bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nanocrystal-induced chronic tubular-nephropathy in tropical countries: diagnosis, mitigation, and eradication
Authors: Wimalawansa Sunil J. , Dissanayake Chandra B.
Published: July 2023

In tropical countries, a mysterious tubulo-interstitial chronic renal disease (CKD), unrelated to diabetes, hypertension, and immunological causes, manifested four decades ago. Approximately 25,000 primarily middle-aged male farmers succumb annually to this crystal-tubular nephropathy (CTN). Without any known causative factors, it was identified as CKD of unknown aetiology (CKDu). Because multiple factors contribute to causing it later, was changed to CKD of multi-factorial (CKDmfo). Despite no evidence, it was hypothesised to cause by agrochemicals or heavy metals in food or drinking contaminated water. However, current data suggest that the CKD-CTN is due to natural geogenic water contamination. Consumption of concentrated stagnant groundwater from deep-dug wells and tube wells containing hard water and fluoride, overdecades is necessary for its clinical manifestations. In all affected countries have prolonged annual dry seasons that led to the evopo-concentration of ions and minerals in groundwater, making hard water even more unpalatable, thus, peasants consume lesser amounts of water. They develop chronic dehydration from daily exposure to hot climatic conditions aggravated by regular alcohol intake. These conditions provide a highly conducive environment—a perfect storm for calcium phosphate (CaPO4) crystal formation in renal tissues. Our recent histological and preliminary electron microscopic data reveal deposition of CaPO4 crystals and nano-tubes in kidneys. While CaPO4 nano-minerals are unstable, the presence of fluoride ions stabilises and allows their growth. This new concept paves the path for highly cost-effective, straightforward local solutions to protect farm workers and eliminate the disease, without embarking on expensive medications, interventions, or building hospitals. Chronic dehydration-associated CKD–CTN is preventable by increased consumption of potable water. Increasing clean water consumption reduces CKD–CTN incidence, and associated morbidities and premature deaths. However, the damage becomes irreversible when the disease advances beyond CKD stage IIIB. The incidence of this deadly renal failure can be prevented by its education, lifestyle changes, and increased water consumption, not by treating the renal disease or expanding dialysis centres/hospitals, or transplantation services. Eradication of CKD-CTN cost significantly less than the current approach of treating affected persons and unnecessarily expanding health infrastructure. Since the manifestation of CKD-CTN is due to consuming naturally contaminated drinking water (with calcium containing hard water and fluoride), it is not difficult to remove these to prevent CKD-CTN: thus, international assistance is unwarranted for its eradication. The straightforward approaches described here will prevent CKD–CTN and save thousands of lives in affected farming communities.
Association of the pretreatment lung immune prognostic index with immune checkpoint inhibitor outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Sun Tao , Guo Yusheng , Sun Bo , Chen Lei , Ren Yanqiao , Zhu Licheng , Zhang Lijie , Liu Yiming , Zheng Chuansheng
Published: July 2023

Objective

To evaluate whether the pretreatment Lung Immune Prognostic Index (LIPI) is associated with outcomes in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients under ICI.

Methods

A two-center retrospective study of patients with HCC treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) between January 2018 and January 2021 was performed. Based on pretreatment derived neutrophils/ (leukocytes minus neutrophils) ratio (dNLR) greater than 3 and a lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level greater than the normal value, patients were stratified into three groups (good LIPI:0 risk factor, intermediate LIPI: 1 risk factor, and poor LIPI: 2 risk factors). The primary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The second endpoints were disease control rate (DCR) and objective response rate (ORR).

Results

In the pooled cohort (n = 224), 80 (35.7%) had a good LIPI (zero factor), 91 (40.6%) had intermediate LIPI (one factor), and 53 (23.7%) had poor LIPI (two factors). The median follow-up was 25.1 months. Median OS was 16.8 months, 12.5 months, and 9.5 months for the good, intermediate, and poor LIPI groups, respectively (P < 0.0001). Median PFS was 11.8 months, 7.8 months, and 4.0 months for the good, intermediate, and poor LIPI groups, respectively (P < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis indicated that the intermediate LIPI and poor LIPI both were independently associated with OS, PFS, and ORR, DCR (P < 0.05), as risk factors.

Conclusion

Pretreatment LIPI was correlated with worse outcomes for ICIs suggesting that LIPI could be promising biomarker for advanced HCC patients under ICIs.
Current status of nonsuicidal injuries and associated factors among junior high school students in Hainan Province, China: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Ma Siying , Su Zhaoxia
Published: July 2023

Background

To summarize the general status of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviour and the characteristics of junior high school students and to determine the risk factors associated with NSSI behaviour.

Methods

Five middle schools in the rural and urban areas of Hainan Province were randomly selected for this cross-sectional study, and junior high school students were administered questionnaires, including the General Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Ottawa Self-Injury Scale, Anxiety Self-Rating Scale, Depression Self-Rating Scale, Adolescent Lifestyle Scale, and Parenting Style Scale.

Results

The NSSI rate among junior high school students in Hainan Province was 28.9%, with a higher prevalence among girls than boys (P < 0.05). The age range was 11–16 years, with a mean age of 13.08 ± 0.911 years. The most common form of self-injury was scratching/bruising, followed by hitting oneself, pulling out hair, biting, head banging, and cutting. The NSSI methods of scratching/bruising, hitting oneself and cutting more commonly occurred in girls than boys (P < 0.05). The most common sites of self-injury were the face, scalp, lips, forearm/elbow, axilla/wrist, hands/fingers, and thighs/knees. Significant differences were observed in the distribution of self-injury sites (nose, lips, genitals, and axillae/wrists) between the two genders (p < 0.05). The most important motivation for undertaking NSSI behaviours was to release negative emotions. The risk factors affecting NSSI behaviours were female gender (OR = 1.793), depression (OR = 1.961), anxiety (OR = 1.495), interpersonal relationship factors (OR = 1.099), academic stress factors (OR = 1.062), maternal emotional warmth (OR = 0.97), and maternal overinterference (OR = 1.036).

Conclusions

The NSSI rate among junior high school students in Hainan was 28.9%, affecting girls more than boys. The form and site of self-injury between boys and girls were significantly different. The motivation for committing self-injurious behaviours was mainly to regulate bad emotions. Risk factors for NSSI behaviours included female gender, anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationship factors, academic stress factors, and maternal emotional overinterference, while maternal emotional warmth was a protective factor.
Follicular cholangitis mimicking a common bile duct cancer: a case report
Authors: Koneri Kenji , Goi Takanori , Katayama Hokahiro , Tagai Noriyuki , Shimada Michiaki , Kurebayashi Hidetaka , Sawai Katsuji , Morikawa Mitsuhiro , Tamaki Masato , Hirono Yasuo , Hatta Satomi , Imamura Yoshiaki , Murakami Makoto
Published: July 2023

Background

Follicular cholangitis (FC) is a benign bile duct disease that was first reported 2003. Pathologically, it is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration with multiple lymphoid follicle formations under the mucosal layer of the biliary tract. However, as this disease is extremely rare, little is known about its etiology and pathogenesis.

Case presentation

A 77-year-old woman was diagnosed with middle bile duct stenosis and potential increases in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase levels (γ-GTP). Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) and IgG4 levels were all within the normal limits. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed bile duct dilation from intrahepatic to upper common bile duct and an irregular mass lesion in distal bile duct. Additionally, multiple overlapping leaf-like folds were detected. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) did not demonstrate fluorodeoxyglucose uptake. Subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy with regional lymph node dissection was performed because common bile duct cancer could not be ruled out. The resected specimen showed diffuse homogeneous middle bile duct wall thickening. Microscopically, the lesion exhibited thick fibrosis with several invaded lymphoplasmacytic cells, and lymphoid follicle formations were detected under the mucosal layer. Immunohistochemical staining (IHC) revealed positive for CD3, CD4, CD20 and CD79a, and these findings led to a final diagnosis of FC. The patient has not experienced recurrence to date (42 months postoperatively).

Conclusions

Currently, accurate preoperative diagnosis of FC is difficult. More cases must be accumulated to generate additional knowledge on its precise diagnosis and proper treatment.
Hot water treatment in combination with silicate salts dipping for controlling apple gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.
Authors: Elshahawy Ibrahim , Saied Nehal , Abd-El-Kareem Farid
Published: July 2023

Background

Gray mold is the most prevalent postharvest disease of apple fruits in Egypt. In this study, five isolates of Botrytis cinerea were isolated from apple fruits that had postharvest decay symptoms. Investigations were made into the pathogenicity tests of these isolates as well as the molecular identification of the most virulent isolate. A study was done in vitro to see how B. cinerea's mycelial growth and conidial germination would be affected by hot water treatments (HWT) at temperatures of 25, 50, 52, 54, or 56 °C for 10, 20, 30, or 40 s as well as silicate salts (SS), specifically potassium silicate and sodium silicate at 0.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 6.0%. The effectiveness of hot water treatment and silicate salts dipping (SSD), both separately and together, for preventing B. cinerea infection and preserving the natural qualities of apple fruits was investigated in vivo.

Results

Pathogenicity tests on apples (Anna cv.) revealed that B. cinerea isolate (Bc-1) was found to be the most virulent. This isolate was identified as belonging to the fungus B. cinerea through molecular testing using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing and phylogenetic analyses, and it has since been added to Gene Bank with the accession number ON1498639.1. The lethal temperature for B. cinerea mycelial growth and spore germination in vitro was 54 °C/30 s and 54 °C/10 s, respectively. At a 6.0%, the SS, specifically potassium silicate and sodium silicate, completely prevented pathogen growth. When applied separately, HWT (60 °C/30 s) and SSD (6.0%/1 min) significantly reduced B. cinerea decay of apple fruits stored at 20 ± 2 °C for 15 days. In terms of control efficacy, the HWT (60 °C/30 s) and SSD (6.0%/1 min) combination performed better.

Conclusions

When apple fruits are stored at 20 ± 2 °C for 15 days, the combination of HWT (60 °C/30 s) and SSD (6.0%/1 min) may be an efficient way to control the gray mold disease. The amount of total soluble solids (TSS) in apple fruits was unaffected by these treatments, but they significantly lessened fruit weight loss after 40 days of storage at 20 ± 2 °C.
Protocol for plant regeneration from encapsulated somatic embryos of Citrus sinensis L.
Authors: Mohamed Adel El-Sawy , Gomaa Amina Hamed , Abd-El-Zaher Mohamed Helmy , Reda Abd-El-Salam Abd-El-Hameed , Girgis Nancy Danial
Published: July 2023

Background

Citrus is an important fruit crop worldwide; artificial seeds are through encapsulation techniques of somatic embryos having many applications such as large-scale propagation and germplasm conservation. The aim of this study is the investigation of the viability of encapsulated citrus somatic embryos after different storage periods and to convert them into plantlets.

Results

Cotyledonary-stage somatic embryos (5–7-mm size) regenerated from stigma explants of Washington navel orange (Citrus sinensis L.) were encapsulated individually in 3% sodium alginate. After different preservation periods (1, 2 or 3 months) at 10 °C, the encapsulated somatic embryos were cultured on Murashige and Skooge (MS) medium solidified with 7 g/l agar and supplemented with 50 g/l sucrose for germination. Percentage of regrowth, germination percentage, number of plantlets, plantlets height and number of leaves/shoot were recorded after different recovery periods. The germination percentages of encapsulated embryos were 90, 62.5 and 40% with storage for one, two and three months, respectively. Encapsulated somatic embryos preserved for 1 month developed the highest number of plantlets, while those preserved for 2 months developed the highest length of plantlets and the highest number of leaves/shoot after a recovery period of 10 months. Molecular analysis was performed of plantlets recovered from somatic embryos after preservation by encapsulation, and the results showed that the percentages of polymorphism were 7.7% with the two primers in all treatments.

Conclusions

It could be concluded that callus developed from stigma explants was able to regenerate indirect somatic embryogenesis after 3 months. Cotyledonary-stage somatic embryos of citrus were successfully preserved by encapsulation using 3% sodium alginate. Frequencies of germination of encapsulated somatic embryos increased with increasing the recovery period on the germination medium. A maximum recovery frequency of 60.8% was obtained from encapsulated somatic embryos cultured on germination medium for up to 10 months. Also, recovery frequency of 62.5% was noticed from encapsulated somatic embryos preserved for 2 months at 10 °C. In addition, results indicated that recovered somatic embryos obtained from encapsulated somatic embryos were able to convert to normal plantlets.
Bone-Derived IGF-I Regulates Radial Bone Growth in Adult Male Mice
Authors: Svensson Johan , Sjögren Klara , Lawenius Lina , Koskela Antti , Tuukkanen Juha , Nilsson Karin H , Movérare-Skrtic Sofia , Ohlsson Claes
Published: July 2023

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels, which are reduced by age, and cortical bone dimensions are major determinants of fracture risk in elderly subjects. Inactivation of liver-derived circulating IGF-I results in reduced periosteal bone expansion in young and older mice. In mice with lifelong depletion of IGF-I in osteoblast lineage cells, the long bones display reduced cortical bone width. However, it has not previously been investigated whether inducible inactivation of IGF-I locally in bone in adult/old mice affects the bone phenotype. Adult tamoxifen-inducible inactivation of IGF-I using a CAGG-CreER mouse model (inducible IGF-IKO mice) substantially reduced IGF-I expression in bone (−55%) but not in liver. Serum IGF-I and body weight were unchanged. We used this inducible mouse model to assess the effect of local IGF-I on the skeleton in adult male mice, avoiding confounding developmental effects. After tamoxifen-induced inactivation of the IGF-I gene at 9 months of age, the skeletal phenotype was determined at 14 months of age. Computed tomography analyses of tibia revealed that the mid-diaphyseal cortical periosteal and endosteal circumferences and calculated bone strength parameters were decreased in inducible IGF-IKO mice compared with controls. Furthermore, 3-point bending showed reduced tibia cortical bone stiffness in inducible IGF-IKO mice. In contrast, the tibia and vertebral trabecular bone volume fraction was unchanged. In conclusion, inactivation of IGF-I in cortical bone with unchanged liver-derived IGF-I in older male mice resulted in reduced radial growth of cortical bone. This suggests that not only circulating IGF-I but also locally derived IGF-I regulates the cortical bone phenotype in older mice.
POEMS syndrome misdiagnosed as CIDP: A case report
Authors: Văcăraș Vitalie , Asaftei Aida , Drăghici Nicu Cătălin , Zdrenghea Mihnea , Mureșanu Dafin Fior
Published: July 2023

POEMS syndrome is a paraneoplastic disorder manifested by peripheral neuropathy and monoclonal plasma cell dyscrasia. Due to its clinical and electrophysiological aspect, POEMS syndrome is often mistaken as a chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) [1]. Its acronym is derived from its principal characteristics: polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M proteins, and skin changes [2]. The purpose of this paper is to present the case of a patient who was lately diagnosed with POEMS syndrome after he was mistreated for CIDP in order to show the importance of a complete physical examination.
A Narrative Thematic Analysis of the perceived psychological distress and health outcomes in Indian adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Tiwari Gyanesh Kumar , Rai Pramod Kumar , Dwivedi Abhigyan , Ray Bablu , Pandey Ashutosh , Pandey Rakesh
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 represents a severe, novel, and harmful disease that posed worldwide new challenges to the well-being of people and culminated in negative life outcomes. The current study explored the perceived psychological distress and consequent health outcomes caused by COVID-19. The Narrative Thematic Analysis design was employed. Eighteen participants comprising 12 males and 6 females responded about their experiences of the recent outbreak of COVID-19. The data were collected through a telephonic semi-structured interview which was analyzed through the Thematic Analysis Method. Four themes were generated: maladaptive psychological outcomes of COVID-19, perceived poor social support, increased religious practices, and the development of physical health symptoms. Extreme anxiety, panic experiences, insecurity, helplessness, hyper-vigilance, and negative attributions represented the psychological distress, while decreased social interactions and imposed social distancing characterized the perceived social support. Increased reliance on myths, divine interpretations, and faith in God showed religious practices. Decreased hunger, insomnia, headache, breathing problems, and palpitation were some ill-health outcomes. The pandemic shaped the nature and extent of perceived psychological distress, social support, and religious practices. The first two may have caused negative health and well-being outcomes while the religious practicesmaintained equilibrium among the rest three. Immediate trans-disciplinary efforts for the effective prevention, treatment, and promotion of the affected people are recommended. Positive health practices embedded in different socio-cultural systems may also be explored to help people facing the negative consequences of the recent and future pandemics. The implications and limitations of the study have been discussed.
University students’ mental health and affect during COVID-19 lockdown in Greece: the role of social support and inclusion of others in the self
Authors: Vasiou Aikaterini , Andriopoulou Panorea
Published: July 2023

The aim of the study was to examine the perceived social support and inclusion of others in the self as predictors of students’ mental health and affect during COVID-19 lockdown. One hundred and thirty-seven university students from Greece participated in a cross-sectional study completing a number of self-report online questionnaires such as the General Health Questionnaire, the Job Affect Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Inclusion of Others in the Self scale. Results indicated that perceived social support and inclusion of others in the self were negatively correlated with students' mental health status and negative affect and positively correlated with positive affect. Moreover, perceived social support from family and inclusion of others in the self were predictors of students’ mental health and positive affect. The present findings highlight the importance of family support and interpersonal closeness in students’ mental health during pandemic. The practical applications and limitations of the research study are discussed.
Καθυστερημένη αναζήτηση φροντίδας στην κατάθλιψη. Αντιλήψεις ασθενών με καταθλιπτική διαταραχή
Authors: Σκούρα Ελένη , Κουλιεράκης Γεώργιος , Φούσκας Θεόδωρος
Published: July 2023

Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν να διερευνηθούν οι αντιλήψεις και οι πεποιθήσεις ασθενών με καταθλιπτική διαταραχή, σχετικά με την καθυστέρηση στην αναζήτηση φροντίδας. Πραγματοποιήθηκε ποιοτική έρευνα, με ατομικές ημιδομημένες συνεντεύξεις σε δέκα λήπτες υπηρεσιών υγείας με ιστορικό κατάθλιψης, οι οποίες αναλύθηκαν μέσω της Θεματικής Ανάλυσης. Από την ανάλυση του ερευνητικού υλικού προέκυψαν τέσσερα θέματα: α) αδυναμία αξιολόγησης ψυχοπαθολογικών συμπτωμάτων από τους ασθενείς, β) ενδογενή / ατομικά χαρακτηριστικά που συμβάλλουν στην καθυστέρηση αναζήτησης θεραπείας, γ) εμπόδια πρόσβασης σε υπηρεσίες ψυχικής υγείας και δ) ο ρόλος του οικογενειακού/υποστηρικτικού περιβάλλοντος στην αναζήτηση φροντίδας στην κατάθλιψη. Τα θέματα αυτά περιλαμβάνουν συγκεκριμένους παράγοντες οι οποίοι συμβάλλουν στην καθυστέρηση αναζήτησης βοήθειας. Οι παράγοντες αυτοί, φαίνεται ότι είναι το αντιληπτό στίγμα, οι πεποιθήσεις και προσωπικές απόψεις / στάσεις των ατόμων, αλλά και εξωγενή/πρακτικά ή περιβαλλοντικά εμπόδια, όπως η έλλειψη πόρων στις υπηρεσίες υγείας, η έλλειψη ενημέρωσης/αλφαβητισμού στον τομέα της ψυχικής υγείας και οι αντιλήψεις του οικογενειακού/οικείου περιβάλλοντος για την ψυχική ασθένεια. Είναι αναγκαίο να γίνουν μεταρρυθμίσεις στον τομέα της ψυχικής υγείας, αλλά και να οργανωθούν εκστρατείες με στόχο την ευαισθητοποίηση - ενημέρωση του πληθυσμού και τη μείωση του θεραπευτικού χάσματος στην καταθλιπτική διαταραχή και ευρύτερα στη ψυχική νόσο.
Working mothers in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic: The conceptualization of “good motherhood” in conditions of lock-down and teleworking
Authors: Psalti Anastasia , Antoniou Christina
Published: July 2023

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece in March 2020 caused many changes in daily life. Mothers’ duties increased dramatically during the pandemic, as external childcare support was practically non-existent. Working mothers had to manage their different roles and identities at the same time, with teleworking becoming mandatory. This article aims to understand how contemporary working mothers in Greece conceptualize “good motherhood”, taking into consideration the particularities of the pandemic. Eight working mothers with children between the ages of 3 and 18 from various parts of Greece responded to a public invitation posted on a popular social media platform. They participated in a semi-structured online interview during which they were invited to talk about their experience of the lock-down in relation to their role as working mothers. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). A common theme that emerged from their stories was the experience of loss of control over their lives and possibly a loss of the multiple dimensions of their identity, which appeared to have been reduced to being just a mom. Gender and parenting ideologies present prior to the pandemic continue to affect working mothers’ experiences during the pandemic.
Early medieval vernacular Celtic glosses: originals or translations? A case study on the Vienna Bede
Authors: Bauer Bernhard
Published: July 2023

This study investigates the Old Irish glossing tradition on the Venerable Bede’s De Temporum Ratione, a computistical work from the early eighth century. Its main source is the Vienna Bede, a fragmentary manuscript with Old Irish and Latin glosses dating from the late eighth/early ninth centuries. It focuses on parallel glosses found in the Gloss-ViBe corpus where the Vienna Bede has an Old Irish gloss and the other manuscripts feature glosses in another language (Latin or Old Breton/Welsh). Minute analysis of individual glosses is used to determine whether early medieval vernacular Celtic glosses originals or translations from Latin glosses? The heterogenic nature of early medieval gloss corpora makes this a complex question for which there is no straightforward answer: for some glosses, a translation from Latin into Irish is almost inevitable, but others suggest Irish influence on the Latin parallel glosses. Accordingly, each case is discussed individually and the results are synthesised in the final part of the article.
impacto da propaganda e da promoção no valor de marca baseada no consumidor
Authors: Munaro Ana Cristina
Published: July 2023

O estudo verifica a influência das propagandas e das promoções em vendas sobre o customer-based brand equity de marcas de posicionamentos distintos do mesmo segmento de mercado de chocolates finos: Kopenhagen e Cacau Show. Baseado em survey com 414 respondentes em modelo de equações estruturais, os resultados demonstram que, para as propagandas, quantidade não remete à qualidade e criatividade, originalidade e diferenciação contribuem positivamente para a consciência de marca, percepção de qualidade e associações. As promoções monetárias exercem influência negativa sobre a percepção de qualidade e associações à marca. Tais implicações contribuem gerencialmente com as estratégias em marketing visando o valor de marca com foco no consumidor.
The economic impact of Brazil’s cultural incentive policy
Authors: Medeiros Barbosa Luiz Gustavo , Rocha Saulo Barroso , Lavatori Barbosa Guimarães Ique
Published: July 2023

This study seeks to measure the economic impact of Brazil’s Cultural Incentive Policy. This study uses the input-output matrix methodology for the incentives offered for projects in 2017, which is the most recent data available. A total of 1,258,740 records were extracted for this analysis. The following cultural sectors’ production chains were analyzed: scenic arts, visual arts, audiovisual arts, the humanities, music, and cultural heritage. As a result, a total economic impact of 198 million dollars was recorded for projects in 2017. The results indicate how this investment fosters cultural entrepreneurship and its supply chains.
Relação entre valor de mercado e compliance anticorrupção
Authors: De Lima Begnini Debora , Batista de Lima Julia , Leite Gomes Poliana , Da Rosa Filho Celso
Published: July 2023

O objetivo foi mensurar o Índice de Divulgação de Práticas de Compliance Anticorrupção, IDPCA (Melo, 2019), e relacioná-lo com o valor de mercado das empresas listadas na B3. Utilizou-se para o modelo as variáveis independentes de controle: ROA, Capex e Size. Como método estatístico, as análises de correlação e regressão múltipla. Os resultados indicaram não haver relação entre nível de Compliance anticorrupção e valor de mercado das empresas e que não há diferença significativa entre empresas do Novo Mercado e as dos demais níveis de Governança Corporativa da B3.
Mobile banking e satisfação com o PIX
Authors: Martins Valcanover Vanessa , Mendes Vieira Kelmara , Sâmara Visentini Monize , Luiz Klein Leander
Published: July 2023

Analisou-se o efeito da percepção do mobile banking na satisfação com o sistema PIX para um grupo de jovens adultos, os estudantes universitários. Foram utilizados método survey, estatísticas descritivas, análise fatorial confirmatória e modelagem de equações estruturais. Foram validados oito construtos de primeira ordem para compor a Percepção do mobile banking (Mindfulness, Utilidade percebida, Facilidade de uso, Influência social, Atitude, Risco percebido, Intenção comportamental e Desconfirmação). Porém, validou-se o modelo de segunda ordem Percepção do mobile banking com sete fatores. O modelo integrado demonstrou que a satisfação com o PIX é influenciada positivamente pela percepção do mobile banking.
Sentidos do trabalho no varejo de supermercados
Authors: Souza Valoria Carolina , Cerqueira Lucas , Lerch Lunardi Guilherme
Published: July 2023

O objetivo desta pesquisa é compreender os sentidos do trabalho para os funcionários que atuam em uma empresa varejista de supermercados localizada no extremo sul do Brasil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, de natureza quantitativa, realizada com 356 funcionários. As questões relacionadas às dimensões Utilidade social, Cooperação e Relacionamento com Colegas, Retidão Moral e Oportunidades de Aprendizagem foram os aspectos melhor avaliados pelos respondentes, enquanto a Autonomia e o Reconhecimento apresentaram a menor percepção. Identificou-se, ainda, que Retidão Moral, Utilidade Social, Oportunidades de Aprendizagem e Cooperação e Relacionamento com colegas são as variáveis que influenciam significativamente os sentidos do trabalho.
Investigação dos comportamentos de cidadania organizacional, espiritualidade e satisfação no trabalho pelo método AHP
Authors: Barboza Malheiros Michel , De Andrade Taís , Wegner Roger da Silva , Rossato Vanessa Piovesan
Published: July 2023

A partir de uma lacuna de pesquisa identificada, este estudo teve duplo objetivo: identificar quais são os critérios de maior e de menor prioridade dos CCO, EAT e ST dos trabalhadores de uma prefeitura do Centro Oeste do RS e traçar ações de melhoria para os critérios menos priorizados. Por meio do método AHP, 233 trabalhadores de uma prefeitura participaram do estudo. Os resultados revelaram os critérios mais e menos priorizados, podendo ser traçado ações de melhoria para estes últimos, bem como verificar a percepção dos CCO, da espiritualidade e da satisfação. Contribuições são discutidas e uma agenda de pesquisa é sugerida.
Causation e effectuation
Authors: De Albuquerque Mourão Alves Caroline , Galdino de Araújo Afrânio , Luiz Neves Bezerra de Melo Felipe , Antonio de Melo Pereira Lhamas Fernando
Published: July 2023

O estudo analisou as relações entre as abordagens Causation e Effectuation quanto às características de ex-participantes do Empretec no RN. Com abordagem quantitativa, foi avaliada a estrutura fatorial da escala utilizada seguida por Regressão Robusta. Os resultados evidenciam que ambas as abordagens são contundentes, mas especialmente a de Causation, que também é impactada com significância pelo gênero, idade, origem de recursos e o fato de os participantes estarem atualmente empreendendo. A de Effectuation é levemente influenciada pelas mesmas variáveis. Concluiu-se que há coexistência de ambas as abordagens nas tomadas de decisões dos ex-Empretecos, com predominância da Causation.
Cultural dimensions and perception of corruption in international societies
Authors: Souza Paulo Vitor Souza de , Silva César Augusto Tibúrcio
Published: July 2023

This study aims to verify how cultural dimensions relate to the corruption perception index in international societies. We used information on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions for a total of 63 countries over the years 2010 to 2022. The results show that cultural dimensions affect corruption perception, as: a) power distance reduces the corruption perception, and b) individualism, long-term orientation, and indulgence increase the corruption perception. Additionally, the results show that countries with a lower corruption perception are more affected by cultural dimensions.
Linguistic and genre originality of the fuel and energy discourse
Authors: Kitanina E. , Kolesnikov V.
Published: July 2023

Any area of professional activity can have its own language and code to serve its own specific functions. We study linguistic units that function in the discursive texts of the fuel and energy complex, subject to the norms and laws of the development of the literary language, language and genre features of special texts of the fuel and energy complex related to different types and forms of business communication are established.

The text fuel and energy discourse is an integral unit of communication containing a message about the fuel and energy complex (events, events, processes, actions, etc. of this area of professional activity), created according to the plan of the communicants, having a structural (compositional), semantic and pragmatic unity, processed in in accordance with the stylistic norms and functions of the language. The lexical content of discursive texts of the fuel and energy complex (FEC) includes "sublanguages" of the fuel, energy and industrial sectors.

The communicative-pragmatic characteristic of the business communication of the fuel and energy complex demonstrates different aspects of the discursive text, in which three main levels of text formation are distinguished: structural/compositional, semantic, pragmatic. Linguistic (lexical, grammatical means, semantic potential of language units) and extralinguistic (speech situation, intentions and communicative attitudes of the speaker, strategies and tactics of communicants, speech characteristics of a discursive situation, etc.) are distinguished and described) means used in different styles and genres of discursive texts fuel and energy complex.
Biblical Phraseology in Political Communication
Authors: Bakina A.
Published: July 2023

The multifaceted nature of the study of biblical phraseology today is due, on the one hand, to the ambiguity and insufficient study of biblical phraseological units, on the other hand, to their active use and frequent reproducibility in different types of discourse. Moreover, their study requires the involvement of several approaches, such as structural-semantic, linguocognitive and cognitive-discursive, linguocultural, and finally, functional. In this respect, the relevance of the presented problem is beyond any doubt. Designating the study of functional specificity of the phraseological units of biblical etymology, presented in the contexts of political communication as the aim of this study, we offer a comprehensive coverage of issues related to the specifics of communication in the political sphere, in particular the analysis of approaches to the definition of the notion of publicistic discourse, its key characteristics and ingredient features, consideration of the functioning of phraseological units of biblical origin and their usual and occasional variants. The methodology of this study is determined by the purpose and scientific hypothesis, which implies the identification of a representative corpus of examples of political discourse contexts, containing biblical phraseological units, performing the leading persuasive function. The research methods are as follows: the method of phraseological identification and phraseological description proposed by prof. A.V. Kunin, the contextual method, the method of lexico-semantic analysis, the search corpus method. The results of the research allow concluding the following: biblical phraseological units are a separate microsystem, biblical phraseological units are actively used in oral and written speech of native speakers in different types of discourse due to their polyfunctionality and variability, in political discourse biblical phraseological units are used in the function of persuasion. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time a systematic study of biblical phraseology in English and Russian on the example of their functioning in the texts of political discourse. The currently available works are few and sporadic. The practical significance of the study is determined by the possibility of using the data obtained in the classroom as part of the disciplines Fundamentals of First Foreign Language Theory, English Language Stylistics, special course English Language Phraseology.
Natural conditions for the development of lake tourism in Poland
Authors: Skowron Rajmund
Published: July 2023

There are about 6,800 lakes in the Polish Lowlands. They are a potential place for rest and recreation not only for the local population, but also for those coming from other regions of Poland and foreign guests. The work was based on the analysis of water temperature data in lakes in the years 1961–2020. The highest surface water temperatures in lakes occurred most often at the turn of the last decade of July and the fi rst decade of August, reaching values above 2 °C in most lakes. In the daily cycle, the highest water temperatures in the surface water layer (up to 1.5 m deep) were recorded mostly between 14:00 and 17:00 (13:00–16:00 GMT). The beginning of the bathing season on lakes in Poland usually falls between May 20 and 25, while the end is in the second half of September, reaching an average of about 69 days, characterized by a positive trend in its duration. According to the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate in Poland, in 2020 there were 602 active bathing areas, most of which were organized on lakes.
Shallow geothermal heat in Western Canada: climatic warming impact changes with time– depth
Authors: Majorowicz Jacek , Šafanda Jan
Published: July 2023

Gain of heat and temperature in the shallow subsurface over the last decades/century has been impacted by the industrial period climatic surface air temperature (SAT) increase. Detailed study of the available temperature-depth data based on 43 wells with single and repeated temperature logs done by the first author has been combined with data base information (Jessop et al 2005) to create temperature maps at depth. Based on these 43 logs it is shown that the heat flux increases with depth in most cases for the available depth data range from surface to some 200m. Model of heat flow versus depth based on the surface air temperature changes through the industrial epoque climatic warming explains the data. Spatial and depth distribution of available temperature and heat gain through the provinces of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin WCSB shows that drilling closer to surface is more economic than deeper to 50-100m.
Relationshipof clinical course, biochemical and immunological changes in patients with chronic hepatitis B+C
Authors: Usychenko K.
Published: July 2023

Recent studies have shown that parenteral viral hepatitis is one of the main causes of chronic diffuse liver diseases. The number of patients not only with chronic hepatitis C and B, but also patients with hepatitis of mixed etiology is increasing annually. At the same time, there is a potentiating effect of the association of HBV and HCV with a high risk of developing progressive forms of chronic viral hepatitis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Correlation of the clinical course, biochemical indices in patients with viral mixed infection of the liver have not been studied enough. In the studies of a number of authors, it has been shown that with mixed infection, erased and latent forms of the disease are rarely observed. The aim of the study is to study the immune status and biochemical parameters in patients with chronic hepatitis B+C for a more accurate assessment of the severity of the pathological process. Materials and methods. 62 patients with chronic hepatitis B+C were examined. All the patients under examination were monitored in the hepatological center of the Odessa Municipal Infectious Hospital (Ukraine). The assessment of the severity of the patients' condition was carried out using biochemical indicators. Confirmation of the diagnosis based on determination (qualitatively and quantitatively) HCV RNA and HBV DNA by polymerase chain reaction. Subpopulations of B- and T-lymphocytes (CD19+, CD16+, CD8+, CD4+, CD3+) were determined by the immunofluorescence method using a set of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to establish differential antigens of human lymphocytes using the Eurostar immunofluorescence microscope. Results and discussions. When analyzing the main clinical syndromes in dynamics, it was found that in patients with chronic hepatitis B+C with initial of fibrosis (F0-F1), less pronounced changes in the general condition were observed than in patients with moderate (F2) and advanced fibrosis (F3). The presence of a correlation between the degree of fibrosis and immunological indices in patients with chronic hepatitis B+C allows us to use the information obtained as one of the additional criteria for the severity of the pathological process. The expressiveness of changes of immune status indicators can serve as an additional criterion for the degree of morphological abnormalities in liver tissue.
Bolesław Ryszard Gepner (1863-1923) – okulista i współzałożyciel Towarzystwa Opieki nad Ociemniałymi
Authors: Grzybowski Andrzej , Pactwa Witold
Published: July 2023

Poniższa praca przedstawia postać polskiego okulisty Bolesława Ryszarda Gepnera (1863-1923) wraz z jego dorobkiem naukowym. W 1888 roku ukończył studia na Wydziale Lekarskim Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. W 1889 wyjechał zagranicę i pracował jako okulista w Heidelbergu, Frankfurcie nad Menem i Berlinie. Od 1891 roku pracował w Instytucie Oftalmicznym w Warszawie, a w 1900 roku został tam ordynatorem nadetatowym. W 1908 roku powstało w Warszawie Towarzystwo Okulistyczne, a Gepner został jego wiceprzewodniczącym. W latach 1921-1923 pełnił funkcję prezesa Polskiego Towarzystwa Okulistycznego. W 1911 roku został współzałożycielem Towarzystwa Opieki nad Ociemniałymi w Warszawie. Był synem Bolesława Gepnera (1835-1913) wybitnego polskiego okulisty, prezesa i członka honorowego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego Warszawskiego.
Konrad Mikołaj Rumszewicz (1850-1927) – docent okulistyki z Kijowa
Authors: Grzybowski Andrzej , Pactwa Witold
Published: July 2023

Artykuł opisuje biografię oraz dorobek naukowy polskiego okulisty Konrada Mikołaja Rumszewicza (1850‒1927). W 1874 roku ukończył studia na Uniwersytecie św. Włodzimierza w Kijowie. W latach 1877‒1879 był kierownikiem oddziału ocznego Szpitala Wojskowego w Kijowie. W 1880 roku uzyskał stopień doktora medycyny. W 1904 roku został wiceprezesem Towarzystwa Lekarskiego Oftalmologicznego w Kijowie. W 1907 roku został prezesem Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego w Kijowie.
Lekarze z Polski z poradą u zagranicznych monarchów
Authors: Początek Michał
Published: July 2023

Artykuł przedstawia sylwetki lekarzy polskich, lub blisko związanych z Polską, którzy zagranicą pełnili rolę lekarzy nadwornych, osobistych lub choćby jednorazowo, a nawet drogą korespondencyjną, konsultowali cudzoziemskich monarchów. Zebrano informacje zawarte w zachowanych dokumentach i dostępnych omówieniach. Pozycja medyków na monarszych dworach, wynikająca zrazu ze znacznej biegłości zawodowej, wiedzy naukowej czy możnej protekcji, wykraczała często poza obowiązki czysto lekarskie. Odgrywali oni jednocześnie ważne role polityczne i pełnili misje dyplomatyczne. Wszystkie te funkcje miały znaczenie prestiżowe, ale również praktycznie oddziaływały na korzyść Polski. Zatem kim byli owi medycy?
Wounds resulting from non-malignant haematological disease: a case series
Authors: Simman Richard , Oostra Drew , Sullivan Patrick , Wilson Michael , Khatib Jude , Jackson Sarah E
Published: July 2023

A proactive and systemic approach is imperative to preventing wounds due to disorders of non-malignant haematologic disease. Here, the authors provide several examples of patients with either a known history or acute diagnosis of a coagulation disorder with the aim of reviewing potential cutaneous injuries as well as diagnosis and treatment. A description of the wound and treatment course along with recommendations where appropriate are presented. The article serves as a general review for health professionals who may encounter patients with this disorder and who are involved in treatment decisions. After reviewing the article, the practitioner will be able to identify cutaneous injuries that may be secondary to an underlying haematological disorder, review the diagnosis and treatment recommended, and understand the need for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
Perspectives on Transforming the Bioeconomy Toward Circular Systems
Authors: Migliaccio Kati W. , Jones James W. , Verma Brahm P.
Published: July 2023

Highlights

ASABE has created a society initiative on transforming food and agricultural systems to achieve greater circularity.

A task force has been charged by ASABE with guiding the initiative effort.

Transforming to more circular bioeconomy systems will require multiple disciplines, policy makers, and inclusion of economics, societal, and environmental aspects.

The special collection topics include conversion of wastes into usable products, incorporation of sustainability objectives into production systems and supply chains, assessment of a system’s circularity, and workforce education for achieving circularity in agricultural and food systems.

Abstract. The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) launched a new initiative in 2020 – Transforming Food and Agriculture to Circular Systems (TFACS) – that calls for system-level solutions. Linear systems focus on creating a profitable yield while considering the financial costs of inputs (e.g., water, nutrients, energy) with little regard to resource use efficiencies and the broader impacts of losses and wastes. Circular systems consider a more holistic view for transforming systems using principles that: (1) design out waste and pollution; (2) keep products and materials in use, (reuse, share, repair, refurbish, remanufacture, recycle); (3) regenerate natural systems; (4) increase the productivity of resource use; and (5) provide economic benefits. This introduction to the Special Collection of articles provides an overview of ASABE’s initiative to accelerate the growth of circular bioeconomy systems and introduces the articles in this ASABE Special Collection. Articles in this collection provide examples showing the benefits of combining circular economy and bioeconomy concepts to develop the cascading use of biomass from biological resources for economic development. The articles also identify the need for additional work to move society toward circular food and agricultural systems. Efforts to rethink and redesign future systems using circular bioeconomy concepts can rapidly create more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food and agricultural systems. Keywords: Bioeconomy, Circular economy, Circularity, Convergence, Food and agricultural systems, Systems thinking, Systems of systems.