bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The semiotic roots of worldviews: logic, epistemology, and contemporary comparisons
Authors: Pietarinen Ahti-Veikko , Snellman Lauri 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The logic of worldviews provides a consistent method of comparison between multiple worldviews. The present paper connects the logic of worldviews to important historical and contemporary influences. Beginning with its roots in semiotics, an account of epistemology emerges which is mediated by a belief system. We show that Charles Peirce’s pragmatistic theory of inquiry is the bedrock beneath the logic of worldviews. We formulate it as a generalized version of inquiry with underlying game-theoretic semantics. In this paper, we extend Peirce’s triadic model of signs to cover knowledge mediated by systems of beliefs. Michael Polanyi’s account of personal commitment includes a subsidiary/focal distinction that views theoretical frameworks as tools for interpreting orders of reality through actual practices of research. We also see how a precedent is set by Johan Georg Hamann’s epistemology of belief, recovered by Ludwig Wittgenstein, using reason as an interpretation of God’s speech in nature. We argue that Thomas Kuhn’s theory of inquiry and worldviews (or paradigms) may be fruitfully contrasted with Peirce’s theory, with reasoning by abduction, deduction, and induction occurring within the community of inquirers. The upshot is that although worldviews may be adopted for non-rational reasons, one can meaningfully compare worldviews through a method proposed by Alasdair MacIntyre: the proponent of a theory learns the language of competing theories and uses them as a metatheory to show how one’s own theory may not have the resources to resolve certain problematic situations. Our result is a meta-linguistic falsification in the sense of Peirce’s semiotics and pragmaticism: the competing theory may be used to show that the object theory does not have a strategy at its disposal to interpret the anomalous phenomenon.
Being is said in many ways
Authors: Klyukanov Igor 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The article focuses on the ontological foundations of lifeworld as Being taken for granted and viewed as a communication phenomenon par excellence, conceptualized as signifying in the presence of others. It is argued that, because there is always a wider horizon of experience against which anything can appear, lifeworld as something continuous can only be thematized in discrete scientific forms. In the article, lifeworld is discussed through the perspectives of four different sciences. From the natural science perspective, lifeworld is conceptualized as an arrangement contingent on the interconnections of human and nonhuman beings. It takes the form of conversation and can be best examined by Conversation Analysis. From the social science perspective, lifeworld is conceptualized as an order that is constituted by symbolic interactions and guided by relevant types and rules that structure our experience. It takes the form of intersubjective action as a meaningful back and forth and can be best examined by Discourse Analysis. From the cultural sciences perspective, lifeworld is the realm of spirit passed from generation to generation that gives human culture its meaning. It takes the form of significant expressions and can be best examined by Textual Hermeneutic Analysis. And, from the philosophical perspective, lifeworld is constituted by phenomena that appear, or monstrate themselves, to consciousness. This lifeworld is of absolute reversibility and immediacy and can be best examined by Critical Analysis, i.e., by postulating our relation to any object through contemplation. Thus, as Being, lifeworld is said in many ways, each lifeworld being relevant in its own way by providing a valuable resource – physico-biological, normative, significational, and transcendental.
Rol de los Municipios en la construcción del Estado ambiental de derecho
Authors: Turizo González Luis Alberto 
Published: October 2024

En este artículo se analiza la construcción doctrinal sobre una nueva teoría de Estado, donde se propende por la protección de Medio Ambiente, aunado con la protección de los derechos fundamentales de las personas, este nuevo modelo tiene como finalidad hacerle frente al gran problema mundial del cambio climático. La administración pública juega un papel fundamental dentro de esta forma de Estado, en el sentido que es la gran ejecutora de las políticas públicas, planes, programas y de toda normatividad legal vigente, es decir, es quien tiene la tarea de poner en marcha todo el andamiaje reglamentario y es a través del estudio evaluativo de la misma que se puede dilucidar si los fines del Estado se cumplen o no. La administración puede entenderse en un sentido muy amplio, donde se relacionan entidades de nivel central, nivel territorial y entidades descentralizadas, pero para efectos de esta investigación se abordará el estudio únicamente desde el nivel territorial, concretamente desde la óptica funcional de los Municipios frente a la construcción del Estado Ambiental de Derecho, para lo cual se acudió a una metodología de tipo jurídico, con enfoque cualitativa y de nivel exploratoria.
Los coparticipes en el derecho penal colombiano: Análisis desde la jurisprudencia constitucional
Authors: Pereira Blanco Milton José , Luna Salas Fernando , Perona Riccardo 
Published: October 2024

Este trabajo de investigación aborda desde un enfoque cualitativo con revisión bibliográfica y jurisprudencial, el análisis y desarrollo del concepto de partícipes en el derecho colombiano. La coparticipación es una figura distinta a los partícipes de que trata el artículo 30 de la legislación penal, pues el obrar en coparticipación implica una causal general de mayor punibilidad que conlleva, codelincuencia o cooperación criminal, esto es, personas que, como autores o partícipes concurren en la realización de la conducta punible para aludir al concurso o intervención de varias personas en la realización del delito. No es posible referirse a la coparticipación criminal en los delitos plurisubjetivos, pues, en este evento no existe concurso de personas en la conducta punible. La jurisprudencia constitucional y la jurisprudencia de la sala penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia han sido claras al identificar las diferencias entre la figura de los partícipes y los coparticipes en materia penal, pues, el Legislador hace uso de la expresión “copartícipe” o de la expresión “coparticipación” para denominar a quienes concurren de modo plural a la realización del delito, en cualquiera de las dos modalidades generales contempladas por el Legislador (autores y partícipes).
Synthesis of copper-doped nanocrystalline tin stannate by thermal decomposition of a precursor
Authors: Aparnev Alexander , Loginov Anton , Bannov Alexander 
Published: October 2024

Zinc hydroxostannate ZnSn(OH)6, containing 5 mol.% Cu, was obtained from hydrochloric acid solutions of tin(IV), zinc and copper by adding sodium hydroxide to pH = 8–9. The thermolysis process of the obtained sample and the phase composition of the decomposition products were studied using thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. It was shown that the main stages of dehydration are completed at a temperature of about 350 °C and, as a result of thermolysis, an X-ray amorphous product is formed, from which a solid solution of copper in zinc stannate is obtained at an annealing temperature above 650 °C. At an annealing temperature of 800 °C, a mixture of nanocrystalline tin dioxide SnO2 with a cassiterite structure and copper-doped zinc orthostannate Zn2SnO4 with a spinel structure is formed. The room temperature sensors based on ZnSnO3 and carbon nanofibers as a conductive additive showed high response to NO2 (–6.1% to 2 ppm NO2).
Demokratikus legitimáció, választási felhatalmazás és alkotmány a haderő mögött
Authors: Patyi András 
Published: October 2024

A Magyar Honvédség tiszti, főtiszti utánpótlását biztosító Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem civil irányítás alatt működő, ugyanakkor katonákat képző felsőoktatási intézmény. A konferencia szervezői fontosnak tartották, hogy mielőtt a fõ téma boncolgatása megkezdődik, fogalmazódjon meg néhány általános vagy elvi gondolat. Az előadás keretében három atipikus témakörrel kívánok foglalkozni. Ezek a következők:– Alkotmány a haderő mögött, (a védelmi alkotmány alapkérdései);– a választásokon elnyert felhatalmazás;– a demokratikus legitimáció. De mi köze is van a választásoknak egy ország fegyveres erejéhez?
VẬN DỤNG PHƯƠNG PHÁP DẠY HỌC KHÁM PHÁ TRONG DẠY HỌC PHƯƠNG TRÌNH LƯỢNG GIÁC Ở NƯỚC CỘNG HÒA DÂN CHỦ NHÂN DÂN LÀO
Authors: Đình Phượng Vũ , Sengvongdeuane Nhotlusay 
Published: October 2024

According to educational researchers, effective learning is not only just sitting in classes spectating other activities, and memorizing available imparted knowledge, but learners also should participate in the discovery process of new knowledge guided by instructors. It is necessary to apply the discovery learning method to teaching the subjects in general and teaching Mathematics in particular in the direction of developing the competencies and qualities for students. This paper focuses on researching the concept of the discovery learning method and its characteristics. Based on researching the Mathematics curriculum and practical teaching in The Lao People's Democratic Republic, this paper proposes applying the discovery learning method to teaching trigonometric equations at high schools in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Mitigates Acute and Chronic Lung Damages of Sulfur Mustard Analog Exposure
Authors: Tapak Mahtab , Sadeghi Somaye , Ghazanfari Tooba , Mosaffa Nariman , Mirsanei S. Zahra , Hashemi Seyed Mahmoud Masiha 
Published: October 2024

Sulfur mustard (SM) is an established chemical weapon that can result in severe damage to parts of the body. Currently, there are no effective treatments available for SM-caused damage. We aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AD-MSCs) and conditioned medium (CM-MSCs) in acute and chronic pulmonary mouse models caused by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), an SM analog.
The mice were divided into 4 experimental groups:(1) CEES+AD-MSCs, (2) CEES+CM-MSCs, (3) CEES, and (4) control. The model observation time was divided into 7 days for the short and 6 months for the long term. AD-MSCs were injected into mice via intraperitoneal injection 24 hours after CEES exposure. The therapeutic effects of AD-MSCs on pulmonary tissue damage were assessed using a histopathologic assay, measuring the neutrophil count, and bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein level. The levels of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines were evaluated using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as the outcomes of interest.
Lung damage progression was reduced by AD-MSC treatment in mice after CEES injection into the peritoneum. The proportion of CD11b+F4/80+ macrophages in the peritoneum was significantly lowered by AD-MSC treatment following CEES exposure. AD-MSC administration also reduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines, BALF protein, and nitric oxide levels in the peritoneal cavity.
By reducing inflammation and enhancing tissue healing, AD-MSCs and CM-MSC help prevent acute lung damage caused by CEES. The current study supports the use of a mouse model as a solid experimental foundation and indicates potential use for future cell treatment.
Comprehensive Review of the Potential Anti-Breast Cancer Properties of Various Medicinal Plants
Authors: Kusane Harshada A. , Kangralkar Vishnu A. 
Published: October 2024

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women throughout the globe, and its management can be difficult due to its complex etiology. Treatment with chemotherapy, surgical procedures, radiation treatment, and hormone therapy are among the most frequently utilized treatments. However, complications and resistance to multiple drugs can cause challenges. This overview addresses how organic medicinal products obtained from edibles and plants can assist with treatment of Breast cancer. The article scrutinizes the ways by which natural substances may exert beneficial impact in the prevention and management of breast carcinoma as well as offers knowledge regarding the therapeutic plant, including its family, part used, kind of extraction, and molecular mechanisms in breast carcinoma. Following an exhaustive analysis of the various plants, we discovered that Peganum normata, Ammi visnaga, Camellia sinensis, Curcuma longa, and Allium sativam L. had potential anti-breast cancer activities. These data were gathered from PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar.
Forms of perpetuating the historical memory of the Heroes of the Soviet Union in urban toponymy (using the example of commissar Moskovsky Street in Tambov)
Authors: Kvadiaev S. S. 
Published: October 2024

Importance. The activities of the Tambov city authorities, public organizations and institutions, their motives in the work on the preservation of military historical memory in the urban enviro nment during the second half of the 20th – beginning of the 21th century on the example of perpetuating the memory of the first Hero of the Soviet Union from Tambov region – A.N. Moskovsky, are considered. The importance of the research lies in the fact that the use of trends in modern historical science, namely, an interdisciplinary approach to research, political history and historical urbanism, allows us to obtain qualitatively new knowledge about the activities of the Russian cities authorities (based on Tambov materials) to preserve military historical memory in urban toponymy and objects of monumental art during the second half of the 20th century – the beginning of the 21th century.Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of the research is based on the principles of consistency, historicism, and objectivity. Comparative historical, problem and chronological methods are used. The research is based on such general scientific methods as analysis, synthesis, generalization, and systematization. The main sources of the research are archival materials stored in the State Archive of Tambov Region, the State Archive of Socio-political History of Tambov Region, published and posted on the Internet, as well as materials in the funds of the Museum and Exhibition Center of Tambov Region.Results and Discussion. The features of the ideological work of local authorities on the development of military historical memory are analyzed. The patterns and continuity of approaches in the military historical work of the city authorities at different chronological stages are revealed. The mechanisms of preserving the memory of a particular hero, senior political instructor, commissar A.N. Moskovsky, are investigated. The forms of historical and patriotic information about the objects of urban toponymy and monumental art created during the development of the urban environment, concerning the perpetuation of the memory of A.N. Moskovsky, are highlighted.Conclusion. As a result of studying the problem, conclusions are drawn about the multi-faceted approach in the work of city authorities, institutions and public organizations for the preservation of military historical memory in the region.
Implementing a new model of primary care for stroke survivors living in the community: a mixed-methods process evaluation
Authors: Aquino Maria Raisa Jessica , Turner Grace , Kreit Elizabeth , Blatchford Emily G , Grant Julie , Johnson Vicki , Mullis Ricky , Mant Jonathan 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Background:
Survival after stroke is improving, leading to increased demand on primary care and community services to meet the long-term care needs of people living with stroke. Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) is a novel model of primary care for stroke survivors living in the community. IPCAS was a complex intervention, with intervention components aimed at stroke survivors and healthcare professionals. This process evaluation aimed to explore how the intervention was delivered in context and how participants engaged with the intervention.
Methods:
The process evaluation was underpinned by the National Institute of Health’s Behaviour Change Consortium fidelity framework. A mixed methods design was used to assess fidelity of design, training, delivery and engagement. Methods included questionnaires, video- and audio-recordings, observations, and interviews with staff and participants.
Results:
The IPCAS intervention reflected its theoretical underpinnings and was substantially different from usual care. Most components of the intervention were delivered with high or moderate fidelity and training fidelity was high. In particular, the checklist was considered useful. However, other components were less valued, in particular, the direct point of contact service which was hardly used by participants and the local directory of services which had variable take up by healthcare professionals. It was not possible to facilitate communication between primary and secondary care as originally planned. Furthermore, some practices used a GP or healthcare assistant to deliver the reviews, rather than a practice nurse as planned. Several participants did not feel the intervention was relevant for them due to their recovery and the time that had passed since their stroke.
Conclusions:
This mixed-methods process evaluation provided novel insights into the design, delivery and engagement with a new model of primary care for stroke survivors. Despite high or moderate fidelity for delivery of most components of the intervention and high training fidelity, some components, such as the direct point of contact, were not valued and several participants did not feel the intervention was relevant for them.
Trial registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03353519, registered November 27, 2017.
An intestinal histiocytic sarcoma in a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu): A case report
Authors: de Oliveira Radan Elvis Matias , Batista Jael Soares , Santos Wanderson Lucas Alves dos , de Sousa Ana Caroline Freitas Caetano , Lopes Igor Renno Guimarães , Diniz João Augusto Rodrigues Alves , de Oliveira Thalita Evani Silva , Olinda Robério Gomes , de Souto Erick Platini Ferreira , de Oliveira Moacir Franco 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Background
A significant increase in the incidence of neoplasms in wild animals maintained in captivity has been noted in recent years. Histiocytic sarcomas comprise a rare malignant macrophage-dendritic cell lineage neoplasm in wildlife. In this context, this study reports a rare case of histiocytic sarcoma in the small intestine of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu), describing its clinical, anatomopathological, and immunohistochemical aspects.
Case presentation:
A six-year-old male collared peccary maintained in captivity at a facility in Northeastern Brazil presented progressive weight loss, diarrhea, anorexia, dyspnea, lethargy, abdominal distension, bristled fur, and pale mucous membranes. After 18 days, the animal was found dead in its enclosure. A pathoanatomical examination revealed that the animal exhibited poor body condition, scant body fat with a gelatinous appearance, hydrothorax, pulmonary edema, and excessive abdominal cavity fluid accumulation. Small intestine wall thickening was observed, along with the presence of a tumor mass in the duodenal portion. A histopathological examination of the affected intestinal segment indicated the presence of round neoplastic cells with giant, hypercolored nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and a high mitotic count (20 figures per field). Giant, binucleated, and multinucleated cells were also observed. The neoplastic cells infiltrated all histological layers, from the mucosa to the serosa. An immunohistochemical examination displayed strong positivity for CD18 and negativity for CD3 and CD79, confirming a histiocytic intestinal sarcoma diagnosis. Additionally, a Ki-67 index of 70% was recorded.
Conclusions
The determined histopathological characteristics and detection of specific immunohistochemical markers confirmed metastatic intestinal histiocytic sarcoma in a P. tajacu, a rare neoplasm described for the first time in this species.
Performance of calves in dry season feedlot according to genetic group and sex
Authors: Severino Ana Clara da Silva , Braga Bruna Cardoso , Gomes Raphael Dos Santos , Villela Severino Delmar Junqueira , Vitor Cláudio Manoel Teixeira , Leonel Fernando de de Paula 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feedlot strategy for beef calves as an alternative during the dry season, as well as differences in the performance between genetic groups: Caracu, Nellore, crossbred Caracu x Nellore, and sex. Fifty-four calves were distributed in a completely randomized design in a 3x2 factorial scheme. The diet was formulated for an average body weight gain of 0.5 kg/day. Average daily gain (ADG), dry matter intake (DMI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were evaluated. The data was subjected to analysis of variance, and when significant at the 5% level, means were compared using the SNK (Student-Newman-Keuls) test. There was an interaction (p<0.05) between genetic group and sex only for ADG. Crossbred Caracu x Nellore calves male had the highest (p<0.05) gain (0.75 kg/day). Caracu males and crossbred females did not differ (p>0.05) from each other, showing gains of 0.66 and 0.63 kg/day, respectively. Caracu females had intermediate gains (p<0.05) of 0.52 kg/day. While the lowest gains were in Nellore, males and females, which did not differ from each other (p>0.05) and showed 0.42 and 0.38 kg/day, respectively. There was an effect (p<0.05) due to genetic groups, with crossbred calves showing higher (p<0.05) gain (0.70 kg/day), followed by Caracu (0.58 kg/day) and Nellore (0.41 kg/day). There was effect (p<0.05) on DMI (5.86 versus 6.58 kg/animal/day) and FCR (13.76 versus 12.39 kg of DM/kg of body weight gain) for males and females, respectively. There was also effect (p<0.05) of DMI for genetic groups, with crossbred and Caracu calves not differing (p>0.05) from each other (6.80 and 6.43 kg/animal/day), respectively, and having higher (p<0.05) intake than Nellore calves (5.91 kg/animal/day). For FCR, there was also effect (p<0.05) for genetic groups, with crossbred calves showing better (p<0.05) FCR (9.83 kg of DM/kg of gain), followed by Caracu (11.16 kg of DM/kg of gain), which in turn had better (p<0.05) FCR than Nellore (14.95 kg of DM/kg of gain). Given these results, males are superior to females in weight gain, feed conversion and also have lower feed costs in feedlot. Considering these same aspects, crossbred Caracu x Nellore calves have better performance than calves of these pure breeds. The worst performance was of the Nellore Calves.