bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MUTACIÓN HOMOCIGOTA EN GEN BBS4, COMO CAUSA DE SÍNDROME DE BARDET-BIEDL
Authors: Echeverri Chica Daniela , Mejía de Beldjenna Liliana
Published: May 2022

El síndrome de Bardet-Biedl (OMIM 209900) es un síndrome raro con un patrón de herencia autosómico recesivo caracterizado por presentar compromiso multisistémico y es considerado una ciliopatía. Es clínicamente heterogéneo, con múltiples manifestaciones, dado al compromiso multisistémico. El objetivo de este artículo fue describir el caso clínico de un paciente de 16 años, con diagnóstico de Síndrome de Bardet Biedl que inicialmente se sospecha debido a los hallazgos del examen físico: obesidad, compromiso renal, polidactilia y criptorquidea corregidas, asociada a retraso en el neurodesarrollo. El paciente posee un antecedente familiar; un hermano con síntomas similares. Finalmente, se confirma la sospecha diagnóstica mediante exoma clínico. Este artículo concluye que, a pesar de que este síndrome sea inusual, la asociación de   obesidad  con retraso del neurodesarrollo debe orientar a obesidades  sindrómicas de origen genético y debe ser conocido por el cuerpo médico, dado que una detección precoz puede permitir la instauración de terapias de manera temprana que permitan aminorar la morbilidad que acarrea la enfermedad debido al compromiso sistémico que presenta.

 

Palabras clave: Obesidad, Ciliopatías, Exoma, Mutación. Fuente: DeCS.
The effects of a respiratory training mask on steady-state oxygen consumption at rest and during exercise
Authors: Brian Michael S. , Carmichael Ryanne D. , Berube Felicia R. , Blake Daniel T. , Stuercke Hunter R. , Matthews Evan L.
Published: May 2022

No studies have directly measured ventilatory and metabolic responses while wearing a respiratory training mask (RTM) at rest and during exercise. Eleven aerobically fit adults (age: 21 ± 1 years) completed a randomized cross-over study while wearing an RTM or control mask during cycling at 50% Wmax. An RTM was retrofitted with a gas collection tube and set to the manufacturer's “altitude resistance” setting of 6,000 ft (1,800 m). Metabolic gas analysis, ratings of perceived exertion, and oxygen saturation (SpO2) were measured during rest and cycling exercise. The RTM did not affect metabolic, ventilation, and SpO2 at rest compared to the control mask (all, effect of condition: P > 0.05). During exercise, the RTM blunted respiratory rate and minute ventilation (effect of condition: P < 0.05) compared to control. Similar increases in VO2 and VCO2 were observed in both conditions (both, effect of condition: P > 0.05). However, the RTM led to decreased fractional expired O2 and increased fractional expired CO2 (effect of condition: P < 0.05) compared to the control mask. In addition, the RTM decreased SpO2 and increased RPE (both, effect of condition: P < 0.05) during exercise. Despite limited influence on ventilation and metabolism at rest, the RTM reduces ventilation and disrupts gas concentrations during exercise leading to modest hypoxemia.
COVID-19 and the elderly
Authors: Gadó Klara , Kovács Aranka Katalin , Domján Gyula , Nagy Zoltán Zsolt , Dörnyei Gabriella
Published: May 2022

COVID-19 has become a great burden of the world in respect of health care, social, and economical reason. Several million people died worldwide so far and more and more mutants are generated and spread. Older people with co-morbidities and frailty syndrome have a significantly higher risk to get the infection and also higher the risk of a more serious disease process. Mortality of COVID-19 is also higher in case of geriatric patients.

In this review we attempted to summarize the factors of the higher susceptibility for more serious disease, what actions need to be taken for defending older patients and also special aspects of clinical presentation including ophthalmic symptoms.
Comorbidities and increased mortality of COVID-19 among the elderly: A systematic review
Authors: Péterfi Anna , Mészáros Ágota , Szarvas Zsófia , Pénzes Melinda , Fekete Mónika , Fehér Ágnes , Lehoczki Andrea , Csípő Tamás , Fazekas-Pongor Vince
Published: May 2022

Purpose

The purpose of current review is to conduct a systematic overview of articles published between 2019 and 2021 on the relationship of comorbidities and mortality due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the elderly population.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search on PubMed for articles published between 2019 and 2021 to identify any cohort and case-control studies that investigated the relationship of comorbidities and COVID-19 mortality among the elderly, defined as 60 years of age and above. Databases were searched independently by two authors. Disagreements were resolved by the inclusion of a third investigator. Reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were excluded from our systematic review.

Results

A total of 15 studies were selected for our systematic review. Of the included studies, 3 were case-control, 3 were prospective cohort studies and 9 were retrospective cohort studies. As for size, 10 studies were conducted on populations of <1000 participants, 3 ranging from 1001 to 10,000, and 2 on populations of >10,000 individuals. The included studies found that the presence of certain conditions, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, renal diseases, malignancies, diseases of the nervous system and diabetes are associated to increased mortality in populations that consisted of elderly patients.

Conclusion

Results of our systematic review suggest that comorbidities contribute to increased COVID-19 mortality among the elderly. The detrimental effect of comorbidities and advanced age on the immune response could lead to a more frequent occurrence of symptomatic and severe infections with COVID-19.
HOW DOES FINANCIAL MARKET STRESS RESPOND TO SHOCKS IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY? A STRUCTURAL VAR APPROACH
Authors:   University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Naape Baneng , Qeqe Bekithemba ,   University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Published: May 2022

The study examines the response of financial market stress to innovations in global economic activity and the exchange rate in emerging and advanced market economies during the period 2006Q1 and 2020Q4. This is achieved by means of time series econometric analysis. The impulse response function estimated through structural factorization indicates that financial market stress responds positively towards its own innovations and to innovations in global economic activity. In contrast, financial market stress responds negatively to a one standard deviation in the exchange rate in the long run albeit the response is neutral in the short run. The findings from the variance decomposition show that in advanced market economies, a larger fraction of the discrepancies in financial market stress are explained by its own innovations followed by innovations in global economic activity, whereas in emerging market economies, a larger proportion of the discrepancies in financial market stress are explained by its own innovations followed by innovations in the broad exchange rate. Given the findings, the study recommends strong coordination between monetary policy and fiscal policy to ensure that overall economic activity is optimized and maintained in the long run. Monetary authorities have a role to play in ensuring price and exchange rate stability while fiscal authorities have the tools to realize minimal budget deficits and optimal debt management.
Araştırma Değerlendirme ve Teşvik Sistemlerinin Akademisyenlerin Rant Kollama Davranışları Üzerindeki Etkileri: Bir Keşfedici Örnek Olay Araştırması
Authors: Al Umut , Tonta Yaşar
Published: May 2022

Araştırma değerlendirme ve teşvik sistemleri bilimsel araştırmaların kalitesini ölçmeyi amaçlar. Çünkü kaliteli araştırma çıktıları sadece insanların refahını değil, ülkelerin sosyo-ekonomik kalkınmasını ve rekabet edebilirliğini de artırır. Son yıllarda araştırmalar, kalite neredeyse tamamen göz ardı edilerek sadece nicel ölçütlere göre değerlendirilmekte ve araştırmacılar yayın sayısı, atıf sayısı gibi sayılar dikkate alınarak ödüllendirilmektedir. Ancak, sadece sayılara dayalı performans değerlendirme sistemleri zamanla araştırmacıları rant kollamaya teşvik etmektedir. Bu keşfedici örnek olay araştırmasında (exploratory case study), Türkiye’deki akademik yükselme ve teşvik sistemlerinin akademisyenlerin rant kollama davranışları üzerindeki etkileri incelenmektedir. Bu amaçla, Web of Science’ta (WoS) dizinlenen çok düşük etki faktörlü bir dergide, 2015 yılında yayımlanan Türkiye adresli makale yazarlarının akademik unvanlarındaki değişimler ile bu yazarların TÜBİTAK Uluslararası Bilimsel Yayınları Teşvik (UBYT) Programından yararlanıp yararlanmadıkları analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, yazarların önemli bir kısmının niceliğe dayalı akademik yükselme ve teşvik sistemlerinin eksikliklerinden yararlanarak rant kolladıklarını, çeşitli etik sorunlar nedeniyle daha sonra WoS’tan çıkartılan bu dergide yayımladıkları sadece bir makaleyle bazı yazarların akademik unvanlar elde ettiklerini ve UBYT programından yararlanmak için dergide çok yüksek oranlarda tek ve iki yazarlı makale yayımladıklarını, ama dergi WoS’tan çıkartıldıktan sonra bu dergide yayın yapmaya hızla son verdiklerini göstermektedir. Akademisyenlerde rant kollama davranışlarını tetikleyen mevcut araştırma değerlendirme ve teşvik sistemlerinin yerine araştırmaların kalitesini öne çıkaran yeni araştırma değerlendirme sistemleri geliştirilmelidir.
Imagination, theology, and literature (D. W. D. Shaw memorial lecture 2022)
Authors: Fiddes Paul S.
Published: May 2022

In the first annual D. W. D. Shaw memorial lecture, delivered on 9 February 2022 Prof Paul Fiddes considers the human capacity for imagination, theology, and the literary arts. Looking at the interplay between creativity and order, Fiddes underscores the indispensable role that images play in theology alongside its commitment to concepts, and argues for the necessity of imagination for the work of theology as a response to God’s self-revelation. Without it, he contends, theology finds itself devoid of movement and life, stuck in an attempt to enforce complete conceptual control on imagination’s creations.
Re-imagining religion: Scottish writers and the breadth of religion
Authors: Jasper David
Published: May 2022

To tie in with this issue’s theme of theology and imagination, this review essay reflects on four relatively recent works by Scottish authors in order to explore the ubiquitous and often deeply unsettling experience of Scottish religion in literature and the arts.

Reviewed works:

Meg Bateman, Robert Crawford and James McGonigal, eds., Scottish Religious Poetry: From the Sixth Century to the Present (Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2000)

Edwin Morgan, A.D.: A Trilogy of Plays on the Life of Jesus (Manchester: Carcanet Press, 2000)

James Robertson, News of the Dead (London: Hamish Hamilton, 2021)

David Brown, God and Grace of Body: Sacrament in Ordinary (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)
“The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far Right” by Hannah Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel
Authors: Gay Doug
Published: May 2022

Review ofHannah Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel, The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far Right (London: SCM, 2020), pp. 192, ISBN 978-0334059233. £19.99
“Marriage, Scripture, and the Church: Theological Discernment on the Question of Same-Sex Union” by Darrin W. Snyder Belousek
Authors: Foster Philip D.
Published: May 2022

Review of

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek, Marriage, Scripture, and the Church: Theological Discernment on the Question of Same-Sex Union (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2021), pp. xxi + 330, ISBN 978-1540961839. £21.99
Essential self-adjointness for covariant tri-harmonic operators on manifolds and the separation problem
Authors: ATİA Hany , EMAM Hala H.
Published: May 2022

Consider the tri-harmonic differential expression $L_{V}^{\nabla}u=\left(\nabla^{+}\nabla\right)^{3}u+Vu$, on sections of a hermitian vector bundle over a complete Riemannian manifold $\left(M,g\right)$ with metric $g$, where $\nabla$ is a metric covariant derivative on bundle E over complete Riemannian manifold, $\nabla^{+}$ is the formal adjoint of $\nabla$ and $V$ is a self adjoint bundle on $E$. We will give conditions for $L_{V}^{\nabla}$ to be essential self-adjoint in $L^{2}\left(E\right).$ Additionally, we provide sufficient conditions for $L_{V}^{\nabla}$ to be separated in $L^{2}\left( E\right)$. According to Everitt and Giertz, the differential operator $L_{V}^{\nabla}$ is said to be separated in $L^{2}\left( E\right) $ if for all $u$ $\in L^{2}\left( E\right)$ such that $L_{V}^{\nabla}u\in L^{2}\left( E\right) $, we have $Vu\in L^{2}\left( E\right)$.
Some commutativity criteria involving endomorphism conditions on prime ideals
Authors: OUKHTİTE L. , MAMOUNI Abdellah , ZERRA Mohammed
Published: May 2022

In this paper we initiate a new approach consisting to characterize the commutativity of a quotient ring $R/P$ by endomorphisms of $R$ satisfying some algebraic identities involving the prime ideal $P.$ Some well-known results concerning the commutativity of prime (semi-prime) rings have been improved.
Characterization of proper curves and proper helix lying on $S_{1}^2(r)$
Authors: PAL Buddhadev , KUMAR Santosh
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we analyse the proper curve $\gamma(s)$ lying on the pseudo-sphere. We develop an orthogonal frame $\lbrace V_{1}, V_{2}, V_{3} \rbrace$ along the proper curve, lying on pseudosphere. Next, we find the condition for $\gamma(s)$ to become $V_{k} -$ slant helix in Minkowski space. Moreover, we find another curve $\beta(\bar{s})$ lying on pseudosphere or hyperbolic plane heaving $V_{2} = \bar{V_{2}}$ for which $\lbrace \bar{V_{1}},\bar{V_{2}},\bar{V_{3}} \rbrace$, an orthogonal frame along $\beta(\bar{s})$. Finally, we find the condition for curve $\gamma(s)$ to lie in a plane.
Two results on double crossed biproducts
Authors: MA Tianshui , Lİ Bei
Published: May 2022

Let HH be an algebra with a distinguished element εH∈H∗εH∈H∗ and C,DC,D two coalgebras. Based on the construction of Brzeziński’s crossed coproduct, under some suitable conditions, we introduce a coassociative coalgebra C×GTHβR×DC×TGHRβ×D which is a more general two-sided coproduct structure including two-sided smash coproduct. Necessary and sufficient conditions for C×GTHβR×DC×TGHRβ×D equipped with two-sided tensor product algebra C⊗H⊗DC⊗H⊗D to be a bialgebra (Hopf algebra) are provided. On the other hand, we obtain an improved version of the double crossed biproduct C⋆αHβ⋆DC⋆αHβ⋆D in [An extended form of Majid's double biproduct, J. Algebra Appl. 16 (4), 1760061, 2017] which induces a description of C⋆αHβ⋆DC⋆αHβ⋆D similar to Majid double biproduct C⋆H⋆DC⋆H⋆D and also present some related structures.
Opinie młodzieży z pogranicza czesko-polskiegoo małżeństwach mieszanych narodowościowo
Authors: Baselides Radek
Published: May 2022

The young living in culturally diversified environments face various life decisions. One of them is choosing a life partner. The author makes an attempt to learn the criteria which the young follow while choosing a partner and their opinions concerning cross-national marriages. Moreover, what is discussed here are some barriers noticed by the Czech and Polish youth from Zaolzie in the Czech Republic.
Światło zza rzeki – kwestia tożsamości we współczesnej poezji Zaolzia
Authors: Różańska Marta
Published: May 2022

The work explores the issue of national identity based on selected texts of contemporary poetry from Zaolzie – the region on the Polish-Czech borderland. The question of nationality, a difficult subject for the inhabitants of this politically-divided land, is examined at spatial and cultural levels. The central topoi – the border, city, house, language, religion and history – are associated with the problems of national identity of the Zaolzian poets; they are intrinsically present in selected works written in Polish language and its Cieszyn dialect. Yet in the latest Zaolzian poetry language ceases to be a determinant of national identity of these authors and therefore artificial division between Polish and Czech cultural heritages disappear in the name of multilingualism and multiculturalism. This study shows a picture of culturally diverse borderland, which nowadays has departed from the traditional view of borders differentiation; the borderland poets abandon the stereotypical divisions in the name of “dialogue of cultures” and identity based on Zaolzian genius loci.
Unemployment among the Youth – the Most Crucial Challenge in the Social Policy of the European Union
Authors:   University of Szczecin, Tomczyk Ryszard
Published: May 2022

Now, unemployment among young generation of the Europeans is one of the most crucial problems in the policy of European Union and of the Member States. The economic crisis caused social exclusion of the significant part of the youth who after graduation augments number of the unemployed. Young generation shows less interest in running own business. Fear of bankruptcy forcibly decreases economic activity. European Union for few years has been undertaking measures aiming at coordination of the systems combating unemployment in the Member States. In the same time, it has been developing programs supporting actions undertaken in various states in the field of creating jobs, vocational trainings and probations addressed to the youth. Lowering unemployment rate among the youth is one of the priorities of the strategy Europe 2020. European politicians think that unemployment may be decreased based on the active “knowledge triangles” in which education of various levels, employers and business institutions participate and act together. Economic analysts however underline that unemployment among the youth may be decreased only when global economic growth occurs.
Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union in Theories of the European Integration
Authors:   University of Szczecin, Wojnicz Luiza
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this article is synthetic analysis of the theories concerning the Security and Defence Policy of the European Union. Author analyses neorealist and neofunctionalist theories and marginally takes into account theory of liberal intergovernmentalism and new institutionalism theory Neorealists argued that in order to understand CSDP, one should look at the changing nature of the balance of power and the way in which member states sought profits coming from the negotiation process, which took place between European Union and NATO. Liberal intergovernmetalists, including Andrew Moravcsik, assumed that CSDP is a factor created and driven by the domestic policy of member states, although both NATO and EU institutions influenced this process. Neofunctionalists’ hypothesis assumed that CSDP is a result of the spill-over effect – consequence of the economic integration. They demonstrated, through economic analysis, the impact of economic and monetary union on the process of development of the European security and defence policy. In neoinstitutionalist theory, the emergence of the CSDP is explained by highlighting the impact of international institutions in the foreign policy of the EU and NATO member states. Above hypotheses have the objective of finding the causes of the CSDP’s emergence, but are also an attempt to answer the question what is the CSDP. Exitisting theories do not adress the whole issue comprehensively, because they are missing implication of links between supranational, transnational and intergovernmental dimension of CSDP, indicating only the conceptualization of evolution and the role of the various bodies at different levels, particularly in the theories of neoliberalism, neoinstitutionalism and intergovernmental liberalism.
The Background of the Disputes over the South China Sea Islands
Authors:   University in Poznań, Kościelniak Karol
Published: May 2022

In the light of the official statements made by the capitals of its coastal states, there is probably not a single centimetre of free space left in this sea, to which a claim has not been issued. In some parts of the sea, the claims of three, four of even five states overlap, creating a truly Gordian knot. The significance of the South China Sea causes that if the dispute over the archipelagos is not settled by implementing peaceful methods and means, at the negotiation table, East Asia region is likely to become a potential source of destabilisation and conflict whose size, in respect to the location and the number of parties directly or indirectly engaged in the dispute might turn out to be extremely hazardous.
David Cameron’s ‘Huge Mistake’. Closing of the United Kingdom Labour Market for Eastern European Immigrants from Polish and British Perspective
Authors:   University of Szczecin, H. Toszek Bartłomiej
Published: May 2022

Eastern European immigrants coming to the UK since 2004 (in 2/3 from Poland) by their amount of work have concurred to serious growth of the GDP. But simultaneously they have been burden for British welfare system (among others by taking benefits for family members living outside the UK) and taking job even for minimum salary what have caused growth of native British unemployment. In this situation Conservative-Liberal Government leading by David Cameron have decided to limit an access to the UK labour market by language knowledge tests and tightening social benefits policy to job seekers. With informal support of main opposition parties (i.e. the Labour Party and the UKIP) D. Cameron have taken risky game showing he has been able to fight for his nation’s interests even in spite of huge protests of Polish and other Eastern European countries politicians and against the European Parliament resolution of 16 January 2014. But when turning out into a defender of Britons’ rights he also has showed that there have been deep divisions between “old” and “new” Europe still after 10 years of the EU’s biggest enlargement in 2004.
Comparative analysis of domestic violence between illiterate and educated families in ETI-OSA LGA, Lagos State
Authors:   National Open University of Nigeria, Ebobo Urowoli Christiana
Published: May 2022

Universally, men and women suffer in relationships before or after marriage which is detrimental to health. This paper examined the percentage of intimate partner violence in both the highly educated and not educated families to assertain which one has a higher percentage of violence than the other. It also aimed to investigate variations in causes of intimate partner violence in both family types and to examine the effects of violence on both families. The study adopted purposive sampling among market women and civil servants on Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Victoria Island, Lagos. The techniques of enquiry are questionnaire and interview among these chosen classes of people. The sample size is 200; 100 men and 100 women. The paper concluded that the percentage of domestic violence is higher in the illiterate families, though the causes and effects are slightly different. The paper recommended education to curb domestic violence in the society.
Russia-United Kingdom Relations after The Year 2018. Condition and Predictions
Authors:   University of Szczecin, Kustowska Joanna
Published: May 2022

The relations between the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation have a long history. Over centuries those relations were changing. At the beginning the countries were hostile and militant towards each other. Then, they became allies in World War I and World War II. However, never in the modern history bilateral relations between Great Britain and Russia have been so obscure and distant. Some scientists and politicians even suggest that relations between the United Kingdom and Russia are frozen. This thesis can be supported by the analysis of recent events in the 21st century history: from an attempt to murder ex-Russian agent in 2018 to firing warning shots at the British Royal Navy destroyer in the Black See by Russians in 2021.
Modernisation of the State Apparatus in Poland in the Years 1989–1999 . A Decade of Difficult Changes
Authors:   University of Szczecin, Lipska-Sondecka Agnieszka
Published: May 2022

The political transformation in Poland, initiated in the first half of 1989, was the beginning of deep, systemic changes in all mechanisms of collective life and public authority. The transformations were characterized as complex and multifaceted, which generated new conflicts and socially perceptible costs. However, such deep changes were necessary because they opened the way for Poland and Polish society towards European standards of organization and activity of all entities of public life. The most important principles on the basis of which the new constitutional model of the state was built were deconcentrating the authority mechanism and decentralizing its powers. This meant that the administration alsobecame a very important area of transformational changes. In this regard, a special role was played by actions aimed at reconstructinglocal government which was to become an integral part of the new public authority system and to carry out a significant part of public tasks.
The European Union and Cultural, Economic and Political Development of Minority in Central and Eastern Europe
Authors:   Jawaharlal Nehru University, Shankar Bharti Mukesh
Published: May 2022

This article aims to present the positions of minorities in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990. The analysis concentrates on relations between the various cultural and minorities group. The main outline is the concepts of minority rights and their multi-dimensional development of linguistic minorities and social development. There is a broad description of the social development of Roma in Central and Eastern Europe. Eastern European democracy promoters have made extensive use of their bilateral diplomatic channels to allow democratization laggards in the post-communist space a glimpse of what democracy looks like close to home and to give them encouragement and know-how to move forward with reforms.
The Effect of Living Values-Based Authentic Assessment on Character Development of High School Student
Authors:   Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Komalasari Kokom , Siti Masyitoh Iim
Published: May 2022

This study seeks to: 1) to generate a product of a living values-based authentic assessment model in civic learning in high school; 2) to test the effectiveness of the model on the character development of students. Research and Development design was employed. Data were collected through questionnaires, attitude scales, interviews, and focus group discussions. An interactive analysis model, quantitative descriptive, and the two-difference test mean were utilised to analyse the data. Participants in the study were Students and Civics Education teachers in ten high schools in Bandung, Indonesia. Results reveal: 1) the model product comprised attitude assessment, self-assessment, and peer assessment which integrates the values of life into the assessment aspects of learning material according to the curriculum; 2) The results of model trials indicate that significant differences arise in the character development of students before and after the application of the model.
Behaviourally informed approach to corporate criminal law: Ethicality as efficiency
Authors: Korkka-Knuts Heli
Published: May 2022

An extensive body of behavioural evidence suggests that our actions are not primarily steered by threats of sanction but, instead, by morals, habits, and social norms. This proposition applies equally in corporate environments. Yet, corporate criminal law has traditionally relied on fear of sanctions and deterrence as the prevailing theoretical guidance. This article argues that this line of thinking leads to misinformed regulatory results because of a misguided behavioural assumption of an amoral calculative individual. To bridge the gap between the accumulated behavioural data and doctrinal corporate criminal law, this article suggests a novel behaviourally informed corporate crime prevention theory. Instead of solely concentrating on deterrence and threats of sanction, modern corporate criminal policy should favour regulatory designs that incentivise ethics-based corporate compliance structures that make use of morals as efficient behavioural constraints. Based on the findings of this article, this is best attained by adopting a guilt-based corporate criminal liability model recognising a corporation as a moral actor capable of ethical considerations.
Lode's Code
Authors: Vandecasteele Marieke
Published: May 2022

What is it like to grow up in a family with different norms?  'Lode's Code' is an auto- visual ethnographic portrait that shows the relationship with the filmmaker oldest brother Lode and her search into her own position within the family nest. Her leaving is the common thread. Using family footage collected over four years; Marieke (the filmmaker) has made a hybrid animation-documentary. She does not offer explanations, but brings subjective experiences to the fore.
Itelmen Stories
Authors: Niglas Liivo
Published: May 2022

"Itelmen stories" is a poignant tale of the social and personal significance of a language that is near the end of its existence as an orally transmitted means of communication.  The film presents both the speaking of the Itelmen language, as it exists today and the meaning of using it in the past and the present.  The action in the film revolves around an ancestrally used practice of hunting sable by net.  Set in rural Kamchatka in the Russian Far East, where fewer than 20 speakers of Itelmen remain, the film goes beyond its original aim to recapture a language and a hunting practice that are remembered but no longer in use.  Two hunters encounter the wild environs and villages of Kamchatka as a history laden homeland and memories, nostalgia, resignation and hope echo throughout the film.
Do tensions lead to positive career satisfaction results?
Authors: Cavalcanti André L. , Felix Bruno , Mainardes Emerson W.
Published: May 2022

Abstract Purpose This research aims to analyze the effect of the paradox mindset as a mediator of the relationship between stress experimentation with career satisfaction and life satisfaction. Originality/value The present study allowed for making three major advances for the literature of paradox and career satisfaction. First, it contributed by analyzing the paradox at the individual level. Second, the study cooperates with the career satisfaction literature, raising the possibility of perceiving tensions as a positive factor. Third, the present research has advanced in the career satisfaction literature by bringing the individual as a protagonist in their career. Design/methodology/approach Based on the sample of 245 valid respondents (with more than ten years in a career), it was used for data analysis and hypothesis testing, a multivariate analysis of structural equations modeling (SEM). Furthermore, the variance accounted for (VAF) test or variance explained was performed in order to present the mediating effect proposed in the study. Findings The results showed a direct negative significant relationship between tensions and satisfaction with career and life. This indicates that career tensions can also lead to positive effects since they tend to promote a greater ability of the individual (paradox mindset) to deal with conflicting situations. Such ability enables the achievement of positive results. In practice, the results of this study suggest that changing scenarios previously seen as negative and problematic to a more paradoxical mindset can help individuals deal with uncontrollable tensions and therefore improve the ability to feel more satisfied with one’s career.
Negócios e direitos humanos: uma análise das tentativas de neutralizar as denúncias de violações contra os direitos humanos
Authors: MARITAN RODOLFO FERREIRA , OLIVEIRA CÍNTIA RODRIGUES DE
Published: May 2022

Resumo Análise das tentativas de empresas de neutralizar denúncias de violações contra os Direitos Humanos (DH). A revisão da literatura concentra-se nas noções que o termo DH adquiriu na área de negócios. O material empírico é composto por fontes secundárias como jornais, portais de notícias, relatórios produzidos por organizações não governamentais (ONGs), blogs e outras publicações decorrentes de iniciativas voltadas às causas ambientais e de DH. Este material empírico foi a base para a análise de denúncias de violações aos DH de nove multinacionais e, ainda, valendo-se do aporte teórico e de fontes selecionadas, utilizou-se a análise temática (AT) como proposta metodológica para atingir os objetivos. Os resultados mostraram que as empresas atuam como players globais e adotam posturas corporativas de cumplicidade, abstenção de responsabilidade e uma recorrente tentativa de negação, por meio da desqualificação e desacreditação das denúncias, criação de gabinetes de guerra e uso de estratégias de negação como a negação do passado, literal e implicatória.
Relatório corporativo socioambiental e greenwashing: análise de uma empresa mineradora brasileira
Authors: BRITO ANA CAROLINA FERREIRA DE MELO , DIAS SYLMARA LOPES FRANCELINO GONÇALVES , ZARO ELISE SOERGER
Published: May 2022

Resumo O presente estudo de caso propõe-se a analisar o relatório corporativo socioambiental (RCS) de uma empresa brasileira com o objetivo de identificar suas potenciais vulnerabilidades ao greenwashing. Com o mapeamento de literatura nas bases de dados do Portal de Periódicos CAPES, Spell e Google Scholar, foi possível identificar os pressupostos, que foram reunidos em categorias de análise, para ocorrência do greenwashing. Mediante abordagem qualitativa, de cunho exploratório, utilizou-se a análise temática reflexiva para confrontar as divulgações da empresa, as informações veiculadas em jornais e a legislação pertinente. Em conclusão, o caso analisado oferece evidências de que é possível que o greenwashing ocorra por meio do RCS. Também se concluiu que o processo de verificação independente dos relatórios tem uma atuação limitada na contenção dessa prática potencial. A singularidade deste estudo decorre da abordagem interdisciplinar e da disponibilidade de informações públicas sobre determinado período da empresa, analisadas em comparação com o conteúdo do RCS. Espera-se que a triangulação dessas perspectivas contribua para um melhor conhecimento sobre variedades de greenwashing presentes no RCS e fomente a reflexão sobre o papel da comunicação ambiental empresarial e o necessário aprimoramento das informações contábeis não financeiras.
Queer theory and entrepreneurial discourses: gender inequalities and alternative forms of analysis toward entrepreneuring
Authors: Ferretti Amanda Soares Zambelli , Souza Eloisio Moulin de
Published: May 2022

Abstract Traditionally, entrepreneurial discourses present entrepreneurship as gender-neutral, positioning the male entrepreneur as “normal” and the female as the “other.” These discourses contribute to a reproduction of whom may become the successful entrepreneur, showing relations of inequalities and logic of binary comparison among men and women. Supported by poststructuralist feminist approaches about gender and entrepreneurship using queer theory, this conceptual paper aims to problematize how gender inequalities are exacerbated by the relations of power in entrepreneurship and what are the resistance possibilities that may reduce such inequalities? Propositions for possible remedy is an alternative way to understand the identity of the female entrepreneur and the analysis of the entrepreneurial practices, allowing entrepreneurship to be viewed as organizing, queering identities, and queering entrepreneurship based on entrepreneuring.
Rough sea: communication driving navigation
Authors: SILVA ANDREIA APARECIDA FIGUEIRA DE MELLO , PEREIRA GRASIELE CABRAL , MARINHO SIDNEI VIEIRA , SOUZA CLAUDIOMIR LEAL DE
Published: May 2022

Abstract This teaching case is focused on the dilemma of which communication model to adopt for managing the crisis caused by COVID-19, given the need and imminence of maintaining an agile, transparent, and effective communication flow in one of the largest industrial factories in the segment of canned fish from Latin America, in Brazil. The history of GDC Alimentos completed 65 years in 2019, and it had three units in Santa Catarina - Itajaí. It is a solid business with a strong market presence, but one that was not immune to the devastating power of the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus has globally changed beliefs and perceptions about public health and, in a few months, has drastically impacted the routine of people and organizations. The case enables the analysis of the scenario and identification of alternatives for the direction of the company, and the strengthening of the relationship between the leadership and employees in the face of uncertainties and instability caused by the crisis. It is proposed that the case be applied to undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of administration and communication, in disciplines such as Business Management, People Management and Organizational Leadership.
Cariogenic and erosive potential of pediatric medicines and vitamin supplements
Authors: COUTINHO Luciene Souza , SANDE Ana Caroline Magalhães Neri , NUNES Natália Novais Vasconcelos , OLIVEIRA Rafaela Silva , CAMPOS Elisângela de Jesus
Published: May 2022

Abstract Introduction Pharmaceutical pediatric formulations with low in pH and high in total titratable acidicity used frequently and over long periods of time, have the potential to produce erosive lesions in teeth. On the other hand, high concentration of sucrose, the nocturnal use and the lack of hygiene after its administration, are some factors that can contribute to the cariogenic potential of these formulations. Objective To evaluate in vitro the cariogenic and erosive potential of medicines and liquid vitamins and mineral supplements for pediatric use. Material and method Medicines (n=41) and liquid vitamins and mineral supplements (n=12) childish were selected and analyzed for their physicochemical properties, pH, total titratable acidity (TTA) and total soluble solids concentration (TSS/°Brix). The package inserts and labels were analyzed to identify the composition regarding the content of sugars and acidulants, in addition to the side effects related to salivary flow. Result The pH analysis indicated that there was greater variation in the observed averages in the medication group. As for the TTA at pH 5.5, supplements and medicines groups showed significant variation between the means found (p<0.05). The TTA results at pH 7.0 showed that the highest mean found was in the class of antihistamines and the lowest in the class of drugs that contain the association of antitussives and antihistamines. The analyses TSS demonstrated that across all drug classes and supplements the amount of TSS varied significantly (p<0.05) in all classes of medicines and supplements. Conclusion Most medicines and pediatric liquid vitamin and mineral supplements demonstrated significantly different behaviors within the group itself regarding the variables analyzed that constitute risk factors for the development of dental caries and erosion.
Poetry in Management Research
Authors: Antonello Cláudia Simone , Davel Eduardo Paes Barreto
Published: May 2022

Abstract Poetry can contribute to advance management research. Reflecting on poetry as a path to regenerate management research lets us understand the ways of researching and the constitution of the researcher. Poetry is a way to start the construction of meaning and, at the same time, a coping mechanism, a way of re-existing not to de-exist. The poetic representation of lives is not an end in itself. The goal is political: to change the way we think about people and their lives in organizations using the poetic format. The researcher-poet makes the world visible from new perspectives and understandings, evidencing a political-ethical responsibility regarding the poetic. Poetry can move beyond prescribed ways of reading, writing, understanding, and ‘doing’ organizations and management, connecting itself to ethical considerations of voice and power dynamics.
Poesia na Pesquisa em Administração
Authors: Antonello Cláudia Simone , Davel Eduardo Paes Barreto
Published: May 2022

Resumo A poesia pode contribuir para o avanço da pesquisa em administração. Para refletir sobre a poesia como caminho para regenerar a pesquisa em administração, vamos entender sobre os modos de pesquisar e a constituição do(a) pesquisador(a). A poesia é uma forma de iniciar a construção de sentido e, ao mesmo tempo, um mecanismo de enfrentamento, enquanto forma de reexistir para não dexistir . A representação poética de vidas não constitui um fim em si mesma. O objetivo é político: mudar a maneira como pensamos as pessoas e suas vidas nas organizações, usando o formato poético. O pesquisador-poeta torna o mundo visível a partir de novas perspectivas e entendimentos, evidenciando uma responsabilidade ético-política no que diz respeito ao poético. A poesia pode ultrapassar as formas prescritas de leitura, escrita, de compreender e ‘fazer’ organizações e administração, conectando-se a considerações éticas de voz e dinâmicas de poder.
Epistemological Possibilities of Public Administration Theories: from Paradigms to Epistemic Matrices
Authors: Silva Patrícia Araújo , Santos Ana Cristina Batista dos
Published: May 2022

Abstract This study aims to contribute to the literature on public administration by conducting epistemological research on the main trends in the field, updating them with the Circle of Epistemic Matrices proposed by Paes de Paula (2016). For this, (a) it starts from the essay written by Andion (2012), which carried out a critical study on the trajectory of the field of public administration in Brazil and the different theoretical lines that compose it, based on the paradigms model built by Burrell and Morgan (1979); and (b) it analyzes the main lines that compose the field of public administration, called State-centric, Pluralist, New Public Administration, New Public Service, and Digital Era Governance, in light of the Circle of Epistemic Matrices proposed by Paes de Paula. As results, it confirms that functionalist sociological approaches have a strong influence on the field of public administration. Greater dialogue is suggested between the lines that compose the field and the development of new matrix propositions – giving special attention to the digital transformation driven by Digital Era Governance and by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) health crisis – taking into account that the instrumental rational logic is insufficient to explain the phenomena of the reality, even if it is needed for streamlining public goods and interests. Finally, reflections are presented along with an agenda for future research.
Reframing “Organizations and Society” from the Escrevivências: for a Form of Management from and in the Gaps
Authors: Silva Fernanda Rocha da , Carrieri Alexandre de Pádua
Published: May 2022

Abstract This is not a conventional manuscript that follows the established norms of research in organizational studies, but it does not give up the scientificity required by academia. It is yet another way of doing and writing, as it occurs with the practices developed by those who have been secluded from the prevailing way of organizing in Brazil. Therefore, we propose to rethink the forms of management from the experiences of lacunar subjects and knowledge forms, from the social-historical perspective on the formation of the boundaries of this scientific field. To do so, we adjust our lenses to frame what lies outside the privileged enunciative locus of the instrumental rationality ruling the field and come across Carolina Maria de Jesus and her escrevivências1 about a reality that has been unnoticed by management practices according to the success model of this form of rationality. Therefore, we present a theoretical and scientific article, in which literature is employed as source material to outline the proposed reflections and reframe “organizations and society” from the know-how of those who have been underprivileged by dominant reason.
Contribuições do Pensamento de Vigotski para uma Educação Transformadora
Authors: Marques Filho Edson Cesar , Possebon Alessandra
Published: May 2022

RESUMO Neste artigo, evidenciamos algumas contribuições de Vigotski para uma reflexão sobre educação transformadora. Iniciamos com uma apresentação sobre educação, uma crítica à educação convencional, bem como refletimos sobre o ato de transformar, perpassando pelas bases de movimentos de renovação da educação brasileira, sempre entremeando com o pensamento de Vigotski, para que, por fim, apresentemos mais especificamente suas contribuições diretas para a dita educação transformadora e algumas de suas consequências.
Seed’s morpho-anatomy and post-seminal development of Bromeliaceae from tropical dry forest
Authors: Martelo-Solorzano Adriana María , Lidueña-Pérez Kesmy Isabel , Corredor-Prado Jenny Paola
Published: May 2022

Abstract Drastic changes in dry tropical forest result in the loss of biological components and reveal the importance of studies on the biology of species living in it. The present study aimed to describe seed morphoanatomy, germination and post-seminal development of Bromeliaceae species in fragments of tropical dry forest in Sucre, Colombia. Seven species representing Bromelia and Tillandsia genera were evaluated. The results provide characteristics related to the habitat of each species and contribute to distinguish the genera evaluated: fruit and seed measurements, seed shape, plumose appendage, testa characteristics, and the aleurone layer, embryo endosperm ratio, types of reserves, constriction zone in the embryo and type of post-seminal development. Characteristics of plumose appendages and the presence of vascular bundles in the embryo also contribute to distinguish Tillandsia species. In T. elongata and T. flexuosa, high number of seeds per fruit (> 100), morphoanatomical aspects, high germination (> 92%) and plant formation (> 77%) percentages, and higher germination rate values (> 4.5) give them the potential capacity for establishment in this environment. Our results provide information with taxonomic and ecological relevance for bromeliads in dry tropical forest.
Vascular epiphytes in the cloud forests of the Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Region of Brazil
Authors: Furtado Samyra Gomes , Menini Neto Luiz
Published: May 2022

Abstract Vascular epiphytes represent a remarkable characteristic of the tropical cloud forests. The Serra da Mantiqueira (SM) represents one of the main highland areas of Brazil harboring vegetation remnants, and highlighting the cloud forests. We present a checklist of the vascular epiphytes found in the cloud forests of the SM, discussing the data about taxonomic representativity, distribution in the phytogeographic domains, habits, threatened status in Brazil and the states comprising the SM (Espírito Santo-ES, Minas Gerais-MG, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, São Paulo-SP). Field expeditions were performed between 2012 and 2019, as well as data gathering from scientific collections and published articles. We found 678 species, representing approximately 20% and 30% of the species found in Brazil and Atlantic forest, respectively. The richest families (Orchidaceae, 288 spp.; Bromeliaceae, 112 spp.; Polypodiaceae 65 spp.) corroborated the patterns found in different scales. Forty-one species are threatened nationally (and regionally, there are 149 in ES, 55 in MG, six in RJ, 31 in SP). These numbers of richness and threatened species highlight the relevance of directing efforts toward knowledge and conservation of both cloud forest remnants and SM as a whole, under pain of losing of a large part of the floristic diversity of Atlantic forest.