bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“PL Minas sem gordofobia”
Authors: Alice Malta Stephan  , Suely de Fátima Ramos Silveira
Published: February 2025

O presente artigo teve como objetivo realizar uma análise descritiva dos elementos que contemplam o Projeto de Lei no 352/2023, intitulado “PL Minas sem gordofobia”. Este que dispõe sobre medidas de proteção e de inclusão da pessoa gorda, bem como propõe a implementação de ações de conscientização e de combate à gordofobia no estado de Minas Gerais. Para embasar esta investigação foram explorados conceitos e fundamentos teóricos relacionados ao campo de interesse, utilizando os métodos de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. A análise criteriosa do conteúdo do Projeto de Lei revelou que este aborda uma temática muito complexa e emergente no contexto da Administração Pública. O “PL Minas sem Gordofobia” representa, portanto, uma importante ferramenta na luta contra a gordofobia em Minas Gerais. Logo, sua efetiva implementação denota potencial para influenciar outros estados brasileiros a incorporarem essa pauta em suas agendas governamentais, destacando assim a relevância substancial desse documento.
Contribuições das universidades brasileiras ao programa da Organização Mundial da Saúde para o envelhecimento populacional
Authors: Ribeiro Andréia Queiroz , Silvia Maria Costa Magalhães  , Simone Martins
Published: February 2025

Com o aumento da expectativa de vida e do número de pessoas idosas na sociedade contemporânea, cresce também a demanda por bem-estar na velhice. Esse cenário impulsionou a formulação de políticas, planos, convenções e iniciativas, nas quais a universidade desempenha um papel central. Nosso objetivo foi identificar a conexão da universidade com os princípios do Programa Global Cidade Amiga da Pessoa Idosa, da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS). Em abordagem exploratória e descritiva, procedeu-se à revisão documental e bibliográfica sobre o objeto, com consultas a quatro publicações da OMS e ao portal da Rede de Comunidades e Cidades Amigas da Pessoa Idosa. O ponto de encontro da universidade com o envelhecimento se situa na pesquisa e para além dela, abrangendo também a formação de gestores e da sociedade civil para a adesão a iniciativas amigas da pessoa idosa, até a inserção no planejamento com elaboração de indicadores para monitoramento e avaliação.
Examining Mortality Risk Prediction Using Machine Learning in Heart Failure Patients
Authors: Khalid Hussain Mohammad , Wani Sharyar , Abubakar Adamu
Published: February 2025

Heart failure is fatal. Signs and symptoms of heart failure often overlap with those of other medical conditions. These symptoms could kill the patient. Predicting heart failure mortality helps healthcare workers spend resources to reduce or prevent deaths. Demographics, laboratory tests, and vital signs were used to create and test prediction models. This study compares random forests, and support vector machine to determine the best mortality risk prediction approach. This study analyses heart failure symptoms to identify risk factors for mortality. The study also examines how these findings apply to all heart failure patients. The study collects a subset of MIMIC-III heart failure patients to achieve this goal. Previous research studies used a smaller dataset, which is compared to this one. The experimental examination of blood creatinine, ejection fraction, and binned age shows that machine learning is be able to classify heart failure patients by mortality risk. This information helps clinicians improve treatment, improving patient outcomes and resource allocation. The study shows that machine learning can improve heart failure mortality risk prediction by using large clinical datasets like MIMIC-III. This study advances predictive analytics in healthcare, giving valuable information for clinicians and academics seeking to better heart failure patient care.
Parent/Caregiver Perceptions of the Good Food for Learning Universal School Lunch Program in Canada
Authors: Michnik Kaylee , Basilan Patricia , Cooke Chelsea , Lummerding Dominique , McAuley Riegann , Alaniz-Salinas Natalia , Engler-Stringer Rachel , Kang Ester , Nasser Roseann
Published: February 2025

The Good Food for Learning universal school lunch program is a two-year population health intervention research study in two elementary schools in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to implement and evaluate a promising model for school food programs (SFPs) in Canada. A survey was administered to understand parent/caregivers’ perceptions of the free, universal school lunch program, participation, and willingness to pay for a future school lunch program (n = 113). A healthy and cost-free lunch were the top two benefits recognized by parents/caregivers. The survey estimated student participation in the program at 77%. For future program planning, universal and cost-free were favoured program aspects to continue. In addition, 68% of parents/caregivers demonstrated a willingness to pay $2.00 per child per lunch. Understanding parental/caregiver expectations and attitudes towards SFPs can inform the planning, decision-making, and sustainability for future models and a national school food policy in Canada.
Bilateral Persistent Serous Macular Detachment as Initial Presentation of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia: case report
Authors: Li Li
Published: February 2025

Background/Purpose: To report a case of bilateral persistent serous macular detachments and vision loss as the first presentation, which turned out to be a malignant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Methods: A case report of a 59-year-old man female patient with vision loss as initial presentations of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM).

Results: A patient with presented with bilateral persistent serous retinal detachments before diagnosis with WM). The abnormal elevation of serum IgM in the initial stages of her disease course, leading to dramatic ocular findings and images on optical coherence tomography. Even though a session of adequate plasmapheresis and chemotherapy did not reverse the macular detachment, and his visual acuity became worsened because the persists serous retinal detachments leading to a poor visual prognosis.

Conclusion: Our case highlights the importance of maintaining awareness of uncommon initial presentations of WM, which can minimize delay in diagnosis.
High Expression of KIF4A Predicts Poor Prognosis Hallmark and Is Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Cervical Cancer
Authors: Wang Wenyan
Published: February 2025

Cervical cancer (CC) has become the fourth most common cancer among women and cause a larger number of deaths in worldwide. Screening at the early stage of CC is an effective precaution. Discovery of the new hallmark of CC will provide a guidance for CC screening. Kinesin family member 4A (KIF4A) expressed in a variety of tissues and also contributed to development of several cancers, however its function in CC remains unclear. In this study, high-expression of KIF4A was observed in the CC patients according to the bioinformatics analysis and clinical test. Additionally, loss-function of KIF4A with shRNA abrogated cervical cell proliferation, migration and invasion. We also found that the difference expression genes were identified between KIF4A-high and KIF4A-low CC patients among with abundant mutation of several genes occurred in the CC progression. Finally, we also proved that KIF4A was involved in the immune cell infiltration in the CC patients by clinical information analysis. These demonstrated that the dys-expression of KIF4A may be used for the CC screening and clinical therapy.
Technology Addıctıon of Indıvıduals Enrolled in A Gym and Related Factors
Authors: LÖK Neslihan
Published: February 2025

Objective: This study will be conducted to determine the technology addiction and related factors of individuals enrolled in a gym.

Method:This study was planned as a descriptive correlational study. The sample of the study consisted of 169 individuals actively attending a gym in Selçuklu district of Konya province. Personal information form and Technology Addiction Scale prepared by the researchers questioning socio-demographic characteristics were used to collect the data. The data of the study were evaluated using SPSS for Windows 22.0 (Statistical Package for Social Science) statistical package program. The results were evaluated at 95% confidence interval and p<0.05 significance level.

Results: The mean age of the individuals was 26.98±8.23, 68% were male, 39.1% had postgraduate education, 86.4% were single, 40.2% had good income, 44.4% had good health, 52.1% did not have any chronic disease and 80.5% actively participated in sports. The mean technology addiction score of the students was 52.49±14.78. When the level of technology addiction was evaluated, it was determined that 46.7% were low level addicted, 38.5% were moderately addicted and 14.8% were highly addicted.

Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that doing sports actively protects individuals from technology addiction. In terms of technology addiction, males, those with a high level of education, i.e., those with a master's degree, those who are married and those who perceive their health as good constituted the risk group.
Irradiation of the Meat Products can Prolong the Shelf life of the Meat ?
Authors: A. Shaltout Fahim
Published: February 2025

The meat irradiation is a tried and true method that used to improve the food quality and the food safety of the meat. By the application of this method, the growth of the bacteria, the viruses, and the parasites is successfully inhibited. By using the postponing spoiling and inhibiting the growth of the microorganisms, it also extends the meat shelf life and improves the food quality of the meat. The right dosage is applied; the meat radiation has no action on the meat colour, the meat taste, or the meat texture. Its effect on the chemical and the nutritional properties of the meat is more complicated, though, as it may change the meat vitamins, the meat fatty acids, the meat amino acids, and produce the free radicals that oxidise the meat fat. The effect of these modifications is dependent on a number of factors, such as the kind of the meat, the meat storage conditions, and the meat radiation exposure. The Meat physical characteristics, such as meat softness, the meat texture, and the meat dose dependent ability to retain the water, can also be affected by the radiation. The Low doses of the meat radiation may enhance the meat texture and the meat softness, while excessive doses cause the meat protein denaturation, which adversely affects the meat characters. The regulatory and the public perception elements of the meat irradiation are also examined in this study. Although the meat radiation is permitted and regulated in many nations, its use is debatable and causes anxiety in the public. The meat irradiation is a dependable method of improving the food safety and the food quality of the meat; nevertheless, it is important to take into account the action it may have on the chemical, the physical, and the nutritional characteristics of the meat product when selecting the right dosage and application. The long term action of the radiation on the meat product and allay the consumer worries, further studies are required.
Direct evidence of viral infection and mitochondrial alterations in the brain of fetuses at high risk for schizophrenia
Authors: Mesa Segundo
Published: February 2025

Background: There are increasing evidences that favor the prenatal beginning of schizophrenia. These evidences point toward intra-uterine environmental factors that act specifically during the second pregnancy trimester producing a direct damage of the brain of the fetus. The current available technology doesn't allow observing what is happening at cellular level since the human brain is not exposed to a direct analysis in that stage of the life in subjects at high risk of developing schizophrenia.

Methods: In 1977 we began a direct electron microscopic research of the brain of fetuses at high risk from schizophrenic mothers in order to finding differences at cellular level in relation to controls.

Results: In these studies we have observed within the nuclei of neurons the presence of complete and incomplete viral particles that reacted in positive form with antibodies to herpes simplex hominis type I [HSV1] virus, and mitochondria alterations.

Conclusion: The importance of these findings can have practical applications in the prevention of the illness keeping in mind its direct relation to the aetiology and physiopathology of schizophrenia. A study of amniotic fluid cells in women at risk of having a schizophrenic offspring is considered. Of being observed the same alterations that those observed previously in the cells of the brain of the studied foetuses, it would intend to these women in risk of having a schizophrenia descendant, previous information of the results, the voluntary medical interruption of the pregnancy or an early anti HSV1 viral treatment as preventive measure of the later development of the illness.
Unveiling Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease: Historical Perspectives and Evidence-Based Management Approaches
Authors: Jalal Al-Mosawi Aamir
Published: February 2025

Background: Adult polycystic kidney disease is an important contributor to chronic renal failure, marked by a highly variable clinical trajectory and progression to chronic renal failure. Diagnosis typically relies on ultrasound imaging, with genetic testing being less commonly necessary. Management strategies aim to delay the onset of chronic renal failure or slow its progression, involving interventions such as antihypertensive medications, dietary protein restriction, and prompt treatment of urinary tract infections.

This paper aims to present the case of an Iraqi patient diagnosed early, prior to the onset of renal failure, and to outline evidence-based treatment options.

Patients and methods: A thirty-year-old female with recurrent urinary tract infections sought evaluation following her uncle's recent diagnosis of chronic renal failure due to adult polycystic kidney disease. Her uncle had developed progressive symptomatic uremia at age 52, accompanied by gradual hearing loss, a rare association with this condition. Her aunt had succumbed to chronic renal failure.

Results: The patient exhibited normotension and renal function tests revealed normal values. A renal ultrasound depicted normal-sized kidneys with multiple cysts observed bilaterally, with the largest measuring 3 centimeters, confirming the diagnosis of adult polycystic kidney disease.

Conclusion and expert opinion: This article delves into the realm of adult polycystic kidney disease, offering insights into its historical context, diagnostic methods, and evidence-based management strategies. Beginning with the earliest recorded case in history, the narrative progresses through key milestones in understanding the disease, emphasizing diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound imaging. The current evidence-based expert opinion suggests that the long-term use simvastatin plus octreotide-long-acting release monthly injection in patients with adult polycystic kidney disease to slow the growth of cysts and the deterioration in renal function. The use of tolvaptan can also be considered, but it is associated increased adverse effects such as thirst, polyuria, and hepatic injury.
KOMPATIBILITAS PERBANYAKAN SECARA OKULASI BIBIT DURIAN (Durio zibethinus Murr) YANG DIBERI AIR KELAPA SEBAGAI ZAT PENGATUR TUMBUH ALAMI
Authors: Kirnadi Ari Jumadi , Zuraida Ana , Ilhamiyah Ilhamiyah
Published: February 2025

This research was aimed at finding out the effect of soaking time for natural growth regulators in coconut water on the success of grafting (compatibility) in durian grafting techniques and how long the soaking time for buds is best for successful durian grafting. This research used an experimental method: a single factor Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The treatment tried was soaking time in coconut water with a concentration of 100%, for 0 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, and 60 minutes. The research results showed that the length of soaking of durian shoots in coconut water as a naturally growing substance had no significant effect on both the success of grafting and the rupture of shoots in Durian plant grafting. The percentage of grafting success for each treatment ranged from 20% - 40%.  Long ago the buds broke.  The average length (days) of bud break between treatments ranged from 35 days to 48.5 days after attachment of the bud.
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN TEPUNG DAUN KELOR (Moringa Oleifera) TERHADAP ORGANOLEPTIK NUGGET DAGING ITIK AFKIR
Authors: Murlan Welsis , Komala Refika , Elisia Rini , Yontoni Mai
Published: February 2025

This research aims to determine the effect of adding moringa leaf flour on the organoleptic properties of spent duck nuggets. Nuggets are one of the food products favored by various segments of society due to their ease of preparation and delicious taste. Duck meat is one of the animal protein sources that is widely utilized in different food preparations. Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is a plant often used as a fence plant by the community; the moringa plant also has various benefits. However, culled duck meat is often considered a low-value product and tends to be neglected. To increase the added value of culled duck meat, moringa leaf powder is added to produce nuggets. This study uses an experimental method with a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 25 panelists as repetitions with varying amounts of moringa leaf flour. (0g, 5g, 10g, 15g). Organoleptic data testing using the SPSS 16 for Windows program. Statistical analysis was used to determine the effect of the treatment, specifically the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis analysis. The research results showed that the addition of moringa leaf powder (Moringa oleifera) to duck nuggets with treatments of 5 grams to 15 grams had a significant effect (P<0.05) on color, texture, aroma, and taste.
ISOLASI TOTAL BAKTERI DAN KOLIFORM PADA MEDIA PERTUMBUHAN MAGGOT DARI FESES SAPI POTONG DAN LIMBAH PASAR
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Badruzzaman Deden Zamzam , Marlina Eulis Tanti , Hidayati Yuli Astuti
Published: February 2025

Produksi limbah organik seperti feses sapi potong dan limbah pasar cukup banyak dan jika tidak dikelola dengan baik akan menyebabkan dampak negatif terhadap lingkungan. Oleh karena itu, metode alternatif untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut yaitu dengan memanfaatkan detritivora maggot BSF yang mampu menguraikan bahan organik dengan cepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui total bakteri dan koliform pada media pertumbuhan maggot BSF. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara eksperimental dengan 3 perlakuan dan 6 ulangan. Perlakuan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu P1= media 100% feses sapi potong, P2= media 100% limbah pasar, P3= media kombinasi 50% feses sapi potong  dan 50% limbah pasar. Data di analisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menunjukkan total bakteri setelah diinkubasi 15 hari mengalami penurunan pada P1=1,83 x 1010 CFU/g, P2= 7,16 x 1010 CFU/g dan P3= 1,16 x 1010 CFU/g. Sedangkan hasil total koliform pada P1= 14,83 x 106 CFU/g, P2= 8,50 x 106 CFU/g dan P3= 1,16 x 106 CFU/g.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine: can we reach a consensus and have norms? A plea to colleagues in radiology India
Authors: Kulkarni Arvind G. , Wadi Abhijeet D. , Patil Shankargouda R. , Shah Meet K , Midhun Ponnam Ragha , Chodavadiya Sunil S.
Published: February 2025

Study Design: An analytical study.Purpose: To analyze the inadequacies of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) films provided by diagnostic centers, leading to questionable and inconclusive diagnoses.Overview of Literature: No literature is currently available on this subject.Methods: Lumbosacral MRI films of patients who visited the outpatient department between January 2023 and March 31, 2024, were evaluated to check for technical inadequacies.Results: A total of 1,150 lumbar MRI sets from 100 MRI centers were examined. Thirty-five percent did not include T1 axial images, and 8% did not include T1 sagittal images. Thirty-eight percent did not specify the sagittal image sequencing (right-to-left or left-to-right). Eighty-five percent of the sagittal images were profiled from right to left, and 15% were profiled from left to right. Macnab’s recommendation was not followed in 970 sets. The axial sectioning of the scout films was nonparallel to the examined segment in 350 sets. The sacroiliac joint was not screened in 40% of the sets. The number of plates provided ranged from two to six films.Conclusions: Based on the results obtained, we strongly recommend that radiologists form structured guidelines to be followed by MRI centers to ensure uniformity, address inadequacies, and minimize the chance of errors in diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AS A FACTOR OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors: Shulzhenko Oleksandr
Published: February 2025

The article deals with the issues of the formation of self-awareness of specialists and future applicants for higher special and inclusive education. The data of the theoretical analysis of general and special literature indicate the importance of studying the issues of psychological readiness, pedagogical training of all those who work with children with special educational needs, the structure, features, specifics of training professionals as carriers and performers of educational, developmental, correctional and rehabilitation services for children with various nosologies of developmental disorders are determined.                            
 It is noted that professional competencies to carry out pedagogical forecasting and diagnostics of intellectual, speech, correctional, communicative, behavioral, kinesthetic, emotional and volitional, regulatory components of a child's educational activity require work on comprehending the results of their own activities, analyzing the difficulties that arise during the pedagogical process, establishing vectors of psychological and pedagogical correction and rehabilitation of primary and secondary, tertiary layers of disorders, making individual correctional and social programs.
It has been determined that an important tool for comprehending and working on oneself is the need to improve one's correctional and pedagogical activity is to improve the formation of emotional stability by means of self-esteem, psychological attitudes, self-analysis, self-control, self-regulation and self-improvement.
The mechanisms that ensure the reliability and sustainability of professional activity, personal growth and effective results of interaction with students with special educational needs are proposed.
The main criteria of emotional stability as a mechanism of professional self-awareness of specialists in special and inclusive education are identified and developed.
ВПЛИВ ПАНДЕМІЇ COVID-19 НА РОЗВИТОК ТРАНСПОРТНОЇ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ МІСТА
Authors: Зигун А. Ю. , Галінська T. A.
Published: February 2025

Для визначення впливу COVID-19 на транспортну інфраструктуру міст та України в цілому, були використані статистичні дані кількості пасажирів залізничного, автомобільного, авіаційного, трамвайного та тролейбусного  транспорту до та під час пандемії. Крім того, були порівняні та проаналізовані кількість пасажирів різних видів транспорту протягом однакових періодів року. Виявлено, що зменшення частоти поїздок користувачами громадського транспорту викликано не тільки суворими карантинними обмеженнями, а й зміною уподобань в бік приватних автомобілів, засобів мікромобільності (велосипеди, електросамокати) і навіть піших прогулянок.
Рrediction of selection efficiency by spike productivity elements of bread spring wheat
Authors:   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS, Pirych A. V. , Fedorenko M. V. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS, Ivantsova L. V. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS, Blyzniuk R. M. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS
Published: February 2025

Topicality. Crop yield is a complex trait that requires studying directly by its structural elements. Calculating the efficiency of selection in the next generation is a prerequisite for modern breeding. Purpose. To determine the influence of parental forms on the manifestation of valuable economic traits in F1 hybrids and to calculate the efficiency of selection in the next generation. Materials and Methods. Field trials were conducted at the V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS (MIW). The research material included 14 F1 hybrid combinations developed by crossing lines with stem rust resistance genes (33H1-12, 37Н1-11, 35Н2-18, DHG 146-54, 35Н2-3, 41Н2-4-2, 37Н1-9) submitted by the Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics NAS of Ukraine and commercial varieties Dubravka (originator MIW) and Trizo (originator DSV). Analysis of F1 hybrids and source material of spring wheat was carried out to determine the level of manifestation of spike productivity elements. The influence of parental forms on the manifestation of quantitative traits in F1 hybrids and heritability coefficients in the broad (H2) and narrow sense (h2) were determined. The variety Elehiia myronivska was used as the standard. Results. The AVOVA of combining ability revealed a significant advantage in varying the effects of general combining ability (GCA). The mean square for the specific combining ability (SCA) was inferior to the general combining ability, but it was reliable. It was found that the interaction of parental forms had an influence on such traits as number of kernels per spike and kernel weight per spike (influence ratio was 0.46 and 0.56, respectively). The spike length in F1 hybrids was influenced by the maternal form at 36 %, the influence of the interaction of maternal and paternal genotypes was at 44 % of the total variation. The interaction of the parent components of the crossing had the highest influence on the manifestation of the number of spikelets per spike, it was 69 %. In hybrid combinations, a high value of the heritability coefficient in the broad sense was of 0.80–0.95, the value of the heritability coefficient in the narrow sense was of 0.15 to 0.45. Conclusions. Taking into account the significant difference between the two coefficients, it can be concluded that the genotypic variability of the investigated traits is caused in most cases by non-additive (dominant) effects of genes. In subsequent generations, selection based on spike length and kernel number per spike will be effective.
Key words: spring wheat, hybrids, combining ability, heritability coefficient, prediction, selection
Variability in indicators of productivity elements of bread spring wheat collection samples in the conditions of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine
Authors:   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat NAAS, Fedorenko M. V. , Fedorenko I. V. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat NAAS, Kuzmenko Ye. A. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat NAAS, Blyzniuk R. M. ,   The V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat NAAS
Published: February 2025

Topicality. An important area of spring wheat breeding work is to increase yields by improving head productivity, which is always a relevant area of research. Purpose. To identify the peculiarities in variability of the productivity attributes of bread spring wheat collection samples and to involve them as source material in breeding programmes. Materials and Methods. The research was carried out during 2020–2022 at the V. M. Remeslo Myronivka Institute of Wheat of NAAS of Ukraine. The material for the research was 105 samples of bread spring wheat, the variety Elehia Myronivska was used as a standard. Laboratory and field, mathematical and statistical methods were used. Results. It was found that the formation of the head length was determined by the genotype and meteorological conditions of the year. During the years of research, the number of kernels per head was characterised by an average level of variability (Сv = 12.2–14.1 %) and varied from 33.6±1.6 to 48.9±1.9 pcs. It should be noted that the average value of grain weight per head was at the level: in 2020 – 1.6±0.08 g, 2021 – 1.5±0.07 g, 2022 – 1.9±0.1 g. The coefficient of variation had an average level of variability of 13.8–14.7 %. It was found that the kernel weight per head depended more on the conditions of the year of cultivation than on genotypic characteristics. Over the years of research, the 1000 grain weight, depending on the genotypes, varied from 29.7±0.7 g in the Stepnaia 50 sample (Kazakhstan) to 43.2±1.4 g in the MIP Oleksandra (Ukraine). The genotypes differed slightly in terms of response rate. The highest range of variation was observed in 2021 (11.7 g), and the lowest in 2020 (6.9 g). It was found that the 1000 grain weight varied depending on the conditions of the year of cultivation and genotype. Conclusions. Samples with a complex of traits are of practical interest for breeding work: MIP Oleksandra, MIP Svitlana, Bozhena, MIP Solomiia, Oksamyt Mironivskyi (Ukraine), Lamys, Amina (Kazakhstan), Matthus, Melissos, Quintus (Germany), Alicia (Czech Republic), BAV 92/SERI (Mexico), Tianmin 198 (People's Republic of China), Licamero (France), which are recommended as parental components for crosses. Determination of the correlation coefficients of phenotypic productivity elements revealed that the yield level is influenced to varying degrees by the elements of the head structure, allowing identification of genotypes for introduction into breeding programmes as source material.
Key words: bread spring wheat, collection samples, productivity attributes, yielding capacity, correlation coefficients
Formation of maize leaf area depending on the fertiliser system
Authors:   Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Stepanenko M. V.
Published: February 2025

Topicality. Achieving the maximum level of maize productivity requires optimising the rate of assimilation apparatus formation and promoting the maximum duration of leaf area activity. Adjusting the leaf area of maize crops by optimising plant nutrition ensures improved accumulation of organic matter through photosynthetic activity of plants. Purpose. Research was aimed at determining the effect of maize plants supply with macro- and microelements on the formation of leaf area of the mid-late maize hybrid SI Zefir (FAO 430) under different developmental stages in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Methods. Field, laboratory and laboratory-field methods were used in the research. The research was conducted in the fields of Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University during 2021–2022. Results. It was found that the leaf area of maize varies depending on the stages of growth and development, due to the growth and death of the number of leaves in the process of ontogeny. The dynamics of leaf area decrease from the milk ripeness stage to the full grain ripeness stage was established, which is more related to the death of some leaves. The formation of the total leaf area of the SI Zefir hybrid significantly depended on the climatic conditions of the year and the supply of plants with micro- and macroelements. Conclusions. The best indicators of leaf area in the stages of milk ripeness (41.24 thousand m2/ha) and full grain ripeness (38.38 thousand m2/ha) were observed in 2021, which was more favourable in terms of temperature and moisture supply compared to 2022. The introduction of nitrogen fertiliser N40 in combination with microfertiliser Wuxal P Max before sowing provided the largest leaf area of the maize hybrid SI Zefir in the stages of milk ripeness – 41.35 thousand m2/ha and full grain ripeness – 37.60 thousand m2/ha. The application of nitrogen fertilisers in combination with the microfertiliser Wuxal P Max helps to optimise the nutrient supply of plants, which stimulates the formation of leaf area, which increases in the stages of milk and full grain ripeness by 3.70 thousand m2/ha and 2.85 thousand m2/ha, respectively, compared to the control variant (without fertilisation)
Key words: maize, leaf area, photosynthetic surface area, fertilisation
OPTIMIZING BSI MOBILE BANKING SERVICE THROUGH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS : SOCIAL MEDIA, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL
Authors: Wahyudi Wahyudi , Wandebori Harimukti
Published: February 2025

The rise of mobile banking in Indonesia underscores the strategic role of platforms like BSI Mobile in meeting customer expectations. This study examines user perceptions of BSI Mobile services using big data from X (formerly Twitter) as a real-time source of public opinion. Sentiment data from X was analyzed using the CRISP-DM framework, employing the Naive Bayes method for category and sentiment classification, which was then mapped onto the Importance-Performance Matrix (IPM). External analysis, using PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces, and competitor analysis, highlighting general, industry and competitor challenges. Internally, resource evaluations conducted through value chain analysis and the VRIO framework revealed that transitioning from BSI Mobile to the BYOND platform is a strategic step to strengthen technical and operational capabilities. The findings indicate an urgent need to enhance the app’s features and functionalities, followed by improvements in speed, reliability, security, and UI/UX. The study underscores the importance of strengthening both offline and online marketing strategies to promote BYOND’s features and functionalities, leveraging its Unique Selling Proposition (USP) as a sustained competitive advantage to drive digital adoption among both existing and new customers. Big data analytics helps identify improvements and track service performance.
Conceptual Critical Success Factors Model on Infrastructure Sustainability Rating System for California Construction Projects
Authors:   CSU Long Beach, Kim Joseph , Arroyo-Turcios Jose
Published: February 2025

This report addresses the sensitivity and reliability of the sustainability rating systems by comparing each category’s verified scores with its respective submitted scores to evaluate how points are awarded for infrastructure projects, examine which categories present the most challenges for verification, and identify the best category for verification in the sustainability rating system. The authors conducted three analyses using credit score data obtained from fourteen actual civil infrastructure projects certified under Envision. First, the Natural World category had the highest average score from the submitted and verified data. Pairwise comparisons using t-tests indicate that the mean value of one category does not differ statistically from that of other categories. Second, a one-way analysis of variance found no statistically significant differences among the five categories’ scores. Two-sample t-tests for comparing the submitted credit scores and the verified credit scores demonstrated no statistically significant difference in all five categories. However, the results showed that the verified credit scores are 18.63% lower than the submitted credit scores for all five categories. Third, multiple comparisons (Hsu’s MCB) showed that the Natural World category is the best category with 95% confidence. The results also indicated that the Quality of Life, Leadership, New World, and Climate and Risk categories have a higher possibility of being verified on a similar level, proving that those projects are close to the “best” category and present fewer challenges to be certified than the Resource Allocation category. The findings from this report will provide sustainability managers and project teams with insights into credit implementation in the pre-design stage of potential infrastructure projects that may pursue the certification process.
Robot Cognition Simultaneously Social, Multi-Modal, Hypothetico-Causal, and Attention-Guided … Solves the Symbol Grounding Problemc
Authors: Bringsjord Selmer , Slowik John , Oswald James , Giancola Michael , Bello Paul
Published: February 2025

The so-called symbol-grounding problem (SGP) has long plagued cognitive robotics (and AI). If Rob, a humanoid household robot, is asked to remove and discard the faded rose from among the dozen in the vase, and accedes, does Rob grasp the formulae/data he processed to get the job done? Does he for instance really understand the formulae inside him that logicizes “There’s exactly one faded rose in the vase”? Some (e.g., Searle, Harnad, Bringsjord) have presented and pressed a negative answer, and have held that engineering a robot for whom the answer is ‘Yes’ is, or at least may well be, insoluble. This negativity increases if Rob must understand that giving a faded rose to someone as a sign of love might not be socially adept. We change the landscape, by bringing to bear, in a cognitive robot, an unprecedented, intertwined quartet of capacities that make all the difference: namely, (i) social planning; (ii) multi-modal perception; (iii) pre-meditated attention to guide such perception; and (iv) automated defeasible reasoning about causation. In other words, a genuinely social robot that senses in varied ways under the guidance of how it directs its attention, and adjudicates among competing arguments for what it perceives, solves SGP, or at least a version thereof. An exemplar of such a robot is our PERI.2, which we demonstrate in an environment called ‘Logi-Forms,’ intelligent navigation of which requires social reasoning.
Can a Robot Hand Grasp?
Authors: Estrada Daniel
Published: February 2025

Whether artificial agents “understand” some activity or idea is a perennial question in the philosophy of AI and robotics. In this paper, I review two ways philosophers have traditionally discussed understanding, and how tensions between these approaches complicate and frustrate the attribution of understanding to the artificial agents of today, like self-driving cars or generative AI. To move past these tensions, I propose an account of understanding as a participatory activity, that is, as an activity that characteristically involves multiple agents. While this account is perhaps surprising, I argue that it handles the challenges of quasi-agents like self-driving cars and LLMs in an intuitive and satisfying way from the perspective of common-sense psychology.
Normativity and Scripts in Human Robot Interaction
Authors: Berio Leda
Published: February 2025

I ague that considering interactions with artificial agents in terms of emotionally-loaded scripts can contribute to explaining our attribution of emotional states to social robots as well as our emotional reactions during interactions with them. Moreover, it helps us identify the normative components of such interactions. Evidence suggests we attribute emotion to artificial agents, and that we experience emotions towards them, despite knowing they do not experience emotions in a human sense. I propose that these situations activate scripts and schemata that come with expectations on how agents should behave and feel. Scripts contain information about expected emotional reactions, and their activation prescribes the interpretation of emotions in normative ways, as well as emotional attributions. I thus suggest that, when interacting with social robots, our behaviors and emotions, as well as our attributions, are highly normatively regulated.
Moral Obligations Towards Robots: The Associative Account
Authors: Löschke Jörg
Published: February 2025

Is it possible for humans to have moral obligations to treat social robots in decent ways? This is one of the most important questions in robophilosophy because failing to answer it correctly could lead to the systematic violation of moral obligations, potentially resulting in a moral catastrophe. The three most commonly discussed frameworks for explaining moral obligations toward robots are rights-based accounts, indirect accounts, and relational accounts. After identifying some issues with each of these views, this paper introduces a novel approach, which I call the Associative Account. According to this view, moral obligations toward robots should be understood as associative duties—duties that arise from valuable relationships with robots. This approach allows for directed duties toward robots without requiring the robots to have full moral standing, as the obligations are grounded in the value of the relationship itself. After explaining the basic idea of the Associative Account, I discuss the conditions that must be met for humans to have valuable relationships with robots.
Justifications of Moral Responsibility Attributions Towards a Humanoid Robot
Authors: O’Reilly Ziggy , Marchesi Serena , Wykowska Agnieszka
Published: February 2025

As robots increasingly participate in society it is crucial to understand which factors influence the degree to which individuals attribute moral responsibility towards them. In a previously reported study, participants read vignettes about a humanoid robot causing either a negative or a positive consequence. Participants rated the moral responsibility and intentionality of the robot, and explained the reasoning behind their ratings. In this paper we (1) conducted an exploratory cluster analysis on their textual justifications of their moral responsibility ratings using word-embeddings and (2) investigated the correlation between moral responsibility ratings and the proportion of words participants used from each cluster. We found that participants who used more words from the ‘event detection’ cluster were more likely to attribute higher moral responsibility to the humanoid robot. Conversely, those who used more words from the ‘mechanistic properties’ cluster tended to attribute less moral responsibility to the humanoid robot. These findings illustrate that moral responsibility attributions could be influenced by the proportion to which individuals refer to events and mechanistic properties.
Responsible Innovation ‘Bottom Up’? Using Mobile Robots as a Case
Authors: Zawieska Karolina , Kollakidou Avgi , Bodenhagen Leon , Krüger Norbert , Martin Clionah , Bendt Mads , Andersen Casper
Published: February 2025

Robotics and AI technologies often have been perceived as radically innovative technologies that likely will cause problematic disruptions of society. In particular, ethical concerns about the simulation of high-level human capacities in social robots have engendered calls for various forms of ‘top-down’ regulation, guided by pre-set values and standards. Working from insights of a case study with mobile robots, we suggest in this discussion paper that we might do better in pursuing responsible innovation bottom-up: Moving among robots with minimal social interaction skills, citizens may practically acquire the technological knowledge that can protect them against anthropomorphizing overinterpretations and inappropriate attachments. We unfold this suggestion in three steps: First, reporting on our case study, we describe the limited role of value considerations among the design goals that currently guide developers and early adopters of mobile robots in the retail industry. Second, based on an observation from an ethnographic pilot study and related HRI research on mobile robots, we derive a proposal for responsible innovation bottom-up, as supervised social experiment and cultural learning. Third, we discuss the proposal, pro and contra.
Creativity and Care in Participatory Design of Social Robots
Authors: Zhou Chunfang , Marchetti Emanuela
Published: February 2025

The paper addresses the method of participatory design shapes a context of designing social robots by creativity and with care. Two research questions will be focused: a) how can we integrate creativity and care into the practice of conducting participatory design interventions and developing social robots? And b) how can we better prepare future robot designers and AI-related professionals in university education? This paper bridges studies on creativity, care, participatory design, human-robot interaction, and AI education. A case on designing Sanne, an automatic floor washer in a Danish nursing home will be discussed that further brings implications of potential strategies to improve social robot design and AI education in the future.
Assessing the Impact of Transfer Robots on Care Work: The Case of POTARO in Toyota Memorial Hospital, Japan
Authors: Kodate N. , Tsujimura M. , Lechevalier S.
Published: February 2025

The poster outlines the design of an international transdisciplinary research project (“Establishing Toyota-style Person-centered, Robotics-aided Care System (TPRoCS)”) in partnership with Toyota’s Frontier Research Center and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. The main purpose of TPRoCS is to understand and assess the impact of assistive robots in the healthcare field, with a view to identifying an optimum implementation model for such technologies in care settings. The poster shows some of the preliminary findings from the first year of the study, particularly the interviews with the project leaders and engineers, examining how stakeholders worked together to ensure the environment in the new hospital building where the transport robots fit in with care professionals’ work patterns. The project aims to provide evidence on how assistive robots can affect professionals working in acute care settings in the short-, medium- and long-term and eventually contribute to enhancement of care quality in the hospital. Reflecting the integrative social robotics approach, the poster will touch upon vital issues such as unintended consequences, and value-centered and culturally sensitive design.
Customisable Social Robots: User Agency and Relational Experience
Authors: Felzmann Heike
Published: February 2025

Relational caring technologies are designed to achieve the experience of a relationship between user and technology. With increasing capabilities of AI, some non-embodied relational technologies, such as AI companions, have become widely used. They are increasingly adaptable and customisable by users, and users are beginning to take an active role in the design of relational characteristics of their AI companion. It now seems likely that social care robot technologies will draw on these developments, with potential impact on the relational experience. In this paper, the relational complexities of users’ engagement with technologies that they have customised to their wishes will be explored. Users encounter these relational technologies in a threefold way: they may actively customise relational features (the maker’s role) which will determine what relational offerings they will receive (the recipient role) and what their relational experiences in their engagement with the technology will be (the participant role). These relational complexities need to be considered within the context of the particular constraints both of AI systems and the physical embodiment of robotic technologies.
Changing the Narrative: Exploring New Ontologies and Epistemologies in Light of Recent Robotics and AI
Authors: Klautzer Lisa , Chowdhury Swaptik
Published: February 2025

While recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics may reign in a new era in human-machine interaction (HMI), we can draw on a wealth of existing and evolving experiences and intellectual adventures rooted in philosophy and science, technology, and society (STS) studies to inform our theoretical and practical engagement with this new phase. In this paper, we propose widening the set of stakeholders and tools deployed to explore pathways to navigate the risks and opportunities these developments entail, how the narratives we use in describing and envisioning shape how we think about HMI, and how specific philosophical frameworks can be well suited in envisioning the complexities of human and AI/Robotics collaboration.