bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TroublingGAN: generated visual ambiguity as a speculative alternative to photojournalism
Authors: Lenka Hamosova  , Pavol Rusnák
Published: December 2023

This exposition documents artistic research that engages with generative neural networks and artificial intelligence-driven visual synthesis, the goal being to challenge the limits of the research and question the value of the generated visual outcomes. We present here our experiment with a customised StyleGAN model. In contrast to its utilisation by computer scientists, it has been trained on a heterogeneous dataset, voluntarily exposing the generative neural network to failure while focusing on the unexpected moments of surprise that arise from such a process. Led by the critical thoughts of The Nooscope Manifested (Pasquinelli and Joler 2020), this experiment questions what kind of knowledge generative neural networks produce, whether they could change one’s perspective on studied objects (the dataset) and whether they could function as a viable tool for artistic research. The observed object in this project is the concept of ‘troubling times’ (inspired by ‘Designing in Troubling Times’, the theme of the 2021 Uroboros Festival) — rapid socio-ecological changes caused by shifts in global economic, political and technological power and the subsequent series of troubling events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, violent conflicts and environmental catastrophes. StyleGAN is used as a pattern-recognition and knowledge-production tool to create an intuitive understanding of what this ambiguous term ‘troubling times’ actually means today. During the experimentation process, multiple unforeseen moments and twists happened, offering valuable insights into the nature of synthetic media, generating ethical questions concerning the use of generative neural networks and spawning new propositions for further research.
Adaptive Anti-Saturation Control Design of Transformers in Converter-Based Grid Emulators
Authors: Li Zejie , Zhao Fangzhou , Hans Florian , Munk-Nielsen Stig , wang Xiongfei
Published: December 2023

Detailed information is available in the TechRxiv preprint accessible
through the following DOI:
DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.170317597.77165320/v1 
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In Situ Observations of the Interplay Between Sea Ice and the Atmosphere and Ocean
Authors: Wu¹ Lily , Rigor² Ignatius , Wang² Muyin
Published: December 2023

The International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) maintains fundamental in
situ components of the Arctic Observing Network. Automated Drifting
Stations (ADS) consisting of sea ice, meteorological, and oceanographic
buoys are collectively deployed at many sites with webcams to help
understand the intricate and complex interactions between sea ice, the
atmosphere, and the ocean.

While passive microwave satellites provide substantial information about
the Arctic, remote sensing still has resolution limitations despite
broad spatial coverage. Climate modeling and atmospheric reanalysis help
surmount these limitations, but traditional observational methods of in
situ data collection still have many advantages. Buoys and webcams can
monitor Arctic sea ice changes above and below, allowing for more direct
observations of localized ice floes when deployed in close proximity.

Using data from webcams in the Arctic, we have stitched together images
into time-lapse animations that provide insight into physical sea ice
processes. Coupled with buoy data, we compare physical measurements
(like temperature) with webcam observations (like cloud cover) to
explain trends and anomalies. For example, isothermal periods in the
buoy temperature data match time-lapse images with cloudy skies, while
the opposite is also true: high variability correlates with sunny skies.
Hence, these instruments allow for the verification of Arctic
observations both visually and statistically.

Although significant challenges like camera lifetimes and temporal
resolution still persist, we argue that buoys and time-lapse videos can
help validate satellite data and offer cheaper solutions to collecting
vital information that increases our understanding of geophysical
processes. We’ve compiled these datasets and present case studies
showing the use of time-lapse videos to help monitor and understand the
interplay and processes of the Arctic environment.
In Pursuit of Economic Emancipation
Authors: Krešić Mirela
Published: December 2023

The aim of the paper is to explore the interaction between regulatory provisions governing the status of women, which were part of Croatia’s legal system as it developed in the period of history called the short 19th century (1848-1914). The Austrian General Civil Code, the Hungarian-Croatian Trade Code and Industry Act and the Croatian School Act constitute the backbone of the research. More specifically, the focus is on the provisions that enabled the economic emancipation of women in the context of guaranteed gender equality and access to education. Given the economic circumstances in the period under review, the opportunities as well as the restrictions faced by women in the labour market of the time, our intention is to ascertain whether and if so in what way the Austrian and Hungarian-Croatian acts, accompanied by Croatia’s autonomous legislative framework, influenced the process of transformation of the traditional understanding of the status of women in society.
A teacher in a Croatian village during the First World War and the interwar period
Authors: Novosel Domagoj
Published: December 2023

The paper examines the life and work of Stanko Horvatin, the head teacher (principal) of the public/elementary school in Gračani, which changed its name several times during its existence. The central time frame covers the period from 1913 to 1933, when Horvatin was active in the Gračani area, but the paper also covers earlier and later phases of his life. On the basis of archive material, the paper analyzes various aspects of Horvatin's life, from pedagogical work at school, to social involvement, political positions and everyday existential problems in family life. Horvatin's biography clearly reflects the educational system and its influence on the life of a Croatian village during the First World War and the interwar period. The paper also shows the status of Croatian teachers in relation to the political changes and regimes they were exposed to, as well as the challenges they faced as a result. In a broader context, changes caused by modernization can be observed in the Croatian countryside of Northwestern Croatia during the researched period.
How real is migration's contribution to the population change in major urban agglomerations?
Authors: Chernyshev Konstantin , Alov Ivan , Li Yuheng , Gajic Tamara
Published: December 2023

Migration acts as a growth driver for urban agglomerations, posing a
difficult methodological task of its statistical accounting as well as
further assessment of migration?s impact on the economy of agglomerations.
The paper analyzes the contribution of migration to the change in population
during the intercensal interval 2010-2021 in 20 urban agglomerations of
Russia identified as promising centers of economic growth by the Russian
Federation Government Decree ?On Approval of the Spatial Development
Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period until 2025?. The study
showed that the most underestimated net migration rate was demonstrated by
the agglomerations of Krasnodar, distantly followed by Krasnoyarsk and the
capitals (Moscow and Saint Petersburg). The leader in terms of the absolute
value of unrecorded migration is the Moscow agglomeration. In Nizhny
Novgorod and Perm agglomerations, indirect assessment of net migration
showed that migration balance was overestimated as per the registered
migration data. The identified differences in the volume of net migration
between the two sources indicate the unreliability of the data, thus
questioning in some urban agglomerations the alignment of the demographic
potential with economic development goals.
STUDY OF THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF Mo2B IN THE REACTION OF β-ETHYL ALLYL-α-ETHYL ACRYLATE WITH tert-BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Komarenska Z. M. , Makota О. І. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Oliynyk L. P. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Yakovenko Yu. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: December 2023

Kinetic regularities of catalyst activation processes in the reaction of epoxidation of ethylallyl ethyl acrylate with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of Mo2B were investigated. It is shown that the activation of the catalyst, which takes place at the beginning of the epoxidation process, mainly occurs under the simultaneous action of tert-butyl hydroperoxide and olefin. The ability to create complex with reactants and reaction products for the unactivated catalyst is significantly lower than for the activated one, and the formation of epoxide occurs practically only on the activated form of the catalyst. It is shown that the catalyst activation process can be described by the Avrami-Yerofeev topochemical equation and includes two successive stages – nucleation and formation of a new phase active in the epoxidation reaction.
Women of Ukraine in the struggle for the formation of a national outlook in the conditions of emigration: the example of the activities of Ukrainian women`s organization in Canada
Authors: Periv Iryna
Published: December 2023

Successful development and the formation of a modern legal system in Ukraine should be based on the understanding of the value of human life, the importance of the full and harmonious development of each individual, ensuring human rights, and the necessity of creating conditions for the self-realization of human potential. This is possible only through the provision of gender equality. The study and reconsideration of the idea of gender equality through the example of the activities of Ukrainian women's movements in the conditions of emigration not only analyze the development of this idea in the past but also take into account the achievements of the past in understanding the ways and legal mechanisms for the real provision of gender equality in modern Ukrainian society. The article examines the role and contribution of Ukrainian women in the process of shaping the national worldview among the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada. The importance of the contribution of Ukrainian women in the diaspora to the formation of cultural and national identity helps to highlight their role in preserving and developing the Ukrainian heritage beyond the homeland and their influence on the activities of women's movements in Ukraine during the studied period. An integral part of the socio-political life in the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada became the women's movement, which initiated the creation of Ukrainian women's societies. Their task was not only to preserve national self-identification and culture but also the need to assist national institutions in Ukraine. The article also reveals important aspects of women's activities in public life, education, the cultural sphere, and the struggle for the rights of the Ukrainian community in Canada. It explores the instruments, methods, and strategies used by women to support their national identity and contribute to the formation of a Ukrainian national worldview among the immigrant community.
Canonical pedagogy in metaphysical law
Authors: Slyvka Stepan
Published: December 2023

Views on upbringing, learning, education, development are always relevant, because different ideas of the influence of some people on others are the subject of research in many sciences. Earthly life, the spiritual environment requires every time to withdraw the mind from earthly, sensual concerns, and turn to spiritual supersensual, inaccessible mental problems that affect the ontological life activity of a person, which is regulated by the relevant norms. By and large, we are talking about general pedagogy in positive law, about vital pedagogical knowledge, which is recognized as profound - soulful, spiritual. But this is not enough. This knowledge is fully justified by God's providence and is highlighted in theological literature. It follows that there are such types of pedagogy as ordological (bodily), existential (spiritual) and transcendental (spiritual). I believe that it is appropriate (in this case) to combine them into the concept of canonical pedagogy. Metaphysical law is a natural-supernatural secret writing, imbued with the spirit of wisdom, a cryptological method designed for the action of human supersensible principles. A special coded ontological code was created by divine eternity in order to obtain naturally permissible life innovations for the creative cognitive process of life. The metaphysical law, created by supernatural man on the basis of knowledge of natural and supernatural laws, natural phenomena, natural laws, contains theological motives of life, the meaning of the natural existence of the inner man and his salvation from evil. It is clear that metaphysical law works with positive law, natural law, canon law, ecclesiastical law, philosophy of law and pedagogy through spiritual unity and synergy. Let's resort to the following research algorithm: metaphysical law-canonical pedagogy - pedagogy in metaphysical law - canonical-law laboratory. Metaphysical man needs metaphysical law and metaphysical pedagogy, despite the fact that man is currently most concerned with physical, bodily issues. Solving earthly concerns does not at all free a person from future heavenly cares. The current restless thoughts have reason to exist. Bodily ordological restlessness must be satisfied by the settlement of the future unearthly with the help of earthly means. Metaphysical law is such a tool.
Cyber security of the banking sector of Ukraine: concepts, problems and experience of foreign countries
Authors: Khomyshyn Iryna , Havts Oksana
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state and challenges in the field of cyber security in the banking sector of Ukraine. The work examines the key concepts and main aspects of cyber security in the context of the banking sector, especially because of the growing requirements for the protection of data and financial transactions in the digital space. The problems faced by the banking sphere of Ukraine in the context of cyber security are analyzed in detail, including issues of regulation, risk management, investments in the protection of information systems, and countering cybercrime. The article pays special attention to the experience of foreign countries in the field of cyber security of banks. Analyzes how foreign countries implement best practices and technologies to protect their systems and customer data. This provides possible directions for improving cyber security in the Ukrainian banking sector. The article ends with conclusions and recommendations regarding the development of a cyber security strategy for the banking sector of Ukraine, taking into account both internal challenges and the experience of international partners. They emphasize the need to change the paradigm of "cyber crime investigation" to "cyber risk prevention"
The electronic judicial system: to the question of the complexity of the components
Authors: Shymin Oleh
Published: December 2023

This article examines the complexity of the electronic justice system by determining its main components and their importance for the administration of justice. The author states that electronic justice is an advanced method of administering justice, based on the use of modern information technologies. Electronic justice is extremely relevant in the judicial reform paradigm, which is characterized by the use of advanced information technologies for optimization and modernization. The progressive aspect transforms the traditional judicial process, giving it new possibilities of efficiency, transparency and openness. It opens the way to the creation of a highly efficient and modern judicial system that meets the requirements of the modern legal environment and high standards of judicial practice. It is emphasized that electronic justice in the context of war plays an important role in ensuring justice and law and order. Key aspects in wartime include quick and effective access to justice, transparency and openness, preservation and analysis of evidence, security and privacy, and the ability to conduct trials in remote space. Thus, e-justice plays a key role in ensuring law and order and justice in the conditions of military conflict, providing effective and reliable tools to ensure the rights and interests of citizens. It is proven that its components include electronic court systems that automate judicial proceedings and optimize the processes of case consideration; electronic files that structure and provide access to court data and documents; electronic communication, which facilitates interaction between participants in the legal process through electronic channels; and electronic monitoring that analyzes and monitors aspects of judicial activity. Electronic justice and its components contribute to improving the efficiency and transparency of the judicial system, providing better access to information and facilitating the execution of court decisions. They are necessary tools for a modern legal system aimed at ensuring fairness, efficiency and openness.
Main population groups requiring social protection during wartime conditions
Authors: Bondarenko Daria
Published: December 2023

In the contemporary geopolitical context, Ukraine faces unprecedented challenges that demand specific approaches to the social protection of the most vulnerable population groups under wartime conditions. This article addresses the key aspects of legal and social assistance to three primary categories: internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, war veterans and combat participants, and families of those killed in combat. IDPs and refugees encounter numerous legal and social challenges, ranging from basic bureaucratic obstacles in accessing social services to issues with labor market entry. War veterans and combat participants require comprehensive support, encompassing medical rehabilitation, psychological aid, and social adaptation. Families of the deceased face the harsh reality of loss, necessitating not only moral but also financial assistance. Analyzing these issues within a legal framework will promote a better understanding and an effective response to them.
Fulfillment of the obligation to deposit the debt to the escrow account as an alternative to its deposit to the notary deposit under the laws of Ukraine
Authors: Synchuk Svitlana , Shpuhanych Iryna
Published: December 2023

Annotation. The article deals with the extension of the scope of an escrow account contract application in Ukraine. Amendments were made to Article 537 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, which introduced the possibility of fulfilling the obligation by the debtor by depositing cash or securities into the escrow account. The author analyzes the conditions envisaged by law under which the aforementioned mechanism is available for use. Based on the study of regulatory legal acts of the National Bank, the author establishes the algorithm of actions in case of its application, in particular, the procedure for the participation of a notary. The author analyzes and compares the legislative provisions on the procedure for returning funds to the person who deposited them in order to fulfill an obligation into the deposit of a notary and into the escrow account. In this context, the author analyzes the meaning of the term "depositor" in the legislation on the depository system and in the Procedure for Notarial Acts by Notaries of Ukraine, and draws conclusions about the differences in their meaning. It is found out that the return of monetary amounts and securities to the person who deposited them with a notary is allowed only with the consent of the creditor, which must be in writing. At the same time, termination of the escrow account contract is also permitted only upon receipt of the beneficiary’s written consent. The possibility of returning funds without his consent exists only if there is a relevant court decision. The author examines the peculiarities of an escrow account contract in the context of the beneficiary’s right to instruct the bank to transfer funds from the account to another person, as well as the period during which funds may be received from it as compared to a notary’s deposit. The author clarifies the procedure for protecting the rights and interests of a person who has been unreasonably denied a notarial act such as acceptance of a sum of money or securities from a debtor and crediting them to an escrow account. The author proposes to amend the Law of Ukraine "On the Notary Office" in accordance with the new wording of Article 537 of the Civil Code of Ukraine with an indication of such type of notarial acts as acceptance of a debt from a debtor with opening of an escrow account.
Practical aspects of law-making regarding acts of local government on the example of Poland and Ukraine
Authors: Pyvovar Maiia
Published: December 2023

Abstract. Today, international experience shows that one of the main subjects of rule-making activity in developed democratic countries is the Ministry of Justice, which, due to its professional orientation, deals daily with regulatory and legal acts of all levels and, through legal examination, reveals the shortcomings of draft acts, warns adoption of illegal norms, and also carries out a significant amount of legislative works. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine plays an important role in the processes of rule-making in Ukraine. Decree of the President of Ukraine dated November 26, 2003 № 1348 "On improving the organization of legislative activity" since January 2006, the Ministry of Justice has been entrusted with the functions of the main drafter of all bills submitted by the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada. However, in addition to the functions assigned to the Ministry of Justice, until 2023, the state authorities and local self-government bodies followed the methodological guidelines adopted by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine entitled "Methodical recommendations for the development of draft laws and compliance with the requirements of regulatory and project engineering". Under the requirements set before Ukraine, as a state that has fixed the course of European integration and adaptation of national legislation in accordance with EU law (EU acquis), forced to adopt the law of Ukraine "On rule-making activity" [1]. According to that, the technique of normative design is a set of technical and legal means, ways, techniques and methods, with the help of which a draft of a normative legal act is created. "For the first time in 32 years, Ukraine received a 'law about laws,'" - said the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk. Unlike Ukraine, in Poland in 2002 the Prime Minister of Poland adopted a sub-legal act, which until now regulates the requirements to regulations in this country.
Complexities of competition regulation in Zimbabwe’s mobile money sector
Authors: Ncube Siphiwe
Published: December 2023

This study explores the complexities of competition regulation in Zimbabwe’s mobile money sector—through an analysis of EcoCash’s market position and practices, and the regulatory steps taken in response. The study is grounded in the competition complaint made in 2014 by Zimbabwean banks against EcoCash to the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC), wherein EcoCash was alleged to have initially refused to share its unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) infrastructure with banks; and then later to have granted access only on discriminatory terms. The research assessed the market structure and market power in the Zimbabwe mobile money sector; the regulatory challenges that these market features pose; the market power and conduct of EcoCash; and the effectiveness of the measures taken by regulators to address the competition concerns raised in relation to EcoCash. The findings indicated that, in spite of regulatory attempts to dilute its power in the market, EcoCash was, at the time of the core data collection in 2021–22, still in a dominant position in Zimbabwe’s mobile money market.
Mergers and acquisitions between online automobile-marketplace platforms: Responses by competition authorities in South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom
Authors: Friday Megan
Published: December 2023

This study explores how competition authorities in three jurisdictions—South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom—have responded to proposed corporate mergers and acquisitions involving online intermediation platforms that provide automobile marketplaces. The article examines the notified (and ultimately prohibited) MIH eCommerce Holdings acquisition of WeBuyCars in South Africa; the notified (and authorised) Gumtree acquisition of Cox Media in Australia; and, in the UK, the notified (and authorised) eBay acquisition of Motors.co.uk. The author evaluates the competition considerations that came to the fore in each of these three cases and, based on these determinations, the competition authorities’ decisions. The article then highlights some of the complexities that digital online intermediation platforms pose for competition authorities, and some of the possible ways in which the complexities can be managed.
ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN İKLİM DEĞİŞİKLİĞİ FARKINDALIĞININ TOPLUMSAL KALKINMADAKİ POTANSİYEL ROLÜNÜN ARAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: DEMİRDÖVEN Nergis , KAYAER Mesut
Published: December 2023

İklim değişikliği konusundaki bilgi eksikliği, iklim değişikliği ile mücadelede duyarlılığın oluşmasında en büyük engellerden biridir. İklim değişikliği farkındalığı, hem yaşanabilir bir dünyanın hem de gelecek kuşakların haklarının korunması açısından önemli bir yaklaşımdır. Bu bağlamda toplumsal kalkınmanın devamlılığının sağlanması da mümkün olacaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, iklim değişikliği farkındalığını üniversite öğrencileri üzerinden anlamaya çalışmak ve böylece bu farkındalığın toplumsal kalkınmadaki potansiyel rolünü ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmanın evreni, Aralık 2022 ile Temmuz 2023 tarihleri arasında, Bartın Üniversitesi öğrencileri içinden Bartın merkezde seçilerek görüşülen öğrencilerden oluşturulmuştur. Bu kapsamda 36 öğrenciye ulaşılmış ve iklim değişikliği konusundaki düşüncelerine başvurulmuştur. Araştırmada nitel bir yaklaşım belirlendiğinden, elde edilen düşünce ve görüşler derlenmiş ve toplumsal kalkınma açısından önemi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Nihayet, iklim değişikliğinin yansımaları ile toplumsal kalkınma etkileşimi, elde edilen verilere göre yorumlanmıştır.
Strategies for Institutionalizing Blended Learning in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of a Ghanaian Public University
Authors: Antwi-Boampong Ahmed
Published: December 2023

This paper presents strategies adopted by a higher education institution towards the implementation of its BL policy framework. It does so by reviewing the BL implementation process of a public university in Ghana, noting that there are barriers that have impeded the uptake of blended learning, for which reasons it examines the strategies that can be implemented to overcome these barriers. The insights are drawn from a case study involving qualitative approaches, utilizing interviews with stakeholders in the public university. The paper examines the question: How do educational institutions employ Blended Learning (BL) strategies that contribute to the transformation of the university? Using an inductive approach, the researcher interviewed twenty-two management staff and used Strauss and Corbin’s constant comparative method as the analytical technique to analyze the data. This paper develops an institutional strategy framework that can be used by managers in higher education to facilitate change processes, overcome faculty resistance, and embed blended learning in institutions. The seven constructs of this strategic framework consist of institutional vision and approach, promotion and planning, integrated infrastructure, motivation and encouragement, training, assessment and evaluation and sanctions.
GEORGIY IVANOVYCH KHODOROVSKY: PHYSIOLOGIST, SCIENTIST, TEACHER, POLITICIAN, DIPLOMAT, PUBLIC FIGURE (IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY)
Authors: Gerush I.V. , Khodorovskyi V.M. , Tkachuk S.S. , Yasinska O.V. , Anokhina S.I.
Published: December 2023

The article highlights the main milestones of the life and creative path in science,fundamental medicine, pedagogy, politics and diplomacy of the doctor of medicalsciences, professor Georgiy Ivanovych Khodorovsky, a graduate and long-term employeeof the Chernivtsi Medical Institute (now Bukovinian State University).
Ley 2213 de 2022: las TIC al servicio de la Administración de Justicia
Authors: Acevedo Pamplona James Wilber , Gallego Castaño Viviana María
Published: December 2023

En el presente ensayo, basado en una revisión bibliográfica sobre las TIC (Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones), se desarrollan los aspectos esenciales de la ley 2213, ley que posibilita implementar TIC en procesos judiciales.

Igualmente, contiene una revisión bibliográfica sobre cómo se llevan a cabo el uso de las TIC en otros países de América Latina, teniendo en cuenta sus avances y retrocesos, así como la relación que se establece entre el derecho y las TIC en materia jurisprudencial, en aquellos casos en los que pueda ser más eficiente.

Por último, se desarrolla la tesis sobre la administración de justicia y la ley 2213 de 2022, sus diferencias y similitudes sustanciales, así como las críticas y observaciones tanto a la ley como al decreto 806 de 2020.

Al final se dan a conocer las principales conclusiones y consideraciones una vez hecha la revisión bibliográfica y elaborado el ensayo, así como la idea de dejar líneas abiertas para que otros investigadores o interesados en el tema, continúen indagando sobre el mismo.
Leoncio López Ocón Cabrera, El cénit de la ciencia republicana. Los científicos en el espacio público (Curso 1935-1936)
Authors: Serrano García Rafael
Published: December 2023

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El franquismo como régimen emocional: la experiencia de los exiliados españoles
Authors: Rodríguez López Carolina
Published: December 2023

La historiografía española ha estudiado abundantemente el régimen de Franco, desde diversas perspectivas y con múltiples temáticas, y ha definido ese sistema político según sus bases sociales, fundamentos políticos, etapas y realizaciones. Ha sido escasamente explorada la dimensión emocional focalizada en el modo en que los individuos han expresado sus experiencias. Buscamos aquí definir el franquismo como régimen emocional (siguiendo a Reddy y los conceptos de la historia cultural de las emociones) atendiendo a la vivencia de los españoles exiliados. Como régimen emocional, el franquismo definió un guion que estipulaba formas de relación, expresión y vivencia para los españoles. Este artículo muestra cómo ese guion afectó y condicionó también la vida de quienes vivían exiliados.
“Adorar al Criador y aumentar la fe”. El apoyo español al naciente catolicismo de Nueva York
Authors: Hernández Fuentes Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2023

Diversos estudios han señalado el importante papel jugado por la monarquía española en la construcción de la iglesia de San Pedro, el primer templo católico de Nueva York. Pero el apoyo español a la implantación del catolicismo en Norteamérica fue más allá de la construcción de una parroquia. Con este artículo se pretende señalar la importancia que España tuvo en este proceso gracias a la presencia de sus diplomáticos en suelo norteamericano, a la cesión de los espacios consulares y de un capellán católico que también se puso al servicio de la feligresía angloparlante, al apoyo prestado en la construcción de la primera parroquia y al respaldo otorgado para el establecimiento de la jerarquía eclesiástica en los nacientes Estados Unidos.
Bem-estar digital, crianças e jovens
Authors: Hermeto Kubrusly Ana
Published: December 2023

A partir de uma reflexão teórica, este artigo elabora uma crítica à perspectiva patológica do bem-estar digital, que o define pela sua negativa, associando-o à ausência de transtornos mentais ligados ao meio digital, como o vício em internet. Considera-se que a abordagem patológica apresenta duas principais fragilidades: por um lado, a ênfase metodológica no tempo de tela enquanto uma variável definidora do bem-estar digital, e, por outro, a negligência teórica relativa a aspectos estruturais do meio digital, como a economia da atenção e as dinâmicas das tecnologias persuasivas. No caso do público infantojuvenil, essas fragilidades parecemser agravadas, visto que a atual geração de crianças e adolescentes ocupa um lugar inédito face às novas tecnologias digitais. A fim de responder a essas lacunas, serão apresentadas três possíveis abordagens alternativas para estudar o bem-estar digital de crianças e adolescentes. A partir desses novos paradigmas, ressalta-se a importância de afastar a pesquisa acerca do bem-estar digital do determinismo tecnológico, considerando que os efeitos decorrentes do uso de tecnologias digitais são complexos e têmrelação com aspectos e práticas individuais dos usuários e também com questões estruturais e socioculturais.
Orobanche nepetae M. Porto & A. Pujadas (Orobanchaceae) especie nueva del sur de la Península Ibérica, Baixo Alentejo (Portugal)
Authors: Pujadas Salvá Antonio José , Porto Miguel
Published: December 2023

Se describe una nueva especie de la flora ibérica, Orobanche nepetae sp. nov. [Orobanchaceae, sect. Orobanche L., subsect. Minores (Beck) Teryokhin] del Baixo Alentejo, sur de Portugal. Vive en ambientes umbríos, en sotobosque de encinar bien conservado, sobre sustrato silíceo y parasita a Nepeta multibracteata Desf. Se aporta su diagnosis, morfología, distribución conocida y ecología. Se estudian sus diferencias respecto a las especies taxonómicamente más próximas de la subsect. Minores. Se analiza su estado de conservación y medidas de protección.
Muscari matritensis (Scilloideae, Asparagaceae), una adición a la flora vascular portuguesa
Authors: Farminhao Joao , Pires Fernando
Published: December 2023

Muscari matritensis se reporta aquí como nuevo para la flora de Portugal. Se detectó una pequeña población en Mata Nacional do Escaroupim (Ribatejo), creciendo en una plantación de pino piñonero (Pinus pinea) sobre suelos arenosos. Esta cita es el nuevo límite altitudinal más bajo para la especie.
Toward Production Design Metaphor: Implications of Situated Authorship and Meaning-Making
Authors: Ilmaranta Katriina
Published: December 2023

The task of production design is to create locations where cinematic events occur. Since the subjective experiences of the characters in the film are mainly observable externally, the entire film practice aims to express them through secondary means, for example by design and cinematography. The filmmaker can choose what she brings to the foreground from the character’s experience and what aspects she emphasizes. In the case of production design, it is possible to express metaphorical correlations through the spatialization process of cinematic events while anticipating the embodied situatedness of the camera and the eventual film viewer. The notion of situated authorship is discussed through iconic design examples fromGone With the WindandThe Birds, which have historically shaped the concept of production design practice. In the case study referring to my work as a designer, I intend to evaluate the schemas used in the spatialization process in the context of Embodied Simulation Theory (EST) and Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). Here, I propose the idea of a dynamic staging scenario that indicates how cinematic movement – especially the action of the scene and the movement of the camera onset – is considered in spatialization. With the discussion, I conduct a design analysis with which the properties of the space can be evaluated based on the concepts of image schema, primary metaphor, and conceptual metaphor.
About the Impact and Effects of Toxic Leadership on Employees and Organizations
Authors: Octavian Săcui Mihai
Published: December 2023

The concept of toxic leadership has emerged as a critical counterpoint to traditional leadership theories, particularly the Transformational Leadership Model. This model suggests that effective leaders are visionaries who develop and implement strategies to realize their vision while fostering the development and motivation of their teams. It emphasizes the positive and effective aspects of leadership, focusing on guiding organizations towards success in their current and future environments. However, this model has been critiqued for its lack of attention to the negative aspects of leadership. This critique has led to the development of the concept of toxic leadership, a taxonomy that includes a range of detrimental leadership behaviors. Some scholars categorize managerial incompetence as a form of toxic leadership, arguing that it undermines organizational agility and effectiveness. Incompetence in leadership roles can significantly impede an organization’s operational and strategic capabilities. More recent explorations of toxic leadership have focused on passive-aggressive behaviors, identifying them as prevalent in organizational settings. This perspective broadens the scope of toxic leadership to include not only overtly aggressive or illegal actions but also more covert forms of destructive behavior. Some definitions of toxic leadership extend to behaviors at national and pseudo-national levels, such as genocide. This expansion underscores the potential for leadership toxicity to manifest in various forms and at different scales, from individual organizations to broader societal structures. The discourse on toxic leadership serves as a vital lens for examining the complexities and potential pitfalls of leadership, highlighting the need for a more holistic understanding of leadership that includes both its positive and negative dimensions.
Towards automated recommendations for drunk driving penalties in Poland - a case study analysis in selected court
Authors: Kiejnich-Kruk Karolina , Twardawa Mateusz , Formanowicz Piotr
Published: December 2023

Depending on the legal system, judges may have varying degrees of discretion in determining the type and extent of sentence that can be imposed for a particular offence. Nevertheless, it appears that even in systems traditionally considered discretionary, accepted patterns play a significant role in determining penalties, and judges utilize merely a limited spectrum of potential penalties in repetitive cases. Confirmation of the predictability of sentencing in certain categories of cases facilitates the possibility of automation. Utilising a computer program to assist judges in sentencing proposals based on input is feasible. This program can reflect the standard practice of sentencing penalties and punitive measures in a particular category of cases or rectify it, depending on the adopted sentencing policy. The objective of the article is to present findings from research that investigated whether a specific relation shapes the dimension of penalties and penal measures for cases concerning driving under the influence of alcohol in Poland, in the context of possible automation of the sentencing process. Another aim of this study is to provide an example of a straightforward mathematical recommendation model that tries to reflect both the discovered correlations in the data and the presumed intentions of legislators.
Linguistic Development in Italian L1 and L2 in Italian Nursery Schools in Slovenia
Authors: Zorman Anja , Vatovec Monica Bertok
Published: December 2023

Schools with Italian as the medium of instruction in Slovenia are open to all children and young people, regardless of their ethnic affiliation. The article addresses the impact of linguistically diverse classes on the linguistic development of children attending Italian nursery schools. The children’s parents provided basic background information on the child’s language use outside nursery school. The level of the children’s communicative competence in Italian, in terms of listening comprehension and oral production, was measured by means of a standardised test. Although results may not always be statistically relevant due to the small number of participants, they show that the prevailing presence of children that only speak Slovene at home does not hinder the linguistic development of children that only speak Italian at home, and that the Slovene-only cohort clearly benefits from attending Italian nursery school.
Cross-Border Education: Students from Slovenia in Austrian Minority Schools
Authors: Zorčič Sabina , Lukanović Sonja Novak
Published: December 2023

The article deals with increasing cross-border education, namely students from Slovenia attending upper-secondary level minority schools in Austrian Carinthia. We conducted interviews with school management and focus groups with students, who also completed a short questionnaire. Based on qualitative and quantitative data, we drew conclusions about the motives of students from Slovenia for enrolment in Slovene minority schools in Austria and about the consequences of their decision – their well-being, their knowledge and use of languages, their plans for the future – as well as in relation to their sense of Europeanness and their varying identities. Cross-border schooling turns out to be a success story. The outcome seems to be particularly favourable for the Slovene minority in Austrian Carinthia as it maintains the scope and quality of minority education, while also having the positive consequence of giving the members of the Slovene minority much greater exposure to the Slovene language, especially spoken language, with which they otherwise have less direct contact.
Dilemmas of Public and State Administration: Bilingualism Bonus or Multilingualism without Bonus
Authors: Mulec Breda
Published: December 2023

The role of education systems is crucial in creating bilingualism and multilingualism. Based on domestic and foreign literature and structured interviews with public officials in North Macedonia and Italy, the article analyses the solutions and incentives for institutional bilingualism, which have proven insufficient thus far. It also offers a model of multilingualism as a concept of an ideal environment where speakers can communicate using multiple languages. The impact of new information and communication technologies on language learning and use in bilingual areas and their contribution to the creation of an ideal environment conducive to multilingualism will also be examined. The data obtained shows, among other things, that artificial intelligence is also revolutionising language use and learning. Nonetheless, despite rapid progress, human communication in different languages cannot be replaced by artificial algorithms.
Environmental Education Based on The Potential of Kuala Selangor Nature Park Through Experiential and Joyful Learning-Marine Edutourism
Authors: Hayati* Riza Sativani , Jariah Ainun , Astutik Julia
Published: December 2023

It is very urgent that environmental education is carried out to increase students' environmental literacy. Effective methods need to be developed to provide environmental experiences while increasing students' contribution to the environment. Malaysia has natural potential as a learning resource for environmental education, one of which is the Kuala Selangor Nature Park. This research aims to 1) conduct a study of the potential of the Kuala Selangor National Park mangrove ecosystem for the development of environmental education learning tools and 2) implement the experiential and joyfull learning-marine edutourism (EJoy-ME) learning model based on the potential of Kuala Selangor National Park to increase students' environmental literacy. The method used was observation of the natural resource potential of Kuala Selangor Nature Park and quasi-experimentation of the EJoy-ME learning model. The results of the study show that Kuala Selangor Nature Park has the potential to be developed as a learning resource for environmental education through EJoy-ME. The implementation of EJoy-ME has been proven to be able to increase students' environmental literacy. The EJoy-ME learning model also received positive responses from students, namely providing satisfaction with environmental materials, satisfaction with the learning process, and providing a pleasant learning experience
Analysis of Practical Design for Making Natural Acid-Base Indicator Paper from Purple Golden Flower Extract (Ruellia simplex) as Teaching Material for Acid-Base Material
Authors: Muharromah Hafida Puspita , Fikroh* Retno Aliyatul , Hermanto Nur Aziani Binti
Published: December 2023

Experiments are an essential part of chemistry. An indicator in the form of a synthetic indicator is generally used in acid-base practice. Using synthetic indicators can cause waste that is dangerous for the environment and is relatively expensive. Purple golden flowers are one of the plants that contain high levels of anthocyanin compounds, which have the potential to be an alternative in making natural acid-base indicators. This research aims to determine the curriculum and learning outcomes of acid-base material, the potential of natural indicator paper for purple golden flowers as a substitute for synthetic indicators, and the feasibility of indicator paper as a design for chemical experiments in SMA/MA. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods, which include literature studies, interviews, observations, and experiments. The purple golden flower indicator is produced by extraction using the maceration method using 96% ethanol solvent. The research results show that paper from purple golden flower extract can be used as a natural acid-base indicator by producing a pink color change in acidic solutions and a green color in essential solutions. Based on the natural indicator paper analysis, the purple golden flower can be used as an alternative indicator in practicum design in schools
Att läsa bedömningsuppdraget
Authors: Dragemark Oscarson Anne , Fröjdendahl Birgitta , Hildén Raili
Published: December 2023

The last decades have seen regular and frequent modifications of the wording of school curricula in the Nordic countries together with increased appeals from teachers for further clarification. The paper analyzes how assessment of the subject English is presented in Sweden and Finland at the lower and upper secondary levels. The aim was to explore how much space was given to assessment in the texts, the types of expectations on school staff the texts generate, and the competences required to meet these, while considering the predominant curriculum theories reflected in these texts.  It is a comparative case study combining qualitative and quantitative methods. The results show an imbalance between the two countries when it comes to space allocated to assessment.  The Finnish curriculum is more extensive and distinct compared to the Swedish one.  In both countries teachers’ main obligation is to make assessments based on knowledge and praxeological competence. Systematic and deliberative curriculum theory permeates both, but the shorter Swedish general guidelines give more space for local interpretation than the more detailed Finnish guidelines. Nevertheless, there are several issues in both curricula that can cause ambiguity. The importance of more distinct and transparent guidelines is thus apparent.