bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Serological prevalence of Leptospira spp. in horses in Ukraine
Authors: Ukhovskyi V. V. , Korniienko L. Y. , Chechet O. M. , Aliekseieva G. B. , Polishchuk O. D. , Mietolapova H. M. , Tsarenko T. M. , Romanko M. Y. , Pyskun O. O.
Published: February 2024

Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease with constantly evolving pathogens, poses risks to both human and animal health. We investigated the prevalence of Leptospira spp. among horses in Ukraine from 2007 to 2021, encompassing clinical and subclinical cases. The study utilized data from the State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise (2007–2021) to analyze leptospirosis prevalence in Ukrainian horses. Seroprevalence was calculated for each region. Equine leptospirosis outbreaks were retrospectively analyzed based on serological data from microagglutination reaction (MRA) studies using eight major serogroups. A geospatial analysis, utilizing quantile classification with five data classes, was conducted. Spanning 2007–2021, our analysis evaluated the prevalence and dynamics of equine leptospirosis in Ukraine. Serum samples tested for Leptospira antibodies exhibited varying dynamics over this period, with the highest and lowest rates observed in different years. Among the 125,101 horse serum samples analyzed, 10.8% tested positive for leptospirosis. The incidence rate fluctuated, peaking in certain years. The dominant serovars were Copenhageni (32.8%), Bratislava (16.1%), Grippotyphosa (15.4%), and Canicola (13.2%), while mixed reactions constituted 55.1% of positive cases. The analysis also revealed shifts in the prevalence of specific serovars over time. Geospatial analysis showcased the distribution of positive cases for each serovar across Ukraine's regions. The highest infection rates were observed in the eastern and northern regions, each characterized by distinct serovar prevalence. The etiologic composition map depicted varying serovar proportions among different regions. Furthermore, the density map delineated regions with different risk levels, with several regions falling into the "very high risk" category, while others like Odesa and Lviv were classified as low risk due to fewer positive leptospirosis cases. Detection of specific serovars like Tarassovi, Pomona, and Canicola in horses points to potential pathogen sources such as cattle, pigs, and dogs. The dominance of serovar Copenhageni (serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae), accounting for 32.8% of seropositivity, reflects close contact with rodents, recognized reservoirs of this serogroup. These findings illuminate the evolving prevalence and distribution of leptospirosis in Ukrainian horses, offering vital insights for targeted interventions and disease management strategies. The insights garnered from this study can hold significant value for equine veterinarians, aiding the development of tailored preventive and control measures adapted to specific regions with varying risk levels. Our research offers a comprehensive examination of equine leptospirosis from both ecological and geographical perspectives, unveiling pivotal observations.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE ENGAJAMENTO DE CRIANÇAS NO INSTAGRAM
Authors: Guedes Brenda , Sampaio Inês
Published: February 2024

O crescente envolvimento das crianças com as culturas digitais demanda uma atenção especial sobre como as dinâmicas da cultura do consumo impactam e afetam a experiência de ser criança nos dias atuais. O objetivo deste artigo é problematizar as estratégias de engajamento, mobilizadas pela marca Danoninho no Instagram, sob a ótica dos direitos digitais das crianças. Em termos metodológicos, centra-se, pois, no estudo de caso do marketing familiar do perfil @DanoninhoBrasil na referida plataforma, que estimula o engajamento de pais e crianças, por meio da construção de vínculos pautados em valores e causas (sociais, ambientais etc.). O estudo reconhece a complexidade do caso e destaca possíveis contribuições ao direito à cultura, ao lazer e ao brincar; alertando, contudo, para violações à privacidade e ao direito à informação das crianças.
National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Examination of Maternal Health Outcomes by Housing Assistance Status
Authors: Alford Josephine M. , Guluma Lello , Gidali Doreen M. , Jackson Geoffrey
Published: February 2024

This report provides health data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Influence of the number of scan bodies on full-arch implant scanning: A comparison of 2 vs 4 implants
Authors: Abdelrehim Aly , Salleh Nosizana Mohd , Sofian Hazrina , Sulaiman Eshamsul
Published: February 2024

Accuracy is a necessity in implant impressions to fabricate accurately fitting implant-supported prostheses. This in vitro study aimed to explore the impact of the number of scan bodies on scanning quality by comparing scans of 2 versus 4 implants, and to determine if their accuracy and precision meets acceptable clinical threshold. Two mandibular edentulous models were used: one with 4-parallel implants (4-IM) and the other with 2-parallel implants (2-IM). Each model was scanned ten times with an intraoral scanner, while reference scans were obtained with a high-precision laboratory scanner. The accuracy of test scans was evaluated by superimposing them onto reference scans and measuring 3D and angular deviations of the scan bodies. To assess the precision, the repeatability of the scans was analyzed by measuring the 3D standard deviations. Independent t-test was used to compare angular deviations, the Mann-Whitney U test was used for 3D deviations and 3D standard deviations, and one sample t-test was used for comparing means to the clinical threshold. Angular and 3D deviations were statistically not significant between the two groups (P=0.054 and 0.143). 3D deviation values were higher than the 150 μm threshold for 2-IM (201 μm) and 4-IM (290 μm); angular deviation in 2-IM was 0.600 degrees and 0.885 degrees for 4-IM. There was no statistically significant difference in the precision of scans between the two groups. (P=0.161). Although scanning quality improved when 2 scan bodies were used, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, full-arch implant scanning did not meet acceptable levels of accuracy and precision.
The Missing Century: A Reevaluation of the Halakhic Connections between Palestine and Babylonia during the Fifth Century CE
Authors: Cohen Barak
Published: February 2024

Scholars have generally claimed that legal interaction between Palestine and Babylonia continued to occur even at the end of the Amoraic period, that is, from the beginning of the fifth century CE until the end of the Saboraic period in Babylonia (500–689 CE). These connections, so it has been claimed, attest to the continuing Palestinian hegemony over rabbinic Babylonia, as can be seen from the legal questions sent by Babylonian Amoraim to Palestine. In contrast with the above common scholarly claim, I argue that there is no evidence in the Babylonian Talmud of halakhic exchanges between Babylonia and Palestine during the fifth century CE. Evidence as to interaction between these two centers disappears after the fifth generation of Amoraim, one generation before R. Ashi. I will further argue that the Amoraic statements reported in the generation of R. Ashi in Babylonia are earlier, and do not contain evidence of rabbinic activity in Palestine during that period. All that we really have from this period is a limited number of Palestinian traditions (slightly over twenty) that were brought to Babylonia by three Amoraim who emigrated during this period, R. Hanina, R. Abba and R. Yose b. Avun. The best explanation for this phenomenon is that the Amoraic period in Palestine came to a close by the end of the fourth century.
Social aspects of clustering as an innovative form of entrepreneurship in agribusiness
Authors: Chorób Roman
Published: February 2024

Background: Trust is the primary outcome of social cooperation rules rooted in national and group culture, which make up social capital, and is particularly important in fostering integration. Actors in an integrated system invest their trust in one another, but especially in the cluster head. Trust provides an opportunity to reduce transaction costs, which are critical where particularisms and excessive regulation may disrupt both the cluster’s operation and the dominance of corporate and bureaucratic culture.

Research objectives: The main aim of the study is to emphasise the importance of trust in initiating and developing innovative integration ties as part of cluster structures.

Research design and methods: The data was obtained from a survey conducted among entrepreneurs ‒ participants in cluster initiatives in the agrifood industry in Podkarpackie Voivodship. The study covered all 99 members of the above-mentioned clusters. Descriptive statistics, Cramer’s V coefficient, and Pearson’s chi-squared test were used to analyse the data.

Results: The findings of demonstrate that trust, as a critical component of social capital, serves as the foundation for any cooperative network structure.

Conclusions: One of the most important prerequisites for an economy’s dynamic expansion is the development and operation of effective integration structures
Ecotoxicological Assessment of Ponds Contaminated by Wastewater of Livestock Enterprises by Fish Biomarkers
Authors: Zakharenko M. O. , Romanova E. E. , Kurbatova I. M. , Poliakovskyi V. M. , Tupitska O. M. , Kondratiuk V.
Published: February 2024

The morphometric characteristics of internal organs, the morphological composition of blood, and indicators of metabolic processes in the blood plasma and hepatopancreas of the two-year-old carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) from the conditionally clean pond and contaminated with sewage from a livestock enterprise pond were examined. It was established that the considered contamination caused increase of the spleen mass and its index respectively 1.63 and 1.65 times, but did not affect live weight, body length and height, body structure index, hepatopancreas mass and its index.
The hemoglobin concentration, number of erythrocytes, thrombocytes and monocytes in blood of carps from the contaminated pond was lower than in control, whereas number of the segmented neutrophils and ESR were higher, and the number of leukocytes, eosinophils, lymphocytes and rod-nucleated neutrophils did not differ.
Wastewater from the livestock enterprise affected metabolic processes in carp, particularly caused increase of the glucose and total protein concentration, the lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase and creatine kinase activity in blood plasma and hepatopancreas. At the same time, there were no differences between specimens from the conditionally clean and contaminated pond in terms of content of triglycerols, cholesterol, urea, creatinine, calcium, inorganic phosphorus, AlAT and AsAt activity in blood plasma and hepatopancreas and total protein content and LHD activity in hepatopancreas, content of total protein, glucose, creatinine, urea, the glucose content in hepatopancreas.
The established changes in internal organs, morphological composition of blood and metabolic parameters, particularly concentration of hemoglobin and the erythrocytes number in blood, glucose and total protein content, and activity of lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase in carp enabled to propose to use these parameters as supplementary over assessment of the ecotoxicological state of ponds contaminated by wastewater from livestock enterprises.
Technogenic Radionuclides in Hydrobionts of the Northern Ukraine Water Bodies
Authors: Volkova O. M. , Belyaev V. V. , Pryshlyak S. P. , Gudkov D. I. , Kaglyan O. Ye. , Skyba V. V.
Published: February 2024

The peculiarities of accumulation of artificial radionuclides by higher aquatic plants and fish of water bodies of the Chernobyl exclusion zone and the territories
of the western and southern traces of the Chernobyl accident release were analyzed and compared. In 2020-2021, 90Sr activity concentration in higher
aquatic plants of the cooling pond of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Lake Daleke, and the Yanivsky backwater accounted for 10-46 kBq/kg, 137Cs - 5.4-47.0 kBq/kg, whereas in the Azbuchyn, Vershyna, and Glyboke lakes - respectively 64-419 kBq/kg and 9.3-63.4 kBq/kg. The activity concentration of 90Sr in fish of the cooling pond of the Chernobyl NPS, Lake Daleke, and the Yanivsky backwater was 1.4-8.6 kBq/kg and 137Cs -2.3-3.2 kBq/kg, whereas in the Azbuchyn, Vershyna, and Glyboke lakes - respectively 21-213 kBq/kg and 4.2-6.2 kBq/kg. In 2020-2021 in many studied water bodies located outside the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the levels of 90Sr accumulation in helophytes did not differ reliably and accounted for about 10 Bq/kg. In helophytes of Lake Lisove, 90Sr activity concentration attained 181 Bq/kg. The maximum activity concentration of 137Cs in helophytes of the Kaniv Reservoir and the Irsha River was not more than 30 Bq/kg and in Lake Lisove it accounted for 16 920 Bq/kg, whereas in other water bodies located outside the Chernobyl exclusion zone - 65- 515 Bq/kg. The maximum activity concentration of 137Cs in hydatophytes of the Bile, Luky, and Lisove lakes accounted for respectively 639, 1066, and 6417 Bq/kg and in other water bodies it was not more than 150 Bq/kg. The activity concentration of 90Sr in fish organism of Lake Lisove attained 23 Bq/kg, whereas in other water bodies it was not more than 11.3 Bq/kg. The maximum
activity concentration of 137Cs in fish of Lake Lisove and Lake Bile accounted for respectively 1400 and 314 Bq/kg, in the Povchanske and Kyiv reservoirs - 154
and 124 Bq/kg, whereas in other water bodies it was not more than 38 Bq/kg.
RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM OF LEARNING THE SUBJECT "LITERARY READING" IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Authors:   Jalal-Abad State University, Maatazimova Gulzat
Published: February 2024

This scientific article emphasizes the relevance of the subject of literature in the school curriculum and the key factor for students. The subject "Literary reading" is the most important subject in primary school, and through the teaching of this subject is formed worldview of children, develops their spiritual world and language skills. Literary reading helps children develop their vocabulary and communicate with society. The history of teaching this subject has been studied in detail since the 80s and 90s of the last century. They were researched by K. Sartbaev, Z. Maryzykova, S. Rysbaev, S. Sakieva, A. Toktomametov, and the article describes the main directions of their work.
TНЕ MEANING OF FOLK SONGS IN THE SHAPING OF ETHNOPEDAGOGICAL TRAINING OF A TEACHER
Authors:   Batken State University, Najimidinova Asylkan
Published: February 2024

The article raises the issue of improvement of ethnopedagogical training for future teachers in higher pedagogical institutions. The educational value of folk songs is always useful and meaningful for teachers. Recommendations for the use of the experience of Kyrgyz folk pedagogy in the educational process of universities and schools in the formation of ethnopedagogical competence of teachers in the process of globalization. The methods of ethnocultural development of the content of ethno-pedagogical training of teachers through Kyrgyz ethnopedagogy and its spiritual and moral values are presented. It is arguet that folk songs are the main tool for the formation of ethnopedagogical competence.
REFLECTION OF SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL IDEAS IN THE FOLK LITERARY HERITAGE IN THE UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN IN THE KYRGYZ HERD
Authors:   Osh State University, Ergeshova Kunduz , Azhimatov Orunbay ,   Osh State University
Published: February 2024

The work with the poetic creative activity of Yusuf Balasagunsku and Mahmud Kasugai and their statements, covering valuable ideas on the relationship between thinking and human emotions, as well as a whole range of psychological issues relating to general, age and pedagogical psychology. The purpose of the work is to identify the conditions affecting the development and enhancement of the professional work of teaching staff. The subject of research is the increase and formation of the professional activity of teaching staff. In the process of studying the analysis of the formation and enhancement of the form of staff qualification was applied. The reserved material can be used in the process of raising the qualification of personnel. The material of the research makes it possible to use for improving the professional development of pedagogical personnel in the education system.
COOPERATION OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC WITH THE STATE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES AND THE LEGALIZATION (LAUNDERING) OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDS
Authors:   Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Toktogonova Gulai , Chekeeva Saadi ,   Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
Published: February 2024

The article deals with the problems of administrative legal organization of public administration in the Kyrgyz Republic in the sphere of combating money laundering and money laundering, as well as the history of the formation of the main stages of formation and development of the national system of combating terrorist financing and legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds in the Kyrgyz Republic. High-tech crimes, requiring professionals involved in the investigation of such crimes of knowledge in the field of law, Economics and Informatics, that is, the effectiveness of the fight against money laundering is directly proportional to the speed of response of law enforcement agencies, which have special powers, and information analysis of information on the movement of funds provided by the financial intelligence units of the country.
COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL CLOTHES OF THE COSSACK AND KYRGYZ PEOPLE
Authors:   Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn, Osmonova Nargul
Published: February 2024

The scientific article analyzes the history, the similarity of the clothes of the Kyrgyz and Kazakh people. There were allegations that two ethnic groups played a major role in shaping the costumes of the complex ethnic processes that took place in its territory, had an impact on the general development of culture, and in the course of their history, the culture has always changed. preserved elements associated with the traditional past, carrying out the drawings of ethnic identity, embedded in the process of historical development of one or another people. Artistic traditional motifs used in modern Kazakh and Kyrgyz clothing are always very popular, leaving them original and unique. If earlier national costumes were in the wardrobe of the older generation and cultural workers, then today the picture has changed dramatically. Clothing in ethnic style has become a trend.
Der Rubel. Eine politische Ideengeschichte
Authors: Pravilova Ekaterina
Published: February 2024

Geld ist nicht nur Zahlungsmittel, sondern eine politische Größe, eine Institution und manchmal auch ein weltanschaulicher Vektor. So spiegelte sich im frühen 18 .Jahrhundert im Silberrubel die Orientierung Russlands am Westen. Die Reformen Peters des Großen verbanden das russische mit dem westeuropäischen Geldsystem. Eine weitere einschneidende Veränderung im Währungssystem des Russischen Reiches war die Einführung von Papiergeld durch Katharina II. im Jahr 1769. Das Vertrauen in das Papiergeld beruhte auf dem Versprechen, die Ausgaben jederzeit gegen Silber- und Kupfergeld eintauschen zu können.
Zum Thema
Authors: Hacke Jens , Richter Sandra
Published: February 2024

Der Hunger gehört in die Schmuddelecke der Ideengeschichte. Seine Bewirtschaftung überlässt man in der Allmende des Geistes traditionell Sozial- und Wirtschaftshistorikern wie Fernand Braudel, der für den Mittelmeerraum beschrieb, wie Hunger Krankheit, Gefährdung und Tod der unteren Schichten beschleunigte, während die oberen ein gutes, vielleicht sogar luxuriöses Leben führten. Im Ideenhimmel hatte diese Notdurft nichts zu suchen; es galt, sie durch Reformen oder Revolutionen zu beseitigen.
Ah-fu servierte Apfelstrudel. Klara Blum erzählt nicht vom Hunger in China
Authors: Qiu Xiaocui
Published: February 2024

«Chī le ma?» – «Schon gegessen?», so begrüßt man sich im nördlichen Teil Chinas, beispielsweise in Peking. Das wusste auch eine Reisende durch das rote 20. Jahrhundert, Klara Blum. Sie ist die Anna Seghers des Fernen Ostens: rasant, energisch, provokant für alle Seiten, aber weniger bekannt geworden als die Grande dame der DDR-Literatur, die in der NS-Zeit über Südfrankreich nach Mexiko floh. In Czernowitz geboren, nahm Blum den umgekehrten Weg über Wien und Moskau nach China, Letzteres wohl aufgrund ihrer Liebe zu einem chinesischen Theaterregisseur und Kommunisten. Für die Wahrnehmung der Nachwelt war diese Entscheidung nicht besonders günstig: Zwar konnte Blum in der DDR veröffentlichen, aber sie galt als Exotin, die dem falschen Kommunismus anhing und zugleich eine stahlharte Feder im Kampf um die Weltrevolution sein wollte und konnte. Gerade wird Klara Blum wiederentdeckt, in der Anderen Bibliothek erschien jüngst Der Hirte und die Weberin, ein damals viel gelesenes Werk, das den literarischen Brückenschlag über die unterschiedlichen kommunistischen Zonen wagte, indem es eine alte chinesische Legende neu deutete.
Propaganda Discourse of the Digital Age in the Perspective of Theory and Social Practices
Authors: Oleshko Vladimir
Published: February 2024

The article is a review of the interuniversity collective monograph "Propaganda discourse in the conditions of digitalization". The high theoretical level and complex nature of the research was noted, the focus of which was the analysis of the essence of various theories and approaches that have developed taking into account digital transformations in political science, communication theory, linguistics, journalism, and psychology. The structural analysis of the book identified the dynamics of the propaganda discourse of the digital age. The review revealed that the authors systematized descriptions of new developments generated mainly by breakthrough technologies that are changing the conditions and rules of behavior in the digital space without precedent. The logic and clarity of the presentation was analyzed, and the scientific and practical value of recommendations on the use of the empirical data obtained was determined. It was concluded that they are extremely relevant for the effective implementation of media education technologies.
Strategy for Creating a Media Holding in the Regional Media Market (By the Example of ANO “Publishing House “World of Belogorye”)
Authors: Karpenko Irina
Published: February 2024

Today, convergent processes have covered all areas of media activity: technical, technological, genre, strategic, organizational, etc. In the crisis conditions of the functioning of the media, finding the optimal organizational form becomes the key to survival. The formation of holdings at the global, national and local levels of the functioning of the media is an active process that blurs the boundaries between different sectors of the media market. Holding, as an economically and strategically beneficial form of organization of a media company, is very popular today, as it reduces economic risks and reduces the costs of production and distribution of media products. In the Belgorod region, there are two main types of media holdings that successfully operate — municipal city, regional and commercial independent media holdings. In this research we used the example of the ANO "Publishing House "World of Belogoryе" to analyze the way of creating a regional media holding in the context of its strategic planning. The study examined historical background and provided intermediate results. The authors focused on several main areas of reform in the publishing house: the definition of the target audience, which entails a change in the format of publications; the quality of online versions of printed publications in the context of online communication; the problem of low commercial income of editorial offices, which leads to the shift towards economic self-reliance; structural changes in the editorial offices, i.e. shutdown of identical departments of the media holdings, the creation of one economic department, cost reduction, the optimization of advertising activities; issues of staff motivation and problems of the personnel retention. Such an approach in the analysis of the activities of a media holding company has not been employed in the scientific literature to this day, which makes the research novel.
Mutual Transformations of the Essence and Accidents of Journalism in the Information and Media Culture of Society
Authors: Fotieva Irina , Semilet Tamara
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the transformations taking place in journalism and media as elements of information and media culture; the meaning and role of these transformations in social life, as well as influence of the digital revolution. The authors carried out a philosophical reflection on the changes taking place in journalism using the philosophical concepts of “essence” and “accidents”. These concepts allow, firstly, to single out the essential properties and functions of the analyzed phenomena, to separate them from non-essential and secondary ones, and secondly, to explicate the factors that contribute to the mutual transition of essential and accidental properties, the change in their dominant status and the acquisition of new mass communicative properties and meanings, which entails the transition of journalism into “pseudo-journalism”, “quasi-journalism”, “post-journalism”, and “ersatz-journalism”. The study identified the directions of non-classical journalism, popular in the media sphere: “journalism of decisions”, “constructive journalism”, “service journalism”, “civil journalism”. We analyzed the arguments of researchers and practitioners in favor of the statements of these areas as new models of journalism. The authors argue, firstly, that these directions not only transfer accidental properties to the essential core of journalism, but also displace or transform many of its essential properties and functions. Secondly, it is noted that in parallel with this, opposite trends are observed in the media sphere: the invariance of the basic properties, principles and functions of journalism is substantiated in theoretical studies, and new forms based on these principles are observed in media practices.
Modelo de Aprendizaje Basado en Casos y Problemas mediante la Integración de Capsulas de Autoaprendizaje y Aplicaciones Móviles Instrumentales en el la Formación del Personal de Salud (CAPPS).
Authors: Fernandez Serrano Elio
Published: February 2024

El presente artículo describe la aplicación de un Modelo basado en Casos y Problemas mediante la integración de dos tipos de tecnologías vinculadas: Capsulas de Auto-aprendizaje y Aplicaciones Móviles (m-learning). En este modelo de aprendizaje se establecen roles para el uso de ambas tecnologías; por una parte, el rol declarativo de contenidos y conceptos por parte de la capsula de auto-aprendizaje y el rol procedimental e instrumental de la aplicación móvil para el desarrollo y generación de respuestas en los casos y problemas que se plantean al estudiante. Esta relación dialéctica entre ambas tecnologías permite un rol activo por parte del estudiante quien aplica significados y procedimientos en plataformas coherentes para responder a los objetivos de aprendizaje. En este texto se relata este modelo de aprendizaje en el marco de ejecución de cursos breves para profesionales del Ministerio de Salud de Chile.
“OMG can I have your meme lesson? TY”: Affective literacies and collegial meaning-making in digitally-mediated participatory networks
Authors: Cherise McBride Cherise , Mahiri Jabari
Published: February 2024

As representative and communicative resources change the educational landscape, research indicates the importance of teachers developing increasing competencies and confidence in the use of appropriate digital tools and texts for learning. The present study traced the semiotic consequences of digitally-mediated participatory networks for educators who were positioned as designers of learning experiences as they worked on developing and demonstrating digitally mediated instructional approaches. Using methods of digital ethnography, data sources included 300+ blog posts and responses, multimodal digital compositions from in-class work by pre-service teachers, expert teacher demonstrations, online use logs, and fieldnotes on classroom activities. This research identified and described the affective literacies and new relationships for meaning-making that emerged as educators engaged in digital, participatory networks. The study extends understanding of the roles of affective literacies and collegial meaning-making in the process of learning to design digitally mediated instruction.
Pedagogy as design: a social semiotic approach to learning as communication
Authors: Kress Gunther
Published: February 2024

In the paper I outline ways in which a Social Semiotic theory deals with learning. In that approach to education, learning is conceived as semiotic work, an interest-driven transformative process of engagement with the world, as well as its outcome in forms of student "identity". Social Semiotic theory asserts that learning takes place in all social-cultural environments, including spaces of formal learning, designed by teachers to promote communication and interaction around subject curricula. The success of communication as learning depends on the students' interpretation, as their response to the curricular "prompts" put forward by their teachers. In this, teachers have a new and crucial role in their students’ learning, as designers of learning environments, including the place and working of power in these environments: in shaping kinds of agency and, in that, the kinds of meaning that can be made. As we can observe, contemporary technologies for the production and dissemination of messages are becoming ubiquitous. Given these environments, it is crucial that educators are aware how the neo-liberal market promotes its form of identity - that of "consumer" - so that teachers can make conscious pedagogical choices that will give students the resources to make their own, informed decisions about the world.
Insecticidal and phytotoxic activity of essential oil from Colombian Eryngium foetidum L.
Authors: Rodríguez-Orozco Víctor , Jaramillo-Colorado Beatriz E. , Olmeda A. Sonia
Published: February 2024

Eryngium foetidum L. is a biennial herb belonging to the family Apiaceae, which is used extensively as a medicinal plant in most tropical regions. In this research work, the activity of the essential oil (EO) from E. foetidum against the Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, and its phytotoxicity in germination of seeds of Lolium perenne and Lactuca sativa was studied. E. foetidum EO was isolated by the hydrodistillation technique. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to identify the volatile metabolites. Fifteen compounds were found in the E. foetidum EO. The major compounds were E-2-dodecenal (53.0%), trimetilbenzaldehyde (duraldehyde) (14.8%), cyclododecane (4.4%), trans-tetradec-enal (3.9%), decanal (3.6%), and trans-2-dodecen-1-ol (3.0%) and D-limonene (1.5%), respectively. The E. foetidum EO, and two of its individual main compounds (2-dodecenal, and duraldehyde) had low phytotoxic activity when were compared with the percentage of inhibition of germination of the control (carvone), in seeds of L. perenne and L. sativa. The acaricidal activity against Hyalomma lusitanicum was determined using a probit analysis (P>0.05). The essential oil of E. foetidum showed 100% mortality on H. lusitanicum at a concentration of 10 µg µL-1, and LC50 = 4.2 µg µL-1. The results obtained from the essential oil of E. foetidum show a great potential to develop natural biocides for the control of H. lusitanicum due to its chemical composition rich in aldehydes and benzene derivatives, and without adverse phytotoxic effects.
Technical-economic evaluation of bacterial consortia in strawberry cultivation across two production systems
Authors: Flórez-Hernández Erika Alexandra , Montes-Ciro Erika , Hurtado Salazar Alejandro , Aristizábal Juan Carlos , Ceballos-Aguirre Nelson
Published: February 2024

Strawberry production is predominantly carried out in open fields, rendering it vulnerable to pest attacks, which can lead to reductions in yield. This susceptibility is further exacerbated by adverse climatic conditions. Another challenge is the high cost of inputs like fertilizers. Consequently, the aim of this study was to evaluate both technically and economically the impact of applying bacterial bio-fertilizers to strawberry crops under two production systems. The experimental design employed was a subdivided-plot arrangement in a randomized complete block, with the main plot focusing on the production system (either open field or macrotunnel), the subplot on plastic mulch (either with or without), and the sub-subplot on bacterial consortia treatments commercial. These were as follows: (a) control, which corresponded to traditional farmer management; (b) Bacillus subtilis, (c) consortium 1, comprising a mixture of humic acids and Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis; and (d) consortium 2, composed of Azospirillum brasilense, Azotobacter chroococcum, Lactobacillus acidophillus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The combination of macrotunnel production and plastic mulch, along with the application of bacterial consortium 2, yielded the best results in the second year, producing gross and net yields of 25.041 kg ha-1 and 17.330 kg ha-1, respectively. This was associated with the most favorable benefit-cost ratio of 1.41 in the second year.
Effect of detergents on the germination and initial growth of habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) plants
Authors: Hernández-Baranda Yenisei , Echevarría-Machado Ileana , Rodríguez-Hernández Pedro , Estrada-Medina Héctor
Published: February 2024

Due to the risk of contamination caused by the use of detergents, there is a growing need to evaluate their effects on plant development. The effects of three household detergents with different phosphorus concentrations (D0P: 0, D1P: 7162 and D2P: 14256 mg kg-1) on the germination and growth of Capsicum chinense Jacq. were evaluated. To study the effects on germination, the seeds were exposed to 0, 50, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mg L-1 of the three detergents for 20 days. To evaluate the effects on growth, the experiment was performed in hydroponics and seedlings were exposed to 0, 500 and 2,000 mg L-1 of D0P and D2P detergents. The detergents caused no changes in the germination percentage, but they did modify the speed of the germination process, which was dependent on the type and concentration of the detergent. D0P delayed the onset of germination at 2,000 mg L-1 while D1P and D2P accelerated it at 1000 and 2,000 mg L-1. The three detergents stimulated the weight and vigor of the seedlings at 500 mg L-1 and inhibited them at 2,000 mg L-1, with greater inhibitory effects with D0P and D2P. The hydroponics experiment evidenced that the concentration of 500 mg L-1 of D0P and D2P reduced root and leaf growth by about 50% from day 3 of exposure and caused damage to most of the leaf tissue, being toxic to the crop at this stage. The 500 mg L-1 dose enhanced the vigor of the germinated seedlings; however, it proved to be toxic when applied to 10-day-old seedlings in hydroponic conditions.
LINGUAL FOLKLORE STUDIES OF “BEIRUT STORIES” BY AGATANGEL KRYMSKYI
Authors:   National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, PRYSTASH Anastasiia
Published: February 2024

The development of a relatively new branch of philological science – lingual folklore studies – requires modern scientists to rethink the scientific and literary heritage of outstanding figures of Ukrainian culture. In particular, Agathangel Krymskyi’s literary works, especially his orientalist compositions, produce a vast area for new scientific research due to the multifaceted nature and uniqueness of the author’s personality. The purpose of the given research is to study Agathangel Krymskyi’s “Beirut Stories” through the prism of lingual folklore studies and the reflection of these studies’ trends in the idiostyle of an orientalist, as well as to outline the writer's contribution to the development of the foundations of lingual folklore studies as a branch of modern philological science. Descriptive, structural, comparative, historical and typological scientific methods were used to realise the set purpose. This article’s scientific novelty lies in attempt to change the viewpoint under which the researchers of Agatangel Krymskyi’s heritage regarded his personality. The contemporaries and followers considered the ethnographic works of the scientist as field studies rather than deep comparative linguistic analysis of two mentalities and cultures. This article analyzes the artist's literary work through the prism of lingual folklore studies, outlines the influence of the abovementioned philological science on the style of Agatangel Krymskyi, as it reinterprets the course of the national literary process and the development of domestic science at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. The results of the research allow us to assert that Agatangel Krymskyi formulated the basic principles of modern linguistic science in his orientalist fiction since his scientific investigations about the life of the Arab people and Arab folklore are an invaluable source of lingual folklore knowledge.
When the Enemy Becomes an ally: Allelopathic Action of Nut Grass on the Black-Jack
Authors: Almeida Durinézio José de , Carrenho Rosilaine
Published: February 2024

Cyperus rotundus L por ser uma planta daninha de difícil controle e persistente no sistema agrícola vem sendo investigada quanto seu potencial alelopático frente a outras plantas daninhas, como a Bidens pilosa L. considerada como uma das infestantes de culturas anuais de difícil controle e com maior incidência em áreas agrícolas do centro-sul do Brasil. Este trabalho avaliou a capacidade alelopática de extratos aquosos de C. rotundus sobre a germinação de sementes de B. pilosa. Um experimento com delineamento inteiramente ao acaso, com três repetições, bifatorial foi realizado e avaliado sob dois contrastes: 1) extratos (foliar ou de pseudotubérculo) e concentrações (0; 0,1; 1 e 10%); e 2) extratos (foliar ou de pseudotubérculo) e tempo (0-5 dias após o tratamento). A fonte do extrato não produziu qualquer resposta significativa, mas concentração e tempo tiveram influência na germinação e no crescimento inicial. Extratos da folha e do pseudotubérculo tiveram influências diferentes de acordo com as concentrações e o tempo. Ambos os extratos, a 10%, reduziram a germinação e o crescimento das plântulas; extrato de pseudotubérculo a 1% foi negativo para a germinação, mas não para o crescimento; extrato foliar a 0,1% reduziu a germinação; e extratos de folha e pseudotubérculo a 0,1% aumentaram o comprimento da raiz e do hipocótilo. Constatou-se que Cyperus rotundus apresenta substâncias químicas capazes de induzir modificações no padrão de germinação e crescimento de plântulas de Bidens pilosa.
Palavras-chave: Cyperus rotundus. Aleloquímicos, Controle de Bidens Pilosa.
AbstractCyperus rotundus L, as it is a weed that is difficult to control and persistent in the agricultural system, has been investigated regarding its allelopathic potential compared to other weeds, such as Bidens pilosa L. considered as one of the weeds of annual crops that are difficult to control and with the highest incidence. in agricultural areas of central-southern Brazil. A completely randomized experimental design with three replicates, 2-factorial was performed, and evaluated under two contrasts: 1) aqueous extracts of C. rotundus (leaves and pseudo-tuber) and concentrations (0, 0.1, 1 and 10%); and 2) extracts (foliar or pseudo-tuber) and time (0-5 days after treatments).Foliar and pseudo-tuber extracts differ in their influences according to concentrations and time. Both extracts at the highest concentration (10%) reduced seed germination and seedling growth; pseudo-tuber 1% extract was negative to germination, but not to the growth; foliar 0.1% extract reduced germination; and foliar and pseudo-tuber 0.1% increased the root and hipocotyle length. It was concluded that Cyperus rotundus has chemical substances able to induce changes in the pattern of germination and seedling growth of Bidens pilosa. The source of extract produces no significant responses, but concentration and time had influence on germination and initial growth.
Keywords: Cyperus rotundus. Allelochemicals, Control of Bidens Pilosa.
Evli Kadınların Aile Planlaması Yöntemlerini Tercihlerinin ve Tutumlarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: UZUNÇAKMAK Tuğba , HEPOKUR Şeyma Nur
Published: February 2024

Amaç: Bu araştırma evli kadınların aile planlaması yöntem tercihlerini ve tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.

Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tiptedir. Veriler Ağustos-Kasım 2021 tarihleri arasında çevrimiçi hazırlanan Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Aile Planlaması Tutum Ölçeğinin sosyal medya araçlarında paylaşılmasıyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya 350 evli kadın katılmıştır. Araştırmanın yapılabilmesi için etik kurul izni ve katılımcıların izni alınmıştır. Veriler sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi ile analiz edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan kadınların %65,4’ü 18-31 yaş arasında olup %45,4’ü 1-5 yıldır evlidir. Kadınların %75,7’sinin herhangi bir aile planlaması yöntemi kullandığı belirlenmiştir. Aile planlaması yöntemi kullananların %65,4’ünün modern yöntemlerden bir veya daha fazlasını, %34,6’sının geleneksel yöntemlerden bir veya daha fazlasını kullandığı saptanmıştır. Modern yöntem olarak kondom (%66,2), geleneksel yöntem olarak geri çekme (%76,2) yöntemi kullanılmaktadır. Kadınların aile planlaması tutum ölçeği puan ortalamaları 143,78±24,72’dir. Eğitim durumu, çocuk sayısı, aile planlaması yöntemi kullanma, kullanılan aile planlaması yöntemini tercih etme sebebi ve aile planlaması yöntemlerinin öğrenildiği kaynak ile aile planlaması tutum ölçeği arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu belirlenmiştir (p
Bir Şehir Hastanesinde Enteral ve Parenteral Beslenme Uygulamalarına İlişkin Nutrisyon Eğitiminin Hemşirelerin Bilgi Düzeyine Etkisi: Deneysel Çalışma
Authors: ÜNAL Gülsen , BALCI Hatice , KOCA Rabia , BOMBACI Elif
Published: February 2024

Amaç: Hastanede kalış süresinin uzaması ile maliyetin artışına sebep olan beslenme sorunlarından olan malnütrisyonun tanımlanması ve yeterli beslenme desteğinin sağlanması çok önemlidir. Hastaların beslenmesinde hemşirelerin önemli düzeyde katkılarının olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu araştırma enteral ve parenteral beslenme uygulamalarına yönelik hemşirelere verilen nutrisyon eğitiminin hemşirelerin bilgi düzeyine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma deneysel düzende öntest sontest çalışması olarak tasarlanmıştır. İstanbul’da bir hastanede çalışan 193 hemşire ile araştırma tamamlanmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan tanımlayıcı bilgi formu ve enteral-parenteral beslenme bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler için sayı, yüzde, ortalama ve standart sapma değerleri verilmiştir. Sayısal verilerin analizinde öntest ve sontest bilgi düzeyi puanları arasındaki farklılığı belirlemek için bağımlı gruplar için t testi yapılmıştır. Eğitim öncesi ve sonrası karşılaştırmalar McNemar testi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi için p
Causes and Solutions for Emergency Department Crowding: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Staff Perspectives
Authors: BÜTÜN Ahmet
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Emergency Department (ED) crowding is a major problem globally. This situation leads to many negative consequences such as long waiting time, decreased satisfaction of patients and healthcare staff, delay in treatment of patients most in need of emergency care, decrease in the quality of healthcare provided and increase in healthcare costs. The aim of this study is to determine why patients prefer to use the ED, to identify the current problems of ED services and to develop solutions from the perspectives of ED healthcare staff in order to alleviate the ED crowding and related problems.

Methods: This study utilised a qualitative approach. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 ED healthcare staff between 20th December 2021 and 18th February 2022. Thematic analysis method was performed to analyse the data.

Results: Twenty-two ED healthcare staff were interviewed; 16 were male and 6 were female. ED healthcare staff interviews were conducted with 14 ED nurses, 6 ED doctors, and 2 ED consultants, who had at least 1-year of work experience in the ED, without any consideration of their gender or age. As a result of the data analysis, five main themes emerged: Insufficient healthcare system, patient-related problems, advantages of EDs, consequences of ED crowding, and solutions for ED crowding.

Conclusion: Insufficient healthcare system, advantages of ED, and patients’ perceptions about using healthcare services led patients to use ED and subsequently to the ED crowding. There is a need for effective solutions to alleviate ED crowding. The precautions to reduce non-urgent ED visits are not enough. Many factors need to be considered and all of them should be applied together accordingly.
We Also Round Up the Children: Memoir of a Kidnapping Offence by the Vichy Government. Cloé Korman’s "The Almost Sisters"
Authors: Alves Ana M.
Published: February 2024

Our purpose is to show how much the contemporary novel can carry war stories in the form of a family investigation, but also a historical one. To do this, and without wanting to upset our readers, we have chosen Cloé Korman’s The Almost Sisters, which behind a backdrop that dates back to the Second World War, revisits the horrors that the Jewish children of France experienced between 1942 and 1944. Evoking the most despicable infamy of the 20th century committed by the Vichy government, the deportation to Auschwitz of 11,400 children, Korman proposes to return to the story of these little ones orphaned by the deportation of their parents. In this sense, it presents the story of six little girls who are tossed from one institution to another, from one camp to another. Three of them survive, and the other three take the road to Auschwitz in convoy 77.
From the "Persian Letters" to Montesquieu’s "True Story": Reiteration or Literary Evolution?
Authors: Matyaszewski Paweł
Published: February 2024

The immense success of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters (1721) paradoxically overshadowed all his subsequent fictional productions. Such was the fate of his True Story, an orientalising tale that was not published until the end of the nineteenth century, long after his death. The present study aims to show the originality of this work by Montesquieu, in which the author draws on both Lucian’s ancient True Story from the second century and borrows the theme of reincarnation from Thomas-Simon Guelette’s Marvelous Adventures of the Mandarin Fun-Hoam (1723). The aim is also to discover the debt it undoubtedly owes to the picaresque novel, which was very fashionable at the time, and to prove to what extent it prefigures the philosophical tale practiced by Voltaire. Montesquieu’s True Story is a highly original and innovative literary work, which fully deserves to emerge, at last, from the shadow of the Persian Letters.