bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rural Communities of Yakutia in Conditions of Permafrost Degradation: Key Risks, Social Consequences, and Adaptation Mechanisms
Authors:   The Institute for Humanitarian Research and North Indigenous Peoples Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Suleymanov Aleksandr A. , Lytkin Vasiliy M. ,   Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Vinokurova Liliya I. , Grigoryev Stepan A. , Fedorov Svyatoslav I. , Golomareva Viktoriya Yu. , Basharin Nikolay I. , Aprosimov Dmitriy A.
Published: October 2023

During the period of global climate change, the territories of the Russian Federation, within which permafrost is widespread, are at particular risk. The aim of this article is to identify the social consequences of permafrost degradation on the example of a number of rural settlements in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and to determine the emerging mechanisms of adaptation to the challenges associated with changes in the habitual state of the environment. In this regard, for the first time, the villages of Amga, Yunkur, Argakhtakh, Lippe-Atakh and Ulakhan-An, located in Yakutia, were the focus of relevant interdisciplinary research conducted during 2019–2022. The work in these settlements made it possible to establish local features of both the consequences of the degradation of permafrost and the specifics of their perception by the local population. It is noted that in the rural settlements studied, permafrost degradation limits the development of traditional economic activities, including among the Arctic and Subarctic indigenous population, limits the possibilities for the spatial development of settlements, leads to problems with the safety of the housing stock, and hinders transport communication. The observed changes entail an increase in the financial burden on the population, economic entities and local administrations, and negatively affect the social well-being of the inhabitants of the studied villages. At the same time, the conducted research allowed to reveal that the mechanisms of adaptation and sustainability of rural communities that are being formed in this regard are largely based on traditions of rural mutual assistance.
Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare System of the Arctic Regions of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Khaymina Lyudmila E. , Zelenina Larisa I. ,   North-West Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Khaymin Evgeniy S. , Fedkushova Svetlana I.
Published: October 2023

Currently, in the Russian Federation, much attention is paid to the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into the healthcare system in order to improve the quality of medical care provided. The AI methods support the medical decision-making, it becomes possible to obtain a second opinion for a doctor when determining a diagnosis, which leads to a reduced risk of determining erroneous diagnoses (including missed pathologies). The development of high-tech medical care is a particularly relevant issue for medical institutions in the Arctic regions, which are geographically distributed and remote territories with hard natural and climatic conditions. The solution of this issue is designed to ensure natural sustaina-ble population growth in these regions and increase the life expectancy of the population of the Russian Arctic, including the indigenous peoples of the North. The article considers the positive experience of cooperation between Russian research centers, medical companies and higher educational institutions in the development and implementation of medical software products based on technologies and methods of artificial intelligence on the example of such Arctic territories of Russia as the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Murmansk Oblast, the Republic of Karelia and the Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Is It Possible to Change Arctic Fish Pricing?
Authors:   Luzin Institute for Economic Studies — Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Vasilyev Anatoliy M. , Lisunova Evgeniya A.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the article is to show the necessity of reducing wholesale domestic prices for Arctic fish and to propose economic methods for solving this problem. The relevance is associated with an un-reasonable increase in wholesale prices, which are the basis of retail prices, resulting in a decrease in the consumption of local fish. The increase in wholesale prices of fisheries in 2014-2015 and in the subsequent period is analyzed. The fundamentals of the world doctrines of cost and value are given, and the absence of factors to justify the increase in wholesale prices on the basis of the labor theory of value is shown. The data on the unreasonably close relationship between wholesale prices for fish in the domestic market of Russia and the exchange prices at which fish products exported to the European Union countries are presented. The possibility of reducing wholesale domestic prices by increasing the supply of fish to the domestic market of Russia in order to achieve the threshold values of the figures indicated in the Doctrine of Food Security is shown. In order to replace exchange foreign prices used in the domestic market of Russia, the need to develop a methodology for determining wholesale prices for the main types of Arctic fish, primarily currency-intensive ones, is substantiated.
Customs Control in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Agamagomedova Saniyat A.
Published: October 2023

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of customs control in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, which is positioned as a type of customs control. Based on the use of methods of com-parative and system analysis, systematization and classification, formal legal method, the author outlines the specifics of this control. Five features of such control, related to its legal regulation and correlation with other types of state control, the status of supervised persons, temporal characteristics, and the application of the customs procedure of a free customs zone, are identified. On the basis of the analysis of the legal regime of the Arctic zone, enshrined in the current legislation, the conclusion is made about the attribution of this regime to administrative regimes of territory management. Attention is drawn to the combination of spatial and status approaches in public administration in the regulation of entrepreneurial and other activities in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, as well as to the complex regime support of the management of this territory (the principle of “regime in regime”). It is concluded that there has been a certain transformation in the regulation of the territory in the conditions of increased sanctions pressure, which is reflected in the priorities of import substitution through the development of domestic technologies and cooperation with Asian countries. From the perspective of the prospects of the development of the Arctic zone as a national priority for the socio-economic development of the country, it is proposed to systematically regulate the administrative procedures for customs control, ensuring the full functioning of the Northern Sea Route.
JUSTIÇA PENAL RESTAURATIVA E O RESGATE DE VALORES PRÉ-COLONIAIS
Authors: Pertille Marcelo , Pertille Thais Silveira
Published: October 2023

A história dos sistemas penais admite inúmeros recortes, e, certamente, para realidades fruto de processos coloniais passa pelo abandono de práticas locais diante da imposição das epistemologias dos colonizadores. Com as revoluções mercantis iniciadas no século XV a cultura social dominante na Europa, que se lançou ao mar em busca de conquistas, passou a ser exportada. Disseminaram-se mundivisões     de um típico modelo hierarquizado de homens brancos, cristãos, heterossexuais e de tradições militares (GROSFOGUEL, 2008). Dentre elas se pode chamar a atenção para as noções retributivas de efetivação da justiça.
Aportou em terras colonizadas o culto da pena como instrumento capaz de espiar a culpa do sujeito autor de condutas não desejadas pelo Estado. A lógica penal se materializava em processos sancionatórios de imposição de castigos, como forma de devolver ao agente taxado de criminoso o mal por ele praticado.
A DESCONSIDERAÇÃO DA PERSONALIDADE JURÍDICA NA LEI DAS ESTATAIS
Authors: Boselli Felipe Cesar Lapa
Published: October 2023

O artigo tem por objetivo discutir a inovação da Lei nº 13.303/16 – Lei das Estatais – ao trazer para o texto legal a desconsideração da personalidade jurídica no âmbito dos processos punitivos em contratos administrativos. Para isso aborda o tema em uma pesquisa bibliográfica e jurisprudencial, traçando um paralelo do conceito construído pela doutrina, os precedentes dos tribunais e o novo texto legal. Em conclusão é feita análise da constitucionalidade do instituto, no formato que foi concebido pelo legislador.
JULGAMENTO ANTECIPADO PARCIAL DO MÉRITO: ANÁLISE DA APLICAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA PROCESSUAL À LUZ DO RESP 1.845.542/PR
Authors: Cunha Camila da Silva
Published: October 2023

O julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito é uma inovação trazida pelo Código de Processo Civil de 2015, que permite ao juiz analisar um pedido maduro durante o processo, proferindo uma decisão interlocutória com efeitos materiais de sentença sobre o pedido examinado. Após mais de cinco anos desde a entrada em vigor do CPC/2015, ainda existem discussões sobre os efeitos práticos e implicações processuais dessa decisão. O estudo do julgamento do Recurso Especial n. 1.845.542/PR, relatado pela Ministra Nancy Andrighi do Superior Tribunal de Justiça, é relevante, pois aborda pontos obscuros não esclarecidos pelo legislador sobre a aplicação do julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito em sede recursal, bem como a fixação de honorários advocatícios nessa decisão interlocutória. Essas questões têm gerado duas grandes problemáticas, devido à falta de disposições normativas específicas. É fundamental discutir e analisar esse tema, considerando os princípios do acesso à justiça e do devido processo legal, pois o julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito oferece uma forma efetiva e adequada de prestação jurisdicional para parte dos direitos apresentados ao Estado. Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender a aplicação e as hipóteses de cabimento do julgamento antecipado parcial do mérito, bem como analisar as problemáticas abordadas no Recurso Especial n. 1.845.542/PR e o entendimento aplicado pelo órgão jurisdicional em relação a essas questões.
PLANEJAMENTO PREVIDENCIÁRIO: OBTENÇÃO DO MELHOR BENEFÍCIO DE APOSENTADORIA NO REGIME GERAL DE PREVIDÊNCIA SOCIAL (RGPS) APÓS A EC103/2019
Authors: Pereira Jaqueline Peres dos Santos
Published: October 2023

Este ensaio analisa a importância do planejamento previdenciário na obtenção do melhor benefício de aposentadoria no Regime Geral de Previdência Social após a EC 103/2019 (Reforma da Previdência). O artigo contextualiza a importância da realização do planejamento previdenciário em meio às mudanças que a Reforma trouxe nos requisitos para obtenção de aposentadoria e às regras de transição para os segurados que já estavam filiados ao Regime Geral de Previdência Social (RGPS). O ensaio esclarece o que é de fato um planejamento previdenciário e os principais passos que devem ser observados na sua realização, para que, como resultado de sua execução, se obtenha o melhor benefício de aposentadoria possível para o segurado.
SEGURO DE VIDA E EMBRIAGUEZ AO VOLANTE
Authors: Vessoni Francis Almeida
Published: October 2023

A embriaguez ao volante, além de ser crime previsto em lei, deve ser interpretada como situação excludente de responsabilidade securitária no seguro de vida, pois se trata de notório agravamento do risco garantido pela seguradora: “morte”. A mitigação das cláusulas contratuais que formaram o negócio, mesmo que supostamente fundamentadas em legislação consumerista, não afeta o patrimônio das seguradoras, muito pelo contrário: atinge diretamente a massa mutual, elevando a taxa de sinistralidade em patamares não previstos e aumentando sobremaneira o custo de todos os segurados. Quando da elaboração do cálculo atuarial em um seguro de vida, não se considera pagar indenizações para situações sem garantia, ou pior, decorrentes de atos ilícitos, criminosos e que agravem radicalmente a chance de o risco garantido ocorrer.
COVID-19 E O ENQUADRAMENTO COMO ACIDENTE DE TRABALHO
Authors: Schmeling Rosemar , Schmitz Gabriele Ana Paula Danielli
Published: October 2023

A pandemia implantada pelo coronavírus (“Covid-19”) deixou em alerta a sociedade e trouxe inúmeros questionamentos sobre as atividades das empresas, manutenção dos empregos e a superação do cenário de crise econômica. Em meio a tantas notícias e consequências sérias neste cenário global, um dos  principais ensinamentos e alertas é a necessidade de debater o investimento em gestão de saúde pública como pauta central. Este novo cenário de saúde pós-Covid- 19, que atualmente está sendo desafiado e demandará mudanças estruturais no investimento em pesquisa, tecnologia, qualificação e oferta de serviços de saúde, a saúde pública passou a ser foco.
O PROTAGONISMO DO MUNICÍPIO NA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS: UMA ANÁLISE SOBRE A GESTÃO INTEGRADA DE RESÍDUOS, OS PRINCÍPIOS DA RESPONSABILIDADE COMPARTILHADA E DA COOPERAÇÃO
Authors: Hirsch Nayara Miotto
Published: October 2023

Com a implementação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, promulgada em 02 de agosto de 2010, uma responsabilidade para cada ator desta política pública fora estabelecida. Esta responsabilidade definiu as obrigações e responsabilidades do Poder Público, das Empresas Privadas (fabricantes, comerciantes, importadores, distribuidores) e do Consumidor. Uma responsabilidade com divisão específica, individualizada e encadeada de atribuições de modo que todos sejam responsáveis pelos resíduos gerados desde sua origem até a destinação e disposição final ambientalmente adequada dos rejeitos. Desta feita, a lei visa melhorar a gestão dos resíduos sólidos com base na divisão das responsabilidades entre a sociedade (consumidor), o poder público, e a iniciativa privada.
OS MÉTODOS AUTOCOMPOSITIVOS EM MATÉRIA TRIBUTÁRIA: A CONSENSUALIDADE COMO MEIO DE SOLUÇÃO DE CONTROVÉRSIAS ENTRE A ADMINISTRAÇÃO TRIBUTÁRIA E O SUJEITO PASSIVO
Authors: Adames Eduardo Radies
Published: October 2023

Em que pese as colisões de interesse e o surgimento dos conflitos sejam fenômenos inerentes a todo convívio social, a relação fisco-contribuinte é um dos fatores preponderantes pela alta taxa de congestionamento e, por conseguinte, pela morosidade no Poder Judiciário brasileiro. Com efeito, sobretudo diante do histórico de intransigência mútua e de carência de diálogo entre as partes, o atual quadro do direito tributário é fortemente marcado pela litigância exacerbada. Outrossim, o conjunto de estratégias empregados para gestão de controvérsias tributárias no Brasil tem se revelado constantemente falho considerando os anseios globais, as relações cada vez mais complexas da contemporaneidade e as garantias e direitos constitucionais, principalmente nos quesitos celeridade e eficiência
Augmented Reality Frameworks for Object Recognition in Learning Application Domain: A Systematic Review
Authors: Intan Nadiah Abdul Hakim  , Ummul Hanan Mohamad
Published: October 2023

Object recognition is a technology based on computer vision techniques to identify the object in images or video. A previous study revealed that object recognition is useful to improve the learning outcome in augmented reality applications. However, there is yet to be a comprehensive augmented reality (AR) framework on object recognition in the learning application domain setting. This study aims to review the existing AR frameworks in object recognition and highlight the important components needed in AR framework. This Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was developed based on the PRISMA method. A preliminary search resulted in a total of 70 articles. After the removal of duplicates and a more rigorous screening based on the titles and abstracts, the number of articles was reduced to 26 articles. Then, for final review, only 9 articles were chosen. Based on the SLR, the components needed in the AR framework for object recognition are tracking, image classification, object localization, object detection, object segmentation, interface and interaction. Some of the limitations identified from the existing AR framework for object recognition include the lower-resolution camera that uses compressed images and due to the low detection accuracy and the limited of the tools. The proposed framework suggests the initial for AR framework object recognition.
Model of an Intelligent and Automated Negotiation Agent for the Service Level Agreement Negotiation Process in Cloud Computing
Authors: Rishi Kumar  , Mohd Fadzil Hassan  , Muhamad Hariz M Adnan
Published: October 2023

With the help of an intelligent agent, a cloud service provider (CSP) offers various services and resources to their customers over the internet. Consumers and CSPs in the cloud market are in a constant state of negotiation over their individual needs. Competition among CSPs is fierce because of the enormous number of CSPs in the market. Intelligent negotiation agents are highly demanding as a timesaving and success rate-enhancing tool. While negotiating, multiple attributes such as price, resources, reliability, CSP performance, utility value, and many more are considered. There’s increased false negotiations, faulty servers, and exorbitant fees are all issues arising because of the forever changing CSP market. An intelligent and automated negotiation agent (IANA) understands the conduct of the opponent and the needs of both parties. This need of users and CSP information is utilized in negotiations to find the best possible delivery of services between the customer and the CSP. As a result of the proposed design, negotiations are expedited, and there is a higher success rate and better oversight of service delivery.
Design and Validation of a Mobile Depression Application for Young Adults through Expert Review
Authors: Norhana Yusof  , Harryizman Harun  , Nurulnadwan Aziz
Published: October 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the number of young adults experiencing depression has increased. Most of them need help, but they are not aware that they have the symptoms of depression because they lack knowledge about depression. It is one of the reasons why the number of people with depression keeps escalating. Thus, this study aims to design and validate the design elements of an anti-depression mobile application named Happy Path. This mobile application is aimed at helping young adults handle negative emotions that may lead to depression. The most effective therapeutic approaches, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Beck Depression Inventory are adopted in Happy Path to deliver therapeutic content through the application. Thus, this paper describes the design and validation procedure for the anti-depression mobile application through the expert review method. After the experts evaluated the mobile application, several modifications were made based on their comments to improve the effectiveness of the application. Based on the findings of the expert review, it was found that the design of Happy Path is suitable for depressed people among young adults. The finalised prototype will be used in the future actual data collection.
Enhancing Supply Chain Performance by Exploring the Role of Technological Aspects in Supply Chain Management in the Local Automotive Industry in Malaysia
Authors: Yuhainis Mohd Yusoff
Published: October 2023

Technology have shed some lights on supply chain management issues. Issues regarding irrational behaviour among supply chain member is one of the topics discussed that can be improved by enhancing technology to the chain. This study looked at the role of technological aspect in supply chain management in mediating the relationship between supply chain orientation and supply chain performance. Questionnaires were used to collect data from manufacturers and suppliers in Malaysia's automotive sector. The Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) method was used. The findings reveal a concrete prediction model that explains the supply chain management's mediation influence on supply chain performance. As a result, the study goals that focus on the technological aspect in supply chain performance are met. Future study should investigate more on what technology can offer to enhance supply chain performance.
Accurate Range Free Location based Partial Derivative and Stochastic Feedforward Neural Network Hyperbolic-based Agriculture Sensor Network Formation
Authors: R Saravanan  , V. Sathya
Published: October 2023

Wireless sensor networks (WSN) authorize the control of different source environmental aspects and crop states as far as precision agriculture is concerned. Nevertheless, the complicated agricultural environment brings about the WSN topology to change often and hence link association likelihood is laborious to predict. Information pertaining to agriculture is an essential distress for localization-based service in the domain of WSNs. Smooth planning and control as the most typical range-free localization method localization performance is said to be good in even distributed networks. Nevertheless, it demonstrated extremely poor accuracy under that in an urgent issue that required to be addressed. In this work a novel topology construction method called, Partial Derivative Laurent Approximation and Stochastic Feedforward Hyperbolic (PDLA-SFH) based Agriculture Sensor Network Formation is proposed. The proposed method is split into three steps. They are agriculture sensor topology construction, average hop size distance validation and position estimation. First topology construction is performed by employing Game Theory Partial Derivative Regression Coefficient-based Topology model. Second, Laurent Approximation-based Hop Size Distance validation model is designed for optimal topology formation. Finally the Stochastic Feedforward Hyperbolic-based Position Estimation is modeled. The simulation results performed in NS3 showed that the proposed localization algorithms can attain better localization performance in terms of accuracy, time and error rate in comparison with other existing methods such as basic Digital Twins and Autonomous Groups Particles Swarm Optimization (AGPSO) under distinct arbitrary network topologies.
The keystone island perforator flaps: a new option in soft tissue management of plastic surgery
Authors: Ho Phu
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT

Background: The keystone flap is an effective technique for reconstructive surgery that restores the natural contour of the affected area and provides superior aesthetic results. This technique involves taking healthy skin and subcutaneous tissue from a nearby area and transplanting it to the site of the defect, creating a new skin area that meets the patient’s ideal outcome. We conducted a research project to objectively examine and evaluate the effectiveness and practicality of keystone flaps in clinical settings. Our two objectives were to analyze the characteristics of skin abnormalities on the body and to assess the surgical outcomes of using keystone flaps to repair defects. Methods: 40 patients with soft tissue defects throughout the body who underwent surgical treatment using keystone flap coverage at the Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery Center, Hue Central Hospital - Viet Nam.

Results: The most common causes of soft tissue defects are infectious necrosis (35.0%), chronic ulcerative lesions (32.5%), trauma (17.5%), scar excision (12.5%), and other factors (2.5%). Flaps are primarily designed in Type I and Type III fashion. Our follow-up evaluation of the flaps after 3 - 6 months showed that the majority of cases achieved good results, with 37 out of 40 cases (92.5%) and 3 out of 40 cases (7.5%) categorized as fair. No significant complications were reported.

Conclusion: The keystone island perforator flap is a modern method in plastic surgery that has proven to be a useful tool. The authors strongly recommend the use of the keystone technique as a safe, reliable, and feasible approach to covering soft tissue defects that vary in clinical characteristics.
Study on Gamma Glutamyl Transferase concentrations in patients with heart failure due to ischemic heart disease
Authors: Doan Thang
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT

Purposes: Surveying serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase levels followed by the grade of heart failure patients (according to the New York Heart Association - NYHA) due to ischemic heart disease and evaluating the relationship between serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase levels with Heart failure staging and laboratory tests (NT-proBNP levels, (EF) ejection fraction) in heart failure patients due to ischemic heart disease.

Method: Study design: a cross - sectional descriptive study, including 140 patients were treated at the Department of Cardiology, Hue Central Hospital, from March 1st, 2021, to May 30th, 2022. They were divided into two groups: the group with heart failure (n = 70) and the control group without heart failure (n = 70).

Result: The serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase concentration increased significantly in the group of patients with heart failure (56 U/l) compared with the control group (34 U/l) (p < 0.05). The median value of serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase concentrations in heart failure stages II, III, and IV in the study according to NYHA classification was 53 U/l, 56 U/l and 286 U/l, respectively. Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase levels were positively correlated with the severity of heart failure according to the NYHA class, (r = 0.49; p < 0.001). GGT had good value in predicting the severity of heart failure (AUC = 0.869; 95% CI: 0.767 - 0.938), the best cutoff GGT ≥ 51 U/l with sensitivity: 81.25%, specificity: 77.27%; Gamma Glutamyl Transferase concentration had a moderate positive correlation with NT-proBNP concentration (r = 0.42; p = 0.0004) and had a negative correlation with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), (r = - 0.3; p = 0.013).

Conclusion: With a high diagnostic value, giving fast and accurate results of Gamma Glutamyl Transferase levels in various degrees of chronic heart failure, the Gamma Glutamyl Transferase test should be used as a good support test in the diagnosis and prognosis in patients with heart failure due to ischemic heart disease.
Experimental Study of the Response of Sheared E × B Flow to Varying Ion–Neutral Collisions
Authors: Zhang Xiao , Liu Yu , Lei Jiuhou , Huang Wenlong , Huang Kexin , Jin Rong
Published: October 2023

Partially ionized plasma is a common occurrence in astrophysical and space environments. The emergence and development of plasma instabilities are significantly impacted by the inelastic collisions between the ions and neutrals in the partially ionized plasma, such as the charge exchange. In this study, the effect of the ion–neutral collisions on the sheared E × B flow was experimentally investigated. In the weak collision range, the shear-driven plasma instability, such as Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, was excited by the velocity-sheared flow. However, increasing ion–neutral collisions resulted in a decrease in the magnitude of the sheared E × B flow due to charge exchange–induced drag forces. Consequently, the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability is suppressed, and the Rayleigh–Taylor instability is triggered. The underlying mechanism was elucidated through experimental findings and numerical analysis. The result of this study proposes that a transition between the two modes occurred with increasing ion–neutral collision strength. It could be applied to the study of the solar chromosphere and prominence and planetary ionospheres, where plasma is partially ionized and the sheared E × B flow is often encountered.
Hybrid Emission Modeling of GRB 221009A: Shedding Light on TeV Emission Origins in Long GRBs
Authors: Isravel Hebzibha , Bégué Damien , Pe’er Asaf
Published: October 2023

Observations of long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with TeV emission during their afterglow have been on the rise. Recently, GRB 221009A, the most energetic GRB ever observed, was detected by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory experiment in the energy band 0.2–7 TeV. Here, we interpret its afterglow in the context of a hybrid model in which the TeV spectral component is explained by the proton-synchrotron process while the low-energy emission from optical to X-ray is due to synchrotron radiation from electrons. We constrained the model parameters using the observed optical, X-ray, and TeV data. By comparing the parameters of this burst and of GRB 190114C, we deduce that the VHE emission at energies ≥1 TeV in the GRB afterglow requires large explosion kinetic energy, E ≳ 1054 erg and a reasonable circumburst density, n ≳ 10 cm−3. This results in a small injection fraction of particles accelerated to a power law, ∼10−2. A significant fraction of shock energy must be allocated to a near equipartition magnetic field, ϵ

B
∼ 10−1, while electrons should only carry a small fraction of this energy, ϵ

e
∼ 10−3. Under these conditions required for a proton-synchrotron model, namely ϵ

B
≫ ϵ

e
, the SSC component is substantially subdominant over proton-synchrotron as a source of TeV photons. These results lead us to suggest that proton-synchrotron process is a strong contender for the radiative mechanisms explaining GRB afterglows in the TeV band.
Health Practices, Nutrition, and Other Aspects of Lifestyles of Children Less Than 18 Years during COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt: Role of Mothers
Authors: Hassanain Amal I. , Zeid Dina Abu , Fahmy Reham F. , Mostafa Hend H. , Nassar Maysa S. , Elabd Mona A. , Wahba Saneya A.
Published: October 2023

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a public health crisis of worldwide fear which under strategies of isolation, alterations to lifestyle behaviors were typically inevitable. These included extreme changes in hygiene practices, dietary habits, and physical activity.
AIM: The present study aimed to assess how mothers managed their children at home during COVID-19 lockdown as regards health practices such as, hand washing, eating behaviors, and their daily lifestyles such as physical activity, screen time, and sleep.
METHODS: Mothers of children aged <18 years were enrolled in the study. Online survey was conducted through Google form May 17, 2020, to the June 01, 2020. A specific questionnaire was prepared to fulfill the objective of the study.
RESULTS: Mothers of 83.6% of children succeeded in establishing a good behavior of hand washing using soap and water when their hands are visibly dirty versus 62.8% doing the same when their hands are not visibly dirty. Father’s occupation could have significant association with hand washing.  During lockdown, 74.4% of mothers stopped buying prepared foods from outside and 88% of them were keen to prepare healthy meals for their children, dietary supplements were used by 41.6% of participant mothers; meanwhile, the percentage was 38.8% by their children. Mothers succeeded in limiting screen time of their children (43.2%), and 32% of them succeeded in setting a specific time for going bed.
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 pandemic has brought intense changes to health behaviors of children regarding hand washing, eating habits, sleep, and physical activity.
Colorimetric paper-based device for rapid screening of orlistat in weight loss supplements
Authors: Phattanawasin Panadda , Rojanarata Theerasak , Piyapolrungroj Nusara
Published: October 2023

The colorimetric paper-based device using lipase inhibition assay was developed for rapid and visual detection of orlistat in weight loss supplements. The paper device with five circular detection zones was simply fabricated from filter paper No 1 using a low-cost paper craft puncher with a design of a flower-like shape. The enzymatic reaction on the detection zone employed a small volume of a substrate, a-naphthyl acetate, a sample, and a lipase enzyme. After incubation, the Fast Blue B solution was used as a chromogenic reagent. The decrease in purple color can be observed by the naked eye, in the presence of orlistat. Under optimized conditions, the paper device showed satisfactory sensitivity and selectivity. The device was applied for rapid screening of orlistat in weight loss supplements and the results agreed with those obtained from TLC analysis.
Two new species of the Longitarsus violentus group from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)
Authors: Liang Zulong , Konstantinov Alexander S. , Ruan Yongying , Li Zhiqiang , Huang Zhengzhong , Ge Siqin
Published: October 2023

Two new species of Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 from China are described: L. pekingensis Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, sp. nov. (Beijing) and L. xinjiangensis Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, sp. nov. (Xinjiang). Images of dorsal and lateral habitus, pronotum, head, and male and female genitalia are provided. The records of Longitarsus violentus Weise, 1893 and Longitarsus weisei Guillebeau, 1895 in China are discussed. Holotypes of L. marguzoricus Konstantinov in Konstantinov & Lopatin, 2000 and L. violentoides Konstantinov in Konstantinov & Lopatin, 2000 are illustrated with images of pronotum and median lobe of aedeagus. A key to species of L. violentus species group is provided.
Coéducation et territoire(s) : un campus des alliances éducatives et d’inclusion sociale pour mieux répondre aux besoins des enfants et de leurs parents
Authors: Prévôt Olivier
Published: October 2023

Cet article s’inscrit dans le cadre des travaux portés par l’Association Internationale de Formation et de Recherche en Éducation Familiale (AIFREF) et par le Réseau International des Cités de l’Éducation (RICE). Il vise à présenter les premières démarches engagées pour créer un campus des alliances éducatives à Périgueux, en Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France). Conçu comme un espace ouvert de formation, de recherche et de pratiques éducatives et sociales innovantes, ce campus vise à fédérer tous les acteurs de l’éducation. La question centrale de ce projet de recherche-action est d’identifier si un campus favorisant le développement des alliances éducatives permet d’améliorer la réussite éducative et l’inclusion sociale des enfants et de leurs parents.
L’absence de reconnaissance juridique à l’état civil des personnes intersexes ne viole pas l’article 8 de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme
Authors: Bui-Xuan Olivia
Published: October 2023

Pour la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, le refus de substituer la mention « sexe neutre » ou « intersexe » à « sexe masculin » sur l’acte de naissance d’une personne intersexe ne viole pas l’article 8. Privilégiant la qualification d’obligation positive, elle en déduit une marge d’appréciation nationale « élargie » et, par suite, confirme la possibilité pour les États de ne pas reconnaître juridiquement une partie de la population. Une telle prudence contraste avec sa jurisprudence relative à la transidentité binaire et témoigne de ses réserves à imposer aux États le dépassement de la bicatégorisation des mentions de sexe à l’état civil.
Ictiofauna de la subcuenca urbana del río Ocoa, drenaje superior del río Meta, cuenca del Orinoco, Colombia
Authors: Ramírez-Gil‍ Hernando , Cortés-Hernández Miguel Ángel , Ajiaco-Martínez Rosa Elena
Published: October 2023

El conocimiento acerca de la ictiofauna de los tramos altos del río Meta, uno de los principales afluentes del Orinoco, es aún poco conocida. En este trabajo se presenta el primer listado de peces registrados para el río Ocoa, a partir de 51 901 individuos muestreados en 15 localidades durante el ciclo hidrológico de 2014, incluidas zonas urbanas en el municipio de Villavicencio. Se obtuvieron registros de 88 especies, distribuidas en 21 familias y 5 órdenes, lo que corresponde al 12% de las especies de agua dulce reportadas para la Orinoquia colombiana. La cobertura de muestreo (SC) estimada para el río Ocoa fue del 99.9%, con una riqueza de especies observada que representa el 93.6% de la riqueza esperada. Entre las especies recolectadas, 13 están reportadas solo para Colombia, 43 tienen uso pesquero y cuatro especies son introducidas (Caquetaia kraussii, Oreochromis niloticus, Poecilia reticulata y Poecilia cf. caucana). Estas últimas dominan en sitios alterados con bajos niveles de oxígeno. Este estudio constituye la primera aproximación al conocimiento de la ictiofauna de una de las subcuencas de mayor importancia para el municipio de Villavicencio.
Los polixénidos (Diplopoda, Penicillata, Polyxenida) de la península Ibérica, Baleares y Canarias con nuevos registros y datos sobre su distribución
Authors: Recuero Ernesto , Rodríguez-Flores‍ Paula C.
Published: October 2023

Polyxenida es un orden pequeño de milpiés que usualmente se encuentran en el suelo, madera muerta, bajo cortezas de troncos muertos o de árboles y arbustos vivos, en hojarasca y debajo de rocas. Dado su pequeño tamaño y su naturaleza elusiva, se han estudiado poco, de modo que el conocimiento sobre la distribución, diversidad, biología e historia natural de las especies ibéricas, baleares y canarias es muy limitado. En este trabajo recopilamos todos los registros publicados y proporcionamos nuevas citas para las áreas mencionadas. También incluimos fotos en vivo de varias especies ibéricas previamente no fotografiadas. En las regiones de estudio se encuentran representantes de 3 familias, 5 géneros y al menos 10 especies. La familia Synxenidae incluye un solo representante, Phryssonotus platycephalus (Lucas, 1846), en la península Ibérica y en las islas Baleares. La diversidad es más alta para Polyxenidae, con una especie de amplia distribución, Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758), en Iberia y también Baleares, en donde podría haber otra especie del género no descrita; en las Canarias está presente otra especie de amplia distribución, P. fasciculatus Say, 1821, y el endemismo P. oromii  Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996; el género Macroxenus Brolemann, 1917 está representado por M. rubromarginatus (Lucas, 1846) en Iberia, y M. enghoffi  Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996, posiblemente endémica de las Canarias. Finalmente, en la familia Lophoproctidae, Lophoproctus jeanneli (Brolemann, 1910) se encuentra tanto en la península como en Baleares; L. lucidus (Chalande, 1888) es registrado por primera vez en la península ibérica y en la isla del Hierro; L. pagesi Condè, 1981 es endémico de cuevas de Mallorca, con una forma relacionada en cuevas de Portugal, L. cf. pagesi; Lophoproctinus inferus inferus (Silvestri, 1903) está presente con unos pocos registros en Mallorca y L. i. maurus Marquet & Condè, 1950 se encuentra en las Canarias. Nuestros nuevos registros junto con registros procedentes de iniciativas de ciencia ciudadana (iNaturalist), expanden notablemente el área de distribución conocida de varias especies de Polyxenida en la península Ibérica. Muchas de estas especies presentan patrones de distribución fragmentados, con registros aislados en diferentes áreas geográficas. Un estudio más intenso incluyendo muestreo exhaustivo y datos moleculares ayudará a entender mejor la naturaleza real de estos patrones de distribución.
Psychedelics sea slugs: Observations on colour ontogeny in two nudibranch species from the genus Nembrotha (Doridina: Polyceridae)
Authors: Pola Marta , Tibiriçá Yara , Cervera Juan Lucas
Published: October 2023

In recent decades, thanks to the use of integrated taxonomy, the traditional recognition of a nudibranch species based on observation and colour pattern variation has become increasingly questioned, mainly due to the presence of cryptic and pseudocryptic species complexes. Individuals with the same colour pattern can be genetically identical, but individuals with different colour patterns may also be genetically identical and this variation may instead represent different life stages. But things can get even more complicated. What happens when the same species changes its colour pattern radically as it ages? Here we present two extraordinary examples in species of the genus Nembrotha based on laboratory observation. Specimens of Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933 and Nembrotha yonowae Goethel and Debelius, 1992 were collected in Mozambique and kept in captivity as long as feeding was possible. The results showed that colour patterns in both species changed over time and that this change was linked to diet. Furthermore, species delimitation analysis and comparison of the uncorrected COI pairwise distances of examined specimens from Mozambique and others downloaded from GenBank confirmed that N. yonowae Goether and Debelius, 1992 is a junior synonym of N. cristata Bergh, 1877. Similar studies with laboratory observations are needed on other species of the genus, as they were described on the basis of different colouration, but integrated taxonomy may show different results.
Contribuições para Uma Mitologia Popular Portuguesa e Outros Escritos Etnográficos
Authors: Pedroso Consiglieri
Published: October 2023

Na formação inicial e posterior desenvolvimento de uma tradição etnológica em Portugal, são retidos geralmente três nomes: Adolfo Coelho, Teófilo Braga e José Leite de Vasconcelos, autores a quem Jorge Dias reserva a designação de "mestres". Contudo, outros investigadores desempenharam, no mesmo período, um papel de relevo. Entre eles conta-se, além de Rocha Peixoto, Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso.
Este volume vem precisamente pôr à disposição dos estudiosos e do público interessado o conjunto de textos que integram a obra etnográfica deste último, com exceção dos Contos Populares Portugueses. Aproveitou-se, no entanto, o ensejo, para recolher dezoito outros contos populares, não incluídos pelo autor nessa coletânea e originalmente editados de forma algo dispersa em publicações de difícil acesso. Com um horizonte temático que vai desde a constituição da família primitiva até aos estudos sobre a mitologia popular portuguesa, o levantamento de que esta edição resulta procurou ser exaustivo.
Trata-se acima de tudo de redescobrir um autor que, tanto do ponto de vista da informação que recolheu e publicou, como do ponto de vista das preocupações mais gerais de que a sua obra se faz eco, tem direito a um lugar menos marginal do que aquele que ocupou durante algum tempo, um lugar mais próximo dos "mestres".
S. Vincenzo al Volturno e la scrittura della storia prima del Chronicon Vulturnense
Authors: Tagliente Antonio
Published: October 2023

La scrittura della storia a S. Vincenzo al Volturno anteriormente alla compilazione del Chronicon Vulturnense, la cronaca-cartulario del XII secolo tràdita dal codice Barb. lat. 2724, non ha goduto di grande attenzione presso gli studiosi. In particolare, è mancata un’indagine concreta sui testi redatti dall’officina vulturnense a partire dal tardo X secolo, e poi nell’XI, che il monaco Giovanni fece confluire nel Chronicon Vulturnense. In questo contributo si propongono alcune riflessioni preliminari sulla redazione e sulle finalità originarie di cinque differenti scritture tramandate dalla cronaca-cartulario del XII secolo. Nella parte conclusiva, si presenta la possibilità di una continuità nella produzione memoriale del cenobio vulturnense, dal X secolo ai primi decenni del XII, e si appronta un primo confronto tra il deposito della memoria vulturnense e quello cassinese.
Optimizing Biomass-to-Biofuel Conversion
Authors: Hussain Zakir , Babe M. , Saravanan S. , Srimathy G. , Roopa H. , Boopathi Sampath
Published: October 2023

This chapter explores the integration of IoT and AI technologies to optimize biomass-to-biofuel conversion processes. AI algorithms can be used to optimize process parameters such as temperature, pressure, and enzyme dosage, leading to increased biofuel yields, reduced energy consumption, and improved quality control. Sustainability assessment is also highlighted, with IoT and AI playing a crucial role in monitoring and analyzing sustainability metrics. Companies such as Pacific Ethanol, Renmatix, IOCL, and GranBio have achieved significant improvements in biofuel yield, energy efficiency, quality control, and sustainability by leveraging IoT and AI technologies. These advancements inspire potential applications and strategies in different biomass feedstock scenarios, enabling organizations to drive the transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources while improving operational efficiency and competitiveness.
Healthy eating perceptions of mothers and caregivers of children in South Africa
Authors: Mokone Suzan M. , Manafe Mashudu , Ncube Lindiwe J.
Published: October 2023

Background: The perceptions of mothers and caregivers of children attending early childhood development (ECD) centres play a very critical role in promoting healthy eating habits in children and impact long-term health consequences. Food preferences that are developed during childhood continue into adolescence and adulthood and are difficult to change.Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the perception of mothers and caregivers of children attending ECD centres regarding healthy eating practices.Setting: The study was conducted in ECD centres in Gauteng, North West and Limpopo.Methods: A quantitative descriptive design was used to collect data among 290 respondents using a structured, researcher-administered questionnaire.Results: The findings indicated that the majority (77%) of respondents did not believe that choosing a healthy diet is a matter of knowing foods that are good and bad for health. The majority (59%) of respondents believed that the food they eat and drinks are healthy and see no need to make changes.Conclusion: The study findings showed that the majority of respondents lack awareness about choosing healthy diets. Furthermore, the current dietary patterns of respondents and their children will remain the same as long as the mothers and caregivers feel that the food they eat is healthy.Contribution: The findings of the study contribute to the appropriate measures of educating mothers and caregivers in offering healthy diets to children at home and in early childhood centres.
An All-Inclusive Machine Learning and Deep Learning Method for Forecasting Cardiovascular Disease in Bangladeshi Population
Authors: Mandava Manjula , Vinta Surendra Reddy , Ghosh Hritwik , Rahat Irfan Sadiq
Published: October 2023

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is a major concern and pressing issue faced by the healthcare sector globally. According to a survey conducted by the WHO every year, CVDs cause 17.9 million deaths worldwide. Lack of pre-prediction of CVDs is a significant factor contributing to the death of patients. Predicting CVDs is a challenging task for medical practitioners as it requires a high level of medical analysis skills and extensive knowledge. OBJECTIVES: We believe that the improvement in the accuracy of prediction can significantly reduce the risk caused by CVDs and help medical practitioners better diagnose patients . METHODS: In this study, We created a CVD prediction model. using a ML approach. We utilized various algorithms, including logistic regression, Gaussian Naive Baye, Bernoulli Naive Baye, SVM, KNN, optimized KNN, X Gradient Boosting, and random forest algorithms to analyze and predict CVDs. RESULTS: Our developed prediction model achieved an accuracy of 96.7%, indicating its effectiveness in predicting CVDs. DL algorithms can also assist in identifying, classifying, and quantifying patterns of medical images, improving patient evaluation and diagnosis based on prior medical history and evaluation patterns. CONCLUSION: Furthermore, deep learning algorithms can help in developing new drugs with minimum cost by reducing the number of clinical research trials, using prior prediction of the drug's efficacy.