bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Muros de taipas de pedra no Parque Nacional de São Joaquim no município de Orleans/SC
Authors: Borghezan Nicoladelli Tayse , Santos da Silva José Gustavo , Debiasi Menegasso Juliana , Bitencourt Campos Juliano , Luzia Sartor Preve Márcia , Sutil Thaise , De Conto Danrlei , José Zocche Jairo
Published: November 2023

Este artigo aborda a presença dos muros de Taipas, construídos com matacões de rocha, localizados na parte baixa do Parque Nacional de São Joaquim (PNSJ), no município de Orleans/SC. Visa identificar as dimensões e as funcionalidades, e analisar o estado de conservação desses monumentos que têm origem nos tempos do Tropeirismo. A análise da distribuição espacial e do estado de conservação dos muros de Taipas permite pontuar as ameaças antrópicas e naturais, que comprometem o patrimônio material, prejudicando o registro, o estudo científico, as práticas educativas e turísticas possíveis de serem desenvolvidas no território do Parque. Para identificação do estado de conservação, foram realizadas três incursões em campo, duas de reconhecimento e delimitação da área de estudo e uma para mapeamento e tomada de dados das estruturas de Taipas. A ficha de registro utilizada foi adaptada de Herberts (2009). As estruturas foram fotografadas, sua localização foi registrada por meio de receptor Global Position Sistem (GPS) e foram realizadas tomadas aéreas com drone, para análise e geração de dados em ambiente de Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG). Foram analisadas cinco estruturas distintas, cujos resultados indicam o predomínio do estado de conservação parcial. Porém, observa-se que, no contexto atual, há o cuidado dos proprietários de terras pertencentes ao Parque, mas que ainda não foram desapropriadas, no sentido da conservação das Taipas. Identificou-se também diversos fatores de destruição do patrimônio, o que compromete seu uso como atrativo turístico e cultural. Ações urgentes se fazem necessárias, no sentido de dar visibilidade e promover o reconhecimento, principalmente, por parte da comunidade local, sobre a importância das Taipas como elementos patrimoniais, constituintes da paisagem cultural resultante do Tropeirismo.
Å gjøre interseksjonell institusjonell-etnografisk forskning. En utforskende diskusjon rundt bruk av «tradisjonell sosiologisk teori» i en institusjonell-etnografisk studie
Authors: Tørrisplass Ann-Torill
Published: November 2023

In this chapter, I discuss the use of intersectionality theory in institutional ethnographic studies. I explore this through an example from my research on unaccompanied minor refugee girls and their everyday experiences of being resettled in Norwegian municipalities. My main objective is to explore possible challenges and opportunities in combining institutional ethnography and intersectionality theory. I conclude that even though use of intersectionality theory can be valuable in institutional ethnographic research, the concepts of work, work knowledge and institutional capture inhabits the potential for exploring how categorisation, and hence difference, is done through social relations.
Blurring the Lines through Arts-Based Dialogues: A Question of Play?
Authors: Ola Buan Øien , Andreas van Dijk , Rosemary Kate Martin , Sveinung Næss , Ninni Anita Rotmo Olsen , Laila Grendahl , B. Solveig Fretheim , Sondre Gran , Luca Nielsen Jenssen , Tore Kristian Aune , Alexander Victor Toresen Nynes
Published: November 2023

This study is about blurring lines and boundaries, observing conversations and practices as well as thinking and being in our artistically inspired research, teaching and learning practices. Our agenda is to embrace the uncertain and murky spaces of making art in academic contexts. The study addresses the following research question: How might a collective playful and performative dialogue create a space to blur the boundaries between art, science and pedagogy? This contribution takes an arts-based approach to exploring the research question. The method is operationalised in the form of an arts-based dialogue played out through a live improvised performance at the intersection of the research paradigms, arts and roles within which we are all positioned. The video article is a multi-camera production of an improvised artistic performance led by a voiceover that dramaturgically ties the study together. The raw material consists of three 20-minute recordings of an improvised performance in which we participate in a multimodal dialogue. In addition, short portrait interviews with each of the participants are presented during the video to further illuminate our different perspectives. The main findings of this study are fruitful insights at the intersection of performative, pedagogical, and research practices. We explore how this approach can contribute to developing new understandings of what arts-based dialogue, playful research, and the blurring of our lives as artists, students, teachers, and researchers can potentially achieve.
Contribution of 25-hydroxycholesterol to the cross-interaction of the immune and nervous systems
Authors: Zakyrjanova Guzalia F. , Tsentsevitsky Andrei N. , Giniatullin Arthur  R. , Nghomsi Sonia Madeleine Fogaing , Kuznetsova Eva A. , Petrov Alexey M.
Published: November 2023

25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC) is produced from cholesterol by cholesterol-25-hydroxylase, and its expression, similar to the 25HC level, increases significantly in macrophages, dendritic cells, and microglia during an inflammatory reaction. In turn, 25HC acts on many immune cells; therefore, it can modulate the course of the inflammatory reaction and prevent the penetration of viruses into cells. Data are accumulating about the involvement of 25HC in the regulation of synaptic transmission in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. 25HC production is increased not only during inflammation but in certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; thus, this hydroxycholesterol can be important in the adaptation of synaptic activity to inflammatory conditions, pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, and formation of synaptic dysfunctions. The targets of 25HC in the nervous system are glutamate NMDA receptors, liver X-receptors, and estrogen receptors. 25HC can also directly influence the properties of synaptic membranes by changing the formation of membrane microdomains (lipid rafts) where proteins, which are important for synaptic plasticity, are clustered. Current data indicate that the effects of 25HC strongly depend on its concentration and “context” (norm, pathology, and presence of an inflammatory reaction) in which the effect of 25HC is being investigated. This minireview focused on the key aspects of the action of 25HC as both a local regulator of cholesterol homeostasis and a paracrine molecule that realizes the influence of inflammation on neurotransmission processes in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
A Curious Cluster of Cholesteatoma: A Family Study
Authors: Mathews Sunil
Published: November 2023

Objective: We report a rare case of family clustering of cholesteatoma. Method: Case reports of three first-degree relatives in a family affected with cholesteatoma and a review of world literature on hereditary causes for cholesteatoma are presented. Results: The family consists of parents and two siblings, of whom the father and both siblings (a daughter and a son) were surgically treated for cholesteatoma. All cholesteatomas in this family cluster were acquired. Conclusion: Family clustering of acquired cholesteatoma is rare. This report indicates the interplay of hereditary factors along with environmental factors in the genesis of cholesteatoma.
Assessing the Performance of Biogas Digester as a Sustainable Energy Technology: Solution for Domestic Use in Tunasan, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Authors: JO Galvez
Published: November 2023

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines has initiated a project focused on biogas digesters, which are being implemented in Muntinlupa City, the southernmost city in the National Capital Region (NCR). A biogas digester is an oxygen-free vessel that utilizes organic waste materials to produce biogas, which can be used for cooking and heating purposes. As part of Muntinlupa City’s waste management practices, the Environmental Sanitation Center (ESC), an office responsible for implementing the ecological solid waste management system in the city, has been operating a functioning model of a biogas digester at the Pacwood Site in Barangay Tunasan which is located in the southern section of the city, adjacent to the province of Laguna. The study aims to assess the functionality, feasibility, and potential for household utilization of the biogas digester among the residents of Barangay Tunasan. The research methods employed included online and actual surveys targeting the citizens of the locality, an on-site visit at the ESC facility, and an interview with relevant personnel managing the biogas digester. Majority of the respondents were unaware of the biogas digester and had not yet used it, but expressed willingness to utilize it for domestic purposes. The biogas digester at the Pacwood Site was operated by utilizing ostrich feces which were fed with shredded vegetable waste from the public market. The project was found to be sustainable and contributed to the waste management efforts of the city. However, the researchers identified potential areas for improvement, and due to the limited data obtained, further studies were recommended to gather more information and insights. The functioning model established in Barangay Tunasan provided positive results in terms of sustainability and waste management. Additional research is required to enhance the project and address the identified areas for improvement.
Bacterial Profile, Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Tract Infection Among Patient Suffering from Chronic and/or Acute Prostatitis at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, Centre Cameroon
Authors: Dongmo Teudjieu Achille Noel , Mbassi Achille Aurele , Lyonga Emilia , Baiye William Abange , Chafa Betbeui Anicette , Toukam Michel , Ekanga Geogette , Assana Raoul Ibrahim , Yimtchi Ngassa Christian Lavoisier , Gonsu Kamga Hortense
Published: November 2023

Background: A febrile urinary tract infection in men should suggest acute prostatitis. Any infection of the male urinary tract has the potential to affect the prostate. Acute prostatitis happens when your prostate gland becomes suddenly inflamed. The objectives of our study were to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections and the associated risk factors in men presenting chronic and/or acute prostatitis. Also, to identify the associated bacterial strains and finally to establish their antibiotic susceptibility profile.

Materials and Method: We conducted a prospective and cross-sectional study. A total of 77 male participants were recruited, aged 24 years to 84 years at the Urology Department of the Yaounde Central Hospital that presented with clinical signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection from February to June 2021. Urine specimens were collected and analyzed at the Bacteriology laboratory of the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital. Isolation and identification of bacteria were done using conventional methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing and interpretation were performed according to CASFM 2021, V.1.0 April. The statistical analysis of our data was done using SPSS version 22.0 software.

Results: The prevalence of urinary tract infection in our studied population was 15.58% (12/77). Among the 12 participants with urinary tract infection, we isolated and identified six (6) bacteria species; Escherichia coli 25% (3/12), Proteus vulgaris 25% (3/12), Citrobacter freundii 16.67% (2/12), Pseudomonas fluorescent 16.67% (2/12), Enterococcus spp. 8.33% (1/12) and Proteus penneri 8.33% (1/12) respectively. Antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed reduced susceptibility to 3rd generation cephalosporins (cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone). Beta-lactams showed very low activity on almost all the family of Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated. Flouroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and nalidixic acid) showed a resistance of more than 50% on the majority of the species isolated. All the isolated Gram negative bacteria were multi-drug resistant. Patients with a history of urinary tract tumors, urinary catheters, and diabetes were the most exposed to urinary tract infection; 58.33% (7/12 patients), 50.00 % (6/12) and 41.66% (5/12 patients) respectively. Participants of age >55 years were those presenting the most with urinary tract infection.

Conclusions: Overall, Enterobacteriaceae were primarily isolated from patients with prostatitis. Urological history such as urinary tract tumors, and Diabetes were significantly associated with UTI.
Sustaining a Dynasty in Alberta: The 2004 Provincial Election
Authors: Bell Edward , Jansen Harold , Young Lisa
Published: November 2023

In 2004 the Alberta Progressive Conservative party won an election that prolonged their political dynasty, which had begun some thirty-three years earlier. Dynasties seem to characterize Alberta politics, and over the years several researchers have formulated models to explain them. This paper uses the 2004 election as a case study to evaluate the contemporary relevance of a number of those theories of one-party dominance; in particular, it examines what they can offer to explain the latest extension of Tory hegemony. It also examines some factors that are not contained in the models in order to provide a fuller explanation of how the Conservative dynasty was preserved. We conclude that some of the standard theories of one-party dominance in Alberta are problematic or incomplete, and suggest some modifications.
“Next Door They Have Regulation, But Not Here …”: Assessing the Opinions of Actors in the Opaque World of Unregulated Lobbying
Authors: Hogan John W , Murphy Gary , Chari Raj S
Published: November 2023

The lobbying of government by various interests is regarded as central to the democratic process. Deliberative democratic theorists tell us that the regulation of lobbying has a positive effect on political systems, and the behaviour of those within them. Yet, only four democratic systems (Canada, USA, EU and Germany) have legislation regulating lobbyists’ activities, and even this regulation is not all pervasive. Here we examine the attitudes of actors in states, provinces, and institutions in the above democracies, where no regulations exist. This ensures that the actors we deal with have knowledge of lobbying regulations, what these regulations entail, as well as the consequences of the absence of any such regulations. Our objective is to discover if these actors see benefits in the introduction of lobbying legislation, as is suggested by deliberative democratic theory.
Transitional Identities: Negotiating Social Transitions in the Pacific NW 1825-1860s
Authors: Phillips Lisa
Published: November 2023

When one studies a specific society, hegemonic practice is so deeply rooted that it is often difficult to study it from outside that system. However, there are periods of dramatic social change when ongoing social practice in a geographic space is disrupted. On such occasions hegemonic forces can be seen, as it were, from outside of assumed practice. The northwest coast of North America provides such an opportunity. From 1818 to 1846, the British and American states shared jurisdiction over the territory with sovereignty under constant negotiation. The Hudson’s Bay Company established a substantial commercial presence in the region from the 1820s to 1850s. During the 1830s and 1840s, massive immigration from the eastern United States shifted the population balance to favour those with ties to the United States. The imposition of the border across the northwest in 1846 marked a significant watershed in the evolution of social control in the region.
Introduction to the Special Issue on Communications, The Media and Policy in Canada
Authors: Nesbitt-Larking Paul , Howlett Michael
Published: November 2023

The complexity of the late-modern globalizing order has accelerated the erosion of time and space and has radically undermined the apparent solidities of borders, identities, and the social relations of production. Hybridity, fluidity, risk, and individuated self-reflexivity are among the concepts that social researchers everywhere have grasped in order to anchor their attempts to apprehend the eruptions and disruptions that condition phenomenologies of the present. Among the most affected social theories are those of communications. The informational and communicational order that was taken for granted even a generation ago has been supplanted by a complex of global networks, mobilities, and flows. Media analysis, which is an important subfield of communications, has undergone particular transformation. From Innis to Angus communications theory has been more than a rich product of Canadian scholarship; the lived experience of space and land, nature and technology has conditioned the very possibility of Canadian social theory. In this way, the emerging contributions to scholarship in politics and communications, profiled in this special issue, are able to take us beyond the postmodern claim that “all that is solid melts into air.” While called upon to innovate and re-examine our theoretical frameworks, chosen methodologies, and critical matters of empirical enquiry, we do so on the basis of established research traditions that suggest certain future directions as we attempt to think through media and communications in an increasingly global Canada.
Leadership Change in a Dominant Party: The Alberta Progressive Conservatives, 2006
Authors: Stewart David K , Sayers Anthony
Published: November 2023

The 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative Party leadership race was notable for the surprising victory of Ed Stelmach and the fact that nearly 150,000 Albertans participated in the process. We argue that the use of an open, plebiscitary vote to select the leader of this governing party was essential to Stelmach’s success, and acted as a mechanism for sustaining Tory dominance. The contest mimicked a general election: By offering three leading candidates with distinctive ideological views, it enlarged and engaged the party membership and reinvigorated the party’s links to civil society. Stelmach’s victory had much to do with his perceived role as the moderate, middle, candidate able to unite the party. To explain this outcome, we explore patterns of support by constituency and the impact of endorsements on the outcome. To paraphrase Duverger, leadership contests in Alberta impress on voters, even non-supporters, that the Tories are a dominant party.
Operationalizing ‘Policy Capacity’: A Case Study of Climate Change Adaptation in Canadian Finance Agencies
Authors: Williams Russell Alan
Published: November 2023

Although a widely used term in the literature,

much of what we know about “policy capacity” in government

is limited to anecdotal evidence. Policy scholars have

not systematically investigated the ability of policy professionals

to provide good advice in relation to new policy challenges;

indeed many are skeptical that policy capacity (understood

as the potential for “evidence based policy learning”)

is an important driver of policy change in the first

place. Despite these empirical and theoretical problems,

governments remain committed to improving policy capacity

in the pursuit of better public policy. This paper offers some

preliminary observations on the difficulty of studying and

operationalizing policy capacity through an examination of

the finance sector in relation to climate change adaptation;

part of a large collaborative SSHRC CEI project. Drawing on

the existing literature on Canadian finance policymaking

dynamics, a survey of policy professionals in the area, and an

illustrative case study, the paper makes two claims. It suggests

that viewing capacity as involving both the cognitive

skills of professionals (or “analytical capacity”), and the

institutional arrangements in which policy research is conducted

(or “governance arrangements”), is a useful starting

point. However, as the findings in this paper highlight, if

capacity is the ability to provide effective advice in relation to

specific problems, then the nature of the problem itself (how

“wicked” or otherwise it might be) will also impact capacity.
Reproducing Neoliberalism: the power of Canada’s poor
Authors: Hilgers Tina
Published: November 2023

Based on the varying views of power under neoliberalism, the literature draws divergent conclusions regarding its quality as a policy approach. Neoliberal economic restructuring is generally regarded as positive by the conservative public choice school, as positive by some Weberians and negative by others, and as overwhelmingly negative by Marxians and feminists. Critics usually present restructuring as something that is happening “to” us, that is presented to us as a fait accompli, handed down by bureaucrats and elected officials influenced by international business. This view obscures the role of the average citizen in pushing restructuring forward, not only in allowing it to happen, but also in actively performing it. In response, this paper suggests a global/local intersectional dialectic that locates the expansion of neoliberalism in global and individual sites without obscuring the various oppressions generated by restructuring.
Breaking the Peace: The Wildrose Alliance in Alberta Politics
Authors: Sayers Anthony M. , Stewart David K.
Published: November 2023

Party politics in Alberta can seem dull. Election after election the Conservative party is returned to power with a comfortable majority and campaigns are marked by little in the way of suspense (see Bell et al, 2007 and Stewart and Archer, 2000). The last time government changed hands in Alberta was 1971 when the Peter Lougheed led Progressive Conservatives eked out a narrow win over the Social Credit dynasty. Lougheed and the Conservatives positioned them- selves as safe, conservative change. This was also the case when the Progressive Conservatives faced their most serious challenge to date, in 1993. The Liberals, led by former Edmonton mayor Laurence Decore, launched a fiscal attack on the Conservatives, presenting themselves as the safe, conservative alternative (Stewart, 1995). The Ralph Klein Conservatives beat back that challenge and the party has easily carried each subsequent election.
Terrorism Made Simpler: A Framing Analysis of Three Canadian Newspapers, 2006-2013
Authors: Vucetic Srdjan , Malo Janelle , Ouellette Valérie
Published: November 2023

How do mainstream Canadian newspapers portray contemporary terrorism? The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the ensuing “war on terror” has deeply impacted media coverage of terrorism and terrorism-related events around the world. Canada is no exception and scholars have begun examining various aspects of terrorism coverage in the Canadian media system. Inspired by framing theory, the following study adds to this growing literature by developing a model for understanding and evaluating media coverage of terrorism according to “degrees of simplification.” The model is applied to a sample of articles drawn from three Canadian newspapers in two periods of time—June 2006-June 2007 and June 2012-June 2013. Three main findings are discussed. First, both The National Post and La Presse tended to present terrorism-related news and analysis using simpler frames than The Globe and Mail. Second, the coverage of domestic terrorism was far less simplistic than the coverage of international terrorism in all three newspapers. Third, while simplifying frames were more frequent in 2006-7 than in 2012-3, the study finds weak evidence that mainstream framing practices employed by the Canadian newspapers radically changed between these two time periods.
Support for Political Community: Evidence from Quebec and the Rest of Canada
Authors: Kanji Mebs , Tannahill Kerry , Hopkins Vincent
Published: November 2023

Despite its diverse makeup and deep divisions, Canada has a fairly solid reputation as a stable democracy and political community but we are repeatedly reminded how fragile this "community of communities" may in fact be. Using new data from the Comparative Provincial Election Project, we examine how Quebecers feel about Canada and Quebec and compare these perspectives to those of other Canadians. We find that support varies provincially, over time and across subnational political communities. And in Quebec, political performance has a strong bearing on support for political communities, even after controlling for other common cultural, structural or contextual explanations.
Toward a New Agenda for the Comparative Study of Provincial Politics and Elections
Authors: Wesley Jared J.
Published: November 2023

To be added to special edition
How to Get to Hérouxville
Authors: Tabachnick David Edward
Published: November 2023

This paper explores “reasonable accommodation blowback” in Canada and, in particular, the province of Quebec. As will be argued below, the “accommodation crisis” in Quebec resulted from two related developments: i) a misapplication of the term “reasonable accommodation” taken from disability law which has allowed it to be perceived as providing undeserved preferential treatment to minorities and; ii) the practice of interculturalism that then magnifies this perception of preferential treatment as obstructing the integration of minorities into the dominant French-language culture. In part, this explains why the accommodation crisis occurred in Quebec and has sparked a far more virulent blowback in that province than in the rest of Canada. This suggests that, while some might argue that interculturalism is “complimentary” to multiculturalism or “does not contradict the stated multicultural ideology”, multiculturalism can also be in opposition to and even antagonistic to the goals of interculturalism.
Social Movement Success as a Political Process: The Case of the 2012 Quebec Student Protests
Authors: Robbins-Kanter Jacob , Troup Daniel
Published: November 2023

University tuition fees in Quebec remain among the lowest in North America, despite recent government attempts to raise them. What explains the success of the 2012 Quebec student protests? This paper, drawing upon scholarship on social movement success, argues that the unfolding of political events in 2012 demonstrates the counter-intuitive manner in which a state can come to reflect a social movement's objectives. The Quebec student movement succeeded not by garnering public support or directly influencing policy decisions, but by allying itself with an opposition party that won an election in spite of its association with the movement. The student movement was not backed by popular opinion, and its success resulted from aligning itself with a party that was able to withstand the detrimental effects of this relationship.
Review Essay - Democratic Leviathan: Defending First-Past-the-Post in Canada
Authors: Pilon Dennis
Published: November 2023

This review essay examines a number of recent books claiming to offer a defence of Canada's traditonal first past the post voting system. The works can be divided into two camps, one Conservative, the other liberal, though their logic, arguments, and evidence are surprisingly similar. Through a detailed engagement with each work, this review argues that both versions ultimately defend first past the post as an effective ‘democratic leviathan’ in that the voting system tends to produce a strong, single party legislative majority government that can rule unhindered while it remains in office. Thus, for these authors, considerations of stability and legislative efficiency trump all other concerns e.g. representation, diversity, majority rule, electoral competitiveness, etc. However, in making their case, the contributors largely fail to seriously engage opposing views or the relevant academic literatures, particularly relevant Canadian work.
Peering into the black box of government policy work: The challenge of governance and policy capacity
Authors: Sapeha Halina , Wellstead Adam , Evans Bryan
Published: November 2023

There have been calls for more diffused policy advisory systems where a plurality of actors, particularly actors from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), engage with government in deliberating policy interventions to address collective problems.  Previous research has found that government-based policy workers tend to have low levels of interaction with outside actors. However, very little is understood about the nature of these interactions.  To shed light on this important relationship, a multi-regression structural equation model examines the nature of government-based policy work across three Canadian provinces.  From an online survey of 603 Canadian provincial government policy workers, we develop six hypotheses that focus on the drivers of policy capacity and their degree of interaction with non-governmental organizations.  The results revealed that increased interaction by the respondents with stakeholders was an important determinant for inviting stakeholders to policy discussions and led to increased perceptions of policy capacity.  However, the ongoing trend of politicization in policy work had a dampening impact on overall policy capacity. More importantly, it appears that undertaking more evidence-based policy work did not lead to a greater policy capacity perception or interaction with stakeholder groups. The survey design and model development have the potential to be replicated in other jurisdictions.
By-Elections in Québec: Signs of Discord, Dissatisfaction, or Simple Dialogue?
Authors: Rivard Alex B. , McGrandle Jocelyn
Published: November 2023

By-elections are a regular aspect of Canadian politics but have been subject to a relatively scarce amount of study. In Québec, Massicotte (1981) demonstrated that the governing party largely won every contested by-election throughout the twentieth century. Since this time period, however, we find that opposition parties won a clear majority of by-elections in almost every single parliamentary sitting from 1976 onward. Based on previous theories, our analysis finds that by-elections in Québec are significant events and serve as a barometer for the next general election. Therefore, by-election outcomes are not simply idiosyncratic or exclusive to a particular riding.
Tuition Policy Instruments in Canada Public Policy Choices for What Problems
Authors: Rexe Deanna
Published: November 2023

AbstractUsing policy instruments as the unit of analysis and employing an instrument typology, this study considers policymaker goals and the effects of different policy actors and their influence strategies on selection. This study builds upon conceptions of choice approaches to policy instruments, using an analytical lens to describe policy actor perceptions and policy instrument use in three Canadian provinces to shed new light on the nature of higher education policy design.RésuméEn utilisant les instruments de politique comme unité d'analyse et en employant une typologie d'instruments, cette étude considère les objectifs des décideurs politiques et les effets des différents acteurs politiques et leurs stratégies d'influence sur la sélection. S’appuyant sur les conceptions des approches de choix des instruments de politique et utilisant une lentille analytique pour décrire les perceptions des acteurs politiques ainsi que les instruments de politique dans trois provinces canadiennes, cette étude servira de tremplin afin de jeter un nouveau regard sur la nature de la conception des politiques d'enseignement supérieur.Key Words: policy instruments; higher education; provincial policy; tuition policyMots-clés : instruments de politique; enseignement supérieur; politique provinciale; politique de scolarité
Capital agroindustrial y transformaciones de la ganadería bovina pampeana, Argentina
Authors: García Mabel , Villa Samanta
Published: November 2023

Este artículo se propone estudiar las transformaciones de las explotaciones agropecuarias –EAP– ganaderas bovinas de la región pampeana en las últimas tres décadas, teniendo en cuenta la génesis de su localización, los vínculos con la industria frigorífica y las exportaciones de carne. A partir de la recopilación y sistematización de diversas fuentes de información secundaria se describió la evolución de los sistemas productivos ganaderos y la industria frigorífica, y se analizó la concentración y centralización actual de la producción y procesamiento de carne vacuna en la Argentina. Los resultados sugerirían que los productores insertos en el mercado externo avanzan hacia sistemas de producción intensivos en capital/ha transformando la estructura agraria, con lo que se contribuye a la concentración productiva. Si bien la localización de la producción y procesamiento de carne bovina se remonta a los inicios de la actividad ganadera, la expansión del capital agroindustrial se ha puesto de manifiesto en las transformaciones de las EAP ganaderas pampeanas de las últimas décadas.
Compromiso organizacional y satisfacción laboral, análisis de clases latentes en trabajadores de administración pública y privada
Authors: Chiang Vega María Margarita , Escalona tapia Karin , Rivera Cerda María José
Published: November 2023

Esta investigación busca analizar los resultados de la aplicación de un modelo de análisis de clases latentes en las variables satisfacción laboral y compromiso organizacional. Se aplicó un cuestionario del cual se obtuvo una muestra de 528 empleados. Uno de los principales resultados del análisis es que se obtuvieron tres categorías de trabajadores para cada variable, esto es, satisfacción laboral alta/moderada/baja y compromiso organizacional bajo/medio/alto. Cada una de las categorías se diferencia de las otras en función de la probabilidad de respuesta de cada conducta o intención de comportamiento. Se presenta en los resultados que, tanto en el sector público como privado, los trabajadores con nivel bajo de satisfacción laboral se caracterizan por tener niveles bajos en todas las dimensiones, principalmente en la satisfacción con el reconocimiento (79,5% y 100% respectivamente), y respecto al compromiso organizacional, quienes tienen un nivel bajo en general tienen probabilidades más altas de estar en un nivel bajo en cada una de sus tres dimensiones.
Perception of Prosodic Division Depth in Spoken Poetry (A.S. Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin”)
Authors: Kruglova A. V.
Published: November 2023

Pauses are one of the most universal markers of prosodic division in different languages. Their duration depends on various factors such as genre, syntax, and punctuation. In poetry, pauses not only help reveal the structure of the poem and emphasize its division into lines, but also reflect the varying degree of internal division within a line. This study presents the results of a perceptual experiment involving 11 participants who evaluated the presence and depth of prosodic breaks in spoken Russian poetry using a 5-point scale, which has been proven effective in previous experiments conducted on prose texts in Russian and Dutch. The experiment showed that native speakers successfully identify pauses in spoken poetry and consistently determine their depth. When evaluating the depth of division within a line, participants tended to use the lowest possible score. Additionally, a correlation was found between the duration of physical pauses in the speaker’s speech and the level of evaluation of prosodic breaks by the participants. These findings fill a gap in understanding the depth of prosodic division in poetry and confirm previously identified patterns of pause distribution in Russian poetry.
State Regulation of Trade in Bashkortostan from 1945 to 1953
Authors: Antoshkin A. V.
Published: November 2023

The article examines the regulation of trade in the territory of Bashkortostan during the post-war reconstruction of the national economy. An attempt is made to determine the effectiveness of state mechanisms for regulating trade in the conditions of a planned economy in the Soviet Union. The ability of a planned economy to ensure an increase in the volume of trade turnover through financial and economic activities of trade enterprises on a non-competitive basis and without using the mechanism of free demand and supply formation is one of the controversial issues. The source base of the article was documents from the National Archives of the Republic of Bashkortostan, some of which are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. As a result of the study, it was established that the Republican Ministry of Trade paid primary attention to increasing trade turnover and consistently eliminating deficits. It was revealed that the nationalization of consumer cooperatives sharply reduced the opportunities for cooperative democracy and led to violations of the legitimate interests of shareholders. The actions of the State Arbitration in conflict situations between trade enterprises in Bashkortostan and suppliers are shown. The results of regulatory actions by Gosbank in reducing accounts receivable and increasing the solvency of trade enterprises are determined. It is concluded that despite all the shortcomings of the existing economic system, trade organizations in Bashkortostan have achieved significant success.
Social Infrastructure of Soviet Enterprises in the 1950s-1980s: Sources and Mechanisms of Financing (Example of Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant)
Authors: Bakanov S. A.
Published: November 2023

The Sources and Mechanisms of Financing the Social Infrastructure of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in the 1950s-1980s. This study examines the sources and mechanisms of financing the social infrastructure of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, a large Soviet industrial enterprise, during the period of 1950s-1980s. The research is based on archival documents from the plant and its trade union organization, which are stored in the United State Archive of the Chelyabinsk Region. It was found that the plant had a significant amount of assets, including housing and a network of social, cultural, and sports facilities. Financing the social infra-structure of Soviet enterprises was a complex system that involved multiple independent sources. The plant made direct payments from its economic stimulation funds, covered the maintenance costs of various facilities transferred to the trade union organization, and covered losses from the housing and communal services system. In addition, funding for these facilities also came from the state budget, social insurance budget, trade union organization budget, targeted subsidies from the All-Russian Central Council of Trade Unions, revenues from self-supporting cultural and sports institutions, and others. The Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant was required to allocate up to 10 % of its profits towards maintaining its social infra-structure, while other sources of funding con-tributed comparable amounts.
Speech Portrait of a Mentally Unhealthy Character as a Translation Problem
Authors: Barmina E. A. , Skidan O. G.
Published: November 2023

The aim of this article is to describe the mechanism of determining the key parameters of the speech portrait of a mentally unhealthy character in a literary text in terms of achieving pragmatic adequacy in translation. The material used for analysis includes the novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’ by Daniel Keyes, the short story ‘Survivor Type’ by Stephen King, and the novel ‘American Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis. The authors utilize a proposed algorithm of pretranslation analysis as a tool. It has been established that specific linguistic markers are employed in creating the speech portrait in literary texts, observed through one or multiple parameters. These linguistic markers accurately characterize the existing facts of altered language consciousness in mental disorders. Components of the character’s speech portrait may include verbal aggression (obscene language), metaphors, specific sentence structures, verbalization of grandiosity, etc. The authors conclude that the proposed algorithm, with the application of psycholinguistics data, allows for tracing the peculiarities of selecting expressive means in the original text and identifying relevant markers of the speech portrait of a mentally unhealthy character for subsequent representation of these characteristics as functional dominants in translation. This will help avoid shifts in realizing the character’s image in translation.
Penza’s “Agit-Windows” in Cultural Legacy of Great Patriotic War
Authors: Yakupova D. V.
Published: November 2023

This article focuses on the creative activities of the Penza poster workshop “Agit-Window” — a provincial equivalent of the “TASS Window” for creating large-format mass publications during the period of the Great Patriotic War. For the first time, archival documents are introduced into scientific circulation. The creative practices of the group of artists who organized the production of agitational materials in Penza are described. The cultural interaction of the artistic intelligentsia at the level of “union center — province” is characterized. The role of the heritage of the Penza art school in the creation and development of the genre of military-defense posters is highly appreciated, as well as the contribution of those artists who were evacuated to Penza during the war. The author focuses on describing the content of the posters “Agit-Window” published in Penza, attempts to classify and differentiate them from other artistic practices. Based on an analysis of surviving original posters, the narrative and artistic evolution of Penza’s “Agit-Window” is traced through its visual features and methods of creation. The author concludes that despite cyclical periods of liquidation and restoration, the Penza workshop for military-defense posters maintained its distinctive style and contributed to the creation of vivid examples of satirical and patriotic graphics.
Formulation Of Talas Leaf (Colocasia Esculenta) Emulgel As A Candidate Of Antibacterial Causes Of Bulbs
Authors: Maria ulfa  , Reski Radhia , Ridhayanah Muthiah
Published: November 2023

One of the plants that are used as a boil medicine by the community, especially the people of Papua, is taro leaves (Colocasia esculenta). Taro leaves have antibacterial activity against bacteria that cause boils (S. aureus) with a concentration of 5%. This research aims to obtain a taro leaf emulgel preparation that is physically and determine the effectiveness of taro leaf emulgel against bacteria that cause boils. Taro leaf extract with a concentration of 5% was made into an emulgel preparation using gelling agent carbopol 940. gelling agent carbopol 940 with various concentrations of 1%, 1.5%, and 2%. Then each formula was tested for its antibacterial effectiveness by the good diffusion method against boil-causing bacteria with a positive control of gentamicin cream. Data analysis was carried out by calculating the average of the inhibition zones for each concentration. Taro leaf emulgel formula (Colocasia esculenta) is stable physically and is FII using 1.5% gelling agent. Effectiveness test of taro leaf emulgel formula against boil causing bacteria (S. aureus), namely FI, FII, and FIII, with a resistance of 18.24, 18.99, and 17.58 in the strong category.
Analgesic and Antipyretic Effects of Jamblang (Syzygium cumini (l). Skeel) Leaves Ethanol Extract
Authors: Mus Suwahyuni , Rahimah Sitti , Maryam Fadhilla
Published: November 2023

Analgesic-antipyretic is a compound used to reduce pain and fever. This study aims to determine whether the ethanol extract of Syzygiumium cumini leaves has analgesic and antipyretic activity in mice (Mus musculus) induced by acetic acid and peptone. The method used was the Writhing method with acetic acid induction fanalgesiasic and the rectal temperature measurement method for antipyretic testing. This research was started by extracting Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels leaves with 70% ethanol solvent by maceration. Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels leaves extract was then tested in 5 groups the s, positive control growth as up given paracetamol for antipyretic testing and mefenamic acid for analgesic testing, negative control group ( Na.CMC suspension), a dose of 6 mg/Kg, 9 mg/Kg and 12 mg/Kg of body weight. The results indicate that the ethanol extract Syzygiumium cumini leaves has analgesic and antipyretic activity at all treatment doses and the most effectivect is at a dose of 6 kg BW

KEYWORD :  Syzygium cumini (L) Skeels, Mice, Analgesic, Antipyretic
The Effectiveness of Ethanol Extract Botto’-Botto’ Leaves (Chromolaena Odorata L.) in Transdermal Patch Formulation as Medication in Wound Healing
Authors: Masri Anshari , Nurfadilah  , Zulkifli  , Duppa Muhammad Taufiq , Sibadu Muhammad Subhan A
Published: November 2023

Botto'-botto' plant (Chromolaena odorata L.) is a native Indonesian plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family and is known to have a high flavonoid content and antioxidant activity that can slow down the oxidation process to prevent infection while accelerating wound healing. botto'-botto' is designed as a patch to make it easier to use and provide the most effective treatment. The purpose of this study was to make a patch preparation and to investigate its effects on wound healing. The patch was formulated and then tested for physical properties (organoleptic, superficial pH, moisture loss, thickness, weight uniformity, and folding endurance test) and their activity against wounds experimentally using rabbits as an animal test with 4 (four) treatment groups, namely the control group, botto'-botto’ patch 10%, 20%, and 30%. Wounds were made with an area of 2 cm and 0.1 cm deep. The wound was plastered with a patch and observed for 18 days. Data were analyzed statistically using ANOVA. The results showed that the patch formulation of leaves extract botto'-botto’ affects for wound healing in rabbits significantly, with p<0.05. Furthermore, the patch formulation of ethanol extract botto’-botto’ with a concentration of 30% had the best and fastest healing effect among all formulas.

KEYWORDS: Botto’-botto’, wound healing, transdermal patch
Formulation and Effectivity of Henna Leaves (Lawsonia inermis L.) Extract Ointment Against Burn Healing of Rabbit (Orctolagus cuniculus)
Authors: Wandira Ayu , Astriani Dian , Wahyudin Munifah
Published: November 2023

Burns are tissue injury resulting from contact with a source of heat. The henna leaves extract (Lawsonia inermis L.) contains tannin, which acts as an astringent to treat wounds. This research seeks to determine the efficacy and quality of henna leaves ointment (Lawsonia inermis L.). The extraction method for henna leaves (Lawsonia inermis L.) entailed maceration with a 96% ethanol solvent. The phytochemical analysis of the 96% ethanol extract of henna leaves revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and terpenoids. Variable concentrations of henna leaves extract were used to formulate ointments: 2.5% (F1); 5% (F2); 10% (F3); negative control (C-); and bioplacenton® as the positive control. Organoleptic assays, homogeneity, pH, spreadability, and adhesion were used to evaluate the quality of the formulations. In rabbits with inflicted burns, administer ointments F1, F2, F3, C-, and C+ to determine the efficacy of burn treatment. The healing effect is evaluated based on the time it takes for the wound to close (maturation phase), which is characterised by the incision being covered with new tissue. The ointment made from 96% ethanol extract of henna leaves with various concentrations of F1, F2, and F3 met the test requirements for organoleptic, homogeneity, pH, spreadability, and adhesion, according to the results of the ointment quality test. The ANOVA analysis of the effect test revealed that F1, F2, and F3 had a healing effect on wounds. The lesion healing effect of Formula F3 (10%) was not significantly different from the positive control after 11 days