bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Immunometabolic Status of Rats in Mono-EHF Therapy for Pulmonary Oedema
Authors:   National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Kopylova Svetlana V. , Jacquet Edner
Published: March 2024

In pulmonary oedema, the accumulation of tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces of the lungs as well as in the cavities of the alveoli prevents the respiratory system from performing the gas exchange function. The ineffectiveness of various therapeutic approaches proposed to combat SARS-CoV-2 justifies the search for new therapeutic agents. Extremely high frequency (EHF) therapy could be one of the alternative treatment methods. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the immunometabolic status of rats in mono-EHF therapy of pulmonary oedema. Materials and methods. The paper evaluated the concentration of circulating immune complexes in the blood serum and the activity of lactate dehydrogenase in the lung tissue at experimental pulmonary oedema and a course of EHF therapy. The study involved 60 rats divided into 3 groups (intact, control and experimental). In the control and experimental groups, pulmonary oedema was simulated by intraperitoneal administration of adrenaline hydrochloride. A 10-day EHF therapy course was given to the experimental group using the CEMTECH device (40−43 GHz, Russia) by targeting three acupuncture points. Results. Pulmonary oedema was shown to increase the level of circulating immune complexes in the blood and the activity of lactate dehydrogenase in the lung tissue. Exposure to EHF radiation restored the normal values of these parameters. EHF therapy proved to be a promising treatment and rehabilitation method for pulmonary oedema. The selected markers for assessing the immunometabolic status could serve as an addition to the traditional methods of diagnosing this pathology, including in experimental conditions.
Dynamics of Physiological Parameters in Lugansk Students During Internship in the Highlands
Authors:   Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov, Khashkhozheva Diana A. , Eristov Imirlan Kh. , Ivanenko Anna V. ,   Lugansk State Pedagogical University, Fominova Yuliya S.
Published: March 2024

Adverse ecological conditions put a strain on the functional reserves of young people. Hypoxic training in the mountains is the gold standard of adaptive physiology. The purpose of this paper was to study the physiological parameters of young Lugansk residents moving from the lowlands to the highlands. Materials and methods. Students of Lugansk State Pedagogical University (n = 19) were examined before, during and after their stay in the Elbrus region. To monitor the physiological parameters, pulse oximetry was performed using the MD300M device, blood pressure was measured using the auscultation method, Kérdö index and CO2 concentration in the blood using capnometry were determined. Results. The baseline level of health in students was found to be low. After a 5-day stay in the mountains, a certain increase in physiological well-being was noted, which persisted upon returning to Lugansk (aftereffect period). Namely, heart rate (HR) decreased from 86.14 ± 3.63 to 81.16 ± 2.19 bpm; 10 days later the effect remained: HR was 80.87 ± 4.77 bpm. Oxygen saturation increased from 94.86 ± 0.31 to 96.16 ± 0.32 %; on the 10th day upon returning to the city, it was 95.29 ± 0.33 %. Autonomic balance shifted from sympathicotonia (Kérdö index = 22.92 ± 5.48 conventional units) towards normotonia (Kérdö index = 15.56 ± 3.55 conventional units). CO2 concentration in the arterial blood was 4.73 ± 0.08 % at baseline, 5.03 ± 0.15 % on the 3rd day in the mountains, 5.16 ± 0.20 % on the 2nd day of aftereffect, and 4.86 ± 0.09 % on the 10th day. Breath-holding time increased, which indicates that adaptation to hypoxia occurred. During their stay in the mountains, students went on daily hikes at 1500– 3450 m above sea level. The fluctuating mode of hypoxic training was accompanied by a subjective feeling of unwellness, weakness and vertigo, which is understandable considering the mechanisms of physiological adaptation to hypoxia. The results of the study confirm that measures need to be taken in order to increase the level of functional reserves of young people living in Lugansk.
Effect of Dydrogesterone on the Oxytocin Reactivity of Venous Blood Neutrophils in Pregnant Women and Puerperae
Authors:   Kirov State Medical University, Paturova Inna G. , Dmitrieva Svetlana L. , Polezhaeva Tat’yana V. ,   Federal Research Centre “Komi Science Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Zaytseva Oksana O. , Solomina Ol’ga N. , Khudyakov Andrey N. , Sergushkina Marta I. , Tsirkin Viktor I. ,   Kazan State Medical University
Published: March 2024

The ability of steroid hormones to modulate the binding of oxytocin to oxytocin receptors is of great interest. The purpose of this article was to study the effect of oxytocin, dydrogesterone and their mixture on the radical activity of venous blood neutrophils in pregnant women during the 3rd trimester of a normal pregnancy and in women on the 1st day after term delivery. Materials and methods. Using the chemiluminescent method (BChL-07 biochemiluminometer) and cell stimulation with latex particles, we studied non-genomic and genomic effects of dydrogesterone (5∙10–5 g/l), oxytocin (10–7 IU/l) and their mixture on the radical activity of venous blood neutrophils in 20 pregnant women in the 3rd trimester of a normal pregnancy and 10 women on the 1st day after term labour. When the noise level was automatically subtracted, the following were recorded: maximum intensity of the synthesis of reactive oxygen species, time to reach the maximum of synthesis intensity, and area under the chemiluminogram curve, reflecting the total synthesis of radical particles over the course of 30 min. Results. Baseline radical activity of neutrophils in women on the 1st day after term delivery was found to be three times higher than in women during the 3rd trimester of a normal pregnancy. Judging by the area under the chemiluminogram curve and maximum intensity of the synthesis of reactive oxygen species, oxytocin had an equal stimulating effect on venous blood neutrophils both in pregnant women during the 3rd trimester and in puerperae. Dydrogesterone in each group of women equally stimulated the radical activity of neutrophils, both non-genomically and genomically. In both groups, under the action of dydrogesterone through membrane receptors, oxytocin reactivity of neutrophils remained unchanged, while through nuclear receptors, it decreased. Possible mechanisms of progesterone’s involvement in the regulation of oxytocin reactivity of the myometrium and venous blood neutrophils in women during pregnancy and postpartum are considered.
Morphometric Characteristics of the Heart in Children Aged 7–10 Years Living in the Arkhangelsk Region
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Chub Igor’ S. , Karyakina Ol’ga E. , Boreyko Anna P. , Zakharchenko Ul’yana R. , Artemov Aleksey V. ,   Vyzhletsov Arkhangelsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital, Karyakin Aleksey A. ,   Northern State Medical University
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this paper was to determine the morphometric characteristics of the heart in 7–10-year-old children living in the Arkhangelsk Region in relation to their physical development parameters. Materials and methods. The research was performed in Vyzhletsov Arkhangelsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital. Using echocardiography, we studied the morphometric parameters of 990 children of both sexes aged between 7 and 10 years without cardiovascular pathologies and collected their anthropometric data. Results. With the relative stability of the processes of morphofunctional maturation at this stage of ontogenesis, both sexand age-related structural features of the heart were detected. The largest number of sex-related differences was found for children aged 8 years, and they were associated with greater values of cardiac parameters in boys compared to girls. Sеx-related differences in the width of the major vessels get levelled out by the age of 10. Parameters of physical development naturally increase with age, evenly over the years; sexual dimorphism is not pronounced. The total increase in anthropometric values from 7 to 10 years in boys and girls was: 12.67 % and 14.10 % for body length, 38.68 % and 40.66 % for body weight, and 24.21 % and 27.17 % for body surface area (BSA), respectively. The most consistent and unidirectional age-related changes concern BSA, which demonstrates a significant correlation with cardiac morphology, especially in late prepuberty. The greatest stability in reflecting the share of variation in echocardiogram parameters in all age and sex groups has BSA calculated by the Mosteller formula. The left heart in boys starts to enlarge from 8 to 10 years, while in girls, between 9 and 10 years. Factor analysis showed an increase in the contribution of physical development parameters to the dispersion of morphological characteristics of the heart with age.
Her Yönüyle Masa Tenisi
Authors: Menteş Bayram Taci
Published: March 2024

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Improving Female Basketball Shooting Accuracy Using Corrective and Stability Exercises
Authors: Barataman Vera Marie A. , Gomez Oliver N.
Published: March 2024

Developing effective training methods to enhance shooting accuracy in women’s basketball provides key insights into precision fundamentals, thus elevating the gameplay quality and competitiveness. This study evaluated the effectiveness of targeted corrective and stability exercises in enhancing shooting accuracy among female basketball players. The quasi-experimental study involved 70 female students, from a public middle school in Villanueva North District, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. They were divided into two groups: Corrective Exercises and Stability Exercises groups. The participants’ pretest and posttest scores were analyzed using descriptive statistics and T-tests. The results indicated that before the intervention, participants in both groups demonstrated poor shooting accuracy with slight improvement following the intervention. The comparable levels of improvement between the two groups suggest that each type of exercise is equally effective in improving basketball shooting accuracy. Results suggest that an exercise program grounded in the Principle of Motor Learning, which breaks down complex actions for more effective practice, can enhance basketball shooting accuracy despite physical asymmetries and balance issues. The study recommends that educators and coaches implement structured physical activities to boost students’ shooting accuracy. It also urges future research to explore comprehensive training programs and demographics of shooting accuracy using corrective and stability exercises.
User Acceptance and Adoption of the Digital Management Information System by focusing on E-Learning System in Institute of Distance Education (IDE) at the University of Zambia (UNZA)
Authors: Samuel Tedros , Farhana Nadia
Published: March 2024

Digital transformation is conquering the world with a tremendous speed in every aspect of society and education is one important area. This fast advancement in technology is occurring in both the developed and developing societies. As a result, we see e-learning platforms extensively used and make the learning process continue in universities and education institutions almost uninterrupted, despite the restrictions of social interaction by governments during the covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the User Acceptance and Adoption of the Digital Management Information System by focusing on E-Learning System in IDE at UNZA. The study was conducted on the students and lecturers who used the System at the IDE at UNZA. A google questionnaire was sent to the students in their groups and 271 participants answered the questionnaire successfully and this became the sample for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS where the correlation and multi-variant Regression Analysis Model were used to help understand the data. The study found that the Social Influence (β= .657), was mostly significant in influencing User Acceptance Adoption of the System, seconded by Performance Expectancy ( and Effort Expectancy’s (. The study concludes that all the constructs are positively related to the acceptance and adoption of the E-Learning System. However, Social Influence is the most influenced factor User Acceptance Adoption of  the E-Learning System at the University of Zambia when compared to the other constructs. This conclusion has added to the arguments which have found other factors like PE and EE to be factors affecting BI for the adoption of IT systems in other countries. The study recommended that the University of Zambia should link E- Learning system with the online library to assist student get the recommended resources.  This can be done by adding a fee to facilitate which will help cater for the running costs while students and lecturers maximize the use of the system.
BREVE HISTÓRIA DA ANPUH-NACIONAL E ANPUH-MINAS
Authors: Curi Luciano Marcos
Published: March 2024

A presente pesquisa refere-se a Associação Nacional de História (Anpuh-Nacional) e sua seção em Minas Gerais (Anpuh-Minas), bem como, aos dois eventos que estas regularmente organizam, respectivamente, em âmbito nacional e outro estadual depois rebatizado de regional. Desse modo, realizou-se um estudo histórico que procurou reunir informações necessárias para se restabelecer a trajetória dessa entidade e de seus eventos. A pesquisa objetivou conhecer a conjuntura histórica que deu origem a Anpuh e os seus eventos nacionais e mineiros. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza básica, qualiquantitativa, descritiva, exploratória, bibliográfica e documental. Concluiu-se que é tarefa urgente para a historiografia brasileira o levantamento e preservação de fontes históricas sobre a Anpuh-Nacional e Anpuh-Minas, bem como, a realização de pesquisas que ampliem nosso conhecimento sobre esta importante inciativa acadêmica e científica na área de História.
ARTE E MEIO AMBIENTE A CERÂMICA COMO POÉTICA CONTEMPORÂNEA: ARTES/ARTES VISUAIS/PROCESSOS CRIATIVOS
Authors: LADEIRA Marcillene
Published: March 2024

O presente estudo tem como objetivo versar sobre a produção plástica da artista, professora e pesquisadora Marcillene Ladeira, conduções que vem realizando desde seu período de formação no bacharelado em Arte, ano 2013. O recorte especifica um fazer que tem como conceito: arte e meio ambiente e, como partido: a cerâmica. Alicerçando-se em estratégias que perpassam por quatro diálogos: produções artísticas ambientais; o processo criativo em cerâmica; figuração vs. não-figuração, análise histórica e estruturas poéticas, permitiu-se ao estudo estabelecer sistematizações ao pensar, resultando na oferta de uma nova possibilidade de abordagem para as obras de arte na perspectiva de processo. Portanto, o texto saiu do relato e foi oferecida à condução plástica novas colocações, tornando-se uma epistemologia que ata a obra em processo.
HISTÓRIA DO MÉTODO CIENTÍFICO: UMA ANÁLISE COM BASE NAS TEORIAS DE KARL POPPER E THOMAS KHUN E NAS CRÍTICAS DE AUTORES RECENTES
Authors: LIMA A. P.
Published: March 2024

Para compreender como o método científico foi analisado pelos positivistas e por Popper no século XX, é necessário fazer um resgate da história da ciência e tecnologia dos séculos anteriores. Nos séculos XVII e XVIII houve um confronto entre “racionalistas” e “empiristas” O positivismo desenvolveu-se no pós-Guerra como uma forma (extrema) de empirismo. O movimento foi estruturado por pessoas voltadas à ciência que estavam insatisfeitos com os rumos da filosofia. Esse grupo era mais conhecido como Círculo de Viena. Karl Popper considerava o critério da indução inadequado para afirmar se uma teoria teria ou não cientificidade, afirmando que teorias vagas poderiam ser facilmente confirmadas por meio desse método. Popper foi, portanto, crítico do positivismo e buscou um meio de aprender racionalmente com a experiência, o que, para ele, seria impossível por meio da indução, devido à carência de justificativa racional. Com intuito de eliminar a indução da prática científica, Popper propõe o falseacionismo. Por outro lado, tendo como ponto de partida estudos produzidos pelos historiadores da ciência, Thomas Kuhn concebe a ciência em uma perspectiva histórica. Para o autor, a teoria da ciência desenvolveu-se como consequência de uma tentativa de conceber uma teoria mais corrente com a situação histórica vivida pelos indivíduos. Nesse contexto, destaca-se a importância do “caráter revolucionário do caráter científico”, que gera substituições de teorias científicas. Para ele, as teorias abandonadas ou falseadas na perspectiva popperiana não devem ser concebidas como versões inadequadas ou falhas das teorias prévias. Elas precisam ser entendidas em seus próprios termos, isto é, com suas perguntas específicas, seus conceitos próprios, que são determinados historicamente. Assim sendo, com base nas principais discussões sobre a história da ciência, este artigo pretende apresentar determinados tópicos importantes sobre as teorias de Karl Popper e Thomas Khun, além de críticas de autores recentes, como Giere e Chang, por meio da realização de ampla revisão bibliográfica sobre o tema.
EXPERIMENTAÇÕES DA DANÇA NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: CAMINHOS PARA A CONSTRUÇÃO DA PERCEPÇÃO SOBRE O MUNDO
Authors: Oliveira C. , Serpa M. , Cunha M.
Published: March 2024

A Dança na escola vem ganhando reconhecimento e mostrando que, a partir dela, há uma contribuição importante de conhecimentos artísticos, éticos, sociais, políticos e históricos dentro da educação básica. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um relato da experiência de estágio na disciplina de Docência em Dança Infantil, do curso de licenciatura em dança da UFRGS realizado em uma associação educacional municipal da cidade de Porto Alegre-Rs. Uma das linhas condutoras do trabalho foram os processos criativos em Dança instigados a partir de propostas que alcançassem diferentes qualidades para as movimentações livres trazidas pelas crianças. Participaram deste trabalho crianças de 4 e 5 anos, durante 2 meses. Com elas, foram construídas partituras de movimentos colaborativos entre a turma e as professoras, assim como a experiência da apresentação e da apreciação estética em Dança. No processo de composição, associação da expressividade e da forma na dança oportunizou as experimentações corporais, movimentos livres, improvisos, sequências de movimentos, ritmo musical e a vinculação de qualidades e intenções aos movimentos. Assim, entendemos que o ensino da Dança na Educação infantil pode contribuir no processo de autonomia da criança, pelo protagonismo em dançar a sua dança, reconhecendo também a dança do outro, as suas diversas formas de manifestação e de interação, assim como a produção de sentido.
IMPORTÂNCIA DO CAPITAL DE GIRO PARA COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUTRIAIS UMA ANÁLISE A LUZ DO MODELO DINÂMICO DE FLEURIET: IMPORTÂNCIA DO CAPITAL DE GIRO PARA COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS: UMA ANÁLISE A LUZ DO MODELO DINÂMICO DE FLEURIET
Authors: Brito C. C.
Published: March 2024

Diante da relevância das pesquisas sobre capital de giro, da diversidade de modelos e indicadores existentes para analisar a solvência e rentabilidade das empresas, o objetivo do presente trabalho é apurar a situação do capital de giro de uma cooperativa agroindustrial utilizando apenas indicadores do Modelo Dinâmico de Fleuriet como ferramenta de análise econômico-financeira. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa de caráter descritivo e exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados das demonstrações financeiras, Balanço Patrimonial e Demonstrativo de Resultado de Exercícios entre 2018 e 2022, disponibilizados no site da instituição pesquisada. Utilizou-se o software Microsoft Excel 2016 visando facilitar os cálculos e procedimentos necessário para a análise e comparação dos resultados. Constatou-se através dos índices alcançados que o modelo fornece uma visão bastante ampla da análise dos recursos financeiros de curto prazo, contribuindo para a construção da saúde econômico-financeira da cooperativa. Pela sua simplicidade de cálculo e análise, o estudo contribuir para o desenvolvimento de acadêmicos, gestores financeiros e mercado em geral, por se tratar de uma questão essencial para a sobrevivência das empresas, através da análise e controle dos recursos financeiros de curto prazo das organizações.
ARTE LITERÁRIA E MITO: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O IMAGINÁRIO EM J.R.R TOLKIEN
Authors: Bueno Rodrigo Poreli Moura
Published: March 2024

O escopo central deste artigo visa refletir sobre os diversos aspectos míticos, principalmente as suas expressões e manifestações imaginário-simbólicas presentes na obra literária de J.R.R. Tolkien, focada, especialmente, nos livros “O Senhor dos Anéis” (1954–1955) e “O Silmarillion” (1977). O imaginário é o vocábulo fundamental que corresponde à imaginação, como sua função e produto. Ele está no campo das representações, mas como uma tradução não reprodutora, e sim, criadora, poética. Nesse sentido, as linguagens e as artes em geral são formas de imaginário que apresentam características mítico-simbólicas particulares, sendo que o estudo do mito trata do universo do simbólico e do relacionamento deste com a cultura de diversos povos. É nesse contexto que Tolkien se insere, já que esse autor dedicou a maior parte de sua vida à elaboração de uma mitologia própria. Nas obras citadas, podemos observar uma espécie de história do sagrado que narra a criação dos elementos imanentes e sobrenaturais que compõe o mundo; narra a criação do próprio mundo: os deuses, os homens, os hábitos e costumes, a ordem social, o universo. Além disso, os mitos teriam também uma função cosmológica ao proporcionar uma manifestação do sagrado no universo.
A CONSTRUÇÃO E REPRESENTAÇÃO DE FIGURAS POLÍTICAS NO CINEMA: LULA, O FILHO DO BRASIL
Authors: Vieira Kelly Silva
Published: March 2024

A partir da Nova História e suas novas perspectivas e abordagens, o presente artigo utiliza o filme: “Lula, o Filho do Brasil” como fonte histórica. O objetivo é analisar as relações do filme com o contexto político que foi inserido e discutir como a figura política do ex-presidente Lula foi construída através das representações presentes no filme.
Algorithm for Detecting Acoustic Traces of Neutrino Decay
Authors: Belyakov Askold
Published: March 2024

In the articles "Doppler Effect and Acoustic Trails of Neutrinos" and "Neutrinos above the Earth's surface", published in the journal "LA MULTIAPP" on February 25, 2022 and July 12, 2023, I was forced to touch on the astrophysical topic when, in the flow of data obtained in the process Monitoring acoustic noise with a recorder with a Nyquist frequency of 5 kHz, at a depth of 1000 m in the earth's crust, events began to be frequently observed, the shapes and frequencies of which are not typical for seismology and geophysics, and had not previously been observed by anyone. The shape of some events was very similar to the traces of neutrino decay, such as the bipolar pulse and the “diamond”, recorded by acoustic detectors in seawater. Subsequently, when recording high-frequency acoustic processes on the Earth's surface with a recorder with a Nyquist frequency of 50 kHz, events were discovered that were even more similar to traces of neutrino decay. At the same time, a “strange” association of some events of unknown origin with the field extrema of the power electrical network of a large city was discovered. To avoid erroneous conclusions, it is necessary to understand the origin of this “strangeness”.
Efektivitas Rancangan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Teknologi Informasi dalam Meningkatkan Literasi Numerasi di SMP Negeri 11 Gorontalo
Authors: Bito Nursiya , Hadjaratie Lillyan , Katili Nancy , Hasdiana Hasdiana , Badu Syamsu Qamar , Hulukati Evi , Djafrie Novianty
Published: March 2024

The application of technology can make it easier to understand and solve mathematical problems. Therefore, there is a need to integrate technology in mathematics learning. Technology can act as a learning medium. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of using information technology-based learning media in mathematics learning to improve numeracy literacy in Class VIII of SMP Negeri 11 Gorontalo. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The indicators used to determine the effectiveness of learning are the teacher's ability to manage learning, student learning activities, and student numeracy literacy test results. Based on the research results, it was found that the teacher's ability to manage student learning and activities was categorized as effective, and the results of the students' numeracy literacy tests were classically complete. Thus, information technology-based learning is effective in increasing students' numeracy literacy at SMP Negeri 11 Gorontalo.
Super Real-Time Forecast of Wildland Fire Spread by A Dual-Model Deep Learning Method
Authors:   Research Centre for Fire Safety Engineering, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, TU428, Li Y. Z. , Wang Z. L. ,   Research Centre for Fire Safety Engineering, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, TU428, Huang X. Y. ,   Research Centre for Fire Safety Engineering, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, TU428
Published: March 2024

Driven by climate change, more frequent and extreme wildfires have brought a greater threat to humans globally. Fastspreading wildfires endanger the safety of residents in the wildland-urban interface. To mitigate the hazards of wildfires and facilitate early evacuation, a rapid and accurate forecast of wildfire spread is critical in emergency response. This study proposes a novel dualmodel deep learning approach to achieve a super real-time forecast of 2-dimensional wildfire spread in different scenarios. The first model utilizes the U-Net technique to predict the burnt area up to 5 hours in advance. The second model incorporates ConvLSTM layers to refine the forecasted results based on real-time updated input data. To evaluate the effectiveness of this methodology, we applied it to Sunshine Island, Hong Kong, and generated a numerical database consisting of 210 cases (12,600 samples) to train the deep learning models. The simulated wildfire spread database has a fine resolution of 5 m and a time step of 5 minutes. Results show that both models achieve an overall agreement of over 90% between numerical simulation and AI forecast. The real-time wildfire forecasts by AI only take a few seconds, which is 102 ~ 104 times faster than direct simulations. Our findings demonstrate the potential of AI in offering fast and high-resolution forecasts of wildfire spread, and the novel contribution is to leverage two models which can work in tandem and be utilized at various stages of wildfire management.
Nkrabea and Hyɛbrɛ in African Philosophy of Life
Authors: Agboada Edward , Ntiamoah Michael Kwadwo
Published: March 2024

The concepts of nkrabea and hyɛbrɛ in Africa’s philosophy of life present very distinctive nomenclature and epistemology of how it applies within the socioreligiocultural cosmology. As a challenge to normative definition, the epistemology of the African philosophical context engenders new nomenclatures that hitherto were rejected by the hegemonic frameworks of Western paradigmatic nomenclature. The African philosophy of life which is formed by a very distinct socioreligioculture and framed by fascination and experience of the supernatural does not fail to recognise the existence of vast dimensions and active spiritual cosmology. If there is anything conceived with such an aura of reverence, it is life, beyond biological classification and, experiences such as the ability to think, feel, or be aware of one’s existence. Life is “energy” (spiritual force) which provides every element its function or purpose and nkrabea and hyɛbrɛ are the function or purpose predetermined for every element. The objective of the study was to find out the meaning of nkrabea and hyɛbrɛ and how they apply to the African philosophy of life. The study used a qualitative research method. Data was gathered from journals, articles, and library materials. Ethical responsibilities defined a set of principles and protocols that guided the study. The study concluded that the concepts of nkrabea, and hyɛbrɛ are conceptualised within the African philosophy of life and present critical nomenclatures on the function, or purpose of life within the context of human destiny and inform new epistemology. Its belief provides a perspective that informs the idea that nothing is purposeless.

Keywords: Nkrabea, Hyɛbrɛ, Cosmology, Spirituality, Philosophy
Intelectuales latinoamericanos de la nueva izquierda y el golpe de Estado en Chile (1973-1978)
Authors: Lozoya Ivette
Published: March 2024

En la definición del proyecto de construcción socialista en Chile participaron intelectuales comprometidos y militantes que elaboraron teorías y propuestas a partir del diagnóstico acerca de la formación social chilena, la proyección de la lucha de clases y el desarrollo del movimiento de masas. Muchos de ellos vivieron en primera persona la experiencia de la Unidad Popular (UP) y el golpe de Estado, tras lo cual debieron partir al exilio en algunos casos, por segunda o tercera vez en sus vidas. Desde la derrota y el desconcierto elaboraron o ajustaron sus análisis e intentaron caracterizar el golpe de 1973. La potencia de la experiencia, las expectativas que generó y la tensión entre estrategias, enriquecieron la discusión. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo sistematizar los análisis que desarrollaron los intelectuales latinoamericanos de izquierda sobre el golpe de Estado en Chile, centrándonos en los cientistas sociales que vivieron en el país la experiencia socialista. Para ello, analizaremos los textos académicos escritos y publicados entre 1973 y 1978 en distintos medios de América Latina. Proponemos que estos intelectuales militantes desarrollaron tempranamente una autocrítica, sin abandonar el proyecto revolucionario que guiaba su reflexión, por lo que evaluaron los errores y dificultades, utilizando la teoría marxista adaptada a las condiciones chilenas y latinoamericanas, y las conceptualizaciones militantes que se utilizaban en el período.
Redefining the megagenus Erica L. (Ericaceae): the contributions of E. G. H. Oliver and I. M. Oliver (née Nitzsche) to taxonomy and nomenclature
Authors: Nelson E. Charles , Pirie Michael , Bellstedt Dirk
Published: March 2024

The megagenus Erica L. (Ericaceae), as it is recognised today, includes 851 species of evergreen shrubs or small trees, the majority of which are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. From the first descriptions in Linnaeus’s Genera plantarum, a succession of authors ascribed the steadily accumulating numbers of known species to various of a total of 72 different genera. Until the latter half of the twentieth century, so called ‘minor genera’ such as Philippia Klotzsch and Blaeria L. were still recognised for many African species. The now uncontroversial inclusive circumscription of Erica, and a substantial proportion of its currently recognised species diversity, was conceptualised, described, and illustrated by the South African botanists E. G. H. (‘Ted’) Oliver and Inge M. Oliver in a succession of works published from 1964 to the present day. We review the historical development of generic delimitation in Erica sens. lat., focusing on the contribution of the Olivers to the current state of systematic knowledge of the genus, and presenting an overview and complete lists of literature and of taxa that they authored.
On an exponential D. H. Lehmer problem
Authors: Xu Zhefeng , Wang Jiankang , Zhu Lirong
Published: March 2024

For an odd prime $ p $ and a positive integer $ \alpha $, let $ g $ be of multiplicative order $ \tau $ modulo $ q $ and $ q = p^{\alpha} $. Denote by $ N(h, g, q) $ the number of $ a $ such that $ h\nmid (a+(g^{a})_{q}) $ for any $ 1\leq a\leq \tau $ and a fixed integer $ h\geq 2 $ with $ (h, q) = 1 $. The main purpose of this paper is to give a sharp asymptotic formula for

   \begin{document}$ N(k, h, g, q) = \mathop{\sum\limits_{\begin{smallmatrix}
a = 1\\ h\nmid (a+(g^{a})_{q})

\end{smallmatrix}}^{\tau}}\left|a-(g^{a})_{q}\right| ^{2k} $\end{document}

where $ k $ is any nonnegative integer and $ (a)_{q} $ denotes the smallest positive residue of $ a $ modulo $ q $. In addition, we know that $ N(h, g, q) = N(0, h, g, q) $.
Cross-modal missing time-series imputation using dense spatio-temporal transformer nets
Authors: Qian Xusheng , Zhang Teng , Miao Meng , Xu Gaojun , Zhang Xuancheng , Yu Wenwu , Chen Duxin
Published: March 2024

Due to irregular sampling or device failure, the data collected from sensor network has missing value, that is, missing time-series data occurs. To address this issue, many methods have been proposed to impute random or non-random missing data. However, the imputation accuracy of these methods are not accurate enough to be applied, especially in the case of complete data missing (CDM). Thus, we propose a cross-modal method to impute time-series missing data by dense spatio-temporal transformer nets (DSTTN). This model embeds spatial modal data into time-series data by stacked spatio-temporal transformer blocks and deployment of dense connections. It adopts cross-modal constraints, a graph Laplacian regularization term, to optimize model parameters. When the model is trained, it recovers missing data finally by an end-to-end imputation pipeline. Various baseline models are compared by sufficient experiments. Based on the experimental results, it is verified that DSTTN achieves state-of-the-art imputation performance in the cases of random and non-random missing. Especially, the proposed method provides a new solution to the CDM problem.
Vertu et liberté. La Déclaration des droits de l’homme (1793) de Jacques Le Roy
Authors: Christin Olivier
Published: March 2024

C’est en partie dans l’iconographie que l’on peut saisir les efforts déployés par les révolutionnaires français, notamment à partir de 1792, pour concilier et réconcilier des traditions républicaines et des principes que l’historiographie classique a souvent distingués, voire opposés. Une eau forte de grande dimensions réalisée par Jacques Le Roy en 1793 révèle ainsi la manière dont le républicanisme néo-romain du don de soi à la patrie fut associé à la célébration des droits de l’homme comme fondement de la société libre. Son examen, et sa mise en contexte, permettent ainsi de sortir des partages traditionnels peu opérants pour comprendre les nouvelles façons de penser l’engagement civique, autour des figures des premiers martyrs de la liberté.
« De pauvres bêtes harassées » : Les Bédouines selon Aline Réveillaud de Lens
Authors: Sokołowicz Małgorzata
Published: March 2024

L’article vise à présenter la figure de la Bédouine qui émerge du journal intime, d’une nouvelle et d’un tableau d’Aline Réveillaud de Lens (1881-1925), peintre et écrivaine française qui, depuis 1911, vécut avec son mari, fonctionnaire colonial, au Maghreb. En 1913, le couple part passer un peu de temps dans la région du Djérid. C’est là qu’Aline Réveillaud de Lens rencontre des Bédouines et découvre leur mode de vie qui fait penser à celui des êtres subalternes tels que définis par les Subaltern Studies. L’article est divisé en trois parties. La première analyse le regard de la voyageuse. La seconde montre dans quelle mesure les Bédouines présentées par Aline Réveillaud de Lens correspondent au concept d’êtres subalternes et la dernière partie investigue la façon dont les femmes du désert parlent dans l’œuvre lensienne.
Le Brésil dans les récits de voyages en Chine (xviie-début xixe siècle) : Analogies, connexions, commensurabilité
Authors: Roy Axel Le
Published: March 2024

L’analogie est un processus privilégié pour installer un rapport de commensurabilité entre des mondes lointains. Qu’ils soient missionnaires, membres d’ambassades ou marchands, de nombreux auteurs ont employé cet outil dans les récits de leurs voyages pour décrire les contrées parcourues ou les peuples rencontrés. Nous souhaitons explorer les comparaisons et les liens établis entre le Brésil et la Chine par les auteurs de livres sur la Chine publiés pendant l’époque moderne. Quelles similarités sont ainsi établies ? Pourquoi évoquer le Brésil dans un texte sur la Chine ? Nous verrons que les richesses de la nature sont au cœur de ces connexions entre le Brésil et la Chine.
Application of VUCA in Business Transactions
Authors: Ambika N.
Published: March 2024

Business transactions are a fundamental part of any business or organization, and they play a crucial role in tracking and managing financial activities, maintaining transparency, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The previous work suggests four stages. The relevant data is collected in this stage. This procedure enhances integrity in the system. It aims to predict the model's accuracy. The collected details are considered as training information. The pre-processing phase does the feature extraction, based on what is expected as the outcome. The feature set is created considering the problem to be addressed. The errors like inconsistencies, redundancy, and missing data are removed. Model building is constructed using machine learning techniques. Model training and testing is divided into two sets. The training dataset is constructed by analyzing the preliminary data input. The test dataset is fed into the system, and the training dataset is compared with the test data to make predictions. The suggestion uses a backpropagation algorithm to make the prediction.
Self-Leadership Influence on Individual Performance in a VUCA World
Authors: Ramírez Carlos Fernando
Published: March 2024

The VUCA world and its complexity challenge individual performance. Within the field of organizational psychology and management, self-leadership has been studied as a construct that enables the optimization of individual performance and enhances adaptability to change. According to Godwin et al., self-leadership encompasses several positive characteristics, including decision-making, persistence, creativity, and autonomy. This new approach, as suggested by Pihl-Thingvad, fosters the development of an individual's capabilities when facing continuous challenges within an organization, enabling them to meet the demands of stakeholders. The proposal of the chapter is to explain how self-leadership can influence individual performance in a VUCA world.
Impact of the Development of Skills in Resilience and Financial Education in the Professional Development of Military Personnel
Authors: Arias Ardila Albert Dario , Hernández Hernández Adolfo Hernando
Published: March 2024

This research aims to identify the impact of the development of perseverance and financial education on the performance of students in the military context who are undergoing training to become officers in the Colombian Army at the “General José María Córdova” Military Cadet School (ESMIC). The research adopts a quantitative approach and was conducted through the use of a primary data collection tool administered to students in the logistics management program at ESMIC, within the basic training cycle that promotes sustainability in VUCA environments. The main outcome of this study includes a set of factors that affect the well-being of military personnel in their organic duties, as well as a knowledge gap in the study of aspects such as financial education and perseverance in VUCA environments, such as the military setting.
Analysis of Instrumental and Institutional Change
Authors: Vargas-Hernandez José G , Orozco-Quijano Elsa Patricia , Vargas-Gonzàlez Omar C.
Published: March 2024

This study intends to analyze the institutional change and its implications with other instrumental variables. The analysis departs from the theoretical assumption that the empirical analysis of the objects of study of institutional variables have different impact on the results of actions to achieve successful change in institutions. The method employed is sustained by the analytical meta-cognitive and reflection based on the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical review of the literature. It is concluded that despite the structural tensions of institutional settings, the strategic interplay among the different institutional variables provides legitimacy to institutional change and stability, more than institutional theoretical frameworks.
From Theory to Practice
Authors: Bhatt Devanshri , Swapna H. R. , Madaan Geetika , Gayathri Desai Krishna , Mahajan Darshan A. , Mahajan Rashmi Darshan , Paramashivan Mukundan Appadurai
Published: March 2024

The creation of computer systems that are capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence is known as artificial intelligence (AI). Problem-solving, education, perception, reasoning, understanding of natural language, and some types of decision-making are all included in this list. Artificial intelligence is a technology from the 20th century that has undergone an accelerated evolution and is the foundation for solutions to difficult issues in the business world. Currently, terms like digital marketing, decision-making, Industry 4.0, and business digital transformation are associated with concepts like neural networks, machine learning, or deep learning. As the competitive advantages of using artificial intelligence by economic entities are realized, interest in this technology is likely to rise. This study aims to investigate the progression of artificial intelligence within the realm of business.
Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management
Authors: Singh Sanjeet , Swapna H. R. , Madaan Geetika , Kalavathy K. S. , Mahajan Darshan A. , George A. Shaji
Published: March 2024

Significant, long-lasting performance gains may be achieved by integrating digital applications with adjustments to business processes. Despite firms' best efforts, only a small fraction of them have fully realised the benefits of digital technology in optimising their supply chains. According to a recent McKinsey analysis, supply chain digitalization lags behind the other four industries studied by a wide margin. Only 2% of business leaders polled said that supply chain management was the primary goal of their digital initiatives. Do they have their priorities mixed up? Perhaps. McKinsey found that the yearly growth rate of EBIT for firms that actively digitised their supply chains was 3.2%, the highest rise from digitising any business segment, and that annual revenue growth rate was 2.3%. This research shows that a lack of adequate technology and poor management decisions are mostly to blame for the gap between expected and realised benefits of supply-chain digitalization.
Particle Swarm Intelligence
Authors: Sharma M. K. , Kumar M. Sunil , Shikalgar Shabanam Khalid , Revathi V. , Gupta Manish , Dhanraj Joshuva Arockia
Published: March 2024

This comprehensive exploration delves into the integration of particle swarm intelligence (PSO) within the domain of supply chain management, emphasizing the optimization of supply chain network design. The importance of efficient supply chain network design has been underscored, with a focus on resource allocation, decision-making, and adaptability as key drivers of long-term competitiveness and sustainability. The study navigates through the fundamental components and working mechanisms of the PSO algorithm, highlighting its capacity to optimize complex solution spaces, and compares its advantages with other optimization techniques. Challenges within supply chain network design, encompassing the complexities of modern networks and factors influencing their design, have been examined.
Evaluation of survival time in people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Brazil
Authors: Oliveira Micaías Mozzer de , Melo Brian Alvarez Ribeiro de , Salci Maria Aparecida
Published: March 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the time between hospitalization and death of patients affected by COVID-19, and to investigate which factors are associated with this survival time. The data were obtained from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System, which contains all cases of hospitalization for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Brazil. Initially, survival time was evaluated descriptively using the Kaplan-Meier estimator, which allows you to calculate the median survival time and the probability that a patient will survive certain periods of hospitalization. Next, a parametric regression model was constructed to investigate the relationship between the survival time and several factors jointly and the results were interpreted in terms of median survival time. Among the possible associated factors, the registration variables (gender, age, region, race and education), comorbidities and symptoms presented were considered. The results showed that the probability of a patient surviving the first day of hospitalization is 97.9%, dropping to 87.5% on the seventh day and reaching 33.5% on the thirtieth day. Half of the deaths occurred within 21 days of hospitalization and only 25% of the patients survived for more than 38 days, showing that, over time, the mortality rate decreases. Evaluating the associated factors, the results showed that elderly patients with low education have a shorter survival time and, consequently, a higher risk of death. With regard to comorbidities, neurological and liver diseases are the main risk factors. On the other hand, we do not have enough evidence to state that survival time is influenced by puerperal variables, down syndrome and abdominal pain.
Survivors and the suicide attempt recurrence
Authors: Silva Daniel Augusto da , Marcolan João Fernando
Published: March 2024

We aimed at analyzing suicide attempt recurrence from the perspective of survivors. We performed a qualitative and descriptive study between 2017 and 2019 at an Emergency Care Unit. The sample was defined by acceptance to participate, with 80 people who were in care for recurrence of suicide attempt. We used a semi-structured interview method and processed data through thematic content analysis. Participants' reported histories ranged from one to eight suicide attempts; with finding a way out to relieve the experienced pain and suffering being the main alleged reason. The yearning for dying and ceasing suffering, as well as the drive for living, were both present in the characteristic ambivalence of the participants. Suicide attempt recurrence is related to the inflexible and neglecting mindset towards psychosociocultural conditions of our health system, which offers unsatisfactory treatment to post-suicide attempt citizens, revealing the inability to solve adversities.