bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New target-HMGCR inhibitors for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis: A drug Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Zhou Jie , Xu Yixin , Wang Haitao , Liu Zhilin
Published: July 2024

Background

No intervention definitively extends transplant-free survival in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), may enhance PSC prognosis, but their efficacy is debated.

Methods

We analyzed HMGCR single-nucleotide polymorphisms from published genome-wide association studies using Mendelian randomization to assess the causal relationship between HMGCR and PSC risk. Effects of HMGCR were compared with proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, common lipid-lowering drugs, using coronary heart disease risk as a positive control. The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was the primary analysis, complemented by the weighted median method. Heterogeneity analysis, examination of horizontal pleiotropy, and leave-one-out sensitivity analysis were conducted for result robustness.

Results

Genetically predicted HMGCR exhibited a pronounced detrimental effect on PSC in both the IVW method (odds ratio [OR] [95%] = 2.43 [1.23–4.78], P = 0.010) and the weighted median method (OR [95%] = 2.36 [1.02–5.45], P = 0.044). However, PCSK9 did not reach statistical significance. Moreover, all analyses passed through heterogeneity analysis, horizontal pleiotropy analysis, and leave-one-out sensitivity analysis.

Conclusion

This study has confirmed a causal relationship between HMGCR and PSC risk, suggesting statins targeting HMGCR could enhance PSC patient outcomes.
A review of the application of exercise intervention on improving cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms and clinical studies
Authors: Wang Man , Hua Yan , Bai Yulong
Published: July 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, leading to sustained cognitive decline. An increasing number of studies suggest that exercise is an effective strategy to promote the improvement of cognition in AD. Mechanisms of the benefits of exercise intervention on cognitive function may include modulation of vascular factors by affecting cardiovascular risk factors, regulating cardiorespiratory health, and enhancing cerebral blood flow. Exercise also promotes neurogenesis by stimulating neurotrophic factors, affecting neuroplasticity in the brain. Additionally, regular exercise improves the neuropathological characteristics of AD by improving mitochondrial function, and the brain redox status. More and more attention has been paid to the effect of Aβ and tau pathology as well as sleep disorders on cognitive function in persons diagnosed with AD. Besides, there are various forms of exercise intervention in cognitive improvement in patients with AD, including aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and multi-component exercise. Consequently, the purpose of this review is to summarize the findings of the mechanisms of exercise intervention on cognitive function in patients with AD, and also discuss the application of different exercise interventions in cognitive impairment in AD to provide a theoretical basis and reference for the selection of exercise intervention in cognitive rehabilitation in AD.
SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS
Authors: Kreivinienė Brigita , Bondareva Marina
Published: July 2024

The scientific article analyses the subjectively perceived quality of life of adult patients with mental and behavioural disorders, and its relationship to the certification of day care institutions according to the EQUASS quality implementation system and the links with health services provided to adults with disabilities. The aim of the research is to investigate the correlations between the subjectively perceived quality of life of patients with mental and behavioural disorders and the health services provided. The article presents a research study involving 13 respondents (seven men and six women) with mental and behavioural disorders. Qualitative research with the in-depth interview method was applied. The respondents ranged in age from 20 to 48 years (the mean age was 32), all of them had attended the day care centre for from one to 20 years (the average attendance was 7.5 years). The research data were processed using narrative analysis. The research results revealed that adults with mental and behavioural disorders perceive the health system integratively. The essential triangulation that influences the assessment of their subjectively good quality of life was identified: the characteristics of the person himself/herself, the efficiency of services provided, and the professionalism of the employee. It was also found that for respondents receiving inpatient services for ten years or more, the subjectively perceived quality of life is related to social participation in the community. It was also identified that adults with mental disabilities still face stigmatisation; therefore, it is necessary to legally ensure the context of their social participation and valorisation. The research revealed that medical and social services for patients with mental and behavioural disorders require closeness: a person after in-patient treatment and receiving additional psychosocial rehabilitation services focuses on the valorisation of his/her role in society and social participation.
THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON THE STATE OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ETHNIC GROUPS IN MULTINATIONAL COMMUNITIES
Authors: Hlebova Natalia , Havrina Victoria
Published: July 2024

The article presents the results of a number of sociological studies aimed at examining the impact of the war on social cohesion, civic activism, and the consolidation of efforts in multinational communities in Ukraine. The research covered important issues of interethnic interaction and consolidation of the multicultural Melitopol community, and the expansion of effective channels of mutual assistance for members of ethnic communities in the context of the Russian aggression and temporary occupation, as well as an assessment of factors that may affect conflicts in communities during the war. As part of the study ‘Ethnic Communities and Commonality: The Key to Civic Engagement and Trust’, three focus group discussions were held, with a total of 72 participants; and a questionnaire survey was conducted with 1,500 respondents, representatives of ethnic communities in Melitopol, who found themselves in difficult living conditions caused by the war and at the time of the survey either remained in the occupied territories, moved to the government-controlled territory, or went abroad. The following respondent groups provided answers to the question about factors of the influence of the war and territorial community cohesion: members of ethnic communities of the Melitopol region who remained in the occupied territory; those who moved to the territory controlled by Ukraine (IDPs); those who moved abroad (forced migrants) named the main problems of interethnic understanding, as the study emphasises the importance of interethnic understanding and demonstrates the urgency of addressing issues related to the living conditions of Ukrainian citizens in multinational communities during the war and the postwar future. The findings require close attention and responses from both the government and civil society, in order to ensure positive community development, and to preserve social harmony in the postwar period.
ANTHROPOLOGICALLY CENTRED SUPERVISION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PERSON-CENTRED PARADIGM OF SOCIAL WORK
Authors: Dolace Dace
Published: July 2024

The article is devoted to the anthropologically centred supervision of social field specialists. The concept of supervision is based on the patristic anthropology of the Church, which is fundamentally person-centred in any professional activity. This approach to supervision is very modern, as it resonates with the current professional paradigm shift from a profession-centred approach to a person/client-centred approach. The article presents quantitative research, with the aim of showing the expediency of person-centred supervision from the attitude of social workers. It analyses the main methodological principles of person-centred (the author uses the term ‘anthropologically centred’) supervision, and their application in supervision: 1) the concept of a person; 2) the term ‘personality development’ or personality transformation; 3) the factor of high-quality communication or reciprocity.
Wildland Fire Response in the United States: The Limitations of Consequentialist Ethics When Making Decisions Under Risk and Uncertainty
Authors: Rapp Claire , Nelson Michael Paul
Published: July 2024

One of the dominant ethics of natural resource management (NRM), and arguably Western culture, is consequentialism, which evaluates the ethical merit of decisions based solely on consequences or outcomes of those decisions. When used in NRM, this ethic is largely applied as the default, without interrogation of whether it is appropriate or useful. In this case study, we examine the intersections of consequentialism, decision psychology, and fire response in the United States. We explore how trying to maximize beneficial outcomes creates dilemmas for fire managers who must make decisions despite considerable risk and uncertainty about outcomes. Consequentialism as a guiding ethic may exacerbate risk aversion and fire suppression and ultimately contributes to a dilemma, wherein fire managers trying to reduce negative outcomes may increase the probability of negative outcomes (via catastrophic wildfire) in the long run. In place of consequentialism, we explore how virtue ethics in fire response and moral pluralism may ultimately better support the goals of risk management and positive outcomes. From this case study, readers will gain insight on the challenges of applying ethical theory to current natural resource issues, the way cognitive biases can affect decision-making, and alternative ethics to the dominant consequentialist system in NRM.
Dynamic extraction time’s effect on phytochemical characterization of Vitex agnus-castus dry biomass with healing properties and their activity against microorganisms and ovarian cancer
Authors: Selim Samy , Alruwaili Yasir S. , Manni Emad , Atif Muhammad , Almuhayawi Mohammed S. , Alruhaili Mohammed H. , Bazuhair Mohammed A. , Abdelkareem Eman M. , Alammari Badriah Saleh , Al Jaouni Soad K.
Published: July 2024

Efficacies of plant metabolites are known to be dependent on their extraction methods. Yields and compositions of phytoconstituents in the extract were evaluated following supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of Vitex agnus-castus leaves, static extraction times (SET) for 30 min, subsequently dynamic extraction time (DET) for 30 min (condition A) and SET for 0 min followed by DET for 60 min (condition B). The extract exposed to condition B gave an extraction yield of 0.169 g compared to 0.115 g for condition A. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis revealed compounds including cinnamic acid, kaempferol, ferulic acid, rutin, and caffeic acid, in high concentrations in the extract exposed to condition B. Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, and Candida albicans were more affected by the condition B with 32 ± 0.1, 20 ± 0.2, 32 ± 0.2, 35 ± 0.2, and 40 ± 0.1 mm inhibition zones, respectively. Less MIC and MBC were noticed of the exposed extract to condition B than to condition A against C. albicans and bacteria. The IC50 of the extract exposed to condition B was high against ovarian tumor cells. Presently the efficacy of the exposed extract to condition B for wound healing process was documented.
TRAVELLING DIARIES OF ST. GERASIM (G. I. DOBROSERDOV) IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN PILGRIMAGE LITERATURE
Authors: Melnikova Sofya
Published: July 2024

The article is devoted to the problem of interrelation between spiritual and secular principles in the history of Russian literature, which is topical for modern Russian literary studies and which is revealed on the example of studying pilgrimage literature, including Siberian authors. The practice of pilgrimage journeys to the Holy Land and their descriptions became common among Siberians only in the late 19th century in connection with the opening of the Palestine Society and its regional branches in Russia. However, at the level of images and motifs, pilgrimage travel appears in Siberian travel prose much earlier and enriches its traditional genres — missionary and bishop’s journals and diaries. This thesis is proven in the article using the example of the travel diaries of Bishop Gerasim of Astrakhan and Enotayevsk (1809–1880), in his youth Irkutsk priest Georgii Dobroserdov. First published in the late 1870s, his diaries were written in the 1830s–40s, during the heyday of the genre of the pilgrimage literary journey in the works of D. V. Dashkov, A. N. Muravyov, A. S. Norov and others. Dobroserdov’s diaries are not only close to these works chronologically, but are also similar stylistically: they combine the image of a Christian pilgrim with that of a sensitive sentimental traveller. At the same time, both sentimental and pilgrimage beginnings are forms of artistic generalisation deliberately introduced by the author in texts of a different genre nature — a missionary journal and a diary of a private journey, which originally had no pilgrimage purposes. The sentimental poetics gives the diaries their artistry, and the realisation of the pilgrimage plot gives them the status of a work of spiritual literature. The ideological and stylistic proximity between the works of secular writers and representatives of the clergy, such as A. N. Muravyev and Bishop Gerasim, representatives of central Russia and Siberia, testifies to the unity of the pre-revolutionary historical and literary process.
Water gas saturation as a lever for controlling the level of properties of frozen foundry molds
Authors: Solonenko L.I. , Rep’yakh S.I. , Zamyatin M.I. , Bilyi O.P. , Kostenko І.A.
Published: July 2024

The purpose of the work is to increase the survivability of sand-clay forms that freeze in equipment without the use of liquefied gases. Quartz sand 1K3O3016, bentonite clay BS2T2, kaolin clay KS2T2, tap water, carbonated water and degassed (boiled) water were used in the research. Flowability was determined according to GOST 23409.9, compressive strength — GOST 23409.7, gas permeability — GOST 29234.11. In order to achieve the specified level of the main parameters of sand-clay mixtures frozen at –15 °С with a simultaneous increase in the survivability of frozen casting molds and rods up to ~18 min, it is most appropriate to use a mixture of 5 % bentonite clay of the BS2T2 brand and 5 % of degassed (boiled) water with clay activation in such water as part of the mixture for 24 hours. At the same time, the use of KS2T2 kaolin clay as part of mixtures is impractical, since mixtures with such clay do not meet the requirements for molding and core mixtures. Molding mixtures consisting exclusively of sand and water are not suitable for the production of casting molds and rods due to high flowability. To increase the strength and reduce the flowability, it is necessary to use a mixture of sand, water and clay for the production of frozen molds and rods. Addition of bentonite (BS2T2) or kaolin (КS2Т2) clay to sand and water leads to a decrease in the flowability of frozen mixtures and an increase in their strength. Frozen at –15 °C mixtures with a kaolin clay content of up to 7 % (by mass) and 5 % (by mass) of tap water are characterized by increased flowability, which makes it impossible to use them as a molding or core mixture. When adding 5 % of bentonite clay BS2T2 swollen with degassed water to quartz sand, the flowability of the frozen mixture becomes less than 0.1 %, the gas permeability reaches 129 units, and the compressive strength exceeds 4.0 MPa, which meets the requirements for molding and rod mixtures. The gas saturation of water is a powerful lever in the system of controlling the level of properties of frozen casting molds, which include quartz sand and swollen bentonite clay.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ НИЗЬКОТЕМПЕРАТУРНОГО КАТАЛІТИЧНОГО КРЕКІНГУ ПОЛІСТИРОЛУ ЗА АТМОСФЕРНОГО ТИСКУ
Authors: Павловський Денис О. , Кримець Григорій В. , Янушевська Олена І. , Левандовський Ігор А. , Донцова Тетяна О.
Published: July 2024

Забруднення пластиком стало однією з глобальних екологічних загроз для людини і світу. Впродовж всього життєвого циклу пластмаси – від видобутку нафти до виробництва та утилізації, – вони виділяють хімічні речовини, особливо якщо пластикові відходи не утилізуються належним чином, а зберігаються просто неба на незахищеному ґрунті поблизу джерел води. Хімічна переробка пластикових відходів, яка базується на каталітичному крекінгу, запобігає викидам токсичних хімічних речовин у навколишнє середовище, дозволяє отримувати рідкі оливи та добавки до різних видів палива, а також уникати значних енергетичних затрат за використання механічних і термічних методів їх переробки. Каталітичний крекінг пластмас у присутності природних і синтетичних цеолітних каталізаторів дозволяє отримувати широкий спектр ароматичних вуглеводнів. Модифіковані зразки каталізаторів на основі CaY використано в каталітичному крекінгу термопластичного полімеру – полістиролу. Залежно від обраного типу цеолітного каталізатора (ZSM-5, Ni-ZSM-5, USY, NiHY) визначено практичні виходи компонентів рідкої фракції: стиролу, димеру стиролу, тримеру стиролу, етилбензолу, метилстиролу, кумолу та інших. Вихід стиролу у присутності ZSM-5 становив 42 %, Ni-ZSM-5 – 5.97 %, USY – 1.26 %, NiHY – 47.37 %. Вихід рідкої фракції у присутності ZSM-5 становив 67.2 %, Ni-ZSM-5 – 38.5 %, USY – 15 %, NiHY – 70.3 %. За результатами досліджень встановлено, що найбільш селективним та ефективним каталізатором крекінгу полістиролу (серед вищезазначених) є модифікований нікелем алюмосилікат (NiHY). Вихід рідкої фракції у присутності каталізатора NiHY становив 70.3 %, а вихід стиролу – 47.37 %. Отже, подальше вдосконалення каталізаторів необхідне для підвищення селективності та ефективності процесу низькотемпературного каталітичного крекінгу з метою отримання вторинної сировини для синтезу полістиролу.
РОЗРОБКА СТРАТЕРОЗРОБКА СТРАТЕГІЙ СКОРОЧЕННЯ ВИКИДІВ ОКСИДІВ АЗОТУ З СУДНОВИХ ДИЗЕЛЬНИХ ДВИГУНІВ ІЙ СКОРОЧЕННЯ ВИКИДІВ ЗАКИСУ АЗОТУ ВІД СУДНОВИХ ДИЗЕЛЬНИХ ДВИГУНІВ
Authors: Мельник Олексій М. , Онищенко Олег А. , Шибаєв Олександр Г. , Кузніченко Сергій О. , Булгаков Микола П. , Щербина Ольга В. , Яременко Надія О. , Волошин Дмитро А.
Published: July 2024

Дана стаття містить всебічний огляд сучасних стратегій і технологій, спрямованих на зменшення викидів оксиду азоту (NOx) від суднових дизельних двигунів. У статті синтезовано різні підходи до скорочення викидів NOx, включаючи селективне каталітичне відновлення (SCR), рециркуляцію вихлопних газів (EGR) і перехід на інше паливо, в єдину систему. Така цілісна перспектива підкреслює синергетичні переваги поєднання декількох методів, пропонуючи більш ефективну стратегію для впровадження в реальних умовах. У роботі також розглядаються практичні виклики, пов'язані з новими технологіями, такі як економічні, логістичні та регуляторні питання, також пропонуються потенційні рішення що здатні подолати розрив між теоретичними дослідженнями і практичним застосуванням, окреслюючи актуальність для зацікавлених сторін галузі. Поряд з розглядом існуючих технологій, в роботі також пропонуються нові ідеї та інтегровані підходи, які сприяють науковому розумінню і практичному застосуванню стратегій скорочення викидів NOx на морському транспорті що має важливе значення для просування екологічної стійкості в галузі.
ВМІСТ ЕСЕНЦІАЛЬНИХ ТА ТОКСИЧНИХ МІКРОЕЛЕМЕНТІВ У КРОПИВІ ДВОДОМНІЙ В АСПЕКТІ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ РОСЛИНИ ЯК ХАРЧОВА СИРОВИНА
Authors: Бомба Мирослав Я. , Зазуляк Тетяна С. , Житнецький Ігор В. , Федина Лариса О.
Published: July 2024

Розглядається проблема безпечності використання кропиви дводомної, зібраної на різних територіях Львівської області України, як дикорослої трав’яної сировини у технології приготування їжі. Рослини для аналізу збирали на місцевостях, достатньо віддалених від джерел техногенних та антропогенних забруднювачів, а в усіх проведених дослідженнях науковці використовували рослини, які проростали на забруднених ділянках, або пересаджували її у ґрунт з підвищеним вмістом Pd чи Cd для визначення накопичення та переміщення забруднюючих речовин у тканинах рослини. Особливості поживної цінності кропиви дводомної вивчали за даними літературних джерел. Проведено експериментальне визначення вмісту мікроелементів у трьох серіях по 5 рослин кропиви дводомної. Для досліджень відбирали надземну частину рослин (не нижче 10 см над поверхнею ґрунту). Рослини аналізували свіжозібраними – для уникнення втрат вологи період часу між моментом збору та початком аналізу проб не перевищував 2 год. Дані вимірювань представляли як середнє значення результату у серії та зазначали сумарну розширену невизначеність в абсолютних одиницях (коефіцієнт охоплення дорівнює 2 за довірчої ймовірності Р = 0.95). Методом атомно-абсорбційної спектрофотометрії визначено вміст цинку, міді, мангану, кобальту, нікелю, свинцю та кадмію; вміст арсену – фотометрично. Підтверджено здатність кропиви дводомної активно поглинати токсичні елементи та зафіксовано підвищений вміст свинцю у двох зразках з грунтів екологічно безпечних територій. Вперше піднято та обґрунтовано питання системного кількісного визначення вмісту токсичних елементів у дикорослій сировині, яку в подальшому використовуватимуть для приготування страв, що дасть можливість оцінити ризики її споживання.
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCMs) FOR BUILDINGS AND AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS: A REVIEW STUDY
Authors: Malazi Mahdi Tabatabaei , Afshari Faraz , Kaya Kenan
Published: July 2024

Phase change materials (PCMs) play a pivotal role in various sectors, particularly in automotive engineering,
electric vehicles, and building construction. In the automotive sector, phase change materials are crucial for
thermal management systems, aiding in temperature regulation of components such as batteries and engines.
In electric vehicles, phase change materials are instrumental in enhancing battery performance and lifespan by effectively managing thermal loads during charging and discharging cycles, thus ensuring optimal operating
conditions. These materials offer significant energy efficiency benefits by absorbing and releasing large amounts
of latent heat during phase transitions, which helps in maintaining stable temperatures and reducing the load
on heating and cooling systems. Additionally, PCMs contribute to sustainable building practices by enhancing
thermal regulation, thereby lowering energy consumption and associated costs. This study explores the diverse
applications and properties of phase change materials for improving thermal management and energy efficiency
in vehicles, residences, and buildings. This research provides a comprehensive review of innovative solutions,
including PCM-based heat pumps, PCM-integrated cementitious composites, and hybrid active-passive battery
thermal management systems.
Evaluation of Edentulous Maxillary and Mandibular Full Arch Implant Supported Rehabilitation Using the All-on-Four Treatment Concept: An 8-Year Follow-Up Retrospective Study
Authors: Chowdhary Ramesh , Midhula V.
Published: July 2024

The "all-on-four" treatment modality is a treatment in which four implants are surgically placed in the completely edentulous jaw in order to restore immediately loaded implant supported fixed restoration. The aim of the present study was to compare clinical, radiological and prosthetic outcomes of immediately loaded maxillary and mandibular four implant supported cross-arch fixed denture prosthesis. A total of 112 edentulous patients who were rehabilitated for their complete maxillary and mandibular edentulism using All-on-four concept between January 2010 to August 2012 in four private dental clinics were included in this study for retrieve their data for marginal bone loss, implant survival rate, and prosthetic complication for a period of 8 years of follow-up. A total of 12 patients lost 18 implants, provided a cumulative survival estimate of 97.99% at 8 years in the maxillary arch implants in 8 years of follow-up. After 1 year of follow-up, the mean bone loss with in comparison to baseline at implant level was 1.14 ± 0.86 (mean ± SD), and after 8 years it was 1.63 ± 1.24. In the maxillary arch the marginal bone loss was more when compared to mandibular arch, it showed 1.58 ± 1.22 and 1.89 ± 1.18 for 1 year and 8 years, respectively, for the implants in the maxillary arch. Cumulative implant survival rate recorded in 8 years of follow-up was 97.99%. With a prosthetic survival rate of 78.6%, The prosthetic failure was mainly due to the type of restoration (acrylic wrap-around).
Gestão de Resíduos em Hospitais Públicos no Rio de Janeiro: Desafios e Oportunidades para a Sustentabilidade Ambiental
Authors: Souza Micheli Santos de , Lima Gilson Brito Alves
Published: July 2024

Este estudo aborda a gestão de resíduos sólidos em hospitais públicos na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, destacando desafios como infraestrutura inadequada, burocracia e a complexidade inerente a essa tarefa crucial. O objetivo é analisar esses desafios e destacar práticas positivas dos gerentes de resíduos, oferecendo uma visão abrangente dessa temática. A metodologia envolveu o uso do método de grupo focal, com especialistas em gestão de resíduos, garantindo a validade interna e externa por meio de seleção criteriosa e diversidade de participantes. A coleta de dados incluiu questionários e discussões online, conduzidas em duas etapas distintas. Os resultados indicam que a quantificação precisa, infraestrutura heterogênea e conscientização limitada dos profissionais de saúde são desafios significativos. No entanto, os gerentes mostram comprometimento com normas regulatórias, buscando melhorias no Plano de Gerenciamento de Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde (PGRSS), enfatizando educação contínua e diálogo proativo com órgãos reguladores. As contribuições teóricas e metodológicas incluem uma compreensão mais profunda da natureza interdisciplinar da gestão ambiental em hospitais, destacando oportunidades para inovação e treinamento. Socialmente, enfatiza-se a importância da comunicação interna e conscientização para práticas sustentáveis. Em síntese, o estudo oferece insights valiosos sobre os desafios e práticas positivas na gestão de resíduos hospitalares, apontando para a necessidade de estratégias inovadoras e investimento em treinamento contínuo para promover um futuro mais sustentável e eficiente em ambientes hospitalares públicos.
Influência do Parque Areião (Goiânia/GO) na variação espaço-temporal da temperatura e umidade relativa do ar ao longo do inverno e primavera de 2022
Authors: Vargas Yan Silva , Nascimento Diego Tarley Ferreira
Published: July 2024

O estudo tem como objetivo geral analisar a variação da temperatura e da umidade relativa do ar no interior e nas imediações do Parque Areião (Goiânia-GO), ao longo do inverno e primavera de 2022. Para isso, foram conduzidas as seguintes etapas de investigação: 1) revisão bibliográfica; 2) coleta, aquisição e organização dos dados de temperatura do ar e umidade relativa do ar em três pontos do Parque Areião; 3) compilação dos dados de temperatura e umidade relativa do ar registrados pela Estação Meteorológica Convencional de Goiânia, administrada pelo Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) e situada na porção central da cidade, mais urbanizada, para fins de comparação; e 4) elaboração de documentação cartográfica para a análise das características ambientais e de ocupação da área em estudo. A análise apontou uma variação de temperatura de até 5,1 °C e de umidade de até 16% entre os pontos, com menores valores no interior do Parque Areião e maiores valores na estação do INMET localizada na região central de Goiânia, o que reforça a relevância das áreas verdes no perímetro urbano, tendo em vista o papel das mesmas na amenização da temperatura e na elevação da umidade do ar, proporcionando melhor qualidade de vida a população.
Indicadores de aprendizaje adaptativo en entornos virtuales de aprendizaje: Revisión Sistemática de la Literatura
Authors: Sachete Andréia dos Santos , Gomes Raquel Salcedo , Filho Alberto Bastos Canto , De Lima José Valdeni
Published: July 2024

Digital Information and Communication Technologies act as partners in the educational context, making it more dynamic through Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). The adaptive system is based on technological solutions/tools, which allow the customization of teaching processes according to the student's singularities. Therefore, we conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) to elucidate which educational performance indicators best guide adaptive learning in virtual learning environments. To this end, we adopted the principles of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) as a systematic review protocol, and as operational support, we used the online tool Parsifal. The initial database search - IEEE, ACM, and Scopus - returned 276 articles. After filtering based on the protocol, 16 articles remained part of the analysis and discussion corpus. The RSL results indicate that most of the indicators used to guide activities are based on the correctness and error of the questions. This shows that there is still much to be implemented in learning adaptability in virtual environments; for a more holistic assessment of learning, it is necessary to consider an integrated set of these indicators and not just individualized analyses.
Concepto de psicoterapia en psicología clínica
Authors: Gómez Vargas Maricelly
Published: July 2024

Este artículo presenta una aproximación al concepto de psicoterapia en psicología clínica. Para este fin se analizan, dentro de una amplia muestra de documentos, los antecedentes históricos que dieron origen al concepto de psicoterapia. Teniendo en cuenta la concepción psicopatológica propuesta por la teoría dinámica, cognitiva-conductual, humanista y sistémica  se describe el objeto al que estas apuntan en su intervención psicoterapéutica.
¿Qué hay de social en las representaciones sociales?
Authors: Rouquette Michel-Louis
Published: July 2024

El presente artículo busca aportar una definición clara y operacional de las representaciones sociales, su relación con la noción de representaciones colectivas de Durkheim y sus presupuestos de base, según fueron planteados por su autor principal Serge Moscovici. Se presenta un esquema de comprensión de la teoría dirigido al trabajo de investigación, diferenciando objeto, población y contexto, como elementos fundamentales a tener en cuenta, una vez que nos interesamos en su abordaje metodológico. En una segunda parte, el artículo integra la teoría de las Representaciones Sociales al marco general de las teorías del pensamiento social, entendido como un enfoque y un campo del conocimiento típicamente de psicología social. Esta integración
conceptual y epistemológica permite responder a la pregunta que se plantea en el título: ¿qué hay de social en las representaciones sociales?
La contribución de Darwin a la psicología evolutiva
Authors: Manrique Tisnés Horacio
Published: July 2024

La psicología evolutiva puede aparecer en escena gracias a que se transita desde una concepción del ser como permanencia hasta una del ser como cambio, lo cual genera grandes efectos en las esferas política, social y científica. Tal transformación se produce en un devenir histórico marcado por la teoría de la evolución de Charles Darwin y es reforzado por otros elementos históricos como la revolución francesa y la teoría de la relatividad en la física. Para ello se tuvo que trascender la inmovilidad del ser de Parménides y acoger la mutabilidad del ser de Heráclito, evento que es anunciado por Nietzsche como la muerte de Dios. 
Este acontecimiento puede entenderse como la puesta en cuestión del binomio Dios-Verdad, donde la verdad deja de tener un carácter divino y, por lo tanto, se convierte en un asunto netamente humano y como tal en un asunto falible: la verdad deja de ser única, eterna e inmutable, y el ser humano, al perder sus atributos divinos, pasa a ser objeto de estudio de la ciencia.
¿Paradigmas en psicología? ¿Nuevos paradigmas?
Authors: Peláez J Gloria Patricia
Published: July 2024

El debate epistemológico de la psicología es una constante a lo largo de su historia; no obstante, en las últimas dos décadas este debate ha perdido vigencia y son pocos los psicólogos que en sus investigaciones se ocupan de él, aunque se escucha la introducción del término paradigma, en lugar de corrientes, pretendiendo matizar la realidad del problema en esta disciplina; y cifrar mágicamente en esta referencia a paradigmas la solución a las inconsistencias epistemológicas verdaderas de su historicidad, tal como Foucault lo enseña. Pregonan además el nuevo paradigma de la complejidad para la psicología, poco conocido y definido e incluso ofertado para el psicoanálisis. Este trabajo pretende hacer una revisión general crítica de este panorama.
Pares sócio-normativos, orientação cultural, hábitos de lazer e condutas desviantes: verificação de um modelo teórico em jovens
Authors: Soares Formiga Nilton , Melo Gislane , Leme Jamila
Published: July 2024

Neste estudo pretende-se verificar um modelo teórico, no qual, os pares sócio-normativos, orientação cultural e hábitos de lazer explicam a conduta desviante. 710 homens e mulheres, de 15 a 20 anos, da rede particular e pública de educação da cidade de João Pessoa–PB, responderam as escalas de afiliação com pares sócio-normativos, atributos da orientação cultural, atividades de hábitos de lazer, condutas desviantes e dado sócio-demográfico. Considerando um modelo recursivo de equações estruturais observou-se que os pares sócio-normativos associaram-se, positivamente, aos atributos culturais do coletivismo e aos hábitos de lazer instrutivos, tendo estes, associados, negativamente, as condutas desviantes. Por outro lado, os pares sócio-normativos, relacionaram, negativamente, com os atributos culturais do individualismo e ao lazer hedonista, estes últimos, relacionaram, positivamente, a conduta desviante
Confiabilidad y validez de un instrumento de medición en búsqueda en internet
Authors: García Lirios Cruz , Carreón Guillén Javier , Hernández Valdés Jorge , Bustos Aguayo José Marcos , Bautista Miranda Miguel , Méndez Martínez Agustín , Morales Flores María de Lourdes
Published: July 2024

A partir de una revisión de los estudios relativos a la predicción del uso de una tecnología, se utilizó un instrumento para establecer la multidimensionalidad del uso de Internet en referencia a la búsqueda de información y el tiempo de espera. Se discutieron los hallazgos del estudio en referencia al estado del conocimiento y la Teoría de la Aceptación de la Tecnología (TAM por sus siglas en inglés) para proponer nuevos horizontes en cuanto a la predicción del uso de Internet en lo particular y la explicación de la aceptación de la tecnología en lo general.
Más allá del comportamiento religioso: escala de las creencias post-críticas en mujeres con cáncer de seno en Colombia
Authors: Hurtado María Paula , Finck Carolyn
Published: July 2024

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue establecer si la Escala de las Creencias Post-Críticas (PCBS), desarrollada por Hutsebaut et al (1996,1997), es un instrumento válido en el estudio de la religiosidad y espiritualidad de las pacientes con cáncer de seno en Colombia. En segundo lugar, se quiso comprobar la estructura bi-factorial de la escala. Se encontró validez convergente entre los constructos evaluados tanto del SBI-15R (System of Belief Inventory) como del BMMRS (Multidimensional Measure of Religiosity and Spirituality) con el primer factor de la PCBS (Inclusión vs. Exclusión), y por otro lado, las correlaciones entre el segundo factor de la PCBS (Literal vs. Simbólico) y los dos instrumentos mencionados anteriormente, evidenciando validez divergente. Finalmente, los datos de las pacientes no se ajustaron al modelo bi-factorial de la PCBS.
Migración, Género y Salud. Las desigualdades sociales en salud y sus efectos en la salud bio-psico-social de las mujeres en contextos de prostitución
Authors: Ríos Marín Alexandra María
Published: July 2024

En Almería, España, el trabajo sexual es realizado principalmente por mujeres migrantes extranjeras, en diferentes contextos y escenarios de prostitución, donde transcurren sus vidas, bajo deficientes condiciones habitacionales y con dificultad de acceso a servicios de salud y sociales dentro la provincia. Además de enfrentarse a una actividad altamente estigmatizada por la sociedad. Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación etnográfica en la cual, el objetivo central ha sido conocer y realizar un análisis, de cómo se articulan los sistemas de género y los modelos de salud, a través del proceso de salud y enfermedad dentro del ejercicio de la prostitución y sus efectos en la salud bio-psico-social de las mujeres migrantes extranjeras e integración social.
Significados, silencios y olvidos asociados a la experiencia del desplazamiento forzado
Authors: Díaz Facio Lince Victoria Eugenia , Molina Jaramillo Astrid Natalia , Marín Domínguez Manuel Antonio
Published: July 2024

La investigación analizó los significados atribuidos a las pérdidas múltiples y los movimientos del duelo en personas desplazadas. Se realizó un estudio  cualitativo descriptivo con enfoque fenomenológico-hermenéutico. Participaron 18 personas en situación de desplazamiento. Se desarrollaron categorías relacionadas con los  cambios y pérdidas vinculadas con la vida de antes, la salida del campo y la llegada a la ciudad. En este artículo se presentan dos categorías emergentes: primero, los significados que los afectados atribuyen a la experiencia del desplazamiento; segundo, los silencios y los olvidos como respuestas a la violencia vivida. Los significados construidos alrededor del desplazamiento permiten comprender las distintas posiciones frente a dicha experiencia y las posibilidades o dificultades para la reconstrucción de la vida. Los silencios y los olvidos son formas particulares de responder a esta violencia.
THE DIVERSITY AND MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF LIFELONG GUIDANCE SERVICES IN THE DISTANCE EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL AS AN OPEN EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Katane Irēna , Katans Edgars , Vāvers Valdis Jānis
Published: July 2024

Lifelong guidance is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary process, where different types of organisations, institutions in general and individually, have their own roles to play in the overarching lifelong guidance system. From this perspective, the advantages and contribution of distance education secondary schools in development of lifelong guidance system have so far been underinvestigated and underappreciated. The aim of the study: based on theoretical research and personal experience, to substantiate diversity and multifunctionality of lifelong guidance services in the open education environment of a modern distance education secondary school to form theoretical basis for developing assessment methodology. Research methods: 1) theoretical research methods: studying, analysing and evaluating scientific literature and various types of documents; 2) empirical research methods: reflection on own experience. The research findings allow for a main conclusion to be made that thanks to the principles of openness, overcoming distance and flexibility, lifelong guidance e-services in modern distance education secondary school are accessible to everyone, anywhere and anytime. Modern distance education secondary schools have large target-audience. These schools offer opportunities of education in alternative way. Thanks to offered formal and non-formal distance education (incl. second chance formal education, recurrent formal education), cooperation network of social partners (incl. school graduates with their career development success stories (narratives)), e-counselling etc., learners are able to self-develop and self-direct their careers according to their life goals and career intentions, combining distance learning with job and others important activities in their lives. The important place and role of distance education secondary schools within the lifelong guidance system is also evidenced by the teachers’ continuous professional development, incl. professional training courses, offered in a distance education environment. The modern distance education secondary school as an open environment occupies an important place in the Latvian lifelong guidance system.
VISUAL REMAINDERS AS A PEDAGOGICAL COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS
Authors: Pāvulēna Laura , Latsone Lāsma
Published: July 2024

When conversation takes place, especially when the conversation impacts one's whole life, it is crucial that all participants can speak ‘the same language’. Teachers should understand students and their parents, students should understand their parents and teachers, but parents should understand their children and also the teachers in order to reach a common goal, which is to provide the best possible education to the students. Therefore, it is important that when conversation is raised about a student's learning process, all participants maintain focus on the content of the conversation. The aim of this study is to explore how the application of visual remainders can improve communication between teachers, students, and parents. To reach this goal and determine if a visual remainder is a useful tool in pedagogical conversations, the scientific literature and normative documents were analysed, and a survey was conducted at a rural basic education school in Latvia. To analyse the obtained data, the Mann-Whitney correlation coefficients were calculated. This study proves that the participants emphasize different aspects of pedagogical conversations, therefore it is important to find a common solution on how to maintain the focus between all parties involved.
POSSIBILITIES FOR ALLEVIATING UNWANTED BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE STUDENTS
Authors: Kalēja Lelde
Published: July 2024

The aim of this scientific article is to present the development of a comprehensive methodology for the prevention of student behavior disorders, focusing on the reasons that contribute to their occurrence. The development of this methodology is based on research that analyzes the risk factors associated with behavioral disorders in students, studying the interaction between individual, family and environmental factors.
The article will discuss about methodological components, including early identification and intervention, social-emotional learning programs, positive behavior support systems, and collaboration between educators, parents, and mental health professionals. The findings will include recommendations for improving programs designed to prevent unwanted behavior.
LITERATURE REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT CONSULTING COLLABORATION WITH COMPANIES WHILE CRAFTING STRATEGY
Authors: Aksjonenko Eduards , Rutitis Didzis
Published: July 2024

The literature review aims to explore how companies collaborate with management consulting service providers. Also, the review identifies collaboration impact on company’s strategy and encompasses relevant theories and research results performed and developed in the field of management consulting, strategy and its development over decades as a supportive service for companies.; Literature review results are obtained with qualitative methods - by exploring insight from diverse selection of works covering management consulting and competitive strategy. Insights are analyzed by revealing patterns of how management consulting providers use their expertise to help their clients - various size companies in their path to craft the strategy or solve business related problems. Also, how management consulting firms identify their strategy-as-practice niche and create perception of value creation ability for clients. ; Research results indicate a connection between management consulting services and strategy as a service and practice and need for external knowledge and experience-based expertise. Findings indicate that for small and medium-sized companies it is often hard to craft and implement a competitive strategy with limited resources and inner management solution generating and executing capacity.  Struggles that companies will face on the transformative path are decision taking in solving problems, change of a business model and setting up overall strategic direction and goals.; Research limitations relate to companies that experience struggle of how to craft strategies in collaboration with management consulting services that are provided by professionals that work with various size companies and industries.; The value of this paper is a literature review that covers up-to-date knowledge of what is known and what should be more deeply explored. Review includes the indication and collaboration opportunity direction of how to create a competitive strategy for various and especially small and medium-sized enterprises in modern business world. Paper can be used further for creating a theoretical model of how and when to efficiently use the management consulting services globally and is their actual impact.  ;
THE EFFECT OF DIGESTATE AND WOOD ASH MIXTURES ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND YIELD QUALITY OF MAIZE
Authors: Adamovics Aleksandrs , Poiša Liena
Published: July 2024

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world's most productive and prevailing crops. It is widely grown as human food and animal feed, as biofuel, and as a raw material for industry. Digestate and wood ash are the byproducts of cogeneration plants. Digestate is rich in nutrients, can provide plants with many nutrients required by the plant during its growing season, as well as improves the soil structure. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the rates of digestate and wood ash mixture fertilizer on maize productivity and crop quality. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, in field trials with maize, the variety 'Hulk', FAO250, was used; the soil – sod-calcareous, medium-heavy sandy loam. Different variants of the mixture of cattle manure digestate and wood ash were used as a fertilizer on corn plantations. The ratios of digestate and wood ash was 1:0, 1:1, 2:1, and 3:1; fertilizer rates were 15 and 30 t ha-1. In the trial, different types of fertilizers demonstrated different effects on the yield and quality of maize. The use of the new fertilizers produced on average 36.93–38.33 t ha-1 of high-quality maize green mass in three years without using mineral fertilizers.