bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of an autonomous acoustic surveying technique for grassland bird communities in Nebraska
Authors: Schuster Grace E. , Walston Leroy J. , Little Andrew R.
Published: July 2024

Monitoring trends in wildlife communities is integral to making informed land management decisions and applying conservation strategies. Birds inhabit most niches in every environment and because of this they are widely accepted as an indicator species for environmental health. Traditionally, point counts are the common method to survey bird populations, however, passive acoustic monitoring approaches using autonomous recording units have been shown to be cost-effective alternatives to point count surveys. Advancements in automatic acoustic classification technologies, such as BirdNET, can aid in these efforts by quickly processing large volumes of acoustic recordings to identify bird species. While the utility of BirdNET has been demonstrated in several applications, there is little understanding of its effectiveness in surveying declining grassland birds. We conducted a study to evaluate the performance of BirdNET to survey grassland bird communities in Nebraska by comparing this automated approach to point count surveys. We deployed ten autonomous recording units from March through September 2022: five recorders in row-crop fields and five recorders in perennial grassland fields. During this study period, we visited each site three times to conduct point count surveys. We compared focal grassland bird species richness between point count surveys and the autonomous recording units at two different temporal scales and at six different confidence thresholds. Total species richness (focal and non-focal) for both methods was also compared at five different confidence thresholds using species accumulation curves. The results from this study demonstrate the usefulness of BirdNET at estimating long-term grassland bird species richness at default confidence scores, however, obtaining accurate abundance estimates for uncommon bird species may require validation with traditional methods.
Malaria transmission blocking activity of Anopheles stephensi alanyl aminopeptidase N antigen formulated with MPL, CpG, and QS21 adjuvants
Authors: Pourhashem Zeinab , Nourani Leila , Pirahmadi Sakineh , Yousefi Hemn , J. Sani Jafar , Raz Abbasali , Zakeri Sedigheh , Dinparast Djadid Navid , Abouie Mehrizi Akram
Published: July 2024

Backgrounds

Malaria, a preventive and treatable disease, is still responsible for annual deaths reported in most tropical regions, principally in sub-Saharan Africa. Subunit recombinant transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) have been proposed as promising vaccines to succeed in malaria elimination and eradication. Here, a provisional study was designed to assess the immunogenicity and functional activity of alanyl aminopeptidase N (APN1) of Anopheles stephensi, as a TBV candidate, administered with MPL, CpG, and QS21 adjuvants in the murine model.

Methodology/Principal findings

The mouse groups were immunized with recombinant APN1 (rAPN1) alone or formulated with CpG, MPL, QS-21, or a combination of adjuvants (CMQ), and the elicited immune responses were evaluated after the third immunization. The standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) measured the functional activity of antibodies against bacterial-expressed APN1 protein in adjuvanted vaccine groups on transmission of P. falciparum (NF54) to An. stephensi mosquitoes. Evaluation of mice vaccinated with rAPN1 formulated with distinct adjuvants manifested a significant increase in the high-avidity level of anti-APN1 IgG and IgG subclasses; however, rAPN1 induced the highest level of high-avidity anti-APN1 IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b antibodies in the immunized vaccine group 5 (APN1/CMQ). In addition, vaccine group 5 (receiving APN1/CMQ), had still the highest level of anti-APN1 IgG antibodies relative to other immunized groups after six months, on day 180. The SMFA data indicates a trend towards higher transmission-reducing activity in groups 2 and 5, which received the antigen formulated with CpG or a combination of three adjuvants.

Conclusions/Significance

The results have shown the capability of admixture to stimulate high-affinity and long-lasting antibodies against the target antigen to hinder Plasmodium parasite development in the mid-gut of An. stephensi. The attained results authenticated APN1/CMQ and APN1/CpG as a potent APN1-based TBV formulation which will be helpful in designing a vaccine in the future.
Unveiling the impact of community knowledge in malaria programmes: A scoping review protocol
Authors: Abdul Rahim Faizul Akmal , Abdul Mutalip Mohd Hatta , Mohd Ngesom Ahmad Mohiddin , Mahmud Mohd Amierul Fikri , Yoep Norzawati
Published: July 2024

Background

Despite significant reductions in recent malaria cases and deaths globally, the persistence of this health concern necessitates a shift from traditional top-down approaches. Consequently, malaria control initiatives increasingly focus on empowering local communities through community-centred strategies. Therefore, this scoping review protocol systematically explores diverse community knowledge approaches adopted in malaria programmes worldwide and their associated outcomes.

Methods

Adhering rigorously to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, a comprehensive scoping review protocol was developed. Collaborating with a research librarian, a systematic search strategy targeted peer-reviewed literature from databases such as PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, complemented by a thorough grey literature search. Titles and abstracts will be screened, followed by extracting bibliographic details and outcome information using a standardized framework. Subsequently, the results will be systematically summarized and presented in a structured tabular format (S1 Checklist).

Discussion

This scoping review promises an in-depth understanding of current research regarding the impact of community knowledge in malaria programmes. The identification of knowledge gaps and intervention needs serves as a valuable resource for malaria-affected countries. The profound implications of community knowledge underscore its pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness of prevention, control, and elimination efforts. Insights from this review will assist policymakers, empowering implementers and community leaders in designing effective interventions. This concerted effort aims to adeptly leverage community knowledge, thereby propelling progress toward the achievement of malaria elimination goals.
Building the media-active dojo in a post-secondary classroom in San Francisco
Authors: Kidd Dorothy
Published: July 2024

This article responds to questions posed by the ‘Community Communication and Alternative Media’ section for the 2023 Conference of International Association for Media and Communication Research. Reflecting on my practice and work with students in a university in the San Francisco Bay area, I propose that we update our pedagogical approach in light of the rise of digital platform capitalism and the changing global communications. Using a research approach akin to critical autoethnography, I tease together insights from Freirean popular education and autonomous Marxist composition. I propose a pedagogical approach that I call media-active dojo that uses the force of student’s own mediated practices within communicative capitalism as the centre of focus of inquiry and praxis. The teaching practices outlined ensure that alternative, community and social justice media are a key component of critical media literacy education.
‘So now, I had a secret life’: Understanding the queerness of Ratatouille
Authors: Evans Matthew
Published: July 2024

Remy’s character arc in Ratatouille follows his journey from rural secrecy to a celebrated urban openness, a narrative that I propose intrinsically parallels that of many queer adolescents. Through Remy’s alternative masculinity, and queer narrative tropes such as the ‘closet’, ‘coming out’ and an alternative gaze, Ratatouille codifies Remy’s otherness firmly within the realms of queerness. Given The Walt Disney Company’s recent fluctuant response to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, it is worth engaging with the comparison between Remy’s culinary otherness and contemporary cultural understandings of the queer male, so as to understand how Disney has recently managed to balance the tightrope between LGBT representation and conservatism. Through a deployment of studies on queer otherness, literary connotations of rats, and ‘food porn’, this article explores the ways in which a mass media conglomerate like Disney has subconsciously mobilized alternative sexuality and the stories of non-normative identities in recent history. In doing so, we see that Remy’s otherness is abundantly delineated as queer, though rid of its sociopolitical subtext in order to appeal to the largest possible audience.
Queer by numbers, or what is happening to popular discourses of LGBTQ+ media representation?
Authors: Payne Robert
Published: July 2024

This article examines recent popular discourse around LGBTQ+ media representation and argues that the discourse’s attitudes and assumptions reflect both an expanded understanding of gender and sexual diversity and a narrowed understanding of how media representation functions. First, a sample of recent popular journalism from three online publications targeted at LGBTQ+ readers (Attitude, Out and Têtu) is analysed. Findings show how the publications assume representation should be measured according to a progress narrative and quantitatively, among other reductive attitudes. Second, the article contextualizes these findings by outlining sociotechnical and economic conditions of the current media landscape, dominated by mega-franchises, streaming platforms and social media platforms, and argues that together these media forms are guided by twin imperatives – the proliferation of minor variations and the promise of consumer empowerment – which in turn help to condition viewers’ expectations for LGBTQ+ representation.
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson (2021)
Authors: Burger Alissa
Published: July 2024

Review of: Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson (2021)

New York: Hachette, 284 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-30687-435-2, h/bk, $29.00

ISBN 978-0-30687-436-9, e-book, $11.99
Normporn: Queer Audiences and the TV that Soothes Us, Karen Tongson (2023)
Authors: Collins Jennifer
Published: July 2024

Review of: Normporn: Queer Audiences and the TV that Soothes Us, Karen Tongson (2023)

New York: New York University Press, 211 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-47984-399-2, e-book, $19.95

ISBN 978-1-47984-651-1, p/bk, $19.95

ISBN 978-1-47984-192-9, h/bk, $89.00
A different side of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Tavares Lúcia , Vagos Paula , Xavier Ana
Published: July 2024

The present study investigated the nature and meaning of the experiences of older adults who lived through the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown periods in Portugal. Narrative Research was used to explore the lived stories of two community-resident female older adults, recruited through convenience sampling. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview and thematically analyzed. Participants’ testimonies revealed a somewhat positive experience and no overwhelming difficulties were expressed. A positive and close relationship with family and personality traits such as optimism and hope emerged as the main coping strategies and resources to overcome challenges. Participants’ stories also highlighted constructs still scarcely studied among older adults: acceptance, self-compassion, and event centrality. Our findings, therefore, highlight the importance of acknowledging the idiosyncrasies of this population, rather than envisioning them as a homogenous at-risk group. Future research should use qualitative methodologies to give voice to older adults with different life stories.
Storytelling Arendtiano
Authors: Portas Teresa
Published: July 2024

La crítica arendtiana a un punto arquimédico de conocimiento se muestra a lo largo de diversos trabajos de su producción teórica. La cuestión del método, no acometida de modo sistemático por Arendt, contribuye a dilucidar las líneas rectoras de una hermenéutica del "acontecimiento" alejada de categorías como la de ciencia, causalidad u objetividad. Su limitación de la noción de comprensión del acontecimiento frente a la explicación positivista nos puede dar pistas o pautas para llevar a cabo una reflexión que no eluda la contingencia y fragilidad del ámbito de la acción humana. La metodología arendtiana pone de manifiesto las trampas ideológicas de un conocimiento basado en la excesiva abstracción de sus conceptualizaciones y en una pretendida universalidad. Se pone de relieve la imposibilidad de un conocimiento histórico neutro. A través del relato se hace patente la auténtica naturaleza de lo real, su incompletitud y maleabilidad. Ningún relato agota las posibilidades de lo real, no existe en este punto ningún privilegio epistémico. Podemos establecer un paralelismo entre el método arendtiano y la idea de "comprensión situada" enarbolada por la Feminist Standpoint Theory y por aquellas hermenéuticas fundamentadas en la defensa de epistemologías parciales, situadas y contextuales.
Universidade e os Intelectuais em Dias de Desencanto
Authors: Boto Carlota
Published: July 2024

Este artigo visa discorrer sobre o lugar social das universidades, bem como sobre o papel dos intelectuais, tomando por base a revisão de bibliografia a propósito do tema. Nesse sentido, buscou-se metodologicamente averiguar diferentes perspectivas sobre o ofício universitário, com o fito de compreender aspectos importantes do objeto de estudo. Inicialmente, recorre-se à trajetória das universidades medievais, para nelas indagar qual era o conceito de professor universitário presente na época. Em seguida, o texto se debruçará sobre o papel dos intelectuais em nossos dias, sempre premido entre as tarefas da docência e da pesquisa.
Recensão ao livro "Pessoa, uma biografia"
Authors: Boavida João
Published: July 2024

Recensão ao livro Pessoa, uma biografia.
Zenith, R. (2022). Pessoa, uma biografia. Quetzal.
Education & Training in a Scottish Young Offender Prison
Authors: Holligan Christopher
Published: July 2024

In recent years, education and training as mechanisms for enabling criminal desistence or rehabilitation have gained prominence. The growth of human rights discourse has undoubtedly contributed to this situation whereby prisoners must be provided with opportunities to flourish and develop skills. Basing itself upon official documents (HMIPS, 2016, 2018a, 2018b, 2021) written by the Scottish Prison Inspectorate (SPS), this paper contributes, through a discourse analysis of these official public documents, insights into the education and training available in a Scottish young offenders’ prison. The four official sources cited illustrate a wider policy literature analysis of this field by the author of the reports published by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). The official sources are contextualised through an academic literature about this penal field of rehabilitative effort. In particular, Gresham Sykes’ “pains of imprisonment” concept and Ervine Goffman’s critical perspective about asylums draw our attention to the challenges impacting education and training in the prison setting.
Formação Profissional em Lazer no Contexto da Educação Profissional de Nível Médio no Brasil
Authors: Silva Adriano Gonçalves da , Baptista Maria Manuel Rocha Teixeira , Isayama Hélder Ferreira
Published: July 2024

Este estudo está relacionado à organização dos currículos dos cursos técnicos em lazer integrados ao Ensino Médio no Brasil e analisa o conteúdo e o contexto de produção dos documentos que os fundamentam. O objetivo foi analisar a forma como se apresentam institucionalmente os currículos, tanto nos referenciais nacionais quanto nos projetos pedagógicos. Como estratégia metodológica, desenvolvemos uma análise documental, a partir do exame das normas que orientam os currículos dos cursos técnicos no Brasil, assim como documentos institucionais relacionados aos cursos técnicos em lazer oferecidos de forma integrada. A formação em lazer, desde sua introdução no âmbito da educação profissional, vem dialogando com os discursos sobre trabalho, desenvolvimento social e mercado que circulam neste campo educacional. Além disso, os cursos técnicos em lazer integrados ao Ensino Médio apresentam possibilidades de diálogos com discursos sobre igualdade social, relacionamentos interpessoais, inclusão e direitos sociais.
Lazer e Educação
Authors: Alves Cathia , Lema Ricardo
Published: July 2024

Respeitando as dimensões territoriais e as especificidades culturais entre Brasil e Uruguai, esse texto, de cunho teórico e bibliográfico, se propõe a apresentar os cenários de como o Lazer e a Educação desenvolvem seus vínculos, relações e práticas nestes dois países latinos com diferentes realidades. Sabemos que o lazer tem em seu cerne uma ligação direta com o campo da educação, seja pela cultura, seja pela promoção de políticas de lazer ou pelo caráter educativo de suas vivências. Portanto, questionamos, qual cenário podemos enxergar entre lazer e educação no Brasil e no Uruguai? Identificamos que, ao pensar o Lazer como manifestação e dimensão da cultura, é implícito que suas práticas educam, divertem e desenvolvem. A América Latina tem um lazer associado aos povos nativos e originários, mas sofreu influências do processo de colonização e escravidão, o que resultou numa intensa miscigenação refletindo e alterando suas experiências e os vínculos com os processos educativos de forma latente, por representarem práticas culturais associadas a resistência e permanência dos modos de ser e fazer de um povo que sofre e luta para manutenção e resgate de suas identidades territoriais. Brasil e Uruguai sofreram diversas estratégias de governamentos em seus lazeres; no Uruguai parece existir uma metodologia em torno da recreação como forma de educar e controlar, principalmente os jovens e crianças. E no Brasil o lazer e educação estão associados a normatizações advindas de entidades e organizações internacionais. Portanto, é possível afirmar que ambos os países têm no lazer um dispositivo pedagógico e político, que nem sempre ecoa as práticas e experiências da cultura latina, mas sim imprime processos absorvidos de outros territórios de poder.
“A Ciência Pode Classificar Todos os Órgãos de um Sabiá, Mas Não Medir Seus Encantos”
Authors: Silva Kátia de Oliveira da , Ribas Luana de Melo
Published: July 2024

Com base na Teoria Histórico-Cultural, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar os processos imaginativos de uma criança com deficiência, em contexto educacional, a partir da contação de histórias e da relação com a pesquisadora/contadora. Considerando que a arte é uma ferramenta das emoções, e a literatura uma atividade criadora relevante na infância, torna-se fundamental ultrapassar o uso voltado da arte e da literatura para a apropriação de conteúdos didáticos, sem qualquer ligação com a fruição estética. Nesse sentido, observa-se o escanteamento dessa atividade, especialmente em relação às crianças com deficiência, para as quais o processo de imaginar é colocado como menos importante. Utilizou-se análise microgenética, em que foram feitas observações de momentos de contação de história entre a pesquisadora e uma criança com deficiência estudante do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública do Distrito Federal, no Brasil. Foi possível identificar a emergência da imaginação por meio da relação entre pesquisadora, literatura infantil e criança, tanto nos recontos, como em situações de criação. Evidencia-se que a atividade criadora impulsiona o desenvolvimento das crianças com deficiências.
Contando História
Authors: Rangel Fabiana Alvarenga
Published: July 2024

Este artigo se propõe a discutir a função de imaginação e a atividade criadora da criança cega em atividade de contação de história. O trabalho se fundamenta em estudos vigotskianos sobre a imaginação e a atividade criadora, configurando um estudo de caso, tendo por participante uma criança cega de seis anos de idade, matriculada em uma escola especializada na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, no ano de 2020. Os resultados apontam que os processos compensatórios, constituídos por ferramentas e técnicas especializadas, bem como a intervenção dada no processo instrucional, permitem que a criança cega participe dos mesmos mecanismos que orientam a atividade criadora de uma criança vidente.
Niveles Motivacionales Presentes en Aprendices de Español como Lengua Extranjera
Authors: Briceño Nuñez Chess Emmanuel
Published: July 2024

Este documento presenta un estudio centrado en los niveles motivacionales en aprendices de español como lengua extranjera. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 200 participantes, nativos de la República Federativa de Brasil (São Paulo), con edades comprendidas entre los 14 y 24 años, todos ellos estudiantes de español como lengua extranjera. A fin de determinar los niveles motivacionales, se aplicó una versión del Test de Actitud/Motivación (AMTB Attitude/Motivation Test Battery), diseñado por Gardner (1985). Por su naturaleza, la investigación es de carácter no experimental, con un diseño transeccional, que permitiese tener un alcance descriptivo. Los resultados demuestran que los estudiantes se encuentran altamente motivados al aprendizaje del español, y que su actitud hacia factores específicos (psicoemocional, instruccional, de percepción cultural, social y formativa) asociados con la motivación en el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera es favorable.
Forex Market Analysis Using Deep Learning Approaches
Authors: Reddy Kalluri Ram Rohith , Raja Kankanala Kowsick , Subham P , Mohapatra Puspanjali
Published: July 2024

This paper compares the effectiveness of various deep learning models which includes LSTM (Long-Short Term Memory) and GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) models. These models use three exchange currency pairs named Euro to US Dollar, British Pound to US Dollar, and Indian Rupee to Japanese Yen for the purpose of training and performance comparison. The analysis is conducted daily according to time zones. Mean Square Error (MSE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) performance measures are used to compare different models. According to the observations, the GRU model outperformed the LSTM model in the majority of datasets.
THE STUDY OF DYNAMIZATION PATTERNS OF THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MANAGERIAL WORKERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Zakharov Svyatoslav ,   ral State University of Economics, Korkina Tatiana ,   South Ural State University
Published: July 2024

The functioning of industrial enterprises is characterized by an increase in the share of manage-rial workers, an increase in the rate of their turnover against the background of a low rate of labor productivity growth, which indicates that there is a significant gap between the actual and required performance results of this category of personnel. In these circumstances, the task of finding and forming scientific and methodologi-cal tools that allow increasing the pace of transformation of the labor activity of managerial employees in ac-cordance with the changing realities of the market becomes urgent. The object of the study is managerial em-ployees of industrial enterprises as subjects of the labor market. The subject of the study is the patterns of dynamization of the competitiveness of managerial workers at industrial enterprises. The paper aims to identify and describe the patterns of dynamization of the competitiveness of managerial workers at industrial enterpris-es, accounting for which allows us to assess the adequacy of actions to manage the development of this catego-ry of personnel and determine the most rational ways to improve their competitive positions. To achieve the goal, the study employed the methods of system and structural-functional analysis, expert assessments, statisti-cal analysis, sociological surveys, photochronometric observations. The hypothesis of the study is that the level of development of the managerial potential of the employee and the correspondence of the internal environment of the enterprise to the external environment predetermine the social and economic results of managerial work-ers and are relevant factors of their competitiveness. The hypothesis was tested on the information data of in-dustrial enterprises belonging to the mining companies SUEK and EVRAZ. The main result of the work was the confirmation of the determinism of the competitive advantages of managerial workers by the state of the social and economic components of their activities, as well as the adequacy of the structure of labor activity to trends in the labor market.
THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF ECONOMIC ZONES: REPLICATION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Authors: Karetnikova Tatyana ,   South Ural State University, Surova Tatyana ,   South Ural State University
Published: July 2024

The study focuses on the process of managing economic zones for the development of territories. The purpose of the work is to analyze the current management model of economic zones of different types using the example of two developing countries – China and Myanmar. As a hypothesis, the article puts for-ward the position that the formation of management bodies of economic zones and the distribution of regu-latory functions between them is one of the prerequisites for ensuring a competitive management model. The study revealed that the attractiveness of the Chinese institutional model of economic zones for the de-velopment of territories is based on a clear division of strategic and operational tasks between existing insti-tutions, granting broad powers to local authorities in the management of economic zones. The importance of the regulatory mechanism is manifested as a designed system for planning, stimulating, monitoring in-vestment attraction, organizing the provision of services to residents of the zone, implementing a variable approach to the formation of economic zone regimes in accordance with the interests of territorial recipients of economic benefits from the operation of the zone. Success in achieving the goals of implementing pro-grams for the development of economic zones of various types requires the creation of adequate mecha-nisms for the coordination of counterparties, the formation of regulatory norms and implementation tools adapted to the level of development and economic advantages. The article uses systemic and institutional-evolutionary methodology, methods of analysis, synthesis, and comparative analysis. The proposed conclusions can be used in the construction of institutional models within the framework of the implementation of programs for the development of economic zones in the Russian Federation.
Economic Situation in the Far Eastern Federal District in 2023
Authors: Prokapalo Olga ,   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS, Bardal Anna , Isaev Artyom , Mazitova Marina ,   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS,   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS,   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS
Published: July 2024

The article analyzes the socio-economic situation in the Far Eastern Federal District in 2023 by main types of economic activities and territorial-administrative regions on the basis of operational statistical, analytical, and expert information. The issues of functioning of the real sector of the economy, social sphere, foreign economic activity in the context of continuing sanctions pressure are considered. It is noted that the instability and inconsistency of development trends in certain sectors of the economy remain. The index of output of basic types of economic activities demonstrates positive dynamics with a growth rate above the level of 2022. Investment activity remained at a high level despite the existing shock restrictions. A large increase in investment in fixed assets is associated with the implementation of the largest, including export-oriented, projects in the field of oil and gas chemistry, mining, reconstruction of transport and logistics infrastructure due to the new geography of trade interactions. The overall growth of industrial output was mainly due to the increase in hydrocarbon production in the Sakhalin Oblast’ and a significant increase in fish haul in the Kamchatka Krai. The construction sector demonstrates the greatest resistance to external shocks, with positive dynamics for the second year in a row due to, among other things, the expansion of housing construction. Freight transportation by all types of transport in the Far Eastern Federal District, with the exception of road transport, had positive dynamics. The issue that persisted was that of the deficit of carrying capacity of the Eastern polygon of railroads. Foreign trade was characterized by an increase in the physical volumes of exports and imports. One of the factors of economic growth was the expansion of consumer demand under the conditions of growth of real incomes of the population and declining inflation rate. Against this backdrop, there are numerous negative factors that may become serious obstacles to further growth: the inflation rate remains ahead of the economic growth dynamics; the number of workers, including highly skilled ones, decreases; the population continues to decline due to both natural loss and migration outflow
Görme Yetersizliği Olan Bireylerle İlgili Farklı Paydaşların Braille Yazı Öğretimine Yönelik Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ASLAN CEM , Kalaylı Mehmet Emin , Doğuş Mustafa , UYAR Derya
Published: July 2024

Bu araştırmada görme yetersizliği olan bireylerle ilgili farklı paydaşların braille yazısının öğretimine yönelik görüşlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgubilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Görme yetersizliği olan çocuğa sahip yedi aile, görme yetersizliği olan bireylerin eğitimi alanında çalışan yedi akademisyen, görme yetersizliği olan öğrenciye sahip yedi öğretmen ve görme yetersizliği olan öğrencilerle çalışan yedi öğretmen adayı araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Paydaşların braille yazı öğretimine ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler, katılımcılarla yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Bu kapsamda dört farklı tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Katılımcıların neredeyse tamamı, görme yetersizliği bulunmayan bireylerin braille yazısını öğrenmesi gerektiğini, yarısı ise braille bilen öğretmenlerin sınırlı sayıda olduğunu belirtmiştir. Katılımcılar, braille yazısını öğrenmenin akademik ortamda destek olma, etkin öğretim ortamı sunma, meslekî gelişim ve ortak çalışma yapabilme açısından katkıları olduğunu belirtirken, braille yazının kendi karmaşıklığının ve doğasının büyük bir zorluk oluşturduğunu da etmiştir.
Okul Müdürleri ve Öğretmenlere Göre Öğretmenlik Mesleğindeki Monotonluk: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma
Authors: Aydoğan İsmail , İHTİYAROĞLU Neslin , AYDİLEK Sevcan
Published: July 2024

Bu araştırmada, okul müdürü ve öğretmenlerin monotonluk algısını karşılaştırmalı olarak ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışma, nitel bir araştırma olup, 2022-2023 yıllarında Kırıkkale ilinde görev yapan ve ölçüt örnekleme yoluyla seçilen 15 öğretmen ve 15 müdür ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan soruların yer aldığı yarı yapılandırmış görüşme formuyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, okul müdürü ve öğretmenler monotonluğu tanımlarken benzer görüşler ifade etmişlerdir. Bu görüşler, benzer döngü, mesleki açıdan ve kişisel açıdan alt temaları altında toplanmıştır. Buna karşın, okul müdürleri monotonluğu tükenmişlik olarak algılarken; öğretmenler bunu bir durağanlık hali olarak görmektedir. Katılımcılar, monotonluğun altında yatan nedenler konusunda benzer bakış açılarını paylaşmaktadır; bu nedenler arasında öğretmenlerle, müfredatla ve yönetimle ilgili faktörler yer almaktadır. Okul müdürleri ve öğretmenler arasındaki farklılaşmalarda bir diğer ayrım ise okul müdürlerinin, monotonluğun nedenlerinin sosyal ve ekonomik etmenler olduğuna inanırken; öğretmenlerin paydaşlarla ilgili etmenler olduğunu düşünmeleridir. Okul müdürleri, monotonluğun önlenmesine ekonomik açıdan yaklaşırken, öğretmenler maddi boyutunu dikkate almadıklarını ifade etmişlerdir.
Determinant factors of obesity in urban and rural studies on adolescents in Banten Province, Indonesia
Authors: Perdanawati Mia , Nugraheni Sri Achadi , Syauqy Ahmad , Noer Etika Ratna , Muniroh Muflihatul
Published: July 2024

Background: The prevalence of obesity which continues to grow in children and adolescents is a concern since it increases degenerative disease risk. Obesity is not only a problem in urban areas, but it is also growing in rural areas.Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of obesity in adolescents in rural and urban areas in Banten Province.Materials and Methods: This research design used a case-control method with a purposive sampling technique. The sample in the study consisted of 160 adolescent subjects from 2 different schools. Each school representing 40 case samples that were adolescents with obesity and control adolescents with a normal body mass index. This study was conducted at one school in Cilegon City to represent the urban sample and one school in Pandeglang Regency to represent the rural sample. For each sample, body weight and height were measured, filling out the SQ-FFQ, International Physical Activity Questioner (IPAQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and DASS-42 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) questionnaires. Data regarding the results of air quality monitoring which includes data (PM10, SO2 O3 and NO2) was obtained from the Environmental Service. Meanwhile, data were analyzed by using Chi-Square and logistic regression.Results: The determinants of obesity in adolescents in rural were protein intake more than RDA (p=0.003 OR=9.948), low physical activity (P=0.005 OR=22.094), high of  SO2 exposure (P=0.005 OR=19.817) and bad sleep quality (P=0.007 OR=8.901) while adolescents in urban were protein intake more than RDA  (p=0.001 OR=21.570), bad sleep quality (p=0.002 OR=16.550), high stress level (p=0.006 OR=15.922) and carbohydrate intake more than RDA  (p=0.072 OR=5.044).Conclusion: Protein intake is the biggest determinant of the incidence of obesity in adolescents both in rural and urban areas.
Effects of ageing on protein metabolism and requirement
Authors: PATUREAU MIRAND P. , ARNAL Marie Agnes , MALMEZAT T. , MOSONI L.
Published: July 2024

Some effects of ageing on protein metabolism can be detected at the molecular levels. At the whole body levels, there is a loss of lean body mass resulting mainly from a loss of muscle protein. The causes of such a loss are difficult to determine in a basal state since the effects of the molecular alterations on protein synthesis and degradation rates are rarely detected at the tissue or whole body levels. In contrast, ageing affects the control protein metabolism by hormones, exercise and nutrients and the muscle atrophy could be linked more directly to those alterations. The decrease of protein anabolism efficiency suggests that protein requirements in the elderly are as high as those of young adults.
The influence of soil (pH) reaction on nematode population in soil
Authors: UREK Gregor
Published: July 2024

Nematopopulation in the soil is statistically significantly affected by different soil reactions. In the experiments that were conducted it was found out that a rather acid soil was more suitable for P. crenatus and phytophagous nematodes used in the experiment while less acid or neutral soil was preferred by bacteriovorous nematodes. Nematode populations in soil were also influenced by soil type.
Screening of aromatic secondary metabolites and glycoalcaloids in two pvyntn - infected potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Authors: BARIČEVIČ Dea , SIMONOVSKA Breda , KRAŠNA Adolf , ZUPANČIČ Alenka
Published: July 2024

Secondary metabolites fingerprint screening procedure showed, that potato cultivars ’Saskia’ and ‘Santé’ significantly differed in their respond to PVYNTN virus inoculation/infection of plant material. A typical chemical profile (with characteristic "virus peaks") was observed in virus - sensitive ’Saskia’ but not in virus tolerant ’Santé’ plant extracts. Low temperature stress (4 °C) caused a reduction in growth of both cultivars and typical "low temperature" chromatograms with polar aromatic secondary metabolites. Exogenous abscisic acid (ABA), when applied at low temperature, in both cultivars influenced a further growth decrease, but diminished "low temperature signals" of fingerprint profile. When applied to control plants at 18 °C, ABA lost its growth inhibitory effect, although fingerprint "ABA signal" was clearly visible. Results of TLC semiquantitive determination of potato glycoalkaloids show, that a-chaconin may vary depending on temperature stress or ABA spraying of plant material. Cv. ’Saskia’ responds to low temperature with significantly raise of a-chaconin content in plant tissue (32.0 mg/100g fresh weight, fw) when compared with samples grown at normal temperature (17.0 mg/100g fw). PVYNTN infection did not affect the contents of a-chaconin (19.0 mg/100 g fw) in leaves of cv.’Saskia’, when compared with noninfected samples (17.0 mg/100 g fw). The content of a-solanin in leaves extracts was generally low (in case of virus infected material under the detection limit of 7.5 mg/100g fw). Results of the study indicate that, from a biochemical point of view, infection with PVYNTN virus can be considered as a specific stress reaction of virus - sensitive cultivars.
Rearing of the common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, in the laboratory
Authors: MILEVOJ Lea
Published: July 2024

A method for succesive rearing of the common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, on adult food consisting of milk, eggs, fruit, sugar, yeast in the form of small grains and wheat germ stuffing 'Kalčko' was established. For the first time the common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, was reared in this way on improved artificial food described in the study, which contains wheat germ stuffing 'Kalčko'. Larvae were reared on green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulz. A test of the efficiency of Chrysoperla carnea of the green peach aphid on hydroponically grown peppers was done. Reproduction of the common lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, was successful under laboratory conditions. The artificial diet specially prepared for the purpose had a favourable effect on the fecundity of females. The larvae developed well when they were fed on the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulz. Because an abundant supply of aphids was provided and additional obstacles were used so that the larvae did not find one another, cannibalism was reduced. Natural mortality of subjects during reproduction time was moderate. The application of eggs of Chrysoperla carnea attached to cotton gauze is an appropriate method for target introduction into greenhouses on a smaller scale.
The interest of the inhabitants of Škocjan caves regional park in farming activity
Authors: ŽNIDARČIČ Dragan
Published: July 2024

In the Škocjan caves Regional Park, which is situated in south-western Slovenia in the central Karst region, 65 people (on 18 March 1998) live in 3 villages. According to the survey of 25 households it was found that 11 households own agricultural land. 9 of them have stopped cultivating their land. 22 of these surveyed, however, expressed interest in farming as a supplementary activity. 20 households would start processing activity that would be only a type of supplementary activity, and 10 of these surveyed would process farming produce occasionally. 10 households would sell their produce by means of direct sales. The SWOT analysis showed that the strengths and opportunities for farming in the Park essentially prevail over weaknesses and threats.
Quantity and quality of red beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris) influenced by cultivation method and nitrogen fertilization
Authors: ČERNE Mihaela , UGRINOVIĆ Kristina , BRIŠKI Lojze , KMECL Veronika
Published: July 2024

In a two-year investigation conducted in Jablje the highest yield of red beet roots was obtained at transplanting and fertilization with 150 to 200 kg/ha of nitrogen. Lower yield was reached at direct sowing and fertilization with 200 to 250 kg/ha of nitrogen. At this level of yield the nitrate content in the red beet roots did not exceed the allowed quantity of 3000 mg/kg, which was the case at the fertilization with 300 and 350 kg/ha of nitrogen. There was up to 7 times more nitrate in the leaf petiole than in the leaf lamina or in an undeveloped leaf; therefore, leaf petiole is the right part of the plant to determine the status of its nitrogen nutrition. Fertilization with more than 200 kg/ha N can pollute the underground water with nitrates due to their washing out.
Vpliv morfologije cvetov na oploditev in pridelek pri vinski trti (Vitis vinifera L. cv. 'Pikolit')
Authors: RUSJAN Denis , KOROŠEC-KORUZA Zora , TOMAŽIČ Irma
Published: July 2024

Vitis vinifera L. cv. 'Pikolit' is a white grapevine variety, which production is generally very unstable and very poor. The vine express flower-shedding, which can be explained by several causes: physiological, pathological, genetic, ecological and nutritional. Flower-shedding has been studied at collection vineyard of Dobrovo in Goriška Brda. The variable studied was the impact of a different distance of cv. 'Pikolit' from a plantation of pollination vine cv. 'Rebula' on the quality and quantity of the crop. The grapevines have been devided into four groups; A (grapevines near pollinator), B (control grapevines), C (grapevines with isolation flowers) and pollinator group cv. 'Rebula'. The proximity of the pollination vine showed to be in direct correlation with the quality and quantity of cv. 'Pikolit' crop. The cause for this phenomena is a morfological one as cv. 'Pikolit' has functional female flower, which disable autofertilisation. Furthermore, the pollen itself is not fertile.
Classification of grapevine cultivars using Kirlian camera and machine learning
Authors: SKOČAJ Danijel , KONONENKO Igor , TOMAŽIČ Irma , KOROŠEC-KORUZA Zora
Published: July 2024

The aim of the study was to verify whether Kirlian camera could be used to describe grapevines and if the berry bioelectric field is influenced by disease. With Kirlian camera we measured bioelectric fields of grape berries. To complete the measurements we described acquired coronas of the berries with numerical parameters and used machine learning algorithms to classify grapevine cultivars. We tested this method on eight grapevine cultivars, performing different tests. The results show that coronas of grapevine berries contain useful information about cultivar and their sanitary status.
Razvoj kmetijskega šolstva na slovenskem. Prva šola in pouk kmetijstva na liceju
Authors: ADAMIČ France
Published: July 2024

General review of history of agricultural education in Slovenia is given. First agricultural school was established in Ljubljana in 1771.
Optimisation of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of hop wilt (Verticillium alboatrum and Verticillium dahliae)
Authors: RADIŠEK Sebastjan , JAKŠE Jernej , JAVORNIK Branka
Published: July 2024

Hop wilt causes traheomycotic fungi Verticillium alboatrum Reinke & Berthold and Verticillium dahliae Klebahn. On hop, the disease appears in mild and lethal forms, depending on the virulence of isolates, sensitivity of cultivars and ecological factors. Identification of the disease and its pathotypes is important for suitable phytosanitary measures and disease resistance breeding. Methods in traditional detection and diagnosis are usually lengthy and laborious, which could be improved and supplemented by molecular methods. This paper presents a modification of the AFLP method suitable for analysis of Verticillium species. By means of such AFLP, we were able to distinguish the two Verticillium species and found polymorphisms between mild and lethal forms of Verticillium alboatrum from hop.
Speciation of lead, zinc and cadmium in contaminated soils from Mežica valley
Authors: LEŠTAN Domen , GRČMAN Helena
Published: July 2024

A knowledge of the total amount of heavy metals in soil is not enough to assess the environmental impact and decide on suitability of polluted soils for agronomic use. Six-step sequential extraction procedure was used to determine the distribution of Pb, Zn and Cd among various fractions of soils from six locations in Mežica valley. Phyto-available heavy metals: water soluble heavy metal species and fraction exchangeable from colloids to soil solution, accounted in average for 0.23-1.14% of Pb, 0.36-3.88% of Zn and 0-8.2% of Cd. The majority of heavy metal species was found to reside in non phyto-available carbonate fraction, fraction bound to Fe and Mn oxides, fraction bound to organic matter and residual fraction. Among soils tested the significant variations in distribution of heavy metals among different soil fractions were observed, presumably due to differences in soils characteristics.
Kakšna bo klima 21. stoletja?
Authors: KAJFEŽ-BOGATAJ Lučka
Published: July 2024

Human activity has perturbed the Earth's energy balance by altering the properties of the atmosphere and the surface. Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations are expected to have significant impacts on the world's climate on a timescale of decades to centuries. Evidence from long-term monitoring studies is now accumulating and suggests that the climate of the past few decades is anomalous compared with past climate variation. Global mean surface temperatures have increased for more than 0.6°C since the late 19th century. The 20th century has been anomalously warm, with the 1990s the warmest decade and 1998 the warmest year this millennium. In Slovenia average air temperature has increased by 1± 0.6 °C in the last 50 years. Climate models predict that the mean annual global surface temperature will increase 1.5–6°C by 2100, with warming more pronounced at higher latitudes. Relatively greater increases are expected in winter than in summer. All climate models predict an increase in global mean precipitation, but some regions might get drier. Forecasts of climate change are inevitably uncertain, especially multi decadal forecasts and regional climate change predictions.
Obstoječa in bodoča tehnična zakonodaja na področju kmetijske tehnike v Sloveniji
Authors: BERNIK Rajko
Published: July 2024

Legislation, standardization and various bodies employed to evaluate the products' conformity to regulations and standards are the key elements in the quality system. The Phyto-pharmaceutical Products Act is one of the most important laws in the spheres of environmental and man’s health protection. The Rome Contract defines the rules for the internal market where the goods, capital and services can move freely from one Member State to another. A special attention is drawn to the area of motor vehicles.
After the first record of Microcephalothrips abdominalis (Crawford) in Slovenia: presentation of the species and evaluation of its potential economic importance
Authors: TRDAN Stanislav
Published: July 2024

In August 2001 Microcephalothrips abdominalis (Crawford) was first recorded in Slovenia. The large numbers of imagoes were found in the flowers of whiteflowering dahlia (Dahlia spp.) in vicinity of Nova Gorica. The plants were grown outdoors, so it can be assumed, that introduction of the species took place some time ago and it was not detected only because of inadequate monitoring. Among European states where this species appear, the climate in Slovenia is most severe. Most of the thrips hosts come from the Asteraceae family, but composite thrips have economic significance only as a vector of tobacco streak virus, which belongs to Ilarvirus group. Virus infects not only the composite plants, but also many other hosts and is also transmitted by some other thrips, like Thrips tabaci Lindeman. This article presents the species, describes its systematic classification, geographical distribution, hosts, bionomics of the thrips and evaluates its potential direct and indirect damage on cultivated plants.