bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Atomistic Insights into the Morphological Dynamics of Gold and Platinum Nanoparticles: MD simulations in Vacuum and Aqueous Media
Authors: Voyiatzis Evangelos , Valsami-Jones Eugenia , Afantitis Antreas
Published: March 2024

The thermal response of gold and platinum spherical nanoparticles (NPs) upon cooling is studied through atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The goal is to identify the morphological transformations occurring at the nanomaterials as well as to quantify their dependence on temperature, chemistry and NP size. For diameters smaller than 3 nm, the transition temperature from a melt / amorphous to a highly crystalline state varies considerably with NP size. For larger diameters, the transition temperature is almost temperature-independent, yet it differs considerably from the transition temperature of the respective bulk materials. The platinum NPs possess a higher level of crystallinity than the gold counterparts under the same conditions due to the stronger cohesive forces which drive the crystallization process. This observation is also supported by the simulated X-ray powder diffraction patterns of the nanomaterials. The larger NPs have a multifaceted crystal surface and their shape remains almost constant regardless of temperature variations. The smaller NPs have a smoother and more spherical surface while their shape varies greatly with temperature. By studying the variation of nano-descriptors commonly employed in QSAR models, a qualitative picture of the NPs toxicity and reactivity emerges: small / platinum NPs are likely more toxic than their large / gold counterparts. Due to the small size of the NPs considered, the observed structural modifications are challenging to be studied by experimental techniques. The present approach can be readily employed to study other metallic and metal oxide nanomaterials.
Legal regulation of the state supply of milk, dairy raw materials and dairy products
Authors: KHOBTA Yurii
Published: March 2024

The paper establishes that in the legal field of Ukraine there are more than 50 legal and regulatory acts that are directly or indirectly related to the regulation of the dairy industry market. The Law of Ukraine "On Milk and Dairy Products" is basic in the field of regulation of the dairy industry. The legislator fixed the interpretation of the main terms of the dairy industry in the relevant legal act - the Law of Ukraine "On Milk and Dairy Products". This act defines what "raw milk", "dairy raw materials", "dairy products", "traditional dairy products" are. Also, the legislator fixed the main institutions of the state policy of ensuring the safety and quality of milk and dairy products. In addition, the act discloses the issue of state support for producers of milk, dairy raw materials and dairy products and the mechanism for its implementation. It should be noted that the Law of Ukraine "On Milk and Dairy Products" regulates the legal and organizational foundations for ensuring the safety and quality of milk and dairy products for life and the health of the population and the environment during their production, transportation, processing, storage and sale, import into the customs territory and export from the customs territory of Ukraine. The study identified the main, in our opinion, regulatory legal acts that regulate the supply of milk, dairy raw materials and dairy products to the state, and also characterized their purpose, main provisions and meaning. It was found that milk and dairy products occupy a significant place in the market of food resources. It is noted that the production of dairy products is an important component of food security. It was found that providing the state with milk is a complex process that includes the following stages: milk production, milk processing, sale of dairy products, state regulation.
Civil and legal regulation of investment activities of life insurance companies
Authors: KHORVATOVA Oksana
Published: March 2024

The paper is devoted to some features of the investment activity by life of insurance companies, as well as their civil law regulation. Attention is focused on the fact that life and health insurance is a direction of non-state pension provision in the context of pension reform in Ukraine. A range of questions from potential consumers of insurance services in the field of life and health insurance regarding the investment activity of insurers, methods and means of placing investments, their legal regulation, guarantees of the integrity and safety of accumulation under the life insurance contract has been determined. Scientific approaches to the understanding of investments in general, and the peculiarities of investment activity by life insurance companies have been studied. The norms of national legislation, international financial reporting standards regulating long-term life insurance contracts, including those with an investment component, were analyzed. The civil law procedure for investing funds raised by insurance companies under long-term life insurance contracts and investment life insurance contracts is defined. Examples of investment activities of insurance companies that are leaders in the life insurance market are given. It is indicated that according to statistical data, as of January 1, 2024, 12 life insurance companies are registered and operating in Ukraine. There are life insurance companies provide services exclusively in the field of long-term life insurance, health and pension insurance. Currently, only 8 insurance companies are actively working. It was concluded that financial instruments such as securities in the form of bonds, bank deposits and investment (income) real estate are most popular among life insurance companies for investing.
Administrative and legal foundations of increasing the effectiveness of financial control and audit in the field of national security in the context of reforming law enforcement agencies of Ukraine
Authors: PAVLOV Dmytro
Published: March 2024

The paper examines the peculiarities of financial control and audit in the field of national security, on the basis of the analysis of doctrinal and expert approaches, the directions of organizational and legal support for increasing their effectiveness are determined in the context of reforming law enforcement agencies of Ukraine in accordance with European standards and changing the paradigm of national security protection in the conditions of countering military aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine. The problem of improving the mechanism of financial control and audit in the context of reforming law enforcement agencies is considered as a component of activities aimed at forming a new paradigm of national security, the foundation of which should be an effective system of financial and material resource support, based on effective control mechanisms, built taking into account the need to implement standards of the EU and NATO countries, ensuring compliance with one of the main principles of ensuring national security - matching the costs of countering threats with the financial and economic capabilities of the state.
The study takes into account the specific conditions in which law enforcement agencies are being reformed, which include the need to concentrate the main efforts of the State on repulsing military aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2014 in the form of a hybrid war and since 24 February 2022 has moved into the phase of an open full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation, which in turn causes a huge additional burden on the State budget and partly on local budgets, and is aimed at countering a new range of threats to national security. The paper proposes the main directions and reserves for improving the efficiency of financial control and audit in the field of national security and defence through the introduction of new forms and methods of control, which are an element of the programme-targeted budgeting methodology.
Property rights of the spouses: concept and content
Authors: OKSANIUK Oleh
Published: March 2024

In the paper the property rights of spouses are studied, their specific features are identified, as well as the features of individual property rights of spouses. On the basis of the conducted scientific research, the author came to the conclusion that the property rights of spouses are those powers of a property nature, which are defined by family legislation or other sources of family law, arise in connection with the state registration of marriage and can be exercised by the spouses or one of them as bearers of these rights; rights that arise in connection with the exercise of the right of joint ownership of the property of the spouses or the right of personal private ownership of the property of one of the spouses or from alimony obligations of the other spouse. The paper highlights the general and special features of property rights of spouses, including that can be alienated in a contractual manner (regarding rights to proper property), inalienability and personal character (regarding the right to maintenance). The property rights of spouses include: property rights of spouses arising from the right of personal private ownership of certain property, property rights of spouses arising from the right of joint ownership of property acquired during marriage, the right of one of the spouses to enter into an agreement with the other person regarding the disposal of their a share of the right of joint co-ownership of the spouses in the case of its determination and allocation in kind or determination of the procedure for using joint property, the right of the spouses to divide the property that is the object of the right of joint co-ownership, as well as to determine the methods and procedure for dividing the corresponding property, the right to dispose of joint property and determine its legal regime after the death of one of the spouses and both of them by concluding a will of the spouses, the right to maintenance in the event that the disabled spouse needs financial assistance, the right to maintenance of the wife during pregnancy, the right to maintenance of one of the spouses with whom the child lives, the right to determine the methods of providing maintenance to one of the spouses.
The principle of adversariality in the criminal procedure of the USSR
Authors: STRILETSKA Oksana
Published: March 2024

The paper is devoted to the study of the development of the adversarial principle in the criminal procedure of the Ukrainian SSR. In its development, the adversarial principle went through two stages. The first stage is characterized by the abolition of the main elements of adversariality introduced into criminal procedure by the judicial reform of Alexander II. The adversarial principle itself was criticized as bourgeois and alien to Soviet legal proceedings. After the adoption of the first Soviet criminal procedure acts, the criminal process, at least at the stage of trial, began to include adversarial elements. As for the preliminary investigation and inquiry, there were significant deviations from the requirements of the law, and in some cases the legislation itself created preconditions for actual arbitrariness and repression, and made it impossible for citizens of the Ukrainian SSR to defend their rights and interests or prove their innocence. In general, the process was in fact similar to an inquisition. Starting in the 1960s, criminal procedure legislation underwent significant changes in the direction of expanding individual rights and democratizing the process, which marked the beginning of the second stage. The adversarial nature of the procedure was no longer merely declarative, but became part of the mechanism for ensuring fairness during the trial. It began to act as a tool aimed at balancing the interests of the state and the interests of the persons involved in the process. The main goal of adversarialism was to ensure the impartial and independent administration of justice. In the context of criminal proceedings, adversarialism allowed the parties to defend their interests and present evidence before a neutral court, which undoubtedly contributed to the gradual establishment of the right to a fair trial in the country. At the same time, the adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Ukrainian SSR in 1960 did not lead to the division of functions in criminal proceedings and did not introduce sufficient guarantees to ensure that the accused and suspects enjoy the full range of rights to defense against accusation and suspicion. The priority was not the competition between the parties, but the achievement of the objectives of socialist justice and the activities of state bodies (preliminary investigation, prosecution and court).
Choice of tools of anti-crisis management at industrial enterprises of Ukraine
Authors: MARTYNOV Andrii , SHEDKO Bohdan
Published: March 2024

The relevance of the research of the tools of anti-crisis management at domestic enterprises and the prerequisites for its optimization in conditions of systemic financial and economic crisis and military conflict are substantiated. The structure of the anti-crisis management system and peculiarities of choosing the anti-crisis management toolkit are defined, which includes tools for identifying the crisis at the enterprise, tools for developing anti-crisis management decisions and tools for assessing the effectiveness of adopted anti-crisis management decisions.
It is substantiated that the concept of anti-crisis management determines the relationship between the components of the "reactive" and "preventive" character in the anti-crisis management system, the role and place of the anti-crisis component in the general strategy of enterprise management. The concept of crisis management should take into account such features of the enterprise as: size, industry, methods of capital formation, stage of the life cycle of the enterprise, types of production and financial strategy, market position, types of risks inherent in this enterprise.
The tools of crisis management at the enterprise are investigated within two large groups: diagnostic methods and methods aimed at overcoming the crisis. The tools of crisis management are considered in terms of the stages of crisis at the enterprise. The priority of preventive measures in the anti-crisis management system has been determined. The model of anti-crisis management tools is proposed taking into account the factors of crisis, stages of crisis, tasks of anti-crisis management at the enterprise.
Therefore, during the study, stages, crisis factors, the structure of the crisis management toolkit, which includes both tools for diagnosing the crisis state at the enterprise and directly tools for overcoming the crisis, which can be the basis for optimizing the crisis management system at the enterprise, are determined.
Aplicación Web para el Monitoreo de Conversión de Agua a Materia Seca para el Desarrollo en Diferentes Genotipos de Soya
Authors: Anguiano Bello Ernestina , López Estrada Ulises , Hernández Hernández Humberto , Castillo Ortiz Sindya Yadira , Taboada Vázquez Javier
Published: March 2024

El presente trabajo realiza la implementación de un sistema de riego por goteo utilizando sensores NPK, el cual es adecuado para medir la temperatura, humedad, conductividad, el PH del suelo, asimismo detecta el contenido de nitrógeno, fosforo y potasio en el suelo. Este sistema permitirá monitorear el uso adecuado del agua para aplicarlo en un cultivo de soya de cuatro genotipos basado en materia seca; con estos datos obtenidos de los sensores se mostrará en una aplicación web para estar analizando en tiempo real durante las pruebas de campo.
Effect of microplastics on dry matter content in Lactuca sativa L.
Authors: YÜCEL TARTAN Gizem , KARAVİN Neslihan
Published: March 2024

Plastics are commonly used in every field of life due to their ease of use and economics. If the plastic wastes are not disposed of properly, they form microplastics by breaking down into smaller particles with decomposition. Microplastics are chemical substances in polymer structure. They are difficult to dissolve in nature and require a long time. Microplastics, that spread to the environment in various ways, cause pollution and negatively affect organisms and ecosystems.

This study aimed to determine the effects of microplastics and the combined impact of microplastics and Cd on dry matter content (the ratio of dry mass to fresh mass of an organ), which is the one of the major plant traits for plant growth, in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Five experiment sets were designed by using Simila variety lettuce seedlings, including (1) control, (2) 1.5 % microplastic (3) 2.5 % microplastic, (4) 1.5 % microplastic and 200 ppm Cd solution and (5) 2.5 % microplastic and 200 ppm Cd solution added. The polyethylene mulch pieces (2,5 mm x 4 mm) were used as microplastics. Results showed that the polyethylene microplastic addition to the soil significantly reduced aboveground and belowground DMCs of lettuce seedlings. Concentration of the microplastics in the soil was also effective on DMC. The Cd addition to the soils, which contain microplastics, a bit increased the DMC.
Silencing Voices: Indigenous day schools and the education section of the 1958 Hawthorn report for British Columbia
Authors: Jones Emilie , Larsen Veronika , Dollinger Stefan
Published: March 2024

In 1954, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration commissioned anthropologist Harry Hawthorn to investigate problems faced by Indigenous people in British Columbia. This article focuses on Hawthorn’s report,
The Indians of British Columbia
(1958) and compares its recommendations with the original source questionnaire responses found at the University of British Columbia’s Archives and Special Collections. The responses examined, collected near the peak of day school enrollment in British Columbia, offer new insights directly from educators about their perspectives on the problems faced by Indigenous children attending day schools, and more broadly Indigenous communities as a whole. Key changes apparent in the questionnaire responses and 1958 report showcase the absence of Indigenous voices in any of the questionnaires and a lack of interest from educators in the communities, though such interest is claimed in the report. Both the questionnaires and Hawthorn’s resulting report recommend a consistent antithetical juxtaposition of Indigenous versus western, the discouragement of family ties, and the limitation of formal education to school-aged children. Such findings work to balance Hawthorn’s status as an advocate of Indigenous rights with the damaging realities indicated through and supported by his report. Through this analysis, we aim to further understandings of the impact of day schools on communities in British Columbia, and to view kinship within a reality of resilience and survival.
‘I need readers to trust that this
can
happen’: relational realism in Catherine Bush’s and Doreen Vanderstoop’s climate crisis novels
Authors: Fachinger Petra
Published: March 2024

This article demonstrates how, challenged by Amitav Ghosh’s claim that realist fiction is ill-suited to deal with the climate crisis, and inspired by Indigenous relational thinking, Catherine Bush and Doreen Vanderstoop turn to ‘relational realism’ in their recent novels. I argue that they use realist narrative strategies creatively to represent climate catastrophes as a symptom of the carbon economy. But rather than portraying a world that is radically different,
Blaze Island
and
Watershed
are concerned with everyday reality, are set in clearly identifiable Canadian geographies, and focus on the eco-anxieties of ordinary characters. In addition to discussing intergenerational climate justice and emphasising the need for Indigenous leadership in combating global warming, the two novels enter into conversation with Shakespeare’s
The Tempest
and early twentieth-century prairie realist novels respectively to tease out their ecological undercurrents and implications. In so doing, they foreground the interplay of realist narrative strategies and relational thinking to emphasise the creative potential of the novel in addressing climate change and the need for communities to come together to save the planet.
Tests of Disk-locking in T Tauri Stars of the Orion Nebula Cluster
Authors: Mueller Margaret A. , Johns-Krull Christopher M. , Stassun Keivan G. , Dixon Don M.
Published: March 2024

We look for specific correlations predicted by magnetospheric accretion models for young stars that assume disk-locking using stellar and accretion parameters derived from low-resolution HST-STIS spectra of 33 T Tauri stars in the Orion Nebula Cluster. Our results provide strong support for the correlation predicted by a model that does not constrain the stellar magnetic field to a specific geometry, while little support is found for the correlation that assumes a dipolar stellar field geometry. These results support the conclusions from similar studies of older T Tauri stars in Taurus and NGC 2264 and underscore the role that trapped flux plays in regulating a young star’s angular momentum as detailed by Ostriker & Shu. While our targets were all selected to be accreting young stars based on photometric indices, approximately half of the observed stars show no significant signs of accretion in our spectra, illustrating the difficulty in using photometric indices to find accreting stars and the possible role that variability has in the appearance of spectra in young stars. Although values of accretion luminosity derived from our models agree well with those derived from Hβ luminosity for strongly accreting stars, we find that accretion luminosity derived from Hβ luminosity is not a reliable parameter for discriminating between weakly accreting and nonaccreting T Tauri stars due to chromospheric emission that is likely present in all T Tauri stars.
Two-sided Loop Solar Jet Driven by the Eruption of a Small Filament in a Big Filament Channel
Authors: Yang Jiayan , Chen Hechao , Hong Junchao , Yang Bo , Bi Yi
Published: March 2024

Similar to the cases of anemone jets, two-sided loop solar jets can also be produced by either flux emergence from the solar interior or small-scale filament eruptions. Using high-quality data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, we have analyzed a two-sided loop solar jet triggered by the eruption of a small filament. The jet occurred in a pre-existing big filament channel. The detailed processes involved in the eruption of the small filament, the interaction between the erupted filament and the big filament channel, and the launch of the two-sided loop jet are presented. The observations further revealed notable asymmetry between the two branches of the jet spire: the northeastern branch is narrow and short, while the southern branch is wide and long and accompanied by discernible untwisting motions. We explored the unique appearance of the jet by employing the method of local potential field extrapolation to calculate the coronal magnetic field configuration around the jet. The photospheric magnetic flux below the small filament underwent cancellation for approximately 7 hr before the filament eruption, and the negative flux near the southern footpoint of the filament decreased by about 56% during this interval. Therefore, we propose that the primary photospheric driver of the filament eruption and the associated two-sided loop jet in this event is flux cancellation rather than flux emergence.
Planktonic, benthic and sympagic copepods collected from the desalination unit of Mario Zucchelli Research Station in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica).
Authors: Grillo Marco , Bonello Guido , Cecchetto Matteo , Guzzi Alice , Noli Nicholas , Cometti Valentina , Schiaparelli Stefano
Published: March 2024

Distributional data on planktonic, benthic and sympagic copepods collected in the framework of the XXXIVth Expeditions of the Italian National Antarctic Programme (PNRA) to the Ross Sea sector from 2018–2019 are here provided. These occurrences correspond to specimens collected from the 25 μm filters used in the desalination plant of the Italian research station "Mario Zucchelli" (MZS), located in the Terra Nova Bay area (TNB; Ross Sea, Antarctica). This dataset is a contribution to the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal, the thematic Antarctic node for both the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (AntOBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF). The dataset was uploaded and integrated with the SCAR-AntOBIS database (the geospatial component of SCAR-MarBIN). Please follow the guidelines from the SCAR Data Policy (ISSN 1998-0337) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, please contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with the dataset can be reported at the biodiversity-aq GitHub project.

We describe the diversity of marine copepods Terra Nova Bay sampled by the filters installed in the desalination unit (DU) of the Italian research station "Mario Zucchelli" described in recent work. The opening of the intake pipe of the DU is positioned at a depth of 4 m and allowed a total of 2,116 specimens to be sampled and recognised. In addition, new occurrence records of copepod genera and species are reported in the same zone. We provide an overview of the marine copepod diversity reported for TNB. The total of 2,116 individuals corresponds to 14 genera and 15 species and is represented by 136 occurrence records in this dataset. Around 52% of the total number of species are new records for the TNB area. The publication of this data paper was funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, contract n°FR/36/AN1/AntaBIS) in the Framework of EU-Lifewatch as a contribution to the SCAR Antarctic biodiversity portal (biodiversity.aq).
Investigating the synergistic impact of ozonated water irrigation and organic fertilization on tomato growth
Authors: Labair Hakima , Nemmich Said , Chiali Charif Khadidja , Ramdani Nadia , Nassour Kamel , Reguig Mokhtar , Tilmatine Amar
Published: March 2024

This study presents the outcomes of an experimental investigation aimed at evaluating the combined impact of irrigating tomatoes with ozonated water and applying organic fertilization. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse equipped with an innovative ozonated water generation system. Tomato seeds were planted in 240 pots of 2-liter volume, arranged in 16 rows with 15 pots each. Alongside the native greenhouse topsoil, three distinct substrate mixtures incorporating compost compositions of 10%, 20%, and 40% were examined. Regular irrigation, twice a week, was implemented using three varying concentrations of dissolved ozone in water (1, 2, and 3 ppm). Results obtained after approximately three months of cultivation unveiled an almost twofold increase in plant productivity with ozonated water irrigation. This effect was notably pronounced when utilizing the native topsoil and a substrate containing 10% compost, coupled with an ozone concentration of 2 ppm. Intriguingly, the use of ozonated water facilitated enhanced development of both aerial and root components of the tomato plants. Moreover, the study suggests that organic fertilization may not be necessary when irrigating with ozonated water, as comparable productivity was observed for both fertilized and non-fertilized soil substrates. Although physicochemical analyses indicated minimal alterations, the noticeable improvement in plant vitality underscores the positive influence of ozone.
Description and mitochondrial genome sequencing of a new species of inquiline gall wasp, Synergus nanlingensis (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini), from China
Authors: Duan Yu-Bo , Wang Yan-Jie , Zhu Dao-Hong , Zeng Yang , Wang Xiu-Dan
Published: March 2024

A new species of inquiline gall wasp, Synergus nanlingensis Wang & Zeng, sp. nov., which was reared from galls on Castanopsis eyrei Tutch (Fagaceae) collected in Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated herein along with its mitochondrial genome. The mitogenome of S. nanlingensis is 16,604 base pairs in length and comprises 37 genes, which is typical of mitogenomes. One large control region was detected in the S. nanlingensis mitogenome, which differed from that reported for other Cynipidae species. Similar to other Cynipidae species, S. nanlingensis has the same four common gene rearrangement events; however, it shows some differences, as follows: trnS1 is downstream of Cytb; trnS2 is upstream of nad1; and trnC is downstream of rrnS. Phylogenetic analysis using COI, CytB, and 28S-D2 sequences confirmed that S. nanlingensis is a distinct species belonging to the genus Synergus Hartig.
Les écoconservateurs au sein de l’AfD
Authors: Hanse Olivier
Published: March 2024

En 2020, Reinhard Loske et Josef Göppel ont choisi de restituer le prix Herbert Gruhl qu’ils avaient respectivement reçu en 2005 et 2003. À cette occasion, ils ont affirmé publiquement que la Herbert-Gruhl-Gesellschaft était devenue une organisation paravent de l’AfD et que celle-ci détournait ouvertement la pensée de l’ancien député de la CDU et co-fondateur des Grünen à des fins électorales. Cette démarche a mis en lumière l’existence au sein de l’AfD d’une frange écoconservatrice autour des personnalités de Volker Kempf et Konrad Adam. Fidèles au diagnostic que leur maître à penser a proposé dans son bestseller Ein Planet wird geplündert , ces derniers justifient depuis plus de quarante ans leur hostilité à la croissance économique comme à l’immigration par la nécessité de préserver les ressources naturelles au niveau national. Ils considèrent que l’écologie est une cause fondamentalement conservatrice et que son ancrage majoritaire à gauche est le résultat d’un accident politique. Après avoir retracé les grandes lignes de la pensée de Gruhl, mis en évidence ses liens avec les thématiques de l’AfD et retracé le parcours sinueux des écoconservateurs de 1980 à nos jours, la présente contribution évaluera la position particulière de ces politiciens au sein du parti d’extrême droite et s’interrogera sur l’impact de leurs convictions sur le discours environnemental de l’AfD.
La recherche franco-allemande à la pointe des alliances d’universités européennes
Authors: Gréciano Philippe , Eckkrammer Eva-Martha
Published: March 2024

À une époque où l’Europe souhaite consolider son espace académique et renforcer sa souveraineté scientifique, l’Université Franco-Allemande (UFA) investit fortement dans la recherche et propose de nouveaux outils pour surmonter les défis d’aujourd’hui parmi lesquels on peut entre autres citer le développement durable, la crise climatique, la santé, la justice, la sécurité, l’IA. Des tutorats franco-allemands et des chaires franco-allemandes ont vu le jour en 2023 et entreront en action en 2024. C’est une première dans l’histoire de l’institution qui a été créée par l’accord de Weimar et qui fête cette année ses 25 ans d’existence. Chargée de financer et de promouvoir les formations franco-allemandes, elle fédère un réseau de plus de 200 établissements à travers l’Europe et près de 200 cursus intégrés. La formation doctorale constitue la clef de voûte de la formation des jeunes chercheurs leur permettant notamment de réaliser une thèse en cotutelle. Le nombre de thèses ainsi que celui des collèges doctoraux franco-allemands n’a cessé d’augmenter ces dernières années, notamment dans la perspective de l’internationalisation des études. Les tutorats franco-allemands permettent aux facultés de financer de nouveaux cours dans le domaine des langues de spécialités à tous les niveaux. Les chaires franco-allemandes, quant à elles, permettent de soutenir plus directement la recherche et la formation post-doctorale dans la perspective de former les futurs enseignants-chercheurs franco-allemands dont le réseau aura besoin dans les années à venir. Malgré la crise des vocations et la baisse générale du financement du monde universitaire, l’UFA innove pour préparer la relève scientifique et jouer un rôle pionnier au sein des réseaux académiques européens.
Les féministes jouent livre sur table
Authors: Kirschen Marie
Published: March 2024

Multiplication des publications, création de maisons d’édition indépendantes, lancement de collections dédiées dans les maisons historiques, ouvertures de librairies… Tout le monde du livre semble se faire l’écho d’un intérêt croissant pour les enjeux féministes. À bien y regarder, les initiatives sont au moins aussi diverses que leurs motivations. Un double objectif commun pourtant : exister et durer. Observations.
Filmer le féminisme
Authors: Faure Nina
Published: March 2024

Tout le monde semble s’accorder – pour le déplorer ou s’en féliciter – sur le fait que, depuis la fin des années 2010, les mouvements féministes sont en pleine ébullition. Dans les rues, sur les étagères des librairies et des bibliothèques, sur les réseaux sociaux, au sein des groupes d’ami·es, des collectifs militants, des universités, les discussions s’enchaînent, les débats font rage, les luttes continuent. Mais comment en garder la trace ? Comment conserver cette mémoire et éviter qu’elle ne s’évapore ou ne soit effacée, comme une partie de celle des féminismes qui nous ont précédé·es ? Comment éviter de tout recommencer à chaque génération ? Ces questions ont animé la réalisatrice Nina Faure tout au long du tournage de son documentaire We Are Coming , sorti en 2023. Entre passé, présent et futur des féminismes, elle retrace la manière dont elle a navigué entre difficultés matérielles, obstacles institutionnels, consentement à l’image et nécessité de documenter les luttes, même les plus intimes.
Effect of Virtual Reality Simulation Versus Traditional Education on Rates of
Clostridium difficile
Infection: An Experimental Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Return on Investment Analysis
Authors: Phillips Jessica M. , Harper Mary G. , Brecht Mary-Lynn , Li Chia-Yen , DeVon Holli A.
Published: March 2024

Background:

Virtual reality simulation (VRS) is an innovative modality in nursing professional development that has the potential to affect patient outcomes.

Method:

An experimental cluster randomized controlled trial was performed with RNs on two inpatient units at a large academic health system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of VRS compared with traditional education on
Clostridium difficile
rates. Return on investment of nursing professional development activities was also measured to support decision-making and resource allocation.

Results:

Rates of
C. difficile
infection were significantly lower for both groups for the 3-month postintervention period compared with the 10-month period preintervention. Financial analysis showed a return on investment for both modalities, with VRS having higher yields over time.

Conclusion:

Findings showed that VRS was an effective instructional method.

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J Contin Educ Nurs.
2024;55(7):351–358.]
Telehealth and Children with Medical Complexity
Authors: Kaushik Ruchi
Published: March 2024

Although use of telehealth may have begun centuries ago and has grown considerably through the 20th century, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic skyrocketed telemedicine's reach, including its use in pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses telehealth as a “critical infrastructure to efficiently implement the medical home model of care.” Particularly for children with medical complexity (CMC), telehealth offers great promise to improve access to continuous, coordinated primary care, reduce time to pediatric subspecialty care, and support distance education for both pediatric providers and patients and their families. This article details the numerous benefits of telehealth to CMC with an emphasis on its use as an extender of the medical home, describes the venues in which telehealth augments access to safe, high-quality care, presents best practices in engaging in telehealth encounters, and enumerates barriers that may exacerbate current health inequities. We review current published telehealth patient-/caregiver-level, clinician-level, and payor-level outcomes while revealing research gaps and opportunities.

[
Pediatr Ann
. 2024;53(3):e74–e81.]
Psychological Care of the Family of Children with Medical Complexities
Authors: Scheid Andrea , Sahai Shashi
Published: March 2024

Advances in medical knowledge and treatments have made possible the survival of children with diseases that require lifelong care, and increasing numbers of families with children with medical complexity are presenting for health care. Owing to an increase in home-based care, the responsibility of complicated treatment regimens falls on parents and family caregivers. Based on studies and national survey, parents of children with medical complexity fare worse in mental health and family functioning. This review describes screening tools and research studies for family functioning and psychological health. These data also help in designing a family centered approach to the care of parents and caregivers to create a medical home and community support systems that integrate psychological and emotional interventions. Physician communication can be optimized by educational tools of brief intervention and community connections.

[
Pediatr Ann
. 2024;53(3):e93–e98.]
Navigating Difficult Conversations in Caring for Children with Medical Complexity
Authors: DeForest Patricia K.
Published: March 2024

Pediatricians are faced with a multitude of difficult tasks each day for a variety of age groups. Providing medical care and support to children with medical complexity and their families adds additional challenges, including management of polypharmacy, therapies, complications, and difficult conversations. The relationship a family has with their pediatrician is extremely special and valuable. As such, pediatricians may find themselves guiding parents through decision-making without the proper training or tools. They may struggle with navigating the conversations to assist families in reaching a helpful conclusion. This article reviews three difficult situations that families of children with medical complexity may face and three different readily available and valuable frameworks to assist with navigating those difficult conversations.

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Pediatr Ann
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A new type of $ \mathcal{R} $-contraction and its best proximity points
Authors: Aslantas Mustafa , Sahin Hakan , Altun Ishak , SAADOON Taif Hameed SAADOON
Published: March 2024

In this paper, we aim to overcome the problem given by Abkar et al. [Abstr. Appl. Anal., 2013 (2013), 189567], and so to obtain real generalizations of fixed point results in the literature. In this direction, we introduce a new class of functions, which include $ \mathcal{R} $-functions. Thus, we present a new type of $ \mathcal{R} $ -contraction and weaken $ \mathcal{R} $-contractions that have often been studied recently. We also give a new definition of the $ P $-property. Hence, we obtain some best proximity point results, including fixed point results for the new kind of $ \mathcal{R} $-contractions. Then, we provide an example to show the effectiveness of our results. Finally, inspired by a nice and interesting technique, we investigate the existence of a best proximity point of the homotopic mappings with the help of our main result.
Dealing with Multilingualism and Non-English Content in Open Repositories: Challenges and Perspectives
Authors: Dony Christophe , Kuchma Iryna , Ševkušić Milica
Published: March 2024

Several organizations and initiatives have recently called for more support of multilingualism in research to promote epistemic plurality and raise awareness of the adverse effects of an anglocentric research ecosystem. But this support for and practice of multilingualism and linguistic diversity cannot happen in a digital or technological vacuum. Open repositories can play an important role in ensuring that research infrastructures have the ability to implement and promote multilingualism at scale in an Open Science environment. This implementation, however, is complex and does not come without its own theoretical and technical challenges. One of these challenges is to recognize that the implementation of multilingualism in open repositories can hardly be dissociated from wider concerns of discoverability, research assessment practices, and the anglocentric nature of digital infrastructures and metadata standards or protocols. Drawing on the COAR (Coalition of Open Access Repositories) recommendations report produced by the COAR Task Force on Supporting Multilingualism and non-English Content in Repositories, this article presents and critically examines how and why three particular recommendations of this document are particularly well suited to support a decolonial trajectory for the management of multilingualism in open repositories. More specifically, this article discusses the decolonial aspects and praxis underlying guidelines such as declaring the language(s) of the resource and of its metadata, writing personal name/s using the writing system used in the deposited document while providing a persistent identifier to disambiguate author/s identification and, overlapping with the latter, enabling UTF-8 support so as to promote use of the original alphabet / the writing system whenever possible, without negating the possibility to transliterate metadata by means of recognized standards (e.g. ISO). In so doing, we argue that these recommendations enable a multifaceted technology and politics of recovery that promotes a form of linguistic revitalization and strengthens linguistic diversity.
Sustainable Development and AI
Authors: Verma Sohail , Bhalla Pretty
Published: March 2024

This chapter delves into the fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the need to navigate safety risks and ethical concerns. AI offers substantial potential in addressing sustainability challenges across various domains, such as energy conservation, workplace management, and advertising. However, its integration may influence employee well-being and data privacy. To effectively achieve SDGs, organizations must adopt proactive strategies to manage these inherent risks, ensuring a harmonious integration of AI and sustainability for a promising and equitable future.
Empathy-Driven Instructional Design in Asynchronous Online Discussions
Authors: White Stuart K. , Xu Qian , Ilobinso Anthony C. , Yan Weijian , Dong Liu , Zhang Zhuo , Babalola Adewole E. , Koehler Adrie A.
Published: March 2024

Asynchronous online discussions (AODs) are a primary way instructors design for interactions among students in online environments. However, many common challenges associated with AODs (e.g., self-doubt, poorly constructed question prompts, superficial posting) prevent students from benefitting fully from the experience. Furthermore, how instructional designers address these challenges has implications for how AODs are designed, facilitated, monitored, and evaluated. This chapter explores using an empathy-driven approach to overcome AOD challenges. Adopting an empathy-driven approach offers instructional designers opportunities to mitigate challenges with designing, facilitating, monitoring, and evaluating AODs in order to create a meaningful learning opportunity that fosters inclusivity, motivation, and engagement while reducing ambiguity. Specific strategies are shared for improving AODs by using an empathy-based approach.
Perspective Transformation, Dialogic Feedback, and Epistemic Knowledge
Authors: Hayes Catherine
Published: March 2024

Alongside an overview of knowledge in research-based practice, this chapter integrates a case study of doctoral education. The summation of the two provides an insight into how processes of perspective transformation can be integrated into the skills development of critical reflection and reflexivity, which characterise formative assessment and feedback in doctoral education. This is framed by interactive dialogue with module facilitators and serves to develop doctoral researcher capacity and capability in acknowledging researcher positionality in question-led research. Integrating perspective transformation both encourages and supports the theoretical underpinning of research design and methodology and permits delineation of epistemic, metacognitive, and cognitive approaches as interdependent lenses. The case study provides an opportunity to debate the concepts of personal and professional identity within doctoral research and uses formative assessment and feedback as the vehicle through which robust methodological design can be driven.
Global Perspectives on Personalized Learning
Authors: Kayyali Mustafa
Published: March 2024

This chapter presents a comprehensive investigation of individualised learning from a global perspective, including a variety of case studies and best practices from varied educational contexts around the world. As education undergoes a major transition in reaction to technological breakthroughs and evolving pedagogical approaches, the concept of individualised learning has acquired great support. This chapter delves into the numerous methods in which personalized learning is implemented, adapted, and perfected across different cultural, social, and educational contexts. Through an assessment of real-world case studies, readers get insights into effective methods, obstacles, and innovative solutions applied in personalized learning efforts. By stressing the transnational elements of customised learning, this chapter adds to a fuller understanding of its potential and adaptability, promoting the exchange of ideas and practices on a global scale.
Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Authors: Wani Showkat Ahmad , Hussian Zahid
Published: March 2024

The chapter analyses that it is crucial to incorporate mixed teaching methods that promote mobility, agility, creativity, and critical thinking to enhance student's learning experience. Critical thinking ability is indispensable in all fields, both within and beyond academia. It needs to be more than conventional classroom methods to impart theoretical and conceptual knowledge. Educational institutions should necessarily incorporate practical, real-world learning experiences into the curriculum by changing internal assignments into field studies. Further, the authors in this chapter discussed how the primary objectives of teaching need to create innovative pedagogical techniques to build collaborative relationships and research-oriented assignments that create sound reasoning skills essential to developing critical thinking. It involves analytical thinking, assessing evidence, determining assumptions, and examining arguments. These skills allow learners to make informed decisions, form opinions, and solve problems confidently.
A Case Study of Big Data Analytics Capability and the Impact of Cognitive Bias in a Global Manufacturing Organisation
Authors: Watts Helen , Taroun Abdulmaten , Jones Richard
Published: March 2024

With the rise of big data analytics in recent years, organisations now have more data than ever before to make decisions. Whilst AI solutions are developing to aid big data decision making, employees continue to analyse big data introducing bias and variability into the process. This chapter details a case study examining the efficacy of the big data analytic capability (BDAC) model, and how it can be augmented to account for cognitive bias to improve the model's organisational value. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted within a global data-driven manufacturing organisation. Thematic analysis elucidated that cognitive bias impacts decision making when analysing big data. This case study yields recommendations for a modified big data analytics capability model to recognise an additional sub-dimension under the ‘intangibles' dimension of ‘objective decision-making'. Implications for manufacturing organisations and the role of AI in both removing and adding bias are discussed.