bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anxiety during pregnancy and low birth weight: An observational cohort study
Authors: Brik Maia , Sandonis Miguel , Temprado Joaquín , Hernández-Fleury Alina , Parramón-Puig Gemma , Dip Maria Emilia , Ramos-Quiroga Josep Antoni , Maiz Nerea , Carreras Elena
Published: March 2023

Objective: To explore the effects of antenatal anxiety on fetal
growth, and to investigate the effect of anxiety timing and the
potentially different effect of trait anxiety and state anxiety on fetal
growth. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting:
Barcelona, Spain. Population: A cohort of 204 women with
singleton pregnancies attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care
setting during the strict lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Methods: Psychosocial factors, maternal demographics, and
obstetric outcomes were studied as potential predictors of low birth
weight. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAIs, STAIt), the Edinburgh
postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Medical Outcomes Study Social
Support Survey (MOS-SSS) were used to assess symptoms of anxiety,
symptoms of depression, and social support, respectively. Main
Outcome Measures: Neonatal birth weight, head circumference and length.
Results: There was a negative correlation between STAIt score
(trait anxiety) and birth weight percentile (r=-0.228, p=0.047). In the
univariate linear regression analysis, a lower maternal weight and BMI
before pregnancy, parity, increased STAIt score and preterm birth below
37 weeks of gestation (p=0.008, p=0.015, p=0.028, p=0.047 and p=0.022,
respectively) were identified as predictive risk factors for low birth
weight. In the multivariate lineal regression analysis only a lower
maternal weight before pregnancy and an increased STAIt score were
independent predictors for low birth weight (p=0.020, p=0.049,
respectively). Conclusions: Anxiety during pregnancy impacts
birth weight, and specifically the trait anxiety, the one associated
with the personality attributes, is a predictor for low birth weight.
Infection by Crithidia bombi increases relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp. in the gut of Bombus terrestris
Authors: Blasco-Lavilla Nuria , López-López Alejandro , Rua Pilar De la , Barribeau Seth
Published: March 2023

Gut microbial communities confer protection against natural pathogens in
important pollinators from the genera Bombus and Apis. In
commercial species B. terrestris and B. impatiens, the
microbiota increases their resistance to the common and virulent
trypanosomatid parasite Crithidia bombi. However, the mechanisms
by which gut microorganisms protect the host are still unknown. Here, we
test two hypotheses: microbiota protect the host 1) through stimulation
of its immune response or protection of the gut epithelium and 2) by
competing for resources with the parasite inside the gut. To test them,
we reduced the microbiota of workers and fed part of them with
microbiota supplements. We exposed them to an infectious dose of
C. bombi and characterised gene expression and gut microbiota
composition. We examined the expression of three antimicrobial peptide
(AMP) genes and Mucin-5AC, a gene with a putative role in gut
epithelium protection, using qPCR. Although a protective effect against
C. bombi was observed in bumblebees with supplemented microbiota,
we did not observe an effect of the microbiota on gene expression that
could explain alone the protective effect observed. On the other hand,
we found an increased relative abundance of Lactobacillus
bacteria within the gut of infected workers and a negative correlation
of this genus with Gilliamella and Snodgrassella genera.
Therefore, our results point to a displacement of bumblebee
endosymbionts by C. bombi that might be caused by competition for
space and nutrients between the parasite and the microbiota within the
gut.
C-Glycoside Synthesis Enabled by Nickle Catalysis
Authors: Niu Dawen , Shang Weidong , Shi Rong
Published: March 2023

C-Glycosides are critical, naturally occurring products and medicinal
candidates, and extensive efforts have been made to explore efficient
approaches for creating C-glycosidic bonds. Transition-metal-catalysis,
particularly nickel-catalyzed C-glycosylation reactions constitute a
promising strategy. However, achieving a stereoselective synthesis of α-
and β-C-glycosides has been a long-standing challenge. To address this
problem, a variety of nickel-mediated strategies have been developed.
This review highlights recent developments in the nickel-catalyzed
diastereoselective C-glycosylation reactions and briefly summarizes the
mechanistic understandings of these methods.
Modeling multi-fraction coastal aeolian sediment transport with horizontal and vertical grain size variability
Authors: IJzendoorn Christa van , Hallin Caroline , Ad Reniers , Vries Sierd de
Published: March 2023

Grain size affects the rates of aeolian sediment transport on beaches.
Sediment in coastal environments typically consists of multiple grain
size fractions and exhibits spatiotemporal variations. Still, conceptual
and numerical aeolian transport models are simplified and often only
include a single fraction that is constant over the model domain. It is
unclear to what extent this simplification is valid and if the inclusion
of multi-fraction transport and spatial grain size variations affects
aeolian sediment transport simulations and predictions of coastal dune
development. This study applies the numerical aeolian sediment transport
model AeoLiS to compare single-fraction to multi-fraction approaches for
a range of grain size distributions and spatial grain size scenarios.
The results show that on timescales of days to years, single-fraction
simulations with the median grain size, D50, often give similar results
to multi-fraction simulations provided the wind is able to mobilize all
fractions within that time frame. On these timescales, vertical
variability in grain size has a limited effect on total transport rates,
but it does influence the simulation results on minute timescales.
Horizontal grain size variability influences both the total transport
rates and the downwind bed grain size composition. The results provide
new insights into the influence of beach sediment composition and
spatial variability on total transport rates towards the dunes. The
findings of this study can guide the implementation of grain size
variability in numerical aeolian sediment transport models.
Assessing impacts of environmental perturbations on urban biogenic carbon exchange in the Chicago region
Authors: Li Peiyuan , Sharma Ashish , Wang Zhihua , Wuebbles Donald J.
Published: March 2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2) quantification is critical for assessing city-level
carbon emissions and sustainable urban development. While urban
vegetation has the potential to provide environmental benefits, such as
heat and carbon mitigation, the CO2 exchange from biogenic sectors and
its impact from the environmental perturbations are often overlooked. It
is also challenging to simulate the plant functions in the complex urban
terrain. This study presents a processed-based modeling approach to
assess the biogenic carbon fluxes from the vegetated areas over the
Chicago Metropolitan Area (CMA) using the Weather Research and Forecast
- Urban Biogenic Carbon exchange (WRF-UBC) model. We investigate the
change of CO2 sink power in CMA under heatwaves and irrigation. The
results indicate that the vegetation plays a significant role in the
city’s carbon portfolio and the landscaping management has the potential
to reduce carbon emissions significantly. Furthermore, based on the
competing mechanisms in the biogenic carbon balance identified in this
study, we develop a novel Environmental Benefit Score metrics framework
to identify the vulnerability and mitigation measures associated with
nature-based solutions (NbS) within CMA. By using the generalized
portable framework and our science-policy confluence analysis presented
in this study, global cities can maximize the effectiveness of NbS and
accelerate carbon neutrality.
Trace formulae for a conformable fractional diffusion operator
Authors: Çakmak Yaşar
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we obtain the regularized trace formulae for a diffusion
operator, which includes conformable fractional derivatives of order ? (0 <
? ? 1) instead of the ordinary derivatives in a traditional diffusion
operator by the contour integration method. The results of this paper are of
great importance in solving inverse problems and can be considered as
partial fractional generalizations.
Existence results for nonlinear sequential Caputo and Caputo-Hadamard fractional differential equations with three-point boundary conditions in Banach spaces
Authors: Lachouri Adel , Ardjouni Abdelouaheb , Djoudi Ahcene
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we study the existence of solutions for nonlinear sequential
Caputo and Caputo-Hadamard fractional differential equations with
three-point boundary conditions by using measure of noncompactness combined
with fixed point theorem of M?nch. An example illustrating the
effectiveness of the theoretical results is presented.
Existence results for nonlocal Hilfer-type integral-multipoint boundary value problems with mixed nonlinearities
Authors: Alsaedi Ahmed , Assolami Afrah , Ahmad Bashir
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we investigate the existence of solutions for Hilfer-type
fractional differential equations and inclusions involving mixed
nonlinearities complemented with nonlocal fractional integralmultipoint
boundary conditions. Our study is based on the tools of fixed point theory
for both single-valued and multi-valued maps. Examples are constructed for
illustrating the obtained results. We also discuss special cases concerning
Langevin equation and inclusions in the given setting.
PENGEMBANGAN EKONOMI LOKAL KABUPATEN BONDOWOSO MELALUI KAJIAN POTENSI KLASTER INDUSTRI KECIL
Authors: Riawati Nian , Fitriati Rachma , Suryawati Dina , Suji Suji , Helpiastuti Selfi Budi
Published: March 2023

AbstrakPenelitian ini menganalisis Pengembangan Ekonomi Lokal (Local Economic Development) di Kabupaten Bondowoso yang berfokus pada pemanfaatan dan optimalisasi sumberdaya serta kompetensi daerah dalam menggerakkan perekonomian daerah. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis industri kecil dan menengah yang memiliki potensi untuk dikembangkan di kabupaten Bondowoso serta strategi yang sesuai untuk pengembangannya. Data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Departemen Perindustrian, Perdagangan dan Kerjasama Kabupaten Bondowoso, Biro Pusat Statistik dan Bank Indonesia. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah Location Quotient (LQ) dan Typologi Klassen. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan hasil perhitungan LQ menunjukkan bahwa kelompok usaha kecil menengah yang memiliki kontribusi terbesar pertama berada pada kelompok yang berasal dari sektor makanan dan minuman yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Tapen , kedua usaha kecil menengah dari sektor selep/penggilingan yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Bondowoso, Ketiga usaha kecil menengah dari sektor alat rumah tangga dan mainan di Kecamatan Curahdami.
Trust in Local Governments: An Insight for Good Governance Practices in COVID-19 Management
Authors: Burhanudin Burhanudin , Fahlevy Muhammad Reza , Fitrah Muhammad
Published: March 2023

Various countries from almost all corners of the world and international organizations involved in providing development assistance have actively implemented and encouraged a paradigm shift in governance and development based on good governance. This study examines public trust in implementing good governance in terms of accountability, responsiveness, transparency, and information technology of the Samarinda City government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method used in this research is qualitative. Data collection in this study prioritized in-depth interviews with twenty questions posed to six informants from the general public and six from the Samarinda City Government. The data analysis approach in this study uses the Nvivo 12 Plus software, and the processing uses the Crosstab Query Analysis functionality. The results of this study indicate that the practice of accountability, responsiveness, transparency, and information technology of the Samarinda City government varies greatly. In terms of responsibility, very good. Then, information technology in Samarinda City is quite good. Meanwhile, in terms of responsiveness and transparency, it still does not provide maximum results. Public trust in the government in handling COVID-19 has various perspectives based on findings from the implementation of good governance.
A profile of the Grampian Data Safe Haven, a regional Scottish safe haven for health and population data research
Authors: O'Sullivan Katherine , Wilde Katie
Published: March 2023

There has been a recent emphasis to establish and codify large-scale or national Trusted Research Environments (TREs) in the United Kingdom, with a view to limit smaller, local TREs. The basis for this argument is that it avoids duplication of infrastructure, information governance, privacy risks, monopolies and will promote innovation, particularly with commercial partners. However, the work around establishing TREs in the UK largely ignores the long-established local TRE landscape in Scotland, and the way in which local TREs can actually improve data quality, solve technical architecture challenges, promote information governance and risk minimisation, and encourage innovation and collaboration (both academic and commercial).
This data centre profile focuses on the Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH),a secure, virtual healthcare data analysis and storage centre located in Aberdeen, Scotland. DaSH was co-established by the NHS Grampian Health Board and University of Aberdeen to allow for the secure processing and linking of health data for the Grampian and Scottish population when it is not practicable to obtain consent from individual patients. As an established trusted research environment now in its 10th operating year, DaSH technology ensures healthcare, social care data and other types of sensitive data, routinely collected and used without individual patient consent, are made accessible for both academic research and clinical service evaluation and improvements whilst protecting individuals' privacy at the local, national and international levels. DaSH has registered almost 600 projects and facilitated over 200 distinct research projects with data hosting, extraction, and novel linkages to completion. Ongoing innovation and collaboration between DaSH and the NHS Grampian Health Board continues to expand researcher access to new types of data and data linkages, introduce new technologies for advanced statistical research methods, and supports interdisciplinary research using population health and social care data for research, clinical and commercial advancements, and real-world practitioner applications.
The purpose of this paper is to present DaSH's data population, operating model, architecture and information technology, governance, legislation and management, privacy-by-design principles and data access, data linkage methods, data sources, noteworthy research outputs, and further developments in order to demonstrate the value of local TREs within the data management and access debate.
La planeación académica en los nuevos modelos curriculares e-learning
Authors: Candia García Filiberto
Published: March 2023

El objetivo de este trabajo es documentar de manera sistémica la planeación académica tomando en cuenta la adaptación de material didáctico cuando se realiza la transición de un curso curricular presencial a uno virtual. El método utilizado para documentar la experiencia es el estudio de caso, que organiza la secuencia de actividades de manera participativa, lo que permite organizar una eficaz planeación educativa. Asimismo, se propone un análisis sobre la satisfacción del material didáctico en mejora de la calidad educativa y la vigencia de las modalidades online bajo la correlación: un escaso repositorio de material didáctico digital o virtual representa un limitado alcance de los objetivos en la planeación educativa en la oferta educativa online de una institución de educación superior. Los resultados son el desarrollo de un amplio acervo de material didáctico que permite concluir que una vasta cantidad de material didáctico digital o virtual promueve una planeación educativa de calidad, aunada a una pertinente determinación de las evidencias de aprendizaje de un curso que ha transitado de la modalidad presencial a la distancia online.
Compositions of Picture Fuzzy Relations with Application in Decision Making
Authors: Hasan Mohammad Kamrul , Sultana Abeda , Mitra Nirmal Kanti
Published: March 2023

Picture fuzzy relation is an important and powerful concept which is suitable for describing correspondences between objects. It represents the strength of association of the elements of picture fuzzy sets. In this paper we have defined min-max composition for picture fuzzy relations and some properties are explored based on this definition. Also we have discussed some properties of max-min composition for picture fuzzy relations. Finally, an application is discussed as illustration to show how the picture fuzzy relation are applied in decision making.
Investigating the Effects of Speaker Variability on Arabic children’s Acquisition of English Vowels
Authors: Alshangiti Wafaa , G. Evans Bronwen , Wibrow Mark
Published: March 2023

This study investigated whether speaker variability in phonetic training benefits vowel learnability by Arabic learners of English. Perception training using High-Variability stimuli in laboratory studies has been shown to improve both the perception and production of Second Language sounds in adults and children and has become the dominant methodology for investigating issues in Second Language acquisition. Less consideration is given to production training, in which Second Language learners focus on the role of the articulators in producing second language sounds. This study aimed to assess the role of speaker variability by comparing the effect of using High-Variability and Low-Variability stimuli for production training in a classroom setting. Forty-six Arabic children aged 9-12 years were trained on 18 Standard Southern British English vowels in five training sessions over two weeks and were tested before and after training on their vowel production and category discrimination. The results indicate that Low-Variability stimuli may be more beneficial for children, however, High-Variability stimuli may alter some phonetic cues. Furthermore, the results suggest that production training may be used to improve the perception and production of Second Language sounds, but also to inform the design of Second Language pronunciation learning programmes and theories of Second Language acquisition.
Efficiency Degree of Emergency Digital Teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic on Achieving Students’ Quality Learning Outcomes in Saudi Univirsities
Authors: Ali Alrafayia Omar , H. Alshehri Awad
Published: March 2023

The current study aimed to determine the efficiency degree of emergency digital teaching during the covid-19 pandemic in achieving students’ quality learning outcomes. This study aims to enrich the theoretical literature on managing the teaching and learning processes during crises to help faculty and students adapt to emergency conditions. It clarifies the importance of planning and preparation for non-traditional learning environments based on modern technologies. To achieve this aim, the researcher used a descriptive method. A 23-item survey was developed and answered by 360 teaching staff in some Saudi universities who were part of the study population from 2021-to 2022. According to the research sample, emergency digital education during the covid-19 epidemic was of moderate efficiency on learning outcomes. The arithmetic mean of this dimension was (3.41). Meanwhile, the result exhibited a statistically significant effect at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) for the years of experience variable. Furthermore, the results identified factors that could have influenced the efficiency degree of emergency digital teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic in achieving students’ quality learning outcomes. The second dimension averaged high, reaching (3.72). The study came out with executive recommendations based on its results
Using Ideological Conflict to Create Carcinogen Risk in Arabic Scientific Discourse: A Corpus-Based Study
Authors: H. Khalil Huda , A. G. Al-Zubaidi Nassier
Published: March 2023

Many Arabic scientific debates are devoted to disputes on cancer and its causes. Scientists tend to inform people about the danger of consuming and being exposed to carcinogens. The paper aims to explore the proximization strategy that Arab scientists rely on to construct carcinogen risk to promote people’s preventive actions against carcinogens. The paper intends to answer the main question: how does the Arabic scientific discourse employ ideological conflict to construct carcinogen risk? It is hoped that the paper can provide insights into the linguistic construction of concepts through the ideological conflict between two different poles in the Arabic scientific discourse. It provides insights for Arab scientists by promoting their awareness of the potential of Arabic for presenting a fully intellectual reflection of scientific knowledge. It focuses on the construction of carcinogen risk that generates tension between the values held by people and the opposing values ascribed to carcinogens. This aim is achieved by employing Cap’s (2013) cognitive pragmatic theory of proximization. The theory comprises three proximization strategies: spatial, temporal and axiological. The axiological proximization strategy is applied to a corpus of Arabic scientific discourse. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used in the analysis to produce more objective results. Anthony’s AntConc (2019) corpus linguistics software is used for conducting mathematical calculations through corpus linguistics. The paper has arrived at some conclusions that show how axiological proximization is employed to construct carcinogen risk which encourages people to take preventive actions.
Steady-state comparison of torque vectoring and vehicle tilt influence on narrow car steering characteristics
Authors: Weigel-Milleret Krzysztof
Published: March 2023

Article compares the roll-to-curve and torque vectoring impact on a steering characteristics. The comparison is based on an adopted for tilt mathematical model with two DOFs. The lateral tire forces are a function of the tire sideslip angle and the angle of tilt. The first chapter contains a description of the vehicle for which a series of road tests and simulations was carried out. Next chapter contains an experimental verification of the mathematical model of the vehicle and the simulation tests carried out. The paper describes the mathematical model of the vehicle used to perform the simulation. The next chapter contains the description and results of steady-state simulations examining the effect of differentiation of driving forces on the steering characteristics and the impact of tilt angle on the steering characteristics. The article ends with the chapter containing the conclusions.
Joyce, Galway and the Spanish Armada
Authors:   Universidad de Granada, España, Ruiz-Mas José
Published: March 2023

James Joyce visited Galway and the Aran Islands in 1912 and took advantage of the occasion to write two articles in Italian that he published in Il Piccolo della Sera in 1912. I analyse the vision that Joyce conveyed of the Spanish Armada both in these articles and later in Ulysses (1922) and in Finnegans Wake (1939). Joyce’s knowledge of the 1588-Armada episode and of the shipwrecks of several Spanish vessels in the vicinity of Galway are the result of both the propagandistic narration usually provided by pro-British historiography and by his presumed readings on the history of the city and the nearby Aran Islands. In such writings, Joyce may have intended, on the one hand, to reflect his tacit acceptance of the imperialism exercised by post-Victorian Britain over Ireland, fully convinced that the decline of the Spanish Empire had begun with the Armada’s defeat against Elizabethan England in 1588. He believed this event gave rise to the birth of the British Empire. On the other hand, Joyce reflects in them his only moderate Irish pride for the supposed humanitarian actions of the population of Galway (the birthplace of Nora), a city he described both as “Spanish” and as sympathetic towards the Armada castaways in Ireland. Joyce’s employment of the Irish chapter of the Gran Armada’s historical episode contributes with a relevant insight about his perception of British imperialism in Ireland.
Beef Tea, Wine Whey or Calf’s Foot Jelly? Invalid and Convalescent Cookery in Twentieth-Century Ireland
Authors:   Pedagogical University of Cracow, Keating Marzena
Published: March 2023

Especially prior to the twentieth century, invalid and convalescent cookery constituted an integral part of health care provided at home, as in many cases recovery of health was to be achieved by consuming appropriate food rather than through an application of medicine. Interestingly, in Irish culinary discourse convalescent cookery was still commonplace until the 1970s. This research, based on a qualitative content analysis of selected Irish culinary texts published from 1910 to 1970, aims to provide an overview of invalid and convalescent cookery in Ireland in the twentieth century. Exploring the prevalence of recipes and tips for home treatment of invalids in twentieth-century Ireland, this article attempts not only to add to the growing body of scholarship centred on feeding the sick at home but also in a broader context to contribute to the work on Irish culinary history and Irish women’s history.
The Continuum of Irish Female Sexuality in Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends and Normal People: A Contradicted Ireland
Authors:   Universidad de Almería, Alférez Mendía Sofía
Published: March 2023

After the Celtic Tiger years, Irish society seems to have transitioned into a much more welcoming environment for the production of literature, and in general, for the arts. The proliferation of literature, and, more specifically, of women writers and portrayals of girlhood, is giving way to a significant visualization of female voices and female issues, Sally Rooney being one of those voices. Therefore, in this paper I aim to analyse her contribution to the current Irish literary landscape through her novels Conversations with Friends (2017) and Normal People (2018), where sex and female sexuality become two of the major themes. Trauma, guilt and shame (Free and Scully 2016), as key traits of recessionary Irish identity, will also be taken into account by looking into Rooney’s characters’ attitudes as they perform their own sexuality. Hence, both the advantage of a higher social awareness of female issues and the disadvantage of an ashamed Post-Celtic Tiger society mix, thus influencing the representation of 21st century Irish female sexuality, and also creating a definitely contradicted society (Crowley 2013), where social advances keep pushing forward while post-boom trauma and self-regulation keep them back.
“Not that her being black had anything to do with it, for me”: Blackness in Emma Donoghue’s “The Welcome”
Authors:   University of São Paulo, da Cruz Pacheco Victor Augusto
Published: March 2023

The paper aims to analyze the construction of the character JJ in Emma Donoghue’s short story “The Welcome” (2006). The story portrays Luce’s sexual awakening for JJ, the new resident of the women-only cooperative living residence, The Welcome. The shyness of JJ and her supposed indifference to the attempt at a romantic approach and friendship made by Luce is a reaction to the process of transgenderism. If, as the Argentine critic Ricardo Piglia (2000) argues, all short stories narrate two stories, the first is a frustrated love story, and the second is about JJ’s revelation as a transgender person. The critical intervention undertaken in this article challenges and exposes internalized images and racial regimes of representation by demonstrating that the signs and elements which prepare the reader for JJ’s revelation represent her as an abject character. ​​From being fundamental to the theory of subjectivity (Kristeva 1988, McAfee 2004) to a signifying practice of the body and sexuality (Butler 1999), abjection is a common signifier of blackness (Scott 2010). By intersecting race, gender, and sexual identities, the short story fails to represent JJ as a complete subject because it articulates stereotypical images around blackness and transgenderism, casting, at once, both terms as abjection. Thus, the centralization of Luce’s desire and the representation of JJ as an abject character suggest the impossibility of intimacy for the black queer body within the homonormative parameters of gender, sexuality, and race.
IRISH FILM AND TELEVISION – 2022
Authors:   School of Communications, Dublin City University, Flynn Roddy
Published: March 2023

“The Irish Are Coming”: Irish Cinema Comes of Age
Inserción laboral de los egresados de la Universidad de Málaga del curso académico 2014-2015 a los tres años de egresar
Authors: Ventura Fernández Rafael , Alonso Calero José María , Peñafiel Velasco Antonio , Valverde Arrebola Mª Ángeles , Núñez Lupiáñez Raquel , Doblas Navarro Sonia , Gómez Camacho Eva Mª
Published: March 2023

El Observatorio de Empleo de la Universidad de Málaga forma parte del Servicio de Empleabilidad y Emprendimiento de la Universidad de Málaga. Nace con el objetivo de establecer un sistema permanente de recogida de datos, análisis y posterior emisión de informes sobre la trayectoria profesional de los titulados universitarios. Su misión es indagar sobre el acceso y mantenimiento en el mercado laboral de los egresados de la UMA, anticipando oportunidades y dificultades, ayudando a la toma de decisiones en materia de formación y acciones de orientación y asesoramiento, así como proporcionando datos a todos los agentes implicados. Con el fin de recabar toda esta información, se elaboran anualmente una serie de informes de inserción segmentados por ramas de conocimiento y tipo de estudios (grado, primer y segundo ciclo, máster y doctorado). Teniendo en cuenta que se necesitan en torno a tres años a partir de la conclusión de los estudios para estabilizar la situación laboral, la encuesta se realiza después de haber terminado la titulación, siendo en este caso la población objeto de estudio los 7.585 egresados durante el curso 2014/15, 207 Doctorados, 1.304 Máster y 2.066 Primer y Segundo Ciclo (titulaciones antiguas, en adelante “PSC”) y 4.008 Grados. La mayoría (el 58,30%) son mujeres y un 41,70% hombres. En adelante, Grado/ PSC van a ir unidos por la similitud de ambos colectivos.
Optimal injection rate and catheter size for brain perfusion computed tomography using non-ionic contrast medium in clinically normal Beagles
Authors: Choi Wonyoung , Ko Jaeun , Kim Jayon , Cho Chang-hyeon , Kim Jaehwan , Eom Kidong
Published: March 2023

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the effects of contrast medium injection rates and intravenous injection catheter sizes on the time-density curve (TDC) of brain perfusion computed tomography (PCT) images in clinically normal Beagles and provide a reference range for the perfusion parameters for clinical application of PCT in veterinary medicine.

ANIMALS

5 healthy, sexually intact male Beagles.

PROCEDURES

All dogs underwent general anesthesia for PCT. Contrast medium (350 mg I/kg) was injected at 3 different injection rates (2, 3, and 4 mL/second) and with 2 sizes of an intravenous catheter (20-gauge and 24-gauge). The rostral cerebral artery and dorsal sagittal sinus were selected as the regions of interest of the TDC. Initiation time of arterial inflow (ta), venous outflow (tv), peak time of arterial enhancement (Tap), and the peak time of venous enhancement (Tvp), were measured, and the difference between Tap and tv (Tap-tv) and between Tap and ta (Tap-ta) was calculated.

RESULTS

Both Tap-tv and Tap-ta were significantly (P < .05) shorter at the rate of 3 mL/second than at 2 mL/second with the 24-gauge catheter. However, there was no significant difference according to catheter sizes. Particularly, a 4 mL/second injection rate using a 24-gauge catheter mostly resulted in contrast medium leakage and catheter rupture.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: CONTRAST MEDIUM INJECTION

At a rate of 3 mL/second and with a 24-gauge catheter ensures optimal image acquisition and stable contrast medium injection in brain PCT for small dogs. PCT may be useful for diagnosing cerebrovascular events and hemodynamic changes in small dogs.
A New Norm on Stalking: Is this The New Normal in Lithuania?
Authors: Jakštienė Ramunė
Published: March 2023

The criminalisation of stalking through a specific law is a clear tendency in the EU. At the end of 2021, a new relevant provision in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania was introduced (Art. 148-1). It incorporates the latest EU legal developments in this field. The new norm determines a wide scope of eligibility and an inclusive concept of stalking to work as an umbrella charge that tackles the whole tactics of stalking. However, the new provision has serious shortcomings that are related to more lenient outcomes for the perpetrator, systemic incompatibility, the generic nature of the law, and consequences-specific construction. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to make urgent amendments to achieve the primary goal of criminalising stalking, i.e., better responding to victims’ experiences.
Using Eye-Tracking Methodology to Study Grid Question Designs in Web Surveys
Authors: Neuert Cornelia E. , Roßmann Joss , Silber Henning
Published: March 2023

Grid questions are frequently employed in web surveys due to their assumed response efficiency. In line with this, many previous studies have found shorter response times for grid questions compared to item-by-item formats. Our contribution to this literature is to investigate how altering the question format affects response behavior and the depth of cognitive processing when answering both grid question and item-by-item formats. To answer these questions, we implemented an experiment with three questions in an eye-tracking study. Each question consisted of a set of ten items which respondents answered either on a single page (large grid), on two pages with five items each (small grid), or on ten separate pages (item-by-item). We did not find substantial differences in cognitive processing overall, while the processing of the question stem and the response scale labels was significantly higher for the item-by-item design than for the large grid in all three questions. We, however, found that when answering an item in a grid question, respondents often refer to surrounding items when making a judgement. We discuss the findings and limitations of our study and provide suggestions for practical design decisions.
Исследование моделей формирования предпочтений и образа профессии у абитуриентов и студентов
Authors: Мартышенко Н.С. , Петрук Г.В. , Клименко Н.С.
Published: March 2023

В монографии рассмотрены теоретические основы разработки мотивационных моделей профессиональных ожиданий абитуриентов и студентов вуза, проведен анализ предпочтений абитуриентов (на примере Приморского края), созданы модели предпочтений абитуриентов в выборе вуза, на- правления и программы (ЕГЭ), а также разработана модель формирования у студентов образа будущей профессии. Для университетского сообщества, управленцев, исследователей и аналитиков в сфере высшего образования, а также педагогических работников общеобразовательных организаций и организаций дополнительного образования, участвующих в реализации профориентационной работы.
Civilizational security: A logical-epistemological ascent to the essence of the concept
Authors: SALIKHOV Boris V. , SALIKHOVA Irina S.
Published: March 2023

Subject. This article examines the dynamic relationship between socio-cultural traditions and innovations of the same name in the context of increasing complexity of the internal and external environment.
Objectives. The article aims to show that the interpretation of the essence of civilizational security characterizes the system-related functionality of the organic unity of relevant socio-cultural values.
Methods. For the study, we used a statistical and semasiological research method and the heuristic potential of paired categories of dialectics.
Results. The article substantiates the thesis that the civilizational identity of the individual and society is both an integral criterion of socio-cultural integrity and a parameter of the stability of civilization. It proposes certain arrangement of a new discursive space, involving criticism of neoliberal socio-cultural simulacra, which are a threat to the development of Russia.
Conclusions. The article comes to the conclusion that within the framework of a democratic State, there are always more chances for the arrangement of highly effective socio-cultural practices and the expanded re-creation of socio-cultural innovations that ensure civilizational security.
Transfer of information and communication technologies: Justifications for restricting imports
Authors: OLEINIK Elena B. , RAZUMOVA Yuliya V. , LEVINA Evgeniya P.
Published: March 2023

Subject. This article considers information and communication technologies as means of production necessary for the smooth functioning of economic entities.
Objectives. The article aims to analyze the changes in sales trend data for importers and manufacturers of components necessary for the development of information and communication infrastructure.
Methods. For the study, we used regression equations based on panel data by period and sales volume.
Results. The article finds that Russian companies that produce components necessary for the development of information and communication infrastructure, and companies importing similar products, operate on unequal terms concerning the formation of production costs and profitability indicators.
Conclusions. The article concludes that a stagewise increase in safeguard customs duties for foreign companies producing components necessary for the development of information and communication technologies by at least fifty percent is quite expedient.
Effect of Phosphorus Fertilizer rates on Grain yield and Yield components of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) at Kersa District, Jimma Zone, South western Ethiopia
Authors:   Ethiopian Institute Of Agricultural Research, Debre Markos Agricultural Research Center, Debre Markos, Ethiopia, Getinet Habetamu
Published: March 2023

Depletion of soil fertility coupled with low rate of fertilization is one of the major constraints limiting crop yield in Ethiopia.
The Karyotype of the Forensically Important Flesh Flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Mini Review
Authors:   Department Of Entomology, Faculty Of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, El-Bassiony Ghada Mohamed
Published: March 2023

Maggots of flesh flies were known as one of the main players in depletion of the earthily decomposed remains
The Effectiveness of a Natural Aqueous Extract of Chios Mastic in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The MASTIQUA Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Authors:   Department Of Kinesiology And Health, S Sidossis Labros
Published: March 2023

Chios mastic is a natural product with pleiotropic health properties. We aimed to explore the potential benefits of Chios mastic natural aqueous extract in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) management
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND PARENTAL SUPPORT IN PRE-SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Authors: Harwood Mirna , Omar Abdul Rahman , Konuralp Hilmiye
Published: March 2023

This paper presents a study focusing on parental support in pre-school use of digital technology. The context of the study was home-based English language learning. The aim is to contribute to the understanding of the eff ect of digital technology on English education and family life. The study specifi cally investigated the scope of the indirect parental support during digital technology use to determine whether pre-school children used digital technology such as tablets and smartphones to learn English independently. The study also aimed to determine parents’ attitudes towards the increasing digital technology use by their children. Six parents from Pozega, Pozesko-Slavonska County fi lled in questionnaires and were interviewed regarding the indirect role in supporting their children’s use of smartphones and tablets to learn English. According to previous studies, parents generally considered their support non-existent, however, the fi ndings of these studies indicated that parents provided indirect instructions to their children on how to use digital devices. Present study findings point to significantly less parental support and reinforce the contrary argument - that pre-school children use digital devices and learn English independently.
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RULINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
Authors:   Faculty of Law, University “Ukshin Hoti”, Prizren, Kosovo, Berisha Dardan , Vuniq Dardan ,   Faculty of Law, University “Ukshin Hoti”, Prizren, Kosovo
Published: March 2023

Almost all countries with liberal democracies have established specialized courts whose primary function and paramount role fulfi l an extremely important role in the protection of human rights, interpretation and protection of the constitution as well as defi ning and promoting important principles such as the separationof powers, rule of law and the protection of minorities and other constitutional values. Constitutional courts utilizing case law and precedent have played pivotal roles in determining the constitutional identities of theirrespective states. Since its establishment, The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo(“CCK”or “TheCourt”) has been very active in its decision-making and has greatly infl uenced the defi nition and cultivationof the constitutional identity of Kosovo. Its decisions have defi ned important constitutional frameworks suchas the protection of human rights, protection of the rights of national minorities, separation of powers andunity of the state and many other important principles. It can be said that, in general, the Court has been theguardian of the Constitution and constitutional democracy, fulfi lling the main purpose of its establishment.This paper will address the jurisdiction and organization of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, and some ofthe important decisions which have undoubtedly played an important role in determining the constitutionalidentity of the country.
La intervención social en Buenaventura. Aprendizajes y retos
Authors: Ibarra Melo María Eugenia , Sánchez Salcedo José Fernando , González Higuera Lina Fernanda , Guerrero Freddy Alfonso , Espinosa Bonilla Adriana
Published: March 2023

Este libro es resultado del proyecto de investigación Sistematización de experiencias de intervención social en el municipio de Buenaventura y el Pacífico colombiano. Una línea de base para orientar la intervención estatal, privada y de cooperación internacional, en una sociedad después de los acuerdos de La Habana. La investigación se propuso conocer ¿cómo participan las organizaciones sociales en las políticas, los planes, los programas y los proyectos que planifican otros agentes?, ¿cuáles son las dinámicas que les han sido impuestas y en cuáles conservan su autonomía para actuar en su presente y futuro? ¿existen o están ausentes las redes sociales en las formas de gobernanza local para la gestión de lo público? y comprender la teoría del cambio que está detrás de las intervenciones desarrolladas en larga relación entre los agentes interventores y los sujetos intervenidos, haciendo énfasis en siete casos emblemáticos. El libro muestra resultados con base en el tratamiento de la información documental, de la procedente del diálogo con líderes, funcionarios y profesionales vinculados al tercer sector, ONG, fundaciones, agencias de cooperación, organismos internacionales y organizaciones con los que se validó la información recogida a través de fuentes secundarias y se estableció un diálogo directo con los actores implicados como sujetos de producción de conocimiento. Ese acercamiento permitió identificar factores de éxito y fracaso en las intervenciones sociales, sean estas políticas públicas, planes, estrategias, programas y proyectos. La principal conclusión es que ningún enfoque de los ensayados en la intervención social implementados en Buenaventura ha logrado planificar un desarrollo que integre la identidad cultural, la protección de la biodiversidad y la redistribución de la riqueza que genera la actividad portuaria y la disminución de las brechas de desigualdad social y económica que enfrentan sus habitantes.
Conceptualization of the "Leisure Practices" in Modern Sociology
Authors: Ravochkin Nikita Nikolaevich , Popov Evgeniy Aleksandrovich
Published: March 2023

In this paper, the authors consider in detail the current state of the conceptual dictionary of sociology. The phenomenon of leisure practices is chosen as the object of research. And the subject of the study is the conceptualization of the concept of "leisure practices" in modern sociology. The authors consider in detail the formation of leisure in social and humanitarian scientific knowledge, starting with ancient philosophical ideas. The evolution of leisure practices from ancient forms to modern varieties is traced. Classical and modern works of foreign and domestic authors relevant to the subject are chosen as theoretical bases. It is noted that today leisure practices are considered mainly through the prism of three methodological approaches: symbolic interactionism, structural functionalism and neo-Marxism. The authors argumentatively show that during their development leisure practices occupy an important place in the structure of human activity, since they are one of the most effective ways of personal development, forming its spiritual and physical qualities. Leisure needs are firmly embedded in the value system of all social groups, while the progressive development of world civilization suggests new options and versions of organizing and spending free time. As a special contribution of the topics raised by the authors of this study for the modern sociological discourse, the necessity of continuous research of leisure practices is laid due to their dynamic nature and because of their determinism by contextual realities. The author presents his own concept of leisure practices, taking into account their essential characteristics and allowing to go beyond the one-sided understanding of leisure, for example, such widespread as identical to free time.