bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Despertando Novos Talentos no Ensino de Ciências: Uma parceria entre o Colégio Estadual Ernesto Faria e o IFRJ
Authors: Anjos Maylta Brandão dos , Rôças Giselle , Oliveira Alexandre Lopes de , Bomfim Alexandre Maia , Deccache-Maia Eline , Pereira Marcus Vinícius 
Published: April 2024

A qualidade do ensino formal se constitui na construção do conhecimento gerado no processo escolar, tendo como alicerce o ensino básico. Aportando-se nessa premissa, a CAPES lançou o programa “Novos Talentos”, com a publicação de editais distintos, para os quais o PROPEC/IFRJ inscreveu-se com o projeto “Ensino de Ciências: formando novos talentos e reforçando os laços entre o Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ) e o Colégio Estadual Professor Ernesto Faria (CEPEF)”. O projeto foi aprovado e aconteceu no incentivo da melhoria do ensino básico. A articulação proposta teve o enfoque do Ensino de Ciências como saber gerador. O projeto visou a ampliação dos saberes nessa parceria interinstitucional, que privilegiou a conjunção das práticas educativas postas pelas atividades previstas nos quatro subprojetos que constou de oficinas de formação escolar e produção de produtos didáticos gerados nelas. Os resultados foram positivos, atendendo aos objetivos propostos.
Utilização das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação para avaliação de aprendizagem: Vídeo complementar para o ensino contemporâneo de Acústica
Authors: Silva Gabriel Fernandes , De Cerqueira Lucas Brasil , Barbosa Caio Nabuco , De Castro Robson Costa , Godim Leitão Catarine Canellas 
Published: April 2024

Devido ao distanciamento social imposto pela pandemia da Covid-19, as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) têm sido muito utilizadas no cotidiano educacional. O uso de simuladores, material multimídia e muitos outros recursos tecnológicos facilitam e engrandecem a aprendizagem no ensino mediado por tecnologias. Este trabalho apresenta uma alternativa para a utilização das TICs no ensino de Física com a produção de uma vídeoaula complementar, aplicada como ferramenta pedagógica, para o estímulo do aprendizado de Acústica. A vídeoaula complementar produzida aborda as propriedades fisiológicas do som como parte do conteúdo de Acústica nas aulas de Física. Para o seu desenvolvimento foram utilizados dois softwares livres: Audacity e o Geogebra, além de instrumentos musicais, para explorar detalhadamente esses conceitos abordados previamente em aula pelo docente. A avaliação da aprendizagem foi feita após a exibição do vídeo, através de discussão e de um questionário aplicado em turmas da 2ª série do Ensino Médio de uma instituição pública federal do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Com esse trabalho foi possível observar que a videoaula foi produzida de forma lúdica e didática com embasamento teórico, estimulou o interesse dos discentes para o ensino de Física contextualizado com os instrumentos musicais.
A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO “PROGRAMA EDUCAÇÃO & FORMAÇÃO 2020” EM ESCOLAS PORTUGUESAS NO QUADRO DA EUROPEIZAÇÃO DAS POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS
Authors: Stanciu Valeriu , Fonseca Dora Ramos 
Published: April 2024

O Programa Educação & Formação 2020 emerge no contexto das políticas educativas europeias sendo, especialmente, direcionado para o espaço temporal específico de 2010 a 2020, assumido como um período relevante para a superação da crise económica na Europa. Procuramos, através da análise do discurso político-normativo, compreender como foram interpretadas, ao nível nacional, as diretivas europeias do “Programa Educação & Formação 2020” e conhecer as perceções dos diretores/gestores de instituições educativas e de formação sobre o Programa e sua aplicabilidade e efeitos na prática educacional. A metodologia de investigação utilizada foi predominantemente de natureza qualitativa elegendo a análise documental e a entrevista como técnicas de recolha de dados e a análise de conteúdo como técnica de análise dos dados que emergiram do corpus empírico. Analisámos o “Programa Educação & Formação 2020” e outros documentos de referência considerados relevantes para o processo investigativo e auscultamos os diretores de escolas e de agrupamentos de escolas da região centro de Portugal. Concluímos que foram, de uma forma global, incorporadas, no discurso político – normativo, as recomendações veiculadas pelos diferentes organismos europeus, assumindo-se o “Programa Educação & Formação 2020” como um documento estratégico para o desenvolvimento de competências na população com o objetivo de potenciar o desenvolvimento socioeconómico. A análise de dados permitiu, ainda, inferir a partir das perceções dos entrevistados, que se confirma uma evolução positiva no que se refere ao cumprimento das metas preestabelecidas pelo Programa e que todas as escolas e agrupamentos estudados tiveram como referência, na sua atuação educativa, o “Programa Educação & Formação 2020”.
Study protocol for a mixed methods approach to optimize colorectal cancer screening in Malaysia: Integrating stakeholders insights and knowledge-to-action framework
Authors: Chong Diane Woei-Quan , Jayaraj Vivek Jason , Ab Rahim Fathullah Iqbal , Syed Soffian Sharifah Saffinas , Azmi Muhammad Fikri , Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusaini , Mohamed Sidek Ahmad Shanwani , Azmi Norfarizan , Md Said Rosaida , Md Salleh Muhammad Firdaus , Abu Bakar Norasiah , Shahar Hamiza , Abdul Rashid Rima Marhayu , Samad Shazimah Abdul , Ahmad Zanita , Ismail Mohd Safiee , A. Bakar Adilah , Hj Jobli Nor Mashitah , Sararaks Sondi 
Published: April 2024

Introduction
Colorectal cancer is a growing global health concern and the number of reported cases has increased over the years. Early detection through screening is critical to improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer. In Malaysia, there is an urgent need to optimize the colorectal cancer screening program as uptake is limited by multiple challenges. This study aims to systematically identify and address gaps in screening service delivery to optimize the Malaysian colorectal cancer screening program.

Methods
This study uses a mixed methods design. It focuses primarily on qualitative data to understand processes and strategies and to identify specific areas that can be improved through stakeholder engagement in the screening program. Quantitative data play a dual role in supporting the selection of participants for the qualitative study based on program monitoring data and assessing inequalities in screening and program implementation in healthcare facilities in Malaysia. Meanwhile, literature review identifies existing strategies to improve colorectal cancer screening. Additionally, the knowledge-to-action framework is integrated to ensure that the research findings lead to practical improvements to the colorectal cancer screening program.

Discussion
Through this complex mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, this study will explore the complex interplay of population- and systems-level factors that influence screening rates. It involves identifying barriers to effective colorectal cancer screening in Malaysia, comparing current strategies with international best practices, and providing evidence-based recommendations to improve the local screening program.
Moxibustion for declined cardiorespiratory fitness of apparently healthy older adults: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Sun Zheng , Xu Zhihong , Yu Kuang , Sun Haitian , Lin Yiren , Zhu Zilong , Zhu Yimin , Zhang Jianbin 
Published: April 2024

Background
Aging and age-related declines lead to varying degrees of decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in apparently healthy older adults. Exercise training, the primary approach for enhancing CRF, encounters several constraints when used with elderly individuals. Existing evidence implies that moxibustion might enhance the CRF of older adults. However, clinical research in this area still needs to be improved.

Methods
This study will employ a randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled trial design involving 126 eligible participants. These participants will be stratified and randomly assigned to one moxibustion group, one sham moxibustion group, and one blank control group. Acupoints of bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Shenque (CV8), and Guanyuan (CV4) are selected for both real and sham moxibustion groups. The treatment will last 60 min per session, 5 sessions a week for 12 weeks. The blank control group will not receive any intervention for CRF improvement. Primary outcomes will be the mean change in peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), anaerobic threshold (AT), and serum central carbon metabolites (CCB) from the baseline to observation points. Secondary outcome measures involve the six-minute walk distance (6MWD), the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), and the Qi and Blood Status Questionnaire (QBSQ). Outcome assessments will be conducted at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 24 as part of the follow-up. Adverse events will be assessed at each visit.

Discussion
This trial can potentially ascertain moxibustion’s effectiveness and safety in enhancing CRF among apparently healthy older adults.

Trail registration
ChiCTR, ChiCTR2300070303. Registered on April 08, 2023.
High Concordance Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in the TARGET-NASH Real-World Cohort
Authors: Barritt A. Sidney , Yu Feng , Mospan Andrea R. , Newsome Phillip N. , Roden Michael , Morris Heather L. , Loomba Rohit , Neuschwander-Tetri Brent A. ,   on behalf of the TARGET-NASH investigators
Published: April 2024

INTRODUCTION:
This study investigates the applicability of the new metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) nomenclature to the real-world TARGET-NASH US adult cohort.

METHODS:
The new MASLD/metabolic steatohepatitis nomenclature was applied to patients enrolled with pragmatic diagnoses of nonalcoholic fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and NASH cirrhosis and concordance were determined between the definitions.

RESULTS:
Approximately 99% of TARGET-NASH participants met the new MASLD diagnostic criteria. Approximately 1,484/1,541 (96.3%, kappa 0.974) nonalcoholic fatty liver patients (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver), 2,195/2,201 (99.7%, kappa 0.998) NASH patients (metabolic steatohepatitis), and 1,999/2,003 (99.8%, kappa 0.999) NASH cirrhosis patients met the new criteria.

DISCUSSION:
The new MASLD nomenclature is highly concordant with the previous TARGET-NASH pragmatic definitions.
Ein alternatives, datenbasiertes FDI-Framework basierend auf SPD-Matrizen
Authors: Zhu Caroline Charlotte , Kasten Kristian , Birk Joachim , Ding Steven X. 
Published: April 2024

Zusammenfassung
In diesem Beitrag wird ein alternatives, datenbasiertes Framework für die Fehlerdiagnose (FDI) basierend auf symmetrischen, positiv-definiten (SPD) Matrizen eingeführt. In der Fehlerdiagnose und Regelungstheorie enthalten SPD-Matrizen abhängig von der Analyse und Interpretation wichtige Informationen über das betrachtete System. Zur Berücksichtigung ihrer besonderen Eigenschaften wird die Riemann’sche Geometrie als mathematische Grundlage genutzt. Das grundlegende SPD-Matrix-basierte FD-Schema erlaubt eine flexible Umsetzung ohne Annahmen der statistischen Verteilung der Daten. Außerdem wird ein Überblick über mögliche Realisierungen des Frameworks für die modell- und datenbasierte FDI sowie im Bereich des Maschinellen Lernens (ML) gegeben. Es wird eine neuartige Modellierung stabiler, linearer zeitinvarianter Systeme vorgestellt und zu einem FD-Schema erweitert.
5G QoS model for Time-Sensitive Networking
Authors: Ambrosy Niklas , Markwart Christian , Halfmann Rüdiger , Underberg Lisa 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Flexible production processes and applications for Industry 4.0 expect a seamless, deterministic communication over scalable infrastructure networks that rely on a combination of wired and wireless technologies. Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and 5G are considered key technologies to meet the communication requirements of Industry 4.0. To integrate 5G into TSN, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specified the 5G system (5GS) as Ethernet bridge, to exchange time synchronization and Quality of Service (QoS) requirement information between wired TSN entities and 5GS. QoS mapping between TSN and 5G is non-trivial and requires a deeper analysis of relevant parameters and QoS processing. In this paper, different solution approaches for QoS mapping between TSN and 5G are presented and discussed. The contribution covers fundamentals and prerequisites on the way to a 5G QoS model for TSN, which has not yet been addressed in 3GPP nor IEEE.
A DSGE Model with Government-owned Banks
Authors: Galindo Gil Hamilton , Montecinos Alexis 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
How relevant are government-owned banks in the economy, especially during recessions? We study the role of government-owned banks in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model with heterogeneous financial intermediaries, heterogeneous households, and minimum capital requirement constraints. We show that the capitalization of government-owned banks during recessions smooths the effects of a negative shock and helps the economy recover more quickly. However, these stabilizing effects could be partially offset by banks’ inefficiency in transforming one unit of capital into loans. Therefore, ignoring the heterogeneity between private and government-owned banks may lead to misleading assessments and conclusions regarding the effects of economic policies on the macroeconomic and banking variables. This is particularly important for evaluating the effectiveness of macroprudential policies.
Biochemical dynamics during postharvest: Highlighting the interplay of stress during storage and maturation of fresh produce
Authors: Lagarda-Clark Ernesto Alonso , Goulet Charles , Duarte-Sierra Arturo 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The lifecycle of fresh produce involves a sequence of biochemical events during their ontology, and these events are particularly significant for climacteric fruits. A high demand during ripening is observed in these plant products, which is reflected in a high rate of respiration and ethylene production. Increased respiratory demand triggers the activation of secondary pathways such as alternate oxidase, which do not experience critical increases in energy consumption in non-climacteric fruit. In addition, biochemical events produced by external factors lead to compensatory responses in fresh produce to counteract the oxidative stress caused by the former. The dynamics of these responses are accompanied by signaling, where reactive oxygen species play a pivotal role in fresh product cell perception. This review aims to describe the protection mechanisms of fresh produce against environmental challenges and how controlled doses of abiotic stressors can be used to improve quality and prolong their shelf-life through the interaction of stress and defense mechanisms.
Effective Tax Rates and Firm Size under Turnover Tax: Evidence from a Natural Experiment on SMEs
Authors: Lazar Sebastian 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Taking advantage of Romania’s compulsory and unique presumptive tax system (turnover tax) for the smallest of the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which unequivocally allows grouping the companies into two subsamples according to their tax status (the smallest of the SMEs, i.e. micro-companies for tax purposes, subject to alternative turnover tax vs larger SMEs subject to regular profit tax), the papers compute and compare three versions of firm-specific effective tax rates and brings first-time empirical evidence on the effects of turnover taxation on corporate tax burden. The results show not only that in Romania, the turnover tax is now the prevailing tax system, massively displacing the profit tax, but also it is more burdensome in terms of taxes actually paid relative to the firm size. Moreover, turnover taxation means that taxes are due irrespective of the profitability of a company, making the share of companies who paid taxes despite having losses much higher for micro-companies than for larger SMEs, which translates into higher public finance receipts, at the cost of lower tax equity. Since the corporate tax burden triggered by turnover taxation remains under the radar of even the most qualified policy reports, the results offer relevant lessons for other jurisdictions and have valuable policy implications.
Numerical investigation of the effect of longitudinal steel reinforcement ratio on the ductility of concrete beams
Authors: Mohammed Ahlam Sader , Al-Ghabawi Humam Hussein Mohammed , Mansor Ahmed A. , Yassin Layla Ali Ghalib 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This research aims to use numerical methods to analyze concrete beams with different reinforcement ratios. Two software packages – ABAQUS and OpenSeesPy – were employed to achieve this task. Empirical stress–strain relationships were utilized to forecast the concrete’s stress–strain behavior. The numerical analysis results were compared with previously published experimental results, and the findings showed a reasonable similarity. The results were consistent with the published laboratory results, particularly for ultimate and yield loads, with no more than 10% differences. However, the ultimate deflection variation was higher. For the first control beam, denoted as B
2−12, ABAQUS predicted a 24.64% difference in ultimate deflection, while OpenSeesPy predicted a 35.83% difference for the second beam, sampled as B
2–16. However, the ultimate deflection for the remaining beams differed by less than 10%. Meanwhile, the difference in yield deflection was greater than in ultimate deflection, with OpenSeesPy showing a maximum difference of 18.51%. The maximum ductility was found to occur at a reinforcement ratio equal to 0.0016. Additionally, OpenSeesPy was faster than ABAQUS in computation while still producing satisfactory agreement with experimental results.
Thackeray-type narrator revisited: portrayal of characters’ minds as narratorial performance in Vanity Fair
Authors: Nakao Masayuki 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The traditional authoritative, obtrusive narrator, also known as the Thackeray-type narrator, has been excluded from the narratological study of consciousness representations, partly because scholars have a stereotypical view that such a narrator avoids descriptions of a character’s inside view, and partly because they dislike narratorial presence in the representations of figural consciousness. Taking Thackeray’s Vanity Fair as a typical example, this paper revisits these views and reconsiders the presentation of consciousness in terms of narratorial performance of narrative authority. With attention to the degrees of the reader’s involvement, it investigates how the narrator modulates various narrative techniques (psycho-narration, free indirect thought, narrated perception) to present the minds of the worldly male characters, how each technique functions in different narrative contexts through the interaction between the narratorial voice and figural consciousness, and how the narrator’s internal evaluation is subtly embedded in the immediate representations of consciousness to create intentional ambiguity.
On the accuracy of shock-capturing schemes when calculating Cauchy problems with periodic discontinuous initial data
Authors: Kovyrkina Olyana A. , Ostapenko Vladimir V. 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
We study the accuracy of shock-capturing schemes for the shallow water Cauchy problems with piecewise smooth discontinuous initial data. We consider the second order balance-characteristic (CABARETM) scheme, the third order finite-difference Rusanov–Burstein–Mirin (RBM) scheme and the fifth order in space, the third order in time weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO5) scheme. We have shown that the maximum loss of accuracy occurs in the centered rarefaction waves of the exact solutions, where all these schemes have the first order of convergence and fairly close values of the numerical disbalances (errors), regardless of their formal approximation order on the smooth solutions. In the same time, inside the shock influence areas the considered schemes can have different convergence orders and, as a result, significantly different accuracy. In particular, when solving the Cauchy problem with periodic initial data, when the exact solution has no centered rarefaction waves, the RBM scheme has a significantly higher accuracy inside the shock influence areas, compared to the CABARETM and WENO5 schemes. It means that the combined scheme, in which the RBM scheme is a basic scheme and the CABARETM scheme is an internal one, can be effectively used to compute weak solutions of such type Cauchy problems.
Renoprotective effect of diacerein in rats with partial unilateral ureteral obstruction model
Authors: Kölükçü Engin , Unsal Velid , Fırat Fatih , Gevrek Fikret , Katar Muzaffer 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Objectives
We aimed to analyze the effects of diacerein in a rat model of partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO).

Methods
We randomly divided 24 female rats into three groups. Control group, PUUO group and PUUO + diacerein group. The PUUO group was subjected to the PUUO model for seven days. The PUUO + diacerein group received oral diacerein (80 mg/kg) for seven days. Spectrophotometric methods were employed to measure oxidative stress parameters, including malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl (PC) and antioxidant enzyme levels, including glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), while indicators of renal function, such as kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and neutrophil gelatinous-associated lipocalin (NGAL), along with inflammatory parameters interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were assessed using the ELISA method. Inflammatory parameters were measured in blood samples, and other parameters were analyzed in kidney tissue. Hematoxylin-eosin method examinations were used for histological analyses.

Results
IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, and IL-6 levels were found to be significantly decreased in the PUUO + diacerein group compared to the PUUO group (p=0.006, p=0.002 and p=0.001, respectively). In the PUUO + diacerein group, GSH-Px and SOD activities increased compared with the PUUO group (p=0.031 and p=0.037, respectively). We also observed a significant improvement in renal function parameters, such as KIM-1 and NGAL levels in the PUUO + diacerein group compared to PUUO (p=0.002 and p=0.012, respectively). The PC and MDA levels were highest in the PUUO group (p<0.001). Similarly, the histopathologic tissue damage was the most prominent PUUO group (p<0.001).

Conclusions
Our study found that diacerein is a highly effective pharmacologic agent in alleviating oxidative damage in PUUO model rats.
A study of the semantic preference and semantic prosody associated with the denominations of aging people
Authors: Jamet Denis , Coupé Christophe 
Published: April 2024

This paper studies the representation and conceptualization of aging people depending on the way they are referred to through a series of near synonyms: old / older / elderly / middle-aged / mature + N. A specific focus will be laid on the notions of "semantic preference," i.e., "the tendency for an item to co-occur with a set of semantically related words," and "semantic prosody," a.k.a. "evaluative, pragmatic, emotive or attitudinal prosody," to account for the evaluative aspect linked to certain denominations. This paper compares semantic preference and semantic prosody with five near-synonymous adjectives. It shows that denominations of aging people acquire a specific evaluation – a negative or positive semantic prosody – through their semantic preference, in that specific case the different attributive adjectives used in prenominal position of the sequences under scrutiny. This study addresses the question of the frequent negative axiology linked to the discourses on old age and aging through the notion of semantic prosody and will mostly examine the potential gender differences in the denominations of aging people.