bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adaptation and Linguistic Validation of Angioedema PROMs in Latvian for Assessing Recurrent Angioedema
Authors: Lapiņa Lāsma , Kaņepa Adīne , Zolovs Maksims , Buttgereit Thomas , Kurjāne Nataļja
Published: January 2025

Background: Angioedema (AE) is a localized, non-pitting swelling affecting subcuta-neous and/or submucosal tissues. Despite varying underlying mechanisms, AE signif-icantly impacts patients' quality of life (QoL), which is closely linked to disease activity and control. Objectives: This study aimed to translate and linguistically validate the angioedema activity score (AAS), angioedema control test (AECT), and angioedema quality of life (AE-QoL) questionnaires into Latvian, and to use these validated tools to assess disease activity, control, and quality of life within the study population. Methods: PROMs, including the AECT, AAS, and AE-QoL, underwent a standardized linguistic validation process. Patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), mast cell-mediated an-gioedema (AE-MC), and angioedema of unknown origin (AE-UNK) were recruited from two separate studies conducted at Riga Stradiņš University. Results: We enrolled 41 participants (90.2% women) with a mean age of 46.3 years. AE-MC was most common (63.4%), followed by HAE (19.5%) and AE-UNK (17.1%). The mean AAS score was 15.8, with no significant differences regarding AE type, gender, or age. The mean AECT score was 8.29, revealing significant gender differences (women: 7, men: 13.5). The AE-QoL total score was 45.5, with significant gender differences in most domains. Strong corre-lations were found between AE-QoL scores and both AAS and AECT, highlighting the impact of both disease activity and control on QoL. Conclusion: The Latvian adaptation of the AAS, AECT, and AE-QoL questionnaires effectively assesses AE activity, control, and disease-related QoL. Our study reveals poor disease control, underscoring the need for tailored interventions and regular PROM evaluations, with the Latvian version of the AE-QoL questionnaire identifying five distinct domains compared to four in the original version.
Historical‐Legal Study on the Methodology of the Legal and Judicial Act Seen Through the Prism of Educational Values
Authors: Marin Marilena
Published: January 2025

The paper titled ”Historical and Legal Study on the Methodology of Legal and Judicial Acts Viewed through the Lens of Educational Values” addresses the integration of concepts of law, education, and methodology, exploring how these fields have mutually influenced each other throughout history. This work will focus on the importance of educational values in the legal and judicial process, as well as on how these values can shape and enhance the acts and decisions encountered in the realm of justice.The methodology applied in the development of this paper involves a qualitative analysis of the aforementioned concepts through observation and content analysis, specifically examining the notions of ”legal act”, “judicial act”, and “education”, with the aim of identifying the origins of these concepts and the context in which they emerged and were applied.Likewise, our research has pursued the effects of the connections between law and education, emphasizing the importance of educational values in forming a fair and equitable legal system. By promoting an education that emphasizes human rights, equality, and justice, we can contribute to the evolution and development of the society we all aspire to achieve.
Ductal aortic coarctation with type 4 critical narrowing
Authors:   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Doroshenko I.V. , Liulka T.S. ,   Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Loshkova E.V. ,   Research Clinical Institute of Childhood, Mytishchi, Russian Federation, Evtekhova O.A. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Rafikova Yu.S. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Zhelev V.A. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Terentyeva A.A. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Zenchenko V.S. ,   Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Published: January 2025

Despite improvements in fetal screening methods, the incidence of undiagnosed congenital heart disease (CHD) remains high. Of these, coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4 to 6% with a reported prevalence of approximately 4 per 10,000 live births. Analysis of errors in ultrasound diagnosis of CoA in the prenatal period shows that not all echocardiographic signs of pathology provide a high percent of accuracy. Without timely visualization of the defect during the first year of life, isolated CoA leads to death in 40–46% of patients, and 60–90% of children die in the presence of other concomitant CHD. In the presented clinical case, the difficulty in diagnosing the pathology was due to its localization, and only clinical caution concerning refractory respiratory distress syndrome and repeat ultrasound examinations allowed to verify the diagnosis.
Key words: coarctation of the aorta, critical congenital heart disease, newborns, diagnostic difficulty
PEMBANGUNAN, KAUM MISKIN KOTA, DAN AKTIVISME: STUDI KASUS PENGGUSURAN KAMPUNG KENTINGAN BARU, KOTA SOLO
Authors: Thohir Muhammad Aminullah
Published: January 2025

Development cannot be separated from the situation of the capitalist system. Ulrick Beck explains that development will lead to a society that has a high risk of life. Development with the concept of Neoliberalism will focus on economic growth. Urban development requires land, which can be obtained from evictions. The urban poor become vulnerable groups who are often affected by evictions. This situation makes people fight back against the injustice they experience. The people who live in Kampung Kentingan Baru are a picture of the evicted residents and fight back. This research uses Qualitative research method with Critical Ethnography approach. Data were collected through interviews, participant observation, direct observation, FGD, and document study. The results of this study illustrate that the people of Kentingan Baru live in high risk. They live in a cycle of evictions that is not just one-time, some residents have been evicted before living in Kentingan Baru. People who moved from Kentingan Baru also live in villages that are also threatened with eviction. Thus, the urban poor are in a perpetual cycle of eviction. The urban poor also have a low health risk because they live in inadequate housing after the eviction. When they resist, they are also threatened in the economic aspect because they are laid off or cannot work because they have to stand guard in the village when there is news of eviction and the security aspect where they often get intimidated.
Dry matter and nitrogen accumulation of sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharatta L.) under salt stress
Authors: Sukma Kelik P W , Awidiyantini Ruly
Published: January 2025

Sweet corn is popular among consumers due to its sweet taste, with ‘Bonanza’ being a variety widely cultivated by farmers in Madura. This research aimed to determine the dry matter and nitrogen accumulation in 'Bonanza' sweet corn under salt stress conditions. 'Bonanza' corn seedlings were grown in polybags containing a 1:1 mixture of soil and sand in a completely randomized design, with salt treatments of 0, 100, and 200 mM NaCl applied every two weeks. Each treatment was replicated eight times. Observed parameters included total plant weight, weight distribution of plant parts (roots, stems, leaves, tassels, ears, and seeds), percentage weight of plant parts, shoot/root ratio, and total nitrogen content in roots, stems, leaves, and seeds. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by LSD post-hoc testing in SPSS 24. Results indicated that salt stress generally reduced total plant weight and the weights of individual plant parts. However, salt stress increased dry matter accumulation in leaves and stems, 2.5 and 8% respectively at a 100 mM increase in salt content, while decreasing it 11% in ear and 7.5% in seeds. Additionally, salt stress increased total nitrogen content in root, stems and leaves (average 2.6%) under but decreased in seeds (0.19%).
Novel irrigation pump for indirect intra-renal pressure measurement during flexible ureterorenoscopy.
Authors: Lazarus John
Published: January 2025

Introduction
Flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) with laser lithotripsy is known to produce elevated intra-renal pressures (IRP) which can lead to complications. While direct IRP monitoring methods exist, they are not widely used in clinical practice. Indirect IRP estimation by application of the Hagen-Poiseuille equation has been proposed as a viable alternative.
This study aims to develop and validate a novel irrigation pump capable of estimating IRP in real-time during fURS. Estimated IRP will be compared with actual measured IRP on a phantom kidney.
Methods
An irrigation pump was designed with flow rate control based on pressure sensors. The Hagen-Poiseuille equation was applied to estimate IRP from the proximal pump pressure and the pressure drop across the tubing and fURS.
A phantom kidney model was used to simulate human renal conditions. The pump was calibrated at three flow rates (20, 30, and 40 mL/min) and IRP was estimated in real-time during irrigation. The correlation between this inferred IRP and actual IRP was assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results
A strong positive correlation was found between inferred and real IRP values at all flow rates. At 20 mL/min, the correlation coefficient (r²) was 0.98 (p < 0.001); at 30 mL/min, r² was 0.99 (p < 0.001); and at 40 mL/min, r² was 0.98 (p < 0.001).
Additionally, the mean difference between estimated and real IRP at 30 mL/min when a 230 µm laser fibre was used in the ureteroscope was 4.77 cmH2O.
Conclusion
The described irrigation pump provides, in the in vitro setting, an effective method for estimating IRP during fURS by using real-time proximal pressure measurements and the Hagen-Poiseuille equation.
This non-invasive indirect approach to IRP measurement could improve patient safety by ensuring that IRP remains within safe limits, potentially reducing complications associated with elevated pressures during flexible ureterorenoscopy.
Attention-Based Deep Learning Models: A Comparative Study of VGG19 and MobileNet for Chest X-Ray Image Classification
Authors: Vaduguru Ramya Venkata
Published: January 2025

This study looks into a cutting-edge deep learning system to sort chest X-ray (CXR) pictures into four groups: Normal, Pneumonia, COVID-19, and Other Lung Diseases. The research team boosted VGG19 and Mobile Net designs with Multi-Head Attention tricks to get better at pulling out features and zeroing in on areas that matter for spotting diseases. They worked with a dataset of 15,000 tagged images, which they cleaned up using standardization and tweaking methods to make the models work better across the board. Tests showed that Mobile Net beat VGG19 hitting 98.1% accuracy, 0.97 precision, and 0.96 recall. Adding attention tricks made the diagnosis more precise for tricky cases like COVID-19. Plus, Mobile Net got up to speed faster and didn't need as much computing power making it a better fit for on-the-spot use. This work highlights how attention-boosted lightweight models could streamline how doctors diagnose issues, take some pressure off radiologists, and bring better care to places without a lot of resources. The next steps include fine-tuning the model, growing the dataset, and putting it to work in the real world to help with automated diagnosis support.
Optimization of Wheatgrass Extraction Process Based on Response Surface Methodology and Composite Weighting Method
Authors: Wang Yanru , Li Weiping , Hou Meijuan , Su Jun , Wu Li , Wang Zeyu , Dai Qirui , Wu Danhong
Published: January 2025

Based on response surface methodology and composite weighting method, this study explored the effect of ethanol concentration, liquid - to - solid ratio, and time on the extraction of wheatgrass dry powder. The total phenolic content(TPC), total flavonoid content(TFC), DPPH・scavenging rate(DPPH・SR), and A549 cell growth inhibition rate(A549 CGIR) were selected as evaluation indicators and conduct comprehensive scoring(CS). Results showed the optimal extraction conditions were the ethanol volume fraction 39.56%, liquid - to - solid ratio 40.11mL/g, and time 42.21 minutes, with a comprehensive scoring of 64.04%. Under the conditions, although the TPC and TFC of wheatgrass powder were lower than fresh wheatgrass, the extract exhibited strong antioxidant activity and a certain degree of anti-tumor activity. Interestingly, this study further found a positive correlation between theTPC and the DPPH・SR in the extract, as well as a positive correlation between theTFC and the A549 CGIR.
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: the NHS CHECK study cohort
Authors: Lamb Danielle , Scott Hannah , Carr Ewan , Stevelink Sharon A.M. , Raine Rosalind , Hotopf Matthew , Greenberg Neil , Almeida-Meza Pamela , Dorrington Sarah , Hegarty Siobhan , Madan Ira , Moran Paul , Morriss Richard , Murphy Dominic , Rafferty Anne Marie , Weich Scott , Wessely Simon
Published: January 2025

Background
Maintaining the mental health of healthcare workers is vital to reduce staff absences and high turnover, which in turn should improve patient care. Most research in this area focusses on clinical staff, despite the important contributions non-clinical staff make to the health system, and uses data from one time point. Our objectives were to examine mental health status variations for all types of healthcare workers (HCWs) in England over a three-year period, and to examine which workers were at increased risk of poorer mental health outcomes.
Method
We undertook a prospective cohort study of 22,092 HCWs from 17 English acute and mental health NHS Trusts, collecting online survey data on common mental disorders (CMDs), depression, anxiety, alcohol misuse, PTSD, moral injury, burnout, wellbeing, resilience, and post-traumatic growth at four time points from April 2020 to March 2023. We analysed these data cross-sectionally over time by data collection point. Data were weighted to better represent individual Trust population demographics.
Results
Around 50% of participants reported probable CMDs across all time points. The most consistent predictor of any poor mental health outcome was having met cut-off on that outcome at baseline. There were no consistent differences between clinical and non-clinical staff. Younger, female, lower paid staff, those who felt poorly supported by colleagues/managers, and who experienced potentially morally injurious events were most at risk of poor mental health outcomes.
Conclusion
Our evidence suggests that all types of NHS staff are struggling, and that mental health has not improved since the end of pandemic restrictions. Longer term work to address structural inequalities that underlie some of these findings is needed, as well as targeted, flexible support for staff in the short term.
Efficacy and Safety of Belumosudil for treatment of cGVHD: multicenter retrospective analysis of the French cohort of the compassionate use program, on behalf of the French Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Authors: Michonneau David , Malard Florent , Grand Sophie Le , magro leonardo , D'Aveni Maud , Tudesq Jean-Jacques , Villate Alban , Meunier Mathieu , Maillard Natacha , CASTILLA-LLORENTE Cristina , Marçais Ambroise , Cabrera Quentin , Huynh Anne , Menard Anne-Lise , Forcade Edouard , labussiere helene , Raus Nicole , Loschi Michael
Published: January 2025

Chronic graft versus host disease is a major cause of morbidity after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation. Belumosudil has recently been approved for the treatment of cGVHD refractory after two lines of treatment. However, few data are available to evaluate its efficacy and safety in real life. 68 patients with cGVHD received belumosudil through a compassionate access program in France. The median follow-up was 337 days from belumosudil initiation. Eighty-two percent of patients had severe cGVHD with a median of three organs involved. Patients had received a median of three prior treatment lines. Median treatment duration was 251 days. The best overall response rate (ORR) was 57.3%, including 14.7% complete remission (CR) and 42.6% partial response (PR). The ORR at three and six months was 47% and 45.6%, respectively. Liver and mouth involvement showed the highest response rates (72.7% and 70.4%), while lung involvement had the lowest (17.2%). Median failure-free survival (FFS) was not reached, with 6- and 12-month FFS rates of 89.1% and 80.4%, respectively. Nine patients died, mainly from GVHD (n = 5). Ten adverse events were reported, leading to treatment discontinuation in three cases. These results support the efficacy and safety of belumosudil in refractory cGVHD.
Perflutren lipid microspheres for echocardiogram contrast: A clinical case of anaphylaxis to the non-PEGylated component
Authors: Wang Chloe , Campbell Jackie , Lea-Banks Harriet , Lee Erika
Published: January 2025

Background
Perflutren lipid microsphere suspension, sold under the brand name Definity®, is a microbubble ultrasound contrast agent. The microspheres contain octafluoropropane (C3F8) gas encapsulated by an outer lipid shell of phospholipids and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated phospholipid. Anaphylaxis to perflutren (Definity®) lipid microspheres is rare, with only one case report attributing the reaction to the PEG excipient. We report a novel case of anaphylaxis likely caused by a non-PEGylated component of Definity®.
Case Presentation:
Our patient is a healthy 54-year-old female, who underwent an exercise stress transthoracic echocardiogram using perflutren (Definity®) as an enhancing agent. She experienced anaphylaxis within 15 minutes of injection. Symptoms resolved after she was treated with diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) and epinephrine, followed by a systemic corticosteroid and ondansetron in the Emergency Department. The patient underwent allergy testing at our clinic for perflutren (Definity®) and various PEG-containing substances. While all PEG products tested negative, she had a positive intradermal test to perflutren. She also passed an oral challenge to PEG 3350, thus ruling out PEG as the causative agent of anaphylaxis.
Conclusions
Our case report highlights a previously undocumented instance of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis to Definity® with a non-PEGylated component as the likely culprit. It provides critical information to physicians on the potential risks of using Definity® and contributes to growing research surrounding the profile of Definity®.
Digging Into Digital: Investigating the Self-perceived Social Media Competency of Oklahoma Extension Master Gardeners
Authors: Evans Brooklyn , King Audrey E.H. , Cline Lauren Lewis , Moss Justin Quetone , Sandberg Kenna
Published: January 2025

Social media platforms exhibit the capacity to serve as a beneficial tool for Cooperative Extension Service (CES) outreach endeavors. However, Extension educators face barriers adopting these platforms, including time constraints and lack of training. This study investigated whether Oklahoma’s Extension Master Gardeners (OK-EMGs) volunteers could support local CES social media efforts to combat horticultural misinformation by assessing their self-perceived social media competency. Overall, 219 OK-EMGs completed an online survey with 28 Likert-type scale questions representing the following four competency constructs: technical usability, content interpretation, content generation, and anticipatory reflection. Scores were relatively high across constructs. Statistical differences existed between digital natives and digital immigrants for technical usability only, indicating that generational technology exposure affects platform navigation abilities. No correlation occurred between competency and OK-EMG tenure, thus inferring skills come from external social media experience rather than training. Tailored programming by age and incorporating social media into curriculum could elevate competencies. The OK-EMGs demonstrate potential for assisting with local Extension online efforts of combatting horticultural misinformation and guiding community members to credible CES resources.
A study on machining dynamics in flat-end mill process of SKD11 hard steel
Authors: Nguyen Nhu-Tung , Pham Dong Van , Hoang Tien-Dung , Nguyen Luan Duc , Vu Toan Dinh , Le Phong Van
Published: January 2025

This study was performed to investigated the mechanism and stability prediction of flat-end milling process of SKD11 hard steel. The static milling force (MF) model, dynamic milling force (DML) model, milling vibration (MV) model, stability lobe diagram (SLD) model were developed and proposed in this study. The values of milling force coefficients (MLCs) and dynamic structure parameters (DSPs) were determined based on the combination of theoretical and experimental method. In static analysis, the relationship was very close to the linear regression with high determination coefficients (R2>97 %) in all three x, y, z directions. For experimental system of this study, the natural frequency of machine-tool system was almost half of natural frequency of machine-workpiece system. For the predicted results of SLD, the width of the stability region increased when the spindle speed increased. The machining processes were almost at the stable conditions with the axial depth of cut to be smaller than 0.3 mm at all values of spindle speed. The stable and unstable conditions in milling processes were verified with high precision for almost milling tests. With the points at the border between stable and unstable zones, the verified results had some differences between the predicted results using the proposed model and the analyzed results from experimental processes. These differences can be explained that there are many other parameters that have not been included in the predictive model such as heat, tool wear, friction, etc. In the applying of this study, it is the best way to choose the machining parameters at the absolute stable machining conditions.
Experiments comparing the efficency between watering vegetable crops with traditional methods and automatic watering systems
Authors: Traiphat Wasakorn , Nramat Wichai , Sukruan Phuachat , Utaprom Prachum , Piamboriboon Pitichon , Naramat Sutep
Published: January 2025

This article experiments comparing the efficiency between watering vegetable crops with traditional methods and automatic watering systems. Objectives:
1. To study the operation of sensors, including temperature and relative humidity sensors and soil moisture sensors.
2. To compare the conventional irrigation of crops with automatic irrigation and to assess the satisfaction of 5 farmers.
This is to be used as information to support farmers' decisions. In smart agriculture that is on the rise around the world. Install 1 Relative Temperature and Humidity Sensor (AM2315 I2C) to measure air temperature and humidity values converted into digital signals. Transmit via Wi-Fi signal to the WeMos Arduno UNoR3+ microcontroller ESP8266, and 1 capacitive moisture sensor that sends an analog signal to the WeMos Arduno UNoR3+ESP8266 microcontroller. Experiments are carried out in greenhouses for growing vegetables measuring 6x3 meters. Results:
1. Automatic irrigation of the house with sensors. By experimenting with growing white cabbage, it was found that the temperature control was at an average of 37 degrees Celsius. Average relative humidity inside greenhouses 52.3 %, average soil moisture retention 55 %.
2. The results of the questionnaire of 5 farmers showed that the conventional irrigation of crops had an average value of 1.68 and an S.D value of 0.42. Irrigation with automation. The average value is 4.84 and the S.D value is 0.29, which shows that the irrigation system is automated. Efficient work shortening the working time can solve the problem of changing global climate conditions. This makes it easy for farmers to make decisions when choosing to use the automation system.
Assessment of Azerbaijan's geothermal potential for enhanced greenhouse heating systems
Authors: Mukhtarov Abusalam , Mammadov Fuad , Abasova Sevinc
Published: January 2025

The appropriate use of geothermal energy, a notable renewable resource, presents considerable potential for greenhouse heating, particularly in areas such as Azerbaijan, which has abundant geothermal resources. This article examines the utilization of geothermal energy for greenhouse heating, emphasizing the technical and economic advantages, notably in Azerbaijan's geothermal-abundant regions including Lankaran, Khudat, and Absheron. The research offers a comprehensive examination of a suggested greenhouse heating system that combines geothermal energy with solar power, with the objective of optimizing energy efficiency and diminishing dependence on fossil fuels.
Significant findings include the ability of hybrid systems to achieve up to 85 % thermal efficiency and reduce greenhouse energy consumption by 30 %. For example, the Talysh region’s geothermal water, operating between 30–64 °C with a flow rate of 14,404 m3/day, can support substantial greenhouse operations. Geothermal integration in Khachmaz sustains consistent heating for 3 hectares of greenhouse space, aligning with global benchmarks from nations such as Iceland, the Netherlands, and Turkey, which have successfully reduced energy usage and carbon emissions.
This report emphasizes the significance of utilizing Azerbaijan's geothermal potential to enhance sustainable farming practices. The study offers a thorough examination of current geothermal resources, recent technological innovations, and a meticulously organized proposed system, yielding significant insights into the future of greenhouse heating in Azerbaijan and promoting the wider implementation of renewable energy solutions in agriculture.
Accentuating the Enhanced Roles of Integrative and Instrumental Motivation in English Language Learning
Authors: Sadik Marningsih
Published: January 2025

A mass of studies has unfolded the accentuating role of motivation in promoting learning outcomes. However, those studies were focused on the quantified data exhibiting the significance of instrumental and integrative motivation without sufficiently delving into the impacts of these motivations. Thus, this study aimed to enhance the insights of the motivations’ role based on the learners’ perspectives. A qualitative approach was employed to examine the responses from 15 selected participants. Data was obtained from a one-on-one interview extracted from Gardner's Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) and scrutinized using holistic and specifically focused analysis. The findings revealed that the two motivations aroused learning enjoyment, anxiety, earlier/regular exposures, and language habits. To some extent, integrative motivation promotes greater positive influences than instrumental motivation. Learners with integrative orientation were more regularly exposed to the language due to the internal desire to be directly engaged with the speaking group. Hence, they found learning more enjoyable and actively used it daily. In contrast, instrumentally motivated learners tended to be anxious as they were driven to attain external rewards and hardly enjoyed the learning process. They occasionally learned the language for a unique goal that lessened the language exposure. As a result, the integrative learners outperformed the instrumentally-oriented learners. However, the finding shows that both motivations should be synergized to expect better learning outcomes.
Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding on Designing English Learning Materials Using Portfolio
Authors: Ismail Nyak Mutia , Moriyati Moriyati
Published: January 2025

The success of the teaching and learning process depends mainly on well-designed and efficient resources. Thus, teachers' ability to design suitable and effective learning materials is pivotal in making the process successful. Even before becoming real teachers, they are compulsorily responsible for understanding material design. This study aimed to assess the participants’ understanding of designing earning materials using the portfolio assessment as a component of the learning process. Through the qualitative approach, 13 participants were involved. They are students—preservice teachers—who are still studying at the English Department, Universitas Serambi Mekkah, Aceh, Indonesia. The instruments used were initial interviews, questionnaires, and triangulation interviews to enhance the primary data. In data collection, participants were asked interview questions to assess their understanding and perception of suitable instructional materials. They had 15 minutes to complete questionnaires and were interviewed again for 10 minutes. The data analysis then went on using interactive analysis. The results show that, on average, 11 out of 13 participants did not understand designing good learning materials. Then, regarding their agreement on the effectiveness of the portfolio, they mostly agree on this statement. In conclusion, portfolio assessment is worth trying to enhance the preservice ability in designing good and effective learning materials for language teaching and learning.
Determining International Irregularity Index (IRI) Values Through Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Modelling
Authors: Aslan Hakan , Kıyıldı Recep Koray , Ermiş Kemal
Published: January 2025

The quality of a pavement's level of service is generally determined by measuring the combinations of some important factors which affect the speed, travel time, freedom to maneuver, user comfort and convenience. In this study, a feed-forward back-propagation artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm is proposed based on the acquired International Irregularity Index (IRI) data for the highway structures, bridges and culverts, obtained through laser profilometer measurements on the surface irregularity of the bituminous hot mix roads. Analysis of ANN results were carried out through training various hidden number of neural networks for the output prediction, which is the best estimation of the surface irregularity of the roads. Results produced by artificial neural network have been compared with experimental and numerical results through extensive sets of non-training experimental data. As the comparison of results with ANN study having average absolute mean relative errors as 12.68% for bridges and 12.90% for culverts provided very accurate results, the model proposed could be used to obtain the surface irregularity of the roads by avoiding heavy duty of collecting numerous field data. The results obtained through ANN model were found more accurate than the results produced by numerical models.
Cultural Tourism Management: Advanced Tools and Technologies
Authors: Milenović Bojana
Published: January 2025

In today's world, technology plays a crucial role in almost every business sector, and its development strongly influences tourism. Considering that innovation is recognized as a key factor of competitive advantage in the global market, organizations are increasingly adopting new tools, techniques, and strategies that shape specific marketing activity programs. Artificial intelligence brings a range of possibilities for cultural tourism improvement, making visitor experiences richer, more educational, and tailored to individual preferences, while simultaneously aiding in more efficient destination management and the preservation of cultural heritage through digitization, restoration, and reconstruction of cultural monuments. On the other hand, the blockchain technology could offer numerous advantages in the field of cultural tourism, from enhanced security and transparency to process automation and the creation of innovative visitor experiences. The research of the paper is directed towards the application of digital platforms, data analysis, virtual reality, and other technological solutions with the aim of enhancing visitor experiences, preserving cultural heritage, and optimizing operational processes. The paper explores advanced tools and technologies as means to enhance the management of cultural tourism, focusing on a specific country such as Serbia or another European or global destination.
The Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs): Towards a Playful Approach to Architectural Space
Authors: Kamoun Sami
Published: January 2025

This study explores the use of head-mounted displays (HMDs) as augmented fabrication interfaces within the fields of architecture and landscape design. It focuses on the analysis of Augmented Grounds, a landscape installation designed by Soomeen Hahm, Jaeheon Jung, and Yumi Lee.
The research is based on an in-depth literature review of this project and the art of gardens, particularly in the context of the Métis International Garden Festival, which serves as the backdrop for this creation. To enhance the analysis, photographic and video materials, as well as data obtained from online interviews, were incorporated.
The installation innovatively combines the traditional craft of hand-weaving with the digital precision enabled by HMDs. It offers a contemporary reinterpretation of the textile heritage of the North American Métis Nation by applying a parametric design approach to architecture and landscape.
This pioneering approach opens up new horizons in landscape art design by leveraging an innovative fabrication method that redefines the role of interfaces - particularly HMDs - beyond their conventional use in architecture, integrating them seamlessly into artistic and landscape creation.
Proportionality–Progressivity of Biological Assets for Agricultural Prosperity
Authors: Mancilla Rendón Enriqueta , Lozano Arizmendi Carmen
Published: January 2025

The aim of this research is to analyze the application of the principle of proportionality–progressivity to the tax rates established by local Mexican governments on biological assets, assessing their impact on the tax burden regression of small, medium, and large enterprises that carry out economic activities in agriculture. The Suits index was applied to measure the progressivity and regressivity of taxes applied to agribusinesses through a critical hermeneutic analysis of the tax burden by biological assets. The study concludes that most of the taxes on biological assets of the state tax system are progressive, and two of them are highly regressive. This study contributes to the understanding of state tax structures in agriculture, highlighting disparities across Mexico’s 32 state governments. The originality of the study provides the method to measure the progressivity-regressivity of taxes.
Implementation of a convenient method in water network simulation to maximize the benefit of pressure management and reduce the leakage
Authors: Latif Eid Fathi , Elansary Amgad S.
Published: January 2025

Reducing water leakage in water supply networks has become the primary concern of water distribution companies. Challenges faced by developing countries suffering from increased water losses are mostly due to aging infrastructure. Pipes represent a large percentage of network assets; replacement with new good quality pipes reduces leakage, but represents major economic and implementation obstacles. Reducing leakage by reducing pressure in the network increased the challenge of supplying water adequately to consumers. We aimed to reduce leakage throughout the water distribution network using software to maximize benefits of pressure management in the water distribution network. The water distribution network of West Esna, Luxor, Egypt was simulated using WaterGEMS software and its Darwin Calibrator tools used to calibrate the network and estimate water leakage, depending on field pressure and flow measurements at selected points in the network. District metered areas were used as a tool to identify feeding flows in pipes to install pressure reducing valves. This study proves that pressure management significantly reduces water network leakage; simulated results show that leakage percent reduced from 33 to 23% with controlling pumping station pressure. Adding pressure reducing valves at boundary pipes contributed to leakage reduction in the entire network to 17%.
Estrategias didácticas para el fortalecimiento de habilidades sociales en estudiantes de básica primaria de la I.E. San Andrés
Authors: Rueda Lizarazo Paula Alexandra , Alarcón Gañán Ángela María , Córdoba Zúñiga Eulices
Published: January 2025

El objetivo de la investigación fue caracterizar la situación actual de la inclusión de habilidades sociales en el entorno escolar. Metodología de enfoque cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo, incluyó una encuesta aplicada a todos los docentes (14) de básica primaria de la Institución con el fin de recopilar información sobre la percepción y práctica de las habilidades sociales dentro de su contexto educativo. Se consultaron bases de datos académicas, incluyendo Web of Science, Scopus, y PsycINFO, y se revisaron 25 artículos y estudios relevantes para fundamentar el diseño del cuestionario y el análisis de datos. Los resultados muestran que, aunque los docentes reconocen la importancia de las habilidades sociales, su integración en el currículo es limitada. La comunicación asertiva y la resolución de conflictos son las habilidades más trabajadas, pero también las que necesitan mayor fortalecimiento. La justificación del estudio reside en la necesidad de mejorar la inclusión de habilidades sociales para fomentar el desarrollo socioemocional de los estudiantes y optimizar el ambiente escolar. Se concluye que es crucial implementar estrategias didácticas más efectivas. Este estudio subraya la importancia de fortalecer la enseñanza de habilidades sociales como clave para mejorar la convivencia, el desarrollo personal, el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes.
Komunikowanie wartości w filmie jako medialnym przekazie audiowizualnym
Authors: Marczak Mariola
Published: January 2025

Utwory audiowizualne, bez względu na cele, dla których zostały wytworzone, służą transmisji jakiejś wartości informacyjnej Dotyczy to także audiowizualnych artefaktów, co oznacza, że można i należy traktować je jednocześnie jako przedmioty kulturowe (niekiedy także dzieła sztuki) oraz jako media (narzędzia przekazu informacji) i przekazy, wypełnione zawartością informacyjną, które zostały wytworzone po to, aby dotrzeć do jakiegoś odbiorcy – adresata tegoż przekazu (komunikacyjny punkt widzenia). W niniejszym tekście konstruuję teoretyczne podstawy dla analitycznego badania możliwości komunikowania wartości poprzez filmy. Autorski koncept oparty jest na połączeniu perspektywy komunikacyjnej i estetycznej poprzez komunikacyjną  teorię filmu Calvina Prylucka. Zakładam, że zawartość informacyjna przekazu kulturowego, w tym ta o charakterze aksjologicznym, wyłania się  z dwustopniowej analizy znaczeń tegoż utworu, tj. z analizy na poziomie kształtowania znaczenia i konstruowania znaczenia.
Czy muzyka gra jeszcze pierwsze skrzypce we współczesnych koncertach? Koncert jako wydarzenie multimedialne i jako przestrzeń komunikacji kulturowej
Authors: Kusto Justyna , Jaszewska Dagmara
Published: January 2025

Niniejsza praca przedstawia nowe multimedialne formy wydarzeń muzycznych, takie jak mapping, hologramy, silent disco, koncert wirtualny, koncert w rozszerzonej rzeczywistości, oraz łączące te zjawiska formy hybrydowe. Tego rodzaju wydarzenia stały się w Polsce popularne w czasach pandemii, kiedy to koncerty zostały przeniesione do przestrzeni internetu — jednak na świecie jest to już zjawisko znane i opisane w literaturze przedmiotu. Artykuł przedstawia więc wyniki dotychczasowych badań nad koncertami multimedialnymi, a także ilustruje je przykładami z polskiej i zagranicznej sceny muzycznej. W pracy ukazane zostały techniczne uwarunkowania tych innowacji, ale przede wszystkim zmiany, jakie niosą one w dziedzinie odbieranych przez słuchaczy wrażeń. Zmiany te wpisują się w zjawisko tzw. aromatyzacji kultury, polegające na przekształcaniu muzycznych doświadczeń w wyjątkowe przeżycia przez wzmacnianie percepcji muzyczno-wizualnej. Współcześni odbiorcy muzyki wciąż poszukują nowych bodźców i związanych z tym przyjemności, a twórcy starają się sprostać ich oczekiwaniom. W pracy przedstawiono również wyniki badań opinii odbiorców nowego typu koncertów. Pokazują one, że uczestnicy różnie je oceniają zarówno pod kątem dostarczanych przez nie wrażeń, jak również ze względu na ich komunikacyjny i relacyjny charakter. Ważnym wątkiem pracy była również analiza nowych rozwiązań technologicznych pod względem ich wpływu na komunikację kulturową (muzyczną), w tym na relacje między nadawcami i odbiorcami. Badania pokazują, że część słuchaczy pozytywnie ocenia doznania oferowane na tego typu koncertach oraz ich wspólnototwórczy charakter — część natomiast odbiera je negatywnie. Dlatego wydaje się, że swoich odbiorców znajdą w przyszłości zarówno tradycyjne koncerty „na żywo”, jak również zaawansowane technologicznie imprezy multimedialne. To do twórców przekazów należeć będzie decyzja o doborze przy organizacji koncertów odpowiednich praktyk i ewentualnych dodatkowych efektów.
Idea sejfityzmu w kulturze współczesnej i jej egzemplifikacje w polskich portalach internetowych
Authors: Rusanowska Ida
Published: January 2025

W artykule podjęty został temat sejfityzmu, a więc (coraz silniej obecnego we współczesnej kulturze) kultu bezpieczeństwa i związanej z tym tendencji do nadmiernego eliminowania wszelkich (prawdziwych i wyimaginowanych) zagrożeń dotyczących ludzkiego życia i  zdrowia. Problematykę tę zawęziłam do dziedziny życia społecznego, jaką jest wychowanie dzieci i młodzieży. W tym kontekście sejfityzm przejawia się zwłaszcza w nadopiekuńczości rodziców, czyli w ich skłonności do przesadnego dbania o bezpieczeństwo  dzieci, co w praktyce prowadzi do nieustannej kontroli nad poczynaniami dziecka (syndrom „helikopterowego rodzicielstwa”). W efekcie wychowujemy dziś istoty słabe, „kruche” psychicznie, nadwrażliwe na krytykę i stres. Refleksja nad kulturą sejfityzmu jest w Polsce nowa i nie doczekała się jeszcze syntetycznych opracowań, dlatego pierwsza cześć prezentowanego tekstu przedstawia przegląd (przed wszystkim zachodniej) literatury dotyczącej tego problemu. W artykule podkreślono również, że znaczącą rolę w procesie społecznego przyswajania sejfityzmu odgrywają media, zarówno społecznościowe, jak i tradycyjne - dlatego głównym celem pracy było zbadanie, czy idea ta jest już obecna w polskim dyskursie medialnym dotyczącym wychowania dzieci i młodzieży - a jeśli tak, to jak jest ona w nich prezentowana. Badania wykazały, że w polskich portalach internetowych poświęconych tematyce wychowawczej można odnaleźć przejawy kultury sejfityzmu w obu rozpoznanych przez teoretyków nurtach: wychowania w bezpieczeństwie fizycznym i emocjonalnym. Zaprezentowana w tej pracy analiza ma wartość poznawczą jako badanie eksploracyjne i umożliwia wstępną identyfikację problemu z perspektywy badań kulturowych, społecznych i medioznawczych. W zakończeniu artykułu zasygnalizowana została potrzeba pogłębionych badań nad obecnością idei sejfityzmu w mediach i jej wpływu na polskie społeczeństwo.
Digital religion - nowe oblicze wiary w erze cyfrowej
Authors: Buksa Łukasz
Published: January 2025

Twierdzenie, że technologia cyfrowa otwiera przed współczesnym człowiekiem nowe możliwości jest obecnie niewystarczające. Po niespełna trzech dekadach (r)ewolucji cyfrowej należy stwierdzić, że technologia w zawrotnym tempie – całkowicie i w sposób nieodwracalny – zmieniła każdą sferę życia człowieka. Odcisnęła swoje piętno na życiu jednostek i społeczeństwa, interakcjach międzyludzkich, komunikacji, poznawaniu i postrzeganiu świata, wartościowaniu, sposobie realizacji potrzeb życiowych, także religijnych. To ostatnie stało się źródłem zjawiska, któremu socjologowie amerykańscy już dwadzieścia lat temu nadali miano „digital religion”. Wydaje się, że zagadnienie religii cyfrowej w zbyt małym stopniu przyciąga uwagę polskich badaczy i wciąż czeka na pogłębione analizy.
Zaburzenie racjonalnej konsumpcji żywności obserwowane w narracji medialnej
Authors: Raś Dariusz , Szumiło-Kulczycka Magdalena
Published: January 2025

Obserwowanemu współcześnie konsumeryzmowi towarzyszą niejednokrotnie dysfunkcje odżywiania. Wykorzystując metodę prof. W. Pisarka i adaptując ją do mediów społecznościowych można zaobserwować niepokojącą tendencję: anorektyczki udzielają w Internecie wskazówek dotyczących odchudzania. Lektura zjawiska zaburzeń odżywiania z pozycji medioznawczych wydaje się w tym przypadku konieczna. Pozbawione odniesienia do choroby, nieadekwatne treści komentarzy do postów Eugenii Cooney (2 mln subskrybentów), w połączeniu z nienormatywnym obrazem jej ciała oraz postrzeganie jej blogów wprost jako propagowanie filozofii pro-ana stawiają nowe pytania medioznawcze.
Avaliação do microbioma do queijo de coalho
Authors:   , Lima Joelma Martins Pereira de
Published: January 2025

O queijo de coalho é considerado um patrimônio cultural e tem grande importância social e econômica para a região nordeste brasileira, por isso a avaliação das condições microbiológicas desse produto torna-se fundamental para a afirmação da segurança alimentar e investigação das reais características que fazem com que esse tipo de queijo apresente sabores, texturas e aromas tão peculiares. A partir disso, o objetivo do trabalho foi identificar a comunidade microbiana do queijo de coalho. Para isso, o DNA metagenômico do queijo foi extraído de oito amostras de queijo de coalho, sendo quatro feitas a partir do leite pasteurizado e quatro feitas a partir do leite cru. O DNA das amostras foi sequenciado pela tecnologia de próxima geração da Illumina utilizando como base para a identificação dos organismos o gene rDNA 16S e 18S. As análises do sequenciamento revelaram vários exemplares de microrganismos patógenos procarióticos como Rothia dentocariosa, Elizabethkingia meningoseptica e Bacillus cereus, assim como gêneros de bactérias próprias da sua microbiota previamente descrita como Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Escherichia, Enterococcus. Na investigação dos eucarióticos foram identificados diversos fungos como a Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilolis, Pichia membranifaciens, Tritirachium oryzae, Malassezia furfur e Kluyveromyces marxianus, além dos microrganismos que ainda não tinham sido descritos em queijos coalho como o Vibrio rumoienses, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Piscicoccus intestinalis e Dekkera bruxellensis.