bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gen-Z’s engagement with micro-cores: Exploring aesthetics and identity in contemporary times
Authors: Doshi Siddhali , Sirohi Mehak , Rao Kimaya , Mishra Aashi
Published: September 2024

‘Aesthetics’ is the new ‘it’ word among Gen-Zs. They stand for stylized visual trends shared on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The suffix -core is frequently used on these social media platforms to describe the various aesthetics. These micro-cores have emerged as mediums of self-expression and catalysts for social change amongst Gen-Zs. This study aims to understand the concept of trending micro-cores and the impact they have on framing identities of today’s youth, who have grown up amid warnings of impending doom brought on by climate change, pandemic lockdowns and economic collapse. The study discusses four micro-cores – Barbiecore, Y2K, quiet luxury and e-girl/e-boy – to understand their meaning, origin and relevance in current cultural contexts. It follows a qualitative approach with an interpretivist paradigm to develop themes from literature by analysing website, blogs and social media content. The study then triangulates the data by surveying Gen-Z participants to understand their perspectives on the influences that urge people to adapt to these micro-cores.
The impact of social physique anxiety on clothing choices among female university students
Authors: Liao Yuan-Min , Huang Jiann-Wen
Published: September 2024

Media and societal values play a significant role in influencing social physique anxiety among female university students. This, in turn, affects the multifaceted roles that attire assumes, including concealing, enhancing and expressing. A recent study conducted in Taiwan examined 503 female college students, utilizing the Social Physique Anxiety Scale and Clothing Functions Scale. The research aimed to uncover how anxiety about body image influences the selection of clothing. Cluster analysis identified three distinct groups: those with a ‘Confident’, ‘Comfortable’ and ‘Anxious’ body image. Further analysis through ANOVA revealed variations in clothing preferences across these clusters. Regression analysis then delved into the impact of public, physical and competitive and non-public, evaluative and comfort on clothing choices within each group. The findings indicated that clothing preferences were strongly influenced by the level of anxiety. While individuality and fashion preferences remained stable, high anxiety levels led to more practical and concealing clothing choices. In contrast, lower anxiety levels were associated with more individualistic and fashionable selections. The study emphasized the significant roles of ‘PPC’ and ‘NPEC’ in shaping clothing functions within the identified clusters, highlighting the complex relationship between self-perception, attire and self-expression in the pursuit of confidence. Overall, the research emphasized the strong correlation between social physique anxiety and the decisions made in clothing selection.
Islamicate Textiles: Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual, Faegheh Shirazi (2023)
Authors: Stwodah Hawa
Published: September 2024

Review of: Islamicate Textiles: Fashion, Fabric, and Ritual, Faegheh Shirazi (2023)

London, New York and Dublin: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 197 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-35029-123-2, h/bk, $115.00
AS ATRIBUIÇÕES DOS MUNICÍPIOS BRASILEIROS PARA A PROTEÇÃO DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS NO CENÁRIO DE MUDANÇAS CLIMÁTICAS
Authors: Reato Talissa Truccolo , Becker Fritz Karen Beltrame , Bonesso de Araujo Luiz Ernani
Published: September 2024

Contextualização do tema: As consequências das mudanças climáticas fragilizam os direitos humanos, de modo que os municípios exercem um papel importante por serem o primeiro ponto de contato entre a população e o poder público.
Objetivo: Analisar os impactos das emergências climáticas e sua relação com os direitos humanos, sob o enfoque jurídico e econômico, com ênfase no interesse local municipal (levando em conta a ascensão da autonomia municipal no Brasil após a Constituição Federal de 1988).
Metodologia: A investigação se caracteriza por ser básica, bibliográfica, realizada pelo método hipotético-dedutivo. Ademais, esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa, transversal, descritiva e de caráter diagnóstico, realizada com a consulta de obras, legislação e periódicos.
Resultados: Assim, demonstra-se que há uma intenção normativa na função municipal no país diante das questões socioambientais, porém é preciso efetivar o planejamento urbano sustentável por meio de ações e políticas públicas capazes de garantir segurança e de antecipar ações para minimizar as consequências das mudanças climáticas.
Mulheres defiças: Histórias de enfrentamento ao capacitismo no Ensino Superior
Authors: Decome Poker Thalita Catarina
Published: September 2024

A presente resenha visa demonstrar os possíveis achadosda compreensão das representações no enfrentamentodo capacitismo no Ensino Superior por mulheres comdeficiência diante das novas políticas públicas de acesso àuniversidade. Assim como o livro, os achados demonstrama luta pela permanência de corpos tidos como abjetos ànorma no Ensino Superior como forma de enfrentamento aocapacitismo e outros marcadores sociais da diferença.
Percursos político-jurídicos da delação premiada
Authors: Bevilaqua Ciméa B.
Published: September 2024

Procedimentos de responsabilização criminal análogos ao modelo de plea bargaining (negociação da confissão) vigente nos Estados Unidos se alastraram vertiginosamente por todo o mundo a partir do final do século XX. Esse modelo também tem inspirado mudanças no processo penal brasileiro, entre elas a institucionalização de acordos de colaboração premiada, em 2013, por meio da Lei das Organizações Criminosas. Ao descrever como a chamada delação premiada veio a existir na legislação e em decisões do Supremo Tribunal Federal nos primeiros anos de sua vigência, este artigo propõe analisar as condições concretas em que o impulso expansionista de formas jurídicas tem se efetivado nas últimas décadas, em parte como expressão do entranhamento sistemático do colonialismo no direito internacional. Com esse propósito, busca explorar interconexões entre a trajetória da plea bargaining em seu universo de origem, as iniciativas que impulsionaram sua propagação e os percursos político-jurídicos que passou a trilhar no Brasil, gerando tensões constitucionais persistentes.
Resenha de Humanos e outros-que-humanos nas narrativas amazônicas: perspectivas literárias e antropológicas sobre saberes ecológicos, tradicionais, estéticos e crítico
Authors: Holz Leandra , Castro Breno Duarte
Published: September 2024

Resenha de Correia, Heloisa Helena Siqueira; Vander Velden, Felipe; Rocha, Hélio Rodrigues da (orgs). (2023). Humanos e outros-que-humanos nas narrativas amazônicas: perspectivas literárias e antropológicas sobre saberes ecológicos, tradicionais, estéticos e críticos. São Carlos: De Castro.
Pengaturan Hukum dan Tanggung Jawab Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) dalam Konteks Kecelakaan Pesawat Udara (Studi Kasus Jatuhnya SJ 182 di Perairan Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta Utara)
Authors: Sembiring Mikhail Alvindra , Njatrijani Rinitami , Zulfah Shofiy , Wibowo Benedictus Satryo , Lutfiyani Fildzah
Published: September 2024

Kecelakaan SJ 182 menjadi sorotan utama dalam penerbangan sipil Indonesia, mendorong perlunya kajian mendalam terkait peran Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) dalam investigasi kecelakaan pesawat. Analisis hukum pada regulasi penerbangan di Indonesia, termasuk Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 2009 tentang Penerbangan dan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 77 Tahun 2011 tentang Keselamatan Penerbangan Sipil, menjadi landasan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas peran KNKT. Penelitian ini juga membahas keterkaitan antara KNKT dengan otoritas penerbangan, maskapai, dan penyelenggara jasa penerbangan, serta dampaknya terhadap peningkatan keselamatan penerbangan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan perlunya peningkatan kerjasama antara KNKT, otoritas penerbangan, dan stakeholder terkait dalam proses investigasi. Pembaharuan regulasi yang lebih spesifik terkait tanggung jawab KNKT, termasuk rekomendasi dan tindak lanjut hasil investigasi, dianggap perlu untuk memastikan transparansi, akuntabilitas, dan efektivitas dalam menjaga keselamatan penerbangan. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi pemikiran terhadap pengembangan kerangka hukum yang mendukung fungsi KNKT dalam konteks investigasi kecelakaan pesawat udara.
Forensic Accounting: Exploration of Trends and Theme via Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Adnan Nur Syuhada , Halmi Syafiq Abdul Haris , Nasir Noor Emilina Mohd , Ahmad Suraya
Published: September 2024

In today’s technologically advanced era, the demand for forensic accounting has significantly increased, highlighting the growing severity of accounting fraud issues. Forensic accounting has emerged as a crucial field in the detection and prevention of financial fraud, tax evasion, and other financial crimes. This study aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse by uncovering publication trends, identifying prevalent keywords, shedding light on the geographical concentration, and suggesting the future direction of research on forensic accounting. The study is based on a bibliometric analysis of 297 articles from the Scopus database using the TITLE-ABS-KEY approach. Microsoft Excel is used in analysing the frequency of published materials using the corresponding tables and charts. In addition, the VOSviewer software is used to create bibliometric networks and Harzing’s Publish or Perish software is used to assess the citation metrics of the articles. The analysis shows that the number of publications on forensic accounting is increasing, especially between 2020 and 2024. The articles were cited 2914 times, which corresponds to an average of 9.81 citations per article. The results show that the top five common keywords discussed in this area are forensic accounting, fraud, auditing, accounting, and fraud detection, which can be grouped into 5 clusters. The United States, Jordan, Malaysia, Canada, India, and Indonesia are among the countries that contribute to publications in this area. This study offers some insights regarding the future development and advancement of forensic accounting studies in the academic literature of Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, as well as provides helpful information for academics and practitioners looking to analyse and delve deeper within this field of research.
A vision to the future: value-based laboratory medicine
Authors: Plebani Mario , Cadamuro Janne , Vermeersch Pieter , Jovičić Snežana , Ozben Tomris , Trenti Tommaso , McMillan Brian , Lowe Christopher R. , Lennerz Jochen , Macintyre Elizabeth , Gabelli Carlo , Sandberg Sverre , Padoan Andrea , Wiencek Joesph R. , Banfi Giuseppe , Lubin Ira M. , Orth Matthias , Carobene Anna , Zima Tomáš , Cobbaert Christa M. , van Schaik Ron H.N. , Lippi Giuseppe
Published: September 2024

The ultimate goal of value-based laboratory medicine is maximizing the effectiveness of laboratory tests in improving patient outcomes, optimizing resources and minimizing unnecessary costs. This approach abandons the oversimplified notion of test volume and cost, in favor of emphasizing the clinical utility and quality of diagnostic tests in the clinical decision-making. Several key elements characterize value-based laboratory medicine, which can be summarized in some basic concepts, such as organization of in vitro diagnostics (including appropriateness, integrated diagnostics, networking, remote patient monitoring, disruptive innovations), translation of laboratory data into clinical information and measurable outcomes, sustainability, reimbursement, ethics (e.g., patient empowerment and safety, data protection, analysis of big data, scientific publishing). Education and training are also crucial, along with considerations for the future of the profession, which will be largely influenced by advances in automation, information technology, artificial intelligence, and regulations concerning in vitro diagnostics. This collective opinion paper, composed of summaries from presentations given at the two-day European Federation of Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Strategic Conference “A vision to the future: value-based laboratory medicine” (Padova, Italy; September 23–24, 2024), aims to provide a comprehensive overview of value-based laboratory medicine, projecting the profession into a more clinically effective and sustainable future.
Model construction of corrosion resistance of alloying elements for low alloy steel in marine atmospheric corrosive environment based on machine learning
Authors: Wang Fulong , Liu Wei , Sun Yipu , Zhang Bo , Li Hai , Chen Longjun , Hou Bowen , Zhang Haoyu
Published: September 2024

The study focused on constructing a machine learning model, considering the interaction of alloying elements on corrosion resistance of low alloy steels in the marine atmospheric environment. Spearman’s analysis was applied, and the relationship between alloying element and corrosion rate was evaluated based on random forest (RF) importance and Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) analysis. The prediction performance of the six models (RF, multilayer perceptron (MLP), ridge regression (RR), K-nearest neighbor regression (KNN), logistic regression (LR), and support vector machine (SVM) was compared by using the preferred dominant elements as input variables. Afterwards, a high-precision corrosion rate prediction model based on RF was constructed. Finally, the generalizability of the model was demonstrated using 10 lines of steel corrosion data from several new marine atmospheric environments.
Die Letzte Generation im Museum
Authors: Schankweiler Kerstin
Published: September 2024

In einer neuen Form des zivilen Ungehorsams haben Klimaaktivist*innen seit 2022 aufsehenerregende Protestaktionen an berühmten Kunstwerken durchgeführt. Dieser Aufsatz diskutiert die Serie von Aktionen, angefangen mit dem Tortenwurf auf Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa im Pariser Louvre, und setzt sie in Bezug zu historischen Beispielen und Kunstpraktiken. Im Fokus stehen die Bilder, die bei den Aktionen entstanden, sowie deren Verbreitung. Die Aneignung von Ikonen der Kunstgeschichte lässt sich nicht nur als Disruption des bürgerlichen Eskapismus deuten, sie kompensiert auch den Verlust ikonischer Protestbilder in der digitalen Bildkultur. Das Inszenieren der Gemälde für die Zwecke der Klimabewegung ist der Versuch, die Singularität des Kunstwerkes noch einmal einzubinden und in den Bildprotesten dieser Tage wirksam werden zu lassen. Gleichzeitig schreiben sich die Proteste in die Kunstwerke ein und reichern diese an.
Protest, Kunst, Imagination. Zur Dialektik von Autonomie und Heteronomie im künstlerischen Aktivismus
Authors: Marchart Oliver
Published: September 2024

Der Beitrag untersucht das Verhältnis aktivistischer Kunst zu den Eigenlogiken des Kunstfelds einerseits und der Politik andererseits. Es wird postuliert, dass aktivistische Kunstpraktiken, sofern sie zwar in die Politik wechseln, aber teils doch Kunst bleiben, ein „dialektisches“ Verhältnis zu künstlerischem Autonomieanspruch einerseits und politischer Heteronomiezumutung andererseits entwickeln. Die Integration von Inseln der Autonomie in das Reich politischer Heteronomie kann demokratiepolitisch von Wert sein, sofern sie sozialen Bewegungen einen Ankerpunkt liefert, von dem aus sie ihre eigenen Gewissheiten hinterfragen können, was zugleich den politischen Vorstellungshorizont zu erweitern hilft.
Konkurrierende Kunstbegriffe. Zur Ordnung der Beziehung von Kunst und sozialen Bewegungen
Authors: Drüeke Ricarda , Teune Simon
Published: September 2024

Der Beitrag stellt zwei Perspektiven auf Kunst und soziale Bewegungen nebeneinander, die auf einen engen und einen weiten Kunstbegriff zurückgehen. Die Kunstbegriffe werden als Heuristiken verstanden, die jeweils unterschiedliche Aspekte in der komplexen Beziehung beider Felder herausstellen. Während ein enger Kunstbegriff mit der Vorstellung eines autonomen gesellschaftlichen Subsystems Kunstinstitutionen, die Figur der Künstler*in und das Werk in den Mittelpunkt stellt, eröffnet ein weiter Kunstbegriff, der von der Durchdringung von Kunst und Alltag ausgeht, die Schärfung des Blicks für Räume und Öffentlichkeiten, für kollektive Prozesse und für künstlerische Praktiken.
Musik und Protest. Befreiungslieder als Ressource und kulturelle Form im heutigen Südafrika
Authors: Brand-Marais Rebekah , May Lukhanyo , Schwenck Anna
Published: September 2024

Wie und warum kann das Singen von Befreiungsliedern politisch wirken? Wir zeigen, dass Befreiungslieder eine symbolisch relevante Zäsur, die die Bedeutung einer Situation verändert, herbeiführen, (disruption) oder auch nur einen fortdauernden Prozess unterbrechen können (interruption). Während erstere Wirkung auf die symbolische Macht von Liedern und ihrer Performance verweist und nur durch eine eingehende Beschäftigung mit ihren Bedeutungsebenen erfasst werden kann, verweist zweitere auf ihre strukturelle Macht als Klang oder Sound der auf eine Situation auditiv einwirkt. Wir argumentieren dementsprechend, dass ein interpretativer Ansatz, der die Affordanzen oder Bedeutungsebenen konkreter Performances erfasst, zentral ist, um die Wirkmächtigkeit von Musik als Ressource sozialer Bewegungen zu erklären. Zudem entkräftet unsere These, dass die politische Macht von Befreiungsliedern in ihrer performativen Wiederholung begründet liegt, essenzialisierende Herangehensweisen, die (implizit) annehmen, dass sich afrikanische Musikalität oder Musikalität in Afrika genuin von Musikalität andernorts unterscheide.
‚Gepökelte‘ Arbeiterbewegung. Zum Verhältnis von Kunst und sozialer Bewegung am Beispiel der Arbeiterliteratur der Weimarer Republik
Authors: Schütte Andrea
Published: September 2024

Die Arbeiterliteratur der Weimarer Republik kann als paradigmatisch für die Kopplung von Kunst und sozialer Bewegung bzw. von Ästhetik und Protest gelten. Literatur wird von den proletarisch-revolutionären Akteur*innen als Teilgebiet des revolutionären Kampfes verstanden. Daraus resultiert eine Umgestaltung und Ausweitung des literarischen Feldes im Hinblick auf die Schriftsteller*innen und auf literarische Formen. Die politische Mission der Arbeiterdichtung führt die Literatur allerdings im Hinblick auf deren mögliche Sinnangebote wieder eng, wie sich am Beispiel der Arbeitersprechchöre zeigt. Kunst und Protest treten in ein Verhältnis der wechselseitigen Öffnung und Schließung von Sinnangeboten. Am Beispiel einer literarischen Reportage von Egon Erwin Kisch wird dieses intrikate Verhältnis aufgezeigt.
„Frau Leben Freiheit“. Die revolutionäre Bewegung in Iran in den sozialen Netzwerken
Authors: Safaian Dorna
Published: September 2024

Soziale Netzwerke dienen der iranischen Bewegung „Frau Leben Freiheit“ als Orte der Politisierung, der Mobilisierung von Anhängerschaft, des Appells an die Öffentlichkeit und der Entwicklung eigener Symboliken. Ausgehend von einem Verständnis von Revolution als Medienereignis und politischem Handeln zeigt der Beitrag, wie die Bewegung in den Anfangsmonaten zwischen September und Dezember 2022 in ihrer Bildsprache als „revolutionär“ sichtbar wurde. Neben diesen traditionellen Bildtopoi, die mitunter auf künstlerische Traditionen verweisen, analysiert der Beitrag den Symbolgehalt dominanter Bildmotive der Bewegung, in denen sie ihre Werte versinnbildlicht: Relationalität, soziale Zuwendung und die individuelle Lebenswelt sind soziale Werte, die in Bildern des Tanzens, Küssens und der Trauer, symbolisiert durch das Abschneiden der Haare, zum Ausdruck kommen.
Artivismus als kreativer Widerstand der „Stadt von unten“. Karnevaleske Performances in Genua
Authors: Salzbrunn Monika
Published: September 2024

Inspiriert von Kommunikationsguerilla-Bewegungen der 1960er und 1970er Jahre entwickeln sich in den letzten 20 Jahren vielerorts kreative performative Formen des Widerstandes. Mittels Masken, spontanen Umzügen, disruptiven (ver)störenden Ereignissen und Stilmitteln wie Parodie, Ironie oder Spott werden sozio-ökonomische Ungleichheiten denunziert und politische Forderungen artikuliert. Der vorliegende Beitrag fußt auf einer immersiven Feldforschung im Mittelmeerraum, insbesondere in Genua, die die Autorin im Rahmen ihres vom Europäischen Forschungsrat geförderten Projektes ERC ARTIVISM durchgeführt hat. Sie hat die Konzeption und Planung des „Carnevale della città di sotto“ (Karneval der Stadt von unten) sowie die Neuerfindung der „Parata di San Giovanni“ (Parade zum Fest des Heiligen Johannes) über sechs Jahre mit audio-visuellen und multi-sensorischen Methoden, ausgehend vom Ereignis-Ansatz, erforscht.

Ausgehend von epistemologischen Überlegungen zum Konzept des Artivismus wird in diesem Beitrag empiriegeleitet herausgearbeitet, wie multiple Zugehörigkeits- und Abgrenzungsprozesse performativ hergestellt werden.
Group Identity, Self-Concept, and Gender Bias: A Regression Analysis of Female Student Experiences Within Emergency Management-Related Higher Education Programs
Authors: Wier Lisa , King Lewis Amy , McAleavy Tony , Li Xiangyu (Dale)
Published: September 2024

Disasters and catastrophes are increasing in frequency and devastation meaning that emergency management in the United States will remain a vital, though currently male-dominated, career-field. This underrepresentation has a significant and detrimental impact on the efficacy and development of theory, policy, and practice as the related body of knowledge does not adequately reflect the diversity of the communities that practitioner’s serve. This study, therefore, critically evaluates the impact of group identity and self-concept on female student experiences of gender bias within emergency management-related higher education programs which act as gateways to the career field. The findings indicate that gender bias within these programs primarily occurs from male peers with female students feeling pressured to work harder than male students to succeed. Occurrences were, however, less frequent than in other male-dominated fields such as construction, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Barriers remain so efforts to promote educational inclusivity and career field representation are necessary to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Five which seeks to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.
Online media communication research in Vietnam 2003–2023: a review
Authors: Triệu Lê Thanh , Do Phuong Thi Ha , Nguyen Nguyet Thi Minh
Published: September 2024

This review essay provides a systematic overview of online media communication research conducted in Vietnam over recent decades. The authors employed comprehensive review methods to analyze published research papers, dissertations, and references within Vietnam, all of which discuss online media and communication studies and their influence on various aspects of the country’s development. The review highlights that Vietnam’s determination in pursuing a digital transformation strategy has significantly altered the landscape of media and communication within the country. As a result, research on online media and communication has grown in both quantity and diversity. Key topics of investigation include technological development, the roles of online media, journalistic ethics, audience behavior, social and business impacts, legal aspects, and digital security. Despite exploring various dimensions of media and communication digitalization, these studies share common characteristics. Notably, they focus heavily on the practical side of digitalization, aiming more at proposing solutions rather than contributing to the theoretical development of media and communication.
The Riddles in Martius Valerius
Authors: Nauta Ruurd
Published: September 2024

The bucolic poet Martius Valerius used to be dated to the twelfth century, but has now been securely assigned to the sixth; articles on his work should therefore be published in journals not of medieval, but of classical philology. The present brief contribution proposes a new solution to the two riddles that Martius, following the example of Virgil, included at the end of his third eclogue. These solutions are then put into the context of the commentary tradition on Virgil’s Bucolics.
Study on rheology of novel UV/visible light sensitive trimeric cationic surfactant/trans-4-phenylazo benzoic acid micelle system
Authors: Han Xiaoyang , Li Yudie , Fang Bo , Xu Wenting
Published: September 2024

The trimeric cetyl cationic surfactant (TGC) forms reversible photosensitive micelle systems with the photosensitive counterions trans-4-phenylazo benzoic acid (trans-ACA). The Carreau-Yasuda model was used for the flow curves before and after UV irradiation. The effects of trans-ACA concentration, TGC concentration, and different durations of UV (365 nm) and visible light (465 nm) irradiation on the rheological properties of TGC/trans-ACA were investigated. Prior to UV irradiation, the TGC/trans-ACA system was composed of wormlike micelles, which showed pronounced shear thinning behavior, good thixotropy and viscoelasticity. Macroscopically, it appears as a difficult to flow solution. After UV irradiation, trans-ACA is isomerized to cis-ACA, and the worm-like micelles are transformed to spherical or short rod-like micelles, resulting in a significant decrease in thixotropy and viscoelasticity, and thus a decrease in viscosity and an increase in fluidity. At lower TGC concentrations, UV irradiation can induce a reversal of the rheological properties of the TGC/trans-ACA system, which exhibits a complete solution state. Exposure to visible light restores the rheology of the system to that prior to UV irradiation. Under UV and visible light irradiation at different times, the system obeys to the rheo-kinetic equation. The UV–vis spectrum confirms that the changes in the rheological properties of the TGC/trans-ACA system are due to the reversible photoisomerization of trans-ACA.
Evaluación de residuos agrícolas como sustratos en la emergencia y desarrollo de plántulas de Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Authors: Alvarado Cepeda Yessica Abigail , Vega Chávez Jorge Luis , Felipe Victoriano Moisés , Reyes Arreozola María Isabel
Published: September 2024

El género Agave es de los más representativos de México; sin embargo, la reproducción de maguey pulquero (Agave salmiana Otto Ex Salm-Dyck) ha disminuido considerablemente. Para propiciar su reproducción sexual, el objetivo fue evaluar la emergencia y el desarrollo de A. salmiana utilizando siete sustratos. Se cuantificaron días a emergencia (DAE), porcentaje de emergencia (PE), índice de velocidad de emergencia (IVE) y altura de hoja cotiledonar (AC) 21 días después de la siembra. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre olote y bagazo de maguey para DAE e IVE. Se encontró que turba y bagazo de maguey desarrollaron la misma AC. Los valores más bajos para DAE, IVE y AC se encontraron en suelo y mezcla de suelo con olote. Perlita, turba, olote y bagazo de maguey presentaron emergencia entre 5.7 d y 6.5 d. El bagazo de maguey se considera una alternativa al uso de sustratos comerciales para la germinación y desarrollo en etapas iniciales de A. salmiana.
Condición ecológica de las riberas en el río Huixtla, Chiapas, México
Authors: Escalona-Domenech Raisa Yarina , Villarreal-Fuentes Juan Manuel , Barrios-Calderón Romeo de Jesús , García-Alfaro José Rubén
Published: September 2024

Conocer el estado ecológico de las riberas es un elemento esencial en la gestión de una cuenca hidrográfica, dado que refleja la calidad del agua y del hábitat acuático. En este estudio se evaluó la condición ecológica de las riberas en ocho sitios de muestreo del río Huixtla a través del Índice de Calidad Ecológica de las Riberas (RQI, por sus siglas en inglés) y se determinaron parámetros físico-químicos del agua (temperatura, conductividad, pH y sólidos totales disueltos). Las condiciones variaron de muy buenas hasta malas. El sitio S1 fue el de mejor calidad, observándose una franja de vegetación ribereña continua de amplitud y longitud considerable. Los sitios con pobre y mala condición presentaron vegetación ribereña en parches, muros de contención y cauce rectificado, suelo compactado y extracción de arena del río. Se concluye que las riberas necesitan medidas de restauración para la recuperación de sus condiciones hidrogeomorfológicas.
 
Palabras clave: calidad del agua, cuencas hidrográficas, ecosistema fluvial, uso del suelo, vegetación ribereña
Atp13a5
Marker Reveals Pericyte Specification in the Mouse Central Nervous System
Authors: Guo Xinying , Xia Shangzhou , Ge Tenghuan , Lin Yangtao , Hu Shirley , Wu Haijian , Xie Xiaochun , Zhang Bangyan , Zhang Sonia , Zeng Jianxiong , Chen Jian-Fu , Montagne Axel , Gao Fan , Ma Qingyi , Zhao Zhen
Published: September 2024

Perivascular mural cells including vascular smooth cells (VSMCs) and pericytes are integral components of the vascular system. In the central nervous system (CNS), pericytes are also indispensable for the blood–brain barrier (BBB), blood–spinal cord barrier, and blood–retinal barrier and play key roles in maintaining cerebrovascular and neuronal functions. However, the functional specifications of pericytes between CNS and peripheral organs have not been resolved at the genetic and molecular levels. Hence, the generation of reliable CNS pericyte-specific models and genetic tools remains very challenging. Here, we report a new CNS pericyte marker in mice. This putative cation-transporting ATPase 13A5 (
Atp13a5
) marker was identified through single-cell transcriptomics, based on its specificity to brain pericytes. We further generated a knock-in model with both tdTomato reporter and Cre recombinase. Using this model to trace the distribution of
Atp13a5-
positive pericytes in mice, we found that the tdTomato reporter reliably labels the CNS pericytes, including the ones in spinal cord and retina but not peripheral organs. Interestingly, brain pericytes are likely shaped by the developing neural environment, as
Atp13a5-
positive pericytes start to appear around murine embryonic day 15 (E15) and expand along the cerebrovasculature. Thus,
Atp13a5
is a specific marker of CNS pericyte lineage, and this
Atp13a5-
based model is a reliable tool to explore the heterogeneity of pericytes and BBB functions in health and diseases.
Is China Selling Its Democracy Overseas, and Are Europeans Buying?
Authors: Li Rongxin , Chen Canpu , Yao Guangyuan
Published: September 2024

Since 1978, China has consistently taken a pragmatic approach in its overseas propaganda to avoid ideological confrontation with the West. However, as China’s influence grows, this tradition has shifted. The West now criticizes China’s global promotion of its own “democracy”—often depicted in the West as authoritarianism—as an attempt to undermine Western liberal democracy. This raises a question: Is China exporting democracy through its overseas propaganda? We conduct a discourse analysis of China’s democratic propaganda in France during the Xi Jinping era. Employing quantitative analysis, we challenge the prevailing argument that geopolitical safety is the primary driver of China’s overseas propaganda. Instead, we find that the primary goal is to address the growing demand for democracy among the Chinese. In a framework of descriptive, defensive, and aggressive dimensions, we show that the underlying motivations behind China’s overseas democratic propaganda sit within the first two dimensions.
Vegetation predicts soil shear strength in Arctic Soils: Ground-based and remote sensing techniques
Authors: Wall Wade , Busby Ryan , Bosche Lauren
Published: September 2024

Soil shear strength (SSS) is an important soil attribute that is influenced by vegetation. If aboveground biomass estimates can be used to predict soil shear strength, it would greatly enhance our ability to estimate SSS across large areas. Using data collected from 24 plots in Alaska, we analyzed the relationship between soil shear strength and ground-collected vegetation attributes and remotely sensed (RS) variables. We constructed both univariate and multivariate models to assess the predictive capabilities of the vegetation and RS variables. Total trees and total conifers were significant predictors of SSS, with a negative relationship existing between total trees/total conifers and SSS. Graminoid cover (%) was positively correlated with soil shear strength and was also a significant predictor of SSS. Of the RS variables, the bands B1 (0.443 μm), B2 (0.490 μm), and B3 (0.560 μm) from the Sentinel 2 satellite system were all significant predictors of SSS. A multivariate model improved model fit over the simple univariate models, with an R2 = 0.46. We have both demonstrated a connection between SSS and aboveground vegetation attributes for areas within interior Alaska and that it is possible to link SSS to RS variables using a multivariate model.
Integration of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and field measurements data for tree stem volume estimation: Exploring parametric and non-parametric modeling approaches
Authors: Capalb Florin , Apostol Bogdan , Lorent Adrian , Petrila Marius , Marcu Cristiana , Badea Nicolae Ovidiu
Published: September 2024

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) has emerged as a powerful tool for acquiring detailed three-dimensional information about tree species. This study focuses on the development of models for tree volume estimation using TLS data for even aged Fagus sylvatica L. stands located in the western part of the Southern Carpathians, Romania. Both parametric and non-parametric modeling approaches were explored, leveraging variables extracted from TLS point clouds such as diameter at breast height (DBH), height, crown radius, and other relevant crown and height parameters. Reference data were collected through high-precision field measurements across 76 circular Permanent Sample Areas (PSA) spanning 500 m2 each. A multi-scan approach was implemented for TLS data collection, involving four scanning stations within each PSA. Concurrently, parametric (regression equations) and non-parametric (Random Forest - RF) models were applied, leveraging all TLS-derived variables to explore potential enhancements in volume estimation accuracy. Among the parametric models, the most effective performer was the one featuring solely DBH as an input variable. The RF non-parametric model yielded more accurate stem volume estimates (RMSE = 1.52 m3*0.1ha-1; RRMSE = 3.62%; MAE = 1.22m3*0.1ha-1) compared to the best-performing regression model (RMSE = 5.24 m3*0.1ha-1; RRMSE = 12.48%; MAE = 4.28 m3*0.1ha-1). Both types of models identified DBH as the most important predictive variable, while the RF model also included height and crown related parameters among the variables of importance. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of the non-parametric RF model in providing accurate and robust estimates of tree stem volume within even aged European beech stands. This highlights the significance of TLS data, increasingly employed in diverse forest inventory and management applications. Nevertheless, additional research and refinement of the proposed models are needed. This includes thorough validation across various forest ecosystems and continued efforts to enhance the accuracy of tree height determination from point cloud data.
Fungal diversity in chestnut galls induced by Dryocosmus kuriphilus from Basilicata Region (Southern Italy)
Authors: Mang Stefania Mirela , Marcone Carmine , Camele Ippolito
Published: September 2024

In recent years, the Asian chestnut gall wasp (ACGW) Dryocosmus kuriphilus has been reported to have a high incidence in Italy and other Mediterranean basin countries. In 2021-2022, a study was undertaken in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy) to investigate the relationship between the galls produced by ACGW on sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and fungal pathogens. In particular, the fungal diversity from green and necrotic galls collected from two important sweet chestnut sites (Melfi and Rionero in Vulture) was investigated. Nineteen fungal taxa were identified based on their morphological and molecular traits. In both localities, the most frequent species isolated from green and necrotic galls were Gnomoniopsis castaneae, Colletotrichum acutatum, and Pestalotiopsis sp. It is essential to understand the role played by the galls as an inoculum source for sweet chestnut fungal pathogens, particularly for G. castaneae, an emerging pathogen of which biology is still poorly understood. Findings from the present study stressed that the complex relationship between host-insect-microbial community needs to be elucidated to be able to control the pathogenic fungi and consequently maintain sweet chestnut trees' health as they play a key role in the local agriculture (horticulture, forestry) and subsidiary economy
Problem praw kobiet w międzywojennej prasie dla Polek
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Maj Ewa
Published: September 2024

The article contains topics that were of historical interest but are still relevant today. The issue of women’s rights was part of the reflection on the existence of normative laws regulating the rights of women citizens, but it also fell within the sphere of social exclusion, which reflected the mentality of society. In the interwar period, Polish women gained full rights, including educational, economic, and social ones. These were largely subject to „maternal determinism”, that is, they resulted from the social role of the mother. Moreover, they could enjoy political rights. They had the right to vote and stand for election, to hold public office, to information, freedom of association, and freedom of expression. In the press journalism addressed to female readers, attention was drawn to the discrepancy between the normative rights of Polish women and the actual implementation of the principle of legal egalitarianism. On its basis, an image of the dysfunction of the system of women’s rights, areas of abuse, and sometimes crimes against female citizens of the Republic of Poland was created
Archiwum osobiste Krzysztofa Teodora Toeplitza jako źródło do badań historii kobiet. Przypadek korespondencji z Agnieszką Osiecką – rozważania wstępne
Authors:   Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Jędrzejski Łukasz
Published: September 2024

The aim of this article is to present an excerpt from the personal archive of Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz using the example of letter correspondence with Agnieszka Osiecka. The personal archive of Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz is a unique collection of private correspondence kept by the publicist during the period of the Polish People’s Republic until his death. It is a reflection of the private relations between representatives of Poland’s intellectual elite of that time. The correspondence contains references to the private life of the recipient of the letters.
Moda dla kobiet na łamach „Zwierciadła” w okresie Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
Authors:   Instytut Studiów Kobiecych, Bauchrowicz-Tocka Maria
Published: September 2024

The article was based on the analysis of texts devoted to fashion, published in the weekly “Zwierciadło” in the years 1957–1989. It shows the relationships and dependencies between fashion and the social and economic conditions of the country. It also presents Polish fashion against the background of the fashion of Western designers of the analyzed period.
THE SUSHEN IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE IRON AGE OF EASTERN MANCHURIA AND PRIMORSKY REGION
Authors: ШАВКУНОВ В.Э.
Published: September 2024

Сушэни - загадочный народ Дальнего Востока, первые сведения о котором восходят еще к легендарным временам. В начале нашей эры они проживали к северу от Корейского полуострова и были активны на политической арене того времени. В научной литературе можно встретить разные мнения о занимаемой ими территории, иногда очень большой, вплоть до Амура. Неточные представления об ареале их проживания не позволяют достоверно определить процессы, происходившие на Дальнем Востоке в первой половине I тыс. н.э. В статье на основании сравнения данных нарративных источников и археологии определяется идентичность сушэней и носителей кроуновской археологической культуры. Исходя из этого указывается, что территория проживания сушэней охватывала южную часть Приморья и сопредельные районы КНР.

Aсcording to ancient Chinese chronicles, in early AD, the Sushen tribes lived in the Far East. There is only a vague description of their place of residence in various sources. In “Sanguo Zhi” and “Houhan Shu”, it is noted that their territory of residence was located to the north of the Wozui tribes. “Jin shu” says that they were 60 days east of Fuyui and reached the shores of the Sea of Japan. As it is noted in the official chronicle of Tan dynasty, their capital was a very large city and was situated on the left bank of the Mudanjiang River in its middle flow. The capital of Fuyui, which is considered the starting point of distance to the Sushen tribes, was located on Sungari River. If you walk from it, then in 60 days you can go deeply into the territory of the Primorsky region - much further than the place noted as the capital of the Sushen tribes. The Wozui tribes lived on the shores of the Sea of Japan, in the northeast of the Korean Peninsula and left behind the archeological culture of Chundo. North of the Wozui and far east of Fuyui there is the Primorsky region of Russia. At that time, in its territory there existed Krounovskaya archeological culture, which dates back to the 9th century BC - 4th century AD. The time of its appearance fully corresponds to the time of the Sushen tribes resettlement to the Far East. The settlements of this culture are known in central and southern Primorye, as well as in the territory of People’s Republic of China from the western areas of Lake Khanka south to the Tumangan River. This corresponds to the Chinese chronicles records, according to which the Sushen tribes were located north of the Wozui tribes and far east of Fuyui. The territory of distribution of Krounovskaya culture to the eastern regions of Girin province also confirms the data from “Samkuk saga”, according to which the Sushen tribes were neighbours of Koguryo. Since not a single fortified city is known in Krounovskaya culture, and the settlements are small, a large city on the Mudanjiang River could not be their capital. It may have been the capital of Eastern Fuyui.
Optimización de los costos de los proyectos de telecomunicaciones aplicando un modelo de gestión del PMI
Authors: Córdova Berrocal Walter
Published: September 2024

In the telecommunications sector, many medium-sized companies face challenges due to the lack of a strategic framework for project management. The absence of project management methodologies impacts the definition of scope, documentation, resources, planning, and profitability of each project. The study focuses on determining whether there is a relationship between a management model under PMI methodology and the cost optimization of telecommunications projects in small and medium-sized enterprises in Lima. A quantitative, descriptive, and non-experimental longitudinal approach is employed. Given the constant deployment of telecommunications networks, adopting resource optimization strategies becomes crucial to enhance the cost/benefit ratio in this sector. The main conclusion of the study is that there is a moderate correlation (0.673) between the implementation of a project management methodology under PMI guidelines and the optimization of costs in telecommunications projects in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Lima sector.
The returning dead: unconventional inhumations in Medieval Lithuania
Authors: Vėlius Gintautas
Published: September 2024

The paper analyses unconventional burials in Christian Lithuania in the 14th-17th centuries. The burials contain either headless or limbless bodies buried with face downwards or on their side; such inhumations are not to be attributed as occasional or entirely exceptive ones. These burials in substance do reflect the continuity of some certain pagan burial rituals and traditions.
The great number of so-called unconventional inhumations in medieval Lithuania depict the permanent co-existence of both pagan post-existential concepts and rituals and the new Christian ones; such manner of beliefs is significant for a religiously syncretic society.
Burial in unconventional position has been understood as an alleviation for the dead spirit on its way to the other world. Such rituals are also to be related with necrophobic beliefs as a way of avoiding the return of ineligible dead.
The decollated individuals are to be related not with conventional burial traditions, but with desecrative exhumation, caused by the fear of the returning dead. According to Lithuanian folklore, such were untimely passed-away or greatly sinful persons. In Christian societies such posthumous decollations correlated with fight against vampires or with persons which caused pestilences.
As the main reason of unquiet spirits, herewith of burials on the face or on a side of the body, should be determined an amiss, unexpected death. The great number of weapons in prone male burials presuppose attributing the latter as the graves of warriors fallen in battle.
Unconventional burial traditions gradually vanished due to entrenchment of Christian concept of post-existence as well as due to burials in churchyards and sanctified cemeteries.
Civil servants' activity regulation in Lithuania 1918-1940
Authors: Palidauskaitė Jolanta , Petrokaitė Milda
Published: September 2024

The focus of the article is the legal regulation of civil servants' activity in Lithuania during the period 1918-1940. In the introduction, authors emphasize that this topic received more attention from lawyers. The review of Constitutional statements (1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1928, 1938) in regards to civil servants, other laws, and legislation is presented. A short description of the historical situation when the new independent Lithuanian Republic had to create new state institutions, including civil service, based on the model of western democracies and overcome difficulties of Russian empire legacy helps understanding the peculiarities of the situation. For some time, the new Lithuanian and old Russian legislation regulating the activity of civil servants coexisted, and a special State Council had to decide which to take precedence.
Civil service in Interwar Lithuanian Republic was built on the broad notion. Not only people with administering functions (real bureaucrats) but teachers, opera's singers, drivers, and others were considered as civil servants. Each of them had their place in the hierarchy. Legislation enacted during that period allows concluding that building civil service was not among the State's priorities. Different laws and rules regulated the activity of civil servants, describing their duties, salaries, social guarantees, and rights. Some aspects of their activity, such as enrolment, admission, career possibilities, and question of responsibility, were skipped in legislation. Despite some shortcomings of legal regulation, the status of civil servant in Lithuanian society was rather highly valued. In addition to salary, they had some social benefits for their families, and later were able to study in special courses. The relationship between qualification and salary was confirmed.
The Constitution confirmed in 1938 mentioned that various aspects of civil servants' activity are regulated by Civil Service law. The draft of this law, together with some other legislation (how to prevent illegal enrichment of civil servants), was discussed, but drastic events of 1940 pulled back the realization of these ideas. Not only practitioners but scholars and lawyers participated in public discussions from 1935-1939, trying to find out how to make the work of bureaucrats more efficient, how to better control and organize their work, prevent the creation of new institutions and offices, etc. Public discussion and ideas of scholars were rather modern, progressive, and reminded ideas of famous authorities of management.
The authors conclude the article raising the hypothetical question of what would happen if Lithuania adopted a new Civil Service Act as in Belgium and would not be occupied in 1940.