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Korean University Presidents' Role as Financial Directors and the Necessity of University-Driven Urban Regeneration Projects
Authors:   Asia-Europe Perspective Association, Lee Geongeun
Published: December 2024

In the 2020s, local universities in Korea complained of serious financial difficulties due to a decrease in the school-age population due to the practice of sequencing universities centered on the metropolitan area, but they still tend to rely on central government financial support in addition to student tuition income. However, universities in the non-metropolitan area should actively raise funds through industry-academic cooperation in the local community and create conditions for students to work and start businesses.
This paper focuses on cooperation with local governments and companies, which are both financial crisis measures and existential values of local universities in Korea, and discusses the financial transfer role required by university presidents and the need for university-driven urban regeneration projects. To this end, it emphasizes the university president's mission of community cooperation in light of overseas cases related to the financial director system and compares university-led urban regeneration projects with existing university town types as domestic and foreign cases. In addition, Japan's urban regeneration project-type industry-academic cooperation to cope with the decrease in the school-age population, the formation of a regional cooperation council to foster local universities, and recent presidential election pledges.
Specifically, the president of Chosun University can devise urban regeneration projects based on the needs of residents and local governments by utilizing the identity of private universities and specialized factors located near Chungjang-ro. The contents consist of the creation of a special zone for Asian students on Chungjang-ro Asian Food and Culture Street, the construction of a Gwangju Advanced Science Center, the development and operation of May 18 historic sites centered on the former Jeonnam Provincial Office, and the education and promotion of Yanglim-dong health care history and culture. In addition, it is proposed to establish an academic service company with integrated networking of in-school research institutes, Uni-Col Sharing, a win-win model between general universities and colleges, and to allow companies belonging to the Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation and invested or contributed institutions to enter the campus.
This study is a challenging attempt in that there have been no cases in which local universities have led urban regeneration projects so far, but it will contribute to the regeneration of the local economy and the creation of youth jobs while restoring the local higher education ecosystem.
The Impact of Early Childhood Education and New Students' Adaptation to College Life on Major Satisfaction: Through Interpersonal Skills
Authors:   Asia-Europe Perspective Association, Chae Youngran , Kim Sejung
Published: December 2024

Just as adapting to early childhood education institutions is important when children first start their social lives, freshmen in early childhood education also need to adapt well to university life, a process that requires active coping in academic, interpersonal, and emotional aspects. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of interpersonal skills on the impact of university life adaptation of early childhood education freshmen on their satisfaction with their major. For this purpose, a survey study was conducted using questionnaires among 541 freshmen from early childhood education departments nationwide. The collected data were analyzed using correlation analysis with SPSS 23.0 software, and three regression equations were used to verify the mediating effect. The analysis showed that there is a positive correlation between the adaptation to university life of early childhood education freshmen and their satisfaction with their major. Additionally, it was found that interpersonal skills have a mediating effect on the relationship between adaptation to university life and major satisfaction. The results of this study suggest that major satisfaction and interpersonal skills are important variables in the process of adapting to university life for early childhood education freshmen.
Exact general solution of the Schrödinger equation by modified Cole-Hopf transformation
Authors: Longfellow Alan Clark
Published: December 2024

The Schrödinger equation is a linear partial differential equation that describes the temporal evolution of the state of a quantum mechanical system. One of the pillars of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation has been used to describe a wide variety of phenomena such as wave-particle duality, atomic orbitals, quantum oscillations, and even some fluid mechanics problems. Despite its established importance in the development of quantum mechanics, a solution of the Schrödinger equation for an arbitrary distribution of quantum mechanical potential or for an arbitrary number of space dimensions remains unknown. This work seeks to rectify this theoretical roadblock by providing an analytical solution through a recasting of the well-known Cole-Hopf transformation which is used to linearize a broad class of PDEs of which the Schrödinger equation becomes a member after an earlier change of variables. These two successive transformations render the general wave function proportional to the solution of a forced heat equation, allowing an explicit analytical solution applicable to any system in any number of space dimensions. Two practical applications to deriving the explicit wave functions of multielectronic atoms and to the forced Burgers equation of fluid mechanics are discussed, enabling greater mathematical insight into quantum entanglement and nonlinear fluid systems.
Teaching Information Visualization through Situated Design: Case Studies from the Classroom
Authors: Lopes Renata Perim Albuquerque , KOSMINSKY DORIS CLARA , Reznik Regina
Published: December 2024

In this article, we discuss an experience with design and situated learning in the Creative Data Visualization course, part of the Visual Communication Design undergraduate program at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a free, public Brazilian university that, thanks to affirmative action policies, has become more inclusive over the years. We begin with a brief introduction to the terms Situated Knowledge, coined by Donna Haraway, Situated Design, based on the former concept, and Situated Learning. We then examine the similarities and differences between these notions and the term Situated Visualization to present a model for the concept of Situated Learning in Information Visualization. Following this foundation, we describe the applied methodology, emphasizing the importance of integrating real-world contexts into students’ projects. As a case study, we present three student projects produced as final assignments for the course. Through this article, we aim to underscore the articulation of situated design concepts in information visualization activities and contribute to teaching and learning practices in this field, particularly within the Global South.
The Modernization of the Quote-to-Cash Process in Data Centers through AI and Automation
Authors: Hota Ashish
Published: December 2024

The Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) process is a critical element in business operations, particularly in data centers where scalability, rapid provisioning, and efficiency are paramount. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, the modernization of Q2C processes is transforming how organizations deliver services and manage customer relationships. This paper explores how AI and automation are reshaping Q2C in data centers, discussing the technical innovations, operational benefits, challenges, and real-world case studies that demonstrate the capacity of AI to drive revenue growth, improve accuracy, and enhance the customer experience in the highly competitive data center market.
How Family Property Undermines Political Participation
Authors: Hager Anselm , Manning Eric , Wiedemann Andreas
Published: December 2024

How property is owned varies significantly across the globe. In most industrialized countries, property is owned by individuals who hold enforceable titles. By contrast, in many developing countries and throughout history, property was held by families without titles. In this paper, we study how family vs. individual property ownership affects political participation. We argue that common ownership dampens political engagement because it sparks family quarrels, leads to feelings of being stuck, and creates economic disadvantage. We test these arguments using deed-level data from North Carolina---a state with rich variation in property ownership. Linking individuals' voting history to information on property ownership, we find that family ownership is associated with a reduction in turnout by five points. Qualitative interviews and heterogeneity analyses suggest that the drop in turnout is mainly due to economic challenges brought about by collective ownership.
Perception of Emotion Across Cultures: Norms of Valence, Arousal, and Sensory Experience for 4,923 Chinese Words Translated from English in Warriner et al. (2013)
Authors: Yi Wei , Xu Haitao , Man Kaiwen
Published: December 2024

Perception of emotion conveyed through language is influenced by embodied experiences obtained from social interactions, which may vary across different cultures. To explore cross-cultural differences in the perception of emotion between Chinese and English speakers, this study collected norms of valence and arousal from 322 native Mandarin speakers for 4,923 Chinese words translated from Warriner et al. (2013). Additionally, sensory experience ratings for each word were collected. Analysis demonstrated that the reliability of this dataset is satisfactory, as indicated by comparisons with previous datasets. We examined the distributions of valence and arousal for the entire dataset, as well as for positive and negative emotion categories. Further analysis suggested that valence, arousal, and sensory experience correlated with various psycholinguistic variables, including the number of syllables, number of strokes, imageability, familiarity, concreteness, frequency, and age of acquisition. Cross-language comparison indicated that native speakers of Chinese and English differ in their perception of emotional valence and arousal, largely due to cross- cultural variations associated with ecological, sociopolitical, and religious factors. This dataset will be a valuable resource for research examining the impact of emotional and sensory information on Chinese lexical processing, as well as for bilingual research investigating the interplay between language and emotion across different cultural contexts.
Professionalising peer reviewers: maturation of an old idea
Authors: Gosselin Romain-Daniel
Published: December 2024

The model of academic peer review, which relies on volunteer reviewers and has no official conventions, faces numerous challenges, including reviewer bias, insufficient incentives and the burdensome nature of the task. To address these issues, the present essay delves into the idea of financially compensating reviewers, up to the transformative model that involves their complete professionalisation. Certified full-time reviewers would be employed within research institutions and directly invited by publishers to evaluate submissions, possibly with no further involvement of active researchers. This new paradigm aims to enhance the quality, consistency and efficiency of manuscript assessments through the creation of a corporation with its own curricula, standards and official regulations. The essay covers how the proposed model could reduce conflicts of interest, alleviate researchers’ workload and improve peer review integrity and accountability and discusses the economic impact of such changes. A description of various scenarios that would differently involve professional referees, alone or in cohabitation with academic reviewers, and a tentative mathematisation of the ratio of the number of professional referees to publishing scientists support the discussion. The importance of continuing education for peer reviewers who should stay connected to conceptual and technical advances is also discussed as well as questions regarding the implementation and funding of this new system.
WMSAN Python Package: From Oceanic Forcing to Synthetic Cross-correlations of Microseismic Noise
Authors: Tomasetto Lisa , Boué Pierre , Ardhuin Fabrice , Stutzman Eleonore , Xu Zonbo , De Plaen Raphaël , Stehly Laurent
Published: December 2024

Seismic ambient noise spectra show ubiquitously two amplitude peaks corresponding to distinct oceanic wave interaction mechanisms called primary (T≈ 14s) and secondary (T ≈ 7s) microseismic peaks. Seismic noise records are used in a wide range of applications, including crustal monitoring, imaging of the Earth’s deep interior using noise correlations, and studies on the coupling between oceans and solid Earth. All of these applications could benefit from a robust knowledge of spatiotemporal dynamics of microseismic sources. Consequently, seismologists have been studying how to model microseismic sources of ambient noise with the recent improvements in ocean wave models. Global sea state and its derivative products are now covering the past decades in models such as the WAVEWATCHIII hindcast. This paper introduces Wave Model Sources of Ambient Noise (WMSAN, pronounced [wam-san] ) Python package. This modular package uses standardized wave model outputs to visualize ambient noise source maps and efficiently compute synthetics of seismic spectrograms and cross-correlations for surface waves (Rayleigh) and body waves (P, SV), in a user-friendly way.
A Perturbation Approach to Modeling Eddy Current Signals of Compound Defects
Authors: Friedrich Alexander
Published: December 2024

Multiple defects located close to each other can significantly complicate eddy current testing. This is particularly problematic in applications like railway track inspection, where detecting and evaluating head checks (surface cracks in close proximity) is crucial. This paper proposes a novel approach using perturbation theory to model the interaction between multiple defects. By simulating single defects and applying perturbation theory, we can generate synthetic data for compound defects, enabling the training of machine learning algorithms for automated defect detection. This approach offers several advantages, including reduced computational cost, improved accuracy, and enhanced flexibility. In the case of rail testing it makes the systematic generation of synthetic head check data feasible in the first place. We present the theoretical framework of the perturbation approach, and validate for surface cracks in the context of rail testing using laboratory experiments and numerical simulations.
Multimodal Prediction of Future Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Authors: Wang Linshanshan , Zhou Ningxuan , Jaffe Nigel M , Pidvirny Kristina , Tierney Anna O'Brien , Fisher Hadar B , Forbes Erika E. , Pizzagalli Diego A. , Cai Tianxi , Webb Christian A.
Published: December 2024

Depression rates surge during adolescence. Early identification of youth at increased risk for depression is crucial for timely intervention and, ideally, prevention. This study aims to improve the prediction of future depressive symptoms in adolescents by using a multimodal approach that integrates relevant clinical, demographic, behavioral, and neural characteristics. 103 adolescents (ages 12-18; 72.8% female) underwent a baseline assessment including self-report questionnaires, ecological momentary assessment, a clinical interview, and behavioral and neural measures of reward responsiveness. We used nested cross-validation to compare machine learning approaches as well as conventional linear regression in predicting depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] and the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire [MFQ]) at a 3-month follow-up. For the prediction of CES-D depression scores, the best performing model was a multivariable linear regression using as predictors five principal component scores from a principal component analysis of baseline variables (RMSE = 5.951, R2 = 0.739). For the MFQ, the best performing model was a simple univariable linear regression with baseline MFQ scores as the sole predictor (RMSE=8.054, R2=0.671). A factors analysis revealed that items assessing melancholic features were most predictive of future depressive symptoms. More complex machine learning approaches did not outperform regression in predicting future depression. The integration of relevant multimodal predictors reveals which adolescent characteristics (e.g., melancholic features and physical anxiety) might have a larger contribution to predicting short-term future depression. Future studies are needed with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods to provide a more comprehensive test of such models.
Evidence-Based Medicine is inadequate to develop evidence-based psychedelic therapies.
Authors: Schenberg Eduardo Ekman
Published: December 2024

Between April and October 2024, expert bodies in two countries reached strikingly opposite conclusions about the therapeutic use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). On the one hand, the Food and Drug Administration in the USA rejected a formal New Drug Application from a specific drug sponsor, Lykos Therapeutics, for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The decision was surprising to many, given the FDA granting it “breakthrough therapy status” a few years before. Across the Atlantic, the Dutch State Commission on MDMA recommended the same treatment to be made available as soon as possible for PTSD and also investigated for other conditions. Apart from important differences regarding the legal mandate of these two expert bodies, some important epistemic differences are notable in these two distinct approaches to assess the evidence. These cases serve as examples of the current challenges to develop and implement evidence-based psychedelic therapies given the limitations of the prevailing influential framework of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), which seems to have particularly influenced the FDA’s decision. On the other hand, the Dutch approach more closely resembles the recent EBM+ approach. Drawing from historically tragic fatal examples, as well as recent advances in evidence assessment, such as masking and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is argued that a shift to EBM+ is paramount to allow reliable assessments towards evidence-based implementation of psychedelics as therapeutic tools.
A cultural evolutionary model for the law of abbreviation
Authors: Morin Olivier , Koshevoy Alexey
Published: December 2024

Efficiency principles are increasingly called upon to study features of human language and communication. Zipf’s law of abbreviation is widely seen as a classic instance of a linguistic pattern brought about by language users’ search for efficient communication. The “law”—a recurrent correlation between the frequency of words and their brevity—is a near-universal principle of communication, having been found in all of the hundreds of human languages where it has been tested, and a few non-human communication systems as well. The standard explanation for the law of abbreviation derives it from pressures for efficiency: speakers minimize their cumulative effort by using shorter words for frequent occurrences. This explanation, we argue here, fails to explain why long words exist at all. It also fails to explain why the law of abbreviation, despite being robust, is systematically weakened by many short and rare words. We propose an alternative account of the law of abbreviation, based on a simple cultural evolutionary model. Our model does not require any pressure for efficiency. Instead, it derives the law of abbreviation from a general pressure for brevity applying to all words regardless of their frequency. This model makes two accurate predictions that the standard model misses: the correlation between frequency and brevity is consistently weak, and it is characterized by heteroskedasticity, with many short and rare words. We argue on this basis that efficiency considerations are neither necessary nor sufficient to explain the law.
Students’ Decision on The Choice of Academic Disciplines After Secondary Level Education
Authors: Bhattarai Kriti
Published: December 2024

This study examines the factors influencing high school students’ selection of academic disciplines in Nepal, using data collected through a structured questionnaire from 260 students in Pokhara Metropolitan City. A mixed methods approach was employed, with two colleges selected through purposive sampling and all students surveyed. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses revealed that personal interest is the primary factor in course selection, followed by career prospects, course practicality, financial concerns, and parental guidance, while peer influence is minimal. Challenges such as financial constraints, limited career knowledge, and pressures from academic expectations and parental influence were more pronounced among students from lower-income families and those with higher GPAs. The findings highlight the need for targeted interventions, including career guidance, financial aid, and improved access to career information, to support students in making informed academic decisions.
Impact of Electronic Banking on Customer Satisfaction in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Adhikari Nabin Bahadur
Published: December 2024

E-banking is one of the fastest adopted tools even by Nepalese customers. Due to its different features, it became most popular tool in Nepal in a very short time reaching numbers of customer meeting their needs. . Customer satisfaction can be effected by number of items. The focus of this study is to examine the relationship and impact of electronic banking on the customer satisfaction in Nepalese commercial banks. The basis of this study is primary sources of data, which are collected through questionnaire. An online questionnaire survey was conducted to gather the data and 112 complete responses were gathered from Universities/Colleges located in Pokhara valley. The descriptive and causal research design was used. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted with the help of different statistical tools and IBM SPSS software. The descriptive and inferential statistical was used. The independent variable was considered as convenience, cost, privacy, security and responsiveness and the customer satisfaction is considered as dependent variable. The result emphasizes that there is positive and significant relationship between the variables. In addition, it is argued that no significant relation between customer satisfactions to ‘privacy’. Moreover, all the dependent and independent variables found to have positive relation to each other. As a result, the research recommends that customer satisfaction on e-banking system is statistically significant with convenience, responsiveness, cost and security but not with privacy.
Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants by The Magar Community of Pokhara Metropolitan City
Authors: Lamichane Yojana , Dwa Om Prasad
Published: December 2024

Most people still widely use medicinal plants for their primary health care needs in Nepal. Ethnomedicinal studies play a key role in conserving traditional knowledge and its use. This current research was conducted to document the medicinal plants used by the Magar community for various disease ailments among the selected wards of Pokhara Metropolitan City. This study uses both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected through field visits, group discussions, and interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Altogether 101 medicinal plant species belonging to 55 families and 89 genera have been recorded. The dominant family was Asteraceae having 9 species. Herbs (37 species) were the most used life form of the plant while rhizomes (33 species), were the most used plant part.The most favored mode of drug preparation was found to be paste form (31 species). The highest number of plants were used for gastrointestinal disorders. The indigenous knowledge of lesser-known plants is rapidly decreasing. Therefore, necessary efforts should be taken by the federal, provincial, and local governments for the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants.
Comparative Analysis of Transformer and CodeBERT for Program Translation
Authors: Balami Bikash , Shakya Joshana
Published: December 2024

Program translation refers to the technical process of automatically converting the source code of a computer program written in one programming language into an equivalent program in another. This study compares the transformer model and the CodeBERT-based encoder-decoder model on the program translation task. Specifically, it trains the 6 and 12-layer models for 50 and 100 epochs to translate programs written in Java to Python and Python to Java. The models were trained with 3133 set of Java Python parallel programs. Among different layered models, the transformer model with 6 layers trained for 50 epochs to translate from Java to Python achieved the highest BLEU and CodeBLEU scores, with values of 0.28 and 0.28, respectively. Similarly, the transformer model with 6 layers trained for 100 epochs to translate from Python to Java received the highest BLEU and CodeBLEU scores of 0.39 and 0.40, respectively. These results show that the transformer models perform better than the CodeBERT models. Also, the BLEU and CodeBLEU scores of the Java to Python and Python to Java translation models are different.
Hotels, Bhattis and Porters: Dimensions and Dynamism of Power in Tourism of Khumbu
Authors: Shrestha Khadga Narayan
Published: December 2024

Tourism development in Khumbu region of Nepal created multiple opportunities to the local Sherpa and other in-migrants in one hand and at the same time it created different segments and layers among various tourism stakeholders. As the tourism began in Khumbu, some people operated hotels, bhattis, shops whereas others were employed as trekking staffs and porters. This article deals with the various dimensions and dynamism of power relationship among hotels, bhattis and porters. Based on the field work, I applied participant and non-participant observation, unstructured interviews and kuragrphy as the major techniques for the primary data collection. The data reveals that hotels, bhattis and porters are indispensable parts of tourism in Khumbu. Each component is essential for the continuation of tourism in Khumbu. However, they exercise various forms of power over others. Judging through the laymen’s eyes, their roles and relationships seem to be normal and natural, but it is not the reality. The reality is that they are framed within a certain stamp of everyday power relationships. The hotels, bhattis and porters are intertwined in different power dimensions. They each exercise various forms of power to control the resources. Hotel owner Sherpas are powerful because of their economic prosperity and higher social status. Being local/insiders and their legacy in tourism and mountaineering are the additional indicators to rank them higher than other two components. They use different forms of power to influence and adjust each other. The power they exercise is not constant; it is a dynamic.
Precipitating Factors of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis of Liver in a Tertiary Care Center of Nepal
Authors: Gautam Niraj , Shrestha Umid Kumar , Koirala Dinesh , Gyawali Susmita
Published: December 2024

Introduction: Chronic liver disease is a common disease presenting in hospitals in Nepal. A large number of cirrhotics present with hepatic encephalopathy. Various precipitating factors are present which precipitate hepatic encephalopathy. This study was intended to identify the precipitating factors of hepatic encephalopathy and to assess whether identifiable precipitating factors of encephalopathy are present.
Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based observational cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara. A total of 80 patients were included. The precipitating factors for encephalopathy were documented along with grading. SPSS was used for data analysis.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 54.725 ± 11.33 years. There were 55 males (68.8%) and 25 (31.3%) females in the study. All the patients (100%) had a significant amount of alcohol consumption. It was found that hepatic encephalopathy was more severe in the higher Child-Pugh class as compared to a lower one. At least 1 precipitating factor was identified in 81% of patients. The common precipitating factors were increased protein intake, bleeding, infection, diarrhea, and constipation.
Conclusions: We conclude that there are different factors that play a key role in precipitating hepatic encephalopathy, with a high protein diet, constipation, bleeding, and infections being predominant. A minor change in dietary habits, regular follow up and timely visits to the health care facility may result in the identification of these common precipitating factors like infections, constipation, and diarrhea.
Testicular Mass in Children: A Case Report
Authors: Shah Brijesh Kumar , Thapa Bijay , Thapa Basnet Anupama
Published: December 2024

Testicular sarcomas constitute only 1–2% of all testicular tumors and are mostly associated with germ cell tumors. Primary intratesticular localization is very rare and must be differentiated from paratesticular locations. Accurate diagnosis and early treatment are essential as it is an aggressive tumor with high metastatic potential and poor prognosis. The optimal treatment is based on radical inguinal orchidectomy and chemotherapy.
Hearing Status and Etiology of Hearing Impairment Among the Patients Visiting Audiology OPD
Authors: Yadav Ashok Kumar , Yadav Pramodman Singh
Published: December 2024

Introduction: Hearing disability can impair individual quality of life. It can impede communication, disrupt an individual's psychological and social well-being, and cause them to become socially isolated. We aimed to study the hearing status and etiology of hearing impairment in the patients visiting ENT-Audiology OPD.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the ENT-Audiology Department at the National Medical College and Teaching Hospital. Patients suspected of hearing impairment were audiologically evaluated with a MAICO 52 audiometer. A pure tone audiogram was done in each ear of every individual separately and a copy of it was kept along with demographic data and clinical history.
Results: Among 410 individuals, 51.9% were males and 48.1% were females; a maximum of individuals were 16-30 (36.6%) years and the mean age was 33.56. Among 410 (820 ears) individuals 16.34%had unilateral hearing impairment and 67.31 %had bilateral hearing impairment. In 686 pathological ears, 51.45% suffered from otitis media followed by presbycusis in 14.47%. The conductive type of hearing impairment in 36.21% of patients and a mild degree of hearing impairment in 36.34% of patients were the most common.
 Conclusions: The prevalence of hearing impairment in this region is high. Otitis media was found to be the main cause of hearing disability and a mild degree of hearing loss was more evident. Preventive measures, early identification, and treatment can reduce hearing-disabling conditions.
Неизвестное письмо Евсея Шора Лейбу Яффе
Authors: Khazan Vladimir
Published: December 2024

This article is dedicated to the outstanding figure of Russian-Jewish culture, poet, translator, publisher, and prominent Zionist, Leib Jaffe. The author's main focus is on an unpublished letter from thehistorian of philosophy and culture, translator, and musicologist, Yevsey Shor, to Leib Jaffe. Jaffe and Shor most likely met in Russia, but their closer relationship developed after both repatriated to Palestine: Jaffe in 1920 and Shor in the late 1934. Shor's letter, dated to the first half of the 1940s, addresses the pressing issue of the spiritual tasks and prospects for the development of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The letter primarily reflects questions about the cultural shaping of the Israeli state before its official establishment.
Analysis of K Residents' Educational Needs for the 5th Basic Plan for Lifelong Education Promotion
Authors:   The Education Research Institute, Im Myoung Hee , Seo Jae Bok
Published: December 2024

This study aims to analyze the lifelong education needs of residents in order to apply the detailed tasks of the 5th Basic Plan for Lifelong Education Promotion to the characteristics of the K region. K City, an agriculture-based area, faces increasing challenges of aging and population decline, necessitating regional revitalization through lifelong education. To this end, it is important to identify the specific educational needs of local residents and design customized education programs accordingly. The study examines various demographic characteristics of K City residents, such as gender, age, and occupational groups, and analyzes the necessity of 20 detailed tasks, including adult skill development, senior-specialized education, digital learning opportunities, and business-tailored education. The results reveal a particularly high demand for senior-targeted education, digital competency enhancement, and career transition and job opportunity expansion. This study contributes to the establishment of a lifelong education policy that reflects the unique regional needs of K City, promoting resident participation in learning and improving their quality of life.
A Study on Learning Variables of Children with Borderline Intelligence though Intervention Research
Authors:   The Education Research Institute, Kim Yong Hun
Published: December 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the learning variables of borderline intelligent children and suggest educational support plans. From January 2000 to September 2024, research topics, subjects, and learning variables were analyzed for literature related to borderline intelligent learners' learning, intervention, and education. What was attempted as an intervention study can be summarized as understanding language, strengthening computational power, and strengthening learning power. A learning support method and a plan to expand learner participation were presented in consideration of the main characteristics of borderline intelligent children, such as cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics. It was proposed to develop education systems and programs suitable for borderline intelligent learners through research. Future research is expected to include experimental studies that assess the outcomes of the educational support proposed for these learners.
The Relationship between Participation in the Learning Program of Center for Teaching and Learning and Major Satisfaction: the Mediating Effect of Learning Competency and the Moderated Mediating Effect of Academic Achievement
Authors:   The Education Research Institute, Kim Eun Young , Im Shin Il
Published: December 2024

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of learning competency on the relationship between participation in learning programs at the university's Center for Teaching and Learning and major satisfaction. Additionally, it explores the moderated mediating effect of academic achievement on the relationship between participation in learning programs and learning competency. For this study, data were collected from 647 participants enrolled in learning programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning at S University, focusing on variables such as participation in learning programs, major satisfaction, learning competency, and academic achievement. The data were analyzed using SPSS Macro PROCESS (Model 7). The study results showed the following: First, participation in the learning programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning had a significant positive relationship with learning competency, major satisfaction, and academic achievement. Additionally, learning competency showed a significant positive relationship with major satisfaction, and major satisfaction had a significant positive relationship with academic achievement. Second, learning competency had a complete mediating effect between participation in the Center for Teaching and Learning learning program and major satisfaction. Third, the moderated mediating effect of academic achievement in the effect of participation in the Center for Teaching and Learning learning program on learning competency was confirmed, and the effect size was different depending on the level of academic achievement. Based on these results, the educational significance of participation in the Center for Teaching and Learning's learning program and ways to improve major satisfaction were discussed.
A Study on Cyber ​University Dropout Prevention Learning Model and Factor Analysis
Authors:   The Education Research Institute, Lee Jung Hun
Published: December 2024

This study used Learning Analysis data to analyze the factors that influence cyber university students' dropout. This dropout prevention prediction model that incorporates Learning Analysis was presented for reducing dropout rates. For this purpose, H Cyber University students were divided into an experimental group and a control group, and a difference analysis (T-test) was performed. Logistic regression analysis was conducted on independent factors affecting dropout. The results of the study are as follows: First, for the experimental group, academic continuity (re-enrollment) was 93.3% (373 students/400 students), whereas for the control group, academic continuity (re-enrollment) was 79.3% (317 students/400 students). This indicates that the experimental group had a 14% higher academic continuity (re-enrollment) rate, with 56 more students re-enrolling. Second, six types of factors (immersion in the target institution, academic performance, faculty and staff interaction, peer group interaction, educational data mining, and learning analysis data) were identified as major factors in reducing dropout. Third, it was found that as the expected value of the major dropout prevention factors increases, academic continuity (dropout) decreases. It was determined that academic continuity (dropout) could be improved by applying a dropout prevention prediction model based on Learning Analysis. Lastly, the analysis results of this paper have limitations, as they are based on the results from a specific cyber university. The need for follow-up research on preventing dropout across all cyber universities was highlighted.
Alternative Day Fasting protocol Attenuates High Fructose-Induced Activation of the TGF-beta/Smad Signaling Pathway
Authors: Gündoğdu Gülşah , Kılıç Erkek Özgen , Duman Ezgi
Published: December 2024

Purpose: This study aims to explore the protective effects of alternate-day fasting (ADF) against metabolic disturbances induced by high fructose (HF) intake, with a particular focus on modulating the transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) / mother against decapentaplegic homolog 2 (Smad2) signaling pathway.

Materials and Methods: Four groups of rats (n=7 per group) were included: Control, ADF, HF (20% fructose in drinking water), and HF+ADF. The ADF protocol was applied with 24 hours of ad libitum feeding followed by 24 hours of fasting over a 5-week period. After five weeks, body weight (BW), muscle, and fat mass were measured. Serum samples were analyzed using ELISA to assess levels of TGF-β1, Smad2, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and total oxidant-antioxidant status (TOS-TAS).

Results: Results indicated that that HF significantly increased final BW, and ADF reduced this weight gain (p=0.001). ADF also led to lower gastrocnemius-soleus muscle weights compared to controls (p=0.001), but mitigated fructose-induced retroperitoneal fat accumulation. TAS levels were higher, and TOS levels were lower in the ADF groups, showing an antioxidant shift (p
Design principles for interventions to develop higher education honors students’ well-being
Authors: 't Mannetje Jolise , Heijne-Penninga Marjolein , Jaarsma Debbie , Visscher-Voerman Irene
Published: December 2024

Students who experience high wellbeing are better able to develop and perform. Personal resources can contribute to experiencing wellbeing and interventions can be used to develop them. However, it is not yet sufficiently clear what such interventions should look like to be effective. Therefore, this study focuses on formulating design principles for interventions aimed at developing four personal resources of honors students: self-efficacy, optimism, inquiry mindedness, and self-regulation. Data were collected in focus groups. Data showed that design principles for interventions to develop those four personal resources differ somewhat, but in common they combine group and individual activities, students are taught basic skills to help them directing their own development, they have an ongoing character and consist of recurring activities. The design principles can be used to design interventions to enhance honors students’ personal resources. Further research is needed into the design and effects of these interventions and possible generalisation.
Социальное попечение и повседневная жизнь детей в период Первой мировой войны (1914–1918 гг.)
Authors: Шебзухова Т.А. , Щербинин П.П.
Published: December 2024

Издание посвящено малоизученным аспектам повседневной жизни детей в Российской империи в период Первой мировой войны 1914-1918 гг. В научно-популярном издании раскрыты особенности формирования военного опыта юных россиян и россиянок, их быт, настроения, социальное поведение в годы военного лихолетья.
Работа предназначена для специалистов по отечественной, гендерной, военной и детской истории, работников образования и широкой научной общественности.
The impact of cutting parameters on energy consumption and productivity in stone processing
Authors: Cироїд Євгеній , Сидоренко Андрій , Леонець Ірина , Микитенко Сергій , Колодій Марина
Published: December 2024

Мета дослідження – визначити оптимальні параметри різання природного каменю алмазними дисковими пилками для зниження енергетичних витрат без втрати якості обробки. Досягнення цієї мети передбачає виявлення закономірностей впливу таких параметрів, як швидкість подачі, швидкість обертання та глибина різання, на питомі енергетичні витрати, з метою покращення ефективності процесу різання.
Методика дослідження базувалася на проведенні експериментів на автоматизованому верстаті з алмазним диском діаметром 600 мм. Вимірювання енергетичних витрат здійснювалися за допомогою енергетичного аналізатора SHARK 100 при різних значеннях швидкості подачі, обертання диска та глибини різання. Аналіз отриманих даних дозволив визначити оптимальні режими для різання природного каменю.
Результати дослідження показали, що зі збільшенням швидкості обертання диска та робочої подачі питомі енергетичні витрати знижуються. Оптимальними були визнані параметри з високою швидкістю подачі (0,6 м/хв) і обертання диска (35 м/с), що забезпечило мінімальне споживання енергії на одиницю об'єму матеріалу та зменшило зношення алмазних сегментів. Експериментально встановлено, що підвищення глибини різання призводить до зменшення питомих енергетичних витрат, завдяки більшому об'єму обробки за одиницю часу.
Наукова новизна дослідження полягає у визначенні оптимальних комбінацій параметрів різання для мінімізації енергетичних витрат і зносу алмазного інструменту. На відміну від існуючих підходів, які переважно рекомендують низькі швидкості подачі для зменшення зносу, виявлено, що використання високих швидкостей забезпечує не лише зниження витрат енергії, але й підвищення ефективності процесу.
Практична значимість результатів полягає в тому, що визначені оптимальні параметри різання можуть бути використані на виробничих лініях для підвищення ефективності обробки природного каменю. Це сприятиме зниженню енергетичних витрат і продовженню терміну служби алмазних пилок, що зменшить загальні витрати на виробництво та підвищить якість кінцевої продукції.
Ключові слова: природний камінь, алмазні пилки, енергоспоживання, обробка каменю, глибина різання, швидкість подачі.
Development of the ISO 45000 series of international standards for occupational health and safety management systems
Authors: Цопа Віталій , Негрій Тетяна , Чеберячко Сергій , Дерюгін Олег , Брезіцька Марія
Published: December 2024

Мета роботи - розробка моделі системи управління безпекою праці та здоров’ям працівників в організації на основі розвитку вимог міжнародних стандартів серії ISO 45000.
Методи. Для досягнення поставленої мети був застосований узагальнений евристичний метод.
Результати. Встановлено, що розвиток міжнародних стандартів серії ISO 45000 визначає нову модель безпеки праці та здоров’ям працівників в організації, що передбачає інтеграцію керування ризиками різних видів небезпек: професійних небезпек на робочому місці – через упровадження вимог ISO 45001:2018; організаційних небезпек – через упровадження вимог ISO 45002:2023; небезпек втрати дієвості та результативності систем управління згідно з вимогами ISO 45001:2018 – через упровадження вимог ISO 45004:2024; небезпеки стресу на робочому місці – через упровадження вимог ISO 45003:2024; небезпеки COVID-19 – через упровадження вимог ISO 45005:2020; небезпек інфекційного зараження – через упровадження вимог ISO 45006:2023; небезпеки байдужості керівників вищої ланки щодо управління та лідерства в системах управління – через упровадження вимог ISO/AWI 45009 (стандарт розробляється); небезпек зміни клімату та кліматичних впливів – через упровадження вимог ISO/AWI -РAS 45007 (стандарт розробляється). Розроблено модель системи управління безпекою праці та здоров’ям працівників в організації, на основі розвитку вимог міжнародних стандартів серії ISO 45000, яка складається з трьох зон: зони небезпек, зони дії вимог стандартів серії ISO 45000 і зони охорони здоров’я і життя працівника. Це дозволяє сформувати вимоги до процесу керування ризиками від різних небезпек і загроз та обґрунтувати запобіжні й захисні заходи за умови виконання вимог зазначених стандартів.
Цінність полягає у розробці моделі системи управління безпекою праці та здоров’ям працівників в організації, на основі розвитку вимог міжнародних стандартів серії ISO 45000, виходячи з трьох взаємозалежних зон: впливу небезпеки-систем запобіжних і захисних заходів – збереження життя і здоров’я людини.
Практичне значення Розроблена модель передбачає можливість постійного поліпшення керування ризиками різних видів небезпек з урахуванням превентивних заходів щодо появи нових загроз.
Ключові слова: система управління, безпека, керування ризиками, небезпека.