bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evidence-Based Reasoning: Evaluating Daily Experiences in the Engineering Design Classroom for Middle School Students
Authors: Putra P. D. A. , Yusmar F. , Kasah I. J. , Handayani R. D. , Fadzil H. M. M.
Published: June 2024

Effective argumentation in science classrooms relies on the ability of students to evaluate evidence. However, there is a gap in research concerning students’ capacity to validate evidence, particularly in the context of engineering design. Evidence validation skill is crucial for fostering reasoning and strengthening argumentation. This study aimed to explore students’ ability to investigate evidence in engineering design classrooms, drawing from their daily life experiences. This study was framed by a qualitative approach, with a case study design involving students in a coffee farming community. The students were assigned an engineering project related to coffee preparation, based on a problem statement devised by their teachers using the Engineering Design Process. Data was collected through observation of the students’ activities in the engineering classroom. Small-group discussions were held, and the data was recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using semantic gravity (SG). Our results reveal that students hailing from farming backgrounds were able to devise solutions based on their firsthand experiences in processing coffee with their families. The environment in which the students were raised plays a pivotal role in their learning. These findings underscore the importance of contextual learning in educational design. Educators should consider students’ backgrounds and experiences when planning instructional strategies.
Current Situation of Primary School Teachers’ Integrated STEM Teaching Competence: An Exploratory Study in the Northern Mountainous Provinces of Vietnam
Authors: Thao N. P. , Huong L. T. T. , Dinh N. V. , Hang N. T. T. , Quyen C. V. , Cuong L. M. , Thao T. T. P.
Published: June 2024

STEM educational orientation originating in the United States nearly two decades ago has been researched by many educators in many different aspects, including the requirements of teachers’ competence to teach STEM. However, STEM education has only been officially implemented on a large scale in high schools since 2019 in Vietnam. Therefore, research on STEM education and STEM teaching competence, in general, is currently a research direction of interest. This research aims to determine the current situation of integrated STEM teaching competence and participation in training for integrated STEM teaching of primary school teachers in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam. This research used a quantitative approach with an online survey of 2,416 primary school teachers in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam, then eliminated invalid survey questionnaires and 2,305 questionnaires included in the analysis. The results of the data analysis show that teachers participate in training courses on STEM education. However, the implementation of STEM education in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam still has many limitations, with the clear differences in affective characteristics and instructional skills between men and women; in which teachers with less than five years of experience have better integrated STEM teaching competence, which gradually decreases for older teachers; integrated STEM teaching competence also has clear differences between working areas. Based on these results, the authors propose several training and support strategies for teachers to implement STEM in teaching in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam.
¿Un dataiudex en Colombia?
Authors: Otálora Gómez Andrés Felipe
Published: June 2024

¿Puede emplearse Inteligencia Artificial (IA) para decidir un caso judicial? Esta pregunta comenzó a hacerse en Colombia a partir de enero del 2023, cuando un juez utilizó ChatGPT para sustentar la determinación adoptada al decidir un recurso de tutela (amparo). La discusión giró en torno ha si el operador judicial podía o no recurrir al mencionado aplicativo, ya que la normativa vigente resulta ambigua al respecto; sin embargo, hay un aspecto de la discusión que no fue tenido en cuenta: saber si la providencia está bien o mal elaborada.
 
El propósito de este trabajo es analizar la estructura de la decisión desde un enfoque argumentativo del derecho, examinándola a partir de la perspectiva material, formal y pragmática, con el propósito de establecer si cumple con el esquema que debe tener toda argumentación jurídica, y por consiguiente si ChatGPT es admisible como un recurso que los jueces pueden utilizar.
Educación para la Justicia Ambiental en una Provincia Despoblada: Percepciones y Propuestas
Authors: Martínez-Aznar Javier , De Frutos Ángel , Esteban-Carbonell Elisa , Satrústegui Amaya
Published: June 2024

El actual modo de vida capitalista e industrial tiene graves consecuencias sobre los ecosistemas y la salud de las personas. La educación ambiental es una herramienta estratégica para afrontar la crisis ecosocial, ahondando en ello, la educación para la justicia ambiental pretende capacitar para la acción. Las asambleas ciudadanas para el clima han explorado la participación para abordar, desde la reflexión y el conocimiento, las transformaciones necesarias. En este trabajo se comparan grupos de Secundaria, urbanos y rurales, en cuanto a percepciones y propuestas realizadas después de una secuencia de educación ambiental, basada en educación para la justicia ambiental, sobre crisis energética y contaminación atmosférica. La investigación tiene un enfoque metodológico mixto, participando 85 clases de secundaria del Alto Aragón (España). No se aprecian diferencias significativas entre entorno rural y urbano, salvo en el compromiso de emplear transportes menos contaminantes, más respaldado en el urbano. El alumnado reclama al Gobierno políticas generales de calado, enfatizando en el control de actividades irresponsables. Las medidas más citadas para afrontar los retos fueron ser feliz, comprar ecológico y de proximidad y no emplear el coche. La mayoría de las propuestas guardan relación con alguna de las planteadas por la Asamblea Ciudadana para el Clima y permitirían afrontar en mejores condiciones la crisis ecosocial.
Activismo Colectivo Basado en la Indagación: Desarrollando la Conciencia de Sostenibilidad del Profesorado
Authors: Ramos Solano Alba , Martín Gámez Carolina , Cebrián Robles Daniel
Published: June 2024

En el contexto actual de crisis ecológica y ambiental, el enfoque del Activismo Colectivo Basado en la Indagación para el abordaje de Cuestiones Socialmente Vivas presenta un gran potencial para dotar a la Educación Ambiental de un carácter transversal e integrador. En esta investigación se analiza el desarrollo de la Conciencia de Sostenibilidad de 31 docentes de Educación Infantil y Primaria del colegio público “Huertas Viejas”, que diseñaron e implementaron propuestas formativas basadas en este enfoque para tratar las problemáticas asociadas a las masas de agua de su municipio (Coín, Málaga) durante el curso 2022/2023. Se emplea un enfoque mixto combinando las perspectivas cuantitativa y cualitativa, efectuando un estudio pretest-postest de los resultados de un cuestionario validado y realizando grupos de discusión con el profesorado apoyados por observación participante. El análisis del cuestionario muestra una tendencia positiva en el desarrollo de la Conciencia de Sostenibilidad, pero no diferencias estadísticamente significativas. Por el contrario, el análisis de los datos cualitativos señala la existencia de impactos positivos en el desarrollo de esta en los docentes. Esta aparente contradicción es discutida basándonos en las características y aplicabilidad del Cuestionario de Conciencia de Sostenibilidad y se analizan algunas experiencias significativas de los docentes.
A Educação Ambiental Crítica a partir de Práticas e Percepções de Educadoras de Infância em Portugal
Authors: Gladcheff Natália , Pereira Fátima , Torres Ana Cristina
Published: June 2024

A Educação Ambiental Crítica como corrente contra hegemónica pauta-se na promoção e construção do conhecimento transformador e emancipatório, por meio de abordagens politizadas e contextualizadas. No cenário português, estudos apontam a necessidade de formar educadores/as de infância para o desenvolvimento de práticas educativas inovadoras sobre as questões socioambientais. Este artigo traz os resultados de um estudo exploratório com o objetivo de identificar percepções e práticas de educadores/as de infância em Educação Ambiental em Portugal, e discutir os resultados analisados a partir da fundamentação teórica da Educação Ambiental Crítica na Educação Pré-Escolar. Participaram do estudo 75 educadoras de infância, a partir da aplicação online de um questionário constituído por questões abertas e fechadas. As respostas às questões abertas do questionário foram sujeitas a análise de conteúdo a partir das três macrotendências da Educação Ambiental definidas por Layrargues e Lima (2014) - vertentes conservacionista, pragmática e crítica. Para a análise dos dados quantitativos foi utilizada a técnica de análise estatística descritiva. De acordo com os resultados, verificou-se, tanto em relação às percepções quanto às práticas uma ênfase nas vertentes conservacionista e pragmática da Educação Ambiental
Análisis Dimensional del Instrumento de Evaluación de Justicia Social Percibida a partir de las Opiniones del Alumnado en las Escuelas
Authors: Llorens Ferrer Anna Jordina , Bakieva Karimova Margarita , Jornet Meliá Jesús Miguel , Sánchez-Delgado Purificación
Published: June 2024

La justicia social en los centros escolares, desde el punto de vista del alumnado, aporta a la construcción del modelo de una sociedad más cohesionada. Desde esa perspectiva, la justicia social debería ser uno de los ejes para guiar la evaluación de los centros, teniendo en cuenta los contextos educativos en los que se sitúan. Se aplica el estudio métrico de análisis factorial exploratorio de primer y segundo orden y el análisis factorial confirmatorio en aras de hallar una dimensionalidad óptima del instrumento para evaluar la justicia social percibida por el alumnado tanto en el centro escolar como en el aula. La muestra fue obtenida por el método de snowball sampling en los centros escolares de la Comunidad Valenciana y Cuenca, España. El resultado muestra cuatro dimensiones diferentes al planteamiento teórico inicial, tales como “coherencia entre las normas y comportamientos”, “valores dominantes en el entorno”, “discriminación por preferencia” y “refuerzo positivo”; el análisis factorial confirmatorio presenta el ajuste adecuado (CFI=0,9; RMSEA=0,5). A partir de la solución final el instrumento puede aportar una herramienta fiable y válida de diagnóstico en los centros escolares, utilizado junto a otros constructos que conforman el modelo de evaluación global en el que se enmarca esta investigación.
Incarcereted Epigastric Hernia with Liver Content: a Case Report
Authors: Ozkan Cenk , Yilmaz Serhan , Sibic Osman
Published: June 2024

The epigastric hernia sac usually contains preperitoneal fat tissue, omentum, and intestines, but the presence of liver tissue is extremely rare. Epigastric hernia is a type of hernia in the midline of the abdominal wall between the umbilicus and the xiphoid process. It may be asymptomatic in some patients and cause complaints such as pain and nausea in most patients, but serious complications such as incarceration and strangulation are rare. In the present case, a 74-year-old woman was examined and found to have an irreduced omentum, transverse colon and liver tissue inside the hernia sac. She underwent an open procedure with onlay mesh-assisted hernia repair. Rare but serious complications, such as liver tissue incarceration, should be considered in epigastric hernia patients.
Uso medicinal de fauna silvestre: diferencia de conocimientos entre grupos Mayas
Authors: Enríquez-Vázquez Patricia , Gómez-Tolosa María , Douterlungne David , Reyes-Escutia Felipe , López Sergio
Published: June 2024

Mundialmente se ha detectado una pérdida de conocimientos sobre el uso medicinal de la fauna silvestre, utilizada por grupos étnicos y entre generaciones. El presente estudio se enfocó en determinar: 1) el grado de similitud y 2) si existen diferencias en el conocimiento tradicional que tienen de la fauna silvestre con usos medicinales; se consideraron los géneros sexuales (hombres y mujeres) y los grupos etarios (30-50 y >50 años) de los pobladores maya-descendientes (Tzotzil y Tzeltal) en la zona de Los Altos de Chiapas. La información se recopiló mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas a descendientes de la población Maya y se analizó la información general (uso terapéutico sin detalles) y específica (conocimiento sobre qué animal se emplea para contrarrestar qué enfermedad y la dosis o forma de emplearlo). Se entrevistaron 180 mujeres y 188 hombres mayores de edad que voluntariamente participaron en el estudio. El análisis multivariado de agrupamiento sin ponderación (UPGMA), demostró que hay mayor similitud de conocimiento sobre la fauna medicinal entre las mujeres Tzotziles (92,30 %) y entre los hombres del grupo etario de 30-50 años de las dos etnias (91,66 %). La prueba de máxima verosimilitud mostró las diferencias respecto a la información general y específica. Estos resultados sugieren procesos de transculturación y migración entre los grupos actuales. El trabajo demuestra que existe mayor similitud entre hombres que pertenecen a los dos grupos étnicos entre 30-50 años, en comparación con mujeres de ambas etnias y grupos etarios.
Primer registro de Garcinia leptophylla Bittrich (Clusiaceae) para Colombia y Perú
Authors: Mouzinho Thiago de Medeiros , Soares Maria de Lourdes , Del Hierro Valeria Scura , Marinho Lucas Cardoso
Published: June 2024

Garcinia leptophylla Bittrich, una especie solo registrada en Bolivia y Brasil se encontró en Colombia y Perú, por lo que se amplía su distribución geográfica a estos países. Además, se presenta una descripción detallada de las flores pistiladas, un mapa de distribución, comparación con las especies similares y, por primera vez, fotos de la especie in vivo.
¿Mejora el comercio internacional con un tratado de libre comercio? El caso de Alianza del Pacífico
Authors: Carrillo Maldonado Paul , Flores Sara
Published: June 2024

Este artículo evidencia el efecto en las exportaciones de Chile, Colombia, México y Perú tras la conformación de la Alianza del Pacífico. Se utiliza a los países latinoamericanos para estimar una trayectoria contrafactual de las exportaciones dentro del bloque con la metodología de control sintético. Los resultados muestran que las exportaciones colombianas incrementaron levemente con respecto a su contrafactual, si no se hubiese firmado este acuerdo. Las exportaciones de los otros países no tuvieron un impacto con la integración del bloque. Así, se evidencia que la vigencia de esta Alianza no generó mayores exportaciones entre los países miembros.
Editorial
Authors: Ramírez Bacca Renzo
Published: June 2024

En esta entrega de HiSTOReLo (vol. 16, nro. 36) se exploran diversos aspectos de la vida sociocultural y política en América Latina. Iniciamos con el análisis de Rosas-Salas, quien nos lleva a las décadas de 1830 y 1840, donde los curas en la diócesis de Puebla (México) enfrentaron un escenario complejo. Belan nos sumerge en el sur peruano durante los primeros años de la República, explorando la incidencia criminal y su relación con la debilidad institucional, la crisis económica y el auge del crimen. Flórez-Bolívar, Rhenals-Doria y Mercado-Cavana nos transportan a una Venezuela emergente como actor clave en el comercio petrolero mundial bajo la dictadura de Juan Vicente Gómez. Pavez-Marchan examina detenidamente el acceso de las mujeres a la Universidad de Concepción (Chile) durante los primeros años del siglo XX. Jalil nos sumerge en la década de 1930 y 1940 en Cali (Colombia), examinando las peticiones de residentes al Concejo Municipal sobre la reglamentación de la prostitución. Álvarez-Franco destaca la violencia sufrida por mujeres indígenas, afrodescendientes y mestizasde clase baja en Antioquia (Colombia) durante los siglos XIX y XX. De otra parte, Aristizábal-Gómez investiga la clasificación de los habitantes de las laderas de Medellín (Colombia) entre 1980 y 2012 desde la perspectiva de laNueva Historia Cultural. Este número cierra con Carmona-Moreno y Pérez-Flores, quienes identifican un ciclo iconográfico en la iglesia de San Luis Obispo en Tlalmanalco, México.
Cambio urbano, higiene y medicalización en la historia biográfica del médico Santiago Londoño Londoño (Pereira, Colombia, 1909-1937)
Authors: Martínez-Castillo Héctor-Alfonso
Published: June 2024

el artículo plantea que la historia biográfica del médico Santiago Londoño Londoño (Rionegro-Antioquia 1876, Pereira-Caldas 1950), una de las fi guras políticas e intelectuales más influyentes de Pereira y la región del Viejo Caldas a inicios del siglo XX, permite una lectura alterna y novedosa de una época de Pereira y Colombia, en una historia que combina lo individual y colectivo, lo local y lo nacional. El perfil biográfico se logró mediante el acercamiento sistemático a los archivos de las instituciones de las que participó e interactuó el personaje, logrando con ello un panorama de su vida personal, su actuar como médico y las posiciones ideológicas frente al marco normativo en el cual participaba. Se concluye que Londoño representó la fi gura del médico-político cercano al poder y como parte de la generación centenarista se acercó a las corrientes médicas e ideológicas de la época, como la medicina tropical, el higienismo, la medicalización y la fe ciega en el progreso y la civilización. A partir de su condición de redentor local de la ciencia, Londoño impulsó campañas y procesos de medicalización en Pereira como respuesta a los desafíos propios de una ciudad que a inicios del siglo pasado se transformaba vertiginosamente.
A Novel Global Probabilistic Fuzzy System for Occupa-tional Risk Assessment (GPFSORA)
Authors: Baeza Serrato Roberto
Published: June 2024

Occupational risk assessment is the process of estimating the magnitude of risks that cannot be avoided. Then, the corresponding assessment is carried out, using comparative tables with different evaluation methods. Current risk assessment techniques enable the individual assessment of each potential risk, but there is no method to globally assess potential risks in an organization. The motivation of this research was to develop an objective and quantitative risk assessment system through a diffuse probabilistic model integrating stochastic and non-stochastic uncertainty. To this effect, an empirical collective record was used, whose attribute of interest was the occurrence of different accident types over a period of 52 weeks. Here, each of the collectives represented a linguistic input variable. In the probabilistic fuzzification stage, the frequentist probability of the occurrence of accidents was determined. One of our most important contributions to probabilistic fuzzy systems lies in our classification of language labels based on the linguistic projection of frequentist probabilities via a projection membership function determined by experts. The use of the total probability theorem in the implication stage is also proposed. The output of the system determines the type of risk, its evaluation, and the probability of its occurrence, vital factors to be considered in prevention work. The system’s stages are explicitly described and applied to real data corresponding to construction materials distribution company. One of the relevant conclusions of this research is that the integration of stochastic and imprecise uncertainty allows for a more reliable risk assessment system.
Studying the Repeatability of Measurements Obtained via Network Real-Time Kinematic Positioning at Different Times of the Day
Authors: Gumus Kutalmis
Published: June 2024

The network real-time kinematic (NRTK) positioning technique is currently used in numerous applications. The aim of this study was to better understand the process of obtaining accurate positions by statistically evaluating the significance of differences between repeated measurements for a single point at different times of the day (morning, noon, and evening) using the Virtual Reference Station (VRS), Flächen Korrektur Parameter (FKP), and Master Auxiliary Concept (MAC) correction methods. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to this effect. Further analysis was carried out to determine the accuracy and precision of the coordinate differences obtained via a static GNSS (global navigation satellite system) and by averaging the repeated measurements. It was determined that the accuracy and precision of the vertical component of the coordinates were lower than that of the horizontal component. The FKP correction method yielded the best results. It was observed that the accuracy and precision of the measurements taken at noon were the lowest. The ANOVA showed that the differences between repeated measurements were statistically significant and that there were outlier measurements. The results of this study are important for NRTK users to be able to statistically evaluate different measurement configurations and obtain positions with the desired accuracy and precision.
ALTERNATIVAS PARA EL MEJORAMIENTO DE BIOCOMBUSTIBLES GASEOSOS PARA MOTORES
Authors: Riojas González Hector , Bortoni Anzures Liborio Jesús , Martínez Torres Juan Julián , Ruiz Leza Héctor Arturo
Published: June 2024

La generación del gas a partir de la biomasa se considera como la gran opción en sustitución el gas convencional (gas natural y gas licuado de petróleo). Ya sea el biogás o el syngas (gas de síntesis) a partir de residuos, en donde no tienen efectos dañinos en el uso de la tierra, puesto que los procesos de cultivo son innecesarios, el biogás puede ser utilizado sin un tratamiento de purificación sobre todo para usarlo en zonas rurales en donde no se justifica una gran inversión en los tratamientos. Diversas investigaciones han apostado por mejorar las propiedades de combustión del biogás y el syngas, usando una serie de estrategias entre las cuales se encuentra agregar O2, H2, GN, CH4 y EGR, también se ha propuesto como alternativa el empleo de súper-cargadores, quemadura magra y la mejora de la calidad del biogás a través de su purificación, en este último caso tiene algunas aplicaciones como lo es bio-CNG en vehículos de transporte, toda una realidad en algunos países europeos.
Características antropométricas, composición corporal y somatotipo en jugadores de un equipo profesional de fútbol masculino de Caldas (Colombia)
Authors: Santofimio-Sierra Dagoberto
Published: June 2024

Introducción. Múltiples estudios han analizado las características antropométricas en futbolistas profesionales. Sin embargo, es pertinente realizar estudios que describan estas características según la posición de juego.
Objetivo. Describir las características antropométricas, la composición corporal y el somatotipo de jugadores profesionales de fútbol masculino de un club de Caldas, Colombia, según su posición de juego.
Materiales y métodos. Estudio transversal descriptivo realizado en 28 futbolistas profesionales de un equipo de Caldas. Se estimó la composición corporal utilizando el modelo de fraccionamiento de cinco componentes y se describió según la posición de juego. Las diferencias en los indicadores antropométricos, los porcentajes de composición corporal y el somatotipo según la posición de juego fueron evaluadas usando diferentes pruebas estadísticas (ANOVA, prueba de Kruskal-Wallis y prueba Chi cuadrado).
Resultados. La edad promedio fue 24.9±5.74 años; el peso corporal promedio, 68.8±8.62kg, y la estatura promedio, 173±5.2cm. La mediana del IMC fue 22.9 (RIC=3.97kg/m2), siendo mayor en los mediocampistas (25.1; RIC=3.80kg/m2). El porcentaje de adiposidad promedio fue 29.9±8.86%, siendo mayor en los porteros (35.1±12.9%). La mediana de porcentaje de masa muscular fue 44.7% (RIC=10.6%), siendo más alta en los delanteros (49.9; RIC=±7.2%). Respecto a la clasificación del somatotipo, 35.71% de los futbolistas tenía un componente endo-mesomorfo, observándose una diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre la frecuencia de esta composición y los demás somatotipos (p=0.02), y siendo más frecuente en los delanteros y mediocampistas (4 de 7 jugadores y 3 de 5 jugadores, respectivamente).
Conclusiones. Se identificaron diferencias en algunas variables antropométricas y en el somatotipo de los futbolistas según su posición de juego.
Mastoid foramen: morphometric study in dry skulls of Colombian population
Authors: Duque-Parra Jorge Eduardo , Díaz-Vallejo Jhony Alejandro , Londoño-Garzón Eduardo
Published: June 2024

Introduction: The mastoid foramen is an anatomically inconstant opening that transmits the mastoid emissary vein. It is located either near the occipitomastoid suture or at the posterior margin of the mastoid process of the temporal bone. Knowledge of the anatomic and morphologic variations of this foramen is essential to prevent complications during surgical procedures.
Objective: To describe the anatomical and morphometric characteristics of the mastoid foramen in a sample of skulls of Colombian population.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 103 dry skulls (206 hemiskulls) of adults (35-55 years old) owned by the human skeletal repositories of three universities in Manizales, Colombia. The mastoid part of the temporal bone and the occipitomastoid suture were observed macroscopically to determine the prevalence and number of mastoid foramina. The morphometric characteristics of the foramina were determined using a digital caliper and each foramen was probed using 0.35mm diameter nylon. In addition, a 100mL syringe was used to filter water through the foramina in order to verify the intracranial connection of each foramen.
Results: The prevalence of mastoid foramen was 94.17% (right half: 95.15%; left half: 93.20%). Moreover, 10.82%, 42.78% and 37.63% of the left and right skull halves had three, two, and one foramen, respectively. Most of the foramina (55.87%) communicated with the groove for sigmoid sinus.
Conclusions: In the Colombian population, the mastoid foramen is variable in size, may be absent or have one or more foramina in each skull half, and usually communicates with the groove for sigmoid sinus, although it may communicate with other parts of the endocranium.
Assessment of neuropsychological functioning related to attention, verbal learning and executive functions in adolescent girls and boys with a depressive episode
Authors: Urbańska-Grosz Justyna , Sikorski Rafał , Sitek Emilia J. , Wieczorek Dariusz , Pakalska Anna , Pietraszczyk-Kędziora Bożena , Skwarska Kalina , Walkiewicz Maciej
Published: June 2024

Introduction and objective: The aim of this study was to assess cognitive functions in adolescents with a depressive episode, associated with attention, processing speed, verbal learning, and executive function. Additionally, it focused on potential gender differences in the pattern and severity of the deficits. Materials and methods: The study involved 63 adolescents with a depressive episode (56% girls) and 43 healthy controls (48% girls), aged 16.92 ± 1.3 and 17.24 ± 1.16 years, respectively. The Polish versions of the Children’s Depression Inventory-2 and the Beck Depression Inventory-II were used as the measures of mood. Attention was assessed with the use of the d2 test. Processing speed and divided attention were measured with the Color Trails Test. Verbal learning was evaluated with the California Verbal Learning Test. Executive function was assessed with the use of the Ruff Figural Fluency Test, the Tower of London and the Brixton Spatial Anticipation Test. Results: The results show significant cognitive deficits in adolescents with a depressive episode, affecting attention, processing speed, divided attention, verbal learning and executive function, which is consistent with the evidence reported in the existing literature. Notably, planning deficits, measured with the tower task, were more prominent in girls. Verbal learning efficiency was related to the severity of depressive symptoms in depressive episode group. In verbal learning, regardless of gender, adolescents with depression used the semantic clustering strategy less often than their healthy peers. Conclusions: The study highlights the need for tailored therapeutic interventions and treatments for depressive disorders which may ultimately be important for improved academic performance of adolescents with depressive episodes, with particular attention to gender-specific cognitive profiles and approaches.
‘Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Case Study’ Alexandra Grey (2021)
Authors: Zhou Lingxia
Published: June 2024

Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Case StudyAlexandra Grey (2021)De Gruyter Mouton, 342 pp
Breath Culture and the Assimilation of Yoga in Fin de Siècle Britain
Authors: Addinall Victoria
Published: June 2024

This paper explores the significance of breath control as an early pre-cursor to contemporary commercialized yoga in the context of fin de siècle (1890–1914) Britain. Intended as a historical snapshot of the cultural and ideological strands that shaped modern yoga, it will examine how specific socio-cultural features of Edwardian London—namely the popularization of vegetarianism, the bio-medically informed debate over fresh air, and the activity of transnational spiritual networks—had a role to play in furthering a construction of ‘better breathing’ as a route to health and in the process welcomed yogic ideas into popular health paradigms. This context will be framed through the contribution of leading physical culturist and famed vegetarian Eustace Hamilton Miles (1868–1948). An analysis of Miles’s earliest published writing on breathing and health illustrates the extent to which yogic teachings, especially that of Swami Vivekananda, were assimilated and re-disseminated as part of his model of ‘all-round’ health. This preliminary case study of Miles and his textual legacy provides previously unconsidered evidence of the processes of cultural exchange and appropriation that occurred in the formative phase of modern yoga, introduces Eustace Miles as an illuminating contributor to the history of yoga in Britain, and draws attention to the significance of the breath as a locus of health and as a critical feature of modern yoga’s construction as a transferable cultural product.
World of Wonders: The Work of Adbhutarasa in the Mahabharata and the Harivamsa, by Alf Hiltebeitel.
Authors: Brodbeck Simon
Published: June 2024

World of Wonders: The Work of Adbhutarasa in the Mahabharata and the Harivamsa, by Alf Hiltebeitel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. xxii + 343 pp., £64 (hb). ISBN 9780197538227 (hb).
Contribution of epicardial adipose tissue to atrial fibrillation development in patients with arterial hypertension: a pilot study
Authors: Miklishanskaya S. V. , Mazur N. A. , Chapurnykh A. V. , Saidova M. A. , Narusov O. Ya. , Orlovsky S. A.
Published: June 2024

Aim. To evaluate the value of body mass index (BMI), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) depots in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Material and methods. The study included 24 people with isolated hypertension (HTN) and 28 people with HTN in combination with AF. The median age of patients was 61,5 [53,8;69,0] years. The observational study assessed height, weight, BMI, proportion of VAT, EAT thickness, and cardiac chamber sizes. Height was measured using a metal height meter Rm-1 "Diakoms"; the results were expressed in centimeters. Weight, BMI, and VAT proportion were measured using an Omron BF-508 body composition monitor (Omron, Japan). EAT thickness and cardiac chamber sizes were assessed using two-dimensional echocardiography. Univariate logistic regression models were used to assess the independent contribution of the identified factors associated with the disease presence.

Results. Hypertensive patients with and without AF were comparable in terms of BMI and VAT content. At the same time, the EAT content was significantly higher in the group of patients with HTN and AF and amounted to 7,0 [5,0;8,2] mm and 6,0 [4,5;7,0] mm (p=0,027) in the group HTN with and without AF, respectively.

Left atrial (LA) volume was 70 [55,2;83,0] ml and 52 [45,5;59,0] ml (p=0,003) in the hypertensive group with and without AF, respectively. Univariate analysis revealed the greatest significance of EAT and LA volume in terms of AF prediction. Logistic regression models did not reveal significant effect of VAT.

Conclusion. In hypertensive patients with and without AF at comparable levels of BMI and VAT, differences in EAT thickness and LA volume were identified. Univariate analysis showed that these factors have an advantage in the development of AF. However, even despite the limited sample, the EAT depot was found to be more significant than the VAT depot and BMI in predicting the AF risk.

The data that EAT depot and LA volume have the same effect on the arrhythmia risk indicates that patients with AF should be treated not only for hypertension, but also hidden obesity, which we can judge by EAT thickness.
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome — a new concept of the association of risk factors and metabolic disorders within the cardiovascular and renal continuum. View on the issue
Authors: Arabidze G. G. , Mamedov M. N.
Published: June 2024

In 2023, the American Heart Association for the first time formally defined cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome as a systemic disease characterized by pathophysiological interactions between metabolic risk factors, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular system, leading to multiple organ dysfunction and a common adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Data are presented based on the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical manifestations that made it possible to define this syndrome through the interaction between metabolic risk factors, CKD and the cardiovascular system, leading to multiple organ dysfunction and a high level of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. A classification of this syndrome into stages has been determined, for each of which approaches to the diagnosis and management of patients have been defined. CKM syndrome reflects the influence of multisystem pathophysiological relationships embedded in a multi-level socially and clinically determined community of manifestations, the fusion of which specifies clinical outcomes.
Role of retinol binding protein 4, visfatin, omentin-1 and vaspin in gout patients with various obesity phenotypes
Authors: Pavlova N. N. , Volgina E. V. , Medvedeva T. A. , Mishko N. Yu.
Published: June 2024

Aim. To study the serum level of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), visfatin, omentin-1 and vaspin in gout patients with different obesity phenotypes, as well as to assess the dynamics of studied parameters against the background of weight loss using an analog of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) liraglutide.

Material and methods. A total of 117 men with gout during the attack-free interval were examined. The patients were divided into 2 following groups: the 1st group consisted of 43 patients with a metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2; the second group consisted of 74 people with an metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) (carbohydrate metabolism disorders, hypertension (HTN) and BMI ≥30 kg/m2). The control group was represented by 38 respondents with a class 1 MHO. The blood concentrations of RBP4, omentin-1, visfatin, vaspin, serum uric acid, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), HOMA-IR, anthropometric parameters were studied at the enrollment and 12 weeks later on the background of liraglutide therapy.

Results. In gout patients with obesity, an increase in RBP4 and visfatin levels was revealed with a simultaneous decrease in omentin-1 and vaspin compared with patients in the control group and patients with gout with no metabolic disorders. The interrelationships of RBP4 and omentin-1 with the following metabolic syndrome components were established: BMI, increased triglycerides (TGs), increased total cholesterol, hsCRP, HOMA-IR and hyperinsulinemia, and reduced vaspin levels showed only a positive relationship with the HDL-C concentration (p<0,05). Visfatin positively correlates with diastolic blood pressure (r=0,29, p<0,01), the number of involved joints (r=0,577, p<0,01), the number of gout attacks (r=0,63, p<0,001).

Conclusion. RBP4 and omentin-1 correlate with BMI and increased insulin sensitivity, whereas visfatin demonstrates an association with hyperuricemia and severity of gouty arthritis. Liraglutide therapy contributes to weight loss by 11,0±5,7%, improves the metabolic profile of patients with gout, increasing the content of omentin-1, lowering the RBP4 and uric acid serum concentration.
Metabolic health of the population: a modern view of the problem and solutions
Authors: Chumakova G. A. , Kuznetsova T. Yu. , Druzhilov M. A. , Gritsenko O. V.
Published: June 2024

Studying the metabolic health of population around the world is becoming a priority area of modern medicine. This is associated with an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, which leads to a significant increase in related metabolic diseases, which are actually complications of obesity, primarily visceral. According to 2019 data, overweight and obesity are associated with 5 million deaths and 160 million disability-adjusted life years, more than half of which are due to cardiovascular diseases. This challenge requires the development of cardiometabolic medicine and the training of new specialists.
Desenvolvimento de mídias pra cursos híbridos de nível técnico SENAI Paraná
Authors: Filla Claudia Leticia , Marcondes Carneiro Felipe , de Oliveira Hungaro Gerusa , Horiuchi Utime Leticia , Bill Willian
Published: June 2024

Este artigo apresenta um estudo sobre as mídias e aplicações da metodologia de ensino do SENAI Paraná, adaptadas aos conteúdos de nível técnico, em cursos híbridos ou 100% a distância. Aborda-se, de forma sucinta, a importância da identificação do usuário, bem como da adaptação dos conteúdos, para que a formação seja de valor e acessível. Para finalizar, detalham-se as novas mídias incorporadas aos processos de desenvolvimento das aulas.
Aula em Sala Híbrida:
Authors: Carolina Silva da Costa Enya , Balbi Guilherme , Nudel Radomysler Clio , De Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto Olívia
Published: June 2024

Este artigo apresenta um estudo de caso sobre o uso da sala de aula híbrida, infraestrutura que favorece a participação síncrona no ambiente presencial e remoto simultaneamente, na FGV Direito SP. Baseia-se na análise da percepção de docentes e discentes extraída através de entrevistas semiestruturadas e surveys, informada pela literatura pertinente. Primeiramente, descrevemos a tecnologia empregada, vantagens e desafios desse modelo de sala de aula. Em seguida, fornecemos recomendações institucionais e pedagógicas. Concluímos que a sala tem potencial para facilitação da internacionalização e logística dos estudantes, mas possui limitações que exigem estratégias metodológicas para assegurar a inclusão e qualidade de aprendizagem.
Justice Froneman and Transformative Delict
Authors: Zitzke Emile
Published: June 2024

In this article the Constitutional Court judgments of Justice Johan Froneman are analysed with the aim of assessing his contribution to the South African law of delict. It is argued that traditional delict scholarship in South Africa is common-law centric in the sense that the common-law rules and principles that regulate the discipline are regarded as "delict proper" while constitutional considerations, statutes, and the customary law of injuries are effectively side-lined as "delict improper". Justice Froneman's approach to adjudicating delictual (or delict adjacent) matters has the effect of de-centring the common law's hegemony in our discipline. Instead, Froneman encourages those who work with delict to: Infuse it with constitutional spirit continuously; respect the legislature's important democratic role that should not be forced into common-law categories of thinking; take up the challenge of Africanising the common law through a healthy exchange with customary law; and see delict as a discipline that has restorative-justice potential. In this contribution, it is argued that these common law de-centring principles in Justice Froneman's delictual jurisprudence is transformative and critical in nature. As such, those seeking to merge the basic tenets of transformative constitutionalism, South African critical legal studies, and legal practice, may find great value in Froneman's delictual jurisprudence.
Greenwashing — O Perigo de Alegações Falsas Generalizadas e Como os Média Portugueses Representam Essa Prática
Authors: Ribeiro Lauralice , Ribeiro Paula Campos
Published: June 2024

As Nações Unidas lançaram a campanha “Race to Zero”, à qual empresas privadas aderiram voluntariamente na busca pela redução das emissões de carbono até 2030. Os resultados desta ação estão presentes no Monitor de Responsabilidade Climática Corporativa, desenvolvido pelo NewClimate Institute e pelo Carbon Market Watch. Ora, o presente estudo visa perceber como é que os maiores jornais portugueses — Expresso e Público — noticiaram os resultados da campanha “Race to Zero” e qual o foco dos média sobre greenwashing nos períodos anterior e posterior à divulgação do Monitor de Responsabilidade Climática Corporativa, em 2022 e 2023. Assim, procuram-se respostas para as perguntas: como é que os dois maiores jornais online de Portugal abordam o greenwashing? E qual a visibilidade dada ao relatório dos resultados da campanha “Race to Zero”? Metodologicamente, o estudo segue duas abordagens: em primeiro lugar, uma revisão de literatura não sistemática sobre o estado da arte do conceito de “greenwashing”; e, em segundo lugar, uma pesquisa empírica de análise de conteúdo qualitativa/quantitativa realizada a partir das publicações online dos dois maiores jornais de Portugal (Expresso e Público) no período de divulgação do Monitor de Responsabilidade Climática Corporativa.
Association between serum neuron-specific enolase at admission and the risk of delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae in adults with carbon monoxide poisoning: A meta-analysis
Authors: Zhang Yu , Gao Nan , Wang Yingbo , Hu Wenxin , Wang Zhihao , Pang Li
Published: June 2024

Delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae (DNS) significantly impact the quality of life in patients following acute carbon monoxide poisoning (COP). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the relationship between serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels at admission and the risk of DNS in adults after acute COP. Relevant observational studies with longitudinal follow-up were identified through searches in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. The random-effects model was used to aggregate results, accounting for potential heterogeneity. Nine cohort studies, including 1501 patients, were analyzed, with 254 (16.9%) developing DNS during follow-up. The pooled data indicated that elevated serum NSE in the early phase was linked to a higher risk of subsequent DNS (odds ratio per 1 ng/mL increase in NSE: 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.06 to 1.15, P < 0.001). Moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 46%) among the studies was entirely attributed to one study with the longest follow-up duration (22.3 months; I2 = 0% after excluding this study). Subgroup analyses based on country, study design, sample size, age, sex, admission carboxyhemoglobin levels, DNS incidence, follow-up duration, and quality score yielded consistent results (P for subgroup differences all > 0.05). In summary, high serum NSE levels in the early phase of acute COP are associated with an increased risk of developing DNS during follow-up.
Диалог науки и власти: от миграционной теории к миграционной политике. Часть I: разноголосье
Authors: Лисицын Павел Петрович
Published: June 2024

Настоящая статья – первая часть рукописи, посвященной проблемам и противоречиям, возникающим в процессе диалога науки и власти по вопросам миграции. В этой части автор пытается ответить на вопрос, кто же виноват в неэффективности этого диалога  – исследователи, государство или все вместе? В основу статьи лег анализ внутринаучных противоречий, касающихся миграции, и барьеров, осложняющих взаимодействие науки и власти. Во второй части текста, запланированного к публикации в следующем номере журнала, автором будут рассмотрены мифы и стереотипы о миграции и миграционной политике, основанные на проблемах диалога между наукой и властью. Представленный анализ, проведенный по результатам современных исследований (А. Портес, С. Кастлз, Д. Мэсси, Н. Глик-Шиллер, С. Сассен), предлагает альтернативу доминирующим сегодня в российской политике научным идеям о миграции конца XX века, описанным М. Тодаро, О. Старком c Д. Блумом или М. Пиоре, а также их российскими последователями. Таким образом, статья, первая часть которой представлена в текущем номере журнала, познакомит читателя с анализом факторов, влияющих на качество диалога между учеными и властью, а завершится в следующем номере десятью предложениями, направленными на повышение его эффективности.
Opportunities of metabolic treatment in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients with obesity, arterial hypertension and/or ischemic heart disease
Authors: Balabanovich Tatiana I. , Golyshko Valentina S. , Sinkevich Irina A. , Shkuta Elen S. , Veniadziktova Elizaveta A. , Baliuk Pavel V. , Knysh Alexei V.
Published: June 2024

This article provides the experience of examination and treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients with concomitant obesity, arterial hypertension and/or ischemic heart disease, who were prescribed levocarnitine in addition to traditional therapy. The addition of levocarnitine in management of atrial fibrillation was found to be capable of reducing the atrial fibrillation burden after cardioversion and improve the functional state of the patients.
Accurate, Fast and Low Computation Cost of Voice Biometrics Performance using Model of CNN Depthwise Separable Convolution and Method of Hybrid DWT-MFCC for Security System
Authors: Haris Isyanto
Published: June 2024

Identity theft presents a substantial criminal threat in the digital world, especially in online transactions. To overcome this problem, voice biometrics was created as a method to guarantee identity security. This research is to look at voice biometrics systems that use deep learning model, focusing on the CNN Depthwise Separable Convolution (DSC) model compared to CNN Residual. The comparison of these two systems is to improve accuracy and performance. CNN Residual's first Voice Biometrics testing showed a high accuracy validation performance 98.6345%. The large number of Residual CNN training parameters causes a longer training process time 7.37 seconds and response time 2.35 seconds. So, the computing load becomes larger. The second voice biometrics test of CNN DSC showed high accuracy validation performance results 98.3542%. CNN DSC performance succeeded in reducing the number of training parameters, thereby shortening the training process by 5.12 seconds and the fastest response time was 1.54 seconds. Based on the analysis of the test results above, it shows performance advantages. CNN DSC is able to reduce the computing load, is able to improve the user identity security system in banking transactions accurately and quickly and is able to solve the problem of high computing costs.