bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Counselling on Diet Quality and Physical Activity with Cognitive Counselling for Overweight and Obese Women-A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Doran Fatemeh , Haghighi Mahmonir , Zarrin Rasoul
Published: October 2021

Various treatments for obesity exist that actually work, however, a great deal of them face the issue of weight regain. Hence, there is this desire to focus on health measures that can be predictors of weight maintenance. This study explores whether four sessions of group-based cognitive counselling can lead to superior results compared to counselling on diet and physical activity only, in terms of eating behavior, calorie intake, diet quality, weight, and physical activity. We conducted a randomized trial for this purpose. Our findings suggest that a short intervention of cognitive counselling can lead to improved emotional eating and uncontrolled eating. Both conditions showed significant improvement in diet quality, cognitive restraint on eating, weight, BMI, calorie intake, and physical activity, while between group differences remained non-significant. Further studies are needed to assess the impact of brief cognitive counselling on measures of weight maintenance in long term.
Estudio de lozas “fortineras” en el sur bonaerense (segunda mitad del siglo XIX)
Authors: Bagaloni Vanesa N. , Martí Verónica S.
Published: October 2021

Se presenta el estudio de lozas procedentes de tres fortines bonaerenses (Pescado, Machado y Tapera de Sabino) instalados durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. El objetivo consistió en identificar los objetos de loza, sus características, origen, funcionalidad y cronología, así como conocer sus patrones de circulación, uso y descarte e implicancias sociales y económicas. Los resultados obtenidos se evaluaron considerando los procesos naturales y culturales intervinientes a lo largo de la microhistoria de cada fortín. Se destaca la prevalencia de loza inglesa pearlware (lisa y decorada) con cronologías contemporáneas a la ocupación de dichos fortines. Se compararon con los conjuntos cerámicos de asentamientos militares coetáneos de la frontera Sur y Costa Sur y se consideraron diversas fuentes documentales. Se valoraron posibles vías de abastecimiento de vajilla cerámica y los hábitos cotidianos relacionados con las modas y el status, poder, identidad y género de los/las afortinados/as.
Ethnopharmacology of the angiosperms of Chapada of Araripe located in Northeast of Brazil
Authors: Cruz Rafael Pereira da , Almeida-Bezerra José Weverton , Menezes Saulo Almeida de , Silva Viviane Bezerra da , Santos Luciano Temoteo dos , Morais-Braga Maria Flaviana Bezerra , Moraes José Laécio de
Published: October 2021

The Chapada of Araripe located in the Northeast of Brazil, presents a great vegetal diversity. Associated with this, the region presents a great cultural plurality, which reflects in several popular knowledge, such as the use of medicinal plants in the region. The objective of this work was to carry out an ethnopharmacological bibliographic survey of angiosperms present in the region. The scientific name of species was associated with the keywords "traditional use", "traditional medicine" "traditional knowledge" and "Brazil" to collect information published and available on Pubmed, Science Direct, Scielo and Scopus Platform. Subsequently, the species with the greatest versatility of use were selected and their relative importance (RI) indexes were calculated. As a result, 92 species with medicinal potential were identified in the Chapada of Araripe, corresponding to 81 genera and 44 botanical families, with Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae and Rubiaceae being the taxa that presented the highest number of species with 16, 6, 5 and 5 respectively. The 10 most versatile species were Anacardium occidentale (RI: 1.38), Astronium urundeuva (1.86), Copaifera langsdorffii (2.00), Hancornia speciosa (1.81), Himatanthus drasticus (1.62), Hymenaea stigonocarpa (1.89), Lafoensia pacari (1.83), Libidibia ferrea (1.43), Scoparia dulcis (1.71) and Ximenia americana L. (1.46). Finally, we emphasize that Chapada of Araripe is a region of great biological and cultural value, being important actions for the preservation of local flora and traditional knowledge.
Bibliometric analysis of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) research from Plant Sciences category based on Web of Science
Authors: Yuan Bao-Zhong , Sun Jie
Published: October 2021

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) is one of the most significant horticultural cash crops in the world. The study aimed to identify and analyse the 2,930 articles and review type papers of strawberry research from the Plant Sciences category based on the Web of Science. Papers mainly written in English (2,894, 98.771%), were from a total of 8,838 authors, 96 countries/territories, 1,845 organisations and published in 197 journals and book series. The top seven core journals are ranked as Plant Disease (252, 8.601%), Phytopathology (229, 7.816%), Plant Pathology (93, 3.174%), Frontiers in Plant Science (89, 3.308%), Canadian Journal of Plant Science (86, 2.935%), European Journal of Plant Pathology (86, 2.935%) and Journal of Experimental Botany (86, 2.935%), and these journals each published >86 papers. The top five countries and regions were the USA, People's Republic of China, Spain, Canada and England. The top five organisations were the University of Florida, USDA ARS, University of Malaga, University of California Davis, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The top five authors are Peres, Natalia A. (Peres, Natalia; Peres, N.A.); Madden, LV; Munoz-Blanco, Juan (Munoz-Blanco, J); Schwab, Wilfried (Schwab, W) and Ellis, MA, each published >25 papers. All keywords of the strawberry research from the Plant Sciences category were separated into 11 clusters for different research topics. Visualisations offer exploratory information on the current state in a scientific field or discipline as well as indicate possible developments in the future. The review could provide a valuable guide for designing future studies.
The Ugly Face of Face Masks
Authors: Chiriac Anca , Podoleanu Cristian , Stolnicu Simona
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Prolonged and tightly use of face masks has been identified as cause for skin damage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Case series presentation: We evaluated patients seen in the outpatient clinic between March and May 2020, during the lockdown period, focusing on skin damage related to the use of face masks. We aimed to highlight the major impact of routine usage of face masks on the skin of individuals of different ages and professions. Contact dermatitis was prevalent, but we also recorded many cases of outbreak of seborrheic dermatitis, acne, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, folliculitis, as well as neurotic excoriations caused by anxiety, tinea, and impetigo. We also observed a delay in the diagnosis of benign and malignant tumors.

Conclusions: The most important step should be the assessment of dermatologic pathology related to the use of face masks. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So take off the face mask, and look at the skin!
Second-Generation Semiology and Detotalization
Authors: Bennett Tyler James
Published: October 2021

The fashionable disavowal of structural semiology as logocentric is easily countered by a review of the important innovations of second-generation semiology, spearheaded by Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, and Jacques Lacan. The scope of Saussurean semiology is hampered only by its reliance upon alphabetic language and presence grounded in the voice; the assertion that semiology is a part of linguistics, rather than the reverse, does not reject the existence of nonlinguistic meaning; wordplay and textual experimentation are no mere stylistic ornamentation, but are on the contrary the key strategy of second-generation semiology for exposing the limitations of language. All three of these writers rely upon the glossematics of Louis Hjelmslev for the articulation of the concrete, non-logocentric object of general linguistics — his stratification of the Saussurean sign provides the centerpiece for the synthetic theoretical model introduced here.
Commentary: The status of theoretical divisions in current semiotics
Authors: Higuera Claudio J Rodríguez
Published: October 2021

We initiate a new section of the journal, an invited commentary on issues pertaining to the fields of semiotics and linguistics and personal views on what is happening in the field. In this introduction, we assess the current status of the divisions of semiotics into multiple branches and the historical overview of the semiotics/semiology debate.
Grammatical Tenses and Communicative Intentions: A case study of the German Perfekt and Präteritum
Authors: Concu Valentina
Published: October 2021

Recent research in syntax and corpus linguistics has shown how the German Perfekt (present perfect) and Präteritum (simple past) are widely used in written language—even though these tenses are commonly described in DAF (German as a foreign language) materials as used respectively in the spoken and written forms. While these analyses only focus on written corpora, an extensive study on the use of tenses in spoken interaction is still missing. In this paper, I try to fill this gap in the literature by exploring the use of Perfekt and Präteritum in the recordings of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, held in Frankfurt am Main, from December 20, 1963, to August 19, 1965, and available on the web page of the Fritz Bauer Institute. Textual analyses of the depositions of five former German prisoners of the Polish concentration camp show that German native speakers use both tenses in their spoken interactions. These results widely contradict their depiction in DAF materials, textbooks, and grammars. Furthermore, the types of Präteritum found are far more diverse than is traditionally held by scholars, who claimed that the use of this tense in spoken language is limited to verbs such as sein (to be), haben (to have) and modals, such as können (can), müssen (must), sollen (should), etc. The outcome of this study shows how the difference between Perfekt and Präteritum is determined by the subjective attitude of the speakers in relation to the information they want to convey.
The notion of Befindlichkeit in Heidegger's phenomenological way.
Authors: Borges-Duarte Irene
Published: October 2021

The notion of Befindlichkeit in Heidegger’s phenomenological way. Heidegger’s phenomenology of Befindlichkeit and the different kinds of affection was initiated still before Being and Time, and developed in its essential features till the end of the 1930’s. The current paper argues that, since its very origins in a philosophical framework, back to the translation of the affectiones in Augustine, the notion of Befindlichkeit sets the beginning of a structural understanding of existence - displayed both at the ontological levei of Grundstimmungen (such as anguish, boredom or reservedness), and at the ontic level of different factual Stimmungen. Any comprehensive analysis of those affections counts on a tripie background with a Wovor, a Worum and the full-fledged exercise (Vollzug) of such and such affective understanding. In Being and Time this analysis is dedicated to fear, in its different nuances. But this phenomenon was already dealt with in Heidegger’s Lectures on Augustine (1921) and will reoccur in the Beiträge (1936-38). A reading of this conceptual evolution will here ground a defense of the phenomenological character of Heidegger’s way of thinking.
A pessoa e o impessoal: Uma confrontação entre o pensamento fenomenológico de Max Scheler e de Martin Heidegger
Authors: de Sá Alexandre Franco
Published: October 2021

The Person and the Inpersonal: confronting Max Scheler’s phenomenological thought with Heidegger’s. This essay starts from a similarity between the thought of Max Scheler and Martin Heidegger in their correspondent approaches to the way the being of the human as non-substantial. Both Scheler’s notion of “Person” and Heidegger’s notion of “Dasein” are conceived of as acts, always already determined by their being-in-the-world, and not as substantial entities with a kind of identity previous to their “actuality”. Nonetheless, Scheler and Heidegger extract from that originally common thought divergent pathways of thinking: whereas the first one addresses the mode of being of the Person, the second derives to the “impersonal” (das Man). This text aims at showing precisely the way of that divergence.
O Programa filosófico de Heidegger
Authors: Blanc Mafalda
Published: October 2021

This paper intends to present the main lines of Heidegger’s philosophical program, as it was first presented in the book “Being and Time” and has been consistently developed in the later steps of his philosophical career. The adopted approach consists in confronting the program with Metaphysics, intended as a discipline concerning being, his structure and modes, having its own theoretical body of theses and history. This is not just one more point of view, among others, but the main question of Heidegger’s thought, which has, since his early years, put him in the way to thought. And this in two regards: not only because underlying Metaphysics stands the great question of being, his meaning and ground, that human beings bring with them as a fundamental purpose of their existence and history, but also because, as a science, it presents a structure which has become problematic and, therefore, demands to be clarified and examined in his presuppositions and limits. The interpretation here proposed of Heidegger’s thought in its whole tends to be read as a repeated essay of proceeding to a new instauration of Metaphysics through a constant dialogue and discussion of its fundamental theses concerning being. The main contribution that Heidegger intends to bring to this topic concerns the proposal of a new way of understanding being: an existentialistic one instead of the naturalistic approach of Greek essentialism. In Heidegger’s approach, temporality, in its human mode of occurrence, acquires a peculiar relevance to a new conception of being as a process of coming to presence.
L’ émergence du concept de “es gibt” chez le jeune Heidegger (1919-1920)
Authors: Iezzoni Emmanuel
Published: October 2021

Our goal is to point out the tremendous importance of the “es gibt” concept in heideggerian philosophy through the analysis of few texts of the 1921 to 1923 period. It will lead us to the emerging heideggerian conceptualization of phenomenology, where “seeing” means interpreting or understanding. To be able to see is the same as to be able to interpret. Right from the first courses, this terme is associated to the word “phenomenology”. What does it mean? The understanding of life as pre-theoretical sphere with the philosophy’ conceptual and objectivizing tools, included those of the husserlian phenomenology, unsatisfied Heidegger: for him, we need to emancipate ourselves from the deeply anchored obsession of theoretical. Is the phenomenological seeing not a topicalization, thus an objectivation, namely a theoretical activity? We have to regain the possibility of an a-theoretical intuition which shows a phenomenology considered in the specifics terms of the “opening to the experiential real life sphere”, as a behavior, an attitude, a “to relate to something’‘.
Être là sans exister Heidegger lecteur de Natorp
Authors: Mariani Emanuele
Published: October 2021

Within the Seinsfrage, the question of being, the «who» question, or Werfrage, arises at once. Who is this «who»? In other words, who am I? Questioning the being, inevitably means questioning ourselves. Would it thus be possible to conceive of a subject without being? This question, paradoxical as it may appear, nevertheless has a historiographical legitimacy, if we consider that «phenomenological anthropology», as the young Heidegger conceived it, precedes in effect the formulation of the Seinsfrage. From his very first lectures in Fribourg, an access into subjectivity, apprehended as a «wordly ipseity », is thereby opened. While criticizing Natorp who unreservedly denied such a possibility, Heidegger yet ends up conceding the point almost entirely. This, at least, is our hypothesis: the «I» exists only at the cost of a tension between facticity and existence, a tension which, in the eyes of Natorp, leads to a confirmation that the «I», strictly speaking, cannot be – and this allows us therefore a glimpse into the legitimate possibility of a Werfrage without Seinsfrage.
Sein und Zeit et Kant
Authors: Villevieille Laurent
Published: October 2021

It is only approximately one year before Sein und Zeit was published that Heidegger read Kant for the first time with attention and interest. Has this late reading had an influence on the treatise that Heidegger was writing? The thesis that we stand for is that Kant’s main influence shall be found in no passage of the treatise in particular, but mostly in the decision of adopting the form of a treatise.
Gesto, Coisa E Não-Coisa Na Fenomenologia Hermenêutica De V. Flusser
Authors: Lebre Helena
Published: October 2021

The “flusserian” phenomenology regards itself as a process, a strategy and, sirnultaneously as a criticism: it would be named an “interrogative phenomenology” or paraphenomenology whose researches are authentic points of “repere”, features that distinguish boundaries and establish paths, connecting them in referential webs that creatively construct a describing and interpretative map of our experience such as it really is. Thus, it is a phenomenology supported by hermeneutics, being its purpose onto-existential. The proposed analysis, from the problematic core of the phenomenological questioning, is that of grabbing the attention to something always expressed and, quite often, ignored or indifferent: a reftection on the gesture. This possible philosophy of the gesture enables the understanding of the relationship of a society/civilization in which the abyss between real and virtual was nullified, where it is possible to think things (Dinge) and the non-things/non-objects (Undinge), as much absurd as this last expression may seem. More important, though, is the openness to the understanding of a new emerging human condition and the strangeness of a society ruled by non-historical criteria: the entrance to the so called post-history.
Observing a Phenomenological Approach
Authors: Alves Pedro M. S.
Published: October 2021

I sketch an analysis of observing as a particular attitude one can take regarding the surrounding world. I stress some particular features of observation, like the cancelling of the vital engagement. in the world, and the delight that pure observation involves. Then I move to a description of figurative consciousness and its image-world. In the final part, 1 try to show how watching movies displays a new type of observation, based on the empathic connection with the characters, the emergence of a virtual body, and a self-decentered life, where the ego is not an onlooker, but something like an “ in-looker”.
Методический подход к совершенствованию usability сайта предприятия
Authors: Кметь Елена Борисовна , Потапенко Марк Александрович
Published: October 2021

Usability сайта как один из самых важных факторов пользовательского опыта оказывает сильное влияние на электронный бизнес. Сайты электронной коммерции теряют почти половину своих потенциальных продаж по причине того, что клиенты не могут пользоваться сайтом. Другими словами, при лучшем usability сайт может увеличить свои текущие продажи на 79%. У сайта может быть эстетичный, минималистичный дизайн, но, если пользователь не может выполнить свою задачу максимально просто, он уйдет с него, а компания потеряет своего клиента. Для совершенствования сайта был разработан методический подход, который включает такие элементы, как актуальность темы исследования, предмет, цели и задачи; перечень и характеристика методов и инструментов исследования; система показателей для сбора данных; процесс разработки предложений по совершенствованию usability сайта и поэтапное описание инструментария исследования; комплексное исследование старого и нового дизайна сайта; общая оценка usability старого и нового дизайна в сравнении; комплекс предложений по совершенствованию использования сайта. Методический подход представляет интерес, применим для любого бизнеса, специализирующегося на электронных продажах, и протестирован на основе эмпирического комплексного исследования в форме эвристической оценки, анализа данных веб-аналитики, качественного и количественного usability-тестирования и двух опросов, результаты которых позволили разработать комплекс предложений по совершенствованию usability сайта. Комплекс предложений сформирован на основе данных качественного (выводы) и количественного (сравнение показателей) исследований. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: пользователь, качественное и количественное usability-тестирование, usability, показатели количественного тестирования, веб- аналитика, эвристическая оценка, опросы SEQ и SUS.ий, эвристической оценки, данных веб-аналитики.
Федерализм и собственность (на примере американского федерализма)
Authors: Живец Александр Павлович , Верещагин Сергей Григорьевич
Published: October 2021

Рассмотрен механизм становления американского федерализма под углом борьбы интересов собственников. Поскольку на первых этапах существования США в части штатов юридически было закреплено рабовладение как один из видов собственности, а именно собственности на рабочую силу, то в конституционном и политическом процессах выражались, с одной стороны, борьба за сохранение рабства и его распространение, а с другой – попытки этому воспрепятствовать. В данной статье исследован период становления американского федерализма, освещается процесс создания государственных институтов. Проанализировано, с какой целью закреплялись и распределялись те или иные полномочия федерального правительства и штатов, каким образом они использовались в интересах различных категорий собственников, в том числе рабовладельцев. Посредством исторического и диалектического методов раскрываются сущность федерализма, его цели и задачи. При этом развитие явления государственно-правового характера рассматривается во взаимосвязи с экономическими, политическими факторами. Задача исторического и диалектического метода в данном случае показать, что содержание такого явления, как американский федерализм, определяется историей его развития, при этом сам американский федерализм непрерывно изменяется в результате противоборства различных факторов, сил, составляющих, тем не менее, единую социальную систему. В статье освещается тот факт, что различные отношения собственности пытались обрести и обретали политическую силу. Под собственностью понимаются не только уже сложившиеся отношения собственности, но и претензии и борьба за распределение различных благ в дальнейшем, в частности земли, в пользу тех или иных категорий населения. Конечно, в рамках данной статьи не освещает весь путь формирования американского федерализма, а только начальный. Но применение исторического метода подчеркивает, что он являлся ключевым для его развития. Значимость статьи состоит в том, чтобы определить алгоритм исследования развития государственно-правовых явлений и в других государствах, в частности, исследовать по этому принципу развитие федерализма в России. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: федерализм, рабовладение, собственность, полномочия штатов, суверенитет, представительство, демократия, Конституция США.
Термодинамические функции и фрустрационные свойства магнетиков
Authors: Сёмкин Сергей Викторович , Смагин Виктор Павлович
Published: October 2021

В настоящей работе получены выражения, позволяющие вычислить свободную энергию и энтропию для магнитной системы, для которой есть точное или приближенное выражение для намагниченности. Вывод этих выражений опирается только на асимптотическое поведение намагниченности при увеличении внешнего поля и на значение гамильтониана магнитной системы в состоянии насыщения. Поэтому полученный результат легко может быть распространен на достаточно широкий класс магнитных моделей как чистых, так и с немагнитным разбавлением. Полученное выражение для магнитной энтропии может служить средством анализа фрустрированного состояния в системе. В качестве признака фрустрированности магнитной системы в работе используется отличие от нуля энтропии основного состояния. Примером магнитной системы, допускающей возникновение фрустраций, служит одномерная модель Изинга во внешнем поле с взаимодействием только ближайших соседей. Анализ выражения для намагниченности этой модели позволяет построить фазовую диаграмму основного состояния. Фазовыми переменными на этой диаграмме являются константа обменного взаимодействия ближайших соседей и величина внешнего поля. Диаграмма состоит из трех двумерных областей с положительной, отрицательной и нулевой намагниченностью соответственно. Границы между этими областями можно рассматривать как отдельные зоны диаграммы со своими значениями намагниченности. Анализ выражения для энтропии показывает, что энтропия основного состояния обращается в ноль во внутренних точках областей диаграммы, что говорит об отсутствии фрустраций в этих областях. Энтропия основного состояния не равна нулю на границах областей с нулевой и ненулевой намагниченностью. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: фрустрация, модель Изинга, фазовая диаграмма.
Особенности развития событийных мероприятий в контексте туристской привлекательности территории
Authors: Метляева Татьяна Викторовна , Перетолчина Ирина Евгеньевна
Published: October 2021

В данной статье рассматриваются особенности развития событийных мероприятий в контексте туристской привлекательности территории в современных условиях. Анализируются подходы к определению понятий «имидж территории», «событийный туризм», «событийные мероприятия», «туристская привлекательность». Выявляются подходы к формированию туристcкой привлекательности города. Сравниваются такие сходные понятия, как «стереотип», «мнение», «представление» и «образ», и прослеживаются связь и влияние событийных мероприятий на туристскую привлекательность территории. Рассматриваются особенности и перспективы развития модной индустрии в России и Приморском крае. Выявляется востребованность событийного туризма на современном этапе развития индустрии гостеприимства. Демонстрируется возможность использования fashion-мероприятий для совершенствования имиджа города и позиционирования его как привлекательного места для туризма. В статье представлены результаты исследования, посвященного изучению часто посещаемых имиджевых объектов города Владивостока туристами и анализу востребованности деятельности приморских дизайнеров жителями Владивостока. Обоснована возможность продвижения Владивостока как туристской дестинации через мероприятия модной индустрии города. Предмет исследования - событийные мероприятия в контексте туристской привлекательности территории. Цель - исследовать особенности развития событийных мероприятий в контексте туристской привлекательности города Владивостока. Исследовательский интерес обусловлен рассмотрением влияния событийных мероприятий, связанных с модной индустрией, на туристскую привлекательность территории. Новизна работы заключается в отсутствии достаточного количества научных исследований, посвященных влиянию модной индустрии на туристскую привлекательность территории. В работе применялся адаптационный подход, структурно-функциональный и социологический методы в форме анкетирования. Большое внимание авторы уделяют анализу проведенного опроса и обоснованию выбора мероприятий для увеличения туристской привлекательности города Владивостока по средством модных событий города. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: туристская привлекательность, имидж территории, событийный туризм, модная индустрия.
Abejas como prestadoras de servicios ecosistémicos culturales: caso Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Colombia
Authors: Rodríguez-C. Ángela Teresa , García-M. Viviana , Currea-M. Susana
Published: October 2021

El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar el potencial de los domicilios artificiales para abejas solitarias y de esta manera explorar servicios ecosistémicos adicionales a la polinización. Se instalaron módulos artificiales en tres zonas del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá previamente seleccionadas. Se realizaron monitoreos semanales de junio (2017) a agosto (2019), un monitoreo exhaustivo cada seis meses y el análisis palinológico de 48 muestras recolectadas de los módulos. Sólo el módulo de páramo y bosque altoandino (33,3 %) presentó colonización por abejas (Megachile amparo, Megachile sp., Colletes sp. y Chilicola brooksi). Los materiales más usados como nidos fueron los bloques de madera perforada y los tubos de papel.
La tasa de emergencia de nidos incubados fue mayor en Colletes sp. y no se observó un orden en la emergencia de hembras y machos, mientras que en M. amparo la emergencia de machos fue mayor. Las hembras de Colletes sp. presentaron la mayor colonización de nidos en elestudio. El análisis de polen de los nidos permitió evidenciar que Colletes sp. tiene tendencia a ser oligoléctica, mientras que M. amparo y C. brooksi son polilécticas. El bajo número deespecies que nidificó en estos módulos puede indicar un reducido potencial como estrategia deconservación, sin embargo, fueron herramientas útiles de investigación para conocer hábitos
de especies con escasa o nula información. Los módulos permitieron tener interacciones experienciales, educativas, científicas y estéticas como formas de servicios ecosistémicos culturales, así como formular recomendaciones para considerar la pertinencia de su implementación.
Dimitris Giakoulas
Authors:   researcher at the Small Enterprises' Institute of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (IME GSEVEE) and an adjunct lecturer at Panteion University, Giakoulas Dimitris
Published: October 2021

Purpose: This paper focuses on the internationalization of the Greek Multinational Enterprises in Central and Eastern European Countries. Its purpose is twofold. Firstly, to describe the process through which Greece became a major investor in the region following the collapse of the central planned economies. Secondly, to investigate if there are any different patterns between firms investing in Central and Eastern European Countries and those investing in other EU countries.
Strategic Resources, a Driver of Performance in Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya
Authors:   Department of Business and Economics, Daystar University, Kenya, Murimi Muturi Moses , Ombaka Beatrice Elesani ,   Department of Human Resource Development, Karatina University, Kenya, Muchiri Joseph ,   Business & Economics Department - Karatina University, Kenya
Published: October 2021

Purpose: This study sought to establish the effect of strategic resources on performance of small and medium manufacturing enterprises. Specifically, the study sought to identify how financial resources, human resources, physical resources and intellectual capital affect performance of small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Kenya. Methodology: Positivism research philosophy was utilised. Cross-sectional descriptive survey as well as explanatory study design were used in the study. The target population for the study was 350 Kenyan SMEs in the manufacturing sector. A sample of 183 firms was selected using stratified random sampling. One respondent from each firm was selected being the managing director. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Diagnostic tests for multicollinearity and normality were conducted before data analysis. The research questionnaire was tested for content validity and reliability after. Data was analysed using inferential and descriptive statistics. Data collected was analysed using SPSS V23. Finding: The study found that strategic resources have a significant influence on significant influence on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya. Specifically, financial, human and physical resources all positively and significantly influenced the performance of Kenyan SMEs while intellectual resources as no effect on performance. The study therefore concluded that financial resources have a positive and significant influence on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya, human resource was found to be significant in predicting performance. Physical resources have a significant influence on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya while intellectual capital has no significant influence on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya. Study Implication: The study recommended that Management of manufacturing SMEs should ensure that there are enough financial resources to meet their daily transactions and ensure that they are able to acquire the relevant strategic resources for efficient running of their firms; have adequate, committed and well-skilled personnel with the required expertise; should invest significantly in physical resources in order to maximise the performance of these firms; carry our cost benefit analysis before committing their resources to protect their intellectual capital in form of patents. Value of the Study: The study showcases the influence of strategic resources on performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kenya.
Index of the Cycle of Money - The Case of Greece
Authors:   National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Challoumis Constantinos
Published: October 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply the theory of cycle of money in the case of Greece. Prior works have determined the economic characteristics of the case of Latvia, Serbia, and Bulgaria, according to the concept of the theory of cycle of money. The index of the cycle of money suggests how an economic system should counteract a monetary and fiscal crisis and studies how well-structured is Greece’s economy. The estimations of the index of the cycle of money of Greece are compared with the global average index of the cycle of money. The results reveal that Greece is above the average global value. Then, Greece’s results reveal that it is a well-structured economy and can face an economic crisis. The current work is important as represents the strength of Greece’s economy with emphasis to the period of 2012 - 2017, of financial and economic crisis. The theory of the cycle of money covers the gap that exists for the structure and functionality of the economy, which formed on the derivative of GDP, giving the cycle of money. Moreover, it is the only theory that enhances the economy, without any negative effect of the fiscal or the monetary policy, as uses the same amount of money of an economy appropriately.
The Relationship between Employer Branding and Talent Management: A Study on Manufacturing Sector
Authors: Raja Hemananthiny Selva , Aris Amir , Mohamad Norhidayah
Published: October 2021

Talent management is a common attraction and retention technique for talented workers in the current business scenario. Still, talent management contributes to the more significant appeal, and retention of employees is an unexplored area in the manufacturing industry. In Malaysia, employer branding is gaining significance. While the idea of the Employer brand has become a routine for companies, several researchers have recently attracted the attention of this field. Developing, recruiting, and keeping workers is a great challenge for every company. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between positions in employer branding and talent management. The paper aims to analyze the current state of the manufacturing industry in branding roles and assess their effect on talent management. The research seeks to address the employer branding and talent acquisition concept and the company's techniques. As a result, this study aims to look into the functions of employer branding in fostering employee talent management. For a better understanding of the relationship, this research proposes a conceptual model. This research is then evolved into a concrete study hypothesis for future investigations. The goal is that the researcher's findings will reveal a substantial link between employer branding positions and talent management. For relevant practitioners and new researchers, this study will be a possible eye-opener.
Effectiveness of Musharakah Financing in Empowering Small Micro Enterprises
Authors: Hidayah Khusnul , Daud Dalila , Zainal Nurazilah , Ibrahim Siti Sara
Published: October 2021

The present study aims to analyse the effectiveness of musharakah financing for empowering micro-businesses in the perspective of entrepreneurs. This research is qualitative research using a critical analysis method.   This study uses interviews as a research instrument to find out what factors affect the effectiveness of musharakah financing in empowering micro small business of BMT entrepreneurs in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.  Entrepreneurs from two BMT in Yogyakarta had been interviewed. The results showed that BMT musharakah financing played an important role in the business development of Micro and Small Business, especially in terms of increasing business capital, easy access to take financing and a small amount of instalments. In addition, musharakah financing is effective in encouraging MSE empowerment, to increase the amount of merchandise inventory, add new types of products, expand businesses and add new equipment for business facilities. This study limits the ability to generate findings to a larger population of small-micro enterprises which obtain shariah financing from Islamic microfinance institutions (Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil) in Indonesia. The research findings can be used on how to empower small-micro enterprises with the Islamic financing and the development of Islamic microfinance institutions. This paper has contributed to the approach of empowering small micro-businesses with musharakah financing, which is considered to have a less contribution to BMT income. In addition, this study uses a critical analysis method to get a new perspective on the use of musharakah financing from the view of small entrepreneurs.
Implementation of Six-Sigma methodology to achieve a competitive edge in Saudi universities
Authors: Al-Otaibi Saad Aziz
Published: October 2021

Six Sigma is a business process improvement method that aims to discover and eliminate the causes of defects, mistakes, and errors. Six Sigma is a process improvement methodology that focuses on critical processes that result in unacceptable defects to customers. This study aims to Implementation of Six-Sigma methodology to achieve a competitive edge in Saudi universities. For this purpose, we used the Scopus database for the data extraction; the PRISMA statement 2015 inclusion and exclusion framework is used to select data. Six sigma keywords are used in the search bar, and 12279 results are shown and follow the screening process. The final 48 articles and reviews are used for the systematic literature review after the detailed screening process. The results have classified the literature into three significant categories, organizational performance, Lean Six Sigma, and higher education. The Saudia Arabia universities are also focusing on the collaborative research work with the different regional and international universities for the Six Sigma implementation in universities. The study's findings of the study demonistrating that universities in Saudia are focusing on developing the education structure and methods using the Six Sigma methodology and Lean Six Sigma approach.
Changes in the level of fetoplacental complex hormones in pregnant women with miscarriage
Authors: Lisova Kateryna Mykolaivna ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine,   Kateryna Mykolaivna Lisova, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Prospekt Nezalezhnosti str., 83 A, ap. 8, 58018, Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Phone: +380990562590. E-mail: lisova.k@bsmu.edu.ua, Kalinovska Iryna Valentynivna ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Pryimak Svitlana Hryhorivna ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Tokar Petro Yuriyovych ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Nicolae Varlas Valentin ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the study was TO analyze the fetoplacental complex hormone levels and changes in their dynamics in pregnant women with miscarriage and the impact of these features on the subsequent course of pregnancy. Hormone levels were determined at different stages of gestation in 50 healthy women with a physiological course of pregnancy (control group) and 50 pregnant women with a history of miscarriage (main group). The women of the main group had a significantly slower rate of increase in hormones and a lag in quantitative indicators than the control group. The estradiol level indicators were 4.1 times (76.0%) and 2.89 times (65.5%) lower in women with miscarriage in the embryonic and late fetal period, respectively, compared to healthy women. Indicators of the level of placental lactogen and chorionic gonadotropin in the embryonic period in women with miscarriage were lower by 39.1% and 50.9%, respectively, compared to healthy women. In the late fetal period, the level of these hormones was lower by 72.9% and 35.4%, respectively. In the embryonic and late fetal periods, progesterone levels were lower by 67.4% and 68.4%, respectively, compared to the control group. The data obtained are evidence of a pronounced hormonal abnormality of the placenta, and hence a marker of fetoplacental dysfunction, which on the background of miscarriage develops at the early stages and continues to progress with the course of pregnancy.
Clinical features and genetics in non-5q spinal muscular atrophy caused by acid ceramidase deficiency
Authors: Axente Mihaela ,   Department of Pathophysiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania, Shelby Elena-Silvia ,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania, Mirea Andrada ,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Balneophysiokinetotherapy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Andrada Mirea, Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: andrada.mirea@gmail.com, Sporea Corina ,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Balneophysiokinetotherapy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Badina Mihaela ,   Department of Pathophysiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Mihaela Badina, Department of Pathophysiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: mihaela.badina@yahoo.com, Padure Liliana ,   Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Balneophysiokinetotherapy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Ion Daniela Adriana ,   Department of Pathophysiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2021

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a spectrum of genetically and clinically heterogeneous diseases leading to the progressive degeneration of peripheric motor neurons with subsequent muscle weakness and atrophy. More than 95% of the cases of SMA are represented by homozygous mutations of the SMN1 gene (5q-SMA). Because this disease represents the leading cause of death due to a genetic cause and due to the availability of genetic therapies which can now save the life of the patient and stop the progress of the disease, early diagnosis is crucial. This report presents the case of a 13-year-old patient admitted to our hospital in 2018 who presented a phenotype typical to 5q-SMA. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and Sanger sequencing of the SMN1 gene were performed, and a negative result was obtained. Consequently, we continued testing using whole-exome sequencing and discovered three mutations in the ASAH1 gene (one pathogenic and two variants of uncertain significance). Pathogenic mutations in the ASAH1 gene are responsible for spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (SMA-PME) and Farber disease, which overlapped with our patient’s phenotype. Currently, there are 45 SMA cases caused by mutations in the ASAH1 gene reported worldwide; however, the present case is the first reported in Romania.
The perspective of medical staff on improving the integrated communication process – A pilot study
Authors: Morcov Mirela ,   Department of Quality Management and Healthcare Services, Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Healthcare Marketing and Medical Technology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Gheorghe Iuliana-Raluca ,   Department of Healthcare Marketing and Medical Technology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Iuliana-Raluca Gheorghe, MD, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Healthcare Marketing and Medical Technology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. Phone: +40724271728; E-mail: raluca.gheorghe@umfcd.ro, Veronica Morcov Maria ,   Department of Therapeutic Education, Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, Romania,   Department of Recovery, Physical Medicine and Balneology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Lorin Purcarea Victor ,   Department of Healthcare Marketing and Medical Technology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2021

The quality of working relationships among medical team members is influenced by communication, which has a significant impact on patient safety. Our study took place at the Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, between October and December 2019 and included 44 participants that were grouped into three categories: physicians, physical therapists, and nurses (32 women and 12 men), aged between 23 and 53, all of whom were employed in the same unit. A total of 5 questions were used to select data on communication difficulties. The chi-square test used for statistical analysis revealed no significant differences between the professional categories participating in the research (p>0.05). We suggest increasing the group size in a future study to increase the statistical significance.