bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Public transport capacity limitations
Authors: Crespo Arturo , Oetting Andreas
Published: June 2024

This article provides with the adequate tools for a prompt and general assessment of public transport capacity limitations. It does so by retrofitting the notion of residual capacity with the adequate mechanisms to evaluate its most elusive variable; namely, the passenger transport demand (here contemplated as an Occupancy Rate factor). To assess this complex variable, the article carries out a mode-specific calibration of the Occupancy Rate of three different public transport modes (Buses, Light Rail, Subways) utilizing information from six different German networks across 25 different lines.
Walking, waiting, interchanging
Authors: Viergutz Kathrin
Published: June 2024

This paper describes the results of an acceptance study about requirements for use of public transport. The study focused on user requirements about waiting periods at bus stops, walking distances to the destination and the acceptance of interchange connections from the point of view of different user groups. To gain these findings, a scenario-based analysis of user requirements was carried out. The aim was to determine the framework conditions under which future public mobility concepts could be used. One case of application would be demand-responsive transport concepts like ridepooling.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Otokrasi Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Dengan Motivasi Intrisik Sebagai Variabel Moderator (Studi Kasus Pada Badan Pendidikan Dan Pelatihan Badiklat Provinsi Bandar Lampung)
Authors: Sugeng  , Jati Imantoro  , Rio Septian
Published: June 2024

This study aims to determine the effect of autocratic leadership on employee performance with intrinsic motivation as a moderator variable. This research is quantitative, where quantitative research is research that uses data types that can be measured or calculated directly through measuring research variables using numbers. The data analysis technique used is the analytical method which includes instrument requirements testing, analysis requirements testing and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA) testing. The results of the study show that autocratic leadership has no effect on the performance of the Badiklat Education and Training Agency in Bandar Lampung Province. Intrinsic motivation has a positive and significant effect on autocratic leadership on employee performance at the Badiklat Education and Training Agency in Bandar Lampung Province.
Keywords: Autocratic Leadership, Employee Performance, Intrinsic Motivation
Students’ Perceptions of English Blended Learning During the New Normal Era
Authors: Arifi Dwi Fadila  , Faurina Anastasia
Published: June 2024

This study aims to determine students’ perceptions of the blended learning model for learning English in the new normal era. Using a quantitative research method design, the data were collected from students in classes XI, IPA, and IPS using simple random sampling. 56 students were selected as research samples using a simple random sampling technique. In collecting the data, the researcher distributed a questionnaire to students. The researcher used descriptive statistics to analyze the data and made it easier by using the SPSS 25 program. The results showed that students' perceptions reflected positive perceptions toward blended learning models. Students believe that the implementation of the blended learning model in learning English is beneficial during the new normal era. Students experience the benefits of learning English using a blended learning model, both online and face-to-face. Based on these results, this study provides an evaluation of the implementation of a learning model in the 21st century, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, such as using a blended learning model in the process of teaching and learning English in high schools. In conclusion, the majority of students at Senior High School 1 Harau revealed positive perceptions of English blended learning during the new normal era.
contrariedade entre a importância da perícia de local de crime e o regramento da Portaria n. 085 GABS/SSP/2019
Authors: Souza Larissa Prestes de , Borges Eduardo
Published: June 2024

Destaca-se a importância da perícia do crime local na preservação e análise de vestígios para identificar suspeitos e estabelecer a materialidade do delito. O presente artigo apresenta breve história e evolução da perícia criminal, sua função no sistema de justiça, o papel dos peritos, avanços científicos e tecnológicos. Definições de criminalística e investigação criminal são explicadas, enfatizando que a primeira engloba técnicas de investigação, enquanto a segunda é o trabalho dos peritos na análise de vestígios. A portaria nº 85 da Secretaria de Segurança Pública de Santa Catarina também é apresentada, junto com os objetivos da pesquisa, que avalia a coerência dessa regulamentação com a importância da prova pericial e a necessidade de perícias em locais de crimes, considerando que a portaria n° 85 discorre que embora a perícia seja essencial em muitos casos, nem todos os fatos serão objeto desse tipo de investigação, pois a decisão de acionar ou dispensar a equipe de perícia dependerá das características específicas de cada ocorrência, devendo ser priorizado os casos mais graves e relevantes. Contudo a dispensa da perícia em situações menos graves pode apresentar riscos, como a perda de documentos importantes e a falta de análise adequada do local de crime, mesmo em casos aparentemente simples, deste modo, é argumentado que a dispensa da equipe de perícia deve ser aplicada com critérios rigorosos para não comprometer a integridade das investigações. Pois a perícia criminal continua sendo uma ferramenta essencial para a busca da justiça e a garantia da segurança pública, apesar da necessidade de otimização de recursos.
protagonismo feminino e a visibilidade de um povo em Ponciá Vicêncio de Conceição Evaristo
Authors: Oliveira Maria Betânia da Rocha de
Published: June 2024

Esta pesquisa apresenta como temática central o estudo da obra Ponciá Vicêncio (2013), de Conceição Evaristo à luz do Materialismo Lacaniano. E, seguindo essa linha de pensamento investigativo, objetiva compreender de que forma a representação da personagem feminina - uma mulher negra-protagoniza uma história de luta e de dor do povo negro marcado pela escravidão. Para tanto, faz-se necessário discorrer sobre a literatura de Conceição Evaristo, sua importância para literatura contemporânea e como sua obra pode ser pensada a partir do materialismo de Žižek, uma vez que Evaristo escreve a partir de seu lugar de mulher negra e pobre, especificamente sobre as mulheres negras do Brasil, as quais foram, durante muitos anos, representadas à luz da escrita masculina como símbolo de mãe, esposa submissa ou por meio da sensualização ou sexualização. Esta pesquisa tomou como caminho de estudo a pesquisa qualitativa e de caráter indutivo e pretende observar a relação entre os fluxos de memória da protagonista e a diáspora africana que acompanham suas perdas, sonhos e desencontros, elementos estes que fazem alusão ao funcionamento da tríade: Simbólico, Imaginário e Real, responsáveis pela constituição de Ponciá enquanto ser social. O objetivo é averiguar, principalmente, de que forma a estrutura da narrativa auxilia na construção do Imaginário, do Simbólico e aponta para a presença do Real na história de Ponciá. Entre outros referenciais teóricos, utilizaremos os estudos de Candido (2011), Bonnici (2011), Silva (2009), (2018), Oliveira (2022), Žižek & Glyn (2006), Žižek (1992), (2010) e (2011).
Palavras-chave: Conceição Evaristo; Materialismo Lacaniano; Personagem Feminina.
Conhecimento dos pacientes do SUS sobre o gerenciamento de resíduos gerados em suas residências.
Authors: Marchi Virginia , Bacaro Mirta Rodrigues Coelho , Kovac Valéria , Ramos José Francisco , Duarte Ana Raquel Leal , Pinheiro Marcos , Sá Nelson Leite , Paixão Susana , Ferreira Ana , Silva Odair Ramos , Habermann Mateus , Junqueira Virginia Berlanga Campos , Azzalis Ligia Ajaime , Fonseca Fernando Luiz Affonso
Published: June 2024

A gestão dos resíduos sólidos é um dos maiores desafios enfrentados pelo poder público. O conhecimento e conscientização da população quanto ao uso racional e descarte adequado dos resíduos torna-se um aspecto importante neste processo. Pretendeu-se verificar o conhecimento prévio dos pacientes do SUS sobre a separação e destinação adequada dos resíduos sólidos gerados em suas residências e propor medidas de conscientização. 100 pacientes do Ambulatório de Especialidades da Faculdade de Medicina do ABC foram entrevistados aleatoriamente enquanto aguardavam atendimento. Foram obtidas informações socioeconômicas, sobre gestão de resíduos residenciais etc. A diferença das respostas entre os grupos socioeconômicos foi analisada por teste de ?2 (?=5%). O hábito de separar resíduos é mais frequente em pessoas de renda e escolaridade elevada (p=0,024), assim como o entendimento da sigla 3R (reduzir, reutilizar e reciclar) (p<0,001) e o grau de satisfação dos gestão de resíduos (p=0,009). Os resultados indicam maior conhecimento e engajamento nas práticas corretas de destinação dos resíduos sólidos entre pacientes de melhor nível socioeconico. Sugere-se que o período de espera por atendimento médico seja utilizado para divulgação e orientação acerca do assunto.
Alterações no solo ocasionadas pela fertirrigação dos dejetos suínos
Authors: Krajeski Arildo , Povaluk Maristela
Published: June 2024

A suinocultura brasileira está em franco crescimento no país; dados afirmam que os estados de Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná e Minas Gerais têm os maiores rebanhos, sendo que os dejetos dos animais são inerentes à atividade, o produtor tem responsabilidade com relação a sua destinação. Neste contexto, a pesquisa efetuada ofereceu a condição da correta utilização dos dejetos suínos em prol do aumento da produtividade nas lavouras e da prevenção do meio ambiente, pois é considerada uma atividade de grande potencial poluidor podendo alterar as condições do solo da região. Esta pesquisa teve por finalidade constatar quais as principais mudanças do solo ocasionadas com a fertilização através de dejetos suínos, tendo como base a empresa Master Genética Animal Ltda, unidade VII. Foram disponibilizados aproximadamente trinta e dois hectares, onde retirou-se do local cinco amostras de solo para análise físico-química e doze amostras de solo para análise de microscopia; obtendo resultados reais para a pesquisa realizada na região do  planalto norte catarinense. A coleta de solo auxiliou no diagnóstico na quantificação dos microrganismos que fazem parte deste micro biosistema, sua função demonstra a atenção e o cuidado com o meio ambiente, pois interagem diretamente com a cultura utilizada na área de lavoura. Buscando a visão de diferentes instituições para a utilização deste material como adubo orgânico. Com o correto manejo deste substrato incorporado no solo, obtêm-se a valoração nutricional do mesmo, podendo ser utilizado em culturas como gramíneas, reduzindo assim a compra de adubos químicos e melhorado a porosidade do solo. Em contrapartida, há necessidade do devido controle e monitoramento ambiental na adubação que este solo deve receber, pois o seu mau manejo poderá acarretar em danos ao meio ambiente.
Áreas contaminadas por postos de combustível e medidas de remediação no município de São Bernardo do Campo
Authors: Vasconcelos Bianca da Silva , Santos Maria de Lourdes Ladislau Martins dos , Vilela Maria Manuela de Oliveira Porrão , Carvalho Tatiana Dias de , Fonseca Fernando Luiz Affonso , Silva Odair Ramos da , Junqueira Virginia Berlanga Campos , Azzalis Ligia Ajaime , Soldá Pedro Luiz
Published: June 2024

Introdução: A contaminação de solos e águas subterrâneas, especialmente por hidrocarbonetos, tem recebido grande destaque nos últimos anos, sobretudo pela frequência com que os episódios acontecem e pela forma desastrosa com que o meio ambiente é afetado. Apesar dos grandes vazamentos acidentais serem preocupantes, os pequenos e contínuos vazamentos de combustível constituem fonte fundamental de contaminação. Objetivo: Identificar áreas contaminadas por derramamento de combustíveis e descrever as principais técnicas de remediação dessas áreas. Métodos: Para obter as informações referentes aos tipos de contaminantes, tipos de remediação, fontes de contaminação em postos de combustíveis foi realizada busca nas bases de dados Scielo, Lilacs, Bireme e Decs. No site da CETESB foram coletados dados relevantes, entre eles o Relatório Anual de Áreas Contaminadas (2012) e publicações de referência. Resultados: O Estado de São Paulo possui 4.572 áreas registradas na CETESB, destas áreas, 3.510 (77%) são postos de combustíveis. No município de São Bernardo do Campo existem 97 áreas cadastradas, sendo 63 postos de combustíveis. Dos 63 postos 23 apresentam contaminação no subsolo e na água subterrânea, ambos dentro da propriedade; 16 no subsolo dentro da propriedade e na água subterrânea dentro e fora; 15 na água subterrânea dentro. Quanto às remediações, 12 dos 63 postos tiveram apenas a extração multifásica como medida de remediação; 10 o bombeamento e tratamento; 4 a atenuação natural monitorada. Conclusão: O aumento considerável no número de áreas registradas pela CETESB é oriundo do surgimento de novas legislações. Apesar das diversas medidas de remediação e do processo de monitoramento ainda se tem poucas áreas reabilitadas.
Estudo comparativo da prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em pré-escolares de Três Barras - SC
Authors: Souza William Cordeiro de , Mascarenhas Luis Paulo Gomes , Reiser Fernando Carvalheiro , Souza Wallace Bruno de , Grzelczak Marcos Tadeu
Published: June 2024

O objetivo desse estudo foi realizar um comparativo entre o sobrepeso e obesidade entre meninos e meninas pré-escolares. A amostra foi constituída por 102 escolares, 56 do sexo masculino e 46 do sexo feminino com idade entre 4 e 5 anos, todos pertencentes de uma escola do município da cidade de Três Barras, Santa Catarina. Avaliou-se o peso e a estatura para obtenção do IMC e utilizou-se a referencia das curvas de percentis do IMC para idade, conforme padrão de referência do CDC (2000), atualmente recomendado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. No tratamento estatístico foi utilizada a estatística descritiva (média, desvio padrão e frequência de percentual) e a comparação das variáveis entre os sexos pelo teste t de student com nível de significância p<0,05. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas para idade, estatura e IMC, mas foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas no peso dos avaliados. Finalizando o estudo foi possível verificar que os meninos apresentaram uma alta predominância de sobrepeso e obesidade com relação às meninas, e também um IMC baixo para a idade.
Feeding dogs a high-fat diet induces metabolic changes similar to natural aging, including dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and peripheral insulin resistance
Authors: McKenzie Brennen , Peloquin Matthew , Tovar Ashley , Graves Jessica L , Ratcliff Ellen , Tucker Katya , Vo Kenny , Greenwood Karen , Halioua-Haubold Celine-Lea , Juarez-Salinas Dina
Published: June 2024

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this study was to characterize changes induced by a high-fat diet in body composition, insulin levels and sensitivity, blood lipids, and other key biomarkers also associated with the metabolic dysfunction that occurs with natural aging.

ANIMALS

24 male Beagle dogs, 3 to 7 years of age, of mixed castration status.

METHODS

Dogs were randomly assigned to continue twice daily feeding of the commercial adult maintenance diet (n = 12, including 2 intact) that they were previously fed or to a high-fat diet (12, including 2 intact) for 17 weeks between December 1, 2021, and April 28, 2022. Assessments included body composition (weight, body condition score, and adipose mass determined by deuterium enrichment), clinical chemistries, plasma fatty acid quantification, oral glucose tolerance test, and histology of subcutaneous and visceral adipose biopsy samples.

RESULTS

The high-fat diet led to increased body weight, body condition score, fat mass and adipocyte size, hyperinsulinemia and peripheral insulin resistance, and elevations in serum lipids, including cholesterol, triglycerides, and several species of free fatty acids. Leptin levels increased in dogs fed a high-fat diet but not in control dogs. There were no significant changes in routine clinical chemistry values in either group.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Feeding a high-fat diet for 17 weeks led to potentially deleterious changes in metabolism similar to those seen in natural aging in dogs, including hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. A high-fat diet model may provide insights into the similar metabolic dysfunction that occurs during natural aging.
Deforestation as a catalyst for natural disaster and community suffering: A cycle in the socioecological system
Authors: Golar Golar , Muis Hasriani , Isrun Isrun , Simorangkir Wahyu Syahputra , Fadhliah Fadhliah , Ali Muhammad Nur , Basir-Cyio Muhammad
Published: June 2024

Lore Lindu National Park (LLNP) is a conservation area that contains a lot of wood resources. Various illegal community activities have become widespread, such as illegal mining and illegal logging. So, this research aims to determine the involvement of communities around forest areas in material and wood theft from June to October 2021. To determine forest encroachment, we find explanatory variables, using qualitative description integrated with perceptual tests and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis. Based on the results of the 10-fold cross-validation analysis with the smallest Rcv (x-Val relative error) value of 0.428, with a classification accuracy of 68.6%, a four-node optimum tree was obtained, which explained that as many as 86 forest encroachers were victims of a vast landslide disaster along with flood and whirlwind, due to which there was no longer any property left for them. Their encroachment affected the condition of land cover. The data on the land cover change, from 2010 to 2020, showed a reduction of 15,369.20 ha or 6.90%, which indicated a severe threat to the sustainability of LLNP as a biodiversity conservation area that should be protected. The involvement in illegal logging by communities living around the forest areas resulted from the loss of their agricultural land for their livelihoods due to natural disasters such as flood, landslide and whirlwind that destroyed infrastructure and community settlement facilities. As a result, these losses and destruction were a catalyst for forest destruction. Initially being in the frontline for preserving the forest, however, the community has now turned into silent partners with licensed wood businesspeople. The community eventually becomes a subsystem in the social ecology system (SES), which negatively affects the destruction of forest resources, production and conservation forests.
Density optimisation of pine plantations in the Left-Bank Steppe in ukraine
Authors: Tkach Viktor , Tarnopilska Oksana , Luk’yanets Volodymyr , Musienko Sergiy , Kobets Oleksii , Rumiantsev Maksym , Bondarenko Vira
Published: June 2024

The paper presents the results of long-term research on different cultivation regimes for planted Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in the experiment initiated by B. Gavrylov in 1932 in the Left-Bank Steppe in Ukraine. The aim of the study is to identify the optimal density of planted pine stands that provides the largest growing stock at the age of 95 years. The study shows that it is possible to form highly productive pine stands by regulating their density within certain limits through their thinning. The results suggest that the intensity of thinning in young pine plantations in the Left-Bank Steppe conditions in Ukraine can vary within a wide range (30–70% of the growing stock). With the increase in the intensity of thinning of pine plantations, the growing stocks do not change significantly, but other stand characteristics, such as average height and average diameter, increase significantly. In young stands, high-intensity thinning creates favourable conditions for the growth of the remaining trees. As the intensity of thinning increases, the number of tending operations in the stand decreases and the operation costs are reduced. Accordingly, the number of interventions in the forest ecosystem decreases. The efficiency of wood mass use increases by decreasing losses from natural decline. The impact of machinery on the environment in such pine stands during harvesting is significantly reduced. Such stands are more resistant to man-caused load as well as to forest pests and diseases. The most rational was the cultivation regime, under which about 1,000 stems·ha−1 were left to the age of 30 for further growth after thinning. At the age of 95, such stands had the largest growing stock and basal area as well as the best health condition.
The effect of commercial thinning in Scots pine stands on the growth of black cherry
Authors: Korzeniewicz Robert , Rutkowski Bartłomiej , Kowalkowski Wojciech , Baranowska Marlena
Published: June 2024

Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) is one of the most abundant invasive species found in Polish forests. The mass occurrence of this species in pine stands is one of the main problems of silviculture. Therefore, the paper addresses the problem of the effect of commercial thinning, which increases the access of light to the lower layers of the stand, on the annual growth of rings and the development of black cherry. The study attempted to determine the strength of the progression of the black cherry threat as expressed by increased diameter increment. It was assumed that the thickness increment of mature black cherry individuals after thinning would be significantly greater compared to the average thickness increment before thinning. Over time after the treatment, the average growth of sprouts of black cherry will decrease.

Six pine stands differing in age and timing of the silvicultural treatment in the Golub–Dobrzyn Forest District (N 57°81′42″ E 50°20′19″) were analysed. A positive effect of commercial thinning on the thickness increment of black cherry was found in all the studied plots. Over time, the average increment of black cherries resulting from the clearance decreased.

Conducting late thinning, in pine stands where black cherry occurs, results in an increased threat of its expansion. To limit the development of black cherry at this stage of pine stand management, two solutions are possible. The first is to abandon late thinning or reduce the intensity of the treatment, which will inhibit its rapid expansion. The second scenario is to limit the occurrence of black cherry a few years before thinning, perform thinning and introduce understorey or underplanting from native competitive tree species.
Creation of a Different Landscape for Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes in Europe Through JACARDI Joint Action
Authors: Zaletel Jelka , Farkaš Lainščak Jerneja
Published: June 2024

The Joint Action on CARdiovascular diseases and DIabetes (JACARDI) aims to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in European countries, both at the individual and societal levels. The initiative covers the entire patient journey, from improving health literacy and awareness of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, travelling through primary prevention among high-risk populations and screenings, reaching people living with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, improving service pathways, self-management, and labour participation. The project involves 21 European countries, 76 partners and plans to implement 142 pilot interventions, ensuring diversity in terms of cultural backgrounds, public health priorities, and healthcare systems.

In Slovenia, interventions will be developed and tested to improve screening for diabetes through community involvement, the involvement of people with diabetes in education programmes in health centres, and the involvement of people with diabetes in a screening programme for diabetic retinopathy. A set of unified, comprehensive and integrated health education materials and approaches will be developed for both healthcare providers and patients referred to the outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation programme. The effectiveness of the upgraded health education intervention will be tested in a randomized trial. Furthermore, Slovenian experts are involved in developing a harmonized implementation methodology across all 142 pilot interventions, including contextual analysis at the country and pilot levels, multidimensional assessment and evaluation.

JACARDI will enhance cross-national collaboration, maximizing the exploitation of lessons learned through a clear strategy, promoting the integration and sustainability of approaches to achieve high-level impact, including the implementation of effective interaction, cooperation and co-creation between science and policy.
Motivational Factors Influencing the Choice of Medical Studies and Future Career Plans among Montenegrin Students
Authors: Zvrko Elvir , Popović Nataša , Radunović Miodrag , Nikolić Goran
Published: June 2024

Introduction

There is a concerning trend of emigration among highly educated individuals in Montenegro. This includes medical professionals who seek better job opportunities abroad. The aim of the present study was to identify the primary motivational factors driving Montenegrin medical students to pursue a career in medicine, and whether these factors undergo changes over the course of their studies.

Methods

A cross-sectional study included 210 medical students in Montenegro, 27.62% were males, and 72.38% were females. The mean age of the students was 21.90 years (SD=3.05) (range 19–39). Their academic motivation was analysed using the Academic Motivation Scale, previously validated in various cultural contexts.

Results

The results showed that autonomous motivation levels were higher than controlled motivation levels (p<0.001) among students in Montenegro, which has been previously associated with better learning outcomes. Students with medical doctors among their family members had higher extrinsic motivation related to rewards and punishments (extrinsic motivation with external regulation p=0.018). Amotivation showed a trend of increasing as the students got closer to graduation (p=0.057). Only 8.1% of students planned a career in primary healthcare, and 1% wished to specialize in family medicine.

Conclusions

This study’s findings, which indicate high levels of autonomous motivation among medical students, are of significant importance. They contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the motivation factors among medical students and young healthcare professionals in Montenegro. Moreover, they provide a basis for the implementation of strategic interventions to retain highly skilled medical professionals within the country’s workforce, thereby addressing the concerning trend of emigration among this group.
The Prevalence of Self-Reported Systemic Allergic Reaction to Hymenoptera Venom in Beekeepers Worldwide: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Carli Tanja , Locatelli Igor , Košnik Mitja , Kukec Andreja
Published: June 2024

Background

Beekeepers represent a high-allergic risk population group due to their unavoidable seasonal or persistent exposure to the elicitors of Hymenoptera venom allergy, bees in particular. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported systemic allergic reaction to Hymenoptera venom among beekeepers worldwide.

Methods

We rigorously reviewed and conducted meta-analysis on observational studies retrieved from seven electronic databases (MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, Academic Search Complete, ScienceDirect, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Zoological Record), spanning data from inception to August 1, 2023. The Joanna Briggs Institute Prevalence Critical Appraisal Tool was employed to assess the risk of bias. A meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize evidence.

Results

Out of 468 studies, eight original articles met the inclusion criteria. The estimated overall lifetime and one-year prevalence of self-reported systemic allergic reaction to bee venom were 23.7% (95% CI: 7.7–53.4) and 7.3% (95% CI: 5.8–9.2), respectively. The estimated lifetime prevalence of self-reported systemic allergic reaction to bee venom for grades III–IV (severe systemic allergic reaction) was 6.0% (95% CI: 3.0–11.7). In general, substantial heterogeneity and a high risk of bias were observed across the majority of studies. The impact of geographical location and climate differences on the estimated lifetime prevalence is suggestive for severe systemic allergic reaction.

Conclusions

Future observational cross-sectional studies should employ rigorous study designs, using validated questionnaires, and thoroughly report the observed health outcomes, verified by physicians.
Resilience, Regeneration and Sustainability in Brazil in The 21st Century
Authors: Neves Gabriela Furtado , Vieira Marianne Dantas Farias , Andrade Luciana Dantas Farias de , Veloso Cláudia Maria Fileno Miranda , Rocha Luciano Teixeira , Santos Rafael Hohenfeld Macedo dos
Published: June 2024

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate resilience, regeneration and sustainability in Brazil, with the aim of discussing the process of occupation of urban areas; possible adverse effects on the environment and society; the impact of consumption and the construction of more sustainable cities and the commitment to future generations.
 
Theoretical Framework: The concepts of resilience, sustainable development and urban regeneration stand out as the basis of the research, providing an interesting foundation for understanding the context of the investigation.
 
Method: Exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach anchored in a narrative review that allowed us to converge on an interpretative understanding of urban resilience in Brazil towards sustainable development.
 
Results and Discussion: It is not possible to slow down economic advances, however, as the 2030 Agenda prioritizes, bridges must be built for conscious consumption and production. Gentrification and favelaization are examples that can point to the consequence of the rural exodus and the development of cities that increasingly consume non-renewable natural resources. Two cases can be examples to mitigate actions that affect ecosystems: “Contingency Plan on the Hills of Rio de Janeiro” and the “ProMorar Project in Recife”.
 
Research Implications: Reflections involving the adverse effects arising from unplanned anthropogenic interventions and their impact on ecosystem imbalance point to changes aimed at actions to alleviate this process.
 
Originality/Value: The importance of conscious consumption is defended, linked to the process of minimizing the adverse effects of the urbanization process, as ways to protect future generations.
Counting of Numbers
Authors: Ganguli Nirendra Mohan
Published: June 2024

‘χ0’ and ‘c’, termed as transfinite numbers, signify the number of elements in the infinite set of positive integers and that of real numbers respectively. Cantor proved that c > χ0 using the diagonal argument; but the infinitude of ‘c’ is on two counts i.e. magnitude and type of the element while that of χ0 is on single count i.e. magnitude. ‘c’ is not numerically greater than ‘χ0’, but denotes a higher degree of infinity. Hence the continuum hypothesis is rather irrelevant.
Utilization of Fermentation Process for Production of Two Popular Classes of Antibiotics
Authors: Thakurta Santarupa , Sen Payel
Published: June 2024

The gradual resistance to existing antibiotics can be overcome with the use or clinical testing of novel natural products as continuing source of chemical diversity. Often natural products are difficult to be synthesized commercially by chemical methods since their structures are very complex with a number of asymmetric centers. Microbial fermentation remains the only way to isolate wide range of antibiotics. In this article, authors discuss about the production process of two popular classes of antibiotics, cephalosporins and glycopeptides, utilizing fermentation techniques. Yield and quality of the active pharmaceutical ingredient can be improved by using genetically engineered strains and supplying proper nutrition to the fermentation media.
River Systems of West Bengal – A Review
Authors: Das Gautam Kumar
Published: June 2024

Numerous rivers flow across the state of West Bengal. The tributaries and distributaries of these rivers form a river network from north to south and from west to east all along the state. Among these rivers, which have water throughout the year, the problem is relatively less. During the dry season, pollution levels are high for factories or municipalities located along rivers with knee-dip water. Recently, 13 river stretches in West Bengal have reached such levels of water pollution that they are not suitable for outdoor bathing. It can be concluded that the water quality of most of the river stretches in West Bengal is quite poor and sometimes below permissible limit.
Weld Cladding, ATIG Welding and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Some Emerging Areas of Welding Research
Authors: Das Santanu
Published: June 2024

In this article, first, an outline on cladding processes, weld cladding and the use of a buttering layer to improve cladding performance is made. Next, the use of activating flux for having high productivity in GTAW or TIG Welding is highlighted. Lastly, a relatively new area of wire arc additive manufacturing and its opportunities are briefed. This article, in fine, makes an attempt to open up some of the immense possibilities of research in welding.
Social Distancing & Isolation (Quarantine) in Indian Custom and Culture
Authors: Mahapatro Gagana Kumar , Mahapatra Mohit , Ghosh Pranab Kumar
Published: June 2024

‘Culture’ is the true reflection of the total way of life of a given society. This profusely influences the health conditions of people living in a that society. An endeavor is made herein to analyses the Indian customs and culture vis-à-vis the social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine on the backdrop of the recent past crisis of coronavirus pandemic. It is believed, the post-COVID-19 world is going to be different, and people would pay more positive attention to the age old practices of social distancing and self-isolation. Mind of people must be open maximal conscientiously, though minimizing the physical contacts, at this time of contagion.
Livelihood Security of Women through Self Help Group: A Case Study in Coastal Villages of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal
Authors: Mula Rimpa , Maity Sanjay
Published: June 2024

Women always get less priority in terms of resource consumption, work participation, and decision-making with respect to the man. Self-Help Group (SHG) is an organization where women lead the group and they are the main beneficiaries. Self-help groups have become a powerful tool to promote women’s livelihood securely. This paperis based on primary data as well as secondary data collected from the Ramnagar-I Block Development Office and the Self-Help Group members of 261 SHG in 23 coastal villages of Purba Medinipur district respectively. The study mainly assesses the women’s livelihood security and empowerment through SHG.
Integration of Community-Based on Tour Packages to Realize A Sustainable Tourism Village: The Case of Penadaran Tourism Village Grobogan Regency Central Java
Authors: Palupi Santi , Bahri Asep Syaiful , Aditantri Rahmatyas , Baskoro Aloysius , Priyanto Sony Heru
Published: June 2024

Penadaran Village, Gubug District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java, is a village that has very diverse tourism potential, both natural, cultural and artificial potentials. Currently, the village has been included in the top 300 of the Indonesian Tourism Village Award in 2023. Initial studies show that Penadaran Village does not yet have a strategy on how to develop a tourism village, even though the village has the potential to be used as tourism activities such as tour packages, homestays and traditional culinary. This is because there are still many elements of society who do not understand about tourism villages and the management of tourism village products. Based on this, the purpose of this study is to integrate the tourism potential of Penadaran Village into a tour package that involves the community. The primary data collection technique used in the study was using focus group discussion (FGD) which was attended by the community, tourism awareness groups, village government officials and local entrepreneurs. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis that describes the results of FGD. The results achieved in this study are the compilation of several tour packages consisting of one-day tour packages, two-day one-night tour packages and three-day and two-night tour packages.
Can Renewed Tensions of Tourist Areas Be Resolved? The Key Issue of Stakeholders’ Alignment
Authors: Caudan Paul
Published: June 2024

Tensions in tourist areas (over-visiting, waste management, traffic jams, conflicts of use, etc.) raise fundamental questions about sustainable development, the distribution of wealth, social justice, cultural identity and inclusion. Paradoxically, few decisions are taken to resolve these tensions, despite the dissatisfaction of all tourism stakeholders. The aim of this study is to help resolve the tensions in tourism areas by identifying a global method for aligning stakeholders. We conducted 72 interviews with all the tourism stakeholders in two very different tourist areas (Brittany and Bali) and used the concepts of sustainable tourism, stakeholders and strategic alignment. The results show that (1) the stakeholders, whether in favour of tourism development or not, all agree on the need to resolve the tensions in the tourist areas; (2) the obstacles and levers of the stakeholders play a decisive role in their commitment to collectively resolving the tensions in the tourist areas; (3) the existing data on tourist numbers are the subject of debate among the stakeholders and slow down the commitment to concrete action. Our conclusions are encouraging, since tensions in tourist areas constitute a problem like any other, which makes it possible to envisage a global methodology for aligning stakeholders. However, the subject of tourist numbers remains a stumbling block in the project to resolve tourism tensions in these areas. Three avenues of research are proposed to help overcome this dead end: integrating the notion of perceived value into measures of tourist numbers in tourist areas, mobilising participatory science to increase the potential of measures of tourist numbers, and adapting the technological acceptance model to tourist numbers.
Integración de los ejercicios navales, una Propuesta Final
Authors: Melo da Silva Michel
Published: June 2024

En un mundo cada vez más volátil, incierto, complejo y ambiguo, temas como la cooperación regional están cada vez más presentes en las agendas estatales. En este mundo posmoderno, un cambio importante es la definición de fronteras, que alguna vez fueron dinámicas, modificadas solo por disputas entre Estados, que crecieron o disminuyen en tamaño, y ahora, con la globalización, se han cambiado su definición fija, se vuelven cada vez más inexistentes o permeable, con la cooperación creciente entre los Estados para mitigar o evitar riesgos y amenazas comunes. Con eso, las Marinas surgen como protagonistas, pues son las Fuerzas Armadas dedicadas a la cooperación, debido a los roles que pueden desempeñar a través de sus características intrínsecas. Por lo tanto, los ejercicios y conferencias hemisféricas, como la Conferencia Naval Interamericana (CNI), el Ejercicio Naval UNITAS y los Juegos Interamericanos de Guerra Naval (IAWG), crecen de importancia.
Autonomous Vision-Based Algorithm for Interplanetary Navigation
Authors: Andreis Eleonora , Panicucci Paolo , Topputo Francesco
Published: June 2024

The surge of deep-space probes makes it unsustainable to navigate them with standard radiometric tracking. Autonomous interplanetary satellites represent a solution to this problem. In this work, a vision-based navigation algorithm is built by combining an orbit determination method with an image processing pipeline suitable for interplanetary transfers of autonomous platforms. To increase the computational efficiency of the algorithm, an extended Kalman filter is selected as state estimator, fed by the positions of the planets extracted from deep-space images. An enhancement of the estimation accuracy is performed by applying an optimal strategy to select the best pair of planets to track. Moreover, a novel analytical measurement model for deep-space navigation is developed providing a first-order approximation of the light-aberration and light-time effects. Algorithm performance is tested on a high-fidelity, Earth–Mars interplanetary transfer, showing the algorithm applicability for deep-space navigation.
Rancang Bangun Alat Kompres Demam Digital Suhu Hangat
Authors: Bachri Karel Octavianus , Kevin Kevin , Sereati Catherine Olivia
Published: June 2024

Dalam penelitian ini, dirancang dan diimplementasikan alat kompres demam digital berbasis Arduino Uno yang menggunakan suhu hangat sebagai metode penanganan demam. Alat ini dilengkapi dengan sensor suhu DHT, liquid crystal display (LCD), relay, dan cartridge heater untuk menciptakan suhu hangat yang tepat dan terkontrol. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah merancang alat kompres demam digital yang dapat menghasilkan suhu hangat berkisar antara 37,5°C sampai 42°C dengan menggunakan Arduino Uno sebagai mikrokontroler utama. Perancangan dilakukan dengan membuat model persamaan suhu dan tegangan, selanjutnya variabel yang berpengaruh adalah suhu lingkungan, batas atas, dan batas bawah. Dari ketiga percobaan yang dilakukan didapatkan perbedaan nilai suhu terhadap waktu dengan simpang baku 1.4894, 1.6480, dan 1.6217 dan simpang baku rata-rata maxima dan minima 0.8085. Hasil pengujian juga menunjukkan hasil yang berada di luar batas karena besarnya waktu sampling.
Physical and chemical changes of clear aligners after thermoforming and intraoral exposure
Authors: Dalaie Kazem , Rafsanjan Katayoun Talebi , Nojehdehian Hanieh , Namazi Zahra
Published: June 2024

Objectives:

This study assessed the physical and chemical changes of clear aligners after thermoforming and intraoral exposure.

Material and Methods:

This ex vivo study evaluated raw sheets, thermoformed sheets, and aligners used for 2 weeks from two commercial brands of Erkodur and Shinseki (n = 8 in each group). The surface hardness (by the Vickers hardness test), thickness (by a digital caliper), and glass transition temperature (Tg) (by differential scanning calorimetry) of the specimens were measured, and they underwent X-ray diffraction (XRD) to assess their degree of crystallinity and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) for analysis of their molecular composition. Data were analyzed by one-sample, paired and independent t-tests, and Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests (alpha = 0.05).

Results:

The XRD and ATR-FTIR spectra of Erkodur and Shinseki aligners matched those of polyethylene terephthalate glycol polymer and did not change after thermoforming or intraoral exposure. Unlike intraoral exposure (P > 0.05), thermoforming significantly decreased the hardness of both brands of aligners (P < 0.05). Intraoral exposure significantly decreased the thickness of Erkodur aligners at some points and significantly increased the thickness of Shinseki aligners (P < 0.05). Thermoforming significantly decreased the Tg of both brands of aligners (P < 0.05). Intraoral exposure significantly decreased the Tg of Erkodur and increased the Tg of Shinseki aligners (P = 0.000).

Conclusion:

Erkodur and Shinseki aligners showed high chemical and structural stability after thermoforming and 2 weeks of intraoral exposure. However, thermoforming affected the thermal and physical properties of both brands of aligners. Erkodur aligners had higher dimensional stability than Shinseki aligners.
Quality of life of pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma: A retrospective series from a low-middle-income country with more than 4 years follow-up
Authors: Baqai Muhammad Waqas Saeed , Shah Zara , Malik Muhammad Jawad Amin , Zia Noreen , Shafqat Shameel , Zahid Nida , Shamim Muhammad Shahzad
Published: June 2024

Background:

Craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are rare, low-grade tumors characterized by a range of debilitating symptoms. Most of the existing literature reports postoperative outcomes of the different treatment modalities of childhood CP. However, few studies have reported the impact of these different treatment methods on the quality of life (QoL) of survivors of childhood CP. Therefore, we aim to assess the correlation between different surgical modalities on the QoL of patients with childhood CP from a lower-middle-income country.

Methods:

Twenty-nine survivors who underwent treatment for CP were included in the study. The selected patients had either been managed with complete resection, debulking, or placement of an Ommaya reservoir. QoL was assessed by the pediatric quality of life (PedsQL) questionnaire. The effect of the different treatment modalities on the QoL was assessed.

Results:

Mean follow-up was 4.4 ± 2.19 years. The type of surgery was significantly related to the mean PedsQL scores for the total score as well as each of the individual domain scores (P < 0.001). Complete resection of the tumor resulted in the lowest mean (standard deviation) PedsQL total score of 56.6 ± 7.12 compared to the Ommaya reservoir with biopsy (83.3 ± 5.69) and debulking (93.8 ± 3.37) (P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

There was a significant effect of the type of surgical treatment on the QoL of the survivors of childhood CP. It is important to consider the long-term outcomes in addition to immediate postoperative outcomes when deciding on a treatment strategy while managing children with CP.