bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Multiple Representation Translating Measurement Tool and Examination of 9th Grade Students’ Multiple Representations Translate Skills in Algebra
Authors:   ", MERCAN ERDOĞAN Sevcan ,   Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Karaman (Turkey). E-mail: sevcanmercan189@gmail.com", ÇETİN Hatice ,   "Necmettin Erbakan University, Department of Primary Education, Konya (Turkey). E-mail: haticebts@gmail.com", ARI Kamil ,   "Selcuk University, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Konya (Turkey). E-mail: kamil.ari@selcuk.edu.tr"
Published: October 2022

Abstract: In this study, it was aimed to examine 9th grade students' multiple representation translate skills in algebra learning area and the relationship between these representations translate skills. The study employs survey design. Selected through purposive sampling method, 637 ninth grade students in a socio-economically medium level province in Turkey participated to the study. Within the scope of the study, Multiple Representation Translating Measurement Tool (MRTMT) including four factors (verbal- graph- algebraic- table) was developed and data were collected through this instrument. The validity and reliability of the scale was tested with Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Cronbach Alpha value was calculated as .88. The findings show that students’ skills of translating between representations level is low. In addition, students were most successful in expressing the situation with other representations when the table representation was given, but had difficulty in translating it to other representations when given an algebraic representation. Furthermore, it is found out that there is a significant relationship between students’ translating skills to verbal- graph- algebraic- table representations. Accordingly, it can be suggested that each representation should be used in an interrelated and holistic way in algebra teaching.
Integration of Mathematics and Environmental Education: Change in the Views of 5th Grade Students Toward Sustainability
Authors:   ", ÖZDEMİR Duygu ,   Assist. Prof. Dr., Istanbul Aydın University, İstanbul (Turkey). duyguozdemir5@aydin.edu.tr"
Published: October 2022

"Abstract: Combining mathematics and environmental issues may be a valuable way not only to increase environmental awareness of students but also provide real life context to the mathematics lessons. In this study, it was aimed to explore changes in the views of 5th grade students toward sustainability with the help of the tasks integrating environmental education and mathematics education contents. Based on this aim, as convenient sample, a fifth-grade classroom in a private school in Tukey selected and students attending to this classroom participated in the study. Environmental education issues and mathematical contents were integrated in students’ tasks and these developed tasks were applied as a regular part of the teaching processes of this classroom. Before and after applications, semi structured pre-interviews were carried out with nine students randomly selected from the classroom and the data obtained from these interviews and researcher teacher’s observations were analyzed qualitatively. The findings as the changes in students’ views were combined under 3 categories; students’ views about environmental problems; students’ own individualized role in environmental problems and students’ views towards integration of environmental education and mathematics. This study may provide valuable contributions both to the mathematics education and science education fields in this regard. "
The situation of online preschool “learning” from early childhood teachers’ perspective
Authors:   ", BARABÁSI Tünde ,   Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (Romania). E-mail: tunde.barabasi@ubbcluj.ro  "
Published: October 2022

"Abstract: The closure of educational institutions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted early childhood teachers to review educational practices used in early childhood education. The present study provides a picture of the home education period from the point of view of early childhood teachers, reflecting on how different elements of the preschoolers’ digital diet could prevail during the aforementioned period. Research data was collected via questionnaires (N=423). Data was collected from early childhood teachers who teach in Hungarian. Research results show a strong tendency in early childhood teachers to adapt to the needs of parents and children, and at the same time, a strong correlation between the use of online platforms and the teachers’ level of digital skills. The early childhood teachers’ adaptive and openminded approach to the situation is also enhanced by the rich repository of elements that are transferable to offline education."
STEM Experiences of Science Teachers and Fifth Grade Students
Authors:   ", ERDEM Alaattin ,   Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir (Turkey). erdem.alaattin1905@gmail.com  ", ANILAN Burcu ,   "Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir (Turkey). anilan.burcu@gmail.com; burcud@ogu.edu.tr", KILIÇ Zeynep ,   "Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir (Turkey). zeynepk@ogu.edu.tr"
Published: October 2022

"Abstract: The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of science teachers and fifth grade students on STEM education and applications, which form the basis of the field of Science and Engineering applications. Qualitative data collection tools were used in the study. Data were collected using an open-ended questionnaire prepared with open-ended questions used in phenomenology research. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. The results of the analysis of the data showed that teachers experienced some problems during the application, but they saw it as an especially useful application for both themselves and students. They said that students have similar problems with teachers, but they have contributed to them in many ways. As a result, it can be said that although there are many deficiencies in the implementation of STEM education, it provides positive contributions for science teachers and students. For these applications to be more effective and efficient in the future, studies can be conducted to search and eliminate the shortcomings of the application."
The Relationship between Middle School Students’ Levels of 21st Century Learning Skills and Their Interest in STEM Career
Authors:   ", OK Gökçe ,   Dokuz Eylül Unıversity, Faculty of Buca Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Educaiton, İzmir, Turkey, e-mail: bilgi@gokceok.org", KAYA Deniz ,   Ministry of National Education, İzmir, Turkey, e-mail: denizkaya38@gmail.com
Published: October 2022

"Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationship between 21st century learning skills of middle school students’ and their interest in career in STEM fields. In the study, single survey, causal-comparative and correlational survey research models are used. The study group of the research consists of 228 students studying at the sixth, seventh and eighth grade in a public middle school. In this research, 21st Century Learning Skills Inventory and STEM Career Interest Survey (STEM-CIS) are used as data collection tools. In the analysis of quantitative data, descriptive statistical techniques, independent samples t-test, one-way variance (ANOVA) analysis, and Pearson moments multiplication correlation coefficient are used. Discoveries of this study point out that 21st century learning skills of middle school students and levels of interest towards career in STEM fields of these students are above the average. According to the gender variable, while there was no significant difference among 21st century learning skills, there was a significant difference in terms of technology among interest in the career in STEM fields. In terms of class level, the significant difference regarding active learning, learning to learn, and problem solving is between sixth and eighth grade students, and it is in favor of the sixth grade students. Among the interest in career in STEM fields, the significant difference regarding science, mathematics, and technology is between sixth and eighth grade students, and it is in favor of the sixth grade students. On the other hand, middle and low-level positive and meaningful relations have been found between the 21st century learning skills of middle school students and their interest in career in STEM fields. Consequently, some suggestions were made in the light of the findings."
Formation Process of Common Divisor Concept: A Study of Realistic Mathematics Education
Authors:   Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Samsun (Turkey). E-mail: rezzany@omu.edu.tr, YILMAZ Rezan , DÜNDAR Merve ,   Ministry of National Education, Yomra Hafız Murat Köseoğlu Secondary School, Trabzon (Turkey). E-mail: merve.dndr1@gmail.com
Published: October 2022

Abstract: Common divisor is one of the concepts that started to be learned in secondary school and forms the basis of many concepts. But students generally have difficulty in making sense of it. The purpose of this study is to investigate concept formation processes of common divisor through a case study on seven sixth grade students. To do this, we designed a learning environment based on Realistic Mathematics Education and tried to determine how students construct the concept. The data collected through group and individual study papers and semi-structured clinical interviews were analyzed with content analysis within the APOS theoretical framework. The findings showed that one student was unable to internalize the action and her thoughts depended on the contextual problem. Other students internalized all common divisors and coordinated them with prime factorization. At the end, students were able to encapsulate all the processes into object by finding the product of common prime numbers. Moreover, students were able to identify greatest common divisor among all common divisors and clarified its meaning.
Coping issues as a topic in Teacher Education Research: A Literature Review
Authors:   ", CHAW Ei Phyu ,   Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eotovs Lorand University, Budapest (Hungary). E-mail: chaw.ei.phyu@ppk.elte.hu", KOPP Erika ,   Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest (Hungary). E-mail: kopp.erika@ppk.elte.hu
Published: October 2022

Abstract: This study aims to identify dominant theories, research areas, and trends related to coping issues in teacher education (TE) research. The origin of coping theories comes from psychology, but there is a growing shift in coping research related to teaching, problem-solving, and training programs in pedagogy. Although coping issues in TE affect teachers' teaching and learning, there have been very few systematic reviews of coping issues in TE these days. A systematized literature study is conducted for answering the research question: "Which theories, research problems, and approaches have been used for coping issues in TE?". A literature search is undertaken using the Web of Science, Science Direct, and EBSCO (host) databases, and 61 studies published between 2016 and 2021 are reviewed. The findings report that stress, classroom management, professional relationship, and technology are common research problems related to coping issues in TE. Analysis of the studies also reveals dominant coping theories, research approaches, and research tools in TE research. This review can give researchers new insights in developing the literature and research tools about coping issues in TE. It also contributes to a broader focus on coping theories and research about coping issues in different TE systems.
Pre-service primary school teachers’ metaphoric perceptions about geometry
Authors:   ", SAHINKAYA Nihan ,   Elementary Education Department, Faculty of Educational Science, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul (Turkey). E-mail: nihantopsakal@gmail.com, nihan.sahinkaya@medeniyet.edu.tr", KILIC Cigdem ,   "Mathematics and Science Education Department, Faculty of Educational Science, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul (Turkey). E-mail: ckilic6@gmail.com, cigdem.kilic@medeniyet.edu.tr"
Published: October 2022

Abstract: Geometry can be defined as finding patterns and standard principles within and between the shapes, which contributes to learning of mathematics. This study aims at revealing the perceptions of pre-service primary school teachers on the geometry concept using metaphors. For this purpose, pre-service teachers were asked to fill in the blanks in a sentence, which was “Geometry is like/similar to…, because…”. The study was conducted with 120 voluntary preservice primary school teachers. Then, the metaphors they used were analyzed in three phases, consisting of determining the subject (1) and source (2) of the metaphor, and evaluating the relationship (3) between the source and subject. The responses of the participants were evaluated by the researchers, whose reliability was obtained as 97% using the reliability formula provided by Miles and Huberman (1994). The most commonly used metaphors were “puzzle” and “space” among the total 71 different metaphors generated by the pre-service teachers. These metaphors were classified into 11 categories under the titles of “feature” and “feeling”. Results illustrated that pre-service teachers generally reflected geometry as “difficult” and “complex” but “entertaining” involving the relations between part and whole.
Philosophy of Education and Science in the Context of Digitalization of Society
Authors: MALTSEV Dmytro , LAZAREVA Alla , RUDENKO Olga , DUDYK Romana , ZVARYCHUK Zhanna
Published: October 2022

In the field of education and science, changes are taking place at the level of space and time, and digitalization is becoming a key direction for the development of education and science. The aim of the study is to provide a philosophical understanding of the nature of cultural and socio-economic transformations that have a significant impact on Education, Science and society in the digital age. In the article, theoretical and empirical research methods are used. In the results, it was noted that digitalization appears as a key factor in improving the education and science system. In addition to directly affecting the effectiveness of the educational process, digitalization provides a chain of indirect advantages, in particular, optimal use of time for more effective formation of key competencies. In the conclusions summarized that mission of modern education and science is to help everyone feel comfortable in a digital society. Prospects for further research consist in analyzing various aspects of digitalization of scientists’ activities, features of the transition to digital services of professional periodicals and changes in Scientometrics associated with the development of the global digital educational and scientific space.
Personal Development as a Key Criterion for Higher Education Quality
Authors: SLYUSARENKO Olena , TALANOVA Zhanneta , DEBYCH Mariia , LEVKULYCH Vasyl , SHCHEGLIUK Dariia
Published: October 2022

Purpose. The study focuses on revealing the significance of personal development as a criterion of higher education quality in order to improve higher education quality and individual self-realization and social development. Theoretical basis. The theoretical and conceptual basis of the study is a set of works in a number of interrelated thematic areas by A. Gehlen, M. Scheler, E. Spranger, V. Kremen, V. Luhovyi, Y. X. Ye, J. Chen, E. Вajramovic, B. Islamović, G. Saglamer, L. Bhandari, S. Kale, S. Cadena, I. Garcia-Serrano, T. Gualli, J. Ortiz, P. Pradeep, М. Taylor, K. Bintan, D. Annamali, M. Muftahu, A. Naji and others. Originality. The authors substantiate the priority of importance of personal development to improve higher education quality. The inconsistency of modern stratagems for the development of higher education and its quality improvement with the needs and requirements of personal development has been revealed, and the significance of personal development as a criterion of higher education quality for improving higher education quality and individual self-realization and social development has been determined. Conclusions. Personal development is imperative to improve higher education quality. The competency paradigm reflects needs for personal development only in part, so it needs to be either supplemented or replaced by an adequate criterion tool.
Digitalization of Russian Higher Education: Difficulties of the Transition Period
Authors: TYUMENTSEVA Elena , PANOVA Elena , TESLEVA Elena
Published: October 2022

The active process of digitalization, which accelerated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has created new requirements for the system of education. The relevance of this study lies in the use of data on students' academic performance and their attitude with the data of the sociological survey of teachers and students on the organization of distance learning and the difficulties that both sides used in this format. The study was conducted in 2020 and 2021. The analysis of the research data covers the following areas: organizational problems of the transition to distance learning; organizational resources used and technical capabilities for conducting classes, assessment of positive and negative aspects of distance learning; level of acquired knowledge; satisfaction with the learning process among students, as well as the issues related to the study of teachers’ social well-being and the assessment of possible changes in teaching activities. As a result of the study, the authors came to the conclusion that a comparative analysis of the progress of students and the data of the survey of students and teachers allows us to draw conclusions about the low level of self-organization of students in the learning process.
Moral and Justice as the Philosophical Basis of Legal Education: A Criticism of the Indonesian Ministry of Education‟s “Merdeka Belajar” and “Kampus Merdeka” Concepts
Authors: RIDWAN Ridwan , ACHMADI ACHMADI , BUDIONO Arief , Al FATIH Sholahuddin , HASMIATI Rahmatullah Ayu , IRIANI Dewi
Published: October 2022

The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture has applied the ‘Merdeka Belajar’ (Freedom to Learn) and ‘Kampus Merdeka' (The Freedom Campus) (abbreviated MBKM) learning concepts. In legal education, these concepts aim to form legal students who master the knowledge, skills, and competence demanded by the job market. Unfortunately, these programs lack the fundamental vision to create honest individuals of law that have integrity. This paper analyzed the MBKM program that only envisions catering students to the needs of the job market and how that policy neglects the essence of legal education, namely morals and justice. This research employs the philosophical approach. Without morality, the legal sector will become a facility for destruction through moral hazards such as corruption, collusion, and manipulation. A legal expert should ideally strive to demand and uphold justice, truth, goodness, and virtue, as well as the integrated and personal moral ideals that are non-existent in the MBKM concept. The MBKM policy in legal education needs to be revised as legal education should emphasize its philosophical essence; namely the perspective of justice can only be achieved through moral integrity. Contribution of completed study to modern education to remind, the philosophical essence is still needed.
Conceptual Model of a Smart Integrated Educational Environment
Authors: GASPARIAN Mikhail , KORNEEV Dmitry , TITOV Valery , KARMANOV Mikhail , GOLKINA Galina , SEKERIN Vladimir , GOROKHOVA Anna
Published: October 2022

At present, we are witnessing a trend of gradual transition from traditional technologies of mass education to in-depth, practice-oriented training of professionals. In this regard, educational models based on the application of smart technologies for engineering information-educational spaces, which provide for the individualization of learning trajectories, flexibly combining the requirements of the employer with the possibilities of competence-oriented educational programs, are becoming increasingly important. The goal of the current study is to develop innovative educational programs of higher education through the integration of the components of the educational process into one information-educational space with the use of smart technologies, as well as to develop information search and logical-semantic algorithms for generating a variety of educational and methodological information, helping to form the most relevant educational and organizational and managerial content and organize the learning process under the predetermined parameters of specialist training in a particular subject area. As a result of the conducted research, the authors present their attempt at systematizing the variety of components of an information-education environment and conduct their ontological engineering in order to identify and subsequently integrate all components in the form of a global learning ontology.
PENERAPAN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TERHADAP TINDAK PIDANA PENCEMARAN NAMA BAIK DALAM HUKUM PIDANA ISLAM
Authors: Rafid A Noercholis
Published: October 2022

This research discusses the application of restorative justice to criminal defamation in Islamic criminal law. This research is a literature research that examines literature related to problems that are studied using normative theological approaches and juridical approaches. This study aims to elaborate and compare the application of restorative justice to criminal defamation in Islamic criminal law and national criminal law. The implication of this study is that the application of restorative justice to defamation crimes in Islamic criminal law is resolved by mediation (outside the court) first and then through the court channel.
On modules with chain condition on non-small submodules
Authors: CHATURVEDI Avanish Kumar , KUMAR Nirbhay
Published: October 2022

In 1979, Fleury studied a class of modules with finite spanning dimension and dually a class of modules with ascending chain condition on non-small submodules was studied by Lomp and Ozcan in 2011. In the present work, we explore and investigate some new characterizations and properties of these classes of modules.
The value of face-to-face communication in the digital world: What people miss about in-person interactions when those are limited
Authors: Gruber Jonathan , Hargittai Eszter , Nguyen Minh Hao
Published: October 2022

Face-to-face communication is important for building and maintaining relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic led to severe limitations in people’s face-to-face interactions, resulting in most people relying more heavily on digital communication for social connection. Existing research has contributed to the understanding of how face-to-face communication is used alongside digital communication. However, we know little about what elements of face-to-face interactions people miss especially when in-person meetings are heavily reduced, and how this is related to their use of digital communication for social connection. In this study, we draw upon survey data that we collected in spring 2020 from a national sample of U. S. adults to answer these questions. We find that most people missed elements of face-to-face interactions and particularly valued spontaneous interactions, physical closeness, and independence from technology about in-person interactions. More frequent and increasing use of popular digital modes such as voice calls, video calls, text messages, and social media were all positively related to missing face-to-face communication. Our results contribute to the understanding of the role and value of in-person interactions in a digital world.
The Impact of Human Resources Information Systems Implementation on the Organization’s Performance
Authors: TOUMI AMARA Djamila , BIBIMOUNE Seif Eddine , KARA Chemseddine
Published: October 2022

This research aims to examine the impact of implementing a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) on an organization’s performance. Using data collected from 14 interviewees who are managers, executives, and engineers at the Directorate of Personnel Management, Compensation, and HR systems in the Company of Sonelgaz. We find that the implementation of HRIS in an organization does have an impact and a positive one on the organization’s performance in terms of HR processes, time efficiency, information effectiveness, and decision-making effectiveness. However, we also find that HRIS implementation does not have any impact on the cost efficiency within the organization. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
Systematic Literature Review of Strategic Behavior in Negotiation
Authors: ARDIANTO Rafi Ndari , HERMAWAN Pri
Published: October 2022

Negotiation is a frequent phenomenon in everyday life. Whenever a person needs another person to solve their problems, their intertwining goals and preferences should be adjusted through negotiation. From this recurrent demand of dealing with negotiation, we constantly seek ways to improve it. One of the ways is by learning and assessing strategic behavior in negotiation. Starting from this objective, we systematically reviewed 1,490 articles to build a comprehensive outlook on negotiation behavior research progress. We use five systems of observation level to categorize the articles included in this study that are: (1) intrapersonal system, (2) interpersonal system, (3) group system, (4) organizational system, and (5) virtual system. The result showed us that the research landscape has progressed toward the development of automated negotiating agents besides observing human negotiators exclusively. We also see the emerging interplay between systems of observation level
COVID-19 Pandemic, Oil Slump and the Nigerian Economy
Authors: BELLO Kehinde Mary , GIDIGBI Matthew Oladapo
Published: October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic came as a shock to the global economy and its impact was well felt. However, it came with the possibility of implementing structural policies and reforms. The pandemic slowed down economic activities in the global market and translated into crashed oil prices, which gave room for reforms such as subsidy removal. Nigeria maximized the opportunity to remove the full subsidy on petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). But the possibility was not last enough for the populace to enjoy. COVID-19 pandemic and its consequence on oil price had affected the Nigerian economy by ways of fiscal constraint, loss of revenue, the exit of businesses in the market, job cuts and soaring unemployment rate. Exchange rate fluctuation is prevalent, the inflation rate is on the rise and thereby, poverty incidence has increased. In cushioning the effect of the pandemic, governments at all levels, religious bodies, businesses and individuals donated towards the fight and support of people during the pandemic. Nigeria should maintain a strong economic basis, single its double sides of being exporter and importer at the same time; and ensure local refining of the petroleum products. Also, it has come of age for developing a national package to forestall a similar crisis in an instance of similar occurrence.
Pengaruh Konsentrasi Asam Stearat dan Selulosa dari Limbah Padat Pengolahan Tapioka Terhadap Karakteristik Biokomposit Foam Tapioka dan Glukomanan
Authors: Ferdiansyah Pupung , Harsojuwono Bambang Admadi , Arnata I Wayan
Published: October 2022

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the concentration of stearic acid and cellulose from tapioca processing solid waste on the characteristics of tapioca foam biocomposite and glucomannan and to determine the optimal concentration of stearic acid and cellulose from tapioca processing solid waste so as to produce the best characteristics of tapioca foam and glucomannan biocomposite. This study used a randomized block design with two factors. Factor I is the concentration of stearic acid which consists of 3 levels (2% ; 4% ; 6%). Factor II is the concentration of maleic anhydride which consists of 3 levels (2.5%; 5%; 7.5%). The variables observed were tensile strength/breaking stress (tensile strength), density (mass density), tear resistance, compression set, thickness, swelling, and biodegradation time. The data obtained were analyzed for diversity (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan's test using Microsoft Excel 2016. The results showed that the concentration of stearic acid had a very significant effect on tensile strength, tear resistance, compressibility, swelling, biodegradation, but had no significant effect on density and thickness. The concentration of cellulose has a very significant effect on tensile strength, tear resistance, compressibility, swelling, biodegradation and has a significant effect on thickness, but has no significant effect on density. The interactions have a very significant effect on tensile strength, tear resistance, permanent compression, swelling, biodegradation, but have no significant effect on density and thickness. Concentration of 6% stearic acid and 5% cellulose produced the best foam biocomposite with tensile strength value of 0.69 N/cm2, tear resistance 0.49 N/cm2, density 0.20 g/ml, constant compression 7.61%, thickness 10 .27 mm, swelling 0.55%, and degradation time for 13.67 days.

Keywords: Biocomposite foam, tapioca, glucomannan, stearic acid, cellulose.
Mensch, Maschine, Identität - Ethik der Künstlichen Intelligenz
Authors: Budelacci Orlando
Published: October 2022

Die neue KI-Technologie zwingt uns Menschen, uns zu fragen, wer wir sind und wohin wir gehen möchten. Sie bringt uns dazu, unsere Existenzweisen und Lebensformen zu reflektieren und über die geistige Situation der Welt nachzudenken, und sie drängt uns dazu – viel mehr als zuvor – Technik nicht ohne Reflexion zu betreiben. Denn es sind die Menschen, welche die Welt verändern, und es liegt an uns, in welche Richtung wir die immer mächtiger werdende Technologie lenken werden, damit sie nicht zu unserer Bedrohung, sondern zu neuen Chancen führt. Dieses Buch beleuchtet Komplexität und Fülle der gewichtigen Umgestaltungen der Gegenwart durch die Technologie der Künstlichen Intelligenz und situiert die Umwälzungen im Kontext von philosophischen und insbesondere ethischen Überlegungen.
A 12-Week, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of the Herbal Extract (EstroG-100®) on Menopausal Symptoms
Authors:   Korea University Anam Hospital, Kim Tak
Published: October 2022

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of received EstroG-100®, a combined herbal extract of Cynanchum wilfordii Hemsley, Phlomis umbrosa Turczaninow, and Angelica gigas Nakai, in improving menopausal symptoms among Korean menopausal women.
Don’t just call me Latinx: A Call for Data Disaggregation to Disrupt Monolith Views
Authors: Díaz Haidy G. , Díaz Hector L.
Published: October 2022

This paper aims to illuminate how and to what extent non-disaggregated data continues to perpetuate and reproduce the oppression of people of colour within the Latinx community (Freire, 1998), who lay at an intersection of identities (Crenshaw, 1991). Non-disaggregated data may continue to allow the disproportionate distribution of resources, including educational and healthcare resources. This paper mainly focuses on the experiences of AfroLatinx people. This paper details why the authors call for disaggregating data about the Latinx community. Discussions of their findings focus on Anti-racism, intersectionality, and the dangers of single stories. Implications and recommendations for future scholarship, policy legislation, and community activism follow.
Dissection of genetic diversity present in eggplant populations using simple sequence repeat markers
Authors: Faizan Mahammed , Harish Babu B. N. , Fakrudin B. , Lakshmana D. , Rakshith M.
Published: October 2022

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is the third most important solanaceous vegetable and most diversified within species spread across the world-geographical area. A study was conducted to assess the genetic diversity among the selected fifty-four eggplant genotypes (sub-categorized into five sub-population) using twenty-three SSR markers. The Analysis of Molecular Variance among the five sub-population of eggplant revealed the existence of 90.67% variation within populations and 9.34% variation among populations. The SSR markers analysis revealed important locus-wise information like mean Observed-Heterozygosity (0.216), mean Expected-Heterozygosity (0.496), Shannon’s Information Index (0.879), mean number of different alleles (3.209), mean number of effective alleles (2.535), Fixation-Index (0.649). Further, Phylogenetic-analysis clearly categorize genetically distinct individuals in which the most diversified clusters was cluster-1 (C1) out of total of five clusters and especially, wild cultivars were grouped into cluster-5 (C5). The obtained results can be used in eggplant breeding and germplasm conservation in a resourceful manner.
Estimación de volúmenes maderables en plantaciones de Pinus patula en la Cooperativa Atahualpa Jerusalén Granja Porcón, Cajamarca
Authors: Marcelo-Bazán Fátima E. , Baselly-Villanueva Juan R. , Villena-Velásquez Jim J.
Published: October 2022

En la región Cajamarca desde los años 70 se han desarrollado diversas investigaciones relacionadas a la introducción y adaptación de especies exóticas, siendo el Pinus patula una de ellas, lo cual motivó el establecimiento de grandes plantaciones o macizos forestales en la Cooperativa Agraria Atahualpa Jerusalén – Granja Porcón. La siguiente investigación tiene como finalidad principal estimar volúmenes maderables de una plantación forestal ubicada en Cerro Campanario de la sierra norte del país. Se instaló un conjunto de parcelas con un muestreo al azar y se ajustaron cuatro volúmenes matemáticos para la estimación volumétrica. Se determinó que los modelos  y , presentaron las mejores estimaciones con un coeficiente de correlación (  mínimo de 0.975 y un Error padrón residual ( ) máximo de 0.636; además, se obtuvo que la plantación presentó un volumen total (VT)  y comercial (VC) de 718.4397 m3ha-1 y 277.0618 m3ha-1 respectivamente.
RECENT SaHS TITLES
Authors: Van Niekerk Ashley
Published: October 2022

RECENT SaHS TITLES
“Spiritual Capacities” in Psychological Research: Confronting the Appearances
Authors: Cochrane James R. , Taliep Naiema , Lazarus Sandy , McGaughey Douglas , Christie Dan , Seedat Mohamed , Cutts Teresa , Gunderson Gary
Published: October 2022

Researching phenomena associated with religion or spirituality faces a triple conundrum not easily resolved: What counts as religion or spirituality, are they independent or derivative phenomena, and can they be empirically determined at all? Appropriately, therefore, a recent special issue of the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality asks: What is its object of study? We argue that this cannot be resolved merely by considering diverse religious or spiritual phenomena. It requires a turn instead to what grounds religious and spiritual experience. Illustrating this claim from field research on “spiritual capacities and religious assets for health” in the face of interpersonal violence in two local communities, we argue that a set of supersensible, non-material, and therefore “spiritual” but nonetheless real human capacities that we must assume human beings possess, ground the sensible, empirical phenomena or “appearances” we call religion or spirituality. The notion of supersensible spiritual capacities, by definition incapable of empirical proof or disproof, places strict limits on phenomenal claims about religion or spirituality, particularly ontological ones. Although studying the phenomena or appearances remains important, paying attention to spiritual capacities enables us better to grasp the contingent nature of such phenomena while grounding them in that innate and general disposition of the human being—which we tentatively define as the C-factor.
The dysautoethnographyst’s oríkì
Authors: Taylor Foluke
Published: October 2022

Creative writing
Digitalization of Governments during the Pandemic: The Case of Türkiye
Authors: BABAOĞLU CENAY
Published: October 2022

This study questions how the increasing digitalization of public administrations has been affected by the pandemic process with the rising use of technology in administrative functions. The general digitalization processes and the pandemic period’s effects were examined in this context. Then, the case of Türkiye and the digitalization steps taken by the government in different policy topics were discussed. The practices and policies developed by the local and central governments have been addressed in this context. As a result, the outputs of digital service delivery, which became widespread during the pandemic, were evaluated in relation to Türkiye. The efforts and potential benefits of this period are also emphasized. In addition, the risks and opportunities of digitalization in Türkiye were discussed. From this point of view, evaluations were made on the present and future steps.
The 4th Industrial Revolution, Military-Civil Fusion, and the Next RMA
Authors: BITZINGER RICHARD
Published: October 2022

The technologies embedded in the emerging 4th industrial revolution (4IR) –and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular– promise to constitute a disruptive paradigm shift in the future nature and conduct of warfare. These technologies will likely also have a major impact on the competitions between great powers, countries that aspire to be leading regional players or nations that see technology as a critical force multiplier. It is important to understand what new and emerging critical technologies are challenging the traditional warfighting paradigm and how militaries might access and leverage these innovations. This entails an examination of the potential military-technical impact of technologies embedded in the 4IR, as well as the means –generally described as ‘military-civil fusion’– for exploiting those technologies for military capability and advantage.
The Metaverse Diplomacy: A Future Vision for Türkiye
Authors: AKILLI ERMAN
Published: October 2022

One of the critical questions for the future of the Metaverse is whether it will be global and singular –or multiple, company or country based. This question is yet to be answered, but unique metaverse universes, which will be built based on regional integrations rather than McWorld monopolization, will gain value in the future for the healthy operation of the Metaverse. The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which was developed into an international organizational structure through the initiative of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last year, offers a form whose effectiveness is increasing daily in the global system, in keeping with the 2040 Vision of the Turkic World. Under Türkiye’s leadership, the Turkoverse, a unique Metaverse universe in which the members of the OTS will interact, can be built. By integrating the capital cities of the member states into this structure, their geographical distance will be eliminated, and the free movement of labor and money within the Turkic World will be possible. Ultimately, this step will protect Türkiye and other Turkic states from uncertainties about the future of the larger Metaverse. This paper investigates the extent to which the Metaverse is the next big thing in diplomacy and how Türkiye can impact the formation of a new norm that will eventually affect the global system.
Distribuição das transposições ortográficas na escrita de crianças brasileiras
Authors: Amarante Mirian Verza , Chacon Lourenço , Soncin Geovana
Published: October 2022

Considering that unconventional writing is an important and necessary part of the acquisition of the Brazilian Portuguese (BP) orthographic system, we seek: (1) to describe the distribution of a type of error present in this acquisition, the orthographic transpositions, that is, the displacements of graphemes from their conventional position in the syllable to other positions in the word; and (2) to observe to what extent aspects of the syllable such as its (simple or complex) structure and its (stressed or unstressed) position in the word would be present at the point of displacement of these transpositions. For this purpose, we analyzed 63 compositions by Brazilian children who presented some type of orthographic transposition. We separated the records of transposition as they occurred in the form of swaps (those between two graphemes inside the word), intersyllabic transpositions (those of a grapheme mobilizing two syllables of the word) and intrasyllabic transpositions (those of a grapheme within the same syllable). Subsequently, we observed whether the transpositions came from syllables with simple or complex structures and located in a stressed or in an unstressed position of the word. In relation to the distribution, the results showed: greater occurrence of intrasyllabic transpositions, followed by swaps and, lastly, intersyllabic transpositions. Regarding the syllabic structure, we found: greater occurrence of transpositions coming from complex syllables and lower occurrence coming from the simple ones. Finally, in relation to the stress, the analysis presented: greater occurrence of transpositions coming from unstressed syllables and lower occurrence coming from the stressed ones. The results indicated that the unconventional disposition of graphemes in the analyzed writing production does not occur randomly, and, in order to explain this type of disposition, it is important to observe phonetic/phonological features which are not only the ones involved in the phoneme/grapheme relationship.
Desenvolvimento sintático em produções escritas de crianças de 1.º ciclo
Authors: Lobo Maria , Batalha Joana , Estrela Antónia , Bragança Bruna
Published: October 2022

This article presents a study on the syntactic development of children attending the 1st cycle of basic education based on their writing. We seek to (i) identify which are the predominant clause articulation processes at an early stage of compositional writing from the connectors that emerge at this stage; (ii) determine if the clause articulation processes evidence syntactic knowledge about the coordination and subordination processes; and (iii) determine the progression in the use of connectors over the course of a school year in this initial phase of compositional writing. We analyzed a corpus with 156 narrative texts written by students at grade 2, and a second corpus with 126 texts of the same students at grade 3.  Results show us that connectives used in coordinate structures are predominant in children’s writing, although we can identify different profiles of syntactic development. A comparison between the texts of grade 2 and grade 3 shows an increase both in terms of the quantity and the diversity of the connectives used. Subordination becomes a more consistently used process of clause articulation in the narrative texts analyzed, with some connectives becoming more frequent and others emerging in students’ writing.
Anotação de Entidades Mencionadas na área do Gaming
Authors: Silva Rita , Cabarrão Vera , Mendes Sara
Published: October 2022

This paper aims to analyse the effects of including gaming entities in the performance of the NER system, for the English language and in a machine translation industrial context of customer support content. To identify and classify gaming entities (by the Named Entity Recognition (NER) model), three new categories were created and added to the already used annotation typology: GAME NAME, GAME FEATURE and GAME CURRENCY. A set of reference annotations (gold standard) was also developed, allowing not only the training of the NER system but also the evaluation of its performance and accuracy in a more objective way, namely by counting the number of entities that the system identifies and categorises correctly. In the scope of this work, 6618 sentences from 7 gaming clients were manually annotated, constituting the gold standard which was then used to train and evaluate the NER system. The objective of the experiments was to assess whether the existing NER system improved its performance when trained with the gold standard created specifically for the gaming domain and if it could handle the new gaming categories added to the typology by identifying and categorizing them correctly. The results of both experiments were auspicious and positive, demonstrating the relevance of greater investment in domain-specific entity recognition, namely in the context of customer service text processing.
A pontuação como janela para a consciência sintática
Authors: Costa Ana Luísa
Published: October 2022

More than developing a study on punctuation, this paper intends to explore the uses of punctuation as a window to syntactic awareness or metasyntactic abilities. Different theoretical models identify several degrees of conscious access to linguistic knowledge and types of metalinguistic verbalizations. The analysis of canonical and deviant punctuation in adult academic writing contributes to the characterization of different degrees of syntactic awareness, corroborating some theoretical hypotheses under discussion in section 2. A case study is the methodological approach adopted to study undergraduate students’ punctuation. The analysis included four tasks: (i) written production, (ii) error correction task, (iii) metalinguistic explanation, and (iv) verbalized conceptions in a focus group. Results, presented in section 4, show a general dissociation between explicit knowledge of the punctuation rules and general success in its uses. Conclusions point to some clues for an academic writing pedagogy and a more complex concept of “syntactic awareness”, in which different degrees of controlled access and verbalization abilities must be considered.
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Authors: Silva Fátima , Pereira Isabel
Published: October 2022

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Investigação em Bilinguismo. Caminhos percorridos e perspetivas futuras
Authors: Flores Cristina , Almeida Letícia
Published: October 2022

This article presents a brief discussion of the key questions which were in the focus of interest in research on bilingualism in the last five decades, particularly in the field of bilingual language acquisition. We highlight how the initially negative view of bilingualism has changed based on scientific evidence. The overview starts with a discussion of some of the paths already taken in research on bilingualism, with a focus on the major findings concerning bilingual language development and the consequences of these findings for current views of bilingualism. The discussion moves, then, to the current research questions in this field, discussing the different methodologies used, as well as specific advances in the area of clinical linguistics. We conclude with a discussion on the topics that we believe still need further investigation, namely the nature of the interactions between the language systems of bilingual speakers and the role of the age of onset of bilingualism.
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Authors: Silva Fátima , Pereira Isabel
Published: October 2022

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