bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Student Satisfaction with Online Teaching and Assessment during Covid 19
Authors: Noor Nauman Ahmed , Qaisar Aneela , Ayesha Sanam , Lone Saadia Bano , Asmat Maria
Published: January 2023

Aim: To assess the student's satisfaction with online teaching and assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This cross-sectional squestionnaire based study was performed across six Medical and Dental colleges of Lahore. A questionnaire consisting of thirty questions was distributed through google forms. A total of (N = 460) students responded, and the results were presented in percentage frequency. Result: The present study revealed that 46% of the students believed that e-learning tool is not adequatefor basic and clinical sciences.The learning outcomes (35.1%) and objectives (33.8%) were not achieved through e-learning. The majority of the students agreed thatproblem-based learning is an effective way of teaching (37.7%). Online lectures were difficult to understand (35.1%). The students were not satisfied (23.4%) with the online assessment.The technical issues affected the performance of the students. Practical implication: This sudy identified different challenges of online teaching.Online education is a valuable learning tool and the online learning approach has been successfully integrated worldwide with conventional teaching of the curriculum. In order to keep up with the contemporary methods and with the introduction of newer technology and tools it is imperative that our teaching should incorporate e-learning strategies and curricula designed to match it. The policymakers and universities should enable teachers and students with proper training and facilities in this age of technological advancement.. Conclusion: Our study revealed that students were not satisfied withonline teaching however, they were indecisive about online assessment methodology. The students believed that lack of infrastructure and inadequate learning tools affected their performance.. Keywords: E-learning, online assessment, COVID-19, e-learning, problem based learning, learning management system
Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis (GIB) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Ejaz Khan Muhammad Sohaib , Jabbad Reem H , Fageeh Sanaa , Rabie Nada , Jabbad Abdullah  H
Published: January 2023

Basidiobolomycosis is a well known, but rare and under diagnosed condition. It is adeep-seated fungal infection caused by the organism Basidiobolusranarum a worldwide environmental saprophyte belonging to the Entomophthorales order of the class zygomycetes1,2 and is found in soil, decaying plants,and gastrointestinal tracts of amphibians, reptiles, horses, dogs and bats. It has been found to be of higher incidence in males (a male to female ratio of 11:1) and is seen in different age groups, the mean age being 37 years2. Eidam first isolated Basidiobolusranarum in 18863,9. Unlike other fungi, Basidiobolus Ranarum, can cause significant disease in the immune-competent hosts4.
Impacted golf tee shaped appendiceal fecalith causing appendiceal non-visualization and mimicking cecal mass: A case report
Authors: Sivanandham Sindhuja , Jakate Shriram
Published: January 2023

Introduction: When fecaliths occur in the appendix, they commonly cause obstruction and bacterial overgrowth leading to appendicitis presenting as right lower quadrant pain. Fecaliths can be identified radiographically, and their presence raises high suspicion of appendicitis in the right clinical setting.

Case Report: A 25-year-old Caucasian male presented with persistent lower abdominal pain, which was suspected to be a cecal mass on colonoscopy. Radiography by X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan described a non-visualized appendix and no evidence of a fecalith. Colonoscopy was performed, and biopsies revealed an inflamed colonic mucosa with fecalith-like material. Subsequent right hemicolectomy revealed no cecal mass but an impacted golf tee shaped appendiceal fecalith which caused neither obstruction nor appendicitis due to its unique structure.

Conclusion: This case report describes an appendiceal fecalith that grew in the form of a golf-tee starting at the tip, growing to the appendiceal orifice, and deviating from every known clinical and radiographic presentation of appendiceal fecalith with unusual pathogenesis. Specifically, this uncommonly shaped fecalith rendered the appendix difficult to visualize radiographically, mimicked a cecal mass on coloscopy, and caused persistent lower abdominal pain, in the absence of obstruction and without leading to appendicitis. This novel presentation widens the spectrum of appendiceal pathologies and clinical signs and symptoms that may be caused by a fecalith.
Critical Phenomenology, Racial Justice, and Radical Imagination: An Introduction
Authors: Ferrari Martina
Published: January 2023

Starting with the acknowledgment of the necessity of radical imagination for social change, and with the threat that neoliberal capitalism poses to radical imagination, our hope is that this themed issue offers the time and space to cultivate radical imagination as it takes up questions of racial justice. Moreover, our intent is to solicit critical phenomenology toward robust investigations of radical imagination, what it makes possible, and the ways in which current social, economic, and political arrangements sustain or foreclose the space and time for its cultivation. What the past few years have made clear is that individuals and institutions continue to be complicit in the perpetuation of structural inequality and racial violence in our society. For us, the editors of Puncta, acknowledging this complicity means at a minimum to use our platform to amplify the voices of scholars of color and establish a forum devoted to critical conversations about racial justice. In sum, we hope we can create a space-time for the cultivation of radical imagination. This themed issue strives to be such a venue; the ten articles featured in this issue explore the intersections of race/racialization with methodological concerns within the field of critical phenomenology, theoretical understandings of the notion of race itself, and demands for racial justice on scholarly, activist, and imaginary grounds.
Identity Politics, Solidarity, and the Aesthetics of Racialization
Authors: Sinha Shilpi
Published: January 2023

Identity politics is often perceived as that which cannot serve as a force for just societal change since it is thought to undermine the possibility of crossing differences and engendering solidarity. Such an endeavor is seen to be especially important for addressing the racial polarization and cultural divisions that are evidenced in the United States today. However, such critiques against identity politics jettison any deep understanding or recognition of the structures and orientations that sustain the call to racial identity politics as found, for example, in the Black Lives Matter movement. In this article, I examine what those structures and orientations are, and explore the ways in which such an examination may reframe our understanding of what it is that might be required for the cultivation of solidarity. I argue that what gets lost or remains unaddressed in the way the critiques against identity politics are currently framed, is the reality of what I call the mobilization of the aesthetics of racialization. It is only by foregrounding how we come to our identities through the habituated movements, patterns, orientations and capacities called out of our bodies in relation to spaces, places, other bodies and things, that can we begin to understand what sustains the call toward racial identity politics.
Racial Politics and the Postracial University
Authors: Jamil Uzma
Published: January 2023

The university is situated within white colonial projects that underpin the nation in the UK, US and Canada. While the institutional whiteness of universities reflects these structural conditions of whiteness in society, it is also more flexible and dynamic in the present, reflecting both national and transnational racial politics. The Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020 and student movements calling on universities to be accountable for their ties to slavery and colonialism have made this connection visible. In this context, this paper examines how racial politics affects postracial whiteness in the university, using two cases from a British and Canadian university, respectively, and drawing on Sara Ahmed’s (2007;, 2019) work on whiteness and the university and David Theo Goldberg’s (2015) theorization of the postracial.
We Flesh: Musser, Spillers, and Beyond the Phenomenological Body
Authors: Warmack Andrea
Published: January 2023

Not all homo sapiens are human subjects. This paper explores the lived experience of homo sapiens but not human that I call “lived flesh.” A lived experience/distinction that shouldn’t be possible on Merleau-Ponty’s account of human subjectivity in Phenomenology of Perception and “The Intertwining – The Chiasm.” The use of flesh is deliberate and emerges from my engagement with Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception and “The Intertwining – The Chiasm” through Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Hortense Spillers’ “Interstices: A Small Drama of Words” and “Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book,” Amber Musser’s Sensual Excess: Queer Femininity and Brown Jouissance, and Audre Lorde’s Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. The affective, experiential, and ethical practices of american Blackwomxn in these texts problematize Merleau-Ponty’s account of human subjectivity and his account of the generality of Being (“The Intertwining – The Chiasm”). Merleau-Ponty’s effacement of raced, sexed, and gendered difference results in a construct of the human subject that cannot include all homo sapiens.
Introducción. Cuba y España: los rastros de una poética transatlántica.
Authors: Enjuto Rangel Cecilia
Published: January 2023

El dossier Encuentros Transatlánticos: Cuba y España se propone explorar a través de seis ensayos diferentes acercamientos e intercambios culturales, literarios y políticos que van desde la presencia de escritores cubanos en España durante la Guerra Civil hasta la novela contemporánea cubana y la presencia de las editoriales españolas en el mercado literario latinoamericano. Los primeros dos artículos, de Marelys Valencia y Jennifer Duprey, se centran en las visiones utópicas frustradas que se exploran en la novela contemporánea cubana de Teresa Dovalpage y Leonardo Padura; los artículos de Andrés Zamora y Andrew Bush nos llevan a repensar los años cuarenta y cincuenta con el rol cultural de un músico cubano como Antonio Machín dentro de la dictadura franquista (1939-1975), y las conexiones intelectuales entre María Zambrano y José Lezama Lima, respectivamente; y los últimos dos artículos, el de Jesús Cano Reyes y el de Cecilia Enjuto Rangel, exhortan al lector a revisitar el compromiso político y literario de los intelectuales cubanos con la República durante la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939), analizando respectivamente la obra de Carlos Montenegro y Nicolás Guillén.
Genetic substrates of cannabis-associated psychosis
Authors: Quattrone Diego
Published: January 2023

This paper will summarise the main substrates of cannabis-associated psychoses. First, an
epistemological framework will be introduced to support the existence of a specific ‘cannabisassociated
psychosis’ as a nosological entity distinct from idiopathic schizophrenia and other
psychotic disorders. Then, the main clinical characteristics of cannabis-associated psychoses
will be examined. Finally, the biological and genetic correlates of cannabis-associated psychosis
will be presented.
Qualidade do sono entre estudantes de enfermagem e fatores associados
Authors: Lopes Higor Santos , Meier Denise Andrade Pereira , Rodrigues Renne
Published: January 2023

Nosso objetivo foi analisar a qualidade do sono entre estudantes de enfermagem e fatores a ela associados. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, desenvolvido entre estudantes do curso de graduação em Enfermagem de uma universidade pública do Sul do Brasil, no período de maio a junho de 2017. Considerou-se como variável dependente a qualidade do sono, verificada por meio do Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Dos 185 participantes, com média de idade de 20,4 anos, 9,2% apresentavam vínculo empregatício com carga horária superior a 20 horas semanais, e 91,9% eram do sexo feminino. Consumo de álcool com frequência superior a duas vezes por semana foi referido por 5,4%; ingestão diária de café, por 23,2%, e tabagismo, por 3,2%. Observou-se pior qualidade do sono em 67,0% dos estudantes. Não houve associações significativas entre a pior qualidade do sono e as variáveis investigadas. Os dados demonstram aspectos importantes sobre a qualidade do sono dos estudantes de enfermagem e estimulam reflexões acerca de características peculiares dessa população que podem ser aprimoradas para uma melhoria na qualidade de vida e de sono desses futuros profissionais.
Estado Nutricional, índices antropométricos e variação de peso de idosos em tratamento nutricional ambulatorial
Authors: Ávila Débora Ribeiro de , Pretto Alessandra Doumid Borges , Massaut Khadija Bezerra , Gularte Laura Santos , Grützmann Lislei Scherwinske , Massaut Ângela Nunes
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: Avaliar perfil, estado nutricional, índices antropométricos e variação de peso de pacientes idosos atendidos em um ambulatório de nutrição do Sul do Brasil. Material e métodos: Estudo descritivo, realizado de 2014 a 2017. A avaliação foi feita através da análise de dados secundários de prontuários dos pacientes. Foram avaliados na primeira consulta: idade, sexo, patologias, história familiar, altura, hábitos de vida, funcionamento intestinal e estilo de vida. Na primeira e na última consulta: data dos atendimentos, prática e tempo de exercício físico, peso, circunferência da cintura e do pescoço, sendo calculados: número de consultas no período, tempo de intervenção, IMC, índice de conicidade, porcentagem de variação de peso e de perda de excesso de peso entre a primeira e a última consulta. As análises estatísticas foram realizadas no Stata® 11.1 com nível de significância (p<0,05). Resultados: A amostra foi constituída por 68 idosos, essencialmente composta por mulheres (63,24%), com ensino fundamental completo (32,35%) ou incompleto (32,35%), casada (57,35%) e de cor branca (79,41%). A maioria apresentava hipertensão (70,59%), sedentarismo (66,18%), estava acima do peso ideal (82,35%) e com valores acima do recomendado de circunferência da cintura (94,11%), pescoço (89,70%) e do índice de conicidade (97,05%). 82,98% apresentou perda de peso, sendo que 11,77% das mulheres apresentaram perda de mais de 5% do peso entre a primeira e a última consulta. Conclusão: O atendimento ambulatorial nutricional mostrou-se efetivo para promoção da redução das medidas antropométricas, comprovando a necessidade e eficácia da presença do profissional de nutrição neste modelo de atendimento.
Caracterização sociodemográficas de mães e recém-nascidos atendidos em hospital universitário da região oeste do Paraná
Authors: Viera Cláudia Silveira , Horewicz Vanessa Cappellesso , Dos santos Daiane Ribeiro , Ferrari Rosangela Aparecida Pimenta , Baggio Maria Aparecida
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: caracterizar as mulheres e crianças atendidas em hospital universitário na região oeste do Paraná segundo variáveis socioeconômicas e demográficas identificando sua classificação de risco conforme preconiza o Programa Rede Mãe Paranaense. Material e método: estudo quantitativo, exploratório, descritivo, de desenho transversal. A coleta de dados foi em prontuários e entrevistas com as puérperas. Análise estatística descritiva. Resultados: obteve-se amostra de 385 puérperas, com idade média de 27 anos, a maioria 143 (37,14%) possui ensino médio completo, a renda média foi de até 2 salários mínimos para 183 (47, 53%), 195 (50,65%) foram classificadas como risco habitual e 94 (24,42%) como alto risco. Do total da amostra, 118 apresentaram doenças adquiridas, sendo prevalentes infecções do trato urinário em 36 (30,51%); Hipertensão em 25 (21,19%) e Diabetes Mellitus em 17 (14,41%). Conclusão: a população atendida pelo referido hospital, caracteriza-se por mulheres jovens, baixa renda e de risco habitual. Apesar do hospital ser referência para alto risco, a maioria dos partos foi normal. Este estudo pode embasar uma gestão mais adequada e direcionada às necessidades das mulheres.
Can fish oil supplementation in breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alter nutritional, biochemical and immunological parameters?
Authors: Rosset Ana Julia Lieber , Cavagnari Mariana Abe Vicente , Melhem Angélica Rocha de Freitas , Bennemann Gabriela Datsch , Gavarrete Diogo Dequech , Schiessel Dalton Luiz
Published: January 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the n-3 fatty acid supplementation effects in breast cancer patients. Methods: it was a prospective longitudinal study performed in breast cancer patients supplemented with fish oil during 8 weeks in neoadjuvant AC-T regimen. Anthropometric, Bioelectrical impedance (BIA) ((Lean Body Mass (LBM), and Phase Angle (PA)), food consumption, nutritional impact symptoms (NIS), metabolic and inflammatory profile were evaluated for 2 months. Results: supplemented patients presented weight gain of 1.4 kg, representing 1.8% of body weight. LBM was 42.3 Kg and PA 6.1º. Nausea, diarrhea and anorexia were the main NIS with reduction in incidence with the supplementation, but xerostomia and heartburn had increase. There was significant drop in hemoglobin values to 12.3 mg/dL, metabolic parameters and nutritional prognosis (CRP/albumin ratio) were not altered. Cytokines levels of TNF-? and interleukin-6 did not change, however interleukin-2 have shown significant increasing. Conclusion: Body weight gain was noticed in breast cancer patients, independent of food consumption. Fish oil supplementation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy was able to reduce NIS incidence, but not avoiding the decrease of hemoglobin levels, but it keeps the maintenance of pro-inflammatory parameters, except for increased the cytokine IL-2.
Leadership of Woman President in the Philippine State Universities and Colleges
Authors:   http://orcid.org./:0000-0002-3678-4084, mercedita.alberto@lspu.edu.ph, Laguna State Polytechnic University Siniloan, Laguna -Philippines, O. Alberto Mercedita
Published: January 2023

Leadership is the act of a leading group of people and an organization. This phenomenological study aimed to describe and narrate the leadership journey of a woman president of the State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines. An in-depth interview was conducted to describe and narrate the leadership journey and experiences of the women university president using narrative data analysis to create a story of the leadership journey of the women president. The results of the study revealed that the woman presidents were destined to be a leader because their leadership starts from the grassroots to the top management position. As president, their position is unpredicted but destined. They win the trust and respect of their subordinates being transformative leaders. They encountered challenges in institutional status, people, and infrastructure. Strong personalities and determination as transparent leaders made them win the trust and respect of their people. They promote equality and equity, and their decision is collaborative. At the end of their storyline, they want to be remembered as simple and humble presidents that make sound leadership and significant changes to the people and the university. A new model of women’s leadership was developed out of their storyline. This model describes them as women who provide Love, Equity, Action, Direction, Empowerment, and Reform because they were indeed woman leaders. Keywords: Woman leadership, State Universities, and Colleges, Phenomenological Study, Narrative Analysis, Philippines
Technologies assuring the service properties of friction pairs with cellular microrelief surfaces
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Bashmur K. A. , Tynchenko V. S. ,   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Sergienko R. B. ,   Gini Gmbh, Munich, Germany, Kukartsev V. V. ,   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Kurashkin S. O. ,   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Tynchenko V. V. ,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia,   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Published: January 2023

Article focuses on the improvement of the technologies used to improve the durability of friction pair components. The authors use the piston compressor to study cellular microrelief surfaces of cylindrical components. The cells are shaped as elliptic paraboloid with uneven positive parameters. The use of cellular microrelief surfaces is highly preferred as they reduce the attrition wear of the friction pairs through assuring the hydrodynamic load capacity of the lubrication layer with the shape of the microrelief. The research goals included the parametric analysis of the lubrication layer behavior in the gap between the microrelief cells. To do this, the authors developed an analytical model based on the theory of hydrodynamic lubrication and constructed a CFD model using the ANSYS Fluent software. To contain the transfer equations, the authors used the turbulence model SST k–ω. Both models showed that the maximum hydrodynamic load capacity coincided with the 75%-length of the major axis of the elliptic cell, which also corresponds to 0.128 mm in cell depth. The maximum lifting hydrodynamic pressure on one microrelief cell amounted to 3 kPa. Based on the results of the parametric analysis, the authors claim that the cellular microrelief can be efficiently used to assure the service properties of friction pairs in process units. Keywords: friction pair; cylinder sleeve; piston ring; cellular microrelief; hydrodynamic model; mathematical model; ANSYS Fluent; two-dimensional parametric analysis.
About rationale for the selection of the cooling capacity of the turbodetander unit in the process of gas preparation
Authors:   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Ismailov G. G. , Alakparov Y. Z. ,   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan, Ismailov R. A. ,   Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Published: January 2023

In gas condensate fields, low-temperature separation process is mainly used for primary processing of gas. Cooling of well products in gas preparation systems is achieved by throttling them. As the reservoir pressure decrease, the amount of energy obtained decreases. This worsens the conditions for the preparation of gases. Therefore, raises a need to use additional energy sources. Analysis of the operating modes of gas treatment plants has shown that the energy obtained during the expansion of gas can be used rationally. Calculations have shown that the gas temperature at the outlet of turbodetander units during adiabatic expansion provides the required dew point for water and hydrocarbons. Keywords: gas; condensate; turbodetander; gas expansion; polytrophic; adiabatic; cold productivity; dew point.
DINAMIKA RESILIENSI PADA SISWA BROKEN HOME DI SMAN 1 IV KOTO
Authors: Annisa Khaira G  , Yeni Afrida  , Mawar Mustika Rahmi
Published: January 2023

Broken home merupakan suatu hal yang tidak diinginkan oleh semua orang. Anak yang mengalami broken home akan berdampak terhadap perkembangan seorang anak. Broken home sendiri mengalami permasalahan akibat dari orangtua mereka, seperti orangtua mereka berpisah sehingga seorang anak tidak mendapatkan kasih sayang yang semestinya. Dalam mengatasi broken home, seorang anak harus memiliki kemampuan resiliensi, yaitu kemampuan untuk bangkit kembali serta mencari dan menemukan kebahagian mereka sendiri, karena setiap orang berhak untuk mencapai kebahagian. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan sampel 7 orang di SMAN 1 IV Koto pada kelas X dan menggunakan teknik total sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data nya berupa wawancara dan observasi dan teknik analisis datanya reduksi data. Dan penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimanakah dinamika siswa broken home dengan hasil penelitian siswa yang memiliki kemampuan resiliensi mendapatkan dinamika atau perubahan pada dirinya.
Práticas de ensino e aprendizagem online em Macau, Portugal e Brasil: na senda de um modelo pedagógico virtual global pós pandemia
Authors: Fernandes Marcos Adérito , Morgado Lina , Alexino Ferreira Ricardo
Published: January 2023

A pandemia Covid-19 teve um profundo impacto nos processos pedagógicos das universidades de ensino presencial. O confinamento obrigatório da população universitária implicou a transposição do ensino presencial em sala para as aulas realizadas online, levando a um aumento considerável do uso de sistemas de videoconferência, estabelecendo novas (ou reforçando as existentes) comunidades de aprendizagem online. Estas práticas de aprendizagem online tendem a se manter após o fim da pandemia na medida em que proporcionem alternativas complementares de contacto, partilha e colaboração em rede, determinando formas não estruturadas de modelos pedagógicos híbridos de ensino a distância.

Neste artigo descrevemos práticas concretas de ensino online implementadas durante a pandemia em duas universidades de ensino presencial, a Universidade de São José em Macau; e a Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, procedendo à sua análise crítica à luz da práxis de ensino a distância online em voga na Universidade Aberta, Portugal, uma universidade virtual de ensino a distância, tendo em vista a definição de um modelo pedagógico virtual de cariz geral que possa proporcionar princípios e linhas mestras para o planeamento, organização e implementação de oferta educativa de nível universitário administrável online para os tempos pós-pandémicos suportada nas evidências da pesquisa e tendências emergentes.
Kinerja Reproduksi Induk Kerbau di Kecamatan Waelata Kabupaten Buru
Authors: Wahyuni Tika , Ferdinand Souhoka Demianus
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk engetahui sejauh mana kinerja reproduksi induk kerbau di Kecamatan Waelata Kabupaten Buru. Penelitian berlangsung pada bulan Maret sampai bulan April 2022 dengan penentuan desa serta responden secara purposive sampling. Pengambilan data dilakukan di tiga desa yaitu desa Debowae, Parbulu, dan Waelo. Variabel yang diamati antara lain karakteristik responden, kepemilikan ternak, umur pertama kali kawin, angka kebuntingan, lama bunting, umur pertama kali beranak, angka kelahiran, angka kematian, jarak beranak dan penyapihan anak/gudel. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif statistik menggunakan nilai rata-rata dan standar deviasi. Hasil dari penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa umur pertama kali kawin 32,45 ± 3,98 bulan, angka kebuntingan 90,9 %, lama bunting 10,43 ± 0,51 bulan, umur pertama kali beranak 44,06 ± 5,68 bulan atau sama dengan 3,67 ± 0,47 tahun, angka kelahiran 96,42%, angka kematian sebesar 3,70%, jarak beranak 13,12 ± 0,77 bulan dan penyapihan anak secara alami dimana anak dan induk pisah dengan sendirinya.
Bankruptcy risk assessment of Polish listed companies using Asian multiple discriminant analysis models
Authors: Kopczyński Paweł
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to evaluate whether multiple discriminant analysis models developed in Malaysia to forecast the bankruptcy of Malaysian indus-trial companies and Singaporean companies can be useful in assessing the risk of bank-ruptcy of Polish listed companies.
Methodology/approach: To test the efficacy of these discriminant models, the finan-cial statements of 25 bankrupt Polish companies and 25 viable companies were used. The accuracy of the classification of these enterprises into two groups (potential bank-ruptcy and companies able to survive on the market) was analyzed using the models developed to forecast the bankruptcy of Malaysian and Singaporean companies. Z-scores for each model were calculated for one year, two years, and three years prior to bankruptcy.
Findings: The model developed to forecast the bankruptcy of Malaysian industrial companies correctly classified bankrupted Polish listed companies. However, it incor-rectly classified a large percentage of non-bankrupt companies. The Singaporean model accurately (it was 100% when data from one year prior to bankruptcy was used) assessed the risk of bankruptcy of failed companies. The percentage of correctly classified companies still in business was lower, but still acceptable.
Research limitations/implications: It is recommended to test the classification abili-ties of the models using the financial data of Polish companies from various sectors of the economy (separately for selected industries), and in particular, utilizing financial reports of industrial companies.
Originality/value: The Polish-language literature often describes bankruptcy forecast-ing methods developed in highly developed countries, such as the USA, Canada, Germany and Great Britain. Polish scientists have also developed many bankruptcy forecasting tools. By contrast, little attention has been paid to Asian bankruptcy forecasting methods. The study, the results of which are presented in this article, broadens the knowledge on this subject and makes it possible to test and evaluate the usefulness of such methods for Polish companies.
Comparing earnings management and creative accounting. A general review
Authors: Bachtijeva Diana , Tamulevičiené Daiva
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The aim of this article is to compare the concepts of earnings management and creative accounting and to determine their similarities and differences. Methodology/approach: In the study, it is assumed that earnings management and creative accounting are two different phenomena. A comparative study is carried out in three stages using theoretical study methods. In the first stage, by applying the genetic and historical approaches, the origin and development of earnings management and creative accounting are compared. The purpose of the comparison is to assess the ori-gins, period, and causes of earnings management and creative accounting, and to de-termine the differences in origin and the points of contact. In the second stage, the def-initions of phenomena are compared using comparative analysis methods. In the third stage, using comparative analysis and analogy methods, earnings management tech-niques and creative accounting methods are compared. Findings: The results of the study show that earnings management and creative ac-counting are two terms that describe the same phenomenon. To avoid confusion and ambiguity of the terminology, it is recommended that the term “earnings management” be used. Practical implications: By abandoning the term “creative accounting” and using only the term “earnings management”, a contradiction between the academic community and practitioners, as well as terminological confusion, would be eliminated. Originality/value: The terms “earnings management” and “creative accounting” are used in both different and similar contexts in the literature, and it is difficult to identify which actions describe earnings management and which ones describe creative account-ing. A comparative study of earnings management and creative accounting assists in solving the terminological problems in the literature.
Environmental Protection Programmes in selected Polish communities as the first step towards sustainable development
Authors: Kowalczyk Magdalena
Published: January 2023

Purpose: This paper assesses the possibility of using Environmental Protection Pro-grammes (EPPs) in Polish local government as a tool to manage and protect the environment. In Poland, local government units (LGUs) at all levels are obligated by law to prepare EPPs in accordance with the principle of sustainable development. Methodology: A survey was used as a research tool to determine the role of EPPs in LGUs at the community level. This research attempted to answer the following ques-tion: Are environmental protection programmes merely a document that communities are obligated to prepare? Findings: The results of this research show that community awareness is still very low. Communities only prepare the EPPs, but they do not think about using them as a long-term management tool. Originality/value: This research contributes to showing the role of EPPs in the man-agement of communities in Poland. Research limitations: A limitation of this research is the number of respondents, as it only included a small number of Polish communities. Another limitation is that this research presents only the view of one group of stakeholders – clerks.
Factors that determine companies’ reporting of information on actions towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Krasodomska Joanna , Zarzycka Ewelina , Dobija Dorota
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The aim of the research is to identify factors that influence companies' deci-sions about reporting on the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Methodology/approach: A literature review allowed us to identify three potential factors that influence SDG reporting. The study used a sample of 8,499 companies. Data were obtained from the Refinitiv ESG Global database. Regression analysis was used to verify the research hypotheses.
Findings: Engagement in social and environmental issues, the use of GRI (Global Re-porting Initiative) standards, and pressure from selected stakeholder groups positively influence companies' decisions to report on SDGs.
Research limitations: The simplified way of measuring the dependent variable may not fully capture differences in the volume and quality of disclosures about SDGs.
Originality/value: The article provides new knowledge on factors that influence SDG reporting, including the importance of stakeholders. There is a need to further educate businesses and investors about sustainability and promote the use of GRI standards.
Financial and ESG reporting in times of uncertainty
Authors: Zyznarska-Dworczak Beata
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The paper aims to explore how financial and ESG reporting have changed under the influence of rising economic and business uncertainty and how these changes may influence corporate accountability.
Methodology/approach: The main research method is the extensive literature review. For inference, the methods of analysis and synthesis are used.
Findings: The paper is based on positive and normative approaches. The positive approach reveals the key corporate reporting changes in times of uncertainty, analyzed in the light of the legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory. The paper indicates how different levels of uncertainty (economic policy uncertainty, business uncertainty, accounting uncertainty, audit uncertainty, uncertainty in ESG performance, and ESG assurance) can influence corporate reports and thus cause a significant change in corporate ac-countability. The proposed normative approach assumes that corporate reporting will become more accountability-based, depicting the uncertainties at their different levels, which should be supported by reporting companies, controllers, and regulators.
Originality/value: Since limited studies exist that focus on corporate reporting in times of uncertainty, the paper fills the gap. The paper contributes to the understanding of the significance of uncertainty in corporate reporting and its influence on accountability, thus offering findings that are potentially useful for both theory and practice.
EVIDENCE OF POST-FORMED STRUCTURES DURING SYSTEMIC Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens Infection In Resistant Phaseolus vulgaris GENOTYPES
Authors: Valdo Stella Cristina Dias , Wendland Adriane , Gonçalves Letícia Almeida , Silva Carlos Sousa , Araújo Leila Garcês
Published: January 2023

Bacterial wilt of the common bean caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens results in economic losses. The aim of this study was to analyze the colonization of C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in resistant, moderately resistant, and susceptible genotypes of common bean plants. The genotypes Ouro Branco and IPA 9 (resistant), Diacol Calima (moderately resistant), and CNFRS 11997 and CNFP 10429 (susceptible) were inoculated in the epicotyl, with 100 µL of bacterial suspension of the BRM 14933(Cff25). Disease severity was evaluated 21 days after inoculation (DAI), on a scale from 1 to 9. Plant samples were prepared for scanning electron microscopy analyses. Ouro Branco and IPA 9 (resistant) plants exhibited low colonization, the formation of filaments surrounding bacterial cells and vestures more developed in the pit the xylem vessels. Diacol Calima (moderately resistant) plants presented lower levels of colonization and filament formation than that of resistant cultivars. CNFC 10429 and CNFRS 11997 (susceptible) showed high levels of colonization in the xylem and vessel obstruction, preventing water and nutrient flow, which explains the symptoms of wilt and plant death. Thus, resistance to C. flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens can be explained by plant’s capacity to limit pathogen propagation as a post-formed defense mechanism in this pathosystem.
Fertilization recommendation for Brassica oleracea using Bulletin 100 is still valid after more than two decades
Authors: Canto e Silva Milton de Albuquerque do , Quartucci Felipe
Published: January 2023

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship is a concept that aims to optimize fertilization of agricultural crops, encompassing social, economic and environmental aspects. This concept involves 4 scientific principles (the right source of fertilizer, the right rate, the right timing and the right place) that should be defined based on local conditions and knowledge. This study aimed at determining best fertilization practices for broccoli in the region of Tatuí-SP in Brazil, using the 4R nutrient stewardship principles. Four experiments were installed, each one referring to a 4R principle, comparing the standard fertilization applied in the region with different management options. The recommended rate by the fertilization bulletin outperformed other rates we tested. An increase or decrease by 25% in the bulletin recommended rate led to a reduction in broccoli productivity. Mineral fertilizer source promoted highest growth, followed by a combination of mineral and organic. In regard to timing, the standard practice applied in the region, which is applying 100% of N and K at planting, did not differ from splitting the dose in 3 parcels. Lastly, applying the fertilizer in the planting row promoted better growth than broadcasting on the soil surface. The standard fertilization practiced in the region promoted the highest growth, although there are other possibilities in terms of timing and placement that also resulted in similar growth, and the decision should be made according to the reality of each farmer.
Profile of hillbilly pork producers and consumers from Alto São Francisco region of Minas Gerais state
Authors: Almeida Alexander Alexandre de , Valentim Jean Kaique , Severino Ana Clara da Silva , Oliveira Jeferson Éder Ferreira de , Oliveira Gabriela Costa , Dias Estefânia Ferreira , Ferreira Rafael de Sousa , Fonseca Leonardo da Silva
Published: January 2023

Small rural properties are common in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, making the production of animals in a rustic system expressive, such as the raising of swine in an extensive or semi-extensive system. The objective was to evaluate the profile of producers and consumers of redneck swine in the Alto São Francisco Region - MG. The research was carried out in the municipality of Bambuí - MG, located in the center west of Minas Gerais. Participated in the questionnaire 16 rural producers in the region of Bambuí and 40 Bambuí residents approached at the open-air market who agreed to participate in the research. A questionnaire containing 21 questions was used, consisting of 17 open questions and 4 multiple-choice closed questions. Data analysis was carried out with the help of spreadsheets in Microsoft Office Excel® 2019. The lack of technical assistance and the dissemination of products through marketing are the main factors that negatively influence the growth of the activity. The analysis of the data obtained allows us to affirm that it is necessary to promote and structure the rustic pig farming, where 70% of the producers are unaware of the subject. 50% of the producers say they do not have technical assistance due to the price and difficulty of access to the properties, which would otherwise favor the best production and commercial rates in alternative systems. Consumers point out that pig’s meat is purchased through the local fair (50%), where the price and origin of the products are the most relevant factors at the time of purchase and 90% of consumers believe that pork can be a vector for disease transmission.
Biological inputs, more economy and greater sustainability
Authors: Almeida Andreia da Silva , Rossetti Cristina , Rosa Gabriel Fleck da , Rodrigues Edinardo Moreno , Tunes Lilian Vanussa Madruga de
Published: January 2023

The problems generated by the inappropriate use of agrotoxins and imported and costly chemical products to guarantee the health of the plants have been a great challenge for Brazilian farmers. The growing development and supply of new products of biological origin on the market is strengthening the portfolio of available bio-inputs for the production system. Among the benefits of the use of bioinputs is the greater sustainability of the productive system, with less frequent outbreaks of pests, reduction in application costs, greater efficiency of biological nitrogen fixation and promotion of plant growth. These benefits will promote greater profitability and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture. In this way, this review intends to discover some of the techniques that can be used in agriculture within two preceitos of sustainable agriculture.
A POSSÍVEL CONTRIBUIÇÃO DA ARQUITETURA PARA O TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO AUTISTA (TEA)
Authors: Leirião Fernanda Esteves , Silva Luiz Felipe da , Aguiar Victor Martins de , Maria Yeda Ruiz
Published: January 2023

Autism is one of the most common disorders affecting neurodevelopment. An autistic individual has differentiated sensory perceptions, based on senses in a fragmented way, his development is distinct, often requiring therapeutic treatments. Knowing that human beings assume behaviors from their relations with other individuals and with the spaces, this research aims to reflect on the influence of the environment, considering the elements of sensory stimulation as contributors to the therapeutic process and the interaction of the individual with the environment. We surveyed bibliographic studies referring to the meeting between psychology and architecture as allies for a humanized architectural project that promotes the evolution of the autistic's treatment. Finally, it relates architecture as a facilitator for the development of autism, bringing project guidelines and enabling the optimization of care environments. Besides expanding the study on the humanization of spaces in the psychic and behavioral improvement of the person within the spectrum.
PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA NA ESCALA DA CIDADE: ANÁLISE QUALITATIVA ENTRE AS PRAÇAS DE PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE – SP E CRUZÍLIA – MG
Authors: Cardoso Beatriz de Stefani , Ramiro Paloma Pereira , Aguiar Victor Martins de , Maria Yeda Ruiz
Published: January 2023

Public spaces are important for the development and maintenance of ties among people and between them and the city; they also play a key role in the formation of a citizen and urban awareness in children, especially in the Early Childhood period. Despite this, the situation observed is one of disregard for these spaces, which results in the removal of children, due to the lack of infrastructure and safety. In recent years several studies have discussed the importance of thinking of cities as potential educators, in addition to pointing out guidelines that highlight this educating character. Based on such discussions, this scientific research analyzed the relations of children with public spaces, having the squares of Centenário, in Presidente Prudente - SP, and 7 de Setembro, located in Cruzília - MG, as objects of study and observation. Readings about public policies related to children in both cities were carried out and, through on-site and digital surveys of the existing infrastructure of the squares, the results obtained in both squares were compared qualitatively. The methodology used for this research included bibliographic and documentary reviews, in loco and digital surveys, and analyses of the objects of study, which resulted in a comparison between the qualitative analyses of each one. As a result of this comparison, general and specific guidelines were proposed, fulfilling the goal of this research, which is to enhance the educational character of each of the squares analyzed.
USO DA TÉCNICA DAS CONSTELAÇÕES FAMILIARES COMO RESOLUÇÃO PRECEDENTE DE CONFLITO NOS CASOS QUE ENVOLVAM A LEI MARIA DA PENHA
Authors: Gonçalves Naymê de Paula , Ferreira Marcia Lucchino , Lima Luciana Claudia Silva , Morong Fábio Ferreira
Published: January 2023

The present work has as a premise to present succinct explanations about the application of the so-called Technique of Family Constellation, as an antecedent resolution of conflict, in cases involving Law 11.340/2006, known as Maria da Penha Law, which aims to punish agents who commit domestic and family violence against women. Therefore, it was adopted as a comparative basis for the preparation of this research, the interpretation of Resolution nº 125/2010 of the National Council of Justice - CNJ, as well as the Code of Civil Procedure and Law 9,099/95, so that these norms use the so-called alternative means of conflict resolution, among them, the so-called Family Constellation Technique, in order to bring a new perspective, in the search for a culture of peace. Although the use of the holistic technique incites increasing rates of extra-procedural agreements in the perspective of unburdening the judiciary and promoting the union of the family entity, it ends up ignoring countless historical struggles of the feminist movement as well as the prominence of the Maria da Penha Law. in support of women who have been victims of domestic and family violence. The present research was developed through the hypothetical deductive method, with the use of the bibliography selected for the elaboration of the same, such as the national legislation, as well as doctrinal and jurisprudential positions, emanating from jurisdictional bodies.
Estimativa do Coeficiente de Uniformidade de Microaspersores por Meio da Aplicação de Técnicas de Redes Neurais Artificiais
Authors: Santos Everton Schneider dos , Candido Junior Arnaldo , Menezes Paulo Lopes de
Published: January 2023

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a capacidade de redes neurais artificiais em estimar o coeficiente de uniformidade da irrigação realizada por microaspersores. As seguintes características do aspersor Pingo giro completo 360° da marca Fabrimar foram observadas: pressão (kgf/cm3), bocal (mm), quebra jato, velocidade média (m/s) e direção do vento (graus), vazão inicial, vazão final, vazão total, horário e data do experimento. Uma malha de 256 pluviômetros, dispersa ao redor do microaspersor, foi utilizada para medir os valores de água gastos durante a irrigação. Utilizando técnicas de busca Bayesiana e otimização de hiperparâmetros, um modelo de rede neural artificial foi desenvolvido com a capacidade de estimar o Coeficiente de Uniformidade de Christiansen. Em uma distância entre aspersores de 12x12 metros, este modelo alcançou um R2 de 92,87%, demonstrando que a metodologia aplicada neste trabalho é capaz de simular o processo de irrigação do microaspersor utilizado nos experimentos.