bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Արգոնավորդներ. հնդեվրոպական առասպելը՝ որպես հայոց նախապատմության աղբյուր
Authors: Պետրոսյան Արմեն
Published: January 2023

Այս առասպելում Այետես արքայի և նրա դուստր Մեդեայի կերպարները և անունները համեմատելի են հնդկական Յայատիի և նրա դուստր Մադհավիի և իռլանդական Էոխայդի և նրա դուստր Մեդբի առասպելների հետ, որոնք հնդեվրոպական համատեքստում մանրամասն ուսումնասիրել է Ժորժ Դյումեզիլը։ Այան՝ այն երկիրը, որտեղ նավարկում են արգոնավորդները, ակնհայտորեն առասպելական՝ կախարդական մի թագավորություն է, երանելի անդրաշխարհ, որը միայն հետագայում է նույնացվել Կոլխիդայի հետ: Հնագույն Կոլխիդան գտնվում էր հետագա Կոլխիդայի հարավ-արևմուտքում, այն տարածքներում, որտեղ մ.թ.ա. XIV-XIII դդ. եղել է խեթական աղբյուրների Հայասայի թագավորությունը։ Այսինքն՝ առասպելական Այան նույնացվել է պատմական Հայասայի հետ։ В этом мифе образы царя Ээта и его дочери Медеи сопоставимы с об-разами Яяти и его дочери Мадхави индийской и Эохаида и его дочери Медб ирландской мифологии, подробно изученной в индоевропейском контексте Жоржем Дюмезилем. Айа – страна, куда плывут аргонавты, очевидно, мифологическое волшебное царство, блаженный потусторонний мир, позже отождествляемый с Колхидой. Древнейшая Колхида располагалась на юго-западе позднейшей Колхиды, на территориях, где в XIV-XIII вв. до н.э. находилось царство Хайаса хеттских источников. Это дает основание считать, что мифическая Айа отождествлялась с исторической Хайасой. In the Greek myth on Argonauts the images of King Aeetes and his daughter Medea are comparable with the images of Yayati and his daughter Madhavi of Indian and Eochaid and his daughter Medb of Irish mythologies, studied in details in the context of Indo-European mythology by Georges Dumézil. Aia, the country where the Argonauts sail, is obviously a mythological magical kingdom, a blissful otherworld, later identified with Colchis. Ancient Colchis was located in the south-west of the later Colchis, in the territories, where in the 14th-13th centuries BC the kingdom of Hayasa of Hittite sources was located. This gives reason to believe that the mythical Aya was identified with the historical Hayasa.
Eﬁciencia de captación de agua con tres tipos de malla atrapanieblas en zonas rurales altoandinas de la sierra norte del Perú
Authors: Vásquez-Ramírez Luis , Cieza-León Luis , Cieza-León Dante
Published: January 2023

La presente investigación se realizó con la finalidad de estimar la eficiencia de captación de agua contenida en la niebla y neblina en una zona de las alturas de la sierra norte del Perú, para ello se utilizaron atrapanieblas con diseño bidimensional de 24 m2 construidas con tres tipos de mallas: malla raschel, malla mosquitero y malla metálica, las cuales fueron ubicadas linealmente en forma transversal a la dirección del viento más predominante, se utilizó una estación meteorológica semi automática para la toma de datos in situ, los cuales luego de su procesamiento permitieron confirmar condiciones adecuadas para la captación de agua de la niebla y neblina. La Palma, una localidad altoandina de la sierra norte del Perú ubicada en la región Cajamarca con una altitud sobre los 2800 ms.n.m. fue el escenario para la aplicación de la investigación durante 92 días en los meses de noviembre, diciembre del año 2018 y enero del año 2019, encontrándose que en la totalidad de días de análisis se dieron las condiciones para captación de agua, concluyéndose que las eficiencias de captación con las tres mallas utilizadas son muy similares, siendo dichas eficiencias promedio 1,89 L/m2/d, 1,84 L/m2/d y 1,77 L/m2/d, para las mallas metálica, mosquitero y raschel respectivamente, los resultados encontrados fundamentan la implementación de este tipo de captación de agua no convencional en la zonas rurales altoandinas con déficit de agua para uso múltiple.
The Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) Approach: Perceptions of Secondary School Science Students
Authors: Khan Munir , Khan Iqbal Amin , Gulana
Published: January 2023

The major purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of government secondary school science students towards Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) approach in district Dir Lower. The quantitative (survey) design was used. The data were collected from 737 science students through a self-developed questionnaire based on multiple scales. The respondents consisted of both boys and girls science students of secondary and higher secondary schools. The questionnaire included questions about awareness of STSE approach and the problems impeding this approach in science teaching. The reliability of the questionnaire was established through Cronbach's alpha and found 0.87. Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation (Descriptive Statistics). The result of the study revealed that students were familiar with this approach and considered it helpful to enhance the critical and scientific thinking skills of students as it leads to motivate them in learning the abstract concepts of science. The study recommended that science teachers may be given proper training to implement this approach in the classroom to teach science subjects effectively.
From Pedagogy to Andragogy in Post Covid-19 ESP Courses: A Customized Blended Learning Model for English in Medicine at a Saudi University
Authors: Alvi Amatul Hafeez
Published: January 2023

Teaching an ESP course is significantly challenging due to its practical, contextual, and communicative nature as a “language in context” and a prerequisite for acquiring professional skills and job-related functions that require real life learning situations to imitate specific professional settings and accentuates practicing the essential English language skills that students would primarily employ in their future fields. This paper presents an andragogy-based customized blended learning model for English in Medicine course introduced to students of the preparatory year program during COVID-19 pandemic. Integrating andragogical principles, the course identifies students’ access to multimodal tools for required English Language skills and medical vocabulary, including a virtual listening lab for augmenting listening skills, a virtual medical library for boosting online medical reading, a virtual hospital of different doctor-patient interaction scenarios for practicing the use of language in context, course community blogs and audio discussion forums for enhancing writing and speaking skills, an online medical dictionary for understanding and translating medical terminologies and integrated Kahoot games for testing field related knowledge. A mixed methodology of pre-test and post-test research design along with a learning satisfaction survey were used to evaluate the change in variables which were students’ English Language proficiency, cognitive competence, learning motivation, and learning styles. The study findings establish the effectivity of the shift from pedagogic to andragogic strategies in the course. It supports integrating pedagogic constructive theories along with adult learning theories and blended education theories to ensure productive teaching and learning of ESP courses in accordance with the constrictions of quality modern education.
Use of ICT to Promote Literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Selmi Souad Abdelwahed
Published: January 2023

Literacy, accessibility, technology and digital education are central concerns of this article. The iconic theme is the use of ICT to promote literacy in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, today more than ever, literacy remains a major challenge for such region. In view of the social environment and economic crisis, the future of the strategies of literacy dependent, among other things, on Sub-Saharan of significant investments in innovation and ICT, in order to consolidate the integration of programs literacy in the recent approaches based on ICT. Indeed, the development of mobile technology, the convergence of all media to digital media and the rapid development of the Internet have changed the portrait of the sector of literacy on Africa. An important point to remember is that this region faces an illiteracy to double facet, digital illiteracy at the same time classic illiteracy. However, the efficiency of the integration of ICT in literacy does not depend so much on technological advances but rather on the effective implementation of these programs to improve the Sub-Saharan populations’ daily lives. In fact, this study highlights good practices and also a set of constraints and challenges that continue to hamper the creation, implementation of literacy programs and activities, notably through the use of ICT in the Sub-Saharan African countries. At the same time, this study allows to locate a number of challenges and opportunities for the ICT and literacy in the region.
Analysis of Wastewater Heat Recovery Potential for a Family House in Slovakia
Authors:   Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Veľký diel, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia, Miča Adam , Kapjor Andrej
Published: January 2023

All of us have begun to notice the effects of global warming and climate change. Moreover, the current trend in energy prices has reached a point where the concept of energy poverty is becoming more and more prevalent in society. If we want to change this situation, we need to approach energy and work with it very responsibly. That is why heat recovery within households is a key factor in improving the energy economy. Heat recovery from the exhaust air is more or less mandatory for new family houses in Slovakia. The energy contained in wastewater is essentially unused in Slovakia. In this study, we have performed an analysis of the potential of the energy contained in wastewater for a 4-member household of a family house.
Methods for Determining Thermal-mechanical Wear of Refractory Materials
Authors:   Department of Thermal Engineering and Gas Industry, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Institute of Metallurgy, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovak Republic, Dzurňák Róbert , Jablonsky Gustáv , Varga Augustín , Staško Šimon , Sučik Gabriel ,   Department of Non-ferrous Material, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Institute of Metallurgy, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovak Republic, Plesingerová Beatrice , Bakajsová Radka
Published: January 2023

The presented article deals with methods of testing refractory materials that are currently most often used for testing low-temperature corrosion caused by biomass ash. The article deals with the effect of the chemical composition of biomass on melting temperatures and what standards are used to evaluate these processes. The article also discusses the methods of testing the abrasion of the surfaces of refractory materials. The article points out that at the same time the testing methods are not sufficient for evaluation and that the testing conditions do not reflect the operating parameters achieved in real devices.
Hospital Recommender System
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Mumbai, India, Sumariya Shrey , Rami Shreyas ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Mumbai, India, Revadekar Shubham ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Mumbai, India, Shah Vidhan ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Mumbai, India, Bagul Sudhir ,   Department of Computer Engineering, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College Of Engineering, Mumbai, India
Published: January 2023

Elderly patients require more medical effort. It is clear that early-stage disease diagnosis can support timely and appropriate treatment. But if you don’t pay attention in a timely manner, it can lead to different kinds of health problems that can lead to death. Take advantage of our recommendation system to recommend hospitals. A recommender system uses algorithms to provide product or service recommendations to users. By combining blockchain technology and machine learning models, we provide users with highly accurate recommendations. This whitepaper describes how sophisticated machine learning models and blockchain can be connected to improve recommendations, providing hospitals with higher performance and more accurate recommendations. An optimized model for recommending hospitals in a better manner is the main goal behind this paper.
CHA RECOMENDADO POR PROFISSIONAIS DE MARKETING: UMA ANÁLISE DOS CONHECIMENTOS, HABILIDADES E ATITUDES DE INTERESSADOS PELA ÁREA
Authors: Martins Luciano Souza Silva , Do Nascimento Giulianna Menezes , Tavares Marcelle Peres Almeida , Barbosa Andrey Santana , Santos Isabela da Silva Souza , De Souza Janaina nascimento Simões , Benac Marcos Azevedo
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo traz resultados de uma pesquisa qualitativa cujo tema são as competências demandadas pela área de Marketing, desenvolvidas através dos Conhecimentos, Habilidades e Atitudes (CHA). Tendo como objetivo analisar os CHA que especialistas ressaltam como essenciais para atuação profissional na área e avaliar o nível de identificação do público interessado nessa área com as competências previamente identificadas. Em primeira fase realizou-se entrevistas com profissionais das áreas de Marketing e Recursos Humanos a fim de identificar os CHA apontados pelos especialistas. No segundo momento foram aplicados questionários a sujeitos interessados pela área, a fim de avaliar o grau de identificação com as competências, e suas expectativas em relação à trajetória profissional. O trabalho traz contribuições sobre o estudo do Capital Humano, relacionados aos profissionais de Marketing frente a uma cultura de convergências, em um mercado de trabalho que se encontra em desenvolvimento de sua 4ª Revolução Industrial. Como resultados, são considerados conhecimentos importantes pelos profissionais, o domínio de marketing digital, de estratégias relacionadas ao composto de marketing, branding, sustentabilidade e responsabilidade social; habilidades relacionais, analíticas e de comunicação; e atitudes como estar aberto para novos desafios, ética e altruísmo. Os respondentes sinalizaram maior identificação com as atitudes apontadas.
Modern Perception of Japan by Vladivostok Citizens (Based on a 2021 Survey)
Authors: Larin V. L. , Larina L. L.
Published: January 2023

This article presents an analysis of the contemporary perception of Japan by the Vladivostok citizens, as well as their views of the current state of Russia-Japan relations and their prospects. The research is based on the results of a survey conducted in May–September 2021 by the Public Opinion Studies Laboratory of the Institute of History of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The data obtained are compared with the results of similar investigations of previous years and Vladivostok people’s views of other countries that are significant for Vladivostok, namely, China, the USA, India, and the two Koreas.

The authors point out that the Japanese factor has played an important role in the history of the city, and therefore Japan attracts so much attention of the city’s dwellers. In their opinion, the high level of attractiveness of Japan which, in the past two decades, has been recorded by public opinion surveys in Vladivostok and other centers of Pacific Russia is based, primarily, on the people’s interest in the unique culture of the Land of the Rising Sun, their high assessment of the economic and technological development of Japan and the prosperity of the Japanese people. At the same time, the historical experience of Russia-Japan relations and the political contradictions existing between the two countries make a large part of the respondents (about one-third of their total number) believe that there are threats to Russia from Japan, which are naturally associated with Japan’s territorial claims. Yet, the Vladivostok residents, for the most part, demonstrate a fairly high level of trust in Japan, positively assess the quality of current Russia-Japan relations and prospects for their future, and favor their active development.
The Peculiar Features of Fintech Development in Japan
Authors: Gorshkov V. A.
Published: January 2023

This paper shows that Japan, despite being the most technologically and economically advanced country in the Asia-Pacific region, is demonstrating slower adaptation rates of fintech. The country is currently at fintech 1.0 stage and its banking system has only partially crossed the bank 4.0 threshold. Thus, overall, fintech in Japan is catching up with the levels of other developed and emerging economies even though the speed of the catch-up has increased in recent years. The paper highlighted the fact that development of fintech in Japan remains heterogenous in terms of market segments and major financial institutions promoting fintech services.

The most developed segment of fintech in Japan is digital payments; neobanking and digital investment are raising in popularity even though they remain at the pre-maturing stages. Digitalisation of the financial sector is predominantly driven by the collaboration of large banks with fintech firms, which are establishing spillover effects and encouraging banks to further adopt digital technologies. The findings of this paper demonstrate that further promotion of DX in Japan’s financial sector will require future reforms in its corporate culture and regulatory environment. The problem of double shortages (the lack of financing for ICT and the lack of digital talents) shall also be addressed. The government has a big role to play in this process and needs to proactively stimulate cooperation among the private and financial sectors and fintech firms.
Using Taxation to Fund Military Spending
Authors: Tian Nan , Lopes da Silva Diego , Liang Xiao
Published: January 2023

World military expenditure is on the rise. To fund their increases in military spending, options available to governments include tax, debt or revenue from natural resources. Each form of financing has its consequences, economic, political or social. Tax is the prevalent source of finance for governments. The use of tax, and the choice among different types of tax, can have an impact on income inequality and economic growth, among other things. However, no scholarly attention has yet been paid to the use of taxation to fund military spending. Using statistical analysis combined with in-depth case studies sheds light on this use of taxation. The findings—based on data for 100 countries between 1990 and 2020 and reinforced by detailed case studies on Burundi and Ukraine—show that countries in conflict tend to resort to indirect taxation to fund military expenditure. This is particularly true for low-income countries and for countries with an autocratic regime. This association can be consequential, considering the accumulated evidence on the impacts of indirect taxation on income inequality.
Pelatihan dan Asistensi Model Pembelajaran RADEC Untuk Guru Sekolah Dasar di Wilayah Priangan Timur Jawa Barat
Authors: Sopandi Wahyu , Saud Udin Syaefudin , Sujana Atep , Sukardi Rendi Restiana , Suhendra Indra , Yanuar Yudi , Sutinah Cucun , Sumirat Fanny
Published: January 2023

Penyelenggaraan pembelajaran saat ini menuntut para guru untuk dapat mempersiapkan berbagai keterampilan kepada siswa dalam mendukung tercapainya sumber daya manusia Indonesia yang unggul. Untuk itu, pembelajaran di berbagai tingkat pendidikan khususnya jenjang sekolah dasar perlu mengalami pembaharuan, salah satunya yaitu kemampuan guru dalam merancang dan membuat perangkat pembelajaran yang dapat memberikan bekal dan melatih siswa untuk memiliki berbagai keterampilan sehingga mereka siap bersaing secara global. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan hasil dari pelatihan dan asistensi model pembelajaran Read-Answer-Discuss-Explain-and Create (RADEC) terhadap guru-guru Sekolah Dasar yang berada di wilayah Priangan Timur Jawa Barat. Kegiatan pengabdian pada masayarakat melibatkan 12 guru sekolah dasar di Kabupaten Ciamis Jawa Barat. Metodologi penelitain menggunakan pendekatan deskriptip kualitatif. Pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan Google Drive. Kegiatan pengabdian ini menunjukkan bahwa guru sekolah dasar mampu merancang dan membuat perangkat pembelajaran model pembelajaran RADEC berupa Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP), pertanyaan pra-pembelajaran dan Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik (LKPD), sehingga diharapkan guru-guru dapat mengimplementasikan perangkat pembelajaran yang dibuatnya di sekolah untuk mendapatkan pengalaman dan pengetahuan baru.
Korean EFL Learner’s Suprasegmental Features
Authors: Hu Xin , Du Haiying
Published: January 2023

This study delves into some aspects of suprasegmental features such as syllable structure, stress, and rhythm and compares them between NS and NNS. It is investigated in spectrograms and sound waveforms that 1. On the aspect of syllable structure in English, the onset and the coda in English syllable structure are characterized to have a maximum of 3 and 4 consonant clusters, respectively. In contrast, Korean allows only 1 single consonant in onset and coda position. This cross-linguistic difference gives rise to the insertion of the neutral vowel /ɨ/ to break up the consonant clusters in English words, in which the inserted vowel forms an independent wave chunk. 2. Refer to stress in English, it is universally recognized as every single English word or sentence consist of its own stress. On the contrary, Korean lacks stress placed at the level of the word. It follows that Korean EFL learners tend to put an approximately equal prominence on every syllable in a word and to exhibit a tendency to put a strong prominence particularly on the first syllable of a word with more than 2 syllables, which is dubbed an ‘initial prominence phenomenon’in this paper. 3. In relation to English rhythm, English is certainly a stress-timed rhythm, but Korean is a syllable-timed rhythm. The core differences between the stress-timed rhythm and the syllable-timed are on the form of ‘foot’, which is established when stressed and unstressed syllables occur in relatively regular alternating patterns in sentences, led to a phenomenon of that the number of feet depends on the timing of articulation within a whole sentence. “This paper finds significance in exhibiting suprasegmental features in visualization between NS and NNS, given that these features play a more important role than segmental ones. It can also serve a milestone for future researchers in the EFL phonetic filed.”
Determinants of smartphone adoption and its benefits to the financial performance of agricultural households: Evidence from Hoa Binh province, Vietnam
Authors: Do Quan Duc , Nguyen The Kien , Tran Tung Thanh , Truong Thanh Bao , Do Nga Thi , Hoang Lam Khanh
Published: January 2023

Mobile phone usage has come to play a vital role in the enhancement of farmers’ agriculture business. Currently, the adoption of mobile phone technology is considered an important factor in enhancing farmers' access to knowledge of the agricultural market situation. This paper studies the determinants of smartphone adoption in agricultural production and examines the roles smartphone use plays in promoting agricultural firms’ performance. We collected research data from 389 agricultural households in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. We considered the impacts of both farmer and farm characteristics on the adoption of smartphones in agriculture. The farmers’ characteristics we examined included the influences of age, education, and gender. For the farm characteristics, we considered the impacts of farm size, farm diversification, and farm location. Using the PLS-SEM method, the results showed that gender had no impact on household smartphone adoption in agricultural production, while education, farm size, farm diversification, and farm location each had a positive effect on smartphone adoption. Farmer age and farm location both impeded smartphone adoption. In addition, as per our expectation, the use of smartphones in agricultural production helped increase the farm’s financial performance. Based on these findings, we offer suggestions to policymakers and researchers in the field of agriculture technologies.
New Fragments of the Sanskrit Lotus Sūtra in the Serindia Manuscript Collection (IOM, RAS)
Authors: Mesheznikov Artiom V.
Published: January 2023

The present work deals with the four previously unpublished fragments of the Sanskrit Lotus Sūtra kept in the Serindia Collection in the subcollection of N.F. Petrovsky under the call numbers SI 2098 (2 fragments), SI 3693, SI 3694. These fragments have some points in common considering the information about the codicological and paleographical features. The fragments present a remarkable similarity to each other in terms of material, type of script and ductus of the writing. It is estimated that the original complete folios of the manuscripts had 7 lines and the same presumable dimensions. On these grounds it is very probable that the four fragments belong to one and the same manuscript. Apart from this, the analysis of text makes it clear that the two fragments under the call number SI 2098 are the two almost conjoining parts of one and the same folio. The article includes transliteration and English translation of the fragments, their comparison with the corresponding text from the Kashgar manuscript of N.F. Petrovsky and with the text of the Kern Nanjio edition. As a result of comparing the text of the fragments with the texts representing two currently known Sanskrit versions of the Lotus Sūtra (the Gilgit-Nepalese and the Central Asian) it becomes possible to assume that our fragments are closer to the Central Asian version. Fragments containing the texts of this version are of particular interest and utmost importance for the textual history of the Sanskrit Lotus Sūtra, because such texts represent the earlier stage of textual development of the Sūtra than the Sanskrit texts from Nepal and Gilgit that show more modern and remodeled variant.
Hydrological Model Evaluation of Ground, GPM IMERG, and CHIRPS precipitation data for Shabelle Basin in Ethiopia
Authors: Hussein Abdinour Abshir , Baylar Ahmet
Published: January 2023

Consistent and accurate precipitation measurement is a fundamental input component of the hydrological model. However, most developing countries, including Ethiopia, lack consistent and precise precipitation measurements. Nevertheless, satellitebased precipitation data may play a crucial role in bridging the data gap and providing precipitation inputs for rainfall-runoff models in regions with limited ground data. The study compares the ground precipitation data from the Ethiopian meteorological agency and SWALIM to the satellite-based GPM_IMERG and CHIRPS precipitation products. HECHMS software was used to model rainfall-runoff simulation, and the study area’s spatial characteristics and model development were processed with ArcGIS and HEC- GeoHMS. Since the data on hand is enough and fit for continuous event assessment, the deficit and constant loss method, a continuous event-based loss method, was tested, and found good model performance results. The onhand 14 years of precipitation and discharge data were divided into seven years for calibration and seven years for validation. Using Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (ENS), coefficient of determination (R2), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and percentage bias objective functions, the performance of the satellite precipitation was evaluated. During calibration periods (Jan 2013 to Dec 2009), the model performance showed ENS values of 0.65, R2 values of 0.68, RMSE values of 0.6, a percent bias of 0.58% for the metrological stations, ENS values of 0.61, R2 values of 0.64, RMSE values of 0.6, a percent bias of 5.38% for CHIRPS, and ENS values of 0.63, R2 values of 0.66, RMSE values of 0.7, and a percent bias of 18.9% for GMP_IMERG satellite precipitation products. During validation periods (Jan 2010 to Dec 2016), the model performance showed ENS values of 0.75, R2 values of 0.78, RMSE values of 0.6, a percent bias of -16.9% for the metrological stations, ENS values of 0.71, R2 values of 0.74, RMSE values of 0.6, a percent bias of -22.12% for CHIRPS2, and ENS values of 0.76, R2 values of 0.76, RMSE values of 0.5, and a percent bias of -0.03% for GPM_IMERG satellite precipitation products. The study showed that the HEC-HMS model performed well and gave very good results for the hydrological model for the CHIRPS and GPM_IMERG rainfall products. The study also indicates that the model outperformed well during the validation period. Overall, the study found that the simulated GPM_IMERG product gave better results than the simulated CHIRPS product.
Exchange of Information, Tax Confidentiality, Privacy and Data Protection from an EU Perspective
Authors: Huiskers-Stoop Esther , Breuer Almut , Nieuweboer Mark
Published: January 2023

Exchange of Information, Tax Confidentiality, Privacy and Data Protection from an EU Perspective

The call for more transparency in the (tax) world can hardly be overstated. One of the most prominent ways to achieve tax transparency is the exchange of information between countries. Achieving a proper balance between the exchange of information, tax confidentiality and privacy is however quite a challenge. In this article, the authors investigate some of these challenges. For the purposes of this contribution, confidentiality means that the information exchanged is used and disclosed only in accordance with the legal basis on which it was exchanged, while privacy focuses on the right to respect private life and communications, as well as the protection of personal data. More specifically, the authors elaborate on the question as to what extent do the international and European data exchange obligations deserve particular attention in the light of the privacy provisions of Article 8 ECHR and Articles 7 and 8 Charter, when it comes to the use of information for non-tax purposes, the provision to other (Member) States and the exchange of information concerning legal entities.
Sudomotor disfonksiyonu olan diyabetik hastalarda ayak bakım eğitimi etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesi
Authors: SEVİNÇ POSTACI Emine , ALPAR ECEVİT Şule
Published: January 2023

Amaç: Araştırmada, ayak nem ölçümüyle sudomotor disfonksiyonu belirlenen diyabetik hastalarda verilen ayak bakım eğitiminin ayak sağlığı üzerine etkilerinin hastaların diyabet yönetimine ilişkin öz-etkililikleri ve diyabet hastalarında ayak bakım alışkanlıklarına etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırmada, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi tıp fakültesi hastanesi endokrinoloji polikliniğine temmuz 2012- mart 2013 tarihlerinde başvuran 597 diyabet hastasından, amaçlı örneklem doğrultusunda vaka seçim kriterlerine uyan ve araştırmaya katılımda gönüllü olan 112 hasta değerlendirildi. Çalışma örneklemini oluşturan hastaların 59’una (deney grubu) eğitim verilirken, 53 kişiye (kontrol grubu) eğitim verilmedi. Deney grubundaki hastalara araştırmacı tarafından ayak bakım eğitimi verildi. Araştırma verileri için hasta bilgi formu, metabolik değişkenler formu, ayak değerlendirme formu, diyabet yönetimine ilişkin öz-etkililik ölçeği, diyabet hastalarında ayak bakım alışkanlığı formu kullanıldı. Veriler SPSS 16.0 paket programı kullanılarak karşılaştırma testleri ve tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemlerle analiz edildi. Bulgular: Öz-etkililik ölçeği puan ortalamaları açısından araştırmanın başlangıcında ve sonundaki fark deney grubunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p
The Amazon River dolphin, Inia geoffrensis: What have we learned in the last two decades of research?
Authors: Da  Silva Vera M. F. , Brum Sannie M. , Magalhães Drummond de Mello Daniela , De Souza Amaral Rodrigo , Gravena Waleska , Campbell Elizabeth , Da S. Gonçalves Rayane , Mintzer Vanessa
Published: January 2023

In the last decades, knowledge about the biology of the Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis has increased considerably. Accordingly, we present a review of the published literature on this river dolphin, with a focus on topics with the most advancements and those that are important to the species conservation. We also present new information, including emerging knowledge on the other species of Inia. We summarize the current knowledge of the biology of Inia, covering aspects of taxonomy, distribution, life history and reproduction, genetics, anatomy and physiology, health, behavior, ecology, demographic parameters, and population trends. We also highlight the main anthropogenic threats affecting the species and the resulting conservation efforts.
A note from the Editor-in-Chief
Authors: Tanaś Maciej
Published: January 2023

A note from the Editor-in-Chief
School Social Workers in Human Rights Education Against Hate Speech in Poland
Authors: Toczyski Piotr , Grudzień Marcin , Sopyło Maciej
Published: January 2023

Our aim is to show how digital skills training for school social workers in Poland became possible with the involvement of human rights activists, media, intellectuals and human rights trainers. School social work in Poland has become the focus of activity for trainers focused on human rights. The huge training process began in response to the need for hate speech prevention which was first expressed in Polish intellectual circles and mainstream media. It led to the school social work development programme, based on the metaphor of garden and gardening within the hate speech prevention discourse. We describe action research focused on our way of teaching school social workers to be the gardeners of the internet space.
El marketing territorial para el fortalecimiento de la comunicación gubernamental
Authors: Del Campo Villares Manuel Octavio , Panke Luciana , Jardón Ferreiro Eladio
Published: January 2023

El artículo aborda desde una perspectiva teórica el empleo de técnicas del marketing en el ámbito de los territorios, dado que éstos interactúan en un mercado global impredecible y cambiante; donde la competencia de otros lugares u organizaciones rivales es cada vez mayor. Y es ante este escenario donde el uso de la marca territorio adquiere una importancia creciente en la medida que se trata de un instrumento que facilita la fidelización de las personas con su entorno, creando en ellas un sentimiento de atracción y pertenencia. Siendo la interacción entre todos los agentes intervinientes en ese territorio factor clave del éxito de esa marca territorio, el cual se mide a través del grado de lealtad alcanzado por ésta y donde la comunicación intergubernamental actúa de agente transmisor acerca del valor de esa marca territorial.
SUICÍDIO COMO DESFECHO FINAL EM PESSOAS COM TRANSTORNO DEPRESSIVO DURANTE A PANDEMIA DA COVID-19
Authors: Silva Natália Rodrigues da , Eberhardt Emily da Silva , Nunes Alane Santos , Ribeiro Wanderson Alves , Martins Fernanda Teresa da Silva , Salviano Francisco Wallace Bezerra , Santana Larah Domingos Alves , Rodrigues Tatiane de Araújo , Siqueira Gabriela Costa Pena
Published: January 2023

Introdução: A pandemia da COVID-19 não apenas desencadeou inúmeras consequências políticas e econômicas no mundo todo, mas afetou fortemente a saúde mental da população. Nesse contexto, preocupa-se com o aumento no número de suicídios, atentando-se aos principais grupos de risco como indivíduos com transtornos psiquiátricos, idosos e profissionais da saúde. Objetivo: Averiguar na literatura científica o que levou as pessoas com transtorno depressivo a cometerem suicídio durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, SciELO e Scholar Google, por meio do cruzamento dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS): “Coronavírus”, “Isolamento Social” e “Suicídio”. Fez uso do operador booleano AND, como estratégia de busca para os descritores mencionados. Foram selecionados estudos disponíveis na íntegra nos idiomas português e inglês, entre 2020 à 2022. Excluiu-se da pesquisa artigos que não abordava sobre a temática proposta, resumos, teses, monografias e dissertações. Resultados e Discussão: Entre as causas mais comuns, destacam-se o isolamento social, a vulnerabilidade econômica, a redução de atividades físicas e a exacerbação do consumo de álcool. Todos esses foram fatores contribuintes para o desenvolvimento da depressão, ansiedade e outros transtornos, aumentando o risco de suicídio. Nessa situação, estratégias de prevenção devem ser analisadas, principalmente às populações mais vulneráveis: pessoas com transtornos psiquiátricos, idosos, trabalhadores da área da saúde e sobreviventes de COVID-19. Essas medidas devem encorajar a população a ter um estilo de vida saudável, oferecer apoio comunitário, educar sobre saúde mental e ofertar suporte aos indivíduos com risco de suicídio. Conclusão: Portanto, pode-se concluir que há uma forte correlação entre as implicações da pandemia de COVID-19 com o aumento nas taxas de suicídio. Faz-se necessário o reforço na promoção e prevenção à saúde com a finalidade de atenuar o impacto da pandemia na saúde mental da população.
Primer registro de nidificación de Golondrina Tijerita (Hirundo rustica) en un parque de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Authors: Campos Hugo M. , Giudice Aldo M.
Published: January 2023

En el presente trabajamos registramos, por vez primera, la presencia de la Golondrina Tijerita (Hirundo rustica) en el Parque Sarmiento de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. A su vez, reportamos la presencia de un nido de la especie en un bajo puente dentro del parque el cual demuestra la utilización del predio como área de nidificación por esta especie.
Registro relevante de Faisán Común (Phasianus colchicus) en el Parque Nacional Lago Puelo, Provincia del Chubut, Argentina
Authors: Juan Ernesto E. , Pozas Andrés A.
Published: January 2023

En Argentina, diversas especies de faisanes han sido introducidas con fines ornamentales y cinegéticos. En la actualidad, hay ciertas poblaciones salvajes. En este trabajo documentamos el primer registro de un ejemplar macho de Faisán Común (Phasianus colchicus) en la zona norte del Parque Nacional Lago Puelo, Chubut, Argentina.
Primer registro documentado de Yal Negro (Rhopospina fruticeti)
Authors: Reales Fabricio , Frutos Antonio E.
Published: January 2023

Reportamos el primer registro documentado de Yal Negro (Rhopospina fruticeti) para la provincia de Entre Ríos. Observamos un individuo hembra o juvenil en ambientes de pastizales con ganadería al sureste de la provincia.
Primer registro de Corbatita Blanco (Sporophila leucoptera) para la Provincia de Buenos Aires: nueva evidencia de una posible expansión de su rango de distribución hacia el sur
Authors: Loredo María de los Ángeles , Martínez-Curci Natalia S. , Bachmann Silvana , Isacch Juan P.
Published: January 2023

El Corbatita Blanco (Sporophila leucoptera) es una especie que se distribuye principalmente en el noreste de América del Sur incluyendo el centro y este de Brasil, el este de Paraguay y el noreste de Argentina. El 7 noviembre de 2021 observamos una pareja en la Reserva Natural Mu- nicipal Faro Querandí del partido de Villa Gesell, provincia de Buenos Aires, hecho que constituye el primer registro de Corbatita Blanco para la provincia. Nuestro registro y los hallazgos de los últimos años en Entre Ríos y Santa Fe, Argentina, sumados a un registro en el departamento de San José en Uruguay apoyan la hipótesis de que la especie estaría atravesando un proceso de expansión geográfica, ampliando su distribución hacia el sur.
Torcaza Ala Blanca (Zenaida meloda) en el "corazón geográfico" de Santa Cruz: rápida expansión en Patagonia Austral
Authors: Roesler Ignacio , Deming Mathias , Neyra M. Candelaria , Jiménez Gisell , Ganime Damián , Condorí Matías , Carnevale Pablo , Bocelli M. Lucía , Tripaldi Ariadna , Riedel Ivana , Robles Franco , Gigy Gregoret Pablo , Iriarte Luciana , Espinoza Kathia , Pendaries Morgan , Zalewski Tamara
Published: January 2023

La Torcaza Ala Blanca (Zenaida meloda) fue mencionada por primera vez en Argentina en 2007, y desde entonces se ha se expandido por todo el oeste y ciertos sectores del centro del país. En este trabajo presentamos nuevos registros de Torcaza Ala Blanca para Santa Cruz, Argentina, siendo este uno de los registros más australes conocidos hasta el momento para esta especie. Además, discutimos la posible ruta de avance en Patagonia Austral.
Nidificación del Flamenco Austral (Phoenicopterus chilensis) en el Parque Nacional Patagonia, Meseta del Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Authors: Sosa Leandro M. , Robles Franco E. , Krapovickas Jose I. , Espinoza Kathia
Published: January 2023

Presentamos una nueva localidad reproductiva del Flamenco Austral (Phoenicopterus chilensis) en Santa Cruz. Esta localidad es la de mayor altitud en la Patagonia y la primera dentro de un parque nacional de la Patagonia. Nuestro registro es de suma importancia para la conser- vación del Flamenco Austral dados los escasos registros de nidificación para la especie en la provincia, y a que dicha localidad se encuentra dentro de un área protegida.
Lechuzón Negruzco (Asio stygius) en el Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Authors: Cavicchia Marcelo , Moresco Gabriel D.
Published: January 2023

El Lechuzón Negruzco (Asio stygius) está presente en varias provincias del norte de Argentina pero sus registros son dispersos y poco frecuentes. En este trabajo, damos a conocer una nueva localidad para el Lechuzón Negruzco en la provincia de Misiones.
Primer registro de reproducción exitosa del Águila Coronada o Águila del Chaco (Buteogallus coronatus) en la Provincia de San Luis, Argentina
Authors: Gallego Diego , Sarasola José Hernán
Published: January 2023

El Águila Coronada o Águila del Chaco (Buteogallus coronatus) es una de las especies de aves rapaces más amenazadas del Neotrópico. Argentina, junto con Brasil, Paraguay y Bolivia, es uno de los países en donde se distribuye esta especie categorizada como en peligro de extinción. Sin embargo, son pocas las provincias de Argentina donde la reproducción exitosa de la especie ha sido constatada, concentrándose los reportes de nidos activos para la provincia de La Pampa y Mendoza, con registros anecdóticos para Córdoba, Formosa y Santa Fe. En este trabajo reportamos la primera reproducción exitosa del Águila Coronada en la provincia de San Luis. Este hallazgo pone de relevancia la ecorregión del Espinal como uno de los ambientes más importantes para la especie. Por otra parte, también pone de manifiesto la necesidad de establecer programas de conservación y de monitoreo de poblaciones reproductoras de la especie a una escala regional en el centro de Argentina.
Imaginarios, patrimonios y visiones de los Pirineos: la representación de la sociedad y de la casa en los museos etnológicos
Authors: Roigé Xavier , Guil Mireia , Arrieta-Urtizberea Iñaki
Published: January 2023

Los museos etnológicos han tenido un papel muy relevante en la configuración de los discursos sobre los Pirineos, creando unas representaciones imaginarias de la montaña. En general, se ha preservado un patrimonio colectivo que es expuesto a los visitantes con una visión del pasado centrada en temáticas como la casa, el pastoralismo y la ganadería, el paisaje y la noción de la montaña, las formas de cultura popular (brujería, leyendas), o la artesanía, muy alejadas de las transformaciones que ha experimentado la sociedad pirenaica. Estas imágenes son el resultado de la influencia del pirineismo y del folklore, pero también de la selección de unos determinados recursos para su activación turística, legitimando discursos de autenticidad. El texto se detiene en un análisis monográfico sobre la representación de la casa pirenaica, indicando que en este caso se ha ido evolucionando de los discursos más folklóricos a otros recientes de carácter antropológico, señalando las dificultades museológicas para presentar sus cambios más recientes.
Al-Ándalus y la cuestión morisca en el pensamiento antropológico de José Antonio González Alcantud: Una perspectiva poscolonial desde el sur de Europa
Authors: García Fernández Javier
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo desarrolla una contribución al campo de los estudios poscoloniales en relación con el estudio de Al-Ándalus desde el pensamiento antropológico de José Antonio González Alcantud en el contexto de la tradición del hispanismo crítico. La obra antropológica de González Alcantud publicada en las últimas dos décadas suponen una contribución esencial para las humanidades en el ámbito de la interpretación histórica de Al-Ándalus, la cuestión morisca, la cuestión fronteriza o la posibilidad de un diálogo hispano-americano-árabe en perspectiva poscolonial. Este artículo establece un diálogo poscolonial entre la obra del antropólogo González Alcantud y los autores de la corriente decolonial latinoamericana de cara a proponer herramientas y estrategias teóricas para abordar el fenómeno andalusí desde perspectivas teóricas que vayan más allá del eurocentrismo y el carácter occidentalista y colonial de las ciencias sociales hegemónicas en las universidades contemporáneas.
Prognostic efficacy of platelet/lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with gastric cancer
Authors: Rosero Freire Daniela Alexandra , López Altamirano Joselyn Macarena
Published: January 2023

Cancer is the main cause of death before age 70. Gastric cancer (GC) is responsible for 1 in 13 deaths worldwide and is predominant in men. Inflammation is closely related to cancer, as it activates different blood cells such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, platelets, etc. A bibliographic review was carried out to collect and analyze studies concerning the prognostic efficacy of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with gastric cancer. Upon analysis, several studies indicated that elevated values of both NLR and PLR show poor prognosis. However, we suggest that more research is needed to obtain cutoff values according to GC staging, in order to be a helpful tool in GC diagnosis and prognosis
Mean platelet volume and its close relationship with septic hospital infections
Authors: Rosero Freire Daniela Alexandra , Urvina Paredes Stephanie Pamela
Published: January 2023

Introduction: the average platelet volume is obtained from the blood count, considered as a low-cost and easily accessible biomarker, available in all medical units. It is considered a biomarker that indicates inflammation, thrombosis, and endothelial injury, while foreign studies have shown encouraging advances in diseases with prothrombotic and immunoinflammatory components.
Objective: to establish the relationship of mean platelet volume with hospital septic infections.
Methodology: information sources available in the Pubmed, Medicgraphic, and SciELO databases were consulted, as well as the Google Scholar search engine. Publications in both English and Spanish were included, with a maximum of 5 years prior to the topic of interest.
Results: original articles were analyzed in which populations of neonates and adults with sepsis are analyzed. Populations of newborns reflected a high value of MPV in the first 24 hours, proving to be an early predictive marker in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, while population studies in adults reflected a much higher MPV in septic patients who later died. in relation to those who survived, being also considered a predictor of mortality.
Conclusions: it is evident that MPV is closely related to sepsis since it increases progressively during infection, constituting a biomarker for early prediction and poor prognosis in sepsis