bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Logística de transportes e Geografia das exportações do setor de frigorífico em Minas Gerais
Authors: Carvalho Santos Caio , Andrei Gonçalves Pereira Luiz , Martins de Oliveira Igor
Published: February 2025

A globalização provocou mudanças estruturais no comércio internacional, a partir  da  década  de  1980  por  reconfigurar  as  relações  econômicas  entre  os  países  e impulsionar a abertura de seus mercados ao capital externo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi   analisar   as   redes   logísticas   de   transportes   e   dos   recintos   alfandegados   que movimentaram os fluxos de exportações do setor de frigorífico, em Minas Gerais, entre os anos de 1997 a 2018. Dos recintos alfandegados que compõe a rede de exportação, o porto   de   Santos,   situado   no   estado   paulista   foi   o   principal   lugar   a   receber   as mercadorias.  As  carnes:  suína,  aviária  e  bovina,  foram  as  mais  exportadas.  A  carne bovina   representou   47   por   cento   do   total   exportado.   As   exportações   de   carnes produzidas  em  Minas  Gerais  concentram-se  principalmente  nos  mercados  europeus, asiáticos  e  Oriente  Médio.  No  período  analisado,  a  Rússia  foi  o  maior  comprador, seguida pelos mercados de: Hong Kong, China, Arábia Saudita, Irã, dentre outros.
Palavras-chave: Exportação. Logística. Transporte. Frigorífico.
Formas urbanas e morfologia das cidades médias
Authors: Silva Eduardo de Araujo da
Published: February 2025

O objetivo deste artigo é contribuir com os estudos de formas urbanas – morfologia urbana – tendo como base autores da Geografia. Para tanto, são trazidas duas partes de resultados. A primeira parte dos resultados apresenta como forma e morfologia (urbanas) são concebidas na perspectiva da Geografia Urbana. Além disso, são apresentadas duas propostas metodológicas de análise das formas intraurbanas: o “zoneamento morfológico-funcional” de Amorim Filho (2005) e os “procedimentos e elementos da investigação das formas urbanas” de Whitacker e Miyazaki (2012). A segunda parte dos resultados refere-se ao estudo do espaço intraurbano de Poços de Caldas, cidade média localizada no sul do Estado de Minas Gerais. Por meio do estudo de Poços de Caldas, apreendeu-se a justaposição de diferentes formas urbanas, que se expressa na heterogeneidade das áreas ocupadas. Há uma multiplicidade de paisagens urbanas na estrutura espacial local, cada qual apresentando suas funções, seus conteúdos e processos sócio-espaciais.
ESTUDO SOBRE OS ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS
Authors: Pereira Lucas Alves , Loboda Carlos Roberto , Pereira Vanessa Santos
Published: February 2025

A proposta aqui trabalhada visa compreender a dinâmica de apropriação das praças na cidade de Ituiutaba (MG). Foi realizada uma primeira atividade exploratória de campo, visando identificar as principais características das praças da cidade. Após esse momento, foram  definidas dez praças, de maneira a considerar a diversidade de localizações (centrais, intermediárias e periféricas), tamanhos, composição paisagística, aptidão para a realização de funções ambientais, estéticas, recreativas, bem como as características do entorno (residencial, comercial e misto). Podemos inferir que as praças analisadas podem ser interpretadas a partir de conteúdos que remetem aos seguintes aspectos: a relação da centralidade e a manifestação política e cultural, os múltiplos usos e as múltiplas territorialidades, a praça como lugar de lazer e recreação e a praça de bairro nas periferias, tendo características próprias.
Determinan innovative work behavior generasi Z: dengan grit sebagai pemoderasi
Authors: Putra Yanuar Surya , Utomo Hardi , Istiyani Ambar
Published: February 2025

Generation Z is a new worker demographic beginning to dominate the workplace. This study aims to investigate and explain the impact of workplace ostracism and job stress on innovative work behavior among Generation Z employees in Salatiga, using grit as a moderating variable. Companies are also anticipated to become aware of the inﬂuence of workplace ostracism and job stress on Gen Z employees’ grit and innovative work behavior, allowing them to develop HR management methods to foster innovative work behavior from Gen Z employees. The study was conducted in Salatiga, with 366 samples from Generation Zrespondents. The analysis technique employed was Moderating Structural Equation Modeling with SmartPLS. The fndings of this study indicate that grit can be a variable that reduces the negative impact of workplace ostracism and job stress on the innovative work behavior of Gen Z employees, implying that to foster innovative workplace behavior, companies must also be able to encourage high grit in their employees, particularly Gen Z employees. Managers must be able to educate employees on the value of grit in establishing long-term success and innovative work behavior.
Studi financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, financial behavior dosen Universidade da Paz Timor Leste
Authors: Amaral Leonardo Bele Bau , Iramani Rr , Pertiwi Tanza Dona
Published: February 2025

Financial behavior reflects how individuals manage financial resources to meet their needs and achieve life goals. Financial behavior, when supported by financial literacy, experience, and self-efficacy, can enhance living standards. This study aims to explore the influence of financial literacy, financial experience, and the role of financial self-efficacy as an intervening variable. of lecturers at Universidade da Paz. The sample was taken using purposive sampling. Total respondents were 100 lecturers at Universidade da Paz Timor Leste. Research on financial behavior has been conducted in Indonesia and other countries. However, similar research has not touched the society in Timor Leste. Therefore, this research is very important to do in order to enrich empirical findings in behavior finance research. Data was collected using the survey method through questionnaires. Analysis is conducted using SEM-PLS. The results showed that financial literacy and financial experience had no significant direct effect on financial behavior. Financial self-efficacy has a significant positive effect on financial behavior and is proven as a mediator in the relationship between financial experience and financial behavior. The implication is that Universidade da Paz lecturers should improve their financial experience by growing their self-efficacy which in turn makes their financial behavior better.
Good Digestion
Authors: Vogel Else
Published: February 2025

In the Netherlands, what dairy cows eat, produce, and excrete is meticulously recorded and controlled. While farmers optimize cows’ diets for production, the side effects of this industrial metabolism have recently become problematized in new and strikingly public ways. Since 2019, the country has faced a so-called nitrogen crisis, a set of ecological, legal, and political challenges posed by nitrogen pollution from industrial activities, predominantly livestock farming. This article offers the concept of metabolic politics as a theoretical lens for understanding contestations over the power to organize more-than-human eating and feeding relations. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with veterinarians and farmers, I contrast governmental interventions in cows’ digestive processes with how bovine digestion is cared for on dairy farms. This reveals key features of metabolic politics: struggles over the forms of life that comprise the metabolic polis; clashing ways of valuing the health of organisms and ecosystems; and diverging styles of governing metabolic collectives.
Samenvatting
In Nederland wordt nauwgezet bijgehouden en gecontroleerd wat melkkoeien eten, produceren en uitscheiden. Waar boeren het rantsoen van koeien optimaliseren voor productie, krijgen de neveneffecten van dit ‘industriële metabolisme’ steeds meer publieke aandacht. Sinds 2019 staat het land namelijk voor een ‘stikstofcrisis’, een reeks ecologische, juridische en politieke uitdagingen die grotendeels voortvloeit uit stikstofuitstoot door de veehouderij. Dit artikel introduceert het concept metabole politiek om inzicht te geven in de machtsdynamieken die spelen bij het organiseren van eet- en voedingsrelaties tussen mens, dier en natuur. Op basis van etnografisch veldwerk met dierenartsen en boeren vergelijk ik overheidsinterventies in de spijsverteringsprocessen van koeien met de manier waarop op melkveebedrijven gewerkt wordt aan ‘goed verteren’. Dit illustreert belangrijke kenmerken van metabole politiek: strijd over welke levensvormen deel uitmaken van de metabole polis; botsende manieren om de gezondheid van organismen en ecosystemen te waarderen; en uiteenlopende benaderingen van het besturen van stofwisselende gemeenschappen.
Love as Enjoyment
Authors: Awal Akanksha
Published: February 2025

Some young middle-class women in Ghaziabad have little hope that love will lead to a desirable future. Therefore, they kindle desire in casual encounters that they describe as “enjoyment” and cultivate a sensibility of living in the moment. Enjoyment departs from love (pyaar) as depicted in mass media like Bollywood that leads to marriage. Instead, through enjoyment, college-attending women move through fantasies of love (pyaar) leading to marriage under conditions of urbanization, the rise of women’s education, and pervasive unemployment. In the process, they uncouple flirting and erotic play from its progression to love (pyaar) or marriage. In so doing, women ironically and unintentionally create an alternate form of love (enjoyment). This version of love is playful, creative, and fun. It allows women to access pleasure and to enact a version of love not latched to marriage. By paying attention to these alternate forms of love, this essay shows how women work past the “cruel optimism” of love, reconstituting it as a site for self-affirmation, pleasure, and play.
The influence of a new animal feed supplement on the chemical and organoleptic characteristics of poultry meat
Authors:   Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov, Bannikova Anna , Larionova Olga ,   Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov, Drevko Yaroslav ,   Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov, Krylova Lubov ,   Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov, Larionov Sergey ,   Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N.I. Vavilov
Published: February 2025

Numerous studies by scientists have shown that the biomass of insect larvae, in particular M. domestica can be used as an alternative source of protein in animal feeding. In this context, the solution of global food security issues is of particular importance and relevance. Insect biomass contains from 40 to 60 % crude protein and up to 36 % lipids which can be extracted and used for various purposes. In addition, protein digestibility is of great importance this indicator for insect protein is 86–89 %, which is much higher than that of plant proteins. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of a new animal feed supplement on the chemical and organoleptic parameters of poultry meat. When studying the chemical composition of poultry meat it was revealed that the mass fraction of fat from meat of farm animals obtaining a new animal feed supplement from M. domestica larvae in the diet was less, compared with other groups of farm animals. The protein content in poultry meat which obtained flour from the biomass of M. domestica larvae as an supplement to the main diet was almost 5 % higher. An assessment of the sensory properties of poultry meat and broths from it was carried out. It turned out that the juiciness of the control sample of poultry meat was «liked» because it has an «average degree of tenderness». The results of the prototypes are slightly lower in acceptability due to a more delicate consistency. The broths of all samples were cloudy with sufficient digestibility and the required taste and aroma. In general, the hedonistic scale ratings of all products allow to assert their acceptability.
The effectiveness of functional ingredients of prebiotic action in the correction of human microbiota
Authors:   South Ural State University, Kretova Yulia , Zurochka Vladimir ,   South Ural State University, Ivanova Daria ,   South Ural State University
Published: February 2025

Recently, there has been a decrease in the resistance of the human body to vari-ous diseases due to an increase in man-made and anthropogenic pressure on the environment. Many diseases, as well as pathological human conditions, are accompanied by intestinal dys-function and undesirable changes in the composition and number of microorganisms. Accord-ing to scientists, the cause of the violation is adverse factors, including those caused by stress. Research in the field of correction of the human microbiota shows that the use of prebiotic components improves the functioning of the digestive system, increases immunity, calcium ab-sorption and lowers cholesterol in the blood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ef-fect of prebiotic components based on fructopolysaccharides (inulin) on changes in the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract caused by stress. The participants of the experiment were volunteers, some of whom were subjected to a single stressful effect, after which some of the volunteers consumed a dietary supplement. We have established the effectiveness of a die-tary supplement that stimulated the growth of bifidobacteria and eliminated violations of microbiocenosis associated with the adaptation of the body to stress. This protein product can be recommended for the correction of human microbiota.
The biopotential of trans-cinnamic acid
Authors:   Kemerovo State University, Chekushkina Darya , Milentyeva Irina ,   Kemerovo State University, Le Violeta ,   Kemerovo State University, Prosekov Alexander ,   Kemerovo State University, Proskuryakova Larisa ,   Kemerovo State University
Published: February 2025

Trans-cinnamic acid (TKR-k) is a natural organic compound that is used in the synthesis of various chemical and pharmaceutical preparations, biologically active additives (dietary supplements). It has high biological activity, including antioxidant and antibacterial abilities. The aim of the work was to study the biopotential and biosafety of trans-cinnamic acid isolated from the cellular biomass of the Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) using model rodent objects for its further application in the development of dietary supplements with geroprotective activity. The object of the study was TKR-k, isolated in previously conducted studies by the authors from the biomass of the Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis). For in vivo studies, rodents were used as model objects: female rats (Rattus sp.) Sprague Dawley, male rats Rattus sp., male rats Wistar, male mice Mus musculus, female mice (Mus musculus) stock CD-1. As a result, it was established that TKR-k did not have mutagenic properties, and when administered a dose of 50.0 mg/kg, it exhibited antimutagenic potential; did not exhibit cytotoxicity in the concentration range of 2.1–33.3 μg/ml. TKR-k did not have hypocholesterolemic activity and hepatotoxicity. However, TKR-k exhibited a pro-inflammatory effect in acute inflammation (caused by λ-carrageenan) – it statistically signifi-cantly reduced the mass of granulation tissue by 20 %, but had no effect on the exudative reaction in proliferative inflammation caused by implantation of cotton swabs under the skin. I chew on rats. It has been established that TKR-k in vivo on rodents is a bio-safe substance exhibiting antimutagenic potential that does not stimulate the development of hypocholesterolemic activity and hepatotoxicity, therefore, a promising component of dietary supplements with geroprotective potential.
Investigating the potential of prenylated and geranylated acylphloroglucinol-based xanthenones as potent soybean 15-lipoxygenase inhibitors: a combined in vitro and in silico approach
Authors: Tamil Segaran Raaginie , Mohd Aluwi Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi , Lam Kok Wai , Shaari Khozirah , Md Pisar Mazura , Mohd Hashim Siti Nur Aisyah , Imran Syahrul , Ng Chean Hui
Published: February 2025

The 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX) plays a key role in various diseases associated with inflammation. A geranylated acylphloroglucinol, namely 2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-geranylacetophenone or tHGA, 1 is a natural lead compound which exhibited significant LOXs inhibition. To further improve its 15-LOX inhibitory activity, xanthone moiety was incorporated into its scaffold using molecular hybridization (MH). In vitro soybean 15-LOX inhibition showed that all synthesized hybrids, 8a-c, 9a-c showed 4.5 to 590 times higher activity than tHGA, 1 with IC50 values ranging from 0.04 to 5.27 µM. Structure activity relationships (SARs) identified that aromatic substitutions (–Cl, –N(C2H5)2) on ring C of xanthenone improved activity. The most potent hybrid, 9b exhibited the highest docking score (−10.67 kcal/mol), with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations (100 ns) validating its strong soybean 15-LOX inhibitory potential. The results suggest the therapeutic potential of these LOX inhibitors in inflammation and provide valuable insight and understanding for further structural optimization around the tHGA 1 scaffold.
Filmekkel rekonstruálni az agorát
Authors: Petri-Lukács Simon
Published: February 2025

Az alább olvasható két esszé a kortárs román rendező, Radu Jude Ne várj túl sokat a világvégétől (Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii, 2023) című filmjéről eredetileg a Cinema Niche kiadványában jelentek meg. A Cinema Niche vetítéseinek szervezői Donáth Péter és Rév Dániel, a kiadványban szereplő kollázsokat Sándor Lili Dorottya készítette. Babos Anna és Petri-Lukács Simon esszéit módosítások nélkül közöljük.
Effects of chronic social isolation stress and alcohol on the reinforcing properties of ketamine in male and female rats
Authors: Jennings Sarah D. , Hagarty Devin P. , Logue Jordan , Crawford Michelle , Saland Samantha K. , Kabbaj Mohamed
Published: February 2025

While ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, is effective in treating major depression, studies have not addressed the safety of repeated ketamine infusions in depressed patients with comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). In this study, we aimed to determine whether a history of chronic social isolation and alcohol exposure alter the reinforcing properties of ketamine in male and female rats. Rats were pair-housed or socially isolated for 12 weeks and underwent intermittent access to 20% alcohol. Subsequently, rats underwent intravenous ketamine self-administration under a fixed ratio 1 schedule, followed by extinction training and one session of cue-induced reinstatement. Dendritic spine morphology was examined in the nucleus accumbens, an important area implicated in reward and motivation. Our results show that females self-administered more ketamine than males, a history of alcohol increased ketamine intake in females, and a history of isolation or alcohol independently increased ketamine intake in males. All experimental groups showed similar extinction patterns and reinstatement to ketamine cues. A pattern emerged similar to ketamine self-administration behaviors, where isolation increased the number of immature spines in males, a change that was attenuated in isolated alcohol drinkers, and a history of alcohol increased the number of immature spines in females. Our results suggest that a history of isolation and alcohol modulate the reinforcing properties of ketamine in a sex-dependent manner. This underscores the importance of considering sex differences and a history of alcohol use when employing ketamine to treat various psychopathologies, including major depression.

Significance StatementRepeated infusions of ketamine, an NMDAR antagonist, show sustained reductions in major depressive disorder (MDD). Given the high comorbidity between MDD and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), we investigated the effects of a history of social isolation and alcohol on responding for ketamine. We showed sex differences in the effects of isolation stress and alcohol on ketamine intake alongside alterations in dendritic spine morphology in the nucleus accumbens. Overall, a history of alcohol consumption enhanced responding for ketamine. If extrapolated clinically, our research implies that adjustments in ketamine therapy should be made for individuals with a history of alcohol drinking undergoing treatment for MDD. Additionally, when formulating treatment protocols for this population, it is important to consider potential sex differences.
Smell the label: Odors influence label perception and their neural processing
Authors: Schicker D , Khorisantono PA , Rramani Dervishi Q , Lim SXL , Saruco E , Pleger B , Schultz J , Ohla K , Freiherr J
Published: February 2025

Providing nutrition or health labels on product packaging can be an effective strategy to promote a conscious and healthier diet. However, such labels also have the potential to be counterproductive by creating obstructive expectations about the flavor of the food and influencing odor perception. Conversely, olfaction could significantly influence label perception, whereby negative expectations could be mitigated by pleasant odors. This study explored the neural processing of the interplay between odors and nutrition labels using fMRI in 63 participants of either sex, to whom we presented beverage labels with different nutrition-related statements either with or without a congruent odor. On a behavioral level, the products for which the label were presented together with the odor were in general perceived as more positive than the same labels without an odor. Neuroimaging results revealed that added odors significantly altered activity in brain regions associated with flavor and label processing as well as decision-making, with higher activations in the right amygdala/piriform cortex (Amy/pirC) and orbitofrontal cortex. The presentation of odors induced pattern-based encoding in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the left ventral striatum/nucleus accumbens, and the right Amy/pirC when accounting for behavioral differences. This suggests that odors influence the effects of labels both on a neural and behavioral level and may offer the possibility of compensating for obstructive associations. The detailed mechanisms of odor and statement interactions within the relevant brain areas should be further investigated, especially for labels that evoke negative expectations.

Significance statementOverweight and obesity, which pose significant health risks, can be addressed by nutritional or health labeling to help consumers make more informed dietary choices. However, such labels can also create negative expectations about the flavor including the smell of the product. This fMRI study shows that incorporating olfactory stimuli with nutrition labels can enhance the positive perception as shown by behavioral responses and alter neural activity in key brain regions involved in flavor perception and decision-making. This suggests that odors modify label perception and may help counteract negative associations. Our study demonstrates the importance of multisensory integration for label processing and provides a valuable foundation for developing more effective labeling strategies to promote healthier eating behavior.
Pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma leading to fatal lung fibrosis
Authors: Kuhlen Michaela , Kunstreich Marina , Eilsberger Friederike , Luster Markus , Redlich Antje
Published: February 2025

Introduction

This case report aims to discuss the development of fatal lung fibrosis in a young boy following treatment of metastasized differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC).

Case presentation

A 3.6-year-old boy was diagnosed in year 1995 with papillary thyroid carcinoma with extensive metastases. He underwent total thyroidectomy and received multiple courses of radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy between September 1995 and February 1998. The patient received six courses of RAI therapy within 30 months, cumulatively amounting to 10 GBq 131I, in response to significantly elevated thyroglobulin levels and morphologically persistent miliary lung metastases. Despite the significant regression of his metastatic disease, the patient exhibited progressive lung fibrosis 2.75 years after the sixth RAI therapy. This condition ultimately led to respiratory failure and resulted in the patient’s death 6.7 years following the initial diagnosis.

Discussion/conclusion

This case highlights the potential severe complications associated with several courses of RAI therapy in young children suffering from extensive lung metastases and underscores the need for careful treatment planning and long-term monitoring. Given the risks of RAI therapy, particularly the risk of fatal lung fibrosis, it is crucial to tailor RAI therapy carefully, especially in young patients. Notably, thyroglobulin levels can decrease even after cessation of RAI therapy, indicating that levels immediately post-therapy are not necessarily representing the development of the response over the following months.
Chromolaena Odorata and male fertility: Evidence from the testes and epididymis of Wistar Rats
Authors: Uwejigho Raphael Eguono , Enemali Felix , Emojevwe Victor , Jesuyomike Oluremi Marvellous , Adeyomoye Olorunsola Isreal
Published: February 2025

Chromolaena odorata is a medicinal plant widely used in traditional medicine, despite its therapeutic applications, there are concerns regarding its potential toxic effects. This study investigates the dose-dependent effects C odorata on male fertility of adult male Wistar. A total of 25 male rats were randomly assigned into 5 groups (n = 5). Group A (Control), received distilled water, while groups B, C, D, and E were administered 120, 200, 500, and 700 mg/kg of the aqueous extract of C. odorata daily for 28 days respectively, after which they were sacrificed. Testicular weights, hormone levels, total protein, and oxidative stress markers were evaluated, and the testis evaluated histologically. GraphPad Prism Version 10.2 was used to analyse the data. Results were described as mean ± Standard Error of Means (S.E.M.). An unpaired t-test (at a 95% confidence level) was used to compare the values of the control and experimental groups.There was a statistically significant reduction (P < 0.05) in testicular weights, hormone levels (LH, FSH, Testos,), total protein concentration and a significant increase in catalase and malondialdehyde in groups D and E. Histomorphological analysis of groups D and E revealed severe structural distortions in the testis, presence of inflammatory cells, collapsed lumen with reduced luminal content, degenerating epithelium, loss of stereocilia cells, and poorly arranged connective tissue fibers. High-dose administration of C. odorata extract induces significant histomorphological damage to the testis, disrupts reproductive hormone levels, and increases oxidative stress, resulting in impaired male fertility in Wistar rats.
Noncontact and nondestructive measurements of electrical properties for Mg ion-implanted layers on GaN single crystals using THz time-domain spectroscopic ellipsometry
Authors: Wang Dingding , Fujii Takashi , Deura Momoko , Iwamoto Toshiyuki , Sugie Ryuichi , Suyama Atsushi , Kawanowa Hitoshi , Araki Tsutomu
Published: February 2025

To utilize GaN in power devices, a technology to form a p-type conductive layer by implant Mg ions is imperative. However, GaN decomposes at high temperatures under atmospheric pressure, posing challenges in activating Mg ions through annealing. Consequently, an AlN protective film was formed to protect the ion-implanted layer. However, the protective film necessitates additional steps, including protective film removal and electrode fabrication, to validate the electrical properties of the ion-implanted layer. We proposed a method to measure the electrical properties of multilayer semiconductor films using THz time-domain spectroscopic ellipsometry (THz-TDSE) without electrodes. The electrical properties of the ion-implanted layer of a sample with implanted Mg ions were measured using THz-TDSE. We obtained accurate measurements without AlN protective film removal. Analysis of the box-profiled Mg ion-implanted layer revealed an activation rate of approximately 1.5% at an annealing temperature of 1300 °C, with Mg implanted at concentrations of approximately 1 × 1017 cm−3.

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Zadania pedagoga specjalnego w systemie wsparcia psychologiczno-pedagogicznego uczniów z niepełnosprawnością
Authors: Bobik Bogumiła
Published: February 2025

Celem artykułu jest opisanie roli nowego specjalisty – pedagoga specjalnego – w systemie edukacji ogólnodostępnej. Jego powołanie, począwszy od roku szkolnego 2022/2023, wynika z konieczności wspierania nauczycieli w realizacji idei kształcenia włączającego. Opierając się na metodzie hermeneutyki pedagogicznej, uporządkowano wiedzę na temat statusu, zadań i obowiązków pedagoga specjalnego (poziom poznawczy), zaprezentowano opinie innych specjalistów na temat roli zawodowej pedagoga specjalnego (poziom praktyczny). Przeprowadzone analizy wskazują na potrzebę zatrudnienia pedagoga specjalnego ze względu na przydzielony mu szeroki zakres czynności diagnostycznych, edukacyjnych i terapeutycznych w kształceniu uczniów ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi.
Bezdzietność we współczesnym społeczeństwie polskim i jej uwarunkowania
Authors: Markowska-Gos Ewa
Published: February 2025

Powszechnie mówi się o kryzysie demograficznym dotyczącym ludności Polski. Coraz częściej w literaturze przedmiotu w związku z tym podejmuje się zagadnienie bezdzietności i jego uwarunkowań. W artykule tym skoncentrowano się na determinantach bezdzietności przede wszystkim z perspektywy socjologicznej z uwzględnieniem pozostałych, co uznano za niezbędną konieczność z merytorycznej perspektywy. Dokonano ich zróżnicowania w kategorie: obiektywne (niezależne od woli jednostki – bezdzietność biologiczna, tzw. mimowolna), subiektywne (indywidualne – wynikające z podejmowanej decyzji – wolna wola jednostki), ambiwalentne (subiektywno-obiektywne, np. restrykcyjne przepisy dotyczące aborcji utrudniające podjęcie przez jednostkę decyzji dotyczącej prokreacji). Z uwagi na to, iż decyzja o prokreacji należy przede wszystkim do kobiety, ale dotyczy najczęściej, co nie ulega wątpliwości, kobiety i mężczyzny przedstawiono statystyki bezdzietności na przestrzeni lat dotyczące osób funkcjonujących w małżeństwie i żyjących w heteroseksualnych związkach nieformalnych. Jeśli chodzi o czynniki obiektywne, jest to bezdzietność biologiczna, subiektywne – indywidualny wybór jednostki, jej wolna wola (childfree); ambiwalentne – posługując się terminologią Anthony’ego Giddensa, wypadkowa indywidualnego programu na życie każdego z małżonków/partnerów rozpatrywanych w kontekście makrostrukturalnym.
Oddziaływanie popularnych seriali amerykańskich a obraz polskiego społeczeństwa – na przykładzie serialu Przyjaciele
Authors: Mamroł Andrzej
Published: February 2025

Na aktualny obraz społeczeństwa polskiego – styl życia i mentalność ludzi – przez ostatnie dekady miały wpływ różne czynniki. Jednym z nich było niewątpliwie oddziaływanie środków masowego przekazu, w tym seriali telewizyjnych. Szczególnie ciekawym zjawiskiem była obecność w polskiej przestrzeni medialnej amerykańskich produkcji, które cieszyły się niezmierną popularnością i istotny sposób przyczyniły się do zaistniałych przemian kulturowych. Można zadać sobie pytanie: W jakim stopniu aktualny obraz społeczeństwa polskiego odzwierciedla cechy, styl życia i mentalność Amerykanów, prezentowane przez ponad ćwierć wieku w polskich mediach – na przykład w serialu Przyjaciele? W artykule zwrócono uwagę między innymi na podobieństwa w zakresie obyczajowości i specyfiki nawiązywanych związków, sposobów spędzania czasu, podejścia do życia, kariery zawodowej. Przedstawiono w nim również mechanizmy leżące u podstaw tego wpływu.
Wpływ twórczej aktywności na rozwój dziecka z indywidualnymi potrzebami – studium przypadku
Authors: Kmiecik Grażyna
Published: February 2025

W poniższym studium przypadku omówiono wpływ twórczej aktywności dziecka na jego rozwój oraz jej rolę jako nieocenionego narzędzia w jego rozwoju stanowiącego most między jego wewnętrznym światem a otaczającą rzeczywistością, a równocześnie starano się udowodnić, że stanowi przejaw intymnego bytu oraz psychicznej więzi między ludźmi a życiem społecznym. W tekście podjęto próbę wykazania, że twórczość artystyczna u dzieci jest ściśle związana z ich własnym, konkretnym doświadczeniem i jednocześnie stanowi zalążek postawy badawczej. Poniższe studium przypadku ma na celu podkreślić, że sztuka nie jest dla dziecka tym samym, czym jest dla dorosłego. Wykorzystano w tym celu informacje z książki V. Lowenfelda i W.L. Brittaina, w której autorzy podkreślają, iż „Sztuka dla dziecka jest czymś całkiem innym – przede wszystkim jest środkiem wyrazu”. W opracowaniu znajdują się treści wskazujące, że malarstwo jest dla dziecka twórczą i dynamiczną aktywnością. Wyrażanie się artystyczne podlega rozwojowi i jest odzwierciedleniem psychiki dziecięcej. W tekście podkreślono argumenty, które wskazują, że sztuka, a zwłaszcza malarstwo, odgrywa kluczową rolę w rozwoju emocjonalnym, społecznym i intelektualnym dziecka. Na przykładzie pracy z dzieckiem przybliżono, w jaki sposób działalność artystyczna dziecka uczy wyrażania swoich uczuć, rozwija zdolności poznawcze oraz kształtuje umiejętności społeczne oraz umożliwia lepsze zrozumienie siebie i świata, w którym żyje. Do celu badawczego przeprowadzono działania z Anią – dziewczynką o niepełnosprawności intelektualnej w stopniu umiarkowanym. Jako pomocniczy materiał badawczy wykorzystano malarstwo Tadeusza Brzozowskiego.
Retoryczne obrazowanie wartości w graficznym i filmowym dyskursie sieci społecznościowych
Authors: Cich Bernadeta
Published: February 2025

Digital development entails the intensification of communication, which can be described as oculocentric. Communication through images as messages, or more generally speaking, visual forms, has been known since prehistoric times. However, manifestations of visual communication in specific artifacts are rather sparse and more often pertain to artistic images than those that are utilitarian, devoid of aesthetic functions in favor of informational or emotional ones. Language, on the other hand, as a system of verbal signs, has so far been the main tool of communication, and it is to language that scientific theories have been dedicated, thus granting the verbal sphere a primary role. Nevertheless, images have been present in human communication as an inherent aspect of human nature, and the extent of their participation and mode of operation continues to be studied. In this context, one can place the problems related to thinking in images and their correlation with language, and more importantly, the degree to which they determine views, attitudes, and human actions. In this realm, and due to the development of capabilities for creating, transmitting, and receiving visual forms, ethical discourse has emerged—or rather—found its place and the possibility of material realization in the form of digital images. These are short films and graphics whose main and explicit function is to manifest values by depicting human attitudes. The first conscious recognition of these media artifacts and viewing them through the lens of the body of literature, philosophy, psychology, or the history of communication has allowed for the identification of a certain communication phenomenon. Undoubtedly, the nature of the observed materials with an ethical function is to persuade towards certain attitudes in the process of reconstructing the imaginary with emotional engagement. Therefore, the aim of the research process is to identify the subject of study, define its characteristics through the prism of genres, seek analogies and regularities, and determine the mode of influence within the structure of discourse on social networks.
Om Arbetsförmedlingens och coaching-industrins pedagogiska funktion som uniformerande och exkluderande instans
Authors: Nørholm Morten
Published: February 2025

I den kritiska kommentaren analyseres och diskuteras Arbetsförmedlingens och coaching-industrins pedagogiska funktion som uniformerande och exkluderande instans
Genetic divergence among forage peanut genotypes based on agronomic and nutritional traits
Authors: Miqueloni Daniela Popim , Assis Giselle Mariano Lessa de , Beber Paulo Marcio
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACT Forage peanut is a perennial legume of high-quality forage production and persistence in mixed pastures that improves soil quality and becomes an efficient option for the recovery of degraded pastures. Therein context, the objective of this study was to cluster forage peanut genotypes based on their breeding values, considering structuring agronomic and nutritive traits to select parents for the hybridization program. Sixty-seven genotypes were evaluated in three separate cut trials in a randomized complete block design, with Belmonte and BRS Mandobi cultivars as a common control. Genotypic values were obtained for each trial by the mixed model methodology. Genetic divergence was analyzed by principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. There was variability for most traits, with variation among trials on genotypic, genotype x evaluation interaction, and permanent environment variances. There were similar structuring traits among trials and showed soil cover, total dry matter yield, and plant height as the most relevant traits. The hierarchical cluster analysis indicated genotype discrimination by dry matter and seed production. There is a possibility to select highly divergent superior genotypes as parental and breeding with a focus on forage and seed production.
Comprehensive characterization of high Andean sugarcane production systems (Saccharum officinarum) for panela production in Colombia
Authors: Muñoz José Luis Tauta , Carranza Bellanid Huertas , Cortés Yeny Paola Carrillo , Rodríguez Luis Alejandro Arias
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACT Worldwide, a comprehensive characterization has been implemented in different farming systems but not in sugarcane agroecosystems for panela production in high Andean regions. In Colombia, panela is an important staple food, being the second largest producer in the world; however, the predominant cropping systems in different regions have not yet been fully described. Using secondary information, as well as the implementation of semi-structured surveys with farmer participation, together with geographic information system analysis tools, 341 farms and management measures were identified in a large sugarcane productive region in Colombia. Sufficient soil and climatic conditions were found for production, siltstone parent material (38.84%), predominant spine relief (83.23%), rainfall (1,000 mm), relative humidity (86%) and annual temperature (23 °C). The types cropping systems were determined, characterizing their management, as well as variables of the socioeconomic structure of the region. The production systems were classified into five gropus, were the typification of farms was mainly by three cutting systems called “parejo”, “entresaque” and a new cutting system was identified, called “parejo” without renewal. As a complement, deficiencies were found in socioeconomic, technical and technological aspects in the province of Gualivá (Cundinamarca), being a generalized panorama in this important productive system in the country.
Quando a corrupção é uma ameaça à democracia? Percepção de corrupção sobre políticos e burocratas e legitimidade democrática na América Latina
Authors: Almeida Tailon Rodrigues , Casalecchi Gabriel Avila
Published: February 2025

Resumo: O artigo analisa a relação entre percepção de corrupção e legitimidade democrática na América Latina a partir da estrutura multidimensional da legitimidade. Além disso, nosso trabalho diferenciou a percepção de corrupção em duas variáveis independentes: políticos e funcionários públicos. Utilizamos uma metodologia quantitativa ancorada em dados do survey do Barômetro das Américas (BA) em sua rodada de perguntas 2018/2019. Os resultados do estudo indicam que a percepção de corrupção enfraquece a legitimidade democrática na América Latina não apenas nos níveis mais específicos de apoio político, mas também no próprio apoio aos objetos mais difusos do regime, comprometendo a legitimidade e a estabilidade da democracia na região. Nossos resultados também sugerem que o impacto da percepção sobre a legitimidade difere quando a variável independente são os políticos ou os funcionários públicos, sendo mais deletério para o regime quando os cidadãos percebem a classe política como corrupta.
Divergent trends in Latin American social security: the Argentine, Brazilian and Cuban cases in comparative perspective
Authors: Miranda Geralda Luiza de
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This article contributes to explaining divergent trends in the recent evolution of Latin American social security: contraction and expansion. Based on an historical institutionalist analysis of the Argentine, Brazilian and Cuban cases, it argues that these trends are interrelated: they are sequences of reinforcement of the contraction established by systemic reforms and of reaction to the increase in exclusion caused by them. In the Argentine and Brazilian cases, the findings align with the hypothesis, evidencing an association between the level of contraction caused by the reforms, the existence of reactive measures and the mobilization of learning from previous policies in their modeling. However, the specificities of the Cuban case do not allow us to infer that reforms that caused a low level of contraction do not trigger reactive changes.
Tendências divergentes na seguridade social latino-americana: os casos argentino, brasileiro e cubano em perspectiva comparada
Authors: Miranda Geralda Luiza de
Published: February 2025

Resumo: O artigo contribui para a explicação das tendências divergentes na evolução recente da seguridade social latino-americana: retração e ampliação. A partir da análise institucionalista histórica dos casos argentino, brasileiro e cubano, argumenta-se que essas tendências estão inter-relacionadas: são sequências de reforço da retração estabelecida pelas reformas sistêmicas e de reação ao aumento da exclusão por elas provocado. Nos casos argentino e brasileiro, os achados alinham-se com a hipótese, evidenciando associação entre o nível da retração promovida pelas reformas, a existência de medidas reativas e mobilização do aprendizado de políticas prévias em sua modelagem, mas especificidades do caso cubano não permitem inferir que reformas que provocaram retração baixa não desencadeiam mudanças reativas.
Effectiveness of short term acute electroconvulsive therapy at three Brazilian sites: an observational cohort study
Authors: Baldaçara Leonardo , Diniz Mateus José Abdalla , Andrade Matheus Nycolas Barbosa de , Araújo Tiago Nunes de , Minervino Alfredo
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains a target of prejudice, and finding places to administer it remains a challenge. The main reason for the recommendation of ECT is its effectiveness, especially when compared with other treatments for severe and refractory patients. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the response rates across a broader patient sample undergoing ECT in three distinct Brazilian states. DESIGN AND SETTING: This observational cohort study was conducted at the following three sites: Universidade Federal do Tocantins (by partnership with Hospital Geral de Palmas, Palmas-TO), Pax Instituto de Psiquiatria (Goiânia – GO), and Clínica Animus (Joao Pessoa – PB). METHODS: A total of 212 patients who received ECT at three different Brazilian services were assessed for improvement in symptoms in the first week after treatment and 30 and 60 days after treatment completion. RESULTS: Safety and efficacy of ECT was well established, as evidenced by the zero mortality rate among the study participants, with side effects observed in only 10.5% of cases. The immediate response rate was impressive at 95.8%, and the response rate after 30 and 60 days was 90.6% and 87.7%, respectively. The regression analysis highlighted session frequency as a key determinant of positive responses. CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of short term ECT (two months) is one of the greatest among psychiatric treatments. Future research should focus on predictive models for treatment responses to enable personalized approaches.
Exclusive breastfeeding: does the presence of a partner have a positive impact on its duration? cohort study
Authors: Silva Laís Kisly Costa , Viana Maria Augusta Correa Barroso Magno , Oliveira Sara Ferreira de , Lima Rafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de , Vianna Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo
Published: February 2025

Abstract Objectives: to identify whether the presence of a partner is a protective factor for a longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of women living in João Pessoa and assisted by the Public Health System. Methods: cohort with pregnant women recruited from health services and followed up at their homes. Socioeconomic and demographic information, information on prenatal care, childbirth, puerperium care and baby nutrition were collected. Median EBF was calculated by survival analysis, Kaplan-Meyer, with log-rank test for group comparison. The independent EBF factors were estimated with multiple Cox regression. A 5% significance level was considered. Results: 162 women and their children were assessed. The median EBF was 120 days. Until the first four months of postpartum, women with a partner had longer EBF (p=0.002). In the final model, “having received prenatal guidance” (HR= 1.67; 95%CI= 1.05 - 2.65), “not having difficulty in breastfeeding after hospital discharge” (HR= 1. 58; 95%CI= 1.03 - 2.42) and “not using a pacifier” (HR= 1.64; 95%CI= 1.07 - 2.53) favored longer EBF duration. Conclusion: encouraging partner’s support for longer periods may be a viable strategy for improving EBF. Promotional actions and not offering pacifiers are important for a longer duration of EBF, and support and management in the puerperium period needs to be strengthened.
Study for the identification and implementation of KPIs monitored by dashboards for an electrical discharge machining process in a metalworking industry
Authors: Caldonazo Daniel , Detro Silvana Pereira , Rosa Carla Regina Mazia
Published: February 2025

Abstract The definition of an effective set of indicators can establish a competitive advantage in organizations. In this regard, the questions of this research were guided by the need of identifying which key performance indicators are effective for monitoring an electroerosion process. The objective of this study was to propose a management process for key performance indicators related to an electroerosion machining process and monitor them. To achieve this objective, the criteria to identify the indicators were defined with the use of questionnaires covering the 5 dimensions and the 12 characteristics of an effective indicator. The individual analysis of the indicators obtained from the literature review and those used by the company was then carried out. In the literature review, a sufficient number of examples identifying indicators in the electroerosion machining processes were not found, demonstrating a gap on this topic. Dashboards have been developed for the online monitoring of the proposed key performance indicators. Finally, a questionnaire was conducted to analyze the method applied to select the indicators, demonstrating that the method used was clearly developed resulting in an ideal and effective quantity for the process management.