bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of a model system for in vitro simulated application testing of neurovascular stent systems
Authors: Siewert Stefan , Brandt-Wunderlich Christoph , Streckenbach Felix , Paetow Hagen , Schmidt Wolfram , Stiehm Michael , Langner Sönke , Cantré Daniel , Weber Marc-André , Schmitz Klaus-Peter
Published: December 2024

In vitro test setups for simulated application testing are necessary for physician training as well as for development and benchmarking of various devices in interventional neuroradiology. Within the current study, we implemented a test setup for in vitro simulated application testing. Trackability in the distal catheter area, which was positioned inside a complex 3D vascular model was analyzed for two neurovascular stent systems (Neuroform EZ 4.0x20 mm and Enterprise VRD 4.5x14 mm) combined with different microcatheters (Excelsior XT-27 Flex, PX Slim Delivery Microcatheter and Prowler Select Plus Infusion Catheter). The described test setup allows for a diffentiation of neurovascular stent systems with regard to the trackability force as a major procedure related indicator for device handling. Therefore, the simulated application system presented within the current work represents an indispensable tool for safely and efficiently developing and evaluating new technologies for interventional neuroradiology prior to clinical implementation.
Data Augmentation by Synthesizing IMU Data of Physiotherapeutic Exercises using Musculoskeletal Models
Authors: Andreas Spilz , Michael Munz
Published: December 2024

This study presents a novel approach to augment physiotherapeutic exercise datasets by synthesizing realistic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) data. The augmented dataset is used to improve the performance of a deep learning based exercise evaluation system. The approach is demonstrated using the deep squat exercise from the Functional Movement Screening (FMS) protocol. By integrating musculoskeletal simulation and leveraging knowledge of potential movement errors based on FMS evaluation criteria, we aim to produce synthetic data that closely mimics human movement. Our evaluation demonstrates that training a combination of a Convolutional Neural Network with a Long-Short-Term-Network (CNN-LSTM) with both real and synthesized data significantly improves the model’s performance, especially in generalizing to unknown subjects. However, limitations such as the approach’s specificity to the deep squat exercise suggest the need for a more adaptable method. Future work will focus on refining the synthesis process to ensure a broader applicability to various exercises. This research contributes to advancing automated physiotherapeutic exercise evaluation, highlighting the importance of synthetic data in achieving better performing and more generalizable models.
Fluid mechanical evaluation of in-line filter for fluid-handling systems by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Authors: Stiehm Michael , Supp Laura , Siewert Stefan , Cherkasov Paul , Reibert Jörg , Forberger Dirk , Schmitz Klaus-Peter
Published: December 2024

Administering fluids and drugs intravenously is crucial in caring for vulnerable patient cohorts such as critically ill patients as well as neonatal and paediatrics patient populations. Studies have revealed severe contamination of infusion solution that could be avoided by utilizing in-line filters. The filtration performance consequently depends on the geometry of the filter housing. The purpose of our numerical study was to analyse the flow situation in filter housings depending on the geometry (diameter of the filter housing and distance between entrance and membrane). We compared the flow of two circular filter system with different housing width (D = 25 mm; L = 1.5 mm/3.0 mm) by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The filter membrane was modelled by a porous jump condition. Both filter systems showed a highly reduced inflow on the membrane compared to the velocity in the Luer Lock ports. The wide filter housing facilitates a more homogenous inflow on the membrane (>92% of the membrane area is applied within a range of 5% of the mean velocity) compared to the narrow filter housing. Despite that difference both filter housings induced a well distributed flow through the filter membrane. However, for large filter systems (>50 mm diameter) the design of the filter housing could play a crucial role in optimising filter performance and therefore CFD should be considered.
The PRIS-Tool. A simple screening device for eye care
Authors: Tautorat Carsten , Grabow Niels , Schmidt Wolfram , Guthoff Rudolf , Stahnke Thomas , Lips Thomas , Senz Volkmar , Lebahn Kerstin
Published: December 2024

With the PRIS-Tool we aim to enable a fast, simple and stable eye self-screening that makes pathological changes in the retinal blood vessels visible to the patient. Furthermore, we envision its application as a quick retinal function test prior to cataract surgeries in low-income regions of the world. Our pocket-sized PRIS-Tool allows for a simplified entoptic testing, due to its integrated light stimulation. PRIS stands for Purkinje Retinal Image Stabilizer. So far, we have built 12 devices in small series and distributed them in our PRIS clinical research network to discuss potential clinical applications. An assisting app will support patients in performing a reliable self-diagnosis and documenting the progress of the disease. Future work will focus on app development and the initiation and evaluation of user studies.
Molecular docking and in vitro evaluation of glucosamine sulfate targeting MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-4 for potential osteoarthritis treatment
Authors: Srinivasan Venkataramanan , Kunjiappan Selvaraj , Palanisamy Ponnusamy
Published: December 2024

Objectives

This study intended to investigate the potential of glucosamine sulfate (GS) as an inhibitor of genes involved in osteoarthritis (OA) development. Despite GS is often used for OA treatment due to its cartilage preservation and minimum side effects, the molecular mechanism behind its interactions remains unknown.

Methods

Molecular docking was conducted to analyze the interactions between glucosamine sulfate and genes associated with OA such as matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), MMP-9, and interleukin-4 (IL-4). Additionally, a cell viability assay using RAW 264.7 cells was performed to evaluate the toxicity of glucosamine sulfate at various concentrations.

Results

Molecular docking results revealed that glucosamine sulfate has a good binding affinity and stable interactions with MMP-3, MMP-9, and IL-4, indicating that it may have inhibitory effects on targeted genes. Nevertheless, the cell viability assay analysis demonstrated that glucosamine sulfate had considerable toxic effects in RAW 264.7 cells at highest concentrations.

Conclusions

Glucosamine sulfate exhibited stable molecular interactions with genes associated to OA development. However, GS toxicity at high concentrations necessitates future research studies to optimize dosing and assess its therapeutic safety in OA treatment.
Algunos problemas con la teoría de las transiciones
Authors: Cansino César
Published: December 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es revisar en el largo plazo la teoría de las transiciones para proponer algunos ajustes a la misma que le permitan superar varias inconsistencias que la aquejan desde sus primeros desarrollos. Así, por ejemplo, a) al considerar que los actores del cambio son siempre las élites políticas, tanto del viejo régimen como del régimen emergente, en menoscabo de los actores sociales y la sociedad en general, peca de reduccionista; b) es una teoría muy rígida y cerrada en sus opciones, por lo que subestima u omite otros posibles derroteros y desenlaces; y c) se ha vuelto una perspectiva altamente normativa del cambio de régimen, insensible a factores y circunstancias no contempladas por la teoría, pero no por ello irrelevantes.
La implementación de chatbots en gobiernos municipales mexicanos. Exploración y diagnóstico de uso
Authors: Cruz-Meléndez Christian , Jiménez Canseco Juan Manuel , Martínez Gutiérrez Rogelio
Published: December 2024

Este artículo se enfoca en examinar cómo los municipios están adoptando herramientas de Inteligencia Artificial, especialmente los chatbots. Siendo el nivel de gobierno más cercano a la población, los municipios tienen la autonomía y la libertad para elegir las tecnologías que implementan, incluyendo aquellas que mejoran la prestación de servicios públicos. En el contexto actual, la administración pública está experimentando un crecimiento significativo en el uso de Inteligencia Artificial, donde los chatbots juegan un papel destacado. Aunque los municipios mexicanos han comenzado a dar pasos en esta dirección, el número de municipios que utilizan estas herramientas sigue siendo limitado, siendo diecisiete hasta el momento. Principalmente, estos chatbots se centran en brindar orientación ciudadana en temas de servicios públicos, con una preferencia por tecnologías móviles, como WhatsApp, para la atención al ciudadano.
La juridificación del derecho humano a la ciudad como punto de partida en el diseño de políticas públicas para el siglo XXI
Authors: Soriano Flores José Jesús
Published: December 2024

El derecho a la ciudad, como concepto normativo, aún tiene muchas zonas de incertidumbre que dificultan su positivización o, en su caso, su efectividad administrativa y jurisdiccional en los supuestos de los pocos sistemas jurídicos que lo han reconocido. Por ello, es necesario, desde una perspectiva vigente y progresista de derechos humanos, identificar y desarrollar una serie de elementos mínimos a partir de un estudio interdisciplinario, pero con miras a desarrollar la arista jurídica del concepto. En este tenor, el artículo identifica y desarrolla algunos de los elementos que es necesario tomar en cuenta en el proceso de juridificación y diseño de políticas públicas.
Presentación
Authors: Patrón Sánchez Fernando
Published: December 2024

Presentación del n´umero
The effect of different water types commonly applied during laser diffraction measurement on the particle size distribution of soils
Authors: Labancz Viktória , Hernádi Hilda , Barna Gyöngyi , Bakacsi Zsófia , Szegi Tamás , Kocsis Mihály , Makó András
Published: December 2024

It is expected in the future that soil particle size distribution (PSD) measurements by laser diffraction method (LDM) may replace sieve-pipette sedimentation methods (SPM) as they are faster, require less sample, and are accurate and reproducible. LDM measurement result is a continuous function of PSD, which can facilitate the conversion between the various limits (by countries, by scientific field) of the calculated particle size fractions (PSF – e.g. clay, silt, sand). Currently, there is no standard method for LDM PSD measurement. Many different types of instruments and preparation devices are currently used in laboratories, with various sample preparation, pre-treatment and measurement methods (duration, chemical and/or mechanical dispersion, settings, etc.). In soil LDM PSD measurements, researchers put relatively little emphasis on the choice of the type of aqueous media used. Thus, it is still questionable to what extent the results of the LDM measurement depend on the selection of the dispersion method and the aqueous media. For our research, eight soil samples with various physical and chemical properties were collected in Hungary. The particle size fractions (clay, silt, sand) determined with LDM (Malvern Mastersizer 3000) measured in three types of aqueous media (distilled, deionized and tap water), in different combinations of two dispersion methods (no treatment, ultrasonic or chemical dispersion with Calgon and their combination) were compared. For the comparison, PSF results of the conventional sieve pipette method (SPM) were used as a reference. Our results showed that LDM measurement can achieve various degrees of dispersion with different preparations, in many cases only partial dispersion, disaggregation, sometimes re-aggregation, and flocculation of soil particles were observed as compared to full preparation (in SPM). The “disaggregation pattern” of the soil samples also depended on the quality of the aqueous media and the properties of the soil investigated, because several types and degrees of interactions could occur in the various soil-liquid-dispersant/disaggregation effect systems.
Métodos avaliativos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem: uma revisão
Authors: Scherre Garcia da Silva Danilo , Michetti de S. Matos Poliana , Manzoni de Almeida Daniel
Published: December 2024

A coerência entre o que o professor ensina e a forma como ele avalia a aprendizagem é o primeiro fator para encaminhar um bom processo educativo. O aluno, em uma avaliação, deve ser levado a pensar, a buscar novos recursos, com finalidade de chegar a um denominador comum e atingir o conhecimento, sendo que o professor é parte fundamental na avaliação. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é identificar e caracterizar os métodos avaliativos envolvidos no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Um bom processo avaliativo depende dos três principais tipos de avaliação existentes, sendo elas: a diagnóstica, que é feita quando o aluno chega à escola, geralmente no início de um curso, período letivo ou unidade de ensino, podendo ser feita de forma individual ou em conjunto; a formativa, que permite ajustar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem, detectando os pontos frágeis de cada estudante e respondendo às características de cada um deles, podendo ser realizada periodicamente e diariamente, ao rever cadernos, o dever de casa e participação; e a somativa, uma decisão que leva em conta a soma de um ou mais resultados e pode ser baseada numa só prova final, podendo ser utilizados dados obtidos na avaliação formativa como forma de resultados. Conclui-se então, a relevância dos métodos avaliativos ao longo de um processo educativo, bem como a sua contribuição para o ensino-aprendizagem dos discentes. Portanto, a avaliação não deve ser vista apenas como uma prova com questões abertas e fechadas ou como um momento de tensão e julgamento pelos alunos, e sim como um momento de análise e feedback das aprendizagens adquiridas.
ANÁLISE DA VIOLÊNCIA EM ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS E PRIVADAS DE BAIRROS DE CLASSES SOCIAIS A, B, C NO MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO LEOPOLDO, RS
Authors: Weber de Oliveira Arlindo , Fitz Paulo Roberto
Published: December 2024

Diante de uma sociedade juvenilizada, em que os valores e atitudes éticas vêm se perdendo a cada dia, a escola tende a assumir cada vez mais papéis. Instruir, orientar e formar crianças e jovens a viver e trabalhar em um mundo diversificado e em constante mudança sempre foram suas principais funções. No entanto, estas vêm sendo ofuscadas pelos diversos tipos de violência ocorrentes nesses locais. Diante desse problema, estudos relacionados ao tema são importantes para apurar eventos e promover a sensibilização da comunidade escolar, de famílias e de entidades diversas. Com esse intuito desenvolveu-se o presente trabalho, o qual busca analisar, através de dados estatísticos, a relação existente entre violência e classe social em determinadas escolas da rede de ensino pertencentes ao município de São Leopoldo, RS. O estudo procurou verificar também a incidência de alunos vítimas do bullying e a percepção da comunidade frente à segurança pública. Os dados foram coletados a partir de um questionário pré-elaborado aplicado em turmas de terceiro ano do ensino médio pertencentes a seis escolas da rede municipal, entre elas quatro públicas e duas privadas. Foram escolhidas duas instituições por bairro, nas diferentes classes sociais (A, B e C). A análise indicou que a violência e o preconceito sofrido por alunos (bullying) estão presentes em todas as escolas da rede de ensino público e privado no município, independentemente da classe social na qual estão inseridas.
IMAGINÁRIO, COTIDIANO E EDUCAÇÃO: POR UMA ÉTICA DO INSTANTE.
Authors: Fortes de Oliveira Valeska
Published: December 2024

Uma razão imaginante é acionada no desejo de contribuir com o debate que traz o cotidiano para um exercício hermenêutico. Meu exercício se valerá de dois focos impotantes no campo do imaginário: uma ética do instante, na esteira da sociologia do presente, em que o cotidiano toma outra visibilidade; e algumas provocações aos cotidianos educacionais. Retomo estes focos inspirada no capítulo intitulado por Michel Maffesoli (1995) de “Estilo e Quotidiano”, na sua obra “A Contemplação do Mundo”, e na questão da experiência, proposta na obra “Um elogio à razão sensível” (1998). A possibilidade de pensar a vida como obra de arte e o instante como não determinação, para além da conotação de hábito, também encontrada na definição de cotidiano, coloca-nos diante de uma apreensão do mundo que é intencional, constituída de interesses, de desejos, de sonhos. Trata-se de uma razão imaginante que transita e experimenta a dimensão simbólica dando ao cotidiano outra configuração, a da vida que pode ser inventada. A educação escolar tem, dessa forma, um trabalho a construir – dedicar atenção aos discursos, às práticas, às vozes e aos movimentos das culturas infantis, das culturas juvenis, participando, assim, da produção de outras narrativas e de outros processos que vislumbram sujeitos criativos e singularmente capazes de tomar decisões que digam sim à vida em suas múltiplas possibilidades.
RETALHOS IMAGINATIVOS: A DIMENSÃO ESTÉTICA NOS PROCESSOS FORMATIVOS AUTOBIOGRÁFICOS
Authors: Berkenbrock-Rosito Margaréte May
Published: December 2024

Neste artigo, focaliza–se a dimensão estética nos processos formativos autobiográficos, um processo metodológico e epistemológico que se materializa na elaboração da Colcha de Retalhos. Tem como objetivo contribuir para a compreensão do campo de investigação do Imaginário Educacional (ARAÚJO E ARAÚJO, 2009). O referencial teórico adotado parte da obra de Adorno, voltada para a compreensão dos parâmetros da estética da indústria cultural e da massificação da cultura, e da obra de Freire, no que se refere à crítica à Educação Bancária e à busca da superação, por meio da curiosidade estética e epistemológica, caminho de conscientização propiciado pela educação estética. Aproxima-se de Schiller no que concerne à estética, dimensão do sensível e da razão nos processos formativos autobiográficos. Esses autores convergem na concepção de processo educativo em que o sujeito vai construindo seus valores estéticos à medida que desenvolve a autonomia e a emancipação, resultantes da capacidade de reflexão, imaginação, escolha e crítica, o que envolve a ética e a moral, presentes em todo o processo de formação do sujeito-histórico.
Dossiê Povos indígenas e história
Authors: Revista Discente Ofícios de Clio
Published: December 2024

Edição completa v. 9, n. 16/ janeiro-junho de 2024.
“O que é História?”
Authors: Kopp da Cruz Giovanna
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre as diversas possibilidades de criação e uso de fanzines na área da educação, especialmente de História, em espaços convencionais ou não de ensino. Através da discussão sobre o surgimento dos fanzines, abordaremos também o conceito de transposição didática para apontar a conexão profunda entre os conhecimentos acadêmicos e escolares, pensando que o diálogo permanente destes são também possibilidades para o uso de ferramentas tais como os zines. Por fim, uma experiência prática junto a jovens em privação de liberdade será utilizada para pensar a relevância do uso dos zines na contemporaneidade.
Do saber acadêmico ao saber escolar
Authors: Pereira Marques Laura , Finger Maria Eduarda , Favaron Yasmin
Published: December 2024

O presente trabalho discorre acerca da construção de uma fanzine para utilização como material didático para o ensino de história, com objetivo de ser uma ferramenta no combate ao negacionismo histórico. A proposta aborda a temática dos sistemas econômicos que estiveram em confronto durante a segunda metade do século XX (comunismo e capitalismo). A fanzine foi construída a partir das obras dos teóricos Karl Marx e Friedrich Engels, bem como da obra de Afrânio Mendes Catani. O "saber acadêmico" produzido pelos autores, passou pelo processo de didatização afim de torná-lo um "saber escolar", orientado e fundamentado teoricamente pelo trabalho de Ana Maria Monteiro (2009), bem como pela pelas concepções de aprendizagens em História de Circe Maria Fernandes Bittencourt (2005).
Tecnologias digitais aplicadas ao ensino de História
Authors: Rodd Neves de Aguiar Rhulio , Spirandeli Rocha Ricael
Published: December 2024

Este artigo tem o objetivo de abordar sobre a utilização da plataforma Google Arts & Culture como recurso didático no ensino de História, ao realizar uma breve contextualização sobre o desenvolvimento de tecnologias digitais e como esse recurso passou a ser usufruído na educação. Além disso, expõe, em seguida, um descritivo sobre a plataforma, utilizando-se de duas exposições virtuais disponíveis em seu acervo, e apresenta seu potencial didático em uma aula de História sobre o barroco mineiro. O percurso metodológico partiu de uma pesquisa bibliográfica a respeito da história do ensino de História e da utilização de tecnologias digitais aplicadas à educação, de natureza qualitativa, com viés exploratório. Os resultados apontaram que o tema do barroco não possui certo destaque entre os temas presentes na BNCC, mas que este se conecta com outros temas mais abrangentes do currículo de História do 7º ano do Ensino Fundamental Anos Finais.
Reflexões sobre a historicização da violência
Authors: Lima de Freitas Lucas Guilherme
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo busca discutir a historicização do conceito de violência ao analisar a prática do castigo físico perpetrado contra os escravizados na Bahia do século XVIII, por meio da literatura setecentista sobre o governo cristão dos escravos, mais especificamente as obras de Jorge Benci (1700), André João Antonil (1711) e Manuel Ribeiro Rocha (1758). Busca-se, com isso, investigar como a prática da punição corporal aparece nas obras desses autores e entender como a violência era classificada no contexto de uma sociedade escravista e desigual, como era a Bahia do século XVIII, uma das maiores capitanias do Brasil colonial.
Schule und Unterricht unter den Bedingungen des Strafvollzugs im 19. Jahrhundert am Beispiel des Nürnberger Zellengefängnisses
Authors: Oelbauer Daniel
Published: December 2024

Prisons are total institutions. One of their characteristics is that all areas of their inmates’ lives, without exception, are subjected to the comprehensive control of an authority. The rules and regulations serve to achieve the institutional goal: in relation to prisons, these are to ensure atonement for crimes committed, to protect society from criminals and to reform prisoners. Nevertheless, a total institution does not only involve coercion. Within certain limits, there can certainly be scope for action. Teaching in prisons is one of these areas of life. This can be described as a peripheral area of research in the 19th century. It is often addressed in overarching issues relating to the penal system and its reform. From the perspective of the total control of all actions in prisons by its inmates, the lessons taught in schools in the 19th century will be examined using the example of the Nuremberg cell prison. At the time, this prison was considered one of the most modern of its kind and has an extensive history. The focus is on the following questions: What were the general conditions for teaching at the Nuremberg cell prison? What was the lesson like as a result? Was there scope for action and could this be used for teaching?
Latinčina ako predmet diskusie v rámci reformy strednej školy v 1. ČSR. Význam klasického vzdelania
Authors: Adamčíková Annamária
Published: December 2024

The Latin language formed an essential component that conveyed the image of antiquity in the secondary schools of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Latin was one of the most controversial topics in the context of secondary school reform. A heated debate stirred up about its limitations within secondary education. This dispute polarized the defenders and opponents of classical languages. Therefore, this study aims to reconstruct, through a critical discourse analysis, how Latin was perceived, how it was discussed and what place was attributed to it by the different parties. The author places the topic in the context of interwar period in the Czechoslovak Republic and the reform of the secondary school. The work is based on the critical study of contemporary periodicals, documents and literature. This thesis can contribute to an assessment of the place of antiquity in present secondary education and, by extension, of the humanities education overall.
DAFNE is agile and responsive—a beacon of best practice
Authors: Elliott Jackie , On behalf of the DAFNE Executive Board
Published: December 2024

The original Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted nearly 25 years ago.1 It has transformed structured education for type 1 diabetes (T1DM) across the UK and is still evolving through its evidence base of further RCTs,2-3 and routine collection of real-world evidence (RWE),4 thereby proving that what works in a research setting, also benefits people with T1DM in the large number (more than half) of the hospital Trusts that have adopted DAFNE countrywide.
This review summarises the latest national audit data, and describes future work responding to the rapid changes in technology used in T1DM, how we are evolving to support people living with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and adapting our learning materials in the digital age. Through the strength and depth of committed multidisciplinary healthcare professionals (HCPs) we have been able to expand our portfolio of learning materials available to DAFNE centres, who pay a nominal annual fee of ~£5,000. By partnering with the Open University we now offer free accredited online learning to a wide range of HCPs, thereby helping to upskill the diabetes workforce at no extra cost to the NHS.
Finally, in a new and exciting collaboration with the Diabetes Technology Network (DTN) and industry colleagues, DAFNE offers free online training to all people living with T1DM to prepare them for closed-loop therapy.
Managing menopause in women with diabetes
Authors: Mukherjee Annice
Published: December 2024

The impact of the current diabetes pandemic on the menopause experiences and health outcomes of women with diabetes is under-researched and poorly understood.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often emerges during midlife and, in women, frequently presents synchronously with menopause, which independently increases the cardiometabolic risk.
Recent interest in menopause has highlighted the lack of clinical evidence upon which to base menopause management recommendations for women with diabetes. Most evidence relating to safety and efficacy of menopause hormone therapy (MHT), the first-line treatment for menopause symptoms, is based mainly on Caucasian, socially advantaged women with low rates of co-morbidity. The dearth of data relating to MHT in women with diabetes means that much evidence for women with diabetes relies on extrapolation.
A nuanced and judicious approach to the management of menopause in women with diabetes and associated co-morbidities is, therefore, crucial.
This review focuses on the postmenopausal health risks in women with diabetes and the impact of different types of MHT. It highlights areas of uncertainties and unmet need in menopause care for this cohort of women.
The CFS Choux Questionnaire
Authors: Newman Lenore
Published: December 2024

A riff on the well-riffed Proust Questionnaire, the CFS Choux Questionnaire is meant to elicit a tasty and perhaps surprising experience, framed within a seemingly humble exterior. (And yes, some questions have a bit more craquelin than others.) Straightforward on their own, the queries combined start to form a celebratory pyramid of extravagance. How that composite croquembouche is assembled and taken apart, however, is up to the respondents and readers to determine. Respondents are invited to answer as many questions as they choose.
The final question posed—What question would you add to this questionnaire?—prompts each respondent to incorporate their own inquisitive biome into the mix, feeding a forever renewed starter culture for future participants. For this edition, our respondent has replied to a question from Lisa Heldke (CFS Vol. 10 #2).
Our Choux Questionnaire respondent for this issue Lenore Newman. Lenore is the director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, where she holds a Research Chair in Food and Agriculture Innovation. She is a professor in the Faculty of Science at UFV, and is an emeritus member of the Royal Society of Canada's New College.
Construcción de la ciudadanía, inmigración y naturalización
Authors: Turégano Mansilla Isabel
Published: December 2024

El concepto de ciudadanía se ha considerado inapropiado e inconveniente como fundamento para la realización de los derechos y la inclusión en las comunidades políticas ante contextos globales en transformación. Sin embargo, el trabajo argumenta que el concepto no se debe abolir, sino actualizar y rehabilitar para enfrentar las exigencias políticas actuales y favorecer la igualdad. La adquisición de la nacionalidad se presenta como un instrumento clave para la consolidación democrática, permitiendo la inclusión plena en la asociación política de todos los que residan permanentemente en un territorio. Se propone una fundamentación moral igualitaria para el derecho de acceso a la nacionalidad, basada en una concepción cosmopolita de la legitimidad estatal y un régimen general de estatus cívico global, y se muestra ese derecho como un derecho en construcción en el actual Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos.
Dimensiones políticas de la maternidad en Unamuno: entre civilidad y “nadismo”
Authors: Gutiérrez Manrique Carlos
Published: December 2024

Este artículo expone, en primer lugar, las líneas generales del pensamiento político de Miguel de Unamuno, haciendo especial hincapié en su interés constante por este campo. A continuación, tomando como fundamento de las ideas de Unamuno la dualidad civilidad-fe, se atiende a su evolución en distintas obras literarias. Apreciamos, tras esto, que hay una aparente deriva “nihilista” en la producción unamuniana más tardía, que se relaciona con la maternidad como principio político. No obstante, entendemos que esta actitud y la maternidad se refieren a una particular forma de activismo en lugar de promulgar un abandono de las preocupaciones colectivas. Por último, se trata de situar estas ideas en el horizonte de la actualidad para una ulterior reflexión.
Progress in the study of dry shrinkage deformation and drying stress of raw bamboo
Authors: Zhu Jiayi , Yang Lin
Published: December 2024

Bamboo is a sustainable material that supports carbon sequestration and helps address the imbalance of timber supply vs. demand. Drying is a crucial step in bamboo processing, in the course of which shrinkage and stress accumulation can lead to defects such as cracking and deformation. Understanding stress and strain development during drying is critical for improving bamboo processing. This review paper explores bamboo’s gradient structure and moisture migration characteristics, focusing on the mechanisms behind shrinkage strain formation and the sources of stress. It reviews literature on bamboo drying and cellular structural changes, evaluating the evolution of stress and strain testing methods, from traditional sectioning techniques to advanced methods such as digital imaging and acoustic emission. The paper also summarizes progress in stress-strain research at both macroscopic and cellular scales. Current challenges include species-specific shrinkage variations, limitations in measurement techniques, and insufficient research on shrinkage above the fiber saturation point. To address these issues, the study recommends developing universal theoretical models, employing advanced detection technologies, comparing shrinkage patterns between bamboo culms and nodes, exploring drying stress composition, and adopting multi-scale research approaches. These strategies aim to enhance the quality of bamboo processing and promote higher-value applications within the industry.
Controversies of Artificial Intelligence Tools Application within Teaching English Language Courses at Modern Universities.
Authors:   National aviation university, Ukraine, N Vasylyshyna
Published: December 2024

The article analyzes the theoretical foundations of the problem of using artificial intelligence in the field of higher education, especially in English teaching courses. It is shown that the system of artificial intelligence as a strategic technology provides many advantages for the life of people and society in general as well as for shaping foreign language communicative competence, and also symbolizes a new stage not only in the history of digital technologies, but also in the global scale of the development of modern civilization as well as new possibilities for teaching English in modern competitive world.
The aim of ongoing research consists in presenting the theoretical foundations of the problem of the use of AI in the field of higher education in the context of English language teaching for university learners by clarifying the advantages and disadvantages in English language activities like speaking, listening, reading and writing, determining the features of the application of AI in the educational process of higher education institutions and analyzing statistical data to clarify the risks and threats of using AI in higher education institutions particularly withing teaching English courses in the conditions of open science, as well as substantiating practical recommendations for the development and implementation of AI in higher education for English language teaching.
The research outcomes have demonstrated that balanced approach in the frame of expository learning must be used for rational and effective AI implementation during English language teaching, in other words AI must be equaled to external, outside artificial skeleton, augmentative intelligence (AI).
Intelligent Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Technology Tasks
Authors:   Donbass State Engineering Academy, Ukraine, S Kovalevskyy
Published: December 2024

The article is devoted to solving the main tasks set in the work with the aim of analyzing and substantiating the implementation of intelligent control systems in technological processes of mechanical engineering, with an emphasis on increasing efficiency, accuracy, and reliability of production. The use of multi-agent systems and decentralized control systems, which significantly enhance the flexibility and adaptability of production, is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the role of physics-informed neural networks in fault diagnosis, which ensures increased reliability and reduced maintenance costs for equipment. The effectiveness of applying machine learning algorithms to optimize production processes, particularly in material processing and equipment maintenance, is evaluated. The impact of integrating intelligent control systems on production performance and quality, especially in the processes of milling and bonding large parts, is considered. Practical recommendations have been developed for the implementation of an adaptive intelligent production management system (AIPMS), which combines multi-agent systems, neural networks, digital twins, and innovative materials. The implementation of the artificial intelligence concept in production processes will contribute to the further development of mechanical engineering from a technological perspective, enabling enterprises to adopt innovations more rapidly, increase automation, and enhance the adaptability of technological processes, which in turn will lead to significant improvements in product quality and competitiveness. The use of such systems allows optimizing technological processes, reducing the number of defects, lowering energy consumption, and improving environmental efficiency
Ingredientes funcionales y productos lácteos innovadores: Revisión científica y tecnológica
Authors: Víquez-Barrantes Diana , Cornejo-Gómez Diana Cristina , Incer-González Ana Isabel , Cortés-Muñoz Marianela
Published: December 2024

Introducción. La comprensión del comportamiento del consumidor en el sector lácteo es esencial para mejorar la competitividad y definir estrategias para atender sus requerimientos y necesidades. La revisión de información científica y de patentes, permite identificar tendencias en la adición de compuestos funcionales en productos lácteos, siendo un insumo fundamental para la innovación en la industria de alimentos. Objetivo. Identificar y analizar las tendencias en la adición de compuestos funcionales en productos lácteos, integrando perspectivas de artículos científicos y análisis de patentes. Desarrollo. En las revisiones de ambas fuentes se identificó una mayor aplicación de ingredientes funcionales en yogurt, lo cual abre las posibilidades de implementación e investigación en otros productos fermentados como el skyr. Los artículos científicos muestran un aumento en la investigación para la inclusión de ingredientes funcionales de fuentes no convencionales en yogurt, helado y queso. Destacan la adición de antioxidantes, proteínas, reducción de grasa y sustitución de aditivos. Las patentes revelan una tendencia hacia la incorporación de nutrientes donde la adición de proteína es recurrente, así como la inclusión de probióticos, minerales y antioxidantes. La optimización de procesos de producción para obtener una etiqueta limpia y mejorar las características sensoriales es otra tendencia frecuente en las patentes. El desarrollo de productos lácteos para poblaciones específicas es una tendencia emergente que se evidencia en las estrategias documentadas. Conclusiones. Se identificaron como principales tendencias en la industria láctea el énfasis en productos fermentados como el yogurt, la mejora de la eficiencia del proceso de producción y la adición de nutrientes funcionales acorde con los requerimientos del consumidor, coincidiendo ambas fuentes en la adición de proteína y antioxidantes. Una tendencia emergente detectada en el análisis es la nutrición a la medida, enfocada en la utilización de nutrientes funcionales para poblaciones específicas.
Construyendo una mirada femenina: un análisis del filme Dear Pyongyang
Authors: Forero-Montoya Betsy
Published: December 2024

Teniendo como fundamento la teoría de la mirada que promovió un giro feminista en el análisis y la producción cinematográfica desde finales del siglo XX, se propone estudiar el filme Dear Pyongyang (2005), dirigido por Yang Yong-hi. El artículo elabora la construcción del concepto de mirada femenina mientras profundiza la manera cómo la película desarrolla una narrativa que excede los límites del orden patriarcal. Se parte principalmente de dos aspectos: primero el cine-ensayo como género fílmico, en este caso en primera persona, que posibilita la centralidad de figuras no normativas, y segundo, el desplazamiento del placer sexual de una mirada masculina para dar paso a un placer por el relato humano más allá de categorías binarias de género y etnicidad. De esta forma, el análisis cumple su último fin que es el de poner en el foco de la discusión el trabajo de una directora que por el contexto socio-histórico desde el que produce, resulta tanto subvirtiendo como alimentando la cinematografía alternativa hecha por mujeres.
Notas sobre la sacralidad del agua en la India antigua a través del R̥g Veda y el Yajur Veda
Authors: Hernández Quiroz Anselmo
Published: December 2024

Investigo aquí el simbolismo del agua en los textos R̥g Veda y Yajur Veda –y en su tradición exegética brāhmaṇa– mediante un estudio acotado en el tiempo, pero extendido hacia los distintos cuerpos de agua mencionados en los Veda (océano, mar, río, etc.), además de los fenómenos asociados (lluvia, olas, corrientes, etc.). La hipótesis es que la imagen simbólica del agua tiene de común, respecto a su contraparte la imagen natural del agua, la idea de fluir, vivificar y purificar. No obstante, la descripción simbólica del agua como una entidad divina, consta de metáforas que van más allá de la imagen natural. Considero que esquematizar las semejanzas y diferencias entre la imagen natural y la imagen simbólica del agua nos permitirá comprender mejor la visión de los poetas védicos. Además de los recursos poéticos (figuras del pensamiento), se estudiarán los recursos lingüísticos (figuras del lenguaje) y hermenéuticos (modos interpretativos).
Misioneros católicos y protestantes en la cristianización de Corea. Siglos XVI-XIX
Authors: Romero Castilla Alfredo
Published: December 2024

La experiencia misionera en Corea es sui generis. Los primeros conversos católicos fueron los propios coreanos con el apoyo indirecto de los jesuitas residentes en China, quienes padecieron una cruenta persecución hasta el siglo XIX, cuando se permitió la actividad misionera católica y protestante. La propuesta de esta ponencia busca explicar los intentos frustrados de evangelización jesuita desde 1547, el establecimiento endógeno de una Iglesia católica en 1784 y los encuentros y desencuentros entre misioneros católicos y protestantes luego de 1865.
Luís Fróis’s História de Japam: Rhetorical additions and the silencing of facts
Authors: Takamura Altuna Javier
Published: December 2024

This paper considers Portuguese Jesuit Luís Fróis (1532-1597) and his magnum opus the 5 volumes História de Japam, the first of the histories of the Jesuit mission in the archipelago by authors who took part in the evangelization of this country. Through close reading of this text and comparing it to fellow missionaries’ letters as well as Fróis own previous letters, the História is analysed. Following the advice of the pioneer of the mission, Francis Xavier (1506-52), anything unedifying was omitted from the missives and the missionaries’ letters from Japan continued to focus on the success of the mission, avoiding to mention the negative issues. In doing so the image of the mission was glossy which led to mission leaders such as Visitor Alessandro Valignano (1539-1606) and Superior of Japan, Francisco Cabral (c.1533-1609), to complain that the Jesuit’s letters contain errors and gave misleading information.I contend that Fróis not only attempted to rectify previous ‘errors’ made by earlier Jesuit epistolary accounts, and argue that his real intentions go beyond attempting to diminish over-enthusiastic reports and presenting a more accurate and complete picture of the Japanese mission. Fróis wrote with a clear agenda, sometimes deliberately altering information, and creating a narrative that suggested a more coherent and sequent enterprise than existed in reality.
Influence of the prebiotic Immunobeta and the combination Immunobeta + Zoovit probiotic on haematological parameters in breed Ile-de-France lambs
Authors: Slavov I. , Ivanov N. , Laleva S.
Published: December 2024

Abstract. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect from supplementation of the prebiotic Immunobeta and the probiotic Zoovit on haematological parameters in Ile-de-France lambs. The experiment was conducted in the experimental farm of the Agricultural Institute, Stara Zagora. A total of 45 lambs divided into 3 groups of 15 animals each with similar initial live body weight, sex and birth type were included – one control and two experimental. Each animal from experimental group I was supplemented once daily with 8 g prebiotic Immunobeta and those from experimental group II received the same amount of the prebiotic plus 4 g probiotic Zoovit. Blood samples for analysis were collected from 8 animals per group in the beginning and the end of the trial. The group supplemented with the combination Immunobeta + Zoovit had statistically significantly higher haemoglobin content (P<0.05) and haematocrit (P=0.013) that the group fed a diet with Immunobeta prebiotic. The mean corpuscular volume was lower (P<0.05) in experimental group I vs. controls. The addition of the Immunobeta prebiotic resulted in reduced haemoglobin (Р=0.012), haematocrit (Р=0.012), mean corpuscular volume (Р<0.001), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (Р<0.001), mean platelet volume (Р=0.002), platelet distribution width (Р=0.001) and volume of platelet participation (Р=0.002) at the end of the trial period. After the supplementation with synbiotic, there was a trend towards lower haemoglobin content (Р=0.088). The Immunobeta + Zoovit addition to the diet resulted in statistically significantly reduced haematocrit (Р<0.05), reduced mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, mean platelet volume (Р<0.001), platelet distribution width (Р<0.01) and volume of platelet participation levels (Р<0.05).
An undesirable presence: first record of the exotic ant Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) for Peru
Authors: Brunetta Vitória , Feitosa Rodrigo Machado
Published: December 2024

Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851) is an invasive exotic ant species due to its occurrence outside its native range, its impacts on native species, and economic harm. This study presents the first records of M. floricola in Peru, which were collected during field courses in 2012 and 2013 in disturbed areas of the Peruvian Amazon. Given the distance between the recorded locations, its invasive potential, and the previously reported impacts, we emphasize that this is an alarming situation that requires further research on its occurrence and impacts in this region.
El sentido cristiano de la naturaleza
Authors: Poole-Derqui Diego
Published: December 2024

El sentido cristiano de la naturaleza ha sido el más común en el mundo occidental. Ha conformado el desarrollo de la ciencia, de la filosofía moral y está en la base de las diversas propuestas que la mayoría de los autores han hecho sobre la ley y el derecho natural. Obviamente no hay una única propuesta cristiana sobre el concepto de naturaleza, pero sí hay una dominante, y que debemos a Santo Tomás: todo lo que Dios hace en las criaturas es por eso mismo natural en ellas. Y por eso mismo la naturaleza es portadora de un mensaje moral. Esta es la idea de fondo que subyace a las diversas nociones de naturaleza que nos presenta el Aquinate. En el momento actual, ante el auge de ideologías que niegan el carácter normativo de la naturaleza (desde la filosofía de género hasta las diversas propuestas transhumanistas), creemos necesario volver a Santo Tomás para clarificar de nuevo la noción de naturaleza. Este trabajo es, en cierta manera, un ejercicio de clarificación conceptual, de la mano de Santo Tomás, sobre el sentido y valor del término ‘naturaleza’. Se divide en tres partes: una parte introductoria, que muestra la situación paradójica de nuestro tiempo ante la naturaleza, que la exalta hasta la adoración, al tiempo que desea manipularla a su antojo; una segunda parte en la que analizamos las diversas nociones de lo natural desde la perspectiva tomista, estudiamos la diferencia entre lo natural y lo artificial, examinamos los errores más frecuentes de interpretación y confrontamos la propuesta tomista con la idea que tiene Kant sobre la naturaleza, y una tercera parte donde estudiamos “la naturalidad del mal” desde la perspectiva tomista.