bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Angelman and Prader-Willi Syndromes: Sister Imprinting Disorders With High Complication Rates Following Spinal Deformity Surgery
Authors: Winsauer Andrew G. , Thornberg David C. , Rodriguez Stephen M. , Poppino Kiley F. , Ramo Brandon A.
Published: February 2023

We sought to examine the modern surgical treatment of spinal deformity associated with sister imprinting disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS), with emphasis on the specific complications encountered in these patient populations. Fifteen patients with PWS and 5 patients with AS who underwent surgical intervention for spinal deformity between 2000 and 2018 were identified. Postoperative complications were classified using the modified Clavien-Dindo-Sink (CDS) system and further categorized into specific subtypes including excessive drainage, dehiscence, implant failure, infection, and delayed wound healing. Perioperative and final follow-up radiographic data were analyzed. Mean age at surgery was 12.9 years (range, 4–21 years) with mean follow-up of 46.1 months (range, 1–145 months). There were postoperative complications in 17 patients (85%). Ten major complications (CDS ≥ 3) occurred in 9 patients (45%). These included 5 infections requiring reoperation, 1 seroma requiring drainage, 2 severe cervical-thoracic deformities requiring reoperation, 1 implant failure requiring reoperation, and 1 death secondary to fungal sepsis and thromboembolic disease. Eight additional patients (40%) had minor complications (CDS 1 or 2). Eight intraoperative complications occurred in 5 patients (25%), including loss of neuromonitoring signals and cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Surgical intervention for scoliosis in PWS and AS continues to have high complication rates secondary to medical and behavioral comorbidities found in these patient populations. The exact etiology of the high complication rates encountered cannot be definitively stated, but both syndromes frequently present with a number of unique features that may predispose patients to develop surgical complications. [
Orthopedics
. 2023;46(4):e223–e229.]
Stickler and Wagner Syndrome in African Americans
Authors: Trinh Minh V. , Lee Jessica G. , Ferrone Philip J.
Published: February 2023

Background:

Stickler (STL) and Wagner (WGN) syndromes are rare inherited vitreoretinopathies associated with retinal detachments (RD). There is a paucity of case reports describing these diseases in African American patients.

Methods:

An IRB-approved, retrospective chart review of African American patients with genetically proven ocular-only STL or WGN was performed, and 6 patients were identified.

Results:

Three patients had a
COL2A1
mutation, two had a
COL11A1
mutation, and one had a VCAN mutation. None had Pierre Robin facies. All were myopes with lattice degeneration and five had RD. Three underwent RD repair with vitrectomy (PPV), scleral buckle (SB), endolaser (EL), and silicone oil (SO). Two received laser retinopexy for localized RD and one received a prophylactic SB with 360° peripheral laser retinopexy.

Conclusion:

STL and WGN should be considered in myopic African American patients with lattice degeneration, giant retinal tears, abnormal vitreous, or spontaneous RD. Prophylactic laser treatment and aggressive surgical treatment of RD should be considered.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
2023;54:97–101.]
Accuracy and Time Comparison Between Side-by-Side and Artificial Intelligence Overlayed Images
Authors: Cavichini Melina , Bartsch Dirk-Uwe G. , Warter Alexandra , Singh Sumit , An Cheolhong , Wang Yiqian , Zhang Junkang , Nguyen Truong , Freeman William R.
Published: February 2023

Background and Objective:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and the time to find a lesion, taken in different platforms, color fundus photographs and infrared scanning laser ophthalmoscope images, using the traditional side-by-side (SBS) colocalization technique to an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technique.

Patients and Methods:

Fifty-three pathological lesions were studied in 11 eyes. Images were aligned using SBS and AI overlaid methods. The location of each color fundus lesion on the corresponding infrared scanning laser ophthalmoscope image was analyzed twice, one time for each method, on different days, for two specialists, in random order. The outcomes for each method were measured and recorded by an independent observer.

Results:

The colocalization AI method was superior to the conventional in accuracy and time (
P
< .001), with a mean time to colocalize 37% faster. The error rate using AI was 0% compared with 18% in SBS measurements.

Conclusions:

AI permitted a more accurate and faster colocalization of pathologic lesions than the conventional method.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
2023;54:108–113.]
Evaluation of a Novel Local Drug Delivery System Containing Tetracycline Hydrochloride Microparticles as an Adjunct to Mechanotherapy in the Management of Chronic Periodontitis
Authors: Patil Nikita Dilip , Baburaj Mala Dixit , Narkhade Rajkiran , Athawale Rajani
Published: February 2023

Background:

Tetracycline hydrochloride is a primarily used antimicrobial for periodontitis. Due to its limitations when used systemically, local application in the subgingival zone is encouraged. The local concentration of the drug can be maximized further by optimizing its delivery vehicle.

Aim and Objectives:

The aim was to compare and assess the efficacy of novel drug formulation containing tetracycline microparticles with commercially available tetracycline fibers as local drug delivery agents in patients with chronic periodontitis.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 10 patients in the age group of 23–53 years with chronic periodontitis were selected. Patients having isolated periodontal pockets with probing pocket depth (PPD) >5 mm were selected. They were randomized into Group A (scaling and root planning [SRP] + tetracycline microparticles) and Group B (SRP + tetracycline fibers). Clinical parameters such as plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth (PPD), and clinical attachment level (CAL) were recorded at 0 and 90 days. The data obtained were consolidated and subjected to statistical analysis.

Results:

Both the groups confirmed statistically significant improvement in all the clinical parameters. Results of the study showed enhanced CAL gain in Group A compared to Group B.

Conclusion:

The novel drug formulation is equally efficacious to the commercially available formulation, with decreased manufacturing cost and greater drug availability. Nevertheless, more clinical trials are necessary to study the long-term results.
Psychological Distress and Related Factors among Parents having Children with Cleft Lip and Palate Disorder
Authors: Senavirathne Aruni M. K. , Jayasekara Prasanna , Jayasekara Nethma Kalani
Published: February 2023

Background:

Raising a child with a cleft lip and or palate disorder (CLPD) brings many challenges to the parents. Having children with CLPD can be a source of parental psychological distress (PPD). Stress experienced by parents may affect the development of a child. This study was designed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with PPD among parents having children with cleft lip and palate attending a major dental hospital in Sri Lanka.

Materials and Methods:

Cross-sectional study was conducted in cleft lip and palate clinics of Dental Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. PPD was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire-30. Site of cleft and associated disabilities were recorded on data recording form using clinical records of the children. Chi-square and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

Results:

Out of 384 parents who accompanied their children to the clinic, 62.5% were mothers. The most common cleft site of the patients was cleft involving lip and palate (32.3%) and the least common site was isolated cleft of the soft palate (8.3%). The most common disability reported was speech problems (41.4%). The prevalence of PPD was 34%. Chi-square statistics showed that PPD was significantly associated with age of the child (P < 0.000), family income (P = 0.011), family structure (P < 0.000), previous knowledge on CLPD (P = 0.045), site of the cleft (P < 0.000), and disabilities associated with particular cleft (P < 0.000). Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that age of the child, family structure, cleft of the hard and soft palate, feeding difficulties, and speech problems were significant predictors for PPD.

Conclusion:

PPD is an important factor to consider in managing children having CLPD. This finding provides valuable information for the provision of multidisciplinary approach to manage PPD.
Evaluation between Flowable Composite and Conventional Pit-and-Fissure Sealant among School Children in Bengaluru City
Authors: Gupta Gaurav , Paul Arun , Naviwala Gulam Anwar , Prakash Deepa , Alex Prijitha
Published: February 2023

Introduction:

Restorative dentistry has achieved remarkable developments in halting caries predominantly seen in pit and fissures. Flowable composite resin is predominantly used as pit-and-fissure sealants in recent years. The aim of our study was to compare the retentive properties of a flowable composite resin compared to a conventional sealant in 6–9 years school children over 18 months’ period.

Materials and Methods:

The study was a randomized controlled trail and conducted over a period of 18 months. Forty participants were randomly selected for this study from the private school. Flowable composite resin was used to seal the mandibular 1st molars on one side and conventional resin sealant was used on the other side.

Results:

The differences in the retention status between the sealants after 12 and 18 months were found statistically significant with P = 0.02 and P = 0.03, respectively. When the retention status was compared within the materials at different intervals, it was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

Conventional resin-based sealants had better retention rate at 12 and 18 months’ duration than the flowable composite resin.
Periodontitis to Placenta
Authors: Sabharwal Aishwarya , Patil Vishakha Sarang , Sinha Rinisha , Saripalli Nidhi
Published: February 2023

Introduction:

Surprising how a small part of our body, the mouth, can alter and result in a variety of systemic complications if not taken care of. The primary factor for maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality is thought to be periodontitis. Gynecologists have a crucial role in educating their patients about the need of keeping good dental health because it can improve the success of pregnancies and reduce mouth pain.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to understand the awareness of gynecologists practicing in Pune, Maharashtra, about periodontal status and its outcome in pregnant women.

Materials and Methods:

A questionnaire-based study was conducted on 60 gynecologists. We evaluated people's knowledge of the negative effects of female sex hormones on periodontal health.

Results:

Eighty percent were aware of the correlation between periodontal health and female sex hormones. 56.7% agreed that periodontal microorganisms can pass through the placenta and harm the fetus. 76.7% were unaware that the possibility of prenatal growth restriction has increased. Most participants did not motivate pregnant women for an oral health checkup.

Conclusion:

It can be inferred that gynecologists are not aware of the connection between mouth findings and worse pregnancy outcomes.
V zrcalu glasbene iskrenosti: Vladimir Lovec (1922–1992)
Authors: Sukljan Nejc
Published: February 2023

Monografija V zrcalu glasbene iskrenosti: Vladimir Lovec (1922–1992), ki jo je uredila muzikologinja Helena Filipčič Gardina, je nastala ob obeležitvi 100-letnice rojstva skladatelja, dirigenta, glasbenega pedagoga, publicista in vsestranskega glasbenega organizatorja Vladimirja Lovca (1922–1992). Vsebina, ki osvetljuje različne vidike Lovčeve osebnosti, je smiselno razdeljena v tri osrednje sklope. Prvi obsega poglavje Helene Filipčič Gardina »Življenjske postaje in razvejano delovanje Vladimirja Lovca.« V drugem obsežnejšem sklopu se Vladimirja Lovca v pogovorih s Heleno Filipčič Gardina in Marijo Gombač spominjajo njegovi nekdanji učenci, sodelavci in prijatelji, večina katerih še danes na tak ali drugačen način pomembno sooblikuje glasbeno (in kulturno) življenje na Koprskem in širše; nekatere izmed njih je k poklicnemu ukvarjanju z glasbo vzpodbudil prav Lovec. Zadnji vsebinski sklop prinaša nekatere podatke o Lovčevem skladateljskem opusu in je nepogrešljivo izhodišče za vse, ki se bodo v prihodnje ukvarjali s tem področjem njegovega glasbenega delovanja.
Revisiting the Efficiency of Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries: Lessons for Balkan Countries
Authors: Kokorović Jukan Meldina , Nadžaković Elman
Published: February 2023

Performance budgeting (PB) is a new tool of modern public finance management reform and it is being introduced in the Balkan countries in last two decades with more or less success. Empirical research on PB practices in OCED countries shows that many of them still struggle to make effective use of performance information in budgetary decision making. To that end, this study revisits efficiency of PB in OECD countries in order to make recommendation for Balkan countries who are introducing performance budgeting. Paper investigate on efficiency of PB and its contribution to the quality of public practices in general, as well as potential challenges in implementation. OECD data on Performance budgeting survey from 2018 were used. It was concluded that PB improves efficiency of public finances but implementation process requires considerable amount of time, combination of factors, trained and educated staff, major investments in technology systems, acceptance of experimentation and failure.
Delimitation of Energy and Financial Regulation on the EU Wholesale Energy Market
Authors: Obrenović Strahinja
Published: February 2023

Wholesale energy markets in the European Union (EU) are regulated both by financial and energy legal frameworks. The introduction of the energy regulatory framework supplemented the existing regulation for the financial markets in the EU. However, subsequent changes in the financial legal regime opened some questions regarding the interplay between financial and energy regulation in the EU wholesale energy markets. The aim of this paper is to explain the growing complexity of the existing regulatory framework on the wholesale energy market in the EU. This complexity is raising concerns about possible overlaps of different legal regimes and division of competence between financial and energy regulatory authorities both at the EU and Member States levels. Nevertheless, closer cooperation and information exchange between different regulators can reduce some uncertainties and make the market functioning even more effective.
Promises and Perils of E-taxation in Serbia
Authors: Popović Sergej , Milosavljević Milos , Milanović Nemanja
Published: February 2023

The paradigm of collection and administration of tax revenues has been shifted in the last few decades as affected by the development of novel information and communication technologies. Governments around the world have adopted different models of e-taxation. A Serbian government has fully implemented “e-Fiscalization” as a class of e-taxation services in 2021. The aim of this paper is to examine the user satisfaction with e-Fiscalization. Based on a primary data collected from N=173 entrepreneurs, we examine the satisfaction with e-taxation ecosystem in Serbia. The results indicate that the promises made by governmental authorities have not been properly accepted by taxpayers. The study concludes that these perils might be viewed as temporary if the issues of full deployment of e-taxation were addressed adequately.
Writing Misdemeanor and Criminal Charges in Audit: Evidence from Serbia
Authors: Dmitrović Veljko , Milenković Nemanja , Jakovljević Nemanja
Published: February 2023

State Audit Institution of Serbia is obliged to submit a request for initiation of misdemeanor proceedings, and submit a criminal complaint to the competent authority, if during the audit process it discovers materially significant actions that indicate the existence of elements of a misdemeanor or a criminal act. Relying on that, the subject of the paper is to analyze the views of Serbian accountant and auditors about writing misdemeanor and criminal charges in public sector audits. An analysis of the results was carried out using the SPSS 28 software package. Descriptive statistics have been used in order to analyze the characteristics of the sample. The Mann-Whitney U test was conducted in order to compare two independent groups in regards to an observed scale variable. The p value is used to indicate if the differences between two particular A groups that were in this research are statistically significant (where p<0.05 is considered statistically significant at the 95% confidence level).
CEO Compensation and Firm’s ESG Performance – An Analysis of Banks and Insurance Companies
Authors: Acharyya Madhu , Ye Congzhong
Published: February 2023

Chief executive officers (CEOs) of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) firms are known to take lesser pay and engage themselves in corporate social responsibility activities to achieve the dual objective of the enhancement of firm’s performance as well as benefit for stakeholders in the long run. This study examines the role of ESG transparency in strengthening the impact of firm performance on total CEO pay in ESG firms. A panel of 67 firms for the period of 2014–2019 has been analyzed using the two-step system GMM model, with NSE Nifty 100 ESG Index as the data sample and ESG scores from Bloomberg database as a proxy for transparency. Findings reveal that environmental and governance disclosure scores have the potential to intensify the negative relationship between firm performance and CEO compensation, while social disclosure scores do not. In addition, various firm-specific, board-specific, and CEO-specific attributes have also been considered controls affecting remuneration. This paper contributes to the literature by exploring the effect of exhibiting ESG transparency and its nexus with CEO pay as well as firm performance.
The Impact of the Application of Business Intelligence Tools on the Company's Performance
Authors: Demko – Rihter Jelena , Conić Nevena
Published: February 2023

Business intelligence (BI) has become very popular in the business environment because of its ability to transform huge amount of data into relevant information, important for decision making. Based on the sample of 52 small to large companies from the Republic of Serbia we tested the impact of BI implementation on company's performance. The research shows that foreign owned companies have higher level of the BI tools implementation than the domestic owned. The main obstacle to the higher level of the BI tools implementation is the lack of skilled and qualified staff. Companies that use BI tools have better performances than companies that use only financial statements data for decision making. The implementation of BI has the strongest impact on the level of company profits related to other partial components of the performance.
Audit Market Concentration: Some Evidence from the Republic of North Macedonia
Authors: Bozhinovska Lazarevska Zorica , Dionisijev Ivan , Tocev Todor , Malchev Bojan
Published: February 2023

Audit market concentration has been thoroughly researched both globally and regionally. According to previous studies, the audit market is often dominated by the Big Four at the EU level, while in the region, the concentration is lower, indicating that it has oligopolistic features. This paper analyzes and measures the concentration of the audit market in Republic of North Macedonia, through Herfindahl-Hirschman index - HHI and concentration ratio - CR4, based on three independent variables: audit-related revenue, number of clients and number of employees. The research covers the period from 2014 to 2021 and it is concluded that at the beginning of the analyzed period (2014-2017), according to audit-related revenue, the audit market in Republic of North Macedonia had the characteristics of an oligopoly, but today it is nonconcentrated market and ranges from perfect competition to oligopoly. In terms of the number of employees and the number of clients, the results from our research show that audit market in Republic of North Macedonia is not concentrated.
Bezsilność jako przyzwolenie na zło
Authors: Majcherek Janusz A.
Published: February 2023

Agresja putinowskiej Rosji na Ukrainę postawiła wobec dramatycznego wyzwania nobliwą doktrynę non‑violence. Zgodnie ze sformułowanym w latach 80. XX wieku wywodem antysowieckiego dysydenta rosyjskiego Władimira Bukowskiego to nie wojna jest przeciwieństwem pokoju, lecz przemoc, a do jej powstrzymania niekiedy konieczny jest zbrojny opór, czyli prowadzenie wojny. Według Clausewitza do wywołania stanu wojny nie wystarczy militarna agresja, lecz konieczne jest przeciwstawienie się jej, czyli aktywna obrona ze strony napadniętego, chcąc zatem uniknąć wojny, nie należy stawiać oporu agresorowi. Agresja na Ukrainę złamała dwie zasady prowadzenia wojen: ius ad bellum i ius in bello. Według typologii Michaela Walzera jest to zatem niesprawiedliwa wojna prowadzona niesprawiedliwymi metodami, więc przeciwstawianie się jej, także militarne, jest prowadzeniem wojny sprawiedliwej. Zgodnie z analizą Slavoja Žižka tworzy to klarowną z etycznego punktu widzenia sytuację, zło jest łatwo identyfikowalne, a przeciwstawienie się mu stanowi etyczny obowiązek. Według filozofa Étienne’a Balibara w tej sytuacji pacyfizm nie jest żadną opcją.

Helplessness as Acquiescence to Evil

The aggression of Putin’s Russia towards Ukraine has posed a dramatic challenge to the noble doctrine of non-violence. In line with an argument made in the 1980s by anti-Soviet Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, war is not the opposite of peace; instead, violence is. Armed resistance, or warfare, is sometimes necessary to stop violence. According to Clausewitz, military aggression is insufficient to evoke a state of war; in its place, it is necessary to oppose aggression, i.e., actively mount a defense by the attacked party, thereby avoiding war requires not resisting the aggressor. However, the aggression against Ukraine broke two tenets of warfare: ius ad bellum and ius in bello. According to Michael Walzer’s typology, it is an unjust war waged by unjust methods, so resisting it, including militarily, amounts to waging a just war. According to Slavoj Žižek’s analysis, this establishes an ethically clear situation: evil is easily identifiable, and opposing it is an ethical duty. According to the philosopher Étienne Balibar, pacifism is not an option in such a situation.
LIBERDADE E POLÍTICA
Authors: Magalhães Zaira Cristina Neves
Published: February 2023

Com intuito de compreender o pensamento de Walter Benjamin a respeito da relação entre os conceitos de liberdade, teleologia e política, importa focar na defesa de uma nova ontologia política, para além da perspectiva da economia e da história. A partir de uma análise acerca da concepção benjaminiana da política pretende-se demonstrar a possibilidade de pensar a liberdade para além da economia. Esse intento demonstrativo envolve a defesa de uma nova perspectiva de análise que articula a leitura crítica da política a partir do pensamento de Hegel e da economia de Marx de modo a questionar a ideia de ligar a liberdade com a política. A presente pesquisa será de caráter teórico amparando-se na pesquisa bibliográfica para levantar os estudos desenvolvidos sobre o tema. O marco teórico foi definido com base na crítica da teleologia apresentada por Walter Benjamin em sua obra Sobre o conceito da história (2008) e nas obras Fenomenologia do espírito de Hegel e Ideologia alemã de Karl Marx e Engels. Conclui-se a necessidade de se pensar a liberdade não apenas no aspecto econômico, mas sobretudo político, como forma de emancipação e compreensão da realidade social.
MIROSLAV MILOVIC, LEITOR DE CARL SCHMITT
Authors: Ramiro Caio Henrique Lopes
Published: February 2023

O objetivo do presente trabalho se concentra na análise da reflexão de Miroslav Milovic a respeito da contribuição do pensamento de Carl Schmitt acerca do diagnóstico da modernidade. A partir de um método hermenêutico, procedeu-se a revisão bibliográfica dos textos, especialmente Despolitização: por uma outra diagnose da modernidade. A questão da modernidade já está presente em Comunidade da Diferença, trabalho no qual a meditação do filósofo sérvio-brasileiro dialoga com as filosofias de Hegel, Marx e Habermas. Neste sentido, Schmitt estaria atento ao recado marxista acerca do enfrentamento entre capital e trabalho, contudo, no diagnóstico schmittiano há um processo de despolitização na modernidade, haja vista a pretensão econômico-liberal de neutralização do conflito. Assim, para Milovic a leitura de Schmitt parece importante na medida em que permite repensar a política colocando em confronto a relação entre liberalismo e democracia, algo que pode servir para uma perspectiva crítica a teoria discursivo-consensual do direito e da democracia proposta por Jürgen Habermas.
POWER, ENERGY, AND THE SOCIETY OF INDIVIDUALITY IN J. S. MILL’S ON LIBERTY
Authors: Griffith James
Published: February 2023

I begin, haltingly, and the individual begins, for John Stuart Mill, with an impulse. My impulse, in terms of Mill, is to ask after power and energy in his On Liberty. There, impulses are desires and those of the “Strong” variety are synonymous with energy (Mill 2002, p. 62). An individual with their own impulses has character and one with strong impulses governed by a strong will has energetic character. One without them has no character. I begin haltingly, in part, because, insofar as my impulse is directed toward power and energy, I am unsure as to the will that may or may not govern it, whether this question reveals or begins to reveal something of my character, its degree of energy, or the lack thereof. What does it mean, in other words, to ask about power and energy in this book? Call this question the opening of an experiment in thinking.
AMISTAD
Authors: Milovic (in memoriam) Miroslav
Published: February 2023

Esta Carta foi escrita por Miroslav Milovic ao amigo Juan Francisco, professor catedrático de Filosofia da Universidade de Granada, em ocasião à comemoração de Aposentadoria em 24 de setembro de 2014. A Carta foi uma forma de Miroslav Milovic se fazer presente na festividade. Escrita a pedido de Carmen Rueda, esposa de JuanFran, a carta foi lida publicamente por ela. Todos que se faziam presente na homenagem ficaram impactados com a leitura da Carta, pois se trata de um belo relato sobre a amizade, a filosofia e a hospitalidade incondicional.
EPIDEMIA: UMA REFLEXÃO ACERCA DA IMPUNIDADE NO CRIME DE CAUSAR EPIDEMIA CONFORME O RELATÓRIO FINAL DA CPI DA COVID-19
Authors: SantosVieira Igor Aurelio , Ramos João Vitor Brandão Sampaio
Published: February 2023

Este artigo tem dois pontos fulcrais, o primeiro é uma perspectiva histórica que apresenta uma revolta popular contra as vacinas, este evento ocorreu no Rio de Janeiro, durante o século XIX, passando também pela epidemia da Gripe Espanhola no ano de 1918. Embora os resultados não tenham afetado a população na mesma proporção que a Covid-19, foram de suma importância para se constatar a necessidade de tipificação penal nas condutas de crimes contra a incolumidade pública. A segunda perspectiva está em demonstrar a descrição criminal da disseminação da Covid-19 e porque o governo Bolsonaro deveria ser responsabilizado criminalmente por suas omissões e ações ao longo da pandemia. O argumento anterior consolida o posterior e vice-versa, pois por ter existido um antecedente deste tipo seria absolutamente mais espantoso se novamente as autoridades não fossem responsabilizadas.
O SUJEITO SEMIÓTICO
Authors: Justino Lucas
Published: February 2023

Por um lado, as estruturas modernas pregam um sujeito individual, dotado de razão e, portanto, um ser humano que se diferencia do resto do mundo por esta capacidade. Por outro lado, elas solapam qualquer perspectiva de ação realmente transformadora, pois suas instabilidades resultam em uma antinomia do sujeito. Este trabalho, portanto, tenta entender como é possível resgatar a noção de identidade do sujeito na modernidade, a partir das reflexões apresentadas por Miroslav Milovic a fim de que sejam superadas estas mazelas que individualizam e removem o poder dos sujeitos de constituírem uma democracia verdadeira. A discussão não chega ao campo da filosofia política, mas se mantém no campo da metafísica tentando entender uma concepção de sujeito que possibilite a superação da modernidade. A alternativa apresentada é a de ser humano como um animal semiótico, a partir das reflexões de John Deely sobre a semiótica de Peirce e a noção de sujeito. O sujeito semiótico é o ser que não se compreende afastado ou isolado do mundo e de seus pares, mas que só é realizado na relação entre sujeitos. A identidade possível para uma pós-modernidade é uma identidade que coletiviza e não individualiza. A democracia aparece como consequência da participação deste sujeito em um movimento rumo à razão, que em Peirce não é o mesmo que entendemos por racionalidade em Descartes.
Density Based Traffic Management Using Deep Learning and Computer Vision
Authors: S Ramakrishna , S Bhargav Reddy , Sai Busetty Siva , Harshavardhan Lagisetty
Published: February 2023

Our project is focused on developing a traffic control system that will dynamically adjust signal timing in response to traffic congestion. Traffic congestion is an acute problem in numerous world cities, and it's time to replace our current time-dependent traffic management system with one that has decision-making capabilities. Current traffic management systems are fixed, which can be hugely inefficient when one lane is occupied more than the others. To optimize this problem, we've created a framework for controlling traffic efficiently that takes into account the density of traffic at any given moment. Sometimes higher traffic density at one side of the junction demands longer green light times – rather than the allotted time. So that all lanes can move along smoothly. We propose here a mechanism in which the green light of a stop sign or traffic signal doubles as the glowing indicator for when it's safe for drivers to cross based on the number of vehicles captured by cameras stationed around the area. Once the number of vehicles is calculated, this information is sent to a microprocessor (Raspberry Pi), and the red-light timer for that particular lane is dynamically adjusted accordingly.
Pobreza e Ambiente: Desafios das comunidades pesqueiras para conservação da Biodiversidade de Mangal em tempos de Covid- 19 em Namige, Mogincual -Moçambique
Authors: Ali Talassamo , Bandeira Bemjamim Olinda , Dias António José Guerner
Published: February 2023

São três factores que desafiam a conservação da biodiversidade em tempos de crise no Distrito de Mogincual, Província de Nampula – Moçambique, o primeiro é elevado índice de pobreza nas comunidades e por  falta de alternativa as populações dependem essencialmente dos recursos naturais para a sua sobre vivência em todos os tempos, o segundo factor associa-se ao crescente índice de analfabedismo devido ao baixo nível de escolaridade que tornando-se difícil assimilar as formas e ferramentas de gestão e conservação dos recursos natuurais em tempos de crise e, o terceiro factor associa-se a falta de boa realação entre os agentes da Lei e Ordem com as comunidades locais influenciando na fobia (medo) da relação em tempos de diálogo e socialização da crise - pandemia para uma consevação integrada dos recursos naturais em Mogincual, o medo para este Distrito é uma contrução histórica deste o perído de guerra de 16 anos entre a Frente de Libertção de Moçambique - FRELIMO e a Resistência Nacional de Moçambique - RENAMO onde este último movimento havia ocupado a regão em todo perído da Guerra. E no perído pós – guerra em 1994 com assinatura de acordo geral da Paz em Roma no dia 4 de Outubro de 1992, quando os agentes da Lei e Ordem voltaram a controlar o Distrito para mater a ordem e tranquilidade pública sempre consideraram que as populações nativas pertenciam ao grupo dos bandidos armados que até em 2010 na visita de sua Excelêcia Armando Emílio Guebuza neste Distrito a Associação dos Naturais e Amigos de Mogincual – ANADENAMO, foi confundido com a RENAMO. Este erro tornou-se uma construção social que até no período da realização desta pesquisa nota-se que a gestão e conservação integrada dos recursos costeiros em Mogincual em tempos de crise é desafiante. Assim, o Distrito de Mogincual por estar a últrapassar durante anos crises de ordem natural e social destacando as mudanças climáticas, ciclones, secas, cheias, malária, cólera, incluindo a nova pândemia de coronavírus foi necessário fazer artigo sobre Pobreza e Ambiente: desafios para conservação da biodiversidade do mangal em tempos de Crise em Mogincual, com os segintes objectivos: analisar os desafios de conservação da biodiversidade de mangal em tempos da crise Mogincual, comparar as actividades humanas com relação aos recursos naturais antes e durante covid-19 e sugerir as estratégias de conservação da biodiversidade de mangal de forma integrada em tempos de covid-19. Para a realização deste artigo foi necessário um estudo do campo participando as actividades realizadas pelas populações - pesquisa acção, principalmente os pescadoes na comunidades de Namige e Macupe, envolvendo 80 indivíduos no inquérito dos quais 40 representam em cada comunidade.
Cartografía de una épica global
Authors: Sarasqueta Gonzalo
Published: February 2023

El interés de este trabajo radica en la narrativa que construyó el presidente uruguayo José Mujica (2010-2015) para legitimarse y proyectar su gestión. Para cumplir dicho objetivo, primero se elabora una conceptualización del relato político, luego se identifican sus requisitos y funciones, y por último se sistematiza su análisis mediante cinco dimensiones: trama, guion dicotómico, repertorio simbólico, estructura temporal y ethos presidencial. Los hallazgos de la investigación evidencian que el mandatario desplegó un plot un vinculado a la transformación cultural, un conflicto entre la ciudadanía y el consumismo, una cronología que conecta al presente con un horizonte de expectativas, una simbología personalizada y una autorepresentación que hace hincapié en la reconciliación y la sobriedad.
transversalidad legislativa del saber hacer en la Unión Europea
Authors: Lira Raggio Montserrat
Published: February 2023

El saber hacer aporta a la Unión Europea una transferencia de conocimientos por parte de la sociedad. Su transversalidad hace que esté presente, prácticamente, en todas sus políticas. Es un motor que impulsa a la legislación europea y hace que la sociedad esté presente en ella. La aportación del saber hacer al desarrollo de la UE es muy enriquecedora. Precisamente este artículo pretende reflejar su evolución a lo largo de los años y alcanzar una definición amplia que refleje este impulso social.
Jóvenes en la sala de máquinas
Authors: Díaz-Montiel Alberto , Lucena-Pérez Marta
Published: February 2023

La mayor parte de las élites políticas inician su trayectoria durante la juventud, por lo general, vinculándose a algunas de las organizaciones juveniles ligadas a los distintos partidos políticos. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la presencia de las Juventudes Socialistas de España en el Partido Socialista Español. Para ello, se estudiará la presencia de jóvenes que han formado parte de la ejecutiva de este partido entre el año 2000 y la actualidad, analizándose también sus perfiles. De tal forma, veremos como la representación de la juventud no ha mejorado de forma significativa, en dicho órgano interno, durante el período analizado.
¿Giran a la derecha? La ideología de los jóvenes españoles desde la consolidación de la democracia hasta hoy
Authors: Lorente Fontaneda Javier , Sánchez-Vítores Irene
Published: February 2023

¿Se ubican los jóvenes de hoy más a la derecha? Existe una creencia popular de que los jóvenes de ubican más a la izquierda que sus mayores. Sin embargo, hay poca evidencia empírica sobre cómo funciona la edad a la hora de entender la ideología de los individuos. En este artículo, tratamos de analizar cómo funciona la edad sobre la ideología de los ciudadanos teniendo en cuenta tanto el efecto de la edad en sí mismo, el efecto de ciclo vital; como el efecto cohorte o generacional, derivado de la socialización política. La evidencia de este artículo apunta a que los jóvenes de hoy, si bien se mantienen más a la izquierda que otros grupos de edad, tienen preferencias menos de izquierda que los jóvenes socializados en los sesenta y setenta.
Cuestiones controvertidas, tendencias actuales y retos de la Filosofía del Derecho
Authors: Soriano Díaz Ramón Luis
Published: February 2023

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Breves reseñas biográficas de los autores
Authors: Pensamiento Político Revista Internacional de
Published: February 2023

Reseñas biográficas
PERCEPCIÓN SENSORIAL DE UNA MUESTRA DE GAMERS DEL DISTRITO METROPOLITANO DE QUITO POR PLATAFORMAS DIGITALES
Authors: Zambrano Vaca Jonathan Gabriel
Published: February 2023

A pesar de su enorme potencial demostrado a nivel mundial, la industria del videojuego no ha sido estudiada formalmente en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito. Como resultado, hay una falta de conocimiento, traduciéndose en riesgo para empresas e inversores en este campo. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la percepción sensorial de una muestra de gamers del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito que fue estratificada por plataformas digitales como Twitch, Facebook Gaming, Youtube e Instagram. Mediante una metodología descriptiva y probabilística con conveniencia de selección muestral, se identificaron preferencias y estímulos sensoriales entre los consumidores de entretenimiento y videojuegos. Revelando una experiencia integral positiva predominante mediante la Escala de Experiencias Positivas y Negativas (SPANE), además de la intensidad y frecuencia de estímulos específicos relacionados al consumo de videojuegos. El estudio demostró una alta incidencia del género masculino entre 15 y 24 años de edad, quienes dedicaban más de 3 horas hacia actividades de recreación. Se reveló la frecuencia de uso de servicios de entretenimiento como el turismo, servicios de streaming, eventos deportivos, entre otros. Así como motivaciones para el uso de videojuegos, los dispositivos electrónicos más utilizados, los lugares más frecuentados y las emociones experimentadas frente a estímulos multisensoriales.
NOVAS OCORRÊNCIAS DE PEIXE-LEÃOPterois volitans (LINNAEUS, 1758) NA PESCADO PARGO Lutjanus purpureus (POEY, 1866) NA COSTA NORTE DO BRASIL/New occurrences of lionfish Pterois volitans(Linnaeus, 1758) on the fisheries of the red snapper Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) onthe north coast of Brazil
Authors: Cintra Israel , Martins Déborah , Alves-Júnior Flavio , Silva Kátia , Klautau Alex , Muniz Mairink , Martinsssssss Victor , Barbosa José Milton
Published: February 2023

The bioinvasion of the lionfish Pterois volitans is increasingly being observed along thenorthern coast of Brazil, leading to risks to the environment, such as biodiversity reduction,and to the human health, due to incidents with the animal. Thus, we report new occurrencesof lionfish at the Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), caught by commercial fishing of thered snapper Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866), along the continental shelf of the AmapáState, northern Brazil. Eight specimens of P. volitans were collected, between the depths of80,5 to 100 m, in August 2022. They were photographed in situ. The presence of P. volitansin commercial fisheries may indicate a large abundance of it in the region of Amazonianreefs, leading to risks to the environment and expanding the colonization in other regionsand other ecosystems, thus making urgent the creation of management plans to control theinvasion in Brazilian waters.
SCREENING OF THIRD FILIAL (F3) SEGREGATING POPULATION FOR SALT TOLERANCE IN CEREAL: A REVIEW
Authors: JAMIL NAJMI FIKRI , MA’ARUP ROHAYU
Published: February 2023

Cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, and others are cultivated in every part of the world. However, cereals crop cultivation globally has been affected by salinity stress. Salinity stress causes a reduction in the growth, yield and productivity of cereal crops. Hence, to overcome the problem related to salinity stress, several plans are made to develop a salinity tolerance cereal variety. Therefore, various strategies, from phenotypic and molecular screening, have been introduced to develop salinity tolerance cereal varieties. Salinity tolerance is a crucial trait that must be inserted into cereal crops to maximize the yield productivity of cereals crops. The objective of this review is to undergo screening for salinity tolerance in the third filial (F3) segregating population of cereals to identify the large amounts of lines correlated with salt tolerance which were further used in the breeding process. Besides, the selection process of F3 and other populations of the cereals is conducted on yield and yield components and the correlation between traits linked with salt tolerance. Thus, this review study will focus on the screening and selection process of the F3 and other generations on salinity-tolerant and high-yielding cereals developments.
Economic Damage Levels of the Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina, Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Türkiye Hazelnut Orchards
Authors: SARUHAN İslam , TUNÇER Mehmet Kürşat , TUNCER Celal
Published: February 2023

The green shield bug (GSB) (Palomena prasina, Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is one of the most important pests of hazelnut in Turkish hazelnut orchards. This harmful insect causes serious yield and quality losses by feeding directly on fruits every year. Their feeding on hazelnut fruits may result in nut abortion (empty nuts) in early season and cause shriveled and corked kernels in kernel expansion period. Insect pest management must be decided by depending on insect population level in field according to integrated pest management concept. Economic injury level (EIL) and economic threshold (ET) are the main essential points that must be considered in decision for insect pest control. Thus, it can be possible to protect the natural environment from unnecessary pesticide applications and the growers from high production costs. Therefore, determining of economic decision levels for controlling pests is critical. This is especially important for hazelnuts, which are grown on hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in Türkiye, and for the GSB, a serious pest that requires a couple of chemical applications per year. The economic decision levels vary mainly due to insect species and their damage potential, crop value in the market and control costs which can change over years and countries. This study aimed to calculate the EIL and ET values for GSB control action in hazelnut orchards in Türkiye using new economic market data. Based on previous research, the authors calculated the yield loss caused by one individual of GSB in this study. Direct yield loss, as well as quality and quantity losses from damaged kernels, were calculated separately and then totaled. The data, including crop value and control costs necessary for calculation was updated from free market sources. In the calculation of EIL/ET, the most common formula (EIL= C/ VxbxK) was used. As a result, the economic threshold for a single insecticide application was determined to be3.8 insect/da (=0.1 ha) for K=1 value and 4.76 insect/da for K=0.8 value, for single insecticide application. When ET values were converted in traditional Turkish approach that is special for hazelnut orchards; ET values for K=1 and K=0.8 were 0.76 insect/ 10 “hazelnut “ocak” (traditional growing of hazelnut plants together) and 0.95 insect/ 10 “ocak” respectively. If 2 applications per year for GSB were considered, ET values were doubled up and calculated to be 7.6 and 9.47 insect/da for K=1 and K=0.8 value respectively, and thusly 1.52 and 1.9 insect/ 10 “ocak” for Türkiye. For practical reasons, the ET value for GSB was recommended as 10 insect/da and 2 insects/10 “ocak”, for Türkiye, with consideration of 2 chemical applications and K= 0.8.
Artificial neural network models for prediction of standardized precipitation index in central Mexico
Authors: Magallanes-Quintanar Rafael , Galván-Tejada Carlos Eric , Galvan-Tejada Jorge Isaac , Méndez-Gallegos Santiago de Jesús , Blanco-Macías Fidel , Valdez-Cepeda Ricardo David
Published: February 2023

Some of the effects of climate change may be related to a change in patterns of rainfall intensity or rainfall scarcity. So, humanity is facing environmental challenges due to an increase in the occurrence of droughts. Forecasting of droughts based on cumulative influence of rainfall could be greatly beneficial for mitigating adverse consequences on water-sensitive sectors such as agriculture. Then, predictive models of drought indices could help in assessing water scarcity situations, droughts identification and their severity characterization. In this paper, we tested the feasibility of the Artificial Neural Network as a data-driven model for predicting the monthly Standardized Precipitation Index in 4 regions (Semi-desert, Highlands, Canyons and Mountains) of north-central México using predictive variable data from 1965 to 2004 as training data and simulated data for the period 2005-2014. The best model was found using the Hyperbolic Tangent as activation function and the Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam) algorithm as optimization method. The best model was set to the following architecture: 26-12-1 network with 4 weights and 365 trainable parameters. Based on analysis of scatter plot between predicted and observed Standardized precipitation Index values for the test dataset, the Coefficient of Determination was between 0.84 and 0.88. In terms of quantitative statistics averaged over the test set, Artificial Network Model performed very well in predicting Standardized Precipitation Index at the four analyzed regions. This was verified by all-region average value of performance statistics Mean Absolute Error (0.0805), Mean Square Error (0.0144) and the Coefficient of Determination (0.8671). In a nutshell we summarize that the Artificial Network models developed and tested in this study had good prediction skills of the monthly Standardized Precipitation Index for stations and its drought-related properties in the study region.
Sarcasm in Indonesian Television Show Pesbukers
Authors: Lubis Fauziah Khairani , Bahri Syamsul
Published: February 2023

Pesbukers' communication style frequently catches the audience's attention since they are not just restricted to the jokes that are hurled but also come with sarcasm, which is presented in each episode. There are many arguments for and against accepting the utilized sarcasm among the audience. The point of the study is to look into the application of sarcasm in the context of the research object, Pesbukers, one of Indonesia's most popular television shows, without any translation process for each dialogue. By employing a qualitative descriptive method, the researcher examined four varieties of sarcasm discovered based on Elisabeth Camp's theory. The results of the study indicate that there are 31 data containing sarcasm. Proportional Sarcasm had the most data (12), followed by Lexical Sarcasm (10), Illocutionary Sarcasm (5), and Like-Prefixed Sarcasm (4). Proportional sarcasm that is straight to the point in utterances pervades all other types of sarcasm. However, the least used sarcasm in this study, like-prefixed sarcasm, is pragmatic and has a meaning contrary to the real motive. The Pesbukers show uses all of the sarcasm subgenres mentioned.