana ,   Ural State Mining University
Published: April 2024

The transfer of technogenic mineral formations to the category of technogenic deposits requires a geological study of the latter, justification of conditions, calculation of reserves and putting them on the state balance sheet, which involves carrying out an economic determination of the feasibility of developing technogenic deposits based on an environmental-economic approach. The study aims to substantiate the fundamental principles that represent the starting points for assessing the environmental and economic efficiency of the development of technogenic deposits. The research methods include systematic approach, comparative analysis, methods of analogies, groupings, forecasting. The study proposes a new classification of efficiency assessment principles which involves the identification of two main groups: a group of principles characterizing the essence of the efficiency of development of technogenic deposits, and a group of principles reflecting the conditions for performing assessment procedures. In turn, each of the two groups is divided into two subgroups. The first subgroup combines generally accepted principles, and the second group combines specific ones reflecting the features of the environmental and economic efficiency of the development of technogenic deposits and the specifics of its assessment. A brief description is given of each of the principles recommended to be taken into account when assessing environmental and economic efficiency. Of particular interest is the list of specific principles, the total number of which is nine (5 in the first group and 4 in the second group). When developing methodological tools for assessing the environmental and economic efficiency of the development of technogenic deposits, the recommended principles will undoubtedly help to increase the reliability of the assessment results obtained.
Self-reported Side Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
Authors: Finsterer Josef , Hertz Danice
Published: April 2024

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are often promoted as safe. However, real world data tell a different story. The aim of this study is to investigate the type and frequency of adverse reactions to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in a randomly selected cohort of unrelated individuals. Adverse reactions to the first/second dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine were recorded using an online reporting system called “Pabbly”. Patients were asked via social media to report any symptoms temporarily associated with vaccination. One hundred subjects were enrolled. The mean age was 42.6 years (range: 12–74 years). Ninety-one percent were female. The latency period between vaccination and onset of symptoms ranged from zero to 18 days. The most commonly reported symptoms were tingling/vibration/tremor (79%), numbness (57%), heart problems (53%), muscle weakness/muscle pain (45%), dizziness (44%), headache (44%) and fatigue (43%). Three patients developed small fiber neuropathy. Three patients had COVID-19 prior to vaccination. Of the included subjects, 37% had to be hospitalized. Overall, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is not without side effects, regardless of the product used. In most cases, the reported side effects were not life-threatening, but one third of study participants experienced serious side effects requiring hospitalization and intensive care. Manufacturers of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines should respond appropriately to reports of adverse reactions associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Patient-based interdisciplinary e-learning with reflection: An experience of biomedical science, allied health and complementary medicine students
Authors: Kyriacou Roula , Da Costa Cliff , Maxey Fiona , Molyneux Tom , Mineo Renee , Keens Jeremy , Kwa Faith
Published: April 2024

E-learning modules were developed to enhance student engagement, reflection and interdisciplinary learning in Pathology courses undertaken by students from the Biomedical Science, Allied Health, and Complementary Medicine disciplines. The modules focused on generating multi-disciplinary and team-based solutions to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment/management of patients. At pre- and post-intervention, we analysed the students’ experience of three themes: E-learning, reflection, and interdisciplinary learning. Flexibility and ability to reinforce understanding of course content were identified as main advantages of e-learning but a lack of direct support was a common concern. Visual aids and interactive assessments were suggested to improve online experiences. While all students had a positive pre-conception of all themes prior to intervention, the delivery of the modules significantly improved students’ perception on how e-learning deepened their understanding of course materials via reflection and interdisciplinary learning, with both aspects serving to create a holistic learning experience.
Online Course Quality Evaluation Instruments: A Scoping Review
Authors: McInnes Richard , Hobson James E , Johnson Kerry Lorette , Cramp Joshua , Aitchison Claire , Baldock Katherine L
Published: April 2024

How do we make judgements about the quality of online courses? Checklists and rubrics are commonplace in Higher Education for establishing and measuring design features of online courses. They are created and used by institutions, academics, and educational designers to standardise measures for quality online course design. Despite an intensifying spotlight on quality learning and teaching in Higher Education, no large-scale review of course quality instruments has occurred. This scoping review aimed to ascertain the conceptions of quality being promoted by course quality evaluation instruments and the capability-building resources that underpin these instruments.

 

Seventy-five instruments used to measure quality in online course design in Higher Education were identified via a systematic search. These instruments were charted and coded. This paper reports on findings that summarise the key attributes of the course quality evaluation instruments, conceptualises a shared definition of course quality, and proposes specific core criteria for measuring course quality under the domains of learning design, assessment and evaluation, usability and accessibility, social interaction, and technology. This scoping review found a concerning underrepresentation of capability-building resources associated with course quality instruments and recommends the capability-building potential of these tools shifting them from compliance checkers to enable skills development.
Analysis and numerical simulation of fractional-order blood alcohol model with singular and non-singular kernels
Authors: Prakash Amit , Kalyan Neha , Ahuja Sanjeev
Published: April 2024

In this manuscript, we examine the blood alcohol model to investigate the dynamics of alcohol concentration in the human body. The classical model of blood alcohol concentration is converted into the fractional model by using Caputo, Caputo-Fabrizio (CF), and Atangana-Baleanu-Caputo derivatives. The existence and uniqueness theory for the model’s solution is constructed using the Banach fixed point theory. Also, the stability of the solution is established by Ulam-Hyers conditions. For the numerical simulation of the considered model, the Adams-Bashforth method with a two-step Lagrange polynomial is used and the numerical solution of the model with three different derivatives is presented in the tabular and graphical form. The comparison between the exact solution and observed solution is made by root mean square technique which is found to be in good agreement. Finally, the results from the three fractional derivatives are also compared with the exact data, which revealed that the CF fractional derivative performs better than the other two fractional derivatives.