bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Energy Integration and Regional Development: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Yilmaz Serafettin , Zhang Chaoying 
Published: February 2024

This study presents a cross-regional analysis with the aim of understanding the dynamics between energy-integration and regional development. It draws on the premise that cooperative relationship in energy has a positive impact on the regionalization process. For this end, the paper examines renewable energy-based electricity grid interconnectivity in Europe, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia through a study on their level of energy interconnection, platform sharing, market and policy integration, and institutionalization and formalization. The aim of this study is to illuminate the nexus between energy integration and regional development.
Keywords: Energy Interconnectivity; Electricity Grid; Regional Development; Europe; Southeast Asia: Northeast Asia
Self-Development as a Vector of Sustainable Development of Society: The Perspective of Ukrainian Students
Authors: Stoliarchuk Olesia , Serhieienkova Oksana , Khrypko Svitlana , Prorok Natalia , Kalishchuk Svitlana , Kolinko Marina , Binkivska Kristina 
Published: February 2024

The discrepancy between one's own personality and the desired self-image causes dissonance. But one can always change everything if one cares not only about one's own “EGO”, but also about the values of a sustainable future. Self-actualization, self-development, self-determination - these are potential determinants of human existence as such. The ideological identity combines the memory of the past, the value realities of the present life, and outlines the vector of respect for the life of future generations, which in turn actualizes the conceptual paradigm of the concept of sustainable development a priori. The implementation of the social component of sustainable societal development involves maintaining and enriching the mental health and psychological well-being of citizens. A powerful internal resource for this is self-development, which is a vector of self-realization, unlocking potential and increasing the resilience of the individual. The aim of the empirical study was to examine the attitudes and activity of future psychologists regarding self-development as a vector for realizing the ideas of the concept of sustainable societal development. Materials and methods: The study involved 156 Ukrainian students studying psychology. Methods of written surveys, statistical processing and qualitative analysis of diagnostic data, ranking were used. Results: It was found that self-development is an important factor in the professional development success of future psychologists, an effective motive for their learning and a significant professional priority. Most respondents clearly understand the connection between their own self-development and the sustainable development of Ukrainian society.
Keywords: self-development, sustainable societal development, social component of sustainable societal development, students, future psychologists, professional training
Gestão de Lixo Eletrônico em Moçambique
Authors: Ofiço Joao Filipe , De Oliveira Manuel Joaquim Silva , Tivana Antonio Bozobozo 
Published: February 2024

Electronic Waste Management in Mozambique: Case Study - Matola Gare Neighborhood
Este artigo visa apresentar os impactos do descarte inadequado do lixo eletrônico e propor uma forma de gestão sustentável do lixo eletrônico para o bairro de Matola Gare, localizado em Moçambique. Os equipamentos eletrônicos são descartados diariamente de forma inadequada, muitas vezes devido à falta de conhecimento sobre os malefícios que podem causar à saúde humana e ao meio ambiente. A pesquisa adotará uma abordagem qualitativa, enfatiza-se a necessidade de estratégias sustentáveis para lidar com esse problema ambiental. Entre os principais resultados, os moradores do bairro da Matola Gare possuem um baixo nível de conscientização sobre os prejuízos do descarte inadequado de lixo eletrônico. Há poucos contêiner para o depósito do lixo, e eles estão distantes uns dos outros, sendo essa a razão pela qual muitos residentes optam por enterrar o lixo.
Rola edukacji obywatelskiej we współczesnym państwie demokratycznym. Wybrane zagadnienia
Authors: Rachwał Marcin 
Published: February 2024

Przedmiot badań podjętych w artykule stanowi edukacja obywatelska rozumiana jako proces przygotowania jednostek do pełnienia roli obywateli. Celem dociekań naukowych było wskazanie roli edukacji obywatelskiej we współczesnym państwie demokratycznym. Problem badawczy uściślono poprzez pięć pytań szczegółowych: a) jak można zdefiniować edukację obywatelską? b) jaka jest rola obywateli we współczesnych państwach demokratycznych? c) jaki zakres wiedzy, umiejętności i kompetencji społecznych powinni nabywać obywatele państw demokratycznych w ramach edukacji obywatelskiej? d) jakie wyzwania dla edukacji obywatelskiej pojawiają się w kontekście procesów zachodzących we współczesnym świecie? e) w jakiej perspektywie (nauk społecznych czy humanistycznych) powinny zostać osadzone treści programowe edukacji obywatelskiej?
W trakcie prac nad tekstem niniejszego artykułu podstawowe znaczenie odegrały dwie metody badawcze, tj. metoda analizy i krytyki piśmiennictwa (źródeł), jak również podejście systemowe. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, iż edukacja obywatelska powinna przede wszystkim przygotowywać suwerena do aktywnego i świadomego udziału w funkcjonowaniu systemu politycznego (partycypacji politycznej, w tym wyborczej), życia w społeczeństwie pluralistycznym, powinna kształtować postawę otwartą i prodemokratyczną. Treści programowe edukacji obywatelskiej powinny być osadzone w perspektywie nauk społecznych. W ramach tej dziedziny w szczególności należy uwzględnić nauki o polityce i administracji, ponadto na znaczeniu powinna zyskiwać edukacja medialna.
Resistance training does not increase myocellular garbage dumps: A pilot study on lipofuscin in skeletal muscle fibers of resistance trained young men
Authors: Jacko Daniel , Masur Lukas , Schaaf Kirill , Zacher Jonas , Bersiner Käthe , de Marées Markus , Bloch Wilhelm , Gehlert Sebastian 
Published: February 2024

AbstractLipofuscin (LF) is an intracellular aggregate associated with proteostatic impairments, especially prevalent in nondividing skeletal muscle fibers. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) drive LF‐formation. Resistance training (RT) improves muscle performance but also increases ROS production, potentially promoting LF‐formation. Thus, we aimed to investigate if RT of a mesocycle duration increases LF‐formation in type‐I and II muscle fibers and whether RT increases the antioxidant capacity (AOC) in terms of SOD1 and SOD2 content. An intervention group (IG) performed 14 eccentrically accented RT‐sessions within 7 weeks. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were collected before and after the intervention from IG as well as from a control group (CG) which refrained from RT for the same duration. LF was predominantly found near nuclei, followed by membrane‐near and a minor amount in the fiber core, with corresponding spot sizes. Overall, LF‐content was higher in type‐I than type‐II fibers (p < 0.05). There was no increase in LF‐content in type‐I or IIA fibers, neither for the IG following RT nor for the CG. The same is valid for SOD1/2. We conclude that, in healthy subjects, RT can be safely performed, without adverse effects on increased LF‐formation.
New morphological data for two rare species of sand-dwelling marine dinoflagellates, Amphidiniella sedentaria and Pachena cf. leibnizii
Authors: Selina Marina S. , Morozova Tatiana V. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Benthic dinoflagellates have been the subject of extensive taxonomic research in recent decades. Studies of morphologies of already known species of benthic dinoflagellates from various geographical populations remain relevant, as these allow elucidation of some details that were overlooked in the original species descriptions or assessment of their morphological variability. In the present study, two rare species of dinoflagellates, Amphidiniella sedentaria and Pachena cf. leibnizii, have been studied, for the first time, from coastal sands of the northwestern Sea of Japan. In the cells of A. sedentaria from the Sea of Japan, we have found two anterior intercalar plates instead of one. Therefore, the original formula has been changed to APC 4′ 2a 7″ 5c 4s 6‴ 2⁗. As a result of the examination of P. cf. leibnizii from the Sea of Japan, we have counted seven precingular plates and six cingular plates, instead of six and five, respectively, indicated in the original description. The plate formula of the cells of P. cf. leibnizii from the Sea of Japan is APC 4′ 3a 7″ 6c 5s 5‴ 2⁗. It is currently difficult to judge whether these differences are morphological variations. Therefore, we have identified these cells as P. cf. leibnizii.
Decay resistance of southern pine wood containing varying amounts of resin against Fomitopsis ostreiformis (Berk.) T. Hatt.
Authors: Hassan Babar , Francis Lesley , Hayes R. Andrew , Shirmohammadi Maryam 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Resin production in wood tissues is a regular feature of pine wood species, including southern pine. High resin contents of southern pine wood may increase wood resistance against decay fungi. The current study investigated the effect of resin contents in southern pine wood on decay resistance by exposing non-extracted heartwood, mixed wood (sapwood + heartwood), and sapwood blocks with varying resin content to brown rot, Fomitopsis ostreiformis in a laboratory decay test. Matching blocks of each wood type were successively extracted in a Soxhlet using three solvents to determine resin content and were exposed to decay fungus in parallel. Results showed that mass losses in non-extracted heartwood and mixed wood depended on resin content levels, and very shallow or no mass losses were observed in blocks containing more than 31 % resin content. Sapwood experienced high mass losses, but the presence of resinous extractives significantly increased the decay resistance. All solvent-extracted blocks experienced high mass loss (53–55 %). Scanning electron microscopy showed that penetration of brown rot hyphae and cell damage depended on the resin contents of blocks. Most of the identified compounds through GC-MS belonged to oleoresins, among which monoterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenoids, and sesquiterpenes were more abundant in heartwood than sapwood.
GLP-1 and PYY for the treatment of obesity: a pilot study on the use of agonists and antagonists in diet-induced rats
Authors: Oertel Marie , Ziegler Christian G , Kohlhaas Michael , Nickel Alexander , Kloock Simon , Maack Christoph , Sequeira Vasco , Fassnacht Martin , Dischinger Ulrich 
Published: February 2024

Objective
Combination therapies with gut hormone analogs represent promising treatment strategies for obesity. This pilot study investigates the therapeutic potential of modulators of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) system using GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide) and antagonists (exendin 9-39), as well as non-selective and NPY-Y2-receptor selective peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) analogs (PYY3-36/NNC0165-0020 and NNC0165-1273) and an NPY-Y2 receptor antagonist (JNJ31020028).

Methods
High-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats were randomized into following treatment groups: group 1, nonselective PYY analog + semaglutide (n = 4); group 2, non-selective and NPY-Y2 receptor selective PYY analog + semaglutide (n = 2); group 3, GLP-1 receptor antagonist + NPY-Y2 receptor antagonist (n = 3); group 4, semaglutide (n = 5); and group 5, control (n = 5). Animals had free access to HFD and low-fat diet. Food intake, HFD preference and body weight were measured daily.

Results
A combinatory treatment with a non-selective PYY analog and semaglutide led to a maximum body weight loss of 14.0 ± 4.9% vs 9.9 ± 1.5% with semaglutide alone. Group 2 showed a maximum weight loss of 20.5 ± 2.4%. While HFD preference was decreased in group 2, a strong increase in HFD preference was detected in group 3.

Conclusions
PYY analogs (especially NPY-Y2 selective receptor agonists) could represent a promising therapeutic approach for obesity in combination with GLP-1 receptor agonists. Additionally, combined GLP-1 and PYY3-36 receptor agonists might have beneficial effects on food preference.
‘Desired’ and ‘Undesired’ Venezuelan Migrants. Discrimination and Differentiation within the Diaspora
Authors: Devis-Amaya Esteban 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Host societies have several parameters to designate what they consider ‘good’ or ‘desirable’ migrants, compared to ‘bad’ or ‘undesirable’ migrants. Both governments and societies promote these parameters using laws and regulations, such as a points system of immigration; or by exalting or criticizing certain attitudes, conditions, and behaviors, such as praising or even expecting fluency in the host country language. This paper focuses on how the Venezuelan migrants position themselves, and others, within this idea of being ‘desired’ and ‘undesired’ migrants, within the context of Bogotá, Colombia. Using theories of ‘aporophobia’ and ‘pigmentocracy’ as analytical approaches, it discusses how migrants categorize themselves and others, and how they differentiate themselves from those they consider ‘bad’ or less desirable. The paper draws from interviews that took place before the Covid-19 pandemic and analyses how ‘othering’ takes place within migrant communities.
Ophthalmoplegia syndrome or tolosa hunt syndrome – A review
Authors: Kumar Sunil 
Published: February 2024

Ophthalmoplegia syndrome or Tolosa Hunt syndrome (THS) is a rare severe unilateral periorbital headache associated with painful and restricted eye movements (ophthalmoplegia) with no visual deterioration. It is associated with choric inflammation with granulomatous deposition in cavernous sinus and at superior orbital fissure. This article provides a detail outlook of this syndrome that along with pathophysiology, the present diagnostic considerations and management insights on Tolosa-Hunt syndrome through review of published article.
Déterminants de l’Adoption des Variétés Améliorées de Maïs à l’Ouest du Burkina Faso
Authors: Barry Fanta , Savadogo Karim , Sanou Lassina , Dao Abdalla 
Published: February 2024

Le présent article vise à analyser les déterminants de l’adoption des variétés améliorées de maïs par les producteurs au Burkina Faso. Pour ce faire, des données quantitatives ont été collectées par enquête auprès de 386 chefs de ménage sélectionnés de manière raisonnée dans onze villages de la région de la Boucle du Mouhoun. L’approche contrefactuelle basée sur l’effet moyen de traitement (ATE) a été utilisée. Les résultats ont montré que les caractéristiques importantes dans la décision d’adopter ou non les variétés améliorées par les producteurs sont le rendement élevé, le goût de la variété, la faible exigence en nutriment, l’aptitude à la conservation et la résistance à la sécheresse. Les déterminants de l’adoption des variétés améliorées de maïs ont été le prix de vente élevé du maïs, la conservation facile des graines produites et la résistance aux attaques parasitaires. Le poids du maïs dans les cultures pratiquées et la contribution du revenu de maïs aux dépenses alimentaires ont favorisé l’adoption des variétés améliorées de maïs. Le taux commun d’adoption et d’exposition est de 62 % avec cependant un écart d’adoption important de (-17%). L’amélioration du niveau d’adoption des variétés améliorées de maïs passe par une intensification de la vulgarisation.

This paper aims to analyze the determinants of farmers' adoption of improved varieties of maize. To do this, quantitative data were collected by a survey of 386 randomly selected heads of household in eleven villages of the region of “Boucle du Mouhoun”. The counterfactual approach based on the average treatment effect (ATE) was applied. Results showed that important characteristics in farmers' decision to adopt or not improve varieties are high yield, taste of the variety, low nutrient requirements, storage qualities, and drought resistance. Determinants of the adoption of improved maize varieties are the high selling price of maize, ease of storage of the seed produced, and resistance to pest attack. The importance of maize in crops and the contribution of maize income to food expenditure have encouraged the adoption of improved maize varieties. The common rate of adoption and exposure is 62%, although there is a significant gap in adoption (-17%). To improve the level of adoption of improved maize varieties, extension efforts need to be strengthened.
Correction of mitochondrial dysfunction with trimethoxy-substituted monocarbonyl curcumin analogues in experimental Alzheimer’s disease
Authors: Pozdnyakov D. I. , Vikhor A. A. , Rukovitsina V. M. , Oganesyan E. T. 
Published: February 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is a terminal form of dementia with an alarming spread rate. The treatment of AD usually involves symptomatic therapy, but the research field for new medicines to correct AD focus on the pathogenetic keys of the disease, i.e., a mitochondrial dysfunction.The aimof the workwas to evaluate the effect of trimethoxy-substituted monocarbonyl curcumin analogues on changes in the mitochondrial function of the hippocampus in AD rats.Materials and methods.AD was modeled in female Wistar rats by the injection of β-amyloid aggregates 1-42 into the CA1 part of the hippocampus. The tested compounds AZBAX4 and AZBAX6 at a dose of 20 mg/kg each, as well as the reference donepezil at a dose of 50 mg/kg, were administered orally for 30 days after the surgery. After the specified time had passed, the changes in the cellular respiration, a citrate synthase activity, cytochrome-c-oxidase, succinate dehydrogenase, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations were evaluated in the mitochondrial fraction of the rat hippocampus.Results.During the study, it was shown that the use of AZBAX4 and AZBAX6 compounds contributed to an increase in the intensity of aerobic metabolism by 83.9 (p <0.05) and 35.9% (p <0.05), respectively, while reducing the activity of anaerobic one by 27.7 (p <0.05) and 20.6% (p <0.05), respectively. Against the background of the tested compounds AZBAX4 and AZBAX6 administration, there was also a significant increase in the activity of citrate synthase, succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome-c-oxidase, as well as the level of ATP in the hippocampal tissue by 112.8 (p <0.05) and 117.1% (p <0.05), respectively. The use of donepezil led to a significant increase in the intensity of aerobic reactions – by 24.0% (p <0.05), a citrate synthase activity– by 80.0% (p <0.05) and the ATP concentration – by 68.5% (p <0.05). Against the background of the use of the analyzed substances, a decrease in the apoptosis-inducing factor and mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide is also worth noting.Conclusion.Based on the obtained data, it can be assumed that the use of AZBAX4 and AZBAX6 compounds contributes to an increase in the functional activity of the mitochondria of hippocampal cells of AD rats, while surpassing the reference donepezil. It is perspective to continue a further study of AZBAX4 and AZBAX6 compounds as possible medicines of a pathogenetic correction of AD.
População em situação de rua
Authors: Mota Juliana Ramos da , Sodré Alessandra , Santos Adriana Correia dos , Santos Lucimara Correia dos , Silva Tatiana Canuto , Voci Silvia Maria 
Published: February 2024

Introdução: Apesar da invisibilidade histórica, atualmente a população em situação de rua conta com a Política Nacional para a População em Situação de Rua que tem como um dos seus objetivos implementar ações de segurança alimentar e nutricional que proporcionem o acesso permanente à alimentação, respeitando, protegendo e promovendo o Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada. Objetivo: Conhecer a percepção da população em situação de rua a respeito da alimentação adequada, do direito à alimentação e das dificuldades vividas no cotidiano em busca do alimento. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, com realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas guiadas por um roteiro e transcritas na íntegra. Os dados foram interpretados conforme a técnica de análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin, na modalidade de análise temática. Foram entrevistados seis usuários de um equipamento socioassistencial voltado à população em situação de rua, localizada em Aracaju, Sergipe. Resultados e Discussão: Observamos que a população em situação de rua tem conhecimento sobre Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada e reconhece a violação desse direito na necessidade de pedir alimento e passar por períodos de privação e fome. As suas dificuldades cotidianas, além de conseguir o alimento, também se referem à perda da dignidade e o sentimento de humilhação, além da exclusão do mercado de trabalho e o preconceito. Estudos com populações em situação de rua são escassos. Há de se considerar as dificuldades em acessá-las, englobando aspectos relacionados à sua localização, aspectos relacionados a etilismo e dependência química, problemas relacionados a saúde mental, áreas de exclusão e violência.
Crisis y desequilibrio político durante el régimen fujimorista. El papel de la caricatura política. 1998-2000
Authors: Infante Yupanqui Carlos Rodrigo 
Published: February 2024

This article examines the role of Peruvian political caricature during the crisis of the Fujimori administration (1998-2000). The research also develops an approach to the connections between caricature and power. This reading, which links macro and micro sociology, is made from the processes of political imbalance of the Fujimori regime, a process that marked, at the same time, a moment of inflection within the political sphere and that reached the caricature, both officious and opposition. Following a qualitative approach with an interpretative perspective, the analysis includes a contextual reading of some caricatures by important Peruvian graphic humorists. As a result, we find that the opposition caricature played a critical role, characterized by the development of its erosive capacity; the same did not happen with the officious caricature that leaned towards a more functional role to the hegemonic power.