bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KAPSADIĞI KİŞİLER VE SUÇLAR AÇISINDAN 2547 SAYILI KANUN’DA YER ALAN CEZA SORUŞTURMASI USULÜ
Authors: Öztoprak Sezin
Published: August 2024

2547 sayılı Kanun’da yer alan ceza soruşturması usulü ile ilgili tartışılan birçok husus bulunmaktadır. Bunların başında, söz konusu usulün kanunda ayrıntılı olarak düzenlenmemiş olması yer almaktadır. Bir diğer önemli husus ise, 4483 sayılı Kanun ile getirilen yeniliklerin 2547 sayılı Kanun’a yansıtılmamış olması-dır. Bunca eksik düzenleme içeren ve cumhuriyet savcısı tarafından yapılacak olan soruşturma sürecini tamamen idareye bırakmış olan bu usulde, uygula-mada birçok hatalı karar verilmektedir. Bu sorunların her biri ayrı çalışmaların konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada ise, sadece kapsadığı kişiler ve suçlar açısından 2547 sayılı Kanun’da yer alan ceza soruşturması incelenecektir. Söz konusu ceza soruşturması usulü, kapsadığı kişiler, özellikle devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde görevli öğretim elemanları açısından, anayasal eşitlik ilkesine aykırı bir durum ortaya çıkarmıştır. Yine, bu usul kapsadığı suçların genişliği açısından hukuk devleti ilkesine zarar verebilecek niteliktedir. Bu çalışmada, bu sorunlar doktrinde yer alan görüşler ve içtihat çerçevesinde ele alınacaktır.
Emotional design and evaluation of children’s furniture based on AHP-TOPSIS
Authors: Yu Shun , Liu Mingbin , Chen Longping , Chen Yanming , Yao Li
Published: August 2024

Children’s physical and mental health development is highly related to furniture and integrating the emotional design concept into children’s furniture design helps cultivate children’s personalities and promote healthy growth. The model framework of children’s furniture emotional design was constructed from the instinctive level, behavioral level, and reflective level. The comprehensive weight of the design factors was calculated using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), and three schemes were designed according to the priority of the design factors. The evaluation matrix was constructed by combining the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and the distances of each scheme from the positive and negative ideal solutions were calculated, and the optimal scheme was selected according to the relative proximity ranking of the three schemes. The experimental results verified the importance of the reflective level in the three levels of the emotional design theory and emphasized the key role of emotional design in children’s furniture. Therefore, the evaluation system based on AHP and TOPSIS is feasible, which can effectively reduce the influence of subjective factors, make the design decision more scientific, and provide a new reference approach for furniture design.
Index of female labour force participation and its association with demographic dividends of India
Authors: Chakrabartty Satyendra Nath 
Published: August 2024

ndia has entered into Amrit Kaal (an auspicious period most conducive to achieving the country’s potential). Share of working-age population (WAP) has exceeded the combined share of children and elderly population since 2018 and is likely to continue till 2055 with peak expected around 2041. To take maximum advantage of demographic dividends, India needs to increase female labour participation rate (FLFPR) and bring the unemployed labour into the labour market by implementing policies aiming at gender equality, improved health, education, expansion of opportunities of employment, etc. The paper describes multidimensional index of FLFPR of a country at t-th year I F L F P R t by aggregating correlates of FLFPR and also describes measures of both first and second demographic dividends ( and ). I F L F P R t avoids problems of logarithmic transformations, scaling/normalization, finding weights and issues related to multiple regressions and involves no bias for developed, developing or under-developed countries. Since base period figures are different for different countries, comparison of countries may be meaningful in terms of progress made from base period or on Year-to-Year basis. Since higher considering theoretical advantages, I F L F P R t is recommended for finding relationship of the form Demographic dividend = α + β ( F L F P R ) further relationship of GDPt or Per Capita GDPt of a country with ( F D D t and S D D t ) by regression analysis to see effect of FLFPR on economic growth.
Model Pembelajaran Master dalam Kemampuan Mempresentasikan Teks Resensi Novel Berbantuan Instagram
Authors: Faznur Lutfi Syauki , Soviana Devi Wika , Tisya Marwa Bunga
Published: August 2024

The background of the writing is the lack of students' ability in speaking skills. In addition, the application of learning models and learning media that are less than optimal in developing materials for presenting novel review texts. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the MASTER learning model on the ability to present review texts assisted by Instagram, and student learning outcomes. This research was conducted at SMAN 47 Jakarta, in class XI MIPA 3 and XI MIPA 4. The research method used in this study was True Experiment with Posttest Only Control Design. The results showed that there was an effect of the MASTER learning model with the help of Instagram on the ability to present review texts. This is based on the results of the Independent Sample Test hypothesis, there are sig 0.000 ˂0.05 and a Thit value of 7.627 Ttab 1.998. Therefore, Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected, meaning that there is an effect of the MASTER learning model on the ability to present novel review texts with the help of Instagram.
Automating the Problem of Predicting Cervical Cancer Recurrence using a Conditional Generative Adversarial Network
Authors: Pylov Petr Andreevich , Maitak Roman Viacheslavovich , Churuksaeva Olga Nikolaevna
Published: August 2024

This paper presents an intelligent model based on the Pix2Pix conditional generative adversarial network that automates the process of predicting the recurrence of cervical malignancy in patients who have not yet undergone surgery. The implemented model accepts a pelvic MRI image as input data and provides an output probability of tumor recurrence and a generated image for the "post-operative" perspective. The presented model differs from its basic analogue by modifying the loss function for the problem conditions and replacing the standard generator with a convolutional neural network U-Net. Since the formulated problem belongs to the class of medical diagnostic tasks, the presence of false negatives of the intelligent model was reduced to zero by slightly increasing the number of false positives. In the process of comparative analysis of prognostic and real postoperative images, it was experimentally proven that the model not only accurately predicts the recurrence of the disease, but also generates almost identical centers of tumor foci and their relative areas on the magnetic resonance tomography image. The feasibility of modifying the basic version of Pix2Pix was confirmed by comparing the results of the two models using common quality metrics – precision, recall and their harmonic mean. The modification developed makes it possible to obtain prediction data in the shortest possible time, allowing it to be used in real-time mode.
Prospects for Using a Trusted Information Analytical System Based on the Talisman Platform using Artificial Intelligence Methods to Improve the Efficiency of Complex Hardware Systems
Authors: Kolokolnikov Philipp Arkadyevich
Published: August 2024

As a result of the research, mechanisms were proposed and tested to solve applied problems of importing, automatic processing, structuring and analyzing information based on components of the Talisman platform to improve the efficiency of operation of complex hardware systems. A subject area has been developed that allows us to work out similar tasks in other applied areas (testing was carried out on the example of the energy and aviation industries). The results obtained confirm the hypothesis that machine learning methods can be effectively used in complex distributed trusted IAS to solve a range of applied tasks in budget and commercial organizations, in production and in the operation of complex hardware systems.
Symbolic Cohesion and Interpretive Freedom
Authors: Curkpatrick Samuel , Susanto Hery , Pawu Wanta Jampijinpa
Published: August 2024

Within contemporary Australian and Indonesian society, diverse cultural and religious expressions are celebrated to promote mutual understanding and tolerance. However, while such expressions are treated as symbolic of broader pluralist or liberal ideals, the interpretive dynamics of these traditions are rarely considered integral to shaping mainstream discourse on social cohesion. In this article, we consider two distinctive contexts of Indigenous and minority engagement with aspirations for unity in diversity, a concept that can encapsulate a range of responses to varied contexts, such as religious diversity or the need for interdependence within social organisation. Specifically, we explore Warlpiri Australian formulations of kinship through ngurru-kurlu and Indonesian Christian engagement with Pancasila. Showing the potential for these perspectives to enrich broader discourse on social cohesion, we suggest that similarities in the originating impetus of these frameworks can stimulate heuristic enquiry and critical reflexivity across diverse settings. While upholding distinctly localised traditions and experiences, intimations of gift in traditional Warlpiri ceremony and Christian experience underscore the importance of relational generosity to the embodiment of unity in diversity.
Queering Spirituality
Authors: Liesch S D
Published: August 2024

This article explores the lived practices and beliefs of transgender and gender-diverse people, highlighting their fluid understandings of religion and spirituality. Two transgender and six gender-diverse people took part in in-depth qualitative interviews. Each participant, while coming from different experiences of religion and spirituality, emphasised the importance of their individualised beliefs and practices. The participants found categories of ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’ to be constrictive, preferring to highlight their internal connection to both their self and the world. The participants also found that their practices, consciously or unconsciously, were gender affirming. This research highlights the joy that can be found in queer understandings by focusing on the positive, rather than the negative, experiences of spirituality and religion.
One Text in Two Bodies
Authors: Watts James W
Published: August 2024

Reading scriptural texts aloud to congregations is a common practice in many religious traditions, yet receives little scholarly attention. This article encourages more scholarship on this phenomenon by focusing on the ritual manipulation of books of scriptures while reading. It analyses the social force of this religious practice by combining a theory of ritualizing scriptures in three dimensions with studies of oral readings by literacy scholars. Reading visible scriptures aloud to congregations mixes expressive and iconic ritualization, which makes it both inspiring and legitimizing. It also combines the divine voice of scripture and the community’s voice in the reader, whose voice speaks for both. Religious communities use scriptural expression as a means to include more people into congregational leadership. Literacy studies document how group reading experiences cast oral readers as representing the audience as much as the author. In reading aloud to a group, the reader expresses the group’s voice. Oral readings of visible scriptures can therefore inspire people and foster a sense of congregational unity through the ritual acceptance of scriptural authority.
Analysis of ionic defect distribution on perovskite photodetector by temperature-dependent deep level transient spectroscopy
Authors: Vu Thi Kim Oanh , Nguyen Thi Thanh Bao , Bui Thi Thu Phuong , Nguyen Ngoc Anh , Kim Eun Kyu
Published: August 2024

The High-efficiency Organohalide perovskites solar cells are produced via a solution-based method. Thus, a lot of defects are inevitable generated during fabrication processes, which are the main factors that affect the efficiency and long-term stability. The defect has been linked to the observation of reduce device stability against degradation and it can also create mid-gap states in a band structure as well act as recombination centers. Although the efficiency of the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been improved by curing defects using various passivation methods, deeply trapped defects in the perovskite layer have not been systematically studied, and their function is still unclear. In this study, we perform temperature-dependent deep-level transient spectroscopy (T-DLTS) measurements on PSCs, ionic defect parameters (activation energy, trap density, diffusion constants) for each observed ionic species were compared in different PSCs.
Funkcje Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w związku z członkostwem Polski w Unii Europejskiej
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Trubalski Artur
Published: August 2024

The article aims to analyze the functions of the President of the Republic of Poland in connection with Poland’s membership in the EU. The discussed issues are important due to the dynamic nature of this process and the federalist tendencies in the EU. They cause that the issues of compliance of the deepening of the European integration process with the constitution and issues related to the increasingly significant scope of the integration process in the context of the sovereignty of nation states become particularly important. Therefore, the role of the President of the Republic of Poland in this process, as the guardian of the constitution and state sovereignty, requires analysis. The Republic of Poland’s membership in the European Union makes it necessary to take a new look not only at the system of government but also at the tasks of the executive branch.
Konstytucyjna ochrona konsumentów , użytkowników i najemców a ochrona danych osobowych i wybrane zagadnienia uprawnień informacyjnych
Authors:   Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Wygoda Krzysztof , Sakowska-Baryła Marlena ,   Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wasiak Dariusz ,   Uniwersytet WSB Merito we Wrocławiu
Published: August 2024

The purpose of the article is to highlight the key role of informational rights within the constitutional system of consumer protection. These rights appear to be somewhat universal, at least in relation to another constitutionally guaranteed area: the protection of personal data. The main challenge associated with effective implementation of informational rights seems to be the lack of understanding of the content conveyed through messages or information. In the context of data protection regulations (both at the EU and national levels), a rule of plain language has been established as a remedy for such difficulties. Interestingly, at the constitutional level, in the context of applying Art. 76, similar requirements regarding the formal aspect of implementing informational rights have emerged in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal. The authors advocate for a broad unification of the principle of transparent communication, at least in the context of implementing informational rights.
Ewolucja charakteru prawnego standardów zawodowych rzeczoznawców majątkowych na tle założeń systemu źródeł prawa w Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z 1997 r.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Biłgorajski Artur
Published: August 2024

Of all the controversial elements of the system of sources of law in the Republic of Poland, professional standards of property appraisers have received the least attention in the professional literature. Meanwhile, these standards constitute a vivid example of the indicated problem, and the comments raised during their discussion, relating in particular to the views of legal science and jurisprudence on the properties of the system of sources of law of the Republic of Poland, can be successfully extrapolate to the remaining controversial elements of this system. Hence, the presentation of the evolution of the legal nature of professional standards of property appraisers against the background of the assumptions of the system of sources of law in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 seems by all means justified and purposeful.
Niezależność personalna organów Urzędu Komisji Nadzoru Finansowego a rozwiązania zastosowane w konstytucyjnych organach Narodowego Banku Polskiego
Authors:   Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach, Kraś Ireneusz
Published: August 2024

The article is devoted to the independence of the bodies of the Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) in relation to the solutions applied in the constitutional bodies of the National Bank of Poland (NBP). The report draws attention to the method of appointing and dismissing the President of the National Financial Supervisory Authority, Deputies and members of the Commission with regard to personal independence, pointing to the solutions applied in NBP bodies. The rules on the duration and repetition of the term of office are an important complement to the considerations of staff independence. The study draws attention to the importance of the substantive requirements for the bodies of the FSA. High standards have been set for them. The article points to a significantly different level of independence of the bodies of the FSA with regard to the solutions applied in the constitutional bodies of the NBP.
Clusters of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome depending on the laboratory data
Authors: Nedbaeva D. N. , Mikhaleva V. S. , Zolotova E. A. , Sirotkina O. V. , Kukharchik G. A.
Published: August 2024

Aim. To identify clusters of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) depending on the laboratory data, including platelet function tests.

Material and methods. The study included 109 patients hospitalized in the cardiology department with NSTE-ACS. All patients underwent a standard examination, including a complete blood count. In addition, the platelet function was assessed using impedance aggregometry with various inducers (adenosine diphosphate (5 and 10 μmol/L), collagen (2 μmol/L)). We assessed the P-selectin expression level using flow cytometry. Patients were followed up for 6 months. As a statistical method, we performed сluster analysis by K-means algorithm.

Results. We registered 18 adverse outcomes (myocardial infarction, unstable angina) during 6-month follow-up. Cluster analysis revealed 3 clusters. The first cluster included 39 (36%) patients with higher monocyte values and lower hemoglobin values, probably indicating chronic inflammation and a tendency towards anemia. The second cluster included 13 older patients (12%) with high comorbidity and high platelet function. Both the first and second clusters recorded 23% adverse outcomes. Third cluster, on the contrary, included mostly younger patients with fewer comorbidities, which had more favorable course of ACS (no signs of platelet hyperaggregation, chronic inflammation and anemia). This cluster included more than half (n=57, 52%) of all patients; adverse outcomes at 6 months in these patients developed 2-fold less frequently than in the other clusters (11% vs 23%).

Conclusion. Among patients with NSTE-ACS, groups differing in laboratory parameters were identified, based on which clusters were formed using the k-means method. Clusters with high levels of platelet functional activity, monocyte count and low hemoglobin values included older patients with severe comorbidity and showed a tendency towards more frequent adverse outcomes of the disease.
Intermittent hypoxic preconditioning reduces the risk of peri- and postoperative complications during on-pump cardiac surgery
Authors: Dhif I. , Glazachev O. S. , Bestavashvili Af. A. , Sinlyan Ch. , Gulyaeva­Seltsovskaya E. P. , Kuznetsova N. O. , Syrkina E. A. , Smirnova V. V. , Dudnik E. N. , Chomakhidze P. Sh. , Tlisov B. M. , Komarov R. N. , Kopylov F. Yu.
Published: August 2024

Aim. To assess the effect of intermittent hypoxic-hyperoxic exposures (IHHE) on the outcomes of on-pump cardiac surgery.

Material and methods. This prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled study was conducted in 110 patients with heart valve defects and/or aortic pathology from the cardiac surgery clinic of the I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. The total sample was randomly divided into a group of patients who underwent IHHE (n=66) and a control group of patients who underwent placebo procedures with ambient air (n=44). The frequency and structure of intra-and postoperative complications were analyzed within 30 days after surgery. The presence of cognitive impairment, as well as serum troponin I and lactate concentrations were analyzed before and after surgery.

Results. Peri- and early postoperative complications such as cardiac death, non-fatal infarction and acute heart failure occurred significantly less frequently in patients treated with IHHE compared with placebo group (1,6% vs 16,7%, p=0,009; 1,6% vs 16,7%, p=0,009; 6,3% vs 33,3%, p<0,001, respectively). The median troponin I values 24 hours after surgery were 1,068 ng/ml (0,388-1,397 ng/ml) in the IHHE group and were significantly lower compared to the control group (1,980 ng/ml (1,068-3,239 ng/ml)). The serum lactate level after surgery was 1,8±0,7 mmol/l in the IHHE group and was significantly lower compared to the control group — 2,4±1,2 (p=0,05). Cognitive function, assessed by MOCA and MMSE tests, turned out to be significantly higher in patients who underwent a preoperative IHHE. No significant complications or serious adverse events were observed during the IHHE procedures.

Conclusion. The use of individually adapted hypoxic preconditioning procedures reduces the incidence of peri- and postoperative complications, which is accompanied by a lower ischemia-reperfusion myocardial injury during artificial circulation with preservation of cognitive functions. IHHE procedures ramp up prehabilitation of patients referred for on-pump surgery of heart defects and aortic pathology.
Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with myocardial infarction and type 2 diabetes: the role of cellular indices of systemic inflammation
Authors: Bokovikov I. F. , Protasov K. V.
Published: August 2024

Aim. To assess the value of cellular indices of systemic inflammation in the prognosis of in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) in combination with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Material and methods. The retrospective case-control study included 125 patients with myocardial infarction and T2D, 25 of whom died during the index hospitalization. The cellular composition of the blood and the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were determined on the first and third days of hospitalization. In the groups of deceased and surviving patients, cellular indices of systemic inflammation were calculated and compared (neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil-monocyte ratio (NMR), monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI)) and average hsCRP levels). The prognostic role of the studied parameters was assessed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

Results. Deceased patients, compared with survived ones, had higher Killip class, body mass index, number of stents implanted, higher hsCRP levels, and lower left ventricular ejection fraction. Inhospital mortality was associated with hsCRP (odds ratio of 1,03 with 95% confidence interval of 1,003-1,05, p=0,029), NLR (2,56 [1,73-9,78], p<0,001), NMR (1,16 [1,001-1,35], p=0,04), MLR (23,7 [3,1-182,6], p=0,002), SII (1,001 [1,0-1,001], p=0,028), SIRI (1,29 [1,09-1,52], p=0,003) 48 hours after admission, as well as with the degree of hsCRP change (1,03 [1,003-1,05], p=0,025), NLR (1,58 [1,21-2,06], p=0,001), SII (1,001 [1,0-1,001], p=0,028) during the first three days. Adjusted multivariate regression analysis identified a set of independent predictors with greatest accuracy in assessing the death probability: NLR, SII and SIRI 48 hours after admission, the degree of hsCRP change, body mass index and the num ber of implanted stents.

Conclusion. The work demonstrated the significance of cellular indices of systemic inflammation (NLR, SII and SIRI) in assessing the prognosis of in-hospital mortality in patients with MI combined with T2D.
Development and Usability Testing of a Virtual Reality Game for Learning Computational Thinking
Authors: Sukirman Sukirman , Md Ibharim Laili Farhana , Said Che Soh , Murtiyasa Budi
Published: August 2024

Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative technology that immerses users within its environment, holding significant potential across various sectors, including education. Developing a VR-based application in the form of a game for educational purposes necessitates a usability evaluation. This study aims to develop and evaluate the usability of a VR game, CT Saber, designed explicitly for learning computational thinking (CT). The name CT Saber is inspired by the popular VR game Beat Saber, with 'CT' denoting computational thinking to emphasize the educational focus of the game. The research employed a Design and Development Research (DDR) approach, encompassing four stages: analysis & definition, design, development, and evaluation. To assess the usability of CT Saber, pilot testing was carried out involving 36 participants (24 male, 12 female) of computer science students aged between 19-22 years. The USE Questionnaire framework was used to evaluate usability, consisting of four variables: usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. The evaluation revealed that CT Saber is categorized as 'acceptable' from dichotomous and conventional academic grading perspectives. Similarly, a multiple linear regression analysis confirmed that the independent variables (usefulness, ease of use, and ease of learning) together significantly (p < 0.01) influence the dependent variable (satisfaction). However, only usefulness significantly influences satisfaction. Responses to open-ended questions in the questionnaire also indicated predominantly positive feedback from most participants. Consequently, it can be concluded that the CT Saber VR game developed in this study successfully meets the established criteria for usability.
The emergence of collaboration in serious games
Authors: Almås Håvard , Giæver Fay
Published: August 2024

The use of collaboration as an approach to learning is pervasive both in work and education, and it is commonplace for serious games to employ collaboration. Collaboration in serious games may enhance learning and provide players with an engaging and enjoyable experience. However, collaboration is often taken for granted in research, neglecting to account for between-group variance and how collaboration emerges. This exploratory study aims to improve understanding of how collaboration emerges during play by investigating experiences and actions believed to foster collaboration. To achieve this, 69 students were studied across two separate sessions, one digital and one physical, in groups of 3-5. We observed both sessions and conducted 13 in-depth interviews. The findings of the study indicate that the emergence of collaboration relies on cognitive management of difference mindsets, individuals adapting to group strengths and weaknesses, and joint goal-directed play. We find that serious games can create unique ways for collaboration to emerge not found in non-game collaboration, which may positively influence learning under the right conditions. Our findings provide insight into some such conditions, but further research is needed to improve understanding of what these conditions are and how to reach them.
Diversity, structure, and composition of melliferous and non-melliferous vegetation surrounding meliponaries of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Authors: Pérez-Morfi Alejandro , Dorantes-Euan Alfredo , Rodríguez Rosalina , Ramírez-Arriaga Elia , Dupuy-Rada Juan Manuel , Canto Azucena
Published: August 2024

Background: Although the loss of Melipona beecheii colonies in meliponaries suggests insufficient availability of melliferous blooming plants, there is limited knowledge about the diversity and conditions of the surrounding vegetation.
Question: What is the diversity, structure, and composition of the melliferous and non-melliferous vegetation surrounding meliponaries, and how does it affect the availability of food sources for bees?
Study site and dates: The vegetation surrounding nine meliponaries, three in each political state of the Yucatán Peninsula encompassing the main vegetation types, was studied in 2022 and 2023.
Methods: Four 150-meter-long transects with the point-centered quadrants method were traced in each meliponary to estimate plant species composition, the availability of melliferous and blooming plants (IVI), diversity parameters (Hill-numbers), tree density, and diameter per strata.
Results: 312 taxa, 250 genera, and 73 plant families were recorded. In five meliponaries, blooming melliferous plants accounted for less than 9 % of the IVI, with one meliponary having no blooming species. The highest diversity was found in a meliponary surrounded by semi-evergreen forest. The high stratum had a mean tree height of 5.5 (SD ± 2.9) meters and 3,390 (SD ± 2,702) trees/hectare across vegetation types. The tree diameter was lowest in meliponaries located in the semi-deciduous forest.
Conclusions: The meliponaries are surrounded by young secondary vegetation with high density of small trees and predominance of the low stratum. We found a similar vegetation diversity among meliponaries and scarce blooming melliferous plants. Human activity seems to impact plant diversity and food availability for M. beecheii.
İlkokul Beden Eğitimi ve Oyun Öğretim Programı Kazanımlarının Farklı Taksonomilere Göre Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Küçükahmetoğlu Ramazan , Pulur Atilla
Published: August 2024

Araştırmanın amacı ilkokul seviyesinde uygulanan beden eğitimi ve oyun dersi öğretim programı kazanımlarının psikomotor, duyuşsal ve bilişsel alan taksonomileri açısından nasıl bir dağılım gösterdiklerinin belirlenmesidir. Nitel araştırma yöntemleri aracılığıyla yürütülen araştırmada öğretim programındaki kazanımların incelenmesi doküman incelemesi yaklaşımıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın dokümanı Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından 2018 yılında sunulan beden eğitimi ve oyun dersi öğretim programıdır. Programdaki 106 kazanımın tümü bilişsel alan kapsamında yenilenmiş Bloom taksonomisi, duyuşsal alan kapsamında Krathwohl taksonomisi ve psikomotor alan kapsamında Simpson taksonomisi yoluyla çözümlenmiştir. Kazanımların 41’i psikomotor, 34’ü bilişsel ve 31’i duyuşsal alan boyutunda yer almıştır. Bununla birlikte kazanımların bilişsel süreç yönüyle daha çok anlama düzeyinde, bilgi boyutları açısındansa daha çok kavramsal bilgi düzeyinde olduğu saptanmıştır. Duyuşsal kazanımların ağırlıklı şekilde tepkide bulunma ve değer verme düzeylerinde bulunduğu belirlenirken psikomotor kazanımların ise en fazla mekanikleşme ve karmaşık dışa vuruk faaliyet basamaklarında bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada beden eğitimi ve oyun dersi öğretim programındaki kazanımların psikomotor, bilişsel ve duyuşsal alanların alt basamaklarına göre dengesiz bir dağılım gösterdiği sonucuna varılmıştır.
Development of Distance Education Attitude Scale for Higher Education Students
Authors: Erdamar Gürcü , Garip Gökçe , Kerkez Bilgen , Abbak Yeliz
Published: August 2024

Distance education has been constantly developed for decades and became the only choice for education during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Turkish higher education, distance education practices were carried out for three semesters during the pandemic. Once again, distance education became the only means of education for higher education after the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye in February 2023. Assessing the students’ attitudes towards distance education gained importance in order to enhance the learning outcomes of distance education and to define the problems the students had faced. Thus, the researchers aimed to develop a Distance Education Attitude Scale for Higher Education Students in this study. The data were collected from 875 undergraduate students from Turkish state universities. Explanatory Factor Analysis (nEFA= 583) unfolded a two-factor structure with 16 items – explaining 57% of the total variance. For the scale and its two factors, the Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient (.917, .914, .807) and McDonalds Omega coefficient (.920, .925, .811) were found satisfactory. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (nCFA= 292) supported the model-data fit and confirmed the reached structure. The "Distance Education Attitude Scale for Higher Education Students" is found to be valid and reliable. The scale is believed to contribute to the quality and efficiency of tertiary distance education practices.
An Analysis of Graduate Theses Conducted in the Field of Special Education in Türkiye
Authors: Şahin Murat , Şimşek Furkan
Published: August 2024

Special education is a field that has been valued in Türkiye especially in recent years. The aim of this study is to examine the types of postgraduate theses conducted in the field of special education in Türkiye between 2000 and 2023, their intensity in the field of special education and their distribution according to years. The research is a literature review designed in qualitative research model. The keywords of special education, autism, down syndrome, learning disability, intellectual disability, mental deficiency, giftedness, superior intelligence and special talented were determined to serve the purpose of the research. The keywords were searched from the National Thesis Center database. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Considering the titles of the theses, 2991 postgraduate theses including master's, doctorate, specialization in medicine and proficiency in art were reached. The types of postgraduate theses reached, the distribution of theses among keywords and the change of theses according to years are presented in graphs. As a result, it was observed that master's theses were predominant in postgraduate theses in the field of special education between 2000 and 2023, the most focused special education field was autism, and there was a general increase in theses by years, except for 2020.
2018 Yılı Türkiye Fizik Öğretim Programı ile Uluslararası Bakalorya Fizik Öğretim Programının Bazı Değişkenler Bakımından Karşılaştırılması
Authors: Türk Osman , Ünsal Yasin
Published: August 2024

Bu çalışmada, Uluslararası Bakalorya Diploma Programı Fizik Öğretim Programı ile 2018 yılından itibaren Türkiye’de ortaöğretim kurumlarında uygulanmakta olan fizik öğretim programı; amaçlar, içerik, öğrenme ve öğretme yöntemleri ve ölçme-değerlendirme bakımından karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yönteminin içinde yer alan doküman incelemesine dayalı tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. İncelenen fizik öğretim programlarından elde edilen verilerin analizi, içerik analizine göre yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, incelenen her iki fizik öğretim programının amaçlar bakımından büyük ölçüde benzer olduğu, içerik bakımından iki programın örtüştüğü görülmüştür. Ulusal programdaki fizik öğretim programının kazanım ve ders saatlerinin, IB-DP fizik öğretim programından daha fazla olduğu ifade edilmiştir. Öğrenme ve öğretme süreçleri bakımın iki programın farklı olduğu ve ölçme değerlendirme yaklaşımları bakımından benzerlik gösterdiği ifade edilmiştir.
İslam’ın Spora Bakışı ve Spor Müsabakalarındaki Temel Kriterleri
Authors: Yüksek Ali
Published: August 2024

Bu çalışma İslam dini ve spor ilişkisini ele almaktadır. Tarih boyunca spor ve spor yarışmaları tüm toplumlarda var olmuştur. Onun, bir oyun ve eğlence olmasının yanı sıra zihinsel ve bedensel gelişime katkı sağlaması, kişiye ahlaki erdemler kazandırması tüm eğitimciler tarafından bilinir. İnsana kazandırdığı ahlaki erdemler dolayısıyla o, bütün eğitim kurumlarında vazgeçilmez bir ders olmuştur. Tarihte bazı spor aktiviteleri dini kökenlidir. Mesela tarihte Mayaların oynadığı bir tür basketbol oyunu, dini ritüeller içerir. Antik Yunan’daki atletizm oyunları, çok tanrılı dinlerin bir parçasıdır. Tarihte oynanan bazı olimpiyat oyunları yine dini kökenlidir. İslam dini birtakım temel ilkeler çerçevesinde spora ve spor etkinliklerine onay vermiştir. İslam hukuku kitaplarında yer alan bu temel ilkeler Kur’an ve sünnet kaynaklıdır. İslam Peygamberi Hz. Muhammed’in bizzat kendisi spor yapmış, etrafındaki arkadaşlarını spor yapmaya teşvik etmiştir. Çeşitli münasebetlerle o sportif yarışmalar düzenlemiş, bu yarışmalarda başarı sağlayan sporculara ödüller vermiştir. İslam’da bir spor etkinliğinin helal olabilmesi için bir takım ilkeler vardır. Mesela spor ve spor etkinlikleri ibadetlere engel olmamalıdır. Bir spor faaliyeti insan, hayvan ve çevre sağlığına zarar vermemeli, bünyesinde intikam alma, öç alma duyguları barındırmamalıdır. O, kumara veya İslam’da yasaklanmış şeylere sebep olmamalıdır. Spor etkinliği esnasında kaba ve çirkin sözler kullanılmamalıdır. Spor kıyafetleri, İslam’ın giyim kuşam ile alakalı ölçülerine uygun olmalıdır. Bir spor yarışmasında kurallar herkes için eşit ve adil olmalıdır. Bu ilkelere dikkat edilerek yapılacak her türlü spor faaliyeti İslami açıdan serbesttir.
A pragmatic approach to teaching physician assistant students basic pain management
Authors: Hoffmann Chelsey , D’Souza Ryan S.
Published: August 2024

Chronic pain is increasing in prevalence, with new cases now outnumbering those of diabetes, depression, or hypertension. Advanced practice providers have reported that their training in pain management inadequately prepared them to care for patients suffering from painful conditions. In response, the authors of this work developed a basic pain management conceptual framework to provide physician assistant (PA) students with the foundational knowledge necessary to manage and treat patients suffering from a wide variety of painful conditions. The devised framework activity includes categories of pain management such as conservative therapies, medications, injections, minimally invasive procedures, and moderately to highly invasive procedures. This framework can be incorporated into the existing PA educational curriculum and presented alongside a realistic pain patient case study. Furthermore, other health science educational programs, such as nurse practitioner or pharmacy programs, could adopt this framework to increase student knowledge in pain management.
Influence of Intensive Interval Training Programs on the Development of Endurance in 10-Year-Old Boys
Authors: Marchenko Svitlana , Shapovalov Artem , Korol Oleksandr
Published: August 2024

Objectives. This study aimed to experimentally identify and evaluate the effectiveness of using intensive interval programs to develop endurance in the educational process of 10-year-old boys.
Materials and methods. The research involved twenty 10-year-old boys. Control (n = 10) and experimental (n = 10) groups were created. Children and their parents were informed of the features of the study and agreed to participate in the experiment. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Kharkiv, Ukraine). This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, 2013). The following research methods were used: scientific and methodological literature analysis, pedagogical testing, and mathematical statistics to process research results.
Results. According to the results of the complex control of boys’ endurance abilities, statistically significant changes in all indicators in both experimental (p < 0.001) and control groups (p < 0.05) were established. The positive dynamics of the results favoured the experimental group.
The most statistically significant changes took place in the experimental group on indicators of tests “Push-ups in a lying position” by 35.2% (p < 0.001), “Jumping with a rope for 1 min” (20.8%; p < 0.001), “Squatting on two legs for 1 min” (18.8%; p < 0.001), “From a lying position rising in a saddle for 1 min” (17.4%; p < 0.01). The obtained results of the final testing in tests “Hanging on bent arms’ ”, “Burpee test in 1 min” and “300 m run” were somewhat lower and still demonstrated statistically significant changes (13.0%, 11.4%, 6.5%, respectively, at the level of significance p < 0.001). General endurance developed more slowly than other types of endurance. In “Hanging on bent arms’ ” the change in data after the experiment in the control group was statistically insignificant (p = 0.05).
Conclusions. The intensive interval training method, which used specially selected exercises according to the “Tabata Protocol,” promoted endurance development in 10-year-old boys.
Formation of the Cognitive Component of Future Physical Education and Sports Specialists’ Readiness for Educational Activities in Sustainable Development
Authors: Tsyhura Halyna , Harkushа Serhii
Published: August 2024

Objectives. To determine the effectiveness of the author’s methodological system for training future specialists in physical culture and sports for educational activities related to sustainable development, focusing on the formation of the cognitive component of readiness.
Materials and methods. The study involved 390 students from the faculties of physical education at T.H. Shevchenko National University “Chernihiv Colehium”, the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Sumy State University, and Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko – future specialists in physical culture and sports. The participants, who were from various courses and were of both sexes, were divided into control and experimental groups. The methods used included surveys, testing, pedagogical experiments, analysis, synthesis, and generalization of information, and mathematical statistics methods.
Results. At the beginning of the study, 93.33% of the students in the control group and 86.67% of the students in the experimental group had low levels of cognitive readiness for educational activities related to sustainable development. The final test revealed a significant improvement in this indicator within the experimental group: 32.22% of the students had a low level of cognitive readiness, 48.89% had a satisfactory level, 17.78% had an average level, and 1.11% had a high level. Relevant improvements were observed across all criteria (content components) of readiness, including: knowledge of the history of the new paradigm of human development and international documents on sustainable development; understanding the essence of sustainable development; comprehension of ecological laws governing human existence; and knowledge and understanding of the ecological, economic, and social components of sustainable development, as well as the role of physical culture and sport in promoting sustainable development.
In the control group, no significant changes were observed in the levels of cognitive readiness for educational activities related to sustainable development by the end of the experiment.
Conclusions. The results of the pedagogical experiment confirm the positive impact of the developed methodological system on the formation of the cognitive component of future specialists’ readiness in physical culture and sports for educational activities related to sustainable development.
Isolation of Vibrio cholerae from sewerage and awareness level regarding Cholera among the residents of Lahore
Authors: Ghazanfar Jawaria , Sarwar Huda , Abbas Zainab , Salamat Ali Jawad , Razzaq Anjum , Mazhar Iqra Jabeen , Khawaja Shifa
Published: August 2024

Background: Cholera is a major public health concern which is caused by Vibrio cholerae, found in freshwater, sewage and clinical reservoirs. The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) maintains water supply and sewerage services in Lahore, Pakistan. This study aimed to isolate V. cholera from sewage managed by WASA and to evaluate the awareness and sociodemographic factors linked to V. cholerae isolation and cholera awareness in Lahore residents.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 sewerage sample from 8 towns of Lahore to isolate V. cholera. 300 individuals each representing 01 household were interviewed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding cholera. Sewerage samples were analyzed using the TCBS agar and Oxidase test. The serotype of positive samples was found using antisera.
Results: V. cholera (serotype O1) was isolated from 2 out of 100 sewerage samples from 2 out of 8 towns of Lahore. In areas where V. cholera was detected the average score of knowledge, attitude and practice among the residents was less as compared to the areas where it was not detected. The history of acute watery diarrhea among household was statistically significant in areas where V. cholera was detected (p value 0.044).
Conclusion: The isolation and the detection of V. cholera serotype O1 signifies the fact that V. cholera is present in Lahore.  The residents of the area where V. cholera was detected had low level of knowledge, attitude and practice as compared to the areas where it was not detected.
Relationship between radiographic activity on chest computed tomography and microbiological yield in pulmonary tuberculosis cases
Authors: Babita  , Suman Sanjeev , Kumar Sanjay , Prasad V. S.
Published: August 2024

Background: Despite the widespread clinical use of computed tomography (CT), is known regarding the relationship between radiographic activity and microbiological yield in cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) detected on a CT scan in the chest.
Methods: Utilizing data from medical records across multiple centers, we looked at the diagnostic performance for certain PTB. Based on radiographic activity, we divided the patients into four groups: definitely active, possibly active, probably inactive and indeterminate activity.
Results: Out of the 162 patients that were included, 79 had PTB that was verified by culture; these patients were categorized into four groups: Undoubtedly active, most likely active, unclear activity, and most likely inactive. These patients made up 48 (29.2%), 81 (49.7%), 17 (10.8%), and 16 (10.3%). In addition to culture rates, TB-PCR and histology data revealed 66.6%, 67.2%, 14.3%, and 0% of each CT radiography procedure respectively, were considered as definitive PTB. Radiography procedure demonstrated good negative predictive values (92.7%, 95% CI, 86.6–96.2) and strong sensitivity (97.1%, 95% confidence interval (CI), 94.6–98.5), which were deemed certainly and probably active PTB in terms of diagnostic efficacy for a certain PTB. According on radiographic activity, respiratory illnesses such non-tuberculous infections caused by mycobacterial and bacterial pneumonia were the most common etiologies other than tuberculosis.
Conclusions: Radiographic activity performed well in diagnostics and is readily applicable in therapeutic settings. Nonetheless, physicians must to contemplate alternative options, as radiologic pictures do not validate microbiological patient testing.