bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais de jovens rurais no Sertão de Pernambuco: Entre modos de subjetivação e resistências cotidianas
Authors: Nascimento Fernanda Sardelich , Cordeiro Rosineide de Lourdes Meira
Published: October 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar como os jovens rurais vivenciam os valores rurais nos seus relacionamentos afetivosexuais no Sertão de Pernambuco. O desenho metodológico foi pautado na pesquisa no cotidiano, por meio da observação participante, e de entrevistas com jovens estudantes de uma escola pública da região. Apesar das mudanças nas áreas rurais, os jovens vivenciam valores camponeses alicerçados no interconhecimento, no valor-família, honra familiar e nas hierarquias intergeracional e de gênero. No cotidiano, criam resistências que objetivam outras possibilidades de existência e de vivências afetivo-sexuais, por meio de deslocamentos, linhas de fugas e recusas parciais desses valores.
Internal and External validity evidence for Level of Personality Functioning Scale – Brief Form 2.0
Authors: Gonçalves André Pereira , Franco Gabriel Carvalho , Machado Gisele Magarotto
Published: October 2024

This study aimed was to investigate the internal and external evidence validity of LPFS-BF.2.0. 774 Brazilian adults, aged from 18 to 73 years, participated. The participants answered the following instruments: LPFS-BF.2.0., SAPAS, WHO-5, IDCP-SV, BFI-2 S. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor and factor congruence analysis, internal consistency, correlation with external measures, and mean comparison between groups. The internal structure found was similar to the one reported in previous studies. Results suggested validity evidence based on internal structure across adequate fit indices and factor congruence. This study›s findings also provide validity evidence based on external relations. The LPFS-BF 2.0 presented negative correlations with well-being and positive correlations with other personality measures. Mean comparison revealed this test capacity for discriminating people with poor mental health from people with good mental health.
Construção identitária profissional: sentidos do trabalho para psicólogos
Authors: Nieswald Larissa Marcí Rutke , Mattos Valéria De Bettio , Hostensky Elka Lima , Bourscheid Daeana Paula , Santos Vitória Helena Silva
Published: October 2024

Estudar o perfil de egressos de um curso universitário, para além de ser prerrogativa legal, traz elementos que permitem compreender os processos de construção identitária de uma categoria profissional. O objetivo dessa investigação foi compreender de que modo se dá a relação entre a construção identitária e os sentidos atribuídos à profissão de psicólogo. Para tanto, foram entrevistados dez egressos de uma universidade pública federal e o corpus resultante foi submetido à análise de conteúdo. As categorias temáticas emergentes - construção identitária psi e vinculação com o papel de psicólogo - evidenciam que a relação entre os constructos é mediada por uma tríade composta pela trajetória universitária, o exercício profissional e referenciais identitários. Os resultados ratificam a interdependência dos constructos, sinalizam para a necessidade do fortalecimento da formação e indicam agendas destinadas a explorar os significados do trabalho.
Psicologia, Criminologia Crítica e Feminista: diálogos e convergências na realidade das mulheres encarceradas no Brasil
Authors: Garcia Renata Monteiro , Magalhães Amanda Oliveira , Silva Aléxia Carolina Gonçalves da , Borba Giovanna Ignowsky , Borges Jeferson Trindade Silva
Published: October 2024

Este estudo analisa produções acadêmico-científicas que estabelecem discussões teóricas entre a Psicologia e as Criminologias Crítica e Feminista sobre o encarceramento de mulheres. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e de caráter exploratório, realizada a partir de uma revisão sistemática da literatura. Todos os estudos encontrados estão no campo da Psicologia e foram escritos majoritariamente por mulheres. Os resultados indicam que, de forma geral, o sofrimento psíquico, as opressões que se interseccionam na vida das aprisionadas e a mortificação subjetiva incidem na realidade dessas mulheres. Dessa forma, aponta-se que o resultado principal está na importância dos diálogos entre a Psicologia e as Criminologias Críticas como importantes produções para o avanço dos debates contra-hegemônicos sobre a realidade do cárcere.
Percepção de discriminação racial em usuárias(os) da Atenção Básica e Interseccionalidade
Authors: Silveira Raquel da Silva , Segundo Damião Soares de Almeida , Batista Alisson Ferreira , Nunes Sabrina Gomes , Santos Giorgia Fogaça , Nardi Henrique Caetano
Published: October 2024

Estudo sobre as percepções de discriminação vividas em uma amostra da população usuária da Atenção Básica do SUS, no RS. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a intersecção entre raça/cor e sexo/gênero nas respostas obtidas. Comparou-se com resultados de pesquisa brasileira que utilizou os mesmos instrumentos. Foram entrevistadas(os) 521 usuárias(os) de duas cidades, com idades entre 18 e 81 anos, majoritariamente negras, mulheres, com renda familiar de até dois salários mínimos e ensino fundamental incompleto. A Escala de Discriminação Explícita e um questionário de dados sócio demográficos foram aplicados. Conduziu-se análises estatísticas comparando os quatro grupos (mulheres negras e brancas, homens negros e brancos). Aproximadamente metade das pessoas brancas não identificou sofrer qualquer discriminação.
Se existiu uma antipsiquiatria e uma antipsicanálise, por que não uma antipsicologia? Diálogos com Martín-Baró
Authors: Costa Pedro Henrique Antunes da
Published: October 2024

O presente trabalho trata de uma introdução à tradução ao português brasileiro do artigo Antipsiquiatria e antipsicanálise (Antipsiquiatria y antipsicoanálisis), de Ignacio Martín-Baró (1973/2022). São debatidos aspectos fundamentais, contextualizando-o, reiterando sua relevância e avançando no debate ao qual se propõe, a saber: a crítica e transformação do campo psi (psiquiatria, psicologia e psicanálise). Ensejamos fomentar o debate sobre a crítica da psicologia numa perspectiva radical, a partir do marxismo. Não nos cabe construir uma antipsicologia, como a antipsiquiatria e a antipsicanálise? Uma suprassunção da psicologia, no sentido de afirmá-la, mas também negá-la e produzir-se enquanto negação da negação? Se para Martín-Baró (1973), para que surja uma sociedade nova, essa ciência (psicologia) tem que deixar de ser não só esta ciência, mas de ser nossa, para nós, ela deve também deixar de ser, deve ser superada.
THE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE PROCESS OF DOING, FEELING, THINKING, AND RELATING IN LAMPUNGESE LANGUAGE CLAUSES
Authors: Afrianto Afrianto , Sujatna Eva Tuckyta Sari , Darmayanti Nani , Ariyani Farida
Published: October 2024

This descriptive-qualitative research explores the processes configured in Lampungese language clauses. Here, the processes are structured in clauses showing physical actions, feelings, thinking, relation, behaviour, and existence. It investigates the processes using Hallidayan transitivity system and focuses on the constituents forming a clause, such as participant, process, and circumstance. In order to keep a natural setting, the data of this research were collected by documentation from passages of six lesson books of Lampungese language. The results of analyses show that the process of doing is realized with nyeghbu, ngemulai perlawanan, ngelawan, ngebantu, ditulis and diteghusko, whereas the mental process is constituted by nyeghah, ngenal, nganggop, and dikenang. Meanwhile, the realization of relational process is dimaksudko, which is classified as an identifying relational process. It is also found that a relational clause can be structured without any relational process. The disappearance of the process can be categorized as zero relational process and marked with 0.  The result of this research is expected to give a contribution to document the structure of the Lampungese language.
ABA enhances the apoptotic effect of docetaxel in the multidrug-resistant DU145 prostate cancer cell line
Authors: Şumnulu Deniz , Doğanlar Zeynep
Published: October 2024

This study aimed to induce drug resistance in DU145 prostate cancer cells by exposing them to docetaxel and mitoxantrone, and to examine the effects of combining docetaxel and abscisic acid (ABA). The IC50 values for docetaxel and mitoxantrone in non-resistant cells were 54.57 nM and 6.25 nM, respectively, rising to 808.53 nM and 50.07 nM after resistance had developed. RT-PCR analysis showed that treatment of resistant cells with 50.07 nM docetaxel and 500 ?M ABA (ABA) resulted in the following changes in gene expression: heat shock protein (HSP) 70 (0.63-fold), glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) 0.33-fold, inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase endoribonuclease-1? (IRE1?) 1.62-fold, ER degradation- enhancing alpha-mannosidase-like 1 (EDEM1) 1.77-fold, X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) 1.53-fold, p21 (2.53-fold), cellular tumor antigen p53 (p53) 2.49-fold, bcl-2-like protein 4 (Bax) 2.7-fold, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-?) 6.35-fold. Tali? cytometry analysis showed a 47% increase in apoptotic/necrotic cells with the combined treatment of docetaxel and ABA, compared to a 26% increase with docetaxel alone. Fluorescent staining revealed that co-administration of docetaxel and ABA increases apoptosis in resistant DU145 cells compared to treatment with docetaxel alone. This study suggests that combining ABA with docetaxel could be effective in drug-resistant prostate cancer.
M.I. Arinkin - founder of codevelopment techniques research of cellular bone marrow: the 90-th anniversary of sternal punction
Authors: Bondarchuk S. V , Kovalev A. V , Bogdanov A. N
Published: October 2024

Mikhail I. Arinkin was one of the prominent hematologist in their time. He is the author of intravital aspiration method bone marrow biopsy-sternal punction. Arinkin proposed a simple, minimally invasive diagnostic method of obtaining bone marrow. Almost 90 years of sternal punction remains a global priority and national Hematology, in particular, chair of faculty therapy. Security analysis of diagnostic significance of sternal punction. Mielogramm 1217, analyzed the results of cytology examination of bone marrow.
The phenomenon of X chromosome inactivation and human diseases
Authors: Shevchenko A. I
Published: October 2024

In early development, one of the two X chromosomes is randomly inactivated in each somatic cell of female embryos. As a result, women are mosaics that means about a half of their cells bear the active X chromosome inherited from the father, while the genes of the maternally inherited X chromosome are expressed in the other half. Disturbance in the inactivation process during embryogenesis leads to fetal death. Reactivation of the inactive X chromosome in female cells can cause a number of diseases, including cancer and autoimmune disorders. Changes in randomness of X-chromosome inactivation and skewed choice of one of the X-chromosomes for inactivation can influence clinical manifestations of about 400 diseases associated with mutations in X-linked genes. The phenomenon of X chromosome inactivation is also an important issue for successful application of human pluripotent stem cells in biomedical research and regenerative medicine.
Relationship between Crime Victimization and Property Crimes Reporting to the Kenyan Police in Gilgil Ward, Nakuru County
Authors: Mwangi Erick Mbuthia
Published: October 2024

Crime victimization and the subsequent choice to notify the police are complex behaviors influenced by various psychological, socio-economic, and contextual factors. Studies on crime victimization suggest that individuals’ experiences and perceptions of crime significantly shape their willingness to report incidents to law enforcement. This study examines the relationship between crime victimization and the reporting of property crimes to the Kenyan police in Gilgil Ward, Nakuru County. Employing a mixed-approach study design, the study combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyze the impact of various factors, such as the nature of the crime, incident location, socio-economic conditions, and trust levels towards the police, on victims’ decisions to report property crimes. Data were collected from 96 respondents through questionnaires and interviews. The study found that burglary had the highest reporting rate (78.0%), while theft had the lowest (40.8%). The study identified factors such as the lack of surveillance during curfews, limited police patrols, and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as contributors to crime patterns and reporting behaviors. The study recommends that strengthening the relationship between the police and the community is essential to encourage crime reporting., establishing more police posts, enhancing community engagement, and using digital platforms to encourage crime reporting. These strategies could improve the reporting rate of property crimes, leading to better crime management and community safety in Gilgil Ward, Nakuru County.
Healthcare at Arm's Length: Exploring the association of distance and household wealth index in Odisha, India
Authors: Ahmad Imteyaz , Dehury Ranjit Kumar , Gadiraju Padmaja , Dehury Parthsarathi , Samal Janmejaya , Behera Manas Ranjan
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Location or distance from healthcare facilities affects the use of health facilities of households.  Use of health facilities also have an impact on the socioeconomic conditions. Distance from healthcare facilities significantly affects catastrophic health expenditures. This study aimed to determine the association of physical distance to healthcare facilities with the economic deprivation of households.
Objective: This study aims to analyze the distance of healthcare facilities from households in different wealth index categories of Odisha. The study argues that the household wealth index is associated with the distance to healthcare facilities.
Methodology: This study is based on six purposively selected districts in Odisha: Rayagada, Kalahandi, Angul, Keonjhar, Khordha, and Kendrapara. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted to collect the data. A total of 902 household data points were collected. Data analysis was carried out in SPSS version 25.
Results: A difference is observed among households that need to travel more than one hour to reach a private doctor or private hospital: 42.6% of poor households face this challenge, whereas only 25% of wealthy households do. Among those who cannot reach a public hospital in less than an hour, a larger proportion are from poor households (62.6%). The poor and wealthy segments of the population have nearly equal access to NGO-run healthcare facilities in terms of proximity. We observe that poor households are less likely than wealthy households to reach private pharmacists in less than an hour and are more likely to require over an hour to reach them.
Conclusion: Ensuring healthcare facilities is the minimum requirement within one hour of reach for every household in India. Underreporting of illnesses and diseases is one of the major factors of high mortality in the population. Physical accessibility to healthcare facilities can reduce the mortality burden on the population.
A Study on the Association between Poverty, Demographics, Family Support, and Cancer Care in Jharkhand, India
Authors: Ahmad Imteyaz , Gadiraju Padmaja , Singh Punam , Dehury Ranjit Kumar , Vanlalhruaii C. , Alam MD Tabrez , Dehury Parthsarathi
Published: October 2024

Objective: The complex relationship between cancer care and poverty was examined in this study. This study identified the associations of various demographic factors with cancer care. The study also analyzes the family's role and support network in cancer care.
Methodology: This study employed a mixed-method approach to understand cancer care in Jharkhand, India, comprehensively. The study was conducted as a cross-sectional survey with 204 reproductive cancer patients. The structured interview schedule covered the socio-demographic variables and cancer care facilities. The study also used case study methods with three eligible adults who underwent or are currently receiving cancer treatment. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the study findings. The narratives of each case study provide a comprehensive understanding of each patient's journey to cancer care. The study received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Cancer Hospital.
Results: The survey results show that 47 percent of the respondents access the treatment. Only 12.7 percent of the respondents had taken the HPV vaccine, and 44.6 percent had received physiotherapy during the treatment. Forty-four percent of the respondents accessed counseling services from health service providers. The respondents' characteristics, such as age and gender, were strongly associated with access to counseling services. Education and family income were statistically associated with access to cancer care treatment. Only 7.4 percent of respondents arranged transport for treatment, and 11.8 percent arranged logistics and various treatment therapies for cancer care. Cancer patients from Jharkhand frequently face discrimination in receiving health care because of their economic condition. The case study revealed differences in wealth, social class and family role in cancer care. As a result, cancer patients often feel hopeless and isolated, leading to depression and anxiety.
Conclusion and Implications: Poverty plays a negative role in providing and accessing cancer care in the state of Jharkhand. The role of family and society is essential for cancer survival. Psychological support from the family gives hope to the life of cancer patients. To address the complex relationship between financial burden and cancer care, both government agencies and social structures must implement comprehensive strategies.
Resilience Capacity of Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers and the Future Agenda for Sustainable Development of A Resilient EMS System in Thailand
Authors: Pant Alina , Suksaroj Thunwadee , Janmaimool Piyapong , Laosee Orapin , Ratannapan Cheerawit
Published: October 2024

In the current scenario, demand for emergency care is rising due to the shift in disease pattern all around the world, from growing burden of non-communicable diseases to the pre-existing communicable diseases. The principle aim of an emergency medical service (EMS) system is to prevent premature mortality, reduce pain and prevent long term disability. EMS workers serve on the front lines of emergency medical care, which is one of the most important components in an EMS system of any country. Since the latest pandemic has caused increased burn out and stress among the service providers with long term mental and physical effect which is yet to be researched in Thailand, and no study in particular have addressed to evaluate the resilience capacities of the front-line EMS workforce and identify components that influence their performance and response to emergencies.
This study aims to measure the resilience capacity of pre-hospital EMS providers of Thailand along with providing recommendations to policy makers regarding EMS service provider future agendas and standard methods for proper workforce development in order to tackle future public health emergency situations. The respondents were EMTs, ENPs, paramedics, frontline rescuers working in the provinces as an EMS service provider under the ministry of public health (MOPH), National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM), Thailand. Total 500 participated in the survey from 32 different provinces.
Resilience capacity was divided into high, moderate and low; Components and factors were developed through literature review and grouping was done. With total 41 questions: Safety, Competencies, Wellness and Behavioral Health. Open ended questions reflected the perception and experiences of the EMS service providers regarding the strength and improvement areas of the EMS system in Thailand.
The result from the survey shows that the EMS service providers have moderate resilience in terms of Behavioral Health which is related to their psychometric properties and main components to measure the resiliency scales. Similarly, in terms of Safety, Wellness and Competencies components the EMS services have shown moderate level of resilience capacity as a front-line worker in the emergency medical service system to prepare for the future public health emergencies.
The findings of the research present the perception and opinions of various EMS providers working in different provinces of Thailand. This study explores the present status/situation of front-line workers of the EMS system in Thailand. The findings provide crucial recommendations to health policy makers for developing resilient EMS system and their workforce in Thailand focusing on pre-hospital care setting. This research suggests measurement tools and plans focusing on the EMS future agenda 2050.
On the representativeness of approximate solutions of discrete optimization problems with interval objective function
Authors: Prolubnikov A.V.
Published: October 2024

We consider discrete optimization problems with interval uncertainty of its objective function's coefficients. For the coefficients, we model its measurement errors by intervals of their possible values. A possible optimal solution of a problem is a solution that is optimal for some possible values of the coefficients. The probability of obtaining of the possible optimal solution is the probability to obtain such values of the coefficients that the solution is optimal. A possible approximate solution is a solution that is obtained by some predefined approximate algorithm, e.g. by the greedy algorithm, for some values of the coefficients. The probability of obtaining of the possible approximate solution is the probability to obtain such values of coefficients that the solution be the result of the algorithm operating for the problem. We call a possible (optimal or approximate) solution representative if the probability of its obtaining is bigger than some boundary value that is called a boundary of representativeness. Otherwise the solution called unrepresentative. The mean (optimal or approximate) solution is the solution that we obtain for the mean values of interval coefficients, i.e. for the centers of intervals of their possible values. We show that the share of instances of the discrete optimization problems with unrepresentative mean approximate solution may be large enough for rather small values of modeled errors and for the boundaries of the representativeness which are close to zero. The same is true for any other possible approximate solution. The total time required to obtain the results presented in the paper was about 700 hours on a PC.
The relevance of Russian religious philosophy
Authors: Kuparashvili M.J.
Published: October 2024

The Russian Orthodox religion within the framework of philosophical analysis demonstrates an amazing modern interpretation of Orthodox values, categorical apparatus and method of appropriation of the changed world. The analysis of empirical entities to which religion has privileged access insists on paying great attention to the way that Russian Orthodox philosophy uses as a justification and logically consistent constructions.
Speaking of food in immigration
Authors: Protassova E. , Yelenevskaya M.
Published: October 2024

This essay explores how multicultural Russian-speaking immigrants reflect about their old and newly adapted food habits. These reflections go beyond descriptions of diets and principles of nutrition but reveal to what extent newcomers are ready to participate in the culture of the majority, how they evaluate their past, which tastes make them nostalgic of the times gone and how ingenious they are in adjusting their favorite recipes to the local food products. Memories of their mothers' and grandmothers' cooking clash with the offerings in the new environment. Gradually bicultural food habits evolve, making immigrants negotiate their belonging. The discourse about food habits is an integral part of immigrant discourses about integration into the host society, but also about separation from the majority and gradual hybridization of immigrants' cultures. It is a complex intercultural communication process. Material for the essay was drawn from in-depth individual and group interviews with Russian-speaking immigrants residing in Finland, Germany, and Israel. We also studied internet forums of Russian-speaking immigrants dedicated to foodways. Our ethnographic diaries and photoarchives complement the sample.
Agenda research: a methodological tool for comparative analysis
Authors: Kaminchenko D.I.
Published: October 2024

The rapid informatization of modern society affects the processes associated with the creation, distribution and consumption of news content. Various media, social and political subjects influence each other and the formation of different agendas, therefore, the issues of conducting a comparative analysis of various agendas are of particular relevance. The purpose of the research is to test the previously presented method for comparing the information agenda and identify its strengths and weaknesses. The objectives of the study are determined by the morphology of the proposed methodology: to monitor news headlines in the media and social media; calculate the quantitative values of the paired coefficient of contingency of the content of the agendas, carry out a comparative analysis of the values of the coefficient. Another task of the study is to analyze the identified weaknesses and strengths of the methodological tools. The study sample consisted of news headlines from two Internet-media and headlines of popular news on social networking sites. Research methods are: monitoring of text news headlines, calculation of a statistical indicator and comparative analysis. According to the results of the research, the content of the news agenda of the two Internet-media turned out to be the closest to each other. At the same time, the degree of proximity between the agendas of the two Internet-media and the most popular news in social networking sites turned out to be significantly less. One of the weaknesses of the proposed methodology was the complexity that arises when analyzing the identity of the texts of news headlines. One of the strengths of the tested toolkit is its universal nature and the presence in it of a special unifying measure for comparing the content of agendas.
Chronicle of the II all-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation "newest philology: dynamics of speech and text forms" dedicated to the memory of professors Boris Ivanovich Osipov and Maya Petrovna Odintsova
Authors: Butakova L.O. , Zoltner O.V. , Kharlamova M.A.
Published: October 2024

The review shows content of the scientific-practical conference dedicated to the memory of professors Boris Ivanovich Osipov and Maya Petrovna Odintsova. The authors of the review emphasize the correspondence of the sections of the conference and reports to the main research problems of scientists - syntax, functional grammar, pragmatics, anthropocentric linguistics, history of language, history of graphics and spelling, folk speech, etc.
Lübnan da Türkçe Soyadları: Şuf (Chouf) Örneği
Authors: KALAYCI Ünal
Published: October 2024

Ad bilimi; adların ortaya çıkışını, varlık ve kavramlara verilişini, biçim,
anlam, yapı ve kökenini toplumsal ilişkileri de dikkate alarak inceleyen
bilim dalıdır. Soyadları, ad biliminin kişi adları başlığı altında yer almaktadır.
1934 yılında Türkiye’de Soyadı Kanunu çıktıktan sonra soyadlarıyla
ilgili ilk çalışmalar, soyadı listeleri biçiminde yapılmıştır. Zaman geçtikçe
soyadlarıyla ilgili çalışmalar derinleşmiştir. Soyadlarıyla ilgili çalışmalar
zamanla Türkiye dışındaki Türkçe soyadlarına da yönelmiştir. Bu çalışmanın
evrenini, Lübnan’ın yirmi altı seçim bölgesinden birini oluşturan
Şuf (Chouf) yerleşim birimindeki Dürzi kimliği dışında kalan 138.900
seçmenin soyadı oluşturmaktadır. Bu soyadları taranarak içerisinde en az
bir Türkçe birim veya biçim birimi taşıyan soyadları; biçim, anlam, yapı
ve köken bakımından incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonunda en az bir Türkçe
unsur taşıyan 162 soyadı tespit edilmiştir. Bu soyadları, toplamda 417
birim ve biçim birimden oluşmaktadır. Bu birim ve biçim birimlerden
286’sı Türkçe, 75’i Arapça, 36’sı Ermenice, 11’i Farsça, 5’i Rumca, 2’si
Fransızca, 1’i İngilizce ve 1’i de Süryaniceden oluşmaktadır. Birden fazla
dilden biçim birimi taşıyan soyadlarına bu yönüyle karma sözcük de denilebilir.
Soyadlarının yapı bakımından 2’sinin basit, 139’unun türemiş ve
21’inin birleşik olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Daha çok Türkçe meslek adlarının
soyadı olarak kullanıldığı ve bu soyadlarının da doğal olarak en çok
+CI yapım ekini bünyelerinde taşıdığı tespit edilmiştir.
Predicting Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Databases with ELM Applications.
Authors: Tirado Felipe , Lopez Cortez Xaviera , Macaya Mejías Vicente , Zabala-Blanco David , Manríquez-Troncoso José M. , Ahumada-García Roberto
Published: October 2024

Early detection of antibiotic resistance is a crucial task, especially for vulnerable patients under prolonged treatments with a single antibiotic. To solve this, machine learning approaches have been reported in the state of art. Researchers have used MALDI-TOF MS in order to predict antibiotic resistance and/or susceptibility in bacterial samples. Weis, et al. implemented LR, LightGBM and ANN to study the antibiotic resistance on bacterial strains of Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus Aureus, and Klebsiella Pneumoniae. Despite promising results, the models have not achieved perfect accuracy, specifically when the classes are unbalanced. On the other hand, Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) is a training algorithm for forward propagation of single hidden layer neural networks, which converges much faster than traditional methods and offers promising performance along with less programmer intervention. In this way, this study introduced improved ELMs, including two weighted ELMs proposed by Zong, and the SMOTE technique in order to create new synthetic samples of the minority class. After heuristic optimization of ELM hiper-parameters, results demonstrated 85% in accuracy and 85% in geometric mean for the classification problem in the case of weighted ELM 1 subject to the SMOTE technique of oversampling.
Study on pose-based deep learning models for gloss-free Sign Language Translation
Authors: Dal Bianco Pedro , Ríos Gastón , Hasperué Waldo , Stanchi Oscar , Quiroga Facundo , Ronchetti Franco
Published: October 2024

Sign Language Translation (SLT) is a challenging task due to its cross-domain nature, different grammars and lack of data. Currently, many SLT models rely on intermediate gloss annotations as outputs or latent priors. Glosses can help models to correctly segment and align signs to better understand the video. How- ever, the use of glosses comes with significant limitations, since obtaining annotations is quite difficult. Therefore, scaling gloss-based models to millions of samples remains impractical, specially considering the scarcity of sign language datasets. In a similar fashion, many models use video data that requires larger models which typically only work on high end GPUs, and are less invariant to signers appearance and context. In this work we propose a gloss-free pose-based SLT model. Using the extracted pose as feature allow fora sign significant reduction in the dimensionality of the data and the size of the model. We evaluate the state of the art, compare available models and develop a keypoint-based Transformer model for gloss-free. SLT, trained on RWTH-Phoenix, a standard dataset for benchmarking SLT models alongside GSL, a simpler laboratory-made Greek Sign Language dataset.
Trends in High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing
Authors: Pousa Adrián , Sanz Victoria María , Naiouf Marcelo , De Giusti Armando
Published: October 2024

High Performance Computing (HPC) applies different techniques to complex or large-volume applications, relying on both parallel software and hardware, to reduce their execution time compared to running them on a simple computer. On the other hand, Quantum Computing (QC) emerges as a new paradigm that leverages the properties of Quantum Mechanics for computation. QC has an inherently parallel nature and it is expected to solve some problems faster than classical computing. This paper carries out a bibliographic review to examine the point of view of different authors regarding the relationship between HPC and QC. The objective is to determine the trend of this relationship: Will QC replace classical HPC computing?or Will they complement each other? Also, if they were complementary tools, the aim is to answer: How could they be integrated? How will users access these resources?
Dengue Dynamics: Modelling Spread and Environmental Interactions
Authors: Encinas Diego Omar , Matto Joaquin , Stella Joaquin , Maccallini Lucas , Romero Fernando
Published: October 2024

The objective of this study is to analyze the behavior of dengue fever in the city of La Plata during one year, considering temperature as an environmental factor, its influence on the mosquito population and the transmission of the DENV virus (which causes dengue fever, also known as dengue fever). To become aware of the magnitude of the problem in the future, and using the temperature estimated by the global warming trend, we sought to project an increase in average annual temperatures for the coming years, and thus estimate the impact on the spread of dengue fever. The Netlogo simulation tool was used to model the behavior of a mosquito population and the spread of the dengue virus through contact with the human population. Using official data from the National Meteorological Service, a scenario of spread was simulated for the period November 2022-November 2023, and the increase in temperature due to climate change was projected to simulate how it affects the spread of the virus and the mosquito population, maintaining the same trend for 2024, 2025 and 2030. It was concluded that climate change may generate an expansion in both the size of mosquito populations and their annual activity, leading to the appearance of dengue outbreaks outside the identified warmer seasons.
Risk-taking behavior of electric cyclists and policy recommendations: A case study
Authors: Yang Yanqun , Tian Heming , Feng Yang , Easa Said M. , Zheng Xinyi
Published: October 2024

With the rapid increase in electric bicycle (e-bikes) use, the rate of associated traffic accidents has also escalated. Prior studies have extensively examined e-bike riders’ injury risks, yet there is a limited understanding of how their behavior contributes to these accidents. This study aims to explore the relationship between e-bike riders’ risk-taking behaviors and the incidence of traffic accidents, and to propose targeted safety measures based on these insights. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this research integrates quantitative data from traffic accident reports and qualitative observations from naturalistic studies. The study employs a binary logistic regression model to analyze risk factors and uses observational data to substantiate the model findings. The analysis reveals that assertive driving behaviors among e-bike riders, such as running red lights and speeding, significantly contribute to the high rate of accidents. Moreover, the lack of protective gear and inadequate safety training are identified as critical factors increasing the risk of severe injuries. The study concludes that comprehensive policy interventions, including stricter enforcement of traffic laws and mandatory safety training for e-bike riders, are essential to mitigate the risks associated with e-bike use. The findings advocate for an integrated approach to urban traffic management that enhances the safety of all road users, particularly vulnerable e-bike riders.
Refugees in the Minawao camp: Status and erosion of social assistance in the face of the SDGs
Authors: Magne Marie Rosette , Aholou Cyprien Coffi
Published: October 2024

This article analyses the effectiveness of humanitarian assistance in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon, focusing on the social pillar of sustainable humanitarian. Established in 2013 to accommodate Nigerians fleeing the violence of Boko Haram, the camp now faces growing challenges related to the sustainability of assistance. Based on a mixed methodological approach, the analysis draws on data collected from humanitarian operators, refugees and the host community. The data was collected using tools such as participant observation, individual and group interviews, questionnaire surveys, mapping, documentary review, etc. Although essential infrastructure has been put in place, the study reveals that minimum humanitarian standards are not being met in several key sectors: food security, education, sanitation, shelter provision and Non Foods Items (NFIs). The lack of financial resources, combined with insufficient involvement by the Cameroonian government, has led to a gradual erosion of social protection for refugees. Maintaining assistance on a temporary basis compromises the integration of the SDGs into humanitarian operations. The article highlights the need for a forward-looking approach by humanitarian agencies, coordination between stakeholders and the involvement of new partners, including refugees, to guarantee their well-being and the achievement of the SDGs.
A case study of women’s entrepreneurship dynamics in three rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, a south Indian state
Authors: Dhulipudi Surya Manoja , P Sree Devi , Pusapati Prasanthi , Goriparthi Jnana Venkata Prasad , V Ramakrishna , Uppati Raju , G Sri Satya , Gouthu Uma , Potula Sree Brahmanandam
Published: October 2024

This study aims to examine the entrepreneurial activities of 240 women in the districts of Konaseema, East Godavari, and Kakinada during 2021–2022, focusing on the diverse range of 286 enterprises they managed across 69 business types. These enterprises were tailored to local resources and market demands, with coconut wholesale, cattle breeding, and provision shops being the most common. The study also analyzes income distribution, noting that one-third of the women earned between ₹50,000–1,00,000 annually, while only 0.70% earned over ₹5,00,000. More than half of the enterprises served as the primary income source for their families. The research highlights the significant role these women entrepreneurs play in their communities, their job satisfaction derived from financial independence and social empowerment, and the challenges they face, such as limited capital and market access. Finally, the study offers recommendations to empower these women to seize entrepreneurial opportunities and enhance their success.
SOSYAL BİLGİLER 5. SINIF DERS KİTABINDA YER ALAN GÖRSELLERİN TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET ROLLERİ BAĞLAMINDA İNCELENMESİ
Authors: Kemerkaya Güven , Meydan Ali
Published: October 2024

Okullar çocukların yaşadığı topluma uyum sağlaması ve toplumun kültürünü yaşantı yolu ile edindiği kurumlardır. Bireyler yaşamının ilk yıllarında ailesinden edindiği bilgi ve davranışları okulda pekiştirmektedir. Bireylerin okulda yeni bilgiler öğrenmesi ve bunu davranışa dönüştürmesi için etkin araçlardan biri de ders kitaplarıdır. Bireyler okulda toplum içindeki rollerini belirgin olarak kazanmaktadırlar. Toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri de bunlardan biridir. Okullarda toplumun bireylerden beklediği gerek tolumsal cinsiyet rolü gerekse diğer rollerin kazandırılmasında sosyal bilgiler dersinin önemi oldukça fazladır. Dersin temel materyallerinden olan sosyal bilgiler ders kitabı bu bağlamda etkili araçlardandır. Bu çalışmanın amacı 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim yılında Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından resmi ve özel ortaokullarda ders kitabı olarak okutulması uygun görülen ve dağıtımı yapılan 5. Sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının içeriğinde kullanılan görsellerin toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri açısından incelenmesidir. Bu amaç çerçevesinde nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın kapsamını 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim yılında Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından ortaokullarda kullanılmak üzere belirlenen 5. sınıf sosyal bilgiler ders kitabının içerdiği görseller oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada sosyal bilgiler 5. Sınıf ders kitabında yer alan görseller toplumsal roller (anne, baba, abla, abi) ve mesleki roller açısından incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın verileri içerik analizi yolu ile çözümlenmiştir.
Changes in hydraulic and physico-water parameters of surface waters under the influence of anthropogenic activities in the Western Carpathians
Authors: Kruk Edyta , Halecki Wiktor , Petryk Agnieszka , Ryczek Marek , Chmielowski Krzysztof
Published: October 2024

To evaluate the quality of watercourses in the Western part of Carpathians from a hydro-chemical perspective, a systematic approach is required. This involves gradually excluding factors that contribute to the washing, mixing, and transportation of contaminants in the watercourse pathway. The model that considers spatial dependencies by autoregression was implemented in this study to determine the correlation between hydrodynamic and physico-chemical characteristics of waters at surface in different groups and forms of catchment use. The surface water at forested areas had the maximum average shear stress of 0.178 N∙m−2. The watercourse at sustained grassland had the maximum average Reynolds number (Re) of 23,654 and the minimum number of 0.426 at arable lands. Spatial autoregression analysis revealed space-time relations in various measurement points. When constructing the space-physical model, it is important to consider the influence of hydraulic characteristic parameters on the generation of physicochemical indicators in the flysch basin. Specifically, it may be beneficial to take into account the turbulent diffusion coefficient. The autoregression analysis demonstrated that for the ions P-PO43− and K+ in surface water on cropland and for total iron and the cation K+ ion grassland (p < 0.05), the turbulent diffusion coefficient proved to be of great importance. The study did not identify any physicochemical dependency for woodland surface waters. The findings can be utilised to create an erosion model that considers the contribution of material supply in a catchment area, specifically from weathered Carpathian flysch or surface runoff, to the alimentation of alluvial deposits.
Enhanced efficiency of water purification plant by combined riverbank filtration
Authors: Ibrahim Mohamed K.M. , Gad Ali A.M. , Aly Olfat H. , Ahmed A.K.A.
Published: October 2024

Water shortages occur due to several factors, with drought being one of the biggest drivers. Another major environmental issue related to the contamination of freshwater systems worldwide is thousands of micropollutants, although they generally occur at low concentration levels. The provision of safe drinking water to the population in rural developing nations remains a problem, in particular when surface water and shallow wells or non-watertight headworks wells serve as sources of drinking water. Dramatically changing raw water qualities, floods and high rainfall events anthropogenic pollution, lack of electricity supply in developing regions demand new and adapted solutions for treatment and rendering water safe for distribution. Our study aimes to find another source of water supply using riverbank filtration (RBF). The RBF is a water treatment method that removes water from rivers by pumping wells into a nearby alluvial aquifer. Several physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur underground improve the quality of surface water and eliminate the need for traditional potable water treatment. Additional treatment techniques in this process include biological degradation, sorption, and filtration. Physical, chemical, and microbiological variables were used to assess the effectiveness of the RBF system in Upper Egypt. Our study proposes a workable water treatment strategy that replaces RBF treatment or pretreatment technique for high-quality Nile water to eliminate or reduce surface water pollutants without the use of chlorine.
Activities for Counteracting Wasting Food by Supermarket Chains in the Context of Sustainable Development
Authors: Żukiewicz Konrad , Słowik Tomasz , Dudziak Agnieszka , Łusiak Patrycja , Mazur Jacek
Published: October 2024

The problem of food wastage, particularly in the recent period, has been broadly discussed worldwide with regard to various stages of the food supply chain. One of such stages is food distribution to consumers by supermarket chains. The study presents results of activities undertaken by supermarket chain administrators for the purpose of food wastage reduction. One of the basic measures is price reduction aimed at possibly fast sale of products. Such activities can cause an even 8-fold increase in sales in the case of price reduction by half. Other positive activities include donating food to charity organisations or food banks. This study addresses the mutual correlation between the sales of various products, and the effect of the percent of discounts on the sale of products for different product groups in the offer of the supermarket chain, as well as the dependency of the trade volume and the amount of food donated to public purpose organisations. The research was conducted in the period of 4 years of operation (2020-2023) of a Polish chain of grocery supermarkets.
Effects of dietary rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaf powder and Bacillus subtilis on the growth performance, digestive enzymes, antioxidant and immune-related gene expression, and resistance to Aeromonas hydriphila in common carp, Cyprinus carpio
Authors: Sadeghloo Abbas , Akrami Reza , Ghelichi Afshin , Chitsaz Hosein , Shamloofar Mahshid
Published: October 2024

Due to increasing demand about the application of natural feed additives in aquaculture, the efficacy of separate and the combination of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and B. subtilis on the growth performance, blood indices, innate immunity, antioxidant defense, digestive enzymes activity, the expression levels of genes with immunity modulation, as well as the act of resisting against Aeromonas hydriphila, in common carp, C. carpio is reported. Fish (44.63 ± 0.04 g) were divided into four treatments including the T0 (control treatment) fed with basal diet, T1 fed with rosemary at the rate of 3 %, T2 fed with 1.5×107 CFU g-1
B. subtilis, and T3 fed with a combination of rosemary at the rate of 3 % and 1.5×107 CFU g-1
B. subtilis. After 56 days enriched feed with B. subtilis and combination of rosemary and B. subtilis caused significant improvement in weight gain (WG %), feed conversion ratio (FCR), hematological and biochemical indices, the innate immune responses including in total Ig level, lysozyme and ACH50 activities as well as the chymotrypsin, pepsin, protease, and amylase activities correlate to the control group (P<0.05). Additionally, the serum CAT and GPX activity were significantly enhanced in the T3 group (P<0.05). The mRNA expression of CAT and LYS genes significantly increased in T2 and T3 contrary to T0 (p<0.05). Fish challenged with A. hydrophila had variable survival and the best survival was in the T3. In summary, combination the rosemary and B. subtilis enhanced immune parameters and the ability of fish to cope with A. hydrophila as a fish pathogen. These findings indicated the potential of these substances as a promising feed additive.