bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impacto da pandemia de COVID-19 no volume e resultados cirúrgicos em um centro de atendimento terciário no Brasil
Authors: BITTENCOURT PAULO LISBOA , ARAGÃO GABRIEL VIANNA PEREIRA , VALVERDE FILHO MURILO TAVARES , AMORIM GUILHERME ALMEIDA FARIAS , CASTRO IGOR LIMA VIEIRA DE , SANTANA JADE DE OLIVEIRA , COSTA LAIANE CAITANO , MUNIZ BEATRIZ SOARES MARQUES , SILVA VIVIAN ROBERTA SOARES , CODES LIANA , ZOLLINGER CLAUDIO CELESTINO , ANDRAUS WELLINGTON
Published: May 2024

RESUMO Introdução: a pandemia COVID-19 levou a um importante declínio mundial no volume cirúrgico devido ao adiamento de procedimentos eletivos. Este estudo avaliou o impacto da pandemia COVID-19 nos volumes e nos resultados da cirurgia abdominal em pacientes criticos. Métodos: pacientes internados para cuidados pósoperatórios foram avaliados retrospectivamente. Dados relativos aos desfechos perioperatórios foram comparados em dois períodos: janeiro-2017 a dezembro-2019 e janeiro-2020 a dezembro-2022, respectivamente, antes (período I) e depois (período II) da pandemia COVID-19. Resultados: foram investigados 1.402 pacientes (897 mulheres, idade 62+17 anos). A maioria dos pacientes foi submetida a cirurgia colorretal (n=393) e pancreatobiliar (n=240), sendo 52% dos procedimentos eletivos. O volume cirúrgico foi significativamente menor no período II (n=514) quando comparado ao período I (n=888). Não foi observada recuperação no número de procedimentos cirúrgicos em 2022 (n=135) quando comparado a 2021 (n=211) e 2020 (n=168). Indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia abdominal no período II apresentaram maior índice de comorbidade de Charlson (4,85+3,0 vs. 4,35+2,8, p=0,002), mais procedimentos emergenciais/urgentes (51% vs. 45%, p =0,03) e mais feridas potencialmente contaminadas (73,5% vs. 66,8%, p=0,02). Observou-se diminuição significativa no volume de cirurgia colorretal (24% vs, 31%, p<0,0001) após o início da pandemia de COVID-19, com 125 (8,9%) óbitos, nenhuma morte por COVID-19. A mortalidade foi maior no período II quando comparada ao período I (11% vs. 8%, p=0,08). Conclusões: a pandemia de COVID-19 foi associada à diminuição do volume cirúrgico de pacientes de alto risco sem recuperação aparente nos últimos anos. Nenhuma influência da COVID-19 foi observada na mortalidade pósoperatória.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors: Silva Edinilson Bertoldo da , Molinari Camila Vitelli , Cazarini Junior Claudio , Alves Vera Lúcia dos Santos
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disabling inflammatory disease that makes walking and activities of daily living difficult. This condition can reduce functional capacity and increase the risk for surgery. Objective: To know the functional capacity of patients with KOA evaluated by the six-minute walk test (6MWT). Method: This cross-sectional study evaluated age, gender, weight, BMI, pain (VAS 90-100), physical disability (WOMAC 0-96), degree of joint damage by radiographic imaging, and 6MWT. Results: A total of 176 patients referred by Orthopedics were evaluated, with the inclusion of 164 participants. The mean age was 61.89 ± 10.62 years, 81% women, 67% with cardiovascular disease, hypertension and/or diabetes, 81% obese, with moderate pain (VAS 47.74 ± 29.27) and according to WOMAC, most had severe or very severe disability. The distance covered in the 6MWT was 354.03 ± 102.03m, 67% of the predicted distance. The maximum heart rate achieved was 107.27 ± 17.71 bpm, which characterizes 68% of the predicted by age. Only 12% of the sample showed a marked drop in oxygenation in the 6MWT and 40% had a recovery heart rate in the 1st minute below 15 bpm. Conclusion: Patients with KOA, who were evaluated by the 6MWT, have low functional capacity and physical deconditioning. Level of Clinical Evidence III, Case Control Study.
RANGE OF MOTION AFTER BONE BLOCK PROCEDURES FOR SHOULDER INSTABILITY: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Lara Paulo Henrique Schmidt , Ribeiro Leandro Masini , Andreoli Carlos Vicente , Pochini Alberto de Castro , Belangero Paulo Santoro , Ejnisman Benno
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the surgical indications for glenoid bone grafting associated with better postoperative ranges of motion. Methods: This systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA. The included studies were subdivided according to the criteria used to indicate glenoid bone graft surgery: group for radiological indications only (Group R), group for radiological indications associated with clinical indications (Group R + C), and group for arthroscopic indications (Group A). The extracted and evaluated data were the range of motion of the shoulder. Results: in the electronic search conducted in October 2022, 1567 articles were selected. After applying the inclusion criteria, 14 articles were selected for the systematic review. Regarding the ranges of motion, group A had the highest number of statistically positive results together with group R. Group A showed positive results in elevation parameters, loss of lateral rotation in adduction, and medial rotation in abduction. Group R showed positive results in lateral rotation in adduction and loss of lateral rotation in adduction. On the other hand, Group R + C was the one that presented the highest number of statistically negative results, in the following parameters: elevation, lateral rotation in abduction, loss of lateral rotation in adduction, and medial rotation in abduction. Conclusion: the subgroups presented variable results in the evaluated parameters; however, the groups with arthroscopic and radiological indications showed the highest number of positive results, with the latter group showing the best results regarding lateral rotation. Level of Evidence II, Systematic Reviews.
Food (in) Security and Nutritional Dietary Quality In Brazil
Authors: Sousa Priscila de Oliveira , Moreira Caroline , Rodrigues Paulo Rogério Melo , Muraro Ana Paula , Ferreira Marcia Gonçalves , Gorgulho Bartira Mendes
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Objective Verify association between the perception of food insecurity and the diet quality of the Brazilian population, applying The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale and the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index Revised. Methods Cross-sectional study using data from the Householder Budget Survey collected in 2017/18 with two 24-hour recalls. A multinomial regression model was used with Odds Ratio and a 95% confidence interval, with the final model being the insertion of variables according to the theoretical model of hierarchy adopted. Results A total of 57,920 households were analyzed, and of these, 39.22% lived with some degree of Food Insecurity. There was a significant difference between female heads of the household, mixed race and black race, households with adults and children and living in rural regions as the three levels of AI [Food insecure] (p=<0.001), with a greater chance of food insecurity in these households. The average Brazilian Healthy Eating Index Revised for the 46,152 individuals was 54.23 points for those who were not food insecure, and 54.11 points for those who experienced severe food insecurity. Conclusion It is concluded that there is an association between the perception of food insecurity and the nutritional quality of the diet of the Brazilian population, which can lead to malnutrition and obesity.
Financial slack and environmental expenditures: Value relevance in the Brazilian stock market
Authors: Santos José Glauber Cavalcante dos , Vasconcelos Alessandra Carvalho de , Luca Márcia Martins Mendes De
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT The objective of this article is to evaluate the effect of financial slack on the value relevance of environmental expenditures in Brazilian capital market firms. The Brazilian literature, unlike the foreign literature, has neglected to investigate the value relevance of environmental performance information. The study addresses the combination of environmental information with the financial condition of firms within the scope of value relevance, obtaining evidence not yet contemplated in the literature on the Brazilian capital market. It is noteworthy that the financial perspective strongly influences the valuation of firms in terms of the environmental dimension. Companies that engage in environmental spending and are in a better financial position are better valued and considered economically interesting. The same is not true for firms in a worse financial position. The study shows how the environmental dimension, which is not a priority from the shareholder's point of view, can be the object of investor attention if the financial condition requirement is met. The market monitors environmental expenditures in order to assess much more the extent of the effects of these expenditures on the generation of future cash flows rather than the company's environmental commitment. The sample includes 52 companies whose shares were traded on the B3 S.A. in the period 2009-2018, totaling 252 observations. The model proposed by Ohlson was used, adapted according to the literature, and operationalized in POLS models. In addition, analyses were reproduced considering the possible moderating effect of financial slack measures on the environmental spending proxy. The results indicate that environmental spending contributes to reducing the valuation of firms, signaling to investors only future economic costs. Financial slack was found to be an important element in the valuation of firms with environmental expenditures, and companies with environmental expenditures and greater financial slack had higher valuations than those with less financial slack.
Divulgação ESG e sensibilidade da remuneração executiva ao desempenho de mercado
Authors: Grodt Jonas Adriel dos Santos , Degenhart Larissa , Magro Cristian Baú Dal , Ávila Lucas Veiga , Piccinin Yvelise Giacomello
Published: May 2024

Resumo Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de investigar o efeito moderador da divulgação ESG na sensibilidade da remuneração dos executivos ao desempenho de mercado (pay-performance sensitivity) em empresas brasileiras listadas no índice IBrX-100 da B3. Também investiga os fatores que impactam a PPS, de modo a buscar explicações sobre o efeito da divulgação ESG na pay-performance sensitivity e identificar qual perspectiva teórica (Teoria da Agência, Teoria dos Stakeholders e visão da boa governança) possibilita sustentação dos resultados encontrados para empresas brasileiras. Evidencia a importância de se observar as divulgações ESG no mercado de capitais brasileiro, bem como auxilia a compreender se a divulgação ambiental, social e de governança está contribuindo ou não para extração de renda do acionista pelo executivo, e produz insights para que novas pesquisas sejam realizadas considerando a divulgação ESG. Os resultados apresentam implicações para o entendimento da relação agente-principal e para a compreensão da divulgação ESG na mitigação de conflitos, quando utilizada nas empresas para potencializar a PPS. Foram analisadas 81 empresas entre 2016 e 2021. O método utilizado para as análises principais foi o modelo de regressão por Mínimos Quadrados Ordinários (com erros padrões robustos), enquanto para a análise de robustez foi utilizada a regressão quantílica. Os resultados indicam que a divulgação ESG maximiza a sensibilidade da remuneração dos executivos ao desempenho de mercado. Este trabalho contribui com a literatura ao trazer novas evidências sobre a PPS e ao identificar qual perspectiva teórica dá sustentação aos resultados encontrados no contexto brasileiro. Contribui também para as organizações ao evidenciar que investimentos ESG podem mitigar problemas de agência e ao revelar a importância da implementação de questões ESG para as empresas, diante das evidências de influência positiva na PPS. Contribui com a sociedade ao encorajar as organizações a investirem em aspectos ambientais, sociais e de governança.
Relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and COVID-19 infection in the pediatric population: a scoping review
Authors: Desconsi Denise , Araujo Juliane Pagliari , Furtado Marcela Demitto , Pimenta Rosângela Aparecida , Zani Adriana Valongo
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Objective: To map the evidence in the literature about the relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and COVID-19 in the pediatric population. Method: This is a scoping review following the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation. The search was carried out on the following bases: Embase, Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, CINAHL, Scielo, Web of Science and Virtual Health Library Portal, between July and August 2023. Original studies available in full, in any language, were included. Results: Ten studies were chosen that pointed to three premises: (1) the ACE2 receptor is found in the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract; (2) gastrointestinal symptoms are mediated by stress and infection is justified by the gut-brain axis; (3) it develops the process of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Conclusion: The synthesis of evidence provided three assumptions which guide the origin of gastrointestinal symptoms. The identification of gastrointestinal symptoms in children affected by COVID-19 can assist in the clinical approach and management of care and treatments.
PREVALÊNCIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS À AMAMENTAÇÃO NA PRIMEIRA HORA DE VIDA: ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL
Authors: Viana Vera Alice Oliveira , Castro Lucélia da Cunha , Rufino Andréa Cronemberger , Madeiro Alberto Pereira
Published: May 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência e fatores associados à amamentação na primeira hora de vida. Métodos: Estudo transversal com puérperas de maternidades públicas de Teresina, Piauí, Brasil, entre 2020-2021. Foram avaliados dados sociodemográficos e comportamentais da mulher e do parceiro íntimo, características obstétricas, além da violência por parceiro íntimo na gravidez. Realizou-se análise hierarquizada por regressão logística múltipla, com cálculo de odds ratio ajustada (ORaj) e intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%). Resultados: Foram entrevistadas 413 mulheres. Houve prevalência de amamentação na primeira hora de vida de 66,8%. A presença de acompanhante (ORaj=1,66; IC95% 1,34-2,29), o contato com pele a pele com o recém-nascido (ORaj=2,14; IC95% 1,04-4,38) e ter parto normal (ORaj=2,06; IC95% 1,90-4,73) aumentaram as chances de amamentação na primeira hora. Ausência de parceria (ORaj=0,47; IC95% 0,25-0,86) e parceria com pele não branca (ORaj=0,45; IC95% 0,24-0,83) diminuíram as chances de amamentar. Conclusões: A prevalência da amamentação na primeira hora de vida foi considerada boa. Fatores obstétricos e de assistência ao parto contribuíram positivamente para o aleitamento materno. Os dados reforçam a importância de ofertar assistência de qualidade no processo de parturição.
Conhecimento, desejo e atitude de estudantes de Medicina e Enfermagem sobre a doação de órgãos
Authors: Miranda Luiz Eduardo Correia , Maia Maria Vitória Rocha Santos Bezerra , Pontes Marina Gabinio de Araújo , Pascoal Inaia Mackert , Eufranio Matheus Stillner , Miranda Ana Clara Galindo
Published: May 2024

Resumo Introdução: A necessidade crescente de doadores de órgãos e de profissionais capacitados impulsiona novos estudos que esclareçam o entendimento e comportamento da sociedade perante a doação de órgãos. Estudantes de saúde vêm sendo alvo de estudos por seu influente papel social e, além disso, quando formados, farão parte de etapas fundamentais da doação. Contudo, evidencia-se conhecimento insuficiente dos estudantes apesar de possuírem atitude positiva. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o grau de conhecimento, desejo e atitude perante as doações de órgãos entre os acadêmicos de Medicina e Enfermagem na cidade de Recife, em Pernambuco. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado a partir da análise de questionários respondidos por estudantes de Enfermagem e Medicina nos últimos períodos acadêmicos. Além de dados demográficos, os estudantes foram questionados quanto ao entendimento sobre aspectos da validação de possível doador, diretrizes do protocolo de morte encefálica, motivações e opções pessoais em relação à doação de órgãos. Resultado: De fevereiro a dezembro de 2022, 218 questionários foram coletados, dos quais 208 entraram para a amostra. Dentre os estudantes, 57,2% eram do sexo masculino, a média de idade foi de 24 ± 2,7 anos. Dos graduandos, 85,1% cursavam Medicina, e 14,9%, Enfermagem. Apenas 49% dos estudantes sabiam da não necessidade de neurologista para o diagnóstico de morte encefálica. Ademais, 63% não sabiam quem é o responsável por abordar a família do potencial doador. Grande parte dos acadêmicos já considerou a possibilidade de ser doador de órgãos, representando 92,3% do total de estudantes avaliados. Dos alunos, 67% afirmaram já ter conversado com as próprias famílias sobre a doação de órgãos e que elas conheciam essa decisão. Em caso de familiar apresentar diagnóstico de morte encefálica, 83,2% dos alunos consentiram a doação. Em relação aos possíveis benefícios materiais ou emocionais para a família do doador, 86,1% julgam que a doação de órgãos pode trazer algum benefício. Conclusão: Apesar da atitude positiva, o estudo evidenciou conhecimento insuficiente dos alunos, reforçando a necessidade de ampliação do currículo das universidades e criação de cadeiras direcionadas à aquisição de conhecimento e habilidades quanto à condução de casos de morte encefálica e atuação perante os potenciais doadores.
Perfil do estudante e fatores que influenciam o interesse pela medicina de família e comunidade
Authors: Costa Juliana Melo de Oliveira Lima , Santos Júnior Claudio José dos , Reis Monique Carla da Silva
Published: May 2024

RESUMO Introdução: A medicina de família e comunidade (MFC) apresenta-se como uma carreira médica de importância social, porém seu crescimento nas regiões do Brasil ainda é pouco representativo, sendo necessário identificar os fatores que influenciam o estudante do curso de Medicina na escolha dessa carreira profissional. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar fatores que influenciam o interesse pela residência em MFC pelos alunos do internato do curso de Medicina. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, de análise quantitativa, realizado com os alunos matriculados nos estágios do penúltimo e último anos dos cursos de Medicina de uma capital brasileira. Resultado: Participaram da pesquisa229 estudantes matriculados no internato de Medicina. Aqueles que demonstraram interesse pela MFC eram, em sua maioria, jovens, de ambos os gêneros, na faixa etária entre 26 e 35 anos, casados, com filhos e renda familiar menor que cinco salários mínimos. Duas variáveis estiveram associadas à opção pela MFC: a faixa etária e a avaliação positiva acerca da especialidade. Conclusão: Compreender os fatores que influenciam na escolha da MFC pode contribuir para aprimorar a formação médica, alinhando as preferências dos estudantes com as necessidades da sociedade e do Sistema Único de Saúde.
Analysis of variables that can interfere with clinical outcomes of patients presented with vocal or swallowing complaints
Authors: Dornelas Rodrigo , Silva Kelly da , Brendim Mariana Pinheiro , Silveira Livia Oliveira , Barretto Renata Barros Sá , Fontes Gabriela Eduarda Nicásio Gomes , Santos Beatriz Ferreira dos , Ribeiro Vanessa Veis , Guedes-Granzotti Raphaela Barroso
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze sociodemographic variables that may interfere with the clinical outcome of patients with voice or swallowing complaints. Methods: a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study in which the medical records of patients above 18 years old treated at the Voice Clinic of the Speech-Language-Hearing Service of the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital between 2010 and 2018, were analyzed, including 81 medical records - 47 from females and 34 from males. Patients were divided according to three types of outcomes, namely: discharge, dismissal, and abandonment. The sociodemographic variables were sex, marital status, education level, income, whether they were occupational voice users, and the main complaint. The relative and absolute frequencies were calculated to analyze the results, and the Pearson´s chi-square test was used for inferential analysis (significance level of 5%). Results: sociodemographic variables were not significantly associated with the outcomes when the type of complaint (voice or swallowing) was not considered, separately. The study found a significantly higher frequency of patients with voice complaints who were discharged from speech-language-hearing therapy (p = 0.020). The higher frequency of such patients who abandoned therapy was significantly associated with an income of up to one minimum wage (p = 0.041). People with swallowing complaints were not significantly associated with sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: the most frequent outcome was treatment abandonment. In this study, low family income was associated with treatment abandonment by patients with voice complaints. Patients with swallowing complaints had a lower frequency of treatment abandonment and discharge than patients with voice complaints.
Central auditory processing and self-perception questionnaire after acoustically controlled auditory training in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury
Authors: Buriti Ana Karina Lima , Luiz Cyntia Barbosa Laureano , Oliveira Laís Rocha de Barros , Suriano Italo Capraro , Gil Daniela
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Purpose To correlate behavioral assessment results of central auditory processing and the self-perception questionnaire after acoustically controlled auditory training. Methods The study assessed 10 individuals with a mean age of 44.5 years who had suffered mild traumatic brain injury. They underwent behavioral assessment of central auditory processing and answered the Formal Auditory Training self-perception questionnaire after the therapeutic intervention - whose questions address auditory perception, understanding orders, request to repeat statements, occurrence of misunderstandings, attention span, auditory performance in noisy environments, telephone communication, and self-esteem. Patients were asked to indicate the frequency with which the listed behaviors occurred. Results Figure-ground, sequential memory for sounds, and temporal processing correlated with improvement in following instructions, fewer requests to repeat statements, increased attention span, improved communication, and understanding on the phone and when watching TV. Conclusion Auditory closure, figure-ground, and temporal processing had improved in the assessment after the acoustically controlled auditory training, and there were fewer auditory behavior complaints.
A PROBLEMATIZAÇÃO NA PERSPECTIVA FREIREANA E NA PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL): APROXIMAÇÕES E DISTANCIAMENTOS
Authors: Pacheco Lucas Carvalho , Silva Bruno Prates da , Pastorio Dioni Paulo , Vidmar Muryel Pyetro , Muenchen Cristiane
Published: May 2024

Na contramão do ensino tradicional, estão diversas perspectivas problematizadoras na Educação, dentre elas a perspectiva do educador brasileiro Paulo Freire e a Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Nesse sentido, este estudo é balizado pelo seguinte problema de pesquisa: quais são as aproximações e os distanciamentos na concepção de problematização das perspectivas Freireana e PBL? Para responder ao problema proposto, foi caracterizada a concepção de problematização para cada um dos referenciais, a partir de uma pesquisa qualitativa nas bibliografias básicas da perspectiva Freireana e em teses e dissertações para a perspectiva da PBL. Após esta caracterização, foram identificadas aproximações e distanciamentos na concepção de problematização em ambas as perspectivas. Dentre as aproximações, destacamos: ambas partem de uma situação-problema, dependem da ocorrência de diálogo e tem potencial interdisciplinar. Já no que tange aos distanciamentos, ressaltamos: a relação entre educador e educando não é hierarquizada para Freire, enquanto na PBL o educando é o protagonista, além da perspectiva Freireana está alicerçada na realidade concreta dos educandos, enquanto a PBL nas experiências vivenciais.
Expression and Clinicopathological Significance of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Markers in Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma
Authors: Fan Zhiqin , Chen Fei , Liu Yingmin , Huang Xiaotong , Tian Siyue , Ma Yuqing
Published: May 2024

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract with a single therapeutic option and a lack of effective clinical therapeutic biomarkers. Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling plays a pro-carcinogenic role in a variety of malignancies, but its role in esophageal squamous carcinoma remains to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the expression levels of ECM remodeling markers in 71 pairs of esophageal squamous carcinoma tissues and normal tissues adjacent to the carcinoma using immunohistochemical staining, and analyzed their relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis. The results suggested that extracellular matrix remodeling markers (integrin Î±V, fibronectin, MMP9) were abnormally highly expressed in esophageal squamous carcinoma tissues. There was a statistically significant difference between the positive expression of ECM remodeling and the TNM stage of esophageal squamous carcinoma, and there was no statistically significant correlation with age, gender and carcinoembryonic antigen expression, differentiation degree, T stage, and lymph node metastasis. Overall survival rate and overall survival time were significantly lower in patients with positive ECM remodeling expression, which was an independent risk factor for poor prognosisof esophageal squamous carcinoma.
Effect of Potassium Silicate, Glycine Betaine and Proline on Fruit Quality of Peaches in Newly Reclaimed Land Exposed to Heat Stress
Authors: Shehata Raed , Farag Karim M.
Published: May 2024

The current study was performed on a 6-year-old "Florida" peach cultivar (Prunus persica) during 2022 and 2023 respectively. Twenty-four peach trees uniformly were selected and sprayed two times at the beginning of pit starts hardening and at the end of phase two of fruit growth with the following treatments: the control, glycine betaine at 400 mg l-1, potassium silicate at 200 mg l-1, potassium silicate at 400 mg l-1, potassium silicate at 200 mg l-1 + glycine betaine at 400 mg l-1, potassium silicate at 400 mg l-1 + glycine betaine at 400 mg l-1, proline at 400 mg l-1 and potassium silicate at 200 mg l-1 + proline at 400 mg l-1. The results indicated that both treatments of potassium silicate at 200 mg l-1 + proline at 400 mg l-1 and potassium silicate at 400 mg l-1 + glycine betaine at 400 mg l-1 resulted in a significant increase in concentrations of anthocyanin and total carotenoid contents in the skin. Moreover, total soluble solid, vitamin C and total soluble solid / acidity were shown with high concentrations as compared with the control. Overall, the use of potassium silicate at 200 mg l-1 + proline at 400 mg l-1 or potassium silicate at 400 mg l-1 + glycine betaine at 400 mg l-1 two times is recommended.
National Competency Framework for Career Professionals : Assessment Forms
Authors: Kettunen Jaana , Vuorinen Raimo , Kasurinen Helena , Kukkaneva Eelis , Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen Outi
Published: May 2024

This publication contains assessment forms designated to enable guidance professionals, teams, multidisciplinary networks, and organisations to assess their guidance competencies effectively. The forms are based on and complement the National Competency Framework for Career Profes- sionals (Vuorinen, Kasurinen, Kettunen et al., 2023, 2024). Relates to publication: Vuorinen, R., Kasurinen, H., Kettunen, J., Kukkaneva, E., Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, O. (2024). A proposal for a National Competency Framework for Career Professionals. Finnish Institute for Educational Research Reports and Working Papers.6.
Sustainable Development through Regulatory Competition without Effective UN and WTO Legal Restraints?
Authors: Petersmann Ernst-Ulrich
Published: May 2024

The current human disasters – like illegal wars of aggression, violent suppression of human and democratic rights, health pandemics, climate change, ocean pollution, overfishing and other biodiversity losses, non-compliance with United Nations (UN) and World Trade Organization (WTO) law – reflect governance failures and insufficient cooperation (section I.) to protect the ‘sustainable development goals’ (SDGs). Since 1950, Europe’s multilevel constitutionalism succeeded in progressively limiting transnational governance failures; yet, it is not followed outside Europe (section II.). Geopolitical rivalries (e. g. among authoritarian and democratic states) and competing national and regional regulations (e. g. on decarbonisation, digitalisation, and securitisation of economies) increasingly undermine UN and WTO legal restraints and judicial remedies (see section III.). The more globalisation is perceived as creating vulnerabilities justifying national security restrictions (e. g. against spread of viruses, weaponisation of interdependence), the more democracies resort to plurilateral second-best responses like trade, investment and environmental agreements conditioning market access on respect for human rights and greenhouse gas reductions (section IV.). This contribution explains why regulatory competition, ‘authoritarian alliances’, and their influence on plurilateral agreements (e. g. in Asia) render ‘constitutional UN/WTO reforms’ and realisation of the SDGs unlikely.
The EU Terror List and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): About the Law as an Alleged Obstacle to Political Action
Authors: Märtin Lukas
Published: May 2024

This article examines the legal requirements for a listing on the so-called European Union (EU) terror list, an aspect that remains underdeveloped in both legal scholarship and policy debates on counter-terrorism measures. The analysis elucidates the substantive requirements governing listings on the EU terror list and applies them to the case of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It highlights the two-tiered nature of the EU terror listing process, in which an EU terror listing relies on a national authority’s decision regarding the potential target. Furthermore, an analysis of recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case-law outlines prospective developments in the Court of Justice’s scrutiny of restrictive measures. It will be shown that the CJEU exercises judicial deference in its examination of restrictive measures adopted by the Council, particularly in cases involving threats to the EU’s legal and democratic order or international security orchestrated by foreign state actors.
Doctrinal Interpretation: Theoretical Legal and Constitutional Legal Aspects
Authors: Minnikes Ilia
Published: May 2024

The purpose of the work is to study the legal nature of doctrinal interpretation, its content and meaning as an independent type of interpretation of law. It is noted that the term «doctrinal interpretation» was given different meanings at different stages of the development of Russian legal science. In the XIX — early XX century, doctrinal interpretation was understood as an interpretive activity performed by persons applying the law. In Soviet legal science, it was mainly understood as a scientific interpretation coming from researchers and specialized scientific institutions. The article analyzes the main approaches to understanding doctrinal interpretation, shows the main classifications. Attention is drawn to the fact that the legal definition of the doctrine given in the texts of normative acts and the definitions contained in scientific research differ significantly. As an innovation, it is proposed to distinguish primary and secondary doctrinal interpretation. The primary doctrinal interpretation is carried out by scientists, scientific collectives, and it exists regardless of whether the results of this interpretation are in demand in the future in practice. The secondary takes place when the results of the primary doctrinal interpretation are demanded by law-making or law enforcement practice.
Correlation of Citizens’ Messages and Appeals
Authors: Surkova Irina
Published: May 2024

The article discusses the features of citizens’ messages sent to public authorities through the feedback platform “Government services. We decide together” of the Federal State Information System “Unified Portal of Government and Municipal Services” in conjunction with features of citizens’ appeals. The article marks out features that allow to differentiate these institutions, as well as to determine the legal nature of citizens’ messages: the subject, purpose, form and method of sending, form and content of replies, as well as the possibility of evaluation of answers by citizens. Based on these features, it was concluded that while the citizen’s appeal is the result of the implementation of his/her constitutional right, and because such types of citizens’ appeals as a complaint and a statement are also elements of the mechanism for protecting the rights and freedoms of a person and citizen, the messages are a form of electronic interaction of public authorities with citizens in order to quickly receive information from citizens about problems that they face in everyday life, take measures to eliminate them, as well as a form of public control.
Legislative Regulation of Certain Guarantees of the Status of the Human Rights Commissioner in the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation (Based on Materials of the State Duma)
Authors: Tsyganova Lyudmila
Published: May 2024

The article examines the changes that several draft laws have undergone in the process of lawmaking aimed at improving the legal basis of the status, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities of human rights commissioners in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The study is carried out from the point of view of guaranteeing the independence of the commissioners as State human rights bodies. The author comes to the conclusion that the draft laws under study provided for ensuring the independence of the Human Rights Commissioner to a greater extent than the federal laws adopted on their basis. It has been established that, at the federal level, there is no exhaustive list of guarantees of independence; therefore, in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the statutory guarantees of the independence of commissioners may differ. The tendency of further improvement at the federal level of legislative regulation of guarantees of independent organization and activity of commissioners is noted.
Specific Features of Investigating Crimes Involving the Use of Bioweapons
Authors: Stepanenko Diana
Published: May 2024

The author examines key forms and consequences of bioterrorist attacks and the international experience of counteracting such crimes in order to determine the methods and techniques of investigating bioterrorist crimes, and to analyze their effectiveness. The author also describes the difficulties of investigating crimes connected with the use of bioweapons, stresses the considerable progress made in the identification and description of the features of biological agents used in bioterrorist attacks, as well as in the coordination and communication between different agencies and organizations involved in the investigation of bioterrorism. The previously developed methodological recommendations on investigating this type of crime require rethinking and updating, and even more so because technological progress and increased awareness of the threats of bioterrorism lead to the development of new instruments and methods for identifying and determining the features of biological agents, as well as to the improvement of communication and coordination between various agencies and organizations participating in the investigation of bioterrorism. Studying the international experience of investigating bioterrorist crimes is of considerable importance. The investigation of bioterrorist attacks poses a number of problems connected with the nature of used biological agents and the complex character of search and cognitive activities of persons conducting the investigation: identification of the used biological agents; determining the place and time when the biological agent was used; finding and identifying persons involved in the terrorist act; ensuring the safety of experts and personnel working at the crime scene; information support of the investigation; need for the investigators to have special training and experience, etc. The possibility of the so-called “unconscious” biological terrorism should also be noted. The author concludes that a steady stream of investment in research and development, as well as the education and training of investigators are necessary for counteracting the constant threat of bioterrorism and for ensuring the development and implementation of proper response measures in case of a bioterrorist attack.
Principles of Ensuring Criminological Security in the Sphere of Nature Protection
Authors: Kravchenko Irina
Published: May 2024

The article presents the author’s vision of the system of principles for ensuring criminological security in the sphere of nature protection. Currently the theory of criminological security is in its formation stage. Due to this, the development of this theory in a specific sphere, in particular, the sphere of nature protection, calls for a primarily conceptual approach. The plurality of scientific opinions, and the paradigmatic character of this scientific area require the development of new foundation represented by principles of criminological security in the sphere of nature protection. These principles should be undoubtedly based on the legislative model of principles for the provision of security with a special emphasis on the specific features of this scientific area. The author stresses the dynamic nature of the system of principles for ensuring security. An assessment of changes in the legislators’ vision of the system of ensuring security is presented and a projection of these changes on the sphere under consideration is offered. The author describes the content of each principle of ensuring criminological security in the sphere of nature protection and offers a scenario of modernizing the fundamental ideas in the sphere under consideration. This article is an invitation for the research community to discuss the development and establishment of principles of criminological security in the sphere of nature protection.
Criminalistic Aspects of Classifying Investigatory Actions as One of the Key Means of Proof
Authors: Egorov Nikolai , Protasevich Aleksandr
Published: May 2024

The paper contains an analysis of the concept of means of proof. Based on the etymology of the term “means” as a technique and mode of action in order to achieve something or as a tool in some activity, it is concluded that means of proof should include, fist, evidence and any information that the court, the prosecutor, the investigator or the inquirer use to establish the circumstances that need to be proven in criminal proceedings, as well as other circumstances relevant to the criminal case, second, samples for comparative research that do not have any independent significance, but are used for comparison with physical evidence and other objects, third, investigatory and other procedural actions that are the key method of collecting evidence for the investigator (the inquirer), fourth, tactics that are usually determined as most rational, effective modes of action or most expedient behavior of the person performing investigatory actions, fifth, operative search activities whose results may pose grounds for initiating a criminal case, be presented to the investigative body, to the investigator or the court responsible for the criminal case or materials of verifying a report on crime, sixth, tactical (operative-tactical) combinations (operations). Further the authors examine the concept and classification of investigative actions according to the subject authorizing investigative actions, to the methods they are based on, to the subjects performing such actions, depending on the necessity of involving witnesses, of involving experts, depending on the use of technical equipment, based on the criteria of the speed of fixing the traces of crime, and according to the stages of an investigation. It is concluded that classifications are a methodological basis for solving both theoretical and practical problems, and even wrong classifications play a positive role in the progress of this science because they allow us to reject the flawed option and quicker determine the way to the right solution of the problems that the science faces.
Numerical Study of the Strength Radial Turbomachines Based on the Use of Stainless Steel 316L
Authors: Repetckii Oleg , Cuong Hoang Dinh
Published: May 2024

By studying various properties of materials came to the conclusion that stainless steel 316L has good properties. This material is suitable for making radial wheel turbines compared to other materials. The object of the study is a radial wheel with 10 blades manufactured by “Schiele” (Germany), which specializes in the production of units for the chemical industry and ventilation equipment. The finite element method was chosen as the basic research method for solving problems of natural and forced vibrations, static stress and studying the degree of reactivity blades radial wheels of turbomachines. It can be argued that the numerical analysis of the strength characteristics of heavily loaded turbine elements with the help of electronic computers provides a greater depth of research, the breadth of the issues covered, significantly reduces the amount of expensive experimental research, reduces the time for designing new turbines in terms of efficiency, reliability, technology and resource saving of highly loaded units. In this paper, calculations were made of the characteristics of natural frequencies, equivalent stresses, deformation and the degree of reactivity blades when using material stainless steel 316L. It is noted that this material provides the criterion of stress concentration in the wheel as low as possible and the natural frequencies of the wheel are reduced, but it does not lead to a change in the oscillation modes of this wheel. So 316L stainless steel is recommended for evaluating options in the manufacture of this radial wheel of turbomachines in the field of power, chemical and transport engineering.
Effectiveness of strengthening exercises on positive thinking skills, psychological wellness and mental strength in athletes with a meniscus-ripped knee
Authors: Temel Veysel
Published: May 2024

This study aims to examine the influence of positive thinking, psychological well-being, and mental toughness on the recovery process following strengthening exercises in individuals diagnosed with a meniscus tear in the knee. The research cohort comprises 32 athletes diagnosed with a meniscus tear through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Of these participants, 26 are male, and 6 are female, all aged above 18, engaged in amateur sports across diverse disciplines, and having sustained injuries during athletic activities. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A (experimental, n=16) and Group B (control, n=16). The study adopts a mixed model incorporating experimental, survey, and relational methodologies. The experimental model utilizes the experimental method with pretest-follow-up test and posttest control group design. Over an 8-week period, participants engage in exercises with each training session comprising 10 repetitions conducted twice daily. Assessments using the Positive Thinking, Psychological Well-Being, and Mental Resilience scales occur during the Pre-Test, Follow-up Test, and Post-Test stages throughout the study duration. Analysis of the research results reveals mean scores for positive thinking and psychological well-being scales above the medium level, whereas mental toughness scale scores approximate the middle level. The study concludes a moderate, yet statistically insignificant, positive correlation among positive thinking, psychological well-being, and mental toughness scale scores. Significantly, participants, guided by a physical therapist, exhibit a faster recovery rate compared to the control group. Consequently, it is inferred that the incorporation of psychological support alongside physical exercises contributes to an accelerated recovery process.
Economists and Their Fan-clubs: The Distribution of Recognition in Russian Economic Science
Authors: Sokolov Mikhail , Safonova Maria
Published: May 2024

What determines whether economists regard their colleagues’ work as “important” or “meaningful”? While the normative answer is that professional recognition is based solely on the quality of published work, the sociology of science has uncovered other, potentially more insidious factors that influence the conferral of recognition. In this paper, we present the results of a reputation survey of 3563 Russian economists, aimed at identifying the factors that predict the nomination of certain figures as “making an important contribution to economic science”. Our analysis reveals that the most significant predictor of recognition is specialization, particularly in relatively autonomous fields classified in Russia as branches of economics (such as accounting and agrarian economics). Votes were predominantly cast for other specialists in the same field, despite the survey request that participants name those who had made important contributions to Russian economics in general. Other factors influencing voting included (1) orientation towards academic localism or globalism, and the associated inclination to open market economy vs. autarchic national economic systems, and (2) the definition of “contribution to economic sciences” as purely academic or inclusive of participation in policy-making and public debates (borrowing from Ludvik Fleck, one can define the latter dimension as an opposition between “journal” and “newspaper” science). Although our findings reveal marked polarization, we do not find evidence of a total rejection of contributions by authors on other sides of intra-disciplinary divides.