bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New Approaches for Testing the (Geno)Toxic Activity of Nano-particles In Vitro
Authors: Rozman Iza , Štern Alja , Žegura Bojana
Published: April 2024

Abstract:The safety of nanomaterials, whether they are made of natural or artificial substances, represents a significant challenge because nanotechnology, as a young and up-and-coming field, is developing very quickly, while nanotoxicology and nanoecotoxicology are falling behind. Since the production, use, and consequently, the exposure of people to nanomaterials is increasing significantly, the acquisition of data on potential acute and chronic toxicity plays a crucial role. It is known that nanomaterials due to their high surface-to-volume ratio, high reactivity, and unique physical, chemical, and biological properties exhibit a greater risk of toxicity than the corresponding bulk material and that is why a comprehensive assessment of the toxicity of nanoparticles should always be done prior to their use. We develop 3D cell models as a new in vitro methodological approach for nanoparticle (geno)toxicity assessment to better understand the impact nanomaterials have on environmental and human health. Currently, as a part of our ongoing study, core-shell iron nanoparticles are being examined, where the core consists of FeO, and the shell is made of Fe3O4. So far, in vitro cyto- and genotoxicity were assessed in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2, using the ATP assay and the comet assay, respectively, but due to ongoing genotoxicity testing and reservations about data publishing, the results will not be presented in this scientific contribution. Keywords: 3D cell models; 2D cell models; Cytotoxicity; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; Iron-based nanoparticles
ЛЕЧЕНИЕ ПОСЛЕОПЕРАЦИОННОГО СТЕРНОМЕДИАСТИНИТА
Authors: Абу Т.Н.М.С. , Тутуков А.Б. , Абазова И.С. , Курбонов Ш.Ё.
Published: April 2024

В данной статье было произведено исследование, анализ результатов лечения пациентов, имеющих стернальную инфекцию после кардиохирургических вмешательств.
Application of Federated Learning for Smart Agriculture System
Authors: Pakadang Gideon Maurits , Muryanto Yudho Taruno
Published: April 2024

This article examines a comparative study of the concept of product liability in the consumer protection laws of Indonesia and Spain.This research aims to describe the regulation and implementation of product liability in Indonesian and Spanish legislation particularly. Both countries already have consumer protection laws that regulate liability for defective products. The concept of product liability has long been applicable in consumer protection law in Spain, unlike in Indonesia. The research results show that protection against defective furniture products in Indonesia's consumer protection law is still limited to users, although it could harm other non-users. Using doctrinal research methods and a comparative approach.. The result of the comparative legal analysis can be an input in the development of national law of Indonesia.
1.5 Roma: A cidade aberta de Jean-Luc Nancy
Authors: Rezende Gabriel
Published: April 2024

O que se passa quando a filosofia passa por Roma? Em lugar de assentir a um discurso do declínio da filosofia grega pela tradução dos romanos, Nancy vê nesta passagem a oportunidade de pensar aquilo que uma vez chamou de “obrigação ontológica”, um dever anterior à separação entre os domínios prático e teórico. Eis a nossa hipótese de leitura: para Nancy, a “queda” da filosofia dos gregos na ciência jurídica dos romanos fez entrar irremediavelmente o acidente na filosofia. Levado a sua plena realização com Kant, esse programa teria aberto o espaço para uma metafísica jurídica que não é nada menos que um abismo metafísico. É diante desta questão, da liberdade diante do abismo, da différance, que se projeta o imperativo pensado por Nancy. Como um dever em desconstrução, ele enuncia a desconstrução como um imperativo que nem afirma nem nega: ordena. A imperatividade é uma falsa linguagem; é a intrusão da ficção, do acidente, da casuística como linguagem do diferimento do ser. Este dever com aspecto formular tem forma jurídica. Para Nancy, ele é a chance de um porvir da filosofia.
1.6 Ísis
Authors: Almeida Guido Antônio de
Published: April 2024

Após a leitura de “A verdade sublime” de Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe.
1.7 Face à l'im-monde
Authors: Rogozinski Jacob
Published: April 2024

Aproveitando-se da estreita proximidade entre as duas palavras em francês, perfeitamente reproduzível em português: “mundo” e “imundo”, o ensaio de Jacob Rogozinski, “Face à l´immonde”, retoma um dos múltiplos e importantes legados de Jean-Luc Nancy, que é o problema do mundo, do (nosso) estar-no-mundo. O “mundo imundo” é o “fim do mundo”, no qual já estamos vivendo. É a “globalização”, contra a qual surge um movimento de “mundialização” que consiste num “querer o mundo”, que é a favor da vida, diferente da tradição filosófica que frequentemente opôs mundo à vida. Resta-nos defender uma ecosofia contra uma ecotecnia vigente, destruidora de todas as formas de vida no planeta.
1.10 O Risco do Jurídico: O paradoxo da comunidade no limiar entre Jean-Luc Nancy, Roberto Esposito e Jacques Derrida
Authors: Almeida Leonardo Monteiro Crespo de , Oliveira Manoel Carlos Uchôa de
Published: April 2024

O objetivo desse artigo é examinar de que maneira a reconsideração da comunidade e a teorização do paradigma imunitário a partir de Roberto Esposito e Jean-Luc Nancy podem ser relevantes para analisar as tensões e paradoxos que envolvem a força e a forma do direito. Em que medida a forma jurídica circunscreve ou alimenta forças descomunais que extrapolariam os limites que ela pretende estabelecer? Em que medida a proteção da comunidade, inscrita na forma jurídica, pode vir a colocar em risco a sua própria existência? Mediante uma leitura que justapõe Esposito, Nancy e Derrida acerca do comum, o artigo conclui que o risco do jurídico reside não apenas na incapacidade de a forma jurídica apreender integralmente a força política, como também pode ser amplamente manuseada politicamente tendo em vista a imunização do social, o que paradoxalmente traz consigo consequências letais.
2.3 O intruso (2000, trad. Aluisio Pereira de Menezes)
Authors: Nancy Jean-Luc
Published: April 2024

Em 1992, Jean-Luc Nancy realizou um transplante de coração. O texto que se segue, escrito em torno de dez anos depois, não é nem um relato factual nem uma reflexão conceitual sobre o sentido de viver a partir de então com o coração de um outro em seu próprio corpo. É a noção de intrusão oposta a esta outra noção política de hospitalidade que suscita uma profunda reflexão sobre o corpo, a partir de uma experiência que atravessa o sujeito, sempre exterior a si mesmo, tornando-o para sempre um outro de si mesmo.
2.4 A existência exilada (2001, trad. Márcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback)
Authors: Nancy Jean-Luc
Published: April 2024

Partindo do topos clássico do exílio na tradição ocidental, Nancy critica o uso do modelo dialético que entende o exílio como exterioridade em contradição com asilo, enquanto interioridade. Para ele, o exílio deve ser antes definido como asilo no exílio do próprio, implicando, portanto, um significado totalmente diverso do próprio. Nancy esboça os lugares em que o asilo no exílio deve ser investigado: o lugar do corpo, da linguagem e do com.
Livro ilustrado, acervos e escola: direitos do pequeno leitor
Authors: Henschel Pobbe de Carvalho Kelly Cristiane , Suli da Costa Andreia Aparecida
Published: April 2024

Neste trabalho, a partir da obra Direitos do pequeno leitor, de Patrícia Auerbach e Odilon Moraes, disponível nos acervos Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático (PNLD literário, 2018), apresentamos um recorte das reflexões teóricas que vimos tecendo em pesquisa em desenvolvimento, buscando qualificar as mediações de leitura do livro ilustrado no espaço escolar em que se pesem a materialidade, o projeto gráfico-editorial, ilustrações e texto verbal de maneira complementar e integrada, como um direito do (pequeno) leitor.
Memórias na educação profissional e tecnológica: o estado do conhecimento sobre pesquisas direcionadas a implementação dos institutos federais
Authors: Almeida Marcelo Godoy de , Mariani Vanessa de Cássia Pistóia
Published: April 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os resultados de uma revisão do estado do conhecimento relacionada às memórias da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT) nos Institutos Federais de Educação (IFs), como parte da construção da dissertação de mestrado intitulada: “Entre Memórias e Fatos: Olhares sobre a Implementação do Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha, Campus São Borja”. Este estudo está sendo desenvolvido no âmbito do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica – ProfEPT, na linha de pesquisa Organização e Memórias de Espaços Pedagógicos na EPT. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, de cunho bibliográfico que explorou os descritores: “memórias +EPT+ Institutos Federais” e “Institutos Federais+ interiorização+ implementação” junto ao Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Como resultados, obteve-se inicialmente vinte e duas pesquisas de mestrado e doutorado sobre a temática, através da aplicação do filtro temporal (2019 a 2022) chegou-se a dezenove obras, as quais foram analisadas qualitativamente através de uma leitura atenta, sendo que, deste montante, restaram seis pesquisas que versam sobre memórias da implementação dos IFs, relacionando-se direta ou indiretamente com a temática da pesquisa. Com estes dados, aponta-se uma lacuna ainda a ser explorada no meio acadêmico, tendo em vista a importância dos IFs para a EPT e para suas comunidades e a diversidade de espaços territoriais que eles ocupam, construindo histórias únicas alicerçadas nas especificidades locais e regionais.
E-mail institucional e regulamentação: o papel do direito administrativo disciplinar na busca pela eficiência do serviço público
Authors: Carvalho Jáder Barrozo de , Paes Wanderson da Silva , Silva Bruno Cezar
Published: April 2024

Este artigo analisa a regulamentação do uso do correio eletrônico institucional na Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – Univasf, evidenciando a carência de normativas claras para a utilização eficiente das listas de e-mail e as implicações dessa lacuna para a administração pública. A pergunta norteadora questiona: de que modo a ausência de regras que estabeleçam critérios objetivos para o envio de mensagens via listas de e-mail interfere no cotidiano da administração de uma instituição pública? E parte do pressuposto de que a prática do envio indiscriminado de e-mail por listas de transmissão prejudica em função do volume de mensagens recebidas, a organização das tarefas diárias dos servidores, pois impõe a leitura, ainda que de maneira superficial, de conteúdos que não dizem respeito às atribuições do cargo. O texto, resultado de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, foi produzido no âmbito de uma pesquisa sobre a racionalidade na administração pública a luz dos conceitos de burocracia de Max Weber. Ao mesmo tempo, faz uma brevíssima análise da concepção de processualidade no direito administrativo contemporâneo, baseado na compreensão de Mesquita (2012) sobre esse tema, no qual se sobressai que a atuação processualizada da Administração Pública concretiza o Estado Democrático de Direito. Todos esses textos dialogam com as lições da Controladoria Geral da União (CGU) para quem o Direito Administrativo Disciplinar lida com a garantia de um bom funcionamento do serviço público. Como elemento a superar a sobrecarga informacional da utilização do e-mail institucional, propõe-se a criação de fóruns online.
Resiliência e sentido do trabalho dos profissionais no cuidado de pacientes onco-hematológicos
Authors: Costa Marcelo José Monteiro da , Yunes Maria Angela Mattar , Achkar Ana Maria Nunes El , Pereira Patrícia Azaña Rezende
Published: April 2024

O trabalho na área oncológica é uma atividade inter/multiprofissional que exige preparo dos profissionais da saúde, já que os pacientes e familiares, ficam expostos a situações delicadas e de inegável vulnerabilidade. Pesquisas demonstram que para se promover resiliência é preciso oferecer suporte aos profissionais de saúde que lidam com pacientes oncológicos que se encontram hospitalizados. Este estudo objetivou investigar a resiliência profissional na hematologia, a partir dos sentidos atribuídos ao trabalho. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa de caso único com 21 profissionais. Os dados foram coletados através da Técnica do Gibi, entrevista semiestruturada e analisados pela Grounded Theory. Os resultados revelaram a valorização das relações dos profissionais com os pacientes: empatia, melhor qualidade de vida dos pacientes e identificação de como se processam as experiências do cuidado dos profissionais. O sentido atribuído ao trabalho mostrou evidências de processos resilientes mesmo num ambiente que oferece risco à saúde psicossocial dos envolvidos.
Prevalência de estresse percebido em gestantes e fatores associados
Authors: Silva Tatiane Moura da , Silva Francisco Maurício Sousa da , Falcão Ana Carollyne Sales , Holanda Sâmia Monteiro , Balsells Marianne Maia Dutra , Aquino Priscila de Souza
Published: April 2024

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência do estresse percebido em gestantes e verificar a associação entre as variáveis sociodemográficas e clínico-obstétricas. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com 210 gestantes de risco habitual e alto risco entre agosto e novembro de 2017, em uma unidade de atenção primária à saúde e uma maternidade de referência em Fortaleza, Ceará. Foi aplicado instrumento de caracterização sociodemográfica, clínico-obstétrica e a versão brasileira da Perceived Stress Scale. Foram realizados os testes T de comparação de médias e o teste ANOVA para três categorias. A prevalência de estresse percebido foi de 54,3%. Observou-se associação estatística entre risco gestacional (p=<0,001), intercorrências na gestação atual (p=0,048), gestação trigemelar (p= 0,035), e a qualidade do sono ruim (p=<0,001) e a ocorrência de estresse na gestação. Portanto, avaliar o estresse em gestantes e conhecer as associações dos dados sociodemográficos e clínico-obstétricos com essa variável é de suma importância para direcionar os profissionais na melhoria da qualidade de vida dessas mulheres durante o ciclo gravídico-puerperal.
Quantifying minimum survey effort to reliably detect Amazonian manatees using an unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) at an ex situ soft-release site
Authors: Farinelli Sarah , Keith-Diagne Lucy , Garnica John , Keiman Jamie , Luther David
Published: April 2024

Detection of many threatened aquatic mammals, such as manatees (Trichechus spp.), using traditional visual observation methods is associated with high uncertainty due to their low surfacing times, cryptic behaviors, and the environmental heterogeneity of their habitats. Rapid advancements in technology provide an opportunity to address these challenges. In this study, we aimed to quantify survey effort of unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) for detecting the Vulnerable Amazonian manatee (T. inunguis). Using a closed population of manatees that is being rehabilitated within a lake at the Rainforest Awareness, Rescue, and Education Center in Iquitos, Peru, we calculated the number of repeat surveys needed to detect at least one individual with 95% (n = 3.10) and 99% (n = 4.76) confidence. We used both generalized linear mixed-effect models and Bayesian single-species and single-season detection models to determine the effects of the environment (water depth, water transparency, cloud cover, wind speed), time of day, and behavior (breathing, foraging, milling) on the time-to-detection and detection probability, respectively. Both models indicated a significant interaction between water depth and water transparency, causing an increase in the time-to-detection (β = 0.032; 95% CI = 0.028, 0.037) and a decrease in the probability of detecting manatees (α = -0.65; 95% CI = -1.3, -0.007), which was calculated to be 0.62 (95% CI = 0.23, 0.94). Due to the similarities between the lake and in situ habitats, the results of this study could be used to design in situ UAV survey protocols for Amazonian manatees or other difficult-to-detect freshwater aquatic mammals and to monitor ex situ animals pre-and post-release, which should ultimately contribute to a better understanding of their spatial ecology and facilitate data-driven conservation efforts.
ÚLCERAS VENOSAS E ARTERIAIS PRÁTICA E CUIDADO
Authors: Bragato Aline Guarato da Cunha , Buso Flávia Duarte dos Santos , Silva Renato Batista da , Moura-Ferreira Maria Cristina de , Viana Mônica Cristiane Mendes , Resende Tatiana Carneiro de , Morais Richarlisson Borges de , Souza Leandro Peixoto Ferreira de , Carrara Vanessa , Targino Ericka Vilar Bôtto
Published: April 2024

A Úlcera venosa crônica (UVC) é considerada um problema de saúde pública, devido considerável incidência, prevalência, impacto social, econômico, características de recorrência, incapacidade laboral, alteração severa na deambulação, dor crônica e ou desconforto, afetando também os hábitos de vida, interferindo de forma direta na qualidade de vida das pessoa. Nesse contexto, o tratamento das UV torna-se primordial para qualidade de vida do paciente e deve estar amparado em três condutas: tratamento da estase venosa, terapia tópica e prevenção de recidivas. A equipe de enfermagem é essencial em todas essas etapas.
Contenido proteico del ensilaje de pasto Tanzania fertilizado con quelatantes de zinc, boro y magnesio
Authors: Nivela-Morante Pedro Eduardo , Jumbo-Romero Manuel de Jesús , Mazacon-López Michael Alexander , Pinargote-Ponce Daniel Eduardo , López-Cedeño Cristhian Jefferson , Bolaños-Vélez Cristóbal Ismael
Published: April 2024

Esta investigación se realizó a 800 m de la vía Santa María - Manga del Cura, margen derecho, en el Cantón El Carmen, Provincia de Manabí, con el objetivo de evaluar el contenido proteico de ensilaje del pasto Tanzania Panicum maximum fertilizado con quelatantes de zinc, boro y magnesio; se utilizó un diseño de bloques completamente al azar (DBCA), con un arreglo factorial (4*4) con 4 repeticiones, siendo el Factor A los quelatantes (sin quelatantes, quelato de zinc, quelato de boro y quelato de magnesio) y el Factor B las edades de cortes (20, 25, 30 y 35 días). Los tratamientos fueron analizados usando la prueba de Tukey al 5%. El contenido de proteína presentó diferencia estadística (p≤0,01) en los efectos edades de corte, quelatantes e interacción. La edad de corte del pasto para ensilar permitió identificar que a los 20 días de corte logra obtener mayor contenido proteico. En el efecto quelatante sobresalió con mayor porcentaje de proteína el nivel quelato de zinc. En las interacciones sobresalió la combinación 20 días de corte x quelato de zinc consiguiendo el mayor reporte proteico.

Palabras clave: ensilaje, pasto, quelatantes.
Factores de riesgo por las que se origina una ruptura prematura de membranas en el periodo de gestación integrando cuidados de enfermería
Authors: Arévalo Chavarrea Jessica Belén , Arévalo Chavarrea Johanna Nataly , Coloma Llango Adriana Gissela , Salazar Aroca Jimena de los Angeles , Acosta Lalaleo Daysi Pamela , Ashqui López Andrea Esthefania
Published: April 2024

La ruptura prematura de membranas es una de las patologías por las que cursa gran porcentaje de mujeres en estado de gestación, lamentablemente las cifras son altas a nivel mundial, además en nuestra población es mucho más evidente cuando las gestantes han tenido algún tipo de patología con infección de vías urinarias, patologías anatómicas del cuello uterino o del útero. El estudio se ha realizado a fin de explicar por qué se origina esta patología, los antecedentes de las mujeres en estudio además de las necesidades de cuidado de enfermería que se debe emplear en cada una de las pacientes en estudio. En la recopilación de datos, se aplicaron dos instrumentos que son guía de entrevista adaptada a pacientes con riesgo de alteración de la diada materno-fetal por Ruptura Prematura de Membranas más una ficha de observación de Validez y confiabilidad de una escala de cuidado profesional en español los cuales identificaron el tipo de cuidado de enfermería que se debería emplear y sus falencias en el personal a cargo además de que la recolección de datos identificar la etiología primordial para que se genere la patología en estudio. El estudio es descriptivo, observacional y de corte transversal mixto identificando los factores relacionados a la patología y la implementación de cuidados de enfermería a futuro.
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH LATE-STAGE HIV INFECTION AND MENTAL
ILLNESS
Authors:   Central TB Research Institute,
            Moscow, Russia, Zakharov A.V. , Bazazhi S.G. ,   Central TB Research
            Institute, Moscow, Russia; A.E. Rabukhin TB Hospital, Moscow, Russia, Demikhova O.V. ,   Central TB Research
            Institute, Moscow, Russia, Romanov V.V. ,   Central TB Research
            Institute, Moscow, Russia, Ergeshov A.E. ,   Central TB Research
            Institute, Moscow, Russia; Russian University of Medicine, Moscow, Russia
Published: April 2024

According to the data of a retrospective assessment of the medical histories of
238 patients, the features of the clinical course of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients
with late-stage HIV infection and mental pathology in various morbid variants are
considered in a comparative aspect. The data on age-sex and social characteristics,
clinical, radiological and bacteriologicalfeatures of the course of the disease in the
observed patients are presented. It was found that disseminated (39.4%) and generalized
(24.5%) forms of the disease prevailed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and
late-stage HIV infection in combination with mental illnesses. Bacterioexcretion was
observed in 60.6% of patients, including 70.2% of patients with multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis and 44.7% of patients with cavities. Distinctive clinical and radiological
signs of the course of tuberculosis in patients with various comorbid variants of these
nosologies are presented, which is essential for the development of patient-oriented
management programs and improvement of treatment effectiveness in these severe
categories of patients.
ON THE QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION OF TB IMMUNODIAGNOSTICS RESULTS
Authors:   Central TB Research Institute,
            Moscow, Russia, Gergert V.Ya.
Published: April 2024

This article was prepared in response to increasing difficulties encountered by
phthisiologists in the diagnostics of TB or latent TB infection (LTI) using
immunological methods. The author with over 50-year experience in the immunology
of infection tried to explain the causes of negative results of different immunological
reactions (skin, serological, or cellular immunity reactions) based on his own
experience and literature data. Errors in the interpretation of specific tests due
objective reasons associated with genetic traits of a microorganism were described. A
complex approach to both choice of immunological tests and use of different antigenic
stimuli was recommended to increase the accuracy of immunodiagnostics results.
Tailored care by diabetes nurses is not enough to overcome disparities in the regulation of type 2 diabetes between Dutch natives and ethnic minority groups
Authors: Ahdi Mohamed , Gerdes Victor E.A. , Malki Fatima , Van Oosten Wilma , Nieuwdorp Max , Van Zanten Anton P. , Brandjes Dees P.M. , Meesters Eelco W.
Published: April 2024

Background: Differences in diabetes regulation between patients from different ethnic background have been described. This may be reduced by regular visits to a diabetes nurse (RVDN) with the same mother tongue. We explored whether equal access to diabetes-related care, including RVDN with the same mother tongue, may result in similar diabetes regulation among ethnic minorities and Dutch natives.
Methods: Patients with type 2 diabetes and an annual comprehensive diabetes evaluation were included in this study. For the analysis, we emphasized on the data of patients with RVDN and used descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests for between group comparisons.
Results: From a total of 983 patients, 581 patients had RVDN of whom 266 (46%) Dutch natives, 199 (34%) Turks/Moroccans, and 116 (20%) patients from other ethnicities. Within the group of patients with RVDN, Turks/Moroccans had higher median fasting plasma glucose levels as compared with Dutch natives and other ethnic minorities (8.4 vs 7.9 and 7.3 mmol/L, P < 0.001), and a higher HbA1c level was found for both the Turks/Moroccans and other ethnic minorities, as compared to Dutch natives (62 vs 55 mmol/mol, P < 0.001). In addition, only 22% of Turks/Moroccans and 26% of other minorities achieved the American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes (ADA/EASD)-recommended HbA1c target ≤53 mmol/mol, compared to 39% in Dutch natives.
Conclusions: In patients with RVDN with the same mother tongue, we still found disparities in HbA1c levels between Dutch natives, Turks/Moroccans and other ethnic minorities. Other factors beyond Dutch language skills are likely to interfere.
Das Gebrauchswert postulat der Sozialpädagogischen Nutzerforschung
Authors: May Michael
Published: April 2024

Zur Diskussion gestellt wird eine kritische Differenzierung des Gebrauchswertpostulates der Sozialpädagogischen Nutzerforschung in Anschluss an die Marxschen Analysen. Plädiert wird, den Gebrauchswert Sozialer Arbeit für die Nutzenden als etwas U-Topisches gemeinsam mit diesen zu explorieren. Erläutert wird dies jeweils am Beispiel eines Praxisforschungsprojektes aus dem Feld der Gemeindepsychiatrie.
Wohnungsnot in Europa – what now? Eine Analyse der unionsrechtlichen (Un)Möglichkeiten als Beitrag zur Lösung der Krise
Authors: Zelger Bernadette , Abt Jil M.
Published: April 2024

Europa steckt inmitten einer Immobilienkrise. Der Traum vom Eigenheim rückt für einen immer größer werdenden Teil der Bevölkerung der EU in immer weitere Ferne. Auch die Situation am Markt für Wohnraummiete ist angespannt. So stiegen beispielsweise die Kaufpreise für Häuser in der EU zwischen 2010 und 2021 um 42 %, die Mieten um 17 %. Andere Einschätzungen sprechen sogar von einer 47 % Steigerung der Kaufpreise sowie einer 19 % Steigerung bei den Mieten. Diesem Problem versuchen sowohl die Regierungen der Mitgliedstaaten als auch die Union selbst Herr zu werden. Wie eine (unionsweite) Lösung aussehen könnte, bleibt dabei weiterhin unklar. Während sich die Dringlichkeit in der Vielzahl an Sitzungen und Gipfeltreffen sowohl auf nationaler als auch EU-Ebene sowie in den vermehrten Aufrufen und Protesten der europäischen Bevölkerung widerspiegelt, scheinen konkrete Vorschläge zur Lösung des Problems noch wenig greifbar. Der gegenständliche Beitrag nimmt die angespannte Lage am europäischen Wohnungs- und Immobilienmarkt zum Anlass, um den skizzierten Themenkreis aus unionsrechtlicher Perspektive zu beleuchten.
Raz on Authority
Authors: Harel Alon
Published: April 2024

This paper examines critically the instrumentalist theory of authority as developed by Joseph Raz. According to Raz’s “normal justification thesis” the authority provides its subjects with the tools to act in accordance with reason. In other words, it tells them what they have reason to do. This paper argues that this view cannot account for polit- ical authority. More specifically, political authority is a sui generis type of authority; it is fundamentally different from other forms of authority, and hence, it cannot be sub- sumed under the same normative framework as other types of authority. This is because political authority ought not only to guide individuals but also to represent them.
Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Belastungen beim Allgemeinen Sozialen Dienst der Jugendämter
Authors: Kroetsch Marlies , Zähringer Ulrike
Published: April 2024

In diesem Beitrag werden zunächst aktuelle Entwicklungen der Allgemeinen Sozialen Dienste der Jugendämter hinsichtlich der fachlichen Schwerpunktsetzung und Fallzahlen über die letzten Jahre beleuchtet, wobei auch die Situation während der Corona-Pandemie in den Blick genommen wird. Zudem werden Erkenntnisse zur subjektiven Wahrnehmung von beruflichem Stress der in diesem Feld tätigen Fachkräfte vorgestellt und herausgearbeitet, inwieweit sich diese von den Belastungen der Allgemeinbevölkerung unterscheidet. Abschließend werden die Befunde in Zusammenhang mit den Entwicklungen im Personalbereich der Allgemeinen Sozialen Dienste gestellt und besondere Probleme des Fachkräftemangels in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe verdeutlicht.
„Special Allocations" im deutschen Ertragsteuerrecht
Authors: Dickersbach Wolfram
Published: April 2024

The tax effectiveness of profit distribution agreements in partnerships is of high academic interest and practical relevance. This publication examines the largely unresolved question of whether special allocations of individual tax items is possible under German tax law. In particular, the author examines relevant cases of special allocations and drafting guidance, the limits of profit distribution agreements under German partnership law, the limits of tax effectiveness in co-entrepreneurships and asset-managing partnerships and developments resulting from the recent reform of German partnership law (MoPeG).
Prevalence and risk factors of depression in patients with chronic obstructive airway disease: a tertiary care hospital, outpatient setting
Authors: Chaisuksant Seksan , Suwannatat Panupong , Sawanyawisuth Kittisak
Published: April 2024

Background: Chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) has been found to be associated with depression. An overlap of COPD and depression may cause poor quality of life and an increase in mortality. A meta-analysis found that the prevalence and risk factors of depression in patients with COPD have high heterogeneity and are limited in tertiary care hospital outpatient settings. This study thus aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk ­factors of depression in patients with COPD using personal data in a tertiary care hospital outpatient setting.Methods: This cross-sectional study included adult patients who were diagnosed with COPD according to the GOLD guidelines, had stable functional status within the past 4 weeks with the same treatment regimen, and had no history of other serious medical or surgical illness. A diagnosis of depression was made according to a score of 11 or higher on the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). The prevalence and predictors of depression were then computed.Results: The study enrolled and evaluated 150 patients with COPD, out of which 6 (4%) had depression. While the predictive model for depression comprised two factors, only severity of COPD was independently associated with depression. The adjusted odds ratio of severity of COPD was 5.20 (95% confidence interval of 1.75, 15.42; p = 0.003).Conclusion: The prevalence of depression in patients with COPD in a tertiary care outpatient setting was low, at 4%. According to the study’s comprehensive assessment, severity of COPD was the only factor associated with depression in patients with COPD.
La ecuación lineal en un libro de texto oficial en República Dominicana (2013-2023): enseñanza
Authors: Camilo López Amado , Sánchez Jiménez Encarnación , Maurandi López Antonio
Published: April 2024

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A Systems Theoretic View of Speculative Realism
Authors: Zwick Martin ,   DePaul University
Published: April 2024

Recent developments in Continental philosophy have included the emergence of a school of “speculative realism,” which rejects the human-centered orientation that has long dominated Continental thought. Proponents of speculative realism differ on several issues, but many agree on the need for an object-oriented ontology. Some speculative realists identify realism with materialism, while others accord equal reality to objects that are non-material, even fictional. Several thinkers retain a focus on difference, a well-established theme in Continental thought. This paper looks at speculative realism from the perspective of systems theory. Many of the tenets of speculative realism have long been features of systems metaphysics and are expressed clearly in a systems framework. However, some views of some speculative realists differ substantially from systems theoretic ideas.
The Need for Gender Studies at All Levels of Education in Cameroon
Authors: Lukong Mathilda Yenla ep Ngoula
Published: April 2024

Aim: The need for gender studies and practice in Cameroon cannot be over emphasized or remain only on papers and commemorations such as the celebration of the International Day of the Woman and conventions ratified. This paper aims at elucidating how the top-down educational policy of the government where gender studies are introduced later on under Citizenship Education has failed to inculcate desired values in society.
Methods: Data was garnered empirically through observations, through study of conjugal conflict files at the Regional Delegations of the Ministry of Women Empowerment and the Family, and through related scholarly articles, books and online sources.
Results: The study found that even with imposed quarters from the UN that have been inculcated in the country’s constitution, and the efforts made so far by government, there’s no parity from the executive right down to legislative, not to go down to communal and family levels in Cameroon. Findings equally show that, many women still ignorantly believe especially in rural areas, that politics is meant only for their male counterparts who are presumably heads of the families. At the level of Higher Education, some male scholars in state universities continue to falsely believe and question the competence of female colleagues. Some cultures still made parents to believe that higher education or schooling in general should be a male domain, thereby retarding the education of the girl child who is lagging behind under the bondage of culture. This is the typical case with the Hausa and Fulani residing in Cameroon and some ethnic groups caught up in discriminatory cultures all over the country.
Conclusion: Gender studies should be imposed at all levels of education in Cameroon and African countries to foster gender equality.
Recommendations: Government should separate gender studies from citizenship and make it a stand-alone subject known as Gender and Ethnic studies. Parents should undergo gender training courses be it in adult literacy program, and/or future parents are to gain this knowledge in schools before becoming parents to avoid being discriminative. If the gender studies are incorporated in current syllabus, Cameroonians would have no problems with notions like gender equality, equity, mainstreaming.
The use of designed E-book to improve a concept understanding and practical skill on a mammography machine quality control among radiological technologist students
Authors: Moonkum Nutthapong , Mongkolsuk Manus , Suwannaporn Kluaimai , Tochaikul Gunjanaporn
Published: April 2024

The fashion in education increasingly integrates technology as learning supporting tool. For undergraduate radiological technologist (RT) students, the concept understanding and practical skills in their professional field have a significant impact on their success. Quality control (QC) of mammography machine is one of the professional responsibilities. A problematic situation in traditional learning process is the lack of devices and the primarily used lecture-style. This makes studying outside classroom and frequent practice more challenging. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the developed e-book in RT students about the concept understanding and practical skills of the mammography machine QC, compared with conventional methods. One-hundred and fifteen students were participants, whom were randomized into two groups. The experimental group was able to access the e-book for self-learning, while the control group received only the conventional class on the same topic. The five-scale questionnaires were used to assess student’s satisfaction. A strong increase in the test-scores of the experimental students indicated their in-depth knowledge and better performance in practical and evaluation skills. The experimental group performed better than the control group, with a statistically significant difference at p<0.00001. It also found that the majority of the students agreed that the e-book media was an excellent choice for their self-learning and training. So, it can be concluded that the e-book learning media has a positive influence to students – as a low cost, easily accessible and attractive supporting tool to provide students with the better opportunities for learning and skills-training.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENT COMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR HEALTHCARE DECISION SUPPORT
Authors: Gour Dr. Sanjeev , Joshi Prof. Manish , Qureshi Dr. Abdul Razaak
Published: April 2024

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent computing approaches has led to notable breakthroughs in healthcare decision support systems. This chapter delves into the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on healthcare decision support systems, offering a comprehensive examination of different AI technologies and their utilization within the healthcare field. In addition, an examination will be conducted on the potential enhancements that can be achieved in patient care, diagnosis, treatment, and the broader domain of healthcare management through the use of these technologies. The main subjects covered in this chapter encompass machine learning methods, natural language processing, expert systems, and their practical applications.
Talk and Doubletalk: The Development of Metacommunication Knowledge about Oral Language
Authors: Green Michael
Published: April 2024

Three levels of metacommunication knowledge and five factors that influence the understanding of speaker meaning in oral language (gestures, intentions, making sense, being “easy to understand,” and “figuring out” what a speaker means) were identified in pilot interviews with children and adolescents. To assess the extent to which these three levels and five factors are generalizable to a large sample, 156 subjects from three age groups (5-7, 8-11, and 13-18 years) were interviewed. Analysis of covariance and Scheffe comparisons indicated significant age group differences. Guttman scale analyses reflected a sequence in levels of metacommunication knowledge.
The Relationship Between the Originality of Essays and Variables in the Problem-Discovery Process: A Study of Creative and Noncreative Middle School Students
Authors: Moore Michael T.
Published: April 2024

The study was conducted to determine whether there is a relationship between problem-discovery and the assessed originality of the written product, and to determine whether problem-finding behavior is observable in student writers. This relationship was examined at two stages: the problem-formulation and problem-solution stages. Two groups of middle school writers, a high creative group and a low creative group, participated in the study. Results indicated a relationship between problem-finding and the originality of the product. The creative group scores were higher, though not always significantly, than the noncreative group scores in a direction one would predict based on correlational research done with artists. The way a student approaches a writing problem is directly related to the originality of the product.
Sobre uma família nojenta de cabras e bois mansos a se devorarem
Authors: Conte Daniel , Saraiva Juracy Assmann
Published: April 2024

O artigo focaliza o processo de colonização, desencadeado por Portugal, que instalou, em sociedades autóctones, via opressão e práticas discursivas, o imaginário da aniquilação do Outro. No caso de Portugal, a anulação dos sujeitos conduziu à ditadura salazarista, às guerras coloniais e a uma sensação de (des)pertencimento e de degeneração da estrutura familiar e social. Com base nisso, o artigo analisa a representação das personagens em Auto dos danados, de Lobo Antunes, que narra a decomposição moral e a decadência econômica de uma família do Alentejo, e conclui que essa circunstância se estende, como alegoria, à terra portuguesa.
Questão migratória em discursos políticos: empatização e descentramento
Authors: Emediato Wander
Published: April 2024

Compreender a questão migratória vai além da visão da imigração como um “problema de sociedade”, como uma ameaça ao bem-estar de um povo ou às suas características identitárias e culturais. Discursos políticos com frequência representam os imigrantes de forma reducionista. Quando o processo de imigração se torna tema do discurso político, passa a representar, e ao mesmo tempo incitar, visões e atitudes antitéticas, que chamaremos aqui de empáticas e não empáticas. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar os modos como discursos políticos falam da imigração e refletir sobre a importância da empatia para uma melhor compreensão do lugar do imigrante e da imigração.
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Berbasis Website di Ian Fotografi
Authors: Adiputra Muh. Raihansyah
Published: April 2024

Kemajuan teknologi sistem informasi itu sendiri sangat berperan dalam dunia bisni. Perancangan sistem informasi merupakan cara untuk membangun atau merancang ulang sebuah sistem transfer informasi pada sebuah bidang. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk merancang sistem informasi berbasis website di ian fotografi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Ian Photography di Perumahan Zarindah, kelurahan Songka, Kota Palopo, Sulawesi Selatan, pada periode Juni-Agustus 2023. Penelitian menggunakan Metode Waterfall yang memiliki urutan proses serial, dimulai dari analisis sistem yang berjalan hingga tahap pengujian. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pembuatan, dan pengujian yang telah dilakukan, maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa penelitian ini telah berhasil membuat Sistem Informasi berbasis website di ian fotografi yang dimana sangat membantu costumer unutk mendapatkan informasi tentnag ian fotografi seperti contoh foto, pemesanan/booking, tentang apa itu ian fotografi dan lain-lain. Sistem ini dirancang dengan melalui beberapa tahap diantaranya, pemodelan sistem kemudian dilanjutkan pada tahap desain database. Setelah tahap tersebut selesai dilakukan, maka tahap berikutnya adalah tahap pengimplementasikan dari desain diagram ke bahasa pemrograman.
Initial management of traumatic brain injury in children in the pediatric intensive care unit
Authors: Petrić Aleksandra , Odavić Milica , Fabri-Galamboš Izabela
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children. Objectives of our study were to determine the most commonly applied measures in the initial care of children with head trauma before admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and in the first 24 hours after admission to the PICU, as well as to identify measures correlated with the length of stay. Materials and methods: The research was conducted as a retrospective study analyzing data from medical records of patients who had a traumatic head injury and were hospitalized at the Institute for Health Protection of Children and Youth of Vojvodina (IHPYV) from August 2021 to August 2023, in the PICU. Results: The study included 34 children with an average age of 9.43 ± 5.3 years. Boys were statistically significantly more likely to sustain injuries (61.8%). Isolated head injury was present in 19 patients (55.9%), while 15 (44.1%) had associated injuries. The most common mechanism of injury was traffic accident trauma (61.8%). The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) averaged 11.38 ± 3.7. The average length of stay in the PICU was 4.18 ± 2.87 days. Eight patients (23.5%) underwent surgery after admission to the PICU and CT diagnostics, while anti-edema therapy was applied in 19 patients (55.9%). Mechanical ventilation was used in 10 patients (29.4%). Patients with lower GCS values had a longer stay in the PICU. GCS was not a suitable parameter for assessing the need for surgery in the first 24 hours of patient treatment in the PICU, nor was it an adequate indicator of the need for mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: The results of our research show that the average age of children was 9.43 ± 5.3 years, predominantly boys. Despite many pediatric patients initially having a low GCS, they ultimately had a positive clinical outcome. Low GCS on admission of pediatric patients with head trauma was statistically significantly associated with a longer hospitalization in the PICU.
Developments in the anesthesiology method for cystoscopy examination: Experience of the tertiary level institution: Anesthesia for cystoscopy examination
Authors: Jovičić Jelena , Lazić Miloš , Petrović Nataša , Filipović Jovanka , Jovanović Vesna , Lađević Nikola
Published: April 2024

Procedural sedation as an anesthesiological method performed in patients who are unable to tolerate the examination. Procedural sedation was defined for clinical situations which require conditions for performing a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure with protected spontaneous breathing, airway reflexes and hemodynamic stability, with absence of anxiety and pain. Endoscopic urological procedures represent a good therapeutic alternative to open surgical methods but with an incomparable advantage in diagnostics. Endoscopy experienced its expansion in the last 20 years as minimally invasive surgery. Cystourethroscopy is one of the most common procedures performed by a urologist. In a patient with an advanced bladder tumor, after examination with a cystoscope, bimanual palpation is performed requiring good muscle relaxation of the anterior abdominal wall. The Clinic for Urology and Nephrology has started with examination under a cystoscope during the sixties years of the last century. Originally without anesthesia condition, cystoscopies were performed under analgosedation conditions since 1980. Due to the length of the examination and the need to perform bimanual palpation examination this anesthetic approach was inadequate. Furthermore, cystoscopies were performed under general anesthesia, with the increasing dose of anxiolytics, followed with depolarizing muscle relaxants and hypnotics. Nowdays, cystoscopies are performed under general anesthesia, with inhalation anesthetic or propofol maintenance, both provided adequate conditions for examination. The changes of the anesthesiological method over time represents one of the testimonies of the evolutionary pharmacologicaly-technologicaly-personnel development of the anesthesiological specialty for the endoscopic procedure, which has not fundamentally and technically changed since the very beginning.
Roles of stakeholders for adopting sustainable design in buildings
Authors: Juffle Nor Aqilah Haji , Rahman Md Motiar , Asli Rajul Adli
Published: April 2024

Buildings account for the highest carbon dioxide emissions during their operation stage, primarily due to high energy use for heating, cooling, and lighting, which in turn contribute to global warming and climate change. Such impact can be considerably reduced through crafting sustainable design (SusD) in buildings. So, availability of relevant information, professional guidance to clients, and appropriate decision-making are crucial. A study summarized the findings from a questionnaire survey conducted in Brunei with 122 responses. The results revealed that architects, consultants, and government are more important stakeholders to assist with SusD adoption, while clients and developers are important stakeholders in decision-making. The results appreciate the roles of clients and architects to a higher degree, despite a comparatively higher number of private projects in Brunei with relatively more influence of contractors. This was interpreted as having a good degree of awareness of the survey participants towards the role of SusD and who actually can better contribute to SusD adoption. However, the outcome also revealed inconsistent perception among the respondents, both within and between different groups based on their affiliations and nature of job. This inconsistency implies the need for appropriate training or education to enhance awareness of SusD, make pertinent information available, and develop appropriate skills.