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PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR E-BOOK BERBASIS 3D DAN VIDEO KONTEKSTUAL PADA MATERI MEKANIKA ANALITIK LAGRANGE
Authors: Ririn Solekhah  , Nasyaa Zahrotul Jannah  , Bayu Setiaji
Published: January 2025

Technological advances encourage the advancement of various aspects of life, including education. This era is synonymous with instant and visual things. So, in order to keep up with the times, the teaching materials used must be able to adjust to the characteristics of current students. Physics students find it difficult to understand Lagrange's mechanical material. Thus, research was carried out to develop 3D-based e-book teaching materials and contextual videos on Lagrange mechanics material which is expected to improve the thinking skills of physics students related to Lagrange mechanics. The method carried out is RnD with the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). But. The research only focuses on the Analysis, Design, and Development stages. In addition, a feasibility test was carried out from Physics Education practitioners and 10 samples of Physics Education students. The results obtained show that 3D-based e-book teaching materials and contextual videos are feasible to be used to improve students' understanding of Lagrange mechanics material.
PERSEPSI SISWA TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN MODUL PRAKTIKUM BIO BATERAI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA SMA MATERI ENERGI TERBARUKAN
Authors: Pawarangan Ishak , Tumewu Widya Anjelia , Mawuntu Vicky Julius , Kumendong Igreya Mitchell
Published: January 2025

This study aims to examine students' perceptions of the use of a bio-battery practicum module utilizing coffee grounds in physics education on the topic of renewable energy. The research involved 12 students from SMA Negeri 2 Tomohon as participants. The evaluation instrument consisted of a questionnaire with 11 questions grouped into three primary indicators: module appearance, material presentation, and module benefits. The findings revealed that the module appearance indicator was rated as excellent on three questions (100%, 83.33%, and 100%) and good on one question (66.67%). The material presentation indicator received excellent ratings across all questions, ranging from 83.33% to 100%. Similarly, the module benefits indicator achieved excellent ratings for all questions (100%). Despite these positive results, a few neutral responses were observed on questions concerning the module’s design and illustrations (33.33% and 16.67%) and material clarity (16.67%). Overall, the module demonstrated a high level of effectiveness, with the majority of scores exceeding 76%, placing it in the "excellent" category. These results underscore the significant potential of the bio-battery practicum module as an innovative educational tool to enhance students' understanding of renewable energy concepts at the high school level.
Unlocking the nexus between employees’ empowerment and organizational citizenship behaviors in Saudi hotels: The moderating mediated roles of person-job fit and self-efficacy
Authors: Alqahtani Mohammad
Published: January 2025

The purpose of the study is to examine the direct effect of employees’ empowerment on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) and the mediating effect of self-efficacy between empowerment and OCB. The study also investigates the moderating role of person-job (P-J) fit in the relationship between empowerment and self-efficacy. The study used a quantitative research method. We developed a questionnaire and distributed it to a sample of 400 employees at five-star hotels in Jeddah City, subsequently receiving 280 valid questionnaire forms. We used Smart PLS to analyze the collected data. The findings revealed that empowerment positively influences both OCB and self-efficacy, while self-efficacy also positively influences OCB. Consequently, self-efficacy mediates the association between empowerment and OCB. Finally, P-J FIT moderates the relationship between empowerment and self-efficacy. In order to boost OCB among employees, it is important to manage work demands to achieve positive work behaviors. Consequently, the study’s primary recommendation is to provide a suitable environment through appropriate recruitment, selection, and training of employees, which helps increase their readiness to buffer work demands. Hence, empowering employees via redesigning jobs and providing autonomy becomes viable.
Neural network solutions for artificial intelligence based on the new MIU-Net model for segmentation of the lung images in the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases
Authors: Nabiyeva Gulnaz , Kalizhanova Aliya , Abutalipova Nurgul , Koishiyeva Dina , Akhmetov Sultan
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this research is to segment the chest on X-rays, a crucial step in medical image processing pivotal for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. By employing modifications to the U-Net model, this study endeavors to enhance chest segmentation on X-rays. The approach includes introducing alterations to the basic architecture of the U-Net model, integrating Inception blocks, and a using a squeeze-and-excitation mechanism to improve segmentation accuracy. The Shenzhen dataset, comprising chest radiographs, serves as the subject of investigation, highlighting the practical application of these modifications. The utilization of the MIU-Net model for automatic chest organ segmentation underscores its significance in the realm of lung disease diagnosis and treatment. Experimental methodologies encompass two types of data augmentation: Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) and the introduction of Gaussian noise, to test the model's robustness under various conditions. A comparative analysis is conducted against both the baseline U-Net and U-Net with Inception blocks. The results show that the improved U-Net model that includes Inception and Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) is a lot better than the original U-Net. Specifically, the Dice coefficient for the improved model stands at 0.9040 for the original data, 0.9306 with CLAHE application, and 0.9232 with Gaussian noise addition. These findings underscore the importance of the research, emphasizing the significance of improving the accuracy of chest segmentation on X-rays for early disease detection and treatment optimization, which are the practical implications of this study. The research’s implications extend beyond academic interest, offering potential enhancements in clinical practices for lung disease management.
The nexus between audit features and timely financial reporting in the GCC region: A moderating role for institutional ownership
Authors: Khan Faisal , Abubakr Ayman Abdalla Mohammed , Hussain Shatha
Published: January 2025

This research examines the nexus between audit features and timely financial reporting in the GCC region. The delay in submitting audit reports (ARL) amplifies uncertainty and diminishes confidence in financial statements. Thus, the study focuses on audit firm size, auditor change, busy audit season, institutional ownership (IO), and the timeliness of audit reports for non-financial companies listed on the stock exchanges of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies. The research draws on 5,271 firm-year observations spanning from 2009 to 2023. To test the hypotheses, the study employs both the generalized method of movements (GMM) technique combined with propensity score matching (PSM) approach. The study reveals that changes in auditors, a busy audit season, and the implementation of the Big 4 significantly increase the ARL in the GCC. Furthermore, institutional ownership cannot mitigate the detrimental effects of these three audit features on ARL. However, IO with at least a 20% stake significantly curtails the negative role of audit features in increasing the ARL in the region. Our research concludes that audit-related features and institutional ownership are very critical in preventing unnecessary delays in the audit report. The increasing ARL in GCC requires the regulator to revisit the legislation regarding the appointment of auditors, auditor change, busy audit season, and the stake of institutional ownership for the listed companies.
The role of e-learning in enhancing digital thinking skills among university students
Authors: Al-Ghammaz Saif Al-Deen , Alassaf Hamzeh , Alsalti Mahmoud , Almomani Hana , Hleiban Tahaweel
Published: January 2025

This paper explores the role of e-learning in enhancing university students’ digital thinking skills. The descriptive approach is used. The research sample includes a sample of 120 male and female students randomly selected from the faculty of Arts at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan. The results indicate a medium degree of approval regarding digital thinking skills using e-learning in teaching. The research paper recommends furnishing students of the Faculty of Arts with digital training programs to enhance their digital skills and activate online learning programs in virtual classrooms. This paper enriches the Arab and Western libraries with original academic contributions and scholarship to knowledge about the significance of adopting digital thinking skills among students in daily life situations. Other key implications are reflected in activating electronic educational programs in virtual classrooms, developing educational programs specific to e-learning and encouraging teachers to use electronic curricula in e-learning. The paper recommends conducting a study on the effectiveness of e-learning in developing critical thinking skills, meta-digital thinking, advanced thinking skills, and meta-digital thinking skills regarding future research work. Conducting a study on enhancing digital learning abilities among pre-university and university students is one of the primary implications.
The construction of mental images as a cognitive strategy to improve comprehension of expository texts in children
Authors: Ayay-Arista Guido , Huaman-Romani Yersi-Luis , Coronel-Chugden Jose-Walter , Uceda Francisco Martin Fernandez , Julon-Sanchez Mirta Margoth
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the construction of mental images as a cognitive strategy to improve comprehension of expository texts in elementary school children. Since these texts require greater cognitive effort, we investigated whether the creation of mental images facilitates the reading comprehension process. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design and a hypothetico-deductive method was used. Fifty-four elementary school students participated (mean age = 9.24, SD = 0.43; 31 boys and 23 girls), distributed in two groups: an experimental group, which applied the strategy during eight 90-minute sessions, and a control group, which received conventional instructions. The results indicated that the experimental group showed a significant improvement in the comprehension of expository texts, with 63% of the students reaching a satisfactory level of achievement, while the control group did not present relevant advances. In conclusion, the strategy of constructing mental images proved to be effective in the development of reading comprehension skills, improving the literal, inferential, and critical levels. The practical implications indicate that implementing this strategy as a key pedagogical tool could positively impact reading comprehension in primary education.
STEAM's approach to physics: The impact of using LEGO robotics elements on academic achievement in laboratory classes
Authors: Kelesbayev Kazhymukan , Ramankulov Sherzod , Nurizinova Makpal , Kurbanbekov Bakytzhan , Pattayev Amin
Published: January 2025

Using robotics elements in physics laboratory classes is a method to implement the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) approach. This study aims to identify the prerequisites and features of using the LEGO EV3 set (LEGO Mindstorms series from the robotics designer) in laboratory classes in teaching physics. Methods of system analysis using keywords and constructivist research methods were used for articles published in high-ranking journals during the study. A pedagogical study was also conducted in physics laboratories to assess the effectiveness of LEGO robotics elements in the implementation of interdisciplinary STEM projects. The pedagogical study involved 167 students (85 students in the control group and 82 students in the experimental group). During laboratory classes, students in the experimental group were taught using the LEGO EV3 set which allows them to create simple and complex mechanisms using a programming language. A written control work was used which was evaluated on a 10-point system as a means of collecting data. The effectiveness of LEGO robotics elements was assessed using a differential analysis of pre-and post-training scores based on the t-test. Scores after the educational process were in the experimental group (x = 7.6)  while scores before were in the experimental group (X = 5.004). The results of the study showed that the use of LEGO robotics elements in STEM-based laboratory classes has a positive effect on the development of educational achievements.
Demistifying the role of job crafting on the morale of healthcare workers in Nigerian public hospitals
Authors: Izegbuwa Tongo Nancy , Adenike Adeniji Anthonia , Paul Salau Odunayo , Oluwafunmilayo Onayemi Oluwakemi , Esitse Dada Augustina
Published: January 2025

The mass exodus of healthcare workers from the Nigerian healthcare system highlights the urgent need to reevaluate the operational framework. This reevaluation aims to grant healthcare workers greater autonomy to improve their morale and address organizational issues like job dissatisfaction and high turnover. The inability to create new positions or redesign existing roles has contributed to these challenges, necessitating a comprehensive solution. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of job crafting on the moral of healthcare workers in the Nigerian Public Hospitals. It buttressed its argument with Hackman & Oldham’s Job Characteristics Model. All the Doctors and Nurses in the public Secondary Hospitals also known as General Hospitals in Lagos State were used for this study, making a total population of 11,084. The sample size of 725 was determined using Morgan sample size determination table. Quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis were employed. The results of the study show that job crafting has a substantial impact on the morale of healthcare workers in public hospitals. Higher levels of morale and happiness are experienced by healthcare workers who participate in job crafting activities. The crucial elements of job crafting—relational, task, and cognitive—allow healthcare professionals to customise and remodel their work experiences in accordance with their preferences and values. The study recommends that structures be put in place that supports job crafting in the Nigerian healthcare system so as to give a high level of autonomy and flexibility to the healthcare workers thereby boosting their morale for effective and efficient performance.
Enhancing Brand Equity and Customers Purchase Intention at Tourism Companies in Ho Chi Minh City: The Role of ESG
Authors: Dang Nhan Truong Thanh , Ha Van Dung
Published: January 2025

The basic theories and previous studies are used in this study, based on a survey conducted with 527 customers of tourism companies in Ho Chi Minh City, to assess and analyze the function of ESG in enhancing brand equity and customer purchase intention. Based on an analytical structure supported by various techniques such as statistical analysis, Cronbach's alpha reliability, EFA factor analysis, and PLS-SEM structural equation modeling, using SPSS and SMART-PLS software, some important facts that come up from this study include the following. The ESG factors, or EN, SO, and GO issues, have a positive effect on Brand Equity. In like manner, these ESG dimensions contribute to positively affecting CDA or PI. Lastly, PI is positively influenced by BE. These results affirm the significant contribution the dimensions of ESG make toward the attitudinal and behavioral change of customers within the tourism industry. Emphasizing environmental, social, and governance issues will help tourism companies enhance their brand equity and improve the purchase intention of customers, adding value toward sustainable development and welfare of society.
Examining the Effect of Social Media Communication on COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions: The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Communication and Risk Perception
Authors: Singh Shekhar , Arya Sandeep , Pant Tanmay , Agarwal Tamanna , Srivastava Sandeep
Published: January 2025

The emergence of COVID-19, originating from the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, presented a global health crisis that had profound repercussions on societies worldwide. In response, the scientific community mobilized to swiftly develop effective vaccines in an unprecedented manner. Governments around the world launched extensive vaccination campaigns with the goal of attaining widespread immunity and ultimately bringing an end to the pandemic. The success of these endeavors to combat COVID-19 was partially contingent upon individuals’ willingness to receive vaccinations. Thus, understanding the factors influencing people's vaccine intentions becomes crucial for future similar pandemic scenarios. The Indian government implemented numerous strategic social media campaigns to enhance acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among its populace. These campaigns, executed with careful planning, harnessed various online platforms to communicate accurate information, address concerns, and underscore the vaccine’s significance in containing the virus’s spread. This study delves into the impact of social media communication on COVID-19 vaccine intentions, considering the mediating roles of interpersonal communication and risk perception. Data collected from a cross-sectional survey of 391 participants were subjected to structural equation modeling for analysis. The results indicated that social media communication directly and indirectly influenced vaccine attitudes, mediated by risk perception and interpersonal communication. Consequently, attitudes toward the vaccine significantly affected intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Determinants of Earnings Management: The Moderating Role of Firm Size
Authors: Wijaya Rico , Wahyudi Ilham , Arum Enggar Diah Puspa
Published: January 2025

This study aims to provide empirical evidence on the impact of financial distress, financial ratios, and corporate governance on earnings management, using company size as a moderating variable. This study focuses on real estate, construction, and property companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) between 2020 and 2022, with a sample of 54 companies selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression to test the direct effect of independent variables on earnings management and interaction test to evaluate the moderating role of firm size. The research findings show that financial distress affects earnings management, which suggests that companies under financial stress are more likely to rely on earnings management to present favorable earnings performance. In contrast, financial ratios do not affect earnings management, which suggests that well-performing firms are less likely to engage in the practice. Good corporate governance, represented by the proportion of independent directors, audit committee and managerial ownership, also affects earnings management. In addition, firm size moderates the relationship between financial distress and earnings management, with larger firms showing a greater tendency towards earnings management when facing financial challenges. These results underscore the importance of considering financial conditions and firm size when monitoring earnings management, as larger firms may be more prone to earnings management practices under certain conditions.
Sustainable Tourism Management: Policy for Planning Wetland Park Social Media Marketing Strategies
Authors: Wu Yimeng , Hussein Mohd Kher Bin , Yunos Mohd. Yazid Mohd. , Zhuang Qianda
Published: January 2025

There is need to social media marketing strategies on wetland park management in order to increase number of visitors in Putrajaya. The purpose of this study is using social media promotion to increase number of visitors in wetland park in Putrajaya, Malaysia. This study uses Literature Review to explore the charactieristic of the wetland park. Then it uses literature review to analyse the measure of the wetland park by using social media promotion. Later it uses Literature Review to proposal the social media promotion to increase number of visitors in wetland park in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Results of the study would include space arrangement of wetland park, facility and activities of the wetland park., ecosystem policy of the wetland park., social media tool (e.g, Facebook, Twitter), types of social media promotion, method of social media promotion and theory for social media promotion for wetland park. After the introduction of the background problem, this paper will present the literature on wetland park, social media promotion and increase number of visitors and describe the research methodology before presenting the expected results. The study contributes in recommendation of use the social media promotion to increase number of visitors in the wetland park. It proposes in order to increase the number of visitors in Putrajaya wetland park by using social media.
Evaluating the Impact of Energy Mix and Digital Economy on Ecological Footprint in GCC: Fresh Insight from Panel ARDL Approach
Authors: Balushi Issa Ahmed AL , Yusoff Nora Yusma Binti Mohamed
Published: January 2025

This study examines the impact of economic growth, digitalization, and energy mix on the ecological footprint in the GCC region from 2000 to 2021. Using advanced econometric techniques, including Panel ARDL, AMG, and CCEMG estimations, the research explores both short-run and long-run dynamics while ensuring robust and valid results. Pre-estimation tests, such as Cross-Sectional Dependence (CSD) and panel unit root tests, confirm that variables are free from unit root problems but exhibit CSD, emphasizing economic interdependencies in the region. Panel cointegration tests reveal long-term equilibrium relationships among the variables. The findings indicate that economic growth, non-renewable energy consumption, and population significantly increase the ecological footprint, highlighting their role in driving environmental degradation. Conversely, renewable energy and digitalization significantly reduce the ecological footprint, showcasing their potential to support environmental sustainability. Validation through AMG and CCEMG methods confirms the robustness of the Panel ARDL results. This study contributes to the understanding of how economic and energy transitions interact with ecological outcomes in resource-rich economies. The results underline the critical need for policies promoting renewable energy, sustainable urbanization, and the integration of digital technologies to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability in the GCC region.
A Study on Impact of HRM Practices on Effectiveness of Team Building with Special Reference to Insurance Industry in India by Using Structural Equation Model
Authors: Bakya P. , Bama H. , Karthik G.
Published: January 2025

This study examines the impact of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices on team-building effectiveness within the insurance industry in India. With rising competition and a rapidly evolving business landscape, effective teamwork has become crucial for organizational success, particularly in service sectors like insurance where collaboration enhances client service and operational efficiency. The study identifies key HRM practices - recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, and compensation- as influential factors in fostering team cohesion, motivation, and effectiveness. Utilizing a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach, the research analyzes data collected from a sample of employees across leading insurance companies in India. The SEM technique allows for a comprehensive assessment of direct and indirect relationships between HRM practices and team-building outcomes, revealing critical paths that significantly contribute to team effectiveness. Results indicate that targeted HRM practices not only improve team performance but also enhance job satisfaction and retention rates within teams. The findings offer practical implications for HR practitioners aiming to optimize team dynamics and strengthen overall organizational performance in the insurance sector. The study concludes by recommending HR strategies that align team-building initiatives with organizational goals to maintain a competitive edge in the industry.
Unfolding the Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Sustenance: Evidence from Women Entrepreneurs in India
Authors: Antonymuthu Sarlin Venotha , Kulathaisamy Alex , Xavier Martina Franciska , Parayitam Satyanarayana
Published: January 2025

This research investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and sustenance. Using social cognitive theory (SCT) and self-determination theory (SDT) as theoretical underpinnings, a conceptual model is developed showing the relationships between ESE, decision-making, motivation, skills and competencies, relational support, knowledge, and sustenance of women entrepreneurs. A survey instrument was used to collect data from 396 respondents from the women entrepreneurs in the Dindigul district of southern Tamil Nadu, India. First, the measures' psychometric properties were tested using LISREL software for structural equation modeling. Second, hypothesized relationships were tested using PROCESS macros. The findings indicate (i) ESE is a significant predictor of entrepreneurial decision-making, motivation, and sustenance, (ii) entrepreneurial decision-making and motivation mediate the relationship between ESE and entrepreneurial sustenance, (iii) entrepreneurial knowledge moderates the relationship between ESE and entrepreneurial decision-making, and (iv) relational support (first moderator) and entrepreneurial skills (second moderator) moderate the relationship between motivation and entrepreneurial sustenance. The two-way interaction between ESE and entrepreneurial knowledge in influencing entrepreneurial decision-making and the three-way interaction between motivation, relational support, and skills and competencies in influencing entrepreneurial sustenance bring novelty to the model. To the best of our knowledge, this model's two-way interaction and three-way interaction of variables is the first of its kind in India, particularly about women entrepreneurs in India. It makes a pivotal contribution to entrepreneurship theory and practice.
The Effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Purchasing Power, Unemployment, and Income in Indonesia: Reviewed from the Perception of Indonesian
Authors: Subroto Waspodo Tjipto , Prakoso Albrian Fiky , Andriansyah Eka Hendy , Ginanjar Ardhita Eko , Roziqifath Zain Fuadi Muhammad
Published: January 2025

The Covid-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted economic activity in many countries, including Indonesia. The impact greatly felt by the community is declined purchasing power, unemployment, and increased poverty. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on the decline in people's purchasing power, unemployment, and increased poverty due to reduced economic activity in Indonesia. A survey method was used with a quantitative approach involving 850 selected respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed through google form media. The data analysis showed that Coronavirus positively and significantly affects purchasing power and unemployment but negatively and significantly affects income or poverty. Furthermore, Coronavirus and unemployment have a partial negative and significant effect on income, but purchasing power has a positive and significant effect. Therefore, purchasing power and unemployment mediate the positive and significant effect of Coronavirus on income.
Criatividade, contexto e as emoções
Authors: Wainberg Jacques A.
Published: January 2025

O objetivo deste estudo é identificar as emoções implicadas nas quatro fases do ato criativo (preparação, incubação, iluminação e verificação) em quatro contextos (estufa, desafiador, potencial e adverso). Fica demonstrado que o ambiente estufa é o mais propício à inventividade e que a curiosidade da pessoa é o sentimento decisivo à inovação. Esses dois fatores distinguem as sociedades e as organizações que acolhem e estimulam o pensamento divergente. A pessoa criativa desafia o senso comum e o poder que o contexto social exerce no condicionamento dos indivíduos. O estudo mostra que ela navega entre 18 emoções positivas e 26 negativas. O ato criativo depende de sua disposição em assumir riscos, em cultivar entusiasmo e possuir uma atitude positiva em relação ao futuro. Em última instância o que está em jogo é a liberdade do sujeito poder pensar de um novo jeito para assim chegar a um lugar inesperado e produtivo.
Inteligência Artificial na educação: avaliações teóricas e práticas em física com o suporte do ChatGPT e Arduino
Authors: Querino Andre Luis Brito
Published: January 2025

Este estudo explora a integração da inteligência artificial (IA), em particular o ChatGPT, e plataformas maker como o Arduino no ensino de Física, com foco na análise de circuitos. A pesquisa busca aprimorar o engajamento e a compreensão conceitual dos alunos, conectando o conhecimento teórico à prática. Foi utilizada uma abordagem metodológica mista, envolvendo atividades teóricas apoiadas pelo ChatGPT e projetos práticos com o Arduino. Trinta estudantes do ensino médio participaram de atividades como a construção de circuitos simples com LEDs e o desenvolvimento de sistemas automatizados para monitoramento ambiental. Os resultados mostram avanços significativos na compreensão e no interesse dos alunos pelos conceitos de Física, com 85% considerando o ChatGPT útil para esclarecer dúvidas e 75% relatando melhor compreensão por meio de projetos com Arduino. Professores também destacaram a eficácia dessas ferramentas na contextualização de tópicos complexos. Apesar dos avanços, foram observados desafios, como dependência inicial da orientação dos professores e limitações na infraestrutura. O estudo conclui que a integração de IA e ferramentas maker promove aprendizado ativo e desenvolvimento de habilidades tecnológicas, preparando os alunos para os desafios do século XXI. Pesquisas futuras devem explorar essas metodologias em outras disciplinas e avaliar impactos de longo prazo.
Software online para dimensionamento de pilares de madeira
Authors: Godoi Beatriz Pinheiro Furukawa , Menezes Isabella Silva , Moraes Matheus Henrique Morato de , Simões José Eduardo Queiroz , Fraga Iuri Fazolin , Pereira Junior Wanderlei Malaquias , Lahr Francisco Antonio Rocco , Christoforo André Luis
Published: January 2025

A madeira é o material de construção mais antigo do mundo e pode ser utilizada em diversos elementos estruturais. O dimensionamento de tais elementos é feito, em geral, por meio de cálculos extensos e complexos. Em razão disso, softwares de dimensionamento de estruturas de madeira que auxiliam e facilitam esses cálculos vêm crescendo com o passar do tempo, ganhando cada vez mais popularidade. No entanto, com a atualização dos critérios de dimensionamentos, presentes no novo texto da norma brasileira de projetos de estruturas de madeira, a ABNT NBR 7190-1 (2022), os softwares existentes, baseados em versões anteriores, se tornaram ultrapassados. Assim, neste trabalho foi desenvolvido um software online para a verificação de pilares feitos com madeira serrada por meio das linguagens de desenvolvimento web HTML/JavaScript e CSS, seguindo as diretrizes da ABNT NBR 7190-1 (2022), com o objetivo de auxiliar os usuários no dimensionamento de estruturas de madeira submetidas à compressão simples e à flexocompressão. A ferramenta desenvolvida revelou-se promissora, em razão da geração de relatório PDF com detalhamento dos cálculos realizados no dimensionamento.
Relação entre o Materialismo Histórico Dialético e Terapia Comportamental: o Materialismo e a Dialética
Authors: Paiva Marlla Rúbya Ferreira , Moraes Betânea Moreira de , Aguiar Filho Vicente André Alcântara
Published: January 2025

A pesquisa é de natureza teórico-bibliográfica desenvolvida no curso de Doutorado (PPGE/UECE). Nosso objetivo é analisar a relação entre a Terapia Analítico Comportamental (AC) e o Marxismo de forma a investigar os elementos do materialismo e da dialética nesses dois campos de conhecimento identificando os encontros e desencontros. Para tanto desenvolveremos uma pesquisa teórico bibliográfica utilizando elementos da revisão de literatura e discussão dos trabalhos encontrados com as principais obras dos autores investigados. Através dos descritores utilizados encontramos os seguintes resultados, no BDTD obtivemos 401 trabalhos; na CAPS foram 20 artigos e no ERIC não houveram trabalhos achados. Entretanto, ao serem analisados apenas um desses trabalhos correspondia aos critérios elencados, ou seja, todos os outros não correspondiam ao nosso objetivo de pesquisa. Como resultados encontramos que excluir a dialética da AC seria inconpatível a conceitos centrais como: classe de respostas, comportamento operante, seleção por consequências e ainda análise funcional. Podemos concluir a presença tanto do materialismo quanto da dialética que são elementos centrais constituintes do Materialismo Histórico Dialético, também como elementos presentes e compatíveis com a Análise do Comportamento.
Research on the Innovation of Maritime English Teaching Mode in the Big Data Environment
Authors: Huang Xiang
Published: January 2025

With the rapid development of the global shipping industry, maritime English teaching faces new challenges. This paper focuses on the innovation of the college maritime English teaching mode in the big data environment, and explores innovative strategies such as flipped classrooms, VR/AR technology-driven situational simulations, personalized learning path design, and multi -dimensional evaluation systems. The research shows that these big-data-based teaching modes can effectively improve students' language application ability, situational response ability, and cross-cultural communication ability, providing a new path for cultivating high-quality maritime talents.
Istituzioni e società tra Flanona e Tarsatica (I sec. a.C.-III sec. d.C.)
Authors: Vitelli Casella Mattia
Published: January 2025

L’articolo si focalizza sullo sviluppo delle istituzioni e della società delle comunità di Flanona (Fianona/Plomin) e Tarsatica (Fiume/Rijeka) in epoca romana, dal momento della conquista al III secolo d.C. Un’attenzione particolare è riservata alla romanizzazione della componente indigena e ai rapporti con Aquileia e l’Istria occidentale, a partire dalla documentazione epigrafica.
Malomunski kodicil iz 18. stoljeća
Authors: Doričić Robert , Medved Marko
Published: January 2025

U bogatoj ostavini povjesničara i svećenika dr. sc. Maksa Peloze čuva se nadopuna oporuke (kodicil) Jurja Samse (izv. Giorgio Samsa) iz sela Male Mune. Ta je razredba posljednje volje oporučitelja zapisana pred svjedocima 1754. godine rukom lokalnoga dušobrižnika. Osim što daje uvid u prošlost nasljednopravnih odnosa, ona predstavlja višestruko vrijedan izvor za istraživanje novovjekovne prošlosti na području Opatijskoga krasa kojemu selo Male Mune pripada, osobito uzimajući u obzir rijetkost takvoga arhivskoga gradiva.Polazeći od sadržajne analize kodicila, autori donose pregled teritorijalno-crkvene pripadnosti sela Male Mune sredinom 18. stoljeća te predstavljaju u kodicilu zabilježene antroponime i mikrotoponime koji svoje postojanje svjedoče i danas.
Od liburnijske toponimije do planinarske terminologije
Authors: Eterović Igor , Horvat Joža
Published: January 2025

Stanislav Gilić široj je javnosti uglavnom poznat kao vrstan alpinist, planinar i penjač. U ovom se pak radu ističe njegov velik doprinos hrvatskomu jezikoslovlju – predstavlja se i valorizira njegov plodan onomastički (ponajprije toponomastički) opus, a ističu se i važni terminološki prinosi, za koje se može reći da nadilaze okvire lokalnoga i regionalnoga, odnosno da su relevantni u nacionalnom, pa čak i u nadnacionalnom kontekstu. Pregledom i kritičkim osvrtom najprije su obuhvaćeni radovi u kojima je predstavio rezultate svojih sustavnih istraživanja toponimā na području Liburnije – na potezu od Lovranštine preko Mošćeništine do Brseštine. Zatim se nudi osvrt na druge njegove toponomastičke radove čija su tema toponimijski sustavi različitih područja – od Rijeke i Grobništine, preko područja općina Kostrena, Klana i Matulji, do širega teritorija Istre. Naposljetku se zasebno ističe i valorizira vrijednost njegovih radova u području planinarske i alpinističke terminologije, koji su do danas – što je malo poznato čak i akademskoj javnosti – nezaobilazne referentne točke i relevantni prinosi pri razvoju planinarske terminologije.
Our Place on Earth: Territory, Property, and the Sources of Human Entitlement
Authors: Espejo Paulina Ochoa
Published: January 2025

We are running out of water, and the waters are rising. Today, water and other natural resources are controlled by states, holders of territorial rights. But states are often blind to complex environmental processes. Should only states have these rights? This chapter challenges two widely held assumptions: that territorial rights belong to states, and that these rights should be modelled on the individual right to private property. It turns, instead, to a neglected intellectual tradition in which it is not individuals, peoples, or states, but rather grounded communities–pueblos–that have territorial rights. This project reinterprets pueblos to illuminate indigenous peoples’ land claims and conflicts over natural resources.
What Does Evolutionary Biology Tell Us about Relationality as a Basis for Economics and Politics?
Authors: Pally Marcia
Published: January 2025

Biologist Darcia Narvaez writes, “To approach eudaimonia or human flourishing, one must have a concept of human nature, a realization of what constitutes a normal baseline.” Meaning, to assemble an economy or politics, we must know the characteristics of the species and the conditions where they flourish. Aristotle said the same: “The nature of a thing is its end.” Understanding the baseline of a thing is understanding its forms of flourishing. This chapter suggests that humanity is a relational species; we survive and develop through our networks of relations. Each unique person becomes who she is through those relations, both with those nearby and those that extend out in our paths of global connectedness. Pally reviews relationality in concepts such as the imago/b’tselem Elohim, covenant, and Trinity. This chapter explores relationality by concentrating on contributions from evolutionary biology, especially the shift from 200,000 years of episodic aggression in a “hyper-cooperative” species reliant on reciprocal giving to the increase in aggression since the monopolizability of surpluses, new inequalities, and hierarchies emerging with agrarianism. Biology suggests that capacity for cooperativity and aggression are part of the human behavioral suite, but that performance depends on local conditions, which are controllable.
“Pray for good sounds”
Authors: Booker Vaughn A.
Published: January 2025

This chapter highlights Mary Lou Williams’s written correspondences with two Black spiritual companions, Hazel Scott and Mario Hancock, while she stayed in Copenhagen, in Pittsburgh, and in her Hamilton Terrace apartment home in New York City between 1963 and 1970. Williams’s letters demonstrate her work to construct and maintain intimate and confessional conversations with other Black women, and with Black men religious, as they navigated spiritual life in a white religious hierarchy. As this set of Black folks collaboratively developed their relationships with God, saints, departed priests, and each other, their letters also reveal that irreverent humor, amid religious and spiritual cultivation, was important to their friendships. This chapter focuses on the religious content of Williams’s correspondences with Scott and Hancock to highlight one internationally prominent Black Catholic woman’s navigation of spiritual and material battles, along with her deployment of spiritual resources and regular communication with Black friends allied in (or adjacent to) the faith, within a global Christian church with a clear gender hierarchy and an implicit racial hierarchy that faced the prospect of desegregation in the US context.
Introduction
Authors: Vardoulakis Dimitris
Published: January 2025

The chapter defines in detail the ruse of techne and provides an extensive examination of the secondary literature on Heidegger to position the ruse of techne within the reception of his work. The ruse of techne consists in Heidegger’s concurrent employment of three distinct meanings of techne from ancient Greek. First, techne as implicated in the singularity of being in Greek ontology. Heidegger holds that Greek thought does not know of metaphysical transcendence, which also means that it posits a single, unified being. Second, techne as technology. This includes all activities that are oriented toward ends, that is, it includes the instrumental. Third, techne as artistic practice. Art exemplifies an activity unconcerned with any ends and effects, or the ineffectual, which, according to Heidegger, to the truth of being. The ruse consists in being able to define the ineffectual only by shifting between these three meanings of techne.
Excursus
Authors: Vardoulakis Dimitris
Published: January 2025

This chapter situates the conflation of causality and instrumentality, which is critical for Heidegger’s ruse of techne and the construction of the ineffectual, within the history of philosophy. It demonstrates that it is a fundamental feature of the way that morality was conceived within the metaphysical tradition. The chapter also presents the monist materialist conception of action that relies on the distinction between causality and instrumentality, and which precludes the possibility that the ineffectual exists.
Peroratio
Authors: Vardoulakis Dimitris
Published: January 2025

This chapter summarizes the whole argument, with an emphasis on the influence of Heidegger’s conception of an action without ends and effects, or the ineffectual, in continental philosophy. It also notes the alternative materialist tradition that relies on instrumentality to determine the ethical and the political.
Annihilation
Authors: Pattison George
Published: January 2025

Starting from Kant’s professed embarrassment at the idea of being found praying, the chapter explores Kant’s underlying assumptions about the character of autonomous freedom that he sees as integral to human flourishing. This is seen as further radicalized in Fichte but countered in Schleiermacher’s view of human beings as “absolutely dependent” on God, a view that is basic to any account of prayer. The Schleiermacherian theme of the passive self is tracked in Kierkegaard’s “upbuilding discourses”, showing how Kierkegaard ultimately embraces a view that requires the annihilation of the self. This view is given a more concrete rendition in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, as seen in the “conversion scene” in which Alyosha Karamazov experiences oneness with nature and God and, in the feeling of guilt, awakens to moral responsibility.
Introduction
Authors: Delahanty Ian
Published: January 2025

This chapter establishes the book’s two primary arguments and situates them within the historiographies of Irish-American history and the history of the Civil War era. It argues first that Irish Americans’ views on slavery during the Civil War era were influenced just as much if not more by their backgrounds in and connections to Ireland as they were by circumstances in the United States. Second, it challenges a staple of Civil War scholarship that Irish Americans remained steadfast in their opposition to emancipation during the Civil War, arguing instead that a critical mass of Irish Americans came to embrace emancipation.
A through G
Authors: Laborde Katheryn Krotzer
Published: January 2025

The chapter contains information on the people and businesses, A through G, recorded in the five address books. This includes writers Gino Ardito and Sue Jenkins Brown, both of whom had wanted to dramatize O’Connor’s work; book editors Catharine Carver and Robert Giroux; and magazine editor George Davis.
Three Correspondents
Authors: Laborde Katheryn Krotzer
Published: January 2025

It was not unusual for fans of O’Connor’s work to reach out to her by letter. Occasionally these first letters led to an enjoyable correspondence. This chapter introduces three such correspondents, each one a writer: Beverly Brunson, who went on to become one of the first to espouse conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of President Kennedy; Fred Darsey, whose first letter to O’Connor was sent from the notorious mental hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia; and Crandell Price who, upon his father’s death, left the Midwest for New York and adopted both new name and new life.
Politics in Captivity
Authors: Zuckerwise Lena
Published: January 2025

From the 1811 German Coast Slave Rebellion to the 1971 Attica Prison Uprising, from the truancy of enslaved women to the extreme self-discipline exercised by prisoners in solitary confinement, Black Americans have, through time, resisted racial regimes in extraordinary and everyday ways. Though acts of large and small-scale resistance to slavery and incarceration are radical and transformative, their political significance has often gone unnoticed. This book is about Black rebellion in captivity and the ways that many of the conventional well-worn constructs of academic political theory render its political dimensions obscure and indiscernible. Due in part to the limited conceptual repertoires of liberalism and democratic theory, not many theoretical constructs are useful for political analysis of plantations and prisons. While Hannah Arendt is an unlikely theorist to figure prominently in any discussion of Black politics, her concepts of world and worldlessness offer an indispensable framework for articulating a theory of resistance to chattel and carceral captivity. The theoretical arguments in Politics in Captivity rest on the core claim that slavery and incarceration are bound by important commonalities, a view that imprisoned authors in the 1960s and ’70s often understood well. Their insights into the historical continuity between plantations and prisons figure importantly into discussions of resistance in this book, conceived here as acts of world-building.
From Plantations to Prisons
Authors: Zuckerwise Lena
Published: January 2025

The refrain “prison labor is slavery” is popular in both activist and academic circles. Its purpose is usually to draw attention to the exploitative working conditions of incarcerated people and critique private prisons. Despite such progressive intentions, this view clouds both the commonalities and differences between slavery and the carceral state. Chapter 1 holds that bondspeople and prisoners actually have resistance in common, not labor. It proceeds by identifying the stakes of the argument, namely that the claim “prison labor is slavery” strongly overstates the economic dimensions of prison labor and potentially minimizes the economic impact of slavery. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the historical continuity between plantations and prisons, a corrective to the aforementioned view that the two racial regimes are connected through labor exploitation.