bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RELAÇÃO DE BIO-ANCESTRALIDADE NA AMAZÃ”NIA, A SOBERANIA E OS TRATADOS INTERNACIONAIS: CDB E CONVENÇÃO 169 DA OIT, HERMENÊUTICA EMANCIPATÓRIA E DESENVOLVIMENTO
Authors: Benevides Júnior Acursio Ypiranga , Nogueira Caroline Contente
Published: May 2023

Em intrínseca relação entre o biológico, a ancestralidade e as relações de soberania, a Amazônia é uma das regiões de conflitos pluriétnicos na América Latina. Nesse sentido, indaga-se: o elemento soberania, presente na Convenção da Diversidade Biológica - CDB e na Convenção 169 da Organização Internacional do Trabalho – OIT, sobre os Povos Indígenas e Tribais, corresponde às tendências de desenvolvimento emancipatório que considerem a diversidades dos povos latino-americanos e amazônicos? Este artigo objetiva analisar, sobre o prisma metodológico hermenêutica da filosofia da libertação e pesquisa bibliográfica, a questão da soberania sobre o patrimônio genético e os saberes amazônicos a eles associados na perspectiva da CDB e da Convenção 169 da OIT, a partir de paradigmas emancipatório de desenvolvimento. Os resultados apresentaram que, além do conceito de soberania, há necessidade de revisitar um complexo de temas que incorporam reflexões acerca da administração pública e das bases epistemológicas no campo acadêmico.
NUEVOS PARADIGMAS ÉTICOS EN LAS POLÍTICAS Y LA JURISPRUDENCIA SOBRE DERECHOS DE LA NATURALEZA
Authors: Esmeralda Chávez Vallejo Gina
Published: May 2023

En medio de un ambiente de múltiples crísis y reacción social (crisis económica, crisis social, crisis de legitimidad democrática, crisis de representación política, etc.), varios países Latinoamericanos experimentaron procesos constituyentes de nuevo tipo, que no solo permitieron apasiguar una buena parte del conflicto sino que se abrieron a nuevas formas de concebirlos y resolverlos. El reconocimiento de los derechos de la Naturaleza en la Constitución  ecuatoriana de 2008 plasmó una aspiración trascendental de importantes grupos sociales que venían resistiendo, desde hace décadas atrás, a las perspectivas del capitalismo ambiental. En estrecha relación con el concepto de Sumak Kawsay o Buen Vivir, los derechos de la naturalezatienen el potencial de ser los pilares de la construcción de paradigmas alternativos a los vigentes modelos asentados en el antropocentrismo, la ética del individualismo, el desarrollo sin fin y el capitalismo depredador, al expresar esa constelación de creencias, valores y técnicas que nos permite vislumbrar otras formas de ́ser ́ en sociedad, otras estructuras institucionales para la vida en común, otras metodologías para cubrir necesidades objetivas y subjetivas; y toda vez que los paradigmas del occidente capitalista han fracasado en su interpretación de la realidad. Desde una perspectiva post-positivista, la Constitución ecuatoriana tiende puentes con perspectivas holísticas, integrales y ancestrales para desarrollar su modelo de sociedad basadoen la redefinición del papel de lo público (finalismo), las soberanías (neo-republicanismo), la participación social en el control de lo público (democracia radical), la economía para la gente y no para el capital (económica heterodoxa), el Buen Vivir como medida del bienestar (política social), los derechos de las personas, comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidad y la naturaleza, y laintegración regional (constitucionalismo garantista). Las políticas públicas adoptadas en Ecuador al amparo de este nuevo modelo de Constitucionalismo del Buen Vivir, así como la jurisprudencia de tribunales nacionales de distintos países sobre los derechos de la naturaleza, nos hace ver que el paradigma del Buen Vivir disputa, junto con otras perspectivas filosóficasy teóricas, como la Teoría Gaia o el ecologismo de los pobres, u otras aspiraciones sociales como aquellas que demandan salidas verdes a las múltiples crisis que atraviezan nuestras sociedades y que han sido desveladas por la pandemia del Sars-CoV2, demostrando su potencial paradigmático (Khun, 1974) para construir sociedades alternativas.
What American Readers Remember: A Case Study
Authors: Škopljanac Lovro
Published: May 2023

This article describes an archive consisting of literary memories obtained via interviews from one hundred contemporary readers of literature, sourced from a college town in the United States. The memories were summarized and studied in order to establish what readers tend to remember as important and/or impressive in their everyday reading of literature. The summaries include both quantitative and qualitative data, which are presented in brief extracts (tables) referring to facts such as recall of textual elements, circumstances of reading, and most remembered texts and authors. Characteristics of non-professional readers and their readings are thus observed according to three distinct sources of information: (a) the type of text they preferred; (b) the context of their reading; (c) the textual elements they found most memorable. All of these are considered in turn, including more specific discussion on topics of attachments to texts; the role of “classics”; and the readers’ paracanon. The study concludes with three main findings: (1) the participating American readers are shown to have rich and diverse memories of literary works, (2) which usually consist of coherent mental representations of the texts accompanied by some sort of episodic memory attaching them to their lived experience, (3) and these representations mostly involve unusual and incongruous characters and plot occurrences set against the ground of narrative content, which might imply that literature is used as a form of simulation.
Literary Border Crossing and Cultural Belonging in Frederick Schiller Faust’s The Gentle Gunman
Authors: Lee Susan Savage
Published: May 2023

When Frederick Faust wrote The Gentle Gunman, locating it in Argentina, he did more than entertain American readers with new terrain in his western. By choosing to bordercross between the western and the Argentine gauchesque, he creates an opportunity to ask questions about the modernity of American and Argentine cultures and the national identities emphasized by both societies.

This article begins by analyzing the characteristics of the western and the gauchesque in Faust’s novel. This article also provides an overview of the historical moment of the novel’s creation, expectations of readers from the time period, and Faust’s decision to eroticize the western’s setting. By doing so, this article answers the question about the hero’s displacement in a modern world that values class elitism above heroic characteristics. While scholars have analyzed different elements of Faust’s life and works, they have not discussed his border-crossing between the literary genres of the western and the gauchesque, two genres that emphasis national identity. By focusing on Faust’s border-crossing, it will become evident that Faust championed specific traits embodied by the cowboy and, in one case, the gaucho––all of which foster a sense of who belongs to the landscape and who does not.
Fortalecimento da cidadania ativa por meio da autocomposição e da democracia participativa não idealizada por meio da mediação
Authors: Tedeski Costa Petters Sardagna Laurence , Barbosa Cláudia Maria
Published: May 2023

No Brasil, a heterocomposição judicial é a forma majoritária de solução de litígios e sua preponderância deriva, entre outros fatores, de questões culturais ligadas ao autoritarismo colonial e da precária preparação dos juristas. A heterocomposição favorece a postura passiva do cidadão porque transfere a um terceiro especializado, o magistrado, a solução de conflitos. A superação dessa cultura encontra na autocomposição uma possível aliada. A hipótese explorada nesse neste estudo essencialmente exploratório e bibliográfico, é de que a autocomposição tem potencialidade de fomentar cidadania ativa dentro do processo judicial e a mediação de colaborar com compreensão da democracia não modo não idealizado. Para confirmá-la, parte-se de uma análise dos conceitos de cidadania, cidadania ativa e democracia, segue-se uma análise sobre a democratização do processo e os métodos autocompositivos, bem como os óbices para a efetivação da autocomposição no cenário nacional. Nesse ponto, apresenta-se como possível co-causa a falta de prática de democracia participativa. Disto, passa-se a testar o argumento por meio da comparação das características da autocomposição, da cidadania ativa, da mediação e da democracia não idealizada. Em conclusão, observa-se que os métodos consensuais são possíveis catalizadores da cidadania ativa e da prática democrática brasileira, pois incentivam o empoderamento cidadão, o diálogo, a alteridade, a pluralidade, a efetividade de participação na decisão política, bem como acolhem e dão tratamento adequado do conflito como substrato para uma solução satisfatória do litígio jurídico e social para todas as partes.
INTIMIDADE DO PARENTESCO
Authors: Sousa Damásio dos Santos Ana Clara
Published: May 2023

O presente ensaio tem a intenção de discutir e pesar como a intimidade construída com minhas parentes-interlocutoras, mais especificamente minha mãe, pode ser potente para a confecção de etnografias. Mais especificamente, a partir do parentesco real e imaginado, de como eu vi minha mãe na infância e de como passei a vê-la depois de adulta. Assim, passo a juntar seus pedaços que são linhas, traços e descontinuidades. Trago pedaços que falam dela, mas não só. Contam, através da reconstrução de memórias-narrativas visuais, a intimidade que desenha nossas relações de parentesco.
COVEIRO DE CAVALOS
Authors: Gomes Ivan
Published: May 2023

O texto que segue ensaia, ao modo da bricolagem, costuras, encaixes e acoplamentos entre ideias e modos de pensar inspirados nos diálogos entre Antropologia, Filosofia e Literatura, a fim de refletir sobre processo de criação e incentivar etnografias poéticas que se aproximem da experiência-limite do limite, no intuito de aguçar os sentidos e exercitar a imaginação do leitor. Em uma conjuntura em que a imaginação é capturada e capitulada por negacionismos que matam, e o desencanto prepara o terreno para a semeadura do ódio e da ética da indiferença; e em contextos de um suposto realismo capitalista, em que parece ser mais fácil imaginar o fim do mundo do que o fim do capitalismo; o esforço por identificar os modos de pensamento que, pela força do hábito, alimentam silenciosamente a besta desenfreada, e a escolha deliberada em assumir a tarefa de contar outras estórias capazes de nos ajudar a seguir outras trilhas, são atitudes éticas que tomam contornos políticos mais do que relevantes: urgentes.
Strategi Peningkatan Produksi Beras Dalam Ketahanan Pangan di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi
Authors: Ikra Ikra , Effendi Effendi , Christoporus Christoporus
Published: May 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui strategi dalam meningkatkan produksi beras dalam ketahanan pangan yang ada di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 95 orang. Penentuan sampel dilakukan dengan metode sampel acak sederhana  (Simple Random Sampling), Alat analisis data yang digunakan  dalam  penelitian ini yakni Cobb-Douglas. Hasil Analisis Cobb-Douglas Menunjukkan bahwa nilai Fhitung = 65,984 > Ftabel = 2,32 pada α = 5% yang berarti hipotesis nol (H0) ditolak, sehingga variabel luas lahan (X1), benih (X2), Pupuk Urea (X3), Pupuk NPK (X4), Pestisida (X5) dan Tenaga Kerja(X6). Secara bersama–sama (simultan) berpengaruh nyata terhadap produksi padi sawah di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi Secara parsial variabel Luas Lahan, benih dan pupuk NPK, Tenaga Kerja  berpengaruh nyata terhadap produksi padi sawah di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten  Sigi, sedangkan Pestisida dan Pupuk Urea  berpengaruh  tidak nyata terhadap Produksi Padi Sawah, sehingga dikatakan ada pengaruh dalam peningkatan produksi beras dalam ketahanan pangan yang ada di Kecamatan Palolo Kabupaten Sigi.
Karakteristik Sifat Fisika Tanah pada Beberapa Penutupan Lahan di Desa Tinauka Kecamatan Rio Pakava Kabupaten Donggala
Authors: Basir Muh , Ariawati Ariawati , Rahman Abdul
Published: May 2023

Tanah merupakan sumber daya alam yang tidak mudah diganti, jika tanah mengalami degredasi atau rusak maka  akan  sulit  diperbaharui  karena  membutuhkan  waktu  pemulihan  yang  cukup  lama.  Sifat  fisika merupakan sifat tanah yang berhubungan dengan bentuk atau kondisi tanah asli. Perbedaan paling mendasar dari penutupan lahan dan penggunaan lahan yaitu terletak dari kondisi fisik dan pengelompokannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menentukan karakteristik sifat fisika tanah pada beberapa penutupan lahan, yaitu lahan pertanaman durian, sawit dan semak belukar dan secara tidak langsung guna mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan karakteristik lahan yang diolah dan tidak diolah oleh petani di Desa Tinauka Kecamatan Rio Pakava Kabupaten  Donggala.  Metode  pengambilan  sampel  tanah  untuk  bahan  analisis  di  laboratorium ditentukan secara sengaja. Secara umum gambaran topografi ketiga penutupan lahan dilokasi penelitian adalah memiliki kemiringan lereng berkisar antara 0-30%. Pada masing-masing penutupan lahan dilakukan pengambilan sampel tanah sebanyak 3 sampel yaitu pada puncak, pundak dan lembah lereng kemudian diulang  sebanyak 2  kali, sehingga diperoleh  sebanyak 18  sampel tanah  utuh  dan  tidak  utuh  pada  tiga penutupan lahan. Sifat fisika tanah pada lahan perkebunan durian memiliki tekstur yang didominasi oleh kriteria liat, permeabilitas didominasi oleh kriteria lambat, porositas didominasi oleh kriteria kurang baik, bobot isi tergolong sedang, dan bahan organik didominasi oleh kriteria sedang. Sifat fisika tanah pada lahan semak belukar memiliki tekstur yang didominasi oleh kriteria lempung berliat, permeabilitas didominasi oleh kriteria sedang, porositas didominasi oleh kriteria baik, bobot isi tergolong sedang, dan  bahan organik didominasi oleh kriteria sangat tinggi. Sifat fisika tanah pada lahan perkebunan sawit memiliki tekstur yang didominasi oleh kriteria liat, permeabilitas didominasi oleh kriteria sedang, porositas didominasi oleh kriteria baik, bobot isi tergolong kriteria sedang, dan bahan organik didominasi oleh kriteria sedang.
Application of Natural Plant Growth Regulator to Improve Growth and Yield of Shallot Lembah Palu Variety
Authors: Kurniawati Dwi , Bahrudin Bahrudin , Anshar Muhammad
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh jenis dan konsentrasi ZPT alami serta interaksinya terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil bawang merah varietas lembah Palu. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Desa Sidera, Kecamatan Sigi Biromaru, Kabupaten Sigi, Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah pada bulan April hingga Agustus 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan dua faktor dan tiga ulangan. Faktor pertama adalah jenis ZPT alami yang berbeda (J) yang terdiri dari 2 (dua) perlakuan yakni J1 (air kelapa) dan J2 (ekstrak daun kelor). Faktor kedua adalah konsentrasi ZPT (K) yang terdiri dari 5 (lima) taraf yakni K1 (20%), K2 (40%), K3 (60%), K4 (80%), K5 (100%). Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis ragam dan untuk hasil yang berpengaruh nyata, dilanjutkan dengan uji DMRT 5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat interaksi antara perlakuan jenis dan konsentrasi ZPT, terhadap jumlah anakan 45 HST, jumlah umbi per rumpun 70 HST, dan berat segar umbi per rumpun 70 HST, dimana hasil terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan air kelapa konsentrasi 40%. Perlakuan jenis ZPT berpengaruh terhadap berat segar dan kering daun 15 HST, berat segar dan kering total 15 HST, serta total luas daun per tanaman 15 HST, dimana hasil terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan air kelapa. Sementara konsentrasi ZPT berpengaruh nyata terhadap rata-rata berat segar daun dan berat segar total per tanaman umur 25 HST, dimana konsentrasi terbaik adalah 20%.
Conservation genomics of California towhee (Melozone crissalis) in relation to the official list of endangered and threatened wildlife
Authors: Black Andrew , Yoon Jeon , McCreedy Chris , Janjua Safia , Heenkenda Erangi , Mathur Samarth , Ferree Elise , Fesnock Amy , Hernandez Alvaro , DeWoody Andrew
Published: May 2023

The Inyo County population of California towhee, now recognized as
Melozone crissalis, was officially listed as Threatened under the U.S.
Endangered Species Act in 1987. This isolated population in the Argus
Mountains was then estimated to consist of less than 175 individuals.
Its major threats were habitat destruction caused by grazing, mining,
water exporting, and human recreational activities but stakeholders
eventually developed a recovery plan to mitigate habitat damage. Due to
the demographic success of the recovery plan, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) proposed to remove the California towhee from their
formal list of threatened and endangered species in 2013. Herein, we
generated a high-quality reference genome assembly for a typical
representative of the California towhee (N50 = 22 Mb among 627 contigs,
max contig size 89.1Mb), then conducted whole genome resequencing on
birds sampled from geographic sites across much of the species’ range.
Our findings indicate that the California towhee gene pool is relatively
deep (i.e., diverse; mean individual heterozygosity = 0.0021, range =
0.0013-0.0026) and that moderately low levels of autozygosity in
isolated populations are due to a combination of historic and
contemporary inbreeding. Our population, landscape, and phylogeographic
analyses indicate that the shallower (less diverse) regions of the gene
pool are likely due to a combination of natural geography, anthropogenic
impacts, and demographic histories associated with isolated habitats.
None of our findings are inconsistent with the 2013 USFWS proposal and
we see no reason to protest the delisting petition based exclusively on
genetic/genomic data.
Safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients with autoimmune neurological conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ning Fan , Cao Xiang-qi , Wang Qing-qing , Li Zhu-yi , Ruan Zhe , Chang Ting
Published: May 2023

Risk of adverse effects and exacerbation in autoimmune neurological
conditions(ANC)are frequently cited reasons for COVID-19 vaccine
hesitancy. This study evaluates the ANC safety of COVID-19 vaccines in
the real world. We selected studies that provided data on the occurrence
of adverse effects and exacerbation of conditions related to ANC after
vaccination. The pooled incidence rates for various adverse effects,
stratified for the disease category, dosage, and type of vaccine were
estimated. Twenty-eight studies (31 vaccination cohorts) were included.
The pooled incidence rate of general adverse events was 0.35 (95%CI,
0.27–0.43, I = 100%). The pooled incidence rate of
exacerbation adverse events was 0.05(95%CI, 0.04-0.07, I
= 84%). The pooled incidence rates of local
injection reaction, fatigue, weakness, myalgia, fever, headache, and
chills were 0.27 (0.18–0.36, I = 98%),
0.16(0.11-0.21, I = 93%), 0.15(0.00-0.31, I
= 97%), 0.13(0.08-0.19, I =
97%), 0.11(0.07-0.15, I = 95%), 0.11(0.07-0.16, I
= 97%), and0.09(0.03-0.16, I =
96%), respectively. According to available evidence, the administration
of COVID-19 vaccines in individuals with ANC seems to be well-tolerated,
with few reports of adverse events. Furthermore, exacerbation of ANC
following vaccination appears to be infrequent.
Sparus Docking Station: A Current Aware Docking Station For a Non-holonomic AUV
Authors: Esteba Joan , Cieslak Patryk , Palomeras Narcís , Ridao Pere
Published: May 2023

This paper presents the design and development of a funnel-shaped Sparus
Docking Station (SDS) intended for the non-holonomic torpedo-shaped
Sparus II Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The SDS is equipped with
sensors and batteries, allowing for a stand-alone long-term deployment
of the AUV. An inverted Ultra Short BaseLine (USBL) system is used to
locate the Docking Station (DS) as well as to provide long-term
drift-less AUV navigation. The SDS is able to observe the ocean currents
using a Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), being motorized to allow its
self-alignment with the current. Moreover, a docking algorithm
accounting for the current is used to guide the robot during the docking
maneuver. The paper reports experimental results of the docking maneuver
in sea trials.
Sequence analysis of the Spike, nsp12 (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase), nsp3 (PLpro), and nsp5 (3CLpro) genes reveals a distinct evolutionary pattern of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, Indonesia
Authors: Hakim Mohamad , Gunadi * , Rahayu Ayu , Wibawa Hendra , Eryvinka Laudria Stella , Supriyati Endah , Vujira Khanza Adzkia , Iskandar Kristy , Afiahayati * , Daniwijaya Edwin Widyanto , Oktoviani Farida Nur , Annisa Luthvia , Utami Fadila Dyah Trie , Amadeus Verrell Christopher , Nurhidayah Setiani Silvy , Leksono Tiara Putri , Halim Fiqih Vidiantoro , Arguni Eggi , Nuryastuti Titik , Wibawa Tri
Published: May 2023

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 was due to
the development of novel variants of concern (VOC). Thus, genomic
surveillance is essential to monitor continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2
and to track the emergence of novel variants. In this study, we
performed phylogenetic, mutation, and selection pressure analyses of the
Spike, nsp12, nsp3, and nsp5 genes of SARS-CoV-2 isolates
circulating in Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, Indonesia from May
2021 to February 2022. Various bioinformatics tools were employed to
investigate the evolutionary dynamics of distinct SARS-CoV-2 isolates.
During the study period, 213 and 139 isolates of Omicron and Delta
variants were identified, respectively. Particularly in the Spike
gene, mutations were significantly more abundant in Omicron than in
Delta variants. Consistently, in all of four genes studied, the
substitution rates of Omicron were higher than that of Delta variants,
especially in the Spike and nsp12 genes. In addition,
selective pressure analysis revealed several sites that were positively
selected in particular genes, implying that these sites were
functionally essential for virus evolution. In conclusion, our study
demonstrated a distinct evolutionary pattern of SARS-CoV-2 variants
circulating in Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, Indonesia.
Effects of compositional heterogeneity and spatial autocorrelation on richness and diversity in simulated landscapes
Authors: Tardanico Joseph , Hovestadt Thomas
Published: May 2023

Landscape structure plays a key role in mediating a variety of
ecological processes affecting biodiversity patterns, however its
precise effects and the mechanisms underpinning them remain unclear.
While the effects of landscape structure have been extensively
investigated both empirically, and theoretically from a metapopulation
perspective, the effects of spatial structure at the landscape scale
remain poorly explored from a metacommunity perspective. Here, we
attempt to address this gap using a spatially explicit, individual-based
metacommunity model to explore the effects of landscape compositional
heterogeneity and per se spatial configuration on diversity at the
landscape and patch level via their influence on long term community
assembly processes. Our model simulates communities composed of lineages
of annual, asexual organisms living, reproducing, dispersing, and
competing within grid-based, fractal landscapes which vary in their
magnitude of spatial environmental heterogeneity and in their degree of
spatial environmental autocorrelation. Communities are additionally
subject to temporal environmental fluctuation and external immigration,
allowing for turnover in community composition. We found that
compositional heterogeneity and spatial autocorrelation had differing
effects on richness and diversity and the landscape and patch scales. We
also note a slight negative effect of compositional heterogeneity on
median total landscape population size. Landscape level diversity was
driven by community dissimilarity at the patch level and increased with
greater heterogeneity, while landscape richness was largely the result
of short-term accumulation of immigrants and decreased with greater
compositional heterogeneity. Both richness and diversity decreased in
variance with greater compositional heterogeneity, indicating a
reduction in community turnover over time. Patch-level richness and
diversity patterns appeared to be driven by overall landscape richness
and local mass effects, resulting in maximum patch level richness and
diversity at moderate levels of compositional heterogeneity and high
spatial autocorrelation.
Dietary nucleotides can prevent glucocorticoid-induced telomere attrition in a fast-growing wild vertebrate
Authors: Casagrande Stefania , Loveland Jasmine , Oefele Marlene , Boner Winnie , Lupi Sara , Stier Antoine , Hau Michaela
Published: May 2023

Telomeres are chromosome protectors that shorten during cell replication
and in stressful conditions. Developing individuals are susceptible to
telomere erosion when their growth is fast and resources limited. This
is critical because the rate of telomere attrition in early life is
linked to health and life span of adults. The metabolic telomere
attrition hypothesis (MeTA) suggests that telomere dynamics can respond
to biochemical signals conveying information about the organism’s
energetic state. Among these signals are glucocorticoids (hormones that
promote catabolic processes, potentially impairing costly telomere
maintenance) and nucleotides, which activate anabolic pathways though
the cellular enzyme target of rapamycin (TOR) preventing telomere
attrition. During the energetically demanding growth phase, the
regulation of telomeres in response to two contrasting signals—one
promoting telomere maintenance and the other inducing
attrition—provides an ideal experimental setting to test MeTa. We
studied nestlings of a rapidly developing free-living passerine, the
great tit (Parus major), that either received glucocorticoids
(Cort-chicks), nucleotides (Nuc-chicks), or a combination of both
(NucCort-chicks) all compared with controls (Cnt-chicks). Contrary to
Cort-chicks, which showed telomere attrition, NucCort-chicks, did not.
NucCort-chicks was the only group showing increased gene expression of
telo2 (proxy for TOR activation), of mitochondrial enzymes linked to ATP
production (atp5f1a-atp5f1b-cox6a1-cox4) and a higher efficiency in
aerobically producing ATP. NucCort-chicks had also a higher expression
of telomere maintenance genes (trf2) and of enzymatic antioxidant genes
(gpx4-sod1). The findings show that nucleotides availability is crucial
for preventing telomere erosion during fast growth in stressful
environments.
Reinforcement Learning for the Traveling Salesman Problem: Performance Comparison of Three Algorithms
Authors: Wang Jiaying , Xiao Chenglong , Wang Shanshan , Ruan Yaqi
Published: May 2023

TSP is one of the most famous problems in graph theory, as well as one
of the typical NP-hard problems in combinatorial optimization. Its
applications range from how to plan the most reasonable and efficient
road traffic to how to better set up nodes in the Internet environment
to facilitate information flow, among others. Reinforcement learning has
been widely regarded as an effective tool for solving combinatorial
optimization problems. This paper attempts to solve the TSP problem
using different reinforcement learning algorithms and evaluated the
performance of three RL algorithms (Q-learning, Sarsa, and Double
Q-Learning) under different reward functions, ε-greedy decay strategies,
and running times. The results show that the Double Q-Learning algorithm
is the best algorithm, as it could produce results closest to the
optimal solutions, and by analyzing the results, better reward
strategies and epsilon-greedy decay strategies are obtained.
Control of non-minimum phase system via refined structure of optimal series cascade control
Authors: Mazumdar Hirak , Singhal Ashish Kumar , Yadav Manish , Yadav Vijay , Deshmukh Jyoti , Billore Manish
Published: May 2023

This work elucidates the control of integrating non-minimum phase system
via series cascade scheme with fractional-order P.I.
(Proportional–Integral) plus D (Derivative) controller. The traditional
Internal Model Control (IMC) is adopted for inner loop controller
design. The feedback D controller is synthesized with the outer loop
process model, which shows the work’s universality. The outer loop
controller is suggested in the IMC framework after accountability of
fractional-filter and inverse response compensator. This combination is
revealed to enhance performance without compromising the robustness. The
Riemann sheet principle is explored to compute the stability of the
suggested controller. The sensitivity analysis has asserted the
robustness. More importantly, the optimal value of controller settings
is achieved via the Teaching Learning Based Optimization (TLBO)
algorithm. This TLBO algorithm uses an objective function that minimizes
Integral Square Error (ISE). Two illustrative problems are utilized to
examine the recommended control structure’s virtue.
O uso do sistema flash de monitoramento contínuo de glicose no SUS: perspectivas e desafios
Authors: Machado Maria de Lourdes , Ferreira Fernandes Machado Juliana , Assunção Costa Lindemberg
Published: May 2023

Existem cerca de 537 milhões de pessoas com diabetes mellitus (DM) em todo o mundo, sendo observado um aumento importante também na prevalência desta doença, com cerca de 74 milhões de novos casos em 2021.1 No Brasil, as estimativas mais recentes somam 16,8 milhões de pessoas com a doença, cerca de 7% da população, sendo o 5º país em incidência de diabetes no mundo
Residual strength and toughness after impact loading for RC slabs strengthened with different layers of geogrid
Authors: M. E. AHMED Aya , HAMDY Osman , L. Z. SAAD Youssef , S. E. AHMAD Seleem
Published: May 2023

This study presents an experiment for investigating the residual strength and toughness of reinforced concrete, RC, and slab reinforced by a geogrid as shrinkage reinforcement along with lower tensile steel reinforcement. Three different parameters were considered, slab thickness, number of geogrid layers, and thickness of the upper concrete cover. Fifteen slab samples with sizes of 50 × 50 cm exposed to the impact load on its center before being re-load by the static load and six slab samples exposed to the static load only. The load and deflection relation were recorded through the static loading process for all specimens, where loading capacity, toughness, and toughness index were measured. The results show an enhancement in the slabs residual strength as the slab thickness and concrete cover increased. On the other hand, the residual strength of slabs has a remarkable decrease with the increase in geogrid layers. Moreover, the toughness has a positive relationship with the concrete cover and has an inverse relation with the slab thickness and the number of layers. A geogrid reduced the number and distribution of cracks and mitigated their severity, especially for double layers with the same concrete cover.
Management of ginger bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) epidemics by soil solarization and botanical mulching at Tepi, Southwestern Ethiopia
Authors: Jibat Merga , Getu Abukiya
Published: May 2023

Ginger is one of the most valuable cash crops for farmers in different parts
of Ethiopia. Bacterial wilt disease, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum,
creates major limitation to production of ginger in Ethiopia. Heavy losses
due to the disease occur regularly, causing an additional impediment for
production in infected areas. Field tests were conducted at Tepi, South-
Western Ethiopia, during the 2019 and 2020 main cropping seasons to assess
the effects of soil solarization and botanical mulch on epidemics of
bacterial wilt of ginger. Four soil solarization periods, lasting two, four,
six or eight weeks before planting were integrated with four different
botanical mulch treatments after planting: vetivar grass, lemon grass,
Chinese chive and Lantana camara. Unsolarized and unmulched plots were used
as the control for comparison. Treatments were arranged in factorial
arrangements with randomized complete block design with three replications.
The outcomes indicated that soil solarization integrated with lemon grass
mulch treatments significantly reduced bacterial wilt mean incidence by
22.1% up to 42.2%, compared to control plots. These treatments also
dramatically reduced AUDPC and disease progress rates. Soil solarization for
eight weeks integrated with lemon grass mulch resulted in the lowest (42.2%)
final mean disease severity and AUDPC (33.8%) in comparison to the control.
Typical results of this study indicated that soil solarization integrated
with botanical mulch treatments were effective in slowing dawn the epidemics
of bacterial wilt and in recovering ginger production and productivity, and
they are consequently recommended for application in the study areas along
with other crop management schemes.
A New Approach to Increasing the Bandwidth of Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
Authors: YILDIRIM Remzi , HAZER Abdurrahman
Published: May 2023

In this study, a theoretical systematic approach is introduced as a solution of the bandwidth problem of multi-tone network systems. This systematic approach proposes the use of unused harmonic components of non-linear harmonic distortion produced by the semiconductor laser diode, which is used as a source in the infrastructure of the fiber optic communication system. In order to separate these unused harmonic distortion frequency components from the others, it is possible to add a protocol to each harmonic distortion difference frequency signal, or by intermodulation distortion (IMD) phase modulation, or to use both protocol and IMD phase modulation together. Thus, all harmonic distortion frequency components can be separated theoretically. Thus, it is recommended to use IMD difference frequency components in multi-tone-input subcarrier fiber optic or similar communication systems in the same transmission medium. We think that if this technique is used, it will make a great contribution to increasing the bandwidth of fiber optic communication and network systems.
DAMPAK PEMBENTUKAN LEMBAGA ADAT DESA TERHADAP LEMBAGA ADAT TONGKONAN DI KABUPATEN TORAJA UTARA
Authors: Paledung Gasing Bulan
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak peraturan daerah Kabupaten Toraja Utara Nomor 3 Tahun 2014 tentang pemerintahan lembang yang mengatur pembentukan lembaga adat di setiap lembang atau desa di Kabupaten Toraja Utara terhadap lembaga adat Tongkonan. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan metode evaluasi Finsterbusch & Motz yaitu Single Program Before After sebagai pendekatan untuk membantu dalam menjawab tujuan penelitian ini. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan melakukan wawancara, serta melakukan studi pustaka yang bersumber pada buku serta jurnal ilmiah. Hasil dari penelitian ini, yaitu terdapat dampak terhadap lembaga adat Tongkonan dengan hadirnya Peraturan daerah ini, yaitu 1) tidak adanya pengakuan dan penghormatan terhadap tongkonan; 2) adanya bergesernya penerapan norma adat dan ketidaksesusaian dengan adat Tongkona; dan 3) beralihnya fungsi Tongkonan ke lembaga adat desa atau lembang yang telah dibentuk oleh pemerintah.
Disruption of Libraries as Public Spaces: Dissecting Jurgen Habermas's Thoughts and Digital Public Spaces
Authors: Prasetyo Arienda Addis
Published: May 2023

Jurgen Habermas is second generation German scientist from the Frankfurt school as well as aperson who wants to revise the thoughts of the first generations Frankfurt school figures. Histhoughts on liberation from colonialism (theoretical and social praxis), the natural sciences, social and critical sciences, the neo-Marxist spirit for change, the impasse of the first generations Frankfurt school (enlightenment dialectic) and communicative rationality in language (returning linguistics). The writing uses literature review method, primary data sources are: books and articles related to Jurgen Habermas. Then present in a descriptive narrative. There is a demand for libraries in technology development. Libraries experience a dilemma, the existence of technology will eliminate the dignity of the library as a public space, technology will have an impact on public space. The results of this study, namely: 1) the public space that was once full of liberation ideas was colonized by capitalism; 2) digital public space was born from technological developments; and 3) phenomenon in the 21st century since the birth of social media people no longer read books. In conclusion, that is the library is one of the affected public spaces. However, the challenges of the digital era, libraries must keep up with the era while still carrying out their function to provide information for users because of the function of practical scientific interests.
KETERAMPILAN ABAD KE-21 PADA PEMBELAJARAN SAINS DENGAN KONTEKS SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC ISSUES DI INDONESIA: TINJAUAN LITERATUR SISTEMATIS
Authors: I.N. Selamat
Published: May 2023

Studi literatur ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keterampilan abad ke-21 dan materi dalam pembelajaran sains dengan konteks socio-scientific issues (SSI) di Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan metode PRISMA terpilih 14 sampel teks yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi yang telah ditetapkan. Hasil penelusuran pustaka pada kurun waktu 2016-2021 menemukan bahwa penelitian tentang pembelajaran sains dengan konteks SSI di Indonesia fokus pada tiga keterampilan belajar abad ke-21, yaitu literasi sains, berpikir kreatif dan kritis. Subyek kajian materi yang dikaji lebih banyak pada sains terintegrasi dan kimia, seperti perubahan iklim, lingkungan, dan bioteknologi, serta asam-basa, hidrolisis garam dan buffer. Penelitian ini berimplikasi pada perluasan keterampilan abad ke-21 yang belum diteliti oleh para pemerhati pendidikan sains di Indonesia, serta perluasan materi kajian penelitian sains pada bidang studi fisika dan biologi.
Política nuclear americana durante a guerra na Ucrânia
Authors: Silva Ferreira David
Published: May 2023

The United States and Russia, whose agenda is dominated by strategic matters, possess more than 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons. Efforts to reduce their number and salience in American nuclear strategy have been affected by domestic resistance and international developments. Currently, Moscow’s pattern of disrespect for arms control agreements, in a context of war in Ukraine, and of repeated Russian nuclear threats, is joined by an American perception of a massive expansion of Chinese nuclear forces. Those events serve as an impetus for American nuclear modernization and make dialogue to limit the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals more difficult.
A relevância da economia para a autonomia estratégica do país
Authors: Bento Vítor
Published: May 2023

The economy, especially since the middle of the last century, has proved to be an important strategic theatre where countries build power and influence in international relations. Through the development of their respective economies, national states acquire or lose relevance at the international level, broaden or narrow their strategic autonomy, gaining ascendancy or creating vulnerabilities. Besides the economic power acquired allows them to extend power to other areas, such as, for example, the military area (where the Chinese case is paradigmatic).
Depresión, ansiedad y niveles de estrés entre los trabajadores del área de salud de primera línea durante COVID-19 en Jalisco, México
Authors: Meraz-Medina Tzintli , Zamora-Sánchez Nadia Fabiola , Maldonado-Suárez Neiber , Santoyo-Telles Felipe
Published: May 2023

El virus SARS-CoV-2, que apareció en China a finales de diciembre de 2019, es responsable de una infección respiratoria aguda llamada COVID-19; en marzo de 2020, esta enfermedad se caracterizó como pandemia. Además de los síntomas físicos, provoca efectos en la salud mental, principalmente en los trabajadores que atienden a los pacientes con COVID-19. El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar los indicadores de depresión, estrés y ansiedad en el personal que trabaja con pacientes de COVID-19, así como en aquellos que trabajan en otras áreas. Se utilizó un diseño de investigación no experimental, descriptivo y transversal, con un muestreo no probabilístico tipo bola de nieve de 299 trabajadores de la salud (74,2% mujeres y 25,4% hombres) con edades comprendidas entre 20 y 66 años, que respondieron a una encuesta en línea. A través de la prueba U de Mann Whitney, se encontró que quienes trabajan con pacientes con COVID-19 presentaban mayores indicadores de depresión, ansiedad y estrés; a través de la odds ratio, se observó que el personal que trabaja con pacientes con COVID-19 tenía una mayor probabilidad de riesgo de ansiedad (2.53) y estrés (2.59). Las mujeres médicas presentaban mayores niveles de estrés y depresión. Es necesario diseñar programas de atención a la salud mental con un enfoque basado en el sexo y el género para el personal sanitario.
Experiencias docentes en la enseñanza universitaria de la música en Querétaro y Nuevo León durante el confinamiento provocado por el covid 19
Authors: López Prado José María , Salcedo Moncada Beania
Published: May 2023

El presente estudio pretende recoger la percepción de los docentes en la enseñanza profesional de la música durante el confinamiento provocado por la COVID-19. Se presenta un análisis del discurso de un grupo de expertos pertenecientes a tres cuerpos académicos de las Facultades de Música de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro y la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Se constató la validez de la enseñanza remota para la enseñanza de asignaturas teóricas y las limitaciones para las prácticas. Por un lado, se pone de manifiesto la crisis económica que repercute en el truncamiento de los estudios y la actividad musical, y por otro lado, se hace notoria cierto grado de creatividad de la comunidad que implementa nuevos formatos. El estudio representa una muestra de expertos en dos facultades de música. Valdría la pena replicarlo en otras instituciones superiores de música para enriquecer la información obtenida. Se lograron definir áreas de oportunidad del formato virtual en el plano educativo y artístico profesional de la música, así como constatar la imposibilidad del formato virtual para trabajar la música grupal y las cualidades del sonido.
Participação Feminina na Política no Brasil e os Desafios rumo à Democracia Paritária Participativa
Authors: Araujo Gabriela Shizue Soares de
Published: May 2023

As mulheres são a maioria do eleitorado brasileiro apto a votar e ainda assim estão abissalmente sub-representadas nos espaços públicos de poder, tanto nos cargos eletivos de representação política, como nas composições internas das instituições, dos partidos políticos aos tribunais. Presentes nas bases e ausentes dos postos de influência e liderança, elas não enfrentam apenas as desigualdades políticas, econômicas e sociais históricas que as mantiveram por tanto tempo alijadas do gozo de igualdade formal de direitos com relação aos homens, mas também são vítimas de discriminações e violências em razão de gênero, que se agravam na mesma intensidade com que elas almejam posições de maior protagonismo na vida pública. Posicionando a realidade brasileira em um contexto mundial de milenar dominação masculina e da luta histórica das mulheres por direitos políticos e igualdade substantiva, o presente estudo busca na ciência política as origens da exclusão feminina da fundação da democracia moderna, assim como as justificativas teóricas para a implementação de medidas afirmativas temporárias que reparem tais desigualdades. Analisando a legislação de cotas de gênero para inclusão de mulheres no Poder Legislativo e as contribuições relevantíssimas de novas políticas afirmativas construídas via jurisprudência das Cortes Superiores, em comparação com os tratados de direitos humanos aderidos pelo Brasil, diante da insistente resistência dos partidos políticos e do próprio Poder Legislativo em avançar nessa pauta, busca-se desenhar um novo modelo que contemple a implementação da paridade de gênero nas demais instituições, aliado à potencialização dos mecanismos de participação popular previstos na Constituição, hoje praticamente obsoletos. Trata-se, enfim, de um projeto de democracia paritária participativa.
Editorial
Authors: Nunes Júnior Vidal Serrano
Published: May 2023

O Editorial informa ser o 7º número da Revista DD&EM e traz sua história. A Revista segue normas de regulamentação de periódicos científicos da CAPES e está indexada em 12 bases de dados.
Comparative analysis in the theory of approach to calculating the load on coastal structures caused by boron (tsunami)
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kondakov B. I.
Published: May 2023

To date, there are available numerous experimental data that have provided the basis for the derivation of equations linking the parameters of the collapsed boron wave (tsunami) and the total horizontal force at the time when this force reaches its greatest value, since it is this force which is predominantly the main cause of accidents taking place at hydraulic structures in tsunami-hazardous areas. The author considers three possible approaches to determining the total horizontal force caused by a boron (tsunami): using the method described in SP 292 «Buildings and structures in tsunami-prone areas»; using the method given in EN 1991-1-6–2009 «Impacts on structures», as well as by means of a numerical experiment performed in the Ansys 19.2 program. Such features of the numerical experiment as the form of the FE grid and the boundary conditions of this experiment are not specified in this article.
Criteria for evaluating the traditional dwelling «Siheyuan» as a historical and architectural heritage of Beijing (by the example of the southwestern district of Dongcheng)
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kefala O. V.
Published: May 2023

The concept of «folk architecture» is considered in the interpretation of traditional Chinese dwelling built without a standard established by the state. The author analyzes the change in the architectural and spatial environment formed by traditional Chinese dwellings of the Siheyuan type in the historical center of Beijing, which were conditioned by historical, political, socio-economic factors, and globalization processes. The evolution of attitudes towards the Siheyuan type dwellings as a historical heritage of Beijing in the 20-th and 21-st centuries is considered and their current state is evaluated. The criteria for determining the value characteristics of the historical and architectural heritage among the traditional Chinese dwellings in Beijing have been identified.
Optimizing of planning, organization and operational management aimed at reducing construction delays in the Republic of Iraq
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Bohan Haitham A.
Published: May 2023

Many construction projects in numerous countries of the world, Iraq including, are facing delays in implementation, which leads to negative consequences for the society and the economy of the country. Fundamentally, construction delays are associated with imperfect implementation of general management functions, including planning, organization, control and regulation. The main task of the control process is to compare the amount of planned work with the actual performance values. It is as a result of the control function that delays in the performance of work are determined. There has been developed an operational management algorithm aimed at reducing the untimeliness of work, based on the systemic improvement of planning and organization of construction work. The algorithm includes an optimization search for jobs the resources of which need to be increased, as well as such a redistribution of management costs that would minimize job delays in the future.