bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mycobacterial type VII secretion systems
Authors: Famelis Nikolaos , Geibel Sebastian , van Tol Daan
Published: June 2023

Mycobacteria, such as the pathogen M. tuberculosis, utilize up to five paralogous type VII secretion systems to transport proteins across their cell envelope. Since these proteins associate in pairs that depend on each other for transport to a different extent, the secretion pathway to the bacterial surface remained challenging to address. Structural characterization of the inner-membrane embedded secretion machineries along with recent advances on the substrates’ co-dependencies for transport allow for the first time more detailed and testable models for secretion.
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements and morphometric evaluation of the cranium in age-matched children with central precocious puberty
Authors: Düzkalır Hanife Gülden , Söbü Elif , Adıgüzel Karaoysal Özge , Günbey Hediye Pınar , Caliskan Emine
Published: June 2023

Objectives

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is one of the common reasons for referral to pediatric endocrinology. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to rule out intracranial pathologies. However, there is insufficient information in the literature about bone marrow abnormalities on MRI in CPP cases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values obtained from bone marrow diffusion weight images (DWI) of cranial bone structures and the status of sphenooccipital synchondrosis (SOS) in CPP.

Methods

MRI data from 6-to 9-year-old girls with CPP and a healthy control group were evaluated. Anthropometric data, FSH, LH, and oestradiol tests were recorded, and the relationship between SOS status, DWI-ADC values of the clivus, parietal bone, and occipital protuberance were compared.

Results

The study included 146 girls, 79 CPP, and 67 healthy aged 6–9 years (median: 8 (2)). The diagnosis age was 8.30 ± 0.8 years. The ADC values were significantly lower on CPP than normal controls (p=<0.05). In the CPP group, pattern 1 was found at 2 % (n=2), pattern 2 at 3.5 % (n=3), and pattern 3 at 3.5 % (n=3) in clivus sphenooccipital synchondrosis. There was no correlation between the mean parietal, occipital, and clivus ADC values and any variable (p>0.05).

Conclusions

DWI-MRI ADC analysis can be used as a quantitative radiological marker for early detection of CPP, even before changes in sphenooccipital synchondrosis.
Outsourcing teenage language: a participatory approach for exploring speech and text messaging
Authors: Koreinik Kadri , Mandel Aive , Pilvik Maarja-Liisa , Praakli Kristiina , Vihman Virve-Anneli
Published: June 2023

This paper presents a remote method used for engaging teenagers as citizen sociolinguists within the research project Teen Speak in Estonia. The project, launched in January 2020, aims to investigate young people’s language by creating the first systematic dual corpus of Estonian teenagers’ spoken language and text messaging. Previously, youth language in Estonia has not been the subject of much research. Yet scholarly attention to teenage language usage has been on the rise internationally, with corpora compiled in English and several other languages. The article describes the process of recruiting and training participants, as well as adjustments made to data collection in connection with the outbreak of COVID-19 and the restrictions which followed. While the pandemic did modestly interfere with the participatory approach, the data collection was successfully carried out, thanks primarily to well-networked and dedicated 9- to 18-year-old participants. Notwithstanding a gender imbalance, the corpus of 97 h of speech and nearly 60,000 words of text messages will facilitate research into Estonian teenagers’ Estonian–English codeswitching and other linguistic features, across two registers. The remote method is recommended for use elsewhere, especially in places where mutual trust prevails, and teenagers claim a fair amount of independence, responsibility and facility with online applications.
An economic evaluation of fine-needle cytology as the primary diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy
Authors: Cavallo Monica , Ciliberti Valeria , Maffei Elisabetta , Serio Bianca , Sabbatino Francesco , Zeppa Pio , Caputo Alessandro
Published: June 2023

Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is commonly used to obtain a pre-surgical pathological diagnosis in many organs, but its cost-effectiveness in lymphadenopathy has not been studied yet. We calculated the cost and diagnostic accuracy of a diagnostic algorithm that uses FNAC as a first-line procedure and compared it to a purely surgical approach in 545 consecutive lymphadenopathies. In 74% of the cases, FNAC alone can obtain a sufficiently detailed diagnosis, avoiding the surgical biopsy. In doing so, the average cost of diagnosis is cut to less than one-third, the patient avoids an invasive procedure and the diagnosis is reached earlier. In conclusion, the systematic use of lymph node-FNAC in the initial assessment of lymphadenopathy is clinically and economically advantageous as it avoids surgical biopsies in cases where cytology can suffice.
Auf den Spuren des hellenistischen Judentums in Caesarea: Ein Jüdischer Psalmenforscher in Origenes’ Glosse im Kontext Rabbinischer Literatur
Authors: Niehoff Maren R.
Published: June 2023

This article offers a close reading of a gloss in Codex Ambrosianus B 106 of Origenes’ Hexapla on Psalms, which has in the past only been analyzed for its reference to the Patriarch. This article focuses on the Jewish scholar described in the gloss and analyzes his method of identifying Moses as the author of ten anonymous Psalms in view of Alexandrian scholarship. As Origen could only have communicated with his Jewish contemporary in Greek, the gloss provides unique insights into Hellenistic Judaism in 3d century Caesarea, which turns out to be well connected to Alexandrian methods of scholarship, available in late Antiquity in numerous intellectual centers of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Caesarea and Gadara. Moreover, the article points to conduits of communication between the Jewish Hellenistic scholar and rabbinic literature, where his conclusions resurface.
Plato’s
Phaedrus
and
Symposium
in the
Pseudo-Clementine Homilies
Authors: De Vos Benjamin M. J.
Published: June 2023

The presence of Plato and Platonic philosophy in the late antique Christian novel, the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, has been underexamined. The present article takes a twofold approach: first, it discusses Platonic references and allusions in the disputes between Appion the grammarian and Clement, a follower of the apostle Peter (Homiliae Clementinae 4–6), and links them to the rest of the Homilistic narrative. Plato’s dialogues of the Symposium and, in particular, the Phaedrus turn out to be insightful philosophical and literary frameworks by means of which the Homilist reflects on the value of eros, paideia, rhetoric and philosophy, the value of written discourse, and truth. Secondly, this article also compares the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies with (other) novels and narratives from the Second Sophistic that intertextually engage with similar Platonic motifs and passages. My analysis reveals how the Homilist, as a Christian novelist with strong philosophical (and one might say Sophistic) interests, is a remarkable member of the late antique, cultural dialogue, in which the reception of Plato’s dialogues took place.
Los pigmentos en la prehistoria: proyecto de experimentación térmica con óxidos e hidróxidos de hierro
Authors: Álvarez Carla
Published: June 2023

“Los pigmentos minerales aparecen en la naturaleza pulverizados o en bloques de magnitudes dispares y en una acusada variabilidad tonal; no obstante, la tonalidad primigenia puede ser modificada con la intervención del calor por calcinación” (Sanchidrián, 2001, p. 56).“Los Laboratorios de Geología del Cuaternario y de Sedimentología de la Universidad de Marsella, a partir de varios análisis de muestras arqueológicas y naturales, por medio de Difractometría de Rayos X y de observaciones en microscopio electrónico, han llegado a determinar la presencia de una hematites anormalmente cristalizada, llamada hematites desordenada, obtenida por intervención humana a través del calentamiento de fragmentos de goethita con el fin de obtener pigmentos de color rojo vivo. Hasta ahora se había sugerido varias veces esta posibilidad, pues es bien conocido el cambio de coloración que sufren los llamados “ocres amarillos” (goethitas, limonitas) al ser calentados por encima de 260ºC. La deshidratación de la goethita provoca la aparición de esta hematites desordenada, que no se encuentra en estado natural y que conserva ciertas características especiales, testimonio de un calentamiento intencional” (San Juan, 1991, p. 108).Es a partir de estas dos premisas donde comienza el trabajo de experimentación térmica con óxidos e hidróxidos de hierro. Ambas afirman el conocimiento que tendrían las sociedades paleolíticas sobre los tratamientos térmicos que se les podrían realizar a los minerales de hierro para obtener otros colores y tonalidades diferentes a cómo se los encontraban en la naturaleza, y así poder tener, una paleta cromática más amplia y suplir la escasez de colorante rojo que se da en determinadas áreas
Estudio de las huellas de uso en los orificios de los colgantes de hueso del magdaleniense
Authors: Rodríguez San Pedro Marta Sintes
Published: June 2023

Con el presente trabajo busco hacer un estudio traceológico de los colgantes de hueso del Magdaleniense mediante la observación de las huellas de uso que se forman en el orificio del colgante tras ser llevado al cuello durante varios meses.
Equipamiento artístico en la prehistoria: pinceles / Artistic equipment throughout prehistory: brushes.
Authors: González Fernández Marina
Published: June 2023

A partir del Paleolítico Superior se da un mayor desarrollo técnico y tecnológico que conlleva una “revolución”, refiriéndonos a un cambio en los modos de vida. Esto conlleva también un mayor desarrollo del panorama “artístico” que veremos evolucionar de múltiples formas a lo largo de toda la Prehistoria. Pero ¿qué tecnología se oculta detrás de las representaciones gráficas prehistóricas? ¿podrían haber desarrollado un equipamiento artístico específico similar al actual? A estas y a otras preguntas nos gustaría intentar responder en este trabajo.Palabras clave: Paleolítico Superior; arqueología experimental; Prehistoria; pinceles.Abstract:From the Upper Palaeolithic it occurs more technical and technological development that caused a "revolution", a change in lifestyles. This also entails the further development of the "artistic" representations that we will evolve in multiple ways throughout prehistory.But what technology is hidden behind the prehistoric graphic representations? Could they have developed a specific artistic equipment similar to the present? These and other questions we would like to try to answer in this work.Key words: Upper Palaeolithic; brushes; experimental archeology; prehistory.
Proceso de degradación de pintura postcocción / Degradation process of post-baked paints
Authors: Vázquez Alonso Nuria
Published: June 2023

La pintura postcocción es una decoración ampliamente utilizada en las vasijas durante la Edad del Hierro e incluso hoy día, hasta nosotros llega deteriorada o inexistente. Desconocemos en gran medida las posibles técnicas de elaboración y aplicación de la pintura. Más desconocido aún es el proceso de limpieza al que los recipientes serían sometidos y los cambios que sufre la decoración pintada con el paso del tiempo, una vez abandonada. Esta experimentación trata de arrojar algo de luz sobre estas cuestiones sirviendo de precedente para experiencias futuras.Palabras clave: tafonomía, pintura postcocción, aglutinante, caseína, arqueología experimental.Abstract:The post-baking paint decoration was quite used in the Iron Age pottery and it is still used nowadays. It arrives damaged or nonexistent to us. We are largely unaware of the fabrication process and application techniques. The cleaning processes and the changes suffered by the decorations over the time, once left by their own, are even more unknown. This experiment tries to give some light on these issues and serves as a precedent for future experiences.Keywords: taphonomy, post-baking paintings, binder, casein, experimental archaeology.
Aproximación a la aplicación del proceso de bougard sobre las cerámicas de Dolni Vestonice I / Approximation to the application of the Bougard process on the ceramics of Dolni Vestonice I
Authors: Zorrilla Almarza Alejandro
Published: June 2023

Este trabajo recoge la propuesta que realiza Bougard en su trabajo de 2011 sobre la forma de producción de las figuras cerámicas que se encuentran en el yacimiento checo de Dolni Vestonice I, cuya cronología se encuadra en el Gravetiense de Europa Central y la importancia técnica del trato de la arcilla en una etapa del Paleolítico Superior con pocos ejemplos parecidos. La configuración de la experimentación se realizará en el Laboratorio Experimental de la Universidad Autónoma y con materiales de la Península Ibérica.Palabras clave: Arqueología Experimental; Paleolítico Superior; Dolni Vestonice I; CerámicaAbstract:This work reflects the proposal made by Bougard in his work in 2011 on the form of production of the ceramic figures found in the Czech deposit of Dolni Vestonice I, whose chronology is in the Gravetian of Central Europe and the technical importance of the treatment Of the clay in a stage of the Upper Paleolithic with few similar examples. The configuration of the experimentation will be carried out in the Experimental Laboratory of the UAM and with materials of the Iberian Peninsula.Key words: Experimental Archaeology; Upper Palaeolithic; Dolni Vestonice I; Pottery.
Displacing the State of Nature: A Disagreement with Graeber and Wengrow
Authors: Harman Graham
Published: June 2023

David Graeber and David Wengrow’s The Dawn of Everything offers a salutary corrective to modern political theory, with its choice between two forms of the “state of nature”: Hobbes’s negative vision of bloodthirsty humans held in check only by the violent power of the sovereign, and Rousseau’s apparently more positive vision of naturally equal humans corrupted by the introduction of agriculture and metallurgy. However, the alternative Graeber and Wengrow offer –a world of imaginative and experimental humans freely choosing different forms of society– excessively downplays the political mediating role of non-human things. This move, in turn, is overly dependent on a modernist ontology that opposes free human thought to mechanically deterministic things. Drawing on the insights of Actor-Network Theory in particular, this article argues for the central role of inanimate objects in the political sphere.
The literary in Amanda Labarca: a philosophical-political project
Authors: Salas Gonzalo , Millán Juan David , G. Flores Matias , Albornoz Gabriela , Ramos-Vera José , Winkler María Inés
Published: June 2023

Two literary works of the outstanding Chilean intellectual Amanda Labarca are analyzed from a philosophical and political point of view. The first work, Impressions of Youth, positions Labarca as a critical reader of Spanish-American authors and makes visible her interest in Emilia Pardo Bazán, whose feminism she adheres to. In Unveilings at Dawn, her Nietzscheanism is revealed, through which she demands a kind of resistance to the nihilism produced by war and the absolute relativity of values. Both works allow us to recognize the keys of her new philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century.
Adquisición de conocimiento a través de razones narrativas
Authors: Sierra-Catalán Guillermo
Published: June 2023

En el curso de una argumentación, el uso de narrativas como razones presenta ventajas en relación a su capacidad de justificación. Pero estas razones narrativas no sólo permiten justificar puntos de vista, sino que presentan características singulares que promueven la adquisición de conocimiento por parte del auditorio. De esta manera, creencias adoptadas en el curso de una argumentación pueden pasar a constituir conocimiento gracias a la contribución en cuanto a justificación y a persuasión de las razones narrativas aducidas.
Argumentos narrativos en la delimitación de problemas políticos
Authors: Gómez Júlder
Published: June 2023

En este artículo me ocupo de un uso de argumentos narrativos en la delimitación de problemas políticos. Mi propósito es exponer una interpretación de este uso y sugerir algunos modos que nos servirían para ponderar cuando se nos presenten dos argumentos narrativos que inviten a delimitar un mismo problema de dos maneras diferentes. Este cometido hace parte de los intereses por avanzar en la elaboración teórica del concepto de argumento narrativo, por desarrollar estrategias para la ponderación de argumentos y por comprender la fase de la delimitación de los problemas en la argumentación política.
Samuel Bailey, La teoría del razonamiento (apéndice)
Authors: Marraud Huberto , Leal Carretero Fernando
Published: June 2023

Publicamos una traducción y comentario del Apéndice de The Theory of Reasoning (Londres: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1851), de Samuel Bailey, en el que ofrece un conjunto de reglas para analizar una argumentación, y, para poner a prueba sus métodos, Bailey analiza tres argumentaciones de distintas naturaleza: una demostración de Euclides, una argumentación política de Burke, y una argumentación filosófica de Berkeley.
Effect of chemical composition on thermal decomposition behavior of herbaceous plants for production of plant-based biochar for storing carbon in soils
Authors: Tanifuji Keishi , Sakurai Kensuke , Miyamoto Toyohisa , Okayasu Yuji
Published: June 2023

In order to use plant biomass as biochar for storing carbon in soils, the relationship between the chemical composition of plants and biochar yield obtained by thermogravimetric (TG) analysis was studied. The extractive content of herbaceous plants such as dokudami (Houttuynia cordata), halcyon (Erigeron philadelphicus), and mugwort (Artemisia Spp.) was higher than that of Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), and the yields at 250 and 300 °C tended to decrease with increasing extractive content of plants. This indicated the possibility that thermal decomposition of herbaceous plants can be conducted at low temperatures (below 350 °C). In addition, the content of crystalline carbohydrates (remaining upon treatment with 5% sulfuric acid) of herbaceous plants was lower than that of Japanese cypress, and the yield at 400 °C tended to decrease with increasing crystalline carbohydrate content of plants. This indicated the possibility that herbaceous plants can be used to obtain biochar with higher yield at 400 °C than woody plants. Therefore, herbaceous plants are considered to be feasible resources as raw materials for biochar production for storing carbon in soils.
Real-Time Occluded Face Identification Using Deep Learning
Authors: Fachrurrozi Muhammad , Primanita Anggina , Pakomgan Rafly , Abdiansah Abdiansah
Published: June 2023

One of the most difficult aspects of face identification is face occlusion. Face occlusion is when anything is placed over the face, for example, a mask. Masks occlude multiple important facial features, like the chin, lips, nose, and facial edges. Face identification becomes challenging when important facial features are occluded. Using one of the deep learning algorithms, YOLOv5, this work tries to identify the face of someone whose face is occluded by a mask in real-time. A special program is being created to test the effectiveness of the YOLOv5 algorithm. 14 people's data were registered, and each person had 150 images used for training, validation, and testing. The images used are regular faces and mask-occluded faces. Nine distinct configurations of epoch and batch sizes were used to train the model. Then, during the testing phase, the best-performing configuration was chosen. Images and real-time input were used for testing. The highest possible accuracy of image identification is 100%, whereas the maximum accuracy of real-time identification is 64%. It was found during the testing that the brightness of the room has an influence on the performance of YOLOv5. Identifying individuals becomes more challenging when there are significant changes in brightness.
Opportunities for Diagnostic Improvement Among Pediatric Hospital Readmissions
Authors: Congdon Morgan , Rauch Bridget , Carroll Bryn , Costello Anna , Chua Winona D. , Fairchild Victoria , Fatemi Yasaman , Greenfield Morgan E. , Herchline Daniel , Howard Alexandra , Khan Amina , Lamberton Courtney E. , McAndrew Lisa , Hart Jessica , Shaw Kathy N. , Rasooly Irit R.
Published: June 2023

OBJECTIVES

Diagnostic errors, termed “missed opportunities for improving diagnosis” (MOIDs), are known sources of harm in children but have not been well characterized in pediatric hospital medicine. Our objectives were to systematically identify and describe MOIDs among general pediatric patients who experienced hospital readmission, outline improvement opportunities, and explore factors associated with increased risk of MOID.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Our retrospective cohort study included unplanned readmissions within 15 days of discharge from a freestanding children’s hospital (October 2018–September 2020). Health records from index admissions and readmissions were independently reviewed and discussed by practicing inpatient physicians to identify MOIDs using an established instrument, SaferDx. MOIDs were evaluated using a diagnostic-specific tool to identify improvement opportunities within the diagnostic process.

RESULTS

MOIDs were identified in 22 (6.3%) of 348 readmissions. Opportunities for improvement included: delay in considering the correct diagnosis (n = 11, 50%) and failure to order needed test(s) (n = 10, 45%). Patients with MOIDs were older (median age: 3.8 [interquartile range 1.5–11.2] vs 1.0 [0.3–4.9] years) than patients without MOIDs but similar in sex, primary language, race, ethnicity, and insurance type. We did not identify conditions associated with higher risk of MOID. Lower respiratory tract infections accounted for 26% of admission diagnoses but only 1 (4.5%) case of MOID.

CONCLUSIONS

Standardized review of pediatric readmissions identified MOIDs and opportunities for improvement within the diagnostic process, particularly in clinician decision-making. We identified conditions with low incidence of MOID. Further work is needed to better understand pediatric populations at highest risk for MOID.
Evaluación de sistemas constructivos para vivienda de interés social utilizando la Matriz QFD
Authors: Garita Durán Luis Enrique , Anglin Fonseca Robert , Rodríguez Rojas Einer
Published: June 2023

Costa Rica tiene un déficit habitacional para su población más vulnerable. Se identifica una carencia de información y evaluación de posibles sistemas constructivos para vivienda de interés social que permita mejores resultados en factores como alcance, costo, calidad y tiempo de obra en las fases tempranas de un proyecto.

Se realizó una evaluación con un criterio técnico e imparcial para nueve (9) sistemas constructivos para viviendas de interés social unifamiliares, específicamente para las actividades de construcción de cimentaciones, muros y acabados, aplicando la herramienta de Matriz de Despliegue de Función de la Calidad (QFD).

La Matriz QFD traslada los requerimientos del usuario a los de producción utilizando “Que´s” y “Como´s” [6]. Las calificaciones finales se basan en una cantidad de ochocientos diez (810) resultados en función de las variables para dos actores de estudio (actor constructor y actor usuario). Respecto al actor constructor el sistema de concreto con columnas y baldosas horizontales, con un puntaje de 236,5, fue el sistema de mejor calificación.

Para el actor usuario el mejor sistema fue el de mampostería integral con un puntaje total de 196,3. Las cuantificaciones realizadas para cada sistema constructivo no son absolutas, dependen de factores como el mercado, normativas, percepción social, entre otras.

Si un sistema obtiene mejor calificación quiere decir que, para las variables consideradas, para su importancia asignada y para el usuario evaluado, ese sería el mejor sistema constructivo, no se debe interpretar que en términos absolutos un sistema con una mayor calificación es superior a los demás.
Basel III standards and liquidity determinants in Vietnamese commercial bank
Authors: Le-Bao Thy , Ho Linh , Lang Dai
Published: June 2023

This study aims to ascertain the determinants affecting the liquidity of Vietnamese Commercial Banks by their bank ownership structures, CEO characteristics, and bank-specific variables. Using panel data consisting of 29 Vietnamese commercial banks, we measure liquidity using the most up-to-date method – the Net Stable Funding Difference (NSFD), according to Basel III standards. Correlating to the relationship between CEOs’ characteristics and bank liquidity, we found that CEOs with longer tenure will control liquidity better due to their higher managerial power and entrenchment. Moreover, the findings of the present study show that local market power, bank age, bank size, and loan loss provision positively impact bank liquidity. In contrast, further investigation reveals the adverse impact of state ownership on bank liquidity. This study provides insights into the prudential supervision of Vietnamese commercial banks, which implications for policymakers, by applying the latest liquidity measurement method and new findings on liquidity determinants.
Comparative study of management accounting system models on company performance in Indonesia and Malaysia financial institutions
Authors: Puspitawati Lilis , Fitrios Ruhul , Alghifari Erik Syawa
Published: June 2023

This study compares the management accounting system (MAS) model used by financial institutions registered with Financial Services Authority in Malaysia and Indonesia to ascertain how each affects company performance and identify any differences. A comparative study was used to compare the MAS models in the two nations. A quantitative study of 313 accounting and finance managers in financial firms from 160 firms registered with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in Indonesia was obtained using a simple random technique. The Covariance Base Structural Equation Model (CB-SEM) was used for data analysis using Lisrel. In addition, a literature review of model comparisons was conducted using prior research findings on the MAS model at financial institutions listed on the Central Bank of Malaysia website. The results of the research in Malaysia demonstrate the impact of the MAS model, which was developed through the three variables of market competition intensity, technological advancement, and innovation on the company's non-financial performance. The research results in Indonesia also demonstrate the impact of the MAS model, which was developed through the three variables of management strategy, support, and competence on the company's financial performance. This study demonstrates how the variables created by the two models are used differently.
167 Effects of different doses of vitamin D supplementation on immune, inflammatory and oxidative stress parameters in the blood serum of patients with multiple sclerosis – a review
Authors:   Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Lis Martyna , Adamczyk-Zostawa Jowita ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Adamczyk-Sowa Monika ,   Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Published: June 2023

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system associated with demyelination and neurodegeneration. In recent years, vitamin D has gained attention in the medical community following suggestions that there is a correlation between the level of serum vitamin D and the risk of multiple sclerosis, disease progression and activity. The aim of this article was to review recent literature describing the effects of vitamin D supplementation on the immune, inflammatory and oxidative stress parameters in patients with multiple sclerosis. In clinical trials, vitamin D doses ranging from 800 IU/day to 14,000 IU/day were tested. Researchers noticed significant differences in the range of action of vitamin D. However, the overview of studies failed to yield a definite answer concerning an effective dose of vitamin D. We concluded that there was no clear evidence for the impact of vitamin D supplementation on inflammatory parameters in multiple sclerosis patients, even though studies show consistently that the vitamin has an influence on the immune system and contributes to a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. What is more, little is still known about the effects of vitamin D supplementation on oxidative stress, especially with regard to the potential effective dose. Consequently, more research is needed to gain a better understanding of this issue. There is increasing evidence on the significant role of vitamin D in patients with multiple sclerosis but there are as yet no global recommendations regarding the benefits of vitamin D supplementation and the supplementation dose. It is necessary to conduct further studies on the influence of vitamin D on disease activity due to its potential role as an add-on therapy in this group of patients or even as a preventative measure.
Spatial numerical model of decks for façade scaffolding
Authors: Ornstová Pavla , Dolejš Jakub , Kruis Jaroslav
Published: June 2023

This paper deals with the issue of spatial modeling of façade frame scaffolding, with the focus on developing a methodology for modeling subfloor components. A laboratory experiment on a standard scaffold base assembly consisting of two spans is described. Load tests were carried out, and additional measuring points were added to the measuring apparatus compared to the standard procedure. The nonlinear stiffness of the numerical models was derived from the measured value. Furthermore, planar models of the scaffold subfloors were created and validated against experiments. Finally, the paper proposes scaffold stiffness in the horizontal direction (perpendicular to the façade and parallel to the façade) that can be used in a full spatial member of the scaffold model.
Future changes in M-day minimum and maximum discharges in basins of Slovakia
Authors: Sabová Zuzana , Kohnová Silvia
Published: June 2023

This study evaluates future changes in M-day minimum and maximum discharges in selected river basins of Slovakia, which have been divided into four groups, i.e., western, central, northern, and eastern Slovakia. Four types of data were available for the analysis, i.e., observed mean daily discharges, modeled mean daily discharges using the rainfall-runoff model, and simulated mean daily discharges according to the climate scenarios. The Indicators of Hydrological Alteration program was used to estimate the M-day discharges.

The results revealed an increase in the M-day minimum discharges in northern Slovakia. Eastern and Western Slovakia show a decrease in M-day minimum discharges and an increase in m-daily maximum discharges by 2100.
The role of driver's eye height in the design of crest curves of roads
Authors: Khaska Khalil , Miletics Dániel
Published: June 2023

The driver's eye height from the ground, as what drivers can see on the road, is essential for their safety and for avoiding road hazards. Using the statistical analysis of vehicles sample, the statistical parameters of the measured set of values were determined. A one-sample t-test was done to check whether the measured sample differs from the driver's eye height value specified in the Hungarian design guidelines. A new range of driver's eye height has been found, which is considered an update to the current value and might be applied in the upcoming road design. Parallel with the eye-height analysis, sight distances at vertical crest curves were modeled by AutoCAD Civil 3D. The minimum radiuses of the crest curves were defined for human eye height and for sensors of autonomous vehicles.
Inteligencia emocional, afrontamiento resiliente y compromiso ocupacional del profesorado novel
Authors: Mérida-López Sergio , Quintana-Orts Cirenia , Rey Lourdes , Extremera Natalio
Published: June 2023

La inteligencia emocional (IE) y el afrontamiento resiliente (AR) han mostrado influencias positivas en el compromiso ocupacional (CO). Considerando la falta de estudios en esta línea, el presente trabajo examina el rol del AR como mediador y moderador en la relación entre la IE y el CO en una muestra de 338 docentes noveles (58,9% mujeres; Medad= 26,85, DT= 5,66). Los resultados mostraron que el AR mediaba (B= ,20; IC= ,02, ,37), pero no moderaba esta relación (B= -,01; IC= -,31, ,29). Se discuten las implicaciones para el diseño de acciones de promoción de actitudes laborales positivas en la formación inicial docente.
Dyskusje wokół przejęcia dziedzictwa po śmierci cesarza Ferdynanda I w korespondencji jego synów z lat 1564–1567
Authors: Stulgis Magdalena
Published: June 2023

The heritage left by Emperor Ferdinand I was discussed in numerous correspondences between his sons, especially Maximilian and Ferdinand. Maximilian II, as emperor, bore the greatest burden of taking over the inheritance of his late father. Together with the imperial crown, he took over many problems of both a political and financial nature. Fulfilling the last will of the late emperor was not an easy task, as the brothers disagreed on several issues. It was primarily about financial matters. The subject of quite a stormy discussion was primarily the division of income that the brothers were supposed to raise, and their contribution to paying off their father’s debts, which the Habsburgs had to constantly struggle with. Solving this problem was not the easiest thing to do. This was achieved only two years after the death of his father during the convention in Linz, in 1566. In addition, issues related to the maintenance of the archduchess needed to be discussed. It was up to the brothers to take care of the sisters. From the correspondence it is clear that they cooperated with each other, but this cooperation was not the easiest.
Wybrane uniwersalia językowe i ich rola w logopedii
Authors: Michalik Jędrzej
Published: June 2023

Language universals, defined as common features, shared by most or all natural languages of the world, constitute a framework for these languages and are the effect of cognitive-social adaptation processes that occurred along with the evolution of homo sapiens. In order for humans to be able to speak, however, it was necessary for a series of anatomic adaptations to occur. The article focuses on the evolutionary processes that contributed to the development and formation of languages. It also presents the analysis of selected language universals and highlights their use in linguistic disorder therapy. Considering the methodology of logopaedics, typology of speech disturbances, and the course of speech-language therapy the article examines such language universals as: occurrence of vowels, distinctive phone features, “verb – noun” contraposition or word order S-V-O, which is typical of many languages.
Examining Responses to a Racist Event in a Sorority and Fraternity Life Community: A Case Study
Authors: Garcia Crystal Eufemia , Duran Antonio , Goodman Michael
Published: June 2023

Racism has been interwoven in implicit and explicit ways within historically white sorority and fraternity life (SFL) communities since their inception. However, few studies have provided insight to how practitioners address the realities of racism in SFL broadly, or specifically how SFL practitioners have attended to race-based incidents on their local campuses, the success of these initiatives, and to what degree their actions have been sustainable over time. This project sought to contribute insight to these dynamics by mobilizing a case study approach guided by an institutional response framework to focus on how a particular SFL community at Sunnydale University (a pseudonym) took steps following a racist event that occurred on their campus. Using data collected from five professionals and 19 students on campus, as well as from institutional documents, findings from this study revealed the following: the lack of preparedness and plan to address racist events, how they moved toward immediate and continued engagement in equity work, as well as the challenges with striving toward racial equity. We then provide implications for higher education professionals and future research.
Bridging the Gaps in Social Life Cycle Assessment: Theoretical and Practical Contributions
Authors: Chabrawi Arij Mohamad Radwan Omar , Andrade Josemberg Moura de , Traverzo Marzia , Ugaya Cássia Maria Lie
Published: June 2023

Abstract Sustainable development is based on three pillars: environment preservation, cost-effective production and human development. Within this context, emerges Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a solid methodology for assessing the impact of products and services. Whereas Social LCA (S-LCA) is an early-stage approach, currently under development, requiring theoretical and methodological improvements. This study aimed at mapping the main gaps in S-LCA to identify potential contributions from the Psychology field. A preliminary literature review indicated several constraints: consensus between social indicators; methods for measuring subjective data; predominance of secondary data; underutilization of the Social Sciences, etc. Therefore, this study outlines multiples intersection points where the Social Sciences, more specifically, psychology could contribute to filling some of the theoretical and methodological gaps in S-LCA.
Fisheries monitoring in Brazil: How can the 2030 agenda be met without fisheries statistics?
Authors: Santos Jadson Pinheiro , Guimarães Erick Cristofore , Garciov-Filho Edson Bortoletto , Brito Pâmella Silva de , Corrêa Lopes Danilo Francisco , Andrade Marcelo Costa , Ottoni Felipe Polivanov , Silva Dias Luiz Jorge Bezerra da , Anjos Marcelo Rodrigues dos , Carvalho-Neta Raimunda Nonata Fortes , Rodrigues Luís Reginaldo Ribeiro , Nogueira Marluce Aparecida Mattos de Paula , Pelicice Fernando Mayer , Agostinho Angelo Antônio , Fearnside Philip Martin
Published: June 2023

Abstract Every activity that involves exploitation of natural resources, such as fishing, needs to be organized and conducted based on information from monitoring programs to allow continuous evaluation. With the increasing fishing pressure in Brazil, the understanding of the importance of fisheries monitoring programs and how they can inform and assist in conservation decision-making remains limited. Based on the literature on fisheries and participatory conservation, we call attention to the need to generate information on the national fisheries sector in order to improve fisheries in the country. Given the context of the need to generate information on fishing stocks under exploitation, as well as to identify potential alternative fisheries and carry out various sectoral analyses in compliance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we present and discuss in the present paper the lack of a system of continuous fishing monitoring in Brazil and its effects on the fisheries sustainability in the country.
TECNOLOGIAS EDUCACIONAIS ELABORADAS PARA ENSINAR SUPORTE BÁSICO DE VIDA AO ADOLESCENTE: REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Luz Phellype Kayyaã da , Machado Raylane da Silva , Oliveira Rouslanny Kelly Cipriano de , Meneses Marilyse de Oliveira , Marques Maria do Céu Mendes Pinto , Andrade Elaine Maria Leite Rangel
Published: June 2023

RESUMO Objetivo: mapear as tecnologias educacionais elaboradas para ensinar suporte básico de vida ao adolescente. Método: revisão de escopo, conduzida conforme metodologia Joanna Briggs Institute, realizada entre maio e novembro de 2022, em sete bases de dados e no Google Scholar para responder à pergunta: “Quais as tecnologias educacionais elaboradas/utilizadas sobre suporte básico de vida para adolescentes?”. Dois revisores independentes selecionaram, mediante critérios de inclusão/exclusão, os artigos usando os programas EndNote® e Rayyan®. Utilizou-se formulários adaptados da Joanna Briggs para extração e análise metodológica. Os dados foram reportados pela extensão do checklist PRISMA-ScR e o protocolo deste estudo está publicado em: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/P87SV. Resultados: selecionou-se 34 artigos, os quais foram organizados em seis categorias de tecnologias educacionais: 1) Audiovisuais; 2) Computacionais; 3) Kits de aprendizagem; 4) Dispositivos móveis; 5) Material Impresso; e 6) Manufaturadas. Este tema é publicado desde 1975, sobretudo por revistas médicas, cujos autores são principalmente europeus e norte-americanos. Foram incluídos 16 ensaios experimentais e 18 quase-experimentais, de qualidade metodológica variável, realizados, predominantemente, com estudantes de nível médio. Conclusão: as tecnologias educacionais mapeadas foram: vídeos, filmes, Digital Versatile Disc, imagens, músicas, narrativas audiovisuais, jogos, realidade virtual/avatar, web cursos, software computacional, aplicativos para computador e smartphone, cartões de tarefa e manequins (incluído os manufaturados). Embora haja inúmeras tecnologias educacionais sobre Suporte Básico de Vida para adolescentes, estas não têm proporcionado o alcance de bons níveis de habilidade práticas, principalmente quando se propõem a ensinar ventilação para leigos.
FOTODOCUMENTAÇÃO E O CICLO DA INFORMAÇÃO: uma proposta conceitual a partir de um estudo de caso no Núcleo de Estudios y Documentación de la Imagen (Nedim), Argentina
Authors: Saraiva Natalia de Lima , Lopez André Porto Ancona
Published: June 2023

RESUMO O presente estudo se deu com os resultados de pesquisas em desenvolvimento pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Acervos Fotográficos, buscando, dentro da área da Ciência da Informação, o estabelecimento de um campo de estudo interdisciplinar denominado Fotodocumentação, a partir do entendimento da gestão e da pesquisa científica com documentos fotográficos como foco. Nesse viés, tem-se a proposta de um estudo de caso no Núcleo de Estudios y Documentación de la Imagen da Universidade Nacional del Nordeste, que sustenta empiricamente essa nova conceituação. A Fotodocumentação, de viés transversal, se fundamenta no conceito de Ciclo da Informação. Sua consolidação se dá a partir da correspondência de resultados e ações na área, tanto pelas atividades técnicas de gestão documental de acervos fotográficos como pela divulgação em eventos e produção cientifica oriunda da pesquisa com tais materiais. O fundamento teórico do Ciclo da Informação trata da delimitação conceitual do estudo da informação relacionada aos documentos fotográficos, estabelecendo, assim, uma correlação dialógica entre os conceitos e o objeto empírico, em busca de evidências e sob o ponto de vista da Fotodocumentação - área de estudo que ocupa o espaço definido pelos dois extremos do Ciclo da Informação, abrangendo as atividades técnicas e analíticas referentes aos materiais fotográficos.
Family motivations and expectations in the care for psychoactive substance users
Authors: Silva Francine Morais da , Camatta Marcio Wagner , Lachini Annie Jeanninne Bisso , Nasi Cintia
Published: June 2023

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the motivations and expectations of family members for the care of users of psychoactive substances. Method: This is a qualitative study using Alfred Schutz's phenomenological sociology framework. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with family members of substance users treated in the inpatient and outpatient clinic of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Data was interpreted through comprehensive phenomenological analysis. Results: Five categories of motivation were identified: for fear and insecurity with the situation; for obligation; due to the relationship of love and connection; to stop suffering; to promote independent living. Conclusion: The motivations of the family members aim to avoid the helplessness of the substance user and to achieve positive changes in the construction of a life without the use of substances, projecting a self-sufficient future for the user.
Motivações e expectativas de familiares no cuidado ao usuário de substâncias psicoativas
Authors: Silva Francine Morais da , Camatta Marcio Wagner , Lachini Annie Jeanninne Bisso , Nasi Cintia
Published: June 2023

RESUMO Objetivo: Compreender as motivações e expectativas de familiares para o cuidado ao usuário de substâncias psicoativas. Método: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo com a abordagem da Sociologia Fenomenológica de Alfred Schutz. Os dados foram coletados mediante entrevista semiestruturada com familiares de usuários de substâncias psicoativas atendidos na internação e no ambulatório de um Hospital universitário no sul do Brasil. Os dados foram interpretados por meio da análise compreensiva fenomenológica. Resultados: Foram identificadas cinco categorias de motivação: por medo e insegurança com a situação; por obrigação; pela relação de amor e vínculo; para interromper o sofrimento; para promover uma vida independente. Conclusão: As motivações dos familiares visam evitar o desamparo do usuário de substâncias psicoativas, alcançar mudanças positivas na construção de uma vida sem o uso de substâncias, projetando um futuro autossuficiente para o usuário.
ME KUNĪ UMARI: EM REDE PELOS DIREITOS LINGUÍSTICOS DOS MEBÊNGÔKRE (KAYAPÓ) EM SÃO FÉLIX DO XINGU – PA
Authors: Mendonça Junior Cledson , Gomes Ana Paula Quadros , Kayapo Betire , Menezes Dilcilene da Silva
Published: June 2023

O Rio Xingu atravessa diversos territórios indígenas ao longo de seu curso, dentre os quais, está um dos mais extensos e populosos no Brasil. Ali vive o povo Mebêngôkre (Kayapó), que fala a língua de mesmo nome, da família Jê, tronco Macro-Jê. Suas reservas ocupam áreas que abragem os estados do Mato Grosso e Pará. Entre elas está a TI Kayapó com mais de 30 escolas na região, mas os Mebêngôkre sofrem as pressões típicas de línguas minorizadas. Em 2019, a língua foi cooficializada em São Félix do Xingu (PA), mas esse fato ainda não modificou a contento a realidade linguística local. Para recolher e encaminhar as demandas dos Mebêngôkre quanto a seus direitos linguísticos, o Projeto de Extensão Ações de Combate ao Preconceito Linguístico (UFRJ), em parceria com o Departamento de Educação Escolar Indígena do município, criaram a ação “Me kuni umari — em rede pelos direitos linguísticos”, da qual trata este relato de experiência.
Satisfacción Laboral y Trabajo Remoto: Análisis de la relación en los catedráticos de una universidad pública en Puno Perú.
Authors: Cueva Milton Antonio Lopez , Cueva Lourdes Antonieta Lopez , Paz Peregrino Meliton Lopez , Velasquez Rocio Brizayda Quispe
Published: June 2023

Objetivo . Determinar el grado de relación entre las variables trabajo remoto y satisfacción laboral de los catedráticos de una universidad pública en Puno Perú. Metodología . Se desarrolló la investigación con enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental y de tipo transeccional correlacional. La población estuvo constituida por 216 catedráticos, el empleado demostrado probabilístico se obtuvo una muestra de 138 catedráticos, los instrumentos que se emplearon fueron la revisión de literatura y un cuestionario aplicado a los catedráticos. Además, se comprobó la validez del cuestionario mediante juicio de expertos y el coeficiente alfa de Cronbach, cuyo resultado fue 0,947. Resultados .Se comprobó que existe una relación significativa entre el trabajo remoto y la satisfacción laboral (rho=0.658; p<0.05) de los catedráticos de una universidad pública en Puno Perú. Conclusión . El trabajo remoto tiene una influencia significativa en el nivel de satisfacción laboral de los catedráticos de una universidad pública en Puno Perú.