bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Games and Game Studies Are Meaningful—Are They?
Authors: Reer Felix , De la Hera Teresa , Gómez-García Salvador
Published: January 2025

Building on the idea that digital games are more than trivial pastimes and can have deeper meanings, this article collection brings together emerging findings from the field of game studies. The foundation for this thematic issue was laid at the 2023 symposium of the Digital Games Research Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) held in Madrid. The articles in this collection examine the rich content of games as cultural artifacts and how they encourage reflection, the role of games as social environments and learning tools, the dynamics of identity negotiation and socialization in gaming contexts, the societal perceptions of games, and the increasingly important roles of games and game studies in mediatized societies.
Urban Beekeepers and Local Councils in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Honeybees Are Valuable Allies in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Dimitrov Dara
Published: January 2025

Beekeeping is a popular hobby, and urban beekeepers make up the largest number of beekeepers in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The ease of purchasing beehives, together with New Zealanders’ positive attitude toward honeybees, has meant that hobbyist beekeeper numbers have steadily increased since 2012. The impact of the increasing numbers of urban beehives has meant Aotearoa, New Zealand’s local councils have been forced to deal with honeybees and, ultimately, with urban beekeepers. This has, in some instances, led to nonsensical bylaws that the urban beekeepers have largely ignored. However, this article will demonstrate that local councils and, by inference, urban planners should take an alternative approach to urban beekeeping only because urban beekeeping leads to better sustainability outcomes. This article will show how urban beehives and beekeeping link well to the Sustainable Development Goals and provide local councils and urban planners with justifications to engage with urban beekeepers. Finally, this article states that local councils should stop treating honeybees as farm livestock and instead treat them as valuable pollinators and the indicator species that they are.
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPREAD AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Authors:   Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman Ukraine, Derkach Vadym
Published: January 2025

An analysis has been conducted on the impact of technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), on social connections, human activity, and societal structures. The novelty of this study lies in combining technological, social, and ethical dimensions of AI development within the framework of the sociotechnological paradigm. It is noted that technologies not only enhance human capabilities but also transform their functionality and social relationships. This process is co-evolutionary, involving mutual adaptation of both humans and technologies. The socio-technological paradigm establishes criteria for the acceptance of new technologies and directs their development under existing conditions. Its transformation occurs through the emergence of new needs driven by the availability of technological solutions and the conflicts that arise as a result, which are resolved through changes in social structures. The potential of AI is highlighted in creating sustainable ecosystems, developing new organisms, and designing cognitive agents with enhanced capabilities. This is accompanied by a profound societal adaptation crisis to new conditions. AI replaces human intellectual processes, expanding access to complex computations while simultaneously altering social and economic roles. The analysis identifies models of parasitic processes generated by AI, which merely consume resources without contributing to substantial social progress. It explains how AI can redistribute the labor market by replacing routine functions and introducing new models of cooperation, such as a «quasi-planned economy». The study emphasizes that AI can radically change military strategy, introducing new levels of threats and necessitating novel regulatory frameworks to prevent catastrophic conflicts. AI has the capacity to generate new knowledge, solutions, and models beyond human understanding, thereby transforming methods of societal organization. The introduction of AI intensifies social stratification, creating networks of communities with high social competence that adapt to new conditions. The inevitability of social fragmentation and ethical dilemmas in the future, driven by AI development, is underscored.
PERMISSIBLE LIMITS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS
Authors:   V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kukuruz Oksana , Pakhomov Ruslan ,   V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
Published: January 2025

The article analyzes some cases of artificial intelligence (hereinafter — AI) use in the administration of justice in foreign countries, as well as the attitude of Ukrainian policy makers to this advanced technology, in particular against the background of Ukraine’s further European integration. It is shown that, in general,foreign judicial systems are experimenting with the use of high technologies, and in particular, AI, but they are not ready to consider AI as a technology which, after analyzing the court case, is able to generate a final court decision on its own and, as a result, replace a human judge. It is found out that the heads of national judicial authorities and relevant key representatives of the legislative and executive branches generally share and support European approaches, but allow for a bolder use of AI in order to increase the efficiency of the government in general and the Ukrainian court in particular. It is proved that the most reasoned and developed in this context is the consolidated professional position promoted by the institutions of the European Union (the Consultative Council of European Judges, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, etc. ). Their policy documents state that AI can only play an assisting role in the administration of justice. The authors of the article emphasize the need to develop a balanced and consistent public policy in Ukraine and the corresponding legal regulation in this area, taking into account the positions of the EU institutions.
The specifics of displaying social networks and computer technologies in the fantasy universe of Stephen King in the early 70s of the XX century — early 20s of the XXI century in historical retrospect
Authors: Kasparyan K. V. , Rutkovskaya M. V. , Kolesnikov I. N.
Published: January 2025

This article is devoted to the analysis of the characteristic features of the process of displaying virtual network platforms and cybernetic technologies in the early 1970s — early 2020s in the fantastic universe (literary and cinematic) created by S. King, one of the leading American science fiction writers of our time. In this study, the authors provide a justification for the relevance and scientific novelty of the problem under study. This paper analyzes the specific features of the impact of electronic communication communities and computer technologies on modern society. This article provides an argument for the need to comprehend the coverage of this social problem in fantastic art — specifically in literature and cinematography — as one of the additional aspects of the progress of the predictive function of science. This study provides a reasoned explanation of the definition of the fantastic literary and cinematic universe of S. King as an object of research, taking into account its priority position in the fantasy genre as a whole. This problem was chosen by the authors for analysis in order to reasonably refute stereotypes, according to which the works of S. King and the film adaptations created on their basis are a complex of mass culture materials of an entertainment nature that do not have any semantic significance. At the same time, the authors explore the cardinal differences in the coverage of the studied problem in the original literary works of S. King and their film adaptations. This approach, among other things, allowed the authors to identify the reasons for the negative attitude of the writer to the embodiment of his books on the cinema screen. In this work, the specifics of the process of transformation of the display of social networks and high technologies in the fantastic universe of S. King during the 1970s and early 2020s are comprehended in the context of the author’s reaction to objective changes in scientific and technological progress and ideas about it in public opinion, as well as the growth of their importance in socio-economic, spiritual and the political spheres of life of the human community. In this study, using the example of the fantastic universe of S. King, the characteristic features of the evolution of the position of experts in the field of computer technology over the past five decades in the context of their perception in literature and cinema are also analyzed. The work also examines the moral criteria for the use of social networks and cybernetic technologies in public life and their impact on the development of modern family relations in the perception of S. King, one of the subjects of the formation of public relations in Western society.
Formation of chromaffin modules in postnatal ontogenesis
Authors: Kemoklidze Konstantin
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND: Modular organization is one of the fundamental principles of building living systems at all levels. For the adrenal medulla (AM), the presence of adrenaline-producing (A-) and noradrenaline-producing (NA-) modules was established only recently. This logically raised the question of their ontogenetic formation features.
AIM: To investigate the postnatal formation of AM chromaffin modules.
METHODS: The adrenals of 40 Wistar rats aged 0–1, 6–8, 14, 21 days, 1 and 6–8 months, 5–8 per period, were processed using the Honoré and the standard transmission electron microscopy methods, which allow for the reliable differentiation of A- and NA-cells and an analysis of the state of their complexes.
RESULTS: The AM of adults contains mature A- and NA-modules. A-modules are formed by rounded complexes of tightly contacting A-cells, forming intercellular expansions in the module center. NA-modules are formed by less closely contacting complexes of NA-cells, which form ampulla-shaped intercellular expansions and merge into powerful polygonal arrays that wedge between the rounded A-modules. Each chromaffinocyte is part of a module of its type only. The AM of newborns contains rounded complexes of chromaffinoblasts ("medulla balls"). Most of them consist of electron-transparent closely packed cells, but there are also rare less rounded complexes of more electron-dense, less tightly connected cells. These suggests "medulla balls" are the layings of A- and NA-modules.
At 6–8 days, chromaffinocytes differentiated into A- and NA-cells are strictly being positioned within the complexes of their type, exhibiting characteristic features of A- or NA- modules. Further, the sizes of chromaffin modules increase linearly, and their characteristic features become more pronounced. From the moment of their formation A-modules maintain an entire-bordered, slightly elongated elliptical shape. NA-modules and the arrays they form become increasingly elongated and angular, especially dynamically in the periods of 14–21 days and 1 month – 6–7 months, which corresponds to the growth characteristics of AM chromaffin tissue overall.
CONCLUSION: The appearance of A- and NA-modules simultaneously with the differentiation of chromaffinoblasts into A- and HA-cells and the features of their formation are in good agreement with the concept of the modular organization of the AM as its morphofunctional basis.
La Imagen de China Construida por Automedios Extranjeros: Una Aproximación a la Narrativa Popular en el Canal de YouTube “Jabiertzo”
Authors: Xiang Chen , Jiayu Shen
Published: January 2025

Con el aumento de los intercambios internacionales, el público extranjero anhela conocer de cerca la verdadera China, especialmente las “narrativas populares” que involucran la vida cotidiana de la gente común. Este estudio investiga el canal “Jabiertzo” en YouTube para reflexionar cómo los automedios extranjeros pueden contrarrestar estas distorsiones desde una perspectiva de “el Otro”. Utilizando análisis de “redes semánticas”, se revela que, a diferencia de los medios oficiales y dominantes, estos medios se centran más en experiencias personales de la vida cotidiana, reflejando de manera precisa los cambios en la sociedad china y fomentando un entendimiento más profundo. El presente trabajo explora cómo utilizar los valores emocionales compartidos entre diferentes culturas para mejorar la interacción y la experiencia sensorial del público internacional, contribuyendo a una narrativa más vívida y multidimensional de China.
Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Classes in MASK-air Users
Authors: Sousa-Pinto B , Savouré M , Vieira RJ , Amaral R , Czarlewski W , Bedbrook A , Valiulis A , Kvedariene V , Brussino L , Gemicioglu B , Haahtela T , Klimek L , Kraxner H , Larenas-Linnemann DE , Pfaar O , Regateiro FS , Samolinski B , Taborda-Barata L , Toppila-Salmi S , Ventura MT , Ansotegui IJ , Braido F , Canonica GW , Cecchi L , Cruz AA , Devillier P , Fokkens WJ , Gil-Mata S , Giuliano AFM , Ivancevich JC , Kuna P , Kupczyk M , Louis G , Louis R , Makris M , Morais-Almeida M , Mullol J , Nadif R , Niedoszytko M , Okamoto Y , Ollert M , Papadopoulos NG , Patella V , Pawankar R , Pereira AM , Pétré B , Pham-Thi N , Roche N , Rouadi PW , Sastre J , Scichilone N , Sheikh A , Sova M , Todo-Bom A , Yorgancioglu A , Zidarn M , Anto JM , Zuberbier T , Fonseca JA , Bousquet J
Published: January 2025

Background: The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines classify rhinitis as "intermittent" or "persistent" and "mild" or "moderate-severe".
Objectives: To assess ARIA classes in a real-world study in terms of phenotypic differences and their association with asthma.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional real-world study based on users of the MASK-air® app who reported data for at least 3 different months. We assessed the frequency of users according to the ARIA classes and compared these classes in terms of rhinitis symptoms, use of comedication, frequency of comorbid asthma, and the association between comorbid asthma and rhinitis control.
Results: A total of 2273 users (180 796 days) were assessed. Most users had moderate-severe rhinitis (n=2003; 88.1%) and persistent rhinitis (n=1144; 50.3%). The frequency of patients with probable asthma was 35.7% (95%CI, 34.5%-37.0%) for intermittent rhinitis and 48.5% (95%CI, 47.1%-49.9%) for persistent rhinitis. The maximum values on the visual analog scale (VAS) for rhinitis symptoms and the combined symptom-medication score were lower in patients with mild rhinitis than in those with moderate-severe rhinitis (irrespective of whether they had persistent or intermittent rhinitis). In most ARIA classes, VAS nose and VAS eye and rhinitis comedication were more frequent in patients with rhinitis+asthma than in those with rhinitis alone.
Conclusion: This study suggests that the presence of asthma is more closely related to persistence of rhinitis than to severity and that the presence of comorbid asthma may be associated with poorer control of rhinitis across the different ARIA classes.
Personal protective equipment usage and compliance among healthcare workers
Authors: Abdulaziz Alzamzami Abdulghani , Ibrahim Marwa Mansour Al , Nemer Fatimah Mohammed Al , Ghallab Zainab Ali , Alsulami Ayman Ali , Alghamdi Abdullah Ali , Samm Huda Ali , Alasmari Nuha Saad , Alshamrani Abdulrahman Abdullah , Aljohani Shahd Saeed , Altalibi Naif Ali
Published: January 2025

This review delves into personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and adherence among healthcare professionals. The research highlights the role of knowledge and awareness in shaping compliance behaviors, stressing the importance of education and training initiatives. Factors like discomfort, perceived risk, and cognitive beliefs at a level with organizational culture, leadership, and a positive safety environment impact compliance result. The benefits of using PPE range from preventing healthcare-associated infections to promoting the well-being of healthcare workers. Successful clinical management involves evidence-based policy creation, thorough education and training programs, strategic resource distribution, and ongoing assessment. Leadership and organizational culture are drivers that cultivate a safety-oriented culture and adherence to PPE protocols. Given the evolving nature of diseases, guidelines need updates alongside contingency plans for potential outbreaks or pandemics. As healthcare institutions aim to enhance compliance levels, the insights from this review offer direction for managers and policymakers by laying a foundation for improving safety standards and strengthening overall healthcare systems.
From Laboratory Lichens to Colonial Symbiosis. Melchior Treub Bringing German Evolutionary Plant Embryology to the Dutch Empire, 1880-1909
Authors: Wille Robert-Jan
Published: January 2025

In this article I demonstrate that Buitenzorg formed an important site for developmental botany or plant embryology. The research stations of Buitenzorg was not only a place for colonial big science, but also a hotspot for new transformations in biology. This article focuses on the evolutionary science practice of Buitenzorg’s director Melchior Treub, and on how he adapted a German style of laboratory biology to the reality of the colonial tropics. In Buitenzorg, plant embryology evolved from a European taxonomic Hilfswissenschaft into a leading sub-discipline of colonial agricultural science. Studying cooperation in nature, Treub was extra keen on experimenting with new forms of political cooperation in the empire.
‘Omdat wie de waarheid wil zien, de waarheid moet leeren liefhebben’. De invloed van J.Th. de Visser, Nederlands eerste minister van Onderwijs, Kunsten en Wetenschappen (1918-1925), op het nationale wetenschapsbeleid
Authors: Bruinsma Mette
Published: January 2025

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences celebrated its centenary in 2018. Upon its establishment one hundred years ago, the Ministry was intended to be a temporary wing of government, formed solely to arrange the results of the Dutch ‘school struggle’: namely, achieving agreement on the equalization of public financing for religious schools. The fact that the Ministry remains in operation today, with its current size and financial and political responsibilities, demonstrates the active involvement of The Hague in educational policy and provision.In this paper, the role of the first Minister of Education, Arts (later changed to Culture) and Sciences, J.Th. de Visser, is analysed with specific regard to the positioning of science policy in the newly developed Ministry. The principal reason to establish this new Ministry was primary education. However, how did De Visser shape the institutional relationship between politics and sciences in the Netherlands during his two terms of office? The true, the good and the beautiful were De Visser's key themes, and as the first minister of this not-so-temporary ministry, he played a small but significant role in the national history of science policy formulation.
‘De zoon, op wie zij trots was’. Voorgeschiedenis van de breuk tussen het Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde en de Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst, 1856-1945
Authors: Schoolmann Bastiaan , Flipse Ab
Published: January 2025

‘The son she was proud of’: History of the separation between the Dutch Journal of Medicine and the Dutch Organization for the Advancement of Medicine, 1856-1945This article analyses the relationship between the Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (NTvG) (the Dutch Journal of Medicine) and the Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst (the Dutch Organization for the Advancement of Medicine) in the period 1856-1945. The establishment of the weekly journal in 1856 promised a fruitful alternative for the staggering monthly periodical of the Organization, in which it published its transactions earlier. Although the relationship between the Organization and the Journal, which was called the ‘official organ’, was sometimes characterized as one between a mother and a child, the cooperation soon became troubled by conflicting interests, ultimately stemming from the journal’s increasingly scientific focus. The Organization was dissolved during the Second World War, but when it was re-established afterwards it chose the newly established journal, Medisch Contact, as their official partner, a decision that apparently was based on the events during the War solely. In this article we argue, however, that there was a longer, troubled relationship, which almost caused earlier endings of their partnership.
Resurrecting Janus in the twentieth century history of medicine and science
Authors: Haalboom Floor
Published: January 2025

This article analyses the history of the journal Janus (1896-1989), the meaning of the Janus metaphor, and the reception of the journal in the fields of history of medicine and science. It makes three general arguments. First, Janus was a much more important publication in the history of medicine than acknowledged in the field. Second, at the time of the journal’s founding, the Janus head metaphor had broader significance in debates on how the natural sciences and the humanities should relate to one another, and on what medical history ideally looked like. Third, the very different reception of Janus in the history of science and the history of medicine is proof of the traditionally strong, but artificial boundary between those fields.
Tussen liefhebbers en professionals. Het "groene tijdschrift", 1978-2007
Authors: Vermij Rienk
Published: January 2025

Gewina, the Dutch society for the history of science and medicine, started a newsletter in 1957. In 1978, this was converted into an official journal, Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis der Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde, en Techniek. Initially it was published by Rodopi in Amsterdam, but in 1992 it went over to Erasmus Publishing in Rotterdam under the new name of Gewina. The journal was to serve both the interests of the members of the society, who were mostly amateurs, especially from the medical profession, and the promotion and professionalization of the history of science and medicine in the academic world. These two objectives appeared hard to reconcile. Because of the increasing application of academic standards, the medical amateurs felt increasingly less at home. On the other hand, developments in scientific publishing and increasing burocratic tendencies at the universities put the right to existence of a Dutch-language journal into question in the academic world as well. In 2007, the society decided to join forces with some other Dutch and Belgian societies. This led to the end of Gewina and the start of the new journal Studium.
Pregnancy Complications and Development of Chronic Disease in Later Life
Authors: Nasrin Dr Lulu
Published: January 2025

The majority of pregnancy-related health issues seem to go away at delivery or very soon after. Preterm labour, placental abruption, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes are common examples. It is well established that women who experience these kinds of issues throughout their pregnancies are more likely to experience similar issues in subsequent pregnancies. Pregnancy puts a strain on a woman's body, it can reveal underlying predispositions to disease that would otherwise go undetected for years, and this association between various pregnancy complications and the development of chronic disease in later life has gained recognition. However, despite the growing body of data, healthcare providers are not aware of these risks.
Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Species Isolated from Urine Samples: A Laboratory-Based Analysis
Authors: Asad Maryam , Ali Mehdi , Hamza Hafiz Muhammad , Faisal Manal , Gondal Abdullah
Published: January 2025

Background:This study investigates the distribution and antifungal susceptibility patterns of various Candida species isolated from urine samples collected between December 2022 and March 2024. A total of 1,313 isolates were examined, with a gender distribution of 29.9% male and 71.1% female, across five distinct age groups. The aim was to provide a comprehensive analysis of species prevalence and their sensitivity to different antifungal agents.
Results:The most frequently isolated species was Candida albicans, comprising 63% of all cases, predominantly found in the 65+ age group. Other less common species included Candida tropicalis (36 cases), Candida kefyr (11 cases), Candida glabrata (8 cases), and Candida spp. (442 cases). The antifungal susceptibility analysis showed that Candida albicans exhibited high sensitivity to Fluconazole (834 sensitive cases) but intermediate sensitivity to Amphotericin in 243 cases. Candida tropicalis and Candida kefyr showed high sensitivity to all antifungals, while Candida spp. demonstrated considerable resistance to Fluconazole and Micafungin.
Conclusion:The findings highlight that while most Candida species are sensitive to commonly used antifungals, certain species like Candida spp. and Candida albicans show notable resistance to Amphotericin and Micafungin. The results emphasize the importance of performing susceptibility testing to guide effective treatment, especially in older patients who exhibit a higher prevalence of Candida infections. The data from this study provide valuable insights for clinicians managing fungal infections and tailoring antifungal therapy.
Biofeed through Bioconversion process with the Engineered Methylomicrobium buryatense Strain 5GBC1-RO1
Authors: SERROUNE Abdelmoumen Shad , Dr. Khasani  , Kakiecwski James , Brenton Marshall , SERROUNE Abdellatif , Basset Deborah , SERROUNE Hicham , Gescot Sebastien
Published: January 2025

This study presents a novel approach to mitigate methane emissions while simultaneously addressing the growing demand for sustainable animal feed through the development of an engineered methanotrophic strain, Methylomicrobium buryatense 5GB1C-RO1. Utilizing advanced genetic engineering techniques, including CRISPR/Cas9 and horizontal gene transfer, we have optimized the ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) cycle and enhanced oxidase activity in this strain. The bioconversion process is facilitated by innovative bioreactor designs, including Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactors (TPPBs) and Inverse Membrane Bioreactors (IMBRs), which significantly improve methane solubility and mass transfer. Through metabolic flux analysis and computational modeling, we have achieved high biomass yields and efficient methane utilization. The resulting biofeed demonstrates a superior nutritional profile, with optimized macronutrient content and essential components. This integrated approach not only contributes to greenhouse gas mitigation but also offers a promising solution for sustainable animal nutrition. Our findings suggest that the 5GB1C-RO1 strain and associated bioprocesses have the potential to revolutionize both environmental protection and agricultural sustainability
Orofacial Granulomatosis in Upper Lip : A Case Report
Authors: Alwakeel Abdulaziz A , Almutari Talal , Baismail Hattan , Alrashedy Fadyih , Alshehri Abdullah
Published: January 2025

Introduction:
 In 1985 Wiesenfeld et al., suggest the terminology of “Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG)” to explain  a  chronic granulomatous lesion that  involving the orofacial area include the  lip, face and oral cavity, the histopathological examination usually associated with noncaseating granulomas and multinucleated Langhans‑type giant cells
Aim of Reporting This Case:
The aim of reportioning this case is highlighting the awareness of orofacial granulomatosis disease after excluding all diseases that has granulomatous lesion
Case presentation:
A 30-year-old male patient was referred to the oral medicine clinic due to swelling of the upper lip and redness of the gingiva. Clinical examination revealed a nodular lesion in the central area of the upper lip with a firm sensation upon palpation. Additionally, there was slight redness in the gingiva. The patient was medically fit, and our clinical differential diagnoses included Crohn’s disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, and orofacial granulomatosis.
Lab tests requested for the patient included CBC, ACE, ESR, and CRP. All investigations yielded negative results.The patient was also referred to internal medicine for endoscopy.A biopsy was taken from the inner area of the upper lip under local anesthesia (1.8 mL of lidocaine with epinephrine) and sent for histopathological evaluation. The histopathology report showed non-caseating granulomas, confirming the final diagnosis of orofacial granulomatosis.
Intra-lesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide (40 mg/10 mL) was initiated. At the 2-week follow-up visit, the patient reported softening of the upper lip, though the redness persisted.
Conclusion:
Swelling in the upper lip can have various potential causes, including Crohn’s disease, Wegener’s granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, and orofacial granulomatosis. Greater awareness of the oral manifestations of these conditions is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
Association between attentional function and blink-suppressed pinch strength
Authors: TANIKAWA Yoshihiro , MIYAHARA So , NAGAI Kuniaki , IWAKIRI Ryota
Published: January 2025

We suggested that dual-task achievement, maximum muscle strength maintenance on pinch strength measurement combined with blink suppression for 5 seconds, is associated with attentional function and blink suppression. The subjects of our previous survey consisted of 27 young and 12 elderly persons. As attentional function reduces with aging, the necessity of a survey involving elderly persons was considered. As previously adopted, we used the Trail Making Test Japanese version (TMT): Part A and Part B for attentional function assessment. Since TMT Part B more accurately reflects cognitive function compared to TMT Part A, this survey was performed, hypothesizing that pinch endurance may reduce in subjects requiring a specific time for Part B. The subjects were 24 healthy elderly persons (74.7±8.1 years, 2 males, 22 females). Before pinch strength measurement, each subject was instructed to stop blinking for 5 seconds, and the number of blinks was counted. The pinch strength measurement time was established as 5 seconds, and changes in strength during that time were examined. On the first session of pinch strength measurement, no instruction was given (no suppression). Before the second session of measurement, each subject was instructed not to blink (under suppression). In a group with blinking under suppression, the maximum muscle strength on pinching was exhibited at 2 to 3 seconds in the absence of suppression (p=0.04), whereas it was exhibited at 3 to 4 seconds and at 4 to 5 seconds under suppression (p<0.046). In a group requiring a specific time for Part B, pinch strength persisted for 2 to 4 seconds, and significantly reduced (p≤0.04). Measurement of blink-suppressed pinch strength in healthy elderly subjects showed that a reduction in pinch strength at ≥3 seconds was associated with the time required for Part B. This measurement method was useful as a simple screening method.
A rare case of Vieussens ring fistula to pulmonary artery finding on cardiac magnetic resonance: A Case report and Literature Analysis.
Authors: E Alexanderson-Rosas , KY Franco-Rodríguez , DS Claudio-Moreno , MA Díaz-Cervantes , RA León-Laredo , LF Chávez-Vázquez , LA Rodríguez-García , R Cano-Zárate , A Meave-González
Published: January 2025

A 61-year-old woman presents with functional decline due to dyspnea and angina. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging reveals a Vieussens' arterial ring (VAR) with a fistula from the coronary artery to the main pulmonary artery trunk.
Análise de casos suspeitos de reinfecção por SARS-COV-2 em um município da região Sul do Brasil
Authors: Hofstaetter Victória , Godinho Corrêa Emilly , Dos Santos Rossi Eduardo , Abreu Pauli Monique , Schlichting Azevedo Julia , De Queiroz Arlant Maria Anita , Daher Sabatin Machado Fernanda , Da Cruz Magalhães Buffon Marilene , Pizzatto Eduardo
Published: January 2025

Este estudo buscou analisar os casos suspeitos de reinfecção por SARS-CoV-2 na população do município de Piraquara/PR, a fim de contribuir para o planejamento em saúde. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, quantitativo, com base em dados secundários de Piraquara, durante o período de março de 2020 a março de 2022. Foram identificados 681 (N=681) casos suspeitos de reinfecção, a maioria do sexo feminino (62,8%), e entre 20 a 49 anos (76,7%). Quase todos os casos suspeitos (94,3%) ocorreram durante a terceira onda pandêmica, quando mais de 70,0% da população já estava completamente vacinada. Fica evidente a importância da iniciativa e do planejamento, fundamentados na epidemiologia e evidência científica, para ter sucesso no enfrentamento de uma pandemia.
COMUNICAÇÃO DIGITAL GOVERNAMENTAL NO BRASIL EM TEMPOS DE COVID-19:
Authors: Nascimento de Queiroz Lucia de Fatima , Maidanda Capelari Mauro Guilherme , Barbosa Meira Roseana Maria
Published: January 2025

O artigo apresenta os resultados de estudo sobre Comunicação Digital Governamental (CDG) no Brasil, realizado mediante visita aos sítios eletrônicos das Secretarias Estaduais de Saúde (SES) durante o primeiro ano da crise causada pela pandemia de Covid-19. Trata-se de estudo exploratório, transversal, com abordagem qualitativa e coleta de dados em ambiente digital, cujos objetivos consistiram em analisar os sítios eletrônicos das SES e estimular o debate sobre o papel que ocupam na governança do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Os resultados revelaram heterogeneidade das informações sobre os fóruns de governança estadual do SUS (Comissões Intergestores Bipartite e Conselhos Estaduais de Saúde); diversidade nas informações sobre a Covid-19 e nos dados relativos às receitas e despesas governamentais do setor saúde. Foram identificadas experiências residuais de conteúdos em línguas diferentes do português, raras situações de prestação de serviços por telessaúde e ausência de espaços de interação direta entre os cidadãos e as equipes das SES. Espera-se que o momento de mudanças causado pela Covid-19 represente uma oportunidade de debate e inovação das práticas de CDG adotadas por estas instâncias gestoras do SUS
Inovação e excelência: a gestão de sucesso na 2ª edição do concurso município inovador do programa Cuidar Melhor
Authors: Romao Pasqualini Nerio Valéria , Castro Júnior André Ribeiro de , Gomes Maria Morgana Souza , Abreu Leidy Dayane Paiva de
Published: January 2025

Objetivo: narrar a experiência na gestão da 2ª edição do concurso municipal inovador do programa cuidar melhor. Método: Trata-se de  um  relato  de  experiência que narra a trajetória da equipe da comissão executora vinculada à Gerência de Pesquisa em Saúde (GEPES) na gestão e fluxos organizacionais do 2°Concurso Município Inovador  do  Programa  Cuidar  Melhor no período de janeiro a julho de 2023. Foram desenhadas as etapas de desenho do edital, produção de plataforma para inscrição dos participantes, inscrições dos municípios,  homologação das  práticas,  descrição das práticas por parte escrita, avaliação da arguição das práticas e lançamento do resultado final do concurso, e implementação de oficinas de produção científica. Resultados: O concurso avaliou práticas inovadoras de saúde implementadas nos municípios do Ceará, sendo as 10 melhores práticas reconhecidas e divulgadas. O concurso abrangeu cinco áreas temáticas e as inscrições foram realizadas por meio de uma plataforma online dedicada. O processo de avaliação incluiu duas etapas: uma avaliação escrita e uma apresentação oral. O ranking final dos municípios premiados foi anunciado em abril de 2023. A 2ª edição do Concurso Município Inovador destacou práticas de gestão bem-sucedidas na promoção da inovação e excelência na saúde pública em nível municipal. Considerações Finais: O estudo apresentou a experiência enquanto prática multiprofissional na gestão do Programa Cuidar Melhor no Ceará, evidenciando a proporção do alcance da estratégia no âmbito estadual. Foi possível verificar que esta ação destacou-se por promover o estímulo a práticas inovadoras e bem-sucedidas na gestão da saúde pública em nível municipal.
Exploring the Use of Informative Speaking Strategy at English Hour Program at RRI Pro 2 Banjarmasin
Authors: Riskina Aulia , Al Farhan Miftah , Aflahah Noor Aida
Published: January 2025

Informative speaking involves delivering speeches to disseminate knowledge and improve the audience's understanding of specific topics. Therefore, this study aims to explore the use of informative speaking strategies in the English Hour programme at RRI PRO 2 Banjarmasin, focusing on how broadcasters implement these strategies and the challenges they face. The case study method was used to obtain data using in-depth interviews, observation, and analysis of documentation in the broadcast process. Two broadcasters who handle the English Hour programme were involved as research participants. The results of data collection were processed using data analysis techniques such as data condensation, data display and conclusion drawing. The results identified that broadcasters used several strategies, such as topic selection, in-depth research, organised structure, clear language, relevant examples, and an engaging delivery style. In addition, the barriers they faced were delivering complex topics, translating terms, and maintaining the flow of the conversation during live broadcasts. In addition, further research is highly recommended to dig deeper into the effectiveness of this strategy and explore additional methods to improve informative speaking in radio broadcasts.
From Community to Alienation: Psychological and Social Isolation in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Authors: Abdalla Shabaz , Abdulqadir Ayub Hasan , Ali Zuber Osman , Ahmad Hedayat Muhamad
Published: January 2025

The theme of alienation is explored in Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' as this study investigates how the narrative mirror the various intricacies of human relations and demands on society in the Victorian times. In the study, the psychological and social dimensions of alienation in Victor Frankenstein, and his creation are analysed qualitatively, using a text analysis. What the findings show is that alienation is not a matter of personal struggle but rather reflects broader moral and social struggles, including the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution and attempts to construct identity in a changing world. By providing insights into the messy nature of alienation as multifaceted phenomenon, crossing time, this study contributes to the discussion of individuality and societal dissociation, which have become topics of discussion in contemporary literature. This study therefore also has the implications that literature can contribute to the enduring human concern, and should continue to become explored in terms of alienation in historical and modern contexts.
EXPERIENCES OF ABILITY GROUPING (A CASE STUDY AT ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UIN ANTASARI)
Authors: Hizriani Nani , Saadillah Saadillah , Rahayu Puji Sri
Published: January 2025

Ability grouping is a common educational practice which is intended to improve education quality by grouping students together according to their achievements.  This research focuses on the attitude and believes of the students and lecturers of English Education Department toward grouping ability in term of confidence, achievement, expectation, competition, cooperation and respect. This is a descriptive qualitative research since it is used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations. The respondents of this research were students of academic year 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the lecturers. To collect the data, English proficiency test, questionnaires, and interview were used as the instruments. The findings from questionnaire and interviews mostly shows positive attitudes and believes toward ability grouping both from the students and the lecturers being investigated. There is little issue about respect experienced by some lecturers, yet, it is inconclusive. From the result, it is suggested that lecturers need to adjust materials, select appropriate techniques and methods to suit the students’ characteristics.
MIND MAPPING TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE
Authors: Pradasari Novi Indah , Pratiwi Indra
Published: January 2025

English is a popular language currently,  it is being taught according to the needs of students. . This situation has contributed to the development of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) (Hutchinson & Waters, 1987). Due to the fact that ESP students have underlying conference repertoire, their language skills are affected by them. Among these skills, writing is considered difficult to get success due to the difficulties faced especially by the EFL students in ESP class. This research is formulated to investigate how mind mapping can enhance students’ writing performance in ESP class. This research implements Collaborative Action Research (CAR). It is done in the form of cycles. It also comprises four steps; planning, acting, developing, and reflecting which are adapted from Mertler’s model (2012). Based on the data analyzed, it could be concluded that mind mapping could be implemented to enhance students’ performance in writing procedure text and solve the problem to generate and organize their ideas before writing. it also brought positive attitude in teaching and learning..
ATTRIBUTES FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF A GOOD PRACTICE OF ONLINE COURSE: A REFLECTIVE STUDY ON THE 1ST INDONESIAN MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (IMOOC)
Authors: Triyoko Hanung , Hasbi Muhamad
Published: January 2025

Technology advancement has allowed our education to make innovations, and massive open online courses (MOOCs) has become one of the promising programs that facilitate fruitful learning outcomes for many fields of study especially English language learning. This reflective study evaluated the first iteration of Indonesian Massive Open Online Course (IMOOC), in 2017, perceived from both facilitator and participant point of view, taking the IMOOC IAIN Salatiga camp as the sample subject of the study. Our reflections started with vignettes on challenges and opportunities for online learning and some attributes generally referred to as the basic requirements of successful open online course, such as, curiosity and richness in ways of the learning materials, preferences in learning and flexibility for the aspects of learning style and facilitation, and user-friendliness for the aspects of information and communication technology. Finally, our reflections as a facilitator and a participant to the first IMOOC discovered assorted technical and module-related issues faced by facilitator and participants respectively but both assured of opportunities prospective to develop professionalism in English language teaching in the future. In a more serious note, this study has formulated 3 attributes for the basic requirements of successful open online course namely providing multimodal contents in accordance with participant critical thinking level, accommodating different learning styles with stimulating facilitation, and utilizing current and user-friendly digital tools applicable and integrative in Indonesian teaching context.
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BASED ON GRAMMATICAL RULE FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF TADRIS BAHASA INGGRIS DEPARTMENT AT STAI MEMPAWAH
Authors: Dofir Dofir
Published: January 2025

Language acquisition is very similar to the process students  use in acquiring first and second languages. It requires meaningful interaction in the target language natural communication--in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding. Error correction and explicit teaching of rules are not relevant to language acquisition (Brown, 1970), native speakers can modify their utterances addressed to acquirers to help them understand. Grammatical functions are assigned directly to the underlying representation in a more or less across the board fashion, only taking into consideration the language dependent semantic function hierarchy. This approach bypasses a number of constraints on subject assignment that may be gathered from typological data, and observed from the actual behaviour of speakers. We propose a treatment of Subject assignment on the basis of a combination of semantic factors of the relevant referents and other functional aspects of underlying representations. In Subject (and Object) assignment are now located in the daily diologue, in Mackenzie, J (2004).
Foundations of Second Language Acquisition: Strategies and Motivation of Banjarese Young Learners in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Authors: Ali Kasan Rusnadi , Fadillah Ridha , Yusuf Muhammad
Published: January 2025

The study examined the language learning strategies and motivations of EFL learners in Banjarmasin Junior High Schools, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The researchers used a mixed-method approach, collecting data from 60 student participants across 3 State Islamic Junior High Schools and 3 State Junior High Schools in the region. The data were gathered through a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS to identify the preferred strategies and levels of motivation. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis to gain insights into the learners' strategy use and motivations. The findings reveal that the participants utilized a variety of language learning strategies, such as cognitive, metacognitive, social, and affective strategies, to acquire and learn English. The participants were found to be both integratively and instrumentally motivated to learn English, driven by a desire to integrate with the target language community as well as practical reasons, like academic and career prospects. The study offers valuable insights into the language learning behaviors and motivations of young Banjarese EFL learners, which can inform more effective English language teaching and learning practices in the region.
Construção de credibilidade dos dados
Authors: Gabry Victor , Marcondes Carlos Henrique
Published: January 2025

This study aimed to explore how legitimizing institutions create credibility for metrics within their spheres of operation and influence. It specifically examined how three companies—MOZ, SEMRush, and Ahrefs—construct credible narratives to justify the indicators they sell, using a subset of search engine optimization metrics. The theoretical framework employed includes Bourdieu's field theory and Certeau's tactics and strategies, with the methodology being the French discourse analysis of Algirdas Greimas. We observed that legitimizing institutions rely on tactics such as outsourcing responsibility, denying the claims of others, compartmentalizing data, and embracing technological solutionism as postulated by Morozov to affirm their relevance. We also found evidence that the introduction of a new "data" by a legitimizing institution undergoes a process with a certain degree of generalized validation, where the discourse considers the actors involved in its use and interpretation.