bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the utilization of polylactic acid-based materials in medicine: Contemporary innovations and trends
Authors: Zhang Junhua
Published: December 2023

A biocompatible, non-toxic substance is polylactic acid (PLA), which is also biodegradable. This material has been studied for decades and has been commercially used in some fields. The potential of defined PLA for different medical applications, including drug delivery systems, wound healing, bone implants, and vascular grafts, was described in this paper. Various methods of characterization and modification of PLA have been investigated to optimize its properties for specific applications. Typically, additional polymers are introduced into PLA to enhance its functional properties. The key feature of PLA is its capacity for degradation in the human body without introducing harmful byproducts. Adjustments to PLA composition can control degradation rates, influencing drug delivery or the persistence of implants. By applying a cold plasma treatment in order to alter the PLA-based polymer's surface, the capacity of the material to transport drugs may be changed. The change of parameters in coaxial electrospinning can produce different PLA-based products for different use. However, certain challenges remain, such as improving the adhesion of PLA and production of low-price PLA.
Pop Stars on Film: Popular Culture in a Global Market
Authors: Butler Jan
Published: December 2023

Book review
"Vorrei trovar parole nuove" - Il neologismo “cantautore” e l'ideologia dei generi musicali nella canzone italiana degli anni Sessanta
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.11it
Authors: Tomatis Jacopo
Published: December 2023

Il caso dei cantautori italiani è esemplare di come etichettiamo e valutiamo, attraverso processi di selezione ideologica, i fatti musicali. I cantautori, probabilmente il genere musicale più determinante nella storia della popular music italiana, nascono alla fine del 1960, negli anni del boom dell'Italia postbellica, e costruiscono la loro identità in opposizione alla tradizione della canzone, guardagnando da subito una supremazia estetica sugli altri generi che dura ancora oggi. Questo articolo si propone di analizzare l'origine del neologismo "cantautore" e la sua rapida diffusione attraverso i media. La parola ha un ruolo fondamentale nella definizione e codificazione del genere.
'He'll Have To Go': Popular music and the Social Performing of Memory
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i1.4en
Authors: Hassan Nedim
Published: December 2023

Studies of music listening have often relied upon what people say and write about listening in order to discuss its significance to memory. While this approach has provided useful insights into connections between musical activity and memory, this article will make clear that such an approach often neglects what people do when listening and remembering. This account will present an ethnographic case study focusing on John, a 64 year old man who, on the surface, seems to have great difficulty with coherently elucidating his memories. However, it will be revealed that musical performing constitutes a valuable resource for John; enabling him to communicate his memories in ways that are powerfully affective and to construct a positive sense of self-identity. Thus, the article will provide an insight into the potential advantages of utilising ethnographic research to attend to performative elements of music-related remembering, but it will also explore some of the methodological difficulties that are involved with this approach.
Appropriation, Additive Approaches and Accidents: The Sampler as Compositional Tool and Recording Dislocation
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i2.3en
Authors: Harkins Paul
Published: December 2023

Brian Eno describes the recording studio as a compositional tool that has enabled composers to enjoy a more direct relationship with sound. This article will explore the use of the digital sampler as one of the studio tools that forms part of this creative process and focuses on interviews with a group of Edinburgh musicians called Found who successfully combine the writing of pop songs with the sampling of found sounds. The core song-writing partnership share an art school background and I was keen to discover if they use the sampler and other tools to sculpt sound in a similar way to how they paint. Much of the academic literature on digital sampling within popular music studies has been skewed towards its disruptive consequences for copyright law and, while legal and moral questions are still relevant, I am keen to concentrate on the processes of music making and the aesthetic choices made by composers and producers in the studio. Recent ethnographic work by Joseph Schloss has centred on these questions in relation to hip-hop and it is important to examine and understand how the sampler continues to be used by musicians and producers in a variety of genres.
"Analysing Live Music in the UK" Findings One Year into a Three-Year Research Project
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i1.3en
Authors: Frith Simon , Brennan Matt , Cloonan Martin , Webster Emma
Published: December 2023

This series of articles presents the findings of a research team who are one year into a three-year project investigating the social, cultural and economic impact of live music in the UK over the past 50 years. The project is funded by the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council, and rather than focusing on a particular musical genre, it concentrates instead on understanding live music from the perspective of the live music promoter. The project aims to fill a significant gap in the scholarly knowledge and understanding of contemporary British musical culture, and to challenge and refine existing record-industry based accounts of music as a creative industry. The articles cover the team's progress in the following areas: the creation of an analytical framework to explore the historical, cultural, and institutional aspects of live music promotion; the development and professionalisation of the British live music industry over the past 50 years, and its changing relationship with the recording industry over the same period; the role of the state in the regulation of live music in the UK; and ethnographic research investigating how live music scenes operate in specific British localities.
`Guardate qui, mucchio di casinari da cantina': Bob Dylan al lavoro sottoterra
 doi:10.5429/2079-3871(2010)v1i1.2it
Authors: Bratus Alessandro
Published: December 2023

I Basement Tapes di Bob Dylan si situano in um periodo cruciale della carriera del cantante, durante is suo passaggio da uma produzione basata sui modelli del folk-revival al suono elettrico delle performance e dei dischi del 1965. In questo articolo uma breve panorâmica analítica su quattro canzoni fornirà le indicazioni fondamentali per contestualizzare questo repertorio all’interno della carriera di Dylan e della storia della canzone popular americana, dal punto di vista musicale, stilistico e ideológico.
Copyright Management and its Effect on the Sampling Practice of UK Dance Music Producers
Authors: Morey Justin
Published: December 2023

This article draws on qualitative data gained from interviews with a number of established UK dance music producers. Consideration is given to how sampling practice developed in the UK, the ethical rules that the producers apply to their use of samples, and the extent to which their compositional methods and creative choices have adapted in response to increasingly exacting copyright enforcement. It is argued that copyright and its application is one of a number of affordances and constraints, be they technological, industrial, sociocultural or legal that help to shape the creative practice of these producers.
I Hear Music: Popular Music and its Mediations.
Authors: Johnson Anthony John Bruce
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Using as its platform Philip Tagg’s 2011 article ‘Caught on the back foot: Epistemic inertia and visible music’, this essay identifies gaps in the literature of popular music studies. In particular it discusses aspects and forms of music-making which do not fit the model of popular music based on modern mediations and commodification, but which are nonetheless crucial to an understanding of the history and present state of the relationship between music, affect and society. These are discussed under the headings ‘vernacular music’ and ‘corporeality’, both of which are largely occluded by theoretical models that deploy conceptual categories inappropriate in the analysis of sonic phenomenologies. The essay proposes a greater interdisciplinary and historical range, and a closer link between the study of music and the physiology and physics of sonicity and noise.
Grunge: Music and Memory
Authors: Istvandity Lauren Grace
Published: December 2023

Grunge:

Music and Memory

Catherine Strong

Farnham, GB: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2011
Popular Music Studies and the Problems of Sound, Society and Method
Authors: Bates Eliot
Published: December 2023

Building on Philip Tagg’s timely intervention (2011), I investigate four things in relation to three dominant Anglophone popular music studies journals (Popular Music and Society, Popular Music, and the Journal of Popular Music Studies): 1) what interdisciplinarity or multidisciplinarity means within popular music studies, with a particular focus on the sites of research and the place of ethnographic and/or anthropological approaches; 2) the extent to which popular music studies has developed canonic scholarship, and the citation tendencies present within scholarship on both Western and non-Western popular musics; 3) the motivations for two scholarly groups, Dancecult and ASARP, to breakaway from popular music studies; 4) the forms of music analysis and the kinds of musical material commonly employed within popular music studies. I suggest that the field would greatly benefit from a true engagement with anthropological theories and methods, and that the “chaotic conceptualization” of musical structuration and the critical discourse would likewise benefit from an attention to recorded sound and production aesthetics.
Women Make Noise: Girl Bands From Motown to the Modern
Authors: Hill Kathryn Rose
Published: December 2023

Women Make Noise: Girl Bands From Motown to the Modern

Julia Downes (editor) 2012

Twickenham: Supernova Books
Introduction: Popular Music Performance
Authors: Nardi Carlo , Rietveld Hillegonda C , Echard William
Published: December 2023

The critical exploration of performance problematizes the theorization of music signification. The contributions in this special issue investigate performance both from the perspective of musicians and from that of their audience by stressing the role of values, norms, meaning and aesthetics in their interaction. In addition, this special issue concerns the relationship between performance and place; performance does not only happen at a place, but is also of and about a place, actively contributing to it and shaping it. Furthermore, the roles of the DJ, music producer and music performer blur in multi-media stage performance settings, while listeners are increasingly playing the role of 'prosumer', thereby actively taking part in a performance ensemble that extends from physically engaged audiences to online video appearances by fans.
Covering Performers, Discovering Femininities: US Hip-Hop Journalism and Female Artists
Authors: Panuzzo Barbara
Published: December 2023

This paper examines female performative identities as portrayed in the hip-hop press. The research approach is based on discourse analysis of selected texts in US hip-hop magazines, as well as of qualitative interviews with their main editors. On this basis, the paper investigates the editorial practices that appear to inform hip-hop female performative identities in relation to the commercial strategies of artists and record companies. Female artists occupy scarce and hyper-sexualised space within the hip-hop press. This suggests the existence of underlying editorial and marketing agendas which perpetuate mythologised discourses of gender and race. The evidence shows that hip-hop editorial strategies are co-opted by interdependent commercial interests of the press and music industry. Significantly, female performers appear to be complicit in their journalistic positioning through the mediation of femininities which jeopardise their artistic authenticity.
Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The Beats and Rock Culture
Authors: Collinson Ian
Published: December 2023

Book review

Simon Warner, Text and Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Beats and Rock Culture, Bloomsbury, 2013.
Overview on Restoration with Endocrown
Authors: Saeed Alahmari Noura , Fazaa Alanazi Aminah , Naiher Alanazi Wardah , Fahad Aljbreen Majed
Published: December 2023

Endocrown restorations are single prostheses that are made of reinforced ceramics and may be acid etched; they are recommended for endodontically treated molar teeth that have suffered a considerable loss of coronal structure. In order to provide a strong foundation for the restoration and strengthen the restored tooth structurally, the quality and integrity of the residual tooth structure should be carefully preserved. For this reason, Endocrown is used as a minimally invasive technique. Endocrowns are particularly recommended for molars with short, destroyed, dilacerated, or unstable roots. They may also be utilized when it is unable to achieve an acceptable thickness of the ceramic coating on the metal or ceramic substructures due to significant coronal dental tissue loss and constrained interocclusal space. Endocrowns provide a more beneficial choice than conventional and post- and core-retained restorations because of the little and simple preparation required. This favorable outcome can be attributable to a number of variables, including the preparation method, occlusal thickness, and elastic moduli. When it comes to material selection it is impossible to create what is called the material of choice since new material is constantly being introduced.
Фотометрические и спектральные исследования группы галактических звезд Вольфа-Райе. I. WN последовательность
Authors: Кондратьева Л. Н. , Рева И. В. , Денисюк Э. К. , Шомшекова С. А. , Айманова Г. К.
Published: December 2023

Фотометрические и спектральные наблюдения 11-ти звезд Вольфа-Райе WN последовательности выполнялись в АФИФ в 2021-2022гг. На основе проведенных наблюдений получены оценки блеска объектов в фильтрах BVRc и абсолютные потоки излучения в эмиссионных линиях. Изменения блеска в пределах 0m.1 - 0m.15 зарегистрированы в звездах WR 1, WR 120, WR 151, WR 152. Изменения эмиссионных потоков обнаружены в спектрах нескольких объектов: WR 120, WR 128, WR 145.
Photometric and spectral observations of 11 W-R stars were carried out at the FAI in 2021-2022. The studied group included representatives of the WN, WC, and WO sequences. Based on the observations estimates of the brightness of objects in the B V Rc filters and absolute fluxes of radiation in the emission lines were obtained. Changes in brightness within 0m.1 - 0m.15 were detected in the stars WR 1, WR 120, WR 151, and WR 152. Changes in the emission fluxes were detected in the spectra of several objects: WR 120, WR 128, and WR 145.
Toward a new era of cancer detection: patient-friendly solutions
Authors:   , Wever Birgit Margaretha Maria
Published: December 2023

SUMMARY

High cancer mortality rates and the rising cancer burden worldwide prioritize the development of innovative methods that facilitate the early and accurate detection of cancer. Combining patient-friendly sampling methods with reliable biomarker testing offers a method that is convenient for patients and effective in detecting cancer at a curable stage, with improved patient outcomes as an ultimate goal. This thesis assessed the feasibility of DNA methylation testing in urine as a diagnostic tool for different cancer types, including endometrial, ovarian, and lung cancer. For endometrial and ovarian cancer, the value of DNA methylation testing in self-collected cervicovaginal samples and clinician-taken cervical scrapes was also investigated.

Part 1: Endometrial and ovarian cancer detection in patient-friendly samples

Part 1 describes the detection of endometrial and ovarian cancer in urine, cervicovaginal self-samples, and clinician-taken cervical scrapes. The outcomes of Part 1 revealed the value of methylation analysis in patient-friendly sample types for endometrial cancer detection of all stages. Convenient modes of sample collection offer the possibility of at-home collection with high patient acceptability. This approach is clinically useful to screen patient populations at risk for endometrial cancer and to streamline who needs to undergo invasive endometrial tissue sampling. Although promising, the clinical effectiveness of this approach requires further confirmation in additional cohorts, including individuals presenting with postmenopausal bleeding and asymptomatic women at risk for endometrial cancer. The presence of ovarian cancer-derived DNA in the urine provides the first steps toward urine-based diagnostics for ovarian cancer. Further research is needed to further explore and refine the use of urine biomarkers for ovarian cancer diagnostics.

Part 2: Non-small cell lung cancer detection in urine

In Part 2 of this thesis, the diagnostic potential of urine as a liquid biopsy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) detection was evaluated. The outcomes of Part 2 demonstrate the technical feasibility of detecting NSCLC in the urine using DNA methylation markers. Further research, including larger patient cohorts and controls with benign pulmonary nodules, is needed to validate the clinical usefulness of this approach. The considerable variability between urine samples highlights the need for a more thorough understanding of cfDNA dynamics and enhancements in test development to ensure reliability. Upon further refinement, this test has the potential to serve as a valuable complementary diagnostic tool to low-dose CT screening to guide clinical decisions in patients with pulmonary nodules.
HAYAT SİGORTASI SÖZLEŞMELERİNDE LEHTAR ATANMASINA İLİŞKİN YORUM KURALI
Authors: Orbay Ortaç Nurdan , Çakır Ayşe
Published: December 2023

Hayat sigortası sözleşmesinde sigorta ettiren ve sigortacı sözleşmenin taraflarını oluştururken, sigortalı ve lehtar sözleşmeyle ilgili kişiler olarak kabul edilir. Söz konusu sözleşmelerde sigorta ettiren tarafından lehtar atanmış ise lehtar sigorta bedelini sigortacıdan talep etme hakkına sahiptir. Ancak uygulamada herhangi bir lehtar tayininin yapılmadığı yahut birden fazla kişinin lehtar olarak tayin edildiği, ancak tayin edilen bu kişilerin sigorta bedeli üzerinde hangi oranda pay sahibi olduklarının belirlenmediği hayat sigortası sözleşmeleriyle de karşılaşmak mümkündür. Çalışmada bahsedilen hallere ilişkin “Lehtar atanmasına ilişkin yorum kuralı” başlıklı TTK m. 1494 hükmü ele alınmış ve bu hükmün cevap vermediği sorunlara çözüm üretilmeye çalışılmıştır.
New Rural Housing Construction
Authors: Hong Zhexuan
Published: December 2023

Based on the background of the change in the urban–rural relationship in Guangdong Province, this paper constructs an analysis framework of urban and rural coordination development. Using the data of 19 administrative units above prefecture level in Guangdong Province, this paper studies the space–time evolution of urban and rural coordination development during 2000–2015 through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) and explores the influencing factors and driving forces behind it. It is found that there is club convergence in the urban and rural coordination development in Guangdong Province. This kind of convergence is reflected in the findings that the east bank of the Pearl River estuary is the best area for the urban and rural coordination development where Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen is the core and the level of urban and rural coordination development in the east, west and north of Guangdong Province is relatively low, which also reflects a geographical polarization feature. Based on the analysis of the factors that promote the urban and rural coordination development in the main years of 2000–2015, it can be concluded that location, economic development and urbanization level are the most important driving forces, followed by industrial structure. This research can be used as a decision-making reference for urban and rural coordination development and new countryside construction in China in the New Era.
Effectiveness of Smallholder Farmers adaptation to climate extremes: Evidence from the Southern Province of Zambia
Authors: Sichoongwe Kiru , JinxiaWang
Published: December 2023

Climate extreme is one of Zambia's most pressing issues impacting socio-economic development. This paper assessed the impact of adaptation to climate extremes, as well as the effectiveness of adaptation strategies to mitigate the negative impact on food production. A total of 270 smallholder farmers were sampled. Descriptive analysis, and, the   endogenous switching regression model were applied. According to the study's findings, adaptors and non-adaptors have a number of different characteristics. Furthermore, based on the estimates of the endogenous switching regression model, radio ownership, seed quantity and farming experience, had a positive relationship with adaptation. Also, the results showed that adaptors are ‘better producers’ than the non-adaptors. In light of the findings, some policy recommendations were made. When drafting policies (a) it is necessary to draw on the expertise and experience of farmers and local institutions, (b) consider the assets of the farmers and (c) enhance farmers’ access to more affordable agricultural inputs.
Analysis of Financial Reports In An Effort To Assess The Feasibility of Financial Performance At PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah
Authors: Runiar Satriya  , Dwi Widi Hariyanto
Published: December 2023

The development of an increasingly competitive business world requires every company to can process the company's resources to be more professional. The purpose of this study, among others, to determine the existence of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah with its financial performance fulfills business feasibility during the current period. To find out the development of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah with his financial performance in the coming period. To find out the whereabouts of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah to his ability to independently expand or use foreign capital. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. The population in this study are all financial statements of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah. The sample of this research is the financial statements of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah for the 2017-2019 book closing period. The data analysis step is to measure the data and evaluate how the company's financial performance is using the Liquidity Ratio, Solvency Ratio, Activity Ratio and Profitability Ratio. Based on the results of the analysis that has been done, it can be concluded as follows PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah has good financial performance and fulfills business feasibility during the current period, the development of PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah with its financial performance in the coming period is still fluctuating, this is shown by the value of financial ratios which include solvency, profitability and activity which have decreased and increased, while the liquidity ratio shows the direction of decline and PT. Ruvi Rizqy Berkah has the potential to have the ability to independently expand or use foreign capital as evidenced by the fact that there are quite a lot of outlets or branches that require investors to develop their business, this can be seen in the high asset turnover, namely the value of the company's activity ratio
Rajaton kokemus – näkökulmia toiseen tietoon
Authors: Peltonen Ulla-Maija
Published: December 2023

Ulla-Maija Peltonen purkaa kokemuksen käsitettä lähinnä kulttuurihistoriallisesta näkökulmasta. Hän avaa käsitettä elämänkertatutkimuksen ja muistin politiikan suuntaan kysyen, miten ja millaisten kysymysten avulla kokemus on mahdollista tavoittaa. Miten kokemus tuottaa ymmärrystä ja tietoa menneisyydestä? Kokemus sisältää aina viitteitä sitä edeltävistä ja sen jälkeen muodostuneista kokemuksista ja osoittaa samalla ne hierarkiat, joissa kokija ja muistaja elävät. Peltonen peräänkuuluttaa kontekstualisoivaa, historiallista lähestymistapaa. Tutkijoiden käyttämät lähteet ovat osa menneisyyden ajatusmaailmaa ja diskursseja, eikä niitä ole hedelmällistä lukea niistä irrallaan.
Kiistämisen rajat – suutari Lindholm ja kansanomainen vastarinta varhaisessa työväenliikkeessä
Authors: Suodenjoki Sami
Published: December 2023

Sami Suodenjoen artikkeli käsittelee urjalalaista suutaria, jonka toiminta 1900-luvun alussa koetteli paikallisen työväenliikkeen sosiaalisia ja yhteiskunnallisia rajoja. Suutari Lindholmin kaltaiset ilmiöt olivat osa kehittyvän suomalaisen työväenliikkeen rakentumista: heidän toimintansa kautta liike määritti sen, mikä työväenliike oli ja miten sen yhteisiä asioita saatettiin ajaa eteenpäin.
Hikeä, naurua ja nokea – naisten kokemuksia tehdastyöstä toisen maailmansodan aikana
Authors: Hytönen Kirsi-Maria , Koskinen-Koivisto Eerika
Published: December 2023

Kirsi-Maria Hytönen ja Eerika Koskinen-Koivisto kuvaavat vähäiselle huomiolle jääneitä naisten kokemuksia tehdastyöstä talvi- ja jatkosodan ajalta. Eri-ikäiset naiset tekivät tuolloin raskasta ruumiillista työtä suomalaisessa teollisuudessa, "miesten paikalla". Millainen tämä kokemus "miesten maailmasta" oli ja miten se heijastui näiden ihmisten kertomuksissa vuosikymmeniä myöhemmin?
Bescherming van werknemers in het IPR – grenzen en contouren
Authors: van Hoek A.A.H.
Published: December 2023

Bescherming van werknemers in het IPR – grenzen en contouren

Het HvJ EU beantwoordt in het arrest ROI Land Investment twee voor de internationale praktijk belangrijke vragen: Welke bevoegdheidsregel is van toepassing op een in het kader van een arbeidsrelatie gemaakte afspraak met een ander concernonderdeel dan de formele werkgever: die voor arbeidsovereenkomsten, voor consumentencontracten of voor overeenkomsten in het algemeen? En is er nog ruimte voor toepassing van de nationale bevoegdheidsregels als artikel 21 lid 2 van Verordening Brussel I bis bevoegdheid verleent aan een rechter van een EU-lidstaat? Het antwoord op de tweede vraag is een duidelijk – en volgens de auteur te betreuren – ‘nee’. Het antwoord op de eerste vraag daarentegen roept nogal wat vragen op, bijvoorbeeld over de kwalificatie van aandelen- en optieregelingen. Een vervolgvraag aan het HvJ EU ligt daar voor de hand.
De arbeidsovereenkomst: (nog steeds) een bewerkelijk begrip
Authors: Said S.
Published: December 2023

De arbeidsovereenkomst: (nog steeds) een bewerkelijk begrip

Op 21 januari 2022 verdedigde Samiha Said met succes haar proefschrift De arbeidsovereenkomst: een bewerkelijk begrip. In dit proefschrift onderzoekt zij de problematiek rondom de kwalificatievraag ex artikel 7:610 BW vanuit de beginselen partijautonomie en ongelijkheidscompensatie. In deze bijdrage blikt de auteur terug op het promotieonderzoek en staat zij stil bij de ontwikkelingen rondom de kwalificatievraag die zich na afronding van het onderzoek hebben voorgedaan.
Stilstaan bij … standstill
Authors: Groothuijse F.A.G. (Frank)
Published: December 2023

Stilstaan bij … standstill

In dit redactioneel wordt ingegaan op het op 28 september 2023 in Gent ter nagedachtenis aan Ben Schueler, die begin dit jaar plotseling overleed, door de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Omgevingsrecht georganiseerde congres over milieugebruiksruimte in de breedste zin van het woord en hoe dat begrip zich verhoudt tot het standstillbeginsel.
Ruimtelijk overgangsrecht in het omgevingsplan
Authors: Koolen H. (Hans)
Published: December 2023

Ruimtelijk overgangsrecht in het omgevingsplan

In dit artikel gaat de auteur in op het overgangsrecht ten aanzien van de huidige bestemmingsplannen en de toekomstige omgevingsplannen na inwerkingtreding van de Omgevingswet per 1 januari 2024.
Een poot over de grens: de wolf in Nederland en Duitsland
Authors: Dijkstra C. (Claudia)
Published: December 2023

Een poot over de grens: de wolf in Nederland en Duitsland

In dit artikel gaat de auteur in op de juridische status van de wolf binnen het soortenbeschermingsrecht in Nederland en Duitsland en doet zij aanbevelingen om tot een breder gedragen maatschappelijke acceptatie van de wolf te komen.
Tasavvuf Tabakât Literatürü Ekseninde Bir Sûfînin Portresine Bütüncül Bakış: Zünnûn el-Mısrî Örneği
Authors: Çiçek Atsız Atike
Published: December 2023

Tasavvuf ilminin tarihsel süreç içerisinde geçirdiği merhalelere bakıldığında yapı ve mahiyet itibariyle diğer din bilimlerinden belirgin bir şekilde ayrıştığı görülmektedir. Bu ayrım noktalarından biri; tasavvufî düşünce sistemi ile sûfî şahsiyetlerin hayatı arasında doğrudan bir ilişkinin söz konusu olmasıdır. Tefsir, hadis, kelam ve fıkıh gibi normatif din geleneğinde öncü âlimlerin yaşantı ve hâlleri ile tebellür ettikleri alanlardaki düşünce geleneğinin belirginleşmesi arasında güçlü bir irtibat mevcut değildir. Buna mukabil tasavvuf doktrininde bir düşüncenin bilgi ve hal olarak değer kazanması bilhassa o düşüncenin sûfînin hayatıyla temessül etmiş olmasına bağlıdır. Bu bakımdan tasavvuf tarihindeki tabakât literatürü tasavvufî düşünce açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu önem yalnızca tasavvuf tarihi araştırmaları ile sınırlı değildir. Nazarî tasavvuf alanına bakıldığında, tasavvufî ıstılahların anlaşılması ve teoride mevcut olan tasavvuf düşünce sisteminin pratiğe yansımalarının görülmesi için özellikle ilk dönem sûfî şahsiyetlerin yaşantı ve hâllerinin çözümlenmesi oldukça önemlidir. Bu öneme binaen, çalışmamızda erken dönem sûfîlerinden biri olan Zünnûn el-Mısrî'nin hayatı, ilmi kişiliği ve tasavvufî görüşleri, klasik dönem tabakât kitapları ile çağdaş dönem tasavvuf eserleri çerçevesinde ele alınıp değerlendirilecektir. Bununla birlikte, çalışmamız tabakât eserlerinin genel yapısı ile bir mutasavvıfın sûfî tabakâtında nasıl ele alındığına dair bir kanaat oluşmasına imkân tanıyacaktır.
A criação de um protótipo de jogo para o ensino da administração
Authors: Oliveira Paulo Henrique , Sasaki Daniel Guilherme Gomes , Miyashita Ricardo
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: descrever o processo de idealização e criação do protótipo de um novo jogo de empresas que estimule a aprendizagem espontânea, uma vez que por não ter rodadas de decisões os alunos tomarão decisões apenas quando reconhecerem a necessidade de sua intervenção.
Metodologia/abordagem: Em uma abordagem qualitativa, o percurso metodológico desta pesquisa começa no mapeamento das necessidades pedagógicas da disciplina em que este tipo de jogo é utilizado, seguindo para a criação do modelo do jogo através do método Business Game Canvas, e por fim a implementação do jogo com seus componentes e regras, até os testes preliminares do protótipo. Para avaliar a percepção dos alunos sobre a experiência com o jogo, utiliza-se um questionário já validado estatisticamente em sua publicação original.
Originalidade/valor: No contexto da educação superior no Brasil, onde o MEC sugere que cada vez mais as universidades busquem meios de integrar os conteúdos teóricos com a prática, as metodologias ativas de ensino-aprendizagem oferecem ao aluno maior protagonismo em seu processo educacional. Alinhado a este propósito, oferecer aos alunos uma experiência que privilegia sua independência dos resultados de uma equipe em relação às outras, significa estimular a aprendizagem espontânea e permitir que todas as etapas do ciclo vivencial aconteçam durante a aula.
Principais resultados: Os resultados obtidos com alunos universitários, voluntários do curso de administração, revelam que o novo jogo obteve nota acima de 6 em Clareza, Desafio, Atitude, e Aprendizagem percebida, e precisa melhorar nas dimensões de “intenção de continuar jogando” (nota 5) e Autonomia (nota 4,8).
Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: A principal contribuição da pesquisa é apresentar um protótipo de jogo de empresas pronto, operacional e bem avaliado pelos alunos. Desta forma, permite-se que seja explorado em novas pesquisas os benefícios de um jogo sem rodadas de decisões.
Contribuições sociais/gerenciais: O uso das metodologias ativas de ensino contribui para que a sociedade seja mais protagonista de seu aprendizado, e com este tipo de jogo acredita-se que os professores poderão formar administradores mais preparados para os desafios do mercado de trabalho.
Insights sobre a relação entre inovação aberta e aquisição de conhecimento externo em PMEs Sul-Coreanas de base tecnológica
Authors: Suhyeon Park , Ruas Roberto Lima , Oliveira Ouros Leticia
Published: December 2023

Objetivo: Analisar evidências da lógica da inovação aberta em  PMEs sul-coreanas  atuando no segmento de tecnologia da informação, considerando como referência os principais  elementos empregados por elas nos processos de aquisição de conhecimento externo (CE).
Metodologia: O método empregado é  qualitativo, exploratório e interpretativo, emprega revisão sistemática da literatura para elaborar os instrumentos de pesquisa. O campo foi sustentado em 9 entrevistas semiestruturadas com dirigentes/profissionais das 7 PMEs investigadas, e foi realizado na região de Seul, na Coréia do Sul. Na análise dos dados foi empregada a análise de conteúdos e o programa Atlas TI. Para a discussão dos resultados foi usado o método de busca Snowball, apoiado no Google Scholar e no Chatgpt 4.0 para a organização da relação entre os resultados.
Resultados: A análise dos processos de aquisição de CE usados nas PMES sul-coreanas exigiu a construção de referenciais analíticos baseados nas teorias empregadas. A análise revelou evidências da lógica da inovação aberta nos processos de aquisição de CE das PMEs. Ainda foram identificados aspectos relevantes acerca da gestão e dos processos de aquisição de CE entre as PMEs, que podem ser recuperados como contribuições ao debate acadêmico e à práticas gerencias. 
Originalidade/valor: Estudos tratando da relação entre inovação aberta e capacidade absortiva, especialmente em ambiente tecnologicamente avançado como é o caso do segmento TIC na Coreia do Sul,  não são muito comuns. Além dessas condições empíricas  particulares,  o campo teórico oportunizou conexões relevantes entre inovação aberta e ACAP o que constitui oportunidades de estudos futuro.
Organizing 'contributions to practice' in research articles on innovation
Authors: Serra Fernando Antonio Ribeiro , Scafuto Isabel Cristina , Da Costa Priscila Rezende , Nassif Vania Maria Jorge , Pigola Angelica
Published: December 2023

In this editorial comment, we highlight the importance of establishing clear connections between academic research and management and innovation practices. We emphasize that, in addition to advancing theoretical knowledge, research should also offer practical contributions, avoiding being merely ceremonial and becoming central in justifying the importance of the work. The references from Bartunek & Rynes (2010) and Simsek et al. (2022) provide a framework for creating well-defined and user-centered practical implications, recognizing the specific needs of the various target audiences. The application of the proposed roadmap in the analysis of innovation articles suggests how practical contributions can be more effectively communicated and potentially adopted by managers. This editorial underscores the need for research that not only contributes to theory but also promotes practical and sustainable changes in management.
Da capital ao interior: análise da ocorrência da COVID-19 no estado de Pernambuco
Authors: Da Silva Luis Roberto , De Oliveira Emília Carolle Azevedo , Silva Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral
Published: December 2023

Analisar a dinâmica epidemiológica da Covid-19 no estado de Pernambuco nos anos de 2020 e 2021. Estudo transversal e ecológico com os casos confirmados de Covid-19 de residentes de Pernambuco, entre 2020 e 2021. Foram utilizados dados públicos da Secretaria de Planejamento e Gestão de Pernambuco e do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística para análises descritivas (frequências absolutas, relativas, taxa de detecção e teste de Qui-Quadrado); temporal (método de JoinPoint, segundo semana epidemiológica e macrorregional); e espacial (cálculo da taxa Bayesiana e razão de risco). Foram notificados 648.150 casos de Covid-19, com taxa bruta de detecção de 3.359,78 casos por 100 mil habitantes. A maioria ocorreu no sexo feminino (55,01%); raça/cor parda (49,43%); faixa etária de 20 a 39 anos (39,52%); classificados como leve (91,45%); 4,91% eram profissionais de saúde; evoluíram para cura (90,78%) e para óbito (3,17%). A análise temporal apontou quatro segmentos (dois crescentes e dois decrescentes), observou-se que a intensidade dessas tendências não se deu de maneira homogênea nas macrorregionais, sendo mais intensa na macrorregional Metropolitana. A análise espacial revelou que o número de municípios com taxas de detecção superior à taxa média estadual triplicou em 2021, enquanto a Razão de Risco evidenciou que cerca de 40% dos municípios mais que duplicaram suas taxas de detecção. Encontrou-se a rápida disseminação da Covid-19 no estado e o fenômeno da interiorização, evidenciando a necessidade do fortalecimento do financiamento das ações e serviços de saúde pública e coletiva.
Перспективы применения Hedysarum neglectum Ledeb в качестве кардиопротектора
Authors: Веснина Анна Дмитриевна , Милентьева Ирина Сергеевна , Дмитриева Анастасия Игоревна , Просеков Александр Юрьевич , Неверова Ольга Александровна
Published: December 2023

Цель исследования – изучение кардиопротекторного потенциала водно-спиртового экстракта биомассы hairy roots копеечника забытого (Hedysarum neglectum Ledeb) in vivo, с помощью модельного организма – Caenorhabditis elegans. Задачи: оценить влияние экстракта на продолжительность жизни, выживаемость в условиях окислительного стресса и изменения в накоплении липидных фракций в телах C. elegans. Реализацию поставленной цели осуществляли с помощью общепринятых методик на базе Федерального государственного бюджетного образовательного учреждения высшего образования «Кемеровского государственного университета» (Кемеровская область – Кузбасс, г. Кемерово). Статистическую обработку данных осуществляли в программе Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Данные по продолжительности жизни обрабатывали с помощью онлайн-приложения OASIS (https://sbi.postech.ac.kr/oasis/). В ходе исследований установлено, что экстракт биомассы hairy roots копеечника забытого при 100× и 1000× разбавлении проявлял относительную кардиопротекторную активность. Водно-спиртовой экстракт при 100× и 1000× разбавлении оказывал влияние на продолжительность жизни, на снижение накопления липидных включений в телах нематод; оказывал влияние на выживаемость нематод при культивировании в условиях окислительного стресса в течение 48 ч – процент выживших особей в 7 раз был выше в сравнении с контролем. Однако данный кардиопротекторный потенциал экстракта уступал активности кверцетина – метаболита, выделенного из биомассы hairy roots копеечника забытого в ранее проведенных авторами исследованиях. Продолжительность жизни нематод под действием 100 мкМ кверцетина на 2 % выше, выживаемость нематод при окислительном стрессе под действием 100 мкМ раствора кверцетина в среднем в 2,9 раз выше, снижение липидных включений под действием 10 мкМ раствора кверцетина активнее в 1,06 раза в сравнении с экстрактами копеечника забытого при 100× и 1000× разведении. Данное исследование подтвердило целесообразность использования кверцетина в качестве кардиопртектора, а копеечника забытого в качестве сырья для его извлечения.
The Usage of Technical Presentations and Professional Speaking in Educational and Corporate Sectors
Authors: Kamalakar Baburao Gaikwad
Published: December 2023

Today’s instructive system has become more amenable to assortment and a much wider range of interests and capabilities. In today’s world, we observe that a ground-breaking and techno-savvy audience is coming into view that is technological in academic accomplishments. These audiences anticipate that the speeches delivered by the speakers should be appealing, interactive, reachable and engaging. It is the technology that draws more attention to the presenter as well as spectators. In this globalized world, new kind of presenters and presentations are conveyed through podium speeches. These presenters such as CEO’s, politicians, priests, University Professors, Sales representatives etc., deliver presentations in inventive ways.  Presenters are expected to employ visual aids and to offer handouts to the audience.  The pioneering presenter always connects with the audience during speaking and leaves a long-lasting impact on them. At the same time, the audience takes hold of the information demonstrated on the screen. In this manner, technical presenters endow with technical proficiency through their resourceful presentation. In this research article, the researcher would like to acquaint the major traits of a capable and trustworthy presenter has focused on several characteristics of technical presentation and professional speaking. He has talked about the several presentation-based facts such as definition, features, significance, goals, types, classification, configuration, mechanism, planning and delivery of the presentation, preparing and making presentation, use of audio-visual aids, the groundwork of PowerPoint slides and transparencies, guiding principles and verbal communication for effective presentation etc.
THE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FACILITY: INVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
Authors: LASCU Cristina-Elena
Published: December 2023

In the context of the pandemic crisis beginning in 2020, the European Union (EU) established the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) recovery package to shape the future of Europe recovering from the economic and public health collapse as well as fostering the ongoing efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. As part of these efforts, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the key instrument to help the EU and its Member States emerge more robust and resilient from the crisis, face the challenges, and reap the opportunities brought by the green and digital transitions. To access the funding each Member State was asked to develop a National Recovery and Resilience Plan outlining the intended reforms and public investment projects. This paper presents the policy recommendations suggested to support investments in the energy sector as well an overview of the energy-related objectives of the Romanian National Energy and Climate Plan and a few of possible measures for implementing the reforms and the investments in the field of energy as they are formulated in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Romania.
OPPORTUNITY STUDY ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PROSUMERS IN ROMANIA
Authors: DOROFTEI Laura-Alexandra , SIMION Petronela-Cristina , PȊSLARU Aguriţa Mariana
Published: December 2023

The subject of prosumers is a hot topic mainly because of the environmental benefits of renewable electricity generation. At European and national levels, the aim has been to increase the number of prosumers through policies that encourage the practice, but in addition to policies, there are a number of other factors that have a negative or positive influence on the development of the number of prosumers. A number of articles deal with factors such as average income, age, type of housing, and so on in EU countries such as Austria, Poland, UK, but the subject is insufficiently researched, especially in Romania. The research methodology consisted in collecting data available online on the websites of institutions accredited to collect data on the evolution of prosumers and observe the most prosumers and the availability of the national grid in Romanian counties. Subsequently, data on climate, economic, technical and social conditions were collected and studied to see if they influenced the increase in the number of prosumers. The research results highlighted that the analysed factors have an impact on increasing the number of prosumers. In areas where incomes, living standards and climatic factors were above average, technical factors did not discourage the increase in the number of prosumers, but in those with economic and social conditions below the national average and with the electricity grid already loaded, even if the photovoltaic potential is very high, the growth rate is very low. The main results pursued in this paper are the observation of national conditions that influence the increase in the number of prosumers in Romania in order to be able to develop strategies, establish and adopt policies or measures in the future to support prosumers in disadvantaged areas or in energy poverty, and also to reduce the negative impact of the environment.
THE QUANTIFICATION OF THE TIME SAVED BY THE PROFESSORS THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC EVALUATION
Authors: PURDESCU Claudiu Adrian
Published: December 2023

Technology is evolving with an astonishing speed and because of this fact, more and more high specialized jobs tend to be replaced by different equipment with specialized software and, in some cases, even by robots, with the clear purpose of achieving high efficiency, lower costs, and an increase in the customer service level. At the supermarket, anyone can scan its products, in the bus, the ticket payment can be made by using a card, without having to buy a ticket sold by a person, a lot of local taxes can be paid online, and the examples can go on. In this context, it’s a little bit weird that in education, technology is still a step down behind the normal pace in other fields. That’s why this paper wants to prove that also in education, technology can have a huge impact in increasing substantially the efficiency of the activities performed by the professors while at the same time increasing the quality of the evaluation process and allowing the professor to have more time for preparation, research, materials writing, or just for relaxing and improving its mind set for outstanding performance in front of the students.
LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CRISIS - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN EMPATHETIC LEADER IN THE CRUCIAL MOMENTS OF THE COMPANY? – A REVIEW
Authors: TUDOR Paula
Published: December 2023

Empathy refers to the recognition and personal experience of emotions felt by individuals experiencing emotional pressure. This attribute proves useful for a business leader as it encourages employees to voice their concerns to an empathetic leader who is more receptive to their needs. What qualities should a leader/manager have in general? This paper analyzes the strategies that an empathetic leader should practice during economic or other crises and the characteristics necessary for developing empathy towards employees. A leader is required to possess the power to mitigate the negative effects of bankruptcy on their personnel and other stakeholders, utilizing empathy. Additionally, it is necessary for leaders to promote a culture of trust and respect within the organization they manage. It's important for leaders to make the same sacrifices, to live the same experiences as their team members, and to build trust, which is incredibly important for achieving team performance and loyalty.