bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A percepção do termo Faxinal pela comunidade escolar de Faxinal dos Rosas, Chapecó – SC
Authors: Szczygel Maicon Telles , Carbonera Mirian , Primam Gisele Leite de Lima
Published: December 2023

A palavra Faxinal é um termo permeado por diferentes significados, podendo representar tanto a vegetação como o modo de vida de uma comunidade. Considerando o caráter polissêmico do termo e o papel da escola na percepção ambiental e na construção da identidade cultural-socioambiental de cada sujeito, buscamos compreender qual a percepção da comunidade escolar sobre o termo Faxinal. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, através do método Snowball, junto a quinze indivíduos (cinco alunos, cinco pais/responsáveis e cinco professores) da comunidade escolar da EBM Alípio José da Rosa, no Município de Chapecó. As entrevistas foram transcritas e os dados categorizados e dispostos em forma de quadros e gráficos. Ao analisar os conceitos atribuídos pela comunidade ao termo Faxinal, foi possível agrupá-los em três categorias diferentes, sendo elas, formação vegetal, modo de vida e local de residência. A partir dessas categorias, constatou-se que os conhecimentos sobre o tema são provenientes do convívio em comunidade, resultado do resgate de memórias, trajetórias e identidades. Com isso, identificamos na escola o papel fundamental na formação de identidade dos estudantes, mas que, neste caso e sobre este tema, é a comunidade o grande espaço de construção do conhecimento, uma vez que a abordagem biorregional é pouco aplicada na prática docente.
The Impact of Climate Change on the Quality of Wine Production – Development of a System Dynamics Model
Authors: Borlinič Gačnik Maja , Škraba Andrej , Rozman Črtomir , Prevolšek Boris
Published: December 2023

The aim of this paper is to explore the key factors and interrelationships within a system that examines the impact on how climate change affects wine quality and working practices in vineyards and how winegrowers can adapt to these changes while maintaining their unique wine characteristics. We utilize systems thinking and the system dynamics model to facilitate our investigation. The theoretical section introduces the concepts of systems thinking and system dynamics. The subsequent section outlines the system's structure, including a Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) highlighting significant feedback loops and their dynamic behaviours.
Legenda descritiva – pensando em acessibilidade para pessoas surdas em processo de aprendizagem da língua portuguesa
Authors: Silva Sâmia Cristina Martins , Moura Flávia de Almeida
Published: December 2023

Este artigo traz reflexões a respeito de se repensar a construção das legendas voltadas para o público surdo que ainda está em processo de aprendizagem da língua portuguesa, destacando os problemas da função closed caption nos aparelhos de TV ou nas legendas automáticas geradas por plataformas em produtos audiovisuais na internet. Essas reflexões baseiam-se nos estudos de Silva (2021), Brochado (2003), Naves et al. (2016) e Vieira e Araújo (2017), além da observação de vídeos. A partir desse escopo teórico e observacional, concluiu-se que a legenda descritiva para o público citado deve focar na correta segmentação dos textos e adotar estrutura linguística mais concisa.
Koszty transakcyjne ex ante jako determinanta rozwoju małych elektrowni wodnych na przykładzie województwa łódzkiego
Authors: Sołtuniak Joanna
Published: December 2023

The article highlights the water power engineering potential and its use, including information on development of Small Hydro Power (SHP) plants in Voivodeship of Lodz. The process of investing in SHP as well as associated risk are presented in economic categories in relation to economy of transaction costs. The necessity to simplify administrative procedures was indicated.
Ciało i medycyna
Authors: Wieczorkowska Magdalena
Published: December 2023

Celem rozdziału jest ukazanie, w jaki sposób wiedza medyczna wpływa na postrzeganie ciała, jego znaczenia i przemiany. Koncepcje teoretyczne są omawiane w porządku chronologicznym, począwszy od koncepcji humoralnej, poprzez średniowieczny model traktujący chorobę jako karę za grzechy i narzucający reżimy cielesne aż do medycyny nowożytnej i biomedycznego modelu zdrowia i choroby. Zwieńczeniem współczesnych procesów umieszczających ciało w okowach medycyny są procesy medykalizacji, które zawłaszczają kolejne obszary życia i ciała człowieka, czyniąc je przedmiotem interwencji i kontroli medycznej. Kolejne koncepcje dotyczą medycyny naprawczej, prewencyjnej oraz spełniania pragnień i ich wpływu na społeczne konstruowanie ciał. Następnym wątkiem jest porównanie założeń medycyny nowoczesnej oraz alternatywnej w odniesieniu do postrzegania i traktowania ciała ludzkiego. Związek ciała z medycyną nie kończy się wraz ze śmiercią, gdyż człowiek może być dawcą organów po śmierci, a także wydać dyspozycje co do wykorzystania swojego ciała po śmierci np. na potrzeby nauki. Medyczne osiągnięcia modyfikują także postrzeganie naszego ciała w niedalekiej przyszłości stawiając pytania o granice interwencji, granice między naprawianiem ciała a jego ulepszaniem, a tym samym – o granice człowieczeństwa; o tym, w kontekście cyborgizacji traktuje ostatnia z omawianych koncepcji teoretycznych. Druga część rozdziału prezentuje najważniejsze pojęcia wraz z ich syntetycznym omówieniem, zaś w trzeciej części Czytelnicy znajdą krótką charakterystykę badań dotyczących medykalizacji, genetycyzacji, donacji i transplantacji.
Evaluation of Nutrient Dosing Methods for Hydroponic Crop Cultivation
Authors: Prastono Haryo , Solahudin Mohamad , Supriyanto
Published: December 2023

The application of control systems for hydroponic cultivation in greenhouses has developed rapidly, and one of them is the nutrient-dosing control system. Various nutrient dosing control systems, such as on/off, fuzzy logic, and K-NN, have been widely discussed by many researchers. Nevertheless, there has been limited discourse regarding the employed dosing methods, namely sensor-based nutrient dosing and nutrient dosing based on the nutritional dilution equation. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of three nutrient dosing methods that can be used in control systems: nutrient dosing based on nutrient dilution equations (method α), sensor-based (method β), and a mixed nutrient dosing method combining the two previous methods (method γ). This research begins by identifying several nutrient dosing methods that can be used in control systems. After that, the dosing methods were tested, and data analysis was carried out. Based on the three methods proposed in this study, method γ has the best results with a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.77% and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 4.3, respectively, in relation to the targeted concentration of the nutrient solution. Method β has slightly higher results, with a MAPE of 0.82% and an RMSE of 4.62. Method α has the worst results, with a MAPE of 13.42% and a RMSE of 74.98. However, if the desired target nutrient concentration is less than 300 ppm, method β is the most suitable option compared to the other methods.
Perspektif Hermeneutika Fatima Mernissi Dalam Memahami Hadits Misoginis
Authors: Syah Irfan Padlian
Published: December 2023

Artikel ini mencoba untuk menawarkan pemahaman yang berbeda tentang hadits misoginis. Beberapa hadits yang digunakan manusia sebagai argumen teologis untuk memajukan kepentingan mereka ditinjau kembali, kali ini berdasarkan bacaan Fatima Mernissi. Fatima Mernissi adalah seorang feminis dan sosiolog. Latar belakang sangat mempengaruhi interpretasi. Ia membacanya dengan menggunakan pendekatan historis dan metodologis. Keduanya juga menjadi hermeneutika Mernissi. Dalam pendekatan metodologis, Mernissi bersandar pada 'Ulum al-Hadith yang menurutnya sahih dan dilakukan saat memutuskan untuk menerima atau menolak sebuah hadits. Mernissi menggunakan pendekatan historis dan sosiologis untuk memahami Hadits. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan juga memahami hermeneutika hadits Mernissi dengan mebaca ulang beberapa hadits misoginis. Berdasarkan interpretasinya tentang hadits misoginis, kesimpulan artikel ini menunjukan bahwa hadits misoginis tidak terlalu membenci perempuan.
Academic Job Satisfaction Research: Conceptual Framework for Russia
Authors: Solodovnikova Olga , Malkova Evgeniya
Published: December 2023

Digital transformation, revising the principles of the Bologna system, new directions of academic contacts – this is not even the full list of challenges faced by Russian universities. University teachers have to respond to them, which might lead to increased stress levels and calls for more careful monitoring of the dynamics of overall job satisfaction in academia. Despite research on academic job satisfaction being available, its mutual verification is difficult, since there is no general theoretical and methodological framework for this kind of research, and the set of common indicators is not adapted to Russian realities. In addition, a serious problem when it comes to academic job satisfaction surveys is the administrative divide between whoever initiated the research and teaching staffers, who becomes an object of research with reduced agency. The authors of the article propose an approach based on experience in monitoring the teaching staff’s attitude towards current challenges, which would combine quantitative and qualitative survey methods and focus on universal job satisfaction domains at the university. Choosing relevant academic job satisfaction domains that comprehensively characterize the working conditions of a university teacher should be justified during a series of testing studies, and most importantly — an internal sociological discussion.
PROSES REINTEGRASI SOSIAL ORANG YANG PERNAH MENGALAMI KUSTA (OYPMK) (Studi terhadap mantan penderita kusta di Desa Cangkring, Kecamatan Jenggawah, Jember)
Authors: Safira Wijayanti Intan , Wibowo Purwo , Dewi Poerwanti Sari , Santoso Budhy , Nugroho Puspito Agung
Published: December 2023

Leprosy has various implications for sufferers starting from physical implications such as the condition of the skin changing to become rough and reddish spots appearing accompanied by decreased immunity, social implications which result in leprosy sufferers being indirectly excluded from the social system in society as well as discrimination, apart from that there are implications economically like losing your job. The condition of leprosy makes it difficult for a person to return to society even though he has been declared cured. There is a phenomenon that some people with leprosy who have experienced discrimination are able to reintegrate into the social system in society. Therefore, this research aims to describe the process of social integration of people who have experienced leprosy into society. The research method used was qualitative with a phenomenological approach on two people with leprosy who live in Cangkring Village, Jenggawah District. The results of this research state that there are two efforts to accelerate social reintegration for people who have experienced leprosy. Firstly, a strong desire based on aspects of cognition, mental and spirituality which is the main strength for a person to be able to push themselves back into society and change their perspective after experiencing leprosy. Second, social approach efforts are carried out consistently to form a communitybounding between someone who has experienced leprosy and the community in the surrounding environment. Success in the social reintegration process allows people who have experienced leprosy to be able to reintegrate into the social system and function socially as members of society such as interacting, starting a family, working and being able to overcome concerns about stigma and discrimination in the community.
Strategie upamiętniania antropocenu w kinie postapokaliptycznym na przykładzie filmowej serii „Mad Max” George’a Millera
Authors: Kowalczyk Marcin
Published: December 2023

The article discusses various ways of commemorating the heritage of the Anthropocene in post-apocalyptic cinema. The main subject of consideration is the Mad Max series of films by George Miller. The author of the text shows the evolution of thinking about the human era, as well as changes in the paradigms of organizing memory. Furthermore, the article separates the phases of evaluating the past in the discussed tetralogy: from longing for civilization and technological power, through dreams of its reconstruction, to the rejection of the Anthropocene and a turn towards pure nature.
Albumy Feliksa Matuszelańskiego. Pamiątka osobista — dokumentacja filmów — upamiętnienie Marii Hirszbein
Authors: Kaniecki Przemysław
Published: December 2023

In the collection of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN is an album that contains various paper documents, such as programmes, leaflets on several pre-war films, as well as photographs of the films and their sets. There are also cards with commemorative writings (stammbuch) sewn into the initial section. These are mainly materials from the production of the Warsaw-based Leo-Film studio, headed since 1926 by Maria Hirszbein, one of the most important institutions of its kind in pre-war Poland. The author of this article describes this unusual artefact, trying to show its multi-layered nature. Matuszelański’s album, originally intended as a reflection of his own professional way and an album of memorabilia, and evolving over the years into an archive showing the activities of the Leo-Film studio — in its present form it is an album in memory of Maria Hirszbein, who was perished in the Holocaust.
Importowanie kosmologii. Analiza „O drzewach i ziołach dzikich, lasach etc.” Jana Krzysztofa Kluka jako nośnika nowoczesnego świata
Authors: Kopel Konrad
Published: December 2023

W artykule dokonana zostaje analiza drugiego tomu podręcznika gospodarczego autorstwa Jana Krzysztofa Kluka pt. Roślin potrzebnych, pożytecznych, wygodnych, osobliwie krajowych albo które w kraju użyteczne być mogą, utrzymanie, rozmnożenie i zażycie poświęconego leśnictwu. Autor stara się określić specyfikę tegoż podręcznika jako nośnika nie tylko nowoczesnego lasu, lecz także nowoczesnej kosmologii. Analiza prowadzi do scharakteryzowania nowoczesnego świata w pracy Kluka — specyfiki natury i kultury, ich problemów, potencji, separacji oraz projektowanych połączeń — i opisywanych (importowanych) rozwiązań w kontekście świata, który mają regulować. Artykuł dookreśla więc, jaki świat (jaka jest jego natura, jakie są jego problemy oraz jakie daje on możliwości) był importowany przez jednego z polskich działaczy i myślicieli oświeceniowych, którzy przeszczepiali do Polski poszczególne zachodnie rozwiązania i instytucje.
Struktura ontyczna świata poetyckiego w „Balladach i romansach” Adama Mickiewicza. Część pierwsza
Authors: Abramowicz Jacek
Published: December 2023

Kolejny fragment analizy rozprawy Adama Mickiewicza O poezji romantycznej rozwija tezę, że przedstawiona w tej rozprawie teoria światów poetyckich i rodzajów poezji jest literaturoznawczym zastosowaniem teorii ogólniejszej — ontologicznej teorii ludzkiego uniwersum. Analiza świata ducha przeprowadzona przez poetę w Hymnie na dzień Zwiastowania N.P. Maryi jest pierwszym wykładem tej teorii.
Ki kicsoda a magyar fogászati paleopatológiában
Authors: Kocsis-Savanya Gábor
Published: December 2023

We collected the dead Hungarian researchers in dental paleopathology. We present the career, the activity, especially the dental-palaeopathological researches of scientists in alphabetical order. Their communications appear in the References section.
Ungleichheiten als Thema religiöser Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Authors: Tacke Lena
Published: December 2023

Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) lässt ökologische, ökonomische und soziale Zielsetzungen ineinandergreifen, indem sie die 17 Nachhaltigkeitsziele der „Agenda 2030“ zugrunde legt. Die sozialen Dimensionen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung sind der Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrages, indem das 10. Nachhaltigkeitsziel (SDG 10) „Weniger Ungleichheiten“ in den Fokus gerückt wird. Dieses Ziel bündelt die Herausforderungen für religiöse Bildung in spezifischer Weise, weil Ungleichheiten zum einen eine fachübergreifende strukturelle Herausforderung aller Bildungskontexte darstellt, zugleich jedoch Gegenstand des fachbezogenen Diskurses religiöser Bildung ist. Dies lässt ein Aushandeln von fachspezifischen und überfachlichen Aspekten virulent werden.
Für die Religionspädagogik ist das Thema Ungleichheiten fachdidaktisch auf mehreren Ebenen relevant: Erstens benennt BNE es als ein Ziel, Ungleichheiten zu reduzieren. Zweitens tangiert das Thema interdisziplinär weitere Felder des Bildungsdiskurses wie Inklusion, Chancengerechtigkeit und Partizipation. Drittens wird das Thema in der Religionspädagogik insbesondere in Debatten um Gerechtigkeit und Ungerechtigkeit ausdifferenziert. Um „Weniger Ungleichheiten“ als Nachhaltigkeitsziel im Kontext von religiöser BNE zu verorten, spielen Auseinandersetzungen der christlichen Sozialethik, Anthropologie und Christologie eine besondere Rolle. Im Horizont von Gerechtigkeitsfragen und Fragen der gerechten strukturellen Gestaltung von Bildung liegt das Potenzial einer inhaltlichen Sensibilisierung und Kritikfähigkeit. Kritikfähigkeit ist eine zentrale Prämisse, damit religiöse Bildung, als emanzipatorische Bildung, Ungleichheiten reflektieren und bearbeiten kann.
Desarrollo de la capacidad argumentativa de estudiantes de Odontología en el uso de un foro educativo virtual
Authors: Fernández-Jacinto Leila , Guillén-Aparicio Patricia Guillén-Aparicio , Fukuhara-Nakama Mary
Published: December 2023

Se aplicó un foro de discusión virtual como recurso didáctico para el desarrollo de la capacidad argumentativa en estudiantes de Odontología del curso de Oclusión. El foro se aplicó en reemplazo de las evaluaciones semanales que tenían como finalidad evaluar si los estudiantes conocían los conceptos impartidos en cada clase magistral. Participaron 48 estudiantes y se analizaron las variables foro de discusión virtual y la capacidad argumentativa. Se obtuvo como resultado que el foro virtual utilizado como recurso didáctico influyó en la capacidad argumentativa de los estudiantes. Este hallazgo está en concordancia con diversos estudios realizados tanto en educación básica como en educación universitaria. Se concluye que el foro de discusión aplicado contribuye al desarrollo de capacidades cognitivas, específicamente las relacionadas con la argumentación.
Different COVID-19 mRNA-based Vaccine Platforms as The Booster Dose and Their Impact on Omicron: A Literature-Based Overview
Authors: Mahdi Bagus Aulia , Soegiarto Gatot , Wulandari Laksmi , Purnomosari Dewajani
Published: December 2023

Globally, the vaccine has been determined as one of the principal policies to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some vaccinated individuals with two complete doses of inactivated experienced SARS-CoV2 infection, including the healthcare workers (HCWs). This threat led to the emergent need for a vaccine booster with different types of platforms aiming to enhance immunity from the Omicron variant. We conducted a literature study on the concept of heterologous compared to homologous vaccines in COVID-19 vaccination. We obtained 22 studies about COVID-19 booster vaccines. Referring to seven of them, we compared and distinguished between heterologous and homologous vaccines. We then reported the literature review according to PRISMA guideline. The study demonstrated qualitatively that heterologous vaccinations boosted antibody receptor binding domain, neutralizing antibody, and spike-specific Th1 type T cell responses and had an impact on omicron infection when compared to homologous vaccines. In conclusion, heterologous, mRNA based vaccine, predominantly induces cellular and humoral responses better than the homologous vaccine. This increased immune response is expected to provide profound immunity against the Omicron.
The Incidence and Characteristics of Misdiagnosed Covid-19 Patients with Dengue Fever Infections at Udayana University Hospital in 2020-2021
Authors: Adiputra I Komang Hotra , Swastika I Kadek , Diarthini Ni Luh Putu Eka , Sudarmaja I Made , Purnamasidhi Cokorda Agung Wahyu
Published: December 2023

The rise in dengue fever in recent decades combined with the emergence of COVID-19 at the end of 2019, has created new challenges in the healthcare sector. This research is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional research design and using medical record data at Udayana University Hospital in 2020–2021. According to the study, 1.22% cases of misdiagnosis out of a total of 2365 suspected cases of COVID-19 were found at Udayana University. The majority of cases of misdiagnosis involved people older than 60 years, namely 7 people (24.1%) and were dominated by men, namely 17 people (58.6%). The most common symptoms found are fever, cough, shortness of breath, headache, and malaise, According to laboratory results, dominant patients have thrombocytopenia, followed by high alanine transaminase (ALT), high aspartate transaminase (AST), and leukopenia. The appearance of thrombocytopenia in cases of COVID-19 with dengue fever is the result of suppressed platelet synthesis due to virus induction which causes bone marrow suppression and platelet clearance. Leukopenia and leukocytosis may coexist with lymphopenia as an indicator of disease severity. The similarity of symptoms and laboratory results between COVID-19 and dengue fever allows for misdiagnosis that will affect the patient's management. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the misdiagnosis rate of COVID-19 with dengue fever at Udayana University Hospital in 2020–2021, so that it can reduce misdiagnosis of the disease.
Risk Factors Influencing the Degree of Tuberculous Spondylitis Based on MRI Modality
Authors: Sadewo Mukti , Sukmaningtyas Hermina , Priambodo Agus , Prihharsanti Christina Hari Nawangsih
Published: December 2023

The high prevalence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) is serious threats to the world. Tuberculous spondylitis accounts for 50% of all bone and joint TB cases. The accuracy of diagnosis to detect disease severity using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) modalities is important when considering potential risk factors. This study aimed to analyze the association of risk factors, including age, sex, spinal lesion location, and abscess location, with the severity of tuberculous spondylitis based on MRI modality using the Gulhane Askari Tip Akademisi (GATA) classification. This study had a cross-sectional design. The study sample consisted of 50 patients who met the inclusion criteria and underwent MRI. The statistical analysis performed in this study was multivariate analysis using multiple linear regression. The results showed that 84% (n = 42) of tuberculous spondylitis affected patients aged 18-65 years, and 70% (n = 35) of cases were found in female patients. In addition, 42% (n = 21) of cases were classified as tuberculous spondylitis grade III according to the GATA classification and were the most common cases in this study. Statistical tests showed no association between age, the location of spinal lesions, and the degree of tuberculous spondylitis. However, there was an association between sex, spinal abscess location, and degree of tuberculous spondylitis. There was no significant association between age and spinal lesion location or degree of tuberculous spondylitis. However, there was a significant association between sex, spinal abscess location, and the degree of tuberculous spondylitis.
Examining convalescent plasma transfusion in severe COVID-19 patients, recent research highlights the significance of S-RBD antibodies and IL-10 levels
Authors: Etnawati Putri, dr. sp.P.K. Aditea , Agustina Tambunan Betty , Pujo Semedi Bambang , Mohd Yusoff Narazah , Salmah Bt Noordin Siti
Published: December 2023

Convalescent plasma (CP) may be an option for people with severe COVID-19. However, its efficiency remains unknown. A study was done to determine whether the levels of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain (S-RBD) antibodies and IL-10 in COVID-19 patients who had CP transfusion were related to their survival status. The observational cohort study included 40 patients with severe COVID-19 who were followed for 28 days after receiving a CP transfusion. Antibody and IL-10 levels were assessed on Day 1 before to CP transfusion and on Days 1, 2, and 7 following CP transfusion. Twenty six (65%) of the 40 patients survived. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD antibody levels were observed to be significantly higher on Days 1, 2, and 7 following CP transfusion (p-value 0.05). Furthermore, IL-10 levels dropped significantly on Days 2 and 7 (p-value 0.05). However, neither the CT value nor the patients' survival status were linked to greater antibody levels or changes in IL-10 levels. According to the findings, CP transfusion can greatly enhance anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD antibody levels while drastically decreasing IL-10 levels. These findings may have therapeutic implications for the use of CP as a COVID-19 therapy option. More research is needed to determine its efficacy in enhancing the survival rate of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms.
UAV path planning based on a dual-strategy ant colony optimization algorithm
Authors: Mai Xiaoming , Dong Na , Liu Shuai , Chen Hao
Published: December 2023

With the rapid development of modern communication and automatic control technologies, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have increasingly gained importance in both military and civilian domains. Path planning, a critical aspect for achieving autonomous aerial navigation, has consistently been a focal point in UAV research. However, traditional ant colony algorithms need to be improved for the drawbacks of susceptibility to local optima and weak convergence capabilities. Consequently, a novel path planning methodology is proposed based on a dual-strategy ant colony algorithm. In detail, an improved state transition probability rule is introduced, redefining ant movement rules by integrating the state transition strategy of deterministic selection during the iterative process. Additionally, heuristic information on adjacent node distance and mountain height is added to further improve the search efficiency of the algorithm. Then, a new dynamically adjusted pheromone update strategy is proposed. The update strategy is continuously adjusted during the iteration process, which is beneficial to the algorithm’s global search in the early stage and accelerated convergence in the later stage, preventing the algorithm from falling into local optimality and improving its convergence. Based on the above improvements, a new variation of ant colony optimization (ACO) called dual-strategy ACO algorithm is formed. Experimental results prove that dual-strategy ACO has superior global search capabilities and convergence characteristics from four key aspects: path length, fitness values, iteration number, and running time.
Thermographic profile of the face before treatment with autologous preparation – a preliminary report
Authors: Mehr Katarzyna , Matthews-Brzozowska Teresa
Published: December 2023

The paper presents a thermographic image of the face of a 30-year-old patient before an autologous procedure using her own blood (CGF-Harmony) in the upper and middle parts of the face. The thermographic method is non-invasive, safe and non-contact. The possibility of using thermography in aesthetic medicine is important because it brings certain values, but one should be aware of the existence of certain limitations in thermography tests, resulting from many factors such as diet, use of various cosmetics, other environmental conditions and others.
Professor Paweł Piotrowski – an extraordinary personality in the realm of memoirs
Authors: Mehr Katarzyna
Published: December 2023

The article presents the biography, numerous achievements and personality characteristics of Professor Paweł Piotrowski (1948–2021). He was an excellent university lecturer and pedagogue, dedicating his profession to the field of dental prosthetics. He has authored and co-authored 102 full-text papers published in scientific journals both in Poland and internationally. Paweł Piotrowski was entrusted with the care of patients after craniofacial tumour operations as an assistant, and he dedicated the rest of his life to this subject. He was the head of the Department of Oral Rehabilitation at PUMS (2004–2015) and additionally in 2007 established the Laboratory of Stomatognathic System Dysfunctions. He was deeply committed to delivering lectures as part of the Postgraduate Course on Facial Aesthetics, as well as conducting numerous courses within various specialisation programs. Moreover, Pawel Piotrowski was characterised by his multifaceted and fascinating personality, and was a unique and exceptional man.
Collected to extinction? History and records of the Western Rufous Bristlebird
Authors:   School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia, Davis Robert ,   Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool WA 6106, Australia
Published: December 2023

The Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti is a species endemic to Australia and now found only in Victoria and South Australia. The enigmatic western subspecies, Western Rufous Bristlebird D. b. litoralis, was described in 1901 and is now considered extinct. Because of the paucity of information on this subspecies, I aimed to locate all known museum specimens, document its known range and ecology, and ascertain the key drivers of its decline. In total, 16 specimens were collected between 1901 and 1907, with no definitive evidence of its survival subsequently. The Western Rufous Bristlebird occupied a very small range between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Mentelle, Western Australia, and was seemingly extirpated within a 7-year period, potentially by over-collecting, because of its small area of occupancy and likely strong territoriality. Habitat change wrought by fire and clearing, as well as feral predators, were additive stressors. Putative sightings in 1945 and the 1970s, 1980s and to present times, have continued but all are unsubstantiated.
USE OF ECONOMIC AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Authors: Kuchynskyi Volodymyr , Pohorielov Serhii
Published: December 2023

The role of using economic-mathematical models for making effective management decisions both in the process of managing socio-economic systems as a whole and in the field of personnel management is defined. Modeling is considered as the main specific method of science, which is used for the analysis and synthesis of control systems, as well as a special cognitive method, when the research subject instead of the directly studied object of knowledge chooses or creates an auxiliary object similar to it - an image or model, examines it, and transfers the acquired new knowledge to the original object. Economic-mathematical models allow combining complex and sometimes vaguely defined factors related to a decision-making problem into a logically clear scheme that can be analyzed in detail. Such an analysis allows obtaining and evaluating alternative possibilities for the functioning of the economic system and predicting the consequences of management decisions. In order to ensure the effectiveness of personnel management processes based on the use of economic-mathematical models for management decision-making, the following were defined: classification of economic-mathematical models by purpose and purpose of application, optimization nature of most economic-mathematical models, model building procedure and preparation of a management decision based on economic -mathematical methods, a generalized view of the problem of economic-mathematical programming and typical managerial problems of personnel management, which are solved with the help of economic-mathematical models.
SELF-MARKETING AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD OF LABOR MARKET RESEARCH
Authors: Kosenko Andriy , Klymenko Milena
Published: December 2023

It has long been known that a team is something more than a simple logical arrangement of employees performing interconnected tasks. Management theorists and practitioners understood that the organization is also a social system where individuals and formal and informal groups interact. And the productivity of work, the health of employees and many other things depend on the psychological climate, on the mood of each employee. With the correct arrangement of human resources in the organization, with the correct handling of conflict situations, a breakthrough, a synergistic effect occurs. An organization becomes something more than the sum of its components. This new system becomes much more resistant to external actions, but is easily destroyed if this unity of elements is not maintained. The "organism" of the organization must be provided with a mechanism that would ensure the constant regeneration of lost goals, tasks and functions, would determine all new and new expectations of employees. In management science, there are quite sophisticated socio-psychological methods that can be used to achieve the desired effect. Socio-psychological methods of management mean specific techniques and methods of action on the process of formation and development of the team itself and individual employees. There are two methods: social (aimed at the team as a whole) and psychological (aimed at individuals within the team). These methods imply the introduction of various sociological and psychological procedures into management practice. The quality of the social and psychological climate in the team determines the leader's attitude to society as a whole, to his organization and to each person individually. If, in his understanding, a person is presented as a resource, raw material and production base, then such an approach will not give the proper result, in the management process there will be a skew and a lack or recalculation of resources to perform a specific task. People's actions are always partly based on the assumptions they make, and this is especially true of human resource management. The most important assumptions we make (whether these people can be trusted, whether they like their work, whether they can be creative, why they behave the way they do and how they should be treated) make up our human resource management philosophy. Any HR decisions we make (about the people we hire, the training we provide, the benefits you offer) reflect (for better or worse) the fundamentals of this philosophy.
Long-Term Follow-up of Untreated Adult Patients with Spondylothoracic Dysostosis (Jarcho-Levin Syndrome)
Authors: Ramírez Norman , Monroig-Rivera Carlos , De Jesús-Rojas Wilfredo , Rosado Edwin , Arciniegas Medina Norma J. , Cornier Alberto Santiago , Vélez-Bartolomei Frances , Johnston Charles E. , Carlo Simón
Published: December 2023

Background:

Spondylothoracic dysostosis (STD), also known as Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS), is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting the formation of the spine, characterized by a complete bilateral fusion of the ribs at the costovertebral junction, producing a “crablike” appearance of the thorax. Despite being declared a core indication for a V-osteotomy vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) expansion thoracoplasty of the posterior thorax, the natural history of STD in untreated subjects remains poorly documented. In this study, we report radiographic and pulmonary function findings and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) and 24-Item Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaire (EOSQ-24) scores for untreated adult subjects with STD to gain insights into the natural history.

Methods:

We identified 11 skeletally mature, untreated subjects with STD. Findings on medical evaluation, demographics, radiographic parameters, pulmonary function, genetic testing results, PROMIS measures, and EOSQ-24 scores were assessed.

Results:

Five male and 6 female subjects (mean age, 32.3 years [range, 15 to 70 years]) with a confirmed STD diagnosis based on radiographs and genetic testing were evaluated. Mean body mass index (BMI) was 24.4 kg/m2 (range, 18 to 38.9 kg/m2), and mean thoracic height was 16 cm (range, 12 to 17 cm). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) showed a mean forced vital capacity (FVC) of 22% of predicted, mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of 24% of predicted, and FEV1/FVC ratio of 107% of predicted. The mean PROMIS dyspnea score was 40 ± 8 points (range, 27.7 to 52.1 points). The mean total EOSQ-24 score was 77.3 ± 18 points (range, 43.9 to 93.2 points).

Conclusions:

Our study characterizes the natural history of STD in untreated subjects. We confirmed the expected restrictive pattern in pulmonary function, but interestingly, our subjects exhibited better EOSQ scores compared with those reported in neuromuscular populations. PFT results and thoracic height did not correspond to PROMIS and EOSQ scores, questioning the use of those parameters as a surgical indication. We therefore suggest that the STD diagnosis as an absolute indication for VEPTR expansion thoracoplasty surgery be reconsidered.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Spin-orbit control of antiferromagnetic domains without a Zeeman coupling
Authors: Maimone Damaris Tartarotti , Shen Junying , Gauthier Nicolas , Mazzone Daniel , Zolliker Markus , Yadav Ruchika , Sibille Romain , Gawryluk Dariusz , Pomajkushina Ekaterina , Raymond Stéphane , Ressouche Eric , Niedermayer Christof , Lapertot Gérard , Gavilano Jorge , Bartkowiak Marek , Kenzelmann Michel
Published: December 2023

Encoding information in antiferromagnetic (AFM) domains is a promising solution for the ever growing demand in magnetic storage capacity. What fundamentally enables ultrahigh density AFM-based spintronics is the absence of unintentional crosstalk between different domain states due to vanishing stray fields [1]. However, the absence of macroscopic magnetization is detrimental to the manipulation and detection of AFM domains. Disentangling the merits and disadvantages of small stray fields seemed so far unattainable. In this work, we report evidence for a new AFM domain selection mechanism based on the anisotropy in the susceptibility not induced by Zeeman energy terms, but by the relative orientation of the external magnetic field to the two perpendicularly oriented k-domains only. As a result, the charge transport response is controlled by the rotation of the magnetic field. In particular, a pronounced new anisotropic magnetoresistance effect is found in the AFM phase of bulk materials Nd(1-x)Ce(x) CoIn(5), due to differences in transport scattering rates for currents applied parallel and perpendicular to the spin-density wave modulation. Our results and the domain switching theory [2] indicate that this constitutes a new universal effect across multiband materials and thus provide a novel mechanism to control and detect AFM domains opening new perspectives for AFM sprintronics.
Research on Traditional Rural Ecological Environment Protection and Planning Design Based on Mathematical Models and Internet of Things Technology
Authors: Zhang Yan
Published: December 2023

In order to study the environmental protection and planning of traditional rural settlements based on big data and Internet of things technology, it is proposed to select and obtain big data types (text data and POI data) suitable for Traditional Village Research Based on the basic types and application analysis of big data. Taking a village in a city as a research case, this paper discusses the application, advantages and limitations of the above two kinds of data in the protection and development of traditional villages, puts forward the development path and development strategy of Chaoxi village based on big data analysis, further summarizes and summarizes general strategy suggestions, and puts forward new ideas for the protection and development of traditional villages based on the combination of traditional data and big data. Experiments show that the application of big data helps to provide a more accurate regional dimension analysis and positioning for the protection and development of traditional villages. The amount of data is large, the types are rich, and it is easy to obtain and analyze. As a supplement to traditional data, the integration and integration of big data and native data can provide new ideas and approaches for the prevention and control of traditional villages. New system planning has been established, such as public service facilities planning, including sanitation facilities, medical care, elderly care, children's play venues, protection and renewal of ancient buildings, public places, water supply facilities, educational land, tourism services, etc.
Green investment, financial efficiency, and sustainable development: Dual perspectives of enterprise cost and government guidance
Authors: Zhao Lijuan , Zhu Tianqi , Shi Junhong , Kang Xiaohong , Chen Haonan
Published: December 2023

The present study highlights the importance of green investment in achieving the goal of sustainability. Several studies have been conducted to explore the factors affecting sustainable development. However, the literature on the importance of green investment in affecting sustainable development from the perspective of enterprise cost and government guidance is scant, and the moderating effect of financial efficiency is also ignored. Thus, this study is based on the social and economic data of 31 provinces in China from 2009 to 2021, the study evaluates the level of sustainable development of each province and combines green investment, financial efficiency, and sustainable development into the research framework from the dual perspectives of government and enterprises to explore the relationship among the three, which can make sustainable development efficient and balanced. The results show the following: (1) Government green investment has a “U-shaped” spillover effect on sustainable development; (2) Corporate green investment has an inverted U-shaped nonlinear effect on sustainable development; and (3) Under the adjustment of financial efficiency, government green investment has a “two-stage” promoting effect on sustainable development, and corporate green investment has an inverted U-shaped nonlinear effect on sustainable development. Based on these findings, it is recommended that increase the amount of government green investment, ensure the sustainable amount of corporate green investment, and promote coordinated financial and economic development.
Spontaneous symmetry breaking of non-Hermitian coupled nano-cavities
Authors: Cheah Kok Wai , Mai Jianming , Huang Xiansheng , Guo Xu , Fan Haihua
Published: December 2023

Experimental spontaneous symmetry breaking results are observed from a non-Hermitian coupled cavities device. In the experiment, when horizontally polarised incident light exceeds \(8 \text{m}\text{W}\), the symmetry-breaking threshold, vertically polarised transmitted light is also detected in addition to the horizontally polarised transmitted light, i.e. spontaneous symmetry breakdown of polarisation occurred. To elucidate more details on physics of the symmetry breakdown, theoretical modelling is also performed. Using nonlinear coupled mode theory (NCMT) equations, a power-related random splitting of the two handedness polarised lights is established, namely, right- or left- handed circular polarisation (RCP and LCP), at the resonance peak. In the numerical simulations, when incident power is above the symmetry-breaking threshold, the device will exhibit spontaneous symmetry breaking characteristics viz. appearance of an additional polarisation component in the output field. The additional polarisation direction is orthogonal to the linearly polarised incident light. These findings offer further understanding spontaneous symmetry breaking in non-Hermitian systems, and also demonstrate the potential applications of the proposed device in optical signal processing.
Epidemiological Characteristics of Influenza Outbreaks in Schools in Jiangsu Province, China, 2020- 2023 Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Peng Jia-Le , Xu Ke , Huang Hao-Di , Bao Chang-Jun , Dai Qi-Gang
Published: December 2023

Background
To understand the epidemic characteristics and influencing factors of school influenza outbreaks after the COVID-19 pandemic in Jiangsu Province, China from 2020 to 2023, and provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of school influenza.
Methods
We collected data on influenza-like illness(ILI) outbreaks reported in the Chinese Influenza Surveillance Information System and monitoring data from national-level influenza surveillance sentinel hospitals. Descriptive statistical analysis was conducted on the temporal distribution, school type distribution, virus strain distribution, and epidemic scale of school influenza outbreaks.
Results
From 2020 to 2023, a total of 833 influenza outbreaks occurred in schools in Jiangsu Province. The most reported school type was primary schools, catering to the age group of 6–12 years, accounting for 70.11% of the total reports. This study included three complete influenza seasons, with the majority of large-scale outbreaks caused by A(H1N1) and A(H3N2), accounting for 9.09% of the total outbreaks caused by them,. Outbreaks occurring in the early stages of the B(Victoria) and A(H1N1) influenza peaks accounted for 86.31% and 97.30%, respectively. The current surveillance data has not yet observed a concurrent outbreak of influenza and COVID-19.
Conclusion
Primary and secondary schools are high-risk locations for influenza outbreaks. The higher environmental adaptability of A(H3N2) makes it more prone to co-circulate with other subtypes/lineages, especially during concurrent circulation with A(H1N1), increasing the likelihood of large-scale outbreaks. In contrast, outbreaks caused by B (Victoria) show a higher frequency and relatively smaller scale compared to those triggered by influenza A. School influenza outbreaks are more likely to occur in the early stages of seasonal epidemics, indirectly indicating that the occurrence of influenza in schools plays a crucial role in driving the onset and development of influenza within the broader community/population. In the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, it is essential to prioritize influenza monitoring and take measures early to reduce the occurrence of outbreaks.