bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MONKEY POX - AN EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH GLOBAL EMERGENCY
Authors: Syed Nazim Hussain Gardezi  , Sana Abbasi
Published: March 2023

On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). From May to July 2022, a multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was reported in both endemic and non-endemic regions (almost 35,000 including sexual contact are pivotal in transmission in humans during recent outbreak.4 There could be vertical transmission from mother to fetus or at birth from mother to newborn.3 The cardinal features of monkeypox are high-grade fever, headache, malaise, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes and a cases in 92 countries with 12 deaths).1 There has general sense of unwellness.4,5    It is pertinent to note been no case reported in Pakistan yet, but there were some rumors of cases identified in a public sector hospital of Lahore, which were later found to be unrelated to monkeypox infection.Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease caused by a DNA virus from Orthopoxviridae family of viruses, which also includes viruses such as cowpox,that lymphadenopathy or enlarged lymph nodes are not seen in smallpox patients. After 1-3 days of these symptoms, the infection heralds itself by a vesicular and pustular rash similar to small pox, primarily beginning on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body involving palms and soles as well.5,6 Eventually rash progresses from vesicular stage to vaccinia and variola.2   It is endemic in rainforest crusting of lesions. However all stages of the rash are countries of the central and West Africa, exists in two main strains with variable case fatality: Congo Basin strain having 10% case fatality, and West African strain with 1% mortality among those contracted the visible in same patient. The face is affected in 95% of cases, while palm and soles in 75% cases; oral mucous membranes in 70%, genitalia 30% and conjunctiva and cornea in about 20% or less number disease.1,2     The manifestations of monkeypox are of cases.7 Interestingly the lesions in conjunctivae similar to that of smallpox infection, though less severe than the later. The first case of monkeypox was diagnosed in 1970 in Democratic Republic of Congo, but an evidence of the disease was observed in laboratory held monkeys as early as in 1958.1 Human beings are the incidental hosts, where rodents are identified to be the natural reservoir of this virus.3
PENGETAHUAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT ADAT BADUY DALAM PRANATA SOSIAL UNTUK MENUNJANG KETAHANAN PANGAN
Authors: Mirajiani Mirajiani , Widi Siti Widiati
Published: March 2023

The Baduy Indigenous Community's livelihood system, like society in general, of course interacts, socializes and produces a value system that applies in life based on a distinctive cultural system. The Baduy Indigenous Community implements local knowledge in social, economic, cultural and agricultural systems and logistics systems, in an effort to meet food needs. The method in this research is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach, which is carried out in the Baduy Indigenous Community. The Baduy community religiously believe in God, the belief of the Indigenous Baduy community is referred to as Sunda Wiwitan who believes in ancestral spirits (animism), in its development it is also influenced by Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. Local knowledge in the social institutions of the Indigenous Baduy Community can cover several aspects including: social aspects related to trust and leadership as well as community institutional systems, and economic aspects related to family livelihoods as an effort to fulfill food needs. Sociologically and anthropologically, the Baduy Indigenous people's paddy fields do not change the contours of the land, so as not to damage the surrounding environment used in agricultural activities, intercropping between vegetables and tubers, to maximize agricultural yields. The Baduy Indigenous People have a logistics system that is integrated with the rules of customs and traditions, to ensure the availability and authenticity of local commodities as staple food, with decent, equitable and affordable quality and sustainable to be used by the Baduy Indigenous Peoples, in supporting the fulfillment of food needs. In fulfilling other food security, it is obtained from the use of forest resources, plantations, livestock and selling accessories typical of Baduy, as well as woven fabrics to visitors, or traveling to sell, and being a tour guide for tourists visiting Baduy. Social institutions based on local knowledge, make the Baduy Indigenous People able to meet their basic needs for natural resources and existing human resources, and are carried out independently without depending on other parties, in fulfillment of food needs.
PERSEPSI PETERNAK BEBEK TERHADAP PROGRAM USAHA MIKRO TELUR ASIN ASAP DI DESA SLOROK KECAMATAN DOKO KABUPATEN BLITAR
Authors: Alfata Abdul Hanif , Azizah Siti
Published: March 2023

Cultivation ability is determined by how farmers perceive their business, if they have a good perception, the management provided will also be better. When the research starts from July 2021 to February 2022, the informant selection technique used is non-probability sampling with a purposive selection of informants logic. Determination of key informants is done by taking informants from 4 Hamlets, the data analysis used is the Miles and Huberman Model. Breeders have a positive perception of the smoked salted egg program, a positive perception evidenced by the components and the perception process. Information taken is smoked salted egg center, smoked salted egg processing, and marketing. Farmers argue that this program can advance the village, farmers cannot retrieve information on organic feed.
NEW DATA ON THE HISTORY OF THE OLD BULGARIAN LANGUAGE IN THE EPIGRAPHIC WRITING OF THE FIRST BULGARIAN KINGDOM
Authors: Krivko Roman
Published: March 2023

The article describes several rare linguistic phenomena observed in earliest Old Bulgarian inscriptions: (1) the sign for palatal consonants in the Temnić inscription which testifies to palatal accomodation of the liquid consonant l to the preceding velar k, (2) in the Bitola inscription, different rools of the use of letters for jers showing the work of two different scribes, (3) ending -i in a compound numeral дъва на десѧти ‘12’ otherwise known only in two manuscripts of the 11th c., (4) the construction въ + acc of nomen abstractum in the sence of a mode of action, and, in the Krepča inscription n° 2, (5) accusative form лѣⷮ<о> ‘year’ indicating a specific point in the past (the form lěto ‘year’ with the same function occurs in a few eastern Slavic sources of younger date).
CLARIFICATIONS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE OLD BULGARIAN CANON FOR PENTECOST
Authors: Koycheva Regina
Published: March 2023

In his research on the anonymous Old Bulgarian Canon for Pentecost, Georgi Popov concludes that the canon was composed by a disciple of Sts. Cyril and Methodius during the preparation of the Slavic hymnographical repertoire for the movable liturgical calendar. The rendering of the little yus through two consecutive verses – one for the vocal [e] and the other for the nasal component – is a unique feature not attested in another acrostic and proves that the work was originally written in Glagolitic script. A comparison between the vertical and the horizontal text in these parts of the canon shows an ambivalent meaning of the sign Ⱔ which was used here both as only a nasal index and as the whole little yus. Therefore, the work was created at a transitional stage in the development of the Glagolitic script. The placement of these observations in the context of the scholarly literature on the Glagolitic script (especially Boryana Velcheva’s studies) allows us to conclude that the Old Bulgarian canon for Pentecost is written in Northeastern Bulgaria.
INFORMATION ABOUT CYRIL AND METHODIUS IN RUSSIAN CHRONOLOGICAL WORKS
Authors: Petrova Denitsa
Published: March 2023

The creation of the Slavic alphabet is one of the key events in Slavic history, which found a place in a number of Russian historical works from the Tale of Bygone Years to the Russian Chronograph. The story Legend of book offerings, based on Bulgarian hagiographic works, is widespread. The Tale of the Baptism of the Russians, included in several Russian chronicles, speaks of a philosopher overlapping with St. Cyril, who spoke with Prince Vladimir. In some editions of the Chronograph, the text On the Proposed Books appears, borrowed from the Life of St. Cyril in the Simple Prologue. Texts of the „sum of years“ type also note the christening of the Bulgarians and the creation of the Slavic alphabet. Cyril and Methodius are presented as Slavic first teachers and saints, and their work is significant for the whole Orthodox world. In earlier writings, the two brothers were named only by their names, while in later writings they were called saints and philosophers. Methodius stays out of the interest of writers, only in the Russian Chronograph his name is again placed on a par with that of Cyril.
Humanoid Robot To Help Reduce Food Waste by Detecting Food Quality Using Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Khan Sadaf Mehmood , Prasetyo Judhi
Published: March 2023

After assessing existing problems in food wastage and identifying if any solutions pre-exist, this eventually sparked the idea for developing a solution to detect food quality and reduce food waste. This was shown by doing a thorough study in order to fully comprehend the problem of food wastage. According to the study results, the leading cause/causes of food wastage are that most family members do not complete their meal and do not check the fridge, freezer, or cabinets before going shopping. In hindsight, this preliminary study aided in the creation of a solution that might aid in the reduction of food waste by identifying the food quality of fruits and vegetables and informing the person if it can be kept or should be consumed. The solution proposed was to train Pepper, a humanoid robot, to detect the food quality of fruits and vegetables using image recognition in order to decrease food waste.
МУЗЕИ АЛМАТЫ И АЛМАТИНСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ И ПОСЕТИТЕЛИ: ОЖИДАНИЯ И РЕАЛЬНОСТЬ
Authors: Файзуллина Галия
Published: March 2023

Аннотация. В статье представлены музеи Алматы и Алматинской области в контексте оценок представителями «будущего поколения», для которого они традиционно хранят наследие. Участвовали 54 студента. Автором проанализировано 48 анкет. Сделан вывод о том, что создание условий для реализации потребностей в самосознании и самопознании возможно в диалоге с посетителем и в процессе проведения внутреннего аудита своей деятельности с помощью поиска ответов на вопросы, связанные с оценкой музея с точки зрения посетителя. Кроме того, представлена эмоциональная оценка трех литературно-мемориальных музеев Алматинской области в формате публикаций в социальных сетях.

Материалы и методы исследования: Объектом комплексного социологического исследования являются посетители различного возраста, образования и социального положения. Для создания полноценного диалога музея с посетителями, понимания их потребности, проанализированы анкеты-задания профессиональных фокус-групп, исследованы их интересы и предпочтения. Результаты проведенных исследований позволили выявить особые интересы целевой аудитории.
НАУРЫЗ – ВЕЛИКИЙ ДЕНЬ УЛУСА
Authors: Уали Нургелди
Published: March 2023

Аннотация. В статье описаны историко-культурные аспекты традиционного праздника казахского народа, особенности, связанные с традициями. Говорят, что праздник Наурыз связан с природой, ее летним равноденствием, а согласно народной астрономии онтологической основой праздника считается расположение звезд Сумбиле, Уш Аркар-Тараз, Уркер, Сулу Сары по линии на западном горизонте. Великого Равноденствия.

Будет раскрыта встреча традиций, верований, обрядов и их суть, связанная с идеей ладить с природой (экологической), избавляться от старого, обновлять и омолаживать.

Также показано, что единство и мир в обществе, этические принципы, относящиеся к гуманизму, в конечном счете связаны с целью прославления пути предков, сохранения самобытности и единства страны. Определено, что казахстанская модель явления Наурыз формируется на основе идеи Процветания, Обновления, Созидания.
El SNS: de la cobertura laboral hacia la cobertura universal por ciudadanía
Authors: García García F. Javier
Published: March 2023

El Sistema Nacional de Salud es un sistema con vocación universal, descentralizado en las Comunidades Autónomas y financiado por impuestos que se construyó desde un sistema de Seguridad Social. En la Ley General de Sanidad (Ley 14/1986) se reconoce el derecho a las prestaciones sanitarias de todos los españoles y ciudadanos extranjeros residentes en España. La cobertura sanitaria fue extendiéndose de forma progresiva (incremental) a distintos colectivos, superponiéndose el Sistema Nacional de Salud a la Asistencia Sanitaria de la Seguridad Social. Se incluyeron colectivos singulares, residentes en España sin recursos económicos suficientes (Real Decreto 1088/1989), extranjeros procedentes de la Unión Europea y extranjeros no comunitarios empadronados en España (Ley Orgánica 4/2000). Por la Disposición adicional sexta de la Ley General de Salud Pública (Ley 33/2011) se extendió el derecho a todos los españoles residentes en territorio nacional a los que no pudiera serles reconocido por otras normas. El Real Decreto-ley 16/2012 implicó una desviación de la senda previa hacia la cobertura universal, con el retorno de asegurados y beneficiarios y la exclusión de colectivos vulnerables. Posteriormente, el Real Decreto-ley 7/2018 significa la vuelta al camino previo hacia la cobertura de todas las personas con residencia en España, independientemente de su situación administrativa y laboral.
Qual a profilaxia para o seu figurino?
Authors: Viana Fausto
Published: March 2023

O artigo investiga o trabalho do performer Thiago Soares, ou T.Angel, como é mais conhecido. Foca no processo de criação dos trajes de cena ou figurinos. Ainda que centrado em um artista, a ideia é suscitar a reflexão sobre os processos vestimentares da cena contemporânea e suas diversas variantes.
A gray-box model of a two-stage heat pump for electrical load forecasting in a single-family residence
Authors: Omar Farhad
Published: March 2023

Buildings as a set of electric loads and generation resources can play an essential role in managing the stability of the power system in a smart grid. Traditionally, buildings assumed a passive rule in the day-to-day operation of the electric grid. Utilities control the supply of energy to match the demand for buildings. However, the dynamics of the power distribution grid are rapidly changing. A critical aspect of managing the balance between supply and demand in the distribution grid is estimating future demand through load forecasting. Loading forecasting requires accurate, adaptive, and simple models to account for the dynamic behavior of the electrical demand. In residential buildings, heat pumps are a significant source of energy consumption. This document describes a novel gray-box model (RL Model) to forecast a two-stage air-source heat pump's steady-state and transient current consumption in heating and cooling seasons. The RL Model is based on the solution of a first-order differential equation describing the characteristics of a resistor-inductor equivalent circuit and the steady-state power consumption of a heat pump. The steady-state power consumption of the heat pump is a strong function of the outdoor temperature. Key parameters of the RL Model were estimated using a learning algorithm. The performance of the RL Model is validated using measurement data from the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility located on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, MD. The predicted output of the RL Model, current consumption, is used to estimate the heat pump's real and reactive power consumption for different operating stages and seasons. A list of key parameters, like the time constant and temperature-dependent coefficients of the RL Model, are tabulated. Knowledge of the time constant provides critical information for analyzing the aggregated effect of controlling many heat pumps, as flexible loads, on grid stability and provision of ancillary services. The average root mean squared error between the RL Model's predicted current output and the measured current consumption is 0.06.
Covid-19 and the mediatization of the funeral industry in Australia and Denmark
Authors: Gotved Stine , Gould Hannah , Klastrup Lisbeth
Published: March 2023

This article focuses on the mediatization of funeral practices and customer relations in a business with human care and contact at its centre: the funeral industry. We analyse the impact of Covid-19 on the use of digital media in a comparative study of the deathcare sector in Australia and Denmark. Using surveys within the national funeral industries, qualitative interviews with funeral directors, and news media archives for 2020–2021, we identify four areas of mediatization: adaptations of specific technologies; interactions with the bereaved; transformations of funeral rites; and communications beyond the funeral service. In conclusion, we suggest that the mediatization process is a negotiation of, on the one hand, the need and growing demand for digital media into a traditions-bound business, and on the other hand, the funeral directors’ wish to care for the bereaved families through tactile, in-person relationships and emotional support.
Baked bunnies, couple selfies, and video-call gardening
Authors: Tarnutzer Seraina , Lobinger Katharina , Lucchesi Frederico
Published: March 2023

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had manifold societal implications. This paper reflects on the role of visual communication for maintaining relationship stability in couple relationships during the first wave of the pandemic, which we understand as a circumstantial turning point. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews with couples before, during, and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Switzerland, complemented by creative visual methods, follow-up surveys, and video calls. Our results show that visual practices are embedded in rather stable communication repertoires of couples during their relationship maintenance phase. Our study also points to the simultaneous use of a variety of visual practices, which led to a high “visual saturation”. These visual practices were found to contribute to relationship stability by reinforcing intimacy, a key factor in couple relationships, thereby shielding the relationships from circumstantial change.
Economic Issues of Blockchain Use in Business: Challenges of Industry 4.0
Authors: Matsenko Oleksandr , Tanashchuk Maryna , Piven Vladyslav , Matiushchenko Maryna , Melnyk Leonid
Published: March 2023

Today's world is developing at a fast pace, and new technologies appear every day, the use of which is aimed at improving people's lives. Industry 4.0 involves automation of all processes and stages of production and helps to increase interconnectivity. In this context, blockchain is one of the most promising technologies, which in recent years has confirmed its effectiveness due to the increase in the profits of companies that use it. This technology makes it possible to significantly reduce the costs of companies, especially those that are participants in the stock market. Blockchain ensures high stability and consolidation of positions in the market. At the same time, blockchain is capable of changing the payment ecosystem by improving the efficiency of financial transactions around the world. With its help, it is possible for companies to reduce data processing costs and increase the volume of information flows. The article analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of this technology, its prospects, and steps to implement blockchain in business. The purpose of the research is to investigate the level of use of blockchain technology by Ukrainian companies and to consider existing global examples. The advantage of using blockchain technology is that it allows a company to record both sides of a transaction simultaneously in a shared ledger in real-time, rather than simply keeping verified records of financial transactions in separate privately created databases or ledgers. The main drawback of blockchain technology is the lack of a single regulatory framework regulating the use of this technology.
Interrogating the precancerous evolution of pathway dysfunction in lung squamous cell carcinoma using XTABLE
Authors: Roberts Matthew , Ogden Julia , Hossain AS Mukarram , Chaturvedi Anshuman , Kerr Alastair RW , Dive Caroline , Beane Jennifer Ellen , Lopez-Garcia Carlos
Published: March 2023

Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is a type of lung cancer with a dismal prognosis that lacks adequate therapies and actionable targets. This disease is characterized by a sequence of low- and high-grade preinvasive stages with increasing probability of malignant progression. Increasing our knowledge about the biology of these premalignant lesions (PMLs) is necessary to design new methods of early detection and prevention, and to identify the molecular processes that are key for malignant progression. To facilitate this research, we have designed XTABLE (Exploring Transcriptomes of Bronchial Lesions), an open-source application that integrates the most extensive transcriptomic databases of PMLs published so far. With this tool, users can stratify samples using multiple parameters and interrogate PML biology in multiple manners, such as two- and multiple-group comparisons, interrogation of genes of interests, and transcriptional signatures. Using XTABLE, we have carried out a comparative study of the potential role of chromosomal instability scores as biomarkers of PML progression and mapped the onset of the most relevant LUSC pathways to the sequence of LUSC developmental stages. XTABLE will critically facilitate new research for the identification of early detection biomarkers and acquire a better understanding of the LUSC precancerous stages.
Rab10 regulates the sorting of internalised TrkB for retrograde axonal transport
Authors: Lazo Oscar Marcelo , Schiavo Giampietro
Published: March 2023

Neurons process real-time information from axon terminals to coordinate gene expression, growth, and plasticity. Inputs from distal axons are encoded as a stream of endocytic organelles, termed signalling endosomes, targeted to the soma. Formation of these organelles depends on target-derived molecules, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is recognised by TrkB receptors on the plasma membrane, endocytosed, and transported to the cell body along the microtubules network. Notwithstanding its physiological and neuropathological importance, the mechanism controlling the sorting of TrkB to signalling endosomes is currently unknown. In this work, we use primary mouse neurons to uncover the small GTPase Rab10 as critical for TrkB sorting and propagation of BDNF signalling from axon terminals to the soma. Our data demonstrate that Rab10 defines a novel membrane compartment that is rapidly mobilised towards the axon terminal upon BDNF stimulation, enabling the axon to fine-tune retrograde signalling depending on BDNF availability at the synapse. These results help clarifying the neuroprotective phenotype recently associated to Rab10 polymorphisms in Alzheimer’s disease and provide a new therapeutic target to halt neurodegeneration.
Associations of ABO and Rhesus D blood groups with phenome-wide disease incidence: A 41-year retrospective cohort study of 482,914 patients
Authors: Bruun-Rasmussen Peter , Hanefeld Dziegiel Morten , Banasik Karina , Johansson Pär Ingemar , Brunak Søren
Published: March 2023

Background:

Whether natural selection may have attributed to the observed blood group frequency differences between populations remains debatable. The ABO system has been associated with several diseases and recently also with susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Associative studies of the RhD system and diseases are sparser. A large disease-wide risk analysis may further elucidate the relationship between the ABO/RhD blood groups and disease incidence.

Methods:

We performed a systematic log-linear quasi-Poisson regression analysis of the ABO/RhD blood groups across 1,312 phecode diagnoses. Unlike prior studies, we determined the incidence rate ratio for each individual ABO blood group relative to all other ABO blood groups as opposed to using blood group O as the reference. Moreover, we used up to 41 years of nationwide Danish follow-up data, and a disease categorization scheme specifically developed for diagnosis-wide analysis. Further, we determined associations between the ABO/RhD blood groups and the age at the first diagnosis. Estimates were adjusted for multiple testing.

Results:

The retrospective cohort included 482,914 Danish patients (60.4% females). The incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of 101 phecodes were found statistically significant between the ABO blood groups, while the IRRs of 28 phecodes were found statistically significant for the RhD blood group. The associations included cancers and musculoskeletal-, genitourinary-, endocrinal-, infectious-, cardiovascular-, and gastrointestinal diseases.

Conclusions:

We found associations of disease-wide susceptibility differences between the blood groups of the ABO and RhD systems, including cancer of the tongue, monocytic leukemia, cervical cancer, osteoarthrosis, asthma, and HIV- and hepatitis B infection. We found marginal evidence of associations between the blood groups and the age at first diagnosis.

Funding:

Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Innovation Fund Denmark
Teachers’ experiences of using ICT in teaching practical skills in adult education
Authors: Lehtiniemi Pirjo , Kokko Sirpa , Syrjäläinen Erja , Palojoki Päivi
Published: March 2023

The aim of this research was to explore teachers’ experiences in using ICT (information and communication technology) as a pedagogical tool in the subject areas of craft education and home economics education in Finnish AECs (Adult Education Centres). We focused on teachers’ experiences of using ICT in teaching practical skills in these two subjects. Based on a sociocultural approach, teachers’ experiences were examined from the perspective of embodied, material and social mediation. The data were gathered just before the COVID-19 pandemic via an open online survey. There were 34 respondents from several parts of the country. The data were analysed according to the three categories of mediation revealing the benefits and restrictions of using ICT. Some teachers had experienced that utilising ICT supported learning practical skills while the others did not find it very useful. All the teachers stressed the importance of using the senses (touch, taste, smell) in learning practical skills which the ICT did not allow. The results provide a starting point for reflecting on the situation that arose in March 2020 when the pandemic started.Keywords: craft pedagogy, home economics pedagogy, adult education, ICT in teaching, learning of practical skills
An intelligent film recommender system based on emotional analysis
Authors: Xiong Wenzuixiong , Zhang Yichao
Published: March 2023

The existing personalized film recommendation methods take the user’s historical rating as an important basis for recommendation. However, the user’s rating standards are different, so it is difficult to mine the user’s real preferences and form accurate push. Therefore, to achieve high-quality personalized recommendation of films, it is particularly important to mine the emotion of user reviews. In this article, a personalized recommendation method based on sentiment analysis of film reviews is proposed, where natural language processing technology is used to mine the emotional tendency of user reviews. The multi-modal emotional features are weighted and the weighted fusion feature vector after PSO is taken as the overall emotion vector, then the emotional similarity of weighted fusion is calculated by considering the time factor of content publishing and the average emotional tendency of users. By calculating the matching degree of emotional value between users and films, the top-N film recommendation for target users is given. The test results show that the effect of the personalized film recommendation system based on multimodality is superior to that of the comparison method, which effectively solves the problem of different user rating scales, and really increases users’ interest in watching films.
Governança corporativa nas controladorias estaduais brasileiras: nível de adoção de boas práticas
Authors: De Sousa Alex Peixoto , De Oliveira Oderlene Vieira , Estevão Damaris Silva , Oliveira Fernando Ronny de Freitas
Published: March 2023

As boas práticas de governança corporativa e seus mecanismos são aplicáveis às entidades da administração pública, assim como nas entidades privadas, tendo como foco relacionar os objetivos políticos de forma eficiente e eficaz, bem como dar transparência às informações de forma fidedignas acerca de seus atos. Assim, na presente pesquisa objetivou-se analisar o nível de adoção das boas práticas do princípio de transparência da governança corporativa pelas Controladorias dos Estados Brasileiros. Nesse sentido, buscou-se averiguar os relatórios tornados públicas com o fito de realizar uma análise desses documentos e posteriormente aplicou-se um questionário com as Controladorias Estaduais Brasileira, visando um conhecimento mais apurado sobre o conteúdo desses relatórios evidenciados. Os resultados revelam que, decorridas mais de duas décadas da vigência da LRF de 2000, e mais de uma década dos dispositivos de Transparência, acrescidos pela Lei 131 de 2009, a maioria das Controladorias Estaduais Brasileiras ainda divulga seus relatórios externos aquém do esperado em seus portais eletrônicos, mesmo em uma era digital. Portanto conclui-se que, a maioria das Controladorias Estaduais Brasileiras possui um baixo nível de adoção das boas práticas do princípio de transparência da governança corporativa, mesmo em sendo esses órgãos, em via de regra, os responsáveis pela implementação das boas práticas de governança corporativa, na administração pública estadual. Esse resultado aponta um desempenho aquém do ideal, o que impossibilita o controle social e a fiscalização dos atos da administração pública pelos cidadãos em prol do bem-estar comum.
Internacionalização Contábil: uma revisão da literatura sobre as IFRS na África
Authors: Issifou Mourtala , Freire Fátima de Souza , Niyama Jorge Katsumi
Published: March 2023

O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar tendências de investigações científicas, publicadas no período de 2008 a 2020, sobre a aplicação das International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) nos países africanos. Por meio de uma revisão da literatura, foram analisados, em particular, os tópicos abordados, motivos e teorias aplicadas nos estudos. As fontes de recolha de dados foram as bases de dados da Emerald Insiht e Sience Direct. A amostra consiste em 31 artigos extraídos das revistas internacionais de contabilidade que publicaram sobre a adoção, compliance e consequências das IFRS no continente africano. Ainda que tenham ocorrido numerosas variações na aplicação dos normativos internacionais, principalmente relacionados à conformidade, a maioria dos países africanos tem adotado às normas IFRS. No entanto, mesmo que a maioria tenha prolongado a implementação das IFRS, os resultados apontam que a adoção das mesmas gera criação de vantagens competitivas e integração para os mercados globais. Concluiu-se que: (i) a regulamentação institucional limita a aplicação das IFRS na África; (ii) as práticas contábeis são influenciadas pelos ambientes externos e internos da organização institucional; (iii) elas devem ser baseadas em decisões racionais e nas crenças das instituições. Por fim, os achados apontam as influências culturais como justificativas da forma escalonada de como os países do mundo, não somente africanos, vem adotando às normas IFRS.
Stabilization of a Pickering Emulsion by Nanoparticles of Eudragit RSPO and Pol-epsilon Caprolactone: Contact Angle Measurement and Surface Tension Studies
Authors: Dieng Sidy Mouhamed , Sy Papa Mady , Soumboundou Mamadou , Djiboune Alphone Rodrigue , Fall Ahmédou Bamba Koueimel , Niass Mamadou , Diop Moussa , Diouf Louis Augustin Diagua , Mbaye Gora , Diarra Mounibé
Published: March 2023

The use of colloidal particles to prepare and stabilize emulsions, known as "Pickering emulsions “, has aroused growing interest in recent years. Pickering and Ramsden demonstrated at the beginning of the last century the feasibility of surfactant-free emulsions, in presence of these emulsions is called "Pickering Emulsions". This concept of emulsions stabilized by solid particles is experiencing renewed interest nowadays given the many advantages it offers good stability, environmental protection, user safety, and particle varieties.

The first part is devoted to the synthesis of Eudragit RSPO and pol epsilon-caprolactone nanoparticles and their characterization. The characterization of the nanoparticles is performed by dynamic light scattering and geometry. The understanding of the interfacial behavior of these nanoparticles and their associated stabilization mechanisms for emulsions was carried out. The second part of the study investigated the formulation and stabilization of the emulsion using the washed suspension containing the nanoparticles as the only stabilizer. The objective of this part is to stabilize and characterize the formulated emulsions.  Droplet size determination and microscopy were performed using a Zeiss optical microscope. The direction of the formulated emulsions was determined by conductimetry. In conclusion, Pickering emulsions stabilized solely by Eudragit RSPO and Poly-epsilon Caprolactone nanoparticles appear to be highly effective innovative drug carriers, opening new doors as potential drug delivery systems.
The Debt Ceiling and Health Care Entitlements
Authors: Glied Sherry
Published: March 2023

This JAMA Forum discusses the US budget and debt ceiling, proposals that have been made to reduce health entitlement spending, and alternative ways to control health care spending.
Child Abuse Consultation Rates Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
Authors: Seposo Xerxes , Celis-Seposo Aden Kay , Ueda Kayo
Published: March 2023

This cross-sectional study examines the association between the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic and child abuse consultations in 47 Japanese prefectures.
Audiometric Validation of a Smart Watch Decibel Meter
Authors: Muhonen Ethan Gregory , Abouzari Mehdi , Yang Ye , Zeng Fan-Gang , Djalilian Hamid R.
Published: March 2023

This diagnostic study assesses the performance of the Apple Watch Noise application in comparison with a class 1 sound level meter.
An NMR portrait of functional and dysfunctional allosteric cooperativity in cAMP‐dependent protein kinase A
Authors: Olivieri Cristina , Walker Caitlin , Veliparambil Subrahmanian Manu , Porcelli Fernando , Taylor Susan S. , Bernlohr David A. , Veglia Gianluigi
Published: March 2023

The cAMP‐dependent protein kinase A (PKA) is the archetypical eukaryotic kinase. The catalytic subunit (PKA‐C) structure is highly conserved among the AGC‐kinase family. PKA‐C is a bilobal enzyme with a dynamic N‐lobe, harbouring the Adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate (ATP) binding site and a more rigid helical C‐lobe. The substrate‐binding groove resides at the interface of the two lobes. A distinct feature of PKA‐C is the positive binding cooperativity between nucleotide and substrate. Several PKA‐C mutations lead to the development of adenocarcinomas, myxomas, and other rare forms of liver tumours. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy shows that these mutations disrupt the allosteric communication between the two lobes, causing a drastic decrease in binding cooperativity. The loss of cooperativity correlates with changes in substrate fidelity and reduced kinase affinity for the endogenous protein kinase inhibitor (PKI). The similarity between PKI and the inhibitory sequence of the kinase regulatory subunits suggests that the overall mechanism of regulation of the kinase may be disrupted. We surmise that a reduced or obliterated cooperativity may constitute a common trait for both orthosteric and allosteric mutations of PKA‐C that may lead to dysregulation and disease.
X‐Ray Fluorescence Elemental Imaging
Authors: Tsuji Kouichi
Published: March 2023

X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) imaging is a valuable analytical technique that provides elemental distribution maps. XRF imaging can be categorized as scanning‐type and non‐scanning‐type, that is full‐filed XRF imaging using a two‐dimensional X‐ray detector. Advanced X‐ray focusing optics produce a micro X‐ray beam in the laboratory, leading to scanning micro‐XRF analysis and XRF imaging. A confocal micro‐XRF technique has been applied to visualize the elemental distributions in the samples. The fundamentals and applications of the scanning‐type XRF imaging techniques are also introduced. Thereafter, two full‐field XRF imaging techniques are explained, that is, wavelength‐dispersive XRF (WDXRF) imaging and energy‐dispersive XRF (EDXRF) imaging. In addition, the characteristics of these XRF imaging techniques are compared.
Limibacter
Authors: Yokota Akira
Published: March 2023

Li.mi.bac'ter. L. masc. n.
limus
, mud; N.L. masc. n.
bacter
(equivalent of Gr. neut. n.
baktron
) rod or staff; N.L masc. n.
Limibacter
, rod from mud, referring to the isolation source of the first strain.

Bacteroidota / Flavobacteria / Flavobacteriales / Flammeovirgaceae / Limibacter

The genus
Limibacter
accommodates strictly aerobic, Gram‐negative, gliding, apricot‐ to pale‐orange‐pigmented, rod‐shaped bacteria, which were isolated from marine sediments. Members of this genus are mesophilic heterotrophs, which require NaCl for growth. The major menaquinone is MK‐7. The major fatty acids are iso‐C
15:0
and C
16:1
ω7
c
. The genus includes one species,
Limibacter armeniacum
. Known habitats are marine sediments.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 27.8–27.9 (HPLC).

Type species
:
Limibacter armeniacum
Yoon et al. 2008
VP
.
Thiohalospirales ord. nov.
Authors: Sorokin Dimitry Y. , Merkel Alexander Y.
Published: March 2023

Thi.o.ha.lo.spir.al'es N.L. fem. n.
Thiohalospira
, the type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. ‐
ales,
ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Thiohalospirales,
the order of the genus
Thiohalospira
.

Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Thiohalospirales ord. nov.

The order
Thiohalospirales
accommodates aerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur‐oxidizing halophilic bacteria from hypersaline habitats which assimilate CO
2
via the Calvin–Benson‐Bassham cycle. The order is a deeply branching lineage of the
Gammaproteobacteria
and consists of a single family
Thiohalospiraceae
and genus
Thiohalospira
. The order‐level status was established by phylogenomic analysis based on the Genome Taxonomy DataBase classification.

Type genus
:
Thiohalospira
Sorokin et al. 2008
VP
.
Using mixed models to examine the factors associated with intimate partner violence among married women in Pakistan
Authors: Raza Hassan , Baron Cortes Linda M. , van Eeden‐Moorefield Brad , Khaw Lyndal
Published: March 2023

Currently, the rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Pakistan is 29%, which is likely an underestimate. This study used mixed models to examine the effects of women empowerment, women and husband's education, number of adult women in a household, number of children 5 or under in a household, and place of residence on physical violence and controlling behavior, controlling for women's current age and wealth status. Nationally representative data collected from 3,545 currently married women in the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (2012–2013) was used for the current study. Mixed models were estimated separately for physical violence and controlling behavior. Logistic regression was also used to conduct additional analyses. Results indicated that women and their husband's education, and number of adult women in a household were associated with a decrease in physical violence, whereas women's empowerment, and women and their husband's education were associated with a decrease in controlling behavior. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
Bioinspired Nanofibrous Aerogel with Vertically Aligned Channels for Efficient Water Purification and Salt‐Rejecting Solar Desalination
Authors: Ma Wenjing , Lu Tao , Cao Wenxuan , Xiong Ranhua , Huang Chaobo
Published: March 2023

Solar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure that can operate continuously under sunlight to generate clean water with high efficiency, good stability, and high salt‐rejecting capability is quite crucial but challengeable. Enlightened by the water transport and transpiration process in trees, an advanced nanofibrous aerogel evaporator is fabricated with multifunctional capabilities through decoration of functional component onto an aerogel skeleton. The rational integration of hierarchical structure and functional constituents, results in outstanding solar‐vapor conversion efficiency of 96.1% and a fast evaporation rate about 2.33 kg m−2 h−1 under 1 sun. Additionally, the evaporator exhibits remarkably outdoor evaporation and highly effective salt‐resistant performances. Significantly, the evaporator can monitor salt precipitation in its inner pores in real time. This study demonstrates an eco‐friendly and economic solution for sustainable clean water production using nanofiber aerogel‐based evaporators.
One‐Component Artificial Gustatory System Based on Hydrogen‐Bond Organic Framework for Discrimination of Versatile Analytes
Authors: Jiang Minhao , Yan Xiangyu , Wang Yibo , Pu Fang , Liu Huiling , Li Yumei , Yang Chunfeng , Zhu Jiawei , Liu Xuemeng , Ren Jinsong , Qu Xiaogang
Published: March 2023

Hydrogen‐bond organic frameworks (HOFs) with excellent structural and luminescent properties have emerged as a promising material for the construction of fluorescence sensors. However, designing a facile, universal and high throughput sensor with multiplex detection capacity still remains challenging. Herein, a one‐component sensor array is constructed that mimics natural gustatory system for accurate and high‐throughput discrimination and identification of versatile analytes. HOF as a single sensing element greatly simplifies the probe preparation in sensor array and detection procedure. Metal ions, proteins and bacteria as the model targets are rapid and accurately discriminated, presenting the universality of the system. Particularly, the system is successfully used for the classification of antibiotic mechanisms. The study expands the application scope of HOFs and provides a facile and universal system for sensing applications.
A Bionic‐Gill 3D Hydrogel Evaporator with Multidirectional Crossflow Salt Mitigation and Aquaculture Applications
Authors: Zhang Lidian , Zhang Yu , Zou Miaomiao , Yu Cunlong , Li Chuxin , Gao Can , Dong Zhichao , Wu Lei , Song Yanlin
Published: March 2023

In recent years, interfacial solar‐driven steam generation has gained huge attention as a sustainable and energy‐efficient technology. However, salt scaling on and inside the evaporator structure induced by insufficient ion distribution control will lower the evaporation performance and hinder the stability and durability of evaporators. Herein, inspired by the highly efficient salt‐expelling property of the gill filaments of large yellow croaker, a bionic‐gill 3D hydrogel evaporator is proposed with fabulous multidirectional ion migration controllability. A 3D structure composed of arrayed beaded hollow columns with beaded hollow holes inspired by gill filaments ensuring longitudinal ion backflow and the peristome‐mimetic arrayed grooves of microcavities ensuring lateral ion advection is designed and constructed to achieve fabulous multidirectional crossflow salt ion migration, which ensures high evaporation performance for pure water (an evaporation rate of 2.53 kg m−2 h−1with an energy efficiency of 99.3%) as well as for high salinity brine (2.11 kg m−2 h−1for 25.0 wt.% NaCl solution), with no salt crystallizing after long‐term use. Furthermore, the 3D hydrogel evaporator has excellent chemical stability, mechanical properties, folding‐irrelevant evaporation performance, and portability so that it can be used for the preliminary desalination of breeding wastewater through the proposed self‐circulation koi aquaculture system.
“One Stone Five Birds” Plasma Activation Strategy Synergistic with Ru Single Atoms Doping Boosting the Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Metal Hydroxide
Authors: Yan Ping , Yang Tao , Lin Minxi , Guo Yanan , Qi Zipeng , Luo Qiquan , Yu Xin‐Yao
Published: March 2023

Layered metal hydroxides (LMHs) are promising catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. However, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of LMHs is unsatisfactory due to their poor conductivity and limited active sites. Herein, taking Ni(OH)2 as demonstration, a novel “one stone five birds” plasma activation strategy synergistic with Ru single atoms (Ru SAs) doping is developed to boost the HER activity of Ni(OH)2 by constructing heterostructured β‐Ni(OH)2/Ni‐Ru SAs nanosheet arrays (NSAs). Benefiting from the structural/compositional features and optimized electronic state, the as‐obtained β‐Ni(OH)2/Ni‐Ru SAs NSAs exhibit splendid HER activity with a low overpotential of 16 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 21 mV dec−1 in alkaline solution. Excellent HER performance in alkaline seawater and neutral solutions are also demonstrated by the β‐Ni(OH)2/Ni‐Ru SAs NSAs. The plasma activation and Ru SAs doping play important roles in enhancing water adsorption and accelerating the kinetics of water dissociation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the introduction of Ru SAs in the system facilitates the generation of surface OH vacancies for providing more active sites as well as decreases the antibonding state density of the generated mid‐gap state for enhancing H adsorption strength toward the optimal range.
Anion‐Incorporated Mg‐Ion Solvation Modulation Enables Fast Magnesium Storage Kinetics of Conversion‐Type Cathode Materials
Authors: Shen Yinlin , Wang Yujia , Miao Yingchun , Li Qiang , Zhao Xiangyu , Shen Xiaodong
Published: March 2023

Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMB) have emerged as one of the most promising alternatives to lithium‐ion batteries due to the prominent advantages of magnesium metal anodes. Nevertheless, their application is hindered by sluggish Mg‐ion storage kinetics in cathodes, although various structural modifications of cathode materials have been performed. Herein, an electrolyte design using an anion‐incorporated Mg‐ion solvation structure is developed to promote the Mg‐ion storage reactions of conversion‐type cathode materials. The addition of the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion (OTf−) in the ether‐based Mg‐ion electrolyte modulates the solvation structure of Mg2+ from [Mg(DME)3]2+ to [Mg(DME)2.5OTf]+ (DME = dimethoxy ethane), which facilitates Mg‐ion desolvation and thus significantly expedites the charge transfer of the cathode material. As a result, the as‐prepared CuSe cathode material on copper current collector exhibits a considerable increase in magnesium storage capacity from 61% (228 mAh g‐1) to 95% (357 mAh g‐1) of the theoretical capacity at 0.1 A g‐1 and a more than twofold capacity increase at a high current density of 1.0 A g‐1. This work provides an efficient strategy via electrolyte modulation to achieve high‐rate conversion‐type cathode materials for RMBs.