bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performing Institutions: Trials as Part of the Canon of Theatrical Traditions
Authors: Zamora-Sauma Rocío
Published: December 2023

In this article, I confront distinctions between fiction and reality in the Ixil Trial in Guatemala (2013), considering the relationship between theater, justice, and law. To this end, I argue that there is a parasitic relationship between theater and the law. Although theater has influenced the mechanisms of the judicial or accusatorial system in the twentieth century, trials, in themselves, constitute theatrical forms. Transitional justice, which limits my approach to a broad spectrum of judicial rituals, has shaped its very own canon. I argue that it is through an analysis of the theatrical elements of these trials that it is possible to unpack the distinctions between law and justice.
Backstage Performances of Parliamentary Scrutiny, or Coming Together in Parliamentary Committee Rooms
Authors: Seear Kate , Mulcahy Sean
Published: December 2023

When new legislation comes before parliament, it is often referred to a scrutiny committee that undertakes detailed examination of the proposed law. The meetings of parliamentary scrutiny committees are often held behind closed doors and provide an opportunity for parliamentarians and their advisors to exchange views on the impacts of proposed laws, including their impacts on human rights. Responding to Lisa Samuels’ (72) provocation “to take encounter as a work” and to research on law as performance, this paper examines these moments of encounter as legal performances. We argue that these meetings, comings-together and encounters do the work of (per)forming human rights assessments of legislation. We also question how the spaces of committee meetings, the absence of an outside audience, and the differing levels of knowledge on the part of parliamentary actors affect the performance of human rights scrutiny.
From the Truth Commission Report to the Stage and the Museum: The Artistic Dislocation of Violence from the Ecuadorian Chapter of 1983 to 2008
Authors: Yánez Jorge Poveda
Published: December 2023

Are commemorative plaques enough to collectively and symbolically amend the horror of human rights violations? And if not, why is this strategy still the most common way for governments to pay their due respects to the families of the victims? This paper analyzes the suitability of the arts to address the reparation of the victims of human rights-related crimes perpetrated in Ecuador between 1983 and 2008, as investigated by the ad-hoc Truth Commission installed there afterwards. National and constitutional law, as well as international jurisprudence, will help to illuminate this study objective. Furthermore, in order to unpack the collective and individual dimensions of the right to memory of the victims, their families and their broader social fabric in which they are embedded, the notion of ‘memory sites’ is incorporated into the analysis. To contribute to the establishment of interconnections between the law and the arts, several initiatives for the recovery of memory in Ecuador are reviewed, from a critical stance. In this vein, the text foregrounds a centralizing proposal to consolidate an Ecuadorian aesthetics of memory, through institutionalization and museography, to address the governmental duty for reparations; but more importantly, to finally permeate the consciousness of an entire country whose past is still waiting to be incorporated into its present. By intertwining the legal, the artistic and the political layers present in this discussion, we advance in the direction of an aesthetics of memory that challenges the dominant narratives of genocidal violence.
Características del arbolado del Panteón Civil Dolores y valoración de sus servicios ambientales
Authors: Benavides Meza Héctor Mario , García Ponce Noemí
Published: December 2023

El bosque urbano suele asociarse generalmente a parques y jardines; sin embargo, los cementerios también son componentes importantes del mismo y cuentan con una característica multifuncional, pues además del servicio funerario que proporcionan a la sociedad, suelen tener cubiertas arboladas que contribuyen a mejorar estética y ambientalmente, tanto el cementerio como la trama urbana cercana. El arbolado del Panteón Civil Dolores era un recurso ignorado, pues nunca se había determinado su estructura y condición física y sanitaria, fundamental para definir acciones para su mejora, así como los servicios ambientales que aporta. El cementerio civil es el más antiguo en su tipo y el de mayor superficie (112 ha) de la Ciudad de México y probablemente del país, aunado a que cuenta con sitios históricos y emblemáticos como la Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres. Se realizó el diagnóstico del arbolado por medio de un muestreo, utilizando 102 sitios de 600 m2, en el cual se registraron 1051 individuos con un diámetro normal superior a 5 cm y 30 brinzales, pertenecientes a 44 especies arbóreas. Se determinó, asimismo, la frecuencia y dominancia relativa de las especies, valores dasométricos promedio, características físicas y sanitarias del arbolado y requerimientos de mantenimiento. Con base en dicha información, se estimaron los parámetros de toda la cubierta arbórea del cementerio, así como de los servicios ambientales que generan y el valor económico que implican. Esta publicación sienta un precedente en el estudio del arbolado en los cementerios, que se espera sirva de referencia para su mejora.
Valoración económica de los servicios ecosistémicos de cuatro sistemas forestales periurbanos a través de i-Tree Eco
Authors: González-Hernández Liborio , Romo-Lozano José Luis , Cristóbal-Acevedo David , Martínez Damian Miguel Ángel , Mohedano Caballero Leopoldo
Published: December 2023

La presión urbana sobre los recursos forestales que conforman la estructura verde de los asentamientos humanos pone en riesgo la provisión de los servicios ecosistémicos y su funcionamiento. El objetivo de esta investigación fue estimar el valor económico de cinco servicios ecosistémicos que ofrece la estructura verde de cuatro sistemas forestales periurbanos en Tequexquináhuac, Texcoco de Mora, Estado de México. Se realizó un censo y análisis económico para cada sistema utilizando el programa i-Tree Eco. Se determinó una población arbórea de 276 individuos dentro de los cuatro sistemas forestales periurbanos, se comprobó que estos almacenan 13.04 toneladas de carbono con un valor de MXN 48 166; y que los valores funcionales anuales del arbolado periurbano evaluado proporcionaron: captura de carbono de 690.26 kg año-1 (MXN 2545); escurrimiento evitado 74.95 kg año-1 (MXN 3144); eliminación de la contaminación 58.94 kg año-1 (MXN 136 100); producción de oxígeno 1840.7 kg año-1; y un costo de remplazo conjunto de MXN 1 086 000. Los resultados demuestran que los servicios ecosistémicos generados por la estructura verde de los cuatro sistemas forestales periurbanos brindan un servicio tangible en el desarrollo ambiental, económico y social del asentamiento urbano.
Filtering of Complex Signals Based on a Two-Level Fuzzy-Logic Model
Authors: Arkhipov A. E.
Published: December 2023

Purpose of research. Development of a method and algorithm of complex analog radio signals filtering and binarization, such as the signal of Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), which allows to increase the sensitivity of the receiver of the AZN-B signal and increase the number of correctly detected received messages.

Methods. To solve this problem, the basics of the theory of signal filtering and the theory of fuzzy sets were applied in the work. The proposed method is based on combining signal filtering by known filters and a two-level fuzzy model. The first and second levels of the fuzzy model contain three operations: automatic formation of membership functions, compositional output and defuzzification. Input variables of both levels are given by trapezoidal membership functions. At the first level, they are formed automatically depending on the characteristics of the complex signal. The output function at the first level is given by a singleton function, and defuzzification is carried out using a simplified center of gravity model.

Results. The proposed algorithm was implemented in the developed device based on a programmable logic integrated circuit (FPGA). In addition to filtering, the developed device implements all signal processing functions, such as: receiving input data, decoding, checking the correctness of decoded data, storing them, transmitting ADS-B messages for further processing. A distinctive feature of the device is its small size and low power consumption, which allows use it in small spacecraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Conclusion. A method of filtering complex signals based on a fuzzy logic model is considered, which can be used to filter complex signals, such as ADS-B messages in small spacecraft modules. The proposed implementation of the filtering method makes it possible to increase the sensitivity of the AZN-B signal receiver by 20% and correctly decode the received signal. The method was implemented by an FPGA-based device, which made it possible to reduce the size and power consumption compared to analogues.
Efficiency of Operation of Air Heat Pumps with Evaporators of Various Designs
Authors: Il'ina T. N. , Orlov P. A. , Echina A. O.
Published: December 2023

Resume. The development of the heat pump market ensures the growth of energy prices, the fight against global warming and the stimulation of the growth rates of countries in transition to "clean energy sources". the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient, taking into account the cost of their installation and the impact of air source heat pumps compared to geothermal ones. However, their use in countries with cold climates is limited by the formation of frost on the evaporator unit heat exchanger, which significantly increases their heating capacity and conversion efficiency.

Purpose of research. The purpose of this work is to compare the efficiency of heat pumps with an evaporative circuit heat exchanger manufactured by MITSUI (Japan) and a heat exchanger with a MOVEBIT defroster manufactured by ALTEC (Russia).

Methods. The research methodology is based on large laboratory tests of an evaporator with an oscillatory circuit of the MOVEBIT system (ALTEK - Russia) and an industrial heat exchanger MITSUI (Japan), a graphical analysis of the operation of a heat pump with common evaporators, and a theoretical substantiation of the transformation ratio. To compare the main standardized performance indicators, the transformation coefficient (COP – coefficient of performance) is used, showing the ratio of received energy to applied work.

Results. The analysis of the results of the heat pump operation showed that while maintaining the humidity at a constant level of φ ≈ 65% and lowering the temperature from +10°C to +5°C, a decrease in the heat output of the unit is observed, regardless of the type of MOVEBIT and MITSUI heat exchanger, which is explained by the formation of condensate. With a further decrease in temperature to zero and below, ice forms on the evaporator of the heat exchanger. Taking into account the cost of removing ice on the MITSUI heat exchanger, the transformation ratio of the heat pump unit (HPU) is 2.08. The removal of ice by the MOVEBIT system practically does not require additional costs and the transformation ratio of the installation is 4.45, which is similar to the operation of an air source heat pump at positive temperatures.

Conclusion. Our studies show that the best prospect for de-icing is the application of mechanical oscillations with the use of magneto-constrictive transducers. The COP of the air source heat pump with the MOVEBIT system exceeds the COP of the heat pump with the MITSUI standard evaporator by 2 times at a temperature of 0°C and below.
Особливості гінекологічної захворюваності та менструального циклу дівчат-підлітків в умовах високогір’я
Authors: Isakova J.K.
Published: December 2023

У науковій статті досліджено вплив високогірних умов на репродуктивне здоров’я дівчаток-підлітків. Дослідження зосереджено на поширеності гінекологічної захворюваності та менструального циклу серед дівчат-підлітків 15-18 років у середньогірних та високогірних районах Киргизької Республіки. Як показало дослідження, на репродуктивне здоров’я дівчаток-підлітків негативно впливають зміни як у соціально-економічному середовищі, так і в географічних факторах у високогірних регіонах. У дослідженні підкреслюється важливість ранньої діагностики та своєчасної корекції порушень репродуктивної системи для збереження здоров’я дівчаток-підлітків. У статті також висвітлюється значне зростання гінекологічної захворюваності дівчаток-підлітків на початку ХХІ століття. Результати дослідження свідчать про тенденцію до погіршення репродуктивного здоров’я дівчат-підлітків. У статті зроблено висновок про те, що порушення менструального циклу є найпоширенішими гінекологічними захворюваннями, а кісти яєчників і підлітковий ендометріоз – серед причин цих порушень. Дослідження рекомендує підвищити обізнаність і доступ до медичних послуг для дівчат-підлітків у високогірних регіонах для забезпечення їх репродуктивного здоров’я та благополуччя.
Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Faktor Lainnya dengan Tingkat Kepatuhan Pasien Hipertensi di RSAL Dr. Mintohardjo Jakarta
Authors: Arrang Sherly Tandi , Veronica Natalia , Notario Dion
Published: December 2023

Hypertension is a "silent killer". It is still one of the bigest challenges in Indonesia, where many cases are still found in primary health facilities. Hypertensive patients who require long-term therapy and adherence are very important factors to support the success of therapy. Based on the data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (2018), 32.3% of hypertensive patients did not take medication regularly. Many factors influence medication adherence, such as level of knowledge, age, gender, working status, and length of illness. This study aimed to determine the effect of the level of knowledge and other factors on the level of medication adherence of hypertensive patients at the Dr. Mintohardjo Naval Hospital (RSAL). This research is a observasional study with a cross-sectional method and uses a questionnaire for data collection. Adherence level questionnaire uses MMAS-8. Analysis of the relationship between factors that influence the level of adherence uses logistic regression. The inclusion criteria of this study included hypertention outpatient aged ≤ 65 years old and are currently receiving antihypertensive therapy. The results of this study showed that out of 284 respondents, 92% of respondents had good knowledge regarding hypertension, while the level of adherence to taking medication was low at 47%. Factors that influence the level of patient adherence to taking medication in this study are gender (p-value = <0.001), education (p-value = <0.001), duration of hypertension (p-value = 0.033), and working status (p-value = <0.001). In contrast, the level of knowledge (p-value = 0.979) and age (p = 0.87) did not significantly influence the level of medication adherence. The Odds Ratio (OR) for working status was 5.73, OR for final education was 2.97, OR for the duration of hypertension was 2.24, and OR for gender was 0.34.
Identification of Compounds and Antidiabetic Activities of the Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Leaves using In Silico and In Vitro Approaches
Authors: Pratama Binar , Irianti Tatang , Purnomo Hari
Published: December 2023

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant that is vastly cultivated in Indonesia and has anti-diabetic activity. The purpose of this study was to isolate the compounds from the semipolar fraction of yacon leaves, as well as test them in silico and in vitro approaches. In this study, we use maceration for extraction, fractionation with n-hexane and ethyl acetate as solvent, and separation by preparative TLC method. The compounds tested were in silico by molecular docking using plant applications and in vitro by alpha-glucosidase inhibition assay. The difference between the molecular docking scores of an obtained molecule was calculated with Pair T-test methods. The results of the separation of the ethyl acetate fraction yielded a fraction, namely the H fraction. GC-MS analysis and IR spectroscopy showed that the H fraction contained the dominant compound called phthalic acid, di(2-propyl pentyl) ester. The docking score of the phthalic acid di(2-propyl pentyl) ester molecule and the alpha-glucosidase receptor, it is showed lower potency than 1-deoxynojirimycin as an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. The in vitro test results showed that isolate H (IC50 = 130.479 ppm) from yacon leaves was no better than acarbose as an alpha-glucosidase enzyme inhibitor because the IC50 value was > 100 ppm.
SCREENING FOR ANTI-HYPERURICEMIA POTENTIAL OF SOME INDONESIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS THROUGH XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITION IN VITRO ASSAY
Authors: TJITRARESMI AMI , WICAKSONO IMAM ADI , WICAKSONO IMAM ADI , HENDRIANI RINI , SUSILAWATI YASMIWAR , NOVIANDRI INAYAH , WULANDARI EVARIANI DWI , IVAN NAFRAH HAYURA
Published: December 2023

Objective: This study aimed to examine the in vitro xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of 12 plants commonly used as gout medicines by the Indonesian people.

Methods: The measurement of xanthine oxidase enzyme inhibitory activity was using UV spectrophotometry. The in vitro assessment of xanthine oxidase inhibition activity was tested on extracts from Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. Bulbs, Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. leaves, Alyxia reinwardtii Blume stem barks, Ruta angustifolia Pers aerial parts, Dioscorea hispida Dennst tubers, Plantago major L. leaves, Symphytum officinale L. roots, Euphorbia hirta L. aerial parts, Chromolaena odorata L. leaves, Solanum torvum Sw fruits, Peperomia pellucida L. Kunth. aerial parts and Strobilanthes crispa L. Blume leaves.

Results: The results of this study showed that all tested plant extracts can inhibit xanthine oxidase activity with IC50 values varying from 27.80 µg/ml to 47.14 µg/ml. The IC50 value of allopurinol, used as positive control, was 1.24 µg/ml. Among all the tested plant extracts, Strobilanthes crispa L. Blume leaves extract has the best inhibitory activity against xanthine oxidase enzyme with IC50 value of 27.80 µg/ml.

Conclusion: Strobilanthes crispa L. Blume leaves extract has the best inhibitory activity against xanthine oxidase, so It has the potential to be developed into herbal medicine to treat hyperuricemia. This study provides scientific support for the anti-hyperuricemia activity of these herbs, which are empirically used to treat gout.
“DAHSAT” (Dapur Sehat Atasi Stunting) sebagai Model Intervensi dalam Program Percepatan Penurunan Stunting
Authors: Purnamasari Kurniati Devi , Ningrum Widya Maya , Siti Rohimah
Published: December 2023

Background: Pembentukan model Dapur Sehat Atasi Stunting (DAHSAT) sebagai program percepatan penurunan stunting dengan memberdayakan kader, bidan dan tokoh masyarakat setempat. DAHSAT merupakan program yang dirancang sebagai salah satu upaya penurunan stunting melalui pembentukan tim, dengan fokus kegiatan perancangan menu makanan seimbang untuk balita 0-59 bulan. Tujian pengabdian ini diharapkan dengan adanya DAHSAT dapat menurunkan angka prevalensi stunting pada balita dengan berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat setempat dalam mengolah menu dan menyajikan makanan dengan kandungan gizi seimbang. Metode: Dilaksanakan di Desa Janggala Kecamatan Cidolog oleh tim dari Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Galuh.  Diadakan dalam tiga bulan yakni bulan Januari-Maret 2023   dengan   menggunakan   metode   pendidikan masyarakat. Melakukan focus group discussion (FGD) dengan sasaran stakeholder terkait (kepala Puskesmas, Bidan, bagian gizi, serta Kader dan pelatihan kepada kader dalam pengolahan bahan makanan yang dapat dikonsumsi oleh keluarga sasaran dan melakukan edukasi kepada keluarga sasaran stunting tentang cara pengolahan bahan makanan yang dapat memanfaatkan bahan pangan lokal. Hasil: Terbentuknya tim DAHSAT dan   edukasi   kepada masyarakat berbasis pemberdayaan dengan tim penggerak kader terlatih. Masyarakat Kecamatan Cidolog antusias dalam mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan yang diprakarsai oleh tim pengabdian masyarakat. Kesimpulan: Kegiatan pelatihan kader dan edukasi kepada masyarakat dapat menjadi salah satu alternatif dalam mendukung program pemerintah dalam penurunan stunting di wilayah Desa Janggala Kecamatan Cidolog yang turut melibatkan sasaran.
Sustainable Development Goals: Optimalisasi Konservasi Penyu Melalui Peningkatan Pengetahuan Siswa
Authors: Eka Haryati Yuliany  , Mohamad Jakaria  , Ervina Mukharomah  , Sri Parwanti
Published: December 2023

Background: Keberadaan penyu telah lama terancam dari alam maupun kegiatan manusia yang membahayakan populasinya. Upaya pelestarian penyu dapat dilakukan melalui pendidikan dan pendekatan partisipatif pada generasi muda. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat menambah pengetahuan siswa/i tentang penyu dan menumbuhkan rasa kepedulian terhadap pelestarian penyu. Metode: Peserta pengabdian masyarakat terdiri dari siswa/i kelas VII sebanyak 37 orang. Metode pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang digunakan metode partisipatif mulai dari ceramah, menonton video, diskusi dan tanya jawab. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan tes dan dokumentasi. Hasil: Hasil pengabdian masyarakat ini ditemukan peningkatan pengetahuan siswa dengan signifikan setelah dilakukan penyampaian materi dan tanya jawab. Di akhir kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat siswa/i memperoleh pengertian terhadap pentingnya menjaga lingkungan hidup dan keberadaan penyu. Kesimpulan: Optimalisasi konservasi penyu menggunakan video dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa. Selanjutnya ditemukan antusias siswa/i menampilkan keinginan siswa/i dalam melestarikan penyu dalam proses tanya jawab.
FEATURES OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF THE STATE: EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KYRGYZSTAN
Authors:   American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, Mateeva K.M.
Published: December 2023

Different approaches to the definition of foreign economic activity of the state are considered. An attempt is made to study the foreign economic activity of the state through the prism of its economic function.
REGULATORY AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF OFFICE WORK IN THE BODIES OF THE SOVIET PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE (1945–1991)
Authors:   Crimean Law Institute (branch) of the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, Hayali R.I.
Published: December 2023

The issues of the development of regulatory support for the organization of office work and document management in the prosecutor’s offices of the Union, autonomous republics, as well as city and district prosecutor’s offices are investigated. The issues of reception, registration, primary processing of incoming correspondence, control of execution, statistical accounting, requirements for the preparation of documents and forms, as well as the rules for registration of details on the document are considered.
APPLICATION OF JIGSAW MODELS ON CARBON COMPOUND DERIVATIVES OF ALKANES MATERIALS TO FURTHER SCHOOLER ACTIVITIES
Authors: Mariani  Surtiningsih
Published: December 2023

This research is motivated by the fact that there are low achievement levels and a need for more active student participation in the learning activities of. An action research study was conducted to improve student learning outcomes using the Jigsaw Method to address this issue. The stages in the cooperative learning Jigsaw method consist of forming original groups, assigning problems to each student, preparing students within expert teams, and returning students to their original groups. The classroom action research used in this study follows the Kemmis and Mc. The Taggart method is a self-spiraling system consisting of four stages: planning, action, observation, reflection, and re-planning. Data from the research were obtained from 1) Observation of student activity and teacher performance, 2) Formative tests at the end of each action, and 3) Student response scale questionnaires regarding Jigsaw cooperative learning. The data analysis technique used was simple qualitative descriptive statistics. The research results indicate the following: 1) Student activity index increased by 18.67% from cycle I to cycle II, 2) Improvement in student learning outcomes from pre-PTK to cycle I was 15.84%, and from cycle I to cycle II it was 9.16%, 3) Student response to learning reached a score of 77.93%, indicating that students responded positively to the learning.
Cosmopolitan Hybridity, Cultural Memory and Curation in Hong Kong Poetry
Authors: Huen Antony , Chow Felix
Published: December 2023

This article builds on previous research on the engagement of British-based Hong Kong Anglophone poets with the visual arts. It attempts to outline an object-based curatorial poetics observed in Hong Kong Anglophone poetry. Understanding curation as a mode of writing, we argue that Hong Kong poets writing in English employ a curatorial poetics, transforming the poetic space into a collection of images while refraining from description, as in ekphrasis. Objects with an Asian/Chinese/Hong Kong connection are presented as a collective, inviting the reader to associate with and reflect upon a pluralistic understanding of Hong Kong’s history based on an intermingling of personal and collective memory. We trace the development of this poetics and identify its beginnings in the works of Chinese-language Hong Kong writers. Then, we examine how a range of poets, both locally and internationally based, utilize the curatorial form to demonstrate the cosmopolitan hybridity that characterizes the city and contribute to an increasingly pluralistic discourse on Hong Kong’s identity. The poems employing this form of poetics act as museums of cultural memory, recording the hybridity of Hong Kong and subverting homogenous, totalizing attempts to define the city.
Diabetes in South Asians: Uncovering Novel Risk Factors With Longitudinal Epidemiologic Data: Kelly West Award Lecture 2023
Authors: Kanaya Alka M.
Published: December 2023

South Asian populations have a higher prevalence and earlier age of onset of type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases than other race and ethnic groups. To better understand the pathophysiology and multilevel risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, we established the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study in 2010. The original MASALA study cohort (n = 1,164) included 83% Asian Indian immigrants, with an ongoing expansion of the study to include individuals of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin. We have found that South Asian Americans in the MASALA study had higher type 2 diabetes prevalence, lower insulin secretion, more insulin resistance, and an adverse body composition with higher liver and intermuscular fat and lower lean muscle mass compared with four other U.S. race and ethnic groups. MASALA study participants with diabetes were more likely to have the severe hyperglycemia subtype, characterized by β-cell dysfunction and lower body weight, and this subtype was associated with a higher incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis. We have found several modifiable factors for cardiometabolic disease among South Asians including diet and physical activity that can be influenced using specific social network members and with cultural adaptations to the U.S. context. Longitudinal data with repeat cardiometabolic measures that are supplemented with qualitative and mixed-method approaches enable a deeper understanding of disease risk and resilience factors. Studying and contrasting Asian American subgroups can uncover the causes for cardiometabolic disease heterogeneity and reveal novel methods for prevention and treatment.
Estrategias comerciales y su impacto en la rentabilidad de las medianas empresas del sector de calzado
Authors:   Docente y Coordinadora de la carrera de  Administración del Instituto Superior  Tecnológico España (ISTE), Martínez Yacelga Amanda Patricia
Published: December 2023

Las crecientes exigencias del cliente hacen que las empresas independientemente del sector al cual pertenecen, desarrollen diversidad de estrategias para diferenciar sus productos de la competencia e incrementar su participación de mercado. No ajeno a este particular, el sector de calzado de la ciudad de Ambato debe estar pendiente de los requerimientos del consumidor para tratar de satisfacerlos rápidamente y con excelencia. La razón de ser de la mayoría de las empresas es generar utilidades, lo cual depende directamente del nivel de ventas alcanzado. Sin embargo, en un mundo altamente competitivo, se hace cada vez más complejo diferenciarse de la competencia.
OLD-NEW COLONIAL TENDENCIES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY:
Authors: Buyskykh Julia
Published: December 2023

Taking autoethnographic and reflexive approaches as a background, this article reflects on the tendency of a number of Western Anglophone academic writings to impose a patronising perspective on, and indeed try to silence, commentary on Ukraine concerning the ongoing Russian invasion. This line of argumentation has become known as “westplaining”, and it seems to have taken the place of the old “orientalism”. Such interventions neglect or elide the variety of regional perspectives and their entangled histories, embodied experiences and emotional contexts that are all too germane to those of us who have been doing fieldwork in Ukraine for years now. Such a regrettable imposition of ill-equipped “westplaining” thinking results in a presentation of a distanced, patronising, sometimes partisan and too-commonly facile view of the complexity of current events. Through ostensibly disinterested and compassionate appeals to listen to the “western” perspective first, the local insiders’ voices are effectively silenced. In contrast, I discuss the importance of emotional testimonies and active empathy in social anthropology as responses to collective evil and violence, and as one possible way to overcome the borders that intellectual colonialism creates within the academic community.
Quality’ on the Dashboard: How Datafication Changes the Measurement of Work and Performance in Public Healthcare Services
Authors: Tøndel Gunhild , Åm Heidrun
Published: December 2023

Modern welfare states have a long tradition for measuring the quality of work and performance in public health and care services. Datafication is currently changing how this is done and thus, how quality is known. This chapter uses the ongoing case of the Health Platform (EPIC) in Central Norway to investigate consequences of datafication to quality data work. The platform aims to launch a joint journal system across all health and care services and service levels in the region. This includes an automation of quality indicator data production to tailor the services to focus on specific management goals and benefits realization. The new view into the services introduces new conceptualizations of quality and new possibilities for regulating and coordinating work. The chapter suggests that the case illustrates a shift towards deductive statecraft. Quality indicators do not emerge as categories inductively from data, but data is made to fit categories. Indicator categories become models of quality that get tested through the ongoing activities of the services. They do not necessarily fit easily with the observations of service employees and users but are often used as if they represent real activity that speaks directly to stakeholders. Data on quality is, in the end, core decision-making material for service planning and policy. It is therefore important to further explore how changes in speed, time and visualization of quality known and done affect this material.
Hovudmistenkt: Teksten
Authors: Sørbø Jan Inge
Published: December 2023

Artikkelen stiller saman nokre element frå Rita Felskis bok The Limits of Critique (2015) med Hans Skjervheims essay «Kritikk av mistankens hermeneutikk» (1980). Påstanden i artikkelen er at dei problema Felski peikar på i samtidige lesingar, vart analysert på filosofisk grunnlag hos Skjervheim 35 år før. Mellom dei to skriftene har ein kritisk eller mistenksam lesemåte fått stort gjennomslag, både i akademia og den ålmenne diskusjonen om kanselleringskulturen, som har drive denne lesemåten til det ytste. Skjervheim skisserte nokre grunnleggjande problem med slike lesingar, samstundes som han opna for legitime kritiske lesingar. Felski starta med å praktisera kritiske lesingar, men drøftar i boka si grensene for lesemåten. Trass i faglege og generasjonsmessige skilnader kjem dei to til relativt like konklusjonar.
«Kva ser fluga?» Naturmiljø, plantar og dyr i prislønte nynorske biletbøker for barn etter 2000
Authors: Reed Beatrice G.
Published: December 2023

Kor naturorienterte er nynorske biletbøker for barn i vår tid? I denne artikkelen freistar eg å sirkle inn nokre svar på dette spørsmålet ved å undersøke eit korpus beståande av 13 prislønte nynorske biletbøker utgjevne etter år 2000. Inspirert av sentrale perspektiv innan barnelitterær økokritikk, kulturelle plantestudiar og dyrestudiar undersøker eg kva type miljø, plantar og dyr bøkene rommar, og kva strategiar som vert nytta i framstillinga av dei. Basert på denne undersøkinga diskuterer eg kva overordna tendensar ein kan lese ut av materialet. Undersøkinga tyder på at antroposentriske og zoosentriske tendensar dominerer. Ein nærare studie av to bøker syner likevel at samspelet mellom ulike språklege og visuelle verkemiddel i kvar einskild bok kan nyansere overordna ideologiske føringar.
Jane Austen på Ivar Aasens mål: omsetjing som tolking, kjønn og samtid
Authors: Sørbø Marie Nedregotten
Published: December 2023

Omsetjing frå framande språk har vore del av den nynorske skriftkulturen frå starten på 1850-talet. Så seint som i 2022 blei Jane Austen sin forfattarskap for første gong innlemma i denne tradisjonen. Dette kapittelet analyserer omsetjingar av Austen frå engelsk til norsk i lys av skriftkulturelle og hermeneutiske perspektiv. Dessutan blir materialet sett i ramma av nyare forskingsprosjekt på kvinner i den norske så vel som den europeiske skriftkulturen på 1800-talet. Teksteksempla i analysedelen blir diskutert opp mot skiftande truskapsideal, tidskoloritt, og målform og vil vise omsetjing både som personleg tolking og som samtidig skriftkultur. Eksempla vil også illustrere forståinga av tematikk, humor og narrative ironiske verktøy som forteljarkommentarar og fri indirekte diskurs som forfattaren nyttar. Omsetjarane sine preferansar når det gjeld vokabular og språkstil, er ofte nært knytt til tida eller konteksten dei høyrer til i. Den ferske nynorske omsetjinga blir sett på bakgrunn av den lange historia knytt til omsetjing av Austen til bokmål.
Comunicação secreta e história da criptologia: um desafio para as Humanidades Digitais
Authors: Krapp Peter , Luersen Eduardo Harry
Published: December 2023

Estudar a comunicação sob a perspectiva do sigilo soa paradoxal. Entretanto, pode-se afirmar seguramente que guardar é tão importante quanto compartilhar. Durante séculos a história da criptologia remeteu aos campos da linguagem, da tradução, da escrita e da interpretação, porém, desde a década de 1940 ela tem se baseado cada vez mais na matemática e na computação. No século xxi, a cultura digital depende da encriptação para que os sujeitos se comuniquem de maneira confiável e verificável com seus bancos, médicos, advogados e parceiros de negócios. Confrontar a questão da encriptação na atualidade demanda uma análise crítica das suas representações deturpadas. Indicamos que estamos trabalhando com Humanidades Digitais ao aplicarmos métodos das ciências de dados à comunicação estética. Então por que não o fazemos também quando aplicamos métodos das Ciências Humanas para pesquisar a cultura digital? Apesar de Galloway nos advertir que, na tarefa de processar e analisar informação quantitativa, “um pesquisador do campo da cultura que empregue tais métodos é pouco mais do que uma versão inferior da Amazon ou da Equifax”, é preciso que as Humanidades Digitais ajudem a reduzir a distância entre as abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas. Este artigo apresenta o projeto de um programa de ensino e a experiência pedagógica com uma turma de alunos de Ciências Humanas sobre a história da criptologia. Abordando a comunicação secreta desde tempos remotos até os dias de hoje, o artigo também explora como as mídias retratam as redes de computadores e como abordam o tema da cibersegurança.
UMA PROPOSTA DE OPERACIONALIZAÇÃO DA PEDAGOGIA DO ORAL SOB O PONTO DE VISTA DA EDUCAÇÃO LINGUÍSTICA
Authors: Zanon Marilena , Franco Maria Ignez de Mello , Souza Renata Felício
Published: December 2023

Este trabalho se propõe a realizar um estudo sobre a Pedagogia do Oral, sob o ponto de vista da Educação Linguística e apresenta uma proposta de atividade oral para o Ensino Médio. Optou-se por utilizar ApEn e EnAp, expressões que correspondem a aprendente-ensinante e ensinante-aprendente, utilizadas na obra de Palma e Turazza (2014:9), para se referirem respectivamente ao aluno e professor que, segundo elas, enfatizam “o papel ativo do aluno, que é responsável por seu aprender e, ao mesmo tempo em que aprende, também ensina. Do mesmo modo, ao se referir ao professor com a expressão ensinante-aprendente, salienta-se que o docente também aprende com os discentes”.
Em busca de um New Deal Brasileiro: Oliveira Vianna e as fontes transnacionais da experiência do corporativismo no Brasil
Authors: Teixeira Melissa , Lugão Juliana Serôa da Motta
Published: December 2023

This article explores the legal writings of Brazilian sociologist and jurist Francisco José de Oliveira Vianna to reveal the global context that shaped Brazil's corporatist experiment in the 1930s. From the Labour Ministry, Oliveira Vianna was at the forefront of legal and political debates over how to create corporatist laws and institutions. He was often cast as an authoritarian and retrograde thinker, yet this article looks beyond those categories to examine how his engagement with the US New Deal inserted corporatism into global debates over the role of the state in economic recovery and social welfare.
Problem Solving and Decision-Making Skills for ESD: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Ubaidillah Mujib , Marwoto Putut , Wiyanto Wiyanto , Subali Bambang
Published: December 2023

Problem-solving and decision-making skills are essential for individuals across various fields. These skills emphasize the importance of preparing a generation capable of solving problems and making informed decisions. Therefore, this study aimed to learn the publication trends related to problem-solving and decision-making skills for ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) from 2013 to 2022 through Bibliometric analysis. In line with the analysis, a VOSviewer software was used to graphically analyze the obtained bibliographic data. A total of 1519 documents were also analytically acquired from the Scopus database. The results showed a fluctuating trend in the number of publications, with the Journal of Chemical Education and Social Sciences being the highest contributor and the most prevalent field of study at 147 and 689 documents, respectively. The United States was also ranked first in the documents emphasizing problem-solving and decision-making skills, at 512 documents. Moreover, the University of Toronto was the most prolific affiliation, contributing the most publications at 17 documents. The representatives from Indonesia were also grouped into two institutions in the global top twenty affiliates, namely (1) the Indonesian University of Education and (2) the State University of Malang. In line with the results, 159 study experts from Indonesia contributed to the analyzed theme, as the top author originated from the United States having 7 documents. The top document excerpts were also published 240 times in the journal Expert Systems with Applications. The trend of the study visualization subsequently produced 9 clusters, problem-solving and decision-making skills, human, psychology, clinical competencies, education, curriculum, support systems, creativity, and content analysis. These results were helpful to relevant experts, regarding the analytical trend in problem-solving and decision-making skills, recommending directions for future analyses.
Can AI be Evil: The Criminal Capacities of ANI
Authors:   University Business Academy, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary, Republic of Serbia, Bjelajac Željko , Filipović Aleksandar M. ,   University Business Academy, Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary, Republic of Serbia, Stošić Lazar ,   Faculty of Management, Sremski Karlovci, University UNION Nikola Tesla, Belgrade
Published: December 2023

Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) represents a captivating domain within technological advancement, bearing the potential for profound societal transformations. While ANI holds the promise of enhancing various facets of human existence, it concurrently engenders inquiries into its “darker aspects.” This study delves into the challenges associated with ANI’s conceivable manifestation of harm and injustice, a phenomenon devoid of consciousness, intention, or responsibility akin to that of human entities. A pivotal dimension of ANI’s “dark side” pertains to its susceptibility to malevolent utilization. Despite its lack of awareness, ANI serves as a tool for malicious endeavors, encompassing the propagation of disinformation, compromise of security systems, and consequential decision-making. This prompts contemplation on strategies to mitigate these “precise manifestations of malevolence” arising from ANI’s technological progression. Additionally, ANI’s development introduces profound ethical quandaries. Ensuring ANI’s alignment with moral principles while averting scenarios in which it generates decisions conflicting with human morality becomes a pressing concern. This research underscores the imperative for rigorous regulatory frameworks and ethical directives to curtail potential hazards and unscrupulous utilization of ANI. The fundamental objective of this investigation is to advocate for the responsible deployment of ANI in society. A comprehensive understanding of potential risks, complemented by meticulous consideration of ethical dimensions, emerges as an indispensable prerequisite to harmonizing technological advancement with safeguarding societal and individual interests.
Characterization of Some Physico-Chemical Parameters of Water Bodies Inhabited by Small Indigenous Fish Species (SIFs): A Case Study
Authors: Roy Sangeeta , Saikia Surjya Kumar
Published: December 2023

The physico-chemical properties of water bodies play crucial role in determining the life history as well as assemblage of inhabitant fish. The aim of this study was to analyse some water and sediment content parameters of inhabitant water bodies and investigate if there persists any correlation between physico-chemical parameters and fish assemblage. Freshwater ponds around Birbhum district, West Bengal (India) were selected for collection of water, sediment, and fish species samples. Temperature (°C), dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, nitrogen and phosphorous contents of water and sediment were analysed. Fish ecomorphological indices were calculated. The range of variations of the physico-chemical parameters in pond water were measured. For identifying the factors determining species assemblage, interaction effects of the factors throughout the seasons were first analysed. The analysis results of N and P contents from water and sediment showed no significant seasonal difference and correlation with assemblage. Next, fish species wise correlation of ecomorphological indices to temperature (T), dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solid (TDS) and pH was analysed. Correlation analysis showed that temperature and pH had a moderate to strong correlation with most of the ecomorphological indices that determines the behaviour of SIFs as depicted by the indices. These two parameters could be considered as major direct parameters to understand the distribution of SIFs in water bodies.
Social disparities in alcohol consumption among Canadian emerging adults
Authors: Sersli Stephanie , Gagné Thierry , Shareck Martine
Published: December 2023

Introduction

Young adult drinking is a public health priority, but knowledge of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and alcohol use among emerging adults (EAs; aged 18–29 years) is primarily informed by college samples, populations in their late teens and early twenties and non-Canadian data. We compared the association of three different SES indicators with monthly heavy episodic drinking (HED), less-than-monthly HED, no HED, and no drinking among Canadian EAs.

Methods

We pooled the 2015 to 2019 waves of the Canadian Community Health Survey to include participants aged 18 to 29 years (n = 29 598). Using multinomial regression, we calculated weighted estimates of alcohol use by education, household income and area-level disadvantage, adjusting for adult roles and sociodemographic characteristics.

Results

Approximately 30% of EAs engaged in monthly HED, whereas 16% did not drink at all in the past year. Compared to those in the lowest household incomes, being in the top income quintile was significantly associated with increased relative odds of monthly HED (e.g. in combined SES model, RRR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.04–1.39). Higher levels of education, being in higher income quintiles and living in less disadvantaged areas were significantly associated with reduced relative odds of no HED and not drinking. Adjusting for adult roles did not substantially change the associations between SES and alcohol use.

Conclusion

Higher SES was associated with HED among EAs, although the magnitude of association was small. Universal prevention measures addressing the affordability, availability and marketing of alcohol could be complemented by interventions targeting EA populations at higher risk of HED.
Rozšířená realita v průmyslové kontrole kvality
Authors:   University of West Bohemia, Havlíková Kristýna , Hořejší Petr ,   University of West Bohemia, Kopeček Pavel ,   University of West Bohemia
Published: December 2023

Rozšířená realita se řadí mezi klíčové technologie koncepce Průmyslu 4.0. S časem se stále vyvíjí a díky tomu umožňuje podporu různých procesů ve výrobních systémech, mezi které patří také kontrola kvality. Výrobní procesy vyžadují stále vyšší úroveň kvality a minimální chybovost. Rozšířená realita může být jedním ze způsobů podpory operátorů při kontrolních úkolech díky poskytnutí imerzního rozhraní pro zvýšení výkonnosti a přesnosti v oblasti kvality. Cílem této práce je představení přehledu využití rozšířené reality pro oblasti kontroly kvality v průmyslových aplikacích.
Tvorba scénářů aplikací pro školení pracovních postupů ve virtuální realitě
Authors:   University of West Bohemia, Krňoul Matěj , Hořejší Petr ,   University of West Bohemia, Rybnikár Filip ,   University of West Bohemia, Šimon Michal ,   University of West Bohemia
Published: December 2023

Tento článek se zaměřuje na význam scénářů pro tvorbu aplikací ve virtuální realitě (VR) jako podpůrného nástroje pro vznik školících a vzdělávacích aplikací v různých odvětvích. VR technologie umožňují realistickou simulaci pracovních situací, což přináší uživatelům téměř autentický zážitek a efektivní trénink pro nové zaměstnance. Článek se dále věnuje problematice tvorby scénářů pro návody pro VR aplikace určené pro školení nových pracovníků. Dále jsou identifikovány různé obtíže, které mohou vzniknout během tohoto procesu a navrženy způsoby, jak s nimi efektivně pracovat. Mezi tyto obtíže patří nedostatečné znalosti VR technologií, problémy s orientací ve virtuálním prostoru, motion sickness (projevující se nevolností v důsledku pohybu v VR), celková didaktika a edukativní přínos textu a technické překážky spojené s vývojem VR aplikací.