bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessing the Level and Determinants of Environmental Sustainability Disclosure in Portuguese and Brazilian Companies
Authors: Cepeda Catarina , Monteiro Albertina Paula , Ferreira da Silva Amélia Cristina , Silva Diana
Published: September 2024

This study aims to analyze the level of environmental disclosure (ED) and its determinants. Employing a mixed-methods approach, this investigation employs content analysis in corporate reports spanning from 2016 to 2020. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis on panel data is utilized to identify the drivers of ED extent. Findings from this study indicate an upward trend in the ED index, which is slightly higher in Brazil, with the sustainability report, the most widely used means of disclosure, showing the highest levels of ED. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicators related to environmental compliance, emissions, and energy exhibit the highest levels of disclosure. Moreover, GRI standards adoption, CEO duality, and workers diversity are identified as significant influencers of ED extent in both countries. This research contributes valuable insights to both academic literature and practical application by scrutinizing the extent of ED in private and listed Portuguese companies and identifying influential factors.
Key Audit Matters
Authors: Lemos Natália , Serra Sara , Silva Lurdes R. , Quesado Patrícia , Lemos Kátia
Published: September 2024

This study focuses on the companies of the Águas de Portugal Group, which operate in the water and sanitation sector, and aims to perform a content analysis of the auditor's reports and, specifically, of the key audit matters (KAM) disclosed from 2017 to 2021. Although it is not mandatory to disclose KAM, 57% of companies disclosed KAM in the period under review. Content analysis shows a high similarity in the number and content of KAM disclosed by companies in the period in which the same firm audits them. The categories of KAM disclosed are investment - recognition and measurement; impairment of investments; impairment of debts; revenue - recognition of downward activity; revenue - expense recovery deviations; and process of split. Audit responses to disclosed KAM mainly included inspections, followed by analytical procedures and inquiries, with reperformance being the least common procedure.
The Disclosure of Social Responsibility Information on the Websites of Non-Profit Organizations
Authors: Zabolotnic Corneliu , da Costa Robalo Rui Manuel
Published: September 2024

This study analyses the social responsibility (SR) information disclosed by the Portuguese mercies that are part of the Union of Portuguese Mercies and that had a website. These non-profit organizations prefer to disclose SR information on their homepage, adopting mainly a text format balanced with images. Around half of them disclose between four and ten pages of SR information, with larger mercies disclosing more SR information pages than the smaller ones. The SR information disclosed mainly refers to their activities, rather than environment and/or human resources, and few disclose codes of conduct and/or ethics. This study contributes to the literature of SR disclosure in three ways. First, it adds empirical evidence related to a different type of non-profit organization that has not been studied. Second, it provides evidence that the Portuguese mercies use their websites mainly to disclose SR information about their work area and activities. Third, it shows that the disclosure of SR information depends a lot on the characteristics of each type of non-profit organization.
A geometria dos fractais e os tipos de tarefas propostos em livros didáticos do ensino médio
Authors: Silveira Arielle Rodrigues , Moran Mariana
Published: September 2024

O presente artigo detém resultados obtidos durante uma pesquisa de iniciação científica, cujo objetivo foi analisar duas coleções de livros didáticos do Ensino Médio acerca do ensino da geometria dos fractais. O estudo de elementos da geometria dos fractais propicia o desenvolvimento do pensamento geométrico, bem como a exploração de diferentes conceitos matemáticos através de construções geométricas que, geralmente são atrativas aos alunos devido a beleza visual e seu padrão de regularidade, presentes nos fractais. Outrossim, além da beleza visual dos fractais, recorreu-se como aporte teórico e metodológico, à Teoria Antropológica do Didático, de Yves Chevallard, a qual possibilitou uma Organização Matemática com base na investigação dos tipos de tarefas contemplados nas abordagens de geometria dos fractais nos livros didáticos analisados e aprovados pelo Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático (PNLD) de 2021. Ao investigar e classificar tais tipos de tarefas, identificou-se habilidades e objetos de conhecimento presentes na Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC).
Meio ambiente e práticas sustentáveis: reflexões a partir da Educação Física
Authors: Teixeira Tanira Santos , Ferreira Carla Elaine Alves , Silva Juliane Lima , Paixão Jairo Antônio da , Felipe da Silva Triani
Published: September 2024

A sustentabilidade, no contexto brasileiro, ainda carece de atenção da população e das políticas públicas para o desenvolvimento sustentável. A Educação Física exerce um papel importante nesse contexto. No campo da educação, contribui a partir de uma educação para a saúde, principalmente por meio do tema transversal meio ambiente. No campo da saúde, auxilia na promoção da saúde e da qualidade de vida por meio da oferta de um serviço de qualidade. Tendo em vista essas possíveis relações, o objetivo deste estudo é apresentar algumas possíveis reflexões sobre Educação Física e Sustentabilidade. Ao longo do manuscrito são apresentados alguns conceitos e suas possíveis relações com o campo da saúde, além dos possíveis impactos da prática da Atividade Física, da Educação Física e do Esporte sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável.
Ingresso e permanência em uma licenciatura em educação do campo: uma análise a partir da teoria das representações sociais
Authors: Silva Laiane Alves , Veronese Monaise Cristina Borges Silva , Miranda Camila Lima
Published: September 2024

O artigo apresenta as motivações para o ingresso e permanência em uma Licenciatura em Educação do Campo, áreas do conhecimento Ciências da Natureza e Matemática, em uma IES mineira. O instrumento utilizado para a construção dos dados foi um questionário Google Forms. Adotou-se como referencial teórico a Teoria das Representações Sociais. Como resultados, verificou-se que a motivação para o ingresso se pauta na representação social que essa é uma oportunidade para estar em um curso de graduação, que dialoga com a realidade campesina. Ressaltaram, ainda, a Pedagogia da Alternância como algo essencial em suas escolhas. O núcleo-central da representação social sobre permanência no curso são os termos: dedicação e sonho. Conhecer as representações sociais que alicerçam o ingresso e a permanência dos estudantes na LECampo podem fornecer importantes indicativos para o curso e para o fomento de políticas públicas.
Adaptive Tracking of the Barents Sea Polar Front Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Authors: Mo-Bjørkelund Tore , Kolås Eivind , Fer Ilker , Ludvigsen Martin
Published: September 2024

Abstract Exchanges and interactions between water masses are typically concentrated across ocean fronts, requiring targeted sampling. As fronts are dynamic in their spatiotemporal extent, they can be hard to map with limited sampling resources. In this paper, we use horizontal
temperature gradient as the defining feature of a front to adapt the path of an autonomous underwater vehicle to follow these regions of scientific interest. We present results from simulations and successful field operations in the Barents Sea, where the vehicle equipped with a microstructure
sensor crossed the polar front while adapting its trajectory to the front position. Using in situ measurements, we estimate the temperature gradient across the polar front and cross it at different depths. We show that the vehicle is able to estimate and detect the temperature gradient maximum
and to adjust its path to provide measurements of temperature, salinity and microstructure along its path, on both sides of the front. This is a step toward the integration of turbulence measurements on autonomous underwater vehicles, showing promise of more targeted sampling of turbulence
in regions of large spatial gradients and interactions between water masses, such as fronts. The horizontal vehicle path complements the more traditional vertical profile measurements, providing a finer horizontal spatial resolution. The adaptive behavior of autonomous agents contributes to
increased accuracy in targeted measurements as well as expanded resource utilization.
Relationship between symptoms and results on spirometry in adults seen in non-tertiary public health facilities presenting with preserved ratio impaired spirometry
Authors: Martinelli Marcos , Ponte Eduardo V. , Pereira Daniel Antunes S. , Checchinato Giulio , Gandra Bruna Eduarda , Maciel Bruno , Rocha Alcides
Published: September 2024

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm), defined by reduced forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) without meeting criteria for airway obstruction, is often encountered in clinical practice. The management of this heterogeneous condition in individuals with chronic respiratory symptoms is challenging, especially under limited diagnostic resources. Since 2020, all consecutive patients referred for spirometry at our institution have been invited to participate in our registry. Other than spirometry, no other physiological lung function testing is available in this public health service. Therefore, we reviewed our databank with the aim of assessing: i) the proportion of symptomatic patients aged 18 years or older referred for spirometry presenting with PRISm; ii) the rate of inhaled medication used in this group, suggesting a referral diagnosis of obstructive airway disease (OAD); and iii) the relationship between symptoms and results on spirometry in PRISM compared to a group with obstruction matched by FEV1. To this end, the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and the Asthma Control Test (ACT) were conjointly responded to by 1032 participants, irrespective of the clinical suspicion. We found that 22% had PRISM, of whom 200 were paired with obstruction by FEV1 (68±10% of predicted). The CAT and ACT results were well-correlated in both groups (r=-0.727 and -0,698, respectively; p<0.001) and used to measure symptoms. Participants in the final sample (n=400) were aged 62±13 years; 70% were ever smokers; and 55% reported household exposure to biomass smoke (at least 5 years). The CAT responses were in the range of moderate symptoms (17±9) and ACT borderline for uncontrolled symptoms (19±5). The main differences were higher body mass index (33±7 versus 29±7 kg/m2; p<0.001) and proportion of females (72 versus 49%; p<0.001) in PRISm compared to obstruction. This group had lower exposure to tobacco (65 versus 76% of ever-smokers) but greater exposure to biomass smoke (61 versus 49%) (p<0.05 for all). The rate of inhaled medication use was as high in PRISm as in obstruction (80%). Notwithstanding matched FEV1, we found less prominent signs of airway disease in PRISM: marginally reduced FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio (94±8% of predicted); higher expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity, despite presumed lower lung volumes (lower FVC); and lower rate of bronchial hyperresponsiveness. In an identical multivariate model, FEV1 predicted symptoms of obstruction only. In conclusion, these data raise suspicion of a substantial rate of misclassification of individuals with PRISM as having OAD in healthcare facilities with constraints on diagnostic resources.
Pre-service mathematics teachers’ perceptions based on two differing mathematically underpinned debates
Authors: Cornelissen Belinda , Julie Cyril M.
Published: September 2024

This study explores how pre-service mathematics teachers build alternative model simulations of real-world scenarios. Inclusion in the formal structures for wealth generation and accumulation is a fervently debated issue in South Africa. Share owning in companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa is one of many wealth-building tools. Related discussions evolved on the spread of share ownership among black and white citizens. Two mathematically motivated positions were reported in a newspaper. In one of their mathematics courses, prospective mathematics teachers were presented with the article and asked to reflect on it with the prompt 'Which of these two methods for determining the "number of Black South Africans holding shares on the JSE" would your group support?' Audio- and video-recorded data were collected and subjected to thematic analysis. The themes that emerged from the analysis were economic empowerment, authority of research and trustworthiness of information. The discussions reflected on the complexities and rationalities involved in decision-making of mathematically driven opposing positions on issues of social importance. The mathematically derived results of such issues will eventually be resolved in the political field. The findings revealed that building of alternative mathematical models by pre-service mathematics teachers begins with an explicit problem setting, followed by the development of mathematical models that included real-world problems.Contribution: This article contributes to pre-service mathematics teacher education by exploring how such teachers deal with the issue of critical engagement of mathematically based arguments, highlighted in the Curriculum Assessment and Policy Standards (CAPS) document for school mathematics.
Suspected Intramural Spread of Dye during Transaortic Celiac Plexus Rhizolysis in Patient of Intra-abdominal Malignancy
Authors: Agarwal Anurag , Rastogi Shivani , Tiwari Brihaspati , Bagga Aayushi
Published: September 2024

Chronic abdominal pain from either primary or metastatic lesions is a substantial source of discomfort for patients receiving therapy or palliative care for abdominal cancers. A minimally invasive pain intervention, such as celiac plexus rhizolysis, may be needed to treat individuals whose pain is resistant to pharmaceutical therapy. Although celiac plexus rhizolysis is an effective and relatively safer technique, fatal complications such as aortic pseudoaneurysm or dissection are possible. Here, we present a case report where regular monitoring of intermittent fluoroscopic images, timely identification, and management prevented aortic dissection during transaortic celiac plexus rhizolysis.
Dönüşüm ve Etik
Authors: Tekin Orhan
Published: September 2024

Sanatın sürekli bir dönüşüm içerisinde olduğunu birkaç örnek dışında söylemek mümkün değil. Benzer ifade etik için de kullanılabilir. Etik kuralları herkes için aynıyken ahlak kuralları kişiden kişiye değişir. Makalede sanatçılardan ve roman kahramanlarından bahsedilirken bu ayrım özellikle gözetilmiştir. Sanatçı, sanatı dönüştürürken ahlaklı olmayı (etik, felsefe açısından ahlaktır; ahlaklılığın felsefesidir) gözetir mi? Mülkiyete ve maneviyata karşı kabul gören hukuk kurallarının sınırları dışında, müdahalenin adli ya da manevi olarak cezasının çekileceği bir sistem içerisinde yaşıyoruz. Uzunca sayılabilecek bir toplumsal yapılaşmayla ilgili şu şekilde bir saptama yapılabilir: Etik kuralları sorumluluk yüklemiş, özgürlük istemi ise cezaya tabi tutulmuştur. Dönüşümün, genel geçer kuralları dışlamaya başlaması etik kurallarına ters düşmeye başlamasından kaynaklanmaktadır. Dönüşüm kendi etik kurallarını belirleyene kadar var olan etik kurallarla çeliştiği için dirençle karşılaşır. Orta Çağ Avrupası, gözdağı vermek adına, dinî inancın ahlak kurallarına ters düşen davranış biçimlerini en ağır şekilde cezalandırmaktaydı. Bu tür örneklendirmeler oldukça fazladır ve yaşamın her alanından (felsefe, bilim, sanat vb.) ve coğrafyasından bu tür örnekler vermek mümkündür. Bu direnç bağlamında suç ve cezadan bahsetmek olasıdır. Suç ve ceza, medeniyetleri istenen yöne doğru dönüştürür, tıpkı dönüşüm ve etik arasındaki ilişkide olduğu gibi. Günümüzde dışlanma cezasına eskisine oranla oldukça az rastlanmaktadır. Özgürlük, sorumluluk olmaya başlamış; etik ise sadece sorgulanacak, değerlendirilecek ve -değer- olarak hak ettiği mevkiye konumlandırılacaktır. Yukarıda bahsedilen bağlamlarda öncelikle plastik sanatlar alanında Amerikalı sanatçılardan Paul McCarthy ve Cindy Sherman; yazın alanında ise Franz Kafka, Dönüşüm ve Mary Shelley, Frankenstein ya da Modern Prometheus yapıtlarıyla “dönüşüm ve etik” bağlamında konu çerçevesinde ve tarihsel süreç içerisinde temel hatlar ile irdelenecektir.
ORGANIZACIÓN Y GESTIÓN EN ANDALUCÍA DE LAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE COOPERACIÓN AL DESARROLLO
Authors: RUIZ SEISDEDOS SUSANA
Published: September 2024

Se centra en el análisis y estudio de las políticas públicas de cooperación al desarrollo de los entes locales y autonómicos españoles, centrándose en los municipios andaluces y con un estudio pormenorizado de tres municipios: Córdoba, Granada y Jaén. A través de ellos, la autora establece diferentes tipos de estilos de las políticas públicas de cooperación sobre la base ideológica de sus equipos de gobiernos y sobre otra serie de indicadores que conformarán estilos singulares.
Extraction and Encapsulation Methods for Pomegranate Seed (P. granatum) Oils, Review
Authors: Akalan Nilüfer Gülcan , Gök Aslı
Published: September 2024

The use of bioactive components in herbal products across different industries is growing.As a result, ecologically friendly techniques such simple mixing, pressure-assisted extraction, enzymatic extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, pulsed electric fields, high hydrostatic pressure, ohmic heating, and microwave-assisted extraction are being investigated. These methods enhance the equipment design, extraction efficiency and extraction method of bioactive constituents with organic solvents. Consequently, encapsulation techniques preserve oil quality and other pomegranate seed components. Encapsulation enables the safe delivery, preservation and regulation of the targeted release of bioactive constituents in food systems. This study provides information on encapsulation techniques that protect sensitive compounds and their benefits. Increasing problems related to food quality, safety and reliability cause undesirable effects on product quality. Capsulation and ecological methods are expected to achieve food safety and reliability goals in the future effectively.
Blind Spots in Crowds, Masses, and Multitudes
Authors: Teller Katalin
Published: September 2024

The brief historical overview comprises an account of classical crowd theories and their contemporary metamorphoses to contextualize the thematic section of the journal. Regarding the proverbial “age of the crowd” of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Europe, a variety of attempts of conceptualization proved controversial but productive. Hyppolite Taine, Scipio Sighele, or Gustave Le Bon approached the phenomenon dominantly in psychological terms foregrounding the destructive elements of mass dynamics. In the interwar period, however, a first wave of differentiation might be detected, insofar as younger academic sub-disciplines, i.e., social statistics, seek to grasp the crowd as a structure with its intricate and partly paradoxical qualities. In recent scholarship, however, the diversification of the concept seems to have become even more complex: by shifting the focus from the “object crowd” to the “subject crowd”, descriptions of the multitude, the network, the swarm, or the assembly reflect the need to think of the crowd as an autonomous agency with emancipatory potentials.
Presence – Donation – Event
Authors: Dobos István
Published: September 2024

The Helikon Publishing House has published (2006–2018) Sándor Márai’s (1900–1989) diaries in eighteen volumes of eight thousand pages under the title The Complete Diary. After Márai left the country for good in 1948 and went into exile, the communist regime eliminated him from the history of Hungarian literature, and generations grew up without reading his books or hearing about him in their literary studies.
The diary is a testament to the existential vulnerability of the writer in exile. This major piece of work has four layers: the first is made up of notes on regular readings, the second is about recent Hungarian history, the third is personal memory, and the fourth is the material for the absorption of the host country’s culture. 
The Complete Diary changes our view of Márai, whose vision of Hungarian history is disturbing. He sees Hungary as a failed attempt to create a modern bourgeois nation. What is unique about Márai’s diary is the way it fuses memories of the personal past with reflections on the present. The recording of daily events goes beyond the genre of the diary: on the one hand towards the essay, on the other towards the novel.
p53 and bcl-2 Expression in Invasive and Pre-invasive Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma and Atrophic Endometrium
Authors: Busmanis I , Ho TH , Tan SB , Khoo KS
Published: September 2024

Introduction: Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC), a high-grade tumour, is known to be associated in some cases with an identifiable intraepithelial neoplasia (IEN) component. Biomarker studies incorporating this latter component are not well documented. One aim of the present study was to compare levels of immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of p53 tumour suppressor gene and bcl-2 oncoprotein between UPSC and IEN, as well as normal endometrium to determine its biologic significance. The other major aim was to determine if these IHC results have any bearing on survival data in this tumour.

Materials and Methods: An immunoreactivity score was assigned for examination of p53 and bcl-2 expression in a total of 21 cases of UPSC, 9 with an evaluable IEN component and 11 with associated non-neoplastic endometrium. Statistical analysis of IHC results was performed, in addition to correlation with survival data and disease stage.

Results: p53 was identified in 16/21 cases of UPSC (76%) and 8/9 cases of IEN (89%), and no cases of normal endometrium. By contrast, bcl-2 was positive in all normal endometria with less expression in UPSC leaving 15/21 (71%) cases positive, and in IEN, leaving 5/9 (55%) of cases positive. Differences in immunoreactive scores for both p53 and bcl-2 between UPSC and benign glands, as well as between IEN and benign glands reached statistical significance with P values of 0.006 and 0.014 for p53, and 0.003 and 0.027 for bcl-2 respectively. There was no statistical significance between values for UPSC and IEN. Cox regression analysis found no statistically significant relationship between patient survival time in early and late stages of disease, and p53 and bcl-2 immunoscores.

Conclusions: The lack of a significant difference between the bcl-2 and p53 values for both UPSC and IEN suggests that these molecular alterations occur at an early stage of tumour pathogenesis. A potential advantage of the use of immunohistochemical markers is their application to routinely processed surgical specimens. In this case, bcl-2 and p53 were applied in UPSC to determine any potential significance, but neither marker proved to be a useful predictor of survival time or disease stage.
A Case of Lemierre’s Syndrome Presenting with Multiple Pulmonary Abscesses Associated with a Tension Hydropneumothorax Resulting in a Mediastinal Shift
Authors: Venkateswaran S , Sze FKH
Published: September 2024

Introduction: We report a case of Lemierre’s syndrome.

Clinical Picture: A previously healthy 36-year-old woman presented with a 2- to 3-month history of fever, cough, dyspnoea and sore throat, which had worsened in the week prior to presentation. Computed tomography of the thorax showed multiple bilateral cavitating lesions and a right-sided hydropneumothorax with mediastinal shift. Blood cultures grew Fusobacterium and Bacteroides species.

Treatment: Broad-spectrum antibiotics were commenced, a chest drain was inserted, and the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit due to worsening respiratory failure. Outcome: Despite intensive supportive care with broad-spectrum antibiotics, aggressive fluid resuscitation and high-dose inotropic support, the patient developed acute renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation and intractable shock, and succumbed 8 days later.

Conclusion: Although this condition is uncommon, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with pulmonary cavitating lesions, especially in the context of fever and rigors preceded by a sore throat.
Krivičnopravni značaj afektivnih stanja
Authors:   University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Delić Nataša
Published: September 2024

The first part of this paper briefly explains the psychological nature of emotions and affective conditions. The second part of the paper deals with emotions in the general and the special part of the criminal law. In the context of motives out of which a crime is committed, emotions can have significance in sentencing. Special attention is dedicated to „base motives“, feelings of hatred and compassion, and to their significance in criminal law. The u7second, lengthier part of the paper is concerned with affective conditions in criminal law. The theoretical analysis of this matter encompasses the view on affective conditions as possible causes of a temporary mental disorder, which is a biological basis of unaccountability/significantly diminished accountability (art. 23 CC) and the legal concepts of the „heat of passion“ and „fright“ that generally correspond to the feeling of anger or the feeling of fear. This is connected to the legal concept of exceeding the limits of lawful defense (art. 19 par. 3 CC), as well as to the criminal offences of murder in a heat of passion (art. 115 CC) and severe bodily injury in a heat of passion (art. 121 par. 5 CC). Other criminal offences also include the affective conditions of the passive subject as a basic or supplemental element. The final, third part of the paper contains conclusions backed up with relevant arguments.
Pretpostavka nevinosti okrivljenog kao element prava na pravično suđenje
Authors:   University of Montenegro Faculty of Law, Radulović Drago
Published: September 2024

Although the presumption of innocence has its roots in the rational criminal procedure of the ancient times, it should still be seen as a result of the modern criminal procedure system, i.e. the French bourgeois revolution and its first regulation in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It has always been the subject of interest of scientists and experts, and in recent years it has become one of the most popular topics on the legislative, theoretical and practical level. Due to its topicality, the presumption of innocence is the subject of this paper. In addition to the introductory notes, explaining the importance of this principle for the defendant, the paper also covers the definition of the presumption of innocence in international legal documents and national legislation, followed by different understandings about the legal nature and content of the presumption of innocence. Furthermore, the paper then analyses the presumption of innocence as an element of the right to a fair trial, which is based on three main pillars – that the defendant is treated without prejudice and bias, that the burden of proof is not on him, and that in case of doubt about the existence of the facts, the court always decides in favour of the defendant. Finally, the paper discusses respect of the presumption of innocence by extrajudicial entities, which is of particular importance for the mass media, where a journalist should morally condemn a criminal offense that exists based on a certain degree of suspicion, but not the person who has just been suspected or accused.
Semantički izazovi jezika krivičnog prava
Authors:   University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Radojković Ilić Katarina
Published: September 2024

The language of law, as well as other professional languages, has specific characteristics at morphosyntactic, pragmatic, and lexical level. The paper analyzes the semantic relations that exist in the French language of law. Legal texts from the field of French criminal law, primarily the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, served as the corpus for our research. One of the goals was to determine whether synonymy, polysemy and homonymy are widespread phenomena in the language of law, bearing in mind that, like any sociolect, the language of law strives for univocity and precision of terms. The analysis showed that all semantic relations that exist in general language are present in the language of law as well. While homonymy is a less common, synonymy is very pronounced, and besides external polysemy, when a word can have one meaning in general language and another in the language of law, there is also internal polysemy, which manifests in a way that a word can have different meanings in different legal subgenres which represents a particular challenge both for the creation, interpretation and application of law as well as for the comparative analysis and translation of legal texts.
Makna Simbolik Tradisi MAPPACCI
Authors: Winda Nur Hikmah , Suyuti Nasruddin , Purwitasari Paramitha
Published: September 2024

This study investigates the symbolic meaning of tradition and tries to explain the Mappacci symbols of Bugis Traditional weddings in Pomburea Village, East Kolaka Regency, Lambandia District. The employed qualitative descriptive research methodology in this research is Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic analysis. The research data comes from the symbols used in the Bugis Traditional Mappacci wedding procession from the Pomburea Village community.
This study shows that mapacci is used in three main stages: Mapacci, Barasanji, and Khamatal Al-Qur'an. 2) The Mappacci ceremony, which is interpreted as "clean" and "holy", aims to cleanse the soul and body of the bride and groom before starting household ark by cleaning everything, including "Mappaccing ati" (clean heart), "Mappaccing nawanawa" (clean mind), "Mappaccing pangkaukeng" (clean actions and behavior), and "Mappaccing ateka" (clean faith) and the symbolic meaning of the Mappacci process is: (1) The pillow represents honor, glory, dignity, and mutual respect (sipakatau); (2) the silk sarong represents self-respect, sitat istikamah, and perseverance; (3) the leaves of banana shoots represent mutual connection or continuous life; (4) the leaves of jackfruit represent noble ideals or hope and honesty; (5) the leaves of pacci represent cleanliness or purity; and (6) rice represents well-developed, blooming, and good living creatures.(8), means unity, (9) young coconut and brown sugar: both represent sweetness
The Role of AI in the Public Sector
Authors:   MNIT, MN, USA, Madupati Bhanuprakash
Published: September 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly become a transformative force across various sectors, with its potential to enhance efficiencies, improve decision-making, and drive innovation. In the public sector, AI offers significant opportunities to improve service delivery, optimize operations, and foster greater transparency. This white paper explores the current applications of AI in the public sector, examines the benefits and challenges associated with its implementation, and provides recommendations for leveraging AI to enhance public services and governance.
Tecnologias para mitigação da emissão de gases do efeito estufa e mudanças climáticas
Authors: Da Silveira Ribeiro Rodrigo , Galeano Suarez Carlos Alberto , Cavalcanti Montano Inti Doraci
Published: September 2024

Nesta pesquisa foi realizado um estudo tecnológico e prospectivo de natureza qualitativa e descritiva sobre diferentes processos e tecnologias capazes de impactar e promover a mitigação das emissões de gases de efeito estufa. Este processo de alívio envolve a possibilidade de remoção de poluentes atmosféricos, bem como a redução das suas emissões. É crucial enfatizar a importância de avanços científicos significativos para a comercialização generalizada destas tecnologias, que são essenciais para que os países atinjam os objetivos estabelecidos. Isto é indispensável para minimizar as consequências desastrosas previstas para a humanidade nas próximas décadas, como resultado do aquecimento global e das mudanças ambientais. Nesse âmbito está a utilização de métodos CCUS (Captura, Utilização e Armazenamento de Carbono) e a redução das emissões de N2O, CH4 e gases fluorados pelas indústrias, usinas, setor agrícola e o uso indiscriminado da terra. Simultaneamente, há uma necessidade urgente de políticas locais, nacionais e internacionais mais rigorosas e restritivas que promovam e imponham uma mudança gradual, sustentável, mas definitiva, na estrutura energética global.
Burnos higienos įpročiai, nusiskundimai ir jų sąsajos su burnos sveikata
Authors: Evelina Daugėlienė  , Šarūnė Barsevičienė  , Eglė Žymantienė
Published: September 2024

Tikslas – nustatyti pacientų burnos higienos įpročius, nusiskundimus ir jų sąsajas su burnos sveikata.
Tyrimo medžiaga ir metodai.  Tyrimas atliktas 2022–2023 m. Tyrime dalyvavo 145 Klaipėdos miesto gyventojai, iš jų 107 moterys ir 38 vyrai. Klausimynas sudarytas remiantis Pasaulio sveikatos organizacijos rekomendacijomis.
Tyrimo rezultatai. Atlikto tyrimo duomenimis, burnos higienos įpročiai nėra tinkami. Stebimi skirtumai priklausomai nuo amžiaus ir lyties. Didėjant amžiui, rečiau naudojamasi liežuvio valikliu ir burnos skalavimo skysčiu. Moterys statistiškai reikšmingai dažniau, palyginti su vyrais, naudojasi tarpdančių siūlu ir vieno danties šepetėliu. Respondentai 6 mėnesių laikotarpiu turėjo įvairių nusiskundimų, tokių kaip  dantų skausmas, dantų jautrumas, dantenų kraujavimas, blogas burnos kvapas, sunkumas kramtyti maistą bei jo strigimas tarpdančiuose. Dažnesni nusiskundimai būdingi pacientams, kurių burnos ertmės higiena (pagal OHI-s indeksą) yra patenkinama (38,5 proc.) arba bloga (7 proc.). Paaiškėjo, kad pas burnos higienistą visiškai nesilankė 28 proc. tiriamųjų. 75,2 proc. tiriamųjų nustatytas labai didelis, o 13,8 proc. – didelis dantų ėduonies intensyvumo rodiklis.
Išvados. Tyrimo duomenys parodė, kad tyrimo dalyviai turėjo įvairių nusiskundimų, susijusių su burnos sveikata, nustatytas didelis dantų ėduonies intensyvumas, vyravo patenkinama ir bloga burnos ertmės higiena. Trečdalis pacientų 12 mėnesių laikotarpiu visai nesilankė pas burnos higienistą ir nenaudojo papildomų burnos higienos priemonių, ypač tai pastebėta grupėje asmenų, kuriems buvo nustatyta patenkinama arba bloga burnos ertmės higiena.
Catering for Mental Health and Stress Coping Mechanisms amongst Eleven- To -Fourteen-Year-Old Learners in Privately Owned Schools of Imbizo District in Bulawayo
Authors: Gillgower Shanaz Mabel , Hadebe Dr LillieBeth
Published: September 2024

This paper sought to assess the extent to which privately owned schools offer stress coping mechanisms and mental health awareness to learners who are preteenagers. There is often a misconception that children do not experience stress, however, literature review revealed that children do in fact experience stress. Children’s stressors may be different from those of adults and children’s ways of experiencing and describing what is happening to them may also be different in comparison to adults. Mixed research methods were used in the study issuing questionnaires which had both open and closed ended questionnaires and conducting interviews. The close ended questions allowed for frequencies of responses to be calculated, thus this brought in a quantitative element of research. The interviews/interview guides provided a deeper understanding of how schools offer coping. An interpretive paradigm was used to explain how learners experience stress and what schools are doing to ensure that their learners mental health and stress levels are being catered for. The target population was learners who are pre-teenagers, learning in Imbizo District. The sample method employed was simple random sampling, which meant all schools and their learners within the Imbizo District, had an equal chance of being selected. Ethical considerations of confidentiality, informed consent and anonymity were paramount during this study. The findings of the study revealed that there is a need for stress coping mechanisms and raising mental health awareness amongst learners. Two schools however, have introduced clubs, thus offering learners a stress coping mechanism. The research study recommended that schools direct mental health awareness campaigns to parents and teachers. There is also the recommendation to staff develop teachers and administrators on skills of identifying and accommodating learners who are going through stress or have mental health issues so as to provide the learners with the needed assistance at an early stage.
Effects of Corporate Governance on Corporate Tax Avoidance of Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Authors: Ezekiel Aremu ADEWOLE, , S. KEHINDE Prof. James. , M.  Adeniyi Dr. ADEBAYO
Published: September 2024

Global corporate tax avoidance (CTA) has been a major source of worry among researchers, professionals, and other stakeholders. Despite constant tax law reforms, the Government revenue from tax has consistently not measured up to expected income. Any legal strategy employed by a taxpayer to reduce the amount of income tax is known as corporate tax avoidance, however, its cumulative effects had significantly and negatively impacted the allocation of public goods, budget execution, and security quality. This study essentially examined the roles the corporate governance attributes (Credit Risk Committee, CEO duality, Board Independence and Board Audit Committee Independence) play in downward or upward trend of tax avoidance. Data were purposively obtained from annual reports and accounts of the quoted Deposit Money banks (DMB). Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in the study to analyze the data. The hypotheses were tested using Panel regression analysis technique. The study found that corporate governance components (Credit Risk Committee, CEO duality, Board Independence and Board Audit Committee Independence) have significant influence on the Effective Tax Rate (ETR) of selected deposit money banks in Nigeria. Thus, the study rejected the null hypothesis which state that corporate governance measures do not significantly affect effective tax rate (ETR) of selected deposit money banks in Nigeria. Hence, companies should encourage growth of strong and robust board governance to discourage managers from pursuing aggressive tax planning that may ultimately jeopardize reputation and long-term stability of the firm.
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Urine Biomarkers Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-7 (IGFBP-7) in Predicting Acute Kidney Injury and Short-term Outcomes among High-risk, Critically Ill
Authors: Pasilan, MD Renz Michael F. , Pangan, MD Bab E. , Besa, MD John Jefferson V. , Guevara, MD Daniel Y. , Poblete, MD Jonnel B. , Pornillos, MD Maria Charissa Thalia M. , Duavit, MD Maria Isabel D.
Published: September 2024

Background and Objectives. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of critical illness that often leads to increased mortality and morbidity. Biomarkers detect AKI earlier, providing a window of opportunity for timely intervention. Of the recent biomarkers in literature, the cell cycle arrest biomarkers tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7) were found to be superior in predicting AKI. Our study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7 in its ability to predict AKI and major adverse kidney events within 30 days (MAKE30) among high-risk patients for AKI. MAKE30 is a composite outcome comprised of all-cause mortality, use of renal replacement therapy (RRT), or persistent renal dysfunction at hospital discharge truncated at 30 days.
Methods. We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study which included 135 adult, non-COVID ICU patients. Baseline urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7 results were used to dichotomize the population into low risk (<0.3 ng/mL) or high risk (≥0.3 ng/mL) for AKI. Participants were then observed for 30 days and monitored for MAKE30 outcomes. ROC curves were created to calculate the sensitivity, specificity, NPV, PPV, and the AUC of the 0.3 ng/mL cut-off to predict the AKI and MAKE30.
Results. Urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7 cutoff of 0.3 ng/mL predicted AKI with a sensitivity of 82.4%, specificity of 79.2%, PPV of 57.1%, NPV of 93% and AUC of 0.81. MAKE30 was detected with a sensitivity of 62.8%, specificity of 76.1%, PPV of 55.1%, NPV of 81.4% and AUC of 0.69. Elevated levels of urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7 were found to be associated with AKI (p<0.01), MAKE30 (p<0.01) and all of its subcomponents. Survival or discharge after 30 days were found to be associated with lower urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7 levels (p<0.01).
Conclusions. Urine TIMP-2/IGFBP-7, at its current cutoff at 0.3 ng/mL, can predict the likelihood of developing AKI and major adverse kidney events among high-risk patients for AKI. It can serve as a useful adjunct to existing methods, such as serum creatinine, in the early diagnosis and prognosis of acute kidney injury and expanding the therapeutic window to prevent disease progression and improve outcomes.
Health information sharing – conceptual clarification and exploratory analysis in the context of mammography screening
Authors: Stehr Paula , Link Elena  , Rossmann Constanze 
Published: September 2024

Introduction. Information sharing is an important but under researched type of health information behaviour. In this study, we explore the characteristics of sharing behaviours, their reasons and determinants in the context of mammography screening.
Method. We conducted a two-wave online survey with N = 1,136 women. In the first wave, women saw an invitation letter to mammography screening and behavioural determinants were captured with established scales. In the second wave, women reported on their information behaviour between the two waves, combining standardized and open-ended questions.
Analysis. We performed qualitative content analysis and a stepwise logistic regression analysis. Results. About one-fifth of the sample shared information on mammography between the two survey waves. Qualitative results revealed different causes and purposes of information sharing. Quantitative results showed that issue importance, opinion leadership and different types of information retrieval were related to information sharing.
Conclusions. The results shed light on two facets for the conceptual clarification of health information sharing: sharing in the sense of selecting and passing on information (cf. diffusion of information by opinion leaders) and sharing as the mutual exchange of opinions and experiences. Both facets should be considered to comprehensively examine health information sharing behaviours and their relation with informed decision-making.
Stability Analysis of Hermite Collocation Method for Pulp Washing Models
Authors: Dr. Satinder Pal Kaur
Published: September 2024

Pulp washing is concerned with detaching cellulose fibres from black liquor with the use of a minimal amount of wash liquor. An efficient numerical technique of hermite collocation method is used for the solution of mathematical models related to pulp washing. The linear and non-linear models are solved using Quintic Hermite collocation method with Dirichlet’s and mixed Robin’s boundary conditions. Numerical solution of the models are derived using MATLAB ode15s. This study deals with the justification of accuracy of the method with stability analysis. The present method is more convenient, simple and elegant for solving the two point boundary value problems and the results found are very much stable from numerical point of view
Sistemas de organização do conhecimento: análise comparativa e modelagem de instrumentos de representação do conhecimento
Authors: Dominguez Santana Lílian , Martins Raissa , Chagas Leonardo , Pereira Frederico , Lima Gercina , Moura Maria Aparecida
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: A área científica denominada Organização do Conhecimento engloba o estudo e desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Organização do Conhecimento, dentre os quais estão o glossário, a taxonomia, o sistema de classificação, o mapa conceitual ou rede semântica, o tesauro e a ontologia. O objetivo deste estudo é distinguir os principais tipos de Sistemas de Organização do Conhecimento por meio de uma contextualização teórica e relato de experiência.
Método: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, qualitativo, de natureza aplicada. Inicialmente, tendo como domínio um artigo científico, uma análise de conteúdo foi conduzida utilizando a técnica de análise categorial temática para identificação das categorias que representassem o conteúdo. Após codificação e categorização foram desenvolvidos seis instrumentos de representação do conhecimento com o auxílio de softwares (Atlas.ti, CMAP, THESA e Protégé).
Resultado: O glossário e a taxonomia facetada desenvolvidos subsidiaram a elaboração do sistema de classificação, tesauro, mapa conceitual e ontologia. Para a ontologia, o instrumento mais complexo, além da taxonomia facetada, a prévia elaboração do mapa conceitual foi essencial.
Conclusões: A associação da contextualização teórica com o desenvolvimento prático possibilitou maior clareza em relação aos aspectos distintivos de cada instrumento, bem como a observação da interdependência entre eles. A natureza iterativa, inerente ao processo de construção, foi destacada, bem como, a importância da utilização de softwares de apoio.
Non-spinal cord injury – etiological profile and associated factors: single rheumatological center experience
Authors: Bayala Yannick L.T. , Ayouba Tinni Ismael , Kabore Fulgence , Ouedraogo Aboubakar , Zongo Enselme Yamyéllé , Bonkoungou Marcellin , Zabsonre-Tiendrebeogo Joelle Wendlassida Stéphanie , Ouedraogo Dieu-Donné
Published: September 2024

Introduction

Non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) represents a medical-surgical emergency. In Burkina Faso, limited data exist on the etiological profiles of this syndrome in rheumatology. This study aimed to describe the etiological profile of NTSCI in the Rheumatology Department of the University Hospital Center of Bogodogo (CHU-B).

Material and methods

This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study with descriptive and analyti­cal aims, conducted from March 1, 2017, to December 31, 2023, in the Rheumatology Department of CHU-B. Patients diagnosed with non-traumatic spinal cord compression syndrome during hospitalization were included.

Results

The frequency in the Rheumatology Department of NTSCI was 2.94%, accounting for 104 patients. There were 68 men (65.38%), with a sex ratio of 1.88. The average age of the population was 57.91 years. All patients experienced back pain, with a lumbar location in 77 patients (74.04%). The average duration of the motor deficit was 2.97 months. A total of 3,532 patients were admitted to the conventional hospitalization unit of the Rheumatology Department at the CHU-B from March 1, 2017, to December 31, 2023. Among these, 104 patients had NTSCI, yielding a frequency of 2.94%. Spinal MRI was performed in 58 patients (55.77%), and the compression was extradural in 76.92% of cases (n = 80). The etiologies identified were Pott’s disease in 32 patients (30.77%), followed by spinal metastases in 22 patients (21.15%). Twenty-nine patients (27.89%) experienced complications related to prolonged bed rest. No factor was significantly associated with the reco­very of the motor deficit.

Conclusions

Non-traumatic spinal cord injury is relatively rare in rheumatological practice in Ouagadougou. The etiology is predominantly Pott’s disease, which confirms the geographical distribution of NTSCI causes.
Biogas billiger als Wasserstoff
Authors: Vetter Bernhard
Published: September 2024

Frankfurt a.M. Die Kehrtwende von Klimaschutzminister Robert Habeck beim Biogas gibt der Branche Aufwind. Eine Studie zeigt, wo Biogas im Energiesystem seinen Platz hat.