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Unity and Pride: An Exploration of the Motivations Behind the People’s Decision to Build the Tower in Genesis 11:1-9
Authors:   Africa International University, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, Ndzi Leonard
Published: November 2024

This article explores the complex reasons for a community’s construction of a tall building frequently referred to as the “Tower” in literature and history. This study uses an interdisciplinary lens and sources from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and history to identify the fundamental sources of pride and solidarity that motivated the group effort. The Tower, a representation of human togetherness and ambition, is evidence of humanity’s goal to reach the stars. Beneath its imposing exterior, nevertheless, is a rich tapestry of reasons skilfully woven by those who dared to construct it. To offer light on the complex nature of human ambition and group action, this research attempts to analyze these motivations. This study investigates the function of unity in promoting group initiatives using historical accounts, literary interpretations, and psychological theories. It investigates how a shared vision may unite disparate societies in pursuit of a common objective despite individual differences. Examining the idea of pride, it looks at how the need for achievement and acknowledgment fuels human ambition and the formation of collective identities. This study emphasizes the Tower narrative’s ongoing relevance by comparing historical and modern examples. It contends that the inspirations for its creation are timeless and culturally ubiquitous, mirroring the yearning for transcendence, unification, and acknowledgment among all people. Ultimately, this research provides insights into how individual goals and group efforts interact. Understanding the driving forces behind the Tower’s construction gives us critical new perspectives on the dynamics of human ambition and the never-ending pursuit of pride and unification.
The Interplay of Theology, Socio-Political Dynamics, And Economic Realities in Contemporary Africa
Authors:   Africa International University, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, Ndzi Leonard
Published: November 2024

This paper unpredictably investigates the exchange between religious philosophy and contemporary Africa’s socio-political and financial elements. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, it dives into many philosophical viewpoints, incorporating conventional African religions and Abrahamic beliefs. The verifiable advancement of these points of view is fastidiously followed, disentangling their significant effect on administration, cultural standards, and financial conduct across the landmass. Through a top-to-bottom examination of philosophical establishments, the paper examines how conviction frameworks established in customary African other worldliness and Abrahamic customs shape Africa’s social and profound scene. It takes apart the unpredictable associations between philosophical points of view and the political belief systems predominant in the area, revealing insight into the job of strict forerunners in forming political talk. The investigation stretches out to civil rights and everyday freedoms, testing the philosophical underpinnings that impact perspectives and activities towards equity and value, with a sharp spotlight on the backing endeavors of strict foundations. In looking at the monetary fundamental factors, the paper examines the effect of abundance, poverty, and thriving philosophies on the financial way of behaving, giving an understanding of how philosophical reactions address issues of neediness and monetary disparity. Furthermore, the paper analyses the moral parts of well-defined courses of action, investigating severe strength areas for what means monetary profound quality and where reasoning meets the functional monetary new development.
Rozpoznanie i przeciwdziałanie zagrożeniom funkcji gleb – wybrane aspekty podstawowej wiedzy dla decydentów
Authors: Chojnicki Józef , Kostecka Joanna
Published: November 2024

Dobrej jakości, żyzne gleby są podstawowym elementem środowiska przyrodniczego, w glebie zaczyna się i kończy proces krążenia materii i przepływu energii. Jest ona miejscem gdzie złożone elementy przyrody ożywionej (bioróżnorodność) i nieożywionej spełniają liczne świadczenia ekosystemowe dla wieloelementowej i wielopoziomowej biosfery - w tym człowieka. Zdrowa gleba to zdrowy pokarm i zdrowy człowiek. Gleby, będąc także środkiem infrastruktury dla produkcji rolnej, mają ogromne znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze. Celem opracowania było pokazanie wybranych charakterystyk gleby i jej roli a także określenie podstawowych działań koniecznych do podjęcia w celu spowolnienia zagrożeń dla jej złożonych funkcji.
Synergistic Approaches to Enhance IoT Intrusion Detection: Balancing Features through Combined Learning
Authors: Narayanarao Chokkapu , Mandapati Venkateswara Rao , Boddu Bhaskara Rao
Published: November 2024

The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a crucial role in ensuring security by preventing unauthorized access, malware infections, and malicious activities. IoT monitors network traffic as well as device behaviour to identify potential threats and take appropriate mitigation measures. However, there is a need for an IoT Intrusion Detection system with enhanced generalization capabilities, leveraging deep learning and advanced anomaly detection techniques. This study presents an innovative approach to IoT IDS that combines SMOTE-Tomek link and BTLBO, CNN with XGB classifier which aims to address data imbalances, improve model performance, reduce misclassifications, and improve overall dataset quality. The proposed IoT IDS system, using the IoT-23 dataset, achieves 99.90% accuracy and a low error rate, all while requiring significantly less execution time. This work represents a significant step forward in IoT security, offering a robust and efficient IDS solution tailored to the changing challenges of the interconnected world.
Cooperativas agroindustriais da cadeia de valor da castanha-do-brasil: um novo paradigma extrativista na Amazônia
Authors: Mariosa Pedro Henrique , Pereira Henrique dos Santos , Kluczkovski Ariane Mendonça , Vinhote Maria Luana Araújo
Published: November 2024

Resumo A cadeia de valor da castanha-do-brasil, que envolve mais de 60 mil famílias de agricultores indígenas e tradicionais, é gerida por mais de 100 organizações do terceiro setor que atuam basicamente no beneficiamento primário. Apesar de ser o principal produto florestal extrativista da Amazônia, sua cadeia de valor segue associada às relações de trabalho pré-capitalistas e monopsônios regionais e vem perdendo espaço para o paradigma agropecuário, defendido pela maioria dos planejadores e agentes econômicos da região. O objetivo geral deste estudo é investigar se o novo modelo das agroindústrias cooperativadas está contribuindo para o surgimento de um novo paradigma extrativista para a região. Na análise de inovações e descobertas sobre a cadeia de valor, as cooperativas agroindustriais mostram sinais de uma lógica de trabalho coletivo que pode reverter a subordinação do trabalho ao capital. A cadeia de valor é composta por cinco elos: floresta, comunidade, beneficiamento primário e secundário e mercado. As agroindústrias cooperativas do Amazonas mostram uma emancipação do sistema de aviamento e a ascensão de seus agentes sociais como protagonistas locais. A gestão coletiva desses empreendimentos tende a convergir para o novo paradigma extrativista na Amazônia.
O disclosure de escândalos socioambientais e a reputação corporativa
Authors: Oliveira William Augusto Sousa de , Botinha Reiner Alves
Published: November 2024

RESUMO Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar o uso da neutralização no disclosure de escândalos socioambientais e sua relação com a reputação corporativa. Não foram identificados estudos que fizessem a observação das estratégias e motivações do disclosure socioambiental a partir de uma lente teórica como a literatura sobre técnicas de neutralização. Este estudo buscou sua pertinência ao investigar as estratégias de divulgação e de manutenção reputacional utilizadas por empresas envolvidas em escândalos socioambientais nacionais, identificando direcionamentos distintos de neutralização informacional, guiados pela origem de cada caso e pelas motivações empresariais, além de evidenciar achados empíricos que estimulam o avanço de pesquisas sobre técnicas de neutralização nos relatórios corporativos. Almeja-se auxiliar estudantes e pesquisadores fornecendo novas evidências para os processos corporativos que envolvam estratégias de divulgação socioambiental e gerenciamento reputacional. Bem como contribuir para que os stakeholders compreendam melhor e de maneira fundamentada as informações voluntárias socioambientais, buscando a qualificação da tomada de decisão. Foram analisadas as corporações envolvidas nos principais escândalos socioambientais nacionais, entre os anos de 2014 e 2021. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório e qualiquantitativo, com análise de conteúdo e testes estatísticos para investigação dos escândalos socioambientais. Foram identificadas técnicas de neutralização nas informações de relatórios corporativos voluntários de empresas envolvidas em escândalos socioambientais. Além de verificar uma correlação positiva entre o disclosure neutralizado e a reputação dessas empresas no ano do escândalo e no posterior, verificou-se também um aumento do uso das técnicas após o evento. Espera-se contribuir com a literatura pertinente propondo a inserção de técnicas de neutralização na investigação das estratégias que envolvam a divulgação voluntária e a reputação corporativa. Com a prática, busca-se a construção de uma visão mais crítica a respeito dos relatórios voluntários e os mecanismos empresariais que possam desqualificar as informações contidas neles.
Perspectivas e experiências do pós-cuidador informal da rede de suporte: revisão sistemática da literatura metassíntese
Authors: Afonso Catarina Inês Costa , Madeira Ana Cristina Spinola , Magalhães Susana Pinto Leite Vasconcelos Teixeira de
Published: November 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Examinar e sintetizar a evidência das experiências e perspectivas sobre o contexto específico do pós-cuidador informal e a rede de suporte existente. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática qualitativa com metassíntese, conforme referencial do JBI, realizada nas bases de dados CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE, BVS e PsycINFO, sem limite temporal. Os artigos foram avaliados com uso do Instrumento de Extração de Dados Qualitativos do JBI. Identificaram-se 1.236 artigos, dos quais 18 foram selecionados e 7 foram analisados. O nível de evidência encontrado foi moderado. Resultados: As experiências e perspectivas do pós-cuidador informal revelam a necessidade de apoio em: desenvolvimento pessoal – atribuição de sentido, nas perspectivas de autocuidado e na reconstrução identitária; gestão do impacto do legado de cuidar – descontinuidade do apoio na trajetória do cuidar, a vulnerabilidade financeira e o impacto na saúde mental; recursos formais e informais para o futuro – projeção de futuro, serviços estruturados e apoio familiar e comunitário. Conclusão: A percepção dos pós-cuidadores relativamente à rede de suporte é de ausência de identificação das suas necessidades individuais e interpessoais, bem como de desarticulação dos serviços formais e informais.
Technology-Supported Reminiscence Therapy for Those Living with Dementia
Authors: Aylett Ruth , Wilson Bruce , Lim MeiYii , Pappa Katerina , Aylett Matthew , Parra-Rodriguez Mario
Published: November 2024

The AMPER application is designed to support reminiscence therapy in a domestic setting for those living with dementia through the use of an Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Such agents have been shown to increase functionality, accessibility and user satisfaction. We describe the application and summarise the design process used to choose the graphical agent for the project. We briefly discuss the implications of using stereotypes or archetypes in this process.
Investigating Open Source LLMs to Retrofit Competency Questions in Ontology Engineering
Authors: Alharbi Reham , Tamma Valentina , Grasso Floriana , Payne Terry R.
Published: November 2024

Competency Questions (CQs) are essential in ontology engineering; they express an ontology's functional requirements as natural language questions, offer crucial insights into an ontology's scope and are pivotal for various tasks, e.g. ontology reuse, testing, requirement specification, and pattern definition. Despite their importance, the practice of publishing CQs alongside ontological artefacts is not commonly adopted.
We propose an approach based on Generative AI, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs) for retrofitting CQs from existing ontologies and we investigate how open LLMs (i.e. Llama-2-70b, Mistral 7B and Flan-T5-xl) perform in generating CQs for existing ontologies. We compare these results with our previous efforts using closed-source LLMs and we reflect on the results.
Promoting Equity in AI-Driven Mental Health Care for Marginalized Populations
Authors: Tawiah Nii , Monestime Judith P.
Published: November 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in mental health care, but its equitability is a pressing concern. This paper examines the potential biases in AI-driven mental health tools and their impact on marginalized communities. It explores several strategies to mitigate bias in AI-driven mental health tools, focusing on promoting equity and inclusivity.
The Need for a Feminist Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Authors: El Morr Christo
Published: November 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents immense potential and significant challenges concerning algorithmic bias. This paper explores how feminist theory provides a criti-cal lens for understanding and addressing algorithmic bi-as’s root causes and impacts. The historical context of systemic discrimination reveals how power imbalances have shaped data collection and analysis, leading to bi-ased datasets that perpetuate inequalities through AI sys-tems. The "black box" problem further obscures these bi-ases, amplifying discriminatory outcomes in various domains. Feminist interventions, particularly intersec-tional feminism, offer a framework for uncovering how algorithmic bias interacts with multiple forms of oppres-sion. Feminist data science challenges traditional meth-odologies and advocates for transparency, accountabil-ity, and diversity in AI development. Critiques of tech-no-solutionism highlight the need for broader societal change alongside technical fixes. By embracing a feminist approach, we can envision and work toward a future where AI technology is used for social justice, inclusivi-ty, and collective liberation.
A karhatalommal elmozdított lelkész
Authors: Bozó-Szűcs Diána
Published: November 2024

„Karhatalommal elmozdított lelkész” – így szólt az Ellenőr napilap 1881. augusztus 15-i számában az egyik figyelemfelkeltő hír címszava. A hír így folytatódott: „Mint az »Egyetértés«- nek írják, Fűrész kishonti község ág. evang. lelkészét katonaság tette ki parochiájából.” Habár a 19. századi magyarországi evangélikus gyülekezetekben előfordultak viharosabb konfliktusok, a karhatalommal kilakoltatott lelkész esete még így is rendkívül figyelemreméltó. Vajon milyen út vezetett odáig, hogy egy lelkészt így kelljen távozásra bírni? Ilyenkor mindig egy összetettebb társadalmi konfliktusra lehet gyanakodni, hiszen a 19. századi evangélikusság mindennapjait a többrétegű társadalmi megosztottság és a politikai jogokért való küzdelem határozta meg, mely minden szinten és formában megjelent, akár gyülekezeten vagy egyházmegyén belüli konfliktusokat is szült. Az általam bemutatni kívánt eseményen keresztül látszódnak a már említett törésvonalak, azok, melyek megosztották a Magyarországi Evangélikus Egyházat a kiegyezés utáni évtizedben. Megismerhetünk egy, a segédlelkészéért a végsőkig kiálló gyülekezetet is. Az alulról építkező evangélikus egyházban az egyházközségek maguk választják ki lelkészüket. A gyülekezetek ilyen szintű autonómiája is támogathatja, hogy az evangélikusok egy-egy érdekérvényesítési küzdelem során könnyebben mozdulnak ki a rendies magatartásforma kereteiből. Arról se feledkezzünk meg, hogy a magyarországi evangélikusság a 19. század folyamán sok kihíváson, küzdelmen esett keresztül, így ez is formálta viselkedésüket.
Comparative analysis of the biodiversity of endophytic microorganisms of spring durum wheat at different phases of plant growth and development
Authors:   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Dolgov Alexey R. , Utkin Denis V. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Khachaturov Eduard G. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Polivanov Dmitry A. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Shcherbakova Natalia E. ,   Russian Anti-plague Institute "Microbe" of Rospotrebnadzor, Karlov Maxim V. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Kasatkin Mikhail Y. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Stepanov Sergey A. ,   Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, Shutareva Galina I. ,   Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the South-East
Published: November 2024

The rapid expansion of knowledge about the interrelationships of microorganisms with plants creates an opportunity for the transition to environmentally sustainable farming systems. The interaction of microorganisms with higher plants creates the basis for the development of crop production industries, providing humanity with environmentally friendly food products. The purpose of the research is to study the biodiversity of the species composition of endophytic microorganisms of spring durum wheat isolated in different phases of plant growth and development. In the work, seeds and plants were used at different phases of vegetation of varieties of Saratov selection: Saratov golden, Ray 25 and Vasilchuk Memory. Sampling of plants from April to June 2023 was carried out from the variety testing site of the Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the South-East. Endophytic microorganisms were isolated from seeds and plant organs (roots, leaves, stems, ears) after surface sterilization and homogenization. The identification of isolated microorganisms was carried out by bacteriological methods and using MALDI ToF mass spectrometry. As a result of the conducted studies, 30 strains of bacteria belonging to the genera Pantoea, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Staphylococcus were identified. A change in the species composition of microorganisms in the process of plant ontogenesis was noted, associated with activation, colonization and selective advantage of individual species of microorganisms. The isolated strains of endophytic microorganisms are promising for the creation of biological products to increase plant resistance to abiotic and biotic factors.
Study of the influence of oxo-derivates of nitrogen-containing heterocycles compounds on the intestinal microbiome composition of rats
Authors:   Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, RAS, Triandafilova Galina A. , Oktyabrsky Oleg N. ,   Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Perm Federal Research Center, RAS
Published: November 2024

The effect on the intestinal microbiome of rats of three compounds belonging to different classes of oxo-derivatives of nitrogen-containing heterocycles: CBR-384, CBR-376 and CBR-124 was studied. These substances have high biological activity in animal models and are capable to influence several physiological parameters of Escherichia coli bacteria, which are one of the components of the microbiome of humans and animals. For the first time, a important effect of CBR-384 on the intestinal microbiome composition of rats was shown: a significant decrease in the number of pathogenic bacteria of the genera Shigella and Stenotrophomonas was observed by 10 and 12 times, respectively. In addition, the substance caused an increase in the ratio of the genera Akkermansia / Lachnospiraceae, which, according to literature sources, is a positive change in the microbiome composition. When exposed to CBR-376, there was a 12.9-fold decrease in the number of bacteria from the family Lachnospiraceae and an increase in representatives of the families Xanthomonadaceae (2-fold), Enterobacterales (3-fold) and Pseudomonadaceae (10-fold). CBR-124 did not cause significant changes in the intestinal microbiome composition of rats.
Analysis of genetic diversity, structure and differentiation of Pinus sylvestris L. populations in the Urals
Authors:   Perm State University, Chertov Nikita V.
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to a molecular genetic analysis of nine populations of Pinus sylvestris L. in the Urals was carried out using ISSR (Inter Simple Sequence Repeats) DNA polymorphism analysis. 141 DNA fragments were identified, of which 8 (5.67%) are unique. The studied populations of Scots pine revealed an average level of genetic diversity (P95 = 0.886; I = 0.224; HE = 0.141; ne = 1.301). It was revealed that two populations from the southern part of the Southern Urals are characterized by reduced genetic diversity, these are populations from Salavat (P95 = 0.746; I = 0.142; HE = 0.091; ne = 1.153) and Mechetlinsky (P95 = 0.702; I = 0.117; HE = 0.071; ne = 1.106) districts of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Analysis of the genetic structure showed that the studied populations are divided into 4 clusters, generally corresponding to their geographical location. It was found that the studied populations are characterized by an average degree of differentiation (GST = 0.315). Correlation analysis revealed an average positive correlation between geographic and genetic distances (R2 = 0.358). The results of the study can be used to draw up programs for the restoration and efficient use of forest genetic resources.
Nature and purpose of economic sanctions
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Taranukha Yury V.
Published: November 2024

Introduction. The nature of economic sanctions is relevant for analysis due to the need for a proper approach to the sanctions policy, its goals and objectives, as well as the assessment of its efficiency. Purpose. The author aims at revealing the nature of economic sanctions by analyzing their key function. At the same time, the author focuses his attention on the evolution of this function in the development of world economic relations. Materials and Methods. The epistolary heritage of national and foreign scientists devoted to the problems of sanctions and sanctions policy was used as a theoretical basis of the study. The analysis of the works shows the interpretation of these categories in terms of their key function pursued in their implementation. The fundamental methodological basis of the study includes the historical and genetic method of analysis which identifies their properties and traces their evolution, as well as the typological method which organizes and classifies the existence modes of the analyzed phenomenon. Results. The author comes to the conclusion that the nature of sanctions and their content evolved with the world economy. Initially used as a tool to limit and undermine the economic potential of rivals, they are globally transformed into a way to minimize the costs of the world community on maintaining the existing political and economic order that ensures the efficient functioning of international trade. Conclusions. The analysis shows that international economic sanctions are a peaceful means that is used to prevent behavior that violates international law and creates threats to peace and security.
Commodity bundle and inflation dynamics homogeneity by regions
Authors:   Perm Territorial Division of the Ural Main Branch of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Oshchepkov Ivan A. , Ishmurzina Vera V. ,   Perm Territorial Division of the Ural Main Branch of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Gabov Maksim A. ,   Perm Territorial Division of the Ural Main Branch of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Published: November 2024

Introduction. Regional heterogeneity is among the factors that could define efficiency of central banks’ inflation targeting monetary policy. Purpose. The paper aims at assessing the impact of a commodity bundle structure of the RF constituents on regional inflationary processes by clustering based on regional consumer price indices and share of goods and services in the commodity bundle. Materials and Methods. The paper refers to k-means clustering. Results. The study shows that the commodity bundle structure affects inflation rate and volatility. A food share in the commodity bundle is the key distinguishing feature. The regions with a higher share of food in the commodity bundle are characterized with higher inflation volatility, while the regions with a higher share of services and non-foods in the commodity bundle reveal lower inflation volatility. The cluster with a high share of food in the commodity bundle is dominated by comparatively poor regions. The other cluster mostly consists of regions with million-plus cities. This indirectly confirms Engel’s law. It is worth noting that we could divide regions into two constant groups in 2016–2020, although in 2021 and 2023 we observed significant changes in the cluster centers determined by a change of a region’s consumption model. If a food share in region’s population spending declines and a spending share of such items as cars, travelling, and leisure goes up, then inflation volatility decreases. Conclusion. The shift from one cluster to another presupposes that population of the region should decrease their food expenditures and increase the consumption of goods and services which satisfy high-level needs. This is likely to reduce inflation volatility in Russia on the whole.
Support tools for business digitalization tasks
Authors:   Vologda Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ustinova Kseniya A. , Ivanov Semen L. ,   Vologda Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Terebova Svetlana V. ,   Vologda Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: November 2024

Introduction. Digitalization is a mainstream trend in business transformation. Its purpose is to solve the problems of enterprise and industry development, such as lower costs of doing business, expanded customer database, efficient management of sales channels, lower costs of contact with the target audience, sales forecasting and monitoring. Purpose. The research is aimed at finding the areas for improving the tools of public support in the entrepreneurial sector in the era of digitalization. Materials and Methods. General scientific methods (analysis, comparison) and specialized (analytical, statistical) methods of research were used in the analysis. Results. The analysis showed specific features of digitalization impact on the entrepreneurial sector, identified the problems which demand special tools of public support for the entrepreneurial sector at the time of voluntary and forced digitalization at the regional level, as well as outlined the areas to solve the problems in question. The analysis revealed the reasons hindering the transition of enterprises to digital transformation (for example, lack of knowledge, skills, and competencies to handle digital technologies, lack of financial resources for their introduction). The paper describes methods and tools of public support for entrepreneurial digitalization at the regional level. The study shows that the current tools are not always efficient, which is confirmed by the representatives of expert community. Conclusions. Some novel parts of the study identifies the prevalence of digital technologies, the achieved results and expected effects from the implementation of regional cases aimed at solving problems associated with digitalization. In practice, the results of the study could be used by the representatives of government and management bodies, who could be involved into finding the solutions for providing the public support to a business sector.
Dialogos para la paz: miradas desde la diversidad
Authors:   PUCE
Published: November 2024

Esta publicación, en dos volúmenes, nace de la urgencia de establecer un marco de cooperación que fortalezca las capacidades sociales para el diálogo y la negociación como mecanismo democrático de gestión de conflictos, promover la democracia participativa y el diálogo pacífico y duradero sobre políticas públicas, teniendo como base el respeto a los derechos humanos con enfoque de derechos, interculturalidad y género. Tres universidades —Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidad Central y Universidad Politécnica Salesiana— y GIZ han convocado a docentes e investigadores de distintos ámbitos de las ciencias sociales a reflexionar sobre los temas fundamentales del proceso de diálogo surgido en el Ecuador luego del paro nacional de junio de 2022. Organizaciones sociales y movimientos indígenas (representados en CONAIE, FENOCIN y FEINE), se sentaron en mesas de diálogo con el gobierno nacional, luego de la intervención de la Iglesia y con el apoyo de la cooperación internacional a través de la Unión Europea y la GIZ. Diálogos para la paz: miradas desde la diversidad es, por un lado, un diagnóstico del Ecuador en números y en realidad socioeconómica, y por otro, un valioso aporte a la hoja de ruta que tanto los gobiernos como la sociedad ecuatoriana deben seguir para construir un Ecuador intercultural.
Comunicação de pacientes pediátricos oncológicos hospitalizados com a equipe de enfermagem: revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Prates Pedro Emílio Gomes , Correa-Júnior Antonio Jorge Silva , Vieira Natália Cristina Betoni , Paraizo-Horvath Camila Maria Silva , Teles André Aparecido da Silva
Published: November 2024

OBJETIVO: (1) Sintetizar evidências acerca da comunicação de pacientes pediátricos oncológicos hospitalizados com a equipe de enfermagem; (2) identificar facilitadores e barreiras que afetam esta comunicação. MÉTODO: Trata-se de Revisão Integrativa da Literatura desenvolvida em seis etapas, conduzida segundo à estratégia de pesquisa PICo e baseada nas recomendações do Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-ScR). O aplicativo Rayyan foi utilizado como ferramenta de automação e filtragem dos estudos. As buscas foram realizadas nas bases de dados LILACS, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science e PUBMED, com um recorte temporal de 2016 a 2024. RESULTADOS: Identificou-se 20 artigos com nível de evidência (VI) em sua totalidade. Demonstrou-se que a comunicação empática é interpretada pelos pacientes pediátricos como uma valorização de sua individualidade, privacidade e autonomia. As barreiras comunicacionais são evidenciadas pela ambiguidade de informações e comportamentos autoritários, por outro lado os facilitadores incluem a comunicação aberta, didática e horizontal. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Os pacientes pediátricos percebem uma comunicação empática com a equipe de enfermagem, contudo notam uma sobrecarga de demandas nesses profissionais, dificultando o diálogo. Fomentar a participação ativa desses pacientes é crucial para estabelecer um plano terapêutico eficaz.
Il Caravaggio scomparso. Conversazione con Bernardo Tortorici di Raffadali
Authors: Tortorici di Raffadali Bernardo
Published: November 2024

Un celebre dipinto di Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, la Natività con i Santi Lorenzo e Francesco d’Assisi, collocato nello splendido Oratorio di San Lorenzo a Palermo, tra gli aerei stucchi settecenteschi di Giacomo Serpotta, venne trafugato durante una notte di pioggia, tra il 17 e il 18 ottobre 1969. Da quel momento se ne sono perse le tracce, le piste di indagine riconducono a un coinvolgimento della mafia nella vicenda. Un episodio traumatico, una ferita insanabile per il nostro patrimonio culturale. Giacomo Pace Gravina dialoga con Bernardo Tortorici di Raffadali, Presidente dell’Associazione Amici dei Musei Siciliani, raffinato intenditore di arte contemporanea, coraggioso attore, con le sue attività aggregative, della rinascita culturale di Palermo, che ha instancabilmente tenuta desta la memoria del furto in un contesto di notevole complessità.
El cerro del castillo de Capilla (Capilla, Badajoz): uso y circulación de moneda medieval y moderna
Authors: Sanabria Murillo Diego , Conejo Delgado Noé
Published: November 2024

The different excavation campaigns at cerro of castillo de Capilla have yielded a total of 51 coins of a wide chronology. These coins have been documented using the stratigraphic method, which makes it possible to identify what type of coins circulated in each of the phases of occupation identified at the site. A diachronic analysis of this numismatic material allows us to understand some key aspects of the use and circulation of coins in medieval and modern times in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, where there are no numismatic studies with a stratigraphic basis for these periods.
A QSimulator Quantum Programming System
Authors:   Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Stepanenko K. A. , Shorina O. A. ,   Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
Published: November 2024

In this paper the authors propose their own QSimulator quantum programming system, which is a software tool for deve­loping and debugging quantum algorithms in a high-level C++ language. The basic structure of the presented system is de­scribed, including quantum algorithms and quantum operations, available to the programmer. The components of the system and their fundamental basis are briefly outlined. This system emulates the behaviour of a quantum coprocessor in a standard computational basis and thus can be used for debugging and programming quantum algorithms in the language of quantum circuits. The system proposed by the authors also implements the Grover search algorithm and the Durr-Hoyer minimization algorithm based on it. Many tasks can be formulated in terms of the search task. In particular, the SAT problem. In this article, we also propose a variant of constructing an oracle in the form of a quantum circuit for the SAT problem, which can be integrated into the Grover algorithm implemented in the presented system. Automatic oracle generation for the SAT task will help save time in developing quantum algorithms related to this task when working with our system.
La xurisprudencia sobre la llingua asturiana
Authors: Bartolomé Pérez Nicolás
Published: November 2024

Nesti trabayu faise un análisis de les resoluciones xudiciales más relevantes en rellación cola llingua asturiana dictaes pol Tribunal Constitucional, el Tribunal Supremu y el Tribunal Superior de Xusticia d’Asturies. Esti estudiu permite valorar, per un llau, el nivel de conflictividá xenerada pol tema llingüísticu n’Asturies, y per otru, la tipoloxía de los principales sectores sobre los qu’esisten pronunciamientos de los tribunales nesti ámbitu, como son los derechos llingüísticos de la ciudadanía, l’estatus de la llingua asturiana o la competencia de los Ayuntamientos p’aprobar ordenances municipales d’usu del asturianu.
The Impact of the Hybridization of Higher Education on the Functioning of the Hanna Gumpricht Students’ Circle of Creative Educators (University of Siedlce) in View of the Challenges of the Future
Authors: Aydoğdu Dorota
Published: November 2024

The article aims to provide insight into the experiences of a group of students involved in the activities of the Hanna Gumpricht Students’ Circle of Creative Educators, operating at the University of Siedlce in the period 2021–2022, in the context of the impact of hybridization of higher education and in the perspective of future challenges (4Cs, Klaus Schwab’s Fourth Industrial Revolution). While working remotely, this organization achieved spectacular successes in its cultural, scientific and organizational activities, as well as in cooperation with external entities with a similar activity profile. Data for the article were collected by the leader of the organization using naturalistic research (interview, observation, document analysis). The final conclusions suggest that trends in higher education in Poland should be dynamic. Researchers in scientific disciplines such as pedagogy and related ones should make regular efforts to “keep up” with technological progress and competences required in the 21st century, making universities a new center for generating innovation, while maintaining the quality of education and care for student subjectivity.
Timbre Style Transfer for Musical Instruments Acoustic Guitar and Piano using the Generator-Discriminator Model
Authors: Nagari Widean , Santoso Joan , Setiawan Esther Irawati
Published: November 2024

Music style transfer is a technique for creating new music by combining the input song's content and the target song's style to have a sound that humans can enjoy. This research is related to timbre style transfer, a branch of music style transfer that focuses on using the generator-discriminator model. This exciting method has been used in various studies in the music style transfer domain to train a machine learning model to change the sound of instruments in a song with the sound of instruments from other songs. This work focuses on finding the best layer configuration in the generator-discriminator model for the timbre style transfer task. The dataset used for this research is the MAESTRO dataset. The metrics used in the testing phase are Contrastive Loss, Mean Squared Error, and Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality. Based on the results of the trials, it was concluded that the best model in this research was the model trained using column vectors from the mel-spectrogram. Some hyperparameters suitable in the training process are a learning rate 0.0005, batch size greater than or equal to 64, and dropout with a value of 0.1. The results of the ablation study show that the best layer configuration consists of 2 Bi-LSTM layers, 1 Attention layer, and 2 Dense layers.
The Effect of Extreme Heat on Economic Growth: Evidence from Latin America
Authors: Hoffmann Bridget , Dueñas Juliana , Goytia Alejandra
Published: November 2024

Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of extremely hot days. We use a panel regression framework at the sub-national (i.e., region) level to identify the effect of extreme heat on economic growth in Latin America accounting for acclimation to the season and to the local climate. Extreme heat has a negative and significant impact on economic growth, and the magnitude of the impact is increasing in the intensity and duration of heat. Our results suggest that the impact of each additional consecutive day of extreme heat is greater than the impact of the prior day. Extreme heat affects economic growth directly in addition to its indirect effect through higher seasonal mean temperatures and extreme heat could account for 34-68% of the total projected reduction in the annual economic growth rate at midcentury due to temperature change. Our results suggest that extreme heat is one potential channel for the documented non-linearity in the impacts of rising mean temperature.
NO PRINCÍPIO ERA O CÍRCULO: O CINEMA EXPERIMENTAL DE ROBERTO EVANGELISTA
Authors: Maués Paola Haber
Published: November 2024

ResumoO objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre aspectos relevantes para o processo de musealização da obra de cinema experimental ‘Mater dolorosa’ - in memoriam II (da criação e sobrevivência das formas)’, de autoria de Roberto Evangelista. São analisados aspectos conceituais e do contexto de produção e circulação da obra, que tem origem como documentário televisivo para circulação regional, mas logo se projeta nacional e internacionalmente, permeando ainda o campo das artes visuais, sendo exibida em museus e exposições, e mais recentemente adquirida por uma coleção de arte universitária. Essa pesquisa contribui para os campos de estudos em artes visuais e cinema.AbstractThe objective of this article is to reflect on aspects relevant to the musealization process of the experimental film ‘Mater dolorosa’ - in memoriam II (da criação e sobrevivência das formas)’ by Roberto Evangelista. Conceptual aspects and the context of production and circulation of the work are analyzed, which originated as a television documentary for regional circulation, but soon spread nationally and internationally, also permeating the field of visual arts, being shown in museums and exhibitions, and more recently acquired by a university art collection. This research contributes to the fields of studies in visual arts and cinema.
VIDEOARTE E REPETIÇÃO: ANÁLISE DA OBRA PASSAGENS I ORIENTADA PELO CONCEITO DO INFAMILIAR
Authors: Corrêa Antenor Ferreira , Gomes Maiara Martins
Published: November 2024

ResumoNo presente artigo, tomamos a obra Passagens I (1974), de Anna Bella Geiger, com o objetivo de realizar uma análise psicanaliticamente orientada. Para tanto, nos valemos do conceito de infamiliar proposto por Freud em 1919 em seu artigo Das Unheimlich. Iniciamos com uma apresentação sintética desse conceito para servir de base para a interpretação da obra realizada na terceira parte do artigo. A guisa de conclusão, observamos a possibilidade de orientar psicanaliticamente a análise artística que, no lugar de psicologizar o artista enfatiza atributos psicológicos possíveis da obra em si.AbstractIn this article, we take the work Passagens I (1974), by Anna Bella Geiger, with the aim of carrying out a psychoanalytically oriented analysis. To this end, we use Freud’s concept of the uncanny proposed in 1919 in his article Das Unheimlich. We begin with a synthetic presentation of this concept to serve as a basis for the artwork interpretation carried out in the third part of the article. By way of conclusion, we observe the possibility of psychoanalytically guiding artistic analysis which, instead of psychologizing the artist, put emphasis on the possible psychological attributes of the work itself.
CINE_MATO_GRAFIAS: MEMORIAL ANTIRRACISTA DE UMA ATRIZ-PROFESSORA-REALIZADORA DE AUDIOVISUAL NA AMAZÔNIA PARAENSE
Authors: Cordeiro Rosilene Da Conceição
Published: November 2024

ResumoNeste artigo assumo a frontalidade da voz narradora protagonista na relação entre meu ser identitário territorial racializado, nas performances de atriz-educadora-aprendiz de audiovisual imersa na cultura das memórias do cotidiano educativo amazônico paraense, na diversidade da periferia em que vivo, no qual me leio e inspiro como sujeita. Reflito sobre o trabalho de experimentação audiovisual que realizo a partir do imaginário cotidiano das distintas atividades que atravessam minha vida numa perspectiva memorial, no diálogo conceitual das memórias individuais e coletivas (Halbwachs, 2006), pelas vias da educação popular (Brandão, 1986; Freire, 1987), sustentada pela educação antirracista (Bento, 2022; Deus, 2013). Como resultado evidencio a importância da práxis reflexiva, que propõe a reeducação dos sentidos para percepções do ‘real’, para além do que está cristalizado nas formas clássicas de ensinar e aprender arte na periferia por meio da experiência artística do audiovisual.AbstractIn this article, I delve into the frontal approach of the protagonist narrator's voice concerning the connection between my racialized identity-territorial existence, in my performances as an actress-teacher-audiovisual learner who is deeply immersed in the cultural memories of daily educational life in the Amazonian state of Pará. I also examine the diversity of the periphery where I reside, in which I read and inspire myself as a subject. My reflections extend to the realm of audiovisual experimentation, which I undertake by capturing the everyday imagery of various activities that intersect my life from a memorial standpoint. I engage in a conceptual dialogue that intertwines individual and collective memories (Halbwachs, 2006), through popular education (Brandão, 1986; Freire, 1987) underpinned by anti-racist pedagogy (Bento, 2022; Deus, 2013). Consequently, I underscore the significance of a reflective praxis that advocates for re-educating the senses to perceive reality beyond conventional methods of teaching and learning art in the periphery, utilizing the artistic medium of audiovisuals.
GESTUALIDADES DE UM FEMININO QUE INSISTE
Authors: Silva Monica Toledo
Published: November 2024

ResumoEsta apresentação ensaística sugere um encontro poético com imagens (frames de vídeos da autora e poemas publicados), enredados em breves falas de oito pensadores que trazem teorias convergentes do corpo queer ao longo dos tempos e desde lugares distintos. Com alguns pontos de partida referenciais, nutridos pela fenomenologia e semiótica da cultura agindo como guia nesta composição, propõe-se a insistência de um feminino particular em detrimento de muitas camadas de violência, manifesto nas artes de maneiras únicas e em mídias diversas. Estes encontros teórico-práticos expõem a evolução das teorias feministas e queer em direção a um corpo fugidio e sempre a ser inscrito.AbstractThis essay presentation suggests a poetic encounter with images (frames from the author's videos and published poems), entangled in brief speeches by eight thinkers who bring convergent theories of the queer body over time and from different places. With some referential starting points, nourished by phenomenology, semiotics of culture and cognition acting as a guide in this composition, we propose the insistence of a particular feminine to the detriment of many layers of violence, manifested in the arts in unique ways and in diverse media. These theoretical-practical encounters expose the evolution of feminist and queer theories towards a fugitive body that is always inscribed.
OUTROS RELATOS SUBVERSIVOS: SIRON FRANCO NO ESPAÇO CULTURAL CASA DAS ONZE JANELAS
Authors: Fletcher John , Chaves Ernani
Published: November 2024

ResumoO artigo se propõe a analisar possíveis significados para uma pintura sem título do artista goiano Siron Franco, localizada no acervo do Sistema integrado de Museus e Memoriais de Belém, Pará (SIM/Secult-PA), e apresentada no Espaço Cultural Casa das Onze Janelas em sua última exibição em Belém. Nesse sentido, dialoga em torno da fecundidade interpretativa da anacronia das imagens, debate este contrário a uma perspectiva de História da Arte idealista e desenvolvimentista, de maneira a convocar aspectos relacionados ao contexto ditatorial civil militar brasileiro. Os autores, que contribuem para este estudo, são Clifford Geertz, Aby Warburg, Georges Didi-Huberman, Ernani Chaves, Pedro Galvão, João de Jesus Paes Loureiro, dentre outras e outros. Por conseguinte, retorna o debate sobre a Casa das Onze Janelas como antigo destino de prisão e de tortura no contexto ditatorial recente nosso, com vias para nos ajudar na compreensão da transformação da barbárie para a existência e resistência de corpos nas fronteiras do presente.AbstractThe article proposes to analyze possible meanings for an untitled painting by the artist Siron Franco, from Goiás, located in the collection of the Integrated System of Museums and Memorials, Belém, Pará (SIM/ Secult-PA), and presented at Espaço Cultural Casa das Onze Janelas in its last view in Belém. In this sense, it dialogues around the interpretive fecundity of the anachrony of the images, a debate that is contrary to an idealist and developmentalist perspective of Art History, in order to bring out aspects related to the Brazilian civil-military dictatorial context. The authors who contribute to this study are Clifford Geertz, Aby Warburg, Georges Didi-Huberman, Ernani Chaves, Pedro Galvão, João de Jesus Paes Loureiro, among others. Therefore, it returns the debate about Casa das Onze Janelas as an old destination of imprisonment and torture in our recent dictatorial context, with ways to help us understand the transformation of barbarism to the existence and resistance of bodies in the borders of the present.