bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intercultural Competencies as a Means to Manage Intercultural Interactions in Social Work
Authors: Stier Jonas
Published: August 2023

In the last century Swedish society has become increasingly globalized and multicultural. Today about 20 per cent of the country’s population of 9 million people is of foreign decent. Recently questions of immigration, integration policies and multiculturalism have received much political attention. This fact, in the unmerciful light of a deconstruction of the welfare state coming to terms with these issues, constitutes an enormous challenge to the public sector as a whole. And for single social workers this requires somewhat new sorts of professional competencies – where intercultural competencies appear among the most important.Drawing from the inherent paradoxes and cultural dimensions of social work, the article singles out and discusses several qualities of intercultural competencies that seem useful for social workers. These are referred to as content-competencies and process-competencies. It is concluded that intercultural competencies are preconditions for successful social work in the future.
Accidental Humor in International Public Notices Displayed in English
Authors: Farghal Mohammed
Published: August 2023

This paper examines accidental humor as it manifests itself in international public notices displayed in English. It shows that accidental humor, just like intentional humor, essentially stems from script opposition and script overlap (Raskin, 1985). However, it lacks intentionality, which plays a key role in contrived humor. In this way, accidental humor is based on the interaction between the text and the receiver, apart from the producer. In particular, accidental humor in interlingual communication is the output of the producer's language incompetence in the target language, whereas it is the result of the producer's landing in unintended ambiguity in intralingual communication. In such humor, therefore, the initiator infringes one or more maxims of conversation (Grice, 1975), unlike intentional humor, where the joke teller exploits conversational maxims for communicative purposes, in order to generate conversational implicature and, subsequently, laughter. Keywords: accidental humor; intentionality; implicature; script opposition; flouting a maxim; infringing a maxim; interlingual communication.
Surgical Treatment of Fractures of the Trochanteric Zone of the Femur in Older Patients
Authors: Naumenko L.Yu. , Kostrytsia K.Yu. , Vaskivskyi S.M.
Published: August 2023

Summary. Treatment of fractures of the trochanteric zone of the femur in the elderly still remains one of the problems that need further study.

Objective: to analyze clinical application of internal osteosynthesis for fractures of the trochanteric zone in older and senile patients.

Materials and Methods. The results of treatment of 102 older patients with fractures of the trochanteric region of the femur were analyzed. All patients were treated surgically using a proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA); the indicators at the inpatient stage of treatment and long-term consequences up to 3 years after treatment were analyzed using improved standards for evaluating the quality of treatment of injuries and diseases of the organs of movement and resistance with modification.

Results and Discussion. Analyzing the treatment of 102 patients with fractures of the trochanteric region type A1, A2, A3 according to the AO classification, it was found that surgical treatment with the use of PFNA proves its effectiveness due to minimally invasive access, minimal intraoperative blood loss, a short time of surgical intervention, and the possibility of early activation of patients and provides low rates of postoperative complications and mortality.

Conclusions. 1. The conducted clinical study allows us to confirm the effectiveness of the PFNA system in the surgical treatment of older patients with fractures in the trochanteric zone in a trauma hospital. 2. In older patients with fractures of the trochanteric zone of the femur, PFNA osteosynthesis allows restoring the function of the hip joint in 54.6% (55% СІ 85.4-55.8) of cases. 3. PFNA can be recommended as a priority in the treatment of older patients with fractures of the trochanteric region of the femur in a trauma hospital.
The Effect of Hypertonic Mineral Solutions on Reparative-Regenerative Processes in a Skin Wound Defect in an Experiment
Authors: Tsymbaliuk V.І. , Strafun S.S. , Bohdan S.V. , Savosko S.I.
Published: August 2023

Background. Skin wound healing is a serious medical problem that is complicated by bacterial infections and requires appropriate care and treatment.

Objective: to study the effect of a highly mineralized spray solution on the regenerative processes of the skin in a wound defect in an experiment.

Materials and Methods. The study was conducted under laboratory conditions on 5 adult Chinchilla rabbits (weight 3.2-3.8 kg). A 10x10 cm area of skin on the back was shaved, and skin fragments measuring 2x2.5 cm were symmetrically excised on both sides of the spine at the level of X-XII ribs. A 0.5 ml solution of Staphylococcus aureus culture concentrate prepared in the laboratory of microbiology of the SI “Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of NAMS of Ukraine” was applied to the wounds. On the second and subsequent days of the experiment, a highly mineralized spray solution was applied to the experimental wound, while a physiological saline solution was applied to the control wound. On the 3rd and 7th days, a microbiological culture was taken from the wounds. After 7 days, the skin wound defect was taken for histological examination.

Results. Macroscopically, there was a significant reduction in the area of the wound defect during the first three days of the experiment due to contraction, with a tendency to accelerate in the experimental defects. However, complete closure of the wound did not occur on the 7th day. The results of the cultures confirmed the growth of microbial colonies of Staphylococcus aureus, which visually (growth dynamics, number and size of colonies) did not differ from the biological samples obtained from control and experimental skin defects. Despite the contamination, purulent discharge from the wound was not observed.

Conclusions. The experiment showed that the use of a highmineralized solution-based agent potentially contributes to regenerative processes in the skin, including angiogenesis and dermal restoration, but other effects, such as antiinflammatory and antibacterial, require further research.
Treatment Tactics in Case of Infectious Complications in Patients with Combat Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System (according to the Clinic’s Own Experience)
Authors: Hrytsai M.P. , Poliachenko Yu.V. , Tsokalo V.M. , Kolov H.B. , Yevlantieva T.A.
Published: August 2023

Background. The successful treatment of combat wounds should be based on strict scientific principles, based not only on the time limits for successful wound healing, but also on the quality and scope of the measures taken, the logistics of follow-up, diagnosis and treatment, the quality of dressings and postoperative care, and a clear understanding of the treatment plan – preventive measures and sequence of evacuation of the wounded.

Objective: to determine the scope and choice of optimal treatment tactics for combat injuries in patients during the war in Ukraine since 2014, who had infectious complications from the musculoskeletal system.

Materials and Methods. The medical histories of patients who were treated with infectious complications at the clinic of bone-purulent surgery of the SI "Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of NAMS of Ukraine" from 2014 to mid2022 were analyzed.

Results and Conclusions. The treatment of infectious complications of a combat injury is more intensive, protracted, and more costly in terms of resources and material. The plan covers staged treatment using various surgical procedures and techniques.
A Hierarchical Bayesian Framework for Inferring the Stellar Obliquity Distribution
Authors: Dong Jiayin , Foreman-Mackey Daniel
Published: August 2023

Stellar obliquity, the angle between a planet’s orbital axis and its host star’s spin axis, traces the formation and evolution of a planetary system. In transiting-exoplanet observations, only the sky-projected stellar obliquity can be measured, but this can be deprojected using an estimate of the stellar obliquity. In this paper, we introduce a flexible, hierarchical Bayesian framework that can be used to infer the stellar obliquity distribution solely from sky-projected stellar obliquities, including stellar inclination measurements when available. We demonstrate that while a constraint on the stellar inclination is crucial for measuring the obliquity of an individual system, it is not required for robust determination of the population-level stellar obliquity distribution. In practice, the constraints on the stellar obliquity distribution are mainly driven by the sky-projected stellar obliquities. When applying the framework to all systems with measured sky-projected stellar obliquity, which are mostly hot Jupiter systems, we find that the inferred population-level obliquity distribution is unimodal and peaked at zero degrees. Misaligned systems have nearly isotropic stellar obliquities with no strong clustering near 90°. The diverse range of stellar obliquities prefers dynamic mechanisms, such as planet–planet scattering after a convergent disk migration, which could produce both prograde and retrograde orbits of close-in planets with no strong inclination concentrations other than that at 0°.
Binary Star Evolution in Different Environments: Filamentary, Fractal, Halo, and Tidal Tail Clusters
Authors: Pang Xiaoying , Wang Yifan , Tang Shih-Yun , Rui Yicheng , Bai Jing , Li Chengyuan , Feng Fabo , Kouwenhoven M. B. N. , Chen Wen-Ping , Chuang Rwei-ju
Published: August 2023

Using membership of 85 open clusters from previous studies based on Gaia Data Release 3 data, we identify binary candidates in the color–magnitude diagram for systems with mass ratio q > 0.4. The binary fraction is corrected for incompleteness at different distances due to the Gaia angular resolution limit. We find a decreasing binary fraction with increasing cluster age, with substantial scatter. For clusters with a total mass >200 M
⊙, the binary fraction is independent of cluster mass. The binary fraction depends strongly on stellar density. Among the four types of cluster environments, the lowest-density filamentary and fractal stellar groups have the highest mean binary fraction: 23.6% and 23.2%, respectively. The mean binary fraction in tidal tail clusters is 20.8% and is lowest in the densest halo-type clusters: 14.8%. We find clear evidence of early disruptions of binary stars in the cluster sample. The radial binary fraction depends strongly on the clustercentric distance across all four types of environments, with the smallest binary fraction within the half-mass radius r
h and increasing toward a few r
h. Only hints of mass segregation are found in the target clusters. The observed amounts of mass segregation are not significant enough to generate a global effect inside the target clusters. We evaluate the bias of unresolved binary systems (assuming a primary mass of 1 M
⊙) in 1D tangential velocity, which is 0.1–1 km s−1. Further studies are required to characterize the internal star cluster kinematics using Gaia proper motions.
Mass Reconstruction of Galaxy-scale Strong Gravitational Lenses Using a Broken Power-law Model
Authors: Du Wei , Fu Liping , Shu Yiping , Li Ran , Fan Zuhui , Shu Chenggang
Published: August 2023

With mock strong gravitational lensing images, we investigate the performance of the broken power-law (BPL) model proposed by Du et al. (2020) on the mass reconstruction of galaxy-scale lenses. An end-to-end test is carried out, including the creation of mock strong lensing images, the subtraction of lens light, and the reconstruction of lensed images, where the lenses are selected from the galaxies in the Illustris-1 simulation. We notice that, regardless of the adopted mass models (the BPL model or its special cases), the Einstein radius can be robustly determined from imaging data alone, and the median bias is typically less than 1%. Away from the Einstein radius, the lens mass distribution tends to be harder to measure, especially at radii where there are no lensed images detected. We find that, with rigid priors, the BPL model can clearly outperform the single power-law models by achieving <5% median bias on the radial convergence profile within the Einstein radius. As for the source light reconstructions, they are found to be sensitive to both lens light contamination and lens mass models, where the BPL model with rigid priors still performs best when there is no lens light contamination. We show that, by correcting for the projection effect, the BPL model can estimate the aperture and luminosity weighted line-of-sight velocity dispersions to an accuracy of ∼6% scatter. These results highlight the great potential of the BPL model in strong lensing related studies.
Thermal Energy Census with the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Effect of DESI Galaxy Clusters/Groups and Its Implication on the Weak-lensing Power Spectrum
Authors: Chen Ziyang , Zhang Pengjie , Yang Xiaohu
Published: August 2023

We carry out a thermal energy census of hot baryons at z < 1, by cross correlating the Planck Modified Internal Linear Combination Algorithm (MILCA) y map with 0.8 million clusters/groups selected from the Yang et al. catalog. The thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect around these clusters/groups is reliably obtained, which enables us to make our model constraints based on one-halo (1h) and two-halo (2h) contributions, respectively. (1) The total measurement signal-to-noise (S/N) of the one-halo term is 63. We constrain the Y–M relation over the halo mass range of 1013–1015
M
⊙ h
−1, and find Y ∝ M

α
with α = 1.8 at z = 0.14 (α = 2.1 at z = 0.75). The total thermal energy of gas bound to clusters/groups increases from 0.1 meV cm−3 at z = 0.14 to 0.22 meV cm−3 at z = 0.75. (2) The 2h term is used to constrain the bias-weighted electron pressure 〈b

y

P

e
〉. We find that 〈b

y

P

e
〉 (in units of meV cm−3) increases from 0.24 ± 0.02 at z = 0.14 to 0.45 ± 0.02 at z = 0.75. These results lead to several implications. (i) The hot gas fraction f
gas in clusters/groups monotonically increase with the halo mass, where f
gas of a 1014
M
⊙ h
−1 halo is ∼50% (25%) of the cosmic mean at z = 0.14 (0.75). (ii) By comparing the 1h and 2h terms, we obtain a tentative constraint on the thermal energy of unbound gas. (iii) The above results lead to significant suppression of the matter and weak-lensing power spectrum at small scales. These implications are important for astrophysics and cosmology, and we will further investigate them with improved data and gas modeling.
Radiation of the microcaddisfly genus Orthotrichia (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Australia
Authors: Wells Alice
Published: August 2023

Orthotrichia is the most species rich of the hydroptilid genera found in Australia, and is postulated to be a relatively recent arrival from the Oriental Region. The genus has an almost worldwide but patchy distribution, represented by close to 280 species among which the Australian fauna of 55 species represents around 20%. In an attempt to understand the radiation of the genus in Australia, this paper explores the morphology and biology of Australian species and discusses a number of contrasts with reports on the biology of congeners in the Northern Hemisphere. The possible significance of these differences in Australian representatives of the genus is suggested to have played a role in the ‘success’ of the genus in the region. The value of life history studies to our understanding of biodiversity and biogeography is emphasized.
New species of the Spiny Mouse genus Neacomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from northwestern Ecuador
Authors: Tinoco Nicolás , Koch Claudia , Colmenares-Pinzón Javier E. , Castellanos Francisco X. , Brito Jorge
Published: August 2023

Neacomysis a genus of small spiny or bristly sigmodontine rodents that are common components of mammalian faunas in multiple biomes on Central and South America. Recent studies on this group have demonstrated that there is cryptic diversity yet to be discovered within currently recognized species that have not received comprehensive revisions, as well as in areas that have been overlooked. Here we ratify this assertion by describing a new species previously misidentified as the Narrow-footed Spiny Mouse (Neacomys tenuipes) from the Chocó biogeographic region in northwestern Ecuador,Neacomys marciBrito & Tinoco,sp. nov.Distinctiveness of this entity is supported by the combination of the following morphological characters: small size (head-body length 65–85 mm); long tail (69–126% longer than head-body length); pale buff-colored but gray-based belly fur; white throat; hypothenar pad usually absent; long nasals; and a condylar process higher than the coronoid process. Likewise genetic distance analyses and phylogenetic reconstructions based on cytochrome-b (Cytb) sequence data indicate a clear divergence from typical populations ofN. tenuipes, and a sister relationship between them. The results presented here increase the diversity ofNeacomysto 24 species, placing it among the most diverse genera within the sigmodontine rodents.
Bioremediation, drought tolerance and biofortification in biotechnological uses
Authors: Novello Bruna DalPizol , Zanatta Marcela Maria , Albrecht Alfredo Paiola , Barroso Arthur Arrobas Martins
Published: August 2023

The objective of this review is to bring information about innovations and technologies that, through genetic improvement, are being used to improve the sustainability and productivity of agricultural crops, improve human nutrition, as well as conservation and decontamination of soils.  Bioremediation consists of using microorganisms that have the ability to modify or decompose certain pollutants, with the possibility of increasing their activity through genetic engineering, building new strains for the transformation of pollutants into inert substances. Genetic improvement is seeking to develop cultivars that are more tolerant to periods of water deficit. Plant biofortification consists of varieties of improved plants that have a higher content of vitamins and minerals, which are obtained through genetic improvement. Thus, biotechnology is once again essential for world agricultural production and can bring a series of other benefits to society.
Curcumin exerts its antioxidant and neuroprotective effects against aluminum-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in male albino rats
Authors: Mohamed Zeinab , Abd El-Kader Abd El-Kader Mohamed , Awadalla Eatemad Ahmed , El- Baga Safinaz Emad
Published: August 2023

Aluminum is a neurotoxicant and one of the most harmful metals in the environment; it is producing tissue inflammation and oxidative stress. Curcumin is an effective antioxidant and neuroprotective compound with medicinal potential. Curcumin's effect on AL toxicity was investigated in this study. Two groups of 70 mature adult albino rats were used, each of which was subdivided into five groups: Control, Vehicle, Curcumin, Aluminum, and Curcumin + Aluminum group. For two periods of 20 and 40 days, animal models were administered orally AlCl3 (20 mg kg-1 bw) and/or Curcumin (100 mg kg-1 bw). In the cerebral cortex, aluminum caused a significant rise (p < 0.05) in lipid peroxidation and DNA fragmentation, as well as a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in antioxidant enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase. In the brain hippocampus, aluminum caused a major reduction (p < 0.05) in neurotransmitters (dopamine and serotonin), while Acetylcholine esterase activity increased sharply (p < 0.05). Aluminum also triggered histological analyses in the hippocampus of the brain. Curcumin co-administration considerably reduced the increase in lipid peroxidation and DNA fragmentation, but also enhanced the depletion of antioxidant enzymes. Curcumin also reversed the decline in neurotransmitters, the increase in Acetylcholine esterase, and the distortion in the brain hippocampus.
Activity of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis - Family: Lamiaceae) essential oil compared to peracetic acid in Listeria monocytogenes biofilms
Authors: Santos Emanoelli Aparecida Rodrigues dos , Tadielo Leonardo Ereno , Belle Thiago Henrique , Schmiedt Jhennifer Arruda , Dias Victor Hugo Cortez , Orisio Paulo Henrique Silva , Cerqueira-Cézar Camila Koutsodontis , Pereira Juliano Gonçalves , Barcellos Vinicius Cunha , Bersot Luciano dos Santos
Published: August 2023

The objective of this study was to evaluate the activity of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil (EO) compared to peracetic acid (PA) regarding formation and elimination of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms on polystyrene surface. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined according to standard protocol. Isolates were inoculated according to MIC standards polystyrene plate wells, which were then incubated at 37°C/96 hours for evaluation of biofilm formation. Regarding the evaluation of biofilm elimination, the biofilms were treated under MIC for 10 minutes. The MIC obtained were 2.0 and 3.0 mg mL-1 for EO and 0,015% for PA. Therefore, the results showed a reduction in the formation of biofilm with the presence of EO and PA, EO being more efficient (p < 0.05). Both compounds had a good capacity of eliminating biofilms, however the EO reduced the biofilm formation when compared to PA, highlighting its potential as an antibacterial agent and antibiofilm.
A Multi-Constraints Routing Scheme for MANET-assisted IoT in Smart Cities
Authors: Vu Khanh Quy , Nguyen Tien Ban , Nguyen Minh Quy , Nguyen Van-Hau
Published: August 2023

The fifth-generation mobile network (5G) provides extreme throughput and extremely low latency, which enables the Internet of Things (IoT) era and a series of smart IoT ecosystems. The widespread equipping of Device-to-Device (D2D) modules for vehiculars allows transmitting directly between devices without relying on central devices such as access points or base stations. This is the foundation for the shaping of mobile ad hoc communications, so-called MANETs. The combination of MANETs and IoT technology has led to the development of MANET-assisted IoT applications, which offer unprecedented capabilities. However, due to the mobility of network nodes, routing is one of the main challenges in these networks. To address this problem, we propose a multi-constraints routing schema to enhance the performance of MANET-assisted IoT systems. Our simulation experiments show that the proposed solution significantly outperforms traditional routing solutions in terms of performance such as latency, packet delivery ratio, and throughput.
$\mathsf{sMGM}$: parameterizable AEAD mode
Authors: Akhmetzyanova L R , Alekseev Evgeny Konstantinovich , Babueva Aleksandra Alekseevna , Bozhko Andrei Alekseevich , Smyshlyaev Stanislav Vitalevich
Published: August 2023

В работе представлен новый режим аутентифицированного шифрования $\mathsf{sMGM}$ (strong Multilinear Galois Mode). Предлагаемая конструкция может рассматриваться как расширение стандартизированного режима $\mathsf{MGM}$ и его модификации $\mathsf{MGM2}$, представленной на конференции CTCrypt'21. Отличительной особенностью режима является наличие интерфейса, позволяющего выбирать определенные свойства безопасности под конкретное приложение. В частности, можно включать и выключать внутреннее преобразование ключа и стойкость к повтору вектора инициализации.
Режим $\mathsf{sMGM}$ состоит из двух основных «строительных блоков» - CTR-подобной функции генерации гаммирующей последовательности со встроенным внутренним преобразованием ключа и мультилинейной функции, которая лежит в основе оригинального режима $\mathsf{MGM}$. Различные способы комбинирования и использования этих функций обеспечивают различные свойства безопасности. Такой подход к конструированию AEAD режимов позволяет уменьшить размер программного кода, что может быть критично для устройств с ограниченными ресурсами.
Для предлагаемого режима получены оценки стойкости в расширенных моделях противника. Мы фокусируемся на доказательстве стойкости режима $\mathsf{sMGM}$ в моделях с возможностью повторять инициализирующий вектор, так как анализ стандартных свойств безопасности был проведен в процессе разработки оригинальных режимов $\mathsf{MGM}$ и $\mathsf{MGM2}$.
On the (im)possibility of secure ElGamal blind signatures
Authors: Akhmetzyanova L R , Alekseev Evgeny Konstantinovich , Babueva Aleksandra Alekseevna , Smyshlyaev Stanislav Vitalevich
Published: August 2023

В настоящей работе исследуется возможность построения стойкой схемы подписи вслепую на основе уравнения Эль-Гамаля. Определяется обобщенная конструкция и анализируется ее стойкость. Рассматриваются два типа схем, соответствующих предложенной конструкции, которые покрывают все известные схемы. Для схем первого типа приводится общая ROS атака, которая нарушает свойство неподделываемости в модели с параллельными сессиями. Для схем второго типа доказывается, что они не обеспечивают либо неотслеживаемость, либо неподделываемость. Как следствие, доказывается, что все известные схемы подписи вслепую Эль-Гамаля не являются стойкими. Кроме того, полученные результаты показывают, что существование стойкой схемы подписи вслепую Эль-Гамаля потенциально возможно только для малого количества уравнений подписи Эль-Гамаля и требует нестандартного подхода к выработке первого компонента подписи.
Characteristics of nonlinearity of vectorial functions over finite fields
Authors: Ryabov Vladimir Gennadievich
Published: August 2023

Рассмотрены характеристики нелинейности векторной функции, определенной на векторном пространстве над конечным полем, а именно нелинейность (расстояние Хэмминга между множеством нетривиальных линейных комбинаций ее координатных функций и множеством аффинных функций), дифференциальная равномерность и другое понятие нелинейности (расстояние Хэмминга от векторной функции до множества аффинных отображений). Продемонстрирован метод построения векторных функций с высокой нелинейностью по всем характеристикам. Найдены значения этих характеристик для подстановок, заданных степенными функциями, и подстановок, определенных ГОСТ Р 34.11-94.
Các yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến sự tiếp nhận truyền miệng điện tử trên kênh đại lý du lịch trực tuyến
Authors: Thảo Hoàng Thị Phương , Hằng Trần Diệu
Published: August 2023

Truyền miệng trực tuyến (EWOM) ngày càng trở nên quan trọng hơn trong truyền thông marketing. Do đó, việc nâng cao hiểu biết về các hệ quả hành vi của EWOM là rất cần thiết, đặc biệt trong các ngành dịch vụ như du lịch, lưu trú. Bài viết này dựa trên mô hình chấp nhận thông tin (Information Adoption Model - IAM) để khám phá các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến sự tiếp nhận EWOM trên kênh đại lý du lịch trực tuyến (Online Travel Agencies - OTA) của khách du lịch ở Việt Nam. Chúng tôi đã đo lường ảnh hưởng của sáu tiền tố đến sự tiếp nhận EWOM trên OTA dựa trên dữ liệu khảo sát 412 khách hàng du lịch. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy chất lượng thông tin, độ tin cậy nguồn tin, điểm trung bình tổng thể, số lượng EWOM, sự thân thiện của OTA và sự phản hồi của nhà cung cấp dịch vụ lưu trú có ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ đến sự tiếp nhận EWOM của du khách. Trong đó gồm 02 thành phần mới là “phản hồi của nhà cung cấp dịch vụ lưu trú” và “sự thân thiện của OTA”.
Absentismo: caso de estudo do município de beimo
Authors: Baía Amândio , Ramos Célia
Published: August 2023

O absentismo é um dos fenómenos que mais preocupa as organizações, na medida em que influencia o seu desempenho, acarreta custos e contribui para baixar a moral dos trabalhadores assíduos. Questões pessoais e familiares são apontadas como as principais razões para justificar o absentismo não planeado. Os empregadores têm tentado determinar a validade das faltas ao trabalho e oferecer incentivos para mitigar estas ausências. Esta investigação apresenta um estudo de caso realizado numa autarquia local, Câmara Municipal de BEIMO (CMB), com o propósito de tentar perceber quais as causas associadas ao absentismo nesta instituição e propor medidas que ajudem no combate a este problema, de forma a proporcionar um atendimento de melhor qualidade ao cidadão e reduzir os custos de operação. Neste estudo a taxa de absentismo registada foi de 3,4%, valor que indica que cada trabalhador esteve ausente do seu local de trabalho, em média, 8,5 dias no ano. Por outro lado, apurou-se que o absentismo estava correlacionado com a idade, a escolaridade e o tempo de serviço. São os profissionais com idade mais avançada, com escolaridade mais baixa e com mais tempo de serviço que registaram mais faltas. Os principais motivos que justificaram o absentismo foram a doença natural e o apoio a familiares.
A depressão geriátrica e sua relação com a solidão numa amostra de utentes com serviço de apoio domiciliário
Authors: Pocinho Ricardo , Neves Tatiana , Belo Pedro , Martins Anabela
Published: August 2023

O Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário (SAD) tem sido implementado na sociedade como um apoio social às pessoas idosas. Com caraterísticas de intervenção semelhantes ao Centro de Dia, o SAD carateriza-se por uma deslocação ao domicílio de técnicos com a perspetiva de promover suporte básico diário ao idoso. Este estudo, realizado em Coimbra, teve como objetivo perceber se o Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário evita a Solidão e, consequentemente, a existência de sintomatologia depressiva. Metodologicamente foi estudado um modelo preditor da sintomatologia depressiva geriátrica, tendo por base a Satisfação com o Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário e a Solidão. Observou-se, através de um modelo ajustado, que a Solidão é um preditor significativo da Depressão Geriátrica (r2= 0,607; p<,05), havendo uma correlação significativa e positiva entre Solidão e Depressão Geriátrica (r = 7,41; p<,05). Assim, associada à Solidão pode surgir a Depressão Geriátrica, a qual pode comprometer o funcionamento cognitivo do idoso que começa por manifestar dificuldades nos processos mais complexos, principiando por interferir na tomada de decisão, na autonomia e na qualidade de vida. Além de um Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário, deverá ser proporcionado ao idoso um suporte social que lhe permita preencher o vazio, evitando a solidão.
Ativos fixos tangíveis: o caso do setor ferroviário em Portugal
Authors: Marques Maria , López José , Abreu Rute
Published: August 2023

Os Ativos Fixos Tangíveis (AFT) representam, de um modo geral, o valor mais relevante das demonstrações financeiras de uma entidade. O objetivo desta investigação é analisar o enquadramento da Norma Internacional de Contabilidade (NIC) 16 – AFT, a qual esteve na base da Norma Contabilística e de Relato Financeiro (NCFR) 7, realçando a mensuração dos mesmos e, de um modo particular, a mensuração subsequente, pois a entidade pode optar pelo modelo do custo ou pelo modelo da revalorização. Como metodologia de investigação propõe-se, para a análise teórica, uma revisão de literatura, através de pesquisa bibliográfica da NIC 16, e para a análise empírica, através do caso de estudo, baseado em Yin (2008), pelo que se estudou a Rede Ferroviária Nacional – REFER, EPE, no período compreendido entre 2009 e 2014. O ano de 2014 justifica-se por ser o exercício económico mais recente com dados disponíveis e definitivos, enquanto o ano de 2009 satisfaz o requisito de recolha de informação para um período de, segundo Martins (2007), idealmente, 5 anos, necessários à análise da evolução da entidade. Os resultados demonstram que, em virtude do carácter específico da atividade que desenvolve, a REFER disponibiliza informação dos AFT substancialmente diferente da globalidade das entidades, especificamente, atividade de Investimento em Infraestruturas de Longa Duração e em Gestão de Infraestruturas.
Empresas portuguesas com inovação de marketing: uma análise empírica
Authors: Natário Maria , Braga Ascensão
Published: August 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a evolução da inovação de marketing nas empresas portuguesas. Considerando inovação de marketing como a implementação de um novo método de marketing envolvendo mudanças significativas no design ou embalagem do produto, colocação de produtos, promoção de produtos ou preços (OCDE, 2015), e usando os resultados do Inquérito Comunitário à Inovação, o objetivo do trabalho é analisar a evolução das empresas portuguesas em termos de inovação de marketing e determinar quais fatores estão associados a esta evolução. Além disso, considera-se o tamanho das diferentes empresas, os diferentes setores de atividade, as regiões portuguesas e analisa-se a interação e o impacto das inovações de marketing com outros tipos de inovações.
Recursos naturais com poder edulcorante: caracterização fitoquímica e antioxidante da stevia rebaudiana (bert.), análise sensorial e centesimal de receitas de bolo de limão com incorporação de s. Rebaudiana
Authors: Sousa Carla , Oliveira Adriana , Pinto Sara , Manso M. Conceição , Vinha Ana
Published: August 2023

Os extratos de folhas de Stevia rebaudiana são edulcorantes não calóricos de origem natural, derivados da planta  Stevia  rebaudiana  conhecida  como  adoçante  natural,  que  contém  glicosídeos  de  esteviol  e  outros compostos bioativos reconhecidos pelas suas propriedades terapêuticas. O presente estudo foi concebido para determinar o teor de fenólicos totais (26,0 mg de ácido gálico/g) e de flavonoides totais (9,7 mg catequina/g) de  um  extrato  hidroalcoólico  de  folhas  secas  de  Stevia  rebaudiana.  Foi  também  avaliado  um  extrato hidroalcoólico  similar  de  esteviol  em  pó,  edulcorante  comercial,  o  qual  apresentou  menores  teores  de compostos bioativos (11,9 mg/g e 5,1 mg/g, para fenólicos e flavonoides totais, respetivamente). O extrato hidroalcoólico  de  folhas  de  Stevia  rebaudiana  também  apresentou  elevada  atividade  antioxidante  in  vitro, além de uma correlação positiva entre os compostos fenólicos totais e os ensaios DPPH e FRAP. As folhas de Stevia rebaudiana têm propriedades sensoriais e funcionais superiores às de muitos outros edulcorantes e provavelmente   tornar-se-ão   uma   fonte   natural   importante   para   o   crescente   mercado   de   alimentos edulcorados. Nesse sentido, foram estudadas quatro formulações diferentes de bolo de limão (uma receita de controlo de bolo tradicional com sacarose, dois bolos com incorporação de folha fresca de Stevia rebaudiana e um bolo com steviol em pó comercial), posteriormente submetidos a uma análise sensorial por um painel de 100 provadores não treinados. A análise da composição centesimal dos quatro bolos de limão  mostrou diferenças significativas a nível de humidade, teor total de gordura, cinzas, proteínas e hidratos de carbono (p<0,05). O valor energético do bolo controlo foi superior ao encontrado no bolo com incorporação de folhas de  Stevia  rebaudiana  (309,8  Kcal/100  g;  268,0  Kcal/100  g,  respetivamente).  Os  resultados  da  análise sensorial mostraram que as folhas da Stevia rebaudiana foram bem aceites e que, no futuro, podem vir a ser uma opção natural para substituir parte ou a totalidade da sacarose na composição dos bolos.
Crescimento somático e desempenho motor de crianças madeirenses do pré-escolar
Authors: Antunes António , Sousa Rui , Osório Rui , Lopes Sérgio , Bessa Hugo , Valério Bernardo , Estanqueiro João , Gouveia Élvio , Marques Gonçalo , Freitas Duarte
Published: August 2023

O objetivo foi investigar o dimorfismo sexual, a estabilidade e a mudança no crescimento somático e desempenho motor em crianças dos 3 aos 5 anos. A amostra foi composta por 55 (23 raparigas e 32 rapazes) alunos do Colégio do Marítimo. O crescimento, através do peso, altura e perímetro de cintura, foi aferido seguindo o protocolo descrito no The Leuven Growth Study. O desem[1]penho motor foi avaliado através da Preschool Test Battery. A avaliação reali[1]zou-se em 2 anos letivos consecutivos. O teste Mann-Whitney, a correlação de Spearman e o Wilcoxon signed rank test foram utilizados na análise. A altura revelou diferenças (U= 230,0; W= 819,0; p= 0,03) entre meninas (Md= 107,70) e meninos (Md= 104,40) no 1º ano, bem como um ano mais tarde. As meninas apresentaram valores medianos estaturais (Md= 112,10) superiores aos meninos (Md= 108,10). No desempenho motor, observaram[1]se diferenças com significado estatístico no lançamento da bola de ténis nos dois momentos de avaliação. Os meninos (Md= 5,01) lançaram distâncias superiores às meninas (Md= 3,79), nos 1º e 2º momentos de avaliação (Md= 5,74 e Md= 4,71, respetivamente). A altura, nas raparigas, foi a variável que revelou maior estabilidade da 1ª para a 2ª avaliação (rho= 0,98). No desem[1]penho motor, as correlações mais elevadas foram observadas na corrida de ida-e-volta para as meninas (rho> 0,85) e na corrida de velocidade para os meninos (rho> 0,83). A maior expressão na mudança foi observada no peso corporal, nas meninas (Z= -2,37; p= 0,018). Os scores medianos aumentaram dos 3 (Md= 15,40) para os 4 anos (Md= 17,40). Resultados similares foram observados na altura. No desempenho motor foram observadas melhorias estatisticamente significativas na quase totalidade dos testes. Exceções foram observadas na impulsão horizontal (Z= -1,86, p= 0,077; meninas), corrida de velocidade (Z= -1,83, p= 0,068; meninos) e lançamento da bola de ténis (Z= -1,85, p= 0,064; meninos). As diferenças entre sexos no crescimento somático e desempenho motor estão presentes em idade pré-escolar. A estabilidade foi elevada nas variáveis somáticas e melhorias no desempenho motor foram mais evidentes dos 4 para os 5 anos.
Analisis Citra Merek, Kepercayaan dan Kualitas Produk Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen dan Dampaknya Pada Loyalitas Pelanggan
Authors: Dady Sardiyanto Bolo
Published: August 2023

A religious society is a characteristic of the Indonesian nation. This is marked by the majority of the population being Muslim and the extraordinary number of places of worship, both mosques and prayer rooms. Likewise, educational facilities, Islamic educational institutions based on Islamic boarding schools, integrated Islamic schools, and Islamic campuses are mushrooming throughout the country. Islamic mass organizations also contributed to the da'wah of Islam in this country. In terms of the economy, Islamic da'wah provides many guidelines and examples, such as how to build markets, how to transact goods properly, how to use the medium of exchange, and even trade contracts have been fully regulated in sharia rules so that people are not trapped by rib wi jahiliyyah behavior, in meeting their needs. His well-known book, Our Great Ulama, discusses how human nature tries to make ends meet. Human hands are scattered (searching for everything), and everyone is equal. However, something already owned by someone may not be taken by another person, except through barter for goods of the same value. The concept of da'wah in the economic empowerment of the Ummah as a theory, ideas, and ideas are very appropriate and valuable because the method of da'wah with the media of empowering the Ummah is needed a problem indeed for the Ummah in general. The implementation of Ummah Economic Empowerment from an Islamic Da'wah Perspective, with an empirical, cultural, sociological approach, with a historical approach to empowering the Ummah's economy, is indeed the initial improvement made by the Prophet Muhammad Salallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam when he migrated to Medina, organized the economy from a usury-free system, built markets lawful, and teaches transactions according to religious law. The cultural approach based on research findings on people's behavior is indeed colored and attached to local wisdom, the habits of the community in general in certain areas, so that the psychological atmosphere of the community is also greatly influenced by these rights.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Using a Software as a Service (SaaS) with a Single Identity Number at the Polije Polyclinic
Authors: Pratama Mudafiq Riyan , Alfiansyah Gamasiano , Swari Selvia Juwita , Wardana Aulia Arif
Published: August 2023

Manual management of medical records at the Polije Polyclinic causes long data retrieval time, misfiling, and requiring a lot of spaces for storage, thus hampering health services. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are one type of medical record management that can be used to solve the issue. EMR is built based on Software as a Service (SaaS) which enables it to be used by all healthcare providers with minimal infrastructure and optimal data integration. The application used a single identity number for each patient, and it caused less redundancy in patient registration data. Developed using the Waterfall method, it was processed at several stages: analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance. The EMR system had some features: recording history, diagnosis, and therapy. In the diagnosis section, the system had a disease code related to ICD-10. It can be concluded that the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is ready to be implemented in the POLIJE polyclinic. The implementation of EMR is important to reinforce the Regulation of the Indonesian Minister of Health Number 24 of 2022 concerning Medical Records.
Conocimiento, Aplicación y Manejo de las Finanzas Personales, y percepción del Bienestar que Genera en la Comunidad Educativa de la IU Digital de Antioquia
Authors: Gallego Palacio Norma , Agudelo Sánchez Alejandra , Marín Quintana Marión , Romero Luján Freddy
Published: August 2023

La educación financiera permite a las personas tener una mejor calidad de vida y construir un futuro con seguridad económica; sin embargo, estudios recientes evidencian que la falta de conocimientos en conceptos financieros básicos hace que las personas tomen malas decisiones, incluso adquieran deudas insostenibles exponiéndose a altos niveles de estrés. Con el objetivo de establecer el nivel de educación financiera, su aplicación en las finanzas personales y la relación que tiene con el bienestar de la comunidad educativa de la Institución Universitaria Digital de Antioquia se hace necesario utilizar una técnica mixta donde se utiliza la metodología cuantitativa y cualitativa. La encuesta aplicada a 417 individuos entre docentes, administrativos y estudiantes arroja que el 81,5% son estudiantes, el 79,1% considera que de alguna manera es importante hacer un registro diario de gastos, más del 50% tienen gastos hormiga y/o hacen compras compulsivas, el 75,5% tiene deudas, el 50,6% considera que tiene un adecuado manejo de sus finanzas personales, el 79,4% manifiesta necesitar educación financiera para tener bienestar, el 18,2% recurre a nuevas deudas para pagar sus gastos y compromisos del mes, el 19,4% no hace ningún tipo de ahorro ni ha previsto su seguridad para la vejez. Triangulando los resultados de la técnica del grupo nominal y la encuesta se concluye que en la comunidad educativa de la Institución Universitaria Digital de Antioquia, el manejo de las finanzas personales está relacionado con el nivel de educación financiera, que a pesar de su importancia, los individuos no gestionan ni planifican de manera adecuada sus ingresos y gastos, y que la gran mayoría tiene deudas, haciendo necesario diseñar estrategias de educación financiera que beneficien a esta población.
Analisis Pendapatan Padi Sawah Di Desa Jojog Kecamatan Pekalongan Kabupaten Lampung Timur
Authors: Sari Dwi Maya , Trisnanto Teguh Budi , Apriyani Marlinda , Sutarni Sutarni
Published: August 2023

Rice is an important and staple commodity for the food consumption of the Indonesian people. Lowland rice production in East Lampung Regency is in second place with 466,563.66 tons after Central Lampung with 555,127.87 tons. In 2020 the fifth largest rice production in East Lampung Regency is Pekalongan District with 37,789 tons and has a harvested area of 6,910 ha. The agricultural area in Jojog Village is the highest compared to other villages in Pekalongan District. However, this area of land is not proportional to the amount of harvest produced and the income of farmers. The purpose of writing this final project is to analyze the income of paddy rice farming in Jojog Village. The determination of the sample in this final project uses a non-probability sampling technique, which is a data collection technique or sample so that all data is likely to be selected as a sample that is not the same size, using a purposive sampling technique, namely by deliberately determining respondents consisting of 60 farmers, namely 30 respondents rice farming established variety and 30 respondents rice farming impari variety 32. The analytical method used is the analysis of farm income. The results showed that the average production of established variety rice was 2,647 kg/farmer or 7,058 kg/ha with a selling price of IDR 4300/kg, while for the impari 32 variety 2,372 kg/farmer or 6,777 kg/ha with a selling price of IDR 4300/kg obtained an average income of rice farming of the impari 32 variety of IDR 5,664,603/farmer or IDR 16,184,581/ha. The R/C ratio value of the established variety was 2.23 and the B/C ratio was 1.23, while the R/C ratio value for the impari 32 variety was 2.25 and the B/C ratio was 2.25 indicating that lowland rice farming in Jojog village is profitable.
Pengaruh Faktor Internal Dan Eksternal Terhadap Keputusan Perusahaan untuk Melakukan Initial Public Offering (IPO): Studi Empiris Pada Perusahaan Start-Up di Indonesia
Authors: Andriani Juwita
Published: August 2023

The start-up business in Indonesia is growing with the emergence of many new start-up companies in various fields such as technology, finance, health, and so on. Start-up companies are also increasingly seen as a sector that has great potential to become the engine of Indonesia's economy in the future, to support the growth of start-up companies, one of the strategies that is usually carried out is to carry out an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This research will help fill in the gaps in the literature on external factors influencing a company's decision to go IPO. Thus, it is hoped that the results of this research can make a positive contribution to the development of start-up businesses in Indonesia and assist start-up companies in making the right decisions regarding IPOs. The population in this study are all start-up companies in Indonesia. The samples in this study are Gojek, Grab, Ovo and Shoppe. This study used a purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study is 108. The data analysis technique in this study uses PLS with the results of the research that financial performance has a positive effect on a company's decision to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO), company size has a positive effect on a company's decision to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO). ), capital market conditions have a positive effect on a company's decision to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO), and government policies have a positive effect on a company's decision to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Strategi Manajemen Konflik Antara Orang Tua Dengan Anak Remaja Yang Mengalami Masalah Keterbukaan Diri Di Desa Grenden Kecamatan Puger
Authors: Hailiyah Ida Haitul , Fadillah Nurul , Anggraini Selfi Dwi , Zuhro’ Fitriana Ani Qotuz
Published: August 2023

This research contains various conflict management strategies and the factors that cause the problem of teenage children's openness to parents. This study aims to determine the factors that cause the problem of children's self-disclosure, by knowing these factors it is hoped that teenagers and parents can evaluate these causes. So that this problem does not occur. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Descriptive qualitative research is a type of research that aims to understand and provide a picture, description, explanation, and a deeper understanding of a problem by studying individuals, groups, or certain events to the fullest. With data sources using interview techniques.