bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The predictability of the downward vs. non-downward propagation of sudden stratospheric warmings in S2S hindcasts
Authors: Nebel David M , Garfinkel Chaim I , Cohen Judah , Domeisen Daniela I.V. , Rao Jian , Schwartz Chen
Published: March 2024

Roughly one-third of sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events lack a
strong canonical surface impact, and this can lead to a forecast bust if
a strong impact had been predicted. Hence, it is important to predict
before the SSW onset if an event will propagate downward. The
predictability of the downward impact of SSWs is considered in 7
subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast models for 16 major SSWs between 1998
and 2022, a larger sample size than considered by previous works. The
models successfully predict which SSWs have a stronger downward impact
to 100hPa, however they struggle to predict which have a stronger
tropospheric impact. The downward impact is stronger if the deceleration
of the 10hPa winds is better predicted. Downward impact is stronger for
split and for absorbing SSWs, and is better predicted in high-top
models. In contrast, there is little relationship between SSWs with
above-average predictability and the subsequent downward impact.
Emergence and circulation coupling of moist layers over the tropical Atlantic
Authors: Prange Marc , Stevens Bjorn , Buehler Stefan Alexander
Published: March 2024

Mid-tropospheric elevated moist layers (EMLs) near the melting level
have been found in various regional observational studies in the
tropics. Recently, a preponderance of EMLs in the presence of aggregated
convection was found in cloud resolving simulations of radiative
convective equilibrium (RCE), highlighting a significant circulation
coupling. Here, we present global monthly EML occurrence rates based on
reanalysis, yielding a broader view on where and when EMLs occur in the
real world. Over the Atlantic, EML occurrence follows an annual cycle
that maximizes in summer, aligning with maximized ITCZ intensity and
organisation. Resembling the results in RCE, the large-scale circulation
over the Atlantic shifts from a deep overturning in January to a
bottom-heavy circulation in July. While EMLs embedded in the July
cross-equatorial Hadley cell are found to be sourced from the ITCZ, EMLs
north of the ITCZ emerge from the strongly sheared zonal flow over West
Africa.
Drama och teater i svensk kulturskola – med demokrati som klangbotten
Authors: Cedervall Sofia , Eva Österlind Kerstin Grip och
Published: March 2024

This article discusses drama and theatre in the Swedish schools of arts and how the education may influence students from a perspective of democracy, based on the educators’ view of their subject. Drama and theatre are to be viewed as a distinct group activity in the schools of arts, which gives students many opportunities to participate in democratic processes. The article explores how educators describe their own teaching and how they relate to such processes. Data from a large survey aimed at educators in drama and theatre in Swedish schools of arts are illuminated by Dewey’s concepts of intelligent action and the common good. The results show that the nature of the teaching in many ways corresponds to intelligent action since drama and theatre provide rich opportunities for reflection in action. According to the educators, one of the aims of their teaching is to develop democratic citizens. Democratic aspects are woven into the educator’s relationship to the group and each individual participant, which is an important aspect of Dewey’s concept the common good. On the other hand, educators see it as a challenge to respond to individuals with special needs. Most of the previous studies of drama and theatre in the schools of arts, as well as the survey study on which this text is based, have primarily taken on the educators’ perspective. We believe that it is of utmost importance that children’s own voices are given space in continued research on an activity they themselves have chosen to perform in their spare time, in a context where they are both students and co-creative agents.
Kunstfag for inkludering i klasserommet – en casestudie av et samarbeidsprosjekt med kulturskole og grunnskole
Authors: Heide Anne-Lise
Published: March 2024

How can art facilitate inclusion in a multicultural school, and how can Kulturskolen (The School of Music and Performing Arts) contribute as a resource? This article specifically focuses on the collaboration between Kulturskolen and primary school and describes and discusses a specific educational plan, which Kulturskolen has taken the initiative to implement throughout all 10 grades. The collaboration is associated with the project Flere Farger [“More Colors”], and the focus of the article is centered around arts education and learning-strategies that are used. The article discusses how the strategy is anchored in the kaleidoscope-philosophy, which is based around “everyone being a resource” (Hamre, 2011), as well as if the purpose of the project is achieved, through creating an inclusive school-environment. Data is collected through observation of the education and interviews with one teacher and the manager of Kulturskolen. Organization, structure and how different factors play into the collaboration between primary school and Kulturskolen, as well as how Kulturskolen can achieve its mandate of being a resource in the local community, is examined in a critical perspective. This article is part of a bigger research project: FFX – kunstfag for inkludering (FFX – art subjects for inclusion) which is intended to examine Kulturskolen as a local resource center. FFX is an abbreviation of Flere Farger i kommune X (More Colors in municipality X). This article examines the part of FFX that happens in the primary and secondary school. Kulturskolen’s involvement in a project in the local community is not a new phenomenon, but it is with great interest that I, as a researcher, observe how Kulturskolen initiates new developing projects and collaborations by involving politicians, primary schools, kindergartens, and health institutions in the municipality.
Entrevista
Authors:   Sporting Clube de Braga, Filipe Eduardo
Published: March 2024

... Na Cidade Desportiva temos a oportunidade de ver os talentos a crescer, inclusivamente a tornarem-se profissionais (equipa sub 23 e equipa B) e por vezes saltarem para a equipa principal, algo que no clube tem um significado muito importante e é com muito agrado que vejo os miúdos a chegarem lá acima e darem o seu contributo na equipa A, conseguirem ser internacionais e com uma formação humana exemplar. Pois é isto que nos motiva diariamente. ... a nível do SC Braga, o apoio é total, as condições na Cidade Desportivas são de referência internacional, inclusivamente recebemos muitas comitivas internacionais que nos vêm visitar. Aqui nenhum detalhe é esquecido e existe uma enorme ambição de crescer. ... Acabamos por ter sempre ligações fortes com os nossos meninos e custa vê-los partir para outros clubes, mas as relações ficam e os contatos perduram. ... De ano para ano as competições têm vindo a ser cada vez mais exigentes, sendo que este ano temos atletas que estão a competir nos sub23, Youth league e alguns também com seleções, mas felizmente existem condições para dar suporte a este nível de exigência, de forma a minimizar o impacto. ... O jovem futebolista, ... tem de aprender interpretar o seu corpo, a saber como reagir em cada momento de stress, quer físico, quer emocional. ...
Estenose da válvula aórtica - Resumo da Sociedade Europeia de Cardiologia
Authors:   Revista de Medicina Desportiva informa, Ribeiro Basil
Published: March 2024

Na estenose aórtica (EA) existe estreitamento na válvula aórtica, o que dificulta a saída do sangue do ventrículo esquerdo para a artéria aorta. … A EA pode ser de origem congénita ou adquirida, podendo surgir no contexto de doença reumática ou, mais habitualmente, ser degenerativa em resultado do envelhecimento devido à deposição de cálcio nos folhetos. … Os sinais e sintomas poderão incluir dor torácica (angina de peito), dispneia, tonturas, dificuldade na marcha por cansaço, edema nos membros inferiores, palpitações e síncope, entre outros. ... O ecocardiograma é o exame principal para o diagnóstico da EA, … As orientações da Sociedade Europeia de Cardiologia (SEC) recomendam a realização da prova de esforço para avaliação da resposta hemodinâmica e para orientação da prescrição do exercício nos sujeitos assintomáticos com EA moderada ou grave. … A SEC refere que os sujeitos assintomáticos com EA ligeira podem participar em todos os desportos, mas os atletas assintomáticos com EA grave não poderão participar em desportos competitivos ou recreativos, exceto nos desportos de habilidade de baixa intensidade. O exercício aeróbio de baixa intensidade deve ser estimulado para melhoria da capacidade funcional e do bem-estar geral. Os sujeitos sintomáticos não poderão participar em qualquer desporto, de alta ou de baixa intensidade, incluindo recreativo e têm indicação para substituição valvular. …
Tecnologias digitais e ateísmo no Brasil:
Authors: Lopes Luis Fernando
Published: March 2024

Este estudo de caráter eminentemente bibliográfico objetiva analisar a temática do ateísmo no contexto da presença cada vez maior das tecnologias digitais em nosso cotidiano com destaque para as redes sociais e seu potencial na disseminação de informações, ainda que nem sempre compromissadas com a verdade. Nesse contexto, problematiza-se a contribuição das tecnologias digitais e mais particularmente das redes sociais na difusão de conteúdos ateístas e seus desdobramentos na sociedade. Os aportes teóricos consideram sobretudo, as contribuições de Martins (2018), Silva (2020), Xavier e Cardoso (2020), Sartre (1970), Camus (2019) e ainda as análises de Sobrino (1975). A partir da literatura analisada e documentos consultados, os resultados apontam que a ascensão do ativismo ateísta no Brasil no início do século XXI foi facilitada pela presença dos elementos do ciberespaço e da cibercultura.
Construindo caminhos para aulas de Matemática na perspectiva inclusiva por meio da abordagem do Desenho Universal para Aprendizagem
Authors: Stellfeld Janaina  Zanon Roberto , Coelho José Ricardo Dolenga , Góes Anderson Roges Teixeira , Góes Heliza Colaço
Published: March 2024

Com vistas a promover uma educação inclusiva em matemática, é essencial adotar novos paradigmas que eliminem ou reduzam as barreiras, permitindo práticas didáticas inclusivas. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar processos didáticos de uma professora-pesquisadora tecendo relações que aproximam o DUA da educação matemática inclusiva, com a intenção de enriquecer a experiência acadêmica e promover uma vida plena. A metodologia empregada é qualitativa, por meio de intervenção pedagógica com práticas didáticas aplicadas a 28 participantes, crianças com idades entre 7 e 10 anos, de uma turma do 3º ano do Ensino Fundamental I, em uma escola municipal de Araucária (PR). Foram realizados 19 encontros de matemática, nos quais foram aplicadas 16 atividades práticas. Nesta proposta, serão apresentadas e analisadas cinco atividades práticas sobre o Sistema Monetário Brasileiro (SMB). Por meio da análise das observações e do embasamento teórico, foram confrontados os diálogos e situações ocorridas no contato com os estudantes. Até o momento, é possível afirmar que um planejamento baseado no desenvolvimento de atividades de matemática na perspectiva inclusiva, fundamentadas no DUA, tornou o conhecimento acessível a cada estudante, especialmente aqueles que apresentaram maiores dificuldades de aprendizagem. Dessa forma, o planejamento pode contribuir de maneira significativa na interação e na acessibilidade de diversos conhecimentos, destacando a importância dos conhecimentos matemáticos nesse processo.
Quando a escola expulsa, o trabalho na rua é uma oportunidade de sonhar
Authors: Martini Lucas , Lima Yasmin Cartaxo , Musha Fernanda Dartora , Godoy Elenilton Vieira
Published: March 2024

O presente artigo surge a partir de um projeto proposto junto aos/às discentes do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), que à época cursavam, no período noturno, uma disciplina sobre Matemática no Ensino Fundamental. O projeto tinha como motivação um vendedor de rua e seu objetivo era perceber a matemática, mais especificamente a álgebra escolar, onde outras pessoas não percebiam. Embasado nas produções e reflexões deste projeto, o presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar sentidos que são produzidos sobre trabalhar na rua. Para tanto, o corpus de análise serão as entrevistas realizadas com dois homens negros que trabalham na rua e a entrevista com uma das alunas da disciplina. Teoricamente, nos vinculamos aos estudos críticos, com inspiração decolonial. Para a análise dos discursos oriundos das entrevistas, nos filiamos à Análise de Discurso sob a perspectiva de Eni Orlandi, a fim de responder a questão-problema: que sentidos são produzidos sobre trabalhar na rua? A análise resultou em três sentidos sobre trabalhar na rua a partir das entrevistas realizadas com os trabalhadores e um sentido sobre a matemática a partir da entrevista realizada com a estudante do curso de Matemática. Os sentidos observados apontam para o trabalho na rua como uma oportunidade de sonhar frente à expulsão escolar, como um risco a ser corrido devido à desvalorização do mercado de trabalho formal e ainda como um estigma; já o sentido atribuído à matemática refere-se ao seu distanciamento da vivência social.
O que pode uma disciplina de Aplicações Matemáticas?
Authors: Rosa Fernando Malinosky Coelho , Rodrigues Thiago Donda , Colodetti Everton Dutra
Published: March 2024

O objetivo deste artigo é trazer reflexões sobre questões socioeconômicas que emergiram em uma pesquisa de mestrado que teve como campo a disciplina denominada Aplicações Matemáticas, no 9° ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola municipal de um bairro periférico do município de Campo Grande/MS, no ano letivo de 2022. Para tanto, traremos excertos de podcasts, produzidos pelos alunos, com discussões que tiveram em sala de aula sobre as atividades dadas pelo professor. Por se tratar de um estudo em que o pesquisador trabalha como professor em escolas de educação básica e iria produzir os dados com seus próprios alunos, usamos a Pesquisa Participante como metodologia. Nessa direção, apresentamos os dados disponibilizados para os alunos na atividade juntamente com trechos dos podcasts que eles produziram e uma análise trazendo teóricos da área. Assim, foi possível perceber que os diálogos se estendiam em determinada temática, os alunos, por vezes, traçavam um paralelo dos dados às suas próprias condições, sejam elas relacionadas ao sexo, cor/raça, renda per capita familiar ou transporte utilizado. As tensões que eventualmente emergiram em cada cenário, diante dos múltiplos posicionamentos críticos ali envolvidos, enriqueciam as reflexões e, consequentemente, concebiam um aprendizado com mais significado.
Discutindo a neurodiversidade na Educação Matemática
Authors: Viana Elton de Andrad , Manrique Ana Lucia
Published: March 2024

Com o objetivo de explorar as terminologias, práticas e atitudes que permeiam a inclusão de estudantes neurodivergentes e que se mostram no vocabulário do professor de matemática, este artigo apresenta um estudo que respondeu à seguinte pergunta de pesquisa: quais são os pressupostos que podemos identificar no vocabulário de professores de matemática no que se refere à temática do autismo? Os dados produzidos no estudo se constituíram a partir de registros feitos por oito professores de matemática de duas escolas públicas da cidade de São Paulo respondendo um questionário on-line. A análise assume os princípios da neurodiversidade como um referencial teórico, e identifica três pressupostos no vocabulário dos professores participantes: (1) o reconhecimento das necessidades oriundas da neurodivergência como um critério para a validação da prática docente, sendo fundamental a busca de adequações, adaptações e apoio pedagógico que complemente o processo de inclusão escolar; (2) a introdução de terminologias oriundas do movimento da neurodiversidade; e (3) a explicação médica alinhada com as definições e descritores relacionados em manuais da área da saúde. Conclui-se que a neurodiversidade se mostra como um movimento com potencialidades para provocar mudanças no cenário educacional, principalmente por provocar o pensar de maneira sociológica e crítica, bases nas quais esse movimento se origina.
aula de matemática e os desafios da inclusão
Authors: Santos Vanessa Lays Oliveira dos , Menezes Marcus Bessa de , Onofre Eduardo
Published: March 2024

A Transposição Didática é o fenômeno que descreve a trajetória percorrida por um saber, desde sua criação científica, até se transformar em objeto de ensino nas escolas. O presente trabalho é um recorte da pesquisa de mestrado do primeiro autor. O objetivo principal do presente artigo foi analisar os objetos matemáticos ensinados para um estudante cego, matriculado em uma sala de aula regular. Assim, buscamos evidências da Transposição Didática Interna (TDI) durante o ensino dos conceitos de variáveis estatísticas e distribuição de frequências, em uma sala de aula do 9º ano, com a inclusão de um estudante cego.  Participaram desta pesquisa, o professor da turma, com licenciatura em Matemática, o estudante cego e os estudantes videntes.  Constatamos que existe, lacunas no saber matemático ensinado para o aluno cego que acarretam dificuldades em sua aprendizagem, em relação aos objetos matemáticos ensinados para os alunos videntes. As formações dos professores de matemática precisam discutir os procedimentos pedagógicos que facilitam o processo de ensino-aprendizagem com estudantes cegos.
10 anos do pontificado do Papa Francisco e a Igreja dos pobres
Authors: Silva Nelson Maria Brechó , Marcolino Reginaldo , Pereira Feitosa Fábio
Published: March 2024

Ao verificarmos o pontificado de Francisco, é possível perceber diversos fatores que evidenciam o seu comprometimento com as diretrizes conciliares, entre os quais podemos destacar: O seu empenho com os mais pobres, com o processo de sinodalidade e com a reforma da Cúria Romana. Embora vários sejam os elementos advindos do Vaticano II recuperados pelo pontificado de Francisco, aqui iremos abordar apenas um, a sua preocupação e seu engajamento com o projeto de uma Igreja Pobre e para os Pobres.
sem religião no brasil
Authors: Vieira Anderson Nunes de Carvalho , Guimarães Jozy Mary Nogueira Souza
Published: March 2024

No Brasil, de acordo com o levantamento do Censo Demográfico realizado em 2010 pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), o número de pessoas que estão se declarando sem religião tem aumentado substancialmente desde 1940. Os números saltaram de meros 0,2% para mais de 8% da população pesquisada em um período de 70 anos. Assim, esta pesquisa se debruçou a estudar este cenário religioso descrevendo a evolução deste crescimento e consequentemente o aumento da quantidade de pessoas que se declaram sem religião no Brasil. O objetivo geral perseguido foi demonstrar que existe um crescimento significativo do grupo denominado “sem religião” no Brasil e que crescimento tende a aumentar ainda mais até 2050. A abordagem metodológica empregada foi a mista, ou seja, num primeiro momento utilizou-se o emprego de uma abordagem quantitativa – para esboçar o cenário atual e futuro dos segmentos religiosos – e posteriormente a análise qualitativa para identificar as possíveis causas que tem levado ao crescimento dos sem religião. Concluiu-se que o número dos sem religião no Brasil está em acessão e com grande potencial de crescimento futuro fomentado principalmente pelo trânsito de fiéis entre as religiões, o que tem levado ao desigrejismo e a indiferença religiosa, contribuindo, assim, para a expansão dos irreligiosos no país.
Face à diversidade brasileira, as disputas políticas em torno da cultura
Authors: Fechine Yvana , Rocha Maria Eduarda da Mota
Published: March 2024

Ao propor a discussão de como as relações de identidade e alteridade entre grupos sociais determinam práticas políticas, o propósito deste artigo foi, com uma abordagem sociossemiótica, trazer elementos para compreendermos os embates entre os projetos ideológicos da Esquerda e da Extrema-direita no Brasil, especialmente na cultura, campo por excelência das disputas entre “identidade nacional” e “diversidade brasileira”. A análise parte do nível mais fundamental da produção de sentido (identidade vs alteridade) para chegar a uma sintaxe das práticas políticas capaz de lançar luz sobre os processos interacionais subjacentes aos posicionamentos ideológicos. São estas práticas mais democráticas ou mais autoritárias que adubam políticas públicas apoiadas em uma maior diversidade ou, ao contrário, mais uniformizantes. Estas disputas se traduzem na concepção das políticas culturais, privilegiando, quer o que se concebe como identidade nacional, quer a diversidade, dando lugar ao sectarismo ou à busca de diálogo.
Impactos da IFRS 16 nas empresas do agronegócio listadas na B3
Authors: Soares Fabiano , Maia Ralny Pereira , Silva Fabiana Lopes da , Grecco Marta Cristina Pelucio
Published: March 2024

O estudo busca analisar os impactos da adoção da IFRS 16 pelas empresas do agronegócio brasileiro listadas na B3, por meio de teste de comparação de médias dos indicadores de liquidez, endividamento e rentabilidade trimestral antes e após a adoção da referida norma. Em janeiro de 2019 passou a ser obrigatório no Brasil a contabilização de arrendamentos (leasing), conforme as disposições contidas na IFRS 16, traduzidas pelo CPC 06 (R2). A norma trouxe mudanças significativas sobre a ótica do arrendatário, dentre elas a obrigatoriedade de registrar o direito de uso dos contratos de arrendamentos operacionais. Os resultados demostraram que não houve alterações significativas nos indicadores de endividamento, liquidez e ROE nas empresas de agronegócio. Por outro lado, os resultados evidenciaram alterações positivas no EBITDA e ROA das empresas analisadas, corroborando com estudos anteriores para outros setores. Esse estudo contribui para melhor entendimento dos impactos da adoção da norma por analistas e stakeholders e sugere como futuras pesquisas avaliar a compreensão e adaptação desses indicadores por analistas de mercado.
“A Construção” de Kafka
Authors: Oliveira Christiana Paiva
Published: March 2024

No conto de Kafka, o autor relata um personagem angustiado e cansado com a ideia de ameaças de invasão e perigo constantes. Sua casa acaba se tornando uma fortaleza defensiva, fazendo com que ele próprio fique aprisionado em seu interior – nada mais entra ou sai de seu abrigo labiríntico. Frente a isso é possível pensar metaforicamente que sua construção funciona como um mecanismo de defesa, sustentado e sustentador dos sintomas a partir da visão psicanalítica. Para tanto, autores como Khan, Freud e Lacan são utilizados para embasar a discussão realizada, no intuito de trazer à tona a função do analista em tais casos.
Hemangioblastoma of the Fourth Ventricle Mimicking a Posterior Fossa Medulloblastoma in a Child
Authors: Baayoud Karim , Mahazou Ismael Abdou , Lahlou Salma , Amry Chaimaa , Chellaoui Abdelmajid , Laaidi Abdelkouddous , Naja Abdessamad , Lakhdar Abdelhakim
Published: March 2024

Hemangioblastomas are benign vascular tumors of the central nervous system, rarely affecting children with an incidence less than 1 per 1,000,000. The development of an intraventricular hemangioblastoma is exceptional, just a few cases have been reported in adults. We report a case of hemangioblastoma of the fourth ventricle in a 9-year-old girl without pathological history. Revealed by a rapidly progressive signs of intracranial hypertension and a static cerebellar syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed a homogeneous mass of the fourth ventricle measuring 44 x 36 x 32 mm. We first performed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt after a few days we proceeded to a partial resection of this lesion. Histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Pediatric hemangioblastoma (PHB) of the fourth ventricle is the only case reported in the literature. This diagnosis can be evoked in front of a solid lesion of the fourth ventricle, especially in the context of von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Profitabilitas Memoderasi Hubungan Corporate Social Responsibility dan Capital Intensity Terhadap Agresivitas Pajak
Authors: Hendrilestari Vincy Herdalaksmi , Mappadang Agoestina , Iskak Jamaludin , Mappadang Jusuf Luther
Published: March 2024

This study aims to understand the impact of corporate social responsibility on tax aggressiveness, the effect of capital intensity on tax aggressiveness, and explore the role of profitability as a moderating variable that can sharpen/weaken the relationship between CSR and tax aggressiveness and the relationship between capital intensity and tax aggressiveness. This study belongs to quantitative research using moderated regression analysis (MRA) using SPSS version 26, this approach uses annual reports of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2017-2021 with 60 objections. Provisions obtained from the data analysis and discussion that has been carried out, it can be concluded that the CSR variable has a significant negative effect on tax aggressiveness, the capital intensity variable has a significant negative effect on tax aggressiveness, the profitability variable weakens the relationship of CSR to tax aggressiveness, and profit variability weakens the relationship between capital intensity and tax aggressiveness.
Pengaruh Store Atmoshpere, Lokasi dan Variasi Produk Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian pada coffee shop Kopi Dent Pariaman
Authors: Monica Cherrysa Denis , Rahmidani Rose
Published: March 2024

This research aims to analyze how customers' perceptions of the atmosphere, location and product variations of the Kopi Dent coffee shop influence their purchasing decisions. his research is causative research. The research population is members of the Kota Pariaman community. This research involved 97 respondents who met the criteria of having visited the Kopi Dent coffee shop in Pariaman, who were selected using the purposive sampling method. This research uses primary data collected through distributing questionnaires to people in Pariaman who meet certain criteria. The analysis technique uses SPSS 26 and multiple regression analysis. The research results show that (1) Store atmosphere, product variety and location have a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. (2) The store environment has a positive and large influence on purchasing choices. (3) Purchase choices are greatly influenced by location. (4) Having a wider choice will influence consumer choices positively and significantly.
Analisis Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Berdasarkan Partisipasi UMKM Perempuan: Kajian Studi Kota Padang
Authors: Octafia Sri Mona , Widia Elsa
Published: March 2024

MSMEs have developed and become a key pillar in the national economy. Nevertheless, women's participation in MSMEs is still limited, despite the fact that women have a lot of potential to boost the economy through SME ownership. The positive attitude of women in MSMEs towards the adoption of technology is among the parameters that might have influenced their usage of technology. In the present day of transforming communication and information technologies, the acceptability of technology is becoming increasingly essential for the continuing development of MSMEs. The aim of this study is to use the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine how women's participation in MSMEs relates to their acceptance of technology in the Koto Tangah Padang region. A paradigm called the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is used to describe how people understand and utilize information technology systems. The method used involves the application of SEM PLS 4.0. Primary data was collected through questionnaires and structured interviews. The results of the research indicate that women in MSMEs' degree of trust in technology is significantly influenced by their perceptions of perceived security and simplicity of use. Additionally, It has been proven to be the most influential factor influencing women in MSMEs' intentions to use technology for their businesses is trust.
Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kesiapan Berwirausaha
Authors: Syamiya Estu Niana , Disman Disman , Suwatno Suwatno , Mulyadi Hari
Published: March 2024

Results of this research analysis, measure and find out about the Entrepreneurial Readiness of Aliyah students at MA Pesantren Tei-Multazam through influencing factors using 5 independent variables (personality perception, motivation, education, family, personal desires). The data used in this research is primary data obtained from questionnaires distributed to female students at the Aliyah madrasah school at the Tei-Multzam Islamic boarding school. This study had a population of 145 female students and a sample of 106 female students. The sampling technique in this research is Probability Sampling. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire, distribution of questionnaires using a questionnaire. Data analysis in this research uses Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The instruments distributed to the sample have been tested for validity and reliability. The results of this research show that: 1) Personality Perceptions influence entrepreneurial readiness, 2) Motivation has no influence on entrepreneurial readiness, 3) Education influences entrepreneurial readiness, 4) Personal desires influence entrepreneurial readiness and 5) Personal desires influence entrepreneurial readiness. The results of the implications of this research are 1) Personality perceptions have implications for entrepreneurial readiness, 2) Motivation has no implications for entrepreneurial readiness, 3) Education has implications for entrepreneurial readiness, 4) Personal desires have implications for entrepreneurial readiness, and 5) Personal desires have implications for entrepreneurial readiness
Morpho-biochemical characterization of Psidium species
Authors: Pradeep Kumar Vishwakarma , C Vasugi , K S Shivashankara
Published: March 2024

Several Psidium species are available with many important traits, lack of intensive characterization limits their use in guava improvement. Therefore, the present study was carried out to characterize five wild Psidium species (P. molle, P. chinensis, P. guineense, P. cattleianum var. cattleianum and P. cattleianum var. lucidum) and two P. guajava genotypes (cv. ‘Arka Poorna’ and ‘H 12-5’), based on morphological and biochemical traits. Among morphological traits, fruit weight was ranged from 5.22 g (P. cattleianum var. cattleianum) to 225.14 g (‘H 12-5’), however, among biochemical traits, highest TSS (12.06 ºBrix) and total sugars (9.98%) were recorded in cv. ‘Arka Poorna’, while, lowest recorded in P. cattleianum var. lucidum. Highest ascorbic acid was recorded in P. chinensis (205.33 mg/100 g), whereas, lowest recorded in P. guineense (60.83 mg/100 g). A positive correlation was observed among wild Psidium species but none had correlation with P. guajava genotypes for quantitative traits.
Qualitative and quantitative assessment of wild genotypes of mango (Mangifera indica L.) in coastal districts of Karnataka, India
Authors: Saliyan Ruchika , Bhat P Rama , K V Ravishankar
Published: March 2024

Western Ghats are known for wild mangoes known for their distinctive flavours, tastes, and scents. The exploration of wild mangoes of coastal districts of Karnataka was undertaken. A total of 45 mango accessions were assessed for morphological characters (leaf and fruit) using numerical approach. The 14 traits including leaf blade length, leaf blade width, petiole length, fruit length, diameter, weight, and breadth, pulp, TSS, peel, and fruit thickness were analyzed. Fruit weight (g), stone weight (g), pulp (%), peel (%) and leaf blade length (cm) showed most diversity. The Moodbidri accession had most fruit weight (109.55 g), whereas, the Dakshina Kannada district’s Moodbidri accession had the lightest stone weight (12.72 g). It is the first documentation of the local mango germplasm variability in coastal Karnataka.
Growing sweet potatoes [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)] for their greens and the impact on storage roots
Authors: M L Richardson , C G Arlotta
Published: March 2024

Sweet potato greens are an underused but highly nutritious vegetable that grows well in urban environments and could help alleviate food insecurity and related health problems. Therefore, trials were conducted in field rows and a green roof with seven varieties of sweet potatoes to determine whether 1) they differed in their production of greens and 2) harvesting greens influenced yield or nutrients of storage roots. There was no difference in the mass of sweet potatoes greens harvested among the varieties in either production system. Harvesting greens severely reduced the harvested mass of storage roots, although it increased the content of eight minerals in storage roots, including boron, calcium, copper, iron, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, and zinc. Urban farmers may have to decide whether harvesting greens or storage roots are their primary objective if harvesting the former limits the latter. Future research should explore the timing of harvesting greens and the amount taken to see if different methods allow for a high yield of storage roots that are high in nutrients.
Effect of modified atmosphere packaging on quality of minimally processed fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) microgreens
Authors: K Ranjitha , Y Mhasizotuo , K R Vasudeva , D V Sudhakar Rao , K S Shivashankara , Tapas Kumar Roy
Published: March 2024

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) microgreens is an underutilized vegetable with limited shelf life having good source of antioxidants, carotenoid as well as vitamins. The study deals with nutritional quality and optimization of a suitable passive modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for improving the shelf life of fenugreek microgreens in its minimally processed form (MPFM) at 8oC Semipermeable plastic films viz., low density polyethylene, polypropylene, Cryovac PD 961® and stretchable PVC cling film with varying thickness were evaluated as packaging materials to obtain different MAP composition inside MPFM packages. Packaging of MPFM in 40 μm thick polypropylene film resulted in development of in-pack equilibrium MA with 10-14% oxygen and 5-8% carbon dioxide during storage. This in-pack MA maintained ‘fresh-like’ sensory properties, biochemical and nutritional quality in MPFM till 15 days of storage. Significant loss of B vitamins was recorded in all packages during low temperature storage. Packaging in 40 μm thick polypropylene film retained B vitamins significantly better than other semipermeable films. Low temperature storage in modified atmosphere conditions enhanced vitamin E content in MPFM. The outcome of the study will benefit the entrepreneurs and retailers for distant transport and storage of fenugreek microgreens in commercial open chillers maintained in supermarkets in their ready-to-cook form.
Multivariate analysis for various agro-morphological traits of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Authors: Silaru Raghuveer , Kotha Madduri Yuvaraj , Sounderarajan Aarthi , Prasath D
Published: March 2024

Turmeric is one of the potential spice crops having importance in culinary, colouring in textiles and therapeutic in pharmaceutical industries. The present investigation was carried out to estimate the genetic diversity of 21 turmeric genotypes representing different geographical locations of India. The principal component (PC) analysis indicated that the most of the variation among the genotypes was contributed by the first two principal components (61.38%), which were largely governed by plant height, number of leaves per plant, leaf lamina length, leaf area, total leaf area, collar girth and weight of the mother rhizomes per clump. These traits showed high positive correlation with first two PCs and influenced significantly for grouping. Based on PC correlation analysis, it is evident that morphological and yield attributing traits of PC1 and PC2 are influenced and contributed for most of the variation among the genotypes. The cluster analysis revealed that the 21 genotypes fall into five clusters, and among them most divergent with distinct genotypes were cluster I, III and cluster IV. However, IISR Pragati, Rajendra Sonali and NDH 8 were found superior for fresh rhizome yield and Acc. 849 was found unique with robust mother rhizome. The present study contributes to the knowledge of genetic diversity and defining strategies for yield improvement in turmeric.
Enhancement of tomato functional food value through nutrient supplementation with fish emulsion biostimulant
Authors: Wise Kimber , Selby-Pham Jamie
Published: March 2024

Fish emulsion (FE) is a derivative of fish waste, commonly utilised within organic agricultural and horticultural applications, predominantly as a source of nitrogen within fertiliser regimens. However, as a biological derivative, FE is a complex of many bioactive compounds, and as such is also known to function as a biostimulant. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a functional food, commonly produced for consumption due to its desirable hedonic qualities and health-promoting properties associated with antioxidant phytochemicals. Accordingly, the work herein explored the potential for FE to alter the functional and hedonic measures of tomato. Results indicated that the supplementation of fertiliser regimens with FE during tomato growth significantly (p = 0.001) increased fruit total phenolic content by 1.25-fold, whilst not significantly impacting flavonoid content (p = 0.418) or fruit colour (assessed by image colour analyses). Additionally, the FE treatment did not substantially impact sensory perception of hedonic measures such as smell, taste, mouth feel, or visual appeal. Accordingly, the results herein indicate that FE is a desirable fertiliser supplement during tomato cultivation, to enhance the functional value of tomato fruits, and thereby provide enhanced health-promoting benefits from tomato consumption.
Response of gerbera under soil and soil-less production systems
Authors: Sangeetha Priya S  , Aswath C  , Sujatha A Nair  , Kalaivanan D  , Safeena S A
Published: March 2024

Response of gerbera var. Arka Nesara was studied under different soil-less production systems with the aim to improve quality, productivity and water use efficiency, in completely randomized design with eight treatments viz., deep flow technique (DFT), nutrient film technique (NFT), aggregate wick system (AWS) with pots on NFT bench, AWS with pots on ground, AWS with grow bags on ground, AWS on soil bed, aeroponics and conventional soil-based drip system, which were replicated five times. Results revealed that AWS with pots on ground recorded maximum plant height (31.66 cm), leaf length (21.31 cm), leaf breadth (9.96 cm) and stalk diameter near neck (4.75 mm), minimum stem deviation (1.27 cm) and stem deflection (2.2o), prolonged vase life (9.2 days), greater water use efficiency (92 mL/plant/day) and water saving (83.46%). Hence, cultivation of gerbera var. Arka Nesara under aggregate wick system with pots on ground could be the superior alternative for traditional soil cultivation.
Genetic divergence in Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema x grandiflora Tzvelev) based on morphological traits
Authors: Gurung Anamika , Kumar Rajiv , C Aswath , P Tejaswini , P Bennurmath
Published: March 2024

Genetic diversity of thirty-one genotypes of Chrysanthemum were analysed for various growth and flowering related traits. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among the genotypes for all the morphological traits studied. The clustering pattern based on Mahalanobis D2 statistics categorised genotypes into six distinct clusters. The largest cluster i.e. cluster III composed of eleven genotypes followed by cluster II with nine genotypes, cluster I having eight genotypes and cluster IV, V, and VI with one genotype each. The maximum inter-cluster distance was recorded between clusters IV and cluster V (376.87) followed by clusters IV and cluster VI (344.96) and, cluster II and cluster IV (196.81). The maximum intra-cluster distance was observed for cluster III (56.57), followed by cluster II (46.87) and cluster I (29.52). Among all the clusters, genotypes in cluster II recorded highest cluster mean values for number of branches per plant (7.15), number of leaves (119.72) and flowers (91.69) per plant. Among nine characters, number of flowers per plant contributed maximum to divergence (32.26%). Therefore, for chrysanthemum improvement, highly diverse genotypes can be used as parents for crossing to generate high variability.
Standardisation of gamma irradiation dose for Sterile Insect Technique to manage South American tomato moth [Phthorimaea (Tuta) absoluta (Meyrick)]
Authors: V Sridhar , P V Rami Reddy , L K Vidyashree , P Sree Chandana , Ashok B Hadapad
Published: March 2024

Laboratory studies were conducted to standardise optimum dose of gamma irradiation to induce sterility in males of South American tomato moth [Phthorimaea (Tuta) absoluta (Meyrick)], a major pest on tomato. Among the different irradiation doses tested, 150 Gy was found to be effective to induce male sterility in P. absoluta, where sterile males exhibited mating competitiveness, significantly reduced fecundity and hatchability in F1 and F2 generations. Five days old pupae were found ideal for exposing to gamma irradiation to induce male sterility in P. absoluta that could be used for area wide management using SIT.
Withdrawal back to Earth: Derek Mahon’s Gaian Vision
Authors:   University of Łódź, Poland, Pietrzak Wit
Published: March 2024

In the present essay, Derek Mahon’s last four collections, from Life on Earth (2008) all the way to Washing Up (2020), are analysed in the context of ecology. I argue here that Mahon’s increased attention to man-caused environmental destruction is predicated on a withdrawal from the world of profit-obsessed capitalism in favour of a silent contemplation of nature, which Mahon evokes through the figure of Gaia. Relying on Bruno Latour’s revision of James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis, I show that Mahon’s late poetry represents an attempt to caringly engage the mystery and mystique of the Earth understood as a network of interrelated agents. This down-to-earth point of view, which Latour refers to as the terrestrial, characterises the Earthbound: the people who see the environment as an infinitely complex, material realm in which humanity is one subject among many. And it is the terrestrial vantage of the Earthbound perspective that Mahon evokes throughout his work, challenging the hegemony of capitalism and technology in an effort to reach the pulsating rhythms of what he calls “the still living whole”.
COVID-19 Poetry in Ireland: Reflections on Lockdown in Celia de Fréine’s Léaslíne a Lorg / In Search of a Horizon
Authors:   University of Oviedo, Spain, González-Arias Luz Mar
Published: March 2024

This article looks critically at Celia de Fréine’s Léaslíne a Lorg / In Search of a Horizon (2022), a poetry collection entirely devoted to the lockdown experienced during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by an Irish woman – easily identified with the poet herself – from her house in Dublin. In the 18 poems that make up the collection, published in bilingual format (English and Irish), de Fréine addresses issues as relevant as the supposed objectivity of the scientific discourse around the virus, the human-nonhuman connection, environmental damage and the historical links of the COVID-19 pandemic with previous health crises lived through in Ireland, specifically the Hepatitis C Scandal. My analysis will close-read the poems, adopting both a national and a transnational perspective. The ultimate aim of this essay is to look at the virus in its socio-cultural dimension in order to complement the biomedical narratives around it.
“The Ghostly Terrors of the Nursery”: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Childhood Trauma
Authors:   University of Würzburg, Germany, ACHILLES JOCHEN
Published: March 2024

This essay contends that emotional oscillations between subordination and emancipation are responsible for the inconclusivity and evasiveness of Le Fanu’s plots, which critics often emphasise but rarely try to explain. The parallels between, on the one hand, the dual structures that pervade Le Fanu’s works and, on the other, the binaries of latent dream thoughts and manifest dream content, the familiar and the uncanny, which Sigmund Freud employs in his explorations of the unconscious, shed significant light on the motivational forces at work in Le Fanu’s oeuvre. Le Fanu uses displacement and condensation, the major operations Freud attributes to dream work, to create an outside world, which reveals itself as an upended world within. This essay tries to demonstrate the psychological significance of central motifs in Le Fanu’s works, such as the double and the closed room. In light of later psychoanalytical insights into the influence of childhood traumatisation on the creativity of writers, Le Fanu appears absorbed by the incorporation of his innermost mortifications and yearnings into the defamiliarisations of his fiction. On the basis of Gothic patterns, he produces psychological fiction avant la lettre. He anticipates George Orwell’s dissection of mental processes in terms of manipulative social engineering, H.P. Lovecraft’s fantastic evocations of a Jungian collective unconscious, and literary interiorisation by modernist techniques, developed not long after Le Fanu’s death by the likes of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
“Pilgrimage” and “Labyrinth”: Walking and Metaphor in Tim Robinson’s Stones of Aran
Authors:   Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, Kucała Bożena
Published: March 2024

Tim Robinson’s acclaimed two-volume account of the Aran Islands, Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage (1986) and Stones of Aran: Labyrinth (1995), originated both in the author’s personal fascination with the islands and his professional, cartographic project when he was encouraged to produce a detailed map of the area. The digressive narratives in the companion volumes are structured around Robinson’s walks along the coast (Pilgrimage) and through the interior of Aran (Labyrinth). His generically hybrid books combine topography, folklore, human and natural history, culture and nature. Although sceptical about the tradition of romanticising the Aran Islands and a self-professed non-believer, Robinson nevertheless tends to transcend down-to-earth, factual reporting towards reflections on the spiritual and the universal. This approach paves the way for the use of metaphorical language. The article examines the intersection between the scholarly and the creative, the objective and the personal in Stones of Aran, and especially the tension between the writer’s simultaneous proclivity for and resistance to figurative language.