bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The influence of thermal and hypoxia induced habitat compression on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a temperate lake
Authors: Brooks J. L. , Lédée E. J. I. , Larocque S. M. , Cooke S. J. , Brown E. , Midwood J. D.
Published: January 2025

Background

Globally, temperate lakes are experiencing increases in surface water temperatures, extended periods of summer stratification, and decreases of both surface and deep water dissolved oxygen (DO). The distribution of fish is influenced by a variety of factors, but water temperature and dissolved oxygen are known to be particularly constraining such that with climate change, fish will likely feel the “squeeze” from above and below.

Methods

This study used acoustic telemetry to explore the effects of both thermal stratification and the deoxygenation of the hypolimnion on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a coastal embayment in Lake Ontario. Using historical water quality monitoring data, we documented seasonal and annual fluctuations in availability of both ‘suitable’ (all temperatures, DO > 3 mg/L) and ‘optimum’ (temperatures 18–23 °C, DO > 5mg/L) abiotic habitat for walleye and determined how these changes influenced walleye movements over a three-year period.

Results

Hypoxia (< 3 mg/L DO) was present in Hamilton Harbour every summer that data were available (32 of the 42 years between 1976 and 2018), with a maximum of 68.4% of the harbour volume in 1990. We found that thermal stratification and a hypoxic hypolimnion greatly reduced the volume of suitable habitat during our telemetry study. The reduction of suitable habitat significantly reduced walleye movement distances, however as the summer progressed, this remaining suitable habitat warmed into their thermal optimum range which was found to increase walleye movement distances. Despite the seemingly poor conditions, tagged walleye remained in the harbour for most of the year, and were the fastest growing individuals compared to other sampled coastal subpopulations in Lake Ontario.

Conclusions

Although we documented a reduction in the quantity of non-hypoxic habitat available to walleye, the water temperature of the remaining habitat increased throughout the summer into the physiologically optimum range for walleye and increased in metabolic quality. Many abiotic factors influence how, where, and what habitat fish choose to use, and this study reveals the importance of considering both habitat quality (temperature and dissolved oxygen) and quantity when evaluating fish habitat use and behaviour.
Ultrasound super-resolution imaging for non-invasive assessment of microvessel in prostate lesion
Authors: Huang Xin , Ye Huarong , Hu Yugang , Lei Yumeng , Tian Yi , Huang Xingyue , Zhang Jun , Zhang Yao , Gui Bin , Liu Qianhui , Zhang Ge , Deng Qing
Published: January 2025

Background

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in men worldwide. An early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment and prognosis. Traditional invasive procedures such as image-guided prostate biopsy often cause discomfort and complications, deterring some patients from undergoing these necessary tests. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and clinical value of using ultrasound super-resolution imaging (US SRI) for non-invasively assessing the microvessel characteristics of prostate lesion.

Methods

This study included 127 patients with prostate lesion who presented at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University between November 2023 and June 2024 were included in this study. All the patients underwent transrectal US (TRUS), contrast-enhanced US (CEUS), and US SRI. CEUS parameters of time-intensity curve (TIC): arrival time (AT), rising time (RT), time to peak (TTP), peak intensity (PKI), falling time (FT), mean transit time (MTT), ascending slope (AS), descending slope (DS), D/A slope ratio (SR), and area under the TIC (AUC). US SRI parameters: microvessel density (MVD), microvessel diameter (D), microvessel velocity (V), microvessel tortuosity (T), and fractal number (FN), were analyzed and compared between prostate benign and malignant lesion.

Results

The tumor markers of prostate in the malignant group were all higher than those in the benign group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001). The TIC parameters of CEUS revealed that the PKI, AS, DS, and AUC were significantly higher in the malignant group than in the benign group (P < 0.001), whereas the RT, TTP and FT in the malignant group were significantly lower (P < 0.001). Malignant lesion exhibited significantly higher MVD, larger D, faster V, greater T, and more complex FN than benign lesion (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

US SRI is a promising non-invasive imaging modality that can provide detailed microvessel characteristics of prostate lesion, offering an advancement in the differential diagnosis for prostate lesion. And, US SRI may be a valuable tool in clinical practice with its ability to display and quantify microvessel with high precision.
Safety and efficacy of chocolate balloon in the treatment of infrapopliteal artery disease
Authors: Wu Ridong , Yang Qingqi , Wang Mian , Li Zilun , Yao Chen , Chang Guangqi
Published: January 2025

Objective

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of chocolate balloons in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and infrapopliteal artery disease, and compare them with conventional balloons.

Methods

This single-center retrospective study included 167 patients with CLTI and infrapopliteal who underwent endovascular intervention with or without chocolate balloons from September 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023. The primary endpoint was amputation-free survival (AFS). Secondary endpoints included major amputation, the absence of clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR), the incidence of flow-limiting dissection, below-the-knee (BTK) stent implantation, change in Rutherford clinical grade, procedural success, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Patients were followed at 30 days, 6 months, and 12 months to assess symptom improvement, vascular patency as determined by dual-function ultrasound or angiography, and survival.

Results

At 12 months, AFS was noted in 78.1% of patients in chocolate balloon group and 70.7% of those in conventional balloon group (p = 0.37). The chocolate balloon group demonstrated a significantly higher rate of CD-TLR absence, with 84.0% compared to 69.4% in the conventional balloon group (p = 0.04). The chocolate balloon group had a major amputation-free rate of 92.8%, slightly better than the 89.5% in the conventional balloon group (p = 0.58).

Notably, the chocolate balloon group significantly reduced flow-limiting dissection (p = 0.02) and BTK stent implantation (p = 0.03) compared to the conventional balloon group.

Conclusion

Chocolate balloon reduces the incidence of flow-limiting dissection and BTK stent implantation in patients with CLTI and infrapopliteal. Compared with conventional balloons, there was less lesion revascularization at 12 months, but no significant benefit was found in improving ASF and reducing major amputation of the affected limb.
Prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children from rural areas of the Delta region: a single-centre cross-sectional study
Authors: Zedan Magdy , Abousamra Nashwa K. , Osman Engy , Gebril Asmaa S.
Published: January 2025

Background

An estimated 1.1–1.4 million children die from pneumonia each year, making up 17–19% of all paediatric mortality; the majority of these deaths occur in underdeveloped nations. In Egypt, during the first 2 years of life, about 6% of children have at least one pneumonic episode.

Aims

(a) Determination of the prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among children in Egypt’s Delta region, both generally and specifically in rural regions, and (b) evaluation of each case’s clinical and epidemiological phenotypes.

Subjects and methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out on 174 rural children who were admitted to Mansoura University Children Hospital (MUCH) between 2016 and 2022 and had a confirmed diagnosis of CAP. Two categories were created for the cases: both typical and atypical CAP.

Results

Out of 39,130 admitted cases, a total of 768 children from Delta region fitted the diagnosis of CAP with an overall prevalence of 1.96% (45.6% from rural areas). Data of 174 cases with CAP were evaluated, and 125 (71.8%) were diagnosed with typical CAP and 49 (28.2%) with atypical CAP. There was a statistically significant difference between typical and atypical CAP groups regarding age and sex. Recurrent pneumonia was significantly more prevalent among children with typical CAP. The prevalence of complications was significantly higher among typical CAP cases compared to atypical CAP cases (P < 0.001). Bronchopneumonia was the most frequent radiologic findings among typical CAP cases (28.0%), while interstitial pneumonia was the most among atypical CAP cases (46.9%). Children with typical CAP had a significantly higher percentage of positive CRP (68.8%) compared to those with atypical CAP (32.7%). Staph coagulase negative was the most identified pathogen among all cases (12.78%). Children with typical CAP had a significantly lower frequency of macrolides use compared to those with atypical CAP (8.8%) vs. (98.0%).

Conclusion

Among the Delta region, the prevalence of CAP among children is 1.96% (45.6% in rural regions). Compared to atypical CAP, typical CAP affects children more frequently (71.8%) and results in a more severe form of the disease in terms of clinical symptoms, sequelae, and radiological abnormalities.
Multi-response optimization of friction stir welding process parameter of AA 5083 with Taguchi-VIKOR approach
Authors: Kolli Murahari , Sunnapu Chendrasekhar , Medikondu Nageswara Rao
Published: January 2025

This study investigates the optimization of friction stir welding (FSW) parameters for aluminum alloy (AA) 5083 alloy joints to enhance performance characteristics. Weld speed (WS), tool rotational speed (RS), and tool shoulder profiles were selected as input parameters of the study. The AA 5083 FSW joint’s macro and microstructure examination, tensile strength (TS), % of elongation (%EL), impact energy (IE), micro-hardness (MH), and wear rate (WR) were considered performance characteristics. Taguchi L9 orthogonal array used to design, plan, and conduct experiments, to optimize the single performance characteristics, maximize the TS, %EL, IE, and MH, and minimize the WR performance characteristics. The VIKOR technique is considered for multi-performance characterization purposes, it gives the multi-criteria decision solution of a single optimization solution. It also assigned the ranking order list with suitable calculated weights. Further, a novel Taguchi-VIKOR approach was applied to optimize the multi-performance characteristics of FSW–AA 5083 joints and then assign them with rankings. An ANOVA analysis was conducted to identify the prominent input parameter corresponding to the multi-response condition and their levels. The multi-response optimization effects observed the best conditions as a concave tool (CC) profile, 1400 rpm RS, and 40 mm/min WS. It resulted in significant improvements in mechanical properties, with TS reaching 201.65 MPa, % of EL at 9.48%, IE at 16 J, MH at 92.4 HV, and WR reduced to 0.00265 mm3/min.
Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities
Authors: Luhar Leya , Arya Aditi , Rafiq Raeesah , Chakraborty Nandini
Published: January 2025

The Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008 to scale up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for low- and lower-middle-income countries. Subsequently, an updated mhGAP intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG 2.0) was released in 2016. This study explores the use and effectiveness of mhGAP-IG 2.0 by mental health volunteers of two South Asian charities in the UK. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight volunteers. The core themes identified were mental health awareness, mental health education, empathy and care, social perception and bias within the South Asian community, and personal development. The study identified mhGAP as a tool with transformative potential. Although the WHO originally planned the mgGAP-IG as a tool for low- and middle-income countries with limited mental health resources, this study demonstrates its usefulness even in high-income countries, as a foundation to educate volunteers working in mental health.
Finding the Right Partner: Triplet Therapy for First-Line Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers
Authors: Wang Xin , Saborowski Anna , Sapisochin Gonzalo , Vogel Arndt
Published: January 2025

The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the
Journal
into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors’ suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in
Journal of Clinical Oncology
, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.
A Manifesto for Speculative Relations
Authors: Pierce Joseph M.
Published: January 2025

Cherokee Nation citizen and professor Joseph M. Pierce asserts that “[f]or this decolonial future to become possible, the guiding force must no longer be capital but relations.”
A Manifesto for Curation
Authors: Oliveira Janaína
Published: January 2025

Informed by her practice of “curation as care,” Brazilian film curator Janaína Oliveira evokes music and movement as a means toward this relationality: “It’s almost by falling that you live. . . . The beautiful world dances the stumbles. The beautiful world dances dancing.”
Alternative splicing factors and cardiac disease: more than just missplicing?
Authors: Gregorich Zachery R. , Guo Wei
Published: January 2025

Alternative splicing (AS) is the process wherein the exons from a single gene are joined in different combinations to produce nonidentical, albeit related, RNA transcripts. This process is important for the development and physiological function of many organs and is particularly important in the heart. Notably, AS has been implicated in cardiac disease and failure, and a growing number of genetic variants in AS factors have been identified in association with cardiac malformation and/or disease. With the field poised to interrogate how these variants affect cardiac development and disease, an understandable point of emphasis will undoubtedly be on downstream target gene missplicing. In this Perspective article, we would like to encourage consideration not only of the potential for novel disease mechanisms, but also for contributions from disruption of the ever-expanding list of nonsplicing functions ascribed to many AS factors. We discuss the emergence of a novel cardiac disease mechanism based on pathogenic RNA granules and speculate on the generality of such a mechanism among localization-disrupting AS factor genetic variants. We also highlight emerging nonsplicing functions attributed to several AS factors with cardiac disease-associated genetic variants in the hopes of pointing to avenues for exploration of mechanisms that may contribute to disease alongside target gene missplicing.
Delineating the functional links between DNA damage and metabolic reprogramming in animal models with inborn defects in Nucleotide Excision Repair
Authors: Ακαλέστου-Κλοσσέ Αλεξία
Published: January 2025

Το DNA είναι ένα πολύτιμο μόριο που δεν μπορεί να αντικατασταθεί ή να ανακυκλωθεί, και η επιδιόρθωσή του όταν υφίσταται βλάβες είναι απαραίτητη. Για τον λογο αυτό τα κύτταρα των θηλαστικών έχουν εξελίξει εξειδικευμένα συστήματα, όπως ο επιδιορθωτικός μηχανισμός νουκλεοτιδίων (NER), για την αποκατάσταση των βλαβών και την επαναφορά του DNA στην αρχική του κατάσταση. Μελέτες στο εργαστήριό μας σε ποντίκια με γενετικές ελλείψεις στον NER αποκάλυψαν σημαντικές λειτουργικές συνδέσεις μεταξύ της βλάβης του DNA και του μεταβολικού επαναπρογραμματισμού. Στην παρούσα μελέτη, εστιάσαμε στη διερεύνηση αυτών των συνδέσεων μέσα από τη χρήση βιοπληροφορικών εργαλείων. Τα ευρήματά μας αναδεικνύουν τον περίπλοκο ρόλο της βλάβης του DNA στις κυτταροπλασματικές μεταβολές, εστιάζοντας κυρίως στην δυναμική των P-bodies καθώς και στην έκκριση εξωσωμάτων.
Συστήματα παραγωγής και εξυπηρέτησης με ζήτηση που επηρεάζεται από την ικανοποίηση πελατών
Authors: Κωνσταντάς Δημήτριος
Published: January 2025

Σε αυτή τη διατριβή παρουσιάζονται μαθηματικά μοντέλα που αναπτύχθηκαν για την κατανόηση του τρόπου με τον οποίο η ποιότητα του προϊόντος μπορεί να επηρεάσει την κερδοφορία των συστημάτων παραγωγής, όταν οι καταναλωτές βασίζουν τα μελλοντικά μοτίβα ζήτησής τους στην ποιότητα του προϊόντος που έχουν πρόσφατα αγοράσει. Εξετάζουμε συστήματα παραγωγής, που λαμβάνουν παραγγελίες από τακτικούς και περιστασιακούς πελάτες, με τους πρώτους να έχουν υψηλότερο μέσο ρυθμό ζήτησης. Κάθε εξερχόμενο προϊόν υπόκειται σε έλεγχο ποιότητας για να αποφασιστεί εάν θα απορριφθεί ως μη συμμορφούμενο ή θα αποσταλεί σε πελάτη. Στην τελευταία περίπτωση, ο πελάτης που αγοράζει το τελικό προϊόν θα γίνει στη συνέχεια τακτικός ή περιστασιακός πελάτης με συμπληρωματικές πιθανότητες που εξαρτώνται από το επίπεδο ποιότητας του συγκεκριμένου προϊόντος. Μελετήσαμε δίκτυα παραγωγής που παράγουν κατά παραγγελίες (make-to-order), συστήματα ενός σταδίου στα οποία η ικανοποίηση πελατών καθορίζεται από την προηγούμενη κατάσταση των πελατών και συστήματα παραγωγής προς αποθεματοποίηση (make-to-stock) ενός σταδίου. Τα αποτελέσματα των αριθμητικών πειραμάτων, που πραγματοποιήθηκαν με δυναμικό προγραμματισμό, δείχνουν ότι η βέλτιστη πολιτική εξαρτάται από την κατάσταση του συστήματος, είναι πολύπλοκη και έχει αυξημένες υπολογιστικές απαιτήσεις. Στην περίπτωση των δικτύων παραγωγής κατά παραγγελίες, χωρίς μνήμη της προηγούμενης κατάστασης των πελατών, προτείνεται μια απλή ευρετική πολιτική τύπου κατωφλίου. Για την ανάλυση και την βελτιστοποίηση της ευρετικής πολιτικής χρησιμοποιούνται μοντέλα κλειστών δικτύων αναμονής με ελάχιστες υπολογιστικές απαιτήσεις. Τα αριθμητικοί αποτελέσματα υποδεικνύουν ότι η προτεινόμενη ευρετική πολιτική αποδίδει σχεδόν το ίδιο καλά με τη βέλτιστη πολιτική.
Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in nursing education: Α Νarrative Review
Authors: Kouka Aikaterini , Giannelou Evangelia , Konstantinidis Kleanthis , Apostolakis Ioannis
Published: January 2025

Background: As technological advancements continue to reshape various industries, the integration of AI in healthcare education emerges as a crucial facet in preparing future nursing professionals. This narrative review aims to elucidate the numerous ways AI technologies are being utilized in nursing education.
Methodology: A search in two internet databases was conducted for relevant studies, using keywords. The inclusion criteria encompassed studies published within the last 5 years, written in English, and focused on the integration of AI technologies in nursing education settings. The selected articles underwent a systematic screening process.
Results: Of the 523 papers retrieved, 7 were included in the final synthesis. These studies evaluate the implementation of AI methods in undergraduate nursing students. The AI method usually used was a Chatbot. In 4 studies, a 3D avatar was incorporated into the AI tool to serve as a Virtual Patient. The studies focused on various learning objectives, with 4 studies emphasizing communication skills enhancement. The remaining 3 studies used the AI tool to assess students' knowledge and clinical skills. Clinical scenarios were predominantly used, and in studies with a 3D avatar, scenarios addressed theoretical knowledge, critical thinking, and decision-making in escalating clinical conditions. Endpoints of AI implementation were assessed using self-reported questionnaires, interview and direct feedback from the Chatbot. Consistent endpoints included students' self-efficacy, knowledge of the learning objective, students' satisfaction and attitudes toward the learning style.
Conclusions: As technology continues to advance, the potential for AI in nursing education is becoming increasingly evident. Given that nursing is an interactive science, it seems that AI Chatbots are more useful in nursing education. Further AI implementation will enrich our understanding of how its integration will serve nursing education.
Life in a Greek refugee camp: A personal account on being a nurse volunteer
Authors: Theofanidis Dimitrios , Thomopoulou Theodora , Fountouki Antigoni
Published: January 2025

Introduction: In 2016, a rising migration wave swept the Mediterranean area with numerous overcrowded makeshift transport boats crossing the Aegean Sea, with most arriving in Greece and thus, certain European countries started to close their borders. As a result, many refugees became trapped in northern Greece, unable to continue via the Balkan route to countries further north. With rising criticisms on camp operations, the lived experiences of volunteers working in the camps are essentially needed as a deep informative basis for further analysis and actions to be taken.
Aim: The purpose of this reflective position paper is to elaborate on the testimony of a nurse volunteer who has been working with immigrants and holds extensive personal experience in living and interacting in refugee host camps and related structures in Greece.
Methods: This case study is based on a personal narration of what a volunteer reported during the deployment of a face-to-face unscripted interview and in a reflection of her lived experience. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach was employed, aiming to understand deeply moving individual experiences by examining how the volunteer interprets and makes sense of those experiences within their unique contexts.
Analysis: In an analysis of the original interview content, the following critical reflective points were deployed as key elements of the subject’s narration within the context of the study as follows: Information dispersion; Recognition of support; Extreme behavior; Religious fanaticism; Perceived racial or cultural prejudice; Aftermath and Risk awareness.
Conclusions: Key elements of the workers’ experiences in refugee camps can be a very constructive basis for everyone involved, therefore informing employees, future volunteers and the wider public.
Quality of Life and cost of living in colon cancer patients
Authors: Kouris Ioannis , Kalogianni Antonia , Kapadochos Theodoros , Kiranoudi Aggeliki , Pavlatou Niki , Kyriakopoulos Antonios , Toylia Georgia
Published: January 2025

Introduction: Colon cancer is a common form of cancer. The main goal of any therapeutic approach is the patient's best quality of life combined with the effectiveness of the treatment.
Aim: To explore the quality of life of patients with colon cancer in Greece as well as to estimate the change in their cost of living.
Material and methods: This is a prospective descriptive observational study, conducted during the period January 2020- January 2022. In total, 192 participants were enrolled in the study. Data collection was performed by using a questionnaire both open-ended and closed-ended questions (demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics, questions for the assessment of the changes in patients’ financial cost of living and their quality of life). Data analysis was performed using SPSS ver. 21.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). 
Results: The mean age of the patients was 66.7 years, while 39.6% were women. The majority of patients (73.4%) were retired and 14.6% were employed. The average cost of living of the patients due to the disease during the previous semester was €3.714. Scores on the mental and physical health summary scales were significantly lower than 50 indicating that patients' quality of life was significantly worse than average in both mental and physical health. Younger patients had better general health, p=0.047.
Conclusion: Τhe generally reduced quality of life for patients with colon cancer, can be interpreted in relation to the increased anxiety of patients, pain, as well as the significant financial burden they face.
Association between care-seeking at health centres preceding hospital admission and in-hospital child mortality in rural Malawi. NEW: Association between no referral versus health centres referrals preceding hospital admission and in-hospital child mortality in rural Malawi
Authors: Selstø Annlaug , King Carina , Hildenwall Helena , Zadutsa Beatiwel , Banda Lumbani , Phiri Everlisto , Makwenda Charles
Published: January 2025

Background The under-five mortality rate counted 71 deaths per 1000 live births for children under five in Sub Saharan Africa in 2022, far above the SDG under five-mortality goal of 25 deaths per live 1000 birth. Referral issues are major challenges to child health and a hypothesis is that care at lower-level facilities delays quality emergency care. This study investigates the extent of no-referral versus health centres-referrals prior to hospital admission for sick children, and with inpatient mortality associations in Malawi. Methods We conducted a cohort study of children aged 0-12 years admitted to hospitals in Mchinji district. Data-collection was done from September 2019 to April 2020 at one district-hospital and three community-hospitals. Information was collected from caregivers, patient files and ward admission registers. The primary analysis assesses the association between referral from a health centre and in-hospital outcomes using logistic regression. Inpatient mortality was the primary outcome. Result The 4926 included children demonstrated that 86.6% had gone straight to hospital without referral. The majority (67.9%) were admitted due to malaria, sepsis (21.3%) and pneumonia (13.3%). Referred children had a case fatality rate of 5.3%, while the non-referred had a case fatality rate of 2.5%. Referred children had higher odds of dying (AOR: 2.0, CI 95%: 1.3-3.0), compared to not referred children. Children with anaemia (AOR: 4.1, CI 95%: 2.7-6.3) and malnutrition (AOR: 6.3, CI 95%: 2.7-14.6) had significantly higher odds of dying, than those without these conditions. Conclusion Most children admitted to hospital were taken without a referral, and these children had better survival than those who were referred. While being referred could be a proxy for being more severely sick the mortality difference emphasises a need to better understand care-seeking pathways, including referral challenges, to direct interventions to improve timely provision of care for sick children.
Budowanie marki w sektorze dóbr luksusowych: Strategia, wyzwania i perspektywy rozwoju
Authors: Sobiech Edyta
Published: January 2025

Artykuł analizuje proces budowania marki w sektorze dóbr luksusowych, uwzględniając kluczowe elementy, takie jak tradycja, innowacyjność oraz zrównoważony rozwój. W opracowaniu omówiono ewolucję strategii marek luksusowych, ich współczesne wyzwania oraz perspektywy rozwoju. Podkreślono znaczenie storytellingu, personalizacji oraz technologii cyfrowych w budowaniu wizerunku i relacji z klientami. Na podstawie analizy treści publikowanych przez marki luksusowe na portalach społecznościowych w 2020 roku ukazano, jak platformy takie jak Instagram i Facebook wspierają komunikację z konsumentami, wzmacniając wartości marek i budując ich autentyczność. W artykule wskazano, że przyszłość marek luksusowych będzie zależała od umiejętnego łączenia tradycyjnych wartości z innowacyjnymi strategiami, takimi jak zrównoważony rozwój, cyfryzacja i globalizacja.
Joint Bottom-up Method for Probabilistic Forecasting of Hierarchical Time Series
Authors: Bertani Nicolò , Jensen Shane T. , Satopää Ville A.
Published: January 2025

In a stark departure from conventional wisdom, Nicolò Bertani, Shane T. Jensen, and Ville A. Satopää’s recently published research article titled “Joint Bottom-up Method for Probabilistic Forecasting of Hierarchical Time Series” dismantles a long-held belief in hierarchical forecasting: that the hierarchical structure itself contains vital information. The joint bottom-up (JBU) method proves otherwise. The authors demonstrate that the sums within a hierarchy—often seen as critical—add no additional information beyond what is contained in the most granular, bottom-level series. By modeling these bottom-level series jointly, JBU leverages their dependencies to deliver probabilistic forecasts that are both coherent and highly accurate across all levels of aggregation. This groundbreaking insight challenges decades of hierarchical forecasting practices. It underscores that upper-level series can be entirely reconstructed from the bottom-level series, rendering the hierarchy redundant. This finding, validated through real-world applications, sets a new standard for forecasting in fields like retail, energy, and tourism. Explore the full study to understand its far-reaching implications.
Aromaterapia na Saúde Mental:
Authors: GONÇALVES SANTOS EMILLIA , Martins Bertelli Ellen Vanuza , Martinez Reitor Alina Bárbara , Mendonça da Silva Santos. Fabiana , Ferreira da Silva Lucas
Published: January 2025

A presente atividade extensionista visou qualificar o acolhimento no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial, Boa Vista, RR, a partir da Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares, nomeadamente, a aromaterapia.
O CAPS é um serviço ambulatorial de portas abertas pertencente a Rede de Atenção Psicossocial, o qual recebe usuários com queixas de amplo espectro, a saber, alterações de padrão do sono, melancolia, irritabilidade e adinamia, que poderiam apontar para transtornos mentais de magnitudes variadas.
Nesse cenário, a utilização de práticas integrativas vem ao encontro da Política Nacional de Saúde Mental, que prevê a utilização desses recursos e consiste numa potência para qualificar a estratégia acolhimento do CAPS, tendo em vista que a utilização terapêutica de Lavandula angustifolia tem alcançado resultados positivos frente aos contextos supramencionados.
A partir de uma estratégia convergente-assistencial como referencial metodológico, minimizando a dicotomia teoria-prática, foi construído um portfólio de aromaterapia para clientela do CAPS, o qual constitui-se como um produto da extensão oferecido a comunidade atendida naquele serviço.
Palavras-chave: Saúde Mental; aromaterapia; consulta de Enfermagem
Argentina: low integration to education and poor living standards. An institutional approach
Authors: Facundo Guadagno
Published: January 2025

Neste artigo, examinaremos como a Argentina integrou sua infraestrutura e capital humano à modernização da educação. Consideraremos a existência de algumas colaborações com outros países da região e o impacto que elas tiveram. Portanto, nossa pergunta é: como a Argentina está adotando as novas tecnologias na educação? Usando uma abordagem institucional, mostramos como a falta de incentivos é um dos principais desafios para melhorar a posição da Argentina na educação. Utilizamos o último censo do país, o teste educacional Aprender e o Pisa, bem como a literatura especializada, para acrescentar robustez à nossa investigação. O prognóstico para o caso é negativo porque vemos que, na maioria das províncias, os alunos precisam ter acesso a serviços básicos e a dispositivos tecnológicos de baixa qualidade, o que faz com que os alunos não consigam entender um texto básico ou fazer um cálculo simples. Como a economia enfrenta estagnação, a pobreza está aumentando e as instituições educacionais estão tentando não perder pessoas em vez de fazê-las estudar os conteúdos. Sugerimos como uma colaboração com os países do Mercosul poderia aliviar o problema no melhor dos cenários.
Introdução Dossiê O Regionalismo no Mundo Hoje, Caminhos e Desafios | Introduction Dossier Regionalism in The World Today, Paths and Challenges
Authors: CADERNOS ARGENTINA-BRASIL REVISTA NEIBA
Published: January 2025

O dossiê "O Regionalismo no mundo hoje, caminhos e desafios” buscou reunir pesquisas que analisam o estado atual da integração regional em distantes partes do globo, destacando como os diferentes processos de integração regional se ajustam - ou não - às transformações políticas, econômicas, tecnológicas e ambientais do sistema internacional. Objetivou-se, ademais, reunir textos que auxiliam na identificação de potenciais riscos e oportunidades que um cenário em constante transformação apresenta para os distintos processos de integração regional, entendidos enquanto mecanismos de coordenação intergovernamental e como meios para a inserção no mundo.
AUTOCENSURA E RESITÊNCIA ENTRE PROFISSIONAIS DO MAGISTÉRIO PÚBLICO DO MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO PAULO: RELATOS DE PESQUISA
Authors: Santos Sartori Bruna , Barros Ximenes Salomão
Published: January 2025

O artigo aborda os desafios e resistências enfrentados pelos profissionais do magistério no município de São Paulo diante da onda conservadora que afeta a educação pública, apresentando resultados de pesquisa de caráter qualitativo, com técnicas da abordagem etnográfica, juntos a profissionais do magistério público do município de São Paulo. O objetivo é investigar os efeitos das proposições políticas ideológicas neoconservadoras nas práticas escolares. A pesquisa se justifica pela crescente tentativa de censura a professores(as), pela desvalorização dos profissionais da educação e pelo fortalecimento das ideias conservadoras, fenômeno transnacional discutido na literatura e com impactos destacados na política educacional e no direito à educação. Como resultados identificamos práticas escolares de autocensura por receio de constrangimentos e de censura no âmbito da própria comunidade escolar. Os temas em geral mobilizados nesses fenômenos estão ligados às pautas democráticas de direito humanos na educação, como direitos de mulheres e da população LGBTQUIA+, educação para a saúde sexual, combate ao racismo e história dos períodos autoritários no Brasil. Concluímos que apesar de disseminadas, tais práticas compõem um cenário de grandes disputas na sociedade brasileira, nas quais emergem possibilidade de resistências, alianças e práticas que preservam vivo o sentido democrático e transformador da educação.
METAMORFOSES NO POMAR ou ARRISCO GRAVAR O ESPANTO.
Authors: Milhomens Irene
Published: January 2025

Este trabalho propõe uma leitura de Espantografias (Pucheu, 2021) — a grafia ou escrita nascida do espanto — como um exercício de transcriação (Campos, 2004) da experiência através do ato performático linguageiro — em outros termos, uma prática que acontece no âmbito da linguagem, ou das linguagens. A partir do pensamento de Alberto Pucheu, prevalece, aqui, o desejo de ver desguarnecidas e horizontalizadas as fronteiras entre música, poesia, filosofia, performance e dança, no entendimento de que tais fazeduras performáticas, enquanto linguagem, definem sempre seu curso na esfera da corporeidade. Aqui, a queda aparece como elemento chave na tessitura de uma pedagogia do espanto. Desta forma, a intenção é demonstrar, espantograficamente, no trabalho de Angel Vianna, a Consciência do Movimento ou Metodologia Angel Vianna, a construção de um processo catalizador de espanto enquanto prática de uma tecitura metamórfica — a pedagogia do acontecimento. Desta maneira, atravessando pelos múltiplos sentidos do que é ser um corpo, neste presente artigo, vamos realizando um percurso poético entre poesia, filosofia e dança.
MIUDEZAS (DES)FORMATIVAS DO/NO COTIDIANO:
Authors: Ferreira Michelle Dantas , Oliveira da Silva Edilane , Prudente de Almeida Rodrigues Bárbara
Published: January 2025

Escovar e escavar palavras, gestualidades e ações que (re)encantem e (des)formem o cotidiano, (trans)formando a educação por meio de um fazer com arte, afeto e sensibilidade; estes são nossos objetivos com esse texto, que defende estas ideias a partir de uma pesquisa realizada no Mestrado em Educação, finalizado em 2021, em uma Universidade Pública Federal do Rio de Janeiro. A proposição de uma formação docente gestada e ofertada pela equipe gestora de uma instituição de Educação Básica foi o ponto de partida de um conjunto de vivências centradas no respiro, no encontro de si e do outro, no fortalecimento das relações e no florescimento poético de corpos desencantados e exaustos, (sobre)viventes da pandemia de Covid-19. A metodologia era teórico-vivencial e errante, se construindo no caminhar, abarcando Pesquisa-Formação, Pesquisa-Vida, Pesquisa-Experiência e Escrevivência, que dialogaram com uma série de registros e produziram uma cartografia dos senti[r]dos – dos sentidos e sentires – e dos afetos, que possibilitou a (re)construção de narrativas docentes outras e impulsionou formas outras de docência e de fazer educação, tendo na miudeza, formas potentes de (des)formar os cotidianos e estesiar as/os sujeitas/os.
CONVERSA EM TORNO DE UMA EDUCAÇÃO ANTIRRACISTA: DIALOGANDO COM A LEI 10.639
Authors: Venâncio Ana Paula , De Carvalho Rodrigues Allan , Ribeiro Tiago
Published: January 2025

Esta é uma entrevista potente e forte sobre vidamilitância da professorapesquisadora Ana Paula Venâncio, intitulada CONVERSA EM TORNO DE UMA EDUCAÇÃO ANTIRRACISTA: DIALOGANDO COM A LEI 10.639. A professora é uma mulher negra, professora dos anos iniciais, pesquisadora do campo e da luta antirracista e nos brinda com uma excelente narrativa que vai politizando e poetizando vidas dos seus estudantes. A conversa é tecida por Allan Rodrigues e Tiago Ribeiro. A conversa começa pelos ideários dos conversantes para uma sociedade mais justa e democrática. Os conversantes buscam pistas de lutas contra-hegemônicas para desinvibilizar vidas negras e ressaltar a potência das pessoas negras. A conversa entre os três conversantes passa pela busca de criação de novos pensamentos a partir de autores e autoras negras e de suas vidas.
O PODER DO RISO E O PODER QUE RI: DUAS FORMAS DA RIDICULARIZAÇÃO DE FIGURAS DE PODER
Authors: Fortes Ribas Thiago , Batista Candido Gisele
Published: January 2025

O artigo reflete sobre a relação entre o riso e o poder por meio de duas formas bastantes diversas da ridicularização de figuras de poder. Na primeira forma que destacamos, tomamos como referência principal a análise do riso entre os indígenas chulupi feita por Pierre Clastres. O riso provocado por dois mitos desta etnia aparece na análise do antropólogo como uma forma de mitigar o temor provocado pelos xamãs e jaguares, figuras que na realidade cotidiana da etnia incitam o medo e o respeito. Ao tornar risíveis as figuras dos xamãs e dos jaguares, os dois mitos cômicos operariam, no plano simbólico, uma forma de resistência aos excessos de poder. Por outro lado, na segunda forma de ridicularização que destacamos, o riso aparece com um efeito contrário em relação aos excessos de poder. Isso porque, ao tomarmos como referência a análise foucaultiana do poder ubuesco, vemos que, em casos determinados, quando uma figura de poder promove a ridicularização de si mesma em um processo de autodesqualificação, nem sempre temos como efeito a subtração de sua autoridade ou a sua deposição. Ao contrário, no exercício do poder ubuesco, o que acontece é a ampliação dos poderes desta figura que se faz grotesca e não se limita mais àquilo que seria identificado como a sua função razoável e esperada socialmente.
O Egito de AL-SISI no BRICS? A Expansão da iniciativa multilateral e seus efeitos para a África e o mundo Árabe| AL-SISI'S Egypt in the BRICS? The Expansion of the multilateral initiative and its impact on Africa and the Arab world
Authors: Da Silva Santos Mateus José , Pennaforte Charles
Published: January 2025

Este artigo analisa a entrada do Egito no BRICS a partir de 2024, destacando a importância dessa movimentação diante da trajetória recente da Política Externa daquele país e as principais consequências desse processo para a iniciativa multilateral. Na convergência entre a Análise da Política Externa e a Análise dos Sistemas-Mundo, argumenta-se que a participação egípcia consolida a sua busca pela diversificação das relações externas. Além de fortalecer o discurso governamental de retomada da ação externa egípcia após a consolidação política e institucional de Al-Sisi, as expectativas econômicas também norteiam tal ação diplomática, como a possibilidade de atração de novos investimentos, redução da dependência frente ao dólar e aumento das relações comerciais. Do lado do BRICS, além da demonstração de habilidade geopolítica e diplomática, o peso do mercado consumidor egípcio e a sua posição estratégica intercontinental reforçam as múltiplas dimensões que envolvem o recente processo de expansão.
La nueva Geopolítica: las implicancias del ingreso de los Países Árabes a los BRICS | The new geopolitic: the implications of the entry of Arab countries into the BRICS
Authors: Fabani Ornela , Paredes Rubén
Published: January 2025

La declaración final de la Cumbre de los BRICS en Johannesburgo se destacó por el anuncio de su ampliación. En tal sentido, el Foro mantuvo el criterio geopolítico, en lugar de geográfico, de incorporar a países del denominado ‘Sur Global’. No se puede soslayar que entre sus candidatos hubo una preponderancia de países del Middle East and North Africa (MENA por su acrónimo en inglés) destacándose la invitación formal al Reino de Arabia Saudita, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) y la República Árabe de Egipto. Dicha ampliación se produjo en un contexto signado por la competencia sistémica, la búsqueda de imponer nuevas narrativas, como así también por la fragmentación geopolítica y geoeconómica. Coincidiendo, además, con una resignificación de la región del MENA, aunada a la búsqueda de una “autonomía estratégica” para “limitar riesgos” que los mencionados países árabes han desplegado en sus acciones de política exterior. Es por ello que el presente artículo busca analizar el contexto de vinculación, los factores que explican el ingreso de los países árabes y las implicancias que para el Foro poseen estas nuevas membresías.
Tubilewicz, Czeslaw; Omond, Natalie. The United States' Subnational Relations with Divided China: a Constructivist Approach to Paradiplomacy. 1st Edition, London: Routledge, 2021, 272p. ISBN: 978-1-003-16642-9. E-book | Tubilewicz, Czeslaw; Omond, Natalie. A Relação Estados Unidos e China Dividida a partir da Paradiplomacia. 1ª edição, Londres: Routledge, 2021, 272p. ISBN: 978-1-003-16642-9. E-book
Authors: Aguiar Albuquerque Larissa , Ramalho Froio Liliana
Published: January 2025

A obra “The United States' Subnational Relations with Divided China: A Constructivist Approach to Paradiplomacy” de Czeslaw Tubilewicz e Natalie Omond investiga as relações paradiplomáticas entre entes subnacionais dos Estados Unidos (EUA) com a China e Taiwan durante o período de 1949 a 2020. Com onze capítulos, sendo os dois primeiros teóricos e os demais estudos de caso, o livro oferece uma nova perspectiva sobre o envolvimento dos EUA no conflito China-Taiwan. O enfoque construtivista da obra aprofunda a compreensão da dimensão interna do Estado, apresentando que interesses e identidades subnacionais são relevantes para suas ações na dinâmica da paradiplomacia, além de moldar papéis em política externa. Ao examinar as relações entre os entes subnacionais dos EUA e os países asiáticos, o texto revela a complexidade das interações internacionais e do papel que os governos subnacionais podem desempenhar internacionalmente.
Tracing climate commitment in Brazil and South Africa, 2000-2020 | Compromisso climático no Brasil e na África do Sul, 2000-2020
Authors: Basso Larissa
Published: January 2025

In democracies, policy is the result of a process in which different groups interact to put forward their interests and ideas. This process does not happen in abstract; it is embedded in social structures that influence the position of each group as well as how they interact in the political game. It is not different regarding climate policy: the likelihood and effectiveness of climate action depends on coalitions in favor of climate mitigation and their strength to counter the force of coalitions against it. In this paper, by employing thick description, process tracing and political economy lenses, we analyze the commitment to climate change mitigation in two BRICS democracies – Brazil and South Africa – between 2000 and 2020.
ZAMBRA, Alejandro. Literatura infantil: Cartas ao filho. Tradução: Miguel Del Castillo. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2024. 224 p.
Authors: De Abreu Clevelares Gustavo Augusto
Published: January 2025

Resenha do recente livro Literatura infantil: Cartas ao filho, do escritor latino-americano Alejandro Zambra, traduzido para o português por Miguel Del Castillo e publicado pela Companhia das Letras em maio de 2024.
Leitura para os jovens e entre os jovens: com a palavra, os leitores
Authors: Segabinazi Daniela Maria , Alves Macêdo Jhennefer
Published: January 2025

Este artigo apresenta resultados de pesquisa sobre a formação de leitores e o gosto pela leitura da literatura de adolescentes e de jovens, discentes matriculados/as nos anos finais da educação básica. O objetivo da investigação foi evidenciar a partir das falas dos leitores que há uma circulação de livros intensa entre eles e que há uma comunidade leitora fervorosa, indicando que os jovens leem literatura. O aporte teórico utilizado nas discussões e nas análise dos resultados vieram de estudos e leituras de outras pesquisas, especialmente de Ceccantini (2000) e de Souza (2019), e dos teóricos Abreu (2006), Candido (1995) e Bourdieu (1983). Como resultados, a partir da pesquisa de campo realizada por meio de um questionário, temos a percepção de que há uma significativa leitura literária acontecendo entre os jovens, que há uma assiduidade entre os adolescentes no tocante à leitura literária, e que possuem critérios específicos aos escolherem suas leituras, abarcando tanto fatores intraliterários quanto extraliterários. Por fim, também constatamos que a ausência de leituras de obras premiadas ocorre por desconhecimento e lacunas no trabalho docente que não apresenta tais obras a seus alunos/as, pois com uma boa mediação é possível que tais livros sejam lidos e bem recebidos por seus leitores.
Ludismo verbal e metalinguagem em Um barco em meu nome, de Gloria Kirinus
Authors: Alves de Souza Edilson , Gomes Franca Vanessa
Published: January 2025

Na cena contemporânea da literatura de recepção infantil e juvenil, muitas e constantes têm sido as transformações ocorridas nos procedimentos de produção, recepção e circulação de obras. No que diz respeito às configurações estéticas, não são raros os casos em que os escritores, em suas criações, escolhem adotar estratégias discursivas em que se faz presente a autoconsciência textual. Na bibliografia da escritora Gloria Kirinus há diversos exemplares que recorrem a esse expediente, especialmente por meio da autorreflexividade, do ludismo verbal e da metalinguagem, como acontece em Um barco em meu nome. É diante disso que propomos uma leitura do referido livro da autora, evidenciando como nele comparecem os procedimentos metalinguístico-literários e de que maneira a eles se associa um componente humano que liga a utilização de certos artifícios escriturísticos a formas de representação e autodescoberta da infância. Nossas reflexões estão baseadas em autores como Chalhub (1986), Coelho (2000), Félix e Franca (2018), Kirinus (2004, 2010, 2021), Koryrowski (2008), Lajolo e Zilberman (2007), Pignatari (2011), Souza (2016) e outros.