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Artificial Intelligence in Non-Clinical Functions: A Strategic Framework for Healthcare Organizations
Authors: Alzeqri Aziz
Published: November 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated significant potential in healthcare, particularly in clinical applications such as diagnostics and personalized treatment. However, the application of AI in non-clinical areas, such as operational efficiency, data governance, and data monetization, remains underexplored. This paper addresses this gap by proposing an AI-driven framework for healthcare organizations, synthesizing existing literature on AI applications and data management. Using a qualitative approach, this study identifies six key areas where AI can enhance non-clinical operations: data governance and quality management, technological infrastructure and scalability, leadership and workforce development, operational efficiency, data monetization, and ethical considerations. The framework provides a strategic framework for healthcare organizations to adopt AI technologies effectively while ensuring compliance with local and international regulations. This paper contributes to the growing body of research by offering practical solutions for leveraging AI to improve healthcare administration and create new revenue streams through data valorization.
A New Methodology for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Bridges Under Slow Deformation Phenomena
Authors: Meoni Andrea , Ierimonti Laura , Farneti Elisabetta , Castellani Matteo , Filippucci Filippo , Natali Agnese , Celati Simone , Scozzese Fabrizio , Morici Michele , Cavalagli Nicola , Venanzi Ilaria , Agrawal Anil Kumar , Dall'Asta Andrea , Salvatore Walter , Ubertini Filippo
Published: November 2024

Roadway bridges can be subjected to several pathologies affecting their structural performance during operational conditions. Among others, slow deformation phenomena due to landslides often represent the primary cause of the onset of damage and collapse mechanisms. The timely identification of slow deformation phenomena on bridges and viaducts, as well as the evaluation of their extent and evolution over time, are therefore of crucial importance for preserving the safety conditions of road networks. In common practice, the preliminary analysis of slow deformation phenomena could be carried out over large geographical areas, hence used by managing institutions to set intervention priorities among the assets under their responsibility. In this regard, this paper proposes a new methodology for the diagnosis and monitoring of bridges under the effects of slow deformation phenomena based on the combined use of Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) techniques, visual inspections, geometric surveys, destructive and non-destructive testing methods, and numerical analyses. Specifically, InSAR is adopted to remotely identify bridges affected by slow deformation phenomena within large geographical areas/road networks. Then, visual inspections are carried out on the identified structures to investigate their defectiveness and the detected deformation phenomenon. Depending on the evaluated damage state, a bridge may be subjected to continuous InSAR monitoring, thus enabling the systematic analysis of the evolution of the deformation phenomenon and relevant anomalies over time, or an accurate structural assessment via numerical analyses. In this last circumstance, information gathered from geometric surveys and field tests can be used for the fine-tuning of the numerical models of the structures. A practical application of the proposed methodology for the diagnosis and monitoring of a curved roadway bridge subjected to landslide phenomena is also presented in the paper for illustrative purposes. Overall, the results obtained in the case study provide a sound demonstration of the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Editorial: Inaugural Issue of the International Journal of Bridge Engineering, Management and Research (IJBEMR)
Authors: Agrawal Anil
Published: November 2024

It is my pleasure to share with you the inaugural issue of the newly established International Journal of Bridge Engineering, Management and Research.  The International Journal of Bridge Engineering, Management and Research (BER) is a fully open access online-only journal. It serves as a forum for the publication of scientific and technical papers related to all aspects of bridge engineering and management, including structural, seismic, hydraulic and geotechnical risk analysis, structural health monitoring, static and dynamic assessments, structural retrofitting, and resiliency enhancement. The journal also publishes research papers on tunnels focusing on the areas mentioned above.  Technical research papers and case studies dealing with innovative technological or computational solutions to bridges and tunnels, as well as experimental methods and novel design and theoretical analysis procedures are strong candidates for publication in the journal.  This inaugural issue features five high quality papers in bridge engineering.  Through this issue, I am also inviting you to register with the journal and submit your research manuscripts to the journal.  We are committed to expedited and thorough peer review and publication of your research.
Demand Model for Concrete Barriers Subject to Tractor Tanker-Trailer Impact
Authors: Cao Ran , El-Tawil Sherif , Agrawal Anil , Wong Waider
Published: November 2024

Test-level-6 (TL-6) barriers are specified for situations that involve a high percentage of truck traffic or unfavorable site conditions, where truck rollover or penetration beyond the railing could result in severe traffic consequences. Previous studies of TL-6 barriers impacted by tractor tanker-trailers (the truck category that creates the highest impact demands) assumed that the barriers behave rigidly. The rigid barrier assumption is investigated in this paper through simulation studies in which validated nonlinear models of the truck and barrier are employed. Parametric simulations are carried out to evaluate the effects of truck velocities, weights, and barrier heights on the impact force demands. The demand model in the current design guideline is critiqued based on the simulation results and discrepancy was found between the predicted performance of the barrier by AASHTO-LRFD loading and the truck impact. A revised demand model is proposed based on the simulation results.
Sensing Skin Technology for Fatigue Crack Monitoring of Steel Bridges: Laboratory Development, Field Validation, and Future Directions
Authors: Liu Han , Laflamme Simon , Li Jian , Downey Austin , Bennett Caroline , Collins William , Ziehl Paul , Jo Hongki , Todsen Michael
Published: November 2024

A significant number of steel bridges are vulnerable to fatigue cracks, and the timely discovery of damage is critical in ensuring safety and continuous operations. Despite various crack monitoring methods available in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) to empower real-time feedback, few commercially-available technologies are applicable to the task of discovering new cracks because of the highly localized nature of the sensors. The authors have developed a sensing skin constituted from soft elastomeric capacitors (SECs). An SEC is a large-area strain gauge that transduces strain into a measurable change in capacitance. It can be easily deployed over large surfaces, and thus can be used to discover new fatigue cracks. The technology has been developed and characterized in a laboratory environment over the last decade. It has been recently deployed in the field on a bridge located in Kansas, USA. The aim of this paper is to present and discuss technological updates that were necessary to enable field deployment, with the objective of supporting the field deployment of the cSEC and other SHM technologies. In particular, it reviews the following SEC technology modifications: 1) corrugation of the surface of the dielectric, creating a corrugated SEC or cSEC, to improve sensing performance; 2) development of a dedicated wireless data acquisition system; and 3) improvement of the data fusion algorithm to account for higher signal contamination in the field. After this review, challenges in conducting field deployment are examined. Lastly, a discussion is provided on a path to commercialization.
The War of the Worlds: Reading the Fragile Existence of Humans in the Age of Anthropocene
Authors: Ghosh Rakhiparna
Published: November 2024

H.G. Wells’ science fiction The War of the Worlds (1898) in its imagined reality connects the isolated human existence with the universe and the unknown that exists beyond human understanding. The anticipation of the possibility of extraterrestrial life beyond human existence gave way to the understanding that humans on earth are not superior. Wells’ being influenced by the ideas of evolution propagated by Charles Darwin drew a conflict between organic beings with and beyond life on earth and its ecosystems. If looked through an ecocritical perspective, Well’s work can be seen as containing a greater sense of destruction and fragility of life on earth beyond human existence. The novel has inspired several other works and has been adapted into various films. While many interpretations of the text have revolved around social and political conflicts, a latest adaptation, an ongoing television series War of the Worlds (first aired in 2019) narrates concerns relevant to the age of the Anthropocene. One of the major changes is the aliens depicted in the series. The series re-imagines the weird Martians as aliens who are found to be a race of humans from the future. This paper will explore how the new adaptation draws from the original novel, but changing the aliens gives way to address the issues that are lurking in this age. With the arrival of the alien race on the Earth, the TV series shows an awareness of human beings as planetary forces through the struggle for survival between the two races of human life. The TV series brings about a dialogue relevant to the current time about who we are as humans, the fragility of human existence, and how humans are consciously transforming the planet we live in and its environment.
From Temporal Existence to Eternal Quest: Upanishadic Themes in Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium”
Authors: Bhandari Sabindra Raj
Published: November 2024

The main objective of this article is to unveil the core themes of Upanishads in W. B. Yeats’s poem “Sailing to Byzantium”. Upanishads, the foundational texts of Vedic philosophy, propound the nature of gross reality, self and its relation with the eternal reality. These concepts find their reflections and intersections in “Sailing to Byzantium”. Both of them also propel the limitations of this gross world and the bliss of transcending the confinements of metempsychosis. Besides, they project that beyond the realm of ephemeral mask lies the effulgence of the cosmic consciousness which can be only radiated by realizing the dichotomy between soul and body. To expound these insights, they both underpin the parallel themes, symbols, images, and allegories. Likewise, the propagation of spiritual evolution to ignite the light within beyond the temporal existence is the Upanishadic motif that recurs in Yeats’s poem. By delving into these core themes, this study contributes a fresh revisiting and explores how the ideas, images and philosophy transcend geographical boundaries and diverse cultures. In its essence, this study involves a qualitative study to research by implementing the subtlety and interpretive analysis of the selected verses from the Upanishad and “Sailing to Byzantium”.
Reconstructing the Partition Hi(story): Between Sincerity and Satire in Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand (Ret Samadhi)
Authors: Kumar Ravinder
Published: November 2024

This research paper positions Geetanjali Shree’s International Booker Prize winner Hindi-language novel Ret Samadhi (2018), translated into English Tomb of Sand (2022) by Daisy Rockwell, as a metamodern text and tries to pitch the idea that this novel redraws partition boundaries illustrated in the Indian partition literature. This novel develops postmodern irony and metafiction into David Foster Wallace’s brainchild Post-Irony and Lee Konstantinou’s idea of Credulous Metafiction to establish new sincerity in Indian partition literature. An octogenarian grandmother, Ma or Amma, wishes to visit Pakistan and eventually not only succeeds in visiting her ancestral home in Lahore but also offers a new understanding of India’s partition and boundaries between the two nations. The novel views India’s partition tragedy from a metamodern perspective of oscillation between a modern enthusiasm and postmodern irony and portrays the partition as painful as it was in past or as alleviative as it can become at present. Selfreflexive irony in the novel constantly proposes new meanings of partition trauma highlighted in Ma’s vagaries with a unique narrative strategy agglutinating the stories of modern urban life, history, folklore, environment, and womanhood with the main story. How a contemporary story on India’s partition oscillates [Vermeulen and Van Den Akkar] between modern and postmodern interpretations of displacement seeking candour and authenticity with the help of its self-referential metafiction dubbed as ‘Credulous Metafiction’ by Lee Konstantinou to locate NewSincerity [Adam Kelly] in partition literature is the major point discussed in this paper.
SINERGIA DE GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN FINANCIADOS CON FONDOS CANON Y SOBRE CANON COMO APORTE A GOBIERNO DIGITAL
Authors: Revollar Choque Gonzales Cintia
Published: November 2024

<Los vicerrectorados de investigación de universidades públicas, promueven ejecutar proyectos financiados con fondos canon y sobre canon. La Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann (UNJBG), seleccionó un proyecto titulado: Comparación de la influencia de los factores académicos, sociales y económicos en el desarrollo de trabajos de investigación de estudiantes y egresados de las escuelas de posgrado de las universidades nacionales de Tacna y Arequipa y desarrollo de una propuesta de cambio para mejorar los indicadores de producción de investigación 2018. La gestión de este proyecto, empleó un documento de la Sociedad Peruana de Ciencia e Innovación (SOPECIN) denominado Manual Gestión Administrativa. El objetivo de
la investigación fue mejorar el manual utilizado, por lo que la metodología aplicada, tuvo un enfoque cualitativo, permitiendo el análisis y la revisión de documentos de gestión pública y la entrevista a la investigadora principal, a dos personas del staff de la SOPECIN y a dos directivos de la universidad pública, que conocieran y usaran las
versiones 2019 y 2023. Los resultados agregaron 31 mejoras al manual, algunas de estas fueron la parte denominada Propedéutica, que nivela el conocimiento de términos y procesos de la gestión de proyectos, una autoevaluación, anexos explicativos y un software. Se concluyó que la aceptación de esta actualización mejoraría la comprensión de la gestión de proyectos de investigación en las universidades públicas y que el software diseñado cumple con los requisitos para ser incluido en el catálogo de software como parte de Gobierno Digital de la Presidencia de Consejo de Ministros.
ESTANDARIZAR ESQUEMAS DE TESIS PARA AUMENTAR LA PRODUCCIÓN INTELECTUAL UNIVERSITARIA (PIU) EN EL PERÚ UN RETO MENTAL Y DE GESTIÓN
Authors: Manrique Tejada Rodrigo
Published: November 2024

<En el 2019 se publicó la investigación: Propuesta de una Plataforma de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones como Metodología para Estandarizar los Esquemas de Planes de Tesis y Tesis de Pregrado y Posgrado en las Universidades del Perú – 2018, en esa investigación participaron 480 personas de 40 universidades, 20 de gestión pública y 20 de gestión privada, distribuidas en 18 de las 24 regiones del Perú. Luego de cinco años, se desarrolló seis entrevistas a profundidad a seis docentes investigadores RENACYT, que sean al mismo tiempo administrativos, que hayan participado en la investigación del 2018 y que sean de diferentes áreas del Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE). El objetivo fue conocer la percepción sobre la estandarización de los esquemas de tesis en el Perú, basado en su experiencia, como investigadores, asesores y administrativos. El diseño se mantuvo en un esquema cualitativo. Los resultados permitieron conocer porqué los esquemas de tesis no se estandarizan, el primero fue por desconocimiento, seguido de falta de comunicación y por último una ausencia en la decisión de gestión por parte de las autoridades. Se concluye que el esquema que brinda CONCYTEC, puede ser el más cercano a implementar, tomando en cuenta que presentan dos enfoques: cualitativo y cuantitativo, y estos pueden ser adaptados a todas las disciplinas de las OCDE.
A UN AÑO DE PRESENTAR EL PROYECTO INFLUENCIA DEL PROCESO ENSEÑANZA APRENDIZAJE DE LOS PROGRAMAS DE ESTUDIO EMPRESARIALES DE LA UNJBG EN LA ECONOMÍA FAMILIAR DE LA POBLACIÓN DE TACNA, COMPLICADO PERO MOTIVADOS
Authors: Gomez Caceres Felipe Yony , Cahuapaza Morales Augusto , Anyosa Gutiérrez Bartolomé Jorge , Layme Uchochoque Ruperto , Fajardo Espinoza Evelyn Priscila , Choque Quispe Yesenia Silvana
Published: November 2024

Los fondos canon y sobre canon que tienen algunas universidades de gestión pública del Perú, financian investigaciones científicas; como es el caso de la UNJBG. El 26 de julio del año 2023, se presentó en el 1° Simposio Investigación con fondos concursables, el proyecto financiado por estos fondos titulado: Influencia del proceso enseñanza aprendizaje de los Programas de Estudio Empresariales de la UNJBG en la economía familiar de la población de Tacna, en el se indicó que una de las metas era implementar una sala focus group, la cual se emplearía como técnica e instrumento para recolectar información. Luego de un año, se presenta este caso, para que los momentos complicados que se presentan en investigación, sean en verdad motivadores y se continúe con el proceso de I+D+i+e, en beneficio de las personas. La metodología se centró en un esquema cualitativo, donde los investigadores, haciendo uso de la sala Basadrina, se aplicaron la técnica grupo focal con el instrumento guía grupo focal y obtener los resultados que ce compilan en una oración: era necesaria un sala grupo focal. Se concluye que los fondos concursables tienen la gran opción y responsabilidad de implementar equipamientos que faciliten la continuidad de las actividades de I+D+i+e, a pesar de las complicaciones administrativas, técnicas y financieras que se puedan presentar.
Two new species and a new provincial record of Draconarius (Araneae, Agelenidae) from China
Authors: Yu Feng-Bin , Wei Mian
Published: November 2024

Two new species of Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999 are described based on material collected in Zhejiang Province, eastern China: D. chenhaojuni sp. nov. (♀) and D. kozue sp. nov. (♂♀). Additionally, D. aspinatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) is newly found in Hubei Province, central China, which was only recorded in Anhui Province before. The above-mentioned three species are illustrated and their collected localities are mapped. Specimens are deposited in the Centre for Behavioral Ecology and Evolution, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University in Wuhan (CBEE).
“Lo decisivo se juega en el presente”. Un diálogo con Alejandro Cattaruzza sobre las representaciones colectivas y los usos del pasado en Argentina
Authors: Amorebieta y Vera María Laura , Dubois Pamela Sofía , Herrera Nicolás , Kahan Emmanuel
Published: November 2024

En esta entrevista realizada al historiador argentino Alejandro Cattaruzza nos adentramos en su trayectoria personal y profesional para luego abordar una serie de temas y problemas teórico-metodológicos vinculados a los procesos de construcción de representaciones colectivas y los usos del pasado, a las disputas que se libran a su alrededor, así como a los modos en que aquellas representaciones y usos logran legitimidad, circulan y son recibidas en el espacio público.
“À son Excellence Monsieur le Gouverneur”: inmigración, escritura y formación del Estado (Santa Fe, 1860-1887)
Authors: Baretta Mónica
Published: November 2024

El artículo se ocupa del estudio de las competencias letradas y las prácticas de escritura de migrantes europeos instalados en la zona rural de Santa Fe (Argentina), durante el período de formación del Estado nacional argentino (1860-1887). Se analizan dos tipos de fuentes: por un lado, datos cuantitativos sobre alfabetización ofrecidos por el Censo Provincial de 1887 y, por otro, un corpus compuesto por fuentes cualitativas: cartas y peticiones a las autoridades políticas y eclesiásticas producidas por habitantes de esas comunidades. El objetivo central es cruzar ambos conjuntos de datos para dar cuenta de las competencias letradas de los sujetos, las funciones que asignaban a la escritura, y el modo en que sus prácticas letradas entraban en tensión con los incipientes marcos normativos establecidos por un Estado nacional en proceso de formación.
Integración del archivo de Juan Moreteau (1870-1951) como fondo documental en Chubut: criterios, metodología y patrimonialización
Authors: Vezub Julio E. , Domínguez Verónica S.
Published: November 2024

Se describe la deontología y la metodología del equipo interdisciplinar del IPCSH-CONICET que tuvo a cargo la configuración del Fondo Documental Juan Moreteau (FDJM), entregado por sus familiares con fines de valorización y sistematización. El corpus reúne documentación escrita, fotografías e instrumental científico de este ingeniero en minas francés (1870-1951), integrante de la Comisión Argentina de Límites con Chile y migrante en la Patagonia. Se discuten los desafíos ante este caso de patrimonialización pública de colecciones privadas, los criterios de integración, las relaciones con otros repositorios, fondos y colecciones, y la accesibilidad de datos públicos y privados. Se informan las decisiones implicadas en la conservación y sistematización, y las vinculadas a la exhibición museográfica y escritura del libro colectivo resultante. Por último, se plantea el impacto del FDJM en la redefinición de problemáticas tradicionales o clásicas de la historiografía argentina, como las fronteras, los procesos de colonización y soberanía, las relaciones entre estados, “pueblos originarios” y “pioneros”, los límites nacionales y étnicos, etc.
Filosofia e «Cultura Moçambicana»
Authors: De Moçambique Universidade Católica
Published: November 2024

A filosofia é aquela ‘’busca do saber’’ da parte do homem visando melhorar o conhecimento sobre aquilo que está em volta de si e criar instituições que possibilitem uma vida melhor. Neste artigo procuramos demonstrar que a cultura é produção espiritual e material do homem dentro de uma Comunidade e como tal identifica essa mesma comunidade (Cassierer 1968. Herder 1971). No nosso entender na cultura estão expressas todas as dimensões antropológicas do homem, a dimensão existencial, intelectiva, decisória e Accional. A filosofia intervém e acompanha o processo de formação cultural do homem através da assimilação daqueles valores que contribuem para a sua plena realização. Partindo das noções subjectivas e objectivas da cultura, este artigo procura fazer uma leitura da relação entre filosofia, como saber consciente do homem e cultura como fruto da inteligência do homem. Na leitura filosófica é possível notar os fundamentos da cultura, suas características e concluir que Moçambique é um conjunto de culturas e nenhuma pode reclamar a supremacia em relação com a outra, mas apenas uma complementaridade e o princípio de complementaridade pode ser usado também na relação com as outras culturas que vem de fora de Moçambique. O critério metodológico para o estudo filosófico de uma cultura moçambicana passa necessariamente na resposta às perguntas: até que ponto ela responde as condições da existência do homem? Responde inteligentemente as suas decisões e as põem em prática através das suas acções?
A GESTÃO DO RISCO DE INUNDAÇÕES EM PORTUGAL A PARTIR DA TRANSPOSIÇÃO DA DIRECTIVA EUROPEIA 2007/60/CE
Authors: De Moçambique Universidade Católica
Published: November 2024

As cheias e inundações são um dos processos naturais que maiores perdas humanas e materiais causam a nível mundial. A par de um possível agravamento das condições naturais que desencadeiam processos de inundação – sobretudo da precipitação intensa de curta duração – que os organismos internacionais preveem num quadro de mudança climática, as situações de desastre registadas no passado estão, contudo, fortemente relacionadas com a elevada exposição e vulnerabilidade das populações e atividades económicas.Na Europa, a Directiva “Inundações” iniciou um quadro normativo cujo objetivo é a redução das perdas devidas a estes processos hidrológicos. A aplicação da Directiva assume uma primeira abordagem de governação do risco segundo uma lógica linear: avaliação preliminar e identificação das áreas prioritárias; avaliação do perigo, elementos expostos e risco com a respetiva cartografia, para as áreas identificadas anteriormente; elaboração de planos de gestão do risco até ao final de 2015. Após esta sequência inicial, o modelo de governação adota a necessária ciclicidade através de monitorização, reavaliação do risco e revisão dos instrumentos de gestão. O presente ensaio dedica-se a discutir estes elementos – características, potencial e possíveis constrangimentos – bem como o papel que a participação cívica deverá ter em todo o processo.
Floods are among the natural processes that cause the larger human and material losses worldwide. Together with a possible worsening of the natural conditions that trigger flooding processes - especially the heavy and short duration rainfall events - which international organizations predict for a climate change framework, past disaster situations, however, are strongly related to high exposure and vulnerability of populations and economic activities.In Europe, the “Floods” Directive initiated a legal framework aimed at reducing losses due to these hydrological processes. Implementation of the Directive assumes, at first, a risk governance approach following a linear logic: preliminary assessment and identification of priority areas; assessment and mapping of hazard, exposed elements and risk for the areas previously identified; and finally, elaboration of flood risk management plans by the end of 2015. After this initial sequence, the governance model adopts the necessary cyclicality through monitoring, re-evaluation of risk and review of management tools. This essay is dedicated to discussing these elements – their characteristics, potential and possible constraints - and the role that civic participation should take during the entire process.
OS DESAFIOS LEGAIS PARA A INSERÇÃO DOS RECÉM GRADUADOS NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO – O CONTRATO DE APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: De Moçambique Universidade Católica
Published: November 2024

O lema do congresso "Transições entre o Ensino Secundário, o Ensino Superior e o Mercado de Trabalho", levanta uma dúvida, nomeadamente, a de saber como é que a lei de trabalho vigente em Moçambique enquadra os recém-graduados no mercado de trabalho. É que, na prática, assistem-se concursos públicos de emprego cujos critérios de admissão têm a ver com os anos de experiência na área, ou outras qualificações que implicam, necessariamente, que o candidato tenha trabalhado ou tenha alguma experiência prática específica adicional. Logo, um recém-graduado, será desqualificado, porque maior parte deles não têm cursos adicionais, nem anos de experiências na área. E, pior, é que nem têm como obter tal experiência ou curso adicional. É neste contexto que se propõe investigar sobre este assunto, que se enquadra na temática nr. 4 do congresso, que é “Transição entre o ensino superior e o mercado de trabalho”, procurando saber se existem meios legais (na Lei de Trabalho moçambicana, ou na legislação laboral no geral), que possa proteger ou salvaguardar a inserção dos recém-graduados no mercado de trabalho, conferindo-lhes esta componente prática ou específica, adicional, necessária ao ingresso no mercado de trabalho.
The theme of the congress is “Transitions between secondary education, higher education and the labour market” raises a question, namely, to know how the current labour law in Mozambique falls on the newly graduates in the labour market. It is that, in practice, to assist public employment contests whose admission criteria have to do with the years of experience in the area, or other qualifications that necessarily implies that the candidate has worked or have any specific additional practical experiences. Soon the newly recent graduates will be disqualified, because most of them do not have additional courses or years of experiences. And, worse is that not have the experience or obtain such additional courses. In this context, it is proposes to investigate on this issue, which falls under the theme N°4 of the congress, which is “Transition between higher education and the labour market”, asking whether there are legal means (in the Mozambique labour law, or labour law in general) that can protect or safeguard the integration of newly graduates in the labour market, giving them the practice component or specific additional required to enter the job market.
TEORIAS DE REDUÇÃO DA POBREZA E INICIATIVAS E RECURSOS LOCAIS – ESTUDO DE CASO DE GORONGOSA
Authors: De Moçambique Universidade Católica
Published: November 2024

O presente artigo procura, a partir da convocação de teorias sobre a redução da pobreza, dar conta de um estudo, realizado no âmbito do doutoramento. O estudo foi realizado no Distrito de Gorongosa. O governo moçambicano tem elegido a redução da pobreza como uma das suas prioridades. É neste contexto, que se inscreve este artigo. Assim, após a apresentação dos principais elementos que estruturam o Índice de GINI de Moçambique, um instrumento que mede a situação sócio-económica entre pobres e ricos, o estudo aborda o conceito de pobreza, em Moçambique, privilegiando um olhar complexo e até paradoxal, uma vez que, sendo Gorongosa um Distrito rico em recursos locais, no entanto, a maioria dos seus habitantes revelam graves dificuldades financeiras, não conseguindo pagar as suas despesas relativas a bens essenciais, para viver no seu quotidiano. A situação é, ainda mais grave, pelo facto de as perspectivas económicas, em Moçambique, apontarem para um crescimento médio de cerca de 7,4 %, mas este crescimento não se reflecte no melhoramento da qualidade de vida das populações mais desfavoráveis, que, em Moçambique, abrange a maioria da população. Quanto à opção metodológica, recorreu-se à abordagem qualitativa, dado que a problemática, em estudo, carece de aproximações sucessivas à realidade concreta das pessoas. Sendo uma matéria sensível, importa dar conta dos sentidos de quem vive afectada por esta situação de pobreza, sobretudo em meio rural, como é o caso de Gorongosa.
In this paper I attempted to elucidate how competing theories of poverty reduction mould antipoverty strategies with a focus on the rural district of Gorongosa. The Mozambican Government has drawn poverty reduction as one of its priority. It is therefore very important to know beforehand which theory of poverty being addressed is responsible for the current state of affairs in the rural district of Gorongosa, in the province of Sofala. The researcher starts by giving an outline on the gini index of Mozambique which is an important indicator between the poor and the rich in the same society. The   concept of poverty in Mozambique should be looked at from various angles given its complexity and calls attention to the paradox, as Gorongosa is rich in resources but has absolutely nothing to show on the ground as locals struggle to m make ends meet.  What makes matters worse is that according to the Mozambique African Economic Outlook the country has been experiencing growth averaging about 7.4% but there is very little to write home about as this positive development has failed to cascade to grassroots level.  The methodology which this researcher adopted was the qualitative research methodology and the researcher made an effort to illustrate existing gaps as no single theory can fully account for the rural poverty in Gorongosa. There is need to develop new  theories that fully account for the rural poverty of Gorongosa.
The promotion strategy of artificial intelligence on students ' creativity and critical thinking in college art education
Authors: Fan Yanmeng
Published: November 2024

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, its application in art education is becoming increasingly widespread, providing students with new ways to enhance creativity and critical thinking. This paper analyses the specific application of artificial intelligence in art education and explores how it fosters students' creativity through innovative teaching methods, personalized learning, and thinking guidance in artistic creation. At the same time, the study also reveals the positive role of artificial intelligence in helping students to screen and criticize information, analyze and evaluate art works, and encourage innovative thinking and critical thinking. The research demonstrates that artificial intelligence significantly enhances students' independent thinking and critical appreciation of art, improving their artistic literacy and innovation while supporting the modernization of art education.
EVALUATION DE LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DES PRECAUTIONS STANDARDS EN HYGIENE HOSPITALIERE DANS LE CENTRE DE SANTE DE GODOMEY EN 2024
Authors: DEGBEY Cyriaque , HOUESSOU LC  , SOCLO DANSI
Published: November 2024

Introduction : Les infections associées aux soins résultent des soins de santé non sécurisés au patient et sont associées à une mortalité et une morbidité importante. L’objectif de l’étude était d’évaluer la mise en œuvre des précautions standards en hygiène hospitalière dans le centre de santé de Godomey au Bénin en 2024.
Méthodes : L’étude était transversale et évaluative réalisée en mai et en juin 2024 au centre de santé de Godomey. Un questionnaire a été adressé à 32 personnels soignant, 1 agent d’entretien et 2 administratifs. L’appréciation de la mise en œuvre des précautions en hygiène hospitalière dans le centre de santé de Godomey s’est faite avec les composantes intrants, processus et résultat conformément à l’échelle de Varkevisser (médiocre] 0-60], acceptable] 60-80] et bon] 80-100])
Résultats : L’âge moyen du personnel soignant enquêté était de 37 ans avec un écart type de 9,75. 1 agent de sexe féminin, âgé de 30 ans avec une ancienneté au poste de 4 ans s’occupe de l’entretien du centre. La composante intrant a obtenu un score de 64/123 (52,03 %) et a donc été jugée médiocre, celle processus a obtenu un score de 278/440 (63,18 %), donc acceptable au regard des normes et celle résultat, un score de 10/19 (53 %) et a été jugé médiocre. La mise en œuvre des précautions standards en hygiène hospitalière dans le centre de santé de Godomey en 2024 était acceptable avec un score de 60,50 %.
Conclusion : L’appréciation de la mise en œuvre des précautions standards en hygiène hospitalière dans le centre de santé de Godomey montre qu’il est nécessaire de faire des progrès pour améliorer l’application des règles d’hygiène afin de garantir la sécurité soignant/soigné dans ce dernier.
Women’s Perception in Late Medieval European Preaching: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Peirats Anna
Published: November 2024

The perception of women in the late medieval European preaching is rather complex and interesting. The theological viewpoint against medieval women is constrained towards their moral and social deliverance and virtues. However, late medieval sermons of preachers have helped to understand and amplify the conception of medieval society towards the social standing of European medieval women. In retrospect, this article examines women’s representation in the sermons of three prominent preachers from the 14th and 15th centuries: Giordano da Pisa, Bernardino of Siena, and St. Vincent Ferrer. The research individually analyzes the preachers' sermons through a comparative analysis, addressing women's weaknesses in the European medieval era. The sermons focus on the societal perceptions of women and their moral constitutions, aiming to promote spiritual conversion. Although the preachers share common perceptions, they have also managed to adopt the use of vernacular language, thus condemning sins, for instance, lust and adultery. Moreover, the preaching style and context they present medieval women vary significantly. Giordano da Pisa addresses an educated audience with an academic approach, whereas Bernardino da Siena preaches the broader and intellectual society in an accessible and didactic style. St. Vincent Ferrer employs a vehement tone, centered on instilling fear of the Final Judgment. The analysis reveals the importance of the image of women in medieval preaching. Moreover, the sermons of the preachers also aim to reinforce and redefine the social and religious norms related to women of the medieval era, therefore emphasizing on their role in maintaining moral stability and developing the institution of moral enrichment and social nourishment of their offspring.
Amerikan Yahudilerinde Kutsal Toprak Anlayışı
Authors: Metli Ebru
Published: November 2024

Amerikan Yahudileri, XVII. yüzyıldan itibaren içinde yaşadığı Amerikan toplumunun bir parçası olarak dini olduğu kadar siyasi, ekonomik ve kültürel alanlarda yaşanan gelişmelerin tümünü bilfiil tecrübe ederek günümüze kadar gelmiştir. Dolayısıyla Yahudi kökler ile Amerikan yaşam tarzının kültürleşmesi neticesinde bir kimlik kategorisi olarak “Amerikan Yahudiliği” olgusu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bir kimlik kategorisi olarak Amerikan Yahudiliği, ana temamız Erets İsrail’i ilgilendiren boyutlarıyla sınırlandırılarak Siyonizm, Holokost ve İsrail Devleti şeklinde üç faktörle etkileşimi üzerinden incelenmektedir. Amerikan Yahudiliğini oluşturan Reform, Muhafazakar, Yeniden Yapılanmacı ve Ortodoks mezheplerinin kutsal toprak anlayışları ayrı ayrı tespit edilmiş, ardından bu tespitlere istinaden bir bütün olarak Amerikan Yahudiliğinde Kutsal Toprak anlayışı ifade edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Yahudi ulusal kimliğinin bir unsuru olarak “kutsal toprak” olgusu, din bilimlerinin yanı sıra kollektif kimlik bağlamında siyaset bilimi ve sosyolojinin alanına taşan bir konudur. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma disiplinler arası bir yaklaşımla gerçekleştirilmiştir.
TOPOSI NEISKAZIVOSTI U "OSLOBOĐENOM JASENOVCU" ĆAMILA SIJARIĆA
Authors: Đelilović-Kevrić Emina
Published: November 2024

U radu se problematiziraju toposi neiskazivosti u pripovijesti ćamila Sijarića Oslobođeni Jasenovac, u okviru problematike književne logorologije. Cilj rada je osvijetliti ključna mjesta pamćenja odnosno reprezentacije logora Jasenovca putem medija književnosti, u okviru kulture sjećanja (naročito kroz prizmu fašizam/antifašizam). Rad treba da odgovori na pitanja mozemo li zbiljski govoriti o (ne)mogućoj centralizaciji subjekta svjedočenja o proživljenom logorskom iskustvu (kroz ličnost Martina Sedlara-figure Muselmanna), kao i objektivnoj reprezentaciji vizuelnog šoka (kroz lik pripovjedača), te kako govoriti o pripovijednom procesu rekonstrukcije različitih traumatskih iskustava. Rad je bio analiziran kroz neka od promišljanja teoretičara sa južnoslavenskog područja koji su se bavili ovom problematikom poput Renate Jambresić-Kirin i Ivana Kostića.
‘Kun en lidende Gud kan redde os’
Authors: Karlsen Mads Peter
Published: November 2024

This article engages with the problem of human suffering from the philosophy of religion perspective through a presentation of Slavoj Žižek’s exposition of a number of theological key themes related to this problem. The focal point is Žižek’s claim that the crucial aspect of human suffering has to do with our attempts to ascribe a higher meaning to it. The first section of the article introduces the problem of suffering and its theological stakes through a reading of Freud and Nietzsche, who constitute an essential part of Žižek’s context. The next two sections account for Žižek’s interpretations of the Book of Job, focusing on his notion of Job as a critic of theodicy-arguments and as an anticipator of Christ. The fourth part of the article reads Žižek’s interpretation of Christ’s suffering on the cross as a critical engagement with the classical doctrines of reconciliation. The article ends with some concluding remarks.
Endophytic microbiomes for agricultural sustainability
Authors: Yadav Ajar Nath
Published: November 2024

Plants have been known to interact with different biotic and abiotic agents existing in the environment which forms a beneficial mutualism. Among various agents, interaction of plants with microbes is one of the significant interactions which have global implication too. Microbes interact with belowground (rhizosphere), aboveground (phyllosphere) and internal (endophyte) parts of plants and these all interaction own different significant role in each other survival. Among all endophytic interaction are known to provide greater benefits to its host especially in stressed (biotic and abiotic) conditions. The endophytic microbes are known to interact with each of the single plant existing on the earth and they are present within the whole plant even seeds. Various microbial groups such as archaea, bacteria and fungi are recognized as endophytes. Microbial species belonging to phyla Euryarchaeota Acidobacteria, Acidobacteriota, Bacteroidota, Deinococcus–thermus, Bacillota, Pseudomonadota, Verrucomicrobia, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mucoromycota were found as endophytic microbiota so far. Endophytic microbes protect plant by various mechanisms such as N2- fixation, siderophores production, phosphorus solubilization, phytohormones production (auxin, cytokinin and gibberellins), ammonia and hydrogen cyanide production.
β-1,6-glucan plays a central role in the structure and remodeling of the bilaminate fungal cell wall
Authors: Bekirian Clara , Valsecchi Isabel , Bachellier-Bassi Sophie , Scandola Cyril , Guijarro J Iñaki , Chauvel Murielle , Mourer Thierry , Gow Neil AR , Aimanianda Vishukumar , d’Enfert Christophe , Fontaine Thierry
Published: November 2024

The cell wall of human fungal pathogens plays critical roles as an architectural scaffold and as a target and modulator of the host immune response. Although the cell wall of the pathogenic yeast
Candida albicans
is intensively studied, one of the major fibrillar components in its cell wall, β-1,6- glucan, has been largely neglected. Here, we show that β-1,6-glucan is essential for bilayered cell wall organization, cell wall integrity and filamentous growth. For the first time, we show that β-1,6- glucan production compensates the defect in mannan elongation in the outer layer of the cell wall. In addition, β-1,6-glucan dynamics are also coordinated by host environmental stimuli and stresses with wall remodeling, where the regulation of β-1,6-glucan structure and chain length is a crucial process. As we point out that β-1,6-glucan is exposed at the yeast surface and modulate immune response, β-1,6-glucan must be considered a key factor in host-pathogen interactions.
CD131 Contributes to Ulcerative Colitis Pathogenesis by Promoting Macrophage Infiltration
Authors: Wu Zhiyuan , Liu Lindi , He Chenchen , Xiao Lin , Yun Duo , Chen Junliang , Liu Zhihao , Li Wenjun , Lv Qingjie , Tan Xiaodong
Published: November 2024

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a group of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mainly affecting the colon. The exact etiology of ulcerative colitis remains elusive. CD131 is a receptor subunit mediating the effects of hematopoietic growth factors GM-CSF and IL-3, which regulate various inflammatory responses. The pleiotropic effects of the cytokines on intestinal inflammation suggest that additional factors influence their overall function, where the receptor may play a role.In the present study, we investigated the role of CD131 in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, with the use of murine colitis model established by administration of DSS in the drinking water.By comparing the immune and inflammatory responses between wt and CD131-deficient mice, we found that CD131 contributed to DSS-induced murine colitis, which functioned in synergy with tissue- infiltrating macrophages. Besides, CD131 may have promoted the chemotaxis of macrophages and T cells into the colon through CCL4. In addition, we analyzed clinical data and pathology specimens from ulcerative colitis patients and found that CD131 was associated with the endoscopic and pathological severity of intestinal inflammation.The present study provides a novel way to the understanding of the mechanisms of GM-CSF and IL-3 effects in the intestine, which will benefit the development of therapeutic approaches.
A multi-gene predictive model for the radiation sensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on machine learning
Authors: Li Kailai , Liang Junyi , Li Nan , Fang Jianbo , Zhou Xinyi , Zhang Jian , Lin Anqi , Luo Peng , Meng Hui
Published: November 2024

Radiotherapy resistance is a major obstacle to the long-term survival of nasopharyngeal cancer patients, as it is a primary cause of recurrence and metastasis. Identifying radiotherapy-associated biomarkers can help improve the survival prognosis of nasopharyngeal cancer patients. Consequently, discovering biomarkers associated with radiosensitization is crucial.We evaluated 113 combinations of machine learning algorithms and ultimately selected 48 to construct a radiotherapy sensitivity score (NPC-RSS) that can predict radiosensitivity in nasopharyngeal cancer patients. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationship between NPC-RSS and the expression of genes associated with immune and radiotherapy sensitivity profiles. We employed GSEA and ssGSEA to investigate the connection between NPC-RSS and signaling pathways.We selected the combined model glmBoost+NaiveBayes, which had the best AUC among 48 models, for our subsequent study. The NPC-RSS, built based on the 18 genes included in this model, can predict the results of the public dataset and the in-house dataset of Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, with considerable efficiency. The key genes of NPC-RSS are closely associated with immune characteristics, including chemokine and chemokine receptor families, and histocompatibility complex (MHC), and show more active immune processes. Meanwhile, these key genes were significantly associated with the expression of radiosensitization-related genes. Furthermore, GSVA and GSEA analyses demonstrated that different expression levels of key NPC-RSS genes influenced signaling pathways, such as the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, JAK-STAT signaling pathway,NF-kappa B signaling pathway and T cell receptor signaling pathway, which are associated with immunity and disease progression. The consistency of the expression of key genes SMARCA2 and CD9 with NPC-RSS was validated in in-house cell lines. The radiosensitive group, classified according to NPC-RSS, exhibited a more enriched and activated state of immune infiltration compared to the radioresistant group. Moreover, in single-cell samples, NPC-RSS was higher in the radiotherapy-sensitive group, with immune cells playing a predominant role.In this study, we used machine learning to construct a predictive score, called NPC-RSS, associated with radiosensitivity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients; moreover, NPC-RSS is strongly associated with immune characteristics, expression of radiosensitivity-related genes, and signaling pathways related to disease progression. We hope that the NPC-RCC will enable more precise selection of the NPC population of potential beneficiaries of radiation therapy.