bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tipos de inovação em micro e pequenas empresas vencedoras do prêmio nacional de inovação
Authors: Valois Reyza Reis Lira , Paula Silvio Luiz de , Santana Junior Celio Andrade de , Santos Claudinete De Fátima Silva Oliveira
Published: June 2021

O objetivo geral desse trabalho é analisar os aspectos inovativos das Micro e Pequenas Empresas (MPEs) ganhadoras da edição 2018/2019 do Prêmio Nacional de Inovação (PNI). Como arcabouço teórico, foram utilizados conceitos de empreendedorismo, inovação e políticas públicas de apoio à inovação.  O estudo foi de natureza qualitativa, utilizando estudo de múltiplos casos, para tanto, foram pesquisadas as quatro empresas ganhadoras do prêmio na categoria microempresa, realizando-se para a coleta de dados entrevistas semiestruturadas com os sócios das empresas, pesquisa documental e aplicação de questionário. Na análise dos dados utilizou-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo. Dentre os resultados, os sócios apresentaram papel relevante na condução das ações e direcionamento do tipo de inovação adotada, as organizações demonstraram uma cultura forte de inovação. Confirmou-se ainda a importância das políticas públicas de apoio a inovação nas MPEs.
Potential environmental impacts of photovoltaic solar energy on industry
Authors: Franco Antonio Carlos , Ravagnani Mauro Antonio da Silva Sá , Franco Luciane Silva
Published: June 2021

A energia solar é considerada um dos recursos de energia renovável mais importantes para diminuir a dependência de combustíveis fósseis. Portanto, este estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre pesquisas de alto impacto sobre os impactos ambientais evitados com o uso da energia solar fotovoltaica no setor industrial para investigar tendências neste corpo da literatura. Para tanto, foram aplicados filtros ao portfólio bruto entre 209 artigos e selecionados 22 para identificar os estudos mais relevantes e de alto impacto na área. Os resultados mostram as principais tendências do referido corpo da literatura, as possíveis conexões da energia solar fotovoltaica e os impactos ambientais na indústria, bem como os principais investigadores que realizam os estudos. Este estudo fornece uma visão geral dos impactos evitados com o uso da energia solar fotovoltaica nas possibilidades de pesquisas futuras.
Oportunidades de aplicações de Business Intelligence no contexto da indústria 4.0: revisão sistemática da literatura 2015-2020
Authors: Da Costa Neto Luiz Gonzaga , Campos Fernando Celso de
Published: June 2021

A integração de sistemas de informação favorece a tomada de decisão que pode ter suporte das tecnologias de Business Intelligence, via relatórios e dashboards. Isso facilita a coleta de dados, análises e entrega de informações, para compor as bases decisórias da gestão de operações. No contexto da Indústria 4.0 o Business Intelligence conecta-se via internet of things. O objetivo desse artigo é identificar as oportunidades de aplicações de Business Intelligence na Indústria 4.0. Para tanto, foi realizada uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura via protocolo nas bases de dados: Scopus, Web of Science e Science Direct. Ao final, dezenove artigos selecionados, pelo critério do maior número de citações, identificaram onze tópicos principais. O impacto social vem pela demanda de profissionais melhor qualificados para Indústria 4.0. Em termos práticos a internet of things será usada massivamente para apoiar processos decisórios. Academicamente, esta síntese da literatura contribui para a melhor compreensão da temática.
ANÁLISE DE FATORES PROTETORES E DE RISCO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE TRANSTORNO MENTAL COMUM EM ESCOLARES DO ENSINO MÉDIO
Authors: Souza Calos Alexandre Mesa de , Silva Anderson Paulo , Soares Maria Clara Pontes Martins , Buriola Aline Aparecida
Published: June 2021

Considering the multiple transitions in adolescence, nursing has an important role in promoting actions of appreciation and bond through assistance interventions provided in psychic suffering. The school integrates these promotions in making the student learn what is lived outside of it, with a constant look at society, presenting the experiences of living together in a group. To identify situations or events that trigger anxious and depressive symptoms in young students. A transversal quantitative survey was carried out with 84 students regularly enrolled in a public high school in Presidente Prudente municipality. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire prepared by the authors themselves, and they were analyzed by descriptive statistics, being presented in absolute and relative frequency form. The results showed that the situations of being evaluated in public and those experienced for the first time trigger the anxious factor, while the family and relationships are pointed out in situations that offer sadness and depression. The study sought to emphasize the commitment of the nurse to the importance of working in the multiprofessional team and school in the knowledge of dealing with different situations and seeking therapeutic commitment.Keywords: tennagers; mental disorders, mental helth, psychiatric nursing; social vulnerability.
An Arithmetical-like Theory of Hereditarily Finite Sets
Authors: Cerioli Márcia R. , Krauss Vitor , Viana Petrucio
Published: June 2021

This paper presents the (second-order) theory of hereditarily finite sets according to the usual pattern adopted in the presentation of the (second-order) theory of natural numbers. To this purpose, we consider three primitive concepts, together with four axioms, which are analogous to the usual Peano axioms. From them, we prove a homomorphism theorem, its converse, categoricity, and a kind of (semantical) completeness.
Notions of Independence: Examples and Properties
Authors: Bandeira Bruno , Cerioli Márcia R. , Viana Petrucio
Published: June 2021

We analyze the notions of independence of a set of postulates, proposed by G. Peano, E. H. Moore, A. Church and F. Harary, together with a presumably new notion inspired by H. M. Sheffer. For each of these notions, we present a proper definition and give illustrative examples. We give a complete picture of the implications between these notions of independence. Then, we make some additional observations that shed some light on these notions and some concepts related to them.
Factors Influencing the Performance of Technology Transfer Offices: the Case of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities
Authors: Žmuidzinaitė Rūta , Žalgevičienė Sandra , Užienė Lina
Published: June 2021

Technology transfer offices (TTOs) play an important role in innovation ecosystems. There is a global strive to make these offices more efficient and improve their performance. This study aims to reason the key factors influencing the performance of TTOs at the members of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU). To reach this aim, the comparative literature review of the factors influencing the performance of the TTOs was performed first. The survey along with the semi-structured interviews interviewing leaders of the TTOs with the aim to validate the relevance of the factors was conducted afterwards. The discussion on the key factors influencing the performance of TTOs at ECIU members is presented at the end of the study. The study reveals the following as the key factors influencing the performance of TTOs at the ECIU network: i) TTO strategy; ii) relationships with investors; iii) networking; iv) functioning of a special TTO unit dedicated to working with industry; and v) business experience of TTO staff. It also brings an extension to the technology transfer literature by discussing organizational issues of technology transfer in the European context. The study reveals that the key factors influencing the performance of TTOs at ECIU members are quite similar regardless of the age of TTOs or the country of operation.
Das Schaltbild
Authors: Engell Lorenz
Published: June 2021

Es gibt eine Philosophie des Films und auch der Fotografie, aber bisher keine des Fernsehens, obwohl es sich dabei fraglos um das wichtigste und bis heute wirkmächtigste Bildregime der Gegenwart handelt. Lorenz Engell unterzieht es nun einer zugleich technikphilosophischen, ontologischen, ästhetischen und anthropologischen Lektüre. Die Entstehung und die Struktur auch der aktuellsten Bildwelten erscheint vor diesem Hintergrund in einem neuen Licht.

Das Schaltbild betrachtet das Fernsehen als das, was auf dem Bildschirm und jenseits davon geschieht und damit vor allem als Operation des Schaltens von Bild zu Bild. Es schlägt so eine neue Definition des Fernsehens als das erste Bild vor, das seine Begrenzung nicht dadurch erfährt, dass es gerahmt ist oder einen Anfang und ein Ende hat, sondern indem es ein-, aus- und umgeschaltet werden kann. Gerade durch die Operation des Schaltens gestaltet das Fernsehen die Welt von innen heraus und als Verlauf eben dieser Gestaltung.

Im Laufe seiner Geschichte steigert das Fernsehen die Produktion und Zirkulation von Bildern exponentiell. Es transformiert die Welt und sich selbst von einem analogen in einen digitalen Zustand und von einem zentralen Perspektivismus in eine Pluriperspektive. Das Fernsehen macht nun seine eigene Geschichte. Im Raum schafft es eine Mediasphäre als seinen Lebensraum und damit neue Formen des In-der-Welt-Seins, der Nähe und Distanz und der Skalierung. Das Fernsehen arbeitet daran, was ein Subjekt und ein Objekt ist, was den Menschen ausmacht, und letztlich auch daran, wie es möglich ist, dass es überhaupt etwas gibt und nicht nichts. Das Schaltbild entwirft eine Philosophie des Fernsehens, die grundlegende Fragen zwischen Ontologie und Anthropologie aufwirft.
Reseña del libro Fake News: La verdad de las noticias falsas / Book Review Fake News: The Truth of Fake News
Authors:   Universidad de Sevilla, Coelho da Silva Rafael Alexandre
Published: June 2021

Fake News: the truth of fake news, a book written by Spanish journalist Marc Amorós García, provides an interesting introductory view of one of the biggest and most interesting challenges in communication today. The author is a graduate in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has taught at universities such as ESERP Business School and IDEC-UPF, as well as being a scriptwriter and director in radio and television. García's work - divided into five parts and 39 chapters - attempts, by means of a "playful" and easy-to-understand language, to introduce the reader to a highly complex subject matter in a light-hearted manner and full of examples. In the first part, composed of 12 chapters, the author presents the subject and raises some important questions that will be answered in the following chapters of the book.
The Impact of Couple Therapy Based on Relationship Enrichment Approach on Couples’ Intimacy and Sexual Function
Authors: Khazaeian Somayyeh , Navidian Ali , Payandeh Abolfazl , Niatmoghadam Nayereh
Published: June 2021

Background: Intimacy is one of the basic and psychological needs of couples and is a motivating factor in their sexual participation. Objectives: To determine the impact of couple therapy based on the relationship enrichment approach on the intimacy and sexual function of the couples consulting healthcare centers. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study and was performed on 60 couples referring to Comprehensive Health Centers in the southeast of Iran in 2020. The research instruments included a demographic information questionnaire, three standard questionnaires of intimacy and sexual function of men and women. The educational content was implemented only for the intervention group. Data were collected at baseline, 8th week, and 12th week after the intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and two-factor repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS (ver. 21) software. Results: The results showed that the intervention had a significant effect on sexual function and intimacy in the intervention group in three time periods (P < 0.001), whereas in the control group, no significant difference was observed in the three time periods (P > 0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that relationship enrichment counseling can increase intimacy and sexual function of couples.
Arendt and Beauvoir on the Failures of Political Judgment in Praxis
Authors: Allan Bridget ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: June 2021

In this article, I bring together Hannah Arendt’s and Simone de Beauvoir’s respective theories of political judgment to evaluate the problems that arise from their accounts of judgment in praxis. To do so, I compare Arendt’s Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil on Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Israel and Beauvoir’s “An Eye for an Eye” on Robert Brasillach’s trial in France. In approaching the dilemmas of judgment in theory, both share a commitment to preserving freedom by virtue of our human plurality. In practice, however, both respectively demand the death penalty for Eichmann and Brasillach. I identify three distinct failures of political judgment in praxis: from the accused, the courts, and Arendt and Beauvoir, respectively. I contend that Arendt and Beauvoir fail to appropriately judge Eichmann and Brasillach by arguing for their execution, because it constitutes a form of political violence that undermines their theoretical accounts of judgment.
Saberes necessários aos professores para promover a inclusão de alunos com necessidades Educacionais Especiais
Authors: Nozi Gislaine Semcovici , Vitaliano Celia Regina
Published: June 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/3343O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar, por meio de revisão da literatura da área especializada, os saberes necessários aos professores para promover a inclusão de alunos com necessidades educacionais especiais (NEE) no ensino regular. Para tanto, realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico junto a sete periódicos, dez capítulos de livros e três dissertações da área de Educação e Educação Especial, produzidos entre os anos de 2005 a 2009. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de conhecimentos teóricos, conceituais e metodológicos específicos para incluir tais alunos em classe comum. Os dados obtidos foram organizados em categorias. Dentre os saberes indicados pelos autores consultados, destacam-se os conhecimentos relacionados a métodos e técnicas cooperativas e colaborativas para favorecer a inclusão de alunos com NEE; à caracterização desses alunos; aos procedimentos didático-pedagógicos para favorecer sua inclusão; à legislação e fundamentos da educação inclusiva; ao papel da educação especial na educação inclusiva; às barreiras sociais que dificultam o processo de inclusão dos alunos com NEE, dentre outros. Consideramos que os resultados desta pesquisa podem contribuir para subsidiar a organização dos conteúdos a serem contemplados no processo de formação de professores inicial, continuada e/ou em serviço para favorecer o processo de inclusão de alunos com NEE. Palavras-chave: Educação inclusiva; Saberes docentes; Formação de professores.
A educação especial na formação do pedagogo da classe hospitalar: uma questão a ser discutida
Authors: Mazer Sheila Maria , Tinós Lúcia Maria Santos
Published: June 2021

O presente estudo tem como objetivo discutir se é necessária a formação em Educação Especial, como aponta a legislação, para a atuação do pedagogo na Classe Hospitalar. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa de fundamentação fenomenológica, que buscou, por meio de entrevistas com duas professoras que atuam em Classe Hospitalar, analisar e discutir a pertinência ou não da formação em Educação Especial na atuação profissional do pedagogo no hospital. Formar-se professor de Classe Hospitalar parece ser um aprendizado que vai muito além dos ensinamentos adquiridos na graduação em Pedagogia e nas antigas habilitações em Educação Especial, hoje extintas, sendo que a formação continuada deve encontrar-se presente para e na atuação do professor da Classe Hospitalar. O estudo mostrou que há a necessidade de mais pesquisas referentes à formação de professores para atuação em Classe Hospitalar. Palavras-chave: Classe Hospitalar; Formação de professores; Educação Especial.
Adultez e deficiência mental na educação inclusiva
Authors: Stobäus Claus Dieter , Bins Katiuscha Genro , Mosquera Juan José Mouriño
Published: June 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/4445O presente artigo revê a informação contida na Dissertação de Mestrado de Bins e discussões com seu orientador (Stobäus) e com Mosquera, centrando em interfaces entre Educação Especial/Inclusiva, mais especificamente aspectos da constituição do adulto deficiente mental e suas aprendizagens, na modalidade de ensino de Educação de Jovens a Adultos (EJA). Palavras-chave: Educação especial; Inclusão; Educação; Deficiência mental. Adultez.
Educação e saúde: um diálogo necessário às políticas de atenção integral para as pessoas com deficiência
Authors: Pintor Nelma Alves Marques , Llerena Jr. Juan Clinton , Costa Valdelúcia Alves
Published: June 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/4935Este trabalho tem por objetivo refletir sobre a importância do diálogo entre a educação e a saúde, pensadas como políticas públicas basilares no contexto da atenção integral às pessoas com deficiência. É notória a dificuldade enfrentada por essas áreas para estabelecer um diálogo convergente que resulte no planejamento de ações intersetoriais para a promoção da saúde, qualidade de vida e inclusão social e educacional dos deficientes, principalmente os deficientes mentais. Com base em estudos de autores brasileiros buscamos elucidar alguns fatos que reforçam a necessidade do diálogo e que não justificam a perpetuação do hiato entre esses campos do conhecimento. Apresenta os resultados parciais de uma experiência de intersetorialidade entre essas áreas na Rede Municipal de Ensino de Niterói (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) com alunos com deficiência, na qual se destaca a ausência de uma cultura de participação popular nas políticas públicas locais. Palavras-chave: Inclusão Escolar; Deficiência; Intersetorialidade; Políticas Públicas; Promoção a Saúde.
Diferenças e semelhanças na dupla necessidade educacional especial: altas habilidades/superdotação x Síndrome de Asperger
Authors: Vieira Nara Joyce Wellausen , Simon Karolina Waechter
Published: June 2021

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/5266O estudo foi desenvolvido a partir uma pesquisa bibliográfica em livros, artigos e teses já publicadas desde o ano de 2000, sobre as temáticas Altas Habilidades/Superdotação e Síndrome de Asperger. Os objetivos desta pesquisa foram de realizar uma busca em publicações de período de 2000 até 2011, a respeito das características comuns e diferentes ao sujeito com síndrome de Asperger e altas habilidades/superdotação, assim como, também, relacionar o número de publicações encontradas na Educação Especial e a Educação. Na fundamentação teórica apresentamos a concepção de Altas Habilidades/Superdotação de Renzulli (2004) e Gardner (2000) e na concepção de Síndrome de Asperger de Mello (2007) e Klin (2006). Ao analisarmos os dados, foram percebidas semelhanças e diferenças entre as características comportamentais dos sujeitos com Altas Habilidades/ Superdotação e os que apresentam Síndrome de Asperger. É possível apontar que existem muitas evidências que distanciam estas duas necessidades educacionais especiais e poucas semelhanças entre estas. Mas não desconsideramos que possa existir a dupla necessidade especial entre estas duas necessidades educacionais especiais, pois ainda existem poucos estudos que verificam teoricamente as diferenças e semelhanças destes sujeitos e menos ainda aqueles que investigam estas semelhanças e distinções nos próprios sujeitos. Palavras-chave: Altas habilidades/superdotação; Síndrome de Asperger; Dupla necessidade educacional especial.
Diretrizes de acessibilidade de interfaces digitais para pessoas com Transtorno do Espectro Autista: uma revisão integrativa de literatura
Authors: Souza Andiara Cristina de , Benitez Priscila , Carmo João dos Santos
Published: June 2021

Estudos evidenciaram que pessoas com TEA apresentam grande afinidade e interesse por recursos tecnológicos. Sites, aplicativos e softwares destinados a estes usuários têm sido desenvolvidos em grande escala. Todavia, pouco se sabe sobre suas interfaces e se são desenvolvidas com base em evidências empiricamente testadas e que assegurem a sua acessibilidade. Neste sentindo, a identificação e análise de diretrizes de acessibilidade podem fazer com que as interfaces tecnológicas sejam mais acessíveis a esta camada da população. O objetivo deste trabalho foi mapear na literatura pesquisas empíricas que avaliaram diretrizes para acessibilidade digital envolvendo pessoas com TEA. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa pautada no protocolo PRISMA. A partir dos critérios de exclusão e com base na análise do título e resumo, foram designados, para compor o corpus final de análise, sete artigos. Os resultados apresentados evidenciam que ainda existe uma lacuna importante na literatura no que diz respeito à avaliação de diretrizes de acessibilidade digital para pessoas com TEA. Constatou-se que os poucos estudos empíricos experimentais existentes focam em adultos com TEA leve, o que torna muito difícil alcançar generalizações. Apesar de representar um passo importante no caminho da inclusão digital de pessoas com TEA, as diretrizes de acessibilidade ainda caminham de maneira tímida e carecem de pesquisas empíricas e testagens.
Synthesis and characterization of copper(II) complex with 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(phenylhydrazone)
Authors: Belošević Svetlana , Radanović Mirjana , Rodić Marko , Leovac Vukadin
Published: June 2021

The syntheses, physicochemical and structural properties of the novel Cu(II) complex with 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(phenylhydrazone) (L), of the formula [CuL 2 ]Br 2 are presented. In the reaction of warm MeOH solutions of the ligand, 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(phenylhydrazone) and CuBr 2 in molar ratio 2:1 resulted in formation of black single crystals of the bis(ligand) complex. This is the first Cu(II) complex with this ligand that is characterized by SC-XRD. Two ligand molecules are coordinated in the usual tridentate mode, via nitrogen atoms of the pyridine ring, and two azomethine nitrogen atoms, forming distorted octahedral environments of the metal ion.
Love, relationships and couple happiness: A cross-cultural comparison among Spanish couples and Moroccan couples in Southern Spain
Authors: Soriano-Ayala Encarnación , Cala Verónica C. , Ferrer Manuel Soriano , García-Serrán Herenia
Published: June 2021

Love and relationships are sociocultural constructions that, in recent times, have experienced great changes in terms of type of relationship, type of love and happiness of the couple. Few studies have analysed the love relationships immigrant population in Europe. This study aims to explore the differences and similarities in love styles between Spaniards and Moroccan immigrants, the country’s largest foreign population, and analyse the relationship between these styles and level of couple happiness. This cross-sectional study disseminated a survey to young adults between the ages of 18 and 40 in southern Spain. Of those who received the survey, 574 young adults responded, of which 182 were of Moroccan origin and 392 were Spanish. The results indicated that there are sociocultural and gender differences in the types of relationships young adults maintain and in the agents that facilitate romantic socialisation. The Spaniards describe less stable relationships, more influenced by several agents, while the Moroccans demonstrated more stability in relationships, more influenced by family and religion. In accordance with Sternberg love components, different types of love were recognised. Spanish women are the group most value love in their lives, rated higher in couple happiness, and gave special importance to intimacy (but not to commitment and passion). Moroccan women followed models of love closer to Sternberg's romantic love, giving importance to commitment, intimacy and passion. Spanish men were similar to Moroccan men regarding their type of love, although they were the only ones that included commitment as a predictor of happiness. This study reveals that the importance of an intersectional approach to analyse love and couples.
Self-disclosure and psychological resilience: The mediating roles of self-esteem and self-compassion
Authors: Harvey Jacquelyn , Boynton Karen
Published: June 2021

Self-disclosure involves sharing thoughts, feelings, and experiences with others, typically surrounding emotionally relevant and often times difficult life experiences. Research suggests a link between acts of self-disclosure and improved psychological resilience. Most research argues that resilience arises because acts of disclosure alter one’s thinking around a topic of disclosure, which is then associated with improved resilience. Research also suggests, however, that disclosure can alter personal characteristics such as one’s level of self-compassion or self-esteem. Nevertheless, we know relatively little about the potential mediating role that personal characteristics might play in predicting resilience. This exploratory cross-sectional study assesses whether self-characteristics (specifically self-esteem and self-compassion) mediate the relationship between self-disclosure and psychological resilience. Four hundred and forty-three individuals completed a survey that assessed the aforementioned variables. Findings suggest that self-esteem and self-compassion mediate the relationship between self-disclosure and psychological resilience. Demographically, age and those who identified as male reported significantly higher levels of resilience than individuals of other demographics. These findings pinpoint personal characteristics that could be targeted to supplement and improve the efficacy of self-disclosure interventions.
Loneliness, love attitudes and satisfaction with love life among university students in palestine: Gender differences
Authors: Nazzal Filasteen I. , Cruz Orlanda , Neto Félix
Published: June 2021

The association between loneliness, love styles and satisfaction with love life among Palestinian university students was examined in this study. Gender differences in loneliness, love styles and satisfaction with love life was examined as well as the relationship among these variables. The study included 500 students (63.6% females and 36.4% males), aged between 18 and 26 years. Data were collected using the Loneliness Scale (UCLA), Love Attitudes Scale (LAS), Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS) and a Demographic Information Form. Analyses showed that there were no gender differences in loneliness. Significant gender differences were found on ludic, males were more in their love styles than were females. Loneliness was negatively associated with Eros, Storge and Pragma love styles, and with satisfaction with love life. Multiple regression analysis indicated that all the variables accounted for 18% of the variance in loneliness scores. Satisfaction with love life appears to be the best predictor of university student’s loneliness.
Los desafíos de la transformación digital de la democracia
Authors: Aguirre Sala Jorge Francisco
Published: June 2021

Las tecnologías digitales provocaron la expectativa de mejorar la democracia al generar espacios e instrumentos para incrementar la participación ciudadana. Sin embargo, algunos de sus usos han inducido a denigrar la deliberación democrática. Con un método analítico aplicado a las referencias teóricas y los resultados de investigaciones empíricas, se revisan los desafíos democráticos de las tecnologías digitales para mostrar su índole política y ética. Los resultados muestran razones para abandonar el optimista tecno-determinismo. Las conclusiones sugieren, por una parte, que la tecnología digital puede resolver los obstáculos de la sofisticada información sobre políticas públicas y la complejidad del enorme número de participantes. Pero, por otro lado, no se deben homogeneizar los procesos digitales, ni encasillarlos en modelos de democracia electrónica, y los defectos endógenos de la tecnología se deben inhibir con diseños autocorrectivos. La tarea de las tecnologías digitales a futuro estriba en desarrollar la inteligencia artificial para instrumentar el mayor número posible de mecanismos de participación ciudadana, ampliar su alcance demográfico para abatir las brechas, complementar los procedimientos de mediación y promover la deliberación incluyente. El corolario muestra que el futuro de la democracia electrónica está en la pedagogía tecnopolítica.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT: A REFERENCE TO ADDRESS A FUTURE CHALLENGE
Authors: CHARTERINA ABANDO JON , ZAMANILLO ELGUEZABAL IBON
Published: June 2021

This article analyzes the set of existing patents in the field of Waste Management. The extraction of the data and its exploitation allow the authors to lay the foundations for the development of a well-founded exploratory analysis of the sector's capacity to address the immediate and future challenges it faces, considering that these challenges are binding on today's society as a whole and committing the societies that will succeed us in the future. Our basic aim is to offer a general view regarding the type of assignees, differences regarding the technological fields across regions of the world, and some quality indicators of patents and its antecedent factors.
A sector's capacity for technological innovation and development can be partially measured by considering its muscle and interest in protecting its intellectual property. Since this is a sector with a high social impact and a high degree of regulation imposed by public agents, the innovative work in the field should be aligned with the framework defined by those. In spite of these conditions, our empirical study show the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis on the activity of patenting in waste management. Also, we conclude that there are clear differences in patenting which respond to the different needs and circumstances that regions face regarding Waste Management.

Keywords: Waste Management, Patents, DOCDB Patent Families, Recycling, Energy from Waste, Composting, Landfilling, Incineration, Europe
Volunteering of Czech College Students – Experience and Motivation
Authors: Činčalová Simona , Černá Martina
Published: June 2021

Volunteering is an activity that enables the development of an individual’s competency and is also an area of interest both of society and the academic community. This article aims to compare the motivation for volunteering and the experience of volunteering with students within helping professions and economics. For the purpose of this research, a questionnaire about volunteering was compiled. The article presents the research results into volunteering of Czech students of economic and non-economic study programmes of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava (n = 282). According to the results, the field of study and the frequency of volunteering depend on each other. Students’ gender and the frequency of volunteering do not depend on each other; neither do the study field and the volunteering experience. The biggest motivations for volunteering are feeling useful, gaining new experience and skills. On the other hand, the lack of time and information (ignorance) are perceived as limitations. The study provides an opportunity for developing more guidelines in promoting volunteering activities within the young population and society as a whole.
From F2F to ERT: University Students’ Perception of Remote Learning During the First COVID-19 Lockdown
Authors: Dvorakova Katerina , Emmer Jaroslav , Janktová Renata , Klementová Kateřina
Published: June 2021

In the spring of 2020, the University of South Bohemia was one of the innumerable higher education institutions which was obliged to move its instruction online in order to comply with the COVID-19 regulations. This article explores the evaluation of emergency remote teaching (ERT) measures taken by the English department from the perspective of its students. It presents and discusses findings gathered from a questionnaire completed by 99 respondents. The questionnaire centres around four areas of interest: satisfaction with ERT, comparison of face-to-face (F2F) vs. online learning experiences, perceived stress level during ERT, and acquisition of skills. The results show how students responded to the emergency procedures and which factors they considered essential in terms of satisfaction and stress. Furthermore, they reveal thought-provoking insights on aspects such as integrating elements of online teaching into F2F instruction, developing various skills in lockdown, and motivation for learning. Our findings are analysed in terms of aspects and factors which are viewed as efficient or inefficient by students in a time of crisis. Thus, this research may contribute not only to better preparedness should circumstances requiring ERT return, but also to a more complex re-evaluation of instructional approach at university level.
The stimuli of thermal environment defined according to UTCI in Poland
Authors: Kuchcik Magdalena , Błażejczyk Krzysztof , Halaś Agnieszka
Published: June 2021

The assessment of thermal stress stimuli in Poland was based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). Daily values of UTCI at 24 stations selected to represent the whole area of Poland at 12:00 UTC were calculated over the period 1951-2018. Various UTCI characteristics, i.e., spatial averages of daily, monthly and annual values, daily spatial contrasts (i.e., the difference between daily highest and lowest UTCI values) were defined in each of 8 bioclimatic regions of Poland. Ten-year trends for UTCI and spatial contrast values were counted and their statistical significance was analysed. A statistically significant increase in UTCI values was found in all the regions of Poland. However, contrasts in thermal stress both for Poland as a whole and in most of the regions decreased significantly, especially in the north-east of Poland, the country’s coldest region. This indicates a reduction in the stimuli of thermal environment in Poland and in most of the individual regions.
Bioclimatic conditions and thermal seasons of the year in Szczecin
Authors: Mąkosza Agnieszka
Published: June 2021

Climate change is an empirical fact evidenced by subsequent IPCC reports. The observed climate change is also manifested in the altered date of occurrence and duration of the seasons in a year. Variability of thermal conditions due to climate warming will have its toll on the bioclimatic conditions. The assessment of bioclimatic conditions was conducted with the use of Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). The present elaboration is based on hourly values of the following meteorological elements: air temperature, relative air humidity, wind speed and cloud cover. The meteorological data were obtained from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute (IMGW-PIB) in Szczecin and cover the period 2000-2019. Variability of bioclimatic conditions is considered per periods corresponding to thermal seasons of the year as identified by the Gumiński (1948) method on the basis of monthly air temperature values. The analysed UTCI values with respect to thermal seasons indicate that mean UTCI values in the period 2000-2019 representative for thermal summer amount to 22.6°C, thermal spring 9,9°C, thermal autumn 8.4°C, thermal winter -10.4°C, early spring -4.6°C, and early winter -7.9°C. For the periods with identified lack of thermal winter, mean UTCI value was -6.6°C. The aim of the present paper is an attempt to assess the variability of biothermal conditions as calculated using the UTCI index against the thermal seasons of the year in Szczecin.
Texts, Lies, and Mediascapes: Communication Technologies and Social Media as Risk in the Educational Landscape
Authors: Pelkey Samuel , Stelmach Bonnie , Hunter Darryl
Published: June 2021

Studies have shown how digital communications impact administrators’ work, but few have looked at the reputational risks to school administrators incurred through social media and digital communications. This Alberta case study looks at risk through Kasperson et. al’s (1988) social amplification of risk framework for an exclusion room controversy. Twitter responses are analyzed and interpreted over a longitudinal, 5-year period. Despite school administrators’ perceptions that risk might be generated on social media from community-led, grass-roots sources, traditional figures and agencies such as provincial news media and politicians appear more influential than school administrators, teachers, or parents in the Twitterverse. Implications are drawn for educational administrative behaviour and policy.
A Short History of K-12 Public School Spending in British Columbia, 1970-2020
Authors: Ellis Jason
Published: June 2021

This article looks at fifty years’ worth (1970-2020) of public K-12 education expenditure data from the Canadian province of British Columbia. It asks if spending has increased or decreased in this period and examines the causes and correlates of spending changes. Previous research has tended to assume that spending has decreased during this “neoliberal” period. However, historical and empirical research in this article gives a much different picture. K-12 public education spending in British Columbia – adjusted for inflation – is 250 percent higher in 2020 than it was in 1970. Meanwhile, enrolment in 2020 is only 110 percent of 1970 enrolment. The main cause of spending growth is increase in the number of teachers the system employs, which depended in no small part on the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)’s successful attempts to negotiate class size and composition rules. Other causes of spending growth are provincial and district spending priorities. Successive provincial governments have tried to rein in education spending by legislating cost controls on district spending and teacher contracts but have seldom achieved reductions for long. Spending increases and attempts at cost control are at best only linked partially to governing party ideology, with right-wing and left-wing provincial governments both initiating years of increases and cutbacks. More empirical research is needed, especially into spending’s effects on educational equity and quality, to complete the picture of education finance in British Columbia.
The Motto and the Enigma: Rhetoric and Knowledge in the Sixth Day of the Decameron
Authors: Andrei Filippo
Published: June 2021

By reinterpreting the motto as a form of enigma, the article provides an epistemological reading of the Sixth Day of Giovanni Boccaccio’s

. As a peculiar metaphorical tool, the motto conceals and reveals philosophical knowledge. Besides providing a link to the medieval enigma tradition, the motto shows the same formal features of the ancient Greek enigma with which pre-Socratic philosophers exercised their search for knowledge.
Figurative Language and Sex Wars in the Decameron
Authors: Migiel Marilyn
Published: June 2021

Focusing on the novella of Maestro Alberto (

1.10), Migiel argues that the

calls upon readers to be participants in the sex wars that it stages at the site of figurative language, and exhort readers to recognize ethical responsibility we have for the stories we may even unwittingly construct about men and women.
On Seneca, Mussato, Trevet and the Boethian “Tragedies” of the De casibus
Authors: Papio Michael
Published: June 2021

In 1365 Boccaccio discovered Martial’s

and concluded from a couple of their verses that Seneca the tragedian and Seneca the moralist were two distinct figures. This revelation renewed his interest not only in the tragedies themselves, but also in Mussato’s use of them and in Trevet’s commentaries. This essay explores Boccaccio’s perception of the ethical purpose of tragedy and the way he combined it with the lessons of the

in order to create the “tragic” stories of the

.
Comparison of ECG Baseline Wander Removal Techniques and Improvement Based on Moving Average of Wavelet Approximation Coefficients
Authors:   Engineering and Applied Technologies Laboratory, Superior School of Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University in Beni Mellal, Morocco, Aqil Mounaim , Jbari Atman ,   Electronic Systems Sensors and Nanobiotechnologies Research Team, High School of Technical Education, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, Bourouhou Abdennasser ,   Electronic Systems Sensors and Nanobiotechnologies Research Team, High School of Technical Education, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Published: June 2021

The baseline wander is among the artifacts that corrupt the ECG signal. This noise can affect some signal features, in particular the ST segment, which is an important marker for the diagnosis of ischemia. This paper presents a study on the effectiveness of several methods and techniques for suppressing the baseline wonder (BW) from the ECG signals. As a result, a new technique called moving average of wavelet approximation coefficients (DWT-MAV) is proposed. The techniques concerned are the moving average, the approximation of the baseline by polynomial fitting, the Savitzky-Golay filtering, and the discrete wavelet transform (DWT). The comparison of this techniques is performed using the main criteria for assessing the BW denoising quality criteria such mean square error (MSE), percent root mean square difference (PRD) and correlation coefficient (COR). In this paper, three other criteria of comparison are proposed namely the number of samples of the ECG signal, the baseline frequency variation and the time processing. Two of these new indices are related to possible real time ECG denoising. To improve the quality of BW suppression including the new indices, a new method is proposed. This technique is a combination of the DWT and the moving average methods. This new technique performs the best compromise in terms of MSE, PRD, coefficient correlation and the time processing. The simulations were performed on ECG recording from MIT-BIH database with synthetic and real baselines.
Development of a Protocol for Virtual Screening of PPARγ Weak Partial Agonists and Their Metabolites: Case Study on Naturally-derived Oleanane Triterpenoids
Authors:   Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria, Al Sharif Merilin , Alov Petko , Vitcheva Vessela ,   Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Diukendjieva Antonia ,   Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria, Aluani Denitsa ,   Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Tzankova Virginia ,   Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Pajeva Ilza ,   Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Published: June 2021

Triterpenoids are well known metabolic syndrome (MetS) modulators. One of the suggested molecular mechanisms of action involves peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) activation. In this study we aimed to: (i) develop a virtual screening (VS) protocol for PPARγ weak partial agonists, (ii) predict potential metabolic transformations of naturally-derived triterpenoids, and (iii) perform VS of the triterpenoids and their metabolites. The NIH PubMed system was searched for publications about naturally-derived oleanane triterpenoids which are agonists or up-regulators of PPARγ. Structure- and ligand-based methods were combined in the development of the VS protocol. Metabolites were predicted using Meteor Nexus expert system (Lhasa Limited). Two in-house virtual libraries of PPARγ weak partial agonists and naturally-derived triterpenoids with their predicted metabolites were compiled. The pharmacophore-based docking protocol was applied for VS of the collected triterpenoids. Most of the docking poses reproduced the binding mode of caulophyllogenin (a weak partial agonist) in a complex with PPARγ (PDB ID 5F9B). Our results contribute to the mechanistic explanation of the effects of triterpenoids suggesting possible weak partial agonistic activity toward PPARγ. This research can direct further studies on triterpenoids’ role in MetS modulation. The developed protocol can be applied for VS of any PPARγ weak partial agonists.
Impact Assessment of the Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Discharges on Maritsa River
Authors:   Department of Water Supply, Sewerage, Water and Wastewater Treatment, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering, 1 Hr. Smirnenski Blvd., 1046 Sofia, Bulgaria, Venelinov Tony , Yotova Galina ,   Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1 J. Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria, Mihaylova Veronika ,   Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1 J. Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria, Lazarova Svetlana ,   Department of Water Supply, Sewerage, Water and Wastewater Treatment, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering, 1 Hr. Smirnenski Blvd., 1046 Sofia, Bulgaria, Tsakovski Stefan ,   Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1 J. Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
Published: June 2021

Data analysis of wastewater samples at the outlets of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of Pazardzhik, Plovdiv and Svilengrad, which discharge into the Maritsa River is presented. Total monthly loads for 2017 at the outlets are calculated using the monthly averages for the concentrations of chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus and total nitrogen (TN) and the monthly averages for the flow rates. The contributions of the WWTPs to the total river loads emphasize that the impact of WWTPs of Pazardzhik and Plovdiv is significantly greater than WWTP of Svilengrad. Additionally, river water samples were collected before and after the discharge points of the WWTPs in August 2018 and analyzed for water quality parameters listed in Directive 75/440/EEC. Comparison between the river concentrations before the outlet of WWPT - Pazardzhik and after the last sampling point (the outlet of WWTP - Svilengrad) indicates an increase for all the studied parameters, except for Al and Cu. Based on the results obtained for TN, the category of the surface water is significantly deteriorated after discharge of the WWTP - Plovdiv. Wastewater effect on the river surface water is also estimated by using a battery of ecotoxicological tests. The results are presented and compared by the classical approach using categorization based on water quality indicators.
Quantitative live-cell imaging and computational modeling shed new light on endogenous WNT/CTNNB1 signaling dynamics
Authors: de Man Saskia MA , Zwanenburg Gooitzen , van der Wal Tanne , Hink Mark A , van Amerongen Renée
Published: June 2021

WNT/CTNNB1 signaling regulates tissue development and homeostasis in all multicellular animals, but the underlying molecular mechanism remains incompletely understood. Specifically, quantitative insight into endogenous protein behavior is missing. Here, we combine CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing and quantitative live-cell microscopy to measure the dynamics, diffusion characteristics and absolute concentrations of fluorescently tagged, endogenous CTNNB1 in human cells under both physiological and oncogenic conditions. State-of-the-art imaging reveals that a substantial fraction of CTNNB1 resides in slow-diffusing cytoplasmic complexes, irrespective of the activation status of the pathway. This cytoplasmic CTNNB1 complex undergoes a major reduction in size when WNT/CTNNB1 is (hyper)activated. Based on our biophysical measurements, we build a computational model of WNT/CTNNB1 signaling. Our integrated experimental and computational approach reveals that WNT pathway activation regulates the dynamic distribution of free and complexed CTNNB1 across different subcellular compartments through three regulatory nodes: the destruction complex, nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, and nuclear retention.