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Authentic Leadership: Supporting Employees’ Performance, Creativity, Involvement in Decision-Making and Outcomes
Authors: AlMazrouei Hanan
Published: March 2023

One of the most important roles in leadership is to support and encourage team members by empowering them and providing them with the opportunity to take greater ownership of their work outcomes. By supporting a culture of innovation, authentic leaders inspire and support individuals, encouraging them to improve performance and develop the confidence to exhibit creativity, demonstrate innovation, and show greater agility when faced with challenges. This enables them to work more independently, helping their organization to better achieve its objectives and increase competitiveness. Authentic leadership enhances an organization’s effectiveness by encouraging its employees to approach their tasks with a more optimistic attitude and with creativity. Through the use of emotional sensitivity organizational leaders can tailor their interactions with their employees to elicit their best performance. By drawing on each employee’s strengths, erudite leaders can create effective individuals that will enhance performance and foster a positive organizational culture. Authentic leadership also encourages employees to participate in decision-making. This empowers them and offers them a feeling of ownership of their tasks and responsibility for the outcomes. Encouraging such a culture promotes the organization as an employer of choice, further supporting its efforts to gain and maintain competitive advantage.
Bcl-2 Immunoexpression in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and Its Evaluative Correlation with Molecular Sub-Types and BR-Grade and TNM Stage
Authors: Pandey Poornima , Bhake Arvind
Published: March 2023

Invasive Ductal carcinoma is the most common histological type of breast cancer. It constitutes about 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses. The molecular pathogenesis of breast cancer involves multiple gene types. Bcl-2 is one of them. Bcl-2, is an anti-apoptotic protein which is up regulated by oestrogen in breast cancer patients. The immunoexpression of Bcl-2 detection is being carried out by immunohistochemical methods as described in many published studies. Bcl-2 as is known acts through transcriptional induction in pathogenesis of breast cancer. The present chapter describes the role of Bcl-2 in pathogenesis, significance and its relationship with BR Grade and TNM stage. The present chapter specifically describes its observation of Bcl-2 immunoexpression and relationship with molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma.
Experimental Research of New Design Solutions for Fencing Refrigerated Wagon Bodies and Containers
Authors: V. Rahimov Rustam , A. Abdullaev Bakhrom
Published: March 2023

In this chapter, in order to select the directions of development and develop scientifically based technical solutions to improve the thermal parameters of the bodies of refrigerated wagons and containers for the transportation of perishable goods in the conditions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, experimental studies of new design solutions for fencing refrigerator bodies and containers have been carried out. For conducting experimental research a method of experimental determination of the body heat transfer coefficient using a closed thermally insulated chamber in the form of a parallelepiped with a replaceable upper face (cover) has been developed. As a result of comprehensive research using analytical calculations and field experiments, it was found that a promising option for thermal body fencing is a technical solution where polyurethane foam and “Corundum” are used as thermal insulation. The use of these technical solutions in the fences of refrigerated wagons bodies and containers will reduce the heat transfer coefficient by up to 20% and, accordingly, reduce the thickness of the fence by 20–30%, which will lead to an increase in the internal useful volume of the body, a decrease in its mass and consumption of materials used, and an improvement in the thermal state of the body.
Toward UWB Impulse Radio Sensing: Fundamentals, Potentials, and Challenges
Authors: Ninnemann Jonas , Schwarzbach Paul , Michler Oliver
Published: March 2023

Radio sensing is a rapidly emerging research field. It focuses on designing an integrated communication system that can also perform localization and radar functionalities sharing the same transmit signals and potentially the same hardware. Ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse radio is a promising technology for radio sensing because it offers a high-range resolution and direct access to the channel impulse response (CIR) to observe the multipath components (MPCs) of the wideband channel caused by scattering at target objects. This approach enables a wide range of functionalities and applications, especially in the field of mobility and transportation. The foundation is given by the signal propagation and channel modeling of the UWB channel, which is briefly revisited in this chapter. Based on the CIR and estimated MPCs the target object can be localized like a multistatic passive radar. The influence of geometry in a passive target localization system is studied by calculating the geometric dilution of precision (GDOP). In addition to passive localization more tasks and functionalities of radio sensing, are briefly introduced including detection, tracking, imaging, counting, and classification. The chapter concludes with further research directions and challenges in UWB radio sensing, especially for real-world use in the context of mobility applications.
Perspective Chapter: Reimaging Affordable Housing through Adaptive Reuse of Built Heritage
Authors: Tsenkova Sasha
Published: March 2023

This chapter focuses on adaptive reuse of heritage for affordable housing in Canadian cities. The issue is critical in the context of efforts to create socially inclusive and affordable cities through integrated urban planning, heritage conservation and housing policies. The research has three main components. First, it provides a framework for future urban regeneration emphasising the environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability. Second, it reviews the synergies between adaptive reuse and affordable housing provision and provides a compelling rationale for their integration. Finally, it outlines three main approaches to adaptive reuse—typological, technical and strategic—arguing for implementation through ‘policy-planning-partnership’ nexus. Using illustrations from successful affordable housing projects through adaptive reuse, the research demonstrates the importance of urban regeneration where strategic investment in diverse, socially cohesive affordable housing sustains the vibrancy and vitality of inner-city neighbourhoods.
Hormones Action on Erythrocytes and Signaling Pathways
Authors: Cristina Guimarães-Nobre Camila , Mendonça-Reis Evelyn , Rosa Teixeira-Alves Lyzes , Berto Junior Clemilson
Published: March 2023

Erythrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the human body, although considered as merely hemoglobin carriers for a long time. Extensive studies on its biochemical pathways, metabolism, and structure-activity relationship with a consistent number of publications demonstrated the presence of autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine hormone receptors. In this chapter, some of these hormones will be discussed, bringing attention to those that regulate erythrocyte survival, disease connection, and functionality.
ComplexTrans Total Ground Mobility Solution Based on Mutual Adaptation and Deep Cooperation of Road and Rail
Authors: Hofman Jiri , Cermak Roman , Korinek Jiri
Published: March 2023

Current land transport is not optimal. Road transport is congested and rail transport is under-utilised and unprofitable. Land transport is based on the burning of fossil fuels and contributes to climate change. Hence the EU’s desire to push for electric propulsion on the road and to make rail the backbone of Europe’s transport system. Developments in transport are solving some problems but creating others. The ComplexTrans project addresses private and public transport of people and freight in and between cities and removes current and upcoming transport problems in a natural way (without restrictions and subsidies), based on the mutual adaptation of electric road and rail vehicles and their deep intermodal and multimodal cooperation and using fast mixed passenger/freight trains. The solution for land transport is not competition but cooperation between road and rail.
Business Intelligence: An Important Tool to Develop Dynamic Capabilities and Sustainable Innovation in the Digital Age
Authors: Hassani Abdeslam , Al Halbusi Hussam
Published: March 2023

While the issue of business intelligence is rapidly gaining popularity across a wide range of domains, the majority of research treats it as a single capability or technique, such as big data analytics capability. However, as a tool for Big Data Decision-making or technique for enhancing operational research technique, there is still a low amount of work that examines business intelligence as a tool to develop dynamic capabilities of the organization and to contribute to sustainable innovation, in particular in the digital age. Therefore, to address this gap, this chapter aims to discuss how organizations can use technologies, including business intelligence as a tool for creating new knowledge, which in turn helps organizations to improve their dynamic capabilities and achieve sustainable innovation. Recognizing how these firms’ dynamic capabilities are started building, achieved sustained, enlarged, utilized, evolved, and phased out in phrases of their constituent micro-foundations. So, this study suggests business intelligence as a process that helps organizations collect and transform data into information and knowledge, which contributes to building dynamic capabilities. It is important for managers to understand how these firms’ dynamic capabilities are started building, achieved sustained, enlarged, utilized, evolved, and phased out in phrases of their constituent micro-foundations.
Tiny Religious Minorities in the Middle East: The Case of the Bahai, Druze and Yazidi Minorities
Authors: Halabi Yakub
Published: March 2023

This article seeks to compare the experiences and features of the three post-Islam tiny religious communities in the Middle East: Bahai, Druze and Yazidis. Each one of these communities had encountered an existential threat to its survival or genocide at one point or more throughout its history, and all of them are considered heretic movements by radical Islamist groups. Among these three religions, only the Druze is considered a militaristic community that was always ready to use arms in order to defend itself. In contrast to the Druze and Yazidis, the Bahai community is a proselytizing religion that accepts new believers, while its followers in general live in urban centres and belong to the upper middle class. The article also refers to the international law regarding minority rights and highlights the shortcomings in this set of laws in protecting these minorities.
Advances in Burn Care in Hong Kong: Reflecting on a Decade of Expert Experiences from Local Practice with an International Perspective
Authors: Wong Tze-Wing , Yip Ka-Huen , Yip Yuk-Chiu , Tsui Wai-King
Published: March 2023

The nursing implications of burn injuries extend beyond the immediate health concerns over the loss of skin integrity, the presence of scarring, and the psychological impacts on patients due to disfigurement. Non-fatal burns may lead to long-term disabilities, hence advanced nursing care may be required to prevent such outcomes. In Hong Kong, advances have been made to ensure that sophisticated nursing services and care are in place for affected patients. This chapter discusses how burn injuries are managed at different levels within a publicly funded acute care framework, explains how professional competencies regarding burn care are developed among burn care nurses, delineates the roles of medical technology in supporting wound assessment, explains the application of novel dressing materials for various burn wound conditions, and outlines how the establishment of nurse-led clinics can promote the continuity of care for patients with burn injuries. Written with an international perspective with the authors’ practice experiences in Hong Kong (China), this chapter provides evidence-based reference for registered nurses in general, specialty nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse consultants worldwide.
Lesión traqueal en pacientes con neumonía grave por COVID-19 y ventilación mecánica invasiva prolongada
Authors: Vettese Andres , Ivaldi Diego , Oshiro Martín , Bornancin Ayelén , Rico Sabrina , Fernández Ezequiel , González Tomás , Cura Adriano , Verde Gabriel , Castro Romina
Published: March 2023

Introducción: El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir la evolución clínica de dos pacientes adultos internados en un hospital de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires que requirieron ventilación mecánica invasiva (VMI) y desarrollaron lesión traqueal detectada mediante fibrobroncoscopia. Presentación de casos: El primer paciente, 34 años, ingresó a la unidad de terapia intensiva (UTI) por neumonía grave secundaria a enfermedad por coronavirus de 2019 (COVID-19). Requirió VMI, fue traqueostomizado y diagnosticado, posteriormente, con una fístula traqueoesofágica. Luego de la desvinculación, se le colocó una prótesis Montgomery y egresó voluntariamente del hospital. El segundo paciente, 55 años, ingresó a la UTI por neumonía grave secundaria a COVID-19. Requirió VMI y fue traqueostomizado. Por medio de una fibrobroncoscopia, se observó necrosis del primer y segundo anillo traqueal, que generó estenosis traqueal y colapso dinámico excesivo de la vía aérea. Una vez desvinculado, se le colocó una prótesis Montgomery y fue finalmente derivado a una clínica de rehabilitación. Conclusión: Se describió la evolución clínica de dos pacientes con neumonía grave por COVID-19 que presentaron lesiones traqueales.
From creativity to value creation
Authors: Citraro Mauro , Carcano Cristina , Carpanzano Emanuele , Puiatti Alessandro , Sommaruga Lorenzo , Vignati Sara
Published: March 2023

In today’s world, globally interconnected, volatile, and characterized by a sky-rocketing complexity, significant and unprecedented interdisciplinary is required among various stakeholders to create resilient and innovative value chains. Within this compelling context, we focus on the new role that university-industry collaboration plays on a large scale in bridging the gap between idea generation and value creation to economy and society. A new way to promote attitude towards entrepreneurial leadership at an early stage among students and teachers is experienced by linking curricular and extracurricular teaching and contents, as well as by supporting voluntary learning “on demand” among students. Intertwined links are indeed possible within a nursery environment, so-called Entreprenursery, where students are encouraged to express their creativity, both by raising startup ideas and by solving companies’ technical and scientific issues. Entrepreneurial students are thus supported in their innovative ideas through collaboration with teachers, experts, entrepreneurs. They are also stimulated to engage other students to be part of an interdisciplinary team. Cooperation in supporting cross-fertilization of creative ideas will be fed by competencies, an openminded environment, and where diversity integration plays an important role. Only through different thinking is it possible to develop outstanding achievements. Coordination is guaranteed by a collaborative IT platform, which is also open to SMEs to facilitate them in involving entrepreneurial students. Within this new collaborative framework, all stakeholders will profit from reciprocal learning and creativity, increasing the entrepreneurial attitudes of students and teachers and thus accelerating the transfer of academic startup ideas into industrial applications and business opportunities.
To be fAIr: ethical and fair application of artificial intelligence in virtual laboratories
Authors: Caccavale Fiammetta , Gargalo Carina L. , Gernaey Krist , Krühne Ulrich
Published: March 2023

In 1984, the film “The Terminator” predicted that a hostile Artificial Intelligence (AI) will threaten to extinguish humankind by 2029. Even though the real present is quite far from this post-apocalyptic scenario where AI rebels against its creator, a growing concern about the lack of ethical considerations in the use of AI is rapidly spreading, leading to the current “ethics crisis”. The lack of clear regulations is even more alarming considering that AI is becoming an integral part of new educational platforms. This follows the wave of digital transformation mainly induced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with advances in digitalization strategies, and the COVID-19 crisis, which forced education institutions worldwide to switch to e-learning. The appeal of AI is its potential to answer the needs of both educators and learners. For example, it can provide help grading assignments, enable tutoring opportunities, develop smart content, personalize and ultimately boost on-line learning. Although the “AI revolution” has great potential to improve and boost digital education, there are no clear regulations in place to ensure an ethical and fair use of AI. Therefore, this work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current concerns regarding fairness, accountability, transparency and ethics in AI applied to education, with specific focus on virtual laboratories. The main aspects that this work aims to discuss, and provide possible suggestions for, are: (i) ethical concerns, fairness, bias, equity, and inclusion; (ii) data transparency and digital rights, including data availability, collection, and protection; and, (iii) collaborative approach between disciplines.
Interactive courseware to support blended learning
Authors: Laet Tinne de
Published: March 2023

Covid-19 has been a game-changer in engineering education at the higher education level. Even beyond the pandemic, blended learning is there to stay. The design, execution, and delivery of blended learning can be supported by a plethora of fastdeveloping educational technology. In this paper we share the experience of the evolution of one engineering course "Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence" from a rather traditional design strongly relying on face-to-face interaction to a fully blended technology-supported course. In particular, we share the experience of how an interactive courseware platform called "Nextbook", which allows students and teacher to directly interact on the course material, supported the design, implementation, and delivery. Student experiences measured using a questionnaire are supplemented with teacher experiences to present the following "lessons learnt": A well-chosen platform can help students find clear structure in a mix of types of material, and social annotation features make it possible to connect discussion and questions and answers directly to the course material. Further efforts are needed for engaging students to actively use the features of interactive courseware platforms.
Der Mensch in der Coronapandemie – semantische Analyse von coronabedingten Personenbezeichnungen
Authors: Targońska Joanna , Prutscher Daniela
Published: March 2023

Das Corona-Virus hatte nicht nur auf die Gesundheit, die Politik, die Wirtschaft, die Bildung, die Berufswelt und das gesellschaftliche Leben Einfluss, sondern prägte auch die Sprachen der ganzen Welt, denn die Pandemie führte zur Entstehung neuer Wörter und Begriffe. Im Fokus des Beitrags stehen die im Corona-Diskurs oft gebrauchten und neu geschaffenen Personenbezeichnungen. Es wird analysiert, welche Begriffe im Hinblick auf Menschen neu kreiert wurden, welche Bedeutung sie haben, wie sie konnotiert sind und welche personalen Benennungen eine semantische Verengung bzw. Erweiterung erfahren haben. Es wird dabei gezeigt, dass sich diese Neubildungen nicht nur auf die vom Coronavirus Betroffenen und medizinische Fachkräfte beziehen, die gegen die Auswirkungen des Coronavirus kämpften, sondern auch den Menschen im Alltag erfassen und ihn benennen. Dem Beitrag kann entnommen werden, welche Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen der Bürger in coronabedingten Personenbezeichnungen widergespiegelt werden und auf welche Lebensbereiche sie sich beziehen.
Emilie Flygare-Carlén in Italy: Between women’s education and the market
Authors: De Marco Catia
Published: March 2023

Thanks to the increasing role of women’s readership, Swedish women writers in the second half of the Nineteenth century were both widely read at home and successfully translated abroad. This was also true for Italy, where novels written by women were by far the most translated group of works in the period in exam. This paper aims at analyzing the case of Emilie Flygare-Carlén’s five novels translated into Italian between 1869 and 1892, via French, as it often happens between two semi-peripheral languages such as Swedish and Italian.
A crash course in veterinary microbiomics
Authors: Lyman Candace
Published: March 2023

Veterinary microbiomics has arrived and is thriving in today’s “Omics Era.” Investigating microbial diversity within veterinary species will allow researchers to determine the physiologic state of the microbiome in healthy animals as a first step in developing treatments for animals with ailments resulting from dysbiosis. What impacts on clinical practices will arise as a result of the genomic information steadily accumulating in laboratory settings? As those answers come to fruition, it is our job as medical professionals to be capable of interpreting data and results provided to us. In order to develop and utilize a skill set, veterinarians should become acquainted with basic foundational concepts of veterinary microbiomics. Building on these terms and definitions, we will explore, compare and contrast the clinical relevance of currently available information from those species for which this work has been performed. Understanding these concepts will ultimately provide veterinarians with tools to analyze data and integrate information into clinical practices when appropriate.
Artifactual disruption of sperm midpiece in extended stallion semen
Authors: Beckham Anne , Hernandez-Avilés Camilo , Love Charles , Johnson Larry , Teague Sheila , Pearson Mariah , LaCaze Kat , Varner Dickson
Published: March 2023

Microscopic examination of stallion sperm morphology provides a useful criterion for assessing semen quality and reproductive capabilities of a stallion. In previous investigations, personnel in our laboratory noted an apparent artifactual defect of the sperm midpiece when stallion semen was mixed with various commercial extenders prior to formalin fixation for sperm morphologic analysis. We coined this defect “stippled midpiece.” Objective was to determine the etiology of this previously unreported defect by investigating the induced morphologic change using light and electron microscopic techniques. Sixteen diluents/extenders in 2 sperm exposure times were compared prior to fixation for their effect on the incidence of stippled midpieces. Raw semen was used as a control. The abnormality was most prevalent (p < 0.05) when semen was mixed with diluents containing casein, or milk and egg yolk. In contrast, diluents containing albumin or no protein were similar (p > 0.05) and exhibited the lowest (p < 0.05) incidence of stippled midpieces among diluent groups. Diluents containing protein exhibited a higher (p < 0.05) incidence of stippled midpieces compared to raw semen. Intrinsic sperm quality was not correlated with the incidence of stippled midpieces when semen was formalin-preserved in raw form. However, sperm quality was correlated with the incidence of stippled midpieces when semen was mixed with certain diluents prior to formalin fixation. This relationship was most pronounced when diluent contained milk or casein. Transmission electron microscopic findings corroborated that of light microscopy for the location and structural features of the stippled midpieces.
Embryo-maternal communication during the establishment of equine pregnancy
Authors: Stout Tom
Published: March 2023

Over the last 30 years, improvements in veterinary management have resulted in higher per cycle pregnancy rates in commercial horse breeding programmes. However, the incidence of early pregnancy loss has not diminished and ~ 10% of pregnancies detected on day 15 fail to survive beyond day 42 of pregnancy. To develop strategies to combat pregnancy loss, it is first necessary to understand why these pregnancies fail. In this respect, a sizeable proportion probably results from intrinsic embryonic abnormalities that cannot be remedied; another significant subset is, however, likely to result from an ‘inadequately receptive’ uterus or failure of the uterus to physiologically adapt to the developing conceptus’ changing needs, as a result of inadequate embryo-maternal communication. Communication between embryo and dam starts during the oviductal period, as evidenced by selective transport of viable embryos into the uterus on day 6 postovulation, whereas unfertilized oocytes remain in the oviduct. Conversely, retarded development exhibited by embryos produced in vitro demonstrates the importance of the oviductal environment to the early embryo. Once in the uterus, the embryo must steer maternal physiology to ensure adequate nutrient provision and prepare the endometrium for implantation. This communication includes ‘maternal recognition of pregnancy’ signalling to extend the lifespan of the primary corpus luteum and ensure continued secretion of progesterone. Although the identity of the embryonic pregnancy recognition signal remains unknown, our understanding of how endometrial function is altered to avert luteolytic prostaglandin F2α release and become receptive to implantation has improved.
Relationship between Organizational Silence and Commitment of Employees at University Level
Authors: Afzal Jamil , Munir Mubasher , Naz Shamila , Qayum Maria , Noman Mohammad
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to find out the level and reasons of Silence and commitment of employees. This study also identified relationship between organizational silence (OS) and commitment of university employees. All teachers of three universities of Division Sahiwal were used as a population. Two questionnaires were used to measure teachers’ demographic characteristics, their silence level and reasons and their commitment level and reasons. In this research data were collected from 420 teachers from three universities of Division Sahiwal. After completion of data collection, data were analyzed by using SPSS. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient test was used to find out the reliability of instrument. Independent sample t-test, and Pearson -correlation test were also used for analysis of data. With reference to effects of demographic variables it was found that gender, marital status and locality have different mean regarding to silence and commitment of teachers. But faculty has variation only in teachers’ commitment. The result of this study explored a strong positive relationship between organizational silence and commitment of employees at universities. It was recommended that Administration of university may provide such environment for teachers in which they feel in university as a part of a family and share their own ideas, feeling and knowledge without any fear. HEC may arrange a training centre for teachers in the institute of all rank for knowing teachers issues regarding silent behavior in university.
Risk Management Implementation of Conventional Bank Profitability Using the Ceo's Power as a Moderator Variable During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Sasongko Seno , Aisyah F. Pulungan Nur
Published: March 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of risk management implementation on profitability of conventional commercial banks with CEO tenure as moderator variable during the covid-19 pandemic. This research is included in the hypothesis testing study. All banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the 2020-2021 period are the population in this research. The sampling method was carried out by purposive sampling. F-count obtained the number 128.114 with a probability number of 0,000. This probability number is less than 0.05, so it can be said that the model is fit or appropriate and can be used to estimate profitability; in other words, it can be stated that NPL, NIM, LDR, BOPO, CEOTENURE *NPL, CEOTENURE*NIM, CEOTENURE*LDR, CEOTENURE*BOPO together -same effect simultaneously on profitability (ROA). NPL has a positive effect and its value is not significant to the ROA of conventional commercial banks. NIM has a positive influence and a significant value on the ROA of conventional commercial banks. LDR has a negative and insignificant effect on the ROA of conventional commercial banks. BOPO has a negative and significant impact on conventional commercial bank ROA. CEO Tenure cannot moderator the effect of NPL on the ROA of conventional commercial banks. CEO Tenure can moderator NIM's influence on conventional commercial banks' ROA. CEO Tenure cannot moderator LDR's effect on conventional commercial banks' ROA. CEO Tenure can moderator the influence of BOPO on the ROA of conventional commercial banks.
Evaluating Public and Private Transport of Lahore
Authors: Iqbal Rahat , Urfan Ullah Muhammad , Habib Ghulam , Kaleem Ullah Muhammad
Published: March 2023

The growth of urbanization, as a result, has led to a higher number of motor vehicles, due to which there has been a considerable increase in traffic volumes in recent years. The existing road capacity and service levels do not fully meet the current needs of commuter traffic and transport. Along with providing fixed route services, transit systems integrated with these services have become a necessity for the community. The research design includes selecting a case study area, Lahore. The means of systemization that have been adopted to achieve the objectives of the research carried out include topic selection, comprehensive literature review in the context of local and international scenarios, data collection covering primary and secondary, data analysis using Excel and SPSS software, interpretation of data and placement of appropriate proposals. The main result of this study is that by improving public transport safety and public transport management, people's preference for using public transport will increase. Also, public transport's cleanliness and service level will increase; hence, the preference for using public transport will increase. The research's recommended solution for the city of Lahore has been designed locally to meet the majority problem, as the solution must be low-cost, environmentally sustainable, and responsive to the social demands of the local community.
Chimera of Naturalism and Free Will
Authors: Kuznetsov Anton V. ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

This article is devoted to the analysis of arguments from empirical science against free will. Its main purpose is to reveal their deep anti-naturalism. This anti-naturalism lies in the use of a concept of free will that cannot be the subject of naturalistic consideration, as well as in the various explanatory and ontological paradoxes that arguments from empirical science lead in case when someone is trying to generalize the explanatory principles underlying them. At the beginning of the article, the author gives a general notion of the free will problem, a working definition of naturalism and the place of arguments from empirical science in discussions about free will. To achieve the main goal of the article, the author suggests a classification of arguments from empirical science, which includes five types: from prediction, from manipulation, from the brain, from illusion, from the substitution of concepts. In accordance with this classification, the structure of the article is defined, where each of the presented types is sequentially considered. The logic of considering each type of argument is approximately the same: explication of the essence of the argument of a particular type, its analysis, identification of basic principles and their generalization, demonstration of the negative consequences that it leads to, and answers to possible objections. In the course of the consideration, the author formulates an ontologically neutral concept of free will as a set of abilities associated with the agent’s control over his actions. At the end of the article, the main points is summed up, the idea of naturalistic compatibilism is proposed, the role of arguments from empirical science in discussions about free will is clarified, as is the problem of free will itself, the question of the sources of “chimerization” of naturalism is briefly highlighted, and the problem of completeness of the proposed reasoning is touched upon.
Epistemological Randomization, or On Creativity in Science
Authors: Dorozhkin Alexander M. , Shibarshina Svetlana V. ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: March 2023

This article attempts to comprehend the problem within the methodology of science. The authors compare the concepts of creativity and heuristics and suggest a semantic differentiation between them, and also offer their own viewpoint on the main types of activity corresponding to these concepts. The problem of creativity is associated with the characteristics that a person must have in order to solve tasks and problems. The authors consider the relationship between the problem and the task, as well as some major techniques to tackle them. Here they substantiate the idea of a wider adaptation of randomization as a special tactic, that is, going beyond the narrow framework of mathematical statistics and empirical research. In this context, the authors introduce the notion of “epistemological randomization”, designed to denote the following of open rationality without abandoning the rational way of solving scientific problems. This technique is viewed as a phenomenon related to the counterfactual thinking. The last part of the article proposes a typology of personalities as problem and task solvers – adaptive, heuristic and creative personalities. It is assumed that the “heuristic” personality aims to complete tasks, which, unlike problems, have a final solution, while the “creative” personality aims to expand the problem field. The latter type is characterized as capable and inclined to use the “epistemological randomization”, the techniques of lateral thinking and other techniques that suggest several methods of solving problems and tasks at once.
What Is the Commitment in Lying
Authors: Pepp Jessica ,   Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Published: March 2023

Emanuel Viebahn accounts for the distinction between lying and misleading in terms of what the speaker commits to, rather than in terms of what the speaker says, as on traditional accounts. Although this alternative type of account is well motivated, I argue that Viebahn does not adequately explain the commitment involved in lying. He explains the commitment in lying in terms of a responsibility to justify one's knowledge of a proposition one has communicated, which is in turn elaborated in terms of being able to consistently dismiss a challenge to justify that knowledge. But whether one can consistently dismiss such a challenge, as Viebahn defines this, depends on whether one is responsible for justifying one's knowledge. Without further specification of the nature of this justificatory responsibility, it is difficult to assess whether it is one that liars have but misleaders lack.
Saying, Commitment, and the Lying-Misleading Distinction
Authors: Marsili Neri , Löhr Guido ,   Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Published: March 2023

How can we capture the intuitive distinction between lying and misleading? According to a traditional view, the difference boils down to whether the speaker is saying (as opposed to implying) something that they believe to be false. This view is subject to known objections; to overcome them, an alternative view has emerged. For the alternative view, what matters is whether the speaker can consistently deny that they are committed to knowing the relevant proposition. We point out serious flaws for this alternative view, and sketch a simpler alternative that incorporates key insights of the traditional view.
The Death of Logic?
Authors: Figg Travis ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2023

In support of logical nihilism, according to which there are no logical laws, Gillian Russell offers purported counterexamples to two laws of logic. Russell’s examples rely on cleverly constructed predicates not found in ordinary English. I show that similar apparent counterexamples to the same logical laws can be constructed without exotic predicates but using only what ordinary language provides. We correctly analyze such arguments so that they do not actually constitute counterexamples to any logic laws. I claim that we can and should do the same for Russell’s arguments.
Microblogging Perceptive and Pricing Liquidity: Exploring Asymmetric Information as a Risk Determinant of Liquidity in the Pandemic Environments
Authors: Saleemi Jawad
Published: March 2023

Liquidity can be a real phenomenon for execution of the financial holding. Its risk falls in debate to impose a conditional cost on the counterparty. The time-varying liquidity is often linked to the expected fundamental value of an investment. In this work, the microblogging-based informed transaction is examined as a determinant of the liquidity-facilitating cost. Most importantly, this study investigates the economic blockade era and post-pandemic uncertainty. The sentiment indicators were found to be determinants of liquidity. These findings were consistent in the post-pandemic period. However, the investor pessimistic sentiment was a priced risk factor in liquidity during the economic blockade period. Based on the Bayesian theorem, a relativeness was reported between sentiment indicators and the liquidity-facilitating cost. The same findings were depicted in environments of the pandemic era. Nevertheless, the posterior probability indicated an occurrence of the liquidity-associated cost in response to the pessimistic sentiments during the economic blockade period. This quantification may have potential implications in terms of exploring liquidity from the microblogging perceptive.
Strategies Used for Effective Research Supervision in the Completion of Postgraduate Studies in Selected Universities of Uganda
Authors:   Department of Educational Management and Policy Studies, School of Education, Moi University, Eldoret Kenya, JAPHETH NOEL , NAMUBIRU SSENTAMU PROSCOVIA ,   Department of Educational Leadership and Management, School of Management Science, Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda, KYALO WAMBUA BENJAMIN ,   Department of Educational Management and Policy Studies, School of Education, Moi University, Eldoret Kenya, JEPKOECH KURGAT SUSAN ,   Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Media, School of Education, Moi University, Eldoret Kenya
Published: March 2023

Research supervision is key, yet it has been faulted for delayed completion of postgraduate studies, particularly at Master’s degree and PhD levels in Uganda. This study sought to establish the strategies for effective research supervision, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. The study was guided by the phenomenological research design using a qualitative approach. Structured questionnaire was administered to 105 supervisors, while in-depth interviews were conducted with 3 deans/directors and 15 academic department heads. Field data was supplemented with a review of relevant documents. Data were analysed using the thematic analysis technique. Findings revealed that the sampled universities used various supervision strategies including online research supervision, corroborative supervision, coordination, workshops to (re)tool supervisors and students; and motivation and administrative follow-ups to track students’ and supervisors’ progress to enhance students’ completion of postgraduate research. The study recommends that universities design and incorporate online research supervision policies and guidelines in graduate training policies and ensure that they are operationalised. Furthermore, universities should provide a robust virtual infrastructure to enable online supervision. In addition to team supervision, continuous (re)tooling of students and supervisors, establishment of research coordination offices and progress tracks, the adoption of flipped supervision in which supervision approaches, spaces, and student and supervisor roles are varied should be considered. Universities could also consider developing courses on the pedagogy of postgraduate supervision in which research coordinators, supervisors and students receive training in the identified strategies and other strategies to improve postgraduate completion rates. Areas for further study have also been recommended.
Pandemi Sürecinin Menkul Kıymetler Borsasına Etkisi: Borsa İstanbul Örneği
Authors: Gültekin Kutlu Zelal , Polat Müslüm
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID 19 salgını ile menkul kıymetler borsası arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisini Türkiye özelinde ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla günlük vaka sayıları ile Borsa İstanbul (BIST 100, BIST Mali, BIST Sınai, BIST Teknoloji ve BIST Hizmet) endeksleri arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisi Toda Yamamoto nedensellik testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Dönem olarak Türkiye’de ilk vakanın görüldüğü 11 Mart 2020 ile 7 Mart 2022 dönemi ele alınmıştır. Sonuç olarak COVID 19 vaka sayılarından BIST endekslerine doğru tek yönlü granger nedensellik ilişkisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Altyapı Proje Finansmanında Risk Paylaşımı
Authors: Kaplan Fikri
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın konusunu sermaye yoğun altyapı projelerinin uzun yıllar süren işletme ve finansman süreçlerinin islami proje finansman yöntemleri modellemeye çalışmak oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma proje finansmanları yapılırken ölçülebilir bir düzlemde ele alınarak matematiksel formüllerle bir model oluşturmayı hedeflemektedir. Altyapı projelerinin çatısını oluşturduğu araştırmamızı hazırlarken bu çatı altında ele alınabilecek proje finansmanı nedir? altyapı projeleri islami kurallara uygun olarak yapılabilir mi? İslami altyapı finansman modelleri matematiksel olarak modellenebilir mi? Sorularına cevap bulmaya çalışılarak genel kavramlardan özele inilerek bir çekirdek analiz yapılmıştır. Araştırma islami perspektiften değerlendirilirken uzun soluklu proje finansmanlarında en sık karşılaşılan iki problem faiz ve bilinmezlik (garar) kavramlarının oluşmasını engellemek üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu doğrultuda araştırma iki yönlü değerlendirilmiş proje sözleşmesi taraflar için ayrı ayrı değerlendirilmiştir. Ölçülebilirlik kavramı ile formülize edilen stokastik süreçler elde edilen veriler ile teorem haline getirilmiş ve araştırma içerisinde bu teoremlerin matematiksel ispatları yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucuna doğru ilerlerken teoremler ile de ispat edilen modelimiz ve formüllerimizi kullanabileceğimiz maksimum sayıda ihtimal değerlendirilerek bu ihtimaller çerçevesinde gerekli görülen analiz yapılmış nümerik örnekler verilmiş ve uygun olan koşullarda şematize edilerek tüm varyasyonlar açıklanmıştır. Araştırmamızda uyguladığımız matematiksel yöntemin ihtiyaç duyduğu gerçek verilerin açık oalrak yayınlanmaması ve anket vb. yollarla elde edilmesi mümkün olmadığından elde edilen kısıtlı veriler ile bazı projeksyonlar yapılarak veri seti genişletilmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırmamızda altyapı projelerinin islami kurallara uygun, risk paylaşımı yöntemleri kullanılarak, matematisel olarak ölçülebilir, doğrulanabilir, modellenebilir olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Edukasi Senam Kaki Pada Penderita Kencing Manis di Wilayah Kelurahan Banjarsari Kecamatan Metro Utara Kota Metro
Authors: Nury Luthfiyatil Fitri  , Astri Tri Pakarti  , Senja Atika Sari  , Ludiana  , Immawati
Published: March 2023

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) merupakan penyakit yang menjadi salah satu penyebab tingginya angka kematian. penyakit ini belum dapat disembuhkan dan hanya dapat dikendalikan.Banyaknya faktor penyebab meningkatnya kadar gula serta komplikasi yang terjadi pada penderita diabetes mellitus menjadi dasar akan pentingnya melakukan penatalaksanaan diabetes mellitus dengan tepat. Saat ini penatalaksanaan diabetes mellitus meliputi pengembalian dan pemeliharaan kadar glukosa darah senormal mungkin dengan diet seimbang, olahraga (senam kaki), dan penggunaan obat hipoglikemik oral (OHO) atau insulin. Senam kaki DM dapat menjadi salah satu alternative bagi pasien DM untuk meningkatkan aliran darah dan memperlancar sirkulasi darah, hal ini membuat lebih banyak jala-jala kapiler terbuka sehingga lebih banyak reseptor insulin yang tersedia dan aktif serta mempermudah saraf menerima nutrisi dan oksigen. Kegiatan masyarakat ini dilakukan di Puskesmas Banjarsari Kecamatan Metro Utara Kota Metro. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan pengabdian ini adalah pendidikan kesehatan dan Demontrasi Senam Kaki. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat menunjukan bahwa seluruh peserta dapat menyerap informasi ini dengan baik yaitu 75% dapat mempraktekkan kembali senam kaki yang diajarkan. Edukasi dan dan demonstrasi seperti ini dapat terus dilakukan oleh pihak Puskesmas Banjarsari kepada masyrakat
Edukasi Pencegahan Penyebaran Covid–19 Di Kelurahan Klamalu Distrik Mariat Kabupaten Sorong, Indonesia
Authors: Kelibay Ismed , Irwan Boinauw  , Kamaluddin  , Niny Jeni Maipauw  , Ismail Munadi Sangadji
Published: March 2023

Pengabdian ini berfokus pada Edukasi tentang Pencegahan Penyebaran Covid–19 dengan Gerakan Lindungi Diri dan Keluarga di Kelurahan Klamalu Distrik Mariat Kabupaten Sorong. Ada dua jenis coronavirus yang diketahui menyebabkan penyakit yang dapat menimbulkan gejala berat seperti Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) dan Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Infeksi Covid–19 ini pertama kali ditemukan di Kota Wuhan, Cina. Virus ini menular dengan cepat dan telah menyebar ke beberapa negara di seluruh dunia, termasuk Negara Indonesia. Tanda-tanda dan gejala klinis yang dilaporkan pada sebagian besar kasus adalah demam, dengan beberapa kasus mengalami kesulitan bernapas, dan hasil rontgen menunjukkan infiltrat pneumonia luas di kedua paru. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini adalah mengacu pada analisis situasi masyarakat setempat dengan metode, 1) Identifikasi, 2) Perubahan Sosial dan, 3) Pendekatan Sosial. Hal ini dapat dilakukan guna menumbuhkan kepercayaan masyarakat dalam menghadapi setiap tantangan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, mengingat masyarakat membutuhkan suatu informasi pengetahuan dan pemahaman edukasi yang dapat disampaikan terkait pencegahan penyebaran virus corona (Covid–19) tersebut, sehingga masyarakat tetap waspada dalam melakukan aktivitas.