bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effects of information resources on children and adolescent mental health in pandemics; Covid-19 sample
Authors: Karatoprak Serdar , Donmez Yunus Emre
Published: June 2023

Aim of the study

Pandemics have negative physical and mental effects on children and adolescents. However, our knowledge about the factors related to the mental problems experienced in this process is limited. This study aimed to examine the association between resources of Covid-19 related information exposure and sociodemographic characteristics and mental health problems during pandemics.

Subject or material and methods

This study was carried out with 1030 children. The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and exposure to information flow about the Covid-19 pandemic were recorded. Psychiatric problems were assessed using the DSM-5 Level-2 Anxiety Scale, DSM-5 Level-2 Depression Scale, DSM-5 Level-2 Sleep Disorder Scale.

Results

The mean age was found as 10.45 years. It was determined that 33% of the participants had moderate/high level anxiety symptoms and 16.1% had moderate/high level depressive symptoms. Girl gender was related with anxiety-depression symptoms and sleep disorders, living in urban area was related with anxiety symptoms, increasing age and presence of death due to Covid-19 were associated with depression symptoms. It was determined that information exposure through TV, internet and peer conversations is associated with anxiety-depression symptoms, and information exposure via internet and family conversations was associated with sleep disorder symptoms.

Discussion

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Conclusions

Measures to be taken for both sociodemographic risk factors and the negative consequences of resources of information exposure may reduce the negative psychological effects of pandemics on children.
Lo invisible puede ser lo más real. La poesía de La Maga – Leonor Carrasquilla Castello
Authors: Piotrowski Bogdan
Published: June 2023

En el ensayo, el autor intenta captar de manera integral la obra de la poeta colombiana contemporánea Leonor Carrasquilla Castello, que publica bajo el seudónimo de La Maga. La clave para conceptualizar su creación poética parece ser la categoría de lo invisible. Lo que es inaccesible en la cognición directa es para la poeta el aspecto más importante de la vida y de la realidad. Son elementos que no se pueden medir pero sí experimentar, como la fe, la conciencia, los sentimientos y muchos otros.
Alejandra Pizarnik: biografia poetycka
Authors: Stala Ewa
Published: June 2023

Artykuł ten jest skromną próbą przekładu twórczości argentyńskiej poetki Alejandry Pizarnik (1936-1972), a zarazem wyrazem uznania dla wspaniałej tłumaczki i jej pracy translatorskiej. Zawiera krótką biografię poetki wraz z tłumaczeniami fragmentów jej korespondencji z Ivonne Bordelois oraz wybór utworów z poezji zebranych (Poesía completa).
Małe jest wielkie, czyli karaibski model dla świata
Authors: Mroczkowska-Brand Katarzyna
Published: June 2023

Omówienie powieści Patricka Chamoiseau Texaco użyte jest przez autorkę jako prezentacja modelu karaibskiego. Na przykładzie Texaco, jednej z dzielnic stolicy Martyniki, pokazana zostaje panorama historii społecznej potomków niewolników aż do współczesnej sytuacji. Jest to specyficzna saga rodzinna, będąca hymnem na cześć oporu i walki o przetrwanie poprzez solidarność mieszkańców faweli. Równocześnie powieść martynikańskiego autora jest ciekawym eksperymentem narracyjnym, odtwarzającym tradycję opowieści ustnej, połączonej z dziennikiem, zapiskami reporterskimi i elementami realizmu magicznego. Złożoność świata przedstawionego wyrażona jest przez złożoność struktur narracyjnych. Mimo nieuniknionych obrazów tragicznego losu mieszkańców, ich historii, w całości dominuje ton nadziei na powstanie nowego ładu społecznego, ładu karaibskiego, mogącego posłużyć za model dla świata poprzez budowanie na relacjach wzajemnego kompromisu.
Walka Karnawału z Postem. Karnawalizacja obrazu rodziny w Śmierci i pogrzebie Mamy Grande i Stu latach samotności Gabriela Garcíi Márqueza
Authors: Nawrocka Ewa
Published: June 2023

CARNIVAL VS. LENT: THE CARNIVALIZATION OF THE FAMILY IMAGE IN GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ’S DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MAMMA GRANDE AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
This article presents a socio-critical analysis of the family image in two works by Gabriel García Márquez: the short story Death and Funeral of Mamma Grande and the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. In the literary cosmos of Macondo, the social microstructure that is the family is at the center around which a discursive image of the world is constructed. In this perspective, the strategy of carnivalization becomes particularly important, allowing for a subversive portrayal of the dominant ideological projects and axiological patterns present in Colombian realities, and more broadly speaking, Latin American ones. The creation of family portraits reveals a “carnivalesque worldview” rooted in popular laughter culture. Parody, grotesque realism, and carnival laughter are tools for criticizing dogmatic and hierarchical orders of power and official culture language.
Consideraciones en torno al brindis como acto social y comunicativo -un brindis por Anna-
Authors: Wicherek Marta , Arenas R. Sergio Balches
Published: June 2023

A través del presente trabajo se pretende realizar una aproximación al fenómeno del brindis, tanto desde una perspectiva sociocultural (si tomamos como referencia la tradición clásica es fácilmente observable que se articulaba en torno a los convivalia, fenómeno que ha llegado a nuestros días, ramificado en múltiples actos y formulaciones, pero que mantiene la esencia original relativa al hecho de rendir homenaje a alguna persona determinada en encuentros o reuniones de diversa índole, ya sean más formales o más familiares), como desde una perspectiva lingüística, que abarcará diversos campos de análisis claramente delimitados: la pragmática, dado que este acto constituye inicialmente un elemento que se halla incluido en las manifestaciones de cortesía o, eventualmente, de descortesía, así como la lingüística comparada entre los idiomas español y polaco. No obstante, desearíamos poner de manifiesto que, en definitiva, este artículo constituye un modesto homenaje a la profesora Anna Sawicka, figura egregia de las letras hispánicas y catalanas en la Universidad Jaguelónica de Cracovia, habida cuenta que toda la investigación vertida en el mismo no es sino nuestra forma de manifestarle nuestro más sincero agradecimiento.
An overview of Clostridioides difficile and faecal microbiota transplant: implications for nursing practice
Authors: Miguel Adam
Published: June 2023

Clostridioides difficile bacteria can cause excessive diarrhoea in patients, leading to further complications, such as severe dehydration and sepsis. Although C.difficile bacteria tend to reside harmlessly in many people's bowels, prolonged antibiotic use can alter the bacterial balance of the bowel resulting in a C.difficile infection. Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends treating a C.difficile infection with further antibiotic therapy; however, it also states that in cases of recurrent infection, a faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) should be considered. This article focuses on the treatment modality of FMT and is aimed at increasing awareness of the treatment. As well as discussing how the nurse can approach the topic with a patient considering FMT, the article also considers the nurse's role throughout the process.
Newly diagnosed hypertension: case study
Authors: Brown Angela
Published: June 2023

The role of an advanced nurse practitioner encompasses the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions. This case study presents a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension. It demonstrates effective history taking, physical examination, differential diagnoses and the shared decision making which occurred between the patient and the professional. It is widely acknowledged that adherence to medications is poor in long-term conditions, such as hypertension, but using a concordant approach in practice can optimise patient outcomes. This case study outlines a concordant approach to consultations in clinical practice which can enhance adherence in long-term conditions.
An exploration of the reach of the #MakeSpace4Research hashtag
Authors: Pope Felicity , Brady Richard , Tinkler Linda
Published: June 2023

Background:

Use of social media to communicate with and engage health professionals is increasing. A communications campaign at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust used a Twitter hashtag to improve the visibility of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals research.

Aim:

This study aimed to explore the reach of the #MakeSpace4Research campaign during its first 12 months.

Methods:

Between November 2018 and 2019, data on all tweets containing #MakeSpace4Research were examined using an online analytical tool. The studied variables were: total reach; total impressions; unique authors; total retweets; total mentions; and top tweeters. All these were collated using two separate variables: matching tweets and impact.

Findings:

#MakeSpace4Research appeared in 6884 tweets, involving 1085 individual Twitter accounts, resulting in more than 16 million impressions. Mentions and impressions both increased threefold, and unique authors more than doubled over the 12-month period. A spike in activity was noted after the campaign was launched at a nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals research conference in May 2019.

Conclusion:

The #MakeSpace4Research campaign has the potential to connect online communities of research-interested nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
A specialist service evaluation: a cross-sectional survey approach
Authors: Newman Sacha , Rantell Angie
Published: June 2023

This article presents the findings of a service evaluation of a specialist urogynaecology service and highlights the implications for nursing practice. Aims: To evaluate the overall patient experience and the degree to which individual needs were being met, and make improvements to service delivery. Method: A cross-sectional survey questionnaire was sent to a random sample of women (n=350) who were registered on the electronic patient record system from January to June 2020. Two items on the questionnaire related specifically to communication with patients during the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. Routine service data were collected and included in descriptive statistical analysis. Qualitative themes were thematically analysed. Results: The response rate was 39% (n=137). More than 90% of respondents felt listened to during consultations with nursing and medical personnel, and had trust and confidence in their clinical expertise, felt involved with decisions about care and felt comfortable with intimate examinations. Negative responses related to poor communication with administration and rescheduling appointments. Conclusion: Findings resulted in a departmental review of admin processes, which resulted in improvements to administrative systems, staff training, communication and information giving, and directly benefited patients.
Gender differences in acute care treatments for cardiovascular diseases
Authors: Girleanu Isabela , Connolly Leona , McCabe Catherine
Published: June 2023

Background:

This narrative review aimed to identify gender-related differences in multiple cardiovascular disease treatments and to provide an overview of the possible causes to aid in establishment of a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile.

Methods:

A narrative review methodology was used. A systematic search of two databases, PubMed and CINAHL, sourced 245 articles.

Results:

Seven articles met the inclusion criteria. Three recurrent themes emerged from the literature. These were gender differences in the burden of CVD, gender differences in symptom presentation and gender differences in management and treatment of CVD.

Conclusion:

CVD can be expressed differently in women and men. Different approaches to diagnosis and treatment are required. The studies included in this review reflect findings reported in research conducted more than 10 years ago, suggesting that more focus is needed to define and add gender-related indicators to current risk assessments and management strategies.
Gaining better insight and a new-found sense of calm
Authors: George Heather
Published: June 2023

In her series on the early steps of a newly qualified nurse, Heather George, Critical Care Staff Nurse, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, heather.george2@nhs.scot , reflects on changes in routine and in mindset
The cyclical nature of patient safety
Authors: Tingle John
Published: June 2023

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses some recent patient safety reports
Research on Compliant Controller of Underwater Mechanical Capture System Based on Impedance Theory
Authors: Liu Yuanjie , Zha Fusheng , Wang Qiming , Zheng Chao , Zhou Jinrui , Zhang Lianzhao
Published: June 2023

Due to the requirement of the exploitation of marine resources, the execution of specific underwater tasks by onboard manipulators has become one of the key research fields in domestic and all over the world. Based on the underwater capture system designed for the UUV recycling task, which consists of an underwater manipulator and a mechanical capture device, this paper first constructs the kinematics and dynamics model of the capture system through theoretical analysis such as theoretical mechanics and theory of mechanism. Then, combined with the requirements of the recycling task, through the theoretical basis of fluid mechanics such as Morrison equation, dynamic of the capture system in underwater environment is analysed, with a compliant controller designed for the capture system based on impedance theory in order to reduce the impact of underwater environment in the capture task. Moreover, as the capture system modelled in the Adams dynamics simulation platform, it is verified that the designed compliant controller can reduce the underwater environmental impact through simulation experiments in the Adams dynamic platform.
Influence of Jet Parameters on the Aero Engine Cleaning Flow Field
Authors: Tang Jie , Zhong Zhenhua , Lu Xin , Wang Liwen
Published: June 2023

Engine blades will be contaminated during operation, On-line cleaning is the main method to solve blade fouling. In order to study the effect of jet parameters on the flow field of aero-engine cleaning, a low-pressure first-stage rotor flow channel model of a CFM56-7B engine was established, and the changes in the parameter of the cleaning flow field were analyzed under different incident pressures. The results showed that as the jet pressure increased, the average pressure along the blade height increased, whereas the average pressure along the cross section at 50% blade chord length decreased. The vorticity along the blade height cross section increased first and then decreased as the jet pressure increased, whereas the vorticity along the blade chord length cross section remained basically unchanged after the jet pressure reached 3 bar. Comparing experimental results, when the pressure is maintained at 3 bar, better cleaning effect can be obtained. The research provides a theoretical basis for the on-line cleaning.
Fault Analysis and Diagnosis of Downhole Traction Robot Hydraulic System
Authors: Fang Delei , Xue Yong , Jia Guofeng , Li Pan , Tang Jie , Wang Xiaoming
Published: June 2023

Fault diagnosis of downhole traction robot has characteristics of special mechanical structure, complicated working condition and lack of research data. In this paper, a method of fault analysis and diagnosis of tractor hydraulic system based on model is presented. The failure mode and mechanism of key components in telescopic hydraulic system are analyzed. The fault diagnosis of hydraulic system is proposed based on the mathematical model of hydraulic component. Based on AMESim, the fault model of hydraulic system is established, and the diagnosis of single fault and multi-fault are simulated, which can collect the fault data and the specific diagnosis process. To carry forward the engineering application, the simulated internal leakage system in cylinder is set up and schemes of fault diagnosis are carried out, which prove that the diagnosis is consistent with theoretical analysis and simulation. The research on fault analysis and diagnosis of the downhole traction robot hydraulic system not only lays theoretical basis for the tractor fault detection, but also provides guidance for the construction and implementation of the diagnostic system.
Study of Hydrodnamic Pumping Effects of Fixed Axis Rotation in Eccentric Annular Flow Field
Authors: Guo Tong , Luo Tao , Lin Tianliang , Chen Qihuai , Ren Haoling , Yu Yuanhua
Published: June 2023

Hydrodynamic effect is one of the key phenomena in journal bearing lubrication. Many researches have been carried out on the supporting force of journal bearing, the motion of suspension shaft and the lubrication effect. This paper studies the hydrodynamic effect from another point of view, that is, the pumping effect caused by the rotation of the eccentric shaft with fixed axis. The clearance between the rotor and the stator is divided into two sections by the inlet port and the outlet port. Their mathematical models are established and studied in polar coordinates. The pressure distribution and pumping flowrate in the flow field are studied theoretically. Under the conditions analyzed in this paper, an output flow larger than 90 ml/s could be generated, overcoming a load pressure of 0.5 MPa. In addition, the pressure distribution and pumping flowrate of the mechanism are affected by the pumping outlet orientation. According to the analysis results of the output angle range from π/8 to 3π/4, when the pump outlet angle is set near 3π/8 to π/2, the pumping flowrate reaches the maximum value of 91.83 ml/s, and nearly half 48% of the inflow liquid can be pumped out to the outlet.
Generating Automated Layout Design using a Multi-population Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Kumar Arun , Dutta Kamlesh , Srivastava Abhishek
Published: June 2023

The problem of space layout planning, constrained by a number of functional and non-functional requirements, not only challenges architects in coming up with a good solution, but is more difficult to give an alternative. Genetic algorithms (GAs) have been found suitable for solving the problem of providing alternative solutions. However, GAs have been found to be susceptible to the problem of local maxima and plateau conditions. To overcome these problems, the multi-population genetic algorithm (MPGA) improves the diversity of the population, thereby improving the quality of the solution. Algorithms are employed to automatically generate layout designs in best-connected ways, either rectangular or square. The area of the floor plans is optimized to minimize the extra area in the layout. The layouts are divided into four groups and these groups are related to each other based on highest proximity. Layout designs have been simulated using GA and MPGA algorithms and MPGA has shown significant improvement in computation time as well as quality over alternative solutions. In addition, the algorithm also provides the architect with the facility to interactively modify the dimensions and adjacent criteria during the design phase. The system works on clouds and shows the result for inputs passed by an architect.
China’s development path, 1949–2022
Authors: Dunford Michael
Published: June 2023

China’s path is conceived as a transition from an economically underdeveloped and semi-colonised country of the Global South into a modern socialist country in a multipolar world where successive steps (modes of regulation) were shaped by China’s external environment (uneven and combined development) and a succession of contradictions and crises encountered along the way. Three phases are examined: a turbulent phase of socialist construction in a context of capital shortage and US embargoes; a phase of reform and opening up in an era of neoliberal globalisation, whose early roots lay in the early 1970s’ rapprochement with the US; and a New Era dating from 2017. In each phase, crises and contradictions saw waves of reform, involving successive joint transformations of economic structures and institutions, while each phase was anticipated in the years that preceded it, so opening up started in the early 1970s with the rapprochement with the US, and aspects of the New Era concern with innovation, green development, common prosperity and an equitable global order started to emerge earlier.
Newton ring interferometry application for 2D lens array alignment with micrometer accuracy
Authors: Gorajek Łukasz , Gontar Przemysław , Jabczyński Jan
Published: June 2023

The dense packing of two-dimensional (2D) lens arrays with high tilt and decentration accuracies is a technological challenge in coherent beam combining, as the collimator lens parameters and 2D lens array alignment must satisfy stringent requirements. A method for 2D lens array alignment based on Newton ring interferometry (NRI) is proposed. The analytical model and the algorithm presented in this study enabled the estimation of alignment sensitivity. An optical setup for alignment tests using NRI was developed and experimentally verified, and micrometer sensitivity was demonstrated. Analytical and experimental results showed that micrometer accuracy was achieved. Its limitations and prospects for improvement are also discussed.
Simulation of the optical system in the GroundBIRD telescope
Authors: Jo Yonggil , Choi Jihoon , Hattori Makoto , Honda Shunsuke , Tanaka Tomonaga , Tsuji Miku , Won Eunil , Lee Kyungmin
Published: June 2023

GroundBIRD is a ground-based telescope for measuring the polarization of cosmic microwave background radiation, and it is soon to be operational at the Teide Observatory. The GroundBIRD telescope employs Mizuguchi–Dragone dual reflectors and 161 kinetic inductance detectors coupled with single polarization antennas as photon detectors. We present the results of our optical simulation on the pointing direction, stray light response, and influence of the blackbody radiation from the baffle. We also find that the power of the baffle radiation incident on the detectors is reduced by 99.95% when corrugated feed horns are coupled to the detectors.
Industrial x-ray image enhancement network based on a ray scattering model
Authors: Ding Xiaxu , Liu Yi , Yan Hongxu , Zhang Pengcheng , Guo Niu , Gui Zhiguo
Published: June 2023

X-ray images frequently have low contrast and lost edge features
because of the complexity of objects, attenuation of reflected light,
and scattering superposition of rays. Image features are frequently
lost in traditional enhancement methods. In this paper, we use a ray
scattering model to estimate coarsely clear images and an
encoder–decoder network and multi-scale feature extraction module to
add multi-scale and detail information to the images. To selectively
emphasize useful features, a dual attention module and UnsharpMasking
with learnable correction factors are used. The results of the
experiments demonstrate that the method may significantly enhance the
quality of x-ray images.
Symmetry-free algorithm for spectrum allocation: parallel implementations and evaluation
Authors: Rouskas George N. , Gupta Shubham , Sharma Priya
Published: June 2023

Our symmetry-free model for spectrum allocation (SA) in networks of
general topology leverages two properties: (1) SA is equivalent
to a connection permutation problem, and (2) in assigning
spectrum, it is sufficient to consider the allocation made by the
first-fit (FF) algorithm. This model opens up algorithmic approaches
that altogether sidestep spectrum symmetry, i.e., eliminate
from consideration the exponential number of equivalent solutions
resulting from spectrum slot permutations. Recursive FF (RFF) is such
an algorithm; it applies FF recursively to search the connection
permutation space and solve the SA problem optimally. Moreover,
parallelism is inherent in the spectrum symmetry-free model, as the
connection permutation space may be naturally decomposed into
non-overlapping subsets that can be searched independently.
Accordingly, RFF admits multi-threaded implementations that may be
tailored to the computing environment at hand. In this work, we
present two strategies for parallelizing the execution of RFF, and we
evaluate them experimentally using a comprehensive set of metrics. Our
experiments indicate that RFF explores a vast number of symmetry-free
solutions, and for moderate-sized networks, it takes mere seconds to
yield solutions that are either optimal or very close to the lower
bound.
In-vacuum post-compression of optical probe pulse for relativistic plasma diagnostics
Authors: Lorenz Sebastian , Grittani Gabriele Maria , Kondo Kotaro , Kon Akira , Liu Yung-Kun , Sagisaka Akito , Ogura Koichi , Nakanii Nobuhiko , Huang Kai , Bierwage Andreas , Namba Shinichi , Ohiro Hikari , Pikuz Tatiana , Koga James , Chen Pisin , Kiriyama Hiromitsu , kando masaki , Esirkepov Timur , Bulanov Sergei , Pirozhkov Alexander
Published: June 2023

Ultrafast optical probing is a widely used method of underdense plasma diagnostic. In relativistic plasma, the motion blur limits spatial resolution in the direction of motion. For many high-power lasers the initial pulse duration of 30-50 fs results in a 10-15 μm motion blur, which can be reduced by probe pulse post-compression. Here we used the Compression after Compressor Approach (CafCA) [Phys.-Usp. 62, 1096 (2019); JINST 17 P07035 (2022)], where spectral broadening is performed in thin optical plates and is followed by reflections from negative-dispersion mirrors. Our initially low-intensity probe beam was down-collimated for a more efficient spectral broadening and higher probe-to-self-emission intensity ratio. The setup is compact, fits in vacuum chamber, and can be implemented within a short experimental time slot. We proved that the compressed pulse kept high quality necessary for plasma probing.
Developing adaptivity and responsiveness in organisations through human network structures: a management strategy
Authors: Snyder Kristen M. , Snyder Karolyn J.
Published: June 2023

Networking is promoted as vital for contemporary organizational development, yet little research exists on how networks can be designed within organizations to strengthen the infrastructure toward agility and responsiveness. In this article, we examine findings from an ethnographic study to explore the application of networking as a management strategy to foster adaptability and responsiveness to both emerging internal and external needs.
The role of the aluminum industry in Azerbaijan's economy: A general overview
Authors: Hasanov Ramil I.
Published: June 2023

Azerbaijan is the main oil and gas exporting country in Eastern Europe and one of the main energy suppliers in Europe. Azerbaijan, whose economy is based on the oil industry, has recently seen a certain revival in the non-oil sector. Azerbaijan is also one of the main producers of aluminum in Eastern Europe, and there are partnerships with Europe in the development of this industry as well as in the energy sector. The development of the non-oil sector in Azerbaijan is essential for the country's economy. This sector is heavily dominated by the aluminum industry. As part of the research, an economic analysis review of the Azerbaijani aluminum industry in the non-oil sector is implemented. In 2022, $3 billion worth of non-oil sector products were exported from Azerbaijan to the global market; the aluminum industry accounted for more than 5% of this total. Azeraluminium LLC, the Caucasus region's sole primary aluminum producer, exports 98% of its products to countries around the world. The general platform and development of the Azerbaijani aluminum industry, the brief technological structure of the Ganja Aluminum Complex, and the future strategy and goals of this field have all been demonstrated in a concise scientific article. The main aim of this research is to analyze the Azerbaijani aluminum industry.
Determinants of students' career orientation: The empirical evidence from Vietnam
Authors: Phat Doan Hong , Thanh Hoang Kim
Published: June 2023

Career Orientation is a crucial step in the working process which enables students to familiarize themselves with their future careers. However, students have been professionally oriented only to a limited degree. Therefore, career competencies, career awareness, and job attitudes, which have an influential impact on professional orientation, will be researched in this essay.
Off-plan property sales as an innovative financing option in real estate development
Authors: Katwa Kirk Kimaru , Obala Luke M.
Published: June 2023

Real estate development is fraught with many uncertainties leading to serious shortages particularly of affordable housing for the majority of urban population. As a consequence, development developed a fairly innovative financing strategy – off plan sales. The strategy has emerged as an alternative source of finance, presenting developers with a chance to obtain funds from would-be buyers of the units in their proposed development. In spite of the huge significance of off-plan property sales and its growing popularity in the global platform, there is limited knowledge in this strategy as a financing option. The paper aims at sought to determining the challenges and constraints of off-plan property sales, as a financing strategy to the developers and as an investment to the property buyers and recommending appropriate mechanisms of enhancing it. Data was collected through a combination of different tools including questionnaires and key informant interviews. The study established that off-plan sales is an effective mode of financing real estate development since it generates significant savings on the cost of development, mainly through savings on interest to the tune of between 4% - 8.5% of the total cost of development. In the end, it emerged that the success of financing through off plan sales requires among others: establishment of an optimal mix in financing options; careful planning; early and vigorous marketing of the development; pre-qualification of potential off-plan buyers; the need for due diligence by buyers prior to purchase of the off-plan units; and the need for legal framework regulating off-plan sales.
Retail analytics and firm profitability: How analytics can help retail companies be successful
Authors: Mohammed Faiyaad Chisis
Published: June 2023

Objective: Literature suggests large data is a competitive advantage, and that features a firm 's general performance. With all the rise of big data (BD), e- commerce companies are making use of the resources to interact with much more with clients, provide much better items, moreover innovate far more to obtain a competitive edge. Nevertheless, past empirical studies show conflicting results. Design: Building on the capital based viewpoint as well as the firm 's inertia idea, we made a model to enjoy how BD as well as BD analytics capability influence innovation leads to e commerce companies. We completed a two year empirical investigation project to secure empirical data on 1703 data driven innovation duties from Asia and USA. Findings: We demonstrated that there's a tradeoff among BD as well as BD analytics capability, in that the maximum harmony of BD depends upon the quantity of BD analytics skill. BD analytics ability exerts a very good moderating impact, that's, the greater this capability is, the taller the outcome of BD on gross sales and margin growth. For U.S. development tasks, BD comes with an inverted U shaped connection with sales innovation. For Asian development responsibilities, when main details capital is very little, advertising big data analytics capability betters disgusting margin and sales innovation as much as a certain issue. Policy Implications: Establishing BD analytics capability with that time might stop development effectiveness. Our results provide instruction to e- commerce firms on creating strategic options regarding supply allocations for BD as well as BD analytics skill. Originality: A small investigation is performed to show the effect of utilizing BD analytics tools to push innovation. This's among the very first articles which dive into utilizing BD to foster development in the e-commerce industry.
Trajectory Planning for Mobile Manipulators with Control Constraints
Authors: Pająk Grzegorz , Pająk Iwona
Published: June 2023

This paper presents the method of trajectory planning for mobile manipulators considering limitations resulting from capabilities of robotic system actuators. The fulfillment of control constraints is achieved by introducing virtual control scaling of the robot trajectory in the limited periods of time. Such an approach allows researchers to obtain the trajectories fulfilling control constraints without significantly increasing the time of task execution. The proposed method generates sub-optimal trajectories maximizing the manipulability measure of the robot arm, preserves mechanical and collision avoidance limitations and can be used in real-time trajectory planning. The effectiveness of the presented solution is confirmed by computer simulations involving a mobile manipulator with parameters corresponding to KUKA youBot.
Robotics: Techniques, Functions, Social Role. Part 3. Robots and Social Problems
Authors: Zieliński Cezary
Published: June 2023

In order to assess the impact of robots on society, it is necessary to carefully analyze the state-of-the-art, and in particular the fundamental issues that have yet to be resolved, however having significant impact on the potential societal changes resulting from the development of robotics. The aforementioned impact depends on the level of intelligence of robots, so this aspect dominates in the presented analysis. The presentation has been divided into three parts: 1) analysis of technical factors affecting the intelligence and security of robots, 2) analysis of current capabilities of robots, 3) analysis of diverse predictions of how robotics will evolve, and thus the attitudes towards the influence of the result of this development on society. This part of the paper is devoted to the third of the above mentioned three issues.
Zum kolonialen double bind der europäischen Ästhetik
Authors: Sonderegger Ruth
Published: June 2023

Mein Text beschäftigt sich der der ästhetischen Erziehung im Anschluss an Kant und Schiller, der Spivaks ihrem mehrfach artikulierten Pessimismus zum Trotz noch am ehesten zutraut, in den (fast) unrettbaren Zustand der Welt eingreifen zu können. Dabei gehe ich mit Spivak davon aus, dass die Ästhetik-Konzeption, die dieser Erziehung zugrunde liegt, die Struktur eines habituell gewordenen double binds hat: Sie propagiert einen Universalismus und produziert gleichwohl fortlaufend Ausschlüsse. Aber, so meine Spivak-kritische These, die westliche Metaphysik, deren Ausdruck Kant und Schillers Konzepte des ästhetisch erzogenen, weltbürgerlichen Menschen sind, eine Metaphysik, welche auch Spivak mit Derrida für alternativlos zu halten scheint, ist nicht notwendig. Am double bind dieser Metaphysik festzuhalten, hieße einmal mehr, der Provinz Westeuropas die Definitionsmacht zuzuschreiben.
Von Spannungen, Widersprüchen und einem double bind
Authors: Chatterjee Sandra
Published: June 2023

Zeitgenössischer Tanz wird oft universalisiert als international, kosmopolitisch, kritisch, grenzüberschreitend und (bedeutungs-)offen angenommen. Allerdings ist Zeitgenössischer Tanz tief in eurozentrische ästhetische, künstlerische und philosophische Entwicklungslinien verstrickt. Dieser Artikel diskutiert Widersprüchlichkeiten und Spannungen im (Zeitgenössischen) Tanz aus einer postkolonialen Perspektive anhand jeweils zwei ausgewählter Szenarien und Fragestellungen: einer kritischen Beleuchtung des Welttanztages und seinen Implikationen und Zielsetzungen; einer Analyse einer spezifschen Aktion zum Welttanztag 2019; der Frage nach zeitgenössischen tänzerischen Ansätzen in der kulturellen Bildung, sowie der Frage nach vielheitlichen Körperlichkeiten zwischen kultureller und ästhetischer Differenz.
»Sabotiert das Theater!«
Authors: Hoài Tran Thu
Published: June 2023

Thu Hoài Tran untersucht Interventionsformen in die hegemonialen Strukturen und eurozentrische Wissensproduktion von deutschen Stadt- und Staatstheatern. Anhand eines performativ-theatralen Szenarios wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie das Theater zu einem Ort der Desintegration werden kann. Welche Widersprüche werden in diesem Prozess und der Neuordnung des Begehrens sichtbar? Theoretische Ansätze der Affirmativen Sabotage nach Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak und der Desintegration nach Max Czollek werden hierbei herangezogen. Ganz nach Spivak verfolgt Thu Hoài Tran das Anliegen, mit ästhetischen Denk- und Suchbewegungen das Vorstellungsvermögen für eine ethische Intervention zu schulen. Aufgebaut ist der Beitrag wie ein Theaterstück in fünf Akten.
Performative Begegnungen mit der Stadt
Authors: Bobadilla Carla
Published: June 2023

Carla Bobadilla widmet sich der Frage der Verantwortung von Kunst- und Kulturvermittlungsinitiativen in europäischen Städten. Der Begriff double bind wird in ihrem Textbeitrag am Beispiel von Lehr- und Lernsituationen im städtischen Raum dargestellt. Das gebaute imperiale Erbe der Habsburger Monarchie ist einer der Gründe, weshalb Wien eine sehenswerte Stadt ist. Schüler:innen und Jugendliche einer diversen Gesellschaft werden im Rahmen von Vermittlungsinitiativen mit kolonialen Prägungen konfrontiert. Was machen diese unvermuteten Begegnungen mit Rassismus mit ihrem Selbstverständnis?
Zivile Wissenschaft
Authors: Bornmüller Falk
Published: June 2023

Die Forderung nach Friedens- und Zivilklauseln erfährt in der hochschulpolitischen Öffentlichkeit erhebliche Aufmerksamkeit. Bislang wurde jedoch nicht untersucht, wie diese Klauseln an Hochschulen auch erfolgreich eingeführt und nachhaltig umgesetzt werden können. Falk Bornmüller erörtert organisationstheoretische, hochschulwissenschaftliche, juristische und journalistische Beiträge zur Debatte in einem umfassenden Zusammenhang und ordnet sie kritisch ein. Davon ausgehend zeigt und analysiert er an einem Fallbeispiel den Prozess der Einführung und Implementierung einer Zivilklausel aus der Perspektive beteiligter Akteur*innen.
Lived-Body Experiences in Virtual Reality
Authors: Akbal Zeynep
Published: June 2023

What is it like to perceive a virtual object through the sensed presence of a virtual body? How do subject-object relations occur and can be actualized in virtual environments? Zeynep Akbal explores the impact of virtual reality (VR) technology on the subjective experience of the body and situates the results in context with existing theories in media sciences and the phenomenology of bodily perception. This study presents VR technology as a tool that can be used to more closely examine and study the fundamental intersections of the humanities and the natural sciences that explore the nature of perception.
Lokale
Authors: Brill Mila
Published: June 2023

Die Bewohner*innen eines Stadtbezirks teilen im Alltag öffentliche und halböffentliche Räume. Ihre Tagesabläufe und Bewegungsprofile in der städtischen Umgebung werden unter anderem vom Essen bestimmt. Beim auswärtigen Essen in einem diversen Stadtbezirk treffen unterschiedliche alltagskulturelle Praktiken aufeinander. Dienen solche Situationen zur Orientierung für die Stadtbewohner*innen? Wie werden soziale Nähe und Distanz verhandelt und welche Ordnungsvorstellungen ergeben sich daraus? Mila Brill untersucht in einer Studie zu Bonn-Bad Godesberg, inwieweit alltagskulturelle Esspraktiken mit dem Zusammenleben vor Ort und der historischen und zukünftigen Stadtentwicklung in Verbindung stehen.
Hilfsbedürftig oder selbstbestimmt?
Authors: Bätge Carolin
Published: June 2023

Wie werden Behinderung und Inklusion in Schulbüchern kontextualisiert? Welche Narrative werden angeboten und wessen Perspektiven berücksichtigt? Gerade vor dem Hintergrund der inklusiven Beschulung und des heterogenen Rezipient*innenkreises ist diese Frage hochaktuell. Carolin Bätge nimmt in ihrer umfassenden Schulbuchstudie aktuelle deutsche Sozialkundebücher in den Blick und zeigt eindrücklich, wie stark sich die Darstellungen in den Bildungsmedien der Sekundarstufe I innerhalb weniger Jahre verändert haben. Eine spannende Lektüre nicht nur für Forscher*innen, sondern auch für alle Praxis-Interessierten aus den Bereichen Schule und Pädagogik.
Entmietet und verdrängt
Authors: Meuth Miriam , Reutlinger Christian
Published: June 2023

Für alle, die im Mietverhältnis wohnen, kann es plötzlich sehr schnell gehen: ein Brief der Hausverwaltung, der die Kündigung aufgrund baulicher Verdichtung und Aufwertung enthält. Mieter*innen sind gezwungen, wegen Abrissen oder Sanierungen auszuziehen oder gar das Quartier zu verlassen, um eine bezahlbare Wohnung zu finden. Die Autor*innen geben durch eine qualitative Studie, angelegt im Schweizer Mittelland, vielschichtige Einblicke in diese Lebensrealität. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Perspektiven Betroffener und deren Umgang mit dem (drohenden) Wohnungsverlust. Das Erleben direkter Verdrängung liefert wichtige Hinweise für wohnungspolitische und sozialarbeiterische Initiativen.
Träume, Tränen und Tempel
Authors: Zimmermann Andrea
Published: June 2023

In der Forschung zum Buddhismus im Westen blieben asiatische Migrant*innen lange unbeachtet. So auch die gegenwärtig rund 15.000 thailändischen Heiratsmigrantinnen in der Schweiz, die oft mit existenziellen Problemen, Einsamkeit und sozialer Isolation zu kämpfen haben. Andrea Zimmermann richtet den Fokus auf den Wunsch der Frauen nach einem besseren Leben, auf die Schwierigkeiten, denen sie im Migrationskontext begegnen, und auf die Religiosität als Konstante zur Bewältigung ihres Alltags in der Fremde. Damit legt sie eine Studie zur Migrationsforschung, zu lokalem religiösem Pluralismus und zur Bedeutung von Religion im Leben Einzelner vor, die sich nicht nur an Akademiker*innen, sondern auch an ein breiteres Publikum richtet.
Aufklärung zwischen Kritik und Bedarf
Authors: Serfas Henrike
Published: June 2023

Wie hängt die Textgattung der Reportage mit gesellschaftlicher Aufklärung zusammen? Henrike Serfas füllt ein literaturwissenschaftliches Forschungsdesiderat und widmet sich der Aufklärungskritik in Christoph Ransmayrs journalistischem Frühwerk. In Anlehnung an Adorno und Horkheimer bringt sie deren »Dialektik der Aufklärung« in ein produktives Spannungsverhältnis zum gesellschaftlichen Aufklärungsbedarf. Dieses findet sich in Ransmayrs Verständnis von Aufklärung als anhaltendem Projekt zwischen Kritik und Bedarf wieder, welches er durch seine poetisch inszenierten Reportagen vermittelt - ein Ergebnis, das nicht nur zu einer Neuperspektivierung von Ransmayrs Gesamtwerk einlädt, sondern auch die kritischen Potentiale des Journalismus aufzeigt.
Ethics for the Future
Authors: Bender Stephanie
Published: June 2023

Which of the possible futures might be a good future, and how do we know? Stephanie Bender looks at contemporary films and novels to address major ethical challenges of the future: the ecological catastrophe, digitalisation and biotechnology. She proposes that fiction and its modes of aesthetic simulation and emotional engagement offer a different way of knowing and judging possible futures. From a critical posthumanist angle, she discusses works ranging from Don DeLillo's Zero K (2017) and Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy (2003-2013) to Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 as well as Avatar (2009), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) among many others.
Die Spezifik der Übersetzung von Holocaustliteratur im praktischen Übersetzungsunterricht
Authors: Banman Polina
Published: June 2023

Polina Banman widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Frage der Übersetzung von Holocaustliteratur. Das Studium der Holocaustliteratur scheint über Zeit und Raum hinaus von Bedeutung zu sein. Das Ziel unseres forschungsbasierten Projekts war, den Unterschied zwischen Übersetzung als Prozess und Übersetzung als Ergebnis, das von verschiedenen Faktoren beeinflusst wird, zu ermitteln. Am Projekt nahmen die Studierenden der Fachrichtung Translation und Translationswissenschaft der Nordkaukasischen föderalen Universität Stawropol (Russland) teil. Die Vergleichende Analyse hat gezeigt, dass sich pragmatische Äquivalenz als etwas Relatives darstellt. Es ist schwierig, von einer »richtigen« oder »falschen« Übersetzung zu sprechen, da die Übersetzung immer auf einen bestimmten Empfänger mit einem bestimmten Hintergrundwissen und Interpretationsrahmen gerichtet ist.
Studentische Übersetzerforschung
Authors: Eufinger Johanna
Published: June 2023

Während in diesem Band vor allem die Stimmen der Dozierenden, der Forscher in der Lehre, zu hören sind, will dieser Beitrag das Thema einmal von der anderen Seite beleuchten und einen möglichen Einblick in die studentische Seite der Forschungslehre geben. So wird in diesem Beitrag auf die Lehre und ihre Auswirkung und Fruchtbarkeit für die Studierenden eingegangen. Dafür wird der Weg von der Kurswahl bis zur Abgabe einer Abschlussarbeit rekonstruiert. Ein Teil hiervon ist ebenfalls die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Lehrinhalten und Kursgestaltung. Viele Abschlussarbeiten knüpfen an Kurse, die während der Studienzeit belegt wurden, an, sowohl in der Methodologie als auch in der Thematik. So ergibt sich ein Mosaik aus Fähigkeiten, die in einer fruchtbaren Arbeit resultieren. Beispielhaft wird deswegen die Erfahrung als Lernende sowie die Entstehung der Masterarbeit der Autorin beleuchtet. Letztgenannte verknüpft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Verlagswissenschaft und Übersetzerbiografien miteinander, und stellt ein mögliches translatorisches Profil des deutschen Rowohlt Verlag im Zeitraum 1919 bis 1943 dar. Es wird auch kurz auf die wesentlichen Ergebnisse dieser Masterarbeit, einer eigenständigen Forschungsarbeit einer Studierenden, eingegangen. Schließlich wird auch auf weitere Fortsetzung der studentischen Arbeit eingegangen. Dieser Beitrag behandelt dementsprechend weniger die Forschungsergebnisse der (Master)Arbeit, sondern soll vor allem die Empfindungen und Beobachtungen von der studentischen Seite und aufzeigen, wie die Erfahrung von Studierenden nun in der Praxis aussehen kann.
The Association Between Some Endocrine Conditions and COVID-19: A Review
Authors: Smail Harem Othman
Published: June 2023

The review aimed to understand and explain the association between some major endocrine conditions and COVID-19. Since March 2019, COVID-19 has been identified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has infected millions of individuals worldwide. According to the literature review, endocrine disorders include diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and thyroid. The development and progress of COVID-19 patients could be affected but not yet approved by all the studies. In diabetes mellitus, COVID-19 may affect cytokines and increase releases of IL-1, IL-6, and complications caused by diabetes. In obese patients, there was an increased risk of progressing to severe COVID-19. Because of the international spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, clinicians should pay special attention to obese patients who should be monitored closely with timely and aggressive care. COVID-19 pathophysiology and risk in a high incidence of hypertension has been found in patients with COVID-19 and can be studied in many kinds of studies, such as in China. However, hypertension is considered one of the most significant risk factors for COVID-19. In addition to the above data on associations between COVID-19 and endocrine disorders, data on thyroid function or thyroid disease in COVID-19 is not yet available and cannot be commonly reported.