bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modern political economy in Bulgaria: choosing the way
Authors:   Economic Research Institute аt BAS, Todorov Vasil
Published: June 2023

The article addresses versions for development of modern political economy in Bulgaria. Political economy is interpreted as a basic (common) theory of economics, different from the neoclassical theory. Preference is given to the classical tradition in economic theory development. The issues of the sources, generation and distribution of wealth, of its growth (economic growth) and of the functioning of the economy should also be focused in the modern theory, considering the fact that economy exists, functions and develops in a natural and a public environment and is interrelated with the environment. The classical tradition is not a reference of the ХІХth century theory to the modern economics, but a continuation of the classical line in theory taking into account the changes in the contemporary world – changes in economic and non-economic realities and in scientific economic and non-economic knowledge.
Accounting policy of management accounting: myth or reality
Authors:   Economic Universtity -- Varna, Atanasova Aneliya
Published: June 2023

The corporate accounting policy is an important tool for organizing and presenting the information in the annual financial statements. Depending on the goals set by the corporate management various options of accounting policy could be selected, in order to be implemented by the management. Therefore the corporate financial result could be distorted and even manipulated. For the management purposes, it becomes increasingly important to acquire timely and more detailed information that can not be obtained from financial accounting but can be provided by management accounting. Hence the question is raised of the necessity to develop and implement an accounting policy for management accounting because the same accounting policy can not achieve the different purposes of the two accounting systems. In this regard, the stated objective is to clarify the reasons for developing an accounting policy for management accounting, the meaning of this concept and its differences from the accounting policy for financial accounting.
RISK CULTURE IN BULGARIAN BANKING SECTOR – A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Authors:   University of Economics – Varna, Djaparov Plamen
Published: June 2023

Setting up an effective risk culture is one of the most important post-crisis tasks of banking management. In order to solve it, the bank management bodies should take a number of measures – setting the „tone at the top“, establishing risk-competent and coordinated organizational-structural units, developing mechanisms for "implanting" the desired risk consciousness among all staff. A survey conducted among banks in Bulgaria shows how much they are already taking steps in this direction. On the basis of the most significant problems identified in the study, there is a need to undertake measures in three aspects: performing structural and process optimization of risk management; increasing the effectiveness of the work of risk instances; encouraging commitment and integrity of banking staff to risk issues.
Surveying the strategies of Bulgarian agricultural holdings
Authors:   ", Lyubenov Lubomir ,   St. Cyril and St. Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo, Angelova Elena ,   NULL
Published: June 2023

An empirical study of the strategies of grain producers and beekeepers from the Rousse region has been carried out. Both sectors are estimated with a relatively low degree of strategic orientation towards their markets (clients), allies and competitors, the main aim being absorption of subsidies. Their tactical tools are based on products with low value added (inputs). There is a limited use of legally protected intellectual products and the degree of differentiation achieved; subsidized purchase of funds and technologies to reduce production costs. There is an insignificant application of marketing innovations; sales through intermediaries (wholesalers and retailers) and unarranged markets. The opportunities of online markets and organized markets for hedging and risk mitigation are not utilized. Their focus is on cost pricing approaches and passive pricing on unstable input markets. It was established that grain producers from the Rousse region are better off compared to beekeeping farms not only because they are more subsidized but because they have a better market orientation and a greater degree of integration and diversification, respectively a better strategic orientation.
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics
Authors:   New Bulgarian University, Marinov Eduard
Published: June 2023

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Swedish National Bank Prize for Excellence in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel to Richard Thaler "for his contributions to behavioural economics". Richard Thaler1 was born on 12 September 1945 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. He defended his doctoral thesis on 'How much does it cost to save a life: a market valuation' in 1974 at the University of Rochester, USA.
Detecting Harmful Activity in Hajj Plagiarism Using Deep Learning
Authors: Musa
Published: June 2023

CCTV surveillance is the most extensively used intelligent latest innovation. The use of surveillance cameras has risen dramatically because of the convenience of monitoring from anywhere and the reduction of crime rates in public areas.  In this paper, we introduce the idea of bad vibe activity detection from live videos to enhance the security and safety of pilgrims.  The proposed bad vibes activity recognition model is intended to be addressed in the most efficient manner possible using cutting-edge technologies such as TensorFlow and Keras.   TensorFlow was chosen because the project could be deployed to a mobile environment in the future with the possibility of extension of other areas such as airport security, bus stain, and public areas that may deserve special attention for security checks. We choose MediaPipe Holistic for employee bad vibe recognition in the model.
Diagnosis of Hepatitis Using Supervised Learning Algorithm
Authors: Musa
Published: June 2023

Hepatitis is the most serious disease in developing countries. Therefore, early diagnosis is very important to obstacle the effect that can happen as a consequence of this disease. In this case, deep learning can solve the issue at an early stage.  An innovative deep learning-based technique to identify hepatitis is presented in this study. In this study 45 layers, convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture connected with three fully connected layers is used in the proposed architecture. The two classes of collected hepatitis datasets are then used to train the suggested CNN model. The model achieved 0.934 classification accuracy. The proposed model was compared to the state of the art at the time. The outcome presented implies that the model's performance is remarkable.
Prediksi Potensi Donatur Menggunakan Model Logistic Regression
Authors: Jabir Sitti rahmah
Published: June 2023

GRDS menghadapi kelangkaan dana, ketika diperlukan untuk merawat para korban Gaja.  Gaja adalah topan bernama kelima dari musim siklon Samudra Hindia Utara 2018 yang mempengaruhi sebagian besar tempat di Tamil Nadu, India selama bulan November 2018. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menggunakan riwayat donasi untuk menganalisis apakah donator akan menyumbang atau tidak menggunakan regresi logistik. Data Tamil Nadu diberikan untuk menerapkan model yang dibangun untuk memprediksi donator yang paling mungkin menjadi korban topan Gaja.  Pada tahap pengumpulkan data seringkali terjadi hambatan, salah satu hambatannya yaitu fenomena missing data atau data hilang. Akibat dari adanya missing data adalah pendugaan parameter menjadi tidak efisien. Ukuran data yang berkurang dapat mengakibatkan kesulitan dalam menganalisis, sehingga hasil yang didapatkan menjadi tidak valid dan tujuan dari penelitian tidak tercapai. Data yang hilang akan diisi menggunakan metode single imputation. Data yang telah diimputasi menggunakan beberapa metode akan membantu dalam melakukan prediksi. Dimana algoritma yang digunakan untuk melakukan prediksi ialah logistic regression. Beberapa data dihilangkan setelah melihat multikolinearitas. Dalam tahap pemodelan, data dibagi menjadi 2 yaitu 70% untuk data pelatihan dan 30% untuk data tes. Dimana hasil perhitungan akurasi dari model ialah 0,6129 yang menunjukkan bahwa model tidak melakukan prediksi dengan baik menggunakan metode tersebut.
Analisis Sentimen Pandangan Public Profesi PNS (Pegawai Negeri Sipil) dari Twiter menerapkan indonesian Roberta Base Sentiment Classifier
Authors: Jaya Alwi
Published: June 2023

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan opini masyarakat terkait profesi Pegawai Negeri Sipil (PNS) yang beredar di media sosial twitter dengan menggunakan metode algoritma Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) yang di mana dalam Bahasa Indonesia berarti representasi dua arah encoder. BERT berguna untuk mengolah representasi dua arah yang berada dalam teks tanpa nama dengan menggabungkan sisi kanan dan kiri pada sebuah konteks dalam segala bagian.yang di gunakan untuk menentukan positif, negatif atau neutralnya pandangan masyarakat terkait profesi PNS yang beredar di media social twitter dengan meharapkan Hasil beruapa pandangan masyarakat terhadap profesi PNS dengan mengumpulkan 394 tweet yang diambil dari media sosial twitter kita bisa mendapatkan hasil kesimpulan berupa berapa persen orang yang memandang positif profesi PNS dan berapa persen orang yang memandang negatif profesi PNS.
Pemanfaatan Daun Eukaliptus Sebagai Minyak Atsiri Di Desa Giripurno
Authors: Muhammad Rafi Rasyfillah  , Aisy Aulia Amri  , Zahranisa Shorea  , Sidik Andi Al Rosid  , Mu'tasim Billah
Published: June 2023

Minyak atsiri merupakan minyak yang memiliki aroma dan mudah menguap yang berasal dari tanaman, seperti minyak eukaliptus. Minyak atsiri eukaliptus umumnya dihasilkan dari penyulingan daun eukaliptus dan memiliki nilai jual yang cukup tinggi. Desa Giripurno merupakan desa yang memiliki hutan eukaliptus yang sangat melimpah. Permasalahan yang timbul adalah ketidaktahuan warga desa mengenai pengolahan eukaliptus menjadi produk yang memiliki nilai jual, seperti minyak atsiri. Oleh karena itu Tim Bina Desa Teknik Kimia UPNVJT 2023 melakukan program pengabdian masyarakat berupa pemanfaatan daun eukaliptus menjadi minyak atsiri yang ditujukan kepada kelompok tani dan ibu-ibu PKK dasawisma Desa Giripurno. Pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan dalam beberapa tahapan berupa diskusi dan observasi lapangan, persiapan, serta pelatihan. Adapaun teknologi yang ditransfer adalah peralatan penyulingan sederhana distilasi uap dan air. Hasil yang diperoleh dari pelaksanaan ini adalah anggota kelompok tani dan ibu-ibu PKK dasawisma memperoleh pengetahuan hal baru dalam pemanfaatan daun eukaliptus menjadi minyak atsiri dan memahami teknik sederhana penyulingan minyak atsiri menggunakan alat sederhana.
Business Sustainability within the Dynamic Business Climate Change in Indonesia: The Role of Leadership Style and Innovation Culture
Authors: Taba Sattar , Mulyadi Mohamad , Sharin Farah Hida
Published: June 2023

In this day and age, with the process of globalisation still in progress and dynamic change occurring in firms, it is essential to preserve the organisational culture by guiding it in the appropriate direction in order to achieve business sustainability. However, modern organisations require leaders more than ever since their focus is almost exclusively on short-term gains at the expense of any consideration of the future. To effectively navigate the business environment and meet the needs of its customers, leadership is an indispensable instrument. As a result of all of these changes, it is abundantly evident that the leaders who run firms confront major challenges when attempting to adapt to the new conditions. The purpose of this article is to set out to do two things: create a map of the leadership research landscape and make a contribution to the refinement of a conceptual model based on that landscape. Contingency or situational theory has been proposed to support the whole body of study. Any future study topic or scenario variables may be incorporated into the suggested framework. It will be a significant factor in the continued success of Indonesian enterprises.
The Expression of miR-34c-5p Induces G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in SW480 Colon Cancer Cell
Authors: Farzaneh Shirin , Bandad Shabnam , Shaban Faezeh , Heshmati Masoumeh , Barikrow Nooshin , Pashapour Sanaz
Published: June 2023

Background: Expression of the miR-34 family, including miR-34a/b/c, has been reported to inhibit the progression of several cancer types by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. Objectives: We attempted to investigate the effect of SW480 cell transfection with miR-34c-5p mimics on cell proliferation. Methods: To do this, SW480 colon cancer cell line was transfected with miR-34c-5p mimics, scramble sequence, and the vehicle in PBS mock, and then cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. The population of cells in cell cycle phases, ROS generation, and apoptosis rate were evaluated by flow cytometry. Additionally, we determined the relative expression of apoptotic genes through real-time PCR technique. Results: We observed a reduced proliferation rate in cells transfected with miR-34c-5p compared to the control group (P
El pensamiento sustentable en el proceso de diseño
Authors: Vilchis Esquivel Luz del Carmen
Published: June 2023

El diseño gráfico es una de las profesiones cuya actividad trasciende hacia todos los ámbitos del desarrollo sustentable. Hay que reconsiderar desde su esencia misma el tipo de géneros y discursos que se comunican ya que la mayoría causa el derroche de materia prima y la acumulación de basura no reciclable. Descripción extensa: Mensualmente, con cada estado de cuenta bancario, los clientes reciben paquetes promocionales relacionados con créditos, ventas vía telefónica y promociones especiales. En cada tienda departamental, en cada temporada y con cada fecha especial, se imprimen millones de catálogos y periódicos que utilizan desde los procesos de impresión digital más caros hasta las tradicionales rotativas para difundir sus ofertas, algunos de estos objetos tienen un costo superior al de todos los libros que utiliza un niño para estudiar un año escolar de la primaria. El correo directo se utiliza para enviar revistas de ventas, folletos y volantes.
El discurso de la sustentabilidad en el imaginario turístico alternativo de Amaitlán
Authors: Mancilla González Eréndida Cristina , Rivas Recio Josué , Guerrero Salinas Manuel , Mendoza Anguiano Ricardo
Published: June 2023

El presente artículo está enfocado al estudio del imaginario construido a partir de la visión de la iniciativa privada; tomando como caso de estudio el proyecto turístico Garden City Amaitlán en Mazatlán, Sinaloa; tocando cuestiones referidas al discurso bajo el cual se está vendiendo el proyecto al turista, un discurso basado en la urbanización, la arquitectura y la mercadotecnia, que apuntan como soporte a la sustentabilidad.
La expresión en las formas de las letras
Authors: García Santibáñez Fernando
Published: June 2023

La elocuencia formal de las letras, ayuda a que su configuración informe con mayor sencillez y rapidez el significado que pretenda transmitir un mensaje visual, plasmando en los detalles de las formas de las letras, la esencia misma de comunicación. ¿Cuál es el significado más apropiado de una fuente? ¿Pueden expresar lo mismo las letras altas que las bajas? ¿Por qué los caracteres pesados no son interpretados de igual manera que los caracteres livianos? ¿Qué evocan las grafemas italizados, los extendidos, así como los condensados? ¿Qué factores constituyen la determinación de una fuente tipográfica? Tales características, están abordados en esta investigación que se adentra en la esencia expresiva de estos signos, con los que una gran parte del mundo occidental se comunica.
Comportamiento físico y mecánico del concreto elaborado con agregado residual y triturado
Authors: Carrillo Maciel Ricardo , López Vázquez Esteban , Ramírez Martínez Silvia Olivia
Published: June 2023

Los desperdicios de la construcción provenientes de demolición de estructuras de concreto actualmente tienen un uso limitado la ciudad de Oaxaca de Juárez, en algunos casos solamente se aprecia su aprovechamiento en obras pequeñas como muros de contención o firmes, sin algún estudio técnico formal lo que sigue marginando este material. En la presente investigación se mezcló agregado triturado y agregado residual en un porcentaje de 20% y 80% respectivamente, se apreció un comportamiento aceptable en el concreto elaborado con este material tanto en estado fresco como endurecido. Los resultados obtenidos con este estudio, posibilitan el aprovechamiento del agregado residual, además de disminuir la contaminación ocasionada por este al medio ambiente.
Dos enfoques diferentes para conservar el patrimonio arquitectónico: México y Estados Unidos de Norteamerica
Authors: Galván Arellano Alejandro I.
Published: June 2023

La conservación del patrimonio en los Estados Unidos de Norte América y en México son dos proyectos nacionales con enfoque y criterios diferentes. Los resultados son distintos. A través del siglo veinte, en el mundo surgieron nuevas ideas y criterios para conservar el patrimonio arquitectónico, mientras que en Estados Unidos de Norte América, surge a través de la iniciativa ciudadana hacia el gobierno, en México se desarrolla de la iniciativa del gobierno hacia los ciudadanos. En cada país existen circunstanciase ideologías diferentes respecto de la conservación patrimonial. Mientras que en Estados Unidos de Norte América, el capitalismo pretende el cambio y la transformación constante, el proyecto de conservación patrimonial es una postura opuesta. En tanto que en México, el proyecto de conservación patrimonial es resultado de un trabajo mixto del estado y la iniciativa privada.
El Diseño Gráfico. Una historia única
Authors: Beltrán Felix
Published: June 2023

La presentre entrevista, realizada por Felix Beltrán a Enric Satué sobre su libro de la historia del diseño gráfico.
La reconfiguración del arte en la publicidad
Authors: Carrillo Chávez Irma , García Santibáñez Fernando
Published: June 2023

En este texto se hará una reflexión sobre la publicidad y su relación con el arte, así como los procesos de conceptualización que llevan a utilizar al arte como medio publicitario.
Una perspectiva social del dilema ético en el diseño
Authors: Rubio Toledo Miguel Ángel , Utrilla Cobos Sandra Alicia , Santamaría Ortega Arturo , Victoria Uribe Ricardo
Published: June 2023

Resulta evidente observar las anomias o patologías sociales de competencia por el sentido del “tener” como forma de posesión de objetos de culto o fetiches como objetos de diseño, trastocando e incluso vaciando los referentes identitarios de los sujetos, es decir, el menoscabo, de manera velada, de sus derechos humanos de libertad y dignidad. En este sentido, es importante discutir sobre la manera en que la ética del diseño es afectada por el manifiesto complejo de la producción, la distribución y el consumo del diseño, en los cuales se articulan los cimientos que otorgan tales derechos al consumidor, cliente o usuario, siempre pensando en una postura de sistema de valores o ética del discurso del diseño para el beneficio de las personas en lo particular, o de los grupos o comunidad en lo público.
Diseño eco-sustentable de edificaciones: a la búsqueda de nuevas opciones de energías alternativas
Authors: Ramírez Martinez Claudia , Cercado Quezada Bibiana
Published: June 2023

El crecimiento poblacional demanda cada día mayores cantidades de energía, que además son indispensables para llevar a cabo las actividades cotidianas humanas. Pero el problema no sólo se refiere al suministro de energía, sino que la sociedad exige energías alternativas no contaminantes. Desafortunadamente, las estrategias para el aprovechamiento de energías alternativas en edificaciones han ido desapareciendo, sin ser substituidas por otras nuevas. No obstante, investigadores en el área de producción de energía están desarrollando tecnologías que podrían ser aprovechadas para el diseño eco-sustentable de edificaciones. Este artículo tiene la finalidad de dar a conocer algunas de esas nuevas eco-tecnologías, además de remarcar la necesidad de realizar esfuerzos conjuntos entre profesionales en el diseño del hábitat y biotecnología ambiental, para acelerar la introducción de nuevas tecnologías energéticas en el diseño de edificaciones, contribuyendo así a responder a las demandas de nuestra sociedad.
La estética kitsch como mecanismo para la construcción y apropiación del hábitat
Authors: Flores Figueroa José de Jesús , Balderrama Armendáriz Cesar Omar
Published: June 2023

Con la estética kitsch las personas construyen su entorno cotidiano y conforman sus referentes de sensibilidad. Es la respuesta contestataria a lo hegemónico cultural. Así las personas generan individualidad en la concepción, goce y consumo de belleza. Lo kitsch es lo eclecticismo saturado de atractivo efímero. Tiende más a lo evocativo que a lo provocativo. Hoy, el interior de la vivienda el único espacio que se puede modificar. Dividimos a los objetos kitsch de una vivienda en: religiosos, místicos, evocativos, naturales y utilitarios. De bajo costo, producción masiva en materiales de plástico, vidrio, metales y madera.
El género femenino en la autoproducción social de vivienda
Authors: Arista González Gerardo
Published: June 2023

El presente trabajo corresponde a una investigación realizada sobre el tema de la autoproducción social de vivienda en México y la participación de las mujeres en estos procesos. La autoproducción de vivienda social en México, a diferencia de los tradicionales sistemas de autoconstrucción popular, aún presentes en la periferia de nuestras ciudades, demanda la intervención de nuevos actores sociales bajo una participación organizada en sociedades cooperativas y de ayuda mutua, de la incorporación de esquemas alternos de crédito y subsidio, así como la introducción de técnicas de edificación que sean apropiadas y apropiables por las mujeres participantes. El género femenino, en colaboración con otros miembros de las familias, representan nuevos agentes sociales copartícipes, quienes a través de modelos de participación, métodos de organización y transferencia de técnicas constructivas apropiadas a la naturaleza física de la mujer.
El agua como derecho fundamental. Perspectiva desde el derecho ambiental
Authors: Portela Jorge Guillermo , Medina Peña Rolando
Published: June 2023

El libro aborda las diversas y problemáticas cuestiones que se presentan en torno al uso del aguay la necesidad de una adecuada regulación jurídica para su preservación.
Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Preschool and Primary School Aged Children: Qualitative Reports of Turkish Parents
Authors: Aydın Abdülkadir , Büyükdereli Atadağ Yıldız , Öksüz Ahmet , Apaydın Hasan , Etçioğlu Erkut , Aydın Muhammet Raşit
Published: June 2023

Objective: COVID-19 pandemic may cause negative effects on children. Qualitative studies evaluating the effects of the pandemic on preschool and primary school aged children are limited in the literature. The aim was to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 on preschool and primary school children through the observations of their parents.
Methods: In-depth interviews were made with the participants using video conferencing method. Seventeen video conferencing interviews were conducted with parents who had children between 3 and 10 aged. With the permission of the participants, audio recording was obtained in all interviews, transcribed verbatim and checked. Thematic approach was used to analyze the data. Data were collected until saturated.
Results: Findings were summarized into three main categories. The first was “The changes in the affection conditions”. It’s observed in the interviews that children experienced changes in their affection conditions such as fear, anxiety and happiness. They also went through behavioral changes like aggression and shyness. The second theme was “The Distinction in Behavioral Features”. Parents believed their children’s dominant behavioral features became more distinct. The third theme was “The changes in the Communication Levels”. While the communication with the family members increases or decrease according to various factors, the communication with the non-family members decreases for almost all of the children.
Conclusion: The effects that children are exposed to in the face of global events such as pandemics should be considered separately in addition to social planning. Each child should be evaluated within their own family and environment.
A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis on Neuronavigation Researches
Authors: Akar Ali
Published: June 2023

Objective: Neuronavigation is a novel method that has made great advances in the field of neurosurgery. The aim of this study was to review the published literature on this topic and to investigate the current state of research and trending topics.
Methods: A bibliometric analysis of the neuronavigation on the Web of Science database was performed. The publications included in the study were analyzed with Bibliosiny, bibliometrix (version R 4.2.2), and the Literature Metrology Online Analysis Platform. Graphs from Web of Science were also utilized and some tables were created with the help of Excel.
Results: The current study included 3026 research articles on neuronavigation. 11040 authors, 2332 affiliations, and 93 countries contributed to the literature on neuronavigation.  The earliest publications on neuronavigation were published in early 1990. The first article was published in Germany. The international co-authorship rate was 17.78%. Most of the international co-authorship was between the United States and Germany.
Conclusion: Neuronavigation research will remain a hot topic as technology advances. As a result, this study presented the trend and characteristics of neuronavigation studies, offering researchers a useful bibliometric analysis for future research.
The Effect of Weight, Smoking, Passive Smoking, Physical Activity Level and Quality of Sleep on Cognitive Status in Adults
Authors: Şahan Nilay , Türkmen Ceyhun , Arslan Tuğba , Yazıcı Gülay Meltem
Published: June 2023

Objective: This study was planned to investigate how the lifestyles of adults affect their cognitive control and flexibility levels and cognitive failure levels.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 81 individuals aged between 18 and 65 without a history of serious chronic illness, communication and emotional problems were included. Demographic characteristics of all individuals were recorded. The ability of individuals to control their negative thoughts and emotions and to cope with a stressful situation was assessed by the Cognitive Control and Flexibility Scale, cognitive failure status by the Cognitive Failure Scale, physical activity levels by the Short Form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and sleep quality by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Results: It was observed that as the Body Mass Index of the individuals increased, cognitive failure also increased and the assessment and coping flexibility level of individuals exposed to passive smoking were lower (p<0.05). It was determined that individuals with poor sleep quality had lower cognitive control scores on emotions and higher cognitive failure scores (p<0.05). It was determined that there was a positive and statistically significant very weak correlation between the individuals' assessment and coping flexibility level and their physical activity level (r=0.273;p<0.05).
Conclusion: It is clearly seen that individuals will improve their cognitive status with changes in their lifestyles in the direction of well-being. In this context, we think that it is important to conduct more extensive research on the factors affecting cognitive status and to raise public awareness in order to minimize negative situations.
Evaluation of Changes in Facial Attractiveness and Estimated Facial Age After Blepharoplasty with an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm
Authors: Balel Yunus
Published: June 2023

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of blepharoplasty operation on facial attractiveness and estimated facial age with an artificial intelligence-based algorithm over pre- and post-treatment facial photographs. In addition, it is aimed to make a comparison by reviewing the observable changes according to gender and operation type (upper, lower, combined).
Methods: Preoperative and postoperative photos of patients who underwent open access and copyright-free blepharoplasty operation on social media platforms (instagram and youtube) were collected. The photos were evaluated by an artificial intelligence algorithm trained to estimate facial age and evaluate facial attractiveness.
Results: A total of 541 patients, of which 454 (83.92%) were female and 87 (16.08%) were male. When all patients were evaluated without subgrouping, there was a -1.91±3.35 years younger face age and 0.43±0.64 point increase in facial attractiveness (p<0.005).
Conclusion: In this study, the effects of blepharoplasty on facial attractiveness and apparent age are presented with quantitative data. In addition, it has been concluded that artificial intelligence can be used in scoring the apparent age and facial attractiveness after blepharoplasty.
Making Middle School—Even during a Pandemic
Authors: Collier Lorna
Published: June 2023

While acknowledging a lot has been taken from students as a result of the current crisis, these two proponents of the maker-based classroom find that the freedom from test-prep and rigid schedules has also produced a sense of flow and an explosion of creativity.
Putting Empathy at the core of literacy instruction
Authors: Collier Lorna
Published: June 2023

Authors Mary Knight and Christie McLean Kesler believe their CoreEmpathy approach is effective because it cultivates empathy while simultaneously deepening reading and writing skills.
Weed Whacker
Authors: Luján Alfredo Celedón
Published: June 2023

With my new weed eater, I will trim the weeds in my yard, and metaphorically, I will whack the weeds of divisive hate rhetoric that have grown over the last four years.
Social Justice Education made Straightforward
Authors: Ehrenhalt Jey
Published: June 2023

With practice, social justice questioning can become less of a curricular strategy and more a way of seeing the world.
More Joy
Authors: Wong Janet
Published: June 2023

Poet JANET WONG, the recipient of the 2021 NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award, wants us to think of poems as things we can’t be without, “that help us on our journey.”
Making Connections, Creating Empathy through Poetry and Writing
Authors: Young Marvin
Published: June 2023

2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Willie Carver Uses writing assignments that bolster confidence and encourage mutual understanding.
Memorization vs Mastery
Authors: Gibbs Adrienne Samuels
Published: June 2023

It’s Time to Talk about Engaged Pedagogies.
It all begins with story
Authors: Collopy Trisha
Published: June 2023

Using Film to Deepen Engagement and Build Critical Thinking Skills.
Students, Teachers thrive when freedom is the Norm
Authors: Young Marvin
Published: June 2023

LaMar Timmons-Long leads a class discussion at ATech High School in Brooklyn, New York.
Flexible Grouping: Ways to Improve Students’ Reading Skill and Impact Reading Volume
Authors: Robb Laura
Published: June 2023

Author, teacher, and coach, Laura Robb has taught grades 5 to 8 for more than 40 years. She coaches elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Her more than 40 books on literacy include bestsellers Teaching Reading in Middle School (Scholastic) and Read, Talk, Write (Corwin). Her latest book, Increase Reading Volume: Practical Strategies That Boost Students’ Achievement and Passion for Reading, was published by NCTE and released in 2022.
Generative Principles for Professional Learning for Equity-Oriented Urban English Teachers
Authors: Skerrett Allison , Warrington Amber , Williamson Thea
Published: June 2023

This article investigates the experiences of three early-career secondary English urban teachers who sought to strengthen their perspectives and practices of social justice teaching through professional development. Data include teacher interviews across their first three years of teaching, artifacts across three participants representing their professional development experiences and teaching and learning in their classrooms, and interviews of three informants who participated in professional development with two of the teacher participants. We then conducted a thematic analysis. We found six generative features of professional development/professional learning that promoted these urban teachers’ development as equity-oriented English teachers. This paper contributes to the knowledge base on professional development/professional learning in urban contexts in that it is the first to foreground urban teachers’ needs for professional development that promotes their equity-oriented educational stances and practices and that illuminates how productive principles for professional learning can facilitate meeting those needs.
Teaching Global Literature to “Disturb the Waters”: A Case Study
Authors: Wissman Kelly K.
Published: June 2023

Within this qualitative case study, I describe how a fifth-grade teacher in an affluent and culturally homogenous school attempted to “disturb the waters” through teaching global literature. Framed by transactional theories of response and critical language awareness, I identify three central pedagogical moves that supported disruptions of students’ assumptions and beliefs: (1) inviting students to share their aesthetic transactions, (2) privileging multiple perspectives and genres, and (3) calling attention to language choices as a central line of inquiry. I argue that both transactional and critical approaches to literacy and language are necessary in order to move students beyond disinterested and prejudicial responses to global literature and to challenge commonly held beliefs.
Magnificent Things and Terrible Men: Teaching Sherman Alexie in the Age of #MeToo
Authors: Spanke Jeff
Published: June 2023

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have each cast light on the prevalence of sexual harassment in a variety of media industries. In this piece, I reflect on a college YAL seminar in which my students read Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The class discussion quickly became focused on Alexie himself and his surrounding accusations and subsequent admission of sexual misconduct. This piece seeks to catalog our conversation in hopes that as teachers, we may come to our own conclusions about silence, voice, choice, and when we can or should ever judge characters in art by the character of the artist.
Reconceptualizing Whiteness in English Education: Failure, Fraughtness, and Accounting for Context
Authors: Berchini Christina
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on Mr. Kurt, a white, first-year English teacher in an all-white context who has chosen to teach his students about whiteness, white supremacy, white privilege, and the many ways institutionalized racism is enacted in daily life. I center this article on classroom scenarios that highlight the challenges embedded in dealing with race and whiteness in curriculum and classroom discussion. I conclude with a discussion of how possibilities for antiracist and social justice pedagogies in English education rely on the field’s willingness to embrace a more nuanced conversation, and I offer implications for classroom practice at the K–12 and teacher education levels.
Whiteness Is a White Problem: Whiteness in English Education
Authors: Jaye Tanner Samuel
Published: June 2023

This article relies on methods of racial storytelling to provoke the field of English education (and teacher education more generally) to see how race is a white problem. Specifically, I tell and make sense of stories from my experiences as a white high school English teacher and English education scholar to wonder about the potential work white people might engage to contribute to better understandings of whiteness and, perhaps, antiracism. I argue that it is time for white people to worry about how mediating race through people of color affects engagement with race, racism, and antiracism in the field of English education.
Provocateur Pieces: Raced Encounter on a Hilltop: A Call for Soulful Justice alongside Social Justice Work
Authors: Badenhorst Pauli
Published: June 2023

This provocation begins with an emotionally charged interracial encounter during peak-hour Cape Town traffic. It goes on to consider the manner in which emotional orientations constitute everyday, internal white supremacist structures often camouflaged under the guise of caring. Later, it calls on white educators to earnestly do the work of emotional excavation to avoid the reification, reinforcement, and reproduction of subtle, well-intentioned forms of racism. Ultimately, this piece contends that soulful justice work needs to accompany the social justice investments of white educators.
Provocateur Piece: Spitballs and Sparks: Learning the Art of Grace
Authors: Rejan Andrew
Published: June 2023

Two English teachers who believed that they were like-minded discover, during a tumultuous team-teaching experience, unexpected differences in their teaching styles. In this narrative provocation, the author reconstructs moments of tension in team teaching and the path toward reconciliation, leading to a reflection on the complexity of the relationships teachers form with each other and their students. The attempt to cultivate a graceful, artful, humane imagination emerges as a vital part of both teachers’ professional lives.
Becoming a Teacher of Writing: An Analysis of the Identity Resources Offered to Preservice Teachers across Contexts
Authors: Kohnen Angela M.
Published: June 2023

This article explores the practice-linked identity resources offered to preservice ELA teachers as they moved through a teacher preparation program. Nasir and Cooks’s (2009) concepts of ideational, material, and relational resources are used as a frame to analyze the way preservice teachers talked about teaching writing at three points during their teacher preparation program. The study concludes that a narrow vision of the teaching of writing persists in the imagination of preservice teachers and in their secondary public school internship placements, rendering it difficult for teacher education programs to foster an alternate vision of what a writing teacher is or could be.
Performative Youth: The Literacy Possibilities of De-essentializing Adolescence
Authors: Tatiana Sarigianides Sophia
Published: June 2023

What might happen if teachers instruct youth directly about historically situated views of adolescence? This 10-week qualitative study examines what happened when a Black Jamaican English teacher instructed Black and Latino seniors in AP English about adolescence as a construct and guided them to apply this sociocultural lens of youth to texts in English class and to their lives. Using scholarship based in critical youth studies and Butler’s theory of performativity, this study shows the effects of giving students access to alternative discourses about adolescence. This study contributes to scholarship focused on centralizing youths’ interests in literature curriculum, for the purposes of increased literacy engagement.
Provocateur Piece: That We Somehow Still Do This
Authors: Beymer Alecia , Jarvie Scott
Published: June 2023

In this Provocateur Piece, we build a theory of poetic resonance through the interspersing of theory, philosophy, and literature with students’ voices and our own. The ideas sprang from an undergraduate English methods course we co-taught focused on micro-teaching. Throughout the essay we explore momentary encounters of resonance within and beyond pedagogical moves and students’ experiences, engaging the particularities that shape lives in classrooms.
Research: Preparing Preservice English Teachers for Participatory Online Professional Development
Authors: Rodesiler Luke
Published: June 2023

Note: This study was supported in part with funds from the Conference on English Education (CEE/ELATE) Research Initiative grant.

Among the expectations placed on English teacher educators is the need to prepare preservice teachers to actively develop as professionals. Teachers are increasingly turning to involvement in participatory online professional development (POPD) opportunities for their own development. Subsequently, this article presents research from a qualitative study investigating how selected English teacher educators prepare preservice teachers to engage in POPD activities. Drawing on interview transcripts, instructional materials, and online artifacts, research findings address teacher educators’ instructional goals when facilitating POPD activities and the instructional methods they employed to support preservice teachers’ engagement in POPD activities.
NCTE Position Statement: Beliefs about Methods Courses and Field Experiences in English Education
Authors: Gallo Jessica , Hallman Heidi L. , Parsons Christopher , Pastore-Capuana Kristen , Pet Sue Ringler , Searcy Lara
Published: June 2023

Originally developed in July 2005, this statement, formerly known as What Do We Know and Believe about the Roles of Methods Courses and Field Experiences in English Education?, was updated in April 2020 by members of the ELATE Commission on Methods Teaching and Learning.
Research: Navigating Characters, Coursework, and Curriculum: Preservice Teachers Reading Young Adult Literature Featuring Disability
Authors: Donovan Sarah J. , Weber Rebecca
Published: June 2023

In this qualitative study, the authors explore how preservice teachers select, read, and imagine teaching representations of disability in young adult literature. Adding disability to the list of diversity categories can be problematic in that thinking about disability as a singular identity group ignores abling or disabling contexts and diversity within disability (Davis, 2011; Watson, 2002). However, findings indicate that preservice teachers may only see disability in the context of special education if representations of disability are not explicitly applied in English coursework using a disability studies lens (Dunn, 2014).
(Re)Active Praxis: What’s in a Name? Language, Identity, and Power in English Education
Authors: MyHyun Kim Grace
Published: June 2023

This article discusses activities and actions for English language arts (ELA) educators to engage in antiracist praxis and humanizing pedagogy through unpacking the common activity of classroom name introductions. The author highlights how learning students’ names can involve honoring nondominant histories of racially minoritized communities. Implications of this (re)active praxis include the potential to sustain marginalized students in ELA classrooms by promoting broader racial and linguistic justice.
(Re)Active Praxis: Setting the Standard in Antiracist/Antibias Instruction in English Language Arts and Teacher Education
Authors: Goering Christian Z.
Published: June 2023

In this essay, Christian Z. Goering shares his reaction to the new NCTE Standards for the Initial Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts 7–12 (Initial Licensure) as co-chair of the 2019–2021 NCTE Steering Committee for the ELA 7–12 Preparation Standards, past chair of ELATE, and current teacher educator. Believing that these standards have the ability to challenge and change what it means to teach ELA, he considers how students, faculty, and the field can take up and embrace antiracist/antibias instruction. Editor’s note: Goering originally contributed this piece in October 2020, then revised it in October 2021 in preparation for the official release of the new standards.
Research: Archival Encounters via Podcasts: Diversity and Voice in Practice
Authors: Alvermann Donna E. , Cho Ahra , Gannon Madison , Mondi Jackie , Obradovic Mirjana , Pulliam Amy , Qi Fang , Readhead Serena , Wright William Terrell , Yeom Eun Young
Published: June 2023

This study reveals the affordances and limitations of introducing a new instructional framework—archival-based pedagogy—into a digital literacies course for English language arts educators in the fall of 2020 in the midst of COVID-19. Its purpose was to document how seven students in the course went about choosing archival content for the podcasts they created as part of their final project. The conceptual framework of artifactual critical literacy guided the study’s methodology, analysis, and interpretation of the participants’ descriptions of how the archival artifacts they selected became centerpieces in their podcasts and reflected their personal and/or professional identities. Findings from the study are presented through the seven participants’ narrative reflections, created during the spring of 2021. Implications are discussed for furthering archival-based pedagogy as a curricular alternative to traditional online teaching and learning.
(Re)Active Praxis: Navigating the Hyphens in Teacher Education during the Pandemic: Three English Educators Reflect
Authors: McGrail Ewa , Boutelier Stefani , Young Carl A.
Published: June 2023

In this essay, three teacher educators explore their individual pandemic-imposed online “zippered borders” (Fine, 1994, p. 71). Their reflections on navigating the challenges that the past two years created for them and their students resulted in a deeper understanding of the hyphens of teaching various literacy and English language arts methods courses in a virtual setting. The authors’ respective journeys and collaborative sense-making of their commonalities provide critical insights and, perhaps, some inspiration for others to reflect and consider how our best efforts as teacher educators are still, always, in the hyphens.
Research: Teaching While Grieving a Death: Navigating the Complexities of Relational Work, Emotional Labor, and English Language Arts Teaching
Authors: Dunn Mandie Bevels
Published: June 2023

English language arts scholarship has suggested literacy classrooms should be inclusive of both teachers’ and students’ grief and loss experiences; however, teachers’ grieving experiences remain understudied. This article analyzes seven in-depth interviews in order to understand ELA teachers’ experiences of teaching while grieving a death, finding that ELA teachers navigating personal loss perceived particular rules for fulfilling relational work in teaching: hiding certain negative emotions, navigating the teacher role, and foregrounding students’ learning needs. Creating ELA classrooms inclusive of trauma and loss experiences requires teacher educators to attend to the interplay of teachers’ conceptions of relational work and their experiences and emotions related to loss.
(Re)Active Praxis: The Possibilities of Community-Based Partnerships for English Language Arts Preservice Teacher Education
Authors: Lee Crystal Chen , Donovan Caitlin M. , Mann Jennifer C.
Published: June 2023

In this article, we reflect on the potential of involving preservice teachers in pedagogical experiences with community-based organizations to cultivate all students’ genius and criticality (Muhammad, 2020). Drawing on our (re)active praxis as teacher educators, we examine our work with two preservice ELA teachers who planned and taught a critical literacy curriculum at a community-based site. By (re)imagining teacher education beyond traditional university and school classroom walls, we consider the possibilities of bridging university-community contexts to develop our own implementation of critical pedagogies.
Power Play: From Grammar to Language Study
Authors: Devereaux Michelle D. , Crovitz Darren
Published: June 2023

This piece explores how moving from grammar instruction to language study empowers students and their writing. The authors detail how to leverage what students already know and how certain language moves negotiate power.