bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODERN CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF PATIENTS AFTER CESAREAN SECTION OPERATION
Authors:   The department of Obstetrics and gynecology №1, assistant Samarkand state medical university, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Enverovna Kurbaniyazova Venera
Published: September 2024

The number of caesarean sections around the world is increasing every year. This is influenced by the rapid development of modern medical science, the improvement of surgical techniques, the emergence of new suture materials and broad-spectrum antibiotics, pain relief, and the change in society's attitude to childbirth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), caesarean section (CS) is the most widely used operative method of childbirth today. Determining the role of CS practice in the search for ways to reduce perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality is essential. In some cases, this method of delivery is the only way to reduce maternal mortality: premature separation of the normally located placenta and the appearance of signs of its partial separation, severe hypertensive conditions, including a severe degree of preeclampsia and eclampsia, somatic complications that lead to complications in the mother's natural delivery pathologies. Thus, the tactics of taking women with a scar on the uterus through natural childbirth, with adequate prenatal preparation, the development of criteria for assessing the adjustment of the surgical scar, the lack of special criteria for predicting the probability of natural childbirth in pregnant women who underwent cesarean section, the special urgency of finding a solution to these issues defines. Therefore, it is necessary to study the condition of women with uterine scars, to improve the tactics of pregnancy and childbirth management, as well as the methods of preventing and predicting complications.
Guess what? Only correct choices forge immediate stimulus–response bindings in guessing scenarios
Authors: Foerster Anna , Mocke Viola , Moeller Birte , Pfister Roland
Published: September 2024

A central mechanism of human action control is the prompt binding between actions and the stimuli provoking them. Perceiving the same stimuli again retrieves any bound responses, facilitating their execution. An open question is whether such binding and retrieval only emerges when stimulus–response rules are known upon taking action or also when agents are forced to guess and receive feedback about whether they were successful or not afterward. In two experiments, we tested the hypothesis that knowing rules before responding would boost binding between stimuli and responses during action-taking relative to guessing situations. Second, we assessed whether the content of the feedback matters for binding in that agents might use feedback to build correct stimulus–response bindings even for wrong guesses. We used a sequential prime-probe design to induce stimulus–response binding for prime responses that were either rule-based or guesses, and to measure retrieval of these bindings in response times and errors in the probe. Results indicate that binding and retrieval emerge for successful but not for wrong guesses. Binding effects for correct guesses were consistently small in effect size, suggesting that pre-established stimulus–response bindings from instructed rules might indeed boost binding when taking action.
Synthesis, electrochemical properties, and antioxidant activity of sterically hindered catechols with 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole or pyridine fragments
Authors: Burmistrova Daria A , Galustyan Andrey , Pomortseva Nadezhda P , Pashaeva Kristina D , Arsenyev Maxim V , Demidov Oleg P , Kiskin Mikhail A , Poddel’sky Andrey I , Berberova Nadezhda T , Smolyaninov Ivan V
Published: September 2024

A series of new RS−, RS−CH2− and R2N−CH2-functionalized сatechols with heterocyclic fragments such as 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole, or pyridine were synthesized by the reaction of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone or 3,5-di-tert-butyl-6-methoxymethylcatechol with different heterocyclic thiols. The S-functionalized catechols were prepared by the Michael reaction from 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and the corresponding thiols. The starting reagents such as substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiols and 4H-triazole-3-thiols are characterized by thiol–thione tautomerism, therefore their reactions with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-6-methoxymethylcatechol can proceed at the sulfur or nitrogen atom. In the case of mercapto-derivatives of thiazole or pyridine, this process leads to the formation of the corresponding thioethers with a methylene linker. At the same time, thiolated 1,3,4-oxadiazole or 1,2,4-triazole undergo alkylation at the nitrogen atom in the reaction with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-6-methoxymethylcatechol to form the corresponding thiones. The yield of reaction products ranges from 42 to 80%. The crystal structures of catechols with 3-nitropyridine or 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thione moieties were established by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The possibility of forming intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds has been established for these compounds. The electrochemical behavior of the studied compounds is influenced by several factors: the nature of the heterocycle and its substituents, the presence of a sulfur atom in the catechol ring, or a thione group in the heterocyclic core. The radical scavenging activity and antioxidant properties were determined using the reaction with synthetic radicals, the cupric reducing antioxidant capacity assay, the inhibition process of superoxide radical anion formation by xanthine oxidase, and the process of lipid peroxidation of rat liver (Wistar) homogenates in vitro.
STUDY OF STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION PATH AND DEPTH IDENTIFICATION IN CRACKED WOOD BASED ON ACOUSTIC EMISSION
Authors: CHEN CHUMIN , LI MING , FANG SAIYIN , ZHAO JIALONG , ZHANG XIN , LU FANGYONG , DENG TINGTING , ZHANG BO
Published: September 2024

The propagation velocity models were built using AE sensors to capture stress wave on pine specimen surface.On the different specimens, cracks were made in different numbers and the depth was gradually increased from 0 mm to 90 mm at 10 mm intervals. AE experiment was combined with COMSOL to investigate propagation path.The results show that R-squared is 0.996 when fitting tangent of angle to propagation velocity.At smaller crack depths, stress wave is diffracted around crack tip and then continues to propagate in to sensor along a straight line.However, as the crack depth increases, the reflected wave at the end face will arrive at the detection location faster with significantly weaker diffraction.The area with dimensions of20×10 mm was identified about the crack tip by crack identification method.
A METHOD OF SIMULATING SEAT LOAD FOR NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF WOOD CHAIR STRUCTURE
Authors: YU RUNZHONG , LIU YAN , CAGLAR KONUKCU ARIF , HU WENGANG
Published: September 2024

This study aimed to investigate the characteristic values of the human-seat interface in a normal sitting posture, and to numerically mode the load on the chair seat for the structural design of chairs. The stress distributions and the characteristic values of seat were measured under normal sitting posture by using a human body pressure distribution measurement system considering the effects of gender and body mass index (BMI). The stress distribution on the seat was then numerically modeled using three modeling methods. The observed results and the numerical analysisresults were compared. The results showed that an inverted U-shaped pressure distribution was observed in normal sitting posture. The stress was concentrated on the ischial tuberosity with a maximum value of 0.066 MPa. The ratio of the load on the seat to the gravity of the human body weight was about 65.3%. The numerical model established using the body pressure mapping method was superior to those of the uniform load method and the standard loading pad method in terms of stress distribution, maximum stress, and contact area.
Metodologías activas como necesidad educativa para desarrollar la creatividad estudiantil del siglo XXI
Authors: Villamagua Salazar Diego Marlon
Published: September 2024

La educación global exige cambios alternativos a los contextos pedagógicos bancarios, pasivos y arcaicos, prefiriendo las metodologías activas por originar aprendientes imaginativos, creativos e innovadores. El objetivo del ensayo científico fue concebir el desarrollo de la creatividad estudiantil como necesidad educativa contemporánea, mediante escenarios diseñados por las metodologías activas, concibiéndose su relación productora de beneficios significativos para responder innovadoramente a las necesidades y exigencias del mundo actual y los desafíos del futuro. Con respecto al método de investigación propuesto esta sumergida dentro del tipo cualitativo empleándose el pensamiento crítico, analítico, reflexivo e inferencial creativo basado en contribuciones bibliográficas como documentos coherentes de la temática estudiada y defendida, alojadas en diversos repositorios físicos y digitales trascendentes a nivel mundial. Evidenciándose por los contextos educativos propuestos al aplicarse las metodologías activas amparadas en pedagogías progresistas se perciben innovadoras revoluciones formativas contra las tradicionales inhibidoras de aportes estudiantiles tangibles e, intangibles novedosas, originales y útiles, volviendo al profesor un mediador, facilitador, guía, orientador, tutor y gestor de proponer teoría y práctica bajo escenarios innovadores con o sin tecnologías, dejándolos a sus alumnos asumir el papel de protagonistas principales para aprender a prender y hacer significativamente, encontrándose en sus resultados características y personalidades requeridas por las conclusiones descritas de investigaciones sobre enseñar favoreciendo su creatividad. Por tanto, se concluye que las metodologías activas son fundamentales para que los profesores modernos las apliquen dentro del salón de clases, transformándolos en escenarios de enseñanzas y aprendizajes socioconstructivistas, permitiéndoles; favorecer el desarrollo de la creatividad estudiantil como habilidad y, competencia del desenvolvimiento humano exigido por la "Industria 4.0" relativa del siglo XXI.
Determining fusion properties of Kazakhstani oil using gas chromatography, DSC and PPT
Authors:   Satbayev University, Ismailova J.A. , Sultanbayev B.K. ,   Kazakh-British Technical University, Umbetaliyev A.A. ,   Kazakh-British Technical University, Delikesheva D. N. ,   Satbayev University, Khussainova A.R. ,   Polytechnic University of Turin, Kaidar A.M. ,   Satbayev University
Published: September 2024

This research focuses on investigating the melting behavior of crude oil extracted from five specific fields located in Kazakhstan. Understanding the crude oil's melting point and the temperature at which it transitions to a solid state is crucial for predicting wax precipitation, a significant concern during oil transportation and storage. The study employs various laboratory instruments to achieve this goal. These instruments include gas chromatograph for analyzing the oil's composition, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) for measuring the heat flow associated with phase changes during temperature variations and pour point tester for determining the lowest temperature at which the oil can still flow. By utilizing this comprehensive approach, the researchers aim to establish new correlations between the crude oil's properties and its melting point and solid-state transition temperature. These newly developed correlations are expected to demonstrate a closer alignment with the actual melting points of various hydrocarbon components within the crude oil compared to the standard correlations currently employed by most prediction models. This improved accuracy could lead to more reliable wax precipitation predictions, ultimately benefiting oil production, transportation, and storage operations in Kazakhstan. Obtained experimental results provide valuable insights into the melting properties of the analyzed crude oil samples.This observation indicates that this particular oil is less viscous, as it solidifies at a relatively positive temperature. Furthermore, by incorporating these findings along with the oil's molecular weight, researchers can potentially establish a correlation specific to Field A oil for predicting wax deposition.
Application of Response Surface Methodology Experimental Design to Optimize Tribological Lubrication Characteristics
Authors: Mahat M. Mazwan , Kazwa Farah Nabillah , Kasolang S. , Mohd Kamaldin Nurul Nadiah
Published: September 2024

Total Knee Replacement (TKR) has become a standard operation for patients with joint disorders. Despite the fact that the number of procedures is increasing all the time, the short service life of implants remains a persistent concern for researchers. Understanding lubrication may aid in explaining tribological processes that lead to replacements that last well into the third decade of service. Likewise, wear and friction in total knee replacement (TKR) components are among the most common causes of implant failure. As a result, this study will evaluate the feasibility of using the polymer Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) for cartilage replacement in Total Knee Replacement (TKR) using plant-based oils as lubricants. Furthermore, the modifier will be added to plant-based oils as an additive to make them analogous to human bodily fluids. The present paper is applying the Box-Behnken design to optimize the performance and mechanical responses of bio-lubricants toward Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) as a tibial insert for cartilage replacement in Total Knee Replacement (TKR). The main objective of this paper is to develop an optimized method for the selection of plant-based oil parameters using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). A three-level three-factor Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to investigate the interactions between the essential factors comprising load (45 kg to 90 kg), speed (60 rpm, 90 rpm and 360 rpm), and concentration (0ml, 5ml and 10ml) of bio-lubricants to accomplish the indicated prospect of using polymer for cartilage replacement. Canola oil, castor oil, and sunflower seed oil are considered vegetable oils, whereas Hyaluronic Acid (HA) is the friction modifier. The parameters are used to create a Box-Behnken design for predicting lubricant anti-wear qualities stated in terms of coefficient of friction, wear rate and frictional force as determined by the pin-on-disk experimental procedure. As a result, the optimization using RSM successfully interpreted the experimental data, according to the analysis of variance, with coefficients of determination of R2 = 0.91 and adjusted R2 = 0.77. The Coefficient of Friction (CoF) and wear rate were investigated following tribological testing. Castor oil had a lower coefficient of friction than canola and sunflower seed oil, according to the findings. In terms of friction reduction, castor oil surpasses canola and sunflower seed oil.
Design and Implementation of an IoT- Based Weather Monitoring System forEnhanced Chicken Farm
Authors: Mahmud Md. Muntasir , Rabbi Sweet Md. Fazle , Fateha Tasnim , Pritul S. M. Khalid , Islam Md. Jahidul , Hasan Md. Tareq
Published: September 2024

The goal of the project is to address the difficulties faced by chicken farmers in properly controlling the environmental conditions of their farms through the design and implementation of an Internet of Things- based weather monitoring system. It investigates how Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be used to remotely monitor and regulate weather conditionsthat are critical to the health and productivity of chicken. The overall goals of the initiative are to maximize production efficiency, enhance animal welfare, and improve management methods on poultry farms. Chicken farms are extremely vulnerable to changes in temperature, humidity, and air quality, among other environmental factors. Unpredictable or unfavorable weather patterns can cause stress, lower egg production, and higher bird mortality rates. The goal of the project is to create an affordable, user-friendly weather monitoring system that will enable farmers to keep an eye on, control, and maintain the perfect environment for their chickens. The project's primary design focus is on placing wireless sensors all throughout the chicken farm to continuously monitor important meteorological factors. Through a user- friendly online or mobile application, farmers can obtain real-time weather data and receive alerts thanks to the sensors' connection to a central IoT network. In order to adapt the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems to variations in the weather, the system also includes automated actuators. The Internet of Things (IoT)-based weather monitoring system showed considerable advantages for chicken farmers after undergoing extensive testing and deployment.
An Event Study Analysis on Semi - Strong Form Efficiency of Selected Auto Index Stocks Listed in National Stock Exchange
Authors: H A Kavyashree , Manjunath S J , . ShivKumar , P Manasa
Published: September 2024

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic constituents that have an impact on the stock prices in assessing the capital market efficiency. The study focuses on selected auto index stocks to investigate the impact of specific events on stock prices and market efficiency by employing relevant statistical analyses. The methodology involves identifying key event such as Dividend announcement during the study period 2022- 2023 of five auto index companies. Through the examination of abnormal returns and cumulative abnormal returns surrounding these events, the study aims to assess the speed and efficiency with which capital markets incorporate new information. The study aims to contribute valuable insights into the responsiveness of capital markets to significant events within the automotive industry by shedding light on the efficiency and incorporation of the information by events on stock to become reactants through stock prices.
An analysis of the Impact of Political Regimes on the Economy: Understanding the Corruption-Growth Relationship
Authors: Khalid Aaima
Published: September 2024

Corruption and economic growth are co- related. No theoretical evidence in the literature provides clear evidence of their relationship. Some researchers believe corruption increases economic growth while others say it negatively affects the economy. This paper aims to analyse the joint effect of corruption and the type of political government (i.e., democratic or autocratic) on economic growth to provide some clarity. Panel data (2000-2020) analysis of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is used in this research paper to examine the relationship between corruption and the type of political government. GDP per capita is used as a dependent variable and economic factors are used as independent variables. A standard regression estimation approach is used. The relationship is estimated using econometric and statistical panel estimation techniques: FE, Two-stage least square and Dynamic-Panel-System GMM method. The data collected is from ICRG and WDI. The results show that corruption has a positive effect in autocratic systems than in democratic. Thus, it proves that the type of political government, corruption and economic growth are related.
A Fuzzy Logic Framework for Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems
Authors: Imamguluyev Rahib , Maharramova Sevinj
Published: September 2024

Climate change poses significant challenges to ecosystems, necessitating robust models to predict and manage its impacts. This paper presents a novel fuzzy logic framework designed to model the complex and uncertain interactions between climate change variables and ecosystem responses. The proposed framework leverages fuzzy logic's ability to handle imprecise and ambiguous data, providing a more nuanced understanding of how temperature fluctuations, precipitation changes, and extreme weather events affect biodiversity, species distribution, and ecosystem services. By integrating ecological knowledge with fuzzy inference systems, the model offers a flexible tool for simulating various climate scenarios and their potential effects on ecosystems. Case studies demonstrate the framework's applicability across different ecosystems, highlighting its potential to inform conservation strategies and policy- making. This work contributes to the growing body of research on climate change modeling, offering a powerful approach to anticipating and mitigating the adverse effects of environmental changes on natural habitats.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Krätli Saverio
Published: September 2024

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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BEYOND THE ‘WILD SHEPHERD’: HOW GLOBAL CAPITALISM HAS RESHAPED PASTORALISM. SUGGESTIONS FROM A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND
Authors: Farinella Domenica
Published: September 2024

This article shows how, from the modern era up to the present day, Sardinian pastoralism has been increasingly incorporated into global capitalism, despite essentialising narratives about the primitiveness and backwardness of shepherds that have been propagated from the mid-eighteenth century to the present neoliberal phase. The case-study considered in this article illustrates how capitalism works as a ‘food regime’, producing the ‘conversion of agriculture and food to commodity-type relations, which, in addition to cheapening food, also incorporates agricultures and foods into investment strategies’ (McMichael 2013: 21). First, a reconstruction of the embedding of Sardinian pastoralism into the global capitalist chain from the modern age to the early twentieth century is presented. Then the changes in pastoralism from the post-World War II period to the 2000s and the neoliberal turn of the last twenty years are considered. The aim is to analyse how pastoralists coped with the uncertainties arising from being part of the global market, the volatility of milk prices and the resulting contradictions that have emerged.

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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A CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORALISM IN SPAIN: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST TO ADDRESS PRESENT CHALLENGES
Authors: Serrano-Zulueta Rubén , Gómez-Sal Antonio , Pauné Ferrán , Velado-Alonso Elena , Garzón Jesús , del Prado Agustín , Herrera Pedro María , Majadas Julio , Pasetti Francesca , Prada-Llorente Esther , Manzano Pablo
Published: September 2024

After centuries as a flagship economic activity, pastoralism in Spain is today in danger of collapse due to the simultaneous processes of abandonment and industrialisation. With a consensus on the need to revert this decline, a characterisation of pastoralism is needed in the design of an efficient framework for action. Through a participatory process with experts, we carried out this characterisation of Spanish pastoralism, identifying the most representative systems and communities. We studied the causes and consequences of pastoral evolution over the last 250 years, explained by biophysical, technological, governance and social parameters. We achieved a harmonised classification of eleven pastoral systems, classified into four groups with mobility parameters (large migratory systems, short-distance transterminance, daily mobile grazing and semi-wilderness). Large mobility systems were subdivided into ten pastoral communities, characterised by strong sociocultural ties beneath farm management. The consideration of pastoral systems and communities in policy can orient effective rural development, while optimising the allocation of resources for environmental conservation and climate neutrality.

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Kobi Peled,
Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin
Authors: CHATTY DAWN , PAPPAGALLO LINDA
Published: September 2024

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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The K2 and TESS Synergy. III. Search and Rescue of the Lost Ephemeris for K2's First Planet
Authors: Thygesen Erica , Rodriguez Joseph E. , de Beurs Zoë L. , Vanderburg Andrew , Livingston John H. , Irwin Jonathon , Venner Alexander , Cretignier Michael , Collins Karen A. , Bieryla Allyson , Charbonneau David , Crossfield Ian J. M. , Dumusque Xavier , Kielkopf John , Latham David W. , Werner Michael
Published: September 2024

K2-2 b/HIP 116454 b, the first exoplanet discovery by K2 during its Two-Wheeled Concept Engineering Test, is a sub-Neptune (2.5 ± 0.1 R
⊕, 9.7 ± 1.2 M
⊕) orbiting a relatively bright (K

S
= 8.03) K-dwarf star on a 9.1 day period. Unfortunately, due to a spurious follow-up transit detection and ephemeris degradation, the transit ephemeris for this planet was lost. In this work, we recover and refine the transit ephemeris for K2-2 b, showing a ∼40σ discrepancy from the discovery results. To accurately measure the transit ephemeris and update the parameters of the system, we jointly fit space-based photometric observations from NASA’s K2, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, and Spitzer missions with new photometric observations from the ground, as well as radial velocities from HARPS-N that are corrected for stellar activity using a new modeling technique. Ephemerides becoming lost or significantly degraded, as is the case for most transiting planets, highlights the importance of systematically updating transit ephemerides with upcoming large efforts expected to characterize hundreds of exoplanet atmospheres. K2-2 b sits at the high-mass peak of the known radius valley for sub-Neptunes, and is now well-suited for transmission spectroscopy with current and future facilities. Our updated transit ephemeris will ensure no more than a 13 minute uncertainty through 2030.
Mitochondrial phylogenomics reveals the sister relationship between the endogean Mediterranean raymondionymine weevils and the remaining 51,000+ Curculionidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: Andújar Carmelo , Hlaváč Peter , Grebennikov Vasily V.
Published: September 2024

The tribe Raymondionymini has long been neglected in phylogenetic studies. The tribe is characterized by uncertain monophyly, fluctuating taxonomic status, and a composition prone to instability. All raymondionymine weevils are wingless and have eyes either completely absent or, rarely, consisting of a single ommatidium. With body lengths predominantly below three millimeters, they inhabit deep soil environments and are infrequently collected. The core of this tribe comprises nine genera distributed in Europe and around the Mediterranean region and encompassing 76 species, while six additional genera include 17 species distributed in USA (California), Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Russian Far East, and Madagascar. Here, we present eight new mitogenomes, complemented by one publicly available, encompassing all but two Mediterranean genera of raymondionymine weevils. We used publicly available Curculionoidea mitogenomes to compile an all-inclusive dataset with 391 terminals and a reduced dataset with 61 terminals representing main families of Curculionoidea and subfamilies within Curculionidae. Our maximum likelihood and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses, employing both DNA and amino acids datasets under alternative partition schemes, consistently produced congruent phylogenies. Our results show that the Mediterranean raymondionymines form a strongly supported clade, and their easternmost and morphologically distinct genus Ubychia is sister to the rest of them. Most notably, our results consistently recover a sister relationship between the clade of Mediterranean raymondionymine weevils and a clade encompassing all remaining Curculionidae. Consequently, we propose a revision of weevil taxonomy: (i) Our target group is removed from the non-monophyletic subfamily Brachycerinae; (ii) this clade is resurrected to its former subfamily level within Curculionidae, as the subfamily Raymondionyminaestat. rev; (iii) the nine Mediterranean genera Alaocephala, Alaocyba, Coiffaitiella, Derosasius, Ferreria, Raymondiellus, Raymondionymus, Tarattostichus, and Ubychia compose Raymondionyminaestat. rev; (iv) and non-Mediterranean genera Alaocybites, Bordoniola, Gilbertiola, Homosomus, Neoubychia, and Schizomicrus are considered as “incertae sedis” pending further phylogenetic corroboration. We hypothesize that the remaining Brachycerinae and the non-Mediterranean representatives within Raymondionyminae constitute a series of species-poor early-diverging lineages representing currently unrecognized subfamilies of Curculionidae.
Unequal wealth of nations: Evidence from the World Bank wealth accounts
Authors: Li Cheng
Published: September 2024

Using the World Bank's Changing Wealth of Nations database, this paper provides novel evidence on the cross-country inequality of wealth from 1995 to 2018. Overall, judging by both the top/middle/bottom shares and coefficients of variation, the analysis found that inequality in wealth per capita decreased prior to the 2008 global financial crisis and has remained stable since then. Adopting a before-after approach, this study further showed that different components of national wealth, including human capital, produced capital, natural capital, and net foreign assets, have heterogeneous impacts on between-country wealth inequality. In addition, we introduced a rank-based correlation analysis to explore wealth mobility across nations, revealing extremely low and decreasing mobility over time. Unlike most existing studies that exclude some major components of wealth, this study relied on a more comprehensive accounting of wealth and thus offers new insights into the dynamics of global per capita wealth inequality, the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, and the component-level contributions to wealth disparities. These findings have significant implications for understanding global challenges, including the North-South divide, climate change, and the distributive consequences of globalization.
Assessing inequalities in access to the city’s green and blue spaces through the experiences of its residents
Authors: Skillington Tracey , Kirsch Johanna Marie
Published: September 2024

We report on the findings of a qualitative research study exploring the benefits to mental, physical, and social well-being of regular interaction with the city’s green and blue spaces using a walking interview method to gauge the views of fifty frequent visitors to the city’s parks. This was followed by a second phase of research consisting of four focus groups exploring the experiences of those whose access to the city’s green and blue spaces is restricted, noting the effects of these limitations on their general well-being. Despite government-backed urban sustainable redesign initiatives to promote greater access to the city’s biodiversity, its elderly, disabled, and poorer socio-economic communities continue to encounter restrictions regarding their access to its green and blue spaces. By highlighting these issues, our aim is to show how a partial membership of the city’s sustainable development plan is enacted (i.e., a simultaneous inclusion of all community members rhetorically and an exclusion of the needs of many in practice) and reinforced in ways that reproduce socially embedded patterns of inequality. It calls for a more sociologically grounded analysis of the persistence of such inequalities as an important appendage to current discourse on the restorative benefits of the ‘15-minute city’ and as a corrective to current public participation measures that fail to incorporate lived experiences of unequal access to the city’s nature. It proposes a framework that addresses more effectively the distributive, recognition, and procedural dimensions of inclusive, sustainable city living.
The Grant Writer's Paradox: Leveraging Public Scholarship Ideas When the Money Is Uncertain
Authors: Burton Kath , Machulak Erica
Published: September 2024

Given the virtually universal need for resources to support public scholarship, collaborative grant writing is critical to most partnership-based research in any discipline. And yet collaborative grant writing is more often seen as an administrative hoop than as a process to facilitate strong projects and partnerships. This article considers grant proposals as a genre of scholarly communication that embodies the opportunities and limitations of advancing meaningful public scholarship within our imperfect system. Collaborative grant writing and the creative dialogues it prompts are presented as pathways to collective flourishing that encourage curiosity, knowledge sharing, and pragmatic discussions about needs and priorities to facilitate authentic, rigorous, and transparent partnerships in tandem with stronger funding applications. The article concludes with core principles for co-crafting grant proposals with partners that strengthen relationships, foster effective projects, and develop compelling narratives for funders. The authors propose that the collaborative grant writing process itself can help facilitate those tough conversations by creating the space and imperative to plan and communicate clearly.
Editor's Gloss: The Process of Shared Knowledge Creation
Authors: Rogers Katina L
Published: September 2024

This issue is an exploration of the ephemeral—the stray thoughts, the side conversations, the discarded scraps and false starts that inform a published work of scholarship, usually invisibly. In putting together this collection of work, I wanted to make these traces the focal point, since so much of our actual thinking takes place in spaces of indeterminacy and interpersonal connection. These momentary and provisional collectives—what Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing describes as "patchy assemblages"—spark new modes of working, thinking, and being together in higher education as well as sharing the outputs of such collaboration. The pieces in this issue collectively ask: What emerges from connection, engagement, amplification, thinking-together across disciplinary spaces and ways of knowing? How do we make manifest the relationship- and process-oriented modes of working that shape scholarly thought? And, conversely, how are our thoughts and ideas circumscribed by the institutional, hierarchical, and infrastructural systems we have inherited, as well as the tools and technologies we work with?
A educação sob a gênese da responsabilidade
Authors: Tedesco Anderson Luiz , Battestin Cláudia , Nogaro Arnaldo , João Farinon Maurício
Published: September 2024

O artigo resulta de uma pesquisa teórico-biográfica, de natureza qualitative, cujo objetivo é de apresentar a educação como campo e arena de debates dos princípios normativos e de responsabilidade diante da relação do ser humano e a natureza. Com base no princípio da responsabilidade de Jonas (1997, 2001, 2006) e no pensamento de outros intelectuais como Georgen (2001), Hermann (2010, 2011), Esquirol (2011), Bauman (2005), dentre outros, trazemos reflexões para provocar o leitor em torno da relação ser humano-meio-ambiente. Nossa análise reflexiva oferece um panorama inicial para considerar o cenário sobre o qual emerge nossa preocupação humana e planetária, aprofundando o debate sobre a relevância da educação como gênese necessária para uma mudança de mentalidade do pensamento hegemônico que expropria e exaure da natureza toda sua riqueza instalando a miséria, a condição humana, gerando desigualdades que comprometem a dignidade e a existência humana, pondo em perigo a Terra Pátria - nosso nicho existencial. Por fim, reforçamos a necessidade da construção de uma consciência coletiva por meio da educação, reforçada nas práticas e comportamentos dos diferentes atores sociais para que o princípio da responsabilidade seja orientador e guardião da vida humana.
Intervenções pedagógicas para o desenvolvimento do Pensamento Computacional com auxílio da Robótica Educativa: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Ribeiro da Silva Sandro José , Balestro Silva Carla Odete , Trindade Perry Gabriela
Published: September 2024

O desenvolvimento das habilidades do Pensamento Computacional (PC) nas instituições de ensino é, atualmente, uma preocupação em diversos países. Reconhecidamente se desenvolve a concepção de que a habilidade em se pensar como um cientista da Computação possui benefícios educacionais – capacidade de reflexão, resolução de problemas e o entendimento de que tudo ao nosso redor esta intrinsicamente ligado a tecnologia digital – e econômicos com profissionais capacitados. O objetivo desta Revisão Sistemática de Literatura (RSL) foi o de identificar quais intervenções pedagógicas vem sendo utilizadas no desenvolvimento do PC com o auxílio da Robótica Educativa (RE) utilizando Kits RE LEGO Mindstorm junto a discentes do equivalente ao Ensino Fundamental II e Ensino Médio, com objetivo de constituir bases que permitam elaborar uma intervenção pedagógica em uma escola de ensino médio integrado ao ensino profissional, cujos estudantes estão nestes níveis educacionais. Embora as pesquisas sejam promissoras no uso da RE para o desenvolvimento do PC, ainda existem lacunas a serem exploradas, visto que nenhuma das pesquisas aborda discentes da educação profissional. Recentes pesquisas realizadas na área da Tecnologia da Informação (TI) nos trazem que em um período de cinco anos serão criadas aproximadamente 800 mil novas oportunidades na área, entretanto, no Brasil, formam-se pouco mais de 53 mil profissionais de tecnologia por ano. Tal constatação emerge discussão acerca de que o desenvolvimento do PC é imprescindível na formação de profissionais de TI demanda cada vez maior em nossa sociedade.
HQ: proposição didática para a construção do gosto e do hábito de ler
Authors: Mello Angela Rita Christofolo de , Ribeiro Jucélia Oliveira Borges
Published: September 2024

O manuscrito compartilha uma proposição didática, elaborada sob a orientação de um planejamento que seguiu os pressupostos de uma Sequência Didática (SD), fundamentada em Doz, Noverraz e Schneuwly (2004). O objetivo da SD, planejada com a escolha do gênero textual Histórias em Quadrinhos (HQs), consiste em desenvolver e aprimorar a lectoescrita, bem como promover a compreensão das características da língua falada que, aliada aos elementos visuais presentes no gênero, bem como aos efeitos de humor e ironia, desperta no alfabetizando o prazer pela leitura e, consequentemente, do hábito de ler. A partir da fundamentação anunciada, tem-se a necessidade de inicialmente, levantar o conhecimento das crianças acerca do gênero textual HQ; escolher um tema para ser estudado no decorrer da SD, bem como um produto final a ser elaborado e formas de sua divulgação; desenvolver módulos com atividades diferenciadas que, além de permitir aos alfabetizandos conhecer as características do gênero HQ, permitam explorar conhecimentos relacionados ao tema por eles escolhido; elaborar, junto com os alfabetizandos, o produto final e divulgá-lo em meios digitais. Espera-se que os alfabetizandos desenvolvam seus direitos de aprendizagem relacionados aos principais eixos do processo de alfabetização, na perspectiva do letramento, a saber: oralidade, leitura/interpretação/compreensão, estruturação linguística e produção textual. A alfabetização quando trabalhada na perspectiva do letramento, pauta-se nos gêneros textuais e na discursividade, condições que o desdobramento de planejamentos de Sequências Didáticas, permitem.
L’émergence progressive d’un droit subjectif à l’environnement sain en droit international des droits de l’Homme
Authors: Panoussis Ioannis
Published: September 2024

L’objectif principal de cet article est de discuter le droit à l’environnement comme un droit subjectif dans l’ordre international, c’est à dire un droit subjectif que, par concept, suppose qu’un droit, une liberté, une garantie soit offerte à un bénéficiaire bien identifié, en l’occurrence l’individu, et qu’il renvoie en même temps une obligation juridique de le respecter, en prenant les mesures nécessaires à sa réalisation, à un destinataire de l’obligation, en l’occurrence l’Etat. A ce propos, deux phénomènes doivent être observés : d’un côté, le constate dans les textes de l’absence de reconnaissance formelle d’un droit à l’environnement sain, afin que nous constations inversement l’émergence d’obligations positives claires à la charge des Etats par le biais de la jurisprudence ; de l’autre côté, dans la mesure où les textes le permettent, l’apparition progressive d’un droit autonome semble émerger.
Brazilian Transnational Normative Entrepreneurship on RWP and welcoming of Venezuelan Refugees
Authors: Vieira de Siqueira Estela Cristina , Krupp da Luz Cícero
Published: September 2024

The present study aims to analyze the gap between the position of the International Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil towards the conceptual enlargement of the institute of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) to Responsibility while Protecting (RwP), practiced while addressing the case of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya, towards the current situation of Venezuelan refugees on Brazilian borders and the judicial decision on closing borders, appreciated at appeal level by the regional section of Federal Justice in Brazil. Brazilian Foreign Relations, in an exercise of normative entrepreneurship, presented Responsibility while Protecting as an alternative to R2P, in the sense that, as humanitarian intervention shall be taken as ultima ratio, measures to reestablish peace and development in affected States must be a priority of action on an international level, deviating from the use of force. However, in a moment when a neighboring country goes through a political crisis that attracts the attention of great powers to the possibility of intervening, Brazil fluctuates between positioning itself favorably to the welcoming of refugees and, at the same time, judicially closing borders. Thus, it might be that RwP  can be considered as a mere exercise of political theory an international level. The position the Brazilian State adopts when the responsibility while protecting – an institute of Brazilian initiative – crosses our borders is somewhat different from its discourse towards it.
Percorrendo os antecedentes da ideia de “nação” na cultura jurídica italiana moderna: pressupostos teóricos de Giambattista Vico e Gian Domenico Romagnosi na obra de Pasquale Stanislao Mancini
Authors: Dal Ri Jr. Arno
Published: September 2024

Ápice da obra de Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, o “Princípio das Nacionalidades” apresentado na preleção ministrada na Universidade de Turim, em 1851, baseia-se na ideia de “nação” como mônada do direito internacional. Fruto de uma elaboração que recebeu influxos metodológicos e pressupostos teóricos do historicismo que permeava o universo jurídico do século XIX, afastando-se das correntes jusnaturalistas e contratualistas então circulantes, essa ideia de “nação” foi introduzida na cultura jurídica italiana como uma inovação significativa, suscitando não poucas críticas na comunidade acadêmica de então, mesmo possuindo derivações decorrentes dos escritos de dois ícones entre os pensadores do direito italiano, Giambattista Vico e de Gian Domenico Romagnosi. Nessa perspectiva, o presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar os elementos teóricos e metodológicos produzidos por Vico e por Romagnosi que vão atuar na construção da ideia de “nação” proposta por Mancini.
La no suspensión de la ejecución de la resolución impugnada o su ejecución provisional con el recurso casatorio civil en el derecho comparado
Authors: Alfaro Pamo Karina Tatiana , Rodríguez Cairo Vladimir
Published: September 2024

El artículo buscó conocer las modificaciones realizadas en los diferentes ordenamientos legales sobre la no suspensión de la resolución impugnada o su ejecución provisional en el recuso casatorio. El estudio fue descriptivo y el método analítico ya que se discute si es que resulta necesario la no suspensión de la ejecución de la resolución impugnada o su ejecución provisional mediante el sistema ope legis en otros países. El principal resultado es que en algunos países donde aplica el sistema del civil law ya se encuentra regulada la no suspensión de ejecución de sentencia o su ejecución provisional de sentencia en el recurso casatorio civil, pero en otros, aún no está siendo regulada: Se concluyó que, en países como Perú y Panamá se debe regular la ejecución de la resolución impugnada o su ejecución provisional, con excepción de procesos sobre estado civil. Se propone que la parte vencida deberá ofrecer caución si es que esta pretende que haya suspensión de la resolución impugnada en casación en procura de los intereses de la otra parte y en resguardo a la tutela jurisdiccional efectiva.
E quando não couber falar em estado de exceção? Ilegalismos e contrarrevolução na gestão de problemas jurídicos
Authors: Oliveira David Barbosa
Published: September 2024

Este trabalho objetiva pensar problemas jurídicos fora do binômio estado de direito-estado de exceção. Para tanto, lançaremos mão de metodologia eminentemente bibliográfica. Inicialmente, explicaremos as teorias sobre o estado de exceção, passando por Carl Schmitt, Walter Benjamin e Giorgio Agamben. Nessa explanação, analisaremos seus pontos de contato, oposição e influência. Após, apresentaremos teorias fora do estado de exceção como o ilegalismo de Michel Foucault e a contrarrevolução de Bernard Hacourt. Como resultado, encontramos que as teorias apresentadas como alternativas ao estado de exceção são melhores para analisar problemas jurídicos dentro do estado de direito.
Integrating ChatGPT and AI Technologies in Engineering Fields
Authors: Venket Krithikaa , Ambika Anju , Freeda Adline R.
Published: September 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved as a game-changer across industries, presenting unprecedented opportunities in the field of engineering. In this landscape, AI-driven models like ChatGPT have emerged as pivotal tools, showcasing remarkable potential in reshaping traditional engineering paradigms. At the core of this evolution lies the capacity of AI, particularly language models like ChatGPT, to enhance problem-solving methodologies within engineering. By leveraging vast datasets and natural language processing capabilities, ChatGPT assists engineers in dissecting complex problems, offering insightful solutions, and expediting decision-making processes. Its ability to comprehend human language and generate contextually relevant responses fosters efficient communication, enabling streamlined collaboration among engineers, architects, and stakeholders. Moreover, AI augments the creative aspect of engineering endeavors.
Future of the Ready Made Garments Industry in Real-Time Data
Authors: Jenefa Leena , Ramanathan Dr.Karuppasamy , Mishra Namita , Vishnu Vishnu , Jayakumar M. , Ashok S.
Published: September 2024

The technology integration for AI in various sectors focuses on how this technology can be used to optimize the production process, generate meaningful and automated customer support, or develop personalized recommendations for shoppers. The apparel industry is starting to integrate automation technology and replace manual labor in certain production links with mechanization as a result of its advancement and maturity. Artificial intelligence allows us to substitute human labor for intelligent robots in order to accomplish repetitive tasks that are relatively labor-intensive. In addition, errors are more likely to occur and productivity declines with extended work hours. Embracing AI technologies and integrating them into marketing and operational strategies helps to maintain the business with competitiveness but also set the standard for developing a strong and memorable brand presence in the digital age.