bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Assistant Professor with an Asterisk”: Conflicting Tensions in the Workplace Experiences and Professional Identities of University Faculty on Fixed-Term Contracts
Authors: Gosine Kevin , Kristofferson Robert , Skrubbeltrang Glenn , Webber Michelle
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Drawing on identity work theory and social capital theory, this qualitative study explores how Canadian university faculty on fixed-term contracts construct their professional identities in response to the opportunities and limitations associated with their employment. Study participants generally appreciate their remuneration, relative professional autonomy, the control they have over the products of their labour, and the opportunity to teach at the postsecondary level. Positive aspects of their employment, however, were undercut by various professional limitations. These limitations include job precarity, little acknowledgment of their contributions to their fields or to their universities, limited access to research funding, and the challenge of building bonding (i.e., intra-institutional) social capital. The perceived disconnect between participants’ professional qualifications and the precarity of their employment situation further undermines their ability to cultivate positive professional identities. Participants negotiate the contradictory tensions of their employment via one or more of the following adaptive strategies: 1) pursuing research as best they can given prevailing obstacles; 2) making teaching the focal point of their professional identities; and 3) utilizing bridging social capital to create opportunities and forge connections beyond the university. Future research directions are discussed.
‘Global’ Education: Migration, Belonging and the ‘Rule’ of Being a Guest
Authors: Fontenelle-Tereshchuk Daniela
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This article explores the different issues in education in a globalized society, especially significant as the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing challenges for ‘Global’ Education. It reflectively navigates the stormy waters of '[in]difference' in an intertwined understanding of global and local, exploring the complexities of an increasingly globalized world by conceptualizing the words migration, segregation, integration, and engagement in the context of ‘Global’ Education. From vaccines accessibility to economic woes, from natural disasters and climate change to the intensification of migrations often due to the uneven way economics has worked to privilege a few, while disregarding the needs of most; the pandemic has highlighted inequalities, the inclusion of differences in the mainstream narratives of power and dominance is reflected in this article through the lens of ‘Global’ Education: Home and Abroad. Is there hope for a globally inclusive education in a world in need of compassion and meaningful relations?
Morality and the Liberal Arts: Six Axes of Connection
Authors: Scheuer Jeffrey
Published: July 2024

Abstract: The universe of liberal education is a moral one because it involves communities, and therefore the potential for competition and conflict. However, the ways in which morality and the liberal arts intersect are complex, problematic, and contested. This essay explores six axes along which liberal education is animated by moral concerns: the axis of policy; that of languageand communication; within the curriculum (particularly, but not exclusively, in the humanities); in pedagogy; in terms of moralagency and character; and finally, in terms of the mission of liberal education. Mapping these six dimensions doesn’t resolve fundamental moral problems, but offers a framework for understanding them more clearly and for managing those“essentially contestable” debates that cannot be resolved.
Crisis Response in Higher Education: Insights from Educational Leaders
Authors: Ovie Glory
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Crises can be sudden, disrupt routines of systems, and make significant lasting impact on people’s lives and property. Unfortunately, higher education institutions are not immune to crises and how they respond is crucial and critical. This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored how leaders in a higher education institution responded to crises events. Firsthand accounts were gathered through the purposive snowball sampling technique in conjunction with face-to-face semi-structured interviews and field texts. Interviews were conducted with eleven education leaders and external partners. Findings suggest that several factors such as crisis training for leaders, internal and external collaborations and building a crisis management team were important factors that impacts an effective crises response. The findings, insights, and experiences from this study allow for a deeper understanding, help current and future higher educational leaders better understand crises situations and how they can prepare for future issues.
A Brief Survey of the Historical Development of Idealistic Educational Philosophy
Authors: Khasawneh Omar M.
Published: July 2024

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to survey the historical development of the idealistic educational philosophy. Seven Idealistic educational philosophers were briefly reviewed in order to shed light on their influence on educational practices. Those eminent thinkers were Plato, Augustine, Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, Hegel, and Royce. As a classical philosophy, idealism was occasionally labeled as inflexible and traditional. A significant result of this study was that no philosophers agreed and settled on every single argument even though they all agreed on several fundamental principles. The researcher used a qualitative methodology for data collection and literature, research, research papers, books, journal articles as a method of documentation. Based on this review of seven idealistic philosophical perspectives, the researcher provided some recommendations, the most important of which was to conduct similar studies by including other idealistic philosophers, and studies that focus on their educational thought. Additionally, the researcher recommended develop learners’ thoughts and beliefs regarding the idealistic approaches, techniques, methods, and practices of teaching and learning such as dialectic, dialogue, and discussion.
Machine Learning and their Importance
Authors: R. Gondaliya Priyanka ,   Sardar Patel College of Engineering , Bakrol
Published: July 2024

In today’s digital era, businesses are actively generating an astonishing 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every single day. For those of you wondering how much that is—well, there are 18 zeroes at a quintillion! With people using social media platforms, digital communication channels, and various contactless services, it is no surprise that big data continues to grow at a colossal rate. But how can we harness the potential of all this information in the future? And what’s machine learning have to do with it? First of all we have To better understand the future of machine learning, one must be able to differentiate between these 3 concepts deep learning (DL), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) interchangeably. machine learning (ML)
Introducing Concept of Fuzzy Support Matrix for Interestingness Measures
Authors: Ramdasi Swati R ,   Department of Computer Science, Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Science and Commerce,  Pune 411009 Maharasthra, India
Published: July 2024

Fuzzy association rules with its linguistic annotations and human interpretable form, has provided a convenient extension of association concepts to quantified attributes. The applicability is extended by combining extraction of both positive and negative association rules. Interestingness measures are used to filter out the useful and correct set of actionable association rules from the larger set of rules mined by association rule mining algorithms. Many measures such as Support, Confidence, Conviction and Certainty Factor, with their own area of applicability and statistical significance are popular. The wide range of measures is usually based on frequency counts or probability of occurrence of certain attribute patterns. Binary attributes uses a 2×2 contingency table as the basis for defining different measures. This paper presents concept of fuzzy support matrix using fuzzy partitions, as a natural extension of contingency table for the different interestingness measures. Those can be defined in a uniform and consistent manner. It uses the existing interestingness measures defined in new form using fuzzy support and illustrate these concepts using known data sets. This paper represent active research directions aimed at advancing the capabilities, applicability, and efficiency of fuzzy association rule mining in handling modern data challenges across various domains. Keywords: Interestingness measures; Association Rules mining; Fuzzy sets.
A Review of Real Time Image Processing for Object Detection
Authors: Shinde Prof. Shivaji Goroba ,   TPCT’s College of Engineering , Osmanabad (Dharashiv), India., Patil Mr. Shubham Suresh
Published: July 2024

In past days, capture images with very high quality and good size is so easy because of rapid improvement in quality of capturing device with less costly but superior technology. Videos are a collect of sequential images with a constant time interval. So video can provide also more information about our object when scenarios about to changing with respect to time. Therefore, manually handling videosit can be quite impossible. That time all that need an automatic devise to process these videos. In this thesis one such attempt has been made to track objects in videos. Many algorithms and technology have been developed to automate monitoring the object in a video file. Object detection and tracking is a one of the challenging task in computer vision. Mainly there are three basic steps in video analysis: Detection of objects of Interest from moving objects, Tracking of that interested objects in consecutive frames, and Analysis of object tracks to understand their behavior Some common choice to choose suitable feature to categories, visual objects are intensity, shape, color and feature points. In this thesis, we studied about mean shift tracking based on the color pdf, optical flow tracking based on the intensity and motion; SIFT tracking based on scale invariant local feature points. Keywords: real-time, object detection, tracking, surveillance
Synergistic Effects of Silica Fume And Steel Slag And Steel Slag In Advanced Concrete Composites
Authors: Hirwani Rishabh , Birali Dr. R.R.L
Published: July 2024

Concrete is highly versatile, capable of withstanding harsh environments and achieving inspirational forms. Modern advancements focus on enhancing its performance through innovative chemical admixtures and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). SCMs, often industrial byproducts like fly ash, silica fume, ground granulated blast furnace slag, and steel slag, replace a portion of Portland cement, reducing costs and environmental impact while improving concrete properties. Silica fume, a particularly successful SCM, significantly enhances concrete's strength and durability, especially in high-strength applications. Steel slag, a byproduct of steel manufacturing, shows potential as an aggregate in concrete, despite its tendency to expand due to free lime and magnesium oxides. Proper treatment and the use of pozzolanic materials like silica fume can mitigate this expansion. This study investigates the mechanical properties of concrete mixes using ACC brand slag cement, fly ash cement, and their blend (1:1), modified with 10% and 20% silica fume. Natural sand (zone II, IS 383-1982) serves as the fine aggregate, and steel slag (20 mm down) as the coarse aggregate, mixed in a 1:1.5:3 ratio. Tests on 7-day, 28- day, and 56-day compressive strengths, flexural strength, porosity, and capillary absorption were conducted. Key findings include an increased water requirement with higher silica fume content, higher early strength gain with fly ash cement, and better later strength with slag cement. Silica fume reduces capillary absorption and porosity, particularly with fly ash cement. Keywords: Concrete, Steel Slag, Silica Fume, Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Durability, Strength.
New Aspects of “The Case of Richard Sorge”. A View From Modern Russia (2017–2022)
Authors: Kulanov A. E. , Sharova A. B.
Published: July 2024

Due to the expiration of a number of previously classified materials related to the activities of the Soviet special services during the Second World War, and also due to the especially high public interest in the “case of Richard Sorge” in the last 5 years, a military historian and Doctor of Historical Sciences Mikhail A. Alekseyev introduced into scientific discourse a large number of previously unknown Russian-language documents on this case. These documents are of paramount interest to researchers. For example, it is the first publication of the materials that definitively answer the questions of whether Sorge was a double agent and of what the real reason for the failure of the network of Soviet military intelligence in Japan in 1941 was, as well as of many other pieces of important documentary evidence of the activities of the Soviet secret services in that country.Soon after that, the authors of this article for the first time made a complete translation of the memoirs of Ishii Hanako, Sorge’s Japanese wife, which were analyzed in detail and commented on by the authors of the book Another Sorge. The Story of Ishii Hanako. The memoirs of Ishii Hanako give a chance to take a fresh look at Richard Sorge’s personality, his goals in studying Japan and his approaches to this issue, to form a more personal and, at the same time, objective picture of his character. Together with the case of the “Special Folder” of the Central Committee of the CPSU on perpetuating the memory of Richard Sorge, declassified in 2020, for the first time in history, these materials allow us to fully evaluate Ishii Hanako’s effort to preserve the memory of Sorge in Japan during the period from 1945 to 1964. By comparing the memoirs, the documents of the Soviet side, and by carrying out the research and analytical work, the authors have reached a new level of understanding of the “case of Richard Sorge.”In 2017–2022, a number of new materials devoted to the same case were published in Japan. They reveal the level of awareness of not only Japan’s government and law enforcement agencies, but also of the emperor himself, as well as the division of powers of the special services in the liquidation of Sorge’s intelligence network.
Fumio Kishida’s First Year in PM Office: Is Abenomics to End or Stay?
Authors: Shvydko V. G.
Published: July 2024

article addresses the experience of Fumio Kishida’s first year as Prime Minister of the Japanese government with respect to its economic policy vision and implementation. This policy is analyzed by comparing it to the policy pursued over the past ten years by PM Kishida’s predecessors in the office, on the one hand, and to the commitments he announced during the 2021 election campaign, on the other hand. The paper notes that, in its basic moments, the economic policy of the cabinet of the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party continues the course previously maintained by the team of then-PM Abe Shinzō, known as Abenomics. This is manifested in the specific use of basic instruments of macroeconomic policy, primarily in the monetary and tax areas, as well as in setting priorities for the policy to stimulate consumption and economic activity. Continuity of the course can be particularly illustrated by the soft monetary policy; a positive view of the depreciation of the Japanese national currency; the moderately expansionary fiscal policy relying on domestic borrowing; preference given to interests of the national corporate sector. Legacy inherited from the previous administrations also includes government measures to revitalize deferred private demand, promoting investment in R&D, venture, and innovative enterprises with a particular focus on regional economies. Kishida’s particular emphasis on invigorating redistributive mechanisms and increasing the share of wages in the total national income has not yet resulted in specific decisions and actions by the government. Kishida’s commitment to expand the number of beneficiaries of the capitalist market system as part of his idea of “new capitalism” is yet to be carried out.In recent months, the attention of the government and its economic team has largely been focused on overcoming the consequences of the disruption of transnational production, trade and logistics chains caused by the coronavirus pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions. In addressing this issue, the government prioritizes subsidizing businesses and households to partially offset energy and food price hikes, securing diversification or localization of critical links of trade and production chains, as well as the exclusion from them of politically undesirable or unstable locations. At this stage, however, the actions of the government are limited to setting relevant goals and plans to provide finance for programs with effectiveness yet to be proven.
Calligrapher Takayasu Rōoku and the Question of Authorship of the Tokai Setsuyō Hyakkatsū Encyclopedia
Authors: Kikteva M. M.
Published: July 2024

This work focuses on calligrapher Takayasu Rōoku (years of life are unknown), who lived and worked in Osaka in the second half of the 18th century. The life and work of Takayasu Rōoku deserve attention because it was him who complied one of the most popular encyclopedias of his time, Tokai Setsuyō Hyakkatsū (Complete Compendium of Urban Knowledge, Osaka, 1801), which went through several editions during the 19th century and affected the worldview of city dwellers of that time. Based on the evidence from contemporaries and the analysis of books on which Rōoku worked, this work describes his social circle, interests, lifestyle, and his main areas of work.
A SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO IMPROVING METHODS OF MANAGING INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Authors: Zolotareva Yuliya , Hubulova Veronika , Serdyukova Ol'ga , Sonin Aleksandr
Published: July 2024

In the context of the digitalization of society, the concept of social conflict remains relevant, which affect all spheres and branches of the national economy. They are especially acute in the field of public and municipal administration, as a dynamic sphere of digitalization. Conflicts can be both groundless and have a clear basis, and the higher the interest of the parties to the conflict in resolving the situation, the more likely the escalation of the conflict, expressed in various patterns of behavior of individuals. Sociologists, psychologists, economists, political scientists, and anthropologists describe conflicts in diametrically opposite ways and give them different classifications. In order to determine the causes of the conflict and assess the conflict field, a scheme is presented that allows to identify the true cause of the conflict situation in the field of public administration.
The study uses numerous methods of segmentation of civil servants by type of behavior in a conflict situation, thanks to such clustering, it is possible to further select schemes for reducing conflicts in the process of solving complex strategic tasks. By building sociograms, it is possible to determine the leadership qualities of an employee, the degree of his reliability, the level of compatibility in the group and professionalism.
In the course of the study, which consists in identifying conflicting personalities in the civil service, a methodology focused on describing the real state of the object was used. Its essence is to identify contradictions in the formal organizational structure, which is the basis for the development of conflicts of various types. Based on the indicators, a department profile is created according to the degree of conflict and, based on the situation, conflict resolution mechanisms are applied in the future.
La Covid-19 en los procesos organizacionales de las universidades públicas de América latina
Authors: Santillán Lima Juan Carlos , Samaniego Erazo Carmen Amelia , Parra Álvarez Paulina Fernanda , Samaniego Erazo Florípes del Rocío
Published: July 2024

Introducción: La propagación mundial de la Covid-19 plateó la necesidad de incurrir en procesos adaptativos en diferentes niveles sociales y organizativos puesto que se creó un sin número de problemas en la estructura organizativa de las universidades de todo el mundo, entre ellos se pueden citar los recortes presupuestarios, escasez de mano de obra, cierre de instituciones, reducción de espacios físicos para clases y dificultades para implementar la educación online.
Objetivo: Determinar los cambios organizacionales que se evidenciaron en las universidades de América Latina como consecuencia de la COVID-19
Resultados: Durante la pandemia, el 91.7% de la población encuestada confirmó que el personal académico y los servidores recibieron capacitación para adaptarse a la educación en línea. Además, se observó una percepción de flexibilidad en el control del desempeño del personal, con el 66.7% de los encuestados afirmando que este control se flexibilizó, mientras que el 25% opinó lo contrario.
Conclusión: Los datos reflejan un esfuerzo notable por parte de las universidades para adaptarse a los desafíos presentados por la pandemia, mostrando flexibilidad y una comunicación efectiva de decisiones importantes.
Big Data Analytics in Management Information Systems: Exploring Its Role in Comprehensive Bonded Zones for Enhanced Industrial Structures and Local Economic Development
Authors: Gao Yinjie
Published: July 2024

CBZs influence Chinese industry and growth and studying CBZ causes and dynamics is crucial to understanding their effects. To fill this gap, we define key CBZ traits, explore government policies, evaluate infrastructure development, analyse human resources dynamics, and investigate Big Data Analytics in CBZ management information systems. Research uses regression analysis to determine variable correlations, significance, and magnitude. SPSS 25 analyses moderation and regression. Regression analyses show that CBZ features, government policies, infrastructure development, local economic development, and industrial structure optimisation are positively connected. Human capital investment and Big Data Analytics improve CBZ features and government policies, boosting economic growth and industrial innovation in moderation tests. CBZ officials, businesses, and stakeholders should carefully review these findings due to their practical relevance. To boost CBZ innovation and competitiveness, improve infrastructure, government backing, and Big Data Analytics. To maximise CBZ ecosystem contributions, enterprise actions should match variables. Education and technology investments in human capital and technology can assist CBZs. Industrial and economic geography explain CBZ operations and economic zone success. This study examines CBZ performance factors to improve theory and decision-making. Hybrid methods should be used to study CBZs worldwide and how technology affects them. This study suggests CBZs boost local economic growth and industrial structure optimisation. This research shows the many elements that affect CBZ performance in China and internationally, enabling policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to improve it.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: July 2024

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2024.
Review of Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon, The Work of Inclusion: An Ethnography of Grace, Sin, and Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Mescher Marcus
Published: July 2024

Review of Lorraine Cuddeback-Gedeon, The Work of Inclusion: An Ethnography of Grace, Sin, and Intellectual Disabilities
Review of Susan J. Dunlap, Shelter Theology: The Religious Lives of People without Homes
Authors: Cuddeback-Gedeon Lorraine
Published: July 2024

Review of Susan J. Dunlap, Shelter Theology: The Religious Lives of People without Homes
Review of Karen V. Guth, The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts
Authors: Antonio Melicia
Published: July 2024

Review of Karen V. Guth, The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts
Review of Lincoln Rice, The Ethics of Protection: Reimagining Child Welfare in an Anti-Black Society
Authors: Yanko Catherine
Published: July 2024

Review of Lincoln Rice, The Ethics of Protection: Reimagining Child Welfare in an Anti-Black Society
The Association Between National Human Resource Management Practices and Measures and Correlates of National Happiness
Authors: Buljat Maja ,   University of Applied Sciences with Public Rights BALTAZAR ZAPREŠIĆ, Zaprešić, Croatia, Dragičević Daniel ,   Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia
Published: July 2024

For hotel companies to operate successfully, it is important to react to the changes that are happening in the market. The method and form of valuation of companies in a market economy environment implies a thorough knowledge not only of the financial condition of these companies, but also of the means for their evaluation. The research was conducted on a sample of 208 hotel companies in Croatia from 2002 to 2018. The paper implements five models with different dependent variables that show the success of the company's business: profit, employment, income, assets and investments. The independent variables used in the model were corporate tax, exchange rate, contributions, tax and surtax, VAT rate on accommodation services, and average interest rate on loans, while the control variables were enterprise size and gross domestic product. For the sake of transparency in proving hypotheses, all hypotheses were tested through all five models using the econometric panel analysis method using the STATA software package. The results show that there is an interdependence between selected indicators of hotel companies and selected economic policy measures, but the hypotheses are only partially accepted.
Measuring system for monitoring the current of a synchrotron radiation photodiode
Authors: Garayeva U. A.
Published: July 2024

The article describes the development of a current monitoring system for synchrotron radiation photodiodes for an experimental station. The paper presents the technical requirements for the system, its functional architecture, and its main components, such as a programmable power supply, current meter, and control block. The implementation of the system ensures process stability at the station and real-time data monitoring via LAN interface
Exploring cognitive processes in children's bilingual learning: The role of native and second languages.
Authors: Garaeva U. A.
Published: July 2024

This study examines the cognitive processes that accompany the acquisition of bilingualism in children, with an emphasis on the role of their native and second languages. Examines how cognitive development is shaped by bilingualism and the interaction between two languages.
Psychological barriers in learning English
Authors: Garaeva U. A.
Published: July 2024

This article explores the psychological barriers in the process of learning the English language. It discusses factors such as stress, anxiety, and fear of making mistakes, and offers strategies and practices to overcome them. The influence of cultural differences on psychological aspects of learning is examined, along with recommendations for increasing motivation and confidence in one's abilities.
Research and analysis of logos and corporate identity of SibGUTI partners
Authors: Litvinov D. S.
Published: July 2024

This material is devoted to the study of logos and corporate identity of partners of SibGUTI University. Building a corporate identity is a complex process that requires a lot of work, including marketing analysis, study of the area where the organization operates in order to display industry elements. This report studies the logos of partners of SibGUTI - in terms of color components, fonts and industry elements that can be laid, in order to use this information in the future when building a corporate identity of the Institute of Telecommunications "IT"
Reabilitação cognitiva em crianças e adolescentes que passaram por acolhimento institucional
Authors: Luiz Adriana Pozzobon de Souza , Andrade Caroline Oliveira de , Valentin Livia Stocco Sanches
Published: July 2024

Considera-se a infância a fase mais importante da vida de um sujeito. Esta fase é o período no qual as crianças começam a desenvolver suas funções cognitivas, biológicas e psicossociais. Estão implicadas neste desenvolvimento questões biológicas e ambientais. O núcleo familiar é primordial nesse processo do desenvolvimento social e cognitivo. Este artigo faz uma análise das consequências comportamentais e cognitivas causadas no desenvolvimento de crianças e adolescentes acolhidas institucionalmente. Relaciona este desenvolvimento com a Neuropsicologia, por análise de caráter exploratório e explicativo. Ele proporcionará ao leitor maior familiaridade com o problema estudado, identificando os fatores que determinam ou contribuem para ocorrência dos fenômenos estudados. A metodologia utilizada foi a Revisão Bibliográfica de artigos que versam sobre o tema, constituído principalmente de livros e artigos científicos.
O uso do laser de femtosegundo na cirurgia da catarata assistida
Authors: Branco Felipe Roberto Exterhotter , Moreira Hamilton
Published: July 2024

Introdução: Existem várias técnicas para o tratamento da catarata e usadas há muitos décadas. Mais moderanemnte surgiu o laser de femtosegundo, mas existem poucos estudos com seu uso.
Objetivo: Revisar dos resultados publicados para posicionar melhor suas indicações e uso.
Método: Revisão narrativa feita em plataformas virtuais em português e inglês, utilizando SciELO, Google Scholar, Pubmed e Scopus com os seguintes descritores “catarata, facoemulsificação, laser de femtosegundo” com busca AND ou OR.
Resultado: Ao final incluíram-se 37 artigos.
Conclusão: Apesar do alto custo e falta de experiência com as plataformas, acredita-se ser importante para oftalmologistas em formação desenvolverem conhecimentos e habilidades acerca de inovações tecnológicas como a FLACS.
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) e platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) podem ser indicadores de prognóstico para complicações operatórias e sobrevida em metástases ósseas?
Authors: Teixeira Matheus Silva , Do Nascimento-Filho Geraldo Odilon , Dos Santos Carlos Eduardo Oliveira , Carmo Alexsandro Batista da Costa , Mello Glauco Jose Pauka , Teixeira Ana Valeria Rigolino , Tabushi Fernando Issamu , Franck Claudio Luciano , Ribas Carmen Australia Paredes Marcondes , Collaço Luiz Martins
Published: July 2024

Introdução: De um modo geral, a inflamação estimula a produção e liberação de neutrófilos e, ao mesmo tempo, diminui a produção de linfócitos. A linfopenia reflete que a imunidade mediada por células está prejudicada, enquanto a neutrofilia representa resposta à inflamação sistêmica nesses cânceres.
Objetivo: Revisar nos pacientes com metástase óssea em ossos longos a incidência de complicações e taxas de sobrevida pós-operatória correlacionando-as com os marcadores NLR e PLR.
Método: Revisão narrativa feita colhendo informações publicadas em plataformas virtuais em português e inglês inicialmente realizada por busca dos descritores relacionados ao tema que foram: “extremidade inferior, cirurgia, metástase, epidemiologia, complicações pós-operatórias, neutrófilos, linfócitos, plaquetas” e seus equivalentes em inglês “lower extremity, surgery, metastasis, epidemiology, survival, complications, neutrophils, lymphocytes, blood platelet”. A extensão incorporou AND ou OR, pelo título e/ou resumo, e leitura na íntegra dos textos mais relacionados ao tema. 
Resultado: Foram incluídos 23 artigos.
Conclusão: Quanto maiores, tanto o NLR quanto o PLR estão associados à menor sobrevida em pacientes com MO quando submetidos ao tratamento cirúrgico, especialmente após 3 meses de pós-operatório. Contudo, não há ainda confirmação de que eles sinalizem algum desfecho, favorável ou não, em relação às complicações pós-operatórias.
Analysis of the factors that influence the success of relationship marketing in academic libraries
Authors: Figueiredo Elisabeth , Almeida Pereira Paulo , Ribeiro Célia , Passos Clotilde , Antunes Joaquim
Published: July 2024

Purpose: This study aims to identify the main dimensions of relationship marketing that have the greatest impact on users’ satisfaction and loyalty in academic libraries.
Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative study was conducted. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey, directed to the users of four libraries of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which resulted a total of 292 valid responses. The necessary sample size for the completion of this study was calculated based on Daniel's calculator Soper. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 27.0) software and structural equation methods were use to test the proposed model.
Originality: This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the specific dimensions of relationship marketing that are most influential in the context of university libraries. While prior research has explored relationship marketing in various contexts, this study focuses on the unique environment of academic libraries, thereby providing novel insights into enhancing user satisfaction and fostering loyalty among library users.
Findings: The results show that the relationship marketing dimensions that contribute the most to users’ satisfaction and loyalty are: "relational behaviour", "understanding needs" and "quality of services". Additionally, the study identifies the positive relationship between user satisfaction and loyalty, emphasizing the critical role of relationship marketing in fostering long-term user loyalty in the academic library setting.
Theoretical/methodological contributions: Increase of scientific knowledge through the validation of a relationship marketing model, through which its implications for the management of university libraries are evidenced.
Practical implications: Understanding the main dimensions of relationship marketing that impact user satisfaction and loyalty allows library managers to adapt their strategies and services to motivate and attract users to their spaces and to better meet their needs.
Environmental Drivers for Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages and Distributional Patterns in a Plateau River of Bundelkhand Region, India
Authors: Mishra Asheesh Shivam , Pandey Chandan Kumar , Tiwari Shweta
Published: July 2024

Study was conducted to determine environmental drivers for benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and distribution patterns in a plateau river, the Dhasan. Four sampling stations (S1-S4) were selected from headwater to mouth. Lifting of stones and sieving of substratum methods were used to collect benthic macroinvertebrate fauna seasonally from December 2018 to November 2019. The collected samples were identified at the family level to determine assemblages and functional feeding groups. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was used to determine important environmental drivers for invertebrate distribution. The richness of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna varied among the stations. Total mean density increased from S1 to S2, declined at S3 and again increased at S4. Thiaridae was found to be the most abundant taxa at all stations. The assemblages forming taxa varied among the station. Functionally, scrappers were the most dominant functional feeding groups at all the stations. Water temperature, land use, current velocity and dissolved oxygen were the important environmental drivers for invertebrate distribution.
Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Solutions via Adsorption Using Raw, Calcined, and Chemically Treated Laterite Mineral
Authors: Nakade Priya , Bhatkhande Dhananjay , Deosarkar Manik , Jabade Siddharth , Watve Hemant , Kapadnis Chetan
Published: July 2024

Accessing safe drinking water in India faces a mounting challenge due to deteriorating water quality from industrial pollution and excessive groundwater extraction, leading to increased chemical impurities like fluoride affecting 66 million people across 20 states. Fluoride contamination, arising from natural sources like volcanic activity and mineral weathering, is compounded by industrial discharge from semiconductor, metal, glass, and fertilizer industries. Prolonged exposure to fluoride-laden water poses health risks, causing dental, skeletal, and non-skeletal fluorosis. To address these risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) set the acceptable fluoride limit in drinking water at 1.5 mg/l. Despite various available technologies like coagulation and membrane processes, adsorption remains the most cost-effective method, especially for domestic use. Materials such as alumina, zeolite, clay, coal, and ceramics have been studied as fluoride adsorbents. In present study, laterite, bauxite, hematite, and calcite minerals rich in iron, aluminum, silica, and calcium were examined for fluoride ion adsorption at 7 pH and room temperature. Laterite displayed superior adsorption capacity compared to other minerals. Parameters like stirring speed, adsorbent size, and thermal treatment were investigated for their impact on laterite’s adsorption capacity. Raw laterite was successfully modified by loading it with copper oxide using a copper sulphate solution, significantly elevating its adsorption capacity from 0.26 to 1.905 mg/g, an eight-fold increase. Freundlich isotherm analysis confirmed multilayer adsorption facilitated by electrostatic forces. Isotherm study validates that surface-modified laterite is a robust adsorbent for fluoride removal at neutral pH and room temperature, presenting a promising solution for water treatment needs.
Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon and Storage under Aquilaria malaccensis based Homestead Plantation System of Assam
Authors: Saikia Priyanka , Das Moutushi , Deka Jyotishman
Published: July 2024

Soil is one of earth’s most complicated environments for life. The single most important property determining the soil i.e., soil organic carbon has gained prominence in assessment of soil quality and also as a strategy for climate change mitigation. However, different forestry practices have different potential to store carbon and depend on the species composition and environmental variables. Hence, the present study has been carried out to investigate the status of soil organic carbon storage in the Aquilaria malaccensis based homestead plantation systems in three districts of Assam viz., Golaghat, Jorhat and Hojai. Soil samples from three depths (0-10, 10-20 and 20-30 cm) were collected seasonally and analyzed. Results indicated that average SOC ranges between 1.51-1.65%. Similarly, SOC stock ranged from 38.8 to 39.7 Mg C ha-1 among the three study sites. Both SOC (%) and stock does not show any significant variation among different depths and sites. Seasonally SOC (%) and stock were high in the post-monsoon season and lowest in the winter season. In the present study SMC, pH, EC, SOM and TKN showed positive relationship with SOC, whereas BD have negative relationship. The present study also reported a marginally higher content of SOC than other plantation systems. Higher content of carbon in Aquilaria based homestead plantations was attributed to the soil characteristics, elevated litter inputs and higher biological activity. Seasonal variation in SOC was attributed to factors such as local climate, rainfall and temperature pattern.
Impact of Zinc on Growth of Soybean (Glycine max L.)
Authors: Gupta Siddhi , Meena Manoj Kumar
Published: July 2024

This study investigated the impact of five different concentrations of Zinc Sulphate (ZnSO4 .7H2O), ranging from 0 (control), 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250 mg/kg., on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) plant growth attributes like root and shoot length, as well as dry weight at pre, peak, and post-flowering stages. The experiments were set up in pots with three replications in green house of Department of Botany of University of Rajasthan, Jaipur during the month of April in natural outdoor conditions, where the photoperiod was 12 h and the average temperature was 30°C. The effect of Zinc on almost all the growth parameters under study was found to be statistically significant. The study revealed that at 500 mg/kg had maximum root length (56.04 cm), shoot length (74.06 cm), root dry weight (1.321 g) and shoot dry weight (5.106 g) at post flowering stage. In contrast, at 1250 mg/kg application resulted substantial reduction in root length (31.10 cm), shoot length (46.22 cm), root dry weight (0.519 g) and shoot dry weight (2.923 g) at post flowering stage as compared to control. The experiment finding showed that at low levels of zinc (250 and 500 mg/kg) showed a significant increase in growth parameter, with maximal growth observed at 500 mg/kg soil concentration. Considering this, a recommended zinc application rate of 0.75 kg/ha is suggested to optimize plant growth and nutrient uptake in agricultural fields. Furthermore, caution should be exercised to avoid soil concentrations surpassing 750 mg/kg to mitigate potential phytotoxicity or nutrient imbalances, particularly in soybean cultivation areas. These findings suggest that urgent measures are warranted to mitigate zinc pollution and ensure the productivity of food crops.
Ethnomedicinal Plants on Home Gardens of the Nyishi Tribe of Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Authors: Nanu Techi , Nimasow Gibji
Published: July 2024

Arunachal Pradesh is a tribal inhabited area where most people are directly or indirectly dependent on forest resources for their sustenance. The present study was carried out in Deb, Lakang, Leporiang, Ompuli, and Parang villages of Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh from June to December 2021. The Nyishi tribes mostly inhabit the study area. The Nyishi people have a long history of using ethnomedicinal plants for the treatment of various ailments. They also use these plants as a source of food. With time, the demand for such plants has increased rapidly leading to a declining population in the wild. Concerned about the diminishing population in the wild, the local people have ventured to grow them in the home gardens to meet their needs. The study found 21 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 16 families cultivated by the people in their kitchen gardens. Of these, 52% were herbs, 24% were shrubs, 19% were trees and 5% were climbers. Quantitative indices like Relative Frequency of Citations (RFC) and Fidelity Level (FL) of the plants have been also calculated. While the RFC ranged between 0.13 to 0.97 and FL between 51.1 to 96.7%. The study reveals the importance of ethnomedicinal plants as a source of food as well as curing a variety of ailments by the Nyishi tribes. Cultivation of ethnomedicinally and economically important plants in the home gardens is a useful strategy for conservation. It will also contribute towards the preservation of associated traditional ecological knowledge of the people. Therefore, the farmers should be encouraged and motivated for more such efforts to ensure the conservation of plants and food security in light of the changing climate.
Upright Stratification of Vascular Epiphytes in Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Eastern Himalaya
Authors: Chowdhury Roshni , Chowdhury Monoranjan
Published: July 2024

Vascular epiphyte makes a significant contribution to the tropical and sub-tropical diversity. In this study vertical distribution of vascular epiphytes and their significance presence were analysed within the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary. Tree species were sampled upon which VEA (Vascular epiphytic assemblage) were studied by using binocular and rope climbing method. A total of 1057 individual epiphytes representing 59 species belonging to 10 families were sampled. Trees were grouped over heights, DBH and Vertical distribution according to zonation pattern confirmed by Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). Orchids and ferns were found dominant species of the study area.
Studies on Hydrogeochemistry and Human Health Risks of Groundwater in Hazaribag City, Jharkhand, India
Authors: Kumar Neeraj , Srivastava Shubha
Published: July 2024

In the present paper, the groundwater quality of the selected places of Hazaribag City in Jharkhand, India, has been reported. In this connection results of the analyses of different physicochemical variables, including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), temperature, cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+), anions (CO32-, HCO3-, Cl-, F-, SO42-, NO3-) and trace metals (Mn, Fe, Pb, Cr, Zn, Al, As) have been described. According to the Schoeller’s diagram, the major cations, anions, and Heavy metals in the samples are in the order of Ca2+ > Na+ > Mg2+ > K+, HCO3- > Cl- > SO42-, > NO3- and Zn > Fe > Mn > Al > Cr > As > Pb, respectively. The Gibbs Plot indicates that the rock-water interaction mechanism is dominant, although the Piper plot demonstrates that groundwater samples are the mixed regions of Ca2+ - Mg2+ - Cl- - SO42- and Ca2+ - Mg2+ - HCO3- type reflecting the prevalence of anthropogenic influence. According to the Durov plot, 9.37% of groundwater samples exhibit association with dolomite or ion-exchange clay, 53.13% shows normal dissolution or mixing, and the rest 37.5% reverse ion-exchange of sodium and chloride type water. Groundwater in Hazaribag City is supersaturated with calcite, dolomite, and gypsum, while most of the samples are nearly at equilibrium with anhydrite. Conversely, all 32 groundwater samples are undersaturated with halite. The water quality index (WQI) shows that 9% of the samples of groundwater are good, 6% poor, 13% very poor, and the rest 72% are unfit for drinking. Positive correlations were observed among all water quality indices and heavy metals. The presence of heavy metals significantly contributed to non-carcinogenic health risks for both adults and children, following the order of Cr > As > Fe > Pb > Mn > Zn > Al.
Significance of the Lifted Index in Atmosphere
Authors: Taiyab Mohammad , Ansari Rizwan Ul Haq , M K RAhiman , H Aleem Basha
Published: July 2024

This article is a literature review that congregates views, results and thresholds of the atmospheric Lifted index presented by a few researchers till date, which will stimulate further research. The Lifted Index is a useful tool to predict latent instability of the atmosphere, to predict severe local storms and thunderstorms and elicit light on the behavior and few processes occurring in the atmosphere. This review discusses the significance of the Lifted Index during instability (stable/unstable) of the atmosphere, thunderstorms, tornado outbreaks and also the future direction of work.