bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REDUCTION OF THE INFLUENCE OF DEVIATIONS OF GENERATOR PARAMETERS IN PRECISION QUADRATURE BRIDGES
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Borchshov P.I. , Lameko O.L. ,   State factory "Scientific and Production Center"Energoimpuls" of Institute of electrodynamics National Academy Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Melnyk V.G. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to solving the problem of attestation of electric capacity standards at industrial frequency. The expediency of using a quadrature bridge of alternating current to determine the parameters of standards of electric capacity at industrial frequency by comparison with the parameters of standards of active resistance was noted. The advantage of using a bridge imbalance indicator with high input impedance is shown, which consists in the possibility of reducing the influence of higher harmonics of the supply voltages. An analysis of the well-known method of reducing of measurement errors caused by the deviation of the generator parameters from the calculated ones was carried out. It is shown that the known method does not provide sufficient compensation for the influence of these errors when the deviations of the generator parameters increase, as well as when the deviations of the bridge from the balance state increase. An iterative algorithm for calculating the measured deviation of the impedance ratio of the compared standards from the nominal value is proposed. Mathematical expressions for calculating the measured quantity are given. Calculations of the components of the measurement error for different values of generator voltage deviations were carried out. Calculations were performed for two variants of generator voltage variation implementation: multiplicative voltage amplitude variation and additive voltage phase variation. The developed iterative correction method allows to reduce the specified errors to the required levels in a small number of iteration steps - in the vast majority of cases, two steps are enough. The application of the method allows obtaining high metrological characteristics with rather large deviations of the voltage ratio of bridge generators, which makes it possible to reduce hardware costs when implementing quadrature alternating current bridges for comparing capacitance and active resistance standards. References 15, figure 1, table 1.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Adolescent Females During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Vandermorris Ashley , Toulany Alene , McKinnon Britt , Tam Michelle W. , Li Zhiyin , Guan Jun , Stukel Thérèse , Fu Longdi , Wang Xuesong , Begun Stephanie , Harrison Megan E. , Wigle Jannah , Brown Hilary K.
Published: February 2024

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed a significant threat to adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health. In this study, we examined population-level pregnancy and sexual health-related care utilization among adolescent females in Ontario, Canada during the pandemic and evaluated relationships between these outcomes and key sociodemographic characteristics.

METHODS

This was a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study of >630 000 female adolescents (12–19 years) during the prepandemic (January 1, 2018–February 29, 2020) and COVID-19 pandemic (March 1, 2020–December 31, 2022) periods. Primary outcome was pregnancy; secondary outcomes were contraceptive management visits, contraception prescription uptake, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) management visits. Poisson models with generalized estimating equations for clustered count data were used to model pre-COVID-19 trends and forecast expected rates during the COVID-19 period. Absolute rate differences between observed and expected outcome rates for each pandemic month were calculated overall and by urbanicity, neighborhood income, immigration status, and region.

RESULTS

During the pandemic, lower-than-expected population-level rates of adolescent pregnancy (rate ratio 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI]:0.85–0.88), and encounters for contraceptive (rate ratio 0.82; 95% CI:0.77–0.88) and STI management (rate ratio 0.52; 95% CI:0.51–0.53) were observed. Encounter rates did not return to pre-pandemic rates by study period end, despite health system reopening. Pregnancy rates among adolescent subpopulations with the highest pre-pandemic pregnancy rates changed least during the pandemic.

CONCLUSIONS

Population-level rates of adolescent pregnancy and sexual health-related care utilization were lower than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and below-expected care utilization rates persist. Pregnancy rates among more structurally vulnerable adolescents demonstrated less decline, suggesting exacerbation of preexisting inequities.
Fenomenografia: Contribuições para o percurso metodológico na Administração
Authors: Bezerra Joacil Carlos Viana , Coelho Ana Lúcia de Araújo Lima
Published: February 2024

A proposta deste ensaio metodológico é apresentar e discutir diferentes formas de contribuições da pesquisa fenomenográfica em Administração, especificamente no desenvolvimento do percurso metodológico. A construção da metodologia em fenomenografia é apresentada em diversos estudos como sendo a maior dificuldade enfrentada pelos pesquisadores. Assim, o estudo faz sua contribuição ao campo ao debater pontos que visam minimizar as dificuldades na realização de futuras pesquisas que optem pela abordagem fenomenográfica. Nossa intenção é contribuir para a discussão e aprofundamento da abordagem fenomenográfica de duas formas: trazendo argumentos teóricos relevantes para a compreensão da temática e abordando os aspectos práticos na condução de pesquisas futuras. Embora este artigo tenha se debruçado em apresentar exemplos de pesquisas em Administração, entendemos que a abordagem realizada serve de base para diversas áreas do conhecimento científico.
Katedra czy bazar? Podręcznik jako projekt open source
Authors:   Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Jabłońska-Stefanowicz Ewa
Published: February 2024

For over twenty years school books have been accompanied by digital resources – once stored on attached CD-ROMs, lately also in the Internet services of publishers. But only since the launch of the program „Cyfrowa szkoła” („Digital School”) conducted by the ministry of education has widespread access to free educational materials become possible. Changing the carrier makes the current model of preparation and sharing the content, which lets the publisher control every step, go out of date. It will most likely be replaced by the model typical for the digital world, where the information wants to be free, accessible instantly, ready for modification and further distribution. In the article the relationship between Ministry of National Education and educational publishers after 1989 has been presented. The stages of the development of the publishing market, as well as their technological and social aspects, enhancing the intensity and the speed of changes, were taken into account. To describe the situation on this market the metaphor of the „cathedral” and the „bazaar”, drawn from Eric Raymond’s text on the open source phenomenon, was used. Acknowledging the „bazaar model” of working on textbooks as the natural consequence of withdrawing from the traditional model makes it necessary to ask questions about the effects of these decisions and especially – the future of textbooks. The significance of the issues analyzed in this paper is proven by the discussions ongoing lately in many countries.
Cyfrowa dystrybucja w kinach lokalnych
Authors:   Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej w Warszawie, Grawon Alicja Maria
Published: February 2024

In the last 20 years the digital revolution has brought a number of changes in the methods of dissemination of cultural works, particularly in the distribution of audiovisual works. An integration of electronic devices and content brings new opportunities for the development of cultural activity. An important example illustrating the range of changes in the domain of cultural management is the Malopolska Digital Cinema Network. It was created in part with funds from MROP 2007–2013 and exemplifies the use of technological innovation as an indicator of cultural mobilization. This text is a case study of local digital cinema network and attempts to define the scope of the impact of the use of digital tools in cultural and viewing practices in the cities belonging to MSKC.
As biotecnologias, a divisão internacional do trabalho e o caso brasileiro
Authors: SORJ BERNARDO , WILKINSON JOHN
Published: February 2024

RESUMO Este artigo enfatiza o impacto contraditório das biotecnologias no sistema econômico, tanto entre os países industrializados quanto os do Terceiro Mundo e dentro de cada um desses blocos. As aplicações heterogêneas da biotecnologia e as relações específicas que estabelecem entre recursos industriais e naturais levam a uma multiplicidade de políticas setoriais e nacionais. As biotecnologias oferecem ao Brasil a possibilidade de uso mais racional e competitivo de seus recursos naturais e, ao mesmo tempo, uma maior participação em importantes setores industriais hoje fortemente internacionalizados. A chave do sucesso, entretanto, depende da capacidade de transformar a pesquisa em estratégia industrial.
O desafio do déficit público
Authors: ALVES SÍLVIO RODRIGUES
Published: February 2024

RESUMO Tão desafiador quanto lidar com o déficit público é calculá-lo. Este artigo trata da medição da poupança do governo e das necessidades de financiamento do setor público e compara as estatísticas do Brasil, Argentina e México.
Coverage and determinants of childhood vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil: a longitudinal analysis
Authors: Araújo David Augusto Batista Sá , Correia Luciano Lima , Lima Pedro Lucas Grangeiro de Sá Barreto , Vasconcelos Sophia Costa , Farías-Antúnez Simone , Gomes Yuri Valentim Carneiro , Nogueira Denise Lima , Castro Márcia C. , Machado Marcia Maria Tavares
Published: February 2024

Abstract: Brazil has seen a decrease in vaccination coverage since 2016. This study analyzes the immunization status of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. This is a longitudinal analysis that included vaccination data of 313 children aged 12 and 18 months. Vaccination cards were checked for dose application considering the schedule of immunization recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Factors associated with no retention of vaccination cards and incomplete immunization by 18 months were identified by Tobit regression analysis. About 73% of mothers presented their child’s vaccination card. Non-availability of vaccination cards was associated with maternal age < 25 years and mothers with paid jobs. Only 33% and 45% of the children aged 12 and 18 months had all vaccines up to date, respectively. For 3-dose vaccines, the delay rate was around 10% for the first dose application, but 40% for the third dose. Despite delays, most children with available vaccine cards had coverage above 90% by 18 months of age. Adjusted factors associated with incomplete vaccination included living in a household with more than one child (p = 0.010) and monthly income of less than one minimum wage (p = 0.006). Therefore, delays in child vaccine application were high during the COVID-19 pandemic but a considerable uptake by 18 months of age was found. Poorer families with more than one child were particularly at risk of not fully immunizing their children and should be the target of public policies.
Distribution of granulated fertilizers in dispensers mounted with single and double helicoidal
Authors: Zimmermann Gabriel Ganancini , Jasper Samir Paulo , Savi Daniel , Moreno Fernanda Gonçalves
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT: The high dependence of agriculture on fertilizers demands an improvement in the processes involved, with the purpose of environmental and economic sustainability. The objective was to compare the performance of helical dosing mechanisms with two formulations of granulated NPK fertilizers at three operating speeds. During the experiment, we used an electronic and automated bench to evaluate the performance of the single helical and double helical dosing mechanisms, in a completely randomized design. This bench measured the overflow of the two formulations of granulated NPK fertilizers (04-14-08 and 04-30-10) under different angular velocities (1.11; 1.94; and 2.77 m s-1). On the tests, we collected flow data and submitted them to descriptive statistics, frequency histograms, and statistical process control. The single helical feeder, as the speed increased, exhibited greater homogeneity of granulated NPK fertilizer deposition, with 611 flaws ha-1 compared to 3763 flaws ha-1 in the double screw. Although, the speeds of 7.0 and 10.0 km h-1 generated an increase in the flow of both granular fertilizers, as expected, the 04-30-10 fertilizer obtained the most uniform distribution at the lowest speed.
Kinetics and kinematics of dog walk exercise in agility dogs of different experiences
Authors: Anthony Gemma , Blake Scott , Blake Roberta
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT: The injury rate in agility dogs is relatively high compared to the general population. No study to date has considered the biomechanical effects of the dog walk obstacle in agility trials, highlighting a research need. This study assessed forelimb joint kinematics and peak ground reaction forces (PVF) over a dog walk agility obstacle and correlate with experience. Ten (n = 10) dogs were filmed running across a Kennel Club (KC) standard dog walk for kinematics analysis. Two pressure sensors were secured to the (1) dog walk contact area at exit and (2) ground at the end of the dog walk (landing area) for kinetics analysis. Forelimb joints angles and PVF at the contact zone at the walk exit and landing were analysed. A key finding is that the way a dog will move across the obstacle changes depending on their level of experience, with experienced dogs showing faster obstacle negotiation and increased flexion of the elbow joint compared to inexperienced competitors. Higher speeds over the dog walk also resulted in significantly increased elbow joint flexion. Another important finding is that PVF at landing are higher is dogs that are faster and also in dogs performing running technique in comparison to stopped technique. Overall, dog walk obstacle created more forelimbs joint flexion and similar PVF in comparison with previously studied agility contact obstacles which leads us to conclude that further research is required to ascertain the long term health implications for dogs used in agility trials.
Covibesity e o peso das normas. Uma epidemia cultural
Authors: Pussetti Chiara
Published: February 2024

Resumo A forma como moldamos e apresentamos socialmente o nosso corpo tem uma extraordinária importância social: a aparência é o nosso primeiro cartão de visita a partir do qual as pessoas nos enquadram e julgam. Esta avaliação acaba por condicionar o nosso quotidiano, desde às nossas oportunidades sociais até às profissionais. Um dos critérios mais importantes para determinar se uma pessoa é saudável e bonita - em Portugal, assim como em muitos outros contextos - é a magreza. Numa sociedade em que a magreza e a perfeição física são ideais a perseguir, este artigo explora através de metodologias qualitativas o impacto do discurso ligado ao problema da obesidade causado pela pandemia de COVID-19 na multiplicação e exacerbação de conflitos relacionados com o corpo em mulheres portuguesas entre os 18 e os 65 anos.
Excesso de peso pré-gestacional e ácidos graxos poli-insaturados no leite humano: modelo teórico de causalidade
Authors: Amaral Yasmin Notarbartolo di Villarosa do , Marano Daniele , Filha Mariza Miranda Theme , Moreira Maria Elisabeth Lopes
Published: February 2024

Resumo Inúmeros estudos têm se detido na avaliação da associação entre o excesso de peso pré-gestacional e os ácidos graxos poli-insaturados no leite humano. Todavia, diante da complexidade de fatores de risco potencialmente confundidores, é recomendável a utilização de ferramentas gráficas para identificar possíveis vieses. O objetivo deste artigo é propor um modelo teórico de causalidade utilizando o gráfico acíclico direcionado entre o excesso de peso pré-gestacional e os ácidos graxos poli-insaturados no leite humano. Foi realizada ampla revisão da literatura para identificar as variáveis com relações causais com a exposição e/ou desfecho. A escolha das variáveis para ajuste seguiu o algoritmo gráfico que compreende seis critérios para a seleção de um conjunto mínimo de variáveis potencialmente confundidoras. Condições socioeconômicas, intervalo interpartal, idade materna e padrão de consumo alimentar foram as variáveis ajustadas a fim de se estimar o efeito total do excesso de peso pré-gestacional sobre o conteúdo dos ácidos graxos poli-insaturados no leite humano. O conjunto mínimo de variáveis encontrado pelo presente estudo pode ser utilizado na análise de outros estudos que avaliem essa associação.
Jogo de fronteiras: sobre a produção (bio)tecnológica de corporalidades femininas no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Authors: Naidin Silvia
Published: February 2024

Resumo O artigo trata da interface entre gênero, classes sociais e (bio)tecnologias destinadas ao aprimoramento da estética corporal. Dialogando com os estudos de gênero, investiga como essas (bio)tecnologias atuam na produção de corpos e feminilidades contemporâneos em diferentes grupos sociais, baseando-se em pesquisas etnográficas realizadas em circuitos onde essas intervenções são realizadas. Analisa-se os usos, sentidos e moralidades atribuídos a elas, mostrando como fabricam convenções ao mesmo tempo estéticas, morais e corporais de feminilidade, num processo também atravessado por distinções e pertencimentos de classe.
Border game: on the (bio)technological production of female corporalities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Authors: Naidin Silvia
Published: February 2024

Abstract The article discusses the interface between gender, social classes, and (bio)technologies to improve body aesthetics. Dialoguing with gender studies, it investigates how these (bio)technologies act in the production of contemporary bodies and femininities in different social groups based on ethnographic research performed in circuits where these interventions occur. We analyze the uses, meanings, and moralities attributed to them, showing how they fabricate conventions simultaneously aesthetic, moral, and bodily of femininity in a process also traversed by distinctions and class belonging.
Enfrentamento de epidemias de ISTs em população jovem: caracterização da linguagem dos materiais educativos
Authors: Lima Polyanna da Costa , Parreira Clélia Maria de Sousa Ferreira , Escalda Júlia , Sacco Ruth da Conceição Costa e Silva , Cabral Amanda de Siqueira , Venturelli Yunara , Mendonça Ana Valéria Machado , Escalda Patrícia Maria Fonseca
Published: February 2024

Resumo O objetivo do artigo é caracterizar a linguagem utilizada nos materiais educativos e comunicacionais vinculados à temática das IST, do HIV/Aids e hepatites virais produzidos e veiculados pelo Ministério da Saúde no período de 2010 a 2019, identificando elementos de promoção à saúde e de prevenção de doenças. Metodologia descritiva exploratória para a caracterização da linguagem utilizada nos materiais educativos e comunicacionais sobre as IST, do HIV/Aids e hepatites virais. Para a seleção dos materiais educativos, adotou-se a estratégia de busca sistemática realizada no site do Ministério da Saúde do Brasil por um período de dez anos: de 2010 a 2019. Os materiais foram observados por meio dos enfoques educativos. O enfoque preventivo foi identificado em 100% dos materiais analisados (201). O enfoque educativo foi encontrado em 24,87% (50) dos materiais, e o enfoque de desenvolvimento pessoal foi encontrado em 7,96% (16). Os enfoques radical e da educação popular em saúde não foram observados. A atenção quase exclusiva ao enfoque preventivo revela que cuidados individuais isoladamente não são suficientes para combater e sanar o problema das IST, do HIV/Aids e das hepatites virais no Brasil.
“Arrest me, DeleGata!” - gender performativities in the construction of beauty as an aesthetic and discursive weapon of power among female Civil Police chiefs
Authors: Silva Daniele Andrade da , Uziel Anna Paula
Published: February 2024

Abstract This article discusses the performative gender constructions of female police chiefs working in Rio de Janeiro state. Using cartography as a research method, we follow the paths, connections, and construction of femininities, activated and performed by our respondents to establish a place of respect and prominence within and outside the Institution, using beauty as an aesthetic and discursive power tool based on the DeleGata performative class. Cartographic interviews were conducted with nine female police chiefs in Rio de Janeiro state aged 30 to 59. Although the police have historically valued recognized masculine ideals, such as strength and virility, the gender performativities operated by female police chiefs allow for police feminization. The figure/enunciation of DeleGata, who builds an image of the female police chief, implying a unity, signifies producing political subjects, ideas, and values that reach a communicative and performative standard, making visible some woman who adorns - with her beauty - and simultaneously surprises - with her intelligence. The DeleGata thus brings into play apparently antagonistic extremes: beauty-intelligence, sensuality-power, femininity-strength, producing a social and symbolic regimen for the production of bodies and femininities.
Challenges of health and well-being in the world according to SDG indicators
Authors: Medina-Hernández Edith Johana
Published: February 2024

Abstract This study reviews the current state of the good health and well-being indicators included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), identifying the most significant challenges faced by countries in the world and in the Americas region. The HJ-Biplot multivariate technique is used to represent variances and covariances between 16 SDG 3 indicators, reported as of 2022, based on data from 176 countries, including 31 countries of the American continent. The findings show that indicators such as life expectancy at birth, universal health coverage and satisfied demand for family planning are key characteristics of developed countries. In contrast, developing countries still face significant challenges in terms of promoting maternal health, the well-being of children and the control of communicable and chronic diseases. For this reason, in the framework of the 2030 Agenda, it is necessary to continue working on public policy actions that enable making progress in the implementation of programs to improve the health and well-being of the population, especially in lower-income countries.
Racial stereotypes and facial physical attractiveness: exploring their implications in moral assessments in healthcare
Authors: Santos Eleonora Vaccarezza , Pereira Marcos Emanoel
Published: February 2024

Abstract In this study of 333 participants, we investigated how racial stereotypes and facial attractiveness impact moral evaluations in healthcare. We used pictures of faces with different levels of attractiveness in moral dilemma scenarios, performing statistical analyses such as ANOVA and ANCOVA to examine these complex interactions. We found that physical attractiveness positively influences moral evaluations only in low moral conflict scenarios and does not apply to high conflict or impersonal situations. The relationship between self-declared skin color and participants’ gender was only confirmed in a specific scenario, highlighting the complexity of these influences. Hypotheses three and four, which suggested that participants’ ethnic and moral identity would suppress the effects of racial stereotypes and facial attractiveness, were not confirmed. However, we observed that the ethnic profile of the faces and the participants’ motivation to control prejudice positively influenced moral evaluations. These results are interpreted in light of theories on interpersonal attraction, moral judgment, and intergroup relationships, providing essential insights into the complex dynamics that shape moral evaluations in healthcare.
Trauma e literalidade: a razão psicodinâmica no espírito da traumatização neurocientífica
Authors: Reis Ramon , Ortega Francisco
Published: February 2024

Resumo Desde o seu nascimento na medicina cirúrgica do século XVII, a pesquisa do trauma admitiu interpretações múltiplas e associadas ora às lesões visíveis de órgãos e tecidos, ora à influência de agentes psíquicos patogênicos sobre a memória, a consciência e a personalidade. Com o aprofundamento do papel dos sistemas classificatórios desde DSM-III, o fenômeno do trauma será incorporado ao prisma psiquiátrico através do Transtorno de Estresse Pós-Traumático e destinado, finalmente, à circunscrição da pesquisa neurocientífica. A partir de revisão narrativa, este artigo abordará uma das premissas epistemológicas fundamentais para essa transição, que informa como o trauma psicológico ganhou autonomia sobre as descrições anatômicas para ser, cerca de um século depois, por ela reanexado enquanto fenômeno essencialmente corporal e aderido à gramática das neurociências.
Comportamento sexual de universitários no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19: um estudo de método misto
Authors: Brasil Maria Hellena Ferreira , Patrício Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo , Nogueira Wynne Pereira , Freire Maria Eliane Moreira , Gir Elucir , Silva Ana Cristina de Oliveira e
Published: February 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar os comportamentos sexuais de estudantes universitários durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Método: Estudo misto, realizado em quatro campus de uma universidade pública na Paraíba, Brasil, entre março de 2021 e abril de 2022. A pesquisa seguiu os preceitos éticos. Resultados: Foram incluídos 404 universitários, com idade média de 23,7 anos de idade, com predomínio do sexo feminino, pardo e solteiro. A prevalência de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis por autorrelato foi de 7,9%. Estudantes do sexo masculino apresentaram com maior frequência a prática de comportamentos sexuais de risco. A regressão logística múltipla indicou que universitários com idade igual ou superior a 25 anos, que praticaram relação sexual casual nos últimos 12 meses e já receberam ou pagaram em troca de relação sexual apresentaram maiores chances de incidência de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis. A análise de conteúdo evidenciou que o isolamento social refletiu na diminuição do consumo de álcool e outras substâncias, redução de práticas sexuais, aumento do uso de redes sociais, assim como na baixa adesão ao preservativo. Conclusão: O distanciamento físico repercutiu no comportamento sexual de estudantes universitários, assim como no consumo de álcool e outras substâncias.
A Educação de jovens e adultos na perspectiva das agendas internacionais e no Brasil
Authors: Novais Valéria Silva de Moraes , Akkari Abdeljalil
Published: February 2024

Resumo Este artigo busca discutir as principais orientações presentes nas agendas internacionais das últimas três décadas e o que priorizaram para a Educação de jovens e adultos. Buscou-se, por meio de pesquisa documental, comparar e analisar as metas e estratégias definidas nas agendas Educação para Todos – EPT, nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio e nos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável – ODS da Agenda 2030. Os resultados mostram que houve continuidade das orientações macros, no entanto a EPT enfatizou a alfabetização e aprendizagem e os ODS priorizou ações de fomento a formação técnica e profissional. Ao final, apresentam-se alguns indicativos de aproximação da agenda nacional brasileira para a EJA com a agenda internacional.
STUDENT EVALUATION OF THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF AN OB-JECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAM IN A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Authors:   Asian Medical Institute named after Satkynbai Tentishev, Kulambaev Bakytbek , Dononbaeva Nasykat ,   Asian Medical Institute named after Satkynbai Tentishev, Buylashev Talaybek ,   Asian Medical Institute named after Satkynbai Tentishev
Published: February 2024

This article discusses the result of a survey of 47 graduate students of the S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute (AzMI) following the result of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) which manner of assessing the clinical skills of all students. The final practical exam was taken sequentially every day to all students for three days, in each group of discipline (Therapy and Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology). Fifteen OSCE stations were developed in accordance with the competencies that should be formed as a result of teaching the disciplines of Therapeutical, Surgical and Obstetric & Gynecological cycle in the speciality of "Medicine". An overwhelming number of students rated the OSCE as an honest, transparent, reliable and less stressful method for assessing the clinical competencies of medical students. The OSCE can be used in combination with other traditional methods to assess the development of students' practical skills.
IMPACT ON EDUCATION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors:   Ala-Too International University, Das Kundu Nivedita
Published: February 2024

The argument given in the article reflects how the education system has been affected due to the Pandemic. Education is not only a fundamental human right; it is the key driver of sustainable development and progress. When the education system breaks down, then growth and peace cannot be sustained in any society. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world into the deepest global recession in living memory, which will have lasting effects on people’s lives, in the education sector, economies, and health care sectors. During the COVID-19 epidemic, providing and using an online environment has emerged as the primary problem for many educational institutions, including universities. As a result, teachers encountered difficulties managing their online classes and dealing with connectivity problems throughout COVID-19. It has been observed that educators also lack information and communication technology literacy.
A coalitional differential game of vaccine producers
Authors: Ндиайе Серинь Моду , Ndiaye Serigne , Парилина Елена Михайловна , Parilina Elena
Published: February 2024

The paper proposes a game-theoretic model of competition and cooperation of vaccine producers. Various versions of players' cooperation (partial and full) have been studied. The differential game has an infinite duration. For each possible coalition of players, the profits and production quantities of its members are determined. An stability analysis of possible coalition structures, as well as coalitions that are most attractive to customers has been made.
Game theoretic centrality of a directed graph vertices
Authors: Хитрая Виталия Андреевна , Khitraya Vitalia , Мазалов Владимир Викторович , Mazalov Vladimir
Published: February 2024

The paper considers a game theory approach to calculating the centrality value of the vertices in a directed graph, based on the number of vertex occurrences in fixed length paths. It is proposed to define vertex centrality as a solution of a cooperative game, where the characteristic function is given as the number of simple paths of fixed length in subgraphs corresponding to coalitions. The concept of integral centrality is introduced as the value of a definite integral of the payoff function. It is shown that this centrality measure satisfies the Boldi-Vigna axioms.
Intersectionality and the Oppressive Incidents of Women in the Old Testament and the South African Context
Authors: Diko Mlamli
Published: February 2024

The oppression of women and young girls in the biblical texts, with special reference to the Old Testament, mirrors the oppression of women and young girls in the South African context. Such oppression of women and young girls continues to engulf everyone, directly or indirectly in the South African context. Thus, this article aims to examine certain incidents in the Old Testament in which the subjugation of women is a pertinent subject. This shows that the oppression of women in the Old Testament is not so different from the oppressive incidents that continue to sabotage the social lives of many women in South Africa. Intersectionality is utilised herein as a qualitative research technique to appreciate these oppressive incidents as a source of data, while African feminism is employed as a theoretical framework to examine these incidents. Among other issues, it becomes clear that male-orientated structures are the driving force behind women's oppression and require reasonable solutions to the conundrum.
Investigation of a conveyor belt fire in an underground coal mine: Experimental studies and CFD analysis
Authors: Aksoy C.O. , Aksoy G.G.U. , Fişne A. , Alagoz I. , Kaya E.
Published: February 2024

Coal produced in underground mines is transported to the surface by means of conveyor belts throughout long roadways. The combustion of belts puts a large number of employees at great risk. Underground collieries differ from other underground mines -due to the combustible nature of the product. The most prevalent cause of belt fires in underground coal mine is spontaneous combustion due to oxidation of the coal, which also enables the conveyor belt to burn over time. In 2014, a belt fire in an underground coal mine in Manisa-Soma, Turkey caused 301 fatalities. A study has been conducted on this accident for approximately 3 years, consisting of combustion tests in a purpose-built research gallery, comparison of the test results with mine records of the accident, and CFD modelling of the mine environment. The intensity of the fire was sufficient to redirect the air flow underground, causin large amounts of toxic gases to fill almost the entire mine in approximately 15 minutes. It is recommended that CFD analysis be used in planning emergency action strategies in underground mines.
Flyrock in surface mining Part II - Causes, sources, and mechanisms of rock projection
Authors: Szendrei T. , Tose S.
Published: February 2024

The fracturing and movement of rock that occurs in the vicinity of a stemmed borehole charge in open pit mining operations are described by examining the effects of the emitted stress waves - shock and elastic - and the expansion of high-pressure detonation product gases. Three principal modes of momentum transfer to fractured rock are identified, all linked to gas expansion work. This work can be delivered radially (burden), axially (stemming), and in the collar zone (cratering). Flyrock is generated under unusual combinations of blast parameters and rock properties. Although infrequent and seldom predictable, the generation of flyrock can nonetheless be interpreted and modelled in terms of the principal mechanisms of rock projection described in this study. The physical processes underlying these principal mechanisms are identified and will permit the development of predictive models for flyrock velocities.
Appointment of women to mining boards - Evidence of tokenism
Authors: Moraka NV.
Published: February 2024

Mining companies are required by law to improve representation of women on their boards. However, progress in this regard has been slow. Boards of directors play an important role in formulating corporate strategy, risk assessment, and effective governance for sustained financial performance. Although some women have successfully maintained board seats, others have been unable to do so. It is difficult to ascertain whether women are being appointed as tokens to satisfy social pressures, as little is known about the experiences of women board members in mining, which may inform or refute tokenism. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 women and 16 men across six listed mining companies. Thematic data analysis revealed evidence of tokenism where recruitment to mining boards is compliance-based and is informally driven by influential directors. Adverse boardroom experiences that further confirmed tokenism were reported by women, such as disregarding their contributions, condescending behaviour, and limited influence in decision-making, while other women sought to validate their competence and oppose social exclusion. This study recommends that a strong Board Chair and nominations committee is critical to ensure sustainable recruitment of competent and suitably qualified women; and further foster a culture of inclusivity and valuing gender-diverse boards.
Transformation of Diplonema papillatum by electroporation v2
Authors: Valach Matus , Burger Gertraud
Published: February 2024

Variant protocol for transformation of Diplonema papillatum by electroporation using a "home-made" transformation buffer. The procedure was devised based on previously published protocols by Kaur et al. (DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14041) and Dyer et al. (DOI: 10.3791/54342). For additional details, see also Faktorová et al. (DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15130).
B2- BLOOD PROCESSING v1
Authors: Consortium REDI-NET
Published: February 2024

This protocol details blood processing.
The Voice of Identity: The Power of Mindfulness-Based Approach in EFL Poetry Classroom
Authors: Piscayanti Kadek Sonia , Mujiyanto Januarius , Yuliasri Issy , Astuti Puji
Published: February 2024

Mindfulness-based approach has been widely used in English language learning. It is highly promoted to stimulate and build peace of mind, well-being, and creativity. In EFL poetry writing, a mindfulness-based approach stimulates novelty, new perspective, context awareness, and productivity. The process of how the mindfulness-based approach is implemented is gained through the narrative inquiry of the learning. This study aims to identify the voice of identity revealed through mindfulness-based poetry writing. The researchers focused on the voice of identity because it is a crucial aspect of poetry that can help the reader to understand and feel the message of the poetry. Study data were collected from three respondents that were selected using purposive sampling. Those respondents were the 6th-semester students who were taking Poetry Course. The researchers used mindful journals and interviews to collect the study data and analyzed them using cross-case analysis. The results showed that through narrative inquiry, language learning through poetry writing could be understood as a series of experiences, the journeys of feelings and emotions. From the narratives' data, the poets' voice is revealed. The poetry reveals some voices, such as trauma, sadness, loneliness, and self-validation. Besides, this study also found that mindfulness has a significant role in helping students to frame their voices. Thus, considering the study's results, it is recommended that students find a way to improve their mindfulness, and teachers should find a teaching strategy to support it.
The Form and Meaning of Pakdaengang in the Makassar Ethnic Naming System
Authors: A.D. Firman , Rahmawati  , R Hasina Fajrin , Hastuti Heksa Biopsi Puji , Syaifuddin  , Agus Nuraidar
Published: February 2024

This paper discusses the naming system, form, and significance of pakdaengang in Makassar culture. The results indicate that pakdaengang is an inherited trait and a standard requirement for members of the Makassar ethnic group eligible to bear it. For some people who are not ethnically Makassarese but have pakdaengang because of marriage, their services, accomplishments, or other contributions to the development of the region in which they reside, pakdaengang is inseparable from the embedding of words that are commonly categorized as "word classes" in linguistics. Pakdaengang comprises a single word. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and numbers such as pakdaengang undoubtedly serve a specific purpose. In addition to using the basic form, many affixes consisting of the prefixes ma-, pa-, ni-, and ta- are also employed. In addition, the preposition ri is used in conjunction with the place-designating word "pakdaengang." Men and women can also participate in pakdaengang. Pakdaengang, in a masculine term, relates to words that mean activity or protective work. Women, on the other hand, are attracted to the connotations of beauty and gentleness. The ma- and pa- prefixes in pakdaengang are typically attached to men. Whereas women typically employ the prefixes ni and ta. In the names of objects, properties, activities, and locations, pakdaengang represents a wish or prayer for goodness and safety. In addition, there is a straightforward affirmation of pakdaengang.
Aesthetics and Semiotics of Communication in Visual Language: A Multimodal Criticism on the Short Film of Ismail
Authors: Al-Abbas Mohammed Baker Mohammed , Al-Atoum Monther Sameh , Alsaggar Mowafaq Ali , Abu-Hammad Rawan M.
Published: February 2024

This conceptual paper aims to present a multimodal critique of the visual language in the short film Ismail. It analyses the social semiotics represented in the film's composition of image and language, which portrays a day story from the Palestinian visual artist Ismail Shammout (1930-2006) in the diaspora. From an aesthetic perspective, the research focuses on the social construction of an artist's identity through visual language. Such film transforms the artist's narrative into a communicational oeuvre in Arabic to represent an individual description of the Palestinian diaspora, which constructed one of the prominent grand narratives in the modern history of Arab Art. The main character in the film is Ismail, a Palestinian painter who performs his daily job as a candy seller in the streets. The argumentation in this critique depends on the aesthetic manifestations of the social semiotics of Arab Art in the film. Throughout the film's visual language, Ismail keeps representing his thoughts about the characteristics of Arab Art. He is a travelling aesthetician who walks through the desert and sells candy to strangers while talking to a younger kid escorting him through the film. The research's problem corresponds to the need for more investigation into language study, which this research advances to render. The methodology dedicated the aesthetic critique to produce aesthetic research on the film's visual language. Introducing an aesthetic review of visual language and connecting it with sociopolitical semiotics is significant. This research raises awareness of the importance of visual language knowledge in education systems.
The Interaction Between Morphosyntactic Features and the Performance of Machine Translation Tools: The Case of Google Translate, Systran, and Microsoft Bing in English-Arabic Translation
Authors: Ahmed Amer M Th , Lenchuk Iryna
Published: February 2024

The present study compares the performance of three machine translation tools in English-Arabic translation to answer the questions of (a) whether the three machine translation tools, Google Translate, Systran and Microsoft Bing can be ordered in a hierarchy of performance, and (b) whether they can handle lexically and structurally ambiguous sentences and garden path sentences. Using a number of constructed and selected English sentences, the morphosyntactic features of number, gender, case, definiteness, and humanness, agreement between cardinal numerals and their head nouns, lexically and structurally ambiguous sentences and garden path sentences are used to test the three machine translation tools for performance. The results show that (a) as far as handling the morphosyntactic features of subject-verb agreement in Standard Arabic, all three machine translation tools perform equally well, and no machine translation tool seems to perform significantly better than the other two (b) some marked features (e.g. dual number and humanness) of SA seem to pose some problems for machine translation tools, and (c) lexically and structurally ambiguous sentences and garden path sentences seem to be the most challenging sentences for the three machine translation tools.
Injusticias epistémicas, aborto y bioética, una revisión de la literatura
Authors: Martínez Martínez Gloria Cristina
Published: February 2024

Este texto revisa las contribuciones de las injusticias epistémicas para la bioética en el abordaje del aborto. Se acude a la revisión sistemática cuantitativa y cualitativa. Se recopila, sintetiza y evalúa la literatura a partir de aproximaciones empíricas, reflexiones teóricas y conceptuales sobre el tópico investigativo en las siguientes bases de datos: Springer, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, SciELO, Dialnet y Google Académico. Las injusticias epistémicas permiten identificar si la bioética hace parte de la imaginación social privilegiada sobre la interpretación de la mujer como objeto de conocimiento que desconoce su estatus epistémico, mediante déficits de credibilidad a sus testimonios y con barreras hermenéuticas que hacen ininteligibles sus experiencias. Permite establecer si a partir de ello se generan daños que obstaculizan su agencia política en la toma de decisiones éticas en el ámbito interaccional y estructural frente al aborto y coadyuva a entenderse como un saber situado que resignifica sus fundamentos desde escenarios deliberativos mediados por virtudes epistémicas que reposicionan a la mujer como sujeto de conocimiento y agente político.
Dispositivo racial. Gestión de vidas desechables en Estados Unidos
Authors: Vilchis Díaz Rebeca
Published: February 2024

La raza es una construcción social, política, jurídica y cultural que ha funcionado como un criterio de selección, clasificación y segregación de conjuntos poblacionales. El objetivo de este artículo es identificar a la raza como uno de los elementos más importantes —a partir de su conceptualización como dispositivo desde la perspectiva biopolítica— en la administración de la vida en Estados Unidos. Esta forma de concebir la raza y su función como dispositivo puede ayudar a entender la gestión poblacional en cualquier otro país o Estado marcado por la dinámica imperialista característica del capital. Interesa particularmente mostrar la dinámica de esta clasificación y jerarquización de la población a partir de las relaciones coloniales. La raza como dispositivo ayuda a explicar cómo las leyes, las disciplinas científicas, los usos, las costumbres y las prácticas sociales contribuyen a producir discursos de verdad que estructuran la realidad social y la reproducen creando espacios de acción limitados para los sujetos racializados. Las estrategias empleadas para racializar no son las mismas siempre, dependen del conjunto poblacional, la época y los intereses de poderes hegemónicos.
Hacia una aproximación constructivista para el estudio de la formación del Estado en Colombia
Authors: Barrera Víctor , González Fernán
Published: February 2024

En este artículo se presenta una aproximación constructivista que permite entender el rol que tienen las ideas de lo que el Estado debe y puede ser en el proceso mismo de formación estatal. Se sostiene que las ideas constituyen referentes de sentido y señales públicas que facilitan la coordinación de la acción política en el marco de un proceso de construcción estatal dinámico en el que los atributos «modélicos» del Estado están en constante redefinición según las condiciones materiales del Estado realmente existente. Se ilustra la potencialidad de esta aproximación a través de un análisis de las ideas sobre el Estado y su evolución en el pensamiento de reconocidas figuras políticas e intelectuales del siglo xix colombiano. A modo de conclusión, se recapitula la importancia de estudiar estas ideas a la luz de las tres regularidades sociológicas que dan forma al proceso de formación estatal —centralización política, integración territorial y unificación simbólica de la nación— y se invita a un debate más amplio para explorar investigaciones futuras que integren más sistemáticamente las ontologías ideacionales y materialistas del Estado moderno.