bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Botanical and ecological characteristics of the floristic core of woody-shrub plant communities on technogenically devastated lands (Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine)
Authors: Bielyk Y. V. , Lykholat Y. V. , Lykholat T. Y. , Kvitko M. O.
Published: September 2024

The long-term effect of man-made impact on the environment leads to a radical change in the biogeocenotic cover, among which a special place is given to the devased lands of the Kryvyi Rih region. Their area has increased significantly over the past fifty years and continues to grow and today is more than 30 thousand hectares. hectare. The process of restoring these lands, in particular the quarry-dump type, which were formed during open-pit mining, is usually slow, the natural vegetation cover here quite specific. The present study examines the results of assessing the floristic composition, ecomorphic characteristics, and vitality of woody and shrub plants that constitute the floristic core on technogenically devastated lands. The study utilized the results of our own research conducted from 2019 to 2023 on the territory of the disturbed areas in the Kryvyi Rih iron ore region. It has been determined that the floristic core on the devastated lands of the Kryvyi Rih region consists of 19 species belonging to 15 genera and 11 families. Within the ecological spectrum of the floristic complex (core) comprising woody and shrubby species, mesoxerophytes are prevalent, succeeded by mesotrophs, with a consistent occurrence of sciophytes and heliophytes. Our results indicate that the ecological conditions of the devastated lands are relatively favorable for the growth and development of woody and shrub plant species. It was found that the vital condition of the floristic complex (core) was assessed as «weakened». The condition of woody plants suggests the relative favorability of the ecological conditions of the dump for their growth and development.
Evaluation of bark phytochemical composition of the genus Sorbus plants as a source of biologically active compounds
Authors: Khromykh N. O. , Liashenko O. V. , Anishchenko A. O.
Published: September 2024

Phytocompounds have attracted considerable scientific interest due to their promising healing properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Plants of the genus Sorbus L. are well known in traditional medicine, but the constituents responsible for the pharmacological activity of herbal preparations have not yet been sufficiently identified. In this work, the composition of non-phenolic phytocomponents in the bark of natural for Ukraine Sorbus plants was investigated. Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), 33, 39, and 36 phytocompounds belonging to alkanes, aldehydes, alcohols, fatty acids and their esters, ketones, terpenoids and nitrogen-containing compounds were identified in extracts of the bark of Sorbus domestica L., S. aucuparia L., and S. torminalis (L.) Crantz., respectively. The largest classes of compounds were alkanes in the bark of S. domestica, and terpenoids in the bark of S. aucuparia and S. torminalis. Extracts of S. aucuparia were dominated by tetracyclic terpenoid ethyl isoallocholate (12.44% of the total), while the pentacyclic terpenoids lupeol (15.71%) and alpha-amyrin (7.41%) were predominant in S. torminalis and S. domestica extracts, respectively. Many of the compounds identified in Sorbus bark extracts are well known for their biological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective and anti-arthritic effects. The study results indicate that the bark of the genus Sorbus plants is a promising source of phytocompounds with significant bioactive potential.
Patrones geoespaciales de la morbilidad por covid-19 en Costa Rica: marzo 2020 a mayo 2022
Authors: Chamizo Horacio Alejandro , Romero-Zúñiga Juan José , Alonso Ubieta Suyén , Quirós-Arias Lilliam
Published: September 2024

Introducción: En distintos países, la epidemia de covid-19 se ha manifestado en el espacio geográfico como conglomerados de alta morbilidad o zonas calientes, y como conglomerados de puntos fríos de baja incidencia, los que han sido explicados a partir de variables sociales. Objetivo: Caracterizar los patrones la morbilidad de covid-19 en Costa Rica entre marzo del 2020 y mayo del 2022, y explicarlos desde los determinantes sociales de la salud en el contexto geográfico. Métodos: Se diseñó un estudio ecológico a nivel distrital, con datos sobre vacunación contra covid-19, reportes semanales sobre la velocidad de avance de la epidemia, el nivel de desarrollo, y otros datos demográficos. Se construyeron mapas temáticos, se identificaron y caracterizaron los patrones geoespaciales de la morbilidad explicados a partir de modelos de regresión lineal y geográficamente ponderada. Resultados: Se identificaron conglomerados de puntos calientes en la Gran Área Metropolitana y su entorno, y puntos fríos que flanquean esta zona de alta incidencia. El modelo de regresión lineal que incluyó el promedio de vacunas por persona, la velocidad en el reporte de casos semanal, el desarrollo social en sus dimensiones económica, educacional y sanitaria, así como la proporción de viviendas hacinadas y de personas nacidas en el exterior, explicó más del 70 % de las variaciones espaciales de la incidencia de casos (bruta y estandarizada por edad y sexo). El modelo geográficamente ponderado corrigió problemas de autocorrelación mejorando la capacidad explicativa a un 82 %. Conclusiones: La morbilidad durante la epidemia de covid-19, en Costa Rica, durante el período evaluado, se configuró mediante conglomerados espaciales de puntos calientes y fríos muy bien establecidos. Esta estructura se pudo explicar desde los determinantes sociales de la salud, comprobando que se generan efectos en la morbilidad, diferenciados territorialmente.
Evaluation of the use of a photovoltaic installation in the autumn and winter in the aspect of climate change
Authors: Stanek Paulina , Leśny Jacek , Leszek Kuchar , Ewa Broszkiewicz-Suwaj Ewa
Published: September 2024

Cel pracy

W obliczu nieuchronnej zmiany klimatu, oraz wysokiego zapotrzebowania na energię w okresie grzewczym (październik – marzec), podjęto próbę oszacowania zmiany dostępnego promieniowania całkowitego w perspektywie 60 lat (2000 – 2060)

Materiał i metody

Do szacowania promieniowania wykorzystano 5 wzorów bazujących na standardowych danych meteorologicznych (temperatura, opad), dla których parametry wyznaczono na podstawie rzeczywistych obserwacji pochodzących z Wrocławia, który jest dobrym reprezentantem południowej, nizinnej części Polski. Wartości opadu i temperatury dla roku 2060 i scenariusza RCP 6.0 oraz tła (roku 2000) uzyskano przy pomocy generatora danych meteorologicznych WGENK.

Wyniki i wnioski

Uzyskane rezultaty wskazują, że przy spodziewanym wzroście temperatury i opadów, promieniowanie całkowite może zmniejszyć się o 5% w okresie październik – marzec w roku 2060 w porównaniu do roku referencyjnego 2000.
Koncepcja pieniądza i kredytu Ludwiga von Misesa - pieniądz fiducjarny jako forma interwencji w mechanizm wolnego rynku
Authors: Mrowiec Marcin
Published: September 2024

The first aim of the article is to analyse the views of Ludwig von Mises on the origin, functions and types of money, and to highlight the advantages of using his approach over a number of contemporary ones. A very tight correlation between the genesis of money with its primary function, and the logical derivation of the secondary functions, should be counted among these benefits. The paper analyses the Misesian typology of money, along with types of credit and corresponding types of banking activity. The Menger-Mises paradigm of the interest rate as a coordinating mechanism of the economy may at the same time be perceived as a system of interdependent prices, which remains sensitive to signals from the monetary sphere. Using Mises' approach, one can conclude that monetary expansion interferes with the market's equilibrium, which in turn can provide an interesting paradigm for analysing the current global economic crisis, which was largely facilitated by money and the expansion of credit over the last few decades. Discussing the analytical perspective is the aim of the second part of the text. In other words, the theoretical considerations analysed here may constitute the theoretical foundations for empirical analyses regarding mechanisms of the current economic crisis, and be an alternative to mainstream macroeconomic theories.
The Rule of Law as a Bogeyman: Disputes Over Conditionality Mechanism
Authors: Du Vall Katarzyna
Published: September 2024

The rule of law principle is one of the pillars of contemporary liberal democracies. It is also a common value shared by the individual member states and the European Union. A vital element of the rule of law is to ensure access to effective legal protection carried out by independent, impartial and independent courts.Despite nominally existing axiological unity, as well as formally adopted high standards of justice in Poland and the EU, a dispute over the understanding of the rule of law begin in late 2015. The main focus of the conflict has been the profound changes to the Polish judicial system. One of the unveils of the crisis came to light with the work on the EU budget for 2021-2027, complemented by the Next Generation EU recovery programme and conditionality mechanism. The latter allows the EU to take special measures in cases when breaches of the rule of law principles affect or seriously risk affecting the EU budget or the EU’s financial interests. The conflict between the European Union and the Republic of Poland is primarily ideological and politically driven. The discrepancies with regard to the shape, meaning and principles of the third power seem to stem from the adoption of different paradigms –liberal and populist –in approaching the role of the judiciary in a democratic state.
In vitro sensitivity of the tomato early blight disease agent Alternaria alternata to some fungicides
Authors: Erdurmuş Gamze , Canpolat Sirel , Tülek Senem , Demiröz Duygu , Alpkent Yasin Nazım , Gümrükcü Emine
Published: September 2024

Early leaf blight is a common fungal disease caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler. Various fungicides are used for the chemical control of this disease. As a result of the frequent use of fungicides, decreased susceptibility to the pathogen may be observed. In this study, the susceptibility of early leaf blight (A. alternata), a problem in tomato plantations, to azoxystrobin, tebuconazole and mancozeb was determined. Sixty A. alternata isolates were obtained from 121 infected plant samples collected from the Antalya, Ankara, Bartın, and Zonguldak provinces in 2013 and 2014. Pathogenicity tests revealed that the disease severity of the isolates varied between 50% and 85% on average. The susceptibility of the isolates to azoxystrobin, tebuconazole, and mancozeb was determined by radial growth tests, and ED50 values against azoxystrobin, tebuconazole and mancozeb were determined to be 0.4 ppm, 0.6 ppm and 0.6 ppm, respectively. Polatlı was the most susceptible isolate to the three active substances. Alanya isolate to azoxystrobin (ED50= 452 ppm), Derbent isolate to mancozeb (ED50= 14.45 ppm), Serik and Kayaburnu isolates to tebuconazole (ED50= 33.61 ppm) were determined as the highest resistance isolates. As a result of the study, it was determined that some of the isolates developed resistance to these fungicides.
Introduction: On Women, Affirmative Aging, and the Video Essay
Authors: Zecchi Barbara
Published: September 2024

This special issue of [in]Transition (11.3) emerges from a collaborative endeavor to explore the intersection between videographic criticism and aging studies, through interventions that denounce gendered configurations of ageism within audiovisual cultures, while advancing what I would define as a gerontophilic practice-based research that gives shape, form, and discourse to an “affirmative” conception of old age.
Host preference and physiological performance of the invasive hemiparasite of coastal communities Cassytha filiformis L. (Lauraceae)
Authors: Anchevida Santiago E. , Ramos-Zapata José , Garruña-Hernández René , Parra-Tabla Victor
Published: September 2024

Background: Invasive parasitic species have barely been studied despite their impact on the communities they invade.
Questions: What is the host range used by the invasive parasite Cassytha filiformis in the coastal scrubland of northern Yucatan? Does C. filiformis show host preference? Does the physiological performance of C. fliformis (water deficit and chlorophyll content) vary among hosts on which it establishes and reproduces?
Study species: Cassytha filiformis, an invasive hemiparasitic vine of coastal communities.
Study sites and dates: Telchac, Yucatán, México. The study lasted from October 2022 to June 2023.
Methods: The incidence of C. filiformis parasitism was recorded. Histological analysis confirmed parasitism, and the water potential and chlorophyll concentration of C. filiformis in its main hosts were determined.
Results: C. filiformis parasitized 10 species, showing a preference for shrubs. Its main hosts were Scaevola plumieri, Phitecellobium keyense and Croton punctatus. Differences between hosts were observed in water potential variation and total chlorophyll concentration. Differences between stem types (young and mature) in chlorophyll concentration were also observed.
Conclusions: C. filiformis prefers shrub species to establish. The physiological performance of C. filiformis varied depending on host identity. Differences in chlorophyll concentration between stem types of C. filiformis suggest functional physiological differences between them.
Quantification of fungal ITS Gene Copies Using ddPCR (EvaGreen-based assay: ITS1f-ITS2) v1
Authors: Petrova Eva , Angel Roey
Published: September 2024

The protocol was designed to quantify microbial eukaryotic fungi using ITS region copy number evaluation by Droplet Digital PCR technology (ddPCR) from Bio-Rad company. For the assay, we are using a universal fungal ITS rRNA primer pair: ITS1f 5'- CTT GGT CAT TTA GAG GAA GTA A -3', 38 bp upstream of ITS1 from White et al., 1990 ITS2 5'- GCT GCG TTC TTC ATC GAT GC -3', identical to ITS2 from White et al., 1990until now because of its extreme length variability among the fungi species. In fact, this variability introduced a bias to final copy numbers estimated by qPCR,. Amplicon size: ~250–600 bp (Bokulich & Mills, 2013; Hoggart et al., 2018) The same ITS1f and ITS2 primers are recommended for use for fungi identification by the Earth Microbiome Project.
Assessing Industrial Heritage Through Collaborative Counter-Mapping: A Case Study of Salts Mill, UK
Authors: Jin Wenyan , Jin Jiayi
Published: September 2024

The decline of Britain’s traditional manufacturing economy has resulted in an increase in abandoned factories and industrial structures, signifying a crucial turning point for local communities historically anchored in these industries. This research centres on the Salts Mill complex, a former textile factory that has undergone a remarkable transformation into a versatile space in the heart of Saltaire Village in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England. It delves into the revitalisation of Salts Mill, focusing on the intersection of industry and art. This approach uniquely highlights the socio-cultural and intangible elements embedded in the regeneration process, exploring strategies crafted to inject vitality into local communities intricately connected to this industrial site. Counter-mapping served as the primary participatory method, allowing insights from both rational observers (experts) and the involved users (local communities) to be integrated into three main areas of inquiry: the embodied experiences of Salts Mill, the essence of the locale as reflected in the building, and the everyday life interactions facilitated by arts-led regeneration. The authors argue that these components are indispensable for achieving comprehensive understandings and insights crucial to pioneering research on industrial heritage buildings. Moreover, reimagining the transformation of old factory structures through innovative arts-led initiatives can significantly bolster long-term sustainability and nurture resilient community development. This highlights the importance of prioritising community and broader context over merely focusing on the assessment and conservation of collections and buildings within post-industrial cities and towns.
Differences of interference myogram patterns from forearm muscles at different variants of the hand grip
Authors: Eliseichev E. A. , Tyaptin A. A. , Zhilin R. M. , Vorobyev P. S. , Blinov I. S.
Published: September 2024

Background. Most modern bioprostheses use two sensors located on the flexor and extensor muscles of the hand and fingers to register muscle activity, which severely limits the functionality of the device and complicates switching between grips. One of the solutions to this problem is to use an array of more sensors to recognize different grips using a neural network.

Aim. To evaluate the possibility in principle of using an array of 8 sensors for recognizing different grips.

Materials and methods. Research was conducted on 23 healthy volunteers, whose surface myograms were recorded at 13 different grips. An array of surface-type electroneuromyographic sensors (n = 8) with bipolar electrodes and electroneuromyographic signal amplification factor of 2000 times, myograph and software are of own development were used as a technical base for the research.

Results. For most subjects, the differences in the investigated parameters when comparing grips with each other reached thousands of percent, especially when comparing the product of frequency and mean amplitude. In some pairs the differences were less significant and amounted to less than 400 %. The proportion of pairs with reliable differences varies from subject to subject when comparing the product of frequency and mean amplitude and ranges from 71 to 98 %. The average value for the whole group is 87 %. When comparing frequency only, the variation ranges from 67 to 93 %, with an average of 78 %.

Conclusion. For most subjects, the majority of grips are confidently differentiated from each other. Due to pronounced individual peculiarities, the decision to use this or that parameter to control the bioprosthesis for a definite person is individual and should be made after a thorough neurophysiological research. Some people will require training in order to develop a new motor stereotype.
Molecular mechanism of neurodegeneration in spinal muscular atrophy
Authors: Vlasenko A. I. , Nazarov V. D. , Lapin S. V. , Mazing A. V. , Surkova E. A. , Blinova T. V. , Topuzova M. P. , Alekseeva T. M.
Published: September 2024

In the last decade, pathogenetic methods for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy 5q have been developed. These include increased expression of the SMN2 gene, correction of SMN2 splicing, or reexpression of the SMN1 gene. Despite the comprehension of the genetic causes of the disease and the existence of therapies, it is still not completely known which molecular mechanisms in SMN protein deficiency lead to the degeneration of motor neurons. Understanding the molecular pathways involved in the loss of motor neurons may help develop new therapeutic strategies. The article presents genetic and biochemical data that reveal the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in spinal muscular atrophy 5q.
Erythema nodosum in Gianotti–Crosti syndrome associated with cytomegalovirus infection: a case report
Authors: Pronskaya Olga A. , Bogomazov Alexey D. , Bets Olga G. , Tynnikova Valeria V.
Published: September 2024

Gianotti–Crosti syndrome and erythema nodosum can be triggered by many different infections. These conditions are rare, especially in combination with each other, and therefore require a competent approach to differential diagnosis and identification of the cause. This article describes a case of a rare combination of atypical nodular erythema and Gianotti–Crosti syndrome with cytomegalovirus infection. A 6-year-old patient was under outpatient treatment for acute respiratory viral infections and exanthema. The child had an aggravated family history of atopy. Acute cytomegalovirus infection was laboratory confirmed. The diagnosis was made: “Cytomegalovirus disease. Infantile papular acrodermatitis (Gianotti–Crosti syndrome)”. After 7 days, the symptoms of acrodermatitis resolved, but papular elements persisted and new hyperemic papular-vesicular rashes appeared. After 3 weeks, nodular erythema developed against the background of the existing elements. The clinical diagnosis was: “Erythema nodosum. Cytomegalovirus infection. Infantile papular acrodermatitis”. The diagnosis was confirmed after consultation with a rheumatologist. The prescribed treatment had no effect on the duration of the disease. Unusuality of erythema nodosum was manifested as absence of symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection, joint and muscle pain the day before. The patient was under paediatric care for 3.5 months, by the end of which the papular acrodermatitis and erythema nodosum resolved almost simultaneously. Paediatricians should consider the possibility of combining Gianotti–Crosti syndrome and erythema nodosum for timely diagnosis.
Promoviendo la investigación en la educación contable: metodologías y prácticas
Authors: Romero-González Zilath , Ortiz-Martínez Juan Manuel , Cardona Diego
Published: September 2024

El presente documento tiene como objetivo reflexionar la integración de la investigación en los currículos universitarios de contaduría y el papel de los docentes en la formación de competencias investigativas. La investigación analiza las políticas académicas y estructuras curriculares que promueven una cultura investigativa, subrayando la importancia de un enfoque transversal. Se evalúa cómo la formación y las prácticas pedagógicas de los docentes impactan la calidad y cantidad de investigación en las universidades, proponiendo estrategias para mejorar su capacitación y transformar el currículo. La metodología incluye una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva, destacando las corrientes tradicionales y alternativas en contabilidad. Además, se abordan aspectos como la autoevaluación y la necesidad de una docencia que integre investigación y práctica profesional. El estudio concluye que es esencial una mayor interdependencia entre docencia, investigación e impacto social para fortalecer la formación científica en contaduría y responder a las demandas del entorno socioeconómico.
Perspectiva integradora del modelo de derechos humanos y derecho humanitario en el marco de la sociedad internacional
Authors: Ros-Velarde Diego Alonso , Castillo-Ortega Hugo
Published: September 2024

La intención del presente artículo es establecer como discusión central las acciones que debe considerar la sociedad internacional para generar un modelo que integre a la par derechos humanos y derecho humanitario, en el que se privilegien ambas perspectivas y no se eximan a algunos de los derechos lo cual es una tarea compleja, que requiere de un estudio del orden mundial relacionado con instituciones, reglas y principios, entre ellos: dar valor a la ética del uso de la fuerza física. A través de la técnica documental y del método comparativo se realiza una revisión exhaustiva en diversas fuentes para encontrar una línea común que permita generar esta propuesta con la intención de tener un modelo actual que incida en las tendencias de estudio sobre la discusión del tema. Se concluye que se estiman algunas decisiones significativas y urgentes al respecto en materia de derecho internacional humanitario y derechos humanos en las que ha estado presente el Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja para atender a personas e intercedieron instituciones como la Corte Penal Internacional; para lograr que el derecho en su más amplio sentido cumpla su función social y logre tutelar y proteger los derechos más elementales de las personas que viven tanto en paz como en guerra.
Tendencias de las investigaciones sobre logística integral y cadenas de suministro enfocadas al logro de la calidad de los procesos
Authors: Sánchez-Suárez Yasniel , Mohammed Alawi Abdulmuneem , Medina-Nogueira Yuly Esther , Chacón-Guerrero Edixon Javier , Dos-Santos-Gomes Priscilla , Martínez-Nieto Darwin Alexander
Published: September 2024

La gestión logística es crucial para la mejora de la calidad de los procesos empresariales, ya que impacta directamente en la satisfacción del cliente y en la rentabilidad. El objetivo de la investigación es analizar la producción científica sobre logística integral y cadenas de suministro enfocadas al logro de la calidad de los procesos. El paradigma de investigación es mixto, a partir de un análisis bibliométrico, de tipo descriptivo y retrospectivo, que se complementa con una revisión documental, según los principios de la metodología Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, en las bases de datos SCOPUS, Scielo y Google académico durante el período 1998 a 2024. El comportamiento de las investigaciones es heterogéneo, con una tendencia positiva caracterizada por una función lineal donde predominan los artículos de investigación en el área de la ingeniería. Los países más productores son China e India. Se identifican 4 líneas de investigación científica, además un análisis de autores y los niveles de citación en la temática. La logística emerge como un componente esencial en la gestión empresarial moderna e impacta en la calidad de los procesos empresariales ya que impacta directamente en la satisfacción del cliente y en la rentabilidad.
Trabajadores informales: un estudio socioeconómico y demográfico
Authors: Archila-Calixto Anderson Ferney , Márquez-Rondón Gerardo Antonio , Núñez-Barrios Elviz Daniel , Caballero-de-Martínez Karina Hildemar , Carreño-Ríos María
Published: September 2024

La informalidad es un fenómeno que se ha venido extendiendo por toda Colombia, debido a la falta de adsorción de la mano de obra por parte del sector formal, dirigiendo la fuerza de trabajo a otras actividades laborales específicamente a las ventas ambulantes, estacionarias o semiestacionarias, donde comercializan artículos de aseo, alimentos perecederos y no perecederos, bebidas, prendas de vestir, entre otras, que ante la falta de un lugar o sitio de trabajo, recurren a invadir el espacio público. El trabajo tiene por objetivo caracterizar la población de trabajadores del sector informal del área céntrica de la ciudad de San José de Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, para el año 2013. El estudio es de tipo cuantitativo con un diseño transeccional. Se formula una encuesta aplicada a setenta y tres vendedores informales del área céntrica de la Ciudad de San José de Cúcuta. En cuanto al perfil del trabajador informal, para la dimensión de educación, se evidencia que el trabajador tiene un nivel educativo de primaria incompleta; que abandono su formación educativa a la edad de 15 años por falta de ingresos; que sus funciones laborales no le permiten estudiar al mismo tiempo, sin embargo, no tiene intención de retomar la actividad académica. Para la dimensión sociodemográfica, se encuentra que no hay diferencias significativas referente al sexo, sin embargo, hay más presencia de hombres que de mujeres; la edad promedio trabajador está entre 40 a 44 años, en su mayoría son residentes netos de nacimiento; habitan en los barrios periféricos de la ciudad. Por lo expuesto, es necesario implementar un programa de salud ocupacional permanente para el sector informal del área céntrica de la ciudad de Cúcuta, que contenga sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica para los accidentes de trabajo y las enfermedades relacionadas con el trabajo. Además, es importante adelantar en la Secretaría de planeación municipal, estudios de sectores propicios y disponibles para la implementación de proyectos de reubicación de los vendedores, de modo que se maneje un ambiente propicio entre la administración local.
Social Determinants of Health: A Health-Centered Approach to Multi-Sectoral Action
Authors: Pinto Diana M. , Savedoff William D. , Bauhoff Sebastian
Published: September 2024

The social determinants of health (SDH) are critical contextual factors, predominantly social, that directly and indirectly influence health outcomes by shaping individual behaviors and environmental health risks. SDH account for a significant portion of the burden of disease. Addressing these determinants through proven cost-effective interventions, such as reducing tobacco consumption, improving nutrition, and mitigating household air pollution, can prevent unnecessary illness and mortality. Moreover, tackling SDH enhances health equity, reduces the strain on healthcare systems, and accelerates progress toward Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The paper highlights the importance of integrated, multisectoral strategies in addressing SDH, illustrating their effectiveness with examples from various domains, and underscores the need for further research to develop policies that simultaneously target multiple social and environmental factors
2023 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance
Authors:   European Investment Bank,   African Development Bank,   Asian Development Bank,   Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank,   Council of Europe Development Bank,   European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,   Inter American Development Bank,   Islamic Development Bank,   New Development Bank,   World Bank
Published: September 2024

This 13th edition of the Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance is an overview of climate finance committed in 2023 by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the New Development Bank (NDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG).
Surges in the Shadows: Stock-Flow Adjustments and Public Debt Spikes
Authors: Andrian Leandro Gaston , Rodríguez César M. , Valencia Oscar
Published: September 2024

In this paper, we study the drivers of public debt surges across 172 countries from 1980-2021. We focus on the role of discrepancies between the annual change in public debt and the budget deficit, referred to as stock-flow adjustments (SFA). The analysis employs survival methods to model the effect of SFA and other macroeconomic factors on the hazard rate for debt spike events. We differentiate between debt accumulation trends and spikes to examine how SFA influences the likelihood of a spike once a country is already on an increasing debt trajectory. Our results indicate that an increase of one percentage point in the SFA to GDP ratio increases the hazard rate of a surge by 15%. This effect is greater for advanced economies (25%) relative to emerging markets (14%). Moreover, contingent on a debt trend, a higher SFA significantly increases the chance that a spike will materialize, especially in advanced countries. We address the self-selection problem associated with SFA by using an IV approach based on the notion that fiscal transparency. We conclude that accurate SFA estimates are critical for debt sustainability analyses. Overall, our analysis provides novel evidence on the mechanisms underlying public debt surges and their consequences. Our findings can guide policymakers in identifying risks from hidden debt trajectories and improving transparency. The results are robust to various sensitivity checks and alternative specifications and methodologies.
Miłość to wspólna historia. O tym, jak kochamy w późnej dorosłości
Authors: Kozłowska Urszula
Published: September 2024

Marcel Proust once said „Love does not exist in itself, but in us, it is our personal creation”. It is impossible to contradict the great French writer’s opinion, after all, it is us who „create” love. Everyone has their own image of love woven from their own experiences, symbols, signs provided by the culture in which they live. And although this image is universal, it has its individual contexts as well. Thus, we create our own personal, specific, unique story of love allowing us to understand what we really want or desire.
The presented book shows various approaches to love taking into consideration both its biological dimension and the psychological and social perspectives. This is because old age is the final stage of human life cycle. It is its culmination. In fact, one could say that we prepare for old age throughout our lives. It is largely up to us what it will be like. The importance of emotional relationship in the lives of older people should be emphasized. These relationships not only allow for better quality of life but they also have a more positive impact on the ageing process. Therefore, both the third and fourth chapters present the meanings and sense that people give to love in late adulthood. Ten topics were pointed illustrating the meaning, significance and specificity of love as well as an individual vivisection of the subjects, their understanding and memory of love. The culmination point is the closest reflections on the topic by the respondents themselves. Robert Sternberg was right when he wrote that „Love is a story, and so we – and not William Shakespeare, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Erich Segalor Barbara Cartland – are the authors”. And that’s all there is to it.
In the book, I tried to show love from different perspectives and in different contexts. Always through the lens of „science”, be it psychological, or sociological or historical points of view. This is a lot, but sometimes not enough, either. What was also important for me was depicting how we look at love, what role it plays in our lives. Is love a privilege of adolescence, or we can also love being fully mature and overloaded with life experience? I tried to find answers to all these questions in this newly published book.
Focusing of linearly polarized optical vortex and a Hall effect
Authors:   IPSI RAS – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS, Kotlyar V.V. ,   Samara National Research University, Kovalev A.A. ,   IPSI RAS – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS,   Samara National Research University, Nalimov A.G. ,   IPSI RAS – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS,   Samara National Research University
Published: September 2024

Polarization of a higher-order cylindrical vector beam (CVB) is known to be locally linear. The higher the beam order, the larger number of full circles the local linear polarization vector makes around the optical axis. It is also known that the CVB with radially symmetric amplitude has zero spin angular momentum (SAM) and zero orbital angular momentum (OAM) both in the initial plane and in the focal plane (because in both Cartesian components of the vector field, the angular derivative of phase is zero). We show here that near the focal plane of the CVB (i.e. before and beyond the focus), an even number of local subwavelength areas with rotating polarization vectors are generated. In addition, in the neighboring areas, the polarization vectors are rotating in the opposite directions. Thus, the longitudinal components of the SAM vector in such neighboring areas are of different sign. After passing through the focal plane, the rotation direction of the polarization vector at each point of the beam cross-section changes to the opposite one. Such a spatial separation of the left and right rotation of the polarization vectors is a manifestation of the optical spin Hall effect.
Advances in Adhesive Bonded Joints for Composite Materials: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: R. Hanumantharaya  , Kumar B. G. Prem , Amitkumar  , Kumar M. S. Vinod
Published: September 2024

Adhesive bonded joints have become increasingly significant across various high-tech industries, including aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction. This growing importance is largely due to their efficiency in joining lightweight composite materials, which are integral to modern engineering applications. In this review paper, we offer a comprehensive update on the latest advancements in adhesive bonded joints specifically for composite materials. The paper delves into several critical aspects of adhesive bonding, beginning with surface preparation. Proper surface preparation is crucial for achieving optimal bond strength and durability, and this paper explores the latest techniques and best practices in this area. It also examines current testing methods used to evaluate the performance of adhesive joints, ensuring that they meet stringent industry standards. Durability is another key focus of the review. We discuss various considerations related to the long-term performance of adhesive bonded joints, including environmental factors, load-bearing capacity, and resistance to aging and degradation. The paper also highlights recent innovations in adhesive technologies. These advancements include new formulations and types of adhesives that enhance bonding capabilities and overall joint performance. Additionally, we cover the latest developments in surface treatments, which play a critical role in improving adhesion by modifying the surface properties of composite materials. In summary, this review offers a thorough and up-to-date examination of adhesive bonded joints for composite materials, highlighting both recent advancements and ongoing challenges, while providing valuable insights into future research directions
Habeas Corpus: uma perspectiva dos sucedâneos recursais e análise de caso concreto ante as infrações cometidas por pacientes inimputáveis
Authors: Abrantes Ana Clara Vieira , Bezerra Ana Clara Trajano , Silva Maria Eduarda Lins da , Oliveira Maria Gabrielly Estrela Guedes e , Targino Giliard Cruz
Published: September 2024

Esta pesquisa tem como tema a análise do habeas corpus, no que tange a casos de crimes cometidos por portadores de transtornos psicológicos, levando em consideração os sucedâneos recursais e a análise de casos cometidos por pacientes inimputáveis. Está relacionado ao eixo temático de Direito Processual Penal, Direito Penal e Psicologia Jurídica. Para isto, esta pesquisa estará voltada para um estudo de como o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro analisa a situação em questão. A realização desse estudo se justifica pelo fato de existirem poucas pesquisas acadêmicas sobre o tema apresentado, sobretudo quando se trata da questão envolvendo crimes cometidos por portadores de transtornos mentais, mas principalmente quando levado em consideração os Direitos Humanos e os métodos processuais existentes para resolução dos casos frente ao meio jurídico. Dessa forma, neste trabalho, procurou-se realizar um estudo sobre o habeas corpus, com base na perspectiva dos sucedâneos recursais. Quanto à metodologia empregada, foi utilizada uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória, bem como bibliográfica e documental, com técnica de busca textual em artigos científicos, sites jurídicos, na Constituição Federal de 1988, mas também no Código Processual Penal e Código Penal. A pesquisa mostrou diversos pontos de vista em relação ao eixo temático em estudo, bem como trouxe de forma direta e explicativa como o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro prevê a penalização para as pessoas portadoras de transtorno mental que de maneira involuntária cometeram algum delito.
A Modern Quality Assurance System - Condition and Support to an Efficient Management
Authors: BOTEZATU Mihai Alexandru , PIRNAU Claudiu , CARP CIOCARDIA Radu Mircea
Published: September 2024

The development and diversification of the business environment needs better and better quality assurance for provided services and products for all execution stages. The organizational management, researchers and specialists in the quality management field are studying, analyzing, comparing and proposing modern solutions for organizing and monitoring a quality assurance system within organizations. In this context, this paper analyzes the interactions between development and quality as well as the way to perform and implement a procedure for regulating the way to prepare and update the documents needed for quality management at the knowledge-based organizations level, using IT&C.
Differential-Integral Approach to the Competition Resistance Evaluation of Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Organization
Authors: Sergeevna Zelentsova Lidiya , Ivanovich Tikhonov Alexey
Published: September 2024

The goal was to develop original approach to evaluating the competition resistance of an organization as an integrator of intra-organizational interaction to obtain a synergy effect. Hypothesis: the evaluation of competition resistance should be integral and predictive. The proposed approach allows forming an original set of indicators reflecting the multidimensional nature and specifics of the science-intensive and high-tech industrial organization activity under the conditions of changing external environment. Results: selection criteria, sets of indicators, levels of intensity and competition resistance matrix give science-intensive and high-tech companies timely opportunities identification and innovative development and, accordingly, a stable position in the market.
Аnalysis of the Factors Influencing the Market of Insurance Services in Life Insurance
Authors: Melnychuk Yuliya , Chvertko Lyudmila , Korniienko Tetiana , Vinnytska Oksana , Garmatiuk Olena
Published: September 2024

The article on the topic "Analysis of factors affecting the market of insurance services in the field of life insurance" aimed to analyze and identify the actual factors affecting the activities of insurance companies in the insurance market in the field of life insurance. It proves that such factors of influence arise on the basis of interaction of demand and supply of insurance products in the insurance market of Ukraine. The basic theoretical principles of formation of demand and offer of insurance services are considered. It has analyzed and calculated the indicators that reflect the state of business of a company. The factors that influence the development of life insurance on the insurance market are analyzed and characterized. Conclusions and proposals have been made regarding the influence of factors on the development of insurance services.
Visual Understanding of Problem and Pictures´ Occurrence in Educational Process
Authors: Rumanová Lucia , Drábeková Janka
Published: September 2024

In this paper we describe functions of pictures and their using in educational process. We focus specifically on their occurrence in mathematics and economics. We present these functions of pictures in application and non-routine problems. Visualization of theme with using pictures is an aid for a better understanding of each problem in different subjects. From the point of view of the given topic, we have also analysed the math textbooks.
Student Solutions of Non-traditional Geometry Tasks
Authors: Ďuriš Viliam , Šumný Timotej , Pavlovičová Gabriela
Published: September 2024

The article deals with student solutions of non-traditional geometry tasks focused on triangle constructions. The research conducted concerns the solutions proposed by the students of Mathematics Teaching in combination with another subject at the University of Tirana in Tirana, Albania, and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. The second group consisted of technical education students in the field of Software Engineering at the Canadian Institute of Technology in Tirana, Albania. In this comparison, we focused on the success of the solution method used as well as comparison of the solution methods of the individual groups of students in terms of their success.
An Efficient Gradient Based Modified Cuckoo Search Optimization with Dynamic Levy Flight (MCSO-DLF) Algorithm for Breast Cancer Detection
Authors: Chakraborty Amit , Singh Gulbir
Published: September 2024

Purpose of Study: This study evaluates the Gradient-Based Dynamic Levy Flight Cuckoo Search Optimization (MCSO-DLF) for breast cancer detection and compares it to six established optimization algorithms. The goal is to determine if MCSO-DLF offers higher accuracy and computational efficiency for optimizing diagnostic models.
Methodology: The study compares MCSO-DLF with PSO, GA, ACO, SA, DE, and ABC using the Breast Cancer Wisconsin dataset. The algorithms are evaluated based on accuracy, convergence speed, and efficiency. MCSO-DLF uses dynamic Levy flight and gradient-based optimization to improve solution quality.
Main Findings: MCSO-DLF achieved the highest accuracy (0.9912) and fastest computation time (65.94 seconds), outperforming all other algorithms. This demonstrates its effective balance between exploration and local solution refinement.
Implications: MCSO-DLF significantly improves accuracy and speed, offering potential advancements in breast cancer detection systems, leading to better patient outcomes and more efficient healthcare.
Novelty of Study: This study introduces MCSO-DLF as a novel hybrid optimization method that combines gradient-based optimization with dynamic Levy flight, outperforming traditional algorithms in complex medical diagnostics.
ITINERÁRIOS DECOLONIAIS E OS DESAFIOS DA DESOBEDIÊNCIA EPISTÊMICA NA AMÉRICA LATINA: a bússola crítica de Raul Zibechi
Authors: Burnett Frederico Lago
Published: September 2024

Trilhando pelas mesmas questões dos intelectuais da América hispânica que, a partir dos anos 1990 e em torno do grupo Modernidade/Colonialidade (BALESTRINI, 2013), erigiram o arcabouço teórico que hoje sintetizamos com o termo decolonialidade, o conjunto da obra do jornalista, pesquisador e militante uruguaio Raul Zibechi descortina novos horizontes neste século em que “vivemos tempos de metástases”. Suas análises dos conflitos sociais em campos e cidades do Rio Grande à Patagônia, do Pacífico ao Atlântico, flagra outro sangue a correr nas ainda “veias abertas da América Latina” e o contrapõe a práticas aparentemente contestatórias, mas submetidas à dominação e ao poder político do Estado. Percebendo as atuais lutas populares do continente como “bússola para a reflexão teórica”, o autor assume como sua principal tarefa acompanhar “o tipo de transição que estamos vivendo em direção a mundos outros que se estão construindo”, analisando “os modos como cada povo os está defendendo” (ZIBECHI, 2023, p. 1).
DOMINAÇÃO E RESISTÊNCIA: os direitos humanos como expressão da tensão moderna entre colonialidade e decolonialidade
Authors: Carvalho Rayann Kettuly Massahud de
Published: September 2024

O objetivo do presente trabalho é apresentar, a partir da obra do autor decolonial Walter Mignolo, a luta social contra as diferentes formas de dominação e de exploração como um elemento definidor da modernidade e que sempre esteve presente no transcorrer da história moderna latino-americana. Para isso, primeiramente apresenta o modo como referida tradição compreende a modernidade e sua complexa relação com a América Latina. Em segundo lugar, analisa a luta contra a colonialidade e por direitos humanos, bem como a decolonialidade como categoria teórico-social que expressa a resistência contra a dominação moderna/colonial. Sendo possível concluir que a modernidade é um conceito complexo, abarcando simultaneamente violência e luta social contra ela.