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The Comparison Of Tracking Methods Using QR Code Marker And Texture Marker On Augmented Reality Application
Authors: Bagus Satria  , Imron  , Br Barus Mika Debora
Published: July 2023

The research entitled " The Comparison Of Tracking Methods Using QR Code Marker And Texture Marker On Augmented Reality Application" aims to build augmented reality-based learning applications, implement tracking methods and then compare QR code markers with texture markers to determine which markers are better in augmented reality. This application displays 3-dimensional virtual objects by utilizing augmented reality technology with the help of the vuforia library, unity 3D software, and blender. Comparison of tracking methods using QR code markers and texture markers based on factors that affect the success of the application in detecting markers/detection objects. These factors are detection angle, detection distance and light intensity. Based on the results of testing on augmented reality applications with tracking methods using QR code markers and texture markers, it is known that QR Code markers can better display 3-dimensional virtual objects based on detection distance and detection angle.
Comparing the efficiency of technology and innovation of the EU and selected countries: the effects of EU framework programs
Authors: MANAVGAT Gökçe , DEMİRCİ Ayhan
Published: July 2023

Objective: This study has two purposes. The first is to determine the relatively impact of EU framework programs (Lisbon Strategy to Horizon 2020) on the level of technological efficiency by comparing them with EU members and non-EU members selected countries.  This paper also to compare technology efficiency of the EU member countries separately and as a union. The second is purpose to evaluate technological efficiency scores and the economic growth rates of the EU and the selected countries.Originality/Relevance: The relative efficiency of the technology and innovation of the EU was compared with other selected countries for 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2018 and evaluated. In previous studies, we could not find a study evaluating the long-term impact of the European Union's framework programs and its efficiency of innovation.Methodology/approach: For measuring efficiency, DEA method was used with two inputs and four outputs which is represented the technology and innovations.Main results: The evidence shows that the efficiency of the technology and innovation of the EU was quite low in 2000, and it has reached an increasing trend over the years and reached the full efficient in 2015 and 2018.  The analyses which were done separately for 26 EU countries, the efficiency scores are relatively low among EU countries. It reveals that the EU provides a strong platform for R&D collaborations for creative destruction.Social/management contributions: The EU should continue to design promoting cooperation networks, frameworks programs to support stable economic growth patterns and long-term technology-based growth targets, considering the distinctive features of its economic system.
Study on the effect of hygrothermal aging on the properties of three-dimensional woven composite materials with damage
Authors: Xu Liang , Wang Guiting , Zhou Song , Huang Yanqing
Published: July 2023

This study analyzed the hygroscopic characteristics and mechanical properties of three-dimensional woven composite materials under 70℃/85%RH conditions and with the presence of damage. First, the materials underwent hygrothermal aging tests, including analysis of mass change, moisture absorption rate, SEM microstructure, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and subsequent open-hole tensile and compression strength tests under different environmental conditions. Finally, macroscopic failure analysis was conducted. The results showed that as the hygrothermal aging time increased, the moisture absorption rate increased and the fiber surface became smoother, while the degree of debonding between the fiber and matrix increased. The open-hole tensile and compression strength of the composite material decreased as the aging time extended, and the environmental temperature had different effects on open-hole tensile and compression strength.
Applicability of joint regression and biplot models for stability analysis in multi-environment barley (Hordeum vulgare) trials
Authors: KUMAR VISHNU , KHARUB A S , VERMA R P S , VERMA AJAY
Published: July 2023

GGE and AMMI biplot methods with Eberhart and Russell regression model were applied on the set of 18 barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes grown in 6 environments for quick and relevant method vis-a-vis to delineate genotype by environment interaction, stable genotypes and environmental discrimination. The average grain yield over the locations was depicted as 41.97 q/ha, which ranged from 31.82 (Karnal) to 55.52 q/ha (Bhatinda). The genotype DWRB 91 (47.51 q/ha) exhibited the highest grain yield followed by DWRB 121 (46.35 q/ha), DWRB 123 (46.04 q/ha) and DWRB 128 (44.70 q/ha) over the locations. In Eberhart and Russell model, the genotypes DWRB 124 and PL 880 were found suitable for favourable environments and DWRB 128 for poor environments. In AMMI analysis, IPCA 1 and IPCA 2 altogether captured 74.73% of the interaction mean squares, while in GGE biplot, PC 1 and PC 2 captured 36.51% and 26.44% interaction variation,respectively. The genotypes BH 992, DWRB 121, DWRB 123, RD 2897 and checks BH 902 and DWRB 91 were high yielding and as well as found stable in GGE and AMMI 1 biplot. The test environments Durgapura and Modipuram exhibited different niches, whereas, Hisar, Ludhiana, Bhatinda and Karnal were representative with better discriminating ability. Between biplot models applied, the GGE biplots were clear in visualization for polygon view, genotypic stability and environmental discrimination. The GGE method considered both G+GE for biplot generation and found most suitable for stability analysis.
Decolonizing Evaluation: Truth, Power, and the Global Evaluation Knowledge Base
Authors: Hassnain Hur
Published: July 2023

Evaluations play a critical role in shaping the way international development interventions are designed and managed. This contributes to the fact that there are intrinsic power dynamics at play during the production of evaluation knowledge. In the wake of growing commitments to deal with the repercussions of a colonial past and a prolonged history of white supremacy, there has been growing recognition of the need to decolonize evaluation theory and practice to help foster equality and ensure that evaluation knowledge is generated, shared, and understood universally. Increased efforts are being made to understand the risks involved if evaluations fail to utilize decolonized evaluation methods and approaches. We are faced with questions such as: How can we decolonize evaluation and disrupt unequal power relations? How can the evaluation process itself be transformative and an opportunity for co-liberation? What practical tools and steps facilitate power sharing? How can evaluation be used to advance decolonization and social justice?

This paper describes the connection between truth and power and how that relates to the evaluation and decolonization debates. It provides potential starting points for decolonizing evaluation practice, including some examples where this has already been tested. To conclude it focuses on the universalisation of evaluation knowledge and the need to ensure that evaluation knowledge is translated and disseminated via inclusive forms of communication to ensure that learning can be better understood and hence translated into action orientated practice from grassroot to government level.  

The aim of this paper is to advance the discussion on decolonizing evaluation practice and provide some potential ways forward in terms of transforming evaluation theory and practice.

Keywords

Decolonizing evaluation, development, results, learning, accountability
Los Derechos Humanos y el acceso al agua potable en Cuba
Authors: Rojas Nastassja , González Claudia , Quintero Germán , Angel Segio , Muñoz Lina , Bohórquez Valentina , Herrera Maria Camila , Serna Daniela
Published: July 2023

El acceso al agua potable es un derecho humano fundamental reconocido por la comunidad internacional e implica que todas las personas deben tener acceso a suficiente agua de calidad para satisfacer sus necesidades básicas, como beber, cocinar, lavarse y mantener una higiene adecuada. Este derecho está intrínsecamente vinculado al derecho a la alimentación, ya que el agua es esencial para la producción, preparación y consumo de alimentos.
10 - A Response to Lloyd G. Adu Amoah’s ‘Ghana’s Democracy and the 2020 General Election: Signs of a Fading Promise?’
Authors: Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar
Published: July 2023

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Assessing the Impact and Scalability of Participatory Homegrown Programs on Reducing and Redistributing Unpaid Care Work among Women in Rwanda: A Case of Reseaux des Femmes' Unpaid Care Work Project in Rwanda: Baseline Report
Authors: Abbott Pamela , Malunda Dickson , Byaruhanga Ismael
Published: July 2023

This report provides a descriptive overview of the quantitative baseline data collected in January and February 2022 for a research project evaluating a complex social intervention to reduce and redistribute women’s unpaid care work (UCW) in Rwanda using homegrown solutions. The intervention aims to reduce and redistribute UCW undertaken by women in Rwanda's rural areas, thereby improving their quality of life and increasing their empowerment. The findings discussed in this report are from a survey of intervention and control households and 7-day time diaries completed by husbands and wives in each household, with some illustrative material from simultaneous qualitative research. The research design for the project is a cluster trial informed by critical realism (CRCT) , combining quantitative and qualitative research methods to explain what works for whom under what circumstances. The intention is not just to identify the changes that can be attributed to the intervention but to develop explanatory theories of why the changes took place (Danermark et al., 2019; Porter et al., 2017; Porter and O’Halloran, 2012). The purpose of a Working Paper at this stage of the project is mostly to describe the lives and subordination of rural women as revealed by the baseline survey and, in the process, to identify any differences between control and intervention groups which have occurred by chance and will need to be controlled statistically in the analysis of the final results.
Community Knowledge and Stigma Against COVID-19 Phase III Vaccine (Booster) and Health Workers in Handling COVID-19 in Parepare City
Authors: Ainun Tatang Nuraini , Yusuf Syarifuddin , Anggraeny Rini
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused fear among some people. Feelings of fear can make a person alert. However, when the feeling of fear becomes excessive, it can create a negative impression. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and stigma of the people of Parepare City towards the Phase III COVID-19 vaccine (Booster). This research is a descriptive study using a quantitative approach. The tool used in data collection is a questionnaire. This research was conducted in Parepare City from 11 to July 18, 2022. The population in this study were all people living in Parepare City, totaling + 154,524 people. The sample or sampling technique uses accidental sampling and 100 samples. Data were analyzed univariately and presented in the form of a frequency distribution. Research shows that the level of public knowledge of the Phase III vaccine (Booster) is 63%. The level of public knowledge of health workers in handling COVID-19 is in the high category of 73%. The stigma level of the people of Parepare City towards the Phase III vaccine (Booster) is in the high category of 69%. The level of community stigma towards health workers in handling COVID-19 is in the high category of 78%. In general, the people of Pare-pare City have high knowledge of the stage III vaccine (Booster) and health workers. However, implementing the Phase III vaccine (Booster) is still low due to the high stigma of the people of Parepare City towards health workers and Phase III vaccines (Boosters).
Correlation Between Adherence Therapy of Iron Chelation Levels with Anthropometric Status in Major Beta-Thalassemia Patients
Authors: Dwi Kartika Sari Grafita , Diyah Permatasari Trinita , Ismail Chasan
Published: July 2023

Thalassemia is a condition in which hemoglobin undergoes hemolysis due to impaired synthesis of hemoglobin or globin chains. Growth failure is a common occurrence in patients with thalassemia. Iron overload due to repeated transfusions will cause disturbances in anthropometric status in children with thalassemia. Iron chelation therapy is needed to overcome iron overload in patients with beta-thalassemia major. The level of adherence affects the success of iron chelation therapy. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of adherence to iron chelation treatment and anthropometric status in patients with thalassemia beta major at Kediri District General Hospital. This type of research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted at the SMF Pediatrics (IKA) RSUD Kediri Regency on 16 subjects with B-thalassemia major using a total sampling technique that met the inclusion criteria. The research instruments used in this study were the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 questionnaire and an examination of anthropometric status. The research analysis used the Spearman correlation test. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant. The results showed that there was a significant results between adherence to iron chelation consumption and height for age (p-value = 0.049 > a 0.05), significant results between adherence to iron chelation consumption with weight for age (p-value = 0.036 < a 0.05), and significant results with weight for height (p-value = 0.001 < a 0.05). This study implies that adherence to iron chelation therapy is essential for thalassemia patients. This study shows that patients more adherent to iron chelation treatment have better anthropometric status.
INVESTIGATING EFL LEARNERS’ READING DIFFICULTIES AND THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Authors: Nurhayati Devi , Julyan Reno , Williyan Aldha
Published: July 2023

This study investigates the reading difficulties faced by EFL learners and proposes possible solutions for English Education students in an Indonesian university. Reading comprehension is a vital component of the English education curriculum, as it enables students to comprehend and analyze texts effectively. To conduct this study, a descriptive strategy was employed in combination with a qualitative approach. The questionnaire was designed to identify common challenges encountered by students, including difficulties in text translation, enhancing motivation, and the teaching methods employed by instructors. Data was collected through interview sessions, questionnaire responses, and documentation. The findings revealed that students predominantly struggled with sentence comprehension. By addressing these issues and fostering a desire to read, related challenges such as limited vocabulary, grammar proficiency, and sentence interpretation can be effectively tackled. Moreover, some students faced difficulties arising from inadequate teaching methods employed by their instructors. Consequently, this study concludes that students' reading difficulties primarily revolve around understanding the text itself, which in turn leads to other complications such as grammar mastery, vocabulary limitations, and text translation problems. These factors emerge from both students themselves and the instructional approaches adopted by their teachers.
Sistem Pembelajaran Algoritma Best First Search, Breadth First Search & Depth First Search
Authors: Sujaini Herry , Perwitasari Anggi , Januardi Tri
Published: July 2023

Tujuan: Sistem Pembelajaran merupakan media pembelajaran yang sangat penting dalam hal pembelajaran untuk para pelajar. Dalam hal ini, sistem pembelajaran yang baik yaitu mampu membuat pelajar tersebut berkembang dengan pengetahuan yang dipelajarinya. Maka dari itu, sistem pembelajaran harus memiliki metode pembelajaran sehingga pelajar tertarik dan ingin belajar mengenai materi-materi pembelajaran. Pada Teknik Informatika Universitas Tanjungpura, terdapat materi pembelajaran Algoritma Best First Search, Breadth First Search, dan Depth First Search. Metode: Dengan adanya sistem pembelajaran yang dibangun ini dengan memiliki metode pembelajaran inkuiri membuat pelajar penasaran mengenai materi algoritma tersebut, sehingga pelajar tertarik untuk belajar materi algoritma best first search, breadth first search, dan depth first search. Hasil: Dari data nilai yang ada, pelajar memiliki persentasi kegagalan pada pretest sebesar 70% dan berhasil pada post test dengan persentasi 80%. Kesimpulan: Kegagalan pada pretest memacu agar pelajar lebih tertarik pada pembelajaran materi algoritma tersebut, sehingga sistem pembelajaran yang bangun berhasil membuat pelajar ingin belajar materi algoritma best first search, breadth first search, dan depth first search.
Impact of Vitamin E on Reducing Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Abdulaziz Maha , Almikhlafy Abdullah A. , Almagrami Afnan , Al-Hakimi Rawan , Alrimi Abrar , Al-Maqtari Marwa , Al Barakani Asmaa , Alrazzqe Khadija , Alhammadi Mahmoud
Published: July 2023

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common complaint among adolescent girls and women of reproductive age, which can be severe enough to negatively affect the quality of their life. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess its impact on primary dysmenorrhea severity among university female students.
Methods: This single-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted on 82 female university students with primary dysmenorrhea, who were allocated to either an intervention group (vitamin E) or a comparison group (placebo) and treated during two successive menstrual cycles. Dysmenorrhea severity was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale at baseline and during the two cycles.
Results: The median dysmenorrhea scores were not significantly different between both groups at baseline or during the first cycle after the intervention. However, the median dysmenorrhea score was significantly reduced in the vitamin A group during the second cycle. Most students in the vitamin E and placebo groups had moderate dysmenorrhea at baseline, being 73.2% and 85.4%, respectively. During the first and second cycles after the intervention, most students in the vitamin E group had mild dysmenorrhea (56.1% and 61%, respectively), while most students in the placebo group had moderate dysmenorrhea (58.5% and 56.1%, respectively).
Conclusion: Vitamin E can significantly reduce the severity of primary dysmenorrhea when administered in doses of 200 mg twice daily for two days before menstruation and three days thereafter.
Tax Gap Assessment Between Oil-Tax and Non-Oil-Tax Revenue in Nigeria: Practical Measures for Trimming the Tax Gap in Non-Oil Tax
Authors: Nwakeze Emmanuel Obiora , Oshiole Samuel , Onwuliri Okechukwu
Published: July 2023

Oil is inarguably a non-renewable source of energy. Thus, some day somehow it would run out and run dry. Nigeria is found to be one of the countries of the world that over-rely on oil-tax revenue, against the non-oil tax revenue. However, to gain research evidence into this, the study embarked on the assessment of their tax gap, to determine which reported a wider or severer tax gap. Ex-post facto design was the research design deployed since quantitative data are already available, and obtained from Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria. Regression statistics (applied with the aid of SPSS, ver. 25) was utilized for the data analyses and test of hypothesis. The study found that, although non-oil tax revenue recorded a stronger correlation (81.3%), it has a significantly wider tax gap – 40% above that, reported by oil-tax. From these finding and conclusion, the study recommended, among others, looking the way of non-oil tax revenue, such as investment in cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, agriculture, and services; the review of some of the non-tax rates to adapt them to the dynamic economic realities; and provision of greater enforcement resources to tax authorities for more effective tax administration.
Evolution of cross-border cooperation in the European Union: Challenges and opportunities
Authors: Fejes Zsuzsanna
Published: July 2023

The importance of cross-border cooperation systems along the external and internal borderlines of the European Union has been increasing since the last enlargements (in 2004 and 2007, 2013). Cross-border cooperation forms gained greater importance in the Hungarian national policy, in the cohesion policy of the European Union as well as in the formation of neighbourhood policy. In the last few years, however, the three most recent crises of the European Union-the 2015 migration crisis, the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war-and the socioeconomic impacts of all these crises have resulted in the re-discovery of borders. The European discourse changed fundamentally: instead of the elimination of borders and border obstacles, the issue of security has come to the fore, resulting in reclosing of borders, construction of new borders and application of more stringent border control. The aim of the study is to examine the institution-building process of cross-border territorial cooperation processes in the European Union. Analysing the legal framework for cross-border cooperation established by the Council of Europe and European Union can be recognised as a response to the lack of legal and institutional instruments of cross-border cooperation.
Speech enhancement by CycleGAN using feature map regularization
Authors: Popović Branislav , Janev Marko
Published: July 2023

The state-of-the-art results of single-channel speech enhancement were recently obtained by applying the unpaired dataset CycleGAN network approach, which is comparable to the paired dataset neural network approach. As only a relatively small amount of noisy speech data is usually available in applications, an augmented, semi-supervised CycleGAN is proposed. Recently, the feature map regularized CycleGAN approach was proposed and applied to the image transfer task, obtaining significant improvements on several standard image domain transfer databases. In this paper, we use a feature map regularized CycleGAN and combine it with the augmented semi-supervised approach in order to further improve CycleGAN Speech enhancement. Significant improvements in the speech enhancement task by means of several standard measures are obtained by using the proposed approach in comparison to baseline CycleGAN as well as the augmented CycleGAN approach.
Evaluation of wheat genotypes for salinity tolerance under real saline conditions: In situ
Authors: Matković-Stojšin Mirela , Petrović Sofija , Banjac Borislav , Mladenov Velimir , Zečević Veselinka , Roljević-Nikolić Svetlana , Luković Kristina
Published: July 2023

Salinity is one of the major abiotic stress factors that limit the productivity of crops, including wheat, in many regions of the world. Therefore, the priority in wheat breeding, to ensure global food security, is developing varieties that are adapted to saline environments. In situ, evaluation of wheat genotypes can provide valuable information on the performance of different genotypes under natural saline conditions and can help to identify the most salt-tolerant genotypes. To ensure an accurate evaluation of the performance of twenty-seven wheat genotypes under different environments, the trial was conducted on two different soil types (solonetz and chernozem) in two growing seasons. AMMI analysis shows that the environmental factor had the largest share (55.15%) in the variation of grain yield, where soil type had a dominant effect. Genotypes Renesansa, Harmonija, and Bankut 1205 achieved a high grain yield on both soil types. However, among the mentioned genotypes, the genotype Harmonija showed the highest tolerance to salinity. A significant proportion of the genotype and environment interaction (GEI; 25.89%) shows that there is a change in the ranking of genotypes across environments. According to the AMMI1 biplot, the genotypes Renesansa and Harmonija were distinguished by high grain yield and high stability. The environment Chernozem 2015/2016 had the greatest contribution to the GEI and the highest grain yield, while Solonetz 2017/2018 was characterized by the highest stability and the lowest grain yield. According to the AMMI2 biplot, genotype Harmonija achieved high stability in unfavourable environmental conditions that characterized the environment Solonetz 2017/2018.
Cavitation resistance of refractory samples based on talc and domestic zeolite from the Zlatokop deposit
Authors: Alil Ana , Majstorović-Necković Jelena , Martinović Sanja , Volkov-Husović Tatjana
Published: July 2023

The paper presents the results of the research cavitation erosion behavior of samples based on talc with addition of domestic zeolite from the Zlatokop deposit. Samples based on talc with 15 % of zeolite, from Zlatokop (Vranjska Banja), sintered at 1200ºC were used in this investigation. Resistance to cavitation was monitored by the ultrasonic vibratory cavitation set up with a stationary specimen and measuring respectively determining the specimens' mass loss. Image analysis and Young's modulus of elasticity were used to determine the level of degradation of the sample surface and sample's volume. Obtained results showed good resistance of the refractory samples based on talc and zeolite to the cavitation erosion, which indicates the possibility of application ceramic samples based on talc and zeolite in various areas of industry where the presence of destruction due to the effect of cavitation is expected.
Innovation through thinking in technology
Authors: Đekić Milica
Published: July 2023

Have you ever wondered how it would appear to travel on a ray of light? Albert Einstein had done that and he had gone beyond the frontiers of his time's mathematics and physics. His passionate curiosity had challenged him to make some discoveries during his lifetime and career. Today those achievements could get recognized as innovations as the criteria in science and technology have become much higher, so far. The modern information-communications technologies (ICT) have offered us an opportunity to reach anyone in this world so promptly and find the answer to any question so effectively. The first step in any technological innovation could be a thinking process and in so many cases such a model could involve some supporting phases. In theory, the innovation would mean an improvement to the current solution or at least a better, simpler and more effective response to the ongoing situation in a certain field of interest. On the other hand, the condition in the practice is much more complicated and it's quite uneasy to cope with all natural phenomena challenges. Maybe something would work flawlessly in our minds, but when we put that problem on the ground - we would realize that the things are not that simple at all.
Check-in to the future: Exploring the impact of contemporary information technologies and artificial intelligence on the hotel industry
Authors: Štilić Anđelka , Nicić Miloš , Puška Adis
Published: July 2023

The hotel industry is undergoing significant change as a result of technological advancements and shifting guest preferences. Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in this transformation, allowing hotels to provide personalized, efficient, and sustainable experiences that meet the needs of modern travelers. This paper provides an overview of the role and application of AI in the hotel industry, highlighting its benefits and challenges as well as presenting case studies that show how hotels are currently utilizing AI technology. According to the review of literature, AI technology can be used to optimize hotel operations, improve the guest experience, and boost sustainability efforts. However, the use of AI technology in the hotel industry raises concerns about data privacy and security, job displacement, and the need for human supervision to ensure ethical and responsible deployment. Finally, the paper discusses the future directions of AI in the hotel industry, highlighting the emergence of voice technology and augmented reality as potential areas for future innovation. This paper adds to the growing body of literature on the use of AI in the hotel industry and provides useful insights for hotel managers, technology providers, and researchers.
The development of national food culture in medieval Serbia
Authors: Đurović Mladenka , Božić Aleksandar , Borković Milana , Tošić Teodora
Published: July 2023

The way of eating in a certain historical period in a country can be an interesting indicator of the economic, agricultural and social climate, but also of various influences from the environment. Dining in the Middle Ages was conditioned by social and material status. The way of life in the city and the village differed, and this can easily be established on the basis of their tables. Peasants had to grow their own livestock, grains, fruits and vegetables, while the privileged bought them at the markets or imported them from abroad. The limited availability of products that can be used to prepare meals made the people in the countryside more appreciative of everything they produced, and wasting food was almost unthinkable. The study of food production and methods of preparation and consumption has become interesting to science only in the last few decades - studies of other sociological activities took precedence. The table is a precise indicator of all life circumstances: social status, joys and sorrows, traditions or rituals. In addition, the geographical position of Serbia on the Balkan Peninsula, where the roads between Europe and Asia cross, has resulted in the mixing of different cultures, and thus has influenced the culture of food. The medieval population of Serbia inhabited geographically diverse areas, there were frequent migrations, wars, looting and robbery. Serbia was often affected by droughts and diseases, but marriages were also made between noble families. All that left its mark on Serbian cuisine. The meeting of Oriental and Central European cultures brought variety in the number of foods, their processing and processing, storage methods and customs, as well as table manners. The beginnings of the national cuisine of the Serbs are linked to the Nemanjić dynasty. There are numerous historical sources about the development of culinary culture, and reliable testimonies are church charters and similar sources.
Roman roads and their significance for the economic growth of the south of Upper Moesia
Authors: Samardžić Gligor
Published: July 2023

The paper presents data that point to the routes of side roads (viae vicinales), less significant in terms of their construction, but, economically, highly important for the development of mining, trade, and craftsmanship in the south of Upper Moesia. Their significance is mirrored in the fact that they connected settlements or mining centres in the heartland of the province of Upper Moesia with superior main roads (previously mentioned) that criss-crossed Kosovo and Metohija (Naissus - Lissus, Narona - municipium DD - Scupi). The preserved fragments as well as the remains of large numbers of settlements outside of the area of main roads point out to their existence. In order to determine routes and study the road networks in Dardania, we used written ancient sources, itineraries and cartographic guides as well as few road remains and milestones from the territory. After using material evidence, the picture presenting the regional Roman road and newfound routes in the south of Upper Moesia is more reliable, i.e. new options for completely new interpretations relevant for the aforementioned problem can be suggested. The prevalent scientific method is based on historic sources and archeological and epighraph data from the territory.
AZADIRACHTA ÍNDICA. A JUSS (NEM), COMO PROTECTOR GÁSTRICO
Authors: Sarmiento Glenda , Burbano Zoraida , Soledispa Pilar , Guillén Hugo , Romo Michelle
Published: July 2023

La úlcera gástrica es una alteración de los mecanismos defensivos que alcanza la barrera mucosa, submucosa y muscular produciendo lesiones en la mucosa gástrica. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue evaluar la actividad citoprotectora de los extractos acuoso e hidroalcohólico de la corteza de Azadirachta indica A. Juss a diferentes dosis. Se usó un modelo de inducción ulcerogénica por ingesta de etanol a 90% por vía de administración oral seguido por el estudio macroscópico en estómago de ratones Se conformaron 10 grupos de 5 animales cada uno. La evaluación reveló la citoprotección gástrica de los extractos acuoso e hidroalcohólico a dosis de 1000 mg/kg de peso presentando índices de inhibición ulcerogénica de 77,5 y 90 %; a 500 mg/kg de 70 y 65 % y a 250 mg/kg de 15 y 55 %, mientras que los grupos controles con omeprazol y ranitidina presentaron porcentajes de 87,5 y 85 % respectivamente. Estos hallazgos sugieren que los extractos acuoso e hidroalcohólico de corteza de A. indica ejercen acción citoprotectora protegiendo a la mucosa gástrica.
analista estrangeira e as “estrangeiridades” dos pacientes
Authors: Leguizamón Silvia Elena
Published: July 2023

A autora trata de um aspecto de seu trabalho relacionado com “a pessoa do analista” em seu caráter estrangeiro e com tudo aquilo que isso desperta nos pacientes. A experiência adquire a pregnância da dupla “abandonar/ser abandonado”, entrando em jogo por meio da fantasia “abandonar o analista antes de ser abandonado por uma pessoa que foi capaz de abandonar os demais”. O perigo reside no fato de que essa dor psíquica possa se tornar intolerável, invadindo e bloqueando a função e o campo analíticos, conduzindo a um caminho equivocado que leve a uma construção rápida de uma história, caindo no que seria a história oficial do trauma, colagem de representações circulantes entre paciente e analista, tapando o sofrimento, exercendo uma função interpretante excessiva, tendente a acalmar a angústia de dois psiquismos ansiosos em representar, e deixando de fora a tarefa para a qual ambos os integrantes foram convocados: a análise.
Esperança terminável e interminável na situação analítica
Authors: Kancyper Luis
Published: July 2023

Neste trabalho, o autor tentará abordar o estudo específico da esperança no ressentimento e suas relações com as três memórias: do rancor, da dor e do pavor, porque a considera um afeto-chave, que possibilita, por seus complexos psicodinamismos, colocar em evidência a articulação da esperança terminável e interminável com a desmentida e a idealização na cura analítica. Para tanto, o autor desenvolverá os seguintes temas: “pedir peras ao álamo” (Cervantes), ou a esperança vã do ressentimento; esperança e basculante da desmentida e da idealização; o baluarte kafkiano e a necrópolis de analistas; esperança e desesperança nas memórias do rancor, do pavor e da dor.
psicanálise aberta ao porvir
Authors: Punta Rodulfo Marisa
Published: July 2023

Se Freud deu tanta importância aos primeiros encontros com o paciente adulto para comparar esse tempo com as aberturas no xadrez, cuja extrema diversidade é bem conhecida, essa complexidade não faz senão se intensificar notavelmente quando se trata da consulta de uma criança, pois muitas coisas dependem de um começo adequado, e não poucas vezes o que teria sido um tratamento possível é malogrado se o analista errar em suas hipóteses. Outras vezes, uma concepção mecânica de abertura leva a iniciar um tratamento sem justificação clínica suficiente. [...]
Desamparo e adição
Authors: Brum Antonio Francisco Maineri , Brum Mara Noemia Buchhorn
Published: July 2023

Descrição dos aspectos psicanalíticos da adição, da sua relação com a libido, seus aspectos defensivos principais, seu desenvolvimento num contexto pouco empático, suas fixações libidinais e sua inserção num grupo de patologias com características comuns denominadas desamparo ou “patologias do desvalimento”.
Obesidade mórbida, com-pulsão
Authors: Oliveira Marina Trench de , Palauro Yvogmar Godoy Rossilho
Published: July 2023

Observando-se o material dos pacientes obesos que procuram pela cirurgia bariátrica verificou-se a existência de um funcionamento mental extremamente primitivo, em que a ingestão constante de alimentos é usada como defesa contra sensações de um terror inominável. O levantamento dos trabalhos dos autores que privilegiaram o estudo das etapas iniciais do desenvolvimento e a correlação de seus achados com os dados observados evidenciaram que as sensações: de mastigação, movimentos da língua e dos maxilares, textura, sabor dos alimentos e sons produzidos, são utilizadas por eles como defesas autistas, sensoriais, frente ao terror da perda de partes do self. Obesos grau II privilegiam o uso das defesas da posição esquizo-paranóide, Obesos grau III o das defesas sensoriais. Inveja e voracidade são fatores-chave dessas personalidades, determinando a forma como ocorre o relacionamento com alimentos, profissionais e cirurgia. Levando-se em conta sua primitividade, são propostas algumas adaptações da técnica no trabalho psicoterápico.
tempo no espaço mítico da criação
Authors: Jorge Selma Terezinha Oliveira Fernandes
Published: July 2023

Sonhar os mitos do analisando dentro do setting analítico é trazer a sua narrativa ao campo das imagens ao viver com ele o tempo da criação no espaço mítico da imagem (PS ↔ PD) e então, dessa sensorialidade pró-evocativa, caminhar juntos para a tessitura das palavras. As evoluções do mito (I↔U) surgirão desse movimento transformacional no tempo do aqui-e-agora do setting analítico, promovendo expansões e contrações na vida psíquica da dupla analítica. Neste trabalho, proponho-me a refletir este percurso através de articulações teórico-clínicas.
“Eu vou morrer curada”
Authors: Tabacof Diana
Published: July 2023

A apresentação clínica de uma paciente e de sua desorganização somática grave (entendida como processo de desintricação pulsional) vai permitir a discussão de diversos aspectos do adoecer até a fase final do falecer, a partir do enquadre teórico da Escola de Paris de Psicossomática. Será aqui descrito como, no processo analítico do caso relatado, uma reintrincação pulsional vai ocorrer, sustentada por movimentos transferocontratransferenciais intensos, propiciando uma abertura à “significatividade” do adoecer, que chamaremos de “trabalho de somatização” (Smadja, 2013).
Qual o lugar da psicanálise no filicídio em ato?
Authors: Ampezzan Adriana , Enck Eluza Nardino , Anchieta Kellen Gurgel , Albuquerque Marlise Sandler
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho surgiu no ano de 2014, motivado por uma inquietação despertada no grupo de colegas que compunham o NIA da SBPdePA naquele momento, com relação ao monstruoso caso, que surgiu na mídia, do assassinato do menino Bernardo, de 11 anos, ocorrido na cidade de Três Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Tamanha agressão a uma criança, as circunstâncias envolvendo sua trágica morte, o descaso aos pedidos de ajuda, os maus-tratos, os desvendamentos que começavam a se explicitar, qualquer que fosse o prisma que tentássemos olhar, deixava-nos perplexas. Resolvemos, então, escrever sobre o que estava ocorrendo, um pouco para dar vazão ao montante de angústia que uma situação de violência assim desperta, mas também porque escrevendo podíamos não compactuar com o descaso e buscar um meio de fazer pensar e promover ações. Ações transformadoras e efetivas, no que diz respeito à falta de cuidado a crianças e adolescentes, às falhas nas rede de proteção, buscando a direção da prevenção de situações futuras com vítimas de uma morte anunciada, como no caso do menino Bernardo.
Psique e cultura
Authors: Arbiser Samuel
Published: July 2023

Este artigo aborda três pontos. O primeiro sustenta a relação de interdependência entre o extraordinário desenvolvimento da psique humana e a vida na cultura. Esta relação de interdependência é complexa e está longe de ser simétrica. Dado que o homem vive num âmbito sociocultural, é o “infortúnio ordinário’ (Freud) o que aborda a Psicanálise. Este “infortúnio”, num nível individual, é correspondente com o “mal-estar na cultura”, num nível coletivo, tributário de múltiplas disciplinas artísticas e científicas. O segundo propõe a noção de “grupo interno” como modelo de psiquismo que, em minha opinião, mais se ajusta a dar conta desta interdependência. Este modelo implica o desenvolvimento a partir do conceito de “identificações” e das “relações de objeto”. O terceiro sustenta, como conseqüência dos anteriores, a íntima relação entre características da cultura em cada momento e lugar e as expressões da psicopatologia, em particular as da cultura pós-moderna. Como os valores desta cultura e os valores inerentes à Psicanálise se contrapõem, trataremos de fazer algumas pontualizações.
Palavras da editora
Authors: Rosa Laura Ward da
Published: July 2023

Nesta segunda edição do volume 8 / 2006, da revista “Psicanálise”, decidiu-se publicar os trabalhos apresentados no ciclo de palestras intitulado A Brasileira na Cultura, promoção conjunta da Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Porto Alegre e da Livraria Cultura, realizadas na última terça feira de cada mês, no auditório desta. Com tal iniciativa, que integrou Comissão Científica, Coordenação de Publicações e Comissão Editorial pensamos divulgar os excelentes artigos apresentados, bem como reafirmar a importância da psicanálise, nas suas interfaces com a cultura. Freud nos deixou o exemplo de levar esse novo saber às pessoas leigas, organizando, também ele, ciclo de palestras para o público de Viena, que comparecia atento às palavras do professor, que ousava falar, publicamente, da sexualidade, que dizia que os sonhos eram a via régia para o inconsciente e que sabia curar os sintomas histéricos. Era, enfim, uma espécie de mago que inventara uma nova técnica de tratamento, baseada na palavra e no encontro de duas subjetividades: a do analista e a do analisando. [...]
Freud e o judaísmo
Authors: Gus Matilde Groisman
Published: July 2023

Antes de abordar o tema a que me propus, quero tentar sintetizar a história de nosso povo – a “Nação”, como fomos chamados no tempo da Inquisição. Antes da Era Comum, nós, os judeus, tínhamos em Canaã, uma terra que, segundo a Bíblia, nos foi destinada por Deus, como recompensa pelo pacto de devoção monoteísta de Abraão e de respeito aos 10 Mandamentos de Moisés. Então, vivíamos como as demais nações da região, eventualmente lutando em defesa da independência, e do direito à prática de nossos costumes e religião, na Terra Prometida. [...]
Psicanálise e educação
Authors: Mello Vera Maria Homrich Pereira de
Published: July 2023

Com a escolha dessa frase do nosso grande mestre Freud, ao iniciar este texto, buscamos introduzir os temas Psicanálise e Educação, dando a dimensão da extrema complexidade do mesmo. [...]
Narciso no vestíbulo do segundo milênio
Authors: Schüler Donaldo
Published: July 2023

Onde situar Narciso, centrado, outrora, na criança gloriosa, agora que ela está morta? Deleuze e Guattari elaboram uma teoria que encerra o império da criança gloriosa. [...]
Vicissitudes das sementes de Narciso e clínica psicanalítica
Authors: Rocha Fernando
Published: July 2023

O autor trata do desejo parental que é revelado na estrutura narcisista do filho/filha e afirma que a semeadura do narcisismo dos pais é essencial para o florescimento do sujeito do desejo, devido a que o eu aparece/surge do “buraco narcísico dos pais”. Aborda a experiência clínica com uma jovem paciente que vivia sob a proteção de uma “interdição do pensamento” devastadora, referente a um segredo familiar. A revelação do segredo/verdade tem um efeito traumático, que provoca uma desorganização psíquica com desagregação do pensamento. Relata o caminho percorrido nessa relação analítica.
O Método de Observação de Bebês Esther Bick, a psicanálise de crianças e adolescentes
Authors: Lisondo Alicia Beatriz Dorado de
Published: July 2023

A psicanálise de crianças e adolescentes e o Método de OB Esther Bick (1962) permitem iluminar as reformulações teóricas e técnicas das novas doenças da alma. Nelas, o denominador comum são as falhas ou a falta de representação. As contribuições mais preciosas são: I) permitir a compreensão da essência do Método Psicanalítico e suas conseqüências na tekné, o que explicita o valor do setting metapsicológico muito além do setting folclórico; II) permitir a compreensão metapsicológica dos EMP (Estados Mentais Primitivos); III) permitir uma nova compreensão da função do analista, muito além da sua função interpretativa; IV) permitir a compreensão das paratransferências; V) oferecer novas idéias para a formação de todo analista. M. Klein cria uma nova técnica que pressupõe uma nova metapsicologia. Nela: a) o analista alcança o paciente no nível de estruturação em que ele está; b) o paciente pode ser aquilo que ele é. O analista se debruça criativamente sobre o mundo infantil, em lugar de “puxar” o paciente para que alcance dos pressupostos técnico-teóricos tradicionais; c) nas entrelinhas, admite-se que haja uma gênese na construção da subjetividade; d) às vezes, a mente precisa ser construída; e) a conquista da linguagem é critério de término de uma análise, e não critério de analisabilidade.
Point-of-Care Testing to Combat Congenital Syphilis—The Time Is Now
Authors: Wall Kristin M. , Workowski Kimberly , Young Marisa , Stafford Irene A.
Published: January 2025

This Viewpoint highlights the importance of point-of-care tests to detect syphilis, leading to timely treatment of syphilis and reducing complications including congenital syphilis.
Perinatal Smoking Patterns From Preconception to 1-Year Post Partum
Authors: Allen Heidi , Daw Jamie
Published: January 2025

This cohort study assesses rates of maternal smoking in the United States during the perinatal period overall and by age, race and ethnicity, insurance type, and geography.
Expression and purification of E140 protein antigen fragments of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium berghei for serological assays
Authors: Marques Rodolfo Ferreira , Ábrahám Edit , Muramatsu Hiromi , Bargieri Daniel Youssef , Pardi Norbert , Lipinszki Zoltán
Published: January 2025

Malaria, a life‐threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, continues to pose a significant global health threat, with nearly 250 million infections and over 600 000 deaths reported annually by the WHO. Fighting malaria is particularly challenging partly due to the complex life cycle of the parasite. However, technological breakthroughs such as the development of the nucleoside‐modified mRNA lipid nanoparticle (mRNA‐LNP) vaccine platform, along with the discovery of novel conserved Plasmodium antigens such as the E140 protein, present new opportunities in malaria prevention. Importantly, production of recombinant proteins for malaria vaccine evaluation by serological assays often represents an additional hurdle because many Plasmodium proteins are complex and often contain transmembrane domains that make production and purification particularly difficult. This research protocol provides a step‐by‐step guide for the production and purification of P. berghei and P. vivax E140 protein fragments that can be used to test humoral immune responses against this novel malaria vaccine target. We demonstrate that the purified proteins can be successfully used in enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to evaluate antigen‐specific binding antibody responses in sera obtained from E140 mRNA‐LNP‐vaccinated mice. Therefore, these proteins can contribute to the development and evaluation of E140‐based malaria vaccines.