bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Innovation through collaboration: Identifying opportunities to improve congenital anomalies surveillance in Canada
Authors: de Escalante Yonabeth Nava , Bedard Tanya , Cole Cora , Dang Kitty , Jeyaraman Maya , Johnston Kathryn , Miao Qun , Rickert Lauren
Published: December 2024

Setting

The burden of congenital anomalies is a significant public health concern. In response to the World Health Organization’s recommendations, Canada developed and strengthened congenital anomalies surveillance to build capacity for prevention and optimal health outcomes. Historically, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) exclusively used hospital discharge data for the Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System (CCASS). A primary objective of the CCASS is to report prevalence, trends, and factors associated with congenital anomalies in Canada. However, the purpose of hospital discharge data is not for congenital anomalies surveillance; therefore, enhanced local data, which have more complete case ascertainment and additional data quality measures, are necessary.

Intervention

Recognizing these significant limitations, PHAC, the provincial and territorial governments, physicians, public health practitioners, and academics collaborated on a project to enhance the CCASS with regional data and expertise. Subsequently, the Government of Canada InfoBase platform will use this enhanced dataset for national reporting.

Outcomes

We developed standardized case definitions, a data submission form, and data quality tools, and surveyed programs to describe local congenital anomalies surveillance practice, and to identify barriers and facilitators that impact congenital anomalies surveillance efforts.

Implications

This synergistic collaboration across jurisdictions, disciplines, and health care sectors is essential to support Canada’s enhanced congenital anomalies surveillance. We identified common themes on funding, operational requirements, data standardization, and legal and privacy considerations from the survey. These themes can be used to inform policy and decision-makers for sustainable congenital anomalies surveillance and to amplify the current momentum.
Voyages of David Fairchild to Guatemala and Panama: An overview and the 1941 expedition
Authors: Lisio Eva , Ibáñez Alicia , Elton Charlotte , Pérez Farrera Miguel A. , Francisco-Ortega Javier
Published: December 2024

Between 1938 and 1954, Dr. David Fairchild (1869–1954) was Director Emeritus of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG). During this period, he undertook four expeditions in the Old and New World. The second of these took place between June and October 1941 and targeted Panama, Colombia, and Guatemala. Results pertinent to the Central American endeavors are presented. Plant material from 46 species was collected and 108 photos were taken. Due to unknown reasons these collections did not reach FTBG and only 15 of the accessions were sent to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant germplasm repositories. Upon his return to USA, Fairchild published only one article with highlights of this expedition, it was on cherimoyas of Colombia and Guatemala. Unlike for his other expeditions, Fairchild did not write a journal for the trip; therefore, details of this voyage have been mostly inferred from his plant collection books, scattered correspondence, and photographs. Fairchild’s wife, Marian Fairchild (1880–1962), also joined the trip and during the visit to Panama, his son Graham Bell Fairchild (1906–1994) participated in the expedition. Botanists Wilson Popenoe (1892–1975, from United Fruit Company), Paul Allen (1911–1963, from Summit Gardens, Panama), and Walter R. Lindsay (also from Summit Gardens) as well as the family of coffee plantation owner Robert Hempstead (1912–1942) assisted during the trip. An overview of the other expeditions that Fairchild made to Panama (years 1899, 1921, 1924, and 1933) and Guatemala (year 1944) is also provided.
Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America
Authors: Vasco Alejandra
Published: December 2024

I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Emily Sessa, the author of this extraordinary field guide, for over 15 years. Our paths first crossed at a field course on Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes in Costa Rica, sponsored by the Organization for Tropical Studies. Since then, we have regularly seen each other at botanical conferences, workshops, and American Fern Society meetings, among others. When I learned that Emily was embarking on the ambitious project of writing this book, I was both amazed and thrilled. Creating a comprehensive guide covering such an extensive region—from Peninsular Florida and the outer southern coastal plains to the central United States, the northern Midwest, the Northeast, and Canada—is a big task, and Emily has accomplished it with remarkable skill and dedication.
            In 2023, during the Botanical Society of America meetings in Boise, Idaho, Emily shared with us some of her field stories while working on the book. She even showed us some of the pages she was proofreading, and I was struck by the sheer amount of work and passion she had poured into this project. Now, holding the finished book in my hands, I can say that my excitement was well-founded.
Annual Review of Plant Biology, Volume 75
Authors: Lipscomb Barney
Published: December 2024

The Annual Review of Plant Biology, in publication since 1950, covers the significant developments in the field of plant biology, including biochemistry and biosynthesis, genetics, genomics and molecular biology, cell differentiation, tissue, organ and whole plant events, acclimation and adaptation, and methods and model organisms.
There are 29 papers in the volume.
Reviewers for JBRIT Volume 18 (2024)
Authors: Lipscomb Barney
Published: December 2024

Fifty-five (55) individuals reviewed manuscript submissions for JBRIT Volume 18 (2024). Thank you for supporting Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
THE CONCEPT OF NOVOROSSIA AS DISCURSIVE MARKER OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY
Authors:   National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, KOMPANTSEVA Larysa
Published: December 2024

Language plays one of the key roles in shaping national resilience, which is especially true in the discourse of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. How we speak about ourselves and the enemy; how we name citizens who have suffered from the Russian war crimes; whether we agree with the concepts that Russia is actively incorporated into the global political discourse – all of these issues are crucial for the resilience of society resisting the enemy`s destructive information influence. One of the markers of the hostile Russian discourse is the concept of Novorossiya, which has been manipulated for a long time. Today, this concept is the cognitive basis of the Russian narrative “Novorossia is Anti-Ukraine” and its debunking is important for ensuring Ukraine’s information security. The purpose of the article is to investigate the discourse-forming role of the Novorossiya concept in the 2014–2024 Russian propaganda based on discourse and content analyses using Big Data technology. The article proves that the concept of Novorossiya was actively used in Russian propaganda discourses in 2014–2015 to join eight southeastern regions of Ukraine into a single entity. This idea has been rooted for a while only in certain areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. In 2024, the Russian Federation began to revive the Novorossiya project and used a new concept, DONBAS AND NOVOROSSIA, with a cognitive and pragmatic focus on several objectives, such as to demonstrate the successes of the “SVO” and the worthwhile human loss to the Russian citizens; to raise the status of Donbas, which has allegedly “took the path of returning home” and can help residents of the “breakaway” regions of Ukraine; to outline prospects for residents of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and those that Russia plans to occupy. The discourse analysis proved that Russia’s communication strategy to revive the “Novorossiya project” is a marker of both Russia’s political encroachment and the vector of further military escalation.
Smoothing-Based Aftershock Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment Using the Spatiotemporal ETAS Model
Authors: Shokrgozar-Yatimdar Elham , Yaghmaei-Sabegh Saman , Shoaeifar Parva , Chen Po
Published: December 2024

Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) is generally based on computing time-invariant occurrence rates of mainshocks using the Poisson process. However, aftershock probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (APSHA) allows for assessing time-varying aftershock occurrence rates within a short-term seismic hazard mitigation framework. Our proposed methodology of APSHA develops a smoothing-based analytical formulation to capture the spatial distribution and temporal evolution of aftershock sequences using the spatiotemporal epidemic-type aftershock sequence model. This approach is tested on case studies of the 2013 Bushehr, 2021 and 2022 Hormozgan seismic events, and characterizes the aftershocks’ hierarchical structure to improve the reliability of aftershock hazard assessments. Then, the results of APSHA (aftershock ground-motion hazard at specific sites) based on smoothing are compared with conventional PSHA (pre-mainshock ground-motion hazard at specific sites). This comparative analysis highlights the importance of considering aftershock effects when assessing ground-motion hazards because PSHA does not fully account for aftershock hazard increases following major earthquakes.
The Unusual Seismic Activity from 2021 to 2024 in Eastern Austria: Insights from Seismic Sequences Relocation and Moment Tensor Inversion
Authors: Papí-Isaba María del Puy , Mattesini Maurizio , Petersen Gesa , Cesca Simone , Lenhardt Wolfgang , Buforn Elisa , Hausmann Helmut
Published: December 2024

From 2021 to 2024, unusually strong seismic activity, including multiple sequences with five 3.8≤ML≤4.6 shocks, struck the Vienna basin and Mur-Mürz fault systems in Eastern Austria. Three earthquakes (ML 4.6, 4.5, and 3.8) occurred between March and May 2021. These earthquakes were followed by an increase in seismic activity in March 2023, with an ML 4.3 earthquake to the southwest of the 2021 events. In February 2024, an ML 4.5 earthquake occurred 10 km southwest of the ML 4.3 in 2023. We investigate activated faults relying on nonlinear relocations of the seismic sequences and probabilistic moment tensor inversion. The seismic sequences’ temporal evolution indicates a migration of seismic activity and a decrease of focal depths from northeast to southwest, suggesting a potential reactivation of the major fault systems in the region. The joint interpretation of the results shows distinct clusters along fault segments and focal mechanisms that match the region’s complex tectonic activity.
The Black Hero's Journey and Subversions in the Monomyth
Authors:   , Williamson Michael Anthony , Gass Arianna
Published: December 2024

This thesis seeks to delineate the most common ways in which black protagonists in video games are written and experienced differently in narrative-based video games as compared to white or white-presenting protagonists, using the Hero's Journey as a framework. Taking into account that the most popular video games are often a cross-cultural product produced by multinational corporations, blackness exists on the periphery of the social structures of many of these countries, and black characters are often overlooked, misunderstood, and misrepresented. When black characters are thrust into the spotlight as protagonists, writing flaws are exposed as they are often either an amalgamation of stereotypes, or an expression of digital blackface. Their Hero's Journey becomes twisted, deformed, and ultimately subverted on account of their "blackness." Through a qualitative analysis of two AAA games featuring black protagonists, Forspoken and Detroit: Become Human, and use of the monomyth framework to elucidate where distortions arose, this thesis finds fundamental and common mistakes in writing blackness that cause unintended subversion in what were originally intended to be portrayals of black heroes.
Commercial Bioinput in Sugarcane Culture
Authors: Albertti Bruna Fernanda , Bonifácio da Silva Marques Josemeyre , Hiroshi Suguimoto Hélio , Faedo Aguena Flavio , Renata Pedrinho Denise , Obes Correa Bianca , Antônio Maior Bono José
Published: December 2024

The objective of this work was to verify the effect of different doses of commercial bioinputs on the physical-chemical characteristics and productivity of the sugarcane crop. The doses used were 0.5; 1.0 and 2.0 L ha-1 of commercial bioinputs, in the planting furrow and cover, 30 days after transplanting the seedlings. The nutrients in the leaf blade that had a positive response to the doses of bioinputs were phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and manganese. For the length of the stems, the dose of 2.0 L ha-1 was the one that presented the most expressive results, with the application in coverage provided a greater length of stem with 2.08 m, and the application in the furrow, 1.99 m. The commercial bioinput, in coverage, provided an increase in plant height, suggesting a possible hormonal change in the plants. The use commercial bioinput in the sugarcane culture had a benefit of around 20 t ha-1 regarding the productivity of the stalks. The commercial bioinput is efficient in providing P, K and S when applied in the furrow of the sugarcane culture and in the absorption of Mn, when applied in coverage, and increases the productivity of stalks in the sugarcane culture.
Keywords: Biological Product. Microorganisms. Sustainability. Nutrients.
Resumo
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito de diferentes doses de bioinsumo comercial nas características físico-químicas e na produtividade da cultura da cana-de-açúcar. As doses do bioinsumo utilizadas foram 0,5; 1,0 e 2,0 L ha-1, no sulco e cobertura de plantio, 30 dias após o transplante das mudas. Os nutrientes da lâmina foliar que responderam positivamente às doses do bioinsumo foram fósforo, potássio, enxofre e manganês. Para o comprimento das hastes, a dose de 2,0 L ha-1 foi a que apresentou resultados mais expressivos, sendo que a aplicação em cobertura proporcionou maior comprimento de haste com 2,08 m, e a aplicação no sulco, 1,99 m. O bioinsumo comercial, em cobertura, proporcionou aumento na altura das plantas, sugerindo uma possível alteração hormonal nas plantas. A utilização de bioinsumo comercial na cultura da cana-de-açúcar proporcionou um benefício em torno de 20 t ha-1 em relação à produtividade dos colmos. O bioinsumo é eficiente no fornecimento de P, K e S quando aplicado no sulco da cultura da cana-de-açúcar e na absorção de Mn, quando aplicado em cobertura, e aumenta a produtividade de colmos na cultura da cana-de-açúcar.
Palavras-chave: Produto Biológico. Microrganismos. Sustentabilidade. Nutrientes
ROBUST STABILITY OF UNCERTAIN HOPFIELD NEURAL NETWORKS WITH PROPORTIONAL DELAYS
Authors: Thi Thu Hien Dang
Published: December 2024

The problem of robust stability is investigated for a class of uncertain Hopfield-type neural networks with proportional delays. The existence and uniqueness of an equilibrium is first established using the homeomorphic mapping theorem. Then, by employing a modified Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional, a new criterion for the global asymptotic stability of an equilibrium point of the system is formulated.
THE PREPARATION OF Al-DOPED ZnO THIN FILMS BY SPRAY PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR ALCOHOL VAPOR SENSOR
Authors: Van Vinh Pham
Published: December 2024

Thin films of ZnO and Al-doped ZnO are deposited on glass wafer substrates using a compressed sprayer system with Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O and AlCl3 as precursors. The influence of Al doping concentration on the crystal phase and morphology of the samples is investigated by XRD and SEM, respectively. The results show that the films have been crystallized in the form of the wurtzite hexagonal phase of the ZnO lattice, and the addition of Al does not change the ZnO crystal structure. Despite this, SEM images show that added Al significantly affects the particle size of the samples. The particle size decreases and becomes more uniform as the Al concentration increases up to 7%. Further increasing the Al concentration causes the particles to agglomerate into clusters. The resistance measurements show that the sheet resistance of the films decreases in the presence of the Al dopant, providing evidence that Al has been successfully doped into the ZnO crystal lattice. An appropriate amount of Al dopant can improve the alcohol vapor sensitivity of the film. The ZnO film doped with 7% Al exhibits the best alcohol sensitivity.
CHARACTERIZING KAOLIN-BASED ADDITIVE FOR COMBUSTION OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE-DERIVED FUEL BY THERMAL ANALYSIS
Authors: Truong Giang Nguyen , Xuan Quang Mai
Published: December 2024

In this work, characterizing kaolin-based additive for combustion of sugarcane bagasse-derived biomass was investigated by TG-DTG and DTA. Sugarcane bagasse powder (SB) was mixed with kaolin powder (KL) at weight percentages of 0 wt.%, 2 wt.% and 4 wt.%, and then pressed into fuel pellets.   combustion parameters (ignition temperature Ti, burnout temperature Tb, maximum peak temperature Tmax, ignition index Ci, burnout index Cb, comprehensive combustibility index S and activation energy Ea) for the pellets were evaluated.
EMOTION RECOGNITION IN LEARNERS WITH EMOJI SENTIMENT ACCOMPANIMENT USING THE PHOBERT MODEL
Authors: Thi Dung Tran , Nhat Tung Le , Ngoc Dung Bui , Huan Vu
Published: December 2024

This paper proposes an advanced method for recognizing learners' emotions by incorporating the use of emojis to reflect the modern communication tendencies of learners, typically young individuals. The method is built on the PhoBERT model, a variant of BERT optimized for Vietnamese. Data was collected from opinion surveys of learners at the Ho Chi Minh City campus of the University of Transport and Communications to train and test the model. The system is designed to analyze text and recognize seven basic emotions: enjoyment, trust, hope, sadness, surprise, fear, and others. Corresponding emojis are then assigned to each emotion type to more clearly illustrate the learners' emotional states. Experimental results show that combining PhoBERT and emojis not only enhances the accuracy of emotion recognition but also makes communication more intuitive and vivid. The model achieved an accuracy of 74.1%. The paper also discusses practical applications of this system in the field of education, where teachers can quickly and accurately understand and respond to students' emotions, thereby improving teaching effectiveness.
EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES IN PMC-BASED OXIDATION SYSTEMS FOR RB21 DYE DEGRADATION
Authors: Thi Tinh Vu , Thi Bich Viet Nguyen
Published: December 2024

This work aimed to evaluate the contribution of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a green oxidation system based on peroxymonocarbonate (PMC) to the degradation efficiency of RB21 textile dye using ROS scavengers such as t-butanol, terephthalic acid (TA), N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA), ascorbic acid. The results showed that in reaction conditions including RB21 dye 4.63 10-2 mM (50 mg/L); HCO3– 50 mM; H2O2 100 mM; Co2+ 1.70 10-3 mM (0.1 mg/L), the RB21degradation efficiency reached 90% after 180 minutes of which the contribution percentage of CO3•– radicals was the most important, 98.2%, while •OH and other ROS hardly contributed to the degradation process of RB21 dye. Moreover, the kinetic study results on the reaction between CO3•– and its scavenger, DMA, as well as between •OH and its scavenger, TA, indicated that the concentrations of  and •OH in the PMC system composed of HCO3– 50 mM, H2O2 100 mM, and Co2+ 1.70 10-3 mM were 2.35.10-13 M and 1.50.10-16 M, respectively.
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE MAGNETIC IMMOBILIZATION TO DETERMINE PAPP-A IN HUMAN SERUM
Authors: Bich Ngan Nguyen , Thi Kim Lien Nguyen , Van Thao Ta , Thi Bao Bui
Published: December 2024

The novel magnetic method used to immobilize the primary antibody in 96-well polystyrene plates was investigated to determine the pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), one of the most important protein markers in pregnancy. The optimal conditions for the immobilization are 20 μL magnetic nanoparticles (0.72 mg/mL), 2μL primary antibody (30 μg/mL) and one-step process. The total reaction time is 40 minutes 30 ºC. The calibration curve was established and the linear range shows upto 2090 mU/L. The LOQ and LOD are 7.2 and 24.0 mU/L, respectively. The reaction is non-specificity for other pregnancy hormones such as hCG and aFP even at a high level. The Passing & Bablok regression showed the linear relationship and the agreement between new and reference method, a = 1.00 (0.97 to 1.02), b = 22.07 (-73.10 to 117.24), R2 = 0.999, p<0.001. The Bland-Altman plot also showed the high concordant. The new method can be used to determine PAPP-A in the serum sample with mild conditions, simple and time-saving reaction, high sensitivity and selectivity and comparable results with the commercial method.
EFFECT OF VARIOUS FOOD ON THE GROWTH OF Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer, 1773 AND PROPOSAL OF A BREEDING PROCESS
Authors: Bui Minh Hong  , Thi Ngan Ta
Published: December 2024

Biological characteristics including growth and reproduction of crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer, 1773) bred on three types of food: 100% vegetables, 100% grass, and 100% synthetic feed under laboratory conditions (25°C temperature and 75% humidity) has been determined. Crickets' largest reproductive phase size was observed with those reared on synthetic feed and the smallest on grass. When raised on synthetic feed, the crickets had a life cycle of around 96.5 days with the egg phase lasting 9.49 ± 0.40 days, while the nymph phase of 42.08 ± 3.57 days consisting of 8 stages and the adult phase with a completion time of 48.86 ± 2.94 days. As for those reared on grass, the egg phase has a completion time of 9.79 ± 0.35 days, whereas the nymph phase prolonged 46.52 ± 2.12 days for 8 stages the adult phase of 52±2.24 days within the life cycle of 108.5 days. When crickets breed on grass feed, their life cycle is longer than when they breed on synthetic feed. As a result, a process for breeding crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus) in the laboratory with three types of food has been established.
EVIDENCE OF MICROPLASTICS IN AGRICULTURAL WATER SYSTEMS OF NINH BINH PROVINCE, NORTHERN VIETNAM
Authors: Thi Thanh Nga Cao , Thi Phuong Quynh Le , Thi My Nguyen , Thi Thuy Duong
Published: December 2024

Microplastics are regarded as an emerging threat to water and other environments. The increasing use of plastics in agricultural cultivation has led to higher risks and more dangerous pollution of agricultural water. However, microplastics in agricultural water in Vietnam have neither been studied nor documented in any publication. To provide initial scientific evidence of microplastics in agricultural water in the country, we conducted a case study in Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province. Water samples were randomly collected from 15 representative sites within the canal systems of the study area. Our study results indicated that the agricultural water in the study area was polluted by microplastics, which vary considerably in all size, shape, and color aspects. The average concentration of microplastics found in the examined water was 491 ± 259 particles/m³, with detected microplastic sizes ranging from 302 to 4,593 μm. Among these, microplastics sized between 300 and 1,000 μm were the most dominant, accounting for 61.8% of the total detected microplastics. In terms of shape, 94.5% of the detected microplastics were fibers, present at all 15 study sites, while only 5.5% were fragments, found at just seven sites. The microplastics were also highly diverse in color, with white being the most common and densely present in every analyzed water sample. The results of the present study provide the first scientific evidence of microplastic occurrence in agricultural water within the study area and can serve as a crucial basis for comprehensive research and effective management of plastic products in the future.
Types of University Students' Learning Using Digital Devices:Identifying Latent Classes and Influential Factors
Authors:   The Korea Association of Yeolin Education, Cho Sungbum
Published: December 2024

The purpose of this study is to identify the types of learning based on university students' use of digital devices and to analyze the differences in predictive factors and performance variables across these types. For this, Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was conducted using data from 489 students at S University who participated in the ‘2023 K-NSSE’. The analysis results are as follows: First, the types of learning based on university students' use of digital devices were classified into (1) the digitally marginalized, (2) the communication-oriented, (3) data utilization, and (4) active digital device usage. Second, gender, reflective learning, collaborative learning, and effective class were found to be key predictors for students' digital device usage types. Lastly, the 'active digital device usage group' showed significantly higher results in both digital competence and student outcomes compared to other groups. Based on these findings, academic and practical implications are suggested for developing effective teaching and learning strategies to enhance university students' digital competence.
Ambiente Web 3D inmersivo para la educación universitaria
Authors: Valencia-Córdoba Fabian S. , Rodríguez-Carrillo Paola J. , Reyes-Vera Javier M.
Published: December 2024

El metaverso es la próxima gran revolución de internet, permitiendo la comunicación entre usuarios desde una perspectiva virtual mapeada al mundo real. Esta tecnología ha atraído un gran interés de estudiantes, investigadores y empresas, y ha propuesto múltiples aplicaciones en sectores como educación, comercio, salud y otros. Sin embargo, su desarrollo se encuentra en sus etapas iniciales, ya que aún está en discusión cómo se estandarizará frente a las nuevas soluciones planteadas. Este artículo presenta el marco referencial de los principales componentes que conforman un metaverso (modelamiento 3D, ambiente Web 3D y aspectos de comunicación), la metodología implementada para el desarrollo del metaverso de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación – EISC Metaverse, la arquitectura, las tecnologías usadas y el prototipo desarrollado con los componentes mencionados en la revisión de la literatura, además de discutir los resultados obtenidos al desarrollar este tipo de tecnologías emergentes.
Critical Currents and Voltage Oscillations in a Superconducting Sample
Authors: Barba-Ortega Jose , Rincón-Joya Miryam , Aguirre-Tellez Cristian
Published: December 2024

In this contribution, we study the oscillations of the electrical-potential in a mesoscopic superconducting thin film when an external current is applied. We analyze the resistivity and electrical-potential as a function of the applied current for several external applied magnetic field and size of the sample. Also, we have calculated the electrical-potential as a function of the characteristic time. To study this problem, we solve the well know generalized time dependent-Ginzburg-Landau equations using the link-variable method. We found that the critical current decreases when the external magnetic field increases and the size of the sample decreases. Furthermore, the oscillation frequency of the kinematic vortex, evidenced in the oscillations of the electrical potential, is highly dependent on the applied magnetic field.
Thoracic Radiculopathy Unveiling Giant Bilateral Thoracic Tarlov Cysts
Authors: Slouma Maroua , Zarati Samar , Yades Dahmani , Gharsallah Imen
Published: December 2024

Background
Tarlov cysts, also known as perineural cysts, are fluid-filled sacs that typically arise between the covering layers of the perineurium and endoneurium at the junction of the dorsal root ganglion. They are usually asymptomatic and typically located at the lumbosacral spine. Thoracic localization is rarely reported and is a challenging condition both clinically due to its misleading wide range of symptoms and therapeutically, given the lack of management guidelines.
Case
We report a case of a man in his seventies complaining of chronic back pain with worsening bilateral thoracic radiculopathy with tingling and burning sensations following T11-T12 dermatomes. The neurological examination was without abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral, extradural, and large cystic formations. The diagnosis of thoracic bilateral giant cysts was established. The patient denied surgical treatment. Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen led to partial improvement of symptoms.
Conclusion
This case highlights clinical and imaging features of thoracic Tarlov cysts. The MRI is considered the gold standard for diagnosing Tarlov cysts and effectively ruling out differential diagnoses. The initial therapeutic approach for Tarlov cysts typically involves conservative management.
El presentismo, un potencial problema teológico para la esperanza cristiana
Authors: Rojas Franco
Published: December 2024

El presente artículo busca indagar el potencial que tiene el presentismo como problema teológico para la esperanza cristiana. En el marco de las sociedades tardomodernas, caracterizadas por la aceleración social, la instantaneidad de la vida y la disincronía temporal, se plantea como hipótesis la problemática que genera el presentismo en la comprensión y en el modo de la revelación de Dios a lo largo de la historia, sobre todo en lo referente a la espera del futuro prometido en la consumación escatológica. Para ello, desde un enfoque teológico-especulativo, se indaga en la posibilidad de redescubrir diversas modulaciones de duración y el adventus del futuro, como puntos de partida para comprender la esperanza cristiana como garante de sentido y vitalidad en medio de las sociedades tardomodernas.
El diseño regenerativo en la construcción de la atractividad turística
Authors: Hruby Roxana Laura , Betsabé Abraham Yazmín
Published: December 2024

Durante el siglo XX, diversas ciencias y disciplinas han atravesado un giro subjetivo debido a los aportes epistémicos de las corrientes filosóficas contemporáneas, que cuestionan la posición del sujeto investigador postulada por el positivismo y el neopositivismo.
El objetivo de este artículo es tensionar la relación Sujeto-Objeto en la construcción de los atractivos que constituyen la experiencia turística, observando de qué manera el Turismo Regenerativo problematiza esta relación. El trabajo presenta un enfoque cualitativo y teórico, de diseño explicativo a través de la contrastación bibliográfica, el estudio de regularidades empíricas y las variables que los constituyen. Este análisis en la abstracción busca elaborar una reflexión crítica y un postulado teórico de la propuesta regenerativa, poniendo en práctica el giro epistémico planteado por algunas de las corrientes filosóficas del S.XX (Salgado González, 2013).
CONHECIMENTO, DOMINAÇÃO E O ESTRANHO: A EPISTEMOLOGIA BIZARRA DE ANIQUILAÇÃO, DE JEFF VANDERMEER
Authors: Bueno Arbo Jade
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo busca aproximar-se das questões epistemológicas articuladas pelo romance Aniquilação, de Jeff VanderMeer (2014) tendo em vista o caráter experimental da weird literature e a natureza interdisciplinar da ficção científica. Discutiremos, neste trabalho, de que forma o primeiro romance da trilogia Comando Sul ecoa discussões e conceitos da epistemologia e filosofia da ciência, acessando, através de uma abordagem interdisciplinar, a maneira pela qual Aniquilação causa um efeito epistemológico próprio da weird fiction, que chamamos de “epistemologia bizarra”, demonstrando que, quando VanderMeer nos confronta com o desejo de dominação envolvido em nossas formas de conhecer e reconhecer o mundo, ele nos torna mais capazes de reinventar a maneira como nos relacionamos com aquilo que não podemos compreender.
POR UMA MESTRIDADE ÉTICA: PARA ADIAR O FIM DO MUNDO
Authors: Oliari Gilberto , Corá Élsio José
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo, tem como objetivo refletir, à luz da ética apresentada por Emmanuel Lévinas (2011) e Enrique Dussel (1982), o reconhecimento do outro como mestre. É fruto de pesquisa realizada no âmbito de mestrado em Filosofia. Utiliza-se de uma metodologia teórico, bibliográfica de perspectiva fenomenológica e hermenêutica para tecer um conjunto de reflexões sobre os conceitos de diálogo, mestridade, relação com o outro, habitação do ser, etc. Propõe para o leitor um aprofundamento filosófico dos conceitos supracitados a fim de ponderar a necessidade de uma ética da alteridade, que reconhece o outro como mestre, na relação entre sujeitos. Em suas considerações finais, aponta que movimentos cooperativos entre sujeitos que se relacionam e que aprendem conteúdos éticos nessa relação, podem se constituir como ação para adiar o fim do mundo.
EXPERIMENTAÇÕES ESTÉTICAS COMO POTÊNCIA PARA PENSAR EM ADIAR O FIM DO MUNDO
Authors: Brolo Josiane , Casteleira Rodrigo Pedro
Published: December 2024

Este relato aborda a experiência vivenciada com uma Mostra de Arte e Educação, realizada com acadêmicas e acadêmicos do curso de Pedagogia da Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR), Campus de Vilhena, organizada com a proposição de tecer diálogos entre a formação inicial docente e a arte, e, com o propósito de provocar junto ao corpo discente, um repensar nossa condição humana, nossa relação junto da natureza e com os povos indígenas, em um território amazônico. Neste sentido, este trabalho apresenta as experimentações artísticas expostas na Mostra, inspiradas e materializadas pelas provocações de Ailton Krenak (2019), as quais nos convidam a nos lançarmos por outras linhas, outras fugas, outras reelaborações do pensamento, outras educações. Como resultados, apresentamos processos de experimentações, de deslocamentos, de potências, de resistências e existências, e por que não, de ideias para adiar o fim do mundo.
OBSERVAÇÃO, EXPRESSÃO E VIVÊNCIA NA/COM NATUREZA: UMA HISTÓRIA PARA ADIAR O FIM DO MUNDO
Authors: Stefania  , Coutinho Cadidja
Published: December 2024

Relata-se nesta escrita uma experiência vivida com professores/as através da prática do Guia do/a Observador/a, como uma iniciativa para estimular o Pertencimento Ambiental e promover uma conexão mais profunda com a natureza. Por meio da análise de poemas construídos durante essa experiência, busca-se relacionar as vivências ao pensamento de Ailton Krenak, destacando a importância de adiar o fim do mundo por meio de práticas que conectem as pessoas à natureza, despertem afetos e estimulem a consciência ambiental. Por fim,enfatiza a relevância da disseminação dessas práticas entre educadores/as, visando multiplicar a conscientização e contribuir para a formação de cidadãos/ãs críticos/as e engajados/as na conservação ambiental.
CRIANÇA, NATUREZA E O LUGAR DO SONHO: DESEMPAREDAMENTO DA INFÂNCIA NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Ferreira dos Santos Bruno Henrique , Freire Santos Michael , Ferreira Rodrigues Gomes Larissa
Published: December 2024

O estudo objetiva compreender os processos crianceiros e curriculares do brincar por meio do desemparedamento da infância e dos afetos junto aos professores de Educação Física. Tem como lócus de pesquisa um CMEI no município de Viana - ES. Como referencial teórico se fez uma aposta em autores como (Brito, 2021), (Barros, 2018), (Tiriba, 2018), (Gomes e Zouain, 2021) e (Krenak, 2019). O referencial metodológico trata-se de uma pesquisa cartográfica (Kastrup, 2015). E os  resultados ressaltam que os professores estão repensando suas práticas para que as aulas de Educação Física sejam um espaço de experimentação da cultura corporal do movimento humano junto aos elementos da natureza, visando o desenvolvimento cognitivo, afetivo e sensitivo das crianças.
Palavras-chave: Desemparedamento. Educação Infantil. Brincar. Afetos. Natureza.
CORPO E ESPACIALIDADE NO PENSAMENTO DE HEIDEGGER: uma análise ontológico-existencial da corporeidade
Authors: Nascimento Neto Arlindo Antonio do , Ribeiro Caroline Vasconcelos
Published: December 2024

Investigamos, a partir da filosofia de Heidegger, a relação entre corpo e espacialidade. Abordamos as acusações de negligência ao tema do corpo em Ser e Tempo, questionando se Heidegger realmente ignora o corpo ou se, ao contrário, oferece uma análise do modo como os humanos corporificam seu ser. Analisamos se faz sentido, como afirmaram pensadores franceses, dizer que o Dasein seria um ente desprovido de carnalidade. Nos Seminários de Zollikon, Heidegger explora o “problema do corpo” (Leibproblem) e critica a objetificação cartesiana, que reduz o corpo humano a uma res extensa. Ele distingue corpo material (Körper) de corpo vivido (Leib), propondo uma compreensão ontológico-existencial da corporeidade, levando em conta sua vivência no existir. Perguntamo-nos, assim, como a concepção de corpo em Heidegger se relaciona com a espacialidade do Dasein em Ser e Tempo.
TRANSITANDO ENTRE DOIS MODOS DE PLANTIO: do urbano-extensivo ao tradicional e seus desafios à permanência no campo
Authors: Souza Helena Marchisotti de , Hirata Márcia Saeko
Published: December 2024

Não podemos negar que a invasão do capitalismo industrial no campo e sua urbanização extensiva vem apagando e desafiando modos tradicionais de plantio ainda existentes. Com o advento da chamada “revolução verde”, pequenos agricultores acabam incorporando crescentemente um modo assentado na eficiência e na produtividade. Abandonando assim modos tradicionais que tiram proveito da capacidade de sustentação do próprio sistema. Propomos aqui problematizar ambas formas sem o intuito de compará-las, como se uma fosse melhor que a outra, mas compreender como refletem modos diferentes de vida, em um momento em que o campo representa uma das vias de enfrentamento à atual crise climática, em que a agricultura familiar é responsável por uma boa parte da alimentação da população urbana, revelando a relevância da permanência daquele que trabalha no campo
ÁFRICA PÓS-COLONIAL: o problema da identidade nacional
Authors: Vasconcelos Francisco Antonio de , Silva Sâmia Beatriz Lopes da
Published: December 2024

A pesquisa busca encontrar resposta para o seguinte problema: como explicar a questão da procura por uma identidade nacional, no continente africano? O seu recorte temporal é o período pós-colonial da África. Depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial, estando a Europa enfraquecida, as colônias europeias no continente africano irão se mobilizar, visando conquistar a própria liberdade. Libertos, cada país ou território do continente africano terá de enfrentar o desafio de preservar a sua unidade. Ligado a isto, está a necessidade de lidar com as questões relativas à identidade (de africano, mas também respectivamente de ganense, moçambicano, angolano, sul-africano, nigeriano etc.). Contudo, a construção de uma identidade nacional é, em si, tarefa bastante complexa e um problema de difícil solução. No caso africano, compreender a questão da identidade nacional exige por parte de quem se dispõe a enfrentar essa tarefa observar vários elementos, por exemplo: a) o desafio de manter o novo Estado unido; b) o período pós-colonial traz a marca da novidade histórica; c) a difícil política no continente; d) a Tradição como elemento definidor.
O lobby do batom e a participação das mulheres no processo constituinte brasileiro de 1988 à luz da decolonialidade
Authors: Moraes Marli Marlene , Diotto Nariel
Published: December 2024

O presente artigo tem como tema a participação das mulheres no processo constituinte de 1987-1988 e as influências do Lobby do Batom e da Carta das Mulheres Brasileiras aos Constituintes para o novo constitucionalismo brasileiro e a abertura para o diálogo decolonial. O objetivo geral do artigo é analisar as reivindicações das mulheres constituintes e as suas influências para o constitucionalismo brasileiro contemporâneo. O problema de pesquisa é: Em que medida o Lobby do Batom e as reivindicações das mulheres constituintes proporcionaram a abertura de um paradigma decolonial no constitucionalismo brasileiro atual? A metodologia empregada foi qualitativa, usando as técnicas de pesquisa bibliográfica e monográfica e o método comparativo.
Os direitos humanos e a função humanizadora da literatura
Authors: Lima Roberta Oliveira , Meanda Juliana Machado
Published: December 2024

O artigo aborda o racismo estrutural, o Direito da antidiscriminação e o papel humanizador da literatura através da obra Blanche em Apuros (2022), de Barbara Neely. O objetivo é examinar como a literatura apoia a discussão de temas como racismo e preconceito. A análise do enredo destaca aspectos discriminatórios enfrentados pela protagonista, promovendo reflexões antirracistas pela perspectiva jurídica, com base em Rios (2008), Maingueneau (2016), Almeida (2020) e Stutchcka (2023). A função humanizadora da literatura é discutida à luz de Antonio Candido (1972; 1995), evidenciando a importância da relação entre Direito e Literatura para a formação crítica no direito. Conclui-se que a relevância temática reside na reflexão sobre um direito que, além da normatização procedimental, considera as desigualdades intersetoriais de raça, gênero e classe que permeiam o “operar jurídico”, sendo a literatura um importante instrumento para uma formação crítica e sensível dos profissionais da área.
La larga duración de los caminos andinos y la dimensión local de la infraestructura en la creación de la región Piura, Perú
Authors: Marcone Flores Giancarlo , Gonzales Lombardi Andrea
Published: December 2024

La red de caminos prehispánicos utilizados por los incas se ha propuesto como el resultado de un proyecto político dirigido por ellos, aunque basado en experiencias anteriores. En esta narrativa, la red vial fue producto de la planificación estatal inca y tenía principalmente un fin administrativo. Esta interpretación es influyente y se usa para sostener la narrativa del Estado peruano moderno que aprende de las lecciones del pasado y es heredero del proyecto político inca. Sin embargo, varios autores argumentan que esta interpretación simplifica el complejo y gradual desarrollo de la red, que involucró a diversos actores más allá de las instituciones políticas centralizadas, reclamando la necesidad de identificar la agencia de las comunidades locales. En este contexto, la revaloración de los caminos prehispánicos puede generar dominación o ser un mecanismo de integración y reestructuración social que promueva las identidades locales. Este artículo utiliza los conceptos de ruta y trazo para analizar las redes viales en la región de Piura, proporcionando una perspectiva regional a largo plazo. Cuestiona las narrativas dominantes centradas en los incas, destacando la importancia local de los caminos y demostrando la continuidad de la infraestructura, arraigada en experiencias diarias que trascienden el control estatal.
Intelectuales indígenas, escritura de la historia y epistemes nativas
Authors: Fontenla Manuel
Published: December 2024

El artículo analiza algunas claves epistémicas en la manera en que los intelectuales indígenas diaguitas abordan la escritura de la historia. Estas escrituras, ponen en juego, por un lado, la identidad étnica propia del intelectual indígena y la pregunta por el sujeto y el lugar de enunciación desde el cual se construye su posicionamiento epistémico-político. Por otro lado, plantean un proyecto de crítica y descolonización de la historia, en la medida en que sus escritos proponen una confrontación directa y abierta con las versiones hegemónicas (coloniales) de la historia. Desde estas dos dimensiones, nos interesa reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de que estas escrituras configuran una episteme nativa para la reescritura y relectura de la historia indígena.
Influence of Varied Nutrient Management Strategies on Yield, Nutrient Absorption and Grain Protein Content in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Authors: Yadav Sharwan Lal , Debnath Sovan , Singh Yogeshwar , Singh Susheel Kumar , Devi Yumnam Bijilaxmi , Ghosh Avijit , Ram Asha , Kumar Sushil , Arunachalam A.
Published: December 2024

Background: Chickpea is an important global legume crop, known for high protein content and ability to fix atmospheric N. Achieving optimal chickpea yields in Bundelkhand region is often limited by various biotic and abiotic factors, including nutrient deficiencies in the soil. Thus, proper nutrient management, through inorganics and organics, is a prerequisite for obtaining better yields and quality produce in chickpea. Methods: A field experiment was conducted at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi during rabi season 2022-2023 on different nutrient managements in chickpea. The field experiment was done in a completely randomized block design with nine treatments replicated thrice viz, control (T1), 100% RDF (T2), 75% RDF (T3), 100% RDF + 5 t ha-1 FYM (T4), 75% RDF + 5 t ha-1 FYM (T5), 100% RDF + 5 t ha-1 vermicompost (T6), 75% RDF + 5 t ha-1 vermicompost (T7), 100% RDN through FYM (T8) and 100% RDN through vermicompost (T9). Result: Yield and total uptake of N, P and K were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher in T6 followed by T4, whereas total S uptake was highest in T4. Grain protein content and protein yield were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher in T4 followed by T6. It was concluded that combined application of inorganic and organic inputs can lead to dual benefits: increased crop yield and improved protein content in harvested chickpea grains.
Mpox Health Evidence Summary No 7
Authors: Mujuru Sithandiwe
Published: December 2024

Bi-weekly Mpox Health Evidence Summaries aim to signpost FCDO and others to the latest relevant evidence on Mpox.
Features of educational and enlightening online video content in Russia
Authors: Sterlikov D. A.
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION. The active development of the audiovisual sector of new media and its integration into the system of educational and enlightening practices makes the issue of specifying the key features of modern online educational and enlightening video content relevant. The purpose of the study is to attempt to give a systemic description of this type of content.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The object of the study is educational and enlightening video content presented in the Russian-language sector of the Internet. The chronological framework of the study is 2022–2023. The key research methods are comparative-typological, historical-functional, and textual.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Despite significant overlaps in the area of implemented functions, educational and enlightening content are not identical. The former is usually offered by educational organizations in a structured form with a clearly defined goal of forming specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. The latter is content aimed at satisfying the user’s interest or curiosity in a particular area, offering information of interest to the user for the purpose of self-development and not aimed at forming specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. These types of content have significant differences in such typological features as goal setting, audience focus, genre and thematic content.

CONCLUSION. The study revealed significant differences between educational and enlightening online video content, which generally consist of the fact that educational content largely copies educational genres and formats, and also gravitates toward classical video formats, while enlightening content is more focused on approaches developed in video blogging.