bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of maternal high‐fat diet on offspring gut microbiota during short‐term high‐fat diet exposure in mice
Authors: Paz Henry A. , Buddha Lasya , Zhong Ying , Sikes James D. , Wankhade Umesh D.
Published: November 2024

Alterations in the gut microbiome have been linked to obesity, with maternal high‐fat diet (HF) playing a role in shaping offspring microbiome composition. However, the sex‐specific responses to maternal HF diet and the impact of subsequent dietary challenges remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of maternal HF diet on offspring gut microbiota structure and predicted functional profile in response to short‐term postnatal HF diet exposure with a focus on sex‐specific responses. Female and male offspring of maternal control (C) diet or maternal HF diet were weaned onto C diet or HF diet. Offspring were euthanized at 13 weeks of age and cecal contents were collected for bacterial taxonomic profiling. Maternal HF diet reduced α‐diversity, notably in male offspring weaned onto HF diet. Sex‐specific differences were observed in the gut microbial composition and predicted functional potential. Furthermore, the influence of maternal diet on bacterial community structure and functional potential varied depending on postnatal diet. Maternal HF diet led to increased relative abundance of Corynebacterium in female offspring and decreased abundance of Akkermansia and Roseburia in male offspring. These findings underscore the sexually dimorphic nature of maternal HF diet effects on gut microbiota composition and function, with implications for developmental programming and metabolic health.
To Bequeath, or Not to Bequeath? On Labour Income Risk and Top Wealth Concentration
Authors: Sorge Marco M.
Published: November 2024

Recent theoretical advances suggest that capital income risk, rather than earnings uncertainty, is the key determinant of fat-tailed behavior of stationary wealth distributions. I provide novel insights into this issue by studying an incomplete market model with general time and state separable preferences, where parental altruism and unobservable idiosyncratic shocks engender non-linear bequest rules. I analytically pin down conditions on the preference structure and other model’s primitives under which optimal bequest behavior hinders intergenerational wealth transmission for any degree of capital income risk, causing the dynamics of wealth to converge to a unique (stationary) distribution with thin tails. These results imply, in particular, that (i) the stochastic properties of labour income risk (as shaped by, e.g. fiscal policies) may play a role in defining the structure of the upper tail of the limiting distribution of wealth, and that (ii) matching empirically documented fat tails with choice theoretic frameworks of wealth dynamics requires joint restrictions on preferences and calibrated earnings processes to be met.
From Neopatrimonial Science to Consumption of Academic Degrees: The Case of Political Science in Ukraine
Authors: Osin Vadym
Published: November 2024

This paper is devoted to the transformation of the practices of obtaining academic degrees in Ukraine by applicants from outside the Academy. My hypothesis is that neopatrimonial science, political regime, and credentialism have led to consumption of academic degrees in Ukraine. It is a socially and politically selective process, where the initial pattern is established by the reference groups of top officials. This pattern is subsequently copied and reproduced by lower ranks. It is related to (economically) favorable conditions contributing to the transfer of academic regalia from the category of luxury goods to objects of mass consumption. This process has its own specific features for different groups of applicants from outside the Academy, where the significant factors are the applicant’s position and its rank, regional structure of the political regime, and gender. The empirical basis of the work was: (a) career patterns of 642 former and current governors and/or heads of Regional Councils during 1992–2024; (b) 1,735 candidate (PhD) theses in political science defended during 1999–2024.
Collingwood on Spinoza and the Social-Political Role of Art
Authors: Kobayashi Chinatsu , Marion Mathieu
Published: November 2024

We argue that the proper context for understanding Collingwood’s The Principles of Art is his claim that it has bearing “upon the condition of art in England in 1937”. We thus argue that he formulated a philosophical argument that underpins avant-garde dramatic poetry and theatrical practices (Eliot, Auden and the Group Theatre), taking his interpretation of Spinoza’s Ethics 5 prop. 3 to be the book’s central thesis: it is through art that one knows, against the ‘corruption of consciousness’, what emotions one feels and recognizes them as one’s own. Collingwood further believed that this could only be achieved through collaboration between the artist and the community, validating new theatrical practices involving interaction with the audience. We analyse these views in the context of England in 1937: in an era marked by the rise of Fascism and Nazism, Collingwood believed that art thus conceived could help restoring emotional support for the defense of liberal democracies. We conclude with an exploration of parallels with and divergences from the Spinozist idea of ‘mobilizing affects’ in contemporary ‘left populism’ (Mouffe).
Envisioning the Panoply of the Roman Torturer
Authors: Cook John Granger
Published: November 2024

Torture is an important element in the state sanctioned violence of the Roman imperium. Although Romans enjoyed portraying various aspects of daily life with graffiti including gladiatorial combat, they were apparently reluctant to depict the tools used by the torturer. In Roman authors, however, one finds many hints about the nature of the objects that were employed to extract evidence. Although surveys of various implements used in Roman torture have appeared in the scholarly literature, it is worthwhile to gather into one investigation what is currently known and include images of objects that have survived antiquity that are from the panoply of the carnifex. To better envision the suffering of the victims of torture, a new analysis of those tools is warranted.
Living by the Clock II: The Diffusion of Clock Time in the Early Hellenistic Period
Authors: Remijsen Sofie
Published: November 2024

By the mid-second century BC, and possibly even earlier, clock time was widely known: from Rome to Bactria, from rulers to men of modest means. This is striking, as Greco-Roman clock time was not fully conceptualized until 300 BC. In this article, I aim to explain its rapid diffusion, by examining which groups in society were the first to adopt clock time and how they communicated the concept and its related practices to others. I make use of Everett Rogers’ model of the diffusion of innovations, which identifies various adopter categories and their typical characteristics. I identify two groups of early adopters of clock time. Firstly, there is the cosmopolitan elite at the intellectual hubs Alexandria and Athens. Through the travels and written word of this mobile group, the idea of clocks as prestige monuments and the use of clock time for precisely scheduled parties rapidly gained traction in other urban centers. The more important early adopters were, however, Hellenistic soldiers, in particularly the Ptolemaic cleruchs. Armies already had a tradition of carefully keeping track of time. Because they relied on the direct participation of a considerable portion of the male population, armies had direct ways to communicate usage of this innovation to a wide section of the non-elite population. Via mercenaries, military practices could also easily spread from one Hellenistic army to another. Back at home, the soldiers took their temporal regimes to (among other places) the gymnasia, which played an important role in teaching the artificial concept of clock time to the next generations.
Συνθήκη, δόγμα und
decretum
: Zum Ratifizierungsprozess und zur nachträglichen Erweiterung des Friedensvertrags von 197/6 v. Chr. zwischen König Philipp V. von Makedonien und Rom
Authors: Schropp Jack W. G.
Published: November 2024

Der Friedensvertrag zwischen Philipp V. von Makedonien und Rom nach der Schlacht von Kynoskephalai ist einer der bekanntesten zwischenstaatlichen Verträge der Antike. In diesem Aufsatz wird die These vertreten, dass die drei nur von Livius überlieferten Zusatzklauseln über die Beschränkung des makedonischen Heeres, die Verbote zum Besitz von Elefanten sowie zur Kriegsführung jenseits der Grenzen Makedoniens ohne Senatserlaubnis in einem decretum decem legatorum standen. Diese Klauseln waren somit keine annalistische Erfindung, vielmehr waren sie das Ergebnis eines mehrteiligen Ratifizierungsprozesses. Um diesen Prozess zu verstehen, sollen zunächst die Ereignisse nach der Schlacht von Kynoskephalai bis zum Eintreffen der Zehnmännerkommission bei Flamininus rekonstruiert und anschließend die problematischen Klauseln analysiert werden, um daraufhin die Rechtskraft des decretum decem legatorum vor dem Hintergrund der aufkommenden Bedrohung durch das Seleukidenreich herauszuarbeiten. Abschließend wird gezeigt, warum die Vertragsverletzungen in den letzten Regierungsjahren Philipps von Rom bis zu einem gewissen Grad toleriert wurden.
Gli Oreioi, Pseudo-Scilace e la Creta sud-occidentale
Authors: Brillante Sergio
Published: November 2024

Riassunto

Questo articolo mira a interpretare alcune anomalie presenti nella descrizione della Creta sud-occidentale dello Pseudo-Scilace. Nella prima parte si metterà in luce che l’autore non tiene in conto solo la corretta localizzazione dei luoghi menzionati ma cerca anche di mettere in rilievo i rapporti politici fra le città. Partendo da queste premesse, nella seconda parte si mostrerà che le stranezze riguardanti l’isola di Creta possono essere interpretate alla luce dei rapporti di sympoliteia fra le città menzionate e soprattutto fra Lissos e Hyrtakina. Non si può peraltro escludere che il “Periplo” non costituisca la prima testimonianza riguardante le lega delle città cretesi nota con il nome di Oreioi.
Die Trilingue vom Letoon und das lykische Geldsystem
Authors: Lotz Helmut
Published: November 2024

In lykischen Inschriften werden Geldbeträge meist in der Einheit ada angegeben. Bisher wurde angenommen, dass ada die lykische Bezeichnung für die in griechischen Quellen als σίγλος bezeichnete achaimenidische Silbermünze sei. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird ausgehend von einer Passage in der Trilingue vom Letoon (N 320) argumentiert, dass sich ada stattdessen auf den jeweiligen lokalen lykischen Münzstandard bezieht. Es folgt eine Diskussion der Belege von Geldbeträgen in lykischen Inschriften sowie der Entwicklung der verschiedenen lykischen Münzstandards. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass die Einheit ada das Ende der dynastischen Münzprägung überdauerte und auch noch unter hekatomnidischer Herrschaft verwendet wurde.

Alle Zeitangaben, sofern sie nicht die moderne Forschungsgeschichte betreffen, verstehen sich vor unserer Zeitrechnung. Die bereits im ersten Band der Tituli Asiae Minoris (TAM I) enthaltenen lykischen Inschriften werden wie üblich mit TL+Nr. zitiert, die Neufunde mit N+Nr. (vgl. Neumann 1979; Melchert 2001; Christiansen 2019). Sämtliche Münzen sind im Maßstab 2:1 abgebildet. Die zitierten Internetadressen wurden zuletzt abgerufen am 16. September 2024.
Who Owned the Slaves in Lysias 1.42? The Role of Slavery in Agriculture and Criminal Violence in Classical Athens
Authors: Porter Jason Douglas
Published: November 2024

The primary aim of this paper is to settle a contested interpretation of a passage from “On the Murder of Eratosthenes”, a forensic speech written by the classical Athenian speechwriter, Lysias. It demonstrates that a group of slaves referred to in passing are most likely to be enslaved men owned by the speaker and living separately from the speaker’s primary residence in the city on his farm in the countryside. With this understanding, the passage is informative about the largely undiscussed role played by slaves in illegal activity and violent conflict between residents of Athens. Additionally, the residency of these slaves is considered alongside other evidence in Athenian literature and epigraphy indicating that slaves could reside largely independently on their masters’ farmland. This body of evidence, of which Lysias 1 is an important and previously overlooked example, can shed significant light on debates about the priorities and strategies of the slave-owning population of classical Athens and suggests some important conclusions about the lives of Athens’ rural slaves.
Influence of the gamma source on the radiolytic stability of N,N,N′,N′-tetra-n-octyl-diglycolamide (TODGA)
Authors: Verguts Ken , Van Hecke Karen , Jordens Jan , Voorspoels Stefan , Cardinaels Thomas
Published: November 2024

In nuclear reprocessing, hydrolytic and radiolytic stability of ligands, extractants, diluents and solvents is of particular importance. The strength of extraction systems can only be fully exploited when process conditions are predictable and essential molecules, which are in close proximity to radioactive isotopes, are resistant to the radiation. During the development of novel extraction systems, testing of the radiolytic stability is often evaluated by exposing the molecules to high energetic gamma rays. In this work, the influence of the source of gamma rays is evaluated. TODGA was irradiated from 0–500 kGy using different sources of gamma rays, and its degradation was followed using UPLC-HRMS. Pool-type gamma irradiation facilities BRIGITTE B (Co-60) and GEUSE II (spent nuclear fuel) at SCK CEN were employed to serve as gamma sources. In this work, it is found that there is no significant influence on TODGA degradation which can be attributed to the origin of the gamma source.
Wie spirituell ist Musik?
Authors: Kiesewetter Annette
Published: November 2024

Hintergrund: Musik bzw. Musiktherapie begünstigt aufgrund ihres transzendenten, schöpferischen Charakters spirituelle Erfahrungen. Medizin, Musik und Spiritualität stehen in wechselseitigem Verhältnis.

Forschungsfragen: Was bedeutet die Beziehung Musik – Spiritualität in der Praxis für Musiktherapeuten und Seelsorger? Ist die Verbindung der beiden Phänomene per se schon in musiktherapeutischer bzw. seelsorgerlicher Begegnung existent? Kann diese Verbindung dementsprechend eine fruchtbare Zusammenarbeit von Seelsorgern und Musiktherapeuten ermöglichen?

Methode: Grundlage ist eine Forschungsumfrage aus der Masterthesis der Autorin in Form von Fragebögen an Musiktherapeuten und Seelsorger, deren Ergebnisse berufsspezifisch und vergleichend ausgewertet wurden. Zusätzlich wurden semistrukturierte Interviews mit Seelsorgern geführt, dokumentiert und analysiert.

Ergebnisse: Im Vergleich der ermittelten Hauptthemen der Patienten in Seelsorgegespräch und Musiktherapie ergaben sich als häufigste gemeinsame Kategorien menschliche Zuwendung und der Lebensrückblick. Das Vorkommen spiritueller Themen in der Musiktherapie bestätigten 100 % der Therapeuten, die Präsenz von Musik im Seelsorgegespräch 70 % der Seelsorgenden. Ein hoher Anteil der Respondenten berichtete von bereits existenter Zusammenarbeit und sah Möglichkeiten weiterer Kooperation.

Diskussion: Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Seelsorgern und Musiktherapeuten sowie Ideen zu weiterer Kooperation sind vielschichtig. Die Schilderungen hierzu erweisen sich als differenziert und kreativ. Die Gedankenbeiträge zum Aspekt „Voneinander Lernen“ sind positiv bis innovativ geprägt.
Merit, Need, Entitlement? Investigating Fairness of Housing Evaluations
Authors: Wolter Felix
Published: November 2024

The article empirically investigates how individuals evaluate unequal housing conditions with respect to the distributive justice principles of merit, need, and status entitlement. Also addressed is the “double standards” hypothesis. The data stem from an online survey fielded to a random sample of the population of a mid-sized German city (N = 1,154). In a factorial survey experiment, respondents rated example residential constellations of fictitious persons with respect to their perceived fairness. The vignettes varied merit-, need-, and entitlement-related factors, and housing conditions. The findings show that respondents take these justice principles into account when making judgments about fair housing, and that need-related factors (having children) are more important than merit (professional performance). Further, there are double standards of the form that performance is applied differently based on the gender and occupational status of fictitious residents. The article finishes by discussing issues that should be addressed by future work and calls for more empirical studies on fairness of housing evaluations.
The generalized soliton wave structures and propagation visualization for Akbota equation
Authors: Faridi Waqas Ali , Abu Bakar Muhammad , Jhangeer Adil , Tawfiq Ferdous , Myrzakulov Ratbay , Naizagarayeva Akgul
Published: November 2024

This paper explores in detail the integrable Akbota equation, a Heisenberg ferromagnet-type problem that is essential to the study of surface and curve geometry. A variety of soliton families are represented by the generalized solitonic wave profiles that are produced using the improved modified Sardar sub-equation technique, which is renowned for its accuracy and dependability. There has never been a study that used this technique before the current one. As a result, the solitonic wave structures have kink, dark, brilliant, king-singular, dark-singular, dark-bright, exponential, trigonometric, and rational solitonic structures, among other characteristics. In order to check the energy conservation, the Hamiltonian function is created and energy level demonstrated. The sensitivity analysis is also presented at various initial conditions. The graphical representation is also depicted along with the appropriate parametric values.
Soii Havzak: a new Palaeolithic sequence in Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan
Authors: Zaidner Yossi , Kurbanov Sharof
Published: November 2024

Stratified Middle and Upper Palaeolithic sites in Central Asia are rare. The recently discovered Soii Havzak rockshelter, in the Zeravshan Valley in northern Tajikistan, is a stratified site that contains several phases of Palaeolithic occupation rich in lithic, faunal and charcoal remains that help establish chronology of the region.
Stone on stone: elite involvement in stoneworking at the ancestral Maya site of El Perú-Waka’
Authors: Horowitz Rachel A. , Marken Damien B. , Meléndez Juan Carlos
Published: November 2024

Crafting is often assumed to have been a ‘dirty’ and hence low-status activity: elites managed the supply of materials or distribution of the products, lower-status workers undertook the hard graft. Here, the authors present an in situ stoneworking toolkit from El Perú-Waka’ in the central Maya lowlands of Guatemala. Recovered from a high-status neighbourhood, the tools indicate the involvement of elite crafters in the working of various types of stone and greenstone. The assemblage is discussed with reference to ontological understandings of raw materials in the Maya world and the importance of specialised and ritual knowledge. The results encourage greater consideration of the involvement of elites in craft production across Mesoamerica and beyond.
PROJETO DE SALVAMENTO ARQUEOLÓGICO DA ZONA URBANA DE PELOTAS/RS: CATÁLOGO DO MATERIAL ARQUEOFAUNÍSTICO DO SITIO CASA 8
Authors: Nobre Chimene Kuhn
Published: November 2024

O presente projeto de pesquisa teve como objetivo estudar os vestígiosarqueofaunísticos revelados pelas escavações realizadas em uma residênciapelotense do séc. XIX. A pesquisa insere-se em um projeto mais amplo,desenvolvido sob responsabilidade do Laboratório de Ensino e Pesquisa emAntropologia e Arqueologia (LEPAARQ/ICH/UFPEL), em parceria com aSecretaria Municipal de Cultura de Pelotas (SECULT), no âmbito do ProgramaBID/Monumenta.12 Trata-se de um projeto de salvamento arqueológico das Casas 2,6 e 8, Casa da Banha e Praça Coronel Pedro Osório, autorizado pela portariaIPHAN No 165, de 2 de Agosto de 2002. Conta com o apoio do CNPQ eFAPERGS.
Human iPSC-Derived MSCs Induce Neurotrophic Effects and Improve Metabolic Activity in Acute Neuronal Injury Models
Authors: Kawatani Keiji , Omana Suarez Genesis , Perkerson Ralph B. , Parent Ephraim E. , Nambara Toshihiko , Knight Joshua A. , Parsons Tammee M. , Gupta Kshama , Shue Francis , Alnobani Alla , Vibhute Prasanna , Cai Hancheng , Guerrero-Cázares Hugo , Copland John A. , Quiñones-Hinojosa Alfredo , Kanekiyo Takahisa
Published: November 2024

Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy has regenerative potentials to treat various pathological conditions including neurological diseases. MSCs isolated from various organs can differentiate into specific cell types to repair organ damages. However, their paracrine mechanisms are predicted to predominantly mediate their immunomodulatory, proangiogenic, and regenerative properties. While preclinical studies highlight the significant potential of MSC therapy in mitigating neurological damage from stroke and traumatic brain injury, the variability in clinical trial outcomes may stem from the inherent heterogeneity of somatic MSCs. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are an ideal alternative resource for the unlimited expansion and biomanufacturing of MSCs. Thus, we investigated how iPSC-derived MSCs (iMSCs) influence properties of iPSC-derived neurons. Our findings demonstrate that the secretome from iMSCs possesses neurotrophic effects, improving neuronal survival and promoting neuronal outgrowth and synaptic activity in vitro. Additionally, the iMSCs enhance metabolic activity via mitochondrial respiration in neurons, both in vitro and in mouse models. Glycolytic pathways also increased following the administration of iMSC secretome to iPSC-derived neurons. Consistently, in vivo experiments showed that intravenous administration of iMSCs compensated for the elevated energetic demand in male mice with irradiation-induced brain injury by restoring synaptic metabolic activity during acute brain damage.
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F-FDG PET imaging also detected an increase in brain glucose uptake following iMSC administration. Together, our results highlight the potential of iMSC-based therapy in treating neuronal damage in various neurological disorders, while paving the way for future research and potential clinical applications of iMSCs in regenerative medicine.
Corti Fluid Is a Medium for Outer Hair Cell Force Transmission
Authors: Shokrian Mohammad , Lin Wei-Ching , Macić Anes , Nam Jong-Hoon
Published: November 2024

The mammalian cochlea amplifies sounds selectively to improve frequency resolution. However, vibrations around the outer hair cells (OHCs) are amplified nonselectively. The mechanism of the selective or nonselective amplification is unknown. This study demonstrates that active force transmission through the extracellular fluid in the organ of Corti (Corti fluid) can explain how the cochlea achieves selective sound amplification despite the non-frequency-selective action of OHCs. Computational model simulations and experiments with excised cochleae from young gerbils of both sexes were exploited. OHC motility resulted in characteristic off-axis motion of the joint between the OHC and Deiters cell (ODJ). Incorporating the Corti fluid dynamics was critical to account for the ODJ motion due to OHC motility. The incorporation of pressure transmission through the Corti fluid resulted in three distinct frequency tuning patterns depending on sites in the organ of Corti. In the basilar membrane, the responses were amplified near the best-responding frequency (BF). In the ODJ region, the responses were amplified nonselectively. In the reticular lamina, the responses were amplified near the BF but suppressed in lower frequencies. The suppressive effect of OHCs was further examined by observing the changes in tuning curves due to local inhibition of OHC motility. The frequency response of the reticular lamina resembled neural tuning, such as the hypersensitivity of tuning-curve tails after hair cell damage. Our results demonstrate how active OHCs exploit the elastic frame and viscous fluid in the organ of Corti to amplify and suppress cochlear vibrations for better frequency selectivity.
Modern Ukrainian Family in the Conditions of War
Authors: Bekh Kateryna
Published: November 2024

The submitted article is based on the collected expeditionary materials. The peculiarities of the creation, existence and life of the modern Ukrainian family in the conditions of wartime events are described. Field material has been recorded from the respondents from various regions of Ukraine (Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Chernihiv oblasts) and with original life stories. The statistical data from official sources is used in the published work. The algorithms of updated legal acts in the field of family relations regulation are submitted. Modern Ukrainian family is considered as a component of the socio-cultural system, the existence, functioning and development of which affect mainly the prospect of nation-building. A number of important themes is raised in the article. These are the issue of the formation and transformation of family values, those today depend primarily on the threats to the life and health of family members; modern formats of marriage, provided by the state-legal mechanism; motivations in making decisions about starting a family, namely maintaining responsibility for one’s loved ones; the development of the emotional and psychological background and the need for mutual communication of all family members during long separations and critical situations. In particular, attention is paid to the importance of the existence of a full-fledged family for the upbringing of children, especially in times of crisis and danger. The study is also focused on the transformation of family roles, namely their distribution and significance in the conditions of martial law. In particular, we are talking about raising the role of a military woman not only at the family level, but also in society. The peculiarities of volunteering as an additional function and an obligatory duty of the family are analyzed. An overview of the features of the relationship between families and relatives living in Russia is carried out; field facts from various respondents are presented, confirming the break in relations in favour of civic duty, or expressing a desire to maintain contact with relatives regardless of socio-political contradictions.
Quality Improvement to Identify and Address Food Insecurity During Pediatric Hospitalizations
Authors: Fritz Cristin Q. , Lyons Gabrielle C. , Monaghan Amber R. , Starnes Joseph R. , Hart Sarah , Khanna Caroline B. , Johnson David P.
Published: November 2024

OBJECTIVES

Hospitalized children represent a vulnerable population with high rates of unidentified food insecurity (FI). We aimed to improve FI screening for eligible families from 0% to 60%. Secondarily, we sought to provide location-based food resources to families that screened positive.

METHODS

In February 2021, we developed a multidisciplinary team and used the Model for Improvement to improve routine FI screening for eligible children on 1 inpatient unit at a single institution. Our primary measure was the overall percentage of eligible families screened for FI. Our secondary measure was the percentage of families with FI who received food resource information. Statistical process control charts were used to analyze the impact of our interventions.

RESULTS

A total of 8850 families were eligible for screening during the project period. The percentage of eligible families screened for FI increased from 0 to a mean of 77%, exceeding our goal, with special cause variation noted by 5 centerline shifts. The most impactful interventions were expansion of screening to patients admitted to all services and making FI screening questions required nursing admission documentation. Eleven percent of families screened positive for FI. Provision of resources increased from 56% with manual resource insertion into the after-visit summary to 100% with special cause variation associated with automated resource provision for positive screens.

CONCLUSIONS

Integrating FI screening into the nursing admission workflow with automated resource provision for positive screens is a feasible approach to integrating FI screening into routine clinical practice during pediatric hospitalizations.
Digitalization as a resilience strategy for women owned SMEs during crises
Authors: Gergely Orsolya , Oborni Katalin , Popovic Pantic Sanja
Published: November 2024

Although the entrepreneurial gender gap is decreasing in European economies, the obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs remain numerous and often differ from those encountered by men. The COVID-19 pandemic, and then the energy crisis, have made it even harder for women entrepreneurs to sustain their businesses and have added to the challenges of work and private life. Women entrepreneurs, among many others, had to face how to survive crises and adjust their businesses to new circumstances to become more resilient, remain competitive and sustainable in times of crises, and in particular to improve their digital skills. A new insight is crucial for more efficient entrepreneurial development for women. A cross-country research helps to identify the needs of women entrepreneurs and provide a solid basis for the development of tailor-made activities focusing on innovative and practical solutions to support the up-skilling and resilience of women entrepreneurs. Through a survey conducted with 608 women entrepreneurs from seven European countries, our basic question was how women entrepreneurs managed to get through and become resilient in times of crises. The focus of our analysis is digitalization: did the rapid digital transition help women entrepreneurs become resilient during turbulent times? Did the practicing of digitalization-based resilience strategies (including remote work, online sales and similar approaches) improve women entrepreneurs' operational efficiency and strength?
Digital social entities, valuable communities: How digitalization enables value co-creation for social enterprises
Authors: Mursalzade Hikmat
Published: November 2024

Enterprises prioritizing social issues over profit maximization can lead to value co-creation, especially in marginalized and unprivileged communities. In this regard, this paper explores underlying theoretical mechanisms that tie digitalization and value co-creation together for social entrepreneurship's development. The article aims to identify how digitalization enables value co-creation for social enterprises. We conduct multiple case studies, have 11 in-depth face-to-face interviews with social entrepreneurs from Azerbaijan and synthesize the findings from primary and secondary data. As a result, we reveal that digitalization enables value co-creation for social entrepreneurship through a new phenomenon, which we call Data-driven Social Co-creation (DSC), and its subcategories such as efficiency, resource mobilization, feedback loops and data utilization. Finally, we recommend the DSC framework which shows the relationship between digitalization and value co-creation in social entrepreneurship, and which is the main theoretical contribution to the social entrepreneurship literature. Additionally, we provide a research agenda on the respective research field.
Prevalence of atopic eczema in adolescents from a very low prevalence area (Kosovo): role of wheezing, gender, exercise, and paracetamol
Authors: Ahmetaj Luljeta , Martínez-Torres A. Elena , Ahmetaj Ylli , Gashi Valbona , Kurhasani Xhevat , Lokaj-Berisha Violeta , Gacaferri-Lumezi Besa , Shahini Mirsije , Zhjeqi Valbona , García-Marcos Luis , The Global Asthma Network Phase I Kosovo Study Group
Published: November 2024

Background: The epidemiology of atopic eczema in adolescents in Kosovo is virtually unknown, and the risk factors for the condition in very low-prevalence areas (as it was the case) are not well studied. The objective of the present study was to better know those factors and whether the presence of comorbid wheezing symptoms modifies the factors.
Methods: The cross-sectional survey, Global Asthma Network-validated questionnaire, which includes questions on eczema symptoms and environmental factors (such as smoking, pet ownership, paracetamol usage, truck traffic, siblings, time spent using screens or watching television, and physical exercise), was administered to adolescents in the following main cities of Kosovo: Ferizaj, Gjakova, Gjilan, Peja, Prishtina, and Prizren. Additionally, height and weight were measured at school.
Results: Prevalence of eczema symptoms ranged from 2.2% in Ferizaj to 5.5% in Gjakova. Severe symptoms were <1% in all cities. Eczema ever ranged from 3.0% in Ferizaj to 6.4% in Prizren. Factors significantly associated with the prevalence of current eczema symptoms in the meta-analysis were males (pooled adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.50, 95% Confidence Interval [95% CI] 0.37–0.66); physical exercise (pooled aOR 2.79, 95% CI 1.89–4.10); and paracetamol intake (pooled 1.86, 95% CI 1.32–2.64). The corresponding figures for eczema ever were as follows: pooled aOR: 0.68, 95% CI 0.44–1.06; pooled aOR 2.07, 95% CI 1.48–2.90; and pooled aOR 1.19, 95% CI 0.88–1.60. The associations tended to be higher in the subpopulation with eczema and wheezing comorbidity.
Conclusions: The prevalence of atopic eczema is very low in Kosovo and is associated with females, physical exercise, and paracetamol intake. These associations are higher when eczema and wheezing are comorbid conditions.
Financial feasibility: developing and commercializing Turmeric Kombucha with the business model canvas
Authors: Mustaniroh Siti Asmaul , Zubaidah Elok , Rohmah Wendra Gandhatyasri , Koentjoro Maharani Pertiwi , Prabaningtias Nadya , Sofia Alfan Ayillah Malicha
Published: November 2024

Turmeric Kombucha, a fermented drink combining the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, represents a promising product of functional beverage market. In order to successfully bring Turmeric Kombucha to market, it is essential to evaluate its commercialization potential. This involves assessing the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and financial feasibility metrics. This study aims to determine the feasibility and strategies for successfully commercializing Turmeric Kombucha for development a business plan with scale up the production of Turmeric Kombucha. The result indicate that Turmeric Kombucha has a viable business model with 9 elements.
Based on financial shows that Net Present Value (NPV) of $ 13,405,417.62, an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 71.42 %, a Payback Period (PP) of 0.59 years, and Break-Even Point (BEP) metrics of 3,173 units and $ 4,914.46. The analysis shows strong financial viability and significant growth potential for Turmeric Kombucha, supported by sustainable and efficient supply chain partnerships. The features and characteristics of the obtained results in this study, namely:
a) high consumer interest from health-conscious individuals over 18 years old;
b) health benefits of Turmeric Kombucha include hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, and antioxidant properties;
c) key resources include efficient production processes, user-friendly equipment, and adequate human and financial resources.
The practical application of these results involves strategies for scale up of market expansion, quality standardization, and supply chain enhancement. Customer relationships are fostered through direct and indirect distribution channels such as marketplaces, word-of-mouth, and retail stores.
Identifying the characteristics of public-private partnership projects on green energy in developing countries with different incomes
Authors: Domalatov Yerzhan , Turginbayeva Ardak , Apysheva Assel , Azimkhan Ardakh , Kamali Karlygash , Kuangaliyeva Tursynzada , Kenzhin Zhaxat , Aidaraliyeva Aizhamal
Published: November 2024

The object of the study is public-private partnership projects in green energy in developing countries. The problematics of the study is based on the intersection of the current problems of improving energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of energy innovations.
The problem of analyzing such projects was solved with the following results:

The findings of the study indicate the importance of country income as a factor influencing investment in public-private partnership projects in green energy.
The analysis indicates the importance of the country's income as a factor influencing the established technological structure of public-private partnership projects in the green energy sector.
It is proved that energy efficiency significantly depends on the technological structure of public-private partnership projects in green energy.

The obtained results are explained by assuming the dependence of public-private partnership projects in green energy on the income level of the economy, based on Wallis one-way analysis of variance and cross-tabulation. Mann-Whitney U test was used to explain the dependence of energy efficiency on the technological structure of such projects.
The particularity of this study is the analysis of the technological structure of public-private partnership projects in green energy, taking into account the specifics of developing countries and the application of their clustering.
This research is of practical significance in the possibility of applying the results obtained by the authorities for the creation and implementation of public-private partnership projects in the field of green energy, as well as by energy companies implementing new technologies using water, wind and solar energy.
Establishing a pattern of change in the quality indicators of Tokaj-type wine materials prepared by different variants
Authors: Bagirzade Afaq , Omarov Yashar , Aliyeva Jamila , Gurbanova Sevda , Omarova Elza , Gasimova Afet , Nabiyev Ahad
Published: November 2024

The object of this study is Tokaj-type wine materials made from white and red grape varieties grown in the foothills of the Goy-Gol region and the flat zone of the Samukh region in the Azerbaijan Republic. An important condition for the production of Tokaj wine is the high sugar content in the raw materials. Therefore, fully ripe and slightly withered grape varieties were used to prepare the wine materials. The quality indicators of wine materials prepared in three options were studied. Option 1 – preparation of Tokaj wine material by adding must with pulp from ripe grapes to alcohol; Option 2 – preparation of Tokaj wine material by adding must with pulp from grapes withered on the vine for 10–12 days to alcohol; Option 3 – preparation of Tokaj wine material by adding must with pulp from grapes withered on the vine for 4–5 days to alcohol. The most appropriate options were the first and second, according to which Tokaj wine material is produced by adding must with pulp from grapes ripened and dried on the vine for 4–5 days to alcohol. The content of sugar, volatile acids, titratable acidity, phenolic compounds, methyl alcohol, and the volume percentage of alcohol added to the must were studied in the prepared wine materials. For the preparation of wine material, it is advisable to use the white Rkatsiteli grape variety and the red Cabernet Sauvignon variety grown in the flat zone of the Samukh district. This is due to the fact that in the flat zone, grapes accumulate more sugar, and the volume percentage of alcohol added to the must is less, which is also economically advantageous. During the study, using mathematical and statistical methods, the most appropriate option was determined for the organoleptic indicators of Tokaj wines made from the Rkatsiteli grape variety, which was rated 9.8 points
Using expert evaluation for selecting an architectural solution for a specialized software system that monitors the state of potentially hazardous facilities
Authors: Sokolovskyi Vladyslav , Zharikov Eduard , Telenyk Sergii
Published: November 2024

The object of this study is the software and architectural solutions for specialized systems that monitor the state of potentially hazardous facilities (hereinafter, PHF). The problem solved was the choice of a successful option for an architectural solution and the specialized software composition of such systems. A change in the architectural solutions and the composition of the software for monitoring the state of PHF is necessary because such systems are usually designed on the basis of the principle of parametric control over the main parameters of PHF. Such monitoring systems record the achievement of the pre-critical (or critical) value of one (or several) parameters characterizing the state of the object. Therefore, operational personnel have little time to implement measures to prevent accidents.
The essence of the results is that, based on the use of expert evaluation, a methodology was devised for quantitative assessment of the architecture, the composition of specialized software and methods for monitoring the state of PHF. According to this methodology, one of the three possible alternative options for building an automated system for monitoring the state of PHF was chosen.
It was possible to solve the task to choose the architecture, methods, and composition of the software for a PHF state monitoring system owing to the implementation of expert evaluation, which enabled a shift from qualitative to quantitative evaluation.
The chosen option for building a system for monitoring the state of PHF is resistant to interference and allows for the detection of the threat of an emergency at the facility 1–3 hours earlier through the implementation of subsystems for forecasting changes in the state of PHF and diagnosing the state of the object. This ensures damage reduction and prevents injury to people
Development of curd for children from sheep milk with berries: improvement of nutritional and functional properties
Authors: Tlevlessova Dinara , Ospanov Assan , Zagorska Jelena , Makeeva Raushan , Nurmukhanbetova Dinara , Mambeshova Asel
Published: November 2024

The development of functional products for children based on sheep's milk with the addition of berries is a pressing issue in the field of baby food. The object of this study is baby curds based on sheep's milk with the addition of berries. The task that this study solves is to improve the nutritional and organoleptic characteristics of baby products made from sheep's milk since pure sheep's milk without additives has a specific smell and taste, which reduces its attractiveness to children. The results of the study showed that the addition of berries (chokeberry, raspberry, strawberry) significantly improves the taste and aromatic properties of curds. Children preferred curds with berries since they had a creamy-berry aroma, while curds without additives retained the characteristic smell and taste of sheep's milk. It was also found that the addition of berries increased the antioxidant activity of the product due to enrichment with vitamins (especially vitamin C) and dietary fiber. By adding berries to the curds, it was possible to increase the nutritional value, improve the taste characteristics and increase the digestibility of the product. These results solve the problem of low consumer appeal of sheep milk-based products.
The results could be used in the production of functional dairy products for children, especially for creating products with increased antioxidant potential and improved organoleptic characteristics. Such curds can be in demand under conditions of mass production for children, as they improve the nutritional value and increase consumer appeal due to taste improvements.
Design of a new film with predefined properties based on chitosan
Authors: Dubinina Antonina , Zaytseva Valentyna , Lehnert Svitlana , Vindyk Andriy , Cherevko Oleksander , Tatar Larysa , Skyrda Olena , Prasol Svitlana
Published: November 2024

Synthetic and chitosan-based polymer films were selected as the object of this study. Chitosan is a natural non-toxic oligosaccharide of animal origin capable of biological destruction. The task addressed in this work is to design a chitosan-based film with increased bacteriostatic properties for use in combined packaging material as a protective layer. The use of such films would provide for the biodegradability of packaging materials, which could make it possible to reduce the use of synthetic polymers in packaging and improve the environment.
A feature of the proposed method is that a decoction of yarrow grass is used as a chitosan solvent, which leads to the acquisition of bacteriostatic properties by the films. It has been established that the highest bacteriostatic effect is achieved in this case. The results of the research showed a significant growth retardation zone of E. coli, B. cereus, B. subtilis, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, C. albicans, Saccharomyces and Lactobacillus strains.
The set of studies made it possible to optimize the recipe composition of films based on chitosan (%): chitosan – 2.0...2.5, glycerin – 1.0...1.5, decoction of yarrow grass – 96...97 (according to the ratio of medicinal plant raw materials:water – 1:10).
It was determined that the values of indicators of the destructive stress at the rupture of the designed films (14.0...16.0 MPa) exceed the permissible minimum, which should be 13.7 MPa for polymer films.
The designed films are not intended for independent use as packaging material but should be applied as part of combined packaging as a protective layer.
The scope of application of the current research results is the packaging of food products, namely fruit and vegetable pastes and sauces.
The development of a method for increasing the reliability of the assessment of the state of the object
Authors: Abed Alkhafaji Mohammed Jasim , Kuchuk Nina , Stanovska Iraida , Artabaiev Yurii , Nechyporuk Olena , Voznytsia Anastasiia , Tupota Yevhenii , Samoilenko Yuliia , Nikitin Dmytro , Rybitskyi Oleksandr
Published: November 2024

The object of the research is assessment of object with different degrees of embeddedness. The subject of the research is the process of assessing the state of objects using the apparatus of neuro-fuzzy expert systems, the apparatus of relational analysis and bio-inspired algorithms. The problem that is solved in the research is to increase the reliability of the assessment of the objects state, regardless of the number of attachments. The originality of the research is that:
– possibility of increasing the reliability of the object state assessment due to the parallel use of two bio-inspired algorithms;
– taking into account the degree of awareness of the object state, due to the application of correction coefficients for the degree of awareness;
– construction of both object and relational models, which allows to increase the reliability of assessment of the objects state;
– possibility of combining the results of the work of bio-inspired algorithms, which makes it possible to mutually verify the correctness of the work of each of the algorithms;
– universality of solving the task of assessing the state of objects with different degrees due to the hierarchical nature of their description;
– possibility of simultaneously searching for a solution in different directions;
– adequacy of the obtained results.
An example of the use of the proposed method is presented on the example of solving the task of determining the composition of an operational group of troops (forces) and elements of its operational construction. The specified example showed an increase in the reliability of the assessment of the objects state by an average of 20 % due to the use of additional improved procedures.
It is advisable to use the proposed method to solve the problems of assessing the state of multidimensional objects in conditions of uncertainty and risks, which are characterized by high requirements for the reliability of the information obtained