bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Artistic Energy of the Performers in the Mirror of Their Repertoire Preferences
Authors:   Special Piano Department, Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Email: pianokisa@gmail.com., Chernyavska Mаrianna , Ivanova Iryna ,   Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Music History, Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Еmail: ivanova.i.l.hnum@gmail.com., Timofeyeva Kira ,   Special Piano Department, Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Email: k.timofeieva@gmail.com., Syriatska Tetiana ,   Special Piano Department, Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Email: stethr69@gmail.com., Mits Oksana ,   Department of Chamber Ensemble, Kharkiv I. P Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts. Еmail: ksenamits@gmail.com.
Published: August 2023

"The problem field of this article consists of learning the essence of the phenomenon of artistic energy and understanding the performing repertoire as one of the ways of its objectification. Each component of the specified subject of study has its own problem, which is also subject to development. The choice of the proposed subject of scientific cognition is motivated by the desire to understand the phenomenon of the subject of performing interpretative activity. An important factor in its study is the disclosure of the artistic properties of the pianist’s personality, which contributes to the establishment of contact between the concert performer and the listening audience. A little-studied aspect of the analytical consideration of artistic energy remains the question of methods of its objectification, which is the subject of the proposed article. It is stipulated by the perspective of the direction of modern musicology related to the scientific development of the performing repertoire. The location of the selected research subject at the intersection of the named scientific contexts is designed to understand the various properties of the subject of the performing activity as a component of a single system. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to substantiate the idea of the performers’ repertoire preferences as a reflection of their artistic energy. Keywords: pianist-performer, artistic energy, piano repertoire, interpretation, performing style."
Edward Macdowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in the Context of the Establishment of the American Branch of the Genre
Authors:   Department of History of Music, The Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: antonova.elenagrig@gmail.com., Antonova Olena
Published: August 2023

"Research attention in the article is directed to the initial stage of the formation of the American piano concerto, which is represented by two works of Edward MacDowell. Written during the young composer’s stay in Germany, they are firmly based on the traditions of European music and demonstrate mastery of genre models that had formed in the works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, as well as MacDowell’s teacher – Joachim Raff. The article analyzes the compositional and thematic organization of Piano Concerto No. 2, traces the figurative and stylistic origins of this music, as well as highlights the ratio of instrumental parts and methods of soloing. It was concluded that, in contrast to the First Concerto, where a generalized virtual model of a romantic concerto acts as a reference point for the composer, in the Second one, there is a tangible desire for an individualized reproduction of the interesting findings of the predecessors and advancement along the path of searching for one’s own approach to the embodiment of the genre. Keywords: musical culture of the USA, Edward MacDowell’s creativity, genre models, instrumental concert, European traditions. "
Gunnar Thompson. American Discovery, The Real Story. Seattle, WA: Argonauts Misty Isles Press, 1992. xx+396 pp.
Authors: Maeth Ch. Russell
Published: August 2023

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Edwin G. Pulleyblank. Lexicon of Reconstructed Pronunciation in Early Middle Chinese, Late Middle Chinese and Early Mandarin. Vancouver: UCB Press, 1991. VII+ 488 pp.
Authors: Maeth Ch. Russell
Published: August 2023

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Wen-lu Li y Sung Hsü-lien (comps.). Ku tai ai ch'ing shih tz'u chien shang tz'u tien (Diccionario para la apreciación de la poesía amorosa de las épocas antiguas). Mukden, 1990. 19+1286 pp.
Authors: Maeth Ch. Russell
Published: August 2023

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Maestría en estudios de Asia y Africa. Septiembre de 1994 - julio de 1997
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Published: August 2023

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IoT- Based Smart Security System Using Infrared Sensor as Motion Detector
Authors: Ariwibowo Muhamad Riyad , Juhaeriyah Juju , Nugroho Edo Agung , Mutaqim Rendi
Published: August 2023

Today’s security system requires the support of new technology to make it easier to monitor remotely and maintain valuables stored at home in real time. Internet of things technology has now been widely developed with various types of electronic components applied. So, from these problems providing innovation with the development of a remote security system applied to the FC-51 infrared sensor and ESP8266 as it’s control. The infrared sensor receives input signals in the form of objects detected and received by ESP8266 to be sent information to the server to be notified of messages from the Blynk platform to mobile devices. The results of this study prove, that the smart security system with IoT – based infrared sensor is able to detect the optimal distance obtained < 30cm and the shape of different objects determines the level of accuracy of the sensor.
An In-Depth Analysis of Smart Service Systems: Exploring Concepts and Overcoming Challenges
Authors: Prasetya Angga , Wibawa Rusman , Riche Paranita
Published: August 2023

This comprehensive survey delves into the realm of Smart Service Systems, aiming to provide an in-depth analysis of its fundamental concepts and address the challenges faced in its implementation. Smart Service Systems represent a transformative paradigm that leverages cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and cloud computing, to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and personalization of service delivery. The paper explores the key components and underlying principles that form the backbone of these systems, shedding light on their potential applications and benefits across various domains. However, the realization of Smart Service Systems comes with a set of formidable challenges that need to be tackled. These challenges encompass technical, ethical, legal, and societal aspects, among others. By examining and understanding these obstacles, the paper aims to propose potential strategies and solutions to overcome them. The analysis is further enriched with case studies and real-world examples to provide valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. In conclusion, this survey serves as a comprehensive resource for the exploration of Smart Service Systems, illuminating the path towards harnessing their full potential while addressing the complexities they present. It is hoped that this work will inspire further research and foster advancements in this burgeoning field, ultimately leading to the widespread adoption and integration of intelligent service systems for a more efficient and sustainable future.
Modeling the trajectory of CD4 cell count and its effect on the risk of AIDS progression and TB infection among HIV-infected patients using a joint model of competing risks and longitudinal ordinal data
Authors: Alafchi Behnaz , Mahjub Hossein , Tapak Leili , Poorolajal Jalal , Roshanaei Ghodratollah
Published: August 2023

Background: This study was conducted to better understand the influence of prognostic factors and the trend of CD4 cell count on the risk of progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis (TB) infection among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a developing country. 

Methods: The information of 1530 HIV-infected patients admitted in Behavioral Diseases Counseling Centers, Tehran, Iran, (2004-2014) was analyzed in this study. A joint model of ordinal longitudinal outcome and competing events is used to model longitudinal measurements of CD4 cell count and the risk of TB-infection and AIDS-progression among HIV patients, simultaneously. 

Results: The results revealed that the trend of CD4 cell count had a significant association with the risk of TB-infection and AIDS-progression (p<0.001). Higher ages (p<0.001), the history of being in prison (p=0.013), receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) (p<0.001) and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) (p<0.001) were associated with the positive trend of CD4 cell count. Higher ages were also associated with higher risks of TB (p<0.001) and AIDS-progression (p<0.001). Furthermore, ART (p=.0009) and IPT (p<0.001) were associated with a lower risk of TB-infection. In addition, ART (p<0.001) was associated with a lower risk of AIDS-progression. Moreover, individuals being imprisoned (p=0.001) and abusing alcohol (p=0.012) were more likely to have TB-co-infection. 

Conclusions: The used joint model provided a flexible framework for simultaneous studying of the effects of covariates on the level of CD4 cell count and the risk of progression to TB and AIDS. This model also assessed the effect of CD4 trajectory on the hazards of competing events.
The Economic Burden of Multiple Myeloma. Definition of a Model for Forecasting Patients’ Costs
Authors: Corso Alessandro , Corso Daniele , Mangiacavalli Silvia , Cartia Claudio , Ganzetti Maya , Cocito Federica , Ferretti Virginia Valeria , Di Novi Cinzia , Arcaini Luca
Published: August 2023

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate healthcare costs in a single-centre population of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), in an attempt to develop a model for forecasting costs.

Methods: A cohort of 387 MM patients, diagnosed at Policlinico San Matteo (Pavia, Italy), between 2002 and 2014, was analysed grouping patients into those eligible (n=223) or not eligible (n=164) for transplantation. After descriptive statistics, the benchmark model - Ordinary Least Squares - and different variations of the Generalized Linear Model were adopted.

Results: The average total cost per patient was around €28,500 for patients not eligible for transplantation and around €87,000 for the eligible ones. The difference in marginal costs for transplant-eligible patients was probably due to higher costs for hospitalisation and the costs of the transplant procedure itself. The analysis highlighted four determinants useful for building a model to forecast expenditure: age, bortezomib use, lenalidomide use, and number of lines of therapies. The two most important determinants of expenditure were use of the novel agents and the total number of lines of therapy, which reflects a higher number of doses and a greater need for accesses to hospital.

Conclusion: In conclusion, using a Generalized Linear Model, we identified four determinants in our cohort which were useful for building a model to predict expenditure for MM patients. Although the analysis was performed in a particular setting in a single hospital, the model could be applied to any scenario of patients.
Bayesian modeling of clustered competing risks survival times with spatial random effects
Authors: Momenyan Somayeh , Kavousi Amir , Baghfalaki Taban , Poorolajal Jalal
Published: August 2023

n some studies, survival data are arranged spatially such as geographical regions. Incorporating spatial associationin these data not only can increase the accuracy and efficiency of the parameter estimation, but it also investigatesthe spatial patterns of survivorship. In this paper, we considered a Bayesian hierarchical survival model in thesetting of competing risks for the spatially clustered HIV/AIDS data. In this model, a Weibull Parametric distributionwith the spatial random effects in the form of county-failure type-level was used. A multivariate intrinsic conditionalautoregressive (MCAR) distribution was employed to model the areal spatial random effects. Comparison amongcompeting models was performed by the deviance information criterion and log pseudo-marginal likelihood. Weillustrated the gains of our model through the simulation studies and application to the HIV/AIDS data.
Anti-HPV vaccination in women treated for HPV-related lesions: effective vaccination strategy for achieving HPV-related diseases control
Authors: Calabrò Giovanna Elisa , Carini Elettra , Basile Michele , Bonanni Paolo , De Vincenzo Rosa , Ghelardi Alessandro , Tafuri Silvio , Conversano Michele , Favaretti Carlo , Cicchetti Americo
Published: August 2023

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is able to reduce the risk of relapse in women undergoing surgery for HPVrelated lesions. The surgical treatment of these lesions can correlate with a greater risk of preterm parts. The extension of the recommendation of HPV vaccination to patients treated for a previous HPV-related lesion would entail a lower expense for the Health System. Therefore, an increase in the use of HPV vaccination is desirable also in this target population as well as the implementation of a care pathway dedicated to women treated for HPV lesions that includes vaccination in the prevention activities of relapses.
An Italian survey on the attitudes and beliefs of public health professionals towards mandatory vaccination: a pilot stud
Authors: Pitini Erica , Rosso Annalisa , Massimi Azzurra , Baccolini Valentina , De Vito Corrado , Marzuillo Carolina , Villari Paolo
Published: August 2023

Background: This pilot study aimed to test a questionnaire developed to assess the attitudes and beliefs of Italian public health professionals towards mandatory vaccination for school-aged children.

Methods: The online questionnaire was administered to members of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s alpha.

Results: Fifty-two people answered the questionnaire: 90.4% were in favour of mandatory vaccination. Overall, the alpha score was above the cut-off value of 0.70.

Conclusion: The questionnaire has proved a valid tool for assessing the attitudes and beliefs of Italian public health professionals towards mandatory vaccination.
Distribution of West Nile virus cases in horses reveals different spatiotemporal patterns in eastern and western Canada
Authors: Levasseur Antoine , Arsenault Julie , Paré Julie
Published: August 2023

OBJECTIVE

West Nile virus (WNV) became notifiable in horses in 2003 in Canada and has been reported every year since. The objective of this study was to describe the spatiotemporal distribution of WNV in horses between 2003 and 2020 in Canada.

ANIMALS

The 848 symptomatic and laboratory-confirmed WNV cases in horses reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency between 2003 and 2020.

METHODS

Canada was divided into eastern and western regions for analysis. For each case, location and date of notification were captured. Triennial maps were made to describe the spatiotemporal distribution and expansion of reported cases. The association between year and latitude of cases was investigated with simple linear regressions, and space-time clusters were detected with a permutation scan test.

RESULTS

Most of the western region showed an extended distribution of WNV cases from 2003 to 2005 and a high recurrence of cases at the census division level. In the eastern region, the expansion of cases was gradual, with new infected census divisions mostly contiguous to previous ones. There was no association between year and latitude of cases. Six spatiotemporal clusters were detected.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

This study confirmed the endemicity of WNV in parts of both regions with local peaks in risk varying in time. Prevention and control efforts should focus on previously infected areas based on the spatiotemporal regional distribution patterns. Incursions of WNV to new areas should also be anticipated. These findings could also contribute to enhancing monitoring and prevention of WNV infections in an integrated surveillance system.
Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Virtual Teaching
Authors: Krystalli Pinelopi
Published: August 2023

Following the first Covid-19 cases in Greece, the Ministry of Education decided to close all educational institutions on 10 March 2020. On 12 March, the Chancellor of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where the author currently teaches, urged the academic community to create virtual classrooms and begin distance learning. The purpose of this contribution is to investigate undergraduate students’ perceptions of virtual classrooms and distance learning. To this end, a qualitative research was conducted, including 50, third year undergraduate students of the Department of French Language and Literature. Students’ perceptions, were investigated through a mini-interview. Responses were recorded, transcribed and categorised according to specific criteria. Students compared in-person and distance lessons, referred to the pros and cons of both types of teaching to support their arguments focusing on the content of the lecture or seminar, the type of activities as well as the lecturers’ ability to use technology. Finally, in this paper a section of lessons learned from the teacher’s point of view are included.
Europe’s Economic Crisis: Re - Clustering European Economies
Authors: Kargas Antonios D. , Kiriakidis Michail , Zacharakis Evangelos , Varoutas Dimitrios
Published: August 2023

National debt and distressed banks in countries such as Greece led to an ongoing recession since the beginning of Europe’s economic crisis. At the same time, austerity measures, all over Europe, reshape economies in a trial to increase global competitiveness. Economic integration as a challenge for social prosperity seems more crucial than ever, while it is a matter of research whether the acquired economic policies lead to further divergence. The paper explores how economic crisis has affected 40 European economies, by using macroeconomic indexes. A re-clustering of these economies is attempted for detecting similarities and differences between European economies. The analysis reveals how close an economic integration is and how a multi – speed European economy would look like today. Moreover, it explores how European economies have transformed during the last five years, in terms of competitiveness’ similarities and how the Gross National Income is related with governance indicators.
Memory of the Landscape and Ethical Dwelling
Authors: Brugiatelli Vereno
Published: August 2023

In this article, I intend to carry out a hermeneutic study into the relationship between the workings of memory and landscape, and the consequences that such a relationship produces for living on an ethical level. In the first part, I intend to highlight the active role played by memory in the significant interpretations of the landscape. In consideration of this aspect, I will deal with the circularity between building a narrative of the landscape and exercising individual and collective memory. In the second part, I will focus on the role that the narrative, together with memory, plays with regard to the different forms of living. In the light of such activity, living is seen as ethical dwelling for the care of the landscape and of man who inhabits it.
Synchronization Possibilities and Features in Java
Authors: Hamidi Beqir , Hamidi Lindita
Published: August 2023

In this paper we have discussed one of the greatest features of the general-purpose computer programming language –Java. This paper represents concepts of Synchronization possibilities and features in Java. Today’s operating systems support concept of “Multitasking”. Multitasking achieved by executing more than one task at a same time. Tasks runs on threads. Multitasking runs more than one task at a same time. Multitasking which means doing many things at the same time is one of the most fundamental concepts in computer engineering and computer science because the processor execute given tasks in parallel so it makes me think that are executing simultaneously. Multitasking is related to other fundamental concepts like processes and threads. A process is a computer program that is executing in a processor, while a thread is a part of a process that has a way of execution: it is a thread of execution. Every process has at least one thread of execution. There are two types of multitasking: process – based and thread – based. Process-based multitasking, means that on a given computer there can be more than one program or process that is executing, while thread-based multitasking, which is also known as multithreading, means that within a process, there can be more than one thread of execution, each of them doing a job and so accomplishing the job of their process. When there are many processes or many threads within processes, they may have to cooperate with each other or concurrently try to get access to some shared computer resources like: processor, memory and input/output devices. They may have to, for example: print a file in a printer or write and/or read to the same file. We need a way of setting an order, where processes and/or threads could do their jobs (user jobs) without any problem, we need to synchronize them. Java has built-in support for process and thread synchronization, there are some constructs that we can use when we need to do synchronization.This paper, a first phase discussed the concept of Parall Programming, threads, how to create a thread, using a thread, working with more than one thread. Second phase is about synchronization, what is in general and in the end we disscused the synchronization possibilities and feautures in Java.
Collective Identity, Anglo-Saxon Bond and the Persistence of the Anglo-American Special Relationship
Authors: Xu Ruike
Published: August 2023

There have been many “end of affair” comments on the Anglo-American special relationship (AASR) in the post-Cold War era. Notwithstanding this, the AASR has managed to persist without losing its vitality up to the present. This article seeks to explain the persistence of the AASR from the perspective of collective identity. It argues that a strong Anglo-American collective identity has been an indispensable positive contributor to the persistence of the AASR after the end of the Cold War. The strong Anglo-American collective identity facilitates Anglo-American common threat perceptions, solidifies embedded trust between the UK and the USA, and prescribes norms of appropriate behaviour for these two countries.
Intergenerational Management Succession: Specificities of the Portuguese Family Business
Authors: Marques Ana Paula , Couto Ana Isabel
Published: August 2023

Family firms are considered the world’s most predominant form of business organisation. Notwithstanding the fact that there is a lack of consensus with regards to their definition, on recognise that family firms are different from non-family businesses due to their specific relations at three levels, namely ownership, business and family. It would appear that the family influences, shapes and conditions both the firm and its continuity, mainly through the intergenerational management succession, its planning and effectiveness. According to a recent research focused on the entrepreneurial succession in Portugal (AEP, 2011), 50% of family businesses are not passed on to the second generation, and only 20% reach the third generation. Also, taking into account the main results from the project “Roadmap for Portuguese Family Businesses” (NORTE2020/FEDER), the empirical findings have proved that the business succession planning has been identified as one of the most challenging steps in the life of the family firm, which demands for appropriate analysis. In fact, resistance to succession, relationship founder/successor, planning of succession, type of organisational culture, among others, explain how executive succession is one of the most important and hardest tasks in organisational life. In this article, we aim to discuss the main management challenges of a family business, particularly the importance of succession preparation and the role of the family in the socialisation of the second (third or subsequent) generation. Based on an online survey (N 1148) and on in-depth interviews conducted to founder/manager/owner (N 23), we will seek to point out major challenges faced by the Portuguese family business, as far as this matter is concerned.
“I Feel Myself in a Cage of Bird”: Berber Female Students’ Self-Identification in the Algerian Society - A Phenomenological Study
Authors: Smaili Souad
Published: August 2023

Algeria is flavoured by a diversity of ethnicities and languages. The country is dominated by two ethnic groups: Arabs and Berbers. My concern falls upon identity negotiation within the latter group and exploring how women within the Berber community represent themselves and how the society perceives them. To answer this question, I explored the autobiographical stories of three Algerian female students who study English as a foreign language at Bejaia University, and who grew up amongst Berbers. They took part in a forum theatre course I ran at their University to explore EFL learner identity. Adopting an idiographic case-by-case phenomenological analysis to the written stories of these three students brought my attention into the self-image they gave to themselves to articulate their identity. This study also looked at the factor of power relations in their experiences drawing on Bourdieu’s perspective. The findings of this phenomenological analysis revealed the impact of culture and ethnic norms on these students’ s freedom, desires, and transitions in education. This impact was at some stage distinctive. I discuss in this further in this paper.
Fish Consumption in the Age of the Information Society - The Evolution of the Fish Sector in Portugal
Authors: Madsen Ana Oliveira , Chkoniya Valentina
Published: August 2023

Portuguese consumers are an example to the world when it comes to eating fish. It is a fact that Portugal is EU’s top nation consuming fish, and that the country ranks 3rd in the world in that category. It is something to be proud of. Especially when so many countries are investing millions on/and implementing fish campaigns, in the attempt to increase the consumption of fish. Therefore, this article attempt to highlight some major aspects of fish consumption in Portugal, explaining how, where, and when fish is consumed. To be able to characterize the Portuguese fish consumer, this article had exclusive access to data from Docapesca Portos e Lotas S.A’s data (a government owned company, under the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Sea). Two surveys were conducted (each with 1000 respondents - representative of general of the Portuguese population), one in 2017 and the other one in 2018, using plenty of variables that turned out to be extremely valuable data to market analyses and allowed a very strong comparative analysis. Results include the big impact of Information in the different channels of fish consumption, perceived value of fish, consumers’ evaluation of the advantages of fish, expectation when consuming fish, and also the importance of consumer education (as a means to promote change in behavior, if wanted). By providing evidence from Portuguese fish consumption in two different years, this study offers valuable insights for both practitioners and researchers.
Human Rights and Social Work in the Brazilian Context: Diversified Language Games
Authors: Schroeder Cristiana Montibeller
Published: August 2023

This article is the result of an exploratory bibliographic study that consists in provoking reflections and presenting discussions on the theme of human rights and social service in the Brazilian context, as well as on the guarantee of rights and diversified and divergent language games. The scenario of the world crisis, in Latin America and specifically in Brazil, causes social service to face a historical and structural process of social inequality, a crisis that deeply cuts across the welfare state and the ineffectiveness of public policies. The challenges faced by social work are unquestionable as the profession faces different language games in social and political contexts that diverge between human needs and ideological interests in a constant struggle for social advances and setbacks. The approach methodology is analytical and critical, part of the analysis of concepts and perspectives from theoretical frameworks on human rights, social work and language games.
Portuguese and Brazilian Family Business: in Between Urgency and Delay Perceptions in the Succession Process
Authors: Marques Ana Paula , Silva Leandro Alves da
Published: August 2023

Family business has been the focus of several studies over the last two decades and its relevance has been supported by the interdisciplinary perspectives in the fields of management, entrepreneurship, economics, psychology, and sociology. Despite that, there is still insufficient knowledge about the key role of family influences in the business, namely the intergenerational management succession, its planning and effectiveness. According to a recent research focused on the entrepreneurial succession in Portugal (AEP, 2011), 50% of family businesses are not passed on to the second generation and only 20% reach the third generation. In fact, business succession planning has been identified as one of the most challenging steps in the life of the family firm, both in maintaining the competiveness of the business, and in overcoming intra/inter family conflicts. Nonetheless, resistance to succession, relationship founder/successor, planning of succession, and type of organisational culture, among others, explain how executive succession is one of the most important and hardest tasks in organisational life (Zahra, 2005). This paper will be supported mainly by qualitative data, taking into account the main results from the project “Roadmap for Portuguese Family Businesses” (NORTE2020/FEDER) developed in Portugal (Marques, 2018) and in Brazil (Silva, 2018), which analyses in-depth interviews conducted to Portuguese (N 23) and Brazilian (N 11) founders/managers/owners. In the present article we wish to discuss the main management challenges of a family business, particularly the importance of succession preparation and the role of the family in the socialisation of the second (third or subsequent) generation.
Emotional Health and Well-Being with Immigrant Families: A Literature Review of the Last 10 Years
Authors: Ojeda-Garcia Angelica
Published: August 2023

The United States has reinforced its anti-immigrant reforms frequently. With these changes in the social and political context, they are a great challenge for this population. Although the immigrant tries to face them, they become toxic stressors for them. Therefore, interactions between parents-children and their family dynamics are affected by stressors associated with the migration process. One of the most worrying is immigrant’s emotional health and well-being. There are international reports that refer to the high level of anxiety and depression experienced by immigrants and their families. This could increase the likelihood that children will become to intensify maladaptive behaviors. There are some theoretical models that point to the training of the practices of parents, inserted in the Theory of Learning Social Interaction (SIL) and in an ecological model to benefit the results of the child, the adolescent and the adult from different social roles. Therefore, the methodology about literature review could be one option to manage it. The objective was to identify the strategies reported in the literature to guide and strengthen the practices of the families of Latino immigrants (in particular Mexican families), encouraging a process of learning and training to cope them. This propose is one way to learn to parents, insert them into a community of cohesion, which can teach their children more effectively and they learn to manage the stress for acculturation. Unfortunately, this proposition is theoretical too, although it has evidence of the voices of different investigations done in the last 10 years.
GuiDance of Butterflies: Practicing Ecosomatics and Dancing Towards More Sensitive Bodily Presence and Planetary Feeling
Authors: Hannus Susanna
Published: August 2023

This research is a multi-sited embodied autoethnography in which I combine methods of multispecies ethnography with the autoethnographic methodology I applied before. This research has been done with butterflies and it seeks planetary feeling through dance, embodied research and ecosomatics. The data of the research was produced in Mexico in 2019 and in Spain in 2021 and 2022. It includes photography, videos, ethnographic field notes and photopaintings. This article investigates how the contact with butterflies can affected to our bodily presence and qualities of movement and dance. I look these findings in relation to ideas and practices of choreographers such as Deborah Hay and Steve Paxton and I elaborate on ecosomatic approach that resonates well with multispecies ethnography. I analyze, how the touch and the dance with butterflies created something similar Hay calls “cellular level presence” and lightness of being. I write about special quality of butterflies dancing with the wind and my dances with the wind. I suggest that sharing spaces and moving respectfully in relation to other species could be inspiring in finding new kind of movement, embodied consciousness and knowledge. These experiences could have therapeutical and healing meanings. I suggest that ecosomatics and ecologically oriented dance art and research noticing the well-being of other species could be important in searching planetary feeling, feeling more deeply our biodiverse planet while same time also working for our own well-being.
A Note on Well Distributed Sequences
Authors: Moshohevitin Nikolay
Published: August 2023

We prove an easy statement about inhomogeneous approximation for non-singular vectors in metric theory of Diophantine approximation.
Percepção profissional, análise microbiológica do esmegma de cães e eficácia da ação antisséptica da clorexidina e do povidine diluído, na lavagem do prepúcio de cães
Authors: Gioseffi Bastos Isabela , De Oliveira Ribeiro Letícia , Travassos de Melo Jacqueline , Valente Carvalho Elisabeth , Luiz Dulce de Oliveira Fabiano
Published: August 2023

Introdução: frequentemente na rotina da clínica veterinária de pequenos animais, é observada a presença de secreção purulenta no prepúcio de cães, a qual pode indicar más condições higiênicas e de saúde. Não está claro na literatura quais micro-organismos estão presentes neste local, nem mesmo qual produto é eficaz para sua adequada higienização. Objetivos: foi realizado um estudo experimental com cães submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos eletivos, onde buscou-se (1) saber se veterinários se preocupam com a higienização prepucial; (2) conhecer os micro-organismos presentes no prepúcio dos animais; (3) avaliar a eficácia da lavagem prepucial; e, (4) saber se os micro-organismos presentes nesta região apresentaram resistência antimicrobiana. Materiais e metodos: foram coletadas, com auxílio de um swab estéril, amostras da região interna do prepúcio antes e depois da higienização prepucial. As soluções utilizadas variaram em grupos: Grupo I: lavagem com solução fisiológica; Grupo II: lavagem com solução de clorexidine 2%; Grupo III: lavagem com solução de povidine tópico diluído em solução fisiológica (1:0,6). Resultados e Discussão: observou-se que a lavagem prepucial não é vista como uma preocupação por médicos veterinários; o micro-organismo mais comumente apresentado no esmegma e no prepúcio dos cães foi o Staphylococcus sp; que, a clorexidine e o povidine diluído mostraram-se eficazes contra os micro-organismos presentes no esmegma e no prepúcio; destaca-se que foram isoladas cepas de enterobactérias resistentes a maioria dos antibióticos testados. Conclusão: concluiu-se que médicos veterinários não realizam a lavagem prepucial de cães de maneira rotineira; lavagem do prepúcio com clorexidine 2% ou povidine tópico diluído é eficaz na redução da quantidade bacteriana prepucial; neste microambiente, o gênero bacteriano mais encontrado foi Staphylococcus spp. Desta forma, como relevância clínica, sugere-se que lavagens prepuciais sejam realizadas previamente ao momento da cirurgia, como forma de prevenir contaminação cirúrgica.
دور ممارسات التسويق الريادي في التعافي التسويقي دراسة استطلاعية لاراء عينة من مديري عدد من المصارف الخاصة في اقليم كردستان العراق
Authors: Nawzat Salih Shivan , Sleman Sadiq Darman
Published: August 2023

يهدف البحث الحالي إلى تحديد دور ممارسات التسويق الريادي في التعافي التسويقي لدى عينة من مديري المصارف الخاصة في اقليم كردستان العراق ، وقدم البحث اطار نظري تناول متغيري التسويق الريادي و التعافي التسويقي ، واطار ميداني من اجل التعرف على طبيعة علاقة الارتباط والتاثير بين ممارسات التسويق الريادي كمتغير مستقل والتعافي التسويقي كمتغير معتمد ، وهذا مادفع الباحثان الى صياغة عدد من الفرضيات الرئيسية، وتم اختبار هذه الفرضيات من خلال استخدام مجموعة من الاساليب الاحصائية التحليلية ، وتم توزيع 207 استمارة استبيان على المدراء ومن ينوب عنهم (معاون مدير ، مدير قسم ،مسؤول وحدة ،ومسؤول قسم) في المصارف المبحوثة وتم إسترجاع 171 استمارة صالحة للتحليل الاحصائي ، وتوصل البحث الى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات كان ابرزها: وجود تأثير معنوي لمتغير ممارسات التسويق الريادي في متغير التعافي التسويقي لدى المصارف قيد الدراسة وبمستويات تفسيرية دالة معنوياً. ومن اهم المقترحات التي خرج بها البحث : إعادة النظر بممارسات التسويق الريادي وذلك بتنويع خدماتها وأساليبها التسويقة والتي تعتمدها المصارف قيد الدراسة من اجل تحقيق التعافي التسويقي وبمستويات عالية وبما يضمن لها المرونة في سرعة مواجهة التغيرات البيئية.
English terminology of aircraft engines: lexical-semantic, structural-grammatical and pragmatic features.
Authors: Solovyeva Alexandra
Published: August 2023

This article is devoted to the analysis of the English terminology of aircraft engines. The subject of the study is the structural-semantic and pragmatic features of the terms. Accordingly, the purpose of the article is to analyze terminology in semantic, syntagmatic and pragmatic aspects. The tasks can be formulated as follows: 1. Determine the structure of terminological units, find out from which components it is formed. 2. To identify how synonymy and ambiguity are inherent in terminology. 3. Identify the pragmatic component based on the structural components of the terms. The relevance of the study is due to the growing public interest in the aviation industry. The work was carried out using statistical methods, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis. The novelty of the research lies in the attempt to use a comprehensive (three aspects) approach to the study of a highly specialized group of terminological vocabulary. During the analysis, it was found that the terminology describing aircraft engines (types and design) is represented by multicomponent (mainly three- and four-component) terminological phrases. A number of syntactic models participate in their formation, each of which is one or another variant of the combination of adjectives, nouns and numerals. Adjectives, nouns and numerals should be recognized as carriers of terminological information that has pragmatic significance. This significance lies in the fact that information, being correctly orienting, guides specialists in their professional activities and promotes effective communication.
Benefits and Harms of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Treating Recent and Persistent Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis
Authors: Minnucci Silvia , Innocenti Tiziano , Salvioli Stefano , Giagio Silvia , Yousif Marzia Stella , Riganelli Francesca , Carletti Chiara , Feller Daniel , Brindisino Fabrizio , Faletra Agostino , Chiarotto Alessandro , Mourad Firas
Published: August 2023

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to estimate the benefits and harms of cervical spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for treating neck pain.

DESIGN: Intervention systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched the MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, CINAHL, PEDro, Chiropractic Literature Index bibliographic databases, and grey literature sources, up to June 6, 2022.

STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: RCTs evaluating SMT compared to guideline-recommended and nonrecommended interventions, sham SMT, and no intervention for adults with neck pain were eligible for our systematic review. Prespecified outcomes included pain, range of motion, disability, health-related quality of life.

DATA SYNTHESIS: Random-effects meta-analysis for clinically homogenous RCTs at short-term and long-term outcomes. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 Tool. We used the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations approach to judge the certainty of evidence.

RESULTS: We included 28 RCTs. There was very low to low certainty evidence that SMT was more effective than recommended interventions for improving pain at short term (standardized mean difference [SMD], 0.66; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.35, 0.97) and long term (SMD, 0.73; 95% CI: 0.31, 1.16), and for reducing disability at short-term (SMD, 0.95; 95% CI: 0.48, 1.42) and long term (SMD, 0.65; 95% CI: 0.23, 1.06). Transient side effects only were found (eg, muscle soreness).

CONCLUSION: There was very low certainty evidence supporting cervical SMT as an intervention to reduce pain and improve disability in people with neck pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2023;53(9):510-528. Epub: 10 August 2023. doi:10.2519/jospt.2023.11708
O GOVERNISMO EM CENA: NOTAS PRELIMINARES SOBRE A INFLUÊNCIA DOS PREFEITOS NA ELEIÇÃO AO GOVERNO ESTADUAL DA BAHIA EM 2022
Authors: Carvalho Raquel Florence , Souza Cláudio André , Mizuca Humberto Dantas
Published: August 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o peso e a prevalência do apoio de prefeitos para a eleição de governadores, com ênfase no caso do estado da Bahia em 2022. Para isso, será analisado tal apoiamento realizado por meio de dados primários decorrentes de mapeamento feito ao final das convenções partidárias e resultado nas urnas em primeiro e segundo turno nas eleições no estado. A conclusão com base no levantamento feito com os 417 prefeitos baianos é a de que o apoio dos líderes municipais pode ser um fator importante em uma eleição a governador. Ademais, é fundamental nas estratégias eleitorais por parte das candidaturas a governador, sobretudo em uma eleição extremamente equilibrada. No entanto, a despeito das coligações formais para o cargo de governador, as posições dos partidos não são, necessariamente, seguidas por seus prefeitos, muitos impactados pela força do pleito federal e/ou pela lógica governista do peso do partido do governador na ordem estadual junto aos prefeitos.
DINHEIRO, FÉ E ANSIEDADE NO DISCURSO TEOLÓGICO DE PROSPERIDADE
Authors: Silva Drance Elias da
Published: August 2023

A teologia da prosperidade produz um discurso de responsabilização de Deus em relação à vitória almejada pelos fiéis. Deus é dono de todo ouro e de toda prata. Exigir, perseverar e esperar é meta de todo crente.  A religião deve atuar como baluarte da luta de uma conquista e, ser vitorioso, é “chegar lá”, “vencer” e testemunhar a realização da promessa do Deus da abundância. A imagem da fé como “moeda” de Deus expressa como a teologia da prosperidade negocia a relação do homem com as coisas divinas. Trabalhar cotidianamente pela prosperidade, sobretudo financeira, faz apertar o coração e suar as mãos daqueles que dizem ter certeza de que seu Deus não falhará. A máquina neopentecostal produz ansiedade religiosa, pois a relação da vida particular do simples fiel com suas metas transcendentes causa-lhe uma ansiedade que não é amiga. De olho na quantidade, o que fazer se nada conquistar? Como acalmar o coração acelerado que não vê a hora dos céus derramarem toda a promessa do criador? Os templos em seu dia a dia estão à flor da pele.
Lossless photon recording of two-color fluorescence correlation spectroscopy for protein dynamics investigations from nanoseconds to milliseconds
Authors: Sano Yutaka , Itoh Yuji , Kamonprasetsuk Supawich , Suzuki Leo , Fukasawa Atsuhito , Oikawa Hiroyuki , Takahashi Satoshi
Published: August 2023

Nanosecond-resolved fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (ns-FCS) based on two-color fluorescence detection is a powerful strategy for the investigation of fast dynamics of biological macromolecules labeled with donor and acceptor fluorophores. The standard methods of ns-FCS utilize two single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) for the detection of single-color signals (four SPADs for two-color signals) to eliminate the afterpulse artifacts of SPAD at the expense of the efficiency of counting fluorescence photons. In this study, we demonstrated that hybrid photodetectors (HPDs) enable the lossless recording of all the fluorescence photons in ns-FCS based on the minimal system using only two HPDs for the detection of two-color signals. Unexpectedly, HPD was found to show afterpulses at the yield (<10-4) much lower than that of SPADs (~10-2), which could still hamper the correlation measurements. We demonstrated that the simple subtraction procedure could cancel the afterpulse artifacts clearly. The developed system showed the better signal to noise ratio compared to the conventional method for the correlation measurements in the time domain longer than a few nanoseconds. The fast chain dynamics of the B domain of protein A in the unfolded state was observed by the new method.
Estrategias de posverdad y desinformación en las elecciones presidenciales colombianas 2022
Authors: Gutiérrez-Coba Liliana , Rodríguez-Pérez Carlos
Published: August 2023

Los discursos de desinformación y posverdad están incrustados en la comunicación pública contemporánea. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo identificar las estrategias discursivas a las que recurren tanto los políticos como aquellos que quieren desprestigiarlos a través de contenidos falsos o imprecisos que circulan por redes sociales y otros medios. En particular, el análisis se centra sobre las elecciones presidenciales de 2022 en Colombia. Los objetivos específicos fueron: establecer cuáles son las características formales de los mensajes falsos o imprecisos que se refieren o fueron atribuidos durante la campaña a los candidatos Gustavo Petro, del partido Pacto Histórico, y Rodolfo Hernández, del Movimiento de Gobernantes Anticorrupción; determinar la orientación semántica de estos mensajes, e identificar los tipos de falacias utilizadas en su producción. Para este fin, se utilizaron el análisis de contenido y el análisis de sentimiento a los mensajes verificados por fact-checkers entre enero y junio de 2022. Los hallazgos contribuyen a una mejor comprensión de las estrategias de posverdad a las que recurren tanto candidatos como actores maliciosos para generar respuestas emocionales en los votantes. Los resultados revelaron un sentimiento de negatividad prominente asociado con el discurso de desinformación, que sirve para atacar, desacreditar y deslegitimar a los contendores políticos a través especialmente de falacias basadas en el miedo.